The Coffeyville Weekly Journal from Coffeyville, Kansas • Page 3

HOUSEHOLD IH3T3. hasas chop fzoszzvtj. Thousands Hastencl to their Graves. By reiving on testimonials written la vivid, Clowinsc'lanuiee of some miraculous cures made by some largely pullet I up doctor or patent medicine baa nastenei Uiousands to their graves the readers having almost Insane faith that the same miracle will be performed on them, that these testimonials mention, while the so-called medicine is all the time hastening them to their graves. Although we have Thousands Upon Thousands of testimonials of tbe most wonderful cures, voluntarily sent us, we do not publish them, as they do not make the cures.

It Is our medicine, Hop Bitters, that make tbe cures. It has never failed, and never can. We will give reference to any one for any disease similar to their own If desired, or will refer to any neighbor, as there is not a ceisrhborhood in the known world but can show its cures by Hop Bitters. for the good of humanity them nothing at all. They are like the Irishman who sold eirgs at a loss.

He said it was the quantity that paid him. The same way with these people. It's the quantity that pays them. It isn't the amount of medicine they send oat, either, but merely the number of letters received, that makes that kind of business profitable. How? Listen, and I'll tell you.

Take one case. It is typical of thousands. A person writes to one of these lirms whose advertisements appear in every country paper in the union. He may have liver complaint, or kidney trouble. Perhaps he is dyspeptic, or suffering from some other kind of disease.

He resolves to write to one of the "philanthropists," and that's precisely what they want. They are not after your custom, but they do want your letter, for that is the only merchantable article in the whole transaction. "There are houses in New York," he continued, "where they make it a business to simply trade in these letters. Many a man, after having written for medicines from a certain house and received a little box of worthless ground herbs' valued at about half a cent, has been surprised a short time after to receive circulars and letters from all sorts of people about everything conceivable that can be purchased with money. He wonders how people down east have learned his address.

It was that fatal letter he wrote to the medicine house. As soon as that especial firm had done with the young man his and thousands of other letters were sold for a good round sum. Popular YIew of Newspaper lien's Wort anl Duties Categorically Expressed. Docs the editor write everything in the paper? Oh, yes. Ho writes the love story oil the outside in the morninr, then live or six 'editorials and double a3 many paragraphs, then -the theater notices and advertising puffs.

In the afternoon he helps the compositors: or goes down stairs and works the press, or assists the boj-s to fold the papers. Should a newspaper man always be a printer? Oh, yes; always. You must leani to set type before you can write at Shakspeare, Byron, Lord Bacon, Tennyson and all the rest were printers. 1 ou can not expect to be a good compositor unless you are a printer. What does tne managing editor do? He keeps the pens ana inkstands clean and manages to mark a great deal of writing with a blue pencil.

What ho marks goes into the paper basket, and is often axiously looked for several weeks after by the correspondent. He is the man who loves to talk with you when you have an hour or two to spare and can talk to him. and takes it very hard if you don't stay at least half "an hour after you have finished your business with him to say it all over -again. What is the business of the proofreader? Oh, he is simply hired to prove the truth of whatever the editor writes. And wfcat does the exchange reader do? Oh, he simply exchanges news with other papers.

And what does the night editor do? Oh, he simply watches the compositors at night to see that they do not shirk their work or steal any type. Is it really necessary to go abroad to be a good foreign correspondent? Oh, no. You can be just as bad a Onarterlr Eeport of te Secretary of tie State Board of Asrictiltiixe. Topeka, April 17. The quarterly report of tne secretary of the, state board of agriculture issued to-day shows as follows: The winter wheat area sown in the fall of is less than that of the preceding year by about 27 per cent, and is about equal in extent to that sown in the fall of 1882.

