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Louisiana Moss.

The Louisiana moss business, which
has undergone period of depression, is
said to be reviving. The moss is gath.
cred mostly by negroes, and, after q tree
is stripped, it is allowed to rest for seven
years, during which time the moss re-.
news itself. Cypress moss is preferred,
as it is the longest and most tenacious
Of all the varieties. After the moss is
gathered, it is placed in q sunny spot
and left to the action of the wind and
weather for q month. At the end Of
that time the grayish bark peels off,
lea, ing the hair almost clean. 1t is
then sold to the plantation storekeeper
or 'untry groceryman, who pays from
one to two cents pound for it, accord
ior to quality. The next move is to
.u.i the material to New Orleans to
manufacture. After the moss reaches
the factory, it is subjected to the action
Of the washer, which is q large cylin.
drical arrangement with . wheel inside,
which pulls the moss hither and thither,
and lashes Il through vat Of boiling
water and soap, until The stuff is cleaned,
Then It il hung out upon rocks to dry,
This done, 1t IS put into the duster-a
(an-mill which entirely removes all the
dust that may have survived the wash
ing process. As . result the moss come.
into the factory yellow in color, and
goes out inky black. The article is ther
made up into bales. and marked accord
ing to quality. The highest grade cal
hardly be distinguished from the fines
hOrse-hair.
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which exhausts life and strength faster
! than standing in . shop-faster than
any amount Of hard work. This is not
oyer-stated. The history Of society girls
those who are seen every where, who
attend balls and parties, who keep late
; hours, who eat late suppers-is the same,
at least IN large cities, and it is not very
different in smaller towns. Five years
is as long as they hold out; if they are
deficient in health and vitality to begin
with, one, two, or three years is enough
to do the work. Many die Of consump-
ton, some are Frustrated by debility,
others succumb to the modern nervous
disorders which attack the stronghold OF
life so insidiously that no one knows
what has been done until the citadel'has
been undermined, and its forces given
into the hands Of the enemy.
OF course no one begins with the in
tention of digging their own grave in
this idiotic way. The wine drlnker
never begins with the intention OF being
a drunkard; social pressure is brought
to bear continually, vanity is tlattered
and the danger is all the greater be.
cause it is not realized. Who carries
an umbrella, or looks out for storm in
fair weather? and if the sky were to al
ways remain clear there would be no
necessity for preparation for storms at
all.
But even in the midst of the bright.
ness. girls of any sense or intellect teel
distressed ut the waste Of the young
strong, bright years, in such hard, yet
purposeless routine. Time keeps sound.
ing the pitiless gone, going, gone; and
nothing remains for the vanishing
wears to show but some notifications
and heart breaks, pieces Of torn tulle
some faded (artificiaD flowers, a legacy
of corns from tight shoes, and blank
future. Occasionally beauty and a
belle will he "suapped up within the
first few years of her career by some
courageous man. There is no attempt
to disguise the fact that this is the ex
pectation and main objects Of society
: girls in general; it can not we'll be 9th
erwise. But the chances are no mor'
than would occur in a lottery, and the
succsss-what is it? If the man is rich
the young wife becomes his property
part OF his establiShment-with only 81
much of individual existence as b.
chooses to allow her. Ii poor, she yer.
often becomes complaining and un
happy drudge, or sinks into listcssnes'
because she is unfit to perform the ma
ural duties Of her position, and he
means are too narrow, Der resources to
small to permit OF mitch social excite
ment or activity.-Jennie June, IN Dem
, OresL'S MONTHLY.
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PlTH AND POINT.

