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Mr r I, ream. Fold your ana* around me, sweet. At mine against jour heart doth beat. Kiss me. love, till It fade, tbe fright Of the dreadful dnaui 1 drttuit last night. Ob. thank God. 1- it you It is von. My own love, fair aud strong and truu. , We two are the tame that ye-fc-rrlaT Flayed in the light acd toat d the nay. My hair von itroke, oh, deareit unu, U alive with youth aid Wigfc: witti ihe ion. TVI me *g%ln. 1> ve. bow I teem " The i ret net t iiu-mof <.uidacd cream.' Fold m close and kl me a-ain : Jut* utf the tha-inw of l*t uignt'i pain. I drermt lilt i.toM u I lav In bed TLat 1 wa* old and that } ou were dead. I knew you bad died long time go. And 1 Weil recalled the uiuau aud woe. Ton fcai Jud in year beautiful ygutb, sweet ; You had gune to your rest with enured fuel , And I bad prayed V> come to you, To lay uie down anil tluoiber, too. But it nrgLt cot be, and th* days went on, Ai.d I waa ail aloue, a *nu. Tnr womrn came to neighborly. And kitted my face and w e|,t vilh me . And the men itood itill to we me pass. And smiled grave tulles, and said : " Poor lass!" Sometime* I teemed to bear yur feet, And ui} Kiief -Luuibcd hurt would wildly beat And I ttopp d and named my darling't name Bat never a word ul answor cam*. Tb* men and wumen ceaned at last To fity i>aiii that waa ul tile put , For pain it con. nun. and gruf and less; And many cuuie huuia by w Vexing Cross. Why do 1 tell you t i-. my dear ? borrow U gune uow >vu are tee. Tou and I tit iu th* light. And fled u the h jiror ul yettercicht. The time went on. and I taw on* day My U>u/ wu beut aud y Lair wa* gray But tbe boyf and gir s a-wh<*p*ticg Bweet tiet in the meet li^bt ct the ti ring. Never paured iu the talee they tuld To tay : " He u dead (fid the 1* old. ' There'* a place in tbe churchyard when toougbt. Long tuico my love had been brought : It bail onnk nub years from a high green mound To a level uo tuanger wculd have found . Bat 1. 1 alwajt knew the tpot : How could 1 uus it, kauw it nol ? Darling, darling, draw me near. Kcr 1 citnnut tliitke utf tue oread aud fear. Fold me so eU M 1 tcarce can brwtaw, Ai.d ku* me, lor, lu ! abcve, beuiath. The blue iky fade*, and the gtoen grass dries, ALO the tuuauiue gu* Iroiu uiy ui> aud *>et. Ob, God ! ttat dream It bat Dot dud One uf u* old and one uf ut dvad. 'UJUJMM. TUB ArTKKYX. fuur Wlnfleu Birds from new Ztalud Keach sing-land. The /jolotical Sociaty in London baa jail acquired two ipe<. i-iieos of the apteryx luadiuioDto tbe two nicb have been already exhibited (or tome mouths. All the four bird* are temporarily placed in the torlo>i houm pending alterations lu the im>ct bone, which will be their per meuvi..t it sling plao*. These bird* thoald be attractive to the visitor fur several reason*. In tbe first plaoe, they aresome- what difficult to oeiuh a glimpse of. For- tunately for themselves for they have no doubt rl juruhrd at J rnultip uM ou account at ibii very habil but UL( jriunately for the (juUic, they ate nocturnal ; tbe rarity of their appearance will therefore add to their interest when they are ten. la the ewcoud plaoe, they are remarkable even among " wmgles*" birds for the very rudi- mentary character ol their wirgs, which a Hie entirely cuo el to a cu.htly bant after worm* hs almost improved away altogether ; but if the apt- r> \oa* no wings TBB AMBKIOA1I AhMV. low It Appears to an Kng-llnh Obeexver Iwum Ul> Miaadpeliu. Th rank and file of the American army re oompOMti of all nations who <-eu peak the KiiKliih language lafflciently i I. to be understood and to understand he void of command, and inolnae aim. "it M many Germans an i Eoglighnuen a* Aoiericaas. Iho n^luh and Iriib unable to obtain remonera- uvu laoor at home, ur comciente atricktn on account of tome dread deed com- mitted by them, to the ciagraue of their friends acd reiativea, who will no longsr ;iv>. them their coontenacoe sud sapport, ^u acroa the Herring Fond" witfa tbe intention of starting afreth ou new soil, and tnd their way eveuttiaUy into the ranks ; he German, in order to avoid the martial inpocition in his own country, escapes 10 America, " from the fr\ mtpn into tbe fire," M to speak; Frenchmen and Spaniards, sailing acrose on Toy ages of adventure, dissipate