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“ ‘Quihe a. crowd you have to-night.’ re- marked I genielly to a disengaged bobby, ‘whose duty it was to see that‘the sequence of oookneya was legitimately maintained. ‘ I suppose some of these people will hardly reach nhe Surangers' Gallery until to mor- row gaming ?‘ At this my stately companion strode ofl, and in a. minute returned and ordered me to follow him. His expression was severe, and left the impression on those left behind that I was summoned on State business. As we walked together 9. half crown slip- ped into his hand. I was about to pass the second ‘ bobby,’ who guards the entrance to the lobby, when that functionary arrested ms with a grad ‘ Keep back, sir ; you can’t pass here, sir.” " ' But this policeman â€"’ said I. “ ‘ Oh, I beg pardon ; come this way,’ and asecond half crown (about 62 cents) entered the bend of Her Majesty‘s faithful ' bob_by.’ “ I was piloted through a. number of semiprivileged individuals who had got thus for and seemed unable to get any further. I had to face the some sergeant- at arms who barred my way to the Speaker's gallery only a few months ago. But for some occult reason this dragon in black silk stockings and knee breaches seemed less unepprosohable than on my former visit. I waited a favorable oppor- tunity when our conversation should not be public property. Then inserting a halt- crown between my thumb and the card from the American Legstion, and in that position holding the combined potential- ities up to him and to him alone, i seid : "' ‘ I will give you half a crown if you will smooth my way to the next policeman, and givo him halt a crown, too.’ " ‘ I suppose not,‘ replied the honest peeler, as he eyed me closely. " ‘ I’m sorry,’ continued I, ‘ for I hoped to get in to-night.’ “ The peeler looked about with an air of med indifierence. I continued, looking at e statue of Burke : “ 'But I have a. card from the American Minister. nndâ€"â€"’ “ 'Can’t ’elp hit, sir; quite himpoaaxble, sir ; most hunprecedenued hinflux of atraygara, air,’ em. “ It was absurd to negotiate with a. man budgeted by a. crowd of hungry applicants, and to offer a corruption fund publicly would have beep equally futile. I retraced my steps to the crowded vestibule. where Burke and Fox kept company with the pantslooned gentry o! Biccudilly. _ “ Well, you must know," said he. “ that I didn’t propose to go back to New York and say I hadn’t heard Gladstone. I don’t often get a run out of my oflioeâ€"at any rate as far as Englandâ€"and I was bound that I would see the one great man they’ve got here. So I started down to the Ho‘use ht about 5, and steered most of my way by ti! lighthouse that is perched up on top of the highest tower of the buildings. They say the tower is over 300 feet high, and that the light only burns when Parliament is in session. At any rate it lit up the most magnificent pile of buildings in the worldâ€"perhaps not so grand ,at first sight as the Washington Capitol, but more finely worked when youeome up close to it. There are eight acres of ground covered by this stone building, andit haseost about $15,000,000. However.1guess they didn’t steal any of it, for I don’t see how they could have done it for less. I entered a great court yard, and‘ a policemanâ€"they call them hobbies thereâ€"told me I must go through Westminster Hall and then through St. Stephen’s Hall, and then turn to my left, and then ask some one who would post me. So I tramped along through a magnificent hall, whose painted roof Was made of great oak timberwork, past marble statues ot English kings, up a series of broad stone steps into another imposing hall, where I saw marble statues of far greater menâ€" Fox, Burke Pitt and Chatham. This hal was crowded with Englishmen waiting their turn to get into the Stranger’s Gallery. I hurried by and approached the door of the august chamber. where I imagined Gladstone holding his hearers spellbound by his persuasive periods." "“Quite inipossfbleain D3n’u you see there are over fifty waiting their turn. Slang aai_d§3, please, sin: " ‘ fion't you see, air, that it' is impor- tant that I should go up to the Speaker’s gallqry, and that right “gay 7’ U "Afibarently coivinoedfhe said, ‘ Stand behind me. sit, and look sharp when I give the word.’ " At that moment the door leading to the Speaker’s gallery opened to let some one out. My severe friend in silk stockings seized my card With the accompanying coupon and I hurried up into the light of t . ouse oi! Commons. ut tne‘battle was not yet won. I was one of a number who had to stand up, and even then could not see ovar well. I wanted to get into some good seats that were barred off by a silken rope, which rope was guarded by another man in silk stockings. Again I bided my time and kept my silver wedge handy for a timely insertion. At last the cord was removed (or the exit of some one. and approach- ing the rope guardian in a benevolent man-_ net. I told him that I should consider my- self in his debt to a modest extent if he would let me have one of the privileged seats facing the Speaker, which he was bound by his oath to keep me out of. The occasion was too public for more practical tactics, but With a faint silver jingle in my pocket I passed the barrier and found my- self in the best seat imaginable. " Atuer liefiening to Gladstone end a few others and hearing Lord Randolph Churchill and the President of the Board of Trade 09.11 each other names I turned to leave for home. “ As soon as we were out o! the public eye I slipped a handful of small silver inho his practited palm and walked home with a heavy heart. I am a. Sunday School superintendent, sit, and I was sad at having auooerstully bribed my way into the British House of Commons." “ ‘Let me show you downstairs, sir,’ said my polite custodian. A Few Tips on flow to