lite gw ti iK Ihtug.
THE SEASON TOY.
It wae not that I lorjrf ! her eTermoeh,
That md onr partlns ower;
It ni i actfer tl..-"- ' nCT "-.
Or her ;a' lilter;
It waawtUut her ekwaj rosy fair.
A. Mac l"l
It -,iot for the conninr tat tSi wre v-
It wi nU that, fwoi Uperanc. tu.ts core,
IT smiled tojetheri
Twaa not that when we parted, her email band
Wand an adlen-I did net ,dlern It:
Tirma that she borrowed my umbrella, and
Did not return it.
BONO OP THE"EEF0B2IB."
I want to be a Granger,
And with the Grasere etand
A horny-fisted farmir. -ntli
a bay-stack In my band.
Beneath the tall tomato tree,
III awing tie flittering hoe, , ." a .
And emlte the wild poUto-bns. ,, k
As he ekipe o'er tie enow. j,
Vn bought mjnlt a Durham ram.
And a eray alpaca cow,
A loci-etlUn Osage orange hedge.
And patent leather plow.
ir T '
Canrtlug I" Bight Style. ,
"Glt'edtit, you nasty pupiiy let me alone orlll
tall ronr ma." cried out Sally to Iter lover Jake,
who act abont ten feet from her, palllug dirt
from the enimury jam.
"I ani't tecliiii' yon, Sal," responded Mr. Jake.
"Well, perhaps yon duu't mean to, untber, do
yerr
"No, I don't."
"Cause you are too tanial nearv, yon long-legged,
lantern-jawed, alau-aidad, pigeon-tool, gau-glo-Kueo'd
owl, yon yon batnt got a tamal bit
o" aenae; pet along bome with ye."
"Now, Sal, I love yon, and yon can't lielp it,
and ef yon dou't let me stay and court you, my
daddy will ane yonr'n fur tbat cow what be sold
bim t'other day. By Jingo, be aaid he'd do it.
"Well, look here, Jake if yon want for to
court, you'd .better do it as a white man doea
that thing cot act off tbar as if you thort I was
piten."
"How on alrth U that, Sail"
"Why, sidle right' np here, and ling and kin
me, aa if you hail some ot the bono aim sinner of
a man in yon. Do you s'pose that a woman's
only made to look at, yon fool, yon T No; they're
made for practical reaulta, Koasnth Rays to hug
and kiss and snch like kinder things."
"Well," said Jake, drawing a long breath, "if
I must, I must, fori do love yon, Sal;" -aud Jake
sow commenced sidling np to her like a maple
poker going to battle. Laying his arm gently
upon Sail's shonlderrre- thought we heard Sally
ay: .
"That's the way to do it.jjld boss that is act
ing like'a white wan orter!"
"Oh, Jerusalem and pancakes!" exclaimed
Jake, "if this aint better than any appleberry
ass erer inarm made, a dam'd sight. Cricky!
buckwheat cakes, slap-jacks, with elephant soup
and lasses, alnt lion liar longtmlo of yon, Sal!
now x love yon j-
Here their lip came toguther, and tho report
that followed was lite pulling a hurse'a hoofs
out of the mire!
A Mpeecfa.
The editor of Harper's Magazine pulls the fol
lowing scrap from his "drawer."'
Many a verdant Congressman, fresh from bis
constituents, has found the floor of the national
beer garden quite a different theatre for the dis
play of his abilities from the tavern or the store
np country, where be has been wont to bold forth
to bis adn iring frieuc's. Mr. Collier, who became
one of the leaders iuthu Lower House, was taken
all aback beu he was first on his legs in the
Hall. He rose and said, ".Mr. Speaker."
"The gentleman from New York," saij the
Speaker.
It began to grow dark in front of tho rising
member, but ho managed to exclaim again, "Mr.
Speaker."
"The gentleman from New York," said the
epeaKcr.
By tbis time attention were arrested, and the
sadden silence wiw even more cnufoninling than
tbe nproar in which he had risen. Once more bo
cried out, aud now on tbe verge of despair, "Mr.
Speaker."
"The gentleman from New York." raid the
Speaker, with tbe faintest emtio of ci'mrweiuu
on bis face.
Bat no words camo to boar (ho thoughts of tho
embarrxsicd member, aud turning to a friend
sitting next to him, bo buret furtb:
"I say, Ellsworth, do you know where lean
charter a knot hole fir a fortnight J"
That was his maiden speech. His next was a
decided hit, aud he xpridily ruse to the front
rank of "speakers in tbe Home.
A STORY is told by the Boston Travtcript at the
expense of a distinguished ifceoiogieal jrjfrtor '
at Atidovcr, Slawi., whose usually retentive mem
ory is occasionally a little treacherous on proper
names. Wbile visiting a neighboring city some
time since, as be stoodnpon i be depot platform,
waiting for a train, a geiitlemau steped up, ac
costed the professor, shook bauds warmly, and
began numerous jmjiiiries in regard to members
of his family and tbe good friends living iu A .
