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v' 1‘ .0, My. _.., .«um<mv-Wv '. no.” A triviiryqu v .sr,..,-e.~.,g.wses-..- 7», a. ' Coulith and s.‘ step . Then. as you make a forward luugr, It stop- you, so to speak, And throws you don: and jerks 3.1 u to The middle of nick's tweak. Permian {or timeâ€"mummies. “ 'l‘wu for accent "â€"a bridal couple. Tun midnight hushâ€"soothing syrup. Tun war cry of the army of tramps-to alias. Tin: ballet troupe is famous for its new dit- ties nuditicv. A m'rrac opportunityâ€"the visit to the dress-maker. “class's idea of hire «locationâ€"Know- ledge how to charge. . “ Don"! despise the lowly. jaw do“ all the work.” “'uznz do all tl e pins go? Half a score of linens go down eVery time a ten-strike is ms- t. “A rilABlDAL realdtmcu" is the latest phrase invented to di scribe a two-roode ut Within sight of the ocean. The under Tun first mirror was water, undoubtedly ; ladies still show a stronger partiaiity for water than the men do. A town lady, who had studie-l all the "_ologies," wants to know if the crack of a rifle is where they put the powder in. “firm a Chinaman was saved from drown~ ing by being pulled from the water by his pigtail, he fecbly murmured : “I thank queue." A Msssscncsm minister closed his sermon, preached to the children, with: “Boys, love your country, your God, and your girl 1" A YOUNG ministrr should never begin his career by being very radical in his abuse of tobacco to the oldest deacon with the pretty daughter. Aruosrnznicsi. knowledge is not thorou- hly distributed in our schools. A boy ing asked, “What is mist t" vaguely replied, " An umbrella." ‘\~ “'150'ifllum must be fearfully dislionest,’ said Rim. Partington; “it seems to be an occurrence every night for a sentry to be relieved of his watch." "' “ You were not at poor Mauriee's funeral 2" “ No, I was not there." “ You did not treat him well." “ Bab l; he will not come to mine, so we are quits." Tue man who loafs his time away around a one-horse grocery while his wife takes in washing to support him can always tell you just what this country n.eds to uLl..’lDCB its prosperity. A New boarder spilt some milk on his oral: and was fearful lest it would leave a grease-spot. An old stager assured him that there was not the slightest danger. but that go might look for n chalk mark when it ried. A NEBRASKA Indian contrived to swallow a lpt of dynamite, and now he can stand around the comers and call a white man anything be chosen, without being kicked for his insolencc. They’re shy of jarring him oven. As they were about to hang an Irishman in London, one of his friends, who had come to witness the ceremony, cried : " I always told you you would come to this 1" “And you always lied! I have not comeâ€"I was brought l" \V’iimi Washington visited Long Island she probably crossed the shadow of an old oak tree that still stands on the premises of Judge McCio in Babylon. It was made a landmark in 1716, and is therefore a local monument sixty years older than the nation. A SAILOR was recently brought before a magistrate for hinting his wife, when the magistrate attcm ted to reach his heart by asking him if he id not know that l is wife was the “ weaker vessel." “If she is she ought not to carry so much s ill” replied Jack. Ax old Highland c'ergj man, who had re- ceived, several calls to parishes, asked his servant where he should go; the servant said : _ “ Go where there is most sin, sir.” Tho reacher concluded that was giod advice. and went where there was most money. AMATEURâ€"â€"Comlng to our concert, Mr. Brown? Mr. Brown~\Vellâ€"no-â€"-l think not. Amateurâ€"“by, l thought you were fond of music. Mr. rownâ€"\\ ell, yes ; you see, that’s where it is. (Amateur would like to ask him what he means, but thinks it brat not to.) A HUNGARIAN exhibited in a phrenological museum iuo skulls of different )roportions. “ Whose is the large skull. ’ asked a spectator. " It belonged to the celebrated Atilla, king of the Iqus." “And the small one 1'" " Also to Atills, but when he was a child." Jonx Ili'u. and his friend Paddy were enjoying it ride,'when they came in sight of on 0:11 gallows. John thought he would make a butt of Pat, and so he said : “ You see that, Poll? And now where would you be if the allows had its due 2" “ Iiidiug alone," one ly returned Pat. Sm: had a pretty diploma tied with a pink ribbon, from one of our bzst young ladies' college‘s. In conversation with a daring and courageous young man, after he had 'flctniled the dangers and delights of riding on a locomotive, she completely upset his opinion of independent education of the :excs by inquiring: “How do they steer loco. motives, anyhow 1" Taiwan has demonstrated that it can be done. But who wants to do itl Starvation is not a whit more popular than when the 'ritty doctor set about it systematically. Ilia hold out longer than it was supposed he could bold, but, after all, what has be shown 2 Simply that nourishment is neces- ;nry to human health, comfort, activity, and usefulness. Your“; man, because your Jerushy Ann u s a quid of gum is "lovely" and a poor bad-headed cauar “just too awfully splendid for anything," don't imagine she will love and res 't you the more for “awfully lovely -ing and "dreadfully splendid "~ing everything which your com- prehensive intellect can grasp, from a paper cigarette to an attenuated cane. "Hum! when did you return 2" asked Snobnon of his friend Biuns, whom he met on the sir-est. “ Whyâ€"l haven't been away." replied the latter. "You haven't!" in- eredulunsly askul Snobson. “Why, you look so worn out and near dead that l positively thought you had been away to one of the watering places for a few weeks for the benefit of your health," Tu: unveiling of the statue of Leopold 1., late King of the Belgians, took place on July 25, at the park of Laokcn. It was the first of these national festivities which seemed really to call forth a nine outburst of popular feeling. The lgisns are dedicat- ing them three summer months to a revision of the first tor of their country's bis- : -,anflan Nurtodojusticotothe “ of”; Siqall Kingdom" whose name or 'rty. our years every e of the annals of their free existencepaélt statue of [nopon SueCobcrg has already been for many years