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' take off 82.50 from dem I‘M .on being i i b Iflr'dmmsgrmwwmmweew amount. new . lumen-t *r~.‘"_.~k§.. manna. r . .13..“ ngpieeo ’ n Cum: {0" u earn," V g, has been staying, .. gun st bomr, srul jg, A! s recent oh" w 43191:}! refund to zirr, there toget rest. of self-forgetfulnun . _ to name her? baby creed '-<h;c.hn¢hsnd’s first love. 9 alewB in, where slivâ€" ~' 03 lb“. charity be- , the file's; .nby 7‘ V“ ' an- awn... mt, scted so E132, holding the train; and; the thirteen. figs? llnvv, lingnrft'ens, and pure as. . Mannie lumen, who was lately mar- rud in Mr. Anlrew Johnson, s relative of the lite c2-l’mii-lcnt if that nsnw, has s gilt «satiety? of Duchess of Bour- . e or some n 5 teacher of French in Brit. yw L Miss Purim Summlwho is thought to be a pretty sad charming girl, the can liter of the Silver Snstor, is to mar: Sir hos. Beckett), who, making I yrc ting tour round the world, [sued at San Francisco just long crougii tofliske the prize. , Tun picture of Madame Genter-Gudini's baby is descrilxd by a. bachelor as being Very pretty and Winsome, whirl. iiiclzuu one to‘belicvs it remarkably attractive. The child is u'un asleep ii. a wickir carriage, over which is leaning the slender Italian nurse. Tun King of Denmark has ‘ven the Bernhardt a gold medal vurmouft‘rd b" a crown in Diamonds, and aétsch- d ‘o the .9 Il- bordered white ribbon of the Order of the Duicbn gâ€"a distinction very rarely granted, find but to two other womenâ€"Nilsson and I'rebelli. Du. Tsxxzn crops up in the pages of nearly every English periodical, and will to referred to in every new encyclmrwia and thousands of medical works. If he has not got money, he has got,iu six weeks,“ world- wnle a. reputation as Wellington or Byron in as many years, “'1in W'agner heard that the people of the United States would not guarantee him $1,000,000 and expenses, he enjoyed a “ Lone Grin" all to himself, and remarked, " Dat was shmurt peoples ; dey want me to riccs. ‘Ve ,. . thinks about it some diatom}? ' ""11. 1' M ruin. (lunsrrzs got an average of $100 for each time she sang in this country. At this rate it is cstimted that she has already sung $1,000,000 worth to her new baby. And the youngster dorsn’t sccm to a reci- ato it any more than it would the will and tortuous strains from B seventy-five cent accordcon , Tris Baroness ds llsizfold, whose divorce, for no other cause than that an ancestress was at one time connected wi.h tbs stage, is disgraceful alike to her husband and the German court, is not a da'iiputer, as was re- cently stated, or ,nny blood-relation what- ever, of Madame do Hogermaun Linden- cronv, the Wife of the Danish Minister, but the sister of hr-r first husband, Mr. Charles Moultou, and the dnughtir i f Mrs. Charles Muulton, nee Metz, of Paris, Sm F. llonuiirs, the conquering hero of Cundahar and so~stylcd “Saviour of Af- ghnnistnn," is son of s clcrg man of tho Esbflllilhll' i‘. Crnrcli in \Vnter 0rd, Ireland. His brother, Samuel U. Roberts, is-one of the Commissioners of the Board of Public “’orkii in Ireland. Sir F. Roberts is a member of the order of Good Tcuaplnrs and a staunch tcetowlcr. He has a Good Torn- plnr lr-dgo attached to every regiment under is command. Sir Garnet Wolsolcy is also a total alistuiuer. UK. Dr: Vm’, of the Hague, has been made Companion of the Order of the Indizm Em- pire by the Queen forlhis services in the introduction of the ciiichonoetree into India, and in the manufacture of quiuiuo there; and Dr. James Prescott Yonlc has received tho Albert Medal from the Society of Arts for establishing, after “most laborious re- scunh, the true reluticu between heat, elec- tricity, and mechanical work, thus: affording the engineer a sure guide in the application to suit-nu; iind industrial pursuits." 'I'iu-z daughter of an official in hi:li life in Vienna rwcntly wore sovvrnl time: u superb dress of dark grim-u umtcrinl, trimmed with wrest.er oi lr-uws in nuothvr and ii. htcr shudc of gricu. During the season the beau. tiful complexion of the young lady under- went in sudden change, and was ruined by a minfiil and offensive eru iticn. After a time her physician, balllcd y the symptoms, thought of the dl‘Oss, llzul it subjected to o. chi-micsl examination, and found onou h arsenic in ti o colouring to produce all t e mischief, and a great deal more. Dona Youxo, a favourite daughter of tho I’rcphui. and mm of tho heirs of a largo por- tion of his prupcrty, was lutcly to bo soon at a Chicago hotel, and is described as a lino lo--l.ing poison, dressed in good taste in black satin and brocade, with costly rings on her shapcly hands. Her mnnucrs arc h-nsiul'. and her Conversation interesting. rim is attu l. -d t- the nwmnry of her father, although filll‘ it no longer a Mormon, calls the sys‘em a dreadful one, and says that the Mormon mus, under their. outward som- b‘nnco of EU‘Ul-\blll' halo each other with n den ily hatred. IT is Illulemli u": that Indy llurdott Coutts “ill be given away, on tl.c occasion of her man-in v, by tho l‘ll‘sb L-ud of the Admiral- “, ' no grandmother of this lady was a ELI rent in thc housu of a brother of the old banker, Susan Slarkio by name. lie had her carefully oducatml, and thou married her. Her daughturs lJtlL‘alllL.‘ Countess of Gudfi-rd, Mnrclnoucss oi Bate, and Lady Bunion. .\lr Cnutts' second wife figures in Huron Guy us Mia. Million. A brother of the lizm ucss died lately, without a will or any n cord of his property, and in his room “110 found qu hundred and fifty thousand pounds in Bank-oblfinglsnd notcs. 'l'lir: l'iiuw‘u lla‘atricxt is so marked in list attontmm to the ix-Em irc~s ss to .zw-ugthcn thi popular belief t at shc was intended for Mr ilsughtrr-in-liw. The Prime“ wm the first to tum): giro imp-rial lady on her rc‘um from Afripa, going a ward ‘1.) sl|.p. Lately tlng IX‘l‘Jllpn‘ss spent a qluplo of days at U lwrur, the Princess crossing over in Portsmouth to escort her. Tlmv walk-d about its gnnmi.‘ in the uulrllllg', snvlsudr “uh tht- Quwn in tile dimiiu‘n't. i‘ is underarm-d that the ex- }:mpimn "Lilith l n'!