This decrease was uniform throughout the state, but two conn ties, of small wheat areas, Ness and Washington, maintaining their acreage of 188-i. The one principal cause for this decline was the unsatisfactory prices re ceived for wheat after the harvest of 1884, there beinr man instances where the amount received for the crop fail ed to reimburse the grower lor ex penses paid in it3 production and marketing. In the western half of the state, a territory including many of the prominent wheat counties, the per cent oi wheat seeding was unusually deficient in rainfall, causing many farmers to saw small and late in the season, when they had contemplated a larger acreage. lhe encouragement received in the cultivation of Indian corn in the section last named in 1884 also had the effect of LESSENING THE WHEAT AREA, farmers reserving a larger portion of their land for the cultivation of corn Uwinsr to the lacs of moisture, as no ted before, the larger pronortion of the crop in the western half of the state was put in very late, and had but a poor start before the winter set in. The average date of much earlier in the eastern half, and as the rainfall was more abundant in this section the plant had a fine growth before the beginning of winter, and aside from other conditions the crop would have presented a hne prospect at the time.

The Hessian fly made its appearance last fall in nearlv every county in the eastern half of the state, being partic ularly numerous along the eastern border and in the counties lying along the vallev of the Kansas river. It is difficult to estimate the damage done bv this insect pest before the begin ning of winter, owinar to the heavy damage sustained by the crop during the months of lebruarv and March from the alternate freezing and thawing. It is believed by many correspondents of the board that the injurv from- the "fly" would prove to have been slight if an opportunitv had been given this spring to determine its ex tent. The heavy loss sustained from freezing, however, leaves it still an open question. The appearance of THE HESSIAN FLY is noted in several of the western counties, but it is not claimed that the crop in this section received any serious damage from its depredations.

The variable temperature of February and March obtained in all sections of the state, and correspondents agree that the largest per cent of damage occurred from this cause. While the decrease in the wheat area was 27 per cent, leaving a little more than acres to be harvested this year, if favorable conditions obtain hereafter. The late sown wheat in the west is just beginning to grow, the season being at "least two weeks late as compared with last year, and for this it3 condition is difficult to judge. All wheat sown in corn stalk fields, and in fields otherwise sheltered and protected, is in fair condition, and now promises a good yield. That sown on new ground did not suffer as severely as that sown on old ground, and this area, even in exposed fields, will make a fair crop.

The condition of the living plant is 76 as compared with last year. The 27 per cent winter killed is being plowed up and the area put in spring crops. The indications now are that the product of 1885 will not exceed 44 PER CENT OF THE CROP OF 1884. Eighteen per cent of the crop of 1884 is still in the counties where grown, awaiting a better condition of the market. Live Stock.

There have been, during the fall and winter, heavy losses among cattle. There is hardly a county in the state that does not, report serious loss from turning cattle into stalk fields, where an insufficient amount of water and salt was provided. In the western counties range cattle suffered a heavy loss from exposure and lack of feed, probably, the largest for several years, owing to the unusual severity of the winter. Cattle were particularly free from disease during the past winter, the only loss being from bad management, as above stated. They are in fair condition, although unusually thin in flesh, resulting from the severity of the winter and the lack of sufficient food and shelter.

Sheep, on the western ranges, are in poor condition, owing to- insufficient food and shelter. A very large per cent ot lambs were lost from exposure. The "scab" has not been as serious as in former years, but a slight loss being reported from this cause. Nearly every county in the eastern two-thirds of the state reports more or less CHOLERA AMONG HOGS. In nearly every instance the cnse of this disease is traced directly from importation from the stock yards along our eastern border.

Twenty per cent of young pigs died from the effects of the extreme cold. Fruit. Correspondents report apple buds generally alive and promising a fair crop of fruit. Peach buds were killed by the severe cold in all portions of the state, except in the South central, where the promise for a full crop is encouraging. Pears and cherries promise an average yield, except in the extreme northern counties, where they were damaged considerably during the winter.

Blackberries and raspberries suffered from freezing and will not make an average crop. The hardier varieties of grapes promise an abundant yield in all sec- I tions, while strawberries will make about a half crop. The prospect for a jruit crop is rxmen more eacouragmg than was anticipated. leather boos-bindmgs may be re vived by rubbing them with white egg. The grated rind and the juice of an orange add much to the flavor of gin ger cake.

Burnt umber, with a little Venetian red mixed with porter, makes a dark oak stain. Flat fish, as a rule, keep better than round: they should be chosen for their thickness rather than for their size. Velveteen makes very -handsome table scarfs. It may be embroidered in the same way as velvet and may be lined witn sateen. Brass, when corroded and black ened, may be cleaned with rot ten-stone, moisteded with oxalic acid and water: polish with whitinsr or silicon.

