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â€"Boston dry goods clerks are supposed to be courteous but at the same time rather frigid towards ladies who want to handle goods without any intention of buying. Living Six Days, Sunk to the Wale! in n Marsh, Without Food. BALTIMORE, June 23.â€"0n Thursday of last week over 1,000 persons went on the second free excursion for poor mothers and children to the Avondale excursion grounds. Among the number was a Mrs. Wagner with her six children. One of these children, a son, aged four years, was missed soon after landing, and all efforts to find him proved futile. It was supposed that the child had been drowned. but at the earnest solicitations of the parents the Avondale grounds and its sur- roundings were carefully searched for several days by detectives and others from this city, but no trace of the missing boy was found. This morning a gentlemen passing a marsh adjoining the Avondale grounds heard a noise in the rushes, and going to see the cause dis- covered the little boy sunk in the mire above his waist, where he had probably been with- out food or shelter since Thursday last. The little fellow was much emaciated and was taken to the Avondale House, where he re- ceived medical attention, and it is thought will recover. -â€"Iced tea is a. nice as well as a. fashionable drink for summer meals, but it is not so gen- erally understood that the best iced tea. is not steeped in hot water. Just try “steeping" it for a few hours in cold water, using a little more tea. than for the hot beverage, and hav- ing it strong enough to be weakened with .ice water when it is served. The flavor and ef- fect are much better than by the hot water method. And, by the way, the same plan is coming to be recognized as the best for the preparation of the herb teas used for medical purposes. especially such as thoroughwort (bonset) and others, which, steeped in 110- water, produces an unpleasant and undesira- ble nausea. This effect is obviated by steept ing in cold water. and the tea can be made much stronger and used to better advantage. -â€"~The voracious historian of the Home Sunday Mercury relates that an amateur musical society of Connecticut, located at Bridgeport, recently gave a representation of “Belehazzar,” and that between the acts Daniel and Belshazzar stepped out to get a drink. While enjoying their lager an unem- ployed member of the first Babylonian Rifle Corps adjourned from the stage to the same saloon, in order to quench his midsummer thirst. Here Daniel and Belshazzar were earnestly discussing Garfield’s chances of election, when the Babylonian Volunteer im- mediately oflered to bet that Bridgeport would 30 Democratic. Afieree triangular discus- sion followed. and when the curtain rolled up on the stage an apology was made for an un- foreseen accident to Daniel. The Babylonian soldier could only see from one eye, and when Belshazzar attempted to explain “I am the King,” two of his foremost teeth fell out of his artistic but evidently ensanguined mouth. The critical audience admired the historical accuracy of the scene, and ap- plauded heartily. â€"-A curious accident occurred in a. Paris theatre the other day. M. Goudoin, a physi- cian, was sitting in a stall immediately be- neath one of the 'proscenium boxes, which was occupied by a wellvknown fashionable youth. The latter was bothered by a curtain which obscured his view, and to pin it back he employed a handsome Italian dagger which. he drew from his pocket. In a few minutes the dagger leosened its hold and fell upon the doctor’s head. Being a heavy weapon, it fell with great force, but by good luck he was not much hurt, and was able to receive the profuse apologies of the anxious owner of the dagger. â€"Sullivau and Gilbert are reported busy in the eompomtion of another comic opera for production in this country next season. Unless they have profited by the experience afforded them by the comparative failure of the “Pirates of Penzance,” they had best keep the opera for some . other market. It proved a poor experiment to treat the Ameri- can people as if they were had children not to be. trusted with the text and libretto of the “Pirates.”â€"Buflalo Express. â€"Mr. Harry Hawk, who Went to England with McKee Rankin, writes to a friend in this country : “I thought they would not under- stand the Chinaman.but they yell and scream at him whether he speaks or not. My ,char- acter is associated with Bret Harte, and he is worshipped over here. They don’t care for Miller at all. As I wrote you my make- -up' is great. Mrs. Bateman has many inquiries to decide bets made that I am a. real Chinee. ’ ” â€"A London correspondent writes ‘of Her- bert Reeves, son of Sims of that ilk, Whose successful debut has been reported : “The young men bears the burden of a, great name, and it is said that he resembles his father seen through the wrong end of a telescope, and his voice is like that of his progenitor heard through the wrong end of an ear trum- pet. The papers gush violently about the future of the young men.” â€"Some American manager, it is reported, has made Wagner an offer of 350,000 to come to America and give a. series of concerts. Wagner is credited with having the proposal under serious consideration. â€"Americen critics in London have been studying Rlchter, and they declare that he is a greatly overrated conductor. They say that his concerts, regarded there as superior to anything known, would rank in New York quite second rate. â€"“Hazel Kirke” entered last week on the sixth month of its remarkable career at the Madison Square Theatre, New York. The piece will be kept on the stage till about the middle of August. â€"Orga.n No. 1,000 from the manufactory of Hook & Hastings, the completion of which was duly celebrated by the firm last. week, goes to Christ Church (Episcopal), at Wash- ington. â€"Sam Bernhardt’s engagement in this country will begin on the 8th of November next at Booth‘s Theatre, in New York, and will extend over a period of five months. ~Candidus, the German-American tenor, who has made himself a. great favorite in London, has cancelled his contract with Mapleson, for what reason it is not stated. â€"“Mlle. Marimon." observes the Parisian “ who has made a successful tour in Amer- ica, has returned to Paris to rest herself after a very trying series of representations.” â€"â€"A divorce has been proclaimed between Alice Oates andâ€"not her husband. but Comic Opera. She proposes to start out next season as an actress with a new