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I“‘einjuriss which he received were ter- rible ones. and it is a great wonder that he was not killed on the spot. The left hand was completely out of} just above the wrist, and again his arm was cut 03' some four in- ches higher. The doctors were obliged to out it again further up. The right; arm, below the shoulder joint, was cut emirer to pieces, the doctors taking about four in- ches of bone out. The arm was nearly out; ofl, only a few muscles and pieces of skin remaining The whole of the inside of his left leg, from the knee up, was cut off, and The other day word was brought to Foxt Maclood that Bob Whitney, of \Vhitney Bros” had been thrown from a moving ma- chine iu the hay-field, and had received very severe injuries. Doctors l)eVeber and Girard were sent for, and went at once to the spot. Young \Vhitney was cubting grass with a mower, and as he was on rather rough ground. the machine was set high, to avoid xhe lumps. It was supposed that one of tie nuts which held the seat came off, and as the machine went into a rut, the horses started, and in holding them the seat swung around on the single fastening. As he was about to jump he slipped and fell on the back of the machine among the knives. His left hand was caught, and reaching out with the right to extricate it, that one also was drawn into the mochir- e. A! Yuma North West Farmer's Terrible Death. The form and smoothness of potatoes are importantln determining their marketable value. One with few eyes and these on the surface will be salable, though much smaller than the one which is rough and has deeply sunken eyes. The early Ohio and Snow- flake varieties seldom grow to the largest size, but their smoothness makes them desirable when not larger than a hen’s egg, and thus very few are unmarketable. Plenty of green food; corn, oats, bran, buckwheat, ground bone, oyster shells and puve fresh water, is the whole secret of feed ng fowla for profitable purp sea. The reason for a rotation of crors is that no two plants of different kinds require the same proportion for their nourmhment. The gralrs and gm es: s may soon exhaust the supply of silica. These should, therefore, not immediately succeed each other in rotation. They ought to followed by a crop which needs less of silica but more of potash or some other mineral salts. Young chicks flourish on hay seed. It in said that fifty hens will make enough guano to manure five or six acres of corn. If you will put your chicks in fresh ceops feed baked johnny-cake, stale bread in scald ed milk, giving no water until two weeks old, you will not be troubled with gapes. Many persons seem to think that poultry cannot be profitable unless they can have their full liberty, and can obtain most of their living from what they can pick up while foraging on their own account. But this ism mstzrke. Hen‘ running at large, unless closely watched and cared for, seldom pay very well. They often have to scratch too hard for their living, and what eggs they by are largely lost, or in some Way wasted. Then the chickens get caught by hawks, foxes or other animals of prey. Do not neglect the fowls now because they are not bringing in daily returns as they did earlier in the season. The stubble in wheat fields should be burned over as soon as it is well dried, in order that the insects my bra destroyed. When a timothy sod has borne one crop of hay thntis ennugh for one year. The after-growth is worth more to lie on the ground as protection for the roots thanit can be as pasture. The'only proper time to use the hay ted~ der is as soon as possible after grass is cut Lighten it up then, and it will very soon be in position to put into cock without injury. If clover hay is partially dried before beng shaken up, its leaves, which are its most valuable part, are broken off and destroy- ed. Let any farmer compute the sum which a full annual crop of apples would produce, even at a low rate per bushel, and he will be surprised to find how much more profit- able his apple orchard is than my part of the farm devoted to grain growing. With good management and manureing a full crop of apples may be grown every year with as much certainty as any grain crop and with less expense. Land that has had a crop of oats or barley on, It and is intended for wheat, should be broken up twice to prevent a mixture of the two grains. The first plowing plants the scattered