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THE MOON'S SUBFACE. 'Shadows ' of tie Lunar Mountains A Noctur nal Study. Frorr the comparative proximity ol lfc . the moon and the extreme readiness with which we may discern the visible characters of the objects presented on her disk , it is not surprising that our , satellite has always" attracted a largo measero of attention. Before the in vention of the telescope , little could 'bo ' seen beyond a few indeiinito dark spots , but subsequently to the time oi Galileo astronomers Jiave ever been endeavoring To decry new lands. Rivers and mountains , in.her spotty globe. As to mountains and their allied for mations , large numbers have been dis covered upon the moon , but no indica tions of rivers or seas have ever been distinguished. There is , in fact , no appearance on the disk ( surveyed with a powerful telescope and critically ex amined in detail ) which would war rant us in assuming that any consider able body of water exists on the moon , or that rivers or lakes form part of the physical arrangement of her exterior. The numerous clefts or deep furrows , some of which arc of numerous extent and form very interesting objects of study , -were supposed by Gruithuisen to be old , dried river beds , but the idea is not substantiated by other observ ers , and it must be admitted that these canal-like fissures on the inner surface remain involved in mystery so far as their origin is concerned , and we ap pear to be equally in the dark as to their present or future purpose with relation to the other objects which diversify the surface of our satel lite. - The moon.is also found equally des titute of anything in the shape of an atmosphere. A perfectly uniform ser enity prevades her general features , and enables them to be exhibited to us with invariable sharpness of outline : There are none of the clouds -or ob scuring vapors which are so common a feature of the terrestrial atmosphere. We are thus able to view the surface with great distinctness and to trace the details of minute objects with a clearness and perspicuty that would be impossible under less favorable cir cumstances. It is evident that our satellite , though it may formerly have been involved in an atmosphere , is now devoid of such an appendage of suffi cient intensity to be distinguished in our telescopes , though it is quite possi ble there may exist a little attenuated air close on the surface , or in the inter ior of some of the deep craters which abound on her surface. The most noteworthy characteristic of the lunar landscape is its crateri- form structure , which becomes ob vious when submitted to the scrutiny of any small telescope. The most \ suitable period to observe these ap pearances is when the moon is in a crescent form.At the time of the full the effect is obliterated by the glare , and the shadows of the mountains and high walls surrounding the craters- have disappeared under the vertical sun. Some idea may perhaps be form ed of the number of craters existing on the surface of our satellite when it is stated that a recently-published chart of the surface includes more than 32,000 such objects. Some of these are of enormous dimensions , but for the most part they are minute objects , only discernible with good instru ments There is little analogy exhibited between ' tween the features of 'the earth and moon. The disk of the letter presents more the appearance of a precipitous , cavernous globe , formerly the seat of extraordinary convulsions in the form of volcanic action , than of a planet suitable for the sustenance of animate creatures. Turned to the sun direct , her spotted disk Shows mountains rise , umbrageous dales de scend , , And caverns deep , as optic tube descries. The absolute freedom of the moon from turbulent atmospheric vapors has originated the idea of serenity with which we are accustomed to re gard her appearance in the firmament , but , when we come to look closely in to her constituent features , we see at once that she presents the aspect of a globe which has passed through many vicissitudes and changes , and has now probably reached a stage of inactivity and exhaustion. The absence ofan atmosphere and the fact that no cer tain instances of variation in any ob ject on her surface has ever been ob served support this view. But our satellite is none the less interesting on this account , for we discern in the wild and 'broken character of her landscape the emblems of phenomena of great import , which must have affected her condition in past ages. It is true the nature of these phenomena is in a great measure involved in mystery , though' their effects are strikingly apparent , but the correct .interpretation of them will doubtles be ultimately achieved as more observers apply themselves to this attractive branch of astronomy , and endeavor to search out , with ap pliances of greater capacity than any hitherto constructed , the meaning of 30 weird and varied a configuration. Bristol ( England ) Mercury. An Ideal American. If there is any person in the world to be envied , writes Oliver \Vendell Holmes in the February Atlantic , it is the one born