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â€"â€"When the tornado that swept over the neighborhood of Cuthbert, Go, a few days ago, struck the house ofudge Knowles,a ban was on her nest in a barrel in the back yard. Persons say Ihat the barrel was picked up. whirled round and rqpnd, blowu over the house, and dropped righ’n aide up in the front yard. After the storm Judge Knowles went 'out to move the barrel. To his surprise the hen was still at her post. and it was evi- «~dent~that wmewoi‘ the egg? hsdhstohe'i in mid air. - l _, t, ” â€"Alberޤing. e notably handsome and polite young men. was a" favorite Quest for three months at a Hot Springs hotel. He did not pay his board bill. and his pocket money was provided by meansof‘losue ; yet he re- mained popular. and lived luxuriously. At length the landlord peremptorin demanded pay. That night King stole some 3 watches. jewelry. and wallets and fled the town. He had, not used 9. dollar of his own money ; du’ring his stay, and got ofi with about @300 ‘. worth of plunder. â€"mland can ill afiord to lose any more trees at present, says the London Truth, for \‘ several places have been well nigh devastated by last winter‘s gales. At Tyninghsm and Dunse castle the destruction has been pro- digious, and et Loss, Sir James Golquhoun'e place on the shores of Loch Lomond, some 6,000 trees fell. Nearly 2,00C trees have been blown down in Queen Victoria’s forest of Ballochbuie. The havoc produced in Mar forest is almost incredible, especially on the north side of the Dee, where the oldest trees were, and there has been a heavy fall in In- veroauld forest. 3â€"ng luriéfi'i'ocinnati “Hilliahl‘ldflb *eu Md a fight-with pool balls. "The min ilea mire thrown' with reckless ioice, um only injuring jibe" combatants, but amnhing about all‘ the glasses in the place, denting the fine woodwork. and bruising several specta- tots. The repairs will cost $1,200. â€"The enplsin of a vessel bound from the Mauritius to Taegnauia last November, attri- butes her riding out a terrific ‘istorm entirely to oil. Saturated swabs, With weights at- tached to keep them in position, were cast over every two hour-3.12mi mountainous waves meeting the oil glided off leaving merely a :heEVy swell. The calming effect of oil is thoroughly established. â€"'l‘he London World says : “ They say that Mr. Brown, as seen on the box of her Majesty’s-carriage. arrayed in the garb of his native country,w1th his Scotch bonnet re placed by a huge pith helmet, was an object of the greatest- interest to all the country people in the neighborhood of Montana; and many still 'lnbo‘f under the idea that he is the Lord Mayor." â€"The purchaser' of an old house atEdgnr’s Ferry. Ky.. saw that the floor in one spot was nailed down for more securely than anywhere else. Curiosity led bun to remove the boards. Underneath was a small mound of earth, from which he dug out the bones of three human beings. It is believed that a dead and gone occupant of the house was a mur- derer of travelers. â€"“You look cheerful. Mr. Spieer.” said a friend who met the old gentleman ambling down the avenue. “ Yes," said the inter- rogated; “ I have just hau a troublesome grinder pulled," and when the sympathizing gentleman asked it it hurt him much, Seth cheerfully responded : “ Not shit ; it was an organ grider, and a policeman pulled him. No cranks but myself about my premises." â€"â€"An old toper complained to a doctor that th ent failed to exhilerate his spirits. T ctor. knowing the inordinate nature of h appetite; told him he had better try aquafortis. A short time afterward he was surprised by another visit from the individual, who told him that the aquefortis did very well at first but it was not strong enough. “I say. doctor," said he, “ don't you think 3 little aqusfifties would about fix it.” :thqoo'ncluéinn _'mat,whefi singlenezs is bliss itiiiolly lobe wives." , - I _ ~::‘ "â€" Spfifighm this year find in this country has, sp’JarLbeénjdisiiukliinhed for coal stoves. aealskjn _coatswan_4_i .-_wiqt§r unggrgamenfs. LA- â€"The London World tells the story of Balzac : Balzac was the neighbor of Prince .Z., and olten used to pay him a visit in the morning. clad in the completest neglige. One day Balzac met at his neighbor‘s s nieoe of the Prince. and felt bound to excuse himself on the nature of his attire. “ Monsieur.” replied the young lady. “ when I read your books, I did not trouble myself about the binding." -â€"It is a. eoinmon practice in Philadelphia to take children to the gaeworks to he treats for whooping cough. There the little ones are held over the purifying pans to breathe the mingled fumes of ammonia and sulphur. This affords relief by clearing the air passa- ges, and the physicians recommend it. â€"-A St. Louis dog, recently deceased, was as property bolder. His estate consisted of a house and lot left to him by his deceased master. Thetewse a. trustee. of course; but thetincome was conscientiously spent in [any high: the animal’s food. lodging, and st- tetfiisnee. He was s handsome spaniel. and wfienot made vain by his wealth, but asso- ci‘gted freely with common dogs. At his death, a few days ago. the trustee had him buried in a. costly eofl‘in, s. hearse conveying the remains quite oeremoniously to the family cemeterv. ' -â€"The Cleveland minister who married Edward Marshall to Annie Hellnn was very nearsighted. That was his excuse for failing to see that the bridegroom. was a. boy of 14, while the bride was 26. The lacter is now under arrest on a charge of perjury, as she swore, in taking out the license, that Eddie was of age. 