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Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-14
MECHANICS HOME.

A new boarding house the hanscs Home.
Walnut street, near theC Congregational church
moderate. y. r.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-14

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Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-14

Cradle the auctioneer receives orders for
Sylvester & Barber, for wood, coal and ice.
New-York tribune., 1879-04-28
nouEsTIC MARKETS.

prFy,Io AprI 26-Flour dull prices steady and firm
@ @ HSde public Corn very sht reqnest sales u
cars ew Rge R nseeted Matt in only fair qar
sales loo Western in store at S0e Barley quiet
good unchanged prices Other articles unehanged
Raroad ireighs Unchanged "ReaI 92c' Corh oVr Oa's
't tnlGIGo ca April 29FlOur steady and firm wheat mod
cssb sg5.c blI NAY ylo bid June Corn IN good demand
gTa nas Oats IN good demand shade hgher 23'sc
cash 2tS N sa gSS ens9S PORK moderately active and
higher; 80 cash 80 59GsS S23 Aay s5Sr 6U ave i
eash 665 s6O7ia iac. May 912 2G6 II &c June g 1.-Two
62Jc July Bulk Meats steady WIZ ias % Is4nu pts sEe'
Wheat to- Bulao 4iec.i corn do. &c. ,, ,,,,...
sc,Ics and IT With fair demand Red aI Amber slo
Al oS corn in fair demand and hrn at 50 1Ssc oats
N Ear . Soc PORK quiet but slSady Lard good
demand G%5Tset slss % hsS Short b S'c caf
sLc Abe Bacon active ana . n[P % Kew soY. S
and frm AZ n 0l. Butter dull aud unchanged; sugar
s!elGy ~ sSa so fsh sS 5o taeEg s5oss so
Buteners, IS G0asS 73i receipI.' UV' head shipments
iga aS&ukEs April 2eF29r quiet and %o uSChapge& 3
waukee Hard 99c. do soft 2! e' No do sSs,e' can
and April SO June 9lS 40 ,SS dS sf,ogsr e No sS
% oat. qgs ana s, Eyf a9 AM No. sp
Soc askeG 5sc bL proysons ggisI bas st3ay n2 Ness
Pork Gas az e 90 SdS fS5 90 Ss" AAa '''- OO''
PTf PT4nrIrlA Ap 26FIOur less active and Grm Mn
Fsaey 81 10; reaniyi1anla do. Good :, - do Choice
Fancy 50 Ohio co. Low - ~ 80 oIeS Io %bSSt Patents
~ "a. Ninnesota do 80 904&7 l2S- fye Flour steady
a. ~ I5dsJ ~ - Corn Meal quiet no sa!s+ Mhea bet
Sotbern Red ON track and in gram depot ~ IS Penn
.no Sonihsrn kmoer. do, 81 1881 ll'o DO IA
elevator ~ 10 no. Western Red IN elevator ~ lss
autet. Peuusy lvauia ana Western, OO45 ici
J,b.1 hJ1 ~ blc Corn quiet Western Rejected
on traeS aud ia grain depot, iO2g4lc; steamer
- aS&to-c Steamer IN elevator, sli2c.; Southern
Wos adea asc: Fcansy yania and southern Yellow On
,S "a in yrsn depot - Iss4c sail Mixed do, asa
a . % -, in seyator 4Iise Southern hte ON track. lic
n,ts drm Dark and Lght Mixed. 32eJ9c Fair aud Good
ar,srn and PeInsyiysna White. Jid3f go Choice and
Ienc, do Soc, including some hlsh GRADES above
bs latter rate. Provisions dul and unehangod butter
,tas ani dull (; Creamery Extra, lso.OGi Bradford
cntv and Nsy.Yor Extra l5 lTe. Western Reserve Ex
ira l{SIJoj do. Good 10 Choce io4io@' hos aah fohn
New-York tribune., 1879-04-28
THE STATE OF TRADE.
FUROpEAN MARKETS.

