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A horrible death from hvdrophobia occur- â€"Mr. J. P. Thoma red in this city about 9 o’clock last evening. for Bolton. is a very 1 The victim was an eight year old girl, dsugh. House, and is obliged ter of John Booth. living at No. 512 Popular Ob<erving him in the street. She was bitt. n on Saturday. June 12, of his duty, Lord She while going to a. farmer’s residence, near the was. On being told 1 city limits. for milk for her parents. Although ing down upon him t] the owner of the dog observed that he ate fresh interest: “Well meat and drank water on the day he hit the, life saw a man so del child, yet his conduct was rather singular in natural advantages 1" other respects, and on the followintz day he â€"“Temper in a. tore loose, ran to a neighbor’s and died. The ' Colonel Firehawk. “ little girl Was treated by a. physician at once I like it so well that I and apart from suflering a good deal of lose hers.” A ind llory from For! Erisâ€"Mrs. Berti, Desert"! by It?! Lover. Comm“: Eul- cideâ€"A flearllens fllun’n “'0. k. BUFFALO. Aug. 8.â€"-The people residing in the vicinity of Fort Erie and Victoria, Ont., have become somewhat exciied over the deâ€" veiopments following the death of Mrs. Mag- gie Bead from poison, and the cucumstancw o Inflected therewith. Two yrars ago John F rgess, now proprietor of the International A LITTLE Fulfill! [DEATH FRO." HYDBOI’IIOBIA. A Young Girl’s Attempt to Deslroy [In Lily. The St. Thomas Times says: On Saturday afternoon last a young woman named Sarah Brown. 17 years of age, attemptel to commit suicide by taking a dose of laudanum. The circumstances which led to the commission of the act are of the most painful nature. It appears that a shout time ago Miss Brown, who had up to that period lived wiih her parents near Springfield, came to St. Thomas. Whether the cause was love of fiuory, unwil- lingness to work, a pique at a. lover, or a miff at the stern family arrangement, is unknown but certain it is that very shortly after he: arrival in this town Miss Brown began the dark tramp down that path that end:- in death. She bade adieu to a vir~ tuous life and joined the company of some of the many lewd females that abound here One Mary McKeever was her especial companion. On Saturday last these two went to Springfield, where Brown had a o-nversation with a young man who for. merly kept her company, but having been made aware of the sort of life she was leading he refused to have anything to say to her. Stung with the conviction of how absolutely she was shut out from society the girl ob- tained a glass of water at the O. S. station, and emptying something into it drank the contents 03 at a gulp before her companion could prevent her action. But it was fated that the young girl should be saved from such a cruel spirit of immolation. The small phial which had dropped on the floor was picked up. and it was ascertained that she hadhetaken her- self to the drug most commonly resorted to by suicidesâ€"she had swallowed half an ounce of laudannm. enough to kill two persons. On her arrival at St. Thomas Miss Brown was forthwith placed on a street car and brought down to “ Hannah’s barracks,” when Dr. C. McLarty was sent for. The application of the usual remedies was proceeded with and the greater portion of the laudanum taken 06'. The next eflicient remedy was motion to keep ofi the sleepy lethargy that drinks up the fountain of life. Two women dragged the unfortunate creature along until the onset of the subtle agent was effectually stamped out and the death-like inauity of her countenance gave place to a more healthful glow‘although it was not until two hours afterwards she re- covered consciousness. 13 ed was a widow,her husband, the late Wm L ed, having died three years previous. Bur gr as, it Seems, was infatuated with MrsRved, and in a short time became engaged to her, giving her an engagement ring, anu promrsing in innumerable letters to make her his wite. Previcus to his acquaintance with Mrs. Reed he had been paying his attentions to Miss Annie Hall, whose father is the propiietor of the Queen’s Hotel at Fort'ltirie. The sequel follows. Miss Hall went away visiting friends, and it was during this t me that he deVOlH-d himself to Mrs. Reed, as the extracts from his letters show. In due course of time Miss Hall returned to her father’s hotel and learn ing of the unlaithfulness of her Johnâ€" he had also promised to marry herâ€"she im- mediately took steps to learn the cause of his unfaithfulness, and found it was none other than Mrs. Maggie Reed. Things were not smooth for Burgess, yet he still inclined strongly toward Mrs. Reed. A year ago Mrs Reed had occasion to travel with an invalid lady and family. and they visited in turn cities in Michigrin. Chicago and St. Louls. and re turned last February. during which time Bur- gess had corresponded with her in the most affectionate terms. When Mrs. Reed returned to her home in February last she lived with her father, Thos McDufl. at Lower Black Rock, and through the illness, and until the death of her brother. the late James McDuif, she watched by his bedside. On June 1st, John Burgess leased the International Hotel at Victoria. Up to and including this time Burgess had not ceased at all in his attentions to Mrs. Reed. In fact he promised to make her his wife upon his assumption of the proprietorshiu of the hotel he now leases ; consequentlymith the respon- sibility she expected to assume. she industri- cusly went at work and made sheets and pillow cases, and took from her own home her bedding and placed it in his house. and re- sided there until three weeks ago last Tues- day, when she went to Paris, Ont., to assist in making the wedding trousseau of a young lady. Burgess went with her to the train to see her off, and kissed her an affection- ate good-bye. It seems through some unex- plained cause that her father did not know of her departure and called upon Burgess to learn the whereabouts of his daughtrr. to which Burgess replied that he didn't know where she was. Mrs. Reed returned to Vic- toria on the 27th of July and went to Bur- Ress‘ ; while she was away he still expressed his afiection for her in passionateletters; the night after her return to Burgess it is said he told her that he could not marry her, as he was goingto marry another; Mrs. Bred took it terribly to heart. and went and purchased some morphine. The next night she was dead. It is believed by many that she com mitted suicide, but for some unexplained 103â€"8011 no inquest was held. u N] believed has another wife residing in Lngland. Steps are being taken by the ciki mm of Victoria to learn her whereabouts, with a. view to inducing her to come to Vin- toria to prosecute her husband for big amy. Meantime however. they mig ht be better en- gaged in an effort to asuercain the cause of Maggie Reed’s death. and how far, if at all, her false loverJohu Burgess is concerned in it. 34:91 at Viutbrizi. became acquaiuted with 1:113: Reed art_the70a1rdonian