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“A LOVE SONG SET TO MUSIC BY 11.12. I'LPRINCB I‘lltii‘OLD OF ENGLAND. Prince Leopold, who preferred to remain at Darinstudt with the orphans of his sister the Prince Alice rather than attend the wedding of his brother the Duke Connnught in Lent, in herits the artistic tastes of his father the Prince Consort and like his brother the Duke of Edin- burgh .e upussionute musical ameteurJIe is some- thing of a. composer too, and has just set to music the following pretty love song, which appeared in the World some weeks ago, entitled “Dir Alle‘iu,” from the pen of IL gentleman fuvor- a.ny known as an amateur actor and us the author of a. volume of graceful poetry : I Int upon the purple hill And watched the world beneath, And laughed etlove, as scynics will, When one came o’er the heath, There was need to any ’iwas she, No need of sound or sigh, For all the heart leaped out of me Anal murmured, ” Dir allei'n‘” It is not a. little singular that so many oft repeated quotations of proverbs, poetry or memorable sayings are incorrectly given. The well knoxvn line in “Hamlet,” “1 3m native here, and to the manner born." It is very often given as "manor" instead of “manner.” Then again in the same tragedy we have : “There's a. divinity that shapes our ends Boughâ€"110w then) how We will.” In many instances “as” is substituted for “how.” is almost invariably quoted with the substi- tution of “his soul,” for tha word‘ “himselfi.” A \Vesl‘. India paper is too modest by half when it says under its editorial heading : “We beg that it be distinctly understood that; the leading articles in this journal are by no means necessarily from the pen of the editor.” "in ‘V‘The Merchant of Venice,” we have the line: A very common error is to misquote the assertion in the American "Declaration of In- dependence,” which reads, “All men are created equal.” Nina times out of ten in is rendered, “All men are born free and equal.” Mr. Francis L. Lundy, living in New Jer- sey, and a member of the staff of the New York Times, died 185‘ month at the early age of 38 years. He was the son of Dr. Lundy. well known as a Church of England clergy- man, and for some time rector of Grimsby. Mr. Lundy wrote for several papers, both literary and political. and though British by birth, having been born in Canada, he was a thorough Republican. '1 u Mr. John Morley has an article on the Zulu war in the April number of the lv‘ortnighily Review. Of course it will be opposed to the government pohcy. 1- . .‘ . .1-,,,:,, A pocket encyclopedia is the next thing in order. and certainly it would be desirable. Mr. Strachan. the London publisher, has undertaken to produce one. Adictionai‘ffencyclopeuia, far in advance of anything of the kind before attempted, is to be issued simultaneously in London and New York . Mr. J. Payne Collier, the great Shakes- pearean commentator, is in his ninety-first year, anél is still hale and vigorous. Blogmphies are pouring forth in England. The laut is “Classical and English Writers,” from the press of McMillan. -.. 11' -"]3;‘.Ԥ;nflâ€"e‘s_iasié béén obliged to suspend his literary labors on account of ill health. He hagrgone to Italy grader magical advice. n 1 1 uh; no: buuv .v .. There seems to be a. mania in Enxland just now for hunting up forgotten writers, espe- cially poets, who flourished and died with out becoming famous. One of these was Bar- tholemew Griflin, whose “Fidessa More Chaste than Kinds,” was printed in 1596. Here is one of his sonnets : “The sillie bird that hosts unto the net And flutters to and fro till she be taken, Doth looke some footie or succor there to get, But looseth 1i ((3, so much is she mistaken ; The foolish flie that flieth to the flame With ceaseless hovering, and. \\ith re less flight, Is burned straight to ashes in the same And] {31111618 her death Where was her most do- ig L; The proud aspiring boye that needs would prie Into the secrets of the highest saute And some qunceita contents to gain thereby, “‘5; Zlgéuhis £01112; ski-Ll wioéiwonldrous great. There (lid through follie perish a l and die, And (though I know it) even so doe 1.” Carler has found a. biographer in Mr. A. H Guernsey, his “ Carlyle, hie, books and theories” having appeared in Appleton’s " Handy Volume” series. The work is pretty much a combination, and therefore of little value as giving an insight into the character of the great Radical author. A life of Thomas Carlyle, written by some one who knows him intimately would be a treat indeed. The daughter of Mr. George Jones selects ' for the literary columns of the New York Sunday Times. the daughter of Mr. Dana writes for the Sun, and the daughter of Mr. Oakey Hall for the World. MASONIG. It may be regarded as a healthy sign that the increase of members in the Masonic order has not been as rapid of late as formerly. The Grand Lodge of Canada shows. how- ever, about 375 lodges and a membership of 17,500, a fair showing, indeed, when it is considered that a stricter supervision is used, ' and greater efiorts made to secure good material. The standing of the lodges in this jurisdiction, generally speaking, is very good. There may be instances of weakness in some of the lodges, a thing to be expected; but the general standing is not one of inferi- ority. Quebec, but for the unfortunate diff- erence with the Grand Lodge of Scotland, would be enjoying a like, harmony and pros- perity. It had made fair progress, since being recognized as a sovereign power, but now that Scotland has stepped in and claimed the right to exercise jurisdiction, distrust and ill-feeling have been engendered. It is sur- prising that an old and powerful body like the Grand Lodge of Scotland should have acted so contrary to the principles of right and true Freemasonry. New Brunswick counts 33 lodges, and 2,240 members. Nova Scotia has prospered masonically, and so has . Prince Edward Island. Manitoba, where not long since a Grand Lodge was established, has had the misfortune to have schismatic masons I in its midst, and as a consequence the Grand ‘ Master has been under the necessity of ex- pelling a. number for disobedience and un- masonic conduct generally. It is deeply to be regretted that such an occurrence should have marred the harmony of the brethren in the Prairie l’rovince. We are pleased to hear there is a prospect of an amicable arrange- ment of the ditficulty, and that the erring brethren are likely to