Rensselaer Union, Volume 2, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1870 — Page 4

ROBBIE MALCOLM.

BY LULU GRAY NOBLE.

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Tim boon Out Robbie Rend in. of ell <mum in the world, wea e light house. There it stood on a narrow laUnd. which wee e mere keep of rock* end clay, that old Ocean beet at day end night es if he were bound to grind it to powder, end keen things all kla own way. For kis way wea e very fierce and destroying one; end Uw tall white tower of bricessnd iron which had keen built on the island, end lighted with gleet lamps every night to keen watch over hie doings, prevented a world of the raiachief he had been up to in the old days, when be toaeed the poor ships about in storm end darkneaa, so that, alas t many of them never saw harbor

However, thunder end rage as be might, he could not sweep away the staunch little island which, small as it roae above the water, had a firm foundation of rocks that aeemed to reach down to the very heart of the world, expressly to hold up that shining white tower, where every night Robbie's father lighted the lamps, and kept them banting till the great sun came up again out of the sea. A curious life Robbie lived compared to that of boys on shore: be could not go to nae other boy* at all; the lighthouse people could not make even a call without a voyage, so they dispensed with that ceremony of fhahionable life altogether. Robbie was not without companions, however. There were the sea gulls, that built their nests in holes in the clay bank, —Robbie often peeped over and dropped crumbs into the mouths of the little ones, but he was manly enough not to pull the helpless things out of their nests, and modest enough to know that he could be only a very humble assistant in their , bringing up,—that the chief charge must be left to their black-and-white feathered mammas, that certainly understood their basin css thoroughly, and hi a very short time had every callow fledgling of them darting over the waves, soaring and whirling on the wild ocean winds as if there were no such joy in life as being a sea-gull, and having a good hurricane to ride on. Then there wastbe stormy-petrel, which before a tempest might be seen dashing along the surface of the waves like lightning ; and the piping plover, that - ran so fast on the beach, stopping every now and then to makewaeh a sweet, sorrowful cry, that it seemed as if even a bird knew things were sometimes very sad In this strange world.

But the sea-bird that Robbie loved best was a jolly little fellow; I dare say Robbie knew bis name, but I know only that this favorite of his was a reckless little creature; he delighted in tilting on the very foam-crest of the waves; and when he saw a monster breaker coming in, be would just take to bis wings at the very last second before it would crash over him; then with a flirt and a tilt he would go over on the next wave, morsel as he was, secure in his quick wit and wings against all the Atlantic Ocean. 1 suspect that this tilting on the waves was not all for frolic, and that it had something to do with bugs for breakfast; for breakfast, whether of bugs or something else, is at the bottom of a great many showy exercises in this world. • At all events, breakfast couldn’t have been taken more graoefhlly. All these wild creatures of the air Joemed at last to regard the solitary Jittle lighthouse-boy as if he were one of them: they would sweep close to his early head, and then shoot with their bold cry far up into the clouds, sometimes darting quickly back again with a shrill, scolding note, as if he were a backward fledgling they were teaching to fly, and'whom they found too stupid to learn. Robbie would watch his feathered companions for hours together, or gaze at the great oeeanitstU Close to his feet, where, it broke on the island, you could never say what the waves would bring up next, —fragments of beautiful sea-plants, growing nobody knew how far away, or broken spars and bite of old iron. Robbie used to wonder what kind of ships these had belonged to, and whether she had gone to pieces because there was no lighthouse to warn her; then he would think that keeping a lighthouse was the most beautifiil Hung in the world. The hundreds of ships, too, that sometimes came in sight in a day, gleaming for a moment away off on the horison, or sailing so near that Robbie could count the men on the decks, —homeward-bound ships, laden deep in the water with rich cargoes from wonderful lands on the other side of the globe,—out ward-going vessels, steering for the same distant portsall these were a kind of society to Robbie, and told him strange things across the bright dashing water. Small as the island was, it was large enough to hold a few pets for Robbie; he hall rabbits that never ran away, because they had nowhere to run bat plmnp into the sea; and he had a dog that swam off famously for sticks in the water; and hens and chickens—bless me I such a time the latter had before they learned to walk against the wild ocean winds! their wings would be blown over their heads, and they would tumble about in the most ridiculous manner; but they soon adapted themselves to their breezy home, and, like Robbie himself, made the best of circumstances. Ho my little hero lived in the sea, and was happy-and contented there until the sorrows befell of which I am going to tell

you. I ought to have remarked, perhaps, that Robbie’s parents were not originally of the seafaring class that usually take such places; the lighthouse-keeper was a stranger from far away, who had suffered some great wroDg or misfortune that made him glad to fly from the haunts of men, and lire out in this wild ocean home alone with bis wife and little boy, amid the vast sights and sounds which seemed to breathe, with the large, calm spirit of eternity, over the troubles of time. There was a mystery about the lighthousekeeper's history which I do not fully know,—only that his wife so dung to him in his dark hours, and 60 sacrificed herself for his sake, that he thought her scarce a mortal woman.

One day when she felt weak and ill he sent to the mainland in great haste and fear the servant-boy, who lived at the lighthouse, to look up a good nurse, who would come and stay till she was better. Bat a few hours after this messenger bad gone aach a storm arose as made it utterly imjjpssible for any boat to come back to the island; and the poor wife, who had endeavored in her cheerful manner to make light of her illness, was soon seen, beyond ell disguise, to be very dangerously ill with a fever, which, alas! before midnight to affected her brain that she no longer knew what she said or did. While the fever raged within the storm raged without,—such a storm as had not been known before by land or sea for twenty yeas*. Two days and nights the terrible tempest shook the bed on which the poor sufferer lay, and tilled the air with such a thunder of waves ae you can have no power to imagine. Ail this while, as you may well believe the lighthouse keeper never closed bis eyes, but spent every moment, save ihose he was obliged to give to the cere of bis lamps, in watching by tbv sick-bed of tti

wife, with desperate efforts dhd prayers tov her reoovery. Now It really does sometime* mem in this world that the old proverb must be true, that disasters never come singly; certainly to this poor thsntly in the lighthouse came many troubles, one upon another.

