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collections, they invade the sanctity of the home, and make the Christian feel the heaviest-y yoke that ever galled the neck of man. No beautiful wife or daughter is safe from the lustful Turk. The victim of his fancy is ruthlessly torn from the weeping and stricken household, and, despite all the fine edicts and promises of recent years, the ruined husband or father is fortunate to come away with his head if he goes to make complaint. But a few weeks ago an aged father, whose daughters had fallen under the evil eye of the col lector, tremblingly declined to lodge him, as is the custom, uutil the village taxes were gathered. The enraged Turk saddled and bridled the man, and rode him back and forth until he sank with exhaustion. Nor does the foul tyranny cease with the wives and daughters; even the boys are seized and dragged to ruin. It was an in- famous proposal made by Turk to a Christian boy, at the fountain of Bel grade, that led to the horrible bom- bardment of defenseless Servians in 1862; and, finally, through the indig- nation aroused in all Europe, to the deliverance of the four walled cities to Servia. But he who would write the deeds of Turks must dip his pen in the springs of Gehenna.-AppletOrs' Jour- nHI
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= 7-7 An African Belle.

1none tribe through whose territory he passed after leaving Tanganoika, Lieut.. Cameron found the women much more regarded than is usual among Af- rlcans, and consequently they were far more fashionable than the rest of their sex in that happy country. One of the ladies of the country is thus described in Cameron s journal ...e.. ..
 ''She is a merry sort of person, this Mrs. s.zPaknwanywa, and really 1adylike in her manners. It was great fun showing her looking-glass. She had never seen one before, and was half afraid. She is a very dfessy body, dou- ble rows of cowries round her head, be- sides copper, iron, and ivory ornaments stuck to her hair, and just above and in front of each ear 8 tassel of red and white beads. A large necklace of fshells was round her neck and round her waist string of opal-colored singo- mazzi, and a rope made of strings of a red-colored bead. Her front apron was of leopard skin, and the rear one of colOred grass cloth, and it's fringe strung with beads and cowries sewed on it ill pattern bright iron rings were round her ankles, and copper and ivo- " bracelets on her arms. Her hair was shaved a little back from her fore head, and three lines, each about a quar- ter of an inch wide, were painted below. The one nearest to the hair, was red, the next black, and the next white and, to crown all, she was freshly an- Ointed with oil, and looked sleek and shiny. Her upper lip was perforated and a piece of stone inserted, until the lip protruded couple of inches, giving hideous expression to the face, and making her articulation quite indis- tinct. ' =s~5 =a --...---.- z.
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cold Maids.''