comedy. â€"It is expected that Sam. Bernhardt’s little frills in the matter of the Theatre Francaise will cost her about $30,000, which is one of the best advertisements yet. -â€"A Boston theatrical company recently played a scene laid in a. church so naturally that to many of the audience it seemed so real that they went to sleep. â€"Mlle. Nevada, notwithstanding her bril- liant deput in London, has failed to draw since that time, and a correspondent affirms that she remains unpaid. â€"â€"-Nilsson’s proposed journey to America. the coming season is abandoned, and all negotm- tions with Mapleson are suspended. -â€"One of the latest rumors in English papers is that Sullivan will soon be desdribed as Sir Arthur Sullivan. â€"A correspondent wishes to know if the ”Lay on Macdufi” was one of Shakespeare’s earlier poems. â€"It is said that Thomas Will bring back to America a new symphony by Wagner. â€"Sara Bernhardt‘s coming to America is an event which casts no shadow before. â€"Sam Bernhardt is only about thirty, but she cuts up like sixty. MUSIC AND THE DRAMA. EXTBAGIRDINARY Vl'l‘tllll’l‘ Y. Leave having been obtained to visit home Basil went with the rest, and of course he found time to be with Isa. But Basil was at heart a. heathen, and the poet puts him under the tutelage of Isa, who reasons him into the conviction that " ‘Tii Wise philosophy to think with God, Moat wise to orient our lives with Christ?” The fight ceased, and the invaders won Niâ€" agm, while our brave but unequal defenders were compelled to seek safety in retreat on Burlington Heights, “ They. Pitched their camp and turned and stood at bay, Across the Isthmus sheer on either side, And there bade stern defiance to the foe, Who followed wi 1711 Wild fanfare of parade." Here is a. noble thought revealing the true Christian which the poet puts into the lips of Isa : The beacon lights blazed on, and here the poet pays this noble tribute to the fair of Canada : “And still the distant cannon jarred the air With dull reverberationâ€"sounds of woe To loving ems thatliatenedâ€"miscd fresh prayers Of anxious women, after each discharge. For thosewhose lives were dearer than their The evening of that terrible day is described in Mr. Kirby‘s best vein : “ The broad grey sky stretched endlessly away, Without a cloud to dapple it, save one Long purple bed that laid low in the west, Befringed with gold: lifted from under Heaven To make the glorious couch of setting day. The apple trees asnow with blossom stood, A revolution of the inner world, Whence comes their beauty, to the eye of man, Too often slow to catch the half it means." When the invaders appeared in sight on the bosom of old Ontario. " The broad, hill-girded buy afloat with light, bmred with red shafts of sunset shooting “MM. 1‘ through, V W Lay rippling like :1. valley diamond strewn, Of youderluggl more beputiful and true.” "0n Queenston's bloody day." Newark, now Niagara, had been attacked by an army of ten thousand. “And Isa clasped Her hands in anguish, for full well she knew, Where hottest raged the battle on the shore Would one be found who loved her, in despite Of maiden coyness and reserve, that feared Herself far more than him." own. For their dear country, dearer still than 1111‘ And victory upon their ‘nmtions' foesâ€" For loyal to their very garments’ hem Were our Canadian women in those days ; As they are nowâ€"and will be ever more." The renewal of fighting came, and the brave defenders of their homes and hearths were not slow to buckle on their armor again, for the foe was on hand. In the distance the war-ships were seen steering westward, and the effect was soon visible, for “ Some fearless fisher boats that watched the It was no childish chime that startled Isa and her mother; they knew something of war, for the one had seen the red stream of battle in the Mohawk vales, and the other had with her heard both the sound of battle and re- joicing " Methinks. Most things die duly 1n their time. When ripe Their uses end stored up in seeds and husks For new beginnings of th eternal round Of eerth’ s existence A grain of sand In little IS an image of the world; It has it's axis and. equator, all The primal forces 111 it are the same As rule the universe. A higher law Lifts men above the level of the rest With heart and intellect: nor is he doomed, I min would hope, to vanish at the lust, Like morning mist that melts into the blue. " ‘ The sun'was sinking on the verdant hills Of Ancaster, thick wooded to their tops," Nothing could be finer than Mr. Kirby’s description of the scene : "Her eyes were fixed upon the placid lake That lay in its immensity of blue, Enlarging ever broader from the hills And tree-clad promontories‘ On the top Of one a beacon smokedâ€"a mighty cloud, Thick, ~13}?le and startling, rose to heaven’s height, The signal of invasion 1 While the boom 0f distant cannon shook the silent air ; A heavy deadly sound, that gathered up A train of solemn echoes passing o’er The woods and waters of Ontario. For a time the country wept for the good and brave, for it had lost one of its noblest and best; but Seon the memorable words he uttered on the battle field aroused a spirit of warlike resentment in the land. and the loyal sons of Canada flocked to the standard ready to do or die. Among those who went forth to stem the tide of invasion was young Basil, the hero of the poet‘s tale. He joined the 8th or King’s Regiment, and fought with the utmost bravery, being left for dead on the field at Stoney Creek. He survived the day, however, maimed for life, and died the affianaed husband of Isa, who is described as “So lonely and refined, Canadian of an English stock, you knew It was no other." Her home he locates " Where Lake Ontario lays her stately head In the broad lap of hills, that stretch away To the long slopes of Flamboro’." Isa is introduced as one to whom “Some grief That comes to loving hearts, had come to here." While musing alone : “She swept her dark hair back, to catch again A sound like distant thunder in the air, While her lips moved as in silent prayer." » Mr.Kirby's number four of the Canadian Idyls opens with the waging of the war of 1812-13, declaring it ‘A shameful and ungenerous war at best." He goes on to tell his readers that "Spring came, and wolflsh winter fled Email). The savage war Had been suspended by a truce, while lay Our toes in frozen camps, sore stricken down ’Neath Brook's victorious sword that. won De- Mr. Edwin Arnold, author of that beautiful Eastern poem “The Light of Asia,” and which