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i®#: If " UttAWmtTB or THE R VOL OABLKTOM. FIMT Bomnk Wl an the pet* of mm-- , :\-Zi Th» pampered pets of men t ' TOf!* in nanf;J]t for us too gentle anagBOS ;i* la Use graceful days of our babyhood; friskjmd c*i*>r with chiltlihh glso ! O, ixinfri'-) pretty and proud as we! , They cheer and cherish us in onr play--• O, none « i mi lingly sweet an they! &|id whnn a )itt!e our live* have (?rowtt, Bach hao a f table, and room his own, , Aijwaiter to till hi» bill of fare, dh barber to clesn and comb hia haift c-- .*' Yes, we are tlie pnta of mea-- The pampered peta of men I We are the pete of men-- J >- Tho pampered pete of men! ji. -^tl»ey ahow us, gayiy dressed and pvrad, >"• ®t> the eaRer eyes of the clamorous erowd; ' " Th"y champion u» in the rattling race, They pi-aiw our beauty and cheer our paoe; Tbuy ktS-p for us our family tree*-- Tk-j trumpet onr nairx»s beyond the noes; tffcay hang our portraits ou their walla, Aad paint and garnish and Rild our StaHa. JI/ Yea, we are the pets of men-- The pampered j-ets o( men! , 8ICOKD HOBS*. we ire the slave* of men-- The menial Mlavex of men I They lanh us over the dusty road*. They bend UH down with tmirderoiM loads; *' They fling vile lusnlts on our track, And l;uow that w? caunnt answer back; In winda of winter, or summer sun. The tread of on: toil is never done; And when We aro weak, and old, and lame, Aad labor-stiffened, and bowed with shame, And hard of hearing, and blind of eye, drive us out in the world to die. Yes, we are the slaves of men-- f The slaves of selfish men. Xhey draft as into their bloody spites, They spur us, bleeding, into their fights; They poison our souls with their seuseleea Ire And curse us into a storm of fire. , . Aad when to death we are bowed and bent And take the bull that for them was suetfnljj) Alone they leave us to groan and bleed,\ 1 And dash their f-pui s iu another steed I '- I Yea, we are the slaves of men-- \ The slaves of brutish men 1 '•-Si having the to* so strong, Adelaide f I deniesa, And instead, natters had ishould think I had said enough on the steadily grown worse. Each day hef fcubject." yoke was made more intolerable--eaol| But you won't drink it weak." was marked by an increase of petty Mrs. Oakly I am surprised ! Ton tyranny, injustice and contemptuous in* - difference. • Thus thinking, she had almost, for tho moment, forgotten her moaning babe j Iknow how I detest strong tea I jpushing back angrily he enveloped him* feelf again in his paper. Time went on. Ellen cleared away the tabie ; Mr. Oakly read on persever- ingly. Grieved and disappointed, his wife felled away as industriously as an occasional tear that dimmed her eyes but a sudden stiffening of its little limbs and contortion of its face attracted he? attention. In an agony of alarm she called frantioally to Tffllen. " And my goodness gracious ! " ex- occasionaltear tnat aimmea ner eyes claimed tliat functionary, with ^ the would let her. The clock ticked, the <»t freedom of an old famUv servant "why purred, an o<^ond«>al droppedm the ^ ̂ ̂ world haven't ye sS for th? grate. That was all that disturbed the doctor ? It's goInr^fa«to iits, the child is!" \ " But Mr. Oakly has forbidden it," hesitated the mother, still undecided. Ellen's eyes flashed fire. " Arrah! then I'll go myself. I haven't b^en with yez in all this time to stand XT • -J. U * J J ^ aee y®r child die» while I've got "Mrs Nesoit was here to-day; and legs to go for a doctor, if there were the dead silence. " You should have heard the baby, Fred," ventured his wife at last, weary of her bitter thoughts. " She said 4 Pa­ pa ' as plainly as you or I can." " Humph ! " from behind the uplifted paper. MISAPPRECIATION. ( It was a cozy little nook, that sitting- room of the Oaklys--so full of light, and warmth, and glow, that you could scarec- ly have guessed at the fierce, blinding sleet and storm without, were it not for the wind shrieking down the chimneys, and raving at the little Gothic windows till they shook again in their leaden casings. On one side stood an aloove filled with books, of which the contents were gen­ erally better than the binding; across the corner stood an Erard, the only ar­ ticle of luxury in the room ; a few en­ gravings hung on tiie low, pale-tinted watts ; there was a stand with a work- box, and a dainty little cambric garment near it; two or three loungia g-chairs, glorious in springs and swelliug cush­ ions, and matching in their deep red tints the pretty but inexpensive carpet and curtains; a wicker flower-stand, in which budded and blossomed roses in defiance of the season ; a table, set for > two, before the hearth, with snowy lin­ en and ohina; two innovations on the decencies of polite life, in the shape of a purring cat and a burnished copper ket­ tle, steaming away as merrily as though it didn't know that its place was in the kitchen; on one side of the hearth, a chair, upholding a masculine dressing- gown, the slippers superb in quilted lin­ ing, weighty tassels, and embroidery; on tbe other--last but not least--Mrs. Otikly herself, in gray merino, cobweb collar, and crimson bow--a pretty little brown-eyed, brown-haired woman, who, after a sweeping glance around her, sat down, with a sigh of satisfaction, to the .mysterious occupation known in the vocabulary of tbe initiated as felling, .stopping now and then to look toward the clock, or try and distinguish a cer­ tain well-known step amid the patter and murmur of the storm without. Tortures wouldn't have wrung from her the avowal; but she was secretly a little stiff in the back