a ore Nine remege, “pte > ~ .Squeamish about—if sick people are scarce,,medicine-man ~ Other night. an excuse for them sending you out here. If you.don’ know, you ¢an ask your friends the Kiowas, who KansaS Kitis, and 1} bet you five dollars they don’t laugh at his name like they do at the fellow that asks ft. 1f you don’t kuow my nanie, they Lacan have kept you East with your presents, and let you start a dollarsiore ov a gift wo reer e a “Fellow?! said @e angry agen ‘Dm a fellow Roscoe man of pluck, but I'll be darned if Lam for you.” : *-Do you show no More respect for my position %? “No more’n J do for his,” said) Kit, scornfully pointing to the most miserable; shabby-looking wretch of all the 80 ing Iudians. : Sume of the bystanders laughed at the comparison sug- gested, and the maddened ofticial took a half step toward him as if about toattack him. The gleam of contemptu- ous defiance iw the scout’s eye warned him, and he paused With a white quiver of anger on his lips. *Are you! not afraid of the consequences of this beha- yior towardme 2”? “Afraid of you! roared Kit, in a tone of savage scorn. “Why should I be afraid o’ you? I never was. afraid of man or beast yet, no matter how big they were, and I've taken your! measure darned small /tell you. Why, I’ve just told you a story, and these men have backed it, that Would make’ the ‘heart of a lamb as'strong as a lion’s. Why, there’s not a.man’s: hair in the barracks but your Own that didn’tstand on end, and you Histened to it as if your heart diad been. carved out of a squash. It’s a way we have West of speaking what we think, and if you don’t relish it, stranger, you'd better get back to polite company Miglity quick, for there’s no one here likely to fall in love with such a fisi-blooded catawampus,” This was more than official dignity could bear, for not only the white froutiersmen and soldiers but even the Wretched Indians were grinning at him. The agent slapped his fiand nervously behind him, asif he would have drawn a revolver, but Kit, who wore | his, frontier fastion, im his belt, slapped one hand on a butt and waved the otker contemptuously. “‘Keep'still now, old man,’? he said. “I’m not a child to be skeared. You’d best not tackle me. You/—you haveu’t got the pluck to tackle the meanest coyote of an Iujun standing round.) You-——” The major here feared things were going too far, and interposed with softening words, and immediately the agent took courage aud demanded the scout’s arrest. **Yes, darn ye, yeu can try to arrest me, but you can't think of arresting Lone Wolf or any of the hundred and oue red-skinnued loafers you're sent out to keep in order,”’ said Kit. ‘But Um not one of the arresting kind. Arrest the scalpers and robbers you come to sweeten. If you don’t watt to protect the whites leave them to heip them- selves. ‘For me, ’m going alone to do what you should yet the soldiers do.” i bei With these words he walked away toward where the horses that brought them from the Kiowa camp were tied, but the agent, taking this for a victory over the contuime- Hous scout, addressed the major autloritatively: *‘T-wish that man to be detained!” he said. Kansas Kit turned angrily, and the major shook his head with a pitying smile at the irate official. “Tam notaware that he has done anything to justify his detention, sir,’ he said. ; <“What!? exclaimed the man, “has he not obstructed Ine in the pursuance of my-duty??, © * “Oh, HO, nol”? laughed Kit. ‘No fear of any one doing that. You won't give them the chance, Pursuance of your duly! I have pointed out to you what your duty is, but you’d as soon pursue Satan. Far from obstructing me fer, Vil give you a horse-and help you. Your duty! a! ha : , * J With these mocking words Kit was walking away again toward the horses when Dick. Nelson came one and beckoned him. The scout walked across the little square and followed the ; oung doctor into, the house, where the indian girl, O-wa CTL datepaeh A peer iy detalles “She’s doiug nicely—she’s all safe,’ said Dick, with a sort of professional, rejoicing, * @s regular as a pendulum—nheart pumping away strong eady as a steam engine—ratier weaker than. it us no doubt,’ he added, in qualification of tila very Satisfactory indeed, dering the great loss o blood, you know. . Beautiful