Mrs. Mary A. -Livermere pays the following touching tribute to old maids They have been brave enough to elect to walk through life alone, when some man has asked them in marriage, whom they could not love; with white lips they have answered "no," while their hearts have said ''yes," because. duty demanded of them the sacrifice of their
 own happiness. Their lives have been stepping stones for the advancement of younger sisters; they have earned the money to carry brothers through col lege into professions; like the Carya- tides of architecture, they stand in their places, and uphold the roof over de- pendent households; they invert the order of nature and become mother to the aged, childish parents, fathers and mothers, whose falling feet they guide gently down the hill of life, and whose withered hands they by and by fold be- meath the daisies; and carry words of cheer and a word of comfort to house. holds invaded by trouble, sickness or NSoCAs AuC uttSbJ ySdTS SGfOLCu lar D6- hind them, beauty, comeliness dropping away from them, and they grow faded and careworn; they become melodies to the hurrying, rushing, bustling world, and by and by they will slip out into the gloom-the shadows will veil them forever from earthly sight-the great surprise ofjoyful greeting will welcome them, and they will thrill to the em
 brace of the Heavenly Bridegroom. Stewart, who from your $1OO, O,O0O, ,O0O ot earthly treasures has given $1 1000, ,ooO to the working women in a beautiful home, Peabody, whose gifts of libraries and institutes and educational funds were princely. Vanderbilt and Drew who have put millions into the endow. ment of schools and colleges - these poor women have given, and are giv- ing, more than ye all; for out of your abundance ye have given but little, and these supertiuous women have given their all-themselves, with their loving hearts, with their possibilities of happi. ness, with their dreams of the future
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The history of the world does mo- afford another instance of vast multi tudes of vanquished subjects so griev- ously oppressed for centuries in their own native land by a mere handful of cOnquerOrs. It has been principle of Ottoman government to allow no official survey or census; but it is belived that the total population of the empire does not exceed thirty-two millions, and of these about thirteen millions, are in Europe. Of the latter only three mil lions are Moslems; the rest belong to the subject races and religions. Turkey is not really Mohammedan country. The faith of Christ has existed in Con- stantinople thousand years longer than the creed of the Prophet, and is to-day held with surprising tenacity by three-fOurths of the subjects of the Sultan. It is the very diversity of these conquered races and their almost total separation from each other by noun tairl-ranges, by deep, broad waters, and by lack of roads, as much as the merciless oppression which gives them no chance to revolt, that have kept the Moslem minority in so full and con- tinued power. The Servians and AL banians are different tribes, with diff ferent tongues; so with the Greeks and tBulgarians, with the Armenians and Syrians.. Between many districts even similarity of religion does not exist, and companionship in misery forms the only bond of unity in interest. Besides all this, the Moslems alone possess arms. It has always been fundamental prin- ciple that the entire military force shall be drawn exclusively from the ranks of the faithful; and, although recent reforms have set aside this maxim, yet the condition of the Christian seems not to be altered, or altered for the worst. The Turks have the fortresses and the harbOrs, the arsenals and the cities. The rayahs, poor and crushed by centu- ries of slavery, are scattered far and wide over the country, and have only | their humble homes and little patches of ground covered with taxation.
 Even those do not belong to them
 No Christians family is inviolate, nor can he own foot of the land on which he tolls out his days. It should be said, rather, that this latter statement was the law for four centuries, until abol- ished by the recent Tdnzinedt of Abdul Medjid in 1856. But we are considering tine cause of decay in the Ottoman Empire, and no reforms of recent date can effect the subject, especially as these usually fall dead upon their promulga- tiOn. The TanEinat itself, constitution of which any Christian nation might be proud, has produced pitiably small results, although it promised perfect Utopia. No Christian, then, however wealthy in money, however powerful in his tribe, could be a landed pro- prietor. The titled fields, the boundless pastures, the luxuriant vineyards, all remained in the grasp of the Turks, who are usually poor in money, lacking
 in enterprise, and unable to do any thing with their possessions but to let them out to the despised Christians, from whom they wiring the last farthing
 by taxation. Then, when they come round on their too frequent visits of
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Hygienic Houses.

The London Punch adds some sug- gestions of it's own to Dr. Richardson's rules for healthy living. We copy those which have to do with architec- | ture:
 STAIRCAsEs. .- These encumbrances should be abolished. There is nothing more fatiguing than going up and Gin some cases, e. g., after a joyous dinner) nothing more dangerous than coming down stairs. In lieu of the staircase a trapeze should be rigged up. With a little practice, every member of the house should be able to swing himself or herself from landing to landing The exercise will be found infinitely more beneficial to the muscles than stair-climbing, and, from an artistic point of view, will prove exceedingly pleasant and even graceful.
 | Wall Papers.-These collectors of dirt should not be tolerated. What is wanted is some cheap, useful material that will wash and supply, in an un- pretending fashion, heat in winter and light in summer. If this material, by places and chandeliers, so much the better. It should also (when needed) supply pegs for hats and dresses. It might, too, change color to suit the fur niture. At present such a material dees not exist, but it's discovery should lead to very valuable patent. .~J Until this material is invented, the walls of rich people may be lined with tin, to show that they are we'll to do. The of flee walls of lawyers might, appropri- ately, be faced with brass. aa
 The Kitchen This apartment should be on the top of the house, outside the roof. Its new position will do away with the nuisance caused by the odors of cookery. -''' ..'.-
 The Nursery.-It is obvious that this room should be on the top of the house and also outside the roof. Noise as- cends, and children should always have the highest (idest, the purest) air.
 The Library The study, it is scarcely necessary to say, skould be on the top of the house and outside the roof. Reading in pure air is healthy exercise. Reading in anything else is the reverse.
 The drawing Rooms. - The suite should be always situated on the top of the house, and outside the roof. The view of the adjacent country will be finer from the top than from the base ment of the building.
 The Bed-RoOms.-It is superfluous to
 
