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overpowered by excitement, I fell faint
| ing to the floor.
When Consciousness returned, !
found myself in the house of a neigh
Dor, with the children all about me,
pretty we'll frightened, of course, but
| entirely unhurt.
How the fire originated was a mys-
terry which we could never unravel.
Grace sitting with her back to the stove,
| and with her attention entirely alb
| sorbed by the pictures in the family
Bible, did not see it until Rover, the
Newfoundland dog, who had been
quietly DOING by her side, attracted
her nGtico by his evident uneasiness !;
after which he sprang through the
window, fortunately taking the whole
sash bodily with him, and running at
full speed to the nearest house, soon
returned with some of its inmates.
Grace, Ia the meantime, bravelv let
ting down the two elder children
tbrough the window, which was only
about four feet from the ground, took
the baby from the cradle and was about
to follow, when the neighbor arrived.
The houss being old, and built as such
houses usually are, of the most COM
bustible materials, Notwithstanding all
efforts, soon b cane blackened,
smoking ruin.
Rover aud old Whitley lived to a good
old age, and we're ever after~ard held
in affectionate remembrance for their.
services On that occasion.
One evening about year afterward,
aswesat IN our new house built On the
site Oh the old one, But mos commo-
dious and comfertable in every respect,
rennark ed, "that the fire had bene-
fitted us in at least one way, for unless
the old house bad been actually con-
sumed, we should never have had the
new one."
al have felt the benefit of it in ar
other way" said my husband, grayely:r
cit has taught me never to put of do
ing anything which should be done. at
once until a more convenient season.
II the harness Had given away on that
day, where mended it so slightly be-
fore We started, although it would not
have interfered with the safety of the
children, it would have added tenfold
to our anxiety, because it would have
delayed our reaching them. I made
vow then that if We were permitted to
reach home without accident, L woulj
use my utmost endeayors to overcome
him Eli 90 81 ssss 'tio have "1 Ssen
pretty successful, so that, in more than
one respect, we have reason to regard
that memorable ride"
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A Lock Of Hair.

Almost every one has at least one
lock of hair cut from the head of one
now dwelling in that silent land whence
come no messages, no letters, no tokens
of any kind to tell Of love or of remem-
branoe. Every one knows that strange
emotion, half Joy, half woe. with which
the tiny relic of so much that was once
dear can thrill the soul. Only now and
then do we dare to take it from its hid
ing place, hold it in the palm, press it
to the cheek, and use il III a talisman to
recall all that we must perforce forget
in the work a-day world for the sake of
strength to do its battle.
We do not know whose hair that
which you treasure may be whether
the foss. curl from n t'ahy's head, the
dark lCck from The brow that once
made your breast its pillow, parents
gray treas, or q young lovers sunny
curl. Nor does it matter, for all love
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Snail Culture in France.

Frogs, horses, and snails-the first
are an odd but toOthsome dainty, which
epicures, IN this country as we'll as else
where, dearly prize; but horses, and
especially snails -these are articles of
diet which the enlightened American re-
public has yet to be educated to relish.
Hippophagy, we have repeatedly ex-
planned. is as common in Paris, or
nearly so, as the eatifgt of beef : and
the worn-out steed finds his. way to the
abattoir as readily as the milkless COW
or Stalled OK. Hence, as a mere
bonnie bouche he has palled on the
Gallo taste, educated by swollen geese
ivers or dseayed salmon roes; a new
dainty has been sought for, found, and
the basis of the industry which the
production has developed is snails.
There is nothing, peculiar about the
little object of which one finds thou
woods. SxitkeslaadA and the provinces
of Burgundy and Provence are the
places GIFTS cukivation. Throngs of
women and children scour the country
collecting the snails in immense num-
beers, and idepositin9 them in little
tracts Of land, inclesed with simply
trail Of sawdust This last the snail
despises; he cannot cross it, and avoids
its vicinity as matter of preference.
Therefore, for his confinement it is as
good as a stone wall After incarcera-
ton for two or three days, he is per-
mitted to starve, and then the plot is
laid out in patches of turf intersected
by paths of sand. Above boards are
hung to serve as shelter for the snails,
which instinctively gather in large
groups. The food provided consists in
aromatic plants, such as mint, or let
tuce and fragments of vegetables.
This is fed to them three times a day
in enormous quantities. At the end of
eight days, the snails become quite
obese, and besides have attained q very
suceulent favor. Then comes An other
period Of starvation for several days.
after which transmission to market fol-
lows.l
Commands, it is said, prefer the
snail when taken wild, SO long as the
capture is made at particular period.
After the eggs are laid in May, the
molluscs conceal Themselves under
stones to avoid the autumn frosts.
There they become perfectly free from
excretions, and, drawing themselves
into their shells. close up for the win
ter. 1t is when they are collected in
this state that their flavor is said to be
best
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AMER1cAN WonnN.-It isamelancholy

