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of pounds worth of property. He who
would invent a trap to catch these dog
whelks would indeed be benefactor to
oyster fishery proprietOrs. Periwinkles
are friends to oysters; they are largely
employed to keep the beds and the
culch'' clean by eating up the Shiny
green weed that grows so abundantly,
especially in hot weather. Mussels are
no friends to oysters. A colony of
mussels will, unknown to the proprietor
of the oyster bed, often settle upon the
"spem gregis" of " halfware," so care
fully deposited to grow and fat. The
mdssels Immediately on settling down
spin their curious silk-like webs, as seen
under piers, ETC., by means of which
they are enabled to anchor themselves
so firmly. The run of the tide then
brings mud, the webs of the mussels
collect it, and the oysters underneath,
unless released by the dredge, are
smothered like the Princes in the
Tower.
1t will be remarked that there is no
real :" fat" in an oyster; to fatten oys-
tiers, therefore, is an expressive, but not
correct term. One thing | must advise
my readers to do during the present
state of the oyster market, and that is,
never to allow the oyster to be served
to them on the fiat shell but always on
the round shell, with the natural liquor
left in the hollow. This liquor is not
sea water, but contains much of the
same chemical ingredients as the oyster
itself. This hitherto for the most part
we have allowed those who open oys-
tiers for US to throw away as useless.
This hint, if the oyster eater is wise, he
will at once adopt.-Fraaak auckland, IN
London Ne9Cs.
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oysters, Food. Babes and Foes.

The food of the oyster consists of
very. minute organisms which some call
animal, some vegetable, and those who
are of microscopic turn will add to
the general store of our knowledge if
thew viii take the trouble to examine
H1d report on the contents Of an OYSTER )
stomach. The oysters mouth is stu
zsled between the delicate folds of what
Is ordinarily called the beard, 1. e.,
the breathing organs, and by following
down the course of the outlet the
stomach can easily be found embedded
in the thick part of the body of the
oyster, which is really the liver. 1t is
in the month of June that oysters mostly
spawn; the "spqt,' as it is called, re-
sembles very fine slate pencil dust, and
the number of spatS in one oyster | find
from experiment varies from $4,000 to
276, 900 individuals. On fine not DAYS
the mother oyster opens her shell. and
the young ones escape from it in a
cloud, which may be compared to a
puff of steam from railway engine on
q still morning. Each little oyster is
provided at its birth with swimming
pads of delicate cilie, and by means Of
these the little rascal begins to play
about the moment he leaves his mother S
shell. Unless born in an Enclosed
water paddock, he swims away with the
tide to and fro till he dies. or finds a
rest suitable for him. Oysters. in fact,
may be said to " swarm like bees,
and many bed has been discovered the
origin of which is attributable TO a
swarm of oysters having alighted on
the spot Ii is Tor this reason think
shat revenue cutters should be instructed
% have dredge overheard whenever
possible. as it is very likely beds of
oysters hitherto unknown may be hit
upon. Owners of yachts should also
keep lookout for undiscovered oyster
beds, = IS
Being of avery delicate tender nature,
the oyster has great many difficulties
to encounter. One of his worst enemies
is the " tivefinger, commonly called
the star-fsh. The fvefnger entwines
the oyster in his deadly grasp, and BY
protruding his elastic stomach eats up
Che oyster, leaving the empty shells.
known as "clOcks.n One would hardly
imagine that the fivefinger had any sense
but still they must have some kind of in
telligence, or. as a dredgerman aptly
put It to me, "When these fiveingers
End fleet of vessels ON the top of
them with the dredges, they doubles
themselves up, and are of. They are
not going TO stop to be all dredged up"
The next worst enemy is the ''whelk
eingle," or . dog whelk-" These ras-
Gals. although they look so innocent,
have the power of boring in the oyster
shell with their rasp-hke tongue. The
hole this creature makes Is cut very
clean. as il bored by a jewelers. dia-
-1ond, and they often destroy hundreds
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Religions.
GOING HOME.

