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I A BPHimiRli. M. M rrM.
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TOM KMfMMH CAREER.
klml Istotea r n tMrritt
mvmtmr fKltM-lrit-lMH.
A rcirorter for Iho Cmiimorrlnl es
tcnlay obtained from Mr. Ed. T. (.till
land, tin Interesting statement regard
lug Thoaia Alvoy Edison, Dm rrnl
electrician and Inventor. Mr. (Sillllniid
has been morn or less associated with
Mr. Edison since boyhood, and for three
years, recently, wan associated with liltu
In business, lfo says:
Ktllnon was born ntMllnn, In tlm nortli
part of tlil State, nml hi parents
moved to Port Huron, Michigan, while
bo wns quite a small boy. Ho was first
employed as trnln boy on n railroad
running through Port Huron. It was
whllu thus employed Hint ho learned
telegraphing.
I first mot him In 18(1:1, at Adrian,
Michigan, whom wo wore both employ
ed a telegraph operator. Wu both
loft thnru iilMtut the same time, ho going
to Indianapolis mid I coming to tliH
city. Ho ri'iunlni'd only a idiort tlmii
in Indianapolis, nnd then camo to Cin
cinnati. 1 wm then hoarding nl tho
Ilovls House. Mr. Hymns, now mnnngor
of Wood', Edison nnd mvsolf occupy
ins ono room. Ono day Edison wiww
latlng to llynms nnd myself liow, on
ono occasion, while ho was a peanut
boy. ho had taken charge of tho Income
Uvo nnd run tho train tho entire trip.
The engineer and llrotuati had been corn
polled to mnko ono or two extra trips,
and had become completely worn out,
nnd whllo on ashling not h engineer nnd
fireman fell asleep on tholr seats. Tho
conductor signalled to go nhond, mid
Kdlson endeavored to awako them, hut
WM tinahlo to do no, and decided ho
would pull out, expecting thoy would
aoon awako after tlioy got In motion.
Finding uvcrj thing was going nil right,
ho grow a little hold and didn't disturb
thorn. Tho train being a light 0110 ho
wm onahlo to do tho stoking. If the
train hands looked forward they saw
Tom IniNy slinging wood or pulling tho
boll, or, perhaps, with hit hand on tho
throttle-valve. Hut ns ho wan very fond
of riding on tho engine and had often
boon allowed to do tho mime, nothing
wm thought of It.uudsuhodrovonhcail,
completing the entire trip. Of course,
very llttlo eon Id ho said about It a Iho
time without giving tho engineer, who,
on many occasions, under tho protonm
of adjusting immuo pal t of thw machine
ry, would delay (.timing 11 few minutes
to onahlo him to get hi box aboard,
when ho hail overslept and wiih 11 little
lato,
From this story I learned that Tom
wm of a mechanical turn of mind, and
having in my youth been apprenticed
out at gunsmlthing, wo fouml much to
talk About. Ho then allowed mo 11 llttlo
team engine ho had mado out of brass
tuning, with a very ingenious valvo
Motion, and told of novernl other Invon
tlona ho had notion tin. From thin time
M -w ft. ".
wu an 01 our spare time wan spent
unaenng uv oxperiinenting. At
that time we
bo tools, ft!
very poor iivuiutlca
ppnrntus, having
ho old, worn-out.
to rely wholly
and discarded
moot and battery
from tho ofllci
In 180A, whpK Western Union of
floo wm moved TPhi Fourth ami Wal
nut to Third street, there wns an old set
of ropoatora not wanted in tho now of
floe, and Mr. Stevens, tho chief opera
tor, told Edison ho could have them.
For iomo time Kdlann had an Idea that
ho could aoml two niowmgen Hlmultano
ously over ono wire. Ho had a great
many sketch drawinga of It, and often
explained tho invention to mo (I have
those drawing now in my poMCHMnn),
but up to thin timo had never been nolo
to aecuro lufllolont apparatus to tent it.
Immediately upon getting possession
of tho old repeater, it wm taken to his
homo and pulled to pieces, and the work
of constructing a duplex was begun, nnd
when completed and tested was found
to work precisely m ho expected. Tho
few operators to whom it wm shown
could not undoratand or appreciate it,
and went away believing it to Ixi aome
trick, or that ho wm deceiving him
self. At this timo this tinkering or experi
menting wm not looked upon with
much favor, and no hopes wore enter
tained of being ablo to got a set of ap
paratus and making a practical test up
on the wires. Tho instruments used
for tho experiments were, of courso.not
suitable for practical transmission of
messages,' being stuck together with
sealing-wax, and tied up with atrings.
