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The Complexion.

/ asked 4 druggist what particular ar
ticle or line of goods he sold the most
of? He replied without hesitation,
"Compounds for improving the COM
plexion."
The number of these preparations is
surprising; they must be generally
ployed. | have noticed that while nine
girls out of ten have a singularly
smooth and perfect skin upon the face,
the doctor is consulted with reference to
roughness and eruptions on other parts of
their persons. Girls are not generally
as healthy as boys, but the skin of their
faces seems much smoother and finer
than that of boys. This difference, it is
fair to presume, comes from the bottles
and boxes found at the apothecaries'. l
have read, and you have all read, of the
analysis which careful chemists have
made Of O great number of these prep
arations, and in this way we have
learned that they are poisonous. Ar
senic is a very common ingredient. Not
one of them, the analysis of which /
have examined, is fit to rub upon the
human skin. We all rejoice that the
hair preparations so generally employed
TO color the hair a few years since have
gone out of fashion They poisoned us,
doing a great deal of harm to the brain
and nervous system. These prepara-
tions were generally less poisonous than
the complexion fluids are, but were
taken into the system in the-same way,
by absorption through the skin. The
impression is gaining ground among
medical men that certain class of ner-
vous affections, so common among our
girls, originate in the fluids and powders
which they employ to improve the COM
plexion.
What gain it would be every way il
they would keep their faces clear and
bright by frequent bathing, exercise,
sunshine and pure air As things now
go, they are not what they seemi but if
they would depend upon natural meth
ods, they would not only secure bright,
beautiful face, but they would be bright
and happy from top to toe, all the way
through, and not simply on small por-
tion Of the surface.
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THE END.
German Hot Beds.

We feel that in giving some account
of translucent cloth hot beds, to be en-
ployed instead of the expensive glass
frames i'm general use, we are doing all
our gardening readers a service. We
can vouch for the value of the German
Hot Beds" having tried them very sue
cessfully many years ago. For forcing
melons, tomatoes, etc, this prepared
cloth is especially adapted, as it can be
tackled to boxes of any size required,
and cut to fit them. Little, rough,
square boxes of the proper size and
height, covered with this prepared
cloth, can be placed over the hills in
which tomatoes, melons, or other seeds
are planted, and the plants allowed to
stand, without transplanting, until all
danger of frost is over, when the boxes
may be taken off and packed away care
fully for another season.
Take white cotton, of a close texture,
stretch il, and nail 1t on the frames OF
any size you wish; mix two ounces OF
lime water, four ounces of linseed oil
one ounce white of eggs separately, two
ounces of yolk of egg; mix the lime and
oil with a very gentle heat, beat the
eggs separately, and mix with the
former. Spread the mixture, with q
paint brush, over the clOtni allowing
each coat to dry before applying an
other, until they become waterproof
The following are some of the advantages
these shades possess over glass:
First The cost being hardly one
| fourth.
second-Repairs are easily and cheap
ly made.
Third-They are light; they do moi
require watering; no matter how in'
tense the heat of the sun, the plants are
never struck down, or faded, or checked
/ in growth; neither do they grow VI
long. sickly and weakly, as they do un'
der glass, and still their is an abundance
of light. :.
Ths heat arises entirely from below, Il
equable and temperate, which is grea'
object. The vapor arises from the ma
nure and earth, is condensed by the coo
air passing over the surface Of the SHADE
and hangs in drops from the inside, anC
therefore the plants do not require 81
frequent watering. If the frame o
stretchers are made large, they should
be intersected with cross-bars about
foot square, to support the cloth. Thes'
articles are just the thing for bringin!
forward flower seeds In season for trans
planting.
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A New Use for Chicken Feathsrs.

