Bloomington Progress, Volume 16, Number 49, Bloomington, Monroe County, 21 March 1883 — Page 4

NEWS CONDENSED.

Nov Washington Gap, Jersey City,

aoaooMflreoUftod -wits a mow carrying

ttbtf B6B, asven of whom were drowned. Quarryrnen at "Dead Man's Hollow'

near McKeesport, Pa., eanaad dynamite to

xplode while thawing it oat. killing one of

them innUntly, mortally injuring' another.

and aligiiUy wounding a few laborers.

The late James Elliott, who fell by

the pistol of afore Dunn in Chicago, was

burled in New York, with distinguished honors, about 1,500 people following the body

to the grave. Paraell, Egaa and Davitt are) expect

ed to be present at the convention of the Irish Land League of America at Fhiladel

ptta, April and

Emmet O'Neill, a broker of Schenectady, T.t has awindled people with whom

he had business relations out of the total urn of 250,000, in amounts varying from

1,500 to 113.000.

A new telegraph company has been formed hi New York, the projector!! of which

prof an Intention of building a line from

the city of New York through Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois to Chicago. N. A Dukes, on trial at Uniontovn,

Pa., for murdering Assistant State Treasure Xutt, was found to be notffuilty. Judge

sad apoetatoa were amazed at the Terdict, and the popular excitement was intense.

Vafcoa and the jury were hung and burned

John Jessrang was polled out of bis

bed and lynched at CHendata, Montana, for

the murder of a companion named DavidSon, The annual report of the Directors of the nttnoia Central Railroad Company shows aa increase of 318,914 on the gross traffic receipts over those of 1881 and an increase of 94S8,5o?m the net earnings tram traffic. A correspondent who visited the scene of the terrible Diamond mine disaster, near Braidwoou, 111, telegraphed as foQows on the 16th inst : "Since the sad mishap at the Diamond mine, on the rSth o1 February, resulting in the death of seventyflve men, the weather has been favorable and the prairie has dried as rapidly aa could be expected. Unfortunately, no ditch or provision has been made to carry off the water pumped from the mine, hence the want of sacceai Only six laches have been snade since Sunday night One conjecture is that there is underground water. This is founded upon the coldneaj and on the smell of the water taken from the shaft. Another ideate, and It appears to be the meet reasonable, that ss the water taken from the shaft is allowed to spread itself over the prairie it finds its way back into the mine." The contractors, for the 200 miles of the Northern Pacific railroad remamrrgto i constructed promise that tile' gap will be Josed before the 1st of September next.

SOUTHKJUT.

The Methodist Episcopal Conference of Virginia condemn mail distribution, the running- of can, or the buying or reading of

The result of the late election for county officers in PaDs' county, Tex, was decided by tin rotes of seventeen naturalized Chinamen, and now the defeated candidates are contesting the election upon'the ground that a State law passed in 1875 hmited the issuance of naturalization papers

to white foreigners, and, it is claimed, disfranchised Chinamen who had already taken

out naturalization papers.

A high-license act has been adopted

by both houses of the Missouri Legislature,

The Pennsylvania House of Repre

sentatives has passed a bill to prevent delay

or discrimination by railroad or transporta

tion companies,

A bill prescribing the whipping-post

as the penalty for wife-beating has passed

the Illinois House of Bepresentativefv

A convention of Rhode Island Inde

pendents assembled at Providence and nom

inated ex-Senator 'William Sprague for

Governor.

Got. Butler, of Massachusetts, ve

toed the bill making appropriations for

charitable and reformatory institutions of

the State.

FABK BOTES.

A man, his wife and a hired man were cremated near Frederick, Jfd., by the burning of the family residence. Near Helena, Ark., the flood overturned a home and four children were drowned. Six adults wot rescued, after clinging to tfce roof for three days. A Memphis dispatch says that "stock are up to their threats in water in the St Francis swamps, and many care asses of dead animals

A bill has passed the Arkansas LeglaUtojre changing the name of Dorsey county to De Soto county. It was named for ax-Senator Doxaey during tile reconstruction era, , Richard Howard, of Chattanooga, Ten., took offense at the reporta of a scandalous salt, in which he was involved, published In a local paper, and assaulted the city editor, 6. W. Ochs, with a cane.. Ochs drew a pistol and shot Howard in the groin. Judge David Davis and Miss Addie Burr were married at Fayetteville, N. C, but few persons being- present. The presents were numerous and costly. The bridal trousseau, many of the dresses in which were made by Worth, of Paris, entailed aa expense of $15,000. Clarence Bite, one of the Missouri ontlaas, pardoned on account of ill health by Gov. Crittenden, died at his home in Logan county, Xy.. the other day.

fAHHIWOTOzf.

No decision has yet been made by the Treasury Department as to the date at which tbe taxation of banks ceased under the operation of the act of Karen 3, 1S83, j and none wiH be rendered until aorae pertinent case shall have been before the Secretary for hearing; Judge Lilley, an aged Washington lawyer, called upon Stephen W. Dorsey, at the latter's residence in Washington, a few sights ago, and in the course of a conversation about the star-route trial LiHey made some remark that greatly enraged Dorsey who struck Ins guest from the chair in which he was sitting, and then jumped upon and kicked him, inflicting serious injuries. The Supreme Court of the United States has rendered a decision affirming the validity of the Chicago city ordinances, which provide for the closing of bridges orer the Chicago river during certain hours of the morning and evening and for what is known as the ten-minute limitation. The rolling-mills at Allen town, Pa which recently shut down, have opened up again. A Washington telegram of the 13th inst says: "Mr. William Lfltey, the gentle man who was assaulted by ex-Senator Dorsey, is in a very precarious condition from the effects of the assault, and ms physician thinks bis recovery is a matter of considerable doubt. He is unable to retain food ipon his stomach, and suffers a great deal of pain." J. B. Dodge, the Statistician of the Agricultural Department, says no reports of damage to the growing wheat have been received by him. He says futnre disasters alone caa injure the crop. The President has a troublesome catarrhal affection. The appearance of another dangerous counterfeit silver dollar, stated to be of the same weight as the genuine and calculated to deceive even experienced merchants and bank cashiers, is reported from Washington. His said that the counterfeit coin is heavily plated and reafeta the acid testa, but nothing is known of its composition. In the star-route trial, the other daj, Thomas J. Brady, ex-Assistant Postmaster General, was placed on the witness stand and testified in his own behalf. He denied that ha was a conspirator, and affirmed that fame, MacVesgh, Walsh and Iterdell were perjurers. He bad virtually become acquainted with Dorsey rince this prosecution was inaugurated, never plotted with him, rave touching certain political affa'ra, and conducted his department in the poHtoffice for the welfare of the country and the good of the mail aeiylce.

