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Talk of scars! I declare to you, stranger, He’s been hacked all to pieces with knives, An ox gouged out his eye in a manger, He’d three fingers shot off at a dance. VVlhen they riled him ’twos hut for their was. But he’d share his last quid, or a dollar, And stick to a pond till he'd die, But it fetched him to hear wi mmen holler, Or a cry of distress from a ki lâ€" He’d save them or else he’d know why. He was one of the curiousest critters, Though a, reg‘lnr shorter to fight ; He was there every time on his hitters. Let me sling you a. yarn about Ton , Just listen, you’ll find I Speak rig t : 'Twas in Flmnboro’ Gulch, when that slmnty Was wfire, ther's wlntr Tony showed pluck-- For a. big rooster he Wus game as a. bantyâ€" He jest lit into them flames for a. youngster, Then r1125!th out scorched, and fell as if 5 rue . Then the boys shouted " savedl" ’twes n. llv'ner, They thought he'd got Timmins’s child, But we found, when we gave him in reviv’ner, ’Twns arum keg he'd yank’d from a cradle, So he just kissed the bung-hole and smiled. Don't smile, stranger ; see that seven-shooter P I could riddle you just like a. seive. P’mps you doubt me ? I ain’t a disputer ; Tony thought he‘d the child their for sartin ; He'd done his level best, sure’s you live. Palmwl dry 11 . If he’s gone, ’tain’t your fault. I ain’t no kl to get soft at a story. I knew Tonyâ€"n. boy worth his salt. Now don't turn on the tspâ€"cos that mule ; Jest gev him a. lift into glory. [Another dialect poem, dedicated to Chafrotu, by an admirer.] You remember thmt mule-driver, Tony? Bet your life he warn’t much of a fool ; Squur’ built, mthnr high cheeked and honey ; k But. Death slung; hlm one from the shoulderâ€" He got shelved by a kick from IL mule. You don’t say I That comes hard on a. pardner. ‘Seuse my feclin’a, you know I’m no sheep, But n. blow like this ’ere is a, hurd'ner, When I think of the turns he’s done me. Pass the bucket. I’m uuatin'Sto weep. W9.le he’§ lit ug the‘l‘rav’nly laddgr, You bet on the food he Now, he wnru‘t no slouch on his muscle ; If you'd crowd him too much, why he’d grumble. He was strong as n. b‘ar in o, tussle Let him kick, gouge and biteâ€"8.11 serene ; His best holt was a good rough-and-tumble. I rememember at Podunk one summer, When he chawed off a stage-driver’s ear. He couldn't stand “ sass” from u. bummer. It was rough, but it made him so wildâ€" He was pretty far gone on the beer. When I think of the way I’d abuse him When he hung to a, poor cuss’s snout, And how meekly he‘d let me illâ€"use him ; I wish helmd busted my bugle, For I feel just as mean as get out. The Hurpers have commenced a publica- tion of a series of books under the title of “Men of Letters.” The one on Hawthorne is to be written by Henry James, jr. A new edition of that valuable work “Men of the Time” is soon to appear from the 1areas of Routledge & Sons, London, Eng- nd. The name of William Kirby may, perhaps, sound strange in the ears of many, yet it should not if they only knew what he has done for our native literature. Many years ago Mr. Kirby published and edited a news- paper in the good old town of Niagara, where he still resides. In those days there were not more than half a dozen journals in the whole of what was then known as the Prov- ince of Upper Canada. Mr. Kirby’s paper ceased to exist, but its editor did not abandon his literary inclinations. for in 1859 he pub- lished " The U. E., a tale of Upper Canada." a poem in twelve cantos. Some two years ago he published “ Le Chien d’Or" a remark- able romance. and unquestionably the clever- est and best written work of its kind that has appeared in America; and in the current number of the Canadian Methodist Magazine we have from Mr. Kirby’s pen ~‘ The Hungry Year,” a poem in blank verse. The scene is laid on the banks of the (‘hippawa River at the tune of the American Revolutionary war, and may be considered a companion piece to “ The U. E." The war, the poet tells us, was over, and they who had loved the cause of loyalty had passed into exile. seeking Can- ada as their adopted home. rose The Northern stm‘ above the broad domain of half a. continent ; still theirs to hold, Defend, and keep forever as their own ; Their own and England's to the end of time." But though they found a welcome, and no one to molest them in their new homes, they came so fast into the wilderness that "The scanty harvests gleaned to the lust ear, Sufl‘iced not yet. Men hungcrod for their bread Before it grew." They felt content even in their sore distress, and only cared to .- mu, uv n: .w “‘1 mm .4 wv MAJ wuuuru, “ Clumb" each golden rung hand over fist, Now, he ain’t any more‘n a, shadder. kBl'l’t th‘ur‘wnmjn his li‘lgesgaa. teqmsger ; Lord Byron’s grandaughter, Lady Anne Blunt, has wntten “The Bedouin Tribes of the Euphrates," which is shortly to appear in an American reprint. A daughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne is about to give to the world her first novel. which will appear in the columns of the Boston Courier. “Live secure, A life of honor, loyalty and peace." But month succeeded month, the drought continuing, and no prospect of a. favorable har- vest presenting itself, for “The sun and moon alternate rose and set, Red, dry, and fiery in a. minless sky.” And here the author exhibits his great power of description. and thus describes the result of the hungry year : "Corn failed,a.ndfruit and herb. The tender gross Fell into dust. Trees died like sentient things, And stood wruppedin their shrouds of withered leaves That gustéed weirdly round them, sore and en . From springs and brooks no morning mist 8.11056 ; The water vanished ; and a. brazen sky Glowed hot and sullen through the pull of An edition of Dean Sténley’s séfmons and adgregsgs is announces] in rEnglnpd: '- On the banks of the Chippewa stood a. log I house, in which lay a dying man, and a. bark canoe touched the shore in which was a woman bringing food. The furnishing settler was sun-browned and scarred With wounds he received in fighting for his king. Beside him 9. women knelt, the shadow of her former self, for she had too felt the efiects of the famine. The news of food being on the way “Gavelstiziength andcourege to the famished en .” A Prince of England had arrived at New- arkâ€"~now Niagara â€"and his presence was hailed by the crowds who thronged to meet him. The loving wife of the