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“What has Fred to do with Annie Marston?” inquired Lucy, as :she en- deavored to read the puzzling‘ expres- sion that rested upofn her cousin’s good-humoer face. ‘ “In love with Annie Marston? I don’tbelieve it,” exclaimed Lucy, in a tone 0qu1jprise and curiosity. “Well, I’ll tell you something, and then you may believe it; or not, just as you please,” returned Kate, with a serio-comieal air. “Night before last, it was rather late when we retired,you recollect, and I was sufi‘eringr with a. severe headache. You n ere soon asleep, but I was unable to rest from pain, and with the hope that the night air would cool my burning brow, I left the house by the back window, and walked slowly down the garden path. By some means, I chanced to turn my eyes in the direction of the widow Marston’s dwelling, and as the moon shone brightly, I could plainly see two figures standing upon the steps. One, I was sure was Annie, and the other, a young gentleman, I was sure I didn’t know. They stood there a few moments, when Annie en- tered the house, and her companion, Whom I thought looked like Fred, walked down the street. As he came nearer, I was sure it was Fred. He entered the garden,and as I Concealed myself behind the rosbushes he did not see me. He cautiously approached the window from which I had made my egress, stepped infand then closed it. In a few moment more I returned to the house. I knew that the person I had seen on the steps with Annie was your brother, and no one else. and I was sure, also, that the old volumes of history hadn’t been disturbed that “In his room, poring over those old vo_l_g}nes of ancient history.” - “You are much mistaken, Miss Lucy,” replied Kate, her eyes spark- ling with mischievous humor. “He would not be studying these musty, fusty old books while there is so pret- tyayoung lady as the widow Mar- ston’s daughter in the village!” It was some moments before éhe re- ceived an answer to her question, when Kate, with a, slight laugh, re- plied,â€" “And do you really believe that. Fred spends his evenings with Annie Mar- ston?” asked ‘Lucy, Ans Kate ceased speaking. “ Certainly I do. Last; night I watched him as I left the room after tea,‘and Isziw that he slipped out and was in a. few moments at the widow Marston’s. It was nearly midnight when he returned, for I heard the win- dow open and shut just before the clock struck thathour. ” turnded Lucy, laughing in splie bf herself. “We must punish Fred for doing so, Lucy,” said Kate,as her cousin seemed to comprehend the Mfuir,“amd I think we can prevent him from staying so late with Annie, ‘wasting tire and lights tor‘nothing,’as Uncle J 03 Would: say.” “The Hence take it. !” nmttercd‘Fred, as he rushed through the room, upset- ting Qhairg, work-stands, and he knew UCY, said. merry Kate Myrtle,ad- dressing-her cousin, Lucy Law- rence, “where do you think Fred has spent his evenings for some 9 time?” ‘ The lady addressed looked up some- what surprised at Kate’s question, but she answered,â€" “Why, cousin, he’s in love with her.” - evening I” "What motive could he have in beâ€" ing so secret about his visits?” ‘ 1115 DU DUVLUU (I LIUlllJ llla \ lblbb.’ A “He knows we should be continually teasing him respecting Annie, and doubtless prefc 13 to keep hisgseblfet safe from us.” ‘ “I do not think we can prevent him frb‘lh' Visiting Annie, but we canJ think, prevent him from staying lat-er than ten in the evening; indeed, Iam quite sure we can.” 5‘HOW?)J Kate bent her head and whispered for a few moments in the ear of her cousin, and. after a few more merry words, they both sprang up and left the room. “How could those things have got there?” muttered he, as he listened attentively to 'ascertuin if the noise had aroused any one. The sash was now easily raised, and he sprang into the room, but not without kicking against one of the pans in his haste, and sending it across the floor, mak- ing considerable noise. Intent upon reaching his chamber before any one should rise to discover the cause-of the uproar,he hastened through the room, and quickly opened the door leading to the next one. Unfortunately, there chanced to be a couple of large chairs placed {near it, and as itivas hastily thrown open, they were upset, and be- ing full of tin dishes, spoons, knives, and everything that would make a. n01se, you may know-that there vase crashing. ‘ “How do you think we can punish him severely enough to keep him at 116mm?” That night, just as the clock struck twelve, Fred LaWrence parted with his “lady-love” on the steps of her mother’s dwelling, and with a. light heart turned his steps in the direction of his own home. To tell the truth, dear reader, Fred was in love with An- nie Marston, and it is no less true that Annie was in love with him. He dreaded the mischievous teasing of his cousin Kate Myrtle, and feared it, too, more than he would the displeasure of a king; and the cutting sarcasm of his sister was by no means pleasant. He had determined to keep his en- gagement to Annie unknown to them, if possible, until he felt better pre- pared to endure their persecution. It was but a short distance from the widow Marston’s to his own home,and he was soon standing at the identical window at which Kate had seen him enter some evenings before. He slow- ly raised the sash, but ere he had suc- ceeded in getting it to the required height, a difficulty occurredâ€"the sash would not move up another inch, and supposing it had struck something ac- cidentally placed there, he renewed his efforts to raise it. To his surprise and consternation, as he pressedhard upon the sash, down fell a. brass ket- tle, several tin pans, and the ' shore] and tongs, upon the floor, with a ring- ing crash, loud (‘nouq‘h 10 wake every one in the house! Fred started back and turned pale. ~ ' Fred Lawemce’s Advegture. There can be no other reaso‘ Goal ashes have a wonderful vltm- izingefl‘ect upqn pear trees, especially those growing In light soil. Our ashes of last Winter were used around these _ trees in liberal quantities, and those ; thus tree/Led havo outgrown anything else in the orchard. Some that were. even sickly, and apparently ready to give up their hold on life, have been re- stored to perfect hes.th by this remedy. A ferret. strangled herself by trying to squeeze