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"-or? • N » ' - «£••• ©w JHc|enrs flaitttalcr. frff J. TIN 8L7EE, Fmnm IFOHENRT, ILLINOIS,. AGRICULTURAL AND DOMESTIC. The Reapers. Vhe reapers bend their lusty backs, > Sr Their sounding sickles sway; . Zjkt every stroke the golden aea _?• Recedes to give them way: \ 'She heavy ears fall bowing down, And nestle at their feet; Buch will such work as theln, perforce Must win--must homage meet. 80 careless of fatigue they go, , - So true, mi Bieauiiiy, s . Tfce admiring traveler on the ml * •' Leans o'er the gate to see; With marvel of the BOOR fallen breadth The longing gossips tell; But the reapers labor for us all, 'Tie need they should work well. Ere the great sun that barns above Shall crimson in the west, And the children's poppy nosegays fade, And they lie down to rest, Each golden spear that upward polljfts SilEH lEUI I~pGi5- til" And the farmer drain a sparkling glaas, Bejoicing o'er the yield. Ply, bonny men, your sickles bright, A.:ad give the people bread! • ,. At every conquering stride you take, On want and woe yon tread. Drop, heavy ears, and give the strength You gather«>d from this plain, That man may rise refreshed and firm, And do great things again. * bless the hands, all hard and brown,- That guide the cleaving plow, That cast abroad the shining seed, And build the wealthy mow ; They reap the bread our children eat; *'Tis by their toil we live, 'KB rrah ! give * hem the loudest oheer Tbftt grateful hearts can give I --Chambers' Journal. Aroand the Farm. STEAMERS are being*fitted out at Mon­ treal for the transportation of cattle and horses to England. Fare for horses, $50 each. REV. A. W. DECKER, of Dunoansvttle, Blair county, Pa., owns a horse, which, during the last nine years, has traveled 68,640 miles. A TEASPOONFUII each of alum and cop­ peras, pulverized fine and then put into one pint of cider vinegar, it is said, is a sure remedy for bots, giving relief to the animal in less than ten minutes. LUXE BLANCHAKD, of West Acton, Mass., informed us that he had found great advantage from the feeding of ap­ ple pomace to his milch oows. Others who have fed apples to cows have in­ formed us that they increased the flow of milk. -- Boston Cultivator. IT is contended, says the German town Telegraph, that "weeds are water puri- "•flers. Certain weeds certainly are. Grass is so, beyond dispute. Since we have allowed the grass to remain uncut around our fish pond, and to droop into .the water, affording also a shelter, the fish are much healthier, and a dead one is seldom seen." TAKE the crystals of carbolic acid and make a weak solution, which apply to horses, just enough to wet the hair, and no flies will trouble them. The wash will not disoolor the hair. If there are jany akin diseases it will be beneficial. There is nothing better than this wash to destroy vermin that annoy horses and cattle. To DETERMINE the age of eggs, dissolve about four ounces of common salt in a quart of pure water, and then immerse . the egg. If it is only one day old it will rapidly descend to the bottom of the vessel; but if three days, it will float in the liquid. If more than five days old, it will come to the surface and project above in proportion to its increased age. JIAHI, if not all sorts of pears, are im­ mensely improved by being subjected to a temperature of 100 degrees for an hour To take or two previous to being eaten. the best kinds of fruit direct from the fruit room, which may not be half a doz­ en degrees above the freezing point, is not doing justice to the fruit or to the owner. Let any one test fruits of any good sorts of apples and pears, some •* stinging cold " and others artificially -warmed, and note the superiority of the latter, which is, to my mind, conclusive. THE following is said to be a Texan practice for training sheep dogs : A pup is from its mother before its eyes are opened, and put to a ewe to suckle. After a few times, the ewe becomes reponciled to the pup, which follows h«r like a lamb, grows up among, and remains with the flock, and no wolf, mkm, or strange dog can come near the sheep ; and the dog will bring the flock to the fold regularly at half-past o'clock, if he is habitually fed at that hour. " How TO make walks about the house hard without much cost" is a question Which we have often asked ourselves 'without ever receiving a satisfactory re­ ply. Goal ashes, sand, such as is used for mortar, and clay in the proportion of lather more sand than coal ashes--the difference made up with the clay--all well mixed together and laid at least four inches