dying man hav- ing heard the news determined to hasten to Newark, and there buy the food her husband needed. Leaving him in charge of a faithful freedmun, she traced her way through the trackless woods, and in due time appeared before the Prince, who listened to her tale and supplied her wants. Setting out for home with cheerful hope she hastened on : “She reached at noon her home on Chcnonda. Too late, ulna ! ior one had outstuipped her! Death like upliuntommud run on before, And emered mist and smit down whom he smoke That rose lrom burning forests, (n.1- and near. The starving cattle died, looking at man With dumb reproach, as if the blame were his Perhaps it was ; but man looked up to heaven In stem-lipped silence, or in earnest pmyer Besonghb relief of God, or in despair, Invoked the fiercest storms from trnpic seas To quelnch the earth with min, and losse the c luvs fl'AAnd heath of fuming frghi'the scorching land.” “Not drooping like poor fugitives they came In exodus to our Canadian wilds : But full of hearth and hope. with heads erect, Anti fearless eyes, victorious in defeat. With thousand tons they forced their devious would. Their faithful servant my upon the ground, Dem: in his 1L uster’s SOI'VICO ; wow and spent With him get, “atoning, sickness, und :1, care, Lot for himsolf, but those he loved and served.“ Upon the couch lay her husband, unable to recognize her. In his delirium he called upon her name. She listened long and heard him say ; "9, Minnie £09?" 1.. my Pmtflu}: n3! We 1 . way Through the meat wilderness of silent woods, That gloomed o'er lake and stream ; till higher ibfiiifihfi‘ifiéehfmh'" _ '5 e861? fie? Heist, OUR SPECIAL COLUMN. “ (BLD LITERARY TON Y‘ While the subject of abolishing lodge fees is exciting a discussion in America, the reâ€" verse of the proposition is being mooted among our English brethren. The London Frermason contends that the initiation fees are too small, and as a consequence the ten» dency is to introduce too many new and un- suitable mombers, while at the same time As to annual fees, the Freemason consider. strength is given to the benefit society system a similar amount to what is paid here only trifling. We fail to see any force in the argument that the low amount of the inita- tion fees tends to the introduction of unsuit- able members. It 18 but fair to presume that unworthy men are found in all ranks and clasees of society. hence the unworthy are more likely to come in through an in- crease of the fees than otherwise. The man who is unable to pay a-third or one-half more than the present rates may be as good if not better than another who could pay treble that sum and not feel any pressure. Then again, with regard to the assumption that some join with the view of sharing the bene- fit funds. We do not undertake to say how it operates inEngland, but here such a thing cannot easily happen, for the simple reason that the Masonic Benefit Associations are in- stituted independently of thelodges, and have no closer connection with them than the fact that every member of a Masonic Society is a member of our fraternity. To raise the initiation fees higher than they are at present, would, we think, he un- wise, at least so far as Canada is concerned. There need be no fear of the introduction of unsuitable members on that account for there is no more danger from carelessness and want of proper supervision on the part of the lodges. Happily we have not had to dreada pressure upon the charitable re- sources of the Order here. Most Masons who feel that it is necessary to make provision for those dependent upon them, connect themselves with benefit associations, and thus the Masonic Body is merely called upon occasionally to see to the necessities of a brother’s dependants. We see no necessity for any change whatever as respects either initiation or lodge fees. No well grounded objection to the existing system has been pre- sented, and it were well if those who are so enthusiastic on the subject would lessen their zeal, and think more calmly over the subject. Partial consciousness returned, the hunger fever having left him, and he was calm and resigned, his face beaming with a gleam of holy light. He told her how the fever had rendered him delirious and all unmindful of her presence. She recounted to him all that had occurred during her absence. He ex- claimed : "God bless the Prince, For he is ours and we in faulty his, We hold this land of England and the King, Though all the seven plagues around us clingâ€" Bless we Prince Edward’s name for overmore.” She told him how the Prince had received her, and that she had outrun the messengers sent to aid them and all who sufiered on the banks of the Ohenonda. For present need she had brought enough, and more was on the way. Then bidding his loving spouse farewell, he closed his eyes. But 8.11 ! “ She heard, but only in her outward ear. His dying whispers, as she speechless lay Kneeling beaide his couch ; nor marked that To-morrow is our happy wedding day ! The orioles and blackbirds gs.in sing, Mud with delight, upon the golden boughs, Their song of songs. Tomorrow is the day I To-morrow I 0, my love I I hear a. chime Of Silver bells in heaven, ringing clear; To-morrow is their happy wedding day l” He spoke on, and she listened to his re- cital. of their early love : “She listened with a. look of wan despair, As he recalled their early bliss. We drink With bitterness the tale of former joys Retold in misery. Yet, drink we still Kissing the chalice which We know will kill 1” She repeated his name, but he failed to re- cogniZe her. He still spoke on, then named their darling boy whom he had borne in his arms and buried beneath the autumn leaves. Her heart was stirred at the mention of her boy; but soon "He ceased to speak and breathed with fainter bre at Like one forspent, and losing hold of life ; His hand grasped. nightly here, as if it were His last sheetenchor in the sands, that failed To hold his bark amid the storm of death." clear The stars looked blankly in the porch and saw, With eyes as pitilt ss as stony fate, A sight had melbed human eyes to tears. The rustling sedges on the liver side Alone made moan about the south of pain. Now still forever. all was silent else, True man and loving women both were dead I" The messenger came but two late to save, end found them as they died, “The last sad victims of a hungm-y year." Mr. Kirby has told his tale