Tbe professor w as puzzled ; the face of his cordi
al friend was quite familiar, and be was evident
ly no stranger to himself or family, but to recall
his name was beyoud any effort of memory. The
professor joined in a lively conversation, dislik
ing to make the awkward inquiry, and hoping
for Boair chance word to reveal tbe name of his
friend, but it came not, and as tbe conversation
went on tbe ignorance became more and more
embarrassing. At last a buppy thongbt came to
the professor; he would get it witbont asking.'
So, with an indifferent air, fas asked: "Let me
see, I forget how to spell your name. But, alas
for the expedient! With a curious smile bis
friend replied, " Well, usually, I spell it J-o-n-e-s."
TnE professor of German flatters himself that
he has mastered rtnglish lironnnciation, aud tells
tome friends: ' les t not a shdrainch ting, latics,
dat de Latin race gait not aguire de Enklish pro
nundyationt I haf choost tlis momrnd bardct
from au Iflalian- chendleman (a crade vreut of
mine ant a very gleffer roan) who has lined in
Now York almoste as long as I haf tvendy-vife
eeeerrs an foot yon pelicfitt hosbbeegs Enk
lish vit kvito sliitrnng voreign indonation 1 How
to you" agound for a zo pggshdraorrtinary xcer
goomshdauz as tat?"
TnE following was recently stuck uuder a door
in Rochester, Itid.:
"To whom iT m Concern.
"Every boDy Bead thiS) if The good Templers
and Church members persist In ProsecnTiiie tbe
Saloon Keepers They might See The BigesT Fire
what They Ever Seen in KochcSTer mind ThaT
. "grand Jury Be carefull."
A Man went to pnrchaw a tombstone for his
recently deceased w ife. Tho stone-cntter took
the bereaved into his yard and showed bim bis
stock in trade. Tho bereaveoTVelected a slab on
which was written: "Here lies Snsan Smith,"
etc "But that was not yonr wife's name, Mr.
Brown." "Oh, well, it don't matter, the old wo
man couldn't read."
Tm: following tender missive was picked up
is the ladies' sitting room of tho railroad depot
at Fonda: "Dear Charles, do you love roe as
ranch as yon did at quarter to 12 last night f Say
you do, desreit, and it will give me spirit to go
down and tackle them cold beans left from ves-
terday." The answer sent was,
'Yes, hoist them
in, my angel."
"LiTTLK Tommy didn't disobey mamma and
go in swimming, did bet" "No, mamma; Jim
my Browu and tbe rest of tho boys went in, bnt
I remcmliered, and would not disobey yon."
"And Tommy never tells lies, does bet" "No,
mamma, or I couldn't go to beaveu." "Then
how does Tommv happen to have on Jimmv
Brown's shirt f
A IADV asked her intended whether, when
they were married, the chnn h bells would be rung.
The gentleman replied, to her dismay, that be
intended to ring a belle himself inside the church.
After the crremoiiv, tw suppose the gentle
man's ears were painfully conscious that bis
"belle" could ring without his assistance.
A GOOD ladv. who on the death of Lcrfirst hus
band married his brother, has a portrait of the
former hanging in her diniag-io-m. One day a
visitor, remarking tbe I'sintmir, asked. "Is that
a member of the tamily t" " Yes! that's my poor
txther-in-law," was the reply.
MissLoftv " Eei!I.sir, I don't remember;
wle i) was it I have met yrrf
Jeikins "Well, Me ain't met often, an to
speak, but I sold you them stock'tK, which, I
gill si, yonve got nu."
Delinqient sulR-cribeni shonlil not permit
their daughters to wear tbis'paper foralmstle.
'Tbeie being so much due on it, there is danger
if their taking cold.
"WBOrUt bit me! Wlar- dat lanr.r.ii weie
the 'nq: i.-. a ..f an r.stoirshed Eliuira i'ar' ev. af
ter bciig tiiorvu fiomiihiuis like ahuudreu feet
rtj a 1 jcaiaot lvr.
j
gm tte gnmtt.
C1TTIE OX aiGHfTATS.
Yon deserve immortal honor for your zeal and
perse'verance in the cause of preventing cattle
from running or pasturing on the highwiys, and
it is a matter of surprise to me that the farmers
of the State do not unite in solid mass to obtain
striugeut-laws on tbis snhlwt. and see that they
are duly put in force. Tbe proposal of one of
your correspondents to have a favored class of
rr men pnniegrd to pasture cows on the pnb
roads, is not only absnrd, bar wicked. No
man is able to buy a cow unless he is able to feed
her; it is part of the expense. We might aa well
ask for a law that when a poor roan bought a
piece of beef iu market he should have the priv
ilege of going to his rich neighbor's kitchen
rauge and cooking it, bet-anse there was always
a fire there, and be could not afford to buy fnel
for tbe purpose. Ifa proposition was made to
have a privileged class of rich men, there would
be a terrible outcry made abont it.
