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TOieath. frost beat, pnlla, ud Um fodder's Id tie
bock. ,
Aad you bear tbe kretick asd zubUaef the trattbi tar
key-cock.
And Use rtaexia'of tbe rnliieTs. and tbe rtorltn'cf tbe
bena.
And tbe rooeter.e haUtlooyer, aa be tiptoee on tbe fence
O ll'a then the tinwt ftVr la a rMlln .. kl. k
TClth the rlsin' ana to greet bin Iron a Bigbt of gracious
real,
AsbeleaTee tbebooae bare-beaded, and lore oat to feed
tbe etock.
TVnen tbe free ! cm tbe ponkln, and tbe fodder'a fa tbe
Tbej'a aomrpia kind o" bearte.!iie aboot tbe atmontbrre.
11 bkb uip jjcbi 01 Dommer a OTCT, ana mo eooun jail la
Of course, iremleatbe flowere,and the blosaomaon tba
uvea.
And tbe motnblevf tbe bnmDiIn-bIrda and barxin of tbe
beee:
Unt tbealr la appetlzin"! and tbe landscape tbronth the
Of a criap and early morning of tbe early Antamn dara,
la a UdDM that tin natntaw IiiiIKa 14 . .!.
'When tba frort la on tbe pankln, and tba fodder a In tb
The buekr. matt- rnslle ftf th Ikm1i r i k .
And tbeirupia'or tbe tangled learce, aa golden aa tb.
The atnbble In the faniee Und o' loneanae like. Lot atm
A'preachia' aermona to na of tbe barna tbey crowed to fill.
Tbe atraw-atack la tbe mrddtr. and tba reaper in tbe abeiL
Tbeboesea in tbclreUlla below thecloTerorerbrad!
O It acta my heart a-alickln-like tbe ticku. fa clock.
When the. rort U oo tbe pankln, and tbe (odder a In tbe
anock!
Fun "With a Deaf and Dumb lfn
Qaictly entering a barber slop, the stranger,
removing bis bat and coat and taking a cart
from bia pocket, wrote on it :
"I want to be shaved."
A barber stepped forward, read tbe card, and
pointing to a chair, said to his brother artists :
"Deaf as a brass kettle and dumb as an oys
ter." J
The man straightened himself out in tho
chair, when his manipulator began lathering his
face.
"This deaf cuss has a cheek like a stone wall,"
he said, when a general laughter followed.
"Stick a pin in him and see if be is entirely
dnmb," said another.
The Tictim remaining nndistarbed, the follow
ing shots were fired at him l.T the delighted
tonsorial artists:
"He needs a shampoo ; bis head is dirtier than
a cesspool."
"Shae him with a stool leg; dou't spoil your
razor on that stubble."
"Gracious what a breath ! It smells like a
Dutch band of music"
"He ought to rent that nose for a locomotive
headlight, etc
While all these complimentary allnsions were
Hying about him, the operation ot sharing was
finished, and the man arose, put on his coat,
and then turning to the astonished barber, said:
"How much for the shave and compliments I"
"1 I I" gasped tbe astonished man.
'Ob, nothing nothing, call again, excuse"
and, as tbe stranger left the shop, tbediscom
feited barbers swore they would never believo
In a deaf and damb man again nntil they had
first fired a teu-ponnd cannon about his ears.
Who Killed Morgan.
The reeeut move to raise a monument in mem'
ory of Free Mason Morgan has called up anew
the question: "Who killed Morgan V An old
citizen of Detroit was on his way down ton
yesterday, when he met an acquaintance and
eiil the moment to inquire:
"I suppose you know they are going to erect
a monument to Morgan T"
"O, J en."
"A very mysterious death V
"So it was."
"Generally lielieied that the Free Masons
killed him V
"Yes, some folks believe it."
"Let's see I think you are a Mason your
aelfr '
"Vea."
"Then you must know P
"Well, I suppose I do."
"Then, sir, I demand to knownbo killed Mor
gan." "Von dou't want to kuow to-day, do von t"
"Ves, air right offr
The Mason beckoned the old man around the
corner, looked all around to ee that no one was
near, and then whispered in his ear:
"You won't give it away V
"No!
"On ) our solemn nordf"
"Nor
"Then I'll tell you I killed him myself!"
"Sir! you are an infernal liar!" roared the
old man. "Yes, sir, you lie, sir, and I won't
have anything more to do with you !"
It may never lie known who killed Morgan.
If people won't lielieve the murderer, how are
the facts ever to come ontf Frtr rrtu.
Detroit Ignorance.
The proprietor of a Woodward Avenue store,
which had been finely decorated in honor of the
Knights of Pythias, was at his door yesterday,
when an old uiau lonnged up and liegan:
"Such ignorance I never saw in ail my life!
You see that man there the ono with tbe white
hat on t"
"Yes."
"U ell, he was having a good deal to say, and
I asked him who Pythias was. Would you be
lieve it, he couldn't answer met"
"C-couIdn't bet" stammered the citizeu.
'Xo, sir, be couldn't. Think -of such igno
rance in this enlightened age. When I told
him who Pythias was, he called me a liar. Xow,
I want to prove that I'm right. Ton come over
and tell bun all about it."
"lint I I can't leave."
"Then I'll bring him o er here."
"No, you needn't I'm busy."
"Ineejouare, but when a man calls me a
liar, I waiit to pro e that I ain't. I'll have him
mer in a minnto."
He hadn't crossed the ttrrot before the mer
chant slid into the store, and hurried up stairs
to Veeii out of sight forau hour, and it was ouly
after he was certain that the old man bad de
parted that he slipped down and consulted Web
ster s dictionary to find out whether Pythias
was a town, or a temple ou a bill. Vre frru.
A Government Skillet.
"Look heah, Jrdge," said a colore.! man, en
tering the privat- office of the I'nited States
Judge, "I wants a pension."
"1 have nothing to do vi itb pensions."
"Hut jou can gin me a little advice. All de
soldiers what nas wonnded in de war, ef I un
derstands it, is 'titled to a mnsiou."
"Well f said tbe Jo.!.
"I was in do war, an was mighty badly hurt
j i..v iru jtr. i waswaiun'ou my joniic
.. ., .,.., 1J(, ..j u,i ullu aM Dri uroke
my nnu wid a skillet."
"Waiting nu J our goung master, yoa say T"
"lea, aah."
"Which army wore von in P
"De rebel army, sab""
"Why, dou't jou know that the United Slatea
dont grant jieusioiis to men nouuded in the
rebel army!"
"Yes, I know dat is de rule, but dis is a 'een
tioual case." '
"Why!"
"Case de skillet what my jouiig master broke
my arm wi.l Ix-longed to de Xewnited Stales
Oubemieut. Can't git no money, ver nav
can't I Den dar's no wonder dat de country is
failed wid calamities. Good-day, aah." .4r.ua
a Traveller.
Mr. Miukxi.nV CKLUkK. A citizen called re
rently at the waler registrar's office, and iutm
dnml himsrlf and Ins Imsiness by saviug-
"I'm MLthcr Jerry Mnldoou. My cellar is
lull of water, and my hius will lie dnmiird irit
isn't fixed ; so I want yon to fix it."
