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THE FAMILY CIRCLE. SeatOflfMe Topic* Ditcuusd for the Benefit of Fair Reader* FASHION NOTES, DOyESTIC RECIPES, ETC. (Complliid by Ann! Kat*. lit. ..m* k< !. > .1 . 11 r... Let our fashionable leaders study Mil* EUeu Terry's beautiful Porfia'i gowns. The long lines, the fuldM and length of the sleeve. the collar and the pomwd bodice. HIM Tarry a>ea Morris fabrics and reepectti them. She doea not torture and render them iniigLifioant. The gold-colored damask ulingt about the graceful hue* of her form a* if it loved them, and the "Venetian red silk of which her dreea and tbe ploah of which bar rob* an composed in the trial aetne ra ao pure that there ia BO trace of hanhneea or opposition in ita tints. Tbe darker obangeabls damaak, with it* narrow jeweled belt and with laoea which ant wear a on her return, and when receiving 04x11110 and hn friends, ia even lore suggestive of tbe art to dreea wbiob may be ao noble, but which u ao belittled by convention and caprice. Think of a round, vary low necked, almoat tleeveless Hack dreea upon a long, thin woman. Tet this exhibition ia not iufrtquent. and baa keen aeen several timea at ine New Metro- politan Opera Ilone*. where it looka like a ttltu-mtte againat the severe tone of the walls and the general simplicity of the coloring Jennie June in the .V. )'. World. {..km H>irf Ik* Hbl. . Beoauss a man know* a great deal about art, hu ratuie and philosophy, u no reaaon lor considering him an expert lu oaring for babies. But itill Mr. John Buskin'* idaaa of a model nunery are of interest, right or wrong, and ao here they are, a* given by him in a letter which haa jiut been published in Bngland : I have never," be aayi. writ- ten a pamphlet on nurseries ; tint, became I never write about anything except what I know more of than nioct other people . etoondly, becauae I thick nothing much aiattere in a uurery except the mother, tie nurse and the ir. S > far ae I have otiou or guew lu the matter myself, beyond tbe perfection ot theae three necewar v ele- Bents, 1 should sa> the rougher tnd plainer everything the better uo laoe to oradle eap. hardest postibls bed aod limpleat poiwible loud, according to age, aod floor and walls of tbe oJeanablett. All education o beauty ii, flr*t, iu tbe beauty of gentle human facet rouud a child ; secondly, in the nslds, fields uieaniug graat, water, beasts, flowera and iky. Without tbeae no man can be e Juc*u d humanly. He may be made a caloula'.iug machine, a walking dictionary, a painter of dead bodiee, a twangler or soratchsr on keye aod catgut, a discoverer of new forme of worma in mud . but a properly i called human being ever. 1'ioturea are, I believe, of no uae whatever by themwlvss. If the child haa ether thing* right round it acd given to it ita garden, lie oat and it* window to tbe iky and itara iu lime, picture* of flower* and beaate and thing* in heaven and keavsnly earth, mav be useful to it. But Ma firat thai iu realities are heavenly." Kr,p I*,* < Mi.r. a Wanai. Half the illnta* aud fretfalueaa of little ahildren might be prevented by keeping them warn) enough. They are often so equally dlteeed *ome part* covered to exoaac, and other*, more viul still, left almost unclothed -that they are in coo- tact diaoomfort. They cannot tell the difficulty, and though tie** mother* diamiaa tbe whole subject with the general com- plaint of crossness. Warm under flannels and good borne made woolleu stocking* are a comfort beyoud computation in the winter season. W ben worn in the winter it ia common to delay patting them on ntil the seeds of a sad oold are aowo, which may last f< r tbe leanon or even for fife. l>ir.Ilc Ht . Ipr. MuJ Him.. Clean coarse c >mb< with a broom toft. Water a* hot an cu be Uken i* excellent in case of nausea and vuuiinui(. Walking on carpets with protruding nail* on toots digs i fl the i ap fearfully. Bronte* aeaU>d once a week wear long. Bet broom* away handle downwards. Soruo floors with an old broom anditrong lye, little at a time, then mtp with warm water. Mix turpentine witk stove polish, put on eold stove a little at a lime ; will shine when. rmhbed. A little milk in tbe water in which you are washing yiur dishes ia much nicer than soap. Bet way to makti ocffee ia in a fllterer, always filter aeoocd lime. If yon must boil