The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

.l M â€" ll HOUSEHOLD. Patience. menus, or nncomplaining What a shining virtue !‘ How edifyin exemplification ‘. \Vho has not . . strengthening, uplifting influence radiating from some over-burdened one, patiently plodding alon life'su hill road sustaining _a and that won (I utter y crush a less indomiâ€" table person. Patience is not an attribute of the human 80111, it can only be acquired by constant watchfnlness and strong effort. It is human to resist that which hinders or offers opposi- l tion. From infancy the demon impatience I seeks to possess our souls. The tiny babe cries to have its wants immediately attended to; the child submits ungraciously to the denial of wished~for indulgences ; the youth chafes under school and home discipline, and longs to be out upon the arena of life cngag- l ed in ahand to hand struggle for existence. Only when time has furrowed the brow and ' silvered the hair, when ambition has perish- i ed and hopes are dead, do we take time for . retrospection. Then, with the grave yawn- I ing at our feet, we can look back and realize that impatience has only retarded our pro- gress and sapped our strength. In holy “int we are exhorted to “possess our souls With 1 patience,” to "let patience have her perfect . work, that yemaybeperfect and entire, want- ing nothin .” In no other way can success be attainei , for in any vocation one must encounter not only single difficulties, but, rhaps whole mountain ranges of them. Ifitient, persistent, plodding effort must overcome these, or they will cause defect. ” How can I be tient l” exclaimed a l endurance ! is its ‘ sit a I tired mother who labored fifteen hoursa day, administering to the wants of a large family. “My baby is cross, the house is sm:.ll,! and the children’s noise nearly distracts me. My work accumulates until it seems like a . mountain. I cannot restrain cross words,[ nor even blows, for today I whipped one! of the children for a. trifling offense. After they are all asleep to-night I shall have a spell of bitter remorse, but how can I help it ! , “ I am completely discouraged I” said n. , teacher after an unusually hard days work. i “ To keep fift pairs of feet, hands, lips, l and eyes in or er for six long hours requires more patience than I can commaiu .” “ There is no occupation so trying as that of a tradesnian,” remarked a merchant whose hair and face showed signs of prema- ture age. “ I’m harrassed to death with debits and credits, and often feel tempted to throw up the whole thing. It is no won- der that people commit suicide.” , So through the various callings of life,‘ none is exempt from annoyances lquart of milk, salt and pe lwarin with drawn butter sauce, cream with cold water, a tables rccnfnl sugar, salt and pe per to taste; add one and one-half cupfuls 0 milk, bring to a bod, and it is ready to serve. POTATO Sourâ€"is another good dish, and easily made. Take three large potatoes, peel and slice them, cook till very soft in a per, let scald, then put in a spoonful of utter .and lift. For those 'al to onion flavor,an improve merit mightbe made by cooking asmall r onion with the “183 to mind another, a Porno AXD OXlON Soonâ€"Take three- medium sized otatoes, three small onions, one-half cupfu of rice. Slice potatoes and onions and put. wth the rice into three pints of water; cook thoroughly, pour through a colander, add salt and pepper, let scald and lift into tureen containing small lump of butter and a few crackers broken in two. BEAN Sourâ€"is also simple and healthful. Take one cupful of beans, at breakfast time, and put on in cold water with one-half tea- spccaful of soda, parboil, rinse With cold water, then ut the beans on with a quart of clear, cold1 water. Let come to the b011, cook slowly till mushy, add one or two ciipfuls of tomatoes, either stewed or sliced raw, and cook one-half lionr, not forgetting to season n ith salt and pepper and a little sugar. potatoes. That Isnux PUDDINGâ€"may be quickly pre- pared for the oven, but is only economical when a fire is required for some other pur- pose. Onc-half cupfnl of Indian meal, one small cupful of molasses or syrup, a very little ginger ; stir together and into it pour one quart of boiling milk. “'heii thorough- ly mixed, pour into a buttered pan and bake three and one-half hours in a slow oven. Serve plain or with sweetened cream or milk. RICEâ€"boiled and served ‘with jelly, of boiled with raisins and served with sweet sauce, or sweetened cream, is nice and is wholesome as well. Connor. Punmxc.