pjcnic Mrs. The night. previous to the death of Mrs. Reed no other persons occupied the premises known as the International Hotel but Burgess and Mrs. Reed. After her death Burgess, through (right. begged of a neighbor to hide and lock him in some closet, which was done. He said he feared the brothers of Mrs. Reed. Hardly had the remains of Mrs Reed been placed beneath the sod before John Burgess, the confessed lover of Maggie Rerd. goes to the residence of Annie Hall and arrangements are then made for their marriage nuptials They were married at the residence of Annie Hell’s father, by the Episcopal minister of Foit Erie. last Wednesday evening, and Thursday morning they proceeded west on their Wedding tour. The indignation of the citizens both at Fort Erie and Victoria is unbounded, and a warm reception is promised Burgess on his return. Burgess was at one time one of the polfce force in Toxouto. but was forced to re-ign on amount of drunkenness Laxt winter he was employed in the Erie Railway height office :11 Buffalo, and again lost his position became ;f his unconquemble love for llquor. As for .319. late Mrs, Reed. tLere is nm a breath of "mpicion cast. against her character, By all As was loved and respemed. but she fell into “[6 toils of John Burgess, who in is alleged TAKING LAUDANUM AT 17- DRIVEN TO DEATH. --Mr. J. P. Thomasson. the new member for Bolton is a very 1egular attendant at the House, and is obliged to use an ear trumpet. Ob<e1ving him in the consciwntious discharge of his duty, Lord Sherbrooke asked who he was. 011 being told his Lordship said, peer- ing down upon him through his eyeglaes with fresh interest: “.Well well! I never in my life saw a man so deliberately ungrateful for natural _a.dvantages l" pain from the wound which was on the wrist, she did not complain. Last Sunday morning she was found lying in an entry asleep and with a raging fever. The fever re- mained unbroken until Monday morning, when she ran into the entry, gave a terrible scream, and fell over insensible. Soon after this she began barking like 9. dog and bit at everv object near her. When they attempted to give her medicine she bit at the spoon. and although three experienced physicians were summon: 6, they failed to relieve her. The ‘ waving of a handkerchief or the sight of water ‘ threw her into violent spasms ;but during the intervals between the spasms she was fully conscious. recognizing every one about her. and saying that she knew a mad dog had biiten her. She died in great ago'ny.â€"Lan- waster (Pan) dcapatch Aug. 3. to Philadelphia \ Press. Violet Leduc, the famous architect and art writer, who lately died at Paris, was also a good landscape painter. It is related of him that once when climbing Mount Blane on a sketching tour he fell and hung over a preci- pice by a rope that attached him to the waist of his guide. Seeing that the guide could not draw him up, but that both would proba- bly be dashed to pieces, Leduc drew his knife and cut the rope. The horrified guide has- tened for assistance. but when he returned. instead of finding a mangled corpse, he saw Leduc seated on a snowy peak sixty feet below, quietly sketching the gorge in which he had been dangling three hours before. He had fallen on a bed of fresh snow and was unhurt. I‘hurriedly called for my' linen duster (ever since my uncle in California left me $300,000 I always wear a linen duster when I travel ; I fee-l as though I could afford it‘ and society rather demands it. of not) and climbed into the train and waited for it to start. Bv and by I rewhed into the oapacxous pockets of that duster and in an idle vagm'y drew forth a. P0- lice Gazette. radiant with the usual aslonirh ing display of all kinds of stockings in all manner of attitudes save proper ones, with fe- male figures attached to them. That settled it. The clergyman took his own ulster and gave up the robe of unright «ousness to the ambassador. The man on the wood box made a. generally consolatory remark ahbut the false and fatal strength of circumstantial evidence. The band played “Benny. comeback to the farm,” and the train pulled out.â€"hawkrye. ” Gent’meu.” he said, “de barkeeper sent me down and he says as how somebody has dou’ xun away \vid his duster, and he wants it sent back or he make it pow’ful lively for de man what took it ef he have to come after it hisself.” Experience of :1 Humor!“ nnda Clergy- “Inn. But I steeled my heart against him, be cause I was as innocent as himself, and it was, the pu’pit. and the rostmm for it. “Go away.”l said “don’t bring it around here! Dan’t you point that thung at me I ’Tain’t mine I You claimed it yourself I Don’t dare to charge me with it 1 Throw it under the car 1 Burn it up ! I won’t have it 1 Don’t you dare-h" But the clergyman held it out towards me and raised his right hand appealingly to hen. ven. Just before the tableau began to tell with the jury. however, Ihe porter came panting down tothe train. He had an in Docent looking duster in his hands, with a package of Sunday School papers bulging «ut one pocket and a Moody hymn book flat tening the other. Now I never buy andI never read that jour- nal, and 1 was amazed to find itin my pocket. I went down again and brought up a. couple of betr lichits. Then I raked again and found a piece of bil iarl chalk, several grains of coffee and a piece of lemon peel. It seemed to me that my ordinarily well-'behaved and exemplary duster had evidently been out with the bovs last night instead of reposing in the quiet of the chat room. Curious to know how far this iniquity went. I reached into another pocket and found a corkscrew, three dice, rev- «ling in the luxurious affluence of three aces apiece, and a poker deck containing {our kings of spades. Then he fished out the corkscrew and he seemed to comprehend that in a general way, for he said “ What 7” in a staccato that elicited an encore from the entire audience. The poor man’s I'Mercit‘ul heavens I ” that greeted the anyearsnee of the whiskey flask was drowned in a perfect storm of applause and wild cries of "Go on.go on," and “More." And then when he pulled out the Police Gaz- site and the brass knuckles. he fell back into his seat with an audible cry of horror, and the whole our full of people just rose to their feet and yelled and howled, and tram pled on their hats, and wanted to get out and tear the botiom out of the car and throw it into the Chenango river to ex press their feelings. I never saw so great enthusmsm over such a little thing. And the fainting clergyman came to me. holding' the disreputable. char- actFrdestmying old gallows bird of a duster in his trembling hands. ~‘ Sir," he {did with patient rebuke and pitiful appeal mingling in his tremulous utter- ance, -‘ Sirâ€"â€"“ I was ashamed of that duster. Not only had it been out with the boys but it had fallen among thieves, and was itself the meanest 1h ef of the lot, and unworthy to be called one of the boys. I was almost afraid to examine the last pocket, but I finally sent down the grapple