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A PERILOUS RESCUE.

"Will no one 60 OF for her2 will no
one 60 of for her my child, my only
child ?" shreiked the miser, wringing
his hands. and rnnning to an fro in the
crowd.
But all turned away, There was
scarcely soul present who had not
suffered at tho hands of the hard
hearted money-lender.
"Oh! for tho love of heaven--you
who are fathers, think Of me! My
daughter will psrish--will you not go
for her, Townsend :"
"Go off for her ? not !" said the
man with q nocking laugh, shaking
of tho miscr; sail you your gold
would not tempt mo out on that
boiling sea. Besides, ain't a father
too-aud, think no, no old hulk you
must take your gold to another
market"
"Oh I! she will die, she will die--my
child for whom have saved oil Pc.
ter Jones. will you go If / give you I
hundred pounds
Not for ten thousand" grufhy said
the person addressed.
al willgive thousand to any one.
eagerly said tho meiser; "a thousand
pounds | | know you will 60 for I
thousand pounds Simon; and he ssiz
ed ono of the spectators by tho shaggy
jacket " Oh, 60 and the blessings o
a broken hearted man will 60 with
you"
~ cau't think Of it, for I'd never
return to enjoy your money. No, ol'
man." ho said in more feeling ton,
than the other one had usod, you
daughter must die"
"Must die Oh, no; che shan
die ! Takc oil l am worth, good sirs,
he said lifting up his hands imploriug
Ily, "restore to me my daughter. 0nl
only hope you spare q little 70
US to live on, If its no more than
beggar enjoys"
"Its no use, old man." said the las
speaker; "tho wqrle would no
tempt US to put out to son in such tom
pest. Its q hard lot you've got I
bear, aud | pity your daughter for sh
was sweet angel But the packe
will 60 to pieces ip half an hour, 40
SO, you see, there is 20 more hoPe."
The father heard the speaker 10 81
lenos. Then hs turned and locke
out to sec. where, q few minutes bs
fore. the outline Of the stranded pack
.. might have beeo seen through th
spproaehiug twilight. almost buried !
~ whlslipg fosw thas hswlsa owe
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WHAT RUSS G.RLs The JouAdi
ot Commerce has no faith in the pitt
iul stories" that are told As tho inva-
riablc preface TO the history Of de.
praved young women, who are ever
reprcseG ted rs fighting n terrible bat.
tie with want, and cIiugiug to their
virtue, until hunger, like a gaun,
wofat the door, has rendered them
Desperate and yielding.
The editor goes to assert, that no
young woman in good health, skilled
in auy womanly accomplishment. need
fail ofrenumeratve employment, or be
driven from this cause to surrender
that which should bo as precious as
her life. IL, further says
"Grls who eau do pvca plain sew.
lug are wanted by respectable employ
crs all the year round, aud when QUE
is once proved, tho demand for her
tlma is so great that tho customers
jostle each other in their Efforts to sc.
cure her services. Those who eau fit
dresses, or even take old dresses aud
rejuvenate them, eau go out nearly
every day ia the year into good
family, at from ono AMI u halt to two
dollars per day, ani thrse gool meals
thrown in with the price, returning
every night if they choose, to their
own boarding house or weI!-furnished
apartments.
I'VE know lady who, few weeks
since, even IN the midsummer. tried
to hire a girl to 10 plain sewing
ut one dolIara day, her meals TO be
taken in the house at the same table
with her employee, AMI who went tC
more than hall a dozen recommended
to her before she couli iind cue dlsen-
gagged, ani then secured her only part
OF the needed time, because she had
SO many other calls. A smart young
girl who is only skilled in plain sew
Ing upon linen AMI muslin uudergar'
ments, goes out with or without heI
Sc wing paehine at two dollars day
and friend at our elbow has beer
waiting tor several weeks to secure I
turn at her service.
The fault is the love Of dress ant
ornaments = hankeriug eiter life o
ease aud pleasure looseness Of NOR
al sense, leading giddy feet along th'
borders of the downward path de
moraliziug books and papers fostering
unohaste thoughts idle hours auC
empty beads, and cheek where mo
dsst blush 10 q stranger.
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All rushed to tho edge Of tho surf.
But now the fear arose that the boat
would swamp in the breakers and
many . heart trcmbled as shc rose
and fell frightfully on the surge, show
ers Of spray flying over her, and the
water continually pouring iu.o her
sides The crowd watched her s,rug-
giles with silent awe.
A few moments relieved oil doubt
and saw the hardy crew and their
lovely freight safely landed on the
beach. tho miser had started from his
seat at the first Information of tho ap.
preaching boat. and atood trembling
gazing at her as she budctod the wave.
aad no sooner did she touch the ground
han he rushed in the retiring surf
and, clasping his daughter frsntica;ly
hung around her so that the fishermen
were forced 20 carry them both to dry
land.
There they would have sepcra'ed
the two for M mont but when ,h e,
spoke to the old man they found thai
be was lifeless. The emotion of tbC
last two hours had been two much
for his cuiccbla1 frame. aud, he had
died 10 the rcvplsiou from dispair tc
Joy.
Tho good folks of that seaport towI
can yet tell you how, after tho accus
toned period Of mourning had passed
the miser's daughter gave her hand t
Harry Martin. who received with he
fortune, the extcot Of which ever
tho most sausuinc confessed to be be
yond their expectations. But thi
was tho least part OF the treasur
brought him by his wifo and in he
virtues hc had ample recompcnsc o
opposition on the part of her parent.
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The DutChnian's Clock.

