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(JENEIIAL NEWS AND NOTES.
Tho crcmonics attending tho innugura
iion of Governor Hill, of New York, were
among tho moat imposing ever witnessed
-nt the New York cnpitul. Tho wenther was
extremely flue, mul hut for the muddy con
dition of tho Mtreetfi, nothing more could
hnve heen desired. The attendance of
visitor from nil parts of tho state was
very large. The iinrndc of the lmlitnry and
civic organizations was most Bticecpsful
u'nd Imposing, ahout 2,500 men being in
line. Tho Btreetn wcro crow ucii with peo
pie, and pent enthusiasm wns manifested
A mysterious pieco of mechanism was
found at the new olllco building of the
Chicago, lltirllngton it Quincy railway in
Chicago the other day. It id supposed to
Vie an infernal machine. It had been lying
snround about n week covered with dirt.
An olllccr wa called and tool; tho mnchino
to tho Hnirison street police station,
where it was examined by several electri
cians, who wore uiiabloto decide the nature
of tho contents. It is suppose! it holds
dynamite. It was turned over to exper
ienced persons lor examination.
Tho proclamation announcing tho an
noxivtion of Burinnh to the llritish cmpiro
9ias been received. There wns a grand par
ade in honor of tho event. A lnreocon
rourso of unlives gathered to hear tho
trading. Kngluud cedes to China, part of
upper lturmah in Order to make the Chinese
and lutiiau front lers contiguous. India in
vocatcs an offensive and defensive alliance
between China and India.
Tho colored peoplo of Norfolk, Va., and
vicinity celobrated tho anniversary o
emancipation with 'a grand civil and mili
tary parade which was a very handsome
nuair.
It is staled that Russia insists that Tur
key fill fill tho articlo in tho Herlin treaty
providing for the execution of religious re
forms in Armenia.
Tho annual report of tho polico depart
tnentshows thatduriagthe year just ended
V'o.oUl arrests wero made in linltiinoro.
Sir Ambroso Shea has been appointed
governor of Now Poundlund.
Pasteur has undertaken, at his own cost
to cure eleven persons bitten by a, mad
wolf in a village in Western Russia.
Rumors have boon circulated that Hon
James G. lllaino would not complete his
second volume of "Twenty Years of Con
gress." It in authoritatively learned that
tho work w practically complete, and will
bo issued Hie latter part ol tins month.
T. D. Sullivan, the now lord mnyor of
Dublin, was formally installed in olllco on
tho 1st with much ceremony. Tho popu
lace was very enthusiastic and turned out
on masso in honor of tho event. An iui
menso procession, composed of artisans
nnd laborers, carrying green banners and
bearingothor omblcnis of a green color, was
one of the features of thoday s celebration
Andrew T. Cox, a wealthy plow mauufnc
turer. is supposed to have drowned him-
self at Maysvillo, Ky. His hat and sorno
letters wcro found on tho river bank.
R. II. Harris, a proniinont citizen of Leo
county, Ala,, and a member of tho Ala
bama legislature in 18S0, committed sui
cide ty shooting with a pistol. Financial
trouble caused tho act.
LET DS HAVE TEACE.
And in Order to Secure It In Arizona
tlio Indians nud Outluws J!lut bo
Curbed.
Gov. Zuliclc, o! Arizona, has telegraphed
to tho secretary of tho interior calling at
tcntion to an erroneous impression Hint
tho purpose for which tho troops have
been ordered recently from San Francisco
is merely to protoct tho Indians from
threatened attacks by tho lawless white
element. Gov. Zulick says that his appeal
to tho government for troops was for tho
protection of tho lives and property of
Arizonans from attacks of murderous and
thieving renegade Apaches.
"No people on earth," ho adds, "have ex
hibited a. higher senso of law-abiding quali
ties than the Arizonans havo shown in
their terriblo afllictiou ol tho past eight
months."
Continuing, ho remarked that his procla
mation hist week warning all ovil disposed
persons that tho powers of tho federal and
territorial governments would be ovoked
to prescrvo the rights of nil persons within
tho borders of Arizona, was directed agaimit
inflammatory publications in the territo
rial novvspapers, and says:
"It has had its effect, tor tho entire press
in the territory is now arrayed upon tho
side of law and order."