Mr. iIul.lo.rn was informed that nothing could
lie done for him there. Two or three davs later
lis reappearrd.
"I come again to w almnt that cellar," said
bo; "it's worse than ever."
"lint we told jou thcotharday, Mr. Mnldoou,
that ne cau do nothing aliont it here."
.V.rft .bnL T cc""r ""'"' ,,e fix!. or my bins
will all be drowned."
"Well, Mr. Muldoon, did jou see the Major
about tbe matter P
"Indade and I .lid," replied Mr. Mnldoon.
"And what did the Mayor say to it I"
"Misther Muldoon," says he, "whv dou't von
keep ducks VlUto Jommat.
A GENtlkuax, wlioae cuxtom was to eutertaiu
very often a circle or friends, observing that
one of them was in the habit of eating some
thing before grace was asked, determined to
cure Iiini. Upon a repetition of the offence he
aid, "lor what we are about to receive, and
for what James Taj lor has alraady received, the
Lord make ns truly thankful."
Tiik Almanac tv Gkorcia. The other day a
jonng white lwy passed by a colored gentle
man a caluu and saw Uncle Moae sitting iu the
doorway looking at an almanac "What are
you doing, old roan I" "I'm looking tosae what
time .' day it is, but some ob dero Tittle nigbs
done tore de lea vea out."
A hekchant whose time for the past j-ear has
been so taken ap that he has been unable to re
main at momo except at meal time, concluded
to take a vacation. A friend asked him where
he intended to go, and he said be thought be
would go home and get acquainted with his
family.
llOTR, lKys,",said uncle Bill to bis wayward
igeny, "jou'll be the death o' me; I don't
progeny,
ANEW Jeksey genius claims to have discov
ered a secret by which watermelons ran be kept
fresh for a year. This may I practicable, pro
viding all the darkies within smell of tbo lus
cious viands are securely chaiued np every
night.
A r-OEU. A baby came to a family iu Maine,
lart week; and a bright, 5-yraroId brother; pat
ting it playfully nnder the chin, inquired:
"Say, how was God when yoi left V
An Illinois debater "had em" when he a row,
and said : "Yen, gentlemen, Waterloo was the
biggest kind of a fight, but Waihingtou whip
ied 'em I.ke a wink!"
Ir was a French woman who exclaimed, hold
ing up a glass of sparkling fresh water: "Ah! if
it were ouly wicked to drink this, how nice it
would taste f
Jobxmin gives the following definitions:
Garret The highest room in tbe bonse.
Cockloft The room above the garret.
Why is the sun like a good loaff Because it
Is light when it risea.
-j.. u.,,,iU, jlc laiseii to ye, I've scold
ed at je, I've whipped ye, I've sworn at ye, and
I'veprajed for ye a thousand times, and all on
it don't do one bit o good, dura ye."
g 01 the J anuei
CONCEHNINQ CHUJCH BUGS.
nggealloaa aa te tlte Beat Meaaa fChrcblag.
Their Increaae
Prof. a A. Forbes, State Entomologist of Illi
nois, makes the following report to the Bureau
of Agriculture, la regard to the ravages of this
Insect, and tbe best means of checking its in
crease: The history of the chinch bng this season has
been unusual and peculiarly iuterestiug. Ordi
narily, aa reported in previous years, the old
bags which lire through tbe winter have laid
their eggs in April and May, in fields of wheat
and other small grains, and upon these crops the
first brood has expended its principal nergies.
At harvest time, when some members of this
brood are usually fully developed and others but
partly grown, a migration to corn fields takes
place, and in these a second brood is chiefly pro
duced and gets its growth. It is the survivors
of this brood which hibernate and lay their eggs
in the spring. From this it follows that the bugs
are commonly widely scattered in the fields of
small grain which they infest, but, invading tbe
cornfields from tbe ontside, confine their princi
pal depredations to tbe outer part of each field.
Dnnng the present season the old bugs ap
peared at the nsnal time in extraordinary nnm
bers, threatening serious injury to all the field
crops; but tbe long continned cool and rainy
weather had the eneet partly to delay tbe depo
sitionof the eggs, and partly, perhaps, to de
stroy such as were laid, so that in central nii-.
noia tbe young bugs did not appear until abont
tbe first of July, by which time the small grains
were nearly or quite out of their way. The eggs'
therefore were laid chiefly in corn, broom-corn
and sorghum, and the bugs were of course wide
ly scattered through tbe fields. For this reason,
although the nnmber occurring in several fields
was sufficient to do great and conspicuous mis
chief if they had entered the Cora in niaasei
from without, as in this ordinary practice, the
samo number uniformly scattered have attrac
ted little attention and do relatively little harm.
T alinrf ,1. 1.. 1!.t r4 ..... 1 1.1.- .1 ... .
.i, .uki i, uo J4j m 'jiiccisu. uavuiao
the small grain, because their development was
retarded until theao crops were out of theirrcach,
and they have Injured corn and similar crops be
cause they were widely scattered through the
fields instead of being concentrated in hordes.
This condition of afTaira has one Important
consequence. We must not Judge of the num
ber of bu.es now alive, and the amount of tbein-
Jury which they threaten another year, by the
injury now apparent, iney are iu tact many
times more abundant in Central Illinois than
the damage attributed to them wonld lead ns to
suppose; and every precaution should bo taken
to prevent a serious outbreak of tbeni next sea
son. Search should lie made for them in fall and
early winter among the cornstalks, and iu grass,
weeds and trash abont fields and under leaves
iu woodlauds, and wbenev er thej are found hi
bernating in such situations they should be
burned, if possible, in tbe rubbish which shel
ters them. Tbe exposure of piles of rubbish in
fields where they abound, and subsequent burn
ing with the bug) which take shelter under it,
is au expedient well worth trying.
It is to be feared that very much more reliance
is generally placed upon the indnenco of wet'
weather iu limiting tbe ravages of the bugsthan
the truth will warrant. Careful eijnmeuts
made at the State Laboratory of Natural Histo
ry, iu July, showed that a thorough drenching
of the corn and ground dailj for ten successive
dajs, did not afiect the bugs.iu number and vig
or, or iu any appreciable way.
In affected cornfields larire numbers of a small
light brown ant (Lvciut flann) are found run
mug over toe siaias anu secreieu unuer Clous ni
the base of the lulls. As one of these may rare
ly be seen with a joung chinch bug in ltsmnnth
this ant has beeu reckoued by many a servicea-
ble enemy of the pest. I have lately made care
fill dissections of a number of these taken froui.
MU1U.I tUC IUIUIU U9, UUl 1I.ID 1UUIMI UU1V II-
qnid vegetable food in their atomachs. They
probably feed almost wholly on exudatious from
the corn and the fluid excrement of tho bngs.
A small predaceons beetle Jgon&erottt Comma)
has also been abundant in the same situations.
Dissections of this have proveu that jouug
chinch bugs form about 20 per cent, of its food,
plant lice making another li)er cent. On the
other hand tbe remainder of the food is vegeta
tion, apparently derived from the roots of tbe
corn.
