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 Ala. 80BT8. •olie.boot_Abe«l. LY d«.f «,„ fc^ ,j^ »ke » »low hcrw £„j_j .i»ky •i'ng-Slimt th. â- 'â- â€¢"-.fterit iT^rJ*- will cl.«u ,ij^,, „ l^- to. will oleu Vu tl.*^ ^^ tof your pwaS^*" **»• â- l**!] 'theh«ppi«tofTowri,» «^ the rnidit of blu.V?rJ M ho rest are in pnrgitotj ^l T.cently found » rf," v '" cntting up into rte^T!,^ Ihe Mima £.d nr»Uowed7^ If man with a hammer, wa»i^ a«t week, to i,ecnr« ' ,,,,_^ "l But the police n.bb,dWl!H I'll. ^1 MNCKs alter caaea," ^jj I lawyer, "and I wiah tlia«?| li I'f some c j-es that woold r"" incca." t, when a*k .1 l.rw far northW â-  n, repliti] thar ht hail b^eag:! h.'t the cnwB, when milled ' t itove, 'ave ice-cr!am." igler aay-H thai .i riah .los rem leing hookel. Of coqr.] he tlKiught r.f hew hia weight I'uut that causea hit angaith. I phyc'ician return!) from bit rv] idhupatii n»» aa liTely mI I irnCfcpcily vow, that be Will' audattc'Uil lu iismeaa h'-.a^f. r.K joyfully awured hia mother t; at lit- had found out where rm-» he hal seen a man tiniah' ' • »*..a juat nailing on the laat r "anl the Itltle :restnre livedo I in m-ulh af'er marriage when " I I i-anie in, he saw that tie had -at. -^t ..vi:r»i^:ht f his life bj rr V hat that p trticaUr loyi ' dar," s.-iid a col"rfl man, hail- 1 iita'^c' " 1 e: y. r croaa d« ' I lime \ir "IS ne ter keen dal l.ilir- "N., I do-»n%| at fur, de.. ' 'â-  Tor k' ep fmn r It. " â-  Si-t»ra "f MiTi y who accoik. 88 an ;triii^ an- t\\i ^*.'-incfHf^ ity ilh a f.ilMil.iuH f'lrtiinei :ii ii' iiitain oitt wt their owt wcila|'|ijiatc'l ambulance to ,rv .â- â€¢ttaclic'l. ' Irat St. Louis s the politen • .â- â€¢ t'litry. .\ 1"ni{ and lenftti .d- rjiavini; .t..iiu..-,l him ia f rv'i :i'!ilr' t" Uif jury, on ',M.uifi .ind I'lmteiiUnly m^ |.l«a«e ix -ii*- Ihia intern^ 'ta i r i.-v.nt. A to food a|t» ;ht Irini "n -mall ripe plnm to •' Wliat i.M ai'tli' that ' aak. i.r, wl.t. » ..- vrry irritahl*. I:, li th' a'-.i'Ie stranger, "I '••u'ifjuxt fi '.aae«l a faat, o« try flm. ' • ud .1 i»ri airluT wrre diHcussing â-  •t tlewinJ. T I;, former said, Ik- (-•urt-luu»e xA-.e." " And Ii FCBLISHBO LrY FRIDAY MORNING III time to meet thu early mails. L-fius the Utea.Foiei.n »al Provii cial l.ccal Intellgieoce, County Bosine â- , i.r-ial- MatCeni mkI kn Instmouve leliaiiy. 1,25 iu advance, $1.50 in three rooinh" liot piid till end ot tlie year. o "• ^ds.oDiiuued autil all a"**"!** k*V k, except at the option of the pub uher 4 partiii refusing paper. '^•t'"'°XC' Iwnl be held reapo.s.Ule for the subacnp- l. -until tLey comply with Ihe ruUa. ^lllXr.adar....d to the Ed'tor mu»t i paid otberw.ae they may not be teM, vol: I.â€" no. 4. » MARKDALE, ONT, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 8, 1880. WHOLE NO. 4 ^t office. -•?i 4*)\ " 00 10 V 4 60" 90 15 75 25 8 2 --wvui the p«» RA1K.S Of ADVERTlSf*- olumu. ""« «*^ d» d" ' J.. do do do d.. -.-••• I uea and under. Unit ins«r.ion. Fju;h subsiiiucnt iusertiou 1 8i. to tei. nut -, first imertion Each subsKiUtul ins. rtion â-  r ten hues, hrst ineertion per line ach mlncfiutnt insertion .. number of 1»'"" .^ "••='"'°!,'l "j^f »ce occupied measured by »»«'«" br.v.er.' Advc,t,s=n.en.s wi hout He direction, w.ll I.e P"""^,*;^ '"t ry ad charged accordingly. A I '"""'"^y t.s.m.nt.H â- â- m.,i he lu the olh « '• ^^ „.. by II ocliH;k .n the Ihutaday ^ng prtcedi.iK' their publication. 0. \V. ItlTI-Klx .K, I 'roprietor. The Eeturn of tne Dead- par she had »lepl the »lcep of the dead, kn the v-uiiji wile rose lr n. her naircw l*d. ler it secniid hut a ni:ht of woe f -die had lain in the dark LeloW. wuut had she o: tl.t- pa.-»...g hour; â-ºinter f.o.:;t or oiMTing-tidc^hoWtr, 1 ver h. r shrouded h.a.1 in the tomb nourished and ...led u.,unnutr..bl.«m. 1 woke fro„. her .l.q.«'t"f, """â- Â«"•'â- ' r the hu.ba...laMic-..M she left al.oxe. I Mttle sou »*, hut uu da».hl k-i. 1 came to he .â- â-  t..« ci.urcuyard mould. arms had held bm. hut "uc- to .» breast i.. â-  _» hen they laid rtic here in lov lonelv re»t. Ld my nu.handdear, vuc- worth tue day 1 *ept and U. ,.i »nc.. they h-re me a»a) Iheu -U-alh took iron, h.n, Ih- l^l.t "f his ben d-lti. t.-k inn In... Im. d.-ari-st. liw wife I Ihiigbt 1 -e 1 one luTi- m i'ur Lome, Ihiil.' 1 l.ut once in his ITesel.c-j cine. 4iit 1 r.H:k our hd- .» hi- cradle-U.I, :ii w. ull 1 couie bacU and r. -t wuh tl.u. d«K4.i:" •r prayer wm -rail i-l tlitoh^h »t..iie- and tlir'U.h ci..y WOMAN GOSSIP. I'll return home. Thia monotony ia unbear- able. (Sob* violently.) Charles Well, then, dear, I promise yon if you become immediately the aweet, good- tempered Angelina whom I nieil to knov, I will not let another day paas before getting you one. What shall it be, dear? Angelina My good, dear Charlea, let it 3 an Upright or a Biby Grand. The Price of Wives- The alue ot wives vanes in different ooun- trii 3. ?i .\menca they are of :«n expensive oompanions, but in the higher regions ot the river Amar, and on the Ussuri, in Siberi*, aotordinc to information fnmiahed to the British Scientific association by the Rev. Henry I/anadell, the price of a wife is eight or ten dogs, a sledge, or two cases of brandy. In another part of the world, according to evidence furnished to the same association by Wilfred Powell, in New Britain and the neighbouring islands on the east coast of Qumea, the wivea are the absolute property I of their husbands, and sre bought, sold, and eaten by their better halves. There was one New Britain yonng woman who rebelled at her ffiatrimonal relations, whereupon her husband said he could pnt her to better uae, and straightway killed and ate her. Unfor- tunately, according to the same authority, the eating in New Britian is not confined to wives. The'natives are fond of missionary meat, and think the English are unutterably stupid because they are uawilling to feast on buch a delicacy as the human thigh, pre- pared with coooannt milk and dressed with bunana leaves. Mr. Powell does nit advise women to emigrate to New Britain. /%' i V e..iirt.h»u!« xa-x." " And ,,,.. „., |,t .,,• ^^, ,,,vc ,h.-...rce-d I.er way. :.ur-B v.iiu' replied the par- J* e in.»tter ..{ wii d that is the §^,tly thn.ugh la..e .wl throu.;h u.ld hrs \, sad (he lawver. And the ahe ai«..i ,1 home t. co,.iIat,-. j^,, ,^^ ,_^^,^ ,1,;,,, ^.^. „r ,|„th heaf the .Wad. ' M.«M «ho ill- jiist re ched im .hag and four from P,â„¢ W.th juaruin; io-e a.. 1 v.iih Ircmbling tear iil.l.. cl.ne rt w t'l a gentleoaa •« has H.tt.-i acr..-^^ Ih. thre»li..l.l dear. a |.artieiilailv I. ludsunie lad}, I I reeariK-.i ), r in .i grossly in- fcseen ami uid.i-. rd al..: »endril her way manner ,at Uie fount satu • th ch .ml. r ah.lt »h.i- her oung »«n liirp lo iiii.i. u hen upon he m ' '.lur.t a oltnr lil..w. He gave A i i IVa-.n lielnlleoii heingarrcstoi •" " cloud si.. l.i....U:-l ahovc his l«;d â-  B »hu.lil.;ie.l and .1 iilei ..I tiic t..uel. ..I the 1 Ml- iiianiiHcin-t re';ently «ii-CJ»-.W ,leaii ire 'f herii.it near Jerusalem, Ir the work of St. Peter, bas^,„| ,„„^. ,„„,^ 1 ,.,„„l,„l ,.,j l,„,l,,u„idear. te.l to ae. liiuiitlee sent out hyM,) ^y^ t|,^ ^.. ^,g n.ijt |,^vc viei.t t"f a )c.ir, II 'y of I.-rn.ion, and they harsW ini,.-liisi..n that ilic{iapyrusisiii|^ l„t j,,^, l„m, i,ut t. .-lun.ler ..ii.i sktp ork..i t'.c great .ipoetle. TheyK Uc lives alh.ve gn.uudl.. »ulVir and j'HiO.iJi.U for the •locuiiient ii|^ weep." ill a pii-'ure i," ilery shows si I'-l " Ml a man who serves ss sj I artLit, and in the artist's ab-f 11- III. uictui- ' a t.oly -mitor â- ,m •lui Mr. .M-iiip paint thatl â- 'i^n. yours .diediciitly, madam.r id* of all IS I'ly men." u a very usciul i)er4on." " Yes,| ide£j.i. fr^n.' 3, ^t^etoh his cu-' liii lir.isln-, i-t hi palette, lors. .\ll I.I- g..t to do ia tel IN^, the â- '••11:.' i"'l. «a.So!.e d ig'i^li for*), 1 t I (tie -Viteni. nt II li l.iok a l 'id It II. der U.ll. y,.|i .. -nrpriM-. 'â-  1 ,.\ Thoiisinii -.a uf the honra ' oamiltol by 'lH:t r liatanrdl hicli thu patitstl iii.dl phial, opsD.1 l'idhip'.s n^-B r 1." Theloril I'.uch io I omt\ ' was the i^ j |i.-(ecn she btand.i »uli her h'an.l on the •liKir lu 111 nk.'i not, he LiioWi not. i hear hiin IJ..CC more. " kl li.e gentle tones of hw low-tuned vutee [ic her dead heart lieat and her tlesU re- joice. |ll well she knew ev'ry word that he spakeâ€" «as a p.