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She was moaning Gsspari’s name piteously enough, and the dean felt a keen pang of remorse as he remembered how gladly he had seen the lost of his nephew 5 sw weeks ago; he almost wished him book again now. Soaroely knowing what he did, he bent down, and took Eapemnoe’s ' hin, burning hands in his. She had not otioed his entrance, but this made her 001: up suddenly ; a. glad smile passed over or troubled face, and half raising herself ith the strength of delirium, she cried, ape ! pep: l have you come 7 ” then, ng heel} again, said, much more e‘fiéi‘wi "afi?Ӥ1’i§€eri~£§,zfififlfaksrukzzfi {with pain, and crimson with the flush of ever. The following lines are copied verbatim et literafl'm from a stone in a cemetery near Buckhorn. in Kent county : 35y wife so dent, be_of good sheet; _ ,._‘ 3.-.. "'"d’e'a'réf’ " Your voice so dear. your mare can’t hear Your tenths: tribe the same. my dear The lowing no, likewise the swine 'Ihe lambs in time wlll miss on Hair It they should loge their mop _ ers d_es.r. WV}! will meet you there, your children dear In a low more ears, if the Lord do please. You vvyorlrlly out you left your dents In the“ small years with hopes and fears _ Withoyt your tears which sadly vexed the httle mzae;_[;T-51§'556; Kisietflbeeh'here So Jerry’s clear for this new year. A loving mother who lies here A! ever left her children deer Heavens resc her soul where’er She is the wish of those let: here. [* “ Wheeler" is a. cattle buyer and butcher well known in the western counties, and "Jeni" was an ox that was fattening in the stall at t 9 time death robbed the farm of its mistressJ ADOPTED BY THE DEAN: “ No. no ; the sooner the house is empty the better,” said Cornelia, thinking only of Eepernnce’e quiet, and George hurried away. inwardly blessing his little French noggin for h_er__opportnne illnege: a poisoned well. and that Esperance's illness war. fully accounted for. She had to: longhen very much out of health, owing to “the rivationa and shock of the siege, and ha. naturally been the first victim. The Lowdelle, too, were packing with all possible speed, for their mother had con- siderately proposed to go that evening. “ Not the least because I am nervous about the girls, you know, but we shall only be in the way," she exclaimed to Cornelia, prov- ing her kindness still further by staying in Esperanoe's room till the nurseerrived. So the deenery was speedily emptied, end the next day found only the dean and Cornelia left behind, to bear with dismay that tjieyhed el_1 been drinking ‘yater from Cornelia had never dreamed of acting as a sick-nurse before. and felt hopelessly at a loss when the trained nurse went to take her rest, and she was called to take her turn with the patient. Luckily, at first, Esperance was fairly quiet, but later on Cornelia. was frightened out of her wits by her wild ravings, and the strange language seemed to make it all the more terrible. Those hours revealed to her more of Esper- ance's life and character than she had ever known before, and her father’s name was so continually on her lips. that Cornelia was more and more rebuked for having ever ventured to call French love shallow and fleeting. The all-important twenty-first day was one of disappointment and double anxiety. for there was no shade of improve- ment. and the fever ran frightfully high. The doctor took Cornelia aside after his second visit. " The most imminent danger,” replied the doctor, accustomed to regard Cornelia as a hard, matter-ot-faot lady,able to stand anything. “ In fact, Miss Oolhnson, I fear it is my duty to tell you that I think it a. grant question if she pulls through the next twgnty-fgur hours.’_’ . . w whirl!" Mademoiselle de Mabillon has any near relations they should come at once,” he mild, gravely. . _ . 1-. -.~, “ She has none in England," said 00):- nelin, thinking with a shudder what poor Gaspard would say when he heard. “ She is really in such danger. thgn ? ” - 1 In the evening, the dean came to the door. A! usual, to make inquiries, anti the doctor brought him into the room, having prepared him for the worst. He was quite overcome, and the mere Eight of Esperance was a shogk go 13in}, a; she lay plyowed Oornefia turned ashy pale. and the doctor a little surprised, hastened to add, “ Unless we find there is more lever to- night, it is just possible then that she may get thggngh." _ .1 , a,,, ,,,A_ L_ AL- ckily she was rather in awe of her, and elin herself, though extremely anxious to kind, had not the quick observation ready tact which are needed in sick ing. Her diflidence, too, was a great ernnce, for she never ventured to do ing for Espernnoe without an anxious ‘ ning. ould you fancy this ? ” or, " Shall I on thnt ‘I " till the poor child was so d that ehe would negative everything then be troubled with the decision. fictive politeness. however, stand her E after- her night's watching, but l be well enough soon to What day is it ‘I " day. the 13th of July. We the next mail, on Friday." e was too weak to talk any a lay musing over Cornelia'a tly surprised to find how long n ill. But she had still many n and weakness to look forward gh she was out of danger he: 3 very slow and weariaome. helpless as a baby. and though atient, she could not withstand f aching loneliness than weighed irits. Every one was kind to longed unepeakebly for Gae- day after day she lay crying ing away her tears and trying hen any one spoke to her. but eak to be able to control herself. saw a. good deal of Cornelia, for the :e always went to lie down in the after- A TALE 01‘ TWO COUNTRIES met! her eyes, and they all watched as suspense. till at length a. look as stole over her features, and ulnr breathing showed that to a natural sleep. 'a the dean stood in this aonating M. de Mabillon, ding the hands of his old e was growing undoubt- peranoe and. moreover, he u the sense of responsibility n oppressing Cornelia, and r of her death, feeling sure rden him with that sense oh had haunted him when He wished he had not “ I am'eo fired! Won’t you carry A Gem of Epitaphy. rot know that I am ill, the room to the bedside. 