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iipi"l*PM JP.*l ilM IW^W^P? lipU'iii f =: »rom . "WUh." by Matthew Arnold. ' SS? °.°' "^'-'l! """' "">»' to keep â- rJJ'Sf''"'"' T""'" "' "'V <l«»th rie hear. Iiet those wh.i will, if auv wâ„¢,; " ' There aru w„rH„ ..l.^u.^^riLrth thaa tear.. a5 but ,', ","1,"' '">' '"« â- '""ie'i ; Th„M ,'"">','" """'kind Then, tlien. ,u la«t. to quit my side. ^e ta" u,'r« :';;""""'".'• ""Wded room, All wh,,.h .uttkâ„¢ .i-ath a hideous show ' *'S'!^^,"",''- '" """ ">«* «'-'wo tu live Tte,;':;'""' '"" "' ""f«« 'i^i fame, â- iu« ill III, cannot euro a oaiiiu. "'oV^f.f,' '" "'^" ""-• '""-•""toni.i toll â„¢ Droib«r lioot.r ..f the soul ro canvass wiili otlkiai breath. 'tw',""',"'"' "" ^i-wIesB thiuBs- rhut uudihuovereii mystery Must ?w': II""' '">"lr '»"'"»'â- Â» wi„uo«-iDS wings Must Ui-nln read oJ..ftrer, euro than he I Brinj. uou« of il,„„„ ; i,„t ,„t me be, lf«.S,l V *' ""'"Id '" silouce lies, â- *«K1 to the window near, aud see Once lU'.re, bu(..ro uiy ciyiuyuyes, Bikttiod in tlie »a<r.)d .lews of mom The wide aerial laudscuiie spread- The world winch was ere I „i» bom The world whh-li lasts when I am dead ; ^ch nover wa« ibo friend of one Nor [.r.on.s,,,! |„vu u e„ul,l not Hive. • i, "'â- ''" """'"'"-â- 'â- ""8 Sim, Aua lived Itself aud made us live. There lot me naze till i become Insoul with what I «azeon, wed â-  ","»' the urnviiriie uiy borne To havi; before my uaiud-iustead W tho Bilk nicjni. tlm mortal strifi^ The turn. oil f„ra little breathâ€" ' •no puro uterual i-.iiirso of lite S«r human LumbaLints with' death ; iSr """'"K let my siuritno To work or wait olhuwbereor liere. Little Ah Mb i4ud Little Ah There. Littlo Ah Mo was a Chimiman with a.|ii,Mu. ah loruasliisarm. Thr." l^''^^ *'7'''^''' 'ouHtamly under a ban, Iho buuiiviididevdorharni i Ar,i .:'*â- '''â-  '"^•'""'*' <â- " the darker side Anu tile iifbttuiuHiic view And his li,,. ^^a a luilure. and. when be died, Thu mourners were very few. Little AM Tli.re was another Cbiiiee, But one of B dillureiit «ort, Bib flic,, was a uuip ,,1 tho Land of Glee Auu w.irri,* liu made his .•iijort ; 2, . ' '"" '»'''"«». ''ut he wiiH (jay Ho d manv a liitlo siu I'm'^i"'',*"" "'' I'T' '" '•>â-  '"" 'â- '"â- -â- ry ««v, Ai»u liiuy made luiu a mauclariu ! ^^, Y'M^". '^''> r" "•'"' ',"'" L'"'" Ah There rtio lobson Huliliiiiu is learned That u 1. belter to keep up a seiublauce fair, Tt.; â-  "* '""' 'â- " ^" »""ru<Hl, "S,*"'^' "I " " liiiier may reach bis Koal uJ?. ' * '""Klier soldom fails . V^i'^,i'"''''"'" '^'â- " '" '"JanteriuH-soul, WUUl the MUc that is bo|)eleB» ipialls. , -(VtiiU(/u Umt. My Little Ua Peep. Hy Lillie 11.. I', ,.|. IB 1^81 asleep. And I . r h< ao ,.11 my bean la lyiiiK. ^ r "".'' ""' "'" "'«' ''tt'l chfek ButwhaLcan. I how tile hours ko by Whciber-willly ihey ko or creepiuK •' Sot aji hour could !>.. but dear to me When uiy babe oil my arm is aleelnUK, Ber lit (I., bail' feet with diniiiles sweet rroni th,- b.idK of li„r k,.wii are peepine, And I aeli wee loe. like a daisy in blow I ear. Be as si:.- li„. a k1i-..i,iiii; â-  Her «..;,!..„ |„„i- ,,i|]K „v..r llmehair, -< arat'u, T' l ' a;, ' . ' u ' , ' .:ro" ' J ' tmbVir i iaHllll F Tick U.iU, ti.k took ; you may wait, old clock, U wiM. foolish what I was sayniB ; Let your sucuu.Ib »iay, your miuutcH play. Aud l)id y.iur da\ h t;o all a MayiuK O.Tiuit^t suuel still li' 'of coiileilt wiole iiiy babe ... - . - â-  - â-  Mfu looks fair .\B 1 Biiioolb ber Uair. my And to morrow I may le we !t inednnk luy till ieepini; ; •piiiu. THK KOWSEKIS U«> SMOPelNO. M«iiHatl«>ii Mr l»<.«~ei tre..le» a Seiisalion Amon(f â-  tU.- Or.hiiary Kuii of Shoppers. ed in a casual way that we i„o, a new carpet and ^^^_ ^^ ,„^ ,„„„ »iid that I muBt get down ,n„voa,yo*Know , »t_ l3o*8er I ' and ' ">y 1 hail mentioned in a meded *uiie ilmhoe, a Mme tabletinen, a lowu atol buy OAino home at i o'u wid : •• Well, are vou all ready 'I ** For what ?" •• \Vh> . to ^o down ^^ut I didnt, know you wanted to go. Indeed, 1 wish you wouldu't." " Ob, jou ilo ! I'm alrajd yon- down to a liDen counter. A young man came forward to wait on ns, and after beinK told what was wanted, he queried : " So yon want some real linen. Well here is something I can recommend " " Is that all linen ?" " Yes, sir." " Is it ?'