«iii of luvc he had 'made for her sake ^Ki though .he l-y l.iiri-d ayear ;md adii lie lived 111 l.i» ineni'iy tor ever and aye. gave Iter tli svtcel name he called her in llle .T listened .ui.l heard how In- murmured, •'.My «ife:" lord ii.ini- litri'y pullel out 1I â- lid h«ld • iiiil. r the doctor' iii'.ll ' Well, y .1 .ire paid." rl.»-^t:^vâ- ,^:l. uo-kuian uarae toi' ler's to have tin portrait of bii- 1 Willi, 'hi .p. ra'or wai it L- caiiit--a, the liunband thought^ uuH .i.Imci tu the companion of 1 iicern iig her pewe. " Think o( j .n..i.s, ' he said, "01 else y«s| and -(Miif it. I!cmctnber tkitj IS .iL i.riii.111, and that your br j .d to .11 p Mind. with his cr«ili-f TN t*. inm^uie what would liatf| y 11 if 1 hai not t ike 1) pity upi hii k iig h use ..f the Messmj •"ii.hn ..tK ..pene.l at the close. U It I- a I. iv hnnd-oni' structnTfiJ â-  «-nts 1 mail, d o.ntrast to t*'!-' Hiil.liii;;ih»t formerly .^tood on* ' cliitl partueT in Chiids' IS tlli ey, »hn«';,raiidinother inheritt'i in the '-ank. Many of tHf ho ktep account there h»«i h the linn f'-r two centurie**. «l ir.;e iiii-oinc from unclaimed b»J â-  â- iher partners are noroin»t»l r.-^ey The bank hjB a large, ug old Itoman 1 atholic far ml to keep our boy at hoi aitaiit.-r l..r hiiii than the strs' i-s.i.tch in the hall, put a " ISM' s on tap iu the kitchen, ba^ in the ha.-k yard, make a " holD he cellar door, havi- a han l-or^*' ey in the recf|ti..n-rooui and J id on the 8t.-nr- 1 ire a " Geevul .d. It the In „., u callers' ba* 1.1 .la-i..:tiy throw his bslpb'jj le. wi.,.l..i«-.. ring the bell, and 'plr the .okwitk .. ly nior- ..gs bu' even then to .iga.:c 3 circns to i -lerti- two or three timsij (-. " make it pleasanter than \t. iKiLKi; was arrested in PB i.lK^fure the tribun.l uf the liee. " You know how to said a man of great wit, bat I .1 joke for a m.ig -.irate. "I' e soriereri "Irthatcs it, " You Iwinw tin- jui'gmeii ' pronoui.ei^'t •' Certaialy l\ Kapn.... ♦- ur" "Not â-ºon- oi that? "Vae; yo" -1 " .\ci|uit you?" "Theie| l.'ut it ' •' Why?" "L li.id liee.i y.iur u.tention to ^ou â- Â». ulii n.'t have added llie.' The pres-dcn' d' I tu his brother jud(jea, 1 18 .discharged. Coal In Maaitobs- ras taken some months ago aV [»f coal in .ManitolM by the O" gica] .surveyors, Recen*'y. of coal arrived at Winnipeg' country, the first nutalmen* • led the future Pensyl^oi* *-' Tl'.e coal was forty -threei n' the river, and is said t» "•j |ualitv. The bargee •**_ â-  he coal fields, out of the 1 trees felled on the spot, as cxpenenced on the j""" « and other obetmetioae tel met with, but all were o^ isibility of Sonns n»' It is anticipated that t water in the nver nnW • to float barges down. A»| renty feet of water in the Sutherland, prT*}?***' expended soma $16.0g^ tnd now that he is s****" ill go ou with the wortt o«f j ^1 \..ue I to bi- true to eternity. laith.ul liclovc.l, tliuu ihi.ikest uf me t" sen. she dnftel through panels of oak, â- (t.KKl in hi.v 'Jircsence, nor breathed nor fj^ghionablc. Fashion Notes. Gatiiekeu flounces will be much worn this fall. -Ikk.-^k^ webbing is shown among recent importations. It will be used for bodices. Hani.-I'AISteii bracelets of white kid, mounted with narrow stripes of gold, are WmniDK a Wife. "There is nothing," says Lord Sbaftee- bnry, " which is su merely fortune of hl.nd chance than marriage." A curious illustra- tion of bis meaning, says an exchange, comes from the staid town of Franklin, MaSs. At an evening party there a gentleman challeng- td a charming young widow to try her for- tune at Bassioo. She accepted the challenge p'ayfuily, proposing that they should play for a wager, and he, agreeing, asked her to uame the stakes. Seeing that she was at a loss to respond, the host laughingly said "His hami against yours." The lady de- murred, and was turning away from the table when the challenger interposed with "My baud for yours if 1 win, or at your disposal for any young ladv of respectabuity, her consent being attainable, if I lose." The wager was accepted, and the amused com- pany gathered around the board. The lady led off and made 45, her adversary failing fa score in return, but, improving in his play as the game progressed, mached 216 to the widow's 164. Growing nervous she played worse and worse, and tioally left off th loser uy 247 points. Then the hostess advanced,^ took the fair one's feebly-resisting hand, and placed it in that of the exultant winner, who begged permission to keep the mace with which be had won the match and a wife. The Science of KlBslng. Skjience in the last few ytais, has gaiue.I a terrible foothold in this world. It has rattled the dry bones of old fogyiam, made pi out of worn-out theories, upset ideas which have been established for centuries. The latest and most astonishing fact that has beeq de- veloped IS that there is a soientilie mode uf kissing. The day when a young man could grab a girl arouuil the neck and gobble a kiss in a rough but comfortable manner, is past. The tune when he could ci.c'e her waist with one ami, get his shirt bo. om full of hair-oil, and pirouette his lips over every .-quare inch of her countenance, is no more. Science has proclaimed againbt it, snd man shudders, but remains silent. The old style of kissing, which sounds like some one tear- ing a clap-board off a smoke-house ia now conaiderea bad tas^ and oonfequautly is rapidly going out of fashion, although the majority of girls admit that science has cruelly destroyed all the comfort of a lu .^- lingering, heart-thrilling kiss, and cuubes them to express no little regret at the change. The improved scientific method uf of kissing is to throw the right arm languidly around the fair one's shoulder, tilt her chin up with the left hand until her nose is point- ed at an angel of forty five degrees, or rather until it has an aspect resembling the bow- sprit of a clipper-built sloop, then stoop slowly and gaze about her lips in a quiet, subdued sort of way, tickle her nose with your mustache until she cries "Ouch I" This is scientific kissing, but there is no consolation in it â€" r othiag to make a man feel like a couple of galvanic batteries were galloping along his spinal column. It is fiat, lukewitrm it lacks substance, and if not stale is at least unprofitable. !^I»ok hod, « liat a sight her dead eyes meet ' id clo.-'er she gather.-, her winding-sheet. Jfair poling girl by her hushan.l's side, kd her he im calling her dearest, his bride. ke .Iciul is forgotten, thrust out of hia life, id MOW h.s he weilded another young wife. .oriowfiil ghost drew a deep sigh of woe â€" luay, away to the dead will 1 go id follow nic Kooii or tollow me late, \i thee will 1 patiently, silently wait ur evi-r anitin «id 1 rise to see tertv faitldcs!. and merry the living can be " Cary's Trousseau ^iss .-\iiiia l.oiiise oy, as every one I ci nies to thii hi dl.-tni of fashion, says a I. Iter, is h.iving ijuite a trousseau ki.- We hapi eiuil to .all on her dress- j and fhc « i.m i. lighted to show us liethiiig she was making lor " la grand. ltatni,e .\inericaine. Mile. Kairie," as she Jnounced the name. Her very fine day evening drcSses were not yet begun, the very oMigiug lady showe.1 us a very kborate princlâ- ^s wrapper of light blue shnierc, cut all around in dcep-pointel stoems, trimmed with live rows of fine sil- fr braid al»vc that a i|uilling of Valen- mn' 8 about live irehes wide under the toons was a kuife-blade plaiting covereel kh the same lace. Ruttons were li^ht Be, with a silver star embroidered on them, [travelling dress of thick brown goods. L- J^kirt of large box plaits from top to ttom, with a long postillion waist. A tfnlsomc, short dinner dress of two shaeles blue, one very light, the other dark. ha skirt of large kilts, with double ones [bght blue plaited under and the dark blue .\e. The effect must be very graceful, •r a fan-shaped mingling of pale and dark lue .s seen with th"" movement of every kp. Tne^rnr-^r â€" long postillion jacke. 