Evening Star Newspaper, February 19, 1881, Page 6

HOME MATTERS, STEAL KNIVES may be saved from rasting by being rubbed with mutton tallow, wrajped in Paper, and put into a Dalze-lined chest, Woopwork strongly impregnated with tunz- State of soda or silfeate of soda—by treatment im strong aqneous solution of these saltg—wiil be found to be quite unin‘lammabie. Revivixne Kip Groves.—To revive old kid gloves, make @ thick muctiace by bolling a bandfu! of raxsee da little dissolved soap; then, when the mixture cools, with a piece ot white flannel wipe the gloves, previously fitted to the hand ; use only enongh Lo take off the dirt without wetting through the glove. INk FROM CaxPeTs.—To remove freshly-spiit Ink fror carpets, fr ike upasmuch as pos- sible of the {uk with a teaspoon. Then pour old sweet milk upon the spot and take up as before, pouring on milk until at last It becomes only s'ightly tloged with black; then wash with cold water, and absorb with a cloth without too much rubbic Tae BEDROOM OF THE FCTURE.—Somebdody In Boston has discovered, and asserts very post- tively, after the Boston manner, that In the house of the future the bedroom wil? be dedi- €ated to sleep. and the bed, with perhaps a chair or two, will be the only furniture: there ‘Will be no hangings, no papered walls, no car- Fee, Nothing to catch nd hold the dust, and e bed will stand in the middle of the room, where the air can circulate freely around it. Sranist STOMACHIC AND CORDIAL.—The weil- knows fragrant varden favorite, the sweet Scented or lemon verbena, seems to have other qualities than those of beauty amd odcr, for Whien it ts usually cultivated. The author of recent work, “Among the Spanish People,” deseribes It _as being systematically gathered ta Spain, where 1 13 regarded as a tne Stomaechie and cordial. It ts elther used in the form of a cold decoction, sweetened, or tive or six leaves are put into @ teacup and hot tea poured upon them. The author says that not only is the flavor delicious, but that if it be Used one need never suffer from flatulence, nervousness, dlarrhea or loss of appeiite. Ds. Boriormiz oN RagCMATISM.—In regard to the use of salicylate of soda fn rheumatism, Dr. Boutoumle communicates to the Paris Academy of Medicine some of the results of Ris recent Invesilgations. His more important 1t Is Ip the ease of young calar rheumatism tn chiliren, the salicyiate Is perfeetiy well borne by them, even In a dally dose of six grams. How 10 PREVENT Gusss FROM CRACKING.—A Leipsic journal, which makesa specialty of matters relating to glass, gives a method which {% asserts will prevent lamp chimneys from cracking. Tue treaim=nt will not oaly ren ter Jamp chimneys, tumblers, and like articles more durable, Dut may be ao; 1 with advan- tage to crockery, stoneware, porcelain, «2 The chimneys, tumblers, are put Into a Pot f led with colt water, to whict a: a- mon table salt has been adde: wv is Well bolled over a tire, and then allowed io col slowly. When the articies are taken out and washed, they will be found to restst atcer- Ward any sudden changes of temperature. Tae | process ts simply one of annealing, aud the | slower the cooling part of It !s conducted the more effective will be the work. Vouatixg DistxegcrasT3.—In the Parkes | Museum of Hygiene. in London, there are two The Night Side of Nature. (Saturday Review.) The non-sctentific visitor who leaves the | 7oviogical Garden as the shades of evening are gathering over Regent's Park naturally thinks | that with the closing of the gates the show is | over, and animals and keepers alike retire to | rest. As a master of fact, the gardens then pre. | sent a new scene of activity, aud fresk respoa- | sibilities are inoposed upon the attendants. | Sotue of the larger beasts of prey, such as the | lions ana tgers, have accommodated them- Selves to altered circumstances, and, having been on day duty tn the public service, turn in | at night; elephants, who are always sensible persons, Tecognize, that the night was made for | Fepose; “hippopotamt, who have been sleealng | hearly all Une day, gladly avail themselves of the stiliness and gloom, and take yet another forty Winks; and even the monkey-house {3 in parative quiet. But there are a large num- | Der of birds, animals and repUles who, having | kept themselves in rigid seclusion during tbe | day, issue forth in accordance with peremptory | abit at uight, and demand food and attention. | | These animals, of the greatest interest to the | Zoologist, are but ilttle kaown to the general public, for the obvious reason that the Gardens | Caunot be thrown open at night, as the in- | mates, huinan and otnerwise, must néjther be | deprived of their rest nor disturbed in their | | avocations. ‘The salutary rule having been re- laxed for us, we made our way as It was grow- ing dark to the office of the Supertotendent of Gardens, Mr. Bartlett. The Pacpet object of interest there was a Jone little boy, who had been forgotten and left bekgind by bis parents, And from Whom an attendant was unsucvess- fully endeavoring to elicit his address. Tuls 1s common experience atthe 'Z00,” the Mon- day visitors especially being often vague as to the number and nature of the imp dinenta which they bring withthem. The gizanticand victous spider from the West Indies, whlch feeds on cock-roaches, was also housed there Out of the cold; while on the branch of a tree, Nxed up inthe room adjoining, sat what was appayentiy a tame, tly migiavure bear, eat- lug dry leaves. This was the so-called climd- ing bear (Koala) of Australia, which Is really a Marsupial. Hundreds have been brougnt (o tat: country; but hitherto the animal fas a lived in captivity: and, although a boy Is kept to pet it. and eucalyptus, o7 biue gum, leaves are brought from Kew atd from Marsellles to feed it, the future of the present specimen 1s a source Of great anxiety to the authoritles; 1f, Indeed, it has not already succumbed to the climat: ‘The Inmates of the gardens require, ay mignt | be expected, constant attention, and night brings but little relief to the keepers. Many of tuose which are nocturnal tn their habits can only be fed and attended to by night, whtie others must on nO account be approached afte dark, Even the doctle elephant, the sleepy stupld-looxing hippopotamas, andthe so! rhinsceros become raging beasts If distur by the pres ofa light. The elephant Lo: has furished Mr. Bartiett with several patients On which to exercise hits surgical skill. One ot the Indian elephants some time since had the ioisfortune to wrench off a portion of its tank which had got caught in a noose of rop and the largest African specymen, whose huge proportions are well kifown' to the frequenters of the gardens, met with an acci- dent by which its asks were broken off; tue stumps subsequently grew into the cheeks, causing tt excructating pain, aud necessitating an immediate remedy. Tne intrepid superin- ter dent undertook to perform the delicate ope- ration and relieve the poor beast. Having pr ared a gigantle hook-shaped lancet, he ban- aged the creatures eyes and proceeded to lls task. It was an anxious moment, for there Was absolutely nothtag to prevent the ant- mel Killing his medical attendants upon the spot, ‘and to rely upon the common sense and good nature of a creature weighing mapy tons and suiTering from faclal_ abscesses and heutalgla argues, to say the least of {t, the appliaxces for charglag the air of a room | With antiseptic vapor which are worthy of | Rote. Wue of these, as described. consists of | a miniature “round iowel.” circulating on two roliers, the lowerof which rests in @ trough Biled with a solution of carooile actd, or any | other soluble disinfectant. The other appar- | atus consists of a metal box filled with Norwe- | flan tar. the lid of the box belug provided with | Metal lam'ne which are immersed in the tar: | when the apparatus isto be useithe cover is | Faised sna the tar-covered lamin:e are exposed | to the airsthe odor being at once able | throughout the apartment, and highly | ficial as a disinfectant, or fnhaled by a tuve | connected With the apparatus. | GaRDEN Langis.