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Bat aft amah timaa ate WHMdlOMftMlarcC lok •bia m patient «Mh dngma^ wten light Mm dawns, Bte w«f patient withMotto wtetrod outer law*; Staa was patient with Mka Wh» aatd Mm aMea ware gray, And deutMacnd oxm ttet fmStetl the wrong way; She wM^pattant with pfcrssas no hnftand «hMrid 8bewacp&aatwithcaaaa tot ducJiBedto t patient with txmm with aathfns to p*S» Sbs waa patient with talkers wttJi aotSitn# %o aaf; She waa pattaot with mlHara wltoao trade to And grocer* who eemated ost She waa patient wish S» Norberg to Stockholm VM a long and fatiguing Journey, and his means were not the most ample. But this waft noth­ ing--the image of Christine was to him as the lode star to the mariner, and he reached Stockholm the evening before the royal birthday. Having arrived, he directed his steps to the church of St. Nicholas, to ask of heaven many years of glory and happi­ ness to the youthful sovereign, and then, With a portion of his little means, pur­ chased' a smart costume, in which hav­ ing attired himself, he rambled about the city, feasting his eyes on the many wonders, which for the first, time he had beheld, and now to him appeared almost as creations of fairy land or romance. The morning dawned bright and beau­ tiful, and the forts of Fredericksburg and Waxelm announced that Christine had reached her 16th year. Awakened l>y the roar of artillery, Carl started from the ground, where, like many oth- he ha- A FAKHER of experience in wool-grow­ ing has well saitl there is more money in growing at twenty cents a pound than to loan your money at fern per cent, interest. THE grease wliicn has become hard­ ened by dust on the axles of machinery all l>o cleaned off by the use of kerosene. BVNCHBS Of grapes were kept three months by an Austrian grower who dipped the ends of the stems in wax and packed the frnit in kiln-dried ground bark. PROFESSOR RILEY says that kerosene or oil of any kind is sure death to insects in all stages and the ouly substance with which we may hope to destroy the eggs. Oils will not mix directly with water, but will mix with milk, fresh or sour, and then may be diluted to any desired extant. WEAK EYES N% HORSBS. --A good ... -- passed the night in slumber; j WEAK JSYES „ and, although yet early, found the street® j authority gives the following asa remedy «t»do*»; buafte* and fault-Sndtog taH, Ywkward lada who came courting her girla; 8fce waa patient with crrw Xerjj no art could mend, Attd chimaeja lhat racked every day the wrong end; She waa pttieii? with reayeca who never wowM m, And long-winded cailwra who anver would go; Bhe waa patient with rolativoa when, anfcmted, They CMIPS, and î voerad, tlien roinplal&*d IteF ware flighted; She waa patient with orowa Chat got Into the com, A»d ottwr dark deeda oat of wiattonneM born; t patient with! that horned up tha thronged -with thousands of inhabitants, evincing their enthusiasm in every pos­ sible manner. As the day wore on, Carl mingled with a train who were proceed­ ing to the palace, and, from his smart attire and handsome figure, contrived, although unintentionally, to pass the guard and enter the vestibule. The poor fellow, bewildered and delighted with the magnificence which on every hand surrounded 5dm, kept wandering about, regardless as he was ignorant of all etiquette, jostling and pushing aside nobles, ladies, officers and other func­ tionaries, in short, all who impodetHiim. At length, having entered the great gallery, his simple costume attracted the gazs and called up the astonishment of the assembled multitude--murmurs upon murmurs rose all around, but Carl for horses' eyes that are weak, winking and inflamed: Take an egg and break the large end enough to admit the handle of a teaspoon; pour out the albumen or white; mix in all the salt you can until it is quite stiff, then set it in the center of a heap of red coals and let it burn un­ til done baking; then when oool grind and blow a piece of it into the eyea once a day. • PURIFYIKG RANCID BCTTER.--One of our foreign contemporaries gives the fol- j lowing mode of clarifying rancid and tainted butter: "Let the butter be melted ; and skimmed as for clarifying; then put I into it a piece of bread well toasted all I over, but not burnt. In a few minutes I the butter will lose its offensive taste and j smell, but the bread will become per- j fectly fetid." We have serious doubts Pierce, of Harvard, he himself says that there is only one man living beside himself who could read it and under­ stand it; and of another work he says that only one man beside himself has read it and understood it. A mathema­ tician, the professor says, is not reallv known while he is alive ; he must wai1-, for history to do him justico and estab - l $h his real worth and scientific pon*' tion. POPULAR SCIENCE, I* is proposed bv Dr. Oppermann to construct roads, in this way: First, a bed HOUSEKEEPERS' HELPS. 2$: kept advancing--he was ignorant of the j with regard to the above process pro- «torm then gathering, and had pro- | duciug the result claimed. Still it is so ceeded as far as the door of the hall of simple that any one can try it. audience, when the officer in waiting demanded his name and business. He KEEPING MIMK.