deep, will become very com­ pact and hard. Macadamized paths are to be recommended in point of cheap­ ness. Collect all the stones you can. Place the large in the bottom and fill in with the smaller ones, oovering as above with sand, ashes, and a little clay. WHY are farmers so liable to rheuma­ tism ? Because they wear wet clothing, heat, and suddenly chill the bodv, over eat after very hard work, and because they do not keep the skin in a vigorous, olean and healthy condition. I* 'rrmers would avoid suddenly cooling the body after hard exercise, if they would be oareful not to go with wet clothing and wet feet, and if they would not over-eat, when in an exhausted condition, and bathe daily, using much friction, they would have less rheumatism. The same rule applies to others tban farmers. The Turkish bath is the best remedy for rheumatism.--Science of Health. A READER of Soritner, living in New Jersey, writes to know if strawberries planted in the early part of September will bear a crop of fruit next year. To this inquiry I would say, Yes, under the following conditions : 1. The soil must he rich, deep, and mellow. 2. The plants must bo of tliis vear's growth with healthy roots and plenty of them frnd must be transplanted in moist or damp weather, and if the weather con tinues dry, must be watered freely a few times, always in the evening when the sun has gone down. 3. The strawberry-bed must* be mulched before the cold weather seta is, with yard manure, to be left on until spring. With such treatment, a bed of strawberries may be set out in September that will yield, not quite as much fruit at if put out in the spring, but enough for family use ; and the ber­ ries will be, on the average, of larger size than those of the spring planting.-- JP. T. <£vinn, in Soribner ^ Septem­ ber. About the House. GRAHAM CAKES.--Half s cup butter ; one-hall cup sugar ; one egg; one tea-cup sour milk ; one-half teaspoon soda. Make a stiff batter. CHERRY JAM.--To every pound of stoned cherries add half a pound c£ sugar and a gill of red currant juice. Boil the whole together until it stiffens, then put in jars; cover with egg-paper when cold. LIMA beans should lay in water over night if dry; if fresh, forty minutes' gentle boiling will cook them. Season all vegetables well and use your own taste in putting them invitingly upon or in their appropriate dishes. CORN PUDDING.--Take six ears of com ; cut the grains from the cob and crush them; beat three eggs light, add one pint of sweet milk, one tablespoon- ful of butter,and a little salt %nd pepper; stir it well, and pour in a tin baker and bake one hour. PICKLED PEARS.--To ten pounds of pears, add three pounds of light brown sugar, one quart vinegar, one ounce cin­ namon, one ounce cloves (ground), one- quarter pound citron; put all in to­ gether and boil until the pears are tender; skim out and let the sirup boil half hour longer. FLIES are a great nuisance--but a pu­ rifier. They use up all the little parti­ cles of filth, and render many apart­ ments comparatively healthful which, without them, would be unfit to live in. So, in shutting out flies, great care should be taken to still secure the best of ventilation, and preserve everything in the most perfect neatness. SOUTHERN CORN CAKE FOB BREAK­ FAST.--One pint of buttermilk, or if this cannot be had, use sour milk, in which case add one large tablespoonful of butter, next add one tablespoonful of saleratus dissolved in warm water, and two eggs well beaten. Mix the ingredi­ ents well, and add one pint of earn meal. Bake well in a quick oven. A little salt is needed if butter is not used. CODFISH BALLS.--Prepare a kettle of potatoes as for mashing; boil with them a good-sized piece of codfi^i. When dene, take the bones from the fish, and with a potato-masher, in a chopping- bowl, mash or rub it fine, then mash your potatoes the same way, mixing fish and potatoes thoroughly. Have fish enough to season the potatoes nicely; then, with your hands, make little pats or balls about three inches in diameter and one-half inch in thickness, and lay them on a platter till wanted for break­ fast.; Fry to a nice brown in butter, or friecTpork gravy. It requires but a few minutes to prepare them after they are boiled. * - The Chinese Question. Col. W. W. Hollister, of Santa Bar­ bara, Cal., takes up the cudgel for John Chinaman in a letter to the Ohio State Journal .