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TWO lltfll dim 10d ran-bud tut. Al the 0. pk b ml "not, untied n on. loving hand Whore bright In wnvu kiuod the and, Long ago I '1‘“: little 11de like {ope leqyea luy Salutation. Thronih life every‘ sorrow gives birth to s. b using. And shsdows in falling show sunlight is oiesr, The force of the shower is but a. cereasin , For lilies end daisies the best or good 0 eer. Awey, trials, with doubting. with grief end re- am: 8. An learn to know Nature provides for esoh a. . l‘ho (hear the shadow. the brighter the shining 0f pnrity's glory and beenty's stray. '1' snow of the winter is earth's virgin blessing. A s bosom protecting, when winds wildl sing Through hunches denuded, of emerald resslng Awmting the zephyrs of beautiful spring :â€" The smile at the New Year, the winter dispelling, Gives blossoming beauty a. welcome delight. 'Io chum moi-tel vision, while srtlessly telling How life may recover from ashes of blight. The [ores of the tempest that sweeps o'er the mountain And voices the billows that swell o'er the see, Bespstséiis the some power that glasses the loun- nu To show its resemblance crested is thee : Thenkgourege psrtsking from storms thst ssssil so. And trusting the wisdom that gave thee s. soul. T13 wsy through disaster must needs of svsil be 0 harbors 0! safety where waves cease to roll Oniqryda desires 9.1151 appetjtgn '1‘!" Wars of kings are children's mu, And ohlIdren's baubles, monaroh's thronol. Be conquers most who antlers mostâ€" In silence sun‘ers. and alone. 80 in it that the soul's desires Impede the path that mutt be trod. And etch desire we trend upon I: one step higher toward. God. _-. __.~_V__.__ ._.~ iwwâ€" viv Vâ€"vv 7â€"‘â€"â€"._~ 7â€" ' rlng ' 30 "3%., so'soft so resistless its pow”, No monarchy rules like the scent of a flower. Borne odors so blend with pest heppler years. They move us like melodies breathing through teen . For they bring back the feces and terms thet are cold, And welllas in the wild woods ’mid sunsets of go . A fragrance exheIes from a. flower that I know (Deer pledge a! a love in the sweet long 910), When testes were more simple, and purer our Elusuree. And g it: of fresh blossoms were holiest tress “ Consider the lilies." Lord amt us to be By th'hillold and tho garden taught newer to co . [contain sweet blossoms Thy goodness and Power. And :2: infinite love in the touch of a flower. Jun: 0. Samson. Give broader fields for noble: strife Than Alennder e’er designed. His life hu not been when? lost, Bls lsbor wholly missppl , Who wins the seeptre over self, Though he wins neught on earth beside. He only breathes the mountain air, Whose strength of llmb and strength of will Have been exerted, and snflloe To reach the summit of the hill. 0n the Bond to nor-3. m mmm mu) RIDING noon. With the dangerous signs in the East which pram] For some reason, A new version 0! Little Rad Riding Hood's tale Comes in season. . For the story ; 7 And Miss India. stands as the sweet pretty mud In her glory. Now {by glory has stirred up the Russian beau-'1 Dr.Edwud W. Emerson, of Concord, fit. 3:: of the fihilosoghert. is still or a gigan o zoo 0 pure w gum wh_lo_h he thnkajg t_ho__ onjy prone: ibnumont to put on: his tuthgl‘g' he mm of a. flower is a. wonderful thing! It plays gonna the been like the sap yn of 7 ' ‘ high?" '7‘ ' "7 V “m “ "w" "N And my Ipitit grew taint with ecstatic emotion, For I 1m in that flower lay a. long-lilo devotion. He isfl goneâ€"yet the scent; of that deliosto our sun goldshnxe with an the old passionate power; And qtt ngy sick heart would lie down in On Axlgliagnlatan's borders the scene ha been 9- . ' So he's running To pertorm the wolf: part with inalduous gulls And much cunning. By palladmotherly words and disguise 'til hi! on p Just to cheat her ; Thougyye know that he'll catch her at once. But a. something she sees to distrust in his {too And expressions, 80 she doesn't accept with a very good grace His professions. One 033.53an the dew on the leaves sutured Be mggrp'q the prize with n tender “Good def-phi} 77777777 "W" "' ""â€" But that mercy divine melts my sorrow in payer. m- oruda desires and appetites, {nag lung 0! taller; hump}: king 53 'IWEHEFJIFES m: an meg : ' Two little 11de all ink and w ite. Like the tinted see. one bright, Long ego 1 Two merry. led, wideâ€"o en e ea looked up in wonderitxjag miet sum-in Into two mirrors, initthi, mic. Which mother!”- looxpd tondiy through. ‘Ilézii 'a'g'o’ 1’ " ' Two pretty ntlna pink-pearl li a Paoh-tingétf‘l’ike to.» Ind finger 51;! ; Iwo lip- of richer, flper red 0:: lovo'l mmqkiueu neatly fed, Long ago! A precious, helpless lump of clay In which a. pure, bright spirit by Wufinz the mother'l watchful eye To train it for the " by-andâ€"by," Long ago! Two wrinkled bends like dead leaves lay Son folded o'er a. breast 01 cley ; Two wrinkled, bony, bare, brown hands. Where eel. waves kiss the crystal lands. Now an then I Two tired, tired feet. all thin and wornâ€" On life‘s rough rocks. on bruised and torn; Two weary teat boo wesk to go On life's roughgathway to and fro, ow no then 1 Two tenrlels eyes close veiled from light, 'Neeth soft fringed lid! of pearl-gray white; '1‘wo love-m eyes, deep, tender, true. No more the mother-soul look. throuh. Now u then i A precious. lifeless lump of clsy Egon; which the qoul_ha.th played away ; KEV“; VVFmiiffeHdiéi',’ “Feet, Kine: a hoe the hands, the feet, Now as then! Smoothing soft the nestling head 0! s. msiden