If poor men's cows tnrned upon the scanty
pickings'uf a road were sore to get a liviug, they
would soon find way to tbe other side 'of tbe
fence, where tbure was an inviting field of clover
or corn. Weak places in s fence are soon tonnd
by cows, or their owners; arail may ua-alipped
iu a post and rail fence, or a rider tbrowrr'off in
a "worn fence." I once Hied adjoining, a man
who. rented a mill and thirty acres of land, and
yet he kept more stock than any large farmer in
the vicinity. When I wanted a yoke of oxen fur
some extra work, I had ouly to hire.oue of my
darkies, by an extra dram, to bring, np his oxen
before day from oce of my fields I bad uo need
to Imiitow, excopt his ox-chain.
Before railroads were Invented .scarcely a
week passed without onr tearing of, a.'Mteadfiil
accident," by tbe overturning of a stago coach,
from running on a cow lying iu tbe middle of tbe
road on a'dark night; for.niuch of our traveling
was done at night, and cows' generally chose tbn
middle of the, road to lie down,,wbereas bogs,
moro intelligent, taSe to fence comeFiti-rOn tbe
railroad from Camden toJSurllngton, Ji. J there
are many farms without imtside fences along
tbe railroad. I have traveled it very often, but
never"naw an animal'asfray tjpfh'tL JJr5i Bur
lingtnVto MonntrHollylhefhrmerslare-ricli, and
tbe owners cau afford substantial outside fences,
that tbev.uiay pasture their cattle on the rail
road, and the cars are often detained live to ten
minute!) iu these, seven miles front thi cause. No
man can foret.ee the danger to property and loss
of life that may be caused by permittingbis cat
tle to run iiHn n railroad, aud it has been declar
ed by onr Supreme Court to be a trespass for
which owners are liable; aud it would be well
where lives are lost to have these nienTlndictcd
as accessories to the murder. Cor. Gtnuantovn
Ttlegrapk.
Care f Animate lit Aenmker.
One of tbe most dreary aspects of life in the
country is tbat of animals roaming over barren
pastures and exhausted fields' m the' month of
November. They are tnracd out from tbn shel
ter of the barnvard. after a stinted breakfast of
dry nnsKs, to wander turongu the gnnty day
where there is notbint: to eat, and when the
sharp north wind is blowingaway tLe very beat
and moisture which animate their empty bodies!
Uuder snch treatment their hair. soon looks Ion"
and frowsy, their ears flop abont as thoiich hnnr
on a single pinion, their eyes lose lustre, and the
countenance is dejected, wbile-they eland in the
blast'with nil their feet so close- together as al
most to tonch each other.
This" is tbe poorest possible beginning for a
stock"of cattle as cold weather uiiifoaclie, and
it will cost the fanner twice as much money to
restore the fat and flesh which they lose under
this treatment as it would cost to add au equal
amount if the cattle were properly cared for.
Between the time of a plentiful supply of grass
and that of feeding upon dry fodder is a trying
period for stock one in which tbey'rcqnire nnu
snal care rather! ban neglect. They are depriv
ed of their acenstomed supply or green and suc
culent food at time when tbe cold weather is
making-nniisual demands upon the' animal heat
of the svstemirand rfur this reason alnnn thfv
should bned with good hay. a little corn, pump
kins, aud other-heat and fat making food. If to
these, are added the leaves of cabbage, mangold,
beets, carrots, or turnips, a smallfoddering at a
time, two or three times in the dav. thev will
lay on fat and flesh rapidly, and enter upon their
winter course in excellent condition to grow or
yield milk in abundance. On tbu other hand,
cattle that go to their winter quarters iu a thin
and shnbby manner cannot lie brought np to a
sleek and healthy coiiditiou short of extraordi
nary ettort aim cost, ir lTor enongli to neg
lect caltld in the month of November. .V. E.
Farmer.
Top Dressing JKeadowa in A'orentber.
There will be many days during tbis mouth
when hands cannot conveniently work at any
thing, on account of snow aud fro!. On such
days manure may be collected with brnad hoes
into heaps, ami hauled on) on meadows, and
spread evenly over tho entire surface nf the
grnnndi If it is a fire, well rolled manure, or
couipott, tbe better nay is to spruad it as it is
hauled out, instead ol putting it in heaps. It
will require only a few minutes longer to spread
aloud from the wagon or cart with a shoved
thau to unload it in biaps; and if it is spread as
fast as it is drawn out, the job ill he completed
iu a more farmrr?Iike maimer than it usually is
when the iimnnru is left in heaps, becanso when
it it spra-id "from" the cartlt will usually 1 e dis
tributed jnncb more evniy than when left in
heaps. Unless agnail is very careful, he will not
leave enough in a heap, or he will leave too
much:
A tb'm coat of well rotted manure spread over
a meadow Ju Xoveaile-r will be tho means of pn
ducing a heavy crop of grass the next season.
Bnt it is not tho best policy, by any means, to
allow manure to remain in heaps during the win
ter, and spread it in the spring. It would be
better to pay a hand a double price per day in
order to have it spread before winter conies than
to allow it to remain in heaps on meadow land
until next spring. Surface manuring iu late
nu turn u on meadows, pastures and lawns, will
start the grass early next spring, and produce a
bountiful crop during the season, provided the
soil is not too wet, Cor. Cotinlry Gentleman.
