Rensselaer Union, Volume 7, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 October 1874 — Page 6

RECIPES, ETC.

—Sugar Cake (Bermuda). —One pound brown sugar, one-quarter pound butter and lard, half and half, one teaspoon of soda, nc: 'tntspoons vinegar, one cup of water i;oU thin and bake quickly. —Small Sponge Cakes. —Beat well together two eggs, and then stir in a teacuplul of powdered white sugar, and beat for live minutes; add slowly a teacnpful of flour, beating all the while; grate half a lemon into it and bake in scalloped tins, —Broiled Mutton Chop —Cut the chops from a wed-hung tenderloin of mutton, remove a portion of the fat and trim thpm into a nice shape; slightly beat and level thtm; place a gridiron over, a bright, Clear fire, rub the bars with a little fat and lay on the chops. While broiling frequently turn them, and in about eight minutes they w ill be done. Season w ith pepper and salt, lay them on a very hot dish, mb apiece of butter on each chop and serve hot and expeditiously. —A lady writer in the Journal of HortictiUurc says that she has used the following recipe lor preserving eggs for several years, and finds it successful. She says: We have preserved eggs in dry salt, in jars or boxes, placing the eggs in layers, always allowing the salt to completely cover the top layer. They must be kept in a dry place, " We found Urey kept best in a kitchen cupboard, a cellar being too damp. The eggs, w ith very few exceptions, were fresh and good when boiled or poached. 1 have, heard that bran or sand will answer the same purpose, but have not tried these. —ln taking out grease from clothing with benzole of turpentine, people generally make the mistake of wetting the cloth with the turpentine and then rubbing it with a sponge or piece of cloth. In this way the fat is dissolved, but is spread over a greater space and is not removed. The benzole or turpentine evaporates and the fat covers a greater surface than before. The only way to remove a grease spot is to place soft blotting paper beneath and on top of the spot, which is to be first thoroughly saturated with the benzole and then well pressed. The fat is then dissolved and absorbed by the paper and entirely removed from the clothing.— Western, Hural. - The following proportions are those usually giwn in works on statuary and painting, and are genet ally known, but will bear repetition:—The whole human .figure should be.sixlinies fehc length of the feet. Whether the form be slender or plump, the rule holds good; and deviation from it is a departure from the highest beauty of proportions. The Greeks made all their statues according to this rule The face, from the highest point of forehead where the hair begins, to the chin is one-1 enth of the whole stature. The from the wrist to the little finger, is the same. Frotn the top of the chest t« the highest part of lift- forehead is the seventh. If the face, from the roots of the hair to the chin, be divided into three equal parts, the first division determitus the place where the eyebrows meet, an i the second the place of the ndstrhs. Height from the feet to the top of the head is the distance from the extren.i*iv> of the fifigers w hen the arms are ex - . < nded.

How to Eradicate Weeds.

