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USEFUL AND SCIENTIFIC.

THE WRITING TELEGRAPH-The sue
cessful operation of the writing tele-
graph, on one of the English railways
"a distance of 26 miles writing off the
messages in ink, one after the other, in
perfectly legible manner, whether reg
ular line messages, or messages made
up in order to give the instrument more
work to do, is described at considerable
length in the London journals. On
some days, it appears from this account,
more resistance coils of wire have been
introduced into the two-line wires, in
order to represent greater distances, and
thus 81 miles and 80 miles have been
worked through in most satisfactory
manner, it only being necessary in such
cases to add few more cells of the bat
terry, which was in no instance so pow
erful as is very often used on the same
line. The effect of the currents through
the multitude of other wires, in close
proximity to the two in use for the
writing telegraph, on being closely OBJ
served, showed that the effect of induc-
ton was SO exceedingly small as only to
produce occasionally slight roufhness
in straight line, on the pencil of the
operator being quite stationary-this eff
feet, however, being hardly ever percep-
tible in the writing itself, and never to
such degree as really to affect its legi-
bility. ~
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English Caste Distinctions.

The distinction between persons who
are in trade' and those who are not
is insisted upon with constant vigilance
This distinction is perpetuated and deep
ened by the etiquette of the Court. If
there are any American ladies who val
lie their privilege of going to Court (and
at the United States Legation it is be-
lieved that some such still remain), it
would be well for them to remember
this absolute law, when they accept the
marriage proposals of British subjects.
l knew of case in which one of them
was married to a wealthy British mer-
chant, and, going to England, lived very
luxulously; but as the wife of a British
subject in trade she could not 90 to
Court; while her unmarried sister, be-
ing what Pepys would have called a She
citizen of the United States, was solemn
" and triumphantly presented. This
distinction is carried to absurd OK.
tremes by some persons, generally wom-
en-, who, although within the Court cir
Gle, are OF snobbish natures,' and gener-
ally OF newborn gentility 1t has been
told recently of an English lady, whose
married name is of most '.base and me-
chanical" origin, that, having had one
interview with a governess whom She
thought of engaging, and having been
much pleased with her, she on the sec
ond interview informed her that she was
sorry that she conld not engage her, as
she had discovered that she had lived in
d family the head of which was ssin
trade Sir Bache Cunard. The
goyerness was the gamer by
this manifestation of yulpar
pretense and fastidiousness, for
her services were soon afterwards en-
gagged by a Duchess. But in an aristo-
cratic society. no less than in a barber's
shop, line must be drawn somewhere:
and the England of to-day draws it
at trade. Nor does the consciousness
OF the consequent distinction, ever pres
emit with those who are either above or
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DRYING HOME THE cows.

out of the clover and blue eyed grass,
He turned them into the river lane;
One after another he let them pass,
And fastened the meadow bars again.
Under the willows and over the hill,
He patiently followed their sober pace;
The merry whistle for once was still,
And something Swallowed the sunny face.
Only boy and his father had said
lie never would let his youngest go;
Two already were lying dead,
Under the feet of the trampling foe.
And the frogs were loud in the meadow
swamp,
Over his shoulder he slung his gun
And steathily followed the foot path damp.
Across the clover and through the wheat,
With resofute heart and purpose grim,
Though cold was the dew on the hurIying feet,
And the blind bats fitting startled him.
Thrice since then had the lane been white
And the orchard sweet with apple bloom;
And now VIXEN the cows came back at night,
The feeble father drove them home.
For news had come to the lonely farm
That three were lying where two had lain;
And the old mans tremulous palsied arm
Could never lean on sons again.
The summer day grew cold and late,
He went Tor the cows when the work was
But down the lane, as he opened the gate,
He saw them coming, one by one.
BrindIe Ebony speckle, and Bess,
Shaking their horns in the evening wind;
Cropping the buttercups out of the grass
But who was it following close behind?
Loosely swung in the idle air
The empty sleeve of army blue;
And worn and pale, from the crisping hair,
Looked ont a face that the father knew.
The great tears sprang to their meeting eyes !;
For the heart must speak when the lips are
dumb
And under the silent evening skies
Together they followed the cattle home.
Kate p. Osgood, in Utica Observer.
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MY SHEAVES.