The minstrel man is not so black as
he is painted--N. o. Rcuyune.
AcroRs should be watched closely on
election day. They are professional re-
peaters.-Modern 4argo.
"FlNE feathers make fine birds" AT
least so say the men who have seen
their bills-for millinery.-LoueN Cit'-
zen.
The man who capped the climax
didn't know it was loaded, or ne
woudn't have done it.-B0ston 7run-
script.
Why is the discovery of the North
Pole like an illicit whisky manufactory?
Because it's a secret still.-Ptn'lch.
PHYSICIANS now say that the telc-
phone is injurious to the ear. We pre-
sumo it's the strain of listening and hear
ing nothing that does the harm.-Bos-
ton Post.
A CUT in a St. Louis paper, which we
took for the picture of a st. Louis girls
mitten, turns out on closer examination,
to be the full-sized picture of sugar
cured ham.-Chicago Newspaper.
QUALIFIED Judge: Squire Horse.
nail, NJ. p. (who had been inspcctia' the
Board SchooD Dwell, good-by, child
er. Yer reads well. an yer spells well :;
but yer hain't sot still. ''-London Punch.
THE faculty of an Ohio female semi.
nary has issued orders that no pupil
shall have more than one male visitor
per week. The smart girls invite their
young men to call on Sunday, so that
when their fathers come on Monday the
old men find themselves barred out
PAiladclphia Chronicle Herald.
"WnY did Shakespeare write TRACE
dies ?" asks an exchange. Probably be-
cause dime novels were not popular in
his time. He had to write what paid
him best. 1t is different in our day. A
drama,ized dime novel will now draw
Il larger audience than any of Shake
speare's tragedies.-Norristovn Herald.
ola, MAJ exclaimed gorgeously.
attired young lady, in q loud voice, on
an excursion boat the other day, as she
directed her mothers attention to the
camp stool, 'them's just like the chair
we seen in Yoorup!" and then she sat
lansuidly down and began to play with
her diamond ring.-Newart Sanla4
CuW.
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Materials for Roads.

IT is the practice of many highway
surveyors to have the bitches by the sides
of roads cleaned out in the fall of the
year, and the earth that has washed into
them thrown on top of the rOad.bcd.
They think it is advantageous to have
the top of the road raised as high as
possible, and they know that it is neces'
sary to have the bitches cleared out SO
that the water may have chance to
run. They have an idea that they can
accomplish two desirable things at the
same time. if in taking the washings
from the bitches they throw them ontop
OF the road. In point of fact they are
doing very great injury to the road. An
examination of the composition of the
material removed from the bitches will
show that it is entirely unsuited for
forming good road-bed. 1t consists
largely of forest leaves and grass blown
by the wind, and of manure and soft
soil washed down by the rain. 1t holds
water Ike a sponge. When wet it has
about the same consistency as barn-yard
manure. A slight rain converts it into
mud: a continuous drouth causes it to
be reduced to = fine dust by passing
wagons. In the winter it freezes, and
in the spring it thaws out. leaving the
road in the condition of nire.
The rain ordinarily washes from roads
the droppings of horses and cattle, and
the sof. earth that should not have been
placed on them. In this respect it i'm
proves roads more than it Injuries them.
The material washed off should not be
put back. 1t is a good manure, and II
will pay to haul and spread it on fields
that are near the bitches where it ac'
cumulaies. 1t is an excellent manure
for sandy soils, and can be easily han
died when it is neither very wet nor very
dry. If farmers will not remove it fol
manure, it should be thrown away from
the road, and not upon it. A roat
should be composed of materials tina
will not readily wash away, that vii
not absorb much water, and which vii
become tolerably compact by the treae
Of animals and the pressure made ny tn
wheels Of vehicles. The material tina
is cheapest and most available in tn
majority of locations is clean gravel
The substance that often passes by tn
name Of gravel, but which is a mixture
of small stones, and sticky clay, ant
mud, is entirely unsuitable for covering
roads. The best gravel is obtained from
the banks of running streams or fror
the beds of streams that are now dry
1t meets every requirement.-Ch,cag
Times.
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Harvesting and Storing Turnips.

VARIOUS methods for harvesting this
crop, which in Pennsylvania is not a
very extensive one, are now on the top's'
We speak of turnips, proper-not ruta'
bagas. The last improved method is to
harrow the crop out and load them with
q Mrse.pronged hayjork: This may Dc
rather expeditions and answer well
enough where the turnips are to be ied
to the cattle, but is the worst possible
way if they are to be marketed, as pur,,
chasers will not look at q cut and
bruised article. It will be found, eve
guess" that the old.fashioned way Of
pulling them out with the hands and
throwing them in heaps, and cutting the
tops off with sharp knife, will prove
the best after all. 1t is useless to at
tempt to shirk the labor, if the crop IS
to be harvested in the best manner and
a good price is expected to be obtained
for them.
OF all the roots perhaps the turnip is
the most impatient of heat. 1t starts to
grow on the slightest provocatlon. IN q
cellar of not over forty degrees, one
may find it growing freely, after an in
generation of but few weeks. 1t IS
growth which is the great enemy OF
preservation, and it is heat which ex.
cites growth. There is a natural heat
in roots when put in heap-a little
heat from one root and little more
from another soon makes a pretty high
degree: but in the open field this is car.
ried off by the open air about the pile.
Hence, under cover of near protection,
this natural heat is not carried off. 1t
accumulates, the roots sprout, and thus
rive off more heat, and it all soon be-
comes Il regular turnip stew. The tt'r'
nip. indeed, does not mind little frost.
Ii they were put in small lots in stalls.
where the frost could get at them, and
covered with straw to prevent RAPID
thawing, they would keep better than il
covered with earth, which rather serves,
rs we have seen, to collect the heat and
boil The roots.
As to how best to keep turnips, that
will of course depend on each persons
conveniences. But if each one keeps in
view the fact that heat is more likely tc
iniure them than cold-and very low
degree at that-he will readily find out
when he looks about what is the best
way for him to preserve them.-Ger'
,nantOWn Telegraph.
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A Primitive Life.

