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GOLD IN TINY BITS.
How the Precious Metal IL Gathered
I'M Fine Particles and utilized.

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
In the manufacture Of jewelry the tiniest bits
Of the precious metals are gathered with the
greatest care. After particles Of gold have be-
come imperceptible to the naked eye means are
adopted by which they are accumulated. re-
melted and worked over again. In some of the
large factories, where gold is handled in large
quantities. special floors are made. The flooring
Is double and made Of the best material. and
has laid between the upper and lower sections
asphalt paper, covered with tar Minute par
tlcles OF gold find their way between the seams
OF the upper section and Immediately adhere to
the sticky tar. 1t is calculated that when the
floor OF jewelers. shop is removed the gold
accumulated in the crevices and such places
will more than pay the expense of a new one
Every possible particle Of filing, scrapng grind
ing. polishing dust or engraving chips Is pre-
served for the assayer with as much scrupulous
care as the shipping Of the goods from which
they had been detached. The wheels upon
which gold and silver have been polished when
worn out, are burned and the fire reveals parti-
cles OF the precious metals, which were hidden
to all but the chemist. Sweepings are quite
valuable and would be h material loss to
the manufacturer. If not saved, even after
the workman has picked up every bit
OF metal that may have fallen on the
floor. This dirt from the floor will sell for
so barrel Jersey City firm deals in this
peculiar dirt almost exclusively. The caps of
the workmen are often burned, as are the
aprons. after they have been washed regularly
every week. 1t has happened that S23 worth
of gold was obtained by the burning OF an apron.
Even the water in which the workmen wash, in
the majority of places, is saved and run into
tanks, where it is allowed to stand for time a
sediment forming at the bottom. The water is
run off and tine muddy mixture handed over to
the assayer. The men often find little chips Of
gold and silver in their hair or beard, but these
DO not amount to anything If not accumulated.
1t Is told Of Swiss watch-case maker how he
had way Of necessarily stroking his beard
while polishing the cases. and parties interested
discovered that when he got home at night he
as carefully and necessarily brushed out his
beard, but saved the brushings.
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THE NEW FOOD FISH.
n Specimen Sent TO the National Nu.
seum-Rcsembiance to the Norway
Esnddock.

From the New York Tribune.
'What about the new food fish discovered by
Capt. Collins the other day while searching for
tile fish? Can you give me It's name and a de-
scTiptiOn Of it?" asked Tribune correspondent
of Prof Goode, OF the National Museum.
Very easily, was tie reply. several fine
specimens were received at the Smithsonian
this InOrn.ag. i have not yet seen them, so let
u go aad nave look"
TIE correspondent followed Prof GoOde
through the cJ1l basement of the Institution
until a l1r,'.. refrigerator waS reached. The
professor alter looking into several cOmpart-
ments tilra~t hs haai into oae aud drew out
BY the g.iis beau: ful pak and brown mottied
fish wesgrjn- V-.liafs two pounds.
..rhev tell Us tins fish is GOOD elting and
can readl; believe Il just feel It's size and see
how ir.iI /: T. sad the Professor.
is il n ~, fsi-' asked the correspondent
NO" was ii,c rcpiy. IN 1851 the Ftsna .yl
In crII:s,. or Newport D the eire of tine Gulf
Stream ca1Elt TIE young of this fish in great
abundance in 1l0 to $50 fathoIns OF water.
However nOGc OF the adult fish was found at
that tine
What IS tie name of this fish," the CORE
spoEGeH; aS.eA.
1t IL til:. Seha=tcs Dac.yloptcra." was the
reply. * = fptinG great abundance around
the Madeira LANDS. where it is highly esteemed
as fOci ii5h. IL is there popularity Known as
the Cats"ye- II you want to describe it so
that gCot rEaay people will recognize The de-
sefiption YOU may say that ii bears a very close
re%enih'ance To the red perch. or Norway had
d, *. which IS so abundant along the Maine
coast"
What is the AVERAGE weight of fish of this
kind asked the correspondent.
Wei. You may say FROM two to three and
half p0uads"
stu Standing by the refrigerator Professor
GoDde pulled out long fish. generally known
a. the English hake. and said: 1T is matter of
some interest to Know that the young of this
FISH aEd of the one We have just been talking
about frequent the same hauuts. and that the
same is true of the adult fish,
Now said the Professor Il wish you would
go over to the museum with me ami loOk at
some cases which We are preparing for the inter-
national fishery exhibition ut London next
spring"
In about half dozen cases specimens for the
exhibition were found already mounted. They
are marves of good workmanship as well as of
cheapness. said the professor: I'VE shall have
about fCrty sIch cases as those you have seen.
Before the exhibit goes to London it will all be
Set up here in the museum SO that our own peO-
pie mas AID study it."
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| From the Omaha tNeb.) Bee.
There have been many interesting and anus
| ing episodes during the state fair week. but
| none more 30 than that which occurred on
Thursday night Among the visitors to the
great exposition was family from thriving
| little city in the South Platte country, which
| will not be designated further than BY SAYING
| that it's name is synonym for good chronome-
| ters The family consisted Of father, mother.
and daughter-the latter good-looking young
| lady Of marTiageable age. On Thursday
evening young business man from the same
place came in, and having left his store in the
| hands of novice. he was in haste to return Be
| fore going he wanted to marry the young lady
alluded to. and travelling man for popular
| wholesale drug store was deputed to hunt up a
minister 1t was late at night before the we'd
ding was fully decided upon. and as the bride
wanted to be married by q preacher and in a
church, the travelling man called on Dean Mills
paQgh, who consented to have the MAGNIFICENT
new cathedral lighted up for the occasion.
When the prospective mother-in-law was in
formed of the facts she objected to an Episcopal
minister performing the ceremony She wanted
hard-shell Baptist or some less rituastic d.
vine, and it took good deal of persuasion to
overcome her objections. Atlength the party pro-
ceeded to the church, the brilliant illumination
ofwhich at a late hour attracted the attention of
many and the Dean proceeded to put on his robes
The young lady then objected, and another
council was held. At length, the bridal pro-
cession started for the altar; but as they filed
up the young lady broke away and ran out OF
the church, saying: 81 can't stand this. If you
don't get another preacher I won't get mar
ried." Thereupon the lights were extinguished
The travelling man next called upon young
preacher, who was holding protracted meet
ing, and, on getting him out and telling him his
business, was informed that the youthful divine
was not yet fully ordained and therefore was
not entitled to perform the ceremony. By this
time it was midnight and the travelling man was
inclined to give up the job, out the groom in
sisted that he must be married that night and
get back to his business. The Rev. j. W. In
gram was therefore called upon and appearing
in civilians dress was allowed to tie the nuptial
knot. Ais well that ends well, but the invol-'
untary preacher-hunter says he would rather
travel from Dan to Beersheba than 90 through
the experience again.
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Why BARRIERS are 4 alkative.
From the New York Sun.

