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HINTS ON LINEN. Bngfrrtfton "Which 1VI11 Iln I'lirtlcnlnrly Acceptable to Lover of 1'lno Sheet. Linen sheeting comes in various qti.il lues, widths ami makes. J hero nro Irish, Scotch, English and German linens, each having its points of excel lence mid its more or less anient sup porters. There is a very wido range of values m tJioo goods, the prices vary ing from 75 cents to $.l..r)0 per yard, ac cording to fineness, weight and general finish. Linens may lie very fine and yet very heavy, the threads being round, firm tMid clocly woven, or Ihoy may lie heavy and strong, but more loosely placed, making a thicker but not as durable an article as the finer woven grades. It is a great mistake to choose very line linen for sheets. It will never stay in "place, hut will roll up and get "stringy," and after repented cflbrtsv keep it in place the user gives up in despair and declares that "linen sheet ing is a failure." If she will select a good grade of sheeting that is well wortli about 90 cents to $1.25 per yard, she will ever n'fter believe in it. The special novelty in linen sheeting is a thick, line twilled goods, a regular litien satine, which is by far the most elegant fabric of the sort ever brought out. It combines all of the qualities most desirable in goods of high grade. It has Dtiflif lent body to stay in place, is exquisitely smooth nnd satiny' to the touch and almost, as glossy as silk. It conies two and a half yards wide, and lins pillow and bolster case linens to match. Altogether it is ono of the most perfect fabrics in market, and in spito of its rather high cost is an economical investment, as it is espe cially durable and handsome. In making sheets it is well to allow littlo more than tho regu ar two and one-half vards in length. Most of tho best housekeepers add to this, from one-fourths to three-eights of a yard this being often the length after tho hems are done. Two and three fourths yards for a finished shoet is generally sutlleient unless the bedstead is extra size. J ho linen should never bo cut straight across tho piece. It is frequently tho case that tho crease is drawn altogether out of regular lines during the process of calendering and putthig up, and to cut across tho fold as tho dealer cuts it from tho pieeo is often to waste- three or four inches in tho straightening, which all judicious housewives will look after. In the purchase of a single pair of sheets allowance must be made for this irregularity, else tho finished articles will bo quite too short. However much tho fabric may bi drawn it will come straight after laundering, provided care is taken in Imaging the sheets upon the lino, and vigorously shaking and snapping them 'both before drying and while they are yet damp. All linen arti cles should be taken from tho lino while yctdnmp, thoroughly shaken and pulled straightway of the goods, rolled up in damp cloths and ironed until perfectly dry. Tlio irons should bo quite hot, but carefully tempered, as linen is more easily scorched than cotton, and once browned its durability is destroyed. It is well to hem the corners by hand, over-seam t no ends ot tho lioins verv firmly, and then stitch tho hems on lock-stitch machine, running around tho ends of tho hems to tho doubled edge of the cloth. Done in this wav, there is very little danger of hems breaking out until tho sheets are worn threadbare. Where sheets wear thin in tho middle they may bo out through lengthwise, hemmed and over-seaiueil together at what was originally their outer edges. In this way they will last through many more changes and laundorlngs for tho extra work. Many old-time houKohoopors make this their regular practice with sheets of all sorts. Hems shifld be about two inches wide upon the end at tho head of the bed, and about three-fourths of an inch wide for the foot end. Ladies with plenty of leisure and a taste for such work hem-stitch the wid end hem very elaborately, giving it almost tho ap pearance of drawn work. The narrow hem may be plain or may have a single row of lieni-stitchlng. l'illow and bolster oases amy bo ..Imilarly finished; the latter are rarely more than single hem-stitched, however, while pillow eases are often very elaborately done. I'or regular use this is scarcely com mendable, as the drawing out of so many threads weakens tho fabric and makes the articles less durable. Jkcorator and Furnisher, INFANTS' CLOTHING. llutcrhiW 1'ited In tho Muklne of Long Dri'Hui'K, ClirUtoiilntr Kobe mid Wrap. English nainsook, which is heavier and