It was the third night of the gale, and the lighthouse-keeper had just been up to the top of the tower, into the great lantern, to light the lamps for the night, When as he was coming down the winding iron staircase, being giddy with grief ana watching, and fust now oppressed with s fresh anxiety because of some extra work that must be done about tbs lamps, that would keep him away from his poor wife so loeg,—in his worry and haste his foot somehow slipped on the staircase, and he fell over the iron balusters, strlk ing heavily on the stone floor below.

The poor lighthouse-keeper lay white and motionless as if he were dead, with the dark blood trickling from a wound in his forehead, and away In the little room his unconscious sick wife on her pillow; and saddest of ail, poor Robbie yet ignorant of the half of his calamities: for (he tall tower of the lighthouse was distinct from the low brick building in which the (kmily lived ; and although a passage walled and ceiled over connected the two, the noise of the waves was so tremendous that a sound far louder thau that which the poor man made in foiling could never have been heard by his little son in bis mother’s room. '

Robbie, however, seeing bv the reflection outside, which made all the island bright, that the lamps were lighted, wondered and wondered why his father did not come. The sick mother had ceased that pitiful moaning which had made her seem so unlike Robbie’s own mamma, who never murmured at all when well; she had fallen into a deep sleep, and Robbie stole softly out just to tell his father the good newa Not finding him in the kitchen, he ran through the passage-way into the lower part of the lighthouse, where were the great oil vats from which the lamps were filled; there were windows in this room, too, through which the lights of the tower cast back their reflection, and there on the stone floor he saw all that had happened. It would not have been very strange if so youag a boy as Robbie had been too terrified to do anything but sit helplessly down and cry at knowing himself alone out there on the ocean, with no hnman being who could hear a cry or lift a hand to help either of his parents so terribly stricken down; but after a moment’s bewilderment and a choking sob or two Robbie stooped down to see if his father was yet alive, and finding that his pulse still beat, he began to think what he could do to save him.

Living where he did, this little boy had been used to sights of great daring and noble courage, and these memories nerved his young heart. He had seen shipwrecked people snatched from the boiling waves at the utter risk of the lives of those who had saved them, and brought in to the lighthouse to be labored over for hours by his own father and mother, who now lay helpless, with none but bis childish arm to aid; and the little lighthouse lad betook himself to his work with a presence of mind born, perhaps, of these

solemn experiences. It was a severe strain and struggle for the young child to draw his father’s helpless form along the passage-way into the kitchen, but it was a bitterly cold night, and he knew that he must be brought where there was a fire, or what little life was left in him would surely be extinguished. And by that great strength and courage which love and faith give even to young arms this was somehow accomplished, and Robbie soon had his poor father’s silent head supported on pillows before the kitchen fire, which was burning warm and bright. Then he stanched the blood flowing from the wound in his forehead, and brought spirits and other restoratives such as he had seen used for people who lay-thus insensible; but though after a time low moans escaped his lips, the injured man spoke no distinct word, nor even once opened his eyes. Thus through a long, strange hour, between these two the young watcher went, —the sick mother sleeping the sleep heavy with the exhaustion of fever, and the father equally helpless and unconscious. The awful maddened ocean thundered on without; the deluge of rain and blinding snow had ceased to foil, but the waves rose higher than ever with the long fury of the gale; through the little windows ;they could be seen rearing their monstrous white heads in the alternate bright light and black shadow that tho great lanterns made, like a crowd of horrible rushiDg phantoms who were bound jet to drag down the lighthouse and all it contained into their abyss. There came a fearful moment when Robbie thought this was verily to be; his young head swam, he could scarcely see, but surely, surely those bright streams and black shadows were not so distinctly marked over the foaming water; they grew fainter,—one long glistening beam vanished utterly. Robbie knew the real truth in a moment,—the Island was not sinking, but the lights, the great lights in the tower, were going out I Alas! it was the anticipation of this that made Mr. Malcolm’s fatal haste and hurry; there was some special work that must be done to keep the lamps burning that night.

—— — 0 I suppose with all our imagining we can scarcely imagine what this new fear was to the little lighthouse-boy. It was something that beat in his blood and breathed m his breath, that, whatsoever else happened, those lamps must never go out. “ Be faithful!” There are no words of all the words that are spoken that Robbie's mother had taught him more earnestly than these; that to be true to your trust, to be as sure and certain to your promise as the sun to the sky, was the one quality that above all others made a man; that human beings were necessarily so bound to each other by a thousand mutual wants and dependences that faithless and lying people were the very worst-he could encounter; because in the very best and smoothest times men must constantly confide in each other’s honor, and in life’s rough and dangerous ways, ah, what wou]d become of them if they failed then in their mutual trust?

What would become of them, the poor sailors who might still be driving before the gale, if their last hope, the lighthouse lamps, should go out in blackness ? " Robbie took one look at the pale sleeping face of his sick mother, and thought how, if she could have knowledge of what had happened, she would surely go up and tend the lamps, even if she went with her dying feet; and then he sprang away, resolved, if he was at lasi to lie down and die with his parents, to first do what he conld to fill their place. .

