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f"aaLI It aaa haa In a trmitdl dream.
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Wtatfal ak beckon t a rapturou leap
And Mm wave have closed o'er hit dtramlc
And saether ventured! a hunter bravo
Wheat heart beat warm ana high,
A ha Mood alone by the fatal wave
And marked with eager eye
Tm princely deer that calmly fed,
Nor rtf rabed Ita antlered lion).
A nobler Kama waa never Main ;
How (till the creature tndt
And a mdden dread o'er the hunter came,
And thook hi atcariy hand.
Get eanttoM aten and the llon lied
Ifl . Sa tka wmAmr mutt nW till ilrnwitlni hnmit.
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' AnA annttii. rama in that litidr nlaf.
&, And with nallaaa, eager eye,
jtlasrd Into the water's sullen face,
7 Then uttered I fttraogc, glad cry ;
For sheHew Mid clear ahoua the wavelet cold,
A4 tkay rippled o'er aanda of the y cllow'tt gold
eMI the Immaga that filled hi anul
And ttlAed each'warnicr breath,
Mew glitter, and gleam m the rlpplct roll,
KnUelBff htm W Ma Oeath t
at tke glHtar fade Into ghantly gloom
tWfca the Tktlm Ilea In M watery tomb.
Mother wanderer, forced to roam,
An exile from the land
'jTfcat gate him birth and lit far-off home,
' Wood bf that aullen itrand.
Wa heirrowlnff mad.that hi downward glance
BrMOHntercd the vineyard of tunny France I
a paatlontte longing nil hi loul
A hi itralned eye eo again
TllUga church, and he hear thejroll
Of the curving. Bllttctlmr Seine t
the water over him meet In foam,
he weary eille hath retcbwl hi home.
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JtAMt GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Preeene ft'ortltlt y er PmII
kep the toll Intnut no method
. to rotation of oroi hiu vet Ioob
Ml. B keeping; ntooK on the farm.
a . m. . W .
jrylylBK the manure to tho crop
i BMMBMa dv inuian corn, ana
iMt Um farm into Held of equal
Uwktoh tome eron aulUble to It
'Ijmm, m well m uj using clover and
, je freen crops to be turned under
iauy, me lertuuy oi iana may
luyinoreaaeaanii maue mucn
arHalat Vr TeMita
Keep a pot of paint and brush on
, aau painiyour ioom. rarmtooia
out mora from want of paint and
exposure than from tho uie they ro
Mive. After von hare used nlouirha.
- harrows, cultivator, and auoh Iruplo-
mm for a few months, the thin coat
el varaUh will be worn oft". They aho'd
then reoelTo a good coat of paint. Don't
forget the farm wagons while you are
about Hi the wheels will need less tire
tAtlaaT if thev receive an oocaalonal
.ftolpaJnt,
iieaiieai r sjeansMsare.
uANsw Jersey gardener considers salt
to um development of cab
aWO. eaneolallv in nlacea far from thn
f, fast. lie Mads them more crisp, of
' Mfwrnavor, aaa to Keep oeuer when
; A fw ilava mttto aAtllna. mif tt
Wftiwn.
ibm, ana when they are damp, either
lea a rain, or when a de is on. I take
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,- eauu uiau ut iiuq am man walking
is.ll .ll.l. a i j '.
ftafI uw r ows, spnntie a piaoh of
aait on e center oi each plant. When
; Mares begin to grow I repeat the
aaiHBg, ana wnen uie centre of the
leaves begin to form the head, I apply
Um salt asrain. soatterinsr It over the
H, awaiTva. Ainr viua a tuoK inum over
t? aaralai nnnaatnnallr. and If T flmt alana
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mmk do aot head well, or appear dis
. eaMd, x sprinkle the salt over freely.
This will save all auoh plants. A quart
g stui la sumcieni tor ouu pianu lu a
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,-. m , mmwiuu iuuivi vnu uo uavtl TTIU1
TIM smmM e)wm ffkr NmbII Farms.
t It to not supposed that cows kept on
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n: ainau iwm ni-o juauuu mure lor uio
z purpose of raising calves for sale. Thoy
' are) placed thore for tho butter they pro
duee. The question U often askeilt
"Which shall thoy bo. bloodod or
jaerub stock?"
. The question is easily answered.
