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There is manifested in seine parts of the west, says the New York Times, a desire to abolish the weddin -ring. This is not strange?" The wed ing-ring has been a » fruitful source of woes unnumbered, which any heavenly goddess might sing with great applause should she feel so disposed. Tales of the utmost horror have been told of bride- grooms, who, at the moment when the clergyman pauses for the ring to be produced, cannot find it. Nothing has ever shown half so much skill in self-concealment as the wedding-ring. It will hide in the corner of a waiscoat pocket in such a way as to defy discovery, and it will transport itself from one pocket to another, thus compelling the bridegroom to ransack every one of thirteen distinct pockets. Nervous menâ€"â€"and who is not nervous whenrpersonally undergoing the marriage ceremony ?â€"â€"frequently drop the wedding-ring on the church-floor, where it will roll the entire length of the building to ’ conceal itself in some inaccessible crack. Sometimes it finds or makes a. hole in the pocket, by means of which it penetrates into the interior of the bridegroom’s clothing, and even into his boots; so that it is quite a common occurrence for a wedding to be in- terrupted while the bridegroom retires bc- , hind the pulpit and devotes half an hour to ; searching for the ring and to getting his boots again. As men are notoriously married in new boots, and as a new boot when once removed can not always be dragged on again without boot-hooks, the wedding guests are sometimes treated to the spectacle of abride- grooin going through the last half of the ceremony with one boot in its proper place and the other held in his left hand. There was a time when the careful western man al- ways kept the wedding-ring in his month ‘until the clergyman called for it, but this custom has now fallen into disuse. Fastidions clergymen and brides, who had contracted the conventional ideas of the east, objected to the use of a warm, moist ring. Moreover in his embarrasment the bridegroom often failed to distinguish between the ring and his tobacco; and found, when it was too late, that he hadâ€"that is to say, that the ring was missing. Then, too, there were several unfortunatebridegrooms who unintentionally swallowed wedding-ring, and thus laidthem- selves open to misconstruetion. There was one man, reported to be of miserly habits, who, doubtless inadvertently, swallowed a. Weddingâ€"ring known to be of considerable value, and choked to death in the process. “In innnn. “An’ that’s the Pillar of Hercules?” she said, adjusting her silver spectacles. “The land sakes! VVhat’s the rest of his bed-clothes like, I wonder!” A young lady bearing the aristocratic cognomen of Jardine recently deserted her lover, ' because in an impassioned sonnet he made her name rhyme with “ sar- dine.” A St. Louis man won’t give up his seat in a. horse car to alady. but he’s perfectly willing to hoist out the man next to him, to make room for the lady, if she‘s good looking. The Many Annoyancespf the V Ring and Why It, Should Be Abolishod. unanna. An exchange speaks of a new fashion‘in gait for girls, but a stroll along some of our streets in the soft summer twilight Will convince anyone that the old gate has a. tenacious grip on public favor. _ _. n .1 u: “I am waiting, my darling, for thee,” he warbled; and yet when the old man threw up a chamber window and assured him that “he’d be down in a minute,” he lost his grip on the melodv and went out of the Waiting busi- melody ness. “Who is the pretty girl with blond hair and deep blue eyes, there in the jaunty hat?” asked Alfred, at the lawn party. “\Vho,” replied Annie “that taffy-haired girl with the. tallow eyes, and that nightmare of blue ravs on her head? I never saw her before ; no ody we want to know.” That, brethren, is the way different people look at a pretty girl in a pretty hat. Aisthetics at Ascot. #Dialogue reported by Punch: Philistine sportsman (quoting the odds)â€"“Two to one on Robert the Devil, you know.” Sweet she-aestheticâ€"“ Did he really ? How delightful ! \Vhat a quite too awfully utter name for ajockey E” Philis- tine sportsman (puzzled)â€"â€"“Beg pardon, Lâ€" haâ€"don‘t quite understand.” Sweet she- aesthetic (surprised) â€"â€"“\Vhy, did you not sav that ‘Too«Too won’ onâ€"the horse you :gy‘whst ‘sroamoo mentioned ‘2" “When we are married, Lucy,’ said the poor man’s son to the rich man’s daughter, “our honeymoon shall be passed abroad. We will drive in the Bois, promenade