The time for toll is past, and night has come,
The last and saddest of the harvest ewes;
Worn out with labor long and wear1some,
Dropping and faint the reapers hasten home,
Each laden with his sheayes.
Last of the laporers, Thy feet gain.
Lord of the harvest, and my spirit gf1eves
That am burdened not so much with grain
As with the heaviness of heart and BRAIN
Master, behold my sheavesH'
Full well know have more tares than wheat,
Brambles and flowers, dry stalks, and with
cred leaves;
Wherefore blush and weep, as at Thy feet
/ kneeI down reverently and repeat:
Master, behold my sheaves"
Few, light and worthless, yet their trifling
weight
Through ali my frame weary aching leaves
For long l struggled with my helpless fate,
And stayed and toiled till it was dark and late
Yet these are all my sheaves.
And yet gathered strength and hope anew
For well know Thy patient love perceives
Not what did, but what strove to do;
And though the full, ripe ears be sadly few,
Thou wilt accept my sheaves!
Public Opinion.
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Let Us Have Pure Air.

A curious experiment was tried some
years ago, for the purpose of testing a
new ventilating apparatus which had
been placed in large church building.
Some of the trustees had opposed the
purchase of the "new-fangled notion -
as useless expense, and it was to con-
vince them of the utility of it that the
experiment was made. The occasion
was a lecture by famous orator. The
church was crowded to its utmost ca
pacity. 1t was observed, however, that
every one seemed to be uncommonly
comfortable and attentive, while even
the lecturer failed to exhibit the physi-
cal distress usually attendant upon ener-
getic speaking in crowded building.
In order to show the immense differ
ence between good ventilation and the
want of it, the skeptical trustees were
taken to position where they could get
full view of the audience, and the ven
tilators were closed. In few moments
the entire aspect of things changed.
The speaker began to labor and per-
spire, and the listeners to grow restless
and inattentive, fdgeting about with the
indescribable movementwhich so clearly
indicates WEAKNESS and discomfort.
Then the ventilators were reopened.
and in moment or two every body was
at ease again-and the doubling trus-
tees were ready to pay double for the
apparatus, if necessary to secure it.
The moral of this little story is plain.
Ii we want attentive audiences in our
churches and lecture-halls we must have
pure air. That it is not impossible to
secure it, the instance that we have CIV
en-, and many others of similar charac.
ter, amply prove. II IS said, for exam
pie, that the system of ventilation in DR..
John Halls Church is so thorough that
the temperature does not rise more than
three or four degrees after the church is
full. Let us leave off some of the orna-
mentation of our churches, If needful,
and provide proper ventilation. The
worship of the Lords house will be far
more enjoyable and profitable in plain
room thoroughly ventilated than in the
most magnificent building full of ex-
hausted air and foul oders.
This is equally true with respect to
school-houses. Children can learn to
read, and write, and spell, and even
founder through all the ornamental
branches, in a building as plain as a
Quaker bonnet; but they can not study
TO- advantage, nor keep strong and
healthy, if the air in the school-room is
close and poisonous. 1t is not beyond
the reach of human achievement to Sc.
cure pure air in school-rooms; and il
ought to be the first consideration, in
planning the building, to provide for
such an abundant supply of sweet air
that the rooms shall never he unwhole-
somely close, no matter how many
children are placed in them. If parents
understood the absolute necessity of this
to the physical and mental growth OF
their children, they would insist upon
thorough ventilation with even more ur-
gency than they insist upon thorough
instruction.
The season is now at hand when
houses must be closed against the bit
ing winter winds. Our churches and
school-rooms, heated with stoves or fur.
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STALKING HIS LIFE.
A Characteristic Story OF q Dissipated
Young Russian Noble. B..

