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 ?^^i^*: f â- , â- ^'y^d^^9:;!'-^ ^.kS'^;""^-"' â- â-  " â- y V â- ^ 1 PI I i ':. ^d SJ^^^^H ^^^7^^ â-  "y 1 â-  ' ^â- ^^ ;V, â-  -^ YOUNG POLKa a P£EIL AT BLACK BUH- BY J. MACDO»AIiD OXLET. f There were foar of them-rHagh, the eldest, call, dark, and sinewy, bespeaking his Highland descent in every line of face and fignre Archie, the second, short, and Btnrdy, fair of hair and bine of eye, the mother's boy, as one coald see at a glance; and then the twins, Jim and Charlie, the joy of the family, so much alike that^ only their mother could tell them apart without making a mistake two of the chubbiest, merriest, and saiciest youngsters in the whole of Nova Scotia. Squire Stewart was very proud of his boys, and looking at them now as they all came up from the shore together, evidently dis- cussing something very earnestly, his coun- tenance glowed with pride and affection. When they drew near he hailed them with a cheery " Hello, boys what are you talking about there V Archie's face was somewhat clouded as he answered, in quiet, respectful tones, "Hugh and I were talking about going over to Black Bun for a day's fishing, and Jim and Charlie want us to take them too." " What do you think about it, Hugh " asked the Squire, turning to his eldest son. ••Well, is's ja«t this way, sir," answered Hugh. "The Uttle chaps will only be a bother tons, and perhaps get themselves into trouble. We cim't watch them and and watch our lines at the same time, that's ce'"tain." "No, we won't;"' pleaded Jim, while Char- ley seconded him with eager eyes. "Well be so good." "Ob, let them come,' interposed Archie. "I'll look after them." Hugh BtUl seemed inclined to hold back 'buttheSqniresettledthe matter by saying "'Take them with you this time, Hugh, and if they prove to be a bother they heed not go again until they are old enough to take care of themselves." "All right, sir I We'll take them. But mind you, youngsters"â€" tu' ing to the twins â€" "you must bthave at as if yon were at church." Black Run was the chief outlet' of the lake on which Maplebank, the Stewart House, was situated. Here its superabun- dance poured out through a long deep chan- nel leading to a tumultuous rapid that foam- ed fiercely over dangeroas'rocksbeiiore settl- ing down into good behavior again. The largest and finest fish were sure to be found in or about; Black Ron. Bat then it was full six mlea away from Maplebank, and an expeditiun there required a whole day to be done properly, so that the Stewart boys did not get there very often. The Saturday to which all four boys were looking eagerly fortvard proved as fine as heart could wish, and after an early break- fast they started off. Hugh and Archie took the oars, the twins curled up on the stemsheets, where their elder brother cculd keep his eye upon them, and away they went at a long steady stroke that in two hours brought their to their destination. " Where'll be the best place to anchor, Hugh " asked Archie, as he drew in his oars, and prepared to throw over the big stone that was to serve them as a mooring. " Out there I guass," answered Hugh, pointing to a spot about fifty yards above the head of the run. " Oh, that's too far away we won't catch any fish there," objected Archie, who was not at all of a cautious temperament. ' Let's anchor just off that point," Hugh shook his head. " Too close, I'm afraid, Archie. The current's awfully strong, you know, and we'd be sure to drift." "Not a bit of it," persisted Archie. " Our anchor'U' hold us all r'ght. But Hugh was not to be persuaded, and so they took up their position where he had indicated. Xhey fished away busily for some time, the two elder boys using rods, and the twins simply hand lines, un- til a goodly number of fine fish flapping about the bottom of the boat gave proof »t their anocess. Still, Archie was not con- tent. His heart was sec upon fishing right at the mouth of the run, for he had a no- tion that some extra big fellows were to be caught there, and he continued harping