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around the Dinner-Table.

= II.
A merely boupteous table is not el-
ways welcome or aepetieihg. Two or
thfee dishes, we'll prepared and daintily
arranged, are superior to dozen care
lessly and inartistically put on. Hospi-
tality is often COMPOUNDED with profu-
sion, and some of us are apt to believe
that We play the host i'll unless we per-
suade our guests into eating, Q great
deal. This sort of entertainments is
simply material, though 1T is commoner
than we think.
The pleasures of the table should APP
peal to the eye and mind as well as to
the palate. Form should be consulted;
grace should be indispensable. The
SAVIOR of food gains much from its set
ting and its accomplishments. A few
flowers, rerfect order and .neatness,
with congeniality and sympathy about
the board, will insure what an Apician
feast might not. r. /
The day of uniformity in table furni-
ture has passed, the present fancy being
for oddness and variety. This, apart
for picturesqueness, is both convenient
and economical, since the breaking OF
one or two pieces does not necessitate
the purchase of an entirely new set. II
is not unusual now to see on elegant
breakfast tables each coffee-cup differ!
ent from his neighbor, and no two Of
the plates alike. But it is at tea-most
informal of meals-that the greatest
variety and the prettiest effects may be
produced. r.a ..s.8...
Flowers have come to be indispensa
bic to many tables, and they will be
ere long, let us hope, indispensable t.
all. They need not be rare or costly
They are so beautiful, even the PLANES
and poorest of them, that nothing els
can supply their place. A few greer
leaves, dozen wayside daisies, a buncl
of violets, impart a charm and awake il
us touch of nature.
But more than all that is on the tabl
is the spirit brought to it. There Cal
be no high enjoyment of the senses un
attended by sympathy. Disquietude o
mind at table is the precursor of indi
| gestion. They who are invited to din
ner, and take thereto anxiety and dis
content, defraud the host of prope
return for his hospitality. No one ha
right to go socially where he doe
not hope to give some sort of compensa
ton. The tablecloth should be the fla
of truce in the battles of every day life
We should respect it, and, in its pres
ence, commend ourselves to peace.
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"A SECOND FATHER Who
is there that does not respect the memo
ryof Father Matthew, the great champ
ion OF temperance. Innumerable socie-
ties bear his honored name; but there
is one man who has struck more sure
death blow to intemperance, and that
man is DIR. J. Walker, an old California
physician, who has discovered in ma
lures ''meek and lowly herbs, a medic
inal ''tonic" and gentle stimulant that
completely takes the place Of the fash
ionable neutrality-suspicious. called ''tenics, -
go popular as compromise between
strong drink and cold water, and does
away with the mania for drink, and in
reality cultivates an involuntary disgust
for the same. It even does more 1t
acts upon the entire physical system,
purifies the blood, and produces hale,
hardy health. The discoverer of this
great medicinal stimuIant is surely en-
titled to the thanks of a whole nation,
and it is not extravagant to entitle him
" a second Father Matthew"
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Project for the Civilization of Africa.

A bold project for the civilization of
Africa is announced, under the sane
ton OF Capt. Sir John 81. Glover. Mr..
r. n. Fowler and other well-known
gentlemen. This is the formation OF a
canal for commercial purposes from the
mouth of the river Belta on the At
lantic, in the neighborhood of Cape
JUDY and Cape Baiador, opposite the
Canary Islands, to the northern bend
of the Niger at Timbuctoo, a distance
of TAO miles. Such a highway would
open up tie African continent to the
world, and it is believed that no formi-
dable obstacle opposes its construction.
but that the confirmation of the great
Desert of Sahara favors the scheme.
For $50 miles of the distance there is a
great hollow, supposed to be $50 feet
below the level OF the Atlantic, which
was probably at one time covered by
the sea. This low country is separated
from the coast by broken ridge of
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The Luck of storm Lake.