and lame in the joints; for they had but just taken pos- isession of their pretty little cottage, and - ell; that day she had -corked ferociously, ftdat Fred's eyes, on coming home, might < be greeted with the pretty tableau above described; but she had something better than liniment or cordial, in the com- -j)laceE fc satisfaction with which she an­ ticipated Fred's first stare and look of pleased surprise, on coming home, wet, weary and hungry, to the warm little paradise conjured up by her loving zeal from the chaos of packing-boxes and bundles that he had left there that : morning. Here, a scraping on the door-step, a rush of wind and rain through the front ^oor, stamping of wet boots, and a grunt in the hall, announced the coming of her lord, and interrupted her agreeable rev- ,--r. #7 erie. Down went the cambric, as, with j head from side to side. she thinks the baby is beautiful, and looks so like you." Wo answer. 4'Baby walked from the bureau to the bed, too," persevered Mrs. Oakiy. "I happened to look away, and I heard a -little crow, and there she was on her feet, htplding out her little fat hands to balance herself." Silence still. With a sigh Mrs. Oakly laid down her work, and took up a book. She had read about ten pages; and by the aid of its kindly magic was fast forgetting her real trouble in the imaginary ones of the heroine, when Mr. Oakly at length opened his oracular jaws. " Adelaide, as I have so short a time to spend in your company each day, I should think that, for that time at least, you might refrain from reading. A-man, when he comes home tired and fagged out likes his wife to have something to say. I shouldn't think it would be snch a great sacrifice, since you have nothing el^e to do all day." Mrs. Oakly's aching brow told a some­ what-different story; but she answered, meekly: " You were reading the paper, and--" j "For how long?" he interrupted, sharply. 44 Ten minutes, at the most. ! But you are glad of any excuse; and since you show so little regard for my feelings, I suppose I must command you to put that book down !" 44 The last straw broke the camel's back." This last piece of petty injus­ tice proved too much for the aggrieved wife, and tears closed the evening. Morning woke her to an undefined sense of hopeless wrong and unkind- ness. 44 Bat then he was so tired last night," she pleaded with herself, as she stepped quietly around in her trim morning wrapper, to-day." A peevish cry called her to the side of the crib. Baby lay tossing there with flushed cheeks and half-opened eyes. She bent anxiously over it. 44 Adelaide !" called Mr. Oakly, sharp­ ly, 44 where are my boots, and my vest, and my cravat? Quick, wB4 you ! I shall miss the train through year negli - gence!" The patient wife hurried to find the missing articles. The wailing in the crib went m. 44What on earth ails that child?" asked the father, at last 44 Wfcy don't you stop it ?" " I can't, Fred. I ami afraid she's sick. She s cutting teeth; and these two nights she has been so rsstless.an& fever­ ish that I have had scarcely any Best. I think we had better hare the doctor. My remedies don't seem io help her." '4 The doctor ! stuff! JZave him for what, I wondet? To rua up a hall for me to pay ? You are alw&yb in hysterics about that child. If you were a^nsible woman, you would doctor it yourself, as other people do." 4tBut I have, Fred, nud sha- gets worse all the time. Her head is like fire; and 1 really think I had better send "• " I forbid it!" interruptsd her- hus­ band, angrily. 441 won't indulge you in such absurdities. The ckild is- well enough, I tiell you." Mrs. Oakly said no more-; but^when her amiable spouse had at length taken himself off,, she seated. herself by the window, with her baby in her lap. The eliild moaned as it lay back in her arms, looking air her with dul%. unnaticing eyes, and perpetually throwing ii» little fifty onnatural fathers to the fore for i biddin' me." [ Unnatural father! Well, was he not, and an unnatural husband, also ? Was he worthy of all the incense and hom­ age daily offered on his shrine ? Was not she herself a blinded idol-worshiper, sacrificing life, health, happiness, use- fulness and now perhaps her child's ex­ istence before this Juggernaut of duty that she had reared for herself ? In that brief moment she had lived years. A chance word had completed the work of daily suffering and torn the veil from her eyes. 44 Why, my dear Mrs. Oakly," bustled the doctor, 44 what possessed you to de­ lay so long? You have a very siok child," Mrs. Oaklv smiled bitterly. 44 Mr. Oakly wouldn't hear of sending for you," said Ellen, bluntly. 44He said the babe wasn't sick." 441 wonder if he'd refuse to send for the undertaker if it was dead ? " demand­ ed the doctor sharply. 44 My dear mad­ am, I beg that, in future, you will con­ sult your own good sense instead of yeur husband in a case like this, unless you wish to bring on both yourself and him the terrible penalty of undying remorse for having thrown away the life of your child." Mrs. Oakly smiled again, 44 YOM need not fear, Doctor." Nor need he. From that heur she was a changed woman. Mr. Oakly, coming home that nigftt doubly peevish and ill-natured, found » cool, quiet, self-possessed woman, scrn~ pulously attending to all his demands,, but no more moved by his taunts and faultfinding tk&n if abe had not even heard it. It was not agreeable; this marble-like ^ passiveness--tlyis perfeot silence and im- 44 He will be better-natured j mobility. What is the fun of fuming and 1 fretting if you can't bring your wife to your feet, bathed) in teavs^ and asking pardon for offenses- she iut» never com­ mitted ? Mr. Oakly grew tired asd perhaps a m little afraid of t^is new scanner of a woman. He had always been reproach- iag her for her lack, of firmness, charac­ ter^ dignity, etc., but then lie never meant those excellent qualifies should be-exercised toward him. fie tried kindness and attention. She received them with the same'frigid pro­ priety. Mi had worn the key to hsr loving, confiding nature so aarelessly that he had>lost it, and now he mightstrikeand call at the barred g&fces forever--even she herself could not again admit him. Onee ahe told him so wben, Hail vexed, half grieved, he demanded the- cause of thi& mighty change. 