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Have you been staeoed in mnak and inbflL _Whicl» fops auiflf looking In the giant Oyushed al ng an BWe-ohamlKW, ^For swells to an«cr at as »e rase? Tl»rnuChui!i «l' Frmic »>y faction reai|| • BHIIUKI.H AND stars fell ttrife RAN n-pS - A neid-flower is your ornament; So never let IM part, old friend. Blur no more days of idle ranging, ." liwn our two fates become us one, Ofpleonure with plain int» ri'lmngiag, <M fnteruilo^kxi rain and sun. For ttw> lust teiiu- 1 gtion shall dofi My clothes, Juat wait) and wa will vend mether, gently going off; ft» never let us part, aid friend. . --From Bermgmr. THE YANKEE SCHOOLMASTER. On "Miller's Hill" a foxm-honee; a lowland structure bnilt of wood; whose oJup-boarcU, weather-worn and gray, were fidling into slow decay: whose mossy woodon lane-troughs swung from rusty irons rudely hung; whose curling shin­ gles lxgre and there betrayed the need of good repair; whose ancient chimney, capped with stone, with lichens partly overgrown above the sagging roof, looked down upon the spires of Brandon town. An old gray barn was built near b; with heavy girths and scaffolds and solid sills and massive beams, and and scaffolds big! i, through the cracks and open seams the slanting sunshine used to play in golden gleams upon the hay, where oft, with ®uiauy a shout, the children jumped and played about at hide and seek, or looked with care for hidden nests in cornen there. Where oft at morn they used to hear the cackling hen and chanticleer, where, by the broad floor 'neath the BLOWS, were cribs and stanchions for the cows, and strong plank stalls where horses stood to eat their hay from racks of wood, and, in a corner stowed away, a fanning-miU. and old red sleigh. Where jolly farm-boys husked at night the gold­ en corn by candle-light, and hung their lanterns by the hay on pitchforks thrust into the hay, where, sheltered from the autumn rain, with thundering fln.iln they threshed the grain. Each year the hum of honey-bees was feeard amid the apple tree, the lilacs bloomed, the locusts fair with their sweet fragrance tilled the air; the stubble fields were plowed and sown; the warm rain fell; tiie bright sun shone; the robins sang; the green grass grew; the roses blossomed in the dew; the tall red holly­ hock once more bloomed brightly by the farm-house door; the sun-llower bent its gaudy head; the cattle in the pasture fed, the criekets chirped in meadows near, sounds were wafted to the ear o'er •waving fields of tasseled oorn, of clatter­ ing scythe and dinner horn. The reapers reaped their golden sheaves; the swallows left the stuccoed eaves; the apples in the autumn breeze grew ripe and mellow on the trees; the leaves were swept about the air; the fields were brown, the wood­ lands bare; the snow-flakes fell; the air grew chill; the sleigh-bells rang on "Mil­ ler's Hill." The winter sky was overcast, the snow and sleet were falling fast. 'Twas Christmas eve; the air was cool; the children hurried home from ^chool, with laughter loud and outcries shrill they reached the farm-house on the hill, they came across the kitchen floor, nor stopped to shut the entry door, all striving first the news to tell, exclaimed, in concert, ' with a yell; " The teacher's comiu' here to stay; he's up tho road a little way; he stopped to talk with Susan Stow, an' we ran home to let you know." The mother stopped her spinning- wheel, and put away her creaking reel, swept tip the dusty hearth with oare, rolled down her sleeves and brushed her hair, smoothed out her rumpled gingham gown, and in her rocking-chair sat down; then, striving hard to look her best, she calmly waited for her guest. Her ruddy, round, and fleshy face was bordered by a cap of lace; her nose was nearly hid from view by her plump oheeks of healthy hue; her eyes were bright, her hair was thin, sue hud a heavy doable chin; her husband's arms, when both embraced, could barely cir­ cumscribe her waist. Of all large women nine in ten will most admire the little men, and little men--why none may tell--will love large women quite as well. They woo, they wed, the man through life is quite o'er- ahadowed By the wife. Soon, parting from his rustic flame, the tardy young schoolmaster came. His eyes were blue, his features fair, his chin o'ergrown with downy hair; behiud his ears his locks of brown were smoothly brushed and plastered down; his bony limbs were large and long; his well- trained muscles firm and strong: the tall, stout boys that years before had thrown their master through the door his rod regarded with dismay, and seldom dared to disobey. The pride and hope of Hub- bardton was tall Lycurgus Littlejohn, who had, his fellow-townsmen said: "A heap o' larnin' in his head." (Three terms in Midblebury College had given him his "heap" of knowledge.) Ho often used to sit between the fair young girls of sweet sixteen and kindly help them "do their sums." They brought him fruit and sugar plums; they had their girlhood hopes and fears; his words were music in their ears; each smile he gave them had a eharm; each frown would fill them with alarm. What envious looks at Susan Stow, his favorite scholar they would throw. Her eyes and hair were dark as night, her skin was soft, and Bmooth, and white; a peach-Kke bloom her cheeks overspread; her lips like cherries, ripe and red. What wonder he could not conceal