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“Well, brethren, what luck?” said the Rev. Joshua Thomas, the famous Methodist clergyman, as he paddled in his canoe to the side of two Maryland fishermen. “ Bad enough, Parson Thomas, bad enough,” replied one of the men. The other called out in a joking way: “ Now, look yerI Parson Thomas, you pray an’ we‘ll fish." “ Done 1” quickly responded the good man. He tied his canoe to a post and went down on his knees. Over went their lines. The parson poured forth his prayers in earnest, not forgetting to put in a word for the sal- vation of the souls of the men. Presently, excited and enthusiastic. one of the men straightened himself up and exclaimed: “ Stop right thar, Joshua Thomas; I’ve got a bit‘e ; I’ll jine your congregation.” Sure enough the first fish for that day was a large sunperch, honestly believed to have been caught under the inspiration of that prayer. Not long ago a. widow stood at the side door of a baggage car watching the stowage of her husband’s corpse. As she turned away, another lady, also in mourning, ap- peared with a dog, which was intrusned to the care of the baggage master. Several times, as the train stopped at stations, the owner of the dog approached the car with solicitous interrogatories about the brute’s condition, until the patience of the baggage functionary was about exhausted. At length the widow sidled up with him and asked if the poor dear was all right. “)lee, '“confound him!” growled the baggage master, without looking around. 5‘ And another time you ship your poor dear over the road he goes by freight. I don’t mind helping a. woman, but I won’t have no saffron-colored beast of obscure ancestry spewing around the floor of this car and howling forâ€"“ Just then he turned and saw his blunder. “I beg your pardon, ma‘um,” he con- tinued, stummering. “ I thought yours was the dog. I take it all back, mu’um. The corpse has acted like a. perfect gentleman." -â€"1)ral.'e’s Travellers' Mag/Mine. ixty»five per cent. of the population of .Jew Mexico can neither read 1101- wribe. Zachary : Yes, there is quite a diffi r enoe between an entry clerk and a. hall boy. At a. recent meeting of the Oxford Union a. resolution was adopted declaring that “ the present condition of the Established Church in England cells for large and vigorous reforms, and thnt such reforms should b based upon a. recognition of the constitutional right of the Church of Eng- land to self-government in spiritual matters." An umendmentin favor of dis- sastablishment was lost without a division. The prospects of the success of the cru- sade against Sunday liquor-selling in Eng- land are good. Over (3,000 petitions have been sent to Parliament with 679,000 signa- tures in favor of the Sunday Closing Bill. In 400 towns in England and Wales there were 8 to 1 in favor of it. Spain has expressed herself as strongly opposed to the idea. of the United States being allowed the exclusive right of inter- vention in connection with the I’amanmaé Canal. Aoruel joke is reported in 3. Sheffield paper. The promoters of a. church bazaar received an offer from Manchester of a horse and trap, and gladly accepted it. One of them then went to the railway station to receive the present, which proved to be a clothes horse and a mouse-trap. Dr. Horatius Bonar. at the meeting of the Edinburgh Auxiliary of the McAll Mission in France recently, said that eleven years ago they had only 100 followers in Paris ; but now they had sixty-eight meet- ing places, with sittings for nearly 11,000. Secretary Allen, In a. letter to the Com- mittee on Indian Affairs, snys that nun, scalp and war dances, plural marriages, the practices of medicine men, and the Indian’s austom of destroying or disturbing his roperty on the death of a. member of his family, should be discontinued among the Indians supported by the Government. â€".â€"‘! I guess there is no need of my nam- ing the value of this parcel,” said a sharp countryman to the clerk of the express office; “ if Itis lost you have enough pro- visos on the back of this receipt to hinder a. dozen lawyers from recovering anything from the company." A, horse and cutter belonging to Mark Adams,“ Norwich. were stolen from the hitching post at Clara‘s Hotel. Otterville, on Wednesday evening about 7 o’clock. The thief is supposed to be an Indian, who was drinking around the village in the afternoon. The horse was brown, and was trucked to the east of the village, and is no doubt safely sheltered in the Indian reserve on the Grand River. It is proposed to have the Castle Church of Witbenburg, upon the door of which the famous ninety-five theses of Luther were nailed, in thorough repair on the 400th anniversary of the green reformer’s birth, November 10th; 1883. Natives of Madagascar have given $1,000,- 000 in the last ten years to spread the gos- pel. The advance of Christianity in that island is one of D118 mosh remarkable achievements in the history of missions. Here’s an item for the ladies to gloatl over. At a recent examination for the‘ degree of Bachelor of Arts in the Univer- sity of London there were 237 candidates, of whom 215 were men. Of the men, 90, or about 42 per cent., gained the degree . Qt the 22' women who presented them¢ selves7 no fewer than It}, or about 74 per eent.,'were successful. Further. only 58 of the 216 men, or 27 per cent, were placed in the first division, whereas 15 of the 22 women,or 68 per cent. succeeded in ob- tmmg places in that division. The aver- age age of the women was slightly lower than that of the mag. Kmahi Okawa, the daughter of the first elder chosen and ordained at Yokulmma, is the first to complete the full course of study in the Isaac Ferris Semmury in Japan. She is