A Dutchman being asked why ho
did not have clock in his house ox-
planned it as follows "Nal, you sec,
de uddcr night SITTER shut up do
shop, | feelIs little dirsty, like what
Il man will fcc sometimes, you know,
aud says to my oh woman, | be-
leci goes up to the corner aud get
a glass ofpcer goes up you know,
and gots MY glass Of peer, unit vile /
was n sittin dare, in comes Yanke
Kino anl says, Hcinrick, better you
come init me and take a glass of beer.
Val, say, DON'T kccr ven do, unt
so ! goes NIT him und takes dc glass
of peer. And den, already, after, q
little vile, in comes Yon More unit Pc,
ter Myer, und somc uder fellows, und
dey all AK me to como nit dem unit
take some beer Val, | goes NIT 'em
upd ve all got 10 trinkin und singing
init songs, aud | guess got pretty
trunk. We vas having good time
generally, und | stays init dem fcllcrs
till it was about tree o'clock. Ven |
finds out vot time it is, | think now
mine viin will Glib me der teiful ven |
goes homo. Anyhow, cay vii
schlip town unit git in to house, aud
schlip 10 te bet NIT der olt woman,
uut don't will vako her up. Val,
you know vas tcetio trunk, unit |
stummeis ober some tiugs vot vos on
De floor unit de olt woman she wakes
up and says, oh! ho Mister Helm
rick, dis is fine tim, to pc comm
home yot time is il hoy p q, | say
don't give yourself so much trouble,
tiSn't moro lefen O'CLOCK. Now,
gust ven | dclls dc OH woman dat vas
lcifen O'CLOCK, de CLOCK calls me a liar,
aud strikes tree. De, makes me mat
you know, unit SO knocks him of do
mantcl biece unit breaks him to Lieccs.
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How 10 PREsERvE Smoked
MEArs.-Take ground black pepper,
the finer the better wash all the mold
or soil of from the hams or beef aad
while thoy are damp rub them thor
oughly with the pepper. Two pounds
Of pepper will keep 80 pounds OF meat
FREQ from flies or insects Of all kinds.
II can remsin after being thus treated
10 the smoke bouse Or wood house,
and not ay will approach il. 1t 81.
so improves the flavor Of tho meat.
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II q q L II " .
- Gle q t
s-~~~
Tal q AGU e.