Keep only suck stock as to best adapted
for the Burpose. Our oninlon. and alao
that of the principal dairymen of the
country, is that the Jersey (commonly
called AWerney) is above all others the
best butter cow. They are easily kept,
very docile e point aot to bo over
looked and beautiful, giving milk of
superior richness, from which Is pro
duoed fine colored, solid butter, having
aa equal texture aad flavor. Butter
made from such milk has been known
to keep well, when placed in a dry hot
old cellar, without the use of loe,and
when takes out was In a hard, firm con
dition, and was then sold twelve or
eighteen cento a pound higher than the
Bast ordinary butter. The cost of Jer
eye to not muoh more than for scrubs,
VBMUtoy will more than make up the
HaWanna In nrtna In a. faw month
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, r Tf PajJ w mrmMmmmm mmr
k y,fi',There to a popular notion that trees
W VIt'ak Ulii naniailnjiitn. mai
filato aa uaproduotive condition by a
toot of pruning, aad that a thorough
pruning to all that to needed to restore
i au mat is aeeaeu to restore
healthful aad fruitful state.
Umm to a aealthful aad fruitful stote.
UThto to b Buatake. They have really
lawn urvHaniv tw vaw uuvervv uy nary
aaSAB.AdlkaranalaaU)nd. Tbia
9fcalia- t-J im.l.a unnlaa mm A
vTeeiaMBtmayeoBMlatoard.
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the fertility of the orchard may be
trreugMup by a generous aeplieation
of barayard manure, anread Hpon the
surface aad turned aader by shallow
plowing. In the absence of sufflclnnt
manure, then green crops, buckwheat
or elover may be sown, to be turned tin
der with application of lime or ashes.
In pruning a tree It should be done
with a denniM object. If branches are
broke or are partly decayed, If the
head is so crowded that light and air
cannot enter; If limbs croas and chafe
one another if the head is one-sided,
or If for any other reason a removal of
a portion of the top will be beneficial,
then use the saw.
The preferable time fer pruning Is
when severe weather Is over, and before
vegetation has started. Um a pruning
saw or other narrow-Mailed saw, with
the teeth set wide; smooth thn wounds
with a drawlng-knlfo, and then cover
them with melted grafting-wax or thick
paint.
Horaptng or waahlng tho old bark Is
useful. If tho tree produces Indifferent
fruit, then, besides the renovation al
ready mentioned, it should bo grafted
with some good sort, but It will m of
little uso to graft more than about one
third of tho lieail each year, log!nnlng
with the branches In the center of tho
tree. The time Is just as tho buds be
gin to swell.
A eVfiw Hlnte Uairelriitiisr.
In sowing either vegetable or llotvnr
seeds, there are some lundlngrwjiilslte
whluh must not bo overlooked. The soil
should bo In good condition, or sulll
clently dry to be well pulvorircd, nnd
not left wet, to form clods. It Is better
to defer work somo days than to bo nn
noyed tho whole senson with baked soil
or hard lumps. Much dupends on the
previous condition of tho grounds; If
old manure and vegetable mold hnvo
been fully applied nnd well mixed in,
thoy will tend to give a lino frlnblu
soil.
In sowing tho seeds of vegetables
thrco chief cautions must bo nttendod
tot 1, to Imvo a line, mellow soil; 'J, to
cover shallow, and not too deep; nnd II,
except for tho hardiest sort, to wnlt till
the soil Is warm.
1. Tho Importance of a llnoly pulver
ised soil Is obvious.
2. Tho moro shallow the covering,
provided tho moist condition of the
seed Is preserved, the sooner nnd more
certainly tho seeds will como up. Seeds
must have three rcitilsltes for growth
of air, moisture nnd warmth. If burl
ed deep thoy cannot get air. As a gen
oral rule thoy should never bo covered
deeper than four or llvo times their di
ameter. We hnvo known seeds of dif
ferent kinds burled by Ignorant gnrden
era four or live Inches doon. when thev
should not Imvo been over nn Inch, or
an Inch and a half nt tho most. Thev
wore beyond tho roach of nlr, and dlil
not como up; the seodsmnn was de
nounced for fraud. In one instnneo a
neighbor had burled his beet Need four
or live inohos deep, as ho thought, with
great caro, and none made their nnnour-
anoo, to his groat disappointment. Tho
remaining seeds from tho same nacknge
were then covered an Inch, ana plants
came up in inicg prolusion.
8. Hardy vegetables, like pen, may
bo planted as early as tho soil will ad
mit. Tender sorts, as beans and corn.
would rot if planted too curly, nnd nro
to be planted when tho soil Is warm.