--Milk will absorb bad odors from the air quicker than almost was about to reply, when, catching a | any other liquid, therefore great care Jrld. |de- m Ithe |ar- ful nd Be of ld- Ssged >«»;• the snly the f o f t i - Ituii- one 'She It it La- leen, who ill the en- i had subsided, it peasant having Majesty, it is deemed ie should suffer punish- glanee of Christine, his enthusiasm knew no bounds, and, pushing the offi­ cer aside, he rushed into tli9 royal pres­ ence, seissed the hand which at that mo­ ment was extended to the President of the Senate, and pressed it to his lips. At sight of Carl, and his boldness, Christine uttered a scream and withdrew hot hand, while a hundred arms wore in a moment raised to chastise the peasant slave, who had insulted the officer and aspired to an honor reserved but for the titled and the rich. And such was the crime for which he was thus disgraced, a crime arising from hio ignorance, and which merited not so ignominious u pun­ ishment. When the last blow had fallen, he bounded from the hands of the guards, and, casting his eyes toward the palace, exclaimed: " I swear before God, Christine, that the day will come when I shall kiss thy royal hand!" Then, regarding his puniBher with a look of ferocity, he dashed wildly through the crowd. The next day the miner had quitted Stockholm, bathe was never again heard of at Norberg. Five years after this, two prisoners, the one a young man of some 26 years, accused of robbery, the other, the head of a hang of highwaymen, together con­ fined in a dungeon of the fort of Frede­ ricksburg, were thus conversing: " Ah," said the young man, " what I regret most is, that I shall never again behold her that I love." "Child," replied the robber, "in a few years thou wilt be liberated ; do not despair, for if she thou lovest ia really j faithful, you may yet be happy. Lis­ ten : Our young and beautiful Queen once ordered fifteen blows to be admin­ istered to the shoulders of a poor fellow, who, struck with an unconquerable pas­ sion for her, dared to respectfully press his coarse lips to he# dainty fingers-- and for which he was disgraced as if he hod committed a crime of the most dar­ ing character; but he swore before God that a day would arrive when the hand which had been refused him should be pressedj^tf* lips, and the month wiiioli comygSodeeThis punishment Would sue bidt for mercy. " That day, so much desired, seemed as if it would never arrive ; but it came at last. It was during the chase, when the Queen, in her ardor, became sepa­ rated from her companions, and she found herself alone in the middle of a deep forest. Suddenly she was sur­ rounded by a band of robbers--who seized her courser, ignorant of her qual­ ity. 'Respectme,' she cried, 'I am your Queen !' The words fejl like lightning on my heart. The hour of retribution had arrived. ' Look on me,' I said. 'I am Carl, the poor miner, who once presumed to kiss thy p: etty hand, and for which you ordered him to be scourged in the face of all Stock­ holm on thy natal day; but I swore be­ fore God that, a day would arrive when I should press it to my lips; it has ar­ rived, and my oath will now be accom­ plished.' I advanced toward her--but my heart failed me, and I wept like a child. "'Prostrate thyself!' cried she, re­ covering her wonted dignity and cour­ age. ' Those whom I permit to salute my hand must approach on bended knee.' . " She extended to me her hand, and kneeling I pressed it to my lips, proud and happy that I had fulfilled my oath. I departed, first having conducted her to the right path. The next dav I and my companions were surprised and taken. But, never mind--I still hold it as a truth, for experience has proved it, that in love we should never despair. There is always a favorable moment, and all that is necessary is to be watch­ ful, and when it does arrive,,perrnit it not to escape us. Do not aespair ; J hope yet to see many happy hours." The jailer opened the door of the consideration of the day, prison, and pronounced the name of should mar the festivi- ordains him to receive the presence of the as- 'ulti trade, as a warning to fu- Sders." ef of Police, with his assist­ ing conducted the prisonejr into enter of the court, executed the nee. The poor fellow, with diffi- tefrained from giving vent to his and the people looked on amazement and pity at so sadden tomhiious a puniafsment. It ap- that this man was & poor young miner, whe had come from Norberg to Stockholm, to share in the sports and pleasure of the birthday of his Queen. His crime arose from his ignorance of the laws of etiquette. It had been told Win in the province of Westmanland, Hiat on this day it was the custom of the sovereign to be not only accessible to her court and the nobles of the land, twt also to the meanest of her subjects --that all had the privilege to approach •M kiss the royal hand. Kiss the hand of a Queen I--the h<md w a Christine--she that was the idol of Ms life--whose portrait was the only or­ nament that graced his smoky cabin--it was a happiness which he had never noped to enjoy, and the young miner re­ solved, at all hazards, all trouble and ™ to to Stockholm, and Awe m the loyal oondeioauioi). tram r.; fe- . . y& L. atl. Jt Carl " Along my lad!" cried he to the pris­ oner. Carl was about to reply, but was pre­ vented by the keeper continuing : " Hush ! it is useless--the gallows is ready, and the executioner awaits yon." Coercive