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of Roan brother the father of . rg. now Prince of Bul- m . . The alace tssituatsd on s stopeof rising grounds exactly opposite the Roman Catholic church, whose dome is a landmark far and wide. .Queen Victoria built it for the prin- feess Aliceâ€"Murray states st an outlay of £20,000â€"_ber daughter and the nation's fav- ortte. W'ith its gardens it suggests Bucking- ham palace on s rednecd sale. There are red memories connected with thzs stately palace. From one of the windows in the rear of the airline fell the little chifd and died. humus-had not becn good for a long tune, and it must be added that the little Court and the limited scope which Darm- stadt afforded perhaps hardly snfiixd for that active, intelligent spirit. In her days of“ lsasttude the Darrnstadt people did not use much of the Princess, cxu pt, indeed, in her constant dnves; but they understood full that her mind and heart were ever at war for the intenst of her ulnptrd country. All a'lored her in their way. The Prince-s was an exquisite artist, afirst'nte musician, and translated an English work, to which showrote an introduction. *â€" “On the Ground Floor." A s ulator who has involved his faithful share olders is no end of disasters summons them to a meeting at which he reveals to them his intention of letting them inâ€"on the ground floorâ€"to a scheme in which thpro are millions. This lucrative speculation, he explains, is 5 silver mine of unexampledrichness situated ‘ in an unexplored country. A shareholder (timidly)-â€"-“ But, I say, We want to know if it really exists 2" Speculator (indignantty)-â€" “ What really ex1sts. The mine sir l” Shareholder (spologetically)â€"â€"“No, the country." W Patent Brakes on the Car or Jtyrgernaur» The tendency of sczenco to put intellectual brakes on human errors and superstitions has been demonstrated a thousand times. A prett illustration of material interference of If 0 sort for the benefit of humanity is furnished in the action of the English msg- tstrate'in Poorcc, India, who lately compell- ed the priests of Juggernaut to put patent- ssfety brakes on their famous car before they could have their annual procession. It will be remembered that the car is enormously heavy, and is vary a t on down grades to get be) and control aur run down largo num- ' bcrs of the processioniels. _____.oâ€"m.~â€"- Where it Would do the Most Good. (From the Boston Post, (Dc-m.) A New-Hampshire Democrat is reported to laced 81.000 in thqlhgggggf ggonvert from Republicanism, with the understanding that the latter would use it “legitimately ’ in furtlicriu the interests of the former, who was it candi ate for ofiice. Tho convert used 3200 of it “legitimately " and paid one ofhis own debts with the other $800. To make the matter more interesting, h:- thcn voted the chublican ticker. WW- . A PASSING event : “ I make it next" IT is the flat who loves to have others flat- ter him. Cumuum don't hate wings, but are sort of barred-like. Tlut killing of the devil may soon be ex- pccted. It's an imp-ending event. IN 1830 the Wool clip of the world was estimated at 320,000,000 pounds ; in 1578 at 1,556,000,000. That the d.\'l'siutl of “tho spoils" is the great question that is exercising the mind of tho President-electâ€"how to make suitable provision for all the wants of his (political) sisters and cousins and aunts. Nzoona'noa‘s have been rosumod be- tween Prince Bismarck and the Vatican through the Papal Nuncio at Munich. Leo XIII. desires that peaceful relations shall be maintained under his poutilicaic with all the great Powers. Sans Bsaxnanor's charming hat, of bird- of~parsdisc and ostrich plumes, with minia- ture WOLVlH' heads, is described by male critics as looking as though “she had rested her head upon a bed of moss, and upon lilting her head had mind her pillow with it... Wusx we read the statÂ¥stics of education in Russia We get a new cause of the discon- tent of the people,and find another justifica- tion of the hatred of tho despots Govern- ment. A Russian journal of education , shows that if all the Russian people are to be educated, thorn will be 1,000 new schools wanted in the St. Pctersburg district, 2,600 in that of Novgorod, and, not to mentionl other instances, it many as 5,000 in that of Charltov. Sara BSrnhardt still goes the pace. The ’stilted pedauts and posturing mncompoops that do the aesthetic criticism for the papers are beginning to be half ashamed of them- selves, and well they may. The world is , utty free and easy, but still the line must drawn some where, and Sara is after all a little dc hop even for those who are not 'cnlarly nice. Besides, it is coming out, that when all is done, she is buts second- rate actress after all, and her impudeot im- morality is really the chief claim she has to “yelling like notoriety. Am. the Irish peers who arc said to take flight on receipt of threatening letters have we received these letters from " Roxy." The Irtol‘t papers recount with relish that Lord Annealey had intended to pass the winters: usual in Ireland, which was not .g all agreeable to “ milsdy's " French maid, 'ho errcd London. So she sent a threatening letter to " milord," who at once .ordered his carriage and drove to the station, .5. not: for England. He journeyed there with a revolver by his side, capped and loaded, two other friends “company‘th him with loaded rifies inside the carnage, while a gallant colonel, armed to the teeth, sat on m box beside the coechmau. The troubles in South Africa are not om. lt win thou ht that the Uslontal troops would he s 'eot to cope with the Benton allliksl tohuipthem. Thisisless and :3 likely, {bongo they will be left to ugh-hands for a little while longer, as: then it will be in order for an outcry to be "mds for Imperial help. The sooner the .mkulsh in a good number of placza are 'm to undentaud that they must settle dr local quarrels without outside help, use low they will learn to be a little men e, and a little less inclined to striking theirnsi