Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 16, Number 46, Jasper, Dubois County, 25 December 1874 — Page 2

THE STUllMl' CHRISTMAS. in i-ai l u. hum:. i. K.wir on, here "i ln frmu over 'a, llesietf- Hie r( HU'i, rhiilv U"' I'iiiH', lt. n l liall t.ie;irtli the iueniiK I'"'. Ami il"u:li will lurr. in ih- min; Yu lannol resell our Jowii.- here, t ou Ih in Die liem t of I lin-lina" cheer. Ural, amv v S!.'t. on waste snd wold, Ktill Irom weinl lieUflit of fnviii skies, Whose vHirv lurkm-so. M.I oil fold, Ili.le (lit ! iiiiTiiinif- wipi'liirt! eyes; Your shun tot- iim l ""' u here. All la'i-d m . linMiuas warmth and clioer. III. ronton, O inoiiriiful, suMilng Rain. nil licart lnvak in vour mtMio llow All Nature dnx , n If in I'.un, And f In vtr w Hli a nameless woe Yon emiimt .Irow n our fancie fair, old ilreauis, and new, id I lii i.-tiuui- cheer. iv. Roll wave by wave, with dn (oam, Ye c loudi. athwart tin- billowy heaven ; mmi w ith Murk w inirn, and icinl our home In ploom no fi.inU'xt Is-am liatli riven; Yet, ecu your phiitly luile ir- 'wart Ye cannot dim our l hhsUmia cheer. V. O Cloudu find T iiit--t . Rain and Sleet Vain fonno of rleme 11U1I strife How rati ve rlull tlmt sul.llct heat Wliielt warms ami thrill to Riorum life All heart., Iv eordial thmiiflits enticed To Mef-, thi day, the dealtilemt 1 lintiApi'Uhm'i Juurmil.

FLOWKIl OF THE DAISY. A ( liritmaa Slory. iY JOHN KSTEX COOKK. I. It whs jut a week before Christmas, and, n-rched on his tlinc-lejrrel stool, in the coiintinjr-room ot the treat house ol Wort hinj;to!i IJrot hers, old Joe Pari in?, the ancient book-k r of the linn, tva fljii-hino; hi Suturday-niht's entries. While thus enoasfrll, a hand wa laid on rda stmii!jor. nnd, ttrvi" hi" h--v!. he sxw hi old praydmired employer, tho solesurYivor of the firm, beside him. " It in the last time, niy old Iriend," said the merchant, ointin; to tlie lcdrer; " the news this evening decides every tiling. 1'nlcs soinethiin havens before the first of January, Worthinjiton Brothers must close doors, and w ind up business, Joe ! " Old do.- startl a he listened to these melancholy word, and a tremor ran through him. "iNm'twy that! don't nay that, .Mr. Worthinjrtoii, sir! ' he exclaimed. And he dabUd hi bald forehead wi:h hi old bandanna handk rchhf as he sooke. "Don't pay that Worthinston Urothers will suspend payment, sir! " Worse than that, Joe," returns! the old merchant, with a lieavy sigh. I we no hope ol rcsuuiinjr. The jrreat failures in Euroi haw hon lesly involved u .o that" lie stopH-d, with a jfloomy exprt'ssion in his ey ") that, on or before the tirt of "January." he added, "the houe will close it "door. I could bear that; but. when I think that the name of Worthinxton brother, will be didionored ' There the old merchant broke down. Joe Iarlinsr seized hi hand, and cried, in a tremhlin voW-e : "iKin't, (lwn't! don't fay that, Mr! Don't iwe tlii word dishonored ! ' It W not o lad ! " " Kuin ! ruin! utter ruin!" proaned tlie tmnhant. " No, no; not ruin ! S-e here. sir. I I you M-e, I have-aved a little " And oM Jo1 ilrew from lii jMN-ket-iKHk, with unte.idy hands, certificates of d po.it in hank. Take ir. sir ! It wa made in j our s rvliv ! hoiitt-tly niade there's not a dirty (hlllinsr in it. sir. It I your and " lie thrust the paper info the merchant hand. Hut Mr. YVorthinjrtou nisheil them liaek. " No, old friend," said the men Innt. hiyhinc ihi-ply, but spi-akiii"; in a voice f resignation no, tliat i not tlie wav Worthintoii Itrother do business! if we fail, it shall lie honestly alone alter honorable exertion. H'e will not dra down our fiiend : and you, Jim-, are our oldest and U'st. No. the hotis ha kejt faith and honor for fifty years. If rum come, wc will irmlimii alone. It i not our fault. I will do hit duty, and tru-t in tiod, Jw, to the end ! As lie spoke, the old merchant went to hi sate and took out a roll of bank-notes. Then he direct! th various employees to lie sent for. and raid them all un to the end of the week. He had a kind word for each, and an Inquiry about every man's family or concerns; "and then he turned to hi !"sk. Hut the men did not go. " What are you waiting for. my friends? 