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^ VOLUME XXXII.

— - - " . ----- . . - -i! - J - '■ - . - - - , * 1 : CAPE MAY CITY. NEW JERSEY. SATURDAY. JULY 31 1866. ~ ■ t i ■. " ' - * " no nBiia& " " > - , In mtr»st;t.s. .

WHOLE NUMBER. 1661. cake dr ylle skin.

■ O/V-Pk'Li a-y OITTvN. J. - t -r: 8 1 ,5T> a yw-in Advance. ?rofrtSl®nal Cards. j Y T. BOtWtABB, attobsbt.at.1aw •OUCTTOVIH CUilfCCllT I 7, mn**r Cars' NaT CRT alter a. Aarbowh, ATTdnNrrAT-iAw nourmil IK JJBaNCRRY, qtT j. r. lga^nyo a so*. dentists j amesm. ». hilpbrrn, attorney-at-law mtirmia, narrwn anw *xa*tnx* tw ., ciuacwtr. '"I"M HfcHWeMWHtllTM. ! • Wr. V.J "*•'» j.jerbert w. edmunds, f attohnbt-at-law * * riucrroR Awn ma at kb ik cnjkjHimt, ! , ° ,le*\7|w**»t!'k71ji. j. "t'»ii-r r«a'5S j jr—* m Sm win pBtrij mwiii " •m 'ii%M^¥iuA^>«<NMu4 \ "pmajral 'villa, ' • • t: ipk Avoir*, nkaii Til* n* im. , TKHUH MonOUTK. wni; m. e wpnmoi*. imp • op., l.j. fabiah, • *0. 708 Brewa Street, Philnda. y/SSSSS'iS! I a n'l,l. Aim cores CwWA Flslst* And Pll". ] *-*«*it by qns-Ss was UreSy '"."S'-* "UT-r-eViWi'T j"'?4

InsiBtss Cards. . p«n08 r. wnxtamb, " architect and builder. WI(,L MAX* DRAWINOH. AKI» Rlft-RRIN-PWND OKOMTKACT. '•'nc»^«! wukinnm «., cups Ma;. N.J. y b. little, ■ nuSwut. ™r~ " i'aintrr and - glaz1 er, miiop-l^*«fw»«ior* areac (loose. CArijuTcmr.a.i. V. <w-tsrsanjbel-nsl K. JftmaSB* splCL^ reuben town8eni), AORNT FOR OUMRRRI.AND t MUTUAJWIKK fNfcURAWcfe oo. t»MMt«IONRM or DERM, OW— at IVp* Mar O-srt Rosas, N.J. |M-j ( )TtriANS and vbtwino maB.F.HORNER. i pianos CRGMBSffitlNO ma(sines VllixftrtlN.it.*. J BUHBwftfflKiiSlttis ' ,H^Npgnv,Ari«T^!»; sr TACffr RJXTTRRS, PIlCJtRT CTTUWT, BK4S* AN» l-OPPRR on- are ar marvmi.TW STRrvaa n—i fi an J. H. OABHISON. aa* II Wanlilo|1ne Ai,, Oapp Mar N. J.

Cdwalional. ^ ( XILLEUIATE, COMMERCIAL - A J AND MILITARY INBTITTTR, Np« . jSJh&gjYgaSKRjK j , jerky INSTITUTE ' ^ . nmmwTos, xkw jkiiskw 1 . sggy3Br8ga*gagg 1 k 3e shremKffoZ? ; TCT*W JXB8BT ' ' STAT* normal and ml) url scrools, 7 ^mriSgsl | -v.— >jrgs, | P Irjal Advert is raiwts. » gURRt)6AT«2_Of FICB." |« i ' k «**«*T« OP TNS I W.PNTY OP CAPt ' * » <"? B«^ or ; UJEnriAV AN J aATiRDAY • ' WILLIAM HILURRTM, J *«***!. I

I 5ry ftoads, ?rimiitin0s. -Ctr. f mm Mai'Ste ' ' CfI.lltI.)»:NKBRU|a, . t^«i„V: . BARGAIN.S !§PFi«i aii SflMler Goods. j A (nil line of Slimmer goods of every description. Wb Keen 11 litlirn Ms. Double weight, all wool cloth, in fifteen shades, 50 cts. per yd., . sold elsewhere at 65 cts. 2500 yds. unbleached Cotton Flannel, 6 cts., elsewhere 8 cts. Blue, Red and White Flannels, from ?■ 10 cts. up. All wool suiting, 25 u cts. per yard, elsewhere 30 cts. Best Apron" Ginghams. 6 cts., elsewhere 9 cts. Good Muslin, bleached and unblcachpd, 6 cts., elsewhere 8 cts. Calicoes from 4 cts. up. Simpson's Sons calico 6 cts., elsewhere 8 cts. a . I ndies' "and Children's Hose i from j cts, up. Indies 1 jnen Collars, all sizes, 9 cts. Dr Hamilton's Expanding Side Health Corset. 90*ctK.. elsewhere 1 1. A full line «l I Jr. Warner's Health &Coratine Cot»cts.(no imitation), r Ladies'itnd Children's Gnssamy • from 50 cts. up. Ki l Glovea from , 50 cts. up Notions, rrimmings. , Sc.. cannot he excelled in variety 1 and price. 25 pieces of Crinkled Seersucker alt latest shades at 9 ' els., reduced ftom 1 5- cts. All 1 Wool Buntings, all shades at 9c., reduced fr-im-t^c. 500 Ladies' Silk and Satin covers, at half price, jo dor. Corsets at 50c.. reduced from Si. Our stock of Millinery caftnot be excelled in styles and prices.