hbours' hands or covcting gar neighbours arms. Torontoisthis ear ingtohavnnextra of )layonllyycau tea They are all , respectable persons. Them are Joe ask, and Bill and Dick, and Humphrey “in, his nu]. besides a good mtny muse, wbwflyut notions-all "put up. The hugs does not puree: bu y to say such ' .8,th was expectxd. so that it u very "u. some needy knife udera my the “forbidden fruit “before tie doses. The t s or see a and Sir. \l‘. B. Hellerréeh is on his defend! designer .333: would do very y, w in a Hr. Manning would do Insooâ€" ther chamber diphtheria killed a. second, and “the fatal kiss " was given of which the Boy-l mother died. But previous to this VOL. V111. l WOMAN GOSSIP. Fashion Notes Au. ends are narrow. Teams are greatly shortened. Marathons is the newest shade of red. worn. Datvuvc cloaks are long, loose ulsters of Cheviot. Tux "Abbe" is the new hat worn by ladies returning from abroad. Tn! latest handkerchief is of deep brown with a geldcolored border. BLcsn roses are the favorite decorations of many lovely evening dresses. A a'xvv bonnet is made entirely of chenille, and is becoming, light and pretty. ‘7sz:? brocade dressu are made perfectly plain, without any looping or draperies. Tn: new green shades are impyan green, willow, moss, sorrel, grass and serpentine. Sons of the new chemiscttee are made of rows of lace with the edge pointing upward. Inmu lace appears in the same old pat. terns of wheels, and in the same shapes for ties, cuffs and. collars. Tm: current collars, fichus and pcrlines are of the time of Robes ierre,andsoare the reticulcs and new cabrio at bats. Wm'r: plush bonnets, with the crowns or brim: dotted with medium-sized pearl beads, are the favorite dress bonncts. VzILs of lace and grenadine have dots of chenille the shade of the veil, or are dotted gold, silver, black, white or red. Ox all toilets is worn a profusion of lace. Cascades of it run and ripple all over the costumes, and it heightens even the plainest dress. Fasxcn dressmakem substitute a shirred satin yokc pointed at the back and in front for tho plainness of the round waist used by American dressmakors. Tun latest cloak is the Continental. It has a deep yoke, and into it are gathered several breadths of silk, full enough to reach nearly to the hem of the dress. A consaos cluster of bowers is now far- nished by Parisian modistee with all dresses except the plainest suits. Sometimes a mall bird is perched in these clusters. 11‘ is the fashion abroad for ladiesto part off the entire front hair, cut it 011' short enough to be manageable, and arrange it in ghicér, clo.~c curls upon the head and fore- ea . MANY habit basques arc embroidered with chenille, or even vnth extremely narrow rib- bons, and trimmed with ancient buttons, or else of painted enamel, representing flowers, landscape or faces. A "*‘W'V Conwhi- """:l is worn around A. nan-no . a- uhatlm vVls _ U _._ the waist eitheryof gold, silver or of a color to match the rest of the toilet. It was first introduced by Mrs. Cornwallis West, one of the professional beauties. A s'rmnlso novelty in trimming materials is uncut velvet woven in heavy cords and reversible, showing a drfl‘ercnt color on each side. \Vorth uses this for trimmings in spirals, showing the two shades alternately, and the effect is particularly good. Tm: amount of jet used in fabulous. Soft ,chenillc fringes, with hollow jot bends, ro- settes of silken jetted cords, wonderful bend. cmbrcidcrics and ornaments which are one mass of sparkling jet. Those are the leading [30 trimmings for the‘ new cloaks in addition to fur. Tho Princess of \Valcs, it is reported, means to set the London fashions during the coming season, and the Duchess of Edin- burgh and the Duchess of Connaught have agreed to obey her.. For one thing, the Jersey is to be abolished : and for another, the Tam O'Shantcr cap. Waits. Tm: bride and bridegroom at a Nashville wedding had only one leg apiece. Tm: Empress of Austria goes to Ireland for hunting in February, after her son’s mar- riage. . ONE hundred and twenty-seven persons have shoes of Maud S. in which she made her fastest trot. HYMEN is the only torch-bearer whose campaign never endsâ€"[Boston Globe] But the procession in growing shorter ovnry year. Mtsrnrss.â€"" Bridget, did you hear me call 2" " Yis mum," said Bridget, " but you tould me the other day never to ansWer yo back and I didn't." Tux greatest fishurwomsn in England is Lady Caroline Lcnnox, a daughter of the Duke of Richmond, who isa wonderful hand at landing salmon. Hz was informed that a lady had called to see him in his absence. “ A lady," he mused, aloudâ€" " a lad ." Upon an accurate description. he sudden y brightened up, and added: " 0h, dot vas no lady; dot vas my vile.” ' Titans are a great many skilful engineers on our railways, but we never know one yet who could kick his train around a curve with the grace and success with which a fintclass actress can perform the operation. Tun Marquis of Stafford, eldest son of the Duke of Sutherland, is to marry Miss Har- ford, one of the new beauties, whose name, however, was kept out of the newspapers last season. Ix breaking the ground for a Methodist church, in St. Louis, a hundred women took part in the ceremony, each tossing some earth into a cart with a polished brass shovel. A maniacs license was returned tothe County Clerk at Dean-a, Iowa, with areqnest that the fee paid for it be sent back. The writer ex luued that the girl had clopcd with one er fellow. Ottvs 1.90m, speaking of women in jour- nalism, and the prevalent opinion that the stockings of the blue-stocking are of doubt~ - (of into rity, says the is not acquainted with 1 an es of the pen whose ap el might for’cs the joke that they were laSi‘ets of the WWW“- Ir is said that the Duchess of Edinburgh feel: badly on account of her unpopularity in England. She herself is genial, kindly, sccomplishtd, and very finely educated, but the English likc neither her devotion to her father’s ideas not her religion. Laos Ilsaaaxms has published aletter