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Saved BY Death.

The corps of locomotive engineers is
aftluent in heroic men. In the good
time coming, when the victories ofpeace
shall be, indeed, as renowned as those
of waf, scme simple decoration, such as
the ''Iron Cross with (which Germany
adorns her bravest sons, shalt be seen
clinging to the breast of scores of these
griny men. The other day, the express
train was running at forty miles an hour
from Su4mmerville to Charleston, S. G..
A misplaced switch turned the train
from the main track to- d siding, where
on stood two Headed freight cars.
The engineer, u.s.. Smith, saw that d
collision was inevitable. He Knew that
the shock would kill him. if he did not
instantly jump from his cab. But he
stood at his post, though to remain was
to enter the jaws of death. With one
hand he pulled the lever that reversed
the engine, and with the other hand
turned the valve which let on the air
brakes.
The engine struck the loaded car and
was broken into q hundred pieces. I'm
der the iron wreck the engineers body
was found, cut in two by a bar of steel.
But he had saved his train; not one pas
sehger was injured.
Some day. when the teachings of that
heroic, meek, patient, humble spirit,
who gave His. life for men; have worked
the regeneration of earth, it will be real
lied that the common daily tasks open a
heroic career. Then it will be seen that
those who wear the laurel wreath are
not the only victors.
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fhE GLORIOUS pays 0t Oo1D.

I remember, I remember, =.
My boyhood's;blizzard blight:
The broken window where the snow
Came drifting in ct night. a.
1t came whene'er the fire was ont
When ma had gone away:
But now I wish that lev night
Would COME again to stay.
/ remember, I remember,
The noses red and white,
The frozen ears that tingled 10
Oh, what . cooling sightl
The s%nowhouse that my brother built.
And where l used to lie
Until my bones were quite concealed
Oh, would IL now were might
l remember, I remember,
.Whele I was wont to skate:
The pond as smooth as glist'nine glass,
Wherein I broke my pate.
My buoyant spirit, then so light,
Is hot and heavy now,
And summers pool can no more cool
The fever on my brow.
l remember, I remember,
The cold and icy church;
L used to think the minister
4,W6uld freeze fast to his perch
Those frigid days have passed avav.
To- feel thattI am much nearer heat
Than when I was q boy.
New York Journal
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Household ScraDs.

Moths.may be partially kept out of car
pets by washing the floor, before The
carpet is laid, with spirits Of turpentine
or benzine.
Scratches on furniture may be rein.
ished by rubbing with a wooden rag dip
ped in boiled linseed oil. The varnish-
ing may then be done with shellac dis
solved in alcohol.
Gilt frames may be cleaned by apply.
ing heated alcohol, with a sponge, until
all stains are effaced: The alcohol is
then allowed to dry gradually; under
no circumstances rub it with a cloth.
CRACKS IN FLooRs.-A very complete
filling for open cracks in floors may be
made by thoroughly soaking newspa-
pers in a paste made of one pound of
flour, three quarts of water and a table
spoonful of alum, thoroughly boiled and
mixed; make the final mixture about as
hlck as pa%per-putty, and it will harden
like paper-mache.
Window curtains Of open work linen,
white and ecru, with colored silk, are
quite pretty. Light blue and cherry
silk are pleasant colors.
A mantel lambreQuin of felt is attrac-
tive. The edge may be cut in points
and a plush fan appliaued to each point;
each fan should be differently shaped.
HAIR ToN1c.-One ounce o fchloroform,
one ounce of stronger water of ammon.
ia, n ounce of glycerine, five ounces
of alcohol. The lotion to be rubbed on
the head after thorough friction with
the brush. 1t may be applied two OF
three times a week. If too strong, OF
strong enough to make the head smart,
it may be diluted with water.
AS to cake, of various kinds, the less
you make the better, for summer. II
does very well in cold weather to keep
a supply On hand; but it is not nice, OF
healthy to eat much rich cake in the
summer. The less meat and rich food,
n takes into the stomach, the better
they feel; and the heat does not pros.
trate so sensibly, al when they are fed
with indigestible compounds, therefore,
use what eggs you need in the family,
and if there Is surplus they can be
sold.
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Good Bread From Poor Flour.