I have lately found the chinch bngis extreme
ly subject to a minute internal parasite, a spe
cies of bacterium abont two sbousandths of an
inch in length, the spread aud multiplication of
which may account for these suddeu disappear
ances of vast number of the bugs which may
have hitherto been attributed wholly to the
weather.
Exjieriments now in progress at the laborato
ry and in tbe field, have already shown that tbe
chinch bug is very easily killed by the applica
tion of a verj- weak solution of kerosene and
soapsuds, the materials for which cost about
three-fourths of a cent a gallop Experiments
are now under way for tho discovery of cheap
and effective methods of supplying this and oili
er Insecticides on a large scale
Late Sown Bye for Spring fodder.
There are differences of opinion as to the val
ue of late sown rj e as a crop for early spring feed
ing. These differences are dno to soil and seasou.
Should the soil be poor, the rye crop, like anj
other, will be poor, and should the season close
in with hard freezing soon after sowing, the
plants will not have made sufficient roots to
savo them from injury. If, ou the other hand,
the soil is nch and mellow, and the sowing is
done so early that strong, well rooted plants
may form, theu a profitable crop may 1 expec
ted. Thewriter has seen most satisfactory re
sults obtaiued by plowinguuderasod previous
ly well manured in late autumn, and t lie ground
sowutorje. In tho spring this field jieldeda
heavy growth of fine green fodder, which was
nsed to feed a flock of sheep and other small
stock. After this pasturage was over, the 'rje
"stubble" was turned under with a Iieavr en.nt
of manure, and the field planted to com. In
this case, the rje was what is tenueil a 6tolen
crop, put iu between the old meadow and
the com. Instead of tho land Ijing idle from
the time the grass was cut until plowed for
corn, there had been au extra manuring, plow
ing and fodder crop. Some portions of the field
was clay, and the additional tillage had a good
effect upon the mechanical conditions of the
soil. The creen cron thus nroduded came in at
just that tune iu the spriug when a sudplv of
lotlilerol ibis kind is of special valnt? the pas
tures not having fully started, and Hie store.!
feed limited in quantity, andof high price. Am.
AgriniUitriiit.
Pigs for Fattening;.
In selecting the pig best suited for converting
food into pork, there are several matters to lie
observed, aud these should be paramount at the
outset, as no after-cure can compensate for er
rors in selection. Fitness in lioue insures having
nil lime onai, anil a pig Willi nne lione seldom
disappoints his owner when he is slaughtered.
A broad, dished face, with short snout, and
turned up. iudicates an aptitude to fatten, and
is one of tbeaurest indications of a good pig.
No bog should have bristles, as these have lieen
bred away from all of the Iiest breeds, and they
will not be tolerated at present on auj- respeta
bio farm, for they iudicate coarseness, restless
ness, auda prepondereliceof offal. Besides these
outward indications, which includes squareness
of form, fineness of hair, anil depth and length
of carcass, the propensities of the pig should be
observed. He should not lie a squealer, nor
should he be restless. He should tat quietly,
and after his Imuger is appeased should patient
ly lie down, without even traveling around Ids
)icn. As a rule the di.iiodtion of the pig and his
propensities correspond to his form, aid but few
rrrura will be made if the seiriliou of the pig is
made as directed. No com should lie fed till
just previous to hardening the fat, and all heat
ing or fat producing food should be avoided as
lunch as possible during tbe summer. A pig
when iu tbe jien will do well enough on vegeta
bles, refuse, etc, if given a little bran, or bran
slop daily, as the com does its duty later in the
season.
Leaves for Bedding.
In the scarcity of rye straw, and tho absence
of saw dust, aud other material for bedding cat
tle, we have been forced to use forest leaves to
keep the horse and cow in cleanly condition,
and on the whole are much pleased with them.
The gathering was from the roadside, and along
the walls, where brush.aud leaves had accumu
lated for years. A few'basketfulls were pnt un
der the animals ev cry morning, aud kept there
until they were well saturated with the urine,
and theu throwu out into the mannre heap.
With a plenty of this material, kept dry under
a shed, and used abnudantly, t here is v erj' little
loss of liqnid mannre. As as alisorlient, it is
mnch more effective than we expected to find it.
Leaves have a high reputation as a material for
the hot-bed ami the compost heap, and are
worth tbe labor of gathering, in most caws, for
their fertilizing properties. Cords of them are
going to decay in sight or almost every rnral
home, and it is the rare exception that they are
utilized. Meanwhile the fields and ganleii are
famished fur want of manure, or supplied with
concentrated fertilizers at forly dollars a ton.
-f atrrkaa AgrtruUuTut.
SAVtva Cabbages Tiu. SrRi.vo. We know of
no better way to preserve cabbazes throuzh the
winter, saya the ('emaafoira Ttlrgrcpi, than
that which we have reeommeuded for a uurulwr
of years. It is to plant or set them up in rows
as they grow that is, with the roots down fill
with soil pretty freely, then make a covering by
planting two posts where there is a fence to ret
on, or four where there is not, allowing for a
pitcn to carry oH the water; lay beau poles op
posite tbe way of the pitch, and cover with corn
fodder, or straw, or boards. In nsing through
the winter, avoid as mnch as possible the sun
side and close up again. We have not found
that setting the cabbage npside down io the
rowa, as many Co, of any advantage, as we have
kept ours for more than twenty years in the
way we mention, in a souud, perfect condition,
through the winter into the spring, and ennld
even np to the first or May, if desirable. We
see ether methods recommended, aud tbey may
answer just as well, but as to our own, we speak
from a long experieuce.
Invemigationk into tbe potato rot have
bronght to light the fart that it is created brin
BtTtsimperceptlbletothe eye, bnt innumerable
in quantity, which lay thair eggs In the stem
and send the virus' down to the root. A little
black speck the size of a pin head, under the
microscope turns out to be full two hundred fe
rocious animals of the beetle farm and shape. A
remedy is said to bare Is-en discovered.
An amenteur farmer beinir asked wbr be ran.
tinned to raise a kind of potatoa well-known
worthless, replied that ho knew that they were
not fit to be eaten or fed to slock, but that he
liked to raise them because tbey yielded so well
and were such good potatoes for seed.
Out j$my fSuflk
PavVUSON SLOOXFIXXD'S mffMiiaiKMT.
IT A.T. WCU.aUC.
P.uwm BlcKAfleU' aonl u ktirewed try tit tve Vt
beard portrerrd
Br ft Utvco&Tried lniBl&rd, wbo h& Ulvca up nfbnnj
Jlod the Favnoa troractl with enTy At the mrttti that ha
iad-
Bj UUIbc bit experfcDca, bt codd tala a town by atara.
Bat the Fartaa, ihroojl. bia TeH-pent Hie, bad Mrer
drukadrops
IIU youth nor t&auhood it knew the aatorc of a ipr t
-her yet the taste of vblik.ry. Tine, or aleepMnpelliac
So la our modern temperas t work be bad no chance,
yoa tee,
lie t1M fi.azV recitaU of hie plea ant Jamhoreea,
And Francie Uorphy'a bloody tales that made the crowd
tarn pal;
lie watched Kent Maion weeping; US the dastrpnees made
hitnaneeze.