the Prada, gaze down into the blue waters of the Adriatic from the Rialto, and enjoy the Neapolitan sunsets, strolling along the Chiaja.” “How delicious,” she murmured, “but John, dear, have you money enough to do all this? for pa. says I mustn’t expect anything until he dies.” John’s counten- ance underwent such a change that she couldn’t help asking him if he felt sick. “No, darling,” he answered faintly, “I am not sick. I was only thinking that perhaps we had better postpone the marriage until after the funeral.” a WULlK‘lKlS'L nub .. A. , , value, and choked to death 1n the process. This would naturally have seriously incon- venienced the bride, had mother brothersâ€"â€" two practical menâ€"been present. With great presence of mind the brothers removed the choked bridegroom to the rear of the 1 LL,» “:“n muk great pl'escuuc U1 in...“ 0.- c, , the clicked bridegroom to the rear of the church, where they recovered the ring with. their hunting-knives. and, pressing an eligi- ble young man into the service, enabled their sorrowint‘r sister to be happily married after a delay 0 only ten minutes. Still, one instance like this does not compensate for the many cases in which swallowed rings have produced suffering and inconvenience, and it is no wonder that the custom of holding the rin in theqnouth has become obsolete. he freedom of divorce which prevails in many of our states must inevitably render the wedding ring unpopular. Every time a wife is divorced she naturally wishes to take 7“ ‘ ‘ 7‘1 Aufi..,‘_l‘ LA VVIIU 15 un uxbuu uuv A._-...V_,, off her ring. If it is made “small enough to remain safely on the finger, it is very apt to become so tight at the end of two or three months of matrimonial felicity that it can The Fading Jersey Lilyâ€"The Abbot Klssâ€"Walm. WOMAN GOSSIP. The Wedding-Ring~ Wall‘s. [1‘ not removed. Hence, ‘with a View to contingencies, the Illinois wife always has her ring made several sizes too large for her, and- kee s it in place with‘a smaller ring, technioa ly known as the guard-ring. It 18 evident, however, that the guard-ring is liable to become permanently fixed on the finger, so that this device, specious as it may appear, is really useless. The only remedy is to abolish wedding-rings altogether, and to omit from the marriage ceremony all allusion to the ring. “ 1 ,r L1,, The wedding-ring is a survival of the period when marriage was held to be a sacrament, and was supposed to be of eternal duration. Now that We have rejected this belief, and hold that marriage is a busi- ness affair, a. temporary partnership, the im- propriety of clinging to the symbolic ring is manifest. In the place of it the western re- formers now propose to substitute a neat and inexpensive bracelet made so as to admit of a dozen modifications of pattern, and thus suited to be used 11:11: a dozen different times. It is to be placed on the bride’s wrist the day before the wedding, so as to avoid all chance of its being mislaid, and the wedding service is to be changed in such a way that, instead of mentioning a ring, the clergyman will merely refer to “the bracelet annexed to the bride and marked exhibit A.” Being provided with a clasp, the bride can take the bracelet off at any time and as it is not very valuable intrinsically, the husband is saved from the temptation of melting it down and selling it the week after marriage. It seems as if this admirable substitute for the wedding-ring would meet all reasonable demands, and we may expect to see it uni- versally adopted throughout the west at a The Abbott Kiss. “I have no time to correct every little I've moggr are thtisrmabgo‘ut me, Now, ’5 ere 5' he ‘Emma Abbott Kié'sj’ for instance. What a silly thing that is ! There is really no kiss, only make believe. It oc- curs in ‘Romeo and Juliet.’ You see, we are so far from the audience and so high up on the balcony that people cannot see clearly. They think I kiss the tenor, but I do not. I gained the idea of that tableau from a paint- ' w A: u Lam." unll Glennatra ” that vex-y eérly dafy. I saw Mrs. Langtry, say a London corres- pondent, the other evening at the opera on the c occasion of the first performance of Rubenstein’s opera of “ l Demonio.” She sat with her back to the stage during the entire evening, having evidently come there to be seen, and not to see. The Jersey Lily looks worn and faded, and her pale-gray toilet lacked the showy splendor that used to characterize her costumes in former days. I never admired her, even when I first saw her in the very height of her renown. How