The advent of Storm Lake Brolnska
into this world was attended by more
auspicious circumstances than the fates
usually accord to humanity at the
threshold of life. The western-bound
trains, with several hundred passengers,
we're snow-bound at Storm Lake, Iowa,
a village on the line of the Illinois Gen.
trail railroad, eighty miles east of Sioux
City. The hotels OF the place, as well
as the private residences, were soon
crowded by the belesgured passengers.
On one train was a car of Mennonites
on their way to join their countrymen
in Dakota. They refused to leave their
car, and next morning it was ascertaiDed
that Mrs. Brolinska had become a moth
er. The report of the occurrence hav-
ing become generally known, steps were
at once tasen to welcome the little
stranger. The mayor called meeting
of the council. which declared the day
pnblic holiday and voted the hospi.
talities of the city 10 the baby and its
mother. A procession was soon parad-
ing the streets, and the mother and
baby were carried in triumph to the cIty
hall, where speeches were made by the
mayor, Judge Kidder, delegate to con-
greas from Dakota, aud several promI-
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A Partisan Hoax.

Lucy Hooper writes from Paris to
the Philadelphia Press 1T is not yet
the fArst of April, and yet a peculiarly
unpleasant tick, which was recently
perpetfated on quite elderly couple
residing on the Ohausse d'Autip, might
argue that that festive anniversary had
already arrived. NJ. and Nine. Z. and
their four children had just finished
dinner, of which the chief dish had
been piece of roast veal. Their cook
had requested permission to go out
for little while, which permission had
been granted. Suddenly a ring was
heard at the bell, aud a note was
handed to Nine. X. Tt ran as follows ::
MADAME: I have just learned that the
meat which was served to you for dinner to-
day was not veal, but-oh, how can 1 write it !?
a piece of the lutte nephew of the butcher.
He asdassinated the poor little boy, and to
conceal his crime cut him in fragments and
sold the pieces to his customers. dare not
return to the house. Farewell.
"This precious missive was signed
with the name of the cook. Nine. X.
straighway went into the Mysteries NJ.
x. was taken deathly sick, and the
four children screamed in chorus. In
the midst Of the uproar in walked the
cook and stood in blank amazement on
beholding the confusion in the usually
! orderly household. OF course, she had
never written any such note. The
butcher was guiltless of any assassina-
ton, and the veal was good, honest
veal as ever was cooked. A scandalous
hoax had been perpetrated by some
unknown Joker. Poor Nine. X. was i'll
for twenty -four hours thereafter, and
the husband in his wrath had invoked
the aid of the police to discover the
author of the unseemly Jest"
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Science at the New Paris Opera.

Under this heading Nature condenses
from its French namesake an interest
ing description of some of the scientific
appliances Incorporated in the construc,
ton of the great theatre recently COM
pleted. The first difficulties to be en-
countered related to the warming and
ventilation of SO vast space, compli-
Gated by the changing condition of
emptiness and repletion with spectators,
alternate union and separation of the
atmosphere of the state and auditorium
as the curtain is raised or lowered, etc.
To raise the temperature with sufficient
rapidity before the commencement of a
performance, and to provide for a re-
newal of air at the rate of nearly 5000
600 cubic feet an hour, hot water and
hot air furnaces are employed, fourteen
in number, and consuming daily about
ten tons of coal. To carry off the witt
sted air, the upper draft created by the
central luster is utilized through sew
eral large conduits communicating with
different parts of the house; while fresh
air is admitted through openings meas.
uring from twenty-four to thirty square
metres. TO avert a far too common
source OF danger to the performers, the
footlightS are ingeniously arranged to
burn upside down, their reversed glass
chimneys being connected with trans
verse pipe through which current of
air circulates strong enough to draw
the flame downward and keep the me-
talic burner from becoming heated.
These and all other gashghts in the
building are SO contrived that they can
be suddenly lowered for night effect
without the risk of extinguishing sim
gle one. In lower room are contained
gasometers of hydrogen and oxygen for
the oxy-hydric light. and gigantic gal
vanic battery of 800 Bunsen cells, the
nitrous vapors from which are neutral
lied by ammonia. From this battery
wires aggregating nearly a mile in
length are led to the stage, where the
intensity of the current may be varied
to produce different optical effects with
the electric light. In the opera of
''Moses," throwing this light into
watery vapor, genuine rainbow is pro-
jected on the scene, and numerous other
brilliant phenomena are displayed.
Throughout every department OF this
magnificent building science seems to
have been brought to the aid of art
and the government expenditure of 40,
900, 900 francs, which has aroused the
jealousy of the purely scientific socie-
ties, has at all events resulted in show
ing how advanced civilization may be
concentrated in ''mere place of amuse-
ment. 4" .T.. ....
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Beauty in Dress

