THE LADIES- FLORAL CABINET AND PICTOEIAL HOME COMPANION. 
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A Scotobman’s definition of Jlotaphysics.— 
“When tho folks what listen, dinna ken the 
meaning o’ what they hear, and when the mon 
who speaks dinna ken what he means his ain 
sol’,—that’s inoetaflsicks.” 
An old farmer said to his sons: “Boys, don’t 
you ever spockerlate, or wait for summit to turn 
up—you might jest as well go an’ sit down on a 
stone in tho middle of the ineddor, with a pail 
’twi.vt your legs, and wait for a cow to back up 
to you to be milked.” 
Three men were comparing notes on tho 
“ tater bugs.” One says: “ There are two bugs 
to every stalk.” A second says; “They have 
cut down my early crop, and are sitting on the 
fence waiting for the late crop to come up.” 
“Pshaw,” said the third, “you don’t know any¬ 
thing about it. I passed a seed store the other 
day, and the bugs were iu there looking over the 
books to see who had purchased seed potatoes.” 
A few years ago, at a negro camp-meeting 
held near Flushing, the colored pi-eachcr said; 
“ I tell you, blubbed bredren, dat do debblc is a 
big hog, an’ one of these days he’ll come along 
and root you all out.” An old negro in one of 
the anxious pews, hearing this, raised himself 
from the straw, and clasping his hands, ex¬ 
claimed in the agony of his tears; “ Ring him. 
Lord! ring him! ” 
An “old colored sister” of Atlanta, Ga., thu.s 
accounted for the recent dstructive storm in that 
city: “I can jes tell you what is do reason for 
all dis hail and wind and rain wh.at de good 
Lord has poured out upon us poor sinners—it 
all comes of that ice mershcen what the white 
folks bab started in dis town. It’s agin nater— 
making of frcezin’-cold ice here in de month of 
July, and de good Lord is punishin’ us for try¬ 
ing to be smarter than He is. He don’t make 
ice in de summer time, and when poor sinful man 
gets to goin’ .agin de Lord, den He’s sure to pun¬ 
ish ’em with storms of hail .and rain and wind 
and tarrafyiu fevers—bless de Lord! ” 
Imp. 
FROM LITTLE BUTTERCUPS. 
Infantile Conundrum.—Why is a baby like a 
sheaf of wheat? Because it is first cradled, 
and then thrashed, and finally becomes the 
^ower of the family. 
A little girl who loves to pray, one night was 
very tired and sleepy, and w.as getting into her 
little bed without s.aying her prayers. But her 
mamma told her first to kneel down .and to 
pr,ay. So .she folded her little hands and said; 
“ Please, God, remember what little Pollj' said 
last night, she’s so tired to-night. Amen.” 
■ Two little' school girls were lately prattling 
together, and one of them said: “We keep four 
servants, have got six horses and lots of carriages; 
now what have you got?” With quite as much 
pride the other answered: “We’ve dot a skunk 
under our barn.” 
During a fine starlight evening lately, a three- 
year-old philosopher, after a silent .and appa¬ 
rently profound scrutiny of the heavens, .asked 
his mother abruptly where the stars came from. 
Mamma replied; “I don’t know, Willie; I don’t 
know where the stars came from.” “ Well, you 
bet I do. The moon laid ’em.” 
A little four-year-old remarked to her mamma 
oh.going to-bed, “ I am not afraid of the d.ark.” 
“ No,', of course you are not,” replied her mam¬ 
ma, “ for it can’t hurt you.” “ But mamma, I 
was a little afraid once, when I went .into the 
pantry to get a cookie.” “What, were you 
afraid of?” asked her mamma. ”1 was afraid 
r couldn’t get the cookie.” 
A young lady in a Sunday-school asked her 
class: ” How soon should a child give its heart 
tet God ? ” One little girl said, “ When thirteen 
years -old”; another, “ten’?; another, “six.” 
At length the last child in the class spoke: 
“Just as soon as wo know who .God is.” 
Beautify your Homefi with Flowers. 
