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Vexetable Cows.

Since the reading of paper by the
Boussingault, before the French
few months ago, on the sub
ject of the "cow tree" or Pdlo de Vocd,
attention has been attracted
to the subject. This tree, which was dis
covered and made known by Humboldt,
belongs to the same natural order (Artocdr-
pdceG) as the poisonous upas tree of Java.
But there are other trees known (perhaps
not so well known to the general reader),
the milky juice of which possesses SIM
liar properties to greater or less extent.
For instance, the "cOw tree of Demerara," !"
which was first observed by traveller
named Smith, in an excursion up that
river. 1t is described as a tree from 30 to
40 feet high, with diameter at the base of
nearly Is inches. The tree is known to
botanists as Iabern0naontand utilis, and to
the natives as "Hyahya." 1t belong to the
same natural order (Apocyndcea) as the
Penang India rubber tree and the poison
tree of Madagascar (Cer6erd tdnghtuD, and
our common American dogs bane. 1t oc-
ours in great abundance in the forests of
British Guiana, and its bark and pith are
so rich in milk that IA moderately sized
stem which was felled on the bank of a
forest stream colored the water, in the
course of an hour, quite white and milky.
The milk is said to be much thicker and
richer than cows milk, and is perfectly
innocuous and of pleasant flavor, the
natives using it as a refreshing beverage,
and in all respects as animal milk.
The Cingalcse also have a tree, called
by them the "kiriaghuma," but belonging
to different natural order Of plants, the
Asclepiadaceo, which also includes our
common milkweeds or silkweeds This
tree is the Gymnema tactiferum of botan-
lists. and yields a very pleasant tasted milk,
which is used for domestic purposes in
Ceylon.
There appears to be also a milk tree
common in the forests about Para, and
called by the natives the ''massenoden-
droc," but of which we have little definite
knowledge, except that it was for long
time used on board of one of the vessels OF
the British navy cruising in Brazilian
waters. 1t was said to suffer no chemical
change by keeping, nor to show any ten
dency TO sour.
Another milk tree is the "tabaya dolce"
(Euphor6fa bulsdmifera), of the Canaries.
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RELIGIOUS.
A Beautlful Incident.

The missionary Moffat tells q beautiful
story. He says: "In one of my early
journeys, came with my companions to
a heather village on the banks Of the
Orange Rriver. We had travelled far, and
were hungry, thirsty and fatigued; but the
ed US to halt at distance. We asked for
water, but they would not supply 1t. I
offered the three or four buttons left on
my jacket for little milk, but was .refus-
ed. We had the prospect of another
hungry night, at q distance from water,
though in sight of the river. When twi-
light grew on, Q woman approached from
the height beyond which the village lay.
She bore on her head bundle of wood,
and had q vessel of milk in her hand.
The latter, without opening her lips, she
handed to us, laid down the wood and re-
turned to the village. A second time she
approached with a cooking vessel on her
head, and leg of mutton in one hand and
water in the other. She sat down without
saying q word, prepared the fire, and put
on the meat. We asked her again and
again who she was. She remained silent
we affectionately entreated her to give a
reason for such unlocked-for kindness to
strangers. Then the tears rolled down her
sable cheeks, and she replied: II love
Him whose you are, and surely 1t is my
duty to give you cup of cold water In
His name. Ny heart is full; therefore. !
cannot speak the Joy feel in this outof-
the world place" On learning little of
her history, and that she was solitary
light burning in q dark place, asked her
how she kept up the light of God in her
soul in the entire absence of the commun
ion of the saints. She drew from her
bosom q copy of the Dutch New Testa-
ment, which she had received from Mr..
Helm when in his school some years be-
fore This said she, is the fountain
whence 1 drink; this is the oil that makes
my lamp to burn l looked on the pre-
cious relic printed by the British and
Foreign Bible Society, and the reader may
conceive my Joy while we mingled our
prayers and sympa.hies together at the
throne of our Heavenly Father'
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-05-29