-â€"â€"A plain, light cake. one egg, baked in a shallow pan and served flavored with lemon juice, or a. little vinegar and nutmeg. Coax Srancn plain boiled, poured into cups to cool, turned out and surrounded with a soft jelly, is a pretty desert. Soils for Sheep. It is a common thing to hear farmers say that they cannot make dairying successful on their farm, but that sheep raising proves eminently profitable. By this they mean that they have learned to adapt their farm ELECTRICAL It is a sleigular fact that while so much of the practi electrical work of the world is done in this country, so many of our leading electricians should hail from the other side of the world. Thus, for example, Alex. Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, is a Scotchman. \Vhilc Mr. Edison is a thorough American, the Canadians think they have some share in his glory, owing to the closenem of his connections with them ; besides this, Mr. Edison’s right-hand techni- cal men, Messrs. Batchelor and Kennelly, are both Englishmen. Prof. Elihu Thompson, the distinguished Bostonian, has been in this country nearl all his life, but hails from the north of ‘ngland. George Ward, the general manager of the Commercial Cable Company, was once an Englishman, but now salutes the Stars and Stripes ; and the same may be said of the editors and propri- etors of two or three of the leading electii- cal journals, as well as of Leo Daft, the elec- tric railway pioneer. Another electric rail- way pioneer of the first order is Chas. J. Van- de ele, a Belgian. One of the most success- f inventors in the field of alternating cur- rent is Nikola Tesla, a Maygar, who has the support of George \Vestinghouse ; and while they are not domiciled in this country, such men as Camiele A. Faure, Prof. George Forbes, and Anthony Reckenzaum, are fre- quent visitors, and have done a good deal of their best work on this side of the water.~- .N. Y. Sim. The recent tests of the Linefl‘ tramway sys-‘eni in England have created a favorable impression. The report on these experiments gives a general description of the system, and points out that the car can, when run- ning at full‘speed, be stopped within a dis- tance of nine feet, and that the charged region of the insulated rail can be restricted to about nine feet on each side of the centre of the car. This charged part is wholly underneath the car, so that all the line accessible to pedestrians or animals is un- charged and cannot give a shock. The collection of current is said to be so arranged asto give no sparking, and the magnetic picking up gear to be perfectly trustworthy, both on a straight line and on abrancli cross- ing. system, the report goes on to say that the “total ainountof steam power required at the station would, with storage cars, be about double that required by the Lineff system,” The electric light is being turned to very artistic use by a prominent wall paper manu- facturer of New York city. The dark, clear cut shadows caused by the play of the elec- and dis- , to its proper use, and have found out by ex- tric light among the foliage of trees have couragcmems. Prepare for them, for they i pcriencc what the soil is best suited toi often been remarked, and the gemknmn in will come as surely as night succeeds day. { Only “ he that ruleth his Spirit” can meet thcni Victoriously. “ How can we ruch our spirits?" asks the dispii‘itcd oncs. “ \‘v'e ; are tried beyond endurance. nerves must find relief in hasty words and actions. " 5 Oh no, my friends, there is a never failing : fountain of patience and strength free tol all who will avail themselves of it. "He: who was wounded for our transgressions, I bruised for our iniquities, and brought as a : lamb to the slaughter yet opened not his; mouth" is still able to “hear our griefs and carry our sorrows.” He who stilled thel tumult on stormy Galilee can and will pour ; oil upon the troubled waters of flu: most tempcsmous life voyat'e. “Commit thy way , unto the Lord,” and flagging limbs and' fainting hearts will receive new strength, or trials and vexations will vanish alto-I gcthcr. Press onward, each victory gained 2 will diminish the irritative force of the next 5 obstruction. Remember the fadcless crown l of life that is promised to those who eii-' dure unto the end. l 0 â€"â€"â€"â€"--â€" l ' l Economical Hints. VEGETABLE DIET, Braâ€"Au old subject, but some of my ideas may be new to a few. I saw a query about vegetable dieting and I am moved to “ say my say.” During my career as “school ma'ain" it was once my » fortune to board in “the Chaparral.” Ilad any one asked me my opinion upon