FOLITIOAXi

Nathaniel P. Banks has been renominated for the position of Halted States lUrshal at Boston. The New Jersey Senate has passed a bill forbiddins: the sale of cigarettes or 9W99 Jast eH ePOweT $0 wHw3Pefc

It is asserted that a company of shrewd and unscrupulous speculators have fastened

their fangs on Yellowstone Park.

A former coiner of the New Orleans

mint is working on a contract with the Mex

ican Government for the coinage of 190,000,000 pieces of nickel money. The French Government is also about to begin the issue

of nickel coin.

The dividend on Western Union Tele

graph stock payable April 15 will be the

largest ever declared by that corporation,

viz., per cent for the first quarter of the

current year.

"Prof.'' Wiggins, says an Ottawa

(Canada) dispatch, so far from being cast down, claims that his predictions relative to

the weather from the 9th to the 11th of

March were literally fulfilled, and alleges

that the so-called tidal-ware at Halifax was the highest ever known.

Patrick Levy, from Mullingar, Ire

land, confessed on board the steamer Samaria that he murdered a farmer named

Hurley, who occupied an evicted farm, for

30, and he was arrested upon the arrival of the steamer at Boston,

Spanish citizens residing at Havana

have been awarded by the dupreme Court of the United States a verdict of 85,000 and

s per cent interest from June, 1863, for the seizure and detention as a prize, at Port Royal, by Gen. Sherman, of the steamer Nuegtra Senora de liegla.

Patrick Egan, treasurer of the Irish

Land League, arrived at New York rather

unexpectedly. He says his present mission

is purely commercial, though he intends, to

give evidence in the extradition case of Sheridan, He condemns the execution of the laws by the Dublin Castle authorities, whose

principles, be alleges, are terrorism and informers, and their stronghold "packed

juries." Innocent persons hare been hanged,

and, though the real murderers are known,

they will not be prosecuted, as the officials do not want to reopen the cases. He denies

that the Land League funds have been misapplied or foolishly expended, and avers

that the balance now on hand 35,000 or

36,000 is invested i American securities.

The oldest inhabitant of Canada has

jutet died near Montreal She was a venera

ble widow named Mary Hughes Grave, a na

tive of England, but for three-quarters of a

century a resident in Canada Her age was 117 years. During 1882 the gross revenues of the 'Western Union Telegraph Company amounted to 18,398,968, and the net profits were $7,634,833. H HOB. Earl Spencer has Tesigned the office of Lard President of the British Council. Documents have reached Paris showing that John Walsh, who was arrested in Havre at the instance of the British Government, was not in Dublin at the time the Phoenix Park murders were committed. Three thousand weavers in the Hudderstteld (England) district are on a strike, owing to disagreements with employers respecting wagea Mr. ParnelFs bill amending the Irish Land act was rejected on second reading in tite British House of Commons, 350 to 63, The Irish party predict that the only effect will be to strengthen the cause of Ireland at j home and in America The decree prohibiting the importation of American hog products into Germany has been gazetted, and goes into effect in thirty days, While the Government chums that the measure is a sanitary one, the Liberals declare thatpt is. arbitrary protectionism, pure and simple. John Walsh, arrested at Havre as an Irish conspirator, has been released by the French Government Count de Chambord answered an address from Lyons workingmen by stating the republic was leading France to ruin.

umnwtBiu The bill to settle the Tennessee State

debt at 50 cents, with 3 percent interest, passed both branches of the Legislature.

The President has appointed A. N.

Wyman, Assistant Treasurer of the United States, to be Treasurer, vice James GilfUlan.

Rhode Island Bepnblicans met in

convention at Providence and nominated K-

0. Bourne for Governor and O. A Bathbun

for Lieutenant Governor.

An encounter took place in the Senate chamber at Harrisburg, Pa., between Senators McKnight and Emory. The latter had accused the former of misrepresenting his constituency; the lie was passed, and an exchange of blows followed. Bystanders interfered and separated the belligerent statesmen before either had "knocked out" his antagonist. Catholic Bishops of Charleston, Grand Bap ids and Halifax, beside others, have been appointed by the Pope. James Mnllett, one of the Dublin conspirators, has given information which will cause Patrick Egan's arrest it he returns to Ireland. The annual boat race between the Oxford and Cambridge University crews was rowed on (he Thames, the Oxfords winning.

after an exciting contest, by about three

lengths The two Judson sisters perished .in the names at East Hartford, Conn., by the burning of their house, Serious charges were made against Supervising Architect Hill in connection with the disbursements for the new Government building at Philadelphia. H. P. Crocker, a desperado, who confessed to murdering three men and one woman, and regretted that he did not have an opportunity to kill two men more, committed suicide In tie Granbury (Texas) jail. A lady of Hagej stown, Md., who had had eleven teeth extracted caught cold in her jaws, lockjaw set in, and she died. A statement ha i been prepared by the Treasury Depart ment showing she total amount of money expended by tha general Government in all the States for publio buildings from the 1 oundation of the Government up to the present tuna The net expenditures amouit to 63,404,331. New Turk received 14, $14,656; Massachusetts, 7,670,003; Pennsylvania, 7,483,469; Illinois, 7,483,886; Missouri, 8,134,088; Ohio, 5,196,968; Louisiana, 4,972,366; South Carolina, 3,886,684; California, 2,155,622; Maine. 2,060,137; Maryland, 1,864,693; Tennessee, 1,129,044; Connecticut, 1,074,935. The other States got sums varying from 50,000 to 800.00(1 TBewww sj aw

To DarvK Nails. Dip the tip of

nails m grease and they mu easily drive into hardwood.