And then be uw hi temperate life bad made hU lecture
lail.
Hew roold be of tbe Jim-Jam or blood polaon wieely apeak.
VI SWIin K-U VI OHM UBJSa, WDTD Bfl WM CSUeQ a WOJJ
Abont apfaf Ute ud habit he roold aee whore be was wea
So be cot a Jag of whUkey, Jtut to try the peaky laff.
Then with eern-cy conreyed It to bia room on the third
floor,
Where, alone and unmolested, all IU working be roold
Threw the door key ont of window, after lorkinx fut the
door.
Then with honesty of porpote went In for a trial tpree.
Soon the Iaron'a peaceful neighbors, paasinz down the
TillaBe etreet.
Stopped in wonder at hit doorway, with their interest
oc:
For they heard auO bacchaaaban roared la snatches far
from sweet,
Minjled with a aonml of dancing In a beery double-clog.
While they sued in consternation, scarcely knowler what
to think.
"The dTll rut the Parson. said a deacon, with a nod :
Then tbe Parson tabed a window, danced a moment on tbe
brink.
Then, wboopinjr like aa Indian, clambered down tho
Ugbbiinprod.
To uy the neighbors scattered, wonld be fooling words
Ther flew In all directions, with math nnAnimitw
That tbe Parson occupied tbe town, with none to say him
aisi.
And took np both aUet of the street to cany on his spree.
lie broke some windows, LiHed a dog. and stole an OTcrcoat,
Craw led oTer piles of ashes, and collided with a dray.
Got two black eyes from rowdies whom he tackled by the
throat. J
And kiflned an Irish cook be caught, too fat to get awsy.
They ran lilm In along towards night, the wonder of the
town.
His spectacle smashed on his nose, his coat split np the
back.
Ills hat pnHVd down below his ears, and minna of It crown.
With maps of Egypt on bia face, ths seat of war in black.
What nse to tell them that his sproe was sn experimeat,
iVaigned to set hi temperance work with startling fact
ablate f
The Justice winked, ami touched hi none with thumb and
tin irer bent.
And with a smile of pity, iwnt him Dp for thirty days.
Which make me moralize that we set too mnch store, per-
hap,
On modern temperance lecture giren by some pimpled
And put a premium upon crime, aod alight these quiet
chap
Who nercr murdered families, and mourn because thev'To
not!
i isi i ., --
SWEARING OFF SMOKING.
"My dear uul Mr. Spoopendke. ruiiipliDg
hirj hair aruun.1 oer bis head, ami gaziugat
him-M-lf in tbe glass; "my dear, do you kuow I
think: I stuoko too much f It doesn't acre) with
me at al!.M
"Just what ra alu-aya thought! chimed
Mrs. Srrooopendyke ; "and be8ide. it makes tbe
room smell mi. You know this room
"I'm not talking abont tbe room," retorted
Mr. Sioopeiidjke, with a inort. "I'm uot
aware that it aficU the health of tho room.
I'm talking about my health, this trip, and I
think I'll break u IT short. You don't catch me
smoking any more." And Mr. aSpoopendyke
yawned and tretched himself, and plumped
down in his eay chair, and glared out the wiu
dovr at the rain..
"How are uu going to break off f" inquired
Mr. Spoopcndyke, tlra wing up her sewing chair,
and gazing into her husband face admiringly.
"I nnppose the lnst way is not to think ef it at
all."
The bent way is for you to sit there aud
cackle aln.nt it!" growled Mr. Snoonrndrkr.
"irauj thin will distract my attention from it,
that will. Can't you think of something else to
talk about f Don't ye know some subjects that
don't smell like a tobacco plantation f
"Certainly, tooed Mrs. Spoopendke, rather
nonplussed. "We might talk about the rain. I
eupuo) this is really the equinox! How long
will it last, dear P
"Dod gaat the equinox P spnttered Mr. Spoop
emlyke, Iout you know when a man quit
smoking it depresses him? What d'ye want to
talk about depressing thing for? Nov.' tbe
time to make me cheerful. If 3 don't know
any cheerful thing-, keep quiet."
"Of course, absented Mrs. Spooitcndjke, "you
want subjects that will draw your mind away
from the habit of smoking like yon ned to.
Won't it be nice when the long winter e.eningi
come, and the tire is lighted, aud you haro your
(dippers and papers "
"That' jnst the time I want a cigarf roared
Mr. Spooiiendyke, .rounding around iu his chair,
aud scowling at his wife. "Ain't ye got sense
enough to shingle your tongue for a minute f
Tho way you're keeping it np, you'll drive me
hack to my habit in Iesa'11 an hour, he coutiu
ned, solemnly, "and then my blood be nn your
hcadr J
"Oh, dear! sighed Mrs. Snoopendyko, "I
didn't mean to. Did you notice about tho com
et f They say it i going to drop into the sun
and burn np
"There e go again T yelled Mr. Spoopendj ke.
"You can't, open jonr measly month witbont
suggesting something that breaks me down!
What d'ye want to talk about fire for? Who
wants fire when he's stopped smoking? Two
miuutes more, and I'll have a pipe in my month!"
andMr. pooiendyke groaned dismally in con
templation of the prospect.
"I'm glad you're going to stay at borne to
day," continued Mrs. Sponei.dyket soothingly.
"You'd lo sure to catch cold, if jou went out;
and bj-and-by well have a piping hot dinner
"That it!" quealcd Mr. Sitoopendykc, bound
ing out of hi chair, and plunging around the
room. "You'd got to say something about a
p'peJ I knew how it wonld lie! You want me
to die! You want me to smoke myself into au
early gra e f You'll fetch it ! Don't give yonr
self auy un easiness! You're on the track!" and
Mr. Spvopendyke buried hi fare convulsively.
"I meant it for the best, my dear." mnrmured
Mis. Ppoopendyke. "I thought I was draw
ing-
"That it P rimieil Sir. Spoopendy ke. "Draw
ing: 1011 re driven me 10 it, instead of keeping
me from it. You know how it's done! All yon
need now is a lightning rod and a dish of uiilk
toast to be an inebriates' home! Where's that
cigar I left hero on the mantel! Gimme mr
death warrant! Show me my imported doom!
i'iK ii'uu my niiniainrn com 11: ' anu ilT. cpnop.
end., ke swept the content of the shelf upon the
floor, and howled dismally.
"Isu't that it Tasked Mn.$poopendyke, point
ing to a small pile of snuff ou the chair in which
Mr. S(ioopend ke had been hitting. "That looks
like it."
"Wab P yelled Mr. Spnopendyke, grasping bis
hair and uiakinz for the door. "Another time I
huearoir, jou go into the country, yon hear V
and Mr. iKxijiendyke daubed out of the house,
add steered for the nearest tobacco shop.