Appropriateness - ab s0lutely neces-
sary to sseare beauty ia dress. Colors
and forms agi modes. In themselves
beautiful, can become uGgxaceful aud
ridiculous simply through inappropri-
ateness. The most lovely bonnet that
the most approved n1OdjSte can invent,
if worn on the head of a coarse-faced
woman, bearing market-besket on her
arm, eXcltes 30 emotion but that of the
ridiculous. The second requisite to
beauty in dress is the unity Of effect.
As in every apartment, so in every
toilet, there should be one ground, tone
or dominant color, which should rule
all the others, and there should be
style of idea to which everything should
be subjected. We may illustrate the
effect of this principle IN very famil-
lar case. It is generally conceded that
the majority of women look better in
mourning than they do in their ord1na-
~ apparel comparatively plain per-
son looks almost handsome in simple
black. Now why is this Simply be-
cause mourning requires a severe uni
formity of colors and objects which go
to make upthe ordinary female costume,
and which very few women have such
skill in using as TO produce really beau
tiful effects.
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FOR BABY's SAKE.

Eh weary Night has worn away
IN troubled dream, and start of pain
Al 7, Eroriug through the shadows gray
Morn lights my darkened reonl again,
a ~ can 1 meet this bitter morn,
LIES anguish left, its hope forlorn7
How eau bear the thoughts that wake
From sit tp with mes Fer baby's sake!
The brightest of the morning beams
Seeks cut tho darling lying there;
III lights the sleep-hushed cheek that CLEANS
In tangled waves of sunny hair;
Lies from the hand that grasps in vain
Then kisses the soft lips again;
No shadow ef my sorrow lies
In those forget-me-nots, his eyts,
check the sighs that y,uickIy come,
Drive back the tears that haste to spring.
viii not cloud, with look Of gloom,
The little ones awakening:
HIS fathers face he ne'er shall see
More bright his mothers smile must De
My bark of joy gone dOwn-its wake
y ust glitter siill-fOr baby's sake.
Dear baby-arms, that clasp nay own
The soft embrace renews my power;
Sweet voice, hear in every tone
Gods message te my darkest hour.
He knew the grief my soul must stir,
And sent my little comforter;
A baby's hand TO help me on
A baby's love TO lean upon!
Nor all alone. I'm sometimes sure,
My joy in this fair child can be
From hotter home, With love more pure,
His father watches him with me.
To grasp heavens hope, by faith and prayer,
To train his boy to meet him there
For this live! For this wake!
Help me, dear LOrdl for baby's sake!
The Aldine.
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about thirty miles, through which the
river Bella runs for twenty-five miles,
SO that all that would be necessary in
order to reach it is to deepen the chan
nel of the river, cut through the ridge;
and let the Atlantic fall into the vast
arid basin, In this way, "a vast ahest Of
water would .bs formed, The climate
woaId be improved, the country would
become moro fertile for pastnrage, and
agriculture and commerce would be
carried into the heart of Africt.
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people upon medical matters, which We are
credibly informed, frequently exceeds three
hundred letters day, and requires several
trained and skillful medical assistants and
shorthand reporters to. enable hing 70 enter
tain and answer their, as we'll 40 his large
daily dealings with disease ct the Words Dis
penssry, appear to have peculiarly fitted him
for writing the work, by rendering him very
familiar with the every day medical needs OF
the people. He enaeavors in this work to an
swer all the numerous Questions rslating to
health end disease that have been addressed
to him by the people from all parts OF the
land, and hence it contains important infor-
nation for the young and the old, male and
female, single and married, nowhere else to
be found All tho most prevalent diseases of
both sexes are also plainly and fully consider
ed, and means OF self-cure male known. Un-
like other works on Domestic. Medicine. It in
cludes the subjects Of Biology, Cerebal Physi-
ology. Hygiene, Temperaments, Marriage,
etc.. all of which are treated in
an original and interesting manner. 1t is a
compendium of Anatomical, Physiological and
Medical Science, and embcdies the latest dis
coveries in each department. tf tH-.
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Tremendous Flood.
Bursting of Another Dam i'm Mill River
Great Destruction Of Property, But
no Lives Lests