* "There are not now," he says, "and will not be for years to come, enough workers for the immense fields of labor opening up in California. The Chinaman descends to the lowest employments, and when properly treat ed, thinks of no degradation in the low­ est of labors. He is willing to be the mudsill and take the very bottom round of the social ladder." John Chinaman has, at last, one good friend in Califor­ nia ; but he is, apparently, weary of the role of " mudsill," and is inclined to let the "superior race" pave its own way and wash its own clothes. The falling off in Chinese immigration during dur ing the past three months has been re­ markable. In July, 1875, 4,800 China­ men landed in San Francisco. In July, 1876, 834 arrived and 449 went home. TM DEAD SPEAKER. The Death of Michael C. Kerr--Scene mt Hie Bedside In the Hoar of Death. A correspondent of the New York Iribune sends to that journal from Rockbridge Alum Springs, Va., the fol­ lowing particulars of the last illness and death of the late Speaker Kerr : During the past week or two of his illness his sufferings have been intense, and all efforts to find him relief have oeen almost wholly unavailing. On Thursday last he telegraphed his twin brother at Titusville, Pa., saying: "The end of my life is near at hand. I suffer the most intense agony. I send my last lovej, to you and yours." He bore his pain with great fortitude, but frequently expressed fears his hours would be accompanied with great physical anguish. But these fears of in­ tense suffering at the close of life were not realised. The last half hour in which he lived was passed ia peace. Near his bedside in these moments were his weeping wife and son, Mr. White and Mr. Scudder, his secretaries, and S. S. Cox and wife. Montgomery Blair, who has been with him during the larger part of his illness, contrib- uted much to give the dying Speaker what little comfort was possiblein his last hours. Though the end has been gradually approaching for many days it was evi­ dently more near at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon than ever before. Ho sank for a moment into an apparently un­ conscious condition, his breath became short and weak and his pain seemed greater. But he rallied and recognized his friends, and at times the word " suffocation" could be heard from his lips. His pulse became weaker; he pressed the hands of Mr. Blair and Mr. Cox, saying'to Mr. Cox, " Good-by, dear friend ; God bless you." His limbs became cold, but his breathing in a mo­ ment seemed stronger and by 6 o'clock his pulse beat with its former force, and it was evident that with great fortitude he was making another exertion to re­ cover strength. One hour later, Dr. Pope, who was sitting at his bedside conversing at times with Mrs. Kerr, spoke to the dying man, asking if he suffered any pain. He turned his head as if to answer " No," when Dr. Pope again spoke saying, " Do you feel easier now ?" to which he nodded his head. His eyes turned to the ceiling and re­ mained there steadily, his breathing the while being natural and regular again. It was now past 7 o'clock, and the sun, which was rapidly approaching the western hills, threw its light upon the scene. The breathing became fainter. It was evident the dying hour had come. The farewells were exchanged, Mr. Kerr being able to speak only in a whisper. His eyes were fixed upon the ceiling and became more steady in their gaz * ; the sun sank from view and his spirit was away. In his last hours Mr. Kerr expressed a complete resignation to his coming death. With Mr. Cox he conversed freely about the future world and its ex- Eectations with great calmness. His opes were based upon the life he had endeavored to lead, and in conversation with his son he impressed upon his mind the views he had himself enter­ tained of life and its responsibilities. The Length of Days. At Jjondon, Eng., and at Bremen, Prussia, the longest day has 16} hours. At Stockholm, in Sweden, the longest day has 18| hours. , At Hamburg, Germany,"And at Dant zig, Prussia, the longest day has 17 hours, and the shortest 7 hours. At St. Peterburg, in Russia, and at Tobolsk, Siberia, tlie longest day has 19 hours and the shortest 5 hours. At Tornea, in Finland, the Ibngest day has 21} hours, and the shortest 2} hours. At Wardnuys, in Norway, the day lasts from May 21 to July 2, without in­ terruption; and at Spitzbergen the shortest day is 3} hours. At New York the longest day, June 20, has 14 hours and 56 minutes; Montreal, 15^ hours. An Active Chap. Charles C. Chapman, of Tariffville, performed an astonishing feat the other day. Within the space of twelve min­ utes he walked one-fourth of a mile for­ ward, one-fourth of a mile backward, then ran one-fourth of a mile, then hopped seventy-five yards on one foot, then, with fifteen eggs placed two feet apart in a row, picked them up separ­ ately in his mouth, without touching his knees to the ground, and deposited each in a basket two feet from the start­ ing point, and lastly, with fifteen lemons placed in tho jame relative position as tho eggs, picked them up separately by hand, going back to the starting point with each one.