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Tie HOusekeeper's Tragedy.

One day, as 1 wandered, l heard COM
planning,
And saw poor woman, the picture Of
gloom
She glared at tho mud on her doorstep
Ctwas raining,)
And this was her wall as she welded her
broom:
"Oh life is a toll, and love is trouble,
And beauty will fade, and riches will flee,
And pleasures they dwindle, and prices
they double,
And nothing is what could wish it to be.
"There,s too much of worriment goes to a
bonnet;
There's too much of ironing goes to a
There's nothing that pays for the time you
waste on it;
There's nothing that lasts us but trouble
and dirt.
"In March it is mud it's slush in Deem
Der;
The midsummer breczes are loaded with
dust;
In fall the leaves litter in muggy Septem-
The wallpaper rots and the candlesticks
rust.
There are worms in the cherries, and
slugs in the roses,
And ants in the sugar, and mice in the
pies.
The rubbish of spiders no mortal supposes,
Andravaging reaches, and damaging flies.
Its sweeping at six, and it's busting at
seven;
It's victuals at eight, and it's dishes at
nine;
It's potting and panning from ten to eleven :;
We scarce break our fast ore we plan how
to dine.
"With grease and with CRIME from corner
to centre,
Forever at war, and forever alert,
No rest for day, lest the enemy enter
L spend my whole life in struggle with
dirt.
'Last night, in my dream, was stationed
On little bare isle in the midst of the
sea;
My one chance of life was a ceaseless
endeavor
To sweep off the waves, ere they swept
off poor me.
" Alas twas no dream-again l behold it
yield l am helpless my fate to avert"
She rolled down her sleeves her apron she
folded;
Then lay down and died, and was buried
in dirt.
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The Use Of Water.

