Rensselaer Republican, Volume 12, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 February 1880 — Page 4

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NEIGHBOR JONES.

!*■ «tfe, of Neighbor Jones, the man with the atahrartana— Be Brea ta peace and plenty on a forty-acre When aaeai are sU sronnd aa wttfc toerte and hands naore. Who ova two hundred acres, and still are wanting more. He has a pretty ttttte farm, a pretty little He has a doring wife within, as quiet as a His phty around the door, their father' i heart to chans. Looking just as newt and tidy as the tidy Uttle farm. ' c T / \ . Ho weeds are in tbh cornMd, no thtotlas in the oats; I The horys show good keeping by their toe The ’meadow, resting 'neath thebeeehen shade, Leswnall their gentle manners from a gentle milking maid. Wtthin Um fleM on Saturday be leaves no x- To the morrow, for fear of cominf rain; He livre infoy and gladness, and happy are hte days; He keeps the Sabbath holy, his children learn his ways. He never had a lawsuit to take him to the For tbs very simple reason there are no fences down; The bar-room in the village for him has not a charm; • I can always And my neighbor on his forty-acre farm. His acres are so few that he plows them very “Be htsown hands that turn the so<L- ‘tis hfs own hands that reap; He baa a place for everything, and everything in place; The sunshine smiles upon his fields, content* x meat oa his fees. Hay we not learn a lesson, wife, from prudent neighbor Jones, And not sigh for what we haven't got-glve vent to sighs and gruansf - The rich aren't always happy, nor free from But blest are*t'hnte who live content, though instil may be their farms. Atlanta tGa.i Constitution.'

VALENTINE DAY AT SEA.

It was the 12th of February that I stopped the hack on my way to the ocean steamer, and alighted at a shabby stationer's store to buy some reading matter for the voyage. While waiting fob my order my eye caught sight of the \ gay-colored valentines, and suddenly, to the amazement of the shop-keeper, 1 ordered so many of them that he must have thought I was intending to paper my hojjge; out I hurried off to . the ship without satisfying his curiosity. I was fortunate enough to have some acquaintances on board, who, in turn, had theirs, and thus the prospect of a general acquaintanceship, which is so. essential to the pleasure of ocean travel, was very favorable. Among the goodlooking young women on board was one . pre-eminently beautiful. She was in the company of an old man, whose apparently jealous vigilance over her naturally heightened her charms. The names on the .passenger list of -Colonel and Miss Parke were the only clue to their identity. I begged Mrs. Ray, who, with my friend, her husband Fred, was taking her bridal trip, to bring about an interview. But she was a-tjmid little woman, and thought of breaking through the old man’s reserve very much as she would have thought of storming an enchanted castle to rescue a .captive Princess. The father and daughter kept close to each other, as if prepared to discourage all advances, and they neither talked much to each other nor seemed interested in the chatter of their fellow-passengers. Although it was calm the next day neither of them appeared,, and I learned that the old man was keeping his state-room and the handsome girl was staying to take care of him. I sat almost alone on deck in the bright sun and fresh breeze, and to pass the time took out a favorite cousin's letter containing her photograph. I carelessly dropped it, when the wind sent H’skurrying over the deck around to the other side of the , saloon. I expected every second to see it blown into the sea. It was suddenly stopped by the folds of a dirk dress, ana a woman sat gazing at it. As I came up she raised her beautiful face to mine and said with undisguised surprise:

“ Why, it’s Lottie Gray.” It was my turn to be surprised, but I stooped and handed the picture to Miss Parke, and the n removing my hat, presented her with my card, which read: “Mr. Arthvr Gray.”- “ You know her, then?” I said, in a . tone of timid respect. “Oh, yes, we are great friends,” she, replied, looking nervously around. “ Then, as I am her cousin, I hope you will grant me the pleasure of your acquaintance. I have heard her speak of you in terms which warrant any man’s wanting to know you. This is Nina, is it notr” She blushed deeply as she answered: “I am Miss Parke, Nina Parke. I to have told you. I think father • will require my attention,” she said, offering to rise.' , “ Not in the least,” I said, boldly pushing my advantage. “ Sea-sick people need to be neglected, and the servants are sure to see to that. Do you think it good?” I asked, referring to the picture. But she did not answer. I thought she was shy, perhaps, and re-solved-to put a stop to that “Lottie’s a good little thing, isn’t she?” said I. “She’s quite a pet of mine.” This aroused hei. “ Fancy anybody s patronizing Lottie Gray as a good little thing. I wish • she could hear you,” she exclaimed, •.earnest!/ and indignantly. I didn’t, for if there was any patronizing to be done between her ’ tnd myself Lottie was the one that was capable of it. However, this difference of expression broke the ice, and it must have been more than an hour before Mr. and Mrs. Ray interrupted our absorbing conversation. Fred caught- his wife’s arm and was dragging her away, but I called them up and introduced them, adding: , “Miss Parke is an intimate friend of my cousin, which we ought to have found’out twenty-four hours ago.” Mrs. Ray’s natural sweetness of disposition soon put the two on the best of terms with each other, and. in a few hours they were fast friends. In fact, the young girl was lonely and very glad of companionship. She seemed so concerned for the welfare of her father that I think we even lost some of the prejudice his surliness had excited.. After the passengers had retired that night a man stealthily crept into the cabin. The steward brought in a small glass show-case and set it on the table, * „while the first intruder fastened a long pasteboard box, with a slit in it, to the side of the cape. Then, contrary to the rules of the midnight prowler,' he sat down to thdtable with a light, wrote and rewrote, corrected and erased, un-1 til he felt some degree of satisfaction with his work, put it into an envelope, and, sealing, addressing and dropping it into the box, left the cabin. Withis his will, and was he about to commit suicide P The next morning the Captain announced that it was St. Valentine’s Day, and said that those who wished to buv them could do so at the show-case of one al the young boy's who had consented to act as salesman. The proceeds, he added, would be devoted to the relief of two sick children in the steerage. The young merchant soon found himself doing a brisk trade. The pumhaa. era, remembering the charity, paid