• asked Mr. Bowser, as he turned to me. I didn't think it was. but I told Mr. Bowser to let it go. It was the oustom in all dry goods stores to lie about such things, and no one thought of raising a row. • Madame," said Mr. Bowser, as he took the doth over to a motherly old lady, " is this ail linen ?" '' '• No, sir ; it's half cotton:" she replied after an inspection. "Where's the proprietor of this store ?" he demanded of the clerk. " Iâ€" I'll call him, sir." The proprietor came up. " Is that linen ?" asked Mr. Bowser. " It passes for linen, sir." " ^* >'°" l'"t a cow's horns and tail on a horse he d paes for a cow, wouldn't he ? Bir, this looks to me like a petty swindle and one )ou ought to be ashamed of I" The proprietor began to blow up the clerk, and the clerk said he'd resign, and as we got out doors I penned Mr. Bowser in a doorstep, and said : "I'll never, never dare enter this store again I" " Don't want you to. The man is a liar and the clerk lied by his instractions. We 11 try another." The next store was crowded, and as we reached the linen counter it was to find every stool occupied. I tried to got Mr. Bowser out, anticipating tronble, but un- fortunately at that moment one lady ob- served to another : " Dear me, but this is the third afternoon 1 ve come down town to buy a tablecloth, and 1 haven't got suited yet." "And I want four crash towels, and I've been ail over town twice," replied the other. "Here, you!" snapped Mr. Bowser to the clerk, "are you busy ?" " Waitint> on these ladies, sir." •' Uavo they bought anything .'" " No, sir." " Are they going to '.'" " 1 â€" I don't know." " Well, I've uo time to fool away. We want three liaen Ublecloths and two dozen napltius." The ladies arose in great indignation, liach of them gavo mo a look that pierced me to the heart, and each one gave Mr. Bowser a look which ought to h«ve shortened him two feet, but which had no apparent effect. In seven minutes we had found what wo wanted, paid the bill and were ready to go. The clerk acted a bit sulky, and Mr. Bowser was getting ready to give biui a blast, when I appealed to him to hold tho peace. I toU him it was the cus- tom for several tbousand ladies to come down town every afternoon to shop, and that shopping oousisted of promenading up aud down to show their suits off to a lot of well dreeaed loafere, and entering the stores aud taking an hour aud ahalf to buy a six- pence worth of Uoe or ribbon. Tho clerk melted a httle at the same moment, and 1 got Mr. B«wser out without another eraption. •' Now for the dishes," he said as wo got ggfaanil 'y",<K«tm.Ja.>-«autety store, one who was saying to a oteipk : â- ' And so that toothpick holder is six cents ?" •' Only six, madam." •â-  How very cute !" " Yes, it is." " And it is imported .'" " It 18. " " Uow very, very charming ! Thisis the aamo ouelww yesterday, is it ?" •â-  Oh, cepaiiiiy. " " Dear int. but 1 wish I could make up liiid vfdether to take it or not. You BAH DB COLOGME DBINKl The see, we uii^ move in Lhe spring, and if wu and buy those â- een with me on thu street ?' VOtt- theui, when Mr. uo*ber i „ ^ ^^^^ jlockouo ftftornoou and j„„„ptcd| " Yes. " Uow have von " Only •• 111 II ' wait on saucers, ! platters, The itt< dead witi at the ba( I til murdl j Then again, ff Are you ashamed to be lu St â-  '"' You know I'm not 'Well what?" . Youll jaw lolkB and get into a >iuar- .". Mr« Itowser, are you getting soft m ^«^ ^, ^,, the bead ? .I'iw '"'ks I Get iiito a quarrel 1 , ^^^^ ^ , Uuuipti ! Are you coming / I though Wo first visited the carpet store. 1 naa ^^ not yet ma.le up uiy mind whether to buy l~ - BruLels or .civet, nor whether to get light or dark oolo.s. 1 expected to t»k« * <:lmir =•â€" •i^-""^tc^;a:i^.