Tho governor assures tho secretary that
ho will see that tho San Cnrlos reservation
and tho rights of peaceful Indians nro pro
tected, and in conclusion ho asks for an
autltoralivc statement to dispel tho erron
eous impression us to tho purpose of his
nppcnl for troops.
In reply Acting Fecrctary Muldro
telegraphed tho governor that tho in
terior department hns received no dispatch
from him suggi-sting a need for troops to
protect tho Indians on tho San Carlos to
Hcrvation, nnd no action has been taken
by Hid government to concentrate troops
in tint vicinity for tho purposo indicated.
Mr. Muldrow adds: "The purposo of tho
government has been and is to protect all
persons in Arizona in tho full enjoyment of
their rights und property; to punish all
l.-vw-brenkers. suppress outlaws, and main
tain peace within that territory."
MISCELLANEOUS POLITICAL NOTES.
Secretaries Whitney and Lnmar arocloso
friends. Mr. Lamar is also a favorito with
the president.
Bobio of Maino having been re-elected
master of tho stalo grange, is in high hopea
of securing a nomination for governor.
Congressman Townsend, of Ohio, says
00 per cent of tho republican members of
tho legwlaturofavor Sherman for senator.
A most exciting session of tho Now Jersey
legislature is expocted. Tho law relatlngto
railroad taxation is tho chief bono of con
tention. Ohio has tbirty-nino democratic and
forty-two republican counties. The center
of tho stato and tho Indiuna border nro
democratic.
Senator Don Cameron will soon occupy
tho old Taylor mnnsion at Washington, for
which ho lias just paid $09,000. Evidently
lie has no idea of retiring from public Ufa
soon.
It is reported that seventy members of
the Connecticut legislature stand pledged to
certain menaurcs of the Knights of Labor
nnd owe their election to that organiza
tion. This will easily givo thorn tho bal
ance of power in tho lower house.
There i n dendloc! vSetween the two
branches of the South Carolina legislature,
now in Hcsslon, tho chief causo being tho
taking of a Htate census, but each body has
pi red the way for a compromise by adopt
ing amendments it does not euro about.
Attorney-General Garland is said to bo
really the originator of the pending bill to
regulato the presidential succession, Sena
tor Hoar's bill beiiigonly n modification of
the, Garland bill ot 181. The subject ol
placing1 cabinet officers in the line otuccen
lon wr8 discussed when the old law waa
pawed la 1791.
THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS?
The Clilcr Kxemtlve Confident Hint
All Will be Continued.
A New Yrark World correspondent had
an interview witli President C'levoland.
The president was naked how ho regarded
Senator Heck's speech upon tho tariff. Ho
replied: "My own pcrsonnl idea about
that is that tho only practicnl way to pass
a bill would be to havo tho house commit
tee charged with this work, and tako up
the subject in business fashion, and modify
tho present lnws in such a way as to help
poor pcopb who labor, and to tako away
needless projection from the few who havo
grown inordinately rich at the expense of
the ninny." Referring to the subject of tho
senate and consideration by that body of
his appointments, tno president said: "I
havo mado no hasty selection ol ofliccrs,
hut on the contrary have given very much
time and investigation to the subject, ap
preciating that very much depends on tho
personnel of tho government. Possibly I
may have erred in some instances, but I
am sure they nro few, nnd I have every
evidence that the country is satisfied with
tho new officials. I have no knowledge as
to what course the senate will pursue, but
1 have no idea that it will assume to inter
fere with tho prerogatives of tho president.
I have my duties; it has its duties. Ono
thing I do not beliove, nnd that is that the
I'nited States senate will spend Hh timo in
listening to petty criticism of a point which
comes from disappointed applicants for
office."
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
Gladstono has requested tho press asso
ciation to convey to his friends his thanks
for many hundreds ol congratulatory lot
ters and telegrams received b; him on the
occasion of tho sovoiity-sixtli anniversary
of his birth. Ho also wishes to express his
appreciation of tho tnsteful and beautiful
gifts and tokens which have been showered
upon him from every class and quarter
nnd which, in many instances, are accom
panied by tho most touching expressions ol
regard and affection Gladstono snvs it
would be absolutely impossible for him to
ncKnowieugo personaily tlio many friendly
communications and presents ho hns re
ceived, and ho thercforo desires to express
his gratification through tho medium of the
press.