Our flour has been Of inferior quality
lately, and 1 feel quite exultant over the
fact that 1 have, at last, after many ex-
perimenls succeeded in making it into
1eally good bread. My success followed
this method.
At noon take the dry potato crumbs
from the bottom of the kettle and mash
about one cupful ofthem fine and smooth;
pour over them a pint of boiling water.
When nearly cool add half a yeast cake
or half q cup of soft yeast and set away
in a cool place. Through the summer
I keep the bread in process of rising in
the pantry away from the heat of the
stove.) In the evening make a sponge
by scalding q small quantity of -four, af-
ter adding cold water to cool it sufficient
ly to bear the finger, ..pourinthe prepared
Yeast which should by this time be COW
cred with froth. After the sponge is
we'll beaten leave until morning-then
as early as possible, thicken and knead
1t thoroughly. Leave it until it is we'll
risei1 then knead again. Repeat this
three times before putting it in the ba-
king pans, and you will have light, sweet
and tender .loaves that will double in
size while MISUNDERSTANDING.
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HOW TO LIVE In PERSIA.
A Mans Position Reckon ed by the
Qluaatit3 Of His Dinner-A De-
liehtfllIy Cheap Place.

A Mans Position Reckon ed by the
Quantit4 Of His Dfnner-A De-
lightfulIy Cheap Place.
From 'The Land of the Lion."
To magnify ones own consequence is
the only comfortable way of getting on
in Persia. DR.. Willis gives q character
istic illustration of this in the Course of
g description Of medical visit to a GER
At seven, after havius prescribed for
him, I escaped to my qSuartsts under
the pretext of dining and lay down to
rest. At nine my servant informed me
that my dinner was about to be served
and a large circular tray, having some
six dishes on it, and with bread and all
ct ceteras, a huge bowl of iced sherbet
and a bottle Of wine, was brought in, I
was very hungry, anxious to fall to and
I felt a sense of anguish when, to my as
constituent, my servant, (whom 1
brought, from Shiraz,) assuming the
part Of the governor of Barataria's phys
ician, ordered the whcte away in an in
dignant voice.
AS soon as my dinner had disap-,
peared 1 demanded an explanation of
my NAT. 1t was this: II know, sahib,
that the dinner / sent away was quite
enough for the sahib, and a good dim
rer, but here in Persia q mans position
8 reckoned by the quantity of dinner
sent him and the number of plats. They
have. sent YOU six .plats. l have told
them that you couldn't think of dining
on less than eighteen, and if / allowed
you to eat the dinney that was sent.
good as it was, you would De looked
dowt1 on, Are you less than tbs
princes physician? Certainly not.
They would send him, or rather he
would demand, at least twelve plets. 1
assure you l am acting in your interest,""
/ suppose the fellow was right. Din.
ner for at least twenty-four persons was
brought on three huge trays. l tasted
some half-dozen #el1-cooked dishes, and
then my servant removed the rest, and
| observed him, with the master Of the
house and numerous hangers-on dining
in the open air with the very copious
dinner that remained. The man was
right. Such are some of the ways a
Persian has of keeping up his conse-
quences.
Living in Persia is of a delightful
cheapness. DIR. Wills occupied in Julia
a handsome and convenient house,
which cost him altogether about $500.
He lived luxuriously in Ispahan keep
ten servants, at a cost OF only $50 a
month, for only So, 500 year.
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A NEW YORK MISSION.
The Work of Two Young Men in a
Strange Field.