44"3>ear Fred," she raid witfe one of her sad smiles, 44do yoairemeiaber read­ ing to me once of certain waters that, falling drop by drop on* leaves and flow- ersr slowly but surely turned &em into Etone ?' So there are unkind words, continued ^disappreciation, daily blind­ ness-raid indifference to» the wants of a soul thaft freeze up, petrify ail) tifcst *s in ifcloviag and tender. I<was>»woman --E am a petrifaction*. Ask yourself what caused it. I oaky. kn»w that, thaagh i£»h may turn; to stone, love itself cannot melt the 3iurd*. unyielding substantia back again.'** t - ' v / no ivj. i/UC a triii toicall in the doStpr. One word, might, | workings of this croi* sa^e her that long agony at suepeaso j Tha St Louis Fair heart beating with pleasure, she flew out to meet him; and, regardless of pro­ priety and his wet overcoat, got up oa her tip-toes, joined the ends of her two longest fingers about his neck, and im­ printed a kiss upon his damp mustache, which was about as graciously received as could have been doce by a black beat under the same circumstances. *'Help me off with my coat, will you?" -was his salutation. 44 It's so confounded vet I can't get it oft I--the deuce take it i--why didn't you have a light ?" as he stumbled over a chair. 44 Any one but you would have had the lamp hung the first thing!" " And so I would," returned Mrs. <VUy, slightly mortified ; 44 only you know, Fred, you had one of the chains in(your pocket. You took it to town to have something done to it, von said." " You might have brought out a can­ dle with you !'" he muttered, as he walked into the little parlor. . New was the time. Mrs. Oakly held her breath. The unappreciative hus­ band stared stolidly around for a mo­ ment. " Where are my slippers ?" Mrs. Oakly handed them to him. With a grunt of satisfaction he inducted himself into bis dressing-gown, seated himself; stretched out his legs, aud buried himself in the evening paper-- and that was all. Not a word, not even .-a look, to show that he had even seen -the magical changes wrought hi so short A time, at a cost of the stiff back and lame j *ints which now commenced to ache most abominably. With A swelling heart the poor little woman took up her cambric and com­ menced the felling again. The clock struck-- Mr. Oakly flung down the paper ^witli a jerk. 11 Why isn't dinner on the table?" \ " It's coming; but you know Ellen can't put on the steak till you get here, or it would be spoiled." Mr. Oakly rang tho bell with a vigor t'ut brought Ellen from the kitchen, ' her hair on eDd. , " Ellen, serve dinner instantly." " Yes, sir, in a minute; the steak is most done--" 44 Done or not, bring it on I I won't wait another instant! Over and over again the mother re capitulated to herself heir simple list of n mediea. She had tried' them all. Who knew if she had not iajurei'4 in the place of bsnefiting, her ahild ? Who could say if she was^iot worse now ?-- -dying, perhaps J --amd she was fiirbidden Serghum Strafiu Some, of the readers oS.the J'fcneMead will rectsllect me as a writer, in days jrone by„ on the subject iof stoat feeding- j and otkiee agricultural pxursuitst | Lam plea ed to know thai,my efforts | in thia sugar industry, as well) as other j pioneer are meeting with theia jnat re- • wards. j The- present Comraissioaer' of Agri- I cultuna at Washington,.Dj Gi.(il>r. Geo. has offered a, secies c4 large premiums for the beat repccte> foKan the and doubt, but she must eot hear thai word. Scalding tears fell iist on the liV tle, unconscious face in lie? arms, inter­ rupted by the roll of wheels at the do;*, aud the unceremonious »**fcrance of ber sister-in-law, Grace Oakly--a self-pos­ sessed, sharp-eyed girl cc 23 or 24. 4" I thought I would drive out ami see how you - are getting along," was her salutation. 4' As it's siach a horrid day Ase*eiaiaMi have I offered two $75 cash.- premiums, and sev- I eral enterprising citizens base offered ! premiums aggregating $506;. 1 txu&fc that the workers, of sorghum j in Iowa will coicpete ton these, and ; should they take them alk £ kiaow of no | coe who will hare any- complaint to AWCULTUIUlfeft ' V, Hukh»n4ma|i Wc gold and knavea UMII fortune e bubbles rise an<t fail; 4 Who s »WR » field or tratiiH x gow<* plants u troe is more than alt '*"or he who bleofeea most la bloat; j And Qvd and man Hh»ll own bii. Who ti lls to I»IM u big bequ»at An added beauty to the earth. „ 800n OR late, to all that BOX* '* time °' harveat shall be given; The flower rhall bloom, the fruit shall grow, Tf uot on earth at laat in heaveu. --J. G. »Tii(ti«r. Provide for SHort Pastnres. The German town Teb,graph says there is nothing easier, to provide for short dastures in late summer and early autumn, than to sow broadcast one or two acres with oorn. It can be done yet, and, even if it should not be re­ quired for feeding green, it can be cut and cured for winter-feeding, and for this purpose every farmer knows