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A LEAP YEAR STORY. “Girls, I’m just dying tor some fun I” cried GX‘aCd ‘I‘hutcner, as she entered the boudoir of her friend Lily Atherton, and found sev- eral of her acquaintances there. “I’ve been to ball, and thuatres, and sleigh-rides, with out number, and I’m tired to death of ti emh all. Do, somnbody help me to find so me- thing else to do I” “Certainly,” responded Lily, “here is this scam [or you to sew up ;” handing her, as Shc spoke, a garment of coarse unbleached cot- ton. “We are all busy working for the Mission, and I am very glad you came just in time to help us.” “Help! I hélp! What, to sew that coarse thin; ? Lily, are you crazy ? I never touched such a thing in my life I” And the pretty beauty drew back, as if really afraid of the harmless cloth. “Then it is high time you did,” persisted Lily. “ Here are needles and thread, and a thimble, in this basket; so be a good girl, and go to work.” “ W012, if I must, I must,” sighed Grace, who, on glancing about, perceived that all the others had similar work. “But do you really think it charity to give such awful stuff to anybody?" she inquired, Very seri- ously,afterafew moments’ silence, during which she had selected and threaded her needle. “It seems to me it would be perfect torture to wear such garments. Something like the hair shirts that monks wear as a penarice.’: “Ah, Gracie,” said Lily, “you have not seen the poor creatures to whom these arti- cles are given, or you would realize that warm serviceable clothes are what they need. Wont you go with me some day to visit them?” “No indeed!" cried her friend, with a. shudden, “I’ll give you some money for them, if you like, but I always dislike so much to see poor peeple." “I shall be very glad of your donation, Grace, but I really wish you would go with me. You would be interested, I am sure; and you have such abundant means to do good.” _ ' “Well, 1’11 see about it, if it will may oblige you,” answered Grace, carelessly; and there was a short pause, during which the needles flew briskly. It was broken by Grace, the irrepressible; who hastily sprang up, overturning work and basket, exclaim- ing, “I’ve found it, girls 1” “What, your needle?" asked one. “I should think you might have lost twenty with such a spring as that.” “No, not Illâ€"0 neédlc, but the plan for; some fun.’ “What is it? Tell us I” cried several voices, and the work was suddenly abandon- ed by all but Lily, as they crowded round Grace. «' “In the first place,” she began, solemnly, but with dancing eyes, “you know it is Leap Year.” “Yes, yes,” in a. chorus from the rest. “And that in Leap Year we damsels have certain rights and privileges denied us at other. Now, I propose that we each select some gentleman of our acquaintance, and write him a note, making a formal oficr of our heart and hand, but we will not Sign it.” “Then how shali we get an answer ‘2” in- quired one. V" . . ‘ r 1' . “ We will appoint some place ofmecting if they feel inclined to accept, and then we will watch to see what they do.” 1 would not sign my name to such a. (locu- mcnt; but merely to write it, and have the fun of seeing the gentlemen go poking 011' to keep their appointments, and no one there to meet them, is no harm, Do you think it is, girls ‘2’, she added, turning to the group. “Surely, Grace,” said Lily, gravely, “ you would not do such an unmaidcnly thing '2” “ Why would I not do it '1” nhd whit is it unumidcnly'fl demanded Grace. " Of course gillb L 7 1311\1 (lu\l\.\t’ Lullllllé lU LLLV h5u\|kln They, however, though not quite so de- cided in their opinions as Lily, preferred not to join in the sport; “ they were afraid, and they might be found out,” etc.7 0th all but Belle Morton, a gay, fun-loving girl, who had been with Grace in all her school girl serupm. “Come home with me then,” cried Grace, “and we’ll work out the details ,of our piot so as not to shock the puritanical company. “Goodby, girls," she continued, gayly. l‘Good-by, Lily of the valley. I’ll come and sew again when I want another inspiration.” And she departed with B0110, unmindlul of Lily’s cntreuties not to carry out her pro- ject. ‘. ,1 . ... .1 r- 1 1 “I’m ready,” she said. “I nevér will ideâ€" scrt Mr. Micawber; in other words, 1’” help you, as usual, in that or anything else, fox the sake of a frolic." ’ Seated in Grace’s library the friends wrote and rc-wrote epistles to various gentlemen of their acquaintance, but still were unsatis- fied with the result. At length Grace flung aside her pen, exâ€" claiming, “Listen to this Belle ! It is much better than the other plan,” and she read as foll ows: “ To Henry Archer. Esq. “ DEAR FRIEND : I have long been aware of your real feeling toward me, and trusted that time would enable you to overcome your diffidence, and allow you to tell me of your love, and make us both happy ; but as I see no prospect of this, I venture to take ad- vantage of the privilege of Leap Year, and tell you that I most sincerely love and es. teem you. Please do not write an answer to this, but if inclined to forgive my forward ness, and accept my proposal, meet me to. morrow night at eleven o’clock in Mrs Gray ’5 conservatory. Very truly yours, “ LI'IY ATHERTOH." “Why, Grace Thatcher! W but do you mean? You will surely never send that to Harry Archer l” exclaimed Belle, utterly aghast at the bare idea. ‘ 7-, ,,,1ri_ “Indeed I will, Belle; and Lily ought to be much obliged to me for doing so. Any- body can see that Harry Archer warships the ground she treads on; but she is so quietand reserved that he has no encour- agementto propose. When they once get together in Mrs. Gray's conservatory with thatletter,they must come to an under- standing. Iknow Lily is to be at Mrs. Gray’s party, and of course Mr. Archer will, as he is Mr. Gray’s nephew. “But now there is one trouble,” she con- tinued. “ Mr. Archer knows my writing, for one day he and I helped Mrs. Gray wxite some invitations. Can’t you copy it for me Belle ?” “ Yes ” said Belle, rather thoughtfully for her; -‘ but are you sure you had better send it 'I I shouldn’t quite like such a trick played on me, would you?” ‘1 I shouldn’t care! not one bit 1” declared Grace, emphatically, shaking back her long riuglets. “ If any one served me so, I could get out of it well enough. Because you see," she added, “I c‘on’t care anything about any one ; so I should be perfectly cool and self- possessed.” n 1 ,M,‘ 1n_:_r.._ rm ~_‘A_:/..I “1 mlist go now, Grace,” 3110 said, as she finished. “ I promised to be home early. 