upon the subject until at last Hugh gave way. " All right, Archie. Do as you please. Here I I'll take the oars, and yoq stand on the bow, and let the anchor go when you're at the spot." Delighted at thus gaining bis point, Archie did as he was bidden, and with a few strong strokes Hugh directed the boat toward the run. So soon as they appronched she began to feel the influence of the cur- rent, and Hugh let her drift with it. Archie was so engrossed in picking out the very best place that he did not notice how the boat was gathering speed until Hugh shouted " Drop the anchor, Archie. What are yon thinking aboi^ " Archie was standing in the bow, balancing the big stone on the irunwale, and the in- stant Hugh called he tumbled it over. The strong line to which it was attached ran swittly out as the boat slipped down the nm: Then it stopped with a sharp sadden jerk, for the end was reached, and the stone had caught fast between the big stones on the bottom. When the jerk came, Archie, sospecting nothing, was standing upright on the bow thwart, and at once, like a stone from a catapnlt, he went flying head-first through the air, striking the water with a loud splash, and disappearing Into its dark em- toace. Hugh's first impulse was to burst out •laughmg, for he knew Archie conld swim like a wiJ, and when a moment later, his head appeared above the water, he hailed him gayly " Well done. Arch. That was splendid. Gome back and try it atndn, won't yont" while the twins laughed and orowed over their brother's amnmng per- fomumoe. Archie was notjdlapooed to take a aeriona â-¼lew of the matter dUter, and ahoated 1»di: "Try it yonxaalL Come alons ra wkit for yoo.' When* however, he aongfat to legain Hm IxMtt he fenad the ennent too ateong for faioi, and deaplw liia atnwefc e^actfoqa, eonid mftke Ultle orno hMdmy Mdnik it TUi «. inaldMfekavebeenaeeaaefiirmiiohalam, bowenr, had ant fteJwmlni'ot tii»tun bean Oaed wm • danae ymrtla el hafe Huoni^ wiiioh SmbmbUbmiH oooM h»Te aOMad » ihmmw, iHdb al for the time was mid-aprine. Beginning to ftet a sood 'eal frlfl^tened, Archie called out: 'Yonll have to come and help me, Hogb, I can't get badk to yon. ,, Now nnqneationaUythe proper »Iiig lor Hngh to have done waa to take ap the an- chor, and Iet«g tiie boat drtftdown to where Archie was, haul him onboard. But strange to say, cool, cautions Hngh for once lost his head. His brother's pale, frightened face sUrtled him, and without pausing to think, he threw off his coat and boots and leaped into the water, where a few strumous strokes brought him to his brother's side. The twins, in guiltless innocence of any danger, thought ul this great sport. Here were thdr two elder brothera having a swim without first taking off their clothes. They had never seen anything quite so funny be- fore. They kneeled upon the stem-sheets, and leaned over the gunwale, and clapped their hands in childuh ecstacsy oyer what seemed to them so intensely diverting. Bat to the two elder brothers it was verb far from being diverting. When Hngy reached Archie he fonnd htm already ex- hausted, and when, grasping him with his left hand, be strove to force him upward against the current, he realized that ere long he would be in the aome condition himself. The stren((th of the current waa appalling. The best he could do, thns encnmb^ed by Archie, was to keep from slippincr down- ward. To make any headway waa utterly impossible. Hoping that there might be, perhaps, a helpful eddy on the other side of the run, he made his way across, only to find the current no less powerful were. The situation grew more and more serious. The dense rusl.es defied all efforts to pierce them, and ^e boys were fain to ^rasp a handful of the toa?h stems, and thereby keep Ihemselves from being swept away by the relentless current into the grasp^ of the fatal rapids, whose roar they could distinct- ly hear but a little distance below. Hugh says that the memory of those bar- I rowin? moments will never lose its vividness, i Blissfully unconacions of their brothers' peril, the