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To ELLEN.
TIE NrOCKING-B BIRD

THE MOCklNG- BIRD.
The Scottish border-minstrers Law
. Entranced me oft in boyhood's day,
His forests, glens and streams;
Mountains and heather blooming fair;
A Highland lake and lady were
The playmates Of my dreams.
Years passed away; my dreams were'gone
Ny pilgrim footsteps pressed alone
Loeb Katrine's storied shores
And winds that winged me DER the lake
Breathed low, as if they feared to break
The music of my oars.
No tramp OF warrior men were heard;
For welcome song or challenge word,
l listened, but in vain
And, mOOred beneath his favorite tree
As vainly wOoed the minstrelsy
OF gray-haired "Allen Bane."
saw the Highland heath flower smile
In beauty upon Ellen's isle;
Aud cOuched in Ellen's bower
! watched, beneath the lattice leaves,
Her coming, through a summer ewes
Youngest and lOveliest hour.
She came not lonely was her home:
Herself of airy shapes that come,
Like shadows to depart.
Are there two Ellens Of the mind?
OThave l lived at last to find
An Ellen Of the heart?
For music like the borderer's now
lungs round me, ana again i DOW
Before the shrine Of song,
DevOutly a. 1 bowed in youth;
For hearts that worship there in truth
And joy are ever young.
And well my harp responds to-day.
And willingly its chords obey
The minstreIs loved command;
minstrel maid whose infant eyes
Looked on OhiOs woods and skies,
My school-boOk's sunset land.
And beautiful the wreath she twines
Round 50 Abb cottage, powered in vines,
Or blest in sleigh-bell mirth;
And lOvelier still her smile that seems
To bid me welcome in my dreams
Beside its peaceful hearth.
Long shall deem that winning smile
But mere mOckery, to beguile
Some lonely hour of care.
And will this Ellen prove to be,
But like her name-sake DER the sea,
A being of the air
Or shall take the mornings wing,
Armed with parson and ring,
Speed hill and vale along,
And at her cottage hearth ere night
Change into fiutterings of delight,
Or whats more likely of alright,
The merry mock birds song
Accompanying the poem was a short
letter in which he thanks her for heI
beautiful lines. Though they did not
seriously tend to make me happy man,
they have certainly made me a very
proud one"
He asks her to accept a copy of his
poems " in consideration of the beauty
of its type and the vastness of its mar
GIN" and closes thus 81 am, dear
Miss Campbell, very gratefully, or, ii
you are in good earnest, as very m Oh
fear YOU are not, 1 am, dearest Ell n,
very affectionately yours, Fitz- Greene
Halleck."
Her reply to this is letter of consid-
cradle length, in which she thanks him
for the promise of his book, and de-
clares that "eager expectation stands ip-
toe on the misty heights of the blae
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Remnants OF Roast Beef.

Take off with a sharp knife all the
meat from the bones. If there are a
few nice slices, reserve them, if cOnve-
MET, to be eaten cold. Chop the rest
fine in a tray. Take cold gravy, with
ont the fat, and put into a spider to
heat. If you have not this, some of the
stock or water in which the meat has
been boiled. When it boils no sprinkle
in salt, and put in the minced meat !;
cover it and let it stand upon the fire
long enough to heat thoroughly; then
stir in a small piece of butter. Toast
bread and lay in the dish, and put the
meat over it. The common error in
heating over meat, sliced or minced, is
the putting it into a cold spider with too
much fat, and cooking it a long time.
This makes it oily and tasteless. AL
most all meats, when cooked the second
time. should be done very quick. The
goodness of these dishes depends much
on their being served hot.
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Irish Stew.

Trim the fat from three pounds of
the best mutton chops; pare and cut in
slices six large potatoes, and six large
onions. Put into a stew-pan a few
pieces of fat pork, and on these put al
ternate slices of potato, onion, pepper
and salt. Cover with cold water.
Cover the stew-pan closely, set it where
1t will cook slowly, and let it stew for
three hours. Serve very hot.
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Care of OH-CIOths.

