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Luis, incensed at the terrible outm e to which his wife had been subjected, eter- mined to revenge himself upon his master. From the crueltxee daily practised toward all his fellow slaves, he felt convinced that he could easily secure the co-operation of a suf- ficient number of them to accomplish his purpose. In a. few days seven of the negroea who had been brought with him from Vueltu de An-ibn, together with the Chinaman, had entered into a solemn league with him to kill Amngo. --Ha rper'q Weekly. Affier they had been on the plantation a short time, Amngo’s mayoral, or overseer, a white man, made improper pro sals to Luis’s Wife. She indignantly reject his advances, and after repeated refusals, the mayoral be- came angry and determined. to take revenge. He therefore went to Arango, and told hun such stories about the woman as to induce him to order that she should be severely Whipped“ \Vhen a slave is whipped in Cuba, it is the custom to la. him prone on the grouqd, ‘folrr others hol his hands and feet, End the lash is then applied to the bare skin. The whi used on these occasions is a most formidab e instrument of punishment. The handle, which is generally of orange wood, is quite thick, and is about three feet long, with a. heavy lash about four feet, tipped with a strongly twisted hem en cracker. With this whip, when wielded y a practical hand, the skin may be cut through at each blow. ' \Vhen the sentence was about to be exe- cuted upon the woman, it was found that she would soon become a. mother. Her fellow slaves hoped that on account of this she might egos. e, thinkin that her condition would prec ude the in 'ction of the punish- ment in the ordinary manner, But this did not avail, and she was whipped in a terrible manner. During the whipping, her child was born. AbBut the middle of J anuary all their plans were laid, and one night they started out to do the deed, but Aran o, from some unex- pected canse, had left t e lantation. Meet- mg the mayoral, they deci ed that he, an the executioner of the cruel and inhuman decrees of his master should pay the penalty. They :wcordingly killed him, and then went and gave themselves up to the authorities at Be~ jucal, telling what they had done. They‘were at once put in prison, and an investigation Wiéhgufi: 30 soon as the sentence became known throughout the town, man of the most in- fluentul citizens interced with the Gover- nor for a. respite for the condemned man. He would not grant it, and the then appealed to the Captain-General, ovellar. These interoessions were in vain, and the repara- tions for the execution was oontinuetf. V THE Rev. Dr. Collis, vicar of Stratford-on- Avon, has issuedan npgeal on behalf of the restoration of the churc of the Holy Trin- it . He wants $50,000 to restore the fabric ofyShaknpem-e’s church as Shakespeare saw it, and $20,000 or $25,000 more to fit up the interior properl and in better fashion than at present. 8 has he that the Free- masons of England, In ia, Germany, and America will undertake the former part of the task as soon as the Grand Master, the Prince of Wales, returns from India ; the second part of the work he thinks might well be left to the public spirit of Stratford and \Var- WiCkshlre. . Arango was not satisfied with the sentences from its decision, and through the influence he brought to bear obtained another trial. This time the prisoners were tried by a court martial composed of officers» of the Spanish arm . On Jan. 26. the Chinaman, and five of t e negroeu were sentenced to death, and the others to extra hard labor on the planta- tion for such time as Aran 0 might deem proper. 0n the evening of t a same day the prisoners were put in the prison chapel and told to prepare for death. The execution was ordered to take place on the following morn- In Spain, and. in all of the Spanish colonies it is the custom to administer the sacrament of the communion to all persons condemned to death in the prison chapel. On this occas- ion, when the priests left the church in the town. bearing with him the Host, they were accompanied on their way to the prison by a lot number of the ladies of the place, who too this way of expressing their sympathy and pity for the men who were about to die. RIDING TO THEIR DOOM. ' Early on the morning of the 26th the prisoners werq taken cot and, announdeil by A gentleman who arrived in New York on the 4th inst, in the steamship City of Vera Cruz, from Havana, gives the following ac- count of the execution of seven persons which took lace on the 25th ultimo on a plantation in Cu 11., called “ El Santo Crista.” This plantation is owned by Francisco Gonzalez Arango, and is situated in the Vuelta de Abuja, near the town of Quibican, in the jur- isdiction of Bejueal. Arango is a. wealthy banter, and is the owner of several sugar intentions. He is about 46 ears of go. ome months ago he bought 8. at of slaves in the Vuelta do Ar- ribn, and had them taken to his plantation, E1 Santo Crista. Among them were an Af- rican woman, her son Luis, a. creole, born in Cuba, his wife, also a creole, and a. Chinese ooolio laborer. Althou h the offence was one that‘p‘reperly came unger the jurisdictien of the regular courts, Arango made a formal complaint be- fore the milita. Governor of Bejucal, alle - iyg Shut the ' 'ng of the mayoral was ohfy the first step towara causing ah insurrection among his slaves in favor of the Cuban insur- gents, and’that Luis and his eight companions were the conspirators. A DOUBLE TRIAL. Upon this information a court martial, composed of officers of volunteer organiza- tions, was convened, and. the nine prisoners tried. The trial did not last long, and the result was that Luis, and two other negroes were sentenced to be shot, the Chinaman and two nogroes were sentenced to the chain gang for ten years, and the remainin three to five years extra. haul work on they antation. 