‘ futlir: iiu m: at .\!L‘Ilvl - w,“ h" vflliz'pq like (manage-apnea giggly,- fullnol Willfi sndfl-npignqualu 35. nations. now Diamond Mines are Worked. The system of working the diamond mum; i, .lucribul li ' .opu tor as follows :~â€" . round 1! fin might. ' saliva; {wit to ups i ail“ ‘ n i c minis in‘ guhs ruuuiiigon inclnml ways ; from. these gut. it is translated to a sitting cylinder, which removes the Mfr-.1 strung, “.0 m. mixed wish water and ,imwiy stirred in a flat pan of clchllr form, by We of arms third with teeth, this pun “w, from 6 to lecct in diam let, accord. ‘ to v . u: 0‘ 'l ft in“ dong The e “,1 this is h lnvo the diamonds, which a: heaviest, st the bottom: the hghlu’ sod “am over the edge oi the pen, to be up“ up by s d: r ml tucked away. a: the aid of s dsv Work the cmxtu is of fimnlnr pm on cloale out and washed . p " ' when. is the «1 ego the ts nth dimmers «she‘s: - . "a from their trillisece, some using,- 0“ p: at} octahedron clasp? e, I, , U ,_, _ is «sin c (be " outline. a 10mm: semislcotnil i' been mind. value of a ' entirer co in eo'oer, shape. ... from We: than»; those oi _ . m. white» wan. ran * meant-io’wcixbt suntan of . . . of yellow. s is ‘te i.’ ’~ cuminan. alemsids wore mob ape, L mu cusses u. 1 ' 12h,wstsjiu unavflt. ve curate , 5 VOL. VIII. WOMAN GOSSIP. Whv 7 She wouldn't wear a “jersey "â€" “ Oh, no," she said, “ not she," And reddened up with a red that looked Like the blush of modesty. When she left the room, and,the door was closed, ller callers all begin: . “ No ‘jerscy ’ for herâ€"oh, no, of course, For she’s nothing else but bones and skin!" Arter- Tennyson As through the land at evr. we want, And plucked the ripened ears, \‘i'c fell out--my wife and 1â€"â€" We fell out, oh, I know why, And kissed again with fem. And the end of that there falling out, thich made us “ sass" and sob, Was, that my wife got all the corn, And I got all the cob. Jilted but sum Adoring. Lot who will blame you, sweet! For no I would lay down my life this night To keep or shield or comfort you. Love makes no common cans-s with spite ; Our dream was brief ; the sounding sea, The listening heaven, the sun and dew, Keep faith with us. God knows, we two Lived only from glad bruth to br. ntli, From pulse to pulse. AJuok, a word, y I ngfi?Ԥ:fl%fldfi,~u . $3133 03’ a bright encbanted way" all Afar from pain, and loss, and death. I grudge not, though my soul must pay Her life-long tithe for that delight I And you? The summer rose is fair th0 floats her, that she flung abroad Her sweetness on the common sir i It circles back again to God l I would not judge you, though you trod My beating heart beneath your feet, Much less for this slight wumnu's sin Of holding me your captive Lhcrc, A willing prisoner, fettcred in The shining meshes of your hair l More happy so, in sure defeat, Than in the glory victors wear. What blame, that you have moulded inc, Since beauty cannot choose but be? Mums DsVsks. , The Bong. Oh. the hang, the horrible bong l \Vorse, even worse, than the modern girl’s slung, Covering, hiding her forehead so fair, \Vuming young men of that girl to bew‘re. See it disfiguro the head of a child, Spoiling her features, so fresh and. so mild; Out with the kitchen clip down to her eyes, Lauving her brows an affair of surmise. Plenty of charms has the sweet little girl, Eyes of clear azure and teeth of pure pearl, Yet we must ask, of her head and its shape, “ Is it u human or is it an ape ‘2" See her grown sister, her bung all in curls, Doeming herself the most lovely of girls, Making that hang, with exquisite care, Look like a plaster or poultice of hair. Young follows stare at such girls as thoy stop, Nut-to admire, but to quiz their make-up, Saying, with utterance quiet but uccp, “ Mucilago ought to be plenty and cheap l” Grandmother, too, must come out with a ban r, Nearly mi lmd as the rust of the gang, Hiding lhc lorr-lrcud ilizitiiri-ndpn admires Uudcrn frizz that she borrous or hires. Why should our women, the loved of our hearts, Make themselves frightful by hideous arts ? Why sfliouid they cover their form-heads so Mr, “'orsc than the male fool who plasters his hair? “ Surely tl.c serpent bequeathed us it fniig Left In the garden, and known as a bang. Let it depart, and, by no more insidious Ways, may the beautiful make themselves hideous. ‘ Fashion Notes Pun»: will be the rage. POLOSAIHI-L-l are very short. POLKAâ€"DOTTED hose are fashionable. Busru‘s are worn with all street costumes. DO’I'TED fabrics of all kinds arcto be worn. STRINGS of penis arc brnidcd or coiled in the hair. ‘ (low and silver tinsel will be oxcmdingly fashionable. 'l'iu: Jersey and Pilgrim suits are both English in origin. TWILLED all-woo! dclniuc is a very popular fabric this autumn. Tilr: Duby but will be very much worn again this autumn. QUiLrito [wtticontfl of satin or farmer's sa'in will be “urn. Oulrssnioxsn nockcrchiefs popular with the ladies. Pownrmrzu hair will probably be one of the rcvrvals this wintcr. Lorin plumes and broad ribbons are the soul of milliuery this season. MANY of the rut-st ch gunt cvcning dresses will he made short this winter. FELT skirts are very handsome this year, and come in all the new shades. (lumxrsi. coloured plaids of mammoth sizo distinguish many of the new goods. Jocurv costumes. consisting of long cost- ly aqua and plain skirt, are stylish. BEADvmllROlDERKI! tells are worn with the round waist, so far hionablc this yesr. HASDRKRCIHI'J‘ dresses, of woolcn fabric, will he cxucdmgly popular for fsll and winter west. Pucccx‘buttona, in the centre of which is a bunch of grapes or other fruit, sre handsome. JERSEY wean or Itockiner, in sll the new eolrurs, is sob by the yard for coragcs and sleeves. mex brsids and puff: sru entirely out of date, the fashiunab s eoifi‘urc being very fist snd,sm1~oxb. Cultures-minnow button! and belt buckles are teen on the Orientsl costumes so fashionable ht prvsent. (loam; both bonded and pinin, will be largely used in trimming polunsiecs and out- side wrap- thic fle lilcu, stiff, shits sstin, breaded in silver rr gold, is