'now you are better I for Gaspard, it rang in .ngly, and though he 'at the Ceylon [Appoint- one. he could not but ad chosen he might nation for Gaspard utters went on very ‘ook some nourish- nin into a long. the morning the satisfied with her , rnelia. began to take ‘ at intervals through ke much notice, but she was much more con, when the nurse lie was startled by a. , erenee’s weak voice, uming with a sort of " It has the Riloheater post-mark," she aid, and Esperanoo let tall the reins, snatched at it, and almost tore the envelope to pieces in her hurry to” open it. Within there was indeed the precious lnoloaure. a “ Oh I it we might I ” am} Esperance breathed more quickly as Frances turned the ponies' heme, and drove up the village street. She tried hard to believe that she did not expect anything, and waited, trembling will] excitement, till Frances appeared at the door of the post-office wit-h a reassuring face, andâ€"yes, it really was~ a letter in her hand. ' Frances smiled. ” I was thinking about your letterâ€"shall we call at the post-office and Bee if it has come '2 " " And we will row to that little island. of which I cannot any the name," said Esper- ance, eagerly. " I like it so much, it looks so lonely, just broken 05, as it were, from Angleaea. It will be delightful to be renlly on the sea. I shall know what the voyage to Ceylon will feel likeâ€"it will be good practice." “ I am not sure what your doctor would any to that,” said Frances. " But in a week or two you will be stronger, and then we might try.” 0n the Monday afternoon Esperanoe was quiee well enough to enjoy a drive, and Frances took her in the pony-carriage along the shore ; she was enchanted with the sea, and was very desirous to go on it at once. Eaperance received a. homelike greeting in French, and was made comfortable in the carriage, while Lady Worthington talked to Frances. “Very well,” said Lady Worthington, who was fond of making even ten'yesr old boys useful. “Hurry, you bring these cushions and bags, and Fred. use than. black trunk and my small box are sent round at once in the cartâ€"now, Espernnce, we will come,” and putting a: supporting arm round her little charge, she led her through the station to the pony-carriage, where Frances was waiting, looking fairer 3nd prettier than ever, in her light summer resa. “ Aunt Fanny is waiting in the pony- carriage, mnmma," they both cried in a breath. “ We will bring all your things from here." Wfien they arrived: Ear'ry and Fred were waiting on the platform, looking cool and oountrifled in their brown holland suits. “ You must get quite strong again, dear," said Cornelia, quietly returning her embrace. “And be sure to let me know how you are after the journey.” The doctor highly approved of the pro- posed change. and as the re wereouly a few days for preparation, Cornelia’a hands were full. The 8th of August was as fine as could be wished, and toward the middle of the day Lady Worthington and Esperanoe started on their journey. Poor Cornelia felt very sad when the actual patting came, though Eapemnoe’e good-bye was as warm and affectionate as possible. She threw her arms around her cousin’s neck, “ Dear Cornelia. you have been so kind to me, and I have been such a trouble, perhaps when I comeback you will let me wait upon youflj Espernnce declared she was well enough to go that very minute, though an hour before she had not felt equal to walking across the room; but the prospect of change seemed to put new life into her, and Cornelia was: so pleased to see her better, that she was glad the invitation had been given, and promised to talk matters over with the doctor the next day, and to let Lady Worthington know. in good stand. and Cornelia never found this out, but was only touched by her gratitude, and as the weeks passed by she grew more and more'fond of her. rs ,,,. ” I think it. would be vefv good for_her indeed, it you are sure it is quite convenient inn”, 7,; KW. 41413.4!“ lg “ Perfectly, there is a. room doing noth- ing, and Frances will be so glad of a com- panion. Sir Henry and I are going to Bwitzerland.‘but she is not strong enough really to enjoy traveling, and prefers stay- ing in Wales. I wonder whether Esperanoe would be well enough to travel down on the Bill; I could take her_ myself then:‘_’ One afternoon early in August. Esper- ance was sitting alone in her bedroom wearily watching the tops of the trees as they waved gently in the summer wind, and wondering where Gaspard was, and what he was doing, while the tears coursed silently down her cheeks. Just as she was feeling amomentary relief at thedast stroke of the bells, a knock came at her door, and to her great surprise the servant announced " Lady Worthington." Esperance felt a thrill of joy as she looked up. and saw Lady Worthingtcn's sympathetic, un- changed face, and heard again her low, comgcrting voice. fj‘VMy p‘éorr child! why. how pale and thin you are! but they tell me you are better." “7“Yes, I feel better, thank you,“ said Espgapee, weyrily. ': But oohvalescénoe is always dull work.” said Lady Worthington. “ I met Cornelia jusj now, and alga ggvg me leav_e to page Emmi see you ; long _illne_ss._” “ers, it has seemed long," sighed Esper- ance. “ You see, I can’t do anything even now, and it is hard to sit and think all day, and jhenâ€"I do 59 wgnt Gaqurd." “ This great fly is worrying you, my dear, I shall put an end to his noise,” and kind-hearted Lady Worthington rose with alacrity to flick the poor inseot mercilessly with her handkerchief, till it fell out of the window stunned. After that she felt a little better, and came again to Esperance’s side, determined to make the most of her present opportunity. A bright idea had struck herâ€"the deanery was forlorn and uncomfortable, but what if she could get Esperanoe away from the deanery? She revolved various plane in her mind, while fondling the little invalid in silence. At last she made up her mind, and began by a judicious course of questioning. “ No ; and I hope we shall not go," said Esperance. “We