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Bailey's Nautical Experience.

u The Danbury News man details the
incidentsof his temporary sOjourn on the
briny He shipped the first sea on the
fonrth day out. An elderly gentleman
with eyeglasses had his starbOard end
to the intruder at the time, busily en-
gagged peering at the horizon from be,
meath one of the boats. 1t struck
him on the beam, and filed his coat
tail pockets with salt water. "Helen
Blazes, said he, and he stepped down
stairs to see her. The fearful and con-
tinuous rolling of the vessel was the
cause of painful and ludicrous accidents,
of course. The intellectual man with
heels, and sharp, inquiring eve that
seemed to reach into everything, was
knocked off his feet by the wave, and,
besides being drenched TO the skin, was
driven out of sight under life-boat
Bailey enjoyed that trio better than he
did. One of the stewards-a bald head
ed gentleman-was lettering" along
the deck with plate of highly seasoned
beef in one hand and cup of hot tea
in the other, when a sudden lurch OF the
vessel lifted him into the air, and drove
him with great violence against the
guards The spiced beef and a TO. K
ere never heard of again, but the tea
he saved by catching it under his collar.
One lady was cut in the head, and one
gentleman broke a number of his legs,
but wss out again in an hour, eating
Welsh rarebit.
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\ Little Game of Vasquezs Frustrated.

The San Francisco Chronicle saws.
in speaking of the recent capture of
Vasquez - Vasquez stated to Major
Iiraa aud s,4aa1atIer arms req E1irssd
he could revolutionize the enire south
ern portion of that state. 1t Is believ-
ed that this has been the objective point
of his scheme A boldly conceived
plot of his was an attempt to plumber
the paymester's car on the Southern
Pacific railway. He heard that on a
certain day the pay car would traverse
the road attached to the regular train.
Accordingly he gathered about him the
bravest OF his band and prepared to at
tack and despoil it. The banditj Sc
lected a spot between San Jose and Gil
ROY, known as THE Divide. The plan
included the cutting and removal of a
section of the rail. This was the first
exercise on the programme. The char
acteristic laziness of the Californians
delayed their preparations, and, as the
train was ten minutes ahead of time,
the affair was an utter failure As the
train approached, the members of the
band were busily engaged in damaging
the track. It came laundering down
and past them as they sprang back, and
whisked out of their reach ere any harm
could be accomplished. The officials
on the train noticed the bandits and di-
vined the true reason of their presence.
On the evening of the same day the
tragedy at Tres Pinos occurred
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Cincinnati.
VECETINE
parhes the Blood, Renovates and Invigorate=
the whole System. It's Medical Prop
critics are Alternative, Tonic,
SnlNent and Dinretic

NEGETIN f. is made exclusively ( ON the juices
Of carefully seIec 81 harks. 20 .ts and heros and
So strongly concentrated. that 10 viii cfsciually
eradicate from th- system every faint Of rofula.
-crofuIoUs EuuCr. Tumors, ta-cer. Caucerous
Hutror E-ys' pelas. salt Rheum. yphiiiic Dis
sees. CauEer- FaIntuess AT The stomach and an
diseases that asI-e from impure blooL Sciai.ca,
Iaf- - mato-y ard Chronic Rheumatism. Neural
-l- Z pc. and spinal Complaints, can only be ef-
fec ualiy cured through the blood.
Fer Ulcers and Eruptive Diseases Of the skin,
Pl5.uies Piup'rs. BIotches. Eoas letter Scalt-
head. aud EiHsV oTu. NEGETISE has never failed
q effect "a permanent cure
Fer Pains in she Back. Kidney Complaints.
Drcpsy, Female weakness, Lfucorrhoea. arising
f.ou internal -certcn. ans uttr iue diseases and
general debility, NEGETISE acts directly urou The
causes or these complaints II iuvieorates and
strengthens she whole system, acts upon The Sc
cretive sans. sllays Inflammation. cures ulcera-
zion and regulates Tie bowels
For Cararrh, Dyspep sia, Habi.uaI CostIveness.
PaIpiiatiou OF the Heart. Headache Piles. Neg
vousness and general prostra.iou OF the nervous
stem. no medicine has ever given such perfect
satisfaction Is the NEGErINE. il puria-s the
blood. cieauses AN or the organs. and possesses
controlling power over the nervous system.
The rsmarzahte cures erected by We t-risSE
have induced many physicians and apo-t ecaries
whom we know 30 prescribe and use 1t In their
own families
I'm l.ct. NEGEIISE is the best remedy yet dis
covered I1r The owe diseases aud is The only re
liable BLOOD PURIFIER yet paced te.o-e the
public.
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The Farming of the Future.

