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Too are the qneen all flowers ^6U n,HI,t» /V.1? fjrj, themakftrof this aong. --Robfit llerrick, 1600. m a An Infernal Maghime. the summer of 1810 there might have been observed loitering about tbe Tuileries a spare, shabbily- Hidrnrtf<1 man, past the prime of life, rest- lees and watchful iu his movements, but wearing, in spite of his liutnble garb, an •«a?r of fSdod respectability and character. *fHe was a decayed Spai'i&h noble, Don Monsen Chavarri by name, and one * ' fc^tlsiqtr noticoable about him was his per- ^sishmcy in endeavoring to obtain an au­ dience of the Emperor. Foiled in every :«in pt, either through accident or the £ #|suspicions of the attendants, he invaria- f ••blj received his rebuffs in silence, and t . withdrew--merely to renew his impor­ ts tunities. Repulsed to-day, to-morrow k found him at his pool. He haunted the jjC-/ "fpnlace like a specter. Even the gamins • ' '. GO© i grew 'imiliar with tbe story of his ' Hjliopeleas quest, and he began in time to ' Ixi treated with that sort of pitiful con- f)' ?*f?id(>nttion which is usually accorded to ""'those of unsound mind. At length, how- f̂ cver, there came a day when, in (he Rue * _e Ilivoli, as the Emperor was returning rom a review, a pistol-shot rang out froru the corner of the court, and the bullet, whistling through the line erf outliers, buried itself in a panel of the .imperial carriage. The police at onoe ^charged the crowd, and among the num- b 'per ai rested was our friend, the Span- 'f kjiard. At the tr al, there being no ev- jdenco against him, he was acquitted, but warned to instantly leave Paris. Acting upon the warning, he disap- | ̂ ĵpeared, and all traoes of him were lost. »* It wail some two years after this oc- %[J_ fflctrfrence that there began to circulate f *%m<>ng quidnunc* ot the capital reports ; - *oi a marvelous clock to be seen in that city, which illustrated, by means of au­ tomatic figures, an episode iu the life of the fhni>eror. It was designed for ^presentation to that personage. It was jgsaid to be the work of a famous artisan, 4who had lately arrived* incognito, from I t jpWeign parte, accompanied by a young v» ;""'*|tady, his daughter, who, in a supposed . ifit of eccentrieity, had taken lodgings in a humble and obscure quarter of the; pff'sabourg St. Antoine. The reports erf •t jflkhe wonderful, almost supernatural per- \ jformaiices of this piece of mechanism, , ^ mystery surrounding its owner d inventor, ^ave rise for a short time, d in certain circles, to no small . amount of gossip. This gradually died jfawav, and the artisan and his clock were ^Aliku forgotten, when an evt^it occurred ^whic-I rliioli restored them to more than their former t>ronijT)pn<««. arid entitiud tk^ui *»ph«e in history.' ' Fouche, one morning in his office, re- " a letter from his secret ageut in which contained information of * Startling and important character. i;u Its perusal threw Mm into a state of un- jnsual excitement, and its result was an Ttomediate descent of the police upon Jthe mysterious shop in the Faubourg Sfc. , lAa^brane, with orders to arrest the artisan IM him daughter, secure the premises, fit. • ."and carefully guard all the stock, tools, , implements and other contents from , being touched or displaced till further | ; -«jaii|mrtunity offered for a thorough in- IveiligBtiou. The ^arty detailed for the Idnty having departed, Fouche reseated =Vliimtoe^f and waited, with ill-concealed anxiety, tbe arrival of the prisoners. .After a considerable lapse of time, the charged'with the arrest appeared * ttnj)ty-hatided. His report was soon 'idade. Tbe lady in the case, the dangh- ^ 4 ter, had that morning, at an early hour, i " left her house in the Faubourg, ac- (csmp-inied by a young lad, who V* ' bore a heavy black portmanteau. Sif'_ i 'The two had been traced to the Cfc *y ' * gates of Montmartre, beyond which 1 point no clew to their movements could 'f • ' be obtained. The old workman himself |s|Nhad left the shop an hour before the visit fe s- of the police, locking doors and barring |,. ' windows behind him. He bore in his ^ ' arms what was apparently, according to ||; i, the apple woman opposite, a great ft- t square box covered with oilskin. It If £•' seemed heavy. He sat down a while on ^ -" his doorstep, when a caleche came by, "t' . -• into whit-h he pot himself and box, with V tlu* assistance of the driver, and was driven off at a rapid pace. The oaleohe was brown, the driver was in green iive- CT« A eeadavme was following him. and mother was guarding the shop in the Faubourg, where, however, nothing re­ mained but a piece of furniture and a axmany scraps of brass and iron. Fooohe reflected a moment, when has face suddenly whitened. Without a wprd, he dashed down the stairway to the street, and sprang into a passing fiacre. , "To the Toileries!" he shouted. " Doable wages for double speed !" Arrived at the palace, he hastily alighted, and demanded to be at once shown into the presence of the Emperor. Napolwn was in the room in which he received private visitors, and thither the ushers immediately conducted Fouche, who, encountering some delay in the Vnte-room, impatiently pushed open the folding doors, and entered unannounced. <i Tlie Emperor greeted the intrusion at %S first with a frown of displeasure, but, instantly recognizing his visitor, re- A I sttmed his customary expression, and ; nodded affably. Fouche took in the V$; situation at a single glance. Beside ? Napoleon there were five persons iu the i;': room. Four of these were officials of tne palace--obatnberlains and arcaed valets, who freqaently attended when he j-i gave audience, to prevent attempts al ^ private assassination. The fifth was a man habited in a common workman's blouse, standing apart from