twins laughed and chattered in the stem of the boat, their chubby faces beaming upon the two boys straggling desperately for life in the rushing water. Even in the midst of that struggle Hugh was thrilled with anxiety as he looked back at them last they should lose their balance and topple over into the water, and he shouted earnestly to them "Take care, Jim I Take care, Charlie 1" whereat they both nodded their curly heads and laughed again. Hutjh was now well nigh exhausted, and sorely divided in his mind as to whether he should stay by his brother and perhaps, go down to death with him, or, leaving him in his desperate plight, struggle back to the boat, if that were possible, to prevent a like catJistrophe to the twins. Poor fellow it was a terrible dilemma for a mere lad. Happily, however, he was spared the necessity of choosing either alternative. Suddenly and swiftly a boat shot out from the northern side of the run's mouth, and in it sat a brawny farmer, whose quick ear caught at once Hugh's faint though frantic shout for help. "Hold on there, my lads I'll get you in a minute," he shouted back. Sending his boat alongside that of the Stewarts' he quickly fastened his painter to it, and then dropped down the current until he reached the endangered boys. "Just in time, my heaities," said he cheerily. "Now, then, let me give you a hand on board " and grasping them one after the other in his mighty arms, he lifted them over the side into his own boat. Neither Hugh nor Archie were any the worse for their wetting, and the twins thought them even more funny-looking in their wet,bedraggled condition than they were in the water but neither of them are nevertheless at all likely to forget, live »s long as they may, the time they were in such peril at Black Run. aovboaatofaOannaCmiaolarte TKeGnBert'liKiiaa MenMteoflsr on the equator, atretohingthroagjiiafreral hunted i^ea of north uid aonth uatode. They inolnde Bcorea of amall ialanda, among the moat impOTtant beii« Makto, Marafa, Nan- onti, Apamama, Onatoa, and Aroras. Oq recent German mapa the indieation of German aoTereignty haa beea diatinctly confined to the Mardwll gronp, leaving tne Gilbert group nnolaimed. But the confer- ence held a year ortwo i«o oa the anbjeot of the boqndariea in thia part of the Pacific between England and Germany haa preanm- ably governed the recent action of the Ger- mans, who are said to have eatabliahed them- aelvea on one island of the Gilbert cpmnp, and to have visited othera aa if with intent to occupy them. The Marahall and Gilbert T^ia.«i« may properly enongh be nnder the aame rale. When the Madrid papera announced the decision of the Pope in the Carolines dispute they ooncded that both the Marshall and GUbert groapa were to go to Germany. The proseas of anapping np groupa and single islands in the Pacific has been greatly stimulated by the prospective opening of the isthmna route, in which case even poesessiona which now aeem of little value may possible be turned to some account. Smoothing Matten Over. "When your husband comes home drank," aaid the magistrate, "iahengly!" "No, aorr, he's plisant." "Then why don't you try to smooth matters over!" "Oi did, aorr Oi hit him wid a amoothin' oiran." Ee Had Straok It Bight. They are walking oloae together, admiring the birds flitting from branch to branoli. Heâ€"" How well everything in nature is arranged how things are made one for the other 1" Sheâ€" "Oh, that is so trae. Haven't you noticed how the fingers are made ezpreasiy to put lings upon " Ab Inteiwtiiur Snbjeot. Thertmltaof an inveatigatiaife oarJ jeotoif atriUng intereat are -Ipibmitted by the redoabtabTe ^*Bab" in-^e New York Sunday Star, when ahe writea :â€" A man aaked me the ^other day How wo- mea find hnsbanda. It waa anoh. a pottling; qneation to me that I eonatitated myielf^' committte of one and went aronnd among a lot of married women to aee how their hns- banda propoaed to them. There waan't one who had ever had an abaolnte romantic avowij of love There waan't one whose husband had mtten down on his