Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 29, 1875, Page 7

i Clicago. died bere at 6:45 p. m, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE,: SUNDAY, AUGUST 29, 1875.—SIXTEEN PAGES gtop bimeelf, ran off the end of the plat- and fejl heavily on hie face near the car- shesle - [b is- almost a miracle that he escappd bk O teanirs In the Fiyds Park Hizh Bchool are 1eing papidiy carred forward, sud will be fio- b-nh-);‘f‘ 1he commepcement of the fall term. The Jail was nell tilled Fridsy. i Gapagd water-pipes sre being laid in Mr. Popwers tedidanca, corver of Woodiawn avenus a0d Purty-eighith street. ’A 8ne brick residerce is in process of con- etrasrion on Woodlawn avenus, Just soumih of X treet. S‘fl‘?&: of fire the firemen are now warned by means of church balls, but they will soon bave opeof theiwown. Mry, McPhersun, wifeof s pnm;nTg:’l-wyu riday. A dlver, ia foll cosrume, went down off the epd of Morgan’s pier, to asceriain the csuse of sowe defect m it, Toursday. The Rov, Chauncey B.” Browster, Rector of e Episconal cburch at Bya, XN, Y.. and wife are ‘viabing ot the house of Mr. Burley, 3 2 CRINMINAL. W, H. Ball was arresicd a week ago for ghoot- 1og Bundar, e élmbcth Brown was fined $10 for intoxication and disorder, and Volinte Oopasiiy bad 1o pay 310 Tor the same causa, David Gleosov is not very elesful at present. e was pul i0 the calaboose last Tuesdsy for not sing for getung drmt., ? Tatrick Flynn was arrested on & complaiat of ssssalt, bot Taw diseharged afier a tnisi. 8 8180 arrested for assault, and = ioly toind @ vesdiol of Dot gnilty was ye- ot turned. % ‘Two bogs—John Leary and John Dangherty— ‘were put 1D jail tor bathing in the lake in a nade .state, 2libongh thov were not aware iliatthere wasan ordinsuce prohib ting it. —_—— EVANSTON. A SEASOX OF REST A8D PEACE. * The aunusl period of quietade and reet which 1alls nrob every saburb wizh unvarviog regulan- ty bas been bovering over Evaustop during tbe peet week or two. It has not been unexpected, peither i& it nuwelcome, and it is appreciated by macy tired sod overworked busincsa men, who sometimes think tbey wish it would cuntivue, bat whose restlessuess and activity could not long brook such an nabroken season of repose. TOE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, which bave soread -the fsme of Evanston throughou: the bread:h of the land, will saon be in foll blast aga‘n, Already the notes of prepa- retion are beard, and irange young men, sccom- paafed by er.ud papas or fond mammas, are Sesn upon the etreets. wending their way to- wards the officea of she Northwestern Univers or searching L [¢ reasonatje rstes) for the ucomiug freshman, sbout 0 leave the paternal roof for an indeduite iod. PBbe sorreapondence of the officers of the Tni- werwty, and the Sumber of visits already re- odics e that there will be an 1uotesse 1n b sttendance in a!l departmeats of the wstitu- tion. Tbe izcoming freshman class, in particn- lar, is we:l so0ken of, ana ewdent y will possess sosterial better than the aterage of these classes. Theie have becn réveral improvements made in the conrees Of study aod (he ibsiract- o, and these, aaded o the esteem jn which the University is held. coutributs tosards swelliug {he number of its stadents, THE PUBLIC SCHOULS of the village also open_to-morrow for the win- sex earspaign. Mr. O. E. Haven, the I'r.ucipa); bes returned from his vacation, aod succeeded jn putting every:hing in good sliape for the com- ing year. Thae publiz schools have been so well coudt under his saperiutendence & to by overciowded with scholer), and ihe Biaid of Education finds it ditticult to comfortably ac- commodate all who apriy for admisaion, 4 BOUTH EVANSTN 80CIAL. The secoud eocisble of the South Evanston Literary and Social Society was held at its par- Jors Tuesdsy evening, snd wao well atienged. ‘Tue prograwme for the evening’s entertainment inciuded mosic, readioga, a7 harade com- by Mr. W. M. R. Vose, all which were jar- :cipated 10 by Mre. Dr, Hull, Miss Edos Hull, s Ssdie Roe of Rivermde, Miss Helen Newell, Miss Jome Gibbs, ~Miss Libbie Benedl_and Mesere. Daws, lsmon, Voo, J. F. Reenoy, and F. A. Draymer. This Bociety is s:arting ont with very flaiering pros- pecie. It repular meetings ‘are bold on tho Lrst aa thud Taesdays of each month, Among thoes present were Gen, Juliug White aod wife, Mr. aud Mre, James F. Keeney, Mr. snd Mrs. B. A, Warzen, Mr. and Mra. W. ML R. Yore, Mrs. Winter, Mr. and Mrs, C.G. Broed, Ar, sud Mrs. W. I yavis. and others. UTKTING FOR A MINIST R. There is cousiderable spec.:lation a8 to what elrrevman will carzy off tae anpoitmeut to the pwtorate of tne First Methodist Chorch. to mcceed the Rev, Dr. M. C. Briggs. who hes served the chuich for the three vears allowed v its rules. Tne berth is a very desirable oue,sud several prominent divinee have been pentioned, who, 1t is thonzht, would feel it Ibeir duty to accept s *call,” should one be ex- tendsd 10 them. Bisbop Haven and the Rev. Dr. B. W. Warren, of Brookirn, whose name bas been mentioned 1n this connsction, will be o Evanston to-das, the guests of Mr. Deeriug. sad cme or both of them_will probabls_ovendy the pulpit cf tbe First Conrch. Mr, Wrekoff, cus of the Cowmittee appolnted by the church folook after its iuterests, has gone to Sierling $obear oae of the ‘supposititions™ candidates (the Bev. Mi1. Moore) dizcourse, OTHER CHURCH MA1TERS. As 8 connter-sitracti n to Bishop Haven and Dr. Warren, Dr. Noves steted yesterdav that it ¥33 pot iwprobanls that the Rev. Dr. R. W. Patterson wonld occupy bis pulpit this morning, b Epfecopal Cliurch 1s sbiil in the bands of e carpeuters. and izs worthvR ectar, the Bev. Ar. Abbott, seems_uueasy at losing 80 many on- Ppertunities for giving his congregation the good advios they stand 10 nead of. lbe ne« Baptist Chorch is comiog along naoidly, and wili soon be dedica‘ed. The spi-e is aproaching completion, and the church will be ot of the fucat in thus vcinity. A EURAL WHISKY RING, Mr. Mark D. Knowiton hiving resigned the offica of Police Magistrate, which he Lias held for some time, an election to fill the vaceacy has been ordersd, and will be beld to-morzow. It is Intimated broadly thac tne so-ca.led whisky ummh which has suffered copsidersblv of date at the haods of ‘toe Jaw, bas laid plaos for faptaring the office of Magiatiate, and * fixing fiogs " by rucniug ma man after their own beart. To head off this movement, a meeting of Iespectable citizens was h-ld kriday evening, st wbich Mr. Newell nas nominated for the posi- tion. If the order-loving voters of the wilaze o thewr dn.y to-morrow there is no dauger of the whisky-men comivg ivto power; but vigi- #nd bard r.ork will be necessary. 3 BETCRS 7O TRE REIGN OF HLUZ LAWS. In sbarp contrat with the actions of those Iea who ran “*cider " ghape aud * restaurauss in South Evaneton, 18 the action of the Puritan- deal element in ths Village Board, wiich has {1st emcceeded Io passing a7 ordinance probibit- g all plsces of business, ucluding drug stores ard barber-ebooe, from being open at all oo Sunda~n. It might be a good idea o root omt the 08 before going to such an extreme. ’ XERE MENTION. The boirders aod patrons of tho Aveone Honre tndulged 1o & jolly picnic excussion to e Fores. yo terdav. be Eciectic Cinb met at the residence of 3r. Villium Blapchord onJas evening, and wil ?