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An Artist's Vision of Christ. A strange narrative introduces the public of his native land to the notable statue in full form by William Wetmore Story. This sculpth was born at‘Salem, Mass” in 1819. When he was about 30, he says, going from Boston to Cambridge by the old stage line, he suddenly saw Christ sitting with the driver on the outside seat. He reached out his hand and touched the Saviour's gar- ment. At the half-way house Christ alighted and mingled with the common people. No one Seemed to be aware of his 1109 but the young artist. The visionâ€" ersonage was in Oriental garb, moving with steady steps to and fro, but he did not Seem strange to the dreamer. “ For years,” Mr. Story says to a friend, “that appari- tion has haunted me, and over and over again I have tried to give form to that face and person, which I saw as plainly as I see you now,” He wrought his dream at length, and it is now in Rome. and is described as an original and beautiful conception:â€" Amg‘rican Magazine. A Chicago despatch says : As John Stel- ler, a night-watchman, was returning home at an early hour yesterday, he was met at the gate by a strange-looking animal that he drove away. Mr. Steller entered his house, only to be called out shortly after by the cry of " VVOIf l” The animal that had met Mr. Stellar at the gate had returned to his doorstep. A lively chase ensued and resulted in the capture of the wolf. He was a young one, dark gray, with shaggy hair and alert ears. Not being satisfied with the blood of a cow which hehad bitten he put his teeth into Mr. Steller and dra) I: briefly of that gentleman’s life current, but was finally secured. The wolf was bound with a heavy rope, but he promptly severed it with his sharp teeth. A Jersey City, N.J., despatch says : Fred. Riley, aged. 10, is an inmate of the Home of the Sisters of the Peace, in which are living over a hundred children. Riley is a very vicious boy and the other inmates fear him and avoid him as much as pos- sible. Yesterday Riley foundlittle Tommy Jones, 3 years old, playing in the kitchen alone. Riley caught the little fellow, gagged him with a handkerchief, and then after removing his clothing. held him down on the top of a redhot stove. Jones succeeded in getting-the handkerchief from his mouth and his cries brought Sister Evangeline to his assistance, but not until he was ter- ribly burned and it is thought that he will die. Riley was turned over to the police. His father is dead, and his mother, being unable to control him, had put him in uharge of the institutiun. Caught a" Vme in the Streetu of Chicago Fatteui’ng Turkeys. The following is a description of the way in which turkeys are fattened in Norfolk, which is the great English county for breeding these birds and preparing them for London markets; Turkeys for Christ- mas are shut up in a light. dry and roomy house in the first week in November; troughs with just as much maize and good barley as they can eat should always be by them, and they have two good meals a do. of just as much barley meal mixed with flat milk as they can eat, the milk to drink. Sliced mangolds, turnip sweeds and cabbage are useful and necessary, and plenty of lime, sand, ashes and brick dust should he kept in the corners of the house. It is found to be most important that the troughs be Well cleaned out every morning, and all surplus food removed, for on a farm there are usually plenty of other fowls to eat up what is left by the turkeys. Fed in this way they rapidly put on flesh, which is usually very white in color and fine in texture, A Washington despatch says: The an. nual report of the Chief of the Secret Ser- vice Division of the Treasury was made public to-day. It shows that there were 355 persons arrested by officers of the ser. vice during the past fiscal year for viola- tions of laws against counterfeiting, etc. Of this number 70 were convicted and sentenced to imprisonment. The report says that the counterfeiting now beingdone is principally the work of Italians, who operate in bands in different portions of the country. The counterfeiting done during the past year amounted practically to nothing. the only attempts in that direc- tion being a 310 silver certificate and a $2 silver certificate, and these were such poor imitations as to be practically harmless. The report refers to the fact that all but two of the many skilled operators arrested since the war for counterfeiting United States bonds are now at liberty, and says V may be expected to resume their nefa- us operations at any time. German, George and Edmunds signed together, and George blew his nose with his fingers while waiting his turn for the pen, to the harm;- oi Mrs. Cleveland, who whispered vehemently to her spectacled companion about the matter.~ Washington Special. ,1 A writer on the care of canary birds says that a. raw apple, cabbage leaf and plantain should be provided. Aim to give one or the other of these things every day the year round. Occasionally give a piece of bread soaked. in milk, but never cake or candy. Once a week give boiled eggs mixed with cracker. Never hang any birds in a draft or wind, and never set them out of their cages. In moulting time give a duet- ing of cayenne pepper to their egg and cracker, or bread and milk. A Pulaski, N.Y., despatch says: The disappearance of Miss Alice Wrightson, of Parish, in this county, heiress of the late Philip VVrightson, together with that of Henry McAulay. a railroad brakeman. has caused a great sensa ion in this section. Miss Wrightson inherits about $30,000 from her father. She is a pretty blonde, has fascinating manners and a superior gucation, having been attendant at Mount olyoke Academy for two years. She is 19 years of age and has been the belle in society at Parish for two years. She came home on vacation from school six weeks ago and