'Of about the same difference in yes. were Andrew Mofisrt and the widow St») an, of Chicago; but in this case the Qfiififideclined antiimony. and 'the youth shot her and himself, though without fatal results. â€"Mrs. Boger’e hair would not lie flat in a. bang. Ithsd been brushed hack for forty years, and refused to stay the other way. But bangs were fashionable in the suburb of Chicago where she lived, and she couldn‘t bear to go without one. So she wore a properly shaped piece of tin over her forehead mornings to train rhe hair the way it should go. The value of the device for the purpose intended is not indicated in the account, but it saved her life, for when a drunken neighbor fired at her the bullet struck the tin and glanced off. ~ â€"A married lady declined to tell a maiden yiater any of ‘her troubles, saying, “ When ignorauqe is Miss ’tiq folly to "be wise." “ Yes," replied‘t‘ze sister, “ and I’ve come to â€"The Prince of Wales, says Edmund Yates in the London World, must have a wardrobe as large as Mr. Irving or any other theatrical star. and must be quite as much in need of n dresser. Al. Portsmouth lie up peered the first day in a volunteer uniform ; at she review he was in the uniform ol the civil service corps ; the some night I saw him at Government House in the red tunic of a general officer. He can on occasion turn out as an admiral, s guardsman, a hassor. a. High under, a. Uhlan. or in the flowing robes of an Indian rajah, possibly of a. Chinaman or a J an. theatrical star. and must be quite as much in need of a dresser. At Portsmouth be ap peared the first day in a volunteer uniform ; at the review he was in the uniform ol the civil service corps ; the same night I saw him at Government House in the red tunic of a general officer. He can on occasion turn out as an admiral, a guardsman, a. hussar. a High under, a. Uhlan. or in the flowing robes of an Indian rajsh, possibly of a Chinaman or a. J an. â€"The friends of the claimant have held a meeting at Clerkenwell Green to raise the funds for establishing the new de- vice thet the genuine Arthur Orton is a Para- mstta lunatic. This green is by no means a pastoral locality, as the name would impl Rethaps‘ in former times there may have b u-“ I4__... ~..__.u.â€"A.ul I“. nl‘nAu â€"The total sum which the Danish Governâ€" ment proposes spending upon the new fortifi- cations of the country and upon the agumen tation of its fleet, amounts to $18,500 000. The seaward defences of Copenhagen are to be completed by the construction of two large coast batteries and of a fort in an advanced position in the sound. On the land side, where the fortification were rsized some fifteen years ago, a girdle of detached forts and batteries is to be completed, while arrangements will be made which will permit of the country being inundated for a considerable distance. When the proposed fortifications are completed. however, the forces in Seeland, which consists some 40,000 trained men. will prove‘sufii rent (or the ___r , ,, mooth. green lawn. surrounded by shady el 3, beneath which the aged folks of the vil lage of Clerkenwell may have been accnsr tamed daily on an atternoen to resort to wit- ness the gumbo]: of the youthful inhabitants. But for many years 'it has been the mos frowsy. dusty, wo-begone spot in England. g outra'ées t1ng little EMS. and to; Suicideé .poyévbptwapg, #19 was of 12 and 20 be- I_au_se flair .‘V‘ 31113.31 wonYt marry them during --A-i‘râ€"evr;(;lwlvtevolutionary paper, Le D'oq' quial o! Lyons, has attracted the attemio: AROUND THE WORLD â€"The Indian Medical Gazette says that the depressing effects of the famine’in 1877 have passed ew'ay. The birth rate. which in fith year was 1573 per 1,000. and fell to 11 9 in 1878, is now restored-to its normal rate of 22 9. The death rate in 1880 was 15.2 per 1 000. agsiusi 15.2 in 1877; a startling difâ€" ference. Cholera and smallpox were less pr lent in 1880 than lot many years past. In 1 districts no deaths from cholera are re- ported; the total in other districts is 623. PM whole number of deaths from smallpox in 1880 was 14,529. This seems large at first sight, but fever was the worst enemy ; it con- tributed 209,940 out of 434.191 deaths. â€"-The bride of a. Green Bay (Wis.) wedding was astounded by receiving from a friend a pair of trdueers, with the message: " Loaned for the part you are to play.” The bridge- groom construed the garment as an insult. and the guests unanimously agreed that some decisive form of resentment ou’ghtto be shown. While the excitement was high, the friend arrived in equal perturbation, and exclaimed that the trousers should have gone to a fellow for wear in an amateur entertainment, while a piece of silverware should have come to the wedding. Eehsd hastily whipped the blun- dering messenger, and would submit himself to any punishment that the bride might in- flict. She made him wait for a kiss until everybody else had been served. â€"When the Duchess of Edinburgh was in Paris the other day she went abouts. good deal shopping on her own account. One evening quite late she arrived at the estab- lishment of a celebrated dressmaker. Every- body was gone, and the maid sent the Duchess sway, saying that her mistress had retired for the night. Next morning the maid reported that a “ Mme. d’Ediuborg" had called late, and that she had refused to admit her. " Do you know who it is you treated thus t" asked‘ her mistress. “ That was the daughter of a Ozar of Russia, and she is the wife of a son oftheQu‘een of England." “ Trans," replied the maid, greatly exercised at her lost opportunity; “ and I let her go without having a good look at her I" '4 Jaeéu‘uséwc'f‘b of the home ofliue‘mth‘oritiee'hy getting up a eupecription to present a revolver of honor to the workman Foumier. who recently attempt- ed to assassinate a mill.owner during the strike at Routine. The suggeetio'n is put for- ward by the executive committee of the Lyons revolutionary federation, and the ap- peal is accompanied by a notice that should the funds subscribed exceed the amount re~ quired, the‘balenoe will be employed to pur- chase a revolver for the next men who fol- lows Fourniet’e example. â€"The lottery mania is spreading with alarming rapidity in France. The Paris Figaro even goes so for as to publish serious- ly a proposal for the stoppage of one irenc per month from the salaries of all the em- ployee in the post office and other Govern- ment or private administrations, in order that all might participate in a monthly drnw~ ing or lottery. The French poet oflfice employs 160,600 persons. and consequently the one franc e month would furnish four prizes of 40.000 trance e. month. or one a week. There is not a single employe,acoording to the same paper. who would refuse to pay the small monthly contribution to obtain the change of so large a profit. and to. provide besides tor the future of a family of work people. -â€"If the negotiations which .have recently been going on at Vienna with a. view to a re- ooncilation between the Emperor of Germany and the Duke of Cumberland should end favorably, the enormous private fortune of the late King of Hanover will be given up by the German Government, and the Princess Fred- erica of Hanover will receive about 92,500.