An oil-cloth requires careful treat
ment and should never be scrubbed with
a brush, but, after being swept with
the long handled hair brushes that are
made for the purpose, it should be care
fully washed with a large, soft cloth
dipped into milk and water-half- and
half or, if the milk is not Obtainable,
tepid water without soap. The latter
ruins Oil-cloth by taking off the bright
ness of the paint, and it should never
ha'annlied to It
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During the three years required for
their growth, Connecticut was so empty
of fish that the fisheries of the lower
part of the river were wholly aban-
doned. But in 1870 large schools be-
gan to pass up the river, and they have
continued to grow in numbers and in
weight till this year, when in the
height of the season shad were sold
on the spot where they were caught at
50 per 100. Streams in southern Mas
sachusetts have been restocked with
alewives, so that 100 tons of fsh-food
are now taken from streams that six
years ago were without fish and the
supply of this fish in the streams has
restocked the mouths of the rivers and
the shores with larger and more nutri-
tious fish, attracted thither by the plen-
teousness of their favorite bait.
It is an interesting fact, developed
by these Investigations, that the fish
when too young to take care of itself,
is best cared for by man, but that,
when instinct is once fully developed,
nature is better than man. The i'm
dregnation of the eggs is much better
secured by artificial means than when
left to the fishes themselves but, when
Matched, nature takes better care than
man. A few years ago the young fish
was carefully cooped up, fattened, and
intrusted to himself only when fully
started in life. The consequence was
that when once left free in his native
waters he became the prey of his nu-
merous enemies, against which he had
no instructive resources. But when the
young of any fish, first loosened from
the yokebag, finds itself alone in its ma
tive waters, it at once sinks to the bot
tom, where its color renders it undis-
tinguishable from the sand by which il
is surrounded. AS it grows up it learns
self-preservation by flight, so that the
proportion of survivors is found TO be
larger under the Iet-alone principle
than under mans most careful tuition.
The commission are now engaged i
preparing their report, which will be
submitted to congress soon after the
meeting of that body.
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BAKED AODIes.

Perhaps the very best dish of prepared
apples for table is to bake slowly, with
inst heat enough not to break the skin.
When done, lay open and remove the
core; sprinkle with sugar (granulated
is best), and work sugar and pulp to-
gether; work to a fine consistence.
which few strokes of the spoon will
do; then close the skin upon it, and
lay away to cool it ought to be eaten
cold,
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Snef PmflfIInr.

One cup of suet, one cup of molasses,
one cup of raisins, one cup of milk,
three cups of sugar, and one and half
cups of cOrn-meal, or one cup of -four,
one teaspoOnful OF soda. Stir the mo-
lasses and milk together, put in the
soda, then the suet, then the flour
slowly, then the raisins. Steam three
hours in a pudding-dish. Eat with
sauce,
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Pudding.

Two eggs, one cup of sweet milk, one
pint of flour, two teaspoonsfuls of cream
of tartar, one teaspoonful of soda, two
tablespoonfuls of butter, and one of
sugar. This is to be steamed from
twenty to twenty-five minutes. Sweet
ened cream is preferred on this pud-
ding, but maple syrup is excellent.
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Cracker Pies.

Take nine soda crackers, break them
and pour over them two cups of boil
ing milk, let them stand until reduced
to a pulp, add one and one-fourth cups
of sugar, one ounce of butter, four
spoons vinegar, or two of tartaric acid
flavor with lemon or orange. This is
sufficient for three pies,
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Sugar Cake,

One-half pound of butter. one-half
pound of sugar, one pound of -four,
three eggs, and milk enough to make a
dough. Beat the butter and sugar to-
gether; whisk the eggs light and ad..
them stir in the milk and flour alter
nately so as to form dough. Roll the
dough out, cut in cakes and bake in a
moderate oven.
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Sponge Cake.

A recipe that never fails TO make a
light and beautiful cake One pound
of sugar, three-quarters of q pound of
flour, one dozen eggs beat the yelks
light and add the sugar; beat it well /;
whip the whites to a stiff froth and mix
gently the yelks and sugar sprinkle
the flour lightly and stir slowly; if
stirred too much after the flour is in
it will not rise; add a spoonful of
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CAUTIO N.

On account OF the popularity Of the Wheeler
& Wilson Sewing Machines, parties have
largely been engaged in purchasing old and
secondhand machines Of that make, and i'm
posed upon the public by selling them as new
machines. The Wheeler & Wilson Company
begs to advise the public that any one desiring
to buy their secondhand machines can be
supplied by that Company direct, on better
terms than others can afford them, and be as
sured Of what they are buying. Address
WHEELER & WILSON MFG CO.,
625 Broadway, New York.
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.Teuy Rolls.