handsomely, and the enterprise proved very popular. <, ' Just before hmrheon the Captain came to distribute the -contents of the letter "bag. Tbe-young-and gavermembers of the party assembled in noisy expectation. To my great disappointment Miss Parke did not appear, and I sent Mrs. Ray to fetch her. She came rfter some delay, saying thte she knew noone on board who would be at all “But,** I said, “you may have a score of unknown admirers who may take this opportunity of declaring themselves. ’ ’ “ I do not think anyone would dare to be so rude! Do youF’ “O, perhaps not,’’ I said. . She received one from me, however, a be-doved and be-cupided thing, and another from Fred.' But, much to her surprise, Che last one in the bag proved to be for her also. She looked at it, was startled, and then flushed with anger. She thrust it back into the envelope, went into her state-room, and did not appear until dinner. We were sitting on deck that evening when she drew an envelope from her pocket, saying, gravely: “Pm going to tell you about this. See what somebody has had the impertinence to write to me! I am so indignant; and papa would be in a rage.” With mock surprise and indignation I read my own effusion, which, I am bound to say, sounded to me then not only impertinent, but intensely silly. Mfcs Parke referred to one part of it with especial indignation. “Fancy his saying that I don’4 know him, but that the admiration he will show in his eyes when 1 meet them will reveal him to me. I wish papa was well, and I wouldn't mind so much; and I will have to trust you or Mr. Rav to save me from any rudeness.” What could I do after this but assure her of my protection, and declare boldly that if I once intercepted one of “the horrid man’s” glances I wcu'd kick him into the sea? Miss Parke at once objected to my carrying matters quite so far, and I could only repeat my promise tdßdefend her for my cousin Lottie’s sake. “ How often Lottie has talked to me of you!” she said; “it seems odd to think of it now.” “And what did she say?” I asked, glowing with a consciousness of the tone of my cousin’s remarks about Nina. To my delight I saw a little flush mount to her cheek as she answered hurriedly: “Q, nothing special, She used to say she wanted me to meet you, and that she liked you very much.” f* ■“Well. I’m thankful that her wish was granted,” I replied. In spite of my increasing interest in her I was very seasick after this and so was she. When I crawled out again she was nowhere to be seen, but the old gentleman, her father, was comfortaly settled in the saloon with his books and papers, having apparently got over his attack. I hesitated a moment and then walked boldlv up to him, explained my relationship to his daughter’s friend, and described the accident which had led to our acquaintance. I begged if there was any way in which I could serve him, either now or in the future, that he would call upon me. His countenance, I thought forbidding, melted at the mention of his daughter's name, and he was so courteous and civil, and thanked me in such a fine way for my kindness to her, that I almost fell in love with him, too! He asked me to present him to my friends, the Rays, and it proved that Mrs. Ray was a daughter of an old friend of his, which further strengthened our friendship. By and by Miss Nina came out, gentler than before. The next two days were passed so pleasantly that I was sorry enough when we sighted land. . However, I learned that Mr. and Miss Parke’s .destination was in the south of France, and as I found my business, would take me there we parted with the expectation of meeting again. And in three weeks more we did so. I finished my affairs in London and posted off to the continent with all speed. Oh, those happy days that followed! sailing on the Mediterranean; walking and driving down by the shore; sitting under palm trees and in rose-gardens with Nina, who grew lovelier every moment. I seemed to have satisfied the old man’s inquiries about my relatives and my profession which he put with adroit delicacy; if he divined what was going on, it was plain he did not disapprove. One lovely evening as Nina and I were sitting pd the little veranda of their house, her father reading within, I said, suddenly: “Miss Nina, have you ever forgiven the author of that impudent valentine?” “Oh! Fve almost forgotten him,” she replied, “he was too rude and disagreeable to be remembered.” “So when you do think of him you don’t think in a very kind way?” “Of course I don't; but he must have got over his admiration for me or have been only in fun about it. I never found out who he was.” “ And if you did find out, and were to meet him. would you always dislike him for it?” “Of course I would. A man whom I did not know had no right to do suoh a thing.” “ But suppose you did know him,” I said. “ But I didn’t” “ I beg your pardon, but you did.” She opened her great eyes and stood marveling. “ Why, 1 only knew you and Mr. Ray. Surely it was not Mr. Ray,” she said. i» • “ No, it was not Mr. Ray,” I admitted, meekly. t . “You!” she exclaimed, in amazement; “why, whlVon earth made you do such a thing?” “ I can’t tell you that unless you’ll tell me what you think now about the author of the valentine.” “ I always said he was ‘ a horrid man,’ ” she answered, smiling archly, “ and I must stick to it”* “If you do,” I replied, “there’s nothing left for me but to walk down and leap into the sea. You know that was to be the fate of the sinner when discovered, and only your clemency can reprieve him.” “ Don’t go until you tell me what it was that made you do it,” she said, laughingly. ,1 leaned forward then and whispered four little words in her ear. An hour later and I wished her good-night. “One.more question,”lsaidfin alow voice, as I kept her hand in mine: “ WhenT' “O, I don’t know about that,” she answered, laughing softly; “if papa approves, and you get as much better and wiser in the future as you have in the past, and you promise never to tel), and half a score of other things, why. Til say next Valentine’s Day— perhaps." —Sherrill Kirr, in Detroit Free Press. \ —Al eminent physician says he cures nicety-nine out ot every hundred cases of scarlet-fever by giving the patient warm lemonade with gum-arabic dissolved in it. A cloth, wrung out in hot water and laid upon the stomach, should be removed as rapidly as it becomes cool.— Lansina Republican.