41oA1 u1o NEW 1Ork 6u0.
The German barber near the Cooper Institute
had not been particularly talkative. Indeed, he
had permitted his customer to get in a word
more than once. 1t may have been little
unfair, then, for the customer to ask, as he did,
'Why do BARRIERS talk 80 much?"
"Dot vos all humbucks," said he. "Der bar
oers cont dalk much: Dem dalk choost
enough. PefOre vos barber und got rich und
gondended like I been now, vos der whole
world all Offer, und verever vent der BARRIERS
mad der same consdidushun Of themselves.
Dem all Der time dalked. / found me out
how dot vos since been der peezness in
side. There must been choost SO und 60
much dalk, und ven der customer is being
shared und has init soapsuds his mout full den
ger Daroers dalks dwice 90 much, vOnce for him.
sen una vonce for der customer. BARRIERS are
cnoost IKE der rest der beeples: I ind dis out
ven cut ABOUT BARRIERS dings der NEWSPAPERS
out ~ hockey, vos bretty near drowned init
so many dings. / hat Won Of dem dings by my
mead. It vos about barber-shop vich had q
eaoing houses underneath IN Baris, und der
dwo worked together by themselves. Der way 1t
MS sweetheart vent together NIT each oder. Der
soldier dolt der girl to vait pyder eadng houses
vile ne got shafed. Den, der barber cut his
throat. Der girl yos buzzled ven she ran ACROSS
wound his suspenders vich she herself had made.
Ry hockey, Che vent und gomblained Of der boz
der barber Ply der next shair vich all der vile
robustness makes, he says he had heard Of a man
vlch used to go in der harber-shops und say:
You speak English herea' II der barber had
said; YES dot man vent right away out, but If
DER barber said: No. he would make banto-
mime motions Of his hands that he would like to
been shafed. That Teller zomedimes makes me
sick NIT laughing. He says II dalkative gus
toner vos getting shafed, und der barber vos
working On his chin, und der dalking makes der
cnln go up ind down. der barber must dak0
ger words out Of his mouth, oaervise he viH been
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Jimmy!