and up it came with a whiskey flask. verv empty but very odoruus. And then. to sit there _and never look around but just listen to that man’s exclama- tions of amazement and horror. First he found the bullmrd chalk. He didn’t know what that was, so he only said”H‘ml" Then he found the coffee grainsâ€"but he didn’t exactly understand them, and he 89.16.. i‘ Ha I 11 I began to wish the train would start so that I might watch my opportunity and throw that duster, with all its manifold iniquities on its wicked head, into the river. I stealthily felt under the bottle and found a pair of brass knuckles. '1‘th settled it; my duster was it- revocably bad. I would wear it as far as the first river or the first tunnel. and I would never wear it further. Would the train ever start. I was so shocked that I didn‘t know what to say nor where to look, but I had just enough sense left to say yes, that it was my duster that he held in his hand, that [couldn’t find my own in the cloak room and took the only one Ihat was left. And then I gave the good. innocent man the villainous old sin- dyed Philistine that had been corrupting my morals all morning. Just then a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I started guiltily and looked up to see a policeman. If I had been arrested on any charge. theft, burglary, murder, sheep stealing. treason. anything, I should have given right in and gone along. I hadn‘t enough confidence in myself to deny anything. But when I looked up I saw a kind. tender face, and I heard the pleasant voice of a Methodist clergyman. “I beg your pardon.” he said, “but I fear you and I have exchanged dusters. I only noticed the change this moment, when I found some letters and lecture tickets bearmg your name in the pocket. The mistake was my own, I have no doubt. I am so very care- less. and our dusters are so nearly alike." A PAINTEB'S ADVENTURE. EACH A NGING DUST BBS. wife I" exclaimed old I like temper in a wife. hope my wife’ll never allowed to take notes. As, however, thus was refusedâ€"on the ground,we believe, that there was no precedent for such a thingâ€"we earn- estly suggest that the statements of the wit- nesses should be given to the world. They would be valuable to preserve as reminiscen- ces of an interesting and important affair, and would convince doubters and quibblersâ€"of whom there are manyâ€"that turf matters in England are adjudicated upon honorably and fairly. .__._.__._ â€"A little fellow. in turning over the leaves of a scrapâ€"hook, came across the well known picture of chickens just out of their shell. He examined the picture carefully, and then with a grave, sagacious look, slowly remarked, “They’s come out ’cos they’s afraid of bein’ cooked." Ayoung man in one of our city boarding houses is of the opinion that they don’t always succeed in getting out. ~Londnn World finds that the faculty of arranging ideas in lucid order, with form and proportion, is peculiarly French, while the Teuton blurts out his truth prematurely or keeps it in reserve until patience is worn out. The latter habit, that journal implies,belongs also to the Anglo Saxons. â€""Love," says the Philadelphia Chronicle, “makes many a good right arm go to the waist.” â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"_â€"_.â€",_ HAVE you heard of the success of Edison‘s Electric Belts? If not, call on your druggist for pamphlets with testimonials. They are as 1 food to the hungry, as water to the growing plant and as sunlight to nature. Breakfast consists of cm-cus-suâ€"a cake of baked granules deftly made of flour, which eats crisp and sweetâ€"milk, butter, omelets, pigeons cooked in oil, sweet potatoes, force- meats, and sweet tarts of honey, butter and eggs. Tea, which is quite a “course” meal, is taken seated cross-legged on soft carpets spread on the floor, around a. handsome and costly tray with dwarf feet raising it a few inches from the floor, furnished with drinking glasses in nlace of china cups; this formida- ble mealâ€"which is served by an upper man- servantâ€"excites the European visitors’ won- der and dismay. First. the tea-potâ€"or Kettle, it named after its shapeâ€"is fi led with green tea. sugar, and water, in such proportions as to make a thick sweet syrup. which is drunk without Inilk or cream. Then follows an in- fusion of tea and Spearmint ; yet another of tea and wormwood ; yet another of tea and lemon verbena ; and yet another of tea and citron. 011 great occasions a sixth is added of tea and ambergris. Nothing is eaten. The “weed” usually follows ; but the Moor, though a smoker, is not “ an inveterate.” Dinner consists of various dishes of mutton, fish and fowl. in- geniously and artistically served in mixtures of pomades, soaps, spices and cosmetics : so, at least, those declare who have had in cour tesy to swallow the preparations. Knives, forks and spoons are dispensed with, per- haps despised. Around a central dish gathers the company. as usual cross-legged on the floor. At “In the name of God.” which is the brief grace pronounced by the master of the house, the slave removes the cover from ~Londnn World finds that the faculty of arranging ideas in lucid order, with form and proportion. is peculiarly French, While the Teuton blurts out his truth prematurely or keeps it in reserve until patience is worn out. The latter habit, that journal implies,belongs also to the Anglo Saxons. Having bestowed a large amount of time and patience upon the hearing of the objection lodged against Bend Or, the winner of the Derby of 1880, and taken a perfect mass of evidence pro and con. the tribunal appointed to consider and adjudicate upon the matter have pronounced theirverdict. which confirms the Duke of Westminister’s right to possess the mythical “blue ribztnd of the turf” and the very substantial"Derby Stakes." Nosen- sible person can regret that the investigation just concluded wasa somewhat protracted one. l‘here were formidable issues at stakeâ€"both retrospective and prospective â€"and this fact alone was sufficient warrant for no stone being left unturned in order that a righteous de- cision might be arrived at. We know it has been alleged that the owners of Robert the Devil, who lodged the objection. were prompt- ed to take that course on receiving unsatisfac- tory. even suspicious, information. Itcannot be asserted, however, that they acted hastily or without due deliberation. They were not content to rely upon their own judgments in the matter, for it was only after receiving the opinion of an eminent legal authority that iprima facie their case was it good one that they rs solved upon taking decided steps. And though we have not been afforded an opportunity of reading the evidence that was tendered on their behalf we have authority for declaring that they were amply justified in requiring an ex. amination of the facts of the case. Moreover, we can state that they betrayed the utmo<t anxiety that nothing whatever should be sup- pressed and endeavored to assist the stewards in every possible way. The rebutting