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Be- rie' tbe1 ers -was Grand lennavd. ini1 cra4le-' vas »dý peetiol» A questioni wbich Wpause. , uth)iw many of the. -d ciestio servantse ey mothiiig 91 motiiers, eau do the. xnuica-peti -u.iiing prescried Itr lI ' may have to.bééin ur' ïeboiu>,*!th, the. grandlathers- of -the oomg geBeiratiOù, as one pl- .oiqph'e, Ã"no ,suggsted. WoOflBL4OJK PAVUI». UJsder Iniproied Methods Prelag. Iri,8atidaotory. Tii. pavinf of city s trestewitii wood, is agwni omang imte f avr, iiv* nietiodaw, o '-laylug Lie., pavef- ment. 'niAking " aoRO of Vii. mos eouer' p'v.lIst.ame larpely of the. -ame ipaterial. BiqhVy-tvc-per eot ii nov p&vng ini Minna- a ils ii oad-block, and Sa.kaüoo C oter W"tera Vovua are givýgý ,the w,ýond-block pa.vin'g thé prefor- Boit 1esult& are obtained f rom r.etanodar-1iaped blocks out f rom Souternor N>i-ap4 .wiih are UircujIy.ftasneà nd,,reosoVed. 'Ihi*ý litter prooèus noV oÃœly length- ens Vii. 1f. of Vhe, wooci but reduces I4. abscrptive es"pacity for water, t1um, 'preveniing thé wéakening- of 'h"wod-fbroi and -'reducing 1V. ï4diytô buckle' The meut ap- provedmid cf laying this pave- muet usea-in id~ New-York aumd-other large èi4ý-, il te firat make a concret. foundaio<n four Vo aix incheticik on which i5 laid a. 4in.u layer of .ande, or, heter aili, ci oist Portland "cernent, imte whii' Vthe blocks are cioeely set. - The blocks are from five te nine inches inu depth.-sud muet be free f rom - [.f.ctg. Carse t ât bo -taiemi $s>plae V hlan with the. gramn per- ex4 ul the'k!ad-bed. If laid wt-telong -edgee at rigit anglea to the. ourlate. t6 ~'~pV~b- poewern by tho â' Ialh:s o. the. 1 ,'t&t1rvn ii gSd te bs*t provi&te for posbi'. ex- ~b~n~iiepaving i8 laid at. au, jý*I."of &bout aixiy-seven degiree-s. w~tLe urla.-The.jointe, areI prove o m e maGe'of saux. ,.uer4q im the secret',of7 tiiir makiàg: Tek& &,cirl, ijf uilk and ahir a lttle,-cirèle in the centre o! t, ilake anotiier' fine cf uhirr-ing' a liUtldistance frblâ tua ofrole sud continue uhirrii~e silk in circles until 7Qu have a4tii Af ahirred .11k Jbig enough-to' oor1 e your buttoon mduld. The. ,hii trJj obould be osrrid Vo the. *roûg:r of tii he -hes1 next Vie bjit- vii bé thé.' meut pb-puIar sfabmhËer7 colora. Mabogany aud. naturtîüm red especially. are lucreasingly ,»p- uiait, The.. two colore are -frequ46mt- 'ly oombined. YIliow .11k freku Lhwbuttons andgirdles and tao- ings P! Cherry, red sud dep red frocks show vavid -touches8 of- yellow Onre "anthere.- o f.a i. sthe placing of black oysati- enbak o! -tii. ziýe0k ilnstéd cfat Vhs front. Tii. boys are flat and tailored -in effect and fig~ naec eVi vaîst. This metiiod o!f piiacing- boys seems to be in lins viti 'the tend- 'ency ýte -ather the. skirt in the front aud leave iV plain ini tii bacir. Removabie buttoni oare a' eature of mre 'lingerie gevus and blouses. Tii. buttons, of bon., are takeun out viien'tii. gevn is laundered. They- are velI 'Made of iighly finkished bone, and aithough they are muci like, the. îtuds whii omen vore wis n shirt waista -first came into betpg iiëy are made