the others. i ? in a res^ctful attitude, and holding in : hj&Jband a workman's cap. It needed but a glance to assure Feuche that thin tf5 person was none other than the old tl'.i familiar goblin of the Toileries--Don f£: Monaen Chavara. But how metamor­ phosed 1 His hair, formerly gray, was dyed to a glossy blackness ; "his face was ft; dwspoilesl of its mustache and pointed beam, and his once smooth hands were f- roughened as though by exposure and 1 toll. At MB side stood a large lacquer tsMe, supporting an object on which J : Fotmjae's attention was immediately ; fixeu. This was seen at once to be the 5 exttos model of the church of Notre Dame, wrought in metal, in the highest styl%of art, a >d serving evidently as the case lor a clock, 6ince just above the folding doors, wnioh were perfect imita­ tions of those which barred the princi­ pal entrance to Notre Dame, were two dials, on one of wMch the hours and minutes were measured, while on the other a long, sweearfng hand described tte eeoond ̂ if'ooohe. by afnatoral llttb pulse, noticed the time indicated by the dials. It lacked a few minutes of noon. Immediately thereafter he started with nervous alarm as the clock gave a Warning not© as though about to strike; then suddenly there was a clank of com­ plicated machinery, and the great doors folded slowly inward, exposing the Whole gorgeous interior to view. The mimic ohurcb was decorated as though for some great, fete. Banners and hang­ ings of the richest material and most oostly workmanship fluttered from the ceilings and flaunted from the niches in the walls. The aisles were carpeted with tapestry and velvet, and the pillars were clustered with gold, and blazing with gems. On the opposite sides of the great nave two thrones were erect­ ed, the one being approached by a flight of velvet-covered steps, and cano­ pied with cloth of gold and scarlet and velvet sprinkled with golden bees. And now the great bell in the tower struck once with a heavy, reverberating clang; there arose a swell of triumphal music, and a mimic procession, clad in gorgeous robes, moved into new from one of the hidden aisles. At the head of this, cortege walked an old man wear­ ing a triple crown, who, as the bell tolled for the second time, ascended the steps of the smaller throne. It was the ooroiiation performed by automatons. Napoleon looked on with unusual in­ terest, * "Confess, Foncbe," said he, " that this is as admirable in its way as the police system iu Paris. There is one mistake, however," he continued; "the great doors of Notre Dame were not open on that occasion. The throne was built against them, and the only entrance was through the transverse halls." ' " True, sire," said the fictitious artisan, casting a side glance at Fouche, whose name he haJ just heard pronounoed. "True, but your Majesty will see that it is a mistake unavoidable here. Like the rest of the world, we have been obliged to aaorifice truth in order to se­ cure effect." The Emperor smiled and remained silent. Meanwhile F6tiche was revolv­ ing a dilemma in his mind with the ra­ pidity of one^ accustomed to act in a dangeroas ensis. There are situations iu which a slight vantage in the hands of a dangerous man may set at naught •he strength of thousands, and in which tbe most extraordinary means must be employed to secure what are apparently trifling results. Fouche adopted the course which seemed at first most speed­ ily practicable, since the consideration of first importance was, in this instance, time. "Your Majesty," said he, advancing and speaking rapidly, "may I request your immediate attendance in yonr cabi­ net for a matter of the utmost conse­ quence--a matter which will not permit of a moment's delay? " . .. " The Emperor turned in surprise, and frowned. Chavarri looked up sullenly and silently, and made a suspicious movement toward his clock. With the rapidity of thought, Fouche changed his plans. Your Majesty," said he, loudly and more rapidly than before, " Lady Isa­ dora Chavarri has just been arrested near the Cemetery of Montmartre, charged jiK citpiti*! crime 5i*o nirssuiy been tried by a special tribunal and condemned to death. I come to implore your Majesty to grant her pardon." As he spoke he fixed an intent, search­ ing gaze upon the Spamard. This time the bolt had struck. The old man's tawny face was taking on a sickly hue, and his limbs trembled. " TMs is a most unusual proceeding," said the Emperor, in amazement. " Who is this lady, and what is the nature of her crime? " Fouche, bent doable with suspense, still keeping his eye riveted upon the tawny, changing face, spoke almost im­ ploringly : " You have trusted me before, sire. I beseech you, trust me now ! Ask me no questions, but write the pardon." There was an instant of silence, broken only by the ticking and low music of the clock. The second hand was meas­ uring oft the sixtieth minute with rapid, steady sweep. Almost unconsciously, Fouche drew a pistol from his pocket, cocked it unobserved, and, with a face as that of a corpse, was raising it to,fire, with a cry to the Emperor on his lips, when Chavarri, whose mind seemed torn by contending emotions, bent sud­ denly over Ms mechanism, touched a spring concealed in the rear of the tower, and instantly the whole complicated ma­ chinery of the clock stopped with a sud­ den metallic clang. The music ceased, the automatons paused, standing like statues, each in his place, the mimio Emperor stretched out his hand for the crown of the Csosars. and th * great bell in the tower poised midway in its swing for the twelfth and final stroke. " Parbleu!" muttered Fouche, pocket­ ing the pistol, and wiping the perspi­ ration from his brow. "Allow me, mon* sieur," he said, advancing to the table, "to inspect this wonderful specimen of art" An expression