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Q WILLAMETTE FARMER. TrB ofl ClrCLB. (from ths PselAe Hunt Press.) Holiday Greeting from "Mary Mountain." Hy deer, busy friends, do allow ma to greet you With Ilollday bleesleg end.wlahee for lack. "Honor bright" 1 Um word and old Beate won't cheat 70a When bringing rewards for Invincible pluck Bo U sure that jour "dlehee are kit right side up." Tor ray Kdltors, Senior, no gift Is too grtdoue. And fain would I send them e big redwood treej Sat s tree from tin "Mountain" would bo til too tptcloui To "Buret" end "Dewey" the sanctum would bo If crowded at Chrlatmat with that "Boom1 from no. Tb voles of tho brooklet U brother tad newer filnot lavlah, bright raln-dropl htro quickened 1U tongt Cealcttchltanleondrll Noltvenia"Ewer Oonld hold tht iwlfl sparkle thtt horrlet along Oonld Imprlton thtt btbblt to wlotomt tnd "Blrong.- Tht Bnlnt tt noon-day in cold tnd forsaken Xo gay wlnUr tuoihloe cm toftan tho rock. Could 1 tend you t column, 1U form might twtken floch "Sermons ta Stones" m would quickly un "Uxhe" Tht tnyolerloae story thtt lint In tht block. Bull tend iutt my loTt. Ifyouukwhtt trt "Word.. worth," 1 cannot reply leit my rhyming ahould fell And the mute lu a Butter comt tumbling towardt earth In aetreh of a fanry for "Murray" tnd "Tela" A ftney to gorgeoua 'twould make 'em tarn pale. Bo accept from the Backwoodt t tlmple heart-greeting Tor oldateri tnd youngitera who work for the Frees Tor thote newly married, whose Honeymoon fleeting. Leaves glamour of aweetneu the New Tetr to bleea. And mem'rlea of Old Year too bright lo ooufeee. Dtamhl, 1871. H. I. U A Poetical Harvest Report. A Drenham (Teste) comepondenl of the Oelveston Jfrwf ttyei "Obearvln thai your oorryepondenct In Ihete parti conllnt thareeelreo mostly to tober pruee, tndbeln'lllltUoftpolekmyeelf, I Ihoagbt I wood tend you t few Unet tt t epecliolnt. If yoa conclewd to print me, don't let your devil iplle my tpellln.' If lbere anylbltg I do bete to tee, lie bad epclllni' " You want lo know tbout the crop, tip here whtr the subscriber ttope f Wall now I If anybody know., lie wean about iny tllle of clothes. We're had a leelle too much wet, Ilut mebbe we ro.y ketch up yet! UM Hoi hat lately made II tell. And thlnge It looking purly well. I think on cotton we trt tnund. If tht worm don't oume ravartla' round! If laaeca off the plant will etop. We'd her, 1 recon, an awego crop, Ourn.youttyf Yea. corn. Wellthar, Old hues I I'm ready lo tweri We've got aletlle the blsgeel com You ever tevd tlaoe you waa born I tell yoa, and yon bet your pile. That torn growa hefty on our tlltt ll'e dona lie level beet Ihle year. And the bJggvat torn on earth It here. He tlrty yet lo profeay Next month may giro my words the llej smi mis s u ray. ifvni . rw. That want and famine ran ekecr no. Youra trewly, Dick Bntoit. Lulu'i Chrlitmat . Written for tht Rcur. Faxes by Next Yiir. "Coma bere, Lulu; I bavo something to tell you," uld Aunt Edith to Ihe little) roolhetlcia child who tat playing with her doll. Lulu raltod her great blue ryot to bar auut, totted back her golden hair which hung lu tangled curls about her face, at the rote aud tlowly ap. proaobod her prim maiden aunt; tho leaned upon her lap aa II expecting a leeturs upon the OommandmenU, or something equally dry and distasteful to a child o( hor Impulsive nature, "Do you know, Lulu, that Christmas It com. Ingl" aatd tho aunt wildly, "and can yoa guesa what Is ooiulng to you?" "A new doll from papa," mI.I the child quickly, her face radiant with smiles, "Not that, Is there nothing you want more? What doos Lulu long for more than any thing el.e In the world?" "II I should tell you, amity, forty times over I could not have it, so I try not to think about it; but ever since Amy Hall and her uismma were here, I have withed and prayed that God would seud me a mother like her. What made my mamma die, annty? How nlcu it mutt be lo have a mother to tell every thing to, for they know just how to oomlort 11 tilt girls. Aunties are real good and kind, but unlets they have little girls o( tbilrown they don't know jutt how to do every thiug Jutt right to pleats little girls. Why had'ul you any little girls of your own, aunty? Then you wouMu't talk 'oatt cbltni' so much