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We asked a -irl what abe wanted most,
and she replied, "a l1varn
we asked 2 vile what she wanted most.
and sbe said ''kind words from roy husband,
and children to bear his name %
We asked 2 boy what be wanted, and be
sad "a sweetheart ani q happy home .''
We asked a mIser What be wanted, aui he
replied, "g0ld, more -llJ W
We asked a gadiug woman what wv
wanted most, and she replied "dress, and
rrore news to cell my nei- hDor- !"
We asked 2 mother what She wanted. and
she replied, "m7 darlin1s t1 love ms INK
We asked An aiii 4nced what shr wanted.
and she sail, "my chosen one ID be true t0
me n
We asked an old man what be vented and
be said rest. ami decent burial i7
We asked a workincmna what he wanted.
ana he replied, slight taxation, and y chance
90 make D comfortable BONE for mg loved
ones I"
We asked a NV England manufacturer
Nhat be wanted, aud he replied, "Leglsla-
tion and tariff. tn make ne rich AZ the ex-
pense W Ihe West and the South {"
WI asked a coward who dared n0t fight.
but sleoulated during the war, what he
wanted, and he sand gold interest On nv
b0nds-supp0Tt q the expense Of working
man ~
We asked a soldier what be wanted, ami
by said ''peace, NV yl4t the var y over ''
We asked a pulpi. preacher what he want
ga most 10 make Tim happy, and De said
"poitical influence ~
We asked God what lie wanted. and He
said le1cs 04 earth and q0ad ,ci toward
all msnr'
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SCIENTIFIC NEWS.

Paper, thoroughly impre1g4teI w.la c4-.
o'i acii viii pres rye meat gupp iu "
pe''re .y fresh, without any other clrns
process.
Acc1a1iSo ta tha census or I9at. ta.
~era Fn tlu iNsd States hut a-J NHN
mechanics of sN kld-, aea lst l.aas.e.l
farmers ana 115 9G7 farm allrsrs.
I5 prepare Oh for clocks and watches. sH
tl1t glass bottle wilb common 9.v. oI
lni mmsr.c A bright clean sfrp .f falTr
AN, setting tae bottle in window. W.... VI.
Fl4 1e exposed t1 lh1 ns1f th. .l4 r
several days All tile SUNNY natter NJ
here @ The lead, isavI1g g4e o.l clear aa8
tin, AMI not liable % boone tulE bv Az.
HEAT LOST THRlUGa rH tHMSrr.-r. ..-
ier.ns tIat tue tempara 4ra 1I .4e #... an
4 furnace with a draught pr1incrI 1r a
chimney, and supp ed with 24 r0auI, af
ar Per pound OF fuel, IS about 8 900 -recs
F1lr above the temperature Of the eE raaI
air, ani that enc temperature 1f rhs hlt rf.
ll tne chimney, in order to produce th. l...
possible dralglt, should be sblu. BUD
grees above tle temperature 0f tle x.s-raI
air, is appears that one-I0ur.l Of tae t-sI
beat Of combustion IS FL chat it can 81 --
ces-1rr to eX1er- I0r tle purpose ar art-
iucIng Taught by means 0f q chimney.
Bg -i4ktnE tll chimney 0f largo eH14El
dimensions a. compared with tne er4... a
much. less expenditure ol heat than tlie
mas be made g. produce a sldic sat 3f4urIt
TOR the rate ot combustion il tle taa.aee.
When che drauElt i produced bV mean, WIT
a 0laStptqe 1r ~ "a blowing mlc1 ne. ug ela-
walton at temperature above .-At lt tha
external air Is necessary ia th chimney
therefore furnaces ia which tee lraay4t is
- produced are capable of greater eso17mr
thau those NJ which tha drau-hs ~ Dr1iu..i
bY means w chimney.
BugS LINING FOR Walls "A e7rra.r,.,
dent of tle Rural Nec TJrksr. " y ~ f NJ
the walls o. maay framed bouses .n witb
bricz' resulting ID q lfy wall. warm room
and ratpr3of, rps a iall twice. m4kfn-
three STRIPS about one hafinca vide. aaI.
these inside u stulding three inches fr,lu
'he lace, ana hen lays the brick 81 "a y
slas1ing at the end, taus keying wi.h n r.
tar On each side Of the s.rip-the fr-t c,1rs
p be laid fat, A vacuum i TINS forpeT o
either ziie of tho BRICK wall. And tla-sr wv.
must ~ dry ii YOU want A e1mferta5is
irame louise IN any climate, this 4 ~ wly
70 have it.