—It is l:£1 down as an axiom ‘hat the mere saving by growing one’s own | Vegetables fs not all the profit. The pleasure Of seeing things grow. and the comparisons which oe is able to inake between oue va- | Fety and another, has a good deal to do with | the sat: r “pt vegetable | arden gi this latter sure Is often on account of indifference or carelessness in labeling the) varietes when (he seed3 are sown. itis extremely mortifying to take 2 friend through the garden, and when he ad- wires the particular bean or pea to be unable | to remember what they are, and so on ail through. Sometimes we flud that a plece of ehip hus been stuck tn and penetied with the 3 but that is long since lilegible: or per- aiwig has been cat and spilt, and tne paper label folded and stuck in, bat now m'i- dewed or rotten. For garden labels is nothing yet dis¢ eut into } hin, 0 acd thea very | ard demty wrtt garden shi ered superior to pine stt sot say ten to twelve tnvaes, ide shaved with a poeke™-katfe, htly painted with white le on with a p . 1 id be provided with about a Gred of thi ax t the spring-sowing S00, aud they should be kept conveniently at hand, 0 as to be jst within rr when wanted. Thisisa hint which may seem to many to be of the over-practical kind. No doubt everybody feels that be “knows this al- ready.” Perhaps he does, but from the numher whom wesee neglect it, we feel sure that the bint will not be wholly thrown away.—Grrian- ion Teieyray SHIVERING TO ScHOOL.—A New York pudite- schoo! teacher, of large experience, the estl- mable Miss Wright, urges the necessity of proper clothing for schoo! girls and boys In cold or chilly weather. The b: dressed when a heavy coat are plied upon its shoulders, not even if it ts rovided with ear-warmers, mittens ora mu‘f. if tt has a short dress or short trousers and a ce Of thin stockings to meet the cut- ting Diast, it does not make muca difference how much stout cloth and merino are used to Cever its arms and neck, it will be cold; and not even the proud satisfaction of stylish “Knickerbockers” will keep the boy from hoarseness, sore throat. or worse. It seem3 to the chances observer that the boys are rather Worse off than the girls just now. Taere very few mothers foolish enouga to have th: Kittle daughters dressed tothe knees only, though occasionally a child with exp ear-rings and furs, may be sen allowed to go in this giraffe st Sometimes a poor chiid is seen scudding along to school with adress cut off at the knees and trimmed with tucks; that makes every thoughtrul woman wish to have a puil at the tucking thread and let out the unnecessary Dune! shivering little | jowever, Wear the og! e thelr elther ngs to dresses. Tue boys have de the worst of it unless dressed in very long coats. The graceful fashion x Dockers strapped to the knee, 15a very cruel One If the boy ts to wear only cotton sto-€ings, and some persons Imagine that if tne color 1s only dark enough, bile or browa, the child will be warm. No doubt many a cold, a dalph- therle sore throat or scarlet fever 13 carried home because the child Is not warm enou zh to resist any disease, bat, suivering and out of Sorts generally, carries home from school or street’ whate' fs “about” of childish F | the beast at once perceived that the proceed- possessiou “of considerable nerve. But Mr. Bartlett did not hesitate, and climbing up within reach of his patient he lanced the swollen cheek. Ils couraze was rewarded, for gs were for bis good, and submitted quietly. ‘The next morning when tuey came to operaie upon the other side, the elephaft turned his cheek without being Didden, and endured the second incision without a groan. Another of Mr. Bartlett's exploits, the extraction ofa hip- | popetamus’ toot, has been already related py | he late Mr. Frank Buckland to his admtrable | ‘Curiosities of Natural History.” The Gardens have indeed a high repuvation for the perform- auce of animal dentistry. Certain Indian eonjurers who some time stace appeared in London brought over a number of cobras with them. It 1s instructive to those | who invesfiggte the subject of the snake- charters of India, and consoling to the visitors | to the Aquarium, to Know that the ianitop- hitia In question bad their polson-fangs ex— tracted at the Zooiogical Gardens shortly after thelr arr Cobras, however, are “kItile cat- | tle to fash,” and ove of the keepers who incai- tiously took out a specimen paid for his rash- | ness with bis life, The authorities at the gar- (fens, Practical as they are, know of no sure | eure for snake bites; in cases where the guf- ; lerer Goes recover, it 1s by no means certain that be has been thoroughly poisoned, for a person may be wounded by a snake which has | Tecently lost or expended the contents of tis | potkon fang before the creature has had the | Ume to secrete more, and Will not of course exposed to anything like the risk. Oae of the | keepers in the Dabiin gardens being intoxi- | id baving tu that condition Irriiaied ly a cated, ar the boa-constrictor, was bliten by the animal and Gied Ip three days of biood-potsontes an sbeck fo the nervous system. It 1s a moot po! hk those best acqhatated with a whether even those most generally si be Larmless have not some power of secret- | ing pelson. Certatnly the same glands exist in both the venomous and harmless species, and The moral would seem to be that snakes, lke “Injuns, 1s polson wherever found.” But iu a itile compartment of the Os: House resided tne principal odject of our . (nat quatutest and most uncanny of birds, the Apteryx, or Kini-Kiwi, which was long thought by naturalists to be a mytateal creatare. “It Rever cokes ont at all Dut at bight, ana even then, on Uuts occasion, he had perceived our ap- proach, and taken up hts usual place of con- cealment among thestraw. It 13 a round itttle ondeseript with a long curved beak, no tall, the merest rudiments of wings, which are no’ visibie ge the plumage, and large power- ful feet, with which it kicks ina very formid- ablemanner, while it can, by strikine them on Uhe ground, make a tremendous noise quite dis- proportionate to its size. It lives chieily ou worius, and having its nostrils set at the very Up of the beak, can pry them out in its noctur- ual rambles without the ald of eyes. Maving discovered the whereabouts of a worn, it IS Said to entice them tothe surface by stamping on the ground; we cannot vouch ior this as a fact, and must confess that, if we were a Worto, we should be anything but allured by such a burglartous clatter overhead. The most curious circumstance perhaps about the Ap- teryx is lis egg, which ts nearly as large a3 the parent bird, and is one-fourth of its welght. eral have been laid in the gardens of the ety of the present specimen, thus setting at Test all doubt upon the subj ‘ct. It isa native of New Zealand, where it 1s now becoming Very rare, and is closely allied to the Moa, or Dinoris, which 1s now extinct, but which, it We are to believe native accounts, existed with- in the last hundred years, The skeleton of the last-named extraordinary bird 1s by tls time familiar to the frequenter of museums of com- parative anatomy, and from {ts gigantle pro- Rertions recalls the fabled 19¢ of tHe / Nights. S there are no indigenous mammais in New Zealand, and man, being an omnivorous ant- mal, 15 constralned occasionally to vary his diet Of grain, vegetables and fish, the disappearance Of these large fow] may easily be accounted fur; but the prevalence amongst the Maori race of a laste tor “long pig,” as they euphemistically termi man when used for edible pur ‘3, Would Seem to argue that the supply of Moas must have failed some long time ago. The introduc- troubles. CERISTENINGS.