became acquainted with Henryi McAulay, a railroad brakernan, at Parish. ; The acquaintance very quickly ripened into a love match. The young lady’s mother was scandalized at her daughter’s intimate acquaintance with McAulay, whom she considers far beneath the young lady in social position, ard for. bade McAulay to call upon or speak to her daughter. Miss Wrightson’s brothers guarded her almost constantly and refused to have McAulay visit the family residence. Notwithstanding this the young lady had many clandestine meetings with him and an elopement was arranged. She started ostensibly alone for a prayer meeting last evening, and has not yet returned. It is known that McAulay met her and. hiring a carriage from a farmer, drove to Mexico, Where cars were taken for the West. Miss Wrightson mailed a letter at Parish last evening announcing her elopement. She said she could not live without McAulay, and no matter what his lot she would share it with him. Her brothers vow they will shoot McAulay on sight, but have made no efiort to find him or their sister. Many people at Parish say that McAulay has a wife and child in Brooklyn. He is 34 years of age, far from prepossessing, and can scarcely read. Miss Wrightson will come in possession of her fortune in three years. She had $90 with her when she fled last night. - An Heiress Braves Her Family’s Displeaâ€" sure and Marries Her Choice. A Scene in the United States Senate. ELOPED WITH A BRAKEMAN. Counterfeiters in the States Another Child of Satan. A single foggy day in London costs the town something like $40,000 for extra. gas. A law has been passed in Waldeck, Ger- many, forbidding the granting of :1 marâ€" riage licenfie ton. person addicted to the liquor habit. “ Jernmantfakmrbolagsforsja]ning s m a- gagin ” in Swedish means, in English, “ The Iron Manufacturing Company‘s sale shop.” Old Temple Bar was being removed on the 25th 111t. from Farringdon street, Lon don, to Thebolds Park, Cheshunt, where it will be erected on Sir Henry Meux’s estate. A. Caron called upon Archbishop Tache to-day. W'hile at Victoria, B.C., the Min- ister of Militia selected a, site for the infantry school barracks. At. the Victoria. banquwt he spoke in oppnsition to Commer- cial Union, saying he believed it meant annexation to the Unitnd Slates. A meeting of citizens was held yentel‘dny to take preliminary steps towards petition- ing the Dominion Government for the im- mediate improvement of the Red River, so as to render navigation between this city and Lake Winnipeg practicable. Gr. Rushbrookflx Moose Mountain settler, set out on November 22nd in search of a. band of ponies and has not since been heard from. He is supposed to have missed the trail and perished on the prairie. He is a young Englishman of 22. Intelligence received from Cumberland House states that influenza and measles have cansad a great amount of sickness, and starvation is threatening the residents of that district. 'l‘liel)omiuion Government will be applied to for relief. Lord Stanley, of Preston, who is spoken of as the probabie successor of Lord Lans- downe as GovarnonGeneml of Canada, is heir presumptive to the earldom of Derby. While a lady of Xenia, 0., was preparing feed for her chickens recently the diamond in her engagement ring dropped into the mixture, and the loss was not noticed until the feed had been eaten by the fowls. It became necessary to massacre ten chickens before the stone was found, but it was found at last. Thomas Randall, of Buffalo. owes his life no the reprehensible habit of wearing cellu- loid collars. In a. quarrel which he had with a laborer named McNemey, the latter drew a knife and made a lunge at Ran- dall’s n; ck, but the collar bloke the force of the blow and he escaped with slight injuries. Rev.Dr. Malcolm Douglass, who was buried at East Warohum, Mass, the other day, provided in his will that his body should go to the earth in a. pine box, and that nobody should run the risk of catnh- ing cold by standing bareheaded at his grave. A man was up before 3 Montana judge for preliminary examination. Several witnesfles swore that he had blazed away at a. mam with abig revolver at close range and subsequently extracted $550 from his pockgy yvhjle he_ yvas_disabled. Kupferschmidt, thé alleged Catholic priest who eloped from Dakota to Langen- burg, N.W.'l‘., with a. young lady of 18, be~ came partially insane after the lady returned home with her mother, and yesterday, while being taken before a justice of the peace for trial, committed suicide by cutting his jugular vein. He was in the back part of the sleigh and committed the not before the man in charge had any suspicion of his intention. Sir Adolphe Caron and General Middle- ton inspected the infantry 3151100] barracks today and left. for the flats!: pppight: Sir ” This is evidently a case oflhighway robbery,” said the judge, “and perhaps attempt tokill. I’llhave to hold the prisoner without bail.” “ If Your Honor will give me a chance to say a word,” remarked the prisoner, “ I think I can explain the matter. I am a. lawyer." “ Well, go on,” replied the judge. “ I had an account of $50 against this man, which had been placed in my hands for collection. I went about it, closely following the practice in our'l‘erritory, and got the money." The Pine Portage Mine, Lake of the Woods, has been sold for $200,000. 