the glad, sweet thrill he use to feel through all his palpitating frame when to his desk she coyly came and, looking up with eyes of love, like some sly, timid little dove, would softly ask him to expound some knotty problem she had found? Whut being in the world below seemed half as sweet as Susan Stow? Her eyes wonld flash and, in re- tarn, his face wonld flusb^afid strangely bnrn, and, when he tried to calculate so me long, hard "sum" upon her si ate t tb e figures danced before his sight like little gobblins, gay and white, and, when at night, with cheerful face, lie started for his boarding place, what Wonder that he came so akrw in walking home with 8uflnn Stow? The woman crossed the kitchen floor to meet Lycurgus at the door, and, with • scrutinizing star,eshe said: "Walk in an* take a chair, an* be to home while yon are here. Come, Busby, take his tilings, my dear." Forth Lorn his corner, by the fire, the A r husband came at her desire. His head was bald, save hero and there, stray lit­ tle tafts of grizzled hair; his shoulders stooped, his form was thin, his kneeB were bent, his toes turned in; he wore a long blue flannel frock, gray trousers, and a satin stock; a cotton collar, tall and queer, was rudely rumpled around each ear; his faoe was mild, his smile was bland, as forth he put his ponderous hand, and said: "I think I see you well, I hope you'll stay a leetle spell; we're plain folks here I'd have you know, and don't go in for pride nor show." Then, after stepping on the cat, he took the teacher's coat and hat; he hung them on a rusty nail, and, picking up bis milking pail, he slowly shuffled out of doors and wont to do the evening chores. Close by the firelight's oheerful glare Lycurgus drew the easy-chair. The savory steam of chickens slain came from the black pot on the crane. The kettle's merry song he heard; upon the hearth the gray cat purred; whde, by the chimney-corner snug, the house dog dozed upon tiie rug. Among the chim­ ney-piece of wood an idle row of flat- irons stood, two candlesticks in bright array, a pair of snuffers and a tray. The time-worn clock ticked slowly on; it struck the hours forever gone. "Forever gone," it seems to say--"Forever gone," from day to day, in its tall case «| sombre hue--'twas fifty years since it was new. Between the windows, small and high, the looking-glass was hung, near by; a brazen bird with win'gs oufc- •toread, perched on the scroll-work over­ head; beneath, a shelf, the common home of family Bible, brush, and comb; above, from iron hooks were hung long frames, with apples thickly strung, and, fixed upon the wall to dry, were wreaths of pumpkin kept for pie. Forfeit from tho buttry, to the fire, came Aunt RebeccaMclntyre, a swallow spinster, somewhat old, whose mellow age was seldom told; her hair was gray, her nose was thin, it nearly touched her toothless chin. Life's weary work and constant care had worn a face that once was fair. Each Sabbath morn, from spring to spring, within the choir Bhe used to sing, in ancient bonnet, cloak, and gown, the oldest relics in the town; beside the chorister she stood, and always did the best she could, and, while with tuning- fork, he led, she marked his movements with her head, her nasal voice rose sharp aud queer above the deep-toned viol near. She took the black pot from the crane, removed the kettle from the chain, and made the tea and chicken-broth, drew out tho table, spread the cloth; then, from the table, bright and new, brought the best china edged with blue. The chores were done, the feast was spread; all took their seats and grace was said. They ate the savory chicken fetew, so juicy and so well cooked through; before them, rich round dump­ lings swam, on steaming plates, with cold boiled ham, with feathery biscuit, warm aud light, with currant jam and honey, white and crowning all a good supply of yellow, meotly pump­ kin-pie. Where such a bounteous feast is found, who would not teach and "board around?" The supper done, the father took from off its shelf, the sacred Book, and read of one who Btilled the sea one stormy night in Galilee; then, kneeling down before liis chair, ho asked the heavenly Shep­ herd's care. Soon from the group, with drowsy heads, the children started for their beds; took off the little shoes they wore, and left them on the kitchen floor; then, bidding all a fond "good night," with pattering feet, they passed from sight. Dear little feet, how soon they stray from the old farm-house far away; how soon they leave the" family fold to walk tho shining streets of gold, where every hope is real, and sure; where every heart is kind and pure; where every dream is bright and fair,--O! may we meet our loved ones there! The farmer left his cozy seat, with clattering slippers on his feet, went to the cellar where he drew a mug of cider, sweet and new, and from his broad bins brought the best and ripest apples for his guest Then, by the warm fire's rud­ dy light, they lingered until late at night, strauge legends told, and tales that made them all feel nervous and afraid. But "Aunt Rebecca " watched in vain "the curling smoke above the crane ; she nodded, dozed, began to snore, she dropped her knitting on the floor, awoke, her eyelids heavier grew, arose and si­ lently withdrew. Along the creaking stairs she crept, to the lone chamber where she slept, and close the window-curtains drew, to