Thecelebrated French physician, Dumou-
lin, in his last moments, surrounded by
several of his colleagues, who were deplor-
ing his approaching death, addressed them
thus: Gentlemen, leave behind me three
excellent physicians" Each of the doctors
present conceived himself to be one of the
three; but they were soon undeceived,
when he informed them that the three he
meant were pater, exercise, and diet.
AS the last two have been sufficiently
treated of in these articles, the first may
now demand attention, as it is of great
Importance. The application of cold
water to the body is beneficial as purifier
and as tonic. 1t is true saying, that
"cleanliness next to godliness;" the ancient
lawgivers recognized the intimate connec-
ton between the former and health, and
secured great sanitary blessing by max
ing ablution religious ceremony.
The skin is the natural outlet for the
discharge of carbonaceous and effete mat
tiers, the retention of which is liable to pro-
duce disease; if the pores of the skin be
DISTRACTED, the lungs have double duty to
perform in separating the carbon from the
blood. Cold water acts also as tonic, the
most powerful and the most natural, pro-
noting the circulation in the skin, reliev-
ing internal organs, and by its consequent
reaction, increasing the vigor of the whole
body. The most convenient mode of appli-
cation is by means of a sponge, thus
avoiding the sudden shock of the shower
bath. and the greater cold of general
immersion. The use of cold water almost
of necessity implies that of friction this,
however, is valuable in itself, by increas-
ing tho flow of blood to the skin, and re-
lieving the internal congestions- pri-
mary cause of many diseases. The diges-
tive system, especially in old persons,
sympathizes strongly with the condition of
the skin; at this time of life, a languid
state of the cutaneous circulation is fire.
quent cause of indigestion and ill-health.
The Duke of Wellington, well called the
"Iron Duke" owed, in great part, the
remarkable preservation of his physical
faculties to habits of exercise, and to his
vigorous and persevering use of friction
over the whole body. He heartily approved
of that excellent invention, horse-hair
friction gloves, which, by their roughness,
supply the place of strength during fric-
ton; to this he added other practices con-
ductive to health. He lived SO simply that
his cook, master of his art, was forced
to leave for want of opportunity of display
ing his skill; he never nsed tobacco nor
wine; he slept on his narrow, iron cot-bed-
stead, thinking that when he wanted to
turn over it was to get up; he was often
early in the streets, on foot or on horseback,
when other persons were in bed. The
late Emperor Nicholas of Russia lived in
tho most simple manner, using active exer-
else, sleeping, and even dying, on his
leather camp bedstead. The simple habits
of tho Emperor William of Prussia, dur
ing the recent war, are we'll known.
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"A raw 1rishman, just over, went into
restaurant, and was asked by the waiter
what he would have.
Why, whites to ate, NV course" was
the reply.
A plate of hash was placed before him.
"Fot's that ?' demanded Mickey.
"That's wittles," was the answer.
Mickey eyed the compound suspiciously
for some time, and finally exclaimed:
"Be jabers, the man that chewed that
can ate it ~
-" Arrah, Pat, and why did marry 70
just tell me that for it's myself that's had
to maintain We ever since the blessed day
that Father o. Flannagan sent me home to
yer house." "Swate jewel" replied Pat,
not relishing the charge, "and it's myself
that hopes may live to see the day when
yo're widow weeping over the could sod
that covers me; then, by st. Patrick, I'll
see how ye get along without me, honey"
Two Irishmen, on a sulty night, immo-
diately after their arrival in India, took
refuge under the bed clothes from Skin
mishing party of mosquitoes. At last one
of them gasping from heat, ventured to
peep beyond the bulwarks, and by chance
espied a FREELY, which had strayed into the
room. Arousing his companion with a
punch, he said: "Fergus, Fergus, it's no
use. Ye might as well come out. Here's
one of the crayters sarching for us wild
lantern"
Two Emeralders working on a new
building were dry, and one bet the other
pint of whisky that he could not carry him
to the roof in his hod. Mike shouldered
Pat, and after slow and painful Juggling,
dumped the precious burden on the roof.
"Ah, Mickey, my boy" said Pat, rather
crestfallen, "yove won the bet, but mind
yez, as yez was passn, the fourth story
yez stumbled, an had hopes"
There are eight canals in the United
States over one hundred miles in LENGTH
The aggregate length is 1926 miles, and
the aggregate cost $52,905, 329. Tho
Chesapeake and Ohio, although only 191
ihllcs ioIS, CoSt TlU,ooo,ooo. IHe Eric,
1863 miles long, cost S., 4O1, 1894, and the
Ohio and Erie, 3O7 miles long, only 1906
S24.
The Germans report officially of their
losses in war, 1850 killed, and So, 924
wounded in action, or, in all, 102, 1884.
About 90, 900 losses of Bavarians and Wur-
tombergers should be added, making the
entire loss, exclusive of missing" 100, 900.
The expenditure is estimated at e120,000,
600, Or ESQ, 100000 sterling.
A Fowl JOKE" Dennis, darlint, what
is it you're doing?
"Whist, Biddy, Use trying an expert
ment r'
"Murther what is it ?'
"What is it! did you say, why, it's
giving hot water to the chickens am
sure they'll be after laying boiled eggs"
Two Irishmen were one day engaged
in roofing house, when one of them lost
hold and fell to tho ground. The ether
fastened to him and inquired, when he
found him PROSTATE and still, "Alickey,
Mickey, are you dead?" "No," replied
Mickey, "not dead, but spachless.''
The explorations of the geological survey
in Berar have resulted Says an Indian paper
in the discovery of 121 square miles of coal
strata, averaging in thickness 40 feet, and
representing the enormous quantity of
$40, 600, 900 tons of the mineral.
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The Long White Seam.
BY JEAN INGELOW.

AS came round the harbor buoy,
The lights began to CLEAN,
No wave the land locked harbor stirred,
The crags We're white as cream;
And | marked my love by candlelight
Sewing her long white seam.
It's aye sewing ashore, my dear,
Watch and steer at sea,
It's reef and furl, and haul tho line,
Set sail and think of thee.
| climbed to reach Ter cottage door;
o, sweetly my love sings;
Like a shaft of light her voice breaks forth,
My soul to meet it springs,
AS the shining water leaped of old
When stirred by angel wings.
Aye longing to list anew,
Awake and in my dream,
But never song she sang like this,
Sewing her long white seam.
Fair fall the lights, the harbor lights,
That brought me i'll to thee,
And peace drop down on that low roof,
For the sight that l did see,
And the voice, my dear, that rang so clear,
All for the love of me.
For o, for o, with brows bent low,
By the Pickering candles CLEAN,
Her wedding gown it was she wrought,
Sewing the long white seam.
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THE Uses OF BAMBoo.-The China cor
respondent of the Liberal Christian writes:
"The bamboo makes Chinaman's life
possible. the young shoots he eats; from
the stalks the poor build their houses COW
erng them with mats of woven bamboo
Their boat-sheds, yards, hawsers, and
sometimes their sails are made of bamboo
shreds The inevitable pole is a bamboo,
the buckets at the end, paint pots, and
drinking cups are often the node and inter-
node of bamboo stalk. He serves his
chow chow in bamboo cups, eats it with a
bamboo chop-stick, sit upon his bamboo
chair, lights his bamboo pipe, puts on his
bamboo hat, shoulders his bamboo pole, to
carry water in bamboo buckets all day,
comes home at night to cat bamboo shoots,
sweeps his floor with bamboo broom,
lights his candle with bamboo wick,
writes, if he can, with bamboo brush upon
bamboo paper, and at last seeks his rest
upon bamboo bed with bamboo pillow,
perhaps to dream of bamboo heaven.
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Crimes in Dreams.