"Heimgangr' So the German people
Whisper when they hear the bell
TOlling from some gray old steeple,
Deaths familiar tale to tell
When they hear the organ dirgeS
Swelling out from chapel dome,
And the singers chanting surgeS,
Heimgang!" Always going home.
"Heimgang" Quaint and tender saying
In the grand old German tongue
That hath shaped Meiancth0n's praying,
And the hymns that Luther sung.
Blessed is our loving Maker.
That, wher'er our feet shall roam.
Still we journey toward Gods Acre"
"Heimgangr' Always going home.
"Heimgangr' We are all so weary,
And the willows, as they wave,
Softly signing, sweetly. dreary,
Woo us to the tranquil grave.
When the golden pitchers broken,
With its dregs and with its foam,
And the tender words are spoken.
"Heimgang!" We are going home.
Gospel NetOS.
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Montenegro.

Montenegro is in everybody's mouth
just now, yet next to nothing is known
of it and its people. 1t is mountain
GUS land, with same capabilities in the
way of culture, and with a delicious
climate; but its people seem to prefer
fighting to anv other occupation They
have been fighting for five centuries,
so that they may be said to be born to the
profession of arms. a great want of the
country is water, but nothing is done to
assist nature. There is no attempt at
irrigation, and in the capital, Cettinje,
the inhabitants are often compelled to
fetch their water from springs lying
miles away in the mOntains. Yet Get
TIME lies in the lap of an amphitheater
of hills watered by constant rains and
innumerable springs. By the by, this
famous capital consists of a huddle of
huts, or little better, and a population
about 1,500 people. The Prince, who
is almost as poor as the rest of his
countrymen, occupies the chief house
fortably but plainly furnished. His
sons and daughters have been well
reared and educated and Europeanized,
SO to say. The Princess is a beautiful
woman, the mother of ten children, six
Of whom are living. The heir apparent
is ten years old, and already goes
hunting with his pop, though he is a
delicate child. There is not much
state or ceremony wasted around the
house. When the Prince stalks out q
crowd of unarmed followers, who inn
agine themselves a guard, jostle after
him anyhow. When the Prince is at
home the guards sit under the shadow
of the village palace and eat nuts. Mon
tenegrin ladies are kept very much at
home, and visiting is as scarce as
shopping. The one hotel of the place
has one billiard table, and it is possible
to get glass of beer there. The men
are unquestionably brave and hardy.
The women are eomely and their dress
is very picturesque. With the addition
of Dulcigno, Montenegro is likely to
fall into the general tide of European
life, utilize its National advantages and
give up many of its warlike propen-
sities for the more sober and paying
business of full trade and commerce.
1t will have seaport and fat strip of
fertile territory. The Montenegrin
henceforward viii have less knife and
pistol, but more cash. He is doomed to
become civilized and grow fat on his
honest earnings.-N Y. Graphic.
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: Pumpkin Pie.-Take the half of a
large pumpkin, remove the seeds, cut
in pieces, peel and steam it until per
fectly tender. Then strain through a
colander, and to quart of the thick
pulp allow four eggs and quart of rich
milk, large cup of sugar, a teaspoon
ful of salt. dessert-spoonful of ginger
Gf strong) and large nutmeg grated.
Line your dishes with 3 nice light pas
try, crimped upon the edge. Then
pour in the mixture until it is an inch
thick. Bake until it becomes a light
brown.
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William the Conqueror was among
the earliest of foreigners who tried to
speak English. 1t was the great Dukes
ambition to administer justice to his In
Sular subjects in their own tongue, but
its difficulties were too much for him.
and the resolution that no armed force
could daunt, aud the patience that the
most obstinate opposition could not
move, gave way before the complexities
of Anglo-Saxon.
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The Buddhists of Japan have es-
tablished theological school, in imita-
ton of Christians. Their need for such
school is shown by the fact that 4
Buddhist priest in Osaka, Japan, lately
told the Rev. Mr.. Forest that eighty
thousand miles north of Osaka there
was a huge square mountain, on the
other side of which was heaven.
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in Dodge County, Georgia, a Mrs.
Wright has made twenty yards of silk,
having herself raised the trees, attended
to the worms, and woven the silk into
cloth.
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BALLooNIsTs say that when at the
height of two miles they have heard
women calling over the back fence tc
borrow fiat-irons and starch.
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The Episcopal Church numbers 162
Bishops.
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4 s.bstitats for Potatoes.