come back to their true allegiance. It is thought by some that the course of the Grand Orient ofFrance in decid- ing to establish or at all events recognize, lodges in unison with that body wherever they may be bodes no good to masonry; but We trust the belief is an illusory one. The Orient has virtually separated from every other masonic body which acknowledges the evistence of the Deity. Happily thus far ' it has found few imitators. The spirit of communism has 1mm breathed into French Masonry. and thus far ' it has found my imitators. The spirit of communism has been hreatliud into French Masonry, and possibly aportion of the German body. but it, is gratifying to see that the condemnation of the French Urient has been almost univer- 8&1. With due caution, and the proper exercise of Masonic principles there need be no fear of the threatened invasion of godless Masonry. Without doubt some may be in- duced to listen to the teachings of socialistie Masonry, as inculcated by the Grand Orient of France, but there is little fear that the principle it has thoughtfitt'o embody in its "The man that hath not music in himself,‘ She spokeâ€"her voice rang silver clear, The birds hushed in the grove, The earth stood still that 1 might; hear The first words of my love. Ah, woe is 11'1u.[t‘rosscd that heath, For she may ne'er be mine 1 Yet must I burn through life and death This mono. “ Dir allein." I min would speak, yet dare not, for Hut gentle soul’s distress : \tht is to me one sorrow more, So that she huve one 108 ‘2 Yet I could wish when I am dead Her eyes should 100k through mine, And on my heart engraveu read This mom), “ Di'r ullein.“ OUR SPUIAI‘ COLUJIN “ T0 TIIE ALON id 3" LITERARY Assistant Commissary Spinks, P. M. of the United Military Lodge, Plumstead, England, took his farewell of the lodge on the occasion of his leaving to join the army fighting against the Zulus. He told the brethren that he gloried in the opportunity of going into active service, and left the lodge to go with- out a. single fear or regret, save for those he leftbehind. He added that. he had applied for a sixehambered revolver, and if he had occasion to use it- there would not be a. barrel of it thrown away. The track staging, which is a tressle work one, is to be placed diagonaly from the Ter- race to the street below at an angle of 43 ° . The distance from the Terrace at the top of incline to the i-treet below is about 230 feet. The method of operating the cars, of which there are two, one on the up journey and the other on the down one, is as follows : The track is a double one, the machinery for controlling the motion of the cars by aid of a powerful governor operated automatically by the machinery, and also by a screw brake operated by hand, the brakes being entirely independent of each other, but if necessary under control of the attendant. At the topof the incline is placed an iron tank holding about 1,000 gallons of water. There is also one at the bottom rather larger than that at the top. The cars, although hanging at so steep an angle, are level in the passenger compart- ments ; they are attached to the brake mach. hinery and together by two 1-inch cables of the best Swedish iron wire, capable of bear- ing 30 tons each, or 60 tons vertical; but as the angle is under 45 degrees at which the cars are hung. it would take a breaking strain of over 100 tons before the ropes could part. Now the most strain that will ever be on the ropes when the cars are loaded will not be more than 13» tons. or about 1-75th part of the breaking strain of the ropes. It the ropes should happen to break, which is a most llllâ€" probable thing, the safety catches will act and hold the cars within one inch To move the cars the following remarkably simple ar- rangement is made use of : The frame of the cars is formed in the shape of a light iron tank ; these tanks are charged with water from the tank at the top, until they balance the load in the car below. Of course when the top car becomes a few pounds heavier than that, at the bottom, it descends with its con- tents, bringing up the other with its lead to the top; in fact under ordinary circumstances supposing the cars are loaded both ways, very little water is neceSsai-y. If the largest num- ber of passengers are going down no water is necessary, but if all are coming. up and none down, water equal to the weight of those lifted is required in the descending car. To keep up the supply of water a. steam pump is placed at the bottom of the incline of sufiicient capacity to pump equal to any duty required of the system, the speed of the pump being regulated automatically by the amount of water in the tank. It will be seen by almost any thinking mind that the arrangement is simple and safe as the only strain the controlling gear has to contend with is the few pounds of water more in the tank of the descendingcarthan that in the ascend- ‘ing one. There are other interesting points i also in this simple and beautiful contrivance, ‘ but enough has been said to give our readers an idea ofits mode of action. constitution will find any considerable number of Masons to adopt it. The large new public passenger elevator between Little Champlain st. and Durham Terrace in the city of Quebec. is now under construction in this city at J. H. Killey & Co.’s. The following will convey a. fair idea of how this simple and safe machine is put into operation. It. was selected by Govern- ment Engineer E. A. Home. Esq., as being one of the best of the numerous designs sub. mitted to him. Viscount Mazldcville, son of the Marquis of \Vestmiuster, was installed \V. M. at Union Lodge. Tandaragee. He will be remembered as marrying in New York, the daughter of a. Cuban merchant. A \VflNDERFUL PASSENGER ELE- VA'I‘IDR. a U. E. Loyalist. and for many yeer a. lead- ing merchant of \Vestern Canada, having his headquarters at Niagara, where the family of the deceased settled. When the war of 1812 broke out Lewis Clement, as the son of a U. E. loyalist, with his brothers, took up arms in defence of Canadian liberty, and was ap- pointed 1st Lieutenant of Artillery, under the late Col. Kirby, of Brantford, and was placed in command of all the battery guns at the battle of Queenston Heights, 13th October. 