Measures. A Galveston Irishman has a very bright boy, who reads the papers. The other morning the old marr asked Pat­ rick junior why he didn't return the change from the marketing. There was no answer except that the boy mat­ tered : "The toirant." " Have you fed the pig, Patrick ? " A stony stare was the only reply. Then, for about fifteen minutes, there was a vision of a son closely pursued by a bareheaded father, revolving around the house until the latter overtook the former and yanked him over a water- barrel. " I was only thxying Boycott on feyther; for the sake of oold lave me alone." "It's a boy caught ye are," panted the old man. " I'll tache ye to thrifle wid a home-vuler," and he reached out and gathered a barrel-ntave. The application of coercive measures could bo heard four blocks oft--Oal- veeton Newa. . on vez, Ireland should be taken that it is not exposed to any condition where it will l>e likely to be damaged in that way. In manufact­ uring cream into butter, great care is necessary as to the quality of salt used, as great loss may be entailed by this alone. The salt is a very small item in itself, nevertheless it has cost many dol­ lars in the course of a year through the damage done by the use of an inferior article. Always use the best known brands and keep a close watch upon them at that. The use of firkins, pails or tubs made of any kind of wood that imparts an unpleasant flavor must l>e avoided, as, after packing, butter is very susceptible in coming in contact with any flavors of this kind. PRESERVINO PASTURES.--Among many propositions to renovate the pasture, one has been overlooked--management. It is the cheapest and most practical manure on the farm. The common plan is to have but one pasture, upon winch the cattle must graze at all times. If it comes to the bare sod during the seasons of extreme drought the stock must con­ tinue to grub at the sod for want of bet­ ter. This exposes the iroots of the grass to the sun or injures or destroys the plant Suppose we use our trees and shrubs in that way, the detriment to growth would be at once apparent. A good top on grass for growth is as nec­ essary as upon trees. That one hundred acres of land in two pastures will keep one-third more stock than the same number of acres in one pasture has long been known to the prac­ tical farmer. The reason is that the stock can be removed before it has grazed the pasture too closely, before the roots of the grass are uncovered. A plan that will renovate hundreds of pas­ tures in Iowa is this: Let the grass have a good start in the spring, say four inches, before turning on the stock, and change pastures as often as the pasture appears to be closely grazed.--Prof. Knapp. in HomrMead. FEEDING BEES IN WI NTER. --After an unpropitious season bees are apt to go into winter quarters illy provided with - stores. Well-informed and cautious sfaarists; aware of this lack, feed weak colonies during the fall sufficiently to supply the need. It is never desirable to feed liquid stores, either honey or syrup, in winter, and not well to feed at all unless positively demanded. The best way to feed, if we must, is to put candy made from granulated sugar on the frames, just above the cluster. This .will be kept warm, and can be taken, and will disturb the bees so little that, if it must be done, it will generally suc­ ceed. If the bees can pass the winter until March--and the stores needed dur­ ing the cold winter are very Hght com­ pared with those consumed later after brood-rearing commences--then we may feed either honey or syrup. Then the l»ees can fly occasionally and will receive no harm from liquid food. This food, too, will stimulate brood-rearing, and thus work a double benefit. The feeder w 11 need to be so constructed as to keep the food near the cluster or the bees will not ap­ propriate it, because of the cold No one should fail to use a division-hoard in win­ ter and spring. Keep the •bees crowded on to so few frnmes that ail vill be cov­ ered, and spring dwindling will do little harm.--A. J. Conk, AgrUtiltural Col­ lege, Lansing, Mich. ONE HUNDRED BUSBEUS OF SHELLED CORN TO THE ACRE --Mr. Nathan G. Pierce tells the An rriran C dtivator how he raises one hundred bushels of shelle.l corn to the acre. He used for seed an eight-rowed corn which he has improved by careful selection, and be­ lieve H it to bo a good variety to raise, anywhere between Yirgiria and tlio Canada line. The ground s lected for planting was a good pie cf gravelly loam. It was well plowed about the first of May, harrowtvl, treated to a broadcast application of nine hundred pounds fertilizer to the acre; again har­ rowed faithfully, rendering the land fine and mellow; rows marked three feet apart, a small amount of fertilizer scat­ tered to each row. Mfty 10th, three kernels of corn plauted iu each hill, two feet apart in the rows; cultivated and hoed four times, allowing no weeds to grow; passed through the entire piece, cutting each hill down to two stalks; every sucker in each hill cut throughout the field. During the entire perk d of growth through the season the field was closely watched, every weed pulled and every ear of smut cut out. At the proper time, after the corn had become hard, it was cut, bound in bundles, and stooked When dry it was drawn into the barn, where, with the assistance of a hired man, the corn was husked, weighed as husked, and found to yield one hundred and ten bushels of shelled corn to the acre, allowing seventy-five pounds of ears to equal one bushel of shelled corn. Waiting for a Reader. Wh^n Kepler, the astronomer, pub­ lished the book announcing his dis- c 3very of the laws which govern the mo­ tions of the planets, he said : " It may well wait a century for a reader, as God has waited 0,000 years for an observer." 