should only go to Soar- borough, where Mrs. Mortlake and Bella are staying, and I would much rather be alone with Cornelia." r-i'ibfiéhtr ion not tb have a (image of air, dear ? Has Cornelia said anything to you aboqfi going pggy ? " . .. . .. .1 “ But I think you should have a change. you want a great deal of setting up yet. I wonder whether you would like to come and [my a visit to Frances, she is down in Wales with the children. Sir Henry and I only left them on Saturdny, and they are to stay for another month." Esperanee started forward, a glow of color rising in her pale cheeks. " Oh, Lady Worthington, do you really mean it 7 How goodâ€"how kind you are l” v “ You would like il than ’3 " “ More than nnything in the world ! It seems too good. too wonderful 1 only I have been so cross and fretful, that I really don't deserve it.” “ Poo:- child, that is not your fault. I am sure, you will soon get better when you are away. there is nothing like Welsh air to my mind, and Llanfairfeohan, the little village where Sir Henry has taken a house, is a ohurming place, with sea and mountains too. Frances will be so delighted togave you." Cornelia felt a sudden pang. Was she to lose this child whom she hnd watched over so anxiously ? she felt as if she were being robbed; then looking up she saw the glow of animation on Eeperance'e face. and felt sadly that the Worthingtone had been kind to her in the Guys 0! her own coldness, and that naturally they were more loved. With an efiogt she spoke cheerfully. "They'vrvore still taking over this plan. when Cornelia came back from the service. “ I wonder whether you will spare us your invalid for a little while,” said Lady Worthington, when she had joined them. “ I have been asking Esperance whether sheA willgtay _with us in Wales for a month.” OBAPTER XXVI. sheutells me you have had a. “ A good gentleman. a kind gentleman,” said Mme. Lemercier, relapsing into French, as s‘ne waved her last farewell to Maggie and her father. " She is my little pupil, Marguerite, you know, and a very amiable little girl. But ma chere, come, tell me all that has happened to youâ€"you are thin, my poor child, thinner than in the siege; that is very wrong; and you an altered. ah! very much altered; and “ Monsieur is too good, but it will prevent you from searching for the ferns. Let me 1531}? Margugrite__l_mqk 2 ”_ No, no; I will find ferns on the way back,” said Mr. Henderson, good naturedly. “We will be back in an hour. Come; Maggie.” " I hardly know how to thank you enough for helping my little girl,” he said, pleasantly. “1' hope madame will inetil into Maggie some of the ready edroitnese of your nation. But as to these wet clothes,” he continued, turning to Maéeme Lsmer- oier. ” Suppose I take Maggie to the inn, and let her dry them by the the ; we shall be back in an hour, and you will like to have some talk will) Mademoiselle de Mebillon." “Ah, indeed I ” and the gentleman took off his hat to Esperence, while madame gravely introduced “Monsieur Henderson and Mademoiselle de Mebillon.” "I fear she will en-cold herself," said madame, anxiously. ' Perhaps, monsieur, we had better return at once." Maggie interrupted, however. “But, papa, madame has met a friend. The young lady who helped nee out of the water knew madame at Paris.” “Hal Miss Maggie. so you have been in the river, I hear, frightening the fishes, eh? What do you say madame? should she no? get h_er thjgga a:ti ?_” A pEeasaBttlooking man, of three-and- thirty, came striding over the rocks toward thenlaq slggspolfg. ” Ah 1 man enfant, we each consoled the other. But let us sit down and talk. I forgot you, though, ma pauvre Marguerite, pardon me; Ere _y_on_ ve_ry yvet, {11y child ? " ' “ Not veri," said the Rifle girlfblushing; “my stocking will dry in the sun. See, htee cqmes 11323.3: _ “ Dear Madame! how long it seems since we parted 1 how much has happened I ” Then turning to Frances, “I must intro- duce you to Madame Lemercier, a very dear friend of ours, who took care of me in the siege. Miss Neville knows you well by name, madame, I have told her how good you were to me then.” “ Mon anfant I ~--- Esperanee Iâ€"ah l but this is n happiness. We meet in a strange land, my child! ah I who would have thought it ? " Mme. Lemercier looked, threw up her little hands. and than, with many exclama- tiona, embraced Esperunoe with fervor, quite regaraleaa of thgtoutist eyes grgu‘nd. “ Msrguezite, ma, chere I what is it then ‘2 Ciel! you have really been in the water! eh I what a pity, with your new boots. too. And this lady has kindly helped you ? I hope Marguerite has thanked you, made- moiseelle ? " Eeperanoe was on her feet now; her color came and went, and waited impatiently till the little lady had finished speaking, then bending forward she said in a half-choked voice. “ Madame l Madame Lemeroieg 1 do you not_kn_ow me ? ” But before Frances could speak,,a little, dark, middle-aged lady hustled up, her wary], browp eyes al} anxiety. ‘ _ __ ‘_ thin, blue envelope, directed in Gasparri’s flogrishy, opppergplate W{it_i{1g. w” She gazed in wonder at the down-rushing torrent, as it came foaming over the brown rocks, here. white as snow, there, separating itself into little silvery streemlets, but all mingling in the pool below, and hurrying sway down the rocky bed of the river. Frances was amused and charmed by her native expressions of rupture and amaze- ment, and watched with pleasure the healthnt glow of color it! her cheeks, and the happy brightness of her eyes. She looked delightlnlly at her ease, leaning back among the rocks, in her shady straw hat and blue cembric polonsise, and Frances was just wonderingwhst constituted that happy French faculty of perfect enjoy- ment, and contrasting it with the heavy, bored looks of n party of tourists who were finding fault with everything, when a. _nnflflnn arvgmri anlashifladfl her 100k town In terror to see it the chaliren were all sate. To her relief they were all three in sight, scrambling about the rocks on the other side oi the river,bnt Esperencc had quitted her easy posture, and was bending