The Work of Two Young Men in a
Strange Field.
"Here, young Teller! amt it most time
you were going homer"
This invitation was put by a stalwart
policeman to a young man standing in
earnest conversation at 2 o'clock in the
morning in the Bowery with one of the
hashily dressed girls who roam about
the great democratic highway of the
metropolis ut all hours Of the night.
The officer spoke bluntly but not i'm.
kindly. The man addr. ssed. who was
tall and we'll clad, arrested the fright
ened motion of the girl by q gentle
touch of the hand, while he held out a
printed card to the policeman without
reply. The officer took 1t, bending a
searching glance on the two; and turned
it to the lamp-light.. 1t bore the name
of Henry G.bbud, with the brief char
a%cterization, "All-night Missionary"
Gail right, STRIP said the policeman,
handing back the card promptly, with a
glance in which respect and pity were
c%uriously mingled; ~ wish you luck.
But she is a tough 'un," and went on his
beat. The look Of defiance the girl shot
after him showed that she was hurt and
BODIED ill for the present success of the
missionary's effort to rouse her better
feelings. He saw it, and with friendly
nod and hand-shake left her, exacting
Of her the promise to see him Cd the
following night at a meeting in Nc
Glory's in Hester street.
The man who walked slowly up the
street, addressing here and there in
words of friendly inquiry and advice,
that were alike received with respectful
attention, groups of girls or young men
or solitary wanderers, was one of the
two missionaries who conduct the Flor
ence Night mission in Blocker street.
The other, Smith N. Allen, who is
known extensively as "the lame ped
dler,"' was at that hour prosecuting SINH
lar mission work in other quarters ofthe
city where dens of gilded vice abound.
The work in which these two men are
seemed, it has already borne fruit that
gives hope of an abundant harvest.
1t is due, from the start, to the restless
and uncompromising energy of Mr.. Al
len, who is recognized as the head Of
the present mission. Both missionaries
are young men, not yet turned thirty,
and went into work together years ago
for love of it, urged by earnest convic-
ton. Their labors were divided be-
tween the docks and the vile dens of
drunkenness and infamy ofBaxter street,
when the case of a girl, a wretched
creature, young in years but old in vice
to the lowest depths, fell under the no.
tice of Mr.. Allen.
He made it his special charge to rescue
her from the street,and with a logged
persistence that drew upon him almost
the ridicule of his colaborer, he followed
her about night alter night, brought her
from the saloons out of the company of
her drunken associates into his meetings
picked her from the gutter again and
again, until at last she surrendered and
consented to be taken by him to the
Magdalen Asylum. The girl is now
leading a Christian life. The result was
a revelation to both missionaries, and
turned their efforts into a channel
where it has run since.-New York
World.
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everything counted; whether this team.
ing %trayeling is done over a nice,
comfortable road or through muid-holes'
sloughs, ruts, and upbridged streams. a,
against stones. Five. dollars "a week
amounts to $3.50 a year, a;snug little sum
to tax the farmer With; and when this
sum is multiplied bv at least S 1000 ON
owners or drivers of horses. carriages,
wagons. heavy teams, etc, the apere.
gate cost Would. be something v g q
billion dollars! Does any ohe say this is
TOO large an estimate? Then proceed IN
detail and show in what
particulars; but do moi
blindly and ignorantly say It liz wrong
without careful examination. Suppose
however, we admit that it is double the
reality, isnotthe 600, OO0, 900 every year,
expended directly or indirectly by our
part 81 patriots, ~ s MSes poPit 9}a ms
Office seekers, philosophical men, writ.
ers for newspapers, agricultural Journal
lists, and in fact Of every one who passes
over q road?
SO long as our public highways in fiost
parts OF the country are made and re.
paired with so little interest and so lit.
Tie thought, we must suffer an enor.
NOUS less. We would like to ask how
many Of our readers, who drive OF ride
owe the common roads; never see d
loose stone, OF a fixed stone; to strike,
1oit, and batter every passing Wheel, oi
Who 90 not see hundreds Of them, which
might be removed. With the expendi.
tqre, of a small portion Of the road tax?
s hnW %aanX meyer 1sSs r say bsSsds & and muck
highway or turnpike, y which would be
excellent for corn aud potatoes, but
which when worked into a mass Of mud,
or cut INTO ruts a foot deep, constitute 3
strange object to be called a "road?"
How many never saw along the road
SIDES thrifty patches of thistles, bur.
docks, mulleins, johnswort, %nettles, etc,
etc, ready to seed ali the neiehbors'
fields? Until VI can find such happy
persons in the majority, W hope more,
these evils, although we would not les.
sen the praiseworthy attention wLicn is
now freely accorded to enterprises and
interests of almost infinitely less impoI.
lance, but good in their small way
Country Gentleman.
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COUNTRY Roada.

