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PROl TEE im 0' CAKES. Bon Late items of news from SCOTTISH BRAES. ^ ••w Slsniil Cabla si Wavorlry and Ho K4|iilpraeiit-I>rliiefi of Wulea Ultup- IHiiAK* <altirir«w People. 7h« ti«w tienal rabin of the Waver- ley diation, Edinburgh., contains the largest apparatua of the kind in the world, having 200 iuterlocliiDg levers In one continuous frame. At present ttoe (•â- â-¼â€¢rs in use number 157, aud more will be brought into service as the wrork advan.ea. To attend to the traf- fic there will be four men on each shift, which is eight hours long; while youths are employed to record the times of the trains, wor khitherto done by the siguaimen themselves. The large cabin has been rendered neces.sary by the e.'i- tent of the traffic to lie dealt with, there being no fewer than 500 trains |,a.-sint? Uie cabin during the H hours •nd of these 300 are passenger trains, iu addition there are the shunting operationsâ€" an extensive branch at the Waverley stationâ€" to 1 e controlled from this I al)in The meat modern improve- ments have been introduced into the working of the levers and other appar- atus; while the cabin ia lighted with electricity, and with gas in case of the tailure of the electric ligiht. The Lord Provost of Glasgow inti- mates that the Prince and Princess of Wales who were asked to visit Glas- gow on LSeptemlier 9, to lay the founda- tion .«tone of the Art Gallery and to formally open Ce^-snock IJock, cannot find it convenient to do so. However, the Duke and Duchess of York sviU tra- vel to Glasgow and [>erform theilouble raremony. The Cessnook Dock is the largest in Scotland, and took twelve years to construct. After opening the docks tlueir Royal Hig^mtss will at- tend luncheon in the City Chambers, at which the freedom of the city will pro- i)ably be presented to the Duke and sul>- sequcntly lay the foundation stone of the Art Galleries. In the evening the Floyal party will leave the city for Dal- me«y, where they are to be the gueata of the Earl of Ro.sebery. The French-Scottish Society that has this year l)een holding its annual meet- ings in Edinburgh, paid a visit to St. Andrews, where they were tlio gue8t,s of the UniversU;y. At a special gra<lu- ation ceremonial the .Seuatus conferred the honourary degree of L.t.D. on M. In Comte de Fran(|ueville. M. Croiset and M. Melon, and abso on a lady. Miss I'lugenie Selllers. The latter is the first la.iy t ore\eive the degree at St. .Vn- drews. and the fa<^t was very suitably > ommented upon by Principal Donald- """~-SMl. He pointed out that as the llni- versityTltj^t. .Andrews has now open- ed its door8-ti» lady .students, it can- not consistently- luaervo its honourary degrees for men. but must !« ready to â- onfer them upon women who have dis- tinguished themselves in science or s^-holarship. A poliieman'8 sense of humour quell- ed a disturbance at Burntisland last week, and the delinquents' sense of humour saved them from the ven- geance of the law. Thecase stood thus: A female tramp and her two sons were making too much noise, and vexing the lieges. They resisted all attempts to sopthe them. One of the son.s is a piper and a policwiian suggested that he should play the party to the lockup. The man was tiokled with the idea, and did asihB wat told. While the officer fumbled for the keys of the cells, the prisoners kept marking time. "In con- sideration of the humour of their be- haviour," the Railio dLsmissed them with an admonition. ".Seven gchjooi chHdren," says the Athenaeum, "of Golspie, in Sutherland, once wrote down for Mr. Nicholson, Bodley's librarian, all they knew of the saperstitiona and U^geuds of the neigh- bourhood, the description of theirown games, the rhymes sung in them, and much else. This, without altering a word. Mr. Nii;holson had edited, adding the music of the gaiue-rhymes, an<l an introduction to the history of tbejilace, its prehistoric and other antiquities, and its population. 