1 shall see you to-morrow evening at Mrs. Gray's." and the friends parted. . 1 ,,n.‘J “ Of course] Why not he as well as an- other ?" returned Grace. But Belle noted the sudden flush on her cheek. 7771‘ Well, I’ll copy it,” she said. “ are you going to witness the tender Gracg, £01: I‘suppose you mean to 2'" .‘n,,, “v- “‘13:;én'if it were Edward Fairfax?" queried Belle, archly. “ Cértainly," replied Grace. “ I would not miss that for anything. I’ll hide in the con- servatory, and no one will be the wiser. But now copy lhis,” she added, tossing the note to Belle, who obeyed. «x '1,l,1. As B0110 hurried along the street she could scarcely maintain a becoming gravity ; and when she entered the room she burst into a merry laugh. , _ “WA. “ I’ll do it! I certainly will l” she exclaimed. “ If Grace is so perfectly willing that any one ahould play her such a trick, I’ll just make another copy of her note to Edward Fairfax. How neatly I smuggled hcr rough draft of it, and a sheet of note-paper with her monogram, nto my pocket! And she talks ofthcir thank- ing boy '2 I am sure Edward Fairfax ought to thank me, for he is as proud as Lucifer, and THE TlBLEs‘ 'l‘ URNED. But how meeting, as poor as a church mouse ; and he would not ofler himself to the beautiful heiress, Grace Thatcher, for any earthly n-onsideration ; and to see the way he stands and gazes at her in any party where they chance to meet, is enough to give one the blues! No, 1101 I’ll settle your business, sir.” And snatehing up a pen, a very few moments sufficed to make another copy of Grace’s note, the only alter- ation being that Grace’s and Mr. Fairfax’s names were substituted ful‘ those of Lily and Harry Archer. 'l‘he missivc being duly posted, she impatiently awaited the next evening. Before accompanying her to Mrs. Gray‘s, owever, let us take one more look at Lily Atherton. Her friends had remained sewing until nearly dark, and on their ueparture she had joined her mother at the teatable. Soon after that meal was over Mr. Archer was an. nounced. and from his reception by both ladies, it was evident that he was a frequent. and welcome guest. The truth wasY that he had been for months Lily’s accepted suitor ; and owing to her being in mourning for her father, the engagement had been kept strict- ly private. Now that Lily had begun once more to mingle In society, further conceal- ment was not cared for, and the marriage was soon to take place. Mr. Archer seemed more sedate than usuai, and in the pauses of conversation, idly turned the leaves of Lily’s autograph album. Sud- denly his face lighted up, and drawing a note from his pocket, he cuger] y compared the writing it contained with one of the auto. graphs. “ What interests you so much, Harry?” asked Lily, coming to his side. “ May I see ‘2” “ Yes, you may now, though had I not discovered the author, you should not,” said Archer, handing her the note which my readers will readily divine was the one copied for Grace by Belle. Lily's face flushed indignantly as she read. *‘ 0, how could they do such a thing 1" she exclaimed. hSurely, Harry, you did not believe I knew anything of it ’3” she asked, anxiously. “No indeed, dearest. I knew you too well for that; and besides, it is evidently written by one who know nothing or our engagement. But I confess it annoyed me to think that any one should thus meddle with our private affairs, and I was vainly trying to think who it cou:d be, when I saw Belle Morton’s autograph here, and recog- nized the very peculiar writing.” Lily explained Grace's plafi of the after- noon, and expressed her belief that she also had some share in this letter. “They will watch us closely to-morrow evening, Lily," said Barry. “Suppose we stroll into the conservatory about 11 o'clock and confront the conspirators.” To this Lily agreed. Mrs. Gray’s party was a most brilliant af- fair, and the crowd of guests so great that Grace and Belle did not meet until just be- fore eleven o'clock. “Are you bound for the conscrvatory, Grace?” whispered her friend, with a mis- chievous look in her eyes. “ch,” replied Grace. “They am: here, and it is almost time, so am m‘oz‘r." she moved hastily away. “That‘s all riglii’,” soliloquized Belle, “for Edward Fairfax has becn there for ten min- utes past. When I pooped in he was read- ing over the note, and, unless I'm much mis- taken, pressing it to his lips. But 1 must get where I can see them.’ Grace, in the Inczmtime,’had passcd swiftly through the conservatory until she camc to u bountiful fountain near which was a scat so surrounded by tall orange trees and olcnndcrs that she thought she would he cfi‘cctuzrlly screened from observation. To her surprise, howcvcr the scat was already uccupicd, and by Edward Fairfax! Hastin springing tohcr side, he exclaimed in low impassioned tones: ‘1 Dearest Grace, how '2“) I ever thank you for your gemrous zwowal of love? Had our positions been differentâ€"had I been rich and influential, instead of a poor artist, 1 should not have been pleased to have the offer come from you ; but as it is, 1 can only strive by a. lifeâ€"long devotion to repay the sacrifice that this confession must have been to you.” Lnd as he concluded, he drew her fondly to him and stooped to impress a kiss on her lips ; but G race was too quick for him, and starting buck, cried: “ 1 do not underhtand you, Mr. Fairfax! Of what avowal