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Let y cur Vile kuow Your CIrcumstan-

Il Is custom too common with the men
d the world ID keeD tasir families il utter
ignorance of the situation of their business
TIE wife knows B0thing-has n6t even Az
idea Of the amount If her husbands for
tune, whether il is to be cou1ted by hun
dreds or by thousands. What can a women.
kept IN such gnorance, learn Sha spends,
a. a matter Of course, and 1a gives Der W
spend, with the fnll confidence that when
that is gone, md she asks him, ha will give
her more
If an unmarried woman works, sac may
20 With a bold, uuAinching face, and demand
her wages but wife can demand nothing,
her clai Is fur bare necessity and geDer
ous men, On that account are TOO indulgent.
too fearful OF letting a wife know the
exact state Of their hnances IT'S all wrong.
Husbands and wives have a mdtual inter
est every woman should know the exact
state oi her husbands finances, understand
bis plans, and him, II possible, with heE
eouasels, and then these terrible catastrO-
phoes would not so often happen. Many
a wife who is plunging her husband deeper
and deeper into debt from Ignorance would,
# she knew bis embarrassmsnts, bs the hrsl
to retrench, the frs 70 save, and With true
womanly sympathy and generosity, help nim
to reinstate his failing fortunes.
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Dr.. Guthrie writes in the London Sunday

DR.. GuthTie writes IN the London SUNDAY
Magazine.
Being in the Tc0unsry one dav, some
three UT -four miles from town, wa
t0d that soldier bad az ved aud was
waiting 10 the kitchen 10 see ua. On going
there | found a strapping lad handsome
fellow pinned an Killed in the picturesque
garb Of a Highland soldier L. hud arrived
that same day II Eiinburgh, passing t0 the
north with a detachment of Ley regiment
ana not finding me at home, thought foot
sore and weary, be hai uuge4 out these
three 1r four miles just 70 get IA sight of me
aud shake my hand. lie had been a Ragged
School boy aud | am not ashamed t1 sav
t6at | was much touched by this expressi
ny bIs gratitude and affection ana that, as-
s0ciated rs il is with this ease. ~ heart
more than ever, 90 use the words Walter
Scott pugs into the mouth 0f the Duke 0f
Argyll, warns t0 tbe Jartaa'
''A Sold more sJr King instance Of the Gle
moral sl4oilu- our ragged children display,
whI-h aier occurred in tbe ease gf a soldier.
1ocurre ,o Miss L0ckhar5. remember her
putting into my hands letter which she had
iust received written by one 3f our boys
one of the many who rose w tJ cail ah4t l4-
"
lt was written IT'D tbs thick 0f tha great ma
tiny, and on the eve Of q desperate action.
The writer thanked nag good frienl Tor all
her kindness, aud, with danger and death in
view, expressed che warml grsti- Ide ta
Goa for lhe blessings af our school WIKI
this letter be seut D copy 1f his Will There
was pay owing him, and also the prize mon
ey Of bloody dgats and all this should he
fail iu battle, ha b.qleaihad t0 Miss Lock.
bart, WHO was IN thIs more fortunate ban
many that had lived ,1 suffer the sharp
stIuE- D. lngraltuie, aui Enl those turn in-
u -tvpant5 whom they had uLr-ei in thair
bosom
''An8tbar letter shows how well our chill
iraa get on when they % abroad. The
yolag women ah0 writes Ill was once on
iav starved, ragged, wr5tohgd child 1f
these streets. Having left Dur school f1r
Australia, she states chat She bad got a sit
aati0n there with SIS a year Of wages aud
that her wages having been afterwards
raised t0 $40, sha bal put E3 of her ffs5
quarters salary in.0 tle savings bank Her
ua4r letter, which sle calls y sad 0ne,
5reathes the perfume 30 fine affect ons. ris-
ty, and gratitude 60 those VINO took an in
terest lu ner welfare"
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W hat n 'sOne-H or>e EeWDI-"t
The following answers a question fire.
