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m, yrmc coasts. It has been decided to employ the elec- tric fight for the illumination of the Grand Opera at Paris. About i 500 E limo lamps will bonsai. The cheering fact is announced from St. l’dznburg. and by no has a - 1: than l'rof. Sunkist. that there is a probabslzty ul I’m-ta bail. g a visitation of Asiatic cholera this yw. Mr. J. Sarto, the naturalist, observes that the Boo games (the Gun!) and the Boo frontth (the Cayal) will be found to be the wild or of Assam, and that the latter is not strictly a wild animal, but a semirrlomutl- rated piece of property owned by several wild tribes from Assam to Anselm The trell‘kamrn i’ari-im editor, M. Ma i'no. has written a paper on the synthesis o the heavens and the earth. In this he makes it e deduction that everything origi- nated from ether, which first enerated hy- drogen. To an impnlaation ofether he at~ tributes the existence throughout the uni- verse of the action of gravitation. “'th they call a “ frrntal electric photo- re " for medical use has been produced y MM. Ileiotand Trouve and described before the French Avsduny. Essentially itisan incandescent lamp, which is sup- plied by a bizhromate battery, and fitted within nflector and convrrgeut lens. As the mine iu.plies the instrument when put into practice is applied to the forehead. hiicnwopes have been tricd wi'h the Swan incandescent lamp, instead of the or- dinary all one, and with marked success. Asmall lamp of two or three canilvs in power is rigidly attached to the microscope, and thvu the current is sent through at will, giving a pure light withost any of the draw-lacks of great heat, smell, unstoadi- peas of any kind, orany necessin for clean- mg. in forecasting weather Mr. lbillo Russell points out that next to frequent readings of the barometer and thermometer locally, and a knowledge of the distribution of the at- mospheric pressure over as wide an area as may be, observation of tie character of clouds, especially of the cirrus can plainly be made Use of in a system of telegraphic weather forecasts. Sweden's activity in science is creditable. Among other very abio Ollacll'ti‘d the cor from whom much intercs ing information may be expected. And the Swullsll Acade~ my of Science lately offered to reward the \‘tfllk’l bringing the first valuab c intelligence --:iuthoritative dispatches, ctc.,â€"â€"to the party wintering at Spitsbergen for mak- ing meteorological observations in Spitsber- gen. At xlio meeting of tho Linncan Society, London, lately, Mr. Holmes exhibited a specimen of birch-tree sap which had been found to cxudc frOm a cut branch one inch in diamctcr, at t'- : late of four ounces an hour during tho night and seven to eight ounces an hour during the day before the loaf huddcd and expanded, showing that thc rapid rise of the sap in this case was not dependent upon transpiration, but probab- ly on cudosmoac intensified by the ex- plilhlun of tho wood produced by solar neat. The Nature reports that on April 10, be- tween the hours of 8 and 3 in the morning a remarkable mirage was seen at Disco, in the parish of Sula, Sweden. There was a distinct representation of a town built in Oriental s'yic, situated by the sea, with wolf'shapcd minarets and complete temples. On the left npprarcd a forest of fine cypress. in tho furrgrouud was a train in motion. I’reccntlya body of soldiers marched by with fixed lnyoncu, from which the sun was rillcctcd. This Vial-n lasted about an hour. Iudii is vn lcavoring to manufacture her own papcr in future. Instead of sending the raw niutuiil hero and to England, then re- cciv'mg it inelt as paper, after paying freight ‘10).“ way s. the": in beginning to be an ef- fort of no mean nature to save the price of carriage and to spi-nd the money now “squandmc l abroad " among her own nn< lives The latter, by the way, is a poor ar- gument, and is just as destructive as the re- verse. The best indication of this now cf- fort is that imiia is cndcavoring to live upon a higher scale of t sislclzca by diversifying hor industrics. .- o . .pa...___ PERSON r‘. LITIES. Intercuth Items abcut more or less Prominent People. Fish wives and losses of Scotland, Ireland, Franco, Belgium. Germany, and Holland, arrayed in their distinctive costumes are a principal feature of the great International 'isbci icslfixhibition opened in London on the l'lsll lust. .\l r. “Adirondack” Murray says that the juuuulistic interviewing is a nationalization |-I the sewing society;iu the one case the uomcu tear reputations to pieces. and in the other the newspapers do so. Some people do think thi't WAY. Lady \Vddo writes that women in Boston are intense and tzansccndcutal; in Phila- dciphi-i tlicy cultivate literature, poetry, mm art: in Washington every young lady looks forwmd to being elected to tho Eug- hsb lwtrugo; but that New York is the juu'udisc oi women, when: men toil to cover their wives with diamonds. Lord Lorne (says the London Dui’y Tele- graph) has done his work well in the Dom- llll'lil, and there is fair reason to resume tl-nt. the qualities he has displ tyct would rnable him to rule India with credit to him- self and advantage to the empire. Moreover, it would be fortunate in many ways were a daughter * of Queen Victoria to visit the ii at and preside over Government House. One of the three Misses Caton, of Mary- land, who beams the Duchess of Leeds, the Marchioncss of Wclicdoy, and Lady Staf- ford, was dining at the palace, when a gen- tluman asked her if she came from that part of America where they "calculate." 'l‘hc Kim: intoiruptcd him at once by saying, "Sho comes from that [urtof America where tiny fawiuatc,“ which was very neat fur a king. .\ir. l-‘roudc iii-scribes Lady Asbhurtou as “a grind and brilliant woumn, who cared nothing for tho frivolousoccumtionaof fash- ion." and who sought out “ nary man who had filu‘tl himself into notice by genuine in- It'llt'thltal Wotlll. ‘ Carlyle awaits of her a.