only 18 years old, tsud has grown up with aha school. At the Quaker revival meeting in pro- gress in the Orthodox Quaker Church at Lafayette and \Vuuhiugbon avenues, Brook- l)n, a. quarter of an hour is devoted to silence at the beginning of each meeting. Mexico has proved a very encouraging mission field for the Memhodihts and Pres- byterians. The most flourishing mission in that country is that; of the Presbyterian Church North. Zion’s Harald declares that no man should attempt to preach if he has “ sincere doubts about the ruliableuess of the Bible." Two nabiVIe evangelists, who are known as the “ Moody and Smnkey of Hawaii,” are arousing the sinners in the Sandwich Islands. T119 Golden Rule says congregations hmve the making and unmaking of good preach- ers to an extent they do not dream of. Berlin, with over 1,160,000 population, has only forty-five places of worship. Gangs of men commenced yesterday morning to dig up every lot in Lebanon Cemetery, Philadelphi;t, for the purpose of comparing the contents with the officiml interments of the records. Grave D, 134, which should contain sixty bodies, was found empty. The authorities of till the other colored cemeteries of the city have determined on similar examiuatlone. A call has been issued for an indignation meeting on Thursday night, and trouble is feared. Notesof tho Progr. as of the Denominations tho World 0vo1'. WEEKLY CHURCH BUDGET. Perfectly \V ell Belmvml. “ Oh, Amy 1" he said, “heat beloved and deareutl I am in all things with which you are identified most painfully selfish. I so love you, it makes me unjust even to you.” “ Wth mean you, Arnold ?” she said looking up_ to hip} tenderly. “ That I would Wlsh you were not here in this place, and with that wonmn,the Con- tesse Comm-mi. You cannot think how it pains. irrltntes, al'llxcts me. It seems to me that I cannot bear itwthat rather than witness it, 1 must at once leave here~fiy Florence altogether, in prefe' ace to know- ing you are made the 0’ fleet of wonder, speculation and staring by the insolent of all the fools in the city." Lord'fiArnold wanted but little guidance ; may, he himself, after Amy had led him round the graveled walks for a short dis- tance towards the Arno, directed his steps to that small secluded clump of trees where he had, by the contrivunce of Ruth Seaton, met her, and this not having been included in the programme was deserted, lone and silent. As soon as they were beneath the shnde of the trees Arnold passed his arm round the waist of Amy and pressed her to his breast. l... ow. . . Lord Arnold’s readiness to comply with her request was a Very excellent proof that, he was as anxious as she could possibly be to submit his gallantry to such a test. Lord Arnold spoke not during their pro- gress into the garden, nor did Amy. She only knew that. he pressed her hand to his side, and that she gladly returned that pressure ; for somehow he looked. in his full dress, so noble, so handsome that she seemed never to love him so muce as now. “ My Lord, I Will put) your gallantry to the test, by trusting to you my beloved young friend, Signora. Amy Seaton. Will you favor me by presenting your arm to her, and placing yourself under her guid- anceâ€"permit her to show you some alters.- tione and arrangements 1 have effected in the gardens, before the beauty of the mieeen scene is destroyed by a. mass of noisy guzers '2” ” It is not with my wishâ€"with my will, Arnold, that 1 am here. No, in truth, it is more pmnful to me than it 03.1.1 be to you, even. But: what am I to do? How emanci- pate myself from the posimion in which I am placed ? I came not here by choiceâ€"I cannot leave without knowing one place in this Wide Wide world to receive me.” Lord Arnold and the Earl of Sidmouth arrivad at the villa together ; the contesse received them, Amy standing by her side. They came late, and the aontessaâ€"her principal guests being presentwwas able, by appointing a titled lady, a. dear friend of years gone by, te receive the remainder of her guests, to quit her post and for a. time devote her attention to Lord Arnold. by whose features she seemed to be particularly moved. The conteesa glowed with triumph as she observed the eye of Lord Arnold incessantly wandering to Amy, and perceived her color come and go as Italian nobles stared at her with undisgnised admirationâ€"uttering a. passing word to the contessa, but glaring at Amy all the while. She saw. however, that Amy was very whiteâ€"that she trem- bled excessively, and was evidently unable to endure being thus the observed of all observers. She, therefore, to give her an opportunity of recovering herself, said to Lord Arnold : Her eyes were full of tears ; she laid her head upon his shoulders._ “ There is one place,” he said. “ 011, where? I do not know it," she replied. :' Cruel!” he exclaimed. “ Oh, Amy! my heart longs to receive you. Fmd your home with~â€"” “Lord Arnold, spare me 1” she said, earnestly. “ You know I love you thh my whole soul, but; do not tempt me to that of which in your true heart; you would not approve. I know you mean to act to me in all honor, but the time has not come for you to do thisâ€"as you would most wish it. No, dearest Arnold, let us both be true to the compact We made; and, if it please heaven, we shall then be happy; if not, l‘ll share your lot, if you let me, Where’er it, be, and never, never, repine ut any misery, however sharp, if enabled to solace you in sorrow, or remove from your aching orow & pam or care.” The Arno, at the appointed hour, was thronged with the beauty and fashion of Florence. and quickly they filled the salons of the contesea. It. wee a. most severe com- parison which Amy had to undergo; but, when she appeared with the contesea. among the numerous guestsâ€"the female portion of which exhibited beauty of a very striking kind, it was acknowledged that she bogs the palin. _.. 