CHAS. N&EDLES. ' SJuildmp fgUirrtil, ?tr. ' J EBBMIAIIS.SCHKLLKNUBR'N ; LUMBER YARD SnrUro*>-ni UirDB*. i4h> Ma; N. Jn vnwr. ma; <* Mm i»r larr« Mart of umaer la l»r "Mm;, nl rmy <nam; In rail I {• fcialrtacnu il ooalraruwa. tailHm a*A m. ■nmmaoH; la troiwaL - iwi.iw- rxrr wttrrt iunr. sntNHLCKor AIJ IINIW. PtJKiRINN. PRAMRSTPPP. nrRm.. IMMK Hrn.maaa or RraarJXmn run ' rssswastr- • — •— 1 aMIUI; J. R. WHRIJJtNOm. ' BUILDER'S SUPPLIES ; A. SCHELLENGER8, 1 MII.I.VILL*. S. J. Buns, SasM, Inlip, Bliils, ! DOOR AMD mm r&ASSE, Stair Work and Scroll Sawing. Mint Filer for Sttilm I Mu, ' SASH WKNIBTH. SASH OOROS. — 1 NAILS, FRAME PULLEYS, Biffltr's Hartvare ii 6ml. :

ADVERTISERS. ' can learn the exact cost of ' proposed line of adver- i Using in American papers by addressing Geo. §>, Rowell & > 10 sprarr Ml.. Brw von™"" 1 IOC. for lOO-oaea Pamphlvt. r- - - j bSmKHmOr***10*' c" p*a,s1'1' <■' l«RUPTURE:

. ' ilrti ^>oods and crimainfls. THE NEI? DEPARTMENT op urn '» • : Nei York Bargain Hodsb, MILLINERY, . | Still flourishes, have you Ixren in I j tmaec" it yet? You are not" cx- |, j pected to purchase evorytimc : but we-invitc yv'u ti> an insjxxtion of thclrniiwiKtfaiuf StyRSirsmilVc II we have in our employ a young and polite ladyfour New York M illincr), is always about to show you our styles. Alllhe Novelties and latest shapes in Canton, Milan and i, Tuscan Braids : also. Feathers, l.ips. ronip.m-i and Flowers. Wye ' offer Special and attractive Bargains in Children School llats. ■ But speak ing of Bargains, we must not fcjrget to show you a few on 1 our Dry Good's. Counter. Our 5 well-known. 36 inch Sheeting, re- : » duced 'to per yanl. Our • elegant line of Satinc; NewSjiring- • Figures, at 15c, per jwril, selling . elsewhere .1t" 25c. All newest • Crinkles In Sci rsuekcrs, from ioc. » per yard ; and like other Bargains in Dr\-ss GinghahLs.S|»ring Weight : Cloth, White Counterpanes, Tic k - ' ing,' 1-4 Sheeting. Crctone's, and. 1 stock of Notions, Tfantfecrg Kdge1 ing and inserting, as low as 4c. jwri 1 yard. Indies' and Children* . Stockings, Ruches, Bustlts. l'vr1 fumcry, etc. A perfect fitting 1 Corset, for 50c.; also, all other 1 popular makes at popular prices. ■ In oHler to m»ir,i vi rj tiaiij; ji1.-»nixiI fur ; onr todr rifilnnirrs. «r hare filnsl np elenntlr. far Die iwiuon ..I I8M.ar« I Mrlrtlr hull's slurr nrly. In oriler loiln Khidi wr hare renxirirl our large atoek of (Inn's jomla elih-h we formerly kept : here, in our BRANCH 8TDBE, corner Washlngtun and Jsekaon M reels, where , we bare opened with a.full line of Clothing. Ilala. Caps and Gent's Uoods eenerally. Come and see us for bargains in Ui(» llhe al our branch store, neat tknir to ('apliol. L. SCHLAGER, Propr.