'Mr. Nutt isaliout to publish the work, which is plenti- fully illustrate<l." By command of the Queen a supper and a ball were held at Balmoral Castle on July aSrd in honour of Her Ma- jesty's Diamond Jubilee. The celebra- tions had been postponed on account of the death of Mrs. Macdonald. one of the ten- twenty minutes the chief streets, at a point where it is forty yards wide was knee deep in water. Hiouses and shops were inundated. b'ortuuately, the storm was of momentary duration, but considerable damage was done. Charles Dickens, a ticket-of-leave man baa lieen sent to Jail for 60 days and to serve out his suspended life sen- tence at Glasgow for having a bur- glar's kit in his poduession. He made a living while out of jail by writing prison stories for magazines, and by figuring on his prison experiences A number of bottle-nosed whales re- cently found their way into Look Eli anil as the entranc» is very narrow they were unable bo get out again. Within a few days over a dozen stranded on the shores and died. They measured from 15 to;iO feet in length. According to report the smithy at Melrose in whioh Armourer-Sergeant Si'ott. the winner of the silver medal at Hisley works, has been in the pos- session of his forefathers for seven hundred yeara VOUNG FO^ A iLITTLE GBBIL'a DOLLS. My dollies are many, There's curly-haired Jennie, And Tojjsy so black, Aud white-hairad old Jack, There's Itobbie, the soldier, Than whom none is bolder; There's the Stiok-of-Wood Polly. Aud the Japanese dolly; . But the latest and beat. In silken robes dressed, With a vest of peajls bright. All set in rows white, 1h Dolly Sweet-Corn, Who this summer was born, '>n u tuaselled corn-stalk. Near the old garden walk, In a field of bright green. With a changeable sheen. QUEJiN VICaXiliUA'S HORSES The Queen of England hus large stabltw attached to all her palaces. They are not nearly so grand as some that have been built in this oountty, but it is a great pleasure to go through them, for th^ are so beautifully kept, and the animals are sujub noble, intel- ligent creatures. The rooms, for the divisions of the stables are really rooms, are bright, sunuy oftentimes, and tlie floors and stalls are as sweet and clean, nay EiMlBROIDERJED LINEN. We believe every dainty housewife likes to have a supply of embroidered doilies, centerpieces, tray cloths, side- board covers, and many other things made of linen. One need not know bow to sketcJi the designs, for perforated patterns are so inexpensive that any one can afford them, and many of the designs are beautiful. Centerpieces and carving cloths uot only look well on the table, but are a genuine sav- ing in the wear of the tablecloths, and the amount of washing required to keep them clean The most popular shai>ea tor center- pieces are oblong, square, and i-ound, and the edges are usually hemstitched, scalloped, or fringed. It is not as diffi- cult to fringe the round doilie.s as it would seem. Get a large plate and mark a circle on the linon first. Three or four inches inside this circle draw another, and run several rows of mach- ine stitching around it as close to- gether as (lossible. Tie threads can then be drawn for the fringe. If the fringe thus made does not seem heavy enough knot three or four threads of cotton into the edge of the doily at abort intervals. A beautiful centerpiece and set of six doilies seen recently were round, with fringed edges, and a wreath of lilies of the valley and leaves embroidered with white and green Asiatic filo floss. Such work needs to be put in a frame or hoops to keep it smooth while working. In embroidering flowers solidly, make the stitches of different lengths, leav- ing a regular edge. Leaves should al- ways be commenced at tue point, and worked from midvein outward. Another handsome set of round doil- ies made of fine white linan, are bor- dered with a design of grape leaves, so arranged that the edges of the leaves form .scallops and are dune in button- hole stitch. The remainder of the leaf wtih