'nn I ai-t you in any manner?" aked the old merchant. " If you please, sir," said the foremost of the (Mtrty, " we woiiM like to leave our inonev in your hands. Kh?" And the tqwaker turned toward his rough companions, who utter..! a hoarse inurmtir of assent. " I-eave your money in my hands!" said th- merchant. "Jst so, sir," was the replt. "WV lu-ar tell how time ar hard with Worthiniton r.rother. ainl the h u In difficulties. Now. we don't want our money hs j-ct, Mr. Worthington. Kh? Do you?" And he hokl toward those In the rear. Ano'hcr growl of assent replied. "All whith," the spoketnan added, goes to say. sir. that we are not In want. Keep tlie money. Mr. Worthlngton ! " The merchant jrw'. w'lb deep emotion, at the rough, honest faces. " Thank, thanks, my kind Mends! ' he said. I now s what It is to try to lo our duty. This proof of your friendship touches me deeply but I can not iiccepi your oiler. Such a small sum, beside, would N ! little sTViT to me. No, no ! keep it. and may God bless you and yours! " The employees retire on this, not darinjr it r ruied, to Intrude further on the hea I of the house. " Father in heaven, I thank Thee !" murmured the merchant, and, turning away, he pu ked up the evening pajK-r, to hide his i motion. As his eye fell upon it. a paragraph attract! his attention. It announced the failure of the bank in which tlie old lo,ik -keeper's saving had Ix-cn dcoited. With a sigh, he handed it lo Joe IiHrliug. and said: "I !-..ph- regret this, my old friend. My ruin w a enough ! " Old Joe rend tlie announcement with a sinking heart, and echoed the sigh of his friend. " The Lord's will be done, sir ! " he said ;

now! than mine. Any letters, sir, by to-night's mail ? Any resoimvo, or important Intelligence?" " No resources, Jx, ani bad news almost wow than all." " Woo, tir?" " Ves, yes. You reniemlHT my son ('barley of courm' you reinenilKT him. You know he w ent ariout two years siiuv to live with Van Zandt & l'o., at Antwerp?" "Yes sir. What of him? Don't tell tne lie I not dead, sir?" No that pang is spared ine.but I have i... r - c d'i i. ii liad. vcr' bail news of Charles, my tll friend. 1 wrote reivntly announcing our situation, and recommending his return, and Messrs. Van Zandt Co. replied that he h it them nearly a year ago." "I., ft them?" Yes, ye. He had fallen Into evil courses, and they reprimaiult! him when he went oil', no one knew where. Letter were written to me by the house, but they have miscarried. Nothing has since been heard of Charley. I fear he has taken to more evil ways still. He may be dead ln-d-ed ! L'nhappy that 1 am ! all connected w ith me seems to turn out luitlly ! " Tlie merchant uttered a groan. Old Joe looked at him w ith deep commiseration. "I am still more unfortunate than you are, Mr. Wortliington," he said In a lowtone. 1 had a son a noble boy he U dead, sir! You know my Kdtuund ? He was so handsome, so spirited, so bold : mid he was lot at sea ! He was on a whaler the shin foundered, and the crew were lot. My poor Kdmuiid ! We are truly two unfortunate fathers, sir!" There the conversation ended, and mcrchr.nt and book-keeper separated. throughout the iollowlng week untir ing efforts w ere made to collect tlie resour-e-s of Worthinuton Urothers. hut slight success crown! the merchant's efforts to rescue the house. Friends of piust year earned to have grown cold, ana regretted their inability to render assistance; ami it ww only by great sacrifices that tlie house siuwded in making all payments up to the day In-fore Christmas. In this, how- '; ever, the firm