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CENTENNIAL. The question as to whether the Exhibition will be open or closed on Sundays is not yet finally decided by the Centennial authorities. Others, however, have rendered their verdicts in the matter, declaring that as the event is to he an international one, no rule bearing upon it should be adopt-ad that would respect the customs of, cm: {'45 Eat (3:5 mankind, while uncivilly treat?" H‘ ‘ 3 “3‘1 others, it being contended thafi, a ’ ’ Exposition on Sunday would necessitlz}; 33 being closed on every other day also, if the sacred days of non-Christian nations were to be observed. A third party proposes a compromise by keep- ing open all the departments of the Exposiâ€" tion, but allowing no machinery to run nor manufacturing to be carried on. ADMISSION YFJZ. The. price of admission willibc fifty cents, payable in one note at the entrance gate, and admitting to everything that is to be seen during the time the Visitor remains within the enclosure. No season tickets will be sold, nor will two twenty-five cent notes for a. sin- gle admission, nor a dollar note for two, be taken at the gate. No matter how often a person leaves the grounds during a day, he must again pay a fiftyâ€"cent note, each time that he re-enters. The hours of admission will be from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. “sx’rms ” ox 'rnE (mourns. Rolling chairs will be he t at stations within the principal buildings or the convey- ance of visitors desiring to use them. “'ith attendants, the charge per hour will not or ceed seventy-five cents ; without attendants, thirtyâ€"five or fifty cents for each class of chairs respectively. T here will be plenty of ordinA airy chairs, which weary sight-sears may use without charge. From soda-water fountains, in pavilions scattered throughout the build~ ings and grounds, a cooling draught may he had for a (lime. A building, entitled “ The House of Public Comfort," Will contain sepa- rate parlors for ladies and gentlemen, retiring rooms, barber shops. baggage rooms, etc. Retiring rooms are also located at the en- trances to all the. principal buildings. Near the carriage concourse will be carriage stands at which checks will be iven to vehicles left in charge. The telegrap ic system will cmâ€" hrace a. central ofliee, and numerous sub- ofilces located in convenient parts of the buildings and grounds. FACILITIES FOL; LOCAL TRANSPORTATION. in addition to the facilities of access af- forded by the different passenger railway companies and the steamboat company on the Schuykill, a number of light wagonettes, seating ten )ersons each, will be run between the city and1 the grounds by the Exhibition Transfer Com )any, the fare to be fifty cents l each way. 1‘ or the present the carriages will start from the corner of Broad and Chestnut 1 streets every halfâ€"hour from 9 a. in. to 4 p.m. , )rooeedin through Fairmount park to the ‘entenni Grounds. ....1n the Branch of- fices of the Centennial National Bank, estab- lished on the Grounds, every facility will be afforded to visitors for dealing in coins and exchange, having letters of credit cashed, etc. . . . .Localities in the buildings can be deter- mined by the columns supportin the roofs, which are both lettered and num ered, those in the main building being lettered from north to south, and numbered from east to west, and in Machinery Hall, lettered from north to south, and numbered from east to west. Just above each entrance of the various buildings will be a numbered banner, surâ€" mounted hy a, small flag. The color of the flag will corres end with the border of the banner, and in icate the class of the build- ings, viz. : Blueâ€"*builclings erected by the Centennial Commission ; redâ€"United States and State buildings ; whiteâ€"~Foreign Build- ings; yellow-«restaurants, places of enter- tainment, etc. ; greenvwmiscellaneous build- ings. ....The sections of the countries ex- hibiting in the Main Building are located e- ographically, running crosswise of the bui d- ing, from north to south. As the visitor must traverse both sides of each avenue to see all the exhibits, his tour alone through this building will be not a foot loss than eleven miles. Much of the machinery of all nations, that will be seen in oneration in Machinery Hall, will be constant y engaged in turning out goods which can be purchased and re- moved if desired. Among these manufac- tures, will be Persian and Turkish rugs, carpets, cloth, pine, needles, rivets, hinges, confectionery, etc. ' HYDRAULIC MACHINERY. An annex to this building for hydraulic nmchinery will contain a tank 144 feet long, ($0 feet wide, and 8 feet deep. Hydraulic machinery in full operation will be exhibited here, and at one end of the tank will be a waterfall, 35 feet high and 40 feet wide, worked by pumps. The articles exhibited in the Agricultural Building will not be arrang- ed by countries, but by classes. All articles of the same class from all countries will be together, thus affording an interestiu com- parison. In each of the State buil ings a. record of visitors’ names will be kept, and a copy of each newspaper published in that State found on file. There are eight great restaurants, exclusive of those Within the buildings, and waiters speaking many lan- guages. In the “ Restaurant of the Smith," a band of old plantation darkies from “ down by de Swanee ribber,” will furnish music and illustrative scenes from “dose good ole times.” The Empire Transportatlon Com- pany’s building will contain a large collec- tion of'models, forms, etc., illustrating the American system of through freight trans- portation by railroad cars, and by steam pro- pellers on the great lakes ; also the transpor- tation of oil by pipe lines in the Pennsylvania oil fields. General freight information will also be furnished. original, and a pears to be one that will ‘ve satisfaction. ' wo hundred jud es, one- alf of whom will be foreigners and t 6 other half citizens of the United States, are being cho- sen for knOwn good character and qualifica- tion, and each will receive $1000 for his ser- vices durin the Exposition. The awards will be base( on merit, and will be made by the United States