Keno led, Thus I; grave-eye women said : " Richest gins are those we make : Deerer then the love we take That we give for iove's own sake. " Well I know the hesrt's unrest ; gum hes been the common quest 0 be loved. end therefore biest. " Fsvors undeserved Were mine ; At m tees es on a. shrine In" es laid its gifts divine. " Sweet the oflerings seemed ; end yet With their sweetness came regret. And I sense of unpaid debt. " hem of mine unsatisfied, Wes is venity or pride Thst s. deeper joy denied ? " fiends thst o s but to receive Ems: close ; apply-live if ii iii) 7031': riihly 'glvfi guns: she Ilgh_ed with quoiatenlng eyes, " 1339; ii iino‘fin buy guise ; V 7 Bu: m but in sacrifice I " no who. giving. does not on." mm in to him who ave like mm the loved save. " Love tint sell forgetful given flown .urprtse of ripened annulâ€" Inta or won its own receives. . â€"John G. Whither. 11663;" ‘ " ‘ And then eat her. The loan: at a Flower. Two Tublunx. ndmn m cm. Given and Taken. The True Triumph. CHILD AND MOTHER. A New Locomotive Blin- Over Seventy Miles on flourâ€"The Trial Trip- Description of Speedâ€" Improving Machinery. - The following from the Albany Evening Journal will be read with interest by Mr. Ortton’s many friends in this city: “That’s the best engine in the world," quietly remarked Master-Builder John Ortton, of the West Albany shops, yester- day afternoon. as he gazed admirineg at locomotive No. 520, the latest triumph in design, workmanship and mechanism in its line. A description of the engine was printed in yesterday’s Journal. , Mr. Ortton made a personal inspection of the intrica- cies of the mechanism, after which the‘ rctund engineer. Ed. Bteenbnrgh. who is a l ‘- handy man " in testing new engines, his counterpart. the jovial George Prit- chard. who constructed the new “corn- cracker ;" engine despatcher,J. D. Avery, an old engineer, with a sharp face and keen, bright eye; Fireman George Hennaman, whose curly, auburn hair twisted about over the conventional red handkerchief worn by stokers about the neck; A. T. Ortton. a foreman in one of the engine sho s. and son of the master builder, and Wil iam Pritchard. son of the Nestor of the party. George Pritchard, and a Journal reporter. squeezed into the cab. and after preliminary oiling and tightening of nuts, started on the trial trip of the new engine to Schenectady and return. The engine was backed down to the Union depot in this city, and then run to Schenectady on the passenger track. Several stops were made’Pn the way up in order to "look her over. Everything worked nicely. She " made steam" fast, and, notwithstanding the " hard road,” as the engineers call it at this season when the frost is about to leave the roadbed, the engine was very easy. The counter balances of the driving wheels. which are seventy inches in diameter with a three and a half tire, are carefully regu- lated. The puffs or blasts come as regular as the ticking of a clock; not the slightest sound of the old “ chuck-a-chuck" that accompanies the puffing of some engines could be detected. The engine is equipped with the Richardson patent slide valve, which renders it easier to handle and also saves the wear on the valves and seats. The elder Mr. Pritchard has been in the employ of the Central Railroad thirty-one years, and has helped construct over 200 engines. When the new engine was run on the turntable at Schenectady and headed for home, Messrs. Pritchard. Avery, Ortton and Steenburgh said she was all right. Engineer Steenburgh winked knowingly to the elder Pritchard and .put Avery is 'pos- session of the throttle. A RAPID RIDE. The machinists then put their heads together and " felt her pulse.” Bteenhurgh shouted to Avery to “ let ’er go,” while Mr. Ortton braced himself and held a stop. watch. The iron horse leaped forward like “ June lightning.” The faster she‘ went the easier she rcde. George Pritchard could not count “ seven ” between the tele- ‘ graph poles and shouted “she’s making better than a mile a minute.” Gangs of track hands stood back amazed, and laborers in the field forget their work and gazed with open mouths at the " corn cracker," which was now running at the rate of about seventy-three to seventy-five miles an hour. It seemed but a minute from the time Schenectady faded away when West Albany was reached. Every. body was pleased. Master Builder Orttcn was brim full of joy when informed of the remarkable working of the new engine. VALUABLE IMPROVEMENTS . He told the Journal reporter the smoke consumer and single 4% inch exhaust were valuable improvements and made it pos. sible to run an engine with 25 per cent. less coal than was used for the ordinary engine. The steam is forced into the fire box under great pressure and draws in the air which mixes the gas (which makes up the major part of the smoke) and induces perfect combustion. The theory is very simple yet very effectual. Hereafter allpassenger engines to be used by the Central road will be made after templets or patterns used in the construction of this engine and will be known as “ the Central standard pas- senger engines." The wheels of both the engine and tender trucks are imported from England and are of wrought iron with steel tires. which render it virtually impossible for them to break. It also has a single exhaust ipe and nozzle, which has an economical s set on fuel. and will save fully a ton of coal on a trip 01150 miles. Every part of the machinery is superior. The pilot of the