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Postal cards to any part of the U. S. 1 ct. each.
Registered letters are charged 10
cts. in addition to the proper postage
THIRD-CLASS MATTER, IN PACKAGES NOT Ex-
CEEDING FOUR POUNDS IN WEIGHT.

One cent for each two ounces, or fraction, for the following: Pamphlets, occasional publications, transient newspapers, magazines, books, periodicals, hand-bills, posters, sheet music (printed), prospectuses, maps, proof-sheets, regular publications, designed primarily for advertising purposes, for free circulation, or for circulation at nominal rates, corrected proof-sheets. One cent for each ounce, or fraction, for the following: Printed cards, blanks, lithographs, prints, chromo-lithographs, engravings, photographs, stereoscopic views, book manuscripts, unsealed circulars, seeds, cuttings, roots, scions, bulbs, flexible patterns, samples of ores, metals, minerals, book manuscript, passing between author and publisher, merchandise, sample cards, photographic paper, letter envelopes, postal envelopes and wrappers, unprinted cards, plain paper, ornamental paper, card-board, etc.

All matter not prepaid at letter rates must be so wrapped that it can be examined without destroying the wrapper, and must not contain any writing whatever, inside or outside, except the address and the name of sender, with title of contents. Samples may be numbered to correspond with the numbers in a descriptive letter.

POSTAGE ON NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES AND PERIODICALS TO SUBSCRIBERS.

The postage rates on all newspaper and periodical publications, mailed from a known office of publication or news agency and addressed to regular subscribers or news agents, are as follows: On daily and weekly newspapers and periodical publications, and on newspapers and periodicals issued oftener than once a week, two [2] cents for each pound or fraction thereof.

On newspapers and periodicals issued less frequently than once a week, three [3] cents per pound or fraction thereof.

MONEY ORDERS.

Rates on money orders in U. S.: Not exceeding $15, ten cents; over $15 to $30, fifteen cents; over $30 to $40, twenty cents; over $40 to $50, twenty-five cents. No fractions of cents to be introduced.

Money orders to Great Britain, Italy and Switzerland Not exceeding $10, twenty-five cents; over $10 to $20, fifty cents; over $20 to $30, seventy-five cents; over $30 to $49, one dollar; over $40 to $50, one dollar and twenty-five cents.

Money orders to Germany: Not exceeding $5, fifteen cents; over $5 to $io, twenty-five cents; over $10 to $20, fifty cents; over $20 to $30, sev

enty-five cents; over $30 to $40, one dollar; over $40 to $50, one dollar and twenty-five cents.

Money orders to Canada: Not exceeding $10, twenty cents; over $10 to $20, forty cents; over $20 to $30, sixty cents; over $30 to $40, eighty cents; over $40 to $50, one dollar.

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The asterisk (*) indicates that the postage may be paid or not, at the option of the sender of the letter. The newspaper postage to Canada is the same as that to any part of the United States.

POSTAL CARDS TO FOREIGN Countries. American postal cards may be sent for an additional one-cent stamp to the following countries: Netherlands, Moldavia, Montenegro, Newfoundland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Roumania, Russia, Servia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Egypt, Germany, Great Britain and Ireland, Greece, Greenland, Holland, France, Italy, Turkey and Wallachia.

USEFUL RECIPES.

EARLY RISING.-There is no time spent so stupidly as that which inconsiderate people pass in a morning between sleeping and waking. He who is awake may be at work or play; he who is asleep is receiving the refreshment necessary to fit him for action; but the hours spent in dozing and slumbering are wasted without pleasure or profit. The sooner you leave your bed, the seldomer you will be confined to it. When old people have been examined in order to ascertain the cause of their longevity, they have uniformly agreed in one thing only-that they "all went to bed early" and "all rose early."

TO CURE WARTS.-Dissolve as much common washing-soda as the water will take up, wash the warts with this for a minute or two, and let them dry without wiping. This repeated is said to gradually destroy the largest wart.

