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sllmy depth In which the lowest find a

Shiny depth In which the lowest find a
little respite from care and misery? IL Is
all the way descending scale from the
very uppernOst to the very lowernost.
The first seek nothing impure and i'm.
proper, because their very natures would
recOil at the bare idea. But those who
have not this csthetic culture and appre-
citation. have the same social and moral
right alike. to seek that which Is not so
artistic and beautiful. And 10 In that de-
sceLding rstio from the unimpeachably
pure, TO those things which bring blush
to fhe cheek, down to those which enter
tain m audience past blushlng. /,
II men and women OF so great mental
aud social advantages. so rich In culture,
with such vast resources, which so much
temporal prosperity, with such unham-
pared leisure TO do what they best like.
need SO much amusing, what shall no sald
of the busy, toil-wOrn, bapd-driyen me-
chanic who takes his good wifc and chii-
dren out for an evenlng'splcaSure TO tol.
cradle play at sccond-class theater: ana
oh, what fault can be found with the
wretched aud forlorn, who find tenn
porary relief from trouble. and crafty
a sickening and corrupted taste, by
spending the last penny ut sope object
ionablc spectacle? ........
II CArisiians need so much amusement,
what can be said of those who are notp
Will those of high principle and cultiva'
tion, of wide Views and Intelligence, be
able to elevate amusements to their STAN
dard, and bring the people they wish to
help, up also; SO that those who serve
the public requirement In this matter shall
find It worth their while to present only
such rs are commendable? And can Chris
tians. by conforming TO the world In these
things, help the world and help to save 1t
for Christ, by so doing?
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4 Lager Deer SforU.

~ pesc clad to see you, like ash never
vas, Mister Girls; when did zlnzinnaty
gOOme away from your"
Such was the warm salutation Of a
TeutOnlc friend whom we met the other
day In distant city, where he had recent
ly gone to reside. The reader might not
guess In long time what business our
friend from Cincinnati was engaged In, so
we will tell you; he kept lager-bccr sa-
loon.
SLOW do you like your new locationy'
we inquired, amer his raptures at meeting
a Cincinnatian had somewhat abated.
"Nlcc poys In this town; nice poys.
The first night yot I opens mine saloon'
they goomcs in and gals for lager peer,
doc, eight, seek, half tozzcn Of 'cm,
ant ven I says who pays for this toe
zoon alreatyY' by tam, dey say, Put II on
tc scllatc.' tolc tenn, Il dom keep no
schlatc.' Den dcy say, You had peter
send out and puy schlatc.' Veil, wants
TO aggommodate-derc Is no principal IN
dose tings-so pought schlate.' The
peer gept CALLING for more poys, uni
I kept putting the schlate onto dem,
Pooty quick already ] dclls TEN de schlate
1t pcse full on poth sides. unit den dcy
dclls me II the schlate pese full ! peter
ash MI my tam Tucll he'd nit 'cm! Veil
dat lsh all right-derc Is no principal IN
dose tings-dey are nice pOys.
"Poaty bimc by aftcr leddlc, they makes
smash nit mine par, prcaks mine pottlcs,
unit knocks hail temnation out Of mine
looking-glass mlt mine heal. Mine Cott
wash mad. RAIDER you give me ten
dollar so much ash wash mad. But dat
pcse all rigllt-thcrc's no principal In
Iozc- that makes nix difference. Nice
poysw
",rhcn they gals me tam Tnch son Z
kun. unit I dells 'em they as 20 to the tifcl'
their own tam American sconagrin. wash
I rightg Veil, that makes nottings tiiier-
ent.
.They knock the staircase town mine
frow. unt throws the winiow out OF the
many. That's all right-makes noting
tlIrrcncc-therc's no principal In that
nice poys--but growing very much ex-
cited, and emphasizing every word on the
bar with his hst) they puts water In mine
class of pecr-unt Cottoin hlmmel, that
ish not riyht.-ihcrc's some principal In
dose iings-that makes something's tlfler-
cnt ."-CineiHndh Timss.
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James IA Royal Portrait.