with wondrous pathos and beauty of description. We have seen nothing in the whole range of Canadian poetry to compdre with some passages in this noble poem. We learn from the Craftsman that there were on the 24th of June last 379 chartered lodges in the Grand Lodge of Canada. juris- diction. ' The Grand Lodge of Manitoba is not in a very pleasant condition, owing to a, division among the brethren with respect to a question of ritual. Several of the members were su- spended some time since, but we have not learned that the division has yet been healed. Lilia to be hoped the difficulty will soon be arrangeé An English journal says :â€"â€"~It appears from the Calendar of the United Grand Lodge of England that the number of Freemason lodges on the Register of the Grand Lodge now amount to 1785. and are rapidly increas- ing. The progress of Freemasonry has been much more marked since his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales became connected with the craft ten years ago. The number of Lon- don and suburban lodges is 289. In London there are 100 lodges of instruction, meeting under the sanction of Grand Lodges. WHAT AM SANCTIFIES.â€" " " " Here comes the nude model for this evening, a graceful girl, though tawny. She steps upon the platform. Gigi moves up to her, surve) s her critically, as he would a fine animal, and then gives his directions with a magisterial air. She stands immovable for one hour, then gets a rest of a quarter and poses again. It not unfrequently happens that these poor creatures. from standing so long in a forced position. faint away from sheer exhaustion. But Mrs. Gigi resuscitates them kindly. When the clock strikes seven the model. without more ado, steps from the platform and skips henind a screen to dress. Her ‘mother or some relative is always in attend- ance to conduct her homeâ€"Rome Letter. â€"'lhe willow is fast becoming a rival to he encalyptus for its antimalarial properties. flu the region of Asia Minor about Ephesus, the prevalence of malaria has steadily dimin- ished as the tree has been introducx'd. Through the efi‘orts of Mr. Van Lonnep, Swedish Consul at Smyrna, the Willow is now extensively grown in districts which were traeless twenty years ago. day Hml faded in the W‘est, and night had come Bearing: on her shoulder, draped with cloud, The harvest moon, that made the very sky About it black. so silver clear it shone. The south wind rose. The smoke which filled the air Far down upon the horizon, rolled away. While _ shoru of radiance in the moonlight â€"â€"Dancers are now elegantlylcalled “ mani- pulators of the pedal facultiass" VOL, XXI. MASONIC. On one of the coldest nights in January, by far the coldest of the season in Carbonear, the doctor was returning from seeing a pati- ent at Black Head, eighteen miles from his home, by a very lonesome road. When some distance on his journey he felt that he was freezing, and having secured the reins he went to jump out of the sleigh, the horse going at a good trot, intending to run till his feet became warm, but unfortunately he had already lost the use of them. and he sank helpless on the road. He called to his horse, but the animal kept on his way. After fruit- less attempts to restore animation to his now useless feet, he crawled to a. clump of bushes, where he banked the snow around him as well as he could, tied a large cloud or muffler around his head and face. and other- wise did all he could to protect himself. In this position he soon fell asleep or at least became unconscious. He had with him two urge Newfoundland dogs, both of which were in the sleigh when he got out. All this hapâ€" pened before six o‘clock in the evening, and the doctor remembers nothing . further until about eight o‘clock next morning he became conscious of something warm on his face, and on opening his eyes he beheld “Bruce,” one of his faithful dogs, stretched at full length on his body, the heat from the noble animal, and the protection afforded by his shaggy hide on doubt saving his master’s life. By the good services of the dog the doctor was saved from death,or, as it were, called back to life. when he aroused himself, and seeing a house, the existence of which he did not be- fore remember, he crawled to it, and remain- ed there till his triends came. Since the incidents above referred to, Dr. Nelson has been a great sufierer, and the latest news is a. dispatch dated at Heart‘s Content on the 10th inst., which says :â€" “Doetors operated to-day very successfully, nmputating part of each foot. He stood it like a man." A week or two since we announced that Dr. R. M. Nelson. of Carbonear, Newfound- land, was badly frozen while returning from a Visit to one of his patients at Black Head. Since then, Mr. S. S. Nelson, of Tramâ€"the doctor’s fatherâ€"has received the following particulars :â€" Of the late kinds, the Flat Dutch, Stone Mason and Marblehead Mammoth are my choice. and, I think, far ahead of all the other kinds for general cultivation. The two former are very solid, grow to a large size and are superior in quality. The latter grows to an immense size, but is coarse-grained and loose, but is withal a profitable kind to grow as a market variety. It is a good keeper, does not cost any more labor to grow heads that will frequently weigh twenty~five or thl'ty pounds than it does those that only‘go 10 or 12 pounds. In the cultivation of cabbages some care and labor must be expended to obtain satis- factory results, but any soil that will grow corn will grow cabbages, if properly prepared. If the soil is worn down, a good dressing of fine manure should be applied in the spring, and this thoroughly turned under, after which rake or barrow it fine and set out the plants 20 inches apart each way. if for early, and 3 feet apart each way if for late, and ob- serve to always set the plants in the ground up to the first leaf ; this is necessary to the rapid growth of the plants, and prevents their getting stunted. Early plants that have been raised in the house, or in a hot bed, should be shaded with a shingle stuck in the ground next the sun, until they become es- tablished, and watered frequently until they get started, if the ground should be dry. Careful hoeing and weeding, and keeping the soil loose and mellow will be amply repaid in the end, and the grower will have the satis- faction that for once, at least, his cabbage was not a. failure. " “OUNEY.” Perhaps We Are