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Napoleon the Fourth, and His Sanguine
Expectations.

The Prince Imperial of France, Napo-
leon ", has returned from his holiday on
the Continent with his mother, and has
resumed his studies at the Royal Military
Academy at WOolwich. 1t is said that he
expresses thoroughly boyish confidence
in the Napoleonic star, and speaks often OF
the time when he will entertain his cadet
friends at the Tuileries. OF course, the
Tuileries will have to be rebuilt. Ihe
Prince is a decidedly bright and intellec-
tual lad, full of animal spirits, and 0f \
rollicking humor which betrays him INTO
sundry practical jokes. He does more ex-
ira drill, in the way of punishment, than
anv of his comrades. Though he had TO
pass a special examination on entrance,
owing to the peculiar difficulties OF his
position, he has gained twelve places since
his admission to the school, and deyotes
himself with especial ardor to the study OF
the science in which his great-unele excel
led, and of which his father said, in letter
written shortly before his death to MAJOR
Duncan. that leach of its Improvement
was a step in the progress OF CIVILIZATION.
Napoleon Ill. referred to artillery, and hi;
disinterested admiration for that science l;
all the more praiseworthy after his un'
/ pleasant experience of its effects at Sedan
! London Cor. N. Y. Graphic.
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Educated Oysters.

Before the railroad days our oyster
growers used early in the fall TO canvass
the villages on the Hudson River for or
ders, to be filled just before the river
should be closed with ice. The meaning
of this is that these men committed them
selves to supply oysters in the shell, with
the guarantee that the bivalves thus sup
piled should not die before their time
came. The oysters were actually kept alive
during the greater part of the long winter.
The fat bivalves were handled with some
care, and were spread on the cellar floor,
the round or lower side down, so as not
to allow the liquor to escape. That such
life required a great change Of capacity
or habit in the bivalve is evident; and 1t
needed a training, yes, an education, ere
the oyster attained such ability. And this
was the way it was done: Beginning ear
ly in the fall, the cultivator of the oyster
took up the fat bivalves from their bed
where he had planted them, and laid them
a little higher up ON the shore, so that for
a short time each day they were exposed
out of the water. After few days OF this
exposure by the Tetreating tide they were
moved little higher still on the shore
line, which gave them a little longer eX-
posure to the air at eacn low tide. And
this process was continued, each remove
resulting in longer exposure. And
with what results? Two very curious
Ones-inurement to exposure, and the in
culation of a provident habit of making
preparation for the same. What! prOvi-
dence in an oyster? Yes, when he's ed
ucated. When accustomed TO this treat
ment, ere the tide retires, the oyster
takes a good full drink, and retains the
same until the tide returns. Once, while
waiting for the stage at country hostile
ry, we overheard the following between
two rustic practitioners at the bar
Come, Swill, let's take drink !" We'll,
/ don't know. Amt dry myself. HOws'-
ever, guess will take drink for fear
might get dry" With better philosophy
on their side, these educated oysters
| twice in every twenty-four hours, took
their precautionary drink. The French
method of Oyster-training is much more
! laboriOHs. The adult bivalves are careful
| ly spread out IN the water, and periodical
! lessons are given to each one individually
Each oyster on this occasion receives {
| tap, not with ferule, but with a small
iron instrument. This causes the bivalv'
to close tightly. Finally the last day
comes with its last premOnitory tap. 1T
education thus finished, it takes passage
with its Undergraduates for Paris. As ;
result of it's education, it knows how tC
keep its mouth shut when il enters sOcie
ty l-ProteSsOy Lockwood, IN Popular Sci
erce Monthly.
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A Perfect Home.

The most perfect home l ever saw was
a little house into the sweet incense of
whose fires went no costly things. A
thousand dollars served as a years living
of father, mother and three children. But
the mother was the creator Ofa home; Ter
relations with her children were the most
beautiful have ever seen; even the dull
aud commonplace man was lifted up and
enabled to do good work by the amos
phere which this woman created; every
inmate of her house involuntarily looked
into her face for key note OF the day,
and it always rang clear trom the rose
bud or clover leaf, which, in spite OF her
hard housework she always found time 10
out bv our plates at breakfast, down TO
the story she had on hand 90 be Rad IN
the evening, there was no ntermlsslon OF
! her influence She has always been and
ALWAYS will be my ideal of a mother, WE
and home-maker. -Ifto her quick brain,
loving heart and exquisite face. had been
added che appliances of wealth. and me en-,
| largement OF wider culture, hers would
have been absolutely the ideal home. as
it was, it was the best have ever seen.
| Helen Hunt.
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PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