towering alofton the Monument»: high,risingon the finest sight that either Brussels or any other Kampala dty my boast. But that moan. meat was erected in the King's lifetime and with his auction. and it bis-cued forth the glory of the nation rather than of its elected "coinage. It is exiled the “ Cotocne da castes,” in commemoration ol lch at June 4, [$31, which laid the hub the the rights and duties of the raised in VOL. VIII. lie (bandit. FENELON FALLS, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1880. NO. 25. ’ WOMAN GOSSIP. Fashion Notes. Laces embroidered with metals will be among imparted fall novelties. Vzav small bounets worn on the back of the head are again in vogue. Bir’rmNs on boots worn on fancy costumes match those on the suit. Pm'ricous are made wider to fill the fuller skirts of the dresses now worn. Corina will lay an important part in the trimmings of resses and wraps this fall. Lamas who have grey hair do not conceal it, using neither dyes, pomatum, nor caps. Evzsisc dresses are worn at the moment in Paris with hiizh neck and short sleeves. IT is again fashionable to wear the hair in coils, in which strips of pearls are twisted. SMOOTH coiifurcs and flat waves, bangs, and creve cocur locks are thc rule in hair dressing. NATURAL or very fine artificial flowers are worn in the hair to match those worn in the corsage. NEAT retfcules to match dresses are r’chly trimmed with gathered lacv, cords, and tas- eels. Asioxu Parisian capricrs are large double collars on many dresses prepared for early fall wear. Dwain; made of cretonnee, with large figures, in other words, curfeii: ea'icoer, are again in vogue. FANCY reficules, worn at the efbnvr, are decorated with all kinds of metallic and enamel insects and reptiles. THE corset-cover, the chemise, and the petticoat are all combined in one garment in new underwear for fall. Low coifl'urcs are most in favour, but short women, or those with round faces, stilliwear the hair dressed high. LARGE embroidered collars, like thOse worn by children, are worn with white mus- lin dresses trimmed with embroidery. Two corsage bouquets are worn, on: on the left side nfgtl'ie neck, the other.fa.r l ack and on the left side of the neck. BLTICULES, like those carried by our grandmothers, are revived, and carried on the arm at the elbow, not swung to the belt as side pockets were last year. . NOV'ICLTIES in cotton fabricslinclude some ccm cottons, striped crosswise with the most brilliant colours, and unbleached, loosely-woven muslins stamped with gay burden. Sons of the new basques are cut long and l.( uaro in front, with a pocket on each side of this square front. The backs of such basques are short, and cut to form two points. A NEW Parisian fancy is to line the ho- dices of grenadine dresses with either yellow or red, omitting in the skirt. A narrow plaitmg of colour is added around the edge of the skirt. Gases will be one of the leading colours for the fall. It is in all shades, from the metallic tints of the laurel leaf, or bottle- green shade, to the greens that distinguish marshy vegetation of all kinds. PARISle evening dresses are seen with high neck and short sleeves, and the long pomts at the buck and front and high cor- sagcs are revived. Having the waist dif- ferent from the skirt is in great favour than ever. LADIES who are threatened with baldness or thin hair on the top of the head can sometimes arrest the misfortune by clipping off the hair on the top of the head, and brushing it smooth, so as {not to show the shingliug. A New Fashion. It is fashionable now to stoop. This is not a metaphor, meaning that women are a little more than ever stooping to frivolity, but the literal truth. The midsummer ficv k of Metropolitan belles is nothing less than to curve their spines and droop their shoulders until they look like hopeless cou- sumptives. A girl with a naturally flat breast is considered mighty lucky, and she no longer supplies an artificial roundness, but is proud of her lack of womanly devel- opment. There is no use in reminding her that her deficiency is not charming to mas- culine eyes ; she will follow the fashion, no matter how fooligli it is. The idea is that a hollow chest is indicative of maidenhood. Women who are by nature more amply en- dowed flatten themselves as much as possible with uncommonl ' high, narrow corsets, and hold their shonli era as far forward as possi- ble, thus rendering null and void one of the best of their beauties. Ah, well, what fools my sex sometimes make of themselves l Some of m formerly buxom friends have degenerate into hump-liacks in a single week. Their dresses have been altered to suit the changed shapes, though I ima ins they would suit the new figures if grey were turned hind-side before, The simple- tons remind me of the pictures in the old reading books illustrating the good and the bad posture at a deskâ€"a boy with protrud- cd breast and erect head, which is like the belle as she was, and another boy humped over his book, which is like as she is. It is to be hoped that this idiocy will be of short duration. Women at the Beach. Kind reader, didst ever see two women bathe! They emerge from their bath-house looking as though they had stolen something and expected to see a burly policeman pop around the corner, clap his hand upon them, and exultiugly cry: “Now, I’ve got you." Then they trip along half a dozen ste not altogether like Duudreary or a cam piper, but somewhat reacmblin both. Then one says: “Oh, dear l" an reaches down to pick a pebble cut of her shoe, while the other takes the opportunity to yell like a pair of authors, and then run back with all her mig t to the bath-house. IIcr mate, of course, doesn't get the pebble out of her shoe, but gets several more in to keep it from getting lonesome. Then the summer ti toes down to the place and says : "-li'hat a ool I was i" The other comes down, hav- ing secured a new invoice of pebbles in tran- sit, and screams : “ What is It 2" As it is nothing but a devil's aprou‘string. and not a snake, the screamcr again says: “ What a fool t" Then they laugh. But they keep their eyes about them, and each month i; al- ways ready to emit a scream. By this time they reach the water's edge. A puny roller is advancing. It