Yes, sir" a demure voice responded
. from the kitchen.
/ "And where's my aunty"
"She has retired with sick headache.
The natural consequences of cleaning
house, suppose" said Eric Hale. with q
shrug Of the shoulders Dear old Aun
Della, why couldn't she be contented tc
leave things as they were? Tell her
Betsy, that Washburne has concluded moi
to exchange until next week, and that now
| I'm in the midst of the melee I'll lend a
hand with this business tomorrow"
| "Yes, sir"
And. Betsy"
"Where did you learn to make such de
licious coffee? Bring in a cup at once
I'm ready to drop with weariness; and IT
is like q dream OF Arabia"
And Flora Lee, with the Tapping edges
of her sunbonnet concealing the amused
dimples around her mouth, brought in
the oysters and coffee, flanked by a pile of
feather-ight waffies.
"I declare, Betsy" cried the Reverend
Eric, facetiously, IF you were trifie
younger and prettier, I'd marry you my
self, to make sure of coffee and waffies
like this every night"
Would you, sir" said the sei-dtsdnf
Betsy
And we'll make a compact, Betsy"
merrily went on the young clergyman, as
he helped himself to butter. ito finish the
house-cleaning ourselves, tomorrow, and
save aunt Della the worry and work of
it."
Eyes, sir" said Betsy. But please,
sir, it's all done. except the tacking
down of the carpets"
"Who did itT'
II, sir, please, and Mrs Dove, and
Adonljah. And please, sir, I'm going to
finish ii myself tomorrow; and please,
.sir"-fiinging back her sunbonnet, and
disclosing a coronal of bronze-brown
braids, pair of very rosy cheeks and
eyes full Of sparkling, hazel mischief
I'm not Betsy at all, but Flora Lee, en-
tirely at your service" 49,.
The Reverend Eric Hale stared with
roundeyed surprise, not unmigled with
dismay.
Miss Leew repeated he.
"exactly," nodded the young lady.
Al aPld nd you . make the coffseF"
"And fry these brown,jacketed oysters,
and stir up these waffiesy"
mo one else, Mr.. Hale"
"And scrub these roomsy" glancing
around.
"Yes, sir; and busted the cornices, and
washed the window glasses, and took down
all the picture, frames, and put the lace
curtains in soak, besides other items too
numerous to mention" mischieviously ad-
ded Flora, rather enjoying the discontinue
of the young clergyman.
Miss Lee" said Eric, beg your par
donr'
what for, Mr. Halcy"
"For always having regarded you as the
most useless and ornamental OF creatures.
1 recant. own that you are equal to any
emergency"
And when, later in the evening, Mrs.
Dove crept out, with her head tied up in
eau de cologne, she found her nephew and
Flora Lee playing chess together by the
fire, in the most amicable manner imagin-
able.
Its all right" said Mrs. Dove to her
self.
1t was all right. And Mrs. Eric Hale
won her frank, unconventional husband,
not through the medium of dress, or jew
els, OF waltzse, or flower shows, but
through the grim realities of cleaning
house.
"I wanted genuine helpmeet," says the
Rev. Eric, land have got One."
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-05-29

In recent lecture Mr.. Francis Darwin
gave some curious instances of the way
plants are protected from insects and other
dangers. Opium, strychnine and bella
dona, he said, three of the most deadly
pOisons, were all formed by plants as q
means of defense to preserve them from
cattle, ETC. A curious case was made of
this poisonous property as recorded by
Livingston, who states that at one place in
south Africa the natives were in the habit
of catching their zebras by MASKING up
some poisonous plant in their drinking
places. Poppies are protected by poison
from the attacks of goats and probably of
other cattle. The strychnIne plant was an
example of the way in which poison was
limited to the part of the plant where it
was needed. Almonds were also protected
by poison, cultivatOrs generally sowing
the bitter kind, as the sweet kind was eat
en- by mice Other plants were protected,
not by strong poisons, but by some aro-
matte substance. The fennel, anise and
caraway seeds were examples of this,
which were not eaten by the birds on that
account. The lime, which was protected
by this aroma, was enabled to grow wild
and hold its own anywhere, whereas the
orange, the citron and the olive required
to be carefully preserved and watched.
The mint was another example of a plant
protected against cattle by this aromatic
principle. Flowers are often more arO-
matte than the leaves of the plant on
which they grow, and owe to this princi-
pie :heir safety from attack, and caterpil-
lars will even sarve to death sooner than
eat the flowers of a plant the leaves of
which they readily devour. Water plants
are unprotected, for the reason that water
was protection enough. The most pecu-
liar protection perhaps was that enjoyed
by the common lettuce, which, when
pricked, even by an ants foot, spurted up
sticky juice, and envcloped the intruder
who, biting the leaf from vexation. drew
down upon himself a fresh shower Of cab
bage wrath, in which the unfortunate ant
was drowned.
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Tha Genital System.