suci-eded, and, as Mr. Worthlngton locked hi sate, and nut on ' his hat, he drew a long breath or relief. Then, taking his old look-kecT's ana. : he wnit homeward w ith a thankful heart, and a they separated at the corner, he murmured": , L' t u keep a good heart yet, old 1 friend." j H. Christmas morning, and the snow was, f'lllinir ami tlie uinil wliirlimr it flhntir like. mad. A thousand goblins w-emed ; latigning ami turning somerset, and hail ing each other, as they siHirted around the gables, and whistled and rumbled in kevholesand chimneys, wild with mirth attiie coining of Christmas ; and oi l Joe Darling's small house, in a remote street of the great city, seemed especially honored by the hobgoblin, who shook the windows till they rattle again. A great tire was burning, and the break-fast-tab!e was set ; ami old Jx rubbed his hands in front of the blaze and lowked out of the window.. when a voice Ix hind him, with a rush of laughter in it, and sounding like silver lx-11, exclaimed : Chri-ituiHs-gift, father, dear! I've caught you !" Old Joe turned round. As he did so. a pair of rosy lip press! hi cluck, and two arm clung round his neck, belonging to a little fairy of seventeen. Why. you look like a sunbeam, Daisy," he "saf I. Ami Indeed the fare iesenibbl one. so brilliant was the light of the eyes. Daisy w a small, w ith a neat, cosy figure, in it plain but pretty dres ; and you saw at a glance that thi wa one of those little niiiible-Iingen! fairies who are the blessings of the homes in w hich they rule. Iler father srnil!, and fondly passed his hand over her hair. As he gazed at her, he thought of hi well-nigh penniless condition, and heaved a sigh. Poor little lady-bird ! I have nothing for you !" he said, sighing again. Hut Daiy not seem to regard the circu in statu -e a at all depressing. n the contrary, !kt face glowed, and turning her bri pered : ht h-ad toward oneslde,she whis-1 I've got a Christmas-gilt for you, father dear." "Have you? Now you've gone nnd workl vour little linger to the bone. It's a cravat, or" No, Im 11, I've done nothing of the sort that is not your present." The rush of Joyous laughter In the girl's voi-e marly drowned her word. She seemed bursting to reveal some secret. Their talk was Interrupted, however, by the apx-aranee o Mother Darling and her Hock, with old I'ncle John, looking w ise and wrreflve. han.lsom,..tChristniatree Imagl .abb a I bushv clar, full of 1'ght-bluc berries; am!, having returned irom church, w hither she went dutifully with the rest, she proceed!, with the aid of I'ncle John, her prime friend and favorite, to d k the wondrous tree with it brilliant ornaments. As cvt 'ilng drew on it was finished, and erected on the sideboard its paix-r baskets, am! presents, and taers, making it a magical sx-eta-le to the young Darlings, who gazed at It with open-eyed wonder. Then the Christmas dinner appean!, and rivetl all eyes. The great roast turkey, and round of lxef, and thinking sidedishes, aroused wild enthusiasm in the young ones old Joe devoutly said grace and the youthful niemlx-rs of the Darling family, chirping like a flock of btnl. callol each other's attention to the splendid banquet. All sat down. Old Joe lookl round. " There' one scat too manv," he said. " I set it there, brother,"" said Uncle John, tranquilly. " For whom, brother? Have you Invited some Iriend ?" " No. brother, I thought ol our Kdmuiid." The old hook-keeper looked wl-tfully at hi brother, ami then went and held out hi hand to him. "Thank you, brother,' he said, in a low Voire, returning to hi seat. When the flrt pang had passed. It seem ed a satisfaction to old -In' to gaze at the j vacant rhair. and to think of his son as present and enjoying their happiness. And when at last the dessert catne, and j the wine was poured out, the old man i looked toward the vacant chair as he raised I the glass to his lips.