delicate irregular veins, is dune in outline. Many of the square table pie<-ea are finished with bemstitohed hems from one to three inches in width, while oth- ers are buttonholed in large shallow scallops, each one lieing composed of three or more smaller and shallower there are always plate and fiugerliowl doilie»- to match. llattenburg and Renaissance laces will .still be fasluuuable if uombined with linen; but silk and satin for the table are talKioed though the liuen;i u.sed with these laces are so smooth and glossy as to impress a casual oliserver that they are mu<le of silk. I''ayal drawn work is the latest for bordering small clotlis, napkins aud doilies, it is made of the finest linen and more than anything else, resembles beautiful needlework. Even under the olo.sesl in- sixfction there is not the slightest re- .semblaiic« to tlie old-fashiouud drawn or Mexican work. There are reither blocks nor wheels. All the threads run- ning one way being drawn, elaborate and giaceful designs are worked with the needle. The old-fashioned drawn work will lie sold next season for less than half its former priie. The reason for the reduction, according to the deal- ers, is not so much because it has ceased to be fashionable as because the work ia now <loue in Japan. .Satin and silk scarfs have had their doy, and in Uieir pia -es for those house- keepers fond of displaying their own handiwork on their tai>les, have come crochet mats, c^ntreiiieoes and platii and finger bowl doilies. These may be solid pieces of crocheted or linen cen- tres with crochet Ixinlers mora or less elaborate to suit the taste of the owner. Afterno<m tea cloths with a touch of color are a pretty change. One .seen re- centy appeared to l>e embroidered in fuchsias of gold and silver, the white silk giving a luminous silvery effect. Very pretty and lacy iu effect were the afternoon tea cloths in a pattern of ivy leaves, each leaf formed of transparent drawn threads; others, more perfect still, have corners of drawn threads forming squares more lovely than lace insertion. cleaner than many a kitoheu. To add scallops. One very pretty centerpiece . is an oblong piix-e of linen, thirty to tile picture of comfort, in nearly! imhes long and eighteen inches wide, every apartment there is a big, sleek' with a hem two inches wide, hem- gray cat who sits and sleeps by Ihel ''V'*'*"' »'â- ?"«'' ''• . '^i'**'â„¢ is a bunch „, ,. J * 1 . «^ J •"• of mignonette and leaves in each stalls ad if she were keeping guard. corner, embroidered with Roman The queen hus all kinds of horsesâ€" floss. In spite of the diminutive saddle-Uurbus, many of them presents size of the blossoms this design can from other sovereigns; oarriage-hursea ; 1* made to look very natural. U.sc for state occasions aud for private use;! '"^'X pale, deliiule tints, and if you horses for work about the palace ' Ijave a bunch of natural flowers to grounds, aud draught horses. These study while you work, you will lemoie last are magnificent fellows, English apt to gut just the right lone. Siiiall thorougubreds. The English draught conventionalized designs are often horse is much Larger than any in used in tlio c^trners of the square pieces America. He is not only higher, others have three or four-inch squares but much more heavily built aud has "I <lrawn work. They are simple and great tufts of liair tailing over his pretty. and do not require much time heavy hoofs. > to make them. Another very pretty The most beautiful horses which the ***• "^ doilies has a border of apple queen owus are wlmt is known as blossums done with several shades of cream color, but you can guess the<'ol- l''"k. shading almost to white. The or better by being told that it is like scalloped edges are buttonholed with that lovely brown which is on a dainty! white Boston art silk. A liaskot of meringue. Their manes reach almost f'"»*8''3 embroidered in each lorner of to their knees, and their Uila sweeo * square doily is a iiretty finish, the ground. They are gentle crea- '^ hand.iome s-arf for a sideboard i» turcs, aud will let a stranger pat ""*'" "^ butcher's linen, just a.H wide their glossy them, aud find those which nearly matched. . ^ , , ... , f u i n Tacy were sent from all parts of Kng-l f*^'*^"'""',, ""'' tt^o e""'^ finished with • ^' fringe. 