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The troubled bMt Co a Id only aeratch hi» hraU| For or tlroee ttrad men n < tw® Ccntd occnpy one bed. 4 f> * * j#Jk$ t Thn pnxcled boat w*s soon at i He wn* a rlever man-- And «o t i ple,i«« hla iraeat* devised Thin moat tnganiooa plan: A' "([ »' T [ o T D" Y.KV'F *| 'i ' ~i- • 'r 4* 4 ' In rom marked A two men ware V rfli The third bdonned to B; •-> The fonvth to C was t hen aaaifned-- The tifth retired to D. *' *"_y f** In £ the sixth Traa tanked awsjr, : isr'j.f* * -v* In F the seventh man; » " ., The eHrhth aurl ninth In G anSH ?I ;*i . And than to A he ran, ^ , i1 A.4\M' wheralit the boat, as ftave sltf\- j. ., Laid two trarelcru by, . » • ' •*>•,« t W. Then taklnc one--the tenth and last, . Jt He lodeed him aafe la I ' , Nine single rooms -* room for each-- '.ml*'j V * Wen made to serve for tcm, ; •' •' ,i And thto(tis that pnzilea mo p'<: Andmanjrwi^r men. "'}•• T*bkL \:,: s 4.^.; ..W- ' " ls'«P> ;0 H h:£4 :•»**«*# 7 ' <NH Zw *::* »rr 4<f. 0»TH* PASK, White flowers He upon hrr breast; Her throbblnc pulses are at rest; A ctrelet slimmera on her head; She to a qneen, and she is dead. Around her all is rerf still; Unchanged, behind a chancraloM hflL The western snn forever dipa. And dying splendors kiss her lips. Her passive ha^d a sceptre holds; Her raiment falls in stately folds; „. Her lashes slumber on her cheek; The world would listen did she a; She will be still for cTermrre: Though crowned king or empefor Made bare his treasury for h r. The qnlet lips will neTer stln She will be RtQl; but all around. Voices, which speak without, a so1 Bid tender chorda awake and thrli Telling of her, thousrh she is still-- Tdllii| how days had winged feet How childish nights had slumber And little many-colored dreams . Bfaone through the dark In fitful glettM. Then kindly Nature round us cnrled. The skies bent down to clasp the wodd. Awl every star, a beacon-lignt. Was steadfast on ItB stately height Content, we fronted wonders new, Bainbow and thunder, fire and dew. And deemed the very highway sod Untrodden till we came and trod. * And golden were the days of youth. When all waa beanty, ]DT, and trnth, When sordid wealth waa nothing worth. TOT Iiove in sple&der walked toft earth. O Sweet, untrooMed vision, stay! Oease, thou importunate To-day, Cease eager toil, aad clamor shrill! We are with her --and she is still. --Margaret Fefey, in H*rper'» Magathtt. ODDITY. It was toward the close of a pleasant '<*!*-' r day, and in the poroh of the Lang- - * "iry Hotel stood a group of people wait- ^^-f " V>g for the afternoon stage-coach. One, ,,i faabionablj-attired Tonng ladv, with a * l̂ p«siTe face, stood anxioiia anda r*V| * ' -DtTy t̂bink she will come, Miss ̂ Baldwin?" asked a young girl at her \ *'* " "Kose Elton? Oh,"yee," replied tiie '/ i* * ^IHher. ' Sv . ' ' ml do hope so," said another one of / V ». 4fjhe gronpL "We are all very anxions to ^ if, ,v ' |ee her." ( *' Sara Baldwin smiled, and tnrned hsr 4yes to the road again. The coach was . * , fast appearing over the brow of a dis- ' 4ant hill, and soon after the panting - hones drew up in front of the "Lang- ' ̂ Three peopj* alighted, a& old lady "Who had come to try the Welsh moun­ tains for her health, and her compan- ' ion, and following them a tall, handsome young man, Sarm's brother. Boee Elton Aad not come. ̂Bara seized the young man as he tscended the porch steps, and drew him l|«de. n .. , 4 ' "Frank, didnt she oome?" «he asked. " ***** Frank shook his head. !*f y 1 "Nor Bend a letter?" v - ; -Yes, here it is." •k ̂ He handed her the square, white Pie, and then sauntered away, while hastened to her apartment to read etter, which ran as followis "DEAK SABA,-- -,'l "I am sorry to disappoint you, but I : ,/.cannot come to the mountains this sum- : .'Jiner. Circumstances alter cases, you r^tnow, and circumstances with which • i%ou are jirobably acquainted alter this ie considerably. Thanks for your invitation, however. "Yours truly, ^ "BOSK Eiatou." Miss Baldwin read it over several es. What could Rose mean? Strange," she said, half aloud, as she v . sarose and laid the epistle in her desk ji,/'**' _ 4.'with several others. "I can't under- But Rose always was a and this is her latest v <; t ' * . «stand it at all. ."i l^curxous person, j, and oddest freak." % _ When Sara descended to the draw­ ing-room that evening, her brother knew at once that something had dis ; -turbe l her peace of mind. 4k "What is it?" he whispered, during ;V«*'fthe evening. ^ < ' The letter," returned Sara, rather iy, curtly. "A perfect riddle. No, Rose isn't coming. Don't ask me any more." The news spread very rapidly. Everyone knew that Rose Elton had not sorry. No, not 4 arrived, and all were < ®"rank Raldw-in was glad--exceed 1?S ittgly glad- His sibter had said enough for him to know that Rose was coming r* "7 ^ was ex j -, •' . pected to entertain her, and he dis • liked " " alarm, "whe* it the matter ? Are yon ill?" "No," awwpmd the girl, in a low lone. "Oh. Mother, mother P She creased her arms "upon the broad window aill, and leaning her head upon them, sobbed bitterly. The letter fell to the Boor tmd lay there, a tiny, white flake oft the broad earpet Mrs. Ell picked ft up, and laid her hand on her davghter'a bewed head. "May I read it?" she asked. "Yes, please. Oh, dear! oould she-- mean--it? Oh, dear!" came between the sobs. Mrs. Elton smoothed out the paper, and read it slowly. "Langtry, June 15,1S~. ̂ "MT DEAR EVA.