rhllada. Suslnrss Cards. ^ p.' flint. i'm arch RTROr, philada. T> m. .SEEDS," FASHIONABLE IIATTEB, .xo. 41 mnrrn scuoNn kts., pbii.aiia. B. UiCIfn A CO.* ' CHURCH AND SCHOOL FORME, J II. MATI.ACK, No. a. N. KRVKNTH ST„ PHIIJl HA. DRAIN ani SEWER P!FE emirs ky to;h. vrmn ui'arocai*. CR1MNKY rlry^jiari'BN vasxk. «. Wamebst Lowest I sired to- 1 ReM ripee hose ®IP* 2fiati (ft. TBttrrr hants. john m. BU88KLL, dry goods, groceries, AND FKKD. pork, laud, HAMS, needs. Ac. JOHN *. RimnCLU C»M spun*. Cape Ms; eo_ N. J.

C. PRIG&i' STORES, ' BMffllSt SFbS ml* Sills, 01 La, riwigg ™»Ks'o«i riTrr, exiRN osrs%°E|i^?i^uj «*.. WOOD YARD. N. 11.— s*ent ii* 1 »"ni»«l>!' " ' ' j ARMSTRONG PLOWS AND CASTINGS Harrows and Cultivators & WHEELWPJGHTING EXHAUSTED VITALITL Illustrative Sample Free. mik IIIOW THYSELF. jflU »nw ra^r •ctSiMM'^Sainw^ "'X"' n.lt idtATlVB tunrut ;km til all t ' — :.zz~r ~

■ I.I TUKT1A OOMI.V. rp TLcr* la no fraftteonl of evidence Uiai ] alio ever oummituid, or alMte,!. ot j de*iml tlasi murder o ■a hittanji -being- | bet sternest critic, %.t-big daring her ei lihttiil— makca no loju eintrRo; lie; Crimea bepan to be eomnHtU-J It oonple ; of eentnries after Iter death, in the | minda of her oomraeutalora. In Far- • rata, where Drauxetli ami Victor Hugo laid tho aoeno of her anppoaed atrocitioa. v . sbo lived for nerenteeu years, oateemed. honored, belovod, and diet regret led , ,j- by a oommonity which, at tho timo of aeasrd in her favor. She woe blonde, 'p petite, sprightly, blue-eyed, aubnrnKoIden'hatmL Her beanty, her noootnpUahnienbi her prohoivbey in 'the dihfdaa, hen gxaos in the danee> hu "I sweet and courtly manners, were 10knowledgtx] everywhere t. It k said thnt in no part ol the world s ia drinking ouriixl on b. snrh'sn extent s* in Wail stn-et W:i-h y in the only. "iaTdicTf " "Maryland, my Marvland." g Lorel; aansBter. aik noirie nien.tt JtMy farm lies in a rallier low and C. iniasiuaUe slluatiiin. and ls "My wife: " ,t "Whor "Was a very pretty Wonde j Twenty years age, beouoe , !_' 'Hnllow^ye.1 y Ik-fort her liutr, front S*^'. Malarial vaprrs. though she mndr no particular complaint, not bring of the fi grtnnpy kind, yet 1 -a using mc great im. o il iK-rurreil to nte that tlie remedy might k help my wife, as I found that our little t girio^m recovery lunl e "Her eall^wne™, ami looked a.« fresh t_ a new-blown daisy. Well, tlm story is ■- soon mm. My Wife, to-day. 1ms gained n her old-time Itemnty with rompouml inr terest. and is now a- bandsome o matron (If I'do aay it myaclf) aa can lie found in this eolintvJbrliieli is nulnl for pretty women, aud I liave onlv Hop Hitters I'o " thank for it. "The dear creature just looked over - toy shoulder, and says I 'can flatter cpial - "» 'Vj drjl nf fltlf pci'S'S'i'i' and that remind- nic Ulcro nilgbi be mere prrtty •err » if my brother farmers would do as 1 have done." Hoping you may long lie spared to do good, I thankfully remain, C. L Jamta, , f Bcltsvillb, Prince George Co., Md., ' May Sfith, l«t«. 1 tW"Noarti»niBr witaoma iHineti nf arern Hops tWUMl WfiH'- i'lt'H. S'ilili I,u u.'- VI!,-. I , A GREAT CAUSE OP HUMAN MISERY IS THE LOSS OF leal eam'o? Smmsi w^x'al^ir '"^"raieUrrnwa, lwt»e«.t bt Srir-Atitise, InroloBtsrr KrauMM«, ImrMsae;, Nvrvmn PrMIB;, inn ImmslluiSBia 10 Marrlaae aenerallt; (-oosameilon. kplln-S SB, I r.ts: -Ui-u-Bl II..I In .- J jje-U'. a. . R; RIIBEHT J. L'fLVBJtWBUn hlaweU .rlMWOt;. prlntel;am1 raieail^^ TBR<TV?*RW*U. MKUlrtAL IX). - am:-. 41 Aan bl. New Tor-: P.O. b, 4W. ely's CatarrH I;"'":;''''mlvTJitoTBnS'.' rvmjSiiu. Owrto. p. r, Carprls, Wntlinjis, <?U. SOIE OF THE GOODS WE KEEP. I llinwrdiiriiitlilng Dry Goods, j Standard Makes nf tiirprls. I Forriru and Donwstk Hugs anal Mala, 1 1 .Soulh Kensington Art Squares, j American Woolen Uruggets, Smyrna lA'Uidoa. .. -j lirgesl Sba-k of China -Mattings. Matting Bugs From Chins anil Imlla, , Bordere l l-ln-a Crumb Ooths'In Sergnii Cocoa Mattings for Schools, Offlec, etc., 1 Damask Floor Idnena. all WiiUbs. Weli ScaMioed Floor l>ll (lolht. Bole A cents for.Englkh Gonieinc Floor , Ccw'mJk, Oblong, Sspiarc ami Ihsmd. 1 S|wrkl WaaaV Coeoa ami Kuhts-r Mats Mmlo t<> Order. Wool Ijrtters or Nnmltrn Woven in Corns Mats. Fhir Window Shades Made lo 1 (.Titer, * ruBnyers of noiiMliold Dry Chsst- and (hrprto am cordially invlled to rail. V. E. ABCBAIBAOliT J SiiN,Elevei.th ani jMai ket Sis., ' PHILADELPHIA,