1812. He afterwards served as Captain of the Second Line ('1 Militia, (then embracing a large district), nun- der Col. Dickson at the battle of Chippe we._ where he was wounded three times. None of the wounds proved serious, but two of them, the deceased maintained, might cause his death at less than the century. In 1837 the de- ceased turned out again during the Trent affair, and in the Fenian invasion he was among the first to shoulder his rifle to tramp to the front in support of the Queen’s Own and 13th Battalion. For his bravery and services the deceased wss in receipt of a pension from the Imperial Government of $1.50 per day, and when the distribution of the grants to the veterans of 1812 took place in 1874 he was among the most active and prominent of those taking part, meeting many of his old friends in arms, many of ‘whom haw Since passed away, but none of them at his ageâ€"92 years. The deceased was a brother of Mr. Geo. A. Clement, of Niagara, Peter B. Clement, of St. Catharines, and Joseph Clement. of Brautford, and has left relatives in almost every part of America. A few years since be commenced a ilawsuit for the possession of some 'of the most valuable property in the centre of New York State, which he might have gained had it not been that all the lawyers whom he first employed dicd off before the courts of that State could reach a decision. The deceased was father of the late Rilph Clement, the well-known merchant of Niagara and St. Cetharines. and father-in-law of Mr. C. P. Camp, formerly city clerk of St. Cath- arines. On Sunday morning last one of the oldest survivors of the fight for British supremacy in America expired in St. Catharines in the person of Lewis Clement, who was the son of The Chicago I‘rilmne notes, as one of the houlthfulchunges that are taking place in trade, the fact that the farmers now are disâ€" posed to purchase what they need for cash : It says : “ The Granger organization taught the lesson that he who bought for cash and mu no bills maiden. large saving. and this lesson has teen extensively carried into practice. Country dealers. thcieforo, as their cash sales increase. can in turn p..r- chase stocks onshortm‘ tune and on hotter terms timu was possible under the exclusive credit system. The greater the extmt to which farmers and all others can purchase all they need for cash, the greater and more profit-abluto cons umers. gto merchants, and to manufacturers will be the exchanges that take place.” â€"It is said. that Mr. A. D. Thomson, lumber merchant,has fallen heir to £40,000 left by a relative. Shekel llEAl/I‘IIFUI; CHANGE IN BIL] NESS LVIE'I‘IIUD-‘l. VOL, XXI. ’l‘llls} OLDE GONE. An incident has come under our hotice that leads to a short consideration of the above topic. A farmer had two sons, to whom has been given a good education. The boys rather take to farming, and under favorable circumstances would adopt it as their life employment. The father has a. great farm, upon which is some incumbrance, and he offers the boys each 9. good farm if they will remain with him till the estate is free from a mortgage. The plan seems a favorable one. The boys have given a good deal of attention to modern methods of farming and desire to adopt some changes by which to add to the income and more rapidly pay all the debt. These are scouted‘ by the parent and denominated “ boys’ notions" or “ leavesof book-farming.” Any suggestions from the boys are given no weight and they finally settle down to the work as hired men, thinking that the time will soon come when they can work for themselves and pursue their own methods, But at the end of the year there is a very small net balance to pay on the debtâ€"very little more than enough to pay the interest. This is rather discourag- ing. but crops brought low prices and the hope is that another year will be one of golden promise. During the interval of the winter months when farmers’ boys have more time for thought and reading, the young men suggest various special means by which the farm may be made more remun- erativeâ€"â€"â€"all to no purpose. They are de- nounced as " idle theories.” A second year rolls around, and a similar result, and the boys seriously contemplate leaving home, starting with nothing and going into some occupation requiring no capital and using their brains and muscles to develop means to finally purchase their own farms. to be carried on in their own way. After relating the illustration, perhaps com- ment is unnecessary; one would think that any man who should see his likeness thus de- picted would see the nth isability of a. change. There ought not to be many cases of this character in the country, but. unfortunately, they are numerous. The details of the illus- tration may notapply. but the general method is the same. There is a. great deal of talk about making home pleasant to keep the children in love with the farm. and suggestions without num- ber are made concerning the introduction of books, newspapers, pictures and games into the house ; flowers, gardens. trees and pleas- ant surroundings outside, all to make the children love the homestead, which are very Will in their way. But boys, if they have the germs of business success in them, want something more than this. They want to be trusted, and their opinions and wishes given some weight, and especially so when their training has been such as renders them quali- fied to judge and to plan. As the boy _ de- velops into the man. he is full of vitality and hope and vigor. He thinks he can accom- plish a great deal. and is liable to color the results of 1118 plans and methods too highly ; but it is this spirit in him. if properly guided, which is at the basis of true progress. The man who is past his prime and looks back upon a good many failures, is not the man upon whom to rely for progressive measures, but whose judgment may be excellent in guiding the formation of methods in the plans a younger men. When these two extremes come properly to- gether they make an available working force. But when the younger refuses to be counseled by the older, or when the older is not willing to give any weight to the opinions of the younger, we have an unfortunate com- binntwn. Do not llnmper “ llle Bows" Too Much when lIu-y 'l‘ry Io Introduce Novel "loll-mi.