When the potato rot Of 1916 threat
ened the determination Of the potato, .
general search WINS made for some edible
tuber or root that would serve as SUBJ
stitute, and among those proposed was
the Chinese yaIh, which had long been
cultivated in China and Japan. II forms
a long, club.shapcd root, two feet or
more long, and largest at the lower end.
The vines run from ten TO twenty feet in
length, and have rich, dark-green.
heart-shaped leaves, in the axis OF
which are produced bnlblets smaller
than an ordinary pea, from which, or
from cuttings Of the upper portion OF
the root, the plant is propagated. The
root is remarkably white within, rather
mucilaginous, and when cooked Is much
esteemed by many, but. lackin@ the dry.
starchy character Of the potato, not
likely to be generally popular. II is
boiled, roasted, or fried. The great
obstacle to it's general cultivation is the
difficulty Of taking the crop, the depths
to which the roots go perPendicuiariy
downward making the digging Of them
very expensive. Their. shape, being
largest below. renders it impossible to
pull them, and their extreme brittleness
makes it exceedingly difficult to extract
them without breaking. The plant is
perfectly hardy, and the roots remain in
the ground during the sevcrest winters
without injury. Its cultivation is nov
confined to amateurs who are willing TO
be ut the trouble Of digging the roots,
and it is sometimes grown Us an Orna-
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AN APRIL DREAM.

ne sin was shining low in the west
Low IN the west al III, clrsc Of day;
Ns s me Sgn, s,oa ana nss sn
Gnd the twilight lay like veil Of white
IN thc FACE OF day, At the door Of night.
The spirtt Of Spring touched all the tire.
and the leaves broke out a. they foit her
pass,
Her voice was hcari in the hal,ny brccxc,
IA An s,, her ankles twnkicd in III" grass;
INC butfcrcups sought 10 kiss Ec feet
As she trod IN. 'ais, lighted street.
Tho fragrant breath OF the violcss blew
Oh. The world was fair. and ths world was
true!-
And ,hc sun WINS sinking low IN the west;
And the twilight hung like pail of white
On the wrath OF day. at the grave OF night.
And over the violct-sccuted sod.
Through purple beds, in the purple shade,
The m+sidcn love beside me trud,
Aud fni' wss the face of my iIiy-maid:
and TAG tcnsicr light Of her violet eyes
Dis;ci.cd the shadows that Tiled tho skies.
We spoke 40 word, for the solemn hush
vi the evening lay on my soul and hers;
HUI NC heard the song OF a misselihrnsh
That sang with his mate in belt OF frs,
and knew that INV heart, though unawaros,
was singing swecter song than theirs.
But the shadows grew. and the night came on,
80 s.n Win IL inc nour OF pa ting came:
Inc daylight died when my love bad gone.
HIT the love-liyht burned with Brighter
fame;
The shadow of grief was in WY breast
And The sun wis sinking low In the west.
Oswcct fair face that love 40 well,
q beautiful face that no more see,
Must lose the love that could n 1t tell,
Aud mourn for she hopes hat die with thee?
fall.
Vert thou only a dream, then. after ALP
-EdY1ers Bazaar.
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corner Of the hearth. he at the Other.
Then followed short silence, she tar
ping the fonder with her foot. as Z
impatient AZ herself. At length slp
said. with mn effort: ~ believe it h
considered that to noble nature, who,
once convinced Of error, NJ, apology
easy-I am not noble. hence I find I
very hard"
"why make it then?" he sale.
coldly.
She flashed up at that in her excited.
undisciplined way. "Whyp because l
do not intend Mt every turn to BIO mt
by duty unpcrformed: do not propoie
becoming the slave of a neglected act"
She had never seen his fine, grave fac
80 cold and forbidding.
"And l, Miss Shelley. do not pre-
pose being the recipient Of an apology
made simply for the sake Of duty"
A sense Of all his kindness suddenly
rushed in upon her. and more than
this, the consciousness If this new faith
which he had been the means of forn-