and make me lay by my dollies and chess-men on Sundays. My mamma used to let me play with Ibeui every day. When I came from Bunday school I used to dress dolly for church, and when It ralnod, dolly and wonld all at the window and watch the people past. Why did Ood take mamma away and leave Lulu alone with aunty? Papa s gone too, and he never went away when she was here." A cloud pasted over Aunt Edith's brow as the listened to the prattling child. Why In deed had the mother been taken and brother William's loving and sensitive child left in the care of an ending maiden aunt ? One must Indeed have children of one's own. to enter Into all their Utile plans, aud symnathlts In their little sorrows. Arousing herself from her reverie, the said, " Lulu, darliug, I have good news for you. The poatman brought me letter this morning." "Was it from dear papa, and to he coming home before Christ mas?' "10 child, and something more." " Will he bring me a doll, so that we can put old Manny on the Christmas tree for the poor children f Oh I Aunt Edith, do tell me what he says In his letter. Will he let us fli the Christ. Ml tree) with my old toys for the little children in year ragged school ? The sewing circle bum them good clothes, but they don't give any playthings. 1 aaw Molly Smith s baby slater playing with an old door knob, the day Jennie and I went there with the things yoa Mat. And Molly bad an old cloth pinned op for a doll, with a bit of red flannel tied around It for a sash. Hay, Aonty, will Fapa bfiagme a waxen doll, which will thul ita ywa whan I lay It down like Kitty roster's J" "Aiyaear," said Aunt Edith slowly, "your Papa says he will be home on Christmas day without fall, and will bring with htm for yon a new mammal" "A new mamma? Annty. a well mamma that won't have to Us on the bed and have the doctor every day? Shall I like her, annty? Hat she brown eye like Amy Hall's mamma and will she love tittle girls aa well as she does? I'm afraid I shall not like my new mamma If she is not like her. How many days before Chrlitmat? Will yon have time lo write and tell papa I am very, very glad to have such a nice Christmas present, ut I wish I knew who she is like." "Christmas is not many days henoe, Lulu; now call Mary to bring In the lunch and then your hat and coat and we will Uke a walk." The davs Dsssed on. and aver tlma Imfa found her aunt alone she wonld question her about the "new mamma." The boose waa put in peneci oruer, ana a nanasoms unnstmss tree brought and Disced in a corner of the back parlor where the child amused herself by the Lour, arranging upon It her last year's toys, which she had carefully kept in a small, old fashioned trunk. The day before Christ mat a drayman brought a box directed to Loin's father, which waa placed upon the back porch. Loin was a happy child when she saw it, and ran to call Jennie liolton and Kitty roster to come and see what Santa Clans had sent." "And bestdee," said she, "Ood has heard my Erayrs and is going to send me something elier than all. Oneta Jennie, what I long for most. Yon and Kitty don't have to pray for sucn a present, Decease yon nave eaon got one, I have not had one for so manv vesrs. and now papa has found one for me, and will come home to-morrow." Just then the door bell rang violently, sou ueanng carriage wneeis, tne children battened to the door; Jutt at Mary opened It Mrs. Hall and Amy stepped from the carriage and op to the door, followed by papa, bringing the shawls and satchels. "Here we are Lulu, darling," said he, "This is your mamma, and see she brlnge you Amy for a sister." The child threw her arms about her father's Lok and sobbed aloud. Then she kissed "mamma" and her dear Amy, saying "uu pspe, mis 11 Deuerinan awaxen aoili am bo hannr. bnt I can't think what makes me cry." Kitty and Jennie ran home to tell their mothers of Lulu's good fortune, and Aunt Edith came down to welcome the travelers. An hour later, as they aat at dinner, Lulu UK I, "Ftp, Santa Clint hat sent a box to you! f'nt Amy and I see you unpack It and put thing upon Ibo tree." "Ilut no," said she, may that "I forset the tree is full alreadv." She then explained how she and Aunty had planned to have a Christmas for the poor children of the ragged school. Her father llatened, and