^s aliiiiit Slu worth of dishes," in- Huwser 111 just a moment. iiv of those tooth- pick holders [tt lie the lot ; and now come and I want twelve cups and .ly-four plates, three or four tureens and a tish platter." , turned about ami killed me (to long look. Then she looked Mr. Bowser's neck and tried him, but he would not fall mturned and killed mo over ter shouldera twist and walked jilore. She had hardly departed .rrival asked our clerk, busy wan, to show her some tea Favorite Tipple Wltli Faslilonable BncUsU Women. We hear from time to time of persons falling victims to Morphinomania, as the disease resulting from injecting morphia has been termed, and it is almost unneces- sary to remind the reader of the fatal con- sequenoes ensuing to those who indulge in laudanum or chloral. But the very idea of drinking a perfume would .seem to be almost too abaurd to suggest. Yet, says the Temperance Record, medical men know only too well how many of their patients, more particularly among the weaker aex, take ean de cologne to excess, and to such an oxoess, too, as to compel, in some instances, their being relegated to retreats specially established for the treatment of dipsomaniacs. When it is known of what the odoriferous compound in question is dis- tilled, it will be readily admitted that an incalculable danger may be the outcome of a continual use of it as a stimulant. The following is a receipt said to be adopted in the manufactories of the Farina family at Cologne : Twelve drops of the essential oils neroli, citron, bergamot, orange and rosemary ; one drachm of Malabar carda. mons and one gallon of rectified spirits. Vfa have only to mention that spirits of wine, along with ipethylated spirits, are re- sorted to by habitual drunkards in the last stage of their complaint to make it ap- pear self-evident that the strength of eaa do cologne must be greater than that of the wines and spirits in common use, and its effect upon those who regularly imbibe it. What, then, it may be asked, brings about a craving for the fragrant preparation (we have used the word •' craving," for a liking one can never attain for it, if we are to credit the confessions of an habitue which have come under our observation), and why IS it that ladies form, as a rule, the largest number of its devotees ? The reasons are not far to seek, and may be brielly summed up as follows : 1. It can be purchased with ease. •>. There is uo ocoasiun wliatevor to visit a public house, a call at a neighboring chemist's exciting no suspicion. :i. It can be indulged in with absolute secrecy, oven as m instances we have known, where tho drinker affects to be a staunch teetotaller. 4. Few people are aware that this article of toilet can be abused to such an extent as to bring about a condition of intoxication. Let us at once say that tho habit generally commences by taking a few drops on a lump of sugar, in order to produce an unnatural buoyancy of spirits. This may go on for some time without any apparent deleterious effects, but in nine cases out of ten the old, old story results. Tho small quantity taken at lirst refuses to bring about tho wished-for effect. Stronger doses are reijuired to this end. Slid while one vonld well-nigh shud- der at the idea of drinking half a tumbler of whiskey or brandy and water, the best part of a small wine glass of oau de cologne, filled up with water, is swallowed without the least compunction. Like many drugs it is o.\ceediiigly nauseous to take," besides being of an intensely fiery nature. Mixed with water, it turns into a' repulsive milky white fluid, and those who have been in the habit of drinking it assure us that they close tho nostrils while doing ao, eating iinmodiattly thereafter lo/i'iigiu of a power- drink three small bottles (costing a suiUiug each) or even more, per day. Pleasure in so doing there is none ; while uu i-ontnUrf, those wiio alfect wines, sxiirits or liquors do certainly derive some enjoyment. The only [wssiblo advantages eau de cologne possesses as against otliercomiiion alcoholic beverages areâ€" that it can be taken secretly, is in a highly concentrated form, can be carried about easily, and is rapid in its action. Many there are who are unable to break themselves of the habit of drinking tho isiison, oxcept under restraint of the most stringent character ; and we have it on tho authority of one who has gone through this trying ordeal, that tho lirst week after ho is debarred from tho use of the perfume, thu sulferiiig is intense. A fortnight, however, will in most cases see tho worst over, and within a mouth the body will resume its natural functions ; re- freshing and undisturbed sleep will have returned, and the appetite will reassert itself, nervousness will " melt into thin air." and tho feeling of despondency and abject misery will give way to comparative ease and comfort. â€"/-ondon Globe. M.4S( A.