girl, Kit. Great pity she’s a Coyoie—Kiowa, I mean. If-shé wasn’t I'd marty her soon’s she was through repairs,” Kit stooa. ‘bed and fla 7 3 Sede ee 1 WILL LOVE’YOU THE BY ANDREW J. KING. > A Reply to “Will You Love Me the Same?" by Francis S. Snrith. . : : aal ely Splaess I will love you the same, my darling, believe me, oe When time’s magic changes are stamped on your brow; | My love is enduring—I ne’er will forsake thee, F Though your youth-life has passed and you look not as now! Yes, Ill love you the same “when your beauty has faded,” When your freshness has vanished and “‘age mars your frame, When those “silver locks come which cannot be evaded,” Ay, e’en until death, I will iove you the same! Why should I not loye thee and cherish thee, dearest, Whatever your changes in features or form? I will love you the same, for to me you are nearest, And my love will ne’er cease, for it’s constant'and warm; You remember the vow that’s recorded on high, love,’ To be faithful and constant in honor or shame ? Shall I e’er break that vow? Never, though I may die, love, Till life’s latest moment I’ll love you the same! I know “‘in the spring-time of youthful emoticn,” Few think of the future and what it will bring; We talk of our love and’sincerest devyotion— Haye no thought of trouble, regard not its sting; But I’ve studied this life in its various pliases, Know most all the passions and desires you could name} And though life is a riddle, and there’s much that amazes, Yet, still in the future, I’!l love you the,same} In the winter of life, when I look in yonr face, dear, And think of your beauty that long since has fied— Though of your fair features there remains not a trace, dear— Do you think I’il regret that we ever were wed ? No,:n0, ’twill be pleasant 60 think of the past, dear, “When tull was leve’s fountain and bright was his flame ;” And a solace to’know that T’ye loved till the last, dear, “Though the romance is gone,” I will love you the same! Norine’s Revenge. By May Agnes Fleming, (Who Writes Exclusively for This Paper.) i Author of A TERRIBLE SECRET, WEDDED YET NO WIFE, A WONDERFUL WOMAN, WHO WINS, ete., ete. (Norinds Revenge was’ commenced in-No. 21.. Back numbers can be obtained of any News Agent in the United States.] CHAPTER XI.—(Continued.) ' Norine was ‘still clinging to ‘his arm. He disen- gageditabruptly, and without a word or look walked away from her. .A moment she stood—then two little hands clasped the arm onee more, a piesaing voice spoke, and the sweet, tender face of Norine looked imploringly up at him. | ii J ‘““Laurence—dearest Laurence! I have angered you again. But you asked mea question and I had to answer it. Forgive me.” ©. & ch w.oml bon ole He t sd away from her resolutely. Y “There - op Jos veness needed, Norine, I ad- mire your truthful and plain-spoken spirit. Only you see I thought Norine Bourdon a loving, gente: giving little soul, who cared for mre $0 much that. she was ready to forgive me times-seven; and I , She is ast - t find, according to her own ehos {| minded woman, ready to wreak vengeance. for the done her—-ready for love or hatred at a moment's notice. It is well you told me—it is al- ways best to understand one another, No, we won't have any tenderscenes, if you please, Mrs. Laurence first wrong stood beside the b ed down at the 1 beauty of pen wich thors oe notin nis and admiratiou imdis-eyes tian he had ever felt or sli for any of.lier race-before. The loss of blood: had. the crimson. hich the forest breezes, and th sunlight hl Reedy in her dark-toned cheeks. Her kin was now of thesa color-of an.antumn jeaf, and her lips BiOWiRie Breall eeguthe teeth He hair, which was ¢ Steathy ih itself, tay dishevelled around ish ‘hue. ‘They were ‘slightly o Or apenas waritcyoak Het the pillow, an lashes of the same inky blackness fringed the. eibadheshie i gpubives veer Yositigg suouIglE the early develo My evel woman gave lier an appear- “Pook young thing! "I hope sie’ re sadly. *‘i.must go, Dick, ab I ok upon charge, and 1 want youto take Care rand make her ail right by the time come back. I will make it all right with you. ‘iauat at tan sedis : oe Ecalled you in for,” said Dick, earnestly. “Jk you w e eolng to as ie to do that. But the proaaee and F have Soe te gether, Kit, and