The people of some parts of East
Tennessee, says a correspondent, are
singularly primitive in their manners
and way of living. The behcsts OF
fashion are UNDECIDED save in cities
and large villages; lady t7cssed in
the extreme of fashion would create a
decided sensation. The dwellings are
for the most part erected Of hewn logs,
notched down at the corners and the
interstices ''chinked," and daubed with
clay or lime mortar. One room is often
deemed sufficient for all uses, but it is
esteemed a commendable thing to have
a small cook house Il few steps from
the door of the living room to cook and
eat in. Until recently, glass windows
were esteemed = luxury. Cooking
stoves are in many places unknown, the
children Of the soil preferring a Fireplace
even for cooking purposes. Twill en-.
deavor to describe the process of "get-
ting meal ready" When the wood
fire burns clearly, the shallow oven,
with its lid, is placed to heat over the
blaze. Next the bread-tray is taken
down from its place where it is hang
ing against the wall, a sieve produced
from the ''meal gum or "aour stand, "
and the meal sifted with quick series
of rotary jerks into the tray. Next, il
it is the good woman's intention to make
some ''fatty bread,'' q little lard is in
corporated with the meal, which is then
made into q stiff dough. This is placed
in the oven; the cover is placed over it
and live Goals heaped thereon. Now
the bread is cooking. The meat is next
cut in slices and placed in skillet on a
fire Of Goals, the coffee ground or pound
ed and placed over the fire to boil. But
few families have ever seen "store tea. >
Then the table is prepared. Sometime;
homemade spread of linen decorate:
1t, and the dishes are placed thereon
Some one has meanwhile made trip tt
the spring house, and cool milk ant
butter grace the board. The molasses
OF honey stand is filed. The smoking
bread and meat, with coffee, are place.
upon the table, and the meal is ready.
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A Venerable Dane.

TIE oldest inhabitant CT Woodbo-ry,
Ma, was born on April %, l776. Her
memory and hearing are excellent, but
about four years ago she became blind.
Her hair was silver gray, but is now
turning black again on the top Of her
head. Black was the original color.
She is not confined to her bed, but is up
and about generally, sitting up until
midnight, and then up again at five in
the morning. She remarked recently
that she hadn't 3 tooth in her head, and
that her children had been trying to in
duce her to get set, but she "didn't
want any dead peoples teeth. Bless
you," she said, II don't mind It; teeth
are very useful, but can eat IS we'll Is
any Of them, and like strong diet, too f;
don't want pies and cakes, but corn
beet and cabbage; I don't believe In
sweetmeats. The old lady u very
ioDd Of children, and delights In telling
them old-ims tales. Her immediate
family connection is very large. - she
has no fewer than twenty-five grandchil'
dren and nearly, sixty great grandchil
dren. her oAlse great grAndchild bein1
| . widowlady agsd twenty 1our. ON
a her gTsadehi3dren has eight children
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Christianity in Business