Once upon An evening bslmy,
While sat me dreaming. dreary,
In the sunshine thinking over
Things that passed in days Of yorc,
While nodded. nearly sleeping.
Gently came . something creeping,
Creeping upward from tbs floor.
otis q cooling breeze,' I muttered.
"From the regions meath the floor
Only this and nothing more"
All ! distinctly I Tremembcr--
II was In that wet September,
When the earth aud every member
or creation that Il bore.
Had for weeks and months been soaking
In the meanest. most provoking,
Foggy rain, that without joking,
We had ever seen before.
SO I knew Il must be weary
Cold and damp beneath the floor
Very cold beneath the Hoor.
So I sat me, nearly narpin,,
In the sunshine, stretching, gaping,
With feeling quite delighted
With the breeses meath tho floor,
Till felt me growing colder,
And myself now feeling older,
Older than felt before (;
Feeling that my joints were sitter
Than they we're in the days Of yore,
Stiaer than they'd been before.
Along my back, the creeping
Soon gave place to rustling, leaping,
As if coust,ess frozen demons
Had concluded TO explore
All the cavities-the varmints!-
'Twixt me and my neither garments,
Through my boots into the floor
Then found myself shaking.
Gently shaking more sndmore,
Every moment more and more.
Twas the ague and it shook me
Into heavy clothes, and took mo
Shaking to the kitchen, every
Place where there was warmth in store
Shaking till the china rattlci,
shaking till the morals ba,iled;
Shaking, and with all my warming,
Feeling colder than before
shaking til. IL had exhausted
AN its powers te snake me more,
Till it could shake no more.
Then IL rested till tomorrow,
When IL came with all the horror
That IL had the face 10 borrow,
Shaking. shaking as before,
| And from that day in September
Day which | shall long remember
IL has gaiped diurnal visits.
Shaking. shaking. oh so sore:
Shaking of my boots, and shaking
Me 10 bed il nothing more,
Fully this il nothing more.
And to-day the swallows fitting
Round my cottage soc me sitting
Moodily wi,kin the SUNSHINE
just inside my silent door,
Waiting for the aguc. seeming
Like \ man forever dreaming;
And the sunlight on me streaming
Casts no shadows on the floor,
For am too thin and shallow
To make shadows on the floor
Nary a shadow any more.
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a Con densed Presidential.
l1ist8ry.

George Washington died at Mount
Vernon on the lith of December,
1899, in tho slxty-eishth year of his
age. Death came suddenly to him
so suddenly. that tho tidings of bis
sickness aud his death simultaneously
reached the halls Of Congress
John Adams came to "the end of all
living at his residence in Qlincy,
Mass, on tho 4th Of July, 1926, roali-
zing what day it was, aud rejoicing
in it. lie gradually and quietly OK.
pired at the patriarchsl ago of four
score years and ten.
Thomas Jefferson, by an extraor-
dinary coincidence, breathed L,s last
at Monticello on tho samo day that
his venerable compatriot, Adams, died
the jubilee Of American Indcpend,
ence. He had reached the advanced
age of eighty-threc.
James Madison, the "man of The
Constitution aud ono Of the wisest
statesmen our country has produced
peacefully closed his earthly career
at Montpelier, Vt, on tho 10th OF
June, 1886, in his eighty-sixth year
james Monroe diod in tho city Of
New York on the 4;h Of July,
1882, in his eightieth year. lie was
a pure patriot, and the last Of the
Presidents who served in tho event
ful days Of the Revolution having
been a Colonel 10 the Cont mental ar
my. lie particularly enjoyed the con-
filcuce Of Washington, aud the period
of his wiso aud peaceful alministra.
ton was characterized as "the era OF
good feeling
John Quincy Adams expired at the
Capital at Washington, on tho 23i Of
February, ls4s; literally dying in his
country's service at the age Of ofcighty
one. To tho last he was of the class
of life's busy men and identified as
he had been from boyhood with the
, public service, it was soemuly stri'
king and appropriate that the halls oi
tho national councils should hear his
dying words. He was struck by pa
ralysis while 10 his seat 10 tie House
Of Representatives.
Andrew Jackson died at the Her.
mitage, near Nashville, on tho eighth
Of June, 1915, 10 his seventy-nnrh
year. He must have been a grea
man, indeed, who could cluster the of,
fections Of whole people around hin
as that distinguished soldier AMI pa
triot did. His popularity had no par
allel but that Of Washington.
) Martin Van Buran diel at his
birthplace, Kipdsrhook, ColpWbi
j county, N. T., On the Gath Of July
1862, iu his eightie,h year. His I'D
j miuistration from 1877 to 1871, was
D period marked by great financial dis
J, trsss through tho country, which wa
. charged by his political opponents up
! on the policy he pursued in managins
tho public finances through tho agen
b cy Of tho independant treasury. III
: failed Of denomination for socont
term, however, on account of bis op
position to the a9pexat'on Of Texas
~ William Henry Harrison died OF
Q the 4th Of April, 184l, exactly on
}. month afisT Bile inauguration, agst
I.;~kvo;vht IL vas tho Srai prosi
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Cnu.;nua.o,s V.nLaa has ;,xar