screen herself from outward view. She stopped tho key-hole of the door, she set the candle on the floor, looked 'neath the valance--half afraid to find a man in ambuscade; then sitting down, aside with care she laid her garments on a chair, slipped on her ghostly robe of white, took off her shoes, blew out the light, then, in the darkness, from her head removed her wig and went to bed, curled up, with chilly sobs and sighs, and quivering shut her drowsy eyes. Poor single souls who sleep alone, the i.ight wind hath a dismal tone to vour loue ears--you start with fear at every midnight sound you hear, when late at night with weary heads you creep into your weary beds. The nights seem long, your lips turn blue, your feet grow cold--vort know they do ! Sho slept at last; "she heard onoe more the ripple break upon the shore ; again she sat upon the strand, and some one clasped her fair young hand, and words were whispered in her ear that long ago she loved to h?ar, and, starting up, sho cried in glee : "I knew you would come back to me." She woke. Alas! no love was there. Her thin arms clasped the vacant air. 'Twas but a dream. Shi lived alone. Without she heard the niglu wind moan, while on the window-panes tho snow was wildly beating. From be­ low the smothered sonud of voices came when still with Busby's social dame. Their guest sat by the fading fire and watched its fleeting flame expire while she listened, but no word they uttered could be clearly heard ; but soon a recol­ lection came that sent a shudder through her frame--the sausage to be fried at morn, the breaksast table to adorn, was in the bedroom where their guest would soon betake himself to rest. The clock struck ten, sho softly said, " I'll get it i're he goes to bed." The spare bed stood within a room as chill and humid as a tomb ; 'twas never aired, 'twas seldom swept; in its damp corners spiders crept; tliey built their bridges through the air, and no rude broom disturbed them there. The rain, that fell on roof decayed, dripped through the chinks that time had made, and on the whitewashed walls ran down in won­ drous frescoes tinged with brown ; the window-panes, with frost o'erspread, were warmer than that icy bed. Cold was the matting on the floor ; cold blew the breeze beneath the door; cold were tho straight-backed chairs of wood ; cold was the oaken stand that stood on spind­ ling legs that looked as chill as lone, bare pines on some bleak liill; high rose that bed o'er things below, like some tall ice­ berg capped with snow. Here ©very highly honored guest, when bedtime came, retired to "rest" Within its large and moldy press hung Mrs. Busby's best silk dress; her Sunday bonnet, shoes, and shawl, on rusty nails against the wall, by Mr. Busby's suit of blue, that at liis wedding had been new. Here on a peg his best cravat reposed within his old fur hat; here, shut from Bight of human eyes, were rows of mince and apple pies, with rolls of Bausage and head-cheese, stored on the shelves and left to freeze. From out her eot the maiden crept, slipped on her shoes and softly stepped along the hall and through the gloom un­ til she reached the chilly room. Unseen she crossed the icy floor, unheard un­ locked the closet door, snatched from the shelf, in a firm hold, a bag of saus­ age, stiff and cold, then turning quickly, sought to beat a sudden, bale, and sure retreat. Too late! A light gleamed on the wall, and sound of footsteps filled the hall, then to the room came boldly on the stalwart form of Littlejohn! She backward stepped and stood aghast, then closed the door and held it fast. With chattering teeth and trembling frame across the floor Lycurgus came. He placed tlie candle in his hand upon the spindling oaken stand. Then closed the door, and, with a frown, within a cold chair settled down. He threw his boots upon the floor, and, rising, tried the closet door; but Aunt Rebecca, in affright, clung to the latch with all'her might To look within Lycurgus failed, he turned away and thought it nailed! I hen, pulling down the snowy spread, he put his warm brick in the "bed, took off his clothes, and slipped between the sheets of ice, so white and clean, blew out the light, and, with a sneeze, close to his chin he brought his, knees, be­ neath the clothes he drew his nose, and tried in vain to find repose; while "Aunt Rebeoca," from the wall, took down the Sunday gown and shawl, she wrapped them round her freezing form, and blushed, to keep her visage warm. The paper curtains, loosely hung upon the windows, rustling A swung, while through each quivering,] narrow frame of frosty panes a dim light came that made the furniture appear like dusky phantoms crouching near. Lycurgus listened in the Btorm and hugged his brick to keep him warm, but colder grew the humid l>ed, the clothes con­ gealed around his head; to feel at ease in vain lie tried; he tossed and turned from side to side; each time he moved, be­ neath his weight the bedstead creaked like some farm-gate. His Ixrick grew cold, he could not sleep, a 6trange sen­ sation seemed to creep upon him, while across the floor he closely watched the closet-door. Was he but dreaming? No! his eyes beheld, with wonder and surprise, what man hod never seen before--there was a movement at the door. It slowly turned and to his sight came, through the dim uncertain light a hideous hand, that in its clasp some awful object