TO WHITEWASH.-Wash with a whitewashbrush and water to remove the dirt; next prepare a wash of whitening, having the necessary quantity of size, and a little blue, such as washerwomen use. Stir up all together, and lay on evenly with a brush, keeping your work up close to prevent blotching. Lime is used for out-door | work, and should have some alum mixed with the water in the proportion of a pound of alum to twelve gallons of water. The alum should be dissolved in warm water before mixing. Plasterers use the grounds of beer in commen

washes.

ACIDITY IN THE STOMACH arises most frequently, perhaps, from an undue or improper fermentation of the food, and is productive of flatulency, purging and indigestion. For its cure BLEEDING FROM THE NOSE.-Any determinaabsorbent medicines are often used. As much tion of blood to the head easily ruptures the net. || calcined magnesia as will lie upon a shilling may work of delicate blood-vessels spread over the be given two or three times a day to a child suf- internal surface of the nostrils, covered only with fering from this complaint. From five to twenty a thin tegument. Great heat, violent exertion, a drops of spirits of hartshorn-according to age-blow, and postures of the body which send the on a piece of sugar is also a favorite domestic blood to the head, are all likely to occasion remedy for it. Persons suffering from acidity bleeding from the nose. It sometimes comes on in the stomach should, of course, avoid pickles, without any previous warning, but at other times stone-fruits, all acid drinks, and fermentable veg- its coming will be preceded by pains in the head, etables, such as cabbage, etc. accompanied by heaviness, flushings of the face, itching in the nostrils, together with costiveness or shivering. It should not be suddenly stopped in persons who are healthy and strong; but where weakness exists, and the discharge of blood is at all large, it will be as well to get into cool air, in a somewhat erect position, with the head reclining a little back, to drink freely of cold water, and apply ice as nearly as possible in contact with the bleeding surface.

CHAPPED HANDS AND CRACKED LIPS, arising from exposure to sudden changes of temperature, are usually treated with cold cream, lard, camphor ointment and spermaceti ointment. Glycerine is frequently used as a pre

ventive.

TO FOLD A COAT-We often see a good new coat so wrinkled and creased by careless folding as to look quite shabby. To fold a coat properly, and so avoid this, proceed as follows: First, spread it on the table, double the left sleeve from the elbow toward the collar; the other the same way; then the left lappel over the sleeve as far as the back seam, and the other in the same manner. Next, turn up the left skirt so that the end may touch the collar; do the same with the right skirt. Give it a light brushing all over, and then turn one-half the coat exactly even over the other half. Folded in this manner, the coat may be put into a trunk, and will keep smooth during a journey of any length.

TO CLEAN LOOKING-GLASSES.-First wash the glass all over with warm soapsuds and a sponge. When dry, rub it bright with a leather and a little prepared chalk, finely powdered. Finish with a silk handkerchief. This is also an excellent way to clean the inside of windows; it makes the glass beautifully clear. Another very good way is to wash the glass first with a sponge and cold water, and afterward with a soft flannel dipped in spirits of wine, which will effectually remove fly-stains and all smears. Then, having wiped it dry with a soft linen cloth, rub over it with a fine piece of flannel a little powder blue, or else fine whiting. Let it rest a while, then rub it off with a soft cloth.

CORNS. To cure corns, the most effective way is to remove the cause of their growthnamely, undue pressure. The little elastic pads perforated in the centre, sold for this purpose, readily adapt themselves to the toe and foot, and are worn without the least inconvenience. Cutting corns is rather dan

gerous.

TO CLEAN BRASS.-Dissolve in a pint of soft water an ounce of oxalic acid (which, being poisonous, should be well taken care of and kept in a bottle labeled "Poison"). Always shake it well before using it. Rub it on the brass with a flannel, and then take another piece to polish_it. Use this solution twice a week, and next day have ready some pulverized rotten-stone, sifted through a muslin bag and mixed with oil of turpentine, so as to be liquid. Rub this on with a leather, let it rest ten minutes, and then wipe it off with a cloth. Brass cleaned in this manner looks particularly well. In using the oxalic acid great care must be taken that none of the liquid gets into the eyes when used for rubbing. Should this by any accident happen, immediately get a bowl full to the brim of cold water, and hold the eyes open in it till the pain abates; or, better still, use an eye-glass, such as is sold for bathing weak eyes in. Repeat at intervals during the day. To remove the stain of oxalic acid from a dress, rub the spot with a sponge dipped in hartshorn diluted with a little water. This will cause it almost immediately to disappear.