en tirely agreed with her that our greatest Joy Is In making others happy, "Lulu," be said, "you can afford to wait till New Year's dsy before opening the box, we will see this tree yon have Sreptred for the children of the poor, and I are say mamma and I will enjoy with you and annty, the gladness of these poor little ones more tuan any wing rise. Chrislmsa day dawned and found the child ren sleeping in each other'a arms in Lulu's Ut ile bed In Annt Edith's room. They opened their eyes, wished each other a "Merry Chris mat," and dressed hastily to so down stairs to Deen Into their Btockimn which huno bv tha chimney, as Annt Edith said she and papa need to let Santa Clana pot what he brought for them there. Instead of on a Christmas tree. "See Amy, I do declare" said Lnlu, "here la a wax don ana a rocking entlr for me, and one exact ly like It. Obi Amy what a happy Christmas we shall have. Candles, motloea. nnn ami all. How good of your mother to come home with papa to be my mamma t Did you pray for a nana. Amr. for a Chrlstm as nrasent And do you love blm at well tt I do ? And yon are now my dear little titter Amy. I am the old eat yon know, exactly fourmonths I beard Aunt Edith say. Will you like me lo call you my little sitter ? Let's see our dollies. Yours U the prettiest but mine Is the best dressed. I like black eyes better thsu these blue ones. Shall we change ? Bant Claus will never know, and I'm snre onr mamma and papa won't care nor Aunt Edith. Hnab, here she comes." The door opened and her sunttlowly entered the room. "See Annty," said Lulu, holding up the black-eyed dolly and rocking chair, "Amy baa one exactly like It, only the eyea are blue. I changed with her because I like black eyes bett." "Hut which does Amy like bett ? Itemember, my child, you mutt couaiuer wuai picaect your new enter Instead of pleating yourself." Amy liked the blue eyes Juitaa well, so the little girls were calls fled, and nolhlns but dollr nnnU ha l.iv.l about till breakfast time. After that the child ren from the ragged school. They were of all sixes sixtceu in all. Durimr tha nloht manv more toys had been added to weigh down the branches of the tree, and It stood in the center of the room where the children could range Ihemselvee around it. They gtxed upon it with the ntmoit delight, aud forgot that they were In the nreience of stranurra in their - ceaslvejoy. Aunt Edith distributed the vsri ous articles, and cent them away laden with dainties provided for their inolhera by her thoughtful hand. Lulu aud Amy thed lean of Joy to see the wild enthusiasm ol these be wintered children, and the gratitude tbey so rudely expressed, Papa and mamma aat de lighted witnesses of the whole affair, an.l ,!. dared themselves better pleased than the hap piest child among them. After dinner Lulu and Amy went lu to see Jenny and her playthings, and did not return milium, ineywere met at the door by ma ma, who, with a smiting countenance, led them Into the pallor, where they were astonished by the glorious scene oiiened before them. There stood the tree wbioh had been dismantled In the morning, now laden with a new variety of fruit. Candles, twinkled from every branch, bells tinkled, golden balls glistened, dolls, bon bon boxes, scarls, Jewels, books, names, and every variety of elegtut presents. Just then the door opened and a little man dressed la fur came in. He wore a funny mask and talked In a pining voice. Following htm came niuy a-usur, euuy iiouoc, ana whole troop of Lulu'e young friends and school males. They stood around speechless with admiration. Each article was labeled, and as the funny lit tle man read the name and delivered it, he made some comical remark, which created much amusement. The young people aat at a little distance eniovina the aoens aa if trine. ported to fairy land. Annt Edith declared aha had never laughed so much in all her life before. The oand Ice burned low and tha lra ttripped while the little folks,laden with gifts. tripped Into Ihe brlshtlr llnhtod nulor and . amined their treasures, and enjoyed themselves trying lo get the mask ftom the Utile man In fur. rlnallT Lulu succeeded, and nr-Ulm.l "Why It's Uncle Tom; who would have thooght wi .am a usibki vwuo Amy. mia la OUT UUCle Tom." Jul then an