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I have seen several plans of packing eggs to preserve them, published in the pa pers, but have never seen mine. I will give it and you can publish it if you think it worth a. plaice in your columns. Why sell eggs at a. low price when you can save them for a better price? How? Procure a. wire egg basket, put a. kettle of water on the stove and let it come to a boil ; fill your basket with eggs, and immerse them in the boiling water five or six seconds or till you can count ten (not too fast), then take them out, let them dry, and pack them down in cats with the little and down to prevent the air that is in the yelk from working through the egg. Then keep them in a. cool, dark cellar, or if you have no cool cellar pack in salt. The scalding cooks the skin in the shell and closes the pores, excluding the air. I have seen eggs thus treated carried through the heat of summer and kept till October, and when taken up for market in October, came out sound, bright and fresh as new laid eggs, both outside and in. HARVEY Luce. ,,,J LL‘h an”... an... ~55“, nu... y -ca...- [It must be remembered. that eggs thus preserved cannot be sold for city useâ€"Ed] WHEN Doc'roBs DISAGREE. A medical man writing to an English contemporary on the subject of bees, differing from another correspondent, who says “In the royal cell there is a grub, but there is no life in it ; it is simply a grub;" very correctly does so as follows : In the cells the queen deposits eggs, which, after three or four days are hatched, a tiny worm or larva appearing. This larva undoubtedly has life in it. It is attended to by the nurses, who supply it with food, and when it has increased to certain extent insize, which it does very rapidly, these nurses close up the cell. The larva then ceases to eat, spins itsoelf a cocoon, and changes into the pupa form. The next change is into what is called the image, and then the perfect insect. All these transfor- mations take place in about sixteen days from the time the egg was laid. In the egg life was latent, but in all the other forms life undoubtedly exists. else these transfor- mations could not take place. Bee-keepers are, however, very familiar with larvae or grubs, as your author calls them, which ave no life in them, little to their profit. One form of this is called chilled brood, and is the result simply of cold causing the bees to cluster closer together, leaving some of the brood uncovered. The other form is calledfoul brood and is an infectious disease, much dreaded by beekeepers. In thisform the brood die, and when the cell is opened, its bottom is found filled with a brown, putrid, evil-smelling matter; while the covers of the cells are depressed, and have generally a hole in them, so that grubs in which there is no life are not profitable to “'19. beemaster. a W » «a 17mm .. The cheapest way of getting rid of 11w in the hen house is to dissolve a pound of soap in a. wash boiler of water. Let it come up to a boil, add one quart of kerosene, and sprinkle, while hot, over every part of the hen-house. To make roup pills take one ounce as» safoetida, ten firains red pepper. twentyfive drops carbolic acid” half dracbm sulphur, one drachm ground saffron and twenty drops tincture of iron. Mix well, and if it gets hard soften with castor oil. A pill as large as a. bean twice a day is sufficient. For cholera. add a teaspoonful of liquid carbolic acid to a. pint and a half of Water. Mix their food with the Water, and give the fowls no other Water to drink. Cholera is indicated by great thirst, greenish drop- pings (changing to yellow and white color), Brostration, and a. nervous, anxious expres- alon. NOTES. On most farms 3 pound of chicken meat may be produced at less cost". than a pound of park, while to refined taste itiis certainly more acceptable. Very erlrlv pullets of the laying breeds not infrequently commence laying by the middle of November, and it is on these that farmers rely principally for winter eggs, It is a fact that dogs seldom attack sheep kept with cattle, unless in the case of sane old rogue, and then only when the sheep are found at considerable distance, for the in- stinct; of the cattle is to attack animzfls found chasing or worrying other stock near them. There is no standard percentage of butter as to milk. Milk varies in the amount of butter it contains during the season. In the autumn, when cows give less milk, the per- centage of butter is twice as much as it is when the flow is the greatest. Cows differ, as it takes all the way from five pounds to twenty-four pounds of milk to make one of butter. In good fruit-growing lccalities, where bare, yet fertile land, is worth one hundred dollars an