Get lnlo the House 0! vommoue. A London deepatqh says : My friend who tells me the following story is one of the most respected as well as one of the most venerable members of the New York Produce Exchange. He has also a love of what is historic and time-honored. A London ceblegram says: A large meeting of the Land Restoration League was held in St. James’ Hall, London. last evening; with Messrs. Michael Davitt. Henry George, and Miss Helen Taylor, and several members of Parliament present. Miss Taylor moved a resolution, seconded by Mr. Davitt. that land inalienably belonged to the people. She expressed sympathy with the' Scotch croftersrand urged the abolition of the House of Lords. Mr. Henry George supported the resolution. He said the recent election in America was one of the most important in the history of‘tbe Republic. It meant death to both great parties and the advent of a new and vigorous party yet unnamed. In future, he said, economic and social questions in America must come to the front. The Bradstreet Mercantile Agency-reports the followingfifailurea: Ontarioâ€"Barrie- dale, John Young, general atore,asaigned in trust. Quebwâ€"Montreal, Joseph Pleau, general store, assigned in trust; H. J. Shaw & Co, wholesale and retail furniture, asai nod in trust.) Nova. Boothâ€"Canard. D. . (to. F. Eaton, ship builder: Ind lumber, assigned; Liverpool. A. L. Welt. general Itore. HOW To SEE GLADSTONE- Land Restoration League. Business Change I. Attorney-General J tunes 8.6 mitted these circumstances, but justified Lord Ger- mcyle’s action. The defenaut was willing, as he always had been. to grantacom- pensation to the lady. At the same time, Lord Gannoer wished to state that not tihe slightest imputation rested on Miss Fortescue‘s character. She had through- out their intercourse conducted herself as it highly modest and high-minded English ady. Miss Fortescue accepted the proposal and at once informed her mother. At this lady’s request Lord Garmoyle informed his father, Earl Cairns, of the step he had taken. The Earl gave expression to a cordial but guarded approval of his son’s course. and wrote Miss Fortescue that his only desire in the matter was for his son’s happiness. She replied to her prospective father-in-law, assuring him that her one and only wish was to make Lord Garmoyle happy. Alittle after this Lord Garmoyle saw his father, and the latter, while saying he would not himself have made such choice, gave his consent to the union. ()4 July 20th, 1883, Lord Gar- moyle wrote to Miss Forteseue, stating that Earl Cairns thought he was doing a sensible thing to get married. With Lord Garmoyle's consent the engagement was announced, and Miss Fortescue became the recipient of kindly letters from other members of Lord Garmoyle‘s family. In August he told his betrothed that his family held very strong Views regard- ing the theatre and stage life. They thought an actor’s profession was not only full of - peril, but ungodly and profane. Lord Garmeyle assured her he did not share these views, but at his request Miss Fortescue abandoned the stage and her sister desisted from prepara- tions for such a life. Miss Fortescue was afterwards invited to Earl Cairn’s house, where she received an affectionate greeting from Lord and Lady Cairns. Suddenly, and without the slightest previous hint, Lord Garmoyle, in January, 1884. wrote a letter to Miss Fortescue breaking off the engagement. He still professed the great- est love and admiration for her, but said his friends would not accept her on account of her profession. Important Meeting in New Yorkâ€"The Precautions to be Taken. A last (Thursday) night’s New York despatch says : A large number of promi- nent physicians, sanitarians and health ofi‘icers from various seaboard cities, among others Boston, Buffalo, New Haven and Philadelphia. met at the office of the Health Board to-day to consult about the threatened danger of a cholera epidemic from abroad and the best means 0! barring it out. Cholera was discussed in all its phases, and plans were formulated upon which to keep it out of our cities, it it can- not be kept away from our shores. A circular to the health boards of all com- munities, prescribing essential precautions, will be issued as the first fruit of the cou-. ierence. It was concluded that local health boards could best deal with the disease, and that bi-chloride of mercury was one of the best germ destroyers that could be used for the purpose at disinfection. The exposure of contaminated articles to a high and very dry temperature and the boiling . of infected clothing were highly commended measures. The meeting adopted a series of resolutions setting forth that vigilant quarantine can prevent the introduction of cholera. into the United Btates.‘ The co-operation of the general Government is needed to require its representatives at foreign ports to prevent any infected cargo from being shipped to this country, and to inform the quarantine authorities at the port of desti» nation in the speediest possible manner as to any suspicious cases of sickness aboard any vessel. The representatives of the Government should also be ordered to give bills 0: health to all vessels bound for the United States, which bill shall give a lull statement of the port of departure and the condition of the passengers, crew and cargo. All vessels should be compelled to’shcw such bills on coming here. The conference also passed resolutions declaring that New York quaran‘ ine stations should be kept in good repair, and that the Legislature be requested to place in the hands of the health olficer full power for meeting the special dangers of an invasion of cholera. The national conference of the State Board -of Health will be held at Washington on December 10th. Hearing on this Great Branch a! Promise lull-TGnl‘mo) It’s Reasons for Going Back on