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*he njnplo o« tlie mountain el js
Hnflfis otttits scarlot Imauer,
Vwa tha Walb tt»» J*r»)ioiw
xv1?,E0.W ""> <5" Wl glow.
Within tins fences' anglw.
A biasing hu»ft |, burning,
aim meUgir moJ4 is turning.
"silKSfe P*1 J1u"> Mr>5' 'Prtnjt
*«W hnvaa aloft on putsolw, wins,
A rp.-ck within tlio mttbcr.
With lary wing ),k way on high
. * «*ln« crow Is flapping,
A silhouette OjMlast the sky
la MtuBre color mapping.
Iha qtmit's gueer call la /alnljy heard
*rom out Hie luwulag stubble.
A bref*e the; tlilstlwiowu Irna siltred-
AhetnoffllakB'g ghostly double.
*'t,,,B*,l'S'. f» tl,e"" hoMan-gray,
t ,t"*t0 \b<> landBCajw lending.
With award uf outumn blending.
WA?hlg,1?!?'i u,l) «niWwtsBtniBS Hght
*&££'• th,° «P*»'»* melius,
W.J P««ple pigeons flashing flight
Is seen maoSg th« beecUei
"Within tha deeper shado is beaid
ii 0 »>05 ot some bBlatfd bftd,
ano (squirrel's laughing chatter.
BeUeon the leaves the lambent light
Vs way to earth Is thriving.
fl Here purest shadows hiut of night.
A golden patchwork spnstdin^   *
Jf*™ through tho slilm'ring nutumn bate
. °< r «l! a mellow £l 'aiulng,
■Ami find In luijlan-summenlays
A timo Ior day-llgiit-dreamlng.
Too Indolrot to even think,
All thouRlits una elMm* cojjkis.
As In h waUilng il^uin J drink
ilia winoornprned m.iiinkw —■	
AXfiWiM 'lit «-JJfc'j£\yOTMJ,»
1'ou say ihat ivft nm.t part forever.
And «iy I ve brolcn eiery vow.
And oach fotulT-.-herMied token
ot your tov« has vjuniebrd now.
WflU-J lo Oi)d I ne'er hail met ibet-~
Jiucr bad Kiwi thee my heart-
ior I tova tsiei—uiul'y love tbee—
<\>«t and erue: as thuu art,
Ko, tby lair faco ne'er can vaniah
»,jia my mem iry or my mind;
Fsi e mi brightest h ijwh han banlabsd,
Jbnvntg but ainert leblnd.
I will find tbe wnrid to lonely,
Hud its j,>j s nn falee and few,
3 ct I'u» fimml but misery m,ly
Iu tlio lino I Bought in yen.
You havo liKteneil to tho whispers
Of th isp/ntnil* who love you not;
And I've ni voice, through being slandered j
Mine f Indeed a Wtter lot.
I'ewer Uearta will now deceive me;
For no ntber 1ft vt> I caro;
Xeave th»p-dii not bid me leave thee!
lor Ik'II were heaven if thou wert there.
VOLUME UI.
CLARE, MICHIGAN, ERII)«|OVEM*BER 5, I8S0.
TIIE ORDEAL OF L0YJ8.
Adolphe and Celesta -\vero lovers—tho
course of tnw lov<» never did run smooth,
and it was interrupted in tbeira by cruel
parents, who had differeutviews for their
children. Adolphe. in desjiair, takes
poison, but the invention of stotoaoh-
pnmps iwvented his despernte purpose,
and he recovers. Celeste hiul the poison
in her hand, ami was in the net of raising
it to her lips when her mother discovers
her.   1"ho story thus proceeds:
"Whatever the exaggerations of our
lovers, they luvid ferviiitly, disinterestedly, ond with nil their hearts. 3«ot one
in ten thousand loves is so strong, or
promises to ht> so lasting.
Adolphe did not th'e—antidotes wero
given iu time—he recovered. The ill-
ness of Celeste was wow dangerous,
She suffered, poor child, a delirious
fever, nnd it was several weeks beforo
her life and reason were restored.
Jto parents could stand nil this; ordinary caprices it is Very well to resist, Imt
wheu ynun# people talco to poison and
delirious U'wrn—t't faut ft iit r. Besides
«tielH>Yen(3 det'ftugeMMie'a oomfflrto, Oni
ia always filad t<i como to terms when
ono hewins to he annoyed with one's self.
The old people then jimdu it up, and the
young people married.
Ab the bwiiepirooin nnd Celeste were
convinced that the sole object uf lifo was
each other's company, tliey hastened at
once to tlie sweet solitudes of lhe country. They had a charming villa and
beautiful parden; they were both accomplished, clever, amiable, yonug, and in
love. How was it possible they should be
susceptible t° niuuif Tliey could never
bear to loose sight of each other.
"Ah, Adolpha—traitor—where hast
thou been?"
"Merely shooting in the woods, my
angel."
" What, and without mn? Fie! Promise
this shall not happen again."
"Ah. denies*, too gladly I promise."
Another time:
"What, Celeste! three hours have I
been seeking for you! Where have you
hid yourself?
'' Don't look so angry, my Adolphe; I
was only directing the gardener to build
a little arlior for you to read in, I meant
it as a surprise."
" My own Celeste! three hours—it is
an eteni'ty without you! Promise not to
leave me again, without telling mo whero
to find you."
"My own dearest Adolphe! how I lov*1
you—may xny company be ever as ***""
to you."
'this mode of hfe ts very,Carmine'
with many for a few days, ^inolphe and
Celeste Joved each other-"* entirely that
it Justed several montl"*- "What at first
was passion had gr^wn habit, nnd each
blamed the othof *<""wnnt of affection,
if he or sho ey& indulged iu the novelty
of different jrfirsuits.
As they-*""! nothing to do but to look
nt tho^-foces they had thought so hand-
bokmTso it was now and then difficult
;ri6t to yawn; and of lato there had been
little speeches like the following:
"Adolphe, my love, you never talk to
mo—put down that odious book you are
always reading."
"Celeste, my angel, you don't hear
me. I am telling yoa about joy trayeJs,
and you gape iu my face,"
"My dear Adolphe, 1 am so exceedingly sleepy.;'
One morning, as Adolphe woke and
turned in his bed, his eyes rested on his
wife, who was still asleep—"Bless me,"
thought he, "I never saw this before—
let me look agnin—yes, certainly she has
—a tvart on her chin!"
Adolphe rose and dressed himself—
Adolphe was grave and meditative. They
met at breakfast—the bride and bridegroom. Celeste was in high spirits;
Adolphe was sombre and dejected.
"Let ns ride to-day," said Celeste.
"My denr, I have a headache."
"Poor child I well, then lot us read the
new poem."
"My dear, you talk so load."
"I!" and Celeste gazing reproachfully
on Adolphe, perceived for tlie first time
something in his eye thafc surprised her,
She looked again—"Good heavens!" she
said to herself, "Adolpho squints!"