jimmy!
From the N. Y. Tribune (Wm. Winter.)
Night, in Strattord- On-Avon-a summer night,
with large, solemn stars, cool and fragrant
breeze, and the stiffness of perfect rest From
this high and grassy bank look forth across the
darkened meadows and the smooth and shining
river, and see the little town where it lies asleep
A few great elms, near by, are noddng and rust
ling IN the wind. and once or twice a drowsy
bird note floats up from the neighboring thicket
that skirts the vacant. lonely road. Further of,
glimmering through the treetops is the dusky
spire of Trinity keeping it's sacred vigil over the
dust Of Shakespeare. Nothing here is changed.
The same tranquil beauty as Of old hallows this
place; the same sense of awe and mystery broods
ever its silent shrines of everlasting renown
Long and weary the years have been since last
saw IL; but tonight they are remembered only
as fleeing and troubled dream. Here, once
more, Is the highest and noblest companionship
this world can give. Here, once more, is the
almost visible presence of the one magician who
can lit the soul out of the infinite WEAKNESS of
common things, and give it strength and peace.
me Old time has come back, and the bloom Of
the heart that I thought had all faded and gone
l stroll again to the rivers brink, and take my
place In the boat, and, trailing my hand in the
dark waters of Avon, forget every grief and
trouble that ever have known.
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Richmond In War Times.


Every Tuesday night, during the winter, we
had meeting Of what we called 1.-THE Starva-
ton Club" our refreshments consisting OF cold
water; but as we had excellent music, high
spirits. aud youthful buoyancy, we enjoyed these
meetings greatly and danced away merrily with
the young officers. 1 remember one of these
who had won golden spur. Of which he was SO
proud that he wore it to meeting of our club,
spreading havoc among the young girls, whose
trains he ruthlessly tore. At other entertain
ments We had handsome and abundant suppers,
even during the utmost stringency of the block
ade, for the Richmond people could still COM
mand fowls, game, and old Virginia hams.
though imported wines and Java and Mocha
coffee were scarcely more than traditions of the
past Our costumes especially during the last
and most brilliant social season Of the war; the
winter of 1S645 up to February, were "far from
complete, but as nearly all of us (wOmen at
least) were in the same predicament we were
seldom made to feel badly by seeing our nerh-
bOrs dressed better than ourselves, test as ia
tai to female friendship as the one COwper laws
down:
If more admired than she."
Ones envy was seldom excited by seeing our
friends in ''store clothes" as backwoods people
express it. ex'A in some rare instances where
persons in Ba lore or other northern cities
would contrive to smuggle trunk or box of
Things through the blockade to friends or rela-
tives in Richmond. There was striking pic
turesqueness in street life in those DAYS even in
the unconscious grouping of men, with their
snowy uniforms and eager faces. Almost
hourly you would see something OF in
terest on the streets, something partaking OF
the nature of q pageant, q drill, dress parade
procession, OF something stirring and i'm
posing. The beautiful capitol square was used
as drilling and parade ground for some
time, and every evening at 4 o'clock the
band would strike up and hosts OF young
people who made the square their rendezvous
would flock thither. 1.-THE hooking Bird" and
''Twinkling Stars" were especially popular airs,
played almost every evening by the band. The
old fair grounds at the west end Of Franklin
street (nOw Monroe Park were used for drills
during the winter OF 1854 Sometimes whole
regiments would pass through the city on their
way TO join one OF our generals and the pagen-
try OF military funerals was q very familiar
thing to us. l remember being especially
touched by the funeral of a young cavalry Off
Ger, a Capt. Fairfax, 1 believe, whose death
occurred In December, 1862. The coffin was
borne through the streets wrapped in a confed-
crate flag. while the slain warriors horse was
led behind. and the air vibrated with the solemn
stirring strains of funeral march, The largest
and most imposing funeral 1 witnessed during
the war was that Of Gen. Dimmock in October
1853 Still greater hOnOrs were paid to the re-
mains of StOnewall Jackson as they lay In state
in the capitol at Richmond.
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lFrom the Charleston News and Courier.l
THE USES OF CELERY
ARE NOW MATTERS OF GENERAL INTEREST

The following is from interesting letter written by
that great Dermatoogist Dr. c. w. Benson OF Bait
more. to friend, an editor Of prominent metropo-
tan daily.
"A combination Of the extract Of Celery and Cham
omiie which has been but recently introduced the
profession and the public by myself has produced such
marvellous results in curing Nervousness and Head
ache and especially Nervous and Sick Headaches Neu.
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answering hundreds Of letters of inquiry.
Ny Celery and Chamomile Pills for the cure Of Head
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Ihsse Pills are also valuable for school children who
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WORKERS whose oyertaxed nervous centers need
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Sod b S0s ali but are not curative
JOG North Eutaw street Baltimore, Md. BY mail two
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PRESCRIPTION.
DIR. c. W. BENsoN's
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SCROFULA ULCERS, TENDER ITCH
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makes the skin white soft and smooth; rem owes
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World. Elegantly put up. TWO bottles in one pack
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ment.
All frstclass druggists have it. Price 81 per package
Z. N Crittenton, Sole Wholesale Agent for DR.. W.
Benson's Remedies. lis Fulton ST., New York s29
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Rather q Slow Train.