Centennial Commission on written re orts signed by the awarding jufiges. T ey_will consist“: of n diploma and a bronze medal, accompanied by a: special re« port of the judges which exhibitors will have the ri ht to reproduce and publish. Over forty oreign nations and their colonies will exhibit in the main building, most of them also occupyin space in the other principal building‘s,- an v many of them have special structure's. Officers for the foreign commis- sions are to be placed along the side aisles of the Main Building, in close proximity to the exhibits of their respective countries. EVENTS OF THE SEASOX. The following special events are to occur during the Exposition : Opening ceremonies, May 10th ; grand ceremonies on the Fourth of July ; harvesting display in Bucks county in June and July ; trials of steam plows and tillage implements in the same place in Sep- tember and October; exhibition of horses, mules and asses, September 1 to 15; exhibi~ tion of horned cattle, September 20 to Octo- ber 5 ; exhibition of sheep, swine, feats, and dogs, October 10 to 25, and the ex iibition of poultry, October 28 to November 10. The main exhibition will close on November 10, and all exhibits must be removed by the 31st of December. The following society meet- ings, parades, regattas, &c,, will take place during the Exposition : Animal conclave of the Knights Templars, May 30 ; grand par- ade of the Knights Teinplars, J unc lst ; spe- cial gathering of the Good Tcmplars, June 13 ; international regatta in New York liar- bor, June 22; yacht regatta on the Dela- ware river, June; special gathering of the Sons of Temperance, June ; international series of cricket matches, June and Septem- ber ; congreSS of authors in Independence Hall, July ‘2; parade of Catholic societies and dedication of the F. A. B. Fountain, ~1th of July; paradc of military organizations, July 4; parade of the Knights of Pythias, August ‘22 ; international rowing regatta, August 2010 September 15; international rifle matches, September ; international medâ€" ical con' ress, Se "tember 4 ; and on So tem- her 20, t e psi-ad; of the Independent rdor of Odd Follows. adopted by the Centennial Commis'sion. is PHILADELPHIA THE SYSTEM OF AWARDS CARLO“ BISCI‘XT.- â€"T;\kc some of the bread dough in the morning, as much as would make a loaf of bread, add one cup of butter; mix well, then make into biscuit ; lot rise ; then bake. USE OF Dm‘ BR)-‘..>\D.7llakc a batter of wheat flour, and into this dip as many thin pieces of dry bread as can be fried at once, and fry immediately. Then butter the slices, place them in layers, and serve at once. 1.1mm (Lnu:.~HaIf a cup of butter, two cups of sugm‘, two eggs, one cup of milk, two teaspoonfuls of cream of tartar, three cups and a half of flour, one teaspoonful of soda, the grated rind of a 101mm, bake in two pans. ' lICE \YAFFLES.â€"B0il twu gills of rice quite soft, mix with it three gills of llour, a little. salt, two ounces melted butter, two eggs beaten well, and as much as will make it a thick batter ; beat it till very light, and bake it in waffle-irons. KEEPING MILK S\x'1v;E'r.«<A simple and uf- fectual remedy fur the Preventinn of milk turning sour in summer time consists in ml- ding to each quart fifteen grains of bicarbon- ate of soda. This does not affect the taste of the milk, while it facilitates digestion. SALAD DREssxxc.-»â€"Mix the yolks of two raw eggs in a basin with one teaspoonful of salt, whisk them well, then add one teaspoon- ful of made mustard, three tablespoonfula of vinegar, one of tarragon: uml one of ('hili vinegar, add a little sugar and cayenne, and bottle tight for use. To \VASH “'mm R'rmmm S'rmrmxus. / I Make a jelly, the night before it is wanted, of the beat yellow soap ; wash the stockings in warm water with a little salt in it, using the jelly instead of soap ; rinse in clear water, also with a. little salt in it; wring as dry as possible, and dry quickly. FUR (lam closets and cupboards which generally mildew, a trany] of quiulolime will be found to absorb the moisture and render the air pure, but of course it is necessary to renew the lime from time to time as it be- comes fully slacked. The last remedy will be found useful in safes and stronUâ€"x'onms, the (lamp air of which acts f1‘e( “out y most injuriously on the valuable. (lee x and docu- Inents which they contain. Tim use of bomx in Europe for washing is Well known, the addition of a large handful of bomx, instead of soda, to ten gallons of water being sufiicient to save half the r nau- tity of son ) ordinarily requirmi For iglit fabrics ami cambrics a moderate quantity is to be used ; but for articles Whth require to be made stifl' a strengthened solution is neces- sary. Being a neutml salt, it does not affect the texture of linen in the slightest degree ; and as it softens the hardest water, it is much used in washing generally. TAKE 21 goblet with the {not and stem broken or cut oil", so that the bowl will be perfect; take coarse red flannel, the redder the better; stitch it neatly round the bowl or goblet, so as to cover it completely on the outside ; dip it in water so as to wet it thor- oughly, then roll it in flaxseed ; the seed will stick in and on the flannel ; he sure that the seed is distributed evenly, then stand it on its mouth, or large end, in a saucer or small plate ; put water in the plate or saucer, and add to it as it absorbs. Never let the ves- sel get dry, not suffer it to chill or freeze. It will grow in any part of the room. and will be a deep green with red ground. A VERY pretty and cheap rug may be made from old pieces of woolen cloth, deluiues, worsteds, etc., by cutting them into bias stn' s three-fourths of an inch Wide ; then Wit 1 a darning-needle and coarse cotton yarn or small cord sew ihrough the middle of the strip, taking stitches about half an inch long. let your needle Well filled before pulling it through ; twist the cloth round on the needle until it is a roll somewhat resembling chenille. Take some strong cloth as foundation for your rug, and sew your chenillos to it, either con» mcncing in the centre and sewing round, or in strips. Finish the edge with )inking, or some border to suit the taste. 