through too narrow an opening. She left a very young fami- ly of three orphans. These I gave, in the middle of the day to a. Brahma hen which had been sitting on dum- mies for about a. month. She took to them almost immediately, and re- mained'with them rather more “than a fortnight, at the end of which time I [write cause a separation, in conse- quence of the hen having sufl‘oeated one of the ferretsth standing on its neck.” Uniting the whole of the time that'thellferretsv were left with the hen the latter had to sit upon the nest; tor the young ferrets, of course, were not able to follow the hen about as chickens would have done. The hen, as (might be expected, was very much puziledfit the lethargy of her off- sprin’r. Two or three times a day she used to fly off the nest, ‘alling upon her brood to follow; but upon hearing their cries of distress from cold, she always returned immediate- ly'endsa'tnwith’zpatience for six or seven hours more. I shouldmhnve said that it only took the hen one day to learn the meaning of these cries of distress; for after the first day she would alwaysrun in an agitated man- ner to any place where I concealed the terretsdprovided that this place was ‘not too far a\ my from the nest to pre- vent her from hearing the cries of distress. Yet .[ do- not think that it would be possible to conceive of a ‘greater' contrast than that between :the shrill peeping note of a. young chicken and the hoarse growling noise lot a. youngr ferret. On the other hand, ‘I cannot say that the young ferrets ‘ever seemed to learn the meanings of the lion’s clueking‘. Duringrthe whole of the time that the hen was allowed lto sit upon the ferrets she used to comb out their hair with her bill, in the same way as hens in general comb out the feathers of their chickens. WVhile engaged in this process; how- }ever, she used frequently to stop and look with one eye at the wiggling nest- full with an inquiring“ gaze expressive ‘of astonishment. Another times, a1- i so, her familygave her good reason to be surprised; for she used often to ‘fly off the nest suddenly with a loud screamâ€"en action which was doubt- less due to the Lnacrustonied sensa- tion of being nipped by the yoqu fer- lrets in their search for the tents. It is 1furtherworth while to remark that the hen showed so much uneasiness of mind when the ferrets were taken from her to be. fed that at one time I thought she was going: to desert them altogether. After this, therefore, the ferrets were always fed in the nest, and with this arrangement the hen was perfectly satisfied â€" apparently beenusekhe thought that She then had some share in_ the feeding process. At any “rate she used to eluek when she saw the milk coming, and sur- veyedthe feeding with evident satis- faction. Ahogether 1‘ consider this a very remarkable instance of the plas- ticity elf-instinct. "the hen it should be said, was a young one, and had never reared ahrood oi‘ chickens. A few months before she reared the young ferrets she ha l been attacked and nearly kilhul by an old ferret which had escaped from his hutch. The young i'erretstere taken from her seve‘al days before their eyes were open.ml\"rclurv. > not whet, in his flight. 'At length he reached the stairs leading to his cham- ber, and. was in hopes-'"thst ‘ his-trials were now at an end. He sprang up two or three of the steps, when his head struck against something which had been hung from the ceiling above. Bingeâ€"ting went the ‘big dinner-bell, and the sound echoed through the house, making more noise than any- thing yet had done. Fred was des- penete. He rushedi Up the, flight of steps, again striking his head harder than before. He had nearly’i‘euohed his ellnmber doornvhen he suddenly Stopped, and gazed fully upon an ob- ject that stood before -him. There, between himself and the demystood a. motionless, silent figure, perfectly realizing that oliject of rather doubt- ful existence, in our enlighteneddeys, namely;- a. ghestz- 'The moonlight streamed iniupon the floor, and plain- ly revoalml the (milinos of agvhite- robed figure to the distrzwhail gin ze of Fred .-_Le'Wronce. lie gazed at it for just two‘ininutos, then (luzlwal down the stairs. Again the dinner-boll sounded, and in :molhm' mmuont the almost} dis’tmeted .lh‘od was leaping bver the ta’o‘l‘estnmlTheirs with the in- tention of making his exit through the window, “What is the matter?” spukethe supposed ghost, thrmvinj: off the white robe, and disclosing the face and form of Kate Myrtle. It is needless to say that. the girls were at the bottom of the affair. They had determined that Fred should be entirely cured of staying so late at Mrs. Marston’s, and of coming in at that window. Kate and Lucy laughed lmmoderately at their success, in frightening Fred; Mrs. Lawrence looked grave, and the servants, who had been aroused by the uproar, sur- prised and astonished. The girls ex- plained all; and their reasons for do- ing it. Tn less than an hour the furniture was replaced, the bell- taken down, and silence reigned. But it was two hours .more before Fred ventured to enter the house, and then he didn’t at- tempt to enter by that window. The lesson had the desired effect,zmd Fred afterward returned from Mrs. Marston’s, before the girls and his mother retired, and entered properly by the door. And about two weeks after there was a, wedding at the widow Marston’s, and Miss Annie Marston became Mrs. Fred Lawrence. Though many years have passed since then, still Fred Lawrence has not yet for- gotten this incident or his courting days. “What is the matter?” cried Lucy Lawrence, from the head of the stairs. ;“\Vhat»'is the Humor?” exclaimed Mrs." Lawrence, appearing with a. light just as Fred vanished from the room. INSTINCT OD ACQUISITIONJ . For years and years, says the Birmingham Gazette, “the jewellerytrude has been car- ried on upon the most unsound [commercial principles that could possibly be devised. Among other evils of the system, that 'of givinglong credit is undoubtedly the worst. Credit is given for twelve months, eighteen months, and even two years almost as a. regular custom of the trade, thus giving every advantage to the ur scrupulous trader, the one idea of the shopkeeper appears to ghave been the length of erodit he could ‘01». ‘ Lain, and in order to catch the large profits that must be