—A ew Durden 1s added to Mfe—anotker species of “white matl” is in fashion—to be levied on one’s friends. People are expected to send christening presents, ‘This ts a little too m liver Weddings, Un require thelr contri- atilatien 1s 4 “eal,” with just the privilege of staying away? People who Teally want'to have their triends about them on anniversary days, without “tribate,” and who have as touch stiver and as many’ flo sifters and pudding moulds as they néed, are almost afraid to Send out taetr invitation Cards; Uhese have begun to look so ike such a @rmand on sight. Some of these persons take the precaution to write in their cards, “It 1s requested that no gifts be sent:” but thi3 100Ks te too churlish on the one hand and a lit- tle too confident on the other, ag if the parson invited was brimming over With a desire to ve. aitogethe quite a dilemma that e foolish fasion has brought about. not to be settled until some indisputable generous person has the courage to go empty handed to One of these festivals, satistied that-1t ts his countenance is wanted and not his casb tn ad- vance. But fo “white mall” one’s (rlends under cover of the hapless baby 1s the latest device. Regular cards of invitation are sent out to all the friends. and all who accept are expected to come like the Greeks—bearing gifts. ‘Think of ing at six weeks of age to levy contri butions, or have them addressed in its name, Ser by basa name at all Faacy the vals of two dozen pap-spool Grinking mugs, plates, knives and forks, corals and long gowns Something handsome enough Ww keep up the show, It must be—and as babies Sear rings and bracelets and brooches. nowa- Gays, there ts no limit to the extravagance fomrmltted in its favor. The guests return to the house after the christening, where candle pages trois ne last sara, Oe pope = thought that a Taneh or substantial retresneont would com- sate them a littie—bat caudie! After this only bing left ts a festival and invitations when the boy Tirst suit of trousers. ‘The invited to cheques for his school bills, or bieye other light trifle. Let us nope that ening business will pat the sordity to all such aztal Pr Ledger. iv the christ— final toucn of ab- ble plunder of frienas, Uon of domestic animals on the island bas done Much to tinprove the moral tone of the natives, and makes {tat length possible for a missionary Yo contemplate the possession of a healthy eri- bonpoint with composure, Amongst the other nocturnal creatures to Which We Were introduced were an Aard wolf, whieh Is readily @ sort of hywna; the great ant- eater, with his magnificent bushy tall and ridiculous carrot shaped head; a little slotn bear, which strenuously resented being taken away from his dinner to be handed round for Inspection, und several specimens of the Pual- anger tribe, The soclety’s collection ts rich in these and other marsupials, their kangaroos espe tally furnishing most interesting studies for th? habits of such creatures. The kanga- roo ts born lke any other mammal, but not fully developed, and its mother at once puts It inthe pouch. Several femaies of this species have been Closely watched, but the exact moment and manner of by coe the youas in tts receptacle has Hot yet been observed. Wien they are old enough the mother throws them out of her pocket and leaves them to provide for themselves. So little penetration, however, does a kangaroo seem lo possess, that one in the gardens carried about a young monkey for some time under the impression that it was her own offspring, and occasioned the attendants Considerable amusement by her air of surprise When her suppositious put out his hand and stole the biscuits which were offered her. The great ant-eater, miid i i reartaee Lod very troublesome at times; ne e 2 had bad ais bath, of which he is inordinately fond, and refused to come out, The attendants remonstrated with a chair and a broomstick, when he etood on bis hind hissy bt with his strong claws, and roared lke a bear. Bears, by the way, are also a treacherous folk, and the keepers place but little faith in them, however =e ried to be. Three men have ready bear-pit to rescue a child which had fallen tn, and brought up his charge unburt. It 1s not always that beasts are so astonished a8 on this occasion, or 80 occupied ith their own ee tes, as in the more Semoravie incident re! by Schiller tn his “Ballad of the Glove,” as to allow sn intruder to leave them scot fre, One of the largest bears in the gardens was the property of a | Savoyard couple, who took tt about performing | ip the street. ‘The poli ce, rightly deeming that he aD Ler ialpes 80 little [Nord was Dgerous, natu objected, and the green- yard Offering no facilities for his detention, brain vas brought for refuge to the gardens, ‘The magistrates refused to allow the exhibiioa to continue, and it remained tn the gardens, a Smaller bear being given th exchange. The lion “Wallace,” who a few Odes oe nearly killed its keeper at Birmingham, is. aiso to retire from public performances to the offum cum digui- tare of the “Zoo.” We are constantly being re- | minded by these and still more tragic acetdents | | of the barbarity of allowiag “lion taming” to continue in existence. Only last week a tiger iu @ show at Philagelphia killed his keeper be- fore the audience. A well-directed revolver shot from one of the bystanders slew the beast, and enabled the attendants to draw out the man- gled corpse of the Lion King, when the second Uger fell upon its prostrate mate tooth and claw,and the spectacle became so ghastly that the crowd beat a preciptate retreat. Thbre is @ vast difference between these debas- ing entertainments and the of animals under such rou in the Zoological Society's Uon, where they are not only well cared for and happy, but where they afford great, op- jp for scientific research and afford armless amusement to thousands. Q The crowds of mere holiday-makers who daily crowd the Gardens, when frost and snow have not hermetically sealed every out-of-door Place of amusement, cannot be expected to Tealize the amount of patience, “money, and Skil required to satisfy the wants aud restrain the caprices of so large a collection of animals of such widely different habits and require- ments, and nothing better proves the compe- tence of the Zoological Society's staf! to carry Out the task than a glimpse at the night side of nature at their establishment, ‘The Connecticut Miracle. Miss Jennie Smith, of Dayton, Onlo, re- lated tothe congregation of the First Metuo- dist Church, New Haven, recently, bow her faith had made her whole. She had been suf- fering for a long time from paralysis of one of her limbs, when in August, isis. sue was ¢ar- ried upon a cot to Ocean Grove, N.J., where she remained until the end of October. She was accompanied by her sister, who had never seen her walk. She entered the Homeopathic Hos— ital in Philadelphia. Her condition at that ime she thus described: “For twelve years a spasmodic twitehing had been developed tn my Tight Minb, taking at times several persons to hold it down. This increased In severity as time went on, unifi 1t was found necessary to strap a heavy Weight upon {t—for a large part of the time, a block of marble welghing fifty Pounds. In'the fall of 1571 It was found neces- sary to encase {tin a box, the box being fast- ened to my Cot by bolts, and in December, 1 I was relieved of this by a skiliful surgical o; » Several consuliations of physi 3 Were held, but they decided that there was no help for her. Treatment was continued more tn deference to her wishes than ta any expec- tation of its effecting her recovery. On the evening of March 19 she was impelled to writs to live friends asking thelr*united prayer for Ukat evening. She bad aireatty in answer to her prayer received a partial restoration, but she believed that, God must be glorified in com- lete restoration, and In the prospects of hat meeting she found unusual streagth afd assurance. During the days that inter- vened between the calling of the meeting and {ts occurrence, she Was in a waiting attitude, continually working deeper into the will of God. She suffered more and was weaker than usual all the day and lay in an extension chalr. As the Iriends gathered she told them that the Ume had come when they should ask definitely for a knowledge of God’s will toward her. Af- ter an hour or more some left the meeting, but others remained, among thern being her physi- clan, Dr. Morgan, who continued iff prayer, occasionally varied with recitations of pas- 'S of Scripture and song. About. 