advocating the adoption of a sort of Turkish tmusers for women. on account of the awk- wardness of the lower portion of the tight short skirt, and proposing to slash the skirt so that it may all open from the knees in front. Tux daughter of Marshall Sumo, Con- chita, a Spanish hello and beauty, is about to mart Count Santos-min. while her brother ‘rancisoc, not set twenty, is to marry Met-undo: Castelflorzte, the fish? of the count. Conchiln's wedding dress is cf white satin, with ornaments of orange flowers nude cf diarnouds. Toe Counties of San Fernando gives her a psrure of black peerhandhrillisnts; among the other gifts is a wonderful invaded fan of the sixteenth century, and a gold pen. adorned with rubies and diamonds. for signing tn. wedding contract. HIGH cnfl'sof both black and white lace are * FENELON FALLS, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1880. He Put his Arm Around Her. The other day several me}: were standing on a street corner, talking, when a "1nd~ comely dressed lady plated. “You may no: believe me," said a man named Spriggins, “ but. I have had my arm around that lady.” “You are a vile slacdercr, sir," exclaimed 3 young Mr. Paper-age, and, drawing off, he struck Mr. Sprtggins a heavy blow between the eyes. Both parties Were instantly ar- rested, and when Mr. Sprtggins requested that the lady be summoned, a policeman caught up with her and requested her pres- ence in court, which had just convenedin afternoon session. “Judge,” said Paperage, “ while several acquaintances and myself Were standing on the street talking, this lady passed. Then this man," pointing to Spriggins, "remarked that he had put his arms around her. The lady is nothing to me, Judge, but my mother was a lady, and my esters are ladies, and I have always made it a point to chastise a man who speaks ill of a lady." “Mr. Spriggins," remarked the Judge, “ did you say that you had put your arm around the lady ?” “ Yes, sir." “ Then the gentleman did ri ht in striking P0 you. Ladies are not safe in ittle Rock so long as such rufiians are allowed to insult them.” "Judge, allow the lady to speak,” re- quested Spriggins. , "Certainly. You will please make your statements." “I didn’t hear the man when he said that he had put his arm around me, and as I passed on I do not know what occurred.” ” Excuse me for being blunt, butâ€"butâ€"" " Do you mean to ask if the man ever put his arm around me 3" “ Yes.” “Then, I must say that he has." For a few moments there was a deep silence, only disturbed by a boy who picked at the plastering with a horseshoe nail. “ What right had he to put his arm around you 2" stair-mter the J udge, “ Because,” answered the woman, “ be is my husband." When the coutt adjourned, the men took beer, and " the court adjourned." Ruddolph and Stephanie. Concerning the marriage of Prince Ru- dolph of Austria, a correspondent writes: “Although more than three months must elapse before the arrival of the marriage day (Feb. IS), the official programme has not only been fixed, but numerous meetings have been held by corporations and clubs to consider what had best be done \vcrthily to Show their loyalty and enthusiasm. The costly and elegant gifts which will be offered to the young couple by these different socie- ties will present a gorgeous array of native fit and industry. Nearly every big town m... 4.....- -43 ,4 .-_‘ "mi. in the Austrian monarchy Will Offer its'eo venirâ€"from one a. dinner service in crystal, set with precious stones, a masterpiece of Bohemian art ; from another a stand of fire- arms, calculated to bring down any known quarry; from a third, a monster leather portfolio, cunningly adorned with filigree of gold and steel and containing views of Austrian scenery by the first artists of the land. There will be goblcts, caskets, vases, and cups innumerable, jewels and furs, won- derful pieces of furniture, and carpets, and lace enough to set up a palace. The good people of Prague, whatever may be their litical crotchets, are determined to show that their loyalty to the house of Hapsbnrg is real and lastin . The hradchin of Prague is to be one of t o chief residences of the crown prince and his wife, and thither the young couple will botakc themselves after they have “honeymooncd” in Schonbrunn. The czechians arc accordingly making ready to wish their future king and queen a. fitting welcome, and 60,000 florins have been voted by the town council of Prague to do the thing handsomely. The flags and banners which will decorate all the public buildings of the picturesque old city Wlll be of unusual splendour and richness, and-are, moreover, to be painted in oils, so that in case of rain their colours will not “run.” They will afterward be hung in one of the great halls of the palace and preserved as memorials of the wedding. With regard to the arrange- ments made in Vienna for the wedding itself, the following programme has been fixed upon: 0n the 10th of February the bride will arrive with her parents, King Leopold of Belgium and his queen, Maria lienrietta, at the Austrian frontier, where they will be greeted at Salzbnrg by the bridegroom, who will, however, return to Vienna the sums evening, etiquette not sanctioning his accompanying his “ future " on her travels. The future empress of Austria will follow next day with her royal parents, and will be received at the Penzing- Hsitziug railway station by the bridegroom and his imperial father and mother, who will conduct the vlsitors to the Schonbrunn alace. Princess Stephanie will thus remain in Austria for seven days before her mare risge, during which time, we may conclude, she will-be often visited by her future has- band, who will, however, reside in the Burg at Vienna. The gala carriage in which the bride will be taken to church is the same as that in which the resent empress of Austria went to her we ding twenty-seven years ago. \Vithont it is a mass of gold and crystal, and tho twohesded eagle of Aus- tria, clutching the sword and sphere, stretches his wings over the roof, while within