! cheese. it is said that geese will ' thrive better, and their flesh be more

delicately flavored, if fed upon raw potatoes, than upon any other substance. Barley as Food. In England inferior barley is generally ground into meal for feeding cattle and pigs, and nothing surpasses its value wheu boiled as a mash for horses after a hard day's woik. Keeping Onions. To keep onions through the winter, head them up in barrels and stow them snugly together in an out-building or barn, where they can be kept cool and dry, and cover with hay or straw to prevent too hard freezing. Bdknt Cobn fob Fowls. Corn burnt, on the cob, and the refuse which consists almost entirely of the grains reduced to charcoal and still retaining their perfect shape placed before the fowls, is greedily eaten by them, with a marked improvement in their health. Ah Iowa fanner, writing to the Homestead, gives as his experience that an. exclusive diet of corn is cause of hog cholera. He claims that the hog should be treated to a variable diet like any other animal, and that corn is not a complete article of food, the hog requiring suitable food for converting into bone and muscle as well as fat. The Ox-Eyed Daisy. The ox-eyed daisy has become a great pest in some sections of the country. Those who are troubled with this weed should bear in mind that it is propagated by seed and not by the root, and, to rid themselves of it, they have only to mow before the seed is ripe. It may require two seasons to rid a field entirely of the innocent-looking flower. Mr. H. Boese states, in the Deutsche Gaertner Zeitung, fha,t, of fifty varieties of potatoes grown by him, Early Vermont was the earliest, best and most prolific He recommends it as particularly adapted for "purring;" that is, the largest tubers may bo taken away without injury to the remaining ones, which, if carefully covered, and without disturbing the roots, will continuo to grow. Look out for damage from mice if

you have trash of any kind heaped up around your trees. Many valuable

trees are lost every winter by not attending to this little pest; he girdles

the trees at tho ground, and yen may not know anything about it until next summer, when yon find the tree in a dying condition, His time for doing

his destructive work is when there is snow on the ground.

The Shropshire downs possess beau

tiful symmetry of form, fine quality and early maturity of all their parts, a vigorous constitution and grand muscular proportions. They are first-class shearers, carrying a fine compact coat, valuable at once for wool and protection

from chilling sleet storms. They stand close herding in large numbers remarkably well, the ewes are good mothers, and twin lambs are not unusual. Mural Nebraska.

Peof. S. T. Mayxard, of the Massa

chusetts Agricultural College, says:

J. know of no other reason whv the po

tato fail to produce its true fruit, the potato balls, than that the power of re

production by seed has 1een weakened

by the forcing process they have been

subjected to for the past ten years by the propagation from single eyes, cuttings, etc. Other plants, the verbena, for instance, after having been propagated several years from cuttings, produce very few if any seeds."

The knack of getting a snpplv of

eggs summer and winter is to keep the

pullets of the early spring and summer hatch. Feed them all they will eat clean of the best and most nutritious

and egg-producing food, and such sim

ple condiments as pepper, ginger and mustard, to stimulate them. Kill off

the hens before they molt in their sec

ond year, and keep none but young hens. Of course, under this system of forcing for egg production and flesh there is no valid objection, as it is not intended that their eggs should be set

How to Husk an Eab of Corn.

Catch the ear with the left hand, thumb toward the butt, and the little finger about opposite the tip of the corn (not the husk). Insert the husking-peg so as to take not less than one-half the husks, bring down with a quick motion,

giving tli em a sharp pull at the butt; close the left hand arond thp remain

der of the busks, at the same time

grasping the ear with the right band,

thumb toward the tip and little finger near the butt, and break off by pressing the tin of the ear from vou with the

thumb, and at the same time bring the

butt toward you by a short, quiok jerk with the fingers, still holding to the husks with the left hand. It takes fewer motions by this method than the other, and every motion takes time. A person unaccustomed to this way may at first

find it difScult to bring tho ear out clear of husks, bnt by carefully following the above directions and a 'little practice there will lie no trouble that way. Let Mr. Brown try this way long enough to get the "hang" of it, and report. 8, S. Bozarlh, Little Eiver, Bice county, K(18. An Excellent Tonic. Some poulterers neglect to furnish their fowls with proper stimulants or tonics at the proper times, because they see tincture of iron or some other medical sounding preparation recommended. One of the best things we have found to give occasionally, especially in cold weather, is pure cayenne pep'per in the drinking water and in the soft mash. The pepper should be of the best merchantable quality (for there is a good Seal of this article in the market that is adulterated with red wood), and the quantity used should not be so excessive as to render the drink (or red pepper tea) too strong. If unnecessarily pungent the birds will not drink it. When just enough is used, in a given quantity of water, the birds soon show a fondness for it, audit does them good, as we can vouch for. It is a most excellent preventive of gapes in chickens, and, w?iila it is healthy, warming, and palataDic to the taste, it has proved one of tho best correctives of incipient chills and slight colds with fowls that is yet known, in quarters where it is not freely used. It is certainly easily administered, and should not be neglected on account of laziness on the part of the keeper. American Poultry Yard.

DOMESTIC RECIPES,

Fish Fritters. Remove bones and skin from any cold fish. Make very fine by pounding in a mortar, adding equal proportions of bread crumbs (not too dry) and hot mashed potatoes. Stir in a half-teooupful of cream, two loaten eggs; season with cayenne pepper and salt; form into small cakes and fry in butter or lard. Almond Jumbles. One pound of sugar, half a pound of butter, one pound of almonds, blanched and chopped fine, two eggs, flour enough to mix stiff. Roll them thin, cut in fancy shapes ; put them in tins, and just before setting them in the oven rub the tops with the white of an egg and sprinkle granulated sugar over them. Bbown Loaf. One coffeienp of molasses, one teaspoon f ul of soda disso' vrd jn gue-half teaspoonful of lolling w .for,