sour cousin OF Scotland" was ugly,
awkward and shuilllng, both In mind and
person. His tongue was much too large
for his mouth, his legs were much too
weak for his body, aud his dull, google
eyes stared AMI rolled like M lJiors lie
was cunning, covetous, wasteiul. Idle,
drunken, greedy, dirty. cowardly, great
swcarcr, and the most conccltcd man on
earth. Ills hgurc-what Is commonly
called rickety from his blrth-prescnted
the most ridiculous appearance that can
be Imagined, dressed In thick padded
clothes, ms a safeguard against being stab
bed--of which he lived In continual fear
Of grass-grcen color from head to foot,
with hunting-horn dangling at the sIdc
instead of sword, and his hat and fcath-
er sticking over one eye. or hanging on
the back Of his head, as he happened to
toss It on. lie used 10 loll on the hecks
OF his fivoritc cOurticrs, and slobbcr their
faces, and kiss and pinch their cheeks;
and the greatest favorlte he ever had, used
to sign himself la his letters TO his royal
master, his Majcsty's ''dog and slave"
and used to address his majesty rs ''his
Sowship." Ills majesty was the worst
rider ever seen, and thought himself the
best. lie was one Of the most impcrti-
ncnt takers, lin the broadest Scotch) ever
heard, and boasted Of being unanswcra-
bic In all manner Of argument. He wrote
some of the most wearisome trcatiscs ever
read, and thought himself prodigy Of
authorship. He thought, and wrote. aud
said, that king had right to make and
unmakc what laws he pleased, and ought
to bc accountable to nobody on earth.
This Is the plain, true character Of the
parsonage whom the greatest men about
the court praised and 1attercd TO that de-
gree, that I doubt if there DC anything
more shameful In the annals Of human
nature.
lie came to the English throne with
great ease. The miscrics Of disputed
succession had been felt so long, and so
dreadful, that he was proclaimed within
few hours of Ellzabcth's death, and was
accepted by the nation even without be-
Ing asked to give any pledge that he
would govern well. or that he would re-
dress crying grievances. He took n
month to come from Edinburgh to Lon
don; aud. by way, suppose, OF cxcrcis-
Ing his new power, hanged plckpockct
OH the journey without any trial, and
knIghted everybody he could1ay hold Of.
He made two hundred knights before he
got to his palace In London, and seven
hundred before he had been In IL three
months. lie also shovclcd slxty-two new
peers into the House Of Lords-and there
was pretty large sprinkllng OF scsch-
men among them, you may believe
Charles Dieksns.
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NUMBER 10.
Mahsssef.

Mal,omet Ia the only founder ofa rellg-
ion of whose personal appearance we
possess authentic details. Hc was n III
tie above the middle hight, strongly but
sa,iarely made, with broad shoulders and
slIrht stoop hIs hair was black, and In
the prIme OF llfs clustered over his ears;
his ,noustachc and beard were also black,
the latter abundant and reaching some
way down his chest; his forehead was
large, with vein on II, which swelled
when he was angry; his complexion was
fair for an Arab; his eyes were large,
black and piercing, but bloodshot and
restless; his teeth were white and well
formed, but stood appart his walk was 80
rapid that people had to run to keep up
with him, and hIs gait Is described ms be-
like that Of man stridIng down hill. He
was simple In his APPAREL; he never wore
silk but once In his life, and then threw IL
aside In disgust, saying II was no ft dress
for man. His general attire was white
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agricultural.
Ifor the Union AMI Journal.
Earta Expenses.

=,
Occasional farmers frequently mthe
public Of their success In raising some
crop or rearing some animal, giving the
cost in figures. Such facts and figures
are apt TO be deceptive. For eight months
In the year, we can make not only about
four full days work in the field each week
and during the four winter mouths we are
either idle, from necessity much of the
time. or preparing for the coming season.
To which crop shall we charge these last
days and months? To certain extent,
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hNECDorE or GREELEr.-A gentleman
who happened to be an eyewitness tells
the following good stor, Of Horace Grcel-
ey, which has never been In print:
Mr.. Greeley has never been accused
Of cxtrayagance In dress, even by the
democrats. One morning, some years
ago, hablted in his usual quaint style, he
was leaning over the counter in the Tri-
bupe office, eating an apple, when an
Engllshman entered who had that morn
Ing arrived by steamer, and who, II turn
ed out. was connected with the London
Times, and had come to arrange some
business between that paper and the Tri-
bune.
Approaching Mr.. Greeley with very
arrogant air. he said: Fellow, do you
work herey Yes, SIR is Mr.. Greeley
lnr Yes, SIR Amer waiting little, and
seeing that the Fellow seemed very In
different to his presence and inquiries, he
burst out almost choking with indigna-
ton: We'll ,uAyi in Tia dsrii doaf you 90 asS
fsieh hiar Il am Mr.. Greeley, ut your SER
vice, was answered In the same calm and
indifferent manner.
Johnny Bulls hat was removed from
his head with alacrity, and, when our
frtanI lafl ha uas sfa,,,,.rt,.x nj. a..
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SeIIin0 70 BriO.