all is black and goldâ€"the im erial colours. Eight "creams," with white p nines on their heads, their mane: plaited With red and gold silk, and each attended by slackey in full gals liVery, will be harnessed to a state carriage, while an nuspeskably grand coschman, holding the broad gold reins, will occupy the hammercloth ; but his office, like many others, will be quite a sinecure. ’Queen Christina and Her Baby. The queen of Spain. says a recent Madrid letter to Th Pall Gazelle, made her first a pesrance in public today after the birth of, her daughter, the Infants Mercedes. The functions began yesterday by a capillapubh‘ca at the private chapel of the palace. The king and queen walked therein state through the corridors, which were decorated with t e line ta tries woven with silks and gold by Barbs unga, representing the w~tories of the Emperor Charles V. Ever. railsble place had been occupied from S in t .4 morn- ing by an eager crowd, chiefly mmposcd of the fair sex. The royal party. attended by the high officials, heard a low mass, and be- forethe gospel was read resented the usual cfienngs of a regal cake ( almond marchpaue and a basket of flowers and doves. In the afternoon the nuncio brought the papal offerings in great state to the palace. 'hey were presented in the throne room, and con- sistcd cf afeje, or straddling-clothes, costly relics, and papal briefs. addressed to different members at the royal family, exhortiug them to brin up the young princess in the urrst wind on of the Citholic faith, an make her a fit heiress forthe Spanish crown. The troops lined each side of the route taken by the royslcortege. Toe beltmuies were drap- ed all along themed with coloured and draped with graceful figures, mos y in black, with maotsllss. The procession one along the (‘alle his , Canon de San Ger. ouimo, Prado. and naenmtotheChnrcbof Atocha. inthesamsstatessat thereyal mmmnmdugwsg at. NO. 39. twenty-four fine Spanish and Arab horses, with richly embroi cred saddles, led by the grooms ot the household, in the brilliant ' blue, red, and white liveries of the house of Bourbon. After these cams the eight old state coaches, drawn by six horses, in which the difi'erent members of tho royal family were rocked backward and forward, I should say in the most unpleasant manner. Just as it was at one time the fashion to dress pages or train-bearers in richer stuffs than those worn by the mistress herself, so were .the em ty carriages dc rupeto which followed the di treat royalties grander than the veh- icles occupied by them. The streets were crowded and the people enjoyed the fine show. Thengl y Atcchachul chthescenecf spmtny interesting contemporary events, was very gay, and the entrance court was grouped with creeping plants. Inside the effect was strikingâ€"the rich dress of the clergy and the gay uniforms and the dark heads of the riests reminding one at every moment of fill Green's picture at Toledo of the burial of Count Orgaz. Punctually at 1 o'clock Car- dinal Moreno. the archbishop of Toledo, ar- rived, accompanied by his familiars, and was seated with some difliculty, owing to his rtly ti re. The religious ceremony was intruste to the patriarch: of the Indies, Cardinal Bscavides, a gentlemanly-looking man. He and the priests of Atocha were splendidl attired in white and gold vest- ments 0 the seventeenth century, em- broidered with with religious subjects in coloured silks. The virgin of Atocha was gotten up for the occasion in a fine white and gold mantle, made in the traditional nnartistic triangular Spanish fashion, with nothing visible but her tiny black face. The blue ribbon of the Spanish order of Charles III. was hung round her. The dresses belonging to poor Queen Mercedes were 'ven to this vtr in, and this mantle looks very much as i it had been made out of one of them. At 2 o’c.ock the clergy, preceded by the cross and lighted candles, went .dt to meet the royal party. The first to enter was the Archduchess Isabel, the pueen‘s mother, a most beautiful and regul- looking woman. Her behaviour, and that of too two young "cod-looking Bavarian rincec the king's cousins. who are now here on a visit, during the whole of the core- mony was admirrble. l‘hc queen came next with her daughter in her arms, her husband by her side, and surrounded by her bril liantly-attired sisters and ladies-imwarting. I regret to say that a more uncomely set of women than those chosen for those high posts could hardly be found anywhere. Blue blood certainly does not insure beauty or distinction. The neon was dressed in white satin, the front breadth being covered with tiny gathers, and cut in large flaps at the bottom ; round the back part of the dress a wide band of blue vclct, gathered and hold down by gold dots ; the high body and train, also of dark blue velvet, lined with white satin, and trimmed like the and}; ,Ifgg.;\ on her head a diamond crown, holdin back‘s‘whita~l’.,1lyseln 1:309 small- pointe mantilla. The habitual-£35.33“ open, and was very good; the duchcss of Medina, from evident execs dc zele, rocked the poor little thing incessantly during the whole ceremony. This charming bit of nature among all those courticrs, bowing and courtesying, was refreshing to behold. The “T0 Deum,” “Tnntum Ergo,” and other parts of the service, were crcditably sung by the choir, and then the infant princess was offered on the altar by the cardinal with his mitrc on. Balloon Accident. A frightful balloon accident at Paris is re- portcd by cable. August Navarre was per- forming on a trapeze suspended from the Montgolficr balloon Wdouoi’llat’se, when, at the height of 1,000 yards, or over half a. mile, he missed his hold. The shocked spectators, it is said, could clearly follow the poor fellow’s body in the descent, and when at length it struck the earth it made a hole two fest deep, and rebounded twice the height of a man’s head. Freed from his weight, the“ balloon shot upward until it burst, and then it, too, fell. Deaths from balloon accidents are frequent enough, buts sheer