How to eradicate the weeds is one of the gre;i’. problems of the farmer. On pt rniiinvnt mowing and grazing lots we are conrident the grtfat secret is to kei'p the land tree of stagnant water, and well s-iippTTUTI i. -th nutrition of higher orders of vegetation, tin tills point our obsen alien anti experience fully confirm the conclusions of that r .ge c.f agriculture, John A. Mash, whOr..->: “1. M r‘i regard to permanent mowlands. It they are properly manured and then drained in such places the need of drainage, by growing sourwater grasses and weeds, instead of the sweet :-.nd nutritious grasses, there will be no * rouble with weeds, except along the borders. “2. With pastures it is much the same.: It smooth and grassed over in al: pr. - very little attention will be wr.nte.i qo keep them free trom useless or hurtful grow ths. But if rocky and rough, dry in some parts and wet in others, considerable labor may be expended on thejn advantageously in cutting down -.mil uprooting all bushes and weeds anil ua 1:v. Auuust or Septenffter; in" draining the wet places, whenever this can be ! ne", by scooping a channel for a sliOiiUL-Utncc.' and in cleaning out such wet places as cwnnot be drained cheaply, and leav mg them to grow water-grasses, since these are better than nothing for cattle in dry times, when the sweet upland grasses are perishing by lack of moisture.” Wc nave rooted out daisies, docks, "golden-rod. thistles, and wen snapdragon from our mowing lots simply by top-dressing them in the fall and mowing them twice in the summer. The higher vegetation is as sure to triumph over the loxyer in grass lands as truth is sure to triumph over error, provided onlyit has a fair chance. Foul weeds invari'-. ably creep into a niowing lot or pasture where the' soil is exhausted of the elements of nutrition requisite far, the production of the best English grasses, and they as invariably retire when these lots are well top-dressed for a series of years. Weeds are never seen on a lawn simply_ because the lawn is kept in good "heart for thU production of fine grasses. Even though the manure with which they are dressed may contain foul seeds, the weeds get no foothold. The grass has a pre-empt ion clai m. On plowed lands the case is different, and we must confess that we have be< n put to our wits’ end to know how to get rid of the weeds in an old and rich garden. Clean cultivation during the growt h of .the: vegetables does not seem to answer the purpose. After the season for hoeing and cultivating has passe i the weeds spring up and grow’ luxurianily, and we have been compelled 4o resort to the's<‘ythe to prevent them from m - ' turing seed and multiplying themselvi s some sixty, some an hundred, and some a thousand" fold. It we can get out ti e early vegetables and plow the grour 1 and plant another crop we are all righ , but in the case of late pot aloes, onion', etc., which require the whole season for Ynaturing, the weeds have grea|tly theq 1vantageover the cultivator on rich o'. J land. ... ... s , Whenever it can be done we shou d advise to stock down the old gardm, choke out the weeds with grass, and start afresh. The garden will be all the better for the rotation and the abundance of ‘ organic matter which the grass roots supply, and the weeds will be effectually distanced. Whoever cultivates an old garden must make up his mind to wage in all-summer warfare with weeds, and

! victory can only be secured by fighting I it out on this line till frost comes to his I aid. Purslane-and chick-weed are such j creeping plants that 'even the scythe . 1 passes over them, and pulliiftr is thlonly I ' resort, afier'the lio< ; is Irttngup for fear ot j disturbing the expanding roots. On rye stubble we frequently sec tinweedsin great' abundance, If the land • is well stocked with grass seed ami is in ! good condition, these weeds will_ not make much of a show the next year, but 1 it is better to mow them and let them lie las a mulch on tl|e. "ground If. the land is not stocked it should be plowed before the weeds mature the seed-. j The great hot-beds >f weeds are the sides of fences, highways andtrailroads. ; There.they luxuriate in calm repose and ' mature their seeds,which aiv wafted by i the winds and carried by the birds to ail 1 qdow cd a nd-pt >or In nds,—We would Jik< ■ to have a law emitted compelling every Lland-owner to mow the weeds on the highway bordering his premises, and all railroad corporations to keep the sidesof their tracks free: from these pests. It is eurioustpseeiiow the seeds of thistles and ! other weeds rush after a train of cars, urged on by the wind as it hastens to fill up the temporary vacuum, and often a i side current takes them into a neighborI ing field as they arq gyrating in the rear ' jof the cars, it is a suicidal policy to let ! theseweeds by the side of fences, highways and railroads go to seed.— Alexander Hyde, in N. Timex.

Preparing Plants for Winter.