A writer in Maem',lan's Magazine has
some highly interesting speculations on
the subject of crimes which sleeper
dreams he is committing. He says: Two
esteemed friends have assured me that
their consciences are occasionally awake in
more tell me that their experience entirely
caroqorates my own observations. For
example, anadmirable and most kind heart
cd lady informed me that she palmed off a
bad sixpence on beggar, and chuckled at
the notion of his disappointment. A dis
tinguished philanthropist, exercising for
many years, high judicial functions, con
tinually commits forgery, and only regrets
hanged. A woman, whose life at the time
of her dream was devoted to the instruc-
ton of pauper children, seeing one of them
make face at her, doubled him into the
smallest compass, and poked him through
the bars of lions cage. One of the most
benevolent of men, who shared not at all
in the military enthusiasm of his warlike
brothers (the late Mr.. Richard Napier, ran
his best friend through the body, and ever
after recalled the extreme qualification he
had experienced on seeing the point of his
sword come out through the shoulders OF
his companion. Other crimes committed
in dreams need not be here recorded, but l
am persuaded that if we could but know
all the improper things done by the most
proper people in their sleep with the utmost
sanqfroid and completely unblushing eff
frontery the picture would present a divert
ing contrast to our knowledge of them in
their conscious hours. If the moral sense
be not wholly suppressed in sleep, there is
certainly enough evidence to conclnde that
it is only exceptionally active, and $50 far
as yet learn only in the case of dreams
assuming the character of Nightmares, in
which the consciousness is far less dormant
than in others.
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EDUCATION FOR PRETTY GIRI.s.-Prett y
more educated by the opposite sex than
their own. Put them where you will, there
is always some man busying himself in
their instruction; and the burden of mas
culine teaching is generally about the same,
and might be stereotyped as follows: " You
don't need to be or do anything. Your
business in life is to look pretty and amuse
us. You don't need to study; you know
The only sense you need is lovely nonsense
You are, by virtue of being pretty, super iol
to anything but what you arc"
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Color vs.. BRAINs.-The son of we'll
known New-Haven politician, whose name
begins with B, is freshman of Yale, and
was seated at recitation near the colored
student Bouchet, whereupon tho B senior
wrote to one of the professors, asking as
a personal favor that he would change the
young mans seat, as it was distasteful to
him to sit SO near negro. The professor
wrote back that at present the students
were ranged in alphabetical order, and it
was not in his power to grant the favor,
but "next term the desired change will be
brought about, for scholarship then begin
the criterion, Mr.. Bouchert will be in the
first division, and your son in the fourth"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-07-08

"A company claiming to be thoroughly
posted in the business of making peet fuel
have begun operations in Worcester, and
are making an article of fuel called "con-
densed peat" ton of which is said to be
fully equal to cord and a quarter of hard
wood, sawed and split and ready for the
stove.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-07-08

Some years ago in one of our western
courts, three men-an Englishman, All
Irishman, and Scotchman-were found
guilty of murder and sentenced to be hung.
The Judge told them they could each
choose the tree on which they would like
to be hung up. The Scotchman promptly
chose an ash tree. "Well, Pat, what will
you be hung on?" asked the Judge. eft
it please your honor, I'd rather be hung
on gooseberry bush.'' cob" said the
Judge, 'that's not big enough.' ''Begorra,
thin," replied Pat, frightening up, ''Tn
wait till it grows"
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The Fashionable WOman's Prayer.

