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w i -JV - - 5 1 i -t ! fe Br. ' r, & The Mfiyn Time Arc fls JWrr. IT AITNM TaKJUSO. Tears, Ml tears, I know tot whst iti7 mean, Tears frtra the depths of am dlrln ilrtpslr, MtM in (he heart, ami gslfesr In th eyes, la looking, on lh hsppy autumn (folds Aad thinking of (he days thai are no more. Fresh k first beam gtltterfne on a tall That llr-fa our frlrnls up from Uie under worM, tkul a (bo hut, whlfti reddens orrr one That sinks th all we lore below the tercet ftossd, to ilrtnge, the dtjra lhl ara no morn Ah, sad and strange, a In dsrktummtr dawn The earliest tp of half-awakentd birds To dying M' l'n "nto j'" JM The- casement slowly irrowe a glimmering square; Ho m1, to strange, the dsya that are no more, Ibjar as remembered kle after death, Anil sweet at Ihnte by holet fancy feln'd On llj that are for others t deep a lore Weep a rirtt lore, and wild with all regret Oh, death In life! I he day that are no more. THK TtTIS HKAl'tSliKTH. I'hrt PMer r m Hnpst- IsUcstvrrr. I will not threaten you, Hilton. Tfcars ago 1 made my will, and yon will bo my liulr, I shall not niter otio Una ol Hint document, boeniiso I will not bribe you to tlo my will, or oven to Imi nn honornlilo mnn. Von may marry whom you will, mny defy my wishes In every wny, and lose nil my lovo nnd mspect, out tin) moony will Mill he .yours." Tliu (iilck, indlgnnnt lluali on Hilton 1 memo's face, the sudden erect iicju of IiIr figure, toll! Hint lit uncle had wall calculated tho effect. of his words; tru ly, with hi trunk brown oyes, his sen sitive mouth, Iiln hronil whiUi brow, ho looked lltlln hku n mnn to bo bribed, but it wan as easy to road that hn coulil be ruled by hi affections. Wliuu ho poke hU volco wiu low and Iiln tono pleading, 'Do you moan, Uncle Uoorgo, thnt I ealin.ll loan Your lovo nnd respect If I tunrry AdaVlllol?" "Or nuy other woman who U nbso .tittdy nobody. Whnt do you know of Jier?rt "Only Hint alio I tlio loveliest, noblest woman I ever saw. If you know her you would lovu her." "Yes yes; but I moan, what do yon know of nor family?" "Only whnt alio told mo herself; that 3ir mother illud of poverty, after strug gling lo support herself by her ncodlu. They woro miserably poor for a long tltno, nnd thou Mm. Wlllot lii'Knn to fflvo woi k to Ada' a mothor Wliuu alio dlod Mra. Wtllwt took Ada (i hur own lioinn, and, after lvln her overy ad vautngo her own olilld oould have m Joywl, ailopted hr." ,What wna her own niuunf" Smith." "Ilnhl" mild Mr. Hilton, with ovvry oxprcnalon of deen dlBilt. "Well. marry hur, If you will. Your iroaut ftiiownnco aiiau no iiouuiuii, out you need not bring her hnroj" and with a audilou tlua-ciiena ho ndilod i "I want no woman hero to remind mo of a oaat at... L..t. oow i nati lorgoiion." Never, In all Ida reoollvutlon of Iiln jrravB, iilot uncle, hail Hilton anon him mo moved. HN volco wan aharp an with the naiiff of aoitio aitddon memory, Ida ayes HiiMird, nnd Ida whole fminotretn bled with emotion. "You arc a man now,' ho aald, with one of tlioao ntrnngo Impulaivi to coiill lenc that often aeUea the moat ro ewrved of men, "a man Hooking a wifo. 1 will tell you what has uovur before iiajwml my lip to any living being. I liave a wifo aoniowhere, and a ohlld, It may be.' Utter Mlonlihment knot Hilton illll. "H'a my own innlt," Mr. Hilton con tinued, "that 1 m a lonely, mlaerablo wan, Inatend of a happy hunband and father. Twenty ycare ago, when 1 wai naat forty yean old, I fell in love. Fell (a love, for 1 wax fairly liuano over Myra Dolauo when 1 had aevn hur but three time. I courted her with eager attention, rich present, flattery, overy faaclnatlon 1 could command. 1 wan not an unaltraotlvo man at forty. I had traveled uxtuntlvoly, had been a cloao atudent, wan emphatically a aoclety sBian,a auccoaaful lawyer, and command log Urge wealth. Myra waa twenty five, auerhly hnndaome, aoconiplialunl and graceful. "I thought Mho loved mo. I thought there was only trtut and devotion In Uie lovellghtof hnr largo bluo eyoa, the varying wilor upon her cheek. We were married, traveled two years on the Continent, nnd ihvn returned to thla homo and oouued It doom to ao clety. Our child wa nearly n year old when we cntue home, nnd what love 1 could spare from Myra I gave to baby Aana. "Wo were very popular, being ho. pltablo and generous, gntherltignrouud ua rellned people, and both exerting ourolveto the utmost