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THE LADIES' COLUMN. Why Douf Married Ladles Kep IP Their Itlu.ic 1 ABOUT BABIES The Latent THEIR TREATMENT. Keoipe* How I'lltMUl. to i Auot Kate's Eodfet.) \ l.f.. U.. |> l> 1 out 'lll-l. It i* a great deal better to have music iu your home home-made muaio than al- most anything ele. Kaep up your practice at the piano, even it some other things do get leaa attention than you wikh. Practice every day In our sprightly contemporary of tue Reformed Cnuroh, Aunt Harjorie says tbat oue hour a day coueoienUoualy given to the piano will keep the beautiful acoomplikbmeut which you acquired bv HO many year* of itudy and devotion. Yon are a busy matron, with something to till in all tbe flying moments, and you are oou tentedly letting your music tin, now tbat the children are taking lessons. Tbe girls mono- poliM tbe piauo, and they are learning to play beautifully, and your pride iu tbeir progress is very great. Nevertheless, it i-. not well tbat girls should excel their mothers in everything. It is not well tbat girls (should have tbe drawing room especi- ally set apart for their eveniug* and their gumU, while mother situ upBtair* or in tbe baeuuent. Tbe mothers of to-day are quite too prone to retire iato the shadowy background, leavug the young ladies to queen it in the front. We always* like to VIHII a house where the mother keeps ber true plaoe ot gentle pre-eminence. We think mother* would lee* frequently slip from this, if they cared a very little more about not becoming rusty. A woman ibould grow more aud more charming a* she goes ou iu life ; alao fuller of resources, aud, rather than lose any acquisition once gained, aha should add to ber Block aa the approaches middle age. One hour a day, dear madam, will etable you to surprise your husband, a* be kit* btaide the table in the evening, with tbe aame sweet old melodies which you used to play to him in the loug ago. Oue hour *, day will so give to fingers and brain the power aud magic ot harmony, tbat yon will be able to play merry little p .Ikas aud jig* for tbe children's entertainment, and to eriticia*. to their delight and profit, tbe ambitions performance* of the older one*. Wbat eUe will oue hour, set apart to a special use, aooompli*n ? It is quit* *afe to *ay that, devoted faithfully to the read- ing of good literature, it will broad -u your dntlook upon the world, and add to your interact in society and conversation. It is a pity tbat really wtll-ednoated women at borne read so few solid book*. Want of time i* usually pleaded in cxoiue, whereas it i* quit* a* probably want of inclination or indiriereuce to readii'g, which is tbe true reason for tba mind'* lying tallow. One hour a day, religioualy dedicated either to (Cud Heoular book* or to devotional book*, will in the course of a year tell upon your mental lit* in many way*. Milk aa t-o.d lor ralUlrfB. Wherever milk is lined plentifully, there the children grow into robust men and woman. Whenever tbe plao* ia usurped by tea, we have degeneracy awitt and cat tain. Dr. Ferguson, wbo ha* devoted a large share of his attention to this subject, baa ascertained, from careful measurements of numerous ftotory children, that between IS and 14 ysars tbeygrow nearly four time* M faat on milk for breakfast and supper a* on tea and ooffee a fact whioh show* tbe benefits of proper diet. No diet i* so mutable for growing children a* well- cooked oatmeal porridg* and mllK. Owing to it* *a*y digestibility it is ot tqual benefit to invalids, and more especially dyspeptics, wbo often regain health and pick up flesh at a wonderfully rapid rate on milk, or milk and good bread. Oood a* cow'* milk U for children and invalid*, tb* milk ol th* go*>t i* mnob