it, only give one boil up and let settle. Easily -mad* Apple Sauce. Bake apple* with a pan over ttiem, plenty water, pick ent peel, mash the reet through a colander, couple of hour*, then take off and let tbe chimney stand in it nntil eold. lather tea or coffee long boiled drive* aroma into the air, aod pleatea tbe nostrils, but disappoints tbe palate. A good way ia to scald like tea, clear witb tablespoon oold water aod let keep hot ten minntea or more, but never boil it. Tea is best drank two minntea after soaldicg, try ii. Gingennaps Boil together two oops of New Orlean* molaaaea and one cop of lard , wheu nearly oold, add a leatpoonful of ginger and one even tablespoonful of soda dissolved in a little hot water, mix quite stiff, roll thin and bake in a quick oven. Theae are simple but excellent. English girl*, it i* understood, prefer American plumber* to home noblemen. The satchel muff of plush or fur it popu- lar for misses in their teens and school- girls. < hildrtn'i cloaks of dark velvet and wool are fashionably trimmed with light gray lambskin. Ostrich tips in panaches Ire the favorite trimmings for Henri II., Henri III. and Oirondin hats. A pretty tidy it made of pink niece twine, run with black velvet ribbon, to each end of which should be attached a tassel or ball of pink and black silk. Cover a square or diamond abaped board witb velvet or velvet paper and bant; your porcelain placqu* against it instead of put- ting it in a frame, Tbe latest brides' dresses are trained and trimmed witb a puffing around tbe bottom over a simulated skirt of brooatelle. The opening ot the upper skirt showing the bro- oatelle it fringed with light sprays of orange bloasoms. Bride*' dresses are decorated in profu- sion with orange flower* alone or mingled witb while roses, white jessamine and lilies of tbe valley, all theae flower decoration* being pot on in clusters, ohaplete, spray a and garlands, or strewn all over in separate sprig*. A oomparativtJy new idea In ailk qnilt circles is to ornament tbe centre block witb tbe initials of the maker ; and by the way, when tbe silk quill mania subside*. we may mil find an exoure for making our pretty scraps into patchwork, since this placed in window* imitate* stained glass better than anything alas that has been found. Easily -washed Dih Towels. Wet and soap them, pot in oold water, stir often till boiled, repeat if necessary with more toap aod water, rinse. For burns and loaldi, alum water, ap ply immediately, keep well covered with saturated olotba. Cure* in from one-half to one hoar, leave* no mark. Byrnp. Wet granulated ingar with water, flavor with vinegar to taite, boil five minutes, adding pinob grated lemon nnd. A cop of hot water i* a Rood tonic and itomach cleanser, acd a sure cure for con itipatioo. It should be taken in the morn ing and evening ; just after riling and before retiring. To heal out finger* with rapidity, aatur rate the part with alum water ; it will ating sharply for a little bit. bat will MOD etop far good and beal quickly- I have tried it several times. Tbe deposit* of fine eoal aebee fonnd on the ledges of tbe kttohea range or stove, nrpame* poliobinR powder aud fluids for olcntinnn niokle plated ornaments on ntoves. Hifted alheH would scratch tb* Ornaments. Griddle Cake*. No egg*, oat-filth yel low com meal, four fifth* flour, very aour ilk, whey or buttermilk with coruuie*! add flour till all is in ; salt, soda till sweet, ksatwell. Lamp chimneys will last a great deal longer if, when new, they are pot ic a kettle of oold water witb a handful of salt, boil a OBT*TK.ni.1KD Te> OIK. TerHWIf Tlasr lar l. BBSU-V 1.1. ir, K Mary Fritz, a pretty young woman wbo reaidea on Lexington avenue, Cleveland, O., attempted to end her life on Tuesday night by taking laudanum. She procured tbe laudanum three days ago, and on Tuesday night started out to call at a harness shop", where Henry Hlackburn, her lover, was) at work. Blackburn had been paying ber atten'.ion, but last spring suddenly o* calling upon her. and ever since she been east down. She persisted in seeing him, however, and often visited bis place of business alone. When the reached his shop on Tueeday night aba held the bottle up to bis new and said she intended to take tbe poison, lie made an effort to restrain her. but before be could prevent it tb* had