over the bowlders down to the water, and just as Frances hurried to the spot, she had helped to drag up a terrified little girl of above seven years old, who had slipped into the river. “ There, do not cry, you are quite safe,” said Esperanoe, panting a little with her exertions. Frances drove home quickly, and then in the quiet of her own room Espereuoe opened her letter. . It was delightfully long and closely written, each day so fully described that she seemed to be living through everything with him. and her happiness was all the greater because she had not expected such details, for Gespnrd's letters from London had been necessarily poor in this respect, and had generally been written in a strain of forced merriment in order to veil from her his sufferings. But this was a really journal-like description, written with delightful ease, while little colloquial expressions here and there brought the tears to Esperanoe’s eyes. " Ah, Esper- auoe it you could have seen this," or “ when yog_com_e, oherie. you will enjoy that.” u, , She lived with him throughout the voyage, learned to know the laconic captain, and the graphically described passengers, entered into the landing at Colombo with its bustle and confusion and heat, laughed over Mr. Seymour‘s jokes, and the accounts of the shopping and bargaining in the town, then traveled with him to Dickoyn, and saw his future home in Mr. Seymour’s bungalow, tried to understand the size oi the estate given to her in an almost tabu- lous number of square kilometres, and sympathized with Gnsperd'e difficulty in learning Tamil. And if, when at last it we: ended, she came back to the present with something of a shock, and was obliged to have a. good cry, yet Frances understood all perfectly, and instead of adopting Cor- nelia’s plan of pointing out the extreme ingrntitude and foolishness of such behavior, patted and caresssed her till her smiles returned, and she was eager to read some extracts from the letter to any one who could appreciate its delightsz , ., ,,, Whether the pleasure of receiving her firat letter from Ceylon had anything to do with her recovery, it would be hard to any; but certainly from that day Esperenoe took a fresh start, not only in bodily strength, but in spirits. “ Aunt Fanny, we really must take you to Aber," said Barry, very beseeuhingly, one gaming tgward the endnof Augugt. "‘7 fawnâ€".maillunfié‘. We were there {esterday after the min, and the water fall is just spljndid. QM} t ya go today altogether ‘2” , L.‘.I4 _LLL_ Tigxiaés idVoikedV agrosa tHe tabvle at the invalid, and being reassured by her looks, thgqght that _it pighf, pgrhfipa, be managed. They started esrly‘in the afternoon, a very merry party, Frances driving, Esper- ance and Kathie squeezed in beside her, and the boys in the back seat. The day was most glorious, and the richly wooded glen looked so beautiful that Frances was obliged to drive slowly in order to give her full sympathy to the eager entreatiee to look at some especially lovely view, either of the sea or the river, or the mountains. Leaving the carriage at the rest-house, they walked slowly on toward the falls, and whether it was due to the beauty and novelty of the way, or to the fresh mountain air, Esperanoe was not at all over tired, when at last they reached the end of the glen, and out down on the great, gray bowldera at the foot of the waterfall. CHAPTER XXVII. Doctorâ€"Your services are {required at Mr. Poormau’s late residence; He died this morning. Undertakerâ€"How much did {he leave ? ” Nos over $1,000.” ‘1 “ What will your bill be ‘2” “ Abou: $400.” Y “ Well, I’ll bury him for the fest.” Mr. Hamilton Fraser, proprietor of the Summit House, at the head of Lake Joseph, Muekoko, is a humanitarian. He believes in doing all the good he can for suffering humanity. The other'day while conversing with a number of his guests he said: “ I do wish that all the world knew the cure for spasmodic asthma that I know.” Being asked for it Mr. Fraser said : " Three ounces of saltpetre and three ounces of the beat black pepper. A number of strips of brown paper, that manufactured wholly from mgr; preferred. Make a solution of the saltpetre‘and pepper, soak the paper therein and than let it dry. Place the patient in a close room and burn the paper,allowing the fumes to be inhaled. It is a certain and permanent cure.” Mr. Cox, the owner of the large hotel at Port Sandfield told the writer that it had cured him of the asthma, after he had been a sufferer for years. Though a. men must be sincere in order to be great. he need not be great in order to be sincere. Whatever may be the size of our brain, the strength of our powers, the talents 0! any kind with which we are gifted, sincerity of heart, or of belief, or of life is possible to us all. It is of itself a kind of greatness which, in spite of many other drawbacks, will make itself felt. The honest, up- right man, who lives openly, fear- lessly and truly, professing only what he feels, upholding only what he believes in, pretending nothing, disguising nothing, de- ceiving no one, claims unconsciously a. re- spect and honor that we cannot give to any degree of power or ability wielded with duplicity or cunning. If we :could correctly divide the world into the sincere and the‘ insincere, we should have? a. .much truer estimate of real worth than we generally obtaimâ€"Naw York Ledger. Fashionable lors are always of interest to the trade. low we give the names of a few of the 55' Joe most talked of around the market at .his time, together with definitions of at they really are in plain English ; M â€"â€"A light corn yellow. Ebenierâ€"A sh e darker than mais. Ble d'orâ€"A ripe eat yellow. Toreadorâ€" Two shades d her than his d’or. Paille -â€"A light lem 1 color. Bouton d'orâ€" A golden y ow. Melonâ€"An ochre shade simil to inside of a French melo Vieille Pailleâ€"A faded light straw shade. Australianâ€"A dulled ochre y ow. Monacoâ€"A pinkish yellow, the aha oi the inside of a banana. ‘ Cielâ€"A pale ue. Mycsotisâ€"A shade darker than cie . Edisonâ€"A light electric blue. N iagaraâ€"About