breaks a little way out, and as the line of foam is sent up the beach they turn and scam‘pzir with all their might. Thenone says: “ hats fool l" And the other replies. "I know it t" Then they take hold of hands, determined to do or die. An- other wave makes them flinch and trembl- and scream just a little, but they keep we fill the water mocha to what would be their knees if they were men. Now they face each other, each holding the the bands of the other. Anybody who has seen the fire- manatmkona enginenill under. stand the motion . Tiny keefi this up for fire or ten minutes, talking ‘ke a bruised pu'rctl all the time, untzl one of them causal with all her might and inns half-way to the bath-henna. She stops to remark that she knows she will dir, and coking down sea the cans of be: scareâ€"a Mdd-grmdighdy wound about her ankle. one of them whispers, “There’s a man l" And the other says, "I don’t careabit,” and runs with all her might to the bath- house. Thcn'the one who had seen the man sannters slowly after, picking up a shell or two on the way, pretending to think there isn’t such a thing as a man in creation. By and by they emerge from the bath-house, and ostentatioust display the key, towels, and bathing'dreeses, chatting in the most voluble manner. “ It was just Invst i” one remarks. And the oth--r says she feels so “refreshed, you know." Don't. Don’t get discouraged, This, howeVer, I confess I am saying for other people, because at the prrsent writing I feel very much cast down. I don't think I ever had an article in any periodical printed precisely as I wrote it, but within the last week or so I have noticed, it seems to me, more errors than ever. I sometimes imagine that whatever I ac- complish by my pen is counteracted by the mistakes which lay me open to the suspicion of ignorance and carelessness. Though, as regards the latter, it is a Well-known fact zliat in trying to avoid one fault a writer of- ten inadvertently commits another. f-‘nr instance, regarding causes of discour- a lenient, in my article on Gentlemen Primi's there is a word printed “railing, which I am sure I wrote ralllery." Quite a 'l‘fi‘rrence. By the way, a friend criticises this sen- tence, ” Let no man touch you except when you snake hands.” She wants to know how about dancing, assisting a lady into a car- riage, or, as young people occasionally do, having a good game of romps. Why, say I, all right, of course. I only meant to indicate in a general way what girl! ought to do, leaving much to their own judgment. Shall I say over again, “Don't be dis- couraged? Indeed, I shall try not to be. Don’t whitewash the trees and rockeries in your lawn and garden. The white glare of the lime, these hot, sunny days. is some- thing the human eye was not intended to stand. If you must have whitewash, have as little of it as you can ; fences and chick- cn-cocps are proper objects for it. Besides, think how unnatural are white tiunks and stones, imagine the rugged bark in the woods, and the soft grey of the wild ravine smeared over with a monotonous coat of the blinding mixture. Don't fill your vases with the dyed grasses, which, I suppose, will soon make their ap- pearance, as they have done annually for several years past. \Vho ever saw bright scarlet and cobalt blue and an] bur yellow, growing out in the field in the 5 ape of grass tufts, either in one bunch or in several, so near together as to admit of being tied in one? There are al- ready many beautlful grasses of the natural colours, why should they want to improve them? You only spoil them when you t . lWDou’f: wear your best silks and kid gloves this time of year. Put them away till Full, and revel in light calico and lisle-thread. Simple attire is always in good taste for Summer. I saw two little girlsâ€"young la- diesâ€"only this morning, dressed in do ant white pique, trimmed with embroidery. of: it was soiled and tumbled-looking, and the fresh ribbons didn't improve it a bit. I couldn’t help thinking how much better would have looked plain ten-cent chintz ex- quisiter done up. Don't get your children fine ostrich plumes for their hats and thereby deprive them of their excursions on the river. Don’t give them sashes so wide, that they can't go to all the picnics. ' Adorunieut of the body should always be next to the last consideration, health and comfort next to the first. And let me add, don’t give them so few changes of garments that they can’t make mud-pies and paddle in their creeks to their heart a content. Don‘t have a handsomo bonnet locked away and do without hiring a carriage, for a long ride through the lovely by-ways of your nei libourhood, gaining health and happiness zian inspiration. Oh, if I could say all I fee . Don’t enrich your wardrobe, so depriving yourself of books and pictures and concerts and pleasure trips, and above all the luxury of giving to others. In short, don’t take from the inner to add to the outer person. Don‘t misunderstand me. I believe in dress fully. I don’t take the ground that adornment is vanity and that a true woman ought to neglect her personal appearance. I believe in judgment, in moderation. I know of a young lady who has half a dozen fancy silk dresses, and not one in its first fresh- ness. If she had an elegant black and cr- liaps a seal-brown or bottle-green, in p ace of them all, she could always appear well dressed, and have quite a nice little sum be- sides. Is not a small spray of French flowers just as handsome as a large one? A short ostrich tip just as genuine as a long plume ? A black velvet but as rich as a white one 2 Is it not wise to wear thread gloves in Sum- mer, and so better afford to have spotless kids in winter? You see what I mean. This is how young ladies no richer than yourself, lint always as nicely dressed, manage to have money for new music, magazines, and singing and painting lessons. Don‘t be discouraged. You and I can accomplish something if we try. Qâ€"«r. -h. H... The Bender Family Confess. A special dcapatch from Omaha, Neb., to the Tribune says :â€"" Yesterday Mrs. Bender was visited in Chicago goal, at Fremont, by n Omaha reporter, fowhom she said the first murder ever committed by her and her hus- band was in Illinois, on their farm near Jacksonville. The