A MAN in Cincinnati, advertising for
situation, saws: Nv ork Is not so nluoh "ii
object as good wages.
In selecting a husband, at seventeen q
woman desires good looks at twenty-five
good habits and at thirty, the man.
THE ladies have heretofore worn all
sorts of flowers and fruits in their hats,
and now they have turn-up on the side.
A RUSSIAN proverb says, f" Before going
to war, pray once; before going 20 sea,
pray twice before getting married, pray
three times
THEY have now invented shOt-S--ns
which can be carried in the pocket, and a
fellow can slide out hunting Sunday ana
no one know it.
BosJoS philosopher says that you
want TO look at mems boOt-heelS TO diScov-
or their energy. A slow, slothful man
runs his boots over at the heels.
THE son of an editor in Pennsylvania
has been recently convicted OF arson, De
inc nromDted TO commit the crime by
desire to make interesting local news lor
his fathers paper.
WHEN a widow i'm any neighborhOou
sets her cap for man, there ISM cue
chance in a million for any young
woman to win, even il she holds the four
aces.
THE only excuse a Tennessee man had
for shooting a stranger was that the strang-
er's name was Moses BOgardHs Smith. He
said nobody could bring that name into
Tennessee and live.
AND now we learn the astounding fact
that the world can't stand more than
325,OOO years longer. ScruuniZe your
notes closely before You discount 'em, and
see TO il that they don't extend beyond
that time.
How DRY 1T WAs.-An honest old far
mer from the country gave bis recOllec-
tiOns of the hot spell as follows: 1t was
so drv we couldn't spare water To put IN
our whisky. The grass was so dry that
every time the wind blew il flew arounC
| like so much ashes. There wasn't a tear
shed at a funeral for month. The sun
| dried up all the cattle, and burned OH all
| the hair till they looked like Mexican dogs,
and the sheep all looked like poodle pup
pies. they shrank up so. We had 10 soak
| all our hogs to make 'em hold swill, and
| if any cattle were killed in the morning,
| they'd be dried beef at dark. The woods
dried up so that the farmers chopped sea-
sOned timber all through August, and
| there amt match through ali the coun-
| try-in fact, no wedding since the widow
| Glenn married old Baker, three months
ago. What few grasShOppers are left are
| the skin and legs, and | didn't hear tea
kettle sing for six weeks. We eat our po-
tatoes baked, they being all ready, and we
couldn't spare water to boil 'em. All the
red-headed girls were afraid to stir out OF
the house in daylight, and, | tell you,
was afraid the devil had moved out OF his
old home and settled down with us tOI
life. Why, we had to haul water all sum
mer to keep the ferry running, and-say
it's getting dry; let's take Suthin'."
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"What Shall We Do With Our DaUgh-
terS!o

Mrs, Livermore has made this query the
text to one of her fine lectures. 1t is GER
tainly an important problem, but the Dav-
enpOrt Democrat thus sums up some SEN
sible lessons which should early be i'm
pressed upon them:
Teach them self-reliance.
Teach them to make bread.
Teach them to make shirts.
Teach them to foot up store bills.
Teach them not to wear false hair.
Teach them to wear thick. warm shoes.
Bring them up in the way they should
go.
Teach them how to wash and iron
clothes.
Teach them how to make their own
dresses.
Teach them that dollar is only hun
'dred cents.
Teach them to cook a good meal OF
victualS.
Teach them how'to darn stockings and
sew on buttons.
Teach them everyday, dry, hard, prac-
tical common sense.
Teach them to say No, and mean it; or
Yes, and stick to it..
Teach them to wear calico dresses and do
it like queens.
OlNe llltlll SOOOl, SuDSbttAIIitd NOlAiAiO'A
school education.
Teach them that good rosy romp is
worth fifty conSumptiveS.
Teach them to regard the morals and
not the money of their beauX.
Teach them all the mysteries OF the
kitchen, the dining-rOOm, and the parlor.
| Teach them that the more one lives with
in his income the more he will save.
Teach them to have nothing to do with
incorporate and dissOlute young men.
| Teach them the further one lives beyond
his income the nearer he gets to the poor
! house.
Rely upon it that upon your teaching
depends in a great measure the veal or
woe of their after life.
Teach them that good, steady mechan
! ic without cent is worth a dozen lOaterS
| in brOadclOth.
Teach them the accomplishments, music
painting, drawing, if you have time and
money to do it with.
Teach them that God made them in hi!
own image, and no amount of tight lacine
will improve the model.
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4 GENTLEMAN who purchased box OF
peaches recently looked around for boy
who would carry them home, and pres
emily he found ragged lad seated on
bench, eating the last remnants OF pear.
Phe man asked lIim if he wouldn't ike to
earn ten cents by carrying the box TO sucn
a number and street, and the boy prompt.
ly replied that he wouldn't. why
queried the man. "WhyE echoed tht
boy, F" because dad died the other day, am
now I'm head Of the family, and noW'd
look Juggling peaches around:"
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PHYSICAL peculiarities of Negroes.