A sure test for eggs is the following: Dissolve one ounce of salt in ten ounces of water and put the eggs in. Good esrgs will sink and bad ones will float. Vegetables, when fresh, are crisp Cucumbers must be perfectly firm and stiff. Celery breaks off clean when fresh; if it is striagy it has been lept too long. In choosing mutton or veal from the carcass the quality may be detemined from the fat inside the thigh.

If there be plenty of clear, firm fat there, the meat is good. A few drops of ammonia will be effectual in removing grease from the dishpan, and it is a good plan once in a while to add a little to the water used to cleanse the sink. While it is conceded bv most cooks that winter squash is best when baked. it is always necessary to use judgment about it, for if the squash is very dry it is rendered almost tasteless by cooking. In this case it should be steamed.

Veal should have firm white fat and the lean have a pinkish tinge. If the barbarism of bleeding has been prac ticed, the flesh will be quite white. Veal should be six or eight weeks old before it is killed, else it is unwhole some. Too young veal may be de tected by a bluish tint. An old and reliable test for the pur ity of milk is to dip a smoothly-polished knitting needle into a cup of milk and withdraw it in an upright position.

If the milk be pure a pendu lous drop of the liquid will hang to the end oi tne needle: there will be no drop adhering to the needle if even a small quantity of water be mixed with the milk. To clean and freshen old platting rub it with a cloth wet in salt water, being careful not to allow any drops of water to dry in the matting, as they will leave spots dimcult to remove. Heaw, varnished furniture should never rest directly upon the matting, for even good varnish, becoming soft in warm weather will stain the straw. Matting may be turned if the loose ends of the" cords are threaded in a large needle and drawn through to the other side. Chickens prepared in this way are a change from the usual fricassee: Cut up two young chickens, cook them for half an hour in a saucepan with a little bacon cut in dice, adding thyme, two bay leaves, a small onion, parsley and a piece oi outter, moistening witn white wine.

Mix the yolk of three eggs in halt a cup of cream and pour the mixture over the chickens, takmg the saucepan instantly off the fire. Arrange the pieces of chickens symmetrically on a dish and serve. In choosing fish see that the gills are bright pink, the fins stiff, and the eyes clear and full; the scales and skin must be bright. Lobsters and crabs must be chosen by their weight as compared with their size. When fresh, the tail of a lobster will quickly spring back into position after it is straighened.

A medium-sized lobster, with narrow tail and heavy for its size, will be found to be choice, in buying part of a large fish, its freshness may be known by the bluish tinge of the flesh and the iridescence of the cut part. It is not fresh if the flesh be yellow. This dessert is easily made and is very nice: Une quart of apple sauce or eight tart apples stewed soft, with onecupful of water and strained. Add one cup of granulated sugar, half a teaspoonful of vanilla or lemon extract and the yolks of four eggs, well beaten. Put the mixture in a buttered pudding dish and bake twenty minutes in a quick oven.

Beat the four whites to a stiff froth and add two tablespoon- fuls of powdered sugar, Spread this over the hot pudding and brown very lightly. Serve when ice cold, with sponge delicate buscuits. it may be eaten: with cream. Good beef, when fresh, has a fine grain and is of a vermilion color, with a slight tint of purple on the cut surface. It is firm, but tender to the ouchr and is so elastic that no mark is left after pressure from the finger.

The fat is yellowish-white, like fresh butter, and firm. Sometimes the lean slightly veined with fat, but it must have no flavor ox suet, lhe sun ace must be quite dry when cut. scarcely moistening the finger. If a clean nife be pushed up to the handle into the raw meat, the resistance will be uniform if it be fresh; but, if some of the parts are softer than others, it has begun to decompose. When beef is ean, coarse and sinewy-looking, it is old and tough.

Cow-beef is coarse- ooking and has white fat. Europeans in China. An Englishman residing at Pekin writes to the London Times that the position of Europeans in China is not materially altered by the war with France, because the people are ignorant of affairs of State and have no interest whatever in matters which concern their country. With the exception of the absence of the French Legation, puropean society in China presents the usual features. Skating has been the chief amusement of the winter and receptions and balls have been common.

