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A Family of Exclusives.

The Reading Pa.) Times thus de-
scribes the members of family residing
in the neighboring Township of Albany:
'Kunkel is the name of the family which
consists of five persons, four old bache-
lors and one old maid, brothers and sis
ter, who are bound together by the most
affectionate ties, and refuse to be sep
arated. The sister is in her SEVENTEEN
year and is noted for her excellent man.
agement, welding great influence over
her younger brothers, who range in age
from fifty to sixty-five years, the young
est being upward of fifty years old.
They are all over six feet tall, possessed
of herculean frames. The farm upon
which they live was acquired by their
ancestors over a century ago. Their
house was erected more than one hun
dred years ago, after the style of the first
settlers, split logs for floor, filled up
with clay. They do all their own work,
and are neat and clean in all they do.
Their farm is in an excellent condition,
and produces annually large crops.
They do not have their horses shOd in
the winter, only in the summer. In win
ter the shoes are removed, and the
horses are not taken further than to wa
ter. They carry all their grain to mill
and back on their shoulders, never US
ing the horses for this purpose. Their
barn-roof and a number of their out
buildings are matched with straw. The
family is much respected and reported
to be wealthy. A child, who married a
number of years ago, has been utterly
discarded, her singular brothers and
sister having paid her the portion to
which she was entitled out of her ia
theirs estate, and refusing to have
further intercourse with her. This Gu
rious family resides near Wesnersville,
in Albany Township, and have never
been out of the county, and it is believed
never out of the township. They are
said to have relatives in Philadelphia
whom they have never seem"
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Noon I'm the Woods.

The calmness OF this nosntide hour.
The shadowof this wood,
The fragrance OF each wflding flower.
Are marVelously good;
o, here crazed spirits breathe the balm
OF natures solitude.
IL is most delicious calm
That resteth everywhere
The holiness of soul-sung psalm,
OF felt but voiceless prayeri
With hearts too fun to speak their bliss
Gods creatures silent are.
They silent are; but not the less
In this most tranquil hour
OF deep, unbroken dreaminess
They own that love and power
Which, like the softest sunshine, rests
On every leaf and flower.
-WiiLjdn MOfheT7ceu.
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BAKED MUsHRooMs.-Cut off nearly
all of the stalks; wipe off.the skin with
a wet, soft cloth, place them neatly in a
pie-dish, sprinkle on little pepper and
salt, place small piece of butter on
each mushroom; bake about ! hour /;
haste occasionally with butter and wa
ter; serve in the dish in which they are
baked, with a sauce poured over them /;
make the sauce of drawn butter, little
minced parsley, little lemon juice, salt
and pepper.
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Extraordinary Railway Accident.

A very extraordinary accident is re-
ported to-day. Henry Croft and his
wife, of Lancaster, were travelling this
morning to Market Marlborough, in the
Scotch train. As the train was pas sing
Crewe, about O'Clock, a sudden crash
took place, and a long rod of iron, (which
was being carried in the opposite direc-
ton by luggage train, completely de-
capitated Mrs. Croft and swept the
greater part of the carriage away. Her
husband, sitting next to her, escaped
unhurt, and their son, sitting opposite
his mother, was not touched.-Pdt
Mall (London) Gag cite.
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A Blind Mans COurtship.