DIR. A. w. Mcdowell publishes, in the
American Practitioner, some observations
on this subject, which contain some facts
that are new to us. The negro's want oi
power of resisting disease was abundantly
shown in the late war. DIR. Mcdowell
states that the fine chests frequently seen
among the males are due solely TO the
great development of the pectoral muscles,
and that the lungs are decidedly less IN
weight than those OF white men. Inc
liver, on the other hand, is larger. lie
goes on to say: The negro's lower bow
el was smaller. The colOred troops were
much troubled with constipation, often
recurring purgatives, while at the same
time and place the white troops had dlar,
rhea. The most marked difference existed
between the spleen OF the black and thal
of the white, the former weighing half as
much as the latter. 'Ague cake was one
of the seauele of malarial disease observed
among the whites, but not among thf
blacks" In his army practice, the authol
weighed the brain at every post n1oTte'1,
and found that its weight increased IN dl
rect ratio to the admixture OF Caucasian
blood.-Boston Medical and Surgical Jour
nal.
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The Range of a Chinaman's Appetite

Tea is an indispensable requisite at ev-
cry Chinese board, but coffee is also con-
sumed to a moderate extent. The popu-
lar supposition that the heather escheWs
the ardent is somewhat erroneous. de
rarely imbibes to the degree of riotous hi
larity, but he does relish right heartily the
sam shoe, or rice brandy, and consumes
large quantities of this pernicious distila-
ton. The sam shoe is an article surpass-
ing in the strength and durability OF its
intoxicating properties the famous sheep
herder's delight, and the heather faculty
of resisting its injurious effects demon
strates the power of his physical tempera-
ment and fortitude of his intellectual or
ganization. The Cinnamon do not banker
after rats, as is commonly believed, but
among the poorer classes this varmint Is
sometimes devoured by necessity. A
sleek and well-fed eat, however, Is a prlzt
for the gods and is greatly esteemed by
the heather epicure. For this reason I
pampered feline pet is always in peril y
the vicinity of the Chinese quarter, alid L
liable at any time to be snatched from th'
rug of luxury and ease and dropped into
Dot of boiling water.-SdH francisco Call
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A Mr.. ATCHERLEY has recently tested a
largenumber of samples of malt liquors
in England expressly for lead, and has
found that poison in most of them. The
liquor acts, in his opinion, upon the lead
or composition piping used by beer retail
ers for connecting the barrel with the beer
engine in the bar, and in cases where the
beer has been for some time in contact with
the metal the proportion of lead dissolved
is verv considerable. Hence, l would
caution morning beer-drinkers against i'm
bibing the first 'pulp' of the pump, es-
peciaily when their particular fancy hap
pens to be for sold ale.'' Sherry drink
ers should also be warned against wines
doctored. as is frequently the case, with
acetate of lead
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RBNovATING BUGGY Tors. Enamel
leather tops which have become hard, bur
have not lost their color, can be softened
and much improved in appearance by oil
ing them with pure castor-oil. Tins oil Is Is
readily absorbed by the leather, and VIII
not fry out in the sun. When the leather
has turned gray, apply coat OF matters
blacking, after the oil has struck IN, anG
rub well with cloth to bring out the poi
ish. Most varnishes dry too hard 10 pe
used on tops, shellac varnish being the on
ly kind that can be used with safety, bui
this will crack unless the coat be applied
very thin.
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RICE BISCUITS OR CAKEs.-To every
half pound of rice flour add pound OF
sugar, 4pound of butter, and eggs. Beat
the butter to cream, stir in the rice flour
and sugar, and moisten the whole with the
eggs. which should be previously well
beater,. Roll out the paste, shape it with
round paste-cutter INTO small cakes, and
bake them from u to Is minutes in very
slow even. en.pCTELNU 4 4
ABOUT the coolest robbery that Boston
has seen for long time is man who
went TO the public library building the
other day, and borrowed tools from some
workmen, removed the copper lightning
RODS. laboring at the Job several hours,
and, having loaded his speils upon a wag-
on, rode OF. The workmen supposed he
! was acting under orders from the city.
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In Virginia the fine for robbing mock
ing birds nest is $50. The offender may
be arrested without warrant, and the line
goes into the school fund.
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THE STRIKES.