Bursting of Another Dam i'm Mill River
Great Destruction Of Property, But
no Lives Lest,
a tre.N ehdous flood occurred On the
evening of the 10Th in the towns OF
Wrentham and Norfolk by the break
ing away CT a dam which retains the
water of Whiton's pond, the source of
Mill river. The sudden bursting of
this dam hurled a tremendous food
upon the lands below, sweeping away
mills, bridges, country roads and dams
IN its course, and causing damage to
the extent of between $780, 900 and
5000, 900.
Half a mile below this mill was the
saw and grtst mill of the Elliot Felting
company, known as Fishers mill. Such
| was the force Of the waters on reaching
! here that it burst the thirty-foot dam
| and carried along the saw mill, a por-
ton of the establishment, as though it
was a toy shop. Down the stream half
a mile further was the trick of a New
England and New York railroad, fome
forty or City feet above the river bed.
Beneath this the water usually passed
by an arched culvert about ten or fifteen
feet In width. So firm was the erreank-
4 ment OF SAND ABOVE tho culVert that 1T
stood apparently intact for the space of
an hour, and then being undermined, it
caved in for a distance of $50 to 200
feet, forming an impossible barrier to
the waters above. When the road-bed
sank, q freight train was within one
hundred feet, Of tie place, though not
in motion, but the great volume of
water had already passed the railroad,
and hurried on to the achievement of
its greatest feat, forty rods below, at
the city cotton mills. So thorough was
the work of demolition that the cHpola
alone remained standing upon the plain.
The machinery and water wheel shared
the fate of the structure.
| One body was swept down on the
flood, but it was supposed that of c man
for some months missing. 80 fer as
known no lives were lost, but the dam
age to property is very large.
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nent citizens. The announcement was
then made that fve-acre plat of ground
was to be given to the baby, who was
christened by popular vote Storm
Lake Brolinska. The procession then
reformed and escorted Master Brolinska
to the station, and the train moved on
amid the firing of cannon and the ring
ing Of bells.
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TURKISH IHIE.-A letter writer in
Cnnstantinople says: Zone of the
perplexing things is the computation
of time. The Turks recken from the
time of the flight of the Prophet from
Mecca, ard it takes 537 Turkish years
to make 521 of our years. At sunset
of each day watches and clocks are set
to mark 10 o'clock, and until the twelfth
hour after sunset the hands on the dial
indicate the time that has elapsed since
sunset. After that hour they indicate
the number of hours that will inter
vene before sunset of the next day plus
or minus the daily variation in the
length OF the days"
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The most eminent organists of Paris
and London, as well as Warren, Nor
gan, Zundel, of Trinity, Grace, and
other principal churches in New York,
have given to the Mason & Hamlin Or
ga Gu. written testimonials to the sU-
perioriJY of their cabinet organs, which
they declare to have exceilencies not
found IN Others.
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DAv1s' pam KIn1ER. -