According to statistics very carefully
compiled" says writer in La Nature,
'twe throw away yearly quantity of
chicken feathers, the intrinsic value of
which is equal to the money which we
pay out for cotton" A startling state
ment, but the author considers it true;
and he proceeds to explain how the
feathers are prepared to render them
valuable: The operation is to cut the
plume portions of the feathers from the
stem, by means of ordinary hand scis-
sors. The former are placed in quanti
ties i'm a coarse bag, which, when full,
is closed and subjected to q thorough
kneading with the hands. At the end
of five minutes, the feathers, it is stated,
become disintegrated and felted to-
gether, forming down, perfectly hO-
mogeneous and of great lightness. 1t is
even lighter than natural elder down,
because the latter contains the ribs of
the feathers, which give extra weight.
The material thus prepared is worth,
and readily sells in Paris for about two
dollars pound. About 1.6 Troy ounces
of this down can be obtained from the
feathers of an ordinary sized pullet; and
this on the above valuation is worth
about 20 cents. 1t is suggested that,
through the winter, the children might
cOllecJ All the feathers ABOUT IarinI anu
cut the ribs out as we have stated. By
the spring-time large quantity of down
would be prepared, which would be dis
posed of to upholsterers, or employed
| for domestic uses. Goose feathers may
/ be treated in similar manner, and
thus two-thirds of the product OF the
bird utilized, instead of only about one
fifth, as is at present the case.
The chicken down is said to form q
beautiful cloth when woven. For about
a square yard of the material, a pound
and ahalf of down is required. The fab
ric is said to be almost indestructible,
as, in place of fraying or wearing ont at
folds, il only seems to felt the tighter.
1t takes dye readily, and is thoroughly
waterproof There seems to be a good
opportunity here for some ingenius per-
SOn to invent machines to cut and treat
the feathers.
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THE STORY OF A THOUGHT.
BY WALLACE PUTNAM REED.


What seemed a dark and formless void
Is now astir with life;
The pallid germ, almost destroyed,
Rears upward In the strife;
II QuiverS-breathes-th color glows,
And into being hurled,
The new Idea, like lightning, goes
Through all this busy world
Time-honored Error takes alright,
And strikes his brazen bell
Up start his guards In armor bright;
They know their duty well;
The long-drawn line, with sounding tramp,
Obey their masters Will,
And form without their common camp
To prove their deadly skill
Adown the line the Stranger-Thought,
All unattended, comes
Old Errors guards are bribed and bought;
They roll their noisy drums;
But loud above the jarrfng sound
Peals out a clarion clear;
II fills the welkin round and round,
And wins the hostile ear.
Some skirmishing there is, no doubt,
But soon old Error sees
His trusted forces put 10 rOut,
And with them quickly fees;
And thus the new Idea begins
Itselfto demonstrate;
II wars against both shams and sins
The little and the great.
So runs a living Thought its course,
Straight onward In its track,
Despising Fraud, unawed by Force,
And never turning back.
And when, at last, the gauntlet's run,
The stronger for the test,
Stands forth this latest chosen one
The youngest, yet the best.
-lGoiden Age.
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UNDERGROUND LONDON. - Under
ground, the city of London is certainly
the most wonderful in the world. It is
q labyrinth of drain-pipes, water-pipes,
gas-pipes, and underground railways.
There are points in the soil of London
where it would be extremely difficult
to find room for another pipe. One
company alone-the Gas Light and Coke
Company-supplies two districts with
nearly 400 miles of pipe varying in diam
eter from three inches to four feet. These
are the main pipes merely, and from
them every house and street lamp re-
ceives on an average six or eight feet of
small piping. In addition to these, and
the underground telegraph wires, there
are no less than $500 miles of drain
pipes of various dimensions. Less IA
miliar to us, but no less important, are
the lead and iron tubes-leaden pipes
with outer castings of irOn-along which
written messages, packed in little felt
and gutta percha cases, are blown from
station to station. The convenience of
these messages is immense. A steam en-
gine forces in blast of air, and in about
a minute it travels a distance of $50
yards. There are at present thirteen
stations on the underground railway;
and as the people walk upon the streets
of London, electricity is flashing mes
sages above their heads, and little mis-
sives are whizzing and darting Just under
their feet. As many as 1900 messages
pass to and fro in day. The drainage
system presents world of under
ground streets, some two or three thous-
and miles in extent. All the drains
empty into three great sewers running
parallel with the Thames, which sewers
connect in the neighborhOod of Victoria
Park, and through Parking Creek dis
charge into the river. Men are con-
stantly employed keeping these drains
in repair LOndOners never pour pail
of water down drain but at the depths
of that mysterious aperture somebody
is making way for it. A stranger, prop
erly costumed, can explore those depth,
which resemble vaulted galleries, in the
sides of which are traps forming various
small channels. When the storm
waters come, as they sometimes do dur
ing thunder-plump, the torrent is fear
| full; so much 80 that upon several Occas-
ions men have lost their lives.
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A CHILD's FACE.