It is impossible to say what an Effect
this fatal discovery hod on Adolphe. He
thought of it incessantly. Hehadnothing
else to complain of—but then wart»i on
the chin are certainly not becoming.
Celeste's beauty had improved greatly
since her marriage. Everybody else saw
the improvement, Adolphe saw nothing
but the wart upon her chin. Her complexion waa more brilliant, her form
more perfect, her walk more majestic;
bat what is til tliis, when one has a wort
on the chin? The wart seemed to grow
bigger and bigger everyday—to Adolphe's
eye it threatened speedily to absorb tho
whole face! Nay, he expected iu due
time to seo his beautiful Celeste all wart!
He smothered his pain as well as ho
could, because he was naturally well-
bred ttfld delicate; and no woman likes
fco hs told of the few little blemishes she
js Win4 to JwjwJf,  Ke M80th«e4 Wa
pain, hut he began to think it would be
just ns well to have separate rooms.
Meanwhile, strange to say, Adolphe's
squint grew daily more decided nud pronounced,,. He certainly did not squint
before we were niamea," thought tie-
leste; "it is very nnploasant—it makes
one so fidgety to bo stared nt by a person
who sees two ways—nudAdolpho hns unfortunately a habit of staring, I think I
might venture to hint, delicately and
kindly, that the habit can't yet tie incurable,"
As wives are always first in tho emulation of fault-finding, Celeste resolved to
hazard the hint on tho first favorable
opportunity.
"Well, my Celeste, X have brought
my dog to gee you," said Adolphe, one
morning.
"He! down, down! Pray turn him
out; seo tlio mark of his paws. 1 can't
bear dogs, Adolphe." ■
"Poor thing!" said Adolphe, caressing
his insulted favorite.
" Was that tojue,. or-tho do#?" u^ked
"I beg your pardon, my dear, but I
thought you looked at me. Indeed,
Adolphe, if truth may be said, you hnvo
Intely coutracted a bad habit—you ore
getting quito a cast in your eye."
"Madame!" said Adolphe, prodigiously
offended, and hurrying to tlie glass,
urn NOTES.
Dxrvxa Tobacco.—Light colors aro
not desirable and nro produced by rapid
drying. Iu curing tobacco endeavor to
let it dry slowly, taking care, howover,
that it does not polo-burn.
Wokms in Houses—To destroy pin-
worms in horses, givo an injection of
salt and water two or threo days in suo^
cession, then administer a bail consisting of an ounce of aloes and one drachm
of calomel,—JV.
y. Herald. . „   . .  .
Exeucjss por Fowtvs,—A now war of   Js irom%$ to 30 cents por pound
furnishing hens that are confiued'in a
small space with an abundance of exercise is recommended by an exchange. A
pieco of meat is suspended by » string,
just so high thnt tho fowls will have to
make a good jump to reach it. "Wo suppose other kinds of food might be thus
placed, and no hen would be without
tho incentive to tako tho necessary ex$r-
ciso while eating lier daily food.
Assoimsa i^ttns.—Great injury V*
p'm^^iMA^mt^MWs4^ifkMi
somo growers piititp thetr fruit. It pays
iu tho end to give close attention to assorting, and thoso who mark their grades
honestly and put their names on their
packages will soon obtain tho highest
prices. It may require years for a fruit
nviser to establish a reputation, but whon
".„ ...'".■   |..*'ll   I',,
NUMBER 27,
root. At Mnrseillos, in 1809, there woro
599 horses eaton; 1,031 in 1875, and
1,638 in 1878. Afc Nancy, WC iu 1873,
over 350 iu 1876, and 705 in 187S; at
Bheims, 291 in 187i, '123 in 1876, and 38-i
in 1878; at Lyoiw, 1,839 in 187a, aud
1,313 iu 1875, In both tho latter eases
some difficulties had been thrown in the
wny by the town authorities, ne was the
ease receutly at Chalons suivMorne,
Where the Mayor placed tho rate of
horse-flesh at a higher rato than thnt of
beef. Tho average prico of horse-meat
-- ■   -      • -    jjncjj
> horso furnishes nbout 200 kilogrammes
(•100 weight) of incut, whish is capable
of being prepared in many by no moans
unappetizing ways, siich ns jtot-au-feu,
boiled, roast, hashed, haricot, jugged,
filet, etc—Parisian,
HOUSKEjBPEnSf HELPS,
Doi/t be angry, my lovo; i would ! P1.*8 is nccomplished ho will always ob-
not have mentioned ifc if ifc did not get
worse every day; it is yet timo to be
ciu'ed, I am sure; just put a wafer on the
top of your nose, and you will soou soo
straight."
■ "A wafer on the top of my nose! Much
better put one at tho top of your chin
Celeste." '
"My chin ?" cried Celeste, running in
turn to Uie gloss. " "Whnt do you mean,
sir ?" '
"Only that you havo a very large wart
there, which ifc would be more agreeable
to conceal."
"Sir?"
"Madame!"
"A wart on my chin, monster!"
"A cast in my eye, fool!"
"Yes! How could I over lovo a man
who squinted 1"
tain ready sales and bo able to command
good prices.
SiM to Pototby.—Wo clip the following useful hints: Hens often havo a
habit of biting nud pulling nt their feathers, nud greedily eating them until their
bodies nre bear. This practioe it is believed, is occasioned by a want of salt, ns
when salted food is given them, thev
make no attempt to continue the habit
Salt jwk chopped lino aud fed twice n
week, hns been adopted with success,
while others put a teaspoonful of salt
with two quarts of meal or shorts moistened, well mixed, and feed it about twice
every week. Pawls, like human beings,
to bo healthy, must havo a certain allowance of salt.
Coai,  yon   Paint.—Suel Foster, of
Muscatine, writes tho Iowa llotncstreid
"Let mo ngnin recommend i
now wheels.
,      . ...  ..  —, ,  „ buggy needed painting—
i>ut since you deny tho evidence of vour ] somo of the spokes rattled, and some of
own glass, suffer me to seud for a phvsi- ! the woodwork al>oufc the bed rattled a
emu, nnd if he can euro yonr deformity, j little, -.aid when my man wns tarring the
so much the better for yon." ■ wheels of the big wagon, tho two-horse
To Clamec Eat.—Out into
pieces, fat of either beef or mutton
^'i^i^i*«6^|it>»i^«w«r- tlw
with cold water. Stir nntil tho
boils, skim carefully nnd nllow to boil
until tho water has been discharged in
vapor—the fnt will then be of tlie color
i of salad oil—strain, nnd it will keep any
i length of time.
AeriiB Bawbk Pdpdiso.—Four beaten
eggs, ono pint of rich milk, two cups of
Hour, one tenspoouful of salt, two oven
tenspOonfuls of baking powder. Peel
and core eight ripe, tart npples; put into
a deepbnking-disb; fill the center of each
with sugar nnd pour the beaten batter
over them. Boko an hour, and ent with
cream aud sugar, flavored with nutmeg
or lemon.
Good AkpjjeBotteii.—Boil a kettleful
of new cider until reduced two-thirds.