victim asked for lodging and supper, and in paying for the same in advance exhibited considerable money. While eating supper Bender cut his head in two from behind and he was dumped into the cellar through a trap door arranged by Bender, who got his mono . The corpse was buried the next morning k of the house. A few weeks after this they went to Iowa, remaining there eight months. They then went to Indiana, living on the murdered man's money, and then went to Kansas, where Bender's children (John and Katie) by his first wife were living with her cousin Maggie. They kepta resort for travellers there and called it Bender’s HotcL They had committed no murder prior to the old folks' arrival, but in the course of time old Bender arranged a trap door and then the murdering operations Kate at one time had a man in bed with her, and she cut his throat and slept till mornin beside the corpse. His money was divid . She never injured horse theivr-s and cutthroata who came to her house, but enterhined them well with her cousin Maggie. No murders were committed b the family after they fled from Kansas. ld Bender has confessed, behaving that the old woman has escaped. iii- Mfi, tallies with his nilc's exactly. lie relates ehistory of thewhole amin and their-crime: The Sheriff from Kansas is nonproth at Uncoln,ob ' a nio siticn from Governor and will at moat to-dsy. “- Spunkiug up courage again, they seek the water once more, and again the handâ€"engine manoeuvre is repeated. Then Two Tragedies of Niagara. The Death of Little Eva De Forrest-A Vain Attempt at Rescue. (From the Hour.) More than twenty years ago Niagara wit- nessed a tragedy which, while of a heart- reuding character, was marde by an act of true heroism seldom equalled in grandeur. Mr. Charles Addington, a young man about 23 or 34 years of age, was aflianced to Miss De Forrest, both being residents of Bufl'alo. One day a happy party, comprising Mrs. De Forrest, Miss De Forrest, a younger daugh- ter, Eva, a beautiful child 5 or 6 years old, and “ Charley" Addiugton, as his friends were accustomed to call him. visited the Falls. They crossed the bridge to Goat Island. and, while resting under the trees, little Eva strayed away from the group, and approaching the bank of the narrow but deep and swift stream that rushes between Goat Island and the small island lying between it and the main American rapids; was amusing herself by casting sticks into the water and watching them as they were whirled swiftly away. Mrs. De Forrest, alarmed for her child’s safety, requested Charley Addingtou to go after her and bring her back. Charley at once proceeded to the bank, and, think- ing to give the little one a fright, approached her stealthily from behind, and, catching her undi r the arms, held her over the stream. The startled child threw up her little arms over her head, and instantly she sli ped throu h young Addingtou’s hands and) fell into t e rapids. The realization of the horrible calamity must have come home to Addington’s brain with the rapidity of tho llghtning’s flash. He saw that his rash not had cost the child's lifeâ€"that only one desperate chance of sav- ing her remainedâ€"that the world was at an end for him forever. Tearing off his coat, be rushed along the bank until he had passed little Eva, who was kept afloat by her cloth- ing ; then plunging in ahead of her, be seized the child and desperately attempted to throw her up on the bank. As he made the effort be tel back in the rapids and was whirled over the small fall that intervenes between the American and Horse Shoe Falls. Little Eva struck the top of the bank, but all power had a parently gone from her, and she rolled back into the stream and was hurried to her dreadful fate. The mother and sister stood powerless and paralyzed with horror while the tragedy, almost in- stantaneous in its action, passed before their eyes, leaving its dark cloud hanging over all their future lives. Charley Addington had made a hero’s atonement for his thoughtless and reckless act. His fatherâ€"he was an only sonâ€"was in the habit of visiting the Falls once a week for years after the tragedy, and he would sit for hours gazing at the a ct where his son and little Eva. had met their deaths. He became well known at the Falls, and there were many who believed that he would one day voluntarily seek the same fate that his son, in his heroism, had courted. But his and pilgrimage had no such ending. An accident with very dramatic accom- paniments occurred some few years after the sad event that cost Charley Addingtou and Eva De Forrest their lives. One mornin' soon after daybreak, the early risers at the Falls discovered something moving on a huge old log or trunk of a tree which for years had shown itself above fthe boiling rapids on the American side, having been caught by and become firmly wedged into the rocks on its way toward the falls. Look- ing downward from the brid c, this log was and still is in full sight, in t e fiercest part of the rapids, considerably nearer to the small island on the American side of Goat Island than to the American shore. The moving object was soon found to be a man, and it was evident that his boat had been carried over the falls during the night, while he himself had miraculously been cast against the log, by which he had managed to stop his fearful rush toward death. Dispatches were immediately sent to Buffalo to the coast life saving station, and Capt. Dorr hastened to Niagara bya special train, carr - ing with him two metallic lifebonts. and Inns to save the man were concerted. But, efore the arrangements were completed, the news had been spread abroad, and man thousands of persons had reachcd the Falls by special trains. Goat Island, the bridge, the American shore, the roofs and windows of all adjacent buildings and the branches of trees were covered with anxious and horri- fied spectators. The first attempt at rescue was by means of a Francis metallic lifeboat attached to a cable which was slacked off from the bridge opposite the log, and guided by side ro es. The boat had not at far from the brid 6 when the fierce rapids seized it, turned it round and round, and appeared to be en- deavouring to crush in its sides. The stron cable sna pcd like