engine has a push-bar casting that has been found to be a great saving in case of rear collisions. As the casting strikes against the draw-liars of cars the engine may run into. it prevents them from rising from the ground, thus saving the front part of the boiler from damage. With this device. it is stated, thousands of dollars have been saved. It is called the Ortton casting, after the inventor. John Ortton, and is shaped like a born. The draw-bar, as well as the pilot, is the design of the same inventor, and has many advantages over others. The swivel- ing end of the draw-bar has a horizontal as well as a vertical motion, which makes the coupling to any other vehicle perfect. The uestionas to the magical or the scient’ ovalue ot the “ divining rod ” has just been reopened by the success which has attended its use at the Flatten Waggon Works of the Midland Railway Company. England, with reference to the discovery of a permanent supply of water. Accord- ing to the Sanitary World (London), the company requires to use about 500 or 600 gallons of water every day, and the well on their premises yielded only one-half of that quantity. It was necessary, there- fore, to supplement the supply by the sinking of other wells or by the construction of an expensive system of piping. The former plan was preferred, and two new wells were sunk to no purpose. The ser- vices otagentleman ot the district, who bore the reputation of being skilled in the art or discovering water by means of the " divining rod," were then called in. This wizard or expert employed for his purpose a forked hazel twig. holding one prong o! the fork in each hand, the paints or the fork being directed to the sky. _Alter walking about the . prem; ises for some time, the point of the fork suddenly begun to bend down, purelymsthe best evxdence goes, 0! its own accord. and to point to the earth. The wielder o! the wand declared that here would be found a plentiful supply of water. The some indications were repeated at another spot, where the twig snapped from the violence of its spontaneous end sympathetic motion. and the some confl- dent assertions were made with reference to the occurrence of waterâ€"assertions which the results obtained by actually sinking wells amply justified, the quantity of waterto be obtained being apparently inexhaustible. Other persons essaysdto use the wand. but it rebelled against the usurpation of its owner's functions, and remained contumnoious and irresponsivs. It nny persons. adds the writer. require water in unlikely localities, it might be welltosecure the services of this divine: betore he volunteers for npstriotle mis- sion in fever of the troops in the thirsty wilds of the Soudsn.‘ Thos. W. Hodgeon, the cheese ex orter, who failed in Montreal 30 disastrous y, has again been unfortunate in Chicago. where he has been exporting pork to Liverpool. Balvador has; turned the tables on Gum. mun. and threatens to invade the latter Shh- THE FASTEST YET. Fem oi the Divinlng Bod. A MODEL “WINE. nnu MAJBB'I‘Y'B DRAWING noon. The Course-lee and the Clothesâ€"Minor Torture- “ the occasion. The London Telegraph, in good-bummed fun, publishes a description of the Queen’s drawing room. and in the course of it says: Cards duly presented. and verified by stern officials, the stream ‘movee on into the first room, and there a stand is made for a whole hour, during which weary interval 01 waiting the elect take advantage of the broad daylight into which they have emerged to criticise each other's clothes. It is amusing to mark the shades of behavior between the dowager of many summers and the debutante of to-day. The first, aware by sad experience of the time she will have to wait, makes a dash at one o! the sparse chairs. and like a wary hen, gathers her chickens as near as possible to the entrance of the second room. The debutantes, on the other hand. are all in a delightful flutter, like so many snow- white doves. and a just remark is made that among the bevy there is a singular amount of loveliness. “Must I take ofi my glove now '2" one whispers with so intense an anxiety that it must almost amount to physical pain. “Oh. do attend to me. mammal Must I?” “02 course notâ€"not till we reach the third room,” returns a superior elder sister. “ Whatever you do, don't forget to courtesy all the way; .and, oh! don’t turn your back 1" Then ensues a wild and wonder- ful discussion as to how many oourtesys will be necessary. “ Will six do 7" “ Oh. dear, no! You must goon courtesaying until you get well through the‘ door.” After which verdict the debutante subsides into anguished apathy, born of dumb despair. VHerat.’ Nearly Writing from Bala Murghab. Jan. 8th, the correspondent of the London Times says: “ I have pointed out to you the great strategieal importance ‘of Pul-i- Khatun. a place which has always been considered to be Afghan and beyond the pale of discussion. Even Russian maps, at any rate till quite lately, have placed it with Afghan territory. Well,. another important strategies! position is Penjdeh, in the valley of the Murghab. It is separated from Yolatan. on the edge of the Merv oasis, by 80 miles of desert and is connected with Afghanistan by a short road and through an easy and fertile coun. try. Its inhabitants have always been subject to Afghanistan, and it is occupied by an Afghan garrison. To understand the importance of these two positions you must remember that there are only two roads by which Herat can be invaded by Russiaâ€"one is from the Caspian by way of the Akhal, Sarakhs, and the valley of the Eeri End, and the other is from Turkestan by way of the One, Merv, and the valley of the Morghab er Khushk. Of course the more of tliese two roads that Russia can quietly annex in time of peace the nearer she will be to Heret, and the less resistance she willhave to overcome when she is ready to fight for Karat. I have mentioned the two roads by which Herat can be invaded. Three years age the nearest Russian outposts on the road from the Caspian were at Krasnovodsk and Obikishlar. 