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By retaining and feeding the bran upon the farm the objection to selling the grain ispart- 1y ovaoome, viz. : the exhaustion of the soil. since the bran retains most of the mineral matters which cannot be derived from the Both its chemical composition and its physical form adapt it admire.ny as a. sup- plementary food to beused in connection with poor and bulky deer, such as straw and roots. Its chemical composition points to the con- clusion that it is somewhat better adapted to the formation of fat and production of heat, than to the formation of muscle or of milk. - During the summer a greatdeal of rubbish collects in the garden and perhaps in the or- chard. All this ought to be raked up and burned and otherwise disposed of. If left on the ground it furnishes feeding for inâ€" sects. Its manurial or fertilizing value alone re page its cpst. Kerosene excels for softening and clearing out the hardened gum in the boxes of mowers, reapers and other farm machinery. Shelter is cheaper than fodder, and for cattle exposed to cutting winds it requires at least one-third more food to keep up the same condition in flesh as under comfortable protection._ As a rule, all summer pruning checks growth. and bv producing maturity of wood and buds, induces fruitfulness. All winter and early spring pruning favors growth, i.e., causes a. more exuberant growth in the parts remaining. It is asnecessa-ry that a calf'should be halt- er-broken as that a colt should be. The time to do both is when the animals are young. A cow that will lead easily is much less troublesome to manage under any _cir-‘ cumbmces. Its excess of ash or mineral matters emi- nently fits it for bone building, in growing animals, and supplementing the lack of min- eral matters in roots. Roller process bran is, on the average, ric.her than olt_l pgocess bran. Always turn eggs twice a. week if they are to be kept for future use. Eggs for hatching will keep two or three weeks if turned half over daily. They should be in a place of moderate temperature, where they will not freeze or be too warm. Very many farmers consider bran as of little value as a. feeding material. In fact. for all farm animals except hogs, its cheap- ness renders it one of the best, especially when mixed with corn meal weight for weight. \Vhile its chemical composition from the analysis of Professor Brown, of the Onmrio Agricultural College at Guelph, would seem to show it better adapted as a. fat former and heat producer, than for mus- cle and milk, nevertheless in connection Wlth corn meal it is practically found most valuable and economical in these latter directions. Prof. Brown summarizes the value of bran as follows : Bran is a. concentrated food, which, though variable in composition, possesses high nu- tritive value. Never handle celery when it is frozen. My method of preserving this vegetable for winter use is simply this. During some mild, clear day in early November 1 have a trench ten inches wide dug just about as deepas the celery is tall. This trench is dug on a warm dry slope, so that by no possibility can water gather in it. Then the plants are taken up carefully and stored in the trench, the roots on the bottom, the plants upright as they grew, and pressed closely together so as to occupy all the space in the excavation. The foliage rises a little above the surface, and it is earthed up about four inches, so that water will be shed on either side. Still enough of the leaves are left in the light to permit all the breath- ing necessaryâ€"for plants breath as truly as we do. As long as the weather keeps mild, this is all that is necessary ; but there is no certainty now. A hard black frost may come any night. Iadvise that an abun- dance of leaves or straw be gathered near. When a bleak November day promises a black frost at night, scatter the leaves, etc., thickl over the trenched celery, and do‘ not ta e them off until the mercury risesabove freezing point. If a warm spell sets in, expose the foliage to the air again, but watch your treasure vigilantly. “inter is near and soon you must have enough cover- ing to keep out the frostâ€"a foot or two of leaves, straw or some clean litter. There isnothing better than leaves, which cost only the gathering. From now till April, when you want a head or more of celery, open the trench at the lower end and take outthe crisp white and golden heads, and thank the kindly Providence that planted a 3 garden as the best place in which to put‘ man and woman elemâ€"E. P. Roe. i eats. In most of such cases the real cause is not suspected, and it may be confined to one tent or one nipple. I have known in- stances where a crack at the base of the nipple was so sore that if a pig touched it the sow would jump up, turn around and growl as if she would eat the pigs up. The re- medy in all such cases is to cut the nipple off close to the udder and smear tar over the spot. This will keep the pigs away and in a. few days the sore will have healed so that there will be no more trouble. Where any udder is sore, tar should be put on, and if it be shed case, out ofl‘ the nipple and then the pigs will not disturb it after a few times sucking. As