for the pleasure of our guest. Hut while wo were trav eling, all In nil to each other, there was sleeping In my heart a demon who stirred lo life when we returned. "Strong a my lovo I found my leal ousy. I was nn Idiot a mad, Jealous Idiot for I stung a prouel, sensitive woman to contempt of my opinions, do Masco of my unworthy suspicious. Now I can see that Myra was but till lag her proper place la society as host m or guest; but then, blinded by my jealousy, 1 grudged any other man a pleasant look or n cheery word, I can st tell you now of even' aceuo that anted her love to fear and dislike. She bewawe pale and miserable, often sul Um aad defiant Finally she left mo. ' Uftjour "Ioaate home oao afternoon, after ooadacUng aa Intricate criminal case, aad found a aote upon my table, telling ate Mvra could ao longer endure the Ufa of consUnt quarrelling and r proaeh. She had takeu her child aad woald aever retura to aie." "Did she not go to her relatlreBr' "8b4 had butfcw. Her father died while we were abroad, aad having beea coltkred a rich man, was found to hare left leas thea his funeral eipeuse. She had aa aunt aad sosae couslu. to all of whom I weat, but who denied all kaewhtdfe of her. After searchluir with the eageraee of pcalteaee deep and sincere, and love moit profound, l finally advertised, and even employed private police investigation. It was all In rain. 1 never found wife or child." "Yet jou think they live " "1 cannot till. I remained hern for five ynr, nnd then, a you know, went to see my only alatcr, djlng of consumption." "And to become my second father." "Ye, mv loy. t found you, my lit tle unmesnko, a sobbing boy of twelve, heart-broken over 3 our mother's lllne. and death. You know the rent of my llfo-hUtory. I retired from the tumult of my profusion, traveled with you, mndn you my own Interrit In life. You tilled my empty housnand heart, for I loved you Hilton, a denrly as I loved my baby dnughter who childhood is a cloaeil, snnlrd book," "Hut, Uiioln (icorge, can nothing be done now?" "Wo have I wen In IOiidon throe j ears, nnd every month there ha been an hdvertlscment only Myra would un derstand In tlm loading papers. I have tiuvorjhad one lino of answer. No, my boy, it Is hopelens now. If In tho f it turo you ever know my wifo nnd ohlld, I trust them to your euro and gener osity," ft seemed as If, In tho excitement of his recital, Mr. Hilton had forgotten the conversation thnt hnd immi'dintely siig gested It. Ho rote from his sent, and opening a cabinet in tho room, brought brink a small box. Ilcontnluud n brace lutof hnlr with an Inexpensive clnsp, nnd a lockot. "When wo iroro In Paris," ho snld, "1 hnd this bracelet mmlo of Myrii'a hnlr nnd mlnu woven together; aim hn tho coiupniilon one. This tiny eoll of cold In the elanp was out frcin tho bnb) henil, our little darling, ttieti but three mouths old. It must have been aoiuo lingering lovo that in ride Myrn still keep the lirn:elet llko thin whluh alio woio conntiiitly. Whnt In the unit tcr, Hilton f You uru n white nn death." "Nothing. In your wife's picture in tho looket r "Yen. You sue how bunutlful alio wns F" "I sen more thrtri thnt," said Hlton; "nnd yet I dnro not tell you whnt I hope. Will you give 1110 one little hour to see If " "If whntf" "Only ono hour I will bo back then." "Htopl" Mr. Hilton orl.nl. slinking with excitement. Hut his nephew vn gone. Hoping, fenrlng, not knowing what to hope or four, Mr. Illllouwutiihcil tho clock till the honr wtot over. Ho wnUeil up nml down, ho tried to rend, ho lived over ngnln thnt print whoso remorseful memories hnd been so vividly recalled. With Myrn'n picture before him, ho thought ngnln of that wild, llereu lovo thill liitd oeeu his hnpplnesn and his bllghu "Why wns 1 not culm, roanoimbln .is bccniiio my venrs and ponltlouf" Ik naked hluuelf, bitterly. "Why did I lvo a boy' lovo Ui n woman who had ved In society, nnd respeutud all It requirements? I lived an Ideal life Myra the actual one nrouud us. Where Is Hilton? What can he know? Whnt has he discovered? Only three minutes gone, and It seems n day since ho wrvi lierw." Hut oven before tho hour wan over Hilton leturned. In his engernoss to (mention him, Mr. Hilton did not notice that he came throuirh the draw 11 5; room to the library where ho wnltei leavlnir the door a little open. "Whero have jou been?" Mr. Hilton asked. "To procure this," Hilton answered gravely, plnclug in his