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rm v^*+! kUraeUve ansi / flala tad. XAawj. caps, i SCOTT* toes m ~ QBE. N. i .DREN, D "p. n. ACTO*. IV-YAW CARDS. W. 9- Coll<"EN Mo sbd5*urip.vm\. Mti.t SrukST jutvs LOWRl\ W. B., M. r >. t*r*duai<i or Trinity i ubt>r ot Coiled of J*h> MChttis .. _B. MORROW. (San, Sawoii, *c ,01 Moll Pliysl- ___ \iu> Cot- |C. Ne.r \orfc.lso<jnijiiate ot Victoria College Can-uli CVnsultation C To*Jrvty<" d Friday *. from > a. m yyoffiNioN HARNESfe The subscriber it* J IJS- -----.-------.......-..Oil v. Kc< dcncv--\Vcvt ilower Mreet, JAMES MATTHEWS. Con- *c>ncvr Issnorof M ird mo L'cenxp^ l>ostta>iorJ lmurteiro 4-i.i.ut, .Aroui Voney to Ixxvu, \5r011t 'Montreal lele- craph Co., if or* hourm flUxlon Court, Com, In vj, |B , jk., Aftov. ovr HESDERSOX, Comer- incl r, Ac. also \sent Canada ta.e Assurance Cv. Pood-^ MnrtRHfcf^ 4a, prepared iu>vilv, promote}, correctly and on rea-omhle trejrms, Mon> n Loan on ^lon^ige security. Office Otasgow House, Acton. r1 J I*. MATHESOX, Attorney. it-iliw, boticilor l'i t, fcineery, *o Offlcif Voruer of Main iind-tliurcu Street*, eiforx*" town. WI. L4IWLIW. Barrister. Attoj-ueA-it-U<w ^.llciUir tit Oriancer\t .tc oih>. t II million, 10 , . Kni street, Miluci M1] 11 strut t. file Milton tMttco win |> an ier the xnanaoe- -C\- ment nf r.W Campbell ml Mr I-cld- law will a UmuI it too "ililtoa Urtw' aa>TriJ> o.'r.i'ta e<.k. ' to tho inhabitants of Aoton and victntly that helms commenced the harness business m the Old Post Off ce Building, MILL STREET. ACTON. where he is pr^pkred to turn out work second to no ie in the Domin- ion. us cheap aa Lhc cheapest, and on the shortest W oasible notice. I bare on hand a largo sad well select* ed stock ot t Sorae Blankets. ^jrTUps, Brushes, Combs, TxusJw, ate. Repairing promptly attended to. Giro me a call and be convinced, "j. t. DEUP&EY Acton, Nor. 25, le"75. SHOP iiega to announce enng oared of its ,bly tight A CONSTANT BUDItt, Tho Uorworke/t aenbo of tho Jdudvdlo I GazctH, Sat oiulcnng' If hi* oilico wquld u>i,r lio tlo.n debt, With tho tinica bo duplorati When the tnkul of old leather ___ heard on tho stmr ' And a ntran{;oir atcpjicd into Oio room, Who, asketl, With tho "don't let mo _ I bother 3 ou " air, Which the Loro la apt to assume " How are jo T" The etbtor roso with a siiiile And iilcas.mUy > icldcd his ch.iir- Placotl tho Motors sadly unbcautiful ' tile 1 CT&S BAKEKV. H EXRV L. J>R IKE, INsIKANCE 4GEVT, t-lELm. ;env flir the %ft mm !t u.a \\ aurloo Airbttsinesg en trusts toni- care will be filltMQltv aUtnJcJ to. .in!erv h\ mail elicited. H.U1IIUKE ATE.tTS for 1MENTIOXS cx * l\ti > t^lV: i I pn -erl\ ^otuixtl in Can iI t i*iv Vi tu I ^ -tie-* lid Eu*~upe. l*t<ut ^artntet-d or tio ciitirgo Setul to? pritiltNi jltiaktfucxioux. ^g Hcviuopir* Uoa leu ?ii*i> HENU1 ttt.X^T, MetVi^n^t Fngiceer^ *v>JcKor_oI Pa AY 'ILLIUI tATII>S, ' Ttn>iiberltx>rt>et t" tDfnrno lb* in. hibitantsor Acton aid Ticinlty that ho is prepared to.upply , First-class Bread, Bans, Cakes I Biscuits, etc Fren_svery day dIlTred at Unit houslsa. - (Which exhi nted Nin])toiua of wear) i\inpi Ou the top of t|ho desk, alongside of his r \V1\\ you" tell me the, SulUn'sYuvor- loau *arrlajr Llreaiu A trrtincam. t 8} Ko^-^i \pio iitm"eiA ) Bainrs pn%iiu aiu! coct.crentfil <aieat th^ J^o^t Ufflos, t.liitvrillUm, Cuu^t} Halloa, | WEDOIMQ CAKES ifad laordar in tUe reasonb'e 1. M SJS. CAKTEK. Tea*er f alr, Ora+lwz. and * rrark, l h n. U i.r e , Atrton te^_ H"ieheit prlea in Caiajiald for Xfgt. P*lf<*rt aal*. & SOK. TORE fcLI> KK LUZI Kit, Pla^tetier, ' II of PiB^UTl'tg UI J K Hlg'l-COSVlIUT (l'>Ot rv i>o iaWU it-rwv ^"J ^.itl* A t'TOX FEOIR 11ILL<;. B. i K. NH'KLIV, Pr pnwors Flour and F^d.ila\fi on h rut , t atylca and at etoaxr*i or.ilrkm s- 1 <r 111 olr* at s-.l ^11J re Lil.. Cli ------------1---------------------------------------------------------- Ro^six iiJtr.st. ictou. Ciomt ;o tn Li r UU* va\ Sui^ion, Kjit^lij lit wconimajj Un f-:ti. tr|\t:l 11 i< pj-bi c 1 liu->. C^iM 1 iib.I.% i ropr. DOmiVIOX IIO.TEL, Icton. 