5. strong std, were placed on horses, their "arms tied hind their backs, and their feet securely fastened; Each had a. white hand- kerchief tied about his head, and each was smoking a cigar. The scene is said to have been one of the saddest ever witnessed in Bejnml. All persons watched the proceed- ings with sorrowful faces, and the negroes of the town Were loud in their expresslons of grief, and many of them were in tears. When the procession were formed the prisoners were taken through the plaza, and thence through the princi a! street of the town, to the plantation 1 Santa Cristo. There all the slaves were called out to wit- ness the execution, and Luia’s mother was made to stand first in the line. His wife was too ill in .the infirmary to be present. The prisoners were 'then mide to stand in line, and a platoon of soldiers were drawn u in frgnt of them. Thgy figgd at t}_m_wqr , and the seven men, who all met their fate with courage and resolution, fell at the first fire. Their bodies were then thrown into an ox cart, and removed for immediate burial. SEVEN MEN SHOT TO DEATH. A Terrible Picture of Life on a Cuban Plantation. Love driven back within my breast, Pride volunteered to do the rest. I ceased to argue and implore, And vowed to trouble her no more. Then. 10! the malden’a cheeks grew red, And downward bent the ham hty head; The sweet lips lost their care on smile, And quivered as I paused the while. A Eudden hope within me grow; I dared to think her heart was true. E‘en though her lips, for minchlef‘a sake, Had tried my profl‘ered heart to break. Just what I whispered, never mindi But she-.ahe answered, “Men are blind: When Will they learn a woman‘s nayâ€" By dint of coaxingâ€"means but yea Y" I offered hand and heart and self To Somebodyâ€"a wilful elfâ€"â€" Who heard me through, then turned uway, And answered but a scornful “ Nay I” In vain I strove to lead my case, No gentle ity tou ed her face; But. listen n with olite surprise. She turned mm m ne he: careless eyes. A BARBAROUS OUTRAGE. WILLFULNESS. A VIRGINIA editor predicts that everybody will smoke two centuries hence. - GEORGE ELLIOTI‘, it is said, has been paid $35,000 for a single novel. THE hard substance that a. Massachusetts boy struck in a hay mow with a pitchfork was the head of a sleeping tramp. IT would be just like Mrs. Mackenzie not to marry Bridées after she gets a. divorce. A NEW YORK rofessor makes old women young for five do lars. Cheap enough. Mr. SHOEMAKER, of Nevada, has lost both his feet. Destiny shapes his ends rough. \VHEN a buxom widow in ursuit of a run- away daughter arrived at ichmond, Ky., the other da , a. boarder at the hotel made love to her, orrowed $200 of her, and than, "to crown all, ran away with the (laughter, while the widow Went home alone. doing certain things which Canadian railway men should examine into. Not satisfied with running one train from Paddiugton to Plymouth at the rate of sixty miles an hour, he is now arrangin to run a. train at seventy miles an hour, w ich is about double the speed. of our express trains. A WOMAN may not have so much hair as a. comet, nor so many belts as Jupiter, but she stands at the head of the mysteries of the universe. IT ought to be made a penal offence for any person to write to any of the papers that he has found Charlie Ross. In case he did find the right boy he could be let off on sus- pended sentence. THE lady whom James Gordon Bennett is about to lead to the marriage altar is said to be Miss Ida May, the second daughter of Dr. Frederick May, late of Washington. Miss Ida. is a. lady of great personal attrac- tions and a brilliant mind. Mr. Bennett met: her at Newport last summer, and sur- rendered at once to her charms. Sm DANIEL Goocn, the principal magnate qf phe Greaf: ‘qutern Rafiwgy of_I_<]nglap_d, is “ JENNIE JUNE" writes : “Miss Alcott is tall, to the infinite surprise of many of her admirers, who get the impression that she is a very little person from her books. But she is a good and thoroughly charming wo~ man, utterly free from nonsense, shams, pre- tenses, and ‘ sh ;‘ a. quick and intelligent observer, kin and even loving to children, who in turn soon learn to adore her.” ONE beautiful moonlight night, nine years ago, Bismarck stood on the little bridge that crosses the river Lahn, at Ems, and looking down into the water, tenderly murmured: “ If there is anything I don’t mind, it is to have two or three pretty American girls fool around me." Mr. HENRY BERGH, president of the So- ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ani- mals, prosecuted, durin the past year, 810 cases of cruelty, ordere (mt of harness and sent to their stables or to the veterinary sur- geons 1272 horses and mules, investigated over 1200 complaints, and broke up a couple dozen of contemplated chicken disputes and dog contentions. SIR ANTHONY Ro'mscmm), recently dc- ceased, was something of a wag in his wayâ€" as much so, Eerhaps, as a man of his enor- mous weslt could be and preserve his health. Some years ago there was a. whist club at Paris at which the Rothschilds and other bankers used to lay. One of the bankers died, and the 01; or members of the club were discussing his circumstances. “He was worth five millions of dollars,” says one ; upon which Rothschild remarked, compassionately, “I had no idea he- was in such straitened circumstances.” THE Princess Beatrice has just refused the heart and fortune of a young American 110- bleman. He wrote it all_ 01;}: on a pjecer of MR. FRANCIS, editor of the Troy Times, sends to his paper from China, the following anecdote about Bishop Harris’s recent visit to the 'Methodist missions in that country: “ He preached at a Conference held in Amoy, and made a. rofound impression upon the ‘minds of the hinese brethren. There were present quite a number of Chinese missionar- ies and preachers, and they were especially stirred by the bishop’s fervent appeals and thrilling eloquence. 