the Ipproprinle Islmc for an ole. suit Wedding dress ‘ " Wins Josephine belts are worn wiih a'rnmt are very r "all «alum Theses" sometimes laced in front and at the heck. ~ ‘ wimp. » " T“! sun shines for sll,“ Ihilv the min frobpbcidly down on a fur mommy couples. M “’usrlis the difl'ercnce human 1 fixed Mud s nit/tear? One his sun, the other s Mr. ‘ ‘ in the world Anastasia: 1,367.0C0; flan FENELON FALLS, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1880. ever and made as plain, quiet, sud genteel as possible. Msan life reaches its some of hs pi- nes: when s woman can at crackers in without any complaint from her’hnsband. IT is the dastardly young brother who re- marks: “ Sister Sal’s ‘sll the fashion now. She wears s horse-belt round her waist, and I expect she'll soon have a saddle and bridle." " FROM the satisfied expression that often illuminates s lady’s face while she is gazing in the mirror, the superstition has grown that mirrors utlu in the h1bit of giving woâ€" l‘ .’l Tux astonishment of the lightning when Aja. defied it was nothing as compared to the feeling of the young man who makes his best bow to s bevy of young ladies, and bursts s suspender button in the act. AT a. recent marriage the bride was a young damsel who had been a great flirt. When the clergyman asked the usual ques- tion, “Who gives this woman away 2" 3 young fellow present exclaimed, “I could, but I Won't.” “0, Mn. LINGERIE. you’ve got on your freckled stockings l" exclaimed a sweet child, on the Ocean house piazza, where‘thst gentleman was the centre of an admiring frrniniuc group; “and Cousin Julia. says they just matc your complexion l" 'I‘nDDLsKIXS is a very small mau indeed, but he said he never minded it all until his tl-reu boys grew up to bc tall, strapping young» fellows, and his wife began to cut down thiirmld clothes and cut them over to lit him. Audthcn, he said, Le did get mad. “ Won .20 you suppoziul’il look like when I get out of this?” iudiguuntly...inquired n fashioua'dy-dresseil young lady oils. clu< ductor of a fearfully overcrowded car the other day. “ A good deal like crushed sugar, miss,” said the conductor. And the lady sto-‘d up and rode four streets further, with the rmile of an angel. About Corsets. Although some women are foolish enough to flange. ously compress their Vitals for the sake of unnatural slenderness, a. fashion writer in the Cincinnati Enquirer so a that no such procteding is required by t e pre- vailing styles. “Corsets, as now generally worn," she continues. “ are more a comfort than otherwise. The present cvil practice in this direction is that of forcibly flattening the bosom. About no article of dress is u fashionable woman more lfinicky. But wo- men who can afford it have their corsets made to order, often paying as high us 825 fora carefully fitted one. Those who do- irnnd of their dressmakcrs that their bodices shull fit like a glove, without a. wrinklé‘or a strain, must content to wear corsets always fan the table, with a sheet 0,. two ofvdry paper on the top of it. flattened fern is carefull of the same size and shape. Otherwise a perfect fit at one time will not be so at on- othoi. Many women are so soft and liaut that they canbe shaped by a. corset to a most any desired figure; but, having chosen a model, they must stick to it, or alter their dresses with every change of stays. For. mcrly, when skirts were voluminous, it did not mutter what tho corset was like be- low tho waist line; but now, with skirts lying flat, all the outlines are of importance. This has led to the extension of corsetsdown- word, until women who are at all round are commonly encased from shoulder to leg. The comets displayed in the stores, with their ribs of bone and metal, look like rows of ancient armor, The lengthening is a good thing, because it cqualizes the pressure and prevents girtiug in of the waist uloue.” Love’s Young Dream. One of the most romantic affairs ever be- fore hoard = f in this section of the country, says a correspondent at Marion, Ind., first took place here‘about two weeks ago, and which terminated last night. The substance of the case is as follows : About three miles in- the country lives a well-to-do farmer named Fauster, who has in his family a daughter unmcd Sarah D., aged just 14, who is small in stature for her age, and is merely a child. Another old former named Pritchctt is n close neighbour, who hus‘s son just 13 years of age, who is dubbed as Morton. About two weeks ago those small children planned on clopemcnt, and succeeded in leaving their paternal roof safely. After leaving their homes they walked to \Vsbush, a distance of twenty miles, where they took the train for “'hite, Pigeon, Mich. After arriving there they were united in marriage by the proper ersons. The pair thcn roam- cd oz'cr scvcra towns in the state on their, wedding trip, until their finances became short, when they returned home last week and told their respective parents of their adventure. The father of the girl became indignant and brought the girl to the town last Saturday, before ’Squire Timothy, where a warrant was issued charging Morton Pritchett’s father with abduction. The case was tried yesterday, when he was ac uitted, the girl acknowledging she porsuui ed the youth to olopc with her, and furnished part of the money, the cost of the whole trip being $10.25. While on the trip and after they were married neither occupied the sfllllc bod, and no change of clothing was tukon along for the occasion. After the trial each returned to their respective homes, where they still remain. The father of the girl will immediately institute proceedings to have the marriage set aside, the lea to licthnt she was not old enough. The sir has canst Considerable interest, and every one who is acquainted with the rticulars has Lakcn an intorcstin the case. uring tho trial sevch funny incidents were told by each, which the jammed courtiroom relished with plersurc. The end is not yet, as had blood is brewing between the two‘pnrcuts. .__.