theifact is we have other plans.” “Oh, of course 1 don’t wish to interfere with your ar- rangements,”” said!Kit, inva disappoi you.a great deal more now, Dick—both you and the pro- fessor—than I'l ever be able to pay. You needu'tsay ‘no,’ and try toshut meup. Iknow it— qiave beet buigheret rag like an antelope by:them Kio’s if it hadn’t-been. for yowand him. But‘Imust goon the scout thatd was trying towake up old turnip liver outside on, andi did hope, Dick, I couid haye.left this girl here, in your charge aie make her all wellagain, She's the first thing in petti- coats ever I owned, and I douwt Hke to leave her to strangers that have no love to any of er bDlood.Y “Leave her with the surgeon, Kit. Spendid fellow, Newfoundland, skilful as dsculapius— Kindlrearted as a puta new soul in an oidcorpse ‘a galvanic bat-. tery d animate a Trog—he’s ) ; Vil — ’ : eetenew ie “Oli, bother the pay! -Don’t insult my p oe hic ears. My dear, Kitten, i haye, been so Jong pty give my pro- fessional services for nothing, and live upon the income thence derived, that .in my eyes pay has become an un- aisual unnecessary nuisance., The truth is, Kit, there’s ne use in trying toturn the professor and me out “of the way. We’re-stubborn as.mules, both of. us. Do you think any one else. but stubborn cusses would haye persisted in carrying the show business beyond the ut- most. limits of civizilation and audiences, as we have done? .No.”’ : : Sorta at least one good audience!’ said Kit, with a augh, i’ “Yes; that’s it’. cried Dick, with a clap of the hands, “So highly. detightedbwere we with the eminent success which ptitended that memorable performance, and theex- travagant expressions of appreciation and delight be- stowed on. our jumble endeavors, that we intend extend- ing our season indefinitely in the same districts. In seri- ous:brieMess, My-dear fellow, the professor and I have - determined that you shall not goon this scout alone. We will.accompany: you.’? ; ‘ Kit stood back and stared in surprise at the speaker and :at the professor, Who had entered unheard, , *“*Whatl’.he exclaimed, ‘‘you can’t be serious? What would become of your business, your professions?’ )“Pooht business isn’t worth shucks! Profession. be ‘blowedl .There’s a. blamed sight more professing than make.a living. Dormouse has got disgusted and Jongs.to waste his fireworks on the desert air ik pursuit. of mate- rial for some more taking show than the scientific. Who Knows. but he may bring back a fancy ballet troupe of brunettes—Kiowas or Apaches. For me, I want some -excitement to make my blood run. TI have hung round so jong Waiting for patients that Ihave grown into-a fos- sil. . I?ve physicked myself so much to keep my hand in ractice that there’s nothing left of me but fiber. It’s a diabolical country for doctors—no patients but the doc- tors themselyes—and I’m an in-patient-one—nothing to cure but scalp wounds, and the sufferers.always dead be- fore the man of cure arrives. Buhl! an Indian medicine-' man has a tliousand times the chance of us colorless bab- oons. No. materia medica to bother their heads about— fellow sick, run to the woods and stuff a wisp of weeds down his throat; if he gets better, grand triumph for the medicine-man; if le dies, medicine-man is-master of fes- tivitiesatthe wake. No. dignity of the profession to be «can turn buffoon and murder .& healthy.one:for the pur- pose of ee up such an elegant dance as we saw the appy medicine-man|—food, fame, and fun, whicliever way the wind blows. I'd like to -see a white doctor appear at the.wake of one of his patients, By Heaven, the relatives. would tar. and feather-him!”’ &stealthy footfall, followed Ammediately «by a heavy one,:broke in-upon thig harapgue, and the party turning, aw the interpreter, Rite, his supple, graceful form show- ing in.contrast with. the rugged. muscularity-of Corduroy ike, Wwho.stood in the @oor behind him. Kansas Kit knew the interpreter wel, having met iiim very frequently at the conncils antLpow-wowsse common atthe agencies, and he returned duis greeting with the dluat.courtesy of his nature. “iwas glad to hear that Miss ;Brandon’s alive; gaid Rice, assuming acandor of speech that his eily tenes be- Ried. “The agentis wrong to refuse pursuit. J will go with you. I Know all the country,” Kit caught sight of Cordwroy Mike’s arm shaking in warning aboye the half-breed’s head, but his» attention was called from the signal by a stranger occurrence. Rice hadspoken in asmootd, silken tone, mueh Jower than any of the others had dome.during the conversation I have feegorded, aud was also darther, from the bed, :but, at the sonnd of his voice the wounded girl opéned ‘her large, Justroug eyes with a painful:start, rolled them around searchingly until they rested with a shuddering | look On the interpreter’s face, His dark orbs gleamed for an instant asuey met those of the girl, and then dropped. : O-wais-S& put out her hand ina feeble emdeayor to catch Kiv’s sleeve as he stood near her; but tie weak arm dropped, and the seout, noticing the action, bent his ear to her lips, and heard, in the very faintest of avhispers, athe repeated word: . “Shejah! shejaht? j hese words meant “bad, evil." Then the eyelids closed @gain with a quivering motion. “She raves,” said Kansas Kit, turning to Dick Nelson; anda@t the words the interpreter stepped forward and 0d at the bedside, gazing down upon the girl, jike an evil spirit waiting to seize a parting soul. ve at Kt, sea, and 8 ted tone. “k owe. —I have Sea ove exactly what they are worth.” He pulled out his watch. “I have business over in Boston, and as it is growing late I willibe off at once. if Iam very late—as is likely—i must beg you will not sit up forme. Good afternoon.” > He lifted his hat ceremoniously, as to an indif- ferent acquaintance, and walked deliberately away. She stood stock still where he had left her, and watched the tall, active figure out of sight. Then she sat down, feeling suddenly weak and faint, and lay back —o the green mound. For a‘moment y, and sands swam before her in a hot mist, then the faintness passed away, leaving her tearless and trembling. = =. : Whatdidhe mean? > eo} hen He had talked of deserting her? Did he mean it? ro ar of = eer aad 1 ee we nee at ne t t. No, no, no! he on n trying her proving what fier love wad worth: reve ne hae} answered him like that—that she would hate him and be revenged. He had called hera “strong- minded woman,”’—a term of: bitter. reproach—and no wonder. No wonder he was angry, hurt, out- ed. Why had she said such a horrible thing ? She hardly knew herself—the words seemed to have | come to her instinctively. Were they true? She) did not know tliat either—just, now she’ knew noth- ing but that oe ‘- first time—that he would probably not return until to-morrow morning—the fateful to-morrow that was to take him from her for—how long? |. the soft, cool 31 ler like a'réed, ‘The strong-minded woman” was gone, and only a child that has done wrong and is sorry—a weak girl weep- ing for her lost lover, Temained. ~ ‘arose ‘chilly from the ‘sea. And pallid. ‘The ‘pale little watcher by the window ‘sat on, hoping against hope. He might come, and be it late or early she must be awake and wailing, to throw herself into his manly arms and implore his lordly pardon, She could never sleep more until she had sobbed.out her penitence and been kissed and for- given. But the long, dark; dragging, lonely hours wore.on. One, two, three, four, and the little, white, sad face lay against the cold glass, the dark, mourn- ful eyes strained themselves through the murky gloom.to catch the first glimpse of their iddl. ,Five! the cold gray dawn of another day crept over sea and woodland, and worn out with Wasching, chilled to the bone, the child’s head fell back, the heavy eyelids. swayed and drooped, and she lay still. So, when two hours later Mr. Laurence Thorn- testified, cameiinto the silent chamber, he found looked deathly in its spent. sleep. and waited for him here all night. And remember- ing how, over the card table and the wine bottle, his nightihad been passed, utterly forgetful of her, the first,pang of real unselfish remorse this young gen- tleman shad.ever felt, he felt then. “Poor little heart!” he thought; ‘‘poor little pret- ty Notine! I wish to Heaven I had never heard of Gilbert’s projected marriage=-I wish I had never gone back. to Kent. Farm!” Five‘hours later,.and white and tearless, Norine is clinging fo him in,the spéechless pain of parting, Is there some presentimemt, that she herself cannot