knees, caught the loved one's band and besought of her, unless ahe wished te see him stark and cold with a broken heart, that she would wed him I There waan't one who had ever known the rapture of being held, with a pistol pointed at her lead, while e brave lover pronounced that unless she ac- cepted him, Ite would kill her and then him- self 1 There wasn't on* who had been gained even at the dagger's point, and not a single wife had been drugged aad wedded in a semi-conscious state I Dorothy, I confess to a certain amount of disappointment. The nearest I could get aa to how the questitm of marriage had been reached was always that they drifted into it. This is dtlicious- ]y vague, bat it seems to mean that they imew the man, that he had the privilege of holdinf^ their hands and criticiaing their frocka for some time, and that then, when there was no special excitement in Wall street, a Presidential election waan't going on, nor anything else that was distracting. th(y anggested that it them to get married. waa about time for According to the i-^*^ ^nsnl at Jersnalem ^^' tkiA*.. I Consul at Jersnaiem 3^«f ritK ath( OWig. vest, while theJ^;?!^ poi** Statistaoa are ««f U estimated "--*"'**»' are The manufacture of V L^Nfi to Egypt and of obj oS,*^ "TS mother of pearl and iuv' »ij"»2»T^ considerable art is now, Would Throw That In- "My friend," said a tight-fisted banker to a young man who had pulled him oat of the water, "I appreciate the fact that yoa have saved my life and I am prepared to reward you â€" to reward you. liberally for your ser- vices. A' hat can I do for yon " "Well, sir, there was a suit of clothes spoilt," said the rescuer, who was good- natured, though not educated 'that would be about seventeen dollars then I lost my hat that would be fifty cents then i took considerable liquor to keep off a cold, which cost me a quarter. I don't think of any- thing else, sir." "But you do not mention the fact that you have saved my life. What can I do for you on that score " "Oh, well, call the whole thing eighteen dollarsâ€" that's as much as it's worth, I guess." Local Color. Old Colored Woman (to tramp): Git offen dese premises what does yuh want? Tramp I'm writin' a book called " On Foot through Afriua," and I came here to get some local color that's all! aeem to be train three ^?- harily The Gilbert Islands- A San Francisco dispateh says that the Germans are taking steps to add the Gilbert archipelago to their other posasessiona in the Pacific. This gronp forms a portion of a chain of smsdl islands stretching between the Philippines and the Fijis. Nearest the for- mer lie the Pelews, then come the Carolines east and north of the latter are the Mar- shall Islands, subdivided into the R»dack and Ralick southeast of these are found the Gilbert finally, south of the Gilbert is the EUice group, which brings the line to- ward the Fijis and Samoa. This chain cov- ers a d istance of more than 3,000 nules. The dispute between Germany and Spain three years ago as to the ownership of the Caro- lines caused a more careful defining of the groups. Under the decision of Pope Leo, to whom a« arbiter the controversy was refer- red, the Carolines proper, situated south of the Ladronea, were assigned to Spain, like the Pelews to the west of them. The eastern limit of the Carolines was put at 164°, and dominion beyond that point was conceded to Germany, who promptly took possession of the Marshall Isunds, put them under a Comnussioner, while a German commercial company on the island of Jaluit took charge of the trade of the group, im- posing port fees. It is said that they also put a small tax on the natives, who were acoordinf^y by no meana favorably impreaaed with their new allegiance. The Pope'a deoiaion had at leaat carefully aeparated Spsniah from German juiiadic- tion, so that the former extends over an un- broken area, including the Ptiilippinea, Pe- lews, Ladronea, and Carolines but the extent of German scverei^aty did not so diattaictly appear. Since then, however, Great Britain and Germany are aaid to have