- in Farmingâ€"Trees as a Pro- chlion from Storms. Farming is largely an experimental occupa- tion, but it is not necessary that every one intending to be a farmer should begin at the bottom and work over again the experience of all that have gone before. Each genera~ tion can largely build upon a foundation prepared by their fathersâ€"and fortunately in our day there are ample means afforded young men to acquire quickly a knowledge of the results of farm practice, so that very soon they can reach out into new and promising fields. It should be the policy of our former fathers to stimulate this tendency rather then check it; modify it perhaps by sound advice but allow it free opportunity to work out, new problems and better solutions to old ones. On the other hand. the young men should be wry slow to denominate the slower move- ments of their fathers as “ old fogyism.” They should profit by the judgment which is the result of rich experience, emplm‘ing it as a stepping-stone to greater endeavors and r cher success. In any event, we say to our farmer friends â€"give the buys a chance. The most satis- factory way to mold their opinions is not in persistently giving them no opportunity to test for themselves, but through the failure of their own plans to give a wiser heed to the experience of others. Not protection of teees, but protection by trees, is what we mean, and to one who stands behind a thick Norway spruce and is perfectly shielded from these searching. March Winds, we need use no argument. It is a very easy thing to grow a shelter-belt of ever- greens for a ham, :1 house or a garden. The trees can be purchased for a mere trifle, and planted out this spring. Five years of growth will make large trees oftlmm and the protection rendered is a wonderful acquisi- tion. A correspondent speaks thus encourag- ineg of the practice : If the farmer has it barn, and a fence around it. let him plant outside of that fence, 8. row of evergreens. closely together, so that nothing can injure them, and in a few years he will have such protection from the storms for his stock that no money could induce him to remove the trees. We know this to be a. fact, and we further know that where such a “wind break- er” exists, no shivering stock is to be found. Of course we would not have these trees all around the born, but just at those parts where storms are most prevalent. And where farmers have no barns, or protection by buildings, and wish to have protection in some way. let them select some suitable field, and hedge it in with the same kind of trees, in the same way they would their barn yards; they will meet with success as every person who has tried the experiment knows. Let these wind breakers be planted during the coming summer‘ and in a few years no fat mer will complain of having no protection for his stock. Farmers, wherever we are, let us look to our interests and reap the benefits of these wind breakers in protecting the animals from the cold winds of winter. â€"â€"The attendant upon the “ Real Prince” at the recent great Wedding at Windsor was Colonel Von Borckv, an adventurous Prussian officer. He wuit to the United States duiu ing the civil war auJ tonight gallmitly for the South, was shot through the left lung and then went to London invalided. He was in London several months, and during his visit wrote an account of his adventures for Black- wood’s Magazinr, while he was the hero of a colony in the smoky capital. It is related that You Brooke. who is six feet two inches high out the head of a. Union soldier clenn from the shoulder with one blow of a huge two-handled Word. 'I‘IIE FARNI TREE PROTECTION RICHMOND HILL, THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1879 Exciting Scene in a Scotch (Glasgow Herald.) i ‘ In accordance with an edict of Paisley Es- tablished Presbytery, the Gaelic language ceased to be used in the service at Oakshaw street Gaelic church on Sunday. There was a pretty good attendance in the church in the morning by 11 o’clock. The audience was composed of many elderly males and females, with a good sprinkling of youths and maidens of twenty years or so, very few juveniles being present. At five minutes past 11 Mr. McKenzie, the pastor, entered the pul it un- ushered. and minus his gown, the Gae '6 pre- centor and choir being absent from their usual places. The utmost decorum prevailed up to this point, and the reverend gentleman rose to his feet to begin the devotions of the day. Taking the book in his hand, he said : â€"â€"“Let us begin.” These words, clearly uttered in English, at once “set the heather on fire,” and nearly every person in the church rose to their feet in an excited an- ner, and began to leave the church, numbers of them using strong language to Mr. Mc- Kenzie, calling on him to “shut up,” and otherwise indicating their great displeasure at the course he had felt advised to take. The reverend gentleman, however, continued to read the 109th psalm to the half-dozen of the auditory who had re- mained in their seats. The noisy disturbance continued outside among the “ secessionists," and Mr. Mackenzie wise- 1y desisted from attempting the singing of the psalm, but engaged in prayer, several of the managers of the church having pooped inside the doors before he had got this length. and bawled to those inside that “ If they were gentlemen they would come out.” and that “ they had better, as the yetts were going to be shut,” and “ Ye need na sit there like cluckin’ hens. If ye don’t come, it will be waur for ye.” None of those seated re- sponded to the appeal to leave, and Mr. M’Kenzie proceeded with his prayer, the sound of his voice being occasionally drowned by the noisy stamping of the feet on the flag- stones in front of the church, and the excited enunciation of Gaelic execrations. When the prayer was over an eruption was made into the church by a dozen or more youn fe- males. the leader of whom,â€"-a dark-eye and somewhat comely daughter of the mist,â€" angrily upbraided those of the sitters who had kept their pews, and hurled, in English, at the occupant of the pulpit such epithets as “ traitor,” “ turncoat,” renegade,” while the language of the mountain further cerv- ed to carry unpalatable bits of individual opinion to the ears of the minister, but which, to the ears of the writer, were niere matter for conjecture. The pulpit was now surrounded by a crowd of both sexes, wildly gesticulating, and it must have seemed to Mr. McKenzie that further por- sistance in the service would be injudicious, and he closed his bible and read an intima- tion summoning the kirk session to a meet- ing to be held some time during the week. He then descended from the pulpit and made his way to the session-house, where he was quickly surrounded by the tumultuous Gaels. The faithful few who had