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Exrs. hp,c win . New set of -sstS.

VIZ hsvs bocn very mach amuscl IN listening
TO an acIu,iDtanoo Of GUYS when describing llis
experience with . new set Of teeth. lie re-
mhrktd
have hal all my tseth p,illed out, for, 70 boil tho
truth, think ncy have beon cirso u mr Always
rsthcr than = blesoirg. Now, In theit pl,co have
had fasr onos Tut iD and must toll you my expert.
ence with 10y ne~ mas'ieators. I feit, shon tho
"s,t" was first put In, - though had couple Of
whcoibartows full Of paving stoaos laying around
loose In my mouth, and IL ieonied ~ If they wers
going u bo spiod out at every motiNl Tho drst day
waited I'll oNory one had done, not daring 10 mako
All exhibition Il nv to,th anl rIn the risk Of thoir
droylhrg on tho table. Well, I che vel Little aud
stopped, 0hewei again and 1t pred, anil finally won't
to my room and la,d tic dsrntd things on the back
pSit " an upper aof, thinh,ng they no GO.
The neIt day ttrb q them again, but with little bot
ter success aud AFTER this ! would carry them In
my pocket, occasionally trying the things on, and
every time experiencing emosioa. Ono
day thcy would ieol much like great horse shoe,
with nails In II, as anything else and then again
! could he certain that had great circular wheel
slowed under my lrs Soms II nv oxIsr10ncs WAS
very coruioaL They served mo so many tiGacs,
ard was rather getting trd of my bargain but,
hy perseverance,, have btoomo used ~ thoir way =,
and now tOcy cannot yea away from mo, ~ tsoS
just how W AEage thon, and how " bite On them,
and bsss from tie bottom u my hsart the invsntor
Il false tosth.
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We find In "BEndrds Journal or EdIruiOn,"
the following yeiy admirable sketch of Lord
BRoUoHAM, from tho scholarly pen Of L. |.
STARS, Esu., of this city
His parents, though neither wealthy nor dIstin-
gutshtd By arstCcrn,c titles, were in comfortable
circuni nistanCca, aud occupied a highly respectable
social positlon- In childhood he was delicate aud
feeble ~ such a dogpe-beng subject ~ froqusnt
httacss OF uness--thAt only faint hopas
entertained thss he would ever attain tile
sss OF manhood. The spprshenson tLus ex.
c.tad were rather Increased lan diminished by
the rIecociOw Development u hts mental fac
utiCs-snutn,r chbd uf tue BRoudnAa iamty,
whose Intelligence Rni memory had been equally TO-
uark nlle. having died in his tenth yoAr-fOr young
NEEny had not only lslnsi to read with facility,
and u perform tho stnper operations In arithmetic,
when siS years Old, bu, was capable ~ rocitng whole
psssaqes fIom wAIirR, DkrpH, and poPE, with uu-
etrins accuracy. Tho family physician cOucrred in
the opinion that II was not desirable To encourage hs
In this ptecarious state. For over ak months tho
child WAS scarcely permitted to SOC book. Finding
Il at be nothing sne better physcay, II not the
WIS, this pnvstion his aunt-a ibcrsy educated,
Snshle maiden LADY, 1ok upon herself tho resp
tJlty not only ofuInIshns hun such books As ho WISH
od hut devoted herself earnestly " teaching him sho
had bcon engaged neary year at this ab-r uf love bo
fore the secret was discovered and ~ 81 little Harry
hal then become ~ heslthy ~ any Of his psynistes,
Il 10 slmnl needless ~ say that ahe did not reooivo
much blame from his parents; although tho doctor
felt somewhat mmtiiid when 1t became evident that,
after all, II was not his learned and sklfu advice
which WAS attended with such oLoellent ssulta rhts
little episcde .nns II s In itssf, and carly In tue
life Of BEou.HAn A. 1t occurred, 10 worth mentioning
thus as an additional instance OF toe
important Innuspce Exercised by woman on the early
education OF iiIstrious men. IL IL ono ~ whijn
Loud BrouGnAn refers hIussf With pride aud graft
tudo u this day aud tho remembrance OF wh,ca has
rrndo,od him through life the uAoompiomisus
frtusid " the gentlor rX.