Havo a quantity of tnrt, juicy apples
pared, cored, nud sliced, and putnsmany
into the kettle ns tho cider will cover.
Cook slowly uutil tender, skim out and
■ jiut in a second supply of npples.  When
J tender turn all  out nnd let stand over
1 night   In the morntug return to the
| kettle and boil  down  until quito thick.
j Add whatever ?pico you jilense.   It re-
I quires almost constant stirring.
Omg&et.—Beat the yolks of eight eggs
I and tho whites of four until very light,
stir in a teneup of cream iu wbich a
! faWespoouful of flour has been mixed
and season with salt and pepper. Melt
n tnbh'spoonful of butter in a baking-pan,
pour in the mixture and set the pan iu
o hot oven. When it thickens spread
over the remaining whites beaten to a
froth.   Upturn to the oven nnd bake a
JSEMENT NOTES.
« pAfrm'Di, will apt visit us
husband,"  Mrs,
UoissB said Cincinnati was not
Mulibe Cincinnatinns hissed
r/tKDXtook tho_ "h" front
Me »nd placed it in the mid-
«'of th'e new comic operetta
bfi nitisiq of which is by Mr.
relates to Mormonism.
Thomas conducted tho first
lieMMd of the CincinnntiMusicnl
" ition, for tho May festival
$|ta? in 1882.
-JBo5|^. writing from Ijondoii,
it tha Miwio,hall song, Oh, Mary
'igfvr-jjfcamo; I TeU Your Mat
now.
iM  officers  in  ITow
iVth'S%SiaS»of-,ifisW
water   ^« Jids. Surah Bernhardt can't slip into
f country iu thnt fashion.
Pmsnuno  paper says that Mary
m is bille"  '
i-ftvc
jfhnn
im
jacent station of Hasselfc to proceed by
special train to Brussels ; but before tlio
formor wince could be ienched so many
mon had died from sunstroke, or had
fallon down exhausted by the heat, thnt
of the 000 men; originally comprised in
the two battalions only 150 arrived at
Brussels. In the following year a column of Prussian troops suffered in a
similar maimer, and 'during ono of tho
marches of tho French nrmy in the
Dobrudscha an equally-great mortality
ensued.
sav
A
meli
The doctor cmild not very well see ' mttle-tmp looks and runs like a new
whether Adolphe squinted, for he hnd huggy, runs as silent as n midnight hour,
his hnt over his eyes; besides, he pru- t and shines as black ns n blnck jet glass
dently thought it best to attend to one I head.   Try it; it saves half the cost of
nlady at a time, setting tires; thnt is, thev xvill not need
setting hnlf ns often "
"As for the wart, sir," said he, "it is
not difficult to cure."
" But if my wife don't confers thnt sho
hns it, she will never consent to be cured.
I would not mind if sho would but own
to it.    Oh, the vanity of women !"
' It must hnve been after some absence
and caro, saving fho skins nnd cores.
Just cover the quarters of quince with
Cold wnter and simmer until tender. Take
out the pieces carefully, nnd lay on flat
plates. Add the parings, ete,, to tho
water, cover tightly and stew an hour.
Savivo Sfph (Vhiv—Wa  fw.m.r„ik. ' Strnin through it jelly-bng, nud fo eag.
P.-irlv frosts   nml ciwuwniioiillv m.i a ,„*',*    hn^r-    iJo".   sk»ni   Witt   the  piOces Of
S otct Ylfe X £ «4hV$£ ; gfe ™i 'Aff[ \z f^tf-
veutivois,assoonna thore is danger of **» °'^t^™ In Sflf *ho
frost to go into the eotnfleM and Select {%%%* g^p X $£ £_?%£
pi!
mo
to
Washington Fifty Tears Ago,
Congress lias its comedies as well as
its tragedies, and tho leading comedian
was Thomas Corwin, a Bopresentativo
from  Ohio, who was a type of early
Wostorn culture nnd n born humorist.
Ho was a middle-sized, somewhat stout
man, with pleasing manners, afiuohead,
sjinrkling hazel eyes, and a complexion
so dark that oa soxernl ooensions—as
h^jj 'B»eA *<?* naicrata with" great glea—ho
■m^rmp'po^.,^j_^)drjAmfM^^^»iL.
" There is no need of my working," Baid
ho, "for whenever I oannot support myself in Ohio, all I should have to do
;!ersou is billed' to play in Sew York   would ba to cross the river, givo myscjf
'h-e weeks in  ."December,   It takes j "P to a Kentucky negro-trnder, bo taken
nndsomo Mary to spiu out time.        South, and sold for a field hand."   Ho
^«na Drcicresox announces au   always had a story ready to illustrate a
tion p* returning to tho lecture   subject of conversation, aud thedrymnu-
■»tm,  ont will still prosecute  her ' ner m which ho enlivened his speeches
m dramatic projects, lecturing on . hy pungent wjhoisms   without a smite
(on aud giving readings from h«r j °? ,1"? own BtoM countenance, was irre-
Aurcllan sistiWe.
new star to New York i« T.illim, '    president Van Buren ondeavored to
and she i i onlv 16 «17 riZ:   resl?ro tho 8°°^ feclin« botween tho nd-
*?. fil?,^,0"1? i(\°rZ'.J.?0*8 I ministration and Washington "society,"
which had been ruptured duriug the political rule of General Jackson, He gavo
numerous entertniumonts at tho Whito
Houso, and used to attend thoso given by
his Cabinet, which was regarded as an
Sho is a littlo thing no bigger thnn
.   But sho has a voice thot was
sled for tragedy. Her career promises
an interesting one.
''eli,, what do you think of X's now
i tragedy?"   "Hum!
iiy
fiv|)f us in oii' box, not bad judges of a
pli'aa judges go, aud wo all agreed
thfVine act should hnvo been omitted."
teed!   Which act?"   "Well, no two
of | agreed on that point."
I^tatembxt published in this country
thf "tho wholo performance of  the
Thero were j innovation, as his predecessors had nover
; accepted such  social  invitations.   Ex-
j President Adams, tho widow of Presi-
: dent Madison and tho widow of Alexander Hamilton ench formed tho center of
a pleasant coterie, and tho President was
open in the expression of his desiro that
Iho members of his Cabinet and their
fc »uil fairest earn, and ptauty of i
Uy,
Uiat this little defect was perceived by   tlio ripcut juju nvw earn, mm plenty oi I jj,i,ri» fi.'it nm7 envoi-wHIi 7im «v^7« "'
yon.;.-"-       •••»••-    *—      -    ^ iLiiimr'iiti,™ only-ears tnftt-imvo ^^Ml-^uim^acovwTlin:^Mr;
  " "' c«bs and deep kernels.   Either braid it       CocOA  l^ow   wraf  NtK«—i»utr -t-
,\fter absence—wo havo not been a
day separated since we married."