‘fl thaI? 0w ovening at the residence of Mr. oseuh M. Lons. The ladies of the Episcopa! Chureb have an aWiractive entertrinment in preparution. Mis Becker, of Lako View, is apending the Wk with Kjus Scaten, An. 0. E. Haven will return home this week. 8 Josis Gibus bas reinrned from 8 six 'Bgl it m Maseachnsetts, . Fred D. Raymond, of Streator, has beeu a1ew days 1o Evanston. —_— OAK PARK. BOCIAL GOSSIP, . Theclerk ‘of the weasher has mdoubtedly %oms apite ‘againat the young peuple of this for 1t is a fact that the sonouscement of a Pty will bring down upon their nnofiendiog on-the chasen evenming, the ugliest .':b- of the season. until, to the Oak-Parkust, terms party and storm &re synonymous. Danplete Iodifterance to either tompestaots or 24w06 condition of the elementa has become & Sancteristic of the village pleasure-seeker. n""dl'y:rening the first pary of the season ™ gires in the danciog ball of the iem - fouss, and, despits the fact by it was the warmest evening that o0 bas'been for the pasy three weeks, the e i every particular a success. Tue dsomely and profusely decurated wi b sud the Stars aad Stnpes. togetuer with b and the still mote Mfll;x my of toe fair waaiers, the music, made it a ple ectacle. B st Bl sl j M, £0 Pook, ‘Wine Hobark: i Eis, of Galonoos, Miss Case, Mlige Loog, Qs Montgomery, Miss the gumber present were Mr. and Mra. | and Mra. John Bell, Mins Not- hava been resting among the delighis of the { Rayne, Misa McWi 8, Miss Hatt ontRome ery{‘hllu ing, of Hartford, Coon., Miss Gr£e Ravoe, Mies Cartor, Miss lda King, Mesars, Huat, Reynol is, Foster, Owen, Oooka, Blossom, Conell, Will Cook, of Chicsgo, Grax, J. R. Lyoa, of Evaneton, George Montgumery, of Chicage, Rodgers, nod Quick. Some of the toileta of the Iadies wore verv elegant and well worthy of mention. Coief enong them was Miss Hobart in an elaborate costume of delicate tes pesrl, gros graiu silk, Miss King, of Hartford, Conn., ware g etylish plom gros grain silk with tiuamiogs of velvet, and tinishings In the neck and slgeves of point lsce. The timy besuty of a tulle searf, asaght with fiowera at the neck and brought to the back ot the dress and gracofuliy drsped with pnfiings of ailk at the botlom of the akirt, finished o at- tactive tollet. Miss Monteomerv wore a rich black silk, with trimmiogs of thread lace aud vatoral yellow rosebads. Miss Pook wore black ™ grenadine and trimminy of thread lsce. with the protty sccessartes of o ningly-devised cardinal nbboos; Miss Loog, striped and plain silk costumy, i’ the dark and Lght shsdes of evening green; Miss Hattio ontgomery, a beautiful white Paris mualin, with nuéall, pink trimminga. aod natursl flowers; Mins Piab, & black sitk underskirs, wich silk ovor- dress of plaid, the ground of which was black, with ® bar of erav, a dash of scarlec, avd a thread of gold, coral ornaments of eardsops aod ueck'are, Verv atylish and unique: Mias Rayne, a siylish costume of seal bro va, with pale eatu silk Lrim- mings ; Aliss Grace Rayne looked charming ina dross of aumilar colors. PERIONAL. Mr, Frank Rowe has been dangeronsly Il with a fever, baving beea confined ty his room for the paat four weeks. Hia friends will learn with pleasuce that he is now canvaledoent. Dr. Wicke aud wite, of Littie Rock, Ark., were tho wuests during the week of Mr. James Hodges augd family. 3irs. 'F. A. Cogwell is vieiting her son, the Rev. Thomas Sirobridge, at Kaokasee, snd eu- joying the delights of & camp-meetiug held in toat vicinity., - Mra, Durbin and daughter, of Hillsdale, Mich., are recent scquisitions to Oak *Park socety. Miss Durbin is s very Hlae musician, sud to add to that she is grenv asd attractive, all of whicn mase her a welcome addition to the young peo- ples circle. Mr. George Hodges left Friday for Painesville, 0., where he goeas to attend the wedding of & sehool friend. ‘The large circle of frieods of Mr. Grav, the editor of il Inlerior, of Chicago, mill learn with deep regre. that be 1s very ii, that duriug the week bis life sas dispaired of,—but heis now sumewhat better. Mr. and Mrs. Scorille and son have retarned from a summer plessure trip. dr. and Mrs, Stonebavo sald their beautiful resudencoe, and are oow spendiug the rest of tue. snmmer at Desp aies. r. A. Miller is ram>deling the bailding ona door east of the diug store wto -store, to be for millinary puruoses, sud ramor *ays he w1l remy.6 his ba:ber shop to the game locality, The ladias of the Episcopal Cuarch beld tueir weealy ico-cream fegtival in the Harlem House Thursday evening, taereby ge:ting the benefit of the- patronage of tho«e who aitended the hop, Bv some mis:ake the biils adversinz the chauge from their regular rooms were printod annonnc~ tng 1t wonld be Fridsy evening, snd disiriouted throngh the care belore the mistake was dis- covarcd, consequently trade was not briss, sod thewr “ great expectations ” were nut realized. ‘The lad.es have yiven the pabicha’dsome en- terta nments, in the way of the best ice-cream and home-mae cake, and deserve & larger pat- ronage than they bave received. Owing to the ausence of Dr. Ravnolds, the Rec or of Chnist Church. thers will be no sarvices beld this morning. bat presching oy the fev. Mr. Keliy of §t. Jazies Cuwich, Chicago, at 33 o'¢ ock. Mr. Will Owen, of Cbicago, is & recent resi deat of the Park. Aa eutartainment will be given in Temperance Hail, for tue beuefit of Curst Church, early 1n So,tember. The programme ia a tine ona. The affair {8 10 the bauds of Alrs. 3. L. Ravoe, AMr. Q. C. Fuster and famuy, of Chicago, are the puests of friends. Mra. Samuel Hurlbart, accomnsnied by hsr ligtle danzb-er Dors, left for Racine. Wis., Sat- urday. They will be away some tvo weeks. Miss Fiorence (randa I leaves Moodar for Red 02y, fa. She will pe abseut some mon.ha, ksl iy DUPAGE COUNTY, TURNER JUNOTION, Snecial Correxpondence of Ihe Chreano Tribune, Tonsen Juscrios, Ang. 28.—The school will reoven for the fall term Monday. Mrs. James Conley is quite ili, but the hores of her recovery are strong. Toe vew Street Commissioners are flling their offices eatiafactorily, and mean business. The rords already snow jmorovement. A geutleman fost a smt of clothes from a con- doctprs car last week. Tnose who pretend to £now eay it wag bis weddiog-suit, and the loss hes occasioned the postponement of the happy day. The Rev. S. Suow sud wifeleft Monday for St. Paul, Mion. The cburch tenders him the vaca- tion, ana 2 few frievds provided the means to go with. Michael Carey esesped with Dis life 1n a wiracalons meoner. recsatly. Michasl ruos the engiug in tus rouud-house, sad one dav last week in putiing ob the belt Lo waa caneht aud car- ned up to the rool of fhe bu.ilive, where bo was beld uptil t1e engine wos s.opped The only wjury be received was the braagiug of hus 21m 10 thres places. Mr. Ed MoCourt rescued Mr. Nate Benjamin's hired man from a waiery grave. He fell iuto the pond nesr tbe old schoo.-house, He was heawily loided, and in bis beloless cond.tion would andoubtedly have drowned in fesa than 18 1oclee of water, Mr. David Mertin was bitten by bhis dog some three weeks 20. He had tae dog killed, and arpiied the mad-stove to the woand. which stuck for some time, and he now is perfoctly well. Last week Mr. Louis Borch, tis child, and his brother were biiten by Boroh's dog. The thres went immediately to the mad-stone, but che re- result bas ot yet been heard. Ia the case of the people apainst Edward Wells. on comp'aiut of Hand for selling liquors to munors, vefore Jusuce Rounds, tho de- cision was, **No csnse for action.” It sappears thet the boy, Willis Hand, who came home and emashed tbtugs generally, got pretty **drank”™ before he left home from s jug thal he aad lus father bhad in the bamn. Hegos one glass st Mike's, one at An- ren's, and oue at Welsh's. After the trinl i #éaid that he aad his Iather woio at Welsh's, and all became ~bappy” by the old msu telling Welsh to let Wiihe have all that he wanted. Thare will be & grand reunion of the Oue Hun- dred-and Fifth Regiment of Ithuos Volunteers st the Junction Tuursday. Addreses will be delivered by Gov. Bereridge. and other noted Bpeakers. %I.l! Wbeaton Cornet Band will dis- course their swee.e-t masic, aud the Lumbaid Glea Club of Chicago will faruish some cuoice vocal music. The ple are labonng to make the meeting a grand success. ; Miss Jessie Couthoui will favor the citizens with select readivgs at the Methodist Church, Sept. 4 The Juuction peopls snonld not lose the opportunity to hear this talented elocution- ist, a entertsinment ig for the benefit of the Bunday-ackools. WREATOX 18 quiet, and items are as scarce as money. Lere is cunsiderab.e eickness