on lhe Eve at Glen: Lunar Discoveries. (From the Providence Journal.) A great change is taking place in our views in regard to the moon, and it may be that we are on the eve of discoveries that will make this century an epoch in astronomical history. Some American discovers saw not long since ‘ a crater on the lunar surface in active opera~ ‘ tion under conditions as reliable as human vision at such a distance can be expected to reach. A French astronomer has made ob- servations on a grander scale, and confidently asserts that the moon is inhabited. M. Cam- ille Flammarion, the present originator of this long cherished idea, is a scientist of honor and renown, well-known for his reputa- tion as an observer and enthusiast writer. He has written several articles to prove his posi- tion, and has determined to devote his life to this branch of astronomical research. No instruments on the globe are powerful enough to afford a. glimpse of our lunarinn neighbors. M. Flammnrion is not in the least discouraged at this apparently insuper- able obstacle in the way of a solution of his problem. He is going to have one made that will exhibit the men in the moon to terres- trial eyes, without a possibility of mistake. He is urgently soliciting contributions to a fund for an immense retracting telescope, whose estimated cost is 1,000,000 francs, or $200,000. This instrument, the astronomer believes, will be effectual in revealing the in- habitants in the moon really existing accord- ing to his sanguine faith. Some of the largest refractors in the world, if used when the airis pure, bear a power of 3,000 on the i moon ; that is. the moon appears as if it were i at a distance of eighty instead of 240.000. It i can thus be seen that an immensely in- creased power would be required to see small objects on the surface. The many kinds of cabbages that are cata- logued by the seed firms throughout the country are apt to confuse and bewflder the ordinary farmer or housewife, and render a. selection best suited for all general purposes a. task almost impossible except to such as try the new varieties as fast as they come out. To point out such as have been most favorable under my observation is the object of this article. For an early sort I would recommend the early \Vinningstadt as being sure to head; a profilic grower; fine-grained and sweet. The heads are conical in shape, terminating in a. pomt, and are free from bursting, so common amongst other varieties. It may be grown as a late sort also, as it has always been a good keeper with us. As a second choice, the early Wyman and Jersey Wakefield are selected. The former is regarded as one of the earliest, with rather small heads ; fine-grained, but flavor not up to the Winningstadt. The Wakefield is an excellent market variety, with heads of large size; fine-grained. but rather loose and brittle, but generally a sure header and early. -â€"-England continues to be the tetra incog- nito of French writers. The Rappal announ- ces, Without the slightest expi‘essian of sur- prise, that the Duke of Gommught is about to marry his niece, the Crown Prince of Ger- many ; and a book just published, under the title of “ Chez les Anglms," by a M. Depret. devotes achapter to Longfellow. whom the author evidently takes for an Englishman. just as the Pays takes M. Waddington for an American. OUR NEIGHBORS IN THE "1001‘- SAVED BY Ill! DOG. ABBAGES FOR USE RICHMOND HILL, THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1879. â€"~The Englishman who drops his “He” does not often lead a person into a more amusing mistake than one just reported from Manchester. An American having business at a certain place, inquired of a hotel porter the number and street where it was situate¢ and was directed to 32 Haymarket’st. The best part of an hour was spent by the Ameri- can in a vain search for the place, until at last by chance he came suddenly before the very door he was in search of. After he had finished his business there, he told the mana- ger of the difliculty he had in finding him, and added that the porter had directed him to ” 32 A,” Market-st. Practical Joklng on Winnipeg Bachelor- â€"â€"Who in Miss Ruth Jones ? In the Winnipeg Free Press of the 10th instant, appears the following correspon- deuce: To the Editor of the Free Press ~â€"A writer in Pall Mall Budget on the plague in Russia says: In many a distant village, in the midst of “ dreaming" forests or dreary swamps, the rustics will resort, to the strange rites by which their heathen an- cestors believed that they could drive away the demons of pestilence. Bonfires will be kindled at midnight, and lightly c‘ad women with (logsply fl,mtinfx.‘wi' " ' ‘ “ '1. flames and fling into them some kind of sac- rifice. It may even be that in some very remote spot a. human Victim will be immo- lated, with the idea of propitiating the demon to whose malice or hunger the pestilence is due. DEAR Sm,â€"May I ask you, would it be very outrageous for two young ladle to in. sert an advertisement in your paper, as wish- ing to correspond with a limited number of young gentlemen with a view to matrimony. We are good housekeepers, having pleasing appearance and genial dispositions. We are very anxmus to come out there. Our ages are twenty and twenty-oneâ€"almost horiid old maids. Having consulted no one on the subject we will leave it to your generous de- cision. ‘ We are daughters of well educated parents. We think it advisable to tell you so, for you might think otherwise. We be- lieve in that saying "nothing venture nothing have,” also “two are better than one.” Please let us hear from you as soon as pos- sible. I send you a copy of the advertise- ment as it ought to be inserted. then we will forward you the necessary. I am sir, yours truly, RUTH JONEs. Address care of 14;; Phillips’ Square, Mon â€"In a breach of promise lawsuit, in Mar- shalltown Iowa, the plaintifi swore that he brake the engagement becauSe, when he slip- ped and fell on the ice, she laughed unfeel- ingly. She swore that she laughed because he would not have fallen if he had not bowed with superfluous politeness to a young woman. â€"Dr. Hume maintains that an English dialect is now in use in Ireland of which the basis is the current English of the time of Elizabethâ€"the language of the emigrants of 1607 having been handed unimpared, or very little altered, to the present time. He as- serts also, that when an Englishman