011 the property is‘a Egg-stamp mill. "“ 0h,” replied the Court, “ if it wuss. legal matter like that,why, of course, I’ll have to discharge you.” . No Slmm for Him. Barber (to rural customer)~Ha.ve a shgmpopllsir ? Rural Customer~Not much. What d’ye take me for ‘2 I may be from‘Squedunk, but I don’t take no shampoo. I take the real thing every time. A Middletown, N.Y., despatch says: The poverty of Methodist ministers who serve on country circuits is proverbial. Rich menamong them are as scarce as hens’ teeth. When one don; get rich it is not by accumulations from his scanty salary, but by some such lucky windfall as hasjust now blessed the lot of Rev. A. J. Van Cleft, the esteemed pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of the neighboring vil- lage of Norwich. Seven years ago Rev. Mr. Van Cleft was officiating as presiding elder of the Wyoming district, and as pastor of the principal church of the de- nomination at Scranton, l’a. Among his associates in the ministry of the district was the Rev. \Villiam Stevens, an English- man, who in his youth had worked in the tin mines of Cornwall, in that country. The elder was something of an enthusiast in mineralogy, and one day heexhibited to his brother clergyman some curious specimens of tin ore thathad been presented to him by a friend from the Black Hills of Dakota, and that came from an undeveloped lode in that region. Rev. Mr. Stevens was struck with the apparent richness of the specimens, and impressed his views of the probable value of the mines from which they came on Elder Van Cleft. The result was that the elder and two friends made upa moderate purse and sent Rev. Mr. Stevens to Dakota, with instructions to buy the property if his judgment and experience approved of the venture; under these in structions they |became the owners of seventy acres of land covering the supposed valuable lodes. But the purchase had ex- hausted all their means, and the property has since lain idle and unproductive to the owners. Last summer, however, the at- tention of a party of English capitalists was attracted to the property, and they sent over Captain John R. Cook, a Corn- wall mining expert, to examine it with a view to its purchase. The expert‘s report was favorable, and the Englishmen have now paid Rev. Mr. Van Cleft and his asso- ciates $250,000 for the property. A Poor Methodist Pram-her Secures a For- tune by Accident. VOL XXX A CLERICAL “I l N 1) FA LL. The Canadian Northwest. Collecting in Montana GOSH]: of a' Day. Shortly before the forenoon service began in Stockbridge Free Church, Edinburgh,on Sunday, 18th ult., a. young man named James Fairbnirn came quietly in at the church door, and as soon as he had got inside he rushed with outstretched arms along the passage and up into the pulpit. Coming to the front, he cried out in a loud voice, “I am Elijah the prophet." This caused much commotion among those of the congregation already assembled. Several attempts were made to remove the intruder, and at length force had to be used. It seems Fairbairn is liable to mental de~ mngement. His family are connected with the Church. The Clyde-built steamer Ormuz, of the Client Line, has made the passage to Australia in ‘24 days. The Clyde Locomotive Company have secured the contract for the locomotives for the Midland Uruguay Railway. Winan’s deer forest extends across Scot- land, from Beauly Firth on east to Kintail on west coast, 346 square miles, 221,700 acres. President Meiklejohn, St. Andrews, has again been selected as the candidate in the Gladstonian interest for the Tradeston Division of Glasgow. The order for the closing of Dingwall prison on March lat has been received, and the prisoners will be transferred to the prison at Inverness. Rev. P. Mackercher, the deposed minister of Kilmore, preached a. valedintory sermon to his old parishioners recently in the schoolhouse at Dunach. A good story regarding the shortness of the straw this season comes from Strath. more. In a small town not far from For- fnr two farmers met, and in the course of their remarks began to speak about the ex- ceedineg bad crops of corn. First Farmer: What like’s your crap the year, Illâ€"‘2 Second Farmer: Oh, it’s naething ave; the langest o’t is just aboot that length (indicating on his staff about eight or nine inches). First Farmer: Ay, Weel, you’ve nae need to complain. If you only saw mine ; the very crews has to gang doon on their knees to get a. peek at the heads o‘t. )olonel Balfour, of Balfour, died in Edinburgh on the 19th ult., aged 76 years. He was an extensive landowner in Orkney. The Lord‘s Supper has been this year dispensed in two parishes, Barvas and Lochs, in the Lewis, for the first time per- haps since the Disruption. The author of a remarkable forthcoming volume against teetotalism is a graduate of Edinburgh University, and a probationer of the Free Church of Scotland. Norman Macleod’s old church at New- milns was the only one in that parish which had services on the Faehday last month,all the other churches having ceased to observe it. Mr. Wm. Macdonald, editor of the North British A gricultwist, died on the 19th ult.. after a short illness, at his residence in Sylvan Place. He leaves a. widow and four children. The following recent advertisement is beyond comment : “ Stonehaven Free Churchfâ€"Rev. John Robertson will (1).!'.; preach on Sabbath as under: 11.30 a..m.~ Children’s sermonette, ‘ The Biggest Rock in the World ; " sermon, ‘ God with His Coat Off ;’ 6 [MILâ€"First monthly sermons to young men, ‘ Make Room for Your Uncle; ‘ 7.30p.m.»~01d Mission Town Hall, ‘Unclaimed Cash of Yours.’ ” Rev. Dr. Alex. Whyte, discoursing on “ Some Autobiographies,” declared that of all works in this department religious autobiographies were infinitely and incom- parably the best. Prof. Mackinnon, the occupant of the Gaelic chair at Edinburgh, says the name of the Clyde is derived from cleme, “ to wash,” so that in modern Gaelic the name signifies “ the clear or pure river.” There 'were three appeals before the House of Lords the other day relating to the will of the late Dr. Boyd Baxter, Dun- dee. Strange that so celebrated a. lawyer could not make his own will explicit. The ministerial jubilee of the Rev. Hora.