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AGRICULTURAL. The Canada Thistle Some of our readers may know of bettti- ways of exterminating the Canada- thutle than thohc given l>elow, but these modes have lieen well trie. 1 and found ui:cis>ful. J. S. Woodward, secretary of the New \ ['.. Agricultural .Society, is well known an a reliable man of unuiual sagacity. He says: " I kill the thistles without the loss cf a crop as follows : Have the land rich if pos- sible ; at leal have it well seeded to clover, and by top dressing with plaster, ashes, or some menus, get as good growth to the clover at possible. As soon a* the clover is in full bloom, and here and there a thistle shows a l.l.i--,, in. mow and maku the erop, thistles and all, into hiy. Aftrr mowing apply a little pUster to quickly start the growth of clov-t. You will tiiul this to coine much quicker than the thistles. As soon .u the clover has a good start, from July 'Jo to August .">, plough down, being careful to plough all tre land and to fully cover all growth. Then roll and harrow at once so .n to 'iv <T every thistle. lint few thistles will ever show themselves after this, atid they will look pale and weak. When thev do B'IDW. .1.1 Iti vale thoroughly with a cultix ator having broad, sharp teeth no as to cut every one off under the ground. In two days go over with a sharp hoe, and cut off any that m*v have escaped the cultivator. Watch the thistles, tad keep using the hoe and cul- tivator until freezing weather. Bv plough- ing .his Held just before frce/.ing up you will have the land in the finest condition for a spring crop. This plan not only kills thistle* but other weeds. It is much better t:i-in a summer fallow, aud without the low of any crop." Some Strawberry Notes. The horticulturist of the Maryland Kx- perimeut Station, Mr. W. H. liishop, in suninung up the question of matteil rows vs. hills in strawberry culture, says : Comparing the results of the two meth- ods of culture, it is found that in nearly all varieties the matted rows ;javo a larger yield and generally larger fruits. It has often ben said in the past that cutting off runners and so confining each plant to a single stool resulted in giving larger berries, although fewer in number. Careful weigh- ings of a given number of berries from nearly every picking of each variety, this season, give the advantage in si/f of fruit in nearly every case to tha matted rows, and the (generally) marked increase in yield from this system leads us to believe that the matted row plan is greatly superior to the other, except with a very limited num- ber of varieties. It is probably true that for success with the hill system very rich soil ami high culture are necessary ; even then it is doubtful if anything is to be gain- ed 1 1) it. The Hone's Bad Tricka. Mr. John K.eese, oHJreat Neck, L. I., has In-.- iii triliu ting :\ series of interest- log and instructive articles on home training to the />/-./ Sun. His last and concluding treatise appeared on Mouday, anil was entitled, " Bad Tricks in Horses, and How to Cure Them. " Kx- tracU from Mr. Keese's paper are given by TIIK KIDKK AND UKIVKK as follows : To train a horse that would not permit anyone to mount him, Mr. Keese has this to say : " At the tirst attempt to go upon his back he made a plunge that took him far out of the reach of the would-be rider, or sent him living if he succeeded in getting partly upon the bore*. After all had given out, and gone to their work, I went to the stable, tilled my pockets with oats, and be- gan feeding the horse from my hand on either Hide ; then got a box to stand upon (not too high at tirntl. still feeding from my hand, reaching carefully over his neck us he began to look for the oats, then leaned upon him, and finally sat upright on his back, causing him to turn his Head as far as he could reach, on either side for the oats. Then untying the hajtcr so he could turn round, he worked his way out of the stable, and in, perhaps three quarters of an hour, he would go without he oats, when I put un the saddle iul bridle, got on without dilli.