The price list that was sent in by the manufac-
turers to the Capmakers' Central Union. as re-
ported In yesterdays HERALD, has, contrary to ex-
pectations been rejected by the strikers. They
say that, as this schedule differs In no particular
from the one formerly submitted ON the part OF the
chooses, )" and circumstances being much the same
now as when the other offer was rejected the
men could not consistently accept the terms which
they had already refused.
Overtures are beng made by the manufacturers,
for the third time and 1t Is confidently expected
that at last satisfactory understanding will be
arrived at. The strikers have reconsidered their
nrst price schedule, and reduced It by about from
seven to ten per cent on an average. This reduc-
ton IN their demands will enable the manufac-
turers to meet the men half way, and then friendly
negotiation Will enable the parties to bridge over
minor difficulties Mr.. KATE, the foreman OF
Messrs. lsidor Helms manufacturing establish.
ment, was present at the meeting in Covenant
Hall yesterday afternoon, and he expressed his
cOnvicti0n mat the revised price list. which had
just been finished by the men themselves, would
prove acceptable to employers. He is reported to
have said that the firm which sent him would be
the first to sign price list with the lockouts and
that the other houses all just as eager to end
this anomalous situation of aifairs.
committee was appointed yesterday afternoon
to carry the revised price list to the manuiac-
turers. The delegation left In company with Mr..
KATE, and the meeting soon alter adjourned until
this afternoon, when the report of the committee
will be received and acted upon.
Inc central union acknowledge having received
loan OF 5000 from the merchant tatlOrs (cutters)
500 from the urrers and $3.50 from other sources.
These sums include $25 from Mr.. Levi, OF Grand
street, and $1l contributed BY the workmen of
Mr., ROchStein.
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Of rn-ernal Revenue was present by invitation of

OF internal Revenue was present by invitation Of
the committee.
Indemnity for Indian Outrages.
The House Committee on Indian Affairs are en-
gagged on the subject Of indemnity Tor Indian
outrages According to the present laws deduc-
tions are made from the annuities OF those only
who are In amity with the United States when
depredations are committed by any Of them while
there is no such provision Affecting Indians who
are generally hostile but who receive government
aid. The object OF the committee Is to frame an
equitable plan OF indemnity. J
Decision OF an Important Land Claim.
The Attorney General has decided that the lands
granted TO the State OF Alabama to aid IN the con-
structon OF certain railroads In that State, and
which have been In controversy between the
North and South Alabama Company and the Ala
bama and Chattanooga Company, belong to the
latter company.
Reported Discovery OF . New Planet.
DR.. Peters, OF Hamilton College, New York, tee-
graphed to-day Professor Henry that he has dis
covered planet In II hours 10 minutes right as
cension, plus 4 degrees rs minutes declina alton.
The motion Is parallel
Courtesies to Chief Justice Waite.
Chief Justice Waite was on the floor OF the Senate
some time this afternoon, and was introduced to
most Of the senator's by Senator Sherman. Secre-
tary Deiano gave dinner to Mr.. Waite this even.
ing. The guests were-The President, the men,
bers OF the Cabinet the Associate Justices OF the
Supreme Court and Representatives Guncke1 and
Sherwood, Of Ohio.
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"CHEvRAH HAKENEsTH KALO.u
Hebrew Society to Provide . Dowry
for Orphan Brides.