evi- dence, however, was too stron r for them. Witness after witness on behalf of the Duke of Westminster came forward with convincing testimony, and eventually the adjudicators needed very little deliberation ere they came to the unanimous conclusion that Bend Or was Bend Or and not Tadcaster, or, in other words, that the Derby winner had been cor- rectly described as of the progeny of Rouge Rose. We would only. in conclusion. urge that the evidence adduced in this case should be made known to the public, in order that they might satisfy themselves as to the correctness ‘ot the decision which has been given. No one for a moment questions the integrity of such noblemen and gentlemen as Lord Cal thorpe, the Right Hon. James Lowther and Mr. W. G. Craven. But Englishmen have an invincible repugnance to secret inquiries, and are not prone to treat their results wilh great respect. We think it would have been infinitely better had the tribunal resolved to admit a. few represen- tatives of the press. They could. had they chosen, have extorted apledse (rom those gen- tlemen that none of the evidence should be published until the verdict had been recorded. We mention this because the inquisitors seem to have considered it necessaryâ€"and probably their precautions were not unjustifiable-- that the various witnessesshould be kept in perfect ignorance of each other's testimony. This style of procedure is occasionally found con- venient in courts of law. Anyhow, however, we consider some reporters should have been allowed to take notes. As, however, this was refusedâ€"on the ground,we believe, that there was no precedent for such a thingâ€"we earn- estly suggest that the statements of the wit- nesses should be given to the world. They would be valuable to preserve as reminiscen- ces of an interesting and important affair, and would convince doubters and quibblersâ€"of whom there are manyâ€"that turf matters in England are adjudicated upon honorably and fairly. â€"A little fellow. in turning over the leaves of a scrapâ€"book, came across the well known picture of chickens just out of their shell. He examined the picture carefully, and then with a grave, sagacious look, slowly remarked. “They’s come out ’cos they’s afraid of bein’ cooked. " A young man in one of our city boarding houses is of the opinion that they don’t _always succeed in getting out. The cause ceiebre in the racing world. be- yond creating a sensation in sporting circles will probably bear good fruit. It certainly ought to convince owners of lhoroughbreds of the necessity of having their stud books careâ€" fully and minutely entered up. Had the Duke of Westminster’s volume been clearly and fully kept the probability is that this Bend Or case would never. have come about, or if such a story had gained circulation it would have been promptly and conclusively refuted. It is certainly a matter for surprise that the stud records of such a wealthy nobleman as the owner of Bend Or should be in any way defective or incomprehensible. The prob ability. however, is that there are others similarly dubious and untrustworthy; and if a reform in this respect is only introduced the Derby difficulty of 1880 will not have arisen in vain Attention has been repeatedly drawn in these columns to the magnitude of the issues involved in this celebrated case and there can he-no need to further allude to them. As a “ difliculty”â€"for that is the generic term ap- plied to these objectionsâ€"that anent Bend Or'was perfectly unparalleled. It was not the first time that exception has been taken to 'a Derby winner. The famous Running Rein case, however, in no particular resem- bled the one which has so lately excited atten- tion. In 1844 the Derby Winner was pro- tested against on the ground that he was over ageâ€"a four-year-old instead of a three-year- old. The stakes were withheld, and there- upon the owner of Running Rein brought an action in the Court of Exchequer to recover them. How lamentably the case ended must be well known. Ihe horse. when wanted for examination by veterinary surgeons, had been mysteriously spirited away, and the defendants naturally gained the verdict. Regarding Bend Or, how- ever, a question not of age. which might easily have been settled, but of identity was involved. It was sought to be proved that the colt had been wrongfully described ; that he was in reality a son of Clemance, and that another colt, known as Tadcaster. was the veritable Bend Or. son of Rouge Bose. Un. happily the stud book of the owner of the two colts had not been kept in a style calcul- ated to lead to its definitely deciding the dis- pute, and thus the declaraiions of witnesses had to be taken and fairly and impartially contrasted and weighed. Meanwhile another great raceâ€"the St. Legerâ€"for which the Derby winner was first favorite. approached decision, and people were puzzled how to speculate. It was a matter that called for immediate attention, and at this crisis the stewards of the Jockey Club refused to ex- press their opinion upon the matter. Next it was rumorel that the owners of Robert the Devil, who claimed the stakes, were resolved, if necessary, to assert What they believed to be their rights in a court of law. and the prospect indeed looked dismal when it became known that were such an expedient resorted to no decision would be obtainable until a month .fter the approaching St. Leger would have can lost and won. All the forebodings that were entertained. however, were quickly dispelled. Messrs. Brewer and Blanton, in pportsmanlike style. agreed to abide by the decision of the stewards of Epsom and accept their verdict without dispute. And, although that decision has been given against them. they probably do not regret having been the means of bringing about the sifting of a story which would long have been talked of fur- tively and perhaps suspiciously. [From the London Sportsman, July 26.] A TURF CAUSE CELEBBE The houses of the rich in Morocco, with their held cross-shaped loop-holes and gate- ways, show few signs of their owners‘ wealth. No gardens, no windows, no balconies, no porches. Their “front" is Within ; there groves of oranges and lemons. tiled pathways, and fountains form courts, in which is fre- quently to be found a tame gazelle. Kitchens, reception rooms, accommodation for wives and children, sleeping apartments and occa- sionally a stable divide the ground floor. From somewhere near the gateway entering the court a narrow staircase leads to the first floor, where are the rooms in which the owner lives and receives his friends The sleeping rooms. generally long. narrow, and lofty, con- tain low beds, hung commonly with striped red and yellow drapery, with coverlets of the same, bordered by thick carpets, pegs for wardrobe, and mirrors for toilet. The dining- rooms are furnished with carpets and hang- ings, chandeliers standing on the floor, cush- ion. pillow, and mattress of silk, velvet and woolen, strit ed and starred with silver and gold. in all the colors of the rainbow, spread