swallowed the content*. She was taken to tbe police station, where doctors attended her. They tried to administer an smetic, but the fought them, saying the did not >nt to live any longer. Before tbe doctor* succeeded in giving her the antidote they broke several of ber teeth io prying open hsr month. There is little chance of ber recovery. Taw Wheat sMl .!!. (Moomai Gazette.) Although tb* majority of speculators may have made) up their minds tnat wheat is cheap at present prio**, and therefore a good purchase, it is lolly to ignore ths fact that appearances are decidedly militant to any important and immediate advance in prices. For instance, stocks of wheat in Chicago bave increased over half a million busueln during the past week, and daily receipts continue very bsavy for this season of tbe year, yesterday'* inspection for to- day being 376 carloads, most of which is spring. II tbe crop of winter bas been deficient, the yield of ipnng wheat bas been immense, as demonstrated by tbe rapidity with which Western centre* have been recently tilled up. There oan b* little doubt that tbe neit returns of the visible tnpply on this continent will ran over 33,000,000 bushels. Tkis, in connection with tbe heavy reserves of foreign wheat in England and liberal home deliveries, should be sufficient to curb tbs too enthusiastic speculator who has been so long expecting a big advance io face of the fact that tbe world s immediately available tnpply of breadstuff* is largely in exeats of consumptive requirements. "" IBM I Bllf d Ml.lr. IBJast to l...rd. d. " It would not be healthy for a burglar to attempt any of his triok* about the mint. (aid Col. A. London Bnowdon, the other day, to a reporter on the Philadelphia Record. " About a year ago I caused all tbe musketo to be changed for repeating riflea and tsven-thot carbines that are dar lings. Our outsids watchmen, who patrol the streets about tbe plaos, are; well sup plied wilh firearms ; in fact, they are walk ing arsenals. We oan rsadily arm every person in tbe building who oan handle a pistol or gun. There U no trouble apprs bended that I know of, and I cannot divine why the Secretary of ths Treasury bas ordered Galling gnus and oarbiuee lor tbe mints. I have not requested any. because we are sufficiently armed. At thi* time there are being, turned out over a million of standard dollars each month, and w* f re quently have 16,000,000 in silver in the vaults. But it would taks a little army with cannon to get at it." They were speaking of a young lady who sings beautifully, and on* of the party asked, " It she a mezzo-toprano ?" "No, I think she is a Swede," was the innocent reply. It U hard to act a part long, for, where truth is not at the bottom, nature will always be endeavoring to return, and will peep out and betray herself one time or another. j Detroit aldermen have decided against I adopting the new standard time. A r I UK I HI. I PROPHECY. Tbr lird u .,.,i.. I i, I... . .ad Bartav tul>.. !. Illu* < ilu* Ul.o.i.r Hew w Mcrl II. Ths reoeat mysterioun appearances fol- owing sunset and preceding sunrise bave attracted wide attention from sludenu of the ikies aod the people generally. During ihs days ot recent weeks the sun leems to lave been obscured by a thin veil of a dull eaden bus which, a* the son receded toward tht borison, became more lu- minous, then yellow, then orange, then red ; and, a* night asttlad down upon the earth, a dull purple. At first it was thought these appearances were ordinary lunset reflection* of light bat it is now pretty oertain that they are eitbiv the misty aubttanoe of the tail of some unseen oouiet, in which the earth is enveloped, or a surrounding stratum ot world dust or very small meteor*. Profesaor Brooks, ot ths Red House Observatory. Pnelps. N. T., ia* turned his telescope upon these ob- jects and discover,*! wnat he thinks are myriads of telescopic meteors. It it is unorganised world dual, or decomposed vapors, as the Ittmocrtt tutd Ckronielt ot ir, N. \., remarks : How is this matter to be disposed ot ? Will it settle and form a deposit upon the earth, or remain a partial opaque ihell about the earth to out off a portion ot the sun'* light upon it?" Whatever tbe myslsry is, there i* no denying that some very strange forces are at work in the upper air* Tbe terrible tornadoes and oyulone* which