-- ' *Rose Elton is coming here next Fri­ day. I have aroused the curiosity of the people at the hotel, and you don't know how anxious they are to see her. She will afford us a deal of amusement this summer, with her queer ways, and arch, innocent speeches; but, dear me, one needs something to amuse them in this dull place. That is one reason why J invite her; another, which must re­ main a secret between yon and me, on account of Frank. She is wealthy, yon know, and would be a good match for him; besides, he is twenty-eight, and 1 should like to have him marry even if it must be that oddity. You ask me in what way she was odd, and 1 will try to explain, although you would need to see her to understand her at all. She is exceedingly pretty aud does not know it; she trusts everybody, friend or foe; she is simple and frank to a fault; she is never angry, at least I have never seen her so; and--well, that is all I can tell you; she is entirely different from the rest of us." Then followed a description of the "Langtry" and its occupants, all writ­ ten in a cutting, satirical manner; a few friendly confidences, and the signa­ ture, "Your friend, Sara Baldwin." Now Mrs. Elton understood Rose's white face and outburst of tears; but she could not fully realize how deeply the cruel words had wounded the girl's sensitive nature. "Well, my dear, you will not think of going now ?" she said. Of course not," Rose replied, dry­ ing her tears. "I shall accept Aunt Mary's invitation and spend the sum­ mer with her," "When will you go?" "Next Friday; thesamedayI intend­ ed to start for the mountains." So Rose wrote the letter that seemed such an enigma to Sara, and despatched it. Short as it was, it took her a long time to accomplish it, for the tears would fall from the long lashes and blind her so she could scarcely see the lines. But on the following day she started for her aunt's oountry residence • * * * * « Mary, what do you say about our taking a summer lodger ?" Bose and her aunt looked up at the speaker in surprise. "Summer lodger?" repeated the lat­ ter. "Why, John, what gave you that ider?" Well," replied Uncle John, "there's a young man, a friend of Mr. Bradley's, who wants to procure lodgings some­ where in this neighborhood; and as Mr. Bradley's rooms are all taken, he asked me if I'd accommodate hua. We have room enough?" Ye?." />"<' And he's a nice 7%ung man." Perhaps." And would be good company for our young girl here; eh, Bose?" Rose blushed slightly, and made a laughing reply. "Well, Mary, what do you say?" "Do as you please, John," Aunt Mary replied. "1 don't know that I have any objections." So it was decided; and on the follow­ ing day the new lodger arrived. Rose met him at the table that evening. "My niece, Rose Elton, Mr. Baldwin." They looked at each other, bowed, and looked at each other again; and during the meal there were furtive glances cast across the table, and Rose fancied she saw a merry twinkle in Frank Baldwin's blue eyes, and a oovet smile half hid under the brown mous­ tache. When the evening was over, and they had retired to their separate rooms, they each made a mental estimate of the other. 'And she is the oddity--Rose Elton!" reflected Frank. "Well, she certainly does differ from the majority of her sex; but I like her--I do," indeed. What would Sara say if she knew of this ? But she shall not know yet awhile. And to think I should have wished to avoid this charming girl! Well, well, after all, Frank, you've not escaped the task of entertaining her. But it won't be a task now; oh, no, not at all." "So I harve really met Sara's brolher!" thought Rose. "He isn't half as dis­ agreeable as I had expected, and I don't believe he had anything to do with, or knew about, that horrid.letter." The days passed by, and Bose dis­ covered that the summer lodger was really an agreeable person; while he, in turn, confessed that, although he had an antipathy to "odd people," he cer­ tainly made an exception to this one. She was so piquant and artless; so childlike and confiding; so unconscious of her ovFu beauty and fascination, that Frank succumbed to her power, and fell desperately in love with her. Uncle John and Aunt Mary cast sig­ nificant glances at each other; they understood it all, and prophesied how it would end. "There,will be a wedding assure as Fate," remarked Aunt Mary, shaking her head wisely. And she spoke true; for in the fol­ lowing September the marriage bells chimed loud and clear for the union of Frank and Rose Elton. particularly for his benefit; he 1 to entertain her, an "odd people." So he whistled _ gay air, thanked his lucky stars that Bose stayed at home, and felt kindly towards her for doing so. Poor Bose Elton! o 1 * JSft ' ¥ ' fe". J*- Three days previous to that upon , which the above incident took place, the postman stopped at the Eltons*' residence, and left a missive addressed • to "Miss Rose Elton." Ro8e was down ; town, however, and her mother laid the missive upon the mantel, whore she t would be sure to see it upon her re turn. S • "From Sara!" Roso cried, the mo­ ment her eyes rested upon it. Then, without removing her out-door garments, she sat down by the window end perused its contents. Mrs. Elton looked up at her as she sat there; the letter was crushed in her clenched hsuus, and the face beneath the jaunty It was the second week of September, and the majority of the lodgers at the "Langtry" had departed for their city homes. A few lingered, howevor, and