-ulty, only taking eare to move 8 l O wly aud not frighten him, rode three ur f,,,,',. mile.,, after which he gave no more tronblo ill riding In order to stop a runaway, the following methoil is recommended : " If a single horse attempts to run ami von oann .1 pull him in, n ivf- a quick, sudden jerk "ii one rein, slacking the other, and bring his nose-round to his shoulder. Then in like manner, with the other rein bring it to th<* other si'le. The pull being sudden and without warning, he cannot stiPen his neek against it, so thai nogre-M strength is! required to tuni bin head from side !> side. ' which will prevent hi running. Should this fail by excitement in theiViver or other cause, bold his nose tight <n I. is shoulder with one rein, which will bo likolr to threw hi'n down with some risk, but not us :mi -li at to li-t him run." Hulling horses are .|iiito common, and Mr. Kei>s<> Hiiiruests :i remedy that is very 'imple and at the same time cm-dual : " For a puller, or one that has the habit of bearing too hard on the hit. start him slowlv with a loose rein, talk eoaxinglv to keep him going slowly as long us vim .-n. When his pace gts too fast, null him in gently, whether you have gone a rod or a mile and if he will nnt go no more moder- atolv. bring Kim <> * !>!>. and keeji hup there till he gets <|"iiv. Then ,-o another rod, or mile. int never hold with a heavy hand while driving, foi I lit; hard r he is held the more ho will nu'l. If he is restive and lien ! at being hitche<l up. and in n hurry to go, back him "'it and drive in two or three time*, then tie ami let him stand an hour or two, then drivo to 'he donr ami tie, leaving him awhile ; then drive hack to the stable and take him nut." Many horse owners abominate blinders, and will not n.-.- tl>om. The subject is ton. -bod upon by Mr. Keese "Always study the .-omfnrt and cheer- fulness of your horse it yon would have him do his best. Let r part of thn harness chafe or hurt. Keep the Minders well O|H-II in front, so he cnn see where he is going an.1 what is coming. If a check rein is used, see that it is not too short, und have it un- hooked to rest his neck as soon as he stops. Beside the pain it gives I have soon the hack injured, and the horse made worthless by too constant use of a short check vein. Let a man hold his head for an hour as a horso must with a short check rein." Balking, says the Long Island gentleman. is always the fault of the trainer or drirer. To cure the evil he says : " A colt in train- ing, or a young horse that has lately co- tracted the habit, can be trained so as tc do their best at any load they can pull, but if unkindly treated, and they have a load bjyond their strength, they will bo likely to remember the old trouble and not try. tint young and old, good and bad, can all l>e taught to go well in driving, or doing light work, as follows : " Put the balky home (young or old) with a good one, have a strong harness, a good M14.HIAN. Harrrllau Till UBS Mreu by Defender at I, Hi- know. KU-.Ntrgeaot-Major William Karrell, form- erly of the British army, who spent ubout seventeen years in India, ha* been disturbed in his mind by Herrmann's alleged expose and explanation of the wonde:iul feat* of iiecromam y attributed to the Hindoo .-mi- jurers. Herrmann publicly derlare.il that most of the font - were bungling sleight-of- hand tricks, so simple. that he would be neckyoku to hold them together, leave the | ashamed to repeal them, aud that the rest check rein unhooked and drive around till ; were lies, plain, ordinary, travellers' lies. he will stop and start. Then hitch to a light, Herrmann said ho had visited India for the strong wagon, where it will go easily, with plenty of room to turn. Have the wagon cramped to the side of the good horse, get in and start the good horse with a pull to- ward the other, to push him off his feet, and if he jumps or plunges give him a loose rein, and let him go his own way as much w pos- sible till he can be coaxed into moderation. '' In conclusion .Mr. Keese has this to offer : " Kor the habit of running liackward too far, and too fast in backing out from a shed or in turning I ax some of these are inclined to do), keep Irm going back *s far M you can, theu drive to the same pUu-c and back s before, and repeat till he will roiin- back slowly and stop when you want him to. Never use a whip or other harsh treatnn-n' for sum horses. Rubbing on the n..s.