omnibus stopped at the door and the children bade goodbye to their kind friends and war whirled awsy lo their uuuicv, seomim liuiu anasuay 10 return to ina parlor and kits papa and mamma good night. Anil Ihli raa th .nS Af Y.nfn'a roit- HisTon repeats itself in this Quotation from a newspaper printed one hundred years ago! " It is computed that no leas than one hundred and twenty considerable merchants, bankers sum ssauers nave psoa aoeoiuieiy ruined alaoe Jane 1772, owing to speculation, bad bills, and very species ofdeoeitlal credit." Luxury and Criticism. In the aocosalions of extravagance) and lux ury so generally current, it should be remem bered that luxury is not a positive but a rela tive matter. That which Is denounoed as a lux ury In one age becomes a necessity in another I even that which Is a luxury to one man Is often Indispensable to others. There has never been an ase in which condemnation of luxurious habits, as so consldsred, has not been general ; ana many 01 inese censures, sincere aa tney no doubt were, strike the modern sense as en- Sremely ridiculous. The most excessive In nlgenoea of the sybarites have rnever called forth sterner condemnation from the moralists than did the introduction of forks. It wsa pronounced a crime against nature, and the story Is told of a Venetian ladv. the wife of a doge, who, daring to make nse of a fork. Instead of eating with her fingers, wsa punished for the impious act uy ner ooay ever aiterwsra exoai ins the slckemnff odor of a comae. The lnven tlon of chimneys and the tuballtotlon of mat rettet for beds of straw also called forth fierce censure from ths stoics of the dsy. There Is sesreely an article of modern convenience that did not meet with similar hostility upon Its first introduction. While it Is true that luxuri ous indulgences have increased In tome par ticulars, then have been in others a return to simple tastes. Very few people now wear silk ttocziugt i coiion sums, insteaa 01 iinnsn, are In recent days the very general wear. The table it not so loaded with viands aa In former times ; there has been a growth of fat lidlonsness in regard to dithei, but luxurious estlng, like excessive drinking, hss quite gone oui 01 laauion ; ana men ine nanus 01 loxury, of which we bear so much, are really confined to the very few. We note the extravagances Indulged in by some, but we do not so readily see the rigid economy practiced by others, of which there can be no better proof than the steady Increase of the large sums held by the taviugs-uanas. 4. Filthy Lucre. "There's do such thing as money In this country I" was the exotamatlon of an English man a few yean ago after a brief sojourn In New York. It happened In this way; The Englishman, in the conrse of his busi ness, louna It neeecssry to obtain an advance on some merchandise. He msde the usual arrangement with a large commercial bouse to accommodate blm. On going to consummate It and receive the cash, he was a good deal iur- tlied when, In ilea of It, the senior member mdered to him the acceptance of the firm, payable at ninety days' date. "What am I to do with this?" he inquired. "Take It to B 11 Sc Co" (naming some well-known bankers), was the reply, "They will give you the money at the legal rate." The Englishman did aa directed. He met with no dlfflcnllv. Tha paper waa acceptable, and although our hero did not touch the cash, he received a check for the nroner amonnt on a nrlohhnrino lunV Thither he repaired In the full confidence of havins aomethlna tsunibte. Ho was mistaken. The Individual at the bank to whom he pro- eouicu iuo cuec sor payment seixoa 11 ner vously, and In a rapid, incohorent manner scrawled some hleroglyphios on' Its face, and thrust It back Into the biudt of 111 tttonlebad owner, motioning him at the tame time to stand aside for the next comer. The check had been duly " certified." That waa what Ihe scrawl across the fsce meaut. In a atale of tstpense and anxiety the Eugllthmau betook himself to the person to whom he was Indebted, and Urn Idlv exhibited what ha bad to nlTdr. TV. M surprise his friend's countenance brightened. " Many thanks I" he exclaimed. "Br the way, this amount it too large; there will be some thing over a hundred dollars coming to you," and be proceeded to