- tius Bonar, D. D., of Edinburgh, which was to have been celebrated this month, The Seaforth Highlanders, whose chief depot is at present at Edinburgh lastle, will be removed soon either to Glasgow or Dublin, and the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders will take possession some time in March or April. The entire regiment is at present stationed at Devonport. The Royal Scots will leave Glasgow for Alder- shot, and the Scottish Rifles( Jameronians) go from Curragh to Cork. A new underground railway is projected from Glasgow and suburbs. Starting from St. Enoch Square it goes up Buchanan street, Cowmddens, Great Western Road, then to Dowanhill and Partick, crosses the river to Govan, and strikes eastward t0 lbrox, Kinning Park, Shields Road, \Vest street, Bridge street, and completes the circle by again crossing the river‘to b‘t. Enoch Square. Major-General A. L. Littleton-Annesley, Who will have the command of the military forces in Scotland in a short time, on the retirement of Major-General Elliot, C.B., is a cavalry officer, having joined the 11th Hussars in 1854, in time to have a share in the Crimean campaign. Rev. Andrew Douglas, Arbroath, in a seiree speech, condemned the proposal to appoint lady deaconesses as most absurd. Its authors, in his opinion, showed an extra- ordinary want of knowledge of human nature. Mr. John Collier, Hutton of Carnoustie, died on the 13th ult., aged 83 Veurs. He was a. well-known and highly-respecth agriculturiat, and his services as a valuator were much sought after. In memory of the late Rev. John Murker, for half a. century minister of the Congre- gational Church in Banff, a memorial stone has been erectefl over his grave in the churchyard there. There died on the 12th ult. at Pittyvaich, Dufftown, Henry Gordon-Cumming, eldest surviving son of the late Sir W. Gordon- Cumming, Barth, of Albyre and Gordons- town, aged 65 years. Mr. C. S. Parker, M.P., addressing his constituents at Perth, recently, spoke strongly in favor of granting Home Rule to Ireland. Mr. Wm. Renwick, a native of Jedbnrgh, who went to Peru many years ago, has recently died. and left a silver mine as a. gift to his native town. The other day a kingfisher, in full plum- age, was captured by a. cat at Rutherford boathouse, in the parish of Maxbon. Wm. Rae, forester to Colonel Stirling, of Kippendavie, has been appointed custodian of Dunblane Cathedral. Latest Soot l Jottings from All Over. RICHMOND HILL THURSDAY, 1) E;('.‘QENTBER 22, 1887. “ THE LAND 0’ CA K ES.” Fifty years ago boots had the preference. To-day shoes. Formerly, in all weathers. the boot was worn outside of the trousers. Today, when worn at all, the legs of the boots are covered by the legs of the trousers. The Whirligig of time is bringing boots into the fashion again, at least for winter wear, and it seems to be in the interest of good health. It stands to reason that it should be so. Everybody respects the force of the general hygienic principle that it is neces- sary to keep the head cool and the feet warm if good health is sought. Boots cover not only the feet, but the ankle and the lower leg, and hence fight off rheumatism that delights in attacking those parts. Woolen stockings are possibly too heating and make the feet perspire. With a pair of good boots, cashmere locks are better. The sole of a winter boot should be thick, but, being thick, it isn’t necessary that it should be heavy. Cork soles are excellent, and they make a light-weighted boot, while protecting the foot from the wet. A pair .of fancy leather tops, say of the best mo- rocco, will last many years, and so, with footing, boots eventually cost as little as shoes. The bootlegs should fit as snugly to the limbs as the size of the feet will per- mit. This makes the legs of the trousers fit the better. Eschew galoshes. They injure by “ drawing.” Let thick soles serve their purpose. If the feet get wet put them into cold water, next dry them thoroughly, and then, with a change of socks, they will fairly glow with warmthâ€"NM" York Ti nms. Every time the mercury drops the price of £0111 gags Skyward. Every time you do'good and tell of it you lose the fruit of the action. Every time you borrow you take a hack atlour self-reliance. Nearly a Checkmate. They tell it on a member of the club. but it may only be a gross slander. He had been playing chess at the club-rooms until a. late hour, and after he got outside he stood on the sidewalkmeditating. A police- man, unperceived, made his approach. ” Move on,” he said, gruffly. ” It’s your move,” said the absent-minded citizen, and if mutual recognitions had not occurred it might have been the policeman’s. Ever)7 time $1011 gush over clasaic music yoE play the hypocrite. ' E€er§ time 3361] snub a reporter the gods will unite .and smitp you._ Every time you buy that; which you can’t aff'grd you. prove yourself a. fool. Every time yoil throw a banana-peel on the sidewalk you endanger somethyis neck. I should be very sorry to see you grow old before your time, but; you have atmple oppor- tunity for study and play too, and I don’t want you to neglect the former for the sake of the1atter.~~-Pi2‘1sbm'g Christian Admrmw. Every timé you 09.113 man a. lien? he will knock you downâ€"if he has any style about him. Every time you talk about your own worth you convince your hearers that you have none. Small girlâ€"Why did that policeman touch his hat to you, aunty ? Have you got one as well as nurse ‘Iâ€"Londan, Punch. THE HANDSOME W0)[;\N.â€"N0 woman can be handsome by the force of features alone, any more than she can be witty by the help of speech alone. Character must shine through the looks, and beauty or lts absence ’will depend on what the character may be.