The notion Of an Enklish writer in
Frazer's Magazine is, that the time will
come when farming viii be a CONNER
cial speculation, carried on by joint
stock concerns, issuing shares from $50
to 800 each, and occupying from one to
ten thousand acres. He thinks that
such companies would, perhaps, pur-
chase the entire sewage of an adjacent
town. Their buildings, their streets
OF cattle-stslls, would be placed on a
slope sheltered from the northeast, but
near the highest spot on the estate so as
TO distribute manure and water from the
reservoirs by the power of gravltatlon.
A stationary steam engine would crush
their cake and pulp their roots, pump
their water, perhaps, even shear their
sheep. They would employ butchers
and others, a whole staff, to kill and cut
ND bullOcks, in pieces suitable for the
London market, transmitting their
meat straight to the salesman, without
the intervention of the dealer. That
salesman would himself be entirely in
the employ of the company, and sell
no other meat bat what they supplied
him with. This would at once give a
large profit to the producer, and lower
price Gin comparisonl to the public. In
summer, meat might be cooled by the
ice-house or refrigerator, which must
necessarily be attached 70 the company S
bacon factory. Except in particular
districts, it is hardly probable that the
dairy would be united with the stock
farm but # so, the ice-house would
again come into requisition, and there
would be a condensed milk factory on
the premises. It's further predicted OF
this company that they viii utilize land
now waste, by roofing up hedges and
filing bitches that an effort to shorten
the period between crops, and get more
than one crop from the same soil within
a year, will be attempted. That irriga
ton Will be resorted to upon an exten
sive scale, and that artificial heat Of
electric currents VIII be used TO ripeI
the crops, and that blasts of hot al
viii beemployed toprepare the crops fol
/ harvesting as soon as cut. This predlc
ton VIII strike most American readers q!
beinga wild dream of an enthusiastic op
timlst, and yet the author has given eX
4 preston TO not a single impOssibility
| Artificial heat has already been employ
/ ed TO a large extent IN cultivation, an'
/ artifcially heated air currents have beer
used to dry crops with perfect success
/ The employment of steam motors 10
! the principal operations of agrlcultur
/ is largely increasing throughout tn
{ world
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The Modern Hotel Clerk.

We say a great deal which is not com
plimentary of hotel clerks. But, after
all, we are submissive enough before
them. There is something in the Of
fee they hold which bas an indepeRd-
ant influence of its own that takes us
in its meshes an holds us unresistineIv.
Before him we are subject to his humor,
abashed and entertained by his CONVEX
sation. At his back we despise him.
jab him with sarcasm, prick him with
satire, and roast him with burning in
dignation. In following, admiration
and interest be IS ranked by the barte :
der only. The presiding genius of the
bar stands at the head. There are no
stories that are relished as are his sto-
ries there are no jokes with such pitch
and point to them, and which win such
appreciation as his jokes His going
and coming are matters of engrossiDg
interest TO his admirers. If he BUYS a
new garment it is closely examined In
every particular, and his taste in select
ing il aud his Judgment IN buying it
are commended with bated breath as
being but little short, if any, of the SUI
pernatural. II he rips his boot the ex-
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COTTON.
Report of the Crop ina Tennessee, Ala
bama. Mississippi and Arl.ansas.

Report of the Crop ina Tennessee, Ala
hanna, Mississippi and Arkansas.
The committee on information and
statistics of the Memphis Cotton Ex-
change report the receipt Of 139 letters,
representing 81 counties in Tennessee,
Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, and
two IN Missouri, which aggregate as fol-
lows: Defcieucy'ln acreage Of cotton
planted, rs compared with 1873, : l-l0
per cent. as compared with 1872, 40;
estimated vet - be planted after the
20.h inst, 7-l0 OF the seasons plant
ing. 1hes labor force has increased
numerically 40 the past year, and dur
ing the past two years 1 40 In com
parison with the past two years the
labor shows an Improvement IN indus
try per cent, bat nothing IN thrift
ness. There Is al increase, numerical
", in the working stock of but 10
per cent. The condition Of work stock.
as reported, Is . lilo poor and 3 ITO
'air. The planting operations are re-
ported as averaging 10 days later THAI
for the past two years. OF the cotton
crop planted there is reported as upon
tue 20th inst, ffty-five per cent, Of
which 1t is reported one-half is bad,
one-fourth fair and one-fourth good con-
ditioned.
The excessive dry weather since plant
ing has prevented a good stand from
coming up, and generally it has been
too dry TO cultivate in the uplands.
The cond ton OF the corn crop Is bad.
and wheat and oats have suffered from
the drouth. There Is a growing dispo-
sition to increa se crops Of cereals, in
Gliding millet, rye and hay. Since the
20th there has been but very light and
partial showers General complaint ex-
lists Of want of nin.
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DeathM a Prophet.