700 miles ; now they are at Pal-i-Khatun, about 150 miles from Herat. Three years ago the nearest Russian out- . posts on the road from the Oxus and Merv ‘ were at- Katra Kurghau, say 5500 miles; now they are at Yolatan, 140 miles tron: _ all this progress has beenl made by peaceful; unopposed encroachâ€" ment since we evacuated Gandahar. Again, in Hay last Her Majesty's Govern- ment accepted the'invitation of the Rus- sian Government to define. the northwest frontier of Afghanistan. ‘Her nearest out- post on the one road Was then at Bahadurr 'mez, about 300 miles from Sarakhs. In July she advanced .to Old Sarakhs, and in October and November, after the date fixed for the meeting of the commission, she pushed on to Pul-i-Khatun. Now take the other road.‘ In February last Russia occu- pied Merv. in September she advanced to Yolatan, and in November Alikhanofi appeared before Penjdeh. It is these two last acts of aggreesionâ€"namely. in the direction of Penjdeh and Pul-i-Khatunâ€" which particularly incensed the Afghans. WhenGen. Lumsden reached Mashed he heard of the occupation of Pul-i-Khatun, and he promptly proceeded to Sarahhs instead of going direct to Kuhsan, a he had intended, in order‘ to protest against it to General Komarofi, who was sneamped at Old Barakhs. The Russian troops. however, remained at Pnl-i-Khatun.» For along time‘there had been many rumors regarding a possible: Russian advance on Penjdeh, but it was not until Bul-ithatun had been occupied that Gen. Komarofl and Col. Alikhanoff turned their attention to Penjdeh, so quickly, indeed, that when Gen. Lumsden arrived at Kuhsan a report was received that both Komarofl and Alikhanofl‘, with a large body of eavalr , were advancing on Penjdeh, and that t e garrison were pre- pared for resistance. A fight was expected the next morning; cartridges were served out to the Afghans, who. throwing aside all superfluous clothing, were, according to a news-letter from penjdeh.‘ frenzied with joy at the prospect of bottoming ' Ghazie ’â€" Angliee. religious martyrs. However. gen. Komarofi thought better of it, and he left Alikhanofi to' advance alone with 200 or 800 cavalry. The latter encamped within sight of Penjdeh, and finding that the ’I‘urcoman population did not on his appearance rise against the garrison, he re- turned to Merv. after writing a very insult- ing letter to the Afghan general. It is really a matter for surprise and congratu- lation that the Afghans in their excitement did not take the initiative and attack Alikhanofi. The Medicinische Wochemchrift makes the bold statement that English scientists are so far behind those 0! other nations in their study of the causes of infectious diseases that they are no longer in a posi- tion to make anything like a pertinent criticism upon such researches. The cause is attributed to the English laws practically prohibiting experiments on animals. An unprinted letter p.10herles Lamb’s has come to light. givinahie opinion; on the relative value of Wordewdrth’e and Byron's work. It reads thus: “ I never relished his lordship'e mind. ' ' " Why, a. line of Wordsworth’s is a lever to lift the immortal spirit, Byron’s can only move the spleen. He was at best a. eatirist ; in any other way he was meen enough. I dare say I do him injustice, but I on.th love him nor squeeze‘a tear to his memory." m.â€"wâ€"- y_,n.- rwufiev. “ Never fear the English.” the ahdi said last year. “ Do not waste a she upon those whom the sun 0: the desert will destroy 3 they will perish before the wrath of God without our aid." After we have perished this is his programme as revealed in his latest manilesto; " I am resolved to carry my sword. first irom Khartoum to Berber. Thenee I shall proceed to Dongola, Cairo and Alexandria, restoring Moslem rule and government in all these oities. From Egypt I shall march to the land of the prophet to drive out the Turks, whose Government is no better than that of the infidels, and I shall restore the land of Arabia, with its two saored cities, to Islam.â€"Pall Mall Gazette. {From the loregoing remarks of the Tinm' correspondent it pen be judged how much reliance can be placed on Gen. Komarofi's statement that in gonse uenoe of hostile manifestations by the Mg gs hea was compelled to attack them. It will be seen that three or four months ago this some fish. Komaroff did his best to induce the A ghans to take the initiative.) The Mag“! 