1‘ . .n-u n “ Nay,” she said; “wait until 1 have proved myself worthy of your love. See, Arnold, this gaieby shall not woo me to jom it, if you Wish it not. On the plea of illness, I will retire now, and no powar shall force me to rejoin it, if you wish it not.” 3 My own Amy!” ejaculated Arnold withipusgioqate quduens. . The conteaea received a. communication by a special messenger, and Within a week from that time the villa was thrown open for the reception of vmitore. The rooms were decorated with all the skill which the high decorative ability of Italian artiste and unlimited resources could achieve. The gardens and walks were laid out in a. style which reminded all who entered them of those Eastern won- ders read of in tales of enchantment, but scarcely ever realized by human eye. “ Amy, I 011111101; as]; you to give up the pleasures so dear to the young heart) as thine.” “It is only pleasure to me, Arnold, when you are there.” ‘ “ Sweetest Amy? (3h, when will that hour come when I elmll make you mineâ€" mine for ever?! ” “Never 1 ” exclaimed a liareh voice. A shadow fell upon them. A figure peeked between them, removing Amy rudely from Arnold’s urine. He was about to seize the offender when a. moon- beam through the cleft of trees fell upon the stranger‘s face It was Seaton! Arnold staggered back astounded. Sea- ton glared upon him, and said through his ‘ teeth, “ You have fastened upon me an in- ‘jury I will never forgive. You felled me to the earth by a, vile blow. Rather than my child, Amy, should be your wife, I’ll find out her seat of life With my wood-knife. Groâ€"you Ree her no moral Amy, come with me! Upon your elleginnce as my child I commend you’lr” "y Ilu- Anlhnr 0t “ Loul in this \Viuning, H .\ hull from u Lin-firm. HAPPY AT LAST. ARRIVAL 0F LORD ARNOLI>~TIIE GARDEN He burned her hobbiug awuy, while Lord VOL. XXV. CHAPTER XX There must; be something inspiring in the con- dition and surroundings of a cor “ted murderer, for it very often happens that o._.o few days or hours which intervene between the sentence and its execution are spent in the composition of verses. No one who read them will forget the grotesque lines which Guitenu composed in the solitude of his cell and read on the scaflold. Lee, the murderer of the woman he loved, Maggie Howie, has also experienced the divine afflatus. When informed that his sentence had been comv muted from hanging to imprisonment for life he did not; evince any emotion, but. shortly after- wards gm'e vent to his feelings in a, song of no meaning, which he hml composed himself, and to each verse of which the following chorus was appended: “ And to keep what has transpired be- tween us from mortalâ€"to breathe it not : even on the day you are prepared to de- part, to make outward preperations for a longer stay.” “ It shall be as you advme.” “ Return to the salons of the conteeea; and when speaking to Amy make no allu- sion to what has passed between us.” “ But shall I find Amy in the salons ?” “Why not ‘2” “ Seaton, her father, but now, juxâ€"t are you approached. presented himself before me and her, while engaged in converseâ€"â€" and led her away.” “ Seaton ‘2” “Even him l He Spoke to me scornfully, alluded to an unhappy event which had occurred between us, and. taking her away, vowed that we never should meet moreâ€" that she should never be mine l" “ Whyâ€"why did you not name this be fore ?” “ Your arrival so closely followed their departure, that it seemed to me you must have met them. Nay, I placed your {LP- pearance here in connexion with their de- parture hence." Ruth uttered an impatient examination. “ Which path did they take ?” she in- quired. Arnold indicated with his hand. “ Amy left the rooms in my chin-gel" he said. “ What am I to assign to the conteasa as a. reason for returning Without her '2" “Assign no reason ; return not to the salons, but to Florence. You will find a. gondola ; there are plenty, which will bring you back to Florence. Avoid as much as possible being abroad until you hear from or see me. I will then tell you how to act. Farewell!" “ Farewell I” he responded. I will follow your counsel.”7 r Nrnsulionn of :1 Con] lVIine Der/101ml. The deepest coal mine in America. is the l’otteville, in Pennsylvania. The shaft il 1,576 feet deep. From its bottom, almost a third of a mile down, 200 cars, holding four tons each, are lifted every day. They are run upon a platform, and the who]. weight of six tons is hoisted at a speed that makes the head swim, the time occupied in lifting a full car being only a little more than a minute. The hoisting and lowering of men into coal mines is regulated by law in that State, and only ten can stand on a platform at once under penalty of a heavy fine. However, carelessness cannot be pre- vented, and unaccustomed visitors are appalled by it. “A person of weak nerves," says a correspondent, “ should not brave the ordeal by descending the Pottsville shaft. The machinery works as smoothly as a hotel elevator, but the speed is so terrific that one seems falling through the air. The knees after a few seconds become weak and tremulous, the ears ring as the drums of these organs are forced inward by the air pressure. and the eyes shut involuntarily as the beams of the shaft seem to dash upward only a foot or two away. As one leaves the light of the upper day the transition to darkness is fantastic. The light does not pass into gloom in the same fashion as our day merges into night, but there is a kind of phosphorescent glow, gradually becoming dimmer and dimmer. Half way down you pass, with a roar and sudden crash, the