in Wheaton. The Curcuit Court will be in session the third Mouday in 8-prember. The Northwestern Railroad Company inteud etecting soms cattle-yards. Mr, Fuller 8 prevaring for & long winter by buildiog & new coal-honse. Messrs. Bnehed the gravel roof on the Ceutral Block. It is hoped and expected that a sufficient num- ber of rooms in the new school-house will be fuisbed sa aa to be ocenpiea by the 1st of Octo- ber, at the beginning of sobool. Amad dog was killed pear the fair gronnds Friday. T DuPage County Sanday-School Conven- tion will be nbeld at Wheaton, Weduesday aud Thursday, Bept. 15 and 16. It is expected that large drlogations will be preseut from all the differeat Sandar-8choo's in tha country. Mr. Etbert H. Gary has returned from a trip o Colorado. EMI. Chailes Colvin is home agsin from an astward wip, = B. F. Robert, Eeq., and sister, Mrs. Howard, arnved at Wheaton last week., Mra. Worrell and daughter, of Chicago, are visiung at Mrs. George B, Vastine's. Miss Louwss Btousbton, of Chicago, is the gaest of Ara. C. H. Fuller. Mra. Charles Smith, of Ansmosa, Ia., whose friends at Wheaton and vicivity are numeroas, retarued to her Western bome last week. Iroi. and Mre. H. A. Fuller Fischer started from New York lact Saturoay on the Aochr Live .steumer Bolivia for Glasgow. Mrs. MeLester and danghter, Mra, Ida Patrick, took their departars Jas: Thursdav for visit to the Oid Bay State in quest of hesith, pleasure, and friends. Mrs. sccompanied them as far as Syracuse. Mr, sod Mis, E. D. Colton, ot New York Gity, country far the past fow weeks. Thay laft Mon- day for the Devil's Lake, Wis., whers Mr. Col- M. W. Posel & Co., of Chicago, have ton takes the position of telegraph operator and ticket ugent. Among the visitors at Soring Brook ‘for the past ten days are Mrs. Judvo Test, Mis. Gon. Coburn, the 'Hon. Wiliiam Wallace and lady, all of Indisuspolis, Mrs. Dalton, Mrs. Frauk W, Test, Mr..and Miss Crambauzh, and Witliam 8, Duer. of Chioago, and Alr. Harry A. Loundon, of Qucinnati, NAPERVILLE, Harvest being over, the familiar faces of neighboring farmers may be scen in the streets aquip, and shey appear jubilaot over the pro- ducuveness in every depactment of argiculturo- ‘The light frosts of Jast Saturdsy and Buuday nights bave not materially injured the corn in this section, apd with & fav weeks' warm wasther the vield will bo verv largs, k. The members of the Naperville Literary Soctety hold s mesting Monday eveoing to elect oflicers for the coming year. Tae fall term of the Du Page Oounty Oourt convenes on the third Monday in September. The nnmber of cases on the dooket i8 larger than usoal, At 138t week's Counncil meeting John Ney, Jr., and William Coowba were elected members of Hose Company No. 1. The Street Comamittee were ordered to make an eatimats of the cost of paming the atraets. = 2 Mr, Philip Strubler’s new residence is rapidly approachiny completion, He expects to aceupy 1t about Christwas, & The Rev. William Huelster and family are oc- ennyng their eplendid new residence on Quality Hul £ A now mdewalk has bosn laid from the depot to the Sqoty mansion 1 Paik addi ion. Strublor has started hua new "bus lins connect~ ing with all passouger trains Biopping at this station, ) The Methodists of Naperville and vicinity hold their anuual camu-meoting hers nsxt week. At the next weekly meeting of the Lyceum the queation: Would the peojle of Winnebago County be benofited by an agricultura! addresa by Jefferson Davia? will be discussed. Mesars. Hunt, Giveler, and Sykes are on the affirmative, and Swndlinger, Ellsworth, aud Datten on toe negative. “The Baptist Sunday-school picnic was held last Weduesday at Ellaworth'a (irove, aud was well atteuded. Pne echool, althouga ouly or- ganized io July last, shows & flourisbing condi- on. g Mi-8 Mary Nortan, of Chicago bas beso visit- ing at fhe bouse of the Hon. 3. A. Baljon. Mr. lorace Porkios is rusticating io Towa, Mr. 8. C. Cooper euter:amed a unmber of his Wisconsin friouds duriug tho past week. Juigo Dudloy'has returned from a fying, visit to Iowa, Mrs. Bchurp and her son Odillion paid our villaze & short vielv during the woek. Tuey go from bere to Cauada. = DOWNEZB'S GROVE, The ususl qnietness of ths villags was undis- tarbed duriog the past week. The atreets ap- peared deserted, as the farmers failed to maks thatr asual virits, owing to ths pressiog demand for lsbor in the ba.-tields. One more week of m:;y weatlior and the hay crop wili be all gath~ ered 1. ‘Tho recent wisits of Jack Frost have alarmed the farmers in this vicinity, who have been anxiously honing for a few weeks warm weather, in order that the corn might proverly matare. Mr. George Nichols has removed to his new house on Maple avenve. It has been recetly oomvleted, aud Is a aeat struztare. Mesera. Scnwickast sod Wedion have eves- vated and walled up a fino basement uander the Whealer Houss. Ve The much-tskiod of Upper Michigan expedi- tion has been given up, and rhe Rev, Mr. Hol- comb, 0oe of the mauagers, has gone East on & %0 wen's' vacation. The expected visit of Col. W. H. Blodgett to his frieads here has been postponed on account of 8 limo fisctured by fauiog from fus bugg: Iately in 8t. Louis. Mr. John Btaoley and dsughter have been ont of lown on an eight-dsy visit to Canton, IIL Miss T. E. Flowas bas been s guest st the bonss of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Brookins for sev- eral weeks past. She returoed to the citv re- cently o prepare for the active duties of the school-room. Mrs, F. B. Rogers and lies Bertie Stanley bave #ono on an extensive tour thiough Southe ern Micbigan. Mr. and 3irs. Steenberger have departed for their futwre kome, which 18 to be ta Pittsburg, Pa. BUBLINGTOS REIGHTS. ‘This infant suburd is ated botween Down- er's Grove aud Gregg Siation, oo the Chicago, Burliogton & Quivcy Railroad, and 18 & new can- diaa’e for popular favor. The location is s pleasaut ane, the ground being bizh snd drs. ‘Wwith acice Memiag district sotrounding it on all sdea. A pumbor of streets have a.ready boeo Is1d 03t snd graded. and & fine 'asvenger depot ere:ted. A number of private resideaces are to be erected bsfora wiater. CLARRNDON HILLS. Thia most dalightfaf of Chicago's suburbs is ranid.y locreasing 1o public favor. The beauty of ito_surroundiogs, healthfalnesn of locality, aad ample raitroad communization with Chizago, make i¢ s desirable place for persons wishing suburban homes. A number of residences have been erectod here during the past vear by Chi- cago business mea, sud several are now in pro- cess of eraction. Mr. G. W. Hayden, azeat and operator at the Hills, bas beeu exerziniue lately in the Laylieid. Hus place has been fitled by Mr. Felter. AURORA. . CROP RIBPECTS. mpectal Corremondence of Tie Chicago Tribume, Acnona, JIL, Aug. 23.—Since the fros:s of Sat- urday and Sundas’ mghts last, which, by the way, did po damage in this vicipity worth spesking of, the westher has been most favorable for farmers, and they indulge the hope that the corn cra) msy eacape serwus injury. Despite the damage done by the wind and rain the vield of small grain, and its uverage fine quality have been surorising o all. It 18 not uncommon to bave reported & vie'd of 80 to 90 bushels of oats per acrii or 25 or 80 buehels of rve, and should the frost nold off s few weeks the corn drop will be greatlv in ex- cess of anything knotn in shis region for many sears. The good fugilt g of the farmers proves infections ; the merchants suticipaio an unasa- ally heavy fail iradg, and are making prepara- tious, accordneiv Maoy of them s onr 1a the Enstern maxfets making tneir purchases, some few have réturned, and thcir new gaods nie Qeily srmving, while otuers, more dilatory, depart next weelk to make their sefections. ! somoors. After the loog sammor vacation, the publis schiools of the Wert Sid8 communce the fal} «term Mounda', Prof. Hastings, of Litchfield, baving beer’ secured as Principal, to succeed Prof. Frank H. Hall, who 1akes charge of the