grains of the previous crop, and it soon germinates. The second plowing destroys the sprouts: CUT T0 PIECES BY KNIVES. In quiet nooks on Dreamland’s Isle, 'Mid tanoy’a fund and favorite bowers, I on the momenta sweet bezulle, And lullto sleep life's restless hours. I dream of Mes beneath the sen. Where mermaids tune their harpato sing ; And fl: I hear their songs set free, And o‘er my Dreamlaud‘a waters ring. iy‘B‘eâ€"gétHBâ€"éiyfl‘géifâ€"n1dmr toil null strife. The dawn and dav r-lann hands and meet To weave a garland for the noon ; Then o'er my lule with joy replete, Hangs txembllng tress of smiling moon. And then! dream of isles Mar. Beyond our worldly care and strife ; Where nought thair lisplng wafiers mar,â€" And drop a tear for earth and life. I dream 0! glories woven soft From out the warp and woof of life ; And thus in dreaming find Lotta I see oeruleau wntera nigh Tue sun-bathed isles that softly HSC ; And empyrenn landscapes He Like angel dreams of Paradise. I hear the rustling robes of spring Trail through the bright elyalan wood ; I fpelthe bregthpf spigt‘wyng . I see the trees Immortal grow, Brl~ ht flowers dtck the emerald sod ; I lee tbs streams perennial flow, And hear the angels talk with God. I drink those joys like drinking wine, While an nhe busy world goas by ; I know a sleep whose dxenm is mine, Tint will no more \wake, to die. -§;e€i;n~és;fi1‘_tfié a13iiéht§ Eolden flood. Crop Suggestions. A Dream of Rest. Poultry Points. TH}: FA’BSM- Miss Lillie, looking” so solemnly demure that the clock stopped, said she didn’t; know unless it was because they had two thin legs and a brass head. He was groping blindly for the front do )r before she had recovered from the shock of her own volley. “ Ah, Miss Lillie, why are thaw fire- tonga so like Frederick?" [He meant her to guess, 01‘ him to tell her “ because they glowed in her service,” or were prostrate at her feet,” or som~thiug of that kind] The dude was visiting a charming young society lady, and as they sat on either side of an open grate fire his heart was full of a burning desire to my something not only complimentary, but brilliantly suggestive. So, after revolving the matter in his mind during a ten minutes’ burst of silence, he said : ‘ The Emperor of Russia. has given the Im- perial palace in the holy city of Kieif to the Grand Dutchess Alexandra Petrovna, who intends to make it her principal resid- ence. This palace was built within the last twenty years by the late Czar. It is a. vest building in the rococo style, with large courtyards, galleries and pavilions, all the apartments being sumptuously furnished :1 end they contain an immense collection a; valuable drawings and engravings, and some splendid china and objects of art, which were brought here from St. Petersburg in 1876 for the visit of the King and Queen of ltaly. The gardens are very fine, and con- tain some grand old trees, while the conser- vetiories and vineries are not to be surpassed in Russia. The park extends to the Dnieper, and from the terrace are ex>eusive views of the Steppes and the Imperial forest of Tchernikofl", which affords capital hunting, The old pelece at Kiefl was built of Wood and brick early in the last century. and. was burnt down in 1319. The Imperial apert- mentn, which were occupied by the Emperor and Empress during their recent visit, are to the left of the entrance-hell, and are fourteen in number, and magnificently fur- nished. The Grand Dukes have rooms on the floors above. there was an ugly out on the chest. The right leg was slightly wounded, where the guard ran into it. After the accidenr, the wounded man walked about half 9. mile, and met his brother, who was at work near by. He was at once taken to the cabin, and the doctors sent for. During the time of his suffering. the poor fellow showed wonderful nerve and pluck. He was very restless until his brothers arrived. Afuer that all his thoughts were of his mother' thousands of miles away. He repeatedly said that he cared nothing for himself, “ but it will kill my mother.” As he lived, so he died a brave, true-hearted boy. Beaconsfield talked in a. soft, low voices Gladstone talks distinctly in me dium tones and Lord Salisbury loudly, often boisterous- ly. Sophokles street, one of the most crowd- ed thoroughfares of Athens, was the scene on a. recent night of an exciting shooting aflray. Gabrielidis, the editor of the Acropolis, was attacked by a