acre, fields set with fruit ready to bear, are Worth twice to four times that sum. Considering the increased value of the land, the care which the farmer bestows on his newlSr-Vavértr orchard till it is ready to fruit, pays him better than any other work on the farm. The failure of the potato crop of 1887 was the worstlthat has befallen the country since 1881, when the average yield per acre was only 535 bushels. The disaster is attributa- ‘ ble to two causes, opposite in operation but uniform in their ultimate result. The crop in the Western States was stunted for want of suflicieut rain, and that in the Eastern States Was rotted by a. surplus of it. The Department of Agriculture places the area. of the crop in 1887 at 2,300,000 acres, and the average yield per acre is about fifty-six bushels, Which is the smallest since 1881. By a. happy dispensation of Providence, which cccurred only six years ago, the crop in the United Kingdom and in Europe is ex- cellent in quality and abundant in quantity. The hardest Work on farm horses is that of a. spasmodic nature heavy one day and light the next, or a hard day’s work one day and nothing at all to do the next. Horses whose nerves become like iron and which are able to stand almost anything in the way of wear and tear, are those which havefan opportunity to lay out their strength every day in the week. Sore shoulders, weak limbs and many of the disorders that are found among horses are the results often of but short periods of too severe strains or of a day or a half day’s work that was harder than they had been used to. There is danger at this season of the year of im- posing hard tasks upon teams; the roads being bad and some of the heaviest of farm work needing attention. There isno time PRESERVING EGGS. FARRI. in the year either that farmers can as little afford to get heir horses out of shape as now, the plowng season being near at hand, when every day’s work may mean so many dollars and cents. Sultan Adbul-Aziz had an undoubted pre- disposition to insanity in his blood; the mind of his brother, Abdul-Medjid, whom he snc~ ceeded, had broken down {under his excesses while still a. young man, and his nephew, Mnrsd, who succeeded him, became hopelest insane immediately after his accession. He had himself, to my own knowledge, been out of his mind on séveral different occasions; the first time as far back as 1863, when I find it mentioned in letters that I wrote from Athens, where I was on a special mission, and on two later occasions within 18 months of his deposition I had spoken of his insanity in my letters to Lord Derby, reporting that I had been told of it as an undoubted fact, bv one of the Ministers with whom I was intimate, and mentioning some of the peculiarities by which it was exhibited, At one time he would not look at anything that was written in black ink, and every document had to be copied in red before it could be laid before him. Ministers ap- pointed to foregin Courts could not proceed to their posts and were kept waiting indefi- nitely, because their credentials addressed to foreign sovereigns could not well be writ- ten in red ink and he would not sign those that were written in black. At another time a dread of fire had got hold of him to such a pitch that, except in his own apart- ment, he would not allow a candle or a lamp to be lighted in the whole of his vast palace, its innumerable inmates being forced to grope about in the dark from sunset to sunrise; and in many other respects his conduct passed the bounds of mere eccentri- city. That such a mind as his should have entirely given way under the blow that had fallen upon him need hardly excite surprise. and under the circumstances there is noth- ing even improbable in the fact of his taking his own life, especiallv as he was known to hold that suicide was the proper resource ofa deposed monarch. When the news of the abdication of the Emperor Napoloen was brought to him his immediate exclama- tion, “ And that man consents to live l" When I first heard this story I did not know whether to believe it, but the truth was afterwards vouched for to me by the person to whom the Sultan said it, and he is not a man whose word need be doubted.