Ilia Promise. A London cablegram says : At this suit yesterday Mr. Russell said the defendant admitted his promise to marry the plaintiff and the breaking off of the promise with- out justifiable cause. Miss Fortescue, he continued, was educated as a lady, but in consequence of her father’s failure in busi- ness, adopted stage life that she might support her mother and sister. Her salary at the Savoy theatre was three guineas a week at first and later twice that. She made the acquaintance of Lord Garmoyle in Society late in 1882. The acquaintance ripened rapidly into mutual regard and intimacy and in July, 1883, Lord Garmoyle made a. proposal of marriage. Cleveland ('arries New York Stale by l,l49. An Albany despatoh says: The State Canvassers met at noon yesterday. All present. Secretary Woof! announced the looting of the tables as follows: Highest Democratic elector, Priest, 563,155; highest Republican elector. Carson, 562 005. Plu- rality, 1.149. Lowest Democratic elector. Ottendorfer, 563 048; lowest Republican elector. Harrie, 561,971. Plurallty, 1077. Highest Prohibition elector, Miller, 25 006 ; lowest, Ellsworth, 24 948. Highest Butler elector, O‘Donnell, 17,004; lowest, Camp- bell, 16,751. After the announcement the members of the Board signed the tables and certificates. A San Francisco despatch says: M. H De Young. proprietor of the Chronicle, was shot this evening by Adolp Spreckels, son of Claus;Spreckles,the Hawaiian sugar king. The shooting took place in the business ofiioe of the Chronicle. Spreckles fired twice; the first shot took effect in De Young's left arm, 9. little above the elbow, the second in his left shoulder. The shoot- ing was the outcome of an article published in the Chronicle last Saturday respecting the afiairs of the Hawaiian Commercial Sugar Company. Spreckles was arrested A Florida aligator was recently caught with a twontyfive pound turtle in his jaws. SETTLE!) BEY‘IND CA"! [1. THE GABiVlOYLE-FCDB'I‘E SCUE. Till! Eflol‘EflA SCAR IS. VOL. XXVII. An Editor’s Troubles. The Objections Raised to the Bishops Slung in the House 0! Peers. The exact position of the spiritual lords is at this moment a very singular one, says Professor Freeman in the Fortnightly. Their seats in Parliament have been objected to on many and very difierent grounds. They are objected to, quite reasonably from his point of view, by the nonconformist seeking the disestablishment of the church. They are objected, no less reasonably from his point of view, by the zealous churchman. whose idea of the bishop’s office is so high that he regrets to see those who hold it mixed up with worldly affairs at all. But there is some- thing to be said on the other side. If there is to be any House of Lords at all,we cannot afford to turn the bishops out of it till we have some other visible class of non- heredidtary Ler‘ds to put in their places. Two or three Lords of appeal in ordinary are not enough. Strange as it may seem, the bishops are the only class of men who keep their seats in Parliament by the old traditionary right of the English freeman to appear in person in the assembly of his people. They have kept what others have lost. In theory we might say the same of, the earls; but the earldoms have utterly lost their ancient characterâ€"they have become simply one rank in the heredi- tary peerage. The earl with his illustrious Scandinavian title really differs in nothing from the French marquis who walks before him and the French Viscount who walks after him. But the bishops still hold the same seats by the same tenure as when Air-ilem braved the wrath of Rufus. not for ecclesiastical privilege, but for moral right â€"as when Stephen Langton read out the character of Henry, and wrung its more than renewal from Johnâ€"as when Ed- mund, meek and ascetic as~Anslem, could withstand king and pope alike in the cause of English freedom. If the bishops’ seats had been taken away at any moment up to the present, it would have been simply giv- ing up the innermOst defences of ,the for- tress to its assailants. It would have been setting the final seal to the long encroach- merits of the exclusive hereditary doctrine. In any more general consideration of the whole subject, this matter, like others, will have to be thought over. The little rebelllon now existing in the Isle of Skye, says the New York Commercial Advefiiser, has not been very clearly defined, as to is causes. in the accounts received by cable ; but it is not in the least difficult to understand and account for any conceivable discontent among the poor mothers of that island. Causes 0! the Little Rebellion in the Isle The island is in the main unfit for agri- culture. The lower lying tracts are susceptible of cultivation in potatoss‘and a few other products, but the climate is unfavorable, the soil poor, and the results of labor very uncertain. The land system. not only in Skye but in other islands of the group, is about the worst one con- ceivable. The greater part of Skye belongs to one great proprietor, and the curse of great estates, intended for the support of a double or tripple-' set of dependents upon the soil, is felt throughout the Hebrides. In many cases the land' is held of the great proprietor by tacks- men, a sort of middlemen between owner and cultivstor, men who hold the land by lease and sublet it at higherrates to others, levying a second rent of their own. which would be a well nigh unendurable burden to agricultural industry even in the best conditions, while the conditions in the Hebrides are the worst. The crofters are simply small rentersâ€"men who hold little 'fields or gardens upon the most uncertain of tenuresâ€"that of tenants at willâ€"at high rents. They live by fishing and kelp hunt- ing, and by serving summer tourists; and their lives are one long battle thh absolute destitution, with the odds terribly