ing; her face, her manner changed. he
eyes Tiled with tears. her lips quivered.
"Mr. HOLSTER. have been mistaken
in my own impulse. hence it is natural
1 should have misled you and make yos
for the moment despisc me-. 1t is not
because it is merely a duty, out because
it is just and right. l want to take
back all that l said that day. 1 Wa
narrow and contracted. looked OFT
at the world through the small looT-
hn1a ~ n nd al
all that came within the range of my
vision to the size Of that through which
viewed them. You have given me
broader. happier life; l am very Crate
full to you."
She did not look at him rs she spoke,
and, when she finished, was hastily
leaving the room, when he called hG
back. He came to meet her; his hand,
were extended, and his face had new
light.
"Miss Shelley, I love YOU"
Her hands trembled excessively, bu,
she placed them in his. He quietly
drew off one of her fur gauntlets.
"Havc 4 right" he asked. with
quizzical smile, and then kissed he.
hand.
A few minutes after Bell standing il
the sitting-room window said:
"Thcre go Miss Shelley and Uncle
Nat down the street, both of 'em to
gether, mamma"
Mrs. Gelder got up so quickly that
she dropped her scissors and thread
She joined the little girl at the window,
and watched them out of sight. with
smile partly of delight and partly OF
satisfaction at her own penetration.
"Don't they look nice together?'
said Bell. She had inherited her moth.
er's quick eye for discerning a ro-
mance.-Godcy's Magazine.
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THougn Od Mr.. Fam hiss long ques.
tioued woman's fitness 70 practice Law, and
her opinions concerning legal matters, no ono
has ever questioned her opinion concerning
DR. Picrces FayOrite Prescription. For wO-
men freely affirm that the Prescription ID .
positive cure for those dragging down y SEN
sstion,, and the many diseases and weak
nesscs peculiar 10 their sex. The Favorite
PRESCRIPTION is sold BY all druggists under .
positive guarantee.
PI1rsnUnGH, Pa, March 18th, 1879
Dir. II. v. PIERCE, Buffalo, N. r.:
Dur Sir---1 was treated by four different
physicians without avail for disease OF TIE
liver and uterus. Some time ago i COM
menccd the use Of your Favoritc Prescription
and Discovery, being ut he time confined
part Of the time IN my bed. At first my i'm
prOyemcnt was slow, but I now flni myself
well after the use NJ four bottles Of each Of
tho medicines. With MANY. many thanks,
am, very respectfully,
MARY r. GRACE.
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Edward Green, who died at Gala
tin, Tenn, last week, claimed to be one
hundred and six years old. The surviv-
ing members of the family believe him
to have been one hundred and twelve or
one hundred and fourteen years OF age.
He was native of North Carolina, and
came TO Tennessee when n young man,
stopping at Nashville, which was then q
military post. He assisted in building
one of the first houses erected in Nash
vile. Only last year he was able to
work in his garden.
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An English journal reports that a
man who cut his finger while opening a
can of preserved meat was so poisoned
that he died within twenty days. Query:
Was the meat SO very bad or was tie
mans blood in condition to be inflamed
on slight provocation. The paper from
which we take this item speaks of it as
a "poisoning from decayed meat" but
how can we be sure of that when cut
inocGlated with blood from perfectly
frcsi meat has often produced just rs
serious rcsglt?-Dr. F0Otc's Heath
MOnthiy for Num-
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NERVOUSNESS and all arrangements Of the
nervous system, are usually connected with
q frequent accompaniment. The first thiaR
to be done is to improve The condition Of the
blood This IL accomplished by taking VEGE-
TINE. It l. n nerve medicine, and possesses
y controlling power over the nervous system.
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(Srrnt Scws.