A Characteristic Story Of a Dissipated
Young Russian Noble. ~,
Prom the Pail Mall Gazette.l
Among the subalterns who joined the
Slowatstartine Grenadiers just in time
to 60 through the Russo Turkish war,
and to win a medal, was young Alexis
Karetkine, the son of needy barine,
whose estate lies on the border of one
of the steppes of Kherson. He was by
birth a baron-one of six hundred or so
bearing the same name and family title
as himself-but he could claim only the
most distant connection, and, conse-
quently, had no favors at all to expect
from the princely Karetkines of St.
Petersburg, who, although poor in lands
and cattle, have always been rich in
court influence, Government posts, dia-
monds and money in the funds, and
who belong to the highest rank in the
Tschinn. These potent Karetkines
would have disowned Alexis if he had
gone to St. Petersburg simply to pay
them his.respects without begging for
money. They would in such case
have invited him to their parties,
and procured him invitations to
other festivities. But in this
respect of having distant wealthy
connections, Alexis was not the
superior of all his brother SUBJ
alterns, most of whom owned unremun-
eratiye kinship with some great family
of namesakes. The Slowatstartines had
a Colonel who was Prince, profusely
decorated, and about thirty years old;
and a Lieutenant-C Colonel some three
years younger. Both these gentlemen
lived for the most part of their time in
St. Petersburg, but occasionally they
honored their regiment with visit, and
graciously accepted banquet at the
tea-house; after which they would join
in the gambling and fix the stakes high
enough to give themselves relish in
the games. On one of these gala nights
our friend Alexis, dressed in his best
uniform and excited by too much Ger
man wine, lost the whole of quarters
pay he had just drawn, then his watch,
and after thata pet Livonian wolf hound
of which he was very fond, and which
he had refused to sell to the Colonel.
He had nothing more to stake, and
stood with twitching lips at the card
table, almost ready to cry, when the
Colonel said to him in jest:
"Why don't you stake your life,
Karetkine?" .s
81 will,'' said the Captain, holly. 81
stake it against all have lost and thou
sand roubles.'' -
"The odds are all in your favor" re-
sponded the Colonel, dryly. " However,
here goes" and he played.
Karetkine won.
"Well, now" said the rich Colonel,
as he laughingly paid the money, "what
should you have done, Karetkine, if you
had lost?"
!" l should have gone home and blown
out my brains," answered Alexis, ex-
citedly.
With whatp''
GA pistol; have one at home.'
Yes, he has," interposed brother
officer, thinking himself called upon to
vouch for his comrades veracity; but
the Colonel remarked politely that he
quite believed the Captain Nor was
he wrong, for Karetkine had sort of
daredevil honor, and would not have
scrupled to make his word good.
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A Difficult COnundrum,

At dinner the other night the CONVEX
sation lapsed, as it sometimes will lapse
with the best of hosts, into questions
hardly distinguishable from conun-
drums. A distinguished historian was
present, and | put question to him
which | knew had puzzled great many
people al different times. "What is the
surname of the Royal family ?n
+" Guelph, of course" That is the usual
answer, and it was the historians. I
ventured to suggest that, although the
Royal family are Guelphs by descent,
her Majesty's marriage with Prince AL
bert of Saxe-Coburg must have the eff
feet which the marriage of lady has in
all other cases, and that the surname of
the present house must be the Prince
Consort's. But what is the surname of
the Prince Consort's family? Simple.
but staggering. No one knew. Ali
guessed, and all were wrong. I hap
pened to have looked up the subject a
few months ago, SO that / knew the
name was "Wettin'' OF course no one
had heard it before. Every one smiled
at the horrible idea of the Guelphs BEING
reduced to Victims! The point was re-
ferred to Theodore Martin. "You are
quite right" said the graceful Jioera-
pher of the Prince Consort. "Wettin
is the family name of the House of
Saxony, and the minor Princes of the
OF the house are therefore all Victims.
or, in German, Wettiner. - Whitehall
Times (Londoa).
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An Unfortunate Ram.