Now Robbie was a very observing boy; in the serious little life he had lived it had come to be a habit with him to note carefully whatever he saw done about him, and when he had climbed up the long, winding stairway into the great lan tern at the top of the lighthouse, he knew very well what the lamps needed There were sixteen or them in all, set with their powerful reflectors in two rows around the circle of the lantern, which wss wholly made of iron and glass, the bon-work painted white to reflect the light more strongly, and the glass very thick and solid, as it well needed to be. This was unharmed; aiuuvgh the floor of the giant lantern shook under Robbie’s feot, and tiM wfaftk WWW aeuibly rocked

with the gale, the architect who built tbe lighthouse had so thoroughly done his work, the elements might shake but could not destroy it The foithless person was the oil contractor, or the government agent who had employed him. Whichever was the guilty party, a preciously mean thing had they done. There were two kihds.of oil used at the lighthouse, called the summer-strained and the winter-strained oil, and the former congealed so readily, that it would not burn a* all In that exposed place when the cold reached a certain Intensity. Now, the contractor had placed some extra hogsheads of tbe cheap summerstrained oil in this year’s allowance, making the supply of the better kind so short that Mr. Malcolm had his wits’ end to make it last through the severe weather. And the last drop had been exhausted before this storm came on, since it was very late in the season. HUII, late as it was (the month of March had commenced), there hud been great showers of snow and rain, and now that these had ceased, the thermometer rapidly fell until the cold was as severe as that of any winter night, and the oil had congealed. Beven of the sixteen lamps were already out, and the others were burning very dimly, when Robbie climbed through the trap door into the lantern. But one thing could be done, and that was to heat some oil in a kettle over the fire, and then refill the lamps with it one by one; and all this in the bitter cold night, with so many weary stairs to go up and down between the top of the tower and the stove in the little kitchen, —the two helpless ones still to be tenderly cared for.

Those were terrible hours for that lonely little boy, but through them all bis brave young spirit watched and toiled with unceasing devotion. All night long, fed by one childish hand, some light still streamed over that raging ocean to tell where the tower yet stood ; and every extinguished lamp those numb little fingers set once again bright and burning in its place was like a prayer sent up to Heaven to save those in the lighthouse, even as they had tried to save those on the sea. No doubt something of that great calm and peace which comes from the consciousness of having done one’s best came, even in bis grief and trouble, to the little lighthouseboy. ——

The morning dawned at last over the wild ocean waste, and on the top of the tower that had so often and often shone to save the storm-tossed mariner poor Robbie hoisted his little flag of distress. I do not know exactly how many hours it was before help reached him, or how long a time passed ere that poor father and mother were strong and well again, but I know they both lived to learn the faith and courage of their little boy ; and I am very glad to say that the government so lar appreciated the conduct of this noble lad as to provide for his education until he should become of age. I sincerely hope no more summerstrained oil, that must be boiled at midnight to make it burn, has been sent to worry those who have lighthouse lamps to tend, whether they are grown-up men or brave little boys like Robbie Malcolm.— Our Young Folks.

Repartee.

Titers are some persons who seem to be endowed with an electric current of wit, which sparkles and flashes when it meets an opposing one ; and a ready wit, or tbe faculty of making quick and spicy repartee is a valuable gift, and the source of much pleasure, provided it is used with a due regard to the feelings of others. A man of genuine wit and humor may attach to himself many warm and devoted friends; but a sarcastic, cynical person is always an uncomfortable companion. It is related that, as some friends of Campbell, the author of Hohenlinden, were leaving his room after a late supper, one of the number had the misfortune to fall down a long flight of stairs. The poet, alarmed by the noise, opened the door, and inquired, “What’s that?” “ ’Tis I sir , rolling rapidly,” was the immediate reply of his fallen friend. Bheridan remarked, in parliamentary language, on entering a crowded committee room, “Will some membei; move that'l may take the chair ?’’ Two friends meeting, one remarked, “I have just seen a man who told me I looked exactly like you.” “ Teyl who it was, that I may knock him down,” replied his friend. “ Don’t trouble yourself,” said the other, “ for I did that myself at once.” A physician who was attending Colman during a severe illness apologized to him one morning for coming so late, saying that he was suddenly called to see a man who had fallen into a well. “ Did he kick the bucket, doctor ?” was Column's trite response. A poet asked a friend what he thought of his last production, “An Ode on Sleep.” The latter replied, “You have done such justice to the subject, that it is impossible to read it without feeling its whole weight.” The colored race are not to be outdone in shrewdness of retort. A little cabin boy on board a ship, the captain of which was a religious man, was called up to be flogged lor some misdemeanor. Little Jack appeared before the captain weeping bitterly, and falling upon Ms knees he cried, “Pray, sir, will you wait till I have said my prayers V’ “ Certainly I will,” replied the captain. “ Well, then,” said Jack, looking up triumphantly, “ I’ll say them when I get ashore /” During the late war, a colored clergyman, feelipg constrained to preach against the extortions of the sutlers, from which his little flock had suffered, announced for his text, “Now de serpent was more sutler dan any beast of de field dat de Lord God had made.” A happy and graceful play upon words was once made by our own poet Longfellow. A Mr. Longworth, of Cincinnati, being introduced to him one evening, some one present remarked upon the similarity of the first syllable of the two names. “ Yes,” said ihe courteous poet, “but in this case I fear Pope’s lines will apply : 4 Worth makes the man, and want of It the mLOW ’ ” —Oliver Optic’s Magazine.

An incident is related of the early days of Lafayette, Ind., and William Digby, one of its first settlers, how he and the Hon. John Petitt played cards (“seven ap ”) three consecutive days in the house which the former was moving a distance of half a mile. The arrangement between the players was, that when Digby won, the house should go forward toward its destination, but when Petitt won, it should go bick toward its former location. The fortunes of the game being in equipoise during the first day and a half, the hotlse, although constantly moving, made no progress, but Digby, getting the lead about noon of the second day, kept it till the house reached its new resting place. ? Recently a thief, of the Mawworm tvjpe, said to an English Judge quite confidingly, “ My lord, I really assure you I coni nil tied the theft in a weak moment; quite, indeed, against my own will, my lord, quite.’’ “O, very well,’’ said his lordship; “it is only ri 'ht that you should have no cause for complaint. The offense will lie met, in a proper spirit As'you committed the act agaiust your own will, you will be punished again.-*, your own will. - The annuity of each Indian on the Oaojuiag* itatenftUwi in #15.70..,

A Beautiful Love Story.

