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a Forgotten Mission.

A ,vr;to :, tbe London Orchestra
saws stHo,v rarely have the obsequles
of great men been associated with the
composition of special grand music
from tbe T1ere Of foremost musicians
Heroes in their DAYS of feyerish exulta-
tions. in the hours commemorative OF
their triumnbs have had their glorles
made more ranseendent-thelr memo
ries made more dear-by the lustre OF
the new eTe Deum,' the resplendent
new setting of the Non noppls 20
mine = but when the chord OF HE mas
snapped. and the all that remains OF
the great hearts among the NATIONS Is
transmitted To its last resting place,
how seldom has the aid OF the MUSICIAN,
as creator of a newer, deeper, ana more
solemn feeling, been called INTO r9qul-
sition The great Duke OF Marloor-
oueh when taken to his last home drew
forth a certain kind of inspiration from
Buononcini and the wife OF George H.,
Queen Caroline. was carried 10 the
tomb ACCOMPANIED by the loving SYM
pathy and the triumph song OF George
Frederick Handel. Since Handlers day
nothing of note has marked, IN TINS
country, the last homeward journey of
any crowned, sainted, or foremost per-
sonage, male or female, The musician
even seems to have forgotten his mis-
sion and his brotherhood, when leaving
his friend and fellow-worker IN that ST.
lent house of which death keeps the
key, and to which no one living seeks
access. Bach was placed IN that Sc
! Guided spot, where earth upon earth
! the bodies lie, but no son, no Handel,
no pupil, sent forth the song of conso-
! lation, Safe home, safe home in port. "
Handel, more th4 ghtful and more ex-
perienced inS % &Aeys of his fellow.
men, paid for " E6 hSS nloNit7a ent
snl was buLie y - a,susic
16irer, and In some sense grateful pupil
/ Amadeus Mozart, were heard at his
obseuuies. Mozart-peor sufferer
when his ministries were over, wal
taken to the grave mid wind and storm
and neither friend nor foe struck
chord or breathed a tone at the setting
of the create st musical lights the worlC
has ever seen. Somebody arranged
something from some of his work.
when the disconsolate Beethoven wa
left to wait the reunion of body an(
soul in the last ages. The like cere
mony happened to Spohr, to Mendels
sohn. and to Rossini. Their tomb
were canopied with some choice flower
of theil own growing. The melodie
that assembled to the spires were tn
songs of their hearts, and had long be
fore touched the hearts of all lovers o
music throughout christendom. TIL
congregations of the dead in the hall
of harmony made room for each t
pass to his own couch mid the inarticu
late echoes of their own tende
thoughts. Bat in all these cases ther
was no distinctive special music {
peace and love, of faith and hope, {
warning or benediction, of prayer @
thanksgiving, left by any one OF thes
composers to illuminate the darkcne
scene or stay the lamentations of til
! mourners.
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termination,

The interesting observation of Uloth
that grains of wheat accidentally in
closed in ice will terminate, and send
their rootlets into it, has been found
corroborated on a large scale in the
Alps by Kerner. His investigations OF
the vegetation on the margins of the
snow fields clearly prove not only that
termination can take place at thirty-two
degrees but that stalks and flowers may
also be developed at that temperature.
Water formed by the melting of the
snow, sinking into the earth, serves to
excite organic changes in small plants
buriedIbeneath thesnow and ice, and the
heat liberated by the respiration of the
plant melts the ice in contact with it,
and the growing portions force them
selves into the cavities thus formed.
The small stems thus frequently force
their way up through one or two inches
of ice, and finally perforate it, and ap-
pear, with their blossoms, above it
Alpine flowers we're even found in full
bloom incased in ice, just as insects are
in amber, although, as a rule, the com
plete development of the flower only
takes place, above the ice. Not unfre-
duently the margins of the snow fields,
converted into ice and granular snow,
are diversified by hundreds of Alpine
flowers, among them, at times, the
soldanella.
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Farmers Boots and Shoes.