Take three eggs, half cup of sugar,
a cup of flour, a teaspoonful of soda,
or, in lieu of the soda and cream tartar,
one and half teaspoonfuls of baking
powder bake in thin cakes; spread
with Jelly, and roll up with the jelly
side in cut in slices across the roll.
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WISHARTDS
PINE TREE TAR CORDIAL.

1T Ia now fifteen years since the attention Of the
Il public was fr-t called b. Or. l. q G.. Wishart
to this wonderful remedy aud so well has II stood
the les Of time, that to day 10 not only has the
confidence OF the entire community, but b. more
ii Than any other prupri tary preparation In the
country It Is IN" vital principle OF the Pine Tree
nbta ined by peCu lar process in the diillatiOu Of
the Tar. by whiCA its highest medicinal properties
"A e reta ne. For the following complains, I'm.
hamma ion OF the lungs, coughs, sore throat and
breast, bronchitis, consumption, liver complaint
weak stomach, disease OF the kidneys, urinary
complaint. nervous debility, dyspepsia. and dis.
eases arising from an impure condition OF the
blood, there Is no remedy in the world that has
been use1 50 successfully or can show such mum.
Der Of mary elous cures. The following VIII serve
to show the estimation In which this sovereign
remedy is held py hose who have used II.
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Cnnsnmn,inn tnr ron Yenrs Curcd.

DR.. L. q. 90. WIsHART: Dear Sir-I nm grateful
to you from the fact that You have made a medi
cine that VIII cure the disease Of the lungs. NY
wife has ad the consumption for ten year
Physicians had told me that they could on patch
her up for the time beng. She WAS confined to
her bed, and had been for some time. | heard Of
your Pine Tree Tar Cordial and scared one bot
lie: IL relieved her cough. She has now finished
the fourth bottle and Is bic 10 do the work for her
family. and may God speed you on with your
great discovery and cure YOU have made for con.
SUMPTION. Rev. n. X. HUPKINs.
Jackson Centre Shelby Co., ohio.
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Ct did not come here, gentleman,
with the intention of making a speech,
and am consequently wholly unpre-
pared to do honor to the occasion. You
must, therefore, excuse me if / confine
myself to few brief observations. "
Such were his remarks as they hoisted
him upon table at a recent political
meeting, and after he had talked for an
hour and three quarters it took three OF
his most able bodied constituents thir-
teen minutes hard work, with dray
pins, to convince him that he had said
enough,
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-12-11

"A mean man va r'esa known by the
length of time he can bask in the
warmth of the stove without himself
putting q lump of coal in. This is a
good time of year to take census of
mean men.
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HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
Cure for HOarseness.

Take the white of two eggs and heat
them; add two spoonfuls of white sugar;
crate in small nutmeg, and then add
a pint of luke-warm water. Stir well,
and drink nftAn
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-12-11

IF YOU want to look we'll and feel
nicely around the neck, wear the Improved
Warwick Collar. 1t is the latest style in width,
and all the edges being folded, the corners do
not turn up. It looks better than any other
collar, whether linen or paper.
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information The demand for the trade
dollar will be from one to one and a
half millions per month. kilograms are
now being received by bankers in Cali
fornia from New York, Boston and Lon
don as to whether they can obtain
amounts for remittance to China. The
Chinese buy up every dollar and remit
in sums of one dollar up to thousands /;
the trade dollar appears to be going
into the interior of China. ...
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Potato Pun.

Two cups of cold mashed potatoes /;
stir in it two tablespoonfuls of melted
butter, beating to a cream add two
well-beaten eggs, one cup of cream. or
milk pour into deep dish bake III a
quick oven.
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Damned by Faint Praise.-

man, clergyman of New York, was recently badly
kicked by horse, and was speedily cured by using
the celebrated Mexican Mustang Lniment. When
the proprietor asked him for certificate, he replied
that he considered it remarkable article, but it
wouldn't answer for him to endorse a remedy in
print" Here's consistency. But didn't kick
him, as the horse did. The world knows that for
rheumatism, bruises, swellings, SPAWN scratches,
Inflammation, lameness, or any flesh, bone or
muscle ailmeut upon man or animal, therei moth
ing like the Mustang Liniment 1t costs but so cts
and 81 90 per bottle and should be in every family.
1t is wrapped in fine steel-plate label and signed
q W MpsthroOk. Chemist.n
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Erom -. LouIs. Mo.