to an ancient estate , with a long line of family traditions and the means in his hands of shaping his mansions and his domain to his own taste , without loosing sight of all the characteristic features which surround ed his earliest years. The American is , for the most part , a nomad , who pulls down his house as the Tartar nils up his tent-poles. If I had an ideal life to plan for him. it .would be something like this : His grandfather should be a wise , scholarly , large- brained , larae-hearted country minis ter , from whom he should inherit the temperament that predisposes to cheerfulness and enjoyment , with the finer instincts which direct life to nojle aims and make it rich with the gratification of pure and elevated tastes and the carrying out of plans for ttuj' o-ood of hi < ? neighbors and his iettow creatures. He should , if possi- "ble , have "Wen born , at' any rate have passed some ' 'o'Miis earl v years , or a large part ol theou-under the roof of the good old'minister. His father should bo , wo will say , a business man in one of our great cities a generous manipulator of millions , some of which have adhered to his private fortunes in spite of his liberal use of his means. His heir , our ideally placed. American , shall take ppssession of the old houae , the home of his earliest memories , and preserve it sacredly , not exactly like the Santa Casa , butr , as nearly as may be , just as he remembers it. He can add as many acres as he wil to the narrow house lot. He can build a grand mansion for himself , if he choos es , in the not dislantant neighborhood. But the old house , and all immediately round it , shall bo as he recollects it when he had to stretch his little arms up to reach the door-hand-les. Then , having well provided for his own household , himself included , let him become the providence of the village or town where he finds himself during nt least a portion of every year. Its schools , its library , its poor and per haps the new clergyman who has suc ceeded his grandfather's successor may be one of them all its interests , he sh'all make his own. And from this center his beneficence shall radi ate so far that all who hear of his. wealth shall also hear of him as a friend to his race. Is not this a pleasing programme ? Wealth is a steep hill , which the father climbs slowly and the son often tumbles down precipitately ; but there is a table-land continuous with it , which may be found by those who do not lose their head in looking down from its sharply-cloven summit. Our dangerously rich men can make them selves hated , held as enemies of the race , or beloved and recognized as its benefactors. The clouds of discontent are threatening , but if the gold-pointed lightning-rods are rightly distributed the destructive element may be drawn off silently and harmlessly. For it can not be repeated too often that the safety of great wealth with us lies in obedience to the new version of the old axiom , Richesse oblige. Scientific vs. Theological Methods. The conclusion of the whole matter appears-to be this : that there is noth ing to be gained by trying to read old theology into new science. It may be , as Mr. Fiske affirms , that the found a- tion of Christian theology have not been shaken no one needs to be dog matic on that point but , as theology is a matter of revelation and science a matter of observation , it is well to keep the two as separate as possible. The method of science is a gradual method ; little by little we widen the circle of our knowledge ; little by little we improve our hypotheses. Theology makes from the first the most comprehensive - ' hensive statements , and offers solu tions of the profoundest problems. To apply , therefore , the dicta or the gen eral conceptions of theology to the province of science is to run much risk of injuring the work of science by the forcing of premature conclusions ; admitting that theology has nothing to teach that is positively erroneous. That loyalty to truth so fittingly refer red to by the author requires us to content ourselves with such conclus ions as we can reach by lawful appro priate methods. If we see a law of latural selections at work , let us try to get as clear an understanding as possible of the manner of its workings ; b'ut let us be very careful how we per sonify it , and how we impute to our personification feelings and purposes * tvhich correspond with nothing in the facts as we know them. Nothing could be more opposed to the human idea of "work" than the process of natural selection as described by our author himself , yet he constantly speaks of the "work" of natural selec tion. He tells us that "in .the desper ate struggle for existence no pecul iarity has been too insignificant for natural selection to seize and enhance ; iust as if natural selection were some vigilant intelligence watching for op portunities to advance its designs. The same fact which is thus expressed n , as I think , misleading metaphorical anguage could have been expressed in lonest prose by saying that "in the desperate struggle for existence no jcculiarity was too insignificant to sontribute to survival or destruction , is the case might be. " There we have the fact without any illegitimate im plications : and it is thus , as it strikes ne , that scientific facts should be de scribed. Popular Science Monthly for February. A Winter Walk. The crisp snow crackles briskly under one's step , and there is a brac ing tingle in the frosty air an elixir of life only less potent than the tradi tional "Fountain of Youth. " Snowbanks have taken the place of mossy ones , and the music of the jrook , which a few months ago wove its way a shining thread through sun ny meadows and shadowy woods , is almost hushed ; its flitting , restless Deauty has flown , and it lies silent and lettered in its steel like suit of icy armor , excepting , where down the middle , between the ragged edges of the thin ice , a tiny stream still glides along over the bright pebbles and tufts of long green grass which lie at the bottom ; and with its low gurgle whispers of its past loveliness and hopes of a future resurrection' . The forests too have gained a differ ent beauty. For now the delicately wrought fret-work of interlacing "branches which the trees rear against the light blue of the wintry sky , rival in clear , distinct beauty their wealth of summer drapery. But for a scene of fairy-like splendor , visit the woods on one of those sunny mornings which often succeed a storm , and you will be rewarded by sights which far put shine Aladdin's palace in glittering bewilderment. The sunlight reflected back from the shimmering snow beneath , dances through every ice cased branch and twig , till they sparkle in dazzling liquid light as if strung with gems. Surely , ; t magician's touch has transformed them over night ; for here are lofty columns and graceful arches of shining crystal , where before stood simple saplings with their wild grape vine drapery ; and there , an unsightly weed overgrown stump has metamor phosed into i fairy palace , exquisitely wrought of .labasler and diamonds. Belle Ii. Pierce in St. Louis Magazine. HOUSEHOLD HINTS. Gnod flavoring for sauce is made by putting half an ounce of water-cress seed into one quart of vinegar. The seed should be crushed before putting it in , and it will then be soon ready for use. Celery vinegar is made in the same way. When roasting a chicken or small fowl there is danger of the legs brown ing or becoming too hard to bo eaten. To avoid this take strips of cloth , dip them into a little'melted lard , or even just rub them over with lard , and wind them around the legs. . Remov.e them in time to allow the chicken to brown delicately. A pretty banner for the wall is of black satin with a cluster of wheat and a few daisies embroidered upon it ; it has tassels in three colors across the bottom , and one tassel on each end of the pole at'the top ; in the right hand corner is a bow of narrow ribbon ; it is almost like a rosette , so many loops and ends compose it. Parsnip ball ? arc excellent for an entree. Parboil six largo oarsnips and let'them get quite cool , then peel them and grate them , beat .two eggs until very light and mix with the grated parsnip , adding enough flour to give coherence to the mixture ; flour your hand and make small Hat balls. Have hot lard in a shallow kettle and drop the balls gently into it ; fry them until they are well browned on both sides. Send to the table very hot. A fruit layer cake is a delicious nov elty in cake"making. . Take one cup of sugar , half a cup of butter , one cup and a half of flour , half a cup of wine , one cup of raisins , two eggs and half a teaspoonful of soda ; put these ingredients together with care , just as if it were very rich cake ; bake it in three layers and put frosting between the frosting to be made of the whites of two eggs with enough powdered sugar to make it thick. The top of the cake may be frosted if you choose. Sour milk is so little used since the advent of baking powder that few modern cooks know how to dispose of a cup of sour cream or milk ; here is an old time and most excellent receipt for sour cream or milk cookies : two cups of sugar , one cup of butter , one of sour cream or milk , three eggs , one teaspoonful oisoda ; mix soft , roll thin. When the cookies are cut sift granu lated sugar over them , and roll it in by pressing the rolling pin gently over the cakes , taking care not to flatten them too much. A comparatively inexpensive cream cake is made of "two cups ot sugar , two- cups and three-quarters of an other cup of flour , half a cup of sweet milk , four eggs , a piece of butter as large as two eggs , one teaspoonful of cream of tartar , a half a teaspoonful of soda. This may be baked in three or four layers. The cream made of one cup of sugar , half a cup of flour , two eggs , the whites and yolks beaten separately , and the whites beaten to a still froth , and one pint of milk. Let this cook until it is thick , let it cool , and then flavor with vanilla. Orange custard to serve in cups is a dainty and delicious dish ; the juice of ten large oranges , the yolks of ten eggs , a heaping teacupful of powdered sugar , and one pint of cream ; put the sugar and orange juice together in a porcelain-lined