against them. . That there should be discontent among people so situatedâ€"especially when the population is so excessive as it is in these islandsâ€"is quite a matter of course, and the desperation of such discontent is equally to be presumed. Men who, at best, are allowed only the barest possibility of sub- sistence, and who . are exposed to the loss even of that small chance, by ordinary circumstances. or by the arbitrary will of those who oppress them, are not apt to be particular as to legal forms in their efforts to preserve themselves and their children alive. During the journey north, Lord Salis- bury, the Conservative leader in the House of Lords, changed his costume for a full Highland rig-out, intending it as a delicate compliment to the land. of the hilt. But when he looked at himself in the glass, he found that the tailor had cut his petticoats, or whatever they are called, too short. So he made up his mind to put on evening dress. He changed his upper garments and then sat down for a few moments to read up his speech. This sent him to sleep. He only awoke with a start to find himself running into the station. Forgetting what had happened, he thrust on his hat and appeared at the window bowing, and this ‘ was how he was dressed: He had full Highland costume as far as his waist, above was a white shirt and swallow tailed coat, and the entire edifice was crowned by a chimney-pot hat, upon which he had sat down without noticing it. His lordship's horror when he stepped on the platform and felt the keen Wind cutting his bare legs changed to absolute agony when his valet appeared scrambling out of the carriage With a pair trousers in his hands, waving them wildly and exolaiming, “ My lord, my lord, you've forgotten thesel"-â€"The Referee. The University of Edinburgh has a. acuity of thirty-nine. The vineyards around Mt. IE una,in Sicily. yielded this year an exnraorainary crop. of grapes, the wine from which is of a. superior quality. No one loves to tell a tale of scandal, b1 *1 to him that loves to hear it. Learn, then, to rebuke and silence the vdearaoaing tongue by refusing to hear. Never make your ear the grave of mother’s good neme.â€"-Shen‘- dan. ' Stammering, as many sufferers hsve foundunay sometimes be got lid of in a. simple way. A correspondent writes to the Boston Transcript : " I cured myself of an annoying habio of stammering by inhaling a flap breath between every few words, and by never allowing myself to speak unless the lungs were fully inflated. A litsle careful attention soon made the prac- tice a habit, and now I never stamina unless much excited." ’I‘I'IE 110309 SPIRITUA IA. 'l‘I-IE SKYE CROFTERS. A Bewlldel'ed Lord. RICHMOND HILL THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1884. ol Skye. his exploration of Mount Kenia, the Caves of Elgon and his experiences among the fierce Masais, by whom he was vilely used. Mount Kenia is thirty miles in diameter at the base, which is itself five thousand seven hundred feet above the sea level. It rises from-this to a height or eight- een thousand feet, and its peak gleams with great facets of ice, “'though in the depths of it lies the heat of burning Africa." Another extraordinary discovery of Mr. Thomson was made at Mount Elgon, where he found the base of the mountain pierced by caves stretching far into utter darkness, and so vast in extent that whole villages with their cattle occupy them. These excavations, he infers, must be the remains of ancient mines, worked by a race whose memory has faded “even from tradition. As for the Masai nation, they seem to be a peculiar people, jealous. rather than zealous, of good works. They are the most finely-modelled race of savvges ever met withâ€"their frames being of the softly-rounded Apollo type, and not disfigured by the rough, knotted, brawny muscles usually seen in stalwart barbarians. The odd thing about them is that till they marry they are anti-vegetarians, the young men and women being all-Jved to feed on nothing but milk and meat, and even then the meat must not be that of wild animals. Nor do they take the milk and meet together. They live on milk alone for a certain time. Then they consume quantiâ€" ties of powerful purgatives, and go on a purely meat diet which, after further doses of purgatives, they in turn change for one of milk. But after marriage, into which state they enter when the prime of life is over, they are permitted to eat vegetables. chew and smoke tobacco, and drink intonâ€" cating liquors. Altogether the Geographical Society may be congratulated on the results which have been attained by their expedition and on the success which has rewarded Mr. Thomson’s patient enter- prise.â€"â€"London Daily Chronicle. Summary of a Petition Being circulated in the Territories. The following is a. summary of the conâ€" tents of a petition being circulated and largely signed in the Northwest, for pre- sentation to the Governor-General in Council. It is asked that the Indians be more adequately provided for ; that the belt- breeds ot the Territories have not reoeived 240 acres of land each. as did the Meni- tobs. half-breeds; that halt-breed patents have not been issued ; that the old settlers ot the Northwest Territory have not received the same treatment as the old settlers in Manitoba; that the claims of settlers on odd numbers, prior to the survey, and on reserves, prior to the procla- mation of such reserves, are not recognized ; that contracts for public works and sup- plies, and positions in the public service,e.re not given,as tar as practicable, to residents of the Northwest Territories; that public buildings are often erected on sites little conducive to the eeoncmicsl trans- action of public business; that customs duties sre lev1ed on the necessaries of life ; that the disposal of its own resources is not left to the Northwest