have swept our own country, and ths fearful volanoes and earthquake* wbiob have destroyed so many oitie* and thousand* of people the tidal waves which mysteriously rise acd fall on coasts hitherto nnvexsd by them Ihs trsmendoua activity which is evident in the sun by ths ooustaat revelation of enormous spots) upon its surface all indi- cate unnaual energy in tbe neaveuly bodies. These circumstances recall Professor Grimmer'* prophecies that from Itfel to 1867 the passage of tb* five great plaueu Mar*, Neptune, Jupiter, I'rauns and Saturn around the nun would produce strange and wonderful phenomena. He aays Tbe water* of the earth will become more or less) poisonous. Tbe air ill be fool with noisome odor* Ancient races will disappear from tbe earth." He attempts to prove bis prophecy by the fact that in 1 7*>, when Mars and Saturn made their p*eage around tbe sun coincidental!), great destruction and mor tality visited all parts of the globe. He also found the same results io previous perihe- lion paaasgt* of ths planets, and argues that the** ciroomstances always produce epidemics and destructive diseases wbiob bailie tbe tkill ot the most eminent pby tiota&s ; that tbs poor will die by thou sand*, tbe weak aud intemperate falling Aral, those wboae blood have been impover isbed by excess of work or dissipation neil and only those who are in comparative vigor shall ssaaps to snjoy the era of renewed activity and prosperity which will follow tbe period ot destruction. Inasmuch as tbe entire world seems sub ject to tbs tway ot tbe heavenly bodiee, no part of tbe earth, he thinks, can esoai scourging He avsn predicts that America will lose ov*r ten million* ot people ; that farmers will be Btnokeu wilh fear and cei to till tbe toil ; that famine will make human misery more wretched. That hundreds will flee to overcrowded cities for aid in vain. Tbal auddan changes in ocean currenta,.teLjperatureaiid turroundinga will entirely transform tbe face of nature and climate of countries ; that ths air will be so foul wilh malaria and other noxious lee that those who aorvivs will be troubled with disorders of the digestive organ*. That many wbo escape other ills will bloat with dropsy and suddenly pass away, while otbers will grow thin and dr*i out a miserable existence in indescribable agony for weeks. Neuralgic pains in different parts of tbe body will torment them They will easily tire and become despondent. A faint, hot feeling will be succeeded by chilly sensations, while hallucinations dread of impending ill will paral) . ) all effort. Tbe bird* in tb* air. the beauts of the field and even tbe flab of the tea will beeom* diseased, poisoning tb* air and poisoning, tb* water* of tb* globe." We are told on the other hand that those who shall pas* through (hit period of trial will bav* larger enjoyment of life aod health. Ths earth will yield mor* abundantly than evsr before. Tb* animal kingdom will be more proliuo and lite prolonged very materially. Thif prolongation of life will be owing to tbe healthy eleotrio and magnetic influ enoea that will pervade tbe atmosphere. Il would perhaps seem that the present red ness of tbe tun, and ths presence of a belt or >sil of oosoiio matter, justi lied, in a mea sure, the prediction ot Professor Grimmer, but disturbing asi hi* prediction may be w are told for our comfort that tbe strong and pure blooded need have little to fear in these calamities, that those who are deli- cate or indisposed should adopt means to keep the system well supported and the blood purs and that the most philosophical and effective method of accomplish ing this ia to keep tbe kidneys and livsr in good condition. From tbe testimony ot such men aa Dr. Dio Lewi* and Prof. R. A. Gum U. U., Deanot tbe I'mted States Medical College, New York, and thousand* ot influ enlial non-prtfesnional people, it seem* almoat oertain that tor this purpose there is no preparation known to science equal to Warner s Bate Cure. This medicine has acquired the nneat reputation of any pre paration that was ever put ufon the mar ket. It is s radical blood purifier, which soothe* and beal* all inflamed organs itrtcgthnni the nervous system, washes out all evidences of decay, regulates digeH lion, prevents malassimilation of food in a philosophical and rational manner, fortifiei the syiteiu