I'prlgbt Trees.
Wbeu crooked, lopniided, leaning trees are
seen In a wild forest, w e call them picturesque,
and let it go. But when we see them in a neigh.
Dor's orchard, (or our own,) or by tbe roadside,
or in a laun, we say somebody is to blame, for
generally it comes from sheer neglect. As to
leaning trees the history is something like this:
When first transplanted from the iinrsery or tbo
woeds, Uiey arc straight and talL They me set
out in-exposetl places, and not being staked aud
tied np, they soon get ont of tho perpendicular.
This is not to be wondered at, considering the
smalliicss of the roots, and the softness of tho
soil. It is a very easy matter to prevent this.
Let every newly planted tree be staked and tied
np, using broad and soft bands to prevent chaf
ing tbe bark. Or, in the lack of stakes and
bands, nse heaps of stones laid over the roots on
tbe windy side, which will ballast them. In case
a tree gets thrown over, it can be righted up by
loosening tbu earth about the roots, and drawing
it up, and fasteuing it to a stunt stake. If it has
stood leaning for several years it may be neces
sary to nse an ax ou one or two olistiuate roots.
Bnt by all means get every tree np straight, and
then keep it'np. JgriculttrUL
Ciubbucg CORX. Many a sore-fingered hnsker
has wished that his load of corn could be shovel
ed direct from the wagon into the crib, without
having to throw ont a portion by band until the
sbovelconld reach the bottom of the wagon. In
such cases every finjrer is like a false horse flinch
ing from the" collar, and the work is only done
from a conviction that there is uo help for it. In
loadiugcorn take ont a piece of pine board six
feet long and a little wider than yonr shovel;
place an end on the tail-board clone to one corner
of the wagon, and tbe other end ou the bottom,
and fill np as nsnal. In unloading, sbortl down
the board to tho bottom of the wagon, uud not
an ear need be touched by the hands.
Hints for tut. Season-. Provide nonltrv with
warm, ventilated aud comfortable winter quar
ters. Keep their premises clean. Occasionally
pass their roosting poles through fire to destroy
vermin. Supply them with animal food as well
ks grain, and with plenty of clear water, gravel,
and ashea to wallow in.
Harvest your potatoes and store immediately
in a dark, coil and well ventilated cellar. A
liberal amount -f earth collected with them is
rather beneficial than otherwise in their preser
vation. Witar.n. Grain. It is expausiou of the water
in the soil, by being frozen, that breaks and
tvjtia iue nMiisiu piauis. Keep the soil as nry
as possible, dnring tbn winter, by clearing drains,
opeuing i he dead furrows anew, and seeing that
the outlets are free, finu a oue bor plow
through tbe dead furrows when mifrozeii, espe
cially in nmiat laud. A little graiu will be des
troyed, but tbis seldom comes to mnch in tbe
dead furrows, while the better draining of tbe
n-st f the laud will largely increase the product
and quality.
Wnr should not farmers generally set frnit
tree iiitbe fauce corners, on each side of the
roadf They will makeamneh m.. eraditalil
appearance than brUrs aud elder."
x 3ftmt'&:
eeeewUMiaB'WMe
THE OLD FEBUXE.
sr a. r. sbtuasb.
Grisfreneofadlataattline,
tore lntcreetiag tkaa aebhme!
Thoa'rt suing subject tar my rhyme, -
And toaeh'at me qoeerly.
Unlike the touch tbat yoathral crime
Prorefced severely.
It waa a dark cad feartal day, -
-VTeen then betd'at eorrretga roh and away.
And all Bomaaity mlghtaay,
CoaM not arert -The
doom tbat brooght thee lato play,'
And wrought sa hnrtl
Ab.8oUmoB.f that dorm wIU-
Of apuiag rod and spoiling chad.
Has long thy renaUtioasoUed,
And tew defend It;
&JL
Ota teacher draw It fir toore'aCt
Asd attlra to mead Jt,
. . r
Oh! Utter were the blowa and wkacka
That fell on oar delinquent back..
When, Tarring from moral tratka,
la yonthrol error,
Thoa madeet oar atabbora aerres relax
With direst terror.
I know twaa urged that oar own good
Dwelt la the tingle of the wood
That acared oa aa we trembling atood.
And eooldn't nee It;
Bat I confess I never coald
Xxactly see It.
The smothered wrath at every atroke
Waa keenly felt, thoegh never apoke.
And twenty dev&a rampant broke.
For one anbdaed ;
And all diaeordancea awoke
A'fiendiah brood.
And mtpiah trick and vrngrfal apite
Eaaayed with all their aktll and might
To make the balance poiae aright i '
And hate, eharp-witted.
Xe'er left occaaion, day or night.
To paaa omitted.
ree It now: the whittled doom, . ,
The window panes emaahed In by aeorta l
The dreecrated classic aoora, 7 ,1
The benches levelled j , ,
The atreaalBg Ink from ranrky pores,
The books bedevilled.