-. i.reaihiiig ia his nostrils when he draws in his breath, and talking kindly to him, iim a wonderful effect to ralm t!ie temper and allay thcfeara of a horse." Talk to Yonr Horses- Saul a horseman the other day spci-ial purpose of studying the magic of that mysterious land, and he never hail seen a Hindoo juggler do anything remarkable, but if the ex-Sergeant Mayor of l.ucknow is not a.loc Mulhattiin the great Herrmann is 0.4 far below the high-cast fakir of the I'un- jaub as Merlin was inferior to ' The Boss" in Mark Twain's veracious history of the days of King Arthur. Kartell wears upon his breast a "Defen. c ofLucknuw" medal and a 'lung M tuid good ">nduct" medal which is proof that he wiia not a Mulvaney, and didn't " put his fut through the tin commandments twice a day" when in the service of the Widow, ilu was Color Sergeant of th< Kighty- fourth when that regiment was . ooped up in I.u.-know. ram-11 declares that Herrmann must have seen ..nly the bunglers among the Indian jugglers, such as infest the large towns inn the ordinary lines of travel. "He might be in India for years," said l-'arrell, "and never get a sight of a higli-cate coujuier. I bait Iwen there a long time before I &uw one. U was in April, I S.~>, about a year after the siege, when I was one of a large military lot. .-tiler <t tUned ftt LllcldlOW. A COI1- jurer gave a performance in a messauteiooni, and C'ol. Fielding of the Royal Artillery in vited a large iiumlwr of otiicuis and a few lost my way hack to the barrftcks. We talked it over next day, but could make nothing of it. We cv eii toru up the lloor of tho aiiternom to see if the Hlnaoo had pre- pared for the performance by concealing a confederate under MM door, but there was no space between the hoards and the ground. Afterward 1 met the name man, but he de- clared that 1 never had seeii him, und that he never vi i- m Lucknuw ill his life." A Po.ul Clerk'. rrrHua- UMr in Ihe A thrilling uxperieiice. Although not end- ing fatally, was had by a mil way mail clerk who :.i-ted ns a distributor on a local tram. He had u car to himself, and at one station up in the Alleghany Mountains had left his car for a minute or two to run forward to the engine, whn-h MAS taking water. The water tank wa directly west of the great tunnel, and when 1 lie lander was filled and the train started the clerk npraug for his oar. The entrance to the car was on the side and a .solitary handle was grasped whereby the clerk pullml himself up to the : and downward. Now and Joor. To his horror he found tho door had I fellows wajled forth a BMOi non-coms, including myself, to l>e presint. Some of the officer* who were theie are still a re- porter of THK KIDK.K \-iti DIIIYKH : " If I could write as some people can, I'd till your [i.iper every week with observations I nave made on foolish, not to say cruel ways of Handling and driving horses. Why, only the other day I saw an instance just across the street, whi.-li made me desire to go over and tell a man what I thought of him. ,,.,._ all thenl ( ; en A Herbert. Bir II only I should I probably have said too much. , HavelocU Allen, Cen. Thomas Ligl.tloot, I -vii. Uaiton, and I 'emus Douohoc. now British Cuiisul in San Francisco, allot whom will vouch for what I nay. "Th.- performer was a tall, handsome man about .'."