. " Go Irani lb« cvif.-s to tte biriets. ~Tbs al pmiinetor Will wait and fawn upon yoti ot — Yf 'yon be xrell-drehaad gnd have a few 5' diamond rings on jwttr 'tngjrt— just aa liia Parisian oontrerb docs. Hero yon t will llnd tiioae private rooms— or. u» ■e they ooll tbem, oabinek parlicnliora— t* that are, by Um byn, mere Imitations of '• the class at the Palais Royal in ParLs, 0 where gallant; eat and drink tete-a-tetd with the fashionable female tslterdemaL lions of the eily, and where married si women forget their nnptial^owa in Hie >' arrna of dodiab dandies. On the Btrrpls : ■" Bier nightlall we'meet -wiyi the same * *■ disgnstuig sights so common at tlio t name bonr oiy the- bonlevnrils and Fan- '• bottrg Montmarixe of Paris— tlie ranged and powdered- battalions of smirking t vice- flaunting its gaudy drawee end t staring yon immodestly ont of oounten- ' anew. Stroll into by-Ianca and into j alloya, where yon will not need very 1 t , ranch discrimination lo see that Brussels v even exoceils Paris, proportionally : speaking, in tho number uf the dens of j corruption tolerated by the statute book and patronized by many who Jmve something to^do .with'tlio manubetnrw ! nf statrites ; den« where Rritlsh, 'Irish. French and American girls cater to the lirniol tastes and proclivities of acoim1 drels of every class nnd of all nationalities. Go into society, frequent fashion alile tea-parties, danco at fashionable luills. and cat and drink atrniiluight suppers, and what do you And except that strange sameness of habits and ideas, so prevalent in tho oily by the Seine -I lie fame fashionable dictum, if not opt-ul.v j expressed, at ieaat secretly implied and aeteil on, that a married dame who doer not afford herself tho luxury of a para- | luojiy is the wretchedest of suites; the i aamo prurient, practical pUiioaophy \ that tie* respectolily brought up girle to i their mammaa' apron strings till the i nuptial day— a pliilosopliy which makes : and Girl knows what after it ; the same , simpering civilities exchanged between - men and man or women ami women ! who have no more regard for each other tlinn an luah dyotunlter lias or is nip 1 poMil to have for the hide of the average Saxon: Over the tea-cnp the same i scandal is Inndied about as in Pans. ' Mine. A. wore, it seem*, the same ,|r.--the theatre. M. 11 1' proud J inngslerit. B. never dreaming, f ■ soul! that they are not his own. M.nc. C. iSKtii|iid.cna:igIi to love her lin-b.md. allliongh the fellow Iavialresthou. ,,1- ; of francs monthly on one of the netn-.- -- j of I/a -Mofinaic, etc. 8o.Irafit.tlis tea-taliie to the imiibc.l ; caiuats clnh, and there you will find ih. Here L there Deputies ma- seeret'ir \iL tlionsniids and Uionsau.la of franc. f„. allowing their names to appear bli the Of tlllaliei ,1 aiKVuhitioU-. Here a I'n.-le favor 1. Here a, there Jmlitfeid big-w.g • onr double.!/,- ,1 ehieim-ry, Hi.-^.a-n. dnnlJ.-dy.sl hypnerii y. -Where .mb'ie hrcouies 11 trade, anil political Iradgr (■g'Trirtsisw) are n« preportioimt. lv' uunierana in Brass* da as they nte in Paris. IV sir hunting has it. disadvantages, for it is nnqiiealionnbly a dangerous Huiii'Mtaiut. There ore perils of tlio pig. which, if wounded, will turn and rami yon : perils of the gentleman who will ride with his lance in rest, instead of eareyiug the point in the air, or of the no less objectionable individual who sliilte lrom his post and fires wildly down the line: of tlio amhnshed Moor, who shoots impartially in any direction : while unless yon are well mounted, yon have a very tolerable olutnoe of breaking yonrneek. One accident ocenrred as follows: While posted one day. trait- " iug for Injur, we heard a mora than ureal commotion among the beaters, which lasted for soinc time, till at length a lingo gray old tnsker broke rever, anil onme across the intervening space np to my Icft-liand neighbor. Ho fired and wounded the beast, which immediately charged ; and wlielhoF ho fell or wasjenooked over, I never oonld make out, lint the next thing that I sawwas my friend sprawling on the gronnd. and tlie boar jumping clean OTer him. Several people rushed np to the rescue, and blazed away promiscnonsly, so - that, though no one was jujnred by the pig. I war more shookod than surprised lo find Hurt one gentleman had received a sing in tlie arm. Fourteen shots were fired et poor piggy, who made off notwithstanding, and was seen creasing a rivar by one of the Moors, who, in their familiar langnrifvi of hyperbole, described liira os descending the hill. 1 " quarrelling with himself, and with a large tree on cncli task." IIo added thai, Uiough bisnguh'waiTIfiiidfcC the" " oliargc hail Ijpen Uiere since a very nncertain date, and it oonlalnod wliat he called a " ranning ballet," so that he thought it p-mlent not to fire. A man and his wife eat about a ton and a quarter of food per annum, inclnd- '■ ing such trifles as two barrels of flour > and a good-taxed ox. To raise nil this fond nod proride clothing, fnel, and shelter, some ono most toil and sweat. No; an honest life novcr was and never ' can be an easy life 1 VaJTdrt^ailb'Grrek mytbolfigT the ! wife rf Orpheus. She died from the | bite of a serpent and her husband tab i lowed her into the infernal regions, where Ptuto, charmed liy the lyre of Orphens, gave him permission to talu -her bock lo earth on condition that ba ] would not look back while oaoendlng. . Bnt overoome by love or doobt lie glanoed bade at har aa ther war* about to pass tha bonnda of Hadea and rap ■hex disapproving 1