Bugar Grove Agricutural Bchool. The schools of the EsstSide, District No. 5, opon Monday, Sept. 6. TIhe only chsoge in the Faculty heard of ia the apponiing of & auccessor to Mies Carrie Tord, second assistant in the High Schoul, that lady basing sccepted s positin 1n an Ea-tein State where she spent tue vacatiop. Prof. Powell the P.ncipsl, arrived home Toarsday evenivg from the State Teachers’ In- siituie at Champaign, and a meeting of ihe Board of Education has been called for this evenicg. for tht purpose of filling the vacancy. A} Jeunings Seminarv, the fall term of which commouces Taesday, Prof, Maudeville has made some cbanges in too facuity. AMUSEMENTS have been few of late, asige from excursions and picnics, which are of every-day occurieucs. The Piano Sogiety of the Uuiversast Church, the members of which scquired & good dramatic teputation last wiuter, gave a fine sntertainment last evoning in the rasement of the church, rendering in s very creditable mannor the “Duchess of Dublin,” and s farce entitled * My Turn Next." At the City-Hall the Ndrth Caroli- na Mipstiels wore well jeceived Inst evening, aud repeat a really fine concert to-night, for tho benetit of the Galena Street Motho fist Chusch. Next week thers will be the Busan Denmin troupe st the Opers-House every evening, the engagemeut opeming Monday eveniuy with * The Discarded Wife " MNr. Jobn Whitel¢ is a greai favorite in Aurors,—has never yet brougkt us a poor compauy. EXCURSIONS seem to take up the atteution of the people this season moTe than anything eise, and thev go at- most every day 1n some direction. Tuesday over 1,200 parsons went to Bociford and met with an ovation. Tuesdsy quite & large mnumber joined the excursion from Hinckisy to Rock- ford, Thuredey the Methodist Epiacopal Cuurch Sanday-achool and tneir frieuds filled shree coaches and =pent the day st Milliogton, on tne Fox River , 8ud vesterday the Gaieus Street Chureh people picnicked ac Mil.brook. Some time next woek tbe Universalista wmill iovito their friends to accompany them to Geneva Lak Satwday next a cougle of carloads at least w visit Geneva Laie with the ¥olks, for the bevefit of the Batavia Free Linrary, s spe- cisl traia leaving Aurors at 6 o'clock a- m., aud conuecting with the excureion train at the Junc- tion. ¥ m‘hvunxgamq couxTT. ’ out this region baling from Wash- ington County, N. Y., aod their name is legion, are juvited to participate m tha buaket pienic at Lew Steward’s magaoitiont park at Piano, Tnes- @sy. Thecars will leave Aurora for the grounds 3t 9:30 ». m., and returning leave Plano at 5 . m. - AT TENPERANCE REFOBX CLUB is still onerating in & quiet a2y with good re- sul'e, It meew every Tuesdav evening in Sinsio Ha't, and Tuesday evening will be ad- dresped by Thomas E. Hill, the au'hor of “Hill's Msonal,” sod one of Aurora's most enerzetio_ang highly respected citizons. Miss Carria Parker is the talonted .editress of the weeily paper read at the meetiues of tns Club. ‘Among the eventa of nexk waek wiil be s .50~ ciabie aud dauce given by Eureka Hook and Ladder Company, tho opening of R. T, Hurd & | Co.'s spaciona ne: warehouse. am ATBOKA HOBSE PATE i tommenges Wadnesdsy, an omisea ao immenss sacoess. Qver 150 or the best horses 1o the West ase entered in the various races, . All 1 nes of railroad centering in the city bave redaoed fare to excurrion rates, aud the arrange- ments for the accommodation of visicors sre very complete. The free-to-nll race fur a ourse of £1,000 ooccurs Friday afterncon, aad com- pletes the list, ‘FATAL ACCIDENTS, Two boys bave besu killed this week while olimbing over moving freigit trains, a practice to which the boys ara gremy_-fldmed, and which all effoits hexstofore have faiied to check, The railroaa comnanies will BOW take sfaps to Tigidiy enforce the State lay and punian offenders. THE OLD THIBTY-BIXTH RECIMENT hold their ninth annual renvion m th.s city Bept. 23, and arrsnygoments are already In_progress to ive the war-wofn yeterans a warm recepiion. v, Boveridge, . F. Taylor, Gen. Sheridaa, sud Col. Guesel are exnected to be present. PERSONAL. City Treasurer John Plawn C, Bolfiaburg and his sou srrived hotae from Europe Wednesday, H. C. Paddock and Mrs; Coulter and party were at Chamounls, Switzerland, Aug. 4, “Altred Sleop is in Par.s, and will apend a fow weeks tn Loodon before 1et iruing. Gen. H. W. Slocum is in the city, the guest of F. B. Rice. F = Prof. Oben, the magician, of this city, opeos the new hall at Steward this evening, ~ Ho will spend the rall and wcer in Mexico and Ceutral :\hl:: 'fhry Byron, the soprano of St. Mary's Churah, wiil be presented with a gold waich nud chalu this evening by whe Catholio Tewperauce O ¥inam B. Allen, Interasl Reveouo Gollector, for weesa very Jow with typhoid fever, is 1ecov- enog. 7 The eldest dsnghter of W. W. Evans, 17 years of age, Is dying from typhoid fever. Mr. and'Mrs. Myron G. Stolp retarned Tucsdsy trom a trip through Minbesota, Pelog Young, fonmerly of Blackberry, has moved into his elegsut new resideuce in this m;’!.r. Frod Evana is back from = aix weeks' tour through Kentuckv aud Aissouri. i C. D. Hoyt, mavnlacturer of Hoyt & Co.» celebrated wood-wotking machin-ry, reached Lome Wednosday, aiter & most enccessful wour 5 ongh Ohio. : ;iobin Northam was yesterdsy called to Wheaton in copsequence of the serious illness of his mother, who \a 82 years of age. The Rev. N, A. Preuties has concluded his va~ and to-morrow resumes bus datiea ss catioa, pastor of the First Congragational Church, ———— OAKLAND. PEBSONAL. Mr. Moredith haa recovered sufficiently to an- able him to be up sud aronnd, and to sgain st~ tend to his ministorial labora. Attorney Brouse has been sbsent for three weeks traveling about the City of Indiacapolis on bosiness. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wood have just retornsd from s six weeke' visit to Massachuseits sud other New Englaod States. Miss Emma Drosaler, of Napervillo, Hl., has been visiting relatives here during the past fortuight. Mise Figdoan has been sofourning in Oaklzna for several days with the family of Mr. Willism Bross. Leonard Sbepard, Superintendent of the Chi- ¢azo Plambago Coxpany, departed for St Jos, AMich., Fridsy morniug for & week's recreation smong the peach orchards of that vicinity. J. H. Mgodeville, Saperintendent of the Math- odist Sunday-eonool has been visitiog in tbe sonthern part of the State in company with ins .brocher, . E. Mandeville, of Jeoniogs' Sem. inary, Aurors. o Mr, Lamoseon sod Miss Van Baren have formed a lifo-partnorabip. . Barge, tbe new barn-boss st the Cottage Grove barns, 13 doing & moat wondarful wors 10 the dixcip'ioa of the lavarers unler his charge, who, anJder form>r bosses, bave done as caev pleased. “Tbis accounts for the clean appearance of the horses, Alisa Berths Johnsoo has gone to Beloit, Wis., on & six weeks' vacation. - Mr. Walter C. Hadlay (s going to Georgetown, Col., to apend the winter. DUILDING OPERATIONS. The Johnsons ara ereciiog a new brick house on Thirty-eighth street. They ate having their old block tuck-pointed. and 1t begius to lovk like an entnely new building. Wedd & Thacker Lave completed their two new residences ou Ovkwood bonsavard. A new oluck of dwellings is going up on Lake avenue, corner of Donglas plice. A marble-front barn Las been completed in Ellis Park for Dr. Btreoter. Excell has finiabed bis new store adjolnfng the old ose, on Cottage Grove avenus, near Egan avenue. A row of Tour octazon brick frontsis nearing comoletion oo Drexel boulevard. . Builders are complaining bitcerly of lead-pipe thieves, whio go prowliog around not only in the night time bus to broad daylight, cuttivg off ail the lead pipe and brass trimmings in new build- iogs. It is lncreasing to an aiarming exent of iate. The other night a man was detected in cating out the pie of a honse on the boule- vard, and, when ditected by passers-by, he de- aisted nis thieving and tuok to his heels, sod was 800n lost track of in the darkness. Buc he