against climatic changes and malarial ionnenoea and the destructive agencies which seam to be so abundant it these " evil daya." It if not our purpose to dispute the oor reotneas of Professor Grimmer s pro pbeoies. At we bave said, the marked disturbances of the past few year* wtuld seem to give a semblance of verification of his theory. It U certain, at) above stated, that we are passung through what may be regarded as a crucial period and it is ths part of wias msn not to ignore but to liarn to fortify themselves against the possiblity ot being overcome by these evils. His a duty which each man owes to himself tnd hit fellows to mi tigate as much as possible tbe tnffsring of humanity, and in no way better can be aooomplih this purpose than to see it that he himself i* fortified by tb* beat wu pr- ( .ru aim the Uou,etl putMibie uiivr, Ki.d u.i be extras tbe influeuoe . - >... rx.iiq !. upon bit fellows to the :ii uri. mo. may sbars with him ..,.ii i, v ifm in destructive influence* w. i. n rtt k Lu imo. i i u i-ori i . . i< Wlw Kill ., .r f|.i .1 ike Ho..ti,' Tic* aa* CrtBM el I ii.i.. Whichever way we look at the subject it t fraught with difficulties, and if we are challenged to find a remedy, ws have to go uto a question which thousands of exeel ent people refuse altogether todisousa. Tbe deserving poor could all be) better housed now without a lingle briok being laid or a tingle Act ot Parliament paused if they bad Fewer children. tveO in the slums the reuu are lower and the room* better for couples who have only two children. In dozen* of instance* where I have a*ked the deui/.inn of these hovels why they pay 4 and 5 shilling* for snob vile accommoda- tion tbe answer is ; They won't taks u in a decent plaos beosuss of tbe children." 1 know a cae now of s man who took a bouse for himself and family, aud found be bad two rooms to tpar*. Tbe house was clean and healthy, and be bad dozens of applications from would -be lodgtrs. But though he was poor and an* extra rent would have been a godsend to him they remained aulet tor four months because all tbs applicant* had three or four children. Hi* oaas is U>* cane of hundreds of people wbo bave decent room* to lei for the laboring poor. Ths large families these people invariably bav* not only keep them in grinding poverty all their lives, but the over -population tlxxls the labor market and keeps tbe scale of wagea down to starvation point. While supply to enormously exceeds demand, bow oan any market b* in a neallhy con- dition ? Men and women, and boys and girls, all eager for lomeltung to do, are to be had by thousands, and labor is at a dis- count. If ths supply diminished, and baud* were more in proportion to the work to be done, labor would be at a premium. We ha.e reached a point wben it is abso- lutely mischievous to ignore this side of tbe question. It is not only labor that ia affected by the rapid increase in the popu- lation ; half of the vice and half the crime we deplore in these districts is tractable to the aauue cause. Did I wiab to imitate tbe French writer and plunge the reader to hu syes in horror, I ought tell bow the lark ol employment brings mere children in these dm trio is into tbs street* ; bow girls ol 11 and 12 are forced into tin by their wretched parents as the last dsstjsi ate means of that self preservation which we are told it the first law ol nature. Aud as the girls in evil times sin at firat for bread to sat, so tbe boys begin to thieve and we are brought face to face with the fact that ws have in our midst vast human warrens which are aimply places where thieves and wantons are bred, and poverty and etiuie increase and multiply together. I kave no desire to argue a vexed question or engage in cob troversy on a subject which requires the most delicate handling, but noons who bas actual experisno* of ouleaat London e keep this one great cause ol the teeming misery and vice entirely out of sight What tbe remedy for it may be it is no part of my purpot* to diioust, but here again I bsliev* Ibat the r*al hope it in the new race that i oomiug to replace tbe old. Tbe next generation will be more cultured, more intellectual and mor* refined mental faculties will be mote exercised which have been dormant in tb* poor ol to-day, aud as we increase in civilisation to hall we decrease iu number*. Kduea- tion