that no dry food is superior to it or is enjoyed more by cattle, and even horses, which eat it with the greatest relish. In fact, it is well known'that, in England, and we presume elsewhere, the leaves of corn-stalks are preferred to all else in feeding to race-horses as a ^trengthener of their4 "wind." Hence, in sowing an acre or two in corn, which can be used as green or dry food, there can be no disappointment, as it can be fed in the green state if needed, or otherwise it can be cut and cured for winter-feeding, an A-will thus be sure to be of •value, and if necessary be on hand to meet an emergency. s ' a The Proper Time to Cut Onus. The report of the analytical chemist of the Department of Agriculture, sum* ming up the results of analyses of nearly all the cultivated grasses, says ; It is apparent, then, that in most cases the time of bloom, or thereabout, is the fittest for cutting^ grasses in order to obtain the most sour sliment and the largest relatively profitable crops, and for the following reasons : The amount of water has diminished and the shrink­ age will therefore be less. Tbe weight of the crop will be largest in proportion to the nutritive value dt its constituents. The amount of nitrogen not present as albuminoids will be at its lowest point; fiber will not be so exeessive as te> pre­ vent digestion, and the nutritive: ratio will be more advantageous. If cat earlier, the shrinkage i»J!a*ger, although the fiber is less~and the alba- men is a little larger. The palataibility may be increased, but the total nutri­ ment to the acle will not be-so laege, and the nutritive ratio wiU< be mora ab­ normal;, 0 The disadvantages of lafcfe cutting? are evident in the increase of liber, destroy­ ing tho digestibility of the nutriments, and ihe fafting off of the albumeru by conversion into amides. Tlhis is a&t made up jpy the large crop out. -- 1~ HhMs ••> Potato CwUure* Jttl Ohio correspondent oMhe Couttfty Ocntlemam communicates some excellent ideas on the raising of potatoes. He applies the manure to the* land in && fall in the-form of well-rotted compost^ and the folinxwing spring he works it iftio- the soil by the aid of a* cultivator, harrow; or ether implement!. He uses-at roller*to break down lumps,.aad works- the surface of the soil so- thoroughly before it is-plowed that the-manure -is, thoroughly incorporated with it,' snd every portion, is 'mellow. He plows* abouirniue aefees deep, and iplants Ms> seed aboet midway between > the surf?*e of the-soil aixfe the bottom cf the furrow.. By that < means the roots o£ the potato* plants- have an opportunity* to spread and RTWW in soft,, mellow- earth. He- remarks that the roots of potatoes grow downward, or laterally, rjkd that ike- practiaa of planting them at the bottom of a hard furrow is not condncire to a vigor­ ous growth. Several inches of soft &«il shoult&jbo bekw the tuber>, so that the- roots may spread through it, and about. the same amount of p?a£verized. aeil should be aliow& them, so that the sow tubers oanhawe an .opportunity to. ex­ pand im-all directions. Ha* raves p?faa-> toes farxtho market, and aocordingly en­ deavors to mme large, fair Bpecinoas- that will i command the 'highest psiee. By plating at the depth zaentione^hei securoa wbiie tubers. For seed lie se­ lects l&sge ov medium-sized tubers that have large,, strong eyes. He keeps- his- marked, be not rash in the extent of such experiment** until its benefits m fully proven. Mr. Winter is very san­ guine of great profits resulting from his discovery. In Iowa corn rows twelve feet apart would look lonesome. But Baron iieibig says, 44 the only method l>y which you can possibly advance and develop agriculture is by experiment*.--De* Moines Register. * HOUSEKEEPERS' HELF& FRIED TOMATOES.--Cut the tomatoes in slices, without skinning, pepper and salt them; then sprinkle a little floor over them and fry in butter until brown. Put them on a hot platter and pour a little cream into the butter and juice. When boiling hot pour over the toma­ toes. This dish is very nice served with birds. ALUM WATER.--One of grandmother's wise ways was to keep a cup of alura water always close at band; it usually stood on the window-sill beside her work-basket. Out finger» and bruises of all kinds, if wrapped m cloth wet in the alum water, healed with PITH A*D ponrr. n!$ said 44 Fortune knocks tmoe at every man's door." In most cases it must have been whien the man was out. MARK TWAIN remarks that all we need, to possess the finest navy in the world, is ships--for we have plenty of water. A &ADT, on being asked why she called her two canaries Wheeler and Wilson, replied; 44 Because neither was a Singer." THE latest slang expression applied to the susceptible young man is 44 P.) tat a" The reason therefor is that he frequently gets maslied. THE fiat hat is liken! by the young met who wear it because they can reach ovet the edges and hold it on with their ear» when tb» wind blows.--Bnrdette. BROW.V pointed hisgu» at a partridge; the cap snapped and tbe- bird flew off. 44 Just my confounded lock V exclaimed Brown. 44 Miss fire every tkae." 44 Have patience," counseled Fogg, ** Ton may have better f»ek in another world." ,. , . , , , , rapidity J 44 YES, Judge," said the prisoner, " I that was truly wonaerful. This is w> *dmit that the-back of my trousers were pie a remedy that it is worth while tangled in the dog's teeth and that I j cbagged the animal away, but i£ you call that stealing a dog, no man ca> earth is FERRY DAVIS' sim to know aboafc it. COCOANUT COOKIES.