â€"â€"â€"Hughes. li‘ur Ambitious Boys. A boy is something like a piece of iron, which, in its rough state, isn’t worth much, nor is it of very much use, but the more processes it is put through the more valuable it becomes. A bar of iron that is only worth $5 in its natural state is worth {$12 when it is made into horseshoes. and after it goes through the different processes by which it is made into needles its value is increased to 0350. Made into penknifo blades it would be worth $3,000, and into balance wheels for watches $250,000. Just think of that, boys ; a piece of iron that is comparatively worthless can be developed into such valuable material! But the iron has to go through a great deal of hammer- ing and beating and rolling and pounding and polishing; and so, if you are to become useful and educated men, you must go through a long course of study and train- ing. The more time you spend in hard study, the better material you will make. The iron doesn‘t have to go through half so much to be made into lmrseshoes, as it does to be converted into delicate watch- springs ; but think how much less valuable it is! Which would you rather be, horse- shoe or watchspring? It depends on your- selves You can become whichever you i will. This is your time Cu" e'p‘aiufiiuu {or ‘ manhood. Don’t think that I would have i you settle down to hard study all the time, ‘ without any interval for fun. Not a bit of it. I like to see boys have a good time, and A curious snorilege case has caused some talk in Glasgow lately. Jane Watson, 25 years of age, who is employed in a. Glasgow warehouse, was arrested one Sunday recently at Adelaide Place Baptist Church on a. charge of having stolen £2 from the collection plate at the door when she was entering. The young woman, who is respects.ny connected, has been for several years an adherent 0f the church. After being two days in prison ehe was disâ€" missvd by the Magmth (Bailie (iolqu- houn) with “ an admonitihn.” A laird of Speyside, who had just; re- ceived a commission as a County Magis- trate, said to a half-witted individual who had been sent on an errand on horseback, “ Oh ! Josie, you are riding on a horse to- day ; would not an ass suit you better ‘2” “ Ou aye,” returned Josie, “but asses are unco scarce nowadaysâ€"they’ve 9" been made Justices o’ the Peace.” Considerable excitement was caused in Glasgow Royal Exchange, on the 24th ult. by the discovery that £5,000 tons of pig iron had been sold at the afternoon market, in compliance with a. forged order purâ€" porting to be signed by James Watson & )0. A searching investigation will be made into the scandalou; affair. At a meeting of the Lord Provost’s Com- mittee of the Edinburgh Town Council, held on Nov. 23rd, it was unanimously agreed to recommend to the Council that Dr. Chambers’ statue he erected in the centre of Chambers strait, opposite to the Industrial Museum. Rev. Herbert Bell, of John KnoxOhurch, Aberdeen, threw himsel.n on the 2lst ult. in front of the afternoon express as it was passing Kittybrewster andwas cut to pieces. Recently he had been in poor health, caused by severe domestic affliction. venerable dbctJr‘s indislmsition, till March, 1888. has been postponed, on account of the Snmething About Footwear. The Child of the Period. Dun't Forget That THE great cottonwood trees in the swamps of Tennessee contain veins of clear, sparkling water, which tastes somewhat like unsweetened soda. water. and which spurts forth as if under gaseous pressure when a. vein is punctured. It is said to be deliciously refreshing, and hunters are in the habit of carrying gimlets with which to pierce the veins when they are thirsty. It is a. point of honor with them to plug up the orifice when their thirst is satisfied, so that the next comer may not be disap- pointed. A NUMBER of Bradford, Eng, firms have received notice from their correspondents in Germany and other countries on the con- tinent that “ Volapuk,” the new universal language, will be used after a certain date. The attention of the Bradford Chamber of Commerce has been drawn to the matter, but the Chamber has not yet determined to assist in spreading the knowledge of “ Volapuk.” Its study has been taken up, to a certain extent, privately, and a class will soon be formed in Bradford. A POWDER of pine needles is now prepared in Germany, and is becoming popular for use in baths. A half pound or a. pound of the powder is allowed to dissolve in luke- warm water for a few minutes, when the bath is ready. The principles extracted act upon the skin as a tonic and antiseptic, and the baths are prescribed for rheumatic complaints, gout, certain skin diseases, and for invigorating the system generally. The powder is also used for fumigations in chest affections, etc., or, as an antiseptic, a little may be placed on a hot shovel and carried about the room. THE chances of life are thus set down : Out of every 1,000 men 25 die annually. One-half of those who are born die before they attain the age of 7 years. The men able to bear arms form a fourth of the inhabitants of a country. More old men are found in elevated situations than in valleys and plains. The number of inhabi- tants of a city or county is renewed every thirty years. The proportion between the deaths of women and those of men is 100 to 108. The probable duration of female lives is 60 years, but after that period the calculation is more favorable to them than to men. PAVING blocks celled iron brick are now being introduced by Louis Jochum, of Ottweiler, near Seerbrucken, Germany. This brick is made by mixing equal parts of finely ground red ergillaceous slate and finely ground clay, and adding 5 per cent. of iron ore. This mixture is softened with a solution of 25 per cent. of sulphate of iron, to which fine iron ore is added until it shows a. consistency of 38 degrees Baume. It is then formed in a press, dried, dipped once more in a. nearly cmcentrated solu- tion of sulphate of iron and finely ground iron ore, and is baked in an oven for forty- eight hours in ‘an oxidizing flame and tWenty-four hours in a reducing flame. MRS. GLADSTONE, despite her 75 years, is one of the most active and energetic of women. The improved condition of the cottagers all about Hawarden attest her