their and have no alternative bat to re- main and join the forces ; thus there are many who tuUst to esuape panishment in other countries, and who divulge to none their past history ; And some do so on iccjunt of reverses of fortune, having K* aisgosted with civil life, or are actuated by more sinister motives still, intending lu dtsert as soon as they obtain something better to do. Owirg that to the kindly dur/oiitioa on tbe part of the American Government, as representatives of ihe people, to help everybody to live, and lo its wiso determination to make everybody who its protection work in some way for bit maintenance, tbe foreigner ami* him self received ocrdully into the forces. It M any rale, certain that remarkabl men do sometimes find their way in*o tbe ranks OMB of floe sensibility, possessing a race store of information, and qualified to nil and discharge the dalles of many of the highest oSices ittm tbe gift ot tbe Government with cocor and credit to them- selves. Indeeo, there are many soldiers lu the American army at tbe present day *bo havj foogbt in Kn^and's late wars, and not a few of good birth and education. From tbii it will readily b*A(erred that a high r.r?tntage take a.-sucae^naues and oome and go without either reoaivmg oor- respoodenc* or their superior officers being the wiser. When application for enlist- ment is tint made by the would-be recruit, a minute description is demanded of him ia writing bis fail name, tbe town and coou- try in which he was born, bis age, height. breadth round the chest, color uf biseyts and bar, his occupation, bow long be has been oat ot employment, his reasons for wubiog to enlist, whether he has ever bad any cervoas or veneral ditorder, the name, age and oc upation of his father (if living), the name and address of bis nearest friend, whether married or tingle, etc. To many of these .juestions much the same in ail armie* the recruit replies in equivocating terms, if be does not toll out and out false- hoods ; but, of course, there is no one to ascertain whether or not be U speakicg tbe truth, and as it would certainly involve too much time and labor to investi- gate each casu, it is a tact that tne descriptive lints of private soldiers contain a number of false statements. Hence, it U no uncommon thing lo see a woman early in the morning crying out frantically at headquarters, " I want my hatband." To get married wbils in the service, or, being married, lo enlist ss a single man, is con- sidered a very giave offence and renders a soldier liable to obtain a dishonorable dis- charge. On the whole, it is a very easy matter to become an American soidter, <c long as tbe eyei^ht and hearing are good. Tbe medioal examination in many districts is not strict or searching The age, so long as the would- Do soldier does not look too nia:h as if he had escaped from the worthy tbe ueni , it has pair of very i nursery, is ot little moment, and many ten* legs wbii-h allow it to hurry over tbe Vc teran, twenty and lite and twmty year. in ihe service, will ground at a very rt s^ectablr rate, and to defend itself by viguruu.- kiokn. Th> apler>\ only OCCUIS lu New ',', -elan i. a: J U ha* been laid to make its ueei m a way which seems very chant, lenstio of its nlipodean habitat. Inntead of depositing its e*gs in a nest and thru tilting upon them, tbe apieryxnrtt buries its m and then dig* a bule underneath it, lu which it remains, and thus sits not upon but under- neath the nest. It must be admitted, however, the>l this statement has been disputed. AS TO COLO TUB*. People Addicted to Rubber* Are I'tually the Wont MutTerer*. Many people, especially women and chil- dren, tufier the whole winttr through i ! oold f<el. This is maiuly due to the tact that they wear their sbues too tight. Ua lew tbe toss have perfect freedom the blood cannot oironlate properly, hence follow Mifftuad and benumbed toes, cold feet, and often a numbness up the limbs. People service, will enlist again at 50, so bardecrd do they btcjme and to utterly incapacitated fur any other occupation The next step after examination it the declaration of allegiance to tbe I'nibd Stales, and one mouth's easy drill qaalines a man to undertake tho entire duties of a soldier.