SoMK ingenious Yankee has iOvsut-
cd process by which maple sugar can
be made out of common New Orleans
molasses. aayoring it by steamiog ma.
pie wood. A contemporary says |:
" Tbs next thing ye are locking for
from that land Of prolific idess, is
process Whereby thAy viii make honey
from cod liver pil, eay0Fiug u visA
bsosysx,P
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CAMUEII ALLEMAN,
~ ATTORNEY AT LAW,

Sclinsgrove Pa
Offers his Professional services TO the
public. All business entrusted TO his
care will be promptly attended to. Col.
leciions made in all parts of the State.
lie can speak the English and German
Language nuenily. Office between Halls
and the Post office.
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A needle has TO pass through Sc
veuty pairs Of hands before IL is con-
sidered to be finished aud ready for
use a subdivision of labor to which
may be attributed the combiuation oi
excellence and chsspness 10 the pro-
,dqctiop Of these articles,
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You ~y Mrs. Jones, that the
prisoner stabhsd the deceased. Was
il in the thorax or in the abdomen 7"
"No sir; it wPs in the street
seed it with ny own blessed eyes,
TStst'p %. Call tbs Rs4s git
nsss,"
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CHARLES HOVER,
~ ATTORNEY AT LAW,

Sclinsgrove Pa,
Offers his professional services TO the pub
,ic. Collections and all other professiona
business entrusted to his care will re
ceive prompt attention. Office two door
north Of the Keystone Hotel. Jan o, g
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7 N. MYERS,
~. ATTORNEY 4 COUNSELOR AZ LAW

Middleburg Snyder County Penn'a
Office few doors West Of the p. o. on
Main street. Consultation in English
and Conan r9unges. SEP. .6'n
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WIN. VAN GEZER,
w ATTORNEY AT LAW.

Lcwisburg Pa,
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lie. Collections and all other p ofcssion.
al businsss entrusted 10 his care will re.
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r P. CRoNMIfLER,
~ ATTORNEY AT LAW,

Middleburg, Pa,
Offers his professional services to the pub
lie. Collections and all other professional
business entrusted to his care will receive
prompt attention. Jan 3, eff
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Professional and Business cards Of
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y. ATTORNEY AT LAW,

Freeburg Pa,
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lie. All business entrusted to his care
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Jan IL, '67tf
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~ ATTORNEY AT LAW,

Lewisburg Ia.
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lie. Collec tons and all other profession
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-09-13