do yoprspegk?” Grace gave one glance at its contents, and realizing @110 3711910, gxclaimm}: “0 13311.3! Benet how could you?” And sinking on the seat, covered her face with her hands. “ Of this," replied hér lover, drawing forth Bella’s note and cxfiending ifi to her. Mr. Fairfax stood astonished and in‘csolute. He could not fathom the mystery. At length some light broke on his mind, and he asked gently : “ Did you write this note, Miss Grace 7” “ Never,” sobbed Grace. “Then I must ask your pardcn, and id you farewell,” said Fairfax, sadly. Grace made no reply. “ Will you not shake hands as a token that you forgive my innocent share in this wretch- ed trick 7” he asked. Grace slowly raised her head and extended her hand. As she did so she caught a glimpse of his sad face, and the love she had so long hidden, asserted itself, and shone in her eyes. “ It is I who should ask forgiveness,” she said, timidly. “ You do not understand now wicked I have been ; but indeed I did no! realize it till now.’7 Fairfax caught her rapturoust in his arms. “ Say that you did not realize-till now that you loved me,” he whispered, “ and I care for nothing more.” lUl uuuuut', Luvlu. “ And say you forgive me, for I'm ashamed of myself,“ burst in Bulle, who suddenly ap~ peared before them. “ That is, I’m half ashamed and half glad,” she added, as she glanced from one to the other. 0751’“ both forgive and thank you," said, Fairfax, at once comprehending that L‘clla had written the offending note. “ And so will I,” added Grace, nestling her hand into that of "her lover, “ though I must tell my share of it, Belle. I hope my note has done no more mischief than yours.” “None at all,” said a, pleasant voice behind them, and turning: suddenly, the trio bchcld Archer and Lily sfianding near. “Many thanks for your kind efforts in my behalf, ladies," said Archer, laughing. “Had Lily and I not been cngugcdsix months ago, they would doubtless have boon crowned with as compch success as I sco they have been in another direction." "Allow us to offer our most sincere con. gratulntions, Grace, dear," said Lily, kindly, as she and Archer, accompanied by 130110, moved cousidcmlcly away. l’erhaps the best drawing-room game of all is that called Words, an invcntion not only entertaining in itself, but exceedingly useful to all young people (and between ourselves, to a good many grown-up folks) as a Royal Road to spelling. It is played in this way : each person, as in the game of Historical Pie ares, is provided with a pencil and sheet of p: per, an i a word of moderate length 1 but with us many vowels as possible) is public- ly fixed upon, and written down upon it. The object is to break the word thus given into as many words as possible, using only the same letters; and he Who makes most words out of itâ€"unthonght of by the rest of the companyâ€"wins the game. Any word may be fixed upon for this experiment, but the words to be derived from it may not be names of places, nor perfect tenSes, nor per- ticiples of verbs, nor plurals ; and they must- consist of not less than {our letters. Thus, suppose Cambridge be the word selected. would it be imagined that comparatively short word breaks up into sixty-one others 1 Bridge, image, ream, ridge, badger, crag, bride, acre, admire, game, dear, brig, crib, care, braid, ride, card, dream, dame, mare, A Drawing-room Game. both And gird, raid, bard, beam, abide, bare, garb, mire, drab, amber, bier, bear, bird, grab, grace, gear, .dare, rice, race, mead, crab, brace, bead, cram, grade, read, brim, cigar, dire, dram, cadi, rage, grim, cider, maid, cream, badge, crime, cage, drag, mirage. There may be many others; but a novice who attempts this game may he very clever if he hits upon half of these within the time allowed for their discovery, which is five minutes. Nothing but practice can make perfect at this amusement, and a child who is acquainted with it can run ofl‘ fifty words, while a highly intellectual adult is painfully setting down his ten. But it is not the number of woxds, it must be remembered, that gains the victory, but their comparitivc rarity, since all those that appear on depliâ€" cate lists are cancelled, and do for nothing. When the clock on the mantel-piece announ- ces that the five minutes are over, every- body is bound to stop, and then each dc- clares how many words he has cnvolved one of the original. He who' has made most (whom we will call A), reads them out from his own list aloud, and B, 0, D7 8w. cry out, “ Ah, I’ve got that! "’ whenever the word appeals in their list also, and it is struck out accordingly. It is like the show of hands at an election. 11: may he flattering to A’s vanity to have got the most words, but llt‘ may not be the chosen candidate for all that. It is possible to have made fifty, and yet not one them to be worth anything, since they may be so common-place that one or other of the rest of the company is sure to have pitched upon them also. In the present case, such words as Crib, Care, Card, for exâ€" ample, are sure to be cancelled, while Mir- age, Image, and Cadi have a good chance of remaining unchallenged. The game is real. 1y an excellent one ; but when played among grown folks, only good-natured peo- ple that don’t mind being laughed at. should indulge in it, for the mistakes in spelling thus publicly disclosed are always numerous. â€"â€"C’]1ambcr'5 Journal. Against all ehambornniids of whatever age or nationality, I launch the curse of Bachelor- duml Because ? They always put the pillows at the oppo- site end of the bed from the gas burner, so that while you read and smoke before sleep- ing, (as is the ancient and honored custom of bachelors)= you have to hold your book aloft in an uncomfortable position, to keep the light from dazzling your eyes. “If they cannot get the light in an inconâ€" venient position any other way, they move the bed. Ifyou pull your trunk out six inches from the wall so that the lid will stay up when