4. great mathematician of the prosent d*y is, according to the New York Trib­ une, gifted with a similar patience : Of <ne mathematical work written by the venerable and accomplished Prof. VANITY CAKES.--Yolk of eight and one cup of sugar. Knead flour, and fry in hot fat. Roll them and cut in fancy shapes before trying. A CORRESPONDENT says that he has tried mixing sulphur with salt and giving to his hogs and sheep for lice and ticks, and finds it effective. CBAXJKER PIE.--To a common-sized tin, allow one cup of cracker crumbs, one- half pint of water, one teaspooful of tartaric acid, one cup of sugar, and spice to the taste. Bake with two crusts. FROSTED APPLE PIE.--Line a pie with puff paste. Slice in apples, sugar them and add a little butter, no water, and a little lemon essence or juice. Bake, and when done spread a thick frosting of beaten egg and sugar over it, return to the oven till the frosting is warmed through. APPLE SHORT-CAKE. --Slice enough tart apples to fill two round pie tins. Make a crust out of one teaeupful of sour cream, a teaspoonful of soda, a little salt, and flour to roll out, Roll out upper crusts, fit over the apples and bake. The fruit should be juicy and no water added. When done turn bottom up-. wards, sprinkle over sugar and a few bits of butter, tni'y back again, pile one on the other, and serve warm with cream or as you please. FAVORITE PUDDING.--One-half cup of butter, one cup of sweet milk, three eggs, white and yolks beaten separately, two teaspoonfids of creaui-of-tartar, flour to make a stiff batter; steam until done. Serve immediately, with sauce made as follows: One pint of boiling water, one' cup of sugar, butter the size of au egg, and one glass of wiue. Thicken with corn-starch. A pudding made like the above and baked with fruits, canned peaches, jam, marmalade, or whatever is preferred, spread over it, is very nice indeed. A MOLD OF COLD MEAT.--A pound or a little more of cold meat--beef, mutton, anything except pork--two ounces of maccaroni, one teaenpful of tine bread crumbs, a tablespoouful of butter, one agg, pepper and salt. Cut the meat very fine. Wash the maccaroni in cold water then boil for. half an hour, drain and cut into inch-lengths. Mix with the meat crumbs, butter, pepper and salt, mix thoroughly, bind together with the beaten egg and pack into a well- greased basin or bowl and steam for an hour. This is very nice for breakfast or tea. sliced and eaten cold. To DRY SWEET POTATOES.--A good way to presorvo sweet potatoes for future use when they show signs of decay, is to < „ . •, , , . dry them in the same manner M you | + ^ he made various would any fruit. Boil, peel, and slice 1 addltlons to the play- many of which by JJr. Oppe this way: Fi six to eight inches thick of coarse be ton with hydraulic mortar, is laid down, and then on the top of this bed a thin­ ner layer of smaller beton, cemented with a mixture of 'lime and one-half part of Portland cement or Boulogne cement, and one-half part of slag. FRICTION tapers are made in England from a mixtuie of one ounce sakpetra, one-half ounce powdered orris root, one- eighth ounce minium, and one ounce phosphorus; on the latter being dis­ solved one or two ounceB of castor oil are added, the quantity variyng accord­ ing to the resultant tenacity or flexibili­ ty required. THE Consolidated railroad is building at its shops in New Haven, Ct,. a new palace car, in which there is a device for keeping out the smoke, dust, and cin­ ders that come in at an open window. It consists of an extra outer window, shaped somewhat like a curved bay win­ dow, in-which the glass is only half the width of , the window, and slides up and down. When pushed to the front side it presents' a curved surface against which the cinders and smoke strike and are thrown outward, while air can enter from the open half. THE effects of professions and trades on mortality are great, the term of life varying from 65 years 11 months for clergymen to 40 years 10 months for lithographers and copper engravers. In England, according to the census-office •statistics, the duration of life has been found most defective among the steel- workers, polishers, and grinders; and next to these the life of the collier---that fearless delver in the bowels of the earth --is least secure, owing greatly, no doubt, to tne occurrence of accidents in the mines. IN a memoir published at Christiana Herr Sophus Tromboldt considers that it may be accepted as certain that the aurora borealis is a local phenomenon, circumscribed by very narrow limits, and occurring not far from the surface of the earth. The liglit, he finds from a careful comparison of a large number of observations, is generally white, though sometimes red or green; but further north than Bergen the aurora often pre­ sents spectral colors. He believes, also, that there is now evidence enough to ac­ cept