will make even tbe lowe*t of our oil I/CLS lomelhiog belter than they ar* at present mere animal reproducers of their specie*. Q. R. Sim in London /M./y WMH, 1..,, - ISAM*. I took a trip to Calumet several years sgo, " said ibs slim man, "and I never seed so many ducks in my lit*. I took an old army musket along and one cartridge." ' One cartridge ! " exclaimed half a do/en listener*. You don't mean to aay you only teok one cartridge and no other ammunition ?" " Wai, I didn't take anything else but an old army musket, one cartridge and a big spool of wire thread. That's ths sum total of what I always taks. Ye aee, I " " What was the wire thread lor?" in- quired the tueek man. Wail till I finish, hang it, an' ye II know. Wai, when I got out on clear water away from the rushes I saw about a half a million ducks ahead of me. I jasl took the end of the wire and fastened it to the bullet in tbe cartridge and losded my gun an' put the spool on tbe bottom of the boat, where I thought it wouldn't become tangled up and then I waited for a good chance. I happened to blow my uoee. when every duck raised bis head to awe what was up. I drsw a bead on ths eye of tbe duck near. est to me and pulled the trigger before they had a chance to get soared. Jewbiz bow the spool did spin while ths wire WBS unwinding. The ducks flew away, fright ened by tbe noiae of the gun, but I had just 150 ducks, all strung by their head* on that wire. Tbe bullet bad Kona through their heads, dragging tbs wirs witb it, and it took eyes every time excepting one ; it took tbe tail of that duck just a* he raised from the water. The bulls! would have got more ducks only the (pool caught before the wire got all unwound and stopped it. I believe if I bad had another cartridge and another spool of " Tbe slim man found himself talking to the stove. Tbs rest had fled, and none but he remained. I'rek'i Sun, i: t HI i, AND ru u i i i. STEEL Strange Sights and Sounds in the Bit Factories of Connecticut. DANTE'S DREAM KBPKOIA'CED. A Chaster, Conn., correspondent write*: There are in the lulled State* fourteen nil factories) aud eleven of UMUI aru ia Connecticut, and here, in the town ol Chester, within a radius of two mik-x, can be found no leas than six of that* eleven. The visitor here m sure to have hi* curiosity arou*td by the din of o.ai. y trip hammers . On visiting one of the factories) ha will aiat enter the forging rocoi OB the ground Doer, where a busy and curious) spectacle ia presented. His scute of bear- ing at once beoouiee useless, aa lie clalter and clang of a multiplicity of heavy rui-uu^ machinery makes con vernation Impoatibta exeepl lor a man ol strong lung power, i'rom tbe ceiling are suspended U.b row! ot heavy thaiuuy tilled with driving pul- ley* from six inches to as it any feet in diameter. lutuad of a floor, ths visitor walks on clay packed aa bant and smooth as cement, and on which art oacelesaly Uirowu in heaps tons and toes) ot red hot tits. H* tees long ban of coldl stesl placed between trong abeam, wairb out them into appropriate lengths at b4> and quickly as a lady would cut t piece of tring with her seistcrs. Here a lice ol sturdy men aland beside glowing (orc m which these bais ot steel are placed until they ar* heated to a white hsal. whet> they ar? immediately put under trip hammers, which, striking hundreds ol blows in a minute, hammer the bare flit on one end, round in the centre, aod s-^u..re on tbs other snd. Tbe bit has now statrtee) into existence, and is called in this fora a " plate.' Il i next passed to 'J* crimper*, wbo again beat it to whiteuets) and run it through machines which twist the flat end into a "pod," or spiral at beautiful regularity. The iwedgers ' size it now, aod again under the induces*) of the blo pip* tbe steel is soon red boa, when one Mow from a powerful drop fashions tbe square end into a shank properly bevelled for list bit braos . again it is heated] and passed under another drop which stamps on ite shank a figure telling thJ aize of tbe bole it will bore wben finiabeeX One* more it endures i Ii* aery ordtal and, glowing red, passes through tLt aaaJuig presses, which, with a hug and a Mae ess, orueh two inch** ol the twisted cud iuto ft maw in which you faintly discern :he point spur* * outuiiil twines of tut f u'.cre bit. It i* n< xt carried into