"I don't care, muttered Mrs. Spoopendjke;
"when be swears off again, I'm willing to leave,
and in the meantime I suppose he'll lie healthier
witbont hi pipe, su 111 bang it up on the wall,
where hell never think to look for it;" and,
baring consigned the tobacco to the names,
Mrs. poop?ndyke gillie red her sewing materi
al around her, and donble-cliucbed an old reso
lution, neer to lose her temper, no matter what
happened. Itrooltyn Eagle.
In Nelson's Tims and Now.
Tie three opening days of Augnst, ITifcJ, wit
nessed Nelson splendid victory oer the Freach
lleet, in AUiukir Hay tbe most glorious naval
victory since tbe defeat of tbe Armada. The
opening days of Angnst, IHtS, find an Euglish
fleet once more in Aboukir Hay with hostile in
tent. Hut the coincidence of the situation are
not mure remarkable than its contrasts. Less
thau a century has elapsed since the guns of
the English aud French fleet, engaged in dead
ly conflict, awoke the echoes of the Egyptian
shore. Yet, in that limited period, so great a
change ha come ner the style of naval arma
ment, that if Kelson could return to witness
the transformation, we may imagine his per
plexitv to le equal to that of a coachman of the
old school, if maidenly confronted with the ap
paratns of a railway. We neither travel nor
fight after tbe manner of our forefathers, and
the difference lietween a tage coach and a loco
motie can scarcely be greater than the con
trast between NeIons flag-ship and that of Sir
Heanchamp Seymour. In one respect, indeed,
onr war ships uf tbe present day directly violate
a principle laid down by the departed hero. "In
a naval action, said Nelsou, "something must
be left to chance, and those who fire the largest
nnmber of shot tunnt hare the greatest nnmber
of chances." Hut, had Xelson been called upon
to destroy the forts of Alexandria, his array of
ordnance wonld neter have disponed of those
defetise in that shortness of time and with that
completeness of overthrow which signalized the
liomtiardmcnt of the other day. The victory
which shed glory on the Hntish flag on August
1, 171H, and which was consummated in tbe two
following days, was won by means of tactics
adapted to the armaments of the period, bnt
which won hi ie almost en 11 re jy inapplicable
now. The old "hammer and tongs" principle
may still underlie onr naval tactics, but the de
velopment of that idea will have to be governed
by cirenmstaoces diffenng essentially from those
of the past era. Londox Standard.
Mrjiscremlnts up the Great Lakes. Tbe
following measurements of the great lakes have
lieen taken by Government .Surveyors. The
greatest length of Lake Superior 1335 miles ;
its greatest breadth is ICO miles; mean depth,
CK9 feet; elevation, 27 feet ; area, fc2.CC0 aqnare
miles. The greatest length of Lake Michigan is
3W miles; its greatest breadth, 108 miles; mean
depth, 690 feet; elevation, SOG feet; area, 23,000
square miles. The greatest length of Lake Hu
ron U 300 miles; its greatest breadth. GO miles;
mean depth, G00 feet; elevation. 274 feet; area,
0,000 square miles. The greatest Ungth of
Lake, Erie is'.0milei; its greatest breadth itO
miles; its mean depth is 4 feet; elevation, S61
feet; area, 6,000 square mile. The greatest
length of Lake Ontario is 180 miles; it greatest
breadth. 65 miles; uieau depth, 00 feat; eleva
tion, SGI feet ; ares, 6,000 aqnare miles.
When a man knras to me for advice, I find out
thejaiud or advice he wants, and giv it to him ;
this satUfya him that he and I are two az smart
men az tnare is living. Joh HiHimgt.
ritoiEtvsoE Pnocrott aayi that the water on
the earth's surface is decreasing by about tie
thickness of a sheet of paper each year.
3ttful and dttrimtf.
"Dried Beef For Family TJm.
A lady saya in the TYeticm Lite Stoch Joan-al:
Take of the'best portion Jof the hind-qnarter of a
beef as many pounds aa you desire to eme. We
have the butcher cnt from the qaarter a slice
ten or twelve Inches long; take out the bone,
divide it lengthwise Into pieces abont six inches
thick, following the layers of mnscle as closely
aa possible. Then it Is in snch form that when
it is shared for use one can alwaya cut across
the grain, which makes half tho difference in
the enjoyment of it. Prepare a brine sufficient
to cover tbe beef; let the brine contain aa mnch
salt aa the water will dissolve. For each twenty-five
pounds of beef take three pounds of
white sugar and one-half ounce of saltpeter,
dissolved lu hot watsr, also dissolve the sngar
In hot water, then add both to tbe brine. Pnt
in the meat, and place a weight upon it to keep
it under the brine. When it has been iu the
brine about ten days take it oat, drain it, fasten
strings through the ends of sach piece, and sus-
Knd them from tbe ceiling over the kitchen stove,
1 not let the pieces tonch each other. Pin a
newsnansr aronnd each nn tn Veen nfftiimltiBt
In ten days It will be dried enough. Do not dry
itasmaehas yon like it to be, for it will dry
out after coming from the hooks. When taken
down sew each piece in cloth and paint it all o er.
If these directions are followed we will warrant
the beef to keep till eaten. If yoa want it smo
ked it can be bung in the smoke-houe, or in a
barrel and smoked with cobs. Keep the barrel
well covered, and do not let the cob blaze.
The smoke dries it at the same time. Beef tongues
can be prepared in the same way a betf, but a
nice plan is to have a jar of brine as abote, and
put the tongues In it, weighting them down.
Kaep them in nntil wanted; theu take what are
needed, soak over night, and boil four hours.
Pickle the beef and tongue while the weather
is cold. It is difficult to keep them from spoil
ing if pickled in hot weather.
Preparing Skeleton Leaves.
A correspondent of Knowledge gnea these di
rections for preparing skeleton leaves: Take a
large basinof cold water, and apiece uf soap four
inches square, cut in small slice. Gather leave,
seed-vessels, etc.; put some soap into the water,
then a layerof leaves, theu more soap, then lea . cs,
and so on. Pnt on a lid, set by the fire, and let
itsimmer. In an hour take 'out a few leave,
try them between the thumb and finger; if the
pnlp separates readily from the fibre, take them
from the fire; if uot, let it remain. Some ea e,
such as ivy, and orange, are done in an hour,
toucher one take half a day. Seed vessel of
mallow or campanula take a short time. Large
poppy or stramonium require two days. Now
laj a leaf on a plate, nnder a tap of ruuning
water, and beat it with a hard brush sara
tooth bmsh; the grecu matter will run off with
the water. When the skeleton i quite clean,
dry it ujion blotting paper.
To bleach sjieciiaens, pnt a quarter of a pound
of chloride of lime into a large bottle of water,
cork aud let it stand some days. Strain it and
mix with more water in the basin; immerse the
leaves, etc. Watch and remote them them as
soon as they are white, lime renders them bnt tie
and rotteu. Wash in pure water, and dry a before.
As the stems come away themsehes it is well to
boil some stalks separately;afterbleachingmonut
the leaves by gumming them to the stein.
A Valuable Liniment.
"Scarcely a week passe, says a physician,
that there is not 3 report of some one who ha
died of tetann, commonly called lockjaw,
brought on by some sharp instrument Wing
stuck in the body usually a nail iu the fout.