ascending car ; and at last, after what seems several minutes, but 1 is only a fraction of that time, the platform begins to slow up, halts at a gate, and through it you step into a crowd of creatures with the shapes of men, but with the blackened faces, the glaring eyes, and wild physiognomies of fiends." “ I am sure of it. Will you be pre- pared to wed her at a moment’s notice '3” “ I will. “ And to leave Florence immediately after the wedding, provided with the proper passports to facilitate your design ?” “You'mafl trust me to be even prepared for all that 1” “ My lord," she said, with a slightly per- ceptible sneer, ‘- you seem converted into a statue l" “ I am.” he answeredâ€"“ of ice 1” “ You Wish Amy. to consent to an im- mediate union with you, that you might bear her away from here ?” “ My heart swells sud throbs at the bare mention of the craving of my soul, though it be hopeless.” “ No, it is not hopeless." “ Not hopeless?” “ No 1 you shall carry out your design.” “ Explain !” “ I have power over Amy.” “ What power '2" “ No power but that to which I am entitled by nature and by law. Not that alone ; for she is attentive to my counsel, is heedful, and from a sense of duty ready to obey me. I will combat her foolish notions and change her determina- tion.” “ Do you think it possible you can effect this ?” He had not recovered himself from the paralyzed astonishment in which the sud- den. unexpected, and bewildering presence 0' Sexton, during his fond communion with Amy, had plunged him, when a hand was laid upon his snoulder, and his name was whispered in his ear. Htsâ€"turned to see by whom he was ad- dressed, aud beheld Ruth Seaton. The majority of our most successful journalists are self-made men. The press is every year becoming a greater power in the land ; it is already one of the greatest “ resources of civilization," and we might as soon try to get along without steam, or railways, or the post-office, as without our newspapers. ]f we are to have newspapers we must have editors to direct them, and the editors must march with or in advance of the times. There is therefore good reason to hope that better things are in store for the coming generations of journal- ists than there have been for those that are gone, and that on the newspaper press the best talent, the maturestjudgment, and the most cultivated taste will yet find congenial and appropriate work.â€"Clzmnbcrs’ Journal. Arnold, electrified, stood transfixed to the span. RICIIMON D HILL, THURSDAY, DECEBIBER 21, 1882. Micky, mind your Maggie, And mind your Maggie well 1:01] her up in your overcoat, Burdock Cornell. For if you don’t you'll rue it Until the day you (lie ; But never buy the cmdle Before the baby smiles. (To be continued.) Lee’s Doggrel. Velvet is now usedwit‘, cloth as well as as with silk. A jacket (3 velvet is some- times added to a cloth costume, and there is a touch of velvet in the drapery and on the lower skirt, or the basque or vest, cuffs and collar, are the only place where the velvet appears. A dress in dead-leaf brown Amazon cloth has a velvet jacket fitted in Jersey fashion, smooth in the hips. Quaculy Celebralious in Portugal. On the birthday of the Queen of Portu- gal a ball took place at Lisbon, in a tem- porary ballroom, on a terrace fronting the sea. It was hung with red and white striped cloth, and decorated with suits of armor and banners. Baskets filled with flowers and vines hung from the cornices, and the walls were festooned _with vines, interspersed with dahlias of every con- ceivable hue, while large vases of flowers were placed at intervals around the room. The prevailing flower was the dahlia, which in Portugal attains to a size, beauty and perfection of color unknown in colder climates. The Queen wore a scarlet satin acreage and train, the latter over a petticoat of white watered silk, richly embroidered with silver. She wore a girdle of silver cord, finished with two large tassels. Her diamonds were of great size and beauty. The dress was made high, on account of her delicate health. Owing to this the ladies present all wore high-necked dresses. The ball did not break up till half-past 4, as the Queen wished to see the comet, and no guests left till after their Majesties. The ex-King was present. His second wife, and consequently the step- mother to the present King, is an American lady, formerly Miss Elise Henssler, of Bos- ton, who made her debut as an opera singer some thirty years ago. BonIu-In m: Pretty in Their \an as n Bright Bird on n Bough. The latest bonnets for day receptions and theatres are velvet and flowers. Fashion, proverbially fickle goddess, now turns to her forgotten beauties, and decks with the pure lilies and fair roses of sum- mer the bonnets chosen to be worn under the glare of gaslight in mid~winter. The great, loose-leaved msthetic flowers are favorites. Nasturiums,wall-flowers, crushed roses and wild eglantine are especially popular for garniture. The evening bonnet this season is very small, being scarcely larger than a huge Alsatian bow, yet this tiny head-gear is as ornate and exquisite, and even more costly, than the great picturesque pokes which were worn last summer. The small hat is daintin made of velvet in crushed strawberry, shrimp pink, Simla or cadet blue. Velvet with alternate stripes of Ottoman silk, or velvet figured With half moons, pears or lozenges, is used With a skirt of Ottoman silk, or velvet bordered deeply with a band of fur or feathers. Two shades of a rich dark color are sometimes com- bined in one dress. A dark-garnet Ottoman silk, striped with velvet, is out in pelisse style, with a. puffed vest of silk inserted in front and tied across with ribbons of velvet. The skirt of velvet is finished by