u whipcord, and the poor fellow w 0 had been watching the effort made for his rescue saw the boat whirled past him and carried over the falls, as if in mockery of his would-be rcseurers. Con- siderable time was then consumed in de- liberating ou a new plan, and it was propos- ed to fasten a cable to some building on the American side, to carry it over to the island until it would sag near the log, and then to rescue the man by means of a basket him I on the cable by rings, and to be let down and pulled in by means of smaller ropes. The materials for this cxpeg‘ment could not be procured, so at last it was decided to send down a strongly constructed raft in the same manner as the lifeboat had been launched, and if it reached the man in safety, to case it over tOWard the small is- land, from whence his rescue would be comparatively easy. The raft was built, but it was 4 o'clock in the afternoon before all was ready. The day had passed without the flight of time bein heeded. The excitement was intense. glen and women, who had stood for hours without food, were painfully agitated. The raft moved. It withstood bravely the wild assaults of the angry rapids. It neared the log. The man stood u and waved his arms. The raft came w thin his reach and he got on to it, eat the food, drank a small quantity of Weak brandy and water that had been put aboard, and fastened himself by the lashings which had been pre red, and the intent of which be understood:‘ Then the raft was cautiouso ly and steadily moved toward the island with its precious frei ht. The people shout- ed and many wept rom overwrought feel- ing. Suddenly the raft came to a stand. The re was taut f It had caught in a rock. 0 attempt to force it was to risk its ting, and the fatal consequences could not misunderstood. The poor victim seemed to take in the situation and to grow despe- rate. Ileunfutcned the lashings, stood up, made a spring from the raft in the direction of the island, and was in the foaming waters. Instantly he struck out for the island. He seemed to be a powerful swimmer, and thousands of men and women held their breath in horrified suspense. IIu appeared to near the island in his desperate efforts. l'hen areas the cry, “He's saved! he's saved 3" But suddenly those on the bridge, who could see more distintly from their location, ' between the end was nab became aware that the s island and the swimmer‘s ly widening. There was another moment of , and then the unpityia 8 rapxda' seized their prey, and tly making sport of the 030114 that l P P f-. y Y twisted him around and whirled him along until they hurried him over the precipice. As the poor fellow went over a singular ef- fect was observable. The vast body of fall- ing water curves over the e of the falls like a huge wheel, and as the y was shot forward by the force of the current, it seemed to leap com leter out of the water, the feet being visib e before it took the ter- rible plunge. The dcathlike silence that had fallen upon the crowd was broken by a fearful cryâ€"a sound mingling a wail, a bowl, and a shriek in one. Many strong men as well as women fainted. They had witnessed a tragedy more intense in its painfnlness than any the drama could present, and one not likely to be soon forgotten. â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"-<â€"o-oâ€"pâ€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"-â€" The Nature of an Oath In our courts of justice, it is quite a com- mon occurrence to hear a witness asked by the presiding magistrate if he is aware of the value of an oath. What this question means is, of course, easily understood, for an oath is just an affirmation that the wit- ness will tell what he believes to be the facts, accompanied by a solemn recognition of the penalties incurred by. varying in his statement from the strict truth, and an in- vocation of those penalties on his head in the event of his swerviu from it, or prevar- icating in any way. ‘It is noticeable that in nine cases out of ten the penalty understood to be incurred is punishment in the future state, orâ€"as it is sometimes phrasedâ€"" at the great day of judgment,” and there is no question that, to the mind of the average wit- ness, that time appears most promi- nent. He hardly contemplates the likeli- hood Of his appearing at some future period of his present life, in case of the discovery of his falsehood, to, answer to a charge of perjury. Hence it is that there is a reckless- ness of statement only too prevalent in the witness-box, for distance, while it lends enchantment to certain prospects, most surely robs certain others of their terrors, and this feeling, oven in the case of average Christians, is not without an effect. But what shall we say is the restraining influ- ence of a future penalty is one who does not believe in a future, or-as is more frequent- ly the actual caseâ€"thinks he does not be- lieve? Absolutely nil. Given on the one hand, a reasonably fair prospect to escape detection by his fellow-men, and on the other the temptation of a considerable bene- fit to himself or a friend, and such a witness will, with little hesitation, perjure himself. \Ve have before adverted to the prevalence of atheism, ‘or, as men prefer to call it, scep- ticism, in the present age. This is one of its most inevitable consequencesâ€"laxness of the sense of moral obligation. Burns wrote long ago :â€" “ The‘fear of hell's a haugman’s whip To keep the wretcb in order, But, where ye feel your honour grip, Let that be aye your border. This may be accepted as a fairly just ex- pression of the mind of those who, affecting either to discredit or despise the future enslty, prate about honour as the only right rule of life. But it is impossible to dissociate real honour from Christianity. True, sceptics may be found who are honour- able men, but how much of their sense of honour do they derive from the influence and teachin of Christianity (unconsciourly perhaps) an how infinitely little from the guidance and direction of their teachers in scepticism? It is impossible to deduce any code of morality from a system of free- thought. It can only develop a doctrine of expediencyâ€"or as the Bible puts it, teach men "‘ to do what is right in their own 0 es. ’ It is, of