- “tlic must queen-like woman i had ever known or coca. The honor of her constant regard ills! for ten years back been among my proud. it and most valued possessions." iii-hop tiihuour nys that Thomas J effor- son w.» the prop nitor of dynamilism, ‘- causv iiu "plantol the seeds of discord in civihuxl anxiety when he promulcated the doctrine that all mm are creatcdmjual, and endowed by the Center with certain inalien- able rights. ham 3 tlwul life. liberty, and {flu \unml: a-f hippimut" The Bishop rc- gmln this iii-chills: 4.. film in its notions of huh-tit: equality, and u- the cause of can» menu-m, mhdnm and .3 Mini [\‘QIII’BIUQ‘. The vicar \PI Stlliy, England, has written a letter “planning that In ' the word ' lacuna" the Church Catcc ism means, and iii-old amt“. "those who by birth. ttlim, rank, pnvvr. yrs. and riches.-a very odect'n‘o form of rumor-are in a latterlthat is, amp-nit!) position to our own," thus ado ting the doctrine of the old dogguri : r “ God Hem the quire And all his poor And teach us your parole Tb keep our proper stations.’ Mr. Black, the novelist, hula, born in formed that than was a (nitride dili’ci- ‘ ssto how the nameuf his tune , 3' vctto Vanadis, when she stalts on llt‘i‘ trip around the won id, will carry out Dr. Stripe) t 1 l i FENELON FALLS, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1883 u dear Kitty, every one thinks so. said curtly, and shuttin):I ti; windgw with . -~ - Pa 1 is charmed with him and mammassys an air of authority. " r. 'ynnc can not BY 6' “L 3’ "Che". bells so good-natured and'unaffected that it perhaps know that you have only just re- covered from a cold, or he would have taken better care of you." Charlie stared, Kitty, flushing, drew herself up. “ I can take care of myself,” she said, her velvet<dark eyes darting angry lightning: at the intruder. “ You have just given unmistakable proof, on the contrar , that you cannot,” returned Mr. \Voodstoc ' calmly. “I am afraid you arethoroughiy chilled. Come back now in- to the drawing-room.” ' “Thank you "â€"-supcrblyâ€"“ I prefer to stay here with Charlie.” “ But, you see, it is not a question of what you like best at all. It is what your mother would wish, and what is right. Don’t be foolish, but come at once ! " He actually took both her hands and made her stand up. Kitty was trembling all over. Charlie had not a word to say. “ Iâ€"I doa’t see what business it is of. yours,” the girl contrived to stammcr at last. “ Don’t you ! "â€"imperturbably, ‘ ‘ I con- sider it very much my business. “'ho is to look after you if I don't? And I certainly cannot allow you to remain here any longer." ” By Jove, then, I suppose it is all settled between them i " thought poor Charlie, w;.o was an old adorer of Kitty's. “ You cannot allow me?" ecliOed K;tr.y, breathing very fast. “It certainly did'not occur to me to ask your permission." " That was where you did wrong," un- swcrcd Stephen gently. “Mr. “’oodstock l” trembling in her voice. to speak to me in that way. bear it i ” Snatcbing her hands from him,shc turned, pale and defiant, to young \Vynne. "Charlie," she said, “ let us go and have a game of billiards. Perhaps we can finish our talk in the billiard rcom Without inter- ruption l " “ I have no objection to that,” rcmarkel Mr. \Voodstock quietly, ital fire in the billiard-room; and’you wil‘ be good enough, Mr. Wynne, to see that The sun is up! showing a smiling face, Like a dear friend we always love to see, Faithful in promise. both in time and place. With many radiant welcomes. warm and free. .\'n change e’er floats across its glorious form. Though sometimes hidden y the clouds’ control ; Such is true friendship l Even adverse storm Datroys not love in a well-balanced soul. is quite a relief, after most of the young men she meets, t ) talk to him.” “Uh, Mr. Woodstock is only too per- feet 2" declared Kitty, looking a little pale now as she moved away, leaving Miss“'ynne with Dora Netiey. - “ Do you mean to say Kitty does not like Mr. \Voodstock 2 " Rose demanded abruptly of that young lady, who had silently listened to what had passed. ' Dora blushed. “ Iâ€"I hardly know,” she stammored. “ She is not going to refuse him of course?" “ I am not sure, ' Dora stammered again. Rose opened her blue eyes. “ “'ell,’ she said, " all I can say is that, if Kitty does not appreciate him, there are plenty of girls who will, especially if she is going to make him a present of a hundred thousand pounds. \Vould not you for one, Miss Neticy? “ I 1’ "â€"-Dora's checks were a brighter rose pink than ever. “ Oh, please don't bring me into it! I don’t understand it at all. I am so stupid about law-business and wills.” “ It (IDES not need any espfcial intelli- gence however to see that, if 'itty refuses )lr. Woodstock. he will be absolutely the best match in the country. If she is going to be so foolish, I hope she will let us all know "â€"laughingâ€""for our own sakes as well as for his l ” \‘v'ith which nonsense sweet Rose gave a sigh to her absent saiior sweetheart, whom she wauld not have ‘given up for a better than the best match in all the country. Miss Neticy sat in a brown study for some minutes after Rose Wynne had gone to the iano to sing German duets with her sister. 1'. Woodstock, coming by presently, found her still in her quiet corner with her pretty hands folded in her lap. She stirted and blushed when the young man spoke to her and looked up in an ap- pealin way out of her modest hazel eyes. “ Vi hat is the matter?” asked Stephen, answering the look and lazily dropping into the empty arm-chair at her side. ” Can I help you out of your difficulty, Miss Net- .