--Hartford Courant. The Rapacious Landlords. Landlords aro still quite rapacious at some of the Philadelphia hotels. " What is my bill ? " anxiously asked a man who had stayed over night in one of them, lately. " Your bill ?" was the calm reply ; " How much money have you along ? " " Twenty-nine dollars," gasped the innocent and retiring guest. " Well, that's it--that's your bill," remarked the considerate proprietor. As thf Cen­ tennial visitor started out on foot for his home in Indiana, he muttered thought­ fully to himself : " So this is the way Chat ' tramps' are made." A MAN who succeeds in passing a counterfeit 50 cent note after carrying it in his pocket two weeks goes to bed with a deeper feeling of satisfaction than if he had earned $25 legitimately.--^orris- town Herald. Mr. Kerr's Life and Public Service*. - ' [From the NVw Yom Times.] Mr. Kerr was born near Titusville, Pa., March 15, 1827. He was chiefly self-educated, but studied at several academies, finally graduating with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, at the Louis­ ville University, in 1851. In early man­ hood he supported himself by teaching school, but t|fter a brief residence in Kentucky he settled at New Albany, Ind., where, in 1852, he commenced the practice of law. In 1854 he was elected City Attorney of that town, and Prose­ cuting Attorney for the county in 1855. In 1856 he was elected to the Lower House of the State Legislature. Six years later he was elected Reporter to the Supreme Court of Indiana, and pub­ lished five volumes of reports. In 1864 he was eleoted a Representative to the Thirty-ninth Congress, and served on the committees on Private Land Claims and Accounts. He was re-elected to the Fortieth, Fortv-flrst, and Forty-second Congresses, In 1872 he was tho Demo­ cratic candidate for Congressman-at- large in Indiana, and was defeated by Hon. Godlove S. Orth by a majority of 162. He was elected to the Forty-fourth Congress, the first session of which has just closed, receiving 13,891 votes, against 12,582 votes for James A. Crav­ ens, Republican. His chief character­ istic was his untiring industry. In the fall of 1874 he spoke in nearly every town, and certainly in every county in Indiana, a task far beyond his strength, and the result of which was an illness .which kept him confined to his bed for many days. On the assembling of Con- Kess he was chosen Speaker by the emocr vtic majority--the vote being Kerr 173, Blaine 106. Of his subsequent performances the country is familiar. After appointing the House committees he served as Speaker for a brief period, but was soon compelled, cn account of ill-health, to ask for a leave of absence. This was granted him, and he sought medical advice in this city. After a few days of rest and treatment, Mr. Kerr returned to Wash­ ington and resumed his post. He pre­ sided over the House with fairness and impartiality, but was again compelled to vacate the chair. During his absence Mr. Cox, and subsequently Mr. Sayler, were selected as Speakers pro _ tem. Acting upon the advice of his physicians Mr. Kerr visited Rockbridge Alum Springs, Va., where remained up to the time of his death. • Drying Eg^s. A large establishment lias been opened in St. Louis for drying eggs. It is in full operation, and hundreds of _ thou­ sands of dozens are going into its in­ satiable maw. The eggs are carefully candled by hand--that is, examined by a light to ascertain whether good or not --and then are thrown into an immense receptacle, where they are broken, and by a centrifugal operation the white and yelk are separated from the shells very much as liquid honey is taken from the comb. The liquid is then dried by heat by a patent process, and the dried article is left resembling sugar, which is put in barrels and is ready for transportation anywhere. This dried article has been taken twice across the equator in ships, pared with omelet made from fresh eggs m the same manner, and the best judges oould not detect the difference between the two. Is not this an age of wonders? Milk made solid; cider made solid; apple butter made into bricks! What next? --Rural World. Thrilling Romance of the Ball field. Chap. I.