of the nest intense ma­ lignity flashed across the old man's faoe, and with an oath he sprang toward the table in the room. But a pistol con­ fronted him. "The pardons are forfeited," said Fouche. " No," said the Emperor, " let pass." Chavarri, with a look of wonder, wheeled slowhr about and disappeared. After his departure Napoleon stood for a short time in the center of the apartment in a profound reverie. Then, as his gaze fell upon the clock, and the automaton standing beneath the sus­ pended crown within, he bent forward and regarded the figure attentively., "So," he said, "this was to have been my sucoessor." It is scarcely necessary to add that the clock proved, on examination, to be an infernal machine of the most ingenious and deadly description. Oonoealod be­ neath the metallic slab which formed the pavements of tho mimio chapel, and which was constructed to fold back at the proper moment, WM found a triple row of small wrought iron barrels, loaded heavily with slugs and balls, ar­ ranged to cover an arc of forty-five de­ grees, at a distanoe of twenty yards from the machine. No one within that range could possibly have withstood their dis­ charge, exploded simultaneously, ex­ actly when the hands on the dial in­ dicated the hour of noon; but a spring on the outside of the case gave the manipulator power to alter the " set" of the works, and discharge them sooner if necessary. A few months after the occurrence of the incidents narrated above, Fouche re­ ceived a letter from Chavarri, then in England, written in the vein in which men who have played a desperate game, and lost, write occasionally to those who have outwitted them. The writer stated that the clock was entirely the work of his own hands, and that he and his daughter alone were concerned in the plot, which had been frustrated by Fouche's promptness. As for himself, he had had little expectation of escap­ ing, having freely resolved to involve himself, if necessary, in the destruction which should overwhelm the Emperor. His daughter, however, the only person on earth for whom he retained any af­ fection, he could not afford thus to sacri­ fice. He had made provision elsewhere for her support and sue had departed at as early an hour as possible, while he him­ self proceeded to the palace at eleven. No personal danger, no promised honor, nothing, in short, but the cunningly de­ vised falsehood regarding his daughter, could have induced Chavarri to stop the hands of the fatal clock. He also con­ fessed that it was he who, two years be­ fore, had fired the shot in the R|ie de Kivoli. Chavarri subsequently died in extreme poverty in London. Of the af­ ter fate of his daughter nothing is known. His clock,' despoiled of the murderous portion of its machinery, was preserved for several years in the Tuileries, and was finally destroyed by an accidental fire and the falling of a wall. A NOCTURNAL RAMBLE AND | WHAT CAME OF IT. Some genius---we suspect him to belong I to the jovial order of humanity--has said : j "The day to drone and dream, the night to learn and nimble." We do not propose to ' dispute this worthy's view of the matter, but present herewith the experience of a Phila­ delphia journalist, Mr. "William H. Cunning­ ham, 1712, North Twentieth street, one of whose nocturnal rambles he thus refers to, beginning his narration rather peculiarly, however: "I am not a rheumatic, and have been troubled very little with bodily pains. Last Tuesday morning I experienced a very annoying stiffness of the neck, which grew worse as the day wore on. Toward evening it became very severe, and I could sCHroely tum my head in any direction. Arriving home at tea time, it was with difficulty that I coidd eat mv meal. My wife wanted to rub my neck with St. Jacobs Oil, but I re­ fused, saying I thought the affliction would soon pass away. Tea over, against the remonstrances of my family, I left home to ramble toward the new Chestnut Street Opera House, about two and a half miles from my residence. I started in the midst of a heavy snow-storm, and remained at the theater until the close of the performance, although 1 could feel my neck getting worse and be­ coming very painful. Leaving the play the trouble came to reach home. The storm continued; the car in which 1 was became blocked in nearly every square, a cold cur­ rent of air swept through the car, and 1 did not reach home \wtil toward 2 a. in., by which time my neck had become absolutely rigid. Then I consented to the use of St. Jacobs Oil, which my wife applied two or three times before I arose. 1 continued its use that dav, and by evening I was free from pain, and the next morning! amused myself by twisting my neck in any direction that suited me, and not a vestige of stiffness re­ mained. "--Boston Herald. t "It is so delicate, monsieur," said Chavarri, hurriedly, still keeping his finger on the secret spring, and warning Fotiche off with his unengaged hand. " Here is the pardon," said the Em­ peror, affixing his signature to a paper as he spoke. "I hold you, Fouche, responsible for results. Well, what next?" " Ont worthy friend's clock is broken, it appears," said Fouche. "Broken, sire," said the Spaniard, "and with it the plans ef a lifetime. And," he added, casting down his eyes, and speaking in a querulous, broken voice, "since, when one's hopes are broken one cares but little where he goes, 1 wish a passport to leave France." Fouche took up the cue immediately. "I have to request, sire," said he, " that you also make out a full and free pardon* for the accomplice of the Lady Isado^e Chavarri--her father, Don Monr sen Chavarri, of Seville." The Emperor smiled bitterly. Hi» active mind had already compassed the situation, and without a word, either of expostulation or inquiry, he seized a I>en and wrote. Then, having finished