3ttn. Ague, rropneior, Thi= |,< fio^'l K til ^ I l> 1 in llP.l-l^l^^ #.jr e il*i Tie*- uri*it(.r C<jmriit.rxi il I T-avelien. Wt 1 r'rii _ivl 1 f fun muifction juid o niMi^liou-* &rtfnpj* f^-*mi* ^>ptri d a t-uutnr^u 1 t<> ih- iAu or tin. iniM '- Jfi< pn tic, Jlaruppi*. .ih Ihe be--t aiteativ* Hoc-tiers. L R OVALEXCDAXGE HOTET3 Arabian enthu8iiiHtic was Indinn juggler ai Btoiy-teller. One of the most admirers of tho pei formances a man nppmently n old, whose cftiTwt w is fn-st circle and hit dress denoted him to bo of supeiic r rank. It was tho Bostntu^t-Bussa auperinton dent of the gar3qii8 and keeper of the privj pui-so to tho Glruiid Sigaior. Tho tucks onded, 110 yonng man corop^oted his Hlory and gatheied up his implements as if to depart. "Stop I" Baid the Bostangi-Bassa L|Since you aro such a magician too horizon head to view setting sun." ; "Wtoll, tell joufc forty years | ablutiqii^-esto is placed in'tho < "The iirat tho Becond wi and the third and stroked h deed, in the h yiib respect, (A -shocking old plug, bj tho w ay), And then asked in ft rather obsequious toue, 41 Can we do an>thing for you torday !' " Ifo i-I jest called to sec je3"tho visi tor said ; ( [ ' "I'm a friomi to the newspaper man." Hero ho ran a red liarulkcn.fin.f o\ er his fccad, T And accepted the editor's fan " I hev read ai tho pieces iou've wnt for jour sheet, And the} 're straight to the p'int, I confess That'ar slap you gin Ke>scr -was sartinr ly neat You'ro an onij ment, air, to the press!' " I am glad joti aro pleased," said the iwnter, " indeed ; But'jou prano me too highly, b} far. Just select an exchange tliat jou're anxious to reid. And while retdiug it, try this cigar. By the way, I'\c a melon laid up lor a treat I'tc l>eeu kaeping it ncStle<l in ice, It'a a beauty, sir, lit for an angel to eat; Now, porhara you would relish a I slice * ' 1 Then the stranger rolled up half a dozen or more Of the choice it exchanges of all^p- Helped hmiaclf to the fruit, throw the rinds on :hc floor, f Or flung then: at Hies on the wall. H assured-hu new friend that his " piLccs .ecre \* roto In a maimer jnti minoiil} alK " As lie wiped h ;a red hands on the edt- tf>r s coat That huug at the sidc^of the table. " By the wa\, I % c neglected to ask j ou jour name, ' S.iul the senl e as the stranger aros6 ; "" lhat's a fact, he replied ; " Abuna lech Banie, You haie heard o' that name, I sup ?- E'Mi" Idollai, |*Uting # "- 11 contuse** thoTr^ "1 CASH/ not. I ^J^^ i - . ~ k i ^roducA s^inole rw m* Earg^ ^rv| cornniodioiis rur Cummfrci il Tn\.ll rs. (n>ti amiin. m latlon foTra\fl e-^ ct d G^iests. Btst i,ran<l3 or Lin, .ors and <" _ n> tt the Bur. Oood SUU>iiiis;^n 1 at'eiitnc- ! *t ere- TTT*. BEMSTEEET, lacensed Auctioneer > for the^Coanties of Wei 1 gton nuJ "HkI- ton. orders lt m i ie KEbE1 P1U--.S Offio*, \clon, or nt nn r. "-idelici, in Koefwo-id. will be protaj tl> ittteudei' 10. Terms reaborxa-ble " DATIDSOX; A. LICENSED AUCTIONEER Far the County or Ualtoa- Rales axtandel tn in tnv port or tha Coanty, at>easnni.bj^ mut. AdX'esj, A. DiMWO.V, Caihp1) llrllle, P.O. PRIN^LE, "Watchmaker, pose I'm a livm' ou-t Creck- \\ here I own The Gautte gc e\ery \\e I'm Has a good "RUSSELL" AND -V\7"-A.T<2>^ EIS Always 01 He attends to repairing of fine watches lmiseir 1 ' here on the Fiddletowu a good house and hit tt rou ml to me wnns't . " the consfantest reader jou'ye got lAbimalech^Batne," musad the editor, B-a-m (, (Here his gue;it begged a chew of his ' twist '}-(- I'm sorrj to'saj jour mellifluous name Doesn't happen to honor mj list '" was the answer "no ihould, ne lots with Bill Pnm, Kenber, and paja je in Guelph, or IERICAN' "Sjpose not reason it For j-e set( I j He's a reglar su wood^ And I borrow jonr paper o' him J1 ito flower." [ " The poppy of (red," icphed the ju (1 moment's lieaitatio I "At what time dc^a bleep 1" ieBiimed tho A'Hepo: it is iglor, without tho Sultan Bostangi. has but to turn hip the last rays of thp me how I made my duy." with Canary -wine, th wino of CypruB ivith that of Chios,' The Chief of tho believerssmireol M at rTilrorl It' a t-ifi.i *irl tin .' : a beard ; he wan, in- ubit of derogating in is in many others, In the year of Mussulmen circule before TEN MINUTES IN A LIFE. K -x* EX'XEDIl'S , Marble Works, Opposite side fraan Mills' S. cioodfelloH's Faemdrj, and Xear' Eramosa Bridge, Guelph. ALL K1M>$ OF MONUMENTS Tomb Stones, Mantle, Pieces, Ac, made to any speor: design, and pot up in anjj part of the country. . MS- Scotch G'ranitef Monu ments imported ta prc|eT, P.