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The ElectrOphOne.

The French papers announce the sue
cessful working of anew instrument for
the transmission of sound. The exper-
iment was tried lately at Mans, Chef
lieu of the Department. of Sarthe, in the
office OF the Maison chappee, the COM
munication being with the foundries of
Antoigne, some fifteen miles (twenty-
four kilometres distant). The results
were very far superior to anything ever
effected by the telephone. The machin-
cry consists simply of small wooden
case, enclosing another case of glass.
Upon the latter are disposed little CYL
lnders OF pure carbon, which, by their
differences of conductibility, transmit
to the receiving post the vibrations of
the voice or other sound. 1t is an ex-
ceedingly simple apparatus, but one
denoting profound knowledge of the
laws of acoustics. Moreover, it can
be set up or taken down in a minute.
and does not get out of order. The
transmission of sound like that of the
ordinary telephone is by means of a tel
egraphic wire, one wire only being used,
for allowing the earth to return the cur
rent gives better results than when two
wires are used. At twenty-four kilo-
metres of distance different voices were
readily distinguished. An air played
upon flute in closed room adjoining
and some thirty feet from the electro
phone was heard with wonderful clear
ness. With this instrument one does
not have to speak into any tube or OPEN
ing but near the instrument in the or
binary voice. During this experiment
at Mans the passing of railway train
within fifty feet did not interfere in the
least with the clearness of the trans
mitted sounds. The inventor of this
instrument, M. Maiche, declares that
the instrument will work at any dis
lance, and has not the least doubt that
the human voice can be transmitted by
means of it from France to America
through the Atlantic cable--M Y.
Graphic.
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Newfoundland Dogs.

Every one is familiar with the char
acteristics and appearance of the New
foundland dog, but few are aware that
it is popular mistake to suppose that
to secure good specimen OF these no
BILE animals it is necessary to send to
the country from which they are named.
In point of fact the pure breed is almost
extinct in Newfoundland, and there are
to be found there now in their stead a
race OF mean-looking, shabby, cowardly
thievish mongrels, the degenerate de-
scendants of once noble race, and as
different from them as the modern
Greeks from the heroic Greek of Homer.
Neglect, ill usage, starvation and hard
work have wrought the change. Rather
more than two years ago an effort was
made to introduce another breed, the
celebrated Leonberg deg, the finest in
the world, a development of and de-
cided improvement on the original
Newfoundland. The breeder of this
race is Count Esseg, of Leonberg, Writ
emberg, and hitherto his endeayors
have been crowned with success.
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Wakefulness.

Women require more sleep than men,
other things being equal, the nervous
system being more active. Few per-
sons after fifty can sleep longer than
seven hours, unless they are hard out
door workers. Healthy children under
ten ought to have ten hours for sleep;
school girls from twelve to eighteen
ought to sleep at least nine hours. But
from various causes there is great diff
ference in the amount of sleep required
by different persons, hence each should
observe for himself how much sleep he
requires and arrange to give nature that
much every night; if unusual exertions
are made any day, sleep longer the
night following. If kept up several
hours later than usual, on chance occa-
sions, arrange not to be disturbed in
any way next morning, and when ma
ture wakes up, get up and do not sleep
any during the day, but 60 to bed at
the regular hour and the increased
soundness of sleep for that night will
make up for the loss. If you
cannot 60 to sleep when you first
go to bed, give orders to be
walked up at daylight, get up promptly,
do not sleep wink during the day, 90
to bed at yonr regular time, with di-
rections to be walked up as before; in q
week you will find that you can 60 to
sleep promptly, thus you will soon find
out how much sleep your system re-
quires, and act accordingly. Always
avoid sleeping in the day time; for if
you require seven hours sleep and spend
that much in sleep at night, whatever
time you spend in sleep during the day
must be deducted from that seven hours,
or you will soon become wakeful again.
Ii you wake up in the night, either go
to bed two Or three hours later, or when
you wake get up, even if it be but one
o'clock in the morning, and do not sleep
moment until your regular hour for
going to bed. Nature loves regularity,
and the four hours sleep from ten to
two is worth six hours after twelve
O'Clock. The great rule is retire at a
regular early hour and get up always as
soon as you wake, if it is daylight
Hats Journal of Health.
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Fat and Lean Pork.