and signed the double pardon, he ad­ vanced with it in his hand. " Our friend here," said he, "doubt* less knows where these persons are to be found, and to him I confide these pa­ pers." The old man, still jealously keeping ms hand on the spring, of the mechan­ ism, read aloud: "A fnll permission to Don Monson and Isadore Chavarri to leave France immediately, without hindrance or qnca- lion." " Add," said he, " * and alive.' " " You would have made a good diplo- mist," said Napoleon, as he made the required addition. Chavarri hesitated for a moment, re­ moved his hand lingeringly from the spring, and, bowing his head, glided toward the door. Just upon the threshold he turned in sudden dismay. "Where shall I find my daughter ?w he asked. " When she is fovnd we will send Monsieur word." sneered Fouehe. V.:1 Why He Drank. "So yon were drunk," said the Police Judge to an old toper. "Yes, sir; but under palliating cir­ cumstances. I had not touched a drop of liquor for six months, and I beeame too respectable. " I began to get proud. Sometimes I wouldn't even speak to my wife when 1 met her on the street. Now pride is dangerous. John G. Sax.? tells us that all proud flesh, where'er it grows, is sub­ ject to irritation. When a man stays sober too long he becomes Pharisaical. Socrates, you know, said that a man should get drunk once a month. I did not wish to become a Pharisee, so I got drunk." " But did Socrates tell you tO ^o into a saloon and fight the proprietor?'1 asked the Judge. " Yes, sir. I don't remember his ex­ act words, but, as nearly as I can recall them, he said : • Go therefore into th« place where wines and liquors aie sold, and for the exercise of the muscle, which nature has given you, pound ,the bar­ tender.' " " Did tbe old philosopher tell you tc go into a boarding-hoase, seize the land lady and tear her clothes ?" "Yes, sir. 'Go you therefore '--pact 321 revised dialogues--' into the board- ing-house, lay hands upon the wardrobe of tbe mistress of the estabtablisemenl and rend her garments, for vain is th< landlady who has tender clothes an<? tough steaks.' Am I classically dia charged ?" "No, sir. You will be assigned to the philosophical employment of breaking stones."--Little Rook Gazette. BncRBTriT-prBiiisHBD statistics show that the consumption of tobacco in France has largely and steadily inoreased during the present century. In 1815 the amount derived by the state from this one arttcle was 38,872,005 francs. In 1853 the amount had risen to 198,- 000,000 francs, while the latest return given it was 813,646,000 fttow. This represents an average of abont 9 fr&nce per head of the population. IN a Cincinnati daily we notice that Mr. Tim Oleeson, ex-member of the Council from the Fourth ward of that city, says he suffered terribly from rheumatism all last winter and spring. He tried all kinds of liniments and medicines without any bene­ fit until he used 8t. Jacobs Oil, the first application of which insured a full night's repose, and its subsequent ase entirely eared him. --jLkron {Ohio) Beaoon. wren5*, TOBAOOO as a window plant, Is recom­ mended by a correspondent of an Eng­ lish journal. It certainly has much to commend it; its broad, green leaves, and stately habit; while, should it flower, its abundauoe of bloom would be showy, and continue long. The tobacoo stores often have it as a sign, which shows that it will endure neglect. NITBOOKN' IM FERTILIZERS.--Natural manures, dung, urine, eto., contain scarcely any nitric acid, and but very little ammonia. Nearly all the nitrogen is in the form of organic nitrogen. It occurs as organic nitrogen likewise in most of the artificial fertilizers, as bohe, dried blood, meat scrap, fish, leather- waste, and in the " ammoniated " phos­ phates, in which these are used to sup­ ply the nitrogen. Peruvian guano con­ tains considerable ammonia, but the largest part of nitrogen is in organic compounds. Indeed in all ordinary ni­ trogenous fertilizers, exoept nitrate of soda and sulphate of ammonia, the bulk of the nitrogen is organic nitrogen. OSAOTG ORANGE FKOM CTTTTINGS.--The Osage orange grows readily from cut­ tings, both of the branches arid the root, but experienced hedgers only use plants raised from seeds. The labor of mukiug the cuttings is much greater, but the great objtctiori is the lack of uniformity of the plants thus raised. In setting a hedge it is important to use plan to as nearly alike as possible in size and vigor, else those that have a slight advantage at first, iu size and strength, will keep it, crowding the weaker, and preventing that uniformity so desirable in a com­ plete hedge. For this reason the first step with hedge plants, when they are taken up in the fall, is to carefully assort them and tie in bundles, so that in plant­ ing, those in any part of tile hedge will be as much alike as possible. If a dozen cuttings were raised from a shoot they would be very much unlike ; those from the terminal bud, and a few other buds nearest the top would be much more rigorous than those from buds lower- down, and some of them would be of such slow growth as to be unfit for plant­ ing in a hedge. WHAT FORMS OF NITROGEN DO PLANTS USE FOB , FOOD?--Plants , can take their nitrogen as ammonia, as nitric acid, and. as organic nitro­ gen. They seem to prefer ni­ trates and ammonia. The number of organic nitrogen compounds which they are able to digest, so to speak, is limited. Practically the larger part of the nitro­ genous food of plants seems to consist of Qie nitric acid which their roots gather from the soil. This nitric acid is derived mostly from the decay of vegetable and animal remains in the soil, though part comes from the atmosphere in the form of ammonia and nitric acid. The inert nitrogen compounds, which, until changed, ate useless to the plant, are gradually altered by the process of nitri­ fication above referred to, and finally reach the condition of ammonia and nitric acid, the forms which plants prefer, And not, only is the vegetable matter of the soil worked over for the use of plants, but animal refuse, dung, guano, and the various materials used for ferilizers, in­ cluding even ammonia, are transformed by nature in that wondsrful laboratory which we call the soil, and made into the compounds best fitted for the plant.