uncle's baud the duplicate of the bracelet upon the initio. Tho siinui braid of sunny brown hnlr, Willi hero and there some of raven blnuk streaked with gray; tho ame stonily iiuwji wiiu n weo con 01 oany curi un der the glass; the same lettering, too Myra and Oeorge twined together with fantasllo scrolls and twists. Forsevernl momunts there was deep silence. The old man could notspvak, and the young one would not break In upon what he felt to be a sacred emotion. At last, lilting up his head, Ooorge Hilton ankedt "Does Mra live? Can sho forgive me?" "It U years since sho died," Hilton answered, "but surely, In heaven, sho has forgiven you. She never spoke of you to your child but In words of re spect and affection, though sho always spoke of you as dead. "My ohlldl You know my child?" "I know and love her. lo you not guess, Uncle Ooorgo, whero I saw that brncelet whoso duplicate I rocogtiUcd nt once, whose face Is a living copy of the one in your looket? Must 1 tell you that t'.io child Mrs. Wlllot tenoned from poverty, and adopied for her own, Is my cousin, nnd your daughter?" "Aha Smith?" "Smith was the namo her mother thought most probably would boNt con ceal her Identity, nnd Ada was tho namo of Mrs. Wfllet's only child, who men m intauoy." "Hut why have you not brought her to me?" asked Mr. Hilton, with almost a sob In his volco. And as ho spoke, tho door Hilton had left ajar opened, and across the threshold stepped a tall, beautiful girl, with sunny brown hair, and largo blue ejes, who waited timid ly until her father came quickly to meet her. "Anna!" he said, softly. "Can this be my baby my woo daughter? It must be, for It Is my Myra, who baa not grown old ami gray, as I have, but lives In perpetual youth. My child, I once wronged your mother, but have sorrowed and repented for that wrong. Can you forglvo me?" Tho tears were falling fast f rem Anna Hilton's eyes, and her volco was tremb ling with sobs, as she saldt "My dear fatherl" That was all; but as George Hilton folded his child In his arms, he knew that ho was torch en, nnd for him at last there might be happiness in mak Ing others happv. Good Mrs. Wlllot mourned and re joiced at once over her loss and her adopted daughters good fortune, but consoled herself with the thought that Ada must have left her lo bo Hlltou's wife, and, after all, they would still be neighbors. llut sho would not give her up until after a most brilliant wedding, and 1 org union oniy welcomed in daugh ter lo her home when he also gave ten der greeting to Hilton's wife, An Eitraordlmry CalcalatUa. Tho earth I but to the Uniterm a a uraln of sand U lo tho aeashore, let In- slgnllleant a It may ceo 111 In such a toinparlson, It U, iievertltee. when surveyed by finite liiltuli, a globe of noituan prntMtrtloiu, This iiniiidntio sphere contains 1,00'J geographical cu bic miles! In the mure expression of llirures no pnrtlcular vanities may here seem to bo Implied, but lei us anal) no tho proportions of a cubic mile and our Idea will not only alter In this rcH-ct, but we will stand aghast at the mngnl tilde of thin glolte, which ruvolven with such awful slleiiro overy 'i hours. Im agine a chest or box loliavo tho length, width and depth of but one of lfieM mllos, and then let u see whnt It would contain. To iH'gln, cimt In nil tho factories, public buildings, monuments, private dwelling, rrtilwAji, tiny, ever) thing that has been built bv man In America, add to that thoo of Asia, Africa ami Australia, and the work Is but begun. Take up the churches, towers ami all other structures In lttulon, Paris, Mer lin Hamburg, Kt. Petersburg, Con stHtiliuopIo In short, those of oory city nod town in Koropo, Add to that all the steamers nnd vessels 011 the ocenn, Wlml Is the result? Our trunk Is scarce hnlf f u 111 Let us now nvnll ourselves of the humnii rare. Pack them In like herring In rows, nnd put l'.'