11 o'clock Miss Smith was led to offer herself anew God. Uptotbis time there had been no in- crease of strength or cessation from pain; tn fact, she was weaker than ever. After a brief silence there suddenly flashed upon her mind a most vivid view of the healing of the withered arm. Al the same instant the Holy Spirit be- stowed on her soul the faith to claim a similar blessing, and she was at once conscious of a baptism or strength us sensibly and positively as it an electric shock had passed through her system. Laying her hands upon the arms of | he chatr, she ralsed herself to a sitting pos- ture, and then stood upon her feet. Ske kuelt ip a prayer of thanksgiving, and arose and walked across the room. “The dext day she was upon her feet, and has since been able to travel about the country, and has never had any trouble with the lame limb, nor shown any symptoms of the attendant maladies, Uncle Fred’s Proposal. “Why, ie, where's Nannie—not banished so early ? Wee Nan was Y sweetheart, bine eyes, tresses curly And chubby red checks that were just made for issine But nine simmers old, always charminy—now missing. shee in bed wh I left her this talkin of her, you alwaye be Gne would think that the Iwas a trary. T won" There ehe wD ve her thiak I ay, with ing, As though she had fal And passed from her ile yet prayin. peace of be nioonlivht, etreaming. “Hush, bush!” whispered Ni oy or ‘The couch of my winsome swi Really meant to kiss Qannic, tresses, Clasped her Clore to my hear who guesses ? t mite of a lov mit touched N and what follow We are old, wife aud I, and life's Ie fallin) But that scene of youth Notre forevel And often we'vé wondered, Betrothale were made in a whi (C C.Starkweather, ia Anires Limiricen Queen. The English Church To-Day. {Richard Grant White. | The truth seems to be that the thougutfal and scholarly divines of the English church those whose acquirements and mental inde- pendence fit them to be eritical, are sorely per- fee by thelr position, For the Chureb ot gland 1s a political jastitution so Interwoven with the atructure of English soctety that, should it be skaken, the whole soclal fabric would gotoruin. The feeling is prevalent, as I gathered, although I did not hear it explicitly uttered, and It is reasonable, that doing with- out bishops would be the first step to dispens- ing with dukes. And what would Eagland be without dukes? An Englishman might lead a godless life; Dut could he leada dukeless one? And the dukes themselves aud the ml- nor nobles look forward with the gray- est Sy Ae to the time when, chureh and state being severed, a respect for rank and privilege will be no part of the Euyiisu rellyion. For it is not to be concealed that the Engilsh church Is the church of “gentiemen.” ‘If not only teaches the lower classes deference to superiors, but its influence does much to breed that very admotrable character, the English gen- Ueman, Its teachings are wholly at varlance with the cae Of social deynocracy. Its very catechism toculeates a content which ts op: posed to the restless and pushing tendencies of modern times. The catechumen 1s made to say, amon; What 1s his duty to his nelghvor, duty to my neighbor is * * * to submit myseif to all my governors, teachers, spiritual Pastors and masters; to order myself lowly aud Teverently to all my betters; * * * and to learn and labor truly to get mine own living and to do my duty In that state of ilfe to which it has | ere God to call me.” But now it seems to the accepted duty of every man of English dlood, no matter on which side of the great Ocean he may be, to get himself out of that state of life, with what speed he may, into a better. The virtue of content fs gone, and with it the grace of submission. I remember intui- Uons of this even in my boyhood as I re- Peated those words, and vainly strove to reconcile them with the struggle for adyance- ment which I saw going on around me, even among the most religious people. And there was the old story in verse which began, — “Honest John Tomking, the h Although he was poor, did not Honest John Tomkins was held up to me as the model of all the Christian virtues; and yet 1 saw everybody around me, including my teachers and spiritual pastors and masters, Striving by day and by night to be richer. And when we consider that discontent is the mother of improvement, whether for the individual or the commonwealth, and that the better of the man who is taught to order himself lowly and reverently to them became so because they or thelr ancestors were not satistled with that Stateof Ife to which it had call thei British ofc, 2, plerce much in and hardened into h the sunshine and the tempests of hi of years; and so it stands, and will yet stand long, although not forever. Tae very shams abd surface shows of things in Eng- land are strong and staple.—Murch Atlantic. —<—$_$_$_____ is the earth like a biackboard? why Because ee i of men multiply upon the face other things, when asked | Hints to Ceramic Painters. ‘There is no art to which the motto of “hasten slowly” is so applicable as china painting, ana yet there is none in which we see so much ill- advised rashness and hurrying 0 make show- pictires, The tyro whe can just make a feebie water-color, attempts On a Ule, and very oftea under glaze, effects which should naturally require months of practice. A beginner, who might do very well with a pattern in singie colors 1s too often busy the iirst week with, iet us say.a full-length miniature of a med:val lady, involving mixed coloring and treble tiripg—the result belng fallure, or a Constant struggle with obstacles, when’ practice with monochromatic and easy subjects would have given something far more satisfactory with a greater degree of skill and coniidence. Always, before painting, wash your china par can With soap and water and a soit towel ‘The beautiful Damascus pottery scarcely ever contains anything but arrangements in biue. green, anda neutral purple; sometimes only Dlack and green are used, It 1s, however, true that very good oor can be produced by Matching scarlet, bhue, and orange, and reliev: ing them with white or Diack, or py ges, a black arabesque or a yellow ground. ‘The next step will be perhaps to discover that a good picture can be made with a black foundation, out of which Ivy-leaves of different sizes come from the different gradations of the darkest up to the very lightest green and white. A single color thus carried Irom black to white aluosi always afforas a safe subject. The following, given as hints and suggestions to prospective contributors to Howell & James Sixth exhibition of paintings on china, to be Opened in London in May, may be read with advantage by amateur decorators generally; “It 1s particularly recommended that dark-col- ored grouuds be adopted—sage greens, bronze browns, dlues, ete., in graduated tints; tuat when flowers are painted they can be confined to one sort, and all designs arranged 80 as to cover the whole plaque as far as possibie. It 1s important that all subjects should be well and fal bfully drawn (from nature where posstbic), and broadly and artistically treated. Plates or plaques of from % to 16 inches in dlameier are found to be the most salable sizes; and the following subject, if well executed, are always readily disposed of. Pretty rural Scenes with children, after the style of Birket Foster; graceful figures, in pairs, on oblong panels from $ to 15 inches in length; artistic grouy ings of single flowers as described above: also picturesque heads (female heads, tn par- Ueular), with floral and ornamental back- rounds, and sober coloring in the draper: jandscapes, on square and oblong siabs, Special attention ts directed to long paneis (in ohe or more pieces), varying Iu length from 15 to 52 inches, decorated with tall-growing tlow- ertug plantsor flowers and tinted backgrounds; for these there is a growing demand, and & special prize for them 15 offered this year.