vegetable ' diet, I should have said I considered moat ‘ necessary too. comfortable existence. llid you ever try this bill of fare, mnuili after month : beans, plain-boiled, morning, noon ! and night, with boiled potatoes added at noon‘: I did. The tea, coflec and bread were good, likewise my constitution, but no meat, eggs, sauce or other thing for variety, ‘ except that fora few weeks cabbage was; substituted for bonus, made rather a monot- l onous dict. To be sure when spring opened we were rcgalcd with young OlliOllr, and I had always supposed I could not cat them, but soon learned, and made many a supper upon bread, onions and salt. A few years later, when attending to a smaller school in a home of my own, it chanced one spring that our appetites were in a better condition then our purses ; so we determined to make the most of our resources. We had a fair sired yard, and tried gardening. We had a small lawn, vines. and a few flowers for ornament. and a piece of ground about fifty by sixty feet to cultivate, for profit. My better half had a knowledge of farming which came into play then : so he plowed and planted, taking spare time, or making it, night and morning for the “mic, as his daily labor kept him from home eleven hours L of the day. For seed we had corn, bcans, peas, lettuce, beets, radishes, cucumbers. potatoes, tomatoes and cabbages, though ‘ the bu took all of the last named. “c, rcvelm in vegetables and did not buy a" pound of meat from May till October. for , we did not care for it. I experimented and found I could make 'ood soupswithout meat. and we had vegetables in great variety of dress. I tried frying cucumbers, and grrcnl tomatoes, but cannot say I cultivated .1 taste for them. L‘oni we boiled, fried and . stewed: we prefer the boiled corn, cmk- ed only ten minutes in salted wait-r. Our potatoes were fine, and we had than from the first of July till December. As’ our seed had cost about one dollar, our: butcher bill nothing. our grocery hill small. i and oui health excellent, we felt our; experiment had been a success. Tomatoes; area very great convenience. One may- slicc and eat them fresh : stew, fry or bake. ‘ withscasoniug, and scrveon moistened toast. convert into sou ,add to a meat stew to give flavor, im e into cassup or slet‘Ll‘ tomatoes, or use green for pickles and' preserves. Toiu'm Sorr.--â€"0nc quart of pared and, slid‘d or canned tomatoes, one quart of i water, boil for forty minutes, add one-half enpful of graham or white flour, mixed to a , raise. Bu” there i5 allOtl‘el' Step 1“ “"5 lme u question has been for some time making, by which every sheep-owner might ponde. With , “mans of photography, 3 genes of records of some profit to himself. quill u sea state must particular fields. One of the causes of fail- ure in sheep raising is that many go into the business without any adequate idea of the demands of the different kinds of sheep. All sheep to them are the same, and they do not understand the necessity of adapting breeds to soils. ' In the United States and Canada this is especially an important consideration, for here we find every kind and variety of soil and climate for sheep raising. It is a well- kiiown fact that many of the large breeds, such as the Cotswold, Lincoln and Romney Marsh, are trying to be raised on thin lands, and they prove a. failure in nearly every iiiâ€" stance. Rough rocky land, with thin veg- l l l .. . . _ All breeds Olsncel’ ; these beautiful effects, which he intends to not thrive on the same kind of SOll, and * use in connection with his business. Exhausted ' sheep husbandry to be carried to its highest conection is a valuable one, and some of we (100140 0“ Parllculm‘ breeds for designs which have already been made from The it. are of exceptional merit. The search light is about to be introduced on an extensive scale by inland lake steam- ers. The navigation on the lakes is render- ed very dangerous by the large number of shoals and narrow passages, the only indica- tions of which are staks and buoys which were oft-en most difficult to locate. \Vith the aid of the search lamp these can be seen so distinctly that night navigation will, in future, be deprived of much of its uncer- tainty and danger. A novel record of daily calls is made at station, is better adapted to raising small the Gm!