Esszcr or FILTH. Hogs should always have a. dry and warm place to lie in. When food is plenty they will remain in bed a. good share of the time, and if it be wet and cold it retards growth and brings on rheumatism or perhaps inflam- mation of the bowels or lungs. They do not want a great mass of straw, in which they will crawl to get hot and steam, and then when they come out get chilled, but an aimful of straw to remain for a. day or two and then to be throvln out and mixed with the man- are. If they are bedded only once in a. while, say for two weeks or more, the bed- ding is sure to become a. heated mass of nastiness and the animals will become filthy in spite of themselves. In this way the ud- ders of breeding sows become inflamed and sore and when the little pigs come the nip- les are so tender that the mother will not at them such. She is then called an ugly brute and knocked about, because in truth the owner was too shiftless to his own inter- Nous AND Swoozsmoxs. BEAN FOB FEEDING. FARM. 5ELERY. People have been known to talk against gambling all their lives, on every possible occasion, and then, after all, go and get I: mied. “My dear young lady,” he asked, soli- citously, “ what do you consider your sphere in life?” “ The ball,” she promptly replied. Sweet Girl (disrobing)é“ Did you look under the bed ?" Old Maidâ€"“ What for 2” “ To see if there is a. man there." “ No. my dear, I've given up all hope.” “ \Vhat makes you think Mr. Merritt is in love with me ?” asked Cora. “ Because, ” replied her mother, “ he asked your little brother if it were true that you would have 810,000 on the day of your marriage.” It isn’t the woman who throws pancakes about that is dangerous, but the '_one who fires sad-irons too promiscuously. “Will you marry me ‘2” asked Augustus, who is a. matterâ€"of-fzmt young man. “ 0h,” she replied flutteringly, “ ask papa.” “ Cer- tainly, I’ll ask your father if you wish it, but I naturally thought you ought to know best.” The station at train tin e is quite a. resort for the young ladies of Fresno. It. is the boss idea, too. The old bachelor, widower, or single man hunting a location, and seeing so much loveliness, simply gathers his grip and stops here, satisfied‘that there is enough beauty in Fresno to please even the most Critical. “'Pa, won’t you give me a. new dress? I want one so much.” “I’ll speak to your mother about it.” The child’s wistful ex- pression was turned into disappointment.’ “ Surely, mamma will know if itsnecessary" “ Yes,” replied the child, demurely, “ I sup- pose so. But when you speak to her do in easy, papa, or she might want one for her- self.” The Kasbek, the second highest summit of the Caucasus, was subsequently ascended by the resent Russian party under Gsteig- wiler. Iit is situated about midway between the Caspian and Black Sea, and rises in the form of a. cone of trachytic rock, upon a. base 5,806 feet above the sea, to a height of 16,535 feet. Its flanks are partly covered by eternal snow. A stranger fell down on the streets of Canton, 0., the other day with sickness and hunger, and in trying to git up he pawed $150 in gold out of the mud. The way he got fetter was wonderful to see. A religions paper says :â€"“ No man who can tella lie ought to be employed on a daily newspaper.” Oh, come now, isn’t that going a little too far? Editors ought; to be able tell a lie when they see it, so as to keep it out of the paper. The Elbrus rises from an elevated plateau, 7,672 feet above sea level, to a. total height of 18,496 feet, its summit being crowned by an extinct crater, which now forms the basin of a. lake. I‘he mountain was for the first time ascended by Messrs. Freshfield, Moore, and Tucker on June 30, 1868, with the assist- ance of a. Chamounix guide. It is about 165 miles in in northwest direction from Tifles o M .m as the crow flies. w ‘ A “’5 often make our lot in life not only harder, but considerably worse than it really is. by continually looking at the dark side. We try to see all the drawbacks rather than trying to better our condition all the while, and this at least adds nothing to it. The fact is, if life were all sunshine, if we all secured what we might consider as easy places, it is very doubtful if we would ap- preciate it as fully as we do our present blessings. Better wear out than rust out. Life can be made much pleasanter if we would try to make the best of everything, and then when we are able to better our- selves, we are in acondition to enjoy better. It is an impossibility that each and every one of us should be able to secure a place that we might consider as easy. Added to this is the fact that much that we ‘see is deceiving, and that if we fail to find what we are seeking in making a. change, we are only breeding discontent instead of better- ing ourselves. Climbing the Highest Peaks of the Caucasus. News has just been received of the suc- cessful ascent of the Elbrus and Kasbek, the two highest peaks of the Caucasus, by a party consisting of two Russian gentlemen, the Swiss guide, Ib Muller Gsteigwiler of Interlaken, and some natives, One item should by no means he overlook- ed in this, and that is that: many places are like the ones you are occupying, that; is, they