fill a check for It. The Englishman groaned in spirit. It waa only another "piece of paper.' And then it was he exclslmed, "There is no such thing aa money in this country I" OuJaxy. Tuiax are many ways in which a young wife can assist her husband in getting along in the world; for instance, a young boottwife recently reported the following at the product of a barrel of flour: 103 loaves of bread, 29', dozen doughnuts, 07 pies, i0, doxen biscuits, 18 loaves of cake, 2ijl dozen cookies, 4 batches of griddle cakes. The above lasted a family of two adults and three children three months and wonld cost. If bought at tha bakery at moderate prices, ttt. This is only one Hem in domestio economy. There are a hundred ways In which ahe can aid him in starting out in life In the successful pursuit of a fortune. Unices you learn to thinV seri ously of these little things your prospects are not very encouraging for getting along In the world any fatter than you now are. There are matters of dress aa well that are quite as im portant to be considered. You would do well to take theee matters into consideration and make them as applicable to your own case as yuu can Gixmxa and Ktooi. In a memoir of Frere the following aneodote Is given to show that great men arc aomeumea asiomauingiy uencient in their knoaleg of facta supposed to be gener ally known, even to common minds: "I re member one day going to consult Canning on a matter of great Importance to me, where he was staying down near EuSeld. We walked Into the woods to have a quiet talk and as we passed some ponds I was surprised to And it waa a new light to him that tadpoles turned in to frogs. 'Now.' said Mr. Frere to hlanenhaw. 'don't yoa gp and tell that story of Canning to the next fool yoa meet.' Canning could rule, and did rule, a great and civlliied nation; but In theee days people are apt to fancy that any one who does not know the natural history of frogs most be an imbecile in the treatment of Axswib Yoca Cuildbsx's Qcxstioxs. Edu cation is erroneously supposed only to be bad at school. The most ignorant children often have been constant In their attendance there, and there have been very intelligent ones who never saw the inside of a school-room. The child who always asks an explanation of terms or phrases It cannot understand, who is nsver wining to repeat, parrot-like, that which is lu comprehensible, will far ouutrlo in "rdnea. tlon" the ordinary routine scholar. "Educa tion" goes on with children at tha fireside, in the strevt, at church, at play everywhere. Then, do not refuse lo answer their Droner questions. Do not check this natural intelli gence, for which books can never compensate, uiuugB yoa migoi oesww wnoie u Drones. Ax ingenious mechanlo in Fsnnsylvania has invented a novel trap, which is said to sacceas follv entrap the predatory rat by exciting bis selfish passions. A local journal, describing the invention, says: A mirror Is set in the back of tha trap, and when tha rat la ont on a toragtnc expedition, be not only espies the bait, but at the same time bellevea his own image in the mirror to be Brother rat maklno for ilon the opposite side. This is too much for rat nature lo stand and be cool over, so be rushes for the bait, and meets hit fate. UsifJL lrorMATION' A Perfect Water Proof. A writer in an English paper says: By the wsy, tpesking of water proofs, I think I can give travelers a valuable hint or two. For many years I have worn India rubber water iroofs, but will buy no more, for I have learned hat Scottish tweed can be msde entirely Im pervious to rain, and, moreover, I have learned how to make it so; and for the benefit of read era I will give the recipe: In a bucket of soft water pat half a pound of sugar of lead, and half a pound of powdered alum; stir this, at intsrvals, until Itbeoomes clear, then pour It off into another bucket, and fat the garment therein, and let It be In for wenty.four hours, and then hang it np to dry without wringing it. Two of my party a lady and a gentleman have worn garments thna trtatod. in the wildest storms of wind and rain, wltbont getting wet. Tha rain hangs upon tha cloth In globules. In ihoit, they are really water proof. The gentleman, a fort night ago, walled nine miles in a storm of rain and