better ; and it often happen* that person* will thrive and grow Blroug on the latter, who oouid not K HI tbe former. For tbi* reason, goat's milk is larg ly prescribed by the faculty, and would b* inure so if it were more plentiful. Dr. 1'ye Chavass say* : " Tb* finest, healthiest children at* those wbo lor the first four or five yean of their live* ar* fed prinoipally upon it. B* alro state* that as*aa' milk ia mor* valuable for delicate infants ; goat'* milk for strong one*. l.l! a l.llllt Huh.. A little baby only a little baby ! Only ? Ab, well, nobody know* wbat a little baby can be bnt a woman. What comfort there is in the touoh of it* soft band the baud that doe* not yat know how to reach for what it winta, aud i* no larger tban a little bird's claw. How happy tbs little bead make* tbe breast it lien on ! Wbat a oharm tb*r* is in it, wbat a joy I It* bath, tb* laving of it* tiny limb*, th* dretiing it in witt whit* thing*, wrapping it in oozy shawls, putting the toe* into tb* tiny *ooka. It* *leep, a* it li** uudr it* canopy, it* waking warm, and ro*y, and hungry. Th* way in wbiob it first " take* notice " of the orang* or tbe bubble I Oa, all these things fill a woman's heart if *b* is a real woman. Bb* forget* ber intereet in everything else, and livei to be a mother. And, ob, tb* hopes tbat bubble up in her heart, ths dreams, never to be realized, perbapa, but just a* sw**t for all that. Next to the young girl'* lovt-dream* oome a young motter'i dreams over her baby. Tuere are so many babies, men do not know them apart. They bsliev* that all babie* cry alike, wberea* a mother knowi tbat ber own baby ba* a lofter *ob than any other woman's. There are women who never had auy children, wbo think it " dis- graceful to be dragged down by a baby." Bnt mothers laugh at them. There i* bard work, there i* oar*, there are vigil*, and much weario*** ; bat there i* a baby to lev* to pay for it all. I Btaiaft PUata. A lady, whoa* beautiful plant* are) tba delight of bar life and tba envy of all her acquaintance*, revealed tb*k*orel of bar DOOM*. Th* noil is, ah* saya, about two- third* good garden aoil, aud th* reet ia Baud. It i* kept light and looee shout th* root* ; tb*y ar* watered as they appear to need it, and not according to any particular rule ; but their chief reason for their won- derful growth and bloom is this : "When any of tbe leaves wither and fall, instead of picking them up and throwing them away. I make little roll* of them aud look them down in tha earth, aud let them decay ; aud thus i* tbe only fertiliser I have ever used. This, she added modestly, keem* to be nature's way. And tbe plant* tbat have tbe afternoon sun only grow and rival tboee that have the morning'* *nn." Oou.. .lie Jo mil*.. A little baking soda plaoed upon a burn will soon remove tbe fever. Lemon rubbed on the face and banda tends to remove freckles aud whiten the ikin. For Sprain. Batbe with arnica diluted with water, and bandage with soft flannel moikteued with tbe aame. A sprained wrist thus treated will grow well and strong iu a few days. When peeling onions plao* a pin tightly between the front teeth. This prevents tbe tear* from coming. Pancake* are easier to pour when pre- pared in a tin kettle with aapout. A email oue can be purchased for the purpoae. If an egg is added to the butter for flour griddle oakea they will be surprikiugl) improved and brown nicely. A piece ol matliog ueatly tacked down by an outside door will protect the oarpet, aud will require leaa car* than a piece of oil- cloth. Frosted Feet. Hub tba prl* s fleeted with kerosene every night. Uae plenty of it and kit in front of a moderate tire while applying it. Three or four app.ioatious should complete tbe cure. To Clean Damask