influence. In the schools she has placed teachers who instruct the children in serv- ing, cookery, etc., and in various handi- crafts suited to boys ; she has also founded an industrial school for boys at (llapham, and a home for aged and incurables, both of which are model charities and under her direct supervision. DR. CAMERON LEES, minister of St. Giles’, Edinburgh, before leaving Melbourne, threw out the suggestion that Scotsmen in Ar stralia should assume the responsibility of erecting a monument to John Knox in St. Giles’, where the reformer so often thundered from the pulpit. The suggestion has found much favor and is likely to take a practical shape. Mr. Marshall Lang, of Glasgow, has sailed for Melbourne to con- tinue the pacific work begun by Dr. Lees. THE authorship of the poem “ If I Should Die To-night” has been a subject of dispute for a longr time. It was not written by Henry Ward Beecher, as has been supposed by many. The Hartford Times says that the authorship “has been traced to Miss Belle E. Smith, at present a teacher in Tabor College, Tabor, Ia. It first appeared in the Christian Union, June 18th, 1873. The authorship is vouched for lay President Brooks, of Tabor College.” IN 1840 the tonnage of British shipping entered and cleared from the ports of the United Kingdom was 6,505,000 ; in 1885 it was 46,390,000. In 1840 there was 58 per cent. British to 42 per cent. foreign; in 1885 the percentages were 73 and 27. The era. of free trade has thus been one of phenomenal progress not only in manufac- turing industries but in the twin industry of the carrying trade. THE experiment is being made in Chicago of paving a street with steel rails 16 feet 10 inches in length, with a. grooved surface on top, so that the horses will not slip on them. The rails will be placed a few inches apnrt, and the space between will be filled with B. patent composition that is said to be very hard and durable. A trial lot of fifty tons has been made at the, Buy View Iron Works, Mich. THERE are many authentic examples of French history of the fancy for human skin. Many great persons have shown a. predilec- tion for that leather. Carnot, Robespierre, Billaut and many others dressed them- selves with garments made out of human skin. They had slippers, boots, hats, gloves, robes, vest and breeuhes made out of this stuff, and they not only wore them openly, but boasted 01‘ them. SIX thousand kangaroo skins are received at Newark, N. J., every week. They are brought from Australia, 300 miles from the coast. There are twenty yarieties of this animal, and the skin is worth 70 cents a pound. Parisian and London shoe manu- facturers, as well as buyers in Greece, Spain, and even Australia itself, are said to purchase tanned skins from Newark tanneries. THE human cuticle is fine, supple, tough and durable. It is easily tanned in the usual way, and keeps out water, cold and heat. Medical students are in the habit of tanning it or having it tanned and getting useful and ornamental articles made of it. They send in to their friends as purses, pocket-books, card-cases, slippers and covers for books, n1115ic,footstools and hand- bags. No one knows the exact nature of elec- tricity. Its effects and the laws overning its action are well understood, but what it is is still a mystery. Probably it is a mode of moti011,,like light and heat. The causes which produce the electricity of thunder storms and aur‘oras are still a matter of doubt. PRINCIPAL CUNNINGHAM, of St. Andrew’s University, says there never would have been a union between England and Scot- land if the conditions had been imposed that the latter should renounce its church and its laws. CURRENT TOPICS WHOLE NO 1,532 N0. 25. Most men like modest girls best. Mod- esty is discretion ; that’s all. The modest girl won’t let you hold her hand when there’s anybody to see; but she‘s whole- souled when there’s nobody looking, and gives you both her hands. I have known young ladies who would squeeze your hands tenderly, look into your eyes and do every- thing that was agreeable in the most shame- less manner before other people ; but when they are alone with you they’ll sit a half a mile off and talk primly about the Weather. I don’t think those girls would make good wives. At all events they don’t make good sweethearts, and about marryingit is much the same as with boys eating cherries. They lay aside the best to finish up with, but when they get to what they've laid aside they’re so full of cherries that they can’t enjoy any more. Of course there are other boys who eat all the good ones first. But it seems to me all rules work both ways anyway, and end in discomfiture of some kind. The only rule of life experience brings to is never to lose a chance for fun when we can get it. Mrs. Charlotte Forge, of Windhmznx Nor- folk County, in the last three months of her 78th year, pieced and quilted a quilt which contains 1,598 pieces. It is a. splendid piece of workmanship, and considering the lady’s age is a remarkable achievement. Who can beat it? Mrs. Forse is an 0111 Norfolk girl, having been born in the Town- ship of Charlotteville, and has resided in Norfolk county ever since. “ You can tell a Mormon house by the number of doors,” I heard some one say as we approached Salt Lake City, writes a Minneapolis Tribune correspondent. Sure enough ! There they were, two deors side by side, even in the smallest houses. Some- times there were two woodsheds, or two wells ; and we saw one house that had begun with a single room, and been length- ened out room by room and door by door. That patriarch must needs look about him sharply on the resurrection morn, or he will overlook some poor wife and have her sleeping through all eternity. The Mor- mons have a doctrine that in the resurrec- tion the men rise, but the women lie in their graves until their husbands please to call them. If the liege lord pleases