President Grevy has accepted tho re
signation of the French Ministry. After n
short session of tho cabinet to-day Prcnv
ler Drisson callod upon Grovy and ten
dered tho resignation of tho whole cabinet
BriBson said ho desired to retire from noli
tical lifo for a year in order to tako much-
needed rest. Tho government's majority
on tho Tonquin credit was too small, he
said, for a staiilo government nnd tho re-
suit of tlio Paris elections was a further
reason for resigning. President Grew later
summoned Brissou ngain and strongly
urgoa nun to contiuuo in olllco. JSnsson
was nbdurato. Tho president thou re
quested Do Froycinct to form a cabinet.
A Paris dispatch says: Tho four chil
dren Fitzgerald, Ryan, T.nno and Rey
noldswho havo been untier treatment by
ai. l'asteur win leavo lor Homo next bun
day. Thoy nro all well.
Mutters In Mexico.
Matamorns dispatch: Gen. Miguel Gor
mez arrived here yesterday direct from tho
City ol Mexico, and immediately issued an
order assuming command of tho federal
troops in this state (Tamaulipas). Gen,
Sebastian Villa Reel has been appointed to
tho immediate command of tho forces in
this city. Gen. Francisco Fslrado super
cedes Gen. Lauro Cavasas ns commander
of tho frontier troops between Camnrgo,
and the officials are lequired by law to
assumo their offices to-day. Tho federal
forces will try to prevent this. State
troops will as certainly try to install tho
officials, therefore serious consequences nro
eared. Mho forces are about equally
divided. Proniiuciamentosare hcingissued
in tlio interior. Tlio stale will surely bo
placed under mnrtial law. This movo is in
the interest of Rubio, present chief of tho
federal cabinet, father in-law of President
Diaz, an aspirunt for the presidency of tho
republic.
No Occasion Tor Alarm. ,
Washington special to tho Omaha Beo;
Senator Van Wyck has for several days
been in conference with tho land depart
ment in tho interest of tho settlers in No-
brnska who havo been alnrmed at tho
rulings of tho comuiissioiior, and has
written thorn that there is no occasion
for the least anxiotv: that no claims re
cognized under tho previous rulinz will bo
disturbed; that tho honest sottler now
has tho same facilities for securins a homo-
stead as heretofore; that tho commissioner
hns no desiro nnd hns done no act to ro-
tard settlement. Ho said, in cood faith.
Biionid no uitempt to do so it would on
counter sudden dcieik.
Firm for tho SII tor Dollar.
Washington dispatch: During the holt
day recess of congress, and since tho deliv
ery of his speech in favor of silver coinnge,
Senator Beck has received nioro letters
than othor moinbcr of tho senate. In fact
letters havo conio to him by hundreds
daily, all of them commending tho position
ho has taken and urging him to stand firm
in support ol tlio silver dollar. Wlulo the
bulk ol theso letters havo cmno from the
south and west, not a few havo boon sent
by residents of tho cast. Among tho trib
utes of commendation that reached Sena
tor Hock by mail during tho holidays wns
onofrom thoyoiingcst daughlerof Jefferson
Davis of Mississippi. It is a neat littlo
water-color painting representing a silvery
moon looking down through a sheet of sil
very clouds on a prosperous landscape.
Underneath was written in Miss Davis'
hand; "Diana's tribute to tho champion
of silver."
California Wants Her Lands.
The stato of California hns filed with
Secretary Lamar complaints of tho general
Inndolllco for not preparing patents for
lands granted tho state of California by
congress and subsequently confirmed tohcr
in a special act and approved to her by
Secretary Browning in 1SU0, and certified
to the state by Commissioner Joseph a.
Wilson in tho sumo year, and which Laud
Commissioner Sparks has recently decided
may be still further contested by auyono
desiring to claim them under other laws.
rieiiro-riieuinoiiiti.
Fresh cases of ploiiro-pnoumonla havo
leen discovered on tho farm of A. 8. Frye.
near Masonville, Pa. Twenty-five animals
out of a herd of 100 nro atllicted. Tho
state authorities havo been notified.
The cimtMi.va little cirl's fnco which
conifcs out so beautifully on Hood'M House
hold Calendar, is sweet enouch to kiss. We
havo seldom seen anything so attractive in
lithography. Tho Calendar is another
happy hit by tho enterprising proprietors
ol Hood's Saraanarillu. who never seem
contdhtgd with anything less than the
very best in whatever they undertake.
