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Attachment to Newspapers.

The strong attachment of subscribers
to well-conducted newspapers is fully
confirmed by publishers. "Stop my
paper" words of dread to beginners in
business, lose their terror after paper
has been established for term of years.
50 long as paper pursues a just,
honorable and judicious course, meeting
the wants of its customers in all respects,
the ties of friendship between the sub
scribers and the paper are as hard TO
break by an outside third party as the
link which binds old friends in business
or social life. Occasionally defects and
errors in a newspaper are overlooked by
those who have become attached to it,
through its perusal, for years. They
sometimes become dissatisfied with it on
account Of something which had slipped
into its columns, and may stop taking
1t; but the absence of the familiar sheet
at their homes and Offices for few weeks
becomes an insupportable privation, and
they hasten to take it again, and possibly
apologize for having it stopped. No
friendship on earth is more constant
than that contracted by the reader for a
Journal which makes an honest and
earnest effort to merit its continued
support. Hence a conscientiously con-
Quoted paper becomes favorite in the
fSnilv
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Getting Married Without Know
ing 1t.


Thibet is the old bachelors paradise,
for it is there that he can firt with q
hundred girls simultaneously, and get
married without knowing it. L. 7.
Cooper, an agent in the English civil
service-he was recently murdered
at Bhamo, although that is neither here
nor there-resolved to travel through
China by a route comparatively un-
known, and full of dangers. Starting
from Hadow, he went along the Yang
tse. Kiang to Eastern Thibet. One day
he found himself in a grove, surrounded
by q group of girls, and, according to
him, the whole scene was 80 Arcadian
and the romantic effect so irresistible.
that, though struck by the remarkable
absence of the male sex, he gave himself
up to the influence of the situation, and
waited with languid curiosity for the
denouement of this pleasant little adven-
tUre." He smoked with the girls and
shared their meals, and afterward they
dragged in young girl of sixteen, at
tired in silk dress, seated her by his
side, and then began to dance round the
pair. He could not make it out until
his servant explained that, according to
one Of the customs of Thibet. he had,
without knowing it, allowed himself to
be married. He at first wished to resist,
/ pleading English customs, but the tribe
among when he was would accept no ex-
plantations, aud he was compelled to take
the girl with him.
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the case. He most probably felt inc s.,;Id iIJi
giving way before he threw tno n hi,
and if so, this explained the cause .Sar as
haste. They said this to eacn o''-N
they fell back. - .;voe for
There was, however, little LIZ baer
words. Scarcely had this though. crssh
exchanged before there was anothel ot;or
and, with a momentary, waving tba{
almost the entire building fell ln' y bors
what had been stately mansion az lie &c
before was now only a shapeless P'i0 -
blazing timbers. ,.Leaoh-
bings, which had filled the air DuS Sne
instant before ceased again at LIE Iad =.
Mailing spectacle. Neighber lookSu ~
neighbor aghast with horror, tne ne sacS %
! light adding wild, spectral look 70 e.en M
in9uiring face. Then a simultaneous
cry arose from the crowd that yuoa enu
the old nurse were buried in the ruins,
| But suddenly; from out the flame anu
smoke. in the direction where the gen.
erous slave bad last been seen, "Ia'
seemed human figure began to emelse
crawling painfully on hands and knees
human figure, crushed and maDgieu
and still with life in it. And haIk
voice-a full, deep voice, coming ron
that poor. charred body; and what ui'
it say? Not words of pain, but WORDS =
joy-words that you and | may pies
God if we can say when dying.
They reached him, stopped over niu
and would have raised him; but at ths
moment he looked up at his mistress
prayer was on his lips, and triumphan
smile broke over his face-then he ie
, back lifeless.
, Thus died the faithful Juba. Owe
his grave there is a marble tablet, VII
| the words inscribed thereon, "Faithtl
unto Death" What nobler motto coul
, | there he
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Altiehokss for Hogs.