wind, such as yoa rarely see in the South; ana wnen ne fluppca on nis overcoat, uis uu der clothes were aa drr bb when he Dot them on. This is, I think, a secret worth knowing; for cloth, If It can be made to Keep ont wet, is, In every way, better than what we know as water prooia. ComcumoN or Tmnxa m Tin. Estima ting the railways of the United States as eqnal, Including sidings, double tracks, etc., to 60,000 miles of slngls track, the agregala number of ties would be 150,000,000, at the rate of 2,500 to the mile. This, saya a recent circular of the lumbermen of Pennsylvania, requlrea the Um ber from twelve and a nan acree or wenum bered lands to furnish, because the average of trees from which railroad ties can be cot will not exceed forty to the acre, nor can there be cnt mote than five ties from each of these forty trees. The average life of a railroad tie Is said to be aboutfive years consequently, 30,000,000 are requisite for repairs annually, and to furnish this amount will consume 2,500,000 acresof best limber land. In addition to this vsst area, about 500,000 acres are required annually to supply ties for the new roads which are being con structed each year. The circular referred tohaa been sent to lumber dealers and consumers through the Bute, celling attention to the con dition of the lumber Interest!. It appears from this that the amonnt of plno lumber annually cut on the Susquehanna river and its tributa ries exceeds 500,000,000 feet. Should this aniouut be cut for the next five years it wonld amount to 2,500,000,000 feet. A careful esti mate has been made of Ihe area of limber Isnds, aud the average yield of lumber per acre, and the alarming conclusion Is reached that three Tears , itoekiDg at the present rate of 000,000, 000 feet per year woald entirely exhaust all the pine lumber now standing. These statements are made alter very careful estimates, and with the endorsement of the most experienced lam- ucrers ta me oiate. Sommso Am Tmaxa. Steam it Ihe ntual agent, but where practicable, boiling in water a me very ueat means, ine greai ming is to have the right quality of aah; some kinds will bend and some won't. One locality will yield prime ash, another close by, with equally good sou, win yieia inienor. xno timoer snouia oe heavy, tough, and ont from a good butt; no mttter if three years cut and seasoned. A splinter from tble quality of ash will peel or pull off toughly, and run a long way down the tlank before it gives way. Half an hour's oiling will solten two inches square. Then have everything ready. Out with your stuff, from the boiler lo tha mold, and screw or wedge it up without stopping, and leave it to cool for a few hours. CaClncl ilaktr. PnistnviTioM or Una roa tub Umxs. A method of treating animal hair for the uu of the hatter, which has been kept secret for a long time, is now known to consist In Ihe tp plication of a solution of the nitrate of mer cury for the purpose of preventing the putre faction ol the fiber. Thle tubttance, however, la very deleterious, both to the health of the workmen and to the Imnlemenla of the trade. and recently carbolio acid, or creosote baa been used to great advantage at a substitute. This has the property, not only of preserving the animal matter, but of canting the hairs to contract, thus rendering them more ant to felt. The subsequent treatment of the fiber is ac cording to me nsaai process, and tne carbolio acid mar be added to the oleaslnoos or astrin gent elements uied by hatters. Nxw Paooeas roa CLllxuia l'lcmiu.-It la well-known that It it very difficult to remove Ihe old varnish from pictorea without injuring the delicate lines beneath. The new avstem consists In simply spreading a coating of oo- paioa oausiu on tne Old painting, and then keeping it ftce downward over a dleh of the same size tilled with cold alcohol, at an altitude of about three feet. The vapors of the liquid impart to tue copaioa a degree ol seml-nnldity, in wbioh state it easily amalgamates with the varnish it covers. Thus the original brilliance and transparency are regained without injuring Ihe oil-paluting. After Ihe picture has been hung np for two or three dsys, it looks aa If it naa just ueen vsrmsnea airesn. To tist thi Puam or Aniosrnxax. First, a simple method of