II Is the picture OF a little child:
IN the great Babel's roar he hears IL not.
IN IN, the great Babel's crowd he sees IL not.
MS MS Inother stands beside him, and her arm
Saresses HMM silence near her heart
Solletlme an old man will be gazing at thee,
sweet wonder OF the world, and wonderer
And while his dim, blue eyes are fixed on
Ike a tired pilgrim at the close of day.
mo nnds some pillow Nature smoOthed for
him,
Ofwayside moss, for rest upon the sand,
Ana lays MS pilgrim staff and burden down.
UncOnsciOusly, a dream will pass to thee
Blue eyes, and hair whose everyIhread is gold
Then, looking up to find his mothers face
He Will be oid-the pilgrim weighed with years
A weary man, tired with the sheaves OF Time
lis but dream that makes the child grow old +;
TIis but dream makes the old man a child.
IN. Y. Independent.
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A DINNER EXCUSE.-Apologies for
poor dinners are generally out OF place;
but when a lady has a forgetful hus-
band, who, without warning, brings
home a dozen to sit down TO a plain
family dinner for three or four, it is not
in human nature to keep absolute ST.
ience. What to say, and how to say it,
forms the problem. Mrs. Tucker, the
wife of Judge Tucker, of Willamsburgh,
solved this problem years ago. She
was the daughter or niece II am uncer-
tain which) of Sir Peyton Skipwith,
and celebrated for her beauty, wit, ease,
and grace of manner. Her temper and
tact were put to the proof one court day,
when the Judge brought with him the
accustomed half-score or more of law
yers, for whom not the slightest prepa-
ration had been made, the Judge having
quite forgotten to remind his wife that
1t was court day, and she herself, strange
to tell, having overlooked the fact.
The dinner was served with elegance,
and Mrs. Tucker made herself very
charming. Upon rising to leave the
guests to their wine, she said;
Gentlemen, you have dIned to-uay
with Judge Tucker; promise me i;,I nHI
that you will all dine to-morrO" Win
me.n ,.,,,,
This was all her apology, wneIeuPsosn ssl
the gentlemen swOre that SUCH "lIe
was bevoDd price. The Judge tnen eA-
plained the situation, ana the next uNy
There was noble banquet.
NIoraI.-Never worry q guest Win
apologies -LiPPiRcotfs magazine
Q
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very difficult, Judith. But this-this
money of yours, erushes me and my
plans. Propriety, you will say, will
prevent my seeing you. You will no
longer be reminded of me by your wants
or your pleasures. In your happiness
and freedom there will be so much to fill
your thoughts that shall soon cease to
be remembered"
'Tf forget my friends so easily, why
should they care for my regard? You
are unjust to me, because Fortune has
supplanted you as my almoner, like a
disappointed political candidate" said
Judith, trying to laugh off the gloom.
pardon me-" returned the Major, by
an effort resuming his usual manner.
81 suppose am unamiable, for l have
been in torment long enough to make
misanthrope of any man. This much 1
will say, though, with malice Iorepe'lse:
1 am disappointed that Mrs. Brazee has
not had the opportunity of recommend
ing you TO situation as nurse, with
Nora as chambermaid and Hop Lee as
cook. The eternal fitness of things suf-
fers by this Illustration of your manifest
destiny ~
''It was not Mrs. Brazee's fault that
was fit for nothing better, or that am
still unfit for anything. But / do not
mean to be so worthless always. When
Madam NJ gets through with me, /
intend to do some good in the world. 1
think / should know what to do, after
my experience, for other ignorant
girls"
''Turn philanthropist? But you will
want advice in this matter, too"
"rll wait until Boone comes" said
Judith, smiling,
''TilI Boone comes! shall then be
crowded out altogether" cried the
Major, unable TO suppress altogether
the indulgence of his vexed feelings.
''That would undoubtedly be best,n
answered Judith, resenting his unrea-
sonable jealousy. "Certainly am out
Of your life, and neither of us have the
right to wish to influence the others
destiny" Then as quickly repenting Of
her coldness, she Immediately added:
"Major Floyd, do not make me say
ungrateful things to you. am deeply
attached to you, and am by nature con-
slant in my attachments. Why compel
me to say that do not love you-as you
desire; why mention love to me at all
My life is only dawning now. Yours is
far in advance of mine. l must take
time to know myself, and work out my
destined career. 1 have not given up
being an artist yet. AS to love-
blushing at the recollection of that fond
and foolish dream of sixteenth know
not what it is; nor what its power over
me in the future may be. Go away
from me; let me be. Come back, If you
choose, sometime in the future and OBJ
serve my progress. shall at least un-
derstand myself better than do now"
"Judith, is that the answer must ac-
cept as final? ?"
$50 far as 1 know, it is final, J." said
Judith.
Major Floyd arose with the air of q
man who defies fate to do worse by him
than she has done. He grasped Judith's
hand, held it tightly for an instant
then dropping it, turned away without
a word. a week later he received a
check for the amount expended for hel
by Mrs. Brazee; and with this act ter
minated Judith's bondage to circum-
stances. There was no longer any ques-
tion as to what should be done with
her.
END.
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A young bachelor, who had been ap-
pointed sheriff, was called called upon
to serve an attachment against beau
tiful young widow. He accordingly
called upon her, and said: .Madam, |
have an attachment for YOU"
The widow blushed, and said that his
attachment was reciprocated.
"You don't understand me- you must
proceed to court.n
''I know it is leap-year, sir, but [ pre-
fer you to do the courting."
"Mrs. P, this is no time for tri-
fling; the justice is waiting"
''The jnstieel Why prefer q par.
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The friends of Temperance in Rhode
Island were astonished at their own
strength, the other day, when the Leg
isIature passed prohibitory liquor law.
No one believed such a measure could
be passed, but il has been, and so strin-
gent it is that there is no provision for
the sale Of liquor for medical purposes.
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A debtor who owed eight hundred
dollars offered his creditor eight prom
issory notes of a hundred dollars
each, payable on the first day of eight
consecutive months, which were ac-
cepted. The first note was protested on
its becoming due; and on the creditors ;
asking the debtor for an explanation
the latter said: ''The fact is, my friend, ]
can't pay you anything, and divided the
debt into small portions to save you the
shock of losing It all at once"
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Entered, according 10 the Act OF Congress,
in tine year 1873, by Mrs. F. F. Victor, in the
ONCE OF the Librarian Of Congress, at Washing
ton Clty.l
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Miss Brewood, an American lady, has
performed the perilous feat of attaining
the summit of the JungIrau mountains,
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JUDITH MILES;