among these was Sara. She stood upon the porch one afternoon, and waited, as she had done three months before, for the evening stage to arrive. She had received a letter from her brother, apprizing her of Ms comiftg, but no mention was made of Rose. Ac­ cordingly, when the coach door was opened, and Frank stepped out, accom­ panied by a pretty, smiling young girl, Sara was greatly surprised. A second glance told her who the girl was, and a slight blush dyed her usually colorless face, for she learned of the mistake she had made in regard to the letters, and shame and confu­ sion took possession of her for au in­ stant ; then she recovered liersolf, and turning toward the approaching couple, exclaimed, "Why, Frank, where did you find Miss Elton ? I had despaired of seeing you at all this summer, Roee. Of course Miss Elton will stay with us awhile, Frank?" "I think she will," replied Frank, with a smile. "Miss Elton no longer I* TN lint OAIDKIT.--F. It, B., Ripley oootity, Indiana, writes: "What with work in the orchard, getting ready to store the root crops and st­ anding agricultural fairs, the smaller ntereets, such as the fruit bushes and trees in the garden, are sometime* neg lected. So it may not be amies to say that there is no month like the present for pruning, digging round and trans­ planting current and gooseberry bushes. Cuttings especially do well if planted about this time. Blackberries and raspberries may all so be planted this month, as well as dwarf trees." FOAYLS Swo!low their food, broken or not,and it enters the orop or tir.itstomach and remains in it until it has beoome softened more or less, when a small quantity at a time, just as grains run into a grist mill, is forced into the gizzard, among the gravel stones. This gizzard is a strong, muscular stomach, and plies night and day when there is grit to grind, similar to a bellows, con­ tracting at times, thus forcing the gravel stones into the grain and break­ ing it into fragments and trituratiug the whole mass, after which it is in suitable condition to be digested.-- Chicago Journal. THK Massachusetts Ploughman, among other things, talks suggestively about the compost heap, saying that it is a good plan to have one for the bene­ fit of the farm. The compost heap may be made of road scrapings, the scour- ings of ditches, the cleanings of pends, clippings from banks and hedge rows, scrapings and sweepings of farmyards, garden refuse, house refuse, and indeed all sorts of rubbish m^v be added to a compost heap. Even weeds will decay antl then help to swell the material for enriching the land. The heap should occasionally be oovered over with a layer of lime, and a layer of salt now and then is also a good addition. These materials are beneficial in themselves, and keep weeds from seeding on the top of the heap. The compost should be turned over from time to time, and when well mixed the land may be dressed with it either in spring or gutpmn. _ Ac CORD mo to the Milwaukee Sen­ tinel the Carey family were the first to undertake the cultivation of cranber­ ries in the vicinity of Berlin, Wisconsin. They settled in Berlin in 1852, and in 1860 James and Richard Carey bought 500 acres of marshland seven miles from that place, at an average price of $7 an acre. They at once ditched the tract, constructed drains, and planted berries. The first year they picked 100 barrels and disposed of the lot at $13 a barrel. With increased financial re­ sources they improved the marsh and profited from year to year. In 1872 they gathered 10,000 barrels'which they disposed of at $11 a barrel. In 1873 the firm purchased two water-powers, one located at Auroraville and the other at Hamilton, paying $17,000 for them. A canal was then dug for the distance of one mile, at a cost of $7,000, and no difficulty is experienced in flooding the marshes when wanted. FARMERS SHOULD KNOW THE BREEDS. •--Farmers who have not familiarized themselves with the breeds of sheep should bear in mind that they are be­ hind the buyers, who can tell at a few moments'examination exactly what kind of a sheep from which the wool was sheared, and its fitness for the purpose (or which it is desired. The buyers know the breeds, the kind of wool pe­ culiar to each breed, and all about them, for it is "business." A farmer would eneer at a carpenter who professed to be a carpenter and yet who could not do a piece of work in that line; and yet we venture to say there are hundreds of farmers who profess to be farmers, and who would be insalted if their knowl­ edge of their business were questioned, but who, at the same time, can not te'l as much about the products of the farm as many of those who know nothing about farm life. There are hundreds of farmers who are not able to distinguish breed, of sheep, and who do not know the particular purposes for which a breed is most suitable, and still they Eride themselves on their calling as a usiness which they intend to make profitable. If such farmers could but be brought to a realization of the fact that they are really deficient in knowl­ edge, it would be to their interest to do so. Every year we witness the ship­ ment of the products of the farm to market where the buyer fixes the grade, although he has had no experience on the farm. Farmers as a class are not business like, for they rely too much upon the judgment of others. It is not intended to imply that they should not seek the advice of others, but when the farmer surrenders everything to hard work, we insist that he should begin to educate himself in every possible way in order to improve his chanoes.