^ WeitmiiuttT Review i r uli.h. me among the best Hunnlug I My business takes peple, and that is why >ou mustn't use my name. You may have noticed that my article*, if yoa ever re* i them, contain a dath ot recklessness here and there. You know how tbe English, I mean the best ulatsof people, throw those expressiocs of abandon in their conversation. They are tb* spice ot chat when nol used too fre- quently and when pat. Som* people call thsse t xpressiocs slang- Bat they are nol. Professional people talk in tb* manner 1 have spoken about, and now th* society people are adopting it. There is a sharm in it, if you will believe me, when a ] "" girl or an intelligent woman oses it. .w g ir or an nte ligent woman uses it. Mai v who wear rubber, the whole winter through , rf * d ealoD , French *Z?& I'"?!' SJtf2L^!*S -d. Ull the tr,h!.o , of .hem are a snake them very tender by overheating aud eautmg them to pervp.ra. They should only be worn daring stormy or slushy weather, and even then should be removed a* noon a* one enlero the boose. They draw the feet, ke* p them hot and wet with perspiration theu a* soon at ene goes oat again into tlu air thu (eel are ohil.ed. Ia the country I have uoti'-cil that the fanners pat some dry straw or pieces ot newspaper in the bottom ol their be- ts. I, myself, have often tri>'d the latter, aiid can atture you that it ifl a good preventive against nold ftut. This is rtoubtl. ss because tbe Kper or slra * absorbs the perspiration snd tps the feet dty. l><trvit Nnct. One I'Mfnl luventtou. A very useful invention, tending to lesten the possibility of accident* in factories, is now >*iug extensively adopted in England. The breaking ol a glass, which i* adjusted ageinat the wall ot every room in thu mill, will at onoe stop the engine, an electric current being established between the room and the throttle valve of the engine, hotting off the siam in an instant. By this means the engine was itop[*d at one ot the mills recently in a few seconds, and a young girl, whote clothes had become en- tangled in an upright shaft, was released ninjored. There is a qaeerly matched oonple in Atlanta. Tbe hu*b*nd weighs 1 X) pounds and the wife 300 pound*. Wbea they ware married the woman 130. B w y fa d ^ , , hey go even in on.- best eporter in Chicago Tribune. t ,. i. Bed* (or Strangers. The London AToruiir/ Adrertiter't Paris oorrrspondeot includes ia a recent letter some interesting figures as to Ihe viitort to the Par n Exhibition. At tbe opening of tbe exhibition there were 10013 establish ments in Paris returned as furnished premises for letting purposes, their accom- modation consisting ol 169,706 rooms. On the 1st ol Jane these establishments rose to tbe number of 10,722, with 170,736 rooms ; on the 1st ol July, 10,778, with 171 1S1 rooms ; on tbe 1st ol August, lO.A'JS, with 171,154 rooms, and on the 1st ol September to 10,853, with 171,194 rooms. Ul course, in addition to the duly lioensed id authori/.ed premises, such as the hotels and lodging houses, large numbers of privato apartments have been sublet by their tenants, the latter retiring early in the season to far oheaper premises in the suburbs, or tbe country or at the teaside. PKBSOMAL Vi.Hirv. Within Proper Round* It la a Valuable Attribute uf tu Human VamUy. What is vanity If we are to pin onr faith upon NoaL V> otter, it is "empty pnde innpirid by -u v-rwLH-.ing couoeit ot ne's persotal a'.taiumenu or decora- tiont," bat it was long mo agreed that tue lexicographers uj uui kiiow everything ; thai their cra^e for utnuiiiou bias fr> quently led them iuto grcbs ext^giri- nous, and thai their explanations must frequently be received with a great deal cf caution. Tbe usual analogue for vanity, sys the Baa Francisco Chruntcie, it the peacock. Ha has Oeen held up lo scorn for centuries aa the embodio,ent of vanity. Bat why ? lias be an overweening conoeit of bis p;r- eooal decorations .' by no means. He is an object of beauty and splendor, and be simply purposes to allow an admiring world to fe...i* its eyes on bis perfections. He knows he is beautiful, if be knows any- thing, and feels that it u hid BtidJionin life to poe in bu.u attitudes as to display bis perfections to tbe best advantage fie simply pats bis best foot foremost, and for this ha has been vilined and abased lime out of mind. Should