ro- turned befote morning, and sacceeded in making off with the pipe. MISCELLANEOUS. Au effort is teing made to starta circulating library at Egan avenue. A leoture was given in the Oskland M. E. Churet, on Palestive aod Syna, by the Rov. Mer. Zooks, wno has been traveiing io that conntry for several years past. Qo Bundays the Gty Railway Company are running two dummy traing to Hyde Park every balf hour, whizh are constantly crowded with Ppassenge:s going out to the great South Park. Biudents are beginnng to Lili the streo.s seck- ing for chesp boardiug-bouses, furo:shed rooms, ete., mo longer wishing to repuse within the walls of rhe University Bu.Idivg. The petition to the Streer-Car Company to run & livs of cars over Eran avenne o the Stock- Yards has been given upssa bad nnderaing, as the Compauy gave the petitionere ve y Litle eucouragemant. Tue Pro Jos Club intend resnming their regular weekly ineetings, commencing_the first Thureday eveniug in Beptemver. The Ells Pack Club resume a fow weaks iater, The public schovls revpen for the fall sessions Monday. A fire-alarm bell has been placed in the belfry of the new school bailding on Union avenus, under charge of the Oskland Fire Compsny. Pedestrians are comulsining badly of that eand pile on Thurtv-seveuth street and Oottage Grove avenne. They either Lave to go arcund 1t or else wade ankle-deep in the ssad. Is there no benevolent person who will provids means ’o’i'l‘:“ smnvs\?dn 0 Western driveway of Drexel boulevard is being raded and IAvalg‘l off. Oakland has a scandal case, which ia justin Preparation. One of the parties has leit for parts unknows, and is wacted. e OTHER SUBURSS, BARRINGTON, The premonitory symptoms of autamn were disclosed last week, fiost having made its ap- pesiance in several localities Banday and Mon- day. The injury to the corn was, however, very slight, and the warm weather of the past few days will, if continned a short tims, iosure a fall crop. The viues wera but little damaged. The puipit of the M. E, Church was very ac- ceptably filled last Sabbath by ¢ oV, Txnslwmg:l. of &&nnmn. 7, theiFon: Jamas isa Emeline Corowell hag left ki Eao., which abe intends to m;e u! °£e3.?}’.§u?i plic: né' re;ideuw. The Suuday-school concert was tod last Sabbath evening ib the Baptist cnm“i“ t‘a Iarge sud delighted sadience. Syme changes were mzde 1n the progiamme, 80 tha oo the whols the concert was prouounced to bea decided improve- ment upon the previons ons. The musc was woll rendered zhrnufi;u L. The sioging of Mrs. Loomis and Messre. Houarth snd Crest a8, bow- ever, very far above the average, and the wener- ous encominms bestowed npoa them by the aud.~ ence were fsirly won, The readiug by Miss Jessio Duon was well given, sud the parts takeo by Mias Bherman and Miss Barnett were excel- lently well susiaived. * How. beautifuif” was $he universal sentimens upon listenivg-to- tho Tecitation of the Lord’s Prayer by Misues Abbott, Lily Mates, Bils Crest; and - Mra. Great pains have been taken in prepauing | Postmaster, theso concerts, sad thosa havi 1g thy matter in c1a-ge deservp yraa; crediy aad the thaaks of the entire community for tae manger in whicl they have perrormad sh - daty, Very rarsly, in- deed, bave auy concerts or o-fior entersainments bean 80 wéll ‘atiended, or deservedlv_received such fattering testimoniala of approvsl. Mr. William Johnson, of this olaze, left Mon- day for points 1 Ainnesots and Nortbers Vis- Cousin, 1a Benrch of a favorable locality in which to buy or build an elevatar and gram warshouse. Mr. Levy Powers is soon expectod to tako charge of the Poat-Ofice, which he w.ll remove tolus gtore. Mr. A K. Townsen, the retw.ng bag acted 1n that capscity for sev- oral voars L0 the enture sa:isfuction of tho com- muvity, and be will Iay off thy bardsns of ofi. cial L1a aith the kingest regards of those bhe baa sorved 83 loog sad faisufully. Frankie Willmott, a lad some $ or 9 years ol1, met with & sal deut Weduesdav. While Aying his kite, he fell from a fencs on which e a3 utaLding, aud Leactured one of his lega, N NORWOOD PABK. The many frieads of the Rev. U. D. Galick. formerly of this place, will be pleas-1 to learn that he is winning golden opnions from all con- nected with bis new chaige at Brooklyn, N, Y, The snccess sitending his work seems to be so marked aod flatteriog a8 to receive apecial at- ‘ention from the newspapers of the Ci Clurches, i i Mr. Anthony, the popular Principal of the public scboul, has returned f1owm bis symmer vacution seemingly none the worse for wear, but, ou the contialy, ieireshed iu body svd m nd, aud better fitted than evar to perform his ducies, The echool-bouse is bewng revuvated. sad the youoe peopls are conuting the davs to the open. ing of suliool, aud i tne mesutime improviug Lo -the utmost cach saivinz hoar, 1t in doubt(ul if thers bo mnother place whers Weods und thistles attain suon ra:e perfection as ig the streets of this othermise beautitul sub :rb, In chsir s ason thev yerform the duty of fyll- €i10wn shiado-treen on ei.hor sido of shs carriage- #as. Thoy ssem o be iudigenous to tha vry soil, while * Spars the Weeds ” ssems io have Leen ihp motto of each citizen. With a few ex- coptions thers is scarcely a hoase that one feels wafe in approaching with a carriage. as the growth of weeds is such that i: is aitficalt to dis- cover what ditoh or p.ttall may be hidden be- neath. Toeclev fathers snoald attend to this matcer, a8 it is & disgrace 1o the town to allow wuch a rankuess fa cheir verv midst. Ali-s Ids Guifberc enteitained her young friends ove day Iast week. The invited guosts were Miss Lottia and Ella Hogs, Kitue and Nel- lie Guhich, Hattie Seymour, Blanche Womsley, Eliza Inman, Emma Commach, Mamie Holorook, aud othess. Lottie fovt gives a party to her lLittle friends Thurudar of this weok. A select number are in- vited. and a bappy time i4 expectsd. Among tue strangers in tosn the past waok were Mrs. G. F. Foster and Mre. James Whitta- ker, Oak Park, br. Fred Raymond, formeriy of Evavston, but now _of Streator, 1II,, guests of 3ix, Lorin Golhos, Jr. - DESPLAINES. The grand excorsion picnic and open-sir Concert on the Desplaines cswp-ground scarcely came off according to programme. The day was cool and aefigbtfal, the greensward sud grove vever sa lnviting, but the music aod the audi- ence were almost wholly wauting. The crowd of people who we1e expected to embrace the op- portunity to oxchange the noise and stifung dust and heat of the cicy for & dav of rural enjoy- -ment seemingly were not io the humor to bo wooed by the beauties of nature aud the har- mony of seweey sounds, and the bar- vest-field evidentlv possessed superior at- tredons to tho neighvoring farmers. Tue offair proved t» be almox sn utter failure, which 18 to be the more regretted asit was 1ntended to be for the penent of s worthy object, aud the day aad place were euch that, if the minsio and_audieoce bad been pres- ent,’it might bave been a very epjoyable auar. There were at no time presant more than 200 peuyle, iucluding those from the eity. The Gloe Club and other musiciavs of note trom Chicazo ‘d:d wot pat in an appearance, except tror. Wol- lett. of the Atbenmum, and idr. G. W. C. Good- ing, of the Apoilo Ciab. These gentismeo are, wi bout & doubt, thorouch masicians, and the few who had the pivasure of listeniug 1o them were highly favored. Aside frum the shove- named geatlemen, the ouly music worthy of il;:ul.ion waa furnushed by the Park Ridge Cornet od. 