—Honey Pudding.—To half a pound of clear honey add six ounces of butter,*, beat Jo a cream, and font ounces erf bread crunaba; beat all together for ten minutes with eight yelks °f eggs: put into mold, and boil for an hour and a half; orange arrow-root sauce.

FACTS AND FIGURES.

houses” were burned in were built of pine boards. The Norman revived round dances in the twelfth century; the Behemians invented the redown, the Poles the polka and the Hungarians the maxourka and galop. The cotillon is as old as the time of Louis XIV. Three HUXDREt) and ninety-one soldiers’ orphans, now under the care of Pennsylvania, are to be discharged from Xrious soldiers’ orphan schools during e present year, as they reach the age al sixteen, yeans. About 15,000 varieties of colon are employed by the mosaic workers of Rome,* and each of these varieties has about fifty shades; so that in «dl 750,(XX) tints are afforded, which the artist can distinguish with the greatest facility. An elm tree at Wyoming, N. Y.» is said to be the largest in Western NewYork. The trunk at the base measures twenty-four feet fa circumference, and the spread of the branches, thirty-four feet from the ground, is one hundred feet in diameter. The number of suicides in France is at the rate of 628 per million for widowers, 273 for bachelors, and 240 for married men, and that of offenses against the person is fifty per cent., and against property forty-five per cent, less on the part of married than unmarried men. From statistics just published it appears that there areabout 75,000 houses in Paris, exclusive of public buildings. Their total value is estimated at £23,000,000. The superficies of the capital is put down at 20,000 acres. There are 600,000 yards of sewers. The population numbers 1,990,000, or about 100 inhabitants per acre, DuaiNO the year 1879 the deaths in New Hampshire of persons who attained the age of 90 years or over were 124, divided by sex into 45 men and 79 women. The ratio was one in about 2,566 of the population of the State. The average age of the men was 92 years 7 months and 26 days, and that of the women 93 years 6 months and 16 days. In the Whole number the average was 93 years 1 month and 20 days. The highest inhabited houses in the world are. says the Scientific American, in the Western Hemisphere; one, a miner's house on Mount Lincoln, Colorado, is 14,157 feet high. Another, in Peru, a railway. village, called Galera, is 15,645 feet high. Near this place is the celebrated railway tunnel of La Cima, which is being bored through the peak of the mountain. This tunnel is 3,847 feet long, and is 600 feet above the level of perpetual snow. The production of cider in France attains the very respectable annual value of 820,000,000. Much stress is being laid upon the importance of improving the quality as a substitute for the failing supply of wine and also as an article of export. Consignments of eider from France to South America have been made with profits, the article arriving in good condition, and finding a ready sale. Does this not suggest an opportunity for our American farmers?— Farmers' Review.

The following tabular statement, prepared by Sharon Turner with great research and labor, will present a proximate idea of the growth of Christianity through all the centuries. The number of believers at the close of each century was as follows: Century. About. ’Century. About. First . 500 000,Tenth.< 50.C00.000 Second 2 OXI,OOO Eleventh 70.000.0 IX) Third..!.... 5,000,000 Twelfth>o,o.o,ooo Fourth 10,000.0X1 Thirteenth... 75,000,000 Fifth 15.000,000 Fourteenth... 80,000,000 Sixth;.. 20,(0) OX) Fifteenthloo,ooo,ooo Seventh2t.an.UM Sixteenth .... 125.000.00) Eight h. :»,000.000 Sevent eent h .155,an.an Ninth 49,000,0 X) Eighteenth . .200,000,000

A Pennsylvania Hunter’s Battle With a Panther.