0i course the beauty of the mat will depend upon the colors you have and their arrangement. How a. Lady Gets on the Street Car. Did you ever observe the manner in which :1 lady gets on and 013' the street car? \Vhat deliberation of movement, what daintiness as to Where she steps, and with What importance withal she at last settles herself in her seat, as much as to say, “ if I pay five cents for a ride I mean to get the worth of it.” The car is going at full speed down the street A lady on the corner wants to get in and hails the driver. She. renmins on the sidewalk until the car comes to a full stop. Then she looks up and down the street, and waits a moment as though deciding which foot to mt out first ; then she reaches round behind er and gathers in a handful of sur- plus overskirts, skirts, bustle, etc., and runs her other hand through her mufi' and takes hold of the front of her dress, and lifts it a little, and then looks behind her to see that all is right, and with a farewell look up and down the street she starts for the car. She steps very slowly and impressively, measur- ing every step, and when she reaches the car pauses a moment, as though sleep-walking, and looks absently at the conductor as thou h about to tell him some im ortaut secret. Hgo, Eoor man, has stood wit his hand on the ell strap so great a portion of his days wait- ing for just such women as she, that some. how he don‘t 100]; natural in any other posi- tion. \Yell, she at last puts her foot on the first step of the car, and then as a matter of course puts her other foot on the other step, and then she is fairly aboard. Then she oes in the door and everybody gives a Ereath of relief, for they all have been watching her for three minutes and a half journey from the sidewalk with a sort of fascination born of the fear that she might change her mind, she acts so irrcsolute and hesitating, as it were. Then the hell rings and the car starts, unexpectedly to her, of course, and she )erforms the remainder of her journey in B ort order by sitting with concussive violence up against a fat old party, and as suddenly rebounding as thou h she had hit a. bi rubber ball with herse f, and got bounf: thereby. Then the con. (1ch; comes for her fare'and she 'vea him a ten dollar bill, and he gives her tie change and she counts it with a suspicious air and puts it in he}: poc‘ket-book A So by~und-hy she signs the conductor that she wants to get ofi‘, and he rings the hell and the driver stops two feet short of the crosswalk, and when she gets to the door she says she “don’t want to get oil“ the car in two feet of mud and half a mile from the walk,” and the conductor, with thoughts not loud but dee , starts up the car the other two feet, an , with the perversity only known to street car drivers, it goes beyond two feet or more, and the lad V is landed two feet from her destination at est. But she makes him pay for it getting off. She stands on the step and wonders how she is ever go- ing to reach that walk without getting all mud, the coniluctor seeing, meantime, the other car on the switch waitian for him, and knowing that the horses will have to run half a mile to make up lost time. So the lady 003 through with the overskirt hus- tle-gafiiering )rocess and looks up and down the street am down and up the street, and then slowly and daintin steps of, wnftekl on her jnumey by something that he said to himself privately that was overheard, but will never he told. of. A farmer was the other day walking round the market-1101180, trying to find some chap willin r to go into the country and do a. little work or good pay, when a colored man ac~ costed him, asking: “Boss, does you want some one to husk corn ?” “ Yes ; I’ve been looking all the mornng for some onc.‘I “\Vhat’s (16 Pay?" “I’ll give $1 a day.” “And board 1" “ Yes." “ An’ chickens ILn’ pudding for dinner?” “ Y-»~e\§." “ An Ha- vana Cigars to smoke 2'" “I~I guess so,” stammered the farmer. “An' :1. 003.1 stove right close aroun’ dar whm dc corn is!” “Yo; I never heard of a stove in a. corn- field." “ “"011, if dar’s no stove out dar, you can’t coax dis Chile alon . Ize got to take keor of my health, even ‘ there isn‘t a bushel of corn reused in dis country." USEFUL RECEIPTS Health before Everything4 An Over-Wise Young Woman Bot anist. It was a. Boston girl. No other human di- vinity could play such a heartless trick on an admiring, nay, an adoring and an adorable young man. He always praised the flowers she wore, and talked so leamedly about flow- ers in general that this incredulous young angel “put up a job ” on himâ€"if one may he so saoreligious as to write slang in con- nection with so much beauty and grace. She filled the bay window with freshly potted weeds which she had laboriously gathered from the sidewalk and in the hollow under the bridge, and when he came around that evening she led the conversation to flowers, and her admirer to the bay-Window. “ Such luvon plants she had,” she told him, and he just clasped his hands and looked around him in silly cosmey, trying to think of their names, “ That is Paiagonia lniluessis. Mr. Bugar- dus," she said, pointing to the miserable cheat of a young mg weed. “ Dirl you ever see anything HO delicate 2‘” “Uh !" he ejaculated, rcgm'tlin i‘c rever- entially, “beautiful, beautiful 3 tht rleli- eately serrated loaves." “ And," she went on, with a face 21H angel- ic as though she was only saying, “ Now I lay me down to sleep," “ it breaks out in the summer in such curious green blossoms, clinging t0 long slender stems. Only think of that. Green blossoms.” And she gazed pensiver on the young man as though she saw something grwn that probably never would blossom. “ Wonderful, n'umlerhxl indeed," he said, “one can never tire of botany. It com tiuually opens to us hew mn-lrls of wonders with every awakening fluwm‘ and unfolding leaf." .5 “ 011,” he exclaimed rapturously, “ where did you get it? \Vhy, do you know how rare it is? 1 have not seen one in Burlington since Mrs. O‘Gheminie went to Chicago. She had such beautiful specimens of them : such a charming variety ! She used tn wear them in her hair so Often." “ And lxel‘e,"'shc said, indicating with her snowy tin er a villainous sprout of that little burr the mys cull “ beg ax’s lice," “ thisI Mondivantis l’a 'satztlis, w 1at~~~ ~ w" “ No doubt,” the angel said drny, and the young man feared he had done wrnn I in praising M m. O‘Gheminio‘s plants s0 higily. But the dear one went on, and, pointing to :1 young jiIrgsome weed, said : HIS The young man gasped with the pleasure of a true lover of flowers, as he bent over if in admiration, and inhaled its nauseous odor. Then he arose and aaid : “This plant has some medicinal proper- ties.