“ Rapids: Midlu Telephone EX‘ shccp than any other animals, but it is not C fit for the larger sheep. The latter demand * in such places they would prove a. fine suc- cess. On the other hand, the Merino breed and the Southdown or the American mix- ture of the two would not do so well, but would invariably become diseased from the too rich and luxuriant ve vctation. The larger breeds_of «Europe have been raised on rich pasturage, and they need the same in this country. Sheep need to be kept in the best of condition at all times, not too fat nor too lean, and to do this the right kind of pasturage must be given them. The soils and nutrinient of pustura vc differ nomorc than the different needs and ( cuiands of the. several breeds of sheep. N0 rule can be laid down as to the best breeds for every soil, but the successful sheep owner will soon find out by experience the kinds of :brccds that thiive the best on his farm. This. is the only way that sheep husbandry can advance with us, and it is the true way to improve our present good breeds of sheep. fl...â€" A Disoomfited Spouse. 11% The citizens of (éiibcrtsville, Momgouiery county, hfl\€f been furnished with quite a sensation by flu.- uctions of a married couple of that plucc a few days ago. According to the Pottstmvzi Illiin .\'e In, the harmony ofthe family circle was broken by a rupture between man and wife, and the woman in a fit of anger gave hcrlicge lord to understand that she would get even with him even if she had to poison him, and warned him to look out. He, believing she would carry out the threat, went to the stores through the village and notified them not to sell her any poison. Sure enoughâ€"so the sto rimsâ€"she was on hand in a short time am asked for a box of "mu h on rats," and the merchant to ac- (‘Ollllnm ate her, mixed up a potion, of which flour was the main ingredient, which she paid for, and left the store. The storekeep- er in the meantime netified the husband of her actions, and when he went home for his meal he \vas prepared for the next act. The meal was eaten in silence, and upon its completion, he began to complain of pairs, and went into the next room and laid down on the loun Ic and pretended to be helph-mly sick. The vindictive woman ouickly went upstairs and getting a rope dropped it down through a plpeliolc, fasten- . up one end to a bedpost, then coming down stairs a vain, made a loop, placed it around the neck of the apparently sick man, she then hurried upstairs and drew the rope rant and iilling on the same until she had, as she t iought, her husband suspended. She then hurried out and informed the neigh- bors that he had hung himself. They rush- cd in, and behold, he. was sitting on the lounge coolly smoking his pipe, while sus~ nded from the rope wasa small stove. The Siscomfited woman ran upstairs to escape the laughter of her nei (hbors, while he ex. plained that when she iad gone, after hav- ing ilaced the rope around is neck, he had quickly fastened it to the top of the stove. l ‘cily to be suspendéd when the shades of hange. Beside each operator is placed a Cigar box with two compartments. into the box, and at the end of the day the number of connections is thus determined. A count recently made showed that in ‘24 hours in the middle of the week the total number of calls was 10,034, the busiest hour being from 9 to 10, when 1,341 connections were made. This exchange has 1,400 tele- phones in use, our. average of one for every 50 inhabitants of the city. Many of the occupations which had farin- night fell can now be carried on effectually I by the use of the electric light. Not longl ago a large horse sale was conducted at night by the electric light at one of the best known horse markets in New York. The points of the animals were seen as distinctly as in the daytime, and the purchasers appreciated the cool evening breezes that blew through the building. Dr. Louis Duncan has recently pointed out. that though the generally accepted views about an electric current have profoundly changed in the last few years, the new ideas have not spread very widely cvcn yet. The old idea was that electricity flowed through a wire very much as water flows through a pipe; but the new idea is that the energy does not flow through the wire at all. The energy is actually transmitted by the ether outsh c the wire. In running a motor the energy used in running it does not pass through the wire at all, but passes through the dynamo at the electric lighting station; to the motor through the ether. The wire acts as the core ofa disturbance in the ether, making the transfer of energy possible, but not itself transferring it. A case just decided in England involves the question, how far Companies in carrying electric wires along public roads are justi- fied in lopping trees, which whether growâ€" ing upon or overhangingI the