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az avn what tho old women call an odd Fish.
l do nothing under Heavsn without . mstiys-
never. | sttsapt nothing unless think there
is . probability OF my succeeding. ask Nc
fsvors when think they arc not deserved an
finally, | don't wait upon the girls when thiak
my attentions would bo diEsgreeabls. l am
n,a,ter-of-iact man---I am. l once offsred TO at
tend young lady home; did seriously that
il, | meant to wait on her homo II sho wanted
me. She accepted my Offer. lwont home with
her; and Il has ever since boon an enigma to me
whether she wanted mo or not. l bade her
good night" and she said not word. met
ber next day, ald | said not word. mat her
again and sha gave me two hours talk. II
struck me as curious. She feared was offended,
she said and couldn't for the life Of her conceive
why. She begged mo to explain, but did nst
give me chance to do 10. She said she hoped l
Wouldn't be offended; asked mo to call, and Il has
ever since been mystery to mo whether ahe
really wanted mo to call or net.
once saw lady at her window. I thought
would call. | DID inquired for tho lady,
and was told she was not al homo. expect shs
was. went array thinking 30. rather think
80 Still. met her again. She was offended
said had not been 'neighborIy.' Sho reproach-
ed mo for my negligence; said she thought had
been uniind. And I've ever since wondered
whether she thought 80 or not.
A lady once said to me that she should like
to 10 married II she could get good congenial
husband who would make her happy, or at least
try to. She was not difficult to please, she said.
sad u should like to got married too, if could
find wife that would try TO make me happy.
she said, 'Umphl" and looked as II sho nosnt
II she thought she could not be persuaded 70
marry me, che said she would rather be excused
excused her. have often wondered nhy eI-
cused her.
A goos many things Of this kind have hap
pened to me that are doubtful, worderful, mys
NuJl- = =. - IL. a =. a
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A FsAs rai MlsaIo.

1ho Colossss, 80, screw steamship, II. fires 10
the steam bssin at fOrtSasuIb, kng., recently,
for the purpose Of testiDg tho oilcisncy OF her
furrace IN The fling ~ hollsw shot with mol
ten iron. Tbs serpunt tsrgs. brig WAS selected
- a marx on which to lry the e8oct Of these
fearful missiles tired from = gun on board Her
Msjesty's ship excellent. lhs furnscs worked
in tbs most satisfactory manner, supplying
without any difficulty faily one ten Of molten
iron per bsur. The affect Of these glo5os Of
liquid metal striking a ship arc suppo'ed % bs
that they would break, and scattering the liquid
metal on the woody WORK Of the ship, at sncs set
hsr on fire. lhe nature Of the experiment on
Thursday, however, prccludod its boing triod In
reference " ito effects, ~ conpArod with rcd
hot shot; as hitherto prepared fer such purposes.
Tho hollow iron globes we're filled with tho
molten iron from the furnaco on board tho Col
lossus alongside tho north wall Of the steam bs-
SIN. aud wero then conveyed in an iron bucket
to boat on the opposite side Of the quay, which
pulled of to the ExcSllent; the svorsSe time
from the metal being run Off fron the furnsce,
until the missile lefG tho mouth Of tie gun its
earsnd of destruction, bsing six minutes. To
ascertain tho effects Of tho practice it Was, Cd
course, necessary that tho shot should effect
lodgment in the object fired at but this WAS
found, from tho rotten state Of tho Serpent aud
the short range--SOO yards-ts be . matter OF
too great difficulty. Zen shots were fired alto
gether, tive Of which burst, but the metal inside
Of them had lost too much Of its iquidi.y from
the length Of time 1t had been drawn from the
furnace 10 produc, the effects intended In its Ii
mid staie-
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Come idea may DO formed Of what sumptu'
GUS article OF dress 10 this Ao1, from tho foilor
ing paragraph In a letter to the BOston JourssI !:
TteIecuhNity OF tbls laoe, III addition " ss fac
ness, which diStngushes IT, Is that many OF the choi
ocst patterns worked separately, with the most
microscopic minutsness, ana are sowsd On The max
employed In the manufacture grows near place
equ, and oosss from s6sto $50 psr pound. We wore
told TINT much depends upon tie tonuy Of tho dbre.
We were offered q yard of the most expensive
dollars, but . very good quality could have
bsen purchased for twelve dollars. We saw some
svva Is low ~ three dollars Handsome sets, embra-
ding sdies collars md sloeycs Of point lace, Are soA
from twelve dollars upward.