Their Calendar is a beuutiful ornament lot
any home. If you cannot get a copy ol
your druggist, ncnd six cent for one, ot
ten cent (or two Calendars, to U. I. uooa
& Co., Lowell, Mae.
Farm and Household.
lilts of Agricultural Information.
Tho fast walker is tho coming draft
horso. A prompt-moving, fust-walk-
ing team always sells for a high price,
nndtho foundation of fast walking
Jies in training. There is n good open
ing for profit in this direction. If a
team is urged to walk fast before being
trained to a fast gait, tho lesson will
never bo forgotten.
Tho Professor of Agriculture of tho
Illinois University states as follows in
regard to feeding calves and steers,
viz., that calves fed upon skimmed
t milk mature satisfactorily, taking in
to account tho valuo of tho cream
saved, and that steers havo dono re
markably well by feedin? them while
on the pasture in the autumn, first
with stalks and ears of corn until tlio
stalks had becomo dry, then with the
ears in husks, and lastly with husked
corn. With such feeding 2 or 15 years
old steers gained 80 or 90 pounds in
a month.
A notablo pumpkin vino at Mnncio,
Intl., is mentioned by Tho Farmer of
that State. Tho stem whero it camo
out of tho ground" was ten inches
around, and the entire plant covorcd
a surface of 2UG feet circumference.
The fruits, numbering eighteen, ranged
in weichfc from fill tn nnnnds. nnd
J aggregated nearly throe-quai ters of a
ton. " ino variety is called the Orange,
excellent for pies and stock." It is
thought that a decayed stump near
its root "furnished nutriment neces
sary for such a wonderful growth."
A farmer who has been casting up
accounts and making comparisons
(which are far from odious) concludes
that under present circumstances the
American farmer should be abundant
ly satisfied if ho can feed and clotho
his family upon his earnings, although
lie may be unable to show any accinu
lated profit. Tho present condition
.ri r i e .1 i
ui yiiHiiiuss auuirs aim oi omer muus
tries shows that the farmer is enjoy
ing greater prosperity than any other
men, or if ho i3 not clear ns to his
prosperity, yet he may feel suro that
ho suffers less adversity, and owning
his own land nnd helping to make tho
laws unucr wlucn lie lives, ho lias reason
to bo abundantly satisfied and happy
in nis lot.
Frank Walbridge, living in tho east
ern pact of the town of Sun Prairio,
Wis., has a oow of mixed blood, about
seven xears old, that produced 22 lbs.
of butter in seven days. Tho test was
mado the fourth week after coming in
The feed was hay, grass and small
cars of corn; no around teed of any
kind wasgiven. The cow was raised
by C. L. Thompson from a grade cow,
one-half Jersey, onc-forth Jloreford,
and tho balance good native stock.
This cow is by nhigh-gradoshorthorn,
from good milking native stock, mak
ing a very superior cow. Th'o present
owner, Mr. Walbridge, is willing to
wager $25 that he can make her pro
duce 25 lbs. of good butter in soven
days.
Weeds should bo destroyed when
young even upon the most fertilo soil,
for the reason that they doprivo tho
soil and rob the crop of needed moist
ure. There may bocnough fertility for
two plants, but there is not water
enough, and that is tho principal rea
son why a crop thrives better witli
moro space than ono thickly planted.
Tlio quantity of water needed for a
cabbago to perfect its growth is enor
mous; a thistle requires almost as
much, and tlio more robust weed will
get tho largest share from tho soil, and
so stunt tho cabbage. Therefore the
soil must be kept Ireo from weeds.
A mare in full milk will yield 1-1 quarts
of milk a day, and as she is working
this mill: must bo provided for by a
sufficient allowance of food, and tlio
food should bo of a highly nutritious
nnd easily digestible kind. Oats, corn,
and ryo ground together in equal
quantities mako tho best food for a
nursing mare, whoso milk How should
bo encouraged nnd lengthened ns much
as possible, so that tho colt may make
a strong and robust growth. Wiiat
a colt loses nt this period of its life is
not gained afterward.
Cattle and all kinds of live stock
may be included in this term should
bo fed liberally and with regularity.
The latter is of great importance, be
cause animals soon becomo used to
tho timo of feeding and becomo fretful
and uneasy when they are not attend
ed to promptly . Tins is moro espec
ially thocaso with milking cows, which
fall oil in milk considerably when
they aro restles. Milk cows "should
havo from 4 to 10 pounds of mixed
cornmcal and bran pec day nnd will
pay well for it. Many tests with feed
ing substances havo resulted in favor
of this food with 15 pounds of clover
hay. Peameal is also good food for
mill: and butter.