- 000 as her share. The ex-Queen of. Hanover has become reconciled to her married daughter, but the Duke and the Princess Marie are still as indignant at what they re- gardsa messlliance as they were when the Duke received Queen Victoria’s intimation that she had sanctioned the unionâ€"an in- terference on her majesty’s part which he very much resented. â€"The’Bev. Dr. Leonard Woolsey Bacon was the advxser of John F. Slater of Connecti- cut in the matter of a fund yielding $50,000 annually for charity. The subject was con- sidered for a long time, and the advice of many experienced persons taken before a de- cision was reached. The plan finally chosen, as is now known, is that of promoting the education of negroee at the South. The only thing, says Dr. Bacon, rigorously and un- mistakably prescribed is the object to which the income is to be devmed. The methods to be pursued are left to the unlimited discreton of the trustees. It will be devoted exclusivelygto the emancipated race, and will be free to help forward the most complete and vigorous of the educa- tional institutions of the South." It is inti- mated that the teaching will be of a religious kind.‘ â€"A congress of French sohoelboys has just been held, in spite of all opposition irom parents, guardians, and schoolmasters, st Albi. a town near Toulouse. The number of delegates who assembled was twenty, and after two days‘ deliberations they decided on suggesting to the Minister of Public Instruo. tion the substitution of two modern langua- ges for the Lsntin and Greek hitherto in- cluded in the Lyceum curriculum, the appoint- ment of a committee of scholars to mediate with the masters, improvement of the food, , suppression of the monopoly hitherto enjoyed by the eonoierges of supplying small luxuries st exorbitant prices, and, finally, the amnesty of some scholars recently expelled from Tou- louse and Montpellier. Another meeting is to be held on August 21, during the summer holidays. in order to consider the reply of the Minister, should he deign to answer the manifesto. VOL. XXIV. n' _.. n’ s. v 51.. r r .5 r- :- r, 2/ great cruelty; and a, few months ago much indignation «is excited by the discovery at the docks of some casks of‘to‘rtoises lying unclaim- ed; memon the unfortunate creatures being dead. There were exported from Mogadcr in 1381 thirteenbarrels, containing about 3 000 tortoises. These wretched animals. says the Consul at that place, are closely packedin bar- rels and sent without any food ona voyage of about three weeks' duration. ' Many of them frequently die on the voyage. and should a barrel become ofiensive its contents are thrown overboard at the skipper-’8 risk and expense. It is, he adds, a very unsatisfactory trade being small, incapable of large development, involving aa“ immense amount of cruelty to numbers of helpless and harmless animals, nd yielding no substantial profit. â€"'1‘rue to their tradltions. the Vendean Notabilities hue held a meeting. at which they drew up a strong protest against the new law on compulsory instruction. In this declaration the iollowing passage occurs : 5‘ The grandchildren of the heroes who glo- riously combated the sacreligious revolution under the first republic to preserve for us the precious heritage of the Christian faith, we shell with God’s help defend the faith of our fathers, and hand it down intact to our child- ren. Yes. like all Catholics, profoundly cou- vinced that the application of the law which drives God and religion from the school must necessarily render our France an impious and accursed country. we openly declare that we shall not obey. And in conclusion. we shall exclaim with the honorable Senator Monsieur de Caravon Latous, ‘ They must tear out our heartsere they rob us of our children’s sonls.’ ” â€"The recently deceased Irish barrister Maodonaah, who was one of the leaders in O’Connell’s defence and conducted that of Parnell. was a character at the bar. He al- ways wore kid gloves in court, and came thither in a carriage. robed and got up in a quasi juvenile fashion. He had a devoted servant familiarly known as “ the faithful Rooney,” who was an indispenslble element in his existence. Macdonagh who was one day promenading in faultless attire at Brighton, with his umbrella open to ward off the rays of the sun, “ the faithless Rooney ” following at respectful distance. On their return Maodonagh asked: “ What did they think of me; much struck with my appearance, eh ?” " Don’t ask me to tell. don't,” said Rooney scratching his head. “ I command you," said his master. ‘- Well then, sir, when they see me following you in this way they say you’re a lunatic and that I am ycéu' keeper." “ Rooney.” said Macdonagh look ing very blank. “ I shall go without you for the future." â€"-The death of Balzac-'s widow at the age of 77 recalls a charming anecdote told in one of his letters. When traveling in Poland he arrived rather late in the evening in the neighborhood of an isolated chateau. and was asked to stay there. He soon made himself known to the mistress of the house. and had some conversation with her, when a beautiful young girl came in, and silently poured out the tea. She was advancing toward the stranger with a cup in her hand. when the lady of the house again took up the conversa- tion : “ You were saying, M. de Balzac " At that'r’noment the cup the young girl was holding dropped to the ground, and she clasped her hands, exclaiming: ” Can it be the great M. de Balzac ?” “ For that oneinstant." writes Balzac, “ I tasted the sweetness of fame l" The young girl was Eveline Rzewuska, who afterward became Countess Hanska, and who finally. after many years of tedious waiting, married poor Balzac, who died a few months after the wed- ding. which took place in_1850. â€"A rearrangement of the Russian police has lately been made. ‘under which it is divided into eight brigades, three of which are in St. Petershurg. two in Moscow. one in Odessa. one in Simpheropol. and the remainâ€" ing one in the other parts 0? the empire To the eighth brigade is attached the “ Holy League,” a volunteer police, whose chiefs are wealthy nobles. The object of this lmugue was originally to