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,;sn,en, ~h;ch went ;n,o effect in lam.
ar ies. a,,,hnr;,ed ,ha nee Of the GENITAL or
,y a.. i"Ss, J'aS aS. ,..,;ah. y as " s.andarJ for
~ NV .N.:e .L - - Wsraaars of
a. al uansaS'lonSs m. .nS Dou ;a.n,.a,n y, 40
Ine rouuce Tee ~ .s .a
vi. Oonini'.1e NC on s:n " Ss s,I1;n n.a;r,
Ps Pos' on l lne pc " SS ,.osS ~
anu Prvuuoe oy e .nHI., P.,,;.;a.
stssu vi he s"riTus T s.uu sonu';,.aa h.nrnh,
~ nitner.o ~ use' he .: .h
tne quesuoh 10 tue attehtIon vi ..e EN-
cnange ana similar t,aae organlIauons ~
az al the PrinclPai niarkes y, .nI SVuny' my
!heY rePo.!eo yesteruay .aat 'ns Loiiow'
ing ASSOCIATIONS nave slRnineu .neH un
qualtneo apProsal =! ,ne mar .:n anu Save a,
Sssuraucee Vi ooIi l .;P - .c
Dauy Doaru y, usao, Do.IJ,e U oo"lu ~. "
traue, 1angII ooalu y, % .aue' 'S''n. Dostn 0om- IN
IneIciai eACnan9e, etn Rioy0 O.. "a "a
cnanse, briMTgegort :. ooaiu % vi araus' Duha da
10 1oaru vi Iraoe, Det.oi. ~ So"11 Va u G.s cne
inolsnapoiIs o0s.u vi Iaus, Aansas Oity
ooaru os traae, M~hwaukeec ~ cnsneI ns na VI ooni
merCe, New 1ork cnamoer C conece'
NeW Orieans cnamoeT Vi SotnLherce'
feoria Doaru Oh uaue, IniIaoeiPnIa coiir ].
merciai exchange, fittspurgn champer oi
commerce, Hichmono cnamoer OF COM
merce, San francisco cnamper Oh COM
merce, ST Louis board oi trade. 81. LOUIS
merchants exchange ana wilmington (N;
- produce exchange Inc Cnlcago BOARD
OF trade expressed ltseii rea9y 10 cooperate
with the New YORK produce excnange
when the new measure snaii nave geen
founa TO work successfully IN Sreas b.it-
am ~nu whenever tnere Snail oe Iair
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Fierce Combat with = Puma,

Jack Franklin Is known along the Texas
border of the Llano kstacado as a centre
shot" He is clothed in buckskin, with
boots over trousers and wears the broad,
slouched hat so common in the State. He
lives alone in H. bit of a rancho ON the
lonesome bank of the Little Wichita. at
the feet of the Wichita Mountains, in
Baylor county. With a six-shooter belted
to his waist and rife siung over hrs
shoulder, he started out the other after
noon on q hunt for wild turkeys. He soon
brought down three, and, strapping their
legs with leather thong. turned down
the river towards home. The sun had
gone down and the shades were well on.
Suddenly he felt a tremendous load cling
ing to the gobblers ON his back. He was
borne over and rolled from the path into
in the possession of a puma, whose eyes
were like balls of fire in the darkness. A
fierce combat followed. Thep sprang
upon Jack before he could fairly recover
his upright position OF unsling his wea-
pons. Bitten and clawed the hunter ex-
tricated himself and jumped into the river
below. The Mexican lion, for so the puma
is called, made off through the woods with
the turkeys, rolling suppressed thunder be-
tween his teeth as he ran. Jack climbed
to the bank and, rifle as well as knife in
manu-, IOUOWeu Win tne Speeu only knOWn
to the frontiersman. He at last got shot
at the retreating beast, which wounded
him enough TO bring him sharply to bay.
The puma made a deadly spring, slighted
on the mans shoulder and fastened his
claws into the flesh of the neck and cheek.
Franklin's knlfe-arm was pinioned by the
animals weight, but he transferred the
knife to his left hand and buried the blade
to the hilt in among its ribs. The puma
unfastened its hold and rolled over dead.
Franklin crawled to his rancho and dress
ed his wounds. Two days later a citizen
along and found the old hunter nearly
dead. His body was mangled and torn in
dozen places, but Belknap doctor (who
sends an account of the fight to the St.
Louis Globe -DemocraD is Of the opinion
that Jacks iron will must bring him
through all right.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-05-29