he bide himself beneath a hedge or trail bis glorious plum- age under the baru be would col fulfil the object of bis being, bat would degrade himself to the rank of the ordinary ODtfal bat not esthetic fowl. We might as well ascribe \auity to a waterfall, or a rainbow, cr a gkiwmg tunset. s* lo the peacock. And it U so to a great extent with the genos which Plato is said to have descrur i as " tbe two letgad animal without (.albert " the geuus homo. It if, 111 spite of Noah Webster, arrant oonsensv to call that overweening conceit " whuih u noth ing more than a JUKI oobs^ioanees ot one's '{alilies, whether of body or mini. The. desire to please, to attract, lo charm, is M natural to the human family as to any other branch of the animal kingdom, ll ii innate and inherent, as is demanstrated every day by tiuy children, too yoong to have been laaghi to assume airs and graces and lo preen themselves for the admira of their feliows. Ibese aspirations, born in as, gr w witb oar growth and strengthen with oar strength, and we suspect no barm in them, until there comet sjoug some cold blooded aicticturv maker who Informs aa that thai which we had helloed to be natural and proper was an overweening conceit in oar personal attainments sud decorations, ana at unoe we feel a sunea- lion of tbame, as thoagb we had committed some grave offence. All oar innocent de- vices to make ourselves agreeable and to attract tbe esteem and admiration of these aroand as bccojie distorted, as though re- dacted by a carved mirror. We blush, even when alone, at the thought that a dictionary -reading wo: Id has been accusing as of over-weeDiugoouctit, when in reality we were but following oat oar natural trails and tendencies. It may ba shrewdly saspected that thotc who are so severe upon vanity have little or nothing of their own about which to be vain. There are no such severe or crad censors as those who can have had no personal experience upon tbe subject against which their oensore is directed. There are no tuoh keen critics of the bringing op ot children as the childless) ; no sach harsh judges of the poor as tbose who wen boru witb tilver spoons ia iheir mouths ; no saca censors ot tbe sacotntf al ia any line as tncta who have nol suc- ceeded. The same tule unquestionably obtains in regard to tbe mailer of vanity. Ihe wrinkled old codger who taysthaim bis time there were no dudes and dandus, really means that as a yoang man he was not possessed tit tboee personal attainments or decoration* whicn could make him attractive : and the vinegary spinster, who sfTects t) be horrified at Ihe innocent oc>iaetri*s of thayoaug gul* aroand her and their evleul desire to ^ .ease, was proPHbly no belter looking in h.r youtn than sbe is now, when in the sere and yellow I- tf. Tbe troth is that vanity, within doe and proper boands, it o.ie ot the moet valuable attributes or qaaliliei that tha human family possess**. It is incentive to innumerable acts of kindness, jt goodness and of justifiable ambition. It is a fruitful source of telf respect, without which re- tpect from others will be longht in vain. It makes us regardful of claiojs ot others, for tha great law of compensation, the universal principle of give and take, ii as operatine here as elsewhere. It makes as avoid that " pride which apes humility," and pots us on the proper plate of estima- tion and valuation by the world, for it is assuredly true that if we value oortelves obeap the world will be only too reedy to take us at oar o*a valuation. It is not self conceit, wkioh is always offensive, but it U a jiMt and proper appreciation of who and wb.it we are and what we can do ; and there is little danger th.tt we shall ever over- value ourselves, for there is always an abundance of people at hand to pu 1 us op short if oar vanity tries to ran away with as, and to restore us to oor proper level. A man or woman will out vanity, especially if young, is certain to be a fail nre in tbis world ; for if we make doormats of ourselves we may be sore that the world will wipe its feet on as. THE HLBKP1NO MOOH. Try to Have It tbe Suuutcut and Cheer- l-t In the Huu.e. A sleeping- room should never be a small oce, dependent for most of its sir on an pen window. Soch m room is seldom safe, and ia certain states