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a rbi nr. ** inn M. »to ma bm yeewrday, rpsrtlnK from our ohirerooofl* i ..ire *« !wii d roamed -otir «weot«*t < Nor ever U>oo<rht from it to roam. i Then thwe wMOii'y four of us, , 'tffet j And «Mib a Mhriqnct had won. _;' S f 'was Tat, and Sits and Pud, and lM^r Tbey called u- tn the* yi-ars a^oiifc f - • AS the dear haunts we loved HO well, w; &eiu farewell, tivemwrc. "Njfach bird-note deemed a parang KntB,-, ... Iuu;li echo t com Houte uuknown afcWf^ ,, , , ;%p to the " old house" on the hill, ^ , £ I'hrocgU orchard fr» our favorite •H>v. vry-.. • C-L'\•'* IBiW-ls'i - -- -- ; ;. > J><wn to the " big rock" by toe ran, '% RWLIERE chirping birds called out p« peo-snHk" >.*|iacfc spot had a reality BUU f|5'i iinu a . Wliich woiJ might. put romance to tMM ©> manned they formed a royai realm, i; More real than ha!f that bears the nam Spftp gmpo-Tino owing, mo«.voowwd ipft And flowers that bloomed for ua alt** ;#nd we must bid them al! fareweU, . This lilt:® world we called our own. ,%as ever Borrow worws than this ? r. 5$'Unspoken words of poignant griet, jfirntn hearts which reasoned not of an* X«r dreamed it wa« at beat but hrteL ? ..Sttnoe then, for each and all of us, 'I^TEierr.&l farewells have been NM. mat hope binds up the broken heart, • • ^ And whispers, " Slwping 1* our dM«." #* .Our homes are far apart io-day, !1 f" Ana cbUdren playing round my door fSecal) to nie the hoi|>!oss griefs fW* | . "We suffered tn the days of yoi& v - Our childhood nnnxw ere laid away, ;v. ' . • • with the ebb of human tide, ,}g. ri Mirely -irifting out to sea; 'slaB'-v home is on tho other side-- ,W«[ ( . A'linjiie where farowrllt- ne'er are ktOWB, >• And 's.-hare weerar rtialJ abidfc '• m t • - 'BM*dox. ra A MIND OF HER OWI. 1 SZ BLABBTKT X. 8. GBB88Y. **f5ood morning, Miss ljenox; may I havo the pleasure of walking at least - part;<n the way to school with you?" <jj 6aid wiiiio Clive, a young man with his » : hair parted in the middle, his face pow- || dered, and wearing the finest of broad- jl' cloth and the shiniest of l>oots,. He was clerk in a dry-goods establishment, and about half the age of Miss Lenox, who was 45, and was Just starting for if: his breakfast at a hotel where he g boarded as she was passing his place of •£; business on her way to the school-house ^ where she had been "teaching the young : idea how to shoot " for the laat twenty ; years. "Yes, it is always pieasanter to have company than to walk alone," she re­ plied, "provided it is company one v would not object to." " Well, you do not object to mine ?" he asked. " Oh, no; but most young gentlemen : prefer the company of young ladies of their own age." "It is not so with me," replied Willie, l<x>king at her admiringly. "I ,i believe there are those older than rnv- | self whose company I like better than any other--at least one"--speaking the v latter sentence scarcely above a whisper. "Billyboy; he really means some- f thing by saying that," thought Miss Lenox, and then she remembered that he had several times shown her marked attention when serving her in the ca­ pacity of clerk .at the dry-goods store. • And when he expressed a hope tho.t he plight often have the pleasure of walk- ; ing with her on his way to breakf ast she f. began to think in earnest that he rather ... admired her. It had been so long since > a young man had talked to her in this way it seemed a little strange, and _ rather out of place, but as yet made little impression on her mind. When, however, the next morning, and still the next, and, in fact, nearly every morning after for some time, he 'made' it a point to start out the moment she came along, overwhelming her with compliments, she was ied to believe there was some meaning to 3iis conduct- be so disprudent? Now, there is old Deacon Short in want of a wife and jist v the one for you. Instead of spending yonr money for frivulties, 'twould go to tract societies, and to pay the poor teole^oreturs that aits wearing themselves out tor the pour iguited folks f h.it, would liever know nothin', if 'twaut for them, •jar else perhaps he'd take it and bay him a flood farm with, which would be Irotcii better than to lot that young spirt |:MVC it to buy neckties, and pay daaciii' luasters with." During this tirade Miss Lenox sat in to amused attitude coolly marking lowu the programme for the lessons of certain scholars the following day, her indifference so puzzling and aggravating her would-be counselors tli&t thov worn •bout to leave in disgust, when'Willie Clive veiT unceremoniously entered the foom. Then, if not before, the two old ladies were ohtiged to resort to their imelling salts and snuff, and only that Jfee came to them both and shook hands In a very friendly way their embarrass­ ment would have been greater than it Vas, as Miss Xienox still persisted in al feost ignoring their presence, "Will, how are you sellin* calice* BOW ?" was the first question after pass­ ing the compliments