to be so gracious he goes to the grave side of his spouse and speaks the new name he re- ceived in the endowment house at the time of his marriage, which has never before crossed his lips. She answers with the name which she received at the same time and rises. One of the most potent means of domestic tyranny among the ignorant Mormons is the threat,.frequently resorted to by the head of the house, that he will not raise his wife on the resurrection morn “ unless,” etc., etc. Tm; new electric type-writer relieves the operator of every duty except pressing down the keys. ’l‘hecarriage moves automatically to the starting point whenever the end of a line has been reached, and also moves up one notch or line at the same time. But the most important office of the newinstru- ment seems to be its use in receiving and transmitting telegraphic despatches. It is said at the Patent Office that the instru- ment can be used both as a transmitter and receiver of intelligence over a single wire, no matter how great the distance may be. The receiving instrument does not require the attendance of an operator, but prints the despatch automatically. The instru- ments at both ends of the line print the despatch sent, and so a safeguard against mistakes is provided. It is claimed that the electric type-writer will be valuable as a local aid to business and offers many ad vantages over the telephone. One advan- tage claimed for it is that no matter whether a person called up is at his place of business or not, the message can be printed through the medium of his type- writer and will be there for perusal on his return. The despatches printed are in let- ter form, and not an endless tape. The instrument has been christened the dynamograph. Psornsson ELMSLIE, of the London Pres- byterian College, yet a young man. is one of the most accomplished Hebrew scholars of the day. Although he does not go in for literalism in the interpretation of the Old Testament Scriptures, he gives his whole strength to the maintenance of orthodoxy in the Church. According to him, liberal interpretation does not necessarily conflict withthe old and accepted views regarding the great fundamental truths of Scripture and the general scope and purport of Divine revelation. Professor Elmslie, in the December “ Contemporary Review,” gives a new interpretation of the Mosaic account of creation. He sees in the Mosaic account what he calls a theologicoâ€"literary device. The days stand, not for definite periods, but for achievements, and, these in agreement with Hebrew parallelism, are broken up into two sets of three each, the first set dealing with untenanted spheres and the second with the inhabitants of those spheres. The whole narrative, he says, is a poetic description of the charac- ter, being and glory of God. INDIANS on the Pacific coast in times of scarcity of food sometimes eat pine bark. Around many of the watering-places in the pine forests of Oregon and California the trees may be seen stripped of their bark for the space of three or four feet near the base of the trunk. This has been accomplished by cutting with a hatchet a line around the tree as high as one could conveniently reach and another lower down, so that the bark, severed above and below, could be removed in strips. At certain seasons of the year a mucilaginous flim separates the bark from the wood of the trunk. Part of the flim adheres to each surface and maybe scraped off. The resulting mixture of mucilage- cells and half-formed wood is nutritious and not unpalatable, so that, as a last re- sort, it may be used as a defence against starvation. THE advertisement of a divine in London, England, that he is prepared to loan his sermons at the rate of 5s. apiece, or three for 103., is our excuse for directing atten» tion to the striking titles of some sermons ‘printed in the British capital in the seven- lteenth and eighteenth centuries : “Crumbs of Comfort for Chickens of Grace," “ The Snuffers of Divine Love,” “ The Church’s Bowel Complaint,” “ Cuckoldom‘s Glory, or the Horns of the Righteous Exalted,” “ A Pack of Cards to Win Christ,” “ The Spiritual Mustard Pot, to Make the Soul Sneeze with Devotion,” “A Funeral Hand- kerchief,” and “ Barueh’s Sore Gently Opened and the Salve Skilfully Applied.” Nobody in those times regarded any of these as irreverent, and they were not meant to be funny. The German Government testing labora- tory for building materials has reported favors.ny on this brick. When the Modest Girl": Alone. An Old Lady’s Enterprise. NIormon Su pe titinn. Two Fine Country Families. Mrs. Waldo, of Bostonâ€"I have a. letter from your Uncle James, Penelope, who wants us to spend the summer on his farm. Penelope, dubiouslyâ€"Is there any society in the neighborhood ? Mrs. Waldoâ€"I’ve heard him speak of the Holsteins and Guernseys. I presume they are pleasant people. Tommyâ€"I saw her die, but I don’t believe she went to heaven, ’cause I saw her come out after the performance.â€" Philadelphia Times. I saw a man making an impression with a brush and ordinary red paint. This cus- tom does not appear to be known among the English Jews, for, after many in- quiries, I have met with none who has ever heard of it.” The correspondent asks: “Is it not an outgrowth or survival from that ceremony which was performed on the night of the flight of the Israelites from Egypt ? and may not the branch-like figure be symbolical of the bunch of hyssop ?” American Cotton. Bradstreet’s calls attention to the fact that there has been a steady decrease in the yield of cotton in the Southern States, and that this decrease has gone on in the face of a yearly increase of acreage. It is stated that the average yield per acre is thirty-one pounds less than it was five years ago. This decrease amounts to about 15 per cent, while the decline in price has been 24 per cent. The cotton crop of 1882 amounted to 7,000,000 