.OOOIn a row -1,000 of these rows mnko one stratum of 18, 000,000 just room enough for the Americans. Helweeu each Injcr (to mnko a neat job) let tin sprinkle straw and dry leaven thirty feet between onch In) or (which would require all there Is In tho world), nnd then pnek In tho fl.000,000 of Australians nml lA.OOO.OW) Asiatics, nnd this will complete the second stratum nnd thus continue until ou hno the remnlulng liOO.OX), 000 Asiatic , nnd the reiunlmler of iiopulnllon, mtiklng In nil 1, 100,000,000 In about thirty strata. Now tho client lu about half full, and It would require about fifteen times the number of men to till the remaining space. What shrill wo do to complete the work? Hnppy thought. I.er us take tho auluinlsl Hut, oh cruel dlsnppoliitiuentl oven if we Include tho whole living crentlou, our chest will by 110 mentis bo lilted. And all thin is but one geogrtiphjenl cubic mile, of which tho earth contains 'IM'l. The Art or" Putchlioc Chillies. York i:nlim l'it I shall begin with tl.o perhaps origi nal tixlom tit 1st 11 patch must bo rccUu gubtr. A round or a "crooked" one will iuevltnbly thrust Itself into notice, tin It is Impossible to mutch the threads. Then n patch should inner be "laid 011," but always "set lu." To this end first cut away carefully by a thread till that is In tho least worn, nnil turn back nnd baste down nn oven scant all around. The corners may bo slushed slightly lu n diagonal direction to keep them square. Then to this opening lit the patch exactly, with the edges turned and basted, and sew It In "over mid over" 011 the wrong side with thread of tho precise shade and very fine, sowing alternate opposite sides to avoid trouble with the corners. The extra thickness caused by tho folded corners of the patch Itself should bo cutout after sew ing, nnd a little lino darning added to keep them secute. Now slightly dampen nnd press on the wrong side, and you have a neat piece of mending which cannot bo seen n few feet away. Figures and striped goods must, of course, bo carefully matched; heavy woolen fabrics, such as men and lioys' wear, need not have seams turned, the clean cut edge being strong enough to hold. Power of a Nweet Voice. There Is no power of love so hard to gel nnd keep as a kind voice. A kind hand Is deaf and dumb, It may bo rough lu llesh and blood, yet do the work of a soft heart, and do It with a soft touch. Hut there Is no one thing that love so much needs as a sweet volco lo tell what It means and feels; and It Is hard to get and keep It In the right tone. One must start lu youth, nnd bo 011 the wntch night nnd day, at work and play, lo get and keep a voice that shall speak at all times the thoughts of a kind heart. Hut this Is the time when a aharp volco Is most api to bo got. You often hear boys and girls say words nt play with a quick, sharp tone, as If It were the crack of a whip. When one of them gets vexed you will hear a voice that sounds as It it were made up of a snarl, a whine, and a bark. Such a xolco often speaks worse than the heart feels. It shows more ill-will lu the tone than in the words. It Is often lu mirth that one gets a voice or a tone Hint Is sharp, nml sticks to him through life, and stirs up Ill-will and grief, and falls llko a drop of gall on Hie sweet Joys nt home. Suc)t a thoo gel a shatp homo-voice for use, and keep their host oleo fur those they meet elsewhere, Just a they would save their best cakes and pies for guests and all lliolr sour food for Ihelr own board. I would say to all bos ami girls: "Uso yourowu guest. voice at home. Watch It day by day, as a pearl of great price, for It will Ihj worth more to you lu days to come thau tho best pearl hid in the sea. A kind volco Is a Joy llko a lark's song to hearth and home, it Is to the hoMt what light Is to the eye. It Is a light that sings as well as shines. Train it to sweet tones now, and it will keep In tune through life." 1 New Jersey Slaking! Ntwsrk Ad. tutor. According to Prof. J. S. Newberry, various facts Indicate that the coast of New Jersey and Long Island is gradu ally sinking. From the marshes of New Jersey aro taken tho trunks of trees which could not have grown there ex cept when It wiu drier ground. So, too, tho sea throws up lu storms portions of turfy soil, once covered only by the air, and similar soil has been reached bo-low- tho sea-level lu pits dug through drifted sand along Its margin. It is al so said that the land boundaries have been changed, and farms diminished, even where the wash of tho shore-waves produced no crtVct. The rata of the subsidence Is very slow only a few- Inches In a century and It may at any time be arrested or reversed; but should it continue, as It may, for some thou sands of years, It would result In a sub mergence of land now valued at hua dreds of millions of dollars, and a com plete chance of position In the teat of commerce and Industry, which must always ceutrr aooui tins iitroor. 