with Willie. "At the old price, Mrs. Joyce." he replied. "It ain't worth makin' up; don't wear BO time at all; you merchants are all a net or cheats/' remarked Mrs. Jenks, and then started, her companion follow­ ing, and were soon in the street, with­ out having been asked to call again. •. " I don't know what the world is com- ln' to; I never was so pursuaded of its wickedness till since I see the stv.bborn- Bess of that woman," said Mi% Joyce, after she was out of hearing of the lady in question. " Well, 1 don't keer what becomes on her now; #e've done our dutv." f " Nor I," muttered Miss Jenks, " and I feel mad to think I disgraced myself so much as to go near her. "And I, too, feel awfully ashamed on't, and I shouldn't gone only few you, Miss Joyoe--oh, dear, it seems as if yon was allers drawin' me into some scrape or other. There's that Grover affair-- how my old man scolded me then, and it, was all your doin's." " Well, what's the use of tellin' your old man everything? you areiust such a dunce." "I don't go and do things I hadn't orter, and then keep 'em all to myself; you know what the Bible says about hypocrites." "I guess you better shet up; you needn't sarse me any more, nor you needn't come to see me again neither, Miss Jenks, for I've seen enough on you." "And you can keep avay from mc, and then you won't oe getting me in­ to scrapes." Mrs. Joyce had no<w reached her gate, and with a look of scorn parted from the friend of a few minutes before, who pro­ ceeded on her way very much discom­ fited. Shortly after Miss Becky and Willie were married, and so far appear to be £ very happy couple. PITTSWELD, Mass. ^0 QUE IOUHG FOLKS, she was in the right of it when, at last, he asked her to permit him to visit her at her home. At first she said, " No, no, Willie, it would be too absurd ; think of the dif­ ference in our ages!" " Not nearly as great aa between George Eliot and her new husband, or Lady Bnrdett-Coutts and her admirer " he said, quite seriously. * Miss Lenox laughed at the drollery of the comparison, but finally agreed, as courtsliips and marriages of this were becoming fashionable, to permit him to call; but she was sure nothing eenons would ever result from it. But Willie was too determined in the matter to make child's play of it, and his visits became frequent and lengthy. Bmnors of the ill-proportioned match Canoeinsr in the United States. When John Macgregor, of the Inner Tempfr, published his entertaining ac­ count of the Jtol} liot/'n thousand-mile voyage 011 the lakes and rivers of Europe, he established canoeing as a summer pastime. The introduction of canoeing in the United States may be said to have taken place in 1870, when the New York Canoe Club was founded by William L. Alden. The Indian birch and dug-out, it is true, belong to the canoe group, but they are, at Inst, rude craft, unlit for general cruising, and had long before gone into disuse, and come to be valued only as relics of an uncivilized condition. Ameri- Andshe found j cans have enthusiastically adopted the pastime, and it is only a question of time when canoes will be as frequently seen on our bays, lakes, and rivers as sail and row boats. Besides our long coast-line, we have an immense system of inland water, a great part of which is as yet unexplored, and cannot for years be ex­ plored by any other craft than the light and easily portaged canoe. There is no one of the States in which long cruises may not be made. It has been stated, upon authority, that summer cruises may be made upon the waters of Wisconsin alone for thirty years without retracting or exhausting the territory. Iu the northern portion of the State there are almost numberless unexplored Likes, some of large size, that are connected by rivers and smaller streams. A canoe may for instance be launched upon Pewaukee Lake, a beau- about twenty miles were, therefore, soon alioat. , 1<llluuulu upuu f He is after the 82.000 ahe has got in j tiful sheet of water wouidaiknown it " inUklntlxink ?ecky I WesVjf Milw:inkee, and then follow a know it, said old Miss Joyce, j winding course through a delightful coun- "Of course that's all," Miss Jenks, the one addressed, replied; "and just as sartiu as he gits her hell spend the whole on't, and then she may whistle." "And then, as soon as it's gone, he'll run off and leave her, and marry a girl of his own age. So let's go over and talk with her; I feel as if 'twas our hound duty to do it. Miss Jenks." " Yes, 'tis, Miss Joyce. Say we go over to-night arter school; you know I ra alius ready for any good work." "Well, say we do; but I must go hum and get mopped up fust, and get the men's supper on the table. You know that command in the Bible where it says a man that don't provide fur his own family is wuss than a heathen, and I s'pose it means to hit upon women jist the same; wo mtuft look out for their wants a little, too." "Well, come along airly as you can, Sister Jenks, and bring along your snuff-box, and T'll take my