THE times demand especially the aF
plication of Christian principles 70 mel.
camille affairs. The increased iacll''N'
for successful business pursuits now ~
fordcd are drawing increased iluln ,:I
of professcd Christians into the wn't =
ing and eddyiny tide Of commerce; ~ -
by this new dangers are incurred y
those thus occupied, there arc also A. H.
fortled new facilities for doing GOA o .!
displaying in a new light the eSceea a,s
Of the Gospel. As the disciples Of 'a r
|owly Savior are now found in the tS a,
change. in the marts Of trade, and 10 nan al
places "whcre merchants most 10 ,e SOu
sreeate,'' so should Christ DC I .bai,
ssIoriied in the supcrcxcel'ene.e OF ;. sas.
probity, courtesy and unsu'llea y; 'av M
rrity. Let Christ be confessed l, III , W.
manifestation of His grace IN inc III % no
OF His disciples; let . goddess ~, M v. ~h;eh
taught that the elevated mora'l'y e 1 hn,;.
is admired in the Christian man N, Z" . oS
ness is the fruit Of piety, ana 'ac r ry'
of the preccpts and the spirit Of oD''
| tianity in the hearts OF its suo]e, ~ sss
The quickcned activities OF .nd a. 4.
require corresponding enersy, H. a .;%; An
yotedness in the duties OF o ....,s. he
ity. Our quickened powers mus anrt rs
consecrated to Christ in goo o., :. "0 hi,
The great want Of the wor'a LOW; az in IN.
time IS a stronger and more o., cop .";ty il
fusion Of the spirit Of ChrI; qua AZ not o.
the t common affairs Of life. We We, az s vm.
in any sense disparase the .s s,'n Hitherto h
cics by which the Church ms Ssss,h.tbsnd
operated-thc ministry, the sauu" BIZ,
the ordinances Of the sancla !I'r!!, and
these, though the most :e e'n',,II sre moi
therefore the most conspicuous, =. s of tn.
ali: nor are they. in some asps''' .srtsin
case, 50 great and effective '',; 3; r o.
others. The work Of the m l!l.;ans: bu,
cupies one Of a hundred, Chf f,1n.;ng tbs
the Lord has need Of a0 in o' ."1;o;on.~
doctrines and influences OF OIL, s.' =, Nh
Rev. Hugh Stowell, IN "Ao"S' J"
of Business"
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Wise Sayings.

HALF the ills we hoard in our heart.
are ills because we hoard them.-Sarrv
COrNuruW.
No AFFLICTIoN would trouble A chiId
of God, if he knew Gods reasons for
sending it.
If you wish for care, perplexity and
misery, be selfish in all things; this is
the short road to trouble.
We learn to climb by keeping our
eyes. not on the hills that lie behind,
but on the mountains that rise before
US.
The surest method Of arriving ats
knowledge of Gods eternal purposes
about us is to be found in the right use
of the present moment.
BEAR with yourself, but do not Aater
yourself. Work cilectually and steadily
at the correction of your faults, yet
calmly and without the impatience Of
sclf-lOye. -Ftne'ou.
IT is good, when the week is ended,
to look back upon its business and ito
tolls, and mark wherein we have failed
OF our duties, or come short OF what We
should have done.
No NAN can ask honestly or hope.
fully to be delivered from Temptation,
unless he has himself honestly and firm
| " determined to do the best he can u
keep out of it. -Rnskin.
The Supreme Being seems to be Dis
tant from those who have no wish to
attain knowled &c respecting Him, and
lie seems to be very near to these who
feel a wish to know Him.-YGjnr Feda,
QUARREL not rashly with universities
not vet understood, and overlook not
the mercies often bound up il them;
for we consider not sufficiently the
GOOD Of evils, nor fairly commune the
mercies of Providence in things aflict:
i've at first hand. Sir Thomas Bronze
The trials and the temptations Of
this life are all making US lit Tor the
life to come-buiidng up y character
ior eternity. You have been in n pI ano
mandatory; did you ever 20 there
for the sake Of music? Go INTO the
tuniny-room, and you will say, This
is Il dreadful place to be i'll, | cannot
bear it; | thought You made music
hcre.' They Move donotpro'uce
music here; we make the instruments
and tune them here. and in the process
much discord is forthcoming" sucn
is the church of God on earth. lne
Lord makes the Instruments down mere
and tunes them. and a great deal o. dls'
cord is easily perccptible' but n Is
, all necessary to prepare Us 'ol 'n'
everlasting harmonies up yonds''~
,SDNT1eON
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Religious.
OUR FATHER.