9:: we Apflinh. The Bun-Ian Advance. (Jan-led Across the Channel Against their Will. Some laborers at work in a field near Bromley. Eng.,recently saw a large balloon careering across some fields a short dis- tance from them. striking violently against the fences. and bounding from the ground. eventually being brought to‘a standstill by the grap ling iron getting entangled in a tree. hey went to the assistance of the aeronauts. who proved to be M. Ferdinand Dubois, of the Boeiete Aeronautique of Paris, and a Begum gentleman named Farenza, and it tr spired that they had undergone a perilous balloon adventure, in 'which they narrowly escaped with their lives, having crossed the channel much against their will, and quite contrary to their original inten- tions. The ascent was 'made a few miles from Antwerp, the asronauts intending. it possible, to descend somewhere near Brussels. All went Well for some time, until, upon M. Dubois throwing out ballast, they ascended higher. and, coming into contact with afresh current of air, were carried in a contrary direction to what they anticipated. Alter a time they found them- selves assing over Ostend, but no alarm was is t, and more ballast was thrown out. As dusk came on, however, they were startled to find themselves being carried in the direction of the sea, and the aeronauts endeavored to descend, and in making the attempt they came in contact with a cur- rent.which. to their satisfaction, carried them somewhat inland. Their gratification was brief, however. as they very soon found themselves carried rapidly out to sea. Night had come on. and the aeronauts were naturally much alarmed, and endeavored to attract the attention of some vessels they saw beneath them. Failing in this, 1 however. M. Dubois deemed it prudent to throw out more ballast and ‘ secure safety by as high an ascent ‘ as was deemed advisable under the circum- ‘ stances. All the provisions they were pro- . vided with were some sandwiches, biscuits, I two flasks of brandy and some water. These they utilized to the best advantage, and, when morning dawned. they found them- ! selves far away out at sea. M. Dubois was inclined to let out the gas and descend, trusting to the balloon to float, and the chances of being picked up by a passing vessel. Hie companion dissuaded him from doing this, however, and for the greater part of one day they were over the sea. As dusk set in they were delighted to find themselves being carried toward the land, but hesitated to descend in the darkness of night. In the morning they found them: selves passing rapidly over a town which they believed to be Folkestone. and descended, as has been stated. near Brow.- ley. The two aeronauts, who were2 very much tatigued, were heartily congratulated on their narrow escape. w__â€"- wm- ~=rww~â€".â€"â€"-. Oapt.Wx;o. Churchill, a Pacific Ocean salt. is telling the San Franciscans what he knows and what he guesses about the archaeological remains found in the islands of the Pacific. He seeks to show by the records of deep-sea soundings and from archaeological remains that the Pacific Islands are only the remains of a sub- mer ed continent, whose mountain peaks and city heights are all that remain above the surface oi the ocean. ‘Pelyne‘sian antecedent civilization is revealed, he thinks, through ancient implements, statues and sculptured stone slabs tound on a; few oi the groups, more notably the Feejees. The studies of zcophytes and coral formations, taken irom adepth of 2,000 tathoms and more. also con.- firm this belief of the subsidence of the pro-historic continent. On Pitcairn Island, and also on Tahiti and Tougs-Tabu have been found remains which'ehnw the existence of a long-forgotten tribe. At Tongayi‘abu a monster trilithon is to be seen. It is composed of gray volcanic stone, with neatly dressed edges. It is 10 by 12 feet square, and stands twenty feet out of the ground. It is sur- mounted by a huge kava bowl. Capt. Churchill considers this relic to be of great archaeological value. He describes the implements and metals in use by the natives of several of the groups before the advent of the white vo'yagers, and said that iron and steel were not unknown to them before their discovery by civilized persons. He gives a vivid descrip- tion of monolithic statues of stone and sculptured wood found on Easter Island. The menoliths were found standing in rows of five or six, only a few test apart. They were hewn from vol- canic rock. and were either very crude in worgmfinship, or else they had suffered from s" wages of time. One row of these statues was quite "well" reserved. Each of them was ten feet high, and ‘the represented human heads and bodies, win A Russian magazine called the Historical Messenger (Istoriicheuki Vestnik) has just published a plan for the invasion of India, found among the papers of the late Gen. Skobelefi. It consists first in opening relations with the Afghans, an initiatory sts really taken by the Russians in 1878 ; an next in sending Russian troops to (label in order ‘ to support an Afghan invasion of India. Before invading India disaflection is to be stirred up. or rathér to be organized and brought to a head, among the various populations of Hindustan; and the vanguard of the invasion is to be formed by masses of Asiatic cavalry. such as now being formed by subjecting the Turkoman tribes to rough forms of Euro- pean organization and European drill. With this irregular cavalry, with the Afghans. and with the regular Russian troops Gen. Skobeleff was convinced that an impression could be made on India with an important military, it not decisive, politics! result. l A Bridgeport Ct.) manager has adopted a novel metho 'for the préservdtidn of morale in his rink. At Recreation Hall, opposite the band gallery, stands manager ;Hsusted. His puritanio face is visible itrom all parts of the hall. His hand is ‘upon the bell cord attached to a large gong suspended in the middle of the byil _- ling. The rink floor is divided