seemed to grasp, a crouching form, with fright­ ful head, seemed slowly ooming towards the bod. He heard the rusty hinges creak, he could not stir, lie could not speak, he could not turn his head away; he shut his eyes and tried ta play; upon his brow of palid hue the cold Bweat Btood like drops of dew; at l:ist he shrieked, aloud and shrill--the door swung back and all was still. That midnight cry, from room to room, resounded loudly tliroHgli the gloom. The farmer and'his wife at rest, "within their warm and cozy nest, awoke and sprung, in strange attire, forth from their bed loud shouting--"fire!" Rnt. finding neither smoke nor flame, soon stumbling up the stairs they came. In ootton bedquiltS quaintly dressed, they heard a deep groan from their guest, and, full of wonder and affright, pushed in the door and struck a light. Deep down within the feather bed Lycurgus had withdrawn his head, and, out of sight, lay quaking there, with throbbing l^reast and bristling hair. They questioned him, but he was still; he shook if he had a chill, the cour­ age was completely gone from tall Ly­ curgus Littlejohn. What human language can express, the modest maiden's dire distress, while standing still behind the screen, a sad spectator of the scene ? What pen or pencil can portray her mute despair and deep dismay ? A while she stood, and through the door she peeped across the bed-room floor; the way was clear, and like a viso she grasped the sausage, cold as ice, sprang from the closet, and from sight shd glided like a gleam of light, away without a look or word, she flew like an affrighted bird; without a moment of delay, the mystery cleared itself awat/f Again the snow gleams oh the ground, again the sleigh-bells gaylv sound, again on "Miller's Hill" we hear the shouts of children loud and clear; but in the barn is heard uo more tho flapping flail upon the floor. The house is down, its in­ mates gone, and tall Lyourgus Little­ john is now an old man, worn with care, with stooping form and silver hair. He married dark-eyed Susan Stow, and they were happy, years ago. When, in the merry winter-time, their children's children round him climb, he tells them of his fearful fright, on that far distant winter night; and, after they are put to bed, when by tho fire with nodding head he sits and sinks to sium- bers deep, and quakes and shivers in his sleep, alas! he is but dreaming still of that spare bed on "Miller's Hill." Eugene J. Hall, in Chicago Tribune. American Writers and Poe as a Critic. Since the time of Poe, American litera­ ture has wonderfully advauced in the ac­ quisition of force and of polish., Ameri­ can novelists, for example, almost give us lessons in careful elal>oration of style, in reticence and in well calculated ef­ fects. American poets are, perhaps, too numerous. That they get a hearing, as they do, and appeal to a really large pub­ lic, says much for the interests of the people in contemporary verse. In form, in the mere art of versifying, even the minor American poets of to-day show wonderful versatility and deftness. Com­ monplace is much less successful than it was of old. In fiction, analysis is almost too careful. We can not but think that this rapid ripening of the American Muse (who was a raw, unformed school girl in the lifetime of Poe) is due in part to the influence of that critic. His method is as unlike the method of Mr.\ Matthew Arnold as possible. But he exercised the same kind of influence. Like Mr. Arnold, he introduced some tinge of French thought and of French litera­ ture into the workmansliip of his coun­ trymen.--London News. THESE are a great many men born in the world who imagine that they were born with genius, and lie down on the sofa and wait for an inspiration _ until some other fellow, who thought himself a dunce, rises by hard labor to a compe­ tency, buys the sofa, and leads the wait- ng genius out by the ear. This is not a joke; it is a fact BEWARE.--Do not let year druggist palm off on yon any new, cheap remedy for colds when yon inquire for Dr. Boll's Congh Syrup, or you will be disappointed. Price 26 oenta a bottle. PACTS FOR THE CURIOUS. GoAiHScxTTnas are now manufactured of robber. Ax elephant drinks about forty-live gallons of water a day. THE people of Ceylon worship the tooth of on elephant; those of MuiaKoT the tooth of a monkey. IT is calculated that sixty tons of steel are annually consumed in the manufact­ ure of steel pens. BBKS have very little power of com­ municating with each other. F. Miller gives curious instances of the inability of tho bees to invent for themselves a natural language. A QUANTITY of flour was exposed by a French experimenter to a pressure of 300 tons, reducing it to one<fourth its original bulk. A portion of it was then placed in cans and sealed, the same be­ ing done with some impressed flour. A year afterward the cans were opened, when the nnprcssed flour was found to be spoiled, while the pressed was in ex­ cellent preservation. A SPIDER'S web affords an excellent barometer. An old sportsman of Cold- water, Mich., claims that one preserved in his house has proved almost iavaria- bly correct When rain and wind are expected, the spider shortens the threads which suspend the web. When reels are let out, fine weather may be certain but if the spider remains inert, rain will probably follow within a short time. TWELVE years after