more serviceable than the sheer French nainsook, is now used for in fants' dresses, and the trimmings are heni-stilchlng or drawn woik, foathcr btiteliing, which is also called brier stitching, embroidery and lace. The iinplo and exquisite drawn-work is so appropriate for these dainty littlo gowns that it has almost superseded embroidery, though good patterns of Hamburg work nro still liked for dura bility, and are used on plain garments. The loug first dresses measure forty two inches front ncek to hem, and the present fancy is to make these with a very hhort round yoke, though the square yokes are pro ferred by some. Tills yoke is formed of lengthwise tucks, which may all be u fourth of an inch wide, and cch is hemstitched just as the lieam of hand kerchiefs are finished with a few drawn threads or oUo thero may be flutters of much narrower ttickn, with a ki foiltllur-stlulilof between tin- .Uki.i Tlio iuikli s a tn frill ! i t edged with mo narrotvest Valenciennes edging, nnd this frill may bo standing or turned over, or it may bo doubled and turned both ways. The sleeves are slightly gathered at top and bottom, ana navo a wnstuand or tucks and a frill in keeping with that in tho neck. Tlio skirt has a hum four or five inches deep, with perhaps, thrco tucks abovo it, each tuck an inch wide and hem-stitched, or else tlio tucks are grouped to match the yoke, and there is feather-stitching between. A sash is then made of the nainsook five or six inches wide, witli the cuds hemmed and tucked like the skirt, and this is passed twice around the waist and tied in front with a large bow that displays tlio trimmed ends. A half dozen of these dresses are furnished with caeli layette, and also half a dozen night slips of simpler make, which aro used by most mothers for. the day dresses for tiie first w'ksof tho child's life. These are simply tucked down ward from the neck without n yoke, and' are made of soft cambric. The christening robe is an elaborate garment with lengthwise rows of Valenciennes insertion alternating with embroidered insertion to form a robo front the entire- length, and also tho whole waist and sleeves. Around tho skirt nro three llounces, two of lace and one of embroidery. Tlio back is left quite plain. Narrow white ribbons are run in the lace around the neck md wrists, ending in small bows or rosettes of many loops. A wide sash of white moire ribbon passes around tlio waist in folds and forms a rosette, and ends on the leftside. Valenciennes llice is now so perfectly imitated that few mothers use the real lace for these robes. Tho long cloaks made for infants this season are of cream white Oriental flannel, or of soft and tine white cloth, with lining of quilted silk very warmly wadded. They are made with box plaits or side plaits from the neck to the waist, and are worn with a sash of white ribbon. The sleeves have ribbon hows at the wrists, and both neck and sleeves are trimmed with lace. There are also long cloaks of white watered silk and short silk walking coats to put on when the child is a year old. Tho first cap worn in winter by an in fant is made of tho material of the cloak,' whether it bo of cloth. flannel, or silk, in preference to the lace and muslin caps that aro still pre ferred for summer. The skull-shaped Dutch cap, made of three pieces, each of which begins in front and extends to the back, is liked for soft cloth and silk- lined caps, and is finished around the ; edge with a cord of silk or a narrow plaiting of white ribbon; its trimming is a rather large bow of ribbon on top. There aro also pretty caps of white eashmero gathered by ribbons in the front to make a little frill around the face. Softly wadded and quilted silk waists or jackets are made for infants and larger children to wear under their winter cloaks on the coldest days; these come in white, pale blue, brown md pink silk, and aro made up with a view to comfort rather than beauty. Lovely veils of Hnissels net, or of point d'esprit net of nuro white shade, aro made for infants. They are edged with narrow lace, or olse thero is a hem an inch wide, with white satin ribbon drawn through it A drawing-string in one end ties the veil over the cap. Tlie Shetland wool veils aro also used, but the lighter net is preferred. Manuel wrappers for voting infants aro made with a voke, and the fulness is added to this in French gathers in two clusters in front and back. Tho edges of the yoke, collar, sleeves and tho front are needle-worked in scallops in white silk, and tiny bees aro wrought on the flannel, or else there is a border