Tor Orph0n Brides.
An institution was organized at the residence OF
Mr.. Lazarus Morgenthau, No. 161 East Sixty-first
street, on the 18th inst, to establish fund out OF
which not less than $500 nor than $1,000 is to
be presented as a marriage dowry to each female
orphan from the Hebrew Orphan Asylums of New
York. Philadelphia, Baltimore, Cleveland, New
Orleans and san Francisco. Mr.. Morgenthsu will
be remembered as the originator OF the famous
Golden Books OF Liien :0r the Hebrew Orphan
Asyiums OF New York and Philadelphia and
OF the Masonic Fair recently held In this CITY,
as well as the ''Silver Book OF Liieu or
the Home for Aged Hebrews OF this
city, In which books donations are subscribed
for the support OF these charities. He has
Ida to Mr.. William J. Enrich. inaugurated 1.-THE He
brew Female Orphans DOwry Society Of America -
the Iund Of which he will himself supply by devOtrg
his time Tor two years In The sale or foreign and
American securities and by donations to De re-
ceved from bridegrooms on their wedding day
throughout the United states The irst book ior
this purpose was presented to the society BY Mr..
MOrgenthau on this occasion, with an address by
the Rev. Dr. David Etnhorn
Mr.. Enrich and his bride entered their names In
the book, attested by the officiating clergyman,
and subscribed the initial sum OF 500. The book
was immediately sent to another wedding, and
Mr.. Well and bride, attested BY the Rev. Dr. Gott-
he'll OF the Temple Emanuel, subscribed the sum
OF $50. Alter the bridal ceremony Mr.. Morgenthau
explained the object OF the society, and thanked
occasion TO provide for the orphaned, and nam ed
rs his motto, "ForM ct fdeH mia dtDHcfeo
The 0nlcers OF the society are:-La2arus Morgen-
thau, President; Morris Goodhart FIRST Vice Pres
ldent; Edward Lauterbach Second Vice Pres
ident; A. Wormser, Secretary; s. wormser.
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been going on without the appropriate committee
Of the senate having given to the Senate anything
had been several bills from the Finance Committee
touching the skirts OF the general question but as
Seen Itself any well
sidered BY the committee. The PROPOSE
Sn q the Sm in "st
no expert IN finances to explain II to the most g-
norant member OF the Senate. 1t meant both ex.
Upward and iooHed downward WHAT had the sem
ate been doing excepting spending time in making
one which would not be useful hereafter. All the
Senate had been dong was dealing IN nebulous
&c sac he F0n inc 1 9e
structlons, and let that committee work on!
and report some plan which would command
ave. he lie appealed to Senators to put an
end to this discussion BY recommitting the bill!
had said nothing upon the subject till now but he
must say That he elt he would fall short OF his
issue OF irredeemabe paper money. There were
many things he did not know; but one thing he
did KNOW and that was It would launch tn rs
declare In favor OF an increase OF paper money:
That proposition involved falsehood lie; and
an lie apple ns cas an smps waa
false that stamp upon paper transferred u to
produotion, and paper money Was merely symbol
ical OF that dollar. When there was no coin dol
nothing as R
put he would say, when no war engages the coun-
try, when no 0ver-mastering necessities could be
plead, guilty and mad indeed, in his belief,
would be that action by which the two Houses Of
Congress would undertake to solve the financial
problem OF the day by an unlimited issue OF lrr-
deemable promises TO pay. He again appealed to
the Senate to stop this splitting Of hairs and let
the Committee on Finance resume possession OF
this question and bring in some measure upon
which the eminent gentlemen around hum 81
learned IN finance should agree.
Mr.. OaLEsBY rep) OF ILL.,, said ne thought there
was In the Senate to-day the ability. intelligence
and experience to compare with the most favor
able era OF the American Republic. He had Deen
benefited by the discussion on this subject. He
commended the wisdom of the republican Con-
gress, which gave the country greenbacks and the
national bank system, and had no doubt ne re-
nected the feeling OF the whole country when he
made the assertion the greenDack currency was q
noble one and sealed with the best blood OF the
nation. 1t would be redeemed In gold, every dol
lar OF II.
Mr.. MORRILL, said 1t was now halfpast lve
O'CLOCK ana, as 1t was evident the debate could
not be closed to-day, he proposed the ntleman
would give way to motion to adjourn.
Mr.. OGLESBY said he did not want the Senate to
adjourn in the middle OF his speech, as 1t would
leave IT with no more intelligence than the res0lu-
ton which he held IN his hand-hOlding up Mr..
COOpers substitute. (Laughter)
Resuming he said he thought that the resolution
would become very important paper in the his
tory OF American financial literature, and ne
would take 1t with him to the people Of his Scate.
Pending the discussion on the motion to recon-
sider the Senate, at q quarter to six, adjourned.