1 sides. There are eight of *>* ••'"; '^"" °' "'» SKleJioftrd, and long it took several years to »n"U«l> to hang over the ends ten or whu-.li „..,. ri „..,,.. „i....i twelve in-bes. Ihe hems were heiii- nge. Tliri'e inches from the fringe wa.s a l^irdcr of Roman (Mubroidery about cinht inches wide. After the pat- tern was stamped, it was outlined with coarse cotton thread to give firmness, then worked in buttonhole stitch with yellow .Asiati'- twisted embroidery silk. The linen was cut out around the do- vvh.... 'ii... .....,.„ i« :» n . I sign, 1 caving a Iwautiful openwork pat- VVhen the queen is in the country 1 ^/^^^ ^s the linen and silk were of (be laud The queen's carriage is uot driven by a cuachmau. it has no box seat. The horses are guided by men who ride them and who are called "outriders." They make a pretty pic- ture with their scarlet coats aud jocky Caps. dr^twn oy a doukoj- just such ^' * l"elime chair aud just such a donkey as you may have read about in that charming little story, "Jackanapes." Lt muse bo slow riding, but the queem is au old ^ ^ ., , , lady and likes to take things easily. So Preference appears to be for floral de- will you, perhaps, when you get to bel signs, and the figures are larger and Instead of lized blos- TABLE LINEN. In table linen for next season the a great-graudmother. AN CHLD-FA;SHL0NED GENTLEMAN Toddy Hammond was visiting hi groat-aunt. There was nothing h liked better than to bear stories of his great-uncle who died long before, and who stood iu the aunt's memory at the her Maiestv'9 dre.s.sors. All antrv oh the Balmoral, Abergeldieand Birkiiall e.^tntcs. together with their tip-top of everything, ieddy was long wives and families were present, and the royal traflesiiien in Aberdeen were also invited. The memorial stone of a mortuary c4>ai»l which has lieen gifted to the Northern Infirmary. Inverness by the Dowager I.ady Tweedinouth. in mem- ory of the late Lord Tweedinouth, was laid by her l.ailyship a few days ago, in iire'sence of a reiiresentat've gather- ing of clovpyracn and citizens. Her ladyship's piirt.Y included the Counte.ss of Aberdeen an'i\ I.-idy Marjorie, dsugh ter of the Connte."*, A r»ther strar",ge freak of nature has just been seen in a house in the upper part of Crieff wiivi-e a. at was suck- ling a kitten and a rut. The cat, a strnngnr to the house, brought the kitten and the rat along with it, and th« three aiipareiitly liv^d happily to- gether, the latter l-niug nursed by "pu.ssy." The kitten .seemed tobemore timid than the rat, while the rat was inclined to be frolicnome. Sir Hugh Muir Nelson, K.C., M.G.. Premier of Queensland, acconipiinied by lady Nelson, recently visited Kilmar- nock, his native town, and had oon- ferrad upon him the freedom of the burgh. TJie principal thoroughfare-a and oo-uncil buildings were decorated with flags nod streamers in honour of tli« dltlinguishod visitor. A banquet took p!»'« l»t«r iQ the day. â- MiisBolbursm was recently the scene •.•; hd extraordinary deluge. A thun- 4at«U<raD botwl; over Khe town, and in ing to be a man. "Be more than a man, Teddy," aunt Lucretia would say, "be an old- fashioned gentleman. When we were married â€" " then ieddy settled himself in great couteoi, for that meant something very nice. "Whou wo were uiarried, my mother lived with us. She was feeble and only came put to din- ner. When that was served, your uncle always knocked at her door and said, 'May 1 lake you out to dinner, moth- er?' Then he offered bis armâ€" the loft arm, mind you, that was what cour- tesy required- aud escorted her to her chair. How noble be looked, bend- ing over her while hoadi Not many such men iu these days I" Aunt Lucrel la sighed, and the buy waited is vuiu for more. Now, I'eddy meant to be quite .as much a gentleman as that famous old uncle, and ho really lost half a morning's play hanging around, for tear he wouldn't be on band at dinner- time. Would Aunt iLucretia be in her room? That was another puzxler. By good luck, she was. He knocked solemnly at- her door and said, "Mayâ€" may I â€" will you come to your dinner, auntie?" 