-- Amerioan Agriculturalist. FOB ONBCHBRRY--" THE KENTISH. "-- " If you have room for but one pear tree, what variety would you plant?" ^he answer to this, in ninety-nine cases in a hundred would be--"Bartlett." A similar question about cherries would be answered by those familiar with va­ rieties by-- " Kentish.". One can form some'idea of a Ipiit tjy tbe s/nouyms, or different names that have been given it. The "Kentish" has over a dozen other names. 4 It has been largely planted in the Western States as " Early Richmond," and some experienced fruit growers still consider that as distinct from the Kentish. In some localities it is known as "Early May." The tree has a rounded, spreading head, is very pro­ ductive, and bears regulariy. The fruit begins to oolor towards the end of May, when it is small and very sour, but may be used for pies; it hangs on the tree i through the month of June or later, in­ creasing in size to medium, and becom- I ing less acid, and very juicy and rich. | This variety Is characterized by the j clinging of the remains of the flower to ! the stem, and the tenacity with which I the stem holds to the stone. When quite ripe, the Btone may be pulled out by means of the stem, leaving the palp ready for drying or canning, for which uses it ig unequaleeL It is an old European variety, and may be found in all nurseries as Kentish or as Early Richmond, It is an exceedingly profit­ able market cherry. THE CANADA THiaTLB.--Probably no weed is held in greater dread, and justly too, by farmers, than the " Canada thistle. In localities where it is, for­ tunately, not known, its reputation has gone before, and farmers, when a new weed makes its appearance in the grounds, at onoe ask if it is not the dreaded "Canada thistle." The plant is known by the name "Canada thistle" in this country only; it was probably intro­ duced from Europe by the way of Can­ ada, and was so cailed for this reason. In England it is known as "creeping thistle," and "com thistle," and in France and Germany by the names in the language of those countries which translate into " field thistle." There are several native ldnds of thistle, and be­ sides the "Canada," one other intro­ duced species is common upon our farms. The general appearance of the thistle bead should be well known, it being of­ ten figured as tho emblem of Soot land. Numerous tubular purplish flowers are collected in a close lead, which is sur­ rounded by a globular, or egg-shaped, usually prickly involttcre, as the greenish au p-shaped portion at the base of the head is called. A plant suspected of be­ ing the " Canada thistle" should have a flower head of this tind. To distinguish the "Canada" from all other thistles, the size is sufficient. The heads are rarely an inch in diameter, usually not over lialf an inch. The plant throws up ^lender stems, usually two feet high, though in rich grounds it may be taller. The plant sometimes bears only sterile, and sometimes only fertile flowers; the heads «f the former are globular in shape, the others beinc: egg-shaped. The flowers are of a dingy purplish oolor. The foliage is of a pale-green nolor. each leaf narrow, deeply lobed on the margin, and vnth numerous very ; sharp prickles. When the unopened j heads come into flowers their stems elong- ' ate and raise these flowers to nearly the level of the upper one. The leaves upon the upper part of the stem are smaller iu- excee<frnfjly "piny. The "Canada thistle" has the reputation of being the j roost formidable weed of agrionfttire (though a native, the so-called "itorse Nettle," Solarium, Carolinense, is far more to be dreaded), and the question often a«k how to destroy it. When it I once is well established, and its lcflig creeping root stocks whieh branch in every direction, get possession of the ! soil, they are very difikmlt to eradicate. Tho fflant ii introduced lay the seed. j The first year it makes but little show, • only a tuft of leaves, with no asnending 1 stem. In this state it is busy in prepar- l ing for the future, by getting possession ! of the soil, its running root stocks are I formed, and a store of food laid no in them for the growth of future plants. ; Fortunate is the farmer who recognizes i the pest on its first aopearan^e. as he ! can then easily uproot the v>lant, atjd I save ranch future trouble. Where a few ! plants have made a foothold, thev have sometimes l>een destroyed by cutting off their flowering stem and applving a Small handful of salt to the freshly cut root. Unfortunately the plant is not usnallv noticed until it iswell established and forees itself upon the attention of the farmer. Where there is a large patch no uprooting or salting will an- awer. The plant "means business,"and unless the farmer accepts the challenge, he'hnd better sell out, or the this'le will eventually get the better of him. There is no one fact more thoroughly proved than that a plant cannot live lopg'vnthout leaves. If the green foliate tye cut off | as often as it appears above the surface, the plant must die. If cutting with a sharp hoe, every few days, if need be, l>a persisted in, the plant will in time be exhausted. If it be cut two or three times in the season, the plant will like it rather than otherwise, and probably spread all the faster for it. It is a case in whieh there can be no half measures; it must be "war to, the knife and the knife to the hilt," else the farmer will ; oome out of the fight second b*sk HOUSEHOLD HELPS. (From the Detroit Free Pr««s " Household."] CoFtfEE CAKE.