are very deceiving. Others imagine that you nre having a. very easy time as compared with theirs, and they would glad- ly exchange with you, while at the same time you are thinking the same with them. Success is only obtained by earnest; effort. And this implies hard work of some kind. ‘And when you are doing hard work, you certainly cannot be considered as having found an easy place. It is thoee who do not make a success that are always on the look- out or hunt for an easy place. And after they find themselves in positions where a. little earnest effort would considerably im- prove their conditions, rather than make the effort they allow themselves to make an easy place for their individual comfort, and let the chance slip. Many a. young man, in an effort to find an easy place, has allowed opportunities to pass by which, if he would have taken them up and added a few years of hard, well-directed labor, would have pfaced him in a condition where, if he de- sired, he might take upon himself an easy place Easy Places. It seems nothing but natural for every person, man or woman, to think the pvsitiou they occupy isjust a little bit worse than that of any one else. And they imagine that if they could only exchange places with some one else, what a. relief it would be. Much of the worry and fretting in life is caused by a. desire to secure an easy place. Rats which hide in inacceSSible crevice: may be easily routed, by placing a. dish of manganese and muriatic acid where the heavier escaping gas will descend in the spaces between the plastering and walls, and the rats will speedily decamp from this poisonous and choking gasâ€"care being taken not to breathe any. If afarmer wants to know how much beef he will have from n. bullock let hirr weigh the animal alive ; one-third of this will give him very nearly the weight of the quarters, tallow and hide. Reference is had to a. fair- ly fat animaL OUR FUTURE WIVES. The tiger suddenly left the last fish land- ed, and‘came stalking up to me, purring like a. cat and acting very playful. His first move was to worm his head under my left arm, and I’m telling you the solemn truth when I say that I smoothed down his fur as if he had been a favorite dog. I had on a big straw hat and this he got hold of in his teeth and played with for ten minutes, or until he had torn it all to pieces. I had no more bait to fish with, and sat there waiting for the tiger’s next move. \Vhen he had finished the hat he came over and rubbed against me and purred in a. pleased way. and I rubbed him with my hand from nose to tail. I gradually got over myscare, but was yet very anxious to know how the af- fair would end. The sun was gettin well up and very hot, and the beast woul soon be seeking his lair. In about thirty min- utes from the time he appeared the tiger be- gan to show a change of demeanor. He acted nervous and uneasy, and the hair on his back stood up at intervals. I judged that he had got the scent of my servant, and such proved to be the case. I dared not rise to my feet, but I made up my mind that if the tiger attacked me I should make a. spring ofl" the bank into the river. It was infested with crocodiles, but there was not much choice between being eaten by beast or saurian. Once the tiger glared at me and growled, but next moment whined as if afraid, and edged up toward me as if for protection. The servant had been keeping a watchful eye on my strange playmate, and he now believed the time had come for decisive action. He therefore fired the pistol and shouted at the top of his voice. The effect was immediate. The beast dropped his tail, uttered a. long-drawn whine, and with a sort of farewell glance at me he bolted for the forest and disappeared. I had looked him over pretty well, and had noticed, among other things, that he had a broken claw on his right paw. ‘Ve did not break camp that day. J ust before sunset, as we sat in groups smoking our pipes, a. tiger charged in boldly among the servants and seized one and attempted to make off. We rallied to prevent, and the beast knocked two other men over before he was (1’ atched. When we came to exam- ine the dy I had not the slightest dificul- ty in identifying it as that o my playmate of the morning. He meant that the spirit of a good native had been transformed, and it was clearly the common-sense way to follow his advice. As the beast gave me no attention, I turned to the fish tugging at my line and landed him. He was of good size and full of vitali- ty, and the tiger waited in a. playful way until Iremoved the hook and threw the fish on the grass. Then le sprang for it as a kitten would a ball of yarn, and he played with it in the same way. It was laughable, in spite of the circumstances, to witness his actions. He would run around in circles, as you have seen ayoung dog do, sometimes almost leaping over me, and then again he would become the cat and creep softly for- ward to pounce upon one of the fish. Each one as caught was flung to him, and it was a. full half hour before he grew tired of the sport. I expected he would turn to me sooner or later, but the native saw the change of demeanor first and called : “Master, the hiloweele is going in wig; yop ! Begs cilag