Strengthen my husband, and may his
faith and his money hold out to the last.
Draw the lambs wool of unsuspicious
twilight over his eyes, that my tlirtations
may look to him like victories; and that
my bills may stregthcn his pride in me
Bless, oh Fortune, my krimp, rats, and
frizzles, and let thy glory shine on my paint
and powder.
When 1 bow myself to worship grant
that may do it with ravishing elegance,
and preserve until the last the white lilly
white of my flesh and the taper of my
fingers.
Destroy my enemies with the gaul of
jealousy, and chew up with the teeth of
envy all those who gaze upon my style.
Save me from the wrinkles and foster my
plumpness.
Fill both my eyes, oh, Fortune! with the
plaintive poison of infatuism, that l may
lay out my victims, the men, as numb as
images craven.
Let the lily and the rose strive together
and may my neck swim like goose on the
buzzum of crystal water.
Enable me, oh, Fortune !! to wear shoes
vet a little smaller, and save me from all
corns and bunions.
Bless Fanny, my lap dog, and rain down
besoms of destruction on those who would
hurt hair of Hector my kitten.
Smile, oh, Fortune, most sweetly, upon
Dick, my canary, and watch over with the
fondness of a mother, my two lilly-white
mice with red eyes.
Enable the poor to shirk for themselves,
and save me from all missionary beggars.
Shed the light of thy countenance Oh my
cancels hair shawl, my lavendar silk, my
point lace and my necklace of diamonds,
and keep the moths out Of my sable,
beseech thee, Oh Fortune.
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-Jonathathan Morgen, Esq, a citizen
of Portland, No, who has attained to the
ripe old ago of "a years, announces his
purpose to deliver series of lectures in
which he will complely refuie the principles
of Newtonan philosophy. He declares
that he is able to cut up Sir Isaac as no
would ga grub-worm."
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In LovE.-I was in love once with a
fat girl. She was very feshy. She was
enormous. But the course of my true
love came to grief. l was sitting with
her in the dim twilight one evening.
was sentimental; said many soft things;
embraced part of her. She seemed dis
tant. She frequently turned her head
from me. At last thought heard tho
murmur of voices on the other side. 1
arose and walked around, and there I
found another fellow counting her on the
left flank. was indignant, and upbraid-
ed her for her treachery in thus conceal
ing from me another love. She laughed
at my conceit, as if she was not big enough
to have two lovers at once.
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PORTER & PENSION,
WILTBERcER'S
TT VDVS(NG EXTR CTS

warranted equal to any made. They nrs prepared
from tho fruits, and will he found much better than
many Of the Extracts that sold Ask your Grocer
Druggist for Wiltberger's Extracts. BARLOW'S
INDIGO BLUE u.s. without doubt the best article in the
market for biuein1 clothes 1t will color more water
than four times tho weight OF indigo, and much
more than any other ,cash blue in the market. The
only genuine is that put up at ALFRED WILrBERGER's
DRUG STORE No. 23 North Second Street, Philadelphia,
Pa. The LABELS have both WILrBERGERs and BARLOW s
name on thsm-all others counterfeit. For sale by
most Grocers and Druggists.
WILTBERGBR's INDELIBLE INK will be found
trial to be superior article. Always on hand for
sale at reasonable prices. Pure Ground SPICES
Genuine Medicines, Chanois Skins, Sponges Tapoca,
Pearl, Sage and all articles in the drug line, at
ALFRED WILTBERGER'S DRUG STORE,
No. 233 North Second St, Philadelphia Pa.
JpJy
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EF We would call the public attention
to the justly celebrated /" Wilmington City
Soap" manufactured by Moore & Bro
1t works like magic! and no good house.
keeper who has once used it, will be with
sut it.
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Maxims for Street Car Lady Passengers.