--"This, then, Miss Bangs, is your final answers" "Irrevocably so," was the proud reply. Chap. II.--They make a pretty pic­ ture standing in the doorway of her father's mansion; he, the Captain of the Melon Stealers, tall and strong in limb, and the hero of his little first base in many a hot contested game. She, the daughter of the banker who had wagered the «u Lire uNseta of the bank and deposits of many a poor man on the return game between the Moth Eradicators and the home club on the following day. Our hero's answer came hot and quick: " Then," cried he, " to-morrow's setting sun will shine upon the beggar daughter of a ruined man. It rests with me to throw the game on which your proud father s wealth is staked. Ion have to­ night settled your own fate. So be it. Good night;" and turning himself soven times round on his h£el, at the same time boring a large hole in the hall oar- pet, Mose Fitz Allen was gone. Chap. III.--Prominent among the immense crowd assembled on the grounds is the pale face of Amalin Bangs, The Moth Eradicators are at the bat on the last half of the ninth inning, with two men out and one man on the third, and the score stands 53 to 53. "Will that man get in ?" is the breathless ques­ tion which pervades the scene. Mose Fitz Allen, standing on the first base, mutters, " Now for revenge! Now do I give the thing away 1 Ah !" and his face was distorted with passion like a mud- ball dried in the sun. " Two strikes!" yells the umpire. The batter must hit it next time. He does hit it, and a fly mounts and desoends beautifully to Mos«, "Take it Mose," goes out from the throat of Banker Bangs and hun­ dreds of his friends. " Not if Mose is thoroughly acquainted with himself," is his low response, and the ball passes through his hands and the man on third goes home. Score, 54 to 53. Chap. IV.--Two months later finds Amelia Bangs takiDg in plain sewing, her father the janitor of the Old Ex­ change, and Mose, though somewhat troubled in mind, still takes his beer.-- Oil City Derrick. Sad Sights In Servian Hospitals. Passing beyond the crowd and the shops, I come upon large gardens, care­ lessly teBded, but ablaze with color-- small paddocks of maize, and little beds of tobacco. Iu each green and shady compound stand a number of sheds and erections, built with the extravagance of room which tells that land has little value. The cottage, neat enough, white­ washed, glazed, grated, and roofed with ruddy tiles, occupies the zftidst, well back from the highway, and ap­ proached through luxuriant weeds and flowers. A huge sentry stands at nearly every gate, and overhead waves the red cross banner. I enter without difficulty, asking for the doctor. A bright little lady, who looks the ideal of a nurse, bustling, scolding, laughing, and quick As a lay, runs out to ask my wishes. The Herr Doctor is up the road some­ where, and I pass on, with a pitying glance for those convalescents, clothed only in a slurt, who crouch on the veran­ dah or totter down the steps. All about the entrance, filthy rags and bandages are lying in the sun. They bristle with flies. Through the small low gratings I see men lying about naked--for the heat is painful--on beds packed so close that the doctor has barely room to move be­ tween them. The hospitals are at their best to-day, or nearly; for such a thor­ ough cleansing as is possible under the circumstances was given them yesterday, in honor of some saint, and almost half the patients had been forwarded either to their homes, or to Jagodina, or else­ where--to any place where they oould lie. A fresh convoy was expected hourly, and it began, to reach the shady little lane while I 'wandered from one cottage hospital to another. Every­ where it was the same sight of pallid wretches, creeping about the door in their shirts; of tiny rooms packed with wounded; of rags and crowding flies in every corner. In honest wrath with the Government which made war without counting the cost, many have declared the treatment of their wounded sons a disgrace to Servia.