Ignorance of the state of the war is the only vexation to Europeans, who are more concerned than the natives seem to be. a tady all but her skin and nobody has ever told her how easy it is to put beauty on the skin. Beauty on the skin is Magnolia Balm. ITTTTI 3 3 BITTERS C0RE3 AUBlSMSESCflll LIVER KIDNEYS STOMACH AND BOWELS. A i 1 ALLDRUSGI5T3 priceIcollar.

Dyspepsia, General DeMlitj, Janmdice, Habitual Constipation, Idver Complaint ick Ileadaclie, Diseased 2Xid neys, X2teM Etc. It contains only the Purest Drugi, among which may be enumerated rsUTLY 1S3 21S2 ASS EZ22XZ3, ITSXk, Sis It cleanses the system thoroughly, and as i PURIFIER OF THE BLOOD Is Unequaled. It is not an intoxicating beverage, nor eai It be used as such, by reason of its Cathaxtii Properties. PniCHIT ASH BITTER3 CO. Sole Proprietors, ST.

LOUIS AND KANSAS CITY. DOIIFOBGET There is no Infirmity so oppressive and burdensome to the human mind as that tired feel-t ing of which so many complain on the approach of serious disorders. The depression and despondency of spirit attending' this state are Immeasurable. That constant drain that; la taking1 from your system all its former elasticity, driving the bloom from your cheeks; that continued strain upon your vital forces, rendering" you irritable and fretful. UO'T FORGET, all of these ailments can be easily removed and permanently cured, by lhe use of BITTERS Becommended by physicians, ministers and nurses.

I prescribe Hops and Hitlers reg'ularly In my practice. liOBEUX aURNEB, M. Flat Rock, Mich. If you cannot sret Hops and JIAIT Hitters of your drug-gist we will send it, express paid, on receipt of reg-ular price. $1 per bottle.

We prefer that you buy it from your drugg-ist; but If he has not got it, da not be persuaded to try something' efee. but order at once from us as directed. Do not sret Hops and ItlAlYF Hitters confounded with other inferior preparations of similar name. Ta'ie nothing; but Hops and 3IALT Hitters. HOPS Si MALT BITTERS Detroit, Mich.

This remedy contains no injurious arugt. Ely's Cream BalaQATARRM when applied Into the nos irlls, will Ic absorbed, effectually cleannlnar thr head of catarrhal virus riv'6 causing healthy secretions. It allays lnnammation. protects the membrane x'rom frenh colds, completely heals the sores and reston- the nenses of taste, smell and hearing, it is Not a Liquid or Snuff. A few applications re lieve.

A thorough treat- rnent will cure. Agreeable 1 mail or at drugglsta. Send tonne, trice au cents, oy HAY-FEVER for circular. KLY BROTHERS. ragglstg.

Owego. N. Tais Is the Saaiert Bonalnc IeU Drilling MacMie erer made. It brings the cutting to the surface at each stroke of the drill. Send for our circular and nee why horse is taken away and a man paihlog r3 I at -t uu lerer.

TIFFIN, OHIO. STOVER WINDMILL WE A SUr ACT L' THE OLD RELIABLE STOVER smr-BicotLATixQ. 1 HOLII-W 1LEJLL, s. in im nnni i i i LL. WEOLI9ALZ DXAX.ZS3 IX Tnitirnu innu mm no ninr inanrnra nun ruur.

rirr. Rubber Hose, tc Price-list and Catalogue frew. A.g-iit fVnntrd. Address, Uoxitoks Calkixs. Kansas- City.

Mo. i III KANSAS LANDS STOCK RAISING Buffalo Grasa rastare and Winter. CORN and WHEAT 200,000,1 XU Bos. Corn. i3.aw0 Wheat.

Pamphlet and Maps Free. D. 1YI ALL THE Eold Cam Many A K1 I 30PS HALT I I WW Mill I 'IiJ in i ii a in i ii tl Mi av imm a. I 12! rWk-. (7 sbt Sr or Kf A loosing Joke.