\'ot so the Moonâ€"inconstsnt in its light, And variable in visiting our eyes; outlines refusing to relieve the night, And only monthly wuh a " iull" surprise. Its rays are but reliccted- borrowed beamsâ€" Like the poor menus)“ p of those empty hearts. That now and then will smile with love that "seems," Until the fashion changesâ€"then it parts. I ._... KITTY’S “FATE.” ' Cllai’Tl-ll‘. It'jcosriscso.) “i think you will find it simpler to adopt the usual method," suggested Mr. Wood- stcck quietly ; and he added, with an air of the most complete disapprobation, “I did not know lit-lore th.t English girls smok- ed." “Didn’t you?" said Kitty, in an airy way. " Oh, you have a great deal to learn yet! I suppose your Colonial girls are awful! slow, r things?” Pom? Kittypfvoas doing her very best to take a puff or two of her cigar, but it was more inconceivabiy nasty than she had sup- posed possibleâ€"wbat in the world did men smoke for fâ€"and all her pretty awkward im- itations of Stephen's masculine way of bold- ing his, and of his evident enjoyment of his weed, did not help her much in the con- sumption of thc cuormus abomination he had bestowed upon her. “ Did you enjoy yourself in London? " she asked, beginning to feel qnalmish. . “It will be my turn to go next. I am dying to ice the last burlesque and the French com- sdy at the Nonpareil. Evcy one rays it is so delightfully wicked.” “ Your visit is likely then to be morn agreeable than mine has proved," said Tears of rage were “ You have no right 1-1 will not She looked at him with her sweet velvet- dark eyes. Iicr head was swimming; she could not see him very clearly. “I don‘t. understand,” she said, rather faintly. " There is no need that Majoribanksâ€"at present. are letting your cigar out." “Noâ€"oh no 1” declared Kitty, lifting it again to her pretty lips for a vigorous pull, Oh, to be safely in her own room, to be any- whcro out of Mr. \Voodstock’s sight, that she might get rid of it and fling herself igno- miniously on the sofa, so that everything should not seem to be going round and round about her in such a. very disagreeable fashion Andâ€"and who was that that was coming along the terrace towards them? Her mother! Naughty Kitty uttered a little cry of alarm and suddenly stood still. \Vhat was she to do with the horrid thing '.' How could she throw it away under her mother’s eyes? She would have put it into her pocket, she thought, if her dress had not been so thin. Sho would indubitabiy have been detected with the lingo cigar in her bandâ€"being too confused and ill to have all her wits about hcrâ€"if Mr. \Voodstock had not- come to the rescue and quietly taken it from her, unseen by Mrs. Mnrjoribanks. ““"ould you mind giving me a light?" he said ; and he spoke so gently that Kitty Stephen did not answer, but he looked very kind and interested ; so that presently little Dora took her courage in both hands and went on. “ Itâ€"it was something which Miss Wynne said just now that puzzled me," she began, hesitating. “ I wonder whether ,I ought to tell you, Mr. Woodstock? ” “ What Miss Wynne saidâ€"about inc, I presume? I am decidedly of opinion, Miss Netlcy, that you should not.” “ Oh "â€"blushiug-â€"“ I did not mean thati That would make you very conceited, I am afraid! ” _ “ And conceit is my besetting sin, accord- ing to MissMarjoribanks,“returned Stephen gravely. " So pray do not add fuel to the flame.” “ It was something elseâ€"something that Miss Wynne thought you ought to be told â€"‘ for your own sake,’ she said.” “ I have not an idea of course of what you mean," answered Stephen. “But. if it was anything especially confidential, I think I must decline to hear it, Miss thlcy.” There was a little pause. Mr. “foodstock was quietly studying the modest drooping face before him. Kitty, from the other end of the long room, saw them sitting together, and she turned a little pale. She had been looking rather bored by Charlie lVynne's conversation until then : but suddenly she appeared to take an interest. in his whisper- exploits. valued his good opiuiOu? her cigar the other day, but Mr. \Voodstock had evidently ed how ill it had made her, and he he certainly looked disgusted at the notion 0 her smoking. She had at least succeeded i producing some impression upon him. What if she were to follow it upâ€"a brigh spat begun to burn in each of Kitty’ peach-like checks-â€"by some grand coup the very night? If she were to steal down- ' again when all the ladies had gone to bed, you should, Miss I am afraid you w CF p .. a and Angus would explain it to the others. She could ask for brandy-and water tooâ€" shc need not drink it. ‘ “Charlie,” she said, rousing herself iron her troubled reverie, “ we must go back t: the drawin -room. Momma will wondei what has ecome of us, or perhaps Mr \Voodstock will be coming to look after u again.” “Let: him come i” cried poor Charli hotly. Helm-1 been watching his prett‘ Kitty‘s distress and mentally vowing ver geance against the man whowns the cause ( it. They went back into the drawing-rout! kncw “he was “‘6' ' t' ‘ she rx coded to them . . . . .5“ “Few 91°” Pm‘lt“ 0‘ ‘9‘?“ 5‘” was $223312“ 12135 voice, life. before many Charlie prudently linserms a little b01113 rid of the thing. but if she might only go and making a. separate entry. Angus Da. minutes, the two countered ah uy and out of the room together. “ Mr. \Voodstock," began Dora thley ' ' ‘6 v a cordiality that brought a flush of plemure l‘gmu' Wm) an “pigment camltf ‘l “.y. ‘fR‘g‘l to the aim man's sunburnt face He was It be m better or You to “10“ .“ ‘1 A, not thg Grgat Bear then to every one at meal: to rel-“5;: you “he” “1° {fir ‘3 01",? i a. - - ' ".omoone ast0( Olltlll i \VOllt." Southlanlds. The thought crossed him \viat- ,,Yes,._simp,y_,,:nd_it is not rude to fully out was gone. ask you. is it?" and Charlie entered into her plan with ir- mcnse eagerness and enjoyment, and nude- took to explain as much a: was necessary J the other men-staying in the house. Tine last supposed merely that Miss Marjoribans had swager at; stake, and they were god- uaturcdly willing to allow the young lav, whom they all admired very sincerely‘m spoil their sport for one evening by her pas- and lie down 1 Mrs. Mnrjorihanks was very ulud to see Stephen back again, and she told him so with “ Kitty dear you look ale,” Mrs. Ma- . , joribanks was shying to hem unuhtcr. “You at???“ gigglyke said .. the subject is in once in the smoking-room. _ have tired yourself out with your babies. p ’ ’ They encouraged her by every meatm s of most: of Miss Marjoribnnks’ It is one which young can hardly fail to find in- the moat friends just now. ladies especially tcresting." _ “ Then you will tell aleâ€"about Kitty, I mean ‘.’ If she was to refuse you ? " “ If Miss Marjoribanks were to refuse me," responded Stephen gravely, “which most people would consider a very remote possibility in the circumstances. she would not only present me with n hundrcd thous- and pounds, but also leave me at liberty to choose a Wife for myself instead of accept- ing the one prescribed for me by old Mr. Jasper." “ But "â€"I)ora blushed her pretty pink blushâ€"“ you could not choose one for your- self that would be half so pretty or so nice as Kitty." ' “ Miss Marjoribanks’ beauty is of course undeniable," returned Stephen quietly. The faintest shade passed over Miss Not- lcy's neat little face at the words ; but she answered at once, with soft indignation-â€" “ And so is her niccucss, Mr. \V'ood- stock l" “ “'cll, tastes differ, of course i I don't doubt that Miss Marjoribanks is considered very charming by people who like thatstylc; but there are men, Miss Netlcy, who would refer a less troublesome wife.” “ Are there?" asked little Dora. looking up into the young man's eyes. ” Undoubtedly. Some men would be more likely to find their happiness in a dear little soft clinging creatureâ€"a little nestling serene and sweet-tem- thcir power whenâ€"Stephen lVoodstockiot having returned from changing his cozâ€" the girl came in, pale and laughing norms- ly, having covered her white evening-dies with a pretty tea-gown of delicate pk, which she hoped would led an air old. ditional abandon to her conduct, bu in which she only succeeded in looking airy guilty and unhappy little girl indeed, he started at every sound and evidently wiied herself safely up stairs again. Dickie Fox would have scorned siha. half-hearted disciple. All Mr. Dare‘s jciug whispers failed to stimulate her wititho faintest semblance of a fast girl. Buihe contrived at least to sit down and jo in the game of 100 that was going on ; at it was while she was thus employed thumbs door opened and Stephen \V'oodstock waed in. Kitty‘s heart heat so fast that it alast choked her, though she did not looiup from her cards. She was utterly ignuut if the game, but Angus and Charlie sinocr- cd up her mistakes; and, as there w a good deal of talking and laughing, nuns me or two of the young men were among â€"at Miss Marjoribank’s requestâ€"tho one had a sufficient air of disorder and frccm for her purpose. Mr. \Voodstock, having taken in the tu- ation at a glance, lantcd himself orthc hearthrug with his ck to the fire-pee, and, in absolute silence, contemplatcdhe group before himâ€"the prct_ty pale aid in her pink gown with its white soft ins, Charlie’s innocent air of suppressedlri- umph, and Angus Darc's dark watful You had better go and lie down for an hour before dinner." Kitty did not need to be told twice. “ O'n, Dickie Fox, what an odious girl you must be i" she was thinking dizzily as she made her way into the house. Stephen was anxiously watching her; he dared not offer his arm for fear of exciting her mother’s suspicious. He too drew a sigh of relief when he saw her disappear safely through the nearest open window. Kitty aim in fell into her cousin’s arms. lie was reading in an cosy-chair, bu: spran up as she entered, holding ly the wall an looking very pale. “ Kittyâ€"dear Kittyâ€"what is the mat- ter?" he cried. " Have you seen Mr. “'oodstock '! Do you know that he has re- turned!" “ Yes," she contrived t) say ; but she pushed Angus away from her with both bands. " Oh, Kitty !" he said, in a rcproachful whisper. "Is it because of him that you put mo away from you? Have you so soon forgotten your prumlSO, and the hiss we ex- changed that evening before you had ever Itc'l him 3 " i'our Kitty's lurcrt begun to beat. She could not bear to think now of that evening. It filled her with shame. And yet she felt somehow as if she were still bound to her cousin Aa'us by that kiss. She had not forbidden iim toga on thinking of her at the time. Had she the right :0 do so now? Were they indeed engaged, although she uas lwt'lnlllilu‘ in her heart of hearts to dc- dove: Ml” belle)“ spine .\i . Dare, and knew that ho was not 1W":ll “‘1 1°w“'°i°°d_n “'“mm Who” Pm“ face. _ inc hi I'm :he had supposed him to be. ldlle “:01!” be I"? h°m° “ml ll" human“ The noisy an“, went on_ It made hy'a “pkg,” dun-r Epmk to ",3 mm; 1-1 and children hcr idols, who would never head “ha 5”", “nuke nearly “med er; contradict, or arguehor scold. whose modest testes and guilelcss dispositiop would prc~ serve her from all taint of modern fastncas and vmityâ€"-â€"" ‘ _ lie paused. Little Dora was still wistful- ly looking up into his way and penetrating eyes. She softly shoo' her head now an looked down. “I don't know any girl like that,” she said simply. “if Kitty refuses you, Mr. Woodstock, I suppose you will go back to New Zealsnd to look for one? " " Oh "â€"snd Stephen heaved a profound sighâ€""Miss hlnljoribanks will not refuse me ! I tould hardly expect It, really! I am not more mercenary myself than other men, butâ€"a hundred thousand pounds l" And then Angus Dare came strolling up, casting csger glances at them both, and Stephen got up and went away. lie had noticed Kitty's exit with young Wynne a few minutes before. llu found Miss Marjoribauks sitting in one of the deep hall‘wmfiplw‘s Stern . . was scashioaed recess. ‘ en y a (“JAY'th \ ' tapestry curtain, within the folds of which. before a «ml: was our. Southlauds was l and almost at Kitty's fatthhsriia “'ynne. full of Mn. )larjori'oank'a expected guests. .1 It was evident that he had not yet exhausted oonfidencel. with most of whom Stephen Woodstock ‘ hiswhis - but still Mr. \Voodstock stood compally looking on and made no sign. l’odit- tic Kitty wondered how late Dickie l‘osat up, and became more than over contced that that young lady must be an mrly odious person. It seemed to her at last as the clock sick oneâ€"one lâ€"if her mother had only kn‘n i â€"that it would almost be a relief if Sthen Would interfere ; she wantch badly get away. It seemed to her thatin spot Charlie's previous explanations, one awe of the young men spoke too loud flier presence, and Ibo was unreasonably gry with themâ€"having herself begged th to do soâ€"for going on smoking an makiiher cough. ‘ And when presently Anguspare, ibis anxiety to explain some point to the me, laid his hand with cousin! fsmiiiari on hers, Kitty drew her has any as she had been stung; and. throwing dowry! cards, started up, declaring that sirens tired. “I will have some brandy-antimalarial go to bed," she said, with a defiantance ‘u Mr. Woodstock's cold face. hate not forgotten," she said faintly ; and sh;- got hczs~ll cut of the room. 0 0 v . I Shy-Jim ll'oalslccl.