ssZaSkieI dead. Commander
Richard James Mlserrison, of the royal
naval, died a fspsveeks ago, at a very
advanced age. tsnder the well known
signature 81 cofsie1 Tie SEE, he had
for nearly hAhiuaes9i rEy brought on, ont
not only he. thousands of ether
people in England thoroughly believed,
and the income OF which produced him
a competence. Heswas a Hebrew schol-
ar and mathematician OF excellent &C
quirements, and IS far as possible re-
moved from the vulgar eharlatan that
many considered him. When Admiral
Sir Edward Belohefsin a careless hour
called him an irnpostor, Lieut.. Morrison
promptly sued him for the SANDER, and
brought on the stand as witnesses the.
late Lord Ly y the Earl Of Wilton,
ard other persons prominent in the So
eial and literary world. The court
found for the plaintiff 1t is hard to
believe 1t in this nineteenth century.
but there are not only in England but
in New York as well, a great many cul-
tivated and intelligent. men who regard
astrology as science as worthy OF re-
spect as chemistry or astronomy.
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pro xoyo AT HOME.
How His Holmes Appears 10 Free
Rsxla Anne rican.

.,,,.,rs +, n Free
hum of voicef a few of the Pepe's |
onar,1s enterfs followed by men in |
srIendid 5reskss. the nature of which |
there was scarcely time to notice, for at
once a figure td IN white, followed
bv a small sTsyof attendants clad in
various eolors. entered, sand We were on
our knees ina moment, for this was
none other th1l Pope Plus *. There
is something NrvelIously magnetic in
the atmospheric this wonderful pope.
| defy any maeNiao IS man to stand
IN that audief<@8 amber and not feel
an instinctiye 49,. to 20 down on his /
knees, and, Re, the very next
minute down 1T is not .neces-
sary TO be &C; it is not necessa-
~ to feel q ar reverence for the
pope as ye7<33 for any man the
purity of u has never been at
tackled by 1t is the indie
scribable sd that possesses you
the momeIl eLs the room and
holds You Il 20 long as you are
IN his pres al then 1t doesn't
leave you AZ szSsenenoer MN
with se4 Ss pleasure.
1t i, . - elevation,
4 : = q 49, -
-.as n - = j 80 = = i. II -,
Atio" Nzak z> IjsF,- ~ ~, - -
o. YOU non = $500 :, 49, r,,o,-, Co.
i ~ liiah zen - ,of ,tber foll- eT~.
there were roo -, ..,NraoaL ~ L.
lollsiy Waltlng "a 1, ,,assa5 ~
gave MS penealtlSs .iti ssee' Iil ~ a.
other generss'A ne Pr ne
rapidly ana y ca. l!iIi-' an : IIe
spoke 70 tills1 ~ VA q Il ne TeIs w.
speahlnS 70 Son w Ia.
merlted ms efs io'e-auu II was
charming 1872 > the l9Ierc0 tlIse ;
some OF the gelsllen were lnlroSi s..,l
oy me proper eeteei, VIZ rear lleo To- ,3i
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Substitution of Charcoal for Lime in
Removing Hair from Hides.

The discovery Of Anderson, of SEQ
land, that pulyerized charcoal effects
the removal Of hair from hides has been
subjected to thorough trial by different
manufacturers Of leather, md with very
favorable results, according TO reports
made through different journals. Since
the charcoal, however, does not cause
the hides TO swell, a short previous linn
ing OF two or three days is still neces-
essary but this is not Objectionable, as
the charcoaling prevents any injurious
result in addition 10 the action on the
hair. The process can be carried on in
the ordinary hme-pits at a temperature
prevailing for the greater part of the
year, namely 80 to 20 degrees four or
five DAYS being sufficient at a tempera-
ture of so to 10 degrees, while seven to
eight days are necessary at 40 TO 80 de-
grees. The temperature IS easily regu-
lated by steam. Among the advantages
the following seem to be generally con-
coded A decided economy Of time as
well as of labor, since the subsequent
operations are rendered easier and the
tanning proper more rapid. The bran
or dung bath NAV be entirely dispensed
with. The liquids act uniformly with
ont leaving specks. On account of the
absence of disagreeable odors the
new process is much more pleasant and
less injurious to health. The leather is
softer and better in quality, Is easily
worked, and does not tear out the sew
ing. There IS a gain of one-half to one
pound IN weight Of leather per hide,
while the charcoal, considering the
amount required, etc, is found to be
practically IS cheap as lime.
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tent of the damage is subjected. to the
closest eills scrutiny and he is obliged TO
, r.U71ts with Strict minuteness where.
+-he- az and "j how + was done, which he
does with an easy condescension that is
c aoo arl y oJbe;onenal, and received
ecnorjingIv Fverything about his per-
son or pertaining to his possession has
an an ;1 NJ in the ewes Of his admirers
that is dificult to express. We only
hone he realizes and is thankful OF his
blessing. -DIpyurg Neles.
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Medical View of Asparagus.