adeep ruohe of velvet, lined with Ottoman silk. There are hanging buttons of velvet balls held in a. network of silk. Pretty short dresses in Pompadour style are of pale-blue satin, brocaded with rosebuds and leaves in reseda. green. The basque is out square at the neck, with half-long sleeves. The skirt is of solid brocade and the toilet is trimmed with huge ruches and frills of white Orien- tal lace. An elegant dress is of Ottoman silk in dark green, with lozenge velvet figures. The under-skirt, of plain Ottoman silk, is dark green. (Compiled by Aunt Kate.) \th1 ‘Ve Waste. We are wasteful people. If any one needs confirmation of this let him station himself at the rear of some of our hotels, or even dwelling-houses, and it will be seen that great quantities of what was good food goes to food the pigs. We have known families where this waste was enormous. The French are noted for making a little go a great way; and yet they are noted as well for presenting to their guests tooth- some dishes. They, above all others, seem to have the faculty of making the most of everything. It is surprising what agood housekeeper may do. if she will, In this direction. For example, meat bones should never be thrown away, but cracked and made into soup. Cold vegetables left over from the previous day’s dinner can be fried or otherwise warmed up for the next morn- ing's breakfast. Bits of boiled ham that would hardly be presentable in any other form might be minced and mixed with raw eggs, and warmed up and served on toast. Remnants of meat of any kind should be saved, minced, and served hot for breakfast. It is needless to multiply illustrations, for where one is disposed there are many ways that will constantly come to mind to save. It is wrong to waste, even if we can afford to do so. Not only should every house- keeper seek to prevent waste and loss of food, but it should be the aim to prepare the same for the table in the most attrac- tive and palatable form consistent with economy. Some of the latest French bonnete, against the folly and extravagance of which newspapers and even pulpits have raved from the days of the Spectator till now, are extremely plain in their appearanceâ€" innoceut bits of dark crlmson velvet, with a cluster of wild roses low at one side and strings of pink crepeâ€"but they sell at not less than $50. English 'walking hats of felt, simply trimmed in the style they are finished by London batters, are also chosen to wear with plain tailor suits of velvet or vel- veteen. “ Patience" hats of dark velvet, with soft crowns and with wide pleaded borders, are worn by a few ladiefi, but are too peculiar to be popular. Ladler who affect; the masculine English styles wear turbans of cloth to match their suits. with a. border of fur. Chatty Notes 011 Newest Fashions, Recipes. 1cm, Eta. SEASONABLE HINTS TO HOUSEWIVES. Abouuet of dark sapphire blue has a bri}n_of pa1e>blu_e forgetâ€"mg-pota. A darl} red velvet Bonnet has a brim of fine white flowers. Cooking l'llllI Other I‘l‘c‘ipl‘n. A little borax in the water cleanses ivory and celluloid hair brushes. In washing muslins and lawns put a. little pulverized borux in the water, and use but little soap. The quality and juices of meats are far HOUSEHOLD CIRCLE. ‘Vt-lvt't in Vogue. It is announced that Canterbury Cathe- dral is to be lighted with the electric light during the winter months. The project seems neither more nor less than aprofana- tion. That an edifice so venerable in years and so rich in historical incidents should have the dim religious light which accords with the sanctity of a. cathedral displaced for the glaring and trying light of the electric lamp is, indeed, enough to make one doubt if the msthetes have done any- thing to hurl Philistinism from its throne. A Perthshiremxnister, more skilful as an angler than popular as a preacher, was once giving advice to a parishioner on the benefits of early rising, and mentioned as an instance that he had, a few mornings before, composed a sermon and killed a salmon before breakfast. “In fact, sir,” said he, with selflsatisfaction, “ it is a fact on which I plume myself greatly.” “ Aweel, sir,” was the pointed reply, “ I wud much rather has had yer saumon than yer ser- mom.” Rev. Dr. Hately Weddell, of Glasgow, recently selected for his text the well known verses in the twentieth chapter of Revelation: “And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he lay hold on the dragon and bound him a thousand years, and cast him into the bottomless pit,” and said that, “ if ever an angel came down from heaven to earth for a. work like this, it was the angel of electrical science. It came direct from heaven. If such an angel brought a chain in his hand, it was the telegraph er3 and the electric cable coiled up and carried on his arm. If ever such an angel had such a key as spoken of in the text, it was the submarine telegraph. Just in proportion as electrimty circled the “earth, just in that same proportion would the devil be do. feated." A very good chocolate pudding is made of one quart of Imlk boiled with one ounce of finely-grated chocolate. Flavor with vanilla, and sweeten to suit the taste. After it has boiled long enough for the chocolate to thoroughly dissolve, mix with the milk, take it from the fire, and when sufficiently cool stir in the yolks of six eggs well beaten. Put it in a pudding dish and let it bake until of the same consis- tency of baked custard, and then over the top spread the whites of the eggs beaten to a, froth, and sweeten with six tablespoon- fule of powdered sugar and let it brown quickly. When 9. Scot meetsa Scot then comes the tug of war. The late Duke of Buc- oleuch. on one occasion, preferred riding on horseback and unattended. He