of vines and rose-buds. Now bibs of Hue Irish linen have drawn-work and feather-stitching for ornament, and an edging of narrow lace. Hariier's Ha- zitr. How Ho Lookod at It. It had been a long and tedious case. I'he lawyers on both sides had spent oral davs lighting each other with all manner of legal tactics, vnd the udgo had silent four hours charging the jury. Tlio jurv was out two davs and could not agree. Finally they were discharged, and it was found thoy tood eleven for conviction and ono lor acquittal. Dennis Murphy was tho ono that held out. I'on me soul," said ho to a friend, "'nivor in mo loife have 1 kim across elivcu such stubborn men.' Tid-Bits. Indisputable Proof. 'The teacher wanted to box mv ears this morning," remarked Johnny Fi.zletop. "How do you know that ho wanted to box your ears?" asked his mother. "If ho hadn't wanted to box mv ears he wouldn't have done it. would he. h?" Texas Sijlinns. The man who will invent a con nect ion for bell-ropes which will not break glass can inako a fortune," said one of the attaches of the car depart ment of the Pennsylvania road to an uxprossionist. "Wo lose an enormous Amount of plate-glass each year by breakage through the use of tho iron connections Express. on boll-ropes." Bujj'alo The decline of rlllo-shootlng is at tracting much attention among military uiun in New York. Ten roars ago hoimauds itomblod at Creodnioor to It ne the international matuhes, hilt- t..-d i it would be impowiblo to niln i ii n t.if:iis guard to watch a III.-: " ) ILr,it. THE TYRANNICIDE. Something About tlio I'lrnt Vemel llullt for the Aliicrlriin Public SrrWcr. Soma years ago, in tho course of official tint v. -I was obliged to visit Salem, Mass., and during my stay ill that quaint old town I was fortunate enough to make the acquaintance of an old gcntlainan wiiose ancestors had all been connected more or Ics actively with the Continental army or navy. Wo were sitting one evening under the porch surrounding the front of his modest abode, when he suddenly ad dressed mo with: "Lieutenant, vou arc something of i student in naval historv, and should bo able to answer my question. Can you tell mo iinvthing about the first engage ment naval, I moan that occurred in the revolutionary war?" I pondered, thought of the "Gaspa' afl'air, discarded it from my brain and finally acknowledged that he had tho best of me. Thereupon lie said: "The Massachusetts State cruiser Tvranni- eido was tho first vessel built for tlio American public service, and her com mission was signed by John Hancock. She was a full rigged brig, a good sailor, mounting fourtfcn guns carronaiies I believe, and lmf.incd by seventy-live men. She was com manded by Captain John Fiske. who afterward roo to the rank of Major General in Massachusetts, and earned for himself an eminent name for his brave and patriotic services. Cap tain Fisko commanded the brig for three cruises and participated in the taking of eight prizes, the first of which was the King's armed schooner Dispatch, belonging to Lord Howe's fiect, then on their passage from Halifax to New York, it being July 10. During the engagement the Tyrannicide lost one man killed, three wounded and one died from his wounds. The Dispatch was commanded by John Goodrich, Second Lieutenant of the Konowii, lifty guu ship, then in the licet. Tho action lasted seven glasses, and her com mander and several men wero killed. Mr. More, sailing-master, was wounded and his limb amputated. Mr. Collin gain, midshipman, died from his wounds. The Dispatch was terribly cut it), both in hull and spurs, and the Continental lrig had to take her in tow, and they brought her into Salem, after being out seventeen days. The Dis patch had eight carriago guns, twelve swivels and a complement of forty-live' picked men, trained seamen, selected from dill'ercnt ves.-cls composing the licet. This, Lieutenant, was the first sea fight of the revolution, and it oe evrred here in Hoston bay. It may not bo so recorded in the naval histories of the day, for, like a great many historic al facts and incidents, they become in distinct, obscure and linallv forgotten altogether with the lapse of time." Cor. Detroit h rcc Press. SKIN-CLAD ESQUIMAUX. Their I'll rt lit 1 1 1 y to Itolmlecr Clothing of lOvery Description. The Esquimau clothing of ail the tribes from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean is reindeer skin in somo form or another as a component part, and with most of them it predominates over all other furs used. Among thoso visited on mv first expedition among these strange