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â€"A'young lady of Philadelphia is gaining a. great reputation as a violinist. Still, she‘ is not the only fair one who has mastered the -4111 Di handling a. beau. â€"â€"A wealthy lady from New England while at a. San Francisco hotel declined to take soup because a lady at an adjoining table had pudding and ice cream. â€"â€"The long flowing train without trimming, or. at the most, with narrow plaiting or shell trimming on the bottom, is the favorite style of train for evening dresses. although the draped and rounded train is not abolished by any means. â€"What part of a. wheel makes the most fioise? Why, the spokes, man, of course.â€" Dctroit Free Press. No, the hub, bub.â€" Boston Post. Hold on, felloes, you must be tired.â€"Chicago Inter-Ocean. Give those waggin’ tongues a rest. â€"There are many hard tasks set for we men in this world. but few which they find it impossible to perform. Still there never was a. woman who could keep a fur-lined cilculat from flying open and showing the fur. â€"Travelerâ€"â€"“ Here, waiter, take this steak away. and give it to the poor. It’s as tough 9.5â€"" Waiter (blandly)â€"â€"‘ ‘We never ’ad no complaints, sir.” Travelerâ€"" No; because that wretched old cow had ’em all,” -When smug bank tellers stoop to folly, And find too late that books betray, What grief can hide their melancholy, Or make their fluttered souls so jolly, As having something laid away. -â€"The Hottentots have no regular doctors. When a man grows sick they make him drink all the cold water he can, followed by all the hot water he can swallow, and the rest is left to Providence. â€"-Japan has a well organized bank system, copied from our nwn.â€"~,S’t. Album Advertiser. The-cashiers must find Canada inconveniently tar of.â€"I‘oston Post. Out of the 300 different rat-traps which have been patented, not one can harm a rat who is minding his own business, and gnaw- ing a hole through the pantry behind the flour barrel. Kwâ€"If Edison succeed or 110â€"- And we hope he has the right of itâ€" He’ll Win his point, lbs the end will Show, For there’ll be enough, if it doesn’t go, All ready to “ make light of it.” â€"The following was evidently written by an old traveler : “The foolish virgin on the train aitteth and looketh out of the window. But the wise one flirteth with the conductor and he chalketh her back." 4A good talker is rarely found ; a good lis. tenet still more rarely. It was ence said of a great talker who became deaf that the afflic- tion was the result of a want of exercise of the organ. â€"Char1es Lamb said of a clumsy girl who was always running against things and break- ing them: “Mary. I believe that girl would break the Bank of England if she should run against it.” â€"The salary of the Czar is $17.40 per minute. It seems good pay when one does not remember that his principal occupation is that of being shot at by some of his beloved subjects. air; full many a Li}; is ta’en behind die screen, and cloves, and cofiee, too, are eaten there. â€"â€"An old man in Virginia jumped into th well to spite his wife for running him in debt. She let him stand in three feet of ice-cold water until he agreed to deed her the whole farm. â€"If the man who helps to circulate a scan- idal would remember that he is only making an investment in garbage he might possibly employ his time and capital for a better pur- pose. ~Fullmany a rose is born to blush un- seen. an_d waste its fragrance on the desert â€"A Laplander does not have to go into mourning when his wife dies. He can marry while the body is in the house and have 9. second wife to ride to the grave with him. â€"â€"An Arkansas lawyer who refused to pay a $25 fine for contempt of court was sent to jail, and from thence hired to a man at fifty cents a day until the fine was worked out. -â€"Never take 9. hull hi the horns. young man. but take him bi the tail, and then you ken let go when you want to.â€"Josh Billings. â€"Let him that walks. and thinks he stands, Take goodly heed thereto, Lest straight he falls and splits his hands, And soils his garments, too. â€"â€"The prettiest fancies about flowers do not always come to one in ahothouse; and they sometimes come toaman on a desert. â€"The beloved of the Almighty are the rich who have the humility of the poor, and the poor who have the magnanimity of the rich. â€"A melancholy case of suicideâ€"A naughty litte boy. having been threatened with a Whipping,.immediate]y hung his head. â€"The height of industry-â€"A girl so indus- trious, that when she has nothing else to do she knits her brows. â€"-The man who shivers while eating straw- berries in winter does not sleep between blankets In summer. â€"If an allopathic and a homoeopathic phy- sician should consent to consult together it would be a strange pair 0’ docs. â€"â€" A schoolboy used an open knife instead of abent pin at Danvets, 111., and the teacher was dangerously cut. â€"Imbecile is the man who gorges himself with flattery and sickens at a. dessert of plain words. -â€"â€"The use of the Imperial measure in all cases is to be rigidly enforced after the first of May next. â€"The man who 15 as honest as the day is long 15 getting a little more honest an ythe day lengthens. â€"Whom the gods wish to destroy they first induce to wear tight boots. â€"-Why are blushes like girls? Because they become women. â€"Curiosity compels many to wedge them- selves into places where they are not wanted. The prayer of the mothers who their sweet babes beholds Half surgingand rag-clad, and shivering from no , Their wan features wasted by dread famine’s breech, Almest torn from their arms‘ by the stern grasp of Death, Then folded again in their loving embrace By the kind. hand of Chmriby, that loves to efface The meumry of want, of sufieriug and Wr mg. Change the tear to a smile, the wail to a song. reyer will ascend pure, fervent, and .......... __ rw-vy .Vlyuuu, wuu staring." Bybright angels borne to the faot of God’s throne ; And “[1,? lawyers of the aged and orphan will an , That Haavenlv blessings may upon you descend. Then soothe Erin’s sufferings, succor her poor, Drive famine and miserv from her door : And the ther of all, the bountiful Lord. Will your charity give an abundant reward. Pusllnch, Jan. 23. E. D. M. â€"Long riding habits are condemned in England as dangerous. â€"When two railway trains meet on the same track the scene is collidescopic. n‘wu uuu "u. u m. bléss ' Those who pitied their misery and helped their distressâ€" cries ' Of all her 1;) ved children, oh, surely not one Can forget. the d11ty,the sweet task of a, son ; Then congort poor Ireland in the hour of her nee , Wipe :hefltears from her eyes, the furnished ones ee , pnd t‘h‘ey’il Dray mom and eve