One of the most gi-.aceful stanzas ever ad¬ 
dressed to a woman, was that of .an English 
nobleman. Lord Herbert, to an Italian nun: 
“ Uio wlien you will, you iiecil not wear, 
At Heaven’s court, a lorni more liiir 
Than Beauty at your hirtli has gireii; 
Keep but the lips, the eyes we sec, 
The voice wc hear, and you will be 
An Angel ready-made for Ueaven!” 
The following lines from Besser (tr.ansl.ated 
by Bowring), describing Adtun’s first sight of 
Eve, htive been cited as one of the most beauti¬ 
ful eulogies ever pronounced on woman : 
“ He laid him down and slept—and fi om his side 
A woman in her magic beauty arose; 
Dazzled and charmed, he called the woman ‘bride,’ 
And his flret sleep became his last repose.” 
The following inscription may be seen in one 
of the cemeteries of Pittsburg, Penn. Its 
perusal may be consolatory to some readers 
who may be so unfortunate as to live at a dis¬ 
tance from the smoky town; 
Dill, Dan. my Passing boll 
Fare you well my Mother 
Burio me in my own Church-yard 
Beside my own dear Brother 
When I die my Cofln is Blac k 
"With six Britc Angils on my back 
tow to Sing and tow to pray 
And tow to carry my sole away.” 
The most curious will we remember to have 
road of is one made by an inhabit.ant of Monta- 
gillard, who died in 1822. His last will and 
testament was as follows: “ It is my will that 
any one of my relations who shall presume to 
shed tears at my funeral slnoll bo disinherited. 
He, on the other hand, who laughs the most 
heartily, shall be sole' heir. I order that neither 
the church nor my hearse shall be hung with 
cloth; but that on the day of burial, the heiirse 
and church shall be decorated with flowers and 
green boughs; Instead of the tolling of bells, I 
will have drums, fiddles and fifes All the mu¬ 
sicians of Montagillard and its environs shall at¬ 
tend the funeral. ■ Fifty of them shall open the 
procession with hunting tunes, waltzes and 
pinuets.” 
miUi M3LB0IS 
Japan Lilies, including the celebrated 
Mailed post paid at Catalogue prices. 
■\Ve have just received a complete assortment of 
the above, comprisluff the most desirable varieties 
of Hyacinths^ Tulips Polya7ilhus, Narcissus, Jonquils, 
Crocus, Croionlnqjeinals, his. Snowdrops, Ranunculus, 
Japan, and other Lilies, etc., etc. 
Collections containing a line assortment of all the 
leading varieties will also be mailed post-paid, 
follows: 
Collection No 1, $20; No. 2, $10; No. 3, So; No. 4, $3. 
For contents of each collection and other Import¬ 
ant information respecting the culture of Bulbs, 
New Autumn Catalogue of Bulbs 
AND SMALL FEUITS, 
Now In press, beautifully illustrated with many 
engravings, and a splendidly colored, two-pnged 
lithograph. Our llstofSml! Fruits comprises everv 
desirable variety of Sthawbhrrii5s, Raspbeuriks, 
Grapias, Ac., among which are some new varieties 
never before offered to the public. A copy will be 
mailed to all applicants Inclosing Tencents. Regu¬ 
lar customers supplied gratis. 
B. K, BLISS & SONS, 
Seed, Plakt, and Bulb Warehouse, 
Nos. 23 Park Place and 20 Murray St., New York. 
P. O. Box 6712. 
Dreer’s Descriptive Ca-'alogue, 
FOR TEE AUTUMN OF 
18*71, 
Hyacinths, Tnllps, Croens, 
Narcissus, Lilies, &c. 
BULBS FOB THE 6REEK HOUSE 
AND iriNDOW OABDEN. 
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Hardy Flowering Shrubs ana 
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Evergreens, Small Fruits, 
Grape Vines, Choice Flower 
and Vegetableseeds. Garden 
requisites. Fancy Flower 
Pots. Rustic Work, Ac., beau* 
itlfhlly illustrated with en¬ 
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plates of Hyacinths, and 
. . lIERSTINEvS’ NEW HAR¬ 
DY RASPBERRY, will be mailed to all applicants o 
receipt of a postage stomp. 
HiHOlT A, DREER, 
Seedsman and Florist, 714 Chestnut St., Phllade;phla. 
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