Beautiful Applique sets arc sold a. low ~ ax dol
lars Tho prices psrsoty sstonished sdios, who
had 80 Otea been sold by tho American vendors. Tks
persons who spin the thread for lace, and sso fo
french oaInbdcs, are obliged TO work In con1 asd
daIk rooss, into which Light n only admitted yArta
ally W sDss1 sporturo, and hy bsAg thus s0Apslls
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Dr. C.x ..x The C.vs.s.ssr.

The Auburn Union tells the following story,
which, II says, it received ffsm DR.. ABRAHAA
l.. Cox himself;
whsn DR.. sAnuH. II. Cox removed from the city
Of New York, 70 sccspt . Frofossorship In tho Au-
burn theological Seminary, he authorized his br 9TH
or, Dr. ABsAHAh l.. Cox, TO sell his house In that
city. DR.. AHRAHh advertised In tho city papers
thAt the houso for sale, when he received call
from venerable, well. known scotchmau, with gold
mounted cane, and snuff box In hand, and proposed
~ purchase IL. The Doctor named the prioo, which
thought by the venorsblo stranger rather sror-
bitAnt but be assigns the following pressing reasons
Tor buying II. Sad he, .'Dr Cor, my name 10 -
man. an, sir, the head Of q family, oonsistinz OF
fy. precious souls In covenant with Jesus CAriss
bslonged 10 Church Of Covsnsntsrs, In Scotland,
for more than forty years, spd, until Il broke the
Cover ant, by leaning toward the Presbytartans. !
tnen travelled Scotland through, " fad, possible
Annah.r Church which had kept the Covenant but
cOu'd noe find One. ! then came 10 Amsrios, asd
have ionksd this city through for a Church In tbs
Covenant, but have given over tbs search In dss-
pair. belisye, air. upcn my sSil, that ], sir, aud
ny own family, the only ptisJns eatitsd 10 bo
sa'sn in the city Of New York" Here tho vensra.
bls stranger heaNed heavy sigh, regsled bis nasal
organs from his snuff box, and concluded; VI think
tho proc exoHitant but st,rn ntcessy forces me
TO buy IL. As can fnd no Church In tho Covenant
hero which has not broken IT, l AIA forced To pur-
ehAse such q house a. this, where we can live, and
hold religious services under tho rOof. Ny son,
who will soon 10 sdmi,ted 10 the ministry, mAy
preach TO tbers aud admlDistpr tho rights of tss
Covenant, and possibly N this way, ~s can rnsnsss
70 souls"
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The Milwaukee Sers tell, the following ir,l-
don't, which was witnessed by a friond In .
slseping-cL on the Detroit and Milwaukee road;
The car WAS nsariy ful, atd M cns Of tho COM
partmen6 was maiden lady, neitnor fst nor far,
bu, hrty, who vHs wsud,riuJ eS, -ulsef a. her
close prOtuty ~ sJtno nauRhty men, why wsrs
much auu'od NJ hcr usIyu aanoss LonbIul about
hor with sideiong gancts, spt strtgs " dag f, ss
hnally mustered courage to pus ua nCr "s-,t csp,'
which operation VIVA almost SJJ nNch Tor her,
This feat accomplished, shs again cp-t ,rishtcuei
sAuves at her oundsrs Ubvio ,sy Afrsid 70 pr
octd further Al this juucturo tbs coniI tor came
In, whom she imu,t d.ately bltssn-h led, Md,
In whispers, heard IN tho renot-st pSs " ths
car, she Indignantly hn oEno- II thJru
wee no Cut ssins " In tbs house. " Certainly,
ns'an," said tne siisbe CONDUCTOR who hagtcitcd
t. procure s,us At wticA Ahs appcArr exceedingly
KtntCNl. They drawn and ppp, Gf'ttasa
~ make bcrssi a. oV~,vTtAbIe As tIJ uaGI3 VI tao
citcuWAtarces slowed.