any face could be considered handsome with that broad, heavy jaw was to me a mystery. And then she always lacked the supreme charm of beauty, namely, unconsciousness, whether real or feigned. She is always at- titudinizing, and always on the look-out for admirers. The Prince of Wales dropped in to visit her in one of the entractes, but his highneSs had a cold in his head, apparently, as he passed nearly the whole of the period of his visit in a series of vehement and most unro a1 sneezes. The beauty of the present Lon on season is said to be a. Mrs. Simpson, who, with her husband, has just returned from a five year’s residence in China. There is also a Miss Graham, who has a most love- ly face, but who spoils her very undeniable charms by the too free use of‘ cosmetics. However, I think that the epoch of pro- fessional beauty in London society is pretty much at an end, which is fortunate for so- ciety. gmuluu UALU‘uvu \l‘. unnaâ€" -..-77" . ing of “‘ Antony and Cleopatra ” that I saw in Italy when I was studying there.” . 1 “Don’t yon of ypyr plays? U1 yUul. 111w)». “No; I only pretend to; but if it was necessary to the correct delineation of a character I should not hesitate to kiss the stage carpenter. I try to forget myself in the characters I am acting.” A machine has been brou tention of the French Acade' which is capable of raising w: previously unattainable by a' It is the invention of M. de laboratory model worked by, water to r” height of 500 feet. AT Connemara, in the West 0! irelana, me old women of the Vicinity are given the priv- ilege of gathering the wool scratched off the sheeps’ backs on the stones, hedges, and bushes ; this wool they then spin and knit in- to stockings, selling them at 12% cents a pair. As many as 200 pairs are knitted by one person in a season. I n _-__.- 1. W , , A Berlin millinery establishment has come to grief in a. queer way. The proprietor sold to the nearest grocers his old order books ob- livious of the various notes on customers they contained, such as “Countess â€", exacting, stingy, but a good buyer : Countess N., dress to be well padded in front, Baroness L., care must be taken to Show ofl"hcrarm, which she piqucs herself on,” &c. Somebody got hold of those and made mischief. SOME years ago a great London mercnanv, who lived a little way out of town, frequent- ly failed to get his letters. Investigation showed that the postman often destroyed them rather than ascend a, slight hill to the merchant’s house. A similar case has just occurred in Birmingham. Edwin Parsons was charged with delaying 2,031 letters Many contained money, but none had been opened. When he didn’t feel like a walk he some- times suppressed a whole delivery. ‘ THE change in the riding habit worn by the Princess of Wales has been the subject of much talk and discussion among ladies in England, and may be interesting to horse women here. The new riding habit is made with a short- skirt gored to the knees, so that the position of the rider is safer in the saddle, being unencumbered with the heavy folds and useless length of drapery hitherto worn. The skirt cannot be blown about, and is thus prevented from revealing the foot and ankle, which can never look graceful when stretch- ed over the side of the horse to reach the stirrup. The skirt worn by the Princess is not much longer than an ordinary drawing room costume, and light, easily raised by the wearer without the danger of causing a, stumble, which so continually happens suuluulu, vuuu. uu w with the riding habit usually weal. m. au<o> o¢pâ€"â€"â€"â€" » ~ VARIORUM. iachiile has been brought to the at- 1 of the French Academy of Sciences is capable of raising water to a, height usly unattainable by {notary machine. ne invention of M. dc Romilly, and a torv model worked by hand projects in," ever really kiss the tenor in any Mrs. Langtry. in the West of Ireland, the a great London merchant, . a . L “.4. Busy Operations in "the Lake Superior Districvâ€"Rloh Discovery of su- ver at Molten.