itself, as is the case with the four original Provinces of the east; that we are treated by the Federal Gov- ernment neither according to our privileges asBritish subjects, not according to the rights of people ; that consequently, as long as we are kept under the same circum- stances, we can neither be happy nor pros- porous. The Wonders seen and Dangers Passed by an Explorer. “Takea thousand men or make your will "â€"suoh was the cheering adVice which Mr. H. M. Stanley gave Mr. Joseph Thom- son, the commander of the Geographical Society’s Expedition to the terrible Masai country, on the eve of his leaving England in 1882. At last night’s meeting of the society Mr. Thomson had the pleasure of being able to explain how it was that, though he did not take a thousand men, he has not had any reason to regret that he did not make his will. The tale this daring adventurer told the brilliant gatheringin Burlington House was one which, as Sydney Smith said of the ballad of “Chevy Chase,” stirred the heart “ like a war-trumpet." The Masai country lies between the Victoria Nyanza. and Zanzibar. It is peopled by flame and untamable savages, whose territory is a bourne from which, as a rule, no traveller returns. On the road thither Mr. Thom- son, it seems, passed through more than one veritable Arcadia. but for the most part his route lay through desert and swamp and harsh mountain country, and the perils from barbarians and beasts of prey were such as might have daunted the meet valiant hearts. His small party of 120 men was composed of the rifi-rafi ot Zanzibar, and his guides were noted for their treachery. The only thingin his favor was that when he got well into the unfriendly land his people were afraid to desert lest they should be cut down, and it is but fair to say, after being under Mr. l‘homson’s discipline for a time. they improved, and towards the end of his mis- sion performed feats of travel never equal- led by a caravan of the same size in Africa. The principal points of popular interest in Mr. Thomson’s narrative last night were - Your humble petitioners are of opinion that the shortest and most effectual methods of remedying these grievances would be to grant the Northwest Terri- tories responsible government, with con- trol of its own resources, and just repre- sentation in the Federal Parliament and Cabinet. Wherefore your petitioners humbly pray that Your Excellency in Council would be pleased to cause the introduction. at the coming session of Parliament, of a measure providing for the complete organization of the District of Saskatchewan as a Pro- vince. and that they be allowed. as in 1870, to send delegates to Ottawa with their tail of rights, whereby an understanding may he arrived at as to their entry into Con- federation, with the constitution of a free Province. And your humble petitioners will not cease to pray. HENRY M. STANLEY, who claims to have converted King M’I‘ess to Christianity in a. single Saturday afternoon. is now urging upon Ennglish audiences the necessity of more missions to the interior of the Dark Continent. Attics. must be Christieniz‘. d without delay, and missions are especially pressed upon Manchester as a. means 0! disseminating not less than £20,- 000.000 of cotton cloths and osliooes among the benighted Atriosns, now totally devoid of religion, but with abundant gold dust and ivory, and open to‘the suspicion of a. need for shirts. England consumes sugar at the rate of aixnyaighu pounds per inhabitant}, or 1,088,- 000 tom. NOB’I‘II WEST (ERIE VAN CES- AFRICAN EX I’LOBATION. A little crib in a‘ corner, A baby nestling there; A wee head laid on a pillow After a murmured prayer. Hair up in funny papers- To make to-morrow’s curlsâ€"â€" But oh, such a in wning forrhead On one of the sweetest girls! And lips stuck out so “ pouty" Over a dimpled chin, - While mamma, with a blessing, Tncks baby snugly in. "Now, one sweet kiss. my darling, And then must mamma go; The little lambs in the meadows Are fast asleep I know; And so are all the chickiesâ€"J' Here the pout comes out again As she cries with angry sobbing, " So’s deâ€"niceâ€"oldâ€"doodâ€"kin' hen !" The Wild Girl. The girl of 16 who will neither sew nor do housework has no business to be decked out in finery and rambling about in search of fun and frolic unless her parents are rich, and in that event she needs the watch- ful direction of a good mother none the less. There is no objection to fun, but it should be Well chosen and well timed. No girl or woman who will not work has a right to share the wages of a poor man‘s toil. If she does work, if she makes the clothes she wears and assists in the household duties, the chances are she will have enough self- respeot to behave when playtime comes, but if she should still be a little ‘.‘ wild" the honest toil she has done will confer upon her some degree of right to have ‘her own way, ill-judged though it may be. The wild girl usually aspires to prominence in some social circle or other, and her manners and conduct are in greater or less degree designed to attract the following of men. She should remember that followers are not always admirers, and that the most sincere admiration a man ever feels for a woman in a drawing-room is when he looks upon her and says in his own conscious- ness, “ She is a perfect lady." That is a reflection that never occurs to him as his eyes fall upon the wild girl. Good Deeds. Keep good company or none. Never be idle. If your hands cannot be usefully employed, attend to the cultivation of your mind. Always speak the truth. Make few promises. Live up to your engagements. Keep your own secrets if you have any. When you speak to a person look- him in the face. Good company and good conver- sation are the very sinews of virtue. Good character is above all things else. Your character cannot be essentially injured