people in and around North Hudson's Hay, tho clothing was wholly made of reindeer fur, not a hair of any other skin appearing in its com position. The coat, the underskirt, the mittens, the trousers, the hoots, the stockings and the slippers aro all made of reindeer skin. They are sewed with sinew stripped from the dorsal muscles on the back of the same animal, while even the puckering strings that draw the face of the hood tighter around the face, and keep the trousers up around the waist, or tie tho stockings abovo the knee, and tin supper aoout tlie ankle, are all made of the coarse sinew from the hamstrings of the reindeer's legs, the hood is drawn tightlv around A the face, from tho eyebrows to the chin, with only the mouth, nose and eyes in sight, it mar be trulv said that forty- nine fiftieths of tlio object in sight is reindeer and one-liftietli Esquimau. inrougnoui, tun Esquimau lias a double suit of his reindeer clothing, ex cept upon the hands, where the mitten is seldom duplicated, although occa sionally done in the coldest weather, and when they have long louriievs to make in the depth of the arctic winter. In the disposition of this double suit, tho inner one lias the soft hair of the reindeer turned toward tlie skin of the native's body, while the outer ono has the hair turned outward. This brings the dressed skin surfaces together, and makes it quite casv to put on or take oll'the outer suit, which would be almost impossible if tlie two hair surfaces were together, and quite hard enough if a skin surface rubbed against one of fur. Some of these inside garments arc noth ing more or less than the equivalent of the outside ones, turned inside out, this being especially true of the coat and trousers. In fact, by thus reversing them they are often used as substitutes for each other, the only difi'erence be ing that tho inside clothing is generally made of softer fur, when procurable, such as the doeskins secured in tlie earlier part of the season. The softest reindeer fur winch they could procure, or that of the fawn skins, taken jut after the winter Coat has been assumed, is nearly always used in making tlio clothing for their children, to whom thoy tiro derotedly attached, and who receive the best their parents can give them in food, clothing and every other family material that is divided among thorn. Lieut. Sewi(kn, in N. Y. In dependent. - A t'l in oii.tti .a proprietor ot i i' it-. iUd Mt Shu Ihmtnruina. CM. A SEAMAN'S YARN. Sensation of a Mnn Who (lot Into the 1,'mbrnco of a Dcrll-Flsh. "Wo were lying about half a mile off tlio beach at Barbados, overhaul ing tho standing rigging," said James Gillis, able seaman, "when the mate ordered John Webb, an apprentice, bov, and myself into tho yawl, which had neon covered and brought around to the port side, that some painting might be done just abaft tho mainmast It was a terribly hot day, with the water very warm and the men having little energy. The paint was lowered down to us, and wliilo I used the brush tho boy held the yawl in position. Wo had been at work for about a quarter of an hour when the boy suddenly yelled out in allright, and as I turned to him ho declared that ho had seen a horrible looking object pass under the boat and so on under tlio ship. There arc plenty of strange creatures floating about m thoso waters, and a patcli of sca-wced will sometimes assume a queer shape I laughed at tho boy's fears, but at the same time saw how pale and frightened he looked. " 'What's wanted below there?' called the mate as ho leaned over the rail, hav ing hoard Webb's crv of alarm. "'I I saw something go under tlio boat, sir.' " '0. you did, Well, if you bawl out igain you'll feel something go under your jacket." "I began work again, and had been lit it only three or four minutes when the yawl heaved away from the ship two or three feet, and at the same in stant tlio boy screamed out again. His ii . voice nau scarcely readied my ears when something Hashed before my eyes, something caught my arm and pulled it down and pinned it fast to my body, and in five seconds more I know what had happened. A devil-fish had Hung one of ids arms about me. Webb was scream ing at the top of his voice, and, as I got a look at him, I saw that two of tho beast's feelers were clutching him. Tho arm or leeler winch had reached mo pinned my arm to my sido as if in a vise, making a clean wrap around my body, and the extreme end of tho feeler crept up along my neck and face. Talk of pain; I never felt any thing like it. The teeth of a bull-dog couldn't have hurt worse. It