medial-student, who struck him and demanded the retraction of an art- icle reflecting upon him in that morning’s paper, The editor drew a revolver to de- fend himself, and shot at the student, but: missed, and hit instead a French newspaper correspondent, M. Delongny, who was pass- ing a block away. The shot was fatal, and the Frenchman died two days after, expres- sing the wish that Gabrielidis might not be prosecuted. The latter surrendered him- self to the police immediately after the shooting. The Queen, having interposed, the old ladies, their cows and cake stalls are not to be altogether banishei from St. James park. On several days of late the Duchess of Edinburgh, with the royal children, has been seen in the Kentish hop-gardens pi ck- ing hope for an hour or two at a. time, the princesses also entering heartin into the operation of stripping the hops. Generrâ€"l Booth, who comprises within him- self the whole central organization of the Salvation Army, advertises in The ll’m‘C’ry that he is prepared to furnish Salvation Army soap, with his portrait on each cake, Salvation Army china, glassware, sheets, table covers, towels, cu~lery and Winr‘ow curtains, Salvation Army tea newly import- ed, and “Salvation Army serges to be in- spected at the tailoring and dressmaking department.” While in Montreal, Majm‘ General Sir Frederick Middleton was put through the “interviewing” process by a Herald repre- sentative, and his remarks upon “Social cus- toms,” are thus reported :â€"“The Nor’-\Vest afi'air almost made me a. teototaller. For four months we were without liquor ; I might have obtained them, perhaps, for my personal use, but preferred to share the for- tunes with my men. I found myself none the worse for the privation, and now, with the exception, p6 rhaps. of a little champagne at dinner, I drink nothing.” The Scotch fishing village of Largo lay: claim to the honor of being the birthplace of Alexander Selkirk, the prototype of “Defoe‘s Robinson Crusoe.” There has just been completed life a size statue in bronze of “Robinson Crusoe," which will shortly be placed in a niche in “Crusoe‘s Cottage,” in the principil street of the village. Thirteen years Ag) 1:. Mr. Watkins went to the city of Guadalajara, Mexico, as a Pro- testant miesionary, and found no one to wcl- come him. At the end of a year he had six- teen converts. Now there are 1,600 members of Protestant churches in the neighborhoori. The city itself contains nearly 100 000 people, and now has street railways, electric lights, telephone service, &c., though not yet connected with the capital by rail. Queen Victoria drives daily to some favor- ite resort in the Highlands. On one occa aion her Majesty visited the Glaasalt Shielc staying at the cottage which she keeps for her own use in this solitary region. Occa- sionally the Queen takes tea. with the Duch- ess of Albany at Abergeldie castle. l’rin- ceas Beatrice and her husband made the as- cent of Lochnagar. J net before leaving Paris, Miss Nevada. received from London the souvenir sent her by the Princess of \Vales in recognition of her singing at Marlborough house on the oc- casion of the evening spent there. It is e lace-pin in form of a bar of gold, on which are set three diamond pansies, each flower having at its heart a single round and very perfect: pearl. She Answered. PE RSQPNAL. It swms almost foolish for the preacher to admonibh his congregation against taking “ any thought for the marrow,” when he ought to know that two thirds of his nudit- (ms are buy thinking Wllfb’i their neighbors have on at that time. “ He was naturally a man of fine educa- tion, but fhe friend of intempemnce,” said a. luminous speaker recently. It was not the same eloquent individual. but one very like him. who, in describing a woman, said : “ Her father was a gamoler, but; she went to the other extreme, and W389. devout church member.” 