Vto lie flat on Vthe surface of 'the -materiai. HOW A QUEEN PROPOSES. Victoria Telle et 1V lu Rer Beceutly Pmbllshed liemoirs. It'iu always ieap-year for roign- ing queens. Tiiey rnuet make tiie first advances, for their position is such Viiat ne man -of infè r ior rank may venture to propose, marriage te onseof. thein. Aooordiugly, Queeu Victoria -propoed te Prince Albert. ýHoy aiýe 4 i, s e hruelf telsin'l her re*entily. pub1lisied niemoirs: .4t abo4thalif past'welve e>clock iot requi est of z 'etersburg ha. id ýcÉ ihe -Czar a.roof îge, ha idU wed'ber i mnd Duke Dïni ;e the bitter ol othor. Whên tb 1' naY-ýrver -tm res at *the time ,od fgiàass-cuütting. The nervoui ement lW shown in the punctuality ef the- attack, "'epatiep"t observes tha.t 'the attack begins on a&ce*rtain date, .-and unconsciouuly prepares himÉèlf; by vhat isn'called autosugge'stion,'- for its return on thie saine day of the. following yéar. Tiat: isn iow the génerally acoepted theorý of hay- feyçr,' and it is plausi'ble enougli Vo b. re -ot' Companien. in~ .~aI. lu1 ' L~Ight Air. ing valuable. Vrom !ts italka lagbt skiffs -evitable for 'navigating thei s.UVotof, Nil. verscon#uot- lIn-.Woid ,o! unCortain mean- Ïng in the o0g6 al theo±éi gener- ally thouglatte mean ýa kind-o*fbitu-, meîn- or mnripth Tiie'fiagi by Vite- river a brink- The. word -tiausiated "ag ômeres fïin mthe, gjt~ ufa'ldo fýom f:tiie- payru.Ti.pIri means, lialiy; Vh i p of!the.river -an Egyptian idium. 4. i itor-Miriam, nov about thirtéen years old. ':The fiut men-, tien' 'of ]iriaur by ný -ame la in cou- nection 'vith Vie acceunt. cf Israel's ôsucçeeslul 1 'ecape thuiough the. lied Sea, alter vhich mii. led a chQrueof veun'ith timbreis sud'danCin in hiouer o! Vie escape e!the Isirsel- tes from their pursuers. LaVer in Vhs deaert joumney of -Vhs people Miriam, instigated an open rebellion againit' Moues, whieh vas folIeâwed aise, by- Aaron. P'or this rebellien- against God's chose n leader, ah. vas _naitteu. viti ieprosy, frein vuci se. vas h.aled oniy at tie eamnest' in"tercesion of Mo?.. Ti et sud burilic Miriam at Kadesh is reed te lu Num. 20. 1 (compare' alise Exod. 15. 20, 21; Num.- 12. 1- 15). 5. Tii. dauighter 4:f Piiaraoi-Posi- aibly a daugiter of Seti I, sud' if se, 'theu a siater cf Rarnesa the Great. 1Camo dovn Vo-bath. AtthVe river -A net uncommon custom fer vo- Men even of .iiigi rank, speciai places beiug reaerved, for -tisir batii aiong *Vthe -river bank. ýThe. Nil. Riv er, moreover, vas regarded. byr -ViheEgyptiano -as. a',sacred' etreum, anùd ~swaterwI, 13, healViý Her maidens- .On1y vemen cf iÈh:i rnk weuld serve-,as maids- t'O thé. prinàcefs. PiotoDrial representa- ien-0ns u ppia Monumients Ont %'- $a ..meààiumeuits.aré extanf ehêiitfl tçg ptiau 'ladie atten de4i y haxndmaidens.' Rer Maniï dltefexrrng Vo her, special persônal attendant., 6. An4 -i1iê 6peüéd itTi~prn Uad compagsron on- him-Promp- ted te 1Pity-_ by ,Ieý .womanly In- stints,~e'vn V- igi aie deubties5 'knewv:th 16'eto'beoeeo'h e wedded, viil beobuae tii9 lea«der, o1 ila mae iit o! erteiqet andiocrei"ania, justthe-,Vi Crowen Prino&> -and Prieae ! ýuMay havo , dSe ns'u B=11n"u. Tien thé ISot, tii, Db*$sg.r Ozakins, 'iit h.