rrvrproor April 26.-POrk-Prme Meas Eastern, dull
st b2: western dull at al. Bacon Cumberand Cut
steaov 25 short R0 steady at 6 Long Clear steady at
55! shoulders dull at 90 Beef-India Mess dull at
iarl-Prine Western steady at 32. Taow - Prime City
duh az So. Turpenuue-spirts, dan at 22i Rosin
tnoWon du at ADD; Fine steady at l06d Cheese-AmeT-
ican Choice du 40 Lard OF steady az 35 Fonr,ETla
r al 23 Sd Wheat-Spring, No. 3, duh at 16d No.
. spring dull at SOD; New Western Winter dull at
o. sew southern Winter steady at 93d Corn-New
H,cd steady at 4A1d. per centsl Ola Mixed dull at
~ Id Der Genital Seed oYeow Ancncan, steady
nv 29t R0Sn-C Common, az London, dull at Aud. Tur'
nentinn-Stirits AZ London armer at - 3D.
IYEgPooI- April 26-l23O p IN Lard, 32 per oWt for
Americon Pork 48 Cd per Dbl Tor Prime Mess. 80.
IOspoy April 1880 D. m.-SpTits Of IurpeBGne. Z40
90 sd per cWt Refined Petroleum., 4d pef Bat. - -,
AyTwEgP Aprn 26.-Petro!enm, ~ nHnos lor me paie
American Lard closed at 20s horins per % koS ,oo
lyUEG April 26-Lard closed al 50 marks per IOO ID
New-York tribune., 1879-04-28
REPORT N. Y. MINING STOCK EX-
CHANGE SALES. APRIL 26. 1879
SATURDAY, April POP. NJ.
The gain of S., ,552, 400 legal-tenders shown
$50 O'CLOCK p. NJ.


The gain of 81, $50, 400 legal-tenders shown
by this weeks bank statement unlike the gains OF the
preceding two weeks, was made without the aid OF
Treasury disbursements the currency balance at the
SubTreasury having also been increased about $780,
O00 The loss CT SG47 800 specie by the banks how
ever reflected in the SubTreasurys increased coin
balance. The total OF the banks shows gain
of So 9O4 0OO against the gain OF $494S,40 for the
preceding week. The loans contracted S54,4OO,
and the circulation retired to the amount OF S13-
GOO The amount of the items named permitted
SO S64 90 of deposits, bat the deposits are re-
ported increased 200 this fact indicates the re-
cept of about 1896 900 country bank notes The result
Of the weeks movement is an increase OF S2S4O,lOO
in the surplus reserve making it now S12,324O5O In
excess of legal requirements, against surplus OF
ST., 300 $50 April 81. 1873.
Compared with the corresponding date Of 1873. the
present statement shows Loans increased $795 400;
specie decreased Sl4357 900; egaltenders increased
$40 200 700 deposits increased $3,639,200 circula-
tion decreased, S314 200 The total reserve S63452-
GOO now per cent of the total deposits against
% rs last week and 1851 for April 81 1873 The fol
lowing are the comparative totals:
New-York tribune., 1879-04-28

were weak old at 81 and new and new series AT 80
Other State bonds were duh
In railroad bonds. Erie cOnsols advanced TO 109 and
funded 5s TO 78 seco consols falling from ~ to 73d
730 Jersey Central consols were active at "a es6S7%
couverhies Sss adjustments al incomes
Mt 6Oio 159a aud Lehigh cOnsols at 53l Metropolitan
Elevated frsts yielded to 103a and Denver and Rio
Grande frs.s advanced to 93.
Money on call was on mixed collateral. chiefly A.
2a3 United States bonds. Rates Of domestic
change last quoted aud there no change IN dis
counts The following the Clearinghouse statement:
S4S22 l72. For the week: Currency exchanges, $685.
lSs, ,O30; currency balances, S2G 543.70O.
This was an OF day In the foreign exchange market
Current quotations annexed the actual rates being
at concessions OF la7a Of a cent
New-York tribune., 1879-04-28

The sum OF 10000 bullion went into the Bank OF
England to-day, making "A total OF si5,0OO in three
days ON the London Stock Exchange, British consols
fell 10 qs6s United States bonds firm new 4s AT
IOa new 4a per 1o913Te So OF 1881 at 10ois
and l0iOs at 1888 Erie common closed NJ 2Ii2 pre-
ferred ut 5O4 second cOnsos at 1855 NewJersey Cen
trail al 46la bonds Al S9l and Reading at
lbla Rnnes IN Paris opened 1882 and closed at
I1527lo sight exchange London being quoted at
25Isl2 The Imperial Bank OF Germany reports gain
OF o $50 900 marks for the week.
Wasbi1gLop dispatches report that the Treasury
holds 1881 397 500 in United states bonds 10 secure
bank circulation United States bones deposited for err
cIiaion for the week ending today "a 55O United
States bonds held for circulation withdrawn during the
week ending to-day. Si.003.150. National bank creula
ti0n Sutstanding Currency notes. 27572J30; gold
notes 81 100000 The internal revenue receipts to-day
day were $4O3 099 20, and the custom receipts SO94
47O 30.
The receipts of National bank notes for redemption for
the week ending To-Day compared with the cOrre-
ling mi fOllOMS:
New-York tribune., 1879-04-28
TOTAL RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
- Per Norn R,cer. Vessels aad Railroads.
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.
SATURDAY. April 90. 1870.