on its appearance can such a sen- sation both in England andA erica, has had the high henor of being decorated by the King of Siam with the Order of the White Ele- phant. “ Reata,” a novel which originally appeared in Blackwood’s Magazine, is pronounced the best work of fiction that has appeared for some time. The ostensible author is “E. D. Gevard,” but that is merely the non de plume of two Indies. The scene of the novel is first laid in Vienna, and afterwards transferred to Mexico, Germany and Poland. Some anonymous writer has written a, book with the title of “ The new Truth and the 01d Faith.” Of course there is enough in the name to indicate the tendency of the work, the writer’s object being an attempt to draw the line between the new science and the Christian faith. and to determine Whether or not they are compatible. fleet, Their sun-lit smile all leaning to the VVeat, Flew on before, like sea-gulls in a gale, And at the close of day brought tidings in ; The ships had anchored. and the army camper], “Stray moments with Thackeray” is the title of a recent book by Mr. W. H. Ridering. A good life of the author of “ Vanity Fair” is a desideratum. Almost anything giving his characteristics, as shown in the conversations of such a. wonderful genius will be acceptable. Kossuth’s Memoirs" is to be re-published by a. New York firm. The work is said to be deeply interesting, as it treats of the way in which Hungary was dealt with by the Haps- burg dynasty. M. Neissonier, the great French painter, is described as a very shy man. and hating com- pany. Mr. Yates says “ he is a man who fits a pilot jacket.” trait, And, flushing out again on Queenston Heights, Passed them beneath the yoke, a. captive host, Making the red earth redder Where he fell, And gave his own pure life that we might live.’ VOL XXIII. OUR. SPECIAL COLUMN. THE A Man Who Has Hidden 328,583 Mile- Duriug the Past 'l‘wemy- Five 1 ears. (From the Rockingham (Va.) Register.) Every day. as regularly as the hour comes round, any person who may take the trouble can see John W. Leedy, the veteran mail car- rier of the world, arrive in Harrissonburg on his return trip from East Republic, in this country, with the mail. To look at him one would not suppose that he was capable of any great endurance, but when you look up his “re-cord" you will find that he has gone through with what would kill most men. He has been carrying the United States mail for the past twenty-five years, and during that time he has ridden the enormous aggregate of 328,583 miles, on an average of about forty miles a. day for six days of each week for the whole period. If he had gone in a straight line, he would have ridden around the world about thirteen times. He was born in Charlestown, Jefferson County (now West Virginia), and was raised there, and came to Rockingham during the John Brown raids prior to the War, and has been there ever since. He is only 47 years of age, and bids fair to put in another twenty-five years of ser- vice. If he had been paid for every mile he has ridden the price usually charged for passengers on the railroad, four cents per mile, he would have made the handsome sum, in round numbers, of $13,000. We think Congress should give him a pension and put him on the retired list. A fond husband boasted to a. friend, “Tom, the old woman came near calling me honey last night.” “Did she, Bill? What did she say ‘2” “She said, ‘Well, old Beeswax, come to supper.’ ’. We need not say how well the tale is told. Mr Kirby is quite at home in describing the trying scenes through which this country passed in freeing itself from the invaders, and we trust he may long live to descent upon British valor and Canadian loyalty to the mother land. ’l‘llE CllANlPloN LVlAll; CARRIER Poor Basil survived, but not for long; under the care of Isa. he lived to become happy in the hope that he would die as Isa Wished he should. Newark in ashes had to be restored, but meanwhile the spirit of revenge was ram- pant, and the poet says : “ But terrible was the Nemesislof war When Justice sternly cried : It must be done. \tht could they do but follow in the track 01' the destroyers of fair Newark town ? With torches kindled at its smouldering fires, They crossed the broad Niagara, stormed the Mr. Kirby’s descriptions of nature are truly grand. What could be better tlfan this in speaking of the autumn scene succeeding the fight at Stoney Creek : “ The‘su Emmet waxed and waned, till turned the As he was carried forward in a. litter Isa fol- lowed the mournful few who bore him to a place of rest. aw ey In thousands all day longâ€"so fled the foe." Thus ended the invasion, but it does not close the story of the Battle of Stoney Creek, for Basil fell wounded in leading the forlorn hope, but no one knew where, except Isa, Who had sought the field, having feared the worst, and she was determined that her lover should not die for want of succor. With his head resting on the knee of a brave follower she found him weltering in his gore. When she saw him " The maiden gave a. gasp of painâ€"one such Comes in n. lifetime only; when a. stub 0f v‘vorse than death strikes home, and still we The enemy made no further stand; the bravery of the Canadian militia was too much for the invaders, and they retreated across the frontier. I There was no revielle of drums next morn, No enem at Stoney Creekâ€"no campâ€"â€" But a. wi d wreck of all things that had been ; As of a. great ship shattered on the rocks, And strewn in fragments on the fetal shore ! And all was flight that could fly of that host, Through highways, byweysâ€"everyway in haste, As when a roost of pigeons, at the dawn, Breaks up with crash of Wines and stream And with the watch-fires kindling for the night 9 The woods of stoney Creek seemed all ablaze." 