1 ills Ksfble catastrophe Is. however, so uu certain and remoto thai It teems hardly sufficient lo illilurb tho equanimity of at lcst this generation of Inhabitant. ):. II U.r' TO THK I.tFOKMAXT. Ilntr jMMlre .AetmlaiUlrrf tf 1st I fir Uotiti ltl 'I iHsm, let tlrclMlH. An "Old Doctor" contributes to tho Charlotti-svillo (Va.) t'Aromete the fol lowing amusing story; "In colonial times, when Col. Archi bald Cnry was a magistrate, living at Williamsburg, a man who was much disliked by his neighbors on account of bis IndlcllvuncM and general menu liens, came before him nnd Informed him Hint his nulghbor, John lirowu, hail violated the game law by killing a deer la-fore Sept. 1st. Now, although HroMii was agKxl, honent, jtoor man, much esteemed by his acquaintances, Ksqulre Cnry was bound to Istito a wnr rant for his nrrest, ami when Hrowu nppenrud before htm ho confessed that he had killed tho deer, knowing at the time that he was violating the law, but thnt his wife hail a treat longing for venison, and knowing that the deer dally frequented his cornfield, sho gave him 110 peace. He had begged her to nail 11 little while, till the tlrsl of Sep tember, but sho vowed she could not wait. So he killed the deer. The old magistrate, seeming full of compassion, snld: " 'Hrown, the law Is explicit; you will have to pay tho fine, which Is ." ' "'Lord Men your heat t, Col. Cary,' said Hrown, 'all IJiavo 011 earth would not sell for 6.' " 'Well, then, said tin Justice, turn Ing to the law anil reading, without pacing strict attention to punctuation or thu exact position of tho words, Whoever shall bo guilty of shooting, snaring, trapping, or in any way killing a deer within this, his Majesty's Colony of Virginia, nt tiny time between the Istof May nnd tho 1st of September, shall pay tillno of .'. ami If ho is un able to do till, tho puiiMimcul shaM be awarded by ll'J Itiihes on the bare back, well laid on, one half to bo given to tint Informant, and the other half to thu King.' 'Mr, Constable,' snld hl Honor, 'as wo tiro enjoined to utlcu tiuil love mercy, nml whero nn odd amount, which" Is not capable of an equal division Is to bo divided, between 11 rich mnn and 11 poor mnn, I always give tho poor man tho larger share; you will, therefore, give the Informant lu this cash the at) lashes, nnd whenever uiii catch his Miilcity, the King, lu this colony, you will then give him the 19.' So the majesty of luw was main tallied, much to tho satisfaction of all who knew tho odious Informant. Where to Kcoacnilse. A mother who was particularly suc cessful In keeping her children at homo of evenings, so much so that It was with dilllculty that thov could bo Induc ed to accept an invitation to spend an uveiilug away from home, was asked If she had any particular secret for "o do ing. She replied that she could think of none, except that she kept Iter sitting-room and parlor very light. "Wo nlwtiNfl have all the light we wnnt; we put the gas on, full blae, In both front ami back parlors; thou wo keep tho house comfortably wnrm nil over, and this Is tho only secret, If it is n secret," To tills it was objected that It would bo very expensive. Sho replied: "O, well, we will economize In something else, If necessary, but a cheerful light nt u oil ing wo will have." Her remark was very suggestive, not only In thu grent difference in thocbeer fulness of a well-lighted house and tho gloom of onu when the light is poor nnd stinted, but of thu choice there is in matters of economy. In these times everybody has to study economy in some directions, but In family lffo it ought to be directed to anything rather than the curtailing of family comforts or of the ouallty and quantity of chil dren's food. Hetter wear the plalttot clothes; better have no extra suit; bet tor put up with the old mid patched furniture than to deprive any ono of a real comfort, especially the children. Warmtn and light aro the most essen tial of these. Warmth and light are the attractions used by the saloons and other places of like sort to draw our children from us. 