Such wound will generally proe harmless if
the following liniment be promptly applied:
Two ounces alcohol, two ouuec nil origanum,
one-half ounce tincture of camphor. I wasouco
called to see ahoy tweutj-.four hours after be
had stuck a rusty nail in hi foot. He appear, 1
to be in intense agony, and bis foot wa considerably-swollen.
I opened the wound u that the
.serum flowed a little from it, aud theu folded a
piece of soft cotton cloth, eight ply, and thor
oughly saturated it with the liniment and louud
It ou tbe wound, giving instructions to renew
the application every two honrs until relief be
given. In nix hours I called to hee the 1oyr and
he was out iu the j'ardplajing, and sulFered 110
more from the wound. The liniment isgood for
any fresh wound nu man or beast, aud etery
family onght to keep a bottle of it. I do not af
firm that in every case it will prevent lockjaw;
but I do believe that if properly used, lockjaw
would seldom occur. In an cxperienie of many
year I hare not known of a case where the lini
ment wa used. Tbe liniment ought to lw used
until a en re is effected."
A Novel Cure For B right's Disease.
About twenty years ago a danghter of mine
then about 6 jears old was given up to die by
the phjsiciau. who nahl the disease was incu
rable, and it was never knouu to Ik? cured either
in Enrope or America. The physician, on giving
the case np, told my wife to give the child anj
thing that it wanted, andtomake heracomfort
able as possible while she lived. The child call
ed for beans; so my wife cooked some as qnttkly
as possible, not stopping to parboil them, a is
done, but boiled beans, pork aud potatoes all
in the nrt water, and nheu well cooked she
gav e them to the child. The child then went to
sleep, and from that tune began to improve.
She is now the mother of two children. She is
uot troubled with the disease unless she take a
severe cold, and when that happen she at once
iim-h ucr iu iruieuv, ami n is aiways eneciuai.
The nhysician who attended her called a few
days after the tbeexperiment, aud wa surprised
to see the change in the child; be inquired what
bad been tloue for her, and, npou hearing, hi
surprise was increased, he inquired tbe manner
iu viimcii iuh limn nas cooaeu. Alter lIlinKing,
be said that the only cause was per bap that
tbe beans were cooked tu the first water. The
physician i now dead, or I wonld refer to him to
verify the facts. jj. p.
Apple Butter.
Peuusylvauia U famous, among other things,
for apple butter, or "strong apple sauce," as it
is called iu Xevv- England, and Pennsylvania
furiner wife tells the Germautown Trltgrapk
bow she makes it, as follows:
Take thirty gallon of sweet cider, that jnst
from the press to be preferred; boil it down to
one-third the quantity, aud then add together
alMiut two bushel of pared, nuarteml and cored
sweet apples, about one-thin! at a time, judging
an to the quantity of applet; then Mir the whole,
mas constantly with n long handled wooden
stirrer, reaching dowu to the bottom ; this stirer
must be from four to five inches bread at the
bottom, rounded a little to fit the bottom of the
kettle, and hare a half dozen or more half-iuch
hole bored through it. The mass miiht be kept
boiling aud stirred nntil the whole i reduced to
say one half the original quautity of cider, as
sumes a dark color, and i jierfectly smooth ami
palatable. For this purpose samples should
from time to time be taken out aud tasted. When
done it should Ik put in j.irs, well tied over
with paper, and placed in a cool place. Other
wine, it may "work," and lose a great deal of its
valne.
Bronchial Tkociieh. The following recipe
furnishes, the inot elegant and eflicient remedy
for cough cold, bronchitis, hoarseness, etc.,
that has ever Iteeu made in troche form :
Take of best qnality jHnrdered cubtbi, licorice
and cum arabic, each, one ounce. To these add,
of oil asife. one dram; and oil cnbeb$f of a dram;
rubbing them throngh the other ingredients.
Now add tlbpotvdered sngar and mix the whole
thoroughly; then moisten with just enough trarm
water to make a rif naa. Iut a smooth board
with a little powdered licorice root so the mass
may he rolled out with a rolling pin, the same
as pie crust, and thick as a half dollar; cut into
troche about of an inch aqnare, dust with a
little licorice root, aud leavw themtodrj. If
yon have not used too much water they should
be bard in from 21 to 3G hours.
How to Maxk Delaware Bihitit. ' The dis
cussion on the art of making Delaware biscuit
promises tu bear god fmit. The following re
cie have lieen sent to this ofbee, and.are pub
lished that all housewives may practically tti
them: Take 10 enp of flour, 1 cup of lard 1
tablcispoonful of salt, 2 cup of water; lieat ajitil
light and bakeVO minute in a quick ovei -Mrs.
Mary E. Graham. Camden, Del. Two pound of ;
flour, i ponndoflard, flounces of watrr,2 table- 1
spoonfuls of salt: nib the lanl and floor loirrt her '
and pnt through a sieve; then shl the- water aud
salt and pouud until it is whit and smooth, and !
ineuougn wuirracK witen a piece is pnntou;
bake'JO minntes in a tpiiek oven. Mi. Annui
1). Townsend, Cam, Del.
I)kai-cinuSolNIM. The following plan for
deadening tbe floors is rejtorted t. havo beeu
mads the subject of a recent pi tent. It i ex
ceedingly fimple, and not materially unlik.
id an a that have Into before explained, uv this
onrnal: A 3 by 6 inch plank is directed t he- in
serted between eat h joist, Inches from tlWhut
torn of the joists, and pnjel,DK4 Inch beneath
them. The ceiling beards are nailed tu these
Intermediate pi auks, aud tbe space Ixtwerii I
filled with nawdnat to within one inch of the
joists. By this mode of construction, the sound
1. I.I - I.. . -.. M .1J I it . .,
ihmiiisu uc ev arurviuaiij ucaunini, mat Iu
most vigorous hammering above cannot be heard
in the story beneath.
The general opiniou of the medical profession
Is against the propriety of nsing catarrh C as
productive of more harm than good by irritating
the delicate mucon membranes of the airnaxs-
aces: but. the least objectionable conirtoed of
equal parts of best powdered eeci and Jfary
powdered gm aralic It is bnt slightly errhine,
uccmcuiy inoic in cucci upon iuo merauranea.
and at the same time soothing and healing. 1
v ery many physicians nave given this prepara
tion ki.cir itwuiuicuusiiuii, sis ujcraiiug atimir-
ably; especially where there isobtruetian of the
nasal fos&. Dose: A pinch several tiroes a day.
PnasERViNa Acmw Leave.. A new way
of preserving autumn leaves is as follows: Iron
them fresh with a warm (not hot) iron, on which
some spermaceti has been robbed. This method
preserves their lovely tints, and gives a waxy
gloss whieh no other one seen res. The process
is rapid and very agreeable, and no lady who
has ever tried tbe tedious experiment of pressing
will ever again resort to it after once trying this
new and better way.
Citeox Preskcve, Cut watermelons Into
proper length, or shapes; scald in alum water;
then iu weak ginger tea. Make a syrup of white
sngar, a pound and a quart of sngar to a pound
of fmit. Flavor with mace and stick cinnmon.