affixed to credit transactions, 1the merchant was induced to run the great- NOTEâ€"Fricepting the atatement that; the Conservative organs clamour for interven- tion, the foregoing must be accepted with great reserve. (From same paper of 30th Oct.) I told you yesterday that the Count de Lal'y Tollendal bore a name distinguished in the military and diplomatic history of Europe. Irieh readers not already acquaint- ed with the puolic figure made by the members of the illustrious family will learn With melancholy interest that the .O’bally’s were formerly barons of Tulamadaly, near Tuam. At the revolution of 1689 the Sept O’Lally supplied a good many soldiers to the army or King James, and on the conclusion of peace and the ratifiostion of the Treaty ,0! Limerickwwhose violation leaves so darken stain on the international recordâ€"a. number ol the clan, with their chief, emigrated to France uunder tho valiant leader of men, General ~Patrick Sarsfield. The O'Lally’s won the esteem of their bravo comrades and the officers of the great Louis by their con- duct in the French service. Several of them rose to high rank. not only in the Irish Brigade but in other corps of the army, and in the civil departments of the ‘State. The great grandfather of the poor old nobleman who died in a coal cellar in a back street in London last Friday acquitted himself so well at Fontenoy that he was nominated major-general on the field. In after years that same O’Lally was appointed Governor of Pondicherry, which he held stoutly against his'fi‘ld enemies, the English, whose supremacy in India he at one time seriously threatened, but was after a tough and critical struggle obliged to surrender the capital of the French settlements and to withdraw with the garrison to France. On his return to Paris the Count was impeached tor having yielded l’ondichcrry, and without being afforded an opportunity of confronting his aocusers, or of defending himself, he was thrown into the Bastilo, where, after an im- prisonment of a year and a half, he died broken hearted. Louis the Sixteenth re- versed tho sentence, and returned the family to their rights and privileges. The race and title are, I understand, extinct with the Count, in whose person has, in that case, perished miserably a noble Irish house which upheld their national reputation on far foreign fields, in comradeship of the Mac- Mahons, the O’Donnells, the Nugents, and a score of other families of famous exiles. CONSERVATIVE JOURNAL? CLAMOURING FOR IN TERVENTION. LONDON, Nov. 23â€"1‘he Manchester Guam/gun’s London correspondent says :â€" “ The recent success of the Russians, and the probability that they will soon achieve as decisive a victory at l’levna, have brought back the government to that state of anxiety into which they were thrown by the first raid across the Balkans. The feelings these events provoke in the minds of Ministers is to be gathered from the tone of the papers that support the Premier’s foreign policy. These journals are daily vehemently de- manding the active intervention of England. For two or three days the air has been full of the most sinsiter rumors. It is stated that the Premier informed the Russian Minister if Adrienople be taken and Con- stantinople jeopardized, there may be such an outcry in England as:to make war on the part of this country inevitable. information of this declaration has been sent to the Rus- sian headquarters and made a strong im- paession. In these circumstances there is some reason for fearing this country may be dragged into the pretent conflict. Further ground for such apprehension is afforded by the fact that within the last few hours orders have been issued for the immediate prepare,- tion of an army corps. It would not be 5dr- prising if the Government took some form of stating the grounds for their conduct, and inviting the arbitrament of public opinion. ” THE CREDIT SYSTEM OF BIRMINGHABG‘I“ The marriage of the Duke of Norfolk was in many respects the most important social event v of the season. Visit- ors were received by Monsignor Cape] and conducted to the chapel of the Norfolk family. The Duke has scarcely left the building in the'past 'tw'o Weeks, and began preparations for the marriage in a. very un- usual way. On the 0th inst., both bride and bridegroom began a spiritualretreat. The bride entered :3. cont ent in Kensington square and the bridegroom retired to the ‘Brompto'n‘ Oratory. For three days they devoted them- selves to meditation and prayer, their chusles being very frugal and silence being observed except when the retreatnnts were in com. munication with the priests. No letters were Written to any one. At thevend of the retreat a. general confession of the Whole lives of the subjects was made and the communion administered. The Duke is short in stature, awkward, and unostcntu- tious, not a-man of learning, but of good judgment. He aids all Works of charity, and contributes freely to the Catholic churches of England. His income is £300,- 000 annually” Lady Flore Hastings, the bride, became a Catholic while staying with her cousin, Lord Burt, also a. convert from Protestantism. ller father’s objections to her religious change threw her under the protection of the Duchess oi Norfolk, and out of this grew the alliance formed yester- day. She possesses nothing in the way of personal beauty, though her whole appear. once betrays her high origin. She is a sincere, simple women. it was specially noticed that neither the Queen, nor, any member oi the royal family, sent presents or congratulations. This was accounted for on the theory of the bride’s change of religion, or an old scandal, which had long since been forgotten by nine-tenths of the elite. The present-s Wore very costly. The bridegrooms presents consisted 0ft). pearl necklace of Mary Queen of Scots, of marvellous work- manship, undo, paruro of diamonds and rubies, the stones being remarkable for size and shepo‘. He also gave a string of pearls, with sapphires and pendants. surrounded With brilliant»; richly chased, asilver gilt service, and three rings of brilliunts, rubies and sapphires. THE MARRIAGE OF THEVD’UKE: 6F NORFOLK. From Comte de Lally Tollendal, who was found dead in the coal cellar of a house i in Dunn street on Friday night, bore one of the historic names of European diplomacy and soldiership. The story ot his life was a romance with a tragic ending. The poor old nobleman was reduced to‘ dependence on the charity of a. benevolent society, from which he received n 10:11" every morning. Some time ago 2» relative died. in France, leaving the Comte a. sum of £150,000 sterling, but the cxpntriated exile dared not return to claim the fortune which now, I beiieve, re- verts to the State, the fumtly, or his branch dying with him. [We rather incline to the Opinion “that it brunch of the family is still extant, suttied at Barrie in the county of Simeon.) GENERAL NEWS. ENGLAND AND THE WAR. (From Irish Times. 