against the walls. Tables, chairs and other necessaries of European furniture, in the city of Morocco there are none. Fountains flow here and there in the streets, which fairly lay claim to quaintness, occasionally to beauty. From these all the inhabitants fetch their drinking water, a, well within the court gener- ally supplying water for ordinary household use. It is not uncommon to find a rough repre- sentation of a hand painted on the doors, or carved in the stucco over them, as a safeguard against witchcraft. All Moors believe in witchcraft; and. by-the way, the wealthiest and the poorest wear charms as protection against disease and injury. Breakfast, tea, and dinner, all of which are frequently taken on beautiful mats and car pets spread in the garden, form the meals of the “upper ten.” ¢ The Good Taste They III-play in Contra-t Will) European old Ladies. Young ladies of good breeding of all civil- ized nations now, unfortunately, dress monotonously alike so that there' is nothing distinctive among them except degrees of taste in the color rather than cut of their costumes. - They are as periodically alike as flocks of birds of a feather. This is not quite so uni form as regards their grandmothers of America who come abroad. 'l‘hey admirably represent the high moral and intelligent aspect of their sex at home, and its equally superior physical beauty and good keeping. If many American girls abroad are specially remarkable for a frivolous, excitable, self-conscious and love of- admiration style, piquantly attractive possi- bly, but not edifying to themselves or others, relying more on their expensive dressing and self-assertion than solid accomplishments to win notice,the very opposite characteristics are mainly true of the matrons that accompany them. They are admired for their dignified repose of style, interest in things outside of themselves. high toned morals, courage, en joyment of new experience in life, perennial good spirits, and refined appearance generallv. more particularly their gentleness and good- ness, and dressing appropriately to their age. Indeed, they form a type of “old lady” of “hlch America has reason to be. proud. For. unlike the average European “old lady,” they accept their years gracefully and frankly. and. withal, are so charmingly natural and tasteful as often to eclipse in attractiveness many of their gushing, high spirited; frolicsome grand- daughters, whOse manners so mystify the unaccustomed European minds. Unlike their aVerage European contemporaries, these old ladies refuse to be longer young when they are not so. At least. I have never seen but , one who attempted to ape youth, following the extreme European pattern, and while it was no less a ridiculous failuie than her orig- inals, it was all the more mortifying from its being a countrywoman, silly enough to follow an example utterly fatal to the dignity and common sense of true womanhood. I am glad to say that even in Europe superannu- ated female vanity does not always masquer- ade in this fashion. One sees too much of it not to be aware of its presence, but it is an exceptional phase. The best types of Euro- pean old ladies. especially the French, knur perfectly well how to combine graceful accom- plishments with appropriate toilets, and if somewhat over- sensitive in regard to years. as compared with American ladies of equal age they know how to adorn their physical ‘ decline with those legitimate subtleties of 1 toilet which best harmonize with refined ‘ speech, gentle action and serene department in all stages of lifeâ€"Correspondence New 1 York Times. A Profitable Business in Hunting [tattle snnkes for Their on. Bassar STATION, Penn., July 3Lâ€"There resides at this place a celebrated hunter, trapper and snake-tamer by the name of John Geer. He is married and has a family of children. During the winter months, Greer earns a living {or his family by hunting birds and trapping foxes, bears and other animals, for which this region is noted. His summers are spent in catching rattlesnakes, which are very numerous in the mountains around Basket. Greer knows Where there are several rattlesnake dens, and be frequently visits them with as much unconcern as though he were going on a whortleberry expedition. He has a dog that usually accompanies him to the mountains when on a rattlesnake hunt, which, by long practice, has acquired as great skill in dispatching the reptiles as the hunter and trapper himself. While hunting and trapping pays, Greer says that he can make far more money by killing rattlesnakes and ceiling the oil. He always carries a crotched stick. When he comes upon a snake. he carefully places the crotch over the reptile’s neck, just back of the head. Then. if he de- sires to keep the snakes alive, he removes the poison by the aid of instruments made for the purpose. But he seldom keeps the snakes alive, but kills them andhas a regular process for extracting the oil from their bodies. This oil is very valuable and sells readily for 81 per ounce. It is said to have great curative powers. Greer says the present has been an exceedingly good year for snakes. and that he has killed nearly a hundred during the past three months. He claims that he can make a good living at the snake business. He is not afraid of the reptiles, and asserts that he can cure their bites without fail. KILLING SNAKES F08 A LIVING IIOVV THEY LIVE '_IN NIOBOUCU. AMERICAN 0L0 LADIES. On Monday next one of those old fashioned ‘games of ball will take place on the Map le Leaf grounds. The game will be calledp at two o “clock The teams will be com posed of the Aldermen of St. Patrick’s, St. John’ a and St. George’ B wards versus those of St. James, St. Andrew’ 3 and St. David’ a wards. The team will be captained by Ald. Doran and Bruce. The following ladies and gentlemen have signified their intention of taking a, Pullman car to Chicago on the excursion of Aug. 10th : Messrs. Wm. Jones, Fred. Mackenzie, James Ogstnn, Edward Kerr, Harry Barry, John Kennedy, Solomon Myers, and daughter, Mr. Wheatley, Mrs.Geo. Lees, and daughter, Miss Geddes, and Mrs. Davidson. Our citizens are not likely to Bufier ftom lack of music by the disorganization of the band of the 22nd battalion. Mr. Watters, the late bandmaster, has purchased the in- struments and intends to keep the members together as an independent band. GUELPH. The Guelph Centrsl Exhibition will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, 2lst and 22nd September. The August number of the Canadian Monthly contains a very well written article on. “ The History of Confederation,” from the pen of our young townsman Mr. A. V. Mc‘ Cleneghan. The Market Committee are at last making move towards putting in shape the new market place. The sheds are being moved into the centre of the lot; this will afford better accommodation both for wagons and pedestrians. F. P. Nasmyth. with Thos. Scott dz Son. has taken second prize at the examinafion of chemists and druggists, in Toronto. He. ranked very high 1n some