l. When you enter car try to wear
cheerful smile, rather than fierce, defiant
expression. 1t will revive the weary pas
sengers for moment, and perhaps prolong
their lives.
2. If tho car is but moderately filled,
take the first seat that offers, instead of
tumbling over peoples toes for one which
appears more attractive. Somebody must
have the worst
3. When the car is full, settle yourself
into standing attitude as if it was one of
luxury; but if a gentleman offers you his
seat, accept or decline it, no matter which,
with an air Of gratitude, whether you feel
pleasantly about it or the reverse. CAS-
sumo virtue if you have it now" Per-
haps next time you will really feel thank
full. The graces grow by cultivation.
4. If lady enters the car with whom
you are not cquainted-which happens
not unfrequently in large towns-avoid
staring at her as if for the purpose of dis
covering whether she may not be a native
of the Sandwich Islands, and do not dis
cuss her clothing more than is absolutely
necessary with your companion. In fact
endeavor to make distinction but slight
between your acquaintance and strangers.
There is certain hospitality of the car
which every passenger should extend to
another. A French woman would make
pretence of knowing all those about her,
even to the extent of opening converse
ton with them; preferring the easy graft
fcation Of cheap popularity to the proud
pre-eminence of exclusive solitude.
5. If the person next you asks question
answer it civilly, even if it proves her to be
an idiot. AS, for example: If the question
is How shall get out of this car ?" reply
simply, 81 think tho conductor will stop
it for you madam" at the same time max
ing sign to him to do SO. This illustra-
ton is taken from life.
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A Novel Cure.

Alexander Dumas published some time
ago in daily Paris paper, a novel in which
the heroine, prosperous and happy, is
assailed by consumption. All the slow
and gradual symptoms were most naturally
and touchingly described, and the greatest
interest was felt for the heroine.
One day the Marquis Dalomieu called
on him.
"Dumas," said he, "have you composed
the end of the story now being published
in the-?'
"Of course"
"Does the heroine die in the end?"
"Of course dies Of consumption. After
such symptoms rs have described how
could she live?"
"You must make her live. You must
change the catastrophe"
81 cannot"
eyes, you must; for on your heroine S
life depends my daughters"
"Your daughter
eyes. She has all the various symptoms
of consumption which you have described,
and watches mournfully for every number
of your novel, reading her own fate in
your heroine's. Now, if you make your
heroine live, my daughter, whose magma
ton has been deeply impressed, will live,
too"
s'Comc, life to save is tcmptation-''
"Not to be resisted
Dumas changed his last chapter. His
heroine recovered and was happy.
About five years afterward Dumas met
the Marquis at party.
"Ah, Dumas" he exclaimed, "let me
introduce you to my daughter; she owes
her life to you. There she isl
"That fine handsome woman, who looks
like jeanne d Arc?'
eyes. She is married and has had four
children"
"And my novel four editions" said
Dumas; d" so we are quits"
ALL SORTS OF MEN--There is a great
difference in men. Some are true-hearted
and unsuspicious as Newfoundland dogs;
others arc like rat terriers, always noseing
around under the impression that there. is
something going on they don't quite under
stand. Some are noble and generous;
others thoroughly mean and contemplate.
Some others are overrun with vanity and
egotism. Some are invariably kind and
considerate; others go about with theil
eyes shut, in utter ignorance of the trou-
bic they are giving by their carelessness.-
Some are slow and steady and to be Deepen.
ded upon; others are quite brilliant and
unreliable. Some have a taste for detail,
and attend to all the minutia of a subject,
while others care only for great principles,
and require thing to be gigantic before
it arrests their attention. Men of genius
are very uncomfortable to live with. Alb
sorbed i'll one subject, they ignore trifles,
and tritles make up the comfort OF discom
fort of life.
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BALTIMORE,
BONE DUST!

The subscriber has just erected at his farm near tho
city, the most improved machinery for making BON X
DUST and now ready to fill orders for any quantity
which will DO delivered at the shortest notice
The BONE DUST will bs finer than ;,ny heretofore
made by him (no chemical process rcsortcd toy enabling
the Farmer or Planter to it with the Drill.
MIR. SAMUEL SANDS, well known to the Farmers
and Planters Of the United States the former Editor
of the American Farmer and Rural Register will have
Pratt and will be happy the visits or orders
of his old friends.
s45 pr ton, put in new bags. No charge for bags
Farmers and others invited to visit my works
have nothing to conceal.
by men have nothing nice to perform, therefore 1
have no mon almittance" signs my premises
Persons free to examine my factory and the p,ocs
operdnd of Dust making.
cannot afford to pay s. 10 20 per cent to commits
sion merchants, my profits do exceed per cent
Bone Dust, manufactured by no. is 4 simple and
[, ouality cannot be made to conform TO the nr;re
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