â€" Sir Henry Eliott. It is commonly supposed that leap year is an invention of the playful mind, and that it never had a. more serious existence than it now has in the acts of those sportive young people who give leap-year parties to which the ladies escort the gentlemen, and who laugh over the idea of a lady asking a. gentle- ~-â€"- *« hecqme her husband. But there was ’a._t1me'wnen reap yeM'WaS 9* serious afl‘air :lwhren men were compelled by law to recogmze senmnxy {korME-uvuial propositions of women. For example, there was an old Saxon code one section of which ran thus 2 “ Albeit, as oftenas leape yearre dothn oc- cur, the woman holdeth prerogative over the meune in matters of courtships, low, and matrxmouie; so that, when the lady propos- eth, it shall not be lawful for the munto say her nae, but shall entertaine her proposall in all gude curtesie." Among the old Scotch statutes still pre- served is to be tound one, bearing the date of 1228, which contains this business-like section: “ It is statut and ordaint that durin the reine of her maist blessit majestie ilk forth year, known as leap year, ilk maiden layde of balth high and low estait shall have 1i- berty to bespeak ye man she likes; albyit, if he refuses to take her to be wif, he shall be mulcted in the sum of one pound (£l ) or less, as his estait may be, except and awis if he can make it appear that he is betrothed to one Woman, and then he shall be fr; e." We find nowhere any statute intimating that a woman can be held for breach of pro- mise, nor is there anything in the law to prevent her going up and down all Scot- land and proposing to every man she meets till she has either found one who will accept her proposition or has had every unengaged bachelor in the realm fined for refusing her. And yevtithere are people who say meen, through all history, have been crushed down and enslaved and abused, aui that; never before were they treated so well as they are today. But the poor devil who, in the midst of a l great city, without money, home or friends, ‘ decides that the best road for him leads ' through potter’s field may derive some small ‘ consolation from the fact that riches, to, sometimes lead to a voluntary funeral and a hole in the ground. The political economist and the Anarchist may extract a double ker- nel from this nut of city life and mammoth fortunes, for suicide among the young sons of wealthy fathers is reaching a point which calls for reflection. To be sure, the coroners’ inquests in these cases are “ doctored” by an adequate outlay of cash, and they go upon the official records generally as see dental death. Nevertheless, they are cases of selfâ€" murder and the public know it, while wond- ering at the causes which should lead a youth, and heir apparent to a million or more and untold luxury, to take his own life. The very wealth is at the root of it all. The boy is indulged in money and the disposition of his time. He plays billiardi and cards all night, smokeslcigarcttes immoderately, drinks whisky in proportion, indulges in other pas- times and vices, and bribes the servants to lie about his comings and goings at home. The father, engrossed in large afi‘airs, fre» quently has a young drunkard sitting opposite him at dinner without being aware of the fact, and the mother’s love is too blind to observe. ‘I he boy's health is damaged, his morals strangled, and his pockets mortgaged. He gets into all sorts of scrapes that he is ashamed of, until finally one more outrageous than usual, and perhaps with a female attach- ment, drives him, with a mind weakened by ‘ debauchery, to despair. Then heshoots him- L self, and he’s usually drunk when he does it. “Dot vas 9. trustverthy horse dot you rides. Mr. Smallcash,” said Mr. Levi. “ Yes ‘2" replied the gratified rider. “I didn’t know you were a judge of horses.” “ Vell, I see he pace as he goes ; he vos a. good clothes horse, Mr. Smallâ€"" But he ceased, for what is the use of talking to a. man out of hearing. 01d Leap-Year Laws. Cursed by Wealth Abdul Aziz Tom Forsythe, the murderer of County Treasurer Hill of Panola county, Tex., the lynched at Carthage, in that State, was other night. The story of his crime and its results is one of the most remarkable in the annals of crime. Mr. Hill was murder- ed in 18 office on the evening of the 10:11 of of February, his skull being crushed with an axe and his throat cut. There were no wit» neases of the bloody deed, and for a. long time no clue was found of the murderer. A poor negro was arrested on suspicion, which proved to be without foundation. Blood- hounds were secured and the country thor- oughly searched. Sheriff Forsythe and his son Tom, adeputy, visited Longview in hope of obtaining information that might lead to the discovery of the murderer. Here De- u1\ L... :A:_,.:l puty Uniw rhgparty. Hagan suspected that Tom Forsythe, who was quite a. wild young, man, was the perpetrator of the crime. Parker, to satisfy his suspicions, proposed a game of cards, in which young Forsythe joined. Parker won some $500, and discovered blood on a num- ber of the bills. Nothing was said at the time, and atter the party returned to Carth- age the deputy won more bloody money. Parker then charged young Forsythe with the murder. Forsythe at first