Curtains. If crimson. ash well with ordinary soap and wat*r, then rinse in clean cold water, wring through a wringing machine, aud hang in the open air to dry. If the curtains are green, use Kail instead ol soap. H Ik trimmiugs rnual be removed, as they caunot be cleaned. Oue ot tbe most prolific causes of defile- ment and ottensive odors iu kitchen kinks and their outlet* is tbe presence of decay iug grease. This came* from the emptying of kettles in which meat baa been cooked, in tbe dish water and iu tb* soap. Th* grease lodges iu every crevice and catches al every obstruction. A remedy may be found iu tbe uae ot th* ommou alkaliea instead ot soap, aqua ammonia in waaning lawns and laces, and waahiug soda in cleaning dikhe*. These alkalies prevent a aolid soar: from lorming in tbe sink and iu pipes and neutralize all effects ot decomposing 1st. Lemon Sponge. To oue ounce ol iaingla** or gelatine add oca pint of ild water ; let it atand ten minntea, then din solve over tbe tire ; add tba nod* cf two lemons thinly pared ; hall a pint ol loaf kugar and tbe juice of three lemons ; boil all together two mioutee ; strain it, aud let it aiaud until nearly cold ; then add tbe white* of two fgi{ well beaten, aid whisk ten minute* ; then it will become a con- sistency of sponge. Put it lightly into a glaa* dish immediately, leaving it in appearance as rocky a* posaibl* , whisk it iu a oold place, and add more sugar wbeu tbe looions are fresh and acid. A I \ ii KAK U4HDBN. H*w lh. t. r. HI Hi lll.h n , ,r.,.oll. |. .. , rnrd. On Thursday evening, at bait- past G, tbe Clerkeuwall vestry met for the purpoae o( electing a rate collector. There was a tali meetiug. Mr. K < moved the adoption of tbe report of tbe committee of tbe hole Board, which aeltoitd five can- didates to be plaoed before tbe vestry. Mr. Goodu moved that tbe name of U. A. Potter, churchwarden o( tbe parub, be added, aud alter some technical feuding the Chairman ruled that the name ol Me. Potter be added. Tbe progress of the diRcnasiou up to half past 10 p.m. was interrupted by a great ui*Ly unseemly scene*. Mr. T. H Jennings, wbo spoke against the candidature of Mr Potter, allud, d to tbe preaeuoo of the vicar of the ptritu. wbo, be kaid, never attended the vealry when tbe eauilary condition of the pariiib, tbe homes >f tbe poor, aud tbe cuol> ra outbreak were being disouxatd, but permnleiitly attended to vote for the ohurohwaiden. Mr. Kelly " To aupi ort jobbery and corruption." ThediecuSMJu w*outioued amid groans and hiae, braying*, aod applause, intermingled witn cne of bbame," ' Disgraoef nl," " Lie," aud other expressions. Alter tbe supplies of sand- wiches aud liquor were brought in, Mr. Lyons, amid snouts aud laughter, oalle 1 the Cuairinau'a attention to tbe fact tint tbe wan-key bottle was being panned rouud among gentlemen at tbe other end of tbe table. Tbe Chairman "I cannot prevent gentlemen from introducu<g any food or drink which they thiuk c: to c lusume into tbe vestry hall. Later on Mr. Oiborue itaid tbe leader ot tbe oj p*itiou iu tbe vrktry was attempting to " ueak " a grave- yard. (Laughter, aud shout* of " Sit down ! ") Mr. Mortyn ssil if Mr. Rose was any- where else bat iu tbe ve-try hall he wuUid knock him down. (Loud *|>| laune ) Mr. Brighty I trust tbe Chairman can now see the < U ct of allowing tbe win-key bottle to be pasted rcund during tbe die ounoion. (" Hear, bear," aud enter* ) Mr. Ross Mortyn is nil! drunk. Mr. Oaborne What ot that ? Lord Brnugbnui drank twelve bottle* of iue before hi made bis maiden upeech. Mr. Maguire- And " the Voracious VeHtryman " ate three saunages. (Laugb- ter.) r to be a Order. ' i. n. Kea>Bllr I .. i.i l t VPHTl'NSX. iM-uif-Bi wlifet a Mr. Oaboroe Which you kuo lie. (Shouts of " Chair," groans and roars of laughter.) Mr. Mortyn said that Mr. Hues bad threatened to raise hie aaseument if he did not vote for a certain candidate. Mr. Koe* denied this, and said tbe rea- son Mortyn went over to the other Hide was because be (Mr. RJU) refused to turn ie mangle in Mortyn'a back parlor - (roars of laughter) and if Mr. Mortyn r as not oarslul he wouU itep bis outdoor elief. Mr. Mortyn You dart not do that, .fter a sitting ot six bonrs tbe debate was adpuined on a division by the narrow majority ol two. Pull Mall QatttU. or. >. ir : in nu M*MC I.I. u ol Hi. urniu. I- .1.111 ol Oar I n-. MI. . l l .11 i- (Battltfuril. N. W. T , Herald ) Mr. W. F. King, wbo has had charg* of tbe public kurvey* iu tb* Territories during the prenl jear, uns K"' ' to Ottawa to prepare bin r port ol tue season's opera- uoos. Mr. King has at different timea vuiled e\ery Bjotion of tbe country, and I* oouqueLtly able to pak of the keveral Gutrm of Bcttlemeut (tun. personal know- ledge. lie >a>a the Nortu Saskatchewan country u particularly favorable lor set- ticujent, it belt'g well wooded aud watered, aud the soil very fertile. All tue oountiy from the boundary line to tbe Nortb tiankatobewau, aud iu many places uorlb of it, aud Icoui tbe Birch aud Touchwood Hill* west to tbe foot of the Kxiky iljuutau.H. is ready for sub-division, wbiob oau bi done wilb very little delay at any time. Oa tbe aoutb side of tbe Ncrtb Binkatohewan the country in subdivided from the ookflueuce ol the two rivera up tu ibe Klbow ; west of tbat some kubdiviaiou is done on both aide* of the river, an.l agaiu at Pitt m d Edmonton are revera! itroui of townships subdivided, aud bekides these points others will be Iai4 out immediately asit in ttie intentiou to kHp several parlien in the flald all winter. Nex* year's opera- tions will begin early in April, aud an t K irt will be made to do eveu more tbau ban been accomplished tbin season. Nearly oce hundred and twenty iiurvey partieH have been kept busy, which meao* over twel-r hundred men. A greater au-ouut of work ban bdeu done tui* Mumou thau ever beforn, up vards ol fourteen buudred towuntipe bav ing beeu kuodivi'ied tba graatcktaujouul ever gune over in America uuder oue uian- ageuiDUt. Perhai* the reasou of no much work baviug beu dou* was tbat tbe par ties were enabled to go by rail within a few miles of their work instead of hiving to travel loug diktauoea m oartx. Toe section of country this yrar surveyed extend* from Moo Jaw aud Touchwood Uilla to Calgary, aud from tha third bate to tbe uiutb correction hue ; aud IUM! of ibe townships wbiob bava juat boen kur- vvyed will be plaoed on the market next nummer. It will take at least three years, even at th* preewnt rate of progress, to complete tbe surveys. Few psoplo, Mr. Kmg aays, have anv idea of the extent ol tha tern tone*. From Winnipeg to E Imoutoni* a thuuai>d mile* ; a thousand mile* north ol that is Fort Bimpaon, a centre post of the Hudson's Bay Company ; aud a thousand mile* north of that the Mackenzie river fluw* into tb* Artio set. The daughter of a Chelmaford farmer named Nelson i* said to have eloped with a Pol* named Tileski on la*l Friday night. Tileki had been in tbe employ ot Nelson M a farm hand, and became infatuated with the girl, wbo. her father bad declared wa* to wed oue Mile* Johnson. The piri'i decided preference for Tileaki so *nraged ber father that b* ordered Tileaki from tbe house, and threatened to horsewhip him should be again put in an appearance. Tbe next move wa* a di*a*tron* attempt by tha lovers to elope, whioh wa* thwarted by tb* wary farmer, and the girl wa* put uuder look and key. (She, uowever, managed k communicate to Tileaki by notes dropped from her window at night, through