protect the Empeer and his family when they were traveling. but it has since been extended to the pursuit and extermination of Nihilists. The league is organized in exactly the same way as the Nihilist committees. The capital is divided into thirty-nine districts of the league. and each of the larger provincial towns into twelve. In Moscow 120 of the wealthiest merchants have pledged themselves to sub- scribe 1,000 roubles each toward the expenses of the league. The head of this organization is Count Paul Schouvalofl ; Prince Dolgo- rouky is the chief of the executive committee. M. Katkofl of the press department, and M. Helm of the finance department. â€"The experiences of the converted of the Salvation army. now raiding different parts of England, before conversion are curious. At Middlesborough a recruit explained how he ‘- used to turn black houses into white ones by the aid of whitewash." At Blackburn “ one who used tobacco for twenty-one years, hnd could not pray without a chew, has. after shard fight, made a surrender." At Halifax a " brother said that when he told his wife that he had joined the Salvation Army she called him names, and threw his shield through the window. He and his son got on their knees and prayed that God would have mercy on her. While doing so, old boots were flying about, but they prayed on and the next night she came and got herself saved.” In Chester~le-street “ there was a man so bad that he went by the name of Charlie Peace. He 'would come home so drunk that his wife had to hide his razors. but now a wonderful change has been wrought in him.” In Winsford a brother says : “ I used to go to public houses and stand on my head on the table. and- play my concertina and dance with my feet against the ceiling, , but I am saved now.” â€"The recent discover-v of a great robbery of the Winter palace at Peking is stated in the Uhina papers to have created a sensation. The prize was a tempting one. Massive bronze or copper chains. plated heavily with gold, and sevural tons in weight. form no oontemptible booty. and this mass of treasure was actually carried ofi by the gang of rob here. The walls of the palace are garnished with bastions, or watch towers, at the cor- ners ;. and these structures are usually reâ€" garded as virtually no more than characteris- tic decoratione. For year‘e_paetthe imperial us have been the lurking place of a gang of thieves. who were protected and assisted by the palace euuuohs. Lights were occasionally observed to fl lab and gleam from the cannon holes and Windows of these towersI an occur terms which seems to have caused the oflioers of the household to suspect that they must be inhabited. The eunuohs, on being questioned. confirmed the story of the lights, but ex- plained the mystery by saying that the Fox Fairy was prostrsting himself there with his lighted torch. It may be thought incredible that the officers should have been sufficiently imbecile to believe this table, or that the eurtyehsfshould have dared to trade so far upoh the superstition of their superiors. +Qinpinnati hasa strange hermit 'in Ed wa ' éfiqbryd. He was once a partner in n lar%flféuooeeaiul dry goods house, and at the gJfifijWas public spiriled. jovial, and wide‘ ly known. Twenty years ago he retired and- denly from bugineee. secluded himself in a veMndaorne sub_ur.ban reaidenoeL and bps 1) 3317566 Em} OK the prémiéésl Foiionfiié .1“;sz . gaygm' .1 ‘ .. .mmfl. -:13-. 1-882. 3 no human being sees him, his orders to film 'fam‘ily Who-live in ihe 110mm being sent Tout iron: his room in writing, and his food being passed in through.& wicket. The building is gomg to ruin throii'gh'neglect, and the grounds are unintended. but neither throuhg stinginess not lack of means, ns‘hi‘s'property has appre- biat'ed to $250,000 in value. and he frequent- ly gives away money in charity. He takes the daily newspapers, and seems to keep ipforf mad as to what is going on in the warld, but will have nothing to do with it. and lately re- fused to see one of his [armor business part. here. Many of his old associates believed he was dead, so compietely had he dropped out of notice. when a. description in the Enquirer. of his manner of existence called their atten- tion to him. He is now 80. The cause of his seclusion was his wife, wiih whom he quarrelled, and who obtained a divorce, oom- pelling him to provide for her a. separate maintenance. This soured him, and he 70w- ed to be done with human beings. ' Dmn Sm : The underelgned, who in. mem- ber of the society for the preVention of cruelly to colored people. having control of evaluable patent, known as the leg-encaste‘r, would like your cooperation in introducing them to the notice of the Lima Kiln club, and through them to the world generally. Can be worn inside the trousers leg. and their value on a. dark night. when a. man is in a strange yard mth a strange dog, cannot be overestimated. in fact they are a double hinged, back action (a (jog glwofys go back. after the first hire) anti- hydrophobic stove-pipe leg eneuser, and 'if you will join me in the introduction of same will allow you liberal percentage on sales, which must be, under your sanction, enormous. Con. SKYBLUE Runmsox. A spirited discussion at once ensued. Way- down Bebee. Samuel _Shiu. Pickles Smith and Judge Comeback took the ground that the club should encourage the inventor by giving him an order for fifty pairs of leg enoueers at once, while Rev Penetoek, Elder Toots, Crow- bar Johnson, Trustee Pullback and Sir Isaac Walpole declared that no o‘hlored man had any legal right to find himself in the same yard with a. dog he couldn’t look out at ooun tenance It was finally decided to invite the inventor to appear before the club with a pair of enoueers and demonstrate what could be done. Brother Gardner handed the following let- ter to the secretary to be read : * Bro. Gardner : In opening the meeting Brother Gardner stated that he would be unable to do much talking owing Go the oonéifion of his throat. Three or four days ago he was advised to hold a brass overcoat button in his mouth to cure the earaohe. In whlatling for his dog be swallowed the button. and it will be some time before his throat gets over the straw. K ' U. s. or L. The Secretary announced a communication from the Hon. John R. Taylor. Secretary of an order at Marahah, Mich, called