you opsn if, they always shove that trunk back again. They do it on purpose. They always put your boots into inucc hlc places. They chiefly enjoy deposi mg them as far under the bed as the wall will permit. This is bcmuse it compels you to get down in an undignificd attitude and make wild sweeps for them in the dark with the bootâ€"jack and swear. They always put the mutuh box in some other place. They hunt up a now place for it- every (lay7 and put a bottle 01' other perish- able glass thing where the box stood before. This is to cause you to b11111; that glass lhiug groping uboutin the dark, and get yourself into trouble. No matter where you put anything, they won’t let it stay there. They will take it and move it the first chance they get. Thuy always save up the oildfi scraps of printed rubbish you throw on the floor: and start the fire with your ynluabk manuscripts. And they use 'morc hair oil than any six men. They keep always coming to make your bed before you get up, thus destroying your rest and inflicting agony upon you, but after vou gut up, they don’t come any more till the next day. Although the Stock and Bonds of this great highway of commerce are chietly held in England, We must ever watch with deep interest the semi-annual Reports of the Com- pany; and we are sure that every one will be glad to know that the Managers of the Road have been enabled to declare a fair and reasonable dividend to the shareholders, after the recent heavy expenditures which have been made to bring it up to its present high state of efficiency. ‘1‘ he public general- ly have little conception of the enor- mous capital required to construct and run such a railway. By this lteport, the total expenditure up to the 3lst January last was £5,985,563 sterling, while the company is about to expend, during the present sea- son, a further sum of £374,015, to afford railway facilities to other sections, not in- ferior in fertility to our own. The condi- tion of the roadway has been so mu;h im- proved by such outlay that the Chicago Night Express is enablrd now to run with regularity from the Bridge to Detroit, the distance of 229 miles, in eight hours ard five minutes, being two hours” and ten min- utes less than the time of the Morning Express. Already seventy. nine miles have been laid with steel rails, while it is proposed to add about eighty miles in 1872, and complete the re- mainder of the main line with steel in 1873, whereby the Great Western must retain the high reputation which it already enjoys of being one of the best roads on this conti- nent. And just as has been observed in re- gard to the roadway, so may it be in regard to the minute details of management. The Americans all remark the elegance and cleanliness of the carriages, the civility and respectful bearing of the officials, and the great pleasure which they always have in passing over this Canadian road. We believe that the punctuality and regularity in running the trainsâ€"the feeling of saiety and great comfort enjoyed by the traveling public upon this roamâ€"ail tend to attract the large volume of through passen- ger traiiie that enables it to compete so suc- , cessfully with the South Shore road and 1 other great thoroughfares. We scarcely re- alize to ourselves all the advantages of hav- ing such a road running through so many of our own trade centres, benefiting in a multi- tude of ways every individual interest, both in town and country. Reaping such exâ€" tended benefits as we do from the superior management of this road, we may well re joice to learn that its Stockholders receive a rea=onablc dividend,and its financial success, made known in England, may possess another value for usâ€"may have the eiYect of inspiring confidence amongst British capital- ists in other Railway undertakings which will now be very soon require to develop our great Northvwest territory, on the banks of the Assiniboine and Saskatchewan. We have also felt that it ought to be the policy of our Government, and the policy of our people, to protect the rights and interests of a first class Road, such as the Great Western â€"â€"a Road that has conieired benefits of the greatest importance upon the country.-lVood- stock Times. â€"'1‘he Portage Lake Mining Gazelle records the following society conversation 2 Young gentlemanâ€"The assembly here this evening, Miss «- , far exceeds Mr. Van Arden‘s un- tlcipation. Young ladyâ€"Hay, w’at yer say ‘2 Young g ntleman (voice a key higher)â€"Thc assembly here this evening far exceeds Mr. Van Ardcn’s anticipation. Young lady (look. ing in wenderment)~â€"W’at yer say '2 Young gentleman (slightly rufiied)â€"There is a dâ€"d big crowd here to-night, Miss . Young lady (brightening up)â€"Ye-sir-reo-bob, there â€"'l'hc Irish members of the English House of Commons in favor of Home Rule have decided to postpone Parliamentary ac- tion on the questlon for a year. For the present, they content themselves with dining together once a. week during the session, in order to talk over their prospects, and to at. tempt to make converts of their Visitors over the wine. Mark Twain on ('lmmbernmids. Una: Western Railway. HALF-YEARLY REPORT -â€"â€"Aztec relics have recently been dug up in California. â€"-Chicago now dates from B. F.