fall from such a hci ht has, perhaps, never before been record . Thus in 1876 a balloon took fire, when 2,000 feet high in the air, and its occupant was killed, but, as is usually the case, he stuck to his air-ship till grounded. A fearful dive is, however, far from being the only danger “balloonists” have to dread. That it is quite as dangerous to no too high as to come down too fast is shown by the voyage of Tisasndier, Sivel, and Croce-Spinelli, which is, perhaps, the most remarkabloon record. They started on April 15, 1875, to rival the highest alti- tude ever reached by man. At 8,000 yards Tissandier fell in a faint just as his compan- ions, who wers in is scarcely better condi- tion, tossed out some ballast in a last dos- pcrate effort to an Glaisher’s record of 11,000 yards. The balloon flew up, how high it is impossible to say, but when Tis- sandicr came to himself his companions lay dead beside him with black faces and bloody nostrils. They had been suffocated by the rsrifsction of the atmos here. Glnishcr's record is, therefore, discre 'ted, for it scents beyond dispute that human life cannot be sustained much above 8,000 yards. M. Godard’s perilous experience in 1878â€"- which happily resulted rather amusingly than otherwiseâ€"illustrates another danger which should not be forgotten by those who take passengers sailing in the air. At 1,000, at 2,000, at 3,000 feet he successively asked his companion how he felt, and was as often amazed that'thc amateur declared his feel- ingstobc quite as usual. Finally Godard declared that he would go no higher, when suddenly his com nion grasped his throat and demanded at east one emotion in return for his 1,000f. fare. The man we! clearly a lunatic. At that fearful height he clambcr- ed out of the basket and around the swaying globe with the skill and carelessness of a monkey, Then he clasped Godard by the body and declared he would throw him over. Finally, he drew a knife and said he would seek his " emotions" by a fall, say of half a mile. But Godard did not lose his head. He declared himself charmed with the idea, and wondered that it had never be« fore occurred to him. But he pointed out that, however pleasing the fall might be, it would be disagreeable to be multilated, and he suggested going 2,000 or3,000 feet higher in order that when his com 'on out the gas-b: their deaths might be certain. The went so both ofa mind, andas Godard threw out the ballast the balloon darted still further above the clouds. His cheerful companion's spirits rose with the balloon, and once more he climbed out on the belly- ing sphere, but this time with a rope about him, in order, as Godard explained, that he might not tumble before how-s high enough for s thoroughl ' good fall. At length he perched bimsc just over the escapewalve, then Godard pulled the cord which 0 ed it, the escaping gas stupefied the man, andâ€"the crisis was over. Lest any one should doth the story we hasten tcndd that it cornea from France. Things still continue troubled in France, but a revolution is not imminent. Repub- licanism is too strong, and the in likely. The Morals of the Stage. \Vc have already, we think clearly shown that there is necessarily no evil in the drama and the stage, in themselves, and we have never seen an argument advanced that has in the least availed to show the contrary. It is an utter begging of the question, although at first sight it look: like clinching the argu~ ment, to say that the stage has always been associated with immorality and the grossest vice, and that the modern sta e is no excep- tion to the rule, \Vc take leave to doubt the accuracy of the former swooping state ment, and while we are prepared to admit that there is something suspiciously like truth in the latter assertion we insist that, despite of all, there isthe possibility of much good in the stage and that what “offences " do come in connection with “ plays, and play-actors ” are to be laid at the door of the vitiated taste and evil inclinations of the age. But let as see whether there is really ground for the charges that are brought with such confidence against the tendencies of the modern stage and tho morals of those â€"espccially the femalesâ€"that “fret their little hour " upon it. Itmust be admitted that, there, the weight of argument is against the purity of the morals of the heroes and heroines of the sock and buskin. Indeed he would be a bold man who would champion them in the face of facts but too well and widely known among those who are acquainted with the manners and customs of the habitues of the grcsnroom. It is quite evident that in spite of the exceptional favour shown to distinguished actors and actresses in the present day, the individual who chooses the player's part lays himself or herself open to certain social disabilities, and t'psofacto carols himself or herself in the list of Bohemians on whom “ the reign of law " is, at best, but lax and whose ideas (as a class) are far from bein straight-laced on all questions either socin or moral. This is the inheritance of the profession, and it is not to be denied that the traditionsofthestagesre,ssawhole,mnchmore in the direction of laxncss and even dissolutc- nsss than of purity and moral cleanliness. In- deed it is hard to convince the ordinary mind that a woman who is willin~ to face an audience composed of all kinds and condi- tions of men, and appear before a crowd P of many hundreds, facing them without shrinking, has to a. certain very marked degree forfeited her claims to be the posses- sor of the great charm of all in womanâ€" modesty. \Ve therefore are not at all sur- prised or, at least, ought not to be, when we hear rumours of liaisons on the part of stage ladies, but on the contrary, are both aston- ished, and (if we must own it) disappoint- ed when in that vitiotcd atmosphere there is found one who keeps an nnspottcd reputa- tion and a pure life. There have been, we are glad to say, many examples of the latter classâ€",many who have carried “ the flower of n blameless life," and