tb* medium of which a plan to elope wa* laid for la*t Friday night. About D o'clock on tbat *v*oitg tb* young lady feigned a violent aiokuea*. whioh caused ber father to drive to tba village tor a dootor. Immediately on hi departure th* took a aatobal and bnrriedlj left tbe house, meeting Tileaki on tb* roac uh a hor*e aud sleigh, in wbiob they tarted lor Lowell to be married. On tbe way they bad to pa** through th* village) to which her father bad gon* for th* dootor and bad nearly reached there when a bolt in th* sleigh gv* way, and they were unable to proceed. While trying to repair damage* the farmer swooped down on them on oil way borne, and, recognizing Tileaki, jumpec from his sleigh and attacked him. Tileek was too much for him, however, and aoon had him down and bound with tb* reini taken from hi* borae. After wrapping tbs old man up in buffalo n. t>3, they left him in tbe snow, aud, taking Nelson's team continued on their way to Lowell. On tbe road they met the rival lover, Johnson whom they informed that Farmer Nelson wa* wailing down the road to ie him on urgent bukiue**. Johnson roan found Nel on, and, releaaing him, both started to Lowell, but arrived there too late, as th couple found a willing par*nn snd bad th knot securely tied before Nelson'* arrival Hotlon Herald. Painting on wood is a favorite pastim for ladiee, and article* that at ou* tin. would have been considered only cuitable for tbe dairy or tbe kitchen are now quit freely decorated and nsed tor parlor reoep taolee tor work, etc. Tbn* milk pail* ar often decorated, the iniid* lined wilb sill or satin, and th* outside painted. First o all cover with oak itain tb* whole of tb pail, thin with oil color* paint spray* o apple blossom, hawthorn or almond bio* sorns boldly upon it. When that i* fini*b*( and dry, line the interior, and loop aom tbiok eord through the sqnara bandlee iu either side, bringing it across tbe top *o as to form a loose handle . finish tb* earn with knotted end* or t**el*. An eboniMi pail witb brilliant Mareobal Neil row** I* beautiful if artistically painted. Tk* largest living animal is the rorqna whale, 101 feel iu length i the smallest, tb amoeboid forms. Wbala* and elepbaut live tn th* greatest ag*, 130 yearn. Ma flie* th* *horte*t, only a lew hour*. Tb moal intelligent of tb* lower animal*, alma ven of tbe Australian bnsbman aisd other* are th* ant*. lilt NBW LONDON t lliriK*l 'ln,rt..ui t.iu fr*B nilllMasirr t alkdlc. Tb* continental paper* ar* passing arcuud an odd story about tbe inspiration of Bir Tattoo S kea' gift of 11,260 000 for the erection of a Roman Catholic cathedral iu Lmdon. Sir Tatton la a very wealthy barouet wboko ideas all flow iu tbe direc- tion of church architecture. He ba* already ertolcd QO leaa tban auleou places of worsb.p in Loudoo. Every t>le of architecture la reprekeuted m hia churches, for a new laucy in the way of a groined rout or a njuare ateeple on the part ol tbe worthy baronet ucually lei lo ibe oouoep- tiou beiug prc mutly realized in atone*, mortar, coLkcoraiiou, a uew rector aud a bard-working o .rate. Finally it became a j jke with Archbiabop Tail, ol Canterbury, ibat bia duty was to oouxecrat* Bir Talton B>ke*' uew cburobei. TLe building of the riiLtrntb ediudo, however, exhausted tha worthy baroLel'* obuicb architectural fan- cies, lie included iu hi* oulleo'ion pplrndid tp'citueu* of tbe Cjjll. 10, Ko- iuaue-i(je, Tudur, Id-uairaaLO*, old 6lon, N .IILIKI, . Byztullue. aud hud rurg th* cban^e-i ou perpendicular, Gjthiu oulique, and other htlU whim* ; but be waa uot nappy. Si tha baronet determined lo travel, aud travel be did through many lai-d-s in kearch of an idea for * church which rbould tulipre hi* prrvmu* ttfort*. Iu Vienna be oauie aoroa* hi' Ural. It wa* oue ol IUM recet'tly er el d Ca'.bolio c'l !: -!