__.. Aeronautics. The proposed attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon has given an im etus to the science of aeronautics in Englau . A balloon to only has been formed, and, under its an:- pices, icversl air ships l;.'\\'r: been sent up in the vicinity of London. One of than cou- tsinul Mr. Wright, the acronsut ; Com- insrder Cheyuc: of the royal navy, who ro- pess so make an experiment with s be. con tn his next Arctic journey; Mr. L. 0. Al‘ fold of Dormer, Colorado, and a newspaper ixlrl'L‘ale‘idlfn' In s minute and aqusrter from the start they sttsined the shiteds of 1,000 font, in three minutes 2,000 feet... sud in eight minutes 2,350 feet. The object of the travellers wsa not to go high, but to get ovrr the ground as quickly as possible, and with a gentle breeze they glided along st the rste of thirty miles an hour. In the de- mt shay dropped 1,390 feet in s minute and s ouster. They arranged to check their re 'd fsll before reaching in" (mid, and! ed, rsfcly ‘sfrer much bumping on the und‘. 0f the other balloons, one race l2, feet. The scientific obeervstions of the “tit-Ill; amount-J ill bcbguéslnlly com- pared, an s rqmt nisde em in the re- sults obwfncd ss to theysir‘currgitsg,“ dif- ferent heights. ' ' ' - It in. laces entrusted that. ms. is... fisherman; France, um 3,coo.ooo urns. _ 21,60,000; Gummy. 3,352!!!) (,l‘restBritsin and Ireland, 2,255,000; Tax 3‘ '"fi‘nfim‘ mum‘s?“ 3”“ . r ,_ this epuiggmo" one;sz scenario; Uruguay, Loco,- “'mtsucsrdssretobemsllerthsnm yesterday's gatherings are once more in dry 'ii‘gnin. for them to a large book and keep them there The Autumn Woods. m TH] HOUSEHOLD ADORNI’KK‘I’S WHICH i THEY PROVIDIâ€" PREPARING FEBRS A51) 11083115. (Philadelphia nines.) Ferns become every year more. popular for purposes of household decoration. Grow- ing or cut, freshly gathered or pressed, the uses to which they are applied sre number- lsss. It is a safe plan to gather them when- ever you can get them, but those who can clocse their time to do so usually prefer August or early September, since at this time the ferns are in full maturity and have not yet begun to fade. In going fern hunting it is wise totake _a large back, such as an atlas or a musrc pom folio, along in which to lay the more delicate specimens as soon as they are gathered ; the commoner varietiesâ€"such as the ordinary bracken bush, the evergreen fernâ€"maybe easily taken home to be pressed, by wrappin them in newspaper with a wet-_ fold sroun the stems to keep them from wrltinz. Those which are to be dug up, root and all, for transplanting should be placed as carefully as ossible in a basket. .- At the close of every excursion the ferns which are to be ressed should without loss of time be trans erred to the drying paper. Seated at a convenient table the collector begins her work, her pile of ferns at one side of her and her paper at another. Plenty of paper and two flat, smooth boards are the materials required. Books on the subject advise stout blotting paper. but strong, soft newspapers, such as the Time: for instance, make an excellent substitute at far less cost. Number one board is laid down ; on this ‘ mnqu sheets of paperâ€"the more the better if paper {3‘ plentifulâ€"and on them the fern is laid out as nearly as possible In the [minim-1 position, any twisting into shapesflYlllf-{ll ljhe fronds Would not have assumed in lifsnssig avoided. Over it a. single sheet of paper is laid, and while with the right hand the plant is being spread out, with the. left the paper is being simultaneously smoothed over it, immediately a few more sheets are laid over it and the process repeated with additional specimens until the pile is sufficiently high ; then it is topped with the second board and , the bundle deposited with a forty or fifty pound weight on the top of all. Bricks make good weights, and they can be so distributed as to make the pressure bear equally on all parts at once : but any weightâ€" n. large stone, for instanceâ€"will do very well ; or you may put the boards under your trunk. If a great many ferns are to be dried, another set of boards and papers may housed, but one is sufficient fur quite a number, Next day the collector must “ change her papers.” The pile is reversed, and the top bourd laid down Then the half-limp, transferred to it, and the process repente until the whole of sheets, and the weights on top of them The damp paper is then laid out in the sun or suspended on a cord in the kitchen or other warm place to dry, and in a. short time is ready for use. How often the chang- ing of papers must be repeated, depends upon the number of sheets which are inter- posed between each plant, the state of the weather, the dryness of the room, or the thickness of the fern leaves themselves ; but, as a rule, half n dozen times are sufficient, find, if need be, the last two or three times may have an interval of two or even three days between them. If the plants make the paper bulge out, a. sheet or two of stout pnstebosrd interposed here and, there will smooth down their asperities and secure better bried specimens. Inuny case, a little patience und,ncat-hnndedness are necessu to secure choice specimens, and the ferns should not be taken out of press until sure that they'are well dried. The best test of their being thoroughly dry is to gently'bond back a. little bit of the frond. If it is in- flexible, then it is better to give it another turn of the drying press. It, on the con- trary, it breaks, all the sup has been extract- ed from it by the combined pressure cf the stones and the absorbing power of the paper on either-side orrtho specimen. Theu' trans- uutil ready to use them. Small ferns may be pressed between the leaves of a. book by tying a. string around the volume to keep it; tightl shut, but it is important in such case that t 10 ferns should be dry, and the book must be opened and examined from day to day to avoid injury both to the volume and to the ferns. ' ‘ As already intimated, any one with a large supply of pressed ferns has on almost limit- less fund upon which to draw for household decoration. \Vindow transparencies and tire screens are