â€"-bcfore the fire, â€"Boston has a policeman ninety yearsrold, who has been in the department nearly 44 years. -â€"Thc Michigan Central will be double- tracked between Detroit and Ypsilanti by midsummer. â€"'l‘he gross products of manufactures throughout tho United States last year amounted to four thousand million dollars. -â€"â€"Retums of the Massachusetts bureau of labor statistics Show that the cash value of farms in that State hasfilccrcascd $7,000,000, within the past ten years. â€"-Mary1and J ews are obliged to leave that State in order to marry, as marriages are not. valid there unless performed by a “minister of the gospel.” -â€"Last week at an up-town funeral in New York, three of the pull-bearers, while carry- ing the coffin from the house to the hoarse, were robbcd of their w xtchcs. -â€"â€"The total number of hogs packed in the West during the past, season was 4,782,413, an increase of 1,159,000 over the previous year. The value of the hogs was $55,800,000. â€"A storm on lake Winnebago recently drove a large mass of ice, twenty-five miles long, twelve miles Wide and three feet thick, ashore, with such force that trees two feet thick were uprooted and large rocks carried rods from the lake. The ice was piled up 40 feet high in many places. -â€"San Francisco has a hotel which is under the cxcluswe management of the fair sex. The proprietor, waiters, clerks, uboots," and other officials are all ladies, and the bariendress is said to make the best drink in the State, and to hoist in an occasional one herself with great nonchalcucu. â€"â€"Notwithstanding the strenuous objec- tions, made to liccnsing the social evil, it seems to have a beneficial rnsult in Louis. The decrease in the number of abandoned women there is stated at 45 per cent. during the past year. It is said that this excrcscnce on the body politic cannot boar publicit)‘,aud (lwindles away beneath it. -â€"-A mammoth century plant, forty feet in height and weighing three and a half tons, has been shipped from near Jacksonville, Flat, to parties in New YOIk. The plant is on the eve of blooming the second time, and is therefore nearly two hundred years old. It may well be doubted whether in beauty and grandeur of appearance this plant has its equal on the continent. -â€"A touching incident is reported from Uhatanoogu. An utter stranger called on a respectable farmer last week and asked him if his house had not been robbed during the war. The farmer replied that it had. “ I,” said the st» ‘anger, “ was one of the mnrauding party that did it. I tool; a little silver locket.” “ That locket,” said the farmer, bursting into tears, “ had been worn by my dear, dead child.” “ Here it is,” replied the stranger, visibly affected: “ ] um rich ; let me make restitution; here are $20 for your little son.” He gave the farmm a $50 bill and received $30 in 0113110“. He then wrungr the farmer's hand warmly and left. The farmer has since dried his tears and loaded his shotgun. The $50 bill was bad. â€"Tkxcre is no great man, says Emerson, who has not left his testimony ior libexty and justice. â€"-Thc three gauges of modcr railroads are said to be the broad gaugefihc mm'ow gauge, and the “ mortgagu.’ â€"Capmin Maflitpf the Confudcmtc czuisur Florida, has abandoned active piracy and plunged into the extensive cultivation of the peanut, in North Carolina. â€"An 10sz woman has invented 1L wash- ing machine, and has already had it patented. She walked (AT from her husband the day after she received her patent. â€"A commissioner of deeds in a. neighbor- ing city was somewhat nonplusscd the other day. He asked a woman,whosc acknowledg- ment eta deed he was taking : “ Do you execute this deed without any fear or com- pulsion of your husband “I” “ Fear ()1 my husband !” exclaimed the irate lady. “ Heâ€" compelomel You’re a fool!” And she swept indignant]; from the office. -â€"’l‘he rapid growth and extraordinary veracity of the pickcrcl are almost incredible. Two young pickerel three inches long were recently put into a trough with a great quan- tity of little minnows of about one inch in length ; and these two pickewl ate 128 minâ€" nows the first day ; 132 the second; and 152 the third 1 and they increased one inch in forty-eight hours! They were mere machines for the assassination of other organisms. â€"-â€"The Danbury J'cws says: “How any un- prejudiccd man can look upon the present sized penny-cake of maple sugar, and claim that the world is growing better, passes our comprehension.” -â€"-'1“Jc best defense for lying that we ever read is the remark of Charies Lamb, related by Leigh Hunt, :hat “truth was precious, and not to be wasted on everybod§ ." â€"This has a. double significance : ‘-’ A pa- per recently read before the French acadcmy of sr- 211cc by one of thc mostdistinguishcd physniuns of France said Lhat after the gOY- crmncnt troops cuteer I’uris it was found that the bodies of soldiers, killed in the strcots, decayed much less rapidly than did those of the communists. This was attributed to the fact that communists were greatly ml (licth to the usc‘of intoxicating drinks. Of 441 corpses cxaminud, 290 Wore those ul‘no- torious drunkards.” -â€"-It is fortunate that there are no Darwinâ€" imrs on the Committh for revising the trans- lution of the Scriptures, For one of thth School suggests the following reading for the fifteenth and sixteenth verses of the one hun- dred and thirtieth Psalm: My protoplusm was not hidden from thee when, far back in in the Silurian epoch, I floated on the sea a frilled and flouuced Medusa. Year, in ages still more remote7 before diilerentiation had begun, thine eyes did see my Eill‘COdC, and in thy thought my limbs tool: form before they were evolved. â€"'l‘he style of architecture of the new municipal buildings at Renfrew is a. free adaptation of modern French Gothic, with a coloring of Scottish baroniul. The principal front, towards Hairst street, presents a tagade 70 feet in length, two storeys in hight, with a massive tower at the north-east corner 21 feet square. It is finisher. at the angles with corbeled turrets, and rises to a. hight of 105 feet to the platform of its lofty roof, finished with rich ornamental oresting and finials. The walls are built in the random ruble style. Judging from the architect’s plan the buildiné,r will be very handsome in appear- ance. ~Burglars at Elora. -â€"-Tlrc San Francisco markets lcceived 25,000 pounds of strawberries in a. single day last month. â€"Bud cooking on the part of a wife has been holdby a Texas judge to be sufficient grounds for a divorce. --B0gus silver dimes and ball dimes pur- porting to be of Canadian coinage are in cir- culation in New