This U a beautiful and delicious preserve.
To Cl-ke a Felox. Take one tablespoonfnl
of red lead aod one tablespoosrul of ca stile soap;
mix them with aa mnch weak lye aa will mat
it soft enough to spread like salve, and apply it
on the first appearance of the felon, and it will
core it in ten or twelve honrs.
Fivx Droi-s of oil efctibebs upon apiece of
loaf tu gar, dissolved gradually .'n the, maatb.wi 1
instantly relieve tbe most troabUsome paroxysm
of coughing, crthe irritation of Bronchitis.
Mttt $Mtnr.
KOTHEB'8 WAT.
Oft whbia nr little cettaz.
Aa the shadow eentlv (all.
While tb strahgDt toocbe softly
One sweet bee spot. th waU,
Do wa rather close together.
And m bashed aod tender tone.
Ask each other's fall forrtTene
foe tb wrosr that each has dose.
Should yoa wonder at thi custom.
At tbe eadite of th day.
Eye aod voice would qufcUy answer.
"It waa once onr mocher'a way."
If oar home be bright and cheerr.
IflthoUaweicometnie.
Opening- wide it door ef rnctinjc
To tbe many not tbe few 1
If we share ear father uooatr
With th needr, day by day.
TU because tirhearU remenber
Thi wa once our mother way.
Sometime, when oar heart row weary,
Oracrtaak eemvery loari
When oar harden look, too heavy.
And we deem the rirht all wrong.
Then we gain a new, fresh course.
As we rise to proadly say 1
"Let a do oar inty braTelv,
Thi wa ear dear mother" way."
Tba we keep her memory prerloaa.
While we neTcr cease to pray.
That at last, when lenjrtheninx shadow
ilark tbe evening ofhfe dav,
Tbey may find ns waiting calmly
To go home oar toothers way.
THS KANSAS OCTOBER.
bt xrcasK r. WAKX.
The cbeerinee and charm
Of forest and of farm
Are merging into colors sad and sober;
Tbe brctie frondage drape
The nnt tree and the grape
September yield to opulent October.
The cuttonwood that fringe
Tbe streamlets take the tinge
Through opal haze the sumach bush I barelag
The Lut zephyrs lisp
Through corn-field dry and crisp.
Their fond regret for days no more returning.
The farm dog leaves the bouse.
To flush the pinnate grouse j
The languid steer on Uue-etem lawn ar Jredlag 1
Tb erening twilight sec
Tb risln rlfeiadrs.
While Autumn suns are to the south receding.
To me there comes a thrill
Of gkauminea or chill.
As leaflets fade from branches elm er ke
A lifelessly tbey hang.
To me there come no pang.
To me no grief the faUut- Intra betoken.
As Summer floral gem
Hriuethed ns withered sterna.
And Ant urn-shattered relict dry and aaberi
N do these hrei of ours.
Like Summer leaves and flowers,
FlourUh apace, and in their ripeness slumaer.
AN" ATJTTJMlf SCENE.
BT JOEL bWTOT.
Tbo Indian Summer's veil of Uao
Lie on tbe mountains far aasyt
And from the east, forever acw.
Dawn ushers in the dreamy day.
Tbe air U still, the rWslrt glrama
In tulrer flashes through the vale
Tbe silken mist abure the stiraaVa
Fair ith shine. like a glWniag sail.
I see the squirrel skip d dart
Auiung the taiubov -tinted IraTes,
Tb ckMMT cbeatauu Are hi heart.
But, as for huu, he ZteTer friere.
Where red and russrt orchard stand.
Ilowing their burdens to the plain.
The k)Ter takes hi lurrd una a hand.
And saunter through th orchard lane.
Tbe clouds are soft that fleck tbe sky.
The dry trare rustle past their fet j
But tbelr uncloudrd reverie.
Ami blissful dream and visions awe.
Outdo the splendor of tbe day,
surpass tbe glory of tbe dawai
Tbe world itself must pais a ay.
Kre such delight are ba4 and goo!
I mark their measured step and slow
The eutuz gate, the parting kis.
And think no Smumtrs vainly en.
That tad la such triumphautbuaal
1 11 .
THE LAND OF NOD.
bt kujl wiirjuxa.
Come, cuddle your brad on my shoulder. !
Tour bead like the golden-mi
And we will go sailing awar from here.
To the beautiful Laud of Xo.1.
Away from life's worry and hurry and flurry,
We will float off together to a world of f sir
ncro blossoms ar alwaya in bloom.
Tost shut up your eve, and fuld your hindi
Your haaila like the leave of a rose
And we will go caiiiaf to those fair lands
That never aa atUt shows.
On the north atel west ther are bounded by rest.
On tho suulh and the east by dreams.
Tl tho country ideal, where nothing is real.
But everything only teeuu.
Just drop down tbe curtain of your dear eyes
Tour eye, like the bright bluebell
And we will sail oat under star lit skit.
To the land wbere ririe dwrIL
Down tbe rfrer nf sleep our lurk shall sweep.
Till It reaches that magical We
Which no man has seen, but where all have bees.
And there we will pause awhile.
I win croon you a sang, a we float along
To that abore that la blessed of (tod.
Than, ho 1 for that fair land, we're off for that 1 ar laa4,
TheKaatif.il LandofXod!
AUTUMN.
Sommer U gone, and tbe Autumn.
With a stately, solemn tread,
Come on like a King with hi banners
Waving above bia bead.
I see the mist on the river,
X bear tbe breeze on the hill.
And the rricketall day in th meadow
la chirping loud and ahlilL
Few flowers doth Antumn cherish.
And he lavs bj th robe of greets
Which Spring, (a her loom of beaaly
Wove fair for the Summer Quota.
For he lovrth the gold and purple
In which monarch of old wetedreaaof.
And the scarlet plum of tb warrior
Is waving above hi crest.
Few blMsous doth he car !
Vet he fosters the aster wild.
And the beautiful fringed gentian
I tbe A utumn'a anxd child !
Bine a tbe Spring'a first Tiolet,
It nestle upon it breast -Vet.
sure am 1 that he loveth
The rvd hpped Wbelia best.
I Vav ol way but from rhiTiffWl
The mcuc uf Autumn, tu b.
Has been aweter than t he Tenia breeze.
"Or the Sammer' melody
And though it wsken wiVl echta.
And longings X cannot define.
It leave in my spirit a bleaamg.
And a happier life Is mlno.
IN OCTOBER.
bt si! c rnixur.
I saw the aualleht rlintin'T down.
Wbere tbe tall trees stoidaaant and. a
I saw tbe soft, pathetic light
Touch the st tram's foam to clUtcnlay white,
I saw Ibe tearful lustre shed.
Where falling leave heaped jtobf and red.
1 heard the music that thej nuke
Tbe becks that brattle through the brake.
And toss the withered fern fronds br.
And laBj.li beneath the sombre skj."
X heard tb river's ceaseless sonr.
Sweeping lir-crestcd hills amour.
Thechlrjtings of each lingerine bird
That braves the anrrr orth, 1 beard.