ascertaining the presence of Impurity (oarbonle acid) In the atmosphere, Is to neatly fill a glass tumbler with llmt-water, and to place It In any convenient position, as on the mantle-piece of a loom. The rapidity with which a pellicle forms on its surfaoe, or the water becomes cloudr. cominnndi tn tho amount of Ihe carbonic acid present in the at mosphere that surrounds it. Second, a little moist oarbonate of lead pat on a plate or sauosr, and exposed in Ihe same way, will turn black, should but sulphurated hvdrooen ha contained In the air. This la a very dcllcaU leel for that destructive gas. PaoTicnoH or I box raoit Kerr. The follow ing mixtnre is stated to be an excellent brown coaling tor protecting iron and steel from roil: Dissolve two Darts crvstaliaed chloride of Iron. two parts chloride of antimony, and one part tannin, In four parte water, and apply with a .... .. .. ...I Li J.. rri !..( . vuukv v f , auts ui I, auva ewouior ooai of the paint is applied, and again another, if necessary until the color becomea aa dark aa desired. When dry, it is washed with water, allowed to dry again, and tha surface polished with boiled linseed oil. The chloride of anti mony moat be aa nearly neutral as possible A Niw MrmoD or C'olobjxq Lutbii.-By an invention recently patented, leather, and other substances used in hats, are claimed to be colored, elegantly and cheaply. Logwood la employed to give the materials a ground oolor. id Ihe dveing it farther conducted bv the ote of aniline. Tha ground color is applied with starch, and by the addition of supplementary colore, apocuuar toitcnea cioaaing or spotting of Ihs colors it effected, the retail being some thing like that seen in, marbled paper oted in book binding. Dopis-pc EcolofiY How To Cook Potatoes. Then la probably no dally food which la capable of yielding us each a variety of health ful and tasteful dishes aa the potato ; and yet many respectable families teem to have but one mode through the entire year and that with as little oars aa possible namely, boiling. Some might be interested to notice a few of, tha pretty ways in whtoh I have seen them prepared in a pleasant rural home, where tha mistress doee not think It beneath her to give soma time and thooght to the planning of nutritions and avan fanciful dlahea. Do yoa say, a potato la only a potato when iou have done and said tt all ?'' An I my dear IrsB., I agree with yoa exactly a potato is only a potato, bat aa long aa they are made a standard dish on ahnost every table, Is it not belter to give tha preparation of them a little study and care, rather than bring them in to dinner cold, wet an 4 Indigestible? So while onr brothers and husbands are ponder Ing over the kind best adapted to the climate and soil, let ns give a few minutes to the nloe preparation of the fine crop they will put into oar cellars by and by. Care should be taken to select from the bins all alike in size, being sure lo allow them Just sufficient time to become nloely crisp and brown at the hour the remainder of the dinner la ready. They should not be allowed la the open oven the moment after "done," there to shrink, aa If protesting agalntt delay; neither to be sent to tne table to wait five or ten min utes the movements of some tardy husband and children. Mashed potatoes that are nloely pared, boiled and dried, seasoned richly with salt, cream, or milk and bntter, are always good, always nice, if smoothed down into Ihs dish with care, and prettily spotted with pep per. The mashed potatoes left from dinner make a fancy dish for breakfast by making into little cakes, or patties, with tha hand, and frying brown In dripping or butter. Ths butter should be hot when tne cakes are put In. The boiled potatoes, left after yesterday'a dinner, are very good chopped fine and warmed for breaklatt In irood milk and bntter. with aile and pepper. When yoa are boiling your tea kettle to-night, yoa can boll half a-dozea good sized potatoes, and when cold slioe them Ihe long wsy, something less than a quarter of an Inch In thickness. In the morning ley them one by one on the griddle, to slowly tosst or brown In good butter or fat, salting them care fully and evenly, after placing them In a cot end dish. Oentlemeu always like ihete with their coffee; and