0n repairing to the steamer, just before leaving, the bishop was accompanied by a, number of the Chris- tian Chinese to see him off. The parting was quite an aflecting scene. One 0 the native missionaries, speaking very earnestly to a Chinese brother, thus expressed his feelings : ‘ Sposee look see ’ (pointing to Bishop Harris) ‘ that b’long number one topside piecee heav- en pidgin man.’ ” Tm; politeness of the Khedivc of Egypt in sending his guests up the Nile in one of his steamers has frequently been commended ; but it turns out now that it is only a way he has of freeing himself from troublesome Borax. So says one of the correspondents at axro. THE second generation of the Rothschilds -â€"-the men Who have consolidated the great house until it is a. power in Europe rather than a. mere firm is rapidly assing away. It is two years since Baron {layer died, and now Baron Anthony has followed. He was a more energetic and cultivated men than his brother, very charitable, very popular, with a fancy for horse-flesh, racing, cattle- breeding, and country life. He was also a cool, hard man of business, distinguishable from other men of business chiefly by the scale of his transactions and the courage of some of his financial adventures. It is un- derstood, however, that he took a. very im- portant shareâ€"indeed, a leading shareâ€"in the business of his house, and his death, together with the numerous breaches which have occurred or must occur in his family, suggests irresistibility the question Whether a. firm like his is iude endent of individual brain, whether it coul go on like a. dynasty for an unknown period, or whether, like an ordinary firm, it must some day come to an end as a, working entity, and its members be lost amon the crowd of the very rich. The Rothschil s have endured a century, and may endure another ; but some day or other they must glide, probebl as very wealthy nobles, into the mass of t a European popu- lations. THE boy Guicowar of Baroda, who ha5 been playing at royalty with the Prince of Wales, is a monarch some twslve ears of age, whose career is a romance. 0n y a few months ago he was a poor boy in an obscure village, of a family who were occasionally pinched for necessaries of life. Suddenly there came for him a grand transformation scene. Through careful enealogical inquiries he was discovered to e collaterally the nearest heir to the disgraced and deposed Guicowar. He was taken from his village with all honor, adopted by the Renee, and placed with elaborate ceremonial on the throne of Baroda; the nobles and state dig- nitaries owned the Villa 9 boy as their mas- ter, and bowed down be are him ; the British Resident did him honor ; the old and silver guns were his; the chains, co ars, aigrettes, and aiguillettes of ems, fabulous in their value, were the inde easible if incidental ap- panage of the youth before whom a month there lay a future of sordid toil. No freak of fiction would be imagined stran er than the amazin revolution in this chi d’s lot. And. how oes he comport himself under conditions which must be so bewilderineg novel to him ? Is he shy, scared? Do the clods of his obscure village and the associa- tions of his old life cling to and hamper him? On the contrary, it is as if for him a wet sponge had been passed over the eat. The boy is as composed and even apat etic in his new osition as if he had been born in the purp e. He accepts homage with a languid placidity of condecension. He negli ently patronizes government secretaries an selfâ€" important residents, apparently regarding all such persons as having been expressly cre- ated to contribute to his convenience. He has fallen naturally and with genuine grace- fulness into a tone of perfect equality and frank, boyish cordiality, wonderfully well blended with di ity, in his intercourse with the Prince of V 'ales. paper and sent it to her, in these \voxfds Luv yu, as Goad is mi Witnus." PERSONAL. \ The jury in the Landis’ homicide case, af- ter coming twice into court for additional instruction, and after an announcement to the Court that they had acquitted the pris- oner of the two counts in the indictment charging murder in the first and second de- grees, and their inability to agree on the counts charging manslau liter and intent to killâ€"were again returns to their delibera- tions, and on Saturday night brought in a final verdict of “ Not guilty, on the ground of insanity." This verdict was manifestly a compromise, but it will neither excite much surprise nor cause much adverse feeling among thoée who recall the prominent cir- cumstances of the case. There were two prominent points of defenceâ€"one that the bullet did not of itself kill Carruth, but that unskilful surgical and medical treatment had caused his death, and the other that Landis was insane when he fired the shot. A com- mission is to be appointed to inquire into the sanity of Mr. Landis at the present time. MOODY AND SANKEY. As announced, Messrs. Moody and Sanhey held a fareWell meetin on Friday night, a very large audience eing present, after