--To make deli­ cious cocoantrt cookies, use one cup and a half of sugar, about one cup<of butter --a little less will answer--tw#»eggs, one cup of grated eocoanut, half a eup of sweet milk, half a toaspoonrul s»f soda, one teaspooniul »# vanilla, flotpi"enoogh to make a soft dough. Boll as you do common cookies, asing as little ifour as possible on the kneading-board.. Bake io a quick oven * MACARONI SOUP.--Six pounds eif beef put into four quarts- of water, with on© lari?e onion, one carrot, one turnip and a lead of celery, asnd: boiled three1 or four hours slowly. Next day tahe ofl the gpease, strain out the vegetables-tuid pour into soup kettle. Season with salt to ta»te. Boil one-haiP pound of maoa- roni until quite tender and place in the soup taureen. Pour soup over it--foe- last thing--and serve. Muiaow BBOTH. --Mn&bn broth for Mi' invalid1 ia mode of one pound of leatr mutton^, cut in small strips, and put it* a qu irfrw? cold water; cover closely, and ' boil until' tbe meat is so tender it fall*' in piece* If you wish to> add rice or barley, let) it soak in war.»water while the mutton' is boiling. Wi3en> it is soft, safe from committing crime.' "'LAWHENCE, mj dear," eaid &®B wife, wreathed in smilss, 441 wish you had been' to church this morning; Mr. Jones was very interesting, and When he prayed' for the absent ones--" " Well, that accounts for it, then. I haven't caugbtt sweh a string of fish for a jtwuraa I did this morning. OBSTRUCTIONS aw THE WALKS. She bWpped upon a banana peel Tais was sad She fel^older than ehe used to feet-- jTUr made her mad; Madder yst was Bhe at the man \vao threw it thers; But rnadHest was Bhe be;«mse like a man She sould not gwetn. --New Yc*\ Tribune. THE Waupun Leader eon tains an artt- cie informing its readers 4 4 when to eafr pickerel" We did not'read the article,, bat suppose;, of course, the Leader says;, eat pickerel at meal time. Nothing ap- j p«ars so mush out of place as to see at nma in, business hours- walking along the street pioking the bones out of a* pieee of pickerel.--Oeor-je Peck. "WHEN all the-buffaloes are killed off, if* itTndte Sam can (be induced to quit feed­ ing the red dcrrils on canned goods and skim out btie pieces of meat Mid put in the lothe? Government rations, they will have cereal, le# it simmer for half an hour; j fa> b© put iu an American boarding- if thoroughly staked, this ~*ill be long H hoivse, and then dyspepsia will wind up enough. Jb be oook«d ̂until it is " ' * ~ done at ailieveu^Sv DEssERu:r--A iSahity dish fbr dessert is made of three teble-spoonfri* of peach or raspbeM-y marmalade or>r jam, two ounces of aiie bsead crumbcy, and two well-beatea«eggar a quarter oH a pound of sweet almonds- ̂blanched andi rubbed or pounded^> to as smooth pas£aj. or they may be chopped ; beat an ousoe-af but­ ter till it 5.8-light' ae cream, tfcen< stir all these together( beabhig till nrJ«ed thor­ oughly ; t3»an butter some snail caps, asd fill ttiem . two*thirds full witik this mixture ; bake fori- twenty miraites- in a Blow oven. BRKAKFASST (HBSIT.--Herew is an explicit recipe fc» a breakfast omelet: Allow one egg fosr aach perscori ai the table ; bea-tt.th& egjg- as light b» for the nioest. cake, add a little lump of Kaltr and one table Ejsponfukof milk for e^eh. egg; beat at least One sninutte, then put- In a * hot frying-pan. ini which yon. bave melted enrAgh batter- to cover the-bot­ tom well. Coves-the pan and let the omelet coak- undisturbed, and sl&wly, until it is 3fciff enough so that jpacan raise the e Jges easily, then put onder a little more bhtteiK and:double the omelet together rjad sli^ it off on a hctvpfeue. This shot.Id be made after everything else is about ready-for the table, so that it may be eat* n atfoace-. pi rted ~»L*out 200*t T.'icse all di>-*d„ and ji the nex! a year more were brougiltt over, seed poteite«e. where they will not s^remt: | of whi -'l» but tuR, Jivedl The City.- Qov- } left aay,and< tbe others c?ifc eff and tocowoi away.. Goeat care is takaa in doing ihia work, Ify/ managements like the abova he rnises not esalv larcre crojjs, but large* potatoes*, that sell what* commoa«f|atDr toe*a*e atdrty? in the roiurkst. Ifbmi Style of Own Ctiltui »r. Ml/ 1L Sw Winter, of Montgomery, A'Jw,. is« introducic^ and experi- meiktili^rwith a novui' and int^resti&ig systemt of corn culture.. It coots ffrcaa rather aa. unfavorable^ location to. com- raand: aespect and attention in tho N<#B*h, ysti the-world does rot know allt tha4 is wovtlti knowing evaft in corn , ouiitwe.' His-system consists .entirely iniplaaking in.r<*w»-radically w-jtler apart than the The premium fist wiUt soon be out as , „ ,, , . . „ • ' 88 other papers,.and I hope that « , « .• I really could do t^thvag else. Etaw do : you will incorporate this ia your paper kK6116381 practice. After experimenting you like it? Yoi/look quite decent; few the benefit oi yoar ceaders as in former >>ear.s he v . f t* Yes. «*. ' And Ellen disappeared as if Mr. Oakly hid been a hyena and was coming at ' her with open mouth. Alaa for his wife! She sat at the head of the table that, knowing his fastidious nicety, she had arranged with such ex- '0888 of care, with quivering mouth and drooping lids, watching her husband as he devoured his dinner in silenoe. Tea and dessert were brought on. Mr. Oaidy inspected hia teacup with a lower-, ing brow. 44 Why on earth do you persist in with a patronizing glance around her--- 44 better than I should have thought. ! But you will be lonely enough while* Fred's away, won't you ?" 