course, easy to say in opposition to this that the philosophers of ancient Greece and Rome worked out a system of morals second to none, and that this fact ef- fectually refutes our argument. But we cm- )haticslly assert that there are differences etween the theory of morality taught by Socrates and Plato, and the quasi theories of the present day, in this, that the former re- cognized ex licitly the existence of a moral Governor of) the Universe,â€"the latter do not; the former laid the greatest stress on the future and assured punishment of trans- gressors, the latter sneer at it as a chimera â€"a bugbear to frighten intellectual infants withal. * Honour, apart from the idea of n Divine Ruler of the Universe, and His guidance and sanction, we conceiVi: to be an impossibility. An infidol’s oath, then, is not worth having as a guarantee of truth, and his affirmation is on the sameâ€"if not on a lowerâ€"level of utter invalidity. Hp”...â€" In the Water. INSTRUCTIONS BY “'IIICII WE FROM DRO\VNING. MAY KEEP The human body wei ha a pound in the water, and a sin le chair will carry two grown persons. ’ ‘hat is, it would keep the head above water, which is all that is neces- sary when it is a question of life or death. Ono finger placed upon astool or chair, or a small box, ora piece of board, will easily keep the head above water, while the two feet and the other hand may be used as pad- dles to propel toward the shore. It is not at all necessary to know how to swim to be able to keep from drowning in this way. A little experience of the hue ant power of water, and faith in it, is all t iat is required. “’0 have seen a small boy, who could not swim a stroke, propel himself back and forth across a deep, wide pond by means of a board that would not sustain a five pounds' weight. Children and all others should have practice in the sustaining powers of wa- ter. In nine cases out. of ten, the knowledge that what will sustain a pound weight is all that is necessary to keep one's head above water, will serve better in emergencies than the greatest expertucss as a swimmer. A person unfamiliar with the buoyant power of water will naturally try to climb on top or the floating object on which he tries to save himself. If it is large enough that is all right. But it is generally not large enough, and half of a struggling group is often drowned in the desperate scramble of a life-and~death struggle to climb on top of a piece of wreck or other floatinv object, not large enough to keep them al entirely above water. This often happens when pleasure boats capaize. All inimidiately wanttogetont of the water on to of the overturned or half-filled boat, an all are drowned exec t those whom the wrecked craft will who iy bear up. If they would simply trust the water to sustain ninety- nineâ€"hnndrcdihs of the weight of their bo- dia, and the disabled boat the other hun- dredth. they might all be saved under most circumstances. An overturned or water- filled wooden boat will sustain more people in this way than it will carry. It would keep the heads above water of as many peo- le as could get their hands on the gunwale. ‘hm are simple facts, easily learned, and may some day save your life. -â€"* - .â€"--â€"< r»-â€"» â€" Wuv should the nose occupy its present (“1 position if it was not made for a scooter! Lawmaker» waist-linings will be worn in all thin dresser. next year. instead of the high ones which have spoiled thin dresses sorted totosnatch him from mwmismwm. j thing else of The Villaiz‘ a Hotel Verandah. After supper we march into the office in Indian'file, arm ourselves with poplar tooth‘ picks, and then all march out and take seats on the hotel verandah and hold a oonvsntion. If you have never taken part in one of these gatherings on the verandah of a village hotel you have missed a good thing. The audi- ence includes every phase of human nature a philosopher cnuld wish for, including the liar. I do not mean the cold-blooded, mali- Cious liar, but the liar who is determined to make time pass pleasantly to all listeners. I have always appreciated and defended this class of men. The discussion usually opens between the village blacksmith and a farmer, and it starts on the weather. The blacksmith asserts that we have had ten much rain. The farmer can't agree. The undertaker, who nerd to farm it, thrn puns in with the remark that be has sec-n seasons when we didn’t have as much. This calls out the shoemaker, who can remember one year when it didn’t rain from the 20th of March to the lat of October. “’hile he is trying to remember what year it was, the cooper tilts back his chair and asserts that he can distinctly recall a year in which it rained every day from the first of May to themiddleof November. Hecan rememberit all the more distinctly because his father be- lieved that a second deluge was coming, and spent two months trying to make a water- tight Noah’s ark of the horse barn. He can't tell the exact year without footing it a dis- tance of six miles to examine some old docu- ments,butrather than have his word disputed he would willingly go to that trouble. I\o one doubts him, however, and he sits down to give room to the man whose 3~ycar old colt has been impaled on a fence-stoke, and who wants a cure for the wound. Bore follows a discussion on horses, lasting fifteen minutes, and it is about to cross the line and take up mules when an old man spits over the heads of three boys in line and says : " I don’t know much about bosses, but if I had one, and he should drive a fence stake clear through him, I believe I should grease the stake and pick ed the slivers before I pulled it out i I tell ya, horses can’t stand everything, no more’n a man can." \Vhatever new discussion might be creat- ed by this bold assertion is barred by the assertion of a villager who made the trip to California in Overland days. No one knows just how much money he brought back. The estimate runs all the way from two shillings to $20,000, but he is discreetly si- lent ns to the exact amount. There is one thing certain, however. Ho killed upwards of fifty Indians, a dozen grizzly bears, and over a hundred buffaloes while he was gone, and that settles the question of his being on. titled to command the parade on the