quensIy asked, and seldom inteligeatly un-
de-stood even by our most killed mechau-
ios
THE use ~ the word "harse power'' il
very common, vet few, except good meehau-
les aud engineers. attach defaite meaning
% it, but regard it a. in4icatiHE L.selv
about rhe power uE9 horse wau.l exert. I'LL
is. however. when u-ed in tha sense urdgr
consideration, us definite as possible, and
means the POW required Co lft thirty
three thousand pounds ar9iriab0is one foot
high IN one minute. A b0rse hlt.aei O. She
end 81 a rope, over pulley gue 1924 r di-
ameter, placed uygr "a Deep Well, travelling
at Jbe rate 0r about tNo anu y hat miles
per hour, or two hundred and tNe7t, teel
per minute, vii draw ore one blr1t Z and
fifty pounds tho same distance BE : 3rels
The force thus everrei i- called in uechIn-
ics. Il ellrse-u9 lt being u anpr.EI-
matt ln t0 rba average auaunr ul a.Huul-
aus power It is tair ro demand 1f .iInE
horse. II ws multiply tae weight raised
Gone hundred and hi.v plunds) By tas mum
ber of ieet it was m.1 i ger minlt.. (tao
hundred and tHeltv.l ta rr .dIl- wl NE
tAe uu.Govf xxi talA-. "-l-1 ti1
er ""alI r1i~. 'H-E '.. Ila. l'll I- tle
SAME length )i lAei l.aif.F -tnr-e l1Il-lnd
r0uujs-) The IVullau ueter i- an iustru-
lae1t made f9r m.t-ar.n- IlWer Flr.ieu-
larly 'all e4f5.- .H LsaNlH Il.a lse4
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"A calculation has been made Of what a
modern epicure, a Bon Uioant, can consume
in a lifetime. Il is as follows
Here IS probably what be would see 10
oxen, 200 sheep, 100 calves, 200 lambs, Oh
pigs, / 200 fowls, 300 turkeys, I51 geese,
800 ducks, $50 pIgeous,l 400 partndges ana
luails, GOO woodcocks, ] 400 snipe and other
small game, besides 500 hares and rabbits,
40 deer, l2G guinea fowls, 10 peaeocks and
260 wild fowls In fish. 100 turbot 40
salmon. 220 col, 261 trout, 400 mackerel, 41J
founders, 202 eels, 80 ma ldock, 400 her-
rings and 10000 smelis also 81 turtles,
$4,000 oysters, 1900 holsters and crabs.
800 600 prawus, shrimps, sardlnss and an
caovles, In fruit, about l,j0o pounds Of
grapes, SO pneapples, 1000 peaches, 400
apricJts, 240 melons and some hundred
thousand plums, green cages, apples, pears
and millions Of cherries, Strawberries, cur
rants, walnuts, chesnuts, figs, almonds, a.
Ia vegetables Of other kinds, % 475 pounds
weight about 2,334 pounds Of butter. 64s
pauH6s If cheese, 2l 900 eggs. Bread
i4,OU0 pounds OF sugar, 800 pounds IF
sat and peppers, GOO pounds. Ia liquids
he would have imbibed l4070 gallons,
which, for man accustomed to the use Of
strong drink, might be subdlvided into 49
hogsneads Of wine, 1924 gallons ot beer, 5S4
gallons Of spirits, 5,l94 gallons Of coffee,
cocoa and tea, 1904 gallons Of mik, and
2,I30 gallons Of water.
The quantity Of food consumed by one
man in the course OF his lifetime, as esti-
mated above, astoi nding as it appears, Il
based Oh an auth -ntic scale Of the regular
av erage meals q. the day Of an epicurs Or
sixty years.
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h fAA
Hs is that langt the heart
In Which the a-s-t heart would speak
Thought, word, that ids the tear start,
Or the smile light up the cheeh
And bis tltt mu-i 60 whose tone
The common pulse af man keeps time,
fn 1ut 1r castles mirth lr moan,
in cola OF sunny cline '-Antsrictu p1st
TIE love Of literature, when once tho
roughly awakened IN a reflective mind, can
never after cease % influence it. Il first
assimilates our intellectual par. 70 those fine
iuteilects which 1--we IN he world of books,
aud then renders our connection with them
indispensable, by laying hold of That cial
urInciple uf our nature which ever leads Us
Co the society Of our fellows as our proper
sphere Of enjoyment Ny early habits, by
heightening my tone Of thought ana feeling,
bad tended considerably ID narrow my circle
NJ companioaship. NV profession, too, had
ed me to be much alone and now that |
1ai been several years the master Of an
l1diaman, I was quite as fnd Of reading,
and fett as deep 40 interest in whate ,er took
place N the literary v ord, as when a stu
dent al Sd Andrews. There was much N
the literature 81 the period TO crafty my
pride a, a -5o,chman. Ihe desp0usm, b1tl
political and religious, which bad overall
the energies Of our country for more than a
century, had long been removed, and the
national mind hsd sweilad and expanded
under b tier system Of things, till Its in-
Hu.uc5 bad become eo-extensive with civil
zed men. Hume had produced his iHimiia
bic history, and Adam Sulth his wonderful
work, which was to revoiunOnlzs and new
model the economy Of All the governments
0f the eaT,u- And there, ID ny little library,
were the histories 81 Henry and Robertson,
the philosophy Of Kaimes and Reid, the
novels OF Smollett and Mackenzie, aud the
poetry Of Beattie and Home. But if there
vas 10 lack of Scottish intellect ID the liter
ature of ths time, there was a decided lack
Of Scottish manners ana knew too mUcn
IF my humble oountrymen not t. regret il.