which they left for Princeton, where a re markable religious revival is in pro ress among the students of Princeton Col age. They were to hold several services there on Saturday and yesterday, and then roceed to New York to-day. . . . .On Satur ay morn- ing there was an auction sale of the furni- ture used during the revival at the do at. The attendance was large and the bid ing spirited, some of the prices being, to use an auction-room phrase, decidedly “fancy.” The ten thousand and more common \Vind- sor chairs were sold in lots to suit purchasers, the bulk of them bringing an average of 25 cents a-piece. A walnut green rep lounge and Spanish chair to match, used by the re- vivalists, were knocked down at about twice their market valuer These were followed by the sale of a few unimportant articles, after which the towels used by Messrs. Moody and Sankey were taken up. Those used by Mr. Moody were first disposed of at $5 each ; those used by Mr. Sankey were sold at $5.50 a-piece. The reporters‘ tables were sold in a lot at 30 cents each. The platform and pul- pit were knocked down at $125 ; the chair used by Mr. Moody and the one used by Mr. Sankey brought $55 each. A number of or- dinary chairs used by different persons dur- ing the revival brought sums varying from $5 to $50 each. CONVEYANCES TO THE CENTENNIAL GROUND. As yet but one enterprise looking to the organization and development of a special system of carriagp transportation to the Con- tennial -ounds as been established in this city. ’lhis will run, in charge of uniformed employees, a line of new, light and elegant carriages over a desi ated route from the centre of the city to t 1c Centennial grounds, and sell single seats or more at a moderate price. The organizaaion is known as the ‘xhibition Transfer Company, limited, and has contracted for a number of light and ele- gant wagonettes, several of which are now about completed. These are to be placed in servxce at an early day, to run between the city and the Exhibition Grounds, and also from the railroad depots. It is also the in- tention of this Company to run a large num- ber of coupes, larger carriages and omnibuses, either in regular iues or at the will of the passengers, so as to fully meet the demand tor special conveyances. Tickets for the use of these conveyances from depots will be sold by agents of the Union Transfer Company (bagga e express) on trains approaching the city. Vhen all the arrangements are fully completed, the Company will have a number of stands convenient to all points in the city, from which carria es will be run at regular intervals of from five to ten minutes during the day. The arrangements with the Trans- fer Company, which provide for the reserva- tion of seats in the carriages for passengers on incoming trains, is an important feature, and one that will be highly a preciated b the. travelling public. The £0mpany wi l especiall provide for the comfort of ladies and. chilL ren. After March lst it is thought the carriages, which will comfortably seat ten persons, will commence making regular trips between Broad and Chestnut sts., (the oflice of the Com )any). and the Exhibition Grounds. . . . .' ‘he walls of the Centennial Photographic Association building afi'ord 19,880 square feet of exhibition space. The exhibits will be mainly American, but will comprise very interesting collections from Germany, Austria, France, England and other European countries. One hundred and eight names of individuals and firms are al- ready on the list of applications for space. . . . .It is expected that Maryland’s uota to the participation in the Mexican V ar Vet- orans’ Association, in the encampment to be held at the Centennial Grounds, will number 300 men. The veterans will wear a badge coined in the Philadc'l hia mint from the cannon captured in the exican war. . . . . Brid eton, N. J., the locality of the famous Lan is’ trial, claims to have a bell which rang out the proclamation of the Declaration of Independence simultaneously with the old bell in Independence Hall, and at midnight, just at the birth of the Centennial year, it began its chimes of welcome at the moment when the first peel of the bell now in the State House steeple was sounded. OUR VVEATBER. \Ve have had more the appearance of \Vin- ter during the past week than we have had since the winter commenced. Tuesday a. heavy rain was followed by high winds, which did considerable damage in uprooting trees, blowing off shutters, tearing u roofs, 810., all through the city. Ice fox-me rapid- ly, and about 6 o’clock the light flakes of snow commenced descending, and continued throughout the night and part of the next morning, at which time the snow was about 8 inches deep. The merry jin 10 of the sleigh bell was the most familiar 0 our music up to Sunday night, when it commenced to rain, and that together with the higher tem- perature yesterday, has well nigh carried the snow away. The streets all day yesterday were one continuous stream of slusn. “ 6th. Should the watch vary by heat or cold, as when worn or not worn in the pack- et, the hands may be set to time, but the regulator should not be altered; but when it is found necessary to alter the regulator, it should be done gently, and very lxttle at a time. “ 7th. The glass should never be opened in watche; the} are set and regglatedyt {he b_ack. Simple Directlons for the Proper Man- agement of a. Watch. “ lsc. \Vind your watch as nearly as pos- sible at the same time every (13. -â€"the morn- ingAi_s t};e_ begt. ‘ Care ghoul be taken to av‘Bigi pudéen jerlfs. “2d. Be careful that your key is in good condition, free from dust and cracks. It