> ycai'it of age, aud he had the moftl lustrous, penetrating dark eyes thai.v, were seen in a human face. He entered i In room accompanied by one attendant, who The man had left his horse hitched on the street all the afternoon, and, not withstand- ing the fact that he had been blanketed, the hone was cold and in a hurry to go. Not a word did his owner say, but he jerked away on the bit with force enough to have broken his own jaw, had the bit ueen in his own mouth. I tell you I felt like hitching thai fellow to a post and letting him stand two or three hours, and then see if he would be perfectly quiet when he had an opportunity to go. A soothing word and a steady pull on the reins would have accomplished more than the jerking, and not have injure. I the sc-Kttive mouth of the animal." " People do not talk to their horses enough, "said another gentleman. " Horses are highly intelligent, and while they can- not talk to you. seem to understand almost everything said to them. I have found by experience that a few words spoken kindly to a horc when frightened will very often do much towards ouicting him. and upon a horse which is uaed to In- talked to, it will have a very good effect. I tirmly believe more can be accomplished by tlie use of the voi.-e t Inn by the use of the whip and tug- it the ieins." wolf A "uir With Nrcr . Frederic- Cuvnv relates a utory of a Inch was brought up as a young dog, be came familiar with the persons Be was in the habit of seeing, and in p. u titular follow- ed bis master everywhere, evincing chagrin at his absence, obeying IIM \oice andshuvt :m; carried only a little Mat box about ten inches long. The attendant took from tiiu box white cashmere shawl anil spread it upon the floor, and the performer sealed iiimsel upon it. He directed his ga/.e sl-iwly upon eacli one of tin- audienee in turn, end the he said to Col. L ghtfi.ot : 'Will you hami to Col. Cooper I he sovereign you have in your vest pocket ?' "Col. Ltghtfoot aid he i-arri-d a sovereign as u |K-ket piece, but lie wondered how the onj :.- knew that. As lie spoke, he felt in his p.icket and a look of surprise came over his face. The sovereign was not there The pel-fount-!- smiled and asked ('ol. Cooper lo feel in his pocket. Cooper did so, and tu his own astonishment found Col. Liglitfoot's sovereign, whu-li he returned to file !aliei Holding the com in his hand. C d. Light foot asked the performer how h.- n.ma/.-.] it. " ' Manage what ?" asked the man. "' How did you manage to get th, from my pocket t/> Cooper's'-' " ' I did not. ll has not b-en out of your own pocket. Km here it is, said Col. Lightfoot, opening his hand. A look of blank inia/e- a degree of submission scarcely differing in n ' CIlt came illto "' fac ' (o1 ""' ' ol " which he had just taken in his hand wss not there. The conjurer told him to feel in his pocket, and the sovereign was there. " I'.efore we u-covercd from our surprise the performer !>orrowed a mark.-d rupee from Col. Montgomery and laid it upon t he shawl. He raised Tiis foiennger and the rupee stood upon its edge, aud at a sign rolled half way across the roo.n, and then stosd n:ll. At another sigu it roikd W k, aud wueu up poiii'e the pett'oniier it spi.ti rpidly like a top for a luouiuut aud i lieii Jiwivpuaiu^. " When aiked how he did it, the man quietly replied that he had done absolutely any respect from I hat of a thoroughly do . ated dog. His master, beiog obliged to IH- absent for a time, presented his pet to the Menagerie du Koi, where he was confin .-. I in i den. Here he became dim-onsolate, (lined and would scarcely take food ; but at length he was reconciled to his situation and recovered his health. He U-i nine attached to his keepers and appeared to have forgot- ten " Auld Lang Syne," when, after the lapt,c of eighteen months, his old master re- turned. At tin- >iril Houud of his voiec the wolf, who had not perceived him among the crowd, exhibited the liveliest joy, m. I, being set at liberty, lavished upon him I nothing, and thai we only imagined we saw the most affectionate caress us. With some difficulty he was enticed back to hi* leu, and the second separation wan followed by demonstrations of sorrow, which, ss be- fore, lasted for a considerable time. Three years passed away, and the wolf w.is living happily with a dog which had been pli.cc 1 with him, when his master again appca, .1 and again the long-lost but well-remcmbcii d voice was instantly leplied to by the most I * spear ill impatient cries, redoubled aa soon as the I where that poor fellow was at liberty. Rushing to bis master, he placed his forefeet oit his slioitl der. lirkn g his fin i- with every mm k of tha :ro.i lively joy, an.) menacing the keepeiit w!io oflered t( remo\ i.