An old cigar box, being easily whittled
and bored with n gimlet, was usually
the base or foundation of this experi
mental apparatus. I have always bo-
iiovoa that, luul Krilson received a little
ttnoouragomcnt at this timo, from the
telegraph company, thoy would have
joyoa 1110 ueneuts or tho duplex and
ladruplox, from llvo to eight years
rllor than thoy did. Edison's early
luired from books lu tho MochanW
.miuu.ru m uieeiricuy was mri
brary, which was then shunted nt
kth and Vine. Mr. Johnson, tho ores-
chief operator of tho Western Union,
tn tnoso nays the assistant chief,
1 that many times Edison would iret
bused from duty under nretenso of
Inst too sick to work, nnd various oth-
Iexcusos, and invariably strike a boo
e for tho library, where ho would
end tho entire day and evening in
idlng Do La Hue's or Noad's Mnnu
, and such other works on electricity
Iwero to bo had.
! loft hero in 1868 or 18G9. colm to
Iton, whero I chatted with him oe'ea-
knally over tho wire, neatly always
ncurnuig somo now invention no nail
bught out. Ho novor seemed to bo
predated until lie went to Mow York,
uro no nau been but a short timo
en ho was employed by tho Gobi In-
bator Comnanv m insnector und so-
ritor. Ho did not remain lonir in that
jaclty. Their aonarntus nt that timo
Fm In u crudo stnto and suscentiblo of
treat improvement. Tho old unimrnt
is In a short timo was entirely sunerse-
ded by his improvements, and nearly
the whole system of gold nnd stock ap
paratus lo-uay is too invention 01 i;ui-
OB.
Tkcso inventions were rapidly follow
TTtBBVM
mvt
ed bv th district and domestic tele
graph systrmj typo writers, universal
printer for pnrato llnesi the automatic
rapid system by which a column of
news matter ran bo transmitted 01 er
ono wire In a minute; Iho duplex tho
quadruplox; tho ettiiplexj Iho electric
wn, telephone, phonograph, nlreo
jilionc, and upward of l.V) minor pat
rili. The nundrtitilux, one of the 1110M nl
iinblo of his (meiitlotis, ha coiihi Into
general unw on thy Western I'iiIhiiIIihn,
and Is worth millions to them. Hut
ow lug to bad mimngetuent, or loo much
haste In disponing of It, It bus gut out
of his control, ho having rcrciwd mily
f.n.',(X for it. He has adopted the jiliin
of pulling all of his Invention out to
responsible companies to bo mnuiifuc
lured on n royalty. .Homo Idea can bo
formed of his Income, when I stntc that
his royally on iho electric pen alone i
from the to six thousninl dollats per
year.
Until three jenrs ngo ho carried 011
an extensive manufacturing concern In
Newark, N. J, At limes ho has em
ployed three hundred luiniMn the mini
ufacturo of telegraph nnd elcctrlul sup
piles. Finding that tho business occu
pied to much of his time, he decided to
devote his entire timo to his laboratory
and Inventions.
In order that ho might work undis
turbed, it was thought advisable to
move Into the country. Perth Amboy
was at llrst selected; but ho decided 11
more secluded spot was desirable and
selected Meulo Park, which contains
about twenty-live Inhabitants, as the
most suitable place, and oil tho ton nf
a hill, remote from all other buildings
or dwellings, his laboratory now stands,
I succeeded to his manufacturing IiiinI
ness, which was also moved to Meulo
Park, but occupied a separate building,
one-half a mlht awuv from the labora
tory. Ho has lu his laboratory all of
tho known chemicals nnd minora!, mid
ni'olloctlouof apnaratiiK, Instruments of
precision, models mid machinery, to
gether with n complete library, which
cost him upwards of a hundred thous
and dollars
Ho proposes to have, and I lire
has had, constructed llre-iuooi vi
sumo
units,
for keeping his papers ami records. A
dally record of all experiments U Lent.
which Is dated and signed by himself
nnd assistants, among whom i Mr.
Charles llntchelor, a very skillful me
chniilc, who was scut to this country
from F.iiglaml to superintend the setting
up ami adjusting of the autuiuntio
Ih road machinery for Iho Clark Thread
Works; also two Swiss, wry skillful
workmen.
The urlli'ln which iitmiMiri.il In ilm
AVm York- Sun concerning his llrst up-'
iicarauco in iiosiou 1 iieiievo tolmgront
I.V exaggerated, lu respect, at least, to
his personal appearance.