should not be kept in the waistcoat pocket, or in any place where it is liable to rust or get filled with dust. " “3d. Keep the watch while being wound steadily in the hand, so as to avoidall circu- lar motion. “4th. The watch, when hung up, must have sup orb, and be perfectly at; rest; or, when lai horizontally, let it be placed on a. soft substance for more general an port, otherwise the action of the balance wil gen- erate a pendulous motion of the watch, and cause much variation in time. ” 5th. The hands of a duplex or chron- ometer watch should never be set backwards ; in other watches this is a matter of no conse- quence, but to avoid accidents it is much better to set them always (onward: “ 8th. Kee your wafeh pocket free from dust or nap, w ich generally accumulates in ths‘s‘gqgketfiwhen flinch use‘d. “‘9th. Be cautious to whom you give your watch for repair ; the best watches being frequently irretrievably damaged by inex- perienced workmen. Never allow your watch to go longer than two years without being cleaned.” A CHEERFUL mind is a promoter of health. Thousands of people become bodily ill by giving away to or encouraging distress of mind. PKILADELFHIA, Feb. 8, 1876‘ PHILADELPHIA. BY CARLOS. Conversationâ€"0n What it Dependsfl The fact of a man being a good talker pre- I supposes a good audience, and a good audi- , enoe is becoming daily more difficult to ob- tain. The reason may be easily understood ‘ by the reader of Boswell. Johnson, we may fairly assume, was the best of all English talkers on record. Now Johnson was sur- rounded by a little court of familiar friends, each of whom sustained a. well-understood character. A party consisting of Johnson, Burke, Reynolds, Goldsmith, Garrick and so on, was like a company of actors, each of whom understands the power of all his col- leagues, and is able to co-operate towards the general effect. They would understand each other ; the humorist was in no danger of be- ing taken to speak seriously ; the man of special information would not have his pet subject snatched out of his mouth ; the ten- der points of the irritable man were thor- oughly understood, and his friends could avoid giving him unnecessary offense. 0n the other hand, there was a sufficient amount of variety to save the members of the little circle from boring each other too much. Some new comer was always turning up who could introduce new topics from the World of art, or politics, or literature or travel. And it is on the fortunate balance between these two elements that the power of proâ€" ducing good conversation depends. There should be a. nucleus of sufficiently intimate friends who should form, so to speak, an or- ganic body, instead of a mere collection of Incoherent atoms, and yet the circulation of its constituent parts should be rapid enough to preserve a certain freshness of interest. Now, the difference between the society of to-day and the society of a century ago is precisely that all these little eddies have been swept in to the main stream. The rush of the torrent is too furious to allow of the forma- tion of those little coteries in which alone ood conversation can be originally fostered. here have been great talkers since the days of Johnson; but men like Mackintosh and Macaulay seem to have been rather lecturers than conversers, because they could not come into the same close personal relation with crowdswvho were for a time fellow-oc- cupants of the same room ; and others, who have had some talent of the Theodore Hook kind, were rather actors in a private theatre, than, in any proper sense of the word, talkers. It is really amusing to read the comments on our country by forei periodicals who ought to imp“: better. t‘ seems_ to be the “To our young people, who are fond of sleighing, a month of snow is highly enjoy- able. But six months, six long, interminable months of white chaos, with nothing to re- lieve the eye but snow, deep snow 2 There are dances all through the winter, and their merry evenings have often been held up by Canadians as the result of, and eculiar to, their hard winters ; but is it, I as , necessary to the success of a. ball that the thermometer should stand at thirty below zero, and that every guest on the way thither should have, periodically, to feel his noseand ears in order to satisfy himself that he still ossosses those organs? Any sensible, mid le-aged Cana- dian will readily admit that, although he has never spent a winter away from his native land, he feels the cold more and more every year, and pines for something that his in- stincts tell him would be more natural and more agreeable. Exercise is an impossibility, as the deep snow does not favor walking. Riding is out of the question, so there is nothing for it but to sit in a stoveheated room, or to rush through the freezing air, muflled up to the eyes, in a sleigh. At this season of the year the farmers, being thrown out of work, throng the barvrooms in great Newfoundland costs, with hoods, and red scarfs round their waists, and fur caps of vast extent upon their heads~a “hard-looking crowd," to use their own expression. But a still “harder-looking crowd" are the lum- bermen, or shantymen, who, turned adrift from the far backwoods, are let loose on the peaceful city inhabitants. They may, in- deed, be reckoned among the evils of winter ~â€"Errg’n§1i, Irish, Scotch, French, and Cana- dians, all roughened down to that state of existence which lives only to drink or curse. The street presents, however, a very gay ap- pearance, as do also the stores and hotels. An unccasin stream of sleighs of every de- scription g ides swiftly and noise essly through