1 Basil was ready to join at the shortest. notice; nor was he kept long in suspense, I for an order arrived summoning him to the , British camp. Isa naturally felt sorrowful at the thought of losing her lover even for a time, and it may be that she had misgivings. But her loyalty was of that kind which dis- tinguished every Canadian woman when the land was subjected to for foreign invasion. and she thus addressed her soldier lover : “ 0 Basil mine l I cannot tell the thoughts That weigh me down to silence. If so be The man spake truly, I can only pray For thy return, unharmed, with victory Upon thy sword, and boundless joy for me. I would not, if I could dissuade thee l Nay Would rather share thy dangers, if I might Donught to save our country from its foes, To live for it or die, as God dispose." Basil had the post of honor, and Col: Har- vey, dressed in a farmer's garb, drvmg a team with a load of hay, visited the enemy’s camp, and having ascertained the strength:and weakness of the camp laid a plan for its de- struction which proved successful. TheGen- eral said “to-night the bold deedmust be done.” " And it was done l a. gallant feat of arms, Not looming large in story ; but a stroke, As daring and decisive as the best Man ever struck for country and for King. A great two-handed blow that freed the land, And made, thenceforth, all hope of conquest vain.” “ A great calm Fell on his troubled spirit, such as stills The ocean waves at sunset, when the storm Has over past, and all the west uglow, Is ribbed With golden cirri, bar in bar, Above the crimson orb that slowly sinks And ends the day. Then kissed he Ian’s hand, and softly placed It o’er his eyes, that saw the light no more. He breathed her name and died without a. pang ! A hero born and worthy of the race From‘ yvhich he sprang. A mce ordained of sad . 0f muflied drums, and trumpets’ Wailing sound And laid him in the soft and kindly mould With ringing volleys for a. last farewell, An honored soldier in a soldier's grave.” forts And with the besom of destruction, swept The frontier clean and clear from end to end " “ Upon the Heights of Burlington, mnang The grassy gmves in ranks of comrades dead, Who side by side had stood in mnks of war, They 130113 young Basil with slow march and old With peace or war to rule with right, and win The love of women worthy of such men.” Then came the last sad scene : " So Basil died and Isa. loved him still.” plucked, Except where faithful Women went afield. Last to despond of tueir dear country‘s cause, The first to arm their sons in its defence And send them forth.” leaf Red us the,wa.I-bi1'd 011 the maple tree. The storm of strife rolled back upon the lines Where devastation reigned. No husbmldmnn Had time to labor ’twixt the clash of arms. The l‘um‘l was left unploughed, the fruit un- eyes. As he passed through the ranks, amid theguua. And captured flags that dropped in and salute Before the dying hero of the fight, Before the gentle girl, Whom many knew Betmthed to Basil, and each head was bated In silent sympathy. For every one Loved Basil, and admired the faithful girl ngse grief and beauty touched each manly reast.” “ Shoulder high, They bore him softly, safely to the camp, While Isa walked beside them, watchful that No stone to stumble at lay in the way, And Vincent came, heroic Harvey. Brant, And all the Kings looked on with softened pain, For noblest natures only inly weep." live. 8119 kpelt transfixed, but cried not for her RICHMOND HILL, THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1880‘ As the eight-year-old son of Mr. Bishop, 8. a farmer of Kearney, N.J., was leaning over the well in the act of drawing a bucket of water, last Friday morning, the rope broke, the bucket fell to the bottom, and the boy, losing his balance, followed it. The well is 80 feet deep, and has 8 feet of water in it. It is stoned up with smooth stones from top to bottom, and at the top measures 4 feet in diameter and at the bottom not more than 3, The mechanical contrivance for' raising the water consisted of a wheel over which ran a rope with a. bucket at each end. One bucket was already at the bottom of the well when the rope broke. Mrs. Bishop caught a glimpse of the boy’s heels twinkling in the air at the top of the well, and she screamed for help. The Hon. Cortiandt Parker was riding past taking his customary morning exercise, and, leaping from his horse, he hurried to ,the spot. He was Joined by Station-Agent Rey- nolds. As they leaned over the well-hole they heard the boy, in a shrill voice, piping : “Lemme out 0’ this. I’m cold.” A knot had prevented the rope running oi? the wheel, and the boy was told to put one foot in the bucket, and they would drag him up. He obeyed, and was brought to the surface in a few minutes, benumbed by his bath, but ap- parently uninjured. Dr. Exton found only a The fish seemed to die in great pain; they come first to the surface, then, after a severe flurry, die. They sink immediately to the bottom, but float at the surface after a, day or two. The same mortality prevailed forty years ago. They covered the shores, tainted the air and were taken away by farmers as a dressing for land. As noticed, they would come to the surface, spin round and around, and then turn over on their side and die. Death preved to come from a parasite. In the fish examined at the Potomatic mortality, 70 per cent had a bug in the roof of their mouths. In all ,the mortalities the same parasite has been detected, and it is possible that an examination here may develop the same fact. The Clayton Independent says: The species of fish that made their appearance in the lake and river in such myriads four or five years ago, are dying in great quantities. They are scattered over the lake in compact masses ten feet wide and miles in length. Farther down the river bushels of them collect in the eddies and Whirl till the swell of a passing vessel washes them out of reach of the vortex, and on till another attraction is reached. They are known most commonly on the lower Hudson and sea coast. their proper element, as the “ Menhaden,” and are caught in great quantities for the oil which is extracted from them and used to adulterate sperm oil. “ Ale- wife ” is another term by which they are known on the coast of New England. They have been confounded with the shad which Seth Green placed in the lake some years ago, and which flourish best in the Hudson. They are very much un- like in appearance when placed side by side, and neither seems to do well in the lake and river. There are several theories regarding the cause of their dying. One is that a parasite fastens upon them and de- stroys them. This is founded on the fact of there being a mossy spot on one side of them. This may be the correct theory, but it is cer- tain that any decaying fish floating in the water carries the same mark. It is generally believed that they fail to find proper food for their sustenance, as out of several, part of which were not yet dead, not one was found with food in the stomach. Oarsmen are in hopes they will in time disappear, as game fish have not taken the bait so readily since their appearance, they being a prey to the muscalonge, pickerel and other large fish. In the report of Spencer F. Baird, U. S. Fish