A medical corresponds t of an Eng
Iish journal says that the advantages
of asparagus are not sufficiently esti-
mated by those who suffer with rheu-
matism and govt. Slight doses of rheu-
ing on this delicious esculent, and more
chronic cases are much relieved, espe-
whether in food or beverage. The Je-
rusalem artichoke has also similar ef-
feet in relieving rheumatism. The
heads may be eaten in The usual way,
but tea made from the leaves OF the,
stalk, and drank three or four tines a,
day, is a certain remedy, though not
equally agreeable.
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PARsoN LEE.
To a drowsv conntrv villaqe

To drowsy country village
Came certain Farson Lee;
And 4 man so quantity different
From all the other men was he
That the Squire himself, the skeptic,
Came 70 church TO hear him pray,
And 70 note the strange things uttered
By this marvel Of the day.
The eccentric said this planet
Was true and goodly place,
And the only thing il wanted
Was the more Of heavens grace;
Ard he sought to show the people
How to think and work and live,
So that each should help the other
And unto the needy give;
How the door that leads TO heaven
Was most amply broad and VIDE,
And how each could turn the handle
And go easily inside;
That the very gentlest natures
N the world may yet be strong;
And how truth Is always wisdom,
And al w-lckedness Is wrong.
he explained low true religion
Was dzy-workIng, nothing more;
That this world was not an ocean,
Nor We pebbles on the shore;
But that thinking men aud women
should fad better things TO do
Than II twisting Gods commandments
Or quite breaking them in two.
u As for acting ike cur neighbcrs,
Why, We none Of Us are fools
Xcu cannot be made a Christian
Under everybody's rules.
II your neighbours not as good as
He Ct you would have him De,
just Won go ahead aud beat him -
said this candid Parson Lee
Next, he told them how complaining
Was n1Xious choking weed:
That the flowers scarcely blcssumed
Ire they changed to komeiy seed;
how that seed again spraEs upward
And bore many flow're;s more;
And trat life was-ever fading
Aud renewing Ger ard Ger.
SO, this man. by honest talking, -
W rked his wonders in the town;
But he never cared for praises,
And he laughed AZ high reuoWn.
Yet tie people loved him dearly,
And they blessed God for the sight,
I'll 90 lzst the master left them,
On cold, dark winters night.
Thus be went. they knew not whittier;
Have You ever met him. pray2
You would know him by his smiling,
And the sunshine on his way.
We have hunted Ger creation,
over lsud ana over Fca-
But no races can discover
OF Cur missing Parson lee.
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THROUGH all the ages of study aud In
vestigation which have marked the path
of scientific discovery, one especially al
Turing object has tempted the inquiries
and speculatiOns of philosophers. It is
what the wizards and witches of olden
time, the jugglers of India, soothsayers
of Arabia, Magi Of Egypt. necromancers
of Turkey and the Orient and alchemists
of civilized Europe have sought, but
sought IN vain-a vegetable nOn-poison
ous Elixir, which, by cleansing the
blood, removing from the system all i'm
purities, strengthening the nerves, the
muscles, and the brain, and yitalizinC
every fibre of the system, should bid de
fiance to the corroding hand OF disease
DR.. Walker, of California, discovered
an herb, the properties of which, il they
do not entirely fulfill all the conditions
above mentioned, have at least proved
themselves eflicacious IN all of them
this herb Doctor Walker has made an IN
grcdient IN his famous Vinegar Bitters,
which can be obtained Of any wholesale
druggist throughout the country.
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The Sewing-Machine Monopoly.