that God will e’er Hark! hear ye the sound that the breezes waft O’el‘ The dark foaming ocean fr shore ‘? Hark I hear ve the cries of a. suffering land? In her hour of deep anguish, oh, aid to her send! She calls to her children across the blue deep, And asks if they e’er o'er her sufferings weep ; She hide them remember the love that they owe To the land of their birth now buried in woe. om Erin’s green Oh I who could resist her sad. pleading voice ? That. heart must be cold which is deaf to her APPEAL F08 IRELAND. COMIC BUDGET. â€"Guelph Herald. -~A man of 70 married a Woman of 60 at Birmingham, Mich., and finds himself sued for breach of promise by a woman of 65. “ The giddy young things are all in a. tangle,” says the Birmingham newspapers. , â€"-There are now in France 1,700 women engaged in literary pursuits, and 2,150 who make a living by cultivating the fine arts. Two thirds of the former were born in the provinces. chiefly in the south,whileasimilar proportion of the artists were born in Paris. ‘Of the 1,700 female writers. 1,000 have writ ten novels of short stories for young people ; 200 are poets, 150 write on education and Science; and the remainder are compilers. translators and the like. Of the artists, 107 are sculptors, 602 oil painters, the majority being painters of portraits, flowers and still nature; 193 are miniaturists. 754 prainters on porcelain, and 494 draw and engrave on wood, paint in Water colors, ornament fans and the like. . ,,,,, 0-. V my “w.” um yuLxuvu, By waxing less doth show some part is spent. My loye doth Wax more pure, by your more try mg, And yet increaset in the purifying." h __..V .. “W w w "uluu L _yuu uuwr, Compare it to the ring which your fair hand Shall make more precious, when you shalt it wear So my love s nature you shall understjud. Is it of metal pure ? so shall you prove My love, which ne’er disloyal thought did stain Hath it no end ‘2 so endless is my love, Unless you it des‘roy with your disdain. Doth it the purer wax. the more ’tis tried ? So doth mylove ; yet herein they dissent, That whereas gold, th {more ’tis purified. n" “m , 1M" a-“ â€"“Jedge.” said “one of the boys,” walking into Judge Moses’ office this afternoon, “I‘ve got a question that I can’t wait to send on to ‘the Supreme Court of Maine for an answer, ‘ and I wish you’d turn yourself loose on it. Which is the highest, 9. sequence flush begin- nin’ with the ace and runnin’ up to a five spot, or one startin’ with a king an’ runnin’ Eown queen. Jack, ten spot and nine-spot ?" “I’ll take it under advisement,” said his Hon- or, thoughtfully ; “but if you get a chance to bet on the hand with the ace, you can call on me for money."â€"Virginia (New) Chronicle. “ PURE AND ENDLESS.” The following sonnet by Sir John Davies accompanied a gold ring which he sent to his mistress with the posy “pure and endless” 1n- scribed upon it : ,‘If you W luld know the love. yhich I_you beef, nr\1'r‘nnun {0- Am ‘LA Wyn _., ._ me n...“ u. “AB-Au. Is hornethe fragrance of my soul ? ” It sinks upon the ocean zone- The wind that marred the tender rose; “Ah, Whither has the fragrance flown. And what shall give my soul repose?" It breaks upon the rocky shoreâ€" The vast, tumultuous, grieving sea ; "Ah, never, never, nevermore Can love and peace come back to me I " It sobs. far up the lonely sky, It saints in regions of the blastâ€" The endless, bitter, human cryâ€" And only God can tell the rest! â€"â€"-Lond on Truth :â€"“0ther women’s girls may go over the border, but each mother thinks her own as safe as if youthful blood was iced like champagne cup, and the fire was not lighted that would make it boil. Those who know better do not care to inform against a young creature who never oflended them,and who is only fulfilling the destiny that governs lambkinsand kidlings. It is not their business to spoil sport, and the oflice of private detective is both thankless and ungracious.” -â€"He Waited for his oyster stew And drummed upon his plate A solo with his knife and fork, And thus did meditate : “I think one plate will not suflice, I think I would not rue it If I should take another dish ; I’ll do it, yes I‘ll duet ;" He took his stew, he took his two, And then he heaved a. sigh, 0, And murmured in the waiter’s ear, "Another dish I’ll trio.” Another, and another stillâ€" In Iact, when he had ceased, This human oyster depot had A quartet at the least. â€"There is an American artist. not yet 22 years old. who has already received orders from the Prince of Wales. other members of the royal family. and any quantity of dukes, eerie and marquises. The orders are not to show his head in their presences again. GOD KNOWS. It droops and dies 1n morning lightâ€" The rose that yesterday was whole; “Ah, whither, on the wind of night. M Tu Ian...._A.I. _ A", , . Sn shell it'fie‘fiilfii‘léii'ifi FEES? ' God never yet forsook in need The soul that trusted him indeed. â€"“ As handy as a pocket in a. shirt,” says the proverb, but a. night-shirt with a “sash" to it is something new. It has been discovered by an exchange, who, in describing a man’s escape from a burning building, says that he did it by “jumping through the window in his night shirt.” This must have been “the pane in his stomach” through which Charles Lamb said you could see the secrets of his heart.â€" Ex. â€"-Here is one for pie-devourors. Dr. W. A. Hammond says: Pie is vile, because it is indigestible, inexcusable and mysterious. It is indigestible because of the very nature of its composition; it is inexcusable because it is tampering with the holiest functions of the stomach to offer pie to it in place of food, and it is mysterious because you don’t know what you are eating. Purchased pie is the worst of all. â€"-Nor in the heat of pain or strife Think God has cast thee ofl’ unheard ; Nor t at the man w}??? prosgeroue life rm. -â€"â€"With jibe and pout and dainty frown For this, for that, Olivia teased; I kissed her cheek and smiled her down, Until her saucy urging ceased, And angry tears shone in her eyes, With “ Nay, my love ; it were not wise, My fair Olivia." But soon, with this and that forgot, I wooed my sweet Olivia’s smiles; She turned to sunshine on the spot ; I fell before her fairy Wiles ; Yet wondered then, and wonder still, How 'twas she got her own sweet Willâ€"â€" My Wife, Olivia. -â€"A certain Scotch gillie, it is said, is not often ill; but once he had the toothache. "And what did you do for it ?" said one to him. “Weel, I just bought sax-penn’orth o’ laudanum, and mixed it wi’ a pint o’ whiskey. and drank it, but it was na good.” Here there was' a pause, after which the speaker re- sumed : “So then I got another eaxpeun’orth o’ laudanum and pit it into a quart o’ Whis- key." “Well ?” “Weel, when I woke twa