came to a. toll-gate. U His Giace pulled up, and, While search- ing for the needful, he was accosted by the gutefeepgr 2 For a delicious cake, beat together half a. pound of butter and three-quarters of a. pound of sugar until they are both White and light ; then beat separately the whites and yolks of seven eggs, and stir the yolks and a. small wine-glass of brandy in with the butter and sugar and add the Whites of the eggs, half a. grated nutmeg, 8. pound and a half of flour, about a. pound of seeded and chopped raisins, and half a. pint of cream. Bake in tins lined With paper on the sides and bottom. “ The {011, sir. gin you please,” said the gaggjkegper. “Yes,” was this reply, “he will be this Way, 150: 513w}: “ Will he be in a, coach 2111’ four, or only in a carriage un’ twa, think ye ‘3” “ In all probability on horseback,” was the rejoinder. “ In them case, do you think that he wad be offended gin I offered him back the change should he gae me a mxpence or & shilling to pay wi’ a? he passed ‘2” For drop cakes use one cup of sweet milk, one-half cup of sugar, one egg, a small piece of butter, one teaspoonful of soda, one and a half teaspoonfuls of cream tartar, a. pinch of salt, and flour enough to make as stiff as soft cake ; allow one small spoonful to each cake, and fry in hot lard. Cold roast beef is very nice broiled. Cut it into slices about a. quarter of an inch thick and have it as rare as possible sprinkle with pepper and salt and put it on the grldiron and let it best quickly; turn it over four times in the same number of minutes, and serve when hot on a. dish With melted butter. U “ IIeaEd ye ony word 0’ the Duke coming thisiyvay the dgy, sir_?” TheUDuk-e ~stretched forth his hand to receive the balance, and, with an arch and knovling 190k! gepléed: _ ~ “ Tryuhim, friehd,try him,”a.nd pocketed his coppers, muttering to himself: “ Not to be done in that way I” Boys, Note It! The Governor of Kansas told the young men of Chicago that twentyâ€"five years ago he drove oxen, and drove them well. An exchange says the present Governor of Texan started in life as an hostler at $8 per month, and he did his work well. The financial magnate, Rufus Hatch, began life as a chain carrier in surveying a Wisconsin railroad, and afterwards was a locomotive engineer. There are multitudes of idle young men because they cannot find “ hon- orable work." They would do well to remember that all honest labor is honor- able, and that idleness is a vice. To make nice celery soup boil a. small cup of rice in three pints of milk, and strain it; through a. sieve, and then add three heads of celery grated fine, and a. quart of strong veal stock ; let; it boil until the celery is tender, and season with salt and cayenne pepper. An excellent shampoo is made of salts of tartar, white castile soap. bay rum and lukewarm water. The salts will remove all dandruff, the soap will soften the hair and clean it thoroughly, and the bay rum will prevent taking cold. Excellent beef pudding is made by mix- ing apint of cooked auger beets chopped fine with four eggs, 8. quart of milk, a little salt and pepper, and a. teaspoonful of butter. Bake for half an hour. A deepatoh from Troy, N. Y., states that a new horse disease has broken out, in “leaf; Troy and threatens to become epidemic. Many animals are suffering, among them the noted trotter Chieftain, owned by Captain Sweeney. The stallion is valued at $10,000, and it is believed he will die. Inability to masticate and rapid fall of pulse and temperature are the symptoms of the malady. better preserved if the meat is wiped with towel instead of washed. A tough piece of meat can be made ten- der by leuring it cook for seveval hours in water at simmering heat. To cook ham let it simmer in water which has been added a. large cupful coarse brown sugar and a. pint of sherry. The Duke null [he 'l‘oll-lit‘epm'. WHOLE N0. 1,276 N0. 29. of It is commonly asserted that cards were invented about the time of Charles XL, in France, but some authors suppose that they had been known long before, and that they were derived, through the Moors, from the East. At any rate, we first hear of them in France in this reign, when they were employed to divert the melancholy of the king during some of the less violent paroxysms of his disorder. It is very singular that no change should have taken place since in their form or figure. The cards which are played now, resemble in all respects those which were used to amuse Charles XI. At the time they wereinvented they were intended to convey a distinct meaning, the four suits being designed to represent the four classes of people: the churchmen, the mil1tary, the classes of artificers and peasantry. By the hearts were meant the ecclesiasticsâ€"the French word is gens do chrmu', or choir man, and Claw is the French for heart. By the spades, which are in fact intended to repre- sent pike hesds, are meant the nobles or military. By the square stones, or tiles, which we call diamonds, but which the French csll carrmux, was intended the artificers’ class, and lastly, the suit which we call clubs. A countess of Anjou, in the fifteenth century, paid for one book 200 sheep, five quarters of wheat and the same quantity of rye and millet; and in early times the loan of a book was considered to be an affair of such importance that in 1299 the Bishop of Winchester, on borrowing a. Bible from a. convent in that city, was obliged to give a. bond for its restoration, drawn up in the most solemn manner ; and Louis XL. in 1471, wascompelled to deposit a. large quantity of plate, and to get some of his nobles to join him in a bond, under aheavy penalty, to restore it, before he could procure the loan of a. book which he borrowed from the