requires a glossary of 2,000 words, now obsolete, to understand Shake apeare, an Irish peasant would not need a glossary of more than 200. â€"The sirloin of beef is said to owe its name to Charles II., who, dining upon a loin of beef, and being particularly pleased with it, asked the name of the joint. On being told, he said: "For its merit, then, I will knight it, and henceforth it shall be called Sir Loin.” In a. ballad of “ The New Sir John Barleycorn” this circumstance is thus mentioned: Our Second Charles of fame facete, 011 Join of beef did dine; He held. his sword, pleas‘d, o’er the meatâ€"- “ Arise, thou fanned Sir Loin." â€"A correspondent of the London Spectator tells a. dog story. It is to the effect that a young iox~terrier took a fancy to a brush and was in the habit of hiding it. On one occa- sion its master inquired of it, “ Have you been a good little dog while you have been left alone ?” The dog at once began to act queerly and soon after produced the brush from abiding-place. On being questioned similarly on another occasion, he led his master to where he had torn up a. letter. Now comes the question. Did. the dog have a conscience ? ~London World believes that there never was: a time when the spirit of caricature in aping ancestors was so frivolous and con- temptible as it is now. -â€"In regions where red wine is used there is less drunkenness than there is in countries where white wine and cider are used. The red wine contains tannin, an astringent, which prevents the alcohol from goingimme- diater to the brain. â€"London World says that genius, like water. always finds its own level ; and that, like murder, it is sure to be out. â€"An English financial writer thinks that bankruptcy should be more disagreeable to the bankrupt than it is. treal‘ Remarks.-â€"â€"“ Never mind the money, girls ; save it for your wedding outfit. Our ‘ gener- ous decision’ has led us to give your remarks in full, gratis. It now only remains for the young men of this country to do their partâ€"the ladies have done theirs, and so has the Free Press." â€"-â€"London T ruth gravely asserts that smok- ing in moderation, even by boys. never hurts any one. â€"It is contended in England that crema- tion would prevent inquests, make poisoning easy and facilitate cases of false personation. No. 14;- Phillips Square is Miss Hibbard’s millinery establishment. which was greatly surprised during the past few days by a. deluge of letters from the prairie province, addressed to Miss Ruth Jones. As there was no person of that name with Miss Hihbard the epistles were returned to the post to waste their sweetness in the dead letter office. However, the affectionate secret which they contained was destined to unfold itself, for yesterday there came a letter addressed “ 14% Phillips Square,”hut bearing no name. On opening it they read the language of a bache- lor‘s heart, showing his willingness, nay. eagerness to open the preliminary correspondA ence. This may have been intended for a valentine trick, and has caused sufficient annoyance to the subjects of it here, to be considered successful, but what sympathy will be too great for the poor Winnipeg vi0< tims l lulereadnz» Annual Blalement at the Grand Lodge. When our readers peruse the following statement they will see that the brethren of the Masonic Order do more then meet every month for social intercourse, even although they do not parade their benevolence before the public. Ten per cent. of the gross re- ceipts are annually carried to the credit of the Benevolent Investment Fund, the Interest upon which is expended annually in assisting such Masons and widows and orphans of Masons as may require aid. These demands are so numerous that the Grand Lodge re- quires to augment‘the fund by a grant from IIUN'I‘ING F0“ HUSBANDS. WORLD WIDE NEWS. DIASONRY IN CANADA MONTREAL, Feb. 3, 1879. A Princess has eloped with a. Duke in Sam- oa. His Excellency, the Governor of the Tan Masuga District in the Island of Upola, had a charming sister named Toe, with com- plexion of a baked goose, a coeoanut apron, a necklace of birds claws, and a fancy that was free. He was ardently attached to her, and could not be induced to consent to her mar- riage under any considerations, social or political. When Duke Malietoa fell in love with her the courtship was conducted clan- destinely, and eventually an elopement was agreed upon and carried into execution. The Governor bethought himself of a bit of stra- tegy to recover possession of his truan sister. He sent a message to Toe pretending to be reconciled to her choice, and requesting her to return and be married under the baronial thatch in proper state. The dusky Loth ario fell into this trap. Great preparations were made for the occasion, and Lord Maliet oa, accompanied by the fair Toe, set out on his return, followed by all his relatives in an im- posing procession, bearing baked pigs in pro- fusion, and timing march to the hen ting of tom-toms. On Sunday the Governor feigned a violent attack of gout. and sent a message for the lovely Toe to hasten to the bedside of her poor brother. The unsuspecting one obeyed, but no sooner was she inside the Governor’s lines than she was bundled into a canoe and conveyed to Sola Sela, in her bro- ther’s domain. The distracted Malietoa and his retainers remained where they were bivouacked, assuaging their grief by gorging themselves with baked pig and other delicaci- es, not knowing what disposition had been made of the missing bride. Toe professed great regret for her folly, declared that she had entirely overcome her love for Malietoa, and would henceforth be a dutiful sister. But she had not proved false to her lover. She sent him a letter and within a. few hours a war canoe containing seventy warriors. armed to the teeth, put in Sole. Sola. The faithful Toe had so arranged that the guard of old women under whose surveillance she had been placed should be out of reach at the ap- pointed time. When the war canoe came in~ side of the reef she rushed forth without tarrying to cast oii' her simple apparel, boldly plunged into the water, swam out to the boat and was taken on board. Then she sank in to the arms of her lover. The Defect is Said to be Constantly In- ere-Indus. From Galigani's Messenger. The last meeting of the Society of Public Medicine heard a paper by M. Java] on the hygiene of reading regarded exclusively from opthalmological pomt of view. As