1 Suppose a. man could lay up a stock of clothes and provisions sufficient to last him for 300 years, what would it avail him, since he can live at the most but from 70 to 100 vears 1 Suppose he laid up in a store 70 000 pairs of shoes, to what end would it serve if he could make use, during his whole life, Of! nly the one-hundredth part of the m ? He would he in the same condition as a man who had 100 mansions purchased for his reâ€" sidence, but could occupy only one. How ridijulnus it would appear if all that could be said of a man while yet he lived was simply thistthat his whole life had been sp nt in Collecting and laying up in a store- house 60,000 mahcginy chairs which were never intended to be used for the furniture ;.parix11‘nta, or 70,000 pairs of trousers which were new r to be worn 1 And where is the difference, in point of rationality and util- ity, between such absurd practices and ho'zrding thousands of guineas and bank notes which are never brought forth for the bercfit of mankind There is no conduct connected With the pursuits of human be- ings that appears more absurd than such practices however 0 111111011) is examined by the dictates of reason. Bare as these ridges are, they come in as very effective backing to the broad masses of wood that clothe the valley so thickly. Strolling down through the town and taking your stand down upon the bridge, there are as charming slyvan views as any wsyfarer need care to revel in. Above, to the right and on the outskirts of the town, rises the gray spire of the handsome Protestant church, where their is an average congrega- tiun of about 300. But below is the more fascinating rural scenery ; there is a ford through the sparkling shallowing in the fore- ground, where a cart happens to be crossing; there is a park sloping down from either side, with old trees actually striking their roots and dipping their boughs in the water ; and as the river turns out of sight in a gentle sweep, the vista closes into a rich drapery of drooping green curtains. And. talking of green draperies, there is ivy in profusion everywhere ; and I feel that in my descrip- tions of this South Irish scenery the Ivy will force itself in as persistently as his Majesty Charles the First In Mr. Dick’s documents in “David Copperfield.” There is ivy on the buttresses of the bridge itself ; there is ivy on the high gray Walls that here and there embank the parks against the current, and there is ivy in great masses on the walls and battlements of the grand old castle of Mallow, an ancestral fortress of the all» powerful Desmonds, which would be the most conspicuous of all the objects from the bridge were it not half hidden by the growth of the ashes and the beeches. A Strange Accumulatiom Thomas Dick puts the boarding of wealth in jhis striking way : > _ A A Graphic Description of a Pretty Int]! Town. Mallow, with its soft-sounding name, is a very Englishlooking town, beautifully sit- uated on the Blackwater. Within a stones throw of the station is a lnndsome mansion, built purposely for an hote', where the tourist or angler will be very oomfortab‘o. There is a charming look-out from the large windows of the spacious coffee-room. There are flower beds bright with red geraniums, and a little lawn with laurels, cypresses, and araucarias sloping down to a. beautiful park like meadow, with tall Scotch firs scattered about, and sheep making them- selves drowsily happy in the pastures. Through the thick branches of the timber on the further boundary you catch glimpses of the roofs and chimneys of the town. Dos» ccnding the long and broad main street which leads down from the railway to the bridge over the Blackwater, I was struck by the air of old shading prosperity. Seldom in a provincial town of similar size have I seen so many excellent houses, and most of these are inhabited by well~to do residents, who simply live on their messes and have nothing to do with business. The neighbor- hood, too, is unusually aristocratic, and there are w althy landed proprietors. Half the town belongs to Mr. Longueville, who has a r: ntal of £8 000 ; the other half to Sir Denham Norreys, whose income is about £6, 000 ; while Lord Doneraile, the head of the St. Leger family, has a larger rental than either, amounting to about £14,000. I saw sundry smart private carriages and hand- somely-built covered cars. There were fash- ionably dressed ladies walking in the High- street and in the pleasantlyeshadad suburb- an roads, whence great gates opened on gravelled approaches, leading into well-kept grounds. Altogether, Mallow has an ap- pearance of easy life, of cheerful society, and quiet home comforts which is very plea- sant to see, yet in former times it was infinitely gayer, as it is to be hoped that it may be far gayer again. A century ago it was a famous and fashionable sp i, and with in forty years it was in full fling, and ire quented by the Engliih as wall as the Irish. Shortly before that Sir Denham N orreys had