bales, which were grown on 16,134,000 acres. The estimated crop for the present year is 6,300,000 bales, and the area 18,698,000 acres. This decline of late years in the yield of cotton is supposed to be due in part to the fact that the soil of late years has been deprived of its natural fertilizer, the cotton seed, which has become a marketable com- modity, and artificial fertilizers have not as yet been introduced to a sufficient ex- tent to compensate for the loss. Not Decoived. - Papa. (to little Tommy, who has been to see “ Uncle Tom’s Cabin ”)â€"I suppose you any little Ev_a die an_d go t9 hegven ‘? Sayings by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Numerous little excuses always prove the: absence of any real excuse, or a. desire that it shall not be discovered. If I were a man I would never want to marry a blonde, for I know she would be a faded and washed-out woman before she reached maturity. It hardly pays to be pretty for so short a time. - ‘ No'womtm who lives rightly, and means rightly, insists upon keeping an engage~ ment secret. A man will do so much where nothing is needed. It is an acknowledged fact .that one pretty woman never sees any beauty in another. * It ‘would net be human nature if she did. So much a man will do where nothing is needeaâ€"so much time and money he will spend for a. woman'who pgeds neither ! The Passover in Algeria. A correspondent sends to London Notrs and Queries particulars of a curious Pass- over custom in Algeria. He says: “ Dur- ing the Passover week, in the present year, I noticed that many of the houses in the Jew quarter in Oran and in Tlemeen were marked on the outside with the i m- pressions of the human hand. These impressions were in different colorsâ€"red, black, yellow or blue ; and in no instance, as well as I can recollect, were they either upon the sidéposts of the doors or upon the lintels, but always upon the walls of the houses. In some cases there was one impression only, in others there was as many as five; and, further, in others, they were arranged somewhat in the form of a. branch, having three hands at the summit and three at each of the sides. At Tlemeen A layfimn’s advice isâ€"Never gou to law unless you know.~()ttawa Journal. 4. The defendants finally appealed to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, composed of Lord Hobhouse, SirBarnes Peacock, Sir Richard Baggally and Sir Richard Couch, and were successful. The defendants go up for good and the plaintiffw comes down to stay. 3. The plaintiff then appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada, composed of Ritchie, C.J., Fournier, Henry, Taschereau and Gwynne, J.J., and was successful. The plaintific goes up and the defendants come down. 2. The defendants appealed to the Court of Appealof Ontario, composed of Hagar-15y, C.J., Burton and Osler, J.J., and were successful. The plaintiff comes down and the; d3§endapt§ gang. 1. On the 3lst day of May, 1883, the plaintiff, Henry Beatty, brought an action against the defendants], the Northwest; Transportation Company, to set aside the sale of a steamer called the United Empire. The matter first came before the Chancellor of Ontario (Boyd), who on the 9th day of May, 1884. decided in favor of the plaintiff. The plaintiff goes up and the defendants come down. The Glorious Uncertainty of the Law. A clearer case of the ups and éowns which may befall the parties to a legal contest has seldom occurred than that which will appear1by the following resume : Who had paid $5 for a. thing intrinsically worth not more than five cents? Elizabeth Tilton. The ostensible purchaser was an intimate friend. Presumably Mrs. Tilton desired it as a joint memento of the two re- markable men who have made such an awful commotion over her. What particu- lar memory was to her associated with this gift of her husband to her pastor I do not know, but I do know that the little volume is now at a bindery being covered hand- somely with morocco. It used to be pre- dicted that Theodore Tilton would take his wife back, but he has never done so, and he is living in Paris, where he earns a modest living with his pen. Nor did the Plymouth Church people ever forgive her. So far as known neither Tilton nor Beecher ever communicated with her after the scandal. éChicago Tribune’s New York Letter. u “ Glad I didn’t get it,” he remarked. isn’t worth any such ridigylous_pripe.’r’ There was a. bit of sentiment in an auc- tion sale this week. Although it when disposal of the effects of Henry Ward Beecher, little interest was excited outside of his personal friends, who attended for the purpose of buying souvenirs of their beloved pastor. Books and bric-a-brac went one after another at about their origi- nal cost until a tiny paper-bound copy of Mrs. Browning’s poems was offered. The auctioneer regarded it carelessly, but one person had discovered written on a fly- leaf: ” Theodore Tilton to Henry Ward Beecher," end he hid it up slowly to $1, $52, $3, finally losing it to somebody who gave 355. MOTHER. Out in the city the sounds begin ; Thank the kind God, the carts come in I An hour or two more and God is so kind, The city shall be blue in the window blind; ’l'hen shall my child go sweetiy asleep And dream of thebirds and the hills of sheep‘ 1)‘L....t r A, And why are you éfymg, mother deg} CHILD. Mother. mother, speak low in my ear, Some of the things are so great and near- Some are so small and far away 1 have a fear that I cannot SB. , What have I done, n.n_d what 0 I fear MOTHER. Foam not at all, the night is still ; Nothing is here that means 011 illâ€" Nnthing but lamps the who a town through, And never a. child awake but you. The Sick Child. CHILD. 0 mother, lay our hand on my brow ! 0 mother, mot er, where am I now ‘2 Why is the room so gaunt and great ? Why am I lying awake so late ? Sentiment at an Auction. â€" Robert Loin? S tâ€"ervxenson u