'o must counteract these bv providing Imtter of thu snmu kind. o cannot afford to economize too much lu these. So In regard to children's food and clothes. There are two articles of food of which children nro very fond, and which are nutritious and wholesome, hich are often economised unwisely. These are milk and sugar. Hetter do without desserts nil the time and let the children have their milk to drink and plenty of sugar on their oatmeal or stewed apples. Hetter a dime's worth of good pure candy occasionally than tho costly and too oftcu indigestible minco pie. In clothing, also, the same discrimination should bo observed. Plenty of good warm underclothing, good stockings, and stout, well-fitting shoes will mace presentable tho plain Mt dress. If economy must bo studied In children's clothes, lot it bo in trim mings and nifties, and not in those things which give wwrmth and com fort. To practice economy successfully re quires a great deal of study and expe rience, it Is generally not very encour aging or pleasant to do, and yet there are those -sho have become enthusias tic In It. It has scem?d to have almost tho fascination of a game, to some, to see how little they could live on, and live comfortably. If one has to do it, it Is better to do it in such a spirit than complainlncly and fretfully. And, as to accomplish something "is always a satisfaction, there may be a certain sat Ufactlou lu the study nod experiment ing that Uud to a knowledge of how to economise in tho best ways and place, how to live well, and at the same time live cheaply. MEDICIXE AX THE PKEHS. A rijrlrfia Wh Tsslatb I he Vrm-mmtum Nliemltl Work Wills lssr Wrrmm, .tjot AbmImsI II. Kitrtntrf A44t-fVr.U J M As a profession we bavo ben Inclined lo put a ban on all who proposed to In struct the people. We have tevrrely cennurod the display of successful prac tice either lu surgery or medicine. We have even questioned the propriety of specialties. We have Iwen Jealous of those to whom ourselves and the public concealed eclal accomplishments. W have kept in the rut of prreon cehed prejudice, anil have educated bigotry far beyond any other learned protection. The pulpit does not bl tatn while It publicly appeals to the mae on tho most accessible rostrum lu the land, to spread far and near old and now truth, throughout the press. Tho lawj or is ever adwrtudng his wares at the most prominent and pub lic locality In the country. He Is al ways before tho people III tho court room, on the tollllcal rostrum, and lu the press. Kvery judicial opinion is published in the press, as well as in thu official organ. And why should the medical profession bo enforced "to put their light under a bushel," or muzzle their lips and their pens, while igno rance, empiricism and pretention ooldiy arrogate to themselves knowl edge, ncience, and philanthropy by their garbled exhibitions In public, lu their Itinerant mountebanks; In their brfren Assurance of success, nnd progress, by cards, handbills, insurance companies, dhinity affidavit, and every other con ceivable and inconceivable wj ? Why these things should be, and our practice ami our ethics require of us a false modesty, nnd an Inappropriate silence, I do not understand. In fact, under the head of "duties of the profession to the public," (code of ethics) wo nre In structed to "bo ready to gho counsel to the nubile in relation to mutters cs- pecia ly appertaining to our profession, J as on subjects 01 meillcnl police, nub lie hygiene, nnd legal medicine." What further character do wo want? It Is our practice more than our ethics that Is at fnulu There aro many, very many things In tho code that aro excellent; but what Is disturbing the harmony and usefulness of the profession, is, Unit a few bigots, fanatics, and Pharisees at tempt to execute it for private nnd per sonal ends, instead of for tho good of the great whole of thu profcMsioti. If science Is truth, publish It. If our pro fession is right and meritorious. It need not fear to enter the list, and challenge the utmost sincerity. If It is benetlceiit nml lino nnd noble, ns the fathers and founders contended mid meant It should be, why not enlist the press, nnd every other populnr agency wo possess, to plant It in the heart of the people, and show them the true wn ? Why not rise In our might and pulout these false lights which have been held up to thu people mid which they liaiit igtiormitly but honestly followed? They look to us as their natural guardians and pro tectors, mid Justly so, whllo we fall to recognlu our responsibility nml allow them to perish under tho hands of tho mere pretender. Wo aro more to blame than they. It is our business to give them light, to warn, to instruct and encourage. Hut under false views, or wrong precedents, wo fall lo glvo tho note of warning, and lltoy aro left, the prey