--Farm, Field and Fireside. • DISP08IX0 OF DEAD AXIHAX.S.--The farmers nowadays are ignorant of the value of the flesh and bones of animals for manure, but a comparatively small number understand how to compost an- jmal matter without loss of nitrogen, and, in the ca«e of diseased animals, risks of infection. A compost heap containing animal matter not diseased, sueh as immature calves, etc., may be made as follows: First spread a layer of vegetable matter and earth; soil, muck and sodq are a good mixture; on this place a layer of animal matter,over which sprinkle lime and then soil; after this may come a layer of yard or stable manure; then animal matter, with a generous sprinkling of lime, and so on until the heap is finished. The hand­ ling of animals that have died from dis­ ease is full of danger and the usual dis­ position of such carcasses is burying them. M. Pasteur, it seems, has prov­ en to hiA satisfaction that the bnrial of diseased animals does not destroy the germs of disease or obviate the chances of infection to any animals that may chance afterwards to feed on the ground abewe where the lnxly of the diseased animal was buried. M. Girard, another French scientist, claims that diseased animals may be converted into manure without running the risk incurred by bnrying them. By his process the car- oassee are immersed in oil of vitroil and after a bath of forty-eight hours no re­ cognizable portions remain. Experi­ ments made in this direction at St. Go- bain, appeared to. prove that the de­ struction of peisonous germs is com­ plete. It was shown that X21 kilograms at 60 degrees proof dissolved in ten days nine sheep weighing 204 kilograms. The resulting liquid, mixed with 440 kilograms of ooprolites from Ardennes produced 949 kilograms of superphos­ phate of limo, containing 36 per cent, of nitrogen. Thus, by a simple process most dangerous bodies are destroyed and valuable fertilizer* obtained.--New York World. la ft buiAfetM tin or spider? Of eourte you kno# BOw nice popovers are. TAKE tag* smoo|h tomatoes, cut them in flkdek oo^half i&eh thick, dip them in teaaharumbe end trj them a, light brown in half lard and half butter. A MttXiE less than a quart of sweet milk or water thickened With a little more than a quart of graham, poured into a hot muffin pan, baked in hot oven, make good gems. LKMON fritters are delicious. To one cupful of milk and one egg allow the juice and pulp of one lemon. These may be served with sauce; in that case add the grated peel of half a lemon to flavor the sauce. STRW and sift enough nioe tart dried apples to make a teacupful, one cup sweet cream (part milk will do), two eggs, reserving the white of one to frost. Sweeten to taste, add the appld last be­ fore baking; bake with one crust as for lemon or custard pie. LUNCHEON CAKE.---Wash a teacupful of rics and simmer till tender in about a pint and a half of milk; sweeten it to taste. Place a thick layer of Sultana raisins in the l>ottom of a dish; pour on them the boiled rico; place two or three tiny bits of butter on top to prevent burning, and bake for three-quarters of an hour. When quite cold it should bo firm; gently disengage it with a knife from the sides of the dish, and turn out, when, if the rico was carefully poured in, all the Sultanas will be on the top. The dish shoulH be buttered before using. SOUTH CAROLINA PATTEK PUDDING.-- Beat up four eggs thoroughly; add to them a pint of milk and a reasonable pinch of salt. Sift a teacupful of flour and add it gradually to the milk and eggs, beating lightly thp while. Then pour the whole mixture through a fine wire strainer into the tin in which it is to be boiled. This straining is imper­ ative. The tin must be perfectly plain and must have a tight fitting cover; the least bit of steam getting at the pud­ ding would spoil it. The potful of boil­ ing water in which the pudding pan is placed must not be touched or moved until the pudding is done. It takes ex­ actly an hour to cook. If moved or J'arred so that the pudding can oscillate Igainst the side of the pot the pudding inevitably falls and comes out heavy. Slip it out of the can on a hot dish, and serve with rich sauce. JELLIED CHICKEN.--Soak an ounce of gelatine m a teacupful of cold wa­ ter for twenty minutes, squeezb it quite dry, and melt it in a pint of clear stock, in which a large tablespoonful of mar­ joram and half the rind of a lemon rnve been simmered for ten minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper and strain the liquor; cover the bottom of a mould half an inoh thick with the gravy, and, when nicely set in a jelly, place upon it slices of hard-boiled egg, prettily cut beet root and green gher­ kins in ornamental shapes. Mince to­ gether a two pound tin of chicken, half pound of cooked ham and quarter ;pound of tongue; season and press this into a compact lump, and put it into the mould in such a manner that it leaves an inch of space round every side, this space being filled with the gravy, which should not be poured un­ til quite cool, so that it may jelly quiokly and preserve the shape of the meat. This dish can be made to look very pretty, and, in cold weather, will keep for a week. Something New in Glass. A New York correspondent of the Hartford Times says: Among the latest new ideas is a glass bath-tub. The idea is not yet quite perfected, but I am