--Peratchin Cor. London Telegraph. Municipal Indebtedness. Municipal indebtedness is attracting attention in England as it is already doing in tho United States. Several discussions have taken place in the House of Commons upon propositions to restrict the liberty of municipal cor­ porations to incur debt, and it is possible that the permission of Parliament may in future be necessary to the incurrence of any debt. The combined municipal debts of England amount to $462,500,- 000 this year, an increase over l ist year of $12,500,000. London's debt is $60,- 000,0*0, and Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds and Bradford together owe 172,- 500,000. A Singular Occupation. An enterprising man in New York has entered into a curious profession, namely, a " whip per of boys and girls," He charges ten cents for each perform­ ance of his duty. He has thick rods for the older and more obstinate children of his constituency,' and thin, pliable, tingling rods for those whose cuticle is sensitive. He lately sued a father for the sum of $3.10, which represents just thirty-one thrashings in a single family. Parisian Street Cars. The street railway car in Paris is no allowed to carry at any time more pas­ sengers than the number of seats pro­ vided ; yet, owing to the construction of seats on the top also, the cars can always carry seventy-two people comfortably. The stairway for the ascent to the top is so commodious and well protected that ladies share the upper seats with the men, and the warm weather gives pref­ erence to the outside. THE METHODISTS. Kto>l»n ot the Northern and Southern Branches of the Ohnreh. [From the Chicago TrlbnDe.J The re-establishment of union and fra­ ternity between tho Methodist Episco­ pal Church and the Methodist Episcopal Church South, is full of good omen for the future usefulness of this powerful re­ ligious denomination. Overtures have frequently been made before by the Chuch North, but in every instance it has been snubbed. At first, the great obstacle of slavery stood in the way ; then came the war, with its sectional ani­ mosities and bitter hatred and passions, which separated the two churches farther apart than ever. Time, however, is a great mollifier. These passions of the years which have elapsed since the close of the war have cooled down, and the two churches, through their delegated commissioners, have been enabled to meet on common ground and discuss the preliminaries of union with soberness and fraternal harmony, and the result at which they have arrived will commend itself to all Methodists as rich with promise for the spiritual as well as material growth and prosperity of their church. The commissioners of the two churches, previously ap­ pointed for that purpose by the Genewd Conferences of each, met at Cap© May, N. J., on the 16th inst., and after a joint session of seven days agreed upon a re­ port, which, in advance of its pre­ sentation to the Conferences, they have submitted to the churches in general. It sets forth as the basis of union that each of the churches is a legitimate branch of Epis­ copal Methodism in the United States, having a common origin in the Methodist Episcopal Church organized in 1784, and thatthe Methodist Episcopal Church South has been " an evangelical church, reared ̂ on Scriptural foundations, and her ministers and members, with those of the Methodist Episcopal Church, have constituted one Methodist family, in distinct ecclesiastical connection." The disposition of the church property has always been a bone of contention, and for the past few years the principal obstacle that has hindered the union of the churches. The commissioners, how ever, adjusted the adverse claims har­ moniously. As they gave most of their time to the settlement of this xexed question, and as their decision will be of general interest, we print the roles entire : llrtE 1. in cues not adjudicated upon by the Joust Commission, any society of either church, constituted according to its discipline, now occupying the church property, shall re­ main in poHneBsion thereof, provided that where there is not 111 the same place a society of more members attached to the other church, and which has hitherto claimed the use of the property, the latter shall be entitled to posses­ sion. RULE 2. Forasmuch aa we have no power to annul decisions respecting church property made by the State Courts, the Joint Commis­ sion ordain in reepect thereof--First: In cases in which such a decision has been made, or in which there exists an agreement, the same shall be carried out iu good faith. In communities where there are two societies, one belonging to the Methodist Episcopal Church ana the other to the Methodist Episco­ pal Church South, which have adversely claimed the church property, it is recommend­ ed that without delay they amicably compose their differences irrespective of the strict legal title, and settle the same according to Christian principles and the equities of the particular case, and, so far as practicable, according to the principle of the foregoing ruka. But if such settlement cannot be speedily I made, then the question shall be re- j ferret! for equitable decision to