29th. 065.) A BAD ENDING The Gazette contains _the following order from the Admiralty, dated October 30th, 1877 :â€"-“In pursuance of her Majesty's pleasure, the following change is to be made in the uniform of the undermentioned offi- cers, as regards the distinguishing lace on the cuff of the coat : Lieutenant and nevi. gating lieutenants of eight years’ seniority and upwards, paymasters of eight and :uuder fifteen years’ service, secretaries to junior flag officers, secretaries to com'no iorcs of the first class, secretaries to captains of the fleet, chief engineers of less than ten years’ seniority, and bevnl instructors of eight and under fifteen years’ seniority, to wear two rows, with a narrow strip of gold braid be- tween, similar to that worn by stafi surgeons. Assistant-pnymasters of leight years’ senior- ity and upwards, and engineers of eight years’seniority and upwards, to wear two rows (like lieutenants of less than eight years' seniority) .” W The Boers are chiefly engaged in farming ; they lead a wild, nomadic life, more conmrâ€" 1 cive to the development of phySical than in- ‘ telloctuzil powers, they are hardy and strong, most of them men of great stature ; they are tacituru almost to sullenness, averse to change, crafty and suspicious, unimaginative and stubborn to a degree. During the great- er part of the year the rural population live in \vuggcns, or in tents pitched in the midst of their flocks or. herds, sheep numbered by thousands, and cattle by hundreds ; they are not rooted down to the soil, or troubled. with over-much baggage, consequently it is not so great a hardship for them to movecway ft'b'iii home, as it is for farmers in the morg‘ settled. European countries. They are accustomed to trek to pastures new; if a. Boer has 12,- 000 acres or so of land, Well watered and fer-' tile, it does not much matter to him where it may be "situated (less than this will not suflice his needs, for the land is as yet un- fenced, with the exception of a few acres round each homestea‘dfi the grass is burnt off year atterqcat, at a grhat saferificei ' valuable provender. The common mode of traveling is by ox-waggon ; the Boer will in- span his oxen twice a year, and take his pro. 1 Bristol seems bent on regaining its mari- time importance. At a. special meeting of the Bristol Chamber Io Commerce for the pur-_ pose of considering the question of 'convertJ ing the river Avon into a. floating harbour by placing dock-gates at its entrance, and thus creating a, dock of 700 acres, with seven or eight miles of wharfage, a. resolution was unanimously adopted in favour of this pr07 position. The Queen, ifis‘ midyhavlng recommend-4» ed "Edgar anal ; the Story ofa. Home,” published by Messrs. Remington 65 00., f0: perusal to the Empress of Russia, the latter has accordingly sent to England for a, copy of the back. “a The judges in the superior courts‘ 6f law are about to memorialize the Goevmment respecting the extraordinary and unmanage- able blockof business in the courts at West- mimster Hall and Lincoln’s Inn, 941d. to all; for the appointment of more judges? is;~ ply. At length acircv 31"};be " . 3‘ one of'o‘ur leadingfilr'ins," in tvgiiefi t err custoniers' attention is drawn to the grow-u ing evtls oblong credit and the misohief attending the pernicious bill system. Messrs Abraham-s Brothers, merchant jewellers, of Vyse street, state in this circular [that ‘ as wholesale (jewellers of twenty years’ stand- ing they have ever regretted the ready facili- ty With which “men of straw” have obtained credit, tuthe loss an Injury of legitimate dealers. Statistics show that the losses "in-; curred among provincial jewellers ‘for’ the last five years have reached the enormous sum of two hundred thousand pounds per annum, which amount has .to be made up from the profit of those who struggle against unfortunate ‘o‘r dishonest competitors, as in no other branch of the trade are the losses so disproportionately large to the returns. Messrs. Abrahems have found a remedy {or this, and a remedy which every amen of straight forward commercial principles will hail with gladness. They have determined not to extend their present credit connection and to execute all future orders intrusted to them upon strictly net cash terms, charging manufacturers prices, allowing “their dis- counts, deducting same'frqm invoices, and charging only. after, such» deductions, five per cont. as merohants’ commission and profit. It is the credit system .which has sapped the life and energyiof the jewellery trade.” ‘ ,. . It ia'stated that a. projected revolution in lediee’ dress, or at least in the material of which .itia composed, is now agitating the town of‘ Barrow-ih-Furness. A local firm claims to have'disqpvered the art of spinnin jute into «fabric "combining tii'e‘f’fi I ' t fineness of mmtnbfig‘. J] Jr and singularly» capable: of- taking the most delicate dyes. In order fittineg to intrq; duce‘the new texture to society, a. gran,th an; ball is in preparation for '&“'day in J en'uary next, when local patriotism counts upon a decisive demonstration of the boasted superi- ority of the new competitor for the favour of the world of fashion. Messrs. Macmillan & Co. propose Ito issue, under the title “Men of Letters,” 3. series of short. books, edited by Mr. John Morley, which shall fiell people what is most; worth knowing as to the life, character, Works, and position in literary history of some of the greatest writers in English. Asuutunco uf ten years’ pen'al‘servit'ude was passed by Mr. Justice Manisty, at the} Cheater Assizes, upon a. knacker na‘fiieé James Burriaford for killing cattle in a. VET! cruel 1n mncr. :‘ A London paper censures the Local Gov- Emment of