kept their seats were not allowed to depart in peace, but were rudely scolded by the indignant females, and a meek-looking personage was caused, of being present that day that “he might 1) his foot on the neck 'of the Highlanders? it trample them to death.” DAltl‘lLyEg of the notice calling the meeting ' of i - session. the reader’s voice was drowned by hooting an imitations of dog-barks proceeding from different parts of the church. Mr. Mc- Kenzie was in a somewhat faint condition, we are told. when he reached the session- house, and at once asked for a drink of water. He remained there with the managers and kirk-session for some time, the door being surrounded by any females showeringin upon him indignant expressions of angry dissent. A crowd having gathered in the street, it was suggested that one of the managers should go into the church and give 0. short sermon in the muclrloved tongue. In this expectation. the congregation re-seated them- selves, but it was not judged advisable. in the excited condition in which all were, that the services should be protracted, and it was briefly intimated in Gtelic that nothing further would be done that day, and that all were quietly to disperse and go home to their houses,l swing their interests in the hands of the kirk session and managers, who would continue their protest in a fit- ting manner before the presbytcry. The afternoon service in English were scantily ut- tended, only about a dozen were nresent,wlien the pulpit was occupied by a friend of Mr. McKenzie. The “strike” of that Highland kirk, as may be imagined, created considerable excitement in Paisley. the opinion being pretty generally expressed that it was a pity to take from them a service in which they so much delights: i. The matter is likely to lead to some lively discussion at the meeting of the Paisley presb3‘tery, which will be held in D. few dayé Mr. Thomas D. Warren, Clerk of the Crown for the County of Elgin, died at his residence, West Talbot street, St. Thomas, on Sunday. aged 68 years. Deceased settled in St. Thomas in 1828, with his father, who was at that time a partner of the late Sheriff Hamil‘ ton. of Middlesex. The young man evinced u liking for the legal profession, and received a fii'stclass training. He afterwards opened an oflice and commenced as a pratictitioner in St. Thomas, continung until November, 1861, when he was appointed to the office of Clerk of the County Court, Deputy Clerk of the Crown, and Registrar of the Surrogate Court, made vacant bp the resignation of Peter Murteagh. GALT, Ont., March 30,â€"Bev. W. H. Ander- son, D. D.. for the past three years pastor or the United Presbyterian church, of North America in this town. died suddenly this afternoon, of heart disease. Deceased was in his usual health up to 8 o’clock this morning, when he suddenly became unwell and died at 3 o’clock in the afternoon. fivALfiiGN, N. Y., March 30.â€"Hon. RS. Burrows, a prominent citizen and banker, died here to-dzgx._ "-‘BVAVL'IV‘IMOBE, Sm, March 30.â€"â€"â€"W. J. Albert died here yesterday. He was a member of the f01‘ty-tllird_901)gr§§s. MONTREAL. March 30.â€"â€"â€"James Jack, of tne firm of James Jack 6; 00.. of this city, died this evening, after a lingering sickness. He was highly esteemed by all classes of citizens. The death is announced of Captain Alex. Lungford, formerly of the 5th Dragoon Guards. at the ripe age of 81 years. Deceased, who was the father of Rev. A. Langford, of St. Cutharines, was a native of Queen’ county, IrelandY being born on March 28th, 1798. Early in his manhood he left the land of llie birth, crossed the Atlantic, and settled in Ulnu'lotwtoxn, Prince Edward Island. where he lived for some months, but not liking the country he returned to lrelund, and soon afLi-r joined the 5th Dragoon Gnurdsxontinuing with his regiment through all its triumphs and vicissitudes until 1854, when he came to Canada. and settled in the township of London. He served under and received pay from four sovereigns of Eng- and, namely George I11., George IV., Wil- liam IV., and Queen Victoria, a distinction which but very few now surviving can lay claim to. He resided latterly with his son. (w‘tAEl‘ [U AND ENGLISH. OBl'l‘ [HIRY‘ Dori)”; 3116):}? flheflt, With an occasional feed of pats, scalded meeting ' of ;’ meal and boiled potatoes. boiled fresh meat, 3 was drowned by etc. We also give them what pounded oyster og«barks proqeedjyg l shell or bone they will eat. W. E. C. Hens are the most valuable stock on the farm. They require little care and yield large dividends. The writer has kept three horses, one cow. and about 125 hens during the present winter, and he thinks the hens have paid the whole bill, without attempting to obtain the best retail prices. The eggs were sold at wholesaleâ€"4119 buyer made a profit often cents per dozen; Perhaps I may addaword which other writers omit. First. kill in the fall nearly everything but early spring pullets ; these can be made to lay all winter. The older the hen the fewer the eggs. Second, warm the food, for the first meal especially. Let there be a variety of foodâ€"buckwheat and wheat screenings are the best grains ; corn and oats come next. The best animal food in my experience is a beef’s head. They will consume everything except the eyes. It costs twenty-five cents, and will last a week. When they have eaten the outside meat. crack it open for the brains, next split in two, and with an axe pound a portion of the bone daily. Next stop and listenâ€"hear them sing and see them run for a nest. A beef’s head is more profitable than lard scraps, as the latter has been pressed until the sub- stance is nearly gone. Keep an iron pot near the kitchen, into which order all scraps from the dining-room. This usually goes to the pig, hereafter let it go to the Brahmas toward evening. Buy your pork if you think it is fit to eat. W. L. T. The death is announced of Mr. A. GuFlem- ing, of Craigleith, Collingwood, at the advaanced age of 86. He leaves a wife and a. large family of children and grand-children ; amongst his sons now living are Sandiord Fleming. 