Dr. Garth (Winer Allgm) states that by
placing XIX. git. oil. terebinti. on u hand
kerchief. holding it before the fac, and
taking about forty deep inspirations, to
be repeated thrice daily, signal and mark
ed relief, followed by rapid cure in cases
of laryngeal catarrh, is the result. In an
infant fifteen months old, in the convul.
sive stage of whooping cough, he directed
the mother to hold q cloth, moistened as
above, before it when awake, and to drop
the oil upon its pillow when asleep. The
result was markedly beneficial. In twen-
ty.four hours the frequency and severity
of the attacks were notably diminished
and by proper support by aid of stimu-
lants, the improvement was rapid Sub
se4uently pertussis became epidemic in
his vicinity, and he repeatedly used the
drug in this way. He gave it to children
of all ages, and in any stage Of fever: The
initial catarrh, the convulsive, and the
final catarrhal stages were all decidedly
benefited, the spasmodic attacks being in
many cases aborted.
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ROMANCE ON THE FRONTIER.
A Cavalry Private ElOpinG with
Wealthy Merchants DauGhter.

Fort Abraham Lincoln, Oak, May s.
While the older civilization of the East is
excited over the eccentric tastes of we'll.
bred young women who prefer for hus-
bands car-driver and coachmen to the men
of more polite position, the newer and
cruder society of the frontier has been en-
joying on its own account q little romantic
sensation, the end of which has not yet
come. In the Seventh Cavalry there is an
enlisted man, Charles Mellier, whose good
looks have not only made many of the
lalndresses' hearts fiutter, but have exerted
an influence in all of the towns near which
his troops has been stationed. Recently
there came to Bismarck Mr.. Frank G. Mel
vile, prominent and wealthy merchant of
st. Paul, Minnesota, and with him came
his daughter, girl of eighteen, who is
spoken of as quite beautiful in person and
the pessessor of many graceful accom-
marck to start flour mill, and while he
was engaged in this occupation his daugh-
ter amused herself with the limited socie-
ty that the place affords Every one knows
what belle an accomplished girl can be
when she is visiting at or near a frontier
military post. and Miss Melville was not
an exception to the well-proven rule, for
never a day passed that several young
officers did not dismount in front of her
door. One of these young men, it is gen.
orally thought, was seriously smitten, and
pressed his suit with much perseverance.
Miss Melville, however, was not captivat-
ed by the glitter of a shoulder-strap, nor
did a chevron stay her free eyes. New
Years Eve ball was given at Carrollton
Hall, at which, in the characteristic wes-
tern way. people of many social grades
met and mingled ON the floor. There Miss
Melville met the handsome Mellier, who
received so much encouragement that he
met her secretly afterward, and the &C
quaintance ripened into an engagement
which the other day eliminated in an
elopement to jamestown, where the couple
were married by the Rev. Mr.. jackson.
The announcement of the marriage created
more commotion in the garrison than
many an Indian assault had done. the men
as rule looking upon the affair much as
"Dick Deadeye" did upon Ralph Rack
straw's" indiscretion, while the officers
took somewhat the same view that "Sir
Joseph Porter" did of the fair 'Josephine's'
detection. Mellier and his wife returned
here after the ceremony, and the bride
groom was properly sent TO the guard
house for being "absent without leave and
for conduct prejudicial to good order and
military discipline" Mr.. Melville has
taken his daughter to st. Paul, but before
going he had a interview with Mellier
and, while forgiving him, promised to ex-
ert his influence to secure the discharge of
his daughters husband from the United
States service. Whether this can be done
or not is an open question, hut in the
Mellier languishes in "dun-
geon cell' without even telephone privil-
eges.-[From an Occasional Correspondent
of the World.
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Christian -ssivinx Up.n

1t is pitiful thing to see u young disci-
pie going about and asking everybody how
much he must "give up in order to be a
Christian. Unfortunately many of those
who take it upon themselves to instruct
him give him the same impression OF
Christian discipleship-that consists chiet.
ly in giving up things that one likes and
finds pleasure in. But q man in solitary
confinement might as we'll talk abort what
he must "give up" if he is pardoned out of
what he must give up" in order TO get
well. The prisoner must give up his fet-
tiers, and the invalid his pains and weak
ness-these are the main things to be
sacrificed. 1t is true that the one has the
privilege of living without work, and the
other the privilege of lying abed all day /;
these are privileges that must be relin
quished, no doubt. And>so there are GER
tain sacrifices to be made by him who
enters upon the Christian life, hut they sre
mot worthy to be compared" will the lib
lerty and dignity and joy into. which the
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Choice Selections.