ASHES Quiet and unchanged. ,z. -
COFFEE-Rio quiet aud unchanged sales, IsI bafs eA
CITY OF RIO" and 1910 bags eI HorroI on private
terms stock 1879 bays Ordinary @ Prns casOss
iO5, a &c. Mid grades quiet and unchanged.
UOITon--Spot Cotton duh, unchanged Midding uplands
ouoed II &c las ba!es q last evening", all Tor spin
ming delivered contract 500 bales H-eepn AZ ne
ports agans st23 this day last week. ooIo
iasJ year 10 lower and moderaeJ active
sac, sst evening 2s 800 bAes To-Day First Ca-Apr
N 20; Nsy iiG iJano i2Ol 10 August l2 is octobs
I296 1875, 1924 December 1883 total 65Oo bales: SEC
90 r,u-1uro III al: Juy, liOb; Angust 12.20
i22l september llss oete9er il2s ~ lie koVsmeer cT
April At lG4G1l 81; MAJ llG2allGo june 81 dlly.
July Il.gsal2O8 August l2l3el22l september lio39
1 70 October. ll.25pl.30 November, lO.s7 0lo.33 ;
total so grAHu TOTAL $500 bales Futures closed
6ta
New-York tribune., 1879-04-28
Total since Januar
EUROPEAN FINANCIAL MARKETS.

LONDON, April 2el2:3o 9sals ror both money
and the account bonds four cents lOi Tenf0r
ties 1885 Railway shares, 27i2 NewJersey Central
- ReadIL Railroad. l5S. .
IOSpOh April 26-4 p. m-Conso 0s5s for both money,
and account. u bonds. New ves. 1858; Erie Rail
way preferred 50 NowJersey Central cOnsos Se,
Readng Railroad. 10 Il
LONDON April 2B-330 y. m.The amount OF bullion gone
into the Bank OF England balance TO-DAY Is 100000
LONDON. April 265 p m.Paris advices quote nve per
cent 10 27 centimes for the account
PARIS April 26E1chaHge London, 25 francs loa Gen.
times for checks.
BERLIN April 2G-The statement OF the Imperial Bank OF
Germany increase OF 9,3SO,OOJ marks
New-York tribune., 1879-04-28

Wall-street is where money is made rapidly.
You may realize hundreds of dollars by invest
ing $50 in stock operations through the relia-
BILE house of Alex. rockingham & Co., brokers,
u Wall-st., New-York. Their Uoekiy Financial
RepOrt gives full information and is sent free.
New-York tribune., 1879-04-28
METROPOLITAN ELEVATED RAILWAY.

METROPOLITAN ELEVATED RAILWAY
VA OPEN FROM 5:SOA. NJ. TO Il p. NJ
RECTOR REEIN earest point for Wall street Ferry.
and connects with f1r south Ferry.
COURTLAN ET-Nearest point for Jersey city lli
COmmuniyaw Ferries
PARKPLACE-Neares point for Post oice. CITY Hall ani
Barclay street Ferry 10 1ObOken.
CHAMBES-> rkEEr-Nearest point Tor Pavonia and Era
Railway Ferry
FRANK II N.STREEr-
GRAN DSTRE Nearest point FOR Desbrossel street FERRY
city, and connects with Tor Dob.Osse3 ali
East Grand Street Ferries
BLEECKERsTREEr-C0nne With for East All
EIGHTH sTREET-Nelrest point for Christopher street
Ferry IOboken connecting with cans for ChristOplsr
and tenth Ferries.
FOU KTEEN TI--rREEr-Ncarc point 20 Union Slulr,
Walacks and Lyceum Theatres Academy OF Maso r.
wing and Tammany Halls 'cung With cars Tor Ei3s
Twsnty-thiTd ami Tbrty.fOurtb street Fcrne1
TWEEN rETIi iBD-SI point 20 BoOtnA ~
James aud Puk Theatres, Grand opera House. GhmOroS
Garden, aud Masonic Temple and f"eHytnlri Strees
Ferry jersey City.
III INK {. Thine. rRsET-Nearest point STANDARD,
BrolHway, and bifth Avenue ihestEes. h4uariau 3lt
san Francisco Mnstrels connecting win cars FOR Weo
FoEiY.S ECO sTREET-C Connects vgh New York Trans
Ger Conpany's cabs ,or Grand Central Depot
FIFrI ETtl -STRtEi-
FIFTY-E 9TiEh Arrest poihL inr CentgA PAs1s
coDnecung vrh OF Belt Lire Railroad.
D-STRtskr and ElGAFi-AHt-NCE-
For uptown trans t?se east side stations.
Fora downtown west side siai.onS
win 70 0Sthst and t'have, ana 33tst snf Sth
PSRP 10 CI:NTS Except between the hours ot j:3c .
7a3Oa N, and 5 % y nl, when tho tafo Is ccass
WM. n. GA9RlsOS, Presds1.
NJ VAN BROCKLIN Superinteu dent
New-York tribune., 1879-04-28
BANKING AND FINANCIAL.

