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EDUCATION OF BIRDS BY THEIR PARENTS
Nothing, says an ornithologist, is more strik-
ing than the efforts of the maternal birds to
tempt their young to make the first experiment
of trusting themselves to their wings. The
nightingale futters around her nest, holding
an insect in her bill Mt little distance to draw
her young to the edge of the nest, and to in
cite them through their appetite to make. .ae
efforts with their wings. The Icela-d aver
offers still more striking spectacle OF mater
nal sole tnde. The bird bulbs its nest on the
steepcst SUBMITS Of the mountains near the
shore Of the sea- As soon as her young are
hedged, she ceases to bring them food. But
she continues to visit Them to futter about
the nest, to show them the power Of her wings,
and to invite them to visit her. The younger
bird, oppressed by hunger, approaches the
edge of the prccipicc, hesitates and finally falls
into the air. Its wings are too small to sustain
II, and it would dash upon the rocks below.
The mother summons the aid Of the male.
They spread their wings in concert little be-
meath their young, to allow free play to their
wings. Thus they gently let the bird down to
the shore. Crowds Of the kind assemble round
the young bird, and raise cries Of congratula-
ton at the view of this new companion that
maternal love has embroidered to the first at
tempt at fight.
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Fifty Years Ago.
From the Albany Statesman. !

Nothing reminds us more wildly of the
progress of time and the march of improve
ment thnn an old newspaper. In perusing
paper printed but fifty years ago, we look in
vain for vestige of any tradesman, then in
business, who now pursues his calling at the
same place. On looking over copy Of Harry
Croswcll's Balance, printed in State St, in
1910, we find the names of noted merchants of
the day, which are totally unknown to those
who now occupy their places of business. A
will be reminded by such sheet
of many things that had passed from his men,
DRY, but will with difficulty trace the old land
marks under the guise they now wear. Though
the city then numbered but small population
it was, and had long been, place of consider
able trade There were three semi-weekly
newspapers, namely: the albany Gazette, by
Webster and Skinner; the albany Register,
by Solomon Southwick, and the Balance and
Neo York State Journal, by Harry Croswell.
OF the publishers of these papers, Rev. Harry
Croswell and Mr.. E. W. Skinner alone sur
vive. Among the advertisements we find the
following relic Of an institution which has
passed from us:
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The Court adjourned.

GOLD MAN ELOQUENT" I'm answer to cor
respondent, the New York Post states as fol-
lows, to whom the above appelation was origi-
nally applied, and by whom it was'invented:
"The title Old Man Eloquent belongs by
right of priority to Isocrates, who was so af-
fected by the news of Philips victory over the
Athenians, at Choeronea, that he Immediately
expired. The patent was bestowed by John
Milton in sonnet to Lady Margaret Ley
Daughter to that good Earl, once President
OF England's council and her treasury,
Who lived in both unstained with gold or fee,
And left them both, more in himselfcontent
Till sad the breaking of that Parliament
Broke him. as at that dishonest victory
At Cheronea, fatal to liberty, ... ..
Klpd with report that cold man eloquent"
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HEIGHT OF CoLTs.-A very reliable rule to
judge the heighta colt will attain to when full
grown, is the following: When the colt gets to
be three weeks old, or as soon as it is perfect
ly Strengthened in its limbs, measure from the
edge Of the hair on the hoofs to the middle of
the first joint; and for every inch, II will grow
to the height Of hand of four inches when its
growth is matured. Thus, If this distance be
found sixteen inches, It will make horse six
teen hands high. By this means man may
know something Of what sort Of horse, with
proper care he is to expect from his colt
Tennessee Fhrmer and Mechanic.
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That the American people are appreciative
of any substantial service rendered them, is
seen in the result of Dr. Ayers enterprise. 1t
was something of venture for a chemist of
his splendid reputation among the literati of
the world, to risk it in the production of Cough
Drops and pills. But he boldly threw himself
into the gap where his talents could best sub
serve the public veal, and it is now easy to see
that he did not misjudge the temper of his
countrymen. Throughout this nation and some
foreign lands, his name is foremost at the bed
side of sickness-while in the good he scatters,
he is second to no living man. He wins the
brightest laurels man can wear, and enjoys in
untold measure the luxury of doing good
Observer, Dubuque, Ioaoa. ...
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SHORT SPEEcHEs-In the English House of
Commons they will not hear man speak at length
who is not known beforehand to have something
TO say. They cheer him down, cough him down,
laugh him down, clap him down, stamp him down,
or go down themselves to- dinner. Long speeches
are an abominaton. So, remarks the Philadel-
phia Ledger, il will become at Washington. A
few Of the really great men will make just as
many really greatspeeches as ever. But the bus
mess Of the country is more rapidly coming to be
transacted by sharp, short pointed debating
speeches, with the quick-witted retort, than pro.
sale orations
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AUTUMN LEAvEs.-Autumn leaves by mil
lions rottng in heaps UNDECIDED, and yet each
one a microscopic wonder Of continuance
And this snow-wreath that half envelopes
them, made up Of myriads Of crystals, melting
while look at theml What an utter waste it
seems Wisdom and beauty flung wholesale
into the pit Of corruption. Until the day Of
resurrection we shall never comprehend this
melancholy mystery. Then shall atoms all be
portioned out, and every organized particle Of
the earth's crust be found to be part Of some
souls tabernacle. Then shall we understand
how Caesars dust has also lived in the leaf, and
his moisture effloresccd in the snow, duly to
be restored and produced when time and its
uses arc no longer: but meanwhile used every
where, and nothing lost, mislaid, wasted, or
forgotten.-Dublin University Magazine.
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PROSPECTUS
PROSPECTU |'
THIRTY-FIVE YEARS "TRAMPS;"
"BIG BEN" .........
A JOurneyman Shoemaker.