Those who have flowers in the open ground, which they wish to keep in the house during the winter, are very apt to delay taking them up until the first frosty nights show that they are in danger. For ourselves, we do not think it pays to take-up geraniums and such softwootled things that are apt to grow out of shape during the summer, but we make cuttings and start with nice vigorous young plants, but those who have not made this provision will take up the old plants. The first part of (fetober is quite late enough to pot-the plants that are intended for window culture. Any good garden soil will do for potting, and if it is likely to be too stiff and bake after watering mix some sand with it; it is better to use liquid manure after the plant is well established than to add manure to the soil. Use clean pots, and those without cracks, put crocks for drainage in the bottom, and thmrpotl h e plant, removing any straggling roots, and carefully press the soil firm around tlie plant. At the same time trim the plant into shape ; do not be afraid to use the knife freely; the chances are that too much will be left rather than too much cut away. Shade for a few days, water as needed, and when the foliage shows that it has recovered from the shock of rentoval more sun can be given. It is important to inure the p.ants to coniinement- gradually^—set them—on a veranda, or where they will be well exposed to the air and light, and yet be protected from frosts at night; if an unusually cold night, occurs, take them indoors. When finally taken in, place them in a room where the windows can be opened every pleasant day, and do not bring them where there is fire-heat high a temperature and too dry an atniosphere than by cold. Preparations should be made for preserving halt-hardy plants in a pit or in the cellar. If plants are to remain dormant until spring, several may be put. intoonebox, with plenty of earth around the roots. See that the earth is not wet; plants when dormant are more likely to sutler from too much moist tire than from too little. They should be looked to now and then during the winter, and be watered if they absolutely need it. Geraniums cut back winter well in the cellar, but if too much foliage and too many succulent stems are left on, they will decay. Those who have never tried it will be surprised to find what a valuable adjunct a good dry cellar is to the garden in preserving tender plants.— American Agriculturist.

The Position of Windows in Horse Stables.

We t'uid in a German exchange some curious observations on the manner in which the position of the windows in the stable afteets the eyesof a horse. In one instance the horses of a farmer —fine animals, celebrated for their excellent condition—were kept in a stable lighted Only Jay-a small window at-one side. When light was needed for work the door was temporarily left open; the result was that nearly all of these animals had eyes of unequal st rength, and in time a number of them betaine blind on the side toward the window. A strong light directly in the horses’ faces has been found to weaken the sight. The worst position of all for a stable window is in front of the horses and much higher than their heads. An officer had bought a perfectly sound mare from a gentleman whose stable was lighted by windows at the rear of the spills. The animal was sound and perfectly satisfactory. After three months she became suddenly “ ground-shy;” on examining her eyes they were found directed upward, and this was explained bv the fact, that the windows •of the officer's stable were situated above the head of the stalls, the eyes being generally drawn in that direction. She was removed to another stable where the light was admitted from all sides, and in three months’ time the difficulty had. disappeared. Another officer reports that during tin? campaign of 1870, in Erance, he rode a horse that was a capital jumper. On his return from the war he placed this animal in his stable, the windows of which were above the front oftlTe stalls, and in a short time the horse became so shy of the ground that he had to sell it. He had had a similar experience with other saddle-horses, all of which became ground-sliy in his stall. One animal in particular, a thorough-bred' mare, renowned for her jumping qualities, refused in a short timetopross the smallest obstacle, and'when forced to cross a tootwide gully made a leap that would have cleared a ditch fourteen feet wide. Owners of horses who find that their animals shy at objects on the ground or at their side would do well to look tp the windows of their stables for an explanation ot the evil.-r-Amerfcobi Agriculturist. Protection for poor, annoyed, outraged housekeepers at last. A New Hampshire jury has awarded $145 actual damages to the man whose female servant was enaway by his .envious neighbor, notwithstanding the sum of SSO had been paid-for her passage by the man who was t hus vexiitiously deprived of her sendees. If every one who entices away his neigh bor’s cook shall be mulcted in such daini ageg, hereafter-, housekeeping will soon be relieved of ohe ot its greatest perplexities.—Providence Journal. '' , f .