--One cup of coffee, one of molasses, one of sugar, half cop of butter, one of raisins, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder^and spice to taste. IVIOE Bisccrrs.--Sift seven ounces of Bugar, then add to it half a ponnd of the best ground rice, seven ounces of butter, fieveh ounces of flour, and mix it into a f&ste, with oggs--two are sufficient for this quantity. Pj-IAIN LKMON PUDDING.--Quarter of a pound of suet, half a pound of bread crumbs, four ounces of sugar, the juice of two lemons--the rind of them grated --and one egg. To be well boiled and served with pudding sauce. BOILED TONOCB WTTH TOMATO SAUCE. --Half boil a tongue and then stew it with a sauce made of a little broth, flour, parsley, one small onion, one small oar- FACTS FOR THE CURIOUfli THE ostrich is liable to sudden fits of jealousy, and frequent quarrel" occur when several birds are in one inclosure, resulting sometimes in the death of one of the contestants. THE pawn is very particular about Ms toilet. He is one of the few crustaoea which has been seen to brush himself up with great oare. The front claws are fine and delicate, and catty little brushes on their tips. THE largest steam hammer in the United States is in the Black Diamond steel works in Pittsburgh, Pa. The hammer weighs seventeen tons, while the anvil-block under it weighs 160 tons. With a full head of steam it wiil strike a blow of ninety tons. THE human body is seven-eighths wa­ ter. A" THE hi SB nos owe their softness to it and even the bones have a share of this fluid. No organ of the body could per­ form its duty, nor oould life be attained without it Alcohol burns np the water, diseases and destroys the body. f THE hard, black German slate pencil has been superseded of late years by the round, white pencil of clay slate. At the quarry near Caetleton, Vt., about thirtv-five workmen produce 50,000 pen­ cils (iaiiy, and it is proposed to increase the daily output to 100,000. The blocks when quarried are sawed into pieces seven by twelve inches, split to a thick­ ness of a half-inch and smoothed by a planer The block is passed under a semi-circular knife, and, after having been turned over, the process is repeated. The result is fifty seven-inch pencils. A pariicle of quartz in the block would break all the pencils. They are pointed by a grindstone, turned, assorted, and sent to market in boxes of 100. WITHIN seventy-five miles of Prescott, Arizona, in the vicinity ot Fort McDow­ ell, has been found a large mound, 500 by 250 feet in extent, with walls of stone two feet thick surrounding; within and down to the depth of ten feet have been found gome implements of all descrip­ tions; also utensils of a peculiar material painted on the inside with Egyptian characters, ornaments of shell, needles of bone, and, in fact, a perfect museum j of relics of the age and of a race now ex­ tinct. There were also found tombs three tier deep, and, underneath, cisterns of water. The walls are made of rock found six miles from the mound. Near the quarry are found paintings of beasts of burden, and a very large animal re- 1 Good Family Remedy. STKIOTLiT PUB1. HMBICM to <*• KM* •0m* • mm*. Jnsoit WtoeH^e# Meitoe « nHut Mawtf« hM rtru*o*iA»T WM pronnonoaq ncvual kf I tfe* u»c of Allm's Long Balacm a H« writ** that be wtd Ua Mifbb medioim In the world. W». O. M«r»h*nt, i W*IID, wbtn •f BowMMr Qi'iu, •*, mmUt mm to know that tin and tweii cured; he think* itM m a&ate* ahcmM gh« a A tvitl* Dn. M R.JiF.MTH, Dent4st, of Ofnehnatt, was tbongfct tm ba to thrrlwrt STABM OF OowBUJtrsHHf and wa* indaoed bf hi* Morula to by AHan's Jutt BafaNM after th« ft*F-•tola wns shown tatm. W« mti leMsr that it at uuo« oared his cougb, and ,that ha w»» nbu- tn reeuiae hie **WMCA. GRA*AM A Co., Wholesnte Dr««g!sts, Zaaea- riHe. Ohio, writes ua of tbe aure ®f Frasataa. a wail-known oft zan, whe haa been aSliotad with BMk- CmrciM tn ita worat foinn for trwelnt yean. Tha iMnf Balaam cured Mm, aa it tMtamRny othaia.af BsoMOnxia -AS AJ.3D Consumption, Gou(bs, Golds, Asthma, Croup, All ltoimie* tin# Throat, Lm|» Hi Pulmonary OrfMii. O. S. MABTOJ, Drn«*lst, at Ofikiy, Ky, wittaa tfcat tha ladies think thare a* no remedy aqaal to Lug Balaaaa forOBOUPaad WHOOPlffG (XfUOH. Mothan will find it A ante an.1 sure raraodjr ta gira tfcafc ohOdran when nfflict d Trith Cm), • H it harmless U th« most deMc child I tt o*nt»lrw no Opium ta my brail tVReoomraended by Physl<sl«n«, Minister* Kuraea. In faot, by otbttIw'ly --w- Vr q-r-n it n srail trial. It Heirer Falh t« Jftrkst; Relief. is an EIPECTORAST it lias Mo EnaL. SOLD If ALL MEDICINE DEALERS. IBS. LTB1I Lmirn OF im MISS., rot, salt and pepper, and one can of psembling the mastodon; also several un- tomatoes cooked and strained. Lay the tongue on a dish and strain the sauoe aver it. BOILED OEDER PIB.--A boiled cider pie may be a novelty to some one. Take four table spoon fuls of boded cider, Siree tablespoonfnls each of sugar and water, two tablewpoonfuls of flour and sme egg; beat all together. Bake in a deep plate, and with tipper and under intuits. GINGHB LOAF.--To four pounds of lough add one pound of raw sugar, half i pound of butter, one ounee and a half :>f caraway seeds, one ounce aud a half of ground ginger. Bake in the usual way. It very much resembles Scotch tiot cross buns. It mak s a very nice eake either for tea or luncheon. CREAM CAKES.--Into half a pint of good eream stir a pinch of salt and as much flour as will make a stiff batter; then add a teaspoonful of the carbonate of soda; bake at once in a shallow tin, in a very quick oven, and 8»-rve hot, with sifted sugar over. If liked sweet, two rmnces of sugar may be stirred in with the other ingredients. ^ RICE WAFFLES.