stir into the molasses until it foams, then mix into it graham flour and corn meal in tho proportion of th roe to one, enough to make a thick 0 ttter, and then add one table-spoonful of lard. Pour into a mold and steam four hours. To bo oaten hot. Very nice as a pudding with sauce. Vienna Rolls. One quart of milk, one-half teaspoonfnl salt, three teaspoons baking powder, ono tsble-sp.ion-ful lard, one pint of milk. Mix into a dough easily to be handled without sticking to the hands; turn on the board and roll out to the thickness of half an inch, cut it out with a large cake cutter, spread very lightly with butter, fold one-half over the- other aud lay them in a greased pan without touching. Wash them over with a little milk, and bake in a hot oven. Oyster Omelet. Allow for every six large oysters or twelve small ones. 'one egg; remove the hard part and mince the rest very fine; take the yolks of eight eggs and whites of four, beat till very light; then mix in the oysters, season and beat up thoroughly; put into a skillet a gill of butter, let it melt; when the butter boils, skim :it and turn in the omelet; stir until it s-iffens; fry light brown; when the under side w brown, turn on to a hot platter. If wanted the upper f ide brown, hold a red-hot shovel over it. Florentine PtJDDtfra. Put a quart of milk into your pan, let it come to a boil ; mix smoothly three tablespoonfuls of corn starch and a little cold milk ; add the yelks of three eggs beaten, half a teacup of sugar, flavor with vanilla, lemon, or anything your fancy suggests; stir into the scalding milk, continue stirring till the consistency of

.starch (ready for use), then pub into the

pot or dish you wish to serve in ; beat the whites of the eggs with a teacup of pulverized sugar, spread over the top ; place in the oven a few minutes, till the frosting is a pretty brown. Can be eaten with cream, or is go-id enough without. For a change you can bake in cups. Chocolate Pudding. One quart of milk, fourteen even table-spoonfuls of grated bread crumbs, twelve tablespoonfuls grated chocolate, sit eggs, one table-spoonful vanilla; sugar to make very sweet. Separate the yelks and whites of four eggs; beat up tho four yelks and two whole eggs together very light with the sugar. Put the milk on the range, and when it conies to a perfect boil pour it over the bread and chocolate; add the beaten eggs and vanilla ; be sure it is sweet enough ; pour into a buttered dish; bake one hoar in a moderate oven. When coll, and just before it is served, have the four whites beaten with a little powdered sugar, and flavor with vanilla and use as a meringue. Cream Pcffs. Boil one pint of wat-

er,rub together one-half poumtof butter with three-fourths of a pound of sifted

flour; stir into the water wli .le boiling. When it thickens like starch remove

from the fire. When cool stir into it ten isell-beaten eggs and one small teaspoon of soda. Drop the mixture on to the buttered tins with a large spoon. Bake until a light brown, in a quick oven. When done, open one side and fill with mock oream, made as follows : One cup of fine sugar, four eggs, one cup of flour, one quart of milk ; beat egprs to a froth ; stir in the sugar, then

flour; stir them into the milk while boiling; stir till it thickens; then re

move from the fire and ilavor with lemon or vanilla. It should not be put into the puffs until cold. glow and Fast Times. in 1826 a Cincinnati paper of July 19 copied from a Richmond journal of July 7 an account of Jefferson's death, which occured on the 4th. In another column it mentioned that a gentleman just arrived in Philadelphia from Boston brought a report that John Adams had also died. This it discredited on the ground that a Boston paper of the 5th, published only seven niles from Mr. Adams' home, said uctiing about tho matter. It is probablo that the Boston sheet, though dated on the 5th, was printed on the 3d or very early on the 4th, so as to keep the National holiday. However this may be, the fact remains that more than a fortnight was required to tell Cincinnatians news which they would now get in a few hours, and for which they would be prepared by earlier reporta of the patients' illness. The preliminary treaty of peace between Great Britait and its late colonies was ratifiiid on the 30th of November, 1782, the full and definite arrangements being concluded several months later, and not formally approved by Congress until early in 1784. The first negotiation mentioned, which made all that followed sure, could not have been known on this side of the Atlantic until the opening of 1783. Should a similar arrangement be mode on the 30th of the present month, the telegraph would send the news across the ocean so soon that it would reach our shores apparently several hours before action was taken. The hurry and excitement of the present time are often a severe strain on men's nerves, but the hope deferred, that maketh the heart sick, must have

been equally unendurable in the slow j

old days. The surrender at lorKtown took place on the 19th of October, 1781, and yet more than a year pased before it was settled that independence had been achieved. The people, tired of war, would not rally to the support of the nation during the long months of 1782, though Washington and Congress did their utmost to keep tlia army together and to secure new men to fill the constantly occurring vacancies. A great shock may lie too nrioh for the nervous system, and great shocks are not uncommon nowadays. Our ancestors had them as do we in various ways, bnt they had in addi'ion wearisome waitings and irritating delays from which we are largely spared. The average length of life, has on the whole increased, and through the aid of steam and electricity we can accomplish more in a year than could our forefathers in several decades. There may bo reason to doubt whether we are happier than they because of our greater advantages, but if we are not, it is generally our own fault. Cincinnati Gazelle, A Seat Missive. Col. Robert G. Ingersoll wi is invited to attend a recent dinner at tho Clover Club, a famous Eastern organization, and he thus expressed his regrets : "I regret that it is impossible for me to be in ' clover' with you to-jnorrow. A wonderful thing is clover. It means honey and oream ; that is to say, industry and contentment; that is to say, the happy bees in perfumed fields and at tho cottage, Old Bos, the bountiful, serenely chewing satisfaction's cud, in that blessed twilight pauso, that, like a benediction, falls between all toil and sleep. This clover makes ino dream of happy hours of childhood's rosy cheeks of dimpled babes of wholesome, loving wives of honest men of springs and brooks and violets, and all there is of stainless joy in peaceful human life. A wonderful word is olover. Drop the ' c' and you have the happiest of mankind. Take away tho ' o' and ' r' and you have the only thing that makes a heaven of this dull and barren earth. Cut off the r alone and there remains a warm, deceitful bud that sweetens breath and keeps the peace in countless homes whose masters frequent clubs. After all, Bottom was right: 'Good hay, sweet hay, JwtU P fellow," '

SUGGESTIONS OF VALUE.