'A prominent physician of Ilttsbnrg said to a lady patient who was complaining of her con tinned ill health, and of hia inability to enre her, jokingly aaid "Try Hop Bitters The 'lady took it in earnest and used the Bittrs, 'from which ah obtained permanent health. Sh now laughed at the doctor for his joke, but he is not a well pleased with it, as it cost him a good patient. Fees of Doctors. The fee of doctors at a risit wouLi tax a man for a year, and in nred of a dally visit, over $1,000 a year for medical attendance alone I And one tingle bottle of Hop Bitters, taken in time, would save the 1,000 and all the year's sickness. Given up by the Doctors.

"Is it possible that Mr. Godfrey is up and at work, and cured by eo 6imple a remedy 1" I assure you it is true that he is entirely cured, and with nothing but Hop Bitters, and only ten days ago his doctors cave hint up and said he must die, from Kidney and Ltrer trouble P' riXone cenulne without a bnnch of (rreea TTops on the white label. Shuu all the vile, poisonous stull with "Hop" or Hops' in their name. LYD1A E. PINKHAM'S VEGETABLE COMPOUND 13 A POSITIVE CURE FOR All those painful Complaint and Weaknesses common 0 to our Lest FEMALE rOPULATIOX.

Price $1 ia liquid, or laaag purpoae ia molelv for the legitimate Keating of disease and the relief of pnin, a.nt that it dote all it claim to do, thousand a of ladie can gladly testify. It will cure entirely aU Oraxlan troubles. Inflammation and Ulceration, Falling and Displacements, and consequent Spinal Weakness, a id it particularly adapted to tho chanjre of life. Itremores Falntness, Flatulency, d.troys all craving for stimulants an 1 rellov VV'calciiom at tlm Stomach. It cures Bloatingr.

H-adachoa. Nervous I'roMtratloo, Oneral Sleupl-wsue-w, l-)eprrdon and Indigestion. That f'lini of Ix'oriatr down, causing pain and is always by its u. Send stamp to I.nn, for pimrhlt. Letters of Inquiry aniornred.

mil drujyists. 603 Wyandotte KANSAS CITY, UQ. Seguiir criauate la uaSicisi. 17 yripietu 124 lnvniceeo. Authorized to treat ail 8eminal Weakness (Nttht Losses).

Sexual DeMlity Loss of exnal FowerMc GuarantyCurc or money refunded. Charzee low. Ateand expeneucc are important mercury or Injurious medicine u'd. No time lost from basinets. Patients from a ditfanre treated by mail.

Medicines tent everywhere free from eoie or breakage. State your cane and tend for terms. Confutation free ana confidential, A BOOK for both sexes. 111 ast tent ruled (or 6c in tamps. BHEU MS MSH A POSITIVE CURE for RHEUMATISM.

0500 for any esse this treatment fails to cure or help. Oreatent ditcoirery in annalt of medicine. dote give relief a few dutet r-inoret fever and ptin in joiutu Cure completed in 5t TUayt-8end ttatemcnt ot'ene with atiinip for Circulsrt. Call, or ad. Dr.Hendercon,606VVyandotteSt..KansaCHy.M PLYM0UTI1 ROCKS Preeminently th beat breed known.

Are jrreat layers, good mothers, mature early, hr.nd aorne plumage, larg lze. My dock la from ret strains tn Hit country. I breed nooth- fr setting 1131 i 'it Kn-clr- w-i. -lni itunin fur ycular. Address, Eautastt tu OLDEST MEDICINE the wor.tJ jj I rjtOBAHLT ELEBRATED EYE ATE Thjs article ia a caret oily prepared phyi I-' lan's prescription, and has been In constant ua for early a century.and notwithstanding the many other preparations that have been introduced Into the market, the sale of this article Is constantly increasing.

If the direct Ion are followed It will tverfall. We particularly Invite the attention of physicians to Its merit Jehu I. Thaaipo, onefe t'o- Troy. N. T.

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Write for rttt-U 111 us. Pamphlet and Prices to The Auitman tL Taylor Xannn)d. Ohio Dp. Q. W.

FITZPATRICK, 6uS Wyandotte i rears an Diseases or EYE AND EAR. Kreps Artificial Kres. Located 19yr Bro. Jointhsa'sMss ROpafrea.TRnatrated. Sent, Postpaid, for Twelve Cent.