days after there was na toothache.” â€"The oldest post office in America is at Jamestown, Va., where letters have been de- livered in some form or other for 283 years. Henry Clay has just been appointed post- master there at a salary of fifty-one dollars a year. â€"" The Rhine” stereopticon exhibition, which was to have taken place in the Mac» Nab street Presbyterian church to-night, has been postponed till Tuesday evening next. â€" A young man has come who a yarn ’11 Repeat nbou Irish needs carnal. It sounds just; as Well To call him Parnell, But the right way to name him is Parnell. â€"Tne question is continually being asked, “What shall we do with our boys ?" The people know what to do with their boys, but the trouble appears to be that the boys won’t let them do it. â€"-A young man, while attempting to fix a “misplaced switch" on ayounglady’s head in a ball-room. stepped on her dress and “wrecked the train.” She told him to conductor to a. seat and be more car-ful in future. ~A professional nurse, of Norwalk, Conn., swallowed forty-five grains of morphine, say- ing that that. was her regular dose. It had no apparent eflect on her. â€"A California boy stood an umbrella. in a. public doorway during a religious meeting. To this umbrella was attached a strong cord, an end of which the boy held in his hand. Eleven different people are said to have car- ried the umbrella, to the length of the string. â€"-T he tongues of teachers shall be dumb, Prophets discern not things to c one. Knowle Ige shall vanish out of thought, And miracles no more be wrought ; But Charity shall never failâ€" Her anchor is within the veil. â€"The Cincinnati Gazette thinks women will not know what to do with the ballot, as it is not long enough for a. belt and not big enough for a. bustle. Thou efi;iie;b,â€"_isvé-f-Ei'ivnffirue=§3;;e:lu: Time passes and much change doth bring. And sets a. bound to everything. Sing. pray, a. d werve not from His ways, “I. :A u__-. Bx'it‘do “thinerovwflâ€"p'a}; faithfiuli; Trust Hi: rich prqrpiae§pf grace ; nA AL,“ u u 0LT VIA. I During the Franco-German war the French ‘ Government purchased all the farina it could secure and mixed it with Wheaten flour in “ potato cakes” for the army. Farina at that -time rose to £40 a ton, and even the supply fell far short of the demand. Since then an increased amount of farina has been regularly consumed in France, and farina. mills have correspondingly multiplied in that country. The manufacture of potato flour is so simple, and the results so methodical, that it requires very little experience to reach a satisfactory issue. The potatoes are first steeped in water from six to twelve hours to often the dirt and other matter dhering, after which they are thoroughly washed by mechanical means w1th the aid of either steam or water power. They are then reduced to a pulp by a rasping or grinding process in a properly constructed mill. A small stream of water is caused to flow on the upper surface of the rasp or grinder. to keep it clean of accumulation of pulp. From the grinder the pulp falls into a washing machine, through which the fariua is forced by revolv- ing brushes. the coarser pulp being thrown out at lateral openings. The granules of farina pass through a trough, and are con- ducted to vats, where the farina is permitted to deposit. After the proper number of fil~ trations and depositions have occurred, until the last deposit, which is pure white farina, the latter becomes of sufficient consistency to cut into lumps. and place, either unsupported or in conical wire cases to dry. The drying l Few persons are aware of the great demand for potato flour, and of the almost unlimited extent of the market that can be found for this product, which is simply the dry evapor» ated pulp of the ordinary potatoâ€"the whiter and more free from black specks the better 1It it used for sizing and other manufacturing lpurposes, and by precipitation and with the aid of acid is turned into starch. In Europe it meets with a. large and increasing demand in its primitive state, as potato flour, and in Lancashire alone 20,000 tons are sold annu‘ ally, and as many more would be taken if put on the market. When calcined it is used largely for silk dressing and other purposes. At present the quotation for potato flour in Liverpool is nearly double that of wheat flour. Consignments to Liverpool are solicited byi the brokers there, who promise to take all that can be furnished. For perfectly cleansing woolens, and such like articles, in is the housewife’s panacea : and if the washerwoman happens to have chilblains she becomes cured by the operation. In France the farina is largely used for culinary purposes. The famous gravies,sauces and soups of France are largely indebted for their excellence to that source, and the bread and pastry equally so, while a great deal of the so-called cognac, imported into England from France, is distilled from the potato. Throughout Germany the same uses are common. In Poland the manufacture of spirits from the potato is a most extensive trade. “Stettin brandy," well known ini commerce, is largely imported into England, and is sent from thence to many of our foreign possessions, as the produce of the grape, and is produced on many a table in England as the same ; while the fair ladies of our country perfume themselves with the spirit of potato under the designation of eau de Cologne. But there are other uses which ‘this esculent is turned to abroad. After extracting the farina, the pulp is manufac- tured into ornamental articles, such as picture frames, snuff boxes and several descriptions of toys, and the water that runs from it in the process of manufacture is a most valuable lcourer. Corr. London Times. No imaginative writer in a country newspa- per ever penned a paragraph about gigantic vegetables that could not be justified by the potatoes, cabbages and turnips which I saw for sale here, and which were not regarded as remarkably large. Some of bthe potatoes weighed as much as 3% pounds and the tur- nips 30 pounds each, while the cabbages were monsters. , A cucumber, which had been grown in the open air, measured 6 feet 3 inches in length. As for fruit, almost every variety grows wild, and the inhabitants have1 nothing to do but gather and consume an ‘ abundance of wild plums, grapes, strawberries," currants, red and black rasberries, cherrig'sh blueberries, whortleberries, marsh and high. bush cranberries. To insure white, plump, tender poultry for the table, French poultry-raisers give the fol- lowing directions : “ To get good weight and a delicate color, only meal' from grain one year old should be used when fattening for market, and the water used in the mixing of food should have suet added to it in propor- tion of three-eights of an ounce to a quart of meal. A small quantity of coarse gravel should be added to the paste thus made, so as to assist the bird’s digestive functions. Special care should be taken not to give them any food for at least twelve hours before they are killed, so that the intestines may be empty at the time of death, and the acid fermentatiofi of their contents, which would otherwise en- sue and which facilitate decomposition, may be avoided. Plucking the fowls should not be attempted too soon. If feathers are pulled out while the blood is still fluid the vesticle at the root of each of them becomes gorged and the skin becomes spotted. A fowl killed while digestion is going on will hardly keep for a week. By attention to the above it is claimed they may be preserved for a fortnight in mild, damp weather, and for three weeks or more when it is dry and cold. A few pieces of char- coal put inside Will assist in preservation.”