HOLDERS OF ELIZABETH CITY BONDS viii please
communicate with
DANIEL a, MORAN,
40 Wall-st. New-York.
New-York tribune., 1879-04-28
Total saos ior the ZA'I4
CLosLNG rkIcEs or rnILAD2LrMn sTOCKs.
SAN PKAsCIsCo CLOSING TRIcEs OF MINING STOCKS.
Xnatnninr rndax YeaferlaN Io.Al Az

Government bonds strong and active for the new
per CENTS the other issues being steady ana dull
large demand FOR the 80 refundng certificates Is
by the Government agencies having them FOR
sale OistricI Of Columbia 365s were In request at
s440s4hs ia t anticipated tnat proposed legtsln
tio az Albany adding these bonds 10 the list OF invest
nent. allowed to savings institutions and trust funds
would DO carried through Annexed arc closing quo
tatiOns:
New-York tribune., 1879-04-28
1879 SUNDAY SCHOOL EXCURSIONS 1871

the line OF the Long Island Rail.
TWENTY-FIVE minutes distant frOm
\ Avenue Depot. BrcoSlyn. Plenty
spring Of the pur II cold
POUNDS les cream, sO'ta Matrr aud
onmOdatiOn. aud quiet and wholly
school Excursion Parties can
10 fre> Of cagrqs. The rtRu ar Ex.
unt-Ts Point or FiatOush-ayo,
eci9l arrangements can be effected
OrS Agenl OF sho Long Island Il. Il.
j. CHTrTgSDE.Y. @. II. 4.
New-York tribune., 1879-04-28
| AXE SUPERIOR S4I3i CRxA1 RAILWAY
IRON COMPANY.

I.
STOCK AT AUCTION
order Comptroller ~ the Currency 0nd the Uned
States District Court southern District OF York
of the atOna Bank viii sell at public
auction az the Exchange SalesroOm lii Broadway in the
CITY OF NewYOrk the day Of April 1879 az IL O'Clock
5315 shares OF the capital stock OF the Lahe superior
ship Railway and Iron Company the value being
one hundred per share The right To withdraw said
part thereof nom SALE IN satisfactory bid
not obtained is reserved. THEO NJ. DAVIS Receiver.
81 Nassau-sU. Noa York
New-York tribune., 1879-04-28

Attention is directed 10 an advertisement OF the Con
troller of tbe CITY OF NewYork soliciting bids for $780,,
600 consolidated stock of the CITY OF New-York to be
Issued for the construction OF the New-York ana BROOK
iyn Rridge The bonds are payable after 1900, abso
lutey IN 1926 ana per cent interest per annm'
pa yabe quarterly the first days OF February, Nay,
received until 2 O'Clock, April 20.
The gross earnings OF the Hannibal & st. Joseph
Railroad Company reported re ioiows:
1873 1879. Increase.
Third week Of April. S52.2SS S3S2Z2 Sosgtt
January / to April 2l...... 5l6,1S3 676763 6Oe6o
The Engfneerfng and Mining Journal reports the pro-
duction Of anthracite coal for the week ended April I0
and since January as follows:
1870
New-York tribune., 1879-04-28
THE MONEY MARKET

oryTcyAL REPORT N y STOCK EXCHANGE SAh"S
AsrpCrted Oy TIE Cold and Stock Telegraph OS'
SATURDAY APRIL 60 1879
GOVERNMENT sToOK DEPARTMENT.
FIRST CALIs-10h O'CLOCK A. NJ
Us sbs Reg 81 an, . - hSn ioGS i'O' he lOls4
us a. Coup 1877 $50,
10000. Oc~lVAN
FOURTH cALL--2la oCLocKP. VI.
,,,..,, ,oo- us "a Coupon 1907 -,
oee seeS" iVv' be- lolR. 1900.
so,,, q, STATE aaG Ranrou Bonds-Ra.troaa. Bass ana
rcrnrcss Noeks.
New-York tribune., 1879-04-28
Dipioeno Notice..