the Un- tamed Son; of Liberty. This order was ee~ tablished fifteen years ago for the purpose of encouraging colored men to speak' with a Grecian accent. Its labors were a failure from the outset, and a year or two since the society decided by a vote of fourteen to one. that the colored man of America would have to get along with his own accent. At its last regular meeting it was voted to wind up afiaire and apply to the Lime-Kiln Club for membership. Brother Gardner ordered a vote taken, and the members were absorbed as lollows: Charles Wenkley. John R. Taylor, Dick Taylor. William Coleman. Al. Bodner. Ben. Croswait, George W. Hill and Alonza Pizarro Grant. ' THEY ARE mums. The secretary announced a letter under the blood red seal, from the council chamber 0! the Gee‘hswvhaw club, of Jersey City, stating that six individuals who professed to hold member~ship in the Lime-Kiln club had applied to the Gee-haw-haw club for admis- sion. The waiter was laid on the table until the names could be forwarded for indentifi- onion. PETITIONS. Among the forty petitions on the Secre- tary’s desk were the following names from Michigan Ghy. Ind. :‘ Pony Williams. Toby Smith, George Taylor, George Weshingzon, Cyrona. Smith, Frquk Anderson, Deacon Wm. Brown,Pa.rie Stannard, Henry L. Lewis and Sir Walter Scott. Brother Gardner at once denounced each and every ones fraud of the second water. No such persons ever belonged to the Lime- Kiln club, and the only one of them who ever made application was rejected for walking home with a smoked ham which belonged to another man. Societies all over the country are warned against any person who claims to belong to the Lime Kiln club who cannot show a certificate in which the word correct is spelled with abig “ K.” nor GUILTY. The secretary further announced a postal card from J. A. M , of Niles, Mich., stating that he had not yet heard from a package sent to Paradise hall via the Free Press, and asked Brother Gardner it the Free Press had not gobbled the same. “Let me answer in reply," said the old man as be balanced on one leg, “dat while dis club can't allus agree wid dab ar’ Free Press in its pollylicks. it. am dessrvin’ of our fullest confidence, an' all letters sent to us in its car’ am forwarded directly to Paradise hall widcut an hour's delay. De package spoken of mus’ have bin mislaid, an, de sec-i retary will at once open a correspondence on fc' sheets of note paper.” ELECTION. The following candidates were then elected in regular order: Bismarck Jonas, Old Man Scott. Recollection Smith. Huckleberry Tomp- kins. Colonel Flat, Judge Stl Leon. Uncle Jim, and Elder Walker. A special vote was taken on the admission of Spencer & Smith of Milford. Conn., this being she first application by a firm. Their business is white-washing. wood-sawing. stove-blocking. etc., and they were highly recommended by three constables and a man who mends the umbrellas. 2. Farmers are recommended to plant a larger area of melons. and to locate the patch at least half a mile from the house. The committee on agriculture reported : 1. That the spring tramp had come forth. and was in condition to make a. summer tour of a thousand miles. 2. Seed com which has been kept inflam- toga trunks behind the nook stove an winter has escaped the frog: qnd propiggs well. _ 4. Any farmer who hangs a hell on a. bar-- vest. apple tree. or sets a best trap around his smoke house, or places a spring gun to guard his hen roost, is a silent enemy of American liberty. ' Prof. Tranquility Hanover then offered the following resolytion‘: “ Resolved, Dat in case a circus comes ’long, an’ a member of de Lime Kiln club in good standiu’ can't raise de necessary wealth to buy a. ticket. it am not derogatory to his character to crawl under the canvas." Giv adam Jones objected to the resolution. He always begun saving up right way after New Years, and by the middle 0,! May he cquld THE LIME KILN CLUB; A REVOLUTION PBOMIBED. EAGLE. Mioh., May 3 1882. AGRICULTURAL. RE SOLVED. .Pi'okles Smith hopeouhac no such resolution would pasts. -He had crawled under. the can'- vas without being seen, and he ha] crawled undervnnd had his* neck broken with a. tem pin, and in’ both canes he had a feeling that he had derognted his charaeter. The_ best. way was to carry water to the elephant and get} free ticket _ Several omen spoke in the same vein, and upon a. voge being taken 128 voted-against and three for. . ‘ This individual submitted a. bill for,extras amounting to sixty-tour cents. and attempted to make a-speeeh def: nding the Peruvian pol icy, but his bill was cut down to seventeen cents, his speech set down on and he tell over three dogs on his my out. um musmm. _ The Keeper of the final-ed VRelicg reported In a talk lately with Lord Denbigh. a Roman Catholic peer, the Pope, expressed himself as deeply sensible of the liberty Roman Catholics enjoy in the Bri‘ish empire, and his strong desire to be placed in 0mm munieation oflicially with the Government. with a view to accurate information. The old wooden structure in Indianapolis in which Henry Ward Beecher won his first fame now furnishes the apartments in which aha Vmoennes lottery conducts its demoralizA ing business, wiih it} " two Qrawings daily." lfi‘lfléfingné oii‘fi'alf V'EaWtq lai‘lfgé‘ihgnd 031m: mamatgw go to the ampeutfpus (communion o! world'tanowfied oeleb'rities.i - Y : ~ that he had received from Demon. Ga... 3 pair of cowhide bodts left in the neighborhood by De Soto when he we: looking for the Missis- sipi River. Also, from Chattanooga, sreho of the Aztecs in the shape of a pipe. He re- commended s new lock for the door, asked to be reimbhrsed for a bottle of ink he had pur~ chased with private funds, and was given leave of absence for three days to bury his uncle. At the close of a dinner at the late Dean of Ely‘e a. guest happened to remark that six eminent. lawyers had died within six months. At that minute the Dean,‘very deaf, rose and laid, " For these and all ether mercies God's holy name be praised.” The Rev. A. G. Wilaox, a. retired Presbyter- ian minister of Randolph, Oatlaraugus county, N. Y., has put Bunyan‘s " Pilgrim's Pro- gress ” into verse. “ It rains um," said Estelle, “ I don't think I will'anend church to day.” “ It rains.” said Eatelle’a ma a few nights subsoquently ; " you had better-110‘ amend the