you might have had all but 1 am lH-nniless. Your trouble Is greater

Suddenly the voice of Daisy rang out,

hail choke! Willi laughter " Why, we are forgrttinsrour tree!' the cried: "we ure ically ling sight of our tn-e, uuclo di-jir. Did uny bolv ev.r!-" And. not waiting for "any Ixxly" to reply, Daisy starteT u, ami, assisted by I'ucV John. lKre the magical lar In its neat box, eovered with evergreens, to the center ol the table. Night had come now, ami the tanen on the tree were lit. As the fairy sctacle ol maiiv-colored bask ts, catnly eornucooias, ami proeiif ot iietUswork, ana j lxok., ami garlands. Hashed forth in the n..i. ..t ii, - .......... .. ii.ij is.t i M.i-f-light of the taiK-rs a this splendid Christ mas-trcc burst lorth on the eyes of all the young I ar!ing uttered a suppressed cheer, and I'et," in curUand a pinafore, nude a nrklcss and desierate attempt to climb upon the board am! carry the prize at the point of his tiaby-spoon. " No, l'ct !" criI Daisy, " wait till sister give you yours! i'.tit lirst, I'ncle John is going to t-Il a beautiful story! Will vou listen, father dear, and mother? It i lovely!" The nidi of laughter in the voice made all look at Daisy. Why did the child's check Hush o, and w hy that dazzling light in her eyes? But now L iiclo John suddenly riveted every lxxly' attention. For the moment he was the -enter of excited interest for the whole Darling family. He wemed to feel the responsibility resting upon him. lie relh-cled for a moment BitdU! dreamily; thrummed on the table and then begun : " The tale I am going to relate, my dear young friends." said I'ncle John, " I must lirst inform vou, is strictly true in every particular. It was wrUte'n down by the King of the Cienii, and then caught up in theix-ak ot a great bird calhl a roe and the Prince Cainaralatnan, having been shipwrecked on a desert island where the bird came to h-ed, kdltd the rot, and the story ha been In the pa!..cc of J:agdaJ, where the prince lived.ever since." At this commencement, the young Darlings exhibited an astounded interest. As to I'et, hi excitement was beyond the power of word. His eye resembled two saucers his mouth opened to its utmost width and. in thexcess of hi attention, he very nearly swallowed hi baby-spxm. No one looked at Daisy. With one hand tdiading her eyes from the light, ami the other p hurt I upon her breast, she looked at I'm le John, or furtivilv toward her; fatlur. I'ncle John continued: "Having told you, my dear children. how the stor'v eame to lx known, I wilji u'.xt rJ to relate it for yourentcrtaiiiinc nt " There once lived In the city of Bagdad an oh! incichant whof-e name wa Itarilzae, w hich, Ixing trai.sl.-ttel, is Worthy-man. He ha! a clerk named Alxiu-bcn-darhng not unlike the name of our own family and for a long time Ahou-hcii-darl!ng served the good merchant U.irilic, whose caravans brought to iiagJad all tlie treasure of the Kast. Uut misfortune came. The caravans we'e ovi-rwh lincd in the sands of the desert. Tlie moment wa near when Itarilzac would probably fx I compelled fo strew du-t ujxn hi head, ' and wander through tlie streets of ISagilad. i crying, Harilzae.the merchant, is ruined!' I "This hapjx'iied,' continue! I'ncle I John, "jut Ixfore the great festivity which comes on the twenty-filth day ot : the month of snows. Ahou-ben-darling , came home that lay, thinking f the mis- ; I'ortutK-s of !, patron, and al.