of overy pretender nnd unprin cipled mid Ignorant charlatan. Tho national association h as endorsed by Its silence the recommendation of Its presiding o 111 cor. Now Is tho pro pitious time to agitate; es, ngltMo is the word, agitato In our own hounda rlos the right ami the duties of the pro fession to the public, and of the public to tho profession. Flash the bright light of truth on the public mind, through tho dally press. Iterate and reiterate the gtos, glaring wickedness practiced on tho simple, honest, unsuspecting, by thu itinerant sharks, and on the whole crowd of medical shysters and pretend ers. Wo havo the ability if wo had tho will. Kvery community has tho facts and tho figures, If properly arranged and presented, to make their oars tingle and their faces crimson. We can bet ter shau public medical sentiment than lawyers can political, or clergymen can theological, for wo number more and havo bettor access to tho masses of thu people; and It Is from sheer neglect and bigotry on our part that such a state of things exists. Wo havo slept, and an noj ed and sought to devour each other, while Hie enemies of legitimate medi cine havo sown tares, nnd a rich har vest arc they reaping. Curing Haren. There nro few families, says Dr. Pol lard, in Virginia, who do riot under stand this art quite well, though many fail to gel good hams. As a general rule there Is loo much smoking; this Is more necessnrv In the largo ute.it, as It serves to dry tlie meat oil', and the cre osote engendered by tho smoking pro cess l nutisentiu mid lirescrvniW-i. Tho western meat mid the Virginia meat, when smoked too much, retains tliesmokcd, disagreeable taste. In Kng land and France smoking I not used nl all, and this is an evidence that it is smoked too much here, or more than is necessary. Tho Hanover county hams aro famously good, and the best of them I over saw were only smoked four times. An important matter is that tho animal heat should bo out before salt ing, and this may bo accomplished in tho same day, if the hogs aro killed by daybreak, and tho weather Is tolerably cold. In no event permit Hie pork to frcere. We have frequently seen hogs killed very early and salted" the same day; and this Is'our practice, unless the weather is warm. Many modes have been adopted for curing hams, and af ter repeated trials we think there Is nono better than tho following: For twelve pounds of salt, or one pound of saltpetre, and enough molasses to nib them together, producing tho nppcar ance of damp brown sugar; rub this in well, lay tho ham. separate on boards, with the skin side down. Hepeit tho application every week fot four weeks then hang up and smoke on da up days with hickory chips if procurable; not to be smoked more than four or live times. Towards the last of February inclose the hams in canvas painted, or what sniKitr, mw..)I Innn,..... largo paper bags secured well around the hock. This keeps out skippers and other insects. Immediately before do ing this rub some black pepper on tho meat side. If this plan Is accurately followed, wo will Insure first -rale hams. The Heart. The heart tho reservoir of the blood, and the groat central organ of Hie cir culationis a hollow, muscultr organ in the form of an irregular cone. It is enclosed In a membraneous bag, bat loosely, so as to allow free motion. Though forming one muscle, there aro two distinct hearts, each side being di vlded from the other by a wall. It contains four entitles, each of which holds between two and three ounces of blood; tho whole quantity of blood in an adult man varies from Iwciity.fho to twenty pounds. Tho heart contracts 4000 times in an hour; there conse quently pass through tho heart every hour fOO pouml of blood. In other word, ot cry drop of blood In the sys tem passes through tho heart twenty eight times in one hour, or once eery two minutes. The human heart Is deemed by pool and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and pas sions, the scat of moral life and charac ter, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, and by some men is looked utton as tho root of life Itself. Tho human heart has been considered by many of the dying in post times as a olivo gift peculiarly sacred. And many instances aro on record of the burial of the heart npart from tho placo where the ashes of thu body might re pose. When the body of tho Kmperor Nn ttolcon was prepared for Interment at St. Helena, in May, 1821, the heart was removed by a medical olllcer, to bo soldered up In a case. Mute. Hertrand, in her grief and enthusiasm, had madu some vow, or expressed a vehement de sire to obtain possession of this as u precious relic, and thu doctor, fearing Hint some trick might be plajcd him, and his commission bo thereby imper illed, kept It all night In his own room In a glass dish. 