\l> HIS .'MANAGEMENT. A Wouiuii Who Known the Advice. Subject Gives HOW T<) 'SI .IKK SPIKIT flCtVnES, third inquired to placo ohaiis for us. the wiiiilo.* unrlaiiis and nf M.r. liowser : .„.i'i .. l)id Nou Wish to look at some carpets .. Did 1 come up here to buy oysters/ Bowser. Light or dark colors?' all tho style, you Mad^ wish to " Perl â- â€¢Do â- â€¢ WhjS said Mr. Bowser, " Jo you Riome spoons?" ibow whether yon do or not ?" •I-l will look at them." Very; *tll ; you sit down aud wait demanded Mr Bowser 'â-  Ah -uiul " Light." •• But the dark aru a •^"I'doni know anything of the sort 1 There a ,lenty of white horses »»Jho"»e« and while shirts and hats ; and doi^» know v,l.> I'ulH «"P«'« ^boMui bo faBbioi.ahlc. KoU down Yes, Bir; but youjvon until I know down I was have or mangled only th and, as Bowsor Mrs ilhnjiigh buying. li|tl want, ami I came to buy, ihall pay cash could 1 this piece." I you won't like it. This dark paiteiu is what Mrs. Governor Smith Sected 10, her front bedroom .. Yea Well, 1 may get horee barn laior on. Send itp a measure the room, and give that for my „p a man to ino that hght ^"whv, Mr. Bowsor r I said. "You haven't "a. I. oted already! ' " Certainly-" ^^ ;:?:-:;,vf, !»-;«*,. o-.^»w pltii again, and if looks lilr. Bowser, he'd have Inien a ptfv in ten seconds. Wo were fth minutes buying the dishes, koiuut and reaohed tho car, Mr. jtier, whon yon conio down town do 3 in^o fooling around tho stores and obsti ditj doorways and crosswalks like the i| Bkh wo have seen to-day?" "I I J *Kio." " .-Vnd « db; buying four cents' worth of somethioi !" " Yes; ' iitlie custom." " And 1 Wii it have taken you three weeks t4 boj „hat we bought in two hours ?" " ^^*' -ft ThettBll ^jHe this very day to an ^at'salltlieroisto it. We w." "â€" ^'-'''"^^^^"'^^'^olookaround ,;'-r:thf%^^-rmt;^ p»y for eiii. But 11 a re I We entered idden." We'll go i"**"'^' S-reearth,^eB^^.3.;;-'-, r^ ^.t.u.red a ory r,*^"^ idiot asyl in ? It' Detroit : _ husband I'reu. A CK.t laQnay,h^ % lat cent istio of ! mont, wl complete person ^\ examplei; higher , draws ft N SCO if I can squeea) you .'ootler every other home in ' olscandal, and every other "l» ilivorce V'â€"Vclroit Free 'T«i pn-ia scientist, Dr. De- hlietho remarkable discovery '1 movements are oharaottr- , Mftnco and higher develop- l*6inpctBl are a mark of in- ^'otioa. In other words, tho ""utilly draws a circle, for ?"> kit to right poBdossea a , . °1 intoUigenoo than ono who N»loloft. EnKlish Wit. This Weather !-" And how are we to- day, my dear madam?" "Well, doctor, the cold 1 caught tho day before yesterday is rather better ; but the one I caught on Monday week is ever so much worseâ€" and I caught ft brand new one last night 1"-â€" Pti«.-/i. Well Meant, no Doubt.â€" tjho : " You were present at our concert the other even- ing, Major Stubbles, now toll me seriously, do yon think my voice has improved since I took leasoiirt .' ' Major Stubbles : â- â€¢ Oh, really, my opinion is of no value, and gen- erally tho reverse of what is correct ; but, candidly, 1 think your voice has improved iinmensely. 'â€" Jiiii;/. Ingenious Youth.