made by framing the ferns, artistically grouped, between two sheets of plate-glass. Tho side-lights a. hall door may be prettin ornamented in the same way, only for this purpose, in order to obstruct the vicw, in is well to fasten the fern on fine white net. Bright hued flowers. such as pansies, morning glories, scarlet sage, ctc., add much to the beauty of such transparen- cies and may be successfully dried between sheets of cotton Wudding placed between wooden boards. I A clusterof ferns pinned on s lace curtain where it falls apart has a very happy effect, nud we have seen prett‘ window comices mode of s garland of ems and autumn leaves. The maiden-hair fern looks extreme- ly well arranged in a small basket, with n few dried bits of crimson cook’s comb or bachelor's buttons. Indeed, the uses to which they may be applied are limited only by the taste and skill of the decorator. When a fer-nor is contemplated the forms should be carefully dug up and transplanted in soil ss nearly as possible like that in which they original] grew. As a rule, erns require abundant moisture and cool shade, and the exercise of a lirth ingenuity will soon provide these r uire- mcnts for even a varied collection. “’it the help of a few pieces of furnace slag or other fantastic material, a rockery can be erected in the Market city back yard. Sandâ€"nor. sea, but river sandâ€"should be lint strewn ovcr this, and then woods esrth should be packed into every where the ferns src to gm . The newest fern cases have ventilators in the top of the lass, but it is an open ques- tion whether t one are an advantage in a furnace-heated room. A very pretty fernery may be msde of an old tin tray. ’sinr it first with writerpr rsint, then make, s foundation of grsvol, charcoal and under: and somessud, not too much, howsrcr. Over this put your wood: earth sndplsut the ferns with sheets of moss, carefully transplanted from theplsce where the"fc.rns grew, covering the roots. Keep well wstcted, and you will have a thing of beauty sll winter, constantly dowloping new beeches as tiny ferns sud wood plsutsppring up from the mom. v . For decorative purposes moss is sourcer to ferns, or even flowers. In Eng- land it is much used fontsblo'rlecorstiou, and :isgsthcred in runner and dried for winter use. It feminist“: Mtblnk'thbt becausemauis 'itisufooccolour,you will find it every booâ€"bronze mt! emerald, shinin' ‘ 3, golden and dsrk green. Tile tut way to collect it or _a- solution is to pull it in hrgetuits, which shouldbewcll Alaska: slur ranchinng lsndspuesd Biggym newspaper: for a. day arm-ad sgsintbcroughlyshsken, minty that they are not dictated by potty ry she has not played doll with them. She may 'nre not always charitable toour little faults ; 'arrows of oufi-ngoous fortune. to free them from loose bits and from insects. To keep it for the winter the sprays should he di ped in water, dubbed dry on s cloth, lsid t between two sheets of brown paper and immediame ironed until quite dry. The irons should be of the heat- required to smooth linen, but do not prolong the pro- cess t00 much or the moss will become brittle. This process answers for the coarser mosses; more delicate ones should not be ironed, and the “ maiden-hair " moss should not be placed in water, or the golden extin~ guishers may wash off. Small, mturslly mossy twigsâ€"ivy, oak leaves, acorns, litcheusâ€"by occasionally being put out to be refreshed by rain, can be funds to last for some time. The last need moccasional rain soaking, as they become brittle and powdery when too The little gypsy kettles that were so fashionable some years ago may be made into pretty centre-pieces by covering sticks and ettle alike with moss, as fol» lows: Hold one of the sticks in the left hand, take s tuft of moss sufficiently large to wrap around it in the right hand and fold the moss around and over the end of the stick; pass a long piece of flue ardening wire round it, securing the end rmly and pulling it in tight, so that the moss conceals it ; wind it round once more and then take a second tuft ; let the end neatly overlap the first, and secure it in the some way; con- tinue till the stick is covered, keeping the moss as evenly and tightly rolled as possible. If too shaggy trim it with the scissors. Se- cure the end of the wire when finished, and if tightly done all will remain firm. The bundle of the kettle should be done in the some way before doing the kettle. In cover- ing the latter the upper edge of the tufts should be turned inside, under the tin for holding the flowers; and the first wire tied around close under the top. A very few flowers, arranged in Wet sand, will answer for filling the tin. Flower pots may be coveredinthe same way; and flat straw- berry buskets, thus concealed, and lined with .white paper, make very pretty fruit dishes. A ’p’rmm of moss for holding dessert dishes is also pretty.- -- 91,1101!“ 0f the desier size and shape is requisite {theâ€"8‘15“ may be cut out for the dishes to fit into, 6 they may stand on it. The moss should be made as smooth and even impossible, and may be of only one of various kinds. The common feather‘moss is perhaps the best. If liked, a border of gray lichen can sur- round it, and outside this a second of small leaves, trailing or ground ivy. Borders of leaves and ferns can be made for dishes, and wreaths of periwinkle runners, ivy, holly bright autumn leaves. Ferns can be ironed- like the moss and. will preserve their colour, but the safest plan is to dry them as direct- ed. Circles or stripes of thin cardboard can be covered with leaves and ferns for sur- rounding dishes, and single ferns nrrangee in a. pattern of the cloth. Infinite variety can be made by giving time aud'thought to the mutter. â€"-â€"H g..