tTHE NAuoSAL BANK oFTHR STATE OF NEw.YoRK,
UNITED STATES DKrO,lTARY.
NEw-YoRK, Apul %. 1879.
A SEMI-ANSUAL DIVIDEND of THREE
"A AND ONE-HALF PER CENT, FREE OF ALL
TAXES this DAY declared By the Board payable on aud
after May 11sneNt.
Tne Transfer Books will be clio 3ed from May 10 10.
BY order - tho Board. II l.. EDWARDS, Cashier.
The AMERICAN EXCHANGE NAII0NAL BANk}
NEy-YOKN April 2j, 1879. s
A DIVIDEND of THREE PER CENT, free OF
"A all taxes declared upon the capital stock of
this bGng payabe The 1t day of May
books close to-day and reopen 2d day oi Nay
DUMONT CLARKE, Cashier.
New-York tribune., 1879-04-28

UORRIS GROVE. on
road, beautifully Laid out p;
Hunters Point or Fiatbus
Of cool shade, and AL mex
water; swings, merrY-go-
confectionery. EVER ace
secluded spot sunday
have the exclusive Us.o oi
cursion Fare from H
BROOKLYN. Is % osnts. Sp.
by Applying 10 the y ew. J
R,oni -, 26l Brnsauay.
.. SPESCER, q. SVpL
New-York tribune., 1879-04-28
DVIDEND NO. 8.

DIVIDEND NO. 8. -.- ,.-o
The DIRECTORS Of the EMPIRE GOLD MINING COM
PANY have this day cared a DIVIDEND ct EIGHT
CENTS per SHARE (par value sO ot Of the net earnings
the month ARClG payable the office Of the treas
urer SVWhite Wall st., on tho goth 0ay Of Apn INST
The books to close April rs, ava reOUen May 1879
G. II, HANDFORFH, secretary
EAST TENNESSEE, VIRGINIA and
H GEORGIA RAILROAD COGPANY.-Thr per
dividend capital stock OF this company is Aay,
1879. will paid and after that date by r. T. WILSON
& co, Exchangecourt.
EAST TENNESSEE and VIRGINIA
H RAILROAD COUPONS due lst MAJ. 1879, viii DO
nald aud after date by II. 4. WILSON q co.,
2 Exchangecourt.
New-York tribune., 1879-04-28
OFNCE on -sEcaErARY ANp TREAsUnEh nA

NUTII7E.-Ine StOCh DOOK OF IIIs IOUUdHy
~ will the purposes OF the annual eeeuon
on the 29th day OF April 179. and remained closed until
the 5th day or May 1879 during said time transfers
Of upon the books Of this Company viii be made or
drccTora L. AVER, Secretary.
New-York tribune., 1879-04-28

st l. Il 5 K lSt Pre-
20O..-..-. "a
Chic Il & Quincy
10.....ll4l2
Pitts d Ft Wayne
lO.lOI3
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-09-18
TreaSure.TrOve In London Cabs.

1T seems that, on an average, 100
articles are received every day from
cabmen whose honesty is sufficiently
active to induce them to comply with
that stipulation in their license which
requires them to convey to the near
est police-station any stray goods or
chattels found in their vehicles. Not
that virtue is left to be altogether its
own reward; for, if the property be
claimed, the owner has to pay % Sd or
IS in the pound, which is handed over
to the law-abiding coachman; and, if
no satisfactory application be made
within three months, cabby becomes
the legitimate possessor of the "treas-
ure-trove." 1t is said that the men, rs
q rule, prefer to receive the reward
rather than the article itself. And
certainly, when it came to be the
fourth umbrella or walking-stick, or
the third pair of spectacles, smart
young cabman might be excused for
murmuring at the monotony of chance.
But when it is case of f500 in bank
notes, or f6OO worth of watches, 476
American gold eagles, or $4,000 in
valuable securities, the requisite three
months must seem to be a very long
time to wait for a careless owner to
put in an appearance. If the value Of
the property exceed f10 the reward
takes the shape of a lump sum fixed by
the Commissioners of Police, in &C
cordance with the particular circum-
stances of the case, and in few in.
stances ranging as high as f10O. With
in the last twelve months cabmen who
are now plying for hire have received
amounts in this way of f25, ESQ and
E1GO.-Uanabers' Journal.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-09-18