tbe kune^liug room, where, with thousands of otheurs, it is buried beneath heap* of cb-irou*! ant thoroughly, baked until tbe it**l im we! softened oravunsaUd. Next it u pick]**) for several boors In vats oonlaiL i tii; a strong solution ot sulphuric acid, which) ate off all Ihs scab) Uf l by tb* ojauy pre- vious bastings in the forges. Th bit .. -sj pease* into tbe machine room wbert. '.b rasping machine cuts cfl all tupeidu-.u*) Stock m the head, forming ruue catu~sj eoVe*. Tbs milling machine cut* :te point smoothly to tb* correct bevtl, ready for the tcrcw to be made upon it. Th levelling machine imoolba the bottom cf tbe blade*, tb* facing-bstck Btcciue ouM tb* edge* ol the blade* tniKhi. tb* screw- outtiug machine lorius tbk '.breads on ibe point, snd the uiziog machine i-uts the boring end to tbe exact diaiuektr required. Aus anil the bu kt only about half mads. You paaa ioioaaotlmr department, and bare yon ao luu,; rWk of skilled mechanic* sealed upon bi{b aU, each man having iu front uf him aheap ot bit* and a lot ol files ol vorioui uttt ..td forms, known aa quare, ' "round," flat," " half - round," " humpba>ok," " ground-off " and " leather edge,' and each of then* is used lu turn to lurui udl ajnooth the various parts and cutliug tur- raaee of the bit. fhe squeaking of a hundred files ot almost as many us**) and] shapes fills the air with thrill uotet and sets) your teeth on edge. You pause fur a moment to watch a couple of men who, a iated in front ol liny forges, ar* Lefcluig tbe bit* to a cherry red color and tbeu dip- ping them into dishes of oil and water. Yon learn that they are tempering them to tbe proper degree of hardne<m forcut ting. You also learn that although they oan con- trol the temper of tbe sttel, they cannot control their own when they burn their nnfRt. You now open a doot lettered, " 1'alishing Kocm ud start back at tbe scene which meets your gaze. A living reproduction of Dante dream is before yon. Men with facee blackened by charcoal dust and esu*ry stand in long rows, while a shstt o? 5 re five or six feet long play* from the bauds ol each, lighting up their blackened features; and making them look like veriv.ble) demont. Each man holds in his band a bit and presses it upon ths polishii.K w Leel, wbiob make* many thousand re\oluticuii a iniuute, oanstng by ite friolion a t.reat shset of (parks to fly ent in trout o! :he operator. Yon behold the many different processes of finishing as the bits pas* on from ons workman to another do-.ra the row, nntil at last they look as bright as) burnished siUer. In the packing- room many men are abarpening tbe finished bits, and a few inspector* an examining tbeta with magnifying glassss to aee if they can detect any scratcheH that bave beeu left by ths politbsrs. A little boy whose tprained wrist bad been relieved by bathing in whiskey, sur priaed hi* moU.jr by taking" Did papa sprain hi* throat whan hs was a boy '."' " I'm all wool '" shouted a cowboy as be jumped from tbe form of a prostrate foe. " And I'm worsted," said the p. f., wbo bad received crewel punishment. Wall street brokers are frequently sns pended for swearing on the floor of the ex- change, but there is no rule against lying on the floor. Bnlwer was) correct, there i* no such word M fail it U moll i tied down into Chicago makes daily :;,000 feet ot A missing link more or less is not noticed. The Killer D.| ia Bear. For some time Mr. A. Bmiffe, one of our oldsst residents and ths genial leadtr w ritsr for tbs Bobeaygeon Indrprndenl, noticed that some thief was paying marked atten- tion to hie swill barrel to the detnu.e nt of tbe pigs he WM fattening far hia Christ mas dinner. Mr. Bmiffe determined to catch the culprit in tbe act, and a few night* sgo secreted himself at a convenient point for obtervation. Presently a large bear bullied up and plunged bis bead into the barrel, whereupon Mr. Bmiffe seized him by the bind legs, lifted him up to a vertical position, and held him there until be was drowned. It was bard aud risky work, but Mr. Smiue is a powerful man, and is naturally proud of bia odd feat, as wall as of his two pairs ot bear feel.-// Cor. I.indiay Po<t. Jobn Mara, aged 14. was fonnd nnoon- aoioua io the street at HoboKe>n, N. T , on Thursday niobt. He is Buffering (root nicotine poisoning, having smoked too many cigarettes.