- l-'irst aohool boy : •• Wot did ver toll him yer saw mo done it for ? ' Second S. 13. : " 'Cause I saw yw ; I wasn't a going to tell no lie." First S. 13. : "1 didn't want yer to tell no lie for me, but yor might 'ave said ' Ver didn't know who done it.' "â€"Fun. siogular Fheiiomenon In Mld-Atlaiitii^ The paaseiigera who landed at Quoene- to.vn on I'lieaday morning from tho Innian steamer City of Chicago, from Now York, report that on tho morning of tho I'.lth inst., two days after leaving New York, three immeuBi! apiral columns of what at first siipeared to bo waterspouts, moving in a southwesterly direction, were observed about a mile distant from tho steamer on tho port side rising out of tho water. The sea at tho base of the column was m a very disturbed state -"' ' ♦'•" """'•' """" very iiisturoeu sfmu, «"« *..« -^..-^ being hfted to a great height by a whirl- wind. Ono column appeared to incline to a considerable angle. Tho phenomenon, which lasted for eight minutes, disapiieared in a thick mist.â€" i''i" Mall (Jmelte. . • -^ â€" ' A Way to Save BxponM!. Mrs. A.â€" Yes, I advertised for a nurse girl. What are your terms ? Nurseâ€" I shall want S.'J a wook with laudanum, 91 Without.â€" J/ari'ard Lampton. If a man is fond of (lattery let him have it. Not by the volume, but in crisp little verses. Uunt up poetry for his eyes ; get things to rhyme with his fat white hands ; pick out all tho big gods and the little heroes of Troy and Eome, whose legs are not half as good and whose backs were cambric by comparison. Laud his shapely head to the skies, aud he will keep his hair cut ; praise his shapely hands, and you solve the problem of unkempt naijs. Hunt the dictionary for words and synonyms to give variety to your euthnsiasm ; if he has ambitions or schemes listen to him with open eyes of wonderment, and no matter what the occasion is never permit your know.leilgo to exceed his. Men despise smart women, but have no fault to find when her talent is large enough to appreciate his greatnesi. Another piece of wisdom on the part of a wife is the cultivation of helplessnessâ€" she must be able to lift nothing heavier than a bo.\ of candy ; know nothing about the management of an umbrella, a window, a knot or a bundle, and just in proportion as ahe appeals to his strength, siixj and great- ness, just so large will her inffiience over him be. Men like to be looked up at, de- pended on, quoted and referred to. That's the reason why a little woman marries three times to the one wedding of tho tall, heroic lady. To be born a woman is to be born a martyr, but the husband that is worth wedding is worth keeping, aud if a little artifice, a pleasant smile, a contented heart, forbearance, neatness, devotion and tact will hold liun, by all means let him be held. Men must be taken as they are, and not as they should be. They are not a half bad lot under the reUning inUuence of mutual interest and love, aud ho is a very wretched apecimen of hnnianity who can- not be counted on to shield a wife from the buffets of the world and be an anchor for her when youth and beauty have proved unfaithful. Poor fellow ! he is weak, but he can't help it ! Ho was made ao. He would rather be good than bad, a king than a serf, and I think it is a woman's duty to do what ahe can for him. Sick and tired of the bang and i-latter of the world's machinery, a man is ready and willing to go anywhere away from the tumult and with any one who will help him to forget his cares, disappointment and his very e-xistenco. Thia thing of trying to rule a husband is all buncombe ; it can't be done. You can coa.x moat men, bribe some and govern a very few, but that vulgar rubbing of the fur tho right way wins every liino.â€" Oritung Picayune. are going to be She Uol There. " How funny some people are, ' shesaid. " Funny?" " Yes, some people who married. " " Oh I" " Yes, some want to be married in a bal- loon, some on the middle arch of a bridge, some in a boat, some in a railroad train, some on horseback, some on the edge of a precipice, some down in a eoal mine " " Yes, 1 have noticed it. ' " What la iheir obj<-i:i, I -Auuiier .'' got married in this way ao that they can tell their children aud their grandchildren they were married under peculiar circum- stances, as, for instance, ' your mother and me, children, were married in a coal mine,' or, * your graiulniotlier and me, children, were married in a balloon. ' "Perhaps that is the reason, ' said