Last Thursday evening the Rev. j..
d. Biggs officiated at wedding of TO
mantle interest. For long time Mr..
T. j. Hutchinson had loved Mrs. NJ. E.
Hudson, both of this city, but he is to-
tally blind, and for that reason felt a
delicacy in making his love known.
About the origin of this love nothing
can be said 1t could not be called g a
love at first sight," but her voice was
sweet and gentle, and its mild echoes
penetrated to the blind mans heart,
weighing him down with all the despond-
ing sadness of hopeless love. In his
grief he made a confidant of lady
friend, who divulged the secret to Mrs.
Hudson, and carried the glad tidings
back to the melancholy lover that his
passion was returned. The minor mat
tiers were soon arranged, and the happy
nuptials were celebrated as mentioned.
Springfield (Nass. Advertiser.
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money was obtained, sir-Mr. Blendon,
you know how. / need not tell you
that. But in what way was it repaid ere
mischief came, and how was the hus-
band saved-saved from ruin and degra-
dation-saved to become a rich and re-
spected merchant Whose money saved
himp All, Mr.. Blendon, that you do
not know. But / will tell you. The
f20 note which rescued the husband
rested only 10 minutes before in the
pocket-book of this very Staining,
whom you are about to prosecute,
strangely enough, for precisely the same
sum. Yes, at that time Staining was
rich, maybe, as you are now; but, with
his riches he was a kind, charitable
Christian man. Mr.. Blendon, have
right to ask you, to what character do
you lay CLAMP"
have often thought since what adj
mirable advantages are clear head and
calm temper. In the delivery of the
foregoing l had worked myself up to a
white heat. 1t was only at the moment
when he first saw my drift that my lis
tener manifested any strong emotion.
Then he rose from his chair, and his
face flushed; but he resumed his seat,
and by the time l had finished he was
sitting as calmly almost as when l en-
tered. There was slight pause, and
then Mr. Blendon said:
"You have acquired, sir, some knowl-
edge Il will not say whether accurate
or mott of an incident in my early life
which am not called upon to discuss.
May / ask whether this knowledge is
confined, and is intended to be confined,
to yourselfP"
81 believe it to be confined to myself
and my informant, and have no desire
it should be otherwise"
Mr. Blendon bowed. al will not
conceal that shall be glad for it to be
an understanding between us that this
matter does not 90 further" q made
a gesture of ASSENT. "Well, then, on
that footing, will say that Mr.. Staining
shall be entirely absolved, and l will
even aid him if | can. You must, how
ever, excuse me from taking your 20
pounds. am obliged to you for COM
ing. Good-morning."
l departed, and must confess l felt
the enemy had well covered his retreat,
and had not left me morsel more of
triumph than he could help.
However, my object was accomplish
ed; therefore l fastened to meet Stain
ing. Hewas not at the appointed place,
and, after waiting some time, l went to
his lodging. 1t was a shabby house, in
by-street, not easy to find. The land
lady told me Mr.. Staining had come in
an hour ago, and was in his bedroom
not very well, she thought. She and 1
went up together, and knocked more
than once. Then | went in. Poor
Staining was lying on the bed-dead.
My first misgivings were happily not
confirmed. His enfeebled frame had
been unable to withstand the recent
wear and tear, and he was now beyond
the reach of his follies and his troubles.
-English Magazine.
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Safe and Sure.

Me- 3, R. STEVENS:
In ls12 your VEGETINE was recommended TO me;
and yielding to the persuasions OF friend Iconsent-
ed TO try it. At the time was suffering from general
debility and nervous prostration, supertncuced BY
oyerwork and irregular habits Is wonderful strength
enng and curative properties seemed to affect my de
blitated system from the first dose; and under its
persistent rapidly recovered, gaining more than
usual health and good feeling Since then have 2ot
hesitated to give VEGETlNE my most unqualified In
dorsement being safe, sure and powerful agent in
promoting health and restoring the wasted system 70
new life and energy VEGETINE Ia the only medi-
cine USE and long as live never expect to md
q better. Yours uuIy
10 Monterey Street, Allegheny, Penn
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| HAVE sold Hatch's Universal Cough
Syrup for five years. 1t has by far the best
sale of any cough remedy keep. The sale
has steadily increased from its first intro
ductiOn. Having seen it so thoroughly test
ed, feel safe in recommending it to my
customers. NJ. p. SHERMAN,
So. SOdus, Wayne Co., n. Y.
p. ST. have customers who say they can
not live without it. i will refer any who
NAV inquire to the parties direct. NJ. p. 5.
For sale by Richardson & Co, St Louis, Mo.
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Cur1I. CrRx,-sArK am srp