the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth there wsis not a plow in the vicinity of Boston, and the farmers broke up the land with hoes or other han4 implements. In 1637 there were but thirty-seven plows in the whole State, and at a later period it was the custom for one owniug a plow to do nearly if not all the plowing for a town. The town often paid a bounty to one who would buy and keep a plow in repair and do the work in this way. THE swiftest bird, probably, is the eagle of the sea, or frigate-bird, often measuring sixteen feet from tip to tip. It havers at an elevation of 10,000 feet when a storm sweeps over the ocean. If it wishes to travel, says a French nat­ uralist, it can almost annihilate space. It can breakfast in Africa and dine in America. This bird reposes on its great motionless wings, literally "sleeping on the*bosom of the air." THESE are in our land 25,590,582 males and 24,632,284 females. The na­ tives number 43,475,506, and the foreign born, 6,677,360. There are 43,404,877 white and 6,577,151 colored persons. Beside those on reservations under Gov­ ernment care there are 65,122 Indian* and half-breeds. The "myriads of Chi­ nese" number 105,463, and there are 2,550 other Asiatics. For every 100,000 males there are 96,519 fiunales against 97,801 in 1870. CROTON Aqueduct, by which New York city is supplied with water, wtis at the time of its completion, and in fact still is, regarded as one of the wonders of the world. Its length is 381 nrles, and it is built most of this distance of brick, stone and cement, inclosed over and under, 6 feet 3 inches wide at the bottom, 7 feet 8 inches at the top, and 8 feet 5 inches high. It is carried over Harlem river on a magnificent bridge, 1,460 feet long, and 114 feet above high- water mark. v NOTHING ON EARTH SO GOOD. {From the Worccater (Maac.) Spy.] Certainly a strong opinion, said one of our reporters to whom the following was de­ tailed by Mr. Henry Knschnp, with Mr. Geo. E. Miller. 418 Main St., this city: I suf­ fered so badly with rheurttnlism in my leg, last winter, that I was unable, to attend to my work, brfftg lielpTcss. I heard of St. Jacobs Oil and bought a bottle, after using which 1 felt greatly relieved. With the use of the second bottle I was com­ pletely cured. In my estimation there is nothing on earth so good for rheumatism as St Jacobs Oil. It nets like a charm. Grog in the English Navy. From time immemorial it has been a custom in the English Navy to serve a daily ration of grog, and, in stormy weather, after "reefingtopsails," it used to be the fashion to double the quantity. It was this delightful break in the mo­ notony of a sea life that furnished the basis for most of the songs of Dibdin. But the reformiug hmid has struck down upon poor Jack. The temperanoe so­ cieties in England have been deputa- tionizing and petitioning tho Admiralty Board, until at last that body, in a mo­ ment of virtue, has dedided that sailors under twenty shall have no grog; those over twenty may have it if they wish, or take out its equivalent in money, and be served instead with chocolate, prepared 60 that it can be dissolved in water. One can imagine the look of disdain with which the old grog-drinking British tar would look upon the mixture of chocolate. It is certainly a somewhat singular drink to offer to a sailor, and one cau not help wondering whv tea or coffeo was not sub- titnted. However, such as it is, the men in the British Ntovy will do well to accustom themselves to it, for the entire abolition of grog is now only a question of time, and a short time at that--Bos­ ton Herald. tFTom tlie I-a CroW Republican Leader.] HAVING been curco*~B* St. Jacobs Oil, I recommend the same to all sufferers with Rheumatism, snys Mr. L. Shiftman, 2804 Calumet Avo., Chicago, 111. The Cheapest Medicine. All advice as to the care of our bodies is wife which reminds UB to heed its nat­ ural demands. Disease is always caused by some direct or indirect sin against nature. The Occident well says : "About the cheapest medicinc that moitals can use is nU<p. It is a sov­ ereign remedy for weakness, it relieves languor, it cures restlessness, uneasiness and irritability ; it will remedy headache, teethache and backache aud heartache ; it cures nervonsness; and will make heavy burdens seem light and great trials look very small. " When weary we should rest; when exhausted we should sleep. To resort to stimulants is suicidal; what weary men need is sleep; what exhausted women need is sleep. The lack of sleep causes neuralgia, paralysis and insanity. Many a person dies for want of sleep, and the point where many a sufferer turns his back from the very gates of death to the open path of life is where he sinks into sleep. Of almost every sick man it may be said, as of Lazarus, ' If he sleep, he shall do well.' " A PROFESSOR asked his class: "What is the aurora ?" A student hesitating, replied: "Professor, I did know, but I have forgotteu." "That is sad, very sad," rejoined the professor; "the only man in the world that ever knew has for­ gotten it" N y Worklitfmeu. Before you begin yonr heavy spring work after a winter of relaxation, your system needs clcanning aud strengthening to prevent an at­ tack of Ague, Bilious or Spring Fever, or some other spring »ickne6S that will unfit you for a season's work. You wiil save time, much sick­ ness and great expense if you will utte one bot­ tle of Hop Bitters in your family this month.