assured that it soon will be. The persons working it out are confident that it will be a great success. The chief difficulty is that of providing for expansion and contraction. And this, it is said, is nearly overcome. The manufacture of malleable glsss is count­ ed as one of the lost arts, but if what is alleged as to the experiments with glass for bath-tubs be all true, it will soon be recovered. The process of an­ nealing glass so that it may be used for this purpose and many others for which it lias not hitherto been available is the invention of Mr. C. W. McLean. The Hydraulic and Sanitary Plumber speaks of it as "one of the most benefi­ cial discoveries of the age." Professor Dormus says "its great sanitary value is beyond question." If glass can be successfully used in the manufacture of bath-tubs, instead of copper and zinc, there is no reason why it should not be available for sinks, tanks, wash-tubs, re­ frigerators ; even for burial caskets and also for various building purposes. In the case of articles used in dwellings, it would certainly have the advantage of being a great deal clearer than cop­ per and zine receptacles now in use. Porcelain comes next in cleanliness, but that is easily fractured, while the an­ nealed glass, it is said, is as strong and durable as steel. Extremes of heat and cold do not affect it, and, in fact, its discovery is of the highest importance. The plumbers are much interested in it, as a matter of course. It looks im­ probable at first glance that glass can ever be made to ta'ke the place of ordi­ nary metals in the household or out­ side, but it would not do nowadays to say that it is impossible, by any means. Who knows but the time is near when even the glass houses of the Avell-known moral axiom will be substantial reali- WttUC WITH BIO LOSS. Glraalar S»w» M* S» Met ITwd Sharp an. !•* mmA MMv Ufc* lAgfctnia* (Haw Tack S«a.] The largest circular saw that has been sent out of thla city recently waa exactly six feet in diameter. It was ordered by a match company, and went to Michigan. Fifty-two teeth projected from its rim. It ia now revolving at the rate of 672 revolutiona a minute, and is capable of making a ten-inch to twelve- inch cut with each revolution. It can saw off a forty-foot plank, therefore, in an infinitesimal portion of a minute, though as a matter of fact the frame on which logs are fed to a saw is adjusted to move at about the speed at which a man can walk. At that rate, there is nothing but a whir and a shriek to an­ nounce the journey of a log's length. This is not a solid saw or it would have more than 100 teeth. It is one of the new patterns, in which the teeth are separate from the plate, and can be in­ serted and removed at pleasure. The teeth in the sort of saw of which this monster is a specimen are little curved bits of steel, pointed like chisels at the cutting end. They fit into round sock- ets cut out of the edges of the saw- plates, and their little chisel-blades project slightly beyond the circle of the plate. . There are various inventions in movable teeth for circular saws, and in nearly all of them the circle plays an important part. It looks purely orna­ mental, but in reality it prevents the steel from splitting with the grain. Solid saws continue to be made in great numbers, but the inventors of the movable teeth, different partterns of which are made by all saw manufacture ers, are deriving fortunes, because new teeth can be replaced for a few cents and in a few minutes, and the body of the saw remains the size it was mado, whereas solid saws have to be newly filled and set and sharpened every time they dull, a process that consumes time and requires the services of a sawyer whose skill commands good wages. Every outting reduces the size of the saw. A seventy-two inch saw is a big one, even in Michigan, where the sixty- six inch saw is in common use. There these five-and-one-lialf-foot saws are run at a speed of from 500 to 700 revo­ lutions in Norway pine logs, and they cut as deep with each revolution as the monster above described. The little- chisel-bit teeth will chew out pine dur­ ing a whole working day, and an entire •et of dull ones can be replaced next day in five minutes for 3 cents a tooth. Some of the sawdust from one of these great saws was sent from Michigan to the establishment of a great saw-maker in this city. It was esteemed as a curi­ osity. It was not dust at all, but a mass of little pellets of wood, three-eights of an inch in thickness. The lumber­ men prefer to waste lumber in this way provided they get speed out of their tools. These huge saws are used singly in sawjng a rough log into planks^ Afterwards the planks are reduced to desired widths by edger saws, which are smaller implements revolving to­ gether at the proper distances one from the other. A saw-maker must know whether or not his customer wants to run his pur­ chase at a high rate of speed before the saw i3 made. Saw-makers, in develop­ ing a disk of steel into a saw, hammer it so as to leave either a hard or a soft oenter. A saw that has a soft center will wabble in the middle if a person takes hold of it by the edge and shakes it. If it has a hard center, one part will not shake more than another. A saw with a hard center, if driven at a high rate of speed, will not cut straight. Its edge will wabble. But if it has a soft center, and is sent around at a rate of 700 or 800 revolutions a minute, the centrifugal force straining at the center stiffens the saw and keeps the edge steady. To the average mind it would seem that there has been the same straining after ornamental-effect in the vertical saws, so odd are the shapes of the teeth. But here, again, the study has been solely to produce strength and cutting power. Some of the vertical saws have dull teeth alter­ nating with the sharp ones. The dull ones do not reach out quite so far as the cutters. Their purpose is to clear the sawdust from before the cutters. . Things Worth Knowing.