Tho samo precautions must bo observ
ed witn nower soon, iho-o which nro
hardy, and which tho frost will not kill
easily In autumn, may bo put in enrllur
than such as are cut by frost.
Thorough drainage Is one of tho most
Important requisites for successful gnr-
uomng. vvoi too. win spoil any pinnt.
Asparagus beds nro sometlmos killed by
water under the surface A cold, wet
subsoil cannot produce early or good
crops. Country Gtntltmnn,
A Marveleas Invention.
Tho "Fluid Kealstlng Noutrnllxer" is
lis name, ana tno inventor, J. y. A
Danforth. was exolalnlnir It to divers
cltlsoas of Covington, yesterday, with n
view 10 raising a biook cempany with
shares at rive dollars each. Ilxed nt this
low rate so that any one, rich or poor
or nouner, can identity nis name with tho
B'eatest hydrostatic In ventlon of the ago
e had an offer of 135,000 from Gapt
Vint, Shlnkle. aad ono of $49,000 from
Capt Coftln, In cash to be paid when
he proved the efficiency of his In von
Uoa. He Intends to compete nlso for
the 100,000 prise offered by tho Erlo
canal commissioners.
Mr. Danforth explains this Invention
aa follows: Threo revolving cylinders
are fixed in front of tho boat, in a man
ner similar to the screws of a propeller.
Those cylinders arc connected by rods
with propelling screws at tho stum of
tho boat. In a mannor similar to tho
sorows to a propeller., Those cylinders
are connooted by rods with propelling
scrws at the stern of the boat. When
those roils arc revolved tho wheels in
front will throw the wator to cither side,
thus niakiug a trough for tho boat, nnd
tho wheel behind has only to push tho
boat through tho air. Eron with hand
power the mvontor thinks ho can drlvu
a boat at tho rate of forty-tlvo miles an
hour, while with steam a speed of 137
miles an hour, or auflloleut to cross tho
Atlantio in twenty-four hours can bo
maintained. To utlllxo tho tornado
whloh will swoop along tho docks, a pe
culiar apparatus, styled by tho Inventor
an "auger snapeu winatass." wilt con
vert tho motion into propelling power
to overcome the resistance of tho air.
The Inventor has spent a great por
tion of his llf a la CbJua aa a missionary,
we understand, but returned bocauso
the climate did not agree with him. Ho
has also Invented a perpetual motion
machine, he thinks. Cincinnati (in
sffe. Son;). One pound of beef, two quarts
water, one cup rioe or barley, salt to
season; put in a soup-pot, let it boll
slow and steady for two hours; In anoth
er vessel have a good soup bone, leek,
naraelv. nn nalna. a. ruiiaiitn half a
carrot, some turnip; Tot it bo'l as long
m uie meai; wnea reaoy to set on tne
table, strain the soup off the tho bones
and VftB-tttahloa tntt tha ntbnr atlr mi
when ready to put oa the table; take
two eggs, beat well ia the souo tureen.
aad add the eggs gradually so the eggs
will aot curdle. I always boll bones
aad vegetables separate, aad strain
them, aad always have a good as well
aa cheap soup.
A WKKTERil WOHAITt PUCE.
Her FroeiM'reme Cferrer ate .!
fcraefcsi Mereler.
A letter from Chicago to the Madison
(Wis.) Journal contains the following!
"81x years ago. a gentleman who had
been a war governor of one of the Up
per Mississippi Htatea, was afterwards
minister to a Kiiropoan ceun, ane sub
sequently at the head of one of the
moat Important departments of the
Sovernment, and a member of the Na
onal Cabinet, died, leaving a wife
with from fio.wu to rAMw, aea this
mainly In an unproductive homestead
In Southern New York. Through thn
advice of a supposed friend of her
husband, this lady was Induced to sell
her property and put the proceeds In a
herd of cattle In Southwest Nebraska.
Hho came out to look after her invest
ment, nnd llnding the condition of the
herd unsatisfactory, assumed $13,000
of liabilities and bought out and took
tho Hinnsgetnent Into nor own hands.
In a few months tho herd was In a
Sood nnd thriving condition. Hut nt
io samo tlmo she found herself suffer
ing from pecuniary embarrassment, and
niipenlcd to her Kustorn friends for aid.