'I lie noise of broken glass aroused him from a waking doze, and he started forward, only In time to rescue tho heart of tho Kmperor from a lingo brown rat, which was dragging it across tho tloor to Its hole. It was rescued by the doctor, soldered up In a silver urn, filled with spirits by Ser geant Abraham Mllllngton of the St. Helena artillery, and placed In a cas ket. Not a Hull Chinaman. At a shoo storu In San Francisco The persons concerned were the pro. prletor of the store mid n John China man, exmulng tipalr of boots, thu price of which was i?5. John inquired: "How in lichee you ace for Uootco ?" In a spirit of waggery, It Is presumable the owner replied: "Two dollar nml halfce, John. Very chonp bootee, nlnt 00 ?" "Chenp bootee," said John; who thereupon examined a pair and con cluded to buy, offering a quarter eagle. "Hut," said the dealer in leather, "Hil ls oaly for ono boot. They are two dollars and a half a piece, two boot cost $6." John wns somowhat aston ished, said he would not buy, and do ntanded the return of Ids money; but tho dealer was inexorable. "No. John," said the latter; "you havo got ono boot and have paid for It: now glvo mo another piece like this and tako the other." John saw tho drift of tho game nnd was nt onco resolved. "Well." snld he, "this bootee be mine, maj bo ? I paid for ho?" "Yes," said the dealer. "And you glvo no m other uooicor" ask John. "Not without the money." said tho other. "Well." sni.l John, "I do with tho bootco what I ploaso I cutteo ho up." And thero uiHtn John whipped out a knife, cut tho boot In pieces, nnd throw it Into the street, exclaiming ,is ho departed, "That cm my bootco; the other be your bootee; you sell ho to nextfoolen China man what comes along." At last ac counts tho boot dealer was looking for thu man with tho wooden leg, to whom ho might sell the odd boot, and thus save the expense. Cariosities ef the Kansas Plains. A Kansas correspondent says: In traveling over these prairies many In teresting phenomena are to bo observ ed. Hero, In many places, are to be seen tho prickly cactus, the sagu bush nnd the sand-hill plum so much writ ten about by travelers over tho sandy plains much farther west. Many skulls and other bones of the buffalo nro found on tho surface, but these huge shaggy beasts pasture these plains no more, nor slake their thirst under tho bluffs of tho.se runniiii; streams. Hut the circular spots where they do lighted to wallow nre readily perceived where the ground is so hard anil com pact that It will not Itear crops for sev eral joars. Tho prairio dog towos aro still to bo seen, with this interesting lit tle animal peering about in comical fashion above their holes, with the nt tondant owl near at hand. Sad to say, tho farmers endeavor to destroy them all. as they ato fond of doouring tho growing crops. Thoh other mate, the rattlesnake, Is by no means unknown, lurking in tho prairie grass, and Its venomous bito is fatal. Fbmrlair Whisky. L'alTrntij Mureilae. An Irishman visiting Dublin for tho first lime went into a tavern and called for a glass of whisky. It was brought to him with a sllco of lemon in it. Pat surveyed It for some minutes in won dering silence, and then, calling the waiter, said In a hnlf whisper, "What's that?" "Lemon, your honor," was tho reply. "Sure. I know that," said Pat. who had never seen a lemon before in his life, "but what's It there for?" "To glvo It a flavor," answered tho other. This was a wrinkle for Pat, who re turned to his bog, and on the first occa sion of entertaining his friends, slipped a piece of potato into each man's whis ky. "What's the manlng of all that?" Inquired ono of the compiny. "Don't you know it's to give L a flavor?" re plied the host. Affecting supreme con tempt of Hie other's ignorance. It is stated that the fall of Joe How re, the tltfsttlUag tmmrtraJ Wright tountj, wm caateU by wWtkj-. ' 'I . -ft V If . 1! I ti S ' (A WwWeX T7 t.V.'H . lulling . (M , ,M - --, ! tfltoti fe & fT. B&tommmimeB&sa I I 9 ""' -"--(- T - - ja-TT TIL J Jl I - IT in-W- 4l