‘ (0 his Purl/i". Ilicard enough of Mr. Darc's lilo, Ned, during my week in London. to convince me that ho is even less worthy of her than I supposed. The follow ought to heashamcd, engagnl as he is to her, to touch Miss Marjor- iluuk's hand or lcck into her innocent cycs. She must not marry him, come what may. She is so young, poor child! She may on:- grow hcr inking for his mouth: face and «wad-rate air: and graces. And, if rho docs notâ€"Letter the huffrring the cm en~ dare alone than the lift-long tit-gradation r: such a union. ' l have made up my mind to confide in her mother, and to open her eyes a little to what is going on. 1 “osmium: my studies in natural history, with mme relation to the manner. and outta-nus of the dcvc. Half a dozen ouagnten rushed tab} the soda water. an Charlieâ€"inwardly ankl- 1 [ii became p0 .ar. Mr. \\ coulstnckuw that. tempted by the . t p? db think.'Kltty,P;ou am the very ' silvery moonlight that was flooding that; sthgpfltuggl’u at; cried Rose dens outside, these young people “Mr. prudently thrown the window wide 0 to the chilly high! air. which was blowing in upon Kitty's thinlyeladshoulders. He went 5 miahtmto hen. " hat a very foolish thingto do!" he luckiest girl in all the world ! " Wynne on the evening of her arrival. Woodstock is awfully nice and jelly. and so good-looking. too 2 " . _ _ “i am glad you think so." replied Mm Marjoth stifliy. eooly took on of the acumen. at which poor Kitty was casting rvons faucet. uWill you let and light your we carry it a... hall candle for you, Still”. “ There is a. cap' Ste hen ( uietl . 1e ?" . . . . .PWhyl, “yvhat have yo“ been doing ll. I__I was only thinking," said Dom con, 3:13? Ighhitm’qoribzmks opens no more window: there?” fused. “I feel puzzled Mr. Woodstock. I ‘n ' . . . . . u - ' ' .' n ’ n In the solitude of the billiard-room Kitty 8 confirqu a disagreeable snapmon' mildly know What to do' auger found vent in tears. Presently she dried her eyes and began to go over in her mind all that she had heard of Miss Fox’s \Vhat could she do to show Mr. had been a failure ; E 0 cr- 3 0 re .- G u and allow herself to be discovered by him playing cards in the smoking-room? Charlic frigidly. smoking-room." 'And in a moment, before any one could s k. and Miss Marjoribanks least of all, t 9 young man had drawn her hand inside his arm, bad t her out of the room, on which asudden hush had fallen, and was standing with her in the halL " Of course you cannot drink this absurd down on a table. " Of course I canâ€"and will 1" cried Kit- ty. "Give it to me." you to take. intended to drink it." herself with vexation. a. ~meek namby-pamby would not find her in me. ley' girl somewhere else." equally brainless." angrily. cub enough. You know my opinion of Mr. that what I have just seen is hardly calcu- lated to raise him in my estimation." school-girl sarcasm. Stephen let the speech pass by. ” \Vhat do you suppose," he began grave- ly, “your mother would say to me to inform her of your cousin’s conduct. ing that the crime brought its own punish- derstand that it must not occur again.” “And I want you distinctly not be lectured by you any longer, Mr. \Voodstcck l \Vhat right have you to judge You who would rather break in. girl's heart and marry a Wife whoâ€"who hates the sight of you than give up the Woodstock once for all how lightly she money to WHO“ you have not the shadow of It was true that a rig . _ you lecture and humiliate me on every pos- sible occasion ; but your disapprobation does not carry you to the point of resigning u poor Angus? htl You disapprove of my conduct, the fortune! I tell you that I will do ex- ried ! ity ! ” “ It is time,” he said firmly, “ that; all Then he went on in a gentler tone, “For Heaven’s sake be this should come to an end." your own sweet and natural self henceforth, Miss Marjoribnnks. evenâ€"even though by doing so you may cause me as much pleasure as pain i Do you suppose that I have been for one moment deceived by this ridiculous farce Which you have been encouraged to play ? I blame you 'only for being led by a man who is in every way unworthy of you. You may not choose to marry me, Miss Ma.- rjoribanks ; but " Here the young man checked himself. “ Let ,me talk to you to- morrow,” he said kindly. “ I have no right to keep you here talking to me at this hour. There, I will light your candle for you, and you will go to bed. 133 a. good girl, and turn over a. new leaf, and your mother, I promise you, shall know nothin of this." \Vhen he brought the candle, {itty broke into a sob. “ Mr. \Vooodstock," she said simply, “I â€"I am sorry if I have pained on by what I have pained you by what I): done." Her great velvet-dark eyes were lifted beseecbingly to his, and the tears rolled faster and faster down her cheeks. “ 1 am glad you are not ashamed to say so," he returned quietly. But Kitty thought he had gone back to his cold manner. He hardly looked at her, and made no attempt to check her tears. “ Good night," he said gravely : and Miss Marjoribauks went lip-stairs, feeling a very crushed,shume-fuced, and unhappy litth girl indeed. ' Stephen Woodstock to his Partner. \thn Miss Marjoribanks refuses Inc,ch, would you and Mrs. Herbert approve of my proposing to Miss Netley, who, I have every reason to believe, would beless hard-hearted? My sweet little Dora is most anxious to make it clear to me, in her own modest roundabout fashion, that it will be unneces- sary for me to sacrifice the fortune, since Miss Marjoribanks has fully made up her mind to say mo and it "No ” when the time arrives. This being the case, it would of course be a pity if I were left in my ignorance to fling to idiots