de- nied it, but afterward made a full con» fession. This confession was afterward re- peated in the court room, the prisoner dis- playing great bravado and insolence. He said that he went to the County Treasurer’s office to get a $20 bill changed. The right of the money in the safe aroused his cupid- ity, and he seized an axe, struck Hill in the face with it, and cut the old man’s throat with his pocketknife. After getting; out un- observed he walked out, locked the door and cagied away the key. - ,1 LLA :n21 L. The other’night almob entered the jail in which Forsythe was incarcerated, seized the murderer, and took him to a. tree, where he “ hung himself. with the assistance of a. large number of citizens,” as the Texas re- porter puts it. The rope was fastened about his neck, after which he climbed the tree and jumped from one of its boughs. , A“ LtAL1~ A Remarkable Crime in Texas. uuv nu."- Ju v‘. ..-,._ _,, The Forsytrhes have always been highly respected in Panola. county, and much sym- pathy is expressed for the Sheriff and his Wife. Mrs. Forsythe was prostrated by the news of her son’s confession and mav not; re- cover. It was rumored that Sheriff Forsythe had committed suicide through grief and humiliation, but this has not been authenti- casted. Prominent capitalists of St. Paul, New York city and Helena. recently formed a. company for the purpose of erecting the most extensive reducing works in the United States, at Great Falls. Mont. The company has a capital of $2,000,000, of which $1,500,000 has been paid in. Among the incorporators are: Edward Cooper; Marâ€"y. A1\....1.....‘ g “WV” and the Gurnees. oil‘Ne-w'York ; H. W. I‘Li‘lAa and Cu] Rmadwater. of Helena; and Childe and C01. Broadwater, of Helena; and J. J. Hill and others of St. Paul. The plant will be the largest in the United States, and the machinery the latest and most approved for the purpose intended. These works will be a. great thing fur Great Falls, of course, but the benefits flowing from such an extensive concern will also be felt; in St Paul. The greater part oi the supplies needed will be purchased here, and nearly a‘l will certainly pass through the Saintly City. .. .. - 1 ,, 2,... L-.-“ -L +Ln uu/ . Great Falls is a booming town at the‘ junction of the Manitoba and Montana. Central railroads on the upper Missouri. The place has a magnificent water power which is to be greatly improved and utilized during the earning year. A branch rail‘ road has been built from the town to the mines, and all the smelting will be done there. Great Falls seems to be one of the natural trading centres of Northern Mona tuna, and its marvelous growth during the post year bids fair to be far surpassed by the next few years. The Manitoba. railroad is doing all in its power to build up the town, both by its own operations and in the way of inducing other capitalists to invest their money there. With such hacking the town evidently has a. future before it.â€"St. Paul Globe. Preservation of Meat by Sugar. It results from a. special report made to the French minister of agriculture that sugar is an excellent agent for preserving meat, and possesses some advantages over salt. In fact salt absorbs a portion of the nutritive substances and of the flavor of meat. When an analysis is made of a. solu tion of the salt dissolved by water contain- ed in meat we find albuminoid bodies, ex- tractive substance, potassa, and phosphoric acid. Salt deprives meat of these sub- stances so much the more readily in propor- tion as it enters the tissues more deeply or acts for a. longer time. It then results that the meat, when taken from the saline solu- tion has lost nutritive elements of genuine importance. Powdered sugar, on the contrary, being less soluble, produces less liquid. It forms around the meat a. solid crust, which re- moves very little water from it and does not alter its taste. Thus preserved. it sulfices to immerse the meat in water before using it. Although this treatment costs a little more than preservation by Salt, account must be taken of the final result and of the loss prevented, which offsets the difference in cost between the two preservative agents. \Ve think that navigators might profit by this. Lord Wolverton was one of the partners in the wellrknown banking house of Glyn, Mills, Currie & Go. The half-yearly balance sheet of this firm has just been issued ; it is made up to the 31517 of January of this year, and may afford some of us Who are able at all to grasp such figures a. vague idea. of the magnitude of the transactions in Which such an institution must be en gaged. The amount due on current accounts totals up to exactly fifty millions of dollars and on deposits neur- ly eleven millions, making a total