Faculty of Medicine in Paris. Abbas I., seventh Shah of Persia, had the lips cut ofi those who smoked and the nose of those who took snuff. Michael Federowitz, Czar of Russia, also executed without trial his subjects who were guilty of the practice. Mahomet IV. had a hole bored in the nose of the culprits, and a pipe introduced across the face. The Parlia- ment of Paris proscribed tobacco. Urban VII. and Urban VIII. excommunicated it, as had formerly been done with pigs that had eaten children, caterpillars and cock- chafers that had the audacity to devour the vegetation. Queen Elizabeth of Spain authorized the confiscation, for the benefit of the Church, of all snuff-boxes. Richelieu did better than thatâ€"he put a tax on them. SIX thousand trees were required to build a ship of the line of sevenUy-iour guns; and when we consider that the maritime powers of Europe once possessed over 2,0C0 of these ships, and 400,000 of smaller dimensions, without counting the merchant marine, it can easily be imagined that without the use of iron in shipbuilding all the trees in Wham is called the old World would have been destroyed. Somewhat Mixed. A friend sends us the following for inser- tion : A few evenings ago we called upon the wife of an old-time friendâ€"a police- man. The wife had only recently presented the officer with a junior, and our visit was to fondle the baby and praise the mother. She is afflicted with partial deafness, and just now is also struggling with the pre- vailing influenza, so called, because the sufferer cannot prevail upon it to leave. The infant is about six months old, and when we asked how the baby was coming on the wife must have had the baby run- ning in her head, as well as the cold, and got them mixed up, for she replied with animation: “ I usually have them every winter, but I must say this is the worst one I ever had. I managed to get rid of all the rest in less than three days, but this one sticks to me like a tick.” “ Madame !” we exclaimed, with horrified feelings. " It just worries me nearly to death. It keeps me awake all night. I expect I will have it on hand all winter, and I can tell you by your looks that you are going to have one just like it." One of the curious consequences of the construction of the Suez Canalhas been the Introduction into the Mediterranean Sea. of sharks, which were formerly almost unknown there. Liverpool ranks as the most important port in the world, with an annual tonnage of $647,372; London stands second, with a. tonnage of 2,330,688; Glasgow third, with 1,432,364; New York fourth, with a tonnage of 1,153,676. As a manufacturing alty New York leads the world. The main wheel of a. watch makes 4 revolutions in 24 hours, 1,400 in a. year ; the second or centre, 24 revolutions in 24 hours, or 8,760 in a. year ; the third wheel, 192 in 24 hours, or 70,080 in a year; the fourth Wheelâ€"Which carries the secondâ€"â€" 1,440 in the 24 hours, or 525,600 in a. year; the fifth or scape wheel, 12,904 in 24 hours, or 4,731,800 revolutions in a. year; while the beats or vibrations made in 24 hours are 388,800, or 141,912,000 in a year. It Was only as recently as 1826 that Ehrenberg discovered that the peculiar color of the water in the Red Sea was due to certain marine plants which abound in it. The first recorded navigation of this strange sea was by Seeostris, more than three thousand years ago. Adversity flabterebh no man. A mail sloop capsized near Fort Myers, Fla", and four boys were drowned. A steamer grounded at Mount Homer Land- ing, and two sailors were drowned. The largest printing establishment in America, and probably in the world, is the Government Printing Office at Washington. About 2,700 persons are employed in it. According to the prohlbxtionisvs alcohol, in the last; ten years, in the United States, has sent 100,000 orphans to asylums, caused 10,000 suicides and has made 200,000 widows. [low Smokers nml Snull‘ern \Vere Formerly Persecutch â€" Inleresliug Fuels Concerning the Red and film“- tenancnn Sensâ€"The luvenlion of Playing Cards. The usual velocity of the waves in the Atlantic is 22.3 miles an hour; off Cape Horn 26 8. Sir Andrew Agnew was famous for giving broad hints. The nature of them will be best ascertained by the following anecdote : Sir Andrew having for some time been pes- tered by an impertinent Intruder, it was one day remarked to the baronet that this man no longer appeared in his company, and he was asked how he contrived to get rid of him. “ In truth,” said the beronet, “ I was obliged to give the chiel a. broad hint." “ A broad hint I” replied the friend. ” I thought he was one of those Who could not take a. hint.” “ By my faith I but he was forced to take it,” answered Sir Andrew ; ” for en the fellow would not go out by the door, I threw him out of the Window” 'eefy NOT GENERALLY liNO‘VN. Mr. Maofee, of Brandon & Maciee, who has just returned from Regina, states that a joint stock company has been formed to build a new hotel there. It was originally intended to raise $10,000, but the applica- tions for stock came in so freely that it was decided to raise the amount to $20,000. A waterworks company is being organized to bring water from Boggy Creek, about three miles distant. There is said to be good spring water. The Reginians intend apply- ing for incorporation as a town. Wood sells at $10 per load of 1% cords and coal from $518 to $20 per ton. A number of lots were sold last week at from $600 to $1,200 per lot. Mr. Maofee sold one at $1,000. There is now three feet of water in the creekâ€"Winnipeg Sun. A new church was dedicated in Regina. the other Sunday in connection with the pastoral charge of Rev. W. J. Hewitt, of the Methodist Church of Canada. The building is of frame, 