subjects. Mr. H. Martin, who for along ‘time has been employed in the post office here,is about leafling for Chicago. Ed. Rolfe who was fined $6 by Police Mag- istrate Bartlet for drunkenness, and who sub- sequently attempted to drown himself, was before the Magistrate again Wednesdny morn- ing, and upon promise of good behaviour was released. The upper ferry wharf is still in a. Very dangerous condition, although it has been roughly patched. A buggy came near going through the weak planks Wednesday. the bowl; lifted hands are thrust into the smoking dish and morsels of its contents, deftly rolled into con v'enient forms, are tossed, dripping. into the mouth with a neatness and precision truly wonderful. Exact portions are picked from fowl and fish and mutton bone without delay or effort. Sharp nails are said to act as knives. After the course, water and napkins are brought round. The wash over, another dish, and another plung- ing of the paws into the savory mess. In- cense is often burned during dinner, which fills the apartment with delicate aroma. When a meal is served in the open court, the ladies of the house are permitted to gaze on their lords from the balcony which usually surrounds it. The colored residents of Sandwich gave a concert on Tuesday nlght in aid of the or- phans. At the meeting of the Sandwich Town Council on Monday night, a license was granted to J. Wright. to run a ferry between Sandwich and Springwells. Andiew Cahill, formerly teacher in the Catholic school left Windsor on Tuesday for Australia via England. E. I). B. Rogérs, of Buffalo, is a. guest at the American House. Lasealine & Son are erecting a large furni- ture warehouse in Sandwmh. Charles Reed, Secretary of the Water Works, will return from his vacation on Sunday. BEANTFORD. The old brick machine shop across the canal is to be converted into a tannery by a Mr. McKay. a former resident of Brantford. who will go into the business qulte exten- sively. The en'yine Is now on the ground, and the work of reâ€"arranging has commenced. Past Grand Patriarch Purves and Rep re- sentative C. H. Stabr go from this city to the Grand Encampment. IO. O.F.. at Guelph. The following are the delegates to the Grand Lodge. Union Lod g.eâ€"-D Robertson, James Bird andA. Purvesg Empire Lodgeâ€"Theo. Parnall and R. F. Goodman. A number of the youths of St. Thomas pur- pose going into camp at Port Talbot next. week for eight or ten days. The party W111 be composed of Wm. White, Charley Willsonv George Fitzsimons, Edward Penwarden. Ed. White, Wm. Boughner, Wm. Moore, 0. Scott and J. Day. The time will be occupied in fishing, hunting, etc. A very large party of excursionists were in Iovzn ngngsday. Mr. H. T. Westbrook Bagged twenty wood- cock the other day, at the Indian woods. The rest. of ‘the party who accompanied him were equally successful. They report. the birds not. so Blentifizl as they were last year. The collections (within the inland Revenue Division of Paris, for the months ended Julv 319$, 1880, were as follows : On At the opening of the R. 0. church, which has been announced for Sunday, the 22nd inst, Miss B. Reidy, of Simcoe, Mr. John Druulgole and Mrs. Crookshank, of London, Miss Roach and Miss Minnie Doty are ex- pected to assist the choir. In compliance with a numerousiy signed petition the Mayor has proclaimed Wednes- day, the 18th inst., as a public holiday, in accordance with ancient custom. s'r. cunmmns- A serious accident happened to Mr. John Carroll, son of John Carroll, Esq., contracr tor, on Wednesday evening about 10 30 o’clock. He was returning home to his father’s farm, and in the darkness drove over a pile of broken stone in the road. The bungy was upset and he was thrown out, re- ceiving bruises all over his body, and it was fortunate that he escaped with his life. He was taken to the gesidence of Mr. Burtch, on the Jordan road. near where the accident bappened.and Mr. Dougan sent for who dressed the wounds. On Friday the Chief of Police received a letter from Buffalo asking him to look out for two girls who had left that city, and were supposed to be in St. Catharines. It was found that they had spent Saturday night and Sunday in Port Uolborne. They came to this city on Monday, and took lodgings with Mrs. Eli Rees, Bond street. A visit to the house named by the Chief of Police on Friday found that one of the girls, the eldest, had gone back to Buffalo, leaving her younger companion here. The girl here is named Francis Empey, and is only 16 years of age. Her companion is two years her senior. The girl’s grandmother. Mrs. Denny. arrived here on Friday night and the girl went away with her very repentant. They seemed to he very respectable people. On Saturday Mr. Beauty seized some false measures on the market. This is likely the last time that offenders will be let off with simple confiscation momnsonn. On Thursday the corporation of the town of Ingersoll, with the Board of Education and other friends. took an excursion over the Credit. Valley to Toronto, 9. car having been kindly placed at their disposal by the Direct- ors of the road. Sixteen births and ten deaths 'were regis tered with tl_le_‘Town Clerk éuripg J 111}. The waif left on M. D. rdérglg’s dim-orstep, Southwick street, has been adopted by Mrs. Samuel Peters. GALT. The rails on the G. T. R. extension down spirits Tob cco Malt Other tonics Total ............................... The same month last year. Increase CANADIAN NEWS. WOOD STOCK. 8T. THOMAS. WINDSOR. ‘3 8, 27 43 . 6,598 3-» $2.808 69 8,718 13 284 41 1,316 20 $1,529 13 As to a necessity for another leader rising ‘in the natural course of things, SirJohn Mac- donald’s life is as good as that of any of his colleagues. When he was leaving for Europe he looked as young and as strong as he did twentv years ago. He has more than once been compared in your editorial columns to Lord Palmerstonâ€"and like him he is green in his autumn even as he was ripe in his l‘ But he may retire into private life? This is impossible. First, for a personal reason which with his aptness of quotation he might himself give in Shakespeare’s words : ”To have done, is to hang Quite out of fashion, like a rusty nail, In monumental mockery.” Secondlyâ€"~Because as long as he lived there would be just what we complained of in the late Hon. George Brownâ€"4hr: power behind the throne. Mr. Gladstone sought to retire. But what did his retirement show ? This was made piain by it: a great party leader cannot while he lives put off the splendid burthen of leadership without temporarily‘ disorganizing his party, and placing him elf, his captain and his followers in a false posi- tion. There are hundreds of influential men in the Conservative party who, were any- thing to remove Sir John from the scene, would loyelly and jealously follow the leader chosen by the party, who would yet regard Sir John, retired, as their real leader. and would infullibly be guided by his suggestions. “In the hot-lit foreground of the fight” judges must seem_lik§ so many p1gst¢r casts That Sir John Macdonald