smelling- bottle ; for I shouldn't wonder if we'd K^t so kinder frustrated we'd need some- thin to stimelate us, as 'twere, for it's my opinion Becky's awful sot in her way, and it'll be all-killing hard to mako her think we are in the right on't." <^' best!" 8°* J0*0®. but weH do . JX we don't, then!" said the other with an acoent that few could have mini understood. "?ou het," responded a little 8-year- yce' a twinkle in his eye, and looking no less excited than the two women to whom he had been listening. Thus, as agreed upon, the two set out about 5 o'clock, and in due time w©rs laboring with th© the best of their ability. ".Can it be, Becky, that yon, who •Pre so kinder sot my heart on as one day making a sliuirn' light in our prayer meetin's and sewing societies, for haven't I seen you to our meetin's three or four times lately, is a goin' to throw to to dancin' parties, and is all given up the world and it* sin and witchcraft? Oh, you'll repent on't, now yon mark »• words. * "Yea, Sister Jenks is in the right," added Mrs. Joyce, who had been work­ ing herself up to the highest pitch of excitement; "you go and marry that young proflirgate and all your serous thoughts will be turned into vanity and Wtaiion of 9«90tk Oh, how can yot try, through lake to rivulet, and from rivulet to lake, the lakes varying in length from three to eight miles, and in width from one to four miles. Leaving the lakes, the canoe may follow Rock lliver, and passing many W.utiful towns and villiages. striking the Mississippi at Rock Island. Illinois. Many of the Western (notably Minnesota and Michigan), Eastern, and Middle States offer equally attractive field for summer cruising. Canada is as yet almost unmapped. Twouty-five miles to the northward of Quebec the exploring canoeist is beyond the bounds of civilization, and at the en­ trance to a region of picturesque lakes, that, with tlu ir connecting streams, form a chain almost unbroken, save by rapids and falls, to either the Hudson Bay country or the Saguenay, and the little- known territory still to the northward. Long cruises have been made by Americans. The A'trine Fritz (A. H. Siegfried) has followed the course of the Mississippi from the extreme head-waters to Rock Island, Illinois; the Maria Theresa CN, H. Bishop) has cruised by inland waters from Lansingburg, New York, to the month of the Suwannee River ; the Bubble (Charles E. Chase) in 1878 cruised from New York to Quebec by connecting waterways, thence by por­ tage, through the valley of the Chaudi- ere, to the head-waters of and down the Connecticut River, to and through Long Island Sound, to New York. Mr. C. II. Farnham has recently completed a Canadian voyage embracing the Sagu- enay, its tributaries, and other water­ courses. In 1879 Mr. Frank Zihlermade a cruise of alvmt 1200 miles, from Racine Wisconsin, to New Orleans. Many less extended cruises have been made, and clubs have been orginizeil in the largr- oitiea.--C". E. Chase in llarjtcr'a Maaea ztne. Not Married. The street- -ar was crowded, and the driver was just about to start, when Gil- nooly remarked to a friend, " Jones is not married yet, is he ?" " Of course n°*' '. " ̂ thought he was not married yet, fo¥4j saw him carrying home a broom yesfferday." A red-faced woman snapped li<% eyes at (iilhooly, and pushed a cadaverous, timid-looking m«.n ahead of her as she got out of the car. NEW YOBKEBS will play polo on skates during the winter. In Scotland there is a game known as water polo, which is glayed in the water, the steads being ||AV WWjJU AMD DO WJOUfe Sajr well from do well differs In lettan; * > Say well is good, but do well it better. 8ay well sayt godly, end helpe to ple**% , But do well lives golly, and gives the worldMM» 8sy well in danger of doath is cold, Do well ia harnessed, end wondrous boM. -r;> we!! to science sometimes i.i bound, But do well is fiee to every eouud. Say well ha* friends, some here, some the*' But do well is welcome everywhere. * By say well many a one to God's word But for lack of do well it quickly leaves. If say well nnd do well were joined In tfne frame Then mil were done, all were won, and gotten the game. Jottm K«^sr, Hannah nai(la and the !»• ft tuna. It was in August, 1692. John Kerzar, who lived on tlio banks of the Merrimao, a few miles from the r.ea, went out invo his meadow with his scythe to cut glass. He took his gun along with him to shoot a bear if he saw one in his com, or an In­ dian if one made his appearance. Ho leaned his gun against a tree, and went on with his mowing, not knowing that an Indian was cradling through the tall grass toward him. The Indian reached the tree, seized the gun arid cocked it. "Me kill you now," said the Lidiau. John Kerzar was brave. Ho was quick to think. He could yell louder than any Indian. Nq use for liiin to run; that would be certain death. With a yell like the blast of a trumpet, and uplifted scythe, he rushed upon the Indian, who, instead of filing, dropped the gun and took to