Newfoundland for :its lemissness id dealing with the Newfoundland Wreckers. flares are among the latest American im portattions to the London market. The Sheffield Telegraph says that hhepom- petition between the iron-masters of the North of England and of Belgium is ,un: usually severe. Bars from the latter coun- try are being offered for delivery m London at less than £5 73 63. per ton, whilst the lowest quotation in the same market for English bars is 75 61. above that figure. A 3003 story is told about Cieopa tru's Needle, according to which Pr ofessor Wil- son was hamnguing, in a most enthusiastic manner, to a. friend not noted. for antiquar: ian taste§ 011 the desirability of having so interesting an object of antiquity as Cleopa- tra's Naedle. When the Profeszioi' had fin- ished, his friend drny replied, “The best thing would. have been to have had it photo- graphed iu Alexandria, and then" hm!" it“ made to orderover here. Tue public would have appreciated it as a piece British work- mauship." The great Whistler-Ruskin libel case, says the Eanincr, has been fitted by report with a peaceful conclusion. The great art critic and the great painter happened to .be in Venice a. few weeks ago, were brought td- gather, and over a. friendly cup of tea. dis- cussed the casus belli, and quietly agreed to let the matter drop. ~ The Judge of the Baubury County Court has stated him: he looked upon the Bank- ruptcy Act as u legalized robbery, for it was; very often the division of a. man‘s goals, boa, tween solicitors, auctioneers, -'agij§qé®1m§§ ants. ' " ’ Mr. Ruskin continues his crusade agaiiiel- things in general. The current number of Fors Clavigcra contains the following :â€"“A tolling machine has been erected at Ealing cemetery at a cost of £80, and seems to give: universal satisfaction. It was calculated that this method of doing things would. (at 300 funerals a. your) be in the long run cheaper than paying a. mm. thteopeuce an hour to ring the bell. Thus ‘we mourn £013, the departed l" ‘ ‘4 r est. rinks, thus rodhcing the trade to rash speculation and a dealiEg ‘in discounts gim- THE SOUTH AFRICAN BOERS. BRITISH ITEMS. tary arrangements. The- fine inhabitedisl “lands have each their church, and there are three resident clergyman. But it is right to [mention that physical necessities are less cared for than spiritual; the ielanders did very well without medical aid, save such as ‘was unprmssioml, mi ‘1”! a few years ago when ‘a Cornish gent eman ‘met with an accident while shooting, and the steamer was sent in all haste to l’enzance to fetch a surgeon, the sufferer remaining in agony for some ten'hours. Amedical'nmn now lives .on St. Mary’spand, visits-his patients on the other islands in a. boatâ€"a feat, however, that often cannot be accomplishel for successive days or even weeks. The Chinese Wear two watches, as the Eng- lish did in the‘flays' of Burke and‘ sh’eridan, ~Gbinesewatches show twentyâ€"four hours on the dial. , At a; humorously - attended conference 01 iclergymen and laymen, held at Glasgow, to 1consider the question of holding aloof from Church connection, the Rev. David Russell stated the following objections which he ‘conceived working men were in the habit of stating in defence or explanation of their not attending divine ordinance, to wit. that while they heard much about Christian fel- lowship from members of the churches, yet ‘they saw very little of it in their conduct and actions ; that their chief enemy was in- toxicating drink, still there were no men , more opposed to the total abstinence move- ment than ministers ; that from the discus~ ‘sions on essential doctrines of Christianity ‘which proceeded, they were in doubt as to , whether ministers believed what they preached on the Sabbaths; that Sabbath school teachers were not trained as to their work, and the children were not properly taught; that the church seat rents were too high, and that ls. 61. per head was sufficient to charge annually, the balance being made up from voluntary contributions; that they wemnuzzled by the references which were made in the pulpit and the objections stated to scientific men ; that ministers, while dwelling on points of doctrine and the Jews, ignored present toils and cares ; that society was being divided into classes, and min- isters generally sided with the moneyed cap- italist; that competent men should be ap- pointzd to "preach in the open air, where working men could be reached ; and that the charge of infidelity made against working men was not justified by the facts of the case. ' ’yfii‘ififiifid‘L? duce, wool and hides, into the nearest town for sale, and return home laden with coffee, . . V ,shotwax; "mothers commb ities, {‘0 figmhigneoqlfiremgnts of ,his householdiorh season. As a rule, he is accompztnieg imthesé expeditions byhis wo‘r- thy-J‘Vréw’find his whole family of boys‘ and girls, the good Wife will barter, her eggs, poultry, apdgbutter. ,for- woolen stuffs and showy printsgandyperheps a smart embroiL dered saddle-cloth tor the first-born to dis- play when he goes; a-courtihg. ' An immense quantity of th'eSe gay trappings are imported ennuayllyrfpr this festive purpose. .A sheep» skin will s'erv'e an ordinary occasions. They rarely leaVG home, excepting for these perii odical trading trips and the quarterly religi- fous services (or Natchmel), when the whole community, tar and near, meet to partake of the Holy‘ Sacrament, according to the Luther-' an, or else the Dutch lteior'med, rite, 'The small towns ut'which these gatherings are hairy are unable'to‘find ouse accommodw not; iohutheiufl are: m: “01’s,; so-Jhexdive ’ It would be diflieult elsewhere to discover, ‘in an area. of the same size, so many sources of interest“ In the very names of the places the philologist will finda study; the fern- colleetor Would look in vein in other regions for such a. growth of Asplenum marinium vs the fissures‘of the locks of Sei‘ly produce ; the antiquary‘ may puzzle himself with Druidiefil remainsfiand may decider‘vwhethcr these-called Beckgnsins bear testimony to ruidienl sacrifices or to the [disintegrating action of weather on granite in a. state of de- lcomposxtlon. While beating in these lovely waters it is m to vary the pastime by catch- ing fish, for whatever love may do, money will not. buy you fish in Scilly. It is pro- voking to see a. wretched sloop in the her- bor carrying away all the crabs and lobsters which have been caught since her last visit, sud-have been kept {or her: arrive]. I This is theone drop of bitterness in the 'cup 6f ha'ppiness which Scflly presents to its visit- ors. There are fresh-water ponds on Tresco and St mery’s, with abundance of fish tolbe had for the labor of taking a rod‘; and, the close season overt: gun will find. plenty tof‘ L. “\L . a 'years,-s.nd we left her at home or; Soufli Hill this morning, singing to the babyr~ Hawkeye. “Your heart is made of flint," said a jeal- ous lover to (his sweetheart. “Is it ‘9” she sobbed. “is it ?