 air is an absolute necessity should in variably be built on the top of the house, and outside the roof.
 The Garden.-For the sake of conve- nience, no better spot could be found for pleasure grounds and kitchen gar dens than the top of the house-outside of the roof of course.
 Windows.-As light is life, there can never be too many windows in house. As rule it may be conceded that to every foot of brick work there should be- a. yard of glass. Care, however, should be taken there should not be too much glare. Thus, an unnecessary window should be bricked up immedi- ately on it's discovery. ..e
 Doors.-These wooden barriers are frequently the cause of much illness. Were there no doors there would be no draughts. Under these circumstances doors should be unsparingly abolished.
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Physicians who have tested Hostetter's Stom- ach Bltters concur in representing it to be an enninertly safe stinaalant, far preferable to the ordinary liquors of commerce, not only because it is medicated but because it is infinitely pure. It's alcoholic basis is the finest old rye and thi, is tempered and rendered medicinal by the cu- rative ingredients of botanic origin which it holds in solution. It has often been initiated, but never rivalled, and is to-day the leading tonic. diuretic and aperient of America. Mala- rial fevers are prevented and remedied by it, and it is 8 thoroughly reliable medicine in cases of dyspepsia, constipation. liver com- plaint, rheumatism. gout nervousness, uri- nary and uterine affections. It improves the appetite, increases the bodily stamina, checks premature decay. and as 8 sustaining and comforting cordial for the aged and infirm is unequalled. -" B
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PONDS EXTRACT.
 PONDS EXTRACT.
The Peoples Remedy.
 The Universal Pain Extractor, Note: Ask for Ponds Extract.
 Take no other.

"Hear, for will speak of excellent
 things" = - VI - PONDS EXTRACT-The great Vegetable Pain Destroy CT. Has been in use over prompt curative virtu.s sc cannot s be exceiieG. Ha CHILDREN. No family can afrord to be Bruises, C.ntusIons, Cuts, sprains :, are relieved almost Instantly by external application: Promptly relieves pains of fings, Old Sores, BOtls, FeIOns, COrns, etc. Arrests inflammation, reduces sMWelings' swell stops bleeding, removes discolor- LADIES find it their best friend. It assuages the pains to which they are peculiarly the head. nausea vertigo, % Sc. PgSs Pt promptiY iy ameliorates and permanently heals all kinds E1. 11 In nRsmmatiOns | 3 a. and ulceratiens.
 Che only immediate relief and ultimate cure. No case. however chronic or obstinate can vARfCosE VEINS. VI i It si is the only sure cure. KIDNEY DISEASES. It has no equal for RLREHnINs. ReTmanens Gge; iqa@ any c.us. ro- tn,.
 specific. thas saved hundreds of lives when all other remedies failed to arrest bleeding rom noses atomach, lungs, TOOTHACHE, Earache, Neuralgia and kheulnasism are all alike relieved, and PHYSICIANS of all schools who are ac. Quatnted with Ponds Extract of Witch Hazel recommend 1t in their practice. We ASOSC1o OA AOm uuuUTCOH ot Physicians, many of whom order it for use in their own practice In addition to the foregoing, they order its use for s dwellings, of all kinds. Quinsy, Sore Throat, m. flamed Tonsils, simple and chronic D1arrhOe Oea, Catarrh for which 1t is a specy6c), ChtlbIa1ns, Frosted Feet. SttnGs Of Insects, MusQult0es. Chapped Hands, Face, and indeed all manner Of skin diseases.
 TOILET USE. Removes BOreneew
 kOughmeSs and Smart1nGs heals Cuts EruPGhOms and Phmplea. It rcviues i,a- Ulgorates and Tefreshes while wonderfully 1m- proving the Complexion TO FARMERS - Ponds Extract. No Stock Breeder, no Livery Man can afford to be without it. It is used by all the leading Livery Stables, Street Railroads and first Horsemen in New York City. It has no equal TOT Sprains, Harness or Saddle Chahngs, Stiffness, Scratches, SweliingS Cuts, Lacera- 0ons, BleedingS. Pneumonia Colic, Diar- rhBa, Chills, Colds. &c. It's range of action is wide, and the relief it affords Is so prompt that 1t IS invaluable in every Farm-yaTd as well as in every Farm-ho Let 1t be tried once, and you will never be without it. v itated. The genuine article has the words Ponds Extract blown in each bottle. It is prepared by the only persons living who ever knew how to prepare 1t properly. Refuse all other preparations of Witch Hazel This is the only article used by Physicians and in the hospitals Of this country and Europe.
 HISTORY and Uses of P0nd,s Exfract. in pamphlet form, sent free on Application to PONDS EXTRACT COMRANY 0e Maiden Lane, New York. l-@
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True COnceit;.