Wha, snail be Done with Her.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-10-03
EXIT LOCAL OPTION.

September 2sth, the California Supreme
Court rendered its long-expected decision
in the Local Option case, majority of
the Court declaring that law unconstitu-
tional, and therefore null and void. The
decision is written by Justice McKinstry,
and concurred in by Chief Justice Wal
lace and Justice Niles-Justices Crockett
and Rhodes dissenting. The ground TAX
en- 10 the decision is that the Legislature,
by the act in question, delegated the law
making power to the people, which power.
under the Constitution, is vested solely
in the Legislature, and is not transferable.
In support of this view numerous former
decisions and precedents are quoted from.
this and other States. The substance Of
the decision is found in the closing para
graph, wherein the Court decides, First
--"This statute is void because it did not
become a law when It left the hands of
the Legislature, but was TO take effect
only when It should be approved by
majority of the people of the township.
and then only in the township where thus
approved; Second-That the statute is
rot law comforting upon towns any
eoyernmental or police powers" Thus
dies Local Option in California. Altho'
as pfphbitary measure it has been un-
sutsazAui, it has undoubtedly bad good
eifectln directing general attention to the
crying evils intemperanqe, and its fate
wltl simulate those enlisted in The tenn
perance movement to renewed efforts in
some other direction for the suppression
OF this overwhelming vice.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-10-03

ALI people would undoubtedly prefer fine
head Of hair grown upon their own heads, to
being bald or wearing false hair, and Il has
been the study Of many Of our learned men to
find remedy TO restore the hair when 1t has
fallen out and renew its color when IT has be-
come gray. Such a remedy has been found
and is now offered to the world under the name
Of Halls Vegetable Sicilician Hair henewer /
to verify this statement, read the following !:
This is to certify that | was very bald in
fact, my head was perfectly smooth and it is
common IN my family TO grow bald early IN
life have now used four bottles OF Hairs
Vegetable Sieilian Hair I.enewer, and the
hair has now grown out all over my head and
is now natural brown.
BARTLEY C0NL0N.
ScIPIo, JENNINGS Co., IND.
May -, 1873.
Personally appeared before me BARLEY Con-
lon and upon oath says the above statement Is
true. M. q. BUTLER, Notary Public.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-10-03