from DrakeB Traveler's Magazine.
Conductor" said the gray-haired man, who
had been craning his neck out Of the window to
learn the cause or the delay, 'what's the
natter"
We're on side track, waiting for the freight, -
replied the conductor.
care we tied to tree?" demanded the gray
haired man.
Certainly not, replied the conductor.
mot hitched to anything!" exclaimed the
passenger, rising In dlsmay and making for the
door.
inquired the conductor, somewhat disturbed by
the gray-haired mans actions.
Nothing, nothing; only suppose that freight
train should strike rs and drive US back foot
Oh, you may play 1t on the rest, but you can't
up the lost distance! went over this road
when was boy, and now I'm on my way back
homel Give L to strangers. hut don't try Is on
lifelong tzsYelaJls
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Autunau.

From tie Boston Transcript.
The aster glows lie falling S,aves beneath.
The golden rod CLEANS by the hedgerow brown,
AS though the dying summer In the frost kings
teeth
Had hurled her gauntlet down.
30 when the shades OF solemn silence sink
u pom US, and we reach LIES latest breath.
ahe soul exuitant bids, cen on the graves black
brink,
Defiance unto death.
We perish not The mounting sprit towers
In conscious immortality sublime:
Ana gains. beyond deaths feeble, feeting winter
hours,
"Reminiscences time
JULIAN GREY.
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AN OFFICE EXCLUSIVELY FOR LADIES'. d.

'"'''.'.''..'.
Within the past 12 months many Of the best
firms in Wall-street have opened branches up
ment was brought about by the demands of
lady patrons who were anxious to speculate but
were unwilling to venture down town. This is
mistaken opinion, however. There has lately
sprung up among some Of the biggest operators
a disposition to remain out Of the street and
send down their orders from the uptown
clubs and hotels. George Osgood, William r.
Travers, Addison Cammack, and even Jay
Gould are prominent among men Of this
class. Gould has private wires from his Fifth
avenue home to his brokerage Office. The
special wires from Wall-street to uptown
branch ofl1ces place the latter establishments,
with their tapes and tickers, upon an almost
equal footing with the offices close beside the
stock exchange doors.
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Total six months. .....,,..

September average for SIX years mentioned SO
Including the heavy September rain Of 1876
the average for the seven preceding Beptembers
Is about two inches and six-tenths. The recent
fall IN nfty-six hours Is nearly four times that
seven years monthly average and more than
three times the monthly average Of the whole Of
the same month at any time In the last ten
years. The average rainfall in Philadelphia for
the last ten years was about forty-one inches
for the whole twelve months. So Re win be
seen that we got on Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday about One-f0urth Of the whole amount
due In a year. =
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cable dispatch from London yesterday an
nounces that "Tugn Wilson VIII not return 10 the
United States TO hight Elliott, who conaa0uenfiv
VIII take TIE - 900 already posed,
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There is no mistake about this instrument. Years of
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formation address
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The CigaHettc.YOunK.M Man Again.
From the Philadelphia Times.
The cigarette young-man has made his ap-
pearance in London, where he displays the same
characteristics that have made him an object of
pity and contempt in this part Of the world.
The Lancet. whose authority on matters Of med
icine and hygiene is recognized everywhere. has
taken up the war against ''the growing practice
of smoking cigarettes" and paints its delete
rtOus effects in most sOmber cOlors. It points
out, what has been often dwelt upon in these
columns, that the effects produced upon the
nervous system by free consumption Of cigar
cites are more marked and characteristic than
those recognizable after recourse to other modes
OF smoking, and it refers to "a number of cases
brought under notice during the last few months
in which youths and young men who have not
yet completed the full term of physical develop
ment have had their health seriously impaired
by the practice of almost necessarily smoking
cigarettes"
this habit that its bad effects are not observed
alone in the nervous organizations of American
youths, but In the more robust constitutions of
English boys as well. 1t is impossible indeed.
for the strongest constitution long to Withstand
the continual depression of these mischievous
little ''whifis." Healthy men, accustomed to
smoking reasonable number Of cigars every
day, find very few cigarettes an overdose How
much more then must their bad effects be felt by
the pallid, halfgrown youths who most affect
this form Of nicotine poisoning.
We are glad to believe that the habit Of
cigarette smoking is less prevalent in Phila-
delphia at least than 1t was a year ago, but we
have no such i'll will toward England as to
wish that the cigarette-makers should find q
market for their wares In London. There the
will run it's course as it has done in thus country
Many young men will be ruined by it in physi-
cal and mental health, but its bad effects will
become so apparent there, as they have here,
that the instinct of selfpreservatiOn will
smoker being recognized, moreover, as q public
nuisance, common decency will eventually
triumph over his vice.