“ Is- While returning from a business trip last week on the sood ghip City of Owen Sound, we had the good luck to fall in with Mr. J. Cozens, mimn engineer, who has been en- gaged in expfirin and surveying mining properties on the orth Shore of Lake Su- perior during the past ten years, and has lately been working for the Michipicoten Native Copper Company. Mr. Cozens had several very fine specimens of copper with him, and informed us that the company have now one shaft sunk to a depth of 75 feet and two or three down 35 to 50 feet. A diamond drill is on the ground and will‘be ready for work in a few days, when a shaft 12 x 15 will be started and pushed to a depth of six hundred feet. The staff of men engaged in mining on this celebrated Island, which embraces a territory of 175,- 000 acres, is at present composed of fifty miners, but this force will be largely increas- ed as soon as the company get all their work- ing arrangements completed. The company now have a sawâ€"mill, and a. planing and shingle mill in operation on the island; they also own a powerful tug and scow, and have 1 ,n â€" ’GANADATS MINES. immediately adjoining the Michipicoten Copper mine, is being worked with very satisfactory results so far, pay rock in copper conglomerate, almost identical with Calumet and Hecla. productions, having been struck in each shaft. A two-inch gold lead has also been discovered by the Messrs. Phil- lips, but, as the copper makes the best show, the former will not be worked at pres- ent. m,§'w' wfi-i, g‘w/n a. y , Considerable excitement prevails over the late developments at McKellar Island. The specimens broken out from the mine last Wednesday are very fine indeed, and, what is better, very rich, averaging from $500 to $3,000 to the ton. At Mr. McKellar’s house are to be seen forty to fifty pounds of theme taken in on the above mentioned day, which when rubbed on a grindstone present a appearance of Macfarlanitc, or arborescent native silver (Maefarlanite). Besides the na- tive silver, glance in a massive condition is plentiful throughout the rock. It is worthy of notice that the vein stone of this rich “find” consists of sulphate of barytes, of which the main vein is largely composed. Heretofore, attention was directed principal- ly to the calcareous and better spar locations of the lode, in which, also, at the various points opened, a considerable scattering of native silver and glance are to be foundg not here the glance showed leafy, not massive like that found in the sulphate of barytes. The work under contract at present is not on the new “find,” it being on a calcareous spar lode, driving an edit level from the north side of the island, 130 feet, to connect with a portion of it. on the west side divided into the so-called branches with ribs of diorite. There are as many as six of these all yielding more or less silver. At the point of the last “find” there are five branches, on four of which an open cut was made, all yielding rich ore, especially the two adjoin- ing the main body. At the surface the silver appears more plentiful in these branches than in the main body, but from the last results it is the impression that the silver will show up equally as well as it does in the so-called branches nowbeing worked. Taking into consideration the geological conditions of this immense lode, which are identical with those of Silver Islet (but are six or eight times larger), and considering the showing it is making as developments ad- vance, who can doubt but it will rank among the foremost mines of the world, and will verify the high opinion held by some of the mining men here in respect to it. MINING IN KEE‘VATIN. The Rat Portage Progress says :#A canoe trip was made last week by Mr. Donald Morison, of Winnipeg, and Mr. W. Young, of Rat Portage, to several mineral locations .. . 1 in L‘.,‘ ‘I’ AI". .J ‘Ln WU].an a. number of men engaged in erecting dwell- ings for the miners, and offices, &c., for themselves. , A road eight miles in length has been surveyed by Mr. Cozens, and, when out and completed, will give easy ac- cess to the mines, which are to be connented with the offices by telegraph and telephone communication. Fine SPECIMENS OF NATIVE corner. are now being taken out, and the indica- tions for profitable Workin sare very bright. The ore is found principa ly in small spar veins of amygdaloid. Very fine specimens have also been taken from conglomerate beds, but the company’s attention will be paid to the former. With this object in View Capt. Opie is now visiting the south shore of the lake to see the workings of the American mines and engage the services of skilled miners. Should the expectations of the company be realized they will have pro- bably the richest copper lands in the world, as they own two locations containing 6,400 acres each, besides several smaller ones, one of the largest being situated at St. Ig- nace and the other at Maimanse, the latter being in charge of Mr. Ingall. The former, however, has not been fully explored, though we understand that it is the intention to lose no time in