unde even now in her heart, that it is for- ever } ‘“Dow’t-—dan’t look so white and wild, Norry?” ‘he is’ sayimg hurriedly. ‘I wish—I wish I need not! leave you. Little-one —littke Norry, whatever hap- oa you--you'll try and forgive me, won’t you? Don’t hate me if you.can help it.” She does not. understand him—she just clings to him, as though death were easier than to let himge. “Time’s up, Mr. Laurence!” calls out the sharp voice of little Mr. Liston, sitting in the light wagon at the door; “‘ifyyoulinger five minutes more we'll lose our train.” i iy “Goodby, Norine—good-by!” i wales" He is glad to bé ealled, g ad to break away from the gentle arms that would hold him there forever. He kisses her hurriedly, frees himself from her clasp, and leaves ‘her, standing stricken and speechless R the middie of the floor. ‘left her in anger for the | dyke, smelling stronger than ever of cigars and }the brandy, as the younger Miss Waddle’s disgusted nose’ | The, pretty head, with all its dark, rippling ringlets, | lay Sea the back of the chair. the small face|t She had watched} rs ma 2 TT a -. = ne s ~e Ge’ Grw NS ‘1 agely; “drive like the devil; Liston! I won't breathe freely until Iam out of sight of the house.” Mr. Liston obeys. ft ase She stands where he has Jeft her, rigid, tearless, white, listening to the rapid roll of the wheels over the gravel, over the road, growing faint and fainter, and dying out far off, Then, she sinks down, and she and her lover have parted forever!. . CHAPTER XII. THE TRUTH. A bleak autumnal afternoon—a gray Mastgrifting sky overhead, a raw wind A ee om the shore, the sea itself all blurred and blotted out in a chilly, creeping fog. At the parlor window of Sea View Cotlage, Norine stands loo v ly, wearily out. Three weeks have: p her husband left her—it is seven weeks altogether since the memorable night of her elopement, These last three lonely weeks have wrought their sad, ineyit- able change. The small-fase has grown smaller, the large, dark eyes seem unnaturally latge for the wan face. Asad, patient light fills them, the sweet lips droop and tremble, the slight form ans own fra- gile, the hands that hang loosely clas yefore her are almost transparent. As she stands here h ing, ae she slips, Ngee emer § her ing ring upand down herfinger. So thin that finger has grown that every once and awhile the ring drops gy altogether. Within, it is pleasant enough. A fire eee tly in the , Miss Waddle’s canaries bask in the heat, singing blithely, and the is Miss Waddle sits at her desk im- mersed a8 usual, fathoms deep, in ink and romance. The inspiration of genius is evidently strong upon the younger Miss Waddle this afternoon, for her pen rushes madly along the paper. her hair is uncombed and twisted in a tight knot at the back of her head. Profound stilness the ticking of the clock, the purring of puss on the rug, canaries, the light fall of the cinders, the si g of the fitful wind, and the monotonous ‘scrape, scrape, scrape, of the literary lady’s pen—that is all. At last—— ’ “There!” cries the younger Miss Waddle, drawing a deep, intense breath of relief, “I’ve done with you for one day! Let the printer’s devil come when he likes, ’'m,ready for him.” ; . She nods at the blotted and scratched pile of MSS. wipes her pen inher. hair, falls back in her chair, and looks at the clock. - i “Half-past five, as I’m’ a sinner, and the kitchen fire not lit yet. *Lizabeth will be home to her tea at six, as hungry as a bear. thus render the application . difficult, if not impossible, In order to prevent this thickening, and diffi- cuity, a solution of rabber and tosin (colopliony) in spirits of turpentine must be added to: the solution! of rubber in:sulphide of carbon, and in such anentity: What the mixture, obtains the con- sistency of athin paste, The solution of rubber and_rosin in spirits of turpentine should be prepared as follows: Cut one pound of :rubber into thin, /small-slices;, heat them in a suitable vessel over a moderate coal fire, until the rubber becomes fiuid ; then add half a pound of powdered rosin, and melt both mate- terials at a moderate heat.’ When these materials are pertectly fluid, then gradually add three or four pounds of spirits of tur- ntine in small portions, and stir well. By theaddition of the ast solution, the rapid thickening and hardening of, the com- pound will be prevented, and a mixture obtained fully answering the purposes of gluing together rubber surfaces, ete. iiAl R. C— CoLD, CEMENT. A cold cement, for mending earthenware, says an English authority, reckoned a rept secret among workmen, is made by grating a pound of old cheese, with a bread grater, into a quartet: milk te which it must -be-left fora period of fourteen. hours. It should be stirred quite often,. A pound of unslaked lime, finely: pulverized in a mortcr,is then added, and the whole is:'thoroughly inixed by:beating. This done, fhe whites of 25 eggs are incorporated ity the rest, and the whole is ready for use...... C. T. R.—CATERPILEAR DESTROYER.—A formula re- cently introduced 1p England, consists of a mixture of coal dust, common alt Sod our of sulphur, to be scattered, just before a rain, over ly-ploughed \Jand.. .To exterminate éaterpillars on trees, they may be sprinkled. .with a solution of one part of sulphide of potassium in 500 parts. of water. This, it is said, will kill the insects, and do no harm to the trees..... 0. R. Emerson.— We know of .none.....,Friend Band Mamie J.—We cannot tell yous... Hi Chu Cutie? —'Take a dose of castor bil ‘Occasionally. wHY Carrie T.—Benzine will ¢lean white’ kid:gloves and ‘shoes. hide o's Boston Fireman.—We know nothing concerning the person named... ..s Retta.—1,| We know of nothing rikieg than glyce- rine and }Jemon juice to whiten and soften t 3 hands. 2. Let him apply in person for the information. Itis a good trade. 3. it leoks to_us like a boy’s handwriting, Tt is quite’ fair...... 2. Falstaf.—Eat food containing the most statch and sugar. Walk- ing is good exercise, but) like everything else it can be carmed ito excess. Persons who desire to reduce their weight, walk a great deal. If you realy, want, toincrease’ yours, walk less ., . B. 0. L.—How.t0 MANAGE A HORSE.—Reéad the followthig a beautiful and high-spirited horse, known’ to the writer, ld neyer allow a shoe to be put on his feet or any person to‘handle his feet.. He resisted a)betforts, kicked aside everything but am anvil, and came near Bp lng himself, against that, and, finally, was brought back to his stable unshod,. This aetech ws : just.on theeve of consigning him tothe plow, where he ‘might work barefoot, when an ‘offieer in the U. 8. service. lately ‘retarned from Mexico, took a cord about the size of a common! bedcord, put itin the mouth of *he horse like a bit, and tiedititightly om the animal's heady passing his jeft ear under the string; not pain- fully tight, but tight enough to keep the ear down and. the cord in ils place. , This done, he patted the horse gently on the side of the head, and commanded him to follow, and instantly ‘the horse obeyed, perfectly subdued and as gentle and obedient as a well-trained dog, suffering his feet to be lifted “with impunity, and acting in all respects like an old stager, The gentleman who furnished this exceedingly) simple means of | subduing @ very : that itis practiced in Mexico dangerous propensity, intimate a 3 and South America in the management of wild horses.’ ..... B, C. N.—PAPER FOR GREENBACKS.—All the Paper used to’print the rational af perp’ on is made in the Glen’ Mills; mear | 'West- chester, Pa., by a sixty-two-inch Fourdrinier imachme. The prineipal peculiarity is that short pieces.of redjsilk ¢hread are inixed with the pulp, and this is poured the wire a h, with. out going through asieve,as this would retain, the threads, Next, from a separate contrivance worked jira very peculia manuer, a shower of short blue silk threads falls in strips on th paper while this is in the process of formation. One side of | the paper is thus covered with blue lines, formed by the blue silk thread; and this is used forthe tront of the greenback, on which these threads are distinotly . visible, conformably to the manner in which they were superficially distributed, notwithstanding they are deeply enough imbedded in the texture of the ars The peculiarity of this machine is to make a paper'se peculiar as to be oractically impossible to imitate; and thisis ome of the prin: cipal guarantees against. forgery in possession of the govern- | meut, Weneed scarcely, mention. that this paper-making ma- chine is night and, day, under the careful charge of treasury em- ployees,.B, C. 7.