“ " All 2" she said. “ Yes," lie. replied, utiilly, " if. has. I have smelt that plant in my boyliood‘s days. 'Wilted on the kitchen stove, then bruised and applied to the eruption, the leaves are excellent remedial agents for the poison of the ivy." A Ho strode: past the smiling company that had gathered in the yarioxg and said stcrnly : “ Wu meet no more,’ and, seizing her fath» 91".»; best hat from the rack he extinguished himself in it, and went ban 'ng along the line of tree-boxes which iitmdgiis dark Way. »-rBurIÂ¥nytou Ilmvkaye. . Ideals, like metals, are valuable in propor- tion to the brevity of space they can be made to OCCupy. A square inch of platinum, the heaviest of known substances, 18‘ more com- pact and hence more valuable than a square inch of gold. By the same law gold is more valuable than silver, silver than copper, and soon. And so is an idea expressed in one line, more valuable and striking than if made to cover two, three, or a dozen lines. It is also true that both ideas and metals are scarce in the exact ratio of their density and com- pactness. As a single lump of old will on- rich 3. man, so “ill a single weigity thought, briefly ex ressed, confer immortality on its author. ‘lie “ I came, I saw, I conquered," of Caesar ; the “ England expects every man to do his duty," of helson. The analogy between rare ideas and rare metals is; furthermore shown in their extreme ductility, which permits, if need be, of their being elongated to an almost indefinite ex- tent. It has been calculated that a piece of platinum the size of the tip of a, man's finger, could be drawn out in a wire long enough to reach across Euro )e. SO may a. really valu~ able idea of a line 3 length be made to cover a page in its expression. But here the analogy stops between ideas and metals, and the for- mer lose their value by enlargement, unless drawn out by the hands of genius. The story of “ Sliylock and Antonio " could be told in :1 score or two lines, While the nmtchloss skill of Shakspeare spun it out to the length of a five-act play, preserving its purity, its value and its coxnpzwtnesfl all the while. We have been induced to touoh upon this subject in order to call the attention of our numerous corres )ondents to its consideration. \Ve are continually receiving communications in prose and verse, which we are compelled to reject on account of their nnwarranmble length. Brevity of expression should be one of the first studies in composition, and we ad- vise our young readers who feel the fires of authorship burning within them to commence at oncc‘and master this great key-move to success. “'8 recommend the study of Pope‘s “Essay on Man," Goldsmith‘s “ Deserted Village," and Burns’ “ Cotter’s Saturday Night,” as splendid examples of poetical brevity of expression, almost every line con‘ taining an entire and clearl defined thought. Prose writers will be home ted by consulting the works of Addison, Johnson, Goldsmith, Scott, Macaulay, Irving and other classical authors. To the credit of mankind it. may be ob- served that this arrogant and unlimited em- pire of babyhood has not been submitted to tamer and Without partial cfiort to control or modify its oppressive authority. The noblcrod man ties his new-born chief to aboard, bound hand and foot, not so much to keep him out of mischief as to inure him to that stoicism in suffering and limited sphere of action which belong to his future career, and also to afford his esteemed mother the needful re- creation of hoeing her row in the corn~field. Your tradition-ridden Euro ean swaddlea his nascent subject, body an mind, in the bands of conformity, that he may learn to play his part civilly, without jostlin or as- tonishing his fellows, in the crowd marts and thoroughfares of ties tism. In 'Ameri- ca, Where “no pent-up 'ticn contracts our powers,” our little regulators are allowed to go it sprawling, acquiring even in babyhood those Invaluable lessons of self-control, self- reliance, self helpfulness which are to make the coming man the admiration of himself and the terror of the world. In comparing results, We may further ob- serve that the most carefully swaddled Baby, when he grows up, and occasionally breaks loose for a season, through inexlwricnee and a blind resentment of his former unnatural suppression, becomes the most dangerous and frightful mischief-maker both in society and government; while our sprawling free- man, if he has the luck to surfive the risks of his infantile career, subsides into self-re- liant: conservatism, with discretion and ex- perience enough to manage his affairs credit- ubly thereafter. It is true that when our pet babies fall into fits from surfeiting or set the house on fire in their wanton frolics, we feehly but temporarily regret the Tiyz'me of swaddlin g-clothes ; but when “ our party " curries an election triumphantly, we are re- assured of the future of the r )euhlic, and shout the praises of freedom with renovated zealnvflarper‘s Magazine, THEY have got :1 boy in Binghampton, N. Y., five years old, who is physically perfect, healthy, talks distinctly, 13 very active, and weighs only nine pounds. 