these, or the potato balls, are an addition to the tea-table when senllemen art present. Still another way to fry is to pare me potato rouna ana round, uko an apple, until all Is used, cooking tlowly and evenly in a covered " spider," until brown. In the spring.whsn the potatoes are poor, dif ficulty is experienced in preparing them to rel ish. Para and cut them half an Inch in thick ness, pulling lo boil in salted water until tender! then Dour off the water and nnton cream, or good milk, sesaonlng and thickening carefully with only a little flour. For those who have no milk, fresh boiling water can be used with nearly aa good retails. Ilut I am outstretching my limits. For, a little aside, nearly all honackeenera know tha vain nt potatoes in yeast, and that grated they make an excellent pudding with the nsusl additions Alter all, perhaps, there is no form which la need, both for excellence and health, equal to tha sued old-faihiond mashed potato. Counfry Oreit of Our Extremities. During the damp and cold season, aays Dio Lewie, deficient dress of the feet and legs It a fruitful source of disease. The head, throat and liver are, perhaps, the most frequent suf ferers. The legs and feet are far from Ihe cen tral part of the body. They are not In great mass, like the trunk, bat extended and envel oped by the atmosphere. B sides, they are near the damp, cold earth. For the and other reasons they require extra covering. If we would secure the highest physiological con ditions, we mast give oar extremities mot dress than Ihe body. Wo wear upon our legs In the coldest season but two thicknesses of cloth. The body hsa at least six. Women put on them four thicknesses under the shawl, which, with the various doublings, furnishes several more; then, over all, thick padded fart, while their lege bars one thickness of cotton, under a balloon. Tbey constantly come to me about their hesdaohe, palpitation of Ihe heart, and congestion of the liver. Recently ono said to me, "All my blood Is in my head and chest. My head goea bumpety-bump, my heart goes bumpety-bumD." i atted, "now are your feet?" "ChnnVa of ice," the replied. I said to her, "If yoa so dress yoar legs and feet thtt the blood can't get down Into them, where can it bo? It can't go out visiting; it must stay in the system somewhere. Of conrse the cheat and head mutt hava an axceaslva anantltv. Rn tha m batnpety-bamp,' and so they mutt go, until yoa drett your legs and feet In such a way that tbey shall get their share of blood." In tho coldest season of the year I leave Boston for a bit of a tonr before the lyoeums going as far as Philadelphia, and riding mnch ill tho night, without an overcoat; bat I give my legs two or three times their usual dress. During the coldest weather men may wear, in addition to their uiuil drawers, a pair of chamois-skin drawers with great advantage. When we ride In a alelgb, or in the cars, where do w suffer? In our legs, of course. Oiveme warm legs and feet, and I'll hardly thank yoa for an over coat. My dear madam, have too a headache, a sore throat, palpitation of the heart, congestion of the liver, or indigestion? Wear one, two or three pairs of warm, woolen slocking, and thick, warm shoes, with more or leas reduc tion in tha amonnt of dress about yoar body, and yoa will obtain tha same relief permanent ly that yon would derive temporarily from a WB1W IOOS USUI, I mutt not forget to asy that a thin layer of India rubber cement upon tha boot sole will do much to keep the bottom of tha feet dry and warm. Coouxo BaiLWAY OAnuocs. A totally new way of cooling railway carriages has been lately designed by Mr. Daniel Bold, of the East Indian railway. By this plan it la proposed to obtain tha necessary cold If that unsclentlfio expression may be allowed for convenience sake not from tha evaporation of water, but from the direct us olio. Mr. Eeid proposes to eetabllah tn the break-van, as Ihs English cell the breakunon't car, of the train to be cooled, an apparatus consisting of a coil of tine piping, the lowerpart of which is Immersed in water, while the upper part la enclosed tn a box packed with lo. Air it forced through the Coil bv means of a fan. and thanna mukTuHmI In flues along the roof of the carriage with outlets into each.