reading and writing are for many people too corre- lative facts. a good ocular condition. which permits them to retain to an advanced age the faculty of reading long and without fatigue is of immense importance. Well, among all our senses, the eye is the most delicate as well as the most wonderful and fragile of in« struments, and yet it is the most abused of all of them. It is but too often over-taxed, and yet persons are astonished at its failing. Shortâ€"sight is much more frequently then. s supposed the result of a bad hygienic state and of the defective conditions under which reading and writing are accomplished. That short-sight is constantly increasmg is proved by comparative statistics. We must not at- tempt to exonerate ourselves from the re- sponslbility of that visual failing by attribut- ing it to vague and undecided causes. We are more short~sighted than our ancestors were simply because we recklessly place our- selves in conditions to produce that effect, or carelessly allow our children to be subjected to them. The hereditary character of that kind of vision cannot be denied, although it is less frequent than is supposed. Doubtless some children are born short-sighted, but many more persons become so; that fact should be thoroughly well known. in order that all possible means should be taken to avoid the inconvenience of that infirmity. M. Dunders, who directed his attention to that subject in a special manner, has furnish- ed figures which show that the defect is her- editary in about one-third of the cases which occur; when it descends from the father it is in proportion of about 15.6 per cent, and from the mother, 11.9. while it proceeds from both parents in about 2 per cent. According to the statistics he has collected, a short‘ sighted.indifidualbas, in Ohfl-fnl'fl‘th of flu: cases, brothers or sisters affected in a similar way. and that particularly occurs at the rate of about 16 per cent. when the parents have no defect of vision. Balance cash in bank .................. $ 3,129 33 The balance sheet exhibits a. satisfactory state of aflairsâ€" General fund... ..... $24,423 96 Asylum fund ..... 8.289 65 Benevolent fund (permanent lnv’m't)‘: 22,655 27 ” “ (current account)... .. 2,808 78 And the expenditure was for-- Geneml purposes, etc .................. Yellow fever sufierers, Tennessee.. Bene‘velex‘lt ggeuts (go vgidows, orphans, and for brgthieh ii: (ilstresis’; Yellow fever sufferers, Missisuppl‘ The annual statement of the Grand Lodge of Canada shows the receipts to have been : Cash in bank, lat January, ’78 , . ‘ . . . . , . . $ 3,828 54 Cash received during the year. .. 16,570 79 the receipts for the year. In 1878, $7,000 was so added to meet pressing claims. The Asylum Fund is the nucleus of a fund which, when it has become sufficiently large, wfll be expended in erecting an asylum or Masonic Home, where aged Masons, Masons’ Widows and orphans will be provided with all the comforts of a. home. The revision of the English (King James’) Bible. now in the tenth year of its progress, has been termed “ the great work of the cen- turfâ€"whether appropriate or not remains to be seen. Two years more will be required to finish the task. when the new version will be submitted to the world and be subjected to its criticism. From the beginning, in 1870. the English Church and the great universities gave their ripest scholars to the task. and the American talent, cooperating with them, was selected with equal care. The commission have worked in entire harmony, and the pro- posed changes are only adopted after a full consultation, and a substantially unanimous agreement. The members have pledged their honor to reveal no part to the public until the whole work is completed and published. Ger- man scholars are at the same time at work upon a revision of Luther’s Bible, and the German and English revisers are in complete accord. But great as the authority is with which the revised work will be placed before the world. it would be assuming too much to say that it will be adopted without question. There are a good many conservative people who will still be inclined to cherish among their treasured household gods the family Bible of their fathers. BEVISING 'l‘lIE ENGLISII BIBLE â€"“ Jumpmg sheets" are being introduced into the English fire brigades. They are of stout canvas, with sixteen loops or handles. to be held by as many men, and so break the fall of a person jumping into them from a. burning house. Trials have resulted vary ntibfaotorily. ROMANTIC ELOPEMENT. Total cash on hand SIIOKTSIGIITEDNESS. $17,270 00 $58,177 as $20,399 33 35 7,040 00 5U0 00 51:0 88 In the Police Court yesterday a case was developed which presents some pictures of the social life of the Chinese. The case was against Lee Cheun Kay, arrested on a charge of battery alleged to have been committed upon Ah Sin. a Chinese maiden, about 20 years old. Prosecuting-Attoi-ney Flood de- sired to show the manner in which the Chi- nese of this city every day commit outrageous felonies, and questioned the complaiant with that purpose. Ah Sin‘s testimony, as trans- lated in Court, was substantially as follows: I have been in this country about nine years. I was brought here from China by an old woman known as the ‘Gray-headed Old Lady.’ She bought me in China for some- thing over $20. I staid with the ‘ Gray- headed Old Lady’ for about a month, another girl being with me under similar conditions. when we were both sold. I was bought by Dr. Li-Po-Tai. for something from $20 to 340. Women were cheap then, and I did not fetch much. I lived with the Doctor for a short time only, his wife saying I was no ac~ count. Li-Po-Tai owed a man named Loo Fool: some money, and I was given to Loo Fook in part payment of that debt. I don’t know how much I was valued at then. I was afterward transferred to one Lee Clioy, who said he intended making a courtesan of me. I was then between 11 and 12 years old. One night I went out with Lee Choy. and we met a man who saw I was young and said I was goodlooking, and he began to joke about me, and wanted to know if I was for sale. I was finally sold to him for about {5100. His name was Lee Foug Mung. I lived with him about three or four years, and he sold me to Lee Cheun Kay for @160. I lived with him both as servant and wife. I dont know that he had any other wives then. I have lived at two different washâ€"houses during the last four months, acting