into sections, w ich are numbered and watched over by detectives. Each section, as in the fire alarm system. is connected by electric wires, with an indicator at manager Heu- sted’s station. Each skater is provided w'th an alarm card, large facsimiles of w ioh are printed and exposed at various parts of the rink. ‘Ehe di erent offences which must not be indulged in while skating are printed and numbered on these yards. For example: Upon see. 8 a young man addresses a young lady without an intro- duction. The detective rings sec. 8, rule Manager Heusted strikes the numbers the large gong. Every one at the rink looks at their“ nerds and understands that some lady has been clandestinely addressed, As the pair “ roll" on to see. 9, the dates: tive for that division wires to Heusted, who in turn rings gong No. 9, rule 26. It the young man still continues to impos his sopiety upon the young lady the gong continued to sound the alarm, and Oifioer Jennings, who is detailed to guest oflend- ing parties, skates gutter the youth and takes him in. ‘ . a hind of cap or other head-covering on the top, These are the some statues seen and described by Captain Cook in his works on travel and diaédvery, ,9. finely-sculptured hand of s dancing-girl, and some polished wooden slabs, on which were numerous hieroglyphioel figures in long rows. have been discovered in an ancient and half- ruiued stone house on Easter Island. This 'is the only relic of a written language ever found in the Pacific Islands. skabclcfl’. Plan tor lnvadlng India. LOST IN A BALLOON. Belicia! a Lost Comment. Moral? glue Skating Rink. The Empire In a Quagmire at Debtâ€"’- Bnt Always Bandy tor War. (London Standard.) Until 1870, or thereby, nothing whatever was known about Russian budgets. A vague kind of tradition existed that they always miraculously‘baleneed, but how or“ why they balanced nobody knew. Gradu. ally since that date a little more light has been let in upon the affairs of the Finance Ministry. Regular budgets and accounts otasorthave been published, and alew facts are now known.,_1‘hey all tend to sustain the oonolueion that Russia is not solvent. Deficits-are the rule, and recent years have brought little reduction in their amount, 31though the Empirehag been at peace. For the year 1883â€"the last whose accounts have been publishedâ€"the short- comings was about three and a halt miilion pounds, and it is doubtful whether there has been a single year of honest surplus since the Crimean war. Facts like these are well calculated to alarm the creditors of Russia, but the methods of Russian finance are such that they need not disturb the equanimity o! the Imperial Finance Minister very much. We have said that a State may contend with bankruptcy tor well-nigh a century, and that is, we suspect, what Russia has been doing. The wars against the first French Empire unques- tionably made Russia bankrupt, for her silver rouble then went to a premium of 320 per cent., so completely was the currency swamped by over-issues ct paper. But part of this depreciated paper‘was with- drawn by means ot a funding loan, partly issued abroad. That was in 1817.9.nd from hat date until now the necessities of the Russian Treasury have been met from time to time by large drafts upon the purses of wealthy and credulous foreign investors. The diversity of Russian borrowings has been somewhat wonderful, especially since the Crimean war. When the State itself could not find a pretext for coming upon the money markets of Holland, England," France, and latterly of Germany, there was always a railway loan handy. By one means or another the Treasury was replenished , and not only soâ€" financiers and banking establishments at home were kept in good heart. The Crimean war added at least seven hundred million roubles to the total obligations of the Empire, including the new issue of bank notes, and Russia ought then to have stopped payment. She did nothing of the kind. She merely borrowed the more industriously abroad. Betwaen 1859 and 1884 upwards of two hundreds millions sterling was raised in foreign markets on the pre-amount. The page of the borrowing has, therefore, been terrific, and there is reason to believe that it 'has almost exhaustéd the carrying capacity of the Empire. In all probability, therefore, war on a large scale would at last strain Russian credit to breaking point. Times are, according to Sir Robert Kane, seven extensive coal districts in Ireland. The Leinster coal-field extends over the greater part of Kilkenny, Queen’s County and Carlow. This had, consisting chiefly of slate-coal, lies within an average of 140 yards of the surface, and covers an area of over 5,000 Irieh acres. The Munster coal- fleld extends over the counties of Cork, Limerick. Kerry. Clare and Tipperary. and consists mainly of six layers or i el. alto- gether forming one o! the mos extensive developments in the United Kingdom, The whole of this vast tract remains compara- tively unworked. The Ulster district includes the coal beds of Goalisland and Dungannon, covering over 7,000 acres; and the Antrim beds, resting on the mica slate. The Connenght district, covering an area. at 114,000 Irish acres, extends over parts of the adjoining counties 0! Rosccmmcn, Sligo. Leitrtm and 0am. On Sunday morning next Rev. Dr. Tal- msge will begin a. short course of sermons on popular amusements and recreations. The opening sermon will be devoted to rolls} shoeing. “ I think.” said he, in announcing his