'd;u-k lVVu*v--rtl velvjt, with light evers. Also a purple matinee a [plain, demi-trained skirt, simply trimmel lith eight or nine rows of silver braid, with kiuil of habit-fitting garment trimmed bborately with the braid. I. Ue inteoda to ing saffioientbarfesk* 1 needed for a ye^r** " 1 i' have you to know," exclaimed Mrs. Tppaciust, haughtily toesing her head, I" that my famdy always moved in the upper IfTcUt. Yes," whispered Mrs. Blunt to rr friend Sarah .1.,, ^, .. i ^^^,j j^jj ^^^ ke f cum always n»ea to the top." "UoE. the conve,^y,-.„ „a ^arria^e of ^ur new miuuter become the gos|el " ted a learned Bishop of .impi^^S^i^i ner. " WeU, was the repi,,»^.i,i, ^„. krsation is rather duid, and he dsa't keep a Image.' J M 1S.S MURNFOED has an elderly admirer, |ho the other day presented her with 1 ^ndfome lace collar. " Now, do not," ^e id, with a sort of elephantine pla^fnloeas, I do not let any one else rumple it. ' " No, ar, • answered Lavinia, " I will be careful 1 Uke it off." I Lmt.KV»yâ€" Mamma, I want a stick of Midy. Clever t"»""" â€" Which doyoo want hhe stick or the candy? Little Boyâ€" Ttich wonld you take, mamma? CleTer lamma â€" The stick, of oourae. Little Boy VWell, mamma, you oan have the stiok â€" 1 take the candy. j Embroiokkkd linen collars and cufb of a kft cream colour are viry faahionablc and kceedingly beocming. They are often pg*d«ith laoa. The pilgrimage polonaise, with hood add with cord at the waist, is a novelty in early fall garments. Very elegant necklaces, bandeaus, arm- lets, ear-rings, and brooches of jet have just been iinporte.l. PRKK.kj'HAiiUTK shoulder capes made en- tirely of black marabout feathers are consid- ered extremely stylish in New York. TnEearliest importations of French dresses are made up of short dresses for day wear, with very long trained skirts for full dress. TiiK little told pig suspended from chains and bracelets as a charm is a trinket that abroad is worn only by members of the demi- monde. The Jersey, after a severe struggle to gain public favour, now bids fair to become as popular here as it has been with the court bkdies in England. Ambek-colockku roses are very fashion- able xin black Spanish lace bonnets. A fringe of amber beads forms a sort of coronet over the hair in front. FiorREK goods in brocades, strip-s, flowers, etc., will be combined with silk only, and plain woollen goods should not 'oe com- bined with brocaded silk, but only with velvet or else with plaid wool in medium, small, or imperceptible designs, and very dark. The Louis XV. jacket, with rounded basques, lace jabot coming down the front, tight sleeves, reaching a little way below the elbow, trimmed with deep ruches, will be used as a model for basques of brocade to be worn with skirts of plain satin or velvet. For the winter, light cloth .or plain cash- mere will be Combined with plain velvet, more frequently, perhaps, than with striped velvet, which has been much abused. The latter will be reserved for corsages that are different from the skirt with which they are worn. Such corsages are rarely made of plain goods. The new colours are such as to delight the refined taste. There are, to be sure, the bright shades' for all who desire them, but such tints as mulberry, deep claret, -with a sort of smoky hue, nil shades of heliotrope and olive, dulled by a gray cast, dusky, yellowish browns, and the dark rifle greens are most distinguished. 9fey Cneeks. The simple practice of washing with cold, soft water, and rubbing the cheeks briskly with a soft, rough towel as a daily habit, will do more to produce ro;-y cheeks than the best artificial inventions. Not on'y may a natural bloom be thus secured, but the fulness of the cheek is snsUnid by the healthy flov^sf blood which feeds its mus- cular strucWW. The muscles of the cheeks have very little action they therefore be- come flabby and sunken at an early age in persons whose habits of life are such as to mainUin little enerxy in the general system. The simple friction of the cheeks will do much to satisfy fair reader* who may take the hint. T Their First WunrraL -^agelina (bursting into tears which fell vpoQ bia manly boeom like a refreshing shower) i^,e „, liH ae » hito tihe worldâ€" the «„,i, ,,^ y^i^ ani beg Ml* be refused. L«t me starve and die. My soul thirsts for mnaia. CharlM Yon think too much of thsMi things, dear. -The loaeeea can afford it. Let them say what they ^my, Â¥db-aai4 you eonld give up your piaae for me, a little while ago. Angelina That was the fooliah thooght of a silly girL Give np my Chi^i ay Qotte^^ 1 my Stambarg Tia too otmI I DOMESTIC RECIPES. Pie CRr.MT.â€" Three and a half cupfuls sift- ed flour one cupful sweet lard, one tea- spoonful salt, oue teaspoonful baking-pow- der, one cupful very cold water mix with knife, naing hands aa.litUe •â-  j|essible to mix with roll. â-  ' Grape Jelly. â€" Put the grapes in a kettle after they are stemmed, steam them until soft then train through a cloth while warm one pound of sugar to a pint of juice; boil 15 minutes; two pounds of grapes generally give one pint juice. Stewkd Peabs â€" Peel six middling sized pears cut them in two and take out the cores pnt them into a pan with quarter of a pound of powdered sugar, the juice of a lemon, the thin rind cut into strips, and very little water set them ool a slow fire and stew till tender pui them into a basin and serve when cold with whipped cream. Graham Bread. â€" One pint of water, one quart Graham flour, one pint wheat flour, one yeast-cake dissolved in half-pint water, half a gill of molasses, one teaspoonful of salt, one teaspoonful ot soda mix at night in "loming pour in deep bread pans and bake about one nour it ia too moist to knead with the hands, but requires to be thorough- ly stirred with a strong spoon. To SopTEU Bard Water.â€" Take two pounds waahing soda and one poand of com- mon lime, and boil in five gallons of water for two or three hoars then stand away to settle, and dip off the clear water from the top and put into a jnp[. Can be used for washing dishes or cleaning, and one teaoup- ful in a boiler of clothes, pnt in after the water is hot, will whiten the clothes and soften the .water, without -iojaigr to the hands or clothes. Uae i^' old iron pot to make it in. To D««TROT AsTS. â€" Drop some quicklime on the mouth of the nest, and wash it in with boiling water or dissolve some cam- phor in spirits of wine, then mix with wa- ter and pour into their haunts or tobacco water, (strong,) which has been found to be effeotnal. They are avsisa to strong seents. Camphor will prevent their infesting a cup- board, or a sponge saturate with creosote. To prevent their climbing up treea,^ plaoe a ring of tar about the trunk, or a circle of rag moistened occasionally with creosote. To BratovB VxBMa rSoM A CAJtaar Bird. â€" Pat a niece of cotton azuTuud the end of each perch at night, remove the cotton in the morning, (with the verm;n.) Put in new, clean perches clean the cage every day. Give the bird a bath every morning in a good large dish remove it as soon as the bird is finished, scald the end of the perches every day before putting them in the cage again renew the cotton around the perches every night, and remove in the morning nntd the biid ia free from the ver- min. A a-MB»LA wUew. wUla driving' load of hay, i^ insalted by a tramp oodoemins her bonnet. She jumpisd from the load ana gave the fellow a sound thrashing, and in leas than a week liad three offers of marri- â- Â«Â«â€¢ 1 A two-etory well ia one of the coiioaitiea of Erin, N. Y. The two parti are one aboTe th».othar And ssparsten by ten or twelve ftet of h«4-pil£i Water can be pumped from either wi U, and the lower oi.e pumped dry wiiile t^e upper one retains an ii-ex- hautible sapply. Block Iblaxd ia remarkabU in many ways. Of its 1,147 in pcmlatioa 1,0SS ware bom on the island. The wh ah it tii t i "*1*** for foel, and aea weed nets tiiem over ISO,- 000 a year. There never waa a jaU or a lawyer among than, and for 190 ycaia no ' to the iihwL lawyai mails i The Osar's MMxiaice. raXNCB DOLOOBOUKI â€" MKUKOFr â€" THX PRINO OP WALC8 LOCKED UP. The great event of which every one at St. Petersburg is talking, of course under his breath, for reasons that do not need ex- plaining, ia the marriage of the Emperor with the famous Princess