Plasteb-of-Paris is made hard enough for a mold for metal castings by the use of 10 per cent, of aluni in the water used for mixing the piaster. A Good mixture for oleaning rice consists of three pints of watr, one ounce of nitric acid, two ounces of emeiy and eight ounces pumice stone shaker, well together. A FIEC3 of heavy Canton flannel put on smoothly under the table-cloth prevents hot dishes from injuring the table, beside improving the appeitrance of tho linen. A Western paper reoommends that those who are compelled to do much walking during the icy season t houlJ tack a piece of Brussels or other heavy carpet, an inch square, to the bottom of their boots. Prof. WiDERnoFER, of Vienna, says that when water and sugar are added to cow's milk to make it available for infants a small quantity of oream should also be introduced. The numerous "foods for infauts," so widely advertised, are, in his opinion, of no value. On adding a few drops of dilute sulphuric acid to a mixture of equal parts of glycerine and distilled water, and then a little alcohol, the preser.ee of lime or lead will be shown by a white precipitate. The latter is recognized by sulphuric acid, which turns the precipitate black. Hot alum-water is the best insect destroyer known. Put the alum in t hot water and let it boil till it is all dissolved; then apply the solution hot to all cracks, closets, bedsteads and other places where any insects are found. Ants, bedbugs, cockroaches and creeping tilings are killed by it, while there is no danger of poisoning the fan ily or injuring property. A French authority gives the following old receipt for testing the age of eggs. Dissolve four and one-half ounces of common salt in a quart of water. An egg placed in this solution on the day it is laid will sink t o the bottom, ono a day did will not mute

reach to the bottom; an egg three days old w ill swim in the liquid, whi)t one more than three days old will swim on the surface. The following compound for general use as a grease eradieator is recommended by the Chemist and Druig'wt: Castile soap, in shavings, four ounces, carbonate of sodium, two ounces; Itorax, one o iuice ; aqua ammonia, seven 01 nuees ; alcohol, three ounces; sulphuric other, two ounces. Soft water enough to make one gallon. Boil the soap in the water until it is dissolved, and then add the other ingredients. Wagons are kept in good order the cheapest by repairing defects as soon as discovered. Not only should the farmer see to it the axles are kept well oiled, but he should see that th- nuts on tl e bolts that are used to strengthen and keep the woodwork together are

kept tight. A few moments spent in this work sometimes saves expensive repairs or perhaps a break down. It is important that wagons should he kept' well painted. One dram of carbolic acid, six drops of oil of lavender, and two and a half ounces of olive oil formed tho prescription which proved effectual in destroying a parastic affection of the mustache of a gentleman who consulted Dr. George Thin, London, England. The hair had fallen out, and a sort of baldness occurred in spots, but after t '.ie application of the remedy the hair grew again as thick and healthy as before the parasites had attacked it.

whore its food was taken to it; the animal recovered A terrier dog hurt his right eye; it remained lying under a counter, avoiding light and heat, although hftbitnally it. kept close to tho fire. It adopted a'general treatment, rest and alistinence from food. The local treatment consisted in licking the upper surface of the paw, which it applied to the wounded eye, again licking the paw when it biji aiu'o dry. Oats also, when hurt, treat themselves by this simple method of continuous irrigation. M. Dehuiney cites the case of a cat which remained for some time lying on the bank of a river ; also that of another cat which had the singular fortitude to remain for forty-eight hours under a jet of cold water. Animals suffering from traumatic fever treat themselves by the continued application of cold, whidi M. Delauney considers to le more certain than any of the other methods. In view of these interesting facts, we are, he thinks, forced to admit t hat hygiene and therapeutics, as practiced by animals, may, in the interests of physiology, be studied with advantage, fie could go even further, and say that veterinary medicine, and perhaps human medicine, could gather from them some useful indications, precisely because they are prompted by instinct, which are efficacious in the preservation or the restoration of health. British Medical Journal.

Durability of Brick. It is a noticeable feature of tho New York architecture of the day that for the preferred material the builders of that city are returning to the brink of which their Dutch ancestors mad their honiis. Iron rusts and scales, and stone scales and wears away in that severe climate; brick alone withstands the gnawing tooth of time, and some if the oldest houses in the city are still the best. At last there seems to bo some hope of a national architecture in America, judging from the new buildings which are going up, the first step toward which is taken in building houses for use aud wear, instead of for show. These brick houses, finished on the exterior with stone and terra cotta, and in the interior in natural woods, l ave a genuineness that makes one feel quite as much at home as under a tree. It is a luxury for Americans to build it house for the way they are to live in it, and not what the carpenters and neighbors think of it. Brick is, of course, particularly adapted to somo climates, and if a fevere 0110 it is almost necessary to uk; it. In mild climates the builder can please his fancy with stone 01 wood or iron ; but if ho have the good c f posterity in view, and would like to rect a home and monument simultaneously, he can keep his work before the eves of men longest in the shape of brick Augustus imposed a fraud upon subst quent humanity when he mado that f imous declaration of finding Rome a city of brick and leaving it a city of marble. He did nothing of the sort, and there was no necessity of putting on airs about it if ho had. The Roman brick, of which many edifices, and somo of the finest even in' the time of the Emperors, were built, was irregular in size, t lough usually quite thin, and of remarkable density. It was rather nioro like our terra-eotfa, both in color and quality. The square brick of Ninevah, abont tl'ie sio of those with which we of the pres

ent day lay hearths, bears witness to tho power of man to make with fire and clay a substance which shall outwear stone. How Animals Practice Medicine. A largo number of animals wash themselves and bathe, as elephants, stags, birds and ants. Tf we turn our attention to tho question c:f reproduction, we shall see that all animals suckle their young, keep them clean, wean them at tho proper time, iiiid educate them; but these maternal instincts are frequently rudimcntr.ry in women of civilized nations. Iu fact, man may take a lesson iu hygiene from the lower animals. Animals get rid of their parasites by using dust, mud, clay, etc. Those suffering from fever res'triot their diet, keep quiet, seek darkness and airy places, drink water, and sometimes eveu plunge into it. When a dog has lost its appetite it eats that species of grass known as dog's grass (chioudeut), which acts ;u an emetic and purgative. Oats l .o eat grass. Sheep and cows, when ill. seek but certain herbs. When dogs are constipated they eat fatty sub-t iiees, such as oil aiid butter, with avidity, until they are purged. Tho saim thing is observed in horses. . An animal suffering from chronic rheumatism :.lways keeps as far as possible in the sun. The warrior ants have regularly organized ambulances. LntreiHo cut the antenna of an ant, and other ants camn and covered tho wounded part with a transparent fluid secreted from their mouths. If a chimpanzee be wounded, it stops the bleeding by placing its hand on the wonud, or dressing it with leaves or grass. When an animal has a wounded leg or arm hangiug on, it completes the amputation by. means of its teeth. A dog on being stung iu the muzzle by a viper was observed to plunge its head repeatedly for several days into running water.' This animal eventually recovered. A sporting dog was 111 11 over by a carriage. During three we ks in winter it rtmainod lying n a brook.