-o of a great , stiflering ol hi own for all of us must I sutler, my children. His only son had ' Ix-cn Jot at sea, ainl the heart of Aboti- I Ix-n-ilarling w a sad. He returned to hold the fi-slivitv of the iTd.iT-trce. but hi j hart l lt heavy. 'Ahou-tM-n-darling Is ! mix ral.le ! ' h said, then is no man1 more miserable ! ' j " As he thus spoke, his daughter Pari-, lmtiou approach ! him. The name Pa. ihatiou, my children, f ignitle the Flower I of the Daisy. rkc came now to Alxulx ti-dirling, and. kissing him in the Fast- 1 ern maniKT, sa'ul: '() tather diar! O. Abou-tx-n-darliri ! do not despair! I!- j hold, the tea-t Is s t, :ir.d the holy cedar-' tni'blaes; the tiper thenin shine like, -tars, and many gifts hang down Irom the ' boughs or the wondrous tree : ' " Here Petstnbh iily burst forth " Why. ! It's like our trrs'!" he cril ; only he left , out the r in " tn-." "Silence, Pet ! do not interrupt ! " said , I'ncle John. "I continue: Abou-lxn-tlarling sighl when his daughter thus spoke. "'Truly, Flower of the Daisy,' he said, 1 thv cedar-tree shim s; but my heart is dark, and there Is no gilt thereon for me. ! "'There is n gilt for our father, said i Paribanou, or Flower ot the Daisy; and, ; as she spoke, then- was a curious, hidden j laughter in her voice. 'There i a gilt ; that our father will value more than all: I'W'k with his name on it, from a tlitant land Thev did not lxk at Daisy, who was trembling, and whose band scarce posse-j cl strength to draw a letter from her j bosom. j Uncle John continued : " And Ahou-ben-darling said : Where j i this package, my child?' to which the ; Flower ol the I aiV nqlil : i " ' Father dour, it is here ! .See. I take it i from the boughs of tlie holy cedar-tree, j and give it to you !' " i As I'ncle Jo'hn uttenl the word, Daisy sprang forward wi:h a letter in her hand ' "Here it I, father dear!" she cried,! wasting into tear and laughter. "It I nearlv killed me not to tell you! Oh. lake . it, take It! Our Kdniuud is not dead!" I And, throwing her arms around old ! .!' nec-k, she obNl uiwn his Ixisom. I while, with ryes full of wonder, he read the letter from his son. As lie read on. he seemed to doubt whether lie wa n-ading a real letter. Ills eye closed; he uttered a igh, and would have faint!, had not I'm le John caught him in hi arms. The letter was written to Daisy by her brother Kdmutid. He h id lx- n picked up in the Pacific am! carried to the Suth Sea by a trading-ve.cl -thence be hail worked hi way to t alifoi nia encountered Charles Worthlngton roaming about in the gold region they had iqf ciliated there and made gn at fortune and were coming Immc in the next steamer. That wa the letter. As old Joe grew faint. Pet suddenly ran behind hi mother's apron, uttering an iqipalling sen-am. At the door stood a fa'' roung man, w ith a fcroclou heard. " Mow are you, father and mother, and r.ncle. ami Daisy?"