« Moths can be kept out of garments by wrapping them in s >lid oiled calico. Sponging the head frequently with sage tea will prevent the hair from fall­ ing out. To make green blinds that are faded look like new, brush them over with linseed oil. Black ornaments may be mended with shellac. Smoking the joint renders it black. If the brass top of a kerosene lamp has come off it may be repaired with plaster of Paris wet with a little water and will be as strong as ever. To keep ice from windows take sponge or ordinary paint brush, rub over the glass once or twice with a lit­ tle cold alcohol. Tough meat may be made as tender as any by the addition of a little vine' gar to the water when it is put on to boil. Fish may be scaled much more easily if dipped for an instant in boiling wa­ ter.--Germantmon Telegraph. A STANDING joke in the marriage ser­ vice is the part where the bridegroom says: "With all my worldly goods thee endow." Sometimes he after­ wards finds bread and board for his wife, and after he dies she gets a third of his estate. The endowment is a fraud from the start ' HOUSEKEEPERS' HELPS. hum u.«t AT the Crystal Palace Exhibition, at London, there are two cats valued at 1. 'l*"W "PP. Freemasonry. Some of the traditions of the Ma­ sonic order ascribe its origin to the time of Solomon, and even earlier--to the days of the flood. It is certain, how­ ever, that modern Freemasonry sprang up during the Middle Ages, probably about the tenth century, when certain craft-guilds were formed. It served important purposes in the erection of the great cathedrals of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, when masons and other craftsmen required in the erection and decoration of these build­ ings, collected from different parts ol Europe, dwelt in huts around them, and established chosen masters at the head. Tho adjective "free" was pre­ fixed to the name of tho order because its members were exempted by papal and royal edicts from burdens imposed upon other laboring classes. Like other guilds, the masons were bound to certain religious observances. Modern Freemasonry originated in England and Scotland; it was introduced into France in 1725, into Russia 1111731, and into Germany in 1740. Now Grand Lodges exist in almost every city and town of civilized and semi-civilized countries. In later times Freemasonry became obnoxious to the Romish Church, and it has been prohibited by the Pope in Austria, Poland, Russia, and Spain. Ladies were excluded from the order in its early history when none but men followed the masonic craft and actual working men were admitted, and the force of custom debars them still. Four Presidents have been Masons--Washington, Jackson, John- ion, and Garfield.--Inter-Oct an. Where Pare Air Exists. Two soientiflo investigators, one Swiss and the other French, have been analyzing the Alpine air. They ascer­ tained that entirely pure air is not found until an altitude is reached of from 6,000 to 13,000 feet above the level of the sea. The atmosphere around the h.kes below that level, however pure and healthful apparently, was found to contain bacteria. Neverthe­ less it was pure enough by comparison with that of the Fren<-h capital, where the bacteria contained in a square foot of air are 7,000 more numerous than those in the same quantity of air in one of the Swiss valleys. The Sewerage of Paris. It is generally supposed that the sew­ erage of Paris is the best in the world. Hundreds of Americans have floated in a boat along the sewers of this city, and, on regaining the ground, have never dreamt that there are 100,000 cesspools in Paris which are emptied only once oy twicfiu^xear,--Inter- Ocean. Turkish Jaetieet The Cadi goes out in the nwp«<mf without making kttm hia iitfandeS route; takes his walk with mittfbt* at- teada&te, ud *tof» <* the 1»! tmmar. fteMtiii BBMIt ftfe nl the shops, and exastfaieethe heights, measures, and merchandise. He lends an ear to all complaints, interrogates any merchant aocused of infraction of law, and then, without court or jury, and especially withemt delay, pro­ nounces judgment, applies the penalty, and goes oh in quest of other delin­ quents. In these cases, however, the punish­ ment is of a different character, not­ withstanding the identity of the crime, he cannot treat the offending merchant as a common thief; that would have a prejudicial effect on commerce. The penalty is graduated thus: The mildest, confiscation; the moderate, closing the shop ; the severest, exposure. This last is inflicted in a singular manner. The culprit is placed .with his back against his shop, and is compelled to raise him­ self on his toes until the weight of his whole body rests on them; his ear is then nailed to the door or shutter of his shop. This punishment lasts two, four, or six heurs. It is true, the criminal may abridge its duration whenever he chooses to let himself down; but the Turkish merchant is jealous of his reputation, and nothing but the last necessity