ascertaining what it is worth. Should there be anything in it we shall doubtless hear of other companies being formed, as there is not a location for miles around these mines that has not been taken up. u. LIN-Ila A v‘wvâ€"Q~, -- _, on the east Side of the Lake of the “foods, in which they are interested. One of their claims is situated on the main land, about a mile south of Heenan’s point, and has been named on account of the position of the vein, its immense size and uniform richness through- out. The outcrop was found last fall about a quarter of a mile inland, on the south face of an immense ridge running with the vein for about one hundred and fifty yards. Its general cours ,is easterly and Westerly, and the width of t 1e lode is at least forty feet. The quartz has a soft, sugary, granulated appearance, and is slightly discolored by the oxides of iron and copper. A mechanical assay by mortaring and lanning has been made of different parts 0 the veinqand it has proved to be of the class of low grade, free milling‘ ores, with the fine gold evenly , 3L_ -_L:..._ and throung its entir'e THE PHILLIPs’ CLAIM, From Thunder Bay Herald‘ THE CLIMAX. ’KIQLLAR’S ISLAND width, and is may free from sulphurates 01 any kind. The ridge above referred to is about thirty fee‘a in height, and the entire southern face of it is composed of quartz. So easy is the vein matter accessible that THOUSANDS ' 0F TONS could be pryed out with a crow-bar, and two men could thus work out sufficient of it to keep a. mill of forty stamps working for a. great length of time. This would reducethe expense of extracting the gold to a minimum, and the milling would be certain to pay from the start. This vein was discovered by Messrs. W. Young and Eugene Cruezette, who associated with them Mr. D. Morison in the survey and application for the location. Two other claims owned by these gentlemen were also visited, one of which is abouta mile south of the Climax, on the main land, and is called The vein on this location is from two to three feet in width, and by the hand test has proved very rich in coarse and fine gold. It is a. well defined lode of vitreous quartz of a. bluish color, and contains a large amount of sulphurate of iron and arshnical pyfltes. I'J The other location is asmall island in front of the Climax, and has been named THE MAIDEN. The quartz lode on this claim varies from two to three feet in width, and is of a dark brown color, from the oxide of iron, and contains considerable sulphide of copper. Some fine specimensshowing free gold to the naked eye have been taken from this vein, and by mortaring and panning rich shows have been obtained. 0n the same island is a at least; ten feet in width, so far as ascer- tained. The surface soil has not been re- moved yet to ascertain its full width, nor has there any test been made to ascertain its value, but the surface indication-s are very favorable. Mr. Morison was well satisfied with his trip, and returned to Winnipeg on Saturday last, taking with him samplesfrom the above named locations to obtain ASSAYS from Mr. Thos. Elliot, of that place. If sat- isfactory arrangements can be made, it is probable that a small amount of testing will be done ; but if the vexatious boundary dispute were settled, the work of develop- ment would he proceeded with on a large scale. vein of The Volcanic Lake in the W'hite Island New Zealand, Mountains. Prof" H. A. Ward, in Rochester Democer I was anxious to investigate all these things a little nearer. So, with some difli- culty, I prevailed on my captain and men to return with mate the sea. beach, where we tied a. rope to the dingy and hauled it with much fatigue. back over the crater float tothe lake, where we launched it. and all got in boldly together. But very charin did We row out in the hot water, and closely did we watch the clouds of vapor which the wind swept over the surfaae. One of these at least reached us and so choked one-of our men, with weak lungs, that he was» seized with}. fit; of cgughing and we ad mag ' '7 "2:1 _..... _ fl:~m~m him b’ank‘to shofiafw med “New quietly across the lake during a lull‘ in the wind, having first taken the precaution to protect ournostrils bytying onhandkerchiefs. ‘ The water of the lake was of a milky, opaque ‘ cast, but we could feel with our oars.that it was in most places not over ten feet deep. Lines upon the shore showed that it daily rose and fell slightly with the tide of the sea. outside. In fact, this lake is the filteningpf sea-waterthncmgh intense lower depression of the