-- BurhngUm Hoick-Eye. Ths Planet Neptune. Ueptune, though ninety-eight times as large as the earth, is never seen by the naked eye, on account of his ex­ ceeding distance, his path lying on the outmost verge of the solar svstem, near­ ly 2,800,000,000 miles from the sun. He is, however, an interesting telescopic object., aud a few evenings since we had a delightful view of our far-away broth­ er. The evening is faultless for star­ gazing--the instrument excellent As the telescope is turned toward the point in the point in the heavens where this planet pursuee his slow course, wo look through its great eyeluid a star seems to leap into existence. It lias a round disc, is of a pale blue color, and close to it is a tiny point erf light The pale blue star is Neptune, the point of light is his one solitary satellite. The most eagle-eyed observers have found no markings on his disc, nor added to the number of his satellites. Neptune was not really introduced in­ to the system till 1846. His existence was suspected on account of disturb­ ances in the movements of Uranus; even his position in the heavens was cal­ culated before he was seen. Le Verrier was one of the two wise men who worked out tke problem, and it was he who told Dr. Galle that if he limited his telescope toward a designat­ ed spot in tlie heavens he would find a new phi net He did not fail to act upon the suggestion, and there, within a de­ gree of the calculated place, was Nep­ tune. We shall none of us be inclined to change our residence to this distant plant The sun to the Neptunians ap­ pears only a little larger than Venus when brightest, and gives only one thousandth part of the light aud heat- the earth receives. Uranus, Saturn and Jupiter shine in the Neptunian sky as stars of tlie sixth magnitude, but the other planets are invisible ; tlie earth, such importance in the estimation o! those who dwell upon its surface, is en­ tirely blotted from the sky, though as­ tronomers there may be groping lor it, as we are for planets within the orbit of Mercury. If time is counted there as it is on the earth, it will take 165 of our years to equal one in Neptune, five gener­ ations of men passing away while this slow-moving planet makes one circuit round the sun.-- Youth's Companion. A Gaad Housewife. r Tha good housewife, when &he is giving her honee ltti spring nnovating, should bear in mind that tl»© dear inmate* orf her house are more pvcious than many houses, and that their systems need cleanning by purifying tlir. blood, regulating the Btoinaoh and bowels to prevent aud cure the diseases arising Iroiu spring tuaLria and miasma, and she must know that there is nothing that will do it eo perfectly and Burely as Hop Bitters, the purest and bett of medicines.--Concord (X. II.) pa­ triot. , Sunshine. Sunshine is tlie best medicine. ?be world requires more of it, morally and physically. It is more soothing than morphine and more potent than poppies. It is good for liver complaint, for neu­ ralgia, for rheumatism, for melancholy-- for everything. Make your rooms sunny and cheerful; build your houses so as to command the sunlight all day long. Here •« (lie Te«t* Dizziness, nausea, despondency, Isundiee, losa of appetite, inflammations, gravel, female qiseaaes and all troubles of the urinary organs and bladder are quickly and surely lemovoa by Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure. AN Illinois man was arrested %nd fined $25 for disturbing a debating club. We should like to know him. The man who has got the voice and energy to dis­ turb a debating-club, provided the latter is healthy and active in its diabolical mission, is worthy our acquaintance, and ought to be given a Government posi­ tion as a fog-horn on a stern and rock- bcftind coast--Lowell Citizen. EILKBT'B EXTRACT or TAR AKU WILD CITEBHY has been used for twenty years, and dnring that time has saved many very valuable lives. Do not neglect a cough or cold until it is too late. Try tliituexcelletit remedy, aud we are sum you wiU l>e convinced of its merits. Chronic Coughs, and even Consumptives, are cured by following the directions. Every bottle is war­ ranted to give satisfaction. Prepared by the Emmert Proprietary Co., Chicago. Sold by all good druggists. INDIGESTION, dyspepsia, nervous prostration and all forms of general debility relieved by taking MKKSUAX'S PKITONIZED BEEF TONIC, the >nly preparation of beet cuntaining its entire nutritious properties. It contains blood-mak­ ing, force-generating and life-sustaining prop­ erties; is invaluable in all enfeebled conditions, whether tlie result Of exhaustion, nervous pros­ tration, overwork or acute disease, particularly if resulting from pulmonary campiaints. Cas­ well, Hazard & Co., proprietors, New York. UNCLE BAK U CONDITION POWDEBS are no- ommended by stock-ownera who have used them as the l>est Horse and Cattle Medicine to be bad. If tho animal is Scraggy, Spiritless, or has no appetite, these Powders are an excel­ lent remedy, and every owner of stock will do well to try tb« m. They are prepared by tbe Emmert Proprietary Co., Chicago, 111., a very reliable firm, and sold by all good druggists. WE are in reoeipt of numerous testimonials which show that Dr. C. It. Hvkes' plan of treat­ ing catarrh is at once reliahle'and sure to produce the dosired result 8ee card in another column. THE diamond