Commissioner, in which he treats on the menhaden, their enemies and their fatali- ties and diseases, he speaks of a. mortality in two instances, similar to the one now taking place among these fish in the St. Lawrence. The first occurred on the Merrimac river. Mr. Baird said : Capt. Moses Pettingell tells us that a great mortality often prevails among the menhaden at the mouth of the Merrimnc River. In 1876 the dead fish were heaped upon the shore to the depth of two feet, and the municipal authorities at New- berryport expended a. large sum of money in carting them away. Their Causes and Means by which They r May be Prevenled. Just now, when everybody, is sweltering 1 from the excessively hot weather, a word of ‘; caution to those who find themselves exposed j to the sun will be in season. Sunstrokes are ; at all times sufficrently serious to warrant ‘ everyone in taking precautions against them, and a few words as to cause and prevention may serve as a means of enlightenment and advice. They arise from the rays of the sun striking for alength of time directly on the head, when the nerves are no longer able to withstand the unusual tax. It will have b aen observed that they usually take place about two o’clock in the afternoon, from the dual cause that about this time the sun’s rays are hottest and the body is least able to bear up against their influence. The victims in a large majority of cases are those who sleep in badly-ventilated bedrooms, and take no precaution Whatever to prevent the result of their exposure. The nervous system being suddenly prostrated and the tem- perature of the body increased, death results from heat, asphyxia, apoplexy, syncope or similar causes. This applies to severe cases. There have been many cases where the prostration has been of short duration, aris- ing from temporary overstaxation of the nerves under the action of the sun’s rays. In the case of workmen exposed for protracted periods to the blistering heat of the sun, the chances of recovery are exceedingly slim. It may be safely laid down as a rule that fatal instances of sunstroke occur to persons whose systems have been impaired. or where exer- ; tion has been going (in of an unusual charac- ; ter under a very hot sun. Now as to preven- l tion. Everyone who feels that his constitu- tion is weak should work under the sun with great caution, Sleep at night in well ven- tilated rooms. Eat largely of vegetables and sparingly of meat, especially of a fat char- acter. Fat meat may be well enough in winter, but it isn‘t the thing in summer. Keep the head cool. Green leaves worn inside the hat are said to be useful in this respect, but it would not be well to cover the head‘so that all air would be excluded. If giddiness, nausea, dryness of the skin, a burning sensation about the head or throbbing at the temples be ‘ experienced work should be instantly quitted and cold water applied ' to the head. The warning, however, may be too brief to admit of this, and the safer plan is to guard against over exer- tion and pay attention to the sanitary precau- tions above mentioned. There is a diversity of opinion regarding the treatment of sunstroke, but it will always be safe ,to apply cold water to the head and stimulate the body pending the arrival of a physician. If breathing should be difficult the patient should fre- quently be turned on his face and side. There can be no doubt that with the exercise of judgment many sunstrokes might be avoided. Hence the necessity of observing the above precautions. A MIRACULOUS ESGAPE. (From the New York Times.) DEAD Flhll. SUNSTROKES. -â€"-A promising youth recently surprised his lather by askingâ€"“ Father, do you like mother?” “ Why, yes, of course.” “ And she likes you?” " Of course she does.” “Did she ever sav so ?" “ Many a. time, my son." “Did she marry you because she loved you ?” “ Certainly shedid.” The boy carefully scrutinized his parent, and, after a. long pause. askedâ€"“ Well, was she as near- sighted then as she is now " Agent Porter, of this agency, acting on authority from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, dated the 23rd of November, 1879, received all hostiles who were willing to sur- render horses and guns and become peaceful members of this agency and wards of the United States. This, however, did not settle the question of whose prisoners the said hos- tiles ought to be, viz., the department or in- terior ; and the question has rested until May 17, when Captain Britten, who is stationed at Fort Buford, came to this place with orders to see the head men of this (the hostile camp), and offer them soldiers’rations if they would go to Fort Buford and surren- der themselves as prisoners of war. At this time the warehouse at this place was empty, owing to the fact'that there had been no pro- vision made for this addition to the number of Indians who are the rightful residents of this agency. Notwithstanding the scarcity of food here, these chiefs, The Gall and White Gut, refused the conditions of surrender, and the war department’s overtures were a fail- ure. On June 3 Gen. John McNeil, United States Indian Inspector, arrived at this agency and stated that all hostiles belonged to the war department, and no more would he received at this or any other agency, thus settling this question which has so long re~ mained unanswered. A few days ago Sitting Bull sent word that he was going to return to this agency. The following was the message as received from his young men why acted as messen- gers :â€" “You are in my country and on my land. I am tired of being driven from my buffalo, and I am going to take my people and re- turn. If I have to fight. I will fight to the death." â€"â€"â€"When a. lady mints what figure does she need ? You must bring her 2. A Bogus Institution Exposed. Under the above headings, the Editor of the Port Hope Times, who is one of the best writers on Masonic subjects in Canada. after quoting eleven reports of American Grand Lodges denouncing the so-called Grand Lodge of Ontario, pays his respects to the ,couple who have been trying to establish the institution in that town, viz. : Francis West, of London, and S. Bean of Toronto, as follows :â€"“When any body of the status of the Masonic Order or professing connection with a. body of such grade, sinks so low that drummers are sent through the country to fish up victims to enlarge its muster roll, there must be something very rotten about it and respectable people should be very careful in having anything to do with them. We are