built a graceful pump-room, which stands over one of the freest of the warm springs Elsewhere I am told that when snow is lying on the ground in Winter you may see the water his~ing and steaming as it bubbles up, tracing black water channels down the white hillside. The waters are said to have much the same properties as the hot wells of Clifton, and in former times, when faith may have been stronger, they wrought many wonderful cures. Now, to all intents and purposes, they are deserted by strangers, though the Mallow season had the great ad- vantage of lasting all the year round ; for the average of temperature is marvelloust even, and even residents who are habituat- ed to it may be heard to complain th \t in the springs and summers the air is enervat- ing. Yet the valley, although the woods close in upon the water, lies comparatively open, and seemingly it should be well venti- lated by the breezes which must sweep down from the bare grassy ridge to the north hanging over it, as the Taunns hills hang over Hamburg. ' BEAUTIFUL MALLOW. An old Scotch lady was told that her minister used notes ; she diabelleved it. Said one: Go into the gallery and see.” She did so, and saw the written sermon. After the luckleas preacher had concluded his reading on the last page, he said : But I will not enlarge.” The old woman called out from her lofty position: “Ye canna, ye sauna, for your paper’s give oot !” “ Why is an apple pie,” said Fogg, eye- ing the remarkably flat Sp acimen before hfm, “ like a spring ‘2’ Nobody ventured an an- swu‘, and Fogg was forced to break ‘he pain ful rileuce by exzvhining that it exuld n0 rise higher than its - Sour apples should be selected for apple marmalade, peel, core, aw} cook slowly in little Water until it is a thick pulp Mea- sure 9110 pulp, r-nd rt turr’ to the same kettle. To each pint of pulp take one pnund of sug- ar. Melt the sugar into a thick syrup ; pour into the apple pulp ; stir and cmk un- til 'Ihick, Take up in sum}! bowls. Mzmn 1- lu'sc made in this Way will in a week or two be firm enough to cut with a knife. Peaches, pears, crab apples, plums, or any kind of fruit may be made into a sweet pickle by following the above directlsns‘ \Vater melon rinds make a nil-e pickle Wham treated in the same way, and much resemble Citron pickles. Citron can also be made Into a very nice sweet pickl‘. Cut the citrcn in pieces an inch thick by two long. Steam until tender. Make a syrup of sugar and vinegar, allow- ing one pint of not too sour vinegar and one and a half pounds of sugar to every three pounds of fruit. Boil five minutes, then pour over the steamed fruit which has been placed in jars. Let it stand overnight. Then pour off the syrup, boil, and while hot pour again over the fruit. {ape-at again, adding spice to taste to the sysup. If the syrup has boiled down so that the quantity is not sufficient to cover the fruit, add more vinegar and sugar. Citron preserves are much liked by m' ny persons. Cut the fruit into quzrtera, and removu the rind. Boil it until tender ina syrup made of water and She weight of the fruit in sugar Remove tha quarters to a platter, and eat them carefully into in ch- wipe strips. Cut; the strips in two, and pack in jars. Boil the syrup thick, 1nd pour over them, The most simple way to put: up fruitis t) can it. In this way peaches, grapes, plums, and pears may be kept to supply the every-day taste from the time when fresh fruit fails until it is again in market. In this shape and in jellies they are the most healthful, and come next to the fresh fruit, which is in Winter so difficult to obtain, and of which oranges, grapes, pine-apples and bananas are the only varieties to be had in most places, and these only by the favored few who live in or near large towns. Tomatoeemake & pleasant-tested preserve The small egg shaped tomatoea are preferr- ed by some, but the other kind well prepar- ed is quite as good. Select smooth, halfâ€" ripe tomatoes, peel them without scalding, place them in jars, and sprinkle sugar over them, using two-thirds of a pound of augm- to a pound of tomatoes. Let th¢m stand until the sugar has drawn out all the juice. then put in a preserving kettle, and boil slowly until the tomatoes are tender and of a dark color. Remove the tomatoes into jars, and, unless the syrup is quite thick, boil it longer before pouring it over them. For canneii peaches select freestones, and. when they are to be had