Fourth of July. A move is about to be made to draw him out on wild Vi’estern scenes, when somebody suddenly recollects that old Uncle Jerry is lying at the point of death. Every- bodyxsecms to feel bad fora moment, and then it is remembered how he made his wife go barefooted in winter, lent money at four- tcen per cent” and whip ed a yoke of steers to death, and the tide s owly turns. There is one question, however, on which all are agreed. Uncle Jcrr , during his palmy days, once shouldere a barrel of cider and carried it forty rods. “Yes, and I seed him do it," sighs the old man behind me. “ Foot of it was, it was all on my account,aud I beat him pretty bad. I was up to Fuller‘s cider-mill arter a barrel of the sweet, when Uncle J crry came along with a bouncing 3-year old steer. We got to bautering, and we finally agreed that if I could lift his steer I could have him,nnd he was to have the cider if he could shoulder it. I don’t keer to brag around now in my old age, but I think I lifted that steer with- out even growin’ red in the face. Uncle Jerry turned as white as a sheet, and I thought he'd faint away, but he stuck to his Word and I took the steer hum. He got a heap 0' credit all over the county foqliftin’ that cider, and never let on that I lifted the steer, and that's one thing I’ve kinder laid up agin the old man." It now comes my turn to lie, and I do my drivel best on a whaling adventure. Then the next man lies about the number of crows he saw in Kansas, and so we go until it is sharp 10 o’clock and the mosquitoes begin to hunger for evening lunch. Then we bid each other good-night and separate to meet and lie again. I never had such a good time in my life. Some Feats in Swimming. (From Chainbers‘s Journal.) Somewhat over 40 years ago, a seamen belonging to Her Ma'csty’s ship (ire-ates thrcw himself overhear as a means of escap- ing punishment for some offence. lie was picked up by a fishing-boat seven hours afterward oil' the coast of Spain, and stated that he had been swimming toward the land all the time. About the same )eriod, two men swam up the River Mersey from Liver- pool to Ituncom; they accomplished the distance in something less than four hours. Passing over a long interval, during which many swims were recorded of nch hours‘ duration, We come to the more recent ox- ploiis of Capt. Webb, certainly the most remarkable swimmer of whom we have au- thentic record. After some notable achieve- ments in the Irish Sea, he undertook the astonishing feat of swimming across the whole breadth of the English Channel, tics- pite its very rough sea. 0n the first attempt ccnuld only reach part of the way, and was for safety brought l-aek by an attendant steamer. His second attempt, in l875, was quite successful; he' swam for nearly 22 hours continuously,from Dover to the French coast near Calais ; he was supplied occasion- ally with refreshments by persons near at hand, but he never touched boat or ground during this prolonged interval. In the same year a young damsel, Miss Agnes Ileekwfth, daughter of Beckwitb. the Matcher of swim~ mlng, gave clear proof that the weaker sex is strong enough to achieve remarkable results in this art ; she swam down the Thames from London Bridge to Greenwich, amid the crowded shipping of that part of the river. In a spirit of emulation, Emily Parker, daughter of another professional swimmer, slightly exceeded A non Beckwith's distance by swimmiu from ndon Bridge to Black- wall. Cavil , another swimming master, ac- complished the distance from Dover to Ranisgate :he was six hours and a half «loin the feet, but he was more distressed wit the heat of the sun beating dowu u n his head and the sunshine glaring into hi; eyes than with fatigue. Quito recently the Inn- don public have been astonished by proofs of the great length of time that persons can remain floating with or without swimming. At the Westminster Aquarium is a large tank constructed for the temporary reception of a live whale. In this tank Agnes Beck- with remained afloat for thirty hours, with- out touching ground or sides of the tank, singing a little and occasionally reading a newspa r to pass away the dreary monoto- n ', an taking refreshmch handed to her. be water had a strong infusion of salt thrown in it to increase its buoyancy. Since that. time Ca f. Webb has eclipsed every- the kind known. In the recent month of May he remained in the whale tank no has than 60 hours continuously, floating all the time, and never touching sides or bottom. PMNAL. ‘3 hair is new white. He has a an vibrating voice, and be‘sn him- self with the utmost dignity. 'l‘us Cur is beeoming quite a match-mak- er ; he has just amrged a match between the Pr nor-m Zoika of Mortenrgro and Pr iivc Alexander of Bulgaria. 'l‘us sermon preached by Philip} a Brooks, at the eh: I of “'indnor (hstle, was liatcn~ ed to by a Queen, the Duke and Duchess of Connaught, and Princess Beatrice. Oxx of the Siamese ambassadors has pre‘ sented to Mlle Greg a dress of the material iand pattern rescrv for the no 'r.‘ family of ,‘Siam, not attained by y in Europe (since the days of Louis X '. ‘ Tux star is current that the Duke of Mk II, Lori Kimberley, Lurd Northbmok, an Lord Huntington have all contemplated throwing up their places in the English Ministry. Loan Gs‘onos Paoirr, who died lately. was one of the few survivors of the Six Hun. tired. lie led the second line in the charge, rallied the Remnant, and brought them out of action. “'iiss the various wives of the ex-thd- ive arrived at the Dardanelles, begging for a shelter, the Sultan, obliged to refuse it, sent them bountiful gifts of pastries, sweetmeata. and downs. The fourth son of the ex- Khedive has just graduated at the “’oolwioh Royal Military Academy. Tus Patriarch of the Greek Church in Constantinople is a powerfully built man of forty-five years, with regular features, Inigo soft eyes. and a flowing black board. 