What the world very often mistakes for conceit is self-consciousness, a recognition ofthe inward power, which is, in truth, very different from it. In our common acception of the word, a eonceited man is an empty fellow who bases his opinion of himself upon no true grounds. Very often, great but untried men will take upon themselves the achievement of that which the world deems an impossibility. But if the man has that within him which will carry him through, he is not to be blamed. It is the ignorant fellow and puffed-up fool who exhibits the richest crop of conceit. This quality in youth should not be sneered away or ban lshed, for, mean as it may appear, it has it's uses. A little hard work in the world will rub down it's salient points
 We must steer through all the shoals and quicksands of life, cultivating a proper lowliness, but yet an humble pride, if we seek, as all should seek, tc be proper and true men. as,-
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Selfsllness.

2 Selfishness is poverty-it is the most utter Restitution of a human being. It can bring nothing to his relief; it adds soreness to sorrow; it sharpens his pains; it aggravates all the losses he is liable to endure, and when goaded to extremes often turns destroyer and strikes the last blow on himself. It gives us nothing to rest in or fly to in times of trouble; it turns our affections on ourselves, self on self, as the sap of a tree descending out of season from it's heavenward branches, and making not only it's life unuseful, but its growth downward,
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THE WAR OF THE ROSES.
BY R. T. W. DUKE. JR.

In Celia's cheek the red rose and the white, So fairly mingle, we must deem it best, That both should conquer in the equal fight, And as they mingle put all strife at rest For blushes as they come seem half ashamed And paleness steals from meath the radiant glow Till, like carnations in the tdrifted snow, g Which is the brightest none can ever know. Ah had she lived five hundred years ago, Sweet truce had neler been broken, treason
 blamed, -=-5---a
 Nor York. nor Lancaster had struck blow, But both in homage bowed. both been content, Upon 80 fair 8 queen. to see their colors blent.
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Dyspepsia. Dyspepsla. Dyspepsia. Dvanensia ia the most rern1aYinp of all h