of the weather the air in sore to be that cff. Few reams are large ecoogb not to require ccotanuons ventila ion. The two d.eeper* ar>j oonataatly . meting the air. No air is pars which onteins an rxoess of carbcuio acid, and at vd!y breath a certain amount of oxygen is converted into this poisonous gas. Think of 12,000 soch inspiration* daring tbe night. Moreover, each breath conveys the carbonic acid and throws into ihe air effete matter thrown off by tbe longs, which is aUo poisonous. Nor is even this all. Millions ot sweat tabes are all the tim? poaricg their polluted waste into the room. Ventilation, rt ia evident, is a hygienic necessity. Sunshine is nseenliaJ to a good slapping 'room. San- shine is a powerful iii,i:i!ectsmt, and every sleeping room needs to be disinfected daily. Let the bead ot the family appropriate) tbe sunniest room ; the gaast cnamber. with its occasional occa]>eni, U of secondary importance. The sleeping- rvom thoald be in an upper story. As tbe night air cooU many of tbe disease producing partioles sink to tbe lower strata. It U laid that one may live safely in a malarial region by avoiding the night air and sleeping above the ground floor. Th tleepiug-roorn should be not only one of the most ru*uoas, bat one of tbe cheeriect and neatest and best- furnished roc nit in tbe bouse It ehonld be emphatically "tbechan>b:r of peacu." ' Novel Kendlnc wad LMvurr*. Ex-Minister Fhelps adds a carious chap- ter to thi- discussion of the rnajrriage loca- tion. It is his theory that tbe sensational and highly emotional novel of me li.-rn times is at the bottom of moet divorces. A woman beoomei absorbed in thi* kind of literature, an.l her mic<l becomes i:*ase 1. She judges all men aocoi i a^ to tbe stand- ard ot tbe impossible beroes hi foam her constant mental oompanions, and in com- pariion her hosbeod s^emt tedious and loo ooracicn place for her. He haii'i the grand ideas of life and destiny ibal tbe ideal hero ha, bis conversation is not sufficiently poetic and romantic. When woman begins to feel in that way regarding her hauberj i some other fellow is sure to happen along whom her distorted vision will transform into a hero. This is a serious charge to lay at the door of the novel, and one that hat maou troth in it. The ordinary love story which is oontinoed from week to week in the monthly and weekly story papers is nan- .ting to a bealthv mind, and injarioos to a person capable ot being interested by it Tbe great novelists depict life M it is, and their heroes have faults and foibles with the rest of mankind. Thackeray and Dickens are responsible for no divorces The woman who reads either of those authors will learn that the highest ideal ol life consists in taking human nature as it is and ia making tbe mott of it. -Chicago Herald. The Lute Kl.hop of Hill-bum. tu f . It may be interesting to some of oar readers to know something of tbe life of the late Bishop of Durham. He was boru at Liverpool in IV.M, and received his education at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he obtained a scholarship in Id IS, and graduated B. A. in 1*51 as a Wrangler, Senior Classic and Chancellor's Medallist. I i 1 ' J he wan made a Fellow of his college. la 14o4 be was ordained t'eacon at Man- chester, and in ISJ!* was admitted to Priett's orders From tbis and op to hit dtath bis career seems to have been one of oiibcanded sacotss, receiving appoinltunnt after appointment, and in January, 1879. be was nominated by tbn Crown, on the recommendation cf tbe Karl of Braoona- field, to All the See ct Durham. The late Bishop was tbe author of a great many works and took an active part in the revi- sion of the New Testament. HKALTHFUr, T. But It U Properly Brew* I u i Is Mot a I>oooUoa of Tannin. In the old days on Wall street it was ibe custom for many of the brokers to renew their energies with frqaent ttimnla- ttoni dating tbe day. lays a New York letter to tne Philadelphia fpsa* " Tbe 11 o'clock' was tha nscm- of the matminal Wall street cocktail, and this WM followed b> another taken before lou< h and by one or two swallowed befors the board clcitcd. Tbe rmolt jraa thm a gooti mauy brokers) went home with more alcohol ia their tyelems than was good for tbwm. As a claet they carried llijaor well, and