Some of our readers may think this a
contradiction, but it is quite possible to
grow pork with that happy medium of
fat and lean so much relished. The
greatest obstacle to it is the general
method adopted in feeding pigs. They
are fed on food merely adapted to lay
on fat, and with scant proportion of
albuminoids to grow the muscles or lean
meat. Pigs have thus been grown and
fattened for so long time that they
seem to have taken on only lean meat
enough to hold the body together. Ex-
cept when on grass, the pig is piled al
most wholly with corn, which is excess
lively rich in starch and fat. Some
breeds have become so constituted that
they will get fat on grass. The pig, in
its natural state, does not get excess
lively fat, but is nearly as lean as beef
animal. If young pigs are fed on nitro
genous food, such as skinned milk and
grass, they will be found to grow rap
idly-extend the frame and muscular
system, having only fat enough to round
out the body to comedy shape. Pigs
should always be full fed; but this does
not necessarily mean examining with
corn, which merely piles on the fat till
the young pig becomes diseased. 1t is
this mode of feeding for so many hundred
generations that has transformed our
swine into Jumps of fat with few strings
of muscle to tie the ball together. To
reverse this work of improper feeding
will take some time, but it can and must
be done. Witness the great change
from those overgrown fat hogs which
were Dragged of years ago, but are now
seldom seen, because the market does
not call for them. We do not under
value corn, which is the best fattening
food the American farmer possesses;
but we should be glad to have them
avoid its too free use in feeding pigs,
and substitute more heterogeneous food,
such as oats, peas, wheat, bran or mid
dlings, a little oil meal, decorticated
cotton-seed meal, rye, bran or barley
any of these. Corn may be fed sparingly
with clover or skinned milk. Our Ca
madam neighbors can raise fat and lean
pork with grass, peas, barley and corn.
We must have grass diet for pigs gen.
orally, and, with this grain may be fed.
Farmers sometimes forget that the pig
is grass-eating animal as much as the
horse, and needs fibrous food to keep
him healthy. Nicely cured clover is
relished by pigs in winter, especially
when raised on grass. If you want fat
and lean pork, strictly corn diet must
be reserved to the last stage of feeding,
simply to harden the pork; yet little
corn may be fed all through the life of
the pig, only giving these other nitro
genous foods with it. Pork grown in
this way is relished by most people, and
will always find ready local market.
No more important question than the
above has ever been discussed in our
columns. At one time lard was the
most valuable of all the hog product;
but it has ceased to possess exceptional
value, and now the desideratum in pork
production is to bring about good de-
velopment of flesh.-Home Weekly.
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Restoring and Fertilizing Orchards.

To rejuvenate old orchards, cut out
all the dying wood, and three-fourths
OF the suckers; scrape the trunks of the
trees completely, removing all the old,
hard, broken bark; wash with a prepa-
ration OF whale oil soap and water, one
pound OF soap to bucket of water, and
give the orchard-not merely under the
trees, but every part of it-a heavy top
dressing of good barn-yard or compost
manure. If there be any life or pro-
ductiveness in the trees, this will bring
it out.
Ashes, said Marshall P. Wilder, a
few years since, are worth fifty cents
per bushel to apply to orchards and are
the cheapest manure for that purpose.
That ashes have very beneficial effect
in this connection is shown by the fact
that on all virgin soils recently burned
over, we get the fairest fruits and the
best vegetables.
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A Curious Russian C,.,..