DAVIS Pam KILLER. = This article
needs no comments from us, but the real worth
of so valuable compound compels us to give
publicity to it. The Pain Killer we keep con-
stantly at hand and have done 80 for num-
Der of years. and have administered it for ails
of all descriptions, both external and internal,
and have ever found it to be the best remedy
extant We well recollect it's first introduc-
ton for public patronage; it was then sold in
few shops in the city; look at it now-the
world are its patrons. Sold everywhere,
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A NEW st. Louis reporter, getting in
late from fire, was told to write some
stirring headlines for his report, and
he did They ran thus: "Feast of
the Fire Fiend-The Forked- Tongued
Demon Licks with its Lurid Breath a
Lumber Pile Are the Scenes of Bos-
ton and Chicago to be Repeated FLOSS
$780," .rs-
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THE QUEEN OF ALL SEWING MACHINES.

THE QUEEN OF ALL SEWING MACHINES.
i'm speaking of the merits of the Wilson
shuttle sewing machine, it is sufficient for us
to say that we think the invention Of this ma
chine marks one OF the most important eras in
the history of this country and when we con-
slider the influence it has upon the social we'll
being of the masses, it is difficult to conceive
of an invention OF more Importance 1t has q
beautiful, noiseless movement it makes the
genuine " lock stich alike on both sides, and
does to perfection all kinds of plain and fine
sewing !; it needs no commendation; its rapid
sales, the increasing demand, and the many
hattering testimonials from those who have
used it, is sufficient proof Of its merits. The
want of . sewing machine is deeply felt in
every household, and as the Wilson shuttle
sewing machine, on account of it's extreme
simplicity and less cost Of manufacture, is sold
at q much lower price than all other first-class
machines, it is meeting with the extensive
patronage that it so justly deserves Machines
will be delivered at any railroad station in this
county, free of transportation charges, il or
dered through the company's branch house al
1879 Canal st., New Orleans, La. They send Al
elegant catalogue and chrome circular free OF
application. This company want few mor'
| good agents. a. ... ......-..I. +
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WE HAVE heard recently of several
severe cases Of spinal disease cured by John
sons Anodyps Eminent; one case of q man
forty-five years old, who had not done q days
work for four years. The back should first be
washed then rubbed with coarse towel. APP
ply the Liniment cold, and rub in well with
ha hand
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EXCELSIOR Axle Grease and Anti-fric-
ton Compound. Railroads, Coal Miners,
Street Cars, Omnibus, and Manufacturing
Companies pronounce it the best Axle Grease
in use. Send orders to A. II. CoUssENs & Co.,
wholesale druggists Nashville, Tenn.
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HoRsE-MEN, and others who pre-
tend to know, say that the following direc-
tions had better be observed in using Sheri-
dams Cavalry Condition Powders Give o
horse tablespoonful every night for q week !;
the same every other night for or 6 nights /;
the same for mich COW, and twice as much
for an OK. The addition of little fine salt
will be an advantage '.. '".
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BURNETT's CoCoAINE is the best and
cheapest hair dressing in the world.
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The Elastic Truss OF Pomeroy & Co., 744
Broadway, N. Y, is by far the best in use.
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Or. TUFTS Hair Dye is warranted not tC
contain any ingredient in the slightest degree In
furious to the Hair or Health.
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Go TO River Side Water Cure, Hamilton, IL
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GRANEDn FAIR
FLORAL EXHIBITION.

TIME Second annual Fair OF the A gricu lturAl,
Il Mechanical and Horticultural AssociaLton Of
III Obile will be held Tuesday, April "a, 1875. and
continue nve days. The most beautiful ground
In the South-kost delightful drives In the " GRID
visitors. No entry fee charged exhibitors. Races
each day Of the Fair. Railroads and Steamboats,
carry passengers and articles for Ell ibitiOn at
half rates. Send TO Secretary for Premium LIST
BUY an excursion Ticket and come 70 the Fair.