his heels. Kerzar was upon him in an instant, swinging his scythe, and making such a fearful gash that the In­ dian fell dead at his feet. Kerzar lived in Haverhill. It was a frontier settlement, and the Indians either had a spite against it, or else it was more convenient for them to attack than other settlements, for they made many attempts to destroy the place. Thomas Dustin was at work in his field one day, when he saw a large num­ ber of Indians coming toward him from the woods. He had eight children, the youngest a week old. The mother was in bed with the infant, tended by her nurse, Mary Neff. "Run to the garri­ son," he shouted. The children started, the oldest boys and girls carrying the youn gest. Mr. Dustin rushed to the stable and" bridled his horse, intending to take Mrs. Dustin ; but the Indians were so close upon him that he could not. He leaped upon the horse with his gun, and galloped away, leaving his wife, baby, and Mary Neff. The Indians entered the house, drag­ ged Mrs. Dustin from the bed, and seized the nurse* One caught up the in­ fant by the legs, and dashed its head against a rock. Mr. Dustin overtook his children. It would be impossible, he thought, to save them all; which should he leave? All were equally dear. How could he make a selection? He would not; he would die in defending them, and do what he could to save all. " Run !" he shouted, urging them on ; then leaped from his horse, and fired sprung upon the animal, again loading his gun while upon the gallop, overtook his children, dismounted, fired again, and so, keeping the Indians at bay, brought all his children in safely to the garrison. Not so fortunate his neighbors. In a few minutes the Indians massacred twenty-seven men, women and children, set several houses on tiro, and with a number of captives skirted for Canada. It was the middle of March. The riv­ ers and streams were swollen. There was snow on the ground. Mrs. Dustin had but one shoe; the other foot was bare ; it sv as torn by the stones, chilled 4 by the cold. Every step was marked j with blood. Her fellow-captives fainted and fell one by one, and the tomahawk and scalping-knife finished them. All except Mrs. Dustin and Mary Neff were killed. For four days they traveled through the dark forest toward the north­ west. The Indians gave them little to eat. The third day brought them to the rendezvous of the Indians, 011 a little island where the Contoocook falls into the Merriniac. " There the old suioked in silence their pipes, and tlieVonn^ 1 * ^ To th* pike and the white perch their baitcl linss flung; There the boy shaped h;» arrows, and there the shy inaia ' Wove her IT any-hued baskets and bright wampum There were fertile intervals along the Merrimae whero t,h<> de^r found unsture. The Indians could spear salmon in abundance. They had captured a little boy named Samuel Leonardson, near Worcester, Massachusetts, and he had learned to talk with them. Having been successful in their raids, all except twelve of the Indians started out to make another attack somewhere upon the English, expecting to return with captives, wldch they would sell to the French. Upon their return the whole party would go to Canada. The woman who had seen her infant dashed upon the rock, and who had en­ dured such hardships, had a brave spirit, and preferred death to captivity. They who would be free must thenf- selves strike the blow. She determined to make the attempt to be free. " Ask the Indians where they strike with the tomahawk when they want to kill a person quick ?" she said to Samuel. " Strike 'em here," said the Indian, putting his finger on Samuel's temple. Mrs. Dustin saw where he placed his. finger. " This is the way to take off a scalp," said the Indian, showing the boy how to run a knife around the head and separate I ihe scalp from the skull. j The strong-licarted woman turns over j her plans. They are on an island. There are twelve Indians in all; some are women, some children. Their canoes are drawn up beneath the alders. They are so far from any danger of surprise , that no one keeps watch at night. The j thought never comes to them that theiv 1 captives--two feeble women and a boy-- ! can escape. j Night comes. The fires burn low. All j are asleep, lulled by the music of the j falling waters. No--all are not asleep. • The woman of brave spirit never before | was so wide-awake. Hannah Dustin 1 awakes Mary Neff and Samuel Leonard- j son, informs them of her purpose, gives each a tomahawk. Each selects a vic­ tim. " Strike hard I" A signal, and the hatchets crash though the skulls of. the sleeping In­ dians, blow after blow in quick succes­ sion. It is the work of a minute, but in that brief time ten of the twelve Tn^^i« are killed; two only escape in the dark­ ness. The prisoners--prisoners no longer-- gather the provisions, take the gjins of the Indians, and place them in a canoe. The thoughtful women, to prevent pur­ suit, quickly cut holes in all the other canoes and set them