Our Young Folks. THE Bl) ASTI NG HEN. “K*af»w! Kedaw-P-’■ i» wane lien-eried. Whih • m rutpn* through a barnyard * life'. “Ke-daw I Ke-daw! I’ve done a leal. In chickendom if can't be beat! - i've laid the egg to-dav . That any hen in tow n could lay; So. little chickens, far and near. ■ Just how- your head* when 1 appear. Old mother hens, you needn't sheer; Then- never was an egg so white, I shall go frantic with delight I " ...■■.Ku-daw ! U' rang clear aiul foud. There never was a hen so proud. The other hens w ere grave and staid. , They said j When other eggs are laid—six or a dozen at the most My child, you won't care flinch to boast, t our utterance will be more soothing When laying egg* becomes no pew thing." Each tiivneaand called aw ay hy brood. This voting hen thought their actions rude: , ■■ How envious these old dauies are! My triumph, though, they shall not mar; With bit terness my heart would sicken If I were such a jealous chicken." - Now, while this scepe w;as going on Ottr tlatr.e hati left her nest ■■.iuiH’. . . -A~ucL, apyiug-out, wsplen di d ■c-hance. ■ A weasel threw a-furtivc glance- ; Al this same egg. ■■ , Swift as a lance He rolled it from its downy nestA wanton act be it confessedft~s golden freshnes sth ere t o test;" Hack, in high feather, came our hen.Her grief is not for tongue or pen! She gazed upon the empty shell Of that first egg she loved'so Well; Had she but known enough to cry, Tears would have trickled from tier eye. •Now in this egg-shell we .tnaydhd A si-pipie tnoralirftbehind. ' - In boasting, don’t be premature, I.cst disappointment work your enrv. Ere you parade your triumph round, Be sure your egg is safe aud sound 1 .... : . A'. l'.

ROBERT’S ADVICE.

< hie sunny. Saturday morning not long ago Robert S— —sat on the bench in his tool-house busily at work. Presently his little sister Bessie came in. “ I’ve done something dreadful, Bob; though it wasn’t my fault, either. You won’t tell, will you?” she asked, looking up doubtfully. “No, I won’t,” he replied, promptly, interested at the prospect of sharing a secret. “Well,” and here Bessie drew a long breath—“l went tq_get a drink of water, and there was one of those thin, fancy tumblers, you know, on the table. I wanted much to drink out of it, because mother’s so afraid about them that she Tie ver” lets Hie. I was as careful as I could be; but when I was just going to put it back on the table somebody opened the door. I thought it was mother, and 1 was so frightened that 1 let the tumbler drop on the floor, and ” Bessie then stopped to choke back a rising sob. “ Went all to smash, did it?” inquired Bob, sympathetically. Bessie nodded ruefully. - , ■■. ' , “ Whew!” whistled Bob. “What did mother say?” '•Oh. it wasn’t mother at all. It was only Bridget. Oh, Rob! do you think 1 shall have la tell motherU It would only make her feel vexed if she knew one of them was broken ; if I don’t tell her, perhaps she won’t miss it and won’t feel grieved about it. I'm sure I don’t want -to vex her.” This was quite a plausible view of the matter, and Bessie longed to hear Robert approve of it. Al last he said: “Do you really want my advice, Bess?” “Yes. What would you do?” “Well, if I were in your place, Bess, I’d tM./her. You know that’s the only honest thing to do, really. There are several reasons why it is better to be honest about anything of that kind. One is, perhaps she'll forgive you." And so Robert took up his boat again, feeling that the minister himself couldn’t have given better advice in the case. As for poor Bessie, she rather resented Robert’s tone of superiority, and said, quickly : “ I don’t much believe you would tell her, after all, Rob. it isn’t half as easy as you think.” “Perhaps it isn’t easy. Who said it was? But I hope 1 should" be honest enough for that.” And self-righteous Bob brought down the hammer with all his might on the knife with which he was splitting a piece of wood. Alas for him! It struck ou an unseen nail, which snapped ofl’ the slender point in A- trice. When he drew out the pointless, blunted blade he gazed at it in dismay; while Bessie, in spite of her trouble, couldn’t help laughing a little at the sudden change in his face. This was anything but soothing to Robert’s feelings, and he muttered that he "didn’t see what business that old nail had there,” aud other not very amia*ble remarks to the same effectr” “Why, Rob!” exclaimed Bessie, suddenly, "isn’t that father’s new knife, the one he told us not to touch?” “He meant you," replied Robert, sharply ; “ but I know how to use a knife. 1 never hurt a knife before in my life, and this wasn't my fault. It was all on account of that nail; and I don’t know who put that there.' I didn't.” Robert was about as unreasonable as unfortunate people are apt to be. “ Well, Rob,” said Bessie, at length, “ we’ve both done something now. Let's go and confess together.” “Confess!’’ rejoined Robert, slowly; “ why, I —l don’t believe —that is—and without finishing the sentence he carefully shut the knife, and going to his father's tool-chest put it exactly where he had found it. Bessie’s blue eyes opened very wide at this proceeding, and Robert could not meet their look as he explained:You see, Bess, John's going to leave next week, and if father doesn't find it out before then,- why, he’ll —he'll think John did it; and, you see, it won’t hurt John, because he won’t be here.’’ . As soon as Bessie qould say anything for her amazement at this speech, she began: “ But, Rob, I thought you said if you were in my place—but Robert rushed oft’to the garden, not caring to near his own words repeated just then. Bessie stood still on the barn-floor, looking tbpughtlully toward the door where Robert disappeared. A sing’e streak of sunlight edged its way through a crack, making a perfect glory of her j wavy, flaxen hair, so that she" formed quite a pretty little.picture as she stood in deep thought for full ten minutes. At last.a light flashed into her eyes, and she ran out to find Robert. She came upon him, gloomily pulling up Weeds in his garden. " Rob,” she said, “I’ve just this moment thought of that verse I learned this mornrng, and I’m going.to. do it.” “What was it?” asked Robert, without lookingjjp. „ “I don’t remember exactly, but it's something about 'whoso confesseth his sins shall have mercy;’ and so I’m going I to confess my fault "to mother, because l ' me rev’ means she won’t care much.” I To this rather loose explanation Robert orly replied, “ Tell her. then,” stillkeepl ing" his ej’es.ou the weeds.