intention Sunday evening, “ that the pulpit should keep close to the people in all mat- ters. I have received many letters etrom friends and others and many inquiries from the young people of my congregation about the rink fever'which is now prevalent, and there: (1 icrtkns I pr.;puse p4 answer as best 1 can next Sabbath morning. During the present week I shall take opportunity to extend what observations and experience I have had on the matter and so Will speak nnderstandingly, feelineg and. ‘1' hope, inetructively. I do not have any syfiipa‘ih‘y with this popular cry or don't; as applied to many amusements. The religion 0; don't never saved a single human being, and when public teachers discourage anything which has a hold upon the popular heart and affection they should put something better in its place.” the book's appefiranei. . A book entitled “ The First Families of the United States " is soon to be published. Whether the people whose grandfathers [made their money in lard or those whose fiemth game originally from whiskey. will .Afl- LL- nL:--__ “'7 9": ‘f T." ‘V' " Well. my dear, I’m glad tgr your sake that summer is coming; “ Are you, hubby ? by for my sake? ” “ I hate to feel that you have to get up in the 99111 evegy mernipg und build the fires." W‘r‘ Oh. my (fear hubb? I Always thinking 0! your littlg wg'lfey’s comfort! " fiewgiivgfimfiiafiefpnggf guys the Chicago .fljribfins: _ia a mystery only to fie Holyad by The Birmingham police have stressed a grooer's assistant named Newton on a remarkable charge of attempbed murder. A few days ago his master had reason to give him notice, and soon utter the master's ohilfi. who is only 2 or 3 years old, was found sufiering tron: phe effects of poison- ing lax iodine._’.l{he drgg he‘d evidently been 1.5.3:, ing by iodine. The drug he'd evidently been forcibly administered, the poor bhild's thread: and face being shockingly blistered and disfigured. No hopes are entertained of its reoovely. A bottle at strong iodine was found in Newton’s box, and as the surgeon gave an opinion that the child could not possibly have poisoned itself, Newton was arrested. Newton is about 20 years of age. “ I see,” said ii‘létt‘era. ‘.‘ that ea electri- cian predicts that soon 3 person can stand at the telephone and not only talk to the men at the other end, but see his face and features." “ I hope not," replied Fitzwilliem. " Why not ‘I” " Why not? Because when I telephone home the person who comes to the tele- phoge is generally my Exother-m-lew."_ ' W 6"in the rat place I’ve sent in my appli- cation to Pfiaidenfi Glevegapd for a position 1.1sz of the depuhigente," V '7‘ {You‘bet I have; I’m seriously thinking of giving up gngokiggz" 371’s. 1"" eiolaimedihe young lady, “ that’s enough for us to begin with, ain’t it?"â€" Texas Siftings. "1i0h.v&’en. ahe'mai die before this thing comes about." W“? fifie'you in other fesouroea," asked the grosgeqtiyg tathgyin-layv. I 7 7“ Die! Did you ever know & mother-in- law to die so long as a. man had his health and wan making money ?”â€"Bouon Times. Wilson Ohandlens. one of the most poverty-stricken young men 01- Galveston. applied to 001. Riohley for the hand of his daughteg. RUSSIAN FINA“ CEfl. An Original Child Murderer. N63 3 Erieml to Science. Tunings on the Blnkl. Hidifllhbnifi Propagate. A Delicate Question. lip poyed fler So. ‘1 Q ' 7 “ Pretty Wives. :Lovelvzdaughters and noble men." “ My tam: lies hi: 9. rather low and mini- m'atio situation. and “ My wife I " " Who ? " ‘1 Wis afivery firefly blohdel ” ' Twenty years ago, became “ Bellow l_‘" “ Hollow-eyed 1 " > " Withered and aged 1 ” Before he: timeJroni ' - . , “ Malarial vapors, though she made no particular complaint. not being of the grumpy kind, you causing me great uneasi “A short time ago I purchased your remedy for one of the children, who had a very severe attack of ‘biliousness, and it occurred to me that the remedy might help my wife, as I found that our little girl, upon recovery had “ Lost! ” “ Her sallowness, and looked as fresh as a new blown daisy. Well the story is soon told. My wife, today. has gained her old- 'timed beauty with compound interest, and is now as handsome a matron (if I do say it myself) as can be found in this county, which is noted for pretty women. And I have_ only Hop Bittersto thank for it. “ The dear breature just looked over my shoulder, and says 'I can flatter equal to the days of our courtship.’ and that re- minds me there might be more pretty wives 3f my brother. tamera would do as I have one.” Hoping you may long be spared to do good, I thankfully remain, n-r-r Bnursvmuc, Prince George 00.. Md.. ‘ May 26th. 1883. None genuine without nbunch 0t pun Hops on the white label. Shun :11 the vile, poisonous stuff with "Bop " or "Hops " in their name. Immune of new military appliances are anxious to see a big war. in order that they may have an opportunity to display their resources, and It Great Britain and ussia fall out the desired opportunity Lill be afforded. émon recent contrivanoes are balloons with hotogrii‘phio appliances, torpedo boats whi h may be sunk out at night and guided under wster by electric lights, and nitro-glyoerine cartridges wer- rsnted to blow g. mountain into smithe- teens. An eagle. which had been making great- havoo with the lambs about Lexington, Ky., was killed by a colored boy a few days ago, and measured seven feet from the tip to tip of its wings. It is gather “insular fact that another of the world’s greatest