—W HITEWASH.—A farmer’s journal recently gave the toHowing recipe for making a fine whitewash: Take a clean, water-tight barre), or other suitable cask; and: pur in ithalf a bushel ot lime. Slake it by:pouring water over it, boili ot and in sufficient quantity to cover it five inches deep, an it briskly till thoroughly slaked.. When the slaking has bee - fected, dissolve it in water, and adda solution of two pounds of sulphate of zinc, ae one Of common salt. Asit is often de- sirable to vaty the monotony by introducing a variety of | colors upon the premises, it:may be important to|know that a beauti- fuleream color may be communicated to the aboye wash b. adding three pounds of yellow ochre; or a good pearl or lea color by the addition of Jamp, vine or ivory black. For fawn color, add four pounds umber—Turkish or American’ (the latter is the cheapest)—one pound Indian reu, and one pound lamp- black. For common stone ¢olor, add four pounds raw umber, and tivo pounds Jamp-black. ‘The value of, the sulphate of zinc is thatat makes the wash harden better after it is put on, Some also putin a half pound of common alum; others substitute the alum jor the zinc...,.- Elsie and Vergi, J. Jones, Industrious, L. ‘A. Reed, Anxious, Like to Know, Agnes Eva, 8., Peres, Tel. Op’r., East Newark Reader, G. of the G., H.W. Smith, Joe Bruce, §. A. R. Dine, L. C., G. H. P., Dolly Varden, My Mother,— Your letters have been received, and willbe answered as soon as le. mantle MEDICAL DEPARTMENT, W. W. Wi—Tue Ircu.—The following is a simple, remedy for the itch: One ounce of Jard and a teaspoonful of sulphuric acid. Mix well. Apply alittle every day. ; ¢.—ELDER OINTMENT.—This Sr ars is excellent for erysipe- las, chilblains, cuts, burns, and sores of any Kind. Vo prepare it, take the iuside bark of sweetelder, boil te a strong intusion; strain it, then add to the liquid—say haifa piut—e piece of mout- ton tallow and beeswax, each the size of a hen’s egg; simmer untibtheavater is out... If ae ey cintment is. desited, use fresh butter istead ot mutton tallow.” ao . ’ ‘A Sepiuagenarian.—* NEW TEETH IN OLD AGE.”—It hus before been explained how it is‘that aged pérsons are said'to have cut new teeth late in life. Many readers will remember to have heard or read of such occurrences, Whicly aroregarded as extra- ordinary, When the truth is this; It its hap ens that teeth break or decay, aud Jeaye astump in the g i. ‘The gum closes over the place, and the incident is forgotten. As years go by, the jaw and the gumsshrink, and the long buried stump is in consequence Jaid bare. There may be instances of) “new teeth -f old age,” as reported in the newspapers, but such statements should be well vouched for to be believed, W. L. P.—PHOSPHORUS.—this non-metallic element was dis- covered in 1669 by Brandt, an’ alchemist of Hamburg, who ob- tained it by a process which remained a secret until 1737. In 1769 the Swedish chemist, Galia, discovered it in bones and re- youled the process of extracting it.. tis a solt, semi-transparent solid, slightly heavier thun water, and not unlike waxin appeay- ance. Itis never found in nature in a pure state; but, combined with oxygen, it forms one of the principal constituents of t bones of animals, and one of the ingredients of a tertile soil. It is easily melted, and exceedingly inflammable. When exposed to the air it emits a whitish. smoke, which is luminous in the dark and smells like garlic, Ata temperature tar belosy that of boiling water it takes fire, and burns with a large, brilliant flame, producing a cloud ot white smoke. A blow, a Nard rub, oreyen the heat of the hand, 4s sufficient to kindle it, when it runs aboutina meked aid blazing state, causing burns which are very diffieult to heal. Itshould never be handled except under water. In large doses itis a violent poison. The solution in cod-liver oil is effected by adding the phosphorus, in chips, to the oil contained in .a botile in the proportion of half agrain to the ounce. The bottle is then immersed in hot water, and the solution effected by shaking. ; HM. I.—VERTIGO OR DizziNESS.