Matching Horin,
To match a team is a problem and
an undertaking which has vexed tho
soul of ninny an ambitious owner. A
horso may bo perfect in gait, style.dio
position and driving qualities.and bo
a paragon of a gentleman's horso in a
single harness. To find another that
will match him in every particular is
the difficulty. To match speed is easy
enough, but to match tho gait is tlio
rub. Color is the secondary object;
stylo and gait aro the primary points.
Every horse has a distinct individuali
ty and it is a hard matter to find an
other of tho same characteristics.
"Edward" and "Swiveller" mntch
well for speed, nnd so do "Mary
Cobb" and "Neta Medium." Mr. Van-
derbilt's team, "Aldino" and "Early
Hose," aro a closematch utall points.
This is wlKit tho roadman wants. It
is tho harmony of color and stylo and
tho rhythm of movement that charms
tho senses. When a Gentleman secures
this ho is indeed fortunate. If great
speed goes wj.h tho othor requisites lie
u tlrice fortunate, to unvo Buen a
team is ono of tho greatest privileges
of this earth. It gives ono the senso
of power, rejuvenates tho careworn
man of business, nnd fills the eyo of
tho looker-on who hns a love for tho
beautiful. It is possible to brine such
pairs together, but it requires long and
pnuert research. V hen secured they
aro beyond prico Spirit of the Times.
Agricultural Inbor In KukIiiiuI.
When we read the followingfrom tho
London Spectator wo are not surpris
ed that Henry Gonrgo has many fol
lowers there:
"The family of an Essex farm la
borers, known to th writer, number
ing eight individuals , Jived through
last winter on thirteen shillings a
week equal toabout 2 li- ld. each per
nay lor every t nine and without
runniii!; into debt. Thev could nlTnrd
neither fresh meat nor butter, nndato
hardly anything but bread and pota
toes, wlucn wero verv cheap,
especially m tho country, and
as this laborers buy wheat
irom his master, has it
ground at a neighboring mill (m re
turn lor tlio uran) and his wife is a
good baker, their broad costs thorn
much less than it would if they wero
nearer town. And it is but fair to
mention that, owing to their eldest;
son's illness, they wero worse oil than
usual last winter, llo is now at work
again, and as their cottaw is rent
Iree, and tho father, during hny and
corn harvest can earn twenty sliillincs
n week, and tho children make some-
thing by clcanum, they consider them
selves to bo in quite flourishing cir
cumstances. If all farm laborers
were equally well off, there would bo
1 .-. . 1 . , i e
niiiu cause euncr ior compassion on
tho ono hand, or complaint on
tlio other. But most of them in this
part of England aro much worse oil;
for the laborer in question, ns tho fact
of his having thirteen shillings a week
with a cottage and a bit of garden rent
iree, snows lie is a superior workman;
he is sober, too. spendina littlo. if any
thing, at the public house, and his
wite is a wonderfully good manager.
How tho many live who nro less fav
ored by fortune, having perhaps only
eleven or twelve shillings a wcck, pay
ing a rent of two or three, and being
sometimes out ot work is a mystery.
Except during tho summer they must
always bo on the vergo of starvation,
and if they had not tho parish to fall
back upon, could not live at all.
Tho IIor Scaro.
Breeders complain that hog stock
is not selling well now for some reason,
and wo havo heard so many com
plaints of that character that we aro
compelled to believo it to bo general.
Fanners feel poor, and many nro
afraid of disease. Pork has beeii sell
ing low, in keeping with many other
farm products, and there is littlo
money in raising it. Tiis will con
tiuuo for awhile, until wo fairly re
cover from theeominercial depression.
Now, however, is a good time to buy,
for the dullness of tlie business makes
many anxious to sell, and to do so at
very low prices. Wo know as a mat
ter of fact that somo nro selling for
half what they would tako last year.
Tho raising of pork cannot stop, tho
world wants it, and must and will
havo it, and the farmers havo an
abundance of corn with which to mako
it. Those who aro neglecting to keep
up their usual number of breeding
sows will certninly lose money.
Western Ilural.
Huvt- to Grow Hyacinths In Gins.