done honour to their profession. But it must he confessed, and we do it with regret, that there are far ‘toowmany whose reputation has been any- thina'butparc, whose open and undisguiscd prodigacy has done Biol-3.111311 anything else to lower and dishonour the stagevansl "Hike it, what it most certainly is, a matter of loathing and disgust to all who have regard to purity. Poor Adelaide Neilsonywhoso beauty was of so rare 9. type, and whose powers of application to her rofcssion were so remarkable as to stand to or in the stead of genius, had unfortunately anything but a. pure reputation; the great Patti may have been much sinned against, but she has cer- tainly sinned in this respect, while “the Bernhardt” makes no secret, but rather indeed an unblushingxboast of her “little lapses” represented by\fonr (is it not four 2) pledges of her illicit amours, and yet the popularity of either actress has been so far from being injured by this fact that her reputation was rather enhanced thereby, and it has become rather chic than disgraceful for an actress to be known to have had her “zone unbound." This is much to be regretted not only for the sake of the stage, but for that of the general moral tone of society, and the im- pression it must make on the world at large. We are not purists, and we do not adnnre prudes, but, we do say, that the eternal P principles of morality should be recognized and acknowledged in the convenances of so- ciety, for, alike by Scripture and common sense. they are approved as lying at the very foundation of the happiness and well-being, not of the individual only, but of the nation as well. And yet that it is not the fault of stage, we again maintain. It is a life sur- rounded with much temptation, a life in which there is much to excite and suggest passion, but inasmuch as there have been many brilliant instances of pure lives spent within its influences, we say that this is sufficient to clear it of blame, and to fix the reproach on weak humanity, and the lax moral tone of society. Let the preacher and tho evangelist, and the reformer do their partâ€"“ break of,” to use a very significant expression "the fallow ground" which they cannot yet be said to have dons, and they will find that when they have made an ap- preciable change in the general feeling on matters of decency and morality, they will find in the stage a powerful coadjutor in their work, rather than a stumbling- block and a hindrance. People We Often Hear of, But Very Seldom See. The boy who obtained ssituation in an office through picking up a pin on the pavement. The woman who had so little vanity that she never took a "last" look in the mirror before going out for a walk. The doctor who refused to call again when hgolénew medicine would do his patient no g . The lawyer who refused to carry on a case for a client because he was aware that he (the client) would only be wasting his money. The mother who does not consider you mi ht walkalonz way before you could find a "liner, clevnrcr, more forwud, and more beautiful” baby than her own. Two married ladies who coincide in all points upon domestic economy. A r not general servant. A lily who after passing a pretty woman e?“ remember every article of dress she ha on, and can not find fault with her 7 taste. A man who after passing a pretty woman can remember any article of dress that she wore, and can find any fault at all, except that she passed too quickly. The youn man who does not think that he could wntc a better tide and play than half “ those scribbling fellows." The young lady who objects to being told that she is the prettiest girl in the room. Tux Corean Government have forbiddengfig of the country to the sale of any native ma see. The lat- Enropeans, and even to span ter, however, have for some time and the Celtic race anion Irelands Troubles. (From the Toronto Tmthh The question is freely discussed by the pic’s: and public generally whether Ireland any grievances, and, if so, wherein they consist. In view of the chronically disturb- ed state of that wretched country this mat- ter ought to be thoroughly sifted and the true inwatdness of the ition of " the finest peasantry in the world" clearly ascer. taincd. It is of little use to listen either to the excited ravings of dcmngogues like Per- nell, or the ex parte statements of ‘men like Boycott. The matter must be probodto the bottom and examined in all its bearings. The natural course usually taken in such cases, viz : the appointment of a Royal Commission of investigation is perhaps the best way and it is a great pity that it had not long ago been adopted, Doubtless the report that such a commission could give, With the exceptional facilities at its com- mand, would do more to clear off the mists that surround the question. than anything else could,and he would be a duller secretary for Ireland than Mr. Foster is, who could not evolve from their suggestions, aided by his own judgment, a plan of redress that would satisfy every right-thinking man. But the question would still remainâ€" would it satisfy the Irish? We doubt it. “'0 doubt, indeed, if an angel from heaven could suggest any solution of the muddle in Ireland that would entirely satisfy the Land League party. The peasant-proprietary scheme is a more fallacy of a kindred nature to the French chimmra of Communism, and we venture to doubt whether there will ever be found a Govern- ment sufficiently hold to put such an idea in- to actual operation. The rumours that the Gladstone policy is likely to be shaped in this direction are without the slightest foun- dation, and even if they had any truth, we are assured that the English Parliament would scout the idea. “Give us then " says an indignant patriot “a Parliament of our own ;givc us Home Rule and you will see adiffcrent state of things." This too, we vct‘y much doubt ; and as for the extreme measure of giving Ireland hcr independence, there are two apparent unsupsrabln objec, tions to that course. Tho first is that Ire-- land is from its geographical