AMERICAN WOMEN. ISIS melancholy
fact, that American women have degen-
Grated in point of health and physique,
until they have become literally race
of invaids. How sad it is to look
around us and compare the frail and
effeminate looking lady of to-day with
the hale. hearty and buIom ladies of days
gone by. To all such the late discovery
Of DR.. Walker, of California, which is
known a. Vinegar Bitters. is priceless
boon indeed. For this class of diseases
it is certain and safe, and any lady, old
or young, can take it with entire c3nfi-
dence in the result, and thus avoid
what to thousands is a Stumbling block
never overcome, VIA consultation
with family physician. TITS true
there may be cases of years standing,
that will necessitate more powerful
treatment, but IN nine cases out of ten
this remedy will reach the disease, and
after Q Little time effect a care. The
number of ladies cured by it are num-
bered by thousands, and are scattered
through every State in the union.
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Few Word. to FssBl.7 ana Defeat.


By r. V. PIERCE. NJ. D., of the Worlds Dis
pensary, Buffalo, New York
Knowing that you are subject to great
amount Of suffering. that delicacy on your
part has strong tendency to prolong, and the
longer it is neglected the more you have to en-
duIe and the more difficult of cure your case
becomes, I. as . physician, who il daily con-
suited by scores Of your sex. desire to say to
you, that am constantly meeting with theee
who have been treated for their ailments for
months without being benefited in the least,
until they have become perfectly discouraged
and have almost made up their minds never to
take another dose of medicine, nor be tortured
by any further treatment. They had rather
die and have their sunerings ended than to
live and suffer as they have. They say they
are worn out by suffering and are only made
woree by treatment. OF anything more dis
couraging, we certainly cannot conceive, and
were there no more successful mode of treat
ing such difficulties than that, the principles
OF which teach the reducing and depicting Of
the vital forces Of the system, when the indi-
cations dictate q treatment directly the reverse
Of the one adopted for them, their CAGES
would be deplorable indeed But, lady suffer-
ers there is q better and far more successful
plan OF treatment for you; one more in har-
mony with the laws and requirements of your
system. harsh irritating caustic treatment
and strong medicines will never cure you. If
you would use rational MEANS sucll as COM
nonsense should dictate to every IL .elligent
lady, take such medicines as embody the very
best mvi3ora'ing tonics aud nervines, COM
pounded with special reference to your delicate
system. Such happy combination you will
find in my Favorite PRESCRIPTION which has re-
ceived the loudest praise from thousands, of
your sex. Those languid tiresome' sensations
causing you 70 feel scarcely able to be on your
feet or ascend q fight Of stairs; that continual
drain that is sapping from your systems all
your former elasticity, and driving the bloom
from your cheeks: that continual strain upon
your vital forces that renders you irritable and
n ho Ovp md aTIh nv a
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Nearly thirty years ago an Englisl,
expedition sailed far into the arctic seas.
There were two vessels, the Erebus and
the Terror, commanded by Sir John
Franklin and Captain Crosier. The
mysterious fate Of these, ships and their
crews has never been known in detail,
but il has passed into history that ali
persisted. The vessels reached the east
ern part of Davis strait in ssfety, and
were last seen moored to a mass of float
ing ice in about rs dogs. north latitude.
No special fears for the safety of the
party were felt until 1848 !; afterward
successive expeditions went out in
search of them. At that time began the
efforts which Lady Franklin has never
ceased to make in hope of obtaining
some news of her husband. And re-
Gently she has renewed the offer of re-
ward of $40, 900, and such other induce
ments as are within her power to make,
for the recovery of the records OF the
expedition. Long ago she was convinced
of her husbands death. In 1860 tin
case was found beneath heap of stones
on q desolate island, and it contained q
document stating that Sir John Frank
lin had died in June, 1847, that the
ships had been deserted, and that los of
the survivors had started to reach the
Fish river. And here dark curtain has
fallen, hiding their fate from view. Lady
Franklin believes that the records of the
expedition were buried not far from the
spot where the ships were abandoned,
aud mayye be found, and also that some
documents may be in the possession of
the Esquimaux. The chance of SUCCESS
seems small to the public mind, but,
with Q devotion and faithfulness most
rare, this patient woman clinqs to the
hore of hearing something about the
journey of her husband. Lady Frank
lin is in feeble he alth. but at her desire
q niece of hers has lately rem swed the