They ran Into his anus, uttering cries ami sobs. Tlie sailor was home again, never to leave them more ; and, a Daisy n-sted in her dear brother' arms, with her rosy chii-k upon his breast, she said, laughing" and crying: Father dear! how do you liku your Christmas gift?" The wimlows shook as she spok' it was doubtlcssthe merry goblins highly pleaded with themselves and every Ixsly else ; and the holy night, I he happy blessed night, w ent on Its w ay full of joy and gratitude. A year alter ward strange lo say Christmas came again ! and saw the house of Wortliington Urothers proiMTotis. nnd old Joe happy, and diaries the liuslutnd of the Flower of the Daisy. And again the celar tree was lit. and spread around its cheerful light, and the loud wind laughed, and the merry goblins seemed to shout : "A merry, merry CliriMuins!" Appltii' Journal,

Lafaje tie's Watch. A New ork Herald (llnttcli UiUS tlaoriluoj fiuuiiit iil.oi'iit t twftl m1ti III IC 1 I MI III -Ht 'V . . X l. L which our Minister to France took part : In conformity with then-solution adopted by the AliK'iican Congress on tlie '2.WI ol June last, Mr. W ashburne, the I nitetl State Minister, to-day handed lo M. Oscar tie Lafayette. Deputy in the National Assembly from the S-mo-et-Marne, ami grandson of the Marquis do Lafayette, the watch Washington presented to the latter as a aourmir ot the capitulation of Lord Cornwall!. The watch wa stolen from the Marquis de Ijtfayette while he wa traveling in the United States in the year lsg.i, but was recovered in later years. The presentation ceremonies took place at the hot l of the American Kinbassy, In the pn-sence of the entire Lafayette and other laniilies, the attache ot the I'nited States legation and many distinguished Aiik-i iililis. Mr. Washburue, In addressing M.tlel jifayette, spoke in the French language, lie narrated tlie circumstances of the theft of the watch and the passage by Congress of the resolution for its n'storation to the descendants of the Marquis do Lalayette.and said : " I am fulfilling n sweet duty. The inscription on the watch refills' to mind a great deed w hich can never lx' -ffact-dfroui the history ot the United States the il vl which terminated the American revolts tion and assured the hidc)x'!ilenco of the l'nitl State. I am here a tlie interpreter of the sentiments of the f Joverninctit and people of the United States tow;;rl you Mild the other descendant of the .Marquis tie laifayette. I-t u form earnest wishes for the happiness and pro.-ierity of all bearing your venerated name, ami with those wishes let us associate France, who wa allied with the United States, who I our traditional friend and whose glory h ? dear to u. ' M.de Lafayette, hi reply to Mr. Washburue, solemnly acknowledged hi thank" for the relic pn-sented to hint by the Unite States Congress. He also thank! Mr. Washbume for the kind words he bad uttered. andaddl that the Lafayette family were filled with profound grati'tude lor the sympath tic mucin hranee which have Ix-cn pn -served for their ally bv the Americans after so many years. He n quested Mr. W hbtirne to expre-s to the American jx-ople and to their Congress and (Jovernment the thank of the latfayetu tamily and their homage and admiration for their second country. The W&J to Judge of Wool on a Mie Sheep. The finest nnd softest wm1 1 always found on the shoulder of a sheep hut not one nTsoii in ten thousand is aware of this tact. Let us w atch an exjx rt w hen he i atxiut tt pass judgment on a slit-p concerning the value of the animal for ppxlucing wool, and it w ill lx seen that he always looks at the wool on the siiotildrsfirstl A writer of extensive experience in rearing liue-wMi sh-p and in handling wool, couimunii-atcs the followingsuggestion fur selecting a good wooc sheep: Always assuming that the wool to be InsicctI Is really a tine wol, we first examine the shoulder at the part where the finest am Ix-st wixil is u-ually loiitid. I his we take a tlie standard, and compare it with the wtx from the ribs, the thigh, the rump and the binder part, and the nearer the wool from these vanon poftion of the animal appmat lies the standard the Ix tter. First we scrutinize the tinenes. ami if tlie result 1h satisfactory, we pronounce the Ih-ec, in n-s t of fineness, very "even." Next we inquire into the length of the staple, and if we find that the wtxil on the rib, thigh and back approximates reasonably in length to that of our standard, we again declare the sheep, us regard length of staple, true ami even. We next desire to sati-fy ourselves of the density of the fleit-e ; and we do this by t losing the hand upon a rtioii of the rump and of tne bun wxl. the fleece at thcs point being usually the thinne.-i ami faulty; ami if this again gives satisfaction we signify the fact by designating tli' wool "even" as rcs'xtts leii'ty. Now to summarize these separate examination : If you find the lb-- of nearly iual fineness from the hu!l-r to the thigh; of nearly equal length on the shoulder, rib. thigh and bark, and of equal density on the shoulder ami acrs th loin, you may conclude that you have a nearly x rl-et sheep lr producing valuable wool. Selecting shp lor valuable feeders is unite another thing. A machine for drying hay and grain ha In n put into ox-r.iiion in K x. Lug land. It is the invention of it Mr. (.itihs, and work by passing the new lv-eut grass through a trough atxnit four feet long, a strong current of highly-heated air Ix-ing driven at the same time through tintrough against the stream of green grass. Thus the grass Is driedcxactly on the sain' principle as fruit or v gctablc in some of our mo't successful drying or preserving appaiatu. A srhixil-'xmk publisher ha earned the gratitudeof all school-children by providing t it-iii with school hooks having silici slate attached to the in -file covers. The gnat tlilll ulty with school Ixxiks hitherto ha been that after writing one's name and sententious remarks, ami drawing spirited pictures. it was dilllcult to ersthem. Modest genius loves to conceal Itsell even from one's beloved teacher.