saucepan , and set it on the stove ; stir it constantly until it bubbles , then skim it , and set it where it will cool ; beat the yolks "of the eggs very light and add them to the orange and sugar , then stir in the cream ; let this cook very slowly until lib is of the desired thickness , then pour it into cups. The whites of the eggs should be beaten very diligently , and a teacupful - cupful of powdered sugar be beaten with them ; put a large spoonful of this on the top of each cup. . One of the prettiest shoulder cush ions for the back of a chair is made in the form of a crescent ; it should be about live or seven inches broad at the center , and gradually slope to a point ; . .he point should be up , the curve be ing downward , as it is most graceful so. The crazy patchwork makes a handsome covering for this cushion , and the pieces should bo small and or namental bits of delicate embroidery on silk or satin or velvet' being very effective. The bottom or-lower side of the cushion is greatly softened and im proved if trimmed with lace ; it should be put on quite full so that it will hang nicely. This cushion may be fastened securely to an upholstered chair by long hat pins , or to a willow or rattan chair by. narrow ribbons which should be tied in small bows at each point. Boy of the Burning : Deck. Few but know the very pretty pie ce of poetry by Mrs. Heinans , "Casabi- anca , " commencing "The boy stood on the burning deck. The poetess states that the lad was the son of the admiral commanding the flagship L'Orient , which took fire and exploded ; that young Casabianca perished in the explosion , refusing to quit the position allotted him by his father , pending the battle of the Nile. I have been looking into the oftical account of the incident. The admiral was Brueys , who was wounded in the head and hand early in the action. He continued to give orders until cut in two by a cannon ball ; he uttered the request to be al lowed to expire on deck , which he did in the course of some minutes. Citoyen Casabianca , the father of the poetic hero , then took command ; his son was a middy , but only "aged ten , not thirteen. At that period lads entered the navy very young. Casabi anca was also a deputy. Pending the ac tion his son was by his side ; the father was mortally wounded in the head by a splinter and became insensible ; he gave no injunctions to his son , but the latter would not the less quit his wounded parent. By this lime the ship was on fire. Several of the sailors had left and saved themselves on spars till picked up \ > y the English boats. Aided by the purser young Casabianca and his father were lowered down by a piece of a mast floating by. but they had only got a short distance from the 120-gun Orient when she blew up , and nothing more was seen of the Casabi- ancas. "But the noblest thine that perished there Was that vouner , faithful heart. " Paris Cor. NewarkJN. J.J Advertiser. PASSING EVENTS. Venison is cheaper than beef in Que bec , Canada. Oraqges are retailing at a cent each in southern cities. The Baltimore presbytery is in its ninety -ninth year. A military organization is to bo es tablished at Tombstone , Arizona. There are fifty-three newspapers published in Washington territory. Custom compels an Icelander in his native island to kiss every woman he meets. The city of Hartford claims that it pays one-fourth of the Connecticut state tax. The drill-room of the 65th regiment at Buffalo , N. Y. , is 278 feet long by 178 feet wide. Many young men who enter drug stores with ague are merely shaking for the'drinks. The hand-organ has seen 108 years since its inventor died. Verily , the evil that men do live after them. There arc many counties in Tennes see without even a carriage road , and horseback is the only mode of locomo tion. tion."Don't "Don't I wish I was a senator , ma ! " "Why , Johnnie ? " "Because when senators want a recess , all they have to do is to vote for it. " The coldest weather ever experi enced in the northwest was at Fort Benton in 1880 , when the thermometer marked 59 degrees below zero. In none of the southern states do the receipts from the postofiice pay the ex penses of the postal service. In Vir ginia the deficit is $407,000 and in Georgia $320,000 , . A plumber has been indicted for manslaughter on account of defective work done. Next thej ' 11 indict them for larceny for collecting their bills. The world moves. Massachusetts now pays its gover nor $5,000 a year. The salary was re duced to $4,000 in 1879 , but restored last year , to take effect with the be ginning of this year. A New York prison convict has in- rented a hat-pressing machine which he patented and sold for $10,000 , half DI which * sum has been placed in the prison safe to his'credit. In Canada "Well , wife , I suppose wo ought to call on the Mandelbaums , hadn't we ? " "Yes , dear , I suppose 30 , but they are horribly common people ple ; justthink.they only stole $13,000. " His Master Did you take those boots of mine to be soled , Larry ? Erish Valet I did ser ; and see the thrifle the blag yard give me for'm ! Said they was purty nigh wore through. Snake-skins are now