Robert didn’t see Bessie again till din-ner-time, and then he knew by her lively chatter that the burden was off her mind at least. How he envied her! If he could only have tnesame peace! But no, hr hadn’t the courage to pay the priceconfession; so he ate his dinner silently enough, never opening his mouth except to put food in it. As they arose from the table Mrs. S—said to her husband, “ I wish you would fasten this window so that it won’t rattle in the night.” . “Oh.yes, I will!" he answered. “It needs a wedge, doesn’t it ? Robert, run to the barn and get my new knife, which you’ll find in the upper drawer of the i tool-chest.” I Poor, conscience-struck Robert! He I did as he was bidden and handed the knife to his father, hoping fervently that he wouhin't open tLi/ blade. Mr. S—— did, though; and, when questioned, Robert had to tell the whole story. ; When he had finished, his father said, sternly: - “ Now let us look at what you have done. You have willfully,disobeyed me; and besides that you have concealed your guilt as long as possible in the hope of throwing the blame on some one else. You may go to your room and stay till I give you leave to come down.” All the afternoon Robert spent alone in his room, and when every now and then ringing peals of laughter reached his ears from the room below, where Bessie and Laura were having a fine time together, he thought bitterly that Bessie had forgotten him in his trouble and dis.grace,. But he was mistaken, for when Laura had gone home and it began to grow dark Bessie went to her father’s study and pleaded her brother’s cause very earnestly. “ Poor Rob! He’ll get so lonely; I’m afraid he’ll throw himself out of the window or do something dreadful.” Robert was sitting by the window in his room when Bessie softly opened the door and said, “Are you here, Rob? It’s so dark I can’t see.” She drew a breath of relief at his dismal answer, “ Yes, of course.” “I’m so glad! Well, father says you can come down now.” Robert jumped up eagerly. “Did you ask him to let me?” “ Yes.” “Well, you’re a real good girl, you are,” said Bob, falteringly, and after a pause added: “ I’ll take it all back, Bess, wliiit I said thts~nldrning. You’re twice as honest as I am.” 1 “O no, Rob! but you did give me some good advice,” said Bessie, mischievously. “ Don’t, Bess,” pleaded Rob. “ I’m so ashamed of myself.” “Well, 1 won’t ever say a word about it.” And she kept her promise ; but Rob never forgot that Saturday’s lesson Early Dap.