It's grca. news indeed that there Is at last
q remedy (Warner's Safe Nervine) which will
relieve all kind: Of gain and give rest and
sleep without injury TO the system. The dis
coverer OF this remedy Is considered the most
skilliul nerve doctor I'm the world.
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The quantity of salt contained in
the sea according to the best authors
ties) amounts to four hundred thousand
billion cubic feet, which. if piled up.
would form mass one hundred and
forty miles long. as many broad and as
many high; or otherwise disposed,
would cover the whole Of Europe,
islands. seas and all. to the height of the
summit Of Mont Blanc, which is about
sixteen thousand feet in height.
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"A fireman on Minnesota railroad
climbed out on the pilot 1T the risk of
his lie, and rescued man who was
lying on the track-a man of straw,
which mischievous boys had placed
thorn
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10 CORRESPONDENCE.

Al go lnuntcattcns for this pa,cr r,,ould h,
eccomranicd BY the name Of the author. mo,
ss'.s Tor publication, bntns evidence OF
S Ou ssun on The part os the writer. Write
ealy on one side Of the paper. lie pariicuiaris
eosefui In giving names and yix,cs. 10 havs
=" '"'"rr or dgutra rl,tu ant%iissturt
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"A fellow stopped at a hotel in Lead
vile, and the landlord charged him 81
day for five days. "Didn't you make
a mistaken "No," said the landlord
Yes, you did; you thought yon got all
the money had, but you are mist ken.
have whole pursefm in another peck
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Ira cough disturbs your sleep, take dose
Of Plso's Cure for Consumption. 30 say al
who have tried II.
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REpDING's RUSSIA SALvg. Best family salve
In the world, and excellent for stable use.
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LIGHT CoLoRED or yellow Axle Grease soon
wears off. Get the genuine Frazer.
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Vegetine
Purfies the Blood; Renoyates
and Invigorates the Whole
System.
Reader, Have You Got Scrofula,
Scrofulous Humor, Cancerous
Humor, Cancer?
You Can Positively be Cured.
Thousands Of Testimonials
Prove 1t.
vegetine Cures When Phy'
sicianS Fail.


CRAB ORCHARD. Lincoln Co., KY. May g. 1873.
NR. II. H. STEVENS:
. SirI consider It duty TIA; owe you and :te pub
lie 10 let you kEJw what your medicine. SEGE I'm r.
has done for my daughter. About four years aHp eli.
was afflicted with ScJgfnI1 as TO b. drawn 10 one
side ~ she walked After trying several Of the best
physicians homo and Louisville without relief
She was induced 10 try VEGETINE. After taking -
battles consider her perfectly cured She has now
beautiful clear cOripcx'nn i;hout hloich or blriDsh
and have hesitation In .;;r.sning her cure toyour
valuable medicine. and In recommending u to III. use
of the afflicted. There many OF tle Inhabitants OF
tits ct,.,nfy who and will testify to tn, allow
Yours, MRS. 5. l.. BROOKS.
can testify TO the above.
j. f. CARSON.
Firm OF Carson Bros Druggists.
W. +. KENNEDY.
Proprietor Grab Orchard Hotel
MONTREAL, T.. @, Jan. g 1880.
Mr. II. II. STEVENS: Dedr .ST'-We take great pleas
ur in adding your Testimonials In rgsrd
to yEGETISE. We sll great deal Of Il AMI /, lava
riably gives satisfaction Several remarkable cures by
It's have come under notice. and we think 1t
pleasure, well duty, TO testify in rs behalf.
We remain yours truly, DIR. LEDUC & co.
Ch,inists and Druggists.
MONTREAL. Jan. ., 1870.
Mr.. II. X. STEVENS: psgr Sri have recommended
and sold your rrat may cases indeed,
but case cam: under my special notice liz vici
three bottles completely cured friend Of mine whose
had resisted all medicines previously tried
Yours, T. q. Gli;OUX. Druggist.
CJI St, Joseph Sc,
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The Worst Old Pelicans in the Deck.

One of the most remarkable things
noticeable in social life is the unanimity
with which people shake their relatives.
Recently gentleman arrived in Carson
with letter of introduction to one of
our leading citizens from the citizens
uncle. After the Carsonite read the let
ter, he remarked:
"Glad to see you, sir. Glad to see
any body who knows my uncle in Cleve-
land. How are all the folks?'
"Splendid. spent six weeks there
last fall, and don't really think ever
met such fine family Of genial; hospi-
table and cultivated people,"
"Yes?"
eyes, indeed never spent pleas
anter time in my life. Your relatives
are, indeed, the
"Well, young man, if my relatives
changed like thunder since lived with
them. l lived there year, and l think
they are about the worst pelicans in the
deck. wouldn't spend month with
the crowd for the whole town of Cleve-
land"
"Indeed," said the other. "Well,
since you've been so candid about it,
might as well remark right here that
your uncle and his whole family are the
toughest collection OF old fossils have
ever had the misfortune to be steered
against"
"Put it there, young man-you show
good sense. Let's 60 out and take
Something"
In q few minutes more the two men
were pledging perdition to the Cleve-
land relatives over foaming schooner
of Carson Understandable Democrat.
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"A large manufacturer saw work.
man who asked him for employment,
saying pitifully, "Monsieur, l have four
teen Children The manufacturer,
who is political economist, shrugged
his shoulders and answered: "In your
situation it is absurd to have so many"
This remark was heard by the manufac-
turer's son, Il boy of eight years. Sew
eral days later he was walking with his
father, when poor little girl begged
charity of them, saying: 81 have
eleven little brothers and sisters" The
boy gave her sou, but moved BY ideas
of political economy, said: " In your
situation how dare you have so many as
that "-French.
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Get c. GiIbert's Linen Starch and try 1t.