A very good story Is told OF old embar-
go times and the war Of 1912. Under the
impulse OF the removal Of embargo, there
was u sudden rise In the value of property
and such u demand for 1t that merchan-
disc was sometimes carried of from ves-
sells before. the owners arrived Mt their
place Of business; and the parties taking
It came In afterward to say that they were
ut the owners mercy, and must pay what
they chose to ask.
A brig was lying at Boston harbor
which had come up from Plymouth Just
before the embargo was laid, fit for sea.
The Plymouth owner thought It was a
good time to sell the brig, and sent his
son up for the purpose, telling him to dc.
mand eight thousand dollars. John went
TO Boston, found how things stood, sold
the brig In a moment, rs It were, and hur-
ried home. elated with his bargain. AS
he neared the house, he saw the old man
marching up and down the piazza, and
presently Inc hastcncd out to meet his son,
aud hear the result Of the sale.
"IIavc you sold the brig, John?"
"Yes, father"
"For how much"
'gTen thousand dollars"
'Ten thousand dollars!" cried the old
man, with staring eyes, at hearing price
more than double what the vessel cost ;
'I'll bet you have sold her to some swim.
dler who don't care what the price Is, and
never means topsy his notes."
+ '.Notcs, did you say, father9 Why,
there are no notes In the case. got the
money and put itln the bank. Draw, and
you will get It," M
The old gentleman's expression was sud.
denly cooled. and rs the ruling passion
rose In its place, he said:
II say, John, couldn't you have got a
little moreY"
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MORNING, FEBRUARY 26, 1869

Miss Danley never wasted time In such
puerile employment. She had been
weighing this matter OF marriage ever
since the Friday before and now that she
had seen the bride groom expectant she
had no particular fault to find with him,
except that he would talk with bis mouth
full. She considered and considered and
before the pile Of fritters had quite sunk
t1nothlngness. Mr.. Hayden's prospects
had risen I'm inverse proportion. Miss
Priscilla had decided that he would do TO
sit at the foot Of the table nt which she
should. preside rs head. She would as
lief pour tea for him as for. any man she
knew; and being q woman who did what
she had to do In the shortest space OF
time and with the fewest possible words,
she soon made the ecstatic man acqualnt'
cd with the state OF her heart; whereup-
on he smiled like the sun after q shower,
AMI Immediately called together all the
scattered rays OF hisafiections, and beam.
cd :lown upon her tropicahy. - -.
Alter supper Mrs. Pillsbury stepped
into her cousins place once more. Not as
before, In the affections of her suitor, but
tlAy-iimc more acceptably In her work oi
clearing away the table and overlooking
Mrs. Sam Danlcy's eight children. who,
from oldest to youngest, inherited their
mothers incapacity; Hannah all oyer."
as their Aunt Priscilla often said, with a
Discouraged sigh. And thus Miss Danley
had time for little necessary conference
with her elected bridegroom In the parlor.
A season not wholly lost, for Miss Dan
ley always carried ball Of yarn and
crochet-hook In her pocket, and many
was the tidy and the yard of edglng that
had grown out of such odd minutes.
~ hope" said Mr.. Hayden. with the
impatiencc Of q householder rather than
Of alovcr-"I hope you won't keep me
waiting long"
"Nothlng to wait for as know Of;
was never one to lawdle. When there is
anything to be done, do 1t, say l." return
ed the intended bride, making n rapid cal
culation of the necessary time for prepa-
ration of state dress and bonnet. win
the inevitable contingencies Of washing,
baking. and ironing thrown In.
"Tuesday." said she. with reflective
thrust of her hook into the heart of a IL
dy, already predcstined to cover Mr.. Hay.
dcn's best rocking chair - "Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursiay-yes well-two
weeks from to-day Is rs early as can ar
range to leave here. There are tho
dresses to finish for the children, and
have promised to make some bottles OF
sarsaparilla and cordial for grandmoth'
cr; and then there will be some little
things for myself. Yes, te-lay two weeks,
we will say; aud you can call again
about next week on Wednesday; there
may be something to talk over. ] shall
not expect you more than that once, for
I shall be very much engaged. and IL
must be just the busy season with you.'
Thus In her practical way, Miss Pris-
ella took ut once the family rcins. when
she held with firm hand ever after.
As n hOusekeepcr, a wife, and q step
mother, she showed herself all she had
been recommended, giving Mr.. Hayden
no reason to regret that his momentary
alteration for any lady but herself,
proved to be only a blunder.
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Foul IN TIE Foor. First remove the
exciting cause which Is moisture and filth.
Place the cattle in a dry yard and past
urc. Wash with soap between the hoofs
and keep this part clean. Different RENE
dies are afterwards used with good effect.
One is to apply poultice of slippery elm
mixed with third part powdered char
coal. Another Is to apply tar, heating 1t
by drawing small warm or rather hot
iron between the hoofs. 4 third Is TO ap-
ply the curriers' oil. We cannot say
which Is the best-but cleanliness Is In
dispensable. DIR. Dadd. who is excellent
authority, says this disease in cattle Is
neither contagious nor epidemic, and that
a great deal Of learned nonsense has been
published about it.
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TIE YosEMrrE.-'Thc highest water
fall known, Is that of Yosemite, In Cali
fornla, a70 miles from San Francisco.
From the point where It leaps over the
cliff down to the base OF the mountain, Is
a perpendicular distance OF 1884 feet, or
six feet less than half mile. Though
properly considered As single fall, Il Is
broken In two places, the divisions being
connected by short rapids that are little
more than steps from one fall to the other.
The first clear plunge Is 1000 feet. or near
ly ten times as high rs Niagara, and the
middle and lower falls are respectively
43i, and GOO feet. The whole fall Is SIX
teen times rs high as Niagara, eleven
times the height Of Bunker Hill Monu-
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Small Bed-Chambcrs.