I was personally nopialiited with his
family, and know that they were lu
good circumstances. His mother, who
Is now dead was an educated and no
coiniillshod lady, and would hardly al
low him to start oil' for Boston dressed
as described. Ho was, and Is yet, very
careless tn regard to his appearance',
his clothes and hands being usually
iirotty well stained with chemicals, hut
ho Is novor dirty and ragged, as stated
by tho llastom'ttn,
I road In to-day's Connnercinl that tho
English Government has offered him
1)0,000 for his nlreophono If It performs
what Is claimed for It.
Ho has an elegant home, a handsome
wife, and two Interesting llttlo children.
Ho Is not a cranky, long-haired invent
or, but all bis productions are tho re
sult of hard work. 1 thluk that all will
agree that a boy who n few vears ago
wm working 11 circuit in tho Western
Union Telegraph ofllco has done pretty
well.
I have written Kdison, asking per
mission to make and exhibit his most
recent invention, tho phonograph, or
speaking lachlno, and expect to exhib
it at tho next meeting of tho Electrical
Society, about tho llfth of April.
The Ouron ef Tramps.
Mrs. Mary Alerriman Is a respectable
appearing woman of thirty, is not bad
looking, ami has ovory appearance of
being upright and of good character.
She Is, however, without doubt, tho
queen of female tramps, and can dis
count the groat majority of male tramps.
Bho was born in St. Albans, in this Stale,
aud hor folks were farmers. She has
since lived in Hermon with hor broth
er, Joseph Morrlman, who does a good
deal of trading in this city.
Three years ago this fall she took it
Into hor Iiead to see tho country, and
started out with neither serin nor stntr,
but a good pair of thick shoes. Shu
walked across tho 'country, braving all
kinds of weather, and finally brought
up lu Clinton, Iowa, when she took tho
back track and returned to this oily.
Two years ago she decided to start
out again, and this time selected a lon
ger tour. Sho walked through portions
of Maine, Now Hampshire, Mnsncliu
setts, New York, Pennsylvania, and on
to Washington, where she remained a
few days, and 'did tho capital,' and
then mado a bolt for Savannah, (!a.,
whero who remained for a short lime.
Then on sho went, doing tho States of
Kentucky, Tennessee, Iowa, Indiana,
and llnally got round to Kansas Citv.
Hero sho stopped awhile and enrucd'a
now tramping outfit. Again sho start
ed, this time with tho inteutior of cross
lug tho plains to California, but llnally
stopped when told by persons that (t
would bo very unsafe for her to think
of attempting it alono. She then start
ed on a return trip, walking from Kan
sas City to Chicago, thence to Detroit,
doiug Niagara Falls, and crossing to
Canada, thence to Now York and thro'
Massachusetts, arriving at her homo in
Hermon a llttlo moro than a week ago.
Sho says sho averages twenty-six miles
a day. Sho says when sho gets tired
nnd out of clothes, sho finds no trotiblo
in getting a few days' work, aud In this
manner enjoys her life lnnqor,(Me.)
Commercial
Tho Central Ohio Science Associa
tion intends to accomplish much out
door work in tho coming summer. It
will travel through tho Stnto with com
petent professors.
King Humbert owns 800 horses. Ho
seems determined to establish 11 stable
government
Is CUInjaBW a Part t
Tlio lerru tlatrvoyuntt means literal
ally rlcar tdght. Hut overbody with
good ejes ha clear sight, the alleged
vImIoiiI, therefore, not of the ordina
ry kind. It claims to lm nn extraordi
nary kind of seeing, a seeing through
opaque objects .through the e)ci,
through the hntulnges, or through tho
hack of the head, and Into objtcts nut
penetrable by ordinary vNiou The
term "clear," ns applied to this kind
of sight, I Intended to denote epecinl
or remarkable clearness, or a trnnscen
dental rUlou, which opens to right
things not sensible to tint normal eye.
lu short, clnirvovnnco nlllrms an extra
endowment for making things visible
which goes be ond Iho range of that
sen)) which is our usual source of
knowledge
Now. Mr. Wallace snvs that this l
nu " nlHoliito fact," w filch has been
conclusively proved nnd known fr for
tj sev.cn )ears, or since tho report of
IH.'II, that declared it to be demonstra
ted A, therefore, this remarkable
endowment nf human nature hits been
established as a fact for nonrl) half a
century, we are fairly entitled to ak,
What 'have been Its result? If It be
true, no discovery over mado in science
can for 11 moment hear comparison with
It lu Importance; ami If it be tine, we
have a right to demand Hie legitimate
results thai mutt Mow from It, n wo ex
pect and require the natural results of
allolher genuine dlkcovorles. Of course,
the objection may ho interposed that
wo must not ho premature lu anticipa
ting tlm fruits of discovery, because the
hlstoiy of all science shows that I ho inter
val between the dawn of a new principle
and its developments nml applications
may be very long. This Is true; vet.