drawn a line, mutually aatiafactory, in this region, ao that presumably the formal occupation of the Gilbert lalanda aooordeiwiih their ar- ran^ment. Althongh the little tradmg aa yet done in that region haa fallen moiemto tiiehanda of Ganuas tbaa into thoae of Amerioana, yet the Anwirioan Board of Foreivn Miaaiona haa had ita atationa eatab- liahed tltere for more than thirty yeara. It ia atatad that tA late the raligiinlB work in the Marahall aad Gilbert,gi;oapa haa beea largely or wholly oadertiie diarge afibe Saadmoh MMdwa, iHw oan^better eadnre fljft «Jiairta thaa ^ft pyiniP" r tw* tjyw ia a traiaiag aaihodiorm Ji90:9ani,di]^'fiur iaiaadof KniO^iatiiflMlfiu diiB«B.^ The Gilbert and tlie MeiaUa- #ftil^ eewl laainaHun, harintwr nredawta DMiorapteteMp* oilid om Economy in Diess* Dressmaker â€" There doesn't stuff enough here to make a yards long. Society Belle â€" Dear me I how much more is needed 7 "About half a yard." " Well, take it off the neck. " An Irresistible Demand. My do^ waa held for ransom, and Pat was sent to rescue him. "Pat," said I, " Did yoa tell the man that if he did not give up the dog at once, I would have him arrested?" " Oi did that same, sorr." " What did you say to him " " Oi tould him jist what yez tonld me to tell him. Oi wint there where he had the dorg, and oi aez to him, oi aez, 'The boas sez,' sez oi, *av yez don't disgorge that dorg,' sez oi, 'he st z he'll have the law on yez, aez he, that s what he sez,' sez oL" " And did he disgorge the dog, Pat " " To wanst, aorr." What She Meant- Impatient haaband â€" Where in the world have you been? I want my dinner. Wifeâ€" Excuse me, Jolm^ but I ran down to the sewing^ociety at 5' and to my aurpriae it didn't wfad np until 8. Hurband â€" You mean it waa wound up at 5 and didn't run down until 8. it itm hid flairtgr f «h* iatti botttaiii flIJabril The Shoddiness of Some People. "Well, my love," he began, "how much do yon think yoa can do wich to- day?" •' Oh, I think $40 wiU be aU I want, dear," replied the wife. "Better take $60," aidd tbe generoua husband, aa he banged three $20 piecea on the table. "Muat be pretty well fixed, theae people," aaid a new boarder to hia neighbor. "WeU it doean't alwaya foUow,' replied the old boarder. "They go through that performance once or twice a week jnat for effect, and yoa bet there woold be a squeal if she didn't retara that money whea they Sot to their room. He aaw yoa were a aew and and ao thought he'd impreaa you with his^wealth. He geto $75 a month aa aalea- man ia a olothing atore dowa town and doea aome oplleoti^g for the honae. That «aa the fina'fatoney he handed his wife." Aad the new boarder moaed aadly opoa the aboddlaaaaoncane people aa he rode dmra to baaiaeaa ' " -Ji:.' '.- MoatraL R. MAiTLAin?, Boiawiag .AggmMJutanneiihip. Undo RaKka»-Aku» a^t Mtatak ^udmaip^. bat am metliMI Fashion Notes. The majority of dress skirta are made either with fiat pleats down the front and sides that reach from belt to hem, or with long Greek overdresses that are so lightly draped as to cover nearly the whole of the underskirt front and back. Too late to be of much use this year, but in time to be adopted extensively next sum- mer, says Tne Now York Sun, the girls have learned the beauty of the flannel shirt idea and many of them have put it into opera- tion. A flannel shirt exactly like those made for the men, boy's size, worn inside of a dress body and belted in at the waist, is very charming and comfortable beyond im- agining.' The dnehess is a stately redingoto design- ed for late autumn wear, made of dove -grey soldier's cloth and trimmed with a single row of fine gold and silver passementerie. There is a full drapery of the cloth at the back, gathered closely and applied to the centre forms of the bodice portion. The sleeves are half open, and lined with grey and gold shot surah A lady who haa given the matter much attention is authority for the deslaration that m kissing all men kiss with too much force. A kiss to be appreciated by a girl, she says, must be fentle and not rough, and