was a burning, biting, blister ing, sensation, as if a live coal had been laid on the llesh. I added my veils to thoso of Webb, but before any ono came to tho rail I was jerked to my knees in the boat, and saw that the creature's ob ject was to pull me'overboard. I heard the boy go down and thrash about, and then thrco of the men came to our as sistance. "Tho devil-fish had outwitted him self. He had go no under the ship and fastened to her bottom or keel, and as soon as he began pulling on us, he of course pulled the yawl close against tho ship's sido. That closed the gap, and ho could not pull us overboard, although I think he would have upset the yawl for wo were both down on her star board side and she was almost on her beam ends when tho men jumped down I hey began to cut and slash and hack ! a 1 i 1 f . wiiu tneir Knives, and alter two or three minutes they had us free not of the arms, but of the creature. We wero hoisted on board howling and riniiiiii,r iimHi flin fi,tl.i,c ofill l.lti.. n ".. . ...... ...J ll.UIUli Ollll 11, 11111, and they had to be cut from us almost by inches. Webb got it far worse than I did, as ho wore a thin cotton shirt and was barefooted. Ho was bitten on ono foot, both hands, and across the breast, and it was a long two weeks before he was on deck again. His face swelled up until one eyo was closed, anil tho poison mado me ill for many 1 1IM it . nays. ncrever one oi tne cups or suckers took hold, the skin was entirely taken off, and it seemed as if pins had been stuck into the raw llesh. A na tivo doctor brought me some herbs of which to make a poultice, and, though that relieved tho pain and helped mo to get around again, it was months before my face was entirely well. "Tho devil-fish minded tho loss of his three arms for only half an hour, at the end of which time he clutched the empty boat, half-capsized her and swain twice around the ship as a defiance to the crew. Two or three musket balls were tired into him, and he sank out of ight to do seen no more during our stay." A. Y. Sun. American Fire Losses. During twelve months of 1SSI5, our i.wn files have furnished a record of '',:1U) tires where the reported loss had been from s? 10,000 upwards. The record by months, with our estimates of tlie aggregate monthly loss, including the smaller and tho unrecorded tires, lias been as follows: Firt of ami oi fr. ... SOS ... in ... 173 ... 145 ... its ... 1M ... ira ... ifio ... KM ... 1'"0 ... Ittl . . M Aqqrtga! tttiinattti lo. 12,0lyV U,Slkl,l,X) ln.tm.ui) S,lKt,IKK) T.rtHOK) 9,750,0 H) 10,IU),OM 13,0. M,0M (1,501,011 r.vxxuiiii) 10,111,011 n.sxyiu Month. January roiiruury Mnrvh Vrll .Muy Juno July August September Oolober ... .November December ., Totals 1.319 llltMVM.UM Ar. Y. Bulletin. Ho Resented Familiarity. Are vou reailv to pav your four weeks' board bill?" the landlady asked Llghthead. "Madam," he replied, soveroly, though my name is William, I object to nuv ono familiarly calling mo Hill," mid he slapped his hat on his head, and was out of the door and got away for that day before she roeovorod from her astrnUhmont A", '. Sua. - A cttht) of Montgomery, Ala., hat U.'ii in the it j.iH tiftooti yonrs foO ilruNkemwM. lb i-il.im years old. INTERESTING RELICS. DUcoverle Mndo Fifty-live Feet Helow tin Siirfnre of tho Kitrth. S. A Harrison, of the firm of Harrisoc and Green, railroad contractors, has in his possession several specimens which will bo of much interest to antiquarian! and naturalists, which wero obtained under rather peculiar circumstances. Mr. Harrison s firm is the contractor for the construction of the new branch of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railway from Sioux City to Manilla Junction, Iowa. Tho road follows tho level of tho Missouri river for a part oi the distance. About forty miles south east of Sioux Citv. within a distance of four miles from Maplcton Station, and ten miles from tlie Missouri river valley, the new railway line encounters a high lull, which is the main divide be tween the valleys of the Maplo and Lit tle Sioux rivers. This divide is more than ten miles long, and the elevation "varies in width from half a mile to mile and a half. Tlio railway line crosses tlie hill at its lowest point. To accomplish this it was necessary to dig a cut sixtv-four feet deep and a little over a half a mile in length. The earth which it was necessary to remove in digging tlie cut is, with the exception of that on the surface, thoyellowishclay winch is characteristic of that part ot Iowa. This clay is verv compact, and devoid of rock and