and charities a sum of money on which a man could so well afford to marry even a portionlces maiden. Where was I reading the other day, old follow, that “ Doves, in spite of, their sleek iridescent plumage and the tender senti- ment associated with them, are the greedicst feeders, the most disgraceful thieves, and the most arrant cowards belonging to the feathered tribes 2” (To us communal ____‘oe<-.sr«»â€"â€"â€"râ€" Insects 3! Food {02‘ Man. Mr. Max Buchncr's "Contributions to the Ethnography of the Ilantas," contains the following interesting notes which show that insects are by no means despised as food by this tribe of negroes, which inhabit a large portion of South-eastern Africa. To- ward the end of the rainy season, in April, when the white ants are swarming, the con- ical buildings of these insects are covered with a dense matting of bananalcavcs, while within this cover, vcssels are placed with funnebshaped entrance. In these ves- scls'a vast number of white ants, males and females, are caught and roasted on the spot. They are considered a great delicacy, even Mr. Buchner finding them very palatable. A large, fat, subterranean cricket, as well as a large Coicopterous larva. living in hollow trees, are equally sought for and roasted over fire. But it is especially a large cater- pillar called "ungoungoo," which is harvest. ed by the natives like a field crop. It is about five centimetres long, back, with yel- low rings, occurs on the savannas, and "be- longs, perhaps, to the butterfly Urchin.” Whenever it appears in large numbers, the uegroes march out in full force from their villages, camping out for weeks in the wil- derness to gather and cure the crop. After the intestines have been pressed out, the eater illan are dried before the fire and roll up into packages of fresh leaves. To a civilised taste they are most disgustin the smell reminding one of that of our ca bags worms. In view of this custom it scemstobe stnngethat theBantas refuse toeatsnuesandam hibisofallaorts even frogs and ilnrds not in touched. by theta in times of starvation.â€" Americas Na- finalist. One hundred and twenty bodies have been mated in Goths, which eontuns‘ the chief crematory in Europe. i O D * rjoribanks?" he asked quite politely and H I “ It is cooler there than in this l stuff,” he began quietly, setting the glass “ Certainly not. It is not a fit thing for And I know that you never " Indeed l" sneercd Kitty, half beside “ But, you see, you are mistaken. I told you that if you wanted sort of a wife you You had better amuse yourself with the thought of the for- tune, or go and lock for your ‘Amelia-Sed- “I certainly did not expect to find my future wife in a sluokiug~room after twelve o'clock at night with a pack of empty-headed young men, who will doubtless relate the story as a. good joke to other young men “ Thank you for Charlie and my cousin," said the girl, biting her lip and coloring " I have nothing to say about young Wynne; he seems a harmless sort of young Dare already; and I t inkyou will admit “I dare say Anguss will survive your dis- approbatmn,” retorted Miss Kitty, with your last escapadc, Miss Marjoribanks? Do not force I looked over the cigar the other day, see- ment with it; but this is quite another rllsir, and I want you distinctly to un- _ ' _ to under- stand,” cried Kitty excitedly, " that I will actly as I like before and nfterI am mar- 1 don’t acknowledge your author- havc said 0, l N016 Eyu'ght of School Children. Alectum on the effect of reading and 'writing on the eyesight of young children was recently given at Borne by Professor Pfluger. The lecturer first called attention to the portentous fact that more than one half of 45,000 children lately examined in Germany were found to be suffering from defective vision. In some schools the to portion of the short-sighted was as big as 70 to 80 per cent., whilst in the Heidelber Gymnasium every lad in the school had ha eyesight. This lamentable state of things arose from insufficiently lighted schoolmms, bad print, and bad paper, the method of writing in vogue, and ill-contrived desks and forms. The hardening of children with too many lessons, and the causequcut rc- striction of their hours of play, is a still more potent cause of defective vision. In order to solve the vexed question of the in- fluence of German caligraphy on the eyes of those who adopt it, the Government of qurtemburg some time ago appointed a commission, consisting of three schoolmas- ters and three physicians, to investigate the matter, and make a report. In the opinion of these gentlemen the mere writingl is least among the causes which unfavorab y effect children's eyesight. They found that, while comparatively few children write with their backs bent toward the left, fully 80 per cent give their back, when writing, taught in- clination. The latter position tends to pro- duce a permanent elevation of the right shoulder, and ultimately causes curvature of the spine. In the schools they visited the commissioners actuallyfound ‘20 per cent. of the boys, and from 30 to 40 per mat of the girls. suffering from more or less pronounced curvature due to this cause. The difference between the two sexes is probably due to the fact that lads, besides being more cu- ergetic in play, are more rationally clad than girl scholars. As to position in writing, the distance between the desk and the eye ought to be about 25 centimetres, yet it was rarely, indeed, that the commissioners met with any children who could keep their eyes at this, the normal distance, from the paper. Many of them found it necessary to bring their faces within 7 centimetres (2.71 inches) of their copy books. The general conclusion of the commissioners, as of Professor Pflugcr, is that of all the evils enumerated,the worst, and those most in need of reform, are the seats and desks at present in use. The pro- fessor further remarked that only 10 per cent. of the children examined were natur- ally sbortsightcd, and that, as among wild races defective vision is almost entirely un- known, the trouble in question is peculiar to modern civilization and the existing sys- tem of teaching. Professor I’flugcr express- ed the four that ho was like one crying in the wilderness, tho probailing tendency he- inu to lay on the children of this generation still heavier burdens, and to force their minds to the lasting injury of their bodies.