A few weeks since some miners "
covered very singular curiosity y y
mountains near Bonanza City, ldale.
nothing less than the mammoth -
and horns of mountain ram guI
into a pine tree. The skull was ~
firmly imbedded in the growing
the trunk of the latter being some ssx %.
cen inches in diameter, with the nap
protruding, and one in its natural w
re-entering the wood eight inches q
Fred Meyers, of the Challis and BoaaIs
stage line, soon heard Of the ~
had the tree felled, and the section y 4
tanning the rams head neatly ssWsa Y: Y
Mr.. Meyers has expressed the ua
specimen to Thomas l.. kimDai' Z
raj passenger and ticket sgcns e .
Union Pacific, in whose Office y y
on exhibition.
1t was source OF much su
yesterday upon the part OF DOZEN ~ ~
ors at the Union Pacific nesa9s W
as to how the horns became az 4
ened, and how many years tn,s ~ 4
the sheep tribe has been impsirea ! =
lonely mountains of Idaho. son \
of the opinion that the sn ~ sry|
search of food, was caught N sn - 4
of the tree scores of years ago, 4 n
was mere sapling, and unsO l. : -
tricate itself, there died, the w n
ually growing over the skull. - II
stances in the case OF deer = ~
common, but none has ever ps }: -3;3|
icled, or at least not reported, y j, .;s,,s|
the wonderfully muscular noun
has met such fate. Ia1e|
Another theory is that so'n ~ II
or old-time employee OF the -. ~ n
companies received a stralgnts ,.,l6f
from the ram; and in = flt q 3, - b
hung his ramship up to recsa , !. "a n
dent of the unfortunate a1sn 1880 y
duIre in remorse, but forgot = q W. y ~
down. Another is that ~ on .s; I I'll
terrific battles in which mo ~ - n
often indulge each other, tnfs !. ~
"dodgedn by his antago1ls ~ 8 aQ5t
critical period, and . ioI ,r si,sr n
received the onslaught, never / "
ing up its embrace. Certain ..d. y
ram got in a very bad FIX, y y 40
is one of the most valuable aA EnIbd
specimens ever sent to MI
| Office. Omaha Republican.
-
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naces, will continue to be. . NJ
m manu-, Of slow poison. '', as'
admission of outside air n .a. ior tie
way. We commend the snS; ae Proper
attentive consideration Of CIV % Tie
school trustees. They can not i aad
greater service to those who's =. 90 1
interests are committed to them ts.a
make ample provision for tho e .h slaa 3
ventilation OF the buildings nns ,a.'u y
care. They have as trustees na sler
pressing duty to perform than n Az a'o's
FIdfniner and Chronicle 'nlS.->
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SEASONABLE RRCTPps