Th e Making of Honey. - In Great Britian bee culture is carried out on but a small scale, compared with the immense "bee ranches" of some of the Amerietn States, or even of Russia, Hungary, Hanover, Hesse, Cassel, Finland, Greece, Cyprus. In Siberia the exiles pasture thousands of swarms on the heaths of the Altai rnnse, and in the Caucasus the Meretinzes and Grusiniaas live in plenty by the sale of the honey stored by their wmged flocks. Still, even in England, the apiarian, as the bee-master likes to be styled in print, U no mean personage. There are numerous societies devoted to his interests. His wards possess an extensive literature, and one or more journals, published expressly for tho dissemination of information connected vdth their welfare. There is even an s.piarian vernacular, and the bee-keeper has his shows, dinners, and his professional quarrels. In this country, where the minister of agriculture is still unknown, the dissemination of' information of this sort is left to private individuals, or to societies such as the BeerKeepers' Association. But in Germany the different Governments are so alive to the importance of this source of profit to the peasant that the children are taught the

j best mode of bee cultivation, and a j schoolmaster does not receive his di- ; ploma until he satisfies the State ; Examiner that he h familiar with tMa j science of a "biene.voater. It is in the United States, however, ' that honey-making' is pursued on the j largest scale; the "bee ranches" are establishments as extensive in their way as the vast wheat farms about which we I hear so much. I:i California as much j as 6,000 worth of honey has been proI duced in one year from 2,000 stocks, j and results quite as extraordinary might j be cited from other States.' We learn, i for example, from in American journal

devoted to "the honey trade," that in 1881 the surplus comb-honey of the transatlantic bees amounted to 9,-467,-622 pounds. New York heads the roll of honey-producing States; then follow Pennsy lvania, Can ids, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Louisiana in the order named, California,' in spite of the size of its "ranches" and the boasted profusion of its flora, barely producing a fortieth part of what the Dominion does, while the average per colony is only sixty-three pounds, compared with the 159 pounds which is yielded by every colony of Dakota bees. Altogether there are in North America

about .HIU.uUu colonies of bees, wtuca yield, it is calculated, over 100,000,000 pounds of honey, worth at least JE300,000, for tho figure.' given refer solely to the honey marketed, and even then not over a twelfth of the bee-keepers make returns of their ok ps. It is estimated that one acre will support about twenty-five swarms; and such is the magnitude of the business in some parts of America, that a single firm keeps two steam saws constantly employed in cutting up the timber used in constructing the boxes for holding the comb-honey. Though most flowers yield some food for bees, yet much skill is required in the selection of a grazing district. London Standard. Bade Agn, The London Lancet, speaking of those nervous sportsmen who are unable to avoid trepidation or palpitation when walking up to n dog at its point, or if a bird or covey vises suddenly without being pointed by the dog, says : "Such nervousness ought rather to be designated as excitability. It is nearly alwavs constitutional, and therefore in

curable. In short, it is not a disease or morbid condition, but a state of impressibility, though it may be temporary and connected wit h some deficiency of the power of control. Steadiness, as regards the nervous system, is much a question of reserve force. In some cases the 'nervousness' of the sportsman is a direct consequence of his enthusiasm. Ho is so an:dou3 that, in the endeavor to acquit l dmself creditably in the field, ho his n iable to make even t, respectable appearance. The heart beats, the eyes dance, the hand trembles, and, of conrso, good shooting is out of the question. This is why many a man who is a fi.ir shot when alone is unable to hit a haystack, as the saying goes, when criticising eyes are upon him. Practice may, in certain cases, reduce the inaguitucie of the trouble, but nervousness is constitutional with many a too enthusiastic sportsman, and he will be inoreasinglf nervous as his enthusiasm augments." Lnfnyette'g Diplomacy. An anecdote wh eh sheds some light on the value of Lafayette's professions, and his readiness in repartee was current in Boston at the time of his visit, although Mr. Quincy cannot vouch for its authenticity. The General, it appears, on being presented to some old soldiers, was heard to ask the lender of the group if ho were married. Upon receiving an answer in the affirmative, LafttveTtto responded with most tender emphasis: "Ah, happy maul" To the person who was next presented the some question was put, but hero the reply was: "No, sir, I am a bachelor." "Oh, you lucky dog!" whispered the quest foiier, with a roguish twinklo in his eye. These apparently inconsistent remarks were overheard by a bystander, who hived Lafayette with insincerity in bestowing equiil congratulations in such widely different circumstances. "Is it possible." sid the General, turn

ing promptly to his critic, "that you value the prerogative of humanity so little as not to know that the felicity of a happy man it. a thousand times greater than that of a lucky dog?" Singing Snails. Tho ancient Hswaiians believe that the pretty land shells found on the forest egetation of tho island sing, and if one chooso to try the experiment of placing a live snail on a sheet of glass strewn with fine f aud he will see tho particles arrange t hemselves iu geometric shapes corresponding with certain well-kuown curves or sound waves, which define the note produced by the moving shell that tho dull human ear cannot distinguish. Honolulu Advertiser.