â€" Philadelphia Record. Overâ€"(ceding Unllle. Prof. Cameron, in his treatise on the food of animals, gives numerous instances to show the serious functional and structural disar- rangements which over-feeding produces in meat stock. In one case he states that the heart of a one-year old Southdown wether, fattened on the high pressure system. was found to be little more than a mass of fat. A four-year old Devon heifer, which had won a prize at the Smithfield ,show and was slaughtered as “prize beef," had its heart nearly all converted into fat, one of Its mus- cles was broken up and many of its fibres of :others were ruptered.Its meat was pronounced ‘wholly unfit for human food. This animal has been fed twenty-one pounds of oil~cake, besides other food, per day. Care of Poultry. It pays now above all other times of the year to take care of the poultry. See that their drinking water does not remain frozen over. Pour kerosene over the perches. Clean out the nests and supply them with clean straw. Dust sulphur in their nests. Supply them with sifted coal ashes and sand for dusting baths. Give them green food of some kind daily. Give them sweet foodâ€"it matters less what kind than that they get a variety. This is the way to make “Winter layers.” The following is from the report of the dis- trict veterinary surgeons in Wurtemburg :â€" In February of 1874. a dog attacked a flock of sheep and killed eleven. The shepherd re- ported the circumstances to Veterinary Sur- geon Osterstag. who soon after discoverd a dog which, from his general appearance and muddy condition, he suspected to be the culprit. He accordingly resolved to test his suspicions by giving it an emetic, the effect of which was to bring up some flesh and an ear, corresponding to that of one of the sheep which had been partially devoured. Another dog was also suspected, and to this was applied the same treatment, but the creature only vomited food of an entire different char- acter. In the law court the owner of the first dog had to pay for the Whole of the worrieé sheep. Seasonable Information for Tillers of the Soil. THE USES 0F THE PQII‘A’I‘O‘ ‘0 BA’S VEGETABLES. A Test lor Sheep-Worrying Dogn‘ FARM AND GARDEN- â€"An East Boston man sent a coffin to a friend as a practical joke, and the man who received it went and sold it for $17 to an un- dertaker, and is ready to be made the victim of just such another humorous trick. â€"â€"In the trousseau of the Queen of Spain may be seen an indescribably lovely head- dress made of electric jewelled butterflies, whose dazzling colors glitter and tremble with every motion of the wearer. The following are the estimated numbers of religious denominations among English- speaking communities throughout the world: Episcopalians, 18,000,000; Methodists of all descriptions, 16,000,000; Roman Catholics, 13,500,000 ; Presbyterians of all descriptions. 10,250,000; Baptists of all descriptions. 8,000,. 000; Congregationalists, 6,000,000; Unitar- ians, 1,000,000; minor religious sects. 1 500,â€" 000; of no particular religion. 8.5nn.nnn~ 000; of no pfirticular rei‘ig'iéfiiwéjéobfow totals, 82,750,000. uuuuuuuuuuu mu uaUCuAusfl, uuv mumuers 4,316; the Moravians, 56 ministers,38 congregations, 5,604 members, 6,028 scholars; the Sweden- borgiens, 64 societies. with 4,987 members. The Mormons have 82 churches, the Jews 90 synagogues. and 150 ministers or readers There are 50,000 Jews in Great Britain, mainly in London or other large tows. The Calvin- istic Methodists in Wales, 1,269 chapels and preaching places, 814 preachers, 3,932 deacons, 116,000 communicants, 31,884 teachers, 160,- 000 scholars; number belonging to congres- iions, 276,406. Minor religious sectsâ€"0f these there are 165, the chief of whom are the Unitarians, with 355 ministers, 352 chapels and about 80 mission stations ; the Society of Friends, with 827 meeting houses, 265 recorded ministers and 400 unrecorded, 14,550 members habitual attendants at meetings, not members 4,913; n.“ nJ.__A_,,-A,r United Methodist Free Churchâ€"Three hundred and sixtv-eight ministers, 3236 local preachers, 65.137 church members, 5,468 probationers, 1,242 chapels, and 182,000 scholars. Bible Christiansâ€"One hundred and eighty- two ministers, 3,236 local preachers, 31,000 members. Primitive Methodistsâ€"One thousand one hundred and thirty-eight traveling preachers. 578 circuits, 4.521 ccnnection chapels. 182.877 members, 15,634 local preachers, 4,022 Sunâ€" day-schoels, 365,000 scholars, including the home and foreign missions. -â€"Shop warm-be sure and shut the door. Methodist New Connectionâ€"Eleven dis- tricts, 674 ministers, 1,098 local preachers, 25,760 members, 3,857 on probation, 426 chapels, 76,126 scholars ; in foreign missions, 6 missionaries and 1,203 members. The Methodistsâ€"Wesleyan Methodist cir- cuitsin Great Britain and Ireland, 847 ; min- isters and probationers, 2,136; local preach- ers, 14,800 ; members, 403.099 : on trial for church membership, 24,703 ; chapels and other preaching places, 6.757 ; Sabbath- school teachers. 117,560; scholars. 766,757. In foreign missions members (including those on probation), 95,914 ; ministers and proba- tioners, 431. ,V V VHwfl- “u, "1leva u nut-115‘“ mum.