Dolgoronki. An English journal haa even printed a despatch announcing the celebration of the ceremony, but the news was premature, though it may come true any day. In a recent letter ad- dressed to 01 e of her friends, a grandt dams, the ambitions Princess speaks of the event as certain and inevitable. The marriage will be morganatic, and will be celebrated as soon as the Czar lays aaide his moamin^. The children bom to the Emperor by this Princess will receive the title of Altesse, and will occupy at the court of Russia precisely the same nlace that the legitimized children of Louis XIV. had at the court of the rot- MoUil. They will take rank after the Grasd Dukes. The haughty Princess must per- force give up the dream of wearing the crown of the Czarinas. A morganatic wife, she will have to content herself with the ti- tle of Altesse, and will not preside at court or official ceremonies. That duty will de- volve on the hereditary Grand Duchess. A suitable dowry will be settled on the Prin- cess, who is already a very rich woman her income is estimated at nearly a million a year. Little or nothing » ill be changed at the palace by the Emperor's marriage. It is a private and percooal reparation, with which the Russian nation has nothing to do. The ceremony itself will be private, almost secret. Now that I have spoken of the high socie- ty, the great Russian aristocracy, I cannot help saying that its corruption and its ab- ject subserviency to the Czar afford one of the best excuses for the revolt of the Nihil- ists. Let it be understood that I speak of the aristocracy of the palace, the men and women who go to court and form the entou- raft of the sovereign. The prodigal extrav- agance of the courtiers is in cruel contrast with the poverty of the people. I am not mistaken in saying that the morals of our Russian grandt teigntun recsll those of the French grandt itigtuurt of the time of Louis XV. These gentlemen do not feel any shame in living upon their sovereign. For the most part they are not fettered with self-respect. Their object and effort is to get from the Czar all the favours aud all the money they can. Count Alexander Walai- tinivowitch Adierberg, Minister of the Im- perial Court, aud Governor of the Winter Palaoe, was brought up from boyhood with the Emperor, ana is his bosom friend. He is callea Adierberg II., to distinguish him from his father. He is a fast liver, a true " dobtjak," as the St. Petersburgers say. His pet vice is gambling, and luck is often against him. One morning the Czar, who had staited for a walk with his favourite dog, was m^t by an old woman, who, not recognizing him, asked very humbly if he was employed in the Winter Palace. " Yes," answered the Czar, " 1 even have some little influence in the palace. Perhaps I can give you some information." Then the old lady told him that a long time before she had lent a large sum to Count Adleberg, and th.tt the couldn't get him to pay her. She was in extreme pover- ty, she said, and did not know to what saint to address her vows. " I will do my best," answered the Empe- ror, " and perhaps I may be able to induce the Count to pay you youf money. CJome at noon to the palace." Returning to the palace the Czar sent for the Count. The latter frankly acknow- ledged bis indebtedness, but said be had not the wherewithal to discharge it. The Em- peror gave him the money out of his own pocket, telling him to hand it to the old wo- man when she should next come for it. Next morning the Czar was surprised to find himself again stopped by the old wo- man. "Ah," she says, " it is as I feared. I was almost sure that you would not succeed. " " What do you mean," asked the Czar, becoming curious. ' ' That has always been the way, don't you see, and it always will be. The nobles do what they please, helpless. "I doif't understand you self." " I mean to say that the people of the court, sure of the protection of the Czar, vi- olate with impunity their most solemn en- gagements." ' ' Has not Count Adierberg paid yon what he owes you " " Paid.! Paying is well enough for poor people. As to the rich and powerful, they dispense with that formality if it annoys there. Meanwhile, I am without bread." The Czar frowned. "Follow me to the palace, my good wo- man. You shall have satisfaction. The Czar walked so fast that the old wo- man could hardly keep up with him. She stni supposed that he was an employee in the palace, \Vhen she saw the servants and the people of the court buyiug to the ground before him she was stupefied. The guards were for stopping her, but the Czar made a sign, and she followed him into the imperial apartments. Adierberg was summoned. " What does this mean " said the Empe- ror. " You have not paid this woman, in spite of my orders. What have you done with die money that I gave yon." At these words Adierberg made such a piteous face that tbe Czar's anger gave place to a strong desire to lansh. "Come, sir, explain.' " Well, sire, this is the naked truth When I got home with the money that your Majesty bad deigned to give me, I was as- sailed by such a crowd of creditors that nothing was left for thia old woman. 1 don't know how the jackals learned that I had this sum. Now I am aa poor ss I was be- fore. I don't know how It happens, but money cannot stay in my hands loiiger than a few minutes. Between my finders it is no longer metal, it is volatile alkali." The Czar, diMnned, burst into a roar of lan^ter. W^en the old woman left the pa- lace she carried away her money. As I am telling stories, here ia another in which this same Count Adierberg figures. 'The hero is no less a personage than the Prince of Wales. The thing happened dur- ing one of the Prince's visits to the capital oftheCzan. Adierberg hadgiven the Prince a supper which lasted till daybreak. About 4 o'clock in the morning tne Prince took leave uf the company, jumped into a car- riage, and started for the Winter Palace. His Royal Highness had done such honour to the wines, and especially to the foaming champagne, that his ideas were a Uttle mix- ed. As he was passing the Palaoe of the Holy Synod he thousht he recognized the facade of the imperial palaoe, and he halted the .â- arriaae. The coachman aatd some- thing to hii" but the Prince did not un- derstand Russian. He got np, dismissed the coachman, aud then marohed np to the door. A monk, half aaleep, opened the door and asked htm what ha wanted bat the Piinoe did not understand the monk's Ruseian any better than he had that Jt the coachman. Without aaawsring his queations ha advanc- ed, not too steadily, into the interior of the edifice, tt i'i^'*^ be would find his way to his apartment. The monk undertook to stop him. Ths Prince is one of the best boxen of the United KiagdoM. His first blow laid oat the monk, who, believing that he was face to face with the devil, shouted lostily for help. Yon can fancy the anroar. The police were soon ca the grsniil As the Prince ooaMnt niaka hiwsalf naderstood, and was not recognized, he waa taken to the nearest police station. Fancy the stapsfactton at conrt in ths morning whan it waa diseovwad that Aa Prince bad not ratuaed to the palaes. The En^eror was vary onaaay. He scolded the Oovenwof the palass moDOy for havinf alkrwad Oe Prinoe to jH oat aloasL Thw the Gfsmi Â¥jsr flC PoBca, Vadar 'eadsn- wi^TmpiH^mhunr «hoMht. Ha gave ««dan far a amtk wmtmg a polias stnt^ â€" r sad the hair of the erowa of Bag- laad WM foaadfartaslsspaMagtiMiaval- Isrs cf lowsr ilsarss. The BimerarlM«lMd hssrtily, bat aot too laodly, Jpr tha advsatars. aai stifs K St.