boots and shoes are perfect fit- houest work. Rosenthal Bros. , good ., Chicaf COUGH Height of Clouds. The height of a cloud may sometimes be measured in the same manner as the height of any other inaccessible object, by simultaneous ol»servations of its di­ rection at two stations. More satisfac­ tory results may, however, be obtained by ascending in a balloon and noting the height of the barometer at the instant of entering a cloud, and again when emerg­ ing from it, the barometer affording the means of computing the corresponding altitudes. In mountainous countries we may sometimes determine the bright df a cloud bjr comparing it with a peak of known elevation near which tho cloud is carried by the wind. The height of clouds is very variable, and their mean elevation is not the same in different countries. The stratus cloud often descends to the earth's surface. In pleasant weather the lower limit of cum- ulous clouds varies from 3,000 to 5,000 feet elevation, and their upper limit from 5,000 to 12,000 feet Cirrus clouds are never seen below the summit of Mount Blanc, which has an elevation of 15,744 feet Clouds are sometimes seen above the summit of Chimborazo, which has an el­ evation of 21,424 feet Gay-Lussac and Glaisher, in their different balloon as­ cents to the height of 23,000 feet, saw cirrus clouds which appeared considera­ bly above them. It is estimated that the greatest height at which visible clouds ever exist does not exceed ten miles. A BJMi-insAD of aTexas doctor, thusly : Ckxl and the doctor we alike idore. Just on the brink of danger, not before; The danger passed, both are alike requited,' Sod is.) forgotten, and the doctor slighted. 8KOPPING BY MAIL. Q XT OTT'Gl frr« of poetajro. Prices low. 8»nd ' ?,*- •*- " 1 fprc-tnlocneand price-liat. J*H. JKWETT, 16 Bible Itoa-p, Astor Place, New York. PATENTS hy MITFATCANK, AttTneT«t and file F Street, Washington, U. C. E2"!«ocat Reference* fttveu a/,d circular$ «cnt OBTAINED rou INVESTORS at Patent LAW. I rtyuest. Ill# "Mtfui ml «ir '* froe. MAKTINKS o»<ii*u Spanish S«ft k»l Wi&tH will for 30 eenti with fctifta. solo* of Iftck of hair. rirtvsa at your future husband or wife, wve-hoief »e*lly mdK-trd, w.tb name, time sad |J*ce of tnesv.nc, and «St« of <namas«. Mone? rtlurprd ve all not siu-red. A«Mi**s lVt. L Msriiuea, 10 Mout'y Pi. Boston. Mass. DanlfPimt S stoc^ of Teas and Cot- D(IJ IM up 11 fees at 50c on tlie $1. _ Te*a In 5 ponnd cntMle*, 35 to 44 eta ptrnndf Given Toffees in AO pound qiuuitltirs, to ItfctA Krpound, worth 2.» to 2S cis*. Oct price li^t and boy tlu» leading tea and ooffw honw* in the Vest, Fonnoaa Tea Importing Co. • Opp. In old & Letter** Ott lbtlor clubs. * biate HU, Chichffo, UL P AGENTS WANTED FOR THE ICTORIAL HISTQRY«™WAR ThU Is the ch^ajw** «nd only complete and re!i.tb!* history of tb« Grwt Civil' W«r puhl ihxd ; it abounds ir narratireauf per* nal adrenturv, L'lr l.inj: incklonta, d.\r- tna exploit*, ran* deeds, wonderful escapes, etc.; and eon tains lifelike portraits of KM le.uiimr Generals. Send fortpecim.'n pipesnnd extra t«ms toAcrnts. Ad­ dress KATIONAI, Pl'i:H6Hlsu t O.. Cnuaco. III. ILECTRIC LIGHT! ̂ Er I es~N'KRVOU8 DEBILITY, Lost Manhood. • n.l iuiiLvlred powers cured hy MAT11KWS' Improved Klectn>-SLi«netic Belt :>n<1 Absorbent I Pwl eomliincii; aire of Pad. 7x1(1 inches--four • times lanrrr tli -n other*. Ho not- imr»-ti«se any |<ild style $2ll Belts when you can get the Liteit- I mprvved for " Klet't.nc I.iyhta 4-column Ipapor, sent free nnwaled ; senled. 6o. D. S. 1>. MATHKWS * CO., 431 W. Lake Street, Chicago. FRAZER AXLE GREASE. Brat In the World, (irt the ffennlne Kr. •rjf iMickuge hita •ur Tritrir-murh nntl in Marked l-'r«zar>a. MIL.lt UVlittV W1IKKE. Hair the BAFU? and BEST; Uaeta instant* neoaaljr.prodaebui tbeaoat natural shades of Blsok at Brown: doe* NOT BTAIM the SKIN, and is easily ap f DlOTinnDn»OPl' <5 It If a st andard pray* I lllo I AUUnU Oaration. and « fxTortM ea eTerjr well-appointed taUet for Latiym-Geiulsman. Sold by Druggists and applied by lUir-Xtrewen. Depot. I!;; William St, New Tork 0. N. OIUTTBNTON. ft ••RISTADORQ'S CELLULOID EYE-CLASSES. Representing the choicest-aelected Tortoia* Shell and Ambor. The lightest, handsomest, and itrongest known. 8 )ld hv Onticiana and Jeweler*. Made by the SPENCER OPTICAL MTO CO., 13 Maiden Lane, New York. The Best Field EMIGRANTS. AN IM.1IKNNB AREA OK RAILROAD AND GOVERNMENT KAN DM. Of GREAT FERTILITY. WITIIIN EA8Y RliAt U OF PERMANENT MARKET. AT EXTIiE.UB. LV LOW PRH'EN. Is now ofl'ered for salt la EASTERN OREGON and EASTERN WASH. 1NGTON TERRITORY. BELT ssf tho an diet ica difttfOi) . .. from 1'ortiHiid, wlicre strnuielitpa and ealU to 300 mlJc XT FOR AU Thfuc- iUtiida form part of tbe great GRAIN ••I' cho Pncilio and aire within 'ruse d' _ _ _ 'ei-tlainl. _ _ Ins lire ilirtcllv ion PA UTS OF T11E U Oltl.U. GRAIN AT PORTLAND. OREGON, COM- MA\D8 A I®KICK Et|UAJ< TO THAT OB­ TAINED IN CHICAGO. The *irly eompletlon of CM Worth*l it mtfic ft. It. is now asuured, mnd guaroMtmm - " " ' iftoN The CASH $009 P*EHItM«.