Experience has demonstrated the fact
that artichokes are excellent food for
hogs, and that they are practically val
liable in those localities where corn is
the principal food. As more than a
usual quantity is likely to be planted
this spring, word or SO of caution may
not be out of place. 1t is not good
plsi, to plant them in the centre of a
field, for when once established they are
very difficult to eradicate. A better
way is to plant them where they can
remain for any length of time desired.
Wewould not recommend planting more
than aD acre or two. unless the person
has had some previous experience with
them; although those who make hog
raising business, often plant as many as
i've acres At all events the artichokes
should be planted where it is convenient
to turn in the hogs, so that after the
FROST has destroyed the tops in the fall,
they win root up and eat the principal
part of the crop. Enough of the tubes
will usually remain in the ground at the
time winter sets in to seed the ground. !
From the numerous reports of farm
how are now raising them for fe~
hogs, we infer they are probably a. /
able TO the northern farmer as1he stock
or field pea Is to the southern one.
Col Scott, of Iowa, who is an extern
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FARM AND HOME.
Weening Colts

NeSfliHR NUfiSr
A correspondent of q Canada paper
has this to say on weaving colts:
Put the colt and its mother in q stable;
tie both side by side in manger, in a
vide stall; have nothing between them;
give them an adequate supply of nutri-
tious aliment for few days, and the
thing is accomplished. ] prefer this way,
because it prevents fretting, on the part
of both the mother and colt; and as an
Irishman expressed it, about the tive
pigs in the same pen, the one encourages
the other to eat; so that the colt is not
reduced in condition, as is too often the
case during the weaving process. This
mode of treatment helps to halter-break
the colt, too, if it has not previously
been done.
Another plan l have sometimes adopt
ed, when did not want to stable the
eolt-that is, started the old folks away
ON a visiting tour for week or so with
the mare, leaving the colt in the pasture
field with the other colts; thus the two
are out of hearing distance of each 9TH
er, until the young one forgets its baby
notions
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.;1k and seem to thrive as well as any
= those nursed by their natural mother.
california hogs are small, but those
wb;cb are fed grain are hard-heshed and
Ill suited for curing purposes. The
chinese portion of San Francisco's pop
Sia,;on are said to consume, as fresh
',ork the most of the acorn-fed or soft
Lors which a1e marketed there. The
.~erspe gross weight of hogs slaughtered
= San Francisco was 165 pounds in
1877 1S5 pounds in 1876, I55 pounds in
1875, and 144 pounds in 1874,
The best preventive for worms in eel
e,v Is to mix plenty of salt, SCOT and flne
lime with the manure that is to be en-
rloved in trenches. This should be
added to the manure some weeks ot lore
q Is used, during which time it should
\. turned now and then. The mixture
obave named also benefits the growth oi
the celery, which will lift clean and
spotless compared with that grown IL
the ordinary way.
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cATALlNE's DEFENCE