lu every case, we demand nl once the
effects that How Immediately from tlm
quality of the discovery; lu fact, we
only know It by these results. It would,
of course, have been aluurd to expect
from the Invention of the spy-glns the
great results of the modern telescope,
which has grown out of It; but it would
have been proper to expect from the
spy glass that which was properly
claimed for it, and which It at once
compelled all men to vlehl. All scion
tllio discoveries, In fact, are new pro
curable effects and are, thcrcfoic, tlicir
own witnesses., Clairvoyance niriglvo
us (ho new results of 11 marvclously
sharpened vision; the extra faculty im
plies extra dlselosiiiei. And again we
ask, where are they? Willi a new ca
pacity for seeing, what new thing has
liooii seen? 'iho limitations of vision
restrict nnd mcnsiiio the usual sphere
of knowledge, and with every iuciease
lu tho power of optical Instruments, ns
the microscope and telescope, lu aiding
Iho eve, knowledge has been extciidcil,
novel facts brought to light, and it is
these that attest the instrumental im
provements, Hut with a power nf vis
ion so mysteriously sharpened that
opaque objects become transparent,
with tho barriers actually taken away,
what has been revealed? There are
thousands of perplexing aud unsettled
questions, regarding tho constitution of
material things which might lie cleared
up by another Increment of visual pen
etration; but clairvoyance has given no
help In conquering these dllllcultics. If
it has been a demonstrated reality these
llftyyears, it ought long ago to have vindi
cated its claims by unveiling some of the
obscurities of material olijccts. Yet,
claiming to bo a superior means of lay
liigopen the inner constitution of things,
it lias not oven proved equal to ordina
ry sight, and has, In fact, done nothing
whatever toward extending tho bounda
ries of knowledge. Popular Scifttec
Monthly for April.
On Keadlnir.
Women sometimes think they will not
ho Interested in the standard English
classics, just because they are standard
aud classic. Not long since, nu intelli
gent lady was telling mo how surprised
she was to lind Haeon's "Essays" so in
teresting. She said: "I was lying on
tho lounge in my husband's library, ono
evening, after an unusually wearisome
day, and took it up because It was the
nearest book, and I really felt as if I
could not go across tho room for an
other. I was perfectly absorbed before
I know it, aud read for an hour with iv
sense of freshness and exhilaration which
I had not known for a long timo. I felt
ns If somehow I had got hack to the
beginnings of things. 1 had always
supposed that Lord Bacon, being very
learned, was therefore very dull anil en
tirely beyond my comprehension."
If you like history,
"The world Is nil hrfure ymi.whcre to chmvo "
If you are fond of science, you cannot
fail to be interested in tho papers and
books in this Held never so numerous
aud never so well adapted for popular
reading as now. If you imagine any of
these departments "too literary." aud
cannot bo happy without a novel, thero
are works of llctiou that are as Impor
tant a part of one's education ns quad
ratic equations, to say the least: "Hom
ola," "Ivanhoe," "Hypatia," "David
Ctqiperliohl," "Pendennis," "Tho Scar
let' Letter." Just think of all the books
so well worth reading, and yet people
will continue to draw out of 'the libra
ries dreary "society novels," or poor
translations of worse French and Oer
inaii love-stories! It is like eating apple
skins mul potato-parings when bananas
anil oranges might ho had for the pick
ing! Bishop Potter snvs: "It Is nearly
an axiom that people will not be hotter
than tho books they read." Consider,
therefore, what kim'l of books vou read.
Scribner.
' Two sablo philosophers took shelter
under tho same trco during a heavy
shower. After somo timo ono ot them
complained that ha felt tho r-iin, "Nub
her mind," replied tho other; "dero's
plenty of trees. When ills nu am wot
through we'll go to do odder."