any- thing like open intoxication waa seldom wi tressed. Within a few years there has been an en- tire change in the custom of the broken. One of tbe leading brokers of the street told me that it had been found that tes, wall brewed, not too strung, was the very belt stimulant in tbe world fir the kind oC mental activity involves) in the dealing with ttocki and secnruiee. His lonob to-day consists cf a half a do.x n raw o\ stars, a bis ot ool'i ihrki ;. and dome loatl. and while it was; laid anon bin drtk be wat bnsy brewing a bowl of t- a II - made it ia the Chinese way. steeping it in hot water and iu a pot proiatad by coverings of fell 'rum the cooler atmow- phere of the cffioe. A thimbMal of tee) was pot iuto the pot and opon this was) poored water which was almost * ihe boil- ing point. Then tbe Ma was allowed.' to steep while be ate bis oysters, and when lie poured it into i :ie cup the l.ijaor WM transparent and of amber ooior and tha aroma which greeted the nostril* was deli- dons gaid he : Upon ihn cup ot tea I can do more) wcrk without fatigae than I rued to do upon a pint of champagne, and there,, an no after effects. Many of the brokers now tither brew tea themtelves nr train some- body ia their offices to do it. Mr. Gould is a jireet tea drinker and Sage.'' Russell prioe Domestic rellcltr. Wife -And yea won't give me the of a winter bonnet ' Husband Sop. W. (witb a sob) You are one of the meanest men ; one of the imnlleet. B. (tarcAjtically) -You are a lady and a model wife. W (with dignity i -I know it. sir. The opinba is universally held that the mean- est men get tbe best wives H (laughing) By Jove ' That speech is worih a bonnet. Here, my larling, is my poc< u lbook Use it as you like. W. (ia smiles and teari) -Let tne kin yoc, lovey ; I always knew you were i dear. Whitt American* Say of Says Charles 1*. King, the American educator : " The great commercial countries) to-day are, according to value. Great Britain, I'uited Stales, France, Germany, Belgium, LloUaad. Rassia, Austria. " The commerce ot the British Empire, including India, Canada and Australia, U greater than the united trade of France, Germany and the L'aited Slate*. The commerce of Knyland lo-uay is abont nine umes as great as it was in 1800. The com- merce of France in the tame tune has) increased still more rapidly. Great Britain bas tbe most trade with India, of all her Msalons ; next ooniet Australia, and then Canada. Tbe Vnited. btales import* only about bait as much from Great Britain now as in lt>70, but th* exports to Great Britain nearly twi -e as ranch now a* iu 1870. England ba* over twenty thousand merchant vessels, manned by over two hundred tboocand seamen. Her commerce is protected by the largest navy in the world. Sbe has established unified naval depot* for coal and (.ruvitions along all the great route* of oummeroe. For example, in toe Mediterranean axe Gib- raltar. Malta and Cypras ; oa the South African roots, St. li-iec.i. Cape Town and Maurum* ; ja the East India route, Aden, Bombay, Calcutta, Singapore and Hong Kong ; Melbourne, etc., in Australia , Jamaica and Bali/.e in th* West ladies ; Halifax and (Jubec in Canada. The tun nit'ir ittt on Sid Ralph Waldo Emenoa : E. gland is anchored in tbe side of Europe, and right in the heart of the modern world. It bas the best commer- cial position on the wbols (.kai.ei. ' " Every natural dcacienoy is oompsn- ftkted bv wonderful energy. The country, tnoiuh foggy and rainy, Bas furuishml the world with astronomical observation*. Its tbort rivers do nol afford water powe, bat Ihe land shakes under the tbo.ider of the mill*. With no gold mines, there i* more guld in England than in all other countries. 