three arbitrators -- one to be chosen by each claimant from their respective societies, and the two thus chosen shall select a third person, not connected with either of said churches, and the decision of any two of them shall be final. ' In communities in which there is but one society rule first shall be faithfully observed in the interests of peace and fraternity. KU£K 3. Whenever necessary to carry the aforegoing rules into effect legal title to the church property shall be accordingly trans* ferred. RULE 4. These rules shall take effect imme­ diately. A Remarkable Artesian Well. At Prairie du Chien, Wis., an artesian well daily discharges 869,616 gallons of water. The well is only 960 feet deep, but has head enough td'raise the water and then made into omelet and com- j 900 feet above the ground. © I A Whirlwind in Connecticut. On the place occupied by James and A. Hall, in Ellsworth, on Thursday, one Myron Kellogg, an old Schataoock In­ dian, whose weight does not exceed eighty-five pounds at most, was in the hay field conversing with Mr. Albert Hall, and a whirlwind twisted him round two or three times and finally raised him from the earth, carrying him up a dis­ tance of about thirty feci:, spinning him iuund like a top, and finally dropping him in a swamp hole near by almost un­ injured, but burying Ijim to the waist in the mud.--Sa li&bury News. The Argentine Confederation. The Argentine Republic is making reasonable progress. In his recent ad­ dress to Congress President Avellanda said that the nation enjoys profound peace; that wheat-growing had quad­ rupled within the last, five years, and that the exports of 1875 were greater than those of any previous year. The President also observed that the Gov­ ernment expenses hai been reduoed $4,000,000, and that three railroads had been opened for tsoffic since Ootober. ~ Centenarians. Ohio has a centenarian aged 114 years, and Tmliftna has followed suit, and now Illinois threatens to see the blind and go one year better. A good-natured public has lost interest in the little game. Cen­ tenarians may as well take back seats unless they oan bring forward their mothers to certify to their age. A MAN was stopped on the road be­ tween Santa Cruz and Soquel, Cal., by a highwayman, with the order to stand and deliver what coin he had about him. He stood first-rate, but he didn't hand over the cash worth a picayune. On the contrary, he put his hands in his pockets, drew out from one a twenty dollar gold piece, and from the other a six-shooter already cocked, and holding both toward the road agent _ asked him to take his choice. Then it was the footpad's torn to show--which he did ---a mighty rapid moving pair of heels and got away. A STRANGE accident, with fatal results, occurred to John Conally, of Bristol, Pontiac county, Quebec, last week. He was amputating the tail of a young lamb, as is customary with farmers, when the animal, feeling the knife, made a spring to get away. This caused the instrument to enter the young man's thigh and cut one of the principal arter­ ies of the leg so severely that he bled to death. THE smoke from burning woolen rags will immediately relieve the pain and re- 1 duce the swelling of severe wounds. All Sorts. - JOSH BrmKGs opposes the phonatio reform, If it should succeed he oould make fun only by spelling right. A GTXERNSBY bull, on his way home from an English fair, where he had a first prize, gored Ms owner to death. PEP-EIHS. the English pedestrian, 1MS succeeded in walking might, miles within an hour--less than eight mrnntefl par mile. Ivtbeatoe'watt art fttmdred r?9?at - ' And God's times are so long, indeed, For simple things as flowers and That gather only the light wad gloou, H®r;| For what {freni treasures of joy and dole, . Of life and death, perchance moat the sonlfc^ 1 Ere it flower in heavenly oeaoe, Had room L. , YOUNG ALFONSO is finding it bnqr work to be a King. His duties call him up before 6 o'clock in the morning, and keep him laboriously engaged nnftil night. A BASS ball club is to be organised at Troy, composed entirely of old base ball players who have been maimed by play­ ing the game. The club will be appro­ priately called the Old-limp-ies. THIS IS the klUu OF ITEMS that New lork papers have to print: M As long as the Crotoxt water remains in its present impure state, it should not be drunk.ex­ cept after having been boiled." ENGLISH papers refuse to call an aff- fciele &n editorial unless it covers a whole page. The average English paper is mada of just three of these editorials, with a page of obituary notices. AN enterprising East Norwood, N. H.