(Vleste burst into tears. Adolphe, in
a rage, seized his hat, mounted his horse
and went himself to the doctor.*
The doctor was a philosopher as well
as a physician. Ho took lus pony and
ambled back with Adolphe. On his way
he extracted from Adolphe his whole history, for men in a passion nro easily mado
garrulous. "The perfidious women!"
said Adolphe. "Would you behove it?
—we braved everything for each other—
never wero two persons so much in love
—nay, we attempted suicide rather than
endure a longer separation. I renounced
the most brilliant mnn-iage for her sake
up by o few husks left on each enr, or
make a scaffold iu fhe loft of somo building, whero a good circulation of air can
be hnd, A scaffold can bo mndo by nailing stiekB from rafter lo rafter, nud then
laying stnnll jioles on. When the com is
first put up, do not lay it too thick, as
tho cob may not dry ont, aud it mny
heat and spoil Spread out Uiin,—Country Gentleman.
Makis-o Ci^t Bon, FEnTnr,K.—In tho
Maine Parmi r is related the experienced
of Jonathan Weston in making clay soil
productive. He says his soil was "a
stU*5 hard clay; now it is a clay loam and
,-felds good crops.   After plowiug the
■i-ti-ar.
quarts of very hot wnter into a three-
i quart enameled saucepan for every one-
• quart pound of ground cocoa nibs,  and
' stir -well together.   Boil gently* but incessantly, for eight hours, nud stir occasionally.   Struin off the liquid into a ba-1
sin and lefc it stand until quito cold, when !
• fho fat (or butter) should bo skimmed (
! tiff. Warm up tho cocoa for uso, Tlio !
; cocoa nibs will reboil several times if a j
little fresh bo added.   The butter of j
cocoa is valuable for chapped hands,
, soro lips nnd burns, &a,   I fried the j
j wholo nibs, but discarded them iu favor ,
> ol (he ground, aud have used the above I
recipe for years to the geueral satisfac-
? tion of my friends.
J ever held in tins country. Some idea
• maybe formed of the vnstness of the!
j tiiidajtnkiiig when it is understood thnt j
tho ^timnted expense is some §70,000, j
j abort one-hnlf of which is already sub-,
{ scried. Tho chorus, which has been
{ successfully orgnuized, numbers nearly I
which I did soon after haviim 'I told ii      C™1' Oatjjbai. Cake.—Knh a quarter   twJ*Q hunted carefully selected voices j
nothing else to do it would be their Imsi- ' » P'""3 <* oatmeal, iato *Meh yoo havo i ««* H»the hli}.1.91  H,° ^amB ^ea s
ness to haul sand on to this land.   I do • ,niJod.» l;rgej)inch of carbonate of soda
not now recollect, but think
ono hundred nud fifty or tw
ono-horso loads.   Tho next spring,
a heavy cultivator, I thoroughly -,...,.. ,        , , -   -
this sand with tho clnv, nnd, without n   menI' ww* jt ""'^h the bncks of  your
Shovelful of any kind o'f dressing, sowed ! »"K<'i's tts little M possible.   Boll  tho! ^ "
-  ■       ■       ' -    ™ -    dough out to tho thickness of a cro%vn; The Game of Boston,
pieco cut in shapes—tho lid of n sauce-
PifiouPlnyat Oberammergnu has been ; principal subordinates should each give
sofeteriorated and vulgarized that, after j a series of dinner parties nnd evening ro-
thi'yenr, no representation of it is to bo i ceptions during fho successive sessions of
allpred," is totally aud unequivocally j Congress.
deppl hi the Munich papers. J    Tho diuner pnrties were verj' much
I_t that the Ainericuu publio knows i alike, and those who were in succession
of Jfofah Bernhardt is that she is nn ex-' guests at different houses often saw tlie
tn^ignut woman, both in purso nnd I samo tnblo ornaments and wero served
clniacter, lenn to bouincss, on the shady ! by the snmo waiters, whilo tho fare whs
sidfetif five aud thirty, capricious, unre-' prepared by tho same cook, Thognoste
lial^ts, ft shrewd dabbler in tho arte, who i used to nssemblo in the parlor, wliich
hasmade a vast success by clever pufferv i was nlmoat invariably connected irith tho
of brsolf.—Ih-ooklyn Ragle. "    dining-room  by largo folding   doors.
'tm moment Uio death of Miss Neilson I Yhbn tbo ^nner W!m leaAy ^1, Io\^
w4 known the vigilant police of Paris   doors wero thrown open,  and the tnblo
•*■-    - -v ...—..   was revealed, covered with dishes and
cut-glass ware. A watery compound
called vegetable soup was invariably
served, followed by boiled fish, over-done
roast beef or mutton, roast fowl or game
in their season and a great variety of
puddings, pies, cake aud ice cream.
de^'Taeemtohave'beenTortli'r^n- f 'rhn6 ,fi8J»' meat and fowl were carved
ijjj^jj^ | nnd helped by the host, while tho lady
nC* i,„„,,i;f„i „i„„ ir„.„> v„t.„ of tho houso tUstribnted tho vegetables,
^M-^ ?'kS L&J^LA{tZ' «'o pickles and tho dessert. Champagne
WsSL^ TK±r^ht for th^ ^iUl0,lt ice- was *P^glysupplied" i^
mkmuZi1ms wb^thrfShSis bavteS loa& Hlen(Ier «ta*si», but there wns no
«P«»"WtSO lA soanalcmret, «&d .^tth. tos> dealt fi probable that Misel tClrke, will ba 60rt' 8«f01"ftl bottfra of old Madeira wero
pligsd tlirough tho present season, as generally produced by the host, who suo-
thoa seems no signs of abaWent in the S,\nc^ fS? ?»? a«° *»? h^rK °f e,??h
attendance, and, like Tennvson's Bn»k, £he bes' ^ftdTS wostt,ha.t la'»lea $Q
itlpttoasifitwillgoon Sorevev.-Ncw ■ ?°g^,*,?>?^ ~8, v Hf?°''S f*
Tori Cnnmcrcial Advertiser. Justices used to make a direct importa-
m„ _  »■ _i i   .■   > j- . »      i      •   I "°n every yenr, nud sipitns they cou-
Tra musical fcstmvl to take placo m   suIted 0VeJr *the 'a,,,^ them oveiy
JfewTork Ciym May,  1881, will un-' livy aUet dimi      wl       „vo oIotb h^
^°^%" Hi tHtPi'ld.A:Amme,,ll.al aySut! beenremoved. Some rare old specimens
of this Supremo Court wino can still be
setSsti Uio doors of her room nt the Hotel
Oottiiiontal. After the investigation the
set* Were broken and it was found that
the vrindow leading to the piazza was
Qpir <tll the time, nnd nny ono walking
04 jM outside could easily have stepped
into; tho room,    Tho  sealing process j
MICUlUAft NEW-
Sojib South Bond mill owners hnve
struck a gus wellin Southwestern Michigan.