the streets ; the steam from the horses rises up between the red-brick houses, through the cold air, and the jangling of a thousand hells continues from morning till night." ought to know better. rt seems to be the oginion that this Canada of ours is a. country 0 beans, wolves, wild Indians, and vast quantities of snow. A leading Boston, Mass., paper has the following under the head of “ A Canadian Winter.” Anecdotes of John Brown. A correspondent of the San Francisco Newsletter, now in England, writes : “ Many anecdotes are told concerning the relation- ship which exists between our honored lady, the Queen, and her faithful servant, John Brown. Some of these must, of course, be taken with a grain of salt, but the following, I believe, can be relied upon :â€"~John’s affec- tion for her Majesty is very great. It was Prince Albert who first took to the man, simply because he, was straightforward and extremely independent. John never alters his broad-Scotch tongue, to please anyone, even royalty itself. The Queen was once, getting settled cosin upon herlittle Highland ony ; the animal being small and the roads usty, it became necessary to tuck up her ridin habit with a. pin. John was erform- ing t is office, when suddenly, “ dear,” exclaimed her Majesty, “ you have ricked me, Brown.” “Your Majesty shou d wear mair claes, then,” was John’s reply. John was presently after sent in to fetch a certain mantle, which the Queen described. Instead of bringing the one described, John brought 'a much thicker one. “John,” said the Queen, ” that isn’t the one at all.” “ It’s just this and use ither, your Majesty," said John, buckling it behind the saddle, “ I ken mair shoot the weather than you," and the Queen submitted like a child.” The frame and bars are of iron. It is 10 feet long, 6 feet 6 inches wide, and the same in height. Mounted on three cast-iron wheels of small diameter, it can be moved on'dif- ficult ground. The upper part 0 ens with folding-doors, like a. wardrobe, wrich close of themselves at the slightest 'shock given to sfrings of steel. Catches retain the lids as 1: my fall, and imprison the animal as soon as he touches the bottom of the trap. The plan is to place this trap, properly baited, on the ground frequented by the wild animals, and than, when the game is caught, to wheel the machine away to some menagerie prepared for the purpose, IN Algeria, there is annually 3 reat loss of life and property, by the depre ations of lions. The loss of propert is estimated at $50,000 a year. The inha itants cut away the forests as a, means of protection against the wild beasts. M. Cheret devotes himself wholly to their extermination. As an assist- ing means in this his life-work, he has invent- ed a lion-trap made as follows : A New DEPARTURE in Parlor Or ans is an- nounced by Mr. W. J. Power, of Iamflton, whose adVei-tisement appears in another column. The Magic Sto Organ, manufac- tured by the New Era rgan Company, of North East, Pm, is the organ destined at no distant day to take front rank, as the best instrument made for the money. In every- thing pertaining to the mechanical excellen- cies of a really first-class Organ, the manu- facturers take the utmost pains, and not a single instrument leaves their hands that is in any manner defective or imperfect. All of the material used in their construction is the best that can be bought, and the greatest care is exercised in its preparation, and what- ever is found defective is at once discarded as unworthy of a place in these instruments. Mr. Power is doing a rushing business with this Magic Organ, but will always find time to show you the many excellent points in this wonderful Organ. His establishment is No. 5 Rebecca Street, a. few doors off James Street, Hamilton. What Théy Know of Us. A Trap To Catch Lions. «or 0*»- ¢O~< One of the earl settlers of Lyme was Reynold Marvin. e was a rich landholder, a militia captain, and a deacon of the church. He professed tovbe governed by Divine com- munications. On one occasion he announced that the Lord had directed him to distribute his cows among’the poor. A shiftless fellow who was omitted in the distribution finally went to the deacon and said he too had re- ceived a. communication from the Lord, who had sent him there for a cow. “ Of course, then, you must have a. cow,” was the reply. “But what sort of a cow did the Lord say I must give youâ€"a new milch or a. know 7” “ A new milch cow, Sir.” “Indeed! Your commuication could not have been from the Lord, for I have no new milch cow.” The baffled beggar departed. Another time the deacon opposed some church measure, which was carried in spite of him. He promptly refused to pay his church taxes, and was sued, and his saddle taken for the debt. He esteemed himself deeply wronged, and rode upon a sheep-skin (wheeled vehicles had as yet‘hardly appeared I am here. And if this what they call the world, I don‘t think much of it. It's avery flanner world, and smells of paregoric aw- fully. It’s a dreadful light world, too, and makes me blink, I tell you. And I don’t know what to do with my hands ; I think I will dig my fists in my eyes. No, I won't. I’ll scrabble at the corner of my blanket and chew it up, and then I’ll holler. And the more paregoric they give me, the louder I’ll yell. The old nurse puts the spoon in the corner of my mouth in a. very uneasy way. and keeps tasting my milk herself all the while. She spilt snull‘ in it last night, and when I hollered, trotted me. That came of being a two days old baby. There’s a pin sticking in me now, and if 1 so a word about it I’ll be trotted or fed ; and would rather have catnip tea. I'll tell you who I am ; I found out to-day ; I heard the folks say 2 “ Hush ; don’t wake up lmeline’s babe,” and I suppose that pretty white-faced woman over on the pillow is Emeline. No, l was mistaken ; for a chap was in here just now and wanted to see Bob 5 baby, and looked at me and said I was a. “funny little toad, and looked just like Bob.” He smelt of cigars. I wonder who else I belong to. Yes, there‘s another oneâ€"â€"that‘s “Gamma.” “It was Gamma’s baby, so it wan.” 1 de- clare I don‘t know who I belong to ; but I‘ll holler, and maybe I’ll find out. There comes Snufl'y with catnip tea. I’m going to sleep. I wonder why my hands won t go where I want them t0.