extensively used in the production of purses , diary covers , and the like. Albums and scrap-books are also made ot snakeskin - skin , and sometimes slippers and even shoes. It will be noticed that whenever a writer misspells a word to give point 'so a joke , the compositor sees to it that the word is spelled correctly. This is why so many editors have dys pepsia. The next annual convention of the Musical association of Virginia and North Carolina will probably be held atPetersbug , the necessary guarantee fund of $100,000 having been already secured. t Waterbury , Conn. , records a case where a man who supposed he was being cured by holy water was actual ly cured of the rheumatism by the con tents of a bottle of common blue wash ing fluid. In December , 1870 , the price of the best grade of granulated sugar was 13 cents per pound. Five years later it was lOi cents. In 1880 it was 9i cents , and now it is 5 cents , the same price as in England. The sites of Eichmond and Peters burg , Va. , were selected as locations for cities in .1733. The latter was nam ed , not for the duke of llichmond , as * ias been claimed , but for Richmond , the suburb of London. A big snowy owl who lodges in the barn of Al Nichols , in the Sierra val ley , California , had in his larder for the winter the other day eight big mice , several large rats , and .chip munks without number. At each rise in the Ohio river large runs of coal are made from Pitts burgh to points below. On the last rise ten million bushels were sent to Cincinnati , the cost for transportation being $125,000 and the time required a little over four days. The saving by the river over rail transportation w as , on this shipment alone , about $721- 000. 000.The The Brooklyn bridge has seriously interfered with the New York and Brooklyn ferry traffic. The ferry com pany o'wning the five lines most affect ed paid New York in rents during the year immediately preceding the onen- * : ng of the bridge $145,225.76. and for the year after it was opened $126,971.- )9 a loss to New York from ferry rental on account of the bridge , of $18,254.66. ' Oscar Wild said the other day in his lecture at Glasgow , that nothing dis tressed him more than to see in a para graph that such and such a color was going to be fashionable next season , and he held that it would not be more ridiculous to read in a musical maga zine that "R flat" was going to be a fashionable note. I certainly think , says Labouchere , that if "B flat" can not possiblv make itself fashionable , ' "A flat" can , and very often does. There is a paper-mill now running in Delaware county , Pennsylvania , which manufactured the continental currency of more than a hundred years ago , and afterward furnished the greenbacks that supplied the sinews of war for the more recent conflict. Of course , improvements in machinery were added from time to time , until , now the mill is entirely revolutionized. Up in the loft of this old building had accumulated during this century a huge variety of waste paper , and this collection was recently sold as refuse , and some of it has found its way to the stationery department of a prominent Philadelphia firm , and is now being used for fashionable menus. EXCITEMENT IN ROCHESTER. Widespread Commotion Canned by tliat Rciunrkublo Statement of a Physician. The stoiy published in these columns recently , from the Rochester. N. Y. , Democrat , created a deal of comment here as it has elsewhere. Apparently ll caused even more commotion in Rochester , as the following from- the same paper shows : Dr. J. B. Henion , who is well known not only in Rochester but in nearly every part of America , sent an extended article to this paper a few days ago , which was duly published , detailing iris remarkable experience and rescue troin what seemed to bo certain de'ath. It would be impossible to enumerate the personal inquiries which have been made at this ofllce as to the validity of the article , but they have been so nu merous that further investigation of the 'subject was deemed an editorial neces- 11 With this end in view a representa tive of this paper called on Dr. Henion at his residence on Andrews street , when the following interview occurred : "That article of yours , Doctor , has created quite a whirlwind. Are the statements about the terrible condition you were in , and the way you were rescued such as you can sustain ? " "Ever- one of them and many addi tional ones. I was brought so low by neglecting the first and most simple symptoms. I did not think I was sick. It is true I had frequent headaches ; felt tired most of the time ; could eat noth ing one day and was ravenous the next ; felt dull pains and my stomach was out of order , but I did not think it meant anything serious. The medical pro fession have been treating symptoms in stead of diseases for years , and it is high time it ceased. The symptoms I have just mentioned or any unusual action or irritation of the water chan nels indicate the approach of kidney disease more than a cough an nounces the coming of consumption. We do not treat the cough , but try to lielp the lungs. We should not waste our time trying to