as servant for the men there. I haven't lived with Lee Chnen as his wife for about two years. I have received no pay for my labor in the wash-house, and, worse than that, have been whipped a num ber of times. My clothing for the last twelve months has been furnished by the proprietors of the wash-houses, but now that I have left them they want the clothes back again. When I lived in one of the wash-houses. on Ninth street, I had to sleep in a sort of stable in the rear of the house. I wanted Lee Cheun to bring me to live in the main part of the city. where there might be a woman with me, and he finally did so, taking me to a place on Third street. I asked him under what conditions I was to go there. He said as a servant, but he intended to go to Grass Valley soon and start a butcher-shop. He went to the mountains and returned, ordering me to get ready to go to the mountnins. I was sick, and asked for some money, but he wouldn’t give me any, accused me of pre- tendingto be sick. A man from the Ninth street wash-house came to me and wanted me to go and live with him saying that if Lee Oneun didn‘t seu me then he would do so soon, and that arrangements for my sale were then being made. I afterward heard a conversa- tion inan adjoining room, my sale being arrang ed by Lee Clieun and another man, who was to pay $750 for me. That man’s name was Wong. Lee Cheun wanted him to deposit $200 for me. Lee Cheun wanted me to go back to Ninth street with him, but I refused, and he threatened to get a policeman and make me go. Just after the Chinese New Year I was called upon by Lee Fang Mung, who advised me to go. I was then taken to a house on California street, where I stayed a few days and nights. Lee Chung then wanted me to go to the mountnins with him, but I wouldn’t consent, and he struck me with the handle of a feather duster. I then told him I would go back to Lee Fong Mung, and he said he would not let me do so. I ran out into the street and he followed me, when I was arrested.” Wivfis Bought and Sold and Beaten Like Cattle- Prosecuting~Attorney Flood offered to in- troduce the following translation of a Chinese letter in evidence to show in what manner these people contract marriages: HONG KONG, Jan. 1. 1879. DEAR BROTHER CHUN SUT: Agreeably with your last advice. I have already selected a. match for your marriage, and paid a sum of earnest money to bind the contract. Am now only awaiting your further remittance to complete the happy bargain. I have also received your subsequent letter. ‘ “ * Pso MAN KAI & POK SHAH. Several peculiarities in the martial customs of the enlightened Celestial people were illus- trated during the hearing of Ah Sin’s testi- mony. Being asked if she had considered herselfthe wife of one of her numerous pur- chasers, she said it was hard to tell. Her owner might have considered himself her husband, but he never told her so. The Chi- nese were not like the white people. A bus- band never told his wife anything, and never allowed her to interfere with his business. A woman was supposed to obey her husband or owner Without asking reasons for anything, and if she choose to be indiscreet enough to hesitate to do as he might see fit, A woman can make nothing by protesting. Slze receiVes no sympathy from the men, because they all act in the same way toward their women, and the women recognize their inability to help themselves, and consider that the attempt of any of their number to override these rules only entails more trouble upon them at large, and consequently they are inclined to disfav- orably regard a troublesome woman. Judge Louderbuck continued the case until Wednes~ day. stampéd and aiéned by the firm Wing Cheaug Rot. 7 Purchasing Partners for the Celenlinl- nt Slipulmed “menâ€"A [:hilll'fll‘, \Vomun’l Storyâ€"Wives lor Twenty Dollars. From the San Francisco Chronicle. It is thirty years since a. concession was granted for a railway up Vesuvius. It has been promised many times. but never so positively as now. The plan proposed in- volves the construction of an iron elevated railway about three feet high above the ground, on which it is proposed to run a train of eight cars. operated by a steel cable. Each ear is to be furnished with two auto- matic brakes. The cable will be double in case of accident. The actual tension on it will be 3,000 kilogrammes, but it will be made to supports. tension of 33,000 kiloâ€" grammes, Asmall station with restaurant will be constructed on the cone and another at the foot of the mountain. The ground has been chosen where there is least danger from an eruption, and all the material is movable, so that it can be taken up and stored in the observatory in case of eruption. It is expected that the railway will be com- pleted before the summer of the present wanâ€"Scientific American. â€"The gas wells of East Liverpool, Ohio furnish a. continual supply of light and heat to the town, and as the gas costs nothing the street lamps are never extinguished. It is used almost exclusively for fuel, being con- ducted into the grates and stoves by pipes. For twenty years this has been going on. and there are no indications that the supply of gas is giving out. â€"The Emperor William is the only ruling Euwp‘ean sovereign born in the last century. CHINESE SLAVES IN ’FRISCO. A RAIL‘VAY UP VEHUVIUS‘ WHOLE N0. 1,080â€"NO_ 40. Edward Hanlan, the Canadian sculler whose arrival in Liverpool from New York was announced yesterday, is, as we antici- pated, the guest of Colonel Shaw, the United States Consul in Manchester. and will, in all probability, remam in his present quarters for some little time. The Colonel’s residence is at Brooklands, near Sales, about six miles from that city, and the Rochdale and Liver- pool canal passes close by. The canal is wide at this point, is bounded on one side by a natural bank, and on the other by an artifi- cial one. and the water being far superior to that of the Ix‘well, Hanlan is likely to take & little daily exercise here on the canal. Yes- terday morning he turned out for a short spin for “ auld acquaintance.” He appeared exceedingly fresh and well after his voyage, which was encumbered with heavy seasickneu. Already offers have been received from local watermen to assist in the Canadian’s training, but Hanlan informs us that he will probably not go into training for some time, as he in- tends to visit Newcastle, London, and the principal places of interest on pleasure