should do what I have seen among the speculations in your columnsâ€"take a Colonial Governorship some whereâ€" or some Imperial appointmentâ€" seems to me so unlikely as to be beyond the pale of discussion. He is thoroughly Canadian. All that he is he owes to Canada and much that Canada is she owes to him. His name is in- separahly entertwined with hers. He is a Canadian statesman, his works meet the eye all over Canada. His greatest workâ€"Confed- erationâ€"ripens best under his shaping hand. He has a place in the hearts of the people truly royal. Could he under those circum- stances flnd anything out of Canada to com pensate him for leaving the scene of his achievements, battles, victories, greatnesssl But in truth, Canada is as dear to him as he is to her. I have also seen the speculation that he would take the position of Lieutenant- Governor. Lieutenant-Governor! When we witness the most forceful man in Canada lit- erally tear down the fabric of his power. and knock himself into a cocked hat. it will be time enough discuss this absurdity. A Chief Justiceship is another speculation. Sir John Macdonald would make a great magistrate. But to a man who has taken so active a part all his life in the stimulating battle of politics like Achilles, ever I have on previous occasions read similar speculations regarding the retirement of Sir John Macdoneld. Permit me to show why such speculations are no better than idletalk. To begin with, there would be no excuse for Sir John Mecdonald’s retirement. Neither in body or mind is there any sign of failing. If his mind is vigorous, if he can think as soundly, if he can express himself as well, if he is as free as ever from corrupt instincts, it would be a curious thing, when experience had become riper, and his native broad and deep sagacity has become profounder and more comprehensive. that his hand should be taken from the tiller. Sir John Mecdonald‘s retirement is out of question. - George streeq are laid m far as Knox church lot. It is the the intention of the Company, we believe, to continue the trank the entire length of the street. There were eight interments in the ceme- tery uuriug the month ending Slat Julyâ€" ‘four adults and four children. Of these. seven were from the town and one from the township. Previous to his departure for the North- west, Mr. A. McLenhan, late District Deputy Master of the Huron district, was presented on Monday evening by the members of the Stratford Lodge, A. F. and A. M., with a hand- some Masonio apron, to mark the esteem In which he is held by his fellow-craftsmen. A zealous Mason, Mr. McLenhan will be greatly missed by the members of the order in Strat- ford. “ It is said that Sir John Macdonald, if he proves successful in this scheme for the build- ing of the Pacific Railway, will relinquish the cares of office. and his life work done. will hand over the reins of power to one of his lieutenants. Sir John regards the success of his Pacific Railway scheme as the culmination of his long political career, and thinks that he can well retire on the consummation of so gigantic a project.” Several of our farmers have now threshed out pmtious of their fall wheat, and are able to speak knowingly of the yield. As a gen~ eral rule. they appear to be well satisfied although in a. few cases we hear of their being disappointed. The sample is good, the begy being plump and bright. . (From the Toronto Telegram.) Sir,-â€"In a. recent issue of your able and en. terprising paper, which a. Torontonian feels compelled to see even when he leaves the city temporarily. I find the following re- marks : There is every prospect that the apple crop of this section this season will be very large. thelargest, in fact, that we have had for years. Plums promise fairly well, although on many trees they have been attacked wigxh a rot which promises seriously to affect the yield. Pearls are almost a failure in many orchards. while others have a. fair crop. Grapes Will only be about a. half crop, the setting of fruit in the‘ spring on many vines having been sparse. The Water in the Grand River is just now at a very low pointâ€"es low as it has been seen for some years. This is somewhat. singu- lar, considering the quantity of rain which has fallen this season ; but it is a fact. never- theless, and a rather unpalatable one to manufacturers along its banks, who, as arule, have fallen back on the steam power which they generally keep in reserve. menu. A white swallow has been seen of late flit- ting around the bay in company with swal- lows of the orthodox hue. It is a great curi- osity and bird fanc1ere are after it with a view to its capture. Owing to the recent oil discovery in the township of Sarnia, the farmers in the vicin- ity of Cole’s Corners have determined to “ try their luck," and are now having a well put down on a lot owned by Mr. Ellinor, a practical driller from Petrolea beingat present hard at work. A gum bed on the premises is about to be tested, and the parties interested are sanguine of making an oil strike; ” Mean enough to rob a. church," is an old saying, but the man who would pry up the corner stone of a church, as was done the other night at Walton, and take therefrom the coins and other documents that were de- posited therein, must be the essence of mean- ness. . ’l‘IlE LEADERHIIIPRF SIRJOIIN A [VIAUDIINAIAIL The Mayor has received from the Lieut.- Governor the Royal Humane Society’s medal for presentation to Mr. Askin. purser of the Ontario. The presentation will be made in the Council Chamber. Town Hall,on Monday evening next, at eight o’clock. His Worship the Mayor, at the request of a. large number of citizens, has proclaimed Thursday next, the 12th instant. a public holiday. Mr. Thomas,of Samia. has opened the big egg campaign by exhibiting a four- ounce specimen laid by a black Spanish hen. HURON. The question at a. public park, which is very much needed, is being agitated in Sea. forth. Mr. Joseph Kidd is about to erect large lumber mills at Goderich, and use the refuse wood to manufacture salt. The mills are to be outside the present limits. but the limits will be extended, and the ratepayers will be asked to vote a. bonus. The Brussels Post last week changed hands, having been sold out to Mr. Kerr, oi Brus- sels. and Mr. Auld, of Galt. The late pro- prietors of the Pdst, itis understood. have pur- chased the Huron Si gnal, of Goderich. â€"There is nothing half so sweet in [life as love’s ice-creamâ€"in a country bake ahop. I She looked at him square in the eye, and ‘ said : “I believe you are a. jiner yourself." He admitted that he was to a certain ex- tent. and she arose and said : “ I wouldn't have thought it of you. A man like you, Chairman of a Sabbath School and Superin- tendent of the Republicans 1 It’s enough to make’a women take pison. But I don’t want anything of you. I want a lawyer that don’t belong to nothing nor nobody.” and she bolted out of the office and inquired where Captain Patten kept. “ Oh. that‘s harmless amusement,” re- marked