GOSSIP FOR WEB LIMB The Amvrhmi fHrt. A younr English ooet named F. W. Myeta, In ft noom entitled, "A Letter from KowpotV makes this neat attempt to describe tbe indescribable American girl: Though F.ngltsh eyes more calmly soft Look fmm amy depth too appealing charm; Bcddena on English cheeks more oft The roiM) of innocent alarm ; Our old-world heart more gravejv feels. Has learned more force, more 'elf-oontrol; For us through sterner music peals The full accord of soul and soul. Bnt, ah, tyie life, the smile untaught. The floating presence feathery-'"'! The even and aspect that have caught The' brilliance of Columbian air! No oriole through tie forest flits More sheeny-plumed, more gay and free; On no nymph's marble forehead sits Proudlicr a glad virginity. 60 once the Egyptian gravely bold Wandered the Ionian folk among. Heard from their hifth Lctoon rolled That m ug the Deltan maidens sung; Danced in his eves tho dasaling gold. For with his voice the tears had sprung "They din not, these! they wax not old, They are ever-living, ever young!" It Made Her Mad. ' A Philadelphia woman was so excited and nervous from reading about people being roasted in fires, because of the absence of the necessary means of escape, that when her has band died she absent-mindedly asked the undertaker if it wouldn't 'be a good idea to have a fire-escape placed on the coffin. He said he thought it would; and after ha had left, and she got thinking over the matter, she was mad. Norriatovm Herald.

To Women Who Want to Writ. It req uires a certain type of ability to be a successful newspaper writer, says the Boston Herald, and the woman who wants to turn from sewing because it doesn't pay to writing because it d&es pay shows herself utterly unappreciative of the work. Newspaper correspondence is not a trade, a mechanism, an industrial pursuit, to be chosen on the ground of its being a remunerative vocation. Like all forms of literary work, it chooses its votaries to a degree rather than waits to be chosen by them. If; a woman is born with a talent to write she will write there is no possible doubt about that.

Beautiful Capri Girls. The lieauty of the Capri girls is proverbial, and many of the artists have fallen captive to their charms, their darkly brilliant eyes, half-Oriental type of face, so enchanting for a painter. Perhaps the most celebrated case was that of the son of the Hon. Mrs. Norton, the English poetess and author. During Ms sojourn there, while painting a Capri beauty, he fell in love with and married her, much to tho disgust of his high-born relatives; but it was a sorrowful affair for all concerned. Tho mother never forgave her son tho disappointment he occasioned her, and the future Lady Grantly was made to give up her beautiful children to their English relatives, that they might be -brought up and educated as be-ame their father's slition, whale he lingered out some years of a quasi-happy existence, dying at last from the effects of drinking. His wife, Lady Grantlv, the former Capri beauty, now a middleaged woman, with no traces of the fatal loveliness that ' caused her such unhappiness in her domestic relations, still lives on the island, an I at long intervals her children married in England come to see their mother; but tho influences of another sort of life and society are stronger than the ties of blood, and there is little sympathy between them. Boston TramcripL High-Priced Garters. As we went down Pennsylvania avenue, I noticed some very handsome silk and gold articles of women's wear. "Oh, Dickey," said I, "just see those handsome jarietieres." "Those what?" said she, looking at some fur coats in the window. "Those jarretierus," said I, "with the silver and gold buckles, and the silk rubber net." "Oh, vou mean garters?1' said she.

"That's the vulgar for them," said I. "It's the common sense," said she; "but what's the price?" "We'll go in and see," said I; "I suppose not more than a couple of dollars." Then we went in, and, bringing up a modest clerk, I asked him what tho price was. He took them out, and, spreading his fingers up through a blue pair with silver buckles till they looked like they would fit Jumbo, he said he oould let me have them for $12.50. "Too mnoh," said I. "How are those with the brass buckles?" "Brass, indeed," said he, "thatfa gold, and you can take 'em along at $50." "Good Lord," said I, startled out of my usual equanimity, "I can find better use for a $50 bill than holding my stockings up with it," and I flounced out, followed hv Dickey coveVed an inch

deep wi th blushes. O. O S. was with us, too, I am sorry to say, tind the man's face never changed color any mors than if he was a bronze statue. He oven smiled at me, and said he reckoned when garters got that high they ought to be necklaces. M011 are just too despicable for any use. They are mighty prosy subjects for poe;ry, but I must burst forth: Great .love, we read, made everything1 Fnmi cold and sticky, lifeless day. And so he must, to get the earth. Have waded In. the mod all day. Twas thus that, when his work was dona. He rested and his hoots did scan, A.nd, noticing the mnd thereon. He scoped it off and made a -man. "Mmv June" in Courier-Journal. Beauty and Talent, All women, even the ugliest, feel that beauty is a weapon on their side in the battle of life; like to see it exert a force, and whefe it is great and, so to speak, beyond criticism, admire it with genuine" heartiness heartiness as real as that which men show in their admiration for strength manifested in any conspicuous way. Let any one of the thousand cynics now lounging in London ask himself whether an English, Prince who made a messalliance for money or for beauty would be sooner forgiven, or whether .the love match of Napoleon- UL was not ona main cause of. that popularity, with English women, which outlasted .every- ; thing but hfe surrender. They thought I he should have performed tho impossi- ! bility of "cutting his way through." To this very hour the deep feeling of English women for the French Empress, though founded, of course, on, pity, is greatly assisted by the rocollection among tho middle-aged of a triumph so conspicuous and so visibly owing to personal charms. This kind of female interest is universal, and extends in a more langrtud degree to tho

men, who fiud in national appreciation :

of beauty not only the charms which j

spring innil auy Kllisiup ill lunie muu j exonse for a secret imbecility, a power- '

iessness m presence of tne attraction, which they all resent and feel. "We wouder if, beside all this, there is any residuum of the old Greek feeling that beauty was a clear good in itself, a harmonious something which indicated that the gods of nature were essentially and at heart hostile to man. The next Prince who ascends a throne anywhere will have his praises aud qualities hymned on the European wires, but if ho were an Apollo or a Jove the bulletiu-makera would feel instinctively that to say so would bo rogarded not as adulation, but as ridicule. It is for women to be beautiful for men to he dignified the latter