the maiden. "Of course it is the reason." Tlicro was a pause. Then the maiden with a glowing check said, ' I've been thinking, .lohii. ' "Yes.'" he said, interrogatively. ' I've been thinking how funny it would be- ' (a imuse and a deeper blush). ' Well, Bella, you have been thinking what?" ' I've been thinking how fnnnv it would be if " •Yes. " â-  If when the subject of marriage comos up thirty or forty years hence you oould point to me and aay, ' Why, children, your grandmother proposed to nio in leap year and we were married a few weeks later.' " ,Jo)in is very busy these days furiushiug a nice little cottage and Bella is superin- tending tho making of her wedding dress. â€" S'tUiirk Jtiurmd \ Hoiiihay .luK);ler. Without paraphernalia of any descrip- tion, devoid of dresa, e.\copt a cloth around his loins, ho (leforms tricks of legerdemain tho recital of which bring a shrug of un- belief from thu reader, and will therefore not bo attempted, and yet ono example must bo related just to givo the imagination a chance. A common washbowl was placed in tho centre of tho room. Four hen ogga procured in the hotel wore deposited in the bowl. Tlio littlo assistant of tho juggler, in tho presence of spectators who could plainly see the eggs on tho bottom, slowly tilled the vessel with clean water. Tho Hindoo placed his bare hand on tho rim of the bowl and the eggs disappeared from view, returning when the hand was re- moved. This was repeated several times, but he kept the explanation of the trick to himself. â€" I'luhuieiphia Vrtts. A Gorman Flora Miicilonalil. The death is announced at Moran, in the Tyrol, of Baroness .lenny Schleinilz, at the age of 80. Tho deceased lady and her husband, the late Privy Councillor Baron Schleinit/, rendered a signal service to Prince William of Prussia, afterward Emperor of Oermany, when, on the lllth of March, 184H, tho revolutionary mob attacked the royal palace at Berlin. The Prince took refnge in the house of Baron and Baroness Sohleinitz, who suoceeded in smuggling him out of town in disguise. Tho late Emperor never forgot this episode in his career, and to the last showed his gratitude to tho Baroness, who, after the death of her husband, some years ago, settled at Meran.â€" i^nii Mall Qazette. Woman (to tramp who has eaten a whole mince pie) â€" You seem to have a good appetite. Tramp (with tears in his eyes) â€"Yes, madame, that is all that ' have left in tho world which I can rightly call my Wn. First Get au Urdluary Cliromo, au<l nritft Pru< tice the Best U Ea>T> Mme. Diss Debarr's spirit-painting is a:) anciont trick, which has been resorted to by mediums, astrologists and fortune- tellers in this city for many years, says tbe New York HVWif. Any one who is familiaf at all with art materials is aware that can- vases for paintings are aeDslly sold stretched over little wooden frames, which oau afterward be inserted into giidcti frames if desired. The canvases are macla ill certain sixes, so that it is easy to sectlto duplicates whenever desired, and any " spirit-painter " can promptly furnish eat exact counterpart of any sized canvas that may be given to her to operate upon. Like everything else in spiritualism, that which is done must be executed in tha dark. A dim and uncertain light is nece»< sary, and things are so arranged as fo smack of the supernatural as much na pos- sible. " Y'ou have brought your own canvas, I see," remarked a medium as the yisitoc unwound a small modern frame over which canvas was stretched. " Oh, yes ; I thought I would be able fa say that I had convinced myself that Iherj could be no possiWlity of tricks." " Very good, " replies the medium. " Tto spirits and myself are well pleased to hava the matter placed beyond the .iuestion of scoffers." Tlie medium is never discomfited. Sha naa a canvas already painted just the sisa of the one brought, and a little clever wor!| m the way of sleight-of-hand is all thai i» necessary. She takes your canvas, looks aft it a moment, and then asks that it Ca marked. This is done. She carefully nofe» ., tho position of the little mark placed oi» - tho canvas, aud leaving tho room she mr.ika a painted canvas m a similar luauuer ,-»:i(| .