‘ Ivné'tier’ada-manmo say such a thing as that before.” * each town or Village, not onlyjn. the Trans- vaal; but‘in most -of the South Africfin, i-Smtes, for public'use. ' him! to dgs’troy’;' "fivfiile the .tide p66 jigld” 15$" thpse whpgrembgent' on more Why are iron-clads like unmarlied ladies ? fâ€"Because they are open to an engagement. ‘ A woman’s heart 1s just like a lithograph- er’s stone-~xvhat is once written on it cannot be rubbed out. The‘ Sjfihcus}; S’tahdmâ€"‘cléays :‘ “The most beautif‘u‘l womgp in t_he york} is” thirty-mo in their large Waggong or_ in theigxtents, and it is 'ah'animated 'scene, the _ afigeifiblage of Boers, youpgtand, old, with their Hottenfiot and; Kim: ‘ attendants, spans of‘trek oxen and saddle horse, g3.ny painted waggons, and snow white tents. . They generally camp out in the malrket square, an open spade of turf of (£5319th to six acres in extggb “3910!; it is the cfistomRo. m‘afk off1 in “ the’centre'fbfi ‘ A London correspondent writes‘:â€"-“It has' been surmised that the intendedib‘ride of- the ‘ Duke of Norfolk must have become a. con- vert to the Roman faith as a. consequence of her alliance with the chief representative of the Catholic aristocracy in this country. This assumption is erroneous and unjust”. Of course it was not imagined that the Duke should have forsaken the ancient faith of his ancestors in order to ally himself With a. ‘ Protestant wife, for the force of family tra- dition is too strong on his side, and it was i certain he could not espouse a. heretic Without causing u painful shock to Catholic Christendom. I am informed that Lady Flora. Hastings was received into the Church l of liomeghoutitwo years ago. and that tho‘ bfifis to dgs’troy’; "While the .tide pools ‘V will ii'glfi“t§' those whomel‘bent' on more, pews- ful pursuits a. variety of zoophytes which will gladenfla. collector’s heart. From the high lands, cit more than one spot, it is 'zpossible on a cleannight to see five lighthousesâ€"â€" namely, the “Bishop,” with its bright fixed light, the first to welcome the ship that comes across the Atlantic ; the “Agnes Light,” with its flash once iovery minute; the beautiful “Wolf Light,” alternately flashing red. and white ; the two white lights of the light-ship moored at the Seven Stones ;and the “Long- ships Light” at the Land’s End. All the elements of a perfect holiday scene are to be found at Scilly, and many who have to flee from the inclement winters would do better. in the pure, soft air of4these islands, with En lish ,comiorts and roomy quarters, than in m’ffy.» Seuthcrmtowns with: limited' sani- Duke of Norfolk was not at time a suitor for her hand. The match was made quickly. The‘Duke mot Lady Flora a. few months ago, and a. proposal of marriage resulted immedi- ately. HThe wedding preparations are re- mmkubly sumptuous. The Norfolk family jewels, which are of immense value, are be» ing rc-‘set for the young duchess. The Shef- field fennntry are arranging to send. a. very handsome wedding present to the bride.” THE DUKE QF NOBFOLK’S WEDDING. THE SOILLY ISLE S. HOLDING ALOOF. lives in London." Wé beg Eihegis not_ 59 old by Athre‘e 1 Hundred of insect pests find safe winter quarters in the rubbish of field and gardens. ‘ The pmninga of current bushes, raspberries, and blackberries, dead squash vines, cucum. bgr vines~;__looge piecesfiflnrk, «bunches *of weenie. and such rubbish hide multitudes of ‘eggs, larue pupae, 01' perfect insects. Such loose stufi had better be burned ; to consign {them to the «i’nunure heap is only to propa- ‘ gate the pests. When burned there is an fiend of them, and of much lumS1ght]y« waste 1 which no heat person should have about his 1 premises. e . Plants removed from the open ground and placed in pots should not receive too much The keeping of a. vicious dog near a public highway, in such a. way as to endanger the travelling public, is a nuisance and inhalers the person knowingly kfeping it there liable to an action by any person injured thereby. One instance of aggression may be sufficient evidence of a vicious propensity on the part of the dog, and if it can be proven that the oWner had information of his first case he mey be held liable for n uubseqncnt offence of a like nature. The Supreme Court has decided that in an action against the owner of a. dog for injury occasioned by its vicious acts, it is not admissnblc for the owner to prove the general good behavior of the dog, unless there was a. conflict of testimony in regard to the act of aggression, in which case the general conduct and habits of the dog may be considered in determining the credit to be given to the witness. The habit of running out and frightening horses will, af- ter the owner has had due notice of at least one offence, hold the owner liable to a suit for any damage which may commâ€"Philadel- phia Times. 