three shades darker 1 than Edison. Camellia-5A oedarwood red. ‘ Brasilâ€"A rosewood red; Ooqueliootâ€"A bright poppy red. Cardinalâ€"A shade darker than coqueliootl Pourpreâ€"A shade deeper than cardinal. Grenatâ€"A garnet red. Vieux-roseâ€"A medium shade of ashes and rose. Marronniereâ€"A deeper shade of vieux-rose. Nileâ€"A light Nile green. there is more of She bagel in your face; it is no more a naughty um. piece of human- ity ; you must huve sufier , my poor nttle one. But I tear 'qou gr ' too good, and then‘ you will die ; keep 9" little naughti- ness. ma chere, do not begonge like a. saint.” “ Do not téar that, rhudnme; I name you there is too little danger. I have had an illness; that is why I am thin.” More Trash lead During Hot Weather The; any Other Time. Almost everrona starting offforthe sum- mer takes soms reading matter. It is a book out of th‘ library, or off the book- stand. or Mug 0! the boy hawking books through the o I really believe there is more trash among the intelligent classes in Jul. August than in all the other 10 men of the year, writes T. De Witt Talmagnin the Ladies’ Home Journal. Men and womm who at home would not be satisfied with t book that was not really sensible, I fin! sitting on hotel piazzas, or under the tree; reading books the index of which would make them blush if they knew that you knew what the book was. “ Oh,” they say, “ youmust have intellectual re- creation." Yet there is no need that you take alotg into a watering place Hamilton’s 'Metaphysios,” or some pcnderone disomrse on tha eternal decrees, or Faraday’s ‘Philosophy.” There are many easy boois that are good. You might as well say, “Ipropose now to give a little rest to my digetive organs, and instead of eating heavy mat and vegetables, I will, for a little while take lighter foodâ€"a little stryohnine and {few grains of ratsbane.” Literary poisor in August is as bad as literary poison in December. Mark that. Do not let the v'rmin of a corrupt printing press jump an or:an into your Saratoge trunk or Whiu ountain velise. Are there not good books i at are easy to readâ€"books of entertaining revel; books of congenial history ;books 'i pure fun; books of poetry, ringing with; rry oantos; books of fine engraving; be ha that will rest the mind as well as purify ge heart and elevate the whole life? '1‘ .re will not be an hour be- tweeucthis hn day of your death when, you can eff read a book lacking in an illness; that is why ’I am thin.” " An illness? Ah ! I was sure you would suffer from the effects of that siege, it was rigorous, too trying for one so young. I myself have never felt so well since that time of starvation. But tell me of Gas- pardJ‘mon enfa11£.” I “He is ii] Ceylon, on a coffee planta- tion," said Espennce, and she told Mme. Lemeroier all the details of Gaspard's letter. Madame noiioed that there were tear: jn_her eyes. “ Ah 1 ma chere, we women have our part in the hardness of life; it is not easy to be left behind," she said. gently laying her hand on Esperance’e. “ But we must have courage, my child, and it is easier for us, for we know they are strong. whereas they know we are weak and unprotected. You heard of couree of moneieur’e arrest 7 ” "Yes, dear madame; Gaspard told me. But do let me hear what happened to you after we left." “Ah, oleriel what a history it isla thousand times did I thank Heaven that you were spared the horrors of that sec- ond siege,[ knew not what to think; I scarcely saw Victorâ€"he was always engaged either with his writing orâ€"or with more iirect means in the furtherance of his cause, At first he was certain of success, and I could bear the tumults and the horrors better, because I hoped that in the end his party would be viotorous, and that we should have peace and a better constitution What can a woman know of the rights ,ind wrongs of such questions 7 I trusted my husband. But then came the furious repu'se. Victor was in despair. I entreated bin to fly, to hide himself; but no, he was alvays brave; he refused to do so ; he said to me, ‘Antoinette, the people I have inoitfd and led on can not fly;I must stay withthem.’ So he stayed, my brave husbani, he stayed and was ar- rested.” Color. The Value of sincerity. A Fair Adj ustmeni A Cure for Anhma. LIEERARY POISON. (‘10 be Continued) 1nd Their 19. ames. Small, knotty fruit of any kind is a. non- paying article. It is better to grow a dozen barrier: to make a. pint than to grow fifty. With grapes remember that ten bunches weighing fifty pound will sell better than twenty bunches making the same weight. One man last year used on 20,000 currant bushes 40 pounds of hellebore. This is at: the rate of about an ounce to 30 bushes. Every bush had a little helle- bore, but if there was no sign of worms only the slightest shake of the box was given in passing. Sugar beets should stand from seven to nine inches apart, according to the fertility of the soil. Cultivate them flat, give them plenty of sun, stir the ground thoroughly and aim to produce beets weighing about a. pound when toppsd and cleaned. It is easy, says Galen Wilson, to prevent cabbage worms from injuring the plants. Just keep the crowns filled with soil. The earth does no harm to the cabbagea, as the heads grow up from the bottom and throw off the earfih. Lime is: recommended for use in case of mildew in cucumbers and diseases among potatoes. Powder the lime and shake it through a sieve, being careful to distribute it thoroughly. It is absolutely necessary to supply to the soil each plant food as is lacking. The only question to be decided is how to sup- ply it moss economically. When chickens are to be caught it is best to do it after they have gone to roost. The chasing liable to ensue it one attempts to catch them during the day not only annoys the person in pursuit, but is highly injurious to the fowl. Besides all the other poultry is generally frightened, and more or lass injury results from this. Whenever manure is handled it is so much added to the cost; hence any labor required in preparing the load, or reducing the litter before adding it to the heap, is