Thx Count de Bt. Croix, belonging to one of the noblest and wealthiest families of France, became engaged, after a long courtship, to a lady his soual in position and fortune, and famous for her beauty. Shortly after the happy day was appointed which was to render two loving hearts one, the Count was ordered immediately to the siege of Sebastopol; so be girded on bis saber, and at the head of his regiment marched on to the battle-field. During the Count’s absence it happened that his beautiful affianced had the smallpox ; and hovering between life and death, she recovered, but found her beauty hope-’ lesely lost. The disease had assumed, in her case, the most virulent character, and left her not only disfigured, but seamed and scarred to such a frightful extent that she became hideous to herself, and re solved to pass the remainder of her days in the strictest seclusion. A year passed away, when one day the Count, immediately on his return to France, accompanied by nis valet, presented himself at the residence of his betrothed and solicited an interview Thir was refused. He, however, with the persistence of a lover, pressed the suit, and finally the lady made her appearance, very closely muffled In a veil. At the sound of her voice the Count rushed forward to embrace her, but, stepping aside, she tremhlingly told him the story of her sorrow, and burst into tears. A heavenly smile broke over the Count’s handsome features, as raising his hand above, be exclaimed : “ It is God’s work I I am blind I” It was even so. When gallantly leading his regiment to the attack, a cannon ball passed so closely to his eyes that, while it left their expression unchanged and his countenance unmarked, it robbed him forever of sight. It is unnecessary to add that their marriage was shortly solemnized. It is said that at this ray may be often seen at the Emperor’s receptions an officer leaning upon the arm ot a lady closely veiled, and they seem to be attracted to the spot by their love of music.

Advice to Dairymen.

Ttie following extract from an address by Mr. Willard before the Canadian Dairymen’s Association Is always in Beason: “ Your manufacturers cannot cleanse filthy milk, and out of it make high-priced butter or cheese. The great demand now is for sweet, nutty, new milk flavored goods. It depends on the farmers whether your dairies and factories shall become noted as the best in the land, and their goods be sought after and contended for by and consumers. There must be cleanliness in milk—no dogging or racing of herds to the stable, overheating the milk, inducing ferments and decompositions ; no kicking and banging of cows; no commingling of diseased milk with the good. If you have cows that are sick, or have diseased udders, throw their milk to the pigs. Do not poison your own and your neighbors’ product by turning it into butter or cheese. I have raised my voice against this, that we may be able to bring the character of American dairy products where they shall have’ no rival m the markets of the world. There is nothing pays better than kindness to milk stock. No man has a right to abuse his stock, and keep it in a tremor of fear and nervous excitement, and then poison consumers with the milk and beef of such animals. The best milk comes from upland pastures. In the division of your lands let the low or wetter portions be devoted to meadows.- Stock requires a variety of herbage, and you should seed with a variety of seeds. Remember that many varieties of grass growing together will produce more food and make a more enduring turf. Provide corn fodder at the rate of an acre for every eight cows, so that when -pastures begin to fail in July and August, you will always have an abundant store of succulent food at your command to keep up the flow of good milk. In this way you will turn your cattle to account, and get from your lands remunerative results.”

Hilling Corn.

It is Burprising that the barbarous old practice of hilling up corn should still find advocates and followers. After years of effort on the part of the intelligent portion of the agricultural and horticultural press, it is now pretty well understood that it will not do to continually plow and injure the surface roots of fruit trees in the orchard. But we have heard intelligent men say that though they would disturb an orchard as little as pos sible in this way, yet corn was quite another matter. But the laws which govern the nutrition of plants are pretty much the same all through. Roots love darkness, and yet wish to be as near as possible to the surface; and whether it is the root of an apple tree or the root of a cornstalk, makes no difference in the working of this law. If we plow deep and cut off the surface roots, the deeper ones are unable to reap any benefit from the atmosphere; and those covered by the soil plowed over them are in just the same condition. This is the “ science ”of the thing. But better than all this is the experience of those who have tried the matter by careful and intelligent experiments. So far as we know, every sucb test has resulted in favor of fiat culture and against hilling. It is very fashionable to rail at “ mere theorists ;’■’ yet we believe that many of our absurdest practices have resulted in tbe most commonplace theories, and this is one of them. Home one probably noted the little rootlets coming out of tbe joints above the soil, and thought they wanted earth to cover them. Hilling was started in the “ theory ’’ that it was “ helping nature ;’’ or it may have started with some lazy fellow who thought he would not hoe or harrow early, but wait a little longer, and then one good plowing would do the whole job. However, no matter how it originated, it is? a mistaken and bad practice, and should be left to go the way of many absurd things.— Forney's Weekly Press.

The Art of Good Farming.