- linn. A third . atjoil followed, and proved t..|> nillell for the pool ci entire's temper : he bFcame vli>m%. refusi'd his foud, and lo ' it \vhile it wa feared In- would die. Time, liowi-vei, vvhi.-h blunt i :!.- ^rief of wolvi-i a.s well on of men. brouglit eomfort to hi.-> wounded heart, ami his beil ih giadimlU returned: 'lilt hrmi forth he jn -rmittad the r-aressesof noue, lur Ins Ic-cper*, inanifestnu' to all strangers the natural savagenei*s .1, I n:oi oneness ,f his kind. t I illle A curious slot y He said ilia; lus: woman living a the coin spin around. The marked com was round in I ol. Montgomery's pocket. "Tl.'-n t'ie basket trick ras done but nut as I' m inn describe* it. A basket font- f- t n d a iieler and three reel high was 'a. i 10., ot llio attendant's little bo\ Iwfor* our eve-. The cook's daughter was called in and placed under the basket and the next we knew liie conjurer stood beside it with 118 hand. Nobody could tell spear came from. The man jabbed the spear down through the basket the child shrieked and the blood flowed out 1 told by a Texas man. \\ edn.-.-ulay a coloured the river bank lost her '-' var old child, a in\ pisi :tb!e to walk, and search was made, but unsuoecssfully. and the mother gave it up for hwt. Further that some fishermen, while n-luriiing from an excursion, found the babe, alive and we!'. perched on some driftwood drifting placidly towards the Hull', about twenty miles down the riv. r : that it took the fishermen I wo days to d : "-o.- r Ine mother and restore liin babe to its home. The year ISifci will l-e a ^ear of jubilees. It will mark the 50th .mimoiwy of the e.Htablixhineut of responsible government in Canada ; the one-hundredth anniversary o r the convocation of the first I'arlia-uent of Upper and Ix>wer Canada ; the Iwo-luindii,) and fiftieth anniversary of the founding Montreal ; and the four hundredth .mm.. - sary of the discovery of America by ( 'i.ltn -, bus. The failure of the Charleston to catch tin- Ktat i prompts the New York 7'n/i . relle.-t upon the general problem of r.a\ il . -on.sti iiciiou. Mr. Tracjr, secretary of I lie nav\ drpartnient, has just been saying th.tr I'nited States eruisers are the lasti-st m n WOlld. 'I he trouble with them u that they have yet to prove it. upon the flooi Several officer* sprapg for- ward with drawn swords, terribly excited, but the Hindoo calmly said: "Nothing has happened," and tipped the basket over with his bloody spear. " Notlrii ; was under the basket. The child came into the room tbrongh the door, and when we turned again to look at the conjurer .ie was seated upon the tloor and the baolcot, spear, and Mood stains were irone. " He then look a sliort bamlrao stick in his hand, threw the shawl over his arm so as to conceal the stick, and instantly he .seemed to be seated cross-legged in the air, about two feet above tho floor, supported by not hing but theconeundcr hishand. Lieut. Burns, an artilleryman, stepped qnickly forward, .seized the shiw I, and t witched it away. No n d WOH theie, and the man was scaled upon tho door, aitlioiigh no movement of his body Na-l been out-ii by anybody. "Then be placed u silk handker.-liiel upon tin- lloor and instantly it socmud tube cover- ed with a swarm of insects golden and iridescent beetles, Mies of brilliant hue -all si|iiirming and rumiing about. I turned to the man next me and said: " Isn't thai i.eixutiful?" " r Isn't what beautiful ? 1 se nothing,' ho ejniiicd, and w hull I luiuod my liuad Main to look at the strange sight, the handkerchief was clean and no insects were there, at all. " The man performed fourteen tricks in all, and every one was as incomprehensible ,>. Hi..,. I have dett-ribrd. \\Tiilu he was l>ertorniiiuj h soever looked at the coins or othor objeV-ls, but kept his eyes u|>on ours, n,^i/e laugtng from <>ne to another- i.-on- si uilly. If .t man .star L'- I lub-av.- Uiu loom, .- HimliHi Iniik.-d a. him, in. I 'he man would sit rtown, all nnrpo*e ^ um from hit mind " When i', won all ovi-r '.. Hindoo smilingly informed us thai we had seen nieialfy nothing, hut had imagined the whole affair, and we wont away tnoioughly lOWildelei! 