—ar AMALEUT, The Cendition of the Roads in Ten- nessee. lle American sreat Monopoly. {H. D. Lioyd.} Very few of the forty mililon of peopie in the United States who burn kerosene know that its production, manufacture, and export, its price years by a single corporation,—the Standard Oli Conipany. between Samuel Andrews and John Rocke- feller in Cleveland. Rocketeller had been a bookkeeper in some tnteriortown in Ohio, and had afterwards made a few tuousand dollars by keeping a tlour store in Cleveland. Andrews had been a day laborer in refineries, and so | poor that his wife took in sewing. He found 4@ way of refining by which more kerosene could be got out of a barrel of petroleum than | by aby Olver method, and set_up for himself a ten-barrel stili in Cleveland, by which he cleared $500 in six months. Andrews’ sull and Rockefellers savings have grown into the Standard Oll Company. It has a capital, nom inally $3,500,000, but really much more, on which i divides among its Stockholders every year millions of dollars of profits, It_has refineries at Cleveland, Baltimore and New York. Its own acid works, glue factories, hardware stores, and barrel shops supply it with all the accessories it needs in its business. It bas bought land at Indianapous on which to erect the largest barrel factory in the country. It has drawn its check’ for $1,000,000 Lo suppress a rival. It Duys 30,000 to 40,000 barrels of criide Ol a day, at a price fixed by it railroads for the transportation of 13,000,000 to 14,000,000 Darrels of oil a year. ‘The four quar- ters of the globe are partitioned among the members of the Standard combination: One bas the control of the China_trad: another that of some country of Europe; another that of the Ualted States. In New York, you cannot buy oli for East indian export trom the house that hi been given the European trad the Fast Indian house ts expoit to Europe, one fiftieth or sixt (andard produces op th of our petroleum, but il, and refines nine & e issued at intervals by which ihe price ct ol) is txed for all the cities of the country, except New York, where @ little eor petition survives. Such 3 the udifference Use Standard Gii Company to railroad charg: that tl is made the sain? for points so ‘Terre Haute, Chicago and Keokuk. There 18 ol today a taerchant in Chicago, or in any other city in the New England, western or southern states, dealing in kerosene, whose prices are not txe for hita by the Standard. In all cases these prices are graded so that a merchant 1p one ity Cannot export to another. Chicago, Cin- cinnah or Cleveland 1s not ailowed to supply tue tributary towns, That is done by the Standard Itself, which runs ofl in its owa tank ‘This corporation has driven into bankrupte: or out of business, or into unfon with ftself, all | ibe petroleum refineries of the country except five in New York and a few of ttle conse- quence in Western Pennsylvania. Nobody knows how many smillions Rockefeller is worth. Current gossip among his business acquaintance 1n Cleveland puts bis income last year at a fig- ure second only, if second at all, to that of Vanderbilt, His partner, Samuel Andrews, the poer English day laborer, retired years ago With mniiiions. Just who the Standard Oi) Com- pauy are exactly what thels eapital 1s, and what are their relations £0 the railroads, nobody knows exceptin part. Their officers refused 10 testify before the Supreme Court of Pennsyl- vabla, tae late New York ratiroad investigating comnilltee, and a Committee of Congress. The New York committee found there was nothing to be learned from them, and was compelied to confess its Inability to ascertain as much as It desired to know “or this mysterious organtza- Uon, Whose business and transactions are of such a character that fs members declined giving a history or description lest their testt!- mony be used to convict them of crime.”"—March tHlantic, Sketch of Michael Davitt. Michael Davitt was born in Ireland in 1546, about the time of the commencement of the great famine of that year in Ireland. Soon after the famine in 1546 (In 1851) the father of Mr. Davitt was evicted out of his farm In the western part of Ireland. His familly then emigrated to Englaud, and, like the majority of Irish people going to that country from Ireland, was compelled to seek employment among the manufactories; and at the age oi ten years Michael first entered one of the cot- ton factories, and there it was that he lost his arm. From this time, not belng able to work. he was placed in the Wesleyan Academy, at Hastington, near Manchester. Although Mr. Davitt attended the Wesleyan Academy, he ts a Koman Catholic, Some years after this period the Fenlan move- ment cropped up, and Mr. Davitt soon became Identified with 1t. He firat attracted the notice of the government in England byhis exertions in the Irish revolutionary movement tn Eagland. During bis connection with that movement in sv he was arrested in London and tried tor treasonuble conspiracy,and sentenced to fifteen years’ penal servitude, During his imprison- Ment there was uot the slightest privilege extended to him as a prisoner. “He was classed. With aud treated in prison the same as a com- mon murderer, pickpocket or thief. After seven years and eight months’ incarceration he was discharged upon conditions known as “Ticket- of-Leave.” These conditions of discharge ieft ‘him liable to arrest at the instance of the Eng- lish government, and to be sent back to prison to complete the balance of the sentence when- ever the government pleased. Shortly after his release from prison Mr. Davitt made quite an extensive tour through Eng- land, Ireland and Scotiana, delivering addresses in a Dumber of large cities upon the subject of the harsh treatment received by the Ij Peo- ple while in prison. His denunciation of the treatment of prisoners in the English convict establishments caused him to be fore a royal commission in that city. His statement and facts had such an effect upon mmended the ‘the commission that It reco: sepa- ration of political from other prisoners in all English prisons. About this ie Mr. Davitt first visited America, and in a courae of lec- tures upon the situation in Ireland drew par- Ucular attention to the wide-spread suffering and misery which he had seen in Ireland as the result of landlordism, CONVERSATION On piazza, West End hotel, Long Branch—Fashionable young man to an- other young man not fashtonable—“Is this chair taken?” Ordini have it.” F. Y. M.—“Thank Y. M.—“You're dreadfully welcome.” LITTLE GRacte has been taught many secular bursery songs, but the other day her mother tried to teach ‘her something more religious. She began with the song, ‘Jesus’ precious little lamb,” but Was corrected by the child, who said, “No, mamma, it’s ‘Mary had a lttle lamv."” "Phis company began aa part | nership, in the early years of the civil war, itself, and makes special contracts with the | | €yes, abd 15 brood mares, only ove of wh About Rheumatism, (New York Times. } Rheumatism is said to be unusually prevaient here and hereabout this winter, many persons suffering who nave never had tt before, as well as those who have been free from it for years. ‘The season has been much less damp than ordinary—dampness, combined with cold, 1: always a fertile cause of the disease—but to th: jow temperature with sudden aud frequent me- teorte chan: and the extraordinary amount Of snow, the increase 5 in all probability, ascribable, Rheumatism—derived from the Greek word rena, a tiux—is a disorder of th€ bicod, in whicn inflammation of the fibrous Ussues lg most remarkable. It 1s either acute or chronic, but the two forms are not easily distinguished, the chronic often resulting from the aciite, Acute rheumatism shows ltself by general febrile symptoms, redness, beat, Swelling, and commoniy by intense pain in and around ohe or more of the larger joints, It Is apt to shift from joint to jou or to certain tnternal fibrous membranes, espec- jally to the pericardium, The pulse 1s stro: 4 and full, accompanied with headache, thor Tarely with delirium, unless the heart affected. The