with what measure ye mete, it shall
be measured to you again"
The way to be righted yourself, is to be
careful not to wrong others.
God only carries his people when they
cannot walk he pities our weakness but
not our sloth.
Are you in the way of temptation hast
en- with all speed out of it; remember
Abraham, David, and Peter.
He that walks uprightly before God will
walk honorably before men; and is safe in
every place and condition.
Wherever you go, endeavor to carry
with you a sense of Gods presence, His
holiness and His love; it will preserve you
from thousand snares.
If God has chosen your way, depend
upon it, it is the best that could be chosen,
it may be rough, hut it is right; it may be
tedious, but ii is safe.
We are sure of deliverance If God is
our Savior; he will deliver in six troubles
and in seven shall no evil touch us
Young Christians Pocket Book.
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One of the jeweled celebrities of Paris
has, II is said, suddenly become insane
The celebrated parsonage Is none other
than the well known Madame Musard,
whose parure of opal and diamonds was
the most magnificent one of its kind in
the world. Years ago her jewels, her
equipages, and the sumptuosity of her
dress, her hotel and her servants, made
her the talk of Paris. She used to drive
out to the Bois in an open landau, driving
four spirited horses with skill that would
have done honor to professional chariot
eer. She was always to be seen in her
box at Les Italiens, magnificently dressed,
and blazing with jewels. An American by
birth, and originally / believe, from New
England, her story reads like a strange
and wild romance. She came to Paris
with N. Musard nearly twenty years ago.
She was then in her first lustre of her sin
gularly and spirituelle beauty, and created
an immense sensation among a certain set
in Paris. The King of Holland next came
upon the tapis, and his gift of an estate
in Callicia, upon which petroleum was
soon after discovered, made her one of the
richest women in the world. Her hotel
was miracle of luxury, and was crowded
with objects. She entertained magnifi-
Gently, her guests being, of course, all the
male sex, but including many of the artis-
tic and social lights of Paris,
Some years ago she was attacked with a
paralysis of the muscles of one side of her
face, which caused one eye-lid to droop in
a very unpleasant manner. and also seri-
ously affecting her sight She became
gloomy and mOrose, and for some time
past has dweit in seclusion. The last
time she was seen in public was at the
opening of the exhibition. Clad in SIM
pie suit of woolen plaid that set off the
perfect outline of her still exquisite figure
she fingered on the balcony of the palace
of the Trocadora, looking vaguely abroad
over the scene. The other day on entering
her superb diningroom, she was seized
with a sudden fit of fury, and snatching
crystal candelabra from the table she hurl-
ed them against the opposite wall. Force
was found necessary to keep her from in
juring herself or those about her. and the
celebrated DR. Blanche, the great doctor
for the insane, on being called in. declared
that her case was hopeless one. SO ends
that strange, checkered, romantic career.
1t almost seems as though the legend
which makes the opal fatal gem to the
wearer has proved true in her case.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-05-29

Remarkable electric storms are said to
appear on the summit of Pixies Peak,
Little thunder accompanies them, but the
whole mountain seems to be on fire, and
the top one sheet of flame. Electricity
comes out of every rock, and darts here
and there with indsscribable radiance An
observer says that it played around hinA
continuously; shot down his back;
glanced out of his feet, and so completely
filled him that he was charged like a Ley
den Jar He could not retain his fOOthold /;
he bounded and rebounded from the rocks
after the manner of the manner of an India
rubber bail; he felt as though q powerful
and, fearing consequences, he hurried into
the signal-station. -ss..
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A Chinese paper gives an account of the
cruel treatment to which the coolies are
subjected who are employed in the Dutch
plant tobacco. Every man on his arrival
Is tattooed on the cheek, and once arrived
they are never relesssd- = -. b..s. g.. -.
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Idle Peril.

There is one sensational element con-
nected with large shows that can well be
dispensed with, and that is man sitting
in cage among wild beasts The iron
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Christian life introduces us; and to put
the emphasis upon this negative side ofthe
Christian experience, as so many are in
clined to do, is great mistake.-(Sunday
Afternoon.
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Now 10 the season when the moth gets
In and corrupts. Feed him camphor
gum.