<â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" Ths Sisters. Perhaps there is no possession in life like that of a. sisterâ€"u sort of second self, to whom onqnmy say ouo’s say, confident that it will be as secure'us if unsuid ; from whom one may hear homely truths, with the cor- spite or jealousy; from whom one may re- ceive compliments, assured that they are the sincere expressions of opinion, and not the thoughtless adulation of those who expect to be repaid in the same coin with interest. A person destitute of sisters is almost as much alone in the world as the Wandering J ow ; her father and mother may be models of their kind, but they are not her contem- poraries, so to speakâ€"not of her generation ; adopt a cousin or a. friend to fill the vacant niche, but no friendship or cousinly feeling is ample enough. Our friends and cousins are apt to talk us over with each other; they our short-comings are not pieced out by any skill of theirs : we are at the mercy of their moods and tenses, and our idiosyncrasies are at the mercy of their sense of humor ; but a sister, is u bulwark between us and "the ” She makes our troubles her own; whatever hurts us wounds her; she ubets and encourages us ; cxtenuates our fuults, publishes our virtues. In.every family of. sisters there is one brighttr than the rest, who gilds tho ignor- nuces and lack of brilliancy of the others; one prettier than thercst, for whose sake the others receive attention; one stronger than the rest, upon whom they lean, and thus they bolster and shield each other. The sistcrlcss girl novcr tastes the flavour of sisterly talks “after the hall," or over the work-table. In affairs of the toilette she has few to aid her, and often presents an appearance of dowdincss for luck of a little genuine ndvrce. A sister desires nothing so much as that one should look one’s best ; A friend, alas! is sometimes better plesscd when one appears at one’s ivorst. More- over, sisters arc rarely jealous ; praise of one reflects upon the other; blame of one is only a backhauded insult to the other, since they hold everything in common, and Run does not care to be fluttered at the ex woes of Lily. Tho beauty would like to s are her loveliness with the plainest ; does not enjoy shining, unless her- sistcr strikes sparks, whdm it is no pleasure to rival. in any respect. To be sure, there is the exceptional sister who is more like u Changeling than anything else, who betrays confideucos, ostraugcs lovers, demands the lion's share of aviarythiug but work, and sliirks care ; but she is more rare, thunk Heaven, than afour- lcsvcd clover, and we are morv\likcly to find her in novels than in real life. -â€"-â€"4 .«o . o ..A. Telegraph Blunders. A gentleman who had gone to the country to find a summer location for his fsmily telegraphed to his wife, “ Home to-night." The wires rendered this into “Come to- night," and so the wife posted into the coun. try at once, while Mr husband was making his way in s contrary direction. ' Not Ion since s m 6 came to the principal o s business house in thc'city from his travelling agent, who had ruched Phila- delphisâ€"“ Am st Continental House. Send some hash by mnil." The agent did not in- tend to reflect on the food at the hotel, but wanted “ cash" sent by mail. An affectionate uncle was informed b ' tele‘nph: "Mary is to be hudedyun “"01- n y. Come lure." Mary, who lived in Chicago, _ was ‘ his fsvourite niece. and, as he had nothssnlofhcr illness, the sad iutclb' cc gave him s severe shock. Ho (1 himself in deep mourning, sud made s hurried journey to the “'est to find a juvisl party at Mary’s wedding. in and arranged for herto be " buried " instead of “married; . w . . . Probably the want blunder ever made monetbat occurred in the'essc of s (it. Innis ’mcrcbs'nt.‘ who, while in New York, receivedstelegnm. inlouningfhin that his wife was ill. He sent) to his ism,in doctor, asking the nature a the fick- ne- sad if there was any danger, ssd re. ccived promptly the answer: " No danger. Your offens- had s child. If wean keep her from bsviug soother to-ni ht she will do’ well.” '11:: mystificsticn o the agitated husband vrss not removed until 1 Around inquiry revealed the fact dist this indispen- ed lady had hsd s "chill." The wires 8“ l g Pomona-Shooting. Porpoise-shootiug affords to the Indi of the Pssssmsquoddy tribe their principal means of support. It is practiced at sll seasons of the year, but the fish killed in the Winter are the fsttest, and give the lsfgest quantities of oil. The eat-sisal porpoises measure about seven feet in length. about the girth five feet, weight 300 pounds and upward, and yield from six to seven gallons of oil.‘ The blubbcr is about one and onehalf inhces thick in Summer, and two inches thick in Winter, at which time the creature is in its best condition. The blubber from a large porpoise weighs about 100 pounds. The Indians try out the oil in a very primstivs manner, sud With very rude but picturesque spplisnces. The blubber is stripped off, then cut into small pieces, which are placed in a huge iron pot. and melted over a fire. All along the beach were placed,“ intervals, curious structures, consisting of two upright pieces of wood surmounted by s cross~picce, from which the pots were hung by chains. Under this cross-piece large stones were piled in a semi- circle, inside of which a fire was made thst was allowed to burn fiercely until the stones were at a white heat. The tire was then scattered, und the pots containing the blubber'were placed under the stones, and just enough fire under them to insure the melting of the blubbcr. “'hen melted, the oil was skimmed off into other receptacles, then poured into tin cans of about five gallons, capacity, and the process was com: plctc. If the oil is pure it readily brings 90 cents per gallon, but if adultorstcd with seal, or unyother inferior oil, its value is reduced to 65 cents per gallon. A ver su- perior oil is obtained from the jaw o the porpoise. The jaws are hung up in the sun, sud the oil as it drips is caught in cans placed for that purpose. The quantity of ‘oil thus produced is small, being only half a pint from such jaw, but ii large price is paid for it by watch-makers and others re- quirlug a very fine lubricator. The oil from the blubber gives u very good li ht, and was for a. long time used in all li it-houscs on \thc coast. It is also a. capital 0' for lubricat- ing machinery, never gets sticky, and is un- foactcd by cold weather. \Vhon pure there {9 no offensive smell, and I know of no oil lqlllll to it for those who are compelled to , so their eyes at night. The light is very poft, and when used inn German student’s mp one can work almost as comfortably as Er daylight, and the dreaded glare of gas . (1 other artificial lights is completely ovoid- ipd. If industrious and favoured with ordin- ‘nry success, on Indian can kill 150 or 200 iporpoises a year, and thcy will average three callous of oil such. But, unfortunately, the Wprc not so industrious, or only fits and spar-ts, or as necessity compels ' Thai, “,3 ‘ isuslly to accumulate some 15 or 20 gambilfutifahag" 01? to Eastport, Me., with it for murkc - 1h“ much time is lost in loitering nlm'l‘ the towns, and in going and returning Nil»th huntin -grouuds. Moreover, thcrcaro aloft!