crater, Where it is heated by the abundant gas jets. coming through the bot,â€" tom. In many spots the water was boiling furiously, with much froth and foam, white still its heat was much below the boiling point of 212° Fahrenheit. These were dangerous places». The abundant air in the water diminished materially its buoyancy, and our boat sank alarmingly low in crossing them. We landed across the lake at one of the solfaforas nearest the beach, and pro- ceeded withwhat seemed reckless daring to demolish it with our oars. It was a clumney about two feet in diameter, clay without, and within. it was lined with crystals of sulphur of a. beautiful straw yellow splashed with verinilljon spots. Pushing in the top of the chimney the fragments would first; fall down its throat and then come flying out into the air with explosions that were amusineg like a prolonged stcntorian cough. Only Technical Terms. Brooklyn Eagle. “ Did you get my article on the “Revival of Orthodoxy ‘3’ ” asked a Brooklyn clergyman, approaching tlie‘managing editor of the Eagle. n. u 1- 1 AL. “13,... “MM! Ho {n vlyv. uu v..- -.. -_ “ Some conversation with; the brethern have materially modified my views, and I wish to withdraw the thesis temporarily,” ex- plained the clergyman. “All right,” said the editor, “I’ll attend to it.” “ But,” rcmonstrated the minister, with a smile, “ you journalists are subject to aber- ration of recollection, and you may forget it. Would you object to making it a certainty "’1’t’“’“‘““_“""“n "- -:- “'0' o _ ’ .. _ “I (h , rephcd the edltor, “and Its 111 type. Be out in to-lporrovg’k paper. " :;a-.“, "Mummnhnn unth the hrethern “ Of course not. Here, Swipes. Tell the foreman to hunt through the God galleys and kill the Rev. Postledrpgn. ” now ? n11; vuu LUV! . A vv..-\._ .u... “They had an accident out therea bit agouzmd I guess the Orthodoxy was pied, 511'. n m “ Ah ! That’s all right. Then your stuff has gone into the hell box, Mr. Postledrum, and you needn’t trouble about it. Be glad to hear from you again, sir. It’s rather clever slush. ” gum... And the reverend gentleman retired, won- dering if orthodoxy had received another blow, or whether he was the victim of print- ing office techniquc.‘ spell. “Where do we find the small vices ‘2” thundered the preacher, and every member of his congregation got up and told him to look for them in the other pews. All except the sexton, who did not exactly catch on. He suggested the hardware store. But that was because he didn’t know how to SAILING ON A BOILING SEA. MAGNETIC IRON ORE THE CRKESUS. Iood‘O'VNl wu‘orm ‘»<O>»I fre>e {tom aulyhfirgtes Prmcnuou for Commencing Work on tho Lineâ€"The Country it Will Open Up. ST. J OHN’S, Nfld., July 25, 1881.â€"“'e are now eagerly anticipating the commencement of operations on our projected railway. The time specified in the contract is three months from the passing of the Act by the Legisla- ture, which term will expire on the 9th of August. The Syndicate have nearly com- pleted preliminary arrangements, and the ar- rival of a corps of engineers is now expected. Mr. Falconet, an engineer of high standing, has been appointed engineer-in-chief, and he has been for some time engaged in organizing his force and making all necessary prepara- tions for an active surveying campaign, not only to Harbour Grace, but also along the whole line to Hall’s bay. The financial ar- rangements of the company have been euc- cessfully completed, so that no delay will occur in the commencement of operations. Mr. Blackman, the assistant president and general manager, and Mr. Allin, secretary and treasurer, are at present in London, no doubt engaged in making the necessary ar- rangements for the undertaking. Both are expected here next month. It may reason- ably be anticipated that the work will be prosecuted with all the characteristic energy of Americans. It is their intention, as well as ours, to have the line completed, and in operation at the earliest possible (late. AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN CONNECT‘iON WITH THE ILAIL‘VAY. One great and beneficial change which the railway is certain to bring about is the ex~ istcnce of agriculture and the consequent lessening of the present drain caused by the importation of nearly all the agricultural produce required by the colony. It is cal-- culated that at present we import farm pro-v duce, cattle, and horses to the annual value of a million and a quarter of dollars, all of which could be raised in the island were the fertile lands rendered accessible by a