ip his Bowery: I had landed half a dozen goodsizsd fish, and was just then playing a larger one, when a slight noise startled me, and I look- ed around to see such a sight as has seldom come to the eyes of a sportsman. A full- grown tiger was within five feet of me, playing with one of the fish. It was the last fish pulled out, and in its dying agonies it was jumping about on the grass. Every time it moved the tiger would reach out a paw in a playful manner, and once or twice he struck hard enough to move the fish three or four feet. I tell you I was a badly frightened man, and all I could do was to sit there with n outh and eyes open. The tiger had crept down from the bluffs, and why he hadn’t attacked me was a mystery. He went from fish to fish, turning them over with his paw, and time and again brushing me with his tail as he moved about. My rifie was ten feet away, leaning against a. bush, and I might have been idiot enough to try to reach it but for a warning. My servant had followed me to see what luck I had. He came into the neighborhood while the tiger was playing with the fish, and softly climbing a tree he uttered the call of a bird to attract my attention and then sang out : “Do nothing to pravoke the tiger, mas- ter. He is a. hiloweele, and if you do not crggs him he will go away: I was in charge of a. party making a survey for a railroad line between Nagpoor and Hyderabad, India. (said Major White), and as there was no hurryaboutthework our party was as much a. hunting as a. surveying party. \Ve numbered about thirty eight people, ten of whom \vcrc whit..- men. Owing to the difficulties of the country we had no saddle horses, but took along six or eight pack animnls, and each native also had a pack to hear. The very difficulties in the way of building a line made the country a Sportsman’s paradise. Twenty years ago there was more wild and savage game to the acre in that district then else- where south of Lucknow, but the march of civilization has doubtlesa driven the big wild game away by this time. We were travelling along the north branch of the Gadavey riverâ€"sometimes upon its banks and again a couple of miles ‘ from the water, sometimes travelling five or six miles a day, and again halting for a couple or days to fish or shootâ€"when a most singular incident befel me individually. I had left camp at an early hour in the mom- ing [0 fish. While I carried my rifle with me, I had no intention of going out of my way to find game. On the previous after- noon I had observed what seemed to be a. capital fishing spot in the bend of the river, and it was to this place I hastened as I left camp. Some of the native servants were astir and saw me set out, but I did- not want their services. It was a petty thick jungle between the camp and the bend, but at the bend there was a. clear spot of an acre in ex- tent, with a. heavy forest growth and a ledge of roeks for a. background. As I took a. look around before sitting down on the bank to my sport. I remarked that it was a good spot for wild beasts, but as there was nothing moving I went right to Work with my fishing tackle. Catching a frog for bait, I flung in the hook, and it wasn’t five min- utes before I was meeting with such luck that all thoughts of tigers, snakes and hyenas were driven out of my mind. “'nh a Tiger in the “ink; of India AMAZING ADVENTI'RE. _t_o play a. Any kind of an honest job is better than no job at all. Have a. reserve force that will come out when you need it. Only those who make clean money and do clean things win success. In a recent address of Rev. Dr. Collyer to some college students his aphorisms may be grouped as follows : Work is a good medicine. A man’s best friend are his hen fingers. Society says one thing, and nature says another. A good day’s work at; what you can best do is the hard-pan to which all must come. Keep your grip on the hard-pan of prin- ciple of good conduct, and you will be men of good name and good fortune. A good farmer is better than a poor doc tor, and a. good horseshoer is better than 2 poor bishop. American Glaciers. From the sides of Mount St. Elias in Al- askaâ€"the highest mountain in Americaâ€" vast glaciers run into the ocean, exceeding in grandeur and extent any found in Switz- erland. Mount Baker and Tacoma in \Vashington Territory, and Mount Hood in Oregon, radiant with eternal snow, are more beautiful than Mont Blanc or the Matter- horn ; the glaciers on Mount Tacoma. equal those of these mountains, while, to add to the sublimity of the scene, smoke is fre- quently seen arising from the craters of Mount St. Elias and Mount Adams. There is probably no other country where, on the same parallel ot latitude, and at the same elevation, there are such differences in cli- mate, soil and vegetation as on the east and west sides of the Cascade mountains. 0n the east are barren hills and plains, devoid of all vegetation save the sage-brush and bunch-grass ; the climate is hot in summer, cold in winter, and dry as that of the Desert of Sahara. 