For (he Pretention of Diphtheria, The following rule for the prevention or t-xilrpation ol diphtheria are front a report hv Dr. Stephen Smith, of the New York hoard of Health : Cleanliness iu and around the dwelling, and pure air In living and sleeping rtxuns, an of the utmost importance wherever any contagious disease Is prevailing, as cleanliness tends I Kith to prevent ami mitigate it. livery kind nnd source of tilth around ami in the house should lx thoroughly nil loved ; cellars and foul areas shut i hi he cleaned ami diinlfctcl ; drains should Is put In jH-rfect repair ; dirty walls ami ceilings shot. Id lx liint washed, ami every occupied room should lx.- thoroughly ventilated. Apartments which have liccii occupied by xtsiiis sick wiih diphtht ria should bet leans-! with disinfectants, ceilings limrwushcd and winnl-work painted, the carpets, Ix-d-clothes, upholstered lurniture, etc., exposed many daystofesli air and tli sunlight (all articles w hich luav lx- boiled or subjected to high degree

of heat should Ik; thus disiulectt!). Such rooms sIiomIiI la- exposed tn currents of fresh air for at least tine week la-fore rc-tx lunation. When diphtheria is prevailing no child should Ih) allowed lo kiss strange children, nor those suffering front sore throat (the disgusting custom of compelling children to kiss every visitor is a w ll- ontrived method of propagating other grave diseases than diphtheria), nor should it sleep with or he eoutined to nxitns oM-upil by, or use article, as toy taken in the mouth, handkerchief, ete.fx longing to, children having sore throat, croup or catarrh. If the weather I cold, the child should be warmly clad w ith flannels. When diphtheria is in the house or in the family, the well children should U scrupulously kept apart Irom the sick, in dry, well-ailed room, and every MM.ih!e source of infictioii through the air, by (HTsonal contact w ith tin- sick ami by article us i about them or in their room, should In-rigidly guarded. Kvery attack of sore. throat, croup ami catarrh should lie at once attended to. The !- -hie rhotild hae Invigorating food and tn-atment. The sick sdiould lx- rigidly isolated in wt ll-aired (the air Ix ing entirely changed at least hourly) unlighied rxuns, the outflow of airbeing, a, tarns possiMe, through the external windows y depressing the upjx-r and elevating tin lower sah, or a chimney ln-atcd by a tire in an open lireplace ; all dis barges from the nmutli and lioe should lx- n-eeived hit Vessels containing ilisilllectailts, as solution, of carboli! acid or sulphate of zinc, or upon cloths which art iinini ili.t'o lv burned. r if not burned thorotigldv Ixiilcd, or placed under a tlisinteeting fluid. Terrible Indian Fight. We yesterday met Capt Hob, w ho wat in a fearful state of excitement. On-at rings of white wen visible around his coal-black eyes, and hi pomatum-stiffened seal p-hxk was agitated a i theasen in the breezes. He said there had been a terrible tight Ix tween two young Piute braves at the