York State. â€"â€"It is a curious fact that although Eng- land has produced a number of poetsflreland has produced Moore. Scotia. â€"â€"Judgcâ€"-I fine Tim Leary five dollars for assault and battery on Pat Maloy. Pat Ma- loy « But, your honor, I want more damages. He blacked me eye’ and it I had been in- vited to a tea party, I couldn’t have gone. J udgeâ€"â€"The court knows nothing about con- sequential damages. You must carry your -ase to Geneva. Adjourned. Mayflowers pretty and beautiful in Nova UNITED STATES. G LE .L‘V'iNGS. â€"â€"Tichborne bonds are again looking up. -â€"-The Derby is run the last Wednesday of tho present month. Lâ€"Thc receipts of the Society for the Pro- pagation of the Gospel for last year were £67,994. _ â€"A Sheffieid scythe-grinder has been “rat- tencd” for employing his son at the grinding wheel. él‘he New Testament Revision Com mit- tce sitting at Westminster Abbey have con- cluded their ninctccnth sitting this year. ‘ -â€" A panorama. of the scenery along the railway, between New York and San Fran. cisco, is present being (xixibited in Edin- burgh. â€"-Sir Lcopold M’Clintock, the well-known Arctic explorer, has raceiv~~d the valuable appointment of Admiral-Superintendent at Portsmouth, â€"1‘hat charming spot, Richmond, in Eng- landâ€"so celebrated for its Star and Garter dinners and delicious “Maids of Honor "â€"is ‘to be made a huge military depot. â€"An “old boy” of Marlborough School, England, has been arrested for thieving jewelry from other “ old boys ” while on a visit to them recently at the University of Oxford. -â€"Furty-seven thousand persons die annm a-lly in Engrand of consumption, which the London Telegraph calls “ a. scourge, compared to which cholera IS a jest and war a diver- sion.” â€"-â€"At a meeting of the Senate of the Uni- versity of London, hold on the 25th ultimo, Dr. Arthur Gamgec, of Edinburgh, was elect- ed to the office of Examinel in Forensic Medicine in the University. -Miss Jex-Blake delivered a lecture in St. George’s Hal], Langham Place, London, on the ZGth ult., on "Medical Education of Wo- men,” with special reference to events in the University of Edinburgh. ' ‘hc Earl of Shalt-esbury presided. â€"â€"Mr. Ayx'cs, a wine merchant, amused himself while journeying in a first-class car- riuge on the London and South-Western Railway,not by whiltling the benches, but by cutting away the armlets, hat-straps, and blinds. Sad to relate, the magistrats sentenced this malicious mischief-deer to two months‘ hard labor in the house of cor- rection. â€"On the 21th of April, says the London Telex/mph, the steamer Medway, with 300 emigrants, left the Victorlu Docks, bound for the western ports of Quebec and Montreal. The men were a. stalwart set of fellows, and for the most part navvies and farm laborers. By sheer frugality and industry they have managed to raise the passage money (six guineas each). About fifty of them being members of the Cowcross Mission Emigra- tion Club, received assistance to the extent of 165. each, and by an arrangement with the Government authorities will receive free passes on the Canadian railways to their various destinations. The Medway is now in port at Montual. -â€"-Thc annual meeting of the. British Soâ€" ciety for the Liberation of Re gion from State Patronage and Control was held on May 1, in Mr. Spurgeon’s grnt chapel, the Tabernacle, at; N ewington7 London, upward of 4,000 people being,r present. Resolutions, pledging the meeting:r to continued agitation in favor of the disestablislnncnt and disenâ€" dowmcnt of the English Church, were carried unanimously. Continued reference \ 'st made during the meeting to the present pos1tion of the education question in lu‘nglund7 and a. strong determination expressed to leave no stone unturned to obtain purer secular in- truetion in State schools. â€"Organizing benevolence is now the aim of the leading philanthropist of “London For this purpose they have started a society, the purpose of which is to inquire into the act- ual condition of applicants for charity, and thus save the charitable from being swin died through responding to the fictitious claims ot iniposters. It is not primarily an aims-giver, but an inquircr. It has its offiâ€" ces in various parts of the city, and emâ€" ploys agents judiciously selected for its pur- poseâ€"«exâ€"policemen and others who are not to be easily humbuggedâ€"who investigate cases of alleged dcstitution. Its aim is not only to ascartain the condition of the poor, but to find out what charitable agencies ex- ist in a. given district, and what perâ€" sons are specially deserving of notice by such agency. A person importun- ed by a beggar can go to one of the officers of this society and find out all about him, whether he has any stated occupation, the time he has been out of work, his habits, and the amount of relief he has received from the parish or charitable societies, It the society has no record of him it will make the neces sary inquiries, free of cost. The promiscuâ€" ous bestow ment 0! alms in the street is rather a crime than a matter of commendation to those who act in this manner. Nine-tenths of the street beggars are imposters, who have no claim upon the public. They will not work, and should be arrested and made to earn their livings. The London plan has great merit, and could be copied in this city with good effect. Of the wit thth cam convey reproof with the liCCHCSi: sting, and yet without giving ofl'cnse, unless he who takes it mztkesit, there are numerous examples in both Houses. The very best, or certainly among the very best, of those specimens came, in the Lords, from Bishop Atterhury; in the Commons, from Pitt. The former example is well known, but it will bear recalling to the memory of those who may have let it slip from their memorabilia. Atterblu‘y hzul ob- served, of some bill before the Lords, that he had, in a previous sessiony prophesied that an attempt would be made to bringr in this bill ; and he regretted that his prophecy had come true. 011 this, ever Mustering and hlundering', Coningshy started to his feet, and ridiculed the prelute for liken- ing himself to it prophet. “But, for my part,” said Comingshy, ‘4 I don't know what prophet to liken him to, unless it be that furious prophet llalaam who was reâ€" proved by his own ass.” To this, ever cool and self-possessed, Atterbury replied, “Since the noble lord has discovered in our manners such a similitude, I well content to be com- pared with the prophet Balaam But, my lord, I: am at a loss how to make out the other part of the parallel. I am sure that I have been rcproved by nobody but his Lord- ship l” The elder Pitt was as brilliant in the Com- mons as he hereafter became, when Earl of Chatham, in the Lords. In both Houses, he gave many instances. We take a character- istic one from the Commons. In a debate, Mr. Moreton happened to say, “King, Lords and Commons,“ adding, as he looked at Pitt, “or, as the honorable gentleman, would prefer to put it, Commons, Lords and Kings.” Pitt rose : he had often, he told the House, been. surprised ; now, his blood ran cold. He moved that the words be taken down. The Clerk of the House obeyed, and at the words of Pitt, so‘emnly uttered, “Bring them to me 1” Mr. Moreton fell into such afright that he appealed to the Speaker, protesting that he had really meant nothing. “King, Lords, Commons l Lords, King, Commons, Commons, Lords, King ! Trz'a juncta in 11720. I meant nothing. In- deed, I meant nothing I” He looked at Pitt, and Pltt gravely rejoined, “I don’t wish to push the matter further. The moment a man acknowledges his error, he ceases to be guilty. I have a great regard for the honora- ble member, and, as an instance of that re- gard, I give him this advice. Whenever that member means nothing, I recommend him to say nothing l"-â€"Tun1ple Bar. ' ~Senator Schurz is reported as saying that, in his opinion, the Cincinnati nomina- tions are considerably stronger among his German friends than they were a week ago. GEE AT BRITAIN. Wit in l’an'limueni. â€"-There are said to be fiftyâ€"one thousand CAinamcn in Cuba. â€"-Thc Japanese government have issued a decree for the toleration of Christmnity throughout the country. -â€"Forging the sword into the plowshare is changed into moulding the cannon into bells in Germany. The Prussians are melzing large Lumburs of captured cannon and mak- ing bells for the various cathedrals of the large cities. I â€"E-ngland has quietly “absorbed” the is- land of Sumatra, in the Indian Ocean, by some arrangement with its Dun-1} owpcrs. _ â€"-The number (1" inhabitants to a house is as follows in the following cities: Lon- don 8 ; Berlin 32 ; Paris, 35 ; St Petersburg, 52; Vienna, 55. The mortality keeps pace with these numbers, being lowest in London and highest in Vienna. â€"The French Government has not yet abandoned the idea of taxing raw materials, the Minister of Finance having informed the Budget Committee that he is convinced this is the only means of raising the $28,- 000,000 necessary to balance the budget. â€"-The native population of the Sandwich islands is said to bu dying out with fearful rapidity. In 1823 the population of the islands was estimated at 142,000 and accord- ing to the census of 1860 it was but 63,000, showing a decrcaro of more than oneâ€"half in 40 years. . -â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"> ~ 0 ~ 4 â€"At a wedding in Poughkeepsiu, not long ago. the parents of the bridegroom charged the invited guests ninety cents per head for supper. â€"â€"A German‘latcly married says: “ I vad yoost so easy as a needle could valk out mit a camel’s eye, as to git dcr behind vord mit a vomuns.” â€"-Music, of all the liberal arts, has the greatest influence over the passions, and is that to which the legislator ought to give the greatest encouragement.â€"Napolcou â€"Pctro]eum V. Nusby, it is stud, mums $44,000 per mmum by lecturing and by his notable letters. Mark Twain made $150,000 by his “I nocents Abroad,” and expects $200,000 for “Roughing It." It is well worth while to be verdant and to have been rough at those figures GRAY, RENNIE 00., b‘fiirta, Colin " mes M O N E Y ! $100,000 To :Lend ._AT_.# EIGHT PER CENT !! N0 COMMISSION CHARGED I p: I and One-halflJer Cent. nter HL‘ Half X’esarly, 0n Mortgage of Good me Property. AMERICAN F. 'VV. 137E} ARDIL‘LBT, PROPRIETOR. J. BELL SIMPSON’S SlJEGlFIC I’ILLS, disarming resulting (USCHSCS,SUC11 as lnssiturle, inuhiiiiy for busiv ass, (1111111055 01‘ \‘i>ion, &c. Rnlicrt Arthur, machinist, Catharine street, Hamilton, among hundreds of others, testifies to his cure ol’a very bud case by their use. One box is suffician to pruduce a beneficial result. lfnotprncureii at the druggism hey will he i‘mutlrymnil securely wrapped from observa- tion, on l‘t'CQipti of$1.0:‘y, by the General Agent for lflhnninion, um . nvr The only known euro for N ERY UUS mam LITY,NOUTURNAL EMIS- SIONS, IMI‘OTENCE, J; THOSE 170}? SALE BY THE Burlington (’2: Mo. River 3:3. 00. MILLIONS OF ACRES. Ib'wa' é‘bx‘a’s'kéflléfia’é No part. orprincilml due for two years, and thence (ml (mo-ninth yearly Lill paid in full. Puomu will pay for land and imp'ove- ments within 1helimito!‘ this generous credit. l’fiBe-tter terms were never onercd, su‘cnot n0 1 an}! pqul}:gb1y you); _\‘v111 mm m... ,uumwu “WW n... W. CIRCULARS giving full particulzm are supâ€" plied gratis; any wishiugw induce others to emigrate with themY or to form a. colony, are invited to ask for all they want to dimibute. Apply to GEO. HARRIS, Land Comm’r. For Iowa hands, at, Burlington, Iowa, And {01' Nebraska Lands, at Lincoln, Ne March 26, 1802 mtg, 0n Ten Years" Orcdit at 6 per 0t. Interest. SPRING TRADE, 1872. DAVID McLfiLAN a; Go. 58 KING STREET WEST H A M I L T O N, R15 SHOWING A LARGE AND WELL ASSORTED STUCK 0F GEKTS‘ FURNISHINGS é; JE\\’H.LLRY, SMALL WAlu-Js, FANCY Goons. HUSIJ-ZRY, GLOVES d: CUILSETS, floor SKIRTS AND BUSTLMS. N. B.