Small reverence for Learning's fane,-'
For master's toil of nerve and brain i
They saw Instruction marred with pain.
And Alms Mater
Waa thought or only try the train
To deprecate her.
Tla atrange to have thee In my graap:
My fingers roand thy handle claap;
So sroee of pain my feelings rasp,
Aa last I knew thee i
Then tliou didt sting me like an asp,
Foul ahanir unto tbee!
Itnt gentler mend suggest tbe thought
Tbat atill thine nlsee, anguish-fraught.
For our beat gnnd unselfish wrought.
Had we but known Iti
And we. with grateful spirit, ought
To freely wn It
Perhaps but I am glad at heart. - -
That thou no more bear'st sovereign part .
In helping on Ipstruetion'a art.
By terror's rule
That other mode will prompt tbe smart
Than thee la kIiuoL
Thanka, old reminder of the past.
For this brief vision backward caatj
We measnre progress to contrast
Timea far and neari
Kejnleed. in siimmiug np at last,
.We're nt am-ar.
BIIAl'TIFUI. EXTRACT.
The following is taken from "A Lcctire on
the Gods," delivered by Hon. Bobert J. Inger
soll, of Illinois. It was, in plain terms. an "Inti
del" lecture, and b place the God of HeAvealon
tbe same footing with the long array of other
(Jisln whom be calls up and brings forth in i eview.
But without necessarily endorsing his senti
ments, it must be acknowledged that this is one
of the most sublime and beautiful passages to be"
found in tt e English language:
"In that vast cemetery, called the past, are
most of the religious of men, and there, too, are
nearly all their gods. The sacred teuiplei of In
dia were ruins loug ago. Over column and eor
nice; over the painted and pictured walls, cling
anil creep ino trailing viues. cranma. the gold
en, with Tour heads, and fonr arms; Yisbuii, tho
sombre, the puniiber of the wicked, with his
three eyes, his crescent, aud his necklaco of
skulls; Siva, the destroyer, red with seas of
blood; Kali, tbe goddess, Dranpadi, the n bite
armed, and Chrisbiia, the Christ, all passed away
and left the thruue of heaven desolate. Along
the banks of the sacred Nile, Isis no longer wan
dering wecjis scircliing for the dead Osiris. The
slmilow of Tvphon's scowl falls no more iijmhi
tOn waves. The snu rise-t as of yore, and his
golden beams still smite the lips'of Memuou, bnt
Memnon is as voiceleas as the Sphinx. The sa
cred fanes are lost in desert sands; the dnsty
mummies are still waiting for the resurrection
premised by their priests, aud the old lsdicfs,
wrought in curiously sculptured stone, fhwp in
the mystery of a language lost and dead. Odin,
the author of life ami son), Vili ami Ve, and the
mighty giant Yiuir, strode long ago from tbe ley
halls of tho North; and Thor, with iron glove
and glittering hammer, dashes mountains to the
earth no more. Broken aro tho circb-J and
cromlechs of the'vancietit Dru'kU; fallen upon
the summits of the bills, and covered with the
centuries' moss, are tbe srered cairns. The di
iue tires of Persia aud of tbo Aztecs, have died
out iu the ashes of thu past, a lid there is none to
rekindle, and none to feed tiui holy flames. Thu
harp of Orpheus is still; tie drained cup of Bac
chus has been thrown aside ; Venus lies dead in
stone, and her white bosom Leaves no moro with
love. The streams still murmur, bnt no naiads
bathe; the treat AtjU ware, bnt iu tbe forest
aisles no dryads dance. Tbe gods have flown
from high Olympus. Not eveu the beautiful
women can lure them back, and even Dana: lies
unnoticed, naked to the stars. Hushed forever
are IheMbnuders of Sinai ; lost are tbe voices of
tbr prophets, and tbe laud once flowing with
milk and honey, is but a desert waste. One by
one, the myths have failed from the clonds; one
by mie, the phantom host has disappeared, and
one by one, facts, truths and realities have taken
their places. The supernatural has almost gone,
but' tho natural remains. The gods have fled,
but man is here."
a iei m
Duuino the terrible epidemic of 1667, which
decimated tbe coast towns and cast a gloom over
the entire alluvial region of Texas, a remarkable
fact is vouched for by observant gentlemen, who
wcut.throngli tbe epidemic and suffered by it.
It is, that as soon as the yellow fever became ep
idemic nt a place, all tbe birds fled. In Lagrange,
on a river, and wbcro the feathered tribe are or
dinarily numerous, not a bird was to be seen du
ring tbe whole course of the plague. At Chapel
Hill uue was not sccu near tbe village till the
ftvvr bad ended. It mast be that tho feathered
songsters also felt or perceived the poison of the
pestilenco iu the atmosphere, and urged by in
stinct, fled from its baleful influence.
Now, DOWN in Pennsylvania, rival editors
barrow npeach other's feelings with snch epi
thets, not to be borne, as these : One calls an
other an Emprosthidnnlc editor, and is crashed
u.v tne wimenng Might buried at mm in return
f Opistbniiic andObatnpefactive pencil wrrnch
er. These gentlemen do not seem to understand
that the moat ordinary" etiquette enlagitatea
more buuorificabilititudinity. Tbis is a simple
maxim, bnt a true one.