except by your own acts. If any one speaks ill of you, let your life be so that none Will believe him. Ever live, misfor- tune excepted, within your income. When you retire to bed, think over what you have been doing during the day. Make no haste to be rich if you would prosper. Small and steady gains give competency with tranquillity of mind. Avoid tempta- tion, through fear that you may not with- stand it. Earn money before you spend it. Never run in debt, unless you see a way to get out again. Never borrow if you can possibly avoid it. Do not marry until you are able to support a wife. Never speak ill of any one. Domestic happiness has intrinsic worth; , it may he realized in poverty ; it is eternal; ‘ above the control of circumstance. Such happiness is the flower of paradise that has been suffered to stray beyond its walls, and ‘ though with us it does not bloom in original ‘ perfection, yet its blossoms, as we may 3 gather them, are too lovely to leave us in ‘ doubt whether it is worth our culture. Of all earthly goods this is Heaven’s best gift to man. Whilst there is no other kind of joy that can compensate for its absence, it may alike gild the mud walls 0! the cabin, or shed vitality and warmth over the cold state of the palace. There is no condition of life to which it may not add untold price. Monarchs there have been who have heard the exulting shout of victory, have joined it for a moment, then inwardly sighed ; rebellious sons were a thorn in the heart whose rankling prick was felt to kill all joy. Merchants may have amassed their millions ; their names may have been honored in various parts at the globe ; but in a moment, when success and security have attended some favorite scheme oi hazardous enterprise, in all the bitterness of anguish the soul has whispered : “ This is but mockery to him who would ask it to atone for the absence of domestic love.” Poets have lived whose brows have been wreathed by a fascinated nation, but whose spirits havo loathed the laurels, tor thorns grew at home. But never monarch, merchant, nor poet found domestic bliss a joy too much. He who has once possessed it would not barter it for all on earth besides. The Wild Girl and How She Should be Treated. Sometimes it may be necessary to increase the " boiling ” property with nitric acid. Finally soak the articles in water until they are perfectly tree from acid. The appearance may be improved by rubbing them with almond oil. To clean old marble or alabaster immerse the objects for two or three days in water to soften the dirt, lime, etc. Then take them out and clean them with a. brush. When cleaned in this way as well as pos- sible put them In a. mixture of one part of concentrated murietio acid and three parts of water, until they appear perfectly clean. To clean brass. make a mixture of one part common nitric acid and one part of sulphuric acid in a stone jar, having also ready s. pail of fresh water and a box of saw-dust. The articles to be treated are dipped into the acid, then removed into the water, and finally rubbed with sawdust. This immediately changes them to a bril- liant color. If the brass has become greasy it is first dipped in a strong solution of potash and soda in warm water; this cuts the grease, so that the acid has the power to act. Wheat Griddle Cakea.â€"One pint and ‘a halt flour, halt tablespoonful of salt, three tea-spoonfuls of baking powder, two eggs, one pint and a. half of milk. Batter Pudding.-â€" One quart of milk, two cups of flour, six eggs, two teaspoontuls of baking powder, two oupa of sugar, two cups of 31:0an raisins. Winter Squashâ€"Cut up, pare the pieces and shew one hourgmnsh them in the kettle and season with butter, pepper and salt. Apple Pie.â€"-Stew sour. apples until soft, rub unrough a oullendpr and add three neaten eggs for each we. one-fourth of a HINTS, HAPPINESS AND RECIPES FOR THE HOUSEHOLD. Domestic Happiness. Baby’s Answer. Cooking Recipes. Uselul l-llnls. WHOLE NO 1,377 NO. 26. A New York supporter of Blaine agreed to wear a. Plumed Knight uniform continu- ously for thirty days it James was de- teamed. One fleshy woman in West Rumney, N. EL, wheeled another twenty-five rode because Cleveland was elected. ‘A [no ceeeion of 100 torch-bearers accompanied them. A rash bettor in New York agreed. it he lost, to read the entire fourth page of hhe New York Tribune in public every day to: six months. W. 0. Bruce, 8 Cleveland, 0., oyster dealer. wagered his place or business, his home and every dollar he possessed, but his wife served an attachment on the stakeâ€" holder. cup of butter and one-fourth of a. cup of flour. Rioe Frittera.~0ne quart of milk, two cups of rice, five eggs, quarter of a. cup of butter. - Boll- the rice in the milk until soft. then add one tablespoontul of sugar. yolks of eggs and butter. When cold add thedbeaten whites of the eggs and try in hot lat . Spice Calmâ€"One cup each of brown sugar and butter, two teaspoonfule of baking powder, one pint of flour, one tea.- apoontuleaoh of nutmeg, cinnamon and ginger, one cup of milk ; fill greased gem puns two-thirds fuli and bake. Apple Snowâ€"Pare and quarter the apples, boil quickly in water flavored with lemon peel. After stewing and draining. pass through a sieve. best the whites of El}! eggs, add an! tsblespoonfuls of powdered sugar and the apples, stir together. heap up in a glass dish and garnish with lady fingers. Coffee Cake.â€"- One cup each of butter and strong coffee, one pint. and a half of flour, three quarters of a cup of butter, three eggs, one cup and a half of sugar, one cupful of stoned raisins, half a uuptul of chopped cinron, half cup 0! milk. Mix to a. smooth butter and bake fifty minutes. Artowroot Pudding.