- bers of churches, 276,348 ; Sabbath-school scholars, 399,317. There are 10 colleges, employing 27 tutors and professors : Baptist churches throughout the wcrld, 58,500 ; pas tors, 17.683 ; members, 2,473,088. The Baptistsâ€"Churches in Great Britain and Ireland, 3,451 : ministers, 1,879, many of whom are engaged in secular business, about 400 pastors are without a charge; mem- 'L .A,. , E I \ _. The mega ‘ 'u fninig’éers in England, 1,983 ; in Wales, 490 ; 1n ficotland, 122 ; in ' Ireland, 25 ; in the ggionies, 301 ; and in foreign lands, 499 (in- clusive of 353 native ordained ministers) ; in i the Channel Islands, 6. There are 76 county and other associations at home and in the colonies, 3,895 churches, 1,639 preaching stations, 300 being mission churches. The total number of ministers and missionaries is 3,205. There are also congregational unions in Scotland (101 churches) and in Ireland (27 churches). The number of members in the British dominions is about 360,000 ; the total number connected with the body in round numbers, 1,220,000 The Roman Catholics in Great Britainâ€" There are 21 Archbishops and Bishops, 2,211 priests, 1.436 churches, and public chapels. In addition, there are domestic and private chapels in the houses of nobleman and gentle- men to which the public have not access. There are 38 Roman Catholic Peers and 48 Baronets. It is estimated that the total num- ber of Roman Catholics in Great Britain is 2 000,000. In Ireland there are5 Archbishops, 26 Bishops, 3.186 priests, and upward of 4,- 000,000 adherents. ‘ The Established Church of Scotlandâ€"Six- teen Synods,84Presbyteries,l,639 ministers and licentiates engaged in ministerial work, and about 1,530 churches and preaching stations. The church population equals that of all the other Presbyterian bodies united, and is esti- mated about one-half the whole population of Scotland. The Free Church of Scotlandâ€"Fourteen Synods, 73 Presbyteries, 991 congregations, 30 preaching stations. and 1.026 ministers. During the past year £600,000 have been raised for church purposes, including foreign mis- axons. The United Presbyterian Churchâ€"Thirty Presbyteries, 544 churches, 5S3 ministers, and a membership in Scotland. England and Ireland of 175,066. Total amount raised for church purposes during the past year, £367,- 688. The Presbyterian Church of Englandâ€"Ten Presbyteries, 278 congregations, and 53,000 communicants, 267 ministers, 13 foreign mis sionaries, with four medical missionaries, 5 968 Sabbath school teachers, and 53,850 scholars. There are also in Ireland, under the superintendence of the General Assembly, 36 Presbyteries, 635 ministers, 599 congrega- tions, 79,633 families. 8,600 Sabbath school teachers, and 72,288 scholars. The Free Church ofvE ngland has 40 churches angrasrrinany ministers. In the British colonies and dependencies and on mission-stations there are 63 Blshops ang'abgut 21600 qlergy. ' In Ireland there are 72 Archbishops, 10 Bishops, 1,238 benefices,and nearly 2,000 clergy. The estimated number of church- going population is under three-quarters of a million. In Scotland there are 7 Bishops, 212 churches, 21.1111 225 clgrgy. The Established Church in Englandâ€"Two Arclibishops. 28 Bishops,4 Suflragan Bishops, 30 Deans, 74 Archdeacons, 610 rural Deans, 23,000 clergy of all classes (about one-fifth of which number have no parochial charge). One Archbishop and 24 of the Bishops have seats in the House of Peers. The incomes of the pre- lates range from £15,000, paid to the Arch- bishop of Canterbury, to £2,400, received by the Bishop of Sodor and Man. The incomes of the Deans vary from £3,000. received by the Dean of Durham, to £205, the income of the Dean of St.David’s,â€"~ £1,000 is the general average. The number of benefices now exâ€" ceeds 13.000. The total number of churches is about 16,000. It is proposed to increase the episcopate by the creation of four more Bishoprics. The gross income of the Established Church from all sources is, as nearly as can be ascertained, £8,000,000 per annum. The Church population is estima- ted on trustworthy data. at about 13,000,000, and 6,000,000 church-sittings are available for them. The following statistics with reference to the leading religious denominations in Great Britain a1e published by the Manchester Guardian: process can be accomplished in a building supplied with shelves, and capable of being heated from 60 ° , at which the farina. begins to dry, up to 212 ° , which is as high a tem- perature as it w111 require. The heating ap- paratus may be such as is most convenient. In Europe the ferina. is packed in 200 or 212 pound fine sacks, but flour barrels are said to be preferable, as the wood protects it from damage, and allows it to be transported safely to the most distant regionsâ€"Tho Journal of Applied Science. English Religious Denominations. (3111130 I] STATISTICS. of the Raimondi family, where he was hailed as the Liberator of Italy by his fair friend among all others ; seeing which, on the same evening he asked her hand from her father. It may be doubted if even a princess would not have considered such a proposal from the hero just then highly flat- tering. When it is added that the young lady was an illegitmate child, and the Mar- chese an enthusiastic patriot,it will be readily understood with what pride and joy the latter at once gave his consent. Indeed, he never seemed to imagine that his daughter might see the proffered match with other feelings than himself. He hastened to announce it to the world, and fixed an early day for the mar-l riage. Meanwhile the girl was silent and abashed, as if overwhelmed with a sense of the honor that befell her, and as the day of! the ceremony approached she seemed to be unwell, and took to her bed. Numerous friends had been smmmoned. The illustri- ous bridegroom’s best man had come on pur- pose from the end of Italy, and the Whole . country was in expectation of the event. As! the young lady. althongh she complained ofl general weakness, had evidentaly no serious ailment, the Marchese insisted that on the ap- pointed day she should be carried to the ..h -M- u“ A v; l an audience. She was the eldest daughter of the Marchese Raimondi, by a. sister of the celebrated cantatrice, Signora Ronconi; and she brought to Garibaldi, on what seemed to be undoubted authority, the news of a. con centration of Austrian troops, under Genera.