& -A. Kennedy na a prac- heaLm3rble cotttrj 1 PHOTOGRAPHS. Sow SZ Is the Time for Cheap Pictures. Bf Hetoncbd and Burnished Photograghs reduced to $1,00 per dozen at the 1 ~- Ontario Photograph Gallery, Acton. tall at once and c btam a good and cheap picture, finished m the best tyle, before pricea sre, again ad' r*nceci, ' M.B We weee asrardei all the firtt prizes over H icorfipetttors at the late County Fair at Jlilton, .Oct- Wth and 14 th, 1875. -S IC. K HILL, Photo. Acton, ot. 26, 125. , 22-3m- pAEM FOB SAIE. Oae hmuired acres of land, weH aded, being the easfehalf df Lot 21, ui the 3rd<k>nc*pri, i the Township MEaquesmg. For particulars address THOMAS &AKVIN, ErioP.O., Oat., N, or. 30, 1875, Sir. Hacking, of the Fkee Press, will kindly carry wateneH and Jewelery to anu from/t*uelpn wiicci requested. Gneipb, Sept. 27.1875. PLANING MILLS. AND Pump. Sash, Door and Blind Factory. EBBACE & CAMPBELL, Manufacturers of "Windo-w Sash, Doors, ; j Venetian Blinds M< Hidings, And other Bnlldlngr Requisites Also iaakralof ^ ' X2C7S07S9 89072029- ?W8 Lumber Planed and Drewed to ordej in the best manner. f@- All work guars nteod. Acton, July 1,18:5. X>VKE MILK. The undersigned leg's to thank ids customers for the libe raj patronage re ceived during the pist summer, and would say that e is now prepared to supply an additional 1 umber of custom era "with good, pure, h esh milk deliver edevery morning, and,twice a day on Saturdays. Parties w l|o keep cows will find it much, cheaper aQd less trouble to get miUc delivered a f their doors, and they_ would do" weU /to sell their cows and boy their milSj. ' Fwenty.one quart tickets for $1, if ipaii in advance, or twenty-one pint tifke afor SO cents. P.;}. ARMfcTBONQ. "^cton, Nov, 10tj, J75, 1005 of the Hegira oirakjionding to 18C7 of the Christian era on the second day of the feast of Beiram, a large group wertrassembled in a the Mosque of St Sophia. Some were standing and others sitting cross legged on the carpets spread upon the sand. By degrees the ground increased, as- the Moslems issued fiorn the Mosque and as passers by, prompted by cu riosity, remained to see what was going on. Irt the midst of a crowd of smok ers, a young nian of Temarknble handsome features, though some what bronzed by an Asiatic sun, was seatHl before a small table, w^ich was covered with swords and brass balls. He was dressed in a close jacket of green silk, admirably fitted for bis light and graceful fig ure ; a girdle of antelope skin, on which some mysterious characters were inscribed in silver, confined a pair of loose trousers which were drawn close to the ankle. This light and attractive .dress was com pleted hy a Phrygian cap, from the top of which iung a musical belL By thin costume, a once graceful ^nd Fantastic, it was easy to recog nize one of those jugglers whom the feast of Beiram diew every year to StaTnboul, and to whom was usually giyon the name of Zingaro. The juggler performed his ex ploits without tippearing to notice the admiration ho excited. He took a pigeon's egg fiom a small moss basket, arid, placing ituprigb^tj on tbe-table,str{uck it with, the edge of his aword without injuring th shell. -An incredulous bystander todk the egg to examine it, but the slightest pressure of his fingers served to destroy the frail object that had resisted the blow of the scimetar. Tbiafact of dexterity was follow- by many otl era. The boldness of the young mm terrified the us- ly impassive Turks ; and, what as yet more surprising, he made "Never !" Biiid thet juggler. The Bussa stnitcd and looked Iiiixiously around, fea 1 ing lest others md heard tho answer. Then beo- omng tho juggler to approach, nd low ering his voi se, he busked : 'Can > ou name the Sjultau's favorite fvife r J I "Assaracb," roplij d the diviner. 