Bad fanners will admit that there are crops to be grown which can be harvested at such a stage of their existence as to take very little from the soil, but they do not care to study this matter as of much importance. The art of good farming is to grow as much unexhausting produce as is possible, and to manufacture all such product into manure for the increasing of the fertility of the soil; consequently, the first thought should be directed to the best crops for every season of the year, and the second consideration ought to be how to convert them into fertilizing substances, so as to make money by the operation ; and this will result in obtaining possession of a machinery called live stock, which will turn all the produce into solid and liquid matter best suited for the purpose of fructification. Following such a system, the farmer, his machinery, and his farm, will all thrive together; andHecan look with pity on those who exhaust their soil by letting their crops go past the stage where nonexhaustion ceases, and then sell off what has abstracted the heart from their land. It is the ripening of grass which injures hay and soil > —Farm Journal. Tub Phrenological Journal and PiCKAon’s MtiarnLY— The July number begins the Mitt volume or this magazine, and contains,, besides Physiognomy, Kthnoiojfy. Psychology, etc., pwwaUs mi clwwtsrs of BMttovwt, Hit

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BEAUTIFUL WOMEN. All women know that It la beauty, rather than ftenlue, which all generations of men have worshipped In the sex. Can It be wondered at, then, that so much of woman'a time and attention should be devoted to the means of developing and preserving that beauty? Women know, too, that when men apeak of the Intellect of women, they speak critically, tamely, coolly; but when they come to apeak of the charms of a beautiful woman, their language and their eyes kindle with an enthusiasm which shows them to be profoundly, If not, indeed, ridiculously In earnest. It Is part of the natural sagacity of women to perceive all this, and therefore employ every allowable art to become the goddess of that adoration. Preach to the contrary, as we may. against the arts employed by women for enhancing their beauty, there still stands the eternal fact, that the world does not prefer the society of an ngly woman of genl ns to that of a beauty of less Intellectual acquirements. The world bas yet allowed no higher mission to woman than to be beautiful, and It would seem Ihatthe ladles of the present age are carrying this idea of the world to greater extremes than ever, for all women now to whom nature has denied the tallsmanlc power ol beauty, supply the deflciency by the nee of s most delightful toilet article, known as the “Bloom of Youth,” which has been lately Introduced Into this country by Gzorux W. Laird a delicate beauttfler, which smooths out all Indentations, furrows, scars, removing tsn, freckles, and discolorations from the skin, leaving the complexion clear, brilliant, and beautiful, the skin soft and smooth. With the assistance of this new American trick of a Lady's toilet, female beauty la destined to play a larger part In the admiration of men and the ambition of women than all the arts employed since her creation. Prof. C. F. Chandler, Chemist to the Metropolitan Board of Health, has recently prepared a chemical analysis of this delightful toilet preparation, and reported thaUha '.'JBloom of Youth” was harmless, containing nothing lnjarlous to the health. Ladies need have no fear of using this Invaluable toilet acquisition. Sold by every druggist and fancy goods dealer In the United States. Depot, 5 Gold St., Itew York.

Want of Vitality. Sometimes there is a lack of vitality In large and apparently well developed frames. Herculean alnews and muscles are not always Indicative of stamina and constitutional vigor In their possessor. Health depends more npou the condition of the stomach, the liver and the bowels, than upon the breadth of the shoulders, or the size of loose le.vers and pulleys of the system in which strength Is supposed to reside. All this grand animal machinery Is of Itself no protective against sickness and decay. Easy and perfect digestion, regular and healthy secretions, nncontamtn&ted blood, and a regular discharge of the waste matter of the body through the lntestjnes, the kidneys and the pores, are the most potent safeguards against disease, the best guarantees of longevity. Toptomote theee oty cU Is the great end and purpose of Hostetler s stomach Bitters. The ingredients o f which the Great Tonic and Alterative Is composed are taken solely from the vegetable kingdom, and their medicinal virtues are sot counterbalanced by the acid and polsonons elements which exist, more or less, in all the powerful mineral drnes. Sufferers from indigestion, biliousness, Intermittent. fevers, nervons debility or constipation, not only find Immediate relief from the nse of this agreeab'e stimulant and Invlgorant, but become corneous, as time wears on, of an Increase of constitntional elasticity and vital force. Labor and exposure no longer produce the same effect upon them as heretofore, ard they feel as if they had acquired a new hold on life, a new reserve of physical and mental energy. This has been the experience of thousands of both sexes, and every day addß to the mass of confirmatory testimony. At this season of the year, when the temperature and slate of the atmosphere exercise a peculiarly depressing influence over the minds and bodies of Invalids, Hostelter's Bitters is the only tonic.npon which the debilitated can rely for swift and permanent restoration.

If you do not feel well you send for a doctor, tie calls upon yon, looks wise, scrawls some hieroglyphics upon a piece of paper which yon take to a drug store and there pay BO cents to SI.OO, besides the doctor’s fee, for a remedy nine times out of ten not half so good as Db. Morse’s Indian Root Pilta, which cost but SB cents per box. Do you think the former the best becauseyog pay the most for it? If you do, we advise you to use. Just as an experiment, the Mobsb’s Indian Root Pills. They are prepared from a formula pronounced by the most learned physicians of our country, to be the best and most universal of family medicines. The Mobsb’s Indian Hoot Pills cnre Headache, Liver complaints. Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Female irregularities, <Sc., and are put up both sugar-coated and plain. Give them a trial. Bold by all dealers. Economical Housekeeping. We have now bio c us a circular pubhsned by the Sea Moss Ferine Co., which we a ivlse every one who rakes an Interest lr the food quest tori to read. It describes, concisely, the origin ano uses of the edible Sea Mo«a Ferine, and presents an array ol scientific and 0 tier testimony In Its la or which can hsidly fail to convince the moat skeptical of Its paramount claims as an economic, wholesome, dlgesil ie, eminently nutritious, and very pleasant addition to the national casts. This at least Is the conclusion at which many of the most eminent hotel keeper*, artistic cooks, physicians, chemists,' merehadts, Ac., of New York, have arrived, and they state ihelr opinions on the subject over their own signatures, la the pamplilet to which we allude. In numbers there Is safety. It was upon this principle that the formula of Judson’s Mountain Herb Pills was prepared. Dr. Judson, Intending to spend a fortune in advertising bis pills, submitted his recipe to the revision of the most intelligent and learned physicians ,of the age, and the result is a simple bnt most efficacious medicine—the Judson’s Mountain Hebb Pills. They purify the blood, remove all abstractions, cleanse the skin of all pimples and blotches, and are per fectly snre and safe in their operation. The Jud son's Mountain Hebb Pills care Bllirrasnase, Female Irregularities, Headache, and many of the diseases arising from lmpnre blood and a deranged digestion. Use the Judson’s Mountain Hbbb Pills, and when yon have proved their virtue recommend them to your friends. They aro both sugar-coated and plain. For sale everywhere.