119 is twenty- three inches high. _ A PHILADELPHIA firm estimates its sales of flags oh the let of February at $500 an hour ; and it was also estimated that $200,- 000 worth of Stars and Stri es floated in the city on ‘Vashington's Birth ay‘ u m [his is my petw this Jimsmlati b‘iliufan The Value of Brevity. American Babies. ‘éllunu'e- is a stereotyped subject of com- pinilrt. The Esquirnanx consider it too cold - Within the Arctic circle. The blacks of ; Guinea find it too sultry at the equator, nor ' is there any intermediate latitude with which the people thereof are entirely satisfied. \Ve of Canada, for example, think it must be dev lightful to live in a Wintcrless land, where there is no rheumatism, and Nature, instead of changing her garments {our times in the year, \s'ears a green robe trimmed with fruits and blossoms all the year round. lVe speak disparagingly of the oapriees of the thermometer above the fortieth parallel, and Siglrfor those paradises on the edges of the tropics, where the trees are never naked, the waters never gelid, and quicksilver is free from waywardness, and independent of tho almanac. Some of us go South to winter lest the wind should visit our cheeks (and lungs) too roughly. The other day we heard it remarked that the climate of Canada; was only lit for a race of beings 3 capable of becoming sonuiolont in the win- ‘ ter, like the hedgehog and the dot-mouse,‘ and tire-proof in the summer, like the sale.- mander. Now all this is all nonsense. There is no healthier climate in the. world than our own for people with sound constitutions. The changes to which the grumblers object are the elements of physical hardihood and mental vigor. (.‘limates that are always , warm or always cold are unfavorable to hy- ‘sical and mental development. What i we . do run the gauntlet between the two termini ‘of the thermometer, have we not artificial protectors against the ups and downs of the temperature, such as furnaces and fans, drc-adnonghts and grass linen coats ‘.' It may be unpleasant but it is not unwholcsome to face a December north-wester, rovided we are sheltered from its assaults 1y 3 bosom friend in the shape of a. lamb's-wool under- vest, and a “ wrap-rascal " of stout beaver cloth. Now is there anything very terrible in “ 90 degrees in the shade,” with sufficient ventilation, and clothing and temperance in all things. Those who complainrlnost of our severe winters are the fireside people who have not the pluck to face them. Exercise in the cold weather will soon bring the blood to :1 proper temperature, whatever that of the air may be; and the bath, the early morning walk, and a total abstinence from inflammatory food and drinks will enable even the plethorio to keep cool in the dog- days. The truth is, that hundreds of us fall sick at all seasons of the year, solely through our own imprudenee, and then lay the blame on the climate. The great secret of health lies in three tliihgsâ€"~~-exercise, diet, and apparel. Live teinperately, give the body and mind suffiment employment, with- out overworking either, and adapt your dress, not to the rmuirements of fashion, but to the exigencies of temperature, and you will find this much maligned, climate is one of the ilIK'Ht under heaven. Sumo yours ago a gentleman living in one of the frontier towns of a. far Western State had some friends staying with him, to whom he gave a little dinner, and invited to meet them :1 few half-civilized Indians. Of course the “ noble rod men ” were. treated to delim- cies they hml not semi before, and displayed a perhaps excusable inclination to “ through " the hill of fares A young chief who had artakon of nearly everythln on the table liad been eyeing the mnstur for; some time, no doubt thinking that such a: pretty paste would taste as good as it looked. ‘ At length, opportunity appearing, he reached forth in a. dignified manner, took a liberal spoonful, and swallowed it Without movinr a muscle of his countenance, hut, in spite (if his utmost exertions, the tears soon streamed down his cheeks. An aged chief o iposite to him who had been watching the wlhole pr0< cceding leaned forward and inquired what he was crying for. He replied, “I was think- ing of my poor old father who died a shoxt time ago." Soon afterwards the “ aged," be ing unahle to restrain his ouriosxty, also solemnly took a dip from the mustard- )0t and swallowed it Without the quivering 0 a. muscle; but his eyes were not as strong as his will, and the little cries soon trickled down his cheeks. It was now the young red man's turn. Leaniu forward he in uired the cause of the grie , to which the e derly red party replied, “I was thinking 'twas a. pity you hadn't died when your poor old iather did." The greatest attribute vouehsafed to man is " decisionof character.” It is this that has made him what he is, and will lead him to what he is yet to be. To Deity is attrib- uted the strongest decisive utterance that the human mind can conceive of : “ And God said let there be light, and there was li ht." So thoroughly and universally does maxiliind reverence the owcr of this force that its posv session has em ,almed and made tolerable the memory of human monsters. It was Alex- ander‘s decision that made him ” Great.” It was his indecision of character that caused his Erenmturo death. L‘Irsar gained the pur la y decision and lost his life by the want 0 it --â€"not heodinr, with his usual rudeuce, the warnings of t 1e soothsayer. look at those foul beings of Shakspearc‘s creatioanich- ard and Lady Macbeth. Their only redeeming trait is “decision of character.” “'hy are Jack Shep )ard and Claude Duval public fa- vofites ‘.’ ,l‘hey had “ decision of character." Even Milton’s “ Satan," that awful, proud, ambitious myth, would scarcely be endur- ahlo, were it not for his “ decision of characâ€" ter." If then, the ossession of this godâ€"like attribute commam our admiration when linked with deformity and crime, What sort of homage shall we pay, when we find it helmixw honor and justice and mercy into ports 0? security ‘3 All the ravages of wild beasts and of the pestilence, the inroad made by earthquakes, and the eruptions of mountains, the disasters of storms, the waste by shipwrecks, all have not been so great as the mischiefa of war. The sword hangs in the lurid air of hell, the symbol of its peculiar joy ; as upon the mosque, the sciemeter, bent moonlike, hangs in the firmament, to the Musselmen the em- blem at once of divine religion and of human earnage. Is this the world’s insanit '? \Ve had thought so once, but the sworc is not yet rusted into its sheath. It is bright, nim- ble, sharp, easily ontleaping, flashing over the world as the lightniugs play from the clouds but more fatal. The sea. was never so bur- dened with fleets as today. There never