“ two In ions to such canoe, and tho prococdb of the hunt have to be divided. There is quitcndcmuud for the oil, and, if systo- matically followed, porpoise-shooting would afford the Indians a comfortable support. The flesh of the porpoise when cooked is not unlike fresh ork, and at one time was much used. ' Tho udinns still use it, and it is also in request by the fishermen on the coast, who readily exchange fresh fish for “porpus” meat with the Indians. too.» Some Turkish Intrigucs. Perhaps the most strikin 7 foot to n strun- gcr is the little interest Tufkish women sot-m to inspire among the gallant population of Constantinople. But suchstrangers are, perhaps, unaware of the danger of a word, or even a. look; a xmloryilged gaze into the carriage of grand: me rgue may provoke the ire of an attendant eunuch, and cause him to lay about rightsnd left the heavy whip with which he is often provided; but the greatest danger lies in the treacherous on- cuuragement of tho grande dame herself. Some years 33011 M. Bâ€"â€"â€", a young French- man of this town, become enamored of one of those veiled Junos, whose soft 1glance seemed to reveal a. reciprocal passion. Dsy after day he awaited her carriage at a. cor- ner of the principal thoroughfare, and, day after day the bewichiug eyes drew him car- rcessiugly to his doom. Still, no wards were exchanged. . M. Bâ€"becnmo more and more infatuated, and in spite of the warnings of his friends he determined to‘ carry on the intrigue to the end, whatever that might be. Patiently he bidcd his time and his opportunity, nor were they long in presenting themselves. Ho was rewarded one day by seeing a tiny jeweled hand dro J n billet mm the carriage window, which flutteer all unnoticed to his feet, Scizing the paper, the aura tured Frenchman hur- riedly dociphered t s few words therein inscribed. The lsdy proposed is meeting for that same evening in the obscure comer of a large cemetery. B-â€", who bud patiently burns the quizzlng of his friends, now informed them of the progress of his adventure. He was again warned against pursuing it further; but he laughed at the idea of danger, and, accompanied by a friend, repaired to the rendezvous at thoap- pointed hour. lie was irciontly accosted by usable servant, cxccci ingly, well dress- ed, who politely invited him to follow. The two friends turned into a deserted street and arrived at a small door which led through a covered yard to a second entrance. This their guide unlocked, and made is sign ,for M. Bâ€"‘s,friend to retire. ' All was silence and darkness around; the servant’s black eyes scorned toglcam with malice} and, mo‘vcd by an undefined fear, the friend Again implored M. Bâ€"â€"-to return. “Bah l" re- turned this gentleman" “it's too late " besides, what is there to fear when things are managed so easily ?" The door closed upon'the audacious ‘Frcucbmsn, but the fears of his friends were pro rheticâ€"he wss never seen by them sgsin. so uttexu ls were made to learn his fste, am] lsrgcbri a were freely given for this object. Ahint was received that he had been conv ed be. your! the lrcnticr,but all traces of hi were lost, and no further clue was ever obtained unto his dissppcsrsnce. One or two such sdvsnturcs are enough toda'mp the ruler of the boldest: Lovelace, sud, unfortunately, other examples have not been wanting.â€" Tmplc Bar, _______‘...... Ax En lish journnl bewsils that the world is‘t rcstened with a dearth of lions, that the " king at the forut “ is gradually d‘usppesring in his nstive wilds. But this we misfortune hss_ encouraged s French- insn to estsbbsh s regulsr breeding stud of lions lit Bans, where lions will be bred sud hrsined for the market. Perhaps the rays! leutwlll, in theeourse of time, become so domkmtsd' that the lion and the hm msyliedmrn together. , - Tun nstives ~f tthrkney Islands are sud to enjoy good health and to live long.‘ For these bleesings they are indebted en. tirer tothe bruising climate and to tbar' own healthy outdoor occu lions, Ayoun mg” in than: wpecpml d. 'Fwflu y w e at er s were y l livers...Y Wimqu 72:9 she rep ,‘ es, y'vetosgressge; there’s no doctor on the island." . was sublime. , us. some." An Odetoulotofswvopipo. Infernsl stuff, your nature well I know, So, when I took youdown six Rich piece I numbered so that I might Briefly how you’d go togethrr well. A- d nowh the time for chilly days draw: my , To t won a sinlmsdly try. audio in mil. 1in... joints um than did in Now do not come within an inch of it. I get you moire; put in place and than Crash you »0 tumbling to the floor again. Once more try. You‘rb reter full of soot. And I sn‘i ttiugdsubcd from head to foot. Ijun my curb, but still! persona. One ' goes down again sud rskss my ear. I to catch the piece, another goes. And. falling, scrapes the hide sll o in nose. And then mother piece fslls with s And then thereatgms down mdlssy u Dun.» . And then my blood to nud I say. By all that's blue, I‘fi‘fix you anyway. Once more I go to work. By patience great I get all but a single section straight. And that I am about to on. when 011 l The chsir I stand on lips. Down fist I no; While on and round me, with s horrid crash,- The whole comes down again in one