'fhen he looked at her tall height and his own shortness. 'I can't offer my arm, nor bend over you. I can't reach, but may 1 lead you?" He put out bia left band, Aunt Lucr»tia was touch- ed. " You're doing your very best," she sai4. "and the finest gentleman In the biDv^ cou\dn't do more." Helen A. b'awlej. more pronounced than ever, the single bud or medium snm with an occasional leaf or sprig of foliage found on la'ile linon hereto- .fore. the damasks tor the coming sea- son display entire plants or huge branches laden with liotb loaves and flowers. The newest and most stylish ihiths have plain centres, not satin diiiMa.sk, but plain linen, svith deep floraal lior- dors, extending from the bein. In one design of this sort, which is especially artistic and beautiful. gr»at bunches of poppies apparently imlleil up by tfco roots spring from their l>ed of leaves and gra.ssos just alKivu the hem and extend toward the centre »f the cloth, covering it with blossoms and buds on their own graceful stems. The na|>- kins and doilies to match this cloth have a border intertwined long- stemmed popiiies with an uprooted blossoming plant in the centre. All table linens, when not lat-e- trinimed, must lx( marked with oin- broiilored init iais. Kor napkins the let- ters should be 1 1-4 inches long, while for cloths the accepted size is 'i 1-2 inches. These initials should be inter- twined, but should not be in the old- fashioned monogram. I'or lace-trimnioil table linen, which will be even more fashiona'ilo than Itust season, there are throe new laces. Dne is a French lace which is very like elab- orate iiatterns of heavy linen torchon, another is a Russian lace that has close meshes and olumsey-looking figures, and a third is a fine duchess lace. The last is the finest lace ever used for table decoration. It is combined with linen .so shiver as to almost resemble muslin, and is used principally for tea and luncheon cloths and for centra pieces and tray oovar*. Of ooursa, FOR ORNAMENT AND USE. Cut from stiff cardboard a perfect- ly circular piece five or six inches in dia>metei'. From smooth. whit«t. gray, brown, or juiy plain paper cut another circular piece the same size, and cut a. half circle of sand or emery paper, only making it crescent shaiioA. Pro- cure a pretty child's h«>ad from a pic- ture card or scrap aod have it about two inches in diainoter. Paste this head on the oardlioard almost In the center. MJake a hole iji the white pa- per at the same place, and tear it suf- ficiently large U> show the picture. Paste this paper smoothly, over the cardboard, leaving the lorn edges ir- regular, just as li the head had been thrust through it. Now firmly jxmte Ihe emery paper crcbcent over this, lie- ing careful to have the outsiile edges even. Put it to one side <ir benealh the head. With gilt paint or pen and ink sketch these words over the picture along tlie o.dge of the ixiper; "Looking for Light." Paste a loop of ribbon or .loinothing else aJL the toti to hang by. and you have an ornamental match sorntcher U> hang near the match re- ceiitacle. WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN. In HI* Yuuih Vlmliilonr lT:in(i-il to Re mi Actor, nul ChnnerU Hin l*lan>. Kew are aware that, not only has Mr. Gladstone figured a-s a playwright, but that, also, he was to such an ex- tent sta^^u-struck iu his youth that be victual ly ounsulted the famous actor, Macready. retqiectiing his cliaiiu'es uf HUiux'kLS iji' tibe Uhwi.tricaii jiirotfcMsiun. The tragetlian is reiM>rted to havu ac- corded a favorable opinion, but, .sul^- sequently, Mr. Glodstane was induced to .'ibandu'n his intentions, in that di- rection by the lulvice of his friend. Lord SUijiieO'. ai'toirwaril fourite^inth eurl of Derby, so celebrated as prime minister. a<Dd as the most successful tran.slator of tho works of Homer. Of i.