Samubi, Pabmhdgr nnd irife, of Bedford township, Calhoun county, have
celebrated their golden wedding,   *
Tub necessary subscription hns boen
raised in Jackson for tho removal of Uio
paper-mill from Flint, and a suitable
location han been secured for it,
A CtnoAOo church society has purchased forty acres of land opposite the
Charlevoix surnmet resort o« Pine lake,
and will use it for a camping ground,
Theue, is n youth in Maple Grov3,\
Barry cotuifcv, who Vill never grow poor
in purso for love. He said out his claim
to the nffectious of a girl to his rival for
-$10.
A^ express train ran into a wagon
threo miles east of Albion, fatally injuring Antoino Kohmnn, a fanner, Mll-
ine one .otJik horses ami breaking' the
Tllw'lffiofl^f***^^*-^^*^^'^'^'*^
Edwin C, Nichols, a prominent manufacturer of Battle Creek, has been appointed Trustee of the Miehigan Asylum for tha Insane, in the plnce of Hon,
Edward S. Lacey, resigned.
Tub deadly dog-button does the business for deer hounds imported into
Northern Michigan by hunters from below. The mortality among tho hounds
surpasses that among tho deei',
j Anna-is BAiiT&GTO, of Battle Creek,
has found, with his httle telescope, tho
comet of Prof. Swiffc, of Bochester.   It
I is iu the eonstellufciott Pegasus, and will
j soon, it is thought, be -visible to the'
; naked eye.
j A Saginaw man is preparing a lecture
j on the history of Michigan, commencing
j at its earliest period and coining dowu
to the present time. It is intended for
delivery this winter for benevolent pui--
I poses only, nud not for his pecuniary
| benefit.
j A stage containing the Berger concert troupe was upset between Little
! Bock, Ark., and P.ne Bluffs, from hav-
j ing a drunken driver who fell Smm his
1 sent and frightened the horses. Several
j of the party were injured, Mr. Brewster
so badly thnt ho could not bo moved for
! several days.
i A most brilliant meteor passed over
I BatUf Creek n few evenings since, com-
! ing from the southwest Ifc lit up the
j entire city ns it pnssed over with a
j bright, bluish-tinged light Tbis is fhe
i third meteor which has passed over the
| eity in a few weeks,
j O. A. JjgKisoy, thc famous antiquary
! of this city, hns recently added to Jiis
collection of Indian stono relics tim
■ largest stone spear-head we hnve ever
,' seen.   Ifc is thirteen and one-half inches
long, Qvo inebes wide, one nnd one-hnlf
inches thick, nnd weighs four pounds,
j six ounces. Verily *' there were giants
I in those days."—Lansing Republican.
J, Monwso.v, of Muir, wn3 iu this city
] recently, visiting his daughter, Mrs. B.
! W, Hayes. Since his return, home it
Una been nscertained thnt his brother,
wham he hns not seen iu forty-iive
years, lives in this city. While here
they attended afcui'oli nfc-tljij-pnmo J?la.<fi5»
but,- as both wero ignorant of tha Jrela-
tiausltip, they met and parted as strangers,—Big Rapids Herald.
found in Washington wine-cellars.-
lantie.
•At-
—too happy that she was mine without iv ^hardest mid pixircsf ncro in my field,
dowry— and now she declares I wpimt.   —' :-v T '-"'    -„...-,....... . v, ,,
And, oh, she has such n wart ou her
chin!"
" O-ho," Uiought the docte^i sinking
into a revery—I have saiiy** wos a philosopher—hnt it did nt>t"treq»ire much
philosophy to know <fint persons who
would hnve died *br each other only n
few months na^'eto not alienated ouly
by n wnrt or** c"sfc in the eye.
Thev>rfived nt Adolphe's villa— they
entero^ the saloon. Celeste no longer
wej^f she hnd put on her most becoming
,f-<ip, and had the nir of nn insulted but
uncomplaining wifo.
" Confess to the wnrt, Celeste, and I'll
forgive all," said Adolphe.  v      _  „.,.
"Nay, why so obstinate ns to tho enste i Now, after the liberal application of sand J side;tlu's done, the cakes ivill be ready'for
of the eye;  I shall not ndmiro you less I tor so many yenrs my hard clay was dis- i lI,S0-   # to be kopt, put them away in a
Christian Association; another New York
Strango Practices.
Among tho sfrnugo practices of olden
times nothing con be conceived more
truly absurd than the trial, by legal
proceedings, of animals neensed of high
flrimes and misdemeanors, which pre-
it to oats nnd grass seed. Tlie result
; wns beyond my most sanguine expeetn-
'-. tions, yielding an average* of two tons a
! yenr, with the exception of tlie first nnd
J Inst, for the next eiglityears, nfter which
• I plowed ngnin and applied the same
remedy to the other side of the furrow
pnn or n glnjts answers well for this purpose—put the enkes on a hot stove, and,
when a littlo brown on the under side,
take them off and plnce ou a hanger before iiro tho in order to brown tho upper
(though others may), if you will not be
so vniu as to disown it."
"Enough, madam; doctor, regard that
lady, is not the wnrt monstrous?—can ifc
bo cured?"
"Nay," cried Celeste, sobbing, "look
rather at my poor husband's sqlnnt. His
eyes were so fine before we married."
The doctor put on his spectacles; he
regarded the tirst one and then Oip other.
T,„. „    .,,    ....      , , ,   — . the advice, of nn old mnn who hns tilled
feir, said he deliberately, "thislady; the soil forforty vears: Iamanoldman,
hns certainly a pimple on the loft of lier ; upwards of three"score years, during two
ohm considerably smaller thnn n pin's ; score of which I hnve been a tiller of the
head. And, madam, the pupil of yonr | fiml. i cannot sar that I am now, but I
husband s right eye is like that of nine | have been rich, and hare all I need; do
persons m ten tho hundredth pnrt of an , not owe a dollar, have given my children
inctx nearer tlio i»«h +i-.»« +i,„ «„,<;i a* i . ,    ,      .. '        - *>.       — ** ..  _
solved, nnd I have in place of 'it a good, !tm 1,ox an ft ^i' Plnce, «nd when required
mellow loam. And instead of cutting i tor table put Uiem in tho oven for five
eight or ten tons of hay, as formerly, I , minutes to warm Uiem through and re-
uotv cut in good seasons forty tons, "For f crisp thom,
the last twenty years I havo sold as much 	
liny on an averngo each ns tho farm cut j A Result of the  Mississippi Jetties.
What as Old FAWrun Saks.—This is | Mississippi Bivor, is noted tho present
j    The game at cards called "Boston,"
I sajs a lata writer iu the Now York Times,
afifr the capital of Massachusetts, and
m}cb played by our forefathers,   has
laiply been revived, it is snid, in New j
Esglnnd nud in  Now York,  especially
litre, and is greatly enjoyed on account j
off the skill, required   for proficiency, J
Boston is  played by four persons with
nose than the pttpil df
Uie left This is the case, ns ifc appears
to mo, seeing you both for the first time.
But I do uot wonder Unit you, sir, think
the pimple soonormoits: andyou, madam,
the eyo so distorted, since you see each
other every day!"