• Henry Lascar Is an old hnnter who has been familiar with the forests in this neighborhood for many years. He came into the village, on Monday last, with torn clothes, the leather of his high boots cut into strips, his face seamed with ugly gashes, and his general appearance indicating that he had been having a conflict with a threshingmachine or a grizzly bear. He was reticent at first in regard to his unseemly appearance; but, after being warmed a little, he said that about ten days ago he started out on one of his expeditions, with the intention of being away perhaps a week or two. He built a small shanty of hemlock boughs, where he spent his nights sleeping before his camp fire. The warm weather had not melted all the snow in the depths of the forest where he was, and one morning he noticed the foot-prints of a large ani” mal, supposing at first they were those of* a bear. But, after closer examination, Lascar knew that a very large panther had passed. Animals of this species have rarely been seen in this neighborhood of late, many old woodsmen believing that they are extinct not only hereabouts but throughout the State. Lascar hesitated at first to follow up the trail, but his hunter instincts got the better of his caution, and he started. Over the pathless wilderness he wandered for several hours, passing at length a place where the animaihad caught a pheasant and left its blood and feathers scattered on the snow. The trail was fresh, and the hunter increased his caution, moving watchfully and slowly. In a few minutes he stopped in a narrow ravine having high rocky walls on either side, and trees growing so thickly overhead that the spot was in dcep.shade. The footprints that he had been following all led to a hole in the rocky wall. Standing at a distance, he threw a stone into the hole, getting in response a snarl and a hiss that was not comfortable to hear. After waiting a few minutes, the hunter climbed up and, looking into the darkness of the hole, saw a pair of fiery red eyes glaring at him. Then he raised nis gnn and with a hasty aim fired. The next instant he was knocked over, and before he could get to his feet again the animal was on him. It seized the gun with its teeth, and breaking off the nipple rendered the piece useless. Then, first with one paw and then with the other, the huge beast knocked the hunter about over the snow as a cat plays with a mouse. Lascar tried to draw his hunting knife, but at every attempt he was prevented by a sharp blow from one of the animal's paws. His face was scored deeply at every stroke, his clothes soon torn into strips, and his whole body covered with blood. At length he managed to draw his knife and plunged the blade deep into the beast's flank. It bounded away a few feet, looked at the hunter a minute or two, and trotted away lifting one hind leg very carefully and disappearing in the woods. Lascar bound up his wounds and, after a journey of nearly a day, returned home.— Lafayette Corners {Pa.) Cor. N. Y. Sun.

Life Upon a Mississippi Flatboat.

One of the most striking sights to be seen on the Mississippi is the immense number of wild geese constantly going down at this season of the year, not only geese with feathers, but an innumerable host whose wings are • the sweeps of the flatboats upon which they.live. The term “wild geese” is applied to those persons who make the nver their home. During the summer these persons build flatboats, similar to the “scow” of the New England States, upon which they erect the most primitive style of habitation, and collecting their household utensils, embark with their families, and float

down the river with the current, keepand the heat of the South. Occasionally they make astoppage to trade, or to do a little work to obtain money enough to purchase ammunition, or some of the necessities of life that the river does not afford, for the most of their food is obtained by the gun or fishing-tackle. Dock, geese and turkeys are abundant, 1 while the number of squirrels is enormous; catfish and buffalo are plenty in the river, the latter being a specie of fresh waterfish resembling the* sucker. At night a hook is baited with a piece of meat and thrown overboard, and in the morning the line is hauled in and a fish is gen-

erally at the end of it. Gradually they float down the river until New Orleans is reached, where they sell out, work their passage up river and take a new start. The craft of the “wild geese” are as strange and peculiar as are the natures of the strange beings who inhabit them. Upon many are painted, in large red letters, signs or names, such as “Tin Shop, “Feathers Renovated,” and one bore the incongruous title of “Faith, Hope and Charity.” Some of these people * are industrious Jand thrifty, ana are engaged in different occupations, while others are mere tramps, too lazy to fish, and, when there is no fishing, exist upon what they can beg. or steal. Thus they lead a sort of nomad life, never content to remain in one place any length of time, and, like a rolling stone, “ gather • no moss,” but it seems to give them a degree of hardiness and self-reliance that is indeed surprising. As a specimen of their hardiness, three men accomElished successfully a journey of five undred and fifty miles down the Mississippi in a skiff twelve feet long. They were provided with a light canvas covering. which they could rig tent-fashion over their boat at night, or fasten with a stick for a sail. Their cooking utensils consisted of a couple of stew-pans, an iron pot, two or three old knives, a spoon and a few cards of matches, besides a fishing line, a shot-gun and a bull-dog. The adventures of George W. Seaam, a steersman upon a steam launch, is another example. A year ago last Augnst he found himself in Leadville with scarcely a cent in his pocket and no prospect of work. Running. across a congenial companion, they consolidated their fortunes, and. obtaining some inch boards, constructed a skiff fifteen feet long and four feet wide, using their undershirts to caulk it with. Collecting a shot-gun, some ammunition, and coffee, sugar and salt, they started for New Orleans. They passed through Kansas during the Indian raid in that State, and were obliged to hide themselves and, their boat in the daytime and go down with the current at night, and, after several perilous adventures, reached their destination in March, having left Canon City in September, thus completing a journey of nearly three thousand miles. —Cor. Providence Journal.