gravel. At a depth of from thirty to thirty-five feet, on the side of the hill sloping to ward the Little Sioux vallev, the work men in digging tlio cut discovered what Mr. Harrison believes to bo the marks of eleven tepee fires. A quantity of wood ashes was found in each of the eleven places, varying from half a bushel to a bushel and a half. With each deposit of ashes was also found a quantity of charcoal. Further along in the cut was found what appeared to be tho remains of an old structure, tne naturo and purpose of which could.not be determined. I he workmen engaged on the cut call it tho lime-kiln." Two walls of soft limestone, about sixteen feet apart, rise perpendicularly through the clay, and were first noticed at a depth of fifty feet from tlie surface. The walls are from eighteen inches to two feet thick, 'and were removed by tlio workmen for a perpendicular distance of ten feet before the level of the railroad' grade was base reached, without discovering of the peculiar formation. tho Alxnit lixo hundred feet from the "lime-kiln" was found another trophy. ivt a depth ot fifty-live from the surface the workmen discovered, pointing diagonally across the course of the rail road track, the trunk of a black walnut or ash tree, alxmt a foot in diameter. Twelve feet of tlio protruding timber was cut off, and the remainder was left imbedded in the side of the cut When the axes of the workmen cut into tlie tree, the wood was apparently sound, but when it had been subjected to the iction of the air, the water with which it was soaked evaporated and the wood gave evidence of extreme rottenness. Mr. Harrison secured a piece about a foot long, which ho brought with him to Milwaukee. oiiu anouicr nun was mane in tins extraordinary railroad cut. The bones of some large animal, in a badly decayed state, were discovered and were thrown out on tlie dump-pile with no care or thought of saving them. Mr. Harrison obtained the skull, which in appearance resembled that of a buffalo, though somewhat larger. He saved four of the teeth, and they are now in tho possession of Henry Mann, of this city, who as a naturalist has some interest in discover ing tlio species of the animal whose bones wero found under such peculiar circumstances. The question of particular interest in connection with these discoveries is: What were the circumstances tinder which the skeleton and tree, which of course were, at one time on top of the earth, became buried so far beneath its surface? Antiquarians may also try to guess what race of beings built tho tepee fires, the evidence of which is thus dis covered, and at what age tho lime stone walls Were erected. The geolog ical formation of tho earth at tho level where the finds were made is entirely di tie re at from that of the surface, Mr. Harrison savs, and there is good evi- donco that it fonuerlv composed the tirfaco of the earth. The level is about 2:i2 feet abovo the high-water mark of the Missouri river. Milwaukee Sentinel. Some Misused Words. Acoustics is always singular. Cut bias, and, not cut on the bias. Allow should not be used for admit. Come to see me, and not come and see inc. Hursted is not elegant anil is rarely correct. Almost, with a negative, is ridicu lous. "Almost nothing" is absurd. Tho burden of a song means the re frain or chorus, not its sense or moan ing. liountiful applies to persons, not to things, and lias no reference to a quantity. Aflablo only applies when speaking of the maaaer of superiors to inferiors. Methinks is formed bv the Impersonal verb think, meaning seem, and the dative me; and is literally rendered, It seems to me. Tweed's Xrw Grammar. Tlio Chinamen of Newark, N. J., aro anxious to become American citi zens. Recently they held a meeting and appointed a eonimittee to go to Wash ington to see if something can't bo done by which they may be permitted to take nut naturalization papers. They intend, ihoy say, never to return to tho ilowory kingdom, and wMi to settle down hero mid fiii dl the luixileges that nil AiiK Livuii eitiaoa hiwk THE INDUSTRIAL WORLD. Oliver Dalrytuplo states that ho will put in 31,000 acres of crops next season in Dakota. A largo whale fishery is being cstablishedon the west end of Van couver Island, British Columbia. Farmers of Kansas say that Mio acreage of fall wheat will bo greater this year than ever boforo in tho history of the State. There arc 4,008,907 farms in the United States. Illinois having tho larg: est number, 255,741, and Khodo Island the smallest 6.21G. Labor is in demand in shops and mills supplying railway