0. B.. Chief Engineer of the Pacific Railway, Mr. David Fleming, of Collingwood, and Mr. Alexander Fleming. The Expom'tor chronicles the death of Mrs. A. K. Smith, at her residence, Brant avenue, Brantford, at the advanced age of 73. De- ceased was the widow of the late Abraham K. Smith, one of the oldest settlers of Brantford, and the original owner of a. large portion of the land upon which the city now stands. Mrs. Smith, whose maiden name was Spohn, was born at Albany in 1806, and came to Canada. with her family in 1818, settling in Aueaeter, where her brother Philip Spohn still resides. She married in 1825 the late A. K. Smith. then of Hamilton; and came to Brantford in 1836, where she has resided con- tinuously Since. Her family consisted of four daughters, Mrs. Goodson, Mrs. Dr. Grilfin, Mrs. Morgan, of Chicago, and Mrs. Bisooe, of Guelph. Of her two sons, the older. W. K. Smith, died in South America in 1874, of yellow fever, while the younger, Arthur. is at present at home. I noticed in your paper an enquiry relative to the value of the Plymouth Rock fowl as layers. I have fourteen hens of that breed, all but one of them being pullets. They commenced to lay about the 1st of Novem- ber. Allowing that we have used three and a-half dozens in the family (a. very low esti- mate), I find they have laid 624 eggs, that being an average of 4.87 per day, or 44 for each hen for. the whole time. I consider them better than the average as layers. They are'fed and watered twice each day, have had a variety of food, such as corn and buck- Mr. Thos. Langford, of London township, and died full ef years and honor, leaving a host of sincere and attached friends. One of the most successful egg producers of my acquaintance feeds his hens in part on boiled rye. Now I would like to know if any of ynur correspondents have had experience with this feed, or whether his success is at- tributable to some other cause. A musical and literary entertainment was held in the school house, S. S., No. 3. Bar- ton, in connection with the Holy Trinity church, Wednesday evening. when the choir, assisted by some kind friends, rendered a very pleasing programme. Mr. Bicker occupied the chair, and discharged the duties devolv- ing on him in his usual pleasant manner. After the opening remarks of the Chairman, Miss Bull was called upon, who give a piano solo which was well received. Miss Bull, Mrs. and Mr. Bryant followed with 9. song, entitled, “Fawn-footed Nannie.” They were succeeded by Miss H. Martin, who sang, “I See Her Still in my Dreams,"in excellent style. “Ye Banks and Brace of Bonnie Doon,” by Mr. Muirhead, was enthusiastically received and heartily encored. He gave in response, “Bonnie Prince Charlie,” in his usual style. Mr. Bryant, in a song, “'l‘he Dear Little Shamrock," completely carried the audience with him, and being encored, gave “Always Chilly.” After that came an amusing .‘dialogue, given in character, entitled. “Mr. and Mrs. Quid," sustained respectively by Mr. Bryant and Miss Hunt. Mr.Foot followed with a short reading, entitled, “Meeting of a Debating Society.” After ashort recess, Miss Bull and Mr. and Mrs. Bryant gave a trio, entitled, “The Reef,” in an elegant manner. Miss E. Martin, by her careful rendering of “Five O'cIOck in the Morning,” received a. well deserved encore, and Miss Passmore, who sang “Birdie has Come.” evidently de- lighted the audience. A duet. “Matrimonial Sweets,” rendered by Miss H. Martin and Mr. Bryant, was very pleasing, both voices being in excellent form ; followed by a comic song, “Drat these Boomatick's,” and encored, gave “Dr. Quack.” in his usual and comic manner. The accompaniments were played by Mr. Bruce, Mr. Foot and Miss Bull. At the close the National Anthem was sungâ€"COM- MUNICATED. lloiv Conductor ’l‘horpe Endeavored lo thflle oil the l'lorlnl Coil. Many of our readers will peruse the follow- ing account of a case of attempted suicide with feelings of deep regret. from the fact that the would-be nuieide is well known to a large number of people throughout Western 0n- tario. Mr. John F. Thorpe, who has been a conductor on the Great Western Railway for twentyâ€"two years, on the arrival of his train (the Express) at Chatham Station on Monday night last, had. the locomotive run under the tank as usual to take water. When the ten- der was supplied he took the rope which opens the plug of the tank. made a turn of it around his neck, and made the noose end fast to the train, then made a signal for the train to start, with the intent, as is surmised, to decapitate himself. Fortunately when the train started, the loop which Thrope had made around his neck parted, and instead of being dispatched to the baggage smasher’s paradise he was deluged with a flood of water from the tank, and the ice-cold shower brought him to his senses. He was taken in hand by James Gibbs, the hraheman, brought to a hotel and cared for. No reason has been assigned for the not. says the Detroit Evrning News. â€"A certain lawyer was compelled to apoloc gize tothe court. With stately dignity he arose in his chair and said : “ Your Honor is right and I am wrong, as you Honor gen- erallyis.” There was a dazed look in the J udge‘s eye. and he hardly knew whether to feel happy or fine the lawyer for contempt of court. EN’I‘ER’I‘AINL‘IENI‘ IN BARTON EXTRAoKDlNARY CASE OF AT- TEiVll’TED SUICIDE. FEEDING F0“ EGGS Some General Rules for its 'l‘renlmentâ€" Different (Inst-n. (From Hull's J ourmtl of Health.) Dyspepsia is the inability of the stomach to prepare from the food eaten the nourishment requisite to sustain the body. and to supply it with pure blood, which, in its impure, un- natural condition. is sent to evevyfihre of the system ; hence there is not a square inch of the body which is not liable to be affected with uneasiness or actual pain, and that portim will suffer most which has been previously weakened, or diseased, or injured in any way. Hence among a dozen ds‘spep- ‘ tics no two will have the same predominant symptoms. either in nature or locality; and as these persons differ further in age, sex, temperament, constitution. occupation and 1 habits of mind and body, it is the height of‘ absurdity to treat any two dyspeptics pre- cisely alike ; hence the failure to ' cure in many curable cases. Dyepeptics of high mental power and of a bilious temperament are subject to sick head- aches ; those who are fat and phiegmatic have constipation and cold feet; while the thin and nervous have horrible 'neuralgias, which make of life a continued martyrdom, or they are abandoned to forebodings so gloomy, and even fearful sometimes, as to eat out all the joy of life, and make death a longed-for event. Some dyspeptics are wonderfully forgetful ; others have such an irritability of temper as to render compan- ionship with them, even for a few hours, painful, while there is such a remarkable in- capacity of mental concentration. of fixedness of purpose‘ that it is unpossible to secure any connected effort for recovery. 