Thoy looked upon her venture as a vis
ionary ono, nnd declined to assist her,
but advised her to give it up, save
whiit sho could from the wreck, and
return to them. Hho did not Imllove
there was nny such word as fall, and
applied herself all tho moro diligently
to nor business, Hho rodo to tho herd
every dny, except Sundays somotlmes
In a iiuggy, but generally on horsobnek
10 miles each way nnd gavo tho most
minute Instructions to her men. Her
troubles alio kept to herself. Her help
or her neighbors did not know but sho
hnd a brink to draw upon for all the
money shu wanted.
"At the end of the) oar sho sent for
the fnther of her Into partner, and thoy
divided tho herd equally and settled,
with a loss to her of over 93,000, which
sho paid to get tho partnership dis
solved. Hho then borrowed $0,000 to
ennblo her to jmy some srnull debts,
miiko some Improvements In buildings,
nnd stnrt nfrcsh, entirely unombnr-
MHSIMl.
"At tho present tlmo her liabilities
nro only 9.'),000. Hho has n herd of over
1,000 bond of cattle, has an abundance
of convenience for them, und no stock
farm or range within 100 miles is pro
vided with ns good burns, sheds, corrals
and ranges for cnttlo. Her herd is
clearing her over 90,000 a year, nnd
constantly increasing in size. At tho
railway station, where sho resides, sho
has a fnrm of HO ncrcs, on which arc a
gootl dwelling, burns, sheds, cheese fac
tory, corral, etc., ull in perfect order.
Tho farm is nil under fence; sho buys
all lumber used herself, and has every
Improvement, largo and small, made
under her own oyo and as sho directs.
In truth, shu Is her o n superintendent,
nnd personally looks nfur ever) thing
both on the farm and at tho cattle
ranch. At tho ranch she has a com
fortable house, which she occupies
when her business confines her there.
Hho visits the ranch about llvo times a
week, generally on horsuback, and goes
and returns tho same day. No business
man in Nebraska is in bettor credit
than this enterprising and excellent
lady.
Mrs. Mary J. Aldrlch, In an artlcluln
thn Iowa Investigator upon tho ribbon
temperance movement and the necessi
ty of union lu tho work, nays:
"These strong human attachments,
if not gunrded, create jealousies, pro
voke rivalries, and foster dissensions
that weaken our cause by dividing our
efforts. Tho enemy knows this full
well, and rejoices as lie sees in tho work
ers not only diversity of methods but
diversity of purposo; making tho object
sought not simply the advance of tho
tomnornnco cause, but to Inoreaso Rey
nold's name and lutluenco; to add to
tho famo of Murphy's work and power;
to secure tho triumph of tho red ribbon
ovor tho bluo, or lice versa. We felt It
to bo ono of 'tho greatest utterances of
Mr. Drew to which wo had yet listened,
when not long slnco ho said: 'It seemed
to him sometimes that people lost sight
of ono fact it was well to bear in mind
that Is, that this temperance work
wasn't nny man's work; it waa God's
work. Pcoplotalk of It as Reynold's
work, or Murphy's work, or Drew's
work, but tho workers arc tho smallest
thing about It. The work is God's.
When John W. Drawls forgotten, when
Reynolds has passod away, when Mur
phy is gono and tho oloquenoo of a John
1). Gough oven Is remembered no more,
this tempuranco work will move on and
on; tho men will die, their names will
pass out of mitid, but tho work will live,
for It Is tho Lords.' And I thought if
all of us could foul this, how self would
sink out of sight and the advancement
of tho cause become everything! How
easy it would bo then to unite workers
Instead of soparattnir them and trvlnc
to marshal the rank and fllo of this groat
ivii:iuriuico nrmy umicruiiioreuinoausi
Wo need in Iowa, and indeed every
where, tho most perfect harmony among
temperance workers, unity of purposo
mm concert oi action, in union tncro
Is strength, and wo ask tho women es
pecially to stand by each other In this
warfare and work together. Wo are
conlidcnt that tho women will work far
more clllclontly if united In a State or
ganization than otherwise, and it is a
matter of rejoicing that tho auxiliaries
of tho Woman's Christian Temperance
Union aro Increasing In number and in
membership throughout tho State. It
is to bo regretted that some of the wo
men's temperauco societies scorn to care
only for their own town or city, and
that some organizers of Reform Clubs
are willing to divide the efforts of tho
women in this work."