Bu, she Uss {, .t'nsd tn cnio, very 1T 40 rcposc,
fT every now UIn.'r In pursuiS Of qu-trrA, VINO
paced hur crib, wTut iuluirngy draw hsr curtain
to fec IT n was rScup!-d, ~hon = ssntserd scresm
wUtIo t'sas ftth, wuich caused IN instantaneous
dNifung u "tnaisy,f when Tho + rtrsGutcd tan .,l
would Nbndo for moment, only " be aroused OH
tho arrival Oi some new place Aunter A. tnts pro-
ccss continued during tNs night, amid the occasional
guhs~J nf tho sIpUtAt"gS, It may 10 Imagined lhat
the poor victim obtsIncd very ltto satisfaction for
hor ufSy cent. outlay, and that ao Int 'bay vowed
H. place hcrssf ~ la ike preuicgaaent again.
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'thN with their ssistA oc,, they should be able
70 drive the Liberty Boys TO the Devil In
October, 17Cs, tke Sciecimo7 the town msde
. complaint against Capt. WI LtsoN, and he was
arrested. Tho evidence sgail.'st him was 30
strong that be was bound over G.' trial. BY tho
influence Of British oiiicsrs, how, 'ycr, the In
dictment was quashed, and wuisoN' hci deem
ing Il unsafe TO remain In Boston. A. this time
there were only about sight hundred CO tered per.
sons in Boston, of which number three hundred
wero females. From 1850 TO tho keyo 'ation,
the number Of slavos decreased quite rapi. w.
There were nearly two hundred mora slave IN
17ji, than there were colored persons in Bos. On
ten years Later.
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MAIL ITEMS, De.

Tum ground was covered with snsw in some
portions sf Connecticut on Thursday.
MRs. MARY sTArFoRp has bcqveathed to the
Methodist church Of Savannah, Gc.rgiA, hand
some IsSidencc worth $4,000, aud II slaves.
A YoMAN was burned to death in Albany,
GA Wednesday, by falling On . stove when
dIuek.
InRRr are In Salem, Ala, fourteen srtesian
wells, which have al average depth Of abols
four hundred feet.
MRS. II. HAMnroy HOLLY, daughter :"
General ALsxASpER HAMILTON, died a. " ASH
ington, on Monday.
AUSTIN AvERY, Of Windhsn, ~, mas a
pumpkin vino in his gardon 1923 iee' IN ienS.h,
which has produced sixty PumPAInS' Averaging
MIRO inches In diameter.
Tap Artists Of Baltimore have joined them-
ssIve. tooether 10 club, called the Alisten As
soc;stioo' and will hold grand so'ree on Tues
/ day evening next'
T,u New Bedford Mercury statos New York
Gentleman is negotiating for two steamers to
sun between fsirbavea AAd New York, In con-
nection with tho fairhaven Branch kailroad.
Ir Is prsvsrb In Jsfseson county that snow
always falls at Backett's Harbos on the 18th q
October, asd IN old gentleman In that county
wins woNsy sanusllT on . bet " that sdsOt,
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TIC Fish Yrs DO.

Lake Michigan il quits cslobrstCd for tho ex
crlicnt quality cf tho lish caught in its waters.
mo Silisgs-tbat 81 ~. Josephs sicaigau has
th,Itson fishing s.u.cks, sna tho product this
season has been an aggregate sccoruing to the
Cbic,go Democrat Of ~. 100 hat. barrels Of ish,
rot ing tho round su. of S10O.S0o or nosrly
$4,000 to each boat at sew Buffalo. In the
same county, about 4. 600 half barrels hsv, bsoa
caught the present season, making $40 900 as
the value Of the ishing interest OF 80 vii ag,s
alone for a single season" itc rriGcisa p,r q.
tion Cf tho fsn ara white, though mspy arc
trUut, and other excellent ysrietic@ Sssrly
cy cry city aEd village borduriug on tho lsks has
IL. label nou, AID, could The 81 aLstcs 0f tls fish
trade Of Michigan be collected, We have rosson
to think that thsy would naI. a. eShisit
soaswhere ia tho vicinity Of fifteen hundret
thousand dollars.
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Tee City Of Me xis ..

1t Ia thus described by HUMnoLDr, who visit
sd 1t In 1865
The capital, reconstructed by the Sp,niards,
exhibits, perhaps, = lees vivid, though . mere
august and majestic appearance than the ancient
Tenocbtitlsn. mexico 10 undoubtedly one Of the
finest cities ever built by Europeans In oither
hemis, here. With the exception OF Pstsrs6urgs,
Berlin, Philsdelphia, snd somo quarters Of West
Minister, thcro docs not exist city Of the same
extent which can be compared to tho capital OF
Now Spain for the uniform level Of tho ground
on which 1t stands, for the egularty and breadth
Of the streets, and the extent Of tho public Pla-
ces. The architecture is generally Of pure style,
sud there are even edidccs Of . very beautiful
structure. The exterior Of the houses /; not
loaded with ornaments. 1wo sorts OF hswn
stone, tho porous smygisloid, called tetJo't!',
and especial = porphyry Of yitreouI field s,p,th,
without any quartz, give to the Mexican build
ings an air Of solldity, aud somsumss even mag
niiicence. There are mono Of those woedea bal
comics and slleries to be seen which dsdgure ss
much all the Eurorc,n cities in both the indies.