1. " The eutir‘é bod‘y should he washed once in week with soap, hot water and a stiff brush. 4. Under all circumstances, keep the feet always clean, dry and warm. 5. Itis most indiSpensible to have the fullest plenty of sound, regular, connected and refreshing sleep in in clean, light, well- aired chamber, with windows facing the sun. 6. Spend two or three hours of every forenoon, one or two of every afternoon, rain or shine, in the open air. in some form of in- teresting, exhilarating and unwearying ex- erciseâ€"walking with acheering and enter- taining companion is the very best. 7. Eat at regular times and always slowly. 8. That food is best for each which is most relished, and is followed by the least discomfort. What may have benefitted or injured one is no rule for others. This eighth item is of universal application. There are some general plinclples of cure applicable to all, and which will seldom fail of high advantagefi. 2. Wear woolen next the skin the year round, during the day time only. 3. By means of ripe fruits and berries, coarse bread, and other coarse food, keep the bowels acting freely once 111 every twenty- four hours. 9. Take butateecupful of any kind of drink at one meal, and let that be hot. 10. Confine yourself to coarse bread of corn, rye, or wheat, to ripe, fresh, perfect fruits and berries in their natural state. and fresh lean meats, broiled or roasted. as meat is easier of digestion than vegetables. Gravies, pastries, heavy hot bread, farinueé, starches, and greasy food in general aggra- vate dyspepsia. by their constipntmg tendem cies‘ “1‘15. 11. It is better to eat tit regular times as often as hungry. but so little at once as to occasion no discomfort whatever. 12. Constantly aim to divert the mind from the bodily condltion in pleasant ways ; this is half the cure in many cases â€"â€"An “International Normal Educational Conference” is to be held at the Thousand Island Park from Aug. 11 to the 16th inclu- sive. The addresses on educational matters will be given by teachers from the United States and Canada. â€"Thata doctor or a. lawyer gets for an hour’s work what a teacher receives for that of a week is the complaint of the Canada School Journal, and yet the teacher has had to spend nemly as much time in preparing for his profession as the doctor or lawyer for theirs. and the capacities necessary in them are as necessary to him. The cause of the difference in remuneration is thus, says the Journal. : “ The teacher is the servant of the public, the doctor and lawyer are the masters.” â€"â€"A sensible little sermon on retrenchmentl in school salaries is preached by the Evening ‘ Journal of Chicago from this text : ” The ‘ Quincy common council talks of reducing the salaries of school teachers, arguing that their pay is disproportionate to that of bookkeepers and clerks.” The Journal goes on to say: “If the education of the average bookkeeper or clerk is all that is demanded of teachers for city schools, then let the compensation be the same. But it is the custom now to re- quire teachers to submit to examinations which can only be passed after many years of close study, costing heavy outlay of time and money. Clerks and bookkeepers seldom take their positions except as stepstones to higher places in business professions. The good of the schools requires that teachers be en- couraged to make teaching their life profes- sion. and those who do so should be paid enough to make living something better than a perpetual drag, which it now is, in some csscs, while fault-finders still harp continual- ly on the old string-reduction. Lower salaries than are now paid to teachers in most places means the expulsion of brains from the profession.” journal Sm,â€"A recentissue contains an account of a meeting of the London Presbytery, at which it appears that the Rev. Dr. Proud- foot went for certain hymns in the proposed new Hymn Book, on the ground that they represent angels as possessed of wings. Thia popular conception the reverend gen- tleman denounces as unscriptuml. Now, in the book of the prophet Daniel, I read as follows : “Yen, whilst I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the Vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.” If the man Gabriel, who is elsewhere spoken of as an angel (“ and the angel, answering, said unto him, I am Gabriel that stand. in the presence of God") had no wings, what did he fly with ? A stone, in British measure.implies weight according to the article measured. Thus a stone of oats is 14 pounds weight‘ one of barley 16 pounds weight ; when a jocky is said to ride 10 stone he weighs: 1'10 pounds ? while a stone of (ll‘uSSHl meat is only 8 pounds Wf’lgllt-jllfit M 10!) pounds of meat. in the United States of Amm‘ica J‘epl'wsn‘nts 56 pounds of actual Weight. Tnua if your ox or steer shall weigh alive 1,200 pounds, the beef to be obtained from him, or in other words the carcass when dressed, ought to weigh (375 pounds net. In extreme cases a dressed carcass may not weigh more than 50 pounds net to 100 pounds on the hoof, or again may yield as high a. return as 62 pounds net. Any weighl outside of this range is en- tirely out of the general rule. We find the following letter in a. Toronto WHOLE NO. l,084â€"â€"â€"NO_ 44; \VIIAT DID llE FLY \VII‘II ? E BUG l’l‘l0hA I. NOTE! DYSPEPBIA. MONTREAL, March 31.â€"â€"The following ac- count is given of o. fatal accident on the Grand Trunk : On Saturday night last, as an outward hound train on a section of the Grand Trunk Railway, between Port Huron and Detroit, was nearing Smith‘s Crook, an acci- dent occurred that was intended with fatal consequences, but which. had the train been proceeding at a. greater rate of speed, might have been attended with appalling results. It seems that some fiends had removed a couple of rails from the track, and as the train came rattling along the engine jumped into a. ditch, followed by the two forward cars, which were somewhat smashed up. Of course, everything was confusion among the passengers. the Company’s officers doing their best under the circumstances to ascertain the extent of the affair. The passengers, though somewhat shaken up, were found to be uninjured, but fireman Cowan and brakesman Wilson, borh of Port Huron, were fatally injured. and both have since died. The driver of the engine stuck to his post and was scalded to some extent, but not fatally. As soon as pos- sible arrangements were made for their com- fort, and men set about ascertaining the cause of the disaster. It was found that two rails had been removed from the track, and the tools used by the miscreants who per- petrated the deed were found near by. It was found that the men who drew the bolts and lifted the rails must have understood their business thoroughly. They must also have known the premises, as the tools used had been stolen from the cabin of one of the section men. It is hinted that the dastardly act must have been prompted by a. desire for revenge against the company for some real or fancied injury to the perpetrators. SAN FRANCISCO, April 1.