True, had bef.re me the writings Of Ram
say aud my unfortunate friend Ferguson
but there was radical meanness IN the first
tha5 lowered the tone 0f bis col0ring far
beneath the freshness OF truth, and the
second, whom ! mad seen perish too soon,
alas for literature and his country-had
given as but few specimens OF his power
when his hand was arrested for ever.
TO BE CONTINUED
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no BE coNTISUED.

IL the manufacture Of their finest six
cord thread the Williamantic Linen Ehread
Company make of varn oul Of pound Of
Sea lsIaod cotton il7,60 yards, or nearly
sixty-seven miles long. Three hundred and
seventy three pounds Of cotton wolld N axe
thread OF this hneness which would reach
round the world.
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TALES OF THE BORD ERS
UEgOLLFCTIONS OF B, rms.

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CuArrEH yI
.Ir. hardly w o,ay.. prv'r
la s.,p n i'nss lIae 'e.as 'elg
nov Iss, q. cl ll-ls 81 ea.i., II want.
Wae cHtt aa countless %. .asa1ds ralf.
F'-.'" ihy l'eiA le" Gays a..rI M1
".'L lI li lIF.hri at tte 'afh n3uNr 'I IA Aos-
-. A. FHoll 1n lha ota'h ll h.~ latAef- hg
.la r.u .Fla, "i,u HIs 2Iotaer Nhpert, 1nd
Dis bother. could n't ae'p observing thar
..s manners were c'Hs. deraoiy changed
-F T...ana seemed I-,s Anl ana hearty
.Hl" cu-.' ha'. a.'. '.c-1te1 tr'm tne warm
..a'.e- peasant W. N.. l.Is a5. aul iAele
~a-a ...Ta Aal aiH 'st '-It.e.lals eie7A.
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FROM CALIFORNIA.
ADDRESS or 8. r. FRENCH BEFORE THE
ssc4T-HoJR LEAGUES or SAN FRANCIS
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There's vrrta ~ el3 maxlms 30 us, hy mankind,
hlt .ta 2. .He whole, sir. are ma3t 20 my ulnd
fAr u.s. cf Chem sli f0r thr hign and thu ins,
is tha all -fyrv maxim 81 'pav as yor gl.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-04-09
The Punishment of Silence.

Mr.. James Greenwood has published
in London, frightful account of the silent
system, which is in operation at the Hal
loway Model Prison in London -
1t is an offence for prisoner to speak
one word, and he is never addressed ex-
cept in whispers, so that he may bein the
prison two years without hearing the
natural sound of n human voice. The
effect of this is so terrible on the mind
that prisoners will speak out in despera-
ton at the risk of punishment, rather than
endure that horrible silence.
The prisoners never see one another
but remain in perpetual solitude. One
poor wretch, driven to desperation by
nine months solitude ard silence. reck-
iessly broke out in Mr.. Greenwood's pres
ence in these words: ''For Gods sake,
governor. put me in anotherce have
counted the bricks in the cell am in, till
my eyes ache"
The request of the tortured wretch was
refused.
There Is a fine hole in each cell, and as
the warders wear shoes with India rubber
soles, the prisoner can never be sure he
is alone.
Those condemned 10 the treadmill have
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probably five minutes, but to us il seemed
much longer, before any sound reached
our anxious ears. Then the silence was
broken by the most horrid sound that
ever heard-the deep deadly growl of a
worried bear forty feet under ground,
made still more horrible by the knowledge
that one of our companions was in the
most imminent danger of being killed by
the frantic struggles ofthe wounded brute.
But scarcely minute had elapsed from
the first growl of the bear when, Pull,
boys, pull came ringing up the passage !;
and pull we did in the most hearty man
ner, expecting to bring to the surface the
daring hunter. Instead of that, up came
monster bear, his throat cut from one
side of his neck to the other, but with life
and strength enough left to be danger
Gus enemy STILL So taking an axe Iquick-
ly finished him, just rs Uncle Sam made
his appearance at the top of the ground,
his clothes torn and bloody; but with the
exception of few scratches he was un-
hurt, although in all probability he would
have been badly hurt or killed had it not
been for his caution and foresight in
putting the rope securely on the bears
hind legs when in a stupid condition, be-
fore he attacked him with his knife. So
cutting a couple OF small poles we lashed
the bear firmly To them and bore him
back to camp in triumph, where we ar
rived before noon, tired and weary with
our long tramp through the snow.