1 vv.l.l SO Ja.-ed that I ekeu l>een jorre 1 shut and could not be opened from the outside and the second he discover- ed this fact the train shot into the tunnel. With a desperation born of a terrible death staring him in the face the clerk hammered WKUUKU A BKaCrr slsUItK. Am iBterrtiistc lcrl of a arrtage \lni.li- Ilu Munflrrlnu ll.il.iulns A Uedoutn wedding, wbicb I lately had the occasion to witness, says u writer, look place in Ramlch a .seaside resort near Alexandria where many houses have a Bedouin ghafir, who pitches his tent near his master's house, and liven there with hit family and cattle, if he has any The bridegroom was the sou of a friend's ghulir. Previous to tliu engagement tiiu ither had obtained three days' leave on tha plea of hiii going down to Alexandria for the choice of a daughter- in law. Un the evening of the third day several shots fired aucces- MVI-IV announced to the native IScdoiiius lha ghatirs return and the happy result of bis mission. The wedding wax fixed fur that .lay week. Groups of Bedouins hastened lo answer to the invitation and after some talking aud shouting t lie men xm formed a ring and began clapping bands, I he botiy ki-t-pmg time to the movements of the liiind.ii v going upward then one of the tin soug, while tin- others chorused. The women sat chat ting before tho tent and occasionally filled the air with the shrill sound of the r.iraleet. No re- freshment was offered and their sole < was the moon, who.se silvery light gave a weird aspect In the whole scene. After MI hour's amusement the guests retired. th hands grasping ihn The uext evening the tiring brought forth K-on step and his Tjocy all the company of the preceding night and kicked on the door aud shrieked aloud for help but the noise of tile train drowned Irs cries and with both handle his feet on tin- i Allied to the side of the car for fear of being dashed off by the jagged sides he was car- r -:i-d through the tunnel. As the tunnel is a mile long and the at- mosphere therein isalmost .stilling tliia luck- less mail clerk's experience can be better imagined than described. When the train shot in to day light again tho engineer looked back, us is the i-iihlimi tonee if his train won following all right, and discovered the clerk in his harrowing rosition. Quickly stopping his engine the enginri:r ran bark, and with the assistance of the .inductor, helped the almost demented man to the ground. he utterly eollapved. the strain upon his nerves being so great, l-'or six mouths he ; This lime the great attraction was two ilancmg women, very picturesquely dressed, and their faces coveted with a soft, black muslin. They entered ihe ring formed by the men, each of thorn holding along staff an adjunct ID ihe various movements of their figures. They went round and round, shak- ing their hips aud leaning at different in- tervals on their .staff*, while the .lapping of bauds redoubled in whichever part of the ring the women approached. 1 olwcrved a young enthusiast take a handful of sand from where one of the won .-n had trodden rn! kiss it repeatedly. I noticed that the bridegroom VIMS .il.sent, and askiug for the cause, win informed (but ho was too .. under a physician's i.-arc, and after lie bashful to appear. Two liour eater the had become a well man again, aiil : "I company dispersed, to begin afresh at inter - thought thai tunnel was ten mil.- '"im, and vals during the short engage men I. my head, I imagined, was hollow, with the At last the eventful morning dawned. A dense smoke rushing in my mouth and new tent hod been pitched for tho young nostrils and coming out of my eurs like sleam pipe Whenever I think ot lliai ride my . brain reels and 1 feel myself crouching as 1 did upon the outside of the car during that horrifying experience. ' .- Ulril Their OiiTi-ri-m i . A laughable story eumes from the London court*. Two costei monger* elaimcd individ- ually the ownership of a doudey, ami as the cass was one calling for friendly arbitration rn! her I ban judicial interference, the presid- ing judge : mmemled the suitors to go into Ihe yard und set'le the matter li. them. Hi* lonlship'.s kindly meaning s cms to have l.