< places it unUer her skirt, through the sitto of which is a wide cut, largo enongh S» allow the painted canvias to slip out easily, Uotiirning to the room, tho medium again takes your canvas and requests you to It.^a a small mirror, which is ao small that any* thing that happens below tho level of hex shoulders cannot bo seen. 'Whilo thisj placing is Ixing dohu tho inedunn ap(>ax- eutly holds the canvas carelessly in he* right hand, but in reality she hitches it ^ a hook cleverly coni^aled at her waist ami draws out tho painted canvas, which ;-ba raiees in such a way that the painted por- tion is not ri ilected in the mirror bioanea of a slight backward slant which is no* noticeable to the visitor. ' s Meanwhile you stand with the oamua poised above your head before a ulaas ami fondly imagine, if you aro at all imlintj to believe, that thu .;»nva8 is thu origiuij ono and ihat trickery is out of iha ^estion. " Now, ' says the medium, " jiitl holt! the frame very steady for a moincni, so as not to disturb the spirit artint, who is "ra of the old school and who will repredno it most valuable ancieut painting lor you.'* You hold tho frame firmly and looh steadily into the dimly-lighted mirror. " Now," continues the medium sweetly, " tip it forward just tho least bit." Thia tipping disclon's tho painting in uuch a way that it looks like a long, dark slroaJk mUtmmmim v Mim ii*»tjk.XowJy *7-; be moved too fast aud diauKJ ij»too 'a***^ The effect of this, in tho dim jfi torwara. tho mirror, iti to make tho l'«'"""''-,J|^~ to develop from the black streak nrsVWSOT. To the subject tho illusion appears periect, and tho cheap print chromo thus developul seems to tho awed imagination a genuina work of art. To make tho trick oven more impressivo the medium uotnetimes places a touch ol phosphorus in tho centre of the oaiuafj which naturally attracts the attention '. 4 is watched with bated breath during tho process of development. Another sypti'in mediums have ol \. o- dilcing those art treasures is a chenii. aj process known to few. .\ picture is paini> <1 and then si^ed over with this [leuuliaA chemical mixture. If an artist were to ii»- aiiiino tho canvas ho would say that it liati simply been primed. When it is desired to. ' produce the spirit-painting the canvab ist rubbed with a Mpoiige dam|>enod in a liquid which oats off the white priming and â- iX-* ' poses tho picture as fresh as when paintetV* This can be done on a wall as well as Oik canvas, and it is in this way that spirit paintings on walls are prodnced. Mii.O, Diss Debar "paints ' most of her spirit* pictures in thia manner. Tho secret of Lho chemical preparation used is uarefuUy guarded by those who know it. .» liy tliu Way. Bachelorâ€" A wild goose that tamo geesa envy. The worst enemy a man can have in % fool friend. The old notion that blood will tell ia a vein conceit. There's a good many ins and ouls in ffia life of ft ball-tosser. A dog will answer to any name when v ii» show him a bone. It is a queer Thing that in tho ethics oA kinship a man usually rushes for liis uncl9 after bidding good-bye to his ante, A Notable Cremation, A singular incident occurred at Mildmay Park Wesleyaii Chapel, London, on a re. cent Sunday. Tho minister, liev. G. A. Uennctt, B. A., has been denouncing tbo works of certain poets and novelists aa having an immoral tendency. Alter thO Rornion, Mr. Bennett produced a larj^ number of books, which he said had been sent to him to be destroyed by a person to whom th â- ' had been a great snare. Sub* Hcqiiently .le books were committed to tha tlauios by tho minister and the chapol fliciala. A I'aying UtiHiuess. A unique busineascard is that of a Franh ' fort, N.Y., stovi! dealer. On ono side is thO following inscription : How 5-2,000 Was Made. 91.000 By Attending to Your Own Business, 51,000 By Letting Other People's Business Alone. Alexander Cohen, a Polo, just dead at Lawrence, Mass., has lived as a hermit fo» VI voars, although ho was a highly educatvcl I J