Everything which the farmer does of
his own land is greatly affected by the
condition of the roade. All his many
loadsof surplus farm products are drawn
over them, and it makes some difference
to him and to his horses whether those
loads are conveyed easily over hard,
smooth surfaces. or dragged through
mud, ana against stones with severe la.
Dor to the team, fatigue to the driver,
and and breakage to the wagon.
Every week he and his family, more or
less, 60 to the village for n%umberless err
rands, or to church on the Sabbath, AMI
the good or bad conditions of the roads
seems to affect every fibre. pleasantly or
unpleasantly. of their feeling or nervous
sensations. On an average, there is at
least twenty miles of travelling each
week for the members of single family.
1t would make a difference of S . week.
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The man warithed, powerfully. ut
tered q broken sentence, moaned. out
some inarticulate words, became quiet,
and fell into that mysterious state OF
waiting which seemed to belong to ev-
erything in the apartment.
Nov, Drumway, qtickl" said the doc.
tor. Hold the sponge SO, and keep it
there until l tell you to move it. What's
the matter? Not going to faint, are
you?"
No, no. no. It's the ether, perhaps
You may depend upon.me: Pm quite I
At the weak muf1ed sound of the pa.
TENTS voice Drumway had turned very
white, and glanced quickly to the wound
upon which his attention had been
fixed, to the mans CHASTITY unshaven
face. He did not look particularly re-
liable as he took the sponge, and
Spooner's countenacne became a shade
more serious.
The surgeon worked busily. The in
strumen!s ratified, and there was a
grating sound like that sometimes heard
in butchers shops.
The two Drumways were more dis
tinct than ever. This one held the
sponge with tolerable steaoiness. and
WdtCACo lu0 OOCUO1. WOIA Ill, IL SOIG VI
awful fascination; that one flew back
saw church with carriages and . strip
of carpet across the sidewalk before it;
heard the "Wedding March" peal from
the organ, and felt the old despair. He.
saw the. curious ones bending forward,
smelt the fragrance of orange-fowers-.
strangely mixed with a slckening
fume of ether-and saw hef
pass down the aisle with
what nightmare was here! How could
this filthy, MANNED, half-drunken wretch
have been the hero of that day? And
where was she? Dead, Q, broken-heart.
ed? What miserable history had this
miserable end?
The room was very still. Drumway
beard a faint rattle under the sponge
and Spooner looked suddenly at the
patients face. The mans jaw had
dropped:
"The devil" from the doctor.
Good God!" from Drumway.
Odd, was it not, that they should have
meant nearly the same thing.
Take away the sponge!take away the
spongel" exclaimed Spooner.
He shook the body roughly, struck
the chest; and cast water in the face.
He worked hard, and the Precipitation
came out in beads upon, his forehead,
but the patient-tired, herhaps, of wait,
ing 50 long-.had left upon the table only
a subject,
Every unfortunate" said Spooner, in
q tone of disappointment. 81 wished I
had looked a moment sooner. But there.
One is never sure. This life is a very
curious thing."-W. S. Richardson, in
BOSTON Courier.
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FIELD AND FARM;
Farmers, Items.