Hyacinths intended for glasses
bhotild bo placed in them during Octo
ber and November, tho glasses being
previously filled with pure water, so
that tho bottom of the bulb may just
touch tho water, then plnco them in a
dark closet,box or cellar, at 50 or
00 degrees temperature Tho water
should bo changed as it becomes im
pure; draw tho roots entirely out of
tho glasses, rinso oil tho fibers in clean
water, and wash the inside of tho
glass well. Caro should bo taken that
tho watordoes not freeze, as it would
not burst tho glass, but cause tho
fibers to decay. Whether tho water is
hard or soft is not a matter of much
consequence soft is preferable
but must bo perfect ly clear, to
show tho libers to advantage.
Avoid a low-water mark in tho glasses
by keeping it to a level with tho baso
of each bulb. Never plnco tho glasses
upon a mantel-pieco or shelf within the
iniluenco of fire heat during thoprocess
of growth. To stiniulatoandstrength
en tho growth dissolvo a pinch
of sulphato of ammonia occas
ionally in tho water after tho bulbs
aroexposed to light. When thoglassus
aro well filled with roots, andthoflow-
er stem well out of tho bulb, gradually
expose to tho light and sun at a high
er temperature. If kept too light and
warm at first, and before thoro is suf
ficient fibre, thoy will rarely flower
well. They will bloom without any
sun, but tho colors of th flowers will
bo interior. To insure vigorous
giowth, a favorable cxposquro to light
nnd occasional fresh air, when mild,
is essential.
Ciitertnlninont of I-'rloniln.
Tlio decline of hospitality is largely
due to tho increased demand (sup
posed demand) for outlay and expen
diture, for decoration and display. In
older times peoplo wore honestly and
heartly hospitable, becaiiBo it was not
customary to mako much change from
tno ordinary custom ot tno House.
Then a housekeeper hearing of tho
coming of guests was not discouraged
at the no ws; an additional desert per
haps, or one or two additional dishes,
would bo all that nho need add to tho
clean table-linen to bo in roadin;ss
for tho guests, whoso coming eho did
not dread because sho felt they did nob
come to criticise but to enjoy them
selves. If tho hiiiiio feeling on tho part
of both hosts and guests could now bo
general, how much greater pleasure,
frtf-jdom, and benefit would bo found
in the interchange of hospitality!
If . wo could bo willing to enter
tain our friends with whatever
nienng and appliances we have on
hand, we could greet our guests
with .cordiality instead of tho frequent
nil too evident anxiety. Wo aro too
anxious about tho appearance of the
"best -oom," about tho display ol
rare chinn, and about tho display of
our culinary arts; too desirous to put
out of sight tho littlo "homely," com
fortable ways of daily life, and to have
everything in company pnrnde, to bo
able to enjoy ourselves or give enjoy
ment to others. A guest who receives
an earnest, hearty welcome, who feels
that his coming does not disarrange,
or greatly add to tho household plans
or cares, is a guest at onco at ease.
It is from having every outward
want supplied thrtt ono derives the
greatest enjoyment; but from being
made sensible that one's presence is
dear and desired. What matters it, if
our guests can purchase a dozen luxu
ries to our none? Had they chosen
to enjoy their luxuries they might
havo remained at homo to do so; but
they havo come to us. It would bo
simple courtesy, at tho very least, to
suppose they havo conio for ourselves,
for what wo can givo than. Cleveland
Teacher.
Mill Corson Toll How HiMbnmU Can T!o
Cookod.
Miss Corson said at tho Baltimore
cooking school that a Unltimoro lady
liad written a receipt for "cooking
husbands so as to mako them tender
and good." It is ns follows: A good
many husbnnds aro utterly spoiled
by mismanagement. Somo women go
about ii as if their husbrnds were
bladders and blow them up. Others
keep them constantly in hot water;
others let them freezo by their care
less and indifference. Somo keep them
in a stew by irritating ways and words.
Others roast them. Somo keep them
in pieklo all their lives. It cannot bo
supposed that any husband will bo
tender and good managed in this way,
but they are really delicious when
properly treated. In selecting your
husband you should not bo guided by
tho silvery appearance, as in buy
ing mackerel, nor by tho golden
tint, as if you wanted snhnon. Do
suro to select him yourself, as tastes
differ. Do not go to market for him,
as the best a re always brought to your
door. It is far bettor to havo nono
unless you will patiently learn how to
cook him. A preserving kettlo of the
finest porcelain is best, but if you
havo nothing but anearthenwaro pip
kin, it will do, w itli caro. Sec that tho
linen in which you wrap him is nicely
washed and mended with tho required
number of buttons and strings nicely
sewed on. Tie him in tho kottlo by a
strong silk cord called comfort, ns tho
ono called duty is apt to bo weak. Thoy
are apt to fly out of tho kottlo and bo
burned and crusty on tho edges, since,
like crabs and lobsters, you havo to
cook them whilo alivo. Mako
a clear, steady firo out of
love, neatness and cheerfulness.