â€" British Medical Journal. -wâ€" Victoria College. The closing exercises at Victoria. College have, this your, been of an exceptionally brilliant character, suitable, in fact, to the more than ordinary successful academic year of which they were thefinalc. Dr. Nollca, in his closing address, spoko words of wise couusclpand of lofty chcur. Ho evidently wants a great deal more money, and his ap- peal to the wealthy among the Methodists cannot but be successful in securing a bo- fittin response. Canadians are not so wealt 1y as many on the other side, and, therefote, such princely sums as are given there for religious and educational purposes are scarcely to be expected. Still, there are a good many pretty wealthy men in all parts of the Dominion who profess above all things to wish the advancement of genuine Christian cducatio . How could they bet- ter show their sincerity and their zeal, than by caning to the help of some of the stru - gling educational institutions in our lam ? ome are doing this in the most liberal and bccuniug fashion. But there are others quite as Wealthy if not more so,who make an cqpal profession of obligation to Christ. But w (re is the performance? For better be their own executors than have their heirs quarrclling over their dead bodies, or it may be wishing them away before their time. Dr. Nellcs wants to have Victoria College to have a. yearly revenue of $30,000, and, of course, a capital of which this sum repro- scnts the interest. There is no difficulty about meeting what he calls his “ very modctt" wishes, if the right spirit is only cultivated. Come now, let there be a holy rivalry betwocn the different denominations to see which shall have their colleges most spccdily and most fully equipped. ed..- rloxgtng at the Cart's Tall. It was common in Skipton 60 years ago, and even later, for men convicted of such ofl'enscs as sheep-stealing (very common then) to be flogged at the Cross and at the cart tail. It was customary for the unfortunate one to be drag ed the whole length of the main street as back. A nonagenarian told me once that be remembered a man being flogged in this we. at Skipton until he bled “like it stuck s cap." The whipping of vagrants was a very common punishment here. About 280 years two. I learn from transcripts of the West ‘ltiding Sessions rolls, the magistrates assembled in Quarter Sessions ordered that “a bcdlo shalbo by the constable of Ski ton appointed for the whipping and unisliing of such ranges and vag.bonds as s all come into that p’ishc," and that his remuneration should be 151 Gs. 8d. yearly. The infliction of this punishment for another offense is thus recorded in tho account-book of one of the stewards of Skip- ton Castle : ” 1699, Feb. 8.â€"â€"Charge in have- ing scv'ail hedge breakers before Mr. Fer- raud att Ki hlcy, some of web were fl'yn'd upd oth's w ip'd . . 00.06.00 " Whipping was common also in the ncigh~ boring Parish of Kildwick during the seven- tccnt century, and in the rich register occur entries such as the fol owing: “ The xxxth of January 1600 [1601 N. S.) John Lawson with Mary Lawson and Alice his daughter were rctakcn vagrant. punisbt, and sent to LIaltou."â€"Nofu and Queries. Mooqoyuh A Clttsons' Fire Brigade. At “'akcficld, Mann, a fire brigade has been formed among the citizens for the mu- tual protection of property, the inspiring principle of the association being that five minntea' work at the commencement of a fire is better than an hour's work after the confla tion is in p recs. Each member of tho rigade is provided with a small hand pump. and proceeds to the fire on the first soundin of the alarm. Great rivalry exists anion t members of the company to air- rive rat at the sane of action. and to stim- ulate this praisewcrthy emulation. a prize is awarded to hint who succeeds in playing “first water" on the flame. The association has already done some very good service. and quite a samba of fires have been put out before either of the two hand engines of tho town have arrived at the scene. If more of our country vil- lages could boast of such protective associa- tions,‘ we should see fewer accounts in the poperlof houses aadharns destroyed, and the redactioniphthe would v soon pay 0 cost 0 apparatus snaffle expenses attending the organiza- tionâ€"Scientific Am’ as. ‘ PETTY-HT_2_MiilildEé. The Political Elston of our New Gover- nor‘s Family. The Irish Baron of Kerryâ€"Lord Shel- hunrne.-â€".t. Lucky llamasâ€"latte by a fallenâ€"The Queen‘s Closets Political “kid. The Pall Mall Gazrtfe anncunces that the Marquis of landsdownc has accepted the governor-goucralship of Canada, and fight he will Sill for this country in Octo- r. Henry Charles Ktith Petty-Fitsmsurico (iiish earl of Kerry and Shelburue) “as l born in 1845, succeeded in 1863, and mars riod adaughtcr of the Duke of Ahcronru. IIobas henna Lord of the Treasury and parliamentary Under Secretary for War, and under the present Gladstone adminis- tration is Under Secretary for India In politics he is a Liberal. The family seat is Bowood park. Calue. Wiltshirc. The l‘etty-Fitsmauiicuam one of the old- est and biuest-blooded families of the mo- ther country, being ayouuger branch of the great house of which the Fitzgerald: are the older. '1 he Fitzmauriccs have always been ranked as one of the great overniug fami~ liesof England, and have dayed a promi- nent part in the country’s istory since the days of Henry II., when the barcny of Ker. ry was created. Near} all the lords of he ' were engaged in rebellion against English rule in Ireland. Thomas Fitsmsu- ‘ rice, the twoutvfirst in the line, succeeded in 1697 and made the furtuncs of the family nv a wear MESALLIASCB. He supported the cause cf King William. and was made Viscount Clanmaurico and Earl of Kerry by George I. He was a mem- ber of the Privy Council under the first two