gengmls died or cancerâ€"Human I. Is a matter of small importance compared with other applications of electricity. By this agency Polson’s Nnnvrnmn is made to penetrate to the most remote nerve â€"every bone. muscle and ligament is made to feel its beneficient power. ‘Nerviline is a wonderful remedy, pleasant to take. even by the youngest 'child. yet so powerful, far reaching in its work. that the most agoniz‘ ing internal or external pain yields as it by magic.» Neglect no longer to try Netviline. Buy tc-day a ten cent trial bottle and be relieved from all pain. J. Wilson, drnggist, Goderich, writes : " Nerviline gives good satisfaction." Sold by druggiste and country dealers evarywhere. “ How Love Is Made in Persia," is the title of a recent article. It is probably imade there of the same component parts as here, that is, millionaire’s daughter one part, impeeunioue nobleman one part, desire (or title {arty-nine parts, desire to: wealth forty-nine parts. M. de Quetertagea stated recently at a meeting at the Academic des Sciences that in Senegambia the inoculation of cattle against pleura-pneumonia and small- pox had been practiced for centuries. A happy combination of best Grape Brandy. Smart-Weed, Jamaica Ginger and Oamphor water, as found in ‘Dr. Piezee's Compound Extract of Smart-Weed, cures cholera morbue, diarrhoea, dysentery or bloody-flux, colic or cramps in the stomach, and breaks up golds? layers and ingamma- tory attacks. The Montpellier Medical thinks that whether or not smoking is an exciting cause of cancer, the use of tohagoo often ptesazv as people from contagious disorders. Disappointmencs otnone kind and another crop up all alongjife’s pathway, for unfor- tunatély it is tbp unegpgoted may always happens. There is at Tenn 0119 article of acknowledged merit: that never dlasppoints. .BQIRAM'E Pumping Conn Ex'rmoron u sure to' remove the worst coma in a few days, and as no claim is made that it will cure anything else. it cannot; disappoint. It you ha've but} 0; Hutu porna )usn try in. Be- ware ot the article '9 just as good,” N. O. Polaon & Co . proprietors, Kingston. ' ' * * Bad treatment or stricture often oompliuatee the disease and makes m difficult of cure. The worst and most inveterate oases speedily yield to our new and improved methods. Pamphlet, gefer- enoee and terms sent tor two three-cent stamps. World’s Dispensary Medical Asso- ciation, Baguio, N. Y. The woman who seeks relief from pain by the tree use of alcoholic stimulants and narcotic drugs finds what she seeks only so far as sensibility is destroyed or tem- porarily suspended. No cure was ever wrought by such means, and the longer they are employed the more hopeless the case becomes. Leave chloral, morphio and belladonna alone, and use Mrs. Pinkham’s Vegetable» pompognd, II: was no easy matter to keep the crowd in order on the occasion of who marriage of Gen. Tom Thumb’e widow. Inspector Dilk_ gave up the job in despair. “ You can’t club ewoman worth $3,000,000.” he complained, ‘ and you can’t keep back a woman who looks clear through you.” so they had their way. ' The tomb which Mr. William E. Vander- bill will erect on Staten Island will require about 8,000,000 pounds of granite, marble and limestone combined so complete it. The coat 1 estimated at #250,000. In India. it is a standing joke, in connec- tion with agricultgral e1 ariments, than a native will not use an English plough because he cannot reach the bullock'a nail to thal: it, which in his only method' or urging his beast to farmer exertion. We answer unreservedly, yes] It the patient commences in time the use of Dr. Pleroe’e" Golden Medical Discovery." and exercises proper care. It allowed to run its course too Bug all medicine is powerless to stay in. r. Pierce never deeeives a patient by holding out a false hope for the sake of pecuniary gain. The " Golden Medical Discovery" has cured thousands 0! patients when nonhing else seemed to avail. Your druggist has it. Send two stamps for Dr. Pierce's complete treatise on consump- tion with numerous testimonials. World’s D.spensary Medical Association, Bofialo, “ Maryland, My Maryland.” In There a Cure lor Consumption O The Electric Light No Disappointment. 0. L. JAMES. On April 17th, 1883, a‘ men giving the name of George Enos, Quebec, died in a hotel'et Weterhown. N. Y. He pretended to be deaf and dumb, and on his dying bed wrote his request. It has just been dis- covered that vhe dead men is, none other the Hiram_1_3. Thomee.,e potedibuyglar and forget. Thomas was neither deaf not dumb, but pretended to be so at times to enlist sympathy. and secure contributi?’ from ministers and others. Thomas e- longed to Suspension. Bridge, where his family now 'reside. He served four and a half years ‘in Kingston penitentiary, being sent from Hamilton for horse stealing, and in St. Thomas was wanted for vtorgery. He was a shrewd cook, a. most intelligent man and' an intimate acquaintance of Shang Ulark. He always wfiered 'from lung troubles, and died a victim of consumption. His left thumb had been amputated. The End of I Noted}, Canadian Criminal. DEAF AND DUMB UNTO DEATH. The inhabitants of Bo.Petersburg con- sider themselves fortunate in having had an average winter death rate of only 35 per 1.000 of population. In London, where the rate has been recently 19 5 this would be thought epidemic. The usual rate for the Russian capital is 40 to 45. O. W. Irish states in the Iowa. 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