saved when the manure is to be handled. The most disagreeable work on the farm is the handling of manure that is full ol‘ corn- stalks, straw and other long litter. Manure ‘ should be decomposed, and the finer the ; material that is added to it the quicker its reduction by decomposition. Right Kind of Food. Economy in feeding does not refer to reducing the food required, but to regulate it in quality that nothing may be wasted. Much of the food given is simply converted into manure. It does not pay to feed woody fibre and water when more nutritious material is required in order to produce the salable product from an animal. Salt for Cows. A dairyman claims that two ounces of salt per day to each cow increased the but- ter product one-fifth, which indicates ‘ that a loss may occur by the failure to supply some inexpensive essential, though the farmer may be feeding liberally and giving his animais the best of care other- wxse. , Jottings From Agricultural Journalsi Those lands which in Continental Ornamentlng Old Stumps. An otherwise unsightly old stump, if sawed off rather low, says a contemporary, may be truneiormed into something quite ‘pretty by placing on it a. box filled with earth and planted with ferns and Trades- cnntin or almost any trailing vine. If some. thing brilliant is wanted, fill the box with scarlet geraniums and let nesturtium trail over the edge. The box oen be painted green or be ooverefi with bark tacked on to represent a rustic basket. Feed the Cow. Bran and grain are cheap as well as milk. Store them in the now now, that she may be in good shape to protiuee milk when better prices ruleâ€"we don’t mean fat her, but gress alone, and snob watery grass as some parts of the country are producing this season, is very poor stuff to build up the system of a cow that is a good milker. Give some bran or grain, or both, to help outâ€"we feed bran and a. little cornmeal each day. Things Which Every Agriculturist Should Know. ’ Fertilizers and Their Special Composition and Cost. The cost of fertilizers largely depends upon the kind of crop to which they are applied, but the composition of the fertil- izer itself is also a matter of consideration. It may be added that the soil requires a special fertilizer for a special purpose, and to use any other than the kind needed is to enter into an expense that may be avoided. The needs of the soil are not only for its own recuperation, but for the crop it is to produce. The kind of work to be done by the soil is the first consideration, and to provide the soil with the proper material for its work is the next. One may purchase and apply a large amount of fertilizer with no immediate beneficial results, for the reason that the soil is already provided with what it has re- ceived as an addition. What the essential requirements at his soil may be the farmer cannot learn from bcks, but must observe for himself by carefully ex- perimenting as well as noting the results of the growth and productions of his crops from year to year. Because a fertilizer is cheap does not indicate it to be the proper kind desired. A fertilizer sells according to its proportion of nitrogen. phosphoric acid and potash contained. For the leg- umes and also for grass orcps,the low-price fertilizers, which contain but little nitro- gen, and more than the average percentage of potash, will sometimes give better re- sults than the more costly fertilizers, for the reason that they contain the proper kind of plant food required, and in such cases the farmer would make a. mistake if he purchased any kind containing the costly ingredients, but it would not be economi- cal on the part of the farmer to purchase a potash fertilizer for his wheat simply be- cause it can be procured for less, as his crop would be but partially benefited. The crops that require nitrogen will not thrive unless it is supplied, and no substitute will be accepted by the plants. There are instances in which only wood ashes are necessary to complete the food of the soil, and when this is the case the farmer will secure as good results as lromian application of several substances. The soil should be fed with what it requires only, and not given an excess or that which will be stored up for the future instead of benefiting the crop. As fertilizers differ, and are composed of one or more sub- stances that have of themselves a value, the farmer can never buy any fertilizer at less cost than the value of its ingredients, and the cost of bags and labor of handling must also be included. To buy intelligently the farmer should know the proportions of each ingredient in the fertilizer (which no reliable manufacturer willobjeot to giving), compare prices, and buy that which he believes will give the best results for each particular crop. Mulch for Orchards. Mr. Samuel B. Green, in a late letter in the Farm and Fireside, replying to a. sub- Bcriber’s question whether it would be best to keep his orchard completely mulched, and if so with what material, said : “ The best mulch for an orchard is 310058 top soil. If an orchard is heavily mulohed the roots are very linble to come to tha surface and be injured if the mulch is removed. Then, it is very apt to stimu- late a late fall growth, which is not advan- tageous.” USEFUL HINTS AND HELPS. FOR THE FARMERS. Catching Chickens. The Manure Heap. have them return a '1. a 52"! A FHA!) Epiicpsy or Fanning “35.2.5351 :1 lifeâ€"lo: worst cases. Because others have failed is gnce for a treatise and a Free Bci"‘e of 1 ost Office. It costs you nothing for a triaL M4}. Branch Office, I88 W.