-â€"â€"A San Jose dis- patch gives an account of a tragedy in Fort Hills near there, in which four members of a family were horribly mutilated by a axe or a. similar weapon. The mother of the family is missing, but it is unknown whether she is killed or escaped to the woods. The family lived in seclusion in a. rough habitation. N utliing is known of them previous to coming here a flow months since. There is no clue to the perpetrators, and no motive can be assigned for the deed, as the family had no property to excite cupidity. Nobody arrested yet. If a certain license bill passes the Texas Legislature, the Puumim Palace Car Com- pany will have to pay $101,000 per annum for licenses to run their cars in that State. James Tillinghast, President of the Canada Southern, has issued an order confirming the appointment of \V. P. Taylor, wlm is to have charge of the Canada Southern from Amherstburg to Victoria, with headquarters at St. Thomas. For some time the managers of the fast freight lines have been trying to establish a winter and summer through rate on pine lumber, lath and shingles. They have at last succeeded, and summer rates go into effect to-day. One of the strfinge men in the rig is said to be a. medical student from Toronto (disguised) searching for a subject. N0 CAUSE KN OWN FOR THE DEED. I BRANTFORD, ‘April 1.â€"â€"A report from Lang- ford gives an account of the attempted ab~ duction of a young man named Charles Home ing. The young man was'returning home on the plank road, when two strange men over- took him with a rig. They both jumped out and attacked him, one of them pouring the contents of a bottle in his mouth. The lad swallowed a portion and spat the rest out. They then bound him with a. strap. put him into the buggy and drove off. A vehicle ap- proaching from the opposite direction, and the lad shouting for help. alarmed them, and they threw him out of the buggy, put their horses to a galop, and made OE. With some difficulty the lad removed the straps and made {or home. Immediately on entering the house he fell on the floor in convulsions. hiedicfl aid was called immediately, and the lad is now doing well. Four Members of a Family Murdered. HORRIBLE TRAGEDY. Pi'rTanim, Pm, Murcli 31.â€"The locomo- tive of a passenger train on the Lehigh Valley Railroad was thrown from the track by 8. land slide this morning. Engineer Nicholal Schilling was killed. TIIE \VEIAI‘AND “ANAL WILL Nils; ’l‘llE BEST OF THE SEASGN. [Port Colborne Free Frees] A large number of Canadian vessel owners are building hopes of a good season’s work on the large quantity of grain at Lake Michi- gan ports, estimated at 20.000900, ready for shipment as soon as navigation opens. But taking last year as a guide. we greatly fear very little of this grain will be moved by Can- adian vessels. It is not the intention to open the canal until the first of May, and likely even at that date it will not be open for navigation, like last year, when a. delay of six days occurred, giving other ports, not- ably Butl‘alo, a clear start of a. month. Last spring there was as much grain in Western ports as there is new. but it was nearly all moved before the Welland Canal opened. As early as April 6 cargoes of grain com- menced to arrive at Buflalo from Western ports, and from that time up to Muylst there had arrived at Buffalo the enormous quantity of 6263,486 bushels of grain, 44.274 barrels of flour. 4,682,202 feet of lumber. 856.710 pounds of stuvcs, and 1,729,000 shingles. This did not include through shipments by rail, but was all lake trade. This year it will be the same. Between the lake trade to Bufi'alo gand railways there will be very little of the twenty millions of grain left in the Western 1 elevators by the time the Welland Canal is opened. Last year Bufialo got the start and kept it, and it is just about what we can icalculate on this year. It is the more pro- vokng as the indications are that something like living rates will be paid in the early part of the season. In a year or two, however. we hope to see a change and the bulk of West- 1ern grain passing through the Welland Canal {to the seaboard. A Yaung Man Dragged and Bound on a. Public Read. - â€"Justice is grotesquely truvestied in the new Colorada milling town. Leadville. A colored lad was charged with theit. The proceedings were opened by the Judge. who turned to the prisoner With the remark : “Well, boss what have you to say to that 7" “You mean if I took dut‘. money .9" “ Look here, young fellow, what have you to say agin this charge ‘3" “ Dccs do court know what do charge is ‘2" “ You bet your life, " responded the classic Judge. “ You‘re charged with fostenin’ your hooks onto lucre that wasn’t yours.” “ Well. Judge, I’ll tell you how it all happened. Dar; girl did give me a littlelose change, and in lookin’ through town I dropped into de bank, and of course bought a ‘smck.’ The cards didn’t come just my way and Ilost." “ What about the girl’s money? Tlmt's what’s botherin’ the court.” “Well, Ibl well it, in !” “ Ten days in the (011111;; J ill. Officer. let. the prisoner go an! sec his fl imnla be fore his inundation." â€"â€"Pi-of. Virchow, in a recent mldross on the Oriental plague to the Britiin Medical Society. drew the atwutiou of his hearers to a method of disinfecting advocated by Bulard, who assets that if infected articles are plunged into cold water during some hours, the contagious germs will invariable be destroyed. â€"“ Notwithstanding the fair business prospects 8.11 over the country it is said that a great many farmers will break up this spring-uwith two-horse ploughs.” ATTEMPTED ABDUGTION. RAILROAD NOTES.