of, rough- ly, sixty millions of dollars. The liabilities on acceptance, etc. (covered by securities), nor included in the balance-sheet, $7,000,- 000. The cash in hand and at tlfl Bank of England is stated st $9,090,000 ; the money 8.6 call and short notice at $13,500,000. The bills discounted, loans, etc., are set down at $25,000,000 ; and the investments are valued at a little under nineteen millions of dollars. N o wonder that one of the principals in such a concern has “ cut up tat.” A Great. Smclmlg Works. S"é¢t2;svhii;;éfi$i Parker joined A London Bank. The Remarkable Developmenl ot Soulh Al’- Hen Slnce the Discovery at Iho clans Metal. Remarkable changes are occurring in the great region in Scum Africz}! ngarly 9. third :3 large as Europa, which Sir Bartle Frere, late Governor of Cape Colony, said was well adapted to support em immense white population. The annexation 4 f Bechuana- land by Great Britain ;. the new 3nd promlsv mg gold fields, covering an unexp'ectr-dly large area : the railroads from Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, East London, and Durham, that, penetrating for north, are already knocxing at the doors of the two Boer States ; the frantic dismay of the Transvaal Dutch, who are struggling in vain against the wave of immigration that is revolution- izing their State; the open advocacy by that far-seeing statesman, Sir John Brand, President of the Orange Free State, or a confederation of the South African States and colonies, which “ will lay the founda- tion of the rise and growth of our South African nation,” are among the signs that this vast domain from end to and Is begin- ing to feel the thrill of a new life and of great enterprise: that will prepare it for asplendid future.” ‘1, ,e 0...”. Al,,: ’fhe auriferous fields of Suuth Africa are giving the main impulse to the significant changes now in progress. Across the entire southern part of the continent, from the German territory in Namaqualand to the Portuguese pmsessions on the east coast, stretches a. gold-bearing belt with a north and rmulh width of from 400 to 700 miles. The gold finds of the past three years have attracted the attention of the miners, capi- tslists, and economists of all lands. In the report that the Government has just issued on the production of the precious metals, Prof. N. S. Shaler expresses the opinion that Africa is the only continent where we may now expect to discoverfimportant fields of gold supply, and that the “ recent discov- eries in the southern portion of the contin- ent give great promise of extensive produc- tion.” Prof. Newberry, while believing that the surface deposits have been mostly exhausted by the native population, says it is quite possible that Africa has stores of gold deeply buried in the earth which will form enimportent factor in the future his- tory of gold, and which “ for centuries may help to keep up the world’s needed supply.” It is these mineral veins, buried deep beyond the reach of barbarous miners, and stretch- ing acrOss the southern part of the Transvaal, that in the past two years have drawn 20,- 000 white men to the Boer ' epublic and made ‘ the Co Kup valley and the Witwatersrand famous. The Boers regard their mineral riches as a. curse instead of a ble-sing. Years ago President Pretorius said that if there was ever a rush to the gold fields of the Transvaal the fate of the Boer republic would be seal- egh uMamie repegglx figqgident Kruger has beaten the natives and held "tfie'fi‘" 39M]: against the English, their supremacy might yet pass away beforean influx of gold hunt- ers. These gloomy ferebodings, seem on the point of realizition. Three years ago there were seven Boers to every white foreigner in the South African republic. The present ratio of the white populetiog is one foreign- er to three Boers. 1'he immigrants are mostly male adults. and if permitted to vote they are clamoring for the rights of ci izenship, and it is not possible that these new property holders, constantly increasing in number, can much longer he disfrauchis- ed. Pretoria. has ceased to be the chief town of the republic. The mining towns of Barberton and Johannesberg are both more populous, wealthier, and better built than the capital of the Transvaal. The Boer‘ herders near the mining regions are selling their lands and are moving north into regions unpolluted by the presence of the miner. Her treaty obligations and the comify of nations have prevented the South African republic from excluding these new comers from her territory, but President Kruger seems to have done What he could to repress them, though they are ‘Llready the largest: taxpayers in the republic. He has failed in his attempt to induce the Orange Free State to