the statement that auroral displays are sometimes attended with sound. Some late inventions ought to be able to set this last alleged fact beyond dispute. Familiar Quotations. The expression " a dim religious light" may be found in Milton's " Pen- seroso," and the commonly-repeated saw that "absence makes the heart grow fonder" is to be discovered in T. H. Bay ley's song, "Isle of Beauty." Colley Cibber, as almost every one is aware, took it into his head that he could greatly improve upon Shakspeare's tragedy "King Richard ITT.;" and, in potatoes, Omitting play, many have, curiously enough, entered, as it were, into the language. Among these we mav notice, "So much for Bucking­ ham " iiichard's himself again," and "My soul's in arms and eager for the fray but, in spite erf them, Mr. Cib- ber's tinkering, though gratefully adopted by more than one great actor, has now fallen into well-merited disre­ pute. In criticising Lord Beaconsfield's speeches, hostile papers are fond of making effective reference to "apt allit­ eration's artful aid," but they seldom, if indeed ever, allow Churchill, the satirist, any credit for the phrase. Mr. O'Con­ nor, too, If we remember rightly, has written of the gay Conservative states­ man as "the gay Lothario of politics." How many persons, we wonder, recol­ lect that the original " gay Lothario " is one of the characters in Rowe's tragedy, "The Penitent"?" Theii, ajjain, the phrase " comparisons are odious" is almost invariably written without quo­ tation marks. It occurs in Burton'a "Anatomy of Melancholy," and also in Herbert's "Jacula Prudentum," and Shakspeare, in "Much Ado About Nothing," says "comparisons are odorous." A literary journal of some standing recently made itself a laughing stock by remarking that this last was not classical Englisli--a quite sufficient proof that even he whom Ben Jouson called "sweet swan of Avon" is not as well known as he ought to be. The origin of the term " the midnight oil" is hard to trace, but it occurs in Quarles, in Shenstone and in Gay, and it was probably invented by the first. " Devil take the hindermost" opens up another difficult problem ; but perhaps Beaumont and Fletcher may claim the phrase, which was used in later days by Butler, Prior, Pope, Burns and half a dozen more. " Diamond cut diamond " again joined his fortunes with those of ! is traceable to Ford's "Lover's Melan- Napoleon. Hitherto one motive alone--I clioly," where it may be found in the sincere patriotism--had controlled his j form "diamonds cut diamonds," and the expression, "neither fish nor flesh nor good red herring" seems to belong to Sir H. Sheers. M Turn over a new leaf" says Middleton, in "Anything for a Quiet Life," and it was Mrs. Mala- prop, in Sheridan's "The Rivals," whp first owned "the soft impeachment." Oliver Goldsmith, in "The Good-na­ tured Man," wrote "measures, not men, have always been my mark;" and Burke, doubtless alluding to the popu­ larity of the phrase in his day, spoke of " the cant of 'not men, but measures." " To Milton we owe the saying that Peace hath her victories No lees renowneil tUuu war; and it was Goldsmith again who, in "She Stoops to Conquer," introduced us to "the very pink of perfection."-- London Queen. uite thin, and dry on plates around the tire. When wanted for the table, put the quantity desired into a closely covered tin or porcelain stew-pan--iron darkens them--with but little water, not enough to cover them, and let sim­ mer two or three hours. When done the water should have evaporated, or what little there is left should be of the consistency of syrup, Mash and servo as you would Irish the'milk. BOI*INO -The source of the scarlet feverepidemic near liondon was traced by l>r. Stevenson, a medical offi­ cer of health, to the milk sent there from two farms in Oxfordshire. Scarlet fever had previously prevailed in Oxford­ shire, and the milk sent out from there was found to Contain the infectious germs. The doctor advises all who have the care of invalids or infants to. boil their milk before using it. We are not m favor of sounding useless alarms, but in the case of infants or delicate persons we think it as well to boil the milk be­ fore giving it, especially when it may come from several cows.--Rural New Yorker. The Bravest ef the Brave. Michael Ney was born in Saarlouis, in 1769. His early years were devoted to the study of law, but, disliking the con­ finement, he entered the army as a pri­ vate hussar, in 1787. He distinguished himself during the first years of the Revolutionary war, and in 1796 he rose to the rank of Brigadier General in the French army. During the reign of Na­ poleon he beoame a Marshal of the Em­ pire, and was created Prince do la Moskwa and a Peer of France. When Napoleon was sent to Elba he retired to his country seat, and lived in retirement until the Emperor's return, when he every action, and a personal or family interest had never been permitted to swerve him from his love of country. He professed to think the return of Na­ poleon would be an injury to France, and his progress ought to be checked. On taking leave of Louis XVUL, he made many protestations of zeal and fidelity to the King, and expressed his determination to stay the progress of Napoleon. Arriving ut Besancon Ney found the whole country hastening to meet the coming Emjieror, and