Rrsf this viii ayCw that Ihsve scorned,
and still do scosn. TO hire my sense OF wrong!
who brands me the forehead, breaks my sword,
Or lays the bloody scourge upon my back,
Would perhsps Ike TO try 1t on outjn the back
yard
After he Senate adiournsl
Bsnsked indeed thank you for it,
As intended 10 move out Of town snyhows
I held some shack allegiance ill this hour,
But now IA , swords my own; and
Would like to eee the man that will
Attempt to collect my city tsxes for this year
ernfle on you taId-headed snipes of the valleyi
Your ConBu1s merciful-very but IL be
Dares 70 touch hair Of Cataline, viii
Knock him galley west and crooked,
For I'm the best little man that walks
The streets Of this burg and don't you forget III
Banished from Ro.nel What's baniEned but set
fre8
From daily contact with the things loathe
Your oTgRn-grinders on every street corner
Your cifizens, packing plaster of Paris images
Around on cellar DOORS and selling them
To our wives for our winter clothingl
q Tried and convicted traitorp Who says this
let him show his head. and I'll bust il
II II costs me- lorty dollars
] go; but not to leap the gulf alone.
90; but when come. twill be the burst
of cCeans n the earthquake-roLiDg beck
In swift and noun famous ruin. Ia Ia
You build my funer pile. but your best blood
Shall quench its flames Back slavesi
I.haye return ticket In my vest pocketl
-[Oil City Derrick.
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iDr. II. q. Angel, 10 Atlantic Monthly
Persons having tendency to weak
ness of sight, or those experiencing un-
usual fatigue of the eyes in reading or
similar occupations requiring close Wis
ion, should carefully observe the follow
ing rules:
l. Cease to use the eyes for the time
being, and look away from the work,
when sight becomes in the least painful,
blurred or indistinct. After perfect rest
for moment or longer, work may be
resumed, to be continued as before
when the eyes feel again fatigued
2. See that the light is sufficient, and
that it falls properly upon your work.
Never sit facing it. 1t is best that the
light should fall upon the work from
above or behind. Failing this, it may
fall from the side. Never use the eyes
at twilight. Any artificial light for the
evening is good if it is brilliant enough
and steady. When artificial light is at
all painful, it is safer to read or write
only during the day.
3. Never read in the horse or steam
cars. 1t requires too great an exertion
of the accommodatiye power TO keep
the eyes fixed on the letters. Business
men are in the habit of reading the
evening papers on their way out of the
city, and the morning papers on their
way in. This dangerous practice is a
somewhat frequent cause of weakness OF
sight. There are those who can follew
it with impunity year after year, but
there are more who can not.
4. Never read when lying down it is
too fatiguing for the accommodative
power. Many q tedious case of weak
sight has been traced to the pernicious
habit of reading in bed after retiring for
the night.
5. Do not read much during conva.
Iescence from illness. Before the mus.
cular system generally has quite re-
covered its healthy tone, we ought not
to expect the muscles of accommodation
to bear the continuous use to which they
are subjected in reading or writing.
We can not be sure that the delicate
muscles OF the eye are in a condition tc
be used until the muscles of the leg and
the arm have regained their strength and
firmness.
6. The general health should be main.
tanned by a good diet, sufficient sleep
air, exercise, amusement, and a proper
restriction of the hours of hard work
One ought not to expect strong eyes in
a body weakened by bad habits or an in
judicious amount of labor. Bright gas
lights in crowded rooms, and the impurity
OF the air in such places, are especially tc
be avoided. Medical advice should be
sought in regard toany nervous debility
disorder OF the organs of digestion, OF
functional disturbances of a general
nature, whether they appear to have 6
direct connection with the weakness Of
sight or not.
2. Take pie4rsss4 s ssIs is a SOW
ereign balm for se1se WHO suffer from
weak sight. Retifsearly. and avoid the
painful evening lights Ten hours SLEEP
for delicate eyes is better than eight.
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What the Animals Eat.

The feeding of animals in menagerie
is always carefully done, because their
lives depend upon the adaptability OF
their food. The Philadelphia Times
says that the daintiest eaters in the To-
illogical garden there are two ochimpanzees,
They breakfast on weak tea, with plenty
of milk and sugar, and bread thickly
spread with honey. They lunch at ten
O'Clock on bananas and oranges, dine at
three on rice or tapioca, served with
sugar and sherry, and sup at seven on
rice and milk. The seals are less trouble
some to feed, but more expensive, for
five of them eat daily eighty pounds Of
fresh fish. Formerly the lions, tigers
and other carnivora were costly, but of
late they have been fed on horse meat,
which is very cheap The butfaloes,
deer and elephants live now on grass in
the grounds. The rhinoceros is the
greediest of the lot; but it is quantity
that he Graves, without much regard to
quality. He will eat two hundred and
fifty pounds of hay every day, and q
bushel of potatoes is to him like plate
OF strawberries to a hungry man. his
food costs $40 week, which is as much
as that o. an elephant The giraffe has
to be fed carefully, because he has no
regard for his long, narrow throat, and
starts one mou thful down before the one
before it has reached his stomach, thus
choking himself. Common monkeys eat
nearly everything that is offered; so do
the ostrIches and cassowaries, but some
of the insectivorous have to be patiently
catered TO. The moose is the hardest to
please, and misses the twigs of his native
woejs
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A Hard Case.

Enter young husband, who throws
hmself into a chair, and exclaims: /:
What toothache again, Maria do
caA that hard upon a felIer Why, you
= eoothache when left this morning !
nd here have been at Epson all day,
/ nth the jolliest lot O. fellers ever got
together in one drag, and won pot o.
money, and had no end of jolly time,
and did think / shsuld find something
cheerful and jolly to greet feller when
| got homel And there you are tooth
ache again / do call it hard upon q
feller-precious hard ~ Punch.
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VANITY FAIR IN JUNE.
-'E''s" o''S and hatrons as They Appear II
Roti., Row
tLondOn Cor. N. Y. World.