24x36 feet in size, with a. shingled roof and ceiling, and inside walls of matched lumber, and lined with turred paper. Peculiarities or interest in connec- tion with this church are the facts that the first timber for the new building was only drawn upon the ground 10 days before the structure was opened, also that the church when dedicated was free from debt. The other day a man and woman came to a sudden halt on Grand River street, and the woman dropped a. basket she was carry- ing and called out : I die two or three times a. day (in “ Camille”), sometimes for weeks in suc- cession, but. somehow it does not seem to affect; my general health. As for myself. I am never sick. If my head aches a. little I apply ice Water and the pain is gone. If I take cold and my throat is sore I dash on ice water and am well. Always ice water ; it is my sovereign remedy. But 1 do not drink it. No. IfIdid I should be pale and delicate and slwsys ill, like some of your pretty American ladies. Do you know, I believe drinking so much of this same celd,cruel ice water is what makes inva- lids of so many American women 7â€"11‘rom an interview with Mlle. Rhea. A Kingston gentleman, who bought a. thirty dollar lot at Rock Lake City. received a. tax bill the other day in which he was charged with three dollars for statute labor, which it was answered, he had not per- formed. He thinks it would pay him to tramp up and do his statute labor, as other- wise he will soon lose the value of his farm. “ You’ll Ieave me, will you ?" he calmly asked. The British ship Frona. has been ldgfit lea with all hands. The Emerson International says: “ It is very probable that Mr. Justice Miller will, in a few daya, be elevated to the Chief Jus- ticeship. The appointment of Mr. Alfred Boultbee to the puisne judgeship thus vacated is rumored.” 7‘ I will! I will! I’ll not live with you anotjger gay !" “ Yes, I will I” “ When '1’” “ Nowâ€"right offâ€"this minute I” “ You’ll go away ?" “ Yes, sir 1" “ I Wouldn’t if I were you." ” But I will, and I defy you to pre- vent; me ! I have suffered at your handeas long as I can put up with it.” “ Oh, I shan’t try to stop you," he quietly replied. “ I’ll simply report to the police that my wife has mysteriously dis- uppesred. They will want your descrip- tion, and 1 shall give it. You wear No. 7 shoes ; you have an extra. large mouth; you walk stiff in your knees; your nose turns up at the end ; hair the color of a. brick terra. cotta, the newest in fashion ; eyes rather on the squint ; voice pal-takes of â€"â€"." “ Wretchl you wouldn’t dare do that I ” she screamed. “ I certainly will, and the description will. goiqto all_ the_pa.pers.” In Pilot Mound Mr. George Playfair, 5-13, has 1,900 bushels of grain this season, the average yield of which was 50 bushels to the acre. Mr. R. Blackburn hes Golden Drop wheat this season which yielded 42 bushels to the sore. V They glared~ HE each other for a. minute like cats. Then he walked on. She looked up and down the street, gritted her teeth together, and then picked up her basket and followed on after. He had what they call the dead- wood on her. “ Bee Rock," in Tehema County, Califor- nia, one of the highest buttes in that section, has for the past fifteen years been occupied by bees, who formed a mammoth hive. It was blasted out last week, and th a dead bees filled three large grain sacks, while a comb of honey two and a half feet in thickness was found in the hive. Game 18 plentlful in the neighborhood of Pembina. Crossing. On Friday Mr. R. N. Lee shot two deer and Mr. R. D. Foley secured another couple of the antlered herd. A correspondent asks: “ Do canary birds like fish? ” Well, we can’t tell whether they do or not ; but they manage to catch little perch every day. There are 75 bodies at the morgue in New York waiting, to be claimed. The Belmont-Davey libel case endeé 8.1: New York yesterday by a. disagreement; of the jury, 8 being for conviction. The order committing Devoy for contempt was vacated. Nelson farmers are commencing to bring in pork and beef. The former sells at 80. to 9a., by the carcass, and the letter at 90. to 100., by the quarter. The Town Council of Nelson have struck a. rate of one cent on the dollar, and the school tax will bring it up to five mills more. Yesterday John Henry brought his three daughters into court at Reading," Pa., 213 plaintiffs in three separate actions for breach of promise of marriage. Two ofi the girls sue own cousins. A man named Carter was followed by seven wolves whxle driving from Brandon to Minnedosn last week. The New York State oeuvasers yester- day morning declared the vote on the recent election as follows: Cleveland, 535,318 ; Folger, 324,464; Howe,:111,974; Hopkins, 25,783. Constitutional amendment on canals; for, 456,105 ; against,163,157. A road is being out through the woods on the south side of the river from Tiger Hills to the Portage. Mr. W. T. Adamson, a Portage iNinSrod, has shot nearly 600 prairie chickens this fall. Selkirk Council has just passed a. by-law fixing a rate of taxation at 5% mills on the dollar. Steps have at last been taken to illumi- nate the streets of Emerson. Coal oil is to be used. A bank is expected 60 be opened in Crys- tal City shortly. It is proposed to erect a. new brick school- house in Minnedosa. A line of omnibuses from Brandon to Rapid City has been started. A large number of deer have been shot around Crystal City this season. A Court of Queen’s Bench will be estab- lished in Portage la. Prairie next; spring. A Budget 0! Gossip [tom the Prairie Pro Vince. There is good sleighing in Brandon. At Nelécn dry oak wood sells at 33.50 to $4 per cord. LATEST NORTHWE STE RN NOTES Urn-s and Abllsoel of Ice ‘Vntér. She Didn’t Dare Bo It.