â€"One pint of milk, two tnbleapoonfuls of artowroot, two eggs, half cup of sugar! halt teaspoonlul each of cinnamon and nutmeg; bell the milk and stu- in the arrowroot. which has been dis- solved in a little water ; take from the fire, add the other ingredients and bake in an earthenware dish in a. quick oven. Two Danbury idiots agreed that the loser should shave off one half of his mous- tache and wear it in that fashion for three months. Beef Gadgetâ€"Mince one pound of steak and add no it three chopped onions. pepper and salt and two beaten eggs. Form into small cakes, roll in cracker crumbs and I: in hot‘ lard. " [low Many Curious Wager-s were I'lmle and Settled. A Middlesex County,Conn.. farmer morb» guged his farm to bet on Blaine. A good Republican in Dover, N. 23., had to walk in a. Democratic parade to pay his bat. One or the other of two Bridgeport men will shave off his hair, whiskers and eye- brows to settle an idiotic bet. Donald Dingwell wheeled Alfred A. Mur- phy around a square in New Haven because Cleveland was elected. To avoid colliding with a car be dumped his load in the mud. Two workmen in the Winchester Arms factory, New Haven, would not bet money, but decided that the loser should go on his hands and knees to and from work for two weeks. Henry Krauee, a. Government employee at Chicago, sewed a. cord of wood in front: of the Custom House as the result of en elecnlon befi. He was encouraged by a. brass band and an enthusiastic crowd. A Bridgeport, Conn., man agreed to eat two crows it Blaine was not elected. If Blaine had won, a Wheeling, W. Va.., saleswoman was to give 3. Cleveland drum‘ mar forty-eight kisses in tour monthly instalments. As in is. the young lady will wear a. seal skin sacque, which the drum- mer will settle for. P. T. Barnum agreed, if Cleveland was elected, to sell all his valuable property. including 200 houses in Bridgeport, (foam, for one-tournh less than aonual value. N.B. -â€"He won’t do it, all the same. Wllllam Ellis, 0! Wheeling, W. V&., will count every tie on the Baltimore & Ohio track between Wheeling and Wash- ington because Cleveland is elected. Guns. Muller agreed, I! Blaine was elected, to push a. hand cart over the National pike from Wheeling to Washington. Alf. Burnet, 9. Charleston, 8.0., deteov tive, but that: Blaine would have alarger electoral majority than Garfield had. If he had won D. B. Goshorn agreed to ride a blind mule through Charleston’s streets. But-net losing, of course, will have to swim the sznawha Rlver from bank to bank for four hours. A well known lawyer had a case in court the other day in which he was,tor the com- plainant, claiming damages tor a railway accident, says the San Francisco Chronicle. He had three witnesses to his version of the story, and he anticipated a sweeping verdict. His case was that through some obstruction placed upon the track in the dark, through the carelessness of the de- fendants, his. client had met with severe iu juries. He called in a most assured tone for the first witness. To his dismay this individual swore that it was a bright moon- light night and that everything on the track was visible. He Withdraw him sud- denly. Witness number two was relied upon to controvert the first statement. He declared that the whole neigborhood was lit by the electric light, besides the moon. With decreasing assurance the lawyer called the third. He swore that it was daylight. Then the dazed attorney arose. “I move, Your Honor, for a continuation of this case on the ground of surprise! " “ I grant it,” said the judge, while a roar of laughter rose all around. t! The telegraph oflioe in Edinburgh )required 130 operehora to keep abreast of \ the reporters one night in the course of Mr. : Gladstone’a re cent visit to that ciuy. These operators sent 427,000 words in press messages. It was by far the heaviest. bit of telegraphic work ever done in Edinburgh. Florence Marryat will allow hlruo‘t late suppers and always takes 9. morning walk. She is rather of the Russian than the English type ; short leonine red hairI bright complexion, golden brown eyes. a. little vague in their expression, a superbly rounded thrust and statuesque bust and sum. ELECTII’N ODDITIES. M Teefy A Sn rpflsed Lawyer. [low it Was Devices! by Lynx-Lula Several Thousand Years Ago. In the reign of the Emperor Hoang-ti, who ruled over China in the twenty-seventh century before Christ, the scholar Lyng-lun was commissioned to complete the musical system which had been discovered 250 years earlier, and particularly to lay down fixed rules for making musical instruments. Naturally he had to commence with the bamboo, which had already been long used 1: ) give the note for other Instruments. He therefore betook himself to the Province of Siung, in northwestern China, where, on the northern slope of a range of high‘moun- tains, a species of bamboo grew which, on account of its uniformity and its structure, being neiuher too hard nor too soft, was exceedingly suitable for a wind instrument. He cut one down and tried it. Tradition says that it gave the same note as his own voice when he was excited by no emotion ; and the rip- pling of the sources of the great Hoang-ho, or Yellow River, which were in the vicinity, followed in the same tone. At the same time the fabulous bird Fung-Hiang, accom~ panied by his mate, flew to the place. Both perched themselves upon a neighboring branch and commenced a song, in the course of which each of these birds gave six sepa- rate notes. These are the notes which are called six male and six female tones in the scale discovered by Lyng-lun, and which correspond to the ancient doctrine of the male and female principles in nature. As a matter of course, the deepest of the male notes was the one already discovered by the philosopher hims :lf. He now endeavored to reproduce the other notes with the help of bamboo pipes, and succeeded. His task was now to lay down fixed rules as to the length of the pipes, so that thenceforth they could