-ecn misunderstood, lor in tlio course of half an hour or HO the " t-osu-i s i nnir ned into blncku and the oilier in a state of excitement be- tokening the authorship of In.t friend 'sinjur- le.s. The judge leal ncd when it won loo { laif. thai his lul vice had been accepted in it* U'hiicchupel sense, and that the two men ' , Mrly h.i'i ,e!.-ib.ii, I .-a.-h other mini one of them 'p, ' .i ilu loiinoy to save Ins own person. couple, while in that of the old oues several cauldrons full ot rice and water were boiling. When the rice was donu some oil was pour- ed o.er it. ami then vory large wooden bowls wei e brought forward to receive the contents ot the cauldrons. This formed the whole menu of the wedding breakfast, and was attended lo by tin- Vs mother, aided bv some other matrons. The gbatir and the youn^ people had ^oiic lo fetch the bride. They had taken with them one of the gliatir's smel.s which t.ln-y had gayly decorated with red and hluu cloth, and . i anopy i>n iu back to receive the IH-I.I.-. A large prueeiiii wastornie.l, headed by i semen ami ollu-i lledouins annt.il with guns, whii.li they tired frci| .enl!-. . The e of half an hour or -.- - . whith thev Hied -. The ned inlo.-omi. .,.- ot th,,,, wit,, ,. ,,,,,,,, ,' ;,,,,, fr . )M1 ,,,,;, , )V tllo ;""'' J '"' lu " '" ' ! "' ''"'"> tins of tin- .-'.iiopv. ami followed by the pv. ami followed by womcn> !,,.,(,, .,',;. ,,...,, T)l ,. v WOIlt H ,| ,.,.,. K , m |,. h sronpintj lfore' every , r , ,- ,,,, , ,,,._ , ,._ ,,! .,,,. A , .,, , ,.!,,. k in the afternium the merry (irilv ,., j a , tho |iri<|| . . ,, n ^ -- Hi.- Howry The dowry <|ue.sl..jn is undoubtedly not, nearly so prominent lo day ash:dl a century ago. As civilisation advances the tendency is to value woman more mil more for herself alone. It is but jutit, however, to some of the savage race to mention that they are glad to pay a hou\ y uoiiii.-< :m a wife, instead of expecting the wife .>r her parent H to buy the husband. Kathei.s ami mol hern are not so anxious in ihc-e .iavt to ridthsMMotrstsJ thair ilaughtars, tor > many avenues of III-P- Tlilness are now open to women lh.it they in by father, who iv.is holding ili<- .aim-In bridle, handed it over to his wife, who led ihe annual seven times around the Initial tent, each time aci-oinpanie.1 by slioU', which are the chief feature i;< a Bed. ,11111 wedding. Kmally tlie camel Hiupned be'oietheen trance of the tent, ,ind 'he liille was carried he: mother in law i was curious to see. her tao- and, as 1 w is asked lo go in, 1 gladly ax-ci pled. The tent bad 1.1.1 fiai I men!. . .t.id was . {li. I devoid of fill', tire, i-xii-pl une rui;s and straw mattings, n on<- ol which the bride sat, aurroiinded by "''" women, was a girl of 14, with regular features. are often of mucli^reat.-, !,!,, lo |m| . CMl ., i l*t.ful bl.cU eye. and tall.e,l cbi,i- In fact, tl..-indi,slri- i II1 ' t l' rpv lc l f h .,o,i ammig H..nd than < he average son. ous daughter frequently Kuppui's in- wortli less or he'iplesH brother. Thin Ix-iiig the -, there it absolutely no reason why iho American |iarenl should offer anyone a [iremiuni to take a bright, healthy, saliva: laughter off his hands, whether tin- HI, .sovereign or only a foreign an Ann-rii un nobieman. t fl.iili n, Hiinili-r< solllai|ii>. Po wed o' nol, to \veil : t.liis is tho nueMuin, inMthur 'tis better lo be free alone. nd hear ihe nnin lliai loneliness ilol li bruiK, h- t.ikn untomyxeiru partiier fair, Wfho will not let me lonely be some inure. Now let inelliinU I tilaei- wi'liin I his s, ale Tbe good I KUIII : in (hi.- I lie pleasures fouil That as a bcndiel I 11111-1 nive o'er- Hhe's pretty ono . sweol-tcinpered thai is two. an cook .veil Iliree; in tilny and sing- well, no. ! think mo I will nut eomiL Ilia! .u> " good, Will ow my buttons ilarn ms; socks >.|ISTS Whirh may, toaalhor, counted be as font. Will love me live as IOIIK as it ifol h ln*.t. In! thcnuuo.! hj e: tlirtations hy tho *ca; Vlieu. Ihehesl eiirap., .nine, i hcnjjer brands: Knrowell. the midnight Mippcrs with tholmjs. Ami a'l revuii . uiiituuHtionod Inssb-kejjr hours. Mv i.tilor. who now faultless tits me out. Will lin\eto go, while I n i-heaper man >onmi iniivhnp. in suits c'cn "rcudy-niado" 'II find in) i.olf. Dill, hold! Ihe spoil U past. The ma-lii. i- .. .. s-neat timuK. bin when I tea/.