STALLION races are the topic Of the
day. The great stallion trot for the
championship Of the United States and
purse Of $40, ,0o0--with four gold medals,
one for each of the horses winning first,
second, third and fourth moneys into
which the purse was divided-came off
September 18th, at the mystic Park track,
Medord. Mass. The trot was won in
three straight heats by Colonel Russell's
smnggler; Phil. Sheridan, second, II.
W. Genet third, and Commonwealth,
fourth; the favorite, Mambrino Chief, be-
ing distanced. Best time, 2:2O.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-10-03

The Radical Republican of to-day is
an animal ms predaceous ms the coyote, as
savage as the hyena, and as greedy as a
swine. The Radical Democrat is simply
an uncivilized American Bourbon, who
neither knows how TO fight in an enlight-
ened way nor how to placate like a Christ
ian when the fight is over. He is an in
sensate fool in politics, and braggart in
war, who prefers to do his fighting at a
safe distance from shot and shell, and be-
cause he can never be hurt in skin or
bone, is not TO be conquered. -Sacrauaen-
TO- Union.
Now draw us pen-picture of the God
like Radical Independent, please.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-10-03

DEATH or AN OLp SoLDIER.-A dis
patch from Portsmouth, n. H., says Ser
geant james Davidson, who served for
over fifty years in the United States Army
died at Fort Constitution on Saturday.
He was the Oldest enlisted man in the
service, having served in the wars in
Florida and Mexico with distinction.
For several years he had charge of Fort
Constitution.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-10-03

MANY of the Insurance Companies
heretofore doing business in Chicago will
Withdraw from that city. Chicago is hos
tile over such notions as those, and threat
ems to'do her own insurance. Humbug;
better take reasonable precautions against
great conGagrations and insure in stable
cons spanies.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-10-03

LAST year the Astors paid s259,o57 SO
in taxes, which, at the rate of So so would
represent about sl2,OO0,OOO This how
ever, says New York paper, does not
represent the true wealth Of that family,
as probably one-half of the real estate
they own is leased to parties, who pay
the taxes. Thus it would be a pretty
correct computation to put down the val
ne of the real estate owned by the Astors
at S24 100000 in round figures.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-10-03

IF you want Pills, take Ayers Pill Moth
ing has ever appeared that can compare with
this preparation for chasing out the distempers
that fasten and grow upon US. They are the
Philosophers elixer OF life, which bids def
ance ~ disease and leaves us no alternative
but TO die OF old age. they are mild for child
ren, yet in full dose, powerful for a full grown
man. Though sweet m0rsols TO tn taste,
which glide sugar-shod ove.' the palate, their
virtues strike with telling forcs on the very
foundations of dIsease.-lCincinnaGi Citizen.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-10-03

'ALF- LF-ASD-'ALF.--We have received
the initiil mum Der Of the ST. Helena Star
--7one-half of which is published in San
Francisco by the Pacific Newspaper Un-
ion, and the balance at st. Helena, Napa
county, by Dewitt C. Lawrence, former
ly of the Havilah Miner. 1t looks very
well geographically, and the editor
promises to make it No. in other re-
sneots
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-10-03

AFTER the year 1876, no person will be
allowed to vote In the State Of Missouri,
who cannot read and write. The provi-
sion is an excellent one, and one which
should become law in all the States. As
the Oakland Transcript says, "Univer-
sal suffrage. without universal education,
will IN time swamp any nation adopting
n -
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-10-03

THERE are twenty-five companies Of
United States Infantry and two OF artil-
lery now quartered at various places in
Louisiana, all under command Of General
Emory. There are also five war ships
and two monitors in the harbor of New
Orleans. The vessels are kept in war
discipline with guns loaded.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-10-03
MARRIAGES.

AT the residence of the brides parents,
on Reading Greek, Sept. 9th, by Rev.
Roswell Graves, Mr.. FRANK MABIE to
Miss EMMA CLEMENT.
Wine and cake, in liberal quantities, came
10 the Journal Office in connection with the
above. May the newly-married pair never be
less happy than when we saw them, the day
after the ceremony.