4 4 Fred away ! What do you mean y asktrd Mrs. Oakly, rousing harself, " 1 have heard nothing of it." Y in mean to tell me thai you didut know about Fred's going to Cincinnati j on Monday? He's going on business for father, and will be away three weeks. Why, how you look! I really believe i you didn't know it. That's a specimen of the unity of man and wife, I suppose. Talk about their being one, indeed ! ' I i should think they were two, and far apart at that." Mrs. Oakly made no answer ; but a deep flush glowed on her pale face, as she bent lower over her baby. '• How is the child?" asked Grace, for the first time recognizing its existence. 44 Fred was in thi-» morning and told us you were in hysterics about it again. Do stop cradling it so. Put it down on the floor and let it kick around"--at- j tempting with no gentle hand to put her I words into practice. Thereupon, as the j frightened infant began to scream : I " You've made it cry, holding it so tight- i lv. Well, good-by. I never stay I where a child cries. Mercy! yon needn't J come to the door--you'd better stop that dreadful noise, if you can." | If she could, indeed! The babe, roused from its stupor, cried vehement- j !y, and would not be pacified ; and Mrs. | Oakly, now at the climax of discourage­ ment, sat down with it after awhflp a sort of desperate resignation, and fell into a tram of bitter thought. So far, it was plain that her married as for other papers. Your people need not fear for a mar~ ket for good sorghujnk 1 had the satis*-, faction of assisting a. Koasas establish* ment m the sale of over 20,000 gallo&g< of their sirap in this market and it brought prices ranging feoru 47 to 52: cents per grjlon. The liouees handling have expressed, themselves exceedingly well satisfied and are eager fwt the new crop, which tried agair^ilast year ~dy putting down- in corn, twoniiy or moae^acves, in rows twelve feet wide, and fftofc apart in the drill; avdi. iM>twithstanding the prevailing and1 unusually d&Mst.rous drought, the or<rf>«ealized wa^dbnble the best grown on tho laud tovyma*, and twiee that grown on the infijvtely richer the noble red iaan. The- Secretary of the Interior should cut this out and past&it where ha-will see it again. TOTAIi ANNIHILATION. 0hT be was a Bowery boot-black bold, « And his years they numbered nine; y Boutgh and impolislied wan he, albeK » Me constantly aimed to'sliinet. f As proud ae a King on his boxiie sat, Muuehing au aj>|» e red, While the boya of his set look wistfully on, Ai»f3 "Give us a bite!" ihey said. But tbe boot-blauk suiiied a lordly smile; " Ho free biten here!" he cried. Theu the boys they nadly walked away, Save one who stood at his gktai "•Bill, give us the core!" be whispered low. I hut boot-blaok smiled once more And u aoiscbievous dimple grew in his cheek-- " Th*re ain't goin' to be no core 1" -mnr.- M. Brine, in Harper's Marfmine. A^BOB&ON burglar worked for six solid ho-isrs on a safe in a newspaper office, anA^waa rewarded by finding, not any actual cash, but the note of hand of a prcsaineot politician for 97, which he* owed for election-tickets he had ordered prixted. As the safe was- ruined, the best way, or rather the safest way, wotM be to either leave the safe wide-open, or else have a glass window in it, .affording from the outside a View of tho- lack of contents.. Something shorW be done to protect the hard-work- intr burgiira irom the impobit ons of jo urn alts to. --- Texas Sittings. Finer boy--44 Are you going: off to bo a pirate this summer ?" Second boy-- 411 dnniao." 441 knew* you wouldn't. You hain't got any grit." 441 hain't, 4h ? I've got just as much as you have, but whea a feller's mother is willing to buy him a goat, and a pair of roller skate-s- tujd a fish-line, what's the need of Ilia-turning pirate ? You said you w»s goingroff to tight Injuns,, but you hain't gone;'" " I know i hain't. You don't expert- me- to go till I get big enough to sleep-alone, do you?" "Pooh ! Pooh !'" And they rub along thacfence in opposite - directions^ 'Iwo.giris belonging a church choir at Ofthkesn got locked, into the church- the »ther night while ihey were talking over the fashions. They gave the alarm, wliea .a. man living near the church put a beard uip to the window and they slid down .to. tbe ground. The most singu- lar thing is that afSer they had got Newest, and other places were gueatlv j safely to th% ground tiaey looked mad,. mfeB'sd with, larwa of the 3ieasure anA went off without thanking the man, and' they won't speak to the man when they, meet him. He eouldn't account for ifcuntil he went to take the board down, when he got divers in his fingers amLlsomtehed his feagers and scratched * Sparrow. | In 1^60 a dozen .English sparro -WKwwre I imported by Ma JEugaae Schief jalin, of New Yor""fiiv He sat +heta free nemMad- 1' ison anda tlioa-Lbe did fbr severaf |: successive yeara»-. A aamber of others followed his example^, among thau>4ho Park C<>3smissio»«jrji otf New Yorhv In 18 18 the City Government of Bos-tomim Square $ ,Charl««ton, S» C. A hiotory of North Americvi birds, says: At tiB time of • their introiluct^am the shade taees in the wrks and sq uares of York, Piiiia&elphia, Brooklyn, worr iatbat d'jeiroyt i their foliage; since then these -w orma have almost entirely disa-^ared. A . doubt has b«en ex- pret *fd wliother the sparrows destroy the * insecW Th»t they eat them ipi the hurvse firm Ii» not knovy.. but to tljfc -tr destruction oi the cliry^Lis, the mt tih and the eggs^I can testify, having be iu eye-v.atness to< the act. ^tow that thsspamrv.is a familiar object to us all, irauy car) testify, to the suoe fact. Though Hie sparrow wa* iutrtxluced t.