under no circumstances should have any suggestions of tobacco or John Barleycorn. As the result of comparing notes with msmy ladies married and engaged, she asserts that the kisses cf three-fourths ot mankind, hus- ban ds, lovers and broth ers, are "smoky." « Very long ncarfsof JbUck lace in various fine delicate patterns are imported and are to be aff fashionable as they were a few years ago. These come in lengths which vary from two and one-half to four yards, and some are nearly a yard in width. They are to be worn either in the picturesque fashion of Spanish women, or fastened closely at the throat with a gold or silver lace-pin or clasp set with gems. The ends ot some of the longest reach quite to the edge of the skirt hem. Luge Direcloire hats with low crowns and projecting brims are imported both in velvet and felt. These are stylish and pic- turesque ^for visiting and carriage wear, but for general uses the toque and the Eng- lish turban will be highly favoured. The " Aureole " hat is another rather striking model for dressy wear. The crown is wreath- ed with large, full ostrich plumes and at the edge of the brim is a band of the same plumage, short and fluffy, which surrounds the face like a halo. ');;Many of the new basques and bodices are lengthened to cover the hips more deeply. The vest buttoned on each side to the cor- sage, the plastron, the separate waistcoat, the pleated shoulder pieces, the demure nun's corsage with soft folds lapping each other over the chest, the surplice front crossing from right to left, the round waist with its charming belt adornings, the pobited cor- sage with revera of all ahapea and kinds, each and all, are among the new or repeat- ed fancies of the season. It is almost im- possible to go far astray in the deaign of the bodice, aa the vjuriety of modela ia now ao limitleaa that any gracfal style beoom- intt to the wearer is good form. The broad and showy Directoire revere give the effect of breadth, and are seen alike on the sim- plest and die riohest sowna. The high mil itary collara and the deep turn-over models are equally popular. Cteneial Gordon's Fate. The fate ct General Gtordon created an nnpleasuit aenaaldon all over the world, there having been a prevalent impreaaion that the Gladatone Miniatry had been very reluctant to aend to hia relief. It will be intereating to note that a ktter in the St. James' Qaaette ahowft from the pabliahed memoira of Mr. Forater that ' Fora.«r con- atantly urged the Miniaiary to fulfil the reaponaibilitiea they had incurred in the oaae of Gordon, and the reaolve, tardily taken, to aend the relief expedition toi Khartoum, waa largely due to the peraiat- ency with which Forater preaaed them on the qneation.' In one of hia argent appeala i^inat farther delay he aai^ I Mieve everyone bat tiie Prime Miidator ia already eaavinc^d of Gwdon'a daager, aad I attri- bato Ua not being cimvlnoed'tb hia wonder- fcl power efperaaaaion. He can: peraoad* â- BMt pe(9le bf Bupt thingi, and, abo|v*«iU» he can peraaade hiteaelf of ahnoatanything.' Wlfett tbtf ekp^tibn nnder LoM Wilaeley M leagtii trtaartedao eaafolbwiditiadvafaa ,Efcwioidi iiiid^tli«dMltli Ql^GoUaMJU^ Uow ^WMafcf^UfcjJith, worth of these- wew'eSlfe^^'fi'S Europe and America. ThfJ iS gration has been checked K^ ^•*' i«i2 ttie Porte prohibitiS^y»?S»lCi Palestine and restric^tiS^.^^sJ the country to a peS S^^u^^^S! The «J5ireofthevinebyGZ?"««*tk 18 ^tending and the JJ^^^ produced is improving.^"ff «« vj in the vicinity of thelsity Jl,^ »' l*d rise in price, the best fetchS T^ • age, 6s. the tquare ya,d Zh^ " »»«• years ago could have Cn^. """ »«» I sixtid of the price. Thiarbefr^^ Jewtan immfgration before it Jj*?'*!* with to the multipHcaiV^^Wftd ^M**^^.**" "» «5uoatioLl"l«i table institutions, EaBlUh fZ «^ and Ruaaian, ai^d to the ' yondthew4sofan*°i„:^^'»y' fined city. But the acqui.ia"^f'jj' foreigners IS subject t^two ^^^^ for aU claims and questiona^J^^W settled by the native courr^" are cannot build on the Government 0(IB it Without tfte coawrf • German trade irtrtiP.iJ tme IS rapidly developing on »cc2 ft larw and prosperous German coloZ l?