There Is reason to believe that more
cases of dangerous and fatal diseases are
gradually engendercd annually by the
habit of sleeping In small, unvcntilated
rooms, than have occurred from acholcra
atmosphere during any year since 1t made
its appearance In this country. Very
many persons sleep in eight by ten rooms ;
that is, in rooms the length and breadth
OF which multiplied again by ten for the
height of the chamber, would make just
eight hundred feet, while the cubic feet
for each bed, according to the English ap-
portionmcnt for hospitals, Is twcnty-one
hundred feet. But more, In order ITO
give the air of room the highest degree
of freshness" the French hospitals con-
tract for complete renewal Of the air OF
room every hour, while the English as
sert that double the amount, or over four
thousand feet an hour, Is required.
Four thousand feet of air every hour
and yet there are multitudes In New York
who sleep with closed doors and windows
In rooms which do not contain thousand
cubic feet Of space. and that thousand
feet Is to last all night, at least eight
hours, except such scanty supplies rs may
be obtained of any fresh air that may In
slnuate itself through little crevices by
door or window, not an eighth of an inch
In thickness. But when II Is known that
In many cases man and wife aud infant
sleep habitually In thousand feet rooms,
1t Is no marvel that multitudcs perish pre-
maturely In cities; no wondc. that infant
children wilt away like flowers without
water and that five thousand of them are
to die In the city of New York alone dur
Ing the hundred days which include the
10Th Of July In every year.
Another fact is suggestive, that among
the ilfty thousand persons who sleep night
ly In the lodging houses Of London. cx-
prcssly arranged OH the improved princi-
Piles of space and ventilation already re-
ferred to, II has been proven that not
one single case Of fever has been en-
gendercd In two years! Let every intel
ligcnt reader improve the teachings Of
this article without an hours delay
Halls Journal.
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Tender and True.