« Duma’s Catarrh snuff Strengthens Weak Syes—lmproves the Hearing, Relieves Headache, Promotes Expectoration, Cores Catarrh in its worst forms, and sweetens the Breath. It contains no Tobacco, is mild, and promotes a pleasant sensation and beneficial result* to all who appreciate “ A Clear Head.” Sold everywhere by Druggists. Kidder * Withbrbll. Agents, 104 Wllllam-et... New York. Batchelor’s Hair Dje. This splendid hair dye is the best in the world, the only true and perfect Dye; harmless, reliable, instantaneous; no disappointment; no ridiculous tints; remedies the Hi effects of bad eyes ; Invigorates and leaves the hair soft and beautiful black or brown. Hold by all Druggists and Perfumers, and properly applied at the Wlg Factory, 16 Bond atreet, New York. Db. Scott, the proprietor and editor of the Lebanon, 0.. Star, a prominent physician, says : Perry Davit' Pain Kilter, the old and well known remedy, which has acquired a world wide renown for the cure of sudden colds, coughs, etc., weak stomach, general debility, nursing tore mouth, cankered mouth or throat,’ IlVer complaint, dyspepsia or indigestion, cramp and pain in the stomach, bowel complaint, painters' colic, Asiatic cholera, diarrhea and dysentery, has lost none of Its good name by repeated trials; but continues to occupy a prominent position In every family medicine chest.

IOMETHINB NEW AHD USEFUL. Needed In every family. Best Instrument ever used. Physician* sad ladles have oel» to examine It to taU>fy t hemsciv. sos Ita many advantages, Large discount t,j ptij e.cUns and igtati. Bend for circular. •80898 T. SHAW, Agent, Been li Major JMpekiGhWsgo.lU.

mmini BsswraaghA TS. Host Popular MtSltla. Eitaat. 1840} Thirty - Tears 11870 Since the Introduction of PKKRY DAVIS’ PAIN KILLEB. Thirty yearn It hi* been before the public, iMtl that Ume bu become known In all parta of the world, and Mt* Used by people of an nation* It vernalne, to-day, that tame good and efflclent rem«lf. Ita wonderful power In relieving the moat severe pains baa never been equaled, and It haa earned ita world-wide popularity bv Ita Intrinsic merit No curative agent banned eo wfde-apiead sale or given such universal satlaf ctlon. * Directions accompany each bottle. M. nr. HARRIS A CO., Bole Proprietor!, Cincinnati, Olilo. Bwld by all Drartlats.

SOMETHING NEW! Will all those Afflicted with Cough or Consumption Bead the following and learn the valna of AIiX,BN’S LUNG BALSAM. PR. LLOYD, of Ohio, Burgeon In the army daring the war, Dom exposure, contracted c< n*mnprlon. He •aya: ‘*l have no hesitancy In stating that It was by the use of your LUNQ BALBAM that I am now alive and enjoying health.** I>K. FLETCHER, of Mlaaonrl, saya: * recommend your BALBAM In preference to any other medicine for Coughs, and it gives satisfaction. ALLEN’S LUNG BALSAM I, tha remedy to cure all Lung and Throat dlfficnltlea. It obould be thorough 1 , tested before uotng any other Balaam. It will core when all others fell. Directions accompany each bottle. J. N. HARRIS A CO., Bole Proprie ora, Cincinnati, Ohio. BY ALL DRUGGISTS.

CCHOOL TEACHERS WANTED. -Prlnelk! tala and Assistants, to mutually txchange reports and fill vacancies in Public Schools, Academies and Female Seminaries In the Northern, Southern and Wcitern States. Bend for Mutual Plan. fls for each available report. Address (with stamp) the *• AMKIi. EDUCATIONAL UNION.” 737 Broadway, N.Y. WANTED AGENTS—To sell the OCTAOON ▼V BKWiNG Ma. HINK. Itls Ucented, makes the “ (Clastic Lock Stitch,’’ *nd Is warranted tor 5 years. Pi Ice, >ls. All other machines with an under-feed sold for *l* or leas are Infringements. Address OC rAOON BKWING MACHINE CO., ttt. Louis Mo., Pittsburgh, Pa., Chicago, HI., or Boston, HOW TO GET PATENTS IS FULLY EXPLAINED In a Pamphlet of 106 pages Just issued by MUNN A CO., 87 ParX Row, New York ’ENT FIiKK. MUNN A CO.. Edltora Sotentlflc Amer lean, the beat media'too! paper In the world, ViS Yiobs Expxeirhox) have PATENTB.—taken More Patents and examined more Inventions than any other agency. Sena sketch and description for opinion. NO CHARGE. (ESTABLISHED 1830.) WELCH & GRIFFITHS I SAWN! AXES 1 MAWS! CAWS of all descriptions. AIKS, BELTING and O MILL FURNISHINGS. CIRCULAR SAWS with Solid Teeth, or with I'atxkt Adjustable Foists, superior to oft Inserted Teeth Saws. BT Prices Reduced. I W~ Send lor Price List and Circulars. Jti WELCH dc GRIP PITHS, Boston maaa. or Detroit. Mien. A MALE OR FEMALE resident tgent wanted in every town Imhe U. S. Payment In advanceno capital required. Infirm people will answer. Address H M. WHI'E, ■ 477 West 22d-at., New York. /" UJRIOSITY-A HO and 120 <C) bill sent aa a curiV j oslty for Su eta. A.C.Jones, 27 Otla Block, Chicago.