3 Looking over the grape viun you will obâ€" :serve many slender canes not having more 1 than half the diameter of the stronger ones ; 1 these must be cut close to the parent stock. Then out off the stronger canes at the point where they begin to decrease in diameter. This’point is generally from three to six feet from the terminal bud, and may be known from the fainter color of the wood m‘d im» matured leaves. This done, and the Time is prunedw-‘Duchcss ‘ Farmer. r....._....v... If theeareiul poultei'er will ‘ look to the under portions of his perches, and as faith- fully apply the saturated kerosene brush to this part of the premises as he does to the top and sides and crevices, once in a, while, he would find it profitable for the removal of vermin. Lice brood and breed and live un- der meats in great numbers. In the day time they‘ are thus partially secreted. In the night, when the fowl settlegdown to their foosts, these millions oi parasites crawl up, ahd nestle themselves comfortably among the bird’s soft feathersâ€"where they subse- quently stick to their 116' warm quarters until they are carbolated or sulpluu'ed out againâ€"Poultry World. A vast npmber of oranges are eaten hy the Spmiardsyit being no uncommon thing for the children to consume ten or a, dozen oranges each before breakfast, gathering them from the orange groves. where they hang like the veritable golden fruit, which they are metaphorically suppoed to be. Such wholesale consumption of wLfil we look upon as a. luxury appears to have no ill effect. The testimony of a late eminent phy- sician authorizes the use of fruit as most wholesome immediately upon waking in the morning; he, in fact, prescribed such a. regi- men to a. friend as the only invigorating and permanent cure Ior indigestion, fecetiously remarking that he gave her a piece of advice which, if it were known to his dyspeptic pa.- tients, would cost him his practice, its they might prefer so simple a remedy to his pro- fessional visits.-â€"Lmulon _Gardencrs’ Chroni- clc. Last fall we visited an orchard in [which fowl were kept, the owner of which told, us that before the fowl were confined in it "the trees made little or no growth, 51.11.? only n carreBponding amount of fruit were obtained. But what a. change was evident now. The grass was kept down, the weeds killed. and the trees presented an appearance of thrift, which the most enthusiastic horticulturist could not but admire and envy. The growth of the trees was most vigorous, and the foliâ€" age remarkably luxuriant. The fruit was abundant, of large size, and free from worm and other imperfections. This excellence was accounted for by the proprietor, who re- marked that the “hens ate all the worms and curculio in their reach, even the canker worm.” Befound less trouble with their roosting in trees than he expected,,and that apicket fence six feet high kept them wi thin bounds. His orchard was divided into three sections, and the fowls were changed irom one to another, as the condition of the {owl or the orchard section seemed to ~req1iire.-" Poultry World. ' Q, fihg 01d,, gldvcl 01;, of thg‘lllgusehflquggogk, .. > V Fall ploughing is very destructive to weed seed and hence it is of great value to gardens and all cultivated plots, as thousands of wepd seeds are turned up to the surface, and mth the winter frosts they are largely dash-eyed; â€"C’hatham Courier. To a. immulike mine, not favored with any living brook or spring, I consider a good windmill a, most important and €aluable. piece of machinery. Mine not only saves the labor of pumping, but furnishes an abun- dant supply of water at all times (for house use as well as for all stock on the mumâ€"Dc- trait Tribune. Was the brighteét thing will nén'tést ';“ Its,hands, though old, had a. touch of gold, And its chimes mug still the sweetest. ’Twas a. monitor, too, though its words were few, Yet they lived, though nations: altered: And its voice, still strong” warned 01d and young, When the voice of friendship faltered. “fink, tick,” it saidâ€"“quick, quick to bed, For ten I’ve given warning ; Up, up, and go, o;- elsek you know, You‘ll nevérrise soon_in the morning,” . A friendly voice was that old, old clock, As it stood in the corner smiling, 4nd blessed'the time with a. merry chime, The winter hours beguiling ; Bum). cross old voice Was that tiresonw (clock, As it 'cmlled at the duybromkboldly, When the dawn looked gravy on the misty may And‘the enfli‘hirblew coldly; ‘Tl‘dk; ttokr'fi5smd2‘qfim but of bed. Far five vae givenAwarning ' ' You'll never have health, you'll never get wen-1th Unless you’re up soon in the' morning.” Thirty yours is about the profitable life of an apple tree. and trees at fifteen to twenty years are at the best.~â€"Ghicago Tribune. Good seasoned muck is of immense service to farmers whenused as an absorbent, ‘nnd the-stalls for animals should be so construct- ed as to admit of a. wide passage in the rear with generous_ room for the mm}: to be used daily with the droppingsâ€"â€" Journal of Gimm- istry. Into the whitewash pail, while the lime- wateris still. hot, drop a teacupful of soft boiled rice, arid mix thoroughly. Then pour into a quart pot? of cold water, say ten ox twelve drops of crude c'arbolic acid. Mix this into the test, and swab the interior of your Hen house with it. For outside, use rook salt '- dissolved, instead of boiled rico, and dinense With catholic acid. No other preearation of Whitewash ever equalled this for poultry. buildings.â€"Farmer’s Advocate. Still hourly the 6:10,:HK1 goes round and round With "a. tone that causes never ; r' ' ‘ While tears uro shed for bright days fled, _. “Ami..qu old {fiends lost forever; _ . Iti hem healts on? though hearts are gpno ‘ That warmer‘beat a. d younger i ‘ > Its hands stilt moiefl ough hapds we lpvo Are claimed on myth no longer I I V “Tick, tick," it saidâ€"to the churchyard bed. The grave hath given warning ; UP. up, and rise, and look to the skies, . And prepare for the heavenly morning.” THE OLD CLOCK. FARM NOTES It. is a common provarb, mm in leuJ if. is: the creed of thchomcoputhist, that like cures; like. But there is one thing as to which: neither homeopathist 1101' allopathist has. pronounced an opinion, and that is what cures dislike. A young man in Maine writes to wk us if we \vint'to engage a, .“puulo editor.” No, thank you. We havé‘u‘ puzzled editor, and that is snflicicnt. lie is puzzled to flu] out. why in thunder people don’t pay for their papers.â€"â€" Turner’s Falls Reporter. Mules are bought and. sold by the pound? in Kentucky. Doubtless the custom is dug togthe observation of Mr. Joshua. Billing," that the mule is‘ the heaviest animal for hm sizo in axis tenco except the crowbar. Scene, yard near the house: a1 voice from third story to Young Ameggfiui playing belowâ€"wl‘iwmms, come in this minute.” Momentary pause. "Tuomls come in ; l shm’t speak again.” Y. A ~â€" “VVell, 1 wish you wouldn't 1" “Ibis proof of the singular operation of the human mind,” says a mcnml philosophar. “that when two men uccidedtally excnange hats, the one who gets the worst is always the first to discover thu mistake. Some 250,000 pistols have been made at Nurwmh, Ut.,tlus yeah Despite this pro- parabion and precaution, however, it is safe to predict that the crop of lightning-red agents next year will be'us large as ever !