Scene, an astronomical class: Student
(loquitor) "Professor, whea you
speak to us of the ljmbs of the sua aad
the moon, whloh are we to understand,
that they are arms, or leg?" Professor
"Wo nave scriptural warrant for sup
posing them to be legs. Job speaks of
'inn ninnn waiuiiior in iiriarhtnnaa-'
lu what two oases are precisely the
same means used for distinctly opposite
purposes? Why, bars, to be sure. They
are put oa bank windows to keep
thieves out, aaa oa jail wladowa to
keep them la.
Lacustrine .Prwelf.
In the winter of 18.' 3. It happened
that the waters of the Lake of Zurich
sank lower than they had ever been
known to do before; nnd the popl of
of Mlele n, who had seized this opportu
nity of completing some building along
the shore, made the discovery that here
too, were numerous old sharpened
stakre, m well as pottery and article
made of stone and bone. The news soon
reached tho ears of the scientific world,
and much real was shown In exploring
the bottom of this and the other lakes
of Swltterland; and the result was that
much light was thrown upon tho "I'lle
bulldlng period," as the German scien
tists have named it. nn age which dates
back moro than 6,000 years before the
dawn of history, and had until now been
completely hidden from us. More and
moro discoveries were made. As soon
as thn dwellings of that tlmo hnd been
reconstructed by no means an arduous
task tho domestic utensils and hunt
ing weapons, and tho remains of plants
and animals, all seemed to find their
proper places. No doubt remained, as
to the manner of life led by these ancient
people, and although wo inny have no
positive assurnnco ns to their name, we
aro ablo to divide tho tlmo of their ex
istence Into threo well-defined nges,
called respectively the Stonn Age,
llrone Ago.nnd Iron Age, according to
the materials of which their weapons
mid Implements were successively made.
Tho Stone Ago, of course, was the enr
liest; tho llrone ngo showed some nd
vnnco In civilization; nnd with the Iron
Ago wo como to tho tlmo of the Ro
mans. All tho lakes have jielded moro re
mains of tho Slonu Ago than either of
tho others; but nil three periods may bo
best studied nt Neiichntel. My degrees,
whole sets of such things ns went to
mnku up tho furniture of a idle-dwelling
wore recovered, and lire now to bo
seen displayed in tho museums of vari
ous Swiss towns. Thuru nro stonu
hatchets nnd hammers, spears nnd
darts, nil made either of flint, serpen
tine, rock-cr) still, chalcedony, or jas
per, ami sometimes oven of rnro stones;
there nro Implements made of bono,
clubs of stng's horn, daggers of bone,
llsh-hooks make of tho claws nnd tusks
of tho wild boar, needles, primitive or
iinments for tho throat nnil hair, part of
u spindle, even u bundle of llu, yum
for weaving, woven stuff, and netting
of various kluds. To completo the pic
ture soinu ten different kluds of cereals
have been found, various sorts of pulse,
bits of npple, cherries und raspberries,
allot which haling been turned into
charcoal, mo perfectly well preserved.
Iloth tho fauna nnd Horn of tho period
have been nccuratelv determined, and
from the bones found in hugu quantities
around tho piles it seems that tho ene
mies and friends of man in those days
were tho bear, urus, bison, wild-goat,
fox, wolf, horse, pig, cat, polo-eat, do
mestic cattle, and many others besides.
Hut the men of those days must have
hnd a hard battle for existence with the
rough rudo elements, tho wild beasts,
and the hostile tribes "on the other sido
of tho mountains." It was probably
their fear of tho latter, together with
the marshy state of the soil on tho shore,
which Induced them to build their dwel
ngs over tho waters of tho lake. There
could not have been much enjoyment
of life; there could have been no light
hearted laughter, no sound of singing,
as tho lake-dweller in his canoe glided
over tho waters for tho purposo of fish
ing, or went to tho shore either to take
gamo or to pursue tho wearisome labor
of cutting down wood with his Hint axo.
Tho thin, walls of his wooden hut af
forded him very slender protection
against tho frequent damp fogs arising
from tho Icy glaciers and all tho hor
rors of a long winter, in spito of having
built his dwelling close up against those
of his neighbors, in spito of his having
filled up the crevices with moss nnd clay,
and in spite, too, of his having covered
tho roof with a thatching of pine
branches. There must have been a
good ileal of wind and plenty of thor
ough draughts, and, in fact, as says tho
poet:
"The ancient history of Europe must
havo begun with colds, toothache, and
swellod faces." London Society.
Moscow.