A farmer who has been accustomed
TO wearing thick boots for more than
sogz...s.ss5se-5s ssss essears5
-7ssing of tah.s or coal ti-. and si Srs;e t
in; then oil the . nppers' .with-caster oil,
about one tablespoonful to each boot,
then oil them twice week with the cas-
tor oil, when one teaspoonful will be
sufficient. III the weather should be
rainy, or You are compelled to work in
water during the day, wash your boots
clean at night. hold them by the fire
until quite warm, and il them while
wet, and you will have no trouble about
your boots getting hard and shrinking
up so that you cannot get them on. If
the leather should become red, give
coat of ordinary shoe backing before
oiling. The effect of castor oil is to
soften the leather, while it fills the
pores and prevents the water from en-
tering. I Lave stood in mud and water
two or three inches deep for ten hours
day for a week, without feeling any
dampness or having any difficulty IN
getting my boots on or or
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rHE wANnERING m1NsTREL.
By KATE HILLARD.


He sang beneath my window-ya ne
A song that up to heaven might soar,
A wild and sweet heart-piercing strain
When shall hear that song again
All, never, never morel
II breathed Of summers golden days,
of balmy moons, serene and clear
Twas mellow % an autumn haze,
Warm as a lovers glowing praise
Of all he holds most dear
knew not WAS it JOY OF dole
That filed me with delicious woe;
It wrapt my senses and my soul,
Into my very life it stole
! All, me when will it go?
be sang beneath nv window-pane;
It seemed the world ST cd still to hear
The thrush within the leafy lane
ts,I.istened to catch the blithe refrain
That rung so crystal-cleAr.
beneath his mantle torn and old
I Shone like a star his ivory bow,
y And through the cliDging enY1ous fold
81 Bright cleaned his arrows pointed gold
~ All, Love, those signs know
The singer left my window-pane
His songs sweet witchery was GER
When will that strange resistless strain
Ring through my longing heart again
All, me for eyermore,
Sweet Love!
All, me for evermore
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CERTAIN Vermont rumsellers have es-
tablished their saloons on the Canada
line, the back part, with the liquors,
being in her majesty's dominions, and
the customers room in the land of the
free and the home of the brave. When
thirsty soul comes in, the bar-keeper
places the decanter and glasses on that
portion of the bar which is under the
protection of the British lion, and then
the imbiber import the ardent into
this country, smiles blandly at the i'm
potent prohihitory officials, takes
swig, passes over the change, the liquor
is exported to Canada again, and every.
thing is lovely.
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GOOD TIDINGs FOR THE SLAVES OF
KING ALCOHOL. many a manly
form is palsied how many noble mind
is destroyed how many priceless soul
lost through the cnrse of strong drink |!
To the despairipg victims of the Satanic
tryant, Alcohol, whose shattered nerves
and trembling limbs, and racking head
aches, seem to frd no relief except in
the renewed use of the fatal poison
which brings them every day nearer to
their miserable end, we announce glad
tidings of great Joy DR.. Walkers
Vinegar Bitters contain not a single
drop of alcohol In any form, but are a
sovereign remedy for the ills of drunk
enness. They restore tone and strength
to the system, and entirely eradicate
the pernicious appetite for liquor. Try
few bottles of Vinegar Bitters, and
you will never crave strong spirits
again, but find your health repaired,
your MUD restored, and be once more
a man in the best sense. Health is
cheap when Vinegar Bitters are 81 a
bottle
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Fattening Calves.

A sensible, practical farmer says that
he has often noticed that calves would
thrive better on milk that is not rich in
butter than on what is commonly called
very rich milk. The nutritive elements
of milk reside chiefly in the casino. If
you have COW that gives particularly
ri ,h milk, and one that gives a quality
poorer III butter, it is better to feed the
calf on milk of the latter. The calf
will thrive better, and you will et
more butter from the milk of the Nst
SOW,
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1870. MOL. April 4. Ia.

LANSING, Mich, April T. 1874.
c. c. OLIS & Co.-Dear irs: 1t gives me ri.
sure to add testimony the value OF the waters of
, our Mineral Rock Spring NJ wife has been
afflicted for he past six years with disease of the
kidneys Through the recommendation Of "a friend
she was induced to come 10 Waukesha to drink of
its healing waters We tried the Mineral Rock
Spring water. Mis-. Van Loon has been greatly
benefited and is still using IT, feeling that In time
Il will make a permanent cure.
THos. f. VAS LcoN.
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WOULD NOT BE WITHOUT
VEGFTINE
FOR TEN TIMES ITS COST.