* In n-.me therei*nogenwalexIiibi;«n " in-whialr tiro sthdeut may see an,! com- ® l«ri' evi-n local .workr, to say nothing -.1 , a arWiiier field snoh a; yie Salon of lVris. a Undoubtedly Parta'is and must remain * Uieflnt Sclioal iu En rope for those who * would learn methods and manipulation, nn.1 eSiupare their own work with that of Oth era in the widest variety. Tuoro - 8 the stadent will see the niauv ihTal.., .if" " expression nnd wide diversity of dire*'- ' tibu. all qualities and al! planners of •. modern workmanship, by means ot * I which ho will be able to eeloet what ho 0 j wants and reject what is useless to him. ' " j It is true tliat in no eounlry in Enreja. * , at this moment can the elements of an : 1 I art education be. better acquired than iu I * ! England. Rut that is not all -that is j ® ; n, v. -usury; tlio langcago of art ooqnire.1. j - | and jicrhnps something more, lot the j 0 unfledged painter oomo to Italy and via it Jj I! .mo. Lpt him lollow tlio tranquil I " i stniliu life he eaa obtain Here better tlinn ! y ' anywhere, enough to stimnlate him ' | withont finrry and oonfnsion. Here he t ] may progress in the development of his 8 i powers, searching earnestly for that I * i which lies within him till he finds and ! unfolds it On every hand ho will find j 8 i pictorial suggestiveness. He may here i * j quietly study some of tho noblest works, - i Titian's "Sacred and Profane Love." 1 i for example, embraces an art nlnca'ion 0 i iu itself, willi ita profound tliongbtfultiving color. Other worka too, may en- » chain bi in. not toomany for peri>li|xity. * | but eiuiiigb for progress nn.1 advance- ' i m-iit. B|)cafcing ol the moans of art 1 Iln.lv iu I tome, there is the British ■ , Acoileiny, which is efficiently kept for ■ | the in- of students dnriug tlie Winter I * j months. It has Mcently lieen newly j ' I organized. Niglitly, 'moilels are pro- j | ravin snfiloiently supplied with English i 1 | books mid journals, nil free of cos!. This i ! and attendnnoo than it nsnnllr nlitnins j " Although many who stand highest in 1 | the nrtof England at present liav- mad- j , ' j iifli.-inl recognition of the Royal Acad- I • | lowani it, nor has any disposition bseu , ' t ..f Franoe iu tho establishment of tho ! i "Prix <k> Rome" scholarship. But rn-itli-r do I think this isnjiwiaclv done. , I The heads of tlie institutions of England , [ have f.dt Uiat fixed reaidouais. with , i-lliej-iitly direoto.1 and eonlroll.sl, nre ' 1.-SS likely to t« nscfnl to the well -• gnmndivl stnilent than a traveling new- will be acquired thau l.v « IL-Mil— this RriHsh Academy tlirr- orR'uiii'. both pilblta and private, bv'wbieh