The pair were struck by a secret conviction; when nn express arrived breathless to summon Adolphe to his father,
who was taken ill,
ft. good education, and when I nm called
j away, to teavo them enough to keep the
j wolf from the door. My oxpetience Tu3
) taught me that:
<     1. One acre of land, well prepared and
j well cultivated, produces more than two
( which receive ouly the eame amount of
j labor used on ono.
•    2. One cow, horse, mule, sheep or hog,
ai."n        i ' i ve^ fct', "*  moro profitable than two
At the end of three   )rent on Uie same amount necessary fo
returned.     Celeste's , feeep on6 wo]j,
remarkable demand for huge groin carrying barges for tho transportation of
wheat from St. Louis to tho ocean-going
vessels at New Orleans, Tliis demand
for barges is supplemented by the recent
purchase of several of the most powerful
towboats ever built nt Pittsburg, and
which were originally designed for the
coiil trade. TVltn 20 Xect^r m.w-wS*
"a2re«rsS"H» Sotttli TttSS, where tho]B^
ties aro located, the river transportation
of grain to ocean hulls bids fair to assume.,
proportions that may jeopardize the overland carrying of grain between tho "Upper Mississippi and the seaboard, Within
tho pnst fow weeks fcho St .TJotds and
Now Orleans Transportation Company
and the Mississippi Valley Transportation Company have been in the markot
months Adolpho
\^&&^^^Jb^a\tl   £ °r ^o of clover or grass is worth! ^urdSera-'fe sfenmT^^b^gTs:
M 1,. «w?       husbands eye aa beautt- , m0re than two of cotton whero no grass j Tho latter ore of the variety known in
Tmiffht hv ^nnrienna   +hPv tM™»,T   °V ^  ^ ttll8cd'i    t. t i Western wntors ns tho   "model" barge,
.taught by experience, they learned      4 No farmer who buys oata, com, or 1 ia contradisUnctiou to the conl or sonnre
Uien, that warts rapidly grow on chins,   wheat, fodder and hay, as tt rule, for ten i km    SSltaSo! model
and squmts rapidly settle upon eyes, that  years/can keep tho Sheriff awiy from       -g<?'-   J-^e craft are built to a model,.
the door in tho end.
5, The fanner who never reads the papers, sneers at book-farming nnd improvements, nlwnys has a leaky roof,
poor stock, "broken down fences, and
complains of bad "seasons."
6, The farmer who is above his business and intrusts it to another to manage,
soon hns no business to attend to.
7, The farmer whoso habitual baverago
ore too eonstanUy seen. And that it is
easy for two persons to dio joyfully together when lovers, but prodigiously difficult without eeonomiring tho presence,
to live comfortably together when married, ,	
Filtering Cistern Water.
Ex-Mayor Clymer, of Beading, Pa.,
proposes tho following, which is proba-      ,   4lu>uiJOB n™,,^,,™, UU,C1..BU
bly tho best cheap nwnte of fitting rain-  js edd wntet, is healthier, wealthier and
water for drinking or culinary purposes
"Pure fresh water in the West is secured the year round by theit large and
admirable cisterns, built of brink and
Soman cement In the center is placed
a brick chimney; in said chimney tho
ptimp is placed, The water from tho
top to the bottom of the cistern is constantly filtering through the chimney to
supply the demands of the puinp, and
this process keeps the water in Uio main
body of Uio cistern in a state of constant agitation, thereby it is always
sweet and good. Evevy family ean have
purs water by filtering tho rain of heaven
from their housetops, or by filtering tlie
wiser Uiaa he who does not refuse to
drink.    ^ ^  __^_    _
Horse-Meat as Food.
Borne very interesting statistics havo
been published by tho society for promoting the nso of horse-flesh and the
flesh of osses and mules na food, showing how steadily the consumption of
these articles of diet has been increasing in Paris and tho provinces sinco the
foundation ol the society in 1866. The.
weight has hicrensed from 171,300
pounds in 1866 to 1,982,620 pounds in
1879, In the principal cities of the
provinces tho constuuptiofc of horaa-flesh
may lie tiontftorecl t« JifW fairi;? Ukm
.and thoso recently contracted for ara or
the following dimensions: Length 225
feet, width 36 feet, hold 0 feet, Tlie
"cargo box" or receptacle for grain hns
a capacity for 60,000 bushois or about
1,500 tons. At present forty suoh barges
are being built at different yards aloUg:
the Ohio Eiver, aud the total number of
barges Uint will soon find employment in
tho grain-carrying trade botwoon the
points named is placed by good authority at 120. A "tow" of such barges
consists, under favorable circumstances,
of five, a loaded barge drawing abont
eight feet To make the round trip between St Louis ond New Orleans requires tweuty days, and the freight on
wheat averages eight conts per buihel.
Tlio lack of return cargoes proventethis
rote from being ns grent a " bonanza" as
would appear from nn income of $2i,00D
for a Uiree weeks' job, NavorthelJsS it
is a good thing for thoso engaged ih tliis
wholesale way of sending gl-aili do#n tho
"Father of Waters."—Scientific Amri-
Lints Book, Ark,, has a« opiiim de»
whioh is puttttofegfl esolttfsivcly ty irlijio
oitemg,
question were conducted irith all the
solemnity of the law. In every instance advocates wero assigned to defend tlio animals. Domestic animals
were tried in tho ordinary criminal
courts, Wild nnimals of a noxious description, such as rats, locusts, caterpillars nnd the like, were subjected to tho
ecclesiastical courts.
Prom tbe Uiirteenth to the sixteenth
century there are numerous examples of
proceeding in the criminal court iu the
cose of pigs and sows, more particular-
tvo packs  of cards, which  are  w^ j iy TOo wWch had davoited cKMren, As
Ruffled. One of the packs is dealt nnd
ije other cut alternately, to determine
the trump, the trump governing the
game. The dealer deals five cards to
aich player twice, nnd deals six cards
tho lost time aronnd. If tho first placer
can make, or thinks ho can mako five
tricks from his hand, he says: "Iga
jSoston," and his fellow-players may overbid liim with tho words: "Igo 6, 7, 8,
P, 10,11, 12 or 13," as tho hand of each
may justify. Should any one fail to
make the number of tricks he bids for,
ho must pay to each competitor a forfeit,
regulated by a scale of prices agreed
jmgn beforehand. Tho agreement is
Emjerntivoj withmitit U19 game is impossible. It is accounted the most complex
and difficult of all games afc cards, and
Is therefore a favorite with professional
gamblore, Boston has beeu playeel in
■Franca and England, whero itis often
spoken of as tho American game, Benjamin Franklin bas the reputation of
introducing it ia Boris. Ho gave it tho
name of bis native city, and is said to
have been a very clover player, The
philosophers of the eighteenth century,
who were liis companions in Erance,
were very fond of tha game and delighted
in its novelty. Baron d'Holbach is reported to have said that only a man of
genius could excel at Boston. The game
has always been played moro or less in
tho Southwest, whero muoh money is
still lost and won by it
Effect of Kot Weather on Troops.