Tho "EgyptIanTrlhute," which Is
tho chief British interest now involved
in tho settlement of tho Eastern war,
amounts to H,000,000 or ?:l,olK),000 an
uually. Last year Its actual yield was
SlUO'J.lOO. This tribute is paid nonil
nally to Turkey, but in reality it Voes
directly into tho Bank of England, which
disburses it in payment of interest on
various Turkish loans guaranteed by
and chletly held in England. Henoo
when Hussla desires to take this tribute
as a "war Indemnity" from Turkey It
naturally excites John Hull.
VjUr (Jmm- Ir UtrmMj.
Easter Monday I looked uxin as a
grand holiday by the iwatitntry In many
part of (Sermany. Weddings are ofu-n
deferndto this dsv, and many village
game are reserv nl lor this mmxin. I ho
Inds and lasses nil appenr in their gala
eontumes, tho girls with short dark
skirts, braided with gold or Uver,uowy
aprons nnd full white, sh-eves, bright
colored bodices nnd odd llttlo caps, the
bo with kiicu-hrccchos, white stock
lug, low shoes, and scarlet nrcllow
vests, the solid gold or llver buttons on
w hlch are often their whole Inheritance.
Bui when thoy arc dancing gnly to
gether 011 the green, they look n good
deal happier than If they were little
king ami queen
(mines vary in different villages
throuihoiil the country, but one exam
ple ill give some idea of what they
are like.
Two of the leading oung men of the
place take entire charge of Iho day's
amusements, selecting for the purpose
ns tho scene of fertilities some Inn or
WirUiAchttfl, to which Is attached a large
garden or meadow.
For several preceding evenings, when
work Is over, they go about from house
to house, dressed In their best, nml car
rying Inrge baskets on their arms.
Ever where they ore kindly received,
ami bread with wine or elder is placed
before them, and they are secretly re
turned to their places. Tho eggs nre
not asked for, neither nre they alluded
to lu any wnv; but the object of the vis
it is well understood nnd prepared for
loiiL' beforehand,
When Monday morning dawns, tho
Inn is found to have been gaily decora
ted with garlands of green ami (lowers
and fluttering ribbons of muny colors.
The tree nearent the house is ornament
ed lu like manner, nml on it the prize
to be contended for, conspicuously
hung. On the smooth grass hanl by,
11 strip, it few feci wide and perhaps" a
bundled long, has been roped lu, and
at cither cud of this narrow plot a large
hallow, louud-hiittoincd basket, called
a 't lute, Is placed, one tilled with cliutl
and the other with eggs, doeus, upon
dozens, cooked anil raw, white nnd col
ored. The plan of tho pecullnr game which
follownis that one player is pitted to
run n given distance, while another
safely throws the eggs from one basket
to tho other, ho who llrst completes his
task being, of course, the winner. Ac
cordingly, when tho oung men and
maidens have arrived, two leaders draw
lots to determine who shall run and
who shall throw. That decided, thec.ou
testauts are gaily docked with ribbons,
a hand strikes up a lively air. a caper
ing clown clears the way, ami the game
begins. Ho who throws" takes the eggs,
and one after another swiftly whirls
them the length of the course, nnd in
to tho chaff-lilted basket, which is held
in tlm hands of an assistant. Occasion
ally he makes n diversion by pitching
a hard one to ho scrambled for by the
crowds of children who have assembled
to see the sport. Meantlmn (while wa
gers are laid as to who will likely win)
the other contestant speeds tho distance
of a mile or two to nn appointed goal,
marks it as proof of his having touched
il, and if ho succeeds in returning be
fore all tho eggs are thrown, the victo
ry and tho nri.e aro his, othorwiso they
belong to Ills opponent. Tho game
finished, the prize is prcsntod to the
victor with duo ceremony and amid tho
cheers of tho crowd; tho" hard eggs aro
distributed among tho company, nnd
the raw ones carried uproariously into
tho neighboring inn, there to ho cooked
In various ways and eaten.
The remainder of tho day is spent in
dancing and merry-making, if n well
ing cau possibly bo arranged to take
place on that afternoon the fun is
wilder than over. -.V Xichola for
April.
Mr. Wade's properly, which Is left to
his widow, amounts to a total value of
t7A,000. It is related of Wade, that
oiico upon a time, after holding court,
ho seated himself beside a friend, and
said to him: "Brother I have studied
tho scriptures of divine truth careful
ly and prayerfully for my own salva
tion, in order to lind the dividing lino be
tween tho rich nnd the poor. 011 know
it is said to bo almost Impossible for a
ricn man to innerit the kingdom 01
heaven, and I have arrived at tho con
clusion, that if in a period of forty
years a man accumulates over f 20,000,
lie gets it dishonestly, and thero is no
salvation for him. To llvo a perfectly
honest life, and deal justly in that timo,
ho cannot, nt the ago of forty, get 1m
yond Hint sum, so I nave agreed on that
amount."