theatre to-night," “ 011. me,” said Estelle. " I can wear my rubbers and waurproof." Where ‘there's a will there’s arwny. The Canada Presbyterian hauls Prinolpsl Grant over the coals for saying: “ Of course there are weak brethren and scsllswsgs in Parliament. Such characters find their way into every assembly. I never saw a synod without them." ’ Mr. and Mrs. Parmalee of Red Oak. Iowa, were not Chrislians, but they took great pride in the fact that their son was a member of a church. He was expelled for bed conduct, and they were highly indignant They gave the minister a. severe whipping. and started to punish the deacon: in the same manner. when a constable stopped them: There being no further business which would sour before the next meeting, Pickloas Smith was given leave to take home the ice left. invtba waterpail,and the meeting adjourn ed,with a. sweet smile illuminating every countenance. The Spirit of the Times has found a use for Talmage. He is “ a lightning rod that diverts IngersollA frqm _injutipg r931 religipn.” Clergyrian, who had cfiughia boy mailing : " Don’t you know that the devil gens naughny lime b01767?" 39y â€"“NI know_ it_now:” » The Widow Vin Con mingles business with her aoul~saving mission and sells patent traches for the cure of sore throats. Frank Striugfellow, once a. rebelspy, is now the rector of an Episcopal church at Farm‘ ville, Vax Dr. Talmage’s Brooklyn Tabernacle has probably the largest membershig of any Pi-o- teatam church in the United Statés. Its tom membership is 2,751. _ A Protestant was trying to convince a. Gath- olio that the belief in purgatory was all folly. " You may go Iurther and fate worse,” said the tholiu. A Michigan revivalist advertises “ the most complete camp meeting out fit ever invented, consuming of a handsome pavillion, splendidly painted, the portable stand, reed organ,and gilded cross in Elle p_ulpit.” _ A Quaker missionary bap med 3. convert in Mexico, contrary to the law of his church, and on returning to his home in Indiana was reprimanded by the Quaker quarterly confer- ence. Hie defence was that the man insisted on baptism, and would have gone over ‘0 the Baptiste if he had not consented to perform the rite. This was not accepted as agood ex- cuse. A country clergyman had been raised to the dignity of rural dean. When before the bishop he complained of not receiving any extra title. plain reverend did no: seem eufii~ oient for his new dignity. “ The bishop,” he said. "was called right reverend : a den. very reverend. Why had not the rural dean also some prefix ?" "Well," returned hie lordship. 'I don‘! know what it can be unless it be rather rereiend “ Henry Ward Beecher said on Sunday thata debt in the church mm the devil’s saddle. and he was never out of it. All churches should be built, not only on the foundation oi the Apostles: but on common honesly as well. Building a church and mi paying for it was working for the devil. A Church 0! England clergyman must per form the ceremony of marriage. unless he has very good ground for saepecnng that. the li- cense has been obtained by 'fraud, except in case of a divorced person. whom he is not bound to marry. but for whose marriage he must lend his church. Residence for fifteen days within his parish prior to marriage is necessary {or the bridegroom. St. Andreas, Well street, where Bernhardt was married. is an ultra ritualistic church. Bishop Green, of Mississxppi, who has been presiding over 9. council of the Episcopal church at Vicksburg, is eighty-four years old and has been a preacher for sixtx-two years. He is now. and has been for thirteen years past, the chancellor of the university of the South and is the soul survivor of the ten southern bishops wno founded that insti- tution in 1860. His mental faculties are still remarkably vigorous and active for one of his years. Margaret Bethel was for twenty years a pensioner on the charity of St. Mark’s Epis eopal church. Philadelphia. She had a pitiful aspect. lived in humble apartments. and was a persistent beggar, her complaint always being that she was on the verge of starvation. She died a few days ago, and some of her ben- efactors opened their eyes in surprise when they saw her remains carried in a. $200 coffin to a $500 vault. The next revelation was made when her daughter furnished a house in an expensive manner. took daily carnage rides in the park, and dressed in fashionable clothes. Investigation showed that Mar- garet had, by hegging, accumulated a fortune of $10 00,0. ABOUT PREACHERS. CHURCHES AND RELIGION. Mi. Bradlaugh. the Ajax of English athe- ism, is, in the regard of his Gallic brethren, THE JANITOB. THE CLOSE. Iii, Ex Vice-Presldem Wheeler has sent a $1. 000 check to Chaplain McCabe for the Church Extension society of the Methodist Eplsco pal church. Mr. Wheeler is a Presbyterian. and in his lever Hays: " When you get the countrymen underbruehed we will send out some Presbyterian: and put on the finiahing touches.” The Rev. Enoch Stubbs of Philadelphia preached a sermon against theatres on Sun- day in the course of which he said : “ The theatres inspires crime. Addison wrote a Greek play called ‘ Cato.’ Cato committed suicide. A few days ago a person by the name of Budgsll jumped into the Thames and was drowned. Written on a piece of paper found in one of his pockets was : “ What Cato did and Addison must be right.” The news 0! Eustace Budwall’s suicide is not very fresh, as it was 146-years ago that he jumped into the Thames. Moreover. Oate's nationality is not stated very accurately. The conference of Maine Methodists which met at Augusta. on Monday lest, adopted resolutions recommending that at leset once in each year the ministers of the conference preach on the subject of marriage and divorce; directing that no person shall be employed by presiding elders as stated supply who has been divorced for any other cause then that of eduliery ; also commending as a wrong the action of any minister who shall marry a couple when there is even a suspi- cion of either of the parties having been divorced for any other cause then breach of xhe seventh commandment. In the meeting of the Baptist ministers at New York. May 8, the Rev. Mr. Maul of Staten Island read an essay on “ The Pre- cious Blood 01 Christ." The Rev. T. A. K. Gessler criticized the efiort as being snporifie. and the