# boy of 16 eloped with and married a girl of 14, four years ago, but she left him in about two years; whereupon he mar­ ried another girl of the town, without the formality of a divoroe. Wife num­ ber two left him, a while ago, and, noth­ ing daunted, he now takes to Himself a third. WOMEN, it seems, are lees liable to be struck by lightning than men. Of the 880 persons so killed in France during the past decade, 567 were males. Still more singular is the fact, that whenever a man and a dog have got in the way of a thunderbolt the man escaped the eleo- tric shock, the dog it was that died. A WOMAN in Barnstead, N. H., found the egg of a night hawk the other day. She took it home and put it under an in­ verted bowl in a cupboard near the cook­ ing stove. A few clays after she heard a noise under the bowl, and found that the egg. had hatched, and that she had m lively young hawk. But the little bird would not eat and soon died. WHTSK a bootblack was rubbing a mild-looking old clergyman's boots in New York, the other day, a big street boy sneaked up to steal the little fel­ low's box of blacking. Then the mild old man suddenly arose in the might of a righteous wrath and justly booted that big fellow clear around a block (and half way through a depot. LUST HOOFEB says of a French singer: " Mile. Boux, who is very young, and was one of the season's drbutantea, is a very stout young woman, with a very slender voice. If her voice and her physique could change places, both would benefit by. the change. Her figure reminds one of Parepa Rosa, and her voice of a half- starved sparrow. AN Erie merchant who settled with his check an amount he owed a Pitts­ burgh firm, and was reminded by the I latter that there remained 10 oents due, I as they " could not stand the exchange," got even with his tormentors by getting together ten of the largest-sized coppers he oould find and sending them on by express to Pittsburgh, leaving to their recipients the duty of paying 25 cents for charges. A BUTCHKB oaught in his ice-room by the snap of a spring lock behind him, too early in the morning for his shouts to be heard, is a sensational accident, but the dreaming by his son of just such a fact duritg the night which preceded its occurrence increases its interest. It is all told, however, by a Franklin V,:;: .t (Mass.) butcher, who was found by the " prophetio soul" his son, just in time to save his life. OFFICIALS in the sub-treasury, New York, have just disoovertd that some ingenious rascals are digging for gold in the hearts of double eagle coins. A. hole is bored through the piece from one milled edge to the other without disturb­ ing tho face of the coin, and Loin this hole diverging ones are run in several directions, gold to the value of about $4 being taken from each piece operated on. The holes are then plugged with, metallic wire of sufficient specific gmvity to bring the piece within the legal limit of least current weight. " Mariar Has ttone to Bed." A young man in the Sixth distrioL says the Baltimore News, had parted his flaxen locks in the most impartial manner; if there was a hair more on one side of his head than on the other the difference could not be observed. He had a tolerable good tenor voice, and he had mastered a now song. The moon­ light shone brightly down on the green sward in front of the residence which held the maiden of his heart. The youth crept softly up the sidewalk, and let out his soul in the melody, " Dar­ ling I'm waiting for thee, waiting for thee." He had hardly completed the second chorus when a window blind was cautiously opened, something white was seen by the light of the moon, and an i oldish voice, not in harmony with the music, said: "It is all right, young man; but you needn't «uy longer, j Mariar has gone to bed." Those Terrible Fenians* O'Donovaii Bossa has collected, ao-l cording to his acknowledgment in tl Irish World, over $15,000 for the] "skirmishing fund" with which the| cost of secret assaults on England is t< be paid. Of course he cannot revea how the money is to be expended, foi that would defeat the object; but in tfc same number of the Irish IFbr'rf apj elaborate directions for making dynamj ite, gun cotton, and Greek fire. No( content with that, the following awfr intimation is made : " There are sever other explosives, relatively far MOM powerful, which can be easily mazmfaej tared and safely handled by a oooi, telligent man." A FAIR of canaries at New Pa., are fed by a little wren, which >iie| daily to their side, and, sitting on cage, drops into it the seed it has agod to gather.