appliances. Tho railroad companies aro tho heaviest buyers of products of iron and steel and lumber, and their orders at tho present time aro at least double tho volume at any preceding dato. Pitts burgh Post. . Tlie invention of tho valve motion for the" steam engine is credited to a boy. Tho power loom was the inven tion of a fanner's boy who had never seen a factory and had no tools but a jack-knife, and whose father broko up tho tirst model ho m.ule. Persons who aro undertaking to raise carp in artificial ponds must bo careful to keep other kinds of fish as well as aquatic animals and turtles out of them. During tho past summer the young carp in many places havo been destroyed by tho abovo named crea tures. Chicago Times. Peanuts of good size and quality wore raised this year in New York, Ohio and Southern Michigan. Tho yield was not as large as in the South ern States, and thero is little promise that the crop will be a paying ono for the market. Still, it is likely that in a few years the boys on most northern farms will raise "their own peanuts N. Y. Times. A largo building has just been completed near the Housatonic track, in Canaan. Conn., for the manufacture of granulated milk. This is a now pro cess invented and patented by Robert Ellin, tho milk being preserved in granules appearing not unliko white granulated sugar. This is the first manufactory of tho kind in tho coun try. Hartford Post. Two of tlio largest castings in .tho world are said to bo at Nara and Kani akura, Japan, the ono at the latter place being forty-seven feet high, and the other at Nara being fifty-three and three-fourths feet from tho baso to tho crown of its head. The statue at Nara is supposed to havo been orected in tho eighth century, but it was destroyed and recast 700 years ago. In endeav oring to recast it several mishaps oc curred, and when at last success came, some thousand tons of charcoal had been used. A new metal, called by tlio inven tor, Albert Assmau. of Rahway, N. J., "Assaynie, is produced by a special 'iatment of tin. It ha; all the good .... ... i , pennies ot tne lauer, can oe pressed into any shape, or cast into statuary. or used for plate w.ire of any descrip tion. A beautiful bronze color can bo given to tlio metal, or any sh:tde from ronze to a silver color; and as it does not in tho least corrode, it is specially valuable as a silver solder. It melts at . :i temperature of 4:!2 degrees, or eigh teen degrees less than tin. PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS. Women are so fond of trimmings and finery that they even have their tempers rallied once in a while. Somo men are so penurious that they keep cvervthing thoy got hold of, except the Ton Commandments. Ccdarlown (ffa.) Adverlhcr. --You can get a pretty good idea of a man's character by noting how ho acts toward his poor relations. New Haven Newt. A Burlington girl, who is a great talker, says that it is better to bo en gaged in conversation than not at all. Burlington Free Press. Ho (at the beginning of tho third act) "How spicy the play is getting." She (who sat alono between the acts) "1 should say so!" lAfe. Polite passenger (in street car) "Will vou take th s seat, madam'" Madam "Thank " Polito pas senger "Pray don't, madam. I'm' subject to tits'" X. Y. Sun. Lot a parent teach his child to oboy, and he will give him the most precious lessons that can lie given to a child. Obedience is tlie grandest thing in the world to begin w th. X. Y. Ledger. BILIOUSNESS Is an aflectlon of tho Liver, ana can bo thoroughly cured by that Grand Itegulator of the Liver aud Biliary Organs, SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR MANUFACTURED BY J. H. ZEUIN & CO., Philadelphia, Pa. I was nffllcted for several years with disordered liver, which resulted In a severe, attack of Jaundice. I had as pood medical attendanve as our sec Hon affords, who failed utterly to re store rao to tho enjoyment of my former good health. I then tried tho favorite prescription of one of tho most renowned physicians of Units vllle, K. but to no purpose ; where upon 1 was induced to try Simmons I. Ivor IN'Kiilulor. I found imme diate benefit from its use, and it ulti mately restored mo to the full enjoy ment of health. A. II. SHIRLEY, Richmond, Ky. HEADACHE Proceed from a Torpid Liver nnd Im puritifft of tho Stomach. It can be luvuriutily cured by tuklug SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR Let all who suffer rr-niPinlier that SICK AND NERVODS HEADACHES Van b prrTotnl tj 'xkinr 1im m wn u their yuiptstti iudicule iU citim( f an ttck. jfterr , J