railway. Thus a railway in New- foundland is really a necessary protection to agricultural industry, to give ita start and enable it to compete with that of the more favoured provinces around us. VVith- out a railway to open up our fertile belts and secure the means of conveying produce to a market, farming at any distance from a town or settlement is simply an impossi- bility, as our common roads are on a very limited scale, and have been constructed to connect the various fish- ing villages around the coast with each other and with a capital. As an illustration of the necessity of a railroad for the purpose re- ferred to, I may allude to a fertile district lying around the Gander lake and river, through which the river is to run. Mr. Murray, our geological surveyor, says in one of his reports 2 “Within this region there probably is nearly or quite seven hundred square miles admirably adapted for the pur- suits of agriculture, and a not much smaller area still covered withpine and spruce,where a. great trade in lumber might be prosecuted with profit to adventurers, and immense ad- vantage to the country at large. A very large roportion is of rich and; fertile soil." Mr. owley, assistant geologist, says : “ That the soil here, over a vast area, is of excellent quality, and capable- of yieldin , rich harvests, I cafinnmm‘faki everything into consideration, I do not think a more promising country, or one more easy of access, could be found in Britishjimerica. In all my travels about the island I have no- where seen anything like the quantity of pine timber to be met with there.” I may add that the Gander lake, thirty miles in length, intersects the district, supplying a magni- ficent highway, and by the river which flows from it, furnishes an outlet to Notre Dame bay, on the shores ot which our famous copper mines are situated, where there will be a. rapid growth of . population, and an excellent market fer agricultural produce of all kinds among the mining population. The railroad, however, will connect it with the mining district on one side, and with St. John’s androther towns on the other, thus securing a cheap conveyance to a good market. of all that the farmer can raise. At present this splendid district of 1,400 square miles is a complete solitude without a single settler, and from the want of roads, it is entirely inaccessible. The same is true of the Exploits valley, containing 1,- 620 square miles, most of it favorable to setâ€" tlements. This, too, will be traversed by the railway. The extent oi arable land and grazing lands which will be rendered acces- sible by the railway will be about five miL lions of acres. In fact there is no reason, either in regard so soil or climate, why New- foundland may not become very largely an agricultural country. Of course there are large districts comparatively barren, and which will never be reclaimed, but the same is true of every province in British America: and, be it remembered, this island has an area of 42,000 square miles, and is oneâ€"sixth larger than Ireland. When its inexhausti ble fisheries, its forests, minerals, and agriâ€" cultural lands are all taken into account, it is evidently capable of sustaining a very large population. At present our population is only 180,000. “’e are now to have a rail~ wayâ€"â€"the indispensable pioneer of progress , , ,:1,:1:r:,~ TEE NEWFOUNDLAND RAILWAY. ;:nd ~wfiiith it ‘we can sée great possibirities in the future. â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"»<O>»»â€"â€"â€" Women of Worth. Since the world began, woman has never failed to illustrate, in instances, the glory 0 her natureâ€"never ceased to manifest the di- vine in the human. With the regal Esther, yearning to bless her enslaved kindred, and the filial love-inspired daughter, who sustain- ed the life of her gray-haired father through a prison’s bars, there have not been parallels wanting in all ages to prove that the angels of God still wander on the earth to remind man of Eden, and give him a foretaste of Heaven. of such type of virtue where Penelope, Weaving amid her maidens through weary years the web that shielded her virtue until her royal husband returned from his wanderings, and was to gladden her heart; or, courteous Rebecca, at the well; or, timid Ruth gleaning in the field ; or, nobler still, the Roman Cornelia, who, taunted in Rome’s decaying age, by rivals, with her poverty, held up her children, ex. claiming : “These are my jewels !” Fit woman to have been the “mother of the Gracchi. ” Cor. Montreal Gazette.