Dr.. wIsBAET. Philadelphia: Dear Sir-Durlng
a visit 70 Philadelphia. some three years ago, !
WPs ufTpring from q severe cold and was induced
take a bottle OF your Pine Tree Tar Cordial which
had the effect Of curing me In few days, ] have
used II In my family ever since, and am OF The
opioniou that IT saved the life Of my daughter
who was suffering IRON q severe aud pAiuful
cough. II the publication Of this Will be Of any
service. you are at liberty to use 10
Yours respectfully, JOHN HODNETr
~. Louis, BIO.
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PIMPLEs, blotches and other unsightly
eruptions of the skin should be gotten rid OF
as quickly as possible. DIR. WIshart's Pine
Tree Tar Cordial will remove all such things
by purifying the blood.
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THERE is nothing like leather shoes
with a SILVER TIP for children. Try them.
They never wear through at the toes. For
sale by all dealers.
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VEGETABLE PULMONAR

DIR. TUFTS HAIR DYE is warranted harmless
leaves no ridiculous tnts; imparts natural glossy
color to Whskers, Hair and Moustache.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-12-11

Ehe PfeIIIest " OIl8IL III INV UTAS
Miss -, well known in our fashionable society
for her distingue appearance and beautiful complex
ion was once sallow, rough-skinned girl chagrined
at her red, freckled face. She pitched into Ha-
gau's Magnolia Balm, ard is as pretty in COM
plexion as she is charming in manners. This arti-
Gle Overcomes freckles, tan, sallOwness, moth
patches. iug-marks, ETC., and makes one look ten
years younger than they are. Magnolia Balm for
transparent complexion, aud Lyons Kathairon to
make the hair plentiful, luXuriant soft and delicate
have no rivals The Kathairon prevents the hair
from turning gray, eradicates dandrnf, and is the
best and cheapest dressing in the world.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-12-11

RItIers.-The constantly increasing patronage
viii it receives has it is true, excited the petty
envy Of certain spenetic advertisers Of pinchbeck
panaceas, who hope to make market for their own
stagnant watery wares, by decryng all spirituous
medicinal preparations Bnt the public can
stomach neither their arguments nor their p0ta-
tiOns and consequently reject these very weak iml-
tations Of the enemy as entirely too thin!
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-12-11

"A letter received in Washington
from the director of the mint, now in
San Francisco, contains the following
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OPTICS MAGAZINE, 1875.

Now is the time to Subscribe The New
Volume VIII contain New Stories by oliver Optic,
Elijah kellogg and others, besides many new fea
lures all Of viii are duly set forth in our pros
pectus. Tie ms, g., o per year, IN advance SpeCl
men number mailed free on appi cation.
LIE r. & SHEPARD, Publishers. Boston.
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Fastest Wagon Time on Record.

The account of the trot in San Fran
cisco, between Fullerton, Occident, and
Sam Purdy, is producing profound
sensation among the turfmen and breed
ers of fast horses. Fullerton won IN
three straight heats. Time, 2:20!, 1922,
2:214. The third heat, which he trottcd
in 2:211, he is reported to have done
quite within himself.
This is the fastest wagon time on
record. And, in fact, all three of the
heats are faster than any one heat, to
wagon. for which any horse has ever had
a record before. Occident did not make
a show to boast of, comparatively but
Sam Purdv, although defeated in every
heat by Fullerton, commended bravely
for the victory.
We are somewhat gratifed to see Full
lerton-which we have regarded as one
OF the many promising sons of MIR.
Bonner's horse, Edward Everett-make
a performance that realizes all we have
ever predicted of him, and confirms all
that we have ever remarked about his
having been pulled oftentimes before.
To the correspondent who inquiries
if there has been "any sudden drop in
dry goods this week." a commercial
writer says: We have noticed but one.
She said when we picked her mp, that
"people who alto grapes ought not to
throw their skins on the sidewalk" We
presume it was grape skins that were
referred to.
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For Sale by all Druggists and Store
keepers, and at
DR.. L. @. C. WISHART'S Office,
No. 2}2 n. SCCOnd-S., Philadelphia, Pa.