1 Tho Bostangi put his finger on his hp 111 alienee, and moving away, said, "Follow hie !" The young man tojk up his ya-( taghanj un*f, leaving tho remainder of his effects to be carried by a slave, followed his guide toward the grqat door of the palace. Thelitstory of successive sultans often pi events ltttlp beyond the nielaucholy fcpect-uclfc of u throne at the mercy of a"l$t^less soldiety. Maiimoud was not the first of his race who sought to fr;o the Seraglio from those formiJ.it lo guardians. Solymun III., hae also formed this perilous deM^nJ but he was put to death by~tho jaiuzsnes, led bv Mnstapli.i, his uu.le, who,came from the More* for ostensible pur pose of defending the* ercpire, but m reality to seize ujxjoi tho throne. The Sultan, Mustap in, who had commenced his re-ig 1 in such a tragic manner, ex >erieucod all the anxiety and iinwtsiness which must ever attend tha acts of an iiusuiper and tyrant. Sordid, sus picious, and perCdic us, he broke tluoiigli e\ery promise he had made to the janizaiiew, wbjciso creature, nctethelcss -he was.! Instead of doubling their pay, he diminished it, instead of lessening the taxes, he doubljd them. He li^ed buried in the depth' of tho pajuco, tho care of which he had confided to tho Greek soldiery, notwithstanding the mur murs of the legitimate guards. The mutes, dwarfs, and buffoons of jthe jalace could alone obtain ac cess to him. |l At the. time the nuggler was ) omjusing the feubjeqts of his Highness, Mastapha was seated cro&s legged on his diraii, seeking to drive uway his ennui by witch ing the columns of fragrant smoke, as]th6y slowly roso fiOpn the long tube of his nargilch.j A slave stood behind him, holdjng 11 fan of them smile by the amusing stories Since you can read various colors. The buflbons of the palace had vainly ,ried to ex tort a smile fiom their 1 laster. The impassibility of the Gi tnd Signior ga\o them to understand thaf. their time was ill-chosen, and that mirth wo ild be dangeious,, they had, therefore, one after the other, quit ted the opaitment, wa ting to le- entor at tho good pleasure of the pi ince. The palace ' vas silent. Shirtly the hangings opposite the divan weft gently raised, and a map stood in a respect) ul attitude before Mustapba, |' What would'st thoh"asked the Surttan. J ' [The Bostangi-Bas8a4-for it was he replied briefly, According to the custom of the sfraglio ; " A juggler stands withodt he might perchance amuse your [Highness." The Sultan made aja impatient sign in tho negative. "Thisman/'contint ed the Bassa, " knows many things. He can read the future." " Lei, him come in.'? The 'Bostangi bowep! profoundly and retired. Black slaves, arniedjwith drawn sctmetais, suirounded the imperial sofa when the jugglor was intro duced. After a slight salutation, the young man lean 3d - gracefully on his yataghan, awaiting the orders of the Sultan. " Thy name V demanded Musta pha. " Mehalle." " Thy country V " Jugglers have no tiountry." " Thy age V ' " I was five years < il d when you first girded on the awor d of Ottoman.' " Whence comest thou V " From the Mdrea 3ignior," re plied the juggler, pniiouncing the words with emphasis, The Sultan ' remaii ed ilenfc for a moment, but aoor j added gaily, he related. Persons 6f his profes sion were generally silent, and their only power of amusement lay in their fingers' ends; but this posses- ^ Bed the vsriel futilities of an who sees tha evening will put your knov Isdge to tho' proof. When people know the fu ture they ought to ki (w the past," " Tou say^right, b rgnior. He fiom thepresciiptionof the Koran. " Know'sfc thou," lepliod the sovereign, whom -the Zingaro's an swer had put in a pleasant humor, " Know'Bt thou that I could have thee beheaded.' " Doubtless," said the juggler, undauntedly, ;< as you did the Spanish meichant who watered hia wins befoie he sold it to you." Mustapba tipplaudod the know- lodge of the mi igician. He hesita ted, nevertheless, before he put the dreaded question that tyrants, who at o oVur supen tltious, neVer full) to demand of thoiie who can read tjhe stars. " How long have I to live?" The