The gTea benefit Ieceived from the G of Veg
Ptine, Induces me TO give my testimony in It's ia
believe IL TO be- not only of great value Tor
restoring the health. bat preventive of diseases
peculiar To the spr ng a I'd summer season..
1 W, uld not be without IL FIR te times its cost.
EDWIN TILDEN
Attorney. and General Agent for Massachusetts,
OF the Cransmen's Life Assurance Comranyi
No. 70 Sears Building. Boston, Mass.
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"Tnr cents a bar, or three bars for

"TEN cents bar, or three bars for
quarter is the popular way of selling soap.
Our readers should see that at this price they
get full pound bars and the very best quality,
such as, for instance, Proctor d CANDLES Elk
ira Olive Soap, which is always full weight and
of superior quality.
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Vary the Feed Of Swine.

The hog is accustomed TO a great va
riety of food. He will eat animal and
herbaceous food alike-there is nothing
that tia 4 2mes amiss to him, and be ssLiyes
is not the thing. Though you can fat
ten him on one kind of food, you can
not do it economically. Take what
breed you like, and it is economy IN
producing the greatest result from a
given amount of food that is the point
thft gives the greatest profit in hog hus-
bandry. The cheapest food, then, is to
be sought, If it answers the purpose
By the cheapest we mean that which
also accords with his nature, and which
he relishes and thrives upon. Corn,
alone, though the great hog feed made
a specialty-is not the most advantage
Gus. The exception to this is in the
west, where corn is very cheap. But
even here, other grain and feed added
will produce a better growth of muscle
and fat. All animals require variety
of food, and the hog is no exception.
His appetite then will be satisfied, and
all the wants of his system supplied.
Grass in summer suits him he revels
in clover field. Milk suits him nj the
year round, and assists rapid growth
Milk contains a great variety of ele-
ments in solution, and is an aid to the
digestion of more solid food. He likes
vegetables-they stimulate his appetite,
not only for the vegetables but for the
more concentrated and richer food.
Though "hog" he is governed by the
same physiological principles as other
animals, and is, therefore, liable to dis
ease-to many ailments but most Of
these are caused by abuses in manage
ment. Where he is well attended to and
supplied with a variety of food he sell
dom suffers fro N disease.
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The names of victories may be erased
from our battle flags but SILVER TIPPED
Shoes will never become obsolete. They are
a national institution.
Go TO Riverside Water Cure, Hamilton, III.
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feet. Finally, it was found that sleep
will be promoted by walking about the
room for ten minutes or quarter of an
hour before going to bed, and exercis-
ing with pair of hgb dumb-bells. The
extIemeties will be warmed, and good
circulation induced few can sleep with
cold feet
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eIrRIons 4 Nd SCIENTIFIC.

An expedition is being fitted out for
an exploration of the Arctic seas. Capt.
Wigans Sunderland has engaged MIR.
Larnmond's splendid steam watch Diana,
and will proceed via Nova Zembla, sail
ing from Dundee on June /. Capt.
Brown Peterhead will command the
Diana.-NdtatTe
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,rREMlNGToN Wopks
THE HIGHEST ORDER on MEDAL" AWARDED AT
THE ExPosITfOS.
No Sewing Machine Received a Higher Medal.

THE EXPosITIOE.
No Sewing Machine Received Higher Medal.
FEW GOOD REASONS
IA NeiC Invention THOROUGHLY TESTED nd
secured by Letters Patent.
2.-Makes perfect LOCK STITCH, alike on ooih
Sides on all Eil,ds AZ goods.
3.-RuNs LGGHT SMOOTH, NoIsELIsss and RAr
best combination OF qualities.
4.-DURABLE-Tti1isJo FOR Years without Repairs
s. IFiu do al varieties Of Work and Fancy such
ting In a superior manner.
6.-Is Most Easily Mondgod by the operator.
Length OF Glitch may be altered while running,
and machine can be threaded without passing
thread through holes.
7.-Desigh Simple, Ingenious, Elegant forming
the stitch tcithOta the use OF Cog Wheel Gears
Rotary Cams or Lever Arms. Has the dutoHnofic
DroD FEED which fnstD'es uniform length Of sfnca
at ann spsed Has our Thread Controller
which allows easy movement OF needie-bar and
pr uonts injury 10 thread
S.-CoNsrRUCTIoS most careful and FfHIsHkD.
It Is manufactured by the most skuJi' and erpe7-
enced naechdnfcs at the celebrated Remington
Armory. Hon. N. Y. New York once
No. G Madison square, OxurtL's Buiid-
tn1.) BRANCH OFFICES ass state ST.,
Chicago, H., 27O Superior st., Cleveland,
Ohto.,TI 5 Fourth st., Cincinnati, o. 500
Main St. Buffalo, N. vs. 333 Washington
ST, Boston, Mass.s $40 Chestnut ST.,
Philadelphia, Pat 10 sixth st's Plus
burgh, Pa.
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WArKrsnA- Viz Inne o ia