'Lue failure is whotly ' stéributed to the man- agement of those bavivg the matier in charge. Iglfll futuce similar efort shouid be wmade, it would be we!l to secure tbe services of some good business man 1o make the necessary ar- rangements aud navertise it as it should be done. It was hoped that 8 bandsome sum would b realizad for the beneft of the aethodist Emsco- pal Cuurch at Desplanes, which 15 laboriug under a heavy burden of debt. As it is. one more such effort aud the charch will be hope- les.ly bankrupt. A ‘upioo service was held in tha Congregation- #1 Chiarch Sondas evepiog last. The exsroises weraof a most 1oteresting character, tae Rev. Mr. Hall aad Mr. Elmer. of tha Moth>dist Egi;- copal Chiurch, and the Rev. r. Wnight and Mr. 1), of the Congregational Ghurch, participat- ing. 1hess mesuogs, 1f coutinued, as iy design. ed, will do much to promots barmony and » kind and brotherly fesling between the Charchea. Mr. Malaservitch expects soon to visit the Pa- cific Coast, Mr. M. is highly esteemed here. and it1s noped that he mav nof fiud it necessary to make huy stay a prolonged one. Al May Jefferson has roturned home after a visit of several weeks to frieads in Missouri. LARE VIEW. The Rev, Thomas C. Kirkwood, formerly in charge of the Fuilerton Aveous Cburch, is speuding hus vacation in the viclmty recruiting his bealth. Toe Rev. J. N. Haichison, of Marengo, has been tskuog bis vacation in Lake View, visiting, in the family of Mr., Edward Foster, with his wife'a relatives, As the time for tho opening of the seminary draws near the students begin to come in sod piten their tents for another year's campaign. The Professors, with the exception of Dr. El- Liott, wbo 1w weill in Canada, are on the ground, in work Thuradsr, % : llerton Avenue Church ia undergoiog a thorough interaal renovation, and lovks but at- fle Lke a eanctuary- Lue people in the mesn- time are somewhat at s loss how to dispuse uf themselves Suuasys, being pro tem. mot osly sheop without s shephetd, bnt slso withont a fold. Nex: Suudav wil, it is hoped, see them restored to their home. “Lhac part of Lake View Istag along Southport avenue between \Wrightwood abd Diversey nve- nues 18 the centra of » maoufscturing indus:ry of cousideratle dimen3ions.. Hers, covennz au ares of focty Acres. are nine briokyrds, caps- “bie of.turviug-out 340,000 brick per dism. or moro than two mulhon per week. Toess sards bsve furnished s large shara of the waterial for cebuildwg the city sioce the Bre, sud are ALl warkad to ther full capacity. it ATSTIS. Mirs. Fowler, sister of the Rev. 3L, AL Maerrick, bas left for the Easst. B Mra. Fred Willisms. whose life hung by a sten- der thread for some daye, has, under the skillfal care of Dr. McLaren. of Osk Park, recovered. Charlie Hitchcock, who saddenly fell from a high soof, is bimself again, snd is the same 11 appy Clariie. B an: seckltect dod Nulides, bl completed for Mr. Hitcheuok an elogant resi- denve, aud itouly waits the finwhing hand of k Park Pebbles. ‘ugalv):nl gentlemen have Iately tried to estab- lish ap intelligence office fur furnishing eervants to us.nhhnlinf’ suburbs,»s we.l as to the town of e Adrianco bas lefs for her old home in lesburg. - : G;‘e‘:. nnrfmh. wifo of the Methodist minister, bas retnrved from a long aud very plessurable ip in the East. % ‘“lgulz quarc of paint fonnd its wsy to Gilbert's honse, avd the promise of more iavisb donativna In the spring mekes tue old deput bearale. Politics are quier and the heaith of the Town excellent. WINNETEA. - The Winnetks Literary Club ls a little in gfl- vance of the season with its winier entertain- menta, the opening ons of which took place Monasy evenng. With 8 Jarge and b_uunm ball and plenty of good taleut, both masical and dramatio, tbis clnb will be enabled to pr:vldu{(.ba i with enterwsinments sstbeyoften mz b the expouts of & midnight nde from the city. A wn picnic, under the rules of n:‘: g:l‘g‘r:m‘l? Amrndmnnl, is uuder way for Wednesdsy of thia weex. Battie Leoo- Phe temperature Friday at 8 p.t. of the wa‘sc at lh‘e eudp of the pier was 61 deprees; of the air at the saine placs, 68 ; ou shore 100 feet trom water, 135 two blocks from Isae, or 1000 teet from tbe wster, 86. It m‘ easy mDfl:ux: J?S he. above that the tem) use at Dubu 3 :: the nmn‘ time, vnl;:: apout 13,000-degrees. PALATINE. - The M. E. Church socisble was held at the residence of Mr. 8. L. Keith, Wednesday even- w@g. The evening was plessanily passed ju those intarchanges of wocial feelit g incident to such gathering<. It was full of eu} ymeat and inpocent recrestion to the young follre,—just <uch o meelivg ag +ilserve to make tham bet~ ter, purer. an.{ bapcier. Palstine a8 1us drematio olub, which was to give its Grst entertaiomen at the school-bonse last evening. - The drama * Amoog the Freal. e:8” i8 the main feature of the programma, Mr. 8. J. Filbett has zeturued from s visit to she Eastern btstes. Mr. M. S. Jobuson bas also returned from Mismissippi, where he has been spendiog eome time. Ha s eaks highiy ot the nataral resources of that Ntate. FOOD FOR CHILDREN. Paper by Br. D. i1, Cool, of Chicago. The foliowing treatise on food for childrer, written by Dr. D. 3. Cool, and suggested b. thr Fioating Hospus! excursions, mll be found t. ¢outaio informaion of value, especially at this seaso /A we understand it, the object of the flasting hos- gital fs €0 assiat Nisturs w.tho it tha ald of mediciges, 84 far a8 pomsiblc, giviug (he calldren s pleasaut day, maklng atlesat Gue brgit spot in tuelr lives, with u #allon the iake benefit the Lody with pure air, and, if 1ossile, do something to counteract this fesrfal mor- tality, Let me aek, is this mornlity coufined fo the poor atone? Are the poor children the only ones taa suffer? Far from it. Death stalka at uoon-diy wmong the rich as well sa the poor. It euter the bulsce s weli ss the hovel, end claims for its victim tha only cbild of the milicnsire with re much eugarness as tho one in & lower sphere of lfe. This is au iniportant wnbject, and alould atiract more attention from medicl n:en than it dosa, 43 1ho hot season approaches overy year, we have Faraced b-fore us this grest mortality; and the hu. sod ery {5, ** IMPLESEOT VENTILATION AND DAPROPER CLOTH- ING, W ars prepared to sdmit thist thess are noms of the causes of thut dresd mortality, but clelm there arc others of mors importance thet need our: attetion, Wuea landlords are compelied to build teuement bousea with good semerage Aud proper veatilation, thau and not Ul then will ons of thess evils ba ramedied, It hus been my experionce, whib 8 practics of mor: than & quarter of a ceutury, that as many infants die amoug those that the world saysare well cared for an 8mong the poor of our crowded tensment houscs. ‘There must be & reason for this. What i8 {67 What b 1ho tesson that W per cant o & the children born into the world. country as well us dity, die velo. arob year 0d7 Y Y okt st hree-fourtis of ess o auis first year ree-fo ese d2s d e uring the of 4 08 reason. Man is but an snimal, governed tho samo law as far aa the Growth xud. developaast, o the body ars concerned. and if you taks {ro.a him his lmmortality and Lis futel ect then he is no better than an ox, Auimale a8 & rule, ratse tnelr yonng. They obey Natare's laws ; therefors, man mus disobey theso laws. The apimal i possessed of that intuitive knowfedge direct from its Crea Or tbat enables it to raise ts yonng, Ax we do not possess that intuitive &mowledgo wo should study Notiire aad kuow her lews: We firmly belleve that the food given our childran i the principal cause of falure to ruse them Lo maaw esf Ttian faw as wide as the unverse thot o 2 from the emallest seed up f0 3 slophant, ed bt ;ogn.l;mm TO ITS I'ERIOD OF DEYELOFMENT. ‘ake, if you please, auv seed, for instance, A with your knife e-nxuhyn:l’-?m the geris, plast i 16 the warm, rich ‘earth at tus foot of the very treo that produced it; and what is the resuit? Death, Why should it aie? Why not draw its support from the ssme source that its ‘parent did? Simply because it has not the power, it has not doveloped enough ; and 10 order to do thia it must be supporied from the remainder of this acors, untl ia roow coa take nourishment from the ground; then the law hus been obeyed and ip time it becomes a tree, Just 50 with your babies. They are germs ; thoyare the veginnings of men and womsn, und must Lave £00d suited 20 their 'fif Now, tne great question is what sbiould this food be? The law Ky it mast be saimal matter, In proof of