would induce him to resemble a thief by the mutilation of his ears. I stopped in front of one of these wretches, who had just been nailed up. I was disposed to compassionate his case, but Mohammed told me he was an habitue, and that if I would observe his ear closely, I should find it was like a cullender. This changed the current of my sympathies, and, as he was to re­ main some time longer, I ceased to re­ gret his sufferings and rejoiced in the opportunity of making a sketch ̂ I drew forth crayonB and paper, and begged the rest to continue their route with M. Mayer, leaving Mohammed to assist me in my embarrassement. But Mayer would not quit me; so we three remained, and the others proceeded on their way. My picture was composed; the crim­ inal, nailed by his ear, was standing stiff and motionless on the extreme points of his great toefj,; and seated near him, on the sill of the door, was the guard, oharged with seeing the punish­ ment duly executed, smoking a pipe. The quantity of tobacco in the pipe seemed to be graduated to the time the punishment was to continue. Around these two personages was a simi-circle of idlers. We took our plaoes at one side, and J. commenced my task. After a time the culprit, .finding he had nothing to expect from the crowd-- among whom, perhaps, he recognized some of his customers--hazarded a word to the guard. "Brother," said he, "one law of our holy Prophet is, that men ahoold help one another." The guard seemed to take no excep­ tion to the precept in the abstract and continued quietly to smoke. "Brother," resumed the patient, "did you not hear me?" The guard made no other reply than a large puff of smoke, that ascended to his neighbor's nose. "Brother," still persisted the man, "one of us can aid the other and do a thing acceptable to Mahomet." The pufife of smoke suceecded eaoh other with a regularity that extinguish­ ed the poor fellow's hopes. "Brother," cried the dependent, with a dolorous voice, "put a stone under mj heels, and I will give you a piastre.". No reply. "Two piastres." Apause. ji "Three piastres." Smoke. : % "Four piastres." "Ten piastres," said the guard qnietly. The ear and the purse of the man held a parley, which was visible in his countenance. At length the pain conquered, and the ten piasters rolled at the feet of the guard, who counted them with great deliberation, put them in his purse, rested his pipe against the wall, and, picking up a peb­ ble about as large as the egg of a tom­ tit, placed it under the man's heels. "Brother," said the culprit, "I feel nothing under my feet." "A stone is there, however," answer­ ed the guard, resuming his seat and pipe, "but, it is true, I selected it in [reference to your price. Give me a tatair (five francs) and 1 will place a stone under you so appropriate to your necessities that you shall sigh for it when you reach paradise." The result may be anticipated--the guard had his money and the merchant his stone. How the affair terminated I do not know. Does Sunshine Affect Combustion* It is evident, from the correspondence of the Science News, that a considera­ ble number of persons believe that when direct sunlight falls upon flame combustion it is less active, and will ul­ timately be arrested by it. This view is, however, erroneous, as has been proved by carefully conducted experi­ ments. A candle so arranged as to burn at a uniform rate, and atHxed to delicate balances, shows no change in the rate of consumption of wax when burned in tho full blaze of the sun or in the shade. Precisely the same num­ ber of grains of the solid material are changed in and out of sunlight in a given time. When we kindle a wood or coal fire upon tho hearth it appearsto the eye that the flame is less intense if sulight comes in through the unour- tained window and rests upon the ig­ nited fuel; but this appeuranoe is de­ lusive. We need shade to observe dear­ ly the process of combustion, especially when the flame is largely composed of burning hydrogen or carbonio oxide. A pure hydrogen flame is invisible in the suulight, and even light carbureted gases are distinctly seen by daylight. No one need fear tliat sunshine will put out fire. . The "ttrwa Christmas" Fallacy. An old proverb sayB that a "green Christmas makes a fat churchyard," and as most people accept a proverb as if it were undisputablja true, it should be said that there is no truth whatever in this peculiar paving. No warrant is found for it in statistics, and the very fact that people 1*41086 health are be­ low the avorage are advised by physi­ cians to seek a mild climate in winter, should show others that whon the win­ ter holidays are mild and pleasant they should not be oppressed with any un­ usual dread of impending death. It is much more likely that old ladies who dwell in a world of proverbs will oome to grief than that the undertakers will have any special reason to rejoioe.-- Medical'Journal. MEBE bashfnlnoss without merit is awkward; and merit has a double claim to acceptance and generally meets with Aft wVUM • !Sf' in ti»e pre- GBAT hafts seem Bfce the light soft moon, yet ari qpt to tog! stomach if found in a plate of hssh>~ Carl Pretzel'h Weekly. O* the Parsees there are only 280,- 000 in the world. They are net up nu­ merically to the Smiths, to say nothing of the Smithes and Smythes.--Texas Si/tings. "THKHK'S room at the top," is a good motto for bald-headed men.--Cincin­ nati Merchant-Traveler. Not very de­ sirable room, for there's no 'air.