camp in the eastern suhurks of the city. According to Capt. hob, a we understood hi story, the two hiavc got down on all fours on two little hilbx-k about gUyanls apart, and then rati stench other, meeting and butting heads, in the hollow between the two ridge. At the t bin I round they r b-seojx l, and in order to separate them it was found n-cs.ary to cut tf the head of both lion. We may not have caught the exact meaning of till lloh said about the tight, but in substance it wa alxiut a related above. Virginia (.Ve.) F.nfrrvriir. A llumr-M'i'l Work-1'fT. liirls can nnk' for theins ve a pretty work-liox, alter the manner given by a" lady in the I.ndisi' floral Oihmrt . Hie prx tirI all ohl cigar bo of suitable size, broke it apart, and coven I the Ixittoin, cover, sides and end- separately the outside wa green rep, the in -i 1 pink cambric. Ixcaue it hapMnei to lx- in the house; any other phiin goods would have thine as well. 1'ix ket.s of pink w i re put upon the fll'l. t-tpes upon the inide of thecovtr for pin, net lies, etc.: then the Imx was put together again, and a partition covered with the pink add!, and tlie corner ami edges finished with narrow ribbon ami tiny Imws. riMl-l.rs, bbitrlirs. ami other unsifhtlr eruptions of the skin should lx rotten rid of iui klv n possiMe. lr. Wihart' I'ine Trse Tar Cordial w i!l remove all such things by purifdn? the blond. A l-KOTRt MNt; toe I ii'it a sijrhtly thin?, sv not hinif a'Miut health i.-l comfort. llVlll. TIITKD shix- never wear out nt the fix-. For .! bv all Dealer. WISHART'S Pine TreeJTar Gorflial It p. f ftprn win ni'io l! dOon'tnn of f.llli.r n. Iir.n -ill.-. 1.)' 1" I- ' w -'' '' ..i,..f f.tl ifitiiMV. un. I -i ' I li. it '! I ' ' I' -I I t in ili-t I i .1 iy il mil i.ni v o ..,' .'. I : I.rutin. ,- imii.t . 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Vvin- limli.el II, ,.!..,,- ;.rii.n ..r tni n-nm. I'to u t "lis ! nl ii. .-llit On i '.I . inly ..n h li-r ii f-r . I..- Ii "- Ih iiil' Mie 'i . .ti : ! Iff l-.l. '! In I ,p" yT ...in.- tltti 4 I hr ir.l .( J 'Mir rine In 1r I i.ir.l tl an. I mi iir.-.t oi,.- l.ftl.-: It rHI.'ieil It fiifili. Mn l. i. n" p itUI.nl lier (.Hirtli iH.ttlf. o.il l til.-tn l Oio n.irk ..r l-r t mlU. mul mnv r-e.l y.m .n oh tour s-r.nt Uitu.ry nJ ture juu Imve iii.nl fur CoL.uui(tiua. Pr V.. TT noPKIX. Jarkscm enter, fchi U))' t., Olilo. From St. IjouIo. M. T WtoitoiT. I'mnitnrmi! T-r Sir-ni'tn i.lt f l-iil,i.l.-l-til"iii ''" y"'" 1 - ferltii: from niM-verr r..M, mi 1 lielif il ! ' ', ...ti. ef tir I'lim Trro Tor I ..rtll-i, Im l ti l tlif rrt.- t .f enrtng m In frw "I '. I lioo .-l It In tin futi.llv i vrrmni-r, otel o'li of Hi opinlm lint It ..n.-.t t'.f llfiif mv (Muifliter. h.i woo nitf. rln tr.nn t.pwrv Xli.l putlf.ll l i.llli'. If t'lf iAihllrotK.il "I llito ill lewf muf i r tri. y.m or ot lilierty tu iwc It. 1 lur. n-.tw rlfnl'v, JulIN Mol.NtTT,Bt. louli,M. For ! ra!l nrturelmo onJ fitorrkrrp rm. nd t DR. L. Q.C. WISHART'S Office, No. 232 N. Second St., Philadelphia, ?.