BflauSUInTas. lU'P ITflTTSll? Krlnhold IXraauth. I Tj JIUlinii. nccer.sors to H. Oiorer.

1004 Main Street. Kantaat'lly, Mo. Soiled faded Coats. Yeats, Pants, fehawlr, ircssea. Feathers, made to look like new.

h-nd for prices. unIiicmn A. L. Wyman. Princi pal.

Catalogue free, write for terms to National Dusinea College. Kansas City, Mo. yfar-paila 2ff sUU Cm rf fa 19 toaodaya. opar till Cared. 1.

J. Lebanon, otua LI fl DT A home. No books Inatrne-OnUn I iln II tlon required, liest system In the world. L. H.

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Jouk A.McDo)(ALBCOj rAINTSi UlLSf Wholesale and retail dealers In aU PAtxTxae' MATxaiaLa, tiO Delaware bt, Kansas City. ryant 3ItiInot St. Joaeph. Mo. Established IBM.

Catalojrue free. Write for terme to A. COON, President. A DnOKtmpI Beok. Premium Price Lint ten 6 UOiree.

U. fc. CARD CO- Ceutcrbrwok. Conn 5 kansas divisionhu. p.

ft way. WOOL GROWING TJzxsarpased for Gra9t Water. FRUIT Hi best in the Lh trn Hjirkoi. ASTER, Land Ccm'r, 2an3rS CitT. Ho.

rm I ii a BEST YATEtpnC0F RIDI'IO COAT. nrmrbm. ir-r. A.J. Tower.

Bew. tloMlif, iiri.ulr!llk3TM tirr inr atora. DR. HENDERSON. FORI LTiMSiliw rsbaa))! nn jo) The price varies according to the supply and demand.

I have known a bundle of letters numbering a thousand to have been sold for 500. A few years ago there was a firm for the cure of everything that flesh is heir to doing business in Detroit. To the credit of the people here and in the state it became bankrupt. A receiver was appointed, and, upon an order from one of the judges, he disposed of about three thousand letters, receiving therefore nearly $2,000. "You see now why it is to the interest of such men to advertise so liberally in small papers and invite correspondence.

All these people lay particular stress on the idea that it is not necessary for the patient to make visits. Years of practice in certain branches of medicine, they claim, enables them to properly diagnose a case from the letter written. A diagnosis is very easy when the same remedy is applied to everything. The writer gets a box of herbs, or a little bottle, or a box of pills, and the -sharp gets the letter, which is of more value to him than the worthless stuff he sends its writer. Nor are these letters des troyed when once sold.

They are passed on and on, sold and resold, till the victim absolutely refuses any more circulars or removes to some Oliver city. His name is then stricken off the list of "greeneys," and he obtains peace once more." Detroit News. Home of the Cardiff Giants. The city of Moberly, is stirred up over a wonderful buried city, which was discovered at the bottom of a coal shaft 360 feet deep, which was being sunk near Moberly. A hard and thick stratum of Java arches in the buried city, the streets of which are regularly laid out and inclosed by walls ot stone, which is cut and dressed in a fairly good, although rude, style of masonrv.

A hall 30xlU0 feet was discovered. wherein were stone benches and tools of all descriptions for mechanical service. Further search disclosed statues and images made of a composition closely resembling bronze, lacking luster. A stone fountain was found in a wide court or street, and from it a stream of perfectly pure water was llowing, which, upon being tasted, was found to bo strongly impregnated with lime. Lying beside the fountain were portions of the skeleton of a human being.

The bones of the leg measured. the femur four and one-half feet, and the tibia four feet and three inches, showing that when alive the figure was three time the size of an ordinary man, and possessed of wonderful muscular power and quickness. The head bones had separated in two places, the sagittal and the coronal suture having been distroyed. The implements found embrace bronze and flint knives, stone and granite hammers, metallic saws of rude workmanship but proved metal, and others of similar character. They are not so highly polished nor so accurately made as those now finished by our best mechanics, but they show skill and an evidence of an advanced civilization.