* â- â-  an.l the poor people are explain your- Ab A ct ra â€" ' Rwanca. The appearance of Miss Ada Cavendish, tha Bngluh sotreas, at the Arch Street theatre, says Tit PUUtUpkia Tiimtt, will lend much interest to her romantic history, which has never been published in this country before. Some forty years ago one of the most celebrated law cases ever tried in England came before the lord cban..eUor for trial, after being fought from court to court. The iaan* in question was the legiti- macy or illegitinucy of a certain member of the Cavendish fanily. If the lord chancel- lor, after examinmg into the caae, should de- cide that this mui was legally bom, he wonld, by virtue of prior birth, be the head of the family and beir to the vast estate that fell with the title of duke of Devonshire. So great results hong on " my lord's " opin- ion. But the case waa never deaided, the claimant was so hsmpered by circumstantial evidence, rather tlian direct proof of bis rights, and the defence aaw so clearly that their opponent could make it unpleasant for them, that both parties agreed to a compro- mise, tbe details of which are worth recittug, as a curious illustration of the standard of morality in the Engliab aristocracy of that day, which generally approved of the com- pact It was argued that the claimant should be acknowledged aa legitimate and tbe head of the family, taking the title and possessions of the duke of Devonshire for life but he wss expressly forbidden to marry, and on his death the title and property passed to the opposing party. Under such circum- stances the duke, being but humrn, natur- ally formed attachments which the law did not sanction. Most of these, however, were of short duration, but when he had been about nine years in possession of his title he met a Miss Cameron, of Edinburgh, Scotland, to whom he became strongly at- tached. This lady was of gentle bl(Xd, of great personal beauty, and one of the most brilliantly educated and accomplished wo- men of the age. During several years' ac- quaintance she learned to return tbe affec- tion of her titled lover, and he, to do him justice, used all the means in his power to protect her good name. Being forbidden to marry by his le(.al settlement of the suit, he ofiered Miss Cam- eron what ia known as a morganatic mar- riage in Europe. This marriage is conducted in the following manner The contracted parties are united in wedlock by a regularly ordained clergyman, a marriage certificate beii g furnished as usual. The wife in this esse was known as Mrs. Cavendish, not as the Ducheaa of Devonshire. Her children were legal, bearing the family name. At the death of the father and mother, intes- tate, the children inherit his personal estate, the widow having her dower right of one- third, but the Devonshire estates and titles pass to the nearest of kin of the ducal line. This style of marriage was, long since invent- ed to give the kings, princes, and nobility generally of Europe a chance to follow the dictates of their hearts without shame, where reason' of state policy forced them into loveless political marriages. Morgana- tic marriages are very happy, and are not regarded in Europe, especially on the conti- nent, as fastening any shame on the parties participating therein neither do they entail any loss of social position. Miss Cameron accepted tbe duke's offer, and was mor- ganatically married to him. .They lived to- gether in perfect happiness for eleven years, being parted only by tbe death of Mrs. Cavendish. The dn^e survived her about eleven years, but ne was a changed man from the day of her death. Formerly genial and hearty, a lover of society, the turf, etc., he became crabbed, nervous, aed silent. He shut himself up at Brighton snd very seldom saw anyone to his dyiug day, in 187U. One child (a girl) was bom of this mar- riage, aad was called Ada Cavendish- On her the parents jUkvisbed their taodereat love and devotion. 'She waa carefully reareel, like any young scititi of the British aristocra- cy, and her beauty, sweet, joyous disposition and brilliant talents combined to make her their idol and the centre of one of the hap- piest homes of old EIngland. A few years after the mother died the daughter, follow- ing her natural bent, placed herself undef the tuition of Mrs.- Charles Pelby, of the New Royal theatre, London, at which The- atre she Soon made her debut as an actress. From that time until the day of his death the appearance of bis daughter in a new role was the only thing which could tempt the old duke from his seaside retirement. She was a faithful and devoted daughter, and at her father's death came into possession of his entire personal estate amounting to £10,- 000 â€" $50,(XX) â€" and eome magnificent j.^wels. Miss Cavendish has steadily risen in the theatrical world, her success as Mercy Mer- rick, in 'The New Magdalen," rendering her famous in England and America. In Candahar. The coppersmiths 'are just as busy, and rather more noisy the open shops are crowded with men, some knocking the pots into shape, others engraving, some eating, others idling, while the front of the shop is cboked with vessels fur sale and outside, on the ground, one or two men are occupied in cutting out different patterns from cop- per sheets. Huge open cooking-pots piled one upon the other, salvers of all sizes, portly seamovars or tea urns with carved spouts, brass handle, and charcoal-burner complete. Long-necked water bottles with •pouts a foot long, washing basins with top- strainers, hookah stands, shaped like cur In dian water-serais, and tali light-burners, ar- ranged both for candle and oil. These cau- dle sticks are curious, and at firs^ you can- not quite make out what they are intended for the pedestal stands on a dish and takes to pieces, one part being joined by a screw, which works toe wrong way as a matter of course. The stem rises from the centre of the dish and carries a fair sized bowl re- versed on this bowl rests a large open vase, and the top of the stem is made to carry a candle but if oil is to be burned, the stem is prolonged to carry a smaller bowl reversed from which the open oil -dish springs. 'Ano- ther was on quite the same principle, except that the vase was omitted and the bowls were fashioned like palm-leaves, bending over. The object of the bowls being revers- ed is to reflect the light. The whole of these utensils, with the exception of the cooking-pots, are engraved in different flow- er patterns, with texts from the Koran in- terspersed, and the whole ia tinned over. I 11 â-  â-  I Laafobur a Puma, ji (Presoott, Ark., Miner.) For some time psst an old and gigantic mountain lion has been playing havoc with the young colts and calves of (Lfferent herds around Walnut creek, and so great had the destruction of young animals become of late that a party of experta with the lasso dscid- ed upon the capture of the monster. Ac- cordmgly, Ike Goodman, Dan O'Leary, and a Mr. Ambrose went oat to where he was wont to roam, and laid in wait for him. Mr. Lion appeared every night therefore, they were pretty sure of their game. They encamped near a band of horses, belonging to George Cornell, and awaited the coming of the "boss "lion in northern Arizona. Jnst at day-break he heard the cry of a young colt, and knew that his lordship, the lion, was at his work. Mr. Ambrose and Mr. Goodman saddled theu horses and pre- pared their riatsis with a view of lassoing the «"i-»«J They soen fonnd their game ^Fjnfcmg the warm blood from a $100 colt, when Ambrase threw the lasso over the beast, holding him st and secnre. Tha boa took in tbe sitoation and made fi^t. Wbh cos boand he lit on the rump of ths hotsa^ rsady to perform ob Ambrose the opoiatioa wnich he bad jost oonolndod en the colt, when Ike Goodman's lasso wss thiowa ovsr the Iion,.aad ia an instant the gsllsat Uea, wtueh msasnrwd. eight and a half fsot, was strsAohid oat longer thsn any lafl tki* Abe lineola ever nUt wbsa hsiol- lowaA laiUplitting for a livlihood ia tka eailydB^ofllliaofa: A eeatly sniaial has bssB Himaui of, aaehtoths psaoa of the •aits aad oalvsi aad tke ovoan tksrsof. Bajring a Brida. THX MATRmUMAi. AUUlT W ruwj^ ARaAMOn M08T OP THE ORIAT MARai- AOSS IK PRAHCX. Under an assumed name my friend, says a Paris oorrespondent, went to the Paris resi- dence of M. de F., the celebrated marrisge broker, aod having paid the preliminary fee of £40, ezpUined that he came r n behalf of a cousin who, although possessed of a hand- some fortune and good title, was anxious to increase his worldly goods by oontraoting a wealthy marriage. My friend further as- serted that he acted in his own name, and without ths authority of his cousin, but that the consent of the latter, should anything acceptable be proposed, he could answer for. M. de F. at first