Rev. D. C. Potter wanted to know why more stirring themes were not discussed by the ministers. That which was under die- cuesion was very good, but not a minister present could tell-any other minister anything about it. He would like to hear what the others ministers had to say about the assess- ination of Lord gavendish or about the recent1 search of the North Pole. Then he said l: f was authorized to invite all the ministers 0qu to a free lunch (laughter) ; in fact. a square lunch. The conference adjourned. and. the ministers Went to Ward, Drummond & 00‘s more on Nassau street. where there were pro- visions for 200. But she set across the aisle And she stunned me with a. smile. So I placed my little dile In the box. The installment of the Rev. William 2:1 Mertimsn, late-president cf: Ripon college. as pastor of s Uonglegationel church at Homer ville. Mass, met with some opposition on acâ€" count of his theology. He declared that he believed in eternal life and eternal punish- ment. but that he was convinced that the Scriptures do not necessitate the theory that eternal punishment consists in illimiteble conscious personal misery, and that death is not in all cases a limit of probation. For those that have no probation on this side at the grave he anticipates a probation in the intermediate state. These are substantially the views taught by Prof Smyth. and which caused his rejection st Andover. One Sunday afternoon a clergyman in ‘he outlying districts of Glasgow happened in the course of his duty to walk along the banks of a canal, came across a number 01 boys busily engaged in fishing. Going up to one at the boys he asked him if he knew how wicked it was to catch fish on the Lord’s day, when the boy, who had been fishing some time. and had evidently not got a. bite, turned and- denfiy round and asked “ Who's catchin’ me ?” The reformation of confirmed drunkards is regarded by the Rev. Dr. Cuyler as well nigh impossible. The hope of the temper- ance cause. he thinks. lies in training the young to total abstinence, and he would make this a feature of Sunday-school teach. ing. “ I have had a considerable experience with the best managed inebriate asylums in the land."he says, in the Independent. “ and a majority of those whom I have induced to enter the most Christianly conducted institu- tions have afterwards relapsed into their old habits. The most pitiable failure I ever made was in the case of an accomplished young man, who had once been a student in the Episcopal Theological seminary in Alex- andria. That poor fellow became intoxicated within twenty four hours after he was dis- charged from Dr. Banning's Christian Home for Inebriates. I have received into church membership a considerable number of persons who appeared to be entirely converted from drinking habits ; but out of the whole} number there are only two who have not re- lapsed into their former sin." A grave, sweet wonder in the baby face, And look of mingled dignity and grace, Such as a painter’s hand might love to trace. A pair of trusting, innocent blue eyes. That high- 1- than the stained glass windows rise Into the fair and cloudlees summer skies. The people round him sing. “ Abovethe sky There's rest for little children when the die "â€" To him~thus gazing ripâ€"the rest seems night. The organ peals; he must not look around, Although with wonderment his pulses boundâ€"- The place whereon he stands is holy ground. 1 The sermon over, and the blessing said, ‘ He bowsâ€"as “ mother " doesâ€"his golden head : And thinks of little brother Who is dead. He knows that now he dwell above the sky, Where holy children enter when ‘2th die. And prays God take him there too, by and by, Pet, may He keep £011 in the faith always, And bring you to t at home for which you pray. Whelre sill shall have their child-hearts back one 11y no hero 0! Hmriopmmrtions M allexcem Is A mere mouthing Tnersiiaes. He «as 3.9 have been, in is said, ncfiuelly was. invited¢o the conference of free thinkers at Paris. hilt When Leo Tsxile. author of The Comic Bilge. the excommunicated of Rome and denounced of Geneva. stood up and criticized Mr. Brad laugh’s claims to figure as an arch enemy of Christmnity, the meeting agreed that he was qtme too weak an nnbeliever for a place. much less a lead. in their neighborhood. The Brooklyn Clerical union is a sort of pastor’s feasting association, and the mem- bers meet alternately at the houses of different associates for dinner and social chattgngs. The alphabetical arrangement of the memâ€" bers’ names recently took the persons to the residence of Rev. W. F. Crafts, of the Church! of Christian endeavor, whose home is at No.‘ 184 HeWes street, Williamsbnrg. Among the shepherds who put in an appearance were Henry Ward Beecher. Dr Edward Beecher, Dr. Justin D. Fulton. Dr. Nelson, Dr. Hanna, Rev. Messrs. Gullek, Ingersoll. Stiles. George E. Read and others. The bill of {are read as follows : “What we shall set and what we shall drink” “Spread a cloth and put (7 ereon she dishes and the spoons,and the bowls and the bread-Num- bers iv,; Lev. vii. 31. The scriptural report having been discussed WHOLE N0. 1,247‘â€"-NO. 51, Esau’s “Put 0? Message," Fish, “Boiled fish” ~Luke xxiv. 42. Rom-its. "Fatted Culf"-Luke xv 93, Roast lamb and bitter barbsâ€"Ex. xii. 8. Vegetables, “The Cucumbers”â€"Num. xi. 5. "Bitter herbs"â€"Ex. xii. 8. “Olives”â€"Mi vi. 15. “Husks"-â€"Luke xv 16. Dessert. Miah Mish. “Apples of Gold.” Confections. D smascena Dunks. Waterâ€"Judges iv 19. Sherbet. Coffee‘ Yes I went to-church one day Wmh some money;â€" by the, Way, .I’d been saving from my pay For some socks . THE TIME AT CHURCH. Soup. â€"'1‘he Bell Telephone company, at Ginâ€" cinnati. is susiained by the Superior Court of that any in cutting of! a man who had used the word (1 â€"-n over the lines. â€"â€"The Englishman enjoys fox~hnnting more than any other kind of work. He has a horse to carry him, and a dog 'to do the smelling, and a servant to kill and skin the fox. ‘ â€"-An editor ofi‘ers 83 for thé beat wiifton love letter. There are some people who would, give more than that to get back some may have written. -â€"One of the ballet! of Indianapohs recently burst an eye-ball whiie sneezing. She was laced over-tight and of come: was natural for something ‘0 give ’way. â€"â€"The probibitionists of Connecticut an- nounce