tongue 1s covered withacreamy, thick fur, ‘and there is profuse perspiration, With 80 peculiar an odor, like sour milk, taat the physician can frequently detect the disease Ubrough the nostrils alone. The pain of the joints Is aggravated by pressure or movement; therefore, the sufferer 1s obliged for reliet t0 lic fm one position. Acute rheumatism bas (wo varleties, in one of which inflammation begins, Not in, but near, the joint, attacking the ten dons, fasclir, ligaments, sometimes the musules themeelves. This form is called fibrous or diffused, In the other form, the synovial mem- brane In the joint is affected, an excess of nuld beng poured into the joint, distending the membrane, and making it bulge out around Ube joint, This ts synovial rheumatism, where redness and swelling come eariler, and are more marked than In the other variety. It Is iess severe than the fibrous form, and fs often named rheumatic gout, aud not untitly, because it 1s a convecting link between gout and rheumatism. The cole exciting cause of acute rheumatism, 80 far as known, is exposure to cold, paritcu- larly to cold added to motsture, Sudden chats Of temperature conduce to It, because the creting power of the skin belng checked by the cold, certain effete matters which should be thrown off by perspiration are retained. accumulate In and potson the blood. This only occurs, however, When there 1s predisposiilon tothe disease. The danger tn acuter., imi Usin is almost entirely from its going vw ihe heart and causing pericarditis, as It does oftener than any other disease. There are twe kiuds of chronic rheumatism. In one there ta con. siderable local heat aud swelling, without any corresponding constitutional disturbances. If the other there 1s coldness and stiffness of the affected joints. The latter {s frequently termed passive, and cecurs a8 an Independent ailment. A patient liable to chronic rheumatism should always wear Uannel next to the skin aad sleep between blankets, D:splte numberless forms of treatment, rheumatism tn any form ts cou tinualy balling the skIM of the abiest puy- siclans, History of the eat Hacer, {Kentucky Live Stock Record, Febraary 12 When Lexington was purchased by the iate Mr. R. Atchinson Alexander bis great powers @8 arace horse bad to be acknowledged trom bis grand performances, but bis detractors, having nothing In the way of his breeding, jorm and performances to complain of, charge. aged | that he would get blind colts, The ebarge fas at home and abroad, have been controled for j jately been relierated that a iarge percentage Of his get went blind. This ls untrue, aud te proper way to judge of the matter 'ls to take some of the largest breeding farms where Lex- iugton’s sons and Ma eae are to be found. First, look at the Woodburn farm, the property of Mr. A. J. Alexander, who has two sons of Lexington, Asteroid and Pat Malloy, to’b or whom bave good eyes, and he has sore twenty- two brood mares, five of who are blind. . In the Preakness stud, North Elkhorn faim, property of Mr. M. II. Sanford, there are three Sous of Lexington—Baywood, Monarchist and King Lear, All three have good eyes. There are 22 maies, only two of whom are blind. In the Kaneccas stud, property of Mr. P. Lorillard, Jobston, N. ere are tWo sons Duke of Magenta and Uneas—both with good 10, we believe, is blind, the Banshee. Here is as small g percentage of bilndness as can be shown by apy sire, and is infinitely smaller than eliher imported Glencoe or Yorkshire. It 1s easy enough to make charges, but it 1s au ad different thing to test them by actual facts. As a three-year-old no colt had better eyes than Lexington, and his subsequent blindness Was owing to accidental causes, as will be seen by reference Lo the following letter from lormer Wainer, Mr. J. B. Pryor:— HOLMDEL, N. J., Feb. 2, 1551. My DEak StR—Your letter or the 2th ultimo Was received, and I nasten to give all the iu- formation I can concerning Lexington’s bitud. bess. When he came tome from Kentucky in the year 1553 no horse infid better eyes Usa he had. The late Capt. Wm, J. Minor told me he would much like to see him work, and [£ vited him to come the next morning. 'T night Lexington got out of bis box sia aid stood tbe whole night at the feed Dox. My slable Was a large one, With a passage fa (ue middie abd doubie doors on each end, and t bars must have been left dowa of his door that he could get cut in the passage to the fv vex. ard] Lot knowing his when Capt. Minor came Worked the horse two Intles. He movea se sluggishly that I knew there was sometn! Wrorg, and J aid not give him any more w AS soon as Capt. Mtuor went away I went cver tothe stable 10 sce what was the matu i found the horse with a high fever, both eyes Closed, abd I bied Lim freely. At thesar J told ola Henry (my lead man) he bad t me bow the horse came in suen a tix, and be frankly acknowleaged the horse get'ing out or the slapie to the feed box, aud ever afer ti: his eyes were affected. J have no doubt th working the horse full prought it about. shrunk to nothing, and 1c was more thin a week at | after he ate nothing bul a few green blades of cars to all the principal points of distribution. | fodder. I am very much pleased, and take much pleasure !n reading the memotrof Lexington that you are now finishing. Every word you say about himistrue, He was undoubtedly he ‘best race horse that ever was foaled. Very truly yours, J. B. Pryor. Lexington was the first horse that carried time fer tour miles below 7:20, and since that Lwo of his daughters have produced horses that have beaten bis performance. He wrought a wonderiul change in the time records, and for the past 20 years he and his get have occupied the highest positions on the Americanturf. It we examine the racing calendar we find the fastest and Dest Ume on record at all distances, from a half-mile to four miles, have been made by Lexington and bis sons, or else by horses out of Lexington or his son’s mares. Besides aij this you cabnot lay your fpger upon a sire of any note, Imported Or native, whose reputation as @ stallion does bot rest upon Lexington biood. ‘The best Of these stallions’ get are out of Lex- ington mares or daughters of his sons. Such is the case with Bonnte Scotland, Leamington ‘except in the case of Longfellow). Phacton, King Alfonso, Glenelg, Waverly, Longfellow, Virgil, Buckden, Australian, Alarm, Billet, John. Morgan, Revolver, King Ernest, Catesby, En- } quirer (whose dam fs by Lexington), Hiawatha, Melbourne, Jr., Glengarry, Lelaps, Saxon, Dick- eLs, Star Davis, Harry G’Fallon and a number of cthers, to Sey nothing of what his sons have sired. Itisinthe light of such facts as these that we must judge of the worth and merit of Ubis great horse's produce. Lexington suffered from nasal catarrh for about three years, but the discharge was not very coplous or annoying to him until within two or three months of his death, whea it be- came very copious. His appetite continued ocd, and his general health every particu- iT Was exceilent with the exception of the ca- tarrh, The day before his death he breathed with great difliculty and refused his feed for the first time, The bones of the tace became diseased and the skull was pressed out between or @ little below his eyes, by what afterwards roved to be masticated food, a quart in quan- ity, which had been forced into the cavity of the skull through an aperture in the upper jaw, caused by the loss of a tooth. He died about 12 o’clock Thursday night of July 1, 1575, and was game to the last. He hardly laid down, and seemed perfectly conscious, Subsequently his remains were €xhumed and forwarded to Pro- fessor H. A. Ward, of Rochester, N. who set up the skeleton for the Smithsonian Phstitution and it is now in the National Museum at Wash- sugton city. - PHILADELPHIA BL In company with s number of the Philadelphi ia Gailiess an unemploy where the Knights of the Qaill te,” during the spare time that is sandwiched etween the hours when we are {¢ i around for food for the -‘local column.” “We were en- waged in discussing a variety of topica—National, ‘State