A Model Papa.

Solomon sends us to the ant to learn, ami I don’t see why we should not take lessons from other little creatures in the world. - There’s a modest little fellow in the sea now who sets a most beautiful example of paternal affection and care, yet 1 never heard that he was set up as a model. To be sure he’s never more than four inches high,- but that is sixteen times as high as an ant, and virtue doesn’t depend on size either. The name of this interesting creature —the scientific name, I mean—is Hippocampus, but he is better known out of the books by the name of Sea Horse; aad doubtless most of you have seendriedrup specimens of the family in museums or in private collections of sea wonders. His wife —well, we won’t say much about his wife, for she isn’t a model by any means. In fact, she shirks all the time-honored duties belonging to a mother, liands the oyer to tluir father, and swims "off to have a good lime in the world. Papa Hippo seems not at all troubled or cast down by the unnatural behavior of the mother." To tell the truth, he prefers to attend to the babies, and is very nicely adapted to the work. Indeed, 1 don’t suppose he would allow the mother to interfere in his nursery arrangements if she wished. What do you suppose he does with all the eggs he has charge of? He has no nest, nor house of uny kind,. and there are a thousand or two of them, for fishes, you know, never do these things by halves. Well, he has no trouble, for nature has provided him with a pocket, thickly lined with fat, and into that convenient nursery he receives the family, and there they stay —nourished, as some naturalists think, by his fat—till they are big enough to look out for themselves. There!—isn't that an example for the world? And that is not all. Ordinary parents of the fish family eat the eggs and little ones not only of their neighbors but of their own family, while this admirable little papa of four inches high never was known, however hungry, toeven so much as taste one of his ow<\ children. That is a very rare virtue I can assure you—in fish life. AVhen this self-denying father thinks the little ones are big enough to take care of themselves, he starts them in life by bending his tail around like a hook, pressing it against the bottom of the pocket, and just coolly shoving them out to take their chances in a cold, wet world. This very unusual care for the little ones is not the only strange thing about the Sell Horse. His looks are as strange as his manners. He has the droll fashion, as somebody says, of living inside, instead of outside, of his bones. So he looks as though dressed in a suit of mail. His bones are not gfibstly-looking white things, like the bones of those who carry .them inside—they are of a soft gray color, ornamented with dainty carving. He receives his name from the shape of his head, which is comically like that of a horse, and is always carried partly erect in the water? He has a fin on his hack, which Ipoks like a beautiful fan tipped with yellow, and is of course a graceful ornament. His eyes are the color of gold, with an edge of blue, and are not slavish twins, as most eyes are, looking the same way. On the contrary, they are entirely independent of each other, so that he can look twh wavs at once, q The favorite attitude of this little oddity is holding on to a weed with his tail, from which position he can dart on his food as lie gets sight of it—either worm, fish egg, or some such delicacy. He has j side fins, by means of;which he can swim, I always standing up, as you may say, in ' the water. But he is not a great swimmer; he prefers to rest "holding on to a weed, as Esaid. Perhaps his tail is the most curious thing about him. It is four-sided, like a ; square file, and is covered with scales, i like the rest of his body. • It is long and I prehensile like the tails of some monkeys;; and to hold on to something seems tu be