highway, iii- terfere with such wires. t is now establish- ed that if an electric lighting company, in carrying their wires along a public road within the limits allowed by their statutory powers, find it impossible at any particular point to avoid trees either growing up or overhanging the road,tliey are justified in lopping them as far as may be necessary. But they must not lop more than is absolute- ly necessary, and must compensate the owners for the actual damage they may cause. An interesting transmission of power by electricity has been carried out near Domcnc, in F rance, where power equal to 200 horse power is transmitted to a mill at a distance of 3} miles from the waterfall util- ized. An interating feature of this instal- ‘Vllh regard to the economy 0f the ' ed that the increased earnings of the railway \compames when the new system comes into l Each ’ manufacturer or business man who scored rich, lcvcl lands. tha are wet at times, and I time a connection is made a pea is dropped ; a permanent success. theless, the work on smoothly and steadily, connection with the inhabitants of the valley being maintained by telephone. A Boston pa liancy of the lig t- in the electric cars which make suburban trips should be in some way subdued, in order that the surroundin scenery can be better up reciated b ‘ the many passengers who ma 9 it :9 ha it to take a ride every evening on the electric car for more pleasure. It is further suggested that the lights should be entirely extin- guished, as a large number of riders in the cars during the warm summer weather would prefer to have no light at all. Prof. Boys, in a communication to the Royal Society, England, on measurements of the heat of the moon and stars by means of his radiomicromcter, gives an account of a test with a candle at- 2503 yards distance, which gave a deflection of 38 mm. In other words, this instrument would show the heat of a candle at 1.71 miles distance. Among the exhibits in the Edinburgh International Exhibition are some beautiful 5 ils of the sea collected by the Eastern rIelegraph Company, one of these, a speci- men of iiyalonnna slrboldu, is particularly interesting. It was dredged from 1,300 fathoms in the Indian Ocean, and consists of the root or anchor by which the spoii 'e fastened‘itself to the bed of the ocean. it is twenty-eight inches long, and it is be lieved to be the longest specimen hitherto secured. The increase in the tractivc adhesion of locomotives by electricity is destined to enable the railroads of the near future to haul with their present engines much longer trains than they can now do, increasing the carrying capacity of the road, saving the wear and tear of tracks and bridges, and enabling better speed and time. notwith- standing unfavorablc conditions of weather. A recent report of a large railway contains the suggestive statement that an increase of one-fifth of one car pcr train augmented the the revenue of the company by 850,000 in six months, so that it can readily be imagin- general use will be enormous. Cautions for Young Men. Mr. Andrew Carnegie gives the followin advice, intended for young men, but whic 1 older men may heed to their advantage : “There are three great rocks ahead of the practical young man who has his feet. upon the ladder and is beginning to rise. First, drunkenness, which, of course, is fatal. There is no use wasting time upon any young man who drinks liquor, no matter how exceptional his talent. Indeed, the greater his talents are, the "renter the dis- appointment must be. I (0 not mean by drinking liquor the taking of a glass of beer or wine at meals. It is not necessary for a man to be a total abstainer in order to be temperate. The rule should be: Never enter a barroom and never drink liquor ex- cept at meals. “The second rock ahead is speculation. The business of a speculator and that of a manufacturer or man of affairs are not; only distinct, but incompatible. To be success- ful in the business world, the manufacturer’s and the merchant’s profits only should be sought. The manufacturer should go for- ward steadily, mceting the market price. \Vhen there are goods to sell, sell them; when supplies are needed, purchnsc them, without regard to the market prices in either case. I have never known a speculative He is rich one day, 5 bankrupt the next. Besides this, the inan- I ufacturcr aims to produce articles, and in so doing to employ labor. This furnishes a laudable career. A man in his avocation is useful to his kind. The merchant is use- fully occupied distributing commodities ; the banker in providing