II PROPOSE TO GIVE AN ACCOUNT OF MY
II CRAMPS" in different States with the scenes,
characters, Incidents events sprees and adventures
with which l have met or in which / have particle
pated, including year spent at sea and three
years in the United States Army in war service
have had vcissitudes and troubles enough TO try
any mans soul, and almost ruin his understanding
and now that am waxing old, and my thread Of
me is nearly spun out la ake this method OF trying
last in comfort to the end. ...' .. "
My "Tramps" will form a neat volume Of one
hundred pages, at least, which will be furnished to
subscribers hereto at fifty cents and will be issued
the subscriptions will justify.
My old shop-mates, members of the craft and
others, trust, will occasion" for by subscribing
to this. Friends to whom this prospectus is sent
are requested to procure subscribers and forward
their names to b. T. STARK,
s26 If Washington, d. G.
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The Southern Democracy are now demand
ing the expulsion Of the author Of the Kansas
bin from the party. For whatP Forinsisting
upon verification of his pledges to the people
of the pledges of Cass, Shields, and the
whole Democracy Of the North-the pledges
Of Buchanan, Walker, and Stanton--that the
principle Of popular sovereignty, as contained
in that bill, shall be Immediately applied in
the formation of the organic law of Kansas |!
Beautiful consistency Harmonious Democ-
racyl The party Of principle, indeed
Montgomery Ala. Mail
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NEW PROSPECTUS.
ST0CKT0N'S BOOK AND JOURNAL:
A NEW DOLLAR MONTHLY MAGAZINE.
Beam, ,Jannayv 1887

" II. STOCKTON, HAVING REMOVED from
IL . BALTIMORE to PHILADELPHIA, and transferred
the publication of the Bile in Separate Tolues the
Bi6k Tracts, and Bible Times, TO the latter city,
also issues a Dollar Monthly Magazine, called
"SrocKToS's Book AND JOURNAL"
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The "Book" department opens Select Series of
Original Works, by the Editor himself, To consist
l. SERMONS FOR THE PEOPLE;
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Bfter articles both Original and Selected TO con-
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2. AUroBIosnAPHIo RECORDS AND "REMINISCENCES
8. LITERARY NoTIcEs;
4. BIBLIoGRAPHICAL COLLECTIONS;
5. PULPIr AND PASTORAL LESSONS
s. ORAroRieAL AND LITERARY, LOGICAL, AND Rhc-
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7. SKETCHES OF CHARACTER, SCENERY, AND ISCI-
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In word, the Book and Journal" is designed
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United states Agricultural Society.
SIXTH ANNUAL MEETING.