demurred, and aassrted that he was not in the habit of dealing with less than at least one person directly inter- ested in a matrimonial project out my friend's eloquence, not to speak of the thon- sand- franc note, at length prevailed, and the great matrimonial agent unbosomed him- self. His terms were 8 per cent, on the dot, and this to be paid within the first year after the celebration of the marriage. Of course my friend consented. Then M. de F. erplained that, should nothing be definitely decided on, and the attempt tail, no further ex- penses wonld be incurred, the dC40 covering all. This pleased my friend still more, for he confessed to me that he had feared he should not be allowed to leave the sanctum of the magician without parting with at least another fifty louis. These prelimi- naiies having passed off to the satiaf action of both parties, M. de F. opened an immense desk and took out Irom it a bulky note- book, in which my friend solemnly allies were inscribed the name, age, fortune, dis- position, and social status of every heiress not only in France, but in Belgium, Austria, Holland, Italy, England, and every other country in Europe. M. de F. airily explain- ed that he despised American heiresses, as their fortnnes could never be relied upon. M, de F. read out hia list, somewhat as fol- lows " Four millions, orphans, ted hair, two-and-twenty, subject to epilepsy, clever, but strong-minded property all in real estate noble family, Belgian." " Five mil- lions, widow, very susceptible, dark, may or may not have had lovers, but there is no scandal attached to her name French, good bourgeois family very fond of titles, but prefers men in the army will not marry a man under forty is herself five-and-thirty property partly in railway shares aod partly in French government stock " and so on od torn ier^-si^ days a hamVU, Flk, haa ras ia agiain stssk. whan shs had bam r eovarad op. Whsa [•vsriaaliikhataM inflmtum. My friend was thunderstruck, and at first half believed that the list was purely an imaginary one and merely a bait thrown out to attract hungry fish. This doubt was, however, soon dispelled when he selected one out of the many heiresses offered to him, and when M. de F., looking upon tbe matter as settled, calmly stated the name of the young lady, my friend discovering to his aatonishment that he knew the family inti- mately, and that M. de F.'s intelligence and details were absolutely correct in every par- ticular. He then explained his system. " Of ooursc, Monsieur le Comte," he said, "It is needless to tell you that these ladies do not come to me themselves and seek for hus- bands. When a lady has a large fortune and is anxious to get married she has no need of a matrimonial agent. It is her friends, parents, or guardians who come to meâ€" in nine cases out of ten without her knowledgeâ€" and, possessing influence over her, offer the heiress to me. in consideration of a fee arranged between us, of course pro- vided I can, among my clients, find a suit- able partner. The whole thing is perfectly nmpta, and the wife need never suspect anything. From the names I have just mentioned yon can see for yourself that many of my clients, both male aid female, belong to the best nobility ot Europe, aod in fact I think I can say, without va'dty, that I have had something directly or i..dii tly -to do with most of the leading mat-in ^uial alliances which have taken place in France in the last thirty years, although, since the fall of the second empire business has become rather slack." What can be more terrible than this Little does the Duchesse Foule de Persil dream as she d^ishes out to the Bois de Boulogne that her only and well-beloved daughter is being bought and sold in a dingy little room near the Boulevard P. -issonniere by her dear and intimate, though unf crupn- lous and impecunious, friend, the Marquise Huppe de la Deche. The duchesse has un- bounded confidence in the marquise, and has given her carte blanche to bring any of her friends to her house, and when the young Vicomte de la Poisse is introduced â€" a charm- ing man, and one whose birth and title are above suspicion â€" be meets with a most cordial reception. The rest is soon done the vicomfe is re- presented to the mother as being the very model of young men, madame la marquise uses her influence in every conceivable and inconceivable way, and in nine cases out of ten the marriage comes off, madame la mar- quise. Monsieur le vicomte, and the matri- monial agent all having a large plum out of the pie, the mother and daughter never suspecting anything. More than three- quarters of the marriages in France â€" and iu the grande monde, mind you â€" are brought about iu this way for, apart from the pro- fessional matrimonial agents, most of the abbes and cures add to their income by mix- ing in matrimonial intrigues of this natu-e. As a matter of fact, indeed, the priests are the most powerful of all matrimonial agents, for the family confessor exercises the great- est iuflnence, and is supposed to be above all suspicion. Who can wonder, after this, th.'it so many marriages in France end in misery and separation, and that M. Naquet meets with support when advocating di- V irce There is no remedy for this evil, for one cannot discover it, and in spme iustances both the bride and the bridegroom are alike ignorant that the fact of their standing before the altar is a matter of so many thou- sand francs in pocket tu two or more of their most intimate and cherished iriends. Let it not, moreover, be supposed that we in Eng- land are free from tbis scourge; quite the contrary â€" there is as much money made in Bclgravia as at Saints Clothilde. m â- â- â-  a Matrimonial Adviea. Now girls, I Want to say one word about getting married. The reason so many un- happy marriages are made, is just because young people do not stop to take a sober second thought upon the matter but rush on without once considering what the poet calls, " the e^mal fitness of things." Getting inarried ought not to be the great object of a girl's existence. I often think, when I see young folks so anxious to get married, that if thny could look into the future and see what trials, sorrows aod troubles are ahead, they would shrink back and not h^ve courage to take yows that are to last till death annuls them. Thia getting married is a serious piece of btuiness, any way it can be fixed. Because a young man drives a fast hoise, dresses well, and ia an agreeable escort, it is no sign that he will make a kind, considerate and loving husband. Ton want to study him, try him, teat his temper, and take time to do it in. Don't marry in a hnrry â€" yon will have time enough to rspent, if you do. Never marry for beauty or show. Do not marry a man who is very fond of fast horses they do not make vary nice huabands. I never see such a man bat I think, " I pity the girl who marries yoa." It is a great venture to trust such a man so girls, look out I Again, do not marry a man who has a taste for Strang drink of any kind. As yon value yoor life's himpinass and comfort, let such a man alosie better die than be tied for bfe to such a person yes, it is a living dssth, and you are patting your neck into a heavy yoke. Never marry a man who sannot govern his tesapsr. He is not ssls^ either st boms or ia pablie, and ha will kaap yea in tonMot- iag fiar all yoor Ufa aad lastly, girl^ do not many a bmu tiU yoa havs known him a whok ysar, at tbs Isast aad oiads hia a stady for «z BMaths sad de aot be sfrsid of bsiag aaold sMidl Battw kssp ba aa aahappj wife. Turkish Domaatie Lite in tha Way of Bafoim. Every Turk leaoa i,„. .: tt. „.