0 dresses like a monk, has no indentations, and talks fluently in Greek, Turkish, French, German, Roumauiau, and other tongues. AMONG General Troviuc‘s gifts to his bride, Miss Uni, were a ir of magnificent diamond ear-rings and racolets, together with necklace, locket, and rings all set with superb diamonds. As the lady is a remark- able iiorsewoman, a Mexican saddle with all- ver stirrup: and exquisite ornamentation was a very appropriate gift. AT the Runela vb Club, on the occasion of a reception to t 0 Prince and Princess of \Vales, the table was arranged with a broad strip of pink satin, edged with lace, down the centre, on which were trays and baskets of white flowers. A small room prepared for the Princess was literally a bower of pink and white roses, the club colours. Is our readers would like to know how an emperor entertains a prince at a family diu- ner, the following was the bill of fare when Francis J uscpli invited the Prince of Survia to dine with him at the Palace of Schen- hruun : Potngc a la chasseur, mayonnaise dc Truitos, piece of; filet do bieuf, poulcts sautos a la provencalc, cunetons ct cailles, asporgo en branches, pnrfaits aux anauas, lrcmago dc Chester, ct dessert vario. Tun house of Gladstone &_Co., on the death of Sir John Gladstone, was repreoont- ed by Mr. Robertson Gladstone, the only commercial man of the sons, who, in 1852, was.Mayor of Liverpool. The strongest feelin of attachment subsided between him and is brother William, whose political views he shared. Dlfl'lll the memorable contest for South Lancas irc the Premier was at the oflice in Orange Court all day, seated in a private room quietly enga ed in the translation of a portion of his bc ovod llind, while telegram after telegram arrived bringln news of the election. Since Rob- ertson Gladstonc’s death his sons and Mr. \V. E. Gladstonc's third son, Henry, con- duct the business. In an article on the “ Old Masters" the London Times says: “Between the sun and the dirt, the cleaner and the curator, there is hardly a gallery in Europe which does not prove, to any moderately careful observer, that within a century or so, and long before there will be any such crfcct painters again, no masterpiece paiutci in the three great centuries of art will be enjoyable â€"â€"will, in the real sense, he visibleâ€"unless it be, and flint speedily, protected. Essays and sermons on the influence and import- ance of art will be more than ever abundant and eloquent; the names of Ila dinel and 'l‘itian and Rembrandt will be, per nps,ovcn more than now in men’s months. But their works and their fame, meanwhile, will have become a shadow and a traditionâ€"tradition- nry and shadowy us the glory of Achilles, us the beauty of Helen." BY far the most prominent of the imperial family after the Czar is his son Alexander Alexandrovitch. The eyes of all his conu- trymcn are upon him. He is revarilcd by many as Russia’s last hope. ' 'hirty-iivo years have passed over his hond,bnthc looks much older.” lie is not a handsome man. Ilia face is decidedly Cnlinucl: in ty )0. lie is growling bald on the tem ilcs and rack of the head, like the Prince 0 \Valcs and many other royal princes of Europe. He has a heavy rquare forehead, a short flat iioso, a Mcphistophclian mouth, and a muddy com- plexion. The expression of his countenance is a curious mixture of good nature and harshness. His face, general domeanour, and character present a marked contrast to the noble form and stately presence of his father. Almost all the Romanofl's have pro- ferrcd the military to civil attire. 'l'he hereditary Grand Duke hates a uniform, and rarely wears one. He prefers driving to riding, solitude to company, the sirht of workingmcn to that of courtiers, allllhpllllll speech instead of diplomatic h pocrisy. He has the peculiar lmhitof silent y sucking the head of a silver-mounted cane, which be seldom fails to carry. lie is rather stout, and dreads corpulence nearly as much as his grandfather Nicholas (lid. “Tunas can be no question that Loo XIII. is in every respect )coulinrly fitted to cope with the present di cultics if any man ever was. As a theologian and as a diplo- mat I consider that he stands among the first that the Church of flame had over on- gaged in her cause. “is long career as Papal Nuucio in different courts of Europe, his elegant and polished manners, set off with a happy grace the rare gifts of intel- lect, the various accomplishments of a deep philosophical mind and of an erudite man of science, make him as much at home discus- sing the minute-st details of discipline with the members of his various congregations, tiie tortuous windin s of Ilininarck's policy, the abstruse priucqiles of Thomas Aquinas, the rare tints of some ancient cameo, as he would he in deciphering the half obliterated letters of some ancient medallion or intaglio. He works with the enthusiasm of one in- tensely devoted to a noble and a sacred cause. Unlike in n ' of his predecessors, be but only superintlcin , but is the ruling and active spirit that shapes and carries out in the Vatican his own diplomatic policy. It is currently reported in linine, as appeared last year in the columns of the Herald, that night after night until the small hours of the morning he in knowu to sit over his desk answering with his own hand a hu a pile of diplomatic correspondence from the various courts of Europe, and this, not to speak of five or six hours spent on the oven- ing previous {using his library with his well known quick, nervous step, busily dictating to s score of secretaries. lie is truly a won- derful man, and in the chair of Peter site with the one and dignity so well befitting a great Prince of the Church. It is a marvel to me how one of his delicate hysi us can undergo the labor, both men and fly, that is certainly his. It is to be feared, in- deed, that his years will not be many. I may tell you that the culinary likenaaes of him that are sold are correct enough in con- veying the mere outline or amtour of his features, but there is a mild, intense and yet wondrous expression in his large, lustrous eyes that no inter could seabed in d riot» ing. \Vhrm coking at him you must your gaze centred on his features for some time before you can identify .him with his TrilPo pictures. His gesture is ra , his speech easy and fluent, and his who bearing that of one who had a t his life, not it the library of the etc at or recluse, but in the courts and palaces of kings.” Ovmxiimi and poloualses are now lined and turned aphid h at the back, showing the lining, w h ofcoatrasting' colon. O