and Municipal, the range being from specu- lations as to the composition of President lect Garfie dy down to what the newics do deavor’ £9 mevipuiate i Ma aia el aa vi ial ie **Commi ne Hundred” before the Febraary election. ° every guderer higher ec pe" down to—-Rheumatian.. ‘one resent bad « remedy f each one Was. ie that the troubled hed not ajority of his companions bad to say, the affict, edoity editor rematked--"-Ob, U've tried of rerpedies and oan't wet ent relief. “I'll give alt ‘the next lx months to. who ‘will speedily cure me.” One cf the whe been a quiet listener suddenly found his tongue aud remarked—‘"Have you St, Jae Our" The auswer was—-*Well, Tve heard‘a nt about (haf remedy and wiil try it at ‘The mention of ‘St. Jaccbe Oil’ se tothink- } jog. | He | | Bnd to spare I_ remembered besring that a gentleman prominenty ccnnected with @ leading Philadelphia Bewspaper had recommended **S8t Jacobs Oi!" to dy friend of his who was confined to her bed with Inflammatory Rheumatiew. and tat the of- fecin were 80 efcacions thet the lady bad written & note of grateful thanks to the wentieman for the Tecommendation. My reportorial inqvisitiveness then asserted ‘self. and I determined to learn something about “St. Jacobs Oil.” It was not lone before the letter al uded to (it was no myth was in mr havds. It was date’ Leoember 2) Isai, and Was signed “'T. 4. Gist, 1024 Walnut street,” the lady hereelf subsequently giving me permission to use ber Dame and address in any mauner I sew prover. appended will be found a rrr oy. copy of the letter, after the address and introduction of thanks, &c. “When you sent me the battle l t Friday morn j ing I determined to ask my medical advieer, Waler | Whore skillful treatment Iwas rapidly imoro ins, Whether I muyht use it, and be told me Lmicht try a Te a 7 Hheamatiem tee aly, in ove foot and ankle it seemed to have taken bold with the deterinination to stay some thane and the mornin 1 received the Oil T could not pat my foot down tothe floor, even for an instaat’ | used it that evening (Friday last) for thie fret tue. Saturday morning for the second thue, and that afternoon put my foot down for several thinites at atme. On Sunday Icould stand up and waik a few eters. On Tuesday could walk about By rom, and went Cown stairs by holding on to the bann. +. ters. Yesterday did the same, and t)-cay walk quite well, and there is very little go ain left. Ishall xo out in a couple of « and * weather permitting. After this statement you cat ly understand bow wrateful | am to you for that precious bottie of St. Jacobs Oi. Just sin), one bottle ard a-huf and lcan walk and aw al- iuoet five trom pain. T think f Well by the time 1 finish the third bottie It is a Wouderful medicine I will buy tt by the do. and niake ta fan ily meaiciug, as we are all sul) Ject to the Rheumativn.” For the ) urpose of adding to my stock of infor malic ny T cailed on the wriler of the above letter at her residence. I found her to be @ lady of educa ton and refinement, and she entered resdily ints converration regarding Renna dite kin cred complaints in general, and “Bt. Jacobs Oil’ my articular. fhe was decidedly enthusiastic. auc faid the Oil acted iu ber case like acharta | Prev! ousto uring it she had been over two weeks in bed, ano suffered terribly, although the had the best of medical treatment. Her feet were fearfully awollon and ii fla 6d, and so seneitive to the touch that «: coud not ever: bear the weis ht o} endeher haude were in t @isease had iv einus Jarts, apd ehe ce Porition more than a std could sleep only by ful opiates administered by her Bhe sald "St Jacobs Oi" had worked wo! dere in ber case, and she readily gave fer tertimony to {is merits, in order that ot! ferers might profit by tte use as she had done avswer to the question—‘*Have you now use Of your limbs!” the lady rose from. li and with the exultant remark, ‘‘dust ghe tripped upand down t Of a bouncing ecuoo! hande, the said—*" e tn yo Yousee any siauR Of As I roke to retire Mire. @. led on sccently by Mr. Hi 1 KeeveL. Mnight & Oo , on burivess, and a8 he extered the room be aa) a (reecKnizing the peculiar odor), ‘1 ece been using ‘St. Jacobs Oil he then told 1 wonderful cure that the Oil hed pezforine: intimate acquaintance of his.” Desiring further information, I then calje’ at the extenrive carpet store of the frm mentioned, on Chestnut street, near ‘Thirteenth, and learned from Mr. Knight that his Rheumatic friend ai- luded to Was then in New York, and he did not fee Liberty to divulye his name . that bis friend had Bhenwatinin of se: one hand was not only comple. useiesr, but absolutely deformed from the ¢: tract on cf the tingers. It was considered a jess cage, and huudreds of dollars bad be by the séndsman. it Gein bis abt han bottles oF acure, a freely as he gentleman can now as ever ai By th me I bean to have a pretty wel! desis idea thi St. Jacobs Oil” was a specific for Ruen Batiem, butthursiing for more kuowieduc, I {0 lowed up the trai! Thad ch I next cailea large Dry Goods and Trimming Sto: Kiowve avenue In auswer to questions Mrr. Neti said ele © neidered Bt. t and quickest rewedy for Rlicnmatis t can be found anywhere. She had experi the most setonithing resuffs from the use of it. This lady said the bad becn a great eu ‘ferer fr. Kheumatism, and had undergope beth allopathic Q_houcovathio trestment without obtamiae any relief, abd had tried various remedies recou: ne Of a ion an use Lis pea No. 2038 e mended to her, uniil ehe got tired of it Nhe hud almost made up her miud that ber complaint was inctrable. t fall, however, she had & terrible attack “of the’dikease in her right shoulder, aud it was so violeut that she lost, teu porsrily. the use of herrightarm. Her pre experience bad slmoet decided her tolet the dincaa iske its own cou ding to solicitations ot she reluctant! 'y conpeated to. try - Jacobs Vil.” To ber surprise and deight, the effect was almost magical. | Sie was wrea'l relieved after two or three applications of tie U and before balf s bottle had been used the she qwatiem in ber slioulder had entirely disappeared, and bes not returued since. “Mrs. Nef! said that last sprivg she went to Pottsville to pay a visit to her married daughter, and while there her hand and arm became hadly'swoollea with Inflammat Kheumatiom. ‘st. Jaccbs Ol" was again resorts to, and her shoulder experience was repeated in her hand aud arm, 8 tew applications of the Oil driving the disease eutirel) away ih time Rheumatic and nereelf bat company. Hearing of ancther case worthy of n. ed in upen Mr. George I Grabam, residil at ho. S20N. 1vthetreet. Mr. Grahat ix a we Known politician of the fifteenth ward, his clivities 14 Unat iine being centered th the Rep $ cau perty, “Be is also a Journalist of tuauy’ youre experience, and ie actively connected with the Philadelphla Sundey Mirror, @ lew and miurical 3 Duriiy the “iste oay: autiese” Mr. Grabam wae tein of Gow pany i, One Hundced and Eighty-third Pennsylvania Kegiment, und through exposure in the contracted a variety of ule, and he s: Yain to was reccmmend “st. Jacobs Gil.” He states that Le felt. 4 el relief even on the first appheation of the O} fore the Bret bottle Le purchseed hed been haa but few traces o: Ss Kkheumatiem, and rith bin: he said the dis éase ha dhe attributed hia wood entirely to the tise of St. Jacobs Oil. He ren a “So perecn need sufler with Rbetwatiem | Jaccls Oil can be obtained; to those who a: Ricted with taat comp.aint it ig worth its wel gold. ‘Yo ure a reportorial phrase, I then **tnmbied the experience of a weutieman who licks «. resp = le position on the to - He h ority of he is exceedinwiy modest, and nxht of baving bisneme in priut, is blushes, I must omit it. H« was, however, loud in bis praise of “St. Jacobs Qi" ae ‘8 positive cure fcr rneumatiem, duced it into his honeeh. wade happy. He states newey binehy and sinos he intro- td bis family have been he would never thisk of Usiby aLy other remedy for rleumatism than St. Sscobs Oi, and hed be known of its existence fooner than he did, be would have been consider. ably more in pocket, and bis family would lave been copriderably more out of rhewmatisia. Iie esid. “*Whenever | now see any complaipin; him to use “et Jacobs The nexttime I see him, if he is and he answers “No to iny quea- ed the Gi!"