at Lyons the Dukes d'Artois and d'Angouleme ac­ knowledged the fruitlcEsness of the en­ deavor to check the popular enthusi­ asm of Napoleon which had seized the troops of Ney's command. Impelled by this popular current, Ney and his army joined Napoleon, and fought under his banners until Waterloo was lost. After the conclusion of that eventful day, Ney was advised to leave France, but re­ fused, and retired to his ccuntry seat to await his fate. He was soon arrested and brought to trial, but, his colleagues and companions in arms having declared themselves incompetent to form a court martial whereby to judge him, the af­ fair was carried to the House of Peers, by whom he was tried and condemned for treason. On the 7th of December, 1815, Marshal Ney, one of the most brill­ iant officers the world has ever seen, who had fought and won many desper­ ate battles for France, but never one against her, was shot as a traitor. Hindoo Servants. Even the wealthy Hindoos cannot find good domestic servants. One of them writes: "The good servants are gone who use to know how to hold your um­ brella over your head, pour the watei over your hands after meals, and exag- erate yonr resources before your friends. This nqe class of men lias disappeared, and a degenerate species of epidemic- stricken, untrained young barbarism have taken their place. Tney plunder you when sent to the bazaar; they steal your clothes, your rice; and they are so greedy that they lick off the very syrup from the surface of your sweetmeats." A MOTB from her father's counsel, of­ fering to conduct her divorce suit free of charge, was among the presents received by a Philadelphia Dride. To Rid a Loft of Rats. Take a pint of common tar, half an ounce of vitriol, and a good handful of common salt; mix them all well to­ gether in any old deep pan. Get some pieces of paper, and put some of the above mixture very thick on the paper, and place enough of this into the holes sufficient to stop them, and then let the bricklayer make good after you, and if you should find any of the holes opened again, it is quite "certain you had not put in a sufficient quantity. For smoking rats out when they get behind the wainscot: Find out a small hole or crack, then take a handful of common salt, and put it in at the hole or crack, and pour upon the salt a spoon­ ful or two of oil of vitriol, and this will make such a fumigation or smoke that they cannot bear it. Then stop the hole or crevice again that the smoke may not come out. Do this in two or three places as near where you hear they are as you can, and it will cause them to forsake those places. This method is very safe, as no damage can possibly ensue to the wainscot from the smoke.-- Vermin Catcher, 1768. Habit. • bad habit is so readily ' acquired that great care should be taken to teach children only such things that may hereafter be for their good. In case of sickness those that use liquors, brandies or wines should not, in their homes, ad* minister it as a sovereign remedy again«4 all ill--as is so often done in manjr !daces ; it cultivates a taste for stimil* ! ating food, for everything highly sea­ soned, and when used fosters the taste for tobacco, which in turn seeks for a new stimulus in liquors. The result is soip»; rowing households and broken hearts-* • where joy and happiness should be sii* preme instead. Take care of the little ones, and by example do not lead theitt astray. The Actor and the Cobbler. ' One Sidney Beauchampe, in formefe years a stock actor at the old Federaj| street Theater, Boston, was an insuffei^ able prig, and as impudent as he wa|l boorish--that is, to those who were smaller than he was. Moreover, he wa» au inordinarily self-sufficient man; grand* iloqnent and bombastic; and fond qt ventilating the basso prof undo of his lungs when he had an opportunity. Little Mike Keegan kept a cobbler's stall only a few steps from the pit door, on Theater alley, in those same days. Mike was a dear lover of the drama, and a critic in his way; and as an imitator •f actors, both in voice and manner, he was a marvel. Well--Mr. Beauchampe had owed Mike quite a little bill for more than a year--he had his cobbling done, prominf- ing to pay the whole when this last job should be completed -- had had so much of it done, and had broken so many promises--that Mike at length declared that he would not do another job for him without pay. The season was at an end, and the actors were plan­ ning for their vacation, when, one day, Beauchampe went into the cobbler's humble stall to get the boots--the Wel­ lingtons--he had left there to be tapped. Were they done? Yes--they were done. Then he would like to take them, and he would hand in the pay as soon as he had settled with old Fenno. "All right," said Mike; "when you have settled wid Fenno, thin you kin "set­ tle wid mc; and thir. you kin have year boots!" The actor was wvoth. He wanted the boots then. But the cobbler was firm. Two or three other actors had come in with Beauchampe, and by this time half a dozen more had come in from old Mother Dunlap's snuff store. . The boot- leas Thespian was now in a rage. He dared not put his hand on the withy lit­ tle cobbler; but he spread himself for a terrible verbal castigation. "Vile worm!" he shouted, with highly dramatic gesture, "how darest you im­ pose upon my forbearance ? Out upon thee for a false-hearted knave !