0n the west side of the range, and not fifty miles away, the country is thickly studded with the finest of forest- trees, ahoundinq vegetable life. with a con- tinuous rainfall, the climate mild in winter and temperate in summer. On the foot- hills in the western valleys the deep green of the Douglas fir, extending for hundreds of miles, contrasts with the pure white of the snow. “ John,” said his wife, “ don’t you spend more money than you ought for lunches down town? I can’t understand how it is that the money slips a.w_ay a_s it does I” “ No,m’ deajr, Ireat (hi'c) free lunchrnear- 1y Kandy.” _ . ' “ ‘Véll, i wish you would give up free lunches, John. They cost you more 12an we can afford.” “ Do you expect to go to Heaven I” 8.8k- ed an old lady of Puritanical principles of Bronson Howard the other day. “ Cer- tainly," was the dramatist’s prompt re~ sponge. “ What, you really believe that a. man who writes pieces for the stage can be saved? “To be sure. One of the first things I learned at Sunday school was, ‘ Blessed are the Erlecemakers, for they shall be called the c ' dren of God.’ " After middle life it is always to be recog- nized that a process of degeneration has be- gun. The tissues are less flexible and less easily nourished. Organs have'notthe activity of youth. Some of them have become more or less impaired. The saftey is in recogniz- ing the fact and treating them accordingly. It is wonderful how the system often bears up under the partial disability of an organ or a part if there is adaptation to its weak- ness, and some compensation therefor. The enlarged heart freed from excitement and fatigue lasts a score of years. The weak stomach accepts the substituted digestion of the rest of the digestive tract or the out- side digestion which chemistry ofl‘ers. Even old age tends to last. The natural degener- ation of tissues or vessels is too often hurried forward by spells of undue exertion or by too constant re ose ; while good food is needed and more ilrcquently than in middle life, there is often error in the over-use of con- centrated foods. There mast be adaptation to our more retired and quiet life. The equahle life makes the old person a comfort to himself and an example of healthful pru- dence to his friends.â€" [Ex. Most of those who die between 25 and 60, unless they die by accident, die by some in- discretion. It is the over-indulgence of ap- petite, or the neglect of food when needed, or the overstrain of business, or exposure to changes of temperature without correspond- ing_changes of clothing. It is intelligent caution that saves sickness, and this caution ought to be in possession and exercise before middle life. It is so much easisr to prevent serious sickness than it is to secure recovery from it. Hence it is that so many who are de- ficient in vigor in early life outlive the vig- orous and the careful. The indoor life, even if it be one of toil, must not be dealt with as is the out-door life. Sedentary callings must have some relief by exercise in the open air if the same food supply is used. Now is the time, too, to study the tendency of the system. If it is to leanness on the one hand, or plethora. on the other, the fact should govern the diet. ' mquiring more power, but to retain what we have. So we are to insist upon it that all through the growing period of life the law of activity prevails. There is no substitute for it. This tends to prolong the period of growth. Some have contended that the longer this pe:iod can be made the more likely is long life to be secured. Animals that live lon'g are generally slowest in reach- ing their fullest perfection. Food at the early periods needs to have special reference to construction. Hence it is that milk and eggs and all the various foods are relished in quantities. In childhood the healthy appetite accepts all of the various forms of food. There is growth, energy and much constructive force, and so all of the food ele ments are needed. Later on, the person, if wise, comes to study food and exercise with reference to the kind of exertion that is to be pu_t forth. How To LIVE LONG. The desire for a. long life seems to be a part of the instinct of humanity. Sometimes it does not seem to be at all modified by the prospect of continuous and severe suffering. But in the desire for a. long life, we surely should include the desire for a healthy lite. The great inclination 0f youth is to exer- cise. The free use of the body up to tie ex- tent of its powers is not only the means of Homespun Hints. HEALTH. N ow, while rules and restrictions are Im- doubtedly necessary, there is such a. thing as going too far, and I am inclined to be- lieve that the boys and girls prefer to fol« low the cast-iron “ club rulesV’ or “ league rules” only to the verge of “ cast-ironness,” and make their sport, if less absolute, at least more jolly. There is no fun in makin§ our sport 8. matter of life and death. know grown people who, in these days of prize-giving in all manner of games, center their whole desires, not on the fun of the game, but on the prizes offered. They real- ly seem as disappointed if they do not carry ofl" a. trophy as if they had met with some serious loss. Let us take our fun with jol- lity or not at all. Interest is one thing, and irritability is quite snot/her. There is nothing new under the sun, said the wise man, andespeciallv is there nothing new in youthful