- chme -the acétual 'leader cf Court Gràtnd! Duthos.e Olga lih"j iet re- oovered f rom au attack of Mésela.' Her'illnee'S *'-w pV n ecâiret lu eider te pkeit Vii e irCulsi<o'n a!dia- q-ieting reports. Pain-KiIler Bottles Were ileed as Idole lu Burma. A- misienary regently returned fièoa Burma vitii apamusiug ster 0! tiie exaltation of a dozen patent- -méedidine bôttles'te Vhe raük cf idolus ferve'ntly worsiipped - by a On eue- of -Viis lay's tours,' ah. pamsed through a sinalI settiement viiere choierâ a as Z,,gingý; 5h.had viti hem mvral bottles cf a f arni- ous "ready relief" ler 'pain; se aie- vent f rom house Vo houa. desiug nurnerous sufferers, sud -1.1V the bottIer fer the natives te use alter aie iad gene. -Returninîg te théeý village nmre menitis laVer, Ithe ip4ywas ieetb> "te :head imnuo! 'Vie comuü-nîty, iio cierd ber jlPôiîs sou y' ay ing, "Mem saîhib, ve ha'nàve ,corne ever Vo-yeur aide.. Theiâi.aio did un s no uch g<<id tit wv&novac étaiid'woraliip ýourgode." "Dohighte'd at tis, n EW's, thems sioliary aécoMpàiied theénmaùsudý -hie feilow-ers -te his - OWU dwelling, viwere h. opeuedthe dooi. cf-a, reom- n[, dhove4 lier' Vie pain- kuler bo'tles arranged neatiy upon sà ort ef ! sitar.-The wviole,coin - pany Imm daei rstrated tliema- selves befor. tiem . slu nixn7 ýGo od Résolutions.' - Good resolutions are- neyera sahortguVte ogood wrks. Carefully Viieought eout 'pam'n earnesït]r mad e resolves are ivaltiableouly a" they bring intie plain siglit Vie du- 'Vies tuàt w. ought Vo he'doing. Th"ey are ver se ruan uitèiesa 'wheu we'let them,ýtakd the.-'place of dutydoug, ss"v~ttu d. - an ' 9 ni There are setiiàn pole- *he Vhink tiiat- Vhougii vinPdova sud doors should. be.open lin, tii, dày -ture,, and, though- people, 'wiietiier sický or well. cannot spend tee -muchn time e ut of, doors, wbilie.Vi su, i shin:ing, thsre is nùo danger ,ini o-. pos ure' te Vie nigit air. Se bar froi- biKharmiul ýjgiitaiisgea iiealtii give.ý T atnoshe Ioj elsansâ by ,th e -precipitatieo! odevw aud Ifroit, ethait nîi'àt ari u than the, air iuVhs ,daytims. Dr*. flauumigtn, a, pzomineut anmber eftiAerican, Association for tii. Prévention of Ceusumption" , eyso that- th?,- air, ina room. tvsnty lest long, ten feet higli, and.fifteen feot 'vide iuit b. reneved every heur if Vhs persozu vhe1oSüupies ifit'ôV maiintù o'iaV. As neo'tmany e0t or bedrooaars large a&s Viit and as'-lew'-.cfVho-m have -windo on botiise, 1vi be seen' that the manjority o!f'us sleep in roma tiàt- are net perfectly ventilated. Thel-gos'pel 6 -f fresh' air is being preaciied on everyhad but like other gospels, iV is noV yet practised even by rnany vho profess to believe it. 0yÂRING FOR, WOUND S..- Ship's Officeers Are Oltten Forced to. Taekle Sergical Problems. Meutofte!hsbig ocean liuera carry decters, but ou Vhes emaller steamers and the- sailing craft the. captain or eue o! the, officers has teu diagnose and treat, in cases, o! siekuess or accident. Wiieu driven Vo it by- ne- cessity it is marveilous v- hat these a4nateurs aoconpflisb -witii the littisý knowIedge. they poâase. .Men vho' have beén dangerously iii witii pueumonia or hernia have -been pulied round, and there -are records Co! majçop eperations at sea viich have saved the ives -of' the patients. Broken lieues are wel1 set and hugei laéîated, vounids skil- fuûily- 'appre±:iimated. 