Mr. Huse. etc.” “See me suffer when I'm sick 1 Take care of me when he’ s dead! Well, I guess not; I can take care of myself when he’ s dead, and if I can’t I can get another. There’s plenty of’ em. And they needn’t bother themselves when I’m sick either. If I want to be sick and sufier. it’s none of their business! especially after all the suflering I’ve had when I ain't sick because of their carryin’ s on. And you needn‘t try to make me believe it’s all right, either. I know what it is to live with a man that jines so many lodges that he don’t never lodge at home, and signs his name, yours truly, Sam Smith, M.M., I.0..0F. K...0B. K..ofP, C . of H., R. A. H., I. I. _P.. K. of X., N. " Then he jined the Sons of Malter. Didn't say nothing to me about it. but sneaked off one night, pretendm’ he'd got to sit up with a sick Odd Feller. and I’d never found it out onlv he came home lookin’. like a man that had been through the thrashing machine,and I wouldn’t do a thing for him till he owned up. And so it’s gone from bad to wuss, and from wuss to wusser, jining this and that and L’other, till he‘s Worship Minister of the Masons, and Godless of Hope of the Odd Fel- ‘lows, and Sword Swallower of the Finegans, and Virgin Cerus of the Grange, and Grand Mogul of the Sons of Indolence, and Two Edged Tomahawk of the United order of Black Men, Talebearer of the Merciful Manikius and Skipper of the Guild Caratrine Columbus and Big Wizard of the Arabian Knights, and Pledge Passer of the Reform Club, and Chief Bugler of tile Irish Mechanics. and Purse Keeper of the Order of the Canadian Con- scious, and Double Barreled Dictator of the Brass Circles, and Standard Bearer of the Royal Archangels, and Sublime Porte of Union League, and Chambermaid of the Celestial Cherubs. and Pnissant Potentate of the Petrified Pig Stickers, and Lord only knows what else. I’ve borne it and borne it, hopin’ he‘d get ’em all jined after a while. but ’taint no use, and when he’d got into a new one, and been made Grand Guide of the Knights of Horror, I told him I’d quit, and I will." , Here the Major interrupted, saying : "Well, your husband is pretty well initiated, that’s a fact ; but the court will hardly call that a good cause for divorce. The most of those societies you mention are composed of honorable men and have excellent reputa- tions. Many of them, though called lodges, are relief associations and mutual insurance companies, which. if your husband should die, would take care of you and not see you suffer if you were sick.” Sir John Macdonald’s loss to his party would be a small thing compared with his loss to the country. No man yet has shown himself as strong as he in resisuing importu- nity where that impottunity contemplated private rather than public ends. He is him- self as I have indicated wholly free from cor- rnpt instincts. Nor-is it a small gain to have a man of Remus “the head of afiaire, who can set the example of pass 3 ing greet attain- ments, wiuhont conceit, wit without timeout, and power Without the giddiness and inso- lence it never fails to produce in men of small- ness of brain and pettiness of character. A CANADIAN BY ADOPTION. She was about forty-five years old. well dressed, and black hair, rather thin and tinged with gray, and eyes in which gleamed the tires of a determination not easily balked. She walked into Major Huse’s office in Pat- ten’s Block. and requested a private interview, and having obtained it and sali~fied herself that the law students were .not listening at the keyhole, said slowly, solemnly and impres- sively: “I want a divorce." “What for 7 I supposed you had one of the best of husbands.” said the Major. ”I s’pose that's What everybody thinks ; but if they knew what I’ve suffered in ten years they’d wonder I hadn't scalded him long ago. I ought to, but for the sake of the young ones I’ve borne it and said nothing about it. I've told him, though, what he might depend on, and now the time‘s come. I won‘t stand it, young ones or no young ones ; I want a di- vorce, and if the neighbors want to blab themselves hoarse about it they can, for I won’t stand it another nay." “Then he jined the Masons. P'mps you know what them be, but I don't ’cept they think they are the same kind of critters that built Solomon’s Temple and took care of his concubines; and of all the darned nonsense and gab about worshipful masters and squarp and compasses and such like that we had in that house for the next six montns. you never see the beat. And he‘s never outgrowed it nuther. What do you think ofa man, ’Squire, that'll dress hisself in a. white bib ’bout big enough for a. monkey’s bib, and go marching up and down, and making motions, and talk- ing foolish lingo at a picture of George Wash- ington 1n :1 green jacket. and a truss on hil stomach? Ain’t he a. loonytiok? Well, that‘l my Sam, and I’ve stood it as long as I'm again to. “The next lounge the old fool made was in‘to the Odd Fellows. 1 made it warm for him when he came home and told me he'd jined them. but he kinder pacified me by tell- ing me they had a son of branch show ‘hat took in women, and he’d get me in as E0011 as he found out how to doit. Well, one night he came home and said I’d been proposed. and somebody had blackbelled me. Did It hisself. of course. Didn't want me around knowing to his goings on. Of course he didn’t, and I told him so. “But what's the matter? Don’t your hus- band provide for you ? Don’t he treats you kindly ?" purguedrthe lawyer. “ We get vi‘tuals enough, and I don’t know but he’s as true and kind as men in general, and he never knocked none of us down. I wish he had, then I‘d get him into jail and know Where he was nights," retorted the woman. “ Then what’s your complaint against him ‘2" “ Well, if you must know, he’s one of them plaguey jiners.” “ A what ? ” “ A jinerâ€"one of them pesky fools that always jining something. There can’t noth- ing come along that‘s dark, and sly and hid- den but he’ll jine it. If anybody should get up a society to burn his house down, he’d jine it just as soon as he could get in ; andif he had to pay for it he‘d jine it all the sudclener. We hadn’t been married more‘n two months before he had joined the Know Nothin's. We lev’d on a farm then, and every Saturday night he’d come terin’ in before supper, grab a fist full of nut cakes, and go off zuawin’ ‘em, and that's the last I‘d see of him till morning. And every other night he’d roll and tumble in his bed. and holler in his sleep : “ Put none but Americans on guard â€" George Washing- ton ; " and rainy days he would go out in the corn barn and jab at a picture of the Pope with‘ an old bag net that was there. I ought to put my foot down then, but be fooled me so with his lies about the Pope coming to make Yankee girls marry Irishmen, and to eat up all the babies that wsrn’t born with a cross on their foreheads. that I let him go on and encouraged him in it. Experience in a Woman Wiyonc Ila-band look Orders, h i, (Quincy Modern 'fi‘go.) , z Ottawa, 3131: July, 1880, ONE UP THE “.IINEBI.”