three or four windows in the roof, a
convenient workshop could be pro-
vided at q small expense. In many in
stances q portion OF the basement story
of the dwelling-house could be appro-
priated to workshop. A few years
ago, when resided in Brooklyn, there
was endorsement beneath our resi-
dence, which was about twenty feet
wide by forty long. Several windows
were inserted in the foundation wall,
and workbench and tools were pro-
vided for the boys, who were attending
school. Their parents never had occa-
sion to request or command them to
come home after school hours, or to
keep out of bad company, or to shun
places of public resort. No, never.
That workshop and the tools seemed to
have almost bewitching influence.
There were two saw-mills, q trip-ham-
mer and grist-mill and other ma
chinery, all in motion at once. OF
course the machinery was of the rudest
sort; yet the mechanical education and
the self-training by way of handling
mechanical tools, could not be COM
puted in pecuniary Values. E. Todd,
IN Rural New Yorker.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-09-18

"A writer in an English naval mag.
azine states that the best petroleum
equipment for naval warfare, at
present devised, consists of a steam
cylinder, fifteen feet long by twelve
inches in diameter, tc which is at
tached pipe terminating in a nozzle
at the bow of the torpedo boat. From
this cylinder the Greek fire is elected
with great force under q pressure of
about 500 pounds to the square inch.
1t has been intimated, on pretty high
authority, that the Russian Govern
ment, recognizing the value of petro-
leum as most powerful agent of de-
struction in this direction. would prob
ably have resorted to it in the late con-
test, if the experiments proving its
effectiveness had been concluded in
time.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-09-18
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

To make candied lemon or pepper
mint for colds, boil one and one-half
pounds of sugar in half pint of water
till it begins to candy around the sides;
put in eight drops of essence, pour it
upon buttered paper and cut it with a
knife.
To make a good harness polish,
take of mutton suet two ounces; bees
wax, six ounces; lampblack, one
ounce; green or yellow soap, two
ounces; water, one-half pint. Dis
solve the soap in the water, add the
other solid ingredients, mix well and
add turpentine. Lay on with sponge
and polish with brush.
The Chinese are said to preserve
grapes for very considerable period
by cutting a circular piece out of
ripe pumpkin or gourd, making an
aperture large enough to admit the
hand. The interior is then thoroughly
cleaned out, the ripe grapes are placed
inside, and the cover replaced and
pressed in firmly. The whole is then
kept in cool place
1t is strange that the popular pre-
judice in favor of narrow tires for
wagons and carts should be so firmly
fixed as to prevent the use of broad
tires. A wagon or cart with tires three
or four inches wide may be drawn
across a soft, newly plowed field with
out cutting in, and on wet, muddy
roads the surface is not cut up, but is
packed down. The better condition
of the roads and the saving of cost in
repair to them by the use of broad
tires, would be enormous every year.
Nevertheless, narrow tires are used al
most neutrality-suspicious..
Did any one ever try making tea
with cold water? If you never did just
do so the next warm day, when cool,
refreshing beverage is desired. Place
the tea in pitcher in the morning
with just enough cold water to cover
it. At dinner time fill the pitcher with
cold water from the well and you will
have the best cup of tea you ever drank
that is for warm weather. The finer
qualities of tea are much more fully re-
tanned than when stepped upon the fire.
And who wishes a cup of scalding tea
on coming in straight from the hot
harvest field and the scorching glare
of our August sun?-Farns and Fire.
side.
When you buy peaches do not
throw away the stones, save them until
you have considerable quantity. Soak
them in water a few hours to loosen
the fruit remaining in the dents, then
scrub them clean with an old tooth
brush, and split them in two. Now
take an old two-quart tin basin, punch
three or more holes near the rim for
suspending cords, and one at the GEN.
ter of the bottom for drainage. Paint
the basin inside, or coat it with melted
rosin, to prevent rust, and cover the
outside of it with putty. Press the
half peach-stones firmly into the putty
on the outside-putting the largest
ones on the bottom, and taking care
not to cover the hole for drainage.
Now cover the whole with a little as
phaltum dissolved in spirits of turpen-
tine. When the putty is dry you will
have a very handsome and unique
hanging basket, resembling carved
work, handsome enough to repay you
well for your trouble.-Americam Gar
den