A six-year old, who was found put
ting himself outside of various good
things at a rapid rate, just after com
plaining of Inward griping, explained
to his wondering parents that ho "didn't
mean to leave any room for that stom
ach aeho."
Senator Hamtolph of Now Jersey, is
an inventor. Among the Ingenious ex
hibits of American hihnrsnvlng machi
nery at tho Paris Exposition will bo an
excavating machine contrived by tho
Senator, ami capable of digging a trench
a mile long, three feet deep, aud nearly
a foot wide, in ten hours, or equal to
tho labor of one hundred meu.
Two Pennsylvania ladies were con
versing in thu gallery of tho U. S. Sen
ate, when ono of them asked tho other
If sho didn't think Don Cameron a great
improvement on his father? "No,"
was tho answer, "ho can't begin to
write such love letters ns tho old maul"
Ho appeared to bo almost gone. Koll
lug his eyes toward tho partner of his
bosom, lie gasped, "Burv mo 'ncath
thu weeping willow, aud plant a simple
white rosy above my head." "Oh, it's
no use." sho snapped out, "Your nose
would scorch tho roots!" Ho got well.
(Jeorgo Eliot writes three pages of
manuscript a day, aud think alio is in
dustrious. "The girls of our day aro very badly
educated," said ono of thl members of
u committee on education ni tho Bishop
of Ciloucciter. "That calnot ho de
nied," returned his lordship. "How
over, there Is ono cousolatlou, tho bos
will never lind it out."
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FA KM, l.'AltDK.I AMI HOI SKHOI.II.
A Ls(s in Cow Mii.kino. - A mar
ket gardener had a very tine cow that
wa milked week after week by hired
men. He observed that the amount of
butter ho carried to market weighed
about n pound more on each alternate
week. Ho wnti'hcd the men, and tried
the cow after they hail finished milking,
but alwnvs found that there was no
milk left lu the tents. He finally asked
the Scotch girl who took care of the
milk If she could account for tho dif
ference. "Whyo,"he,i,nv. "When
Jim milks ho snj to the old cow. 'So!
my pretty muley, sol' But when Sam
milks ho hits her on the hip with the
edge of the pall and savs, 'Hist, vou old
hriito!'" J
Ct'ltr. koii SwT.KNr. I have used tho
following many times lu the last forty
cars, nnd never knew It to fall: Take
twelve ounces of unit pork; fry the
grouse from It thorough! ; dissolve
three hamlfuls of salt In the hot grease;
take three hen's eggs; bruise them line,
shells mid all; stir thoroughly with the
grease nml alt when warm enough
todisAolvo the eggs, but mil to cook.
Apply to the part affected every other
day until nu see an Improvement: then
as often as you think bct. Warm it in
well with a red hot shovel after each ap
plication. I have never known this to
fall. Usually two or three applications
will cure.
Fiti'NiNU FuriT 'litr.r.s. -Among the
successful fruit growers lu Western New
York, the heads of peach trees are kept
so low that fully one-half the fruit can
be picked by one standing on theground,
and the balance enn be rcnchedfroiii a
four-foot stcplnddcr. They say It ren
ders It difficult to cultivate" nniongtho
trees, hut thiil tho advantages compen
sate, lu regard to tho trimming of
fruit trees, there is but one opinion, and
that was In favor of liberal trimming.
It Is not the pulp and llesh of a peach
or apple that draws on the soil, but the
Mono and seeds. The way to obtain
large ami fair fruit Is by rlgi'd trimming.
Pruning apple trees should ho lUno in
such a manner as to produce low, saucer-shaped
trees. 'I hoy should ho nl
lowed to grow ns high as they will, lu
this way onlv can they strike their roots
deeply in tho soil. "Supcrtluoiis roots
may be removed at any time, but a bot
tle of shellac should always bo ready
with which to vnruish tho stump to
protect it.
Takinu Cot.t. If n cold settles on
the outer covering of thu lungs, It be
comes pneumonia, inllammatiou of thu
lungs, or lung fovor, and in many cases
carries off tho strongest man to the
grave within a week. If cold falls up
on tho Inner covering of the lungs, It is
pleurisy, with It knife-liku pains aud
lis slow, very slow, recoveries. If n
cold settles in tho joint, thero is rheu
mntlsm, with lot agonies of pnin, aud
rheumatism of heart, which in an in
stant sometimes snaps asunder the cords
of life with no friendly warning. It is
of the utmost practhal importance,
then, in tho wintry weather, to know
not so much how to cure n cold, as how
to avoid it.