The Outlook Brightening.

There are some uncertain things. No human foresight can inform us whether a season will be wet or dry, or whether a Winter will be open or severe. Men may guess, and guess correctly, but it is only guess-WKirk. No study of tables of raintail or climatic changes for any given period of years will enable us to judge of the future with any degree of certainty. The wise farmer will not plant or sow under the direction of any prophetic seer. The wise fisherman will not be deterred from preparing his boats and nets because the winter has been open —or the reverse. But when the regular fishing season arrives he casts in nis net; if he succeeds, well—if not, he tries again, and continues trying till he succeeds. So will the man of push and energy and faith do in all the relations of life. The farmer is no exception. He has practical faith in an unseen yet controlling power that has promised that seed time and harvest shall never fail. The ill-success of business enterprises and the consequent hard times of the last four years, while it has changed the current that was setting in from country to city, has accomplished a vast amount of good of a permanent character. The current is changed, flowing now from city to country, where oread and butter is sure, and we are to have more producers to increase the aggregate wealth of the country. The mass of our farming population, not regarding times and seasons, have continued steadily, sowing and reaping, having faith in their business, and now, since the re vival of business has actually commenced and prices of all farm produce have advanced, they are reaping the reward of their confidence. Those who had most faith are reaping the greatest reward. Nothing shows more fully a great mind than a persistent following out of a well-matured and wise plan or course of life. Reverse after revise in various parts of the great army of the Republic only made one of' our great Generals declare, “ I will fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.” So true pluck and a persistence in a well-directed and wisely-chosen course always declares. Men who have acted on .the principle that “ it is a long road that has no turn” are now rejoicing at the favorable turn business is taking, and at the brightening prospects of the outlook before them. While we cannot foresee what will be the continuance of the present advance in prices of farm products, we cannot fail to see its stimulating effects upon every branch of industry. It has put money into many an empty pocket, and started afresh the wheels of many a mill and factory to supply the demands of increased consumption. During the last four dull years supplies have been worn out. They were turned over, patched up, refitted, so as to last a little longer, until they were all worn out, and necessity compelled the purchase of new outfits. And thus, when the business boom came it was a big boom. Men reason truly that when prices advance better times are before us; so capital is liberated, investments made, new enterprises started to meet productive demands. Never has there been such a stir and hum in business circles since the close of the civil war. The acreage sown to wheat this fall has been unusually large, and if foreign demand continues, our exports for the next twelve months will exceed those of the past year. To our mind there is no discouraging element in all our industries, least ol all in agriculture. The only caution we wish to utter is—keep out of debt and be sure that your expenditures do not exceed your income. Keep near enough to shore, so that if an unexpected storm arises you can reach the land without swamping.— Practical Farmer. —A drunkard at Battle Hill, Kan., resolved to reform or die. Putting some deadly poison into a glass with whisky, he locked himself in a room with the mixture. His plan was to conquer his craving for alcohol if possible, and, if his appetite overpowered him, kill himself with the drink that satisfied it. He was alone with the poison for six hours, and then he drank it. His life was saved, however, by the timely efforts of a physician, and he was sent to an asylum for inebriates. —lt is strange and sad to think that those twelve Indians don’t come forward to be hanged. What are they thinking about? Where is the boasted kind-heartedness of the red man?— New York Graphic.

USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

Codfish balls should have very Ifttie codfish in them. . x ,i . Iviks growing within doors we greatly benefited by washing the dust from their leaves once a week with a sponge or soft cloth. Guinea fowls will keep aD bugs and insects of every’ description off garden vines. They will not scratch like other fowls* or harm the most delicate plants —Exchange. Throw’ your coal ashes around fruit trees and under currants and gooseberries. Don’t throw away or sell wood ashes, but use them around your fruit trees.—/’ormers’ ffemev. Am old and careful fanner of Indiana, after thirty-three years’ experience, says he has made most on sheep for the amoifnt of capital invested, arid the least on horses. — lowa State Register. Farmers who are fortunate enough to have on their premises an excellent spring bursting from a hill-side might at no great cost construct a fish-pond and raise speckled trout in abundance. —Exchange. A gentleman in England has discovered that water-cress will grow in dry soil. Some seeds were dropped by birds near his house, which produced plants that grew very finely. The stalks and leaves were smaller than those of plants growing in a spring brook, but were highly flavored. The New England Farmer says that a gardener of some notoriety carried several articles to a fair in Vermont, and among them beautiful specimens of the egg plant. The judges inspected the article, and very wisely awarded the gardener the fifth premium on a new variety of turnips. If hens get into the habit of eating eggs, take enough bran and corn meal of equal parts for one feeding, and enough vinegar warmed to make the meal wet enough for the hens to eat. Mix together ana feed it to the hens. Repeat this once the same day.—Farmer's Boy, in Country Gentleman. Meringue Rice Pudding.—One teacup of rice, one pint of milk, butter the size of an egg, five eggs, two lemons. Boil the rice soft in the milk, add the butter, the yelks of the eggs and the grated rinds of the lemons. Bake this twenty minutes. Beat the whites of the eggs to a froth with two tablespoonfuls of white sugar, add the juice of the lemons, spread this on the pudding when a little cool, and set it back in the oven to harden and brown lightly. Bird’s-Nest Pudding.—Take six or seven cooking apples, pare them, and remove the cores without breaking the apples. Place them in a pie-dish; next wash thoroughly four heaped tablespoonfuls' of sago; mix with sufficient cold water to fill the dish containing the apples, and bake in a moderate oven. Cherries, prunes, etc., may be used instead of apples, or tapioca instead of sago; and, if well made, the pudding is palatable, wholesomd and inexpensive. To be served with sugar and milk, or cream if practicable. Farmers, now that they have time to think over things, should consider whether the space they allow for their fardens is as large as it could profitably e. There has been some improvement in this respect during the last ten years, but there is room for a great deal more. A garden should be Targe enough to raise a full supply of all kinds of desirable vegetablas for both winter and summer. Some vegetables, it is true, cannot be kept for use through the winter, but many can, and they are about as palatable as in the summer months. Every family should put up their own tomatoes, com, okra, beans (winter and lima), cabbage and sauerkraut, onions, carrots, celery, radishes, .horse-radish (in a bed), and so on. When once done, so as to meet fully the wants of the family up to May, they will then only appreciate the desirability of it.— Germantown Telegraph.

Western Competition.

Nearly all parts of the farmingworld are frightened at the prospects of Western competition. Not *only all Europe bnt the Eastern States of this Union acknowledge sorrowfully that it is useless to struggle in competition with the main articles produced in the Mississippi valley. Mr. Gladstone, in his recent speech at WestCaldez, Eng., tells the British farmers some plain truths on this subject. He says the struggle of the English farmer is not a struggle with all of the United States, .but rather with the Western portion of the States; the portion remote from the seaboard. He comforts his people by telling them the competition is more keenly felt in the Eastern half of the United States than it is in England. The English farmer, he thinks, need not expect relief in reciprocity and protective tariffs, but rather upon a more diversified agriculture; the cultivation of superior articles on a small scale; the cultivation of vegetables, of flowers, of fruits of every kind—articles, in fact, which rise above the ordinary character of farming production and rather approach that of the garden. More attention, he thinks, will nave to be given to the growing of a variety pf objects which are sure to find a market in a rich and wealthy country like England. The Eastern dairymen of the Middle and Eastern States are also seriously inquiring what they shall do in the future. The Eastern press is especially exercised on the subject. They have been of late awakened by finding Western goods taking premiums in their own markets over their own productions. Nor is this all. They find the Western article called for and preferred in the markets. The notion that good dairying can only be successfully conducted in the New England States" or the valleys of New York, New Jersey or PennS 1 vania, has to be abandoned. And e truth is now seriously impressed on them that the great West and North-' west are successful competitors in dairy products as well as in grains and beeves. Thik leaves them nothing except their nearness to market. They plainly see, in the fact that the dairy and beef feeding lands of the West are of almost unlimited extent, and that the capacity of their productions is not a tenth developed, the matter of successful competiion is pres cnted as one of serious import. They do not, however, recommend their farmers, like the British, to turn their attention to “fruits and flowers,” but appeal to their dairymen for “ a more diversified dairy product in order to promote home consumption; and certain delicacies of the dairy, such as clotted cream, various kinds of soft cream cheeses, will give the East some advantage in manufacture by reason of its nearness to the sea-board cities, where such goods enter into quick consumption. An effort should be made in all possible ways to promote the consumption of dairy goods at home. Dailymen must not lopk so errttMflvely to the great cities and foreign markets for the disposal of their products, but strive to promote consumption of these goods in the interior. There are hundreds of villages and towns in the interior where large quantities of cheese, of cream in a variety of preparations, would find quick sale at good prices. But all these must be in attractive form and of a quality that will whet the appetite, and induce people to have it constantly on the table. This is the province of the Eastern dairyman, who has a good nrnrket almost at his own door, if he Hm enterprise enough to occupy it.” The New York American Dairyman recommends just what we have insisted for years should be done by dairymen.