Set him as near as seems to agree with
him. If ho sputters and fizzes do not
bo anxious; somo husbands do this
till thoy are quite done. Add a lifcile
sugar in tho form of what confectioners
call kisses, but no vinegar or pepper
on any account. A littlo spico im
proves them, but it must bo used with
judgement. Do not stick any sharp
instrument into him to seo if ho is be
coming tender. Stir him gently, watch
tho whilo, least ho lio too flat and
closo to tho kettle, and so becomo uso
less. You cannot fail to know when
ho is done. If thus treated you will
find him very digestible, agreeing, very
nicely witli you and tho children, and
ho will keep as long as you want, un
less you becomo too cnrelesu and sot
him in too cold a placo.
Tmnper nt Homo.
I have peeped into quiet "parlors,"
whero tho carpet is clean and not old,
and tho furniture polished and bright;
into "rooms" where tho chairs aro
neat and tho floor carpotless; into
"kitchens" whero tho family livo and
tho meals aro cooked and eaten, and
the boys and girls arc as blitho as the
sparrows in the thatch overhead, and
l seo it is not so much wealth and
learning, nor clothing, nor servants,
nor toil, nor idleness, nor town, nor
country, nor station, ns tone and
temper that render homes happy or
wretched. And I see, too, that in
town or country, good senso and God's
graco mako lifo what no teachers or
accomplishment, or means of society
can make it tho opening stave of an
ovcrlasting psalm; tho fair beginning
ot an endless oxistanco; tho goodly,
modest, well proportioned vestibule
to a tomplo of God's building that
shall never decay, wax old, or vanish
away. Dr. John jlall.
Out Door ISxnrclns.
Wo compel a boy to conform to
certain rules in tho education of his
mind, We certainly do not leavo na-
turo alono hero, for if wa did, wo know
what tho consequences might bo eith
er a mischievous excess of brain exer
ciso or a mischievous deficiency.
A boy cannot bo trusted to follow
nature, and so tako tho right amount
or kind of bodily exercise, any moro
than lie can bo trusted to tulco the
right amount or kind of mental exor
ciseprecisely because his life is not a
natural ono. In this case, asinlno
other there will bo likely to follow a mis
chievous oxcesa of exercise or a mis-
chiovous deficiency. Onothing.andono
only, is requsite, and then wo shall
hear no more about letting boys man
age tho education of their bodies
themselves, whilo wo concern ourselves
mainly with managing tho education
of their minds. And the ono thing is
this. We must got it clparly into our
heads that tlio education of tno body
is not of less importance than the ed
ucation of tho mind, but of equal im
portance. And thoso of us who nro
most deeply interested in tho educa
tion of tho mind ought to be tho very
persona who should bo tho most deep
ly interested in tho education of tho
body. Cottrcll'a "Reformu in Public
SoIiooIh."
A Famous Trick. ,
Robert Heller, tho famous mngican,
who died a fow years ago, used to ex
hibit with delight ono trick of which, ha
was very proud. Ho Ttould stop to
the front of tho platform, holding out
at arm's-length a small bird-cago in
which hopped and chirped a livo spar
row. Extending tho cago abovo hia
head, and grasping it with both hands,
ho would say,
"Ladies and gentlemen, you sec this
cage. It is a real cage isn't it? You
seo tho bird. It is a real bird isn't it?
Now watch mo closely. Tho moment
I snap my fingers, tho cago and bird
will vanisli into thin air."
Ho would then snap his fingers, and
both cago and bird would disappear,
leaving not so much as a feather bo
hind. Calvert, a French wonder-worker,
having heard of tho bird-cngo trick, de
termined to discover its secret. Ho
camo to thoperfornianco one evening
armed with a powerful opera-glass.
Just as Heller stepped upon tho plat
form, with tho cago in his hands, Col
vert called out.
"Put tho cago down on tho table, or
hold it out by one hand."