offer of reward, and brought to public
notice the grounds Oh which she bases
the probabilities of success.
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mile Grey Planet, l:s2K.
miles, True Blue 3:32N.
3 mtles, Norfolk, 6:27L. --...l
4 miles, Fellowcraft, 7:19L.
~ miles, Kste Pease, l:2SL. s-- 70,
* miles, Reform 3:064.
Three best heats record to wagon -3206
2:22x, 2:21Z; Judge Fullerton.
Three best heats on record-2.193l, 2.166, 2.16
Goldsmith Maid.
Four best heats on record-218. 217l<, ali, 2..9
G. oster (irst heat dead with Red CLOUDY.
Two best heats-2.19H, ala; Goldsmith Maid.
Best two miles on record 4.sOE; Flora Temple
Best three miles 7.2i4: Huntre<e.
Best double team-2.27a<; Jesse Wales and Dark
ness. t -
Best running time, mile hests-l.18. 1.43, 1.43k
1.46x, Las; first aud second, lh0rnhiI; Thsd
Stevens last three heats.
PACING.
One mile to saddIe-2 14x; Billy Boyce.
One mile to harness-2.18x; Pet.
One mile to wagon-2 175; Pocahontas.
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in it's essence. in that part of it that
outlives death, is alike and equally
pure, but We know that there is nothing
like it to you anywhere. There are no
words for the thoughts it brings. They
mock language. AS you touch it, and
gaze at it, you have nothing to say.
You feel the thorns of your dead rose,
that is all, and the wounds they make
bleed.
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ARRANGING FLOWERS ARTISTICALLY.-
Where tulips, hyacinths or crocus are
planted in quantities it is a good plan
to have some regard for color in their
arrangement. A small round bed of
crocus, for instance, might have the
purple variety in the center, the yellow
round that next place the striped kind,
and finally the white; or this order may
be- reversed with equally good effect.
The same arrangement might be OBJ
served in border planting by having
the colors in separate rows. Com
mence the first row by planting about
two feet of white croous, followed with
two feet of purple, then two feet more
of yellow, and finally two feet of the
striped variety now plant the second
row, beginning with purple, then gel
low, striped and white the third COM
mencing with yellow, and the fourth
with striped crocue. Such bed is very
handsome indeed. OF course other
devices may be followed, such as stars,
crowns and the like, not only with
crocus, but also with tulips and hya-
cinths.
The official report of the Austrian
government respecting musical instru-
ments at the Vienna exposition. declares
the Mason & Hamlin Cabinet Organs to
be "the most distinguished and praise
worthy instruments" of their class
praising in detail their power and reso-
nance of tone, variety of combination
and solo effects fine power of express
sion; smooth, even and sympathetic
tones, and thorough workmanship.
They were awarded the first and high
est medal. Other American organs in
competition were declared to be far less
meritorious, the tones and workmanship
being both inferior. Iu comparison, it
was said 4: Judged Ieniently, they do
not rise above respectable mediocrity."
This was undoubtedly the most expen-
sive, thorough and competent COMPARE
son such Instruments ever made.
A constable attempted 10 ley on
II Eaia Ta1enl yyonsn'S saWiuE machine
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YOUNG FOLKS HISTORY
OF THE
UNITED STATES.

BY T. W. HIGGINSON.
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CARLYLE, Ruskin, Tennyson. Brown
ing and some other distinguished Eng
lishmen nre reported to have signed
memorial protesting against the borri-
BILE cruelties too often perpetrated I'M
der the pretext Of scientific yivisection.
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MOTHERS, who have delicate children,
who are subject to Group When your child
goes to bed wheeling and coughing you know
not efore morning Group may set in, and be-
fore you can get physician your child may be
beyond the reach of help. Aliens Lung Bal
sam should always be kept in the house, and
be given Immediately when the first symptoms
appear. which will remove the mucus collected
in the throat and save the lite Of your dear
child. For sale by all medicine dealers.
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The Fastest TrOtting, Running and Pac
ing Time Recorded.

For the convenience and instruction
of horsemen we have had the following
compilation prepared touching the re-
cord time of American trotters, runners
and PAGERS. It will be found to be cor
rect
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THE AMERICAN ORGANS, advertised in
another column, have the guaranty
which comes from twenty-five years of
successful experiment., and from the
well-known high character of the manu-
facturers. They now offer entirely new
styles, unsurpassed in quality and
haautv ff
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DR.. TUFTS Liver pills followed by qui-
nine permanent cure for chills and fever. They
are purely vegetable. Sold everywhere.
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% TO riverside Water Cure. Hamilton. IL.