Georges. He married Anne, only daughter of Sir William Petty, and their grandson Francis, the third Earl under the new title, died without issue, the titles and the estates oiug to his cousin Henry, third Marquis of ansdowuc, the representative of the younger son of Thomas, the first Earl of Kerry, to whom had been limited the Petty estates. The Pcttys \vcrc sprung from Anthony Potty, of Ramsey, in Hampshire, a tailor, in the early part of the seventeenth century. This tailor’s son, named “"illjnm, rose to high favor. By hard work, he made him- l self a doctor, performed many wonderful cures, travelled a good deal, was an invent- or, went to Ireland in the service of Crom- well, conducted a survey of that country, and died as Sir William I ctty, owning S5,- 000 acres in Kerry alone. liis personal property was worth £45,000. and his rents £6,500 a year. His son was made Baron Shelburne but was attainted b King James. but the final success of \Vi lium restored their fortunes. A second son succcoded in 1696. Under William ho was made Earl of Shelburnc and Viscount Duukcrtou. IIc sat in the Privy Council of Quinn Anne and George I. and George II. He purchased property in England. Dying without issue he bequeathed his great estates to his nephew, John Fitzmaurico, second son of Thomas, Earl of Kerry, who umrsn 'rnr. TWO ramuss under the name of Potty-Fitzmuurico. He bought more property In England and was made a. poor of Great Britain as Baron Wycombc. He was buried at Bowood in Wiltshirc, the family sent. His son was the well~known statesman, Lord Sholburnc, in the reign of George III, and colleague of Fox and Pitt. He was a great orator and warmly denounced the American war. Owing to his duplicity Lord Sholburno was distrusted by tho king and by his colleagues. But he was made Marquis of Luusdowne in the English peer- age in 1748. The second marquis was a. wild one. The third marquis, a. brother of the preceding, bccmno Chancellor of the Exchequer m 1806. In 1826 he was Cauuing’s Home See- retary. then the Derby cabinet was upset in 1852 the Queen offered him the premier- ship of a new cabinet, but he declined, con- senting, however, to enter the Aberdeen cabinet without oflico. From that time till his dcath,Jnnuary 31, 1863, be continued to act as confidential and extraordinary ad- viser to the Queen, succeeding the Duke of Wellington in that exceptional position, and his dcccuso was, next to that of the Prince Consort, the greatest political blow her majesty has sustained. He had consider- able abilities; but his rc utution was based on his constitutional an liberal principles, his moderation and good sense. his acquire- mcnts and his great social position as a lib- oral and generous patron of literature, sci- ence and fine arts, and his splendid hospital- ity at Lausdowne House and Ilowood. He married the daughtu of the Earl of lichen- ter, the second son of which marriage was the fourth curl, father of tho fifth curl, the Governor-General of Canada that is to be. The mother of the present marquis was the cldcst daughter of the Count do li‘la- hault, and tho Baroness Keith and Nuirnc. The family, it will be scan, has played a prominent part in the history of the coun- try. \Viiat there is in tho present rcprc~ scntativo of the house remains to the future. The Princess Louise. . The story is gain the round of the papers that the Princess ficuiso is a good cook, scmpstrcss, millincr, house maid and much else, that she can unyoko a bug y and stall a. horse with a great many other kindred accomplishments. We do not know whether such is the fact or not. but there is nothing more likely than that it is, for the Queen is a sensible woniaufltnd has no sym- pathy with fccblc, he] loss, handles», ady dolls. She has broug t up her child- ran to be men and women, not more mem- bers of the great cougrc ation of nincoom- poops. So upon the who 0 the chances are all in favor of the lady of Ridcau ifall being able to do all she is credited with. And if such is the fact, she will not be less the lady but a great deal more to. Ilow any person could ever get into the delusion that it was something personally creditable to be able to say that he or she, or rather it, had never done anythiui' in the way of self help and never cx acted to, is one of the mysteries never to it: solved. And yet. there are plenty , of young women in Canada exactly in this state of mind to-day. The Princess could not make herself in any other way so much the bencfactrcss of Canada as by making it fashionable for ladies of what are called tho better classes to be able to help themselves to make their own beds, cook their own dinner. and even trim their own bonucfs. If this could be managed, it would repay in hard cash and incrcamul comfort. all the viccrcgal cx- pcnso incurred since the Marquis of Lorne first set foot in Canada. â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"N<-.'>Nâ€"â€"-â€"â€"- Not In Eamon)! with nor Environment. Committee of Solicitation. " Is Mrs. Smith at home 2" Mary Ann (fut/.13] lundcd). “ No, ms'am." Second Lady of Committee. “ iiow un- fortunate i We wanted to see her on busi- ncss. Please tell her so when you hand her these Will." Third Lady. she will be in 2" Mary Ann (trim has (urn drilled for far- maliliu only). “ Yes, ma'am ; she said when she ran out on the piazza u how she’d come right in again as soon as she heard the door shut." â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"‘”<-.-F“â€"â€"â€"-â€"' New Invisible Ink. C. Widemanu communicates a new nicâ€" thod of makingan invisible ink to Die Natur. To make the writing of the drawing a pear which baboon made upon paper wit the ink, itis sufficient to dip it into water. On drying. the traces din again, and [64 appear by each as ng immersion. The ink is made by intimately mixing ii ned oil. 1 part; water ofarumonis, 20 :wst r. 00 parts. The mixture m be titted each time beforethepcn isdipped is t. as alittle of theoil may separate and fiestas top, which would leave an oily stain upon the paper. Ithnidthatthe OIGIWWIII tend the Cat’s coronstion' Wt; , " liavc you any idea when 1». inset; . ‘2, i‘