adrift. They take their seats in the remaining canoe, push out into the stream. A thought comes. If they are spared to reach their home, will their friends believe their story? They will have evidence that ean not be diluted. They paddle back to the island. Mrs. Dustiii' runs a knife around the scalploeks of the dead Indians, and takes them from the skulls. They start once more in the darkness. They know that the river will bring them to their homes. • The current bears them on. Soon they are amid the rapids at Pennaeook, but the thought of home, of liberty, cools their brains and steadies their nerves. The intrepid women handle the paddles dexterously, steering clear of sunken rocks and dangerous whirlpools. They come to a space of clear water, and then to falls, around which they must carry the canoes. Thev are in danger of death by drowning, in danger of prowling savages, whose wigwams are still standing on the banks of the wind­ ing stream^ but no Indian discover# them. With tireless energy they ply their paddles. Days pass. At last they sweep round a bend, and behold familiar scenes; they are once more at home, coming upon their sorrowing friends like apparitions from the dead. It is a mar­ velous story they have to tell of endur­ ance, heroism, and victory. No one can doubt their words, for there aro the scalps, evidence undoubtable. By every fireside the story dl Hannah Dustin, Mary Neff, and SamuelLeonard- 'son is narrated. Presents come to them ---fifty pounds from the general court «£ Massachusetts, and a rich present from the Governor of New York. A monument has been reared upon the spot where they obtained tlieir free­ dom, commemorative of their endurance, resolution and heroic action. --Harper's Young People. HO^SEKEEPERA' HELPS. OLD potatoes may be freshened up by plunging them into, cold water before cooking them. NEVER wash ra|sins that are to be used in sweet dishes. . It will make the pud­ ding heavy. IN boiling dumplings of any kind, put them in the water one at a time. If they are put in together they will mix with each other. COOKIES.--Two cups of sugar; one of butter; two eggs; one-half cup of sweet milk; three teaspoonfuls of baking pow­ der. Flavor to suit the taste; mix stiff; bake in a quick oven. TEA CAKB.--One cup of sugar and two eggs beaten well together, half a cup of butter, half a cup of sweet cream, two cups of flour, and three teaspoonfuls of baking powder. A DELICIOUS breakfast cake may be made by taking enough bread sponge to make, when risen and baked, a cake about two inches thick; knead into it a a piece of butter about the size of half an epfg: after it is in the tin put on the top little lumps of butter and then cover it with fine white sugar and ground cin­ namon; when bakfed there will be a sort of crust over the cake. This is very nice with coffee. SODA CAKE.--Since the introduction of baking powder this cake has been but little made. It is, however, very good arid useful by way of a change. Rub half a pound of butter into two pounds of flour, mix with it a pound of currants, half a pound of raw sugar, two ounces of shred candied peel and a little grated nutmeg. Beat up two eggs, add them to a pint of new milk and two teaspoonfuls of carbonate of soda, stir quickly into a cake and bake immediately. APPLE FRITTERS.--One pint of sweet milk, six eggs, Hour enough to form a stiff batter, a piriftft of salt, half a tea- spoonful of salaratus, a teaspoouful of cream of tartar; then slice some good sour apples rather thin and mix in the batter. Fry iu hot lard, browning them -nicely - on bf»th sides. Sauce ---a little cream and KUK;<I\ They are nice made of raisins or cuiT;mts instead of apples. Delicious if made of canned peaches, and the juice of the peaches well sweetened and poured over them when served for sauce. SAT'SAOE.--Nine pounds of fresh pork, six teaspoonfuls of black pepper, eijdit of sail, and ten of powdered sage. Mix thoroughly, cook a bit to see if properly seasoned, and pack in jars, covering with melted lard. If you prefer to keep in skins, empty them, cut them into lengths, scrape with a dull knife, put to soak in srdt and wnter, let stand three days, then turn them inside out and soak two days longer. Again scrape, rinse well in soda (l>akin<r) and water, wipe, tie up one end, blow into it, and if whole and clean, stuff with meat. HOMEMADE YEAST.