Tho bslustrades aud gates arc all OF BiscAy iron,
ornsmented with tronze, and the houses, insteat
Of roofs, have terraces, like those In Italy ant
other Southern countries.
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Rev. HESRI CLAY DAAs, . Methodist jdiy zinc,
who was chaplain to tho United States Senate,
yesr or two since, appears to bo making tour
at the West, in behalf Of the Democratic party.
His appearance iS thus described by tho Dubuque
1W6s
This individual, sent out by ths State Demo
cratic Central Committee, visited this city On
Saturday last, and made spoech AZ tho Court
house. In personal appearance he Is curiosity.
lie Il about live and a half feet high, very fat
and sloyonly, wears his hat tipped over OH one
side, and when he walks, rolls and swAggors
along like an over fsd butcher. His profession
IL that u Methodist Minister, but he locks and
acts about as much like = preacher as poreu-
pine does like an antelope, or hog like canary
bird. When he COMMENCES speech, he thrust'
both hands into his brceches pockets, draws hii
head down between his shoulders, doubles him
self like another C'lilp, speaks In low, whining
oAntiug tone; pacos tho Ilstform backward AM
for yard, waIk9 down ints tho is'o, among tn
audience gradually raises his voice, lifts up hi
head, bran ashes his fsts, aud makes climax b,
rending tas air and paving tho ground like
hull
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w..lisst..,. Farewell AddIes

Mr.. BINHEY, Of Philsdelphis, has lately pub
lished pamphlet relative to tho authorship Of
WAsnIrGToS's Fsrewell Address, In which,
speaking ofts original heads, or hints, or draught,
as 1t came FROM WASuiSoToS to HAhILros, ho
says:-
fhsae arc golden truths, treasure OF political wis
DOM eIperlsnos and foresight which, from the grav-
ity of their tora, tho depth uf their lnccrty their
.impcty, AID the Tenderness, as wei ss the strongh
make, In themselves, A"fMeweu Address" 81 II
woIe, from dying fAther 70 his children And they
are WAsHIs cross slons, without suggestion by any
body-ML nIsos, HInlFos, OF any friend or sdvissi
--dTawn from tho depth Of W wAsiIsaToss own heSTt
and II the whola Farewell Address, as IL now stsnd
on recon d, decompossd and such parts dapo!lod
were added n give the paper all entrance into III,
minds Of Atatesnsn and Legislators, ana 70 pEoa II
among the permanent rIl6s Of sovsrnmont, tAs Rrea
T. sidu Im would 10 found in tasse principles Al i'm
potishablo legacy 70 tho people. They afo t-s soSI
VI ths Farewell Address,
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HOUSEKEEPING.
. r KINZEY,S

AT kINzEYS -
Cmm0sips this morning Il 10 o'elcsk. Ths ssors
49, tn n sessS S y marx down Che prisss-Ae nisS
, 49, Immeuse redresicn D HrSSsrs .nd rrenminsa
n 10 yds .Ss 800 S s.. sy..s seocss ~ q, lee
5000 -. Rich, Plsiu snd rsuu nrriss, an nh, lsKs
A0g gyds. Hsh Rfbbcns, wosts ovn slceA Tor ID aa<
,n,.r At UsZHvs SIogMo SALE.
5000 IicS swis and Jsoo.et coiisis ise, sSs., Sic
2 go bsnds md fleuneirs, 70. 10e, ifSc.
AT T'K'SszkYss' 'ciSaiSa slts.
sooo @ Rich Lee veil< all lies lsc, sns Ts. tta
S YGss E.rass s9r ssis. : e, ~ S.ss. IS
LOO yda Plaid AMI s<trcS ys.ynst Mcain, G.
ec@o strsv Binnsts So 1ss IS, ssa
iss E1sss EsS sTIns:. sns s.si9s s1s @ s - s @ sss
lcos Pedns, Tn,osns md fsrov br,iss sIe Sc, Tso
AT KiEZaY's GLo yiS0 SALE.
siron yard: Rich TitnmlnsS le, y, %.
sacS P,sss. Soiorr I'D msss Il s ,is sS s
1900 ysrS. Rish bi.sf Pil.s@ e u il r
AT k1NZRTe CLOgTh1 eAI.K.