"IIc stole from Its nest In my golden hair,
A Knot of ribbon blue;
To placed on my hand jewel rare,
And whispered son, rs he held II there,
Tender and True
Adicui Adieup
The almond was bending with blossoms. white
The roses blushcd through the dew;
The violets smiled In the glowing light,
And life was happy, and hope was bright.
Tender and True
Adieui Adi ieup
They brought my soldier hone to me,
And my knot of ribbon blue;
But the cruel wound on his brow was hid
by the Gag drapcd over the coffin lid.
Tender and True
Adieui Adieu?
The almond flowers In the brcezcs shake,
The roses still blush through the dew;
but the spring.tim Of hope can never awake,
And the lone, love heart will wall till II breaks.
Tender and True
Adicui Adieun
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"wE FRIED Ours IN BUTTER."-Thc
story Is told by the Philharmonic Journal
that during concert In the Music Hall
recently when the orgnnlst was '.exhibit-
ing the full power Of the INSTRUMENT" a
lady was enthusiastically convcrslng with
her neighbor about her household ar
rangements. She suited the tones Of her
voice tn those Of the organ, but "rcckon-
cd without her host" this time. The or
ganist msdc n sudden transition from
mr." to ..ptanissino," without giving the
lady warning; consequently the audience
were somewhat amused at being Informed
by her, In shout, that I've fried ours Ia
bstter!"
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TIE Esrciope Bnsiness.

Few persons arc aware Of the various
results which have been consequent upon
the Introduction Into extensive use Of let
ter envelopes. Tons Of paper aud bar
rcls OF mueilasc are used every month In
the manufacture Of the different kinds Of
envelopes. In New York four firms are
extensively engaged In the business, and
many others do something at II In small
way. The number Of envelopes turned
out weekly Is not far from four millions.
The gum used Is n preparation OF starch,
called dcxtrinc, the value OF which for
sealing and stiilcning purposes was acci-
dentalIydiscoyercd In England some time
since. During the connagration Of
large -four warehouse, cotton spinner
worked Mt carrying water and rolling out
the partially charrcd -four. In the morn
Ing he found his clothes irrcmedlablT
stifiened and glued together.
On investigation, he ascertalned thatthc
scorched -four would form, with water,
glutenous matter much more adhesive
than any known gum. Subsequent cxpcr-
iments revealed the fact that this Prepara-
tIon was better than gum arabic for stiff
euing cotton goods, and the dIscoverer
kent his secret and made money out OF
the manufacture Of "Britlsh gum" for cot
ton dresses. But his success was his ruin;
he became pronlgate, his secret was dis
covered, and dextrine came Into notice,
It Is now used for all purposes where n
cheap mucilagc Is required. For dressing
cotton goods, for preparing the backs OF
postagc-stamps, the edges of'envclopes,
manufacturers labels, &C., Il Is founi to
be unrIvallsd. It has nearly ruined the
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Sheep require about three per cent. OF
their live weight of hay or its equivalent,
per day, that Is, about three pounds for
sheep weighing in the nelghborhood of
one hundred pounds. But IL Is not good
economy to coniine them to hay alone.
They do better on variety Of food, and
roots Of some kinds may be regarded as
essential to their THRIFT. IL regularly sup
piled with turnips or other roots, they
will readily consume the stalks and straw,
and do well on them, while without roots
they require good hay.
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2uetrp.


T,co Ipr,is.
Fair and bright was that April day
As I lay In the scented grass,
Waiting for one who would como that way,
For one whom knew would pass.
Near me there, with amusicsi now,
The riyulet wandered down
Over the pebbles that shOne below
yellow and rel and brown.
All over the banks the azure eyes
Ofthe yioiets glistening blue;
And thick as stars In the jeweled skies
The purple pansies grew.
On through the meadow and over the hill,
by the path that led away,
On through the meadow and down by the mill
On that balmy April day.
Came she for whose coming waited there
In the fragrant meadow grass
Lay and waited that morning where
knew she so soon would pass.
Sweet as birds, as she wound along,
Were the bright little maiden's tones,
As, gaily singing blithesome song,
She crossed on the stepping stones.
Twin little feet, how dainty their tread;
Bright eyes glancing down;
Dark green satchcl, and shawl ofred,
Trcsses OF gold AMI brown.
Years have gathered the seeds they cast,
And fed like round Of dreams;
Yet that April day far back in the past.
How woudrously near ifseemsi
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TO measure corn in the crib, take the
length, width and depth OF the crib In feet; ;
multiply these dimensions together, and
this product by four; cut OF the last right
figure; those to the left express the num-
ber of bushels Of unshelled corn. II
measured In inches, multiply the dlmen-
sions together and divide the prodnct by
1900; the quotient will be the number OF
bushels. This is on the supposition that
two bushels of unshelled corn make one
OF shelled.
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