Grand Signior assumed persuasivo tone, and even conde scend! to flutter the organ of destiny, in hopes of obtaining a favorable answer. " Thou nrt a wonderful youth," said he ; " thou knowest things of which, besides! thyself, the mutes only possess the secret. I should like to keep thee in my palace ; I will make theej richer than all tho merchants of Galatea, if thou wilt tell me the yent when I must dio " Melmlle approached the Sultan, and taking his hand appeared to study the lines upon his palm with great attention. Having finished his uxaiuinntion he went to the w mdow and fixed hnr*" eyes for some riioments|tipon the heavens. "Thofiieg 01 Beriam are light ing tho cupola of the grand mosque," said he, slowly, "night in at hand " Mustapba anxiously awaited the answer of the astrologer. The latter" continued in a nijsteuous manner ; " Tho declining day still ochpse3 the light of the constella tions. I will answer you, signior, when the evening star appears." The Sultan mude u movement of impatience ; anger was depicted in his countenance, and the look which he darted on the mutes show ed Mehalle that he had incurred his Highness diepleasuie. Curios ity, however, doubtless prevailed over every other feeling of the prince's mind, for, turning to the young man, he slid : I am little accustomed to wait; vill do so, however, if thou can'st amuse mo 1 intil the propitious hour ai lives. highness like to asked Mehalle, drawing his sabre fiom his scabbiud. V " No, no !" ext laimed the Su'tan. making the circl 3 of slaves close in ubout him. " leave thy aims !" " Would you prefer a story, sig- nil nior 1 "Stories that "lull an Arab to slejp under his lent? No, I must ha\ e something; iew. Of all known games there js but one I caie for; I used to play it formerly, but now there is not a person in the place who understand!! the chess board." The juggler 1 railed, and, taking an ebony box from a velvet bag, he presented it? t > the Sultan, whose wish he understiod. The Btein ccuntenance of the Sultan relaxed at the sight, and the boaid wai: placed on the bowed back of a slave. Before commencing th game tho Sultan "We ai-e absut to play, so far, so good ; but she ujd thou lose what would I gain ?" Since your hi* ihness does me the honor of playing against mpt I will stake all I posse sss this scimetar and my liberty. '. 3ut what if I win," added the younj; man folding his arms. "Should'st tliou win, I would give thee a slave." " For a free 1 lan ! Tho stakes are not equal." "I would add to it my finest courser." " I need him not; my feet are swifter than an ^.rab steed." What woulc 'st thou, then ?" " I hft^e a fan jy, sublime signior, Would your see some feats in juggling?" Until this day I but a wanderer, have been nothing wearing the dress of a juggler. Were I to complain the future, Ij.. .ui of this I should this simple garb free and happy, nounce it. I b jcome your slave , I will, s<'ng for j on. Indian songs ; and, above all, none but you. to received with a from the Sultan, be ungrateful, for has ever seen me "I, however, de Ijwill divine for in return I "will ask but one thii g; it is, if I win, to allow me to wear your royal mantle but for 'en minutes, to-sit upon the divail. surrounded by' slaves, and to p ace upon my head that dreaded tt.rban whose fame the lends of the has reached earth." The propoaiticjn of {Mehalle was Bit upon1 the seat of the Caliphs Dost thou fear the woight of_ this turban upon thy silly head ? A fine figure thou wouldst make under the pelisse of Ottoman ? I should like to see thee giving audi ence to the viziers and pashas !" " It is your Highness' power to' affoid yourself this pleasure." " Well," exclaimed MuBtapha; " I will agree to this stake. A juggler upon the throne ! sucn a night the East never saw." | % The game was short. Though ho played with skill, thft. Sultan was checkmated. It was fairly done, and he pleasantly propaied to fulfil hj engagement. Mustapba loosened his girdle, took off his pelisse, and laid down his turban, while a slave assisted to invest MeDallo in the royul gar ments. These preparations com pleted, the