--Boil two ounces of hops in four quarts of water for about half an hour, strain it and let the liquor cool to new-milk warmth, then put in a handful of salt and half a pound of brown sugar; beat up one pound of flour with some of the liquor, then mix all well together. Let it stand two days; then add two pounds of boiled and mashed potatoes, mix as before, and allow it to stand another day; then strain and put into bottles, when it is ready for use. This yeast must be frequently stirred while makiug and kept near the fire, so that it may never be quite cold. It should ferment spontaneously in the pan in which it is made. FARM NOTES., , " fFrom like Amerlaan Agricalturint, far Xovanfeett} TtTRN'ipa may be left longest before digging, l>ut repeated freezing makes them pithy and innutritions. SOFT roots and hollow ones, which cannot be pitted, ye profitably fed to either pigs, sheep, young cattle, and also to cows that are dry. BAINY-I>AT work is painting and clean­ ing of tools, oiling and mending of har­ ness, cutting kindling wood and such likb jobs upon every farm. BTTILDINGS may be repaired andpainted, if that has not been already done. The season is favorable for painting, as very little dust and no insects are likely to adliere to the paint. DBAININO upon upldnd may now be prosecuted more conveniently than at any other season of the year. Labor ean be hired cheaply, and the work can l>e rushed if desirable. Never lay these - drains less than three and a half feet deep, if it can be helped. THRASHING must be done generally when you can get the thrasher--so it is well to speak for it in season. The sooner grain is thrashed the more there will be of it. It should, however, be thoroughly dry. Small farmers will im- ' prove rainy days as they come by thrash­ ing by hand. PITTING ROOTS.--Trenches four feet wide and two feet deep are of a size well suited to either a moderate or severe win­ ter. If put in too large heaps, or too deep pits, roots heat, and, of course, do not do well. Cover with straw, and lightly with earth, patted down to shed rain, and ventilate well. ^ ROOT-TOPS and small roots may be fed to cows and young stock quite freely, before they heat, which they will do quickly, if in heaps. It is well to lay them on the north side of some build- ing, where they will not become sun- dried, for thus they will be kept much longer than in any other way. MANTJRE AND COMPOST.--The season is still favorable for the growth of the com­ post heap. Weeds and all sorts of hedge­ row rubbish ought to be burnt, for the seeds are rip;, and we can not depend on their germinating in the compost heap. Grassy sods, the tops of the roots which can not be fed out, leaves, and wood or swamp mould, and all such things add both bulk and value to the heap. HORSES, though they may still be kept at pasture, if desirable, should have a shed at least to retreat to during hard storms. Do not work them at all on the road if they have colds or the prevalent influenza, absurdly called "epizooty," the best cure for which is a warm, airy stable, and perfect rest, although they ought to have a good run in the pasture during the warmest part of every day. DITCHING.--Should the season continue dry, ditching in the swamps is in order; In muck swamps dig the main ditches deeper and broader than necessary, say two or three feet wide at the bottom, and eight or ten at the top, and throw out the muck on one side to lie and freeze until spring, while the tussocks and sods are thrown by themselves, to be burned next summer when thoroughly dry. NEGLECTED WORK.--Should any of the proper work of last month have been neg­ lected, such as sowing winter grain, husk­ ing corn, etc., it may perhaps still be done. Corn-liusking may be done at any time. Rye may be sown as long as there is a prospect of a fortnight of open weather. Wheat sown in November often does well, so if the ground is pre­ pared your plans need not be changed, for the probabilities are in favor of good crops, though late sowing^has nothing to recommend it. BEETS and mangels are protected by their broad leaves from frosts which would otherwise injure them and cause them to decay; but as soon as the leaves are wilted the growth of the root is checked, and they should bo harvested and pitted at once. The same is true of carrots. They bear very little freezing, and the frosting of the leaves is the sig­ nal for rapid gathering. One of the most convenient methods is to plow a furrow close to the row--and run a sub­ soil plow.close on the other side. The carrots may then be pulled unbroken, and with i>erfect ease. POULTRY.--The poultry year culmi nates this mouth. With plenty of corn, and something- to pick up in* the fields, poultry increase rapidly in weight, and should be forced so long as the weather remains moderate. When the thermom­ eter goes lower and lower, they will stop gaining suddetdy, and hardly hold their own, though consuming more feed. Of course that would be the time to kill if every body would not kill at once. Those who have warm, airy houses for their poultry can profitably hold 011 to them until the reaction comes and prices rise; but those who watch the market may take advantage of fluctuations as they come at any time. The Horrors of Hnssfan Criminal Law. As to the manner in which Nihilists are treated in prison the following case ' may serve as an example: j L. H. was arrested for a small press I offence in November. He was placed in j a cell so small that it was almosfeimpos- I Bible to stand upright in it, while walking was out of the question. The window I was broken, and the stoveless