this letus look at the lessons spread out before us in tae graat book of Nature, Let s go totheanim: sand sea how they nourish their joung. Tuase of them that give birth to their young suckle them, furnishing lquid animal matter, milk, which cont fna material representing svery tissue of tua body. « The oviparous tribe, they that ey the egg 30d Batih thelr yousg, with, I bellevs dui_two exceptions, feed on anjma} matter. Wateh,if you please, & bird carzying food to its youdg, and it is alwaya a fly, bug, or worm 0f some kind, never a sesd. The farmer knows t00 well b cannot raise lis do- ‘mestic animala on cora, bay, and oata, although, when rown, thess or & part of tne'n becoma their ouly food, m Nature we ehould learn this lesson : never foed our bobies anything Lus LIQULD ANTMAL POOD untdl they are old euongh and bave teeth with which tochew, This is theruls; witn the growth of toath tha salivary glands ars developed. and thelr agil- 1ty to maaticate and digest vegetabls food commences, The thousand and one kindsof baby food iu the market are but 80 mady ways of violating tne 1aw, ana their use gonerally briugs diarrha, cholra-Infantum, and death. Now, what are we 0 do? Take them out upon thelake Y This will fucnish them purw air, wiiich may be easential, but it does not strike at thy ro0t of the evil. We must have proper food for the growth and support of tha body, or we fail, ‘WHAT SHOULD THIS FOOD BE ? Nazure says, mothec’s milk. Bat in cities compara- tively few mothera are heulthy and strong enough to furnish » sufliclent amount to their children, and are compelled to retort to artificial feeding. and in this lies the great trouble snd cause of We again ask what shoula this food be? Certainly not anything growing out of the ground, bacause it is t00 crude, too low down in the scale, for it muat, to comply with Nature's law, be animal In ita character,— mother's milk. If cow's milk be used the resulf is mot sailsfactory, even when the milk i pure, from the fact that there is {00 much cheese. Cow's milk contans nearly three limes as mach cheeso as motker's, and loss thsn twioy as mach butter, Every one dilutes the milk with water before giving it to thelr iuf s, Right bere Is the secret, If you dalute @ith water sufficient to make the chesse in proper proportion, you have leasened the nutritive por:ion to such an extent that the child starves to death upon it. On the other hand, '{é"“ reduce it until thy but- ter 18 in the same proportions s in human milk, you still bave 80 per cent more cheese than the motber's milk contains. This the chlid fails $o digest, and disrrhosa is the result. Now, OUR REWEDY 18 to set at rest good, pure cow’s milk until the cream ca; 1emove this, together with & part of the 'milk, according to the of the child to be fed. Reduce this with water and sweeten with sugar of milk, and you bavea food pearer to that of the mother, provided by Natare, than it is possild= to obtafn in any other way. This is not enzraily understood by mothers, snd they becoms sted with milk, Tbe dishearténed mother, aided by tho unsclentific doctor, reeorts to starchy foud, with no better sucpesa, ly, the little “one is carried off byan atta k of cholera fufuntum, and t dn laid to impure air and poor clothing. Bot what aball be dons in citiea? Sball the thousands thers veriah by starvation, ot shall they b (ed 1 Why Dot the country suj ply food for them as weil s for the rest of tie yopulation 7 It will decmand care and ski)) to canduct sucl xn euterprise, but how can_care and skill be more usefully employed than in rescuing theso Litle ones from the doom that aw.iws them? No yer- 80u 18 50 Rseful 28 he would Le who should succesefnl- 1y perform this work. “The blessings of him that was ready to perish ¥ weuld come upon Lf n, and be would csuse many a mother's Leart to eing for joy. Spend & part of tbe mouey so Hberallypiven in furuishiog proper food and -disceminating jroper kuow.edge among mothers and nurses, and I'am confident ‘tue reaults will be satisfactory. 1f you nourish child wel he will resist the svar-varylug changes of the stmos- phere, and zymotic diseasea will have bat littls powar, 1 have already written more than § futended, but this is a grave subject, aud if I, by this efiort, aball show 80m6 poor. broken-hoarted mother & way 10 save her baby, then I ahall be well paid. ~ WhileT would not detract from the floating hospital, I would simply say proper food 1 belleve to be of vustly more importance, D. M. Coor, M. D, — AN INVEST/MENT. Joasm; 8 merty wanderer in the esrth, ‘Who mflus-«'. fickle Fortune back and torth, Alter s noon-time lunch in open plain, Where, through shadeleas lsa, & s brook ran, ‘Took IAr’o:; his leathern pouch, with scraps aud relfcs i From every land ita owner had bebeld, A littlo sexd, and forved it into ground’s “Then, on » alaty tablet which he fouud, ‘Wrots this, and laft it 'er the place : Eers Goa o living monument shall reise, A coatiess wnile 1 piace oeneath Tiss atone. Lt God re.ewe the proves s “and we—1 need the urayers of men ! Jonncrre, Then he arose and went upon his way & Tyrough chuhglug empires of the Night sad Day; Traversed wide lsuda aud sailed upon tne sea, Forgetting the buried reod upon the fes. His ofls were many ; Dis sucoess was ili; Before his stepe his wish retreated suill, Untll, woen two-score years away bad flown, And Tume had crowned him with » stiver crown, Wpen he Waa more than wiiling o turow down His ‘burden, much too heary grown, He came, by seeming chance, into that spot sgaln, Upon the clattering pintons of & railwsy-train, And found, withia the marke: place of & faiz lown Famed for its commerce in a certain frull His own name bolaly traced in granite bralt Upon » monaiment, supremely 100king down, Over the shufting tdes of busy life below | And, whtle b memary atruggled for s clue, t his eye around, and o' Bieist ‘e slter-trciks, that from the sams root He1f by & massive, tender strength to view, Tus alaty tablet, which in bis own writ:ng vors The thoughtless words of forty years befura! Jousmyth thauked God, and after, in tue shade Uf those nich irees, what earthly rest he bad Was taken. Theuce he never wandered more. Ciicaco. Borea H. Caurrrer, Piain Persian Directionsi Alittls girl, deaghter of Bev. J. G. Cochran, missionary t Lerss, wheo s America fur tue firyt time, w28 liviug io Baffaio, N. Y. She was 4 yearsoid. More for fan than for fear of her etting Jost, Der older sisters Laught Ler to tell £ Eogish whero she liced. Sbe could speak very listie Eogheh, bug conld talk fast enough 1a Bviac. She was in the babit of going with some of the famuly, and sometimes slope, when she bad s ponny, to the grecer's round the corner. One day, when the folks were away, she &iarted [, 7 T «© Titid grocec’s, | @ CUrHID: "BY WIouZ & us # o vandered on fur scme time and fincing £h5 0.1d nat wet hywe. 83t Quwa wu a doorsgen su i 'ogan to cry. So0n & roiice officer cw ne alonz, yiti! whan by aased her wher- «he lival, she re- Pes o1 verv orowptly sud datinelly what her 1uters bad taught her: - My nawe is Emma G 1ay Coawan. My faver is the Woynood Joseph sliap Coowan, from Mouut Seir, Owoomilsn, Porsia, Asin, Eastern Hemispnere: aud I live at oumber sixty-ssven Chbiprowa atrest Buffalo, Ewie Cotnty. NewYork, Umited States of Amelii- 3, North Ameihica, Western Homiephere.” Ths ;Micer laughed ta hear such 3 lioroa from such a lit'e cn:, and, takiog her howe, eaid to der iareats that if ey rv Jost chill hzew sa well whete it lived 18 S mrl:dahe did, C::Lwnld maks much FANTASTIC FOOT-WEAR, Embroidered Stockings and Sanaal- Booix. New York s It is eaid that o ingenaiiy of the manafao. surers of howery la Lee3 taxed beyoad prece- deot (o satialy the cemaude of fasnion fur the coming season. The firsc importatious have raached our stiores, and the heads of the homery departments in ear leadiag drv-gords houses ay that the eccent ie sud costly wouders that they are thomg to the fes fashion reportars #ho are not permurted the