--Sample and terms free. MONTHLY NATION. Warren, Pa. to settlers ehe-ap and qut'ck traMspoFtatton and gorni markets both Eaat and West* openitty of this new 9verland line to the Pa- eiftc, together ti'ith Ih« eon»fruelion of th« network of 700 smiles of railroad by the O. It. Jt JT. Co. in the vail fits of tlie ffreat (,'olutnbia mtid its principal tribuSnries, rendere certain a rapid inereatin in the value of the land* now open purvfuim ami pre-emptftm. There is every indication of an enormmu movement of population to the Columbia Biver re{fion in the immediate future. LANDS SHOW u AVERAGE YIELD •( «0 BITSIIEK K IH? WHEAT PER U'Kl. N» Failure of Oepe ever known. RAILROAD loANDS offered at the ulfara rate of tK.uO an Acre. CLIMATE MILD AND HEALTHY. For pamphlet and nape, deecrfpefv* of ••••try. ita reeourcen. climate^ rout* M tvevN, iatM and full Information, nddraaa A. L. STOKES, tal Eaatena Piae'r Agent, *9 rl.i>k Nt.. TMrasnra. til. M FilLT BEIEE STRICTLY PURE. fThls engraving reprweente tbe Langa hi a b-hhystan* WHAT TKE DOCTORS SAT! DR FLETCHER, of Lniington, Mtoaont, ny*: "I recommend your * * in pr*f«r«oc* to ottv medicine lor coughs ©olds." DR. A. C. JOHNSON, of Mt. Vmtm. UU write* •om# wonderful cures oi € »i»mptl cm in plMifr by tbe use of " l.nue' Baimm,** DR. J. B. TURNER, Blmu&T&Tilie, W%., % prt«MM Ive y&irs, wales; "It is the 556 inptton In the world.** physician of twenty-five wales; preparation for Coni For All Dlwascu ©f the "Throat, TJWMEI MRFL Pulnonary Orsnt?r, It wilt be fitna< m M# excellent AS AN EXPECTORANT IT HAS 1X0 EQUAL. IT CONTAINS NO OPIUM IN ANY ftMM. JT. N. HARRIS A CO., PROPRIETOR CINCINNATI, O. FOR MIE BY Hi DRU6GISTtk I UFFALO PITTS THREtHlil MACH1HEBT Vibrating Threshers Endless Apron Threshers Horse Powers Man-ut'rd or Farm Engines Plain or Tractlm. The reputation that oar B0FFALO PITTS APRON THRESHIt his sustained for over 30 yearn ae th« KING OF THRESHERS la a GUARANTEE that our new Wbrattay Vhnsher and Threshing Engine will Better thai any others in the markit. .THE PITTS AGRICULTURAL WORKS. "" ere SufftUO, N.V* For Two Generation's The good and stannch old stand-by, MEXICAN MVS* TANG LINIMENT, lias don* more to assnage pain, relieve, suffering, and save the li?es of * men and beasts than all othei liniments pnt together. Why Because the Mustang pen trates through skin and flee to the very bone, driving oi all pain and soreness an morbid secretions, and rest6r| ing the afflicted parttoaouo# and supple heaitn. 7 i \ > f V"1 ' NICK0LS.SHEPARL-6-CP Battle Creek, Michigan, MHTTIOTUBIM OV T8B OXLI OZOTDBIB VIBRATOR THRE8HERS, Traetlon and Plain Engines and Hor---Powers. *a*e®far>iese lyncher raetaer } ErtatMtshaijFi in the World* ' fade ~ '* ia tas Horlit ) 1040 * 00 YEARS , \I management, or location, to "iae* «•»" |fl - '--•* 'irir' --i-t" nr jrnft. ^ STEAM - POWBR SEPARATORS onplete MeainOatlii as«il(««w aver seen in the American market A multitude qf fciai ftaturml (Bui is for 1681, together with sujMrfor fuslMss <•. < Men and wutteriaU not dreamed of by other n Four alzee of Separators, from 6 to IS ®apacity,for tuam or Horn po«esr. Two sty lee of " Mounted " Horae-Powwa. 7 SOA OOfl Selected LmM f,UW,UUU (fromiXrMtorixwior*<ur-<£rUA constantly on handt from which ia built the t» comparable wood-work of oar machinery. TRACTION EN6INES Mrong--t mattdurabU,a»dtMeimt--tr Mh 8.10b 13 liana Fewer. NICHOLS, 8HCPARD * CO. latUa Cwwfce SUHIgitttaB- WHEN WRITINU TO ADVERTISERS, *' ftleaae soy you saw the advertiaemeaf & year to Agente and expenses. M Outfit tree. AddressF. SWAIN*CO,Augnsta.Me. H Q fS | ( O C '<* Consumption is also a IwV O S the beateongn medicine. A GENTS WANTED for the Beat and Fastest- f\ Selling Pictorial Books itnrt Bibles. Prices retfnoed • per ct. NATIONAL PtmuaHuia Co., Cbicago, UL "Dr. Sykes'cur! for Catarrh" ••HHaaM Aare relief t PimVI ilDPEB'8 PA8TlllE&^elc£v,™ arlestown, Mua. llltVTfi U/CllTCnta every eftyor town. Nocap-HuEH I IS WHtl I CUjtal roqair«d. Address, wtfr (•ferencet. Gudon City Graiis Exchange, Chicago, 111. And **ATMOSPHERIC INSUFFLATOR" are fast wvelatlaalalgf all athsr pltuel treatment, and proving that Catarrh i» Jnait as turaWe a* ather diw eases. Send ten cenia te the Doctor for his H»ok® It i* well worth a dallaUt It explains fully hi* plan of treatment, wlilrh Is •• inexpensive that It ttk Widhfa Ifea reacn at all. riease call on or address DR. C. R. SYKES, 169 Eut Hadiaon Street, CHICAGO. TTT. $777 ̂vickkb; and expenses te Outfit Free. Addrsee P. •Y, Aagusta, llaina SOCn A. MONTH J A til nil Beet-SeWn* Articles In the world; aiaa S»vV pU/ru. JiY BF ••«--- Agent* Waited I :les tn the world; a sai BRONSON. Detroit, Mtob MA^ Catalogue AKTLAW1I rAHMR,|7 to |S5perA«t Short winters, breezy summers, healthy dim&te. free. ILr.CUAMIfiKKt), Fwl^r&libuif.Md. YOIINfi Hf iIj9^.T*J?*T5I'hy! ®*™t«*o$M0a lUUnu Iff £11 month. Graduates pun run teed pay* t&ff offioea. ViLMTlNi BHOO.. JaneeviUo.Wia A Mcmtli BQd. HHIHIH Sf!S!pg is l>£ALIIki& ill in sample FiucE, rTfiipl feai Sc. Pr'&Mfe* ts WiBAAri >. & FObTfcH & CO,u CiatfMStl O ETROLEUM JELLY tfZss. TFsed and approved by tho leading PHYSI- fiTATga of europe and AMERICA. The most Valuable Family Remedy known. " SEE* SOKES, For the Ivditmcit of W0VRBS, BUBNS, DISEASES. B CATABEH, HEM0KSH0ID8, cat,Creep and] ltkm; . Etc. Also for Cccghi, Ccldi>, Ecre Ihrc-t, Creep and Dirhthnna, etc. JSTTry then. £3 and 59 ccat si:es of all car go®ds. CB1K3! HllsVl The TtaOat 'Article* £rom pom ;; Vaseline--each as Pciaade VeeHa% p|f Vuelia« Cold CreML .. •; Taseli&o CudMrW M. Vaaoliaft Toilatlbap^ "' ' ^ ,« arssapsrierteaaysiMBaraaMk. " ?AsmcosFicm A3vrrfottblelbr»«AA> '4; 25 CXS7S A BOX. JRAAL ATTT2P^ZLADB'LPHI.L KAPOSLTLOX.IA I IN AT SailsPAIUS HHI»lTIO«. iKTCi * . M c-Ji