. aa (I.— i — is already n raw tcm|iemni -tr. e-v-r lie so strong or heal: by «» Hi'English, ln-canse wc were thinner: lint' it is «.'■»- pretty well |Wure.l that »e n.-cd.-l only to become aoelimnted and alixot mira.-lves to the new nays of living Sownlb-thn Aui-rioin reti.-o: il «-i!l prolwidy never Imaclicst voice, like Hie Eugli-h. but it will ooiu- more (rem the head, and when well trained will Ih- mi orgfln capable of finer modulation end greater expression. As the very Ix-st instance, ,-u those of the late Mr. Charlro DaMncr. so long onr oonanl atPayal— scorn b> me liuer than the liest English ( manners, so the very bret American voices seem to me better titan the best English voice*, being eqnally clear and mellow, with more positive sweetness suit far more range of expression. Bnt snch voioee nre rarer than the corresponding class- in England, mainly because there is not tlie same eioee attention given to tlio matter on this side the Atlantic. An English mother, iu the well-bred classes, is as solicitous about h-r daughter's way .of speaking as abont h.-r elollios— perhaps more so, if . we may judge by result;. An American mntlier, under similar ijrcamttanoea, i« apt lo attend to tho clotlies. and Icsvo the voice nntemie.1 In sohoois, however, and especially in pnblio schools, this matter IS being more and more brought to at|eutioo. Remarking a few years sir.ee, in a large family, howmuoh better tho yonngeat daughter naed her voire than any of her sisters, I found with surprise that much ot the difference was doe to the pains taken in tlie public Joltools of Hie rural city whore she lived— schools which tlio alone had ■Wended. If we can once see the public schools achieving superiority in a "pofnriHS" thi*. it will be atSrag it'tlie "very root of the evil. ,A HivfomcAi, old ocnooi.irni:sii. Tlie pnblio school building at Cold Spring. Long Island, waa built ninetysix years ago and is still in good repair. It was raited no the Ml day of April. 1700. On that day Unorge Washington was returning from a tour of the ielsnd. and while passing from Hnntiugtun tu : Oyat.-r Buy Core, ho oame upon tflo , spot where the new achoolbousc was I being railed. He stopped, anil after : assiaUng lo place one of the rafter* in ■ position, left a dollar with which to \ tlie workmen and drove oo. , The detractor may, and often does, j poll down others, but he never, k* lie | < seems to "upp K- . IciJt-M himself ta : Will p Y'l'iio 10. mt lie can doit I tnalieiousl . to lew tr m tliem Um blessings whieh |„. qablmt onjor lijiq , mil . • " '

a- At a distance of Thirty milit. Joulli of i. I Ih- river lliammito our ronte pOsonl I .1 through a iiitnral oliject of considerable L : interest— a atJKim, or rathei' rill, of u | vvil"wi»'li w-h'te fluid, (jkc petroleum, ,. ouiisidt-ralS- Imight, niel trickling down ., Hi- valley below. The sonn-c from ,f with small '.-rystaU^f ngnilc. ! f .... y a' stratum of vrfeauic stuff II i. I nn.1 full uf btenk. bituminous matU-r, c 1 hot and stirkr. wliieh eonld be stirred | i, j np^ lo the depth ..f nlwut cightcru s Fiuuiulering iu it una a puUivit ox . j skunk, hating bran enticed to its fate a by the desire of sccuriug a bird enngbi t j in the natural bird lime, till a bullet 1 , from the revolver of ono of the . arty > terminated the skunk's struggles to i ! extricate itself from the warm and adhe- • I sivo lath in which it was hopelessly i The overflow from this fountain was I ; its tlcscribod, like a stream of potrolonin I two or three feet wide, trickling ovor a • bed of pilch or some snch substance, j wiiicli extouded to a ranch greater width , Its contact with .L Tub material was • of a very sticky natiiW, bcaominggra<InI ally Uanler as it spread' further out. • assuuiiug the appearance of asphalt when it taeniae mingled with Hie loose > sand of the mljoiuing soil. I While rnguge*l in examining this j small birtls caught iu the sticky snli- ( j stance nt the edge of the stream. They i were still alive, bat upon releasing \ tliem both tho feathers and tho skin came off where they had oomo iu ooni lac! with tho bituminous matter, so that wc had to kill them to put mi end to j Ui.'ir sufferings. No doubt they were j taken iu by the appcoranos of water j which the stream presented, and had ; flighted to drink. Tlioir fate suggestoil j the idea Hint, in a district so devoid of . water, others of the feathered trilies must constantly become victims to the delusion in a similar manner, and u|Kin a oloso inspection of tho margin of the strosm. the correctness of this inference was established by the discovery of numerous skeletons of the birds stunll quadrupeds unrepresented, among