VNHE UNITED STATES AGRICULTURAL so
- ciety will hold its Sixth Annual Meeting in the
Lecture Room of the Smithsonian Institution, at
Washington city, on Wednesday, the 18th day of
January 1885, when the election Of officers will then
be held, and the business required by the constitu-
ton Of The Society will be transacted dec l6
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W~ A tape-worm, said TO be seventy feet
long, was removed from Mr.. j. Gear, of Hart
ford last week. Mr.. Gear had been i'll for
some time. Mr. Gear was out of gear because
the worm wasn't
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COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENCE.
JosEfH II. BRADLEY, ST., ESQ.
ROBERT e. Scorr, ESQ.
VEsPAsIAN ELLIS, ESQ.
john A. LINTON, ESQ.
WILLIAM j. MARTIN, ESQ.
JOSEPH II. BRADLEY, JR., ESQ.
DANIEL RArcLIFFE, ESQ.
EDWARD @. CARRINGToN, ESQ.
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IMPORTANT PROSPECTUS!

THE PEARL OF THE PREssI
THE PUREST BRILLIANT OF BLESSING AND
! ., .... BEAUTY. I.m a
For Epery Age and olass-For EDery Family
,... . and Person.
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Ayers Cherry PeCtoral

Has long been manufactured by practical chemist and
every ounce Of under his with invarable
racy and care II sealed and protected by law from
terfes and consequently be relied genuine,
without aduteration. 1t supplies the srest remedy the
world has known for the of all pulmonary
plants COUGHS, Colds, HoARsENEss ASTHMA GROUP,
WHooPNG Cough BRONCHITIS INcIPIENT CONSUMPTION and
for the relief of consumpve patients in advanced stages Of
the disease time makes these facts wider and better
known this medicine has gradually become the best re
ance Of the afflicted from the log cabin Of the American
peasant to the palaces Of European kings Throughout
this entire country every state and city, and indeed al
most every hamlet contains CHERRY PEcroR is known
as Of oil remedies for diseases Of the throat and
lungs In many foreign countries 1t is extensively used by
their most intelligent physicians If there any depend
what of every station certify has done for
them II trust when sec the dan
gerous affections Of the lungs yield to 1t; II depend
on the Of intelligent physicians whose business
Is to knows short, II there is any reliance upon any
thing Is 1t eutaby proven that this medicine docs
OF Diseases 10 designed for beyond and
all other remedies known b mankind Nothing but It's in
trnsc virtues the unmstakable benefit conferred
reputation Il enjoys While many inferior remedies have
been thrust upon community have failed ana been
discarded this has gained friends by every trial. conferred
benefits the afflicted they forget and produced
cures too numerous and remarkable to be forgotten.
Prepared by DR.. ]. c. AVER,
PRACTICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMIST,
LOWELL, MASS
AND SOLD BIZ
u. ID. GILMAN, Washington, .
And by all dealers in medicine every where.
dec ~ 6n
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While we are executing one work, we are
preparing ourselves to undertake another.
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"a fine girl and tattered gown always
find something to hook them, is the French
idea of beauty in distress.
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SECOND VOLUME BIBLE TIMES.

The Second Volume of the BIBLE TINES, [.
small, neat Monthly Newspaper, edited by T. H.
Stockton, and devoted to al Bible interests in
Church and State commences with January, 1857.
Price, only Twenty-Five Cents for the Year.
Address ms above
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Time keeps his constant pace, and flies as
fast in idleness as in employ.
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Vague, injurious reports are no mems lies,
but all mems carelessness.
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A MERCHANT TURNED FARMER.-A success
full merchant, after ten years business, re-
tired to farm, to the establishment of his
friends, who knew, at the moment of his
breaking away from his mercantile profession,
that he was in the midst of prosperity. On
requesting his reasons for so singular move,
he replied, that the cares, anxieties, and risks
of mercantile business are destructive of
comfort, security, tranquility, and also of
health; that the cultivation of the fruit and
field crops is much more favorable to health
and comfort both of body and of mind; that
business pursuits tend to concentrate the
whole energies of the mind in one direction,
thus producing mental and moral deformity
and disease and that the impossibility of
bringing up children in city, without run
ming all the risks of the communicating and
corrupt influence of silly, fashiona1ie and VIC
ious company and customs, suincient TO
counterbalance all the educational advantages
which some claim e. the city over the coun-
try. and in ietter to one OF his old city
Islands :, rites as follows -" You seem to
tb;-A that the society Of farmers and rural
residents must be exceedingly dull and stupid
can assure you it is not so. My neighbors
in the country may not be so quick and ready
in their conversation as my old friends in the
city, and their attention may not have been
directed to so great a diversity Of subjects, but
their knowledge is less superficial, and their
Judgment far more sound and reliable. But
even if intellectually inferior, which do not
admit, they are certain y MORALLY SUPERIOR.
Take hundred individuals, without any pick
ing and like number from the old, and there
will be found more among the former than the
latter who deserve and might command your
moral respect and approbation-more who are
honest sincere, reliable, and Of good moral
habits and worth Of character. For my own
part, take more pleasure in the society Of the
good than in that of the roguish and unprin-
cipled, be the latter ever so smart. Then,
again, can be more with my family than
when keeping store, and can more east y keep
my children from the contamination Of evil
companions But the browning recommends
ton of my farming pursuits is this, feel that
| am working together with God in providing
for the primary wants of His human family. u
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HtRANBERRIES, RAISINS, &c.
~ 80 boxes new bunch RAISlNS.
20 do Eleme FIGS.
2 barrels CRANBERRIES.
20 boxes New York CHEESE.
10 boxes CITR0N.
CURRENTS, ALMONDS, FILBERS, and
PALM NUTS
With a general assortment Of Groceries, Wines,
and Liquors.
Bank notes and Corporation notes taken ut par,
and change given when one dollars worth is bought.
W. II. TENNEY,
l4-3t Georgetown.
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TIL E f A r M E r.
FARMERS OMNIBUS.