^ have estabhshed ihemaelves in iS?' and the members of which are favS I crafT Thi°n'"'T' """'^."'dK craft. The colonists exercise a baS influence on the natives. ' Warm Weather in Australia. The most remarkable feature of the An I tralian climate is the hot wini The Ju Bandy interior of the continent reBemblai deserts of North Africa, and Arabia, wdSI winds, therefore, are very similar. Imiuql quantities of sand are drifted about by ib I wind and carried beyond the coast acaaj. I erable distance out to sea. On Jjn, 2L I 1845, Capt. Sturt'sthermometerroietol?l« I in the shade; the mean temperature f» l December was lOl ® for January 104 » i^l for February 101 ». So parched ultii, I ground that there were greit crackiiiii| from 8 to 10 feet deep. At Cooper's Cratl on Nov. 11, 1845, he experionood otedl these hot-air currents, and thus describaitT "Toe wind, which had been blowing ^| morning from noith-east, increasi^d to t^ I and I shall never forget its withericgeffjcul I sought shelter behind a large gamtn,! but the blasts of heat were so terrific t!iitl| wandered the very grass did not take iitT everything, both animate and inuuii^l gave way before it tlie horses stood irilil their backs to tie wind and theirnoxitil the ground, the bird^ were mute, and till leaves of the trees fell like a shower roiill us. At noon I took out my thera.omet8,| graduated to 127 ° and put it intbeforkdl a tree, and an hour afterwards, whull wentf to examine it, the tn*)e was full of ml oury and the bulb had burst; about eiuiit I the wind shifted to west, and a thanderdoiil passed over us, bat only a few drops of)niil fell." The bursting of the instrnmsnts'iiinl that the temperature was much higher tk I 127 the glass being unable to aaiiit titl expansion of the mercury. VegeUfioiiBil fers greatly from the parching ch»r»et««| this wind. Plants droop, leaves iL-ivdiil if f roet bitten, and wheat crops have Ml destroyed.. Its intense dryness is show Vl the relative humidity filling to2ero,i«l| evaporation amounting to an inch of mt«'l day. High up in the mountains t» theesl and south-east, in the midst of » Wl morning, occasional hot blasts are felt ««l the interior, and they cause a Vi^^\ tation of the nostrils and throats MtwPI disagreeable as heated air and fatal to Wl tation, this dry wind, Uke that of Intt.'l healthy. The dry cUm»te is free from miasmatic diseases. The Trick of the B8T8M- In the narrative of Jthe Arcdo «pp] Captain McClure is the foUowmg m^ the two ravens vhich became »n»r: on board the " Investigator. The ""j it appears, is the only bird tli»t braves a Polar winter and in tne S season he is seen tD Ait. th«aghj^- and sunless atmofphere hke M ' his sullen croak alone b^^"^? Jti„« of the death-like scene. No one «» attempted to shoot the "T^^^^k consequently became vei| l»'J. ' seen by the narrative. lished themselves as fu»-""j^jp in Mercer Bay. Uving mm\j by w ^^ m mercer ji»y, """e ""T ' .hroWD •" scraps the men might ^^^^^^ aftermeal-times. Tt^.'^jA-^^ looked upon these ^^\^'ZS^^ and exhibited considerable eneiw after meal-times, -i--- â€" » n-jin these as his spoa*^, -1 considerab o ^fg^ taining his rights agam?* twr. S^rthelesa outwitted hmm^*»L J amased every one. ^^{7%iii^, [quit;wilUngto«»kM ^, «om .able Dei«)n«.»2vi,«S of "their own sable pewns, throw themselves intenr their own sable ?^'^^-i,\» j^tM "the mess- tins were the dirt-heap oatside tt'ir d***! !*•* on tne air6-nw»F "»â€" â€" tvgt •»• â-  would immediately run « 7^d(«' woaldflyjattafewy«*^^* made another run, »°f,5!tfi**'!!a appear to e«»P« •'" JS •»* oS,^ta they had tefflp^^. dig him to the shore, a S^e » *^ off. Then the ravens jooW -^^ Bight for the ship, """^/Tl^f, «Sd eieoution ^^'^^tT^^l^i .SJdetected the toPf^Jb^k ^\ :^c«sed upon him andruu^ â€" " â€" ^bH "" Aneijht-yeM-old Ijl»3j;r» â€" â€"tUrivea therSf J^wh^ai I and 00007 mrtnnatoe" 1^^. |f*?