situation indis- snsabln to Great Britain, and the other is, that Ireland could not keep her independ- ence fora. day if left to herself, She has within her all the elements of the hittcrest civil strife and discord, and once left with- out the wholesome check of the dominance and repressive influence of a more powerful nation, these would, beyond 'all doubt burst out into conflagration, murder and anarchy. But are there grievances in Ireland? Are there really unjust land laws? In regard to any other country than Ireland, and any other race than the Irish, tho question would seem gratuitous and absurd. But not so by any means, in the case in question. There are no grievances in Ireland that the Scotch tenantry do not equally labour under, and yet there are no complaints from that coun- 3 try. And. even in Ulsterâ€"where a different race holds the land, and where the land laws are identical in every respect with those in the rest of Ireland, we find men thoroughly contented,and,in spite of bad seasons and ab- senteeland‘cwls, mnkingboth ends meet and not needing to pass round the beggar-’15 but among othernations. No doubt,theoompcnsa‘ ticnficrdisturhancesbillwasamovcintheright direction, but is pertinent question in regard to it would certainly beâ€"that are you to do with a man who gets into arrears and re- fnses to pay. Is he to claim compensation for improvements at the some time that he denies the landlord’s right to exact his rent.’ The short and long of the matter is this, that Ireland stands alone among the nations, the families of men in being perpetually inding out gricv- ances to grow over. The Celt has two char- acteristicsâ€"pride and aversion to work, with a strong spice of improvidcncc combin- cd with these. The Irish Colt has the further characteristic of a terrible depth of ignorance, which is to be de lorod above all, for it renders him the easy tips of any dem- agoguo who has sufficient cunning and fluency of speech to work upon the weak oints of Pat’s character, and raise his ex- citable nature to passion by rehearsing fan- cied wrongs and bemosniug the loss of im- aginary rights. This is plain speaking, but we consider it the truth. Were the Irish, who are undeni- ably a warm-hearted, and in some res sets, a generous race, once freed from the onds of ignorance and superstition under which they have laboured for centuriesâ€"through the fault no doubt of unwise legislationâ€" thcy would no longer be the pauper-s they are, nor Ireland the seat of disturbance, and the scene of assassination and outrage that she is. It is too bad to hear of the famine having been in many respects the causc of deliber- ate fraudâ€"and such reports are but too com- mon, but it is still worse to know that where the distress was real it was traceable in s very for 6 measure to the carelessness and improvi ence of the people of Ireland them- selves.â€"â€"C'ommun£catsd. [Noun The editor does not hold himself responsible for the opinions of all communi- cations, such as the sbovo, and certainly does not agree with many of the statements here set forthâ€"Ed. Tnc’m.) Did it Hurt Him? The writer of this lives some distance in the count , going to the city daily, or as needed by nsiness there, in company with hdndreds of others. On the train goes a man reputed to bc wealthy and liberal, who almost alwa s has a parcel in handâ€"some purchase for ome,a weekly package of books or papers for his Sunday 'choo, etc. On the same train travels a man whose family dresses extravagantly, and he himself fares sumptuoust at the noon lunch; but he is always “short” when a subscription paper oes through the cars for a public or benevo~ eat object. One evening, seeing the first- named gentleman ca ings rather heavy ksge, he said, "i by don’t you send omc your parcels by express? I always do; 1 would not carry them." The aim le but ‘withering reply was, “My frien , I have done this for more than twenty years ; it does nothort me any; I have saved not less than $2,000 thus, and when I want to ive one or five dollars to any good object, I or! it in my pocket." Did it hurt him? The American Agriculturist thinks it did him good. . . .In Philadelphia, in a store one evening, a young man just startin in busi. ness, boughts parcelof afcw poun sweight, and taking it up, said, “I would like to give some one a shilling to carry this home for me." A gentleman, from whom the young man purchased some of his stock in trade, on credit, stood our, no ind, and immediately accepted the offer. Arriv~ ing at the house and receiving the shilling, he remarked, “ your: man, when you want any other such parce carried. please call on " handing him his card, which read, tephen Girard" (the millionaire). The lesson was a useful one to the business man, t been) and, taken to heart, it made the learner a m nu" in “fight; a). my” Md. most successfultuan in all hisaftcr years. when n rtuuity offered, the interior of Core: their work. their map, when blished will Theafi'airs of th ' k nodeubtprove very useful, rule, 5,. . magma“, u 0w: m are not yet generalaretoopvcspernustc make that dWmfcrmncyin or ,but he will hav to id _ 80- 80'!” It. My! very unable ydisa the world over. A Funeralonthe Oaat‘a Yacht. [From the Saw York hell. i Briefandcalmaswasthevc itsel- .ficedfcradesthaudsseabu‘ Atfiou ,Saturday night as Admiral I'bpcll' and his ; guests sat down to an early dinner, a mes- ,sagethatturnedgladnees to glcnmwas de- g livened to hint. A stoker, asked to hold an 1 electric lamp for a moment. in taking it into ghis hands, happened to grasp the electric {wiresaswellastheframq an inauinstant iwasstruckdesd. Thesu ,incrderto ; lessen the shock of the inci out to those who ,heard cf it, pretended to believe that the 1. man might not be dead ; but in the course of up hour the truth was known, and before l night the death service of the Greek church lwas chanted over the body of one who was himself chanting a few hours before at a morning service. On Sunday moruin his funeral sen-in mascgpne through : the was carried on