were so many cannon and muskets on the globe as to-day ; and there will be still more to-morrow than to-day. The tramp of so many soldiers’ feet was never heard on the earth during any ten years as during the last ten. . Now is the time, in this country, at least, to make the fortunes and immutalize the names of our leading man, who, by instant and :oaitive decision, have it in their power to allay the storms of faction, and to harmon- ize the antagonistic elements that have been so long heating at the doors of our national institutions. The people are tired of ham ~ ing by the gills like so many half-caught fis . A NEW demrture in Parlor Organs is an- nonnced by 511'. W. J. Power, of Hamilton, Whose advertisement appears in another column. The Magic Stu Organ, manufac- tnredhythe’New Era (li‘gan Company, of North East, m, is the organ destined at no distant day to take front rank, as the lith instrument made for the money. In every-'7 thing pertaining to the mechanical excellen- cies of a really first-class Organ, the main» facturers take the utmost pains, and not a single instrument leaves their hands that is in any manner defective or imperfect. 'All of the material used in their construciqn is the host that can be bought, and the gmtest care is exercised in its preparation, and what- ever is found defective is at (nice discarded as unworthy of a‘place in these instruments. Mr. Power is doing a rushing business with this Magic Organ, hut will always find time to show you the many excellent )ointa in this wonderful Organ. His establis ment is No. 5 Rebecca Street. a few doors 03' James Street, Hamilton. Decision of Character. The World’s Insanity. An Indian Story Our Climate and squeer'e these pieces in every directioufi in order, as much as possible. to extract the ‘ juice-s out of the m rut. Next place it all--~ 3'. 6., both water and meatâ€"4n an enameled saucepan, and put it by the side of the fire, First let us take that probably most valu- able of all invalid’s preparationsâ€"win, beef- teal The quickest and best method of pre- paring 00d beef-tea is as follows: Take 9. found 0 good lean gravy beef, cut it up into ittle pieces, war over them a pint of cold water, and at d a little salt. Then take a. fork not on the fire, and gradually heat it, hiking the greatest can: that it does not boil. Hav- ing continued this process for about an hour anal a half or two hours, during the last half hour keeping the beef-tea but without even simmering, strain the whole off through a strainer, pressing the moat again with a a 0011, so as to squeeze as much as possible a l the goodness out of it. Then remove all the fat. This cam he done by carefully skim- ming it, or, if time will allow, by letting it iet cold, when the fat will harden on the top. MW, to my mind, good beef-tea is one of the nicest things we can take when ill, but sick persons often tire of it, and loathe it. When this is the case, very often by adding a little sherry, and allowiu it to get cold (when if properly made it wi lbe ajelly), patients will take it in this form when they could not in this liquid state. Did you ever hear of Sir Andrew Wallace seizing a man that; was drunk and putting him up at auction? Squire \Vallane was a captain in the militia. ; and one day, after the training was over, and just before. the men were dismissed from parade, he took a guard with him and made a prisoner of Pat Sweeney, who was a. most powerful drinkeiu drinks as much at a time as a camel almost. “ Pat,” says he, “I seize you in the Kinw's name." “Me !” says Pat, scratching his Tieatl, and looking all abroad, bewildered like; “ l.‘m not a smuggler! Touch me if you dare I" “I seize you,” says he, “for a violation of the excise law, for carrying about you more than a gallon of rum without :1 permit, and to-mnrrow I shall sell you by auction to the highest bidder. You are a forfeited article, and I could knock you on the head and lot it out, if I liked; so no nonsense man." And he sent him oil" to jail screaming and screeching like mad, he was no frightened. The next day Pat» was: put up for auction and knocked down to his wifv, who hid him in for 403. It's generally considered the great- est rise ever taken out of a man in ihi country. English Paper. The rim monster, Death, wan stealthily appmmgzh'mg. I could almost feel hislmt, fiery hréach upon my forehead. My fuithless goddess, Hygeia, had utterly deserted me. nly now ant then would Morpheus befriend Only now and then would Morpheus befriend me, but on this auspicious day, he had (lei led to moisten my eyelids with henvenl ' am irosia, and I slept. As I slept, behold, l had a dream i I thought that l was roaming on foreign soil whither my physician had sent me to recover my health. l Wzl.“ in a great metropoliswone of the grand marta of the world. In one of my strolls I chanced to meet a man who had in his hand a hand- somely-bound volume, entitled, "The I'm» ple's (zommon Sense Medical Adviser," and who said that he was an agent for the sale. of the book. The title was such a novel one that 1 was im fled to 've the work a casual notice. As I astily‘ g anced over its pages, 1 observed that it contained treatises not commonly found in medical works. But I had too many times been hoaxed by a ances, and l determine-d that l woult have nothing to do with it. A voiw within me, like a faithful mentor, whispered “ Knowthy opportunity; in that book is th salvation l" I began reasoning with mysel . Although doubtful and distrustful, yet I put forth my hand to take the book, and, lo! the agent was gone! 1 was miserable. In my agony 11 awoke. Great drops of para iration were Mien my bmw. By my bedsh e was a, friend w 0 had called during my slumber to see me. Said my friend, “ l have brought with me a book, just published, which I thought might interest you.” One glance at the Work, and] was aasured that it was ” The Peo le's Common Sense Medical Adviser," by )1‘. R‘ V. l’ierm, of Buffalo, N. Y. Surely, this was the veritable book which 1. had seen in my dream. My friend loaned me the work, and every day, as my stren th permitted, ] purueed its pages. Althoug iit contained very interesting treatises on Biolo- gy, Cerebral Physiology, Human