Also rich setts Of Froneh Lsess veils Fancy Geod1,
yeyefh rich Ribbon, GloyeA osiery, 6toodS rhrsNd
Laecs, rnmmed Bonnes uaad Dreeea. .DinlU Dsids,
All Al reduced prics- 70 clos. out the Hsck-
Bsls oonlmss.a.s at 10 clock ever uaorAinx-
90 4TIo sis Eiskt6 ave. be. g1s and sad ~.
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A Faris correspondent Of the Boston TrdrctIer
says:
snails are crawling down moro and more
thrcats here snnusuy. Ten years ago nobody
but spothccsiies and herb doctors shops, and =
lttls dirty, dingy restaurant In the buo Saint
lloncrv kept them, and now they have place
Of their own at tbs great markets, aud the rcs-
taurattr trr that doss not keep them Is considered
decidedly "Iow." "A million and q half snAlls
crawl down our threats every seAson at Dion
alone thoy bring II. 500. per hundred, and 6.0O0f
worth are GolJ, which every Sroncnnan vow,
by their Cocacr and other reckousrs, arc equal
In sliment {, enc hundred and dfty ordinary
csives-don't ask me, please, for tho equs-
ton. Snails have go great virtue In
the Papist's eyes; when you can cat
nothing else. you may Gil curself fal Of ,nails
until you Asl lie an anso0nds aher Ls s~allov-
ed all OK, wi hout breaking your fast or eoasing
to mortify your flesh and old Nick. Snsiis are
"ish' IN Papists' dictionaries. Apicius gives an
excellent recipe Tor cooking them. We cat them
(no- that the saint Honors res'aiTant has Join
cd Troy cooked on the spider or in an oven sftcr
they have been boiled in their she'll and seasoned
with fpsh butter aud parsley chopped line. they
cause great rsVsses in vineyards, and euro coa-
suu ptiUn in man. In ls5b they did ruoro dsm-
age in Lower Chuento vineyards than the obi 4.
nm, and ne way Is known by which they can he
driven from y'neyhrd5 and orchards except by
removing them iurc,bly and eating them with
ffcsh butter and chopped parsley, af,er tho "s,i-
DIR has given then 4" shake DOWN"
MIcnrLEr, In his book on insects, quoted with
eulogy thu public spirit Of French professor at
kouon, v ho camo into his lecture room one day.
hearing In ono hand white porcelain soup plate
iil'ed with cockrosches, lice and chinches Mos
scur., said the patriot, 'theso insects have for
centuiits prcyed upon nan, let US proy upon
them, following HAMLETs advice, ho suited the
action TO the word, and commenced deyouring
them; cockroscb, louso and chnch were tossed
into his mouth and crunched to pieces with pro-
fessionsl adroitnes. He svowed tioy wefc de-
lghtful; the cockroach had tho havor, IL re-
nemler rightly, OF saitfs ich, trout and pine
apple, the louso smacked Of truiiled partridge,
(Donenccnt lousc to come ready truillsd To oar
hTs , and the otinuh wAs just like ripe venissn
and ployer marrisl by Soyor and put TO bed In
SONS rich thick sauce. What an epicurs "Psor
n.Iu
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Ths Heat Rasl.

Wood Il tho hsalthiest, because II contains .
large amount Of oxy gen coal has mono, henco,
in burning il, the oxygen neoeSsaIy for is COM
bustion must be supplied ffom the air Of the
recon, leaving 1t CLOSELY oppressive. A coal firc
vill gs out unless 1t has q. constant and Large
iittls, having . large supply within itself, turns
70 'Iys" Goals. Cioss-grsined heavy woods,
Like hickory and OAK, give out the most heat y,
while pine and poplar, beisg opened grained,
heat up the quickest. The value Of fuel as !
heating material, Is determined BY the amount
Of water which pound will raise 70 q given
tomPcraturs thus, oas pound Of wsod viii
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Rave IAsarrsoeisa n Bsssoa.

Nhen General GAGE was In command Of the
PnitiAh troops In Massachusetts, before the kevs-
tuition, there was III attempt made by one VI the
Enghsh ofiosrs 10 excite the few slaves In Boz
ton against tAgir masters. The ofendsr was
Capt. JOHN WILSON, Of the fifty ninth rea-
mont. He assured ths slaves that the forelxz
troops bad come 70 PROCURE thslr froedom' anu