vi. N L. W OtAus
a prettier sight than the English girls
dressed for the morning promenade can
not be imagined. Their fresh, blooming
faces and simple tasteful toilets form a
most charming picture, and make one
wonder whether they can be the same
who were at the opera house last night,
or whether they are different race who
only appear in the morning. 1t seems as
II 1t must be 80, for the girls at the opera
In those menstrous toilets, that only
English taste and English dressmakers
could invent, are plain and unattractive,
high shouldered, short waisted-the
work of the modiste-with their luxuri-
ant hair covered entirely by caps the
size of bonnets. No wonder we call
English girls plain if we only see them
in what is called full dress. The middle
aged ladies, too, as seen in the morning
promenade, are totally unlike the British
matren satirically gSxesled by the pen
of our British q ., rae
NtCW hC0A VIZ - ~ - ~
zling in the extrefD there is a row,
with its avenue OF stately trees, in all
their freshness, filled with riders, the
walks and side crowded with pedes-
trians. and others seated on the rows OF
chairs, placed under the trees, and the
drive. the other side of the ride, were
ladies who do not care to ride or walk
drive themselves, sight of itself
Beautiful pairs of ponies, or horses
wonderfully constructed phaetons, and
certainly every type of woman. AS two
o'clock draws near the throng grows very
dense. circulation is almost impossible
fashion greets fashion in rapid handshake
and mods, celebrated people pass by al
most unnoticed in the crowd, and con
tinual hum of criticism is kept up
Everybody is on the lookout for every
/ body else. eager for novelty and read,
for any excitement which may turn uI
/ On this particular June morning thei
craving was satifed. A horse has fallel
under his fair rider, who is no other tina
the Princess of Wales; rush is mad
for the spot, but before crowd can col
lect she is up and mounted again; sh
is pale, but unhurt and safe, greatly t
the relief of the people. The princes
looks perfect on horseback; her figure
1.-THE, straight and graceful, but, in spit
of her valiant appearance, she is timi
rider. She rode slowly off after her mi
hap, amid the respectful homage of tn
gay crowd. Ten minutes after this acc
dent the ride is cleared, and conpar,
tive silence reigns over the late brilIian
| scence
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THE GREAT FAMILY MEDICINE

THE GREAT FAMILY MEDICIEE.-Dr.
Wilhoft's Anti.Periodic or Fever and Ague
Tonicl No case of incurabie Chills has yet
presented itself, where this scientific and
safe medicine has been employed. No case
has been found so obstinate as to resist its
prompt and masterly action. No man
has been so reduced by malarial
influences, but with its use has come
up perfectly reconstructed. No pills or pur
gative required with this medicine. Whee'
lock Finfay & Co, Proprietors, New Or
leans. For sale by all Druggists
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Quarter uurs 114ald of ID be bathed for at least a
as the e. VI w.4n an hour, the hot water added
fatigue. If a gets cold. After great
foot hath path is not at hand, to the
(sixtvS Of 10y &c ne added a few drops
fatio1e " w;,I Tne tincture of arnica, and
feet are "o sIIo ne Speedily removed if the
hoOds Uds quarter Of an hour, and the
nanos nnn ana arms be also bathed in the
1Sne ISd;ea way; After rowing or driving,
ladies' will find these directions very use, e,
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Carrara Marble.

The famous marble quarries ofCarrara,
although they have been worked since
the reign of Augustus, and have fur
nished steady and enormous SUI ply to
the whole civilized globe, seem to be
inexhaustible. They compose an entire
mountain range. and embrace every
variety and quality of marble, from the
coarse, common kind to the statuary
marble, Monte Crestoia and Monte
Sagro yielding the largest and finest
blocks The blocks are detached, drawn
out by oxen and rolled down the hill.
The quarries number some five hundred,
only about twenty of them furnishing
the marble used by sculptors. Most Of
the inhabitants of Carrara and the
vicinity-some 5000 workmeD in all
are employed in the labor, at two or
three lire (forty to sixty cents) day.
The marble taken out year before last
was in the vicinity of 10000 tons, val
ued at 81, 400, 900, of which 10000 comes
to the United States. The export of
marble to this country has increased
immensely within twelve to fifteen years,
the third largest marble firm now at
Carrara being American. Our consul
there is a member of the firm, and his
consulate is said to produce a larger
revenue than any other in Italy.
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A Useful Life.