—then I Reve no ‘about rheumatiem, I tel Gil” we into fle Wholessie Drus Store of Aschenbach & Miller, N- W. Corner cf Third and Caliowhill Streets, yester. sy, on a matter of personal business, aud while standing at the counter 1 heard one of the clerks call out to another clerik—*"send a dozen of Bt. Ja- cobs Oil to Hagan.” Thad no particular interes Hagan, whoever he might be, or bis Ui turned tothe firet-named clerk sell much Cf Bt. Jacobs Oil?” the trade, and consequeptly ignorant of tiveamount of eales of medicines, I suid— consider that axything Would make a sale of 24 bottles per day.” Wh contidered the nunberlees so-called rome. Rhenmatism that are in the warket, I made up my mind that if one drng store sells twenty-four bo: tles of St. Jucobs Ou per day, that it must be a re markably popular remedy. I thought, however, I would find out what the other drug stores sold, and with the followin re sult: T called in at the well-known Paiste Medeitt No. 602 Arch street, Depot of Johneton & Hollaway, nd on Wuestiontr ¢ a member of the as to thi: meriis snd amount of eales of Bt. Jacobs Uil, he Fai OF Mbat Jixpose are you seine the e8- ord te ala Retanaet onary eres Src art gated ay ent e Oil.” le replied—** , that itisa mighty salable article arkode Ts the remedy as mayical in ite effects as re) ‘ad ‘The answer was—“‘Well, we do not adinisiche due Oil ourselves, and can ‘therefore give no definite auswer to that question, but ju from the great quantities we sell, the inference is, that it performs its prescribed work most effectually. question was—‘‘What are your monthl: Auswer—*"We sell at least twen! month. I suppose I can say our, to one gross. Bet day.” Jarger quantity than other (the firm deais in all kinds)!" Answer— most decidedly so.” Reader, just think bottles per day, 4,320 bottles per month, or 61,540 bottles per annum, ‘sold by one house in this ci ‘There are in Philadelphia 39 wholesale Drag és- tablishments and 1s retail Drag’ sto: stores where the sale of Patent bined with ‘and “Ob, yer, of fi tad in, but I noticed F'took him aside and at will cure 409 Fourteenth Street. Skillful treatment for Sick or Lame Ani- - Ree. bie Gealing with, the owners. ur remuneration in all cases submitted! fan)9 ROB’T SMITH & CO. LLE¥?S sonxson & CO., Bankers, WASHINGTON, D. C., DEALERS IN UNITED STATES BONDS, DI8- TRICT and other INVESTMENT SEQORITUES, DOMESTIC end FORKIGN EXOHANGE. 10019 Will bs entirey | wut | He said, | ck | ou Mrs. Mary Neff, who keeps a. | —_BOOTS AND SHOES. —— es | NEW YOKK SHOE sTo! N 003 Pennsylvania avenue | BOOTS AND SHORS AT ACTUAL CO8T—A FINE | “OPPORTUNITY TO BUY FIRS © SHOES AT VEKY LOW PRIORS. I Will ell all of my heat cost. 7 Commencing to. and medinm weight Shoes at PRIME Ladies: Debbie Goat Baton Boots ies) Fine Button Boots Ladies’ Land ¢rwed Button loo Nee’ Fine Slippers. Men's Call Qenaress Gai | Men's Cait O en Yonths’ Shoes st cost. Boye and We scl none but wold shoes. Price. Cc Now is ThE Timm To BecvBE YOTR Banoarns ry BOOTS AND SHOES, For the next ten days I will soll Stock, ata rednction of 4 PER C) room for omr Immense ! SPRING STOCK. ‘DONT FAIL TO OALL—FIRST COME FIRST SERVED. We have but one Yon can sare double the money you apend alee Shere Dy sccepting of these chances. We mean BUBINESR, abd will do just what we advertine. ALL KAbLY | GREAT BOSTON SHOR AUCTION HOUSE, 491 Penna. avenue, ERANOH STORE, 1 And 211 t-2 Penna. avenue S.E., | _ danas PITOL HILL. WOT THIA# OUT FOR BEFEBENCE. Gent's Fine Hend sewed Shore at -85.00 Misses’ Feb. Dutton Schoo! Bhoee at...... .., 1.25 Meu's Gum Overshoes, sizes 61012, at 680. pair. Ladies ** ** Dito 8, at 450. palr. ‘Missee’ ** “* UL tod, at Se. pair Children’s = ** 6 to 10. et 840. pair. *. 8. BICR, Ti? Mar BOOKS, (HIRES iM MIGHATE aud Fc ical Aspects, bh ON, 1s ite Bocia corse F. Beward, apan, by laabelia Le beste | Bird, 2voln., a. Sketches of Lite in | the Hawaiian Islands, $1.25. “Gleantnes in the Kanab D Cheney, #2 50. Me- cos KR. Haverwsl, by her euter. aréton. ANovel.” By Geo. Mac |. B1 Bb. | Prang’s Valentines for 1881, with ellk fri — | M. B, ANTINK & sO febs st —_ 25 7th Street. JEW BOOKS.— brown nx books, bs ‘Abba Goo!d Wooleon, $1 John, No Name Series, #1; Ernestine, by Von Hillerd, 2 vole, paper, Soc.; The Demon of Uswnpore, by Jules ere, #1.50. Troy, by S.G, W. Benjaumn, y | Series, 81: Sir ‘lism Herschel, by Pro! 0 Holden, €1.80. Yeuns Ireland, by Bir Charles Ga vi . £0; Chinese [mmigration, Hon Gouge Ae Se 80, Inland tate, by” Alfred i 5OMS Pen: sscortinent of Birthday Ca: Aw -“? ete Ward's Valentines, Frantlin Fquare and Seaside Livrarica. PIANOS AND ORGANS. ad BIIEFF, AND THE KRAMIOH & BAOL PIAN AND THE ¥ O01 ry EST&) 8, lowert prices and most faverabie conditions L WILD & BHO, Sole Avents, 723 7th st. north: went, jan Between G and H RADBURY ‘ PIANOS AND ORGAN! Beet material, finest tone, easiest ‘ment, pop z eed veLts applied Ou purcl from tr . FREEBORN G. SMITH, MANOFACTURER, decid Ama. ave. ABE PIANOS. —Uuequaled in TONE TOUGH. WORKMANSHIP AND DURABILIT¢. Prices ae low a8 consisteut peith thorough workmanehip. reat ope im OKG. oe ee rej pau pecking and moving promotly atten: | "“MELCHEWE ACID ane Warerson, No. 423 Lith street, avove Penna. ave. EDUCATIONAL. JPBENCH LESSONS. NEW = BPericany io SSL v WRU oMOMMES uirea good pronuucia Litpeak and uaccretant ina shot tae Bane Of clasece for adul's and chiidran auitabis to all. Terma moderate. Cail st 910 Lith et pb. w., between 12 m. and 1p. m ; Mondsys and sheen, nt 436 p.m. Jan! GQRENCERIAN BUSINESS ¢ SS comer of 7: end L streets noi iuetitntion has a prowroanive and succesful experi. enceof 16 yerrs. it cducxtes yous men And wal for usefuluess sid. eelf-support. secure positions cf trust and profit. € aud training evniprises the Buwlinh Li ese Arithmetic, By-evoerian Practica Bookkeeping, by rinwle aud donbie to of business ; Elo and terme cal at the Oolieee IDR cali at the Collewe OF ada: 0. BPENOEK, Frincijal. NHE ARCHER INSTITUTE, WASHIN D For cireniars address Macractiusotia avenue, Washinew. D.C iui BOF, J, MAX MU Directo PRES enue ane Street northwest. ~ Ta a TVATELY, 05 IN Mathemsti De Gnct Fon Gone an ee Special attenticn to preparation for Wot Point, Annspolls and all competitive sxaminstons. Terme in advance. 28 "8. W. FLYNN, A.M., 702 Sth et. northwest. ‘OV. 17, 1080, Prot. and Mrs. L. &. 0. OOL- Lignés eracence and privaie School for Ni removed 10,1530 1 stieel navinwene ee sone in the French Lawuage,” PROFESSIONAL. E. WEISENBORN, Dunrisz, 7th st. northwest. ‘TH inser'ed #7 per set, tions on the natural Teeth | Prices. Extracting, 80 cts. Det. G = ad Rr Tat ap of ‘Teeth, eth’ Fille@, #1 Pain, 60 cte. "al opera- duatee information reas HENKY dang BT. M. TALDOTT, Denrier, No. 437 7b st, three doors from cor. E. Dentia- try in all its branches. Teeth inserted $7 per set. All work warranted. Janld i watt bo Hbisine, Practical experience throueh: Snd Canada, and 19 of D. ©, enables ailmebte of the feet, heuoe the: Vinit Lis establiabment, 1 's Hotel. “Kee $1 per No. 428 7th et. n¥ type’ ani - AVE... B. R. PARSONS, DENTINE, w., bet. D avd E’sis., over 8 kstore. Extracting at cn Right. Best of Teferences. . Gect-fm SPECIALTIES. ‘OUNG MEN if you wish to be cured of Ner- Rg ey et IS iy ‘of body ind. 43 re oot fe ROTIEIES INT IGORATING IAL, 906 Bet southwest. febl4-20* ILLES. P SLES, PILES. Cure guaranteed ‘No Knife or ligatures used and no yusiDes® necessary. Call and see prominent citizens who have been gured., Consultation andexamiuation ra. Houre tol2a. m. end 2toSp.m. BADER. M.D f14-6" 620 LIth st. corner G northwe: BS, M.A. FRENCH, Medi and Magnetic healer’ Sel at Tost ae . Hours from Kvenings. febd N. M. D., V. B., of Vv ‘itapathy or ti Duke Yor as dinoane ‘West. 3m. to9 p.m. H. 0. CAND ° im* -Y— of 5 Vitality. Hemorrhoides or Catarrii All Tumors, Blood ‘Disonses of wiateres from the syeteas. ite it