And a fresh vearninf woke and cried,
A Tuice .f Love UOMstisfied.
And all tbe lovJr Autumn day.
In Laming tears seenteit blurred away.
To wiand antl (tten, to hill and platin.
1'vr 'atnre s balm I asked, in rain.
Then I said, low and soddenlv,
t tod keep my darling safe fur me,-
AFTERMATH.
With tbe rustle and the frarraae,
Of the nermth to-dar,
Echons of distant cblldhonJ.
Itroasbt me Joy kk soars of May
At tb mowers merry wfaUtle.
And the whettiAi-er tb blade.
Dear, p-t-caruiaed plctur opened.
Sane all lirtgbtQess, soake of shade.
Vet they blended all toerther
In these riilden. Autumn hour.
Till my soul content was slnrinr,
rree as songs in hni pass bower i
For unnJbd wu all life's pictore,
1 had walked In pleasant wars.
Friends wrre exer near with blesslar.
And I could but rive Ood praise.
Xrarer now than friend who linger.
Drifting fr. er ways unkaewa.
Sm tbe angel forma f dear ones.
Long ago to heaven gone,
ean-r, for 1 know they're gathered
In that bappy home on high.
Wbere perhaps I sunn shall the.
tor the aftermath draws nigh.
OUB FIRESIDE EVENINO
BT JaNB T. flUIM.
Hither, bricht angel, wing your flight.
And stay Tour gentle presraro beret
Watch round, and shield ns through th aigklj
That every shade may disappear.
How sweet, when .Nature claim repose.
And darkness float In silence nigh.
To welcome in, at davlight' close.
Those radiant troop that gem th skyt
To feel that UBsrca baud we rlasp.
While ft Dubeard are gathering
To know that we in faith may grasp
Celestial guards from harenly ground!
Oh. ever thus, with silent prayer
For those we lore, mar night begin
Reposing sfe, released from care.
TU) saornlng lead tb sunlight In.
- ISBJI
ATJTTJMir.
bt wottawornt.
While not a leaf seem faded while tar 0eJd
With ripeniag harre! prodigally fak.
la brightest aanshise bask this Etpaaaralr,
Sent from aom distant clime wbere Winter wielasv
11 Is Icy sdmltar. a foretaste yield
Of bitter change and bid th Cower beware i
And wkiaper la the Oeat afada. Prepar
Against the threateaing far your trastiert shielda.'
Fee me, who ander Undherlaws belong
To nature' tuneful cbwir, this rustling dry
Through leave yrt green, and yon crystal!! aky-
Annoeae a season poteut t renew.
If id frost and enow, tb taatmctlveioy f ag.
Jltsl nobler care than Ustles Suaamer know.
i-sv-ism.
SCOTTISH HBATB3EB.
ItaeetoaaliaielABC tiaaeajnt.
Taat are tw. plartd at sere tflcrtaeri
laden), r re half brxotM whrtkee
We aaeaat It qaite far plar. es aaav.
I vooiler ar ar last Wlater'a aav
SbMVI eanitaat aranBHsaaneaarr weatkarji
It arcsae a lang. loeic tase Sfl.
That vt two ptajnl at ! tafetlier.
Aad jet atj Imrt bexiaa to tViw.
(It then area Uc&t aa aar feather),
Wbea. er I ae. thi. ReotUsh heather.
Aad talai ef raa wha Vrred U eo,
II aeenss a bate, ixf tha. af..
TheSecret
of the universal success of
Brown's Iron Bitters is sim
ply tKis : It is the best Iron
preparation ever made; is
compounded on thoroughly
scientific, chemical and
medicinal principles, and
does j utt what is claimed for
it no more and no less.
By thorough and rapid
assimilation with the bfood,
it reaches every part of the
system, healing, purifying
and strengthening. Com
mencing at the foundation
it builds up and restores lost
health in no other way can
lasting benefit be obtained.
-; Dearixon Arc. Calc3Q, Nor. j.
1 sat, beea a crest sufferer from
a Terr weak stomaca. beanbarB,aa4
dppccitalniua'oritfean. Nearly
cverTtmatT 1 ata cst Da diitnss,
aad I could eat buttirUe. last,
tried eTcryOuogrecoraracodcd, bin
uiea the prescripcioas of a doaea
ybvaicUiis, but (ot do relief until I
tdoc Brova'a Iron Bitters. 1 fail
aoac of tbe old troubles, aad am a
rev sua. I am gecuea; stack
stroReer, aad feel nt-ratc 1 am
a railroad cagieecr. and BOW taaka
mr (np regularly. I caa aot say
too much la praise of your voader-f-dmediciae.
P. C Msrr.
Brown's Irox Brums
does not contain whiskey
or alcohol, and will not
blacken the teeth, or cause
headache and constipation.
It will cure dyspepsia, indi
gestion, heartburn, sleep
lessness, dizziness, nervous
debility, weakness, &c.
Ve only Brown's Iroa Bitters made ly
Irowa Chemical Co., Baltimore. Crossed
r.J Dies and trademark oa wrapper. .
CONQUEROR
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CURES WHEN' ALL OTIIEK MEDICINES PAIL,
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Bel Bat's Disease, and all CaaapIalaU of ffc
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Ul'.ITM IIEJIKDV qulclvlr induce the I.lror
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llaaa Headache, Dyspepsia, Hoar Staaaacfc.
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doctors to be the rare IW all kinds of kidney dlae a.
HL'aVr'M ICK71KDV is rmrtl vectaoiV. aad la ft
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medicines fail.
lEI'NT'N HETIBDV I prepared eapreaelf
far Ike atavc diseases, nad ha merer kaaat
kaawa la fall.
Oar irlal will caavlace Far sale hr sill
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Prlcra, 73 ctmlm a.d 81.33.
Joae 32. IbSI ly.
PRICKLY
Th majority eftho lit efthm fcwasai
lodjf orfae frort a deranjemeal eUk
ZJcr affeettng both th gtomach
.boteeU. In order to effect c cure, it la
necessary to rernoro tho cause Irregu
lar and Sluggiih action ofthoBowtt0
Headaeh9,BUkness atth8tomaeh,Poi
in ths Back and Xo.au, etc., tndleats that
ths lAxorim at fault, and that naturmr
quirts assistance to cncbls this organ fc
throar eff impurities.
Prickly AU Blttena art upec lailv
compounded for this purpsso, Thouaro
mild I their action and cffeetlmo as a
CNit; arcptcasant to ths tasts and taken
rosily by loth children and adults. To
hen according to directions, tktymro a
aNdpIeaantcwr(rI7Jicpta
General Debility, Habitual con
stipation Diseaactl Kidneys
etcetc- ijaBIo34lPtixlneriy
ar superior to any other nedietnos
cleansing tho system thoroughly, and
imparting new life and energy to tho in
valid. It is a tneillclnc and not an
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ass net tiocstu rci rniT a iirrm,
sUswotie. ntICX.UXOpsrBeii.
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chnation to exertion of body or mt,..
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s teelios of barlnc ne elected eoiae datrM
Weariness, Uticlneas. Tlutterlnc t toe
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