be easin constructed everywhere. For this reason, and also because such a scale of notes depends upon slight differâ€" ences of length, and there were scarcely at this time instruments to divide great lengths, he necessarily arrived at the notion of passing from the less to the greater, and of laying down an adequately small natural unit for his measurements. That could be nothing else buta grain of seed ; and now the point was to get seeds of the greatest possible uniformity. He chose a sort of millet, the sorghum rubrum, the seed of which is of a dark-brown color, and which is'said to possess the advantages of greater hardness and uniformity than that of the gray and other kinds. The seed is pointed at the ends, and from one point to the other the length is somewhat greater than in the direction at right angles. Lyng-lun now fixed the length of the pipe, which gave the key-note at eighty-one grains of the seed placed lengthwise in a row. But when the grains were placed breadthwise it took 100 grains to give the same length. Thus the double division of 919 ,and 10x10 was naturally arrived at. According to the dimensions in question, it was called a musical or an ordinary foot, the latter being introduced with the decimal subdivision as a measure of length. The breadth of a grain of seed was 1 fer; (a line), 10 ten, equal 1 tsun (an inch), 10 tsun, equal 1 che (a foot), 16 che, equal 1 chang, 10 chang equal 1 ny. In subsequent times the line was divided into tenths, hundreds. etc. Lyng-lun also laid down rules for the breadth, as well as for the length, of the pipe, because, although the note is essen- tially dependent on the length, it is never- theless necessary for its purity that the pipe should be neither too broad nor too narrowâ€"Nature. fllnls to Those ‘Vho (inner lrom ’l‘hls Disease and How They should Diet. Cassell's Family Magazine : Keep the skin in constant good tone and working order. The matutinal sponge bath will strengthen the nerves and keep open the pores ', the Turkish bath. pcrtableor other wise, ought to be taken once a week. or whenever an attack is threatened ; if even once a day for a time, should. be. deemed, necessary it will not hurt. It is a Wonder- ful prophylactic. I could adduce hundreds of cases in proof of this. Those subject to rheumatism very often feel tired, dejected, with or without loss of appetite. The body may not ache, but it does not feel fresh. Probably there is a little headache, but more often a fuluees in brow or eyeballs and the patient has but little heart for his ordinary employment, and things that interested him only the day before now appear devoid of any value. If he thinks back perhaps he will remem- ber that for a day or two previously he has not been living quite so abstemiously as he ought. Well, he may call this little illness a mere fit of indigestion if he pleases, but it is indigestion of a kind that has detri- mentally increased the uric acid in his blood. Let him take a Turkish bath at once, if his doctor will permit it, and live by rule again. The living by rule includes a certain amount of daily exercise in the open air. Without this no rheumatic person can expect to be long free from aches and pains and wearisome ennuiâ€" almost as bad to bear as pain itself. As to diet, it will greatly depend on the age. The young require more nourishment than the middle-aged, but old people must have their little often, and it must be well cooked and easy of assimilation. For breakfast let tea and coflee both be avoided. substituting cocoa or cocoatina, with milk and sugar. Let toast be eaten, or, if bread be prepared, it should be brown bread and butter, and the bread should be stale. Avoid meat, except a little nicely cooked bacon. not too fat. Eggs poached, or , mushed, or lightly boiled, not fried, and any kind of fish except salmon, herring, or mackerel. If hungry about 12 o’clock, a light biscuit or two, with butter, may be taken, and a glass of soda-water and milk. Dinner should be early-say 1.30 or 2 o’clock. Soup the old may take ; middle~ aged or young people do not require it, and it is apt to get acid with some. Meat may now be taken sparingly, say twice a week. Game, fish, poultry and vegetables, except the stronger kinds, may be eaten every day with dinner. No beer with dinner. Lemon- juice isa good substitute, but ginger’beer and ginger-ale should be avoided. Light puddings, such as bread, tapioca, or ground rice, may be taken, and a little good, whole- some fruit ; but this latter is better before breakfast. No pastry, and cheese is poison. One cup of not overstrong tea at 5 o’clock, and a tiny biscuit. Supper at 7 or 7 30, with a cup of cocoa. Sauces and hot peppers disagree; so do stews, for this reason: no cook lives who can keep grease out of a stew, and, moreover, stews and food of that consistency are generally swallowed too quickly, and do not get mixed with the salivary juices. Salads are also to be avoided. THE CHINESE MUSICAL SYSTEM. Catharine Briggsii . widow of uncertain age who owns some property and lives on the interest accumulating from divers and sundry mortgages. A large share of her time for many years seems to have been wasted in litigation. On Monday Mrs. Jeannette Thompson got a verdict against her for $225 assault and battery damages in the Superior Court. During the trial a funny incident occurred. Lawyer Grace was making a. speech for the plaintiff, and accused Mrs. Briggs of not telling the truth. “ As we say, gentlemen, in Latin, julms in uno. falsus in omnibusâ€"” Here Mrs. Briggs jumped up and cried excitedly. ' It’s a lie! I never rode in an omnibus 1" â€"Detroit News. Recently in Paris. during the session of he congress of the tree-thinkers, one eminent uhmker, sinking an attitude; pas. m'nmwlv nxn‘m'mo": “Gentlemen, I an: in “heist-jobs“ God 3: BHEUMATISNI. The English 01 It.