satisfied we can convince any sensible person that this bogus Free masonry is not What it is represented by Messrs. Westlake and Bean, who, we pre- sume, are making their living by trading on the name of an honorable and influential so- ciety. Some people will do anything but work, and presuming that the fools are not all dead yet. they go about from place to place, seeking for victims and pennies to buy their daily bread. We trust the press throughout Ontario will warn the public against the pre- tensions of Messrs. Westlake and Bean, who, we believe, are not even authorized to do what they are doing by the bogus Grand Lodge of Ontario. A most determined eflort has been made to inducea number of respect- able people to form a lodge here, but, as yet, no one feels disposed to mix himself with so unsavory an institution. It is well that one of the first principles of Freemasonry is that canvassing parties to become members is strictly prohibited.” lle Threatens to Seek his Old Haunts and Fight to the Death. Fon’r PECK INDIAN AGENCY, POPLAR RIVER, MONTANA. June 18.â€"â€"The very serious ques- tion of who should take charge of the hostile bands of Sioux returning from Canada. to this country has been in most cases handled with gloves by the leading journals of the day, though now and then some over-anxious down-eastern editor would undertake to tell What he knew, or rather what he did not know of the “Indian situation.” “Waal, now, I want you to understand that if there is any law in this land, this ’ere rail- road has got to meve its fence-corners back ’Sposen’ them rails had given me a, wipe on the jaw l” The hardâ€"hearted conductor refused to stop the train and recover the hat, and at the fim’s of a hot discussion the bare-headed victim brought his fist down with shivering force and exclaimed : “I should thinK it’aid 1" he yelled. “It. meant that 1 was a durned old fool, and have got to go bare-headed all the rest of this summer!” Out want his head, his face towards the engine, and a. smart rap with a cane from the next Window knocked his hat off and sent it flying into a. swamp. He pulled back with such a rush that he almost went over his wife into the aisle. "Land :1 stars I but did it mean anything 17" she _cri‘ed, _a_s §he_grqspgq 17111121f “I‘dunno,” he replied, “I believe we've run over as many as a dozen men since we left Toledo." “Do look out and see what it means,” she continued. “Does it mean anything, Samuel ?" asked the wife every time his head came back, but he could give her no satisfactory explanations. A traveler behind them finally warned the old man that he ran a risk by sticking his head out, but at the very next toot he was at it again. He wore a plug hat which looked fully twenty years old, and ‘its loss would be nothing great. Preparations were quietly made behind him and everything was all ready when next the Whistle sounded. ”iwonder what’s on the track now ?” queried the wife, as she moved around unâ€" easily: When a railroad passenger hears the whistle sounding an alarm it is his first im- pulse to look out of the window, but this im- pulse is always restrained by second thought, except in the case of green travelers. A few days ago an old man and his wife were pas- sengers on a Lake Shore train. and as the section men were making repairs on the line in various places the Whistle was sounded pretty often. The old couple were fully alive to every " toot," and each time the old man would stick his head ont of the window. few scratches on his legs, and a. bump on his head. Yesterday he was running around as usual. He must have struck his head on the soft bottom of the well, for his hair was filled with sand. How he avoided striking the two iron-bound buckets in the water is a mystery. He says that he went down into the water, and was losmg his breath when he felt the rope, and, catching hold of it, pulled himself to the surface. SITTING BULIA’S NIESSAGE. NIGCK MASflNRY. MEANT llll'l. â€"â€"On the occasion of the fiftieth anniver- sary of the independence of Belgium, in Sep- tember next, the Educational League will hold in Brussels an International Teachers’ Con- gress. Many prominent teachers and pro- fessors have promised to take part in it. One of the most interesting features of the Con- gress will be the international competition in the production of the best and cheapest edu- cational objects for the use of'orimary schools, such as a collection of instruments illustrating the laws of physics and mechanics, a collec- tion of surveying instruments, a portable chemical laboratory, a globe and projecting maps. historical tablets, and a book descrip- tive of the physical, mechanical. and chemical experiments performed with the simplest and cheapest instruments and materials, even with such as are to be found in every house. All obJects for the competition are to be sent to the Educational Exhibition, Brussels. â€"W. W. Crawford is the foreman in at Louisville spice mill. He is also aprominent mason,and a few weeks ago was asked to pre- pare an address to be delivered on St. John’s Day, the 24th of June. He worked hard in the mill during the day, and hard at the ad- dress by night, until his mind gave way. He kept his family awake all Saturday night re- citing his address. On Monday morning he awakened them early, and informed them that a sacrifice was due to the evening star. He then led them into the back yard, and, seizing his little three-year~old danghterfilled her mouth with ashes, and held it firmly shut, despite her struggles. Crawford all this time repeated over and over that the sacrifice of his children was necessary to the salvation of the world, and that heaven could be reached only through the intercession of the morning star. A neighbor fortunately heard his ravings,the police were aroused,and the maniac was secured before he had killed his children. â€"â€" A Polish periodical gives interesting sta- tistics connected with the merciless repres- sion of the insurrection of 1863- 64 by the Ozar’a lieutenants. From these data, which â€"â€"A young man convicted at Athens, Ga., of forgery was, according to the Atlanta Con- stitution, “ an active member of the Young Men’s Christian Association,” yet he habitu- ally “played and drank in the billiard saloons.” He “ had been a Major in the British army, and was the son of an Irish peer,” yet his first appearance in the :place was as a'.m homeless tramp.” “ So bright and transcendent Were the developments of his training that in a. few weeks he was tendered the position of