A German medical paper gives a list
of some of tho most-notable instances
where in hot weather bodies of troops
on the march havo suffered severely
from the heat. During tho seven years'
wnr, when Prederick the Grent wns
marching from Mnrieiistem upon
Bautzen, no fewer than 300 men died on
ipne dny—the 6th of August, 1760—from
(sunstroke. On the 21st of May, 1827,
while the guard corps wrts maneuvering
boiweon Beriin and Potsdam, the men,
exhausted by tho heat, foil down in
masses on tlie road, and the wholo forco
becamo n mere rubble, some straggling
on in vnin attempts to keep their places
m the ranks, othors lying down nnd dying by the wayside. On the Sth of July,
1858, iit the conclusion of &ome matien«
vers in the camp of Beverloo, tv/o battalions vim ppjemt, ia ftuj-oh to tfji> $$>■
one may see at present in certain localities, theso animals Tan about the streets
of the -villages, and were, it would seem,
moro addicted fo a liking for human
flesh than happily—thanks to the refinements of time—they aro now.
In 1467 a sow was condemned to be
beaten to death for having eaten the
chin of a child belonging to the village
of Charonne. The sentence declared
that tho flesh of the sow should be
thrown to the dogs, and thnt the owner
of the animal and his wife should mako
a pilgrimage to Notre Damo do Pon-
toisOj jvhere, being tiie day of Pentecost, thoy should cry "Mercy!" nfter
which they were to bring back a certificate. Tho execution of tiiese animals
was publio and solemn; sometimes they
ima;e clothed like men.
In 1386 ihe Judgo at Ealaiso condemned a sow to ba mutilated in tha
leg nnd head, and afterward to be hung,
for having torn the face and arm, and
then killed a child. Thia was a Draconian method of punishment This sow
was executed in tho publio square,
clothed in a man's dress. The execution cost 10 sous, 6 deniers tournois, besides a new glove for tho executioner.
Bulls shared with swine the same
mode of trial and punishment; horses
also, guilty of homicide, bad a similar
ordeal. The registers of Dijon record
that in 1886 one was condemned to
death for having killed a man.
Charms and exorcism for the dispersion or destruction of noxious animals
prevailed from a remote period, and
some of the superstitions in a modified
sense still exiafc in our own country, aud
ospecially abroad. In tho middlo ages
history makes frequent mention of the
calamities caused by plagues of insects,
BeOoursewas had to tiie assittnuee of
the clergy, who listened to Uio complaint, interposed with prayers, aud anathematized those enemies of mankind
as the work of Satan,
A maw 65 years old hns been found in
Hnrrington, Me., who has heen ont of
the State only once, has been on a
Ktelimboat only onco, and nover was in a
City until he visited Portland, which ho
"reckoned wasn't much ofa xJhusa f0J
farms."
Evbb? honest shoemaker Iteepjipeg,
ping ft my iov ft go«J living     *  - *
.Welii^itii Slate K«forii) School.
j    Tlio annual report of Supt, Howe, of
j tho State Beform School, for the fiscal
yenr ending  Sept.  30, 1880, hns just
beea prepared for the nress, sivys the
Lansing  Republican.   The  stntiafid.il
portion of the report is unusually interesting, and shows conclusively thnt in
many respects this institution is far in
ndvnnce of any simitar school in this or
i any otiier country.   Among  the most
important facts we present the follow-
ting-
i There hnve been received during tho
year 177 boys. Of these li were colored, 1 Indian, nnd 162 white.
The number of <boys released during
the yenr was 168. Of these 151 were
white, 13 colored, and 1 Indian. This
is tho largest number of arrivals aud departures in nny ono jvnr since the organization of tho school, nor has there
been a- yenr where the number discharged have invariably done so well
after their discharge.   «
The largest number received from any
comity was 82 horn Wayne. Bay sent
lu, Ingham, Calhoun, ftnd Kalnmnzoo
each send 9, and the arrivals from other
counties range from 1 to 7.
Of the boys received during tho year
126 wera committed from Justice's
courts, 34 by police Justices, 15 from
Circuit courts, aud 2 from Becorders'
courts.
Tho crimes for whicli they were committed aro as follows : Grand larceny,
7; burglary, 10; nssnulfcnnd battery, iii;
larceny, 115; attempt to murder, 1;
vagrancy and disorderly, 29,
Of the boys received Michigan furnished 125; New York, 7; Pennsylvania,
1; Virginia, 1; Indiana, 5; Illinois, 2;
Massachusetts, 3; Missouri, 1; Ohio,
3; Canada, 18; Gel-many, 3; Holland,
1; Ireland, 2; unknown, 5,
Of tho parents of thoso received 03
were American, 2 Indinn, 31 Irish, 8
German, 2 Holland, U colored, born in
America, 11 Canadian, 13 unknown.
Tho 177 boys received ranged in ages
ns follows: Ten years old, 19; 11 years,
28; 12 years, 33; 13 years, 28; U years,
31; 15 yoars, 22; 16 year*, 16. The domestic aud religious condition of the
boys, ns related by themselves, is nt
follows: Twenty-Bix hnd lost their
fathers, 37 had lost their mothers, 11 had
lost both parents, 69 had been in jail
one or more times; 44 wero Catiiolios,
112 Protestants, and 21 nre marked unknown.
The following table gives n brief nnd
comprehensive statement of tho ndmis-
sions, dischnrges, and tho number in the
school at the end of each monUi during
the year;
„    . Admit-
Month*. . td,
 IS
...... 8
 «
 20
 10
......50
 13
 IS
......13
.,....'9
......30
 , so A„ .„„
Of the boys released during the year,
136 were discharged ns refol-tnet), 14 to
go and reside with Uieir parents, and 10
wero grimted loavo of absence for the
year.
But two escapes have been effected
dnnng tho year, nud ono of these was n
lioy already discharged. Tliis is a splendid showing wheu we consider that there
are neither bolts, bars nor high walls to
restrain tho inmates and thnt they am
subjected to little if any more restroinfc
oi espionage thau are the children of
faiy wlUre/julfttef} fwily ill &«?>>««),
October, 1879...
November, 4i ...
Dccfciiiber, 4i ...
Jamuii-y, Iflsa...
February, " ...
Starch, " ...
,'pril, " ...
M»y, " ...
June, " ...
■ii'iy,        " ...
August, " ...
September, "
r;i'»-
In.
wl
Sellout.
4
821
-a
308
VI
3l«
VI
312
rx
■110
30
315
ia
309
11
310
IB
310
IS
3U
15
.'wo
10
aw
It shows conclusively that these bo;
are contented; and, ii further proof oi
kind cave imd attention is needed, ifc may
bo found H the fact, lis found in tho
physician's report, that not a death
has ocenrred in tho institution for move
than 18 months. That officer attributes
this pleasing state of affairs to the clean-
Jiness and regular habits of (he inmates.
No similar institution, in tho United
States can equal this showing, and, in
the matter of- ese&£>esrit isJessiliBtt one-
tenth tho average in otiier sohools of its
size.