One of the most intor.,.
Petersburg holidays is the H.
OF the ice in the Neva. Il oces akllgs
year on Sunday. April Is, and d, nc
brated in the usual way. Geo. ~ W =
sakotf, the Commander Of ~ | Y
pavlovsky Fort that stands ;n s.s rst
the Winter Palace on the ot dbasopposA|
the Neva, crossed the river II |. y sae \
full gilt boat, accompanied hv = q. oeasf
in full uniform. At the midala as !. ~ I
river he drew a goblet of water e vi y y
ried it on a golden tray to III tba Guy = ca
who, surrounded with the hi OH y, y
nitaries of the State, received AN T.. y
his palace. Congratulatino b; IL a ~ I
return of spring, the Comman anu % y
sented to the Car, the earthly rall ~ !,
all Russian lands and waters. th ,s's . :
let. The Gar drank the water ~ ~
the hearty cheers of the bvsts, sall
filled the emptied goblet with eold da aa:a
and handed it back to the Com oSu y
The latter then returned to h. sa
The granite quay of the New, :. .
thickly covered with people e.s.. ~ !
see the ceremony. On the ssms ~ j
hundreds of small boats made the,s y
passage of the year, carrying the nsa ~
from one side of the river to the r mn.
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potatoes or some other crop. There
may be, after all, more labor required
than if the grass was sown alone. But
again another consideration arises.
Many cereal and root crops do best
when put on broken-up sod ground.
Would it, after all, be any better for our
regular rotating crops if we would keep
our grass fields in better condition for
a greater number of years? All an
swers to these questions must depend
on each individual circumstance. 1t
will, however, he seen that the matter
is very complicated one, and not like
ly to be set at rest very soon by any
general rule.-Germanto,on Telegraph.
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A Social Experiment.

A persistent effort has been made this
season in various circles of society here.
says the New York Times, to entertain
guests without giving introductions, but
the effort has not been by any means
lnspiriting. The custom is borrowed
from England, where it is kept up in
spite of the ill-success attending it.
The average English are the reverse of
companionable, and have SO few of the
traits which make society agreeable,
that they often enjoy themselves most,
or are bored least-it means the same
thing with them-when they do not
feel obliged to be courteous to ANYBODY,
or to say anything beyond monosylla-
bles. They think they have delightful
time ii they can spend an evening in
standing around, gazing abstractedly
at the company, and drawing out to an
acquaintance or two that "the thing is
decidedly slow, you know, my dear
ooy,' never remembering that they are
part OF. and directly responsible for its
slowness. Americans are not much
more sociable by nature than their
Anglo-Saxon kinsmen, but they are
quicker witted, more sympathetic.
more nimble of thought and speech.
and less inclined to visit their friends
houses for the purpose of get
ting bored, knowing that thew
can be bored sufficiently without
any additional effort. They go into So
ciety for change. to entertain and be
entertained. moderately at least, and
when they are disappointed they with
draw and repeat the experiment under
more favorable circumstances. But
many an Englishman, while declaring
that he is bored to death, will stay an
entire evening, with no prospect or
hope OF relief, tell afterward how much
he has suffered, and yet be eager to
suffer again in exactly the same way.
NO wonder they relish the absence of
lntroductions. But we as a people do
not, and can never be made to. We
VIII not speak to men, much less to
women, to whom we have not been
presented, and we certainly will not
hold a conversation with them. Our
temperament restraints us, and we can
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not n. i at least we care not, !
ii. 1T, With Gth, Frene.hmen, its al oven
w.t., with Germans sM it is diffsrssua,s V
love to talk for the sake Of .asasl IN
use persons as an excuse . 'aiklag; AZ
or defamation. They ara re- n; mono a
to lpatroduestions; they have n ~ ~
ing. We are frequently I M ID
agreeable and genial to anot aaas Va
PRODUCTION, but without ; = By i,
likely to get on at all. W. We aNa
rule, prefer relinquishino 'a aosi y,
going about accosting ana society i
people pe.so sv whom we do not kp puaa'
often have never met before AuVV, u
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ON A BASE-BALLIST