WAUKESHA. Wis. June 2, 1874.
c. C. OLIN & Co., Proprietors Mineral Rock
Spring: have been drinking the water from
your spring since The middle OF March last. for
kidney difficulty that Rave had since / six
years old q am now twenty, ard j must say that
IL mas had wonderful effect upon me. I have
been n great sufe or Ia the region Of the kidneys
for years IL has been W tn he greatest difficulty
that could urinate and its effects have been such
upon my general health that have not been able
labor but part of the time for years. but since
1 began to drink Mineral Rock Spring Wafer my
health has steadily improved. aud can now do a
good days work without fatigue. and I cOn~ider
myself well on the TO d to health and happiness.
l would recommend the water nom your spring
to all those that have been afflicted with the kid
ney difficulty a sovereign remedy for that OBJ
stfDate disease. As Il has done for me what medi
cine could not reach. Respectfully yours.
HARVEY CLARK.
This Is TO certify that am the father of Harvey
Clark. the ABOVE named. and am knowing to the
suffering that he has undergone during almost n
his life with the dney difficulty. and fully cor
roboraie All OF the ABOVE statements that he has
made, believing and knowing them 10 be tue.
I.UCIAN CLARK.
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THIRIH hEAtS' hA FFINIfLNNkL OE ~
OLD NURSE.
Mrs. winsIow's soothing Sy rup Is the Prescrp
tIon of one Of female physicians and nurses
In the United states. and has Deen used for thirty
wears with never falling safety and success by mil
lions of mothers and children. from the feeble AZ
FAINT of old to the adult. II corrects acid
fly of the stomach, relieves wind collie regulates
the bowels and gives rest, health and comfort 70
mother and child We believe It TO be the best and
surest remedy in the worid in all cases Of dysen-
terry and diarrhoea in children. whether II arisee
from teething or from any other cause. Full d.
rections for using viii accompany each bottle.
None genuine unless the fac-simile of CbRTIS &
PERKINS is en- the outside wrapper.
Sold by all medicine dealers
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A painless comet and a curse
The menance of the universe.