k Sixty-6ve years ago, a boy OF sixteen
years, living in Albany, N. Y, who was
very fond of novel reading, happened to
take up book on natural science belong
ing to one of his mothers boarders. He
became deeply interested in it. 1t
turned his mind in an entirely new field
of reading and of study. The owner OF
the book gave it to him, and nearly a
quarter of a century later, the boy, then
famous man, wrote upon its fy-leaf
that that work caused him to resolve that
he would devote his life to the scquisi-
ton of knowledge.
This was Joseph Henry, the master
spirit among all Americans who have
made science their life pursuit; the Sec
retary of the Smithsonian institute &C
Washington, which has done as much to
advance the cause of science in this
country as any college or association.
Prof. Henry has just died, being over
eighty years of age. The scientific
world mourns his loss, not only because
he wss a man of profound learning and
great originality, but also because of his
noble heart and his gentle manners.
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rr,a nron,ear nIncnNerx or

is DR.. Tobias celebrated Venetian Linimenti J
so years before the public, and warranted TO cure
Diarrhea, Dysentery, Cole, Aod spasns, taken In
nrii Group, Chronic HhcumutfnDtf oOre
Throats, Cuts Bruises, Old Sores Ahd Pains in the
Limbs, Back and Chest, externally. II has never
llailed No family will be without IL after once
giving II a fair trial. Price, 40 cts. DR.. TOBlA5
VENETIAN HORSE LIHIMENT. in Pint Bottles,
st One Dollar, is warranted superior 70 any other
old Sores, etc. Sold by ali Druggists. Depot--lO
Park Place. New York
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JoHNsoN's ANoDYNE LIEIMEET will
nositiyely cure chronic diarrhea OF long
standing, also dysentery, cholera morbus,
and cholera, used internally. There is no
remedy known so valuable for immediate
use as this old life preserver.
/ One single box of Parsons Purgative Pills
taken one each night will make more rew
rich blood than ten dollars worth of any
LIQUID blood purifier now known, These
pills will change the blood in the entire sys-
/ tenn in thee months, taken one night.
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Powder YOU take no chances, for il is war
ranted absolutely pure, full strength and full
weight, and it cannot fail, If properly used,
10 produce the most positive and satisfactory
results; not only in biscuits, rolls, mullins
and fancy cakes, but in all kinds OF batter
griddle cakes as well.
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FoR upwards of thirty years Mrs. Winslow's g
Soothing Syrup has been used for children
with never-failing success. 1t corrects acldlty
of the stomach, relieves wind collie, regulates
the bowels, cures dysentery and diarrheli
whether arising from teethiDg or other causes
An old and wellstried remedy. 25c. bottle.
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a berculean yankee. from tba II,

"A herculean Yankee, from the lum-
ber districts of Maine, on paying his
bill in a Londen restaurant, was in
formed that the amount paid didn't in
clude the waiter. WAL" he roared,
" what ef it don'tl didn't eat any
waiter, did I?' And he glared at the
attendants so ferociously that they pre-
cipitately left him to go his way in
peace.
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No FAMILY should be without box

No FAMILY should be without box
of GRACE's SALvE. In cases of Cuts, Burns
Scalds, Flesh Wounds, &c, where remedy
is wanted Immediately, it will be found in
valuable. 1t will also cure, Ulcers, Felons
Corns, Chapped Hands, ChIlblalns. old
Sores Gc
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this season OF an.

sIns1sOos' Liver Regulator has been in use
for half century. and there is not one single In
stance record where IL has failed TO effect cure
when taken In time. according TO the directions
1t is without doubt the Greatest Liver medf-
cine I'm the World, is perfectly harmless. being
carefully compounded from rare roots and herbs,
containing no mercury or any injurious mineral
substance. IL takes the place OF quinine aud calo-
mel and has superseded those medicines In places
where they have heretofore been extensively used.
Procure bottle at once from your druggist; do
net delay give IL a fair trial. and will be more
than satisfied with the result obtained.
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The Hands and Face in Hot Weather.

After journey or long walk on hot
day, it is NEST refreshing and beneficial
to bathe face and hands in very warm
water, and from the face it will remove
the unpleasant redness and heat in a
very short time, and impart cool and
delightful sensation. The application of
cold water to the face and hands when
heated from fatigue or exercise is very
injurious to the skin, producing redness
and eruprions that are seldom, if ever,
removed BY the addition of little
spirits of wine or gin to the warm water,
sunburns will be more likely prevented
than by the simple application of hot
water, but after hot walk the face and
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Women first appeared on the stage
in England in 1861.