LANE & BODLEY, ' - Manufacturers of STATIONARY AND PORTABLE STEAM ENGINES, AND MILL MACHINERY. Premium CIRCULAR SAW MILLS, uHth Wrought Iron Head Blochs • Wood-Working Machinery, BHAYTINO, HANGEHS AND PULLEY 3. .A.Q-13IsTTS. -v Catalogue! furnished on application LANE A BODLBY, AS. Warner A Sea, Detroit) John k WilM St. Cincinnati, 0. 1 UK POPUL4hi HOFF’S MALT 1 X I RAC T Is known to every one In Europe and many In America - Its nae la not confined to any oartlcnlar claea ; In Hnrope Emperors ana Kiaes think It as well as the people. The first have conferred upon Mr. JtrHANN HOFF numerous decorations and diplomas, and the latter have sent him thousands nf lett rs In w lch they land In the hi runt terms the benefit of this tonic beverage on the stomach; and pit t slolans, both here and abroa’d, tit lte In pronouncing it a safe and efficacious remeoy for Dyspepsia, Coughs. Colds, etc. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS AND GROCERS. TARRANT A CO., 378 Greenwich 8t , N.Y., Holx Aoixts ros Utrrrxp Statks. wo. THE Weed Family Favorite As now perfected and mannlhctnred by the Weed S.M. Co., of II artfbrd, la the best and most reliable FAMILY SEWING MACHINE For all kinds of family worklnnss. Responsible AgeDte wanted in every county. A liberal discount to the trade. Send for price list and terms to GEO. C. THO *t AS, 191 I.ake-st., Chicago, agent for the Northwest. State where yon see this advertisement CAUTION TO WATCH BUYERS. Unscrupulous parties are selling worthless Swiss Watahes bearing trademarks very nearly similar to the trademarks of genuine Waltham Watches. This is not only alhaud on the purchaser, but a great In Jury to the reputation of the genuine watch. To avoid Imposition, buysrs should Insist on getting genuine Waltham Watches and take no other. Th.a 1* the only safe rule, since some sellers frequently on deavor to sell other watches In preference on wnlcli larger profits are made. The trademarks of the various styles are: AMERICAN! WATCH Co ...Waltham, Mass. AMN. WATCH Co Waltham, Mass. AMBfUCAN WATCH Co Crescent-st. Wall ham. Mass. APPLETON, TRACY A Co Waltham, Maas. yALTHAM WATCH Co.. Waltham, Mass. U 8* BARTLETT Waltham, Maas. JVILKLLBRY..,.. Waltham, Mass. HOME WATCH Co Boston, Maas. Examine the spelling of these names carefully before buying. Any variation even of a single letter indicates For sale by all leading Jewelers. ROBBINS A APPLETON, General Agents, 188 Broadway. N.Y.

WANTED AGENTS-To sell the HOME BHOT»v TLK BKWINH MACniNK. Price gas. It makes the Lock Stitch (alike tn both sides) and Is the only licensed under feed B*mtle Machtne told for less than WO. Licensed by Wheeler & Wilson, Grover A baker, and Singer & Uo. All other under-feed Shuttle Machines sold fjr less than |6O are Infringements, and TmrSnnw'Kr > l » h A e f° prosecution. Address JOHNSON, CLARK A CO., Boston, Mass., Pittsburgh, Pa., Chicago, 111. or St Lonls, Mo. * 1* ■ Will pay for the New York fa. I■ ■ l*ga WKKKLY DOLLAR SUN n■■■ _I E* Iroin now to January 1, II I 12m IcTl. ONE DOLLAR wit! W w Ills piiy for the SEMI WEEKmw■ LY do. uo. 50 emus a month pays for THE DAILY SDN. Address, I. W. ENGLAND, Publisher, New York. , i-wv--' , . : FEVKR ANO A«UK. DANBIGRR’B VEGETABLE FEVER POWDERS. A safe remedy. Effectually cures all caaea within twen ly-four hones, f l per box. Address the proprietor, J. A.PAKBIOBR. 71 Liberty Street, New York. DDIISfiIUR'S clder Ylscgsr, celebrated for O Its parity, strength, and palatab’eneea. Warranted topreaerve pickles. First premium awarded at the I'. 8. Fair, the Illinois Sta'e Fair, and Chicago City Fair. I argest works or the kind In the United State*, established 1848. CHAU. 0. IfTPRUSMS O,3BBandS4I Statc-st,Chicago. IV Aak your grocer for thawing's Vinegar. Black as the Raven’s Wing Iff Kidd r'a Riven Inrtelib©lnk It Biwu freely. never biota, and nev. r i'a< «m. L'ked aa nttlly a* coirmvon Ink, with a steel or a quill pea. Reaaember ** Jfteven Ink-** Bold everywhere. * JUDDER * WSTflffRBUn Maualhcturugs, R. Y.

A BREAT MEDICAL DISCOVERT, Dr. WALKER’S 0 ALIFOBNtA ,-. VINEGAR BITTERS

Hundreds of Thousands Bear testlmoii f j|h their TVondcr- 1 ful curative Effects. WHAT ARE THEY? 3 THEY ABE NOT A VILE 3 F AN C Y DRINK,

FOR FEMALE COMPLAINTS, wbetherln yonageroM, married or single, at the dawn of womanhood or at the turn of life, these Tonic Bitter* have ao equal. W Band for a circular.