Ia En- CAkES.-Beat well /.
gether one cup cold boiled rice o rsu y! =.
flour, one teaspoonful salt ~ ~ Pun
previously beaten light and MIL ,sH %
oient to make a tolerably thick Ssi,@ s''''
PURGE OF PorAroEs.-M,.h IS.
and mix while hot with soma a. NE
gravy drawn from veal, togeths tn sa !s
butter and cream. The p1ree ~. W.
be rather thin and seasoned w;t sa0O1 4
and pepper. 1 -
FORSTER CAKE.-Half d po,na !,
butter, one pound of sugar. thrss s -. Y
well beaten, one lemon or nutmsr w
teaspoonful of soda dissolved z s s
lemon, flour enough to make sait - '.
ter, about three pounds; roll yer ,' ~ y.
and bake brown. a
FRIED PARsNIPs.-Boil until teu,,
in hot water slightly salted; lei ths ~, !.
almost cold, scrape off the skin ,nS 8 s.
in thick, long slices; dredge with A. y
and fry in hot dripping, turning 4 ~ NJ,
brown; drain very dry in a hot col.:
der; pepper and salt to serve.
SPANISH CUsrARD.-If your fam,
number six take eight yelks q -
eight teaspoonfuls Of sugar. beaten -
light, adding flavor if you like; mt o M
a slow fire, stirring all the time mi IA
quite thick; then have small sanes,s
either of glass or china and pour xns
on each saucer; to be served IN n.
way cold; powdered almonds are w
delicious on it.
Potato SALAD.-Boil mealv INA.
potatoes; mash fine; season highly M
bntter, pepper, salt, and q, little I'M
cream. Prepare a salad dressing Y
follows: Mash perfectly smooth, MI
little water, the hard boiled velk i
three eggs; add half q teaspoonfuI 4
mustard, a whole teaspoonfuf Of III
saltspoonful each of celery seed Y
cayenne pepper, all mixed to pen
with olive oil, or richest cream L Va
are prejudiced against oil; also atabe
spoonful of vinegar. Now spread u
creamed potatoes over the bottom Il |,
baking-dish, and add the dressing i
spots with a spoon, then another layr
of potatoes and more dressing, and i
on, ending with layer Of potata
Set in the stove to brown.
CHICKEN SHoRTCAKE.-Cut young
chicken in pieces, put on to boil With
small onion, a thin piece Of salt polk,
and just enough cold water to coyef /;
let it simmer gently till done; theat,
up the pieces of chicken, slip out u
larger bones and take off the skin; mah
a gravy of the liquor by thickshngi
with corn starch dissolved IN acupd
milk; put the pieces Of chicken bsekit
to the gravy to keep lot; half anhr
before the chicken is done take 8 quls
of sifted flour, teaspoonful Of ssk w
full teaspoonfuls of cream-tartsr, NJ
one, not very full, of soda; mix q y
gether very thoroughly, then raA y
a small cup Of butter, and mix WIN
enough sweet milk to make Il sthd
dough the same as for biscuit. Mi
very gently with the hands without usHs
a roller, and bake in asquRre breadPsa
in hot oven. Twenty minutes Wy \
as long as it will need to bake. VIZ
it is done, split it open and buti9 !
plentifully while hot; lay the ha6s
with the crust downward, and upen
fiat dish. Cover them with the chsfa
and pour over all the gravy, which nas
be thick enough not to run of and ls Y
the chicken dry. Garnish with ss'a
crosses or parsley.
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The Queen Anne fashion of trim
ming merino with figured cotton is car
ried out in morning and house dresses,
by borders of rich-igured cretonne
stripes, usually seen only on curtains.
with veinings and shadings hand EN-.
broidered in silk. The bands are very
handsome.
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A RATHER remarkable judicial deci-
sion has been given in England. An old
man was charged by officers of the in
land revenue with selling tobacco, in
the shape of cigars, without license.
The defense was that cigars were not
mentioned in the act of Parliament bear
ing upon the alleged offense, and that in
tact the cigars were not made of tobacco
but OF bay and cabbage leaves. The
magistrates decided to dismiss the
charge, whereupon notice Of appeal was
given.
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Professor in English L .resDt
81 will now show you soms No., 20 u|
feet. MIR. s., viii you P's
forward p''-CwaeW Era.
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I'm the course of series of expert
ments made by Mr.. III. Jannarch for de-
vising method of separating the crys-
talizable sugar from the molasses, a
double salt of borate of potassium and
sodium was accidentally formed, which
exerted an antiseptic influence on the
sugar. Further experiment showed this
salt to be a most powerful antiseptic
agent. 1t is now being made in larger
quantities by dissolving in water equal
quantities Of chloride of potassium,
nitrate of sodium and boric acid, and
evaporating to dryness after filtering.
The salt obtained is, of course, not a
pure borate, but a mixture of potassio-
nitric borate, potassium nitrate, and
sodium chloride. Its action is very
prompt and continues undiminished for
long time. 1t has no injurious effect
either as regards taste or smell or health
mess of the substances impregnated with
it. 1t is easily soluble in water and
quite deliquescent, SO that it has to be
kept in closely stoppered bottles. 1t is
at present sold for % cents pound. In
Germany it has been extensively used
already by butchers, sausage-makers,
tanners, etc. ); but its most important
use is at present in the manufacture of
butter and cheese from sweet milk.
When butter is made from sweet milk
IN the ordinary manner, the milk must
be kept very cold; when the g preserv-
ing SALT" as it is called in Germany, is
used, the milk may be kept at or
binary temperature without sour
ing, the remaining sweet milk
may be worked up into a superior
quality of cheese. If Is grains Of the
salt are added for each quart of milk,
the latter will keep sweet for at least a
week. Fresh meat, game, etc., may be
prepared by dipping it into solution of
pound of the salt in pints of water.
When the meat is intended to be kept
for very long period, the meat is
rubbed in well with the powdered salt in
the proportion of IL drains to each 9
pounds of meat. In "a hours the i'm
pregnatien is completed, and the meat
only needs to be dried. A piece of meat
prepared in this manner in January.
1877, was in perfectly good condition in
January, 1879. For picking the meat
Is prepared in the same manner and
then placed between layers of a mixture
OF pounds of common salt, 1-2 pound
preserving salt, and IA pound of sugar.
In this way the largest hams can be
sailed in four days. For preserving
skins, from IL to pounds are used, ac-
cording to size. Eggs are placed for Is
minutes into a solution Of ounce of the
salt in quart of water. To preserve
beer, wine. ETC., it is sufficient to rinse
the bottles. previous to filing them,
with solution of the salt in the proper
OF l: 10, and adding to the beverage
itself grains per quart. For fish, lob
sters, oysters, fruit, and vegetables the
preparation has also been used with the
best success Deutsche GeUerbe- Zett,tsao.