Sultan dressed only in loese silken trousers and a richly embroidered vest, apptoached a clock, and placing his finger on the dial-plate, *' When the hand shall mark the hour of eight," said he, " I shall have paid my wager, and a linen I will appoint you my astrolo Her." The juggler ascended tho divan, and having placed his scimetar at his side he ordered the door to be thiown open, that the waiting courtier* might be admitted. The apartment, which the dim light of evening rendered obscure, was im mediately filled with muftis and ulemas agas of janizaries and pa shas, great officep of the Porte and foreign ambassadors. He next or dered a new relay of guards to re lieve those on {duty, and then the withdrawal of all personal attend ants, i It was the work of a mo ment! As the fresh loldiers were marching in, a sign from Mehalle caused the "flumbe>u to be lighted, when, in the dazzling flood of illu mination, he stood erect, received the homage of the assembly, and* fixing more firmly on his head the scarlet feathered turban, the em blem of power, h$ cried, in a com manding tone, " Let the standard of the Prophet 'be- raised on St. Sophia! The people will salute it from afar at the fires ef Beiram !" 1 At those words an officer stepped forth to execute' the orders, but Mustapha, who had been sitting aside, at first amused and then a armed, arose to prevent him, 'f Haggi Mohammed ?" thunder ed the ad interim |Sultan, " obey !" The aga bow ed and retired. Me- h il|e added, "Let the inaums re-j pait to the mosque and offer up pe titions for the newlSultan ! Cadil-I isqttier, have the tomb of Mustapha opeaed in Scutari 1" The Sultan- tried to smile. Y Keepers of the tret Bury," continued Mehalle, "dis- trilute among the poor of Stam- boul the hoardings of the late {Sul tan r " Enough, Buffoon I" exclaimed Mu stapha, in an a jitated voice, on seeing how readi y his servants obeyed these stranjerorders. " I still command," replied Me- hal e, with calm self possession; " the clock has no ; yet struck the hour of eight. Ait thou, then, so imj atient to kno w the fate that awi its thee f Th 3 courtiers were at 1, los3 to understand the myster- iou 1 scene. Thty looked with ten or on this young man, invested wit b the insignia of power, and the Bo: tangi was astonished at seeing his master tienable', before a stroll ing juggler. j| i' Mustapha," continued the <3i- vin sr, " I am about to tell the time Of I thy death, for ttie^ evening btar has risen. Mufti, advance." I \1 'he president of the ovmeta came forvard. The diviner proceeded : " "Sou who read, every day, the book of our Prophet, and explain it ft 3 the people, tell me how avar ice and usury, drunkenness and mu *der, perfidy and cruelty, should be ' luntshed !" j I jd 'he mufti replied in a low, grave ton i," By the Koran, any one of tho ie erimes is deserving of death." i* Th6u hearewt, Mustapha ? It is t ie Prophet who condemns thee. As be said this he beckoned to the mti >es. Mustapba tried to lush to the divan but was Beized by the slai es, who had learned to recognize this symbol of power which Me- ha,l; e worey and the card was passed round his Heck. Thy Hour has come ! I am the son of Solyman, who fell, fifteen yea n ago, ia this very place, pierced wit i wounds from thy sword! Thou has; counted the heads of every member of my family. Thou hast con Tounded the son, of thy master wit a the child of ft slave. I am thh Sju^tea'Arnurath!" { liis he thus spoke, thet young prince made a step forward. His lpft f trow, his feature*, voice, man ner and (fommanding dignity of pepiOnr inspired a- deep-emotion in the assembly. , After a moment, the body of Mustaphoj fell lifeless populace of Stamboul, cnths of al legiance taken by officers of state, and the proclamation, '^jHis High ness, our very magnificent lord and master, Sultan Abdul Aziz Amur- atb, has ascended the! throne !" trumpeted byj the public crier, be fore the! mosque of St. Sophia Beecher ori- MoodyW Views, Tho New Yprk Sun [gives tho fol lowing item "Mr. Beecher said last night that the irupressioiUhej had gained in conversation With Mr. Moody