'heeare in- stauýes ef neglect, tee, w in l the 'eyes. of surgeons, are w.lcked.'-A vessel recently a rrived -at. Sydney, 4' traia,on Whichi "a sal'r' d fIlen 1 r 1n imaof t 'nd s'ustained a oorpouind- fracture, of h;.isiibone. ,Tiie Weak vasa dreadful o-ee,for a piece of'the b45e nci asniapped ,off àiud stùck l in7ti .dock, wher6 Withad beeu AiIowed- te reýnai»:ag a -cturio." Bu.,th Vi t&tention toi e -man hid.ý been se ilnskilful that-vihen ti h p put ýinto port his fodot and'-the iower part' of"iis'i.g--were in a su'.ppur at-, iug' condition, niakinge amputation nocessary.0 Nommnnonseusé setioný bnd- been taknuto pîse, tii. footI uat-o posIii-n, and tlie. man, -was lueky Vogeýt;dff' alive." Foré vey- case -of - uegièct, 'how evet,' filer. "ýare as .- irriter' in'ai of the laws of fmon, but in strict1 accord, witii that love which' is the toave his lufe was teo peýateI. To a surged'n the- opdbration' loir appendi-E citisA'des blot present anly' insûper- t, able difÉcultiejs,- but a novice whce would -und'értake>it wouldvlneed' toi be pos'sess -ed -of' remarkable nerve:' The. bef officei, had the nerve, and he ge t4hrough wonderfully, 'evac- uaàting a"'huge pus abucésà in the- mkan' saidé,,- nd' stitehin' -hfinU àfteirwards with' ruie 'l.Whoný'Ï the. ship 'reàôhýed 8ydney eth. pa- [ tient 'was sÏtti*iý' on-a.1dock-hair, On another e oba ioàialor. sus- - tainéd '"-, mpbund fàactrecfthe arm, at-the elbow joint., 1Vkvas a" 'yery nââtyIbreAkj bé"cgune tii. boâest arm te stop. tii. biood flow,:and ;hé1 wýAS afra"id.te rernaove it.. L1ater, the am. became black ,fromn gangrene1 below, the. seat of tihe fractureé. ý- Bo iii idecided; to *iniputheiblack- ened ,portioni Ré. mas in fbar andt txembl in 4 lest, tiiemani should bleedt te dea'th'-in' the operation.,But, theref Waal no, bleeié as the rsi4h operation,' andwhen tii. terniquet1 ,wasremove dit v.an foun4 that the. tom end of thé blood, veasiel iad héeled.- Theý portion. of -the arm be-l low 1 were ,the -torniquet ,and been rèmoved -withered avay,,. ind al that- had tei bedone by theiesrgeon viien thi. uhip cama Vo Syd'ney vas0 te remove about two inc'hes-ol bon. in order te allow the-' kin to heal t' neatiy- over the stump. The Breadi Pellet. "I wond er if mother hais any fresli bread 1" aiked Fred, when the chil- dren were ready for an experirnent. "A whQle panful 1" Molly and Betty sàid together., "Ail right, ". Fred said, and he stepped te the door. ' "iCan you s' are us a biscuit, .mother,?" he aBked. "A biscuit?1" repeated mother, wonderingly, for one biscuit will not go far w'ith five hunery cohil-_ dr'en. -4'eWe don't want iIt Vo eat; we want io use it in en exper irent>7, eiplained Fred. "fliere is a piping-liot one; corne ,and get it,," said inother. 