—Take a teaspoonful of Epsom salts in a glass of water béfore breakfast every day for a week. We have known obstinate cases of dizziness cured by this simple medicine. : . L.—HEARTBURN.—A good remedy is a teaspoonful of bi carbonate of soda or magnesia ina glass of peppermint or cinna- mon water, towhich a Kittle powdered gingermay be added with advantage. Take twice or three times a day till relieved. L. A. C.—CuRE ‘FOR, DRUNKENNESS.—The following is. the recipe referred to, and bas been found efficacious ina great many cases: Sulphate of iron, five grains; peppermint water, eleven drams; spirits of nntmeg, one dram. ‘Lhis preparation acts as a tonic and stimulant, and 60 partially supplies the place of the accustomed liquor, and prevents the absolute physical aad moral prostration that often follows a sudden breaking-off from the use of stimulating drinks, It is to be taken in quantities equal to an ordinary dram, and as olten as the desire for a dram returns. O. W. C.—NEAR-SIGHTEDNESS.—We have known near-sighted persons aided by holding the paper or book they were reading ag tar off as possible without straining the eyes. Also, by keeping their eyes. directed, in walking the streets, at far-off objects. Don’t be discouraged if you fail to derive immediate benefit from these suggestions. You must persist in the practice for months, For strengthening the eyes we know of nothing better than table salt and water, u Yours Respectfully, O. H. A., Dog Calamity, Regret, Sea Bath- ing, A New Jersey Man, E. ©. P., Hinda, Minnehaha, H. J. Wal- ter, Suffering Sam, Invalid, Robert Harris, N. Y., J. M., J.D. C,, Gaudam,—Your letters have been received, aud will be answered as soon as possible. USEFUL HINTS FOR THE HOME CIRCLE. Corn-husk baskets. make very pretty note or card receivers for the parlor table. "The materials of which they are composed are pasteboard, corn-husk, and silk or flannel of some high color. Cut out the sides, six incties at the top, five atthe bottom, and one-and-a-half wide; cut two more for the ends, four inches at the top, three at the bottom and one-and-a-half wide; cut out the bottom, five by three inches; cut a strip three-fourths of an inch wide, and nine inches Jong, forahandle, Then cut the lining of silk, or some material not attractive to the moths. The bottom and sides may be cut in one piece, care being taken to allow for seams at the € and corners, and also at the top, to turn down under the husks on the outside. The end pieces must be cut separately and joined to the other, Sew all the pieces of pasteboard together, letting the handle have three-quarters of an inch hold. Cut pieces ‘corn-husk three-eighths of an inch wide and ong-and these qoerer inch long; cross the ends; sew firmly to the pasteboard (beginning atthe top) so as'to make the points thus formed stand outward. When the whole is cov- ered, fasten the lining by tackimg it here and there with silk of the same color. Those who wear lace should never let it get very dirty, as it re- quires such careful handling. Let it soak first in cold soap-suds, then wash it gently in warm water. IJfit is a bad color, wind it carefully ona bottle and_ boil it, after thoroughly soaping it. Never wring it, but carefully squeeze it, If stiffening is required, put a lump of sugar in the rinse-water, but never use starch. When the Jace is almost dry, take it and press it out gently, but donotiron it, If you puta little gum,arabic in the starch for your linen, you will pive it the gloss you desire, Corn meal, heated and placed in bags, is recommended as a substitute for hot water botties and such like appliances for re- storing warmth to the sick: Itissaid to weigh Jess, retain heat longer, and does not chill when cold. ; All sorts of vessels and utensiis may be purified from long-re- tained smells of eyery kind, in the easiest and most perfect man- ner, by rinsing them ont well with charcoal powder, after the grosser impurities have been scoured off with sand and potash. —-— > e~- A PorpuLAR CANDIDATE.—Arthur L. Meserve, Esq., well known 40 the readers of the NEw YorK WEEKLY, was unanimously chosen to represent the town of Bart- lett in the Legislature of New Hampshire at the recent election. This is a rare compliment, and we congratulate our friend on not being compelled touse his “tomahawk” and ecalping-knife on his political foes,