was that the) nnmhler of persons who had been converted from the out side worjd, while not inconsiderable has not yet! beek large. This leaves the conjfoitipg thought, he added, that the greatest benefit o{ tho meetings is, yet to accrue. He spoke further-,' suggesting different - methods to prolong the Christian meetings. Ho Icon Id not see how th|ey c6uld cs^rry on tho central meetings with If eveiy church continued success. triid to be a little Rink and evefyjbot y a little Moody and Sankey, they would fail, be cause imitations' wtire very inferiorj Moody was no carjless worker; no man had a more delinite conception of the end he aime d at. 'On last Saturday1/ said Mr. Beeeher, 'I had th pleasure of tjwo or three hours' conference with Mr. Moody in my own house. I thought I saw the1 secret of| his work ing and plans. He is a lpeliever in the second ad vent of Christ,! ar time. He thinks ^t is -attempt io^ark In his opinion | it wreck Charge It. He said he wanted- if o deal di rectly with the proprietor of tho jewpllery ste^re, as times Were hard^ and he must have hard-pan prices^" He looke'd at a silver tea-set, at a gold headed eane, at'ft set of jewel- ^ lety, and finalfy at a gold watch. Then he Baid : j i \ "1 did think of making my wife a Christmas present, bub <she's al ways giowling around and] finding fault, and so I'll let her slide." . " Wont yon take the cane for your son, as you~purposed V asked the jewellery.- I ' "No, I guessnot. J.im loafsaround a good deal, and only jthe other night he told me to shut \ip~and go to thunder. If he wants'any thing in his stocking let him behave him- < self." I , 'Well, about the watchV v _ II guess I'll bny the watch and to bound only thing that is to get as [many of yon can, and let her go. All that is worth doing is to for the appearance nnd not to attempt generation of a com d in our own no use to for' this world. is blasted a sink and the worth doing is the crew off as work and wait of the^. Master, a thorough re peated state of society. He thinks that Christ may come, even h io-ii u4- orrow. burst of laughter " Thou wouldst ' 1 The Queen's |Engrlish. Mr. Washington [Moon has writ ten a new work on bad English. Som,e of the errors which he singles oilt Bre decidedly amusing. For example : A futrier, lamenting in an advertisement thp tricks played on the public by unprincipled men in his own trade, y earnestly re quests ladies to bring him their skinS, which he prolmses shall be convected into muffd and boas." Another advertisement ran thus: " Two sisters want washing." Here must have been a strange sight: "[He rode into town, and drove twelve cows ou horseback." A gentleman advertised for a horse : "For a lady of dark color, a good trotter, high stepper, and having a long tail." y Better, more amu sing, more in structive,! and more credible is the following llltlstratior. of the inev itable ambiguities involved in accu rate language. One , gentleman says to another,: "I haye a wife and six children in New York and I never saw one of them." " Were you ever blind 1" j" Oh, no," je- plied the other. A farther lapse of time, and then the interrogator resumed the subject. r " Did I un derstand you to say that you had a wife and six children living in New York, and you had never seein one of them ?" " Yes, such is the fact." Here followed a still longer pause in the cohvei-sa^utt^jwhert the in terrogator, fairly puzzled, said]: " How can it be that iyou never saw one ot them ?" " |Why," was the answer, " one of them was born after I left." make mysjblf a present. I never had" much of anything in my stock ing, and I feel that I hi in'it bean used right What's your Jo west Ag- h*r ' \- It -' f "two hundred dollars.]'