It Bp.y* that during the past summer whea nwkMt faatoßg nh fmb vm Mfring at five to six cents per pound for export, retafien in thein tenor towns of the dairy .districts were selling imported Neufchatel cheese at the rate ot six to eight shillings the pound, and it certainly appeared to be a wicked neglect on the part of dairymen to allow their own markets to be so occupied. Grocers in the interior say they could sell large quantities of small cheese if of good quality; but it is impossible to obtain a supply, because they are seldom made at the factories, the run being on styles for export.— lowa State Register.

An Armeaian Wife.

A gentleman on a visit to Armenia writes: “I went, the other day, with the pastor, to call upon a leading family. The master of the house snowed us ever attention, and asked us to stay and eat supper witlrhim. We told him that if he would bring all his family together to eat with us we would stay. You must know that no husband in this country, unless he be a Protestant, ever eats with his wife. But our host saw the point in our request, and, after a little good-humored chat upon the subject, he agreed to our proposition. The food was brought in and set upon the table; the father and mother of our host entered the room, and in came his five fine-looking children. All gathered around the table, and we were asked to “sit up.” “No,” we said, “your wife is not here. We want to see all your family,” and we reminded him, laughingly, of his bargain. Off he went, and we heard him in the next room coaxing her to come in just to please us. At last she complied, looking sheepish and scared. Never before had that woman been asMed to eat with her husband. A blessing was asked, and all began to eat —all but three of us. The pastor had whispered to me that although the wife sat at the table she would not eat; and so it proved. When we were urged to begin, we good-naturedly replied that we were waiting to see Lucia eat fii st. Then there was more coaxing. We stood firm and carried out our point. But a defeat was coming, Presuming on victories already gained, we went a step further. Taking up a piece of sugar, the pastor asked the wife what it was. But in the presence of the mother-in-law the woman dare not utter a word. We entreated, we scolded, we urged, but all in vain. Not one word could we extort from Lucia. The old moth-er-in-law said, in a half warning, half apologetic tone, “She dare not speak.”

—There is ajways an irrepressible conflict going on in one’s mind when he sees a small boy taking his first smoke, as to whether the boy is smoking the cigar, or the cigar is smoking the boy.— Steubenville Herald.

Consumption Cured.

An old physician, retired from practice, having had placed in his hands by an East India missionary the formula of a simple vegetable remedy for the speedy and permanent cure for Consumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma, and all Throat and Lung Affections, also a positive and radical cure for Nervous Debility and all Nervous Complaints, after having tested its wonderful curative powers in thousands of cases, has felt it his duty to make it known to his suffering fellows. Actuated by this motive and a desire to relieve human suffering, I will send free of charge to all who desire it, this recipe, in German, French, or English, with full directions for preparing ana using. Sent by mail by addressing with stamp, naming this paper, W. W. SILKUAJL 149 Powers’ Block, Bockater, if. Y.