Colds always come from ono cause,
somo part of the body being colder than
natural for a timo. If a person will
keep his or her feet warm alwavs, aud
never allow himself or herself" to he
chilled, ho or sho will never take cold
in a lifetime; nnd this can only ho ac
complished by duo caro in warm cloth
Ing, aud avoidancn of drafts and expo
sure. While multitudes of colds come
from cold feet, perhaps tho majority
arise from cooling off too quickly after
becoming a little warmer than is natu
ral from exercise or work, or from con
finement to a warm apartment.
Ammonia. A very useful article. Wo
quote tho following from competent au
thority: Put a ten-spoonful of ammo
nia in warm soapsuds, dip a cloth in it,
and go over your soiled pants, and seo
how rapidly tho dirt will disappear; no
scrubbing will bo necessary. To a pint
of hot soapsuds add a te'aspoonful of
tho spirits, dip in your fork or spoon (or
whatever you wish to clean,) rub with
a soft brush, and finish with chamois
skin. For washing windows ami mir
rors it has no equal. It will remove
grease spots from every fabric without
Injuring tho garment. Put on tho am
monia nearly clear; lay on blotting pa
per, and set a hot iron" on it for a mo
ment. Also a few drops In water will
clcanso and whiten laces and muslin
beautifully. A few drops in a bowl of
water, if tho skin ho oily, will remove
nil uneasiness und disagreeable odors.
Added to a hot bath, It entirely ah-orbs
all noxious smell, and nothing' is better
to remove dandruff from thu hair. For
heartburn and dispepsia tho aromatic
spirits of ammonia Is especially pre
pared; ten drops taken in a wine-glass
of water will give relief. For house
plants, llvo jr six drops to every pint of
water, once a week, will make them
flourish. It is good also to clean plant
Jars. So bo sure ami keep a bottle of
it iu tho house, and have a glass stop
per, as it eats away cork.
Pbas ron Shkkin R. D. Button in
a letter to tho Elmira (N. Y.) Club,
states his experience in feeding peas to
sheep. Tho value of peas for feeding
purposes, wo aro contldent is but llttlo
known. The following is Mr. Button's
letter:
I have madu them one of my princi
pal crops for several years, and lind
these advantages: Peas are as sure a
crop as nny other, and ono which leaves
the ground In tho best order for wheat.
Tho yield will vary with tho soil, forty
bushels being a largo ield. In pre
paring tho land I am to fall-plow and
tit with cultivator In tho spring. Peas
are better If drilled, but can bo sown
broadcast. I never have threshed peas
vv Itli a machine, as it splits them badly,
and sheep will not rrllsh the straw .
writ a If tbrrshrd with the fHll. If
the vines aro very luxuriant, slrrep will
not eat them very closely; but if cut
before all the top pod have grown
white, sheep will not oIy cat hut icllh
tho straw exceedingly "well If the
straw Is fed nt night, sheep will eat
moro than If ftd in tho morning or nt
noon. We havo Iwcn troubled with
bug which sting the pens whllo yet
miM, leaving the small eggs, which are
hatched, tho worm f ceiling upon tha
Im'.i. Icilllliw hut & thin hll livll... f,.l.
I IomIii!' slirimr. This I filiilnti'xl l,v lh
earl v sow ing, so as to hriv 0 the majority
of thu pods so hanl by the time the llr
arrive" nlmntiiritv, that It I impossible
to pierce them. If the scavm be b.ick
ward, and thl cannot lm done, very lato
1 cowing will secure the same rasult.
i,(mmI crops nave been rnied when sown
as Into a the fifteenth or twentieth of
May. The quantity of cei w ill depend
on the soil. If very tine and rich, one
nnd a half huhcls to the acre, on ordi
nary soil two.
T111: Pcvmt.
Hovs nnd girls nre In-
llov
. jt
lerested In peanut, judging from what
may bo oon often in the Mcani-car.