give the preference to large yellow ones. They have a more at- tractive look if not a better taste than the smaller white peaches. Remove the skins from the peaches, cut in halves, and take out the stones. Instead of paring the peaches, pour boiling Water over a few at a time, and let them stand three or four min- utes. The skins will then slip otfwith a. lit- tle trouble. For each quart of peaches al- low four ounces of sugar and one tea-eupful of water ; hoil two minutes, and skim. Add a. few peaches at a time, not more then two or three quarts. Boil twenty minutes, lift out with a skimmar, and fill into glass bot- tles set in boiling water. Continue in until all the fruit has been used, then lift the jars out "If the water, fill up with the syrup and seal while hot. Grape jelly to be eaten with meets is very nice spiced. To spice four quarts of jelly, tie up inthin muslin oneteavnpoonful of gin- ger, same of cinnamon, half a tee-spoonful of cloves, and the same of nllepice ; place in the kettle with the juice, and remove when ready to pour into the glaseca. The late fruit which now waits its turn to be put away for winter use is greater in variety than the early fruit which claimed attention in the first part of the season, and can be disposed of in a. greater variety of ways, including delicately flavored pres- erves, firm, delicious marmalades, transluc- ent jellies, and npioy-amelling sweet pick- les 0 With pears proceed in the sauna way, us- ing six ounces of sugar for each quart of pears, and boiling thirty minutes. Small pears may be canned whole. To can plums do not remove tha skins. Select; perfect iruit, Wash well in soda. wat- er, drain, and boil for ten minutes, using eight ounces of sugar to each quart of plums. To make grapes into jzlly select such as are ripe, but mt overripe. Pick them from the stems. Place in a ket’ale, with as little water as will keep them from burning. Stew quickly, stirring ‘uhem with a wlnmlen spoon until the skins and pulp begin to sep- arate. Strain through a. crash jelly-bag, than through one of thick fimnel. Meaeure the juice, return to to the kettle, and boil for twenty minutes :arld as many qualms of sugar as there were of juice when measured, and boil for ten or fifbeen minutes. Grapes should be about two-thirds ripe. They are often canned with the seeds left in but the most desirable method is as follows : pick the grapes off the stems ; slip the pulp out of the skin, place the skins in the pres- erving kettle with enough water to covar, and boil slowly ; stew the pulp about three minutes, add only enough water to keep from burning. The seeds can now be easi- ly lifted out with a skimmer, or the pulp may be put through a sieve. As soon as the seeds are removed, add the pulp to the skins, and put in eight ounces of sugar to each quart of grep s. Boil two minutes, pour into glass jars, and seal up While hot. ‘ Grapes,plums, and crab-apples make ex- cellent jelly. Grape and plum jelly is tart, and very good with meat and game. Grab a p e is milder flavared my! much sweeter than the first-named. Catawba grapes make a particularly rich-flavored jelly, as al~o do the small Delaware grapes. Some Later Fruit. He is allowed to sit in a large chair and nurse the injured member, and his atten- tions to it provoke a smile from the onlookâ€" ars. “He handles his injured limb as if it were a. baby,” said Mr. Scott. “ \Ve think it will be healed in a. short time if we can keep Tom Thumb quiet long enough to give it a. chance.” This morning Tmn Thumb heard a band playing on the {trxet and he attempted to perform his laughable feat of standing on his head. In doing so he threw his plaster- ed leg out- of position, and his pitoous cries!» brought Scott to the rescue. The little ele- phant looked at his injured leg in acomical- ly humorous manner, and big tears rolled down his cheeks‘ . The mast infersstivg patient in Bridget- port i: now at Barnum’a quarters. It is the little trick elephmt Tom Thumb, Whose leg was so badly injured in the collieion which kil‘ed Jumbo. The ’cg hm been bound in phlster of paria to ketp it in position, but the. anticst of Tom Thumb render a. constant; etlrveiflancc by 11's kch er, Mr. Scott, nee» eamry. A little boy is anxious to go fishing, but his mother fears that he might: fall into the water and tries to persuade him not to go; “If you are bent upon going, go,” says she, “but I would not if I were you." “I don’t