~ Urban, on the Cona route. Garibaldi profited by the advice, went through the Borgho Vico Pass, and swept the Austrians past the lake. The 5oung Iris on horseback. however, had made such an impression on his stout heart that directly after the peace of Villafrauca he proceedel to the Castello Fino, the seatl The marriage of Garibaldi, which has just been annulled in the Court of Appeal, took place under romantic circumstances, which are more widely known in their general burden than in their detail. Everybody in Europe is aware how on the morrow of his Wedding with Signom fiaimondi he took his departure for Caprera and never again con- sented to see his wife. How the unfortunate affair was brought about only a. few friends remember, It was at the opening ofthe cam- paign of 1859. Garibaldi was scouring the country between Varese and Como, and was about to give his troops the order to advance when a handsome young ladv on horseback entered the camp and requested the favor of In addition to What we have already written regarding the visions seen at the Chapel of ‘ Knock, two remarkable miracles, witnessed by hundreds of persons, were performed yes- terdayâ€"namely, sight restored to two girls. one of whom had, on the testimony of her mother, not seen anything from her birth. She had been several times with physicians in Dublin ; but all to no purpose. Yesterday, in the presence of hundreds, she received the use of sight, having visited three times the spot where the Blessed Virgin Mary is said to have appeared, and after praying three times: in honor of the mother of God. i in. was seen by a very large number, of whom two were members of the Royal Irish Con- stabulary, who were on their patrol duty that evening. One of them said that up to that time he did not believe in it, but he was really startled by the brightness of the light which he saw. Many cures have already been worked through the intercession of the blessed Virgin Mary, and by the application of the cement taken from the chapel wall. We have heard from the mouths of most trustworthy witnesses an account of nearly a dozen cures, of which the narrators them- selves were eyewitnesses. . . M..." __, "W‘Wfim Day. between the hours of one and two o’clock. just immediately after mass. On Monday evening last, the eve of the Epiâ€" phany, a bright light was again visible, and Item eleven o’clock p. 111. until two o'clock a. ') (From the Galway Vindictator and Connaught Advertiser, Jan, 14.) l 7 An affair of less local importance uncon- f nected with religion than the apparitions which have now on three occasions been seen by numbers of persons of all sexes and of all ages occupied a very prominent. place in the columns of the press. All that may be said in the following lines is an expression , of the feelings of the people, and does not pretend to anticipate the judgment which the ecclesiastical superiors may express upon the facts, of which they are already cognizant. , The chapel of Knock, at which they ap- ‘ parations have occurred, is about five miles from Claremorris, and its gilt cross which 3 surmounts the lotty tower can be seen for . miles around. The priest who so worthly r presides over the parish is the venerable archdeacon of the diocese, the Very Rev. Bartholomew Cavanagh. The sacristy occu- pies the upper and smaller shaft, and is im- , mediately behind the high altar. In the about five feet high by two broad ; its lowest . part is about twelve feet from the ground. The remainder of the gable is plain, and was covered outside by a good substantial , coating of cement, to protect the wall from , the rains, which beat with great violence es- . pecially upon this. On the gable wall of the , sacristry were seen the extraordinary lights, , in the midst of which the blessed . Virgin, accompanied by St. Joseph and St. John the Evangelist, appeared. On Wednesday last. on arriving at the place, there were a great number of people on their knees before the scene of the apparition, and around were already many ex votes in the shape of a crutch, walking sticks and statues, sent by those who believe that they have been miraculously cured through the intercessron of the Blessed Virgin by the application of some of the cement and dust taken from the wall, the greater portion of which is much disfigured by persons breaking off portions of the cement, some of which,following the good example of the pious people, we also carried off with us. On Thursday evening, the 21st of August last, the eve of the octave day of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, was accompanied by ablinding drizzle of rain, which continued till the next day. As some persons were hurriedly going along the road which leads by the chapel about half-past seven o’clock they perceived the wall beauti- fully illuminated by a white flickering light, through which could be perceived brilliant stars, twinkling as on a fine, frosty night. The first person who saw it passed on, but others soon came and remained, and these saw. covering a large portion of the gable end If the sacristy, an altar, and toits Gospel side tit figures of St. John the Evangelist, the llle ised Virgin and St. Joseph. On the altar, wn4ch stood about eight feet from the ground and immediately under the window, a lamb icrucifix with the figure of our Lord upon it. i The altar was surrounded by a brilliant white light, through which, up and down, angels seemed to be flitting. Near the altar, and immediately to its gospel side, but nearer to the ground, was St. John, having a mitre on his head and holding the book of gospels open in his left hand, as if reading from it. He . held his right hand raised, and in the act of blessing. the index and middle fingers being extended after the manner adopted bfbishops. To St. John’s right hand stood the Blessed Vir- gin, having her liands extended and raised to» ward her shoulders. the palms of her hands turned toward the people and her eyes raised up toward heaven. To the Blessed Virgin’s right was Sthoseph, turned toward her,and in an inclining posture. These figures re- mained visible from half-past seven till ten o’clock, witnessed during that time by about twenty persons, who forgot all about the heavy rain that was falling and drenched them thoroughly. The light at the chapel was seen by pecple who lived near the place. ! gable of the sacristy there isa Gothic window, ‘ stood, and rising up behind the lamb was a . n. râ€"«hâ€"imv-e Fm»! H mm GABIBALDI’S UNFO R'l‘UNA'I‘E MARRIAGE. Account ot the Apparition ot Ihe Virgln_ St. John and SI. Joseph a! the Chapel of Knock, near Claremorrls. THE CONNAUGllT MIRACLE S. [London VVorldJ â€"â€"When you call your friend Jones the biggest fool you ever knew, you forget your- self, sir ; such language isn’t in good taste. â€"â€"A sick woman at Westford,Wis., believed she was bewitched by an old hug who lived nearby, and a. number of superstitious womsn are of the same mind. They took the sup- posed witch to the invalid’s house, read the Bible to her, and pounded her cruelly, one of them using a. club. The)“ are to be tried for their assault. “ Then the jury must understand that you were seated on Samuel’s knee ‘2" “ 1 object,” put in Samuel’s lawyer, and his Honor remembered the days of his youth and sustained the objectionâ€"Detroit Free Press. “ Well, sir, just as the clock struck 12, the old man jumped out of bed, up stairs, and hollered down : ‘ Sarah, yer mar wants some 0’ that catnip tea. !’ And we got such a. start that we broke the back off the rockingâ€"chair and went over backwards kerplunk ‘2” “ What did you talk about 7” “ Love 1" she promptly answered. “ What time did the old folks go to bed ?” “ Igave ’em the wink about 10. “ Sure he was there at midnight, are you?” “ Yes, sir.” “ Why, are you 'sure 7” She blushed, looked over to her lover and laughed, and getting a nod to go ahead, she said ' “ I don’fcareâ€"I knov; he was there,” she replied. A Wayne County farmer had some wheat stolen a few nights since, and he was so sure that he knew who the thief was, that he came into Detroit and secured. a Warrant for a cer- tain young man living near him. When the case came up for trial in Justice alley, the de- fendant said he could prove an alibi. In order to do this, he had brought in “his girl," a buxom lass of 22. She took the stand and swore that he sat up with her from 7 o’clock in the evening until broad daylight next morning. “ People can very easily be mistaken,” ob- served the plaintiff‘s lawyer. He identified himself for the first time with Irish politics a few months ago, on the occa- sion of Mr. Parnell’s visit to Belfast, when he occupied a seat on the platform by his friends Mr. Bigger and the Rev. Mr. Nelson. It is probable, however, that Mr. Foster identifies himself rather with the humanitarian part of Mr. Parnell’s programme than with the polit~ ical, as he is of a temperament entirely unsuited for politics. He is a Unitarian in religion, but is utterly devoid of sectarian prejudlce of any kind. Being a bachelor, and possessed of a good, though not large income, he is enabled to give his Whole time and more of his fortune to all suffering humanity and to promote intelligenceâ€"Chicago Tri- 1 bune. rode on horseback throughout Ireland, in- specting the schools in every village and donating sums varying from five to twenty pounds to put the buildings in suitable state. Clay floors were the rule when he commenced his tour, and one can well imagine the dis comforts to which the harefooted children were subjected through this state of affairs. There is not now in all Ireland a national school without a wood floor, end for this, as well as many other improvements, the people ‘ are indebted to Mr. Foster. Having secured comparatively comfortable schoolâ€"houses. be next turned his attention to efl'ecting improve- ment in educational methods. Securing the cooperation of the “Socrety for the Promo- tion of Christian Knowledge” in providing woodcuts for the adornment of the walls, he himself introduced a series of excellent draw- ing-books at a nominal cost, hoping to turn to advantage the remarkable artistic tastes of the Irish school-children. He has for the last twenty years spent about $5,000 annually in prizes for proficency in drawing, writing, and technical skill and knowledge. About twenty years ago the Irish national school-buildings were in keeping with the miserable hovels of the peasantryâ€"badly lighted, badly ventilated, and in every essen- Vere Foster, of Ireland, who, in a letter to Mr. Parnell, offers te donate 875,000 for the purpose of assisting emigration of the starved and evicted Irish to America. has long been known as one of the most philanthropic men now living. Hitherto he has devoted himself almost exclusively to the cause of education in Ireland. spending the greater portion of a large fortune in promoting the best methods, scholastic and technical. The balsam from the “ chicle” tree, from Central America, is used in making what is known as snapping-gum. It is very ductile when worked and moistened, and the process of making is similar to that of pulling taffy. The original gum exudes from the tree and forms in a mass sometimes several pounds in weight. Even in this natural state it would be a very satisfactory substance to keep the teeth at work. It cannot be worn out. VEBE FOSTER, THE IRISH PHIL ANTIIROPIST. The youthful epicure rarely becomes so luxurious as to demand balsam of tolu ; but, if he does, the manufacturer is ready for him. This resin, which is obtained from South America, is at first in an almost fluid condi- tion. It is the product of a tree known asâ€" now hold your 1aw, for the name is worse than a whole box of chewing-gum -â€"myrasperâ€" mum tolulferum. This balsam is boiled by the manufacturer until finally it is brought to such a consistency that it can be run through rollers. It comes out in the shape of a. little slender rod, of a brownish-yellow color, which is cut into pieces, each about two or two and a-half inches long. The balsam may some- times be mixed with a less costly wax, since its flavor is very marked. [Cincinnati CommercialJ We have it upon common report that chew- ings gum is a substance well known to the youthful part of the community. The quali- ties which it possesses at the time it comes from the confectioner are all familiar to the youngest of us. It certainly seems a very attractive edible. The reason for this is not so hard to find. Think how much eating there is in it in proportion to actual weight and cash value. But there is more in chew- ing-gum than is dreamt of even in juvenile philosophy, One can easily comprehend the main ingredients of candy, but who, without being told, would suspect that chewing-gum is often only a refined product of petroleum ‘2 The time was when the fragrant spruce fur- nished the most common material for the pur- pose. But this is no longer the case. The reader, familiar with the process of refining coal oil, is aware that the thick, brown liquid which comes from the earth, at one stage of its manufacture, is strained through heavy linen cloths. The residum left after this ‘operation is a dirty, brownish yellow wax that smells abominably. That unpromising sub- stance, melted. bleached, deodorized, and prepared forcommerce, appears in masses that weigh about 100 pounds, resembling oblong blocks of clouded ice. It has no odor and no taste except what belongs to any wax in its purest state. It maybe used for many purposes, but it is not necessary to describe them now. The manufacturer of chewing-gum purchases these blocks ready made to his hand, and "at once melts them down. To 200 pounds of wax he adds about thirty pounds of sugar, and gives the mixture a flavor by the use of some essential ml, as lemon or vanilla. and perhaps adds some coloring matter. The melted mass is poured out upon a clean marble slab and cut in the various shapes known to mastificators. chapel in an armchair. She fainted on being brought to the altar, but the wedding took place none the less, and thus she became the General’s wife. It was on the following morning that Garibaldi left the castle, on the unhappy girl’s confession that she was enceinte. She has since lived in Switzerland in close retirement. WHAT CHEWING-GUN! I! MADE 0F WHERE SARAH VVAS. vâ€"High heals~The charges of fashionable physicians. Bnoxn Hrs RIBs AND Dmx’r KNOW IT.