«re aboat!871*, tbe worms aontinued to be a nuisance for several ^«ars until inertase of the sparrows insured the extinction of the worm. Duning those years, a certain; part of the summer. hia .thumb on a shingle nail that stuck, up through the bo£dn& Some men are- mighty careless. 3De says he don't carat oaiy for the other hearts that may achat. --Peck'» Sun. ^joining bottom lands cultivated with. 11 wai destroying these moths, each e<pial care, bat planted in bhe ordinary mode, and cvdlttarily proci1«4wg doubla will find ready sale here by the 1st of I croP usual bo the land devoted, a September, as the mar tret will be total­ ly barcv Manufacturers most not expect sal* for poor stuff; that however beating tbe color of New Q< leans molasses, good consistency and free from the. 3orghum odor rnd flavor, which is easily accom­ plished when properly maivafetctujr^d • such sirup in good new cocperagei and of uniform quality -- one barrel with another--will meet ready sale. In order to give manufacturers know­ ledge of the kind of sirup that brought the prices named I have retained a few gallons of it and will forward by express on receipt of 50 cents to such parties a sample for them to work by as a guide. I will say that had the parties used a trifle more lime to remove the acid it would have been better, although the ?resent quality suite the bakers better. ou may hear from me soon in the mountains of Colorado, as it is necessary for me to seek rest from my labor in order to recuperate.--J. A. Hedges, of St. Louis, in Iowa Homestead. Where tias- Caws Art. The-census shaws that there w<ve< fib .the Onited States in 1880, 12,611,148. sows,. o» about oae- cow to every four Kople^ This includes only milch ccws». tese cows are estimated to be worth; JCIUO) «7.#" a i;C«iiiw,a pwi« ui wy OUUIIHCI( > Aooo R* 3, 11 < M the air was full o£ small, light yellow , «323,T46,6i6, andlthe averagevalua of ma -. . ' tflfi ftntmalft ia alivaif fto7 Tkava OVA mot LIS. Tbo vmtor kas w^sobed the ^ sparrows masp an hour and admired theu: dfexterity. in. snapping ng>the moths. of which wa3vgood for numberless eggs, that the sparrow earned our gratitude^ the animals is about $27.. There are some curious features a*x>ut the oow oeusua. For ei^mple, thejwide vauiance« in values amonre the several States. Ia New York and New Engird the ajuarag^ valua of milch sows is given from. $30 to. MR. OKATTAN, British Consul in Ant­ werp, directs attention to the rapid in- 7 r crease in the value of land in Belgium. life had been me long, useless sacri flee 1816 the 2,000,000 hectares under --her love, her zeal, her tender thought- cultivation were estimated to be worth fulness, were unseen, or the object of contempt aud ridicule. She had hopes that it might some day be better ; that her untiring patience might at length win from her husband some acknowledg- ' ment, however email--something like trust--some sort of consideration or ten- £192,000,000 sterling; tueir valne in 1880 was estimated at between £440,000,000 and £180,000,000 sterling. The rentals of farms, which in 1800 averaged £1 to £1 4s. per hectare, had risen in 1866 £4. The hectare is equal to 2 acres 1 rood and 35 perches. stated, to the.experiment-.- the increased return--evidenced by and HMT© ears to tho ginvm number of stalks-- being greaeiy due, at leswtv to the better ventilation, aad increased exposure of the growings crop to the genial iuflucjftoes of the sun. ] « Mr. Winter confiden&r introduces the philosophy of this system of cropping, that with better opportunities of venti­ lation^ and with ociy one-fifti. of the spaco occupied, vet tjfce entire product­ ive force of the whol» tract still, enlisted in its interest, it yields largely Increased orogMk He pleads ft* the better view and consequent better supervision prac­ ticable of the crops and the labor em­ ployed in advanoing them ; tho dimin­ ished exposure to incursion, of every de­ scription consequent; the increased comfort assured to man and beast en- I sratred in the wop; the shallower aTld ! more effective cultivation practicable, of | the wider spaces with even the wirieat harrow and necessary oven in the later stages of the growing oorn crop to avoid interference with the countless little rootlets--faithful little emissaries, vent­ uring, under the encouragement of thorough original culture with plow, harrow arid roller--always compensating --indefinitely away, in dutiful search of sustenance for tn<* parent plant.; and which it were nnpsrdonable to wantonly injure. There may be something in this theo­ ry, and it m-»y be well for careful and prudent farmers in the North to test this plan. But, as has often been re- He did noh invade the oastle of silk ! f )u the^tdl|?lotateS iaUd ^1° weot from y25»to $30, w^ile in thti&ouihi the- estimate j& placed as low as $12 per he^d in Florida, and suns up , $26» m IL-iiitucky, the ^erage-for the South&ra i Sit Tiieri are coos- in the South. The has only !J.5,0G$, for wat with ft. population about tbo, same, reports 845,00K The great daky States are reported as fol­ lows : whii-h the worm had erected on every. borigh and. entanKle his tsb^ort bill in ifa^ su&>catin^wt4.\ but he devoured the Hy. in its seanen and picked. the eggs. at. hia leisure, He is the tree preserver. F» shouki be an honooary member of. tike Foroitcy Convention SAates being; paratively fe bt^teof I example, whil It Happened So. At a well-known watering place* ooe ' day last «oek, a gale ef ^ind got loose anil went on a tear. A short tiuue be- „ , -• fore anything was hit, a man eics4>loyed j oi"o8yfi^Cuoo , on the grounds noticed that the wiud- ! 