Made of Poor, Rum, Whiskey, Proof BpL\ v and Refuse Liquors doctored, spiced anriaweetcncd to please the taste, called “ Tonics," “ Apv '•■*- ers,” Restorers," Ac., tlmt lead the tippler o.- tidrunkenness ond ruin,but are a true Medicine,it dder from tho Native Roots and Herbs of California,!..' :<>■ from nil Alcoholic Stimulants. They arc Uil GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER and A Ll n *• GIVING PRINCIPLE a perfect Renovatoi Invtgorator of tho System, carrying off all poisons*, matter and restoring the blood to a healthy condltl ■ No person con take these Bitters according to d -,• tlon and remain long unwell. 8100 will bo given for an Incurable caae.provldcd the bones are not destroyed by mineral polsor. or other means, and tlie vital organa wasted beyond -ho point of repair. For Inflammatory and Chronic Rhcunia* tlsm nud Gout, Ilyspepsln, or Ilidlgestlo-. Bilious,Remittent and Intermittent Fever* Diseases of the Blood, Liver, Kidneys ore Bladder, these Bitter* have been most snce.e -- fat. Such Diseases are caused by Vitiat ?. Blood .which Is generally producedby dorangemi at of the Digestive Organs. DYSPEPSIA OR INDIGESTION, Head ache. Pain la the Shoulders, Coughs, rightness of t u Chest, Dullness,’ Sour Rruetattons of the Btomuch, Bad taste la the Month, Bilious Attacks, Palpitation of the Heart, Inflammation o» the Lnngs.Pain in tha regions of the Kidneys, and a hundred other pa.'oinl symptoms, are the offsprings of Dyspepsia. They Invigorate the stomach, and atlmulate the tom pld liver and bowels, which render them of ansqualluefflcacy In cleansing the blood of all Impurities, and Imparting new life and vigor to the whole system. FO RBK IN DlB E A BEB, Eruptlons.Tetter, 6.. 11 Klmem,Blotches, Spots, Pimples, Pustules, Boils,Carbuncles, Ring-Worms, Scald Head, E"re Eyea, Erysipelas, Itch, Scurfs, Discolorations of the Skin, Humors and Diseases of tho Skin, of whatever name or nat arc, are literally dug up and carried out of the system in a short time by the nse of these Bitters. One bottle In such cases will convince tho most incredulous of their

curative effect. Cleanso the Vitiated Blood whenever you find ?** impurities bursting through the skin lnPlmplcs.h’uip* tiona or sores; cleanse it when you find It obstruc.’ed and sluggish In the veins; cleanse It when It Is foul,, and your feelings will tell you when. Keep tho blood pure and the health of the system will follow. PIN, TAPE and other WORMS, lurkingtn tho system of so many thousands, are effectually destroyed and removed. For full directions, read carefi ” the circular around each bottle, printed In four langnages—English, German, French andSpanlih. J. WALKER, Proprietor. R. H. MCDONALD It CO., Druggists and Gen. Agents, Ban Francisco, Cal. and 32 and 81 Commerce Street, New 1 ork. nr SOLD BY AI.L DRirOOISTB AND DEALERS. Ilf ANN’S IMPROVED DOUBLE TROL LING "POON. TTii trolling bait stands unequaled for pfk*** plckere l , bas!*, trout &c. It l* lar snyenor to anj rta--gle 8;>oon ever Invented- A libera' discount to t Trace. By mall o’- express. pHc-; *IOO. JOHN 11. MANN, Syracuse, N. Y

AMERICAN SAW CO.. , No. I Ferry St., cor. Gold, New or** Wrlirh these Words. All who suffer from Indifceßtloufoi 11 “ub diPO: ders. nervous affections, conjtlv nation or undue rel fixation of the bowels, are Invited m consider these f. eta, vle : Tnat the curative operatlon ol Tare* NT’s Efferv* scent BKLT7.KB Apeklent, In all sutlivases. Is proven Dy ove-whelmlng tesltmony; that profound medical pranlltioneia endorse I';that Analytical Chemists pronounce It lde.tlcal wllh the aster of the great German Spa; that It PUriflei EMd regulates thesyste"i wl'hont weakening It; that I'lls delgli follv refreshing, and that every element It contains Is ether corrective, alterative, or Invigorating. Weigh these &LL DRPOOI g T3 . RBADTBCIS l WE WILL PAY AGENTS RGB per week and expenses, to sell the Greatest Discoveries of the Age. Address, Wheaton, Henby A Co., Marshall, Mlcli. T 11. TENNENT * CO., Sole Manufacturers of »l. th: Endless Match and M* lick’s Patent Vapor Burner Beat illuminating Oil, Packed In cans ,or export and Shlpp^ SEND FOR TIHTISEII HI III! TO S. A. Chevalier, M.D,, 104 ‘East 25th Street, NEW IORI* It Is a Splendid Book. Gratis by mall, on application. LIFE FOR THE HAIR LARGEST! SESTI CHEAPEST! Have for over Twenty Y oars been freely used upon IHCORK’S hURAL NEW-YORKER, And as a result It Is now, preeminently, the 1 arscst. Feat and theaiwat Illi btbatei> Kceai Lr.»*A»T and Family Weekly In the Woild. Tens l Of ’hou sands ol wldn-awake People, all over ibe.l oiMliient, take and admire the Rubai. for Ita superior Ability, Valve, mmrntume, Style. Ae. „ . The PREHHand PEOPLE PKAIHK JTI lor example, an hxchanxe says: “ liia *™»al« the nun E tyantly Pi '>'<». Alov Id it'll. Snog Cirri ( luted amt HewWy Welcom'd Pape r. a» a uhole.uKlH note fit'll » Ue trey amontl the Pffphe. . Of Vol. XXII. begins July a. Try It 1 Only *1 B 0 per voumeo' 'JS nuinbeis, or *ffpery«ar. .Lerf to clubs. EuUurtU „ Pi rk Kow> Ht w York. AmjrSffißWfHwr«ip ton, Mast., or Bt. Louis, Mo. . 3M KA

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the y srcX Gentle Purtatlveaszt’Ui'a Tsa'.Jt poaaesslngalso. the peculiar merit of acting aa c. I r,tr< riu'. ag atir. roiievln- < Congestion, ml inunmUnn of the Liver, 'eA all the Ylaceral Organa. '