„ k„ in the society of Europeans daring six hours of every day. He is then well dreesed, vi- vsdous, perhaps intelligent. But this pert of his life is not the part which forms bis mo- tives. It is not then thst the final canaes are at work which govern his acts- His life, when he is in the busy whirl of the world, is superficial and unreal. How artificial it is can be seen in the alacrity with which, on his return to the harem, he lays off the broad- cloth clothes of his public existence, and dons the white baggy trouaers, the open- neck vest, and tbe long gown dear to his heart. He is only ready to be at ease when he releases his feet from patent leather and from stcckiugs, and thrusts them into un- heeled slippers. Then he is himself, for he is at home. The harem is to every 'Turk his haven of refuge. To it he may flee from every care. About the harem cling all the sweeteet associations of his life. All his best feelings find exercise in that sacred place. His mother, perhaps, is there, or his sisters. There only he enjoys the prattle of his chil- dren. There alcoie in all the world can the tired man find tbe balm of sympathy. 'There he has his books, aod can study -m peace if he wilL There he enjoys the riches of his splendid flower-garden.^tfn the' domain of tbe women, with hills and vales and moon- touched sea before his eyes, he dreams away his summer evenings under tbe subtle spell of nature. And here he Ineets the controll- ing infliiences of his life. The women of the tuirem, mother, sisters, and wives, wait upon the man coming wearily home from bis straggle with life. They are to him humble servants or merry companions, as his mood is. ThLy please him with his children, or leave him alone with his books, at his be- hest. Sooner or later, howevr r, they assert their woman's right of talking on ^serious topics, and then they havehim at their mercy. Now these women who make the home of the Turk are rarely his equals in mental ac- quirements. No question of blood rules the selection of wives among the Turks. A woman born in a mud ^ovel often rules a pasha's palaoe. At the very best, Turkish women rarely have ,any education beyond the primer. They bebeve in signs and won- ders in the active agency of evil spirits in the existence of a great dragon who period i- cally attempts to swallow the moon in charma and incantations. In short, they are as superstitious as they can be after centuries of hereditary ignorance. But they are positive in opiniun, and intolerant of op- position. Moreover, they ^re, above all things else, ardent and bigoted Mohamme- dans. Snch are the intellectual surround- ings of the Turk during that part of his life which he loves. And when the women of his house turn the conversation upon public affairs, the poor man is heljiless in their hands, because he knows the futility of lo- gic in such discussions. Often a pasha meets at home a petition which he has refused in his office, and, yielding to sheer importunity on the part of his women, he rewards the shrewdnessof the man who bais found means to invoke such aids. Often it has hap|ened that the pasha disapoints an ambassadur, and violates his promise tC supjiort a new measure, because the women of his house- hold object to the deviation from custom. He must yield to his home circle, or break with them entirely. These women are under no influences by which their ojiinions may be changed. They live iu a world of their own, andare entirely unaware of an existence preferable to their own, and know nothing of that outside world to which th6y are simply curiosities of antique origin. Tfiisglanceat the home life of the Turk aud its influrnces upon him, leaves little to hojie from the Turks in the direction of voluntary .ibandonment of old, systems and practices. Lotu'des: Bcrnadette Soubirous, a peasant girl at Lourdes, France, was visited by the Virgin Mary in a grotto, so she said, and command- ed to scratch on the ground. She did so, and the bow famous fountain sprang up. That was in 1858. The Kev. Father Van Schic of Lourdes is now in St. Louis. He vehemently avers the genuinenei-s of the miracles. He says " Lourdes contains about 6,000 or 7,000 inhlshitants, and its growth has not been very large since the miracles began. It is about twenty minutes' walk from the town to the grotte.. The road was formerly simply it shepherds' path, but now it is a wide street, with hotels and stores on either side. At the end of the road, just underneath the grott-), there is a large plaza, paved with aspbait, which holds perhaps 8,000 people. The fountain is situated at the foot of the grotto, and beside it a large marble table twelve feet aiuare has been set up, containing the words of the apparition. The church ia on the top of the same hill, and is reached by a very steep incline, which is very trying on processions making the pilgrimage. It is very plain, and will hold probab'y 1,500. The most remarkable thing about it is the inside de- corations. The walls are nearly covered with votive tab'ets, the .records of cures. Every procession of pilgrims who come to the plaoe march under a banner, which they leave behind as an offering. These banners, which are almost countless, and some very costly, have been arranged in a thousand different ways, so that the interior of tbe church is covered with them. Votive offer- ings of gold, silver, aud bronze principally hearts and crosses, serve to complete the curious effect. During the last year several large pilgrimages arrived, and on one feast day there were 25,000 strangers at the shriue, many of them from distant parts of Euroiie. There were many cures. " Thb Daks of RichBOBd «id Qctdoa, dai^ iag the recnt hard tii ratamed to his Sootoh east, of their rsata. Job JxrruaoH owns a p6(taatt of If n Sidduas as a yo«og girl, rsprsssiiliag a wild. eage:, and aoimaisd beauty, with blowing hair, oval face, and month as red as a rasa. Tks j l siii i eaa Jfaa«|/^(iir«r says that John B. Jervis, who ordered the firt locomotive in America to be made, is living, aged over 80, at Rome, S.Y., and Horatio Allen, who saw the order carried out, and who ran the pioneer locomotive, ia living at East Orange, N. J., aged over 70. Thr most extensive oottoo planter in ths world is Colonel Edward Richardson, of Jackson, Mississippi, whose lands lie on the banks of the river, and who last year raised 13.000 bales from 17,000 acres. At the price at which fair medium cotton sold last year. Colonel Richards m probably realiaod 9650,000 for his crop. Mii: 'tf4reM,^ w^" «irmuteftj**%.ii Thornbnrg, of San Francisco. She is tall and ^igh^ but perfectly made, has masses of fairliair, and shining blue eyes, At the late Kensington Fair she wore white cash- mere, and a straw bonnet trimmed with red, white, and yellow rosea, aod bracelets set with rubies, sapphires, and diamonds over her long wrinkled gloves. The Duke cf Argyll and the Duke of Sutherland were once travelling together, when a commercial traveller entered the same railway carriage, aud cunveraatiou be- came general. When at last one of the noblemen left the train, the commercial traveller inquired his name- " Dear me 1" aaid he, on being tuld, " was that really a duke Just think of his talking in that affable way to a couple of little cads like yen and me " There is a great deal of artistic talent in the family of the late Prince Consort. Sev- â-  eral ot hia children are accomplished mu- sicians, and bis brother Ernest) Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, is alki» a composer, and one whose operas have met IRt^ favour. He frequently conducts concerta'-W which his servants are performers, aad nis favourite* occupation is tying in bed in the morning, playing on tbe flute, while his valet accom- panies him excellently on the violin. When Mr. Ross Winans had made his great fortune in Russia, he returned to Baltimore, built a noble residence there, and ornamented the BU)ierb grounds with .statu- ary by the best European scnlptors. This statuary ao ahocked the people that the city government notified Mr. Winaos that he must either remove or conceal it, and he surrounded his property with a high bnck wall, which the people of the place, better educated at a later day, have in vain asked him to remove. The Bradford (Yorkshire) Olnerver aays that Adelaide Neilson, while nurserymaid at Mrs. Padgett's, Ha»khill, Guiseley, iu that county, was most attentive to her duties, and very active, never requiring prompting in anything. In her spare time she learned sccurately from Shakeapeare. So determin- ed was she to go on the stage â€" an intention I he often announced to the family she serv- ed â€" that one evening after leaving her em- ployment at the usual hour she started for Londoti. She slept the first night under the trees in Hyde Park, and subseejuently got work, in answer to an advertisement, as a seamstress. No wonder that foreign warblers and actors come to America, where they obtain more than thrice the pay of ambassadors. Paolo Marie, who has just returned, under Mr. Grau's management, is to receive $100 for each of her performances, while Capuul, who is to sing in fifty concerts, umler Ull- maup, is to be paid $200 for each. But these are tiiere zephyrs compared with the breezy proposition of Wagner, who is will- ing, if America will raise §1,000,000 for him, to expatriate himself, dwell with us, pro- duce all his operas here, aud devote the remnant of his art life â€" he is. now sixty-two â€" to the U. S. For that trifling iecuniary ha|;atellc the gifted Wagner is willing to immolate himself. Oi.E Hri.i.'