off-ml f..r sataf N-vir of .-...ir-e the ••Ii The meryhant had pur hi-e.1 n ... ell wool, nn.1 theref.ee, of ».n,v. '

mmuvliml discovered that tl.« oL.th am- I ' a .-.it'OH mix, what eonld lie have done' alsml it X Would ta have had the merCh.iut en.-st.il ? Would he have had ( my ralresaf Oertamly Hot. And yet j .vn-ull-lood of wool lie kohl lo Ihe mer- J , clinul may liavo been no greater thau ( the proportion of rottou in the cloth | , the merchant sold him. The stone did ( t the wool no good, nor did tho ootton do ( I the eloth any good. Both would have . j le-eu tatter if all WooL The atone and , the cotton were pnt in on purpose to , clienL One was a« l«d M the other. i All adulteration is fraud. A little ootton , ! in "all wool" cloth is likely to deoeive - * eveu the smortosL Beech, horio-ohost- | uut- and willow leaves gronnd up with ( I tea wdiihl fool the farmer or any of no. ' f , Fepjwr is sold fur (tepper. nnd yet it r , may ta largely composed of linseed r . ipeal. in R- tar. 1 husk, wheat llonr, sago, t , rioe flour, pea flour, or aawdtuL These , , tilings are pnt into tlie pepper to cheat j i us, nnd liow can we help ourselves? . Even the mustarit which tho farmer , ; bnys may ta party mrnle of wheat flonr c i grown on hit own farm, colored with j, r yellow ochre, sail sharpened with cay. | rune pepper and ginger. This pepper may ta made of ground rioe. turmeric , and the mustard husk, and colored with ral I ex.1, and the ginger may ta made , of aggu rooal. tapiooa. ground rioe, and , plaster of Paris These things tho , farmer boya al Ihe grocery for genuine, ! and ho i« defrauded just the same as he tried to defraud somebody else by pulj ting stone* ia hi* wool only he was arrestod and fined, and the other meu I »™noL i the uixowt WUUI). I - Says the St. Jitmr* Gaxelle: TtielongL _ i language hoL after a long jieriod of oldivion. been ouno more Qjjiumsd. It ia ' •aLlanfairpwllgwngyllgertrobgllgoreliw. yrnbyllgogerbwllsantjvailiogogogooh." TliU awful word of seventy-tiro letters and twenty-two syllables, the name of a , village in Wales, constituted the subject i of a. lecture lately girsn by ltev. J. ( King. M. A., at the iqaaenm, Berwirk, j in whidi lie showed that it loeatu: "fit. , Mary's white boael poo], near the turn- | ing pool near the whirlpoor, very near i the pool by Llantsilio, fronting thv j "j rocky islet of Gogo." f. Baby has ' beru fotbiildcn to ask for | dessert. Tha cHier .lay thoy fafg4'. to j servo him, ami a* I. /by ii vary obedient, : he remained silent, sltliongh much effected. "Joeephinr," said the father, ' ' "pees me tie plate!"— "Won't you . , \ L*re mine, pspsf -d-d baby: "it rt I very el row." Homo without • mother" ia a ptaee wlimw the rattan je aubetitute-l for « ■ ! Jfo, 4 slipnor.