ndulgescs of & va- capon during the besed term 18 nvotning to +0at is oo the wav from Paria. Whethor Amari- can women will resily wear these fa'tastic em- Mbe up:& clocked, sud striped stockings is to tes ““ Wil Iadies wear thess thinza?” ws inquired, whra we frac saw taem at Lord & Tavlur's, The polite salesman smiled and elevated his eyeurowa. . *+We preeama they will, madame, or we woald oot bring then. At Stewart's they assert positively that Indieg of coririon and chaiacter do purchass them. At another lesding house we were told that they were _eagorly sougns for by that class of ladies »ho hae mObey to throw away., The fact tuat they aze to be found in every leading dry oods utoie is proof thac thore is s demand fur \iem and that somehody wears them. TBe silx hose come in fancr boxes, four pairs in a box, from $10 to 350 » box. The fuur paus are il of diferent cofors, aud esca pair i3 sm- broidereJ 1x clocked in & differeut design. The arust’s and designer's skl is seen on every cair. Someare pure, ofhers pearl, aod others cream white ; some pale-biue, 10se colur, mauve, drab, brown, iu all ehades; 1ed, from soarlet Lo deop erimson ; and gray, from the darkest Lon- dou_ smoke to the palest lead color. Exquisite combinaiious in sirongiv-contrasted cofors ap- pear o embroidery on tae sides, ranning hs.l way np the leg, or to the swell of the cs!f above the snkle, and somehmes covering the whole in- 8tep. Sumetimes tue embroidery is of tha same color of the siwckings, long lin=s ranging be- tweeu ofen lace-hke clocks, tesminatiag in Horte form points half way berween the kuee and ankie, ‘I'he inetep of & palrof white silk hose is sp:iukied over with tiny rossbuds add leaves in untural colors, the puro green and red. Anotber pain hus & beeRsve on the instep, with beed swarming, o linel that termiuate in points below the gar- ter; another pair 1 striped lengthwise in alter- nate inch bands of biue and rcee evlor, each stnpa ending in a_ steegle, Or yandske, st tha eame poiot, defined on a ecLd gronni of drab or lead color. The tops of the vandykes are uroa~ meated with embroidery in floweis, Again, another pair is scariet, with gold color ur bright blue embroiderea clocking on the sides. Some are etriped Lioi1zontally 11 narrow bands of blua and rose color, or roee and Iead color, inersected by lengthwise lives of embrodery and up clocsing. Otbers again are of plain Solid colors —btue, apnle green, roe color, searlet, snd crimson. puiple, browe, and eray, in ail shades, guz knit or woven in nbs to form lengthaise nes. All of this hosiery is long enough to gartes far_sbove the kuee. The say that in Paris choice and fastidious women are haviug the tops of ther fine bose tnmmed with Valencienges. Clnoy, and Dnchesse lace. It ig pur on toli eoough to admt of being fluted. Exquimitae garwere, with go!d and siiver buckles, and somo even isvel«d, are shown to go wi.h this eontly ‘The gartera are also trimmed with iace. At Amold & Cupstsble's ars shown, in sddi- tion to tius fine mik Losiery, what are termed lace-finished Ba'brigzan husg. ' They are indeed as tine as though wuven of lsce tatead. Bul the thresd is really of unbloachable Sea Island ootion, fine aud smooth a8 tlax .can. be seen. Thewe exquisite productions of the stocking. weaver's skill ase 8180 clocied i 8ils embroulery and open Iace stripes, each pair with a different design. They cost ounly from %70 to 8100 & dozen. Whoen ou the foot they fic like sa ad- oittonal enidermis or sca:f skin, Every delicats muscle, feadon, snd vein shown through the tilmy tizsue, and the nails are seen as dwstinctly as though uncovered. ‘The cheaper hesiery, that which will be per- chased and worn by women of more moderata means aud sensibls ideas, imitates thess elegans productions, but in soberer colora. The shop- men eay that they are already selliug large quan., tities of sober daik browns and grays, with clockings n the ssme color, or in bius or gold color an the lldu‘“lnd sometimea on the insten. Tle Aimee stocking, named for the enterpris- ing opera-bouffe singer who introdaced that style, meets with warsed fsvor among younger women. It is striped lengthwise in brizht colors to the swall of the calf, each stripe headed with » 8barp sandyke or stecple, on & folid gronod of coutrasting color or of white. Children’s stock- iogs fohow the same cliaracter af striping, but with even greater variety than is dispisyedin thar intended for womeo. Of coursa all this elaborate and ornamental hosiery is made to be ssen. aud witd a higlk-dut- toned boot tbis would be imposmble. Who won'd bide rossbuds and buttertlies, beehives sud basy bees undec a coveriog of kid and cloth ? Bo inventors are meetiug the requrements of the case with sandal boots of black and bronze Iud, bisck sativ, and black velvet, with straps that button over the foot from toe to ankle, showng the stockwg with ita exquirite em- broideries and clockings io the spaces between the strapa. Each strap is oroamented with a backie of silver, gold. steel, or jet, and for full bonas or carriage dress the buciles are neatied in the centre of a iace rosette. The Iace may bo etther white or black, or of the sti 1 mara rare and populsr, lately-prodoced ecru Rasaiaa lace, made, bowever, in Bruseeis, of e theruy 02~ ed flax or of Angors fleece, s lace destinsd to take the same runk among wlite and ecru laces that liaas does amoag black. _These boois Liave square box-toes sud Louis XV. heeis wheo i~ teuded for honse or carriage wear. and when for the dressiest occasions, aie orusmented just bo- Low the iuntep with large Lonia XV. bows or dablias of velvet, trimmed with ince. The tops are also trimmed with lace, The Cing-Mars eaudal, the invention of Lord & Tavlor, 18 one of the rre'tiest styles for the display of this fancy hesierv. It is pamed for tust favonte courtier of Lows XIII, smong whose wardrobs sZectsa wers found, after lus execution, 800 patrs of lace-trimmed boots. It iw n Louss XIIL. siipper, with the back-piece ris- ing in & point four inches atove the Lonis XV. beel. Above the square box toe is a veivet and lace roseite, while four lace-trimmed ssudal- straps. orvamented with buckles and small lace roseties, fasieu over the instep and sraund the leg above the anile, cresting the efect of » half- high sandsl toot with & {ace ruif st the top, 1 the style of an old portrais of Cing-Mais, by Lenain, and the paintuogs of celebrities of the mxteenth century 0y Abmabam Bosse aud Jaques Callot. Whits satin boots are shown for bndal toilets, aud colored satm oues to match ball dresses. We asied when sod whers thess ssudal boots would be worn, and were told thst they were in. tended ouly for house and carnzge toilets. “But you kuow,” emid the sensible asiss- woman, ** Americsn women, who have s grest deat of money to_spend. will Lave these Loots far street wear. Thev luck very pretty, but sbon. Jose their shapely elegance when nsed as a walk- ing shoa. Tuis,” sbe continued, “js our new box-toed Marseilles extansion-soled walking boot. Observe that the sole extends with a bev- iled stitched edge beyond the uppes lestoer of abble goat skin. ‘The heel is in ube sensibie nglish style. balf highand square. 118 boot will oot make the foot look so small as the Cing- Masts sandal, but it will look well and wear wel for nive months. Worn with & brown or dark grsy stockiog, it {a in the beat taste for street wear. A great maoy sensibie women, &od wem- en of wealth and position too, will wear these boots, aod use sandals ouly for full dress, and thow they wili wear thom over black or brown cr grey 2l stockiugs, with very lirtle clockiog.™ HALF-A-YEAR OLD. Hilf & your has paseo away, ‘And & month or more, iz sy be, Bince to his test. On mamma’s Lreast Came darling, bius-cyed baby 1 What & seosation and Sutter be mads At the exrlieat mgu of being | What shouid we do - With babies two 7 Vexed question beyond agreetng. But pow & delight and freasnre grown, ‘What sbould we do without him 1 Alxs the day mga?nfimmmwm c3a