ON A BAsE-BALLIST. al
John Smith is dead. That fine young maa
Well never see no more; :
He was member of our club
Since 1864. ftss 81
His private virtues were immense q
His manners free and bluff;
he wore a paper collar
And was never known TO mum.
His nose was Roman and his ey0D
Continually were peeled; aa
He made splendid umpire
And beautiful left field.
Though not matrimonial man,
He dearly loved match,
And, like his sister, had but few
SuperiorS on the "catch."
But he is gone. With ms and outs
Forever he is done.
He broke his heart and burst his spieen
-Phaadelphic TINS
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A WOMAN was rowing on the Sus
guehanna, at Lancaster, Pa, with Two
little children. The boat upset when
they were in the middle Of the rlyer'
Barely able to swim by using both arms,
she told the little ones to cling 70 nei
back. They did so, and she kept ~
afloat by desperate exertion; but juS
before reaching the shore one child S'
90 and wa. drowned.
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A Buddhist Mission to the United st.,.

The famous Hon-guwan-ii Of Kjo,0-
perhaps the wealthiest and most IA.
entail of the various sects Of Buddb;m s
in Japan-established mission ON !.
Shanghai some years ago, but i NJ !
carrying on any great work Of couys,
sion among the Chinese. In imjtat;m
of some of the Christian missions =
Japan and China, it has in conneet;sa
with its more Legitimate work 1 Al
pensary, where the poor NAV Obtain
advice and medicine free Of cbmss
and ghostly counsel as well. The M
sion is situate in the Kiangse Road s.a
occupies extensive and handsome pren.
ises. This is the sect, it will b. !.
membered, from which it had b..
proposed to send missionaries 70 H.
United States and Europe, to convet
the poor benighted heather q tbos
countries from the errors of Christians
to the only true faith. 1t is q fact thai
there is in the handsome new collegsd
the sect in Kioto number Of youpp
men who are being instructed il "a,
glish and trained in theology, with tn
view of their being sent across the sea-
with the object mentioned-Tah
Times.
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The San francisco Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children b.
vestigated twenty-six cases in ths
month of April. These included ths
cases of three girls between the ages d
thirteen and sixteen, who have been
thrown into prison on false charges pre-
ferred by the mothers of two OF them
and by an aunt. A Chinese girl oa'
of two slaves, was rescued from AIN
nese woman who has imported aspecls'
of Oriental cruelty. This is to tie Tx
hands together, palm to palm, sn ~
beat against the ends of the fingers viii
a stick. aur
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VERY intellectual boy that Of
yours. Mr.. Goggins; 1 should like to
examine his head" Proud father
"Johnny, what bumps have you got?'
" I've got the bump of eating, father.
and the bump that Billy Hopkins gave
me on the nose; but I'm layin' for him
IN. 7. Commercial advertiser.
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THEY we're four Brooklyn IN. ~ noo .s
dehoys Of from fourteen to eighteen ys IN
they had been studious readers OF tne hS h.
story papers and dime novels, and tns' pu.
there was difficulty in the way; they bad y Y
money. After consultation they resoisss., IN
procure the necessary funds as some 2, 10 -
heroes of their favorite stories had done n,
wit, by turning robber. Accordingly ~ a
ran away from home, took possession . y
old stable which had the name in tDe uIdsa
borhood of being haunted, elected tne o,
boy Captain, and entered upon the Sdnt
of their new profession. But thing TIN ma
turn out as they had done in the stolie .olee.
law, in the person of an unromantic fam
man, got its eye on them, and now antnres
are locked up, and the Western aoVen'~"
indefinitely postponed.
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THE Boston Trareller relates Of a. Cd
and wealthy Boston merchant that b
has in his sitting-room" an ancient
music-box, and several mirrors reach.
ing from floor to ceiling. He loves 10
take his ease with a bowl Of punch q 1
bottle of brandy beside him, sndbl
amusement he starts the music-box Gd
calls in his man-servants and maid
servants, and has them dance to ID
music, while he watches their move
ments in the mirrors, correcting then
when their steps are not right, placidl
slipping his punch or his brandy vhel
all goes well.
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SAN Francisco is opening up 9 large ~
ness BY shipping livestock to the san0SA'
Islands.
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THERE is young woman nineteen yrr
old in Trinity County, Cal, who mas I'm I'm
seen wagon, vet she is aecompiisneo, 90 90
good housekeeper, writer, singer an ~. N n
ss q shs the e e eSan S1 away
the travelled roads. @
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-04-23
Every Day a Little.