â€"-Orders by otter promptly and carc- fillly tilled. March 26. 1872. a.f.g. FINGH’S ROYAL TIGER ! Great Clothing Store, T O R O N T O . Canada. Wheat & YINOE’S CLOTHING CAN "1‘ BE BEAT. ONE SODA WATER FOUNTAIN. Genera- tor Sulmost. new, only used about, 3 months), 20y inders, (one cast iron, porcelain lined), 7 syrup bottles, 5 cut, glass tumblers, and 3 silver holdermn good order and ready for immediate use. For particulars address (prepald) DRUGGIST, SPECTATOR Ofl‘ice, Hamiltonaont. Orders by mail caremlw fllled May 13, 4 In My. April 4. 1872. nis‘ Jewellry, May 10, afp. HOW A COMPLETE STOCK 0F A mil 1‘), 1872._ March 26. 1871!. WHOLESALE IMPORTERE, Y 0 UN G STRE ET. TORONTO. TO THE TRADE. IIIN G SCL‘IQJL‘ I!) I J, ‘â€" '_FIFJ RJCS' L‘ X" I!) 45.1{- I433, 01'. AT NEIile; S’l‘AGE] OB‘I‘UCE, Scm‘fs, Ties and flows, Hosiery r" Gloves, 8.11sz \Vares & Trimming}; U mbrol m (70! FOR SALE, CHEAP. A pp] y to BLAIKIE & ALEXANDER, ]0_I{ing Street, East, HA MILTON, ONT FOREIGN. GRAY, RENNIE & CO 'Wix.’ G. STARK, :ngs, Skirts 6c Bustlz: Drawer 91:30 1‘ \V ES’L‘, HOTEL, TORONTO Ham“ Lon 2 in 21.1”.p BETWEEN London, Quebec & Montreal. COMPOSED (“be following It'msT-CLAstnor STEAnmuu-s :- .‘ SCOTLAND, MEDW AY, TICVIOT TVV E El), THA M EH, HECT" )R. NIGER, SEVERN, NILE ADALIA. HE STEAMERS OF THIS LIN 1‘} are intend- ed to sail \VEEKLY, as follows, during the Season of Navigation of 1872,!0 and from [.0219 DON, Qummodz M'DNTREAL, [Calling m. PLY- MOUTI}, Outward, [or Passengers, and leaving the Port EVERY E‘RxDAYJ .Saturd \Vednc; H NUJ”... M EDWA SUUTLAN HECTOR . . . . THAMES . ADALIA , . . . . . . . . ‘ . . . . ‘ , . . And direct every \VEDNHSDAY u u u NIGER. . . , NI LE . . . ‘ ‘ . M E l) \VAY HECTOR .‘ THAMES. . ADALIA. . cum ' - - - - - - $60.00 STBE RAGE - - - - - 24-00 Through Tickets from all l’olnts \Vest at Re- duced Fares. Certificates issued to persons de- sirous of bringing 0m (lllclr friends. Tm :mn Bills of [Aiding issued on the Commem and ln London for all parts 01' Canada, and m the U nitcd States to DETRUlT, MILWAUKEE, CHICAQQ. and other puimrrs 1n}hpWost.. rnv.“rvu'rs n For Erma or 1 ‘sagc, apply to 'I‘EMI‘ER-. LEY’S, CARTER A: JJR»\KE. 21 Billimr 8L, London; WILUOX 6.: \VEEKES, Bnrricnn, Plymouth; Ross ("L (10., Quebec; or ' DAV] D SHA‘V, 9009000 ACRES PINE LANDS how, Excellent Farming and Sp ndizl MICHIGAN ()n which: ‘0, One Thousand Millions of Pine Timber, and Incxliauslihle Quantities of Maple, mock, Elm, Ash. Hemlock, ()nk. die. The gram M lands to the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad Company, to build iheirRoml from Fort Wayne Indiana, to Traverse Bay and Mackinaw, 1\ ichigzin, mmprises ‘ its farming lands every variety of soil, from he n‘ch clay loam, to the light sandy, and they are found in mm suction ()I'Miz-higan, north of the City of (irqu 1 .ipids, and contiguous to this great fl'uit belt. on the eastern shores of Luke Michigan, now being rapidly developed by mi-road and other enter sees. The PINE LAMIS :Ii‘c Situated on the Muske- gon, ans‘mc, Pen» Marquette, White Pine, Tamarack, Pat. and Rouge Rivers, and lying twenty 1111105 on either Mlle 0f the surveyed lino ofsaitlrmul, and are in the heart of the PINE SECTION, from which Chicago is so large» lyiuppllc . n no...“ nn‘O‘nm LJ .â€"uy .u\.\.. FARMING LANDS are sold to actual aettn‘crs, 0N CREDIT, one qmn'teMoWIl, balance in year- ly payments, inter «L7 per cent. Persons do- simus of locations {0' farms will, on uppllm- 1101! at the OFFICE, h GRAND RVAX’IDS, be fur- mshed with Txcxm'u OVER THE ROAD, en- titling mom to RET U RN 0}“ L‘ARES, in the event ufpurclmsing any 01‘ the Company’s farming land. For information about the lands, prices, location, &c., address WM. A. HO‘VARD, Land Commissioner, Title Pelfl'ct. Grand Rapids, Mich. 00m1m~ 39. 1 m 5 w-Mâ€"xm EVERY DEPARTMENT ! I Special Terms BRASS FOUNDER, Plumber, Steam. Fitte‘ry SU'BIBLEP» STOCI{. Special Terms to First Class Men. Slâ€"IO\V FULL LINES AN 1) ‘ Soda. Water Machine Maker. Gas 55 Goal 011 Chandeliers on Hand 63 M ADE 1‘0 ORDER. JOBBING of all KINDS ATTENDED T0 VV 2," and “ N0. 5,"01‘le< brand, nro'unsur- paSs‘ed mr body and brilliancy of shade. Pack- ages contain full net weight. The public are warned that certain mnerhmnds are L) lbs short in every s0~cullcd 25 pound package. Fxnmine L119 brand and do not, be put with inferior} aims. The BEST is always CHEAP- L‘. Sold by respectable donkn‘sin Paints through out Ontario, and to dealers only by [put up in l'ills or Tonic] Creates Healtvhfim‘engthmml vigorous 01111 - cures nervous debiiiLy, weakness. disturbs ' sleep, iowness of spirits, and purities the blood. Pills sent, in buxos, $1 00. Send addressed envo- lope, stumme E K. Brown‘s circular ‘I‘r.Cnn- le)‘,beingtballoting ingredients! E.K.Brown's Holuynx, which speedily forces WHIHKERS and MUHTAUHE to grow heavy and thick in a short Lime. and prevents baldness. neoclm sent in envelope, post, free, for 50 cts. Address E. K. BRO\VN. Box 7, Sh’alfordfl, ngt. HARVEST TOOLS, BL ACKSMIT HS’ TOOLS, TIN, CANADA PLATES, (1:0 ALSO Agents for L110 "CALDER"Pig Iron Nos.l,3. and white. ADAM HOPE & 00., Hamilton Ont. April 8, 1872. a.f.p.-3m. “7111’”; LEADS, “GENUINE.” “No. 2," a_nd “ N0.‘:;_,”_Qgtlns Inqug, n‘ ELIXIR OF STRENGTH HE SUBSCRIBERS OFFER FOR SALE A Large Stock of HELP HARD‘VA RE, BAR IRONv CUT NAILSJIORSE NAILS ‘eb, 24, ’72‘ H. T. Sbll uruum Aluy 18 TEMPERLEY’S LINE. May H May 4, 187‘ D. ARNOTT & CO, H Yongc, and Iâ€"IAI%D WARE ! And every TUESDA‘Y thereafter. RATES OF PASSAGE. QUEBEC TO LONDON: E. K. BROWN’S 15‘3" O 131 S;&LE, “’01! known, never failing. FROM LONDON. 9.) Queen Street, \Vest, Toronto afp-tf F ROM QUE B EC ting the (My are inViLcd to inspectoux' D. ARNOZT & Co. , Mp I; \Vc-llingmn 81., \Vest. “'ILL ELLIOT 3.: Co., “Saturday 20th Apd'll. Wednesday -2}Lp‘ _“ Tuesday, rm may. u u n u 1: 14th ‘ let. Mi}?! 23111 “ 4th June 1)le ‘ DIONTB EAL Z M thereafter. T Iâ€"I TORD N TO . lat May. NJ] “ 15th “ 22nd. “ l,” “N r-t!