COMMON CEMENT.-Mix together half a pint of vinegar and half a pint of milk. When they have formed a curd, take the whey only, and mix with it the whites of five eggs, beating the whole thoroughly; then sift in gradually sufficient quick-lime to convert the whole into a thick paste. This will be found useful for broken china, glass, etc. Rub both the broken edges, and then cover the crack with it, allowing it a fortnight to dry.

COOKING RECIPES.

BREAD. No mistress of a house-we might say no woman, in whatever sphere-ought to feel herself thoroughly educated who cannot at least superintend the process of bread-making in such style as to produce the resultant of a fair and flaky loaf with which to grace the family board. Good yeast is essential to good bread. The hops should be as fresh as possible. They should be kept in the dark, as they lose their strength in the light. The potatoes should not be boiled in iron; it colors the yeast. When yeast has a strong, tart smell and a watery appearance on the surface, with sediment at the bottom, it is too old to use. The following recipes have been approved:

YEAST. Take one ounce of dried hops and two quarts of water. Boil them fifteen minutes; add one quart of cold water, and let it boil for a few minutes; strain, and add half a pound of flour-putting the latter into a basin, and pouring on the water slowly to prevent its getting lumpy -a quarter of a pound of brown sugar, a handful of fine salt. Let it stand three days, stirring it occasionally. When it ferments well, add six potatoes, which have been boiled, mashed and run through a colander, making them as smooth as possible. This yeast will keep a long while, and has the advantage of not taking any yeast to start it with. It rises so quickly that a less quantity of it must be put in than of ordinary yeast.

Another Recipe.-Into a saucepan put three quarts of water, a very large handful of hops tied into a bag, and when it boils add four pared potatoes. When the potatoes are done, take out and mash in a basin; add a cupful of sugar, one of salt and three spoonfuls of flour; pour the hopwater over; mash all well and smoothly together. If it seems lumpy, strain through a colander; put back into the saucepan to boil, and as soon as it boils up once remove from the fire. When cold, add about half a pint of lively yeast and let it rise. If the yeast is not very lively, it will take more. When risen, put a little ginger and a small piece of alum dissolved in water to it. Put into bottles, and cork.

HOME-MADE BREAD.-Sift two pounds of fine white flour into a deep earthen dish, and with a wooden spoon hollow out the middle, leaving a little flour at the bottom of the hole. Have ready a tablespoonful of strong brewer's yeast, which has stood twenty-four hours in a cup of cold water to settle. Mix the yeast slowly with a pint of warm milk and water, half of each, stirring gently while mixing. Pour the mixture into the hole in the flour, and stir from the walls of the hole until a thick batter is formed. Cover this with flour Cover the pan with a thick towel, and stand in a warm, dry place. Take up the pan in an hour, if the flour on the top is split open, and pour in half a pint of warm milk and water, stirring with the spoon until very stiff. Cover with dry flour, and knead, drawing the edges toward the middle to mix thoroughly, till all the flour is kneaded in. Stand again to rise until the dough cracks on the top. Form quickly into loaves, and bake.

RICE BREAD. Boil one pound of whole rice in milk enough to dissolve all the grains, adding it boiling as it is absorbed. Have four pounds of sifted flour in a pan, and into this pour the rice

and milk, adding salt and a wineglassful (large) of brewer's yeast. Knead, and set to rise till light. Form in loaves, and bake.

BUCKWHEAT GRIDDLE-CAKES.-Make a thin mush of corn-meal, cooking it ten minutes; let it become perfectly cool before putting the cakes to rise. In mixing the cakes, take a pint of the mush to a quart of buckwheat-flour; add water and yeast as in ordinary cakes made of buckwheat. Making a mush of the corn-meal prevents the raw taste there always is when the meal is put in uncooked.