Various theories have been offered as
to the purpose for which comets were
created and sent flying about through
illimitable space. By some it is thought
they may be the scavengers of the uni
verse, sweeping up the impurities that
accumulate from the countless worlds
of an infinite creation. They have been
regularly appearing in our solar system
as long as astronomy can recollect, and
mayhap If they did not put in an APP
pearaDee at intervals some dreadful ex-
plosion of electricity might occur that
might blow orr globe to pieces. Those
of a religious turn will have it that they
come to remind man of his contempt
BILE helplessness, of the little account
ne comic T,osstoAJ aoo A. Sa.s sxHs.es ssn<
with the tail of a comet, and to drive
the ruinous and sinful passions of pride,
avarice and ambition from his heart.
Again, there are those who believe that
comets may act as a balance wheel in
the vast machinery of the universe. No
serious thought can be given the notion
that comets are rebels who have de-
clined to submit to established authori-
ty and broken loose from their aliegi-
ance. Nor will it do to contend that
they are sent around the universe to
inspect the condition of the regular cid
staeers. such IS we happen to have in
our solar system. Certain it is, they
are the mystery of the skies, and when
we think we know most we know per-
haps least about them.
Sir Isaac Newton gave some attention
to the subject, and the conclusion he
reached was that the course of a comet
was as regular as the course of our own
planet. He contended that the orbit of
the comet was an eclipse, but since his
day the idea appears to be taking pos
sessiA of the minds of astronomers
thas4he comet describes an eccentric
pa1&bola so int icate as to battle calcu-
la b. Many comets have come and
md have never been heard of
though, according to astronomi-
kIculatioFs, they should have turn
ed y long since and obliged the obser-
hes. Donati's comet was said to
II visited this earth about 3, 600
yeSfs before it's discovery by Donati,
and that it would come 5000 years
henca Oh another visit, when Donati and
all of us are dead and buried. 1t is
clear that astronomy has not yet reached
that perfection of calculation which can
furnish the precise travels of comet.
If a comet comes from the depth of
space, as it has been said, and returns
thereto, the journey is not ended. She
must keep forever on the move TO fulfill
her evident destiny, and she cannot
stop here or there for refreshments.
cannot turn down lane to see-a friend,
but must hold on to an allotted track
as evenly as locomotive,
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In recent letter to Messrs. Reming-
ton & Co Capt. E. W. Whittemore, 18th In
fantry, Z. S. A, thus speaks of the Reming-
ton Sewing Machine
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GETTING Our OF BED.-Dr. Hall does
not approve of the old doctrine which
was formerly instilled into the minds of
children-that they should spring out
of bed the instant they awaken in the
morning. He says up to eighteen years
old every child should be allowed to
rest in bed after the sleep is over until
they feel as If they would rather get up
than not. 1t Is a very great mistake for
persons, old or young, especially chill
dren or sedentary persons, to bounce
out of bed the moment they wake up;
all the instincts shrink from it and
fiercely kick against it. Fifteen or
twenty minutes spent in gradually wax
ing up after the eyes are opened, and
in turning over and stretching the limbs,
do as much good as sound sleep, be-
cause the operation sets the blood in
motion by degrees, tending to equalize
the circulation for during sleep the
bloods tends to ssagnation, the heart
beats feebly and slowly, and to shock
the system by bouncing up in an in
start and sending the blood in over
wbe1ming ouanti les to the heart, ,caus-
ing it to assume gallop, where the in
slant before it was creep, is the great
est absurdity. This instantaneous
bouncing cut of bed as soon as the eyes
are open will be followed by weari-
ness long before noon.
SLEEP AT VILLA Mr.. Gardner, ny
biologist, professed to produce sleep at
will, and it was added that his system
of producing it was lost with his death.
Maior-General Sir j. E. Alexander, @.
B., K. G. L. s., states that Mr.. Gardner
impaired his secret to him. Mr.. G.
said to him s. / had complaint which
prevented my sleeping, and l tried all
the usual means to induce sleep, but all
failed. had no sleep for many days,
and was worn out. At last discovered
that something of inonotonous nature
would. produce sleep. While we live
we must breathe, and it, after compos-
ing our limbs in bed, we try to divest
our thoughts of all else except the act
of breathing, and attend to the heaving
of the chest, and fancy we see the air
passing in and out of the nostrils, this
becomes SO naonotonous that it sensibly
mesmerizes us, and we fall asleep. This
is my secret. Gen. Alexander adds
sOn one occasion, while on service In In
dia, I met with serious accident was
blown mp with gunpowder, and got no
sleep TIL my servant shampooed my
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me German Society of Anthropology
is industriously collecting material for
the Prehistoric map, which it was re-
solved, at the meeting of April, 1870, to
prepare for publication. Among other
points to be indicated on this map will
be the position of the most notable
prehistoric settlements, Notifications,
lake dwellings, cave dwellings, burial
mounds, and other places of sepulture.
By iudicious use of color, the various
periods-stone, bronze and iron-will
be indicated, and altogether the map
will be one of great value to the stu
dent of archaeology and ethnology.
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Barking TREES, FOR TAN, WITH
SrEAM.-An apparatus patented by Mai
tire, for the employment of steam in
perling bark for tan described in Din
eler's Journal for 1860, in regard to
which very contradictory opinions were
expressed, has been tested at Wiesbaden
under supervision of the government,
with the following results The quality
of the leather corresponds to the amount
of tannin in the bark. The variation
of the amount of tannin in the bark at
different seasons of the year is too small
to be regarded in tanning. The amount
of tannin in bark removed by the aid
OF steam in the spring, from trees felled
in winter, showed no loss either by
chemical analysis or by actual expert
ments in tanning. The process, there
fore. on these points, is not objt ction-
able.