No cow thinks more of her cud than
doc the average Young American of
thco handy sweetmeats. A gentleman
of South Boston sends to the t'rtss of
that city some account of the popular
nut:
The unction has often been asked
how nml when did peanut tirot appear
lu this country? About forty vears ngo,
tho writer wns in Wilmington, North
Carolina, nnd became acquainted with
a gentleman who, iu spcnklng of k'u
nuts, snld that he hcllt-vcd that hu wa
tho llrst person who Introduced (hem
into North Carolina: that when quite a
ouug man, ho went on board a vessel
that had put into Wilmington ludlstres.
and he saw for the find time .nine nuts
In bags, and they told htm they canto
from Africa, ami were known as" pea or
ground nuts. They gave him a few hand
fills, wi.lch he planted, mid ns they In
creased, they were scattered around,
and became a staple article of culture.
Is, that at the time referred
to, the cultivation of peanuts was al
most wholly conllncd to the southern
part of North Carolina. The prod
linn has largely Increased, and they aro
now raised In laigo quantities Iu most
of the Southern and many of the West
ern States, and nre now "considered 11
one of our prominent nml staple articles
of agricultural products. The largest
and finest nuts come from Virginia.
During the civil war. the Southern
people made a very nice kind of oil from
peanuts; and we have been told that in
tho warm countries cast of us, w hen the
olive-oil crop falls, this oil Is mado to
take its place.
How 11 Hat was
Tninrd and
Hid.
Vthat He
During tho winter evenings, when
tho children were engaged with their
lessons, our tame rat. Hilly, wns usually
to be found on the table rummaging
among their books ami catching nt their
puns; which hitter amusement lm en
joyed very much after tho manner of 11
kitten running after a knltting-needlo
drawn quickly up and down the tabic;
but, as these amusements rather inter
fered with the studies, Hilly would b
dismissed to the kitchen, to which he
had a great dislike. He never -taved
there longer than he could help, but oa
the first chance would run up .stairs
ami scratch, or rather I should say
gnaw for admittance. Speaking of this
gnawing leads me to olwcrvu that ono
objection 1 had to receiving him wrw
tho fear that ho would bo vcrv mischiev
ous ; but fortunately I never found
him so. Ho had free access to a pan
try where a variety of eatables, usually
considered dear to a rat's heart, wero to
bo found; but I never knew him to In
jure anything or oven to cut the paper
covering of nny parcel, no matter what
It contained. No doubt it was partly
owing to his being so well fed that ho
wm not driven to theft by hunger. I
generally scattered for Iilm on tho
shelves somo grains of rice or pickle,
or starch, and to these he helped Ifim
solf when Inclined. From soap or can
dles ho turned away In disgust, being
far too well-bred a rat to indulge in such
low tastes; but he dearly loved a bit of
plum-cake; and, shall I confess It, ho
was by no means a teetotaler; if alo wm
used for dinner, ho would rush eaeerlv
about tho glasses until ho was supplied
with some in a spoon. I believe, bo
fore ho came to us, he had been accus
tomed to stronger potations, in which.
liBwever, we did not Indulge him. I
have said he wm not misehievloUs, nei
ther was ho, as mischief among rats is
generally understood; but thero Is no i
rule without an exception, and Billy
had a decided penchant for kid gloves.
If any wero left carelessly alxmt, he
was sure to get hold of them, and have
tho fingers eaten off in n few minutes.
I cannot tell how many gloves he de
stroyed, until repeated lessons of this
sort enforced moro tidy habits. I must
not omit to mention Ills lovo for music;
when he heard tho piano ho would nuili
to the drawing-room and spring to uo
performer's knee, whero he would re
main perfectly quiet, evidently listening
with much pleasure. When ho lirst
came he was very restless, seeming to
llvo in a state of perpetual motion; but
ho soon learned to como upon the kneo
to bo caressed and have his head rubbed,
which operation afforded him intcuso
enjoyment. He would havo Iain in n
state of supremo delight for nn hotrr
if nny one would have rubbed his head
for so long. Chambers' Journal.
Tho fairy tales of tho lato Hans Chris
tian Anderson havo lieen translated in
to Arabic for the benetit of the noma
dic tribes of Bedouin that roam uboutx
tho outskirts of tho great Sahara. Mr.
Carlo Landberg.nDnne, residing in Up
per Egypt, writes to a Copenhagen pa
per of tho enjoyment of the swarthy
sons of tho desert when listening at
their camp-tires to tho reading, after
Oriental fashion, of the familiar stories, i
Iho frequent comments and exclama-
tlons show that they appeal strongly
to tho imagination of the listeners. Of
all. "The Emperor' New Cot lies" ap
pears to havo mado the greatest hit.
though tho stupidity of Tho Sultan"
seemed Incomprehensible to n majorit-.
An old sheik finally settled tho question
by deciding that "a Sultan may bo nf
big a fool as anybody."
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