ALDO.
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for the pleasure of my delightful society
for the last few hours"
1.-The dinner will be no disappointment I;
for don't expect you can be in two
places at the same time. But / believe
our hearts need food as well as our stom-
aclls and a good dinner would hardly
have paid for the pain | should have felt
had you denied me your society"
Now let me say to those who have just
entered the matrimonial state, always
keep in readiness to 60 with your hus-
band at any time. Keep your clothes in
perfect repair and your person tidy. If
You chance TO have little one to lose
and care for, don't be afraid to leave il
occasionally in trusty hands or else fix it
up prettily and take it with you. Re-
member that hearts need food.
1t is now many years since took the
well remembered ride. and my husband
is just as loyer-like in his attention to me
as in the days of our honeymoon. Mrs.
j. accepted her husbands invitation TO
ride TO our place the following week. and
she has had many others since then.
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. ascend twelve hundred steps every al

to ascend twelve hundred steps every al
ternate twenty minutes for six hours
And this in place SO hot and close that
prisoners often lose in perspiration three
stone in as many months. Every day the
prisoners are taken to chapel so oarrang-
cd that they can see no one save the chap
lain, and him only through an iron graf
ing. And this Is the order of devotion
observed: "Warders are constantly on
the watch, lest for single instant they,
through the whole of the service, depart
from the rigid rule of eyes right They
must look steadfastly at the preacher !;
must raise and lower their prayer-book
with the elbows squared, and all at once,
like soldiers at drill. They may not
scrape their feet without having AFTER
wards to explain the movement. They
may scarcely wink an eye or sigh with
out danger of rebuke or punishment
God help the poor wretches!
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af(lsttllanp,
HEARTS NEED FOOD.
BY NAY MAPLE.

Won't you 60 out riding with me this
morning." said my husband, just as we
were sitting down to breakfast.
Il would really like 10 60" | replied,
land think il would do me great deal
of good. But what would become of all
the work and who would prepare your
dinner"
..Oh. let the work and dinner take care
of themselves; YOU will have plenty OF
time to clear away the breakfast and set
back the chairs while am harnesSing up
Jupe; and your dress aud hair are well
enough now. So, dear, You'll go with
me, won't you2"
Most certainly, if that's the case, I'm
sure it will be much pleaSanter 10 so with
YOU than ii would to stay here alone"
We had been married two years; yet |
was lust rs well pleased with an invitation
to 20 out riding or walking with my hus-
/ band now, Is | was when he WAS only n
lover. And finally accepted these invi-
tations, much To the annoyance ofmy less
/ favored neighbors. BY the time my hus-
| band was at the door with the carriage, |
was ready to Join him. The dishes We're
washed the rooms swept, the furniture
busted. and the chairs set back My
toilet had been made with care before
I breakfast, 50 all had 10 DO was 10 put on
my hat, cloak and gloves, and | was ready
/ 10 take my seat in the carriage by the
side of one who ever seemed pleased with
my society. 1t was beautiful spring
morning, and l gazed with unfeigned
pleasure upon the early yiolets and gold
en- butercups that bespangled the fields,
the fresh, green foliage and soft, tufted
grass. The birds, too, added to the
glories of the morning, by filling the air,
with soft, thrilling notes. From my earli-
est childhood had loved the flowers and
the birds, with love amounting almost
To alteration, and this morning my soul
seemed To 20 out 10 them in sweet CON-
munings rs We rode quietly over the
smooth, winding road.
''See here, Mrs. Courtney" said my
husband, rousing me from the pleasant
reverie into which | had fallen. Il did
not invite You TO ride out for the sake Of
having you get perfectly intoxicated with
the rich beauties of this lovely morning, |
want you to talk some, instead of giving
your whole attention to every bird and
flower that fits past US, forgetting that
am near you"
But, my dear Lewis, do not forget
that you are by my side, and that it is TO
YOU owe this pleasure-this luxury
the blessed privilege of seeing so much
more of mother natures work than
should if | were obliged to stay at home,
month after month, as many do"
After this there was no more silence be-
tween us although didnot cease to take
in all the glories of the morning. which
was inspiration itself, with its azure sky,
and soft, fleecy. floating clouds, and the
brightest of golden sunshine. At length,
We drew up to pretty farm house, where
he had some business matters 10 arrange
and as ii would take some time Lewis
thought had better go in and make the
acquaintance of the farmers wife. was
somewhat surprised. as went up the
pretty gravel walk, TO see no flowers in