.s favourite violin was made by CiaspAr da Salo, and its case, for which the Cardmal Aldubrandini once paid three thou- sand ducats, was sculptured by Benveuuto Cellini. On the head of the violiu is an angel's faceMn relief, carved and coloured a tiny mermaid loans a^-ainst it, clothed m scales of gre^ and\'old below the bridge is anothei merinaid anil .the neck is ornament- ed with arabes.jues in red and gold and blue. Two intertwined tish ornament the briilge â€" the zodis car sign of February, the violinist's birth month. Two ivory Tritons may be seen upon tbe bow, in which arc set forty- five diamonds, the gift of the Queen of Sweden and Norway. Ole Bull is the only person that ever pla} e-d ou the instrument, as it never bad any bar inside it till he him- self put one there. 'I'liK retiring presi.lent of the American Association lor the Advancement of .Science narruied, in the course of his remarks on the problem of lile, the story of the plethysmo- graph, which is an instrument measuring the action of the biain by changes in a re- cording curve, showing aisothe action of the miud in dreaming, and the effect of the emutions. He sanl that when the instru- ment was lirst exhibited fn Turin by Dr. Mos-so, its inventor, a classical miin who had lH.aited that he read Greek as easily as Latin, and both without effort, came in and_ expressed himself contemptuously cuiiccru-' ing the affair. Dr. Mosso bad him surieuder his arm to the instrument and read a age of Latin, when a, slight depression of the curve fiom the normal line took place, and ou reading a page of Greek a much deeper depreitsion was recoriled, showing that tbe. boasting gentleman could not read (ircek as easily as Latin, and that both re|uired an iffort. Mrs- Warrens Helper. The Tenors of Carring- The misery of habitual carving can hardly be exaggerated. The man who comes home tired from his day's work snd sits down to dinner needs a quiet aud easy meal. In- stead tf having this, he is compelled to uo- der-go the labor ot c:irving and to postpone his personal dinner until his appetite has vanished. It is no small labor to carve for a family, say of six persons. The joints of the spring chicken are apparently made of a combination of steel and india rubber, aud can neither be cut or dragged apart while the roast beef, toughened ly long years of service in its original shape of ox, requires more strength of wrist on the part ot the of the carver than wonld suffice to saw a twelve inch log. When at last the work of carving is done the delicate and ditficnlt duty of " helping " begins. There can be no peace of mind for the man who helps his family and his occassional guests to any food except soap r oysters, both of which can be accurately and fairly divided. In the caae of chicken he can never give satisfscUon. There is no rule in tbis matter beyond that of giving the chicken legs to tbe boys, which cau be followed. To ask people what part of the chicken they prefer is simply mad- ness. Either everybody will tell tbe truth aud'demand the best cut, in which case all but one will be exasperated by failing to have their wishes gratified, or everybody will reply. "Any part." "It makes no difference," or words to the same menda- cious aod aggravating effect. Of course, when the man who says 'It makes no dif- ference " is helped to anything hut the breast, he becomes the enemy of the carver for life, and nothing can diaabnse him of tbe impression that he has been wantonly iosalt- ed. It is far better to boldly help people without making any pretense of consulting their wishes. They will then regard the carver as a rude and careless host out they will acquit him of any intention to press open insults en his guests. â€" â-  â-  â-  Hi was laying, as he struck a lacifer on the side of the house, " I Uke these houses with sanded psint nice, when yon want to strike a match, you know." ' Is that so?" she asked, demurely. "I wish I lived in a houss with sandsd paint " â€" and then she looked'things unntteiable. If he had asked, " What for r she would have bated him. Bat he didn't he took the hint, aad ths match was struck then and there. AfTRB travelling one hundred miles throogk ths woo£ aad croasing ssveral stocaam, a eat that had made the joamey in a box sscspsd aad f ooad its way home in British Cobmbifc "I I oh't know that I ever shuuld have gotten through my Fall sewing so well if it had not been for the help I had from poor Mrs. Duaue across the way," said Mrs. Warren to her friend. " I did not know that she ever went out sewing. I don't see how she can and keep those four children so tidy." " Oh, she did not set a stitch for me, but she helped me greatly, all the same." " Did other work for you while you sew- ed, I suppose." "You would never guess the puzzle, so I will tell you. It was just looking at her as she sat by that morniug-glory-shaled win- dow, stitching away at her childrena' clothes with such a swift needle, every min- ute that she could catch from her house- work. I knew her resources were very small that she was obliged to piece up and make over and Jiaod down to the very limit of possibilities, yet she did it with such cheeriulness, always singing at her work if she was not chatting with her children it made me ashamed of my fretfulnc-ss. I waa dreading to commence these pretty plaids for the girls because I oould not quite decide upon the patterns, and then it would be such a trouble thia hot weather. That thrifty, busy little housekeetier made me ashamed every time I looked at her it was an inspiration. I cut out the dresses and put the sewing machine at work on them then if I felt my zeal fagging I would make an errand across tbe street to see Mrs. Doane work a few minutes. One morning I happened in on a " stock- ing day," as she called it. She had a col- lection of old stockings of various sorts and sizes, which she was cutting down and piecing but with new heels and toes until they were about as good as new for the Fall campaign. I-asked leave to add to her collection and the offer mtk thankfully accepted. I took over ao apron full, which she asaerted would keep the chUdren well supplied all Winter. I had no idea there was so much ' goodness' in old stockings. 1 always came home with energies brightened and wits sharpened, so that my work seemed very easy and pleas- ant. Chie day I told her how much good I was getting from her example of steady in- dustry, and the little woman jnst dropped her work in her lap and covered her £aoe with her hands, laughing and blushing. Tbe idea of having an influence was very odd to her. But that waa jiut the help that carried me throogh tbe Fall sewing, and I believe in giving ' honour to whom honour is due,' " The Philadelphia enterprise of a thousand one-horse coaches, of light and novel con- struction, to carry eight persons each and run to all parts of the city, ia to be speedily put in operation. The fare is to ,De five cents, or six tickets for a quarter of a dollar. The routes are so arranged that, for ten to fifteen ceata, a trip can 1^ transfers be made to almost say desired point while a single fare will tecnre a ride on any one tA tne main lines, lengthwise or crosswise of the city. The movesMuts of the vehicles will be arranged to suit the traffic. The car cnmaanies antiaipats a iathsirl V r ._