“ ,. that I have a ositive rem ‘ above named disease. By its time]; ess cases Lxave bgeu permanexexglgi “feta I shall be_ glad to send two bottles 01 ‘ ‘- to any (a: your readers who hav’ L sum Hon 1! they will send me their Express and Post Office Address. Respectfully, 1'. A: t M: u 186 West Adelaide 8%.; TORONTO; ONTARIO. . _» TO THE EDITOR :â€"- Plea ~â€"The matches that are made in heaven are safety matches. There is a. man in Southern Illinois who laughs at the idea that marriage is a. fail- ure. He has just married his sixth wife. Each successive spouse brought hima farm, and he is now one of the argest land owners in that part of the country. Don't Sign any paper which a stranger presents, no matter what he says about it, and no matter how innocent the thing appears. It is the season when gangs of awindlez‘s visit the rural districtsâ€"glib- tongued fellow; who have educated them- selves to lie black out of white. E" SREEES 8F BGULES ‘ GWEN: AWAY YEARLY. m \‘flhen 1 say Cure I do not mean « «LAM In“ _ u..." __.1 nu- History and Mystery of the Comb. t would be curious to know what mystic meaning our forefathers attached to the simple act of combing the hair. We learn from old church history that the hair of the priest or bishop was combed several times during services by one of the inferior clergy. The comb is mentioned as one of the essentials for use during a high mass when sung by a bishop; mass combs of precious metals are reckoned among the costly possessions of most European cathe- drals. Besides those made of gold and silver, the poorer churches have them of ivory, while in some the more common kinds are used. Among those specially known to history are those of St. Noet, St. Dun- stan and Malacbias. That belonging to St. Thomas, the martyr of Canterbury, is still kept in the Church of St. Sepuloher. Thet- ford; that of St. Outhbert, “ the woman hater,” at Durham Cathedral. From sundry references in old legends to the use of the comb in divinations. and from its appearance in combination with pagan emblems on rudely sculptured stones in various parts of Scotland, it seems probable that this was one of the objects of pagan veneration which early Christian teachers deemed prudent to adopt, investing it with some new significanceâ€"St. Louis Republic. The only manner in which the :practice can be completely remefiied is for the pub- lic to refuse giving tips for the trifling ser- vice rendered and [or which an ample amount hue been charged on the berth ticket. Then, if the companies would co- operate and make it a diemiesable offence for a porter to accept 23 gratuity, the prac- tice would soon be wiped ont.â€"â€"Brantford Expositor. A fifteonumile journey is an average day’a work for a horse. How far does the cow travel in a. poor posture, nipping a penny- weight of grass here and there, to get her daily ration ? Thm 9118 is expected to pay for it through the milkpail, says the Mirror and Farmer. Europe are devoted to the grape and pro- duce the has? and most onstly wines are remarkable for the great amount of phoa. phoric acid they contain. The soil of the renowned Oloa‘ Vogeot vineyard in France contains 4 per cent. ’ Take the fees to Pullman car porters, for example. If the public would only stop to think they would very soon size the ques- tion up. It is not the porters they are tipping, but the immensely wealthy Pull- man company which pays its porters in ac- cordance with the amount of trafl‘io on the lines they travel, and the probable amount of tips they will receive. It would be infin- itely more honest for the company to add the amount of tip to the charge for the berth. The porters are threatening to strike. The regular wages they receive are not large enough to clothe them, and they are beginning to feel the degredstion of accepting tips. The New York Telegram truthfully says : “The man who gives a tip in a restaurant, hotel or sleep- ing our, really pays its to the proprietor. In place of a salary the man who is tipped must depend on the irregular compensation he receives from the customers. l The pro- prietor or employer makes allowance for the amount a waiter or porter will receive from the guest anti takes it out of the men’s wages to add it to his own profits." While butter is cheap use all the cream and milk in cooking and upon the table that you wish. For vegetables, pie-crust and many other uses in the culinary art cream is in: ahead of butter or lord, and should be indulged in by every farmer's and dairyman'a family. Ag lcultural Notes. There is as much in planning as in doing farm work. Nothing on the farm pays better than a. good garden. Hungarian grass or millet is the best crop to sow m the poultry yard. The farm: who hna advanced to the point of knowing what he is feeding to each animal will not long be satisfied with wast- ing good feed on interior stock. Always give an abundance of room for the storage of surplus honey. When bees fill all available space with honey they will make preparations to swarm. From ‘- 0 mm: observations it is stated ihat there is reason for believing that fresh dirt thrown upon potato leaves when wet starts the mildew on the leaf, which later in the season results in blight. Earth-worms, in dry weasher, sometimes work their way through the soil to the well and fall in, thus contaminating lthe water to a certain extent. If possible the curbing of all wells should be cemented. Wherever weeds grow luxuriantly the ground is usually fertile, and such ground should be made to produce some kind of crop. At this season millet or Hungarian grass should be sown on such land. Education does more for a poor farmer than fertilizers. It grows better crops and breeds batter stock. What many a poor farm, with its scrawny castle and foul acres, wants is a. heavy application of brains. It youmuat,or think you must, feed corn to the horses during the Winter. do let up on the practice in summer. Feefling a horse corn in summer is a good deal like building a fire in the parlor stove on the fira_t_ol J_uly. There is never too much good butter on the market, but there is always a large supply of inferior butter. The prices are not regulated by the quantity so much as by the quality. Good butter sells at a high prme at all seasons of the year. Now that the season of summer travel has fairly set in, attention is being again drawn in some quarters to the increasing prevalence of the tipping system, and to the difficulty travellers experience in get- ting any email service performed, even by those who are paid for doing it, without a fee being extorted. In barber shops, at hot-e1 