permit; no Cnpe1Colony railroad to ap-‘ ,,u, LL_I. " r" '7'V' ' l v _ proach the Transvaal boundary through that State, and to raise a. joint military force to enable both States to treat the miners as aliens and prevent them from taking part in the Governrrent. The Cape Colony branch of tl‘e Atikander Bund has warned Kruger that he will lose its friendship and support if he persists in his customs policy, which has stopped the importation of Cape produce, and in his opposition to railroad extension. The fact is, the slow, unpro- gressive Boers, loving isolation, not yet full- .fledged agricultnrists, but still in the pas- toral stage, are poorly adapted to live con- tent or to maintain their supremacy amid the bustle of a. large end energetic populace attacher fined 32 A mu: three ye “ Who 5 satisfied I tinue to “ Gec schoolc you Wis \Vith 8. tion the A W" forms 0. cannot. Every sign now indicntes that in-the rush to their gold»bearing hills, in the scramble of England and Germany to seize upon and make the most of the natural advantages of South Africa, and in the irresistible pressure of population and improvements, the Boers, who in both their republics number only 90,000 souls, are destined to lose their im< portance as a predominating political influ- ence. This will be done, not necessarily by subverting their Governments, but by new ‘principles at s‘c‘ake and new men at the I1,J .__.__ LL- ~4.-,.A AC helm, 8.11 legally called upon the stage of action bv the voice ot_the ‘rulipg majogity. The existing railroads have valre'ady di brought the Transvaal gold within twenty- la four days of London. There can be no doubt that before many years South Africa will possess the counterpart of our Pacific b railroads in the extension of the Cape Colony ‘ and Natal lines to the read new building H from Delgoa Bay. These lines, passing through the gold belt and connecting two seas, are not the only railroad projects that p are likely to be carried out at no distant day. Colonial statesmen are continually talking of extending the railroad from Kim- ‘berley through Bechusnaland to Khama’s Country, where some of the latest discover. ies of gold have been made, a region that Sir Charles \Varren described as “magnifi- cent for raising cattle and farming,” and that Mr. Mackenzie, who has lived there twelve years, says is one of the finest parts of South Africa. A brightfutureis daWning for South Africa, and the impetus which is being imparted to all its enterprises by the recent discovery that it possesses the largest unworked gold-bearing area. in the world, is hastening the day when this great region of temperate climate and rich and varied re- 4 sources will be fitted to be the home of a I mflfiflflfifh . ‘Hmnn GOLD AS A CIVILIZER. mighty, energetic, and homogeneous people. lroom." y I‘qu'Uu-u PluJUULn bums rried out at no distant ;esmen are continually the railroad from Kim- huanaland to Khama’s e of the latest discover- 1 made, a. region that described as “magnifi- ttle and farming,” and , who has lived there ;one of the finest parts brightfutureis dawning d the impetus which is ll its enterprises by the t it possesses the largest lng area in the world, is hen this great region of 3d rich and varied re- lto be the home of a nd homogeneous people. A curious centenary was recently celebrat ed by the women of Bunzlau, in Silesia. It was just 100 years since the man died who constructed a. gigantic earthenware vessel, which is a kind of counterpart to the far- famed vat at Heidelberg. The vessel holds thirty bushels of peas, is three yards high and measures nearly four yards across. Eastern Lady (travelling in Montana): “ The idea of calling this the ‘ Wild \Vest.’ Why, I never saw such perfect politeness anywhere.” Native: “ We’er allers per- lite to ladies, marm.” “Oh, as for that there’s plenty of politeness everywhere ; but I am referring to the men. Why, in New York the men behave horribly to one an- other ; but here they all treach each other as delicately as gentlemen in a. drawing- room.” “ Yes, marm; it’s safer." BY b. A. MORRISON. Then came to him the mother of Zeheda s (-hiidre with her two sons, . . . . .grant that these my tw sons may sit, the one on (by right hand, and the other on thy left in thy kingdom ; Jesui said 1â€"": is not mlne to give. but ill shall he given unto them for them it is prepared."