CHILL CUREi-SATK AND SURE.-Dr. Wn-
hoft's Tonic Is curative and protective. IL
will cure Chills and protect from further at
tacks. Its reputation is established It's
composition is simple and scientific II con
tains no poison. IL acts promptly and its
effects are permanent II is cheap, because
IL saves doctors bills. Il is harmless,
speedy in action and delightful Its elects.
Try Il and prove all that's said. g. K. FIN
LAY 4 Co, Proprietors, New q, lie Us.
For SALE BY ALL DRTGGISTS.
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The Arabs claim that Ewes tomb is
at Jiddah, the seaport of Mecca. They
think that she was about 200 feet high,
but the tomb could accommodate an
even larger person. There are few
shrubs and aloe plants about, and the
place is visited by numerous pilgrims.
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nm. H,.tory or ctvIlIxarIon

Might be written in the gradual processes Of
improvement wrought out in articles OF
food. Every progressive step Is 6 public
blessing. TO no one article Is more due than
to DooLEY's YEAST POWDER. This, with
proper care. insures the most delicious and
digestible bread. biscuits. pastry. etc.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-07-26
VEGETINE.
SHE RESTS WELL.

SOUTH POLAND, Me-, Oct. II, 1874
Mr.. n r. STEvENs
Dear Sri have been sick two years with the liver
complaint, and during that time have taken great
many different medicines but none of them did me
any good Twas restless nights, had no appetite.
Since taking the VEGETINE rest well. and relish
my food. Can recommend the VEGETINE for what
Il has done for me. Yours respectfully,
Witness Of the above: MRS. ALBERT KICKER
ME- GEORGE NJ VAUGHAN.
Medford. Mass-
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-07-26

KINesFoRD's OswEao PURE STARCH has
become household word for a household
necessity. 1t is so perfect as to admit Of no
improvement. II is pure.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-07-26

A DRAMATIC novelty in New Haven is
a play in which negroes chalk upto take
white parts.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-07-26

A LIFE-SAvINe MEDICINE, pleasant TO the
taste, gentle In its effect, yet positive and re-
liable, SANFoRD's JAMAICA GINGER Is as I'M
portant household remedy as one would
desire during the heats Of summer or the
chills OF winter Try 1t once.
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m.sn.r,. ne.her.. Mothers.

Doat fail to procure MRS. WrSsLovs SooTH-
na SYRUP for all diseases of teething IN ehil-
drea. 1t relieves the child from pain, cures wind
solic regulates the bowels, and, by giving relief
and healsh to the child. gives rest to the mother
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-07-26
VEGETINE.