BUCKWHEAT CAKES No. 2.-Three parts by measure of buckwheat-flour to one part of Graham flour, and mix with buttermilk instead of water. Keeping buckwheat batter is often very troublesome, especially in mild weather. It can be kept perfectly sweet by pouring cold water over that left from one morning, and which is intended to be used for raising the next morning's cakes. Fill the vessel entirely full of water, and put in a cool place; when ready to use, pour off the water, which absorbs the acidity.

DOUGHNUTS.-Heat one quart of new milk, but do not let it boil; add two teacupfuls of lard and three cupfuls the same size of sugar, either white or a light brown; when well melted, stir in one cupful of yeast and enough flour to form a thick sponge. Beat long and well, and when the mass seems light and full of bubbles, stir into it the well-beaten yolk and white of one egg. When light, work well and let it rise again; then roll and cut into shape; boil in hot lard until brown.

GINGER-SNAPS.-Take three pounds of flour, one of butter, one pint of molasses, one tablespoonful of soda, four of ginger; about threequarters of a pound of brown sugar added makes them more crisp. Roll thin, cut out, and bake in buttered tins in a quick oven.

SPONGE-CAKE.-Three coffee-cupfuls of flour, the same quantity of white sugar, nine eggs and one lemon. Beat the yolks and sugar lightly together; add the juice of the lemon and a small portion of the finely-grated rind; mix thoroughly into the flour half a teaspoonful of soda. After it is well stirred, add one teaspoonful of cream of tartar; mix this well also. To the yolks and sugar now add half of the beaten whites; then all the flour and the remainder of the whites.

Another Recipe-Ten eggs, one pound of white sugar, half a pound of sifted flour, one lemon. Beat the whites and yolks separately; then slowly add the sugar to the yolks. When it is very light pour on to the beaten whites, stirring lightly all the time; add the lemon, and next the flour, onequarter of which should be corn-starch or riceflour. One-half this quantity makes a good-sized cake.

BAKED CUSTARD.-Beat the yolks of four fresh eggs for at least half an hour; add five ounces of pulverized white sugar; then stir into the sugar and eggs one quart of rich new milk, cold. Add a teaspoonful of distilled rose-water, or any flavoring extract you fancy. Fill your custardcups, and set them in a stone pan half filled with water, which may be warm at first-not hot. Put the pan in a rather cool oven, and gradually increase to a moderate heat. In about twenty minutes dip a teaspoon into one of the custards to ascertain if it is firm. Judgment and great care are needed to attain skill in baking custard; for if left in the oven a minute too long, or if the fire is too hot, the milk will certainly whey.

PROVERBS.

IMPROVE Opportunities.
Ill doers are ill thinkers.
A crowd is not company.
All men can't be masters.
Fear is stronger than love.
Agree, for the law is costly.
Dying is as natural as living.
Care and diligence bring luck.
A long life hath long miseries.
Hatred is blind as well as love.
Children are poor men's riches.
Idleness always envies industry.
A great fortune is a great slavery.
Heaven is worth the whole world.
A danger foreseen is half avoided.
Fore-cast is better than work-hard.
By doing nothing we learn to do ill.
A good example is the best sermon.
Do good if you expect to receive it.
Idle men are dead all their life long.
A great reputation is a great charge.
A man is not so soon healed as hurt.
A good friend is my nearest relation.
It is a manly act to forsake an error.
He doth much that doth a thing well.
Empty vessels give the greatest sound.
Ignorance is the mother of impudence.
Ask thy purse what thou shouldest buy.
A quiet conscience causes a quiet sleep.
A man is not good or bad for one action.
A gossip speaks ill of all, and all of her.
Every man living hath something to do.
Examples are the best lessons for youth.
He that has no charity merits no mercy.
A light purse often makes a heavy heart.
A civil denial is better than a rude grant.
He that has no shame has no conscience.
Good deeds remain, all things else perish.
Envy and covetousness are never satisfied.
He's a slave that cannot command himself.
In the company of strangers silence is safe.
Change of weather is the discourse of fools.
A man's best fortune, or his worst, is a wife.
A little of everything is nothing in the main.
He teaches me to be good that does me good.
He benefits himself that doeth good to others.
An hour of pain is as long as a day of pleasure.
As love thinks no evil, so envy speaks no good.
He that grasps at too much holds nothing fast.
Honest men's words are as good as their bonds.
If it were not for hopes, the heart would break.
Choose a wife rather by your ear than your

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with him.