Calves rennet reduced fine and given
to any animal troubled with scours will
effect a speedy cdfe.
The great boom in hops has collapsed.
The projectors were sure when thew had
forced the price from le cents to S1.l5.
q pound that they could carry it I'M to
Sl.5O, and perhaps even 81, before this
years crop. came in. Now good hops
are 70 to ~ cents, and choice IS to 20
Genus. An unexpected supply from
Australia was the principal cause OF the
A barrel of salt, costing from one to
three dollars, according to locality. will
do 0 than ten times that amount If
good if sprinkled over hay when either
stacked or moved. The heating of the
stack will dissolve 1t. aud it will ditfuse
over the entire mass, making even the
coafsest grass to be telished by stock.
1t will also tend to preserve and sweet
en- the hay and save 1t from becoming
musty lit should chance not TO be
thoroughly dried. A four-quart meas:
IRE full, to ali otdinarY-sized load, will
pc sufficient.
Peaches begin to arrive, but they are
a very Indifferent article, the best, how
aver, which our hucksters can procure.
A good article may be expected soon.
The state fair offers $500 in premiums
for herds of fat cattle, being $lOO for
best herd of five three years old, 500
for two years old, and 500 for one year
DID,.
It -. Ire
August is the month that most foul
weeds ripen their seed. Their destruc.
ton now will not aid the present crop,
but will say a world lof work and and
trouble next year.
In a warm, wet season, where drain
age is deficient, too much water falls for
hard pan soils, it lies on the surface,
mingles with the vegetable matter and
they both become sour, and as q onse-
quence the fields become red with sor-
rel or white with daisies. They spring
up as an effort of nature to throw off this
acidity in the soil. A SOU soil is inca.
pable ofgr5Wing sweet or nutritious gras-
ses. In Chemistry it takes an alkafi to
neutralize an acid, they have the same
effect in a sour soil, and when applied,
daisies and sorrel disappear.
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Our Home-rhe BOYS Room.

From hural New YORKER.
Beautiful homes are now seen, where
forty years ago stood the log-cabin Of
the energetic pioneers, who by industry
and perseverance founded the "sweet
home" of to-day. The old house has
been removed. The logs, and shakes,
and puncheons have crumbled to dust
or been made into ashes. The door,
with its latch-string, tells no more of
hospitality. The shade trees are nearly
as large as the forest trees. The fruit
grandpa planted is now gathered by
the children, who in many instances
the trees were grated. The sweet old
fashioned lilac and SNOWFALL, that were
sent to grandma from "the East" and
watched by her s tenderly, bloom
love the flowers grandma
sees no more. The new house differs
from the old n in every respect, ex-
cepting the kitchen, the workmanship
of which is finer: There is no fireplace,
or clutch %oven," or no poles overhead
on which to dry pumpkins or apples, no
peg on which to hang the perforated tin
lantern with its tallow candle, which
has gone out, never to shine again; but
the plan of the kitchen is in other re-
spects the stereotyped edition ofthe old
house. I mention this room first, as it
is usually the first room seen in the av.
erage county house. The dining-room,
sitting-room, parlor and sleeping-rooms
are usually tastefully furnished, bright
and cosy, excepting the "boys room,"
which very often is the most shabbily
furnished room in the house. "The
boys are so rough" is the excuse. Try
polishing their room, and see if it will
not take some Of the roughness from its
occupants Ragged quilts must be onthe
bed, "the boys tear them So" Put on
good bedding-make the bed look nice,
and they will have too much respect
and good sense to destroy things. A
carpet. a washstand and all articles con-
sidered essential in other sleeping apart
Some of the fancy articles the girls have
made, and wondered where in the world
to put them, would brighten up this for
lorn looking place. A piece of sand-pa-
per with something bright around the
edge, fastened to the wall near the
match-holder, with a burnt-match re-
ceiver fastened below it, will a v the
wall from being ''all scratched up by the
boys" If button comes off when they
are dressing, a box with needles and
thread will save running all over the
house to find some one to sew i on. but
with the material right at hand can sew
it on himself. Make their roolo look
nice and you will not be tro uble,t with
muddy boots tracking ali the way 10 the
s'boys' ROOM" Even the lower animals
love a clean nest. The average boy is
not lower than the brute I know.
The Dickinson press., 1883-08-18

After having used a large number ofprep.
arations for Catarrh, I have become satisfied
that OF them all Ely's Cream balm gives me
the most reliet. l can recommend it to any
one who may have a Geld in the Head or
Hay Fsyer.-S. B. Lewis, Principal Graded
School,. Clinton. Wis.
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1t is said that British capital to the
amount of $3O,OOO,0O went into Wyo.
ming and Texas last year..
The Dickinson press., 1883-08-18

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