I tfie delight of his life. If two of them j meet in the wqter they are sure to grab I each other by the tail. Even tiny atoms of Sea Horses (sea jColts you might call them), with tails no bigger than a bit of thread, will seize each other and hold on ; for dear life, never giving up till tired out. Little was known about the Sea Horse till a niituralist-t-Rev. Samuel Lockwood —kept several in an aquarium, and by ; closely watching them found out their 1 wonderful ways. J'ishes generally have little' trouble with their babies;"they just pu) the eggs into some place that they fanev is safe, ; and leave them to their fate. But there’s another little fellow* Jiving in the water who is as fussy about his young family as any land creature in the world. It is the Stickleback, and he goes so far as to build a nest . —He not only takes care of the eggs, and fights every fish, big and little, that dares to come near, but he drives away the very mother of the babies, fighting her in the most disgracei ful way if she insists on taking an inter-. ’ est in the family. In fact, he is one of j the most fidgety, quarrelsome little wretches you "ever heard of, quite unlike the dignified Sea Horse. When the babies are big enough to get about, he rules them with a rod of iron, swims after them, and brings them j home in his - mouth—thousands of them there are,- too. There’s some excuse for all this care, ■ for Stickleback babies are very nice to eat,’ and every fish bigger than themselves is sure to be'' an enemy.— Olive in T!hri»tian.

How to Promote Peace in the Family.

I. Remember that our will is likely to be crossed every day, so prepare for'it. ___A:.Everybody in the house has an evil nature as well as ourselves, and therefore we are not to expect too much. 3. To learn the different temper and disposition of each rtdividual. 4. To look on each member of the family as one for whom we should have a care. 5. When any good happens to any one to rejoice at it. 6. When inclined to give an angry answer, to “ overcome evil with good.” 7. If from sickness, pain or infirmity we feel irritable, to keep a strict watch over ourselves. To observe when others are suffering, to drop a ’word of kindness and sympathy suited to tHeTn.” 9. To watch for little opportunities of pleasing, and to put little annoyances out of the way. 10. To take a cheerful view of everything, of the weather, and encourage hope. 11. To speak kindly of the servants —to praise them for little things when you can. * 12. In all little pleasures_which may occur to put self last. 13. To try for “ the soft answer which turneth away wrath.” 14. Whenwe have been pained by an unkind word or deed, to ask ourselves: “ Have I not often done the same and been forgiven?”

Farmers Should Grow in Knowledge.

His eyes should be open. It is the season for "the closest observation and study. Not a tree or plant but will repay looking at! and he should see what he looks at. It should teach him something. There should some fact become fixed in his mind with each observation. Every bird that sings and insect that flutters in his path should attract his-attention and his thought. It will bn promptlv answered tb&t tho farmer and fniii-growei-has no time for these observations. But he may have timaif he takes it. He will find the habit of observation, if once established, will not interfere with his work. The plants which spring up and thrive under his cultivation are important integers in this sum of observation and growth. Daily life should add todaily growth in the knowledge of everything about us that ministers to our comfort or profit. Too much technical "and critical knowledge of the habits, growth, natural history and functions of plants cannot be obtained by the man whose prosperity is dependent upon their successful production. These objects should be as well known as the alphabet—as easily read at the different stages of growth, and their condition as surely interpreted.— Moore's Hural Nete Yorker.

Effect of Root Grafting.

Most nurserymen dig up roots of apple trees, cut them in pieces a few inches long, graft each piece, -plant the pieces in rows and cultivate them for trees. A Western writer in denunciation of this practice says: “After four dry seasons and four successive failures in making young trees grow, and after the disasters of the frosts following three of those years, I am prepared to state my opinion that unless our nurserymen change their methods of propagating and handling apple and other nursery stock, fruit-tree growing will have to be ranked among the lost arts. The average tree from the average nurseryman, as we now get it, is a watery-looking sprout with little top and less rootSy said roots having the appearance of a forked radish. It was propagated on a root or a piece of one,the graft having been a water sprout originally, and is probably ten or twenty moves and years remote from its original fruitbearing ancestors. If the season is in every way cool, moist and favorable, and the soil in which it is'put - is at-once rich and humid, the young tree will start off the first year and grow vigdrously. But it wjfl be a water sprout still—still continue tp make abundant wood; refuses to blossom and fruit till frost and droughts come together, whenit goes under."— N. Y. Herald. Preserving Grapes MTthTloney. Take.seven pounds of sound grapes on the stems; have the branches as perfect as possible and pack them snuglv, without breaking, in a stone jar. Make a sirup of four pounds" of honey and one pint of vinegar, with cloves and cinnamon to shit, or about three ounces of each is the rule. Boil them well together for twenty minutes and skim well; then turn while boiling hot over them and seal immediately. They will keep for years if you wish and are exceedingly nice. Apples, peaches and plums may be done in the same w ay. A lady physician in Utica has a practice "amounting to $4,000 per annum. Victims of consumption seeking relief and restored health should use Dr. Wishajt’g Pine Tree Tar Cordial. This is the ’only j>reparation that develops the full virtue of Tar.»i •jv The fact that five million of pairs.of SILVER TIPPED Shoes are made a year shows how those who use them feel about it. They know that they laot three times as long.