Every day a little knowledge. One
fact in a day. How small is one fact.
Only one. Ten years pass by. Three
thousand six hundred and fifty facts are
not small thing.
Every day little self denial. The
thing tliat is difficult to do to-day will
be an easy thing to do three hundred
and sixty days hence, if each day it shall
have been repeated. What power of
selfmastery shall he enjoy who, look
ing to God for grace, seeks every day
to practice the grace he prays for.
Every day a little helpfulness. We
live for the good of others, if our living
be in any sense true living. 1t is not
in the great deeds of philanthropy that
the only blessing is found. In ''little
deeds of Kindness" repeated every day,
we fiud true happiness. At home, in
school, in the street, in the neighbours
house, in the playground, we shall find
opportunities every day for usefulness.
Every day little look in the Bible.
One chapter day! What treasure
of Bible knowledge one may acquire in
ten years. Every day verse commit
ted to memery. What volume in
twenty five years!
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Peace in Christ.

1t is Christ's desire and design that
his people should have peace. l wish
to give this thought special emphasis,
because there are some among us who
imagine that it would be presumptious
in them to feel peace, much more to say
that they are enjoying it, and who seem
to believe that they are honoring God
more by cherishing continual doubts
and fears, than they would be by rejoic-
ing in the assurance of his favor. Now,
it is not the feeling of peace, but the
ground on which it rests, that determ-
ines whether or not l am presumptious
in possessing it. If turn my eye in
upon myself, and find solely in myself
the foundation on which | build my
satisfaction, then my peace is presump-
ton. But if build on Jesus Christ,
and have all my peace in him, that is
faith. Yes and to look to Jesus and
not enjoy that peace, is not faith, but
unbelief; and so far from honoring, does
him the greatest despite. Get rid,
then, beseech you, my timid, anxious,
and perplexed nearer, of all such per-
nicious ideas as that God does not wish
you to have peace, or that it is AFRO
gance in you to have the assurance of
its possession. What joy is dearer to
the heart of a parent than that which
springs from the knowledge that his
child so coniides in him as to be ut rest
in his arms? And is it any presump-
ton in IA daughter to feel that she may
ever find her sOlace and her resting
place on her mothers bosom9 The
truest confidence in Christ is manifest
ed by those who are at rest ON him, and
the highest happiness he knows is when
Il believer is at peace upon his breast.
1t is neither beneficial to you, nor we'll
pleasing to HIM, that you should be in
perpetual perturbation, and the sooner
you find rest in him the more thorough
ly will you glorify his name Extract
from DR.. TaylOr's Sermon.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-04-23
Cats for Hotel Mince Meat.

One of the Towne brothers, of rail-
road reputation, has left railroading to
keep the railroad hotel at Harvard, Ill.
Expecting Il crowd last month, he wrote
his friend Pierce at WATERFOWL, asking
the loan of some cots for this occasion.
For cots Pierce read cats, and the fol-
lowing correspondence ensued:
HARVARD, ILL, Jan. %, 1880.
Have you any cots to loan me for
Feb. 10, ii and IL, and how many can
you spare TowNE.
WATERFOWL ILL, Jan. %, 1880.
Towne: l send you to-day all the
cats have on hand. Have several boys
out picking up some. l also send you
a "yaller dorg;" perhaps he will take
the place of four or five cats. What in
the name of hotels do you want of so
many cats If this thing should become
generally known, it will ruin your bust
ness. Cut off mince pie for while and
let hash rest, or you are ruined hotel
man. n. w. p.
Before he got through with it, Towne
had 100 cats unloaded on him, aud he
is now known far and near as "Ma-
ri-am