book- keeper in one of thelargest cotton warehouses oi the city, and he soon mingled in the best society,” yet “ in a drunken stupor, at mid- night, broke at the gaming table, surrounded by sharks, crazed with abbminable liquor, he forged a check for $25 on his employer.” The upshot of it all is that he has gone to prison for four years. â€"A half brother of Mr, Webster, the cel- ebrated actor and Manager of the Haymar- ket. played at Drury Lane under Macready, and in the bills was called “Mr. Webster.” Webster wrote on this to Macready to ask that the Christian name of his half brother should be added, the word “Mr.” without addition being always applied to the head of the family. Mr. Macready refused. A short time after Webster’s box keeper, noticing in Great Pulteney Street 9. sign inscribed “Macready, tailor, &c.," offered. to the sur- prise of the tailor. to engage him to play the Beast in “Beauty and the Beast,” about being produced at Covent Garden. He con- sented, and in the bills of the time will be found : “ Beauty, Mme. Vestr’ia ; the Beast, Mr. Macready.” â€"Turkish officers do'not enjoy the consid- eration at home enjoyed by their profession elsewhere in Europe. A Turkish Cap- tain is regarded by his senior offi- cers with but little more respect than a private, and is sometimes struck by his Colonel or General in amoment of anger. Even a Ma'or is barely secure from such treatment. T 9 pay of an officer under the rank of General is very inadequate and irregularly received. The families of officers in garrisoned towns are generally with them, and the latter are often sorely pushed to feed their charges. They may be seen daily with baskets, returning from market, seedy and partially buttonless. â€"Stephen Allen was so ill at Jacksonport, Miss.Y that he could hardly stir in bed, when he was told that Henry Melville was on his way to kill him. Melville was known to be desperate and vindictive, and there was a good reason to fear that he would carry out his threat. Allen told his young son to stand at the door and endeavor to dissuade Mel~ ville from his purpose. The boy begged the assassin not to murder a defenceless invalid, but he forced his way in, drew a knife, seized the sick man by. the throat, and raised his weapon to strike. Just then Allan feebly produced a pistol from under the bedelothes and shot his assailant dead. â€"â€"Paul Kunkel, who died a. natural death at York, Pa.. a few days ago, came danger- ously near being hanged in 1854. A stranger begged a. lodging at his house, and departed in the morning, leaving behind an umbrella. and a pair of slippers. These were identified as belonging to a woman who had been robbed and murdered. Kunkel was indicted as the murderer, and his guilt was a foregone conclusion with most persons, nobody believing his story of the lodger. But in the nick of time the real criminal was dis- covered. â€"Deacon Jackson, of St. Louis, called a. sister in the church “ an old cow.” She had him arraigned before a committee, which re- commended his suspension ; but a. majority of the church voted against such punishment. That was the situation when, at a. prayer meeting, Deacon Jackson took his accustomed place in the amen corner. The pastor sug- gested that, under the circumstances, he had better take a back seat. He refused to be thus humiliated. Then Deacons Smith and Bird ejected him, after a violent struggle. It is believed that the engineers of the St. Gothard tunnel will be able to overcome the difficulty arising from the threatened collapse of the part known as the “Windy Stretchi” According to Prof. Colladon, the strata. in this section are composed of a. calcareous alumin- ous schist. which has a great affinity for moisture, and swells enormously on exposure to the air. If a tunnel were made through Mont Blanc, three thousand metres of similar material would have to be pierced and vaulted. -â€"He was saying as he scratched a. lucifer on the side of a. house, “ I like these houses with sanded paint ; nice when you went to strike a match you know.” “ Is that so,” she asked, demurely ; “ I wish I lived in e house with sanded paintâ€"” and then she looked things unuttereble. If he had asked, “ What tor 7” she would have hated him. But he didn’t ; he took the hint and the match was struck there and then. â€"A correspondent of the Liverpool Courier writes : “ I have just seen an interesting though grim relic. It is the whip with which it is alleged the South missionaries in Central Africa flog a negro to death. A more villain- ous looking instrument of torture I never saw. Strongly made, three-thonged, and the thongs of buffalo hide, it is a much more de- pressing article than the army or the navy out." â€"â€"A converted jockey has been speaking of the receipts at a church festival door as gate money. WHOLE N0. 1,149.â€"â€"NO. 6 AROUND THE WORLD; - â€"You always hear of the man who draws the big prize ina lottery, but you never meet him â€"In the debate on the Burials bill, the Episcopal Bench in the House of Lords pre- sented an imposing prospect of lawn sleeves. The Archbishops of Canterbury and York were both there, and besides them set the small and fretful figure of Dr. Jackson, Bishop of London. Behind these corner stones was a. pile of Bishops, the black head and swarthy visage of the Bishop of Exeter making him a conspicuous figure in the galaxy of pale and venerable prelates. Dr. Wordsworth, Bishop of Lincoln, who led the opposition to the bill, is a man of keenly cut features and pale, passionless face, who speaks in thin, stilettoâ€" like tones, his pointed chin closing on his words with ominous precision. His address was framed in the old high “no surrender? terms, brilliant in cold and biting epithets, and betraying the most implacable hostility to any interference with the exclusive rights of the Church. Ladies advanced in life walk with a staff be- tween five and six feet in height, tapered, and slender in substance, turned over at the upper end in the manner of a shepherd’s crook, and “twisted throughout the whole extent.” Sometimes these wands are formed of a. pale green glass, but oftener of wood, ivory or whalebone. A writer of 1762 speaking of the most fashionable sticks of this period, says : “Do not some of us start about with walking- stieks as long as hickory poles, or else with a yard of varnished pane scraped taper, and bound at one end with a waxed thread, and the other tipped with a neat ivory head as big as a silver penny ?” It is, indeed, as an ap- purtenance of fashion, more