TIE DYING BODY SUPPLIED WITH THE VIGOR OF LIFE THEOUGA | DR. RADWAY’S Sarsaparillian Resolvent, i.._± T. THE GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER. ONE BOTTLE Will make the Blopd pare, the Skin clear, the Eyes I bright, the Complexion smooth and transparent, the I Hair strong, and remove all Sores, Pimples, Blotches, Pustules, Tetters, Cankers, etc., from the Head, Face, Neck, Mouth aud Skin. It is pleasant to take and the doseissmaM. v It-iiesolvcs away Diseased Deposits; it Purifies tho Blood and Renovates the System, it cures with certainty- all Chronic Diseases that have lingered in the system five or ten years whether it be Scrofula or Syphilitic, Hereditary or Contagious, BE IT SEATED IN THE Lungs or Stomach, Skin or Bones* Flesh or Nerves," —■—— CORRUPTING THE SOLIDS AND VITIATING THE FLUIDS. 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Information worth thousands will be sent you. WISHART’S PiMtaWoriial It is now fifteen years since the attention of the ■public was first called by I)r : L. Q C. Wielmrt to this wonderful remedy. a»d so welt has it stood the test of time that to-day It not only hat the con.fld.erce of the entire community, but is more frequently prescribed by physicians in their practice than any other proprietary preparation in the country. It is the vital principle of the Pine Tree obtained by a peculiar process in the distillation of the Tar, by which its highest medicinal properties arc retained. For the following Complaints—lnflammation of the Ltmga, Coughs. Sore Throat and Breast. Bronchitis. Consumption. Liver Complaint, Weak Stomach. Disease of the Kidneys, Urinary Complaints. Nervous Debility. Dyspepsia, aud diseases arising from an inipuraeondition of the "mood—there is no remedy tn the world that has. been used so successfully or can show such a numlier of marvelous cures. The following will serve to show the estimaticn in which this sovereign remedy is held by those who have used it. Consumption for Ten Years Cured. Da. L. Q. C. Wishar’t: Dear Sir—l am grateful to youfrom the fact that yon have mad.- a medicine that will cure the disease or the Ltiugs. -My wife has Tfhd the Consumption for ten vears. Physicians had told me that they could only natch her up tor the time being. She was confined to her oed, and had for some time. I heard of your Pine Tree "Par cordial and secured one Itottie; it reiievea her cough. She has now finished her fourth and Is able to do the work for ner family, and may God speed you on with vour great discovery and cure you have made for Consumption. R R HOPKIXS . Jackson Center, Shelby Co., Ohio. From St. Louis. Mo. Dr. WisnAßf. Philapelphi a : ""Dear Sir-Dnring » visit to Philadelphia some three years ago. I was>suf ferine from a severe cold, and was induced u> take a bottle us your Pine Tree Tar Cordial, which had the effect of curing me in a few daya. I have used it in my family ever since, and am of the opinion that it saved the"life of my daughter, who was suffering from a severe and painful cough. If the pulnicatlon of thia will be of any service, you are at liberty to use it. Tours respect fully, JOHN HODNETT, St Louis, Mo. For sale by all Druggists and Storekeepe ra, and at DR. L.Q.C. WISHART’S Office, No. 232 N. Second St., Philadelphia, Pa.