| ' I ' Can't do it. Yon must re member that these are hard "limes^' "Well, say $190." ,- "Can't do it. Times are awfuL" " I'll make you this watch for $180 and not one cent less," said the' dealers " Wall,x I guess III take 'er, though it looks like ajiig price." The jeweller placed the watch-in the box, stuffed cotton around it, and as ho laid it on the show-case, the stranger said : " You kin charge ft." 1 " Charge it! I don't knWyou l" exclaimed the dealer. j - , " You don't r j " No sir." -' i " Don't know a man iwho has lived witbin twenty-eight I miles of Detroit for thrrty-aOven years V " No, sir." " Never heard of 'roe lifeT m your E A "Sbjrewd' " What esty I call on the marble floor, clock had BtrtiCK eight. Be- the hour hand had once again ~ round thp dial, largess had a pjrofusely scattered among the Merchant. some folks call/dishon- surewdness," said a mer chant whose word was-not as good as his bond nor his bond as good as citsh. J At one time he was a millilonairc,Jbut he died poor, and was feollowfed to his grave by the curses of tua widow and the father less whotr| he had chewed. The " shrewd "r Storekeeper o whom the Nusb.ua Telegraph records thisi jjfeoe of sh'arp practice might study that 1 man's fate. It hi saidl that two rival merchants recently '* run e&ch other't on stockings. The first trader marked down tho speci meni > at his door, and after i his rival had' passeil and I noted"the cban je, resumed the former prices. The rick was repeated efr$fj morn ing i or, a week or move. The se cond trader wasnot to bo undersold TJpoi,arriving at hia store.he each morning marked his stock a few centi under his rival. At the end of the week the second trader was selling stockings which cost at wholesale ,25 cents, for {five cents. This was tha first trader's opportu nity.- He engaged the 'services of seveial boys) and girls, and before the t ecsnd trader was a Ware of the fact, his whole stock of stockings had >een'transferred* to the counter Of hi 1 riva| it five cents per, pair, and were being sold by him as " a bankrupt ^ aid yet "No, sir.'r "Wajl, I wonfe iake [the old watch," said the man-as he backed. off 'J You don't seem [to have much git up and go ahead about yon, and I always make it a mle to patronize lire firms. | _Ybu'd- better subscribe to some newspaper j (and get to knowiwhat's going on." il You, are no gentleman, sjrvr said the irritated dealer, who_ had lost a full hour's time. "Can't iielp it won't patronise! no such slow man no use talking!" replied the stranger^ waying his hand, and he paced out j to visit some-other firm who did notrknow a man who had lived within twen ty eight miles of Detroit for thirty-1 seven years. Detroit Free Press. PUNNIQRAPHS. Widowers' weeds Gigars. The proper age lor a parson f Why, the parsonage. Why is life like a conundrum Because many give it up. J * When is soup likely to run out of a sauce pan ? When there is sv lefek in it. (When a man has a houser Jot on' which he cannot pay the taxes he" has a life too much. ' "Can yon return mv love, dearest - Julia-J" "Certainly,,sir; I don't want it, J'm sure," * ' ~' What'is the difference between firosjness and obstinacy \ A strong Will and a strong won't. , Vicious friends are* like had corns -^They'll make yon suffer terribly if you don't cut them. ' When may a-lawyer clerk ba said to have seen much of the world? When he has witnessed many deeds. The loud tones in" which some people appeal to reason imply that . reason is a great distance from them. J "What; kind of%waste has the ocean ?" asked a yonng lady of her lover " A watery waste, my dear." A Yankee editor observing "ifh* census embraces'seventeen million women," asks, "who wouldn't 'bf a census r 1 , <- x It is said that sthore is a-frea,t cat in Charleston that plays'the piano. She is evidently lone of the mewses. " This is what they call a fellow- feeling for a-man^-as the thief said when1 the policeman was (prop, ing for him in the dark. There is a man in Indiana > who takes 33 newspapers, and you might na. well-try to ride a whirl- , wind ons side saddle as to attempt to impose upon that man. Ij "A,German, summond to identi fy'a stolen hog, being asked if the hog had any ar-macics^ implied, " Te only ear-mark dat-1 1 his tail cut off." AX OLD RAW SKW SajT. "Come, wife," aaid Win, i*J priy yoaj devote, -, I . I Just half a minute 1 ' Which a'nail has 1 "Tls ten o'clock,"! 1- v I ojt-pafc a greait sacrifice"] "I know/' says'Will, at avsplendid proiit. ^ I But it> never too Ute j..