Tho boys aro distributed in tho several industrial departments as follow*:
Cane-shop No. 1, 120; cane-shop No.
2,103 ; tailor-shop, 18; shoo-mnking, 4;
latchon department, 15 j laundry, 6;
engine-room, 2; attending to schoolrooms, i; attending to dormitories, 9;
matron's department, 1; bath-room, 1;
family houses, 12; farming, 20; Superintendent's department, 1,
The work performed and produce
raised by the boys duriug Uie year is
as follows:
Tailor shop—Caps made, 362; jackets, 476; pants, 651 pairs; overalls,_325
pairs; suspenders, 620 pairs; shirts,
1,274; mittens, 50 pairs; sheets, 210;
pillow slips, 376; bed-ticks, 103; tow-
sis, 204; aprons, 81; pieces repaired,
1,320.
Shoo shop—Shoes made, 358 pairs;
boots and sho^s repaired, 765 pairs,
Chair shops—Chair seats caned, 54,-
487; chair backs caned, 8,265,
Barm and garden—Potatoes raised,
600 bushois; onions, 200 bushels; cprn,
500 bushels; beans, 40 bushels; oats,
33$ bushels; raspberries, 6 bushels; to-
Uiatces, 75 bushels; turnips, 25 bushels;
rutabagas* 1,000 bushels; rhubarb, 15
bushels; cucumbers, 20 bushels; apples, 1,000 bushels}, peas, 15 bushels ;
green corn, 300 bushels-; pears, 10
bushels;' beets, 400 bushels,* ctirrots^
300 bushels,j hay, M tons; corns|gf'~
To manage and conduct'this immense
establishment there is required a Superintendent and assistant, ,7 teachers, 2
matrons and an assistant, 1 physician", 1
baker, 1 watchman, 1 farmer, a cook and
laundress, and a dming-room girl, an
overseer of tho washing department, an
overseer of dormitories, 6 overseers of
shops, nnd an engineer.
" Science .at Breakfast."
Under this heading the editor of
iS'c/ence groups together a great deal of
information on the action of tea, coffee
and ohocolate. The latter, he says,
from its largo proportion of albumen, is
the most nutritive beverage, but afc the
snmo time, from its tyiantity of fat, the
most difficult to digest. Its nromatio
substances, however, strengthen tho di-
gestifin, A cup of chocolate is an excellent restorative and'invigorating refreshment even for weak persons, provided
tho digestive organs nro uot too delicate.
Cardinal Bicbehen attributed to _ chocolate his health and hilarity during his
Inter years.
Tea and coffee do not afford this advantage, Albumen in tea leaves, and
legumin in coffee berries, nre represented in very scanty proportions. The
praise of tea and coffee as nutritive
substauces is, therefore, hardly warranted. Tea and coffee, though of
themselves not difficult of digestion,
tend to disturb the digestion of .albuminous substances by precipitating them
from their dissolved state. Milk, therefore, if mixed with tea or coffee, is moro
difficult of digestion thnn if taken alone,
and coffee aloue without cream promotes
digestion after dinner by increasing Uie
secretion of the dissolving juices. The
volatile oil of coffee and tho empyreu-
matic and aromatic matters of chocolate
accelerate tho circulation, wliich, on the
other hand, is calmed by tea.
Tea and coffee both excite the activity
of the brain and nerves. Tea, it is said,
increases tho power of digesting tho impressions we have received, creates a
thorough, meditation, ana. in spite of
the movements of thpught, permits tho
nttention to be fixed upon a certain object, On tho other hand, if tea is taken
jn .excess, ifc causes att increased^ imta-
l»Uity.-5)f^£h|C;'iic>fSB?i, pharacteriked l>y*
sJeeples&ie*8 ifith "k £eh«iil"fe<iffii&':<v
rest'essness and"tremblingpf fhe limb*.
Coffee, nlso, if taken in excess, produces
sleeplessness and many baneful effects
very similar to those arising from tea-
driukmg.' Coffee, however, produces
greater excitement, and a sensation of
restlessness and heat ensues, Por
throwing off this condition fresh air is
tho best antidote.
Uses for Sawdust.
Saw dnsterine, says the Northwestern
Lumberman, is to be discounted by a
Prench chemist, who does not thiuk its
adaptability as an article of diet equal to
H» importance to dyers and chemists.
M. Jnnssen thinks 'Minneapolis is tho
best place to manufacture an acid now
wholly imported from Prance, which can
1)0 obtained in endless quantities from
fine sawdust. How flue tho dust must be
he does not inform the public; but his
enterprise wilt be of vnlno to thc sawdust
world if it only leads to the uso of thinner saws in the manufacture of lumber.
Bay City also finds a mysterious-looking
building going up on the banks of the
Saginaw, opposite "Uie metropolis of
the vnlley,"in building which the ntmost
secreC3' has been observed. No ono
knows whether it is being erected to extract acid from sawdust or bismuth from
salt bitterns. No doubt its projectors
expect to And "millions in it" whatever
thc purpose to which it i3 destined.
This is an era of progress. Hiram Smith,
of Pliut, Mich., turns the smoke of charcoal burning into acetic acid, and finds
the smoke of more value than the charcoal. A patent hns recentiy been taken
out for window shutters in which pasteboard is substituted for wood; the slate
and panels may be covered witii ornamental paper and painted or stamped in
imitation of wood of nny grain or pattern. Wooden pail? aro beingsuporseded
by thoso made of paper, whilo paper
moldings and paper ornaments nro
pressed into shapes and sizes and for
purposes where but a short time ago
elaborate carvings and tho skill of the
artist wns all necessary. And now comes
acid from sawdust Whether to bo used
as n substitute for tea and coffee, or to
manufacture the beautifully _ tinted
lemonade which is stich a favorite with
lovesick swains nt the annual circus, deponent sailh not; perchance it is to fake
the place of the beverage which inebriates
more than it cheors, in which case Minneapolis is uot a bnd choice for a location
for its manufacture, provided certain of
its mill mon do not take "too much stock
in it, payable hi sawdust
Conundrums.
Why aro tho glories of Greece like
iron ?   Beenuse th<jy nre O'er.
When is a bell liko a tale related?
When ifc is tolled (told).
Has time more than ono head ? lies,
judging from the number of people who
declare eitiier their watch or clock ahead
of time.
Why is revenge liko a poor debtor ?
Because ifc promises much and pays littlo or nothing,
Why are ministers bad mathematicians ? Because they make tho result of
joining one and one, ono.
Why is a man's foot like himself J Bo-
cause ifc has a sole (soul),
The Salford, (England) borough analyst reported to the Town Council lately
the results of his examination of some
sninples of "unfermented wino," Ono
snmplo consisted of sugar, tartaric acid,
some salicylic acid, somo coloring matter, and a <piantifcy of copper. Another
was an nrtilicially-made article, nud contained alcohol, ' One, labeled " Selected Wino Of the Temperance Prateiiiity,"
contained ft Inrge amount of alcohol.
Only oita BtwupTe" wns puro, and wgg
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