relieve the headache , pains about the body or other symp toms but go directly to the kidneys , the source of most of these ailments. " "This , then , is what you meant when rou said that more than one-half the deaths which occur arise from Bright's disease , is it , Doctor ? " "Precisely. Thousands of diseases are torturing people to-day , which in reality arc Bright's disease in some of its many forms. ' It is a hydra-headed monster , and the slightest symp toms should strike terror to every one who has them. I can look back and recall hundreds of deaths which physi cians declared at the time were caused by paralysis , apoplexy , heart disease , pneumonia , malarial fever and other common complaints which I see now were caused by Bright's disease. " "And did all these cases have simple symptoms at first ? " "Every one of them , and might have been cured as I was by the timely use of the same remedy. I am getting my B3Tes thoroughly opened in this matter , and think I am helping others to see the facts and their possible danger , also. " Mr. Warner was visited at his estab lishment on North St. Paul street. At first he was inclined to be reticent , but learning that the information desired was about Bright's disease , his manner changed instantly and he spoke very earnestly : "It is true that Bright's disease had increased wonderfully , and we find , by reliable statistics , that from ' 70 to ' 80 , its growth was over 250 per cent. Look at the prominent men it has carried ofi' : Everett , Surnner , Chase , Wilson , Car penter , Bishop Haven , Folger , Colfax and others. Nearly every week the papers record the death of some promi nent man from this scourge. Recently , however , the increase has been checked and I attribute this to the general use of my remedy. " "Do think afflicted you many people are flicted with it to-day who do not realize it , Mr. Warner ? " "A prominent professor in a New Or leans medical college was lecturing be fore his class on the subject of Bright's disease. He had various fluids under microscopic analysis and was showing the students what the indications of this terrible malady were. 'And now , gentlemen , ' he said , 'as we have seen the unhealthy indications I will show you how it appears in a state of per fect health , ' and he submitted his own fluid to the usual test. As he watched the results his countenance suddenly changed his color and command both left him and in a trembling voice he said : 'Gentlemen , I have made a pain ful discovery ; I have Bright's disease of the kidneys. ' And in less than a year he was dead. The slightest indi cations of any kidney difliculty should be enough to strike terror to any one. " "You know of Dr. Henion's case ? " "Yes , I have both read and heard of it. " "It is very wonderful , is it not ? " "No more so than a great many oth ers that have come to my notice as hav ing been cured by the same means. " "You believe then that Bright's dis ease can be cured. " "I know it can. I know it from my own and the experience of thousands of prominent persons who were given up to die by both their physicians and friends. " "You speak of your own experience , what-was it ? " "Alemful one. I had felt languid and unfitted for business for years. But I did not know what ailed me. When , however , 1 found it was kidney difiicultv I thought there was little hope and so did the doctors. I have since learned that one of the physicians of this city pointed mo out to a gentleman - ( man on" the street one day , saying : 'There goes a man who will be dead within a year. ' I believe his words would have proved true if I had not providentially used the remedy now , known as Warner's Safe Cure. " * Dr. S. A. Lattimore , although bnsily engaged upon some matters cbnndcted wiThthe State Board of Health , of which he is one of the analysts , courteously | teously answered the questions that were propounded him : ' "ni.l tttai inulrA a. / h > rnipnl annlveis of the case of Mr. H. Warner'some three years ago , Doctor ? " "Yes , sir. " 'What did this analysis show you ? " "The presence of albumen and tube casts in great abundance. " "And what did thu- symptoms indi cate ? " "A seripus disease of the kidneys. " "Did you think Mr. Warner could recover ? " "No , sir. I did not think it possi ble. " "Do you know anything about the remedy"which cured him ? " "Yes. I have chemically analyzed it and find it pure and harmless. " Wo publish the foregoing statements in view of the commotion which the _ publicity of Dr. Honion's article has caused and to meet the protestations which have been made. The doctor was cured four years ago and is well and attending to his professional duties to-day. The standing of Dr Henion , Mr. Warner and Dr. Lattimoro in the community is beyond question and the statements they make , cannot for a moment-be doubted. Dr. Henion's experience - , f perienco shows that Bright's disease of rt the kidneys is one of the most deceptive § } and dangerous of all diseases , that it is 111 bxceedingly common , and that it can * J ee cured. * ' / f ' The Praying Flutes. ' * ' The Piute Indians of Nevada were in the habit of paying annual visit * to tk California coast towns , and some of their women married Spaniards at Santa Cruz , which mad * them acquaint ed with the Christian religion. Through . / ' the influence of.the . wives of the Spaniards - ' iards , their kindred , several of their leading men and women were baptized each year when the annual trip was \ ( \ made"to the seacoast. Their own relig- , r j ion is not a bad one , and from it to any ,2 orthodox Christian religion is but a Jf short step. Strange as it may appear , they are a praying people are a people * always ready to either pray or light. The Princess Sarah Winnemucca's book is full of instances where her people were assembled in prayer , and she herself - self was wont to pray to the GreatSpirit ' \ whenever she got into trouble prayed aloud as she fled before her enemies on [ | a wild cayuse across the deserts. Vir ginia City ( Nev. ) Enterprise. Caution to Dairymen. Ask for Wells , I 5c > iurtlsoi > Jk CO'B Im proved. Mutter Color , and take no other. J3e\varc of all imitations , and of all other oil colors , for every other one is Iiabl6 to be come rancid and spoil the butter Into which it is put. If vou cannot get it write to us at : , 15urlinrton , vt. , to know where and how to It KctifnitliOiit o.'iTH. prepense. Thousands of ' tests have beau rai.de , und they always provo it the best. < The town clock of Middlekmn , Connecticut , stopped precisely at midnight at the end of the old year. It had been wound as usual. Mr. W. "W. Arnold. Attorney at Law at Gal- latin , and formerly a resident gf Jatm-sport , Davies county , Mo. , has recently returned from Drs. Dickerson & Stark's Surgical Insti tute at Kansas City , where he has had his only son treated successfully for congenital club-feet. Tnc bright little fellow is proud , , that he can now walk like other little boys. The number of men employed on the Panama canal work is 19,000. The Combination of Ingredients used in making BKOWS'S BRONCHIAL TKOCIIES is used so as to give the best possible effect with safety. They are the best remedy in use for Coughs , Colds , and Throat Diseases. During the cholera epidemic in Paris the number of deaths among married and unmar ried men were 302 and 93(3 respectively. Frencli Valentines for 1SS5. Just imported. The greatest craze of the age. For the purpose of introducing these novelties in this country I will send to every reader of this paper six valentines , all differ ent , upon the receipt of 30 cents in silver or stamps to pav postage and cost of importing. Address Kit Kelvin , P. O. box 23 , Rochester , N.Y. In biblical days the foolish virgins neglected to put oil in their lamps. In our times the foolish virgins put oil on the tire. Omaha has several high priced Hotels but the Metropolitan is the only § 2.00 per day house centrally located. Try it. , orrow and gloom the soul may meet , Yet love wrings triumph from defeat ; And the coarsest hair can still be fine by using JTat/ic ( Jarbotliie. Divers in the vicinity of Gibraltar have so far found 102 large guns. Do You Want to Buy a Bog ? Send for Dog Buyers' Guide , 100 pages , in- t X , gravings of all breeds , colored plate , prices of dogs and where to buy them. Mailed for 13 cents , ASSOCIATED FAXCIEIS. 237 South Eighth street , Philadelphia. The United States is the third silk manufac turing countrv in the vvc rid. Its annual pro duction is worth S.JOOO.OCQ. THE purest , sweetest and be t Cod I.Iver Oil In the world , manufactured from fre h , healthy 11\en. upon the bt a shore. It ts absolutely pure ana bw cet. Pa tients who ha\e once taken It prefer It to all others , riijsltians hate decided It superior to any of thu otl.tr oils in market. Jlade by UASIVZI , ' . UAZZAE Co , 2vew York. In London 1-10 tons of chloride of lirne arc daily used for the deodorizing of the sewer outlets. Save money and be in the heart of the city by stopping at the Metropolitan \ Hotel when you visit Omaha , the only I/ | ' $2.00 per day house. Tables as good | as any other house in Omaha. No , s charge for "style. " We don't have any. any.A A CARI > . To all who are suffering from errors and indiscretions of youth , nervous weakness , early dcc > v. loss of manhood. ic. . I will send a receipi'Tnat will cure , FREE OF CHARGE. Thi * great remedy uas > discovered by a missionary in South America. Se -'selC- acdrcssfd envelope to liirv. JOSEWI T. Jjatuf , Station D , New York. Slow-breeding n auiraals , such as horse ? , can > < increase from a single p.iir to 10,000,000 in forty years. There are seventeen theories as to the cause of earthquakes. Meanwhile tLe quakes are f- . getting in their work in the most effective , ' ; manner. CREAM BALM , * -hen applied In'o the lOhtrlK will be absorb- ' ! . effectually clranslnu he head of catarrhal .Irus. causing healthy lecretlons. It allays In- lammatlon.protccts the nembrane from fresh. D'ds , completely heaU he sores and rextorei he penacs of taste and imell. tot aUqdd or Snuff * . A few applications rc- leve. A thorough treat- nent will cure. Aerce- ible to USP Send for -trcnlar. 0 pents as druzguu. CO cents by mall registered. ELY BEOSDmsglBts. . Owego , N.T. - ? ; : = . _ isca