â€"Sunitarian. Betty’s eyes fell upon the door-step, and so did the plate. The demure maiden, however, rallied instantly. ' “ The Lord’s will he done,” she replied. The deacon nudged his horse and trotted slowly away, and the maiden finished wash- ing her dishes. Betty’s father was not friendly to the deacon, and tried to break the engagement. He did not succeed, as ap- pears from the publishment which, according to the custom of the times, was posted upon the church door. It was the reduction of the prospective bridegroom, an ran thus : " Reynold Marvin and Betty Leo Do intend to marry: And though her dad op-povsed be. They can no longer tarry." They were married, and lived in peace, and in a small stone house on the west side of “The Street " brought up a. large family of children, and in due course of events were gathered to theiiI fathers. On a time-worn head-stone in the Lyme cemetery may be seen the following inscription : “ This Deacon, aged sixty-eight. ls freed on Earth from serving, May for a crown no longer wait Lyme‘s Captain Reynold Marvin." mMARTHA J. LAMB: in Harper’s Magazine for February. in the colonies) forever afterward. And riding upon his sheepskin one day, he reined his horse up to the cottage door of pretty Betty Lee. It was an old Dutch door, cut in two in the middle. She came and leaned upon the lower half, her blue eyes opened w1de, and her dainty hands holding fast to a platgwhich she was wipjng. 1 . “Betty,” said he sBlexEnly, “the Lord sexy; me»hero to_ {garry yo_u."_ [From the Toledo Blade] “ Success is never achieved without merit. A man may make a poor article and sell it once, and there being 40,000,000 people in the United States, the sale to each one would be enou h to make a decent fortune. But an artic e that holds the field year after year, and the sales of which increase regularly and raBidly, must have ab_so_lutMe inerit. ‘DrfR. V. Pierce, of Bumo, N. Y., occu- pies our entire eighth page to-day with his various articles. We admit it, because we know the Doctor, and know of his articles. \Ve know him to be a regularly educated physician, whose diploma hangs on the wall of his office, and we know that he has a'sso- ciatcd with him several of the most eminent practitioners in the country. \Ve know that arties consult him, by mail and in person, from all the States in the Union every day, and that they are fairly and honestly dealt with. CONSUMPTIVES. TAKE NOTICEâ€"Every moment of delay makes your cure more 110 class, and much depends on the judicious choice 0 aremed . The amount of testimony in favor of Dr. Sc enck's Pulmonic Syrup as a cure for consumption. for ex- ceeds all that can be brought to supBor-t tho pre~ tensions of any other medicine. See r. Schenck'a Almunuchcontaining the certificates of many perâ€" sons of t 8 highest respectability, who have been restored to health after being pronounced incur- able by ph sicinnn of acknowledged ability. Dr. Schenck‘s ulmonic Syrup alone has cured many, as these evidences will show; but the cure is often promoted by the employment of two other reme- dies which Dr. Schenok provides for the purpose. These additional remedies are Schenck's Sea Weed Tonic and Mandrake Pills. By the timely use of these medicines, according to directions, Dr. Schenck certifies that most any case of consumption may be cured. 151-. Schonck is professionally at his principal of. flee. Corner Sixth and Arch Sta., Philadelphia, every Monday, where all letters for advice mustba addressed. This grand result has been accomplished by two agencies~good, reliable articlesâ€"ur- ticles \vhxch, once introduced, work easily their own wayâ€"and splendid business man- agement. They have succeeded, because they ought to have succeeded." and nva,'i11 less than three months after taking the first bottle, I am thankful to say I am completely cured, and for the first time in ten years can put my left heel to the ground. I am at home every evening and shall be 15.6. to satisfy an person of the truth of is information. Yam, sir, yours respectfully, THE walks on the Centennial grounds are being covered with a. mixture of eight parts of pitch and sixty-four of sand and gravel ; a. cheap and durable cement. ll you would patronize Medicines, scien~ tifically prepared by a. skilled Physician and Chemist, use Dr. Pierce’s Family Medicines. Golden Medical Discovery in nutritious, tqnic, alterative, and blood-cleansing, and an un- equalled Cough Remedy; Pleasant Purga- tive Pellets, scarcely larger than mustafid seeds, constitute an agreeable and reliable hysic; Favorite Prescription, a remed for ebilitated females; Extract of Smart- eed, a. magical remedy for Pain, Bowel Com- Elaints, and an unequalled Linimont for both uman and horse-flesh ; while his Dr. Sage’s Qatari-ah Remedy is known the world over as the greatest specific for Catarrh and “Cold in the Head ” ever given to the public. They are sold by druggists. TWENTY YEARS A HUFFERER.