The Russians lovo Moscow. It is tho
idol of every Russian heart Her shrines
aro to him tho holiest in tho empire,
hallowed by seven centuries of historical
associations. Rut grand and holy as It
is, it has suffered from tho sword, tho
torch and tho plague. Threo hundred
years ago it was nearly consumed by
tiro, in which two thousand of its citi
zens perished. Fifty years later tho
Tartars fired tho suburbs, and ono hun
dred thousand of its inhabitants per
ished by tho llamcs mid by tho sword.
A hundred years ago tho plague so re
duced its population that it never re
gained Its former proportions. Within
our own century, and to save It from
plunder by tho French, tho people gavo
up their beautiful city to tho flames, tho
granuusi Hiicrtucu over maiieto national
pride. Rut when tho French retreated,
tho city was rebuilt, and is to-day "a
thing of beauty." Its too frequent re
construction is tho cause of tho irregu
larity everywhere apparent. Only a few
of tho streets aro straight; a palace and
a hovel, a state building and a store,
a splendid church and a small hotel, ad
join each other, and tho rich and tho
poor aro nearest neighbors. Nothing
is moro noticeablo and attractive than
tho display of colors, red, white, green,
gold and silver, with which tho publio
and private buildings aro ornamented.
Romo has long been celebrated as the
"city of churches," having ono for each
day in tho year, an additional one for
leap year; but .Moscow can boast of
nearly lour hunarca temples ueatcatea
to religion. Although the clrcumvalla
tlonof the city is moro than twenty
English miles, yet the objects of interest
to a traveler are confined within narrow
limits. The Moskva flows through the
city, spanned by noble bridges, and
along Its banks are beautiful lawas,
shadod by noble trees. National Be
mUoryfor May.
Those people who are trying te get to
heaven oa their creed will nnd out at
last that they didn't have a through
ticket.
Too long courtships are aot always
judicious; the parties often tire out
scoring before the trot begins.
A ReatUa Xerrhaat's Heete.
When a Russian Merchant becomes
rich, he builds for himself a line house,
or buys and thoroughly repairs tho
house of soma rumed noble, and spends
money freely on Inlaid doors, gigantic
mirrors, malachite tables, pianos by th
best makers, and all other article of
furniture made of the most costly mate
rial. Occasionally peclally on tho
occasion of a marriage or death In the
family he will give magnificent ban
quels. and expend enormous uui on
gigantic aterlets, choice sturgeons, for
rgn fruits, champagne, and all manner
of costly delicacies. Rut all this lavish,
ostentatious expenditure does not affect
tho ordinary current of his dally life.
As you enter those gaudllyfurnished
rooms you can perceive at a glance that
they are not for ordinary uso. You no
tlc a rigid symmetry and Indescribable
baroness which Inevitably suggest that
tho original arrangements of tho up
holsterer havo never been modified or
supplemented. The truth Is thnt by far
tho greater part of the h mso Is onlv
used on state occasions. Tho host anil
his family llvo down stairs, In smnll,
dirty rooms, furnished In a very differ
ent, and tor them moro comfortable
st) le. At ordinary times tho fine rooms
aro closed, nnd tho line furniture care
fully colored. If you tnako a visi'.e dt,
polttftHc ufter nn entertainment nt
which you have been preent, ou will
probably hnvo some difficulty in gain
ine admission at the front door.
When )ou havo knocked or rung sev
eral tlmes.somo one will probably come
round from tho back regions and ask
j on what you want. Then follows an
other long pause, anil at last foot-steps
nro heard approaching from within.
Tho bolts are drawn, the door Is open
ed, nnd you nro led tip ton spacious
drawing room. At the wall opposite
tho windows there Is sure to boa sofa,
and before It tin oval table, fit each
end of tho tnble, and at right angles to
tho sofu, there will bo a row of threo
arm chairs. Tho other chairs will bo
symmetrically arranged round tho
room. In n few minutes tho host will
appear, In his long, double-breasted
black coat and well polished long boots.
His hair Is parted in tho niididc, and
his beard shows no trneo of scissors or
r.i.or. After tho customary greetings
havo been exchanged, glasses of tea,
with slices of lemon nim preserves, or
perhaps a bottlo of champagne, aro
brought in by way of refreshment. Tho
femalo members of tho family you must
not expect to see, unless jou nro nn in
timate friend; for tho merchants still
retain something of thnt femalo 'seclu
sion which was In vogue among tho
upper classes lnsforo tho tlmo of Peter
the Great. The host himself will prob
ably Ik) nn Intelligent but totally uned
ucated nnd decidedly taciturn man.