100 far north for the vine, the wines) of all ooontriea are in it*) docks. No trait ripen* ia England but a baked apple,' say* a Fremii critic, but oranges and pine-apples are cheaper there than in the Mediter- ranean." A power," lay* Webster, " that ba*> doited over the surface ot the globe with ber possessions and military post*, whose morning drum-beat following the tan and keeping company with the hours, circle* tbe earth daily with one oontinaon* and unbroken strain of tbe martial airs ot Eng- land." William Hammond, of Wilke*barre Heights, luted 79, has worked continuously in the ooal mine* for over 70 years, having o>mmenoed with his father in Wales wbsn h* we* 8 years. H* is hale yet. "The Angelas" will go to th* Chicago Exposition after the l.">lh of January, where it will have a room to itself, bat no extra Nothing OommonplMv Abont Our Own Uvath. It U very commonplace to say that all men most die, bat it is not commonplace to say that you, John yon, Mary you. Oeorge you. Jane, are going hence after 135,000 working hoars, more or leas. You are proad of your two beautiful oitie*. You tay and think that tome day they will be one great municipality, another London. larger than London, which more than doable* the size ol ancient Rome. Bat yoa will nol be here. But th* nation is tbe tree, the individual the leaf ; the tree will live. Gtze at the cemetery gate. Tbe pro- oeseiou which passes there 1s tho one yoa mast join. We go hence, we go soon, never to return. So teach us to nombar oar days that we may apply " oar hearts onto wis- dom." Rev. Jetty* Cook. Unprofitable Crop*. " Ab, Mr. Wealthy, I see your ion is home from the south. How did he make It down there?" " Poorly, very poorly." 14 1'ns soity lor that. What did h* go into in ths way of farming! " She Uldnt Say. " Madam," he *id, as be leaned acrog* the csr. " it i* m your power to settle *Xls pute between me'n my wife.' 1 r She looked op in surprise, and fc con- tinued : " She wants me to boy ber a plush 4*oqae. She savs they can't be told from real sealskin I'm a little Dear-lighted, and I don't any I kin tell 'em, bat I do in- sist that u'her folks kin. Am I right? " She gave him an awlul look -one in- tended to free/* him to death on the ipot but, as no words aoximpanied it, he drew a long breath and went on : " Is years the real or tbe genuine ? " Conductor 1 " (he called, a* that official opened the door, " tot me off at Charlotte avenue ! " Spanish KeHirloun OrJere. During tbe last fourteen year* there baa been a marvellous icorease in the religious orders in Spain, sod i uijtics recently compiled show that within that period the number of monks in the country has ae\ tapltd and tbe number of nans has more i hat doubled. There are 1. tOv religious cstaolishments in tbe country now, iu whiih are 29 220 monk* and 25.000 nans. In she city of Barcelona alone there an lt>3 clouters for women. The oau*e for the great increase, is not given. The Urwtte.t Llghthoute. The new lighthouse at rionstholm i* the meet powerful in tbewarld. The beam is ol 2.000.000 candle power, and show* clearly at Blokhos, a dittance ol thirty- five uu'es. It is produced by aro lamps, fed by Da Mvrittn's dynamos, driven by steam engine* To prevent the extinction of tbe light through an accident to tb* machinery tbe latter is duplicated . one MI coming into play thould tbe other fail. Tbe light 14 farther supplemented in thick weather by two powerful sirens, or fog trumpet*, working with compressed air. The faeci- uation which a powenful light exercises on wild bird* is onrioasly illustrated by thi* lighlhoas*. It is said thai baskstfal* at dead snips, larks, ttarlingt, etc., are picked up in tbe morniug ontside Ibe tower. They kill themselves in dashing again** the windows ol the lantern. mn we%hl ISO and the charge, so it is reported, will be made for , i think he Vowed wild oats lor the first ts inspection. year, aid tailed Cain the next. ' Freddy (down hearted at the cool reoep lion) Realty, Mite Boell. I would think yot would 10 to St. nal for a while. HIM rine.l For what reason , six 1 KreddM They are staviM eotue> trouble in freezing the ice palace. Yoa might hslp ''* oat. Buunple njid Precept. Angry Father See beie, Johnny, your mother tell* me that yoa have been smok- ing cigarettes. Frightened Boy I smcktd only one, air. " Yoa smukei one ! I've a good mind to tak yoa into tbe woodshed and give yoa a " I won't do it airain. father." "Well, I'll let you oft this time, seeing that yoa promise not lo do it again. Bat mind yoa keep yoar promise. Now go and bring me my pipe and tobaoeo poook. Smoking oi^ar*tts*>k The thought of U !" M- KothiohitCXas) presented &>.000 to the city of Varuhf the relief ot the poor who are tuffmiof .Trom lofineoia in that place. \Vben mor,v is tight it ba* more sense than A man In' trr* tame condition, for it I makes itself scarce