The searching party spent twelve hours in the depths, and only gave up explorations because of the oil in their lamps being low. These facts, are vouched for by Mr. David Coates. the recorder of the city of Moberly, and -1 1 1 iur. vxeurjre ivuaiiu, city marsuai.

who were of the exploring party. A further extended search will be made in a day or two. -New York Sun. The Thanks of Congress. Since the Government has Been organized there have been only thirtv- four people named in resolutions ot thanks by Congress.

With three exceptions this honor has only been paid to officers for great gallantry in action during the war. The three exceptions were those of Capt. Ingrahaui, Capt. Ringgold and Capt. Dahlgren.

In the first case, Capt. Ingraham cleared his ship for action and rescued at the cannon's mouth an American citizen by the name of Martin Roszia from illegal seizure and imprisonment on boartftke Austrain war brig Hussar; Capt. Ringgold was honored for his daring ana skill in rescueing the crew of the steam transport Governor, wrecked in a gale on the 1st of November, 1SG1, having on board a battalion of United States marines, "and also for the search and rescue of the battle-ship Vermont, which was disabled in a gale on the 29th of February, 1864. The third, Capt. Dahlgren, was thanked for his improvements in gunnery.

This honor gives the recipient the right of admission to the floors of Congress at any and all times. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Greenlanders, it Is sai live la the hope ol a warm Leaven and a cold place for the wicked foreign correspondent at home as anywhere else. What kind of writers do editors prefer? Oh, people who have great command of language, or rather those who are greatly commanded by language, and who can say the samething three or four times over in the same sentence; also young ladies three months out of the high school with poetry on "spring," if spring is season, in their Also men heads who with but one idea have been study- ing it all their lives, and who have got it all down on three or four reams of paper.

Can anybody write for a newspaper? Oh, yes; they can if they want to There is nothing to stop anj'body from writing for a nevvspaper. And get paid it? Oh, yes. There is nothing to stop anybody from being paid for writing for a newspaper. What is the best subject to write about for a newspaper? Oh, anything which happens to Interest you. If it interests you it is a sure sign it will interest everybody else.

How doe3 an editor like to have an article commence Commonly in this way: "Having a ew moments to spare, 1 have dashed off these few lines in the hopes that what I have ground out may interest your readers. I have not said on this subject all I could or all I can, but ii it should prove interesting as I hope it will, I trust I shall be able to say more on this and other topics, etc." The longer can keep on in this strain the more will the editor lie delighted with your article. Tn what style does he like to have it written? He likes to have it written in a very fine, obscure hand, with lots of interlineations and letters sprawled across each other, and, if possible, on both side of the paper, and then yon should call for a proof of your article, and when you get it conclude to strike out every third sentence and put another in its place, and when you get a "re- vise you migni rewrite tne entire article over again. This will make the entire office happy and cheerful. What will the editor do first after looking over such an article? He will order a new club for you whpn you call.

Where do you generally pmt the long articles? In the waste basket. Do you pay for them? No, but the old junk man does at the rate of a cent per nound. There is a good opening to make some money writing long articles providing you live long enough. Should one learn shorthand to make a good reporter? Oh, yes. By all means.

Then you will be sure not to lose an item if you report a fire. Or if you go to a temperance meetinjr you won't lose a word the speasers say. iaitors are very particular that every word of a speaker (particularly temperance speakers) should so into the paper! The, reporter who brings in the longest reports has his salary raised every week, and an order for'a new suit of clothes once a month. What does the financial editor do? Generally he talks most of what he has least on hand cash, and after talking a column of grand cash, eats a 15 cent lunch and wonders where his new spring overcoat is to como from. What is the business of the scientific editor? He smokes the glasses that we observe eclipses through, and.

at times and places takes observations through other glasses. What is "the duty of the dramatic editor? To get $100 from a theater manager every time he writes a favorable notice of a new play. 1TI 1 1 1 with nine men out of ten? That they can successfully write for and run a newspaper. Where do most of them take this idea? Out of the world with them. Prentice Mulford.

in Boston Globe. Cash for Old Letters. "How do these people who pretend to give advice and send medicines for nothing make it pay? "Strange as it may seem," replied a tmysician, "the part of the business 'these quacks advertise to do a Mai a 2) lis.