Alnnit the weather and the crops ho
may talk fluently enough, but ho will
not show much Inclination to go beyond
these tonics.
The Power ef Children.
A man was leaning, much intoxicat
ed, against a tree; some llttlo children
coming from school saw him there; and
nt once said to each other: "What shall
wo do for him?"
Presently, said one: "Oh I I'll tell
you, let us slug him a temperance
song."
And so thoy did; collecting around
him, they sang :
"Awny the bowl, away," and so on
in lc:iutiful tunes.
Tho poor fellow enjoyed tho singing,
and when they hail finished ho said:
"Sing again, llttlo girls, sing again,
plea.se?"
"Wo will," thoy said, "If you will
sign tho temperance pledge."
"No, wo aro not at a temperance
meeting; there aro no pledges hero."
"I havo a pledge," cried ono; and "I
havo a pencil," cried another. Holding
up tho plodgo, they besought him to
sign it.
"No, I won't sign it now. Sing for
mo."
So thoy sang again
"Tho drink tliaFs in tho drunkard's
1kw1
Is not tho drink for me."
"Oh, do sing that again," as said ho,
he wiped tho tears from his eyes.
"No, no moro," said thoy, "unless
you'll sign tho pledge; sign and wo'U
sing for you."
He pleaded for the singing, but thoy
wore firm, and declared thoy would go
away if ho would not sign.
"Rut," said the poor fellow, striving
to liud some excuse, "there's no table
hero, how can I writo without a table?"
At this, a modest, quiet, pretty llttlo
creature, with hor finger on hor lips,
came forward and salif, "Yea, you can
spread tho pledge on tho crown of your
hat, and I'll hold It for you."
Off camo tho hat, tho child held It,
tho pledge was signed, and tho little
ones burst out with
"Oh water for nw, bright wator for
mo,
Glvo wine to tho tremulous de
bauchee." I heard that man In Worcester town
hall, with uplifted hands and quivering
linssay, "IthankGodfor tho sympathy
of those children. I shall thank (Jod to
all eternity that he sent those little
children aa messengers of mercy to
While Clever.
It is tho opinion of a farmer of high
authority and taste, that every pasture
should contain sonio white clover. It
will afford moro feed at certain times
of the year than any kiud of grass or
clover. It will not flourish on damp
soils or those that are very poor. U
will do very well in a partial shade, as
a grove or orchard, but to make the
highest excellence, it should be sown
Whom it Will havn tliA ajlvantaom nl ,.11
sunlight It is easy to secure patches
of white clover ia a pasture by scatter
iuk reu in eariy spring on Dare places,
and brushing it in. One pound of seed
is sufficient to start white clover ia a
hundred places ia a pasture. The dis
position of this clover u to spread by
means of the branches that run aloag
the surface of the ground and take root.
Having secured a sod a foot square, it
will sooa extend so aa to cover first a
yard, then a rod.
A bunkum fence was described by a
witness under examination ia couit, as
a fence that is bull strong, hone high
aad pig tight
DOHEHTIC RECIPEN.
Doughnut. A Isrge cup of butter
two cups of sugar, one pint of Ugh
onge, four eggs, one pint of milk
one teaspoonful soda, some nutmeg.
Let the dough rise twice.
llutttneoteh. Take one pound of su
gar, threo quarters of a pint of water,
and set over a slow lire; when done add
one and a half tablespoonfuls of butter,
and lemon juice to flavor.
SrofrA Cake. Onn pound brown su
gar, ono pound flour, one-half pound
butter, two eggn, one teaspoonful cln
nnmon; roll very thin and bake.
lrtabtt Lemonade. Powdered tar-
tario acid, one ounce; powdered sugar,
six ounces ; essence of lemon, ono
drachm ; let It dry thoroughly In tho
sun; rub together and divide In .1 pa
per. Ono makes a glass of good sweet
lemonade.
Ibje llolU. -Ono pint of sour milk, i
threo eggs beaten light, a scant tea tw
spoonful of saleratus, a little salt, and
meal enough to make a stiff batter.
Rnke In a quick oven in a roll pan pre
vlously heated.