dungeon soon filled with snow and ice. L. H., who had only his trousers and shirt on when imprisoned, was left without any additional clothing, without being even for one moment removed from this cell for five months. The only covering given him was a thin blanket, thrown in at night and taken away in the morning. The fact that torture is applied in Rus­ sian jails is so well known that the rela­ tives and friends of prisoners continually try to convey them poison in order that these unhappy victims may escape the terrible sufferings thev are subjected to. The mother of H--1 herself supplied her son with pnissic acid "in case he should be questioned." In the case of Solovieff, one Trapp publicly boasted "he would soon make the prisones speak in all tongues," a boast which he would undoubtly have tried to execute but for the threats of the Nihilist Committee, who so effectively intimidated the prison authorities that Solovieff was "only hanged." "We willingly risk our lives," a Rus­ sian exile said to me lately, " we die gladly in our cause; the omy thing we do fear is the torture. Most of us carry poison; but this is now so well known that doctors are always in attendance to administer antidotes at the lint sign of poison having been taken." A TBOT youth snapped a bean from a window. It struck a man on the^aose. He jumped and knocked down a woman, who broke an arm and caused a horse to run away and fatally injure itself. Had the boy thrown a griudstone, nobody knows what might have happened. A Two-Headed Girl. There is atSoorabaya, Java, at present on view a Japanese infant with two heads and necks, but with one body, two arms and two legs. The little thing is now about fifty days old, according to the mother, and is so far in fair health. The two heads and necks are pi;iced side In­ side on the trunk, and are perfectly and neatly formed, and of about normai size. Between them 011 the trunk is a small protuberance, caused evidently by the junction of two bodies. The body is ab­ normally broad at the shoulders, and tapers down at the waist and loins to the size of an ordinary infant of the same age; the legs appeared very small and weak, however. The arms on each side of the small chest looked puny. The right hand head is a little lighter iu color thaii the other. How the internal ar­ rangements are disposed of we, of course, do not know, but both heads have to l>e fed at meal times. When the writer was present one head cried, the mother said from hunger, but the other did not, though it at the same time began moving about restlessly as if for food. The two heads do not breathe alike, nor do the pulses on either ann beat together, from time to time the infant (or infants, for each head has a name) suffers from de­ pression, and the face turns bluish, showing that the blood circulation is not properly regulated. The parents are ordinary Japanese of the lower class, and the mother is good-looking; so is the offspring. They are doing a good trade by the exhibition.--London Telegraph. Cooking in German). The fundamental principle of German cookery is to mix together as many in­ congruous things as possible. My countrymen have a special talent, rec­ ognized the world over, for inventing mixed drinks,"%ut his combinations pale before those of the Germans in mixed cooking. That compound whioli is so toothsome to a German, a herring salad, is concocted -from sixteen differ­ ent articles. A German beefsteak js made of hashed m^ats, rolled into a ball and fried. What they call roast beef is a chunk of meat boiled a while and then baked ; it usually looks like a lump of India-rubber. With the meats is always served a compote, made of stewed or preserved fruit. The vegeta­ bles aro deemed at tlieir best when they are flouting in grouse. Sausage however, k the great national delicacy. It is produced in great varieties of size and quality, mid the snusa^e shops of Berlin are the most elegant in the eity VcUiforntan. •;*.• T. w* A Woman Witli a Wfll. i A woman with a will can make her way in the American world. In Ulster county, N. Y.„ there is a woman of real grit who inherited fourteen years ago a large estate, consisting principally of farming property, heavily encumbered with debt. It was the old homestead, and she could not bear the idea of seeing it pass into the hands of strangers,' dnd' was determined that it should not. Air, though then only 24 years old, and with no more practical knowledge of life than au ordinary country lass, she assumed the charge of the estate, determined to dear it ot debt. Having an old mother 62 yearsA>ld, a half-sister, also helpless from old oge, the two orphaned children of a deceased brothel, and a brother in the last stages of consumption to pro­ vide for, this made her task doubly hard. A little experience taught her that it was impossible to sup .ort her large family and keep up the interest arising from the heavy indebtedness of the estate from the resources of the farm, she de­ cided upon school teaching. She was engaged to teach in her own neighbor­ hood at $8 per month, aud her salary in a short time was raised to .