• Oh! thou imp of darkness! thou blot upon the page of humanity !--if thou shalt dare to cast thy dirty slang at me, I'll--I'll--" Without waiting for the outwinded ac­ tor to take breath and finish the sen­ tence, Mike threw himself into position, as was his wont when imitating old Booth in Richard, and opened his battery. His brogue disappeared, as if by magie; and his voice, following, and in contrast with, Beauchampe's, was as the notes of a silver bugle following upon the belch­ ing of a tin fish-horn: "Ha! Slave! Woulrlst thou hurl thy 'busive rigmarole at me ? Who art thou? What! Aye--what--save the creeping, sneaking thing that would cheat all hon­ est men, and rob the very dead. What seekest thou within mine humble sanctu­ ary? Boots? Now, by the blood-red sun that sets beyond the misty lea, I swear: Thou shalt have thy boots when certain moneys thou hast paid which oft- times thou hast promised with solemn oath of binding. Aye--fetch me that I tftou owest and I will return tliy l»oots. j Untd thou shalt do that, vile slave, I avannt.' Get thee gone! I spit upon thee, and spurn thee! An' thou wilt have spouting? By the mass ! riXapout with tliee uiri.il the cnteh of doom ! "How's that, Misther Bosham ?" The effect wits tremendous. For a time it seemed as though the roof would be lifted. People from the neighboring shops--men, women, and children--came crowding about the door to see what was the matter; and in the midst of the wild acclaim poor, Beauchampe crept away, leaving his boots until he could get the money to pay for them.--New York Ledger. A Lively Subject. j There used to be a story current of a perplexing incident in the life of John | Hunter, the celebrated surgeon, which | has a certain grim drollery about it. | One night, on receiving from Jack Ketch j a " subject" who had been hanged that | morning at Newgate--such hangings | and such subjects were very common in j those days--he perceived somehow or 1 other the vital spark was not quite ex- I tinct. His professional zeal was in- j stantly aroused ; he applied all his skill j to the task, and, in sliort, succeeded, to I his scientific satisfaction, in restoring the law's victim to his entire faculties again. But his satisfaction was some­ what short-lived, for the resuscitated felon insisted upon looking to his bene­ factor for his future subsistence. He argued ^ that, as he had striven to bring him, as'it were, a second time into the world, he must be regarded in loeo parentis. Hunter, always a nervous man, and by no means convinced that he had not offended grievously against the laws in his little experiment, had no alternative but to comply to the demands of his ungrateful patient, who was by no mears modest in liis visits. After a time, however, they ceased; but even that brought no comfort to poor Hun­ ter, who lived in perpetual terror of his tormentor unexpectedly popping upon him. At last he reappeared before him again. One fine evening another New­ gate importation wlis brought to the private door of the dissecting-room, and, to his intense satisfaction, he once more recognized the weil-remembered feat­ ures. Hunter used to say, with a grim smile, that he took speedy care mot to give him a second chance. An Item for Toung (Jlrls. There is a multitude of young girls in the country uud small towiis who are anxious to enter what, thej think, the paradice of New YoMcdife and suppose they will be all right ifHliey can manage t<> secure u place chc,re\is copyist or book-keeper To such, Sliiiley Dare ad­ dresses these wise words 'Do they know what copying and book-keeping means in town? They fancy a book­ keeper is i young i*rson in tasteful dress, wearing lawn cuffs, and having early hours with easy work on a salary of perhaps §900 or $1,500 a year. The average pay of good women l>ook-keepers in New lork is $8 a week, and not over $12 for the best, unless by favor, which implies no improvement to a girl's repu­ tation. A book-keeper can board for $4 a week, her washing cost 50 cents, and car fare from 50 to 70 cents more, and she works in a dimly lighted office, with gas burning half the time over her page, till the bloom dies from her cheek and froir her spirits." THE gifts of the late Samuel Wills ton to the Willston Seminary at Easthamp- ton, Mass., will amount to $850,000 when the provisions of his will are fully oarried out. IMWA TW. BQ«a> ** AUSTIN DOBSOW. " "J J, if "The• ea*e is proceeding.* "t* ' Prom the tragio-e*t novels at Mudkfli t At leut, oil a practical plan-- „ To the talen of n.ere Hodges and Mr* One love in enough for a man. v. *|;' • jBut no caae that I ever yet met if* I.ikemtne; Iain equally fond t?./: Of Kow, who a charming iminettfcMfc And Dora a blonde. Each rlvale the other In powers-- Each wattaes, each warbles, each R"»f, chiefly tumble-down tl Misn Do., perpendicular (mints, Jn fhurt to diHtinguiHh is folly; 'Twixt the pair I am come to th* Of UactKsath between Lacy and Po Or Baridan's aaa. If It bapipane that Boee I have , For a foft celebration in rhym<C "Then the ringlets of Dora- get roingM Somehow with the tune and tho&M Or I painfully pen me a Bonnet Xo an eyebrow intended for Do."a. And heboid! I am writing upon tt The legend, "To BoMk" Or I try to draw Dora (my blotter. In all overecrawled with lier If I fancy at laet that I've got. he! It turns to her rival intitead; Or 1 find myxelf placidly adding To the rapturous treeeeei of Rooa Mian Dora's bnd month, and her Ineffable nose, Was there ever ao mud a dilemma? For Rose I would perish (pro For Dora I:d willingly stem a-- , (Whatever might offer to stem); - But to make the invidious e'wtion-- To declare that on either one's iMl I've a scruple--a grain more 1 cannot decldtl. And aa either BO hopele«aly niea i% My sole and my final resource IB to wait some indefinite cri*ia--> Some feat of molecular force, To solve me this riddle, con (In civ* By no means to peace or repose, Since the issue can scarce bo incT Of Dora and •.