The following letter from Rev. G. ". Mansfield,
Hyde Park, and at present settled in Lowell. must
convince every one who reads his letter OF the won
derfu curative qualities Of vEGETINE as thorough
cleanser and purifier Of the blood:
BYDE PARK, Mass, Feb u 1870
Mr. II. r. STEVENS.
Dear Sr-Abouf ten years ago my health failed,
through the depicting effects OF dyspepsia; nearly
year later attacked by typhoidfeyer in its worst
form. 1t settled in my back. and took the form Of
in gathering had two surgical operations by the
best skill in the State but received permanent
cure. suffered great pain at tmes. and was constant
IL weakened By profuse discharge also lost small
pieces OF bone at different times.
Matters thus about seven years, till May, s7A
when a friend recommended me 70 go % your ONCE,
BY wnat saw and heard gained some confidence
/ commenced taking it soon after. but felt worse
from its etects still perseyered and soon islt vas
the results desired till had taken it faithfully for
little more than year, when the difficulty in the back
was cured; and for nine months 1 have enjoyed the
have In that time gained twenty-five pounds Of
flesh being heavier than ever before In my lie, and
was never more able TO perform labor than now.
During the past few weeks had scrofulous swell
Ing as large as my ns gather on another part OF my
i took vEGETINE faithfully, and it removed t
level with the surface In month think should
have been cured Of my main trouble sooner II had
taken larger d~ses after having become accustomed
Let your patrons troubled with scrofula or kidney
disease understand that It taxes time TO cure chronic
diseases; and If they viii patiently take VEGETINE
II will, In my judgment, cure them.
With great oblgati0nsI am
G. W MANSFIELD.
Pastor Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
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LADIES who drink soda-water in Bos-
ton get a premium Of water-iily OF a
light luncheon of crackers.
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bear with him." He resumed:
"You do not appear, sir, to observe
the immense Importance of furnishing
delinquency of this kind. would not
take your money on any account. Dear
me! If / were to let this man off, [
would be ashamed of myself. He ought
to be i'm custody now, and he will be
very shortly. have just overcome
some foolish hesitation of my partner. l
am always firm myself" (Not always,
Mr.. Blendon-not when l last saw you.)
But l waited bit. A little further into
my net, please. "And therefore, how
ever sorry | may be, sir, must say no.
Dishonesty is fearful thing, and it must
be punished. If were myself to COM
init an act of this kind. and"
Why did he stop? l bowed quietly,
and rising said:
" You are quite right, Mr.. Blendon.
Dishonesty is terrible thing, and,
while not for another moment pressins
my request, / know that you will for
give my calling to remembrance, before
/ | leave, a curious case known to myself.
/ May | tell you? Some 20 years ago, a
poor, young couple, not long married,
had fallen into poverty. The wife and
infant were i'll. The doctor ceased to
attend because he was not paid Com
forts there were none. Even necessa.
ries were wanting. The husband was
distracted; he would get money; he
must get money. When his wife and in
FAINT child were well-nigh starving, whai
was to be d6neg~ Stay, stay, Mr.. Blen
don, l toW complete my story. The
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-04-19
The Charm OF Simple Cookery.

English cooks Overdo everything,
and the great charm of French din
ner is the simplicity not of its dishes
only, bnt even of its sauces. An Eng
lish cook, for instance, puts butter into
her apple sauce, and considers that
every joint ought to be accompanied
by three vegetables at least, if not by
four.
The English host is never so proud
as when he sees upon his table some
gorgeous dish, such as a salmon la
ChambOrd, or a Normandy sole. Now,
carp a la OhambOrd, or club la Cham
bord- if club is to be eaten at all-is
all very well; for lean and muddy fish
require to be thus dressed up. So, too,
when a sole is not quite so fresh as it
ought to be, an ingenious cook will
smother it with mussels, oysters, tIuf-
fles, onions, mushrooms, and ahundred
other such garnishes. But fresh sal
mon or fresh sole, cannot be cooked
too plainly and simply,
We spoil half our dishes by English
barbarism. There is, for instance, only
one way to eat an artichoke; but at an
English table artichokes are literally
served as a vegetable with the meat,
Asparagus is similarly desecrated.
Salad is taken in conjunction with hot
meat, and as often as not on the same
plate; while the English idea of salad
is thaty you cannot thrust them together.
The result, of course, is that each neu-
tralizes the flavor of the other, and what
we get is q tumble of lettuce, onion, tar
ragon, endive, cucumber beetroot and
celery, all mixed up together,
The French, who know better than
this, allow some one herb to predomi-
nate distinctively in every salad. Too
muchartin cookery may beas fatal as too
little London Examiner.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-04-19
Varieties OF Canaries,