Ik Prof. Proctor is right, says tbe Boston
Trosacrint, whieh declares tbat it is nnable to
eparo a reporter to visit the spot to verify or re
fute him, "every foot of the sun's snrface is hot
ter than blazes. Tbe heat thrown ont from each
sqnare yard of surface per honr is like that
evolved from tbn bnrning of six tons of coal;
bnt whether soft coal or anthracite is iu nse
there we are not informed."
The fine practical seuse of the Second Advent
folks who are gathering on the banks of the Con
necticut to witness the end of the world within
the next few days, is proved by tbe fact one del
egation took with it seventy live fat tntkevs.
Probably the Adrentists wanted those useful
mrus to gobble the world np.
Tun newspapers, having discussed ibe author
ship of tho well-known ballad, "Betsy aud I are
Out in tbe Beautiful Snow." to their satisfaction,
are wrangling over that of "OldGrimca." Won't
some scribler inform mankind who wrote "Man
had a Little Lambr
Governor Hoffman-, when last beanl from,
was in the Holy Land en rente to Damascns.
Saul, of Tarsus, once jonmrvrd that waT, aud saw
a great light BrooUj Jrjaa.
Aloavtr arrested in Roche-ter, N. Y, for a
trivial offense, pleaded, in extenuation, that he
was discouraged on account of the back-pay bus
iness. A Wisconsin- thief basactnallv robbed the hen
roost of tbe Chief Justice. This is considered
to be not only lajeeny, bnt contempt of court.
HrJiFarnot don't ask a prisoner." Areyoa'cnil
ty or not guilty r Let the question be, "Have
yon or have you not any rich relational"
Thk Seneca Falls ladies are singing abont "the
moth-eaten hrutle, the old iron bnstle, toe cloth
covered bnstle that hnng on so well."
A Nashville man boast rf nwnlnn- "the, ink.
stand jisedhy General Jackson at the battleof f
" wcu. i
lifesM mtf$ffl$$i&
" T Shippers rranltry.
One of-our leading poultry dealers requests ns
to publish the following for the benefit of those
who prepare fowls for market:
Choice poultry in good, order-always finds a
ready sale at the highest price, but to obtain
this, attention must be given to the following
points. In fattening poultry, give them all they
will cat, and poultry fattened on corn is more
yellow and better than tbat fattened on any oth
er grain; remember yon not only get pay for
every pound your poultry gains in fattening, bnt
by improving the quality you gain from ouo
fonrtb to one-half in price on tbe whole. Tbe
birds should be kept from food twenty-four hours
before killing to allow tbe crop to become empty.
All poultry, bnt more especially turkeys, should
be killed by bleeding iu the neck, aud tbe poul
try picked while the body is warm. Wet-rucked
poultry willnot sell so readily nor for so high a
price as tbat which is dry-picked, and the beat
growers of ponltry never scald their birds. As
soon as ponltry is picked the neck shonld be
carefully wiped, tbe tail and wing feathers shonld
be clipped, and the entrails removed. Poulty
should be thoroughly cooled and perfectly dry,
and packing boxes should be used, especially for
turkeys and geese, although barrels may be used
for chickens and ducks. Pack closely aa possi
ble, lining tbe package with clean paper, and see
that the package is so full that wbeu the cover
is nailed on there will be no chance of the ponl
try being moved abont. Never nse straw in
packing ponltry, fur besides creasing the bodies,
there is nlways more or less chaff tbat hurts tbe
appearance of the fowls. Poultry prepared and
shipped according to the aboe directions will
nlways meet with a ready sale, wbeu balf-fatteu-t-d,
badly dressed, slovtfy looking stuff cannot
bo sold at half price.
ftatt.Bielaa; Bread.
A correspondent of tbo EUnuMd gives the fol
lowing recipe for making salt-rising bread, which
is superior to common yeast bread, and is con
sidered by some as more wholesome:
Put three teacups of water, as warm as you can
bcar'your finger in, in a two qnart cup or bor.1,
and three fourths f a tablespooiifnt uf salt; stir
iu flour enough to make qnile a stiff batter; this
is lor tbe rising, or emptying, as some call it.