--One and a half pints of boiled rice, one and a half pints of flour, half a teadup of sour milk, half a teacup of sweet milk, one teaspoonful of soda, three eggs, butter thes'ze of a wal­ nut and suit to taste. By adding to the above recipe an extra half enpfal of milk, the batter becomes the proper con­ sistency for rice pancakes. POTTED HAM.--Take lean and very tender boiled ham, chop it tine and beat to a paste in a mortar--an old-fashioned wooden one is recommended for tiie pur­ pose--adding butter, if needad, to make die particles stick together, and a little mixed mustard, if desired. This is ex­ cellent for travelers' lunches, and also " handy to have in the house." VEAL CAKE.--Butter your mold, then put in a layer of veal and ham, cut in thin shoes, season it with cayenne, salt, a little beaten rnaoe, some parsley, some eggs boiled hard and cut in slices ; press it down and bake it. Make a little veal gravy with a few shreds of isinglass ; Htram it and add a small quantity of cat- sup, pour it over hot, when cold turn it out. FARMERS' PBUIT CAKE --Soak three cups of dried apples over night in warm water. Chop slightly in the morning and simmer two hours in two cups of molasses. Add two well-beaten egg.'*, one cup of sugar, one cup of butter, one dessert spoonful of soda, flour enough to make rather a stiff batter. Flavor with nutmeg and cinnamon to the taste. Bake in a quick oven. SARATOGA CORN CAKE.--Four eggs, half pound of sugar, quarter pound of butter, one quart of miik, half ounce ©f known figures. The bones found in the tombs were partially destroyed by tire, and the walls showed disturbance by npheavaL This is probably the most important discovery made in Arizona. A CHBTAIN spider--found in the southern part of Europe--makes a curi-, ous cradle to preserve her babins through the oold winter, so that the spider family' shall not be exterminated. She makes a siik case somewhat the shape of a balloon upside down, not quite half an inch long, and fitted with a door or cover, which may be opened, though she leaves it carefully closed. In thia are placed the eggs, from which little spiders will come out in the spring. To protect them from enemies and the cold the anxious mamma makes an outer case of exaoily the same shape, only about an inch long, and of course larger all around, also fitted with a closed door. Between the two cases the space is staffed with a golden-lxrown colored silk, which she 6pins herself, and makes it warm and comfortable inside. The whole thing is hung to a bush, and left throughout the" winter. -Valuable Bints. When ice is required at night for a sick person, break it into small pieces, and if it be scarce and care must bo taken to prevent its melting, put into a soup plate, cover with another plate, and put between two feather pillows. Never wear a good woolen dress into the kitchen without the protection of a lasge apron. No flannel that has not been carefully washed, and is not perfectly soft and fleecy, should ever touch the skin of an infant. We never had any patienoe with a mother or nurse who would stick pins carelessly into her dress, collar, or rib­ bon, thereby inflicting painful wounds upon her mnoornt victim. Not a pin, excepting a saiV ty pin, should be used about a child, and when buttons will per­ form the office of pins they should be made to do so, To mothers, aunties, or sisters who do up the school luncheon for the young­ sters : pray make it as attractive in ap- pesrauce as possible. There is truly nothing very attractive about a thick piece of dry bread and butter aud a •ookie, all rolled in a piece of ooarse brown paper, washed down by a drink from the cup that "goes the rounds." i Such a luncheon will often impair the appetite of a fastidious or delicate child, and he will go without rather than eat it. A little care iu the cutting of the bread; the doing up of the cookies or crullers in tissue or white paper; tbe sauoe or custard put into a pretty cup, and all wrupped in a clean white napkin within a bright tin pail, or, better still, & < A ̂ LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S irmtWABT.'g. COltPOTOD, fttril ttw» ralaftd fliflriatt ad W«aknM NOMBBM taaarlwiOnale MVilatltl. tt will cure entirely the worst form af Fataala COM- plaints, all ovarian troubles, Inflammation and Ulcer* tton. ftdllncr aad Dteplacoroento, and the oonaaqtiant Bfto'-i Wc&fcneaa, aad is pwrUcnlftrlr a4a{*ed to Um Ckange wf life. tt will dtesofre and azpel trtsaom from tke utarnata an early Btageof development. Tho k«V«icyteot» Oaf pun humors tfewe Is gtseeked very wmsedlly tojr Ha omw l> iwaresfrtntnw,flatulency, dejrtragraaiU mailag teroUmalaatr r-.r< iif aaitomulL St tmraa Blo&Mas, BeeMtasties, NerTOM Pi satiation, Debility, tkst feelfe* ot hearts* down, caMris* f*tn,walgM Hi baokaohs, is always permanently cored by lta laa It win at all taee aad aadarandrcmitanccaMtla fcwmaay with Mm lawaUatgarern tfce female ayrtem. War the ours af IMaey OoonJaiaU aX eittar aaz tide Qumptmnd to wnanr;"1--»'d. HHWA B. MJULHASPS TBOETABIiB «•*- MCHN9 te prepared at JS8 and 236 Waatarn ilNM, TJT- m-- Prioap. SisMeieGforfS. 8ontbfSW*!» ta the farm af pUla, alse lathe form mt Immeages, mm taaaipt af prlae, $1 per te; for cither. Bra. Plafetem frwaly answers all lettsra of lnqalry. Seed tor paapfe- Jat, Mdresm aa above. Jfenttem (Ms Pojtr. Be fsisahaald be witbeat 1.TDIA K. PHTXHAITS liTSR. mxfl. They our* oaBsttpa&an, Mil l •I lunMltj ef the llv«r. Besots per has. tor S«li by mil »rn«lf. *CI _ . , a soda, salt, one pound of corn-meal, one ' Prett..y lunch basket, will, by the picas- pound of flour, one ounce of cream tar- "A tar. Beat well togethe r with eggs and sugar, melt the butter- and add the miik with tbe soda dissolved in it and salt; stir thoroughly Mid add corn-meal and flonr, with the cream tartar well mixed in it. Bake in a moderate oven, and eat not with butter. SALT OB MILK-RISING BREAD.