Jlhetiit. One pint of Hour, one tea
spoonful of cream tartar, one table
spoonful of lard, a llttlo salt: nib well k
together ; stir in a cup of milk In
which has lieen dissolved one-half tea
spoonful of soda ; roll quite thin; cut
out with tin biscuit rings and bake in
a hot oven.
Corn Starch Cake. Two cupfuls of
powdered sugar, four cupfuls of corn
starch, ono-quarter of a cupful of but
ter, three eggs, a teaspoonful of cream k
of tarter mixed with tho corn-starch, r
one-half teaspoonful of soda dissolved
In one-third of a cupful of milk.
Freoli or Ulaek llcan Soup. Ono pint
of beans; soak over night; in the morn
ing put in a pot with four quarts of
water, threo pounds beef, two onions
two carrots, somo parsley nnd celery
tops; cook slowly all day and let ft
stand ovor night; in the morning tako J.
off tho fat nnd strain through a colan "
der; then make it hot ; put a pinch of
cu)cnno pepper, two hard-boiled eggs
chopped line, glass of sherry wine, and
a lemon cut thin, in the tureen, and
pour in tho soup.
llecf Soup. Three pounds of beef,
three carrots, ono turnip, ono bunch of
celery, four onions, two bunches leeks,
tablespoonful salt, popper to taste; cut
the meat Into pieces tno slo of an egg:1
vegetables washed, scraped, and cutln
to small pieces; put all Into a large
saucepan, with four or five quarts of
water; boll very gently ono whole dav;
let It stand all night; carefully tako tno
fat next day; add ono pinch cayenne
pepper; iiiuko ooiiing noi anu serve.
Southern Fried Chicken. Put
ono
pint of cream Into a frying pan largo
enough to hold a chicken and set it over "
a moderate lire until it begins to color,
then lay Into It ono chicken nicely
dressed and cut in joints, and try until
tho under sido is nicely browned; when
tho cream acquires a rich brown hue
dip enough to servo as sauco for tho
dish and set St aside to keep hot. Sea
son tho chicken with pepper and salt
and turn it over in tho pan. Let It
brown equally all over. Do not let tlio
cream burn. When done lay It upon a
flat dish and pour tho cream into the
centre.
Lorenxe Hew aad (labrlel's Horn.
Loreno Dow. whoso namo Is still
fresh In tho minds of many of tho older
Inhabitants, It Is said, was on his way
to preach In South Carolina, when un
derneath an old spruce tree ho overtook
a colored lad who was blowing a largo
tin horn, and could send forth a blast
with riso and swell, and cadence, which
waked tho echoes of tho distant hills.
Calling asldo the blower, Dow said to
him:
"What's your name?"
"My namo-Gabrlel, sir," said tho
brother in ebony.
-i!,W?I,ti liSS1, ,mvo T0U hvca t
Church Hill?"
"Yes, massa, Pee been dar many a
the hSlP mncmbor R "pruco trt' on
"Oh, yes, massa, I knows dat tree."
"Did you know thnt Lorenzo Dow
hart an appointment to preach under
that tree to-morrow?"
dat "l' ye"' ,a88a, ovcribJy knows
. W' GMbr!c1' ! ara Lorenzo Dow,
and if you'll take your horn and go to
morrow morning and climb up In that
tree and hide yourself among the bran
ches before tho people begin to gather,
and wait there till fcall your name and
then blow such a blast with your horn
as I heard you blow a mlnuto ago, I'll
te"" ,rllar- WiU 'ou Uo .
rTirf1? "" .I.,!,m takes Jftt dollar.1'
in dun it8.hi,, nwa ln th0 truo P
in duo time. Aa immonso concourse of
persons of all slcs and colors nsscmbled
at the appointed hour, and Dow preach
cd on die judgment of tho last .fay. Ry
SnftnT0' ire,cril!tion ho wrought the
multitude up to tho opening of tho
scene nf rui..l ?. P "
4
...it .. .i - mm nssize, at tho
call of the trumpet peals which weke to
nw"kV tbo, keeping nations. "ThVn ?
said ho, "suppose, my djing friend.
upposthls sfiould be the hour. Suil
ell r .1. n"'"" ' ,m "". at tho
Sure enough, at that moment tho
trumpet of Gabriel sounded. Tho wn
men shrieked and many fa nted thJ
anraW'i ft&'i
KentasTt Wx&J
opened. Dow stood and I watehed fthS
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i. ,L:,r t-x.-vus preacnurom touch.
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ana m tke great day of the wrath tfj
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