••j" * ) I tt'.W-ii Wii Car ' *», « 1 w ! ' 7,," tfi. " V {Afterthought) Bat, perhaps. If s third (say a Nan), Not quite s i delightful as Hose-- Not wholly so charming ns D ira-- Should appear, is it wrong to sapyoaa As the claims of the others are ecptal-- And Sight--in the main--is the best-- That I might * * * But no matter--(be Is easily puossed. PITH AND POINT. A FINISHED performer --Tne dead aot- or. BEAB and for bear--Bruin and his din­ ner. *- A HOLLOW cost--The oost of a penny whistle. > COLD schnapps are appreciated BY Dutchmen. FIREMEN, as well as other .people, like to talk of their old flames. " I WOULD like to die to-night," pens a poet, for once coming into sympathy with the people. ACTQBS have to face the music--that is, the music of the orchestra--and soma of it is very bad. " WELL, wife, you can t say I ever contracted bad haoits." "No, sir; you generally expanded them/' " WHAT I wants ter know," said an Arkansas school-board official, "is how a river's mouf is gwine ter be bigger dan its head." J A MAN who is as true as steel, possess­ ing an iron will, some gold ana a fair proportion of brass, should be able to endure the hardware of this world. "WHY don't England sit down an Ireland?" asks an exchange. For the same reason a man with a boil don't care to sit down on it too careiesi Galveston News. ' A PHILADELPHIA quack informs the public that he is not exclusive : "If a patient wants it gentle and mild Fm a homeopath, and when anybody wants thunder and lightning I'm an allopath." GBEEDY grocer (to farmer's wife who is supplying him - with pun' o' butter is ower liclit, gudewfie. Gudewife--"Blame yersel', then ; I weighed it wi' the pun' o' sugar I gat fme ye yestreen." "WHAT have you been drinking or eating ?" exclaimed his wife, as he re­ turned late at night. " Liquor ish !" he responded, and then he winked at him­ self in the dark, and breathed thin till she got asleep. " WHY don't you put the tooth-picka on the table ?" asked a guest at a Gal­ veston hotel, after he had finished his dinner. " Because, after you used one lessly.- yesterday, you didn't put it bade in the saucer," responded tne new waiter.-- Galveston News. THE late Rev. Dr. Symington, not feeling well one Sunday morning, said to his beadle who was a " character: ** " Man Robert, I wish you would preach for me to-day." "I canna do "that," promptly replied Robert; "but I often pray for you." A CLEVELAND boy was asked by his teacher if he did not " want to be an angel and with the angels stand." Said the boy ; "I would rather stand here until after Christmas, and see if Santa Clans does not bring me a top and a new sled." A BRIGHT little girl was urging her mother to go up stairs and hear her say her prayers before retiring. Her mother, not finding it convenient, told her that Jesns could hear it just as well. " But, mother," replied the little doubter, "Jesus can't turn off the gas." A CUTE little 5-year-old, whose _ par­ ents were connected with the Presby­ terian church, Baid: "Mamma, was Christ a Jew?" "Yes, dear," replied the mother. "Well, that's strange, now, isn't it, mamma, when his father, God, was a Presbyterian ? " " MAN alive," exclaimed the Judge, in a heated discussion oi a tangled theo­ logical point with his friend, "I tell vou, you are a free agent. Yoii do not have to obey any one." " Yes," said Mr. Goodman, meekly, "but I do though." " Who?" shouted the Judge. "Who?" "My wife, her two sisters, and the baby," howled the good man, meekly triumphant. HEBE is a tolerably good one from an unknown source : A Sunday School Superintendent who was in the habit of using the blackboard after the most approved methods, one day found the following on his blackboard. The ealig- raphy will have to be imagined: PLEES Mr. ' SupEeristeNdout DON'T FiRa STories evaY SUIIDY AT US boys wiTh An AWFUL Exampul OF A Bad BoY in eAch oF THEM. IV CT A Burr. IV IT TO tuB QIBLB. O SLOW. THE Galveston lawyers have got a good laugli on a brother attorney, who was defending a colored kleptomaniac on the plea of insanity. The attorney for the defendant made an eloquent speech on the irresponsible condition of his client's mind to the jury, and took his seat. His idiotic client reached over, touched his advocate's arm and said, emphatically, "You is de biggest, fool on Galveston island." The oppos­ ing attorney instantly remarked, "There, I tola you he had lucid inter­ vals." ' A Defeated Candidate. ' " How are you supporting yourself now? " asked a gentleman of a defeated Galveston candidate. " It is meat and driidf with me now. I meet you, and now it ia for you to fur­ nish the drink. Let's go to mom aataOB where they set out a lunch." G;