42i)iu« i mill did not respond to the whistle of j New Yorfa ... Suminr. ..1,474,100 44 Olid Boreas," so he mounted the scaf­ folding to 4'go aloSt" aud put the fan in o»d r. About half up he camo to a robin's nest, with the old birds in it. They regarded lum as an intruder, and attacked him with so mach fury that they fairly drove him down to the ground. Within two minutes after lie leached terra firma, and be tore he had time to go after his gun (!) struck the tower with so much force aa to bring it down flat and in ruins. Evi­ dently had the man been there he would have l>een badly injured and perhaps 1 killed. Isn't this a singular incident., and doesn't it teem as though a protect­ ing power used gentle in^tmmonth to i save this man's lite 7---Boston TrainHer. Value. $46,310,831 2T,J48,U*5 • 21,7;w.4lo l-2,7(«,r>41 11,710,797 19,701,1**) 12,a-8,«07 8,432,^64 22,8i7,7lKl 10.S'54,0») lO.SKS.SIS 5,594,762 16,Oil,W2 | TOWER CITY, Dakota, has a water sup­ ply from a remarkable artesian well, tho nature of which seems to deserve close the wind . examination by geologists on the spot. Wiscoiif in . MlllUUaOts. 1. wa., Mis,i»4iri Kan.£u> NeWuska V/rn.a 716,400 '«li,700 344,000 845,100 547,700 400,800 IS->,(>00 4H7,tkW> GAS has been suooessfully introduced as an llluminant on the street oars of the British metropolis. The holder, which is charged at the end of every night trip, is placed under the seats. When the earth was penetrated 500 feet salt water was obtained. Twenty feet further down a gravelly stratum was Btruok, yielding also salt water. After boring down K<-i4 feet, fresh water mixed with quicksand came up. Now, from a depth of 675 feet, there is a flow of pure potable wa'.cr of steadily increasing quantity. A WRITER in a French scientific publi­ cation predicts that the United States will have, iu 1932, a population of nearly 80«>,000,000. I* ' ,i Are ANB SUM JIEMEOY FOR Ifauntitisa, Onto, . Dlarrhou, i AaMjukllaBM i vfmwf. Spniat ..... -aw FOB BALE B¥ Buns StaA, Macis, Ann 4. Rndaeta. ns. ltbu l mm, of mk iuss^ I LYDIA E. PtNKHAM'a VEBETAW.-B COMTOTOD. Is * Positive Cure SrtMlknPdiiMOMqMMiralWMtanw imwi«» tonrM-tadt »«»«1»U». It-win aura sstlrely the wont tarn ft* all troubles, TaHummMon ObW ttoiv IMltog Maplaoouiwrti, and tl>« coanqMaa Hind W««H.!.k, "r p'«Hnrtirg,y to CBiemge of Mf®. S&will Stosolw aadcxpaltaBenfrontt>«ii*MHtoi «•? eaat-ly Bteg® of d»T«lopmeiit. Th> tendency to Ossius l3on«>EBtSi®s»to dkecksd1 iwy epeedfly by Mi Mfc 1% rmsra Watness, fl»tul»aey( des^c^B«ll fin bMhimIm initn asd rallcTes wwliiir ©f the eloeeeS. It oorM Bloating, Se^dRcheBj Wer^on® Pro«tfmttoa, Chaanl IM>illty, Blmplmmtm, DapiwMtoa aaft USfr SnHoa. T2UA (Mllng of ItMrfss do-vna, canalnc pate, WBd'backache, la always) permanently cured by lta «««*' Ife will at all 0m* and nBdamrflcliremiwtancaa ae*M with tho law® thai govtrn th® f©roala ijrii*, P6P«h® OBr»nt Kfatawy CtnifHlrtf uf «lUmr mtUl' OoaapsoBS la ansorpaaaed. KTHi K. niTKHAlinR' WeKTABXJI OS*» pnjMTMl at BI SFIRIS W Waatera A-VWMIW LjmuM--? Mm$L SlzMUimforSL 8«»t by Mat! tethofann of pfllr »lg® l»tl» olltl--lia, W naalpl mt prloa, p per foralthar. Hn. Plnlrhai treaty aarw«ra all letters of IwtvfeT. S«ad lomw|t IMt Addnaa aa abe^e, Mmthm thit r • Ho £as>Uy ahonld ba srlthoet;E.YDIA K. t-uHB IgUfJSR P£LLa They euro ooaaHpattoa, MHnn--I^ Md toxpldlty of the UTW. m cents per bos. sar »«M fcy *I» Pwi«ht». 1i ' CELEBRATED . STOJTJtCH ^ ^ 5lTTEBs lk !• the eor ourrent teethnouyol the pablle andl|h*< medieal profession that»Hostett®r*» Stomach Bittern la neditfne whioh aohlcvcs-roMilt* speedily felt, thtiroagfc. and: beniga. Beside Notifying I «* disorders, it iiwig?! orstM the feeble, onqaers k>A)ey and bladder oeiB. plhiets, and hastens the convatmceooe of those INM* lay fmm enleeblincdiseases. Sttxaovar, it la t^asrand specific for fever and-ague. PT For sale by aS.Draggiete-ftad Dealers eenersll^, ENGINES NKW AND SKCOND HAND, Adilreea HARK IN SBKOM TitusrlUa, (T REED & SONS' ORGANS. Hew Illustrated Catalogue*. 1883. sent fren. Special grteee. Acenta. wanted ta eean county. !9>EKI>*a TIKPU M ease, ia» statu St.. Ssnaaao. WELL AUGERS,' ROCK DRILLS Ar«l the BSOT MAI-HISEUV lathe | tor BaRINGl sit*DRILLING WELLS by | , horse ®r Power r JBOOK FREE. Adaremi 'I.OOMIS & »YMAN. TIFFtN^OHIO s Ext. of Roots For Making Root Beer. A delicious soaaaaer drink. DrwEtfiuta, Root.Bea» Ma.ters and will find this Estraot tlie beat and cheane^t to the »irket. Put its bo't.es nt 25c, ftlc, ®U«(, j,, and fe 'lt " 5"! jtnll cans at $.4,and $8e ch. wikicS STiike frh 25. 8 <, &M), «(Ki asid 8 0 « ):>. . bv l)ri!Kgi»4s. Uepot, a>3 Husdson St.. New York* llOIUtls>0>, MKR & Utk., Aicnti, ChUaao. Vnrniasvi-. _ J 'J« make Sew XUctTlli.-oa, Ib «n»plet«iy chanre ti.« bla. d in tbo nut rt- *jS n,2.' ! .S' ..V ly PHr*(,n who wrll take one pd| , ',to I- woefca ra y be re-t^Hred V- amihMt ' • » -V "r* !>» possible. Sold w»erywlw«. M aent by nuttl t>»r 8 letter atonpa. V •,""'SNOV A CO., Boston, Maaa.; foriut-rly Kaugor, Me. 1 YOUR CAPITAL. ItiTwstora of sjnn-1 mvl ri!<5»Jltms aniounts in Groin, 1 roaisuros aed &a.oeka as fu ly protocttMl iu»^st oxtonaivo ami luUuttutiol opf-mtors. Our succesfifal, luUv trioii, oM •nriTS? A K . Try It. feeport® Wu£AT seat weekly, dividends j>aid ruatvth- ly. Send at oace for explaiwi i>ry V . y".ym n.j ex pili ti>*. " I y circulars aud past record, FRKB, Wlvi. fends po i d during past tbu-uwu | " _ -- > .• ..m , 'j;: Miiot LUIA VVU ffiODtija 0!1 this fim.i ^i.f 1 pt* ^ Bliave. Addross {"LEMMING A S'-'ftrvo 'JI & 143 iaSall.. $100 W" We WiUit a ltval ec.... overy town, Excellent IIK1U<-«« to ...w. u. Qxceiieni iu<jut-e« nionts. Good pav to a respoast» Uiiuiuk rpti9iu#< mBa* Wrlta