than as an ap- pendage of personal utility that we regard the walking- sticks of modern times. though in all ages man has made the sons of the forest contribute to his support under weariness and 16. age. (Winnipeg Times.) A great outcry is being made by the Grit press against the present land regulations, and their ruinous effect upon the country is dilated upon day after day. It is alleged that people are being driven across the border, where a more liberal land policy is in force. Not only are eastern people who would preâ€" fer the Canadian Northwest compelled to seek homes under a foreign flag, we are told, but Canadians who actually do reach Mani- toba in search of land are forced much against their will, when they ascertain the full mean- ing of the iniquitous provisions of the regu- lations, to go to Dakota, forswear their alle- giance to their native country and secure the land there, which they are prevented from acquiring here. There is no use concealing the fact that there are a large number of Canadians who have settled in Minnesota and Dakota. They went there long before the presentregulations were formed, and we sup- pose others will follow so long as the Amer- icans offer such plausible inducements to di- vert those intending to settle here to their country. As we have shown in previous ar- ticles, in 1876, before even the present Do- minion Government came into power, num- bers of Canadians found their way to Dakota; and so we are perfectly right in contending that all our loss should not at all events be attributed to the regulations now in force. It is, however, part and parcel of the policy of the Reform newspapers, in their endeavors to make capital against the Government, to at- tach the entire blame for this state 'of affairs to what is called “ Sir John’s insane and suicidal policy.” This they most vigorously denounce, while that in force across the line is spoken of in terms of praise. Our contem- poraries, however, fail to show wherein the Yankee regulations are more liberal and gen- erous than ours, but simply content themselves with speaking in general terms of the two lpolicies. If there were just grounds for the statements made by these captious critics, there would perhaps be a justification for their course; but when a comparison of the land laws of the two countries demonstrates that ours is the more generous policy, their un- patriotism is made apparent. Let us corn’ pare the two policies : In the Canadian Northâ€" west the settler can secure a homstead freeâ€" on payment of a 310 entry feeâ€"and _at the same time pre-empt another 3160 acres, pay- ing therefor 31 to $2.50 per acre, according to location. The terms of payment are 4â€"10ths in three years'from the time of entry, the balance to be paid with interest in six annual instalments â€"in all nine years being allowed. In Dakota, or any other part of the United States, it is different. The homesteading fees are somewhat higher than in the Northwest, but that is a matter of very little conâ€" sequence. The settler, however, is not allowed to homestead and pre-empt simultaneously. If he homesteads, he cannot pre-empt until he receives a full title to his landsâ€"which is not until five long years from the date of entry. If he pre-empts he is not allowed any credit whatever, but is compelled to pay cash down for the lands, and not till six months afterwards, when he has fulfilled certain conditions of occupation, improvements, etc., which are the same as are necessary in homesteading, is he permit- ted to homestead in the territory. For pre» eruptions in what is known as the railway belt, the land is uniformly $2.50 per acre; outside the belt it is 31.25â€"the lowest price at which land can be secured. It will thus be seen that our land laws are much the more liberal in certain respects. Our settlers are not confined to 160 or 180 acres at the most, but can purchase railway lands at a set price, according to location ; and they are not com- pelled to pay cash for their pre-emptions, as in the United States, but are allowed nine years for payment. With these facts before us, it will easily be seen exactly what de- pendence is to be placed on the allegations of Opposition newspapers. It will occur to all that the object of these grumblers is merely' to attack the Government, even if in doing so they sacrifice both, patriotism and the in- terests of their country. And it will further strike the public that it is as absurd to charge that our people are being driven across the line by the regulations as it is to assert that a protective policy is compelling people to fly from Canada to a more highly protected country. Shall They be Used by the Ladies as Well ‘ as the Men ’9 . From the London Globe. Walking-sticks for ladles, so we are told by an oracle of fashion, are coming into favor again. Thus does the Whirligig of time bring round his revenge for a discarded custom. The Empress Eugenie made the carving of canes fashionable for her sex during the gay days of the second empire. But back in another contury we find the women as appre- ciative of the walking-stick as ever was Sir Plume, of amber snuff box justly Vain, And the nice conduct of a clouded cane. appear to have been compiled very carefully and dispassionately, it appears that within “ the space of two years 83,434 Poles were con- : demned to perpetual expatriation to Siberia f or to other outlying provinces of the Russian Empire. Above 10,000 more tried to effect their escape to foreign countries, but the greater number of these suffered the loss of their entire property,confiscated by the State, and have abandoned all hope of ever return- ing to their native land. Three hundred and sixty patriots were hanged in cold blood by their captors. Pecuniary mulets to the amount of 82,000,000 roubles were levied upon the “Vistula provinces,” and 2,700 estates were sequestrated, the majority of them being ‘ subsequently conferred by the Czar upon Russian noblemen fortunate enough to merit his special favor. Public libraries were either destroyed by Muravioff’s orders, or deprived of the more valuable portions of their con- tents, which were conveyed out of the coun- try, and distributed among the State libraries in St. Petersburg, Moscow, Kief, and other‘ great Russian cities. The outrages com- mitted upon defeneeless women and ecclesiasl ties are also tabulated in these returns, and constitute one of the most revolting records of modern history. THE LAND unws 0N Bfl'l‘l-l sums OF THE LINE. WALKING-S’I‘ICKS‘