-ourso the antrea-tiee of Mr Ubid.ttoub's oMta relatives, likewise weighed in the balance in per.suading him to ubaiigo his filaun. and thu.s tlio Britifikh stage was deprived of a .star that wouhl cer^inly have proved its more brilliiuit ornament. There certainly is no man on the English- .spciiking stage to-ilay. or, indeed, who hiua been during the present century, who hits he*n ptasesse*! of so exquisite- ly melodious voice or of such perfect diction. Tluj oour.se of English his- tory during the lust fifty years might havtv been diffei'nnt had Mr. (jlad- stime become an actor. With regard to hi.s career as a p!a.>- wright. it was both brief a.nd ingloi- ioiLs. It is just sixty years ago, that he wrote a play, making its themo the retreat of thi; famous "tcin thousand" unlcr iXeooplion. tJio leading part in which was intciuled for Kean or for Yoimg. The drama, however, was r*:- jccted by every f.«>ndnn and pro- vincial miuiager of the day. It is doubt- ful whether a play wrilton by tho (irniid Old M.in nowadav.s would meet with so particularly sorry a fate. GOLD IS EVERYWHERE. •'"onud In Minnll Qiianillli'o In nil Pnrlo or file Worlil. Gold exists in larger or small quan- tities in every iwrtion of tlie world. It h;ks b&en found in almost 'every state of the Uiiitod States ; iu Devon- shire, Cornwall, Wale« ami Scotland, in Great Britain ; on the sands of the Rhine, the Rcuas, tho Rhone luid "the Aar ; at Salzburg, in Iho I'yrol, tintl at Zell ; in the valleys of Toiqia, ,Sesia. and Novard, in Pioedinont; at Percheria in Lombu.rdy ; on the iagus, lu v?|juiu; in the rivers of Provenoo ; iu south- ern .and eastern .Sil>eria; in fourteen of tho ninoteen j)rovinc*8 of China ; in the isliuid of Yesso, in Japan ; in odd spots in 1 nilia ; -lihibot. and (ho islands of Ceylon ^tnd Borneo ; in Aby.ssinia, liordofan, and tihe .Soudan generally, in North Africa, and this region wat- ered by the Zainl)e»i and Limpopo, in South Africa; in Au.slralia, New Zea- land and Canada. But a-s a general rule the precious metal is found in suoU small quantities that It will >not pay to work the minos or placers. It is only nbiw and tlusn tha.t it Is found iji isolated localities in abundance. i^EWS OF MERM ENfiLANll iNTERESTING ITliMS OF NEWS VRQt» THE OLD LAND. CoKalpy I'nracraplin of ilnppruiugn all OT». tbf "lljiUl Ltitle IkluMit A â- â€¢â- â- ucttral .fiikr Willi n»<l lleHBllK. John Richardson, "one of tho iStt Hundred" in the fauious light cavalry charge at Balaclava, died in MaucheatM a few days ago. lie was given, a publlo funeral. A postage stamp oixlilbition, which M said to l>o the most scientific aud ela- Iwrate over gotten, up, is now open in Loudon. The exhibits aj'o valued at Remains of what seems to be a Romaa basilica, with columns three feet in diiuueter, have been found in tearing down a shop in tho centre of the city of Chester All of the alphabet as far as the wor4 "foister" of tho Oxford (Mjurray) Eng- lish dictionary is now completed, and mtieb work 4ias been dune on the letters G, U and. K.. St. Jame* "''.^ucu/ard, Poatonviile, in which were buried Joe Grimaidi, the clown, and Tom Didbin, the nautical song writer, has been turned into a pub- lic playground At Newcastla-onrTyne a boy named Thompson, who earned bis livelihood by selling newspapers in the streets, has lome into tb- fortune of £500,1 tkiougti tlie deatu oi a ricn uncle near Uexuaiu. A strange incident happened on a re- cent Sunday morning in tho old church at b'elmersham, Uedtordshire. During the service a swarm of boos appeared inside tho building, forcing the service to au abrupt ciosu Out of about 1,200 pictures exhibited this year at the Royal Academy, 18b have been sold for about 982,t)tiO. The highest prices