WELL wELLl VII AT DOES THIS MEAN
So many children. and uJch a din Grandma can
scarcely hear her own ears " for the noise they
make They have each Obtaiucd copy OF the
YOUNG BOLRS w HIS, and finding u tull ~
MOE STORIES and GAMES, and BEd UIIrUL
PICTURES q ey are besirling Grandma 10 sub
scTib. for every one If them, and 50 get n hand
some Chrome for each. Grandma has promised 90
gra ify them, tor the paprr Is not only Lively su1
Entertaining, but instructive too and IA" loves tn
TlaEs glad The hcnTt 0r a chi II. Father Mother :
do J0u wish gOuT' child 20 be bright pnd happy p
why not gladden. hiS heart then Nv soudiug him "a
COPY of the YOUNG fOLHS NEWS Tor "A year,
when he will receive n handsome Chrome also,
that will make him still more happy 10 3d. pub
lished weekly at SI.2j per year, postage paid.
ana a Chrome. either - A FrOlic in the
WOOds.'' "The ISORt Race" " Gettlng
Ready for sea-" or. - The Shfpvrech." rs
sent as a present. Or the paper with either thro-
mo mouEtsf for St.5O, or with ttry Chrumus
mounted Tor SITS, or with the fOur hrOr %
mounted for Sz.25. Mounted ChrOmOs are best
Send a three cent stamp Tor n Specimen hunter.
ALFRED MARTIEN, Publisher,
p youth seventh street, Philadelphia.
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Epilepsy or Fits.
A SURE CURE for this d'tressing complaint Is
now made known in a Treatise of IS octave pages
on Foreign and Native Herbal Preparations, pub
Ii7Led by Dr. o. PHELP+ BROwS. The prescrip
ton was discovered by him in such prOvidential
manner that he cannot cOnscientously refuse to
make it Rnpwn, as 1t has cured everybody who
has used Is for Fits Vei having failed in a single
case. The ingredients may be obtained from any
druggist = copy sent free to all applicants by
mail Address DIR. q. PHELPS BROWN, y
Grand street, Jersey City, N J.
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,Eomtc end Reemnerant PIanta1ion

SAM! Most aDproYed. reIaDIe and WeI-hIIuNl TUT
edy for Coughs Colds & Consumption. Get the gem
tine Price S1;smaI SOC CUTLER BRos.& Co., Bos' on.
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Go TO Riverside Water Cure. Hamilton. Ill.
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CHEAP and CLEAN

sEHThey are Cheapest 10 buy.
- They are best 10 use.
% They bake evenly and quickly.
@ Their operation is perfect.
They always have a good drail.
80 They are made OF The best material.
They roast perfectly.
z Thcy require but little fuel.
Sz They are very low priced.
LII They are easily managed.
80 ThCy are Suitrd 10 all localities.
" Every Stove guaranteed TO give SaliSIatn
Sold by Excelsior Manufg 90
ST. LOUIS, no, AND By
RICE BROS. A CO. New Orleans, la;
r. URQUHART b CO., Memphis, Tenn.
PHILLIPS BUTTORFF co., NAEhyille Tenn
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A GENTS WANTED-Men and women. S34
- week 500 forfeited. The 81 Cres. Write
at once to tOWEN d CO., sth street. New York.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-08-14
fraudulent Venders.

Look out for them, reader Numbers are
perambulating the country seeking whom
they may take in. You can generally tell
them by their "cheek." The latest develop
ment is that of j. b. Kaufman, who has
been representing himself as the Rev. j. O..
Kaufman among the honest farmers Of
Pennsylvania, and selling grape cuttings to
them in order 10 raise money to complete
a theological course at Wittenburg College.
lie was having good time IL seems, aud
taking in lots Of money, when an investiga.
ton Of his samples OF mammoth grapes in
bottles Of alcohol developed the fact that
they were green cages or egg plums.
John Dean, an agent for X. Il. Feuner
Il Co., the Hamilton pillow manufacturers,
was arrested Aug LIST, by farmer Of Wood
Co., o., for obtaining note for 5000 fraudu-
ently This was the seventh arrest made
within two weeks, Of agents for Fenner Il
Co., on the same charge, and the farmers Of
this state have been swindled out Of SIS, 900
already. Look out for them.-OhiO Farm