capital. “The third rock is akin to speculation : endorsing. Business men require irregular supplies of money, at some times little, at others enormous sums. Others being in the same condition, there is strong temptation to endorse mutually. This rock should be avoided. There are emergencies, no doubt, in which men should help their friends, but there is a rule that will keep one safe. No man should place his name upon the obliga- tion of another, if he has not sufficient to pay it without detriment to his own busi- ness. It is dishonest to do so. Men are trustees for those who have trusted them, and the creditor is entitled to all his capital and credit. I"or onc‘s own firm, ‘your name, your fortune, your sacred honor’ ; but for others, no matter under what circumstances, fonly such aid as you can render without I danger to your trust. It is a safe rule, , therefore, to give the cash direct that you ' have to spare for others, and never your en- dorsement or guarantee.” How to Boil an Egg. “ Isn’t it strange,” said a short, foreign- looking man the other day to some com- panions whilc lunching together at one of a the restaurants, “ that not one cook in fifty, nor housekeeper either, knows how to boil an egg? And ct most people think they know this simp c matter. They will tell you to drop it into boiling water om let it remain three minutes, and to be sure the water is boiling. Here is where the mistake is made. An egg so prepared is indigestible and hardly fit for a well rson, let alone one who is sick to eat. he moment it is plunged into boilin 'water the white hardan and tough- cns. [To boil an e ' properly put it ina ves- sel, cover with coId water, p ace over the fire, and the second the water begins to boil l your egg is done. The white is as delicate as ' a jelly and as easily digested, and nutritious as it should be. Try it.” The information is worthyofconsideration.sinccthc speaker has occupied the place of chief at several of the largest hotels in the country. 0 Wanted Things Brought to a Climax- Have you been reading the serial, The I Scout of the Sierras, that is running in my paper ‘: 'es, I am very much interested in it. Who is the author 2 I am the author. You are, ch? “fell, I want to tell you lation is that for two months, in the heart . right now that, unless the hardmeaned ad. of the winter, the cn2ratiu works are en- tirely cut off by i e snow mm the paper mill where the power is utilized, but, never- . venti‘rcu comes to grief and the brave scout ' rescues and marries the captive maiden pretty soon, I’ll stop my paper. r suggests that the bril~ ’ plun e across the yard. ' PROM LONDON TO BRIGHTON. A lidnlght Ride With Ier man‘s m Ever evenin , shortl before ten, the :0me a coach- rn es the echoes of the Borough Market, and a four-horse mails coach ma be seen making its way through 8 the CI‘OWl ed Borough High Street. This in the Brighton coach, which eaves the London Bridge Parcel Post; Depot, in Denman Street, at 9.45 p. m., and is due at Brighton at 4.45 next morning. Thinking an account of the journey might be of interest to readers, a correspondent with some difficul ,‘procurcd a permit to travel by the cone to Brighton, aud’preâ€" seated himself next evening at the Depot. where he found the coach leading up, which, with its five bright lights in front and two red ditto behind, and glistening red palate with the royal monogram and crown ems blawned on the panels in gold, presented a smart and dashing ap ranco. The in‘ tcrior of the coach is wel li yhted, and proo vidcd with a speaking-tube or the purposa of comunicatin v with the driver ; there are also shelves am hooks for the convenience 03 the guard, who is occupied in sorting near- ly the whole time. Spare pieces of harness and tools, and. of course, a coach-horn are also carried, making the equipment com- plete in every respect. The average number of parcels conveyed each night exceeds a thousand, making a xrr WEIGHT or oven 1; runs. The journey is divided into five stages, twenty horses being consequently re nired for each journey. The up coach leaves righ- ton as the down mail is starting from London, both meeting at Harley : the drivers then change coaches, the Brighton diver return- ing with the down coach to Brighton, and the London man bringing the up coach on to town. The guard, however, completes the journey, returning next day. He is provid- ed with a heavy revolver and sword~bayonet, as a precaution against “road-agents” ; he is further armed witha monstrous metal watch, of thc_shape and size formerly known as a “tlll‘lllp.’: This chrononieter