â€" Nm'ria'touwu Herald. Get in your stock of kerosone. Operators in oil in Pennsylvania say that in less than ten years’ time thq petroleum deposit will be exhausted. ’So wh‘en oil refuses to come up from the depths it; will go up in price. Three daughters (If a. Kmtuukiwu deter. mined to be martin-«J. the other day. and their father rufusim; to approve their resolve, they all eloped with the m an of their choice the same night. Only in Kentucky do they do such things in tins Wholesale way; Mistress (wk) gzwc,11::rgirl some hickory nuts to chuck half an hour ago)â€"Bridget V have you not cracked muse nuts yet ? Brfdget (m uvideut pain) â€"Pluza, mafam. I’ve 011:3 cracked three, zmu’ me jzuw’s nearly broken tr, pieces. Iova wants to use some one hanged again. Public opinion is setting tOWuI'dS the re, enactment of the death penalty for murder in that state. As our British cousin Would remark, “They desire to hemp-prove tneir morals." Dzwu Smith was going down Broadway yesbcrduy thh an umbrella. nmrked : “Stolen Hamil). Smith." :“l‘hcro,” said a. man 111 fronb‘of the 5|; Nicholas, “1 always thought that fellow baked liko a, tnief."â€"N. 1'. Her- ald‘ Did you ever nuLiuo how scnsifiivo‘aro‘ the ‘ ears of Ll. woman in (aluu'ch to ‘tho'c‘l "lg of same abhor woman‘s baby, and how eafcr than a. post {aha is when her own olfspring ‘ sets up itgpiurcing squall ?-~Ulzm'ch Union. The Hamilton, Ontario, papers state that Ma's. Juhn Minuet, of that city, is married to her sixty-second husband! Talk of peo- ple marrying like sixty ! Mrs Minuet mar- ried like sixty, too, A. young Mdy “raiding in a border town was heard to remark in 'regard to her father’s snoring, than; “th uci :hbors all set out their wash tubs, thinking that; a. thunder' storm“ was'comiug up.” ' ‘ “0011,” said a love-sick Hibernian, “\vhat.a. recreation it is to be. dying of love ! It“; sets the heart. aching so delicately there‘s nor tzfliingu wink of Slut‘D {or the pleasure of I the pain 2" ‘ care at first. All they wish at this season is to he left alone. Use only light tut'fy loam, witha. very little well-rotted. manure, such its may be l'dnml in an old 'het-bed. Spread out the roots 1'11 :1. natural position, and nev- er cram them 'into the pot in a jumbled mass. Press; the soil in firmly, jau'ing the pot occasionally to assist in settling the con- tents; Water thoroughly at first, but very sparingly thereafter, until the plant shows signs of growth. Place in a. cool shady spct until it is evident all danger from removal is past, then imiro them to thesun by gradual changes. A certaip amount of ‘ mmon sense is neeéed to’gr'ow a variety of ants successfully. While the calla. lily eds a. copious supply (f water during the g wing season, the cactus at this season lives on wlmt it. has stored away during the past sum- mer. ltnthor (err on the side of too little water than too much, Now' is the time to ‘trim in .0111' plants that are 'to be used for; Winter deeomtluhsj Ll’urfmjm this with 9.11( leye to the futuie symmetry o‘f the specimen, thinning out the dense giewers, and cutting 1 back those inclined to. bellmanâ€"Exchange. Which is the easiest of the three prom;- sions, law, physio, or divinity '3 Do you ML give it up? Divinity-because it Is easier to: preach thth to practice. Miss MuryE. TiHotson, tho noted. dress‘s reformer, has written an afiectiug poem, entitled “Shorten my skirts, mothes ; short- en your own." . a j ’“A'”woman may not Lo able to sharpen a.“ pencil or hold an umbrella, but she can pack I more articles intoa trunk than a. man can “ in a onohorse wagon. 1 The Natural ,1Lusults.â€"â€"Lawycrn are some: times accused of being \vantging in feeling, bnbis there anything ulrprising in men of their profession becoming ,chseuhardened? “I thin}; your c'mruh will last a good many yams yet," saidawuggish deacon to his 1ninistur;.‘-I sea: the sleepers are very sound.” A corraepondcm wishes to know at what age a girl should no longer he kissed by her male iricnds. A lady suggcz-ts the age when she puts on long dresses. Humming after the women be a Eiu, it is one which is very easily checkel. All that’s necessary is for the Women to stop running away lrum the men. No nun {mus home at two in (:0 DV‘lllillg through the banning: straights. . 7 Banks, like the heads of ladies, «ad a. good deal of dressing to go well. Ascientist asks, “Gun fishes cry ‘2” lens ; but we don’t give bread with one fish bawl. Lawyers should slew-p wu‘ulwib is immater. in} on which sidu they lie. About the most uncomfortable seat. a. man can have in the long “111,13 :591Lconceib. Ex-Senutor Chimdmrnhailmomethmg wise to gay about farmingos iyoll as something significant about paiiticbfi, when he addressed his ' neighbors at‘liis'fai'm iii MM:th long ago.‘ 110 dictated that farming was at only the Oldcfit but the most respectable oc- cupation known to man: f‘lf I had a boy today," ho exclaimed, “1 would rather put him on an (‘ighty-acre lot that had never had a plough or :m {1.810 upon it, than plaoo him in the best Government oflice in the land 1" Agricultural papers will please copy that re- mark, and larmers’ lads, who are growing up dissatisfied with country life and "who can- not overcome a restleas desire to go to a city and enter a profession, will do well to 16-7 member it. “Make your homes pleasant,” continued the (X-Sa‘crotury. “Make them so attractive that your mus ‘und daughters \Ql love their homes better than any other place on G oil's earth . Make this business of funn- ing 50 agreeable that your sons will see that it is the most heathful and profitable occuA potion in which they can engage. Build good. houses and buy good implements. Don't got an old cracked. cook-stove, but put in a. good mugo. In fact, have every non- venienue that you can. so that your wives and daughters will deem it a pleasure to per- form their household Work. In this way you can hiing up your Sons and daughters on the form; but when you make home repulsive, you drive them into clerkships and other menial positions, when they ought to be God’s itnnointed lords of creation." These are plain words, but they are crammed with hard sense. SUNBE AMS.