tables, in the railway dining car, in the sleeping-oar, everywhere in feet, back- sheesh is demanded. The practice is a mosh pernicious one, and is fostered by the natural disposition among men to do as their fellow: do rather than appear excep» tional or mean. The Tipping System. To Farmers. ‘When 1 say Cure 1 do not mean mm'ely to 9* 4) them for a time, and then "a L C U I} E. I ‘ e wade the disease offita, ‘ ' '~ 'rpnwdy to Ogre ghg $5Q5m~m 4L A“ ., hers have miles} is Ho reaEén for not rzowirecéivingié'cdr'e: Seidflg Free Bciitm of my Eqri-‘auiécic ficmecfiy. Give Ex res: and nolhén'v ror a trial. and 1t wiil rnre you. AddreSSrâ€"aflc : £39013 lVr: nu k‘ hian nun-,- own-“ppm IfiAnnuIâ€"o‘ mas wém'r ADEL'Am: S'flimin aanéfif'éi AND I AM VIGOROUS ENofiGH TO TAKE! ANYTHING I CAN LAY MY HANDS ON; getting fat $00, FOR Scott’s Emulsion of Purg Cod Liver Oil and Hypophosphltes of lee and Sofia NOT ONLY CURED MY Incip- iem: Consumption: BUT BUILT ME UP, AND IS NOW PUTTING A surprising number of business build.- inga in Chicago are built on leasehold pra- perty. Augustin Duly has just taken thg lease of a lot on Jackson street for $30,000 a. year, on which he proposes to build a theatre. Mistfessâ€"Then show him up the chim- ney.â€"C’hauer. Gentleman's Privileges. Servantâ€"There’s a gentleman down- atnira, ma'am." Mistressâ€"Show him up to the parlor. Servantâ€"Bah he has come to clean the ohjgbly. How a Long Island Congregation Wan Scandalized. Bishop Spending created a sensation at the commencement of St. Mary's Academy, at Notre Dame, last week, by his radios! declarations (radical for Bishop Spalding) on the woman question. He said that woman’s position in all ages has been the position given by southern planters to their slaves; that in this country women are generally more intelligent than the men, and that marriage should no more be a woman’s main thought in life than aman’s Woe to those who meet in e place of worship and give way to worldly deeds! Woe unto those colored brethren and sisters who look too much into each other‘e eyes dnrlng service 1‘ ‘Woe l_ Woe} The New African Methodist Episcopal Church of Northport, L.I.. was to begin it soul-saving career last Sunday amid all the surroundings of religious fervor which only Long Island colored society can give to an occasion of the kind. The church was to be organized, and dark-skinned belles and beaux from Kings, Queens and Suffolk assembled in garments that rivalled a Shelter Island sunset in its most glorious ascendancy. There had been meetings of the elect all day. Rev. Dr. Derrick, who was one of the Republican Presidential electors of last campaign, was there and smiled his benign smile and told his stories with his usual contagious chuckle. All seemed to promise that the new church would be the key- stone oi Lon-g. Island African Methodim. But, oh, and alas for hope and radiant promise. There was in that throng Miss Graham, whose mulattc beauty came all the way from Smithtown, and there was, too, Mrs. Mary Maghar, pretty as a dusky She. They both had sung, and their voices had inspired love. Religion was becoming very lively in the assembly. The anxious seat was rapidly filling up and the influence of the time was strong upon the congregation. The spirit of sisterly and brotherly love was present. Perry knew it was there, for the sheep’s eyes which he and Miss Graham had been exchanging had become so large that he suddenly discovered the necessity of de- positing his contributions manually. He started from his seat. The congregation watched! Herc wasa convert! But no! Horror! He had advanced upon Miss Graham like a swarthy Captain Lovelace and, gracious ! he threw his arms about her neck and kissed herâ€"kissed her right upon her full red lips ! _ Deacon Samuel Balton, the northeast pillarof the New African Methodist Church, appeared as compxainant against courtly Perry and beautiful Roxy. He told J nation Strawaon that " day had been aorappin" like de debbil hisself, and for the honorh and de glory of religion day should be put in the lookup.” _ ' But mister-y strikes the silver chord o! sympathy in every breast, and Perry paid $10 and Roxy $5. and they were free. Miss Graham thinks than Perry was too bold.â€" New York Herald. Mr. hwy Bmith'waa there. Every member of African society in Suffolk knows Perxyl And so was Mrs. Mary Smith andâ€"alas! the mother-in-law. Mrs. Mary Townsend. “Lord brass you, mu sister! How I does love_yer ! >Ki5_s agin l ” Alack, the course of true love always did run turbid at its flood! Mm. Smithâ€"Mrs? Perry Smith arose, and so did Mrs. Mother- in-luw Townsend, and with a whoop of three hundred buzzards they fastened upon his curls. Buh encouragement was needed to the injured females, and so Miss May- hew, who because she in as beautiful as the suulit meadows is called “Roxy,” hit Mr. Smith twice upon the nose and net the crimson fountains aflow. ' But the dignity of Dr. Derrick could not tolerate this Zuluistio head dance. Some say he did it by praying, some thut he pleaded, others that he did it all with thg back of a wooden bench, but, however it was, the thunder storm of rage was swept away and Mr. Perry Smith and Roxy Mayhew wqpe mmassied1 ' But law! He didn’t atop at that, for he said, and all the church heard him: “Ferry,” she hurmumd, “ I loves yer like I wuz all n-ohicken-flesh l ” The congregation of the New African Methodiet Episcopal Church then took a hand and the brethren and sisters, forget! tul even that Presidential Elector Derrick we there, joined in and indulged their evil passions by calling each other names which are not in the Brooklyn directory and making maps of the Congo Basin upon eaoh other's feces. .‘~T THE RATE OF A POUND A DAY. I um ITJUST AS EASILY AS I DO MILK." 'ott’s Emulsion is put up only in Salmon 101‘ wrappers. Sold by all Druggista at a. and 81.00. rntuuwumw‘a“ FLESH 0% MY BONES E take M Meals. _ Ejifigfi , My Rest. REV. DR. DERRIDK A WITNESS. SCOTT é}? BOWNE, Bellwi/Ze‘ E took {faith More Intelligent Than Men. A KISSING MATCH. D 0. H.214. 32. 90. SSRBN fig? MQRED XLSULT: I took Sick, I TOOK