'Betty andMolly dart&l into the cbina-closeto Wget a plate, while Boýband Joëe drew up to the -,bi9 tabýle. The.vy loved Fred's littie ex- perirnents. Sornetimes'Fred narned littie Bob "first assistant," and 4sonxetirnes he named Betty or Molly, who served ui gladly. "There !" saWidthe, girls, as* they !,pl'àced' the -plate on the. table. IFred brokelthe biscuit, and when it' was- cool, began to mold thé- crm'ibs int6&littie knobby 'objects. "He -laid these -back 'on the plate as fast as, he- finished then.' "Wmith1ilai l thiose'-éknobsà, 'hylook 'lîke, fathier's'old.,jacksto6nes,- sald 'Bob. IFred .nodded;- Now this,"1 said, ' lis gin e .an 'experil- ment ini eliticeity.Wha luelaaz- .t"IspriegineSt gue ssed Bob, "-'The. band springi Bob, proinptly. "Ev, tiiat" "Yea,," Fred conti bhey called hi's' iigb "all objecte areýeapa1 gree of expansio .n, ar burn again te their s ted,'smluing, mornhe wàa aîvys.lad when Bob Vhought things out' for -insi."If' you pass a certain poôInt-VthsýpOrnt of!-stress, it £5 'eaU- ed-gn eiastfi 'body loses, its power teý rettumm;" 'Iunderstand !" decIar dBetty. "Titerlewers 'o-urfIlee r-iin dgloves Vhat had 1àn'1eliatie band tat thie- vrist~ ~ ~ o o'heiido!thé hand, and at ,firest Viiy iiappéd haçk VighV, bu iVe il le werelooue at "iPreciuiy! Andxno*7 tiat-'vo uuderstaùd -eiasticity"in à-,general way, suppose ve try Vihe exp-erirnent of 'tlie bread ,pýeliet. INov I yullput iii "pellet on" Vi littie woo'deu. .tablé.l'ltrk1Voto Vhm ,hand." As Fredî-sPéke, ýh. struck tii. pelletali.] l.w. WhaV has happenedi" "«Yen squashed î1V< o! .course f' saidMXoliy. "Any on, 1_wouid know "'ýNoV at ahit, said Fred, "Its shaps lmn't chaàngéd4.'Lo6k Iy The ioked. Ti.lVtê-' bb "~Let metry," begked 'BoDb ,who thought,,it iit ýe à s BoL pick-ed up thiépelt, sud Viien _dhed it -downo e -t-ata4e Over it h. ent. 1ty o and littie Joe crowddelose, vlmiI4 Fred iooked over al Vi'te bendéd--heads.- 'Right under iiri -eyesVihi pellst'- siowly resumned 1t safipe. "I said it *ouidu't'change, didn't IV" said Fred.-Youth'a Compan- Cleaning- au Oce*w Limer. Net mauy People are avare that during Vii. 1ev heurs -a Éreatý oceani liuer rernains lu dock mii. ia cieàned Vhioougbiy luaide asudeut. 'Thé -mll is repainteci, Vhs funnels' scmaped- sud cleaued, and every pisce o! ex-, posed nietai poliehedJ Meanwhie, al carpets, are Vaken _ up and -beaten, tiie floors scrubbed sud repainted,- aud tables repol-7 ished, ,chairs regilded and staÃŽned, iu. every part e! Vieé ship. on Vis great boats Aheré are more thazn 30,0*30 ieces et linien tO be couuted, serted, prepared, 'sud 1i'auufe'red. - The# there are 15,000O pieces"cf ail- 'er*ae,'_500peces cf glasàvare, I sme 60,000'dashes, plates, cupg,, sauce7ra, ""eto. As,'moon as a piece sud refflaced, sud &lau Vieworlc hat tobe doue In.-a'fs'w hours. - Usa Live Witkeut water. A curieus Isot -lu'conection iwitba- animal, hie ou. Vie desetV ôf -tl.e 'Afnerican ,Southweàt. as'thaï rabbta,' chool ab hrchcluke saçowhing -ý reamua o! arid tl1is stranger: ýr, when iself pit.. muent, h. »well Vii. is siUcl"e a Young 1 e reply,. ah. ex- irtôen.", d'am, is diièd the. W.OrCL 1,