Tempera- ments, Nursing of the Sick, etc., yet, being an invalid, I was; most interested in the sub- jects of Diseases and Remedies. I believed that I had a liver ull'eetion, and yet more than one medical attendant hnd pronounced mydiseaso Consumption, and that] mould myself. I reasoned thus: “Any man who can so truthfully de )le my feeliuga, and ap- parently understam 3 my constitutional ten- dencies, must know just what my physical system demands. I will trust In case with Dr. Pierce. I will take his (loh en M edical Discover as recommended for my disease.” The team t is, that aiterlmving pcrsovox-ingly followed his prescribed treatment, I once again enjoy the blessings of health. There- fore, 1 would say to the afflicted, “Know thy op )ortunity," and take Dr. l‘ierce’s Golden Iedicul Discovery. @313. {all with the nutunfn ledves. [u that book I found my sym toms lm‘fectly portrayed. I wag $1101} confi ellt phat Iha<111;)t hetmygl The standtu‘d remedles for all diseases of ma lungs am Seaman's Pcwomc Svnw. Scumzcx’s Sm Wme Tome. and Scanvcx‘s MANDRAKE PILLS, and, it taken before the lungsm destroyed, a 51ml}; cure is ei- fected. To these three medleims Dr. J. H. Sclmnc‘h. oi Philadelphia, owes his unrivalled success In the ‘TCx’L‘r mgn. of pulmqnagy (lineages. Where fortunes are made awry day without 213%, in STOCK PRIVILEGES, um and Calm.) Wu ad- vise when and how to O ERA’I‘E SAFELY. Bonk giving full informafion 56m. flee. Address. EASTER & 00.. Bankers, 17 Wall 81., N. Y. The Pulmonic Syrup ripens the morbid matter in thslungs : nature throws it of! by an easy czpectom- tlon, for when the phlngm ax nastier i6 ripe a 8”"le cough will throw 1‘ MI. Cu 79mm has res! and The: lugga begin to hgai. ‘ A To embla the Pmmcwc Sing: to do this, Schcnck's Mandrake Pillsud thmm'w Bea Weed Tonic must be freely usm‘l to clean“ lbs stomach and liver. Schenck‘s Mandrake Pills m on the liver, removmg all obstructions. relax the gall bladder, the bile starts ltefly, an} thy llwr is_ soon} relieved. Small suml 11:10st for Mes a1 a distance, and profit! promptly remitted by bank draft. Svfl‘ly Scfiénck'e Sea. Weed Tonic is a gentle stimulant and alterauve ; the alkali 02 which it is composed, mixes why the_ {09d {1nd prexenu} soul-lug. I; usglgts the qgv gestion b toning 13p the Brownie a healthy condi- fioxg, so ¢ _ 1mg 109d 9mg tpe Pulfnopic Syrup will > All who wish to consult Dr. Schenck, either person- aliy or by letter. can do so at his pr‘nm ml ntfioe. norâ€" n‘er of 8mm and ARCH 81‘s.. Philm clpMa, every Monghy. make good blood; then the hmgs heal, nm'l tile pa- tient “111 sumlv get well 1! care is takvu to prv'v‘en'. tre'sh cold. Schefick‘s medicines am sold by nu dmggiats throughout the country. A SINGLE English firm has built 16,000 iron bridges for the Bombay, Baroda, Cen~ tral India, and other East India, railroads. The last one sent to India will be 9,068 {wt in length. NINE thousand dollars damage was done in Newburgh on Wednesday b ' the sudden Vis. ing of the Napanee River. W38 has been done in other parts of the Province by the rivers rising. BUY rump-m: STOCK! 13 0 33131 fur Sample Order. HADI IL'I‘()N. WALTER WOOD8 WALL STREET! Beef Tea, and How to Prepare It‘ March 18, 18'? Dr. Schenck’s Standard Remedies A Most Powerful Drinker. “Know Thy Opportunity.” 1m ->§.~ EX'I‘IH WOBKMANSHII’. Pullshed Handles 411 PYROTECHNIG ARTIST ngmxj. o‘ckegs‘ gupd Lighm fur Sifippisg, $5, #1936’3“%ééi"¥’?s'b m fm' I’l'lmtn I'nrtlca, including a Balloon and small display. W‘l‘iruworks of every (IL-sari )tion for Theatri- cul anal Stage oll‘vc'. Paper Balloons from $1.00 (rich. Illuminations with \'-1!egallmm, Lumps, Transparencies. (fit. Murcia-1'va and Retail Dealers (m whom :1 lllyvml profit is alumna) lug» plied with every (leacripllou of Flrkux-ks, from the smaller-t m the 1111- (as! article. Brass and Qua- (lx‘illc Bands supplied or Garden Parties, Picnics, like.“ on the shortest notice and on rl-anmmble tnrmm All orders carefully mu! upmlltluusly sent to all parts of the mummy. 'l‘urnm. cash. Prlw list on appllcauon. €05 Gmflemcu’a )7“:th [Ruminatal {a a A “Wyn-r: w [1/5 Brim"! I‘lnhlx, AWIItu/actas-y. Allan! Sr Palace. First Prize and Diploma at Toronto Fail Exhibition, Sept. & Oct., 1875. ‘ This standard m'th'lu Ls cmznmunded thh we green.- est (mm. It efi‘ects urn as \wmlerfu} and mtlsfnctm'y as mar. 11. reamms gray or faded hair In) its ynuthful mint. It Mum-es all em Mons, ituhing, :md dundmfi ; and the scaln by its nae ‘omcs white and “ham. By its tunic properties it restores the camllamy glands to their nurmul ‘ Igor, promulng baldness, and making the imir grow thick and scrong. As a dressmg nuthlng mu be 10“de so cficctuul, or deslmblc. ‘ Dr. A. A. Maya-n State says of it: “ I consider it Tl intend-3d purposes.“ vcr of Massachusens _: nmr PREPARATION for it This Megtmt prcwmfiun may be, n-lied (m, to (flange tht‘ min)" of the bear-l from gr!" .‘ 01‘ nm' ("ht-r nudes. - able shade. m l-mvm. or hlzm. at ({S‘ eMun. It is easily applied, being in on: PREPAwa and quick}; and efifoctruuli}: pruluwcs a [mrxmmem (:mul‘ whlrh v.14] neithur rub nur wash 0:}. SUM l‘ U l3 K E N (i H A M"S I)" FUR THE \‘z‘IEINKERS. Northr Agentsl. The Diamond Rheumatic Cure YET GIVEN TO THE WORLD _ or Muscular Rheumatism, Lum ‘ , Sent-ion, Ncmvus Baum/the, lemlgla of the hu . ham“ am much and kidmys, 1.8:: Doiorcux, nervousneas. fiving pains, twisted 301nm, swollen joints. pains in finck and Im'ns, weakness of the kidneys‘ tired feeling, lan- guid, weary [mustmmm and all ncrvmls and chronic (11393905. 1m, any sufl‘m-r Mm mum this purchase a 3mm) bottle mud take fluxmnllng m inslnmtkms around the rankings, and it “111 not take mm: to convince him that “911”; doctors’ foes 13 mmmy fixmwn amt} Llummnts and mflwmd applinmtimm KY all kinds are useless. BUY THE abilkty for Public Pleasure arm-n» or “'vd ding Parties. (‘hrislenlngs. Roxanna Harv. 0M “mum and all other R’joicingsx fmm 333.3 to $1,000. DOMINION STANDARD Over One Hundred difl'cmnb malilimtimm of 1‘. N 0 if TH EY, tiliifli‘éiifi‘fi‘; ’I’XONAILY STEAM ENGLVM AM) 1101mm. 52mm Pumps mm Bullur Feeders; ahw Dmpn fur 5mm!)qu Shem Mainly; Steam Engine Gov mm, &c. 340. GURNEY & WARE, n the Post omcé‘ Hamilton, Out. The onLy Maw-Jase Hotel in the City. Reduced mum during the wings STEAM ENGINE WORKS RV!)HDÂ¥RF51.A £2»; 3‘ . 