their intention of making n. thorough and cyst mmic canvass of the “atom the next gubernatorial campaign. _ * -â€"The Brunswick (Mm) Telegraph give! an an exact copy of a bill rendered in Massa- ohuseMs the following: ‘f To a on a at a do 52 00; a fetcbin of im om ngin 50." â€"The first train over an Iowa railroad bridge smashed it in. ,. This shows the folly of trying to put bridges together with flour paste. I‘hey should be summed with hando- line. â€"Faahionable society ii réaerved at pres: out. It does not know whether Mu. Grundy will go the springs, to the mountain, tome seaside or to the town pump to spend the summer. â€"A Georgia murderer sentenced to be hanged June 30 has induced the judge to change the date to June 29. because he didn’t like to suffer on the same day with Guiteau. -â€"“ Here rest his head upop the hp of earth; a youth to fortune ' and to tame unknown. Too much benzine crept underneath hil giflh, and played the much“! with hil tem- perance zone.” ‘ A â€"A young man in Rooklgnd. Mm. wan ro- tused a marriage lioenne until he would u- oermin the name of his intended fluids; Re bad courted her two years humanly knew her by her nickname. â€"The bald-headed man‘s idea of heaven is a place where burlesque opera perfomanoea will go onwithont end. ' » ' _â€"The Queen bf May carries an extra pooket-hgnukerchief. She nose how it i herself :his hum! of weather. â€"-It is the Advertié‘e‘r now who pilelline upon line and precept upon»:,pmeept. Bun: cuss upon wisdom, and dollar upon dollar! record. â€"-Gnn~boats were never intended to Ihoot the rapids. _ ' " , â€"Among- our Bipedfibnribsitieuthfg’; (1y ‘rankaW‘A‘ . _: " L * â€"“Dri9&,’fa « Wfixfiweshnl the ayatenézb‘ut gfigx’gzae‘ns 91¢ breath? “ ‘ who likdifi‘éamiy'mnent 5031! Ski glad tonmmymmm â€"A Kentucky man 1133 aporkhnope‘. Like . moat obrkb, it is kept abo‘ve‘ .whi‘akeyebut not; much above. ' ‘ â€"The license_ commissibners, of ,Wellagd reinaedto grant a license to SInlDflVil,'It the Falls. this year. ‘ ' ' qâ€"There are 9.000 saloons in New York. I! placed side by side in a direct line they would extend a disfimce oi‘ forty-five miles. ‘ ' â€"A man who has failed in busineu three limes, was sold out by the aherifl twice, and is now living on his children's earnings. has written a very sound and practical article on " How to Succeed.” at length, the company repaired to Mr. Crafs’s study. where Henry Ward Beecher led a discussion on the relation of physical health :0 ministerial efl'lcaey. â€".‘.‘ Two trains with built; single crack. two boilers burn: as one," shouts an exchange over a railroad collusion. â€"A young man in a buggy drove up to the street railway turntable at. the corner of ng and James streets last night and waited till I. car, which was on the table, turned round againsggis buggy 31nd Qamaged n slightly. â€"“Who evar heard of a. mule dying a. natural death."-Georg(-tnwn Record. We have. Buffalo game are killing mules on the Sabine river. Do nnl those mulel die: “natural death ?â€"Sif&ings. -â€"Tbe young ladies of a social club eel! themselves the " Buds of promise.” Whenever a fellow wants to ingratiate himself with the girls he puts his hand on his heart end ex- claims, " Am 1 net a. men and e budder Y" ~When round the ship the tempest rages. A little oil its wrath assumes, And helps effectually to south it; . The ship’s path, too, it serves to smooth it. How curious, is it not, that sperm oil Should be the antidote to turn oil! ‘--â€"â€"The oniy thigh; that 98939;“ smug? sometimes, is'to have hfs physwinn give him up_ , , ‘ â€"A few days ago a. large bald eagle, in at- temptiug to carry away a lamb, was shot by Aaron Meyer on his farm near Olmpden. meoln county. The bird measured 7 feet 2 inches in spread of yings. â€"“Onio has one saloon to every 223 people.” As very few saloons are large enough to accommodate 223 persons at me but at one time. the number should beinâ€" eteaeed righfi away, to prevent suffering in that State. â€"“ Green, let me introduce you to my friend Brown ” Green â€"‘-How are you. Brown?” Brownâ€"“It's my color. and I can't help it! How are you, Green?” Green didn’t like the joke, evidently. for he changed color. -â€"“Don't talk too much: try and be a good listener," said a. father to his little boy ; but when he caught ihe lad With his ear to a key- hole one day, when his sister‘s beau came to see her, he thought the boy didn‘t fully catch on to his meaning. â€"The American Inmin must be impover- ished indeed that does not subscribe for at least one newspaper. No true American can pass a. day without consulting a. newspaperâ€" even though poverty compel him to borrow his neighbor's.-â€" Camden Poet. â€"“ What did you say the oonduotor's name was 7” “ Glassâ€"Mr. Glass.” “ 0I no 1" “ Buc it is.” " Impossibleâ€"it can’t be." " And why not. pray ?" '- Because, air,'GluI is a non-conductor!" [Deniening Ippllmae from the scientific passengers] â€"Are you fond of florioulture ?” naked Augustus of Arabella, who was inhaling the fragrance of an early spring rose. " R telly," stammered the fair damsel. toying with ‘he flower. “1 don’t think I ever tasted it. Do they boil it like dandelion greens." â€"Il is now fashionable for India. to be square shouldered. Of course very few India! are square shouldered nowadays, but the art of the dress maker here shows up to good Id- vantage. All a. drewmaker needs is some- thing that can walk; the rest may be utili- cial. â€"-It is with feelings skin to psin that we observe that our best young men are clothing themselves in trousers that fit them too quick, and hats that are built on the model of s. schooner yacht. This gives the sp- peamoee of animated washbowls trying to walk on stilts. â€"A friend’s ass-eumnoe : " They tell me Brown has a great ear for music." said Fan- dereen. “ Yes.” replied Fogg, " I knew he had a great ear. two of them, in feet ; but I did not know that they were for music. I supposed they were for brushing flies off the top 01 _hia heac} !:’_ -â€"The send-flies along the docks have come out suddenly with the rise in the tem- perature. and the painier’e were obliged Io stop work on the steamer Geneva. The sand- fliee stuck to the newpamt no thickly in some p sees that they will have to be enndpapeted pit, and these places repainted. It takes little typevtq print a really grail womic fiudgct. .5