There are five pounds of pure sulphur in
every 100 pounds of wool
Carrots consume 1877 pounds Of lime to the
acre.
Turnips but 80 pounds. .'
| A cubic foot of common arabic land will
hold 40 pounds of water.
1t takes five pounds of corn to form one OF
beef .rt.
1t takes 1-3 pounds of cooked meet to
form one pound of pork.
To add per cent of lime to soil that is
destitute of it. requires 10 tons OF Stacked lime,
or of caustic to the acre. N"
Clay will permanently improve any soil that
is sandy or leachy. ..
Lime and leached ashes will also benefit
leachy land. ...0. ... ..a.a.. y.
A ton of dry forest leaves produces only
500 pounds of mold; hence 500 pounds of mold
will produce ton of plants.
Clay applied to sandy land is far better than
sand to clay land. 100 tons to the acre will
give one in depth. .. Wa" t
Pure phosphorus is worth from four thou
sand to five thousand dollars ton and as it
comes from the earth, it shows how scarce it
is.
A rich mold formed by rotting clover, is
worth more than the same number of pounds
of clover 400. lbs Of dry plants will yield
100 pounds Of mold. " ~ '
Swamp muck or peat, when dry, will take
up without dropping, 4 times its own weight
of water. Hence, the necessity of thorough
drainage. .'.
Limestone sand retains heat the longest
black, peaty soils radiate heat most rapidly,
consequently cools soonest, and is the first to
experience frost ..". .
The reason why peas, beans and clover ro-
tato so successfully with wheat is that these
crops draw comparatively very little SILICA
from the soil, but leaves it for the wheat
Mangel wurtzel consumes 100 lbs. of COM
mon salt to the acre. If it is not in the soil,
salt must be applied ...
Soils often contain not over one part of
phosphorus, in soluble condition for the use
of plants in 5000, and yet, with this small por-
ton, not blade of grass or seed of grain can
be produced. To extract this from the soil,
and not return an equivalent, will soon render
the soil sterile and worthless. ..
Wheat sown in December has ripened ready
for harvesting by the middle of May in
Georgia, while that sown in September is not
ready to harvest before July in Maine,-so
that as many chemical changes takes place in
Georgia in five months, as in Maine in ten.
These changes consist in decomposing both
organic and inorganic substances, and render
ing them soluble for the use of plants.
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The longer the saw of contention is drawn
The hotter IL grows.
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CARD.

r. Ii e II G e II respectfully informs the
Os public in general and his friends in particu-
lar, that he has large assortment Of Fancy Notions,
such as Cottons, Needles, Threads, Silks Buttons,
PENS Tobacco Cigars, together with Candies, Cakes,
Fruit Vegetables, in short, Family Provision
Store, and will sell as cheap the cheapest Don't
forget the place. 1t is BERGER'S STORE, on the
West Side Of Thirteenth street. second door south Of
G. street o. I'm
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BOARDING.
MFRS KURTZ, HAVING REMOVED to No. ss2
1vl Eighth street. between | and X streets is
prepared TO accommodate six or eight gentlemen
with good board and comfortable lodging. Board
can be had either permanent or transient. NJ If