BURNErrs CocoAISE is the best and cheap
est hair dressing in the world.
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THE FORTY FOURTH COMPRESS.

The following is a list OF the senate Of the
Forty-fourth Congress, AZ rendered complete
by the recent election in Minnesota. There
are of straight republicans On Roman) 40; Of
independent republicans Gin aaiics) S Of dem
ocrats Gin SMALL CAPs) %; vacancy l; total IA.
The year in which each senator's term expires
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A FoEIuSE FOR ) L. THE Wyoming month
iy Lottery is conducted on the square -. Stoca
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We notice that the Agricultural pa
pers all over The country recommend the Use
Of Sheridan's Cavalry Condition Powders.
Exchange.
Farmers and others in his section nave ions
known and APPRECIATED the adj vantage of these
poud ara pyar all others.
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Diamond Cotton Chopper, Cultivation
and Planter, and Cora Planter are guaranteed
to give satisfaction by q southern company
whose character and responsibility are voucli-
ed for by the leading bank officers OF North
Carolina. -'he Gold Medal was awarded to it
at the Georgia State Fair See advertisement
elsewhere. Send for circular.
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Chiaese. Hospitality.

The San Francisco papers record a
perfect marvel in the way of a Christ
mas dinner given by q few wealthy
Chinese merchants to some of their
American friends. Under the guidance
OF Dune Some and Vim Chang, the
guests found themselves in a perfect
maze of grandeur, rivaling the descrip-
ton of the "Arabian Nights in splen-
dor. There were gigantic lanterns,
gilded hsnRings and embroidered
chairs. During dinner the guests were
RECALLED with the " o venture q la Con-
fucius or, Celestial Chord, with tin
pans and clashing of gongs. There
were lscquered tables with ivory che.
and checkers for those who cared to
retire for a smoke. Over the backs of
the sofas and chairs and around the
side tables were covered with elabor-
ately embroidered scarlet broadcloth in
gold and silver. The dinner table was
marvel of taste and beauty. No two
plates or bowls are alike. Besides the
chop-sticks, there were the usual array
of 81 oons. knives, ETC., and scattered
over the table we're images of dragons,
lions, antelopes, and devil-fish, in rice,
flour, and sugar. The naive wine was
scented with ottar OF roses, and it was
oo oohOu6 budo o CouPIO VI ouiAbieiuAo
we're considered sufficient for the even
ing. The bill of fare consisted of
thirty courses. comprising stewed
birds nests. stewed shark fins, duck
legs, Lii Chez nuts, pige ons. water
melon seeds, fried fl ,h fios, mushrooms,
and ducks web foot, capon and ham,
and almond paste. TIL pastry was
wonderful in design, resembling birds,
beasts, and fishes IN endlets varie ty.
After each course the party left the
table, conversed, lounged, or smoked.
FJllowing the Chinese dinner came a
European spread of twelve or thirteen
courses. After six hours lard dining
the party separated.
A GOOD joke is told of resident of
Providence, r. J., who, failing to get
his usual supply of water, concluded
the pipe was frozen, and spent nearly
q day in endeavors to thew it out. His
feelings my be better imagined than
described when he found that the water
had been shut off for non-payment of
water rent.
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A constable attempted TO ley on
Rhode Island woInsn's sewing machine
a month ago, and he isn't ont of bed
vet. She struck with her foot,
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HQuSE.

[Repub leans Tin Roman) 102 democrats gin
SMALL cAfs} 1877: independents lin itdicsO 6.
There are II to elect by states and to fill va
cancies caused by death. The asterisk CO in
dicAtes members Of the present congress, re-
elected the stands for colored.
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ATLANTIC wEEKIY.

NO CONTINUED STORIES.
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THERE are probably a hundred or
more persons in this aud neighboring towns,
who daily suffer from the distressing effects
of kidney troubles who do not know that
Johnsons Anodyne Liniment is almost GER
tain cure. In severe CAGES, great relief may
be obtained, if not q perfect cure.
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~. Il 2. Ricei& 70. 1roeers ..Bos
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lives perfect satisfaction" IL
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The greatest thing to sell you
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pretty successful, so that, in more than
one respect, we have reason to regard
that q memorable ride"
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n n To yx5 PER DAN-Rend for "(,bromo,,
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1877 Timothy O.Howe.
1881 Angus Cameron.