DySpepsl@' DyspepS1a. DyspepSla'
 Dyspepsia is the most perplexing of all hu- man ailments. Its symptoms are almost in finite in their variety, ana the forlorn and de- spondent victims of the disease often fancy themselves the prey in turn of every known malady. This is due, in part, to the close sympathy which exists between the stomach and the brain. and in part also to the fact that any disturbance of the digestive function necessarily disorders the liver, the bowels and the nervous system, and effects to some ex- tent, the quality of the blood
 B. F. Kunkeps Bitter Wine of Iron 8 sure cure This is not new preparation, to be tried and found wanting it has been pre- scribed daily for many years in the practice of eminent physicians with unparalleled success 1; it is not expected to cure all the diseases to which the human family is subject, but is war ranted to cure Dyspepsia in it's most obstinate form. Kunkers Bitter Wine of Iron never fails to cure. Symptoms of Dyspepsia are loss of appetite, wind and rising of the food, dry ness of the mouth, heartburn, distention of the stomach and bowels, constipation, head ache, dizziness, sleeplessness and low spirits. Try the great remedy and be convinced of it's merits. Get the genuine Take only Kunkel's, which is put only in $1 bottles. Depot, 259 North Ninth St, Philadelphia Advice by mail free, by sending 8 cent stamp. Try one bottle of Kunkers Iron and be convinced of it's merits. Sold by druggists and storekeepers everywhere. . -F. -. -E
 Worms. Worms. Worms
 Removed alive. Tape Worm removed alive in from two to three hours, with vegetable me- dicine. Head and all passing from the system alive. No fee till head passes. The Doctor never fails to remove Tape. Seat, Pin and Stomach Worms. Ask your druggist for 8 bottle of Kunkels Worm Syrup. Price. $1 per bottle. It never fails or send to Dr. Kunkel 259 North Ninth Street, Philadelphia Pa. for circular with full instructions by enclosing 5 cent stamp for return of same Kunkers Worm iS aod for oh n feet safety. as it is vegetable. Buy it. and try it.
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EnOkrine is tie name of test paper ing fraudulent celebration of wines. With 8 genuine red wine the color pro duced is a grayish blue, which becomes lead-colored on drying. With magenta and other aniline colOrs it turns a car mine red; with ammoniaeal, a pale vio- let; with elder-berries, the petals of roses, etc.. 8 green; with Pernambuco wood and phytolacca, 8 dirty yellow; with extract of indigo, a deep blue. The manipulation required is very simple.
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ONE of woman's inalienable writes putting a ''P. S.'' to letter.
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TUMORs ON COws.-The usual cause Of swellings on the knees and thighs of cows is lying upon an uneven hard substance. Jersey cows are more sub- ject to it than others, probably from the fact that the skin is finer and more deli cate than others. Remove the cause and in most cases the tumors will dis appear, bathing and friction will per- haps .hasten the absorption. - Mass. PLONqhnan. -,...-. -
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s'PALE morning-wrappers are con- sidered fashionable" says fashion journal. The pail morning rapper- the milkman-is considered necessity hereahOntS.
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BOILING BEETs.-With many house. wives there is agreat deal of boiling of beet-root in case it should lose it's color,
 and minute directions are generally given in all cookery books as to washing the roots carefully, so as to avoid all abrasion of the skin. That beet-roots should be washed absolutely clean be- fore being put into the potis, of course, very necessarys; but, the most simple way to avoid spelling the color is to drop the roots into boiling water. r
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MUST HAVE slept very uncomfortably the man who laid in his Winter coal
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5"CH1LD, haven't told you not to stand so much before the glass ?'' "Why, mother, you told me to read and reflect. l have been reading and now I am reflecting.''
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A LITTLE fve-year-old Whitehaller, while taking his bath, said to his ma Mamma, Pm a big bear when I'm naked, but little bear when Pm cub-ered up. ."-W Whitehall Tunes.
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CHEAP FOR CREDIT.-A Dutchman kept grocery store. When Hans sold an article for cash he charged one price !; and when he sold it on credit he entered a charge in his books for less than the cash price.
 One of his customers asked him one day: Clans, how is thisp When you sold this cheese for cash you charged me $5; see you charge my friend Jimeson only $4 for the same cheese, and take credit at that.''
 "Vell," " said Hans, ''ven I shust pood him on der book sharge not SO mooch. Und you see, ven I nebber get him lose not SC. much by dot fellah.'' @
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YOUNG LADIES who want red cheeks must get them outdoors as the roses do.