Set tbo bowl, closely covered, in a kettle, in
warm water, as warm as yon can bear yonr fin
ger in. and keep it as near this temperature as
IHissilde. Notice the timo when you " set " y our
nsiii!: in three honre stir lu two taulesnnaiiluls
uf flour, put it back, and in five and one-half
hours from the time of setting, it will be within
one inch uf the top of your bowl. It is then light
enough, and wilfmake up right quarts of flour;
make a sponge in the centre uf your flonr with
one quart of water of the same temperature as
rising, stir the rising into it, cover over with a
little dry flour, aud put it' where it will keep
very warm, but not scald; .ill three-fourths of nu
hour mix this into stiff dough; if water is used,
be sure it is very warm, aud do not work as much
At yeast bread; make the loaves a little larger,
aud keep it warm for another three-quarters of
an hour; it will then be ready to bake. While
rising this last time have yonr oven heating; it
needs a hotter oven than yenst bread. If these
rules are followed, you will have bread as white
ns snow, with a light-browu crust, delicious!)
sweet and tender. "
Ho.vky fob Wi.ntku UsEwThn luxury of ban
ey with bucknbeat cakes fiiruMies of itself suf
ficient inducement fur the housekeeper to make
timely provision for its inpplr. Honey bmngut
to the table In the comb makes" n tvery jpretty
iliIi, but can only be thus served during a short
season. If purchased In any larger quantity,
exositre to beat causes honey to ferment, aud
become thin, wlule tun first severe com weather
hardens it into a solid white mass, uninviting iu
appearance and rough to the palate. Pont all
your honey together into a clean colander; sup
port the ears of the colander by two rods resting
on the rim uf the bowl. Cut the comb trans
versely and repeatedly; then leave it to drain.
This will be accomplished perfectly iu a day or
'two, tbe honey rnnning through a clear liquid,
leaving lllo wax brbiiid clean and dry. Dottle
tbo strained honey, cork tight, and it wilt be
ready fur use nt any time. To make assurance
doubly sure, some housekeepers let theirstuined
honey boil before bottling, and eiy tbaf'tlins
prepared it may be kept for an indelinite length
of time. A warm, dry store-room is to bo 'pre
ferred as a place of deposit.
Cittixos. This is a turlicularty good time to
iuaL.ni linings from pithy, succulent, soft-wood-til
shrubs, including currants geberries. etc.
With a sharp knife, aud u clean, sloping vcut,
make cuttings eight or ten inches in length from
sound, well-ripened shoots of this year's grow tli.
ItemoMi all leavrs, and disbud all but tbe two
upper buds. In well preparid ground make a
trench with a spade, Ret the cuttiug-i npright
against the lrdgo side of: the trench, hoe tho dirt
to the cuttings and tramp mid pack, the harder
tbn lielter, and put lose soil over all, leaving
only the upper bud nt tbe surface. Granulation,
ra'lnnxiiig and slight rooting will ensue this fall,
and in the spring, rank and luxnriaut growth
will follow. All kinds of cuttings from hardy
shrubs, vines and trees, are better made in the
tall than spring; bnt as a rule, it is best to wait
until the falling of tbe leaf indicates the full tn.t
turity of the wood aud bud.
Nkw Ccrr tor Kiiel-matisji. A bath in hot
sand is tho latest discovery or.'ured by n thera
peutist of London as an infallible cure for rbcu
mztism. He claims that the advantage of this
mode of treatment consists, especially, iu tbu
fact tbat it does not suppress perspiration like
tbn hot water bath, but rather increases it; and
another advantage; it possesses is, that it docs
not interfere with thn respiration of the patient,
us do the steam or Turkish baths. It is asserted
that the body ran endure tbe iiitliirnro of sncli a
bath for a much longer time, and a much higher
temperature can also bo applied. It can be used
for infants, nud permits of easy application to a
part or to tho whole body. If this remedy shall
prove efficacious for so scrions an ailment, it will
indeed be a boon to a large tlass of sufferers.
"BrrrF.iu." "Some important experiments as
to the effects of tbe beverages popularly known
as "bitters," have recently been descrilied by
Dr. Hecnjsnc, of Paris. He finds that, while thu
composition of these beverages is tint uniform,
they generally contain either vermouth or ab
sinthe, in combination with the inferior qnnlitif;
of alcohol. Concerning the effect of the ctteutial
oil of absinthe ou organism, he finds that, nnau
tj for quautity, a low drops of it drn:,l i,t'0 a
vcsstl of water coutaiuin- ",eS destroy life
sooner than prnssic acid. He mid, ices the evi
deuce of various and careful experiments, to
show that vermouth and absinthe produce epi
lepsy in animals, and believes that epileptic fits
in many cases supervene from excessive driukin
of hitters.
Thk best time for painting tho exterior of
buildings is late in tbe nutnmn or during the
winter. Paint then applied will endure tnicn as
long as when applied in early summer, or in hot
w earner, iu me ionnent (inns slowly anil be
comes hard, like a'glaxol snrfure, not rnsilv
afiected afterward by the weather, or worn off
by the heating of the storms. But iu very hot
weather the oil in the pant soaks into the wood
at once, as into a sponge, leaving tbe lead nearly
dry, and nearly ready to crumble, off. The Iat
diffirnlty, however, might bn guarded against,
tbongh at an increased expense, by first going
over the snrface with raw oil. By painting in
cold weather, one ammyauce might crrtaiulv be
weaned, namely, the collection of small flies on
the fresh paint.