is attached to a brass c iain, which would, in cue of need, be sufficient to munacle one of the strongest: of the "road-agent” fraternity. While he was makin v these observations the loading is completed, the last ha is shot; in, the active guard moniL-ts to his p ace and sounds his horn, and the smart team of mixed greys and main: begin to curvet and. he start is made with ost Oflice punctuality, viz., to the min- ute, and as we rattle over the stones of the Borough, he was reminded of De Quincey’s adventures with the Oxford mail, and Mr. Pickwick’s immortal ride with tho entertain- ing Alfred Jingle, Esq. Passin uickl along the Kcnningtou Road (“HT t irougli Streatham, Driver Clark deftly tools his brisk team through the narrow streets, and round the sharp corners of Croydon, the Post Office being reached at 10.55 ; here some mails are left and others taken on, and the first change of horses is made. They are again on the road in a few minutes, and soon get out into the open country. At Catcrham Junction THEY PASS THE DART LAMP-POST from London, and find themselves speeding through the thick darkness of the quiet Sur- rey lanes. The guard’s :hronomcter indicates the hour of midnight, and they almost c.\' icct; to see aliorseman gallopfrom under the ( ark trees, and to hear a command to “ stand and deliver !" However, they moot. no one. Dick Turpin is invisible, lllucskiu does not make his appearance, and John Sheppard is con- spicuous by his absence ;thc drama of “ The Attack 11 on the Deadwood Coach" will nob be player to-night. Ilowuvcr, the night does not pass entirely without adventure ; as they swing round one of the sharp corners of the road between Mcrsthnm and Red Hill, a dark object looms out of the darkness in front, and a loud shout causes the leaders to swerve across the road, and the wheelers to rear and plunge violently, as they are and- denly checked, almost upsetting the coach. The cause of this alarm is a country cart, which, crawling along without a light of any kind, has almost succeeded in wrecking Her Majesty’s mail. After the exchange of sun- dry compliments und bencdictions between the drivers, they pass on, and lted Hill is reached at 1‘2. 30 ; another mail-bag is d roppcd, and half-an-liour later they arrive at I'Iul'le. The lights of the up much are seen approach- ing, and in a few minutes they are again on the way. The London driver has left them at; Hurley, and now Tom lluiks, of Brighton, handles the spanking team of bays, which are to take them over the long fourteen-mile stage upon which they have just entered. I’assing through Lowfield Heath the clear song of a nightingale breaks the stillness of the night, and the driver informs thcm that the. delightful mel- ody of the midnight songstrei-H is regularly heard in this locality. The roads here are narrow,and the night is pitch dark, but'l'oni Banks seems to know every inch of the way and keeps his cxccllcnt team at a steady and uniform pace until Cuckficld is reached, where another change of horses is made, and a rattling pace is maintained over the short stage intervening between that vil- lage and Hassocks, when: the horses are changed for the last time. [lawn is just beginning to break, and a rabbit darts across the way as they leave Hassocks behind and approach Brighton, which is reached at 4.45 a. in. punctnally. Certain critics have described the policy of the authorities in returning tothe old system of stage coaches for mail work as a retrogresslvc one; but these persons must be totally iinvauainted with the system pursued, or they would find that, owin to the plan followed by running the cone es by night, and the excellent and carefully- worked system of connecting the main road of service with certain Villages and small towns(which the railway hardly touches) by means of local carts, an actual saving of time is eflectcd with both efficiency and economy, and a successful competition cntcrcd into with the railway. What a flawed Girl Can Do. Among the summer boarders from the city in a New Hampshire village. is ayoung lady who, when a very young child. lost her right arm nwr the shoulder, in a railway accident. To all appearances her loss is no misfortune. She has no attendant to be! her in any wa . Her hair is very long ant heavy, and a e will do it up as elaborately and quickly as any woman could with two halide. She is a fine painter, and may often be seen sketch- ing along the hill sides. She his rood horse- woman, a rapid writer. lays ha 1 with the boys, and can hat or catch with the but of them.. She also plays quite well on the piano.