> for which the AU-TIHI capital in famous. At ouo* b* *ought for tfai ar 'hi leot and inquired tbe price of uob a lane. ' Two buudred ana ally luuuiukud of jour louudk sterling," wa* the reply. Thank you. I wi I take oue <*( tlnae," wa* tbe calm reply of the Baron Cruxua. " Oae ol which ? " ) jeanoued ibe arohi- leot. ' I wirh you to build toe iu England a ohurob mm Ur to thai our, for which I will pay you i^ .0,000. juietiy reiterated Bir Cardinal Manning in oourae received Bir Tatlou 8>ke. iff,.., aud gratefully aooi>led tbe inaguiflceut gift, aud aiuce it* public auoouuoeuieut money ba* been H >w u n iu ou all M law for the fitting and die ra Uou ot tb* cathedral. J..-I I'll AND I III i 1110 fr.iKh.r (racier wftl* I kink. a mumH kmr awra HH.ll.ul a te4l >< i > M< i M. i.i 111. -. .-. Owl a n. .1 Hl.ltf i M I A Montreal report aay* : On Saturday a dry g'X>ds merchant ol this oily caused tbe Ittle household effects of a poor honest man to be sold out by a bailiff for a debt of about 113, tbe defendant at Ibe time ben g on his death-bed, aye, even dying from tbe ffeots of amputation of one of bis legs. This relentlma creditor was asked by tnr aigbbor* to bav* mercy, but the merchant Bbylnok would not bear of mercy. Tbe jailifT, a kind hearted man, begged hi- principal to allow him to pot over tbe sale n the plea that tbe case wa* oue of peculiar bardabip deserviug tb* kiudent considera- tion. The sale wa* proceeded wiih, how- ever, and realned all told tS5. But thank* to a noble-hearted oitizio, who, learning tbat bi* dying neighbor was being sold out, rushed to th* sale, purchased aud paid cash down for every article, nothing was removed. Bbylook, rubbing bis bands, wa* rejoicing tbat b* bad ineeeeded so much Better than bis ancient brother, since bia pound of flesh was actually in bi* bailiff'* pocket, when, lo ! another Daniel oome to ludgment appears in tbe person of bailiff No. 3, armed with a writ, stamped Conoordia Balua," from Mr. Astislaot City Attorney Coyle's office. Tbe writ ranks first and seizes tbe proceed* of tbe sale. Bbylook's langb is suipende 1 pro trm., he commences to figure op . there is yet, said he, enough for me. " Not quite, friend," said s gentlemanly-looking }oung man. stepping forward, " I aaixe the balance left for th* landlord. Behold the writ I" The merchant, it is *aid, i* urging hia owu creditors to give him an exteukion of time for the payment of his debta. - < tin rim**. The origin of the word " charlatan " i* given by a Oerman paper as follows : " In tbe olden time, whan tha doctors, sitting in tbeir studies, wtixhed the ills of their fellow. man and searched the depth of nature for remedies, they were not in the habit of riding about ; their homes were hospital*, and they did not leave their patients. At that time a genius of a doo- tor, who knew more about calculating for himself than medicine, made his ai ; ar anoe in Paris. Ills name wa* Latan. He procured a small, one-horse waggon (ckar), upon which he packed bis remedies lor all possible affections. With those be drove through the street* of Paris, crying out hi* wares aod looking fjr patient*. Lie wa* the first driving dootor, and soon became renowned. Whenever be *am along, tbe population greeted him with, ' Voilaleobar de Latan.' This wa* soon abbreviated to Charlatan,' which at that time denoted a driving doctor." Referring to Joseph's great accumulation ol grain and provision* rrevious to tbe famine iu K^vpt, Uev. Mr Newton, of New Y jrk, said : " Lat ut not bliud our ejt* to tb* fact tbat this policy ot Jose( b wa* a gigantic corner iu grain, planned aod oar ried out wilb pitileaa severity, by wbiob a whole people were entrapped into