MJWsrArF.ns in many parts of the western
country, warn persons ramUing almnt tho fields
and woods against meddling with the plant
known as lwiivui vine (ri faxirodVsifroa). It is
a brantifnf, bright colored treeier, often to be
seen clinging to old fences, walls, or trees. Cou
tact with it results in very disagreeable conse
qnenrrs to most persons, though there are some
who can handle it with iiipnnity. It attacks
huso wu eiiuer imm it witu symptoms much
resembling- those of erysipelas. Cattle alo not
seem tu be injured by tbo dsou vine, as cows
are often to be seen eating it with impnnity. It
is stated, however, that "milk sicklies" in chil
dren is canned by naing the milk of cow tbat
feed npou it.
To Mesd Bcbbkb SiioM.Grt a piece of pure
rubber an old shoe -vnlesnirl nibher will not
do; cut it into small bits, rut it into a Wile,
and cover to twice its depth with spirits of tur
pentine or refined coal tar naplba not potm-
iciuu inijiiui. oiop ine iiottle ana set to one
side, shaking it freqnentlr. The robber will
soou dissolve. Then take tbe shoe and press the
np or cnt close together, and pnt on tbe rubber
solution with a camel's hair brush. Continue to
apply as it dries, until a thorough coating is
formed. Spirits of turpentine dissolves the rub
ber slowest, but forms the mast elastie cement.
The discovery is said to have been made that
it is not necessary to groove a rifle barrel the
whole of its length, bnt that a few inches of
grooving nrar the mnzzle will give the ballet all
the needful amount of spin.
Arnx DCMPUXCS. Pare nnd stew three nlnta'
of apples; -mash tbeni. add fonr eggs, aqnarter
ofa pound of batter, snaar and natmeg or grated
tcmuu. obk it. oa aon crust.
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SEMPIE, I3IEGE & CO.,
AGENTS, 13 80UTH MAIN 8T., 8T. LOUIS-
Hie St Lois Fan Pup,
Patent Metal Lined
V
Theso Pomps are not
excelled in fl"inri or
workmanship, and the
objections to the com
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caused by the gradual
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Oils, Paints, Putty, Brushes,
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Also, a Largo Assortment of
WALL PAPER AND WINDOW SHADES.
Goods Sold for Cash Only.
July 11, 18W-ly.
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Near Sonth-Wast Corner Tabllc Square,
TROY, : : : : : : : l ' KANSAS.
"Sigxi o-rtlxo "Bis: Hod Boot." .
Keeps constantly on baud
The Eest Stock of Boots and Shoes in Northern Kansas;
And at Prices which Deft Competition.
Also Manufactures to Order, and Does Repairing.
EMPLOYS THE BEST WORKMEN,
Jaa.ta.ien. And cau Iberefiirc pleaae all nbo give bim tbeir natronajr.
DEALER IN
Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Doors,
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The Finest Assortment yl BuHdin Ma'criul in the City, at the Lowest Cash Prices.
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Jiut ryitMtd. in Haiti Enrtbpt. Prtcftd eenti?'
A Cecfarr an Ihe .X a la re, Trratateat aad Bad
leal care ol Seminal Weaklieea. orKprrmatnrrlura; todacta
by Self Acae.TiV6rahWnrnhMSt. lofiwteDey.Xerr.
one Debibtr, aad Impediment to Harriaee eeoeralli
CoBsnmption.ZnilepeT.aiKt FlteillenUland Phjalealla.
capadtr. o 6j tOUEBT J. CULVEEWKLll it. I,
Antherefthe "Green Book." Ac. " V
The vorld-renowaed author. In thla admirable teetnre,
clearlj prore from hie own eiperieoee Oiat the avfal con.
aeqoeneeaofSelf.AJmMmaybe eneetoairrremoTed with
out medleinea, and without daareraa.aaiiieal eperatioaa.
booriea. iaatrnmeiit, rlnr. or cordial piDliu cat a
mode of core at once eertain and rtTeetoal by which eeerj
aafferer, no mitter what hla om.litioa mar be. may care
bimaelf eheaply, prlrately and radically. Thla Lecture
win prere a boon to thooaanda ami thonaanda. -
Sent under eeaL la a plain earalope. to any addreaa, an
the receipt of aiz eenta, or two postage stamp, by ad
dreaalsc th pjibllaheriL
AUo. CB.OTI.VXriWElX.'S "Jfxrlaj Colde," price
SO cent.
J.diie the pabllsbm.
. CBAK. J. C. KLIJtBC8;
127 Bawrrr, .few Vark. I-wMJfflce ftra 4.39S.
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PATrSOAaEVrSBOOKeTerpabllahdln tblscoastry.
"IITERATUBE, ART AKD SOXO."
This nugnlflaent IHastrste4 Boos; contains 0 Fall rat
EaeTSTlBEs. the Plate aloe eUot er. r HiOOO la reld;
and eella when and where no other bonk can be sold.
With each bonk we rle aa a present to erery enbserTe
jr a ma-nlBcent Stetl Eerririiis: "THE UAPPa" UX-
TtJEN." sis asxtl,- railed at tM more than Ihe-prie.
of tbe Bonk. with, the Xazrarins free. .
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THBCllASCZ. Xicloslre Territory Glren. .t
Address at once, SnAFEK 0, "fn"Kir.Sh,i$.
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