--Take one cup of sweet miik, two oi boiling water, and a teaspoonful of salt. While hot stir in enough corn meal to mak) a thin batter ; let it stand till cool. Add enongh flour to thicken vndl and set iu a warm place, beating it up occasionally to make it rise better. After this yeast lias risen sufficiently add flour and knead into loaves ; p!ace them iu'o pans to rise again, and bake. • In makipg up the second time put a little more salt in, na the quantity put in the yeast is scarcely sufficient to season tho bread. it gives the child, well repav the extra care and thought--Rural "flew Yorker. Reflcct Upon This. Self-conceit magnifies our benevolence, our affection, and our merit, and selfish­ ness suggests that we ought to receive at least as much as we give. But modosty, »hrinking from self-applause,' draws us nearer to the truth, and generosity dis­ dains to require payment for its willing boons. True benevolence sc.ek» the benefit of its .object; true affection finds tt« hi^hrflt hippiness in loving ; true ex- is most concerned about the v«Uue <*f its work. These make the few­ est dsims, j^et it is to them that grati- . , Mde, love and appreciation flow in spon- ! 7? ^ar" Vulgarities of " «< ood Society." Asking questions, private and per­ sonal, is one vulgar habit, and telling your own business, whi"h no one wants to hear, is another. Asking the oost ol a present that has been made to you ; " pumping" a servant to hear what hap given by way of a parting vail; lond talking in public ; hard staring at table ; insolent disrespect to husband, wife, sister, or brother ; showing temper in trifle* and muking scenes ita public ; showing an embarrassing amount of fondness and making love in publio; covert sneers, of which people can see the animus if they do not always under­ stand the drift; persistent egotism, The Best Field i tou • „ : EMIGRANTS. i I AM IMMRNKG AREA «F RAILROAD AH» OOfBRNMEJiT LANDS, OF 6REA1 FERTILITY, WITHIN EAST UKAOH OW PERMANENT iJf AliKET, AT BXTRKDtt- I 1<Y LOW Pit It'KS, la now afltred for sale ia I IASTERN i>n<l EASTERN WASH- ! IJHSTON TKItKlTORV. J land* juut of the (rrat ORA1N BELT of tlie Kl'u|ir, OJM! are wStfeta i avpiHSt' dlHtaiior of 2 • O to 80O uratlee I fraai PwrtlrtBd, where at paauhiiw and «a)i- vw»fla lire ilirBdlT Imutad FOR ALL | PARIS OF THIS YVOHLI). i 0RA.1K AT POUTt, YMO. OUKOON. COM- j MANi>:-; A I'lCifK KOI AL TO THAT QB- j VAIN SO IN CHICAGO. I The ' ftrlif emnple/i*n of the Korthem Tm- i dflo It. It. is tunc (ivtunvj, atui {f«arantMf j to mettfern chtmp anft qufiih i «tmI aotfd markets both MSant antl We*t. Thm | mmmrj of this tuiv wWotid tirw to thm i Pacific, UHfithfT trUh the emHttntirtion of th* I ttettfori* IM ?W> m!U* of niilroail by the O. H. | £ if. Co. in thu tKtileyg of the {/rent Columbiw and it* principal trilmUtri**, iftuftv.t wrfaii» a mpi<t increase in thr. txtftre of the ftmielg now open ta ptirchune ntul priti-nnjitiou. Th*r« is ert-ry imlieatUm of an < >i*>rmo%i0 movcn%e>tt of population to the CotutnJkim iNrer region in the wnitUMteate future. LAW IMS SHOW an AVERAGE YIELD *f 40 OF WHEAT PER ACKC. No l'UEt are of t'rojm vver known. RAII.tMAD LAND* oflVrcd it! the untforaa r^te of VJ-iO »•: Acre. CLIMATE MILS) M HEUT* Hats, formerly 1, k Handkerchiefs, 7ormerly 1.00. [wo 15utton Kid Gloves, formerly •uner sosomt formerly 15 cent*,., sllftst Fine Unen Slur's Three Pairs Good Overall* loys Wool Caps, soys Suit.*, |oye «uit8 •ys Suits' Fine "•ys Overcoats, good ust Linen Colars, J^Tall if in search irjriunfi. Shuttle Sewing Machine! B U Y N O O T H E R ! LASTS A LIFE TIME. Warranted S Year* SEND FOR CIRCULAR "B." _ _ AC?NTS WANTED In Unoccupied Territory wuc.h t.ak> toreW'onsi;; isrs sea, only of itself, and oan not even _ . and oan feign the most parsing interest in an other; detraction of friends, it may be of relatives--A husband telling of bis wife's nnpleasantness, a wife oomplain- ing of her husband's faults; the bold assumption of superiority, and the ser­ vile confession of infinite unworthiness ; all these are signs and evidences of vul­ garity--vulgarity of a far worse type than that which eats its fish with a steel knife, and says "you was" and "eachof the men were." In fact, true vulgarity resolves itself into that central point of evil--selfish­ ness. The unselfish can never be really They may be uneonth, but peopla •boo id Cure taueoas and abundant streams. Expectancy of Life. Life insurance companies have, by the close study of vital statistics, oome to the following conclusions as to what may be expected of the continuance of life : A person 1 year old may expect to live 39 years longer ; of 10 years, 51; of years, 41; of 30 years, 34 ; of 40 years, 28 ; erf 50 years, 31; of 60 years, 14; ot 70 years, 9; of 86 years, 4. they can not be more; while tho best j top-dressings of manner to be found in j the whole world can not make the sub- ! stance refined, where thnt one fonl canker of egotism and indifference to others lies at the heart of things.---27w Queen. MAGNETIC INSOLES 99 • £RK A ̂ £ RKT.IKF for Oold FW. Ttbwun,*-- I JjeQrnltfi.vJJefeiH've UircnKt^nj G^jnaml I Debility. Nervous Pn»tr<itton/:^f^te'^eskne8s*~ Willi-' ~ A FLASH of lightning made an Ohio 20 boy cross-eyed, but one day when his mother boxed his ears his eyes flew back to their old positions and he was atads so happy that he fainted awsj. I n >t found m, rwpr>*euUxl wo will refotid u»\ p*ud ftt any ttmo Sent by mail ujKm rooeipt of MSL ! P»f ;*tur. Call or fcddrtws, stating siz® wanted i .THE MSttETONAPPLiANGEGI.' iHanulactBrer, I 1218 State St., Chicago, mj ^tViiTiriii^iltf^if '