â€"~CURED BY THE Dear Sir,â€"â€"Twenty years ago I was shi )- wfecked on the Atlantic Ocean, and the cold and exposure caused a. large abscess to form on each leg, which kept continually dischar - ing. I was attended b doctors in Liverpool, Havre, New Orleans, ew York, and at the hospital on Staten Island (where the doctors wanted to take one leg off). Finally, after spending, hundreds of Ziolla'ra, I was p'ei‘suad- ed :co try ypur_ “ quden Medical Diagovery,” GOLDEN MEDICAL DISCOVERY Dr‘ R. V. PIERCE : Deacon Marvin, of Lyme. 87 Jefferson Street, Buffalo; N, Y: A Baby's Soliloquy. WILLIAM RYDER, Dr. Pierce. ~..4 I Modern Improvements found in any Reed Orâ€" gans. and. in addltion, have exclusively the inven» tlona and improvements of Jno. A. Smith, among which should be mentioned the Patent Ma vic Stop, Wiving the player the most perfect centre of the rgau without the necessity of removing thelmnds fruin the key-board while playing); the Patent Adj unstable Blow Pedals, (for the accommodation of short or tnll persons); the Patent Grand Organ Stop; the Patent Name Board and Register; 1m. proved Swell, and New Era Organ Company, North East, Penn. M AGIG STOP ORGANS and settle into cranblesome disorders. lruptions o the skin are the appearance on the surface of humors that should be expelled from the blood. Internal de~ migements are the dewmlination ol’ these same liui mom to some internal organ, or 0115mm, whose action they demnge, and whose substance they disease and destroy. AYER's SARQAPARILLA expel: these humom fromthe blood. When they neurone. the disorders they produce disappear, such as ihtceratimw of the Liver. Stomaeh, Kidneys, Lungs. Eruptions and fruph've Dune/met] of the akin, St. Anthony’s Fire {use or Ermipelun. Pimplw;, Puktuleq, Itlotchw, Boilt. Tamara. ’l'efler and Salt Rheum, Sea/d Head. Rina worm, Uleer~ and Sara. Rheumatism. Neu- ralgia, Pain in {he Bouts. Side and Head. Female Weakmaa, Sterni’itn. Leucorrhrm driving from in- ternal ulceration and uterine (lt'ycaee. Drnzmy. Dis. pepsin, Emacinh'on and General Del/Elihu. With their departure health returns. In addition to its other distinctive features, these Organs are noticeable for their full, round tones, so bright and cheerful. while possessing the utmost punt and sweetness. The charming beauties of the ox Celeste ever impress the listener with ad- miration. while the peculiarly weird-like, sympaâ€" thetic effect of the Vox Humans. is most enchanting. For the value of its exclusive improvements and grout attractions, for simplicity of commiction, for excellence of workmanship and material~ for besut y of design and finish, these Orguus have no e nail The nre made either 5 octave or G octaveâ€"in p ain, me ium, or elaborate casesâ€"with two. three, four or more sets of reeds. the Single Manual Organs having from six stops to fourteen stops, and vary- ing in price from $185 to $390. For Circulars, Price List, cm, address General Agent for Ontario. W337“ Every inducement to the Trade, and 00d Agents to do business in Canada. Very li om] terms. OFFICE AND WAREROOMS, AYEB’s SARSflPs’WLLé Practical and Analytigal Chemists- Northrup and Lyman, .Newcastle, General Agents. 0019,. JAMES La- IzEBE'COA 57's., LISTER BLOCK, HAMILTON, ONT. PREPARED BY Dr. J. a. 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Pleasant lo the taste, and warranted free from anything injurious to the Inca! delicate constitu- tion of either sex. Read the certificates 9/ wonderful cures given in Dr.1)epew’s Treatise accompanying each battle. as well as those constantly appearing in the newspaper press of the Dominion. DON’T FAIL TO PURCHASE IT. BLOOD PURIFIER 414.0. ya... vâ€" ...___.- __..__ an eminent ph siéian, is the diséoverer of thié Great Blood emedyâ€"a Purely Vegetable Compoundâ€"named by physicians, Depew’s Medical Victory, that cures every kind of unhealthy Humor} and every disease that. depends on Impurit of the Blood, where the Lungs. Liver, and idneys, and other vital organs. are not wasted beyond the hope of repair . n... 1"! n For the cure of Scrofula ErysxpL-IaS, Soltâ€"r-heum, Eczema Scald- loud, Scaly Eruption ofth Skinfllcers, and Fever Sores: of all kinds Boils Humotf in the Mouth and Stomach or fiyes, Sore Ears, Eruption on the Head, and Pimples or Blotches on the face, it stands Pre~eminently at the head of ail other Remedies. In the cure “Rheumatism, Dyspepsia,Li\'or Com laint, and diseases of the Kidneys and Blad er, its effects are surprising to all. For Regulatin the BowelsY and curin Biliousâ€" ness, H‘ea ache, Sick-Headache, euralgia, Female Weakness, Nervousness, Pains in the Side, Loins and Back, and general Weakness and Debility. its curative powers are. remarkable. It 15 a Gentle Regulating Purgative, as well as aTonic. kc. Possessing also the eculiar merit of acting as a )owerful agent in relieving Con cation, and hronic Inflam- mation of the iver and all the Visceral Organs for Female Complaints, whether in young or old, married Err single, at the dawn of womanhood, or at the turn of lite7 the Medical Victory has no equal. A Perfect Reqognto! and Invigorntm- Hamilton, Oct. 21. 1875‘ Sold by Druggists and Dealers. SEND FOR DESCRIPTIVE PAMPHLET ADDRESS Sills & 00., BATH. ONTARIO. HOOD & BROS, Proprietors. Hamilton, January ‘21, 1876. 4 "of the System. 0m Bottle Qf Depew’s Medical Victory will convince the most incredulous qf its curative properties. N0 MEDIGINE EQUALS IT. Send forjllllistmted Price List. {on THE CURE 70F GQUT, QHRQNIC, {AQU'AI‘E‘ DR; DEPEW..OF.PAB_,I.S. RENEE QTIAE 11.9% walk} ST; AND Health Regulator, DEPEW’S HAMILTON, ONT. GURNEY & WARE, , HAMILTON, ONT. MANUFACTURED BY A. GREAT ONLY EWEC'E'UAL POSITIVE I REMEDY 18 TH)" 406