know whether I am bent or not,” says he, “but it would 10 1: funny t3 use you go fish» lug, wouldn‘t it, Ma. ? Speaking of a rich mam, we may say, “0, he is rich, but by no means benevolent.” We simply menu that he is not charitable; but our words imply that means have been used to induce him to be benevnlent, but that the means hwe failed, and he is still stingy. A contracfor is building a. house for a man. He is requested lo finish the job as soon as possible. “Oh, yes.” mva he, “We will push it right forward.” He means that he will use all diligence, and soon finish it ; but he employs words that mean that he will pu sh the house forward, into another position. A petrified mule Ins been found. This surprises us. We. had no idea, a mule could keep its hoof still long onoughfn‘ that. “You shouldn’t drink liquor; it’d non- senre ” “ Yes, I know, but a little non- s¢ use now and than is reliahcd by the best of men." Fadl brmnets are smaller than ever. 'While this may be a. boon to 'hntm-goers, hus- bands will find the him just as large as h :erctnfore. A farmer is looking at a Flying Du‘rohâ€" mun plow, intent on purchusing. The deal» er uumes his price ; the farmer r:marks that it is “rather steep.” He means that the price is greater than he thinks it should be ; but his words are really absurd, when lookv- ed at in their real meaning. Flies are putting on their specs and look» ing over the hotel arrivals to see if Jack Frost has come. ' An exchange thinks {hat whiskey wm soon be made out of 011 rags. Hardly. O‘d rags don’t make Whiskey ; it's whiskey that nukes 01d lags. Young Jones, of Jonesville, has inherited some money from his uncle. A neighbor says. “He’ll soon run through that.” He means that Mr. Jones will soon spend his money; but his words mean that he will pxas through it on horfieback, or on the train, or by some other rapid means of traveling. A tempv rance mnvmm ntâ€" Shoving the jug under the comm-r. The locks on 1 door are worn perfectly plain. It is the door th 1: is banged. Prohibition does not always prohibit ; but if a'l the rum shons of Ba country town were closed a great numbar of lazy men would not take the (â€"xbxa. trouble required to get drunk. There are a great many phrases in our language, in c‘ommon use, whoae meaning is enurely different from that which the words composing them have. VVheu a. young mm says of his sweet' hefirt, “I think a gxeat deal of her," he means that he loves her very much ; but his words really mean that his mind dwells upon her a great portion of his time. A fly in your butter is worth two on your: head, if it is bald. An esteemed contemporary announces that “ the mi1k~punch is very unhealthy.” We have long suspected this. The milk: punch never look ed as. though it were entire- ly well. Some Curiosities of the Language» A crowbxr must he tha place “ here they get raven drunk. A swarm of Inca invaded a Maryland church on 3 rec at Sunday, and the pastor had to admit, with tears in his (yes, no em» gregatiou was ever so moved by his very best; slrmon. Every toperhas a glass eve. A coat of paint has no buttons on it. A telephone office should be located in a " ho-lur ” square. It is not umcmmon to see an old rip on a long tare. An old dad-key was preaching some time sivce and he saw one of his congregation asleep, so he began: “ You remember when Paul was preaching in the temple :1 damsel was asleep in the fourth story, and she fell down, smashing all the smmhera, and the: fragments they p‘cksd up twelve baaketful, and whose wife will she be in de resurrection? ’ It is said that 50,000 of the inhabitants of Glasgow go to bed intoxicated every Sat- urday nignt. This shows the hard sense of the Scotch. In Cam; han cities instead of going to bed, they would roam the Btreetz until Sunday morning. W'e defy the scientists to explain why a plagued fly, no matter how often you 31100 it away, comes right back and settles on the end of your nose, as though he knew to an iota. just how much it tickled your smaller and worried you in spirit. A collention was tnken up in one of our churches recently, and when the hat reach- ed the seat occupied by a lady, her daughter, and little son, the two ladies found them~ selves without a cent of money, but young Canada reached over and deposited a. cent in the hat, and than whispered to his sister ; “ There, I just saved this fumin from being whitewashed.” Baby Elephants Leg. MIRTHFUL RIPPLES.