4 recent visitor at the Experimental Farm
Of Mr.. J. b. Lawes, Rothamstead England,
gives the following summary Of the concu-
sious derived from trials conducted during the
past sixteen years on eighteen plots of grass
Of half an acre each
The results are, that the unmanured land
has averaged % cwt. of hay per acre, and
that superphosph.te Of lime is almost useless
on grass unless ammonia is supplied that sui.
phate of potash, soda, etc. encourage the
growth Of clover but do not greatly increase
the bulk of the crop, but that ammonia salts
and nitrate of soda act most powerfully, and
are the real manuros for grass crops, Am
monia, however destroys the clover and en-
courages the coarse grasses; the crop where
the greatest quantity of ammonia was sown
producing nearly all cock 's-loot grass. The
ammonical salts produced an average Of three
tons Of hay per acre.
A valuable discovery in connection with
the application of nitrate Of soda (also a
great fertilizer Of grass, from is rapidly sup.
plying nitrogen is that By repeating heavy
doses yearly, it washes into the soil aud fertil-
ICES it to a great depth so that the roots Of
the grass following the fertilizer get beyond
the depth affected by the drouth, and produce
heavier crop in dry season. Thus, in so,
nitrates produced nearly three tons per
acre, while other manures had comparatively
very slight effect. Indeed in a dry season
the cause for top-dressng failing is that they
encourage the growth ofsurlace roots, which
cannot endure a long drouth
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f. H. w., New Brunswick y. j., page
4sS asks for information in reference to ex.
elusive corn fodder diet for cows giving milk
When living in Alabama kept one COW fol
family use. lived in village, and the
range was so bad in the immediate vicinity
that was compelled to keep my COW within
an enclosure and feed her
Feeling curiosity to know the effect o.
diet upon her milking capacity, experiment
ed variously--f first with one kind Of food
then another, and then by mixing them keep
ing notes in the meantime and comparing re
suits.
finally fixed upon corn iodder-that is
the leaves of corn-stalks stripped off while
green and cured nicely. / found by expert
ment that my COW ate, upon an average
twenty-five pounds per day. In addition K
this, | gave her access 10 salt and pure spring
water as much as she desired. Upon Thu
diet she not only improved in flesh but il
the quantity and quality of milk. My dairy
woman remarked at once the difference in tn,
thickness of the cream also the increase il
the amount Of butter made. My COW soor
acquired great reputation in the neighbor
hood ! was almost daily importuned by
purchasers. Her offspring commanded larg,
prices, and when, by reason of removal,
had occasion to sell her, her reputation gave
me an astonishing advantage in price. Tn,
unfortunate part now appears neglected
10 inform the purchaser Of my mode Of feed
ing. Although he confessed she was a good
cow, his expectations were not realized. Blu
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nshed OF rnwashcd.


The butter globules are encased 10 thin
pellicle Of caseine Ia churning. these pei
ieles or skins Of caseine are broken aud th'
butter liberated Caseine is a nitrogoni1eC
substance very liable to puireiaction' and j
these thin pellicles. which are mingled will
the butter when it came from the churn, are
not, for the most part, separated from The but
ter they soon begin TO decomposo aud are
changed into icrmcnt which gives rise to Tho
/ formation ofbutryric, capric, caproc and cap
rylic acids The first three Of these acids
have an unpleasant smell and the last disa'
grcoabIe taste aud II is on account Of the
presence of these acids that butter assume.
a nasty bad flavor How then can we most
thoroughly get rid Of these caseine skins
Certainly not By working them over with the
butter without sufficient moisture 10 sep.
arato from the oily PARTICLES but by washing
the butter as it CONES FROM the churn This
is simply a common sense view Of Che matter
to any who understands the philosophy Of
butter making and it is view sustained by
the experience Of a majority of the best bnt-
ter makers
j. is said that unwo.hei butter contains
from six 10 eight per cent of thin gasoline
shells. while butter that washed ha. only
one per cent lf this hc true ,aui we have
no reason 90 doubt itl we haze very sub
.tantial reason why butter should be washed
Il is asserted and pcrhap. with some show Of
reason, that unwashod butter, when freshly
made, has @ more. delicious aroma than wash
Cd butter, a. the washing is liable 70 carry Oft
those delicate hayoriug oils 20 some dcgree--
but granting that unvashci butter, when first
made, may have % slight advantage over
washed butter. 100 this regard If it soon begins
to lose favor aud deterorate ON account Of it,
caseinoous properties the Slight gain at first
is Of no comparative weight with the di.ad-
vantage, which follow
Butter makers should strive TO make but.
ter Of good keeping qualities Dealer. and
consumers want something that will not de-
teriorate ON their hands We can't all get
butter the day after it IS churnel nor does
any one care to be forced 10 oycr-cat of a
good thing TO save it from spelling
Then there is another strong argument in
favor Of washing butter. When the butter
milk and casineous matter is expelled simply
by working the butter there is always danger
of oyerworkiug it, aud thus spelling the grain.
This is especially the case, except the butter
maker possesses high skill in his art and is
always on guard to do duty with perfect ex-
actness--for as the rancid taste of butter is
due to one or more Of these acids which we
have named, it will be seen that it must in
some way be freed from the caseine which
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