â€"A story of a man who went to bed with a knife rammed eight inches into his leg, and who finallygot up because the knife inconveniâ€" enced him, reminds the Brooklyn Eagle of a similar trivial accident which once happened to the late Mayor Kalbfleisch. That gentle- man complained one morning of a slight pain 11 his side, but felt better after drinking a. ittle brandy. The ext morning the slight pain came again, bu was subdued as before. On the third morning the pain returned, and the Mayor submitted to an examination, when it was discovered that three of his ribs were broken. “ Well,” said Kalbfleisch, “ that‘s funny. I remember now ; while taking a bath the other morning I fell. I heard some- thing crack. but I thought it was the bath- tub.” On Saturday night, the 17th ult., an Espe- cial Grand Lodge of Freemasons was held at the Freemason’s Hall for the purpose of apâ€" pointing and investing the new Grand Secre- tary, Lieut.-Colonel Shadwell H. Clerke. The Prince of Wales, Most Worshipful Grand Master, presided, and he was supported by Lord Skelmersdale, Colonel Burdett, General Brownrigg, Captain Flatt, Major-General the Hon Somerset G. Calthorpe, Captain Philips, Sir Albert Woods, Sir Michael Costa and a large number of present and past grand offi- cers. About 500 brethren were in lodge. His Royal Highness, after opening lodge. explained the object of the meeting, and in very feeling terms alluded to the illness of Brother John Hervey, the late Grand Secretary, who had felt compelled to resign on account of ill- health. Colonel Shadwell H. Ulerke was then conducted to the Grand Master, who invested him with the jewel of his office. After the Prince of Wales had shaken hands with the Grand Secretary the customary salutes were given, and Grand Lodge was closedin ample form. The Prince of Wales on arriving and departing was greeted with enthusiastic ap- plause. THE PRINCE 9F WALES AND THE FIKEEJIASONS. There is always hope in a man that actually and earnestly works. In illness alone is there perpetual despair. Hope is like the wing of an angel, soaring up to heaven and bearing our prayers to the throne of God. Modesty promotes worth but conceals it, just as leaves aid the growth of fruit and hide it from View. Unhappy is the man for whom his own mother has not made all other mothers venâ€" erable. It often happens that those of whom we speak least on earth are best known in heaven. , *"_K""J w," The necessities that exist are in general created by the auperfluities that are enjoyed. No principle is more noble, as there is none more holy, than that of a true obedience. Favors of every kind are doubled when they are speed'y conferred. It is something to be good ; but it is fat finer to be good for something. He is not only idle who does nothing, but he is idle whoxpight bebetper employed. Human life is everywhere 8. state in which much is to be endured. Pride has two seasons; a forward spring 1mg an early fall. Faithfulness and sincerity are the highest things. ’ â€"â€"The small J apenese fan with the long handle is superseding the one with the short handle, and is covered vln'th black satin, painted with stalky design and Winged insects. The slender gold sticks are tied with ribbons. mixed with gold or silver. in Pompeiian or ara- besque designs. Fancy and grotesque figures are outlined in black cloth or velvet and em- broidered with colored silks. â€"W nere mufis are made to match the cos- tume there is a large satin bow placeii where the muff is drawn in. The muflp' is flat, lined with silk or satin and edged with a broad make of black lace or feathered trimming. â€"A shallow and almost square dish of cut or engraved glass. supported by a silver stand- ard, is among the latest patterns in ice cream dishes. The dishes may be either of white or colored glass. â€"Two vases recently exhibited in Paris were slender tubes of.iridescent glass placed be- tween the antennae of a jeweled dragonfly, of which the wing and the body almost hide the glass. â€"â€"Kerchief5 for the neck are of silk with scalloped needlework edge and bouquets of bright flowers embroidered in the points which come behind. -â€"A new cheese-knife has a shallow fork on the back, so that after slicing the cheese it is only necessary to reverse the blade in order to pick up the slices. -â€"A pretty ornament for a writing-desk is the new pen rack that holds penholders, paper cutter, eraser and pencil, each with heavy ebony stick finished with a dog's head. â€"The boa has disappeared and the stole has replaced it. and when these stoles are trimmed with White or black lace and tied with bright ribbons, they are very elegant and dressyiooking. â€"â€"At. Washington receptions few sealskin sacques are seen, but walking-dresses in which velvet predominates are evidently the fashion. -â€"Sma]l minitures, painted on ivory or porcelain, and set in silver or Roman gold, are worn as brooches, after an ; and senti- mental fashion. â€"Trailmg sprays of white pond lilies rest- ing on dark green glossy leaves, furnisha beautiful artificial adornment for evening toilets. â€"The beautiful sembles fine Oluny, and rose patterns, lace. â€"A new andcharming effect is given to some ball dresses by the introduction of R0 - man sashes, of which the corsage is made. â€"A beautiful novelty is a. long Japanese scarf, worked in vivid colors with odd designs, and equally handsome on both sides. â€"â€"Small chenille shawls are worn over the shoulders at operas. They are in white or match the toilet. â€"Humming birds with Wings of gold and silver lace appear in bonnet trimmings and as ornaments for the hair. â€"B1ibtercup yellow and buttercups are very fashionable. The fancy for the sun- flower is on the increase. lâ€"Pretty shopping bracelets have pencils attached, either silver or gold, and are often richlx jewelled. â€"â€"Pretty little capes of jet are called “coats of mail.” and are designed to be wom with any costume. “Match-safes. paper-knives and book-racks, carved from boxwood, are pretty and expen- swe. â€"â€"Tu1-quoises set in red gold are favorite stones fdr rings, bracelets, pendants and the like. â€"â€"Boots and shoes for dolls are turned out by one London house at the rate of 1,000 pairs :1 week. â€"Embroideries are made for evening dresses of beads on white and colored crape. â€"The newest in hosiery are plaids and Roman stripes. with handsome side clocking. *Fantastic and extravagant fancies are shown in costumes worn at fancy balls. â€"â€" The latest society feature in Washington is afternoon parties. â€"The latest design in buttons are mice, lady birds, dogs and owls. ~~Cream White satin dresses are considered stylish for full dress balls. SENTIMENT AND SENSE. FASHION NOTES. Greek point, which re- With fretted wheel'star is in use as a furniture d