There is perhaps no greater swindle
endured by any people than that of the
sewing machine monopoly in the United
States. There are 8 great many differ
ent machines manufactured. The orig
inal patent for the principle OF a sew
ing machine Is now free. All that re
main are certain improvements, and
of these the 4" Wilson feed " is perhaps
the most important. The pFoprietors
of six or eight different machines have
combined to permit no other manufac-
turer to use the Wilson feed, so that
the combination may keep up the ex-
brilliant prices demanded for sewing
machines. We are informed that the
manufacturer cost of producing
machine of any of the designs Is not
over ST. each. The cost R1f the table
or box ranges from 81 90 TO SO. So
that any machine now sold in the
United States for less than 500 may be
sold at from S25 TO S35, and afford a
large profit. The same machines that
are sold III the United States at $50, $50,
SO. $50. and 500 are exported and sold
in England and in all parts of Germany
at from SO TO $50.
tits safe TO assume that, by virtue Of
this combination, these manufacturers
do now receive over So, 600, 600 a year
10. machines in excess of what they
would get if the " Wilson feed patent
was allowed TO expire. There is no
I preteuse that these persons have not
I been compensated for their inventions,
and in the case Of the Wilson feed, the
originator never got dollar for It,
while others are reaping millions from
the product of his brain. All that
I congress should DO in tie matter Is to
/ let these patents expire, and if neces-
+ ssry take away any discretion IN any
/ person IN the patent Office to extend,
renew, or revive any OF them. Ger
7 tainly, 1t is time to pat a stop to any
further monopoly under the 80 Wilson
/ feed patent.
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" Thc Great NorthNest.

The Chicago and Northwestern rail-
way has arranged with its Southern con
nections for the sale of cheap excursion
tickets at all points south OF Chicago.
Cheap "roJnld trip" excursion tickets
are sold by this read at Chicago for
Denver. Send to W. II. Stennett. Gen
eral Passenger Agent, C. & y. W. Ry.,
Chicago, for an illustra ed,Guide Book,
and it viii be sent to You free.
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Typhoid Fever in Pigs.

The London iEug.) Agricultural Ga
zette says Typhoid fever OF pigs Is al
most the only zymotic disease of tue
lower animals which has a distinct re-
preventative among the diseases of the
human subject In many cases the term
typhoid is usee e indicate any form of
disease in whichever OF low kind Is
present; but IL typhoid fever of the
pigs he characteristic affection of the
glands of the itestines is always we'll
developed, as its in man. From a few
weeks to six 1anths old all kinds of
pigs are liable skyphoid fever. After
the age of SIX 3onths they appear to
possess a renlays bic power of resisting
the disease !; Sc older animals are of
course attacked eut the rule is that the
extreme suscer3 5ility comes after the
pig has reached Be age of six or eight
months: were .ot 50, the losses from
the disc ase wouiF De more serious than
they are. -
Excepting ags Aere<appear to be no
modifying ei1< - which exercise
IS IS: 7 - a.: 4: 4
equally fatal 5 1 eTsation leads to
the conclusio ID he utmost care in
the treatment 5e animals does not
preserve them. 3zhe ravages of the
naladv. nor q susceptibility seem
to be incresss.1 animals which are
systematically ted. The one es-
seutial is tbs II germ; when that
is planted. in 3 ganism the results
follow in reg1I - Ter, undisturbed by
the external Co. g of the animals
existence.
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thirty YEARS EXPERIENCE OF An
u :

Mrs. wlnslow's Soothing Syrup ka1he Prescrip-
lion Of one of the best female - >sAns and
nurses In he United states and a Sused nax
thirty years With never failing safeIs> succem
by millions OF mathers and children frof. Ats Tee
bic infant Of week old5 the adult. II eokrects
acidity Of the sspmach. relieves wind collie segz-
Iates the bowels. and gives r-; heAfh and cofort
TO mother and child. We believe It TO be iAe 6kst
aid surest remedy In the world IN all cases g. ~
EMERY and diarrhoea in children. whether it .. -
nom teeIhiBg or from any other cause. FIil a.
rections for using VIII accompany each bottle
None genuine unless the fac-simile Of CURTISi&
PERKINS Is on the outside wrapper.
SID by al medicine dealers
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HAVE you infammatory sore throat,
stiff Joints, or lameness from any cause what
ever Have you rheumatic or other pains in
any part of the body: If so. use Johnson =
Anodyne Imminent internally aud externally.
CUSTOMER to barber: Il s. v DONE
(hic) put any bay rum (hic) on my face,
cause it'll make (hic) my wife think
I've been (hic) drinkin'
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ing near cut, to rescue Sir john Frank-
lin in the Arctic seas, this adventurer
took Africa in his course thither. BY
that route he reached the mountains
OF floating ice, where ne found dog
who conducted him to place where
lay a skeleton, which he supposed to
be that of Franklin. 1t certainly was
a brave trick to sell this stuf with its
enticing cover, but this Is a land OF
free trade