The common canary is know through
out the civilized world, and is so COM
mon as to be cheap in all bird stores;
but many of the varieties are rare, and
very expensive: these varieties are
mostly cultivated in England, however
where the song of canary is not SO
much valued as its elegant shape or
brilliant color. Germany is the great
centre whence the world is supplied
with singing birds, and in Germany the
business of raising the birds and get
ting them ready to send abroad is chief
ly carried on in the villages among the
Hartz Mountains of Hanover. The
people there are miners and cattle-dro-
vers, but, being poor, almost every
family devotes its spare time to rear
ing canaries and making the little
wooden cages IN which they are car
RED to the distant railway station or
seaport. The houses are small, but
one corner of the principal room is sep
arated from the rest by light parti-
ton, and given to the birds for their
own use, where, in cups, boxes, and
gOurd-shells, they build their nests and
hatch their eggs secure from all harm.
When the breeding season is over, all
the young birds are taken to Bremen
or Hamburg, to be sent across the Oce-
an to England, America, or away
around to India and China. These vOy-
ages are made only in the winter, how
ever, because it was found that in sum-
mer travelling the birds lost their voices
and plumage; but that season is so cold
and stormy that usually from quarter
to half of the cargo perishes before
reaching our shore. So many birds are
sent, nevertheless, that probably $4,000
came to New York alive last year from
Europe. These are distributed through
large number Of bird-shOps in the
city, and the deafening chorus which
is kept up from dawn till dark by a
hundred or so singing at the top of
their voices in single room, added to
the din of small menagerie of other
animals, is something surprising to one
the first time he enters.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-04-19
In Russian Hotels.

You are bound to enter sucCinct but
exhaustive autobiography In volume
kept for the purpose, and are compelled, 4,
under awkward penalties, to put your
self in intimate relations with the au-
thorities. You are bound to make up
your mind as TO your plans, and you
must purchase n permits de sojow or de
coydge, good for fixed number of days.
If you ovorstay your leave, you do 1t at
your peril, although you may have been
the victim Of circumstances beyond
your control. Happily, this bureaucratic
tyranny is freely tempered by bribery,
another sign Of primitive society, and
there are few officials so highly placed
as not to be accessible to the Russian
equivalent for backsheesh. The trav.
cling arrangements are good on the
great lines of railways, If you do not
object to a most oppressive atmosphere
In the carriages. But in the hotels out
of the Capital, comfort Is unknown, to
say nothing Of luxury. Bedding Is
scarce and linen unattainNble, for in the
most favorable circumstances you must
content yourself with blankets. Thus
at Mini Novgorod, which Is the seat Of
the great fair and frequented by all the
high commercial arlstocraoy, the trav.
elers found the best establishment ut
terly uncarpeted aud redolent of the
fumes of stale tobacco. For a great part
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-04-19
Dispersal OIL insects.

Winged insects are perhaps, of all,
most admirably adapted for the special
conditions found in one locality, and
the barriers against their permanent
displacement are numerous. Thus may
insects require for their subsistence sue
culent vegetable food during the entire
year, which, of course, confines them
to tropical regions; some are dependent
on mOuntain-vegetation; some subsist
on water plants; and yet others, as the
Leptd0ptera, in the larva state, are limi.
ted to single species of plant. Insects
have enemies in every stage of their ex-
istence; foes are at hand ready to de-
stroy not only the perfect form, but the
pupa, the larva, and the egg; and any
one of these enemies may prove so for
mldable, In country otherwise well
adapted to them, as to render survival
impossible. But, on the other hand, most
varied means of dispersal carry insects
from their natural habitats to distant
regions. They are often met far from
land, carried thence by storm or hurri-
cane. Hawk-moths are sometimes cap
tured hundreds of miles from shore, hay
ing taken passage on ships which sail
near tropical countries, and Mr.. Darwin
narrates that he caught in the open sea,
seventeen miles from the coast of South
America, beetles, some aquatic and some
terrestrial, belonging to seven genera,
and they seemed uninjured by the salt
water. Insects, in their undeveloped
states, make their abodes in solid timber,
which. transported by winds and waves,
may carry Its undeveloped, winged
freight great distances. Tropical insects
are not unfrequently captured In the
London docks, where they have been
carried in furniture or foreign timber.
Insects are very tenacious of life, and
nearly all can exist for a long time with
out food. Some beetles bear immersion
in strong spirit for hours, and are not
destroyed by water almost at the boil
ing-polnt. These facts enable us to un-
derstood how not only by means of its
delicate wings, but by winds, waves,
volcanic dust, and a thousand other
agencies, insects may be carried to re.
mote regiOns.-P0puldr Science Monthly.