grand smash. And then my wife remarks : “ I never saw A man so clumsy I" I say, ” Hold your 'sw !" And foi- a tinmsu land, while I retire To wash myself and swesr, to vent my ire. an shouldu t spuppy ride in s dogwtl Wusru: to go when short of moneyâ€"430 to work. Tm: man who died in hsrness probsbly forgot to shuffle off his mortal coil. . Tm: baker's business should be profitable, s‘good part of his stock is rising while he sleeps. “ Hx sleeps where he fell," says a late bal- lad, which suggests that he must have been drunk. NIAGARA FALLS are three feet lowor than they were fifty years ago, but-tho back fsre is hire. IT is absurd to suppose that it man can speak above his breath, since his mouth is below his nose. Ax ingenious locomotive engineer has 'ust patented an improved "spark srrcste." licre is another enemy to the course of true love. DINER (sniffing)â€"“ Waiter, I roall think this fish is not fresh l" Waiterâ€"“ essir; can’t answer for that sir! l've honly boon 'cro a week, sir I" “ Wns'r a blessing it is," said a hardwork- iu Irishman, “ that night never comes on til late in the day, whiu it man is tired, and can’t work any at all at all." How time changes I In the good Old Testament days it was considered a miracle for an ass to s ak, and now nothing short of a miracle Will keep one quiet. . Anornsn poet comes forward and says: “ And I hear the hiss of a scorching kiss." Beats all what a man can hear if ho is only mean enough to listen. ALLUDING to Becchor’s estimate that one femnlohouse-fly will In twout thousand eggs in nscusou, The hutch nion thinks “ it is a pity a fly couldn't be grafted on a lien." \VllA’l‘ is life? In infancy, a butth with colic ; in youthI a struggle to keep out nus- cliicf ; in manhood, nstrugglo with indigcs~ tion; and, in old ago, the prelude of a con- tested will case. , AFTER the choir of one of ,the churches in Ithaca had performed a rather heavy selec- tion, the minister opened the Bible and be- gun reading in Acts, xx. : “And after the uproar had ceased. " ‘ Run is never so sweet as after a long . .. . u struuvlc ‘ Sil’ell'fil' ‘f-llomr 8° “mu . J‘ ’ b “ blessed tiing through trial- joy is a more .. D 1 after sorrow ;, and the fair downing sf 3"“? days could never come if we had no night. Tm; late Rev. Dr. Symlngton, not feeling well one Sabbath morning, said to his bundle who was a "charactorz" “ Mun Robert, I wish you would preach for mo the day." " I cuunn. do that," promptly replied obcrt, “ but I often pray for you." Tim senior Greek professor, in his lecture t9 the juniors the other day, speaking of the winnings of Venus and Vulcan, remarked that “ the handsomost wo en generally marry the homolicst men," n ding vrimly ; " There’s encouragement for a go many of you.” Du. Hss'rinoii, of Boston, in speaking of religious joy, and of singing as being the natural expression of that joy, remarked that some congrcvotions had so little of it that the had to hire icoplc to do theirsing- ing. “ Vhy," says he “I would as soon think of hiring a man to eat my breakfast." “ Do you want to kill the child 2" ex- claimed a gentleman us he saw a ho tip the baby out of its carriage on the we] . “ No, not i iiite," replied the boy; "but if I can get rim to bowl loud enough, mother Will take care of him while I go and wudc in the ditch with Johnnie Bracor l" Tlllf Roman Catholic bishop of Bâ€"is s most energetic cleric. Ho performsss much parish duty, I believe, us most priests. llc received the other day the confession of is little boy. At the close said his right rev- erence : " Well, have you anything more to tell me 2" " No," said the lad, depreca- tingly, “ but I’ll have more next timc l” Nor many miles from New Bodford a small company of coloured brethren decided " to take up a collection. " Tho presiding officer ofi'crcd to pass the but himself, and, in or- dcr to encourage the others, he put in a ton- cent piccc. After the collection, during which every hand had been in the hat the president a pmached the table, turned the list upside own, and not even his own con. tribution dropped out. He opened his 0 es in sstonislimcnt, and exclaimed 2 " o' gomlnoss, but lz'e cben loss do ten cents I Htsrtcd will l" The cue called for ur ent action. The residing officer (lede the restoration o the ton-cent piece. But no- body caiuu forward. After an impressive pausc,s brother remarked, solemnly i “ Dsr pears to bc a great mural louon‘raun' hush sornowhar." _ 'l‘iis champion jackooftsll-trsdos bolon s to England, and IN“ near Chichcster. c has served M seam-n in the four qusrtcrs of thc globe, sud acted as stewsrd, snilmsksr, cook, mum, and navigator. Ito now hangs out his sign as " Prof. l’ulllugcr, contractor, inventor, tishermsu, builder, csrpsntor, joiner. sswyer, undertaker. tumor, cooper, painter, glazisr, sign painter, wooden pump- mskcr, paper hanger, bell hunger, boat builder, clock cleaner, locksmith, umbrella. repairer, chins sud glass mondsr, notlr sitter, wrrcworker, grocer. baker. farmer, under- inist, copying clerk, letter writer, Iccmiut. sot, surveyor, engineer. lsnd mes-urn, house agent, Vestry clerk, suistsnt over- seer, clerk to the Belay Sparrow Club, clerk to the Bel-av jollce, uses-or and col- lector of land ts: and rcpcrty and income tar, and collector of c arch and highwsy rates." A nuixila acoustic effect has been pro. dncod at tho Covcnt (isrdcn Theatre con. certs, Landm, by locating one of the fund. in the front tests of the top gallery, while the other two perform on the temporary or. chutrsl stand erected for the promsnsds concerts. The instruments' dunn theresll. antics of this novel idea were ruins sud buglu to the extent of ov‘cr a hundred per. fame-u, and unplayerl, under, the direction of s inventivd .Inchmsn replied to each other from floor and gallery in s kind of sun dent sntiplwnslesll sod recsll, with llltlie~ relic-mm of military lungs sndsrnu, no inglthsrdstbrssnnd gout-kin. The ', idsndslmost startlmgtrsnn‘tiousfrom f stills” to thunder were vsryninn and I! 'll - ing, such s clstpter and :presr hell-m may earl! , The was KW“, and “a.” at?