aerldoru, their real eelate **>d personal po**ai"u made tbe property ot tue king, aud a oinb ing t" laid in L>erpetuity upon a nation Uy making vast provisions for th* pro louged famine wLijb be anticipated be waa enabled, when it act in upon the peo| Ie. to carry out measure* ol a sweeping obarac ter. Hi* superior toreaigbt placed in hi' banda tbe absolute neomwaria* of life. which th* starving people were compelled to purchase from him on hi* o*n term*. After tbeir money was exhausted tbe poor people parted with their oattle, bread in axchaagl for tbeir nnr*wn aud flooki, cattle and lands. Wbeu tb* people reali/.d, after tbe danger from starvation wa* over, that they w*r* serfs, tbeir di*oont*ut became intense. A gigantic yttemof eviction wa* carried out, doubt lass uuder tbe force* of the army, and the population ot th* province* were mutually luterobaoged, tbun breaking up tbe old tie* and the MUM of freedom that root* in the paternal homestead. A tax of a filth of tbe produce wa* fixed up>n the laud iu per petuity. I have no doubt that tbl* i* a record of real historical revolution, and, in fact, ju*t inch social change* have been historically made in many count he* under similar praaanra. Land aerfdom has gene rally ariaen in this wsy. Tbo poor have it timee ot diatrea* sold themselves tor breac to tbn rich aod the great. Let us face the ugly fact tbat slavery, serfdom, villeinage -tbe various forms of human bondage have usually arisen by such stateamauabi| aod fioauciering a* JoMpb'i. Lat us face the uglier fact tbat tbe social lyatetu of Europe (soon to beoom* oars also) rests u|on i monopoly of land, whioh, a* a matter o history, has beau largely built up after tbe methods ol Joseph." n i Faal 1 1 .1 n. u .. . mi. k The train that make* the run of 91 mile* between New York and Chicago in 'J'ii hour* make* only seven ttops , bu ttiere are no many bridge* to oros and village* In pass tbrongh tbat tbe speed i* ueoeskat ily relaxed a- often a* once ever) ten mil** else tbe average for the entire run m'ght be muoh higher thau ' > 20 milei an hour. Its great**! speed is ou the ruu between New York and Philadelphia ; an here tbe slowed mile i- made in two mm u'es and tha fastest in fifty-seven seconds Mtny a mile i* mad* in sixty seconds. Tl e locomotive on wbioh Mr. Acgu* Sinclair ot tb* Anuriran Uachiniit, made tbe tri| from Jereey City to broad street weigh* 7 ton*, aud draw* a train weighing 200 ton* and oo descending grade*, wbeu tbe greai machine wa* doinit a mil* a minute, the A I n Mr ol the Jailer, IM. .- . It was at Mr*.8iuipson lieudrioka' table, aud Dumlay was evidently mad abiot aometbiug. "Thais they are," ha wbiepend to young Brown, " tba same old eauntd teacbae tbat we htve bad stary uigbl U r ix months." Presently tbe landlady asked. " Will ou have som* of the peaobaa, Mr. Dum ay?" No." be replied, aa tbortly as b* ared, being two week* in arrears ; "1 ntver eat peaehef, except in the natural A fashionable article- Woman Th* Mat of learning -Tb* bench A good prophet 100 par cent. ( Lady Mary Nisbet Hamilton, of Biel and Dirleton, died atBielHouM, Scotland, on Saturday week. Bb* WM the cld*t daugh- ter of tbe Mvenlh Earl of Elgin aud Kin- cardine, and married the Ute Right II m. Robert A4am Dunda*, wbo took tbe rar. name ot Ni*bet Hamilton. Her ladyship, who wa* in her 83ud year, leave* an only driving wheel* minute. mad* revolution* a Whatever may b* said aaainit tb* dog day* and tb* discomforts of D0-iu-th xlmdp it is at l*aat a season of tbe year when tii detective floe I* dormant, and when th poor do not fre*>* to death iu tbeir nrelew houaes. Rev. Dr. Ring-, who wa* minuter Greyfriar*' U P Cburoh, Olaogow, from IH.TI to leV>, died on Thursday last, at hi reaideooe in 