- uihMi rn) self, in m)' mind's eye. In in.u-.eis ready-made, und coal to match, Illortvrih me. I .un in) self again Kree. -inlr. a'nl Ihe Ixrst .Ivesscil man il town. I'roi. V'.iinbery, the famous linguist aud writer upon Kaitern questions, recently paid a lii^h tribute to the influence of British civilisation in Kantern countries. To this influence he credited all the modern ideas which have taken root in Turkey, Persia, China and Japan, while in India he said that Kngland bad achieved a success beyond all expectation. It had often been asked by what mean:' Kngland could have aohiovd vioiiien. she wore a long dark red cheiui.'-j, ctiight up at the waist with a deep sash. On her hood she wore a dark blue veil, in d with i i.-d silk !un Iki-rehief, beneath which very tin- plaits of jet block ban down in 'wo bandeuiiv over her temples. After oxi lunging u few complinicin^ry words witii her I withdrew, glad to escape the selling almi.-rphei-f of 'he tent A sheik h.i I been called to perform the ni.n i-'.i-^i- euulr.u-t, vvhie!i look place be- iwt-eii tin- p,i..-uM of Isitli purlieu. The no.w couple were not present a! the c'-reinony. The ghatir imu.leil over to his son s father m law t'.'i-i on inditioii that, if later on the young wife should unktobc divorced from her husband, the mom y v. ,us Income I Nick to its lint owner ; and if, on tho contrary, the husband -!.iiun-tl a st-puritti.in, the sum would remain with his talht-r-m law. During that timo the gire.sU had sat over then- frugal meal, of which h. y |>artook in groups of tour or five |H-IXOII around aach wooden Ixiwl. Their lingers -pared them H of folks mil spooiiH. While they were still oo.-itpn-d with their repast ihe bridegroom stole to the nuptial lent, where he saw bi.i wife for the n r time. Half an hour afterward t be noisy jiurty broke up, and quiet reigned. this success the His opinion won that first place, it was through energy-, justice and liberty - tonalities which seemingly wera strange to Asiatics, but which thev fuily npprecialed when they knew thorn. Tin- development of Western ideas in Indit .limply ania/.ing, The world is not without its throng of apologists of KuH.si.tu nile. The case they have to present is sometime* strengthened by the unfairness of tlio czar'* critics. Hut there ean be no apology .'leiod for Jew baiting such a-s has been reporio.l from Corfu, and which lias been fully continued. It cannot fail to )>c a damaging blow to Christianity and a disgrace to civil ;/ation. It also shods a strong light on the Hussian persecution of the Israelite. According to the London ruian<-iaJ Ttmtf : In i e lia.s been a markoil iinprovcineiit dm ing late years in the general conditions of dado .*. * . ., , ,- ,: 1 in Ireland, the railway, banking, and nidus trial returns furnishing decided ev idcncos of prosperity. There arc leu stetmship . MO ti.iniis with headi|iiarten> in Ireland, with .in aggregate paid up iipttjil of l>oul $9, :|'*I,IKKI, which have an average yield to in- i- spreatliug, ,uid, ncoordnig (otln Lai \ _' pei , en;,, per annum, ami tin- , lucre were 133,410 schools .111, 1 .shares of cn;htof t hem are soiling at a decid- ed prciniiim. The .shipping trade is expected to ho still more profitable win-it omcmplat ed hsrlxmr and railroad oxleiiHioimai o niaile. The linen imliiatry inlhc {fortbsboeOntinue* tu lie a pnyiin; '<, ind .is . I-I-MI.I ..i evtdencrnol general progie** am! :.. English oaalta) tJwvta (oodsijai year seeking incrcuod -nv.-i.iu on MI sister couaUjt. oiitiitnally lost census .'M7 1 ', '" scholars, amongst wliom ilu-y found nearly .10, (XX> girl ituilenls. H.i. with the great German stntcumivii who said ilul if the British lost Shakespeare, Milton and eveiy other writer who had made h:- name illustrious throughout the world, i!ie justice and ability with which they had ad minisitered India would be vi memo' ial of their nation. '