credit arising from a different order1 tf ideas, the idea oi harmony between place aud appeWianoe in tiie would JvTe should doubt ii' beauty were admired in the abstract vcry consciously, bflt that . theynterest excited by beautiful women rivals the interest excited by beautifel . , scenery, and this aanong tiose who never see either except in pictures, we have no doubt whatever. Lonlon Society , Thoughts Aboot Woman. God created woman only to spi man. Voltaire. Thb egotism of women is always for two. Mme. dv StaeL Love decreases when it ceases to inerease. Chateaubriand. Men are women's playthings; womo:l 4 are the devil's. Victor Hugo. ,t Women like brave men, exceedingly audacious men still more. Lemeate. Men would be saints if they loved God as thay love women. Saint -Thoma. It is easier to take care of a peak e$ ' fleas than one woman. French Proverb. A i.ovnB has all the virtues sad .ajl the defects that a husband has not,--Bulger. . . . Many men kill themselves for low, but many- more women die- af i? Lemontry. Marriage is a lottery in which Brerr stake their liberty and women their J happiness. Mine, de Stael. . Women give themselves to God' whmi tthe devil wants nothing to do Wtti- '-. them. Sophia Arnold. . :a? Women deceived by men want; fcK-.', marry them; it is a kind of revejigeati good as any other. Beamanori.' '..., Kespeot your ' wife. Heap earthi around that flower but never drop any in the chalice. A de Musse'L ' There are three things I have el way loved and have never understood .' " Painting, music and women. Fon te K elle. .. There will always remain something,'.'. new to be said about women, as long. there is one on earth. Boxiffier. .- - : tj Before promising a woman to love ,: only her, one should have seen them sQ, . . . or should see only her. Dwprey. It is not easy to be a widow; on,.3 must assume all the modesty of girl- , , hood, without being allowed to feigci ' even its ignorance. Mme. de Girardin. f

How to Sleep. . . ' Health and comfort depend very much on attention to matters that ti some seem very trivial. We liavo sons'; times heard persons complain that the rl b did not sleep well; that they ,wcr troubled with horrible dreams, anil--arose in the morning weary and nervr ous.- Inquiries Ise to -diet, cxercisci soxl" v -other essentials of health have ofteil . failed to reveal anything that could. count for these unfavorable'condiiions. It is not well in these case to limit T our investigations to the routine ,ef day; but we should 'inquire at waAt j"'. hour the patient goes to bed, what 1i ' thinks alout usually, and most partieularly what position he places himself in t invite sleep? It he lies on the back wttir his hands over his head, there will be k half conscious sense of erro'. .. pression of the chest, with difficult ' breathing, to relieve which he opens' his ' month. The air coming in direct m . fe tact with the throat causes drjTM arid then, snoring will begin. In thp meantime the pressure if the. viscera; oa the large artery, whose course i$ slop 5 J j the inner portion of the back-bone, hi?. a.-..,.- ' i.a; , 1 s -

mg discomfort which manifesto fifcfe'f in horrid dreams. Thus the whole nie-ht is passed in a disturbed sleep, hr d

perhaps many nights pass without one" refreshing sleep. The most' nSwise course under such circumstances wouHx tT be to resort to tho use of opium or any- - ' other drug. The ranks of the victims o this unfortunate habit are recruited ' mainly from cuch cases as we have scribed. It is wonderful what ooffcrol an individual can get over himself if he

tries. There is no reason why a person cannot lio upon his side instead of the

back,and keep his hands and arms dOwii; ' then he will not open his mouth; the a his throat will not become dry,' neither will he snore or have bad dreams. " Jkit often he can't help thinking' about hi -business, and his thoughts will run on for hours. This is also a habit th!' -may be broken up. Have tho will t put aside your thoughts, and in time you will have the power to do so. We do not say that there are n il . other causes chat habitually interfere : with sound sleep, bnt we believe ttaM , . is a remedy for each difficulty wl A - may he found by seeking for it -ifcIP - Journal of Health.

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Ready. ' ' . The late Bishop Wilbrforee, of. En-', gland, was the most eloquent preacher, -on the bench of bishops, the most ectrgetic worker in his diocese, and. iJie -most accomplished aud witty leader ht society. Many who wore jealous of 6iy great gifts and influence, and oth'irs who disliked bis Hijrh Church princi

ples, used to accuse him of inanjceerrj and a readiness to sacrifice convictions , for social success. He acquired thecutdignified and suggestive nickuamo i&f "Soapy Sam." But he never showed greater presence of mind, or more readly t wit, than in interpreting this nickname ' under trying circumstances. Hewasiin -a large and fashion able company, whei. a bright girl attracted his attention, 'and excited his rare power for fascinating t children. Her confidence was em-"',, pletely won, and she ventured to ask, "Will you answer me a question?" "Certainly," he answered. ( "Will vou, truly?" she repeated. "Truly!" Bv tliis time the attention of the . whole company was arrested, and the , listened, half in amusement and half in , consternation, to the question, "Why do people eall you Soat-' Sam?'" But the bishop's face did not color,' nor his voice falter. The answer'caw e prompt and gentle, "I suppose it nva$t bo because when I harmeu to t ialo ,

dirty water I always come oat clean." The company could not refrain from t

general laugh, in which the bislwp heartily joined. Youth'i Companion. Humor that Achieved an Object. An interesting reminiscence comes to hand of tbe late Ems Dohn, editor if

the Berlin Kladderadatsrh. Some vears ago when the Princess Caroline of s

Heuss secured a ciowry lor neraaugtier bv imposing a tax upon her preposnei, ons'y petty principality, he "improved" the occasion" by writing aud publishing v a satirical poem, which was received, with hearty guffaws by Che publio, IhS which greatly incensed the Princesi, She brought a libel suit against Dolui. and succeeded in having him sentenced to five weeks' imprisonment, despite hist protest that the punishment was" tco-. great for an offense against sopettry ft . personage, and that for it he ought ? have the privilege of abusing the Prime Minister himself. To jail he went, a few days later home hi triumph ofne the troops to Berlin from the .Soldeswig campaign. Thereupon Jris colleagi on the Kladderadatsck etff brought out a cartoon representfng all the Wly rejoicing, save Dohn, who pined in soJk tudo, imwisoned by the crinoline it . Caroline! This Kaiser Wilhelm sav, end was so tickled by the fun that; he epoko to Bismarck about it and hid -Dohn at once set at liberty,

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