-- Whitehall Time$. THE yearly ratio of suicides is th« lowest in Naples of any of our great cities. The injunction to "See Naples and die" does not seem to be strictly obeyed,--Lowell Citizen. "TOUR father is worth, at least, L»«LF a million," said he to his jealous sweet­ heart. "That is true;" she murmured. "And yet, you doubt my love," he re­ plied in an injured toue.--Texas sift- ings. _ Oh, yes, dear girl, work us a motto for a present. But have some taste. Last year a girl gave us one that read: "Honesty is the best policy," and another damsel one that declared: "Re­ pent, for the kingdom of Heaven is at hand 1" Somehow these didn't strike us pleasantly. They seemed to be-well, you understand.--Boston Post : x _ IT is related of a certain distinguished citizen of Massachusetts, who is not now living, thaf, after his return from a short European tour, he was accustom^ ed to refer to it more frequently than good taste would dictate, and that on being asked to deliver a prayer in pub­ lic he began: "Oh Lord! Thou know- est when I was in Europe," eta A Paris correspondent of the Phila­ delphia Times says, speaking of a hotel dinner: "The pieco de resistance was a good fat ehioken, stuffed with fresh truffles." We have seen similar chickens in American hotels, perhaps not so fat, but there was enough resist­ ance to prevent any one of our teeth from being the entering wedge to a hearty meal.--Texas Si/tings. AN American who had a jolly GermUl friend wished to become acquainted with the German's charming wife. "Veil," said tho German, "ofe you dreat, dot vill pe all rigdt." After the treat the German led him over to where the lady was sitting with a number of friends. "Katrina,' said the husband, "you know dot man?" "No," said Katrina, modestly. "Veil, dot's him F* Sev. Dr. Mark Trafton, in Ziorfs Herald, is stirred up on the subject of church choirs, and thus delivers himself: "Give me a bass drum or a Chinese gong rather than our quartettes of two Youngsters with their hair }>arted exact­ ly in the middle, and a pair of young girls with their wool gathered over their eyes like a merino sheep or a Scotch poodle, who troll out something which nobody can understand, and call it 'the praise of God !"' MB. JALES was talking to the oldest daughter about a visitor who was At their house. "How long will he remain?" the young lady asked. "1 guess he will stay here aQ tho time." "Good heavens, we don't want Mnl,* "But he told me he was going to stajk* "Did he positively say so V" "Well, not exactly, but he said he'd jremain until your mother got into a good humor, and if he really means what he says I goess we might as well t»repare for a permanent boarder* At east, daughter, that has been my ex­ perience for the 35 years I've been re-, mainlng."--Milton News. THE editor of a paper has more ques­ tions asked him, and gives more an­ swers, than any man living, though some of the answers may not be right. For instance, a correspondent of an eastern f>aper, says: "I have a horse that has ately suffered from periodical dizziness. Please answer through your valuable paper and let me know what I should do with him. I'm afraid he will get worse if something is not done soon." The editor puts on his glasses, consults the authorities on blind staggers in horses, and answers as follows: "Our advice, based on a perusal of the valu­ able book, 'Every man his own horse doctor,' would be to take the horse some time when he is not dizzy, and sell him to a stranger." The average horse ownr er would not need the advice, as he would sell the horse too quiok, and w§p- rant him perfectly sound.--Peak's 5t|pit. Punishment After Death. Yon tay my tog vas gif me much many troubles. He vas a beadiful Scotch darrier, und he darried aroundt der libuse all der tay long. He vas bite me mine leg, mit dwo place off und 1 dink dot tog got ter hydrawlicks, und I dink it vas besser ofer I gif him some death, und schmack him of der jaw, und such tings; so I dook him of my back garten oud, und makes a chain got round his neck, und I ties him loose by a leedle hickory valnut tree. Dhen I got me a club shtick, und I yoost makes dot tog's head go by dot sthick so long vat I could stliand. Poo- ty gwick dot tog vas go died; ah till dot vas make nottings out. I pound him for more as an hour long. Pooty gwick a man comes of me und he says: "Mr. Pretzel, how is der reason dot you make dot tog troubles; dond you see he vas dead."-- Carl Pretzel A Wife's Anxiety. Bs<ie Sehaumberg, without having consulted hia prudent wife, hired a horse and proceeded to take a ride. Thinking to impress hia family with his gracefulness as an equestrian, he rode past his house, whereupon Rebeooa ex­ claimed : "Moses, oome dot horse down. It rm too dangerous for yon te ride dot horse on." "Don't be afraid. Der vas nodangws I falls dot horse offi" "I don't care for dot, but der vas great danger dot you pays der livery- stable man two dollars to ride dot horse r«xas Si/tings. Kever be Despondeut. Sydney Smith thought that one great remedy is to take short views of life. Are you happy now? Are you likely to remain so till this evening, or next week, or next month, or next year? Then why destroy present happiness by apprehension of distant misery which may never come, or you never live to aee it? For every substantial grief has twenty shadows, and most af them shadows of your own making. - ALL the whetting in tho world nevsr set a razor's edge on thai which hath so steel in it.