obtained wore 90,000 each for Mr. ikiughton's "After- Mid- night Ma^," and Mr. Napier Henry's "PiJcharda." A specimon of the Great Auk's egg, slightly cracked, realized lUU guineas in Loudon tho other day, the purchaser being pi-oprietor of, a well known pub- lic house in the north of London, who is already tho owner of two eggs of this extinct bird. Only seventy eggs ai. the great auk ara known to be in oxist- onue. I'here is living ut North-side, Birtley Fell, Durham a lady named Miss Winn- ifrod Long, who 'uas attamed I ho great age ul 107 years. Althuugh almost totally blind, Mi^ia Long S[i«aks welt, and her memory and hearing are good. Her eldest suiter died nut very long since at this ago of lOULand it is assert- ed th«it a brother was also a cen- tenarian. A singular accident occurred recent- ly near Sc»rlior<iugh. .\ numlier of l)ee- hives were lieiug carted tiiruugh the .streets, when the liorse sUiiublod, caus- ing one of the hives to fall on it. The bees swarmeil on the animal's back, stinging it so severely lh.it it Imlttvl, a>nd dashing into a wall killed itself, The driver and a Iwy w ere also severely stung. l%ore is soma surprise that no Jubi- lee honours were liestowed upon the duitinguiahsd English publisher, Goorg* "yuiith, who has produved on his ownl ritsponsiliilily and at vest eximuso to himself the prodigious "Dictionury of National Biography." the greativst na- tional refiirence book ever produced in Kngland. He gave a ilinnen the other day to the! many cont rilnilors to hia huge work, aihl there was a iiotabla display of dislmgiiished men present. A remarkable tragedy took place the other day at SL-uiford le Uopa, Essex. As I tiuieral party was leaving the parish church a woina<i was seen to (all from thol top of the church tower, a dist.ii.nce of. over 80 feet. BSihe iiroved to Iw Miss i<'rances Uewers, aged 40, tho daughter of a well-known butcbor at Stanfoni. At the inquest it was stated that tho unl'ortiinate lady had been despondent and ill for some time. She clijul>ed tho tower duriiug the ser- vice. A s'lngular ceremony was witnessed by a large congregfition at .\11 Souls church, llarleaden , one day recently, when the Rov. F. II. Vogt united Mr. Italph ('legg, a Manchester engineer, and Miss Martha Ann Topping, a Har- lesdon lady in marriage, lioth being deaf mules. The cler^nian carried out the service In, an ingenious way, hold- ing tine prayer book upside down aud Iioiinling to the words of the service as he went llirough it. Knowing the ser- vice by lie.irt he was thus onahled to perform the ceremony, the brido and bridegroom nodding their heads in as- sent at tho proper p.irt of the service. A practical joke has lately succeeded in dri\ing out of her mind and evi ntu- ally killiing a poor yimng woman nam- ed Pay, of iC years, living at .Sand- wich, in East Ktsjit. Some time ago Uiis victim was a hnpjiy and useful maid-.servanl. in a good siluiilioo near to TV.gwetl Biy. She was of a nervous disposition, and much afraid of lieing ahme in the dark. This was enough to suggest to one of her fellow domes- tics the idea, of "frightening Mary out of her life" with a bogey. .Vccordingly the fellow-servant wriyipBd herself in a sheet from head to fool, .'lud, con- cealing herself in a cuplward of the iMiilroom, waited until the timid una was alKiut to sloe]), and then sprang out upon her with arms extended and spectral cries and groans. I'he shock was too severe for the terrified maid, whose nerves were .so shattered by the une.\p<v-ted apparition that she I hen and th'TO became hopelos.-dy affected in her mind, losing sleep and .solt-coin- nianil, and becoming so completely in- .saii" that she had to lie (placed in an asvlum. Rccovfiring a littleâ€" after a whil, â€" she was taken baik t<i her l\ona« ivn<l livcil there for a week or two, but alwavs in the same melancholy and tiM-rifiecl condition. A ^hort time »KO she suddenly disapiioireil from i,5* house and drowned heisai'- mJ^'x^As^'A^'^^Si^ti %.- M'^^^.!^