OrR FATHER-hOliest. dearest name!
Despite our clinging guilt and shame.
Our Father still.
How passing wonderful Thy love.
DOwn-rcaching from those heights ABOVE,
These hearts to tnrill.
All that is best.
And teudcrcst,
All that Is true. and strong AMI good.
aud wise in human la'hcrlpOl,
Is found in Thee.
our Father art ThOu-H"avcn'S high King
A. brothers. 'n Thee would we b"!nc
This on" great PRAYER.
Thy hand. Toy face, tan would we know,
Again into Thine inA:" grow.
Thy likeness bear;
Reflect Thy tra'h.
Thy goodness. ruin;
Walk in Thy ways Us sOlS of light:
No longer slaves in chains ail'l nght,
But children free.
Children Of Thine, Father above.
Saved ranSomcd. gInddcncd in Thy love-
y. childhood grand.
To Thee we come growing host,
4 brOtherhno! from every coast.
Led by the hand
Through Joys, and fears,
With songs. ana tears;
No longer prodigal- t. roam.
With faces upturned toward home
Our home, with Thee.
-l.cr. u. J. N.;lnnn, in Interior.
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TIFFANY, in cur DUMB As' :" h,
tells Of q horse that beIo. .se family
grandfather graz that was in I'm the I'D. j
young horse was substituted stata 10 1 rest The
old gentleman's meet citing ON the top
three.fourths Of a mile away " ayyti o grand
Of a hill. The very first Sa ..'s to meet
ns on going out to ,a the 1 rs o sf hes
morning service 1 he t' h"sils de- The as ."
one. The old horse had !1, .appd in his
the the pasture to 90 to and s .;mc he eyer
old old piace. 1t was the only d 1''D' or r. when
did SO. How he knew the es ua,' was no
to- Co. o. is mystery. for Se :e''fn he wen,
for a while, and then shut D'~
the barn on Sunday
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from every part Of Germany pou,;,.
into the city. The Emperor ami r.s
press OF Germany We're present. wa a'
enthusiastically received. and , ~e'e
welcomed by the King of S,, "vis
Prince Leopold, of Bavaria, Prime, VII,
lam, OF Wurtcmburg, and other r ~r'l,
prrsonayes. AT eleven o clock tho IN
pcrial cortege proceeded to the wrs, ,u'
entrance OF the Cathedral, where i WAY
received by the Dean, amid the rjn, %s
OF bells and artillery salu,es. AsT
D"um was then sung, after which ,t ~
Imperial proct ssion traverselthe Cah l1'
dral, and on appearing at the southa u,,
entrance there was tremendous ,nd
prolonged cheering. The Emncror . ds
livcred u short address. A documss..
recording the completion of the Ca,h a'
dral was placed in the Keystone Of tS.
tower amid the singing Of many soe ,.'
ties, the firing of cannon and ches,
of the spectators. 1t was signed NV
the Emperor, the Empress and siyt:'
five Princes and high official dirnii,
rics. The Imperial standard was thss
hoisted on one of the spires. The NM NV
cession of the Kaiser, Empress, Princes s
and Processes from the south nor.I
of the Cathedral across the square ~
the Imperial pavilion was most pictu,'
esquo. The Emperor in his adore.
thanked all the German Governments
for their cooperation toward the com.
pletion of the Cathedral, and conclndua
by saying, 'I.et Us all salute this 81.
perb monument, and offer up our prar.
crs. that by the grace OF the Al! Pow,
crlul it will continue to be from every
point OF view y prcsage Of peace forthee
glory of God and for our prosperity ~
A. Y. Observer.
|
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Died OF Medical Etiquette.

A MR. JOHN DRoMEY, of the firm Of
Doherty & Dromey, booksellers, Cha
boillez Square, Montreal, died here on
Sunday last, and the conduct of some
medical men in connection with his ill.,
ness is considered very singular. Dr.
Reid was first called on to attend the
patient, and he prescribed for him. Mr..
Drumey getting worse, DR.. Cameron
was subsequently sent for, and he Or
dered some medicine. On DR.. Reid
returning and finding DR.. Cameron had
been there, he left the house and re-
fused to have anything more to do with
the case. DR.. Cameron came second
time and, learning Of DR.. Reds visits,
he declined, as a matter of etiquette, to
act, the patient in the meantime getting
worse. Other medical men, it is stated,
were called on, but refused on the same
grounds as DIR. Cameron. In the mean
time Mr.. Dromcy grew rapidly worse,
and died on Sunday without medical
man seeing him. Application was made
to Dr.. Cameron since the death for a
burial certificate, but he refused to give
it, stating that he had not attended the
deceased. DR.. Reid refused at first to
give the certificate, but subsequently,
granted it.-1oronto Mail.
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The Cologne Cathedral.

THE Cathedral at Cologne, the grand.
est and most impressive ecclesiastical
structure in existence, ranking in this
respect above St. Peter at Rome and
the Milan Cathedral. has been at last
completed, more than six hundred years
after the laying of the foundation stones.
The completion of the building was cele:
brated on Friday last with religious and
civic ceremonies. The city was sp'en-
didly decorated, large crowds Of visitors