1w DR. mn'fios. P \ ~YA; . HAY, COAL, PLATFORM. AND COUNTER SCALES. gize ground Neck; size around (71591.; ulzu around Waist; size around Wrist; From centre of Back to end of Cufl‘; {or Studs, Evelats or Buitmm in From I {or Studs E welem or Buttonsm (MIT: plain Exing or 3 or 5 P15 is; when wanted: pflw ; qua" Y S. G. Tx‘eble‘s Mammoth Furnishing House. Hamilton. Ont. WTREBLE’SJBE Dominfivonfi §hir§ Factory I W B \' ERY SCA LE \VARRA N T H [rm HAMILTON, ONT. ‘Eflle‘e'fliqnsw’l‘a‘lgedwup with {he griffin! Pm- sale at all Dnlgxleba December 4, 187:). HOOD & BROS., Pmpn'mom lhm'tlum, January ‘11. 1876. 4 Hamilton. Oct. 21. 157;). IREOTIONS FOR. SELF-MBA ‘UBEMBNT 17.0 ugund Neck; size around (71 at; ulzu 2mm Rani for Illustrated Price List; ya T_1_m (1mm; >016 (.‘QU‘I‘, (magma. A(_IU'_1‘E Tvmphéa, Inniahn Cream, "‘iumphn] Arches‘ &(‘ in l“11‘cwm OYAL HOTEL, JAMES STREET, OPPOSITE (km. or “HZLLmomx & Rum \mem Sh: H A M I L T O N . HA LI“? (Til, .'\'.4,S'1'1'I£-1, 3V. [1 WILLIAM HAND, 2;; 52 Lyman. Newcastle, Uttxlnl'fll N. 8 King St. East, It} HAMILTON. ONT. 3N! ORTHEY’ 11.15111, TON, 0N7”. u!) Ih'uggi'stvs Medians GURNEY & WARE, » HAMILTON, UNI‘. ‘ll\T\'l‘l',‘\«"i‘5'i(|’i) MAE L'I’ACTU‘RE!) BY k1 THE ORANDWJTHER comm m: l. Addrvsa mu; m3“; (In: (frunml 408-63: BE ! Dunc-rs Ufmoi‘ (“5 A POPULAR SUGGESE! m: A GREAT DON’T FAIL TO PURCHASE IT. Possessing most Astonishing (hmwltive Properties hitherto unknown: and only obtainâ€"V. able 1n the filedit'al Vivian]. Its Properties are such as to raw 1613' insure Soul-i} cal“: and Long Lita; The. (was! soic71t§fically prepared medicine In America. Plea-Jam lo the Imam, and warranted free from anything injurious to the Inou delicate constiluv tion of either sex. Rmd the rand/{cafes Q! wonderful cures given in Dr. [kpruv‘s Treatise accompanying 061‘)! battle. as will as those constantly appearing; in UU’ ncwspapargwss thhe Dominion. BLOOD PURIFIER HAND (’ (n the 1’2: 5 be ‘i um» .uu; u u an eminent hvsiéian, is the diséovorerofthis 1mm B100 Remedyâ€"4L Purely Vegetable Compoundâ€"mide by physicians, Depew‘s Medical Victory, that cures cv'cry kind of unhealthy Humory and even diseafi‘e thm depends on Impurih’ of'tho, Mood, when: Hm Lung; Liver, and Kidneys, and other vim: orgmm are not wasted beyond thu hope 01' mp3ir ‘V_, - An A! w ., 31ANUL‘AC'I’UIHCD BY '1‘“ E New Era Hrgan Company, North East, Penn. Made to on‘mr. Spatial Anemia/L [3172?ch '{0 Rwy/m. as” All work guaranteed Pms'mrlgxss, and promptly turned nut. PRICES LOVV and TERIVIS BABY. For the cure .of Scr‘of Er)» ~ Saltâ€"rhenm Eczch‘m‘ 'Sca leoud. .gmly Eruption 0% the. Skinlflcers, and l’mor Sores 0f all kinds,'Boi13 Humor in'tlm Mouth and Stomach or Eyes, Sore Ears, Eruption on the Head, and Pimples or Blotehes on the face, i1 stands I’ve-eminently at the 1mm} of all other Remedies. l Mom-Tn llu trovememu found in any wal 0» guns, and. ln alldulou, have ('XCIIISIVGI)’ tlm imm- lions and lmprm nmomn of Jun. A. Smltll. among which should be memioued the Pan-m Mach: Stop‘ giving thv player the most, perfect mung] of mix mun without me necessity of removlngjllw handy, from the, he ‘»l)ourd while playing); 1w Pam-m Adjustable )5 0w Pedals, (for the acmmmmlru Son 0“ short or ml] persons); the Patent Grand Organ Stop; the Patent. Name Board and Rfiglurl‘; ‘Lm in addition to it! other distinctive fonturm, iiica . Organs are noticwbic for their full. round (ones, su bright and chocrful, while pomessing we utmost purity and swcelnesu. The charming; beauties (if the Vox Culesic ever imprves the listener with ad- miration. while the peculiarly weird-like. sympa- Lhciic oii‘oct of LheVox iinmnna ismost cnchaniing, For the mine of iis nxclunivc impruvomonia and great attractions. for simplicit of construction, to: excellence of worknmnrhip animaloriai. for beauty of design and finish, [huge Urgan hnvu no 11231, The ' are made either 5 octave or U ociaveâ€"â€"in p in. ma ium, or elaborate macs-«with two. three. foru- or more sale. of mch the Single )Innuai Organs having from six stops to fourteen Maps, and vary- ing in price from $185 to $390. For L"l:-<‘uinrfi, Pug». List, eta, uddroas Mmlm‘ucmrc 5|!!le knop constantly on hand ready for Llcll'mry MAGIC STOP ORGANS (FRESH GRAND ORGAfiH .CpNTAl'N ALI pruQ-c'd Swell, and HAMILTON 1mm WORKS RE :1? 1'.) & BARKR, REBECCA STREET, Honoml Agmt for Ontario. W h‘vL-w Imlucvmem to me Trade, and good A3,,qu to do buxiuws in Canada. Very “hem! Reruns. OFFICE AN!) \\'ARERO()MS, (.7012. JA El! 1238' (f. A’EBECOA . 5725‘ LISTER BLOCK. HAMILTON, 0m: Hamilton. Fuhnmry m. 1870. 41 Steam Engines and Boilers CIRCULAR SAW’ MILLS, GRIST MILL & OTHER MACHINERY In the cure of Rheumatism, Dyspc \sln,LiVer Com mint, and diseases 0f the Kit‘lne and Blad er its effects :ch surprising to :11 . Fm- chulatxn the Bowels, and curing Biliom- ncss. Hen. ache, Sick-Headache. Neuralg'iu. Female \Veakncsxs, Nervonsness, Pains in HM- Side, Loins and Buck, and general Wonknrs-z and Debility it: cumm'e powers IU'r rexmrknble. ' N0 MEDIGINE EQUALS IT. It is a Gentle Regulating Purgatlvc, m wellns aTonic. (kc. Possessing also 11w oculiar merit Of'acting as a )owort‘ul ugan m relieving Con cation, and .vhmnic lnflam‘ {nation of the liver and all the Viacmnl Organs. for Female Complaints, whether in young or old, married er single, at tho dawn of womanhood,or at the turn of life, (he Medical Victory has no equal. A Perfect Reqoyato! and Invigornmr “ bfrlhc System. 0m Bottle Qf Depew‘s Medical melon/mm??? convince the most incredulous ints curative properties. Sold by Druggis’cs and Dealers. SEND FOR DESCRIPTIVE PAMPHLET ADDI!ESS ' sms'éa 00., BATH. ONTARIO. AH Hawa Wumu bed Hamliton. March ‘1, 187G DR; DSEBWLQEEAMS, PMEQE: AND Health Regulator, ST. CATHARINES. ONT LOOK AT THE NEW DEPEW’S 01" all sizes and kind-1 w.’ J. POWER. xlxkimifi (3f SAWH, 81m“! ‘ Knh'vs, Mitt-m l’lnsu>z-» 1m: 'I‘rm‘w‘cln, ‘v Suit: Mannim‘mrmn 0( LE“: .1. Him Pawn: ho mm «‘11 (Sm-.ruplun (mm (‘41: saw HUN) the Main- nIm: Cum (Tut, Haw. w \' - mriuty, fTrvm 15¢ (in? pm \ Sumnunora 10.}. i4 h iuuufiecmrw m3 0'!“ all QT. CATHMINH L, 82w. woxks. R. 11. SH! TII& CU [370 tr 41 2 «Wm 4110