before he settles down to his preparation for the Hawdon contest. It is also anticipated that his training will be efiected at Brooklands or on the Irwell, at the outskirts of Cottonopolis. The American boat which Hanlan has brought with him has been built by Charles Elliott, of Greenpoint, New York, but an English boat will also be secured before long. {From the Pall Mall Gazette.) There seems to be some doubt as to wheth- er the plague is contagious as well as infec- tions, opinions differing on the subject. “The people die while the doctors despute,” says Dr. Botkin ; and he energetically urges the adoption of strong measures and steady per- severance in carrying them out. As to remedial means, also, opinion-i vary. Professor Tchudnovsky states positively that the tchumu is curable. though its poison is “ absolutely unknown to medical science.” Cleanliness, care, diet, the useoof hot and cold baths and fomentationsâ€"these are the points on which he lays most stress ; and he feels sure that the malady is not contagious. The peasants undoubtedly think that it is so ; but he at‘. tributes their belief entirely to fear. As to quarantines and. “sanitary cordons,” those are according to Dr. Grish, who has closely investigated the matter, "a. mere waste of money.” In fact quarantine buildings are far less likely to ward of the danger than to become hotbeds of disease. Of much more practical use, says another authority, Profess- or Dobroslavin, will be disinfesting measures; and he relies greatly on the beneficial force of fire. Not only ought the bodies of the dead to be burned, it is said, but also the houses in which they died. In many cases, indeed, it would be as well to burn down whole villages, and transport their inhabitants else- where. February 22. 1879. P. S.â€"â€"Send immediately or any time with- in ten days. Your letter was handed me by the Secretary of the College.” ' The letter is now in the Iossession of the Montreal Police. We do need the material you speak of (bodies). We will take four or five good ones; we need no small-30x or poor material, and will pay $20 each for four or five bodies ; will also pay express charges ; this would not in- clude fees for cartage at your end of route. The bodies must be well packed in boxes or in barrels. Well headed, two or three could be placed in each case if strong and well secured. They may be sent to John Blackman. Bur- lington, Vt., care of William Henderson. A check for the full amount will be sent to your address when bodies arrive. Telegraph when you send them as we have to make arrange- ments with the Customs authorities. (S’d). L. M. BINGHAM, M.D. Burlington, Vt. A 16 Year old Iiirl's Escapade and Marriage. ST. JOHN. N.B., Feb. 27,â€"John White, of Portland, N.B., laid information at the Port- land Police Uourt ofl'ice yesterday, against a young man named Alfred B. Scholes for de- caying and abducting from his lawful posses. sion his daughter Jane, A warrant was issued for the arrest of Scholes, who was taken into custody. The young girl is under 16 year: of age, and left her father's house clandestine- ly during the night of the last terrible snow- storm. Her father heard she was at the house of Scholes’ mother,and on the strength of this he made the charge. The young girl on leaving her home went straight to Mrs. Scholes‘ and remained there with her and her daughter all night. It is said the young man and the girl were engaged, but the attach- ment was against the wishes of her parents, and she says her home was made unhappy to her in consequence. Scholes knew that his affianced had been harbored at his home, and the only way, he concluded, he could get clear of a charge of abduction was to propose marriage. The girl consented, and they were married by a. city clergyman. When taken before Justice Tapley, Scholes produced his marriage certificate, and the father of the bride withdrew the charge and paid the costs. A few days ago there came a letter to the Montreal post-office addressed to Wm. Smith, No. 3,705 St. Lawrence street. The delivery man being unable to find the house, 'as the numbers do not run up so high. left the letter at 633% on the same street, where lived a man of the same name. The husband being ab- sent; his wife opened the letter and read as follows -â€" “DEAR Sm :â€" The Scientific American combats as a fall- acy the idea that winter is the healthiest sea- son of the year. On the contrary, winter in really more to be dreaded than a visitation of pestilence. The saying. “Heat is lifeâ€"cold is death," has a striking illustration and con- formation in the reports now regularly sub- mitted by Dr. Russell to the Glasgow sanitary committee. The death rate rises and falls with the regularity of a thermometer. So many degrees less heat, so many more deatl l and vice versa. Whatever weak place we have, whatever constitutional disorder we be subject to, cold will surely discover. We take colds because our vitality istoo low to ward of the effects of the reduced temperature around. us. As it matter of first importance, then, to resist cold and the various derangements of the system consequent, it is nr-cessary by proper nutrition to maintain our natural au‘ imal heat ; second to retain this heat with a sufficient amount of clothing ; thlrd, to regu- late with care the temperature of the air we breathe. Contrary to the opinion current among lovers of cold weather, a. fire in a. bed room m the winter is cheaper and better than a doctor’s bill. Canadian llnmnn Ilemnin’l being um i U. 5. Doctors. 'l‘he reluctance of most men to leave with- out buying in a shop where they have given alittle trouble, and their wives’ contempt of them for that reluctance, are two unexplained facts in Engish human nature. The men, if merchants or brokers, would see all the dealere’ samples in their own trade, test them, use microscopes to them, ask worrying questions about them, and then abstain from buying without a. pang ; and the women are far more considerate under other circum- stances than the men, but so it is. A wo- man can rummage a shop and then bow her- , self out contented, while a. man looks hot » and feels more than half ashamel. It is absolutely necessary to be rid of that feeling it you are to shop artistically. IS THE PLAGUE C(DN'I‘AGIDUB. SHOPPING ARTIB‘I‘IQL LY. RofllANTIC El‘fll’E HIE NT. \VIN'I‘ER UNIIEAL’I‘RY. HANluiN IN ENGLAND. (Newcabtle Chronicle, Feb. 13.) A NEW DANGER.