~â€"Matt. X 20 :2! a} 23. When the Judgment Sessions, ended, Shall their full decree award : When the ransomed have amended into Heaven, with their Lord ; When the Kings of all the Nations Do their tribute bring â€"\Vith their sanctified ohiationsâ€" Unto Christ, and do Him honor For his love-gifts: lieâ€"the donor of all human weak-shall crown them. Who may fill the throne beside him? Who sit next the King? An evangelist named Wolfe is said to have jumped up and cracked his heels to- gether in the puipi; at Lancaster, Wis., and exclaimed :â€"â€"-“ Oh, how I love to worry the devil I” 1 Six specimens of North Am:ri:a.n birds have become extinct in the last ten years. If this thing goes on. there will be terrible suf- fering among the women folk with a. taste for millinery. ‘ Minister’s wife (to husband)â€"Will you put up the parlor stove today, dear? Min- ister (vexatiously)â€"I suppose I will have to. Wifeâ€"And don’c forget, John, that you are a. minister of the gospel. There are more than pge thousand difi‘er- yo‘u'wliil find any one of them mixed with a. man’s business. “Good morning, Tommy; how is your mamma. ?" “Shes all right.” “Is thatal you have got to say, Tommy '3” “If you’ll give me a. piece of cake I’ll say ‘thank My you. Somebody we.an to know “ Why it; is, with so many negroes dying, nobody ever sees a black ghost ‘3” It: is for the same rea- son that, with so many white people dying, nobody ever sees a White ghost. An Indians. judge did not know whet a. cartoon was. A lawyer sketched the body of a. jackass with the judge's head and face attached as a. specimen, and was promptly fined $525 for contempt of court. A man in Cleveland has spent twenty- three years trying to trace back the saying “ Who Struck Billy Paterson.” He hasn’t satisfied himself yet, and his Wife will con- tinue to support him by washing. Toxomo, March 5th, 1888. “ George,” aaked the teacher of a. Sunday school class, “ whom, above all others, shall 011 Wish to see whsn you get to heaven ‘2” With a. face brightening up with anticigm- tion the little fellow shouted : “ Gerliah. ’ A Western ma.n.aa.y1a~ our Ney Epglang A \Veitern man says our New England farms are so poor that. that a. “disturb mce” cannot be raised upon them. He might have added that you can scarcely raise the mortgageâ€"that is, on a great many of them. Sheâ€"“ You ought to be ashamed of your- self, John, for shooting such a. dear little bird 1" Heâ€"“I thouget you would like it for your hat.” Sheâ€"“ Oh, what a. good idea! That was very thoughtful of you, John.” The latest thing at big dinner parties in New Yoxk is for the hostess to have each gentleman as he leaves the dressing-room re- ceive u card bezuing the name of the lady he is to take in to dinner and a. diagram of the dinner-table with his place and that of the lady picked out in red ink. A countryman wgs in a. broadway fruit store. “By gosh !” he said, “ there’s stra-w- berries l" Pufgting a. cguple in his mouth! he asked, “ How much a. quart, mister 9” “ We don't: sell ’em by the quart this season ; they're 50 cents apiecg.” The countryman paid a. dnllar and burned back to the farm. Is it Israel’s Prophet-Leader? Where hath h;-, or flaw or fleck? He, who as his nation‘s pleader, Held the wrath of God in check. Who, of all Earth's ieers or sages, Can such record bring Unto Judgment, from the ages! But be swerved when duty called him, God's great purposes nppalled him,â€" Disobedience brought him Pisgah; Hardly may he reign beride him, Or sit next the King. Will the Shepherd-Kingâ€"anointed By the Lord. who knew his heart- Once again be God-apppointed To this Israel-Throne and part? Psalmist-Stntfismnn ! At God's altar All the Nations sing Soul-outbreathinua from his Psaiter; Human hearts, that pine and languish Here find comfort in their anguiah; Yet for sin did Nathan chide him : Scarcaly may he stand beside him, Or sit next the King. Is it he of Shinar's Palace Once who purposed to be strong. And refused the wine-pressed chalice, 0r auoaervience to the wrong? He, around whose everv action Fragrant mem'rias cling? Whose true life was benefaction Broad and gnnd '. whose bright adorning Sanctified that “Golden” morning? God. no soughtâ€"for gift denied him : May he not be throned beside Him, And sit next the King? Priests. apnstlcs, martyrs, teachers Serving God with conscience true ; Provhets, leader!!! peeps, preachers How bhtir numbers break in View, Age by age their host increasing, What a. cloud doth spximr. Who have day and night unceasing Done their duty bold and fearless! Who, from these, may choose the peerless One. who in mat Light may hide him, Fill thatjeweil’d throne beside Him, 0: sit next the King? Even Christ. from Judgment measure Unly shall find out his name. Who hath garnered greatest treasure. Who hath won this highest fame, Then all Heav’n shall sing his Itory; (How his name will rim: 1) Who hath gained this “crown of Glory," Having sown in pain and sorrow Seed that fructified each marrow, Till most wondrous store abide him He may reizn, enthroned beside him, He sit next the King. Who Sit Next the King. WIT AND WISDOM.