games. Archaeologists find well-beloved dolls in Egyptian pyramids and on prehistoric tombs ; the name of a. popular ball club was found scrawled upon the walls of Pompeiian houses, and one of the most exciting matches on record was the one stubbornly fought, between the rival nines of Montrzuma, King of Mexico, and Nemhunlpilli‘tzin of Tezcnco. The boys of ancient Greece and Rome played at whip-f top and quoits, and base ball and pitch- penny, and blind-man’s-bufi‘ and hide-and seek, and jack-stones and follow my leader, just as do the boys of to-day ; the girls were experts at see-saw and swinging, and dancing and grace hoops, and dice throwing and ball play, and in Sparta, even at running, wrestling and leaping. Tobogganing is as old as ice and snow, and when you play at cherry'pits, you are only doing what Nero and Commodus. and young Thernistocles did ages ago in Rome and Athens. So, whatever the age or wherever the clime, however stem or strict their fathers and mothers, the boys and girls of the world have always made the most of the time for playâ€"and, more than any other season, the time for summer sports. These sports to~da.y are fast reducing themselves into as many sciences, overweighted with rules and restrictions that often take the real play element from them and make them as unyielding and sedate as a problem in al- gebra. A grave discussion was once overheard con- cerning shop-door steps, in which a young beginner was solemnly recommended not to adopt more than one step into his shop. People, it was said, Would not take the trouble to mount two or three steps when, by going a. little further, a. more accessible establishment might invite them in. The same ideavis involved in the wide- open, easily-moving door of our modern shops. Be the winter’s blast never so sharp or the cold Wind never so keen, it is a. standing rule with many tradesmen that the shop entrance he never hindered by a. closed door, save on condition that some person stand always in readiness to bow in or bow out the customers. There can be no doubt that upon ahinge as slight even as this, many a. tradesmau’s fortune has swung. Sports and [it w to Enjoy Them. - The well known story of Plau'us. the R0- man comic writer, is an apt though ancient illustration of the rule of sticking so your business. He acquired a. handsome fortune by his comedies. He was afterward tern t- ed to embark in trade, and met with such se- vere losses that he was reduced to the neces- sity of working ina. mill as a. may laborer. This phrase, though seeming referring to the disciples of St. Cnsp’n, is accepted as of general application. The enormously rich Zadock Pratt was a tanner by tradeâ€"a man of quaint manners and speech and strong common sense. A speculator was once showing him a new method of tanning, by the use of which, he argued, great sums of money might be made. Pratt told him he had no reason to doubt his assertion but he was making money enough ; and that he (the speculator) had better find someone who was not doing so well. He made it an invariable rule to resist all attempts to lure him from his legitimate business, and by this undeviating application rolled up a splendid fortune. “ Because,” replied the gambler, could make $100,000 out of it. ’ " Sir, I would give $50,000 for your good name ‘3" “ Why so 3" asked the wondering mer- chant. A celebrated gambler, of great address but notoriously bad character, meeting with a. merchant ot the highest reputation for honor and veracityâ€"one of that exalted class whose word is as good as their bondâ€"ob- served to him : -The fears of the people, however, proved groundless, for the goldsmiths, as the bank- ers were then called, met all demands that were made upon them. Confidence was re- stored by royal proclamation that the de- mands on the exchequer should be made as usual, and the run collapsed. The people, accustomed to the secure reign of CromWell, were in consternation. The moneyed portion of the community were seized with a. panic. The country was in danger, London itself might be invaded. What security was there then for the money advanced to the Crown ‘3 The people flocked to their debtors and demanded their de- posits. London now witnessed the first run upon the bankers ! The extravagant luxury of the court of Charles the Second, combined with its utter want of principle and inca city to carry on the memorable contesq’wx h olland, pro- duced the first run upon bankers that; ever was made. Thegnvernment had suffered a. succession of humiliating disasters. The ex- travagance of the courr, had dissipated all the means which Psrliament had supplied for the purpose of carrying on offensive hos cilities. It was generally determined to wage only defensive war ; but even for that: the vast resources at England were found insufficient. The Dutch insulted the Brit- ish court, sailed up the Thames, tools Sheerness and carried their ravages to Chat- ham. The blaze of the burning ship was seen in London ; it was rumoured that a for- eign army had landed at Gravesend, and military men seriously proposed to abandon the Tower. STORIES FOR BUSINESS MEN. HIxaEs UPON WHICH TRADE Swmcs‘ “ Scrch TO YOUR LAST." VALUE OF GOOD CREDIT, FIRST RUN ON A BAXK.