Heller made a reasonablo oxcuso for
not doing anything of tho kind, and
immediately caused tho cago to disap
pear, as usual. Tho next morning
Calvert, who was on good tonus with
Heller, called upon him at his hotel.
"Ah, monsieur?" said tho French
man. "I havo discovered your great
bird-cngo trick at last!"
"Havo you?" replied Heller, smil
ing. "Pray describe it."
"No. Come to my performance to
morrow night, and you shall pee it."
"Very well." said Heller. "If you
can perform tho trick, you aro tho
only living person, besides mysolf,
who can do it."
Heller went to tho ovening perfor
mance, an'd took a front seat. Alter
tho usual tricks with cards and pis
tols had been performed, Calvert camo
forward with a bird-cage, in which
could bo seen a small bird fluttering
about. Holding tho cago out at
arm's-langth, ho said,
"Ladies and gentlemen, you will seo
horo to-night, for tho first time, tho
great bird-cago trick of tho American
wizard, llellor, I have had tho honor
to discover tho trick, and I now per
forin it before you as my own. When
I snap my fingers tho cago and bird
will disappear."
Looking directly at Heller, with a
smile, Calvert snapped his fingers, nnd
tho bird-cage vanished.
At Heller's death tho method of
making tho cage, and causing it to dis
appear, was disclosed.
Tho cage, mado of tho finest and
most delicato wires, was separated in
to compartments by a thin partition.
Thesotwo compartments were hold to
gether by minute but powerful strings,
which tvero mado to open by pressing
two wires, ono on each side of thocago.
The two wires wcro held by tho per
former between his thumb and finger,
as ho extended tho cago at arm's
length. Each compartment of the'
cago was so mado that when the
spriilgs which held them together wora
loosened, tho compartments would
collapse, or fold up, in a very small
coinpasss. Attached to each aido of tho cage,
close by tho wires hold by tho linger'
and thumb of tho performer, were1
stout elastic Cords running up tho in
side of Hellor's sleeves, and fastened
atsomepoint above his elbows.
Tho bird chosen for tho cago was
ono of tho smallest vanoties of spar
row, and ho was placed in the com-j
partinent to which tho potition bo
longed. Supposo tho performer now ready to
exhibit tho cage. I fo steps out holding it
at arms-length. Tho elastic bands be
ing on tho inner side of his hands and
wrists, are not perceived by tho audi
enco. Ho snaps his fingers; that is, ho
presses tho wires which lot tho cage fall
apart; each sido collapses, and tho
forco of tho tightly-stretched rubber
pulls each section of the cago up tho
performer's sleeves.
Tho bird is drawn up with ho side
in which it was placed, and, strango.
to sny, is not often seriously injured
by tho operation.
Kvoiy part of this trick requires tho
utmost skill and tho most dolicato
handling in overy detail to make it
successful. Tho fact that Heller per
formed tlio trick hundreds of times bo
foro attentive audiences, without he
trnyingtho secret of it, sliows to what
an oxtent attention to details may en
able a man to triumph over tho seem
ingly impossible Tho Youth's Companion.
Industrial Hriurintlon.
Tho Roy. Albert Uushnoll, Geneaoo,
III., in a letter to Tho Advanced points
out with forco that sinco society is
pyramidal always broadest at tlio
base tho "high culturo" of tho ior?
docs not olovato tho many, who must
livo by manual labor, tho ono resource
open to them. "As well," ho says,
"paint and shinglo a houso whoso rot
ten sills and posts aro sinking into tho
cellar." Tho practical training for
which he pleads equips for tho only
line of lifo that awaits tho masses,
which mere scholastic education can
nover givo; it "insures a hotter under
standing and obedience of Hanitary
laws; lessons tho rate of mortality; by
it habits of work arc formed, economy
practised, taste and judgniont de
veloped, Bclf-respect and solf-rolianco
begotten, independence and stability
of character secured, and tho indivi
dual becomes much moro thoroughly
fitted in all respects for tho duties of
citizenship." Many such published
expressions are current of lato.indicat
ing tho growth of a sentiment favor
ablo to "work instead of words." Tho
agricultural colleges especially should
recognizo tho demand and conform to
it.
"Bluo ribbon beer,",mad8 AtToron
to nnd sold ns n temperance drink, is
found to contain botweon 2 nnd U per
cent of alcohol, or about half as much
an U put in lager beer.