“A Drop of Joy in Kvery Word.’’ Flemington, Hunterdon Co., N. J. Da R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.: Three months ago 1 was broken out with large ulcers and sores on my body, limbs and face. I procured your Golden Medical Discovery and Purgative Pellets, and have taken six bottles, and to-day I am in good health, all those ugly ulcers having healed and left my skin in a natural, healthy condition. I thought at one time I could not be cured. Although I can but poorly express my gratitude to you, yet there is a drqp of joy in every word I write. Yours tnily, JAMES O. BELLIS. Montreal Heard From. R. L. Moselt, of Montreal, Canada, certified Sept. 27,1879, that he had suffered terribly from dyspepsia, and was completely cured by taking Warner’s Safe Bitters. He says: “My appetite is good, and I now suffer no inconvenience from eating hearty meals.” These Bitters are also a specific for all skin diseases. Good to take—certain to cure—bottle large —dose small —25c or Si. Characteristics of Piso’s Cure for Consumption. If you want a good watch, cheap, write for a catalogue to the Standard American Watch Company, Pittsburgh, Pa. . — 7 The trade-mark is on every package of the Frazer Axle Grease. Buy only the genuine. For sale everywhere. Vegettne has never failed to effect a cure, giving tone and strength to the system debilitated by disease. C. Gilbert’s Corn Starch for pastry, etc. THE MARKETS. New York, February 9,18E0. LIVE STOCK—Cattle >7 50 @3lO 50 Sheep 5 00’ @ 650 Hugs . ■. 490 @ 520 FLOUR—Good to Choice..*.. 565 575 WHEAT—No. 2 Chicago 1 36 1 38 CORN—Western Mixed 57 a 61 OATS—Western Mixed 47 & 49 RYE—Western. 96 @ S 3 PORK— Mess 12 00 @ 12 J3J4 LARD—Steam 7 62K@ 7 67*4 CHEESE 10 @ 14M WOOL—Domestic Fleece A 3 & 58 CHICAGO. BEEVES—Extra 35 00 @ 35 40 Choice 440 @ 475 Good i 415 @ 435 Medium 375 @ 400 Butchers’ Stock 240 (fa 330 Stock Cattle ; . 250 @ 360 HOGS—Live—Good to Choice 400 a 455 SHEEP—Common to Choice. 40J @ 575 BUTTER—Creamery 27 @ 82 Good to Choice Dairy. ....• 22 @ 26 EGGS—Fresh 14 & 15 FLOUR—Winter 525 & 6 75 Springs 475 @ 575 Patents 575 @ 875 GRAlN—Wheat. N 0.2 Spring 121*4® 12114 Corn, No. 2 35*4® 36 Oats, No. 2 32*4® 32Mi Rye. No. 2 76 & 76*4 Barley, No. 2..... 82 @ 83 BWDOM CORN-Red-Tipped Hurl s*4© 6 Fine Green 6‘,@ 7 Inferior 5 © 5*4 Crooked 3 @ 4*4 PORK—Mess 11 75 & H 80 ,K «® ’*» Common Dressed Siding.3l6 00 @ 317 50 Flooring 22 00 @ 30 00 Common 80ard5.. ..a.... 12 50 @ 15 00 Fencing I 13 00 & 15 00 Lath 235 © 260 A Shingles 2 65’ © 275 » BALTIMORE. CATTLE—Best 34 50 @ 35 25 Medium 325 © 425 HOGS—Good 550 & 675 BHEEP 450 @ 600 EAST LIBERTY. CATTLE—Best 35 00 @ 35 25 Fair to Good .... 400 © 490 HOGS—Yorkers.. 470 © 485 SHEEP—Best 400 & 550 Common 350 © 880 Emerson’s Anthem Book. By L O. Emxxson. Pries 3L25, «r 8124X1 per dm It is a pleasure to look through this floe book, and Choir Leaders will all be pleaaeTwith thegeneralbeauJl <* ft? °*y»?and the grrat variety. There an more than 90 Anthems, Motets, Sentences, etc., including an Anthem Doxology, and some fine new Hymn Anthems Also 18 Bemoan and Chants. Music for Christmas, Batter, and all other special i ocasi ins la provktod/ THE SLEEPIXG QUEEX. (80 cu> Fine Operetta by Balta HAVE YOU lIIN “WHITE ROBES," l&saggjsg JEZjaAESI m <W. ago. R “takes” so wen WHITE HOSES agaag&'s&'gsgggsraaaa Send M eta. in stamps tor a sample copy. Mperdo*. Any book mailed, potMnei fir the retail price. LYOH a. HEALY, Ohloaso. 111. OLIVER DITSOH fl CO.,

FaraSLaSe, WHOAM SUFFERERS. CnaaouTiQ. Mank M, MTV. nmu WBAKMMK-vaynw aess dfoeetty upea the causes at these complatate.lt invjyontn and Hi injWtii— the whole aysteas, acts upaa the secretive mana, allays Inflammation, oleaMn and earn utoraVegetine. It is What is Needed—Female Weakness. time I have been troubled with Female WeaibMes tmda weak, sinking feeling at the StowaccA, and through the ad vice a friend Itrtedyowr VEGKTISiK, and find It just what Is needed. lean recommend it to all angering from these complaints. YOarB, ]S*SiNABELLA HARWOOD, 812 Fourth Street.

Scroftila, Liver Dyipepria, Bhennuitum, Weakness. H. R. RnvaNK Boston: I have been practidna medicine for 25 years, and as have never found its equal. I have sold VEGETINKfor seven yean, and I have never had pne bottle returned. I would heartily rscom mend R to those tn need of a blood purifier. Da. W. BOSS, Drugcist, Sept 18,1878. Wilton. lowa. VEGETTNE. PREPARED BY * H. R. STEVENS, Boston, Mass. Vegetine is Sold by All Druggists.

Do you feel that any one of your organs—your atom, ach, liver, bowels, or nervous system, falters In Its worfcf If so, repair the damage with the most powerful, yet harmless, of invlgorants. Remember that debility is tne ’• Beginning of the End "—that the climax at all weakness is a universal paralysis of the system, and that such paralysis 4s the Immediate precursor of Death. For sale by all Druggists and Dealers generally.

(formerly Dr. Craig't Sidney Cure.) A vegetable preparation and the only sure remedy In Ahe world for Bright’s Disease, Diabetes, and ALL Kidney, Llrer, and Urinary Diseases. of the highest order in proof of these statements. **■ For the cure of Diabetes, call for War. ner*s Safe Diabetes Cure. E®*For the cure of Bright’s and the other diseases, call for Warner’s Sard Kidney and Liver Cure. BB@“WARNER’S Safe Remedies are sold by Druggists and Dealers in Medicine everywhere. . H. H. Warner & Co, Proprietors, ROCHESTER, N. Y. ’ aarsrad for FsapUrt and Twrinoaialt.

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