He that does you a very ill turn will never for. give you.

He's my friend that speaks well of me behind my back.

Forget other people's faults by remembering your own.

It often costs more to revenge injuries than to bear them.

He that defends an injury is next to him that commits it.

How many things hath he to repent of that lives long!

Delays increase desires, and sometimes extinguish them.

A covetous man does nothing that he should do till he dies.

A man may say too much even upon the best of subjects.

He that after sinning mends recommends himself to God.

He that is master of himself will soon be master of others.

Emulation is lively and generous, envy base

and malicious.

Courage, conduct and perseverance conquer all before them.

A father is a treasure, a brother a comfort, but a friend is both.

He that shows a passion tells his enemy where he may hit him.

He hath a good judgment that relieth not wholly on his own.

If you have no enemies, it is a sign that fortune has forgot you.

Hunger scarce kills any, but gluttony and drunkenness multitudes.

It has been a great misfortune to many a one that he has lived too long.

Drunkenness turns a man out of himself, and leaves a beast in his place.

He that thinks his business below him will always be above his business.

He that can read and meditate need not think the evenings long or life tedious.

It is a sin against hospitality to open your doors and shut up your countenance.

Happiness generally depends more on the opinion we have of things than on the things themselves.

DIPLOMATIC INTERCOURSE, 1878-79.

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United States Ministers abroad. App. Foreign Ministers to the United States.

App.

1877

1873

THOMAS O. OSBORN, Ill....... 1877 SEÑOR DON MANUEL RAFAEL GARCIA. 1869
John A. Kasson, Iowa 1877 Chevalier Ernest von Tavera..
Wm. Cassius Goodloe, Ky.... 1878 MR. MAURICE DELFOSSE...
S. Newton Pettis, Pa........... 1878 No Representative.
HENRY W. HILLIARD, Ga..... 1877 COUNCILLORA.P. DECARVALHO BORGES 1871
George Williamson, La......... 1873 No Representative.
THOMAS A. OSBORN, Kan..... 1877 Señor Don Eduardo Vigil Zañartu...... 1876
GEORGE F. SEWARD, Cal...... 1876 CHEN LAN PIN......
Ernest Dichman, Wis......
(See Central America).....
M. J. Cramer, Ky......................
EDWARD F. NOYES, O......
BAYARD TAYLOR, Pa..
JOHN WELSH, Pa......

7. Meredith Read, N. Y.......
(See Central America)...
James M. Comly, O.
John M. Langston, D. C......
GEORGE P. MARSH, Vt.........
JOHN A. BINGHAM, O...
John H. Smyth, N. C
JOHN W. FOSTER, Ind..
James Birney, Mich....
John C. Caldwell, La....
RICHARD GIBBS, N. Y.
Benjamin Moran, Pa......
ED. W. STOUGHTON, N. Y...
J. RUSSELL LOWELL, Mass...
John L. Stevens, Me.
Nicholas Fish, N. Y.
Horace Maynard, Tenn..
John C. Caldwell, La...
Jehu Baker, Ill..

Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Roman; Chargés d'Affaires in Italics.

SEÑOR DON VICENTE DARDON..
1877 MR. E. H. ALLEN...........
1877 MR. STEPHEN PRESTON...........
1861 BARON ALBERT BLANC.........
1873 JUSHIE YOSHIDA KIYONARI..
1878 No Representative.

1878

1878

...Señor Don Manuel M. Peralta.....

1876

1876 Mr. J. H. de Hegermann-Lindencrone... 1875 1877 MR. MAX OUTREY...

1877

1878 MR. KURD VON SCHLÖzer..

1871

1877 SIR EDWARD THORNTON, K. C. B......
1873 No Representative.

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