^T *^^Pj mada tbe trip aU " '"'_-i IT ••ROUGHING St^jLeaheek hands with the ol f "«*22red him that we should i'^jjSlBB'hi" After thia invital I ^-S^lceaaeat guest He woi I Py^ySatdelight to Moodie wh I •S^ to him elephant huntir fSf^snii^og his rifle in a l«»f^' Jjnd wliistling an encoi I •'Sl^oaa. I »8k«d Wm one ev I 2jSffi«) fond of hunting. •^1^ the exoiteinwit," he ^^thoaght. andllove to b 1 ""ZZgn for the creaturea, too. f. -tSa^ad happy y«t I ,«f»,i«i ^^ 'fSwotreatrainto kill them. irSaht of theiT dying agonies r Si teaiinsa and then I lay asid SldoaSthantfordays. But ISitowVji God in the ..reat â- V^the sunbeams stealing tl l^braaohea, the blue sky I SJySjap»tehes,andtoknc Stekhtand ahmy above you, TfiXKjm that surrounds you. After a long pause, he cont, -Bfib BolemnfeeUnginhislook •! Uved a life of foUy for yeai â€" naotably bom and educated, » f^SsSiing of the world, perhaps STS before Heft home tor JS^the teaching I had re ^d rebktives and parents I ^wn how to have conducted n gTmadam. if we associate lot j^nLved and ignorant, we leart ^^rorsTthS they. I felt dlS«d^don-felt that I had ^to low vice and m order -S£e myself from the hateful ti ^TirioM, I did a very rash and fTeednot mention the manner â„¢gre88ed God'« holy laws ij^lknow it, and must have t I could have borne reproi ^ed my sorrow into indecent iukble to bear their coarse ridi oompaniona ot my dogs and gu forth into the wilderness. Hu a habit. I could no longer live and it suppliea the stimulant ^en I renounced the cursed ** " I remember the first hunt! r took alone in the forest. I tloomy I felt J I thought that Sreatiue in the world so misera I was tired and hungry, and upon a fallen tree to rest. Al dMth ai ound me, and I was fa sleep, when my attention wa* Jong, wild cry. My dog. fc Choice then, and he's no hu np hia ears, but instead of am bkrk of defiance, he crouched Sg. at my feet. " What d^ lofied, and I cocked my rifl nponthelog. The sound 'i^ twind. Itwaslike^the^e pack of hounds in full cry. {[oble deer ruEhed past me. a Ma trtdlâ€" I see theni now. black devils- swept by a pi fifteen l*rge, fierce wolves, w and bristling hair, and paws hardly to touch the ground i haste. I thought not of A'a:\ their pvey in view, I was sa every nerve wilhin me tremi^i of the poor dter. J^«e wnvc him at every bound. A cl^ise oepted hU path. and. rendere turned at bay. His nostrils and his eyes seemed to se streams witnesb of the It light, courage of waE th ui n his w -pr t f o witnesb wi" ^fc#.*.--o- -- bravely he repelled the attac enemies, bow gallantly he 1 the right and left, and Bpuri beneath hU hoofs yet all hi nseless, and he was quickly torn to pieces by his ravenoi moment he seemed more nil than myself, for I could manner he bed deserved speed ahd energy, his courag had been exerted in vam- deatroy my.self but he. vigorously made for self dMmed to meet the fate he juat to his creatures? With this sentence on his abmptly from his seat and 1 One day he found me pan flowers, and was greatly mt. ing the progress I made m t in the afternoon of the brought me a large bunch flowers. „ » "Draw these," eaid he tlie way to the â-  i*^ them for yon." Little Katie graspmg th with infantile joy, kissed e^ "IheseareGodspictun ter," and the child, who Id deratands them in a mm strange that these beautitu away in the wilderness, w^ thebirdaoftheair, andtt the wood, and tte wiect them, ever see them? JJ' for the pleasure of such ^flowers? Is His^ benevol • the Skdmiration of animal l*Bn taught to consider £ I ttought nor reflsction la the forest, these thongl Knowing that to,argu. only to oaU into action th of his fatil malady. 1 t^ aationby asking him why orito dog Chance! "I found him." ho back in the bush. HeWJ At first I took him for a of htabead undeceived â-  wallet, aad called him e\ D( liabe. I offered him a bi1 ' aad ke aoon became fnei me home, and haa nevei -liBiBd Idm Chance, ^ter » paaa4 with him: m^\^ top V twenty doUara. „ ' "^Mwi, for poor Chance '-tekbaiaater, oontraote '!-lHF4«d|nat«on, and c ^V*^ x««Al«t*an«gbtAeep P ' on the front ^i'^beea long aus^ act, and thu 'Brian waa a I after hia fa have resto l^d, **VL bew [to I A«- â- ^i