8. -Tohn'a Wood, London, i kia 77lb year. l>r. King waa married to sinter of Bir William Thomaon, and u *nr vived by hii widow, two daughter* and son. He wa* an eloquent preacher, th author of several toolmiaitiral aod religion But theaa are braodied peaches," said Mrs. Hendrick* , "some that I have just put down." Dntuley saw bis mistake and faltered. No." be finally decided. " I wont lake any peaches, but you nuixbt give DM a nil* of tb* juioe." Albany Argut. A . . .t,l . It I .. k. \ There i* now living .rk. \ n4rr.. i* now living in Polk County. about fourteen mile* In m Home, a girl 14 ier of age, who posaeaae* wonderful and uexplioabla powen. Bbe is a dauiitalar of one of I'olk Count)'* best aud moat honor- able fsmilies. It ii said tbat tb lulls girl oau place bar band upon a obair and it will wa.k all about tie room. Bbe place* her laud npcn a tabU and U move* a* aba wiabe it Our iuloruiant say* tbat be ;<loed bar band u, on a chair in wbiob a mau sat, aud the chair, man and all, moved l her touch. B* say* that a man sat in tba chair, aud another man lying under it triad to bold the obair to tha floor, but tbat uuder ber mystcriotu touch tb* chair pulled lo macaw. Tbi* little girl wa* in Home on Tuesday, aud while iu OB* of the tor** *be plaoed her ban I upon a stool aod it promp'ly moved iu obedience to ber Wilt Home tiulletin. Iriah la At tbe last oenins the nativan of Ireland who were preaeol in England aad Wales numbered 562 374, being in tbe proportion of 41 65 to 1,000 of the entire populalim. Tbe number is not an increasing quantity, lor in 1H61 it wa* C01.634. and at each oen u* ainoe it ban (alien gradually. Tbean figure* ihow that relatively to the whole population of the country tbe Iriah element ia not formidable, but ita unequal divimon over tba country concentrates it* atrtugtb iu certain dialriota. In tb* agricultural oouutiea tbe number of Irinh I* iuiiguifi- oaut, but in tbe manufacturing aud mining oouutiea and borough* they form a large proportion of tbe population. Thus, ID Liverpool they are reckoned at I'i $ per oent. ', m Uirkeuhead. 8 8 ; iu 81. Helen 'H. i ~> ; in Mauchei<tr, 7 5 ; in Balford, 7 4 , in Lancashire. 61 ; in Cumberland. K per cent., aud ao on. A little lam A li^bl whin <"(( Tbe rune. i thing to kill Time. The tint wager-Tue alnhibet. High time Twenty -four o'clock. Edward Adams, ot Richmond, Mo., I'-' year* of age, went bunting wilb two dogs, and aome hour* later on* of tbe animal* returned bouie and barked aud whiaexl until Mr. Adama followed him to tha spot where the boy lay dead, with his gun by hia side aud the other dog watobiug him. The gun was discharged while the boy waa oil ni him a feuoe. Wealth, fathinn, and parhapa wit, ware p-a-eut at the Yew York chant j ball, but i appear* that beau'y unfortunately wa* a-xteut. New York TrutH, which probably, 1 1 tbia cane, toll* it, *ayn there wa* an over- abundance of old ladiee al the ball, and a very roant *op(ly of young one*. And Truth adds : And yet tbe debut of a hundred oomely maidena wa* prorriiied at tbia particular ball. It is evident tbe Newy York girl* are not to rtav* a ehaco until tli. ir Kranilmnthen die.' A converted sotreea by the name ol Nailiou and a name ut Norway i* (aid to be attracting great attention in Sweden b> reading nermou* aud *rakirg in Methodist ohan l and public hall*. Bbe began by Mkttog Mr. Moody'*, sermons, and, beiuK an excellent reader, she soon ecmrnauded large and attentive audience*. Aioordinft child, Mi*C.iniituoeNiBbit Hamilton, who work*, Mid took a prominent part in advo-| to the public prints of tb* country ibe ._ii_ a\. .*>^.ii>aAH r*t |KU&_.. .t..in.( MII ui^*)lrit wrtrb (uooeeds to tbe estate*. oatinK tb* abolition of slavary. doing an excellent work.