To mate the skiu ekistic an emollient. | bath is rcoomtn-iided; and this may be obtainod by.qsltig a preparation ol brau and barley iilslog.1 of soap Boil in soft water » duxcu jMUqds of bran, until heavy oil Apply this nsvr the whole snrfabo of the l««ly witli a flannel oloth, nml wash it off with warm water; Uien rub in somir ntmoml oil, take a quick ' tath. and dry the skin carefully— not as if you were rubbing a piece of satin, but firmly and softly, y«t effectually. The anient advocate and devotee ot ouLlour sports notions her hands grow red nnd I Unsightly, aud she does not like it.. -Who would ? However, she can easily whiten them, for all that hi necessary is tliSt they should ta washed in hot milk and water just before going to lied, then rubbed well with either almond palm or olive oil, ami o pair of clianiois gloves drawn over them. Use hot water and gocxl soap for washing, nnd in tho daytime wear gloves that will promote perspiration. Lime water, that is, tlie juice of limes, is said to bo good tor snn-bnrnod hands. Tlio other kind of lime water, more or less diluted ttnd taken internally, will be good lor* tho woman who snfiers from continual motario and fears that her breath is feverish. Nothing is so mortifying to a woman a; to know this, and yet, unless aha does, she cannot help herself. When tlie unpleasant odor is not duo to Uto teeth or temporary indigestion, a good gargle is mode by mixing equal parts of tincture of kramorio and *-au ile Cologne, diluting tho whole with.a little Water. > ... This is astringent in its effect, lint not enough to Cause a sensitive pair of lips !e suffer. Tlio old-fashion od idea of using burnt bread for n tooth powder is again revived, and rye bread is the kind recommended. In onler to ta certain that it will not ta gritty. Imrn Hie tirea.1 to ashea, poos the rolling-pin over it, and then pass it through n fine scire, thus convincing yourself of its being « perfect powder. Personal experience has eonvineed tho writer that the teeth will not present a perfectly whi to appearanco unless treated to the usual number of brushing;, and, in addition, given a so-called dry polish, that is, rub them with a flannel cloth damped just enough to hold tho prepared chalk, and then .. A writer'* chance of lieing widely read dopouds greatly on his stylo, and kscciqs to us » piece of literary nffcotnotamnv' language. So man who writes fur pr<.i|» rity. .-.in afford to neglect the many nf his coutcmpdjaries. Of him Matiulay said that he wrote in a sty I- " When lie wrote to his friends ho wrote good English, but when he wrote for publication ho "did his senlcnoee into Johnsonese," " II- has h-.ulhis toward." says a writer. "His ' ltiiubler' lies unread on our book shelves; his talk as recorded by Botwell will be pertksed by thousands of delighted students." Carlyle's extraordinary stylo undoubtedly militates against his being more extensively read. The feeling* ol the ordinary reader aftor'having read "BnrRroartus " are similar to thaw experienced Iqr Jerrold on a memorable occasion. "On jtho author ol 'Mrs. Citadel's Curtain Lectures' recovering from a severe illness Browning's 'Bordello ' was put into his hands. Lino after line, page after pogo ho read; but consecutive idea could he get from tho mystic production. Mrs. Jerrold was out, nnd lie had no ono to whom lo appeal. The tliuught struck tflm thai he had lost his reason daring his illness, nnd that lie was so imbecile that lie did not kuow it A perspiration from his brow, and ho sat silent and thoughtful. ' As soon as his wife returned lie thrust the mysterious volinto her hands, eryisgoutx 'Read this, my dear.' After several attempts make any sense out ol the first page or ho she gave back the book, raying : Bother tho gibborish f I don't understand a word of it P ' Titan k Heaven •' criucHJcrrold, 'then I am not an P" -ral at s hosrdln"lin.i" will" "fr"ltahl for the Maine ftshert—. Tiikes ' ErrccTs.. The thousand., of wrmarkalde cures which have tarn m-. rompHabed by Hood's .Ssrsapsrill* are due simple lo three effects which this great mullein.', lias uppn those wlui take it: fir* ; It purine* tlie blond. Strobfl : It strengthens the. system. Third - It gives healthy action to I Indigestive organs. Willi these three effects no disease can lung retain Us hold. It if forced to l.-ave the system, giving plscc to health and si rengl h .through the potent influence of Hood's Haras pa rills. Sold by all druggists. Try It. • A msnYhrw.il as a lohstfr,T«~S|* To turn very red when he gets Into hot Moat Excellent. J. J. Atkins. Chief of Polioe," Koor. ville, Tenii., writes : "My family ami 1 are U-ncfictMii-a nf your meat excellent uicine. Dr. King's New Disco very*for ratmimptlon : hsring found It to be all lhatyoa claim for it. desire to testify In its rfrtur. My friends to whom I have rrrnmtn.ndrd it, praise It at every op. pun unity." Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption ta guaranteed to cure Coughs (adds, Brnocbitla. Asthma, Croup anv every affrellon of Throat, Chest nil Ungr. Dial Bottles Free at Dr. Heurv A. Kennedy's Drug Store, forge aire ♦ 100. ■ (•) A good twodoot rule : Keep your feet dry. Waaliingtomans are happy people. Every one of them la a capitalist. My liver was so fearfully disordered audi felt so f—ble and Isnrahl that i ... a reel* took interest Inanyihing. Trieil all thr M.-callrel remedies without relief unlU I used Park-Fa Tonic, which effroted a [icnnanent ftlfy.- David Bash, Little, Rppjt. Af!f: yT