$40 per month. She has continued school teaching ever since, directing the work of her farm, and during the summer vacations going into the harvest' field with the farm hands to pitch on hay, rake, bind, etc. She lias earned from teaching school over SB,500, paid off the debt of the old homestead, aud greatly improved the property. She has been an extensive stock raiser. Her wheat crop averaged last year forty-two bushels to the acre, the largest yield in the county. Some time ago she learned that a brotlier-iu- law living in Pennsylvania was in desti­ tute circumstances. She went to him and found him helpless from an incura­ ble disease, with a family depending up­ on him. "Ben," she said, " what can I do for you?" "Nothing, Libbie," was the reply. "You have your hands full already. We will have to go to the county house, 1 suppose." "Never, Ben, as long as I live. Come and enjoy the comforts of the old homestead with me. I will keep you and your family as , long as you live." She says she has enough to do now without having to support a husband, too, which she might have to do if she were to marry.-- York Tribune. The Schoolmaster in Germany. The reports of our school inspectors often reveal a very remarkable state of things in our schools and among our teachers, but, thank Heaven, they show nothing so bad as the report of an ex­ amination of German candidates for the schoolmaster's certificate, which we have just read. One candidate, on being asked what countryman Jesus was, re­ plied that he was an Italian. Another, on being shown a stuffed squirrel aud asked to name it, succeeded iu doing so, but on being further asked what sort of a squirrel it was, guessed that' it was a stuffed one. "Where," continued the examiner, " is this species of squirrel to be found?" "In the dealer's window," was the reply. " What is this ?" asked the professor, showing another candi­ date a butterfly. "That is a butterfly, sir." "No doubt, but what kind of butterfly ?" " Mem Gott!" was the answer, "we have so many of them in our parts that we never pay any attention to them." " It is now ^o'clock here," remarked the examiner to a can­ didate for honors in geography, "what time is it in London?" "Well, it must be quite as late there," was the reply. " How many square miles does the north pole cover?" was another question, to which came the answer: " No one knows. A great number of people have tried to go there, but not one has suc­ ceeded in the attempt." " How do you teach children the difference between the right and left bank of a river?" "I don't teach them that, because there is no river in our parts." Another can­ didate was shown a skeleton map and asked to name a particular mountain, but he observed the map was a bad one, as the names were not marked on it like the one at home, which was far superior. " Why did the companions of Columbus refuse to go further ?" was another ques­ tion. '4 Because," replied the candidate, " they had come to the spot where the ship would have tipped over, for you know, sir, the earth is round." These examples will suffice to prove that, if the schoolmaster is generally abroad in Ger­ many, the candidates for that till ? are not seldom at sea.--Manchester (Eng.) Post. How to Keep Healthy. Do not neglect ventilating your bed­ rooms when the weather becomes cold. I11 the morning hoist the windows, take off the bedclothes, shake and stir the ticks, turn the upper one over the foot- roll. This will prevent the impure odor penetrating farther, and they will es­ cape faster while the bed is warm, and you will not have to wait for the beds to air when you are ready to make them. In hot weather we sleep with all the windows open, but do not allow the wind to blow directly upon us. In the coldest nights of winter we only leave the doors open connecting with other rooms. On no account sleep in tight rooms without at least a crack to admit of pure air. Plenty of fresh air gives health, strength and elasticity to the lungs and body. Keep the pores of the skin open, to let impurities pass out freely, by wash­ ing the body once a week in winter and oftener in summer. Have the room warm, bathe quickly and wipe dry, and you will not feel chilly if it has been done properly. If all the clothing worn by day were aired while we sleep in other garments, much health and com­ fort would be added to life. One-third of our lives is spent in our sleeping- rooms. Do be particular about them. Let them be large, dry and pleasant,-- Gemnantown Telegraph. DISEASE OF THE KID8E?S, 'rh®,symptoms of an acute attack of inflammation at K. U By*follows: Fever, pain in the small of thence shooting downward; nnmbnaas of the tllwh. vrim 1 ntr h....: i _Ti^rr5 Hill:.. !. ' an5 is "ischsrjied very often with pain ! «n<l sotxie degree of colic. In thn 111. V ,tl." 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