Admiral‘l’opofl‘ and one or two of his officers assisting the ses~ men who bore it, and launched with solem- nity and with gunfire into theses. Admiral Popofi' has the reputation of being a great couch His humility at‘hfittiugsea‘sons among e seamen ins posst tom the like cause with hisy courfliiies'finbnttst it is certainly a notable quality. At the close of the funeral service he knelt upon the deck bowed his forehead three times tothe ground. and then kissed the rudely-carved image of the Savior which had belonged to the dance- sed, and the silver cross of the priest, both of which was laid upon the hammock shroud. This ceremony, in an abbreviated form, was gone through by all the officers and men present, excepting, of course, the English passengers. The Czar's yacht carries no less than sev- enty-six electric lights, and when her spleu‘ did saloons, her marhlcdaid corridors, and her deck promenadcs are lighted up with them she is a wonder to see. The finest sight of all, though, is her engine-room at night, when the vast mass of moving ms- chtncry is everywhere seen to far ter advantage than by day, daylight f ' ' to reach in any force, so to s k, parts w ich are brilliantly lighted by t e artificial “noon of night. " ' The Pope‘s Change of Policy. (Fro- thc London News. Our correspondent in Rome tele phs an account of t c speech which the ope de- livered on the occasion of his reception of some of the holders of ofiice in the Papal Court. The speech seems to have been preo ciscly in ken ing with the character of the reception. t was just the sort of address to deliver to the ofiloisl representatives of a past day. It Was an anachronism like the uniform of the Papal Guards. Pope Leo talked cxactl as his rcdeonaecr, Pope Pius, might have one. 0 described the celebra‘ tion of the 20th of September, the anniver- any of the entrance of the Italian troops into Rome, as " an accurscd day." Burke spoke of one of the festivals of revolutionary France as the celebration of "a day that seemed to blot the sun out of heaven." I’opo Leo's denunciation is less cloqneut,but even more intense. The Pope reasscrtcd all the title of the Vatican to the temporal power, and declared that he and his succes- sors would never cease "to reclaim what by fraud and by deceit has been stripped from the Roman Soc." Apparently, Pope Leo is following in the path of his predecessor, not merely in denunciation, but in the sudden passing from Liberalism to reaction. The present Pontiff was understood to be a libe- rs], wise, and practical man of the world, ' and a courtier whose mind was 0 on to the recognition of realities, and an or whose rule the Church and the State mlig‘ht possi- bly become reconciled in Italy. ospcocb ‘ust delivered seems to show that there is now as little desire for such a reconciliation in the mind of the present Pope as there was in that of Pius IX. \Vo presume we can hardly take it as possible that Pope Leo was only making a speech " in character" to the ancient cmcials, with the kindly object of keeping it their spirits and reviving the memory 0 past and fading days. The Seven Bibles of the World. The seven bibles of the world are the Kor- an of tho Mahommcdans, tho Eddas of tho Scandanavians, the Try I’itikcs of the Buddhists. the Five Kings of the Chinese, the three Vch of tho Hindoos, the anda- vests, and the Scriptures of the Christians. The Koran is the most recent of these seven bibles, and not older than the seventh cen- tury of our era. It is a com and of quota- tions from the Old and New estamonts, the Talmud, and the Gospel of St. Barnabas. Tho Eddas of the Scandanavians were first ublished in the fourteenth ccntu . The ’icikes of the Buddhist: contain sub ime and pure aspirations, but their author lived and died in the sixth century before Christ. There is nothing of excellence in these sacred books not found in the Bible. The sacred writings of the Chinese arc called the Five Kings, " king" moanin web of cloth or the warp that keeps the t read in their place. They contain the best sayings of the but sages on the cthico-political duties of life. These sayings cannot be traced to a period higher than the eleventh century B. C. The three Vedas arc the most ancient books of the Hindoon, and it is the o inion of Max Muller, Wilson, Johnson an Whitney that they are not older than eleven centuries B. U. The Zendavcsta of the Persians is the ndcst of all the sacred books next to our iblc. Zoroastcr, whose sayings it con- tains, was born in the twelfth century B. 0. Moses lived and wrote his Pentatcuch fif- teen centuries B. 0., and therefore has a clear margin of three hundred years over the tncst ancient of the other sacred writings. Intrigucs Against Bismarck. (From the liondon Telegraph.) Our Berlincorrespoudeut makes an import ant communication respecting the probabil- ity of Prince Bismarck’s proximate resign- ation of office and retirement into private life. It would appear that certain occult influences at the Prussian Court have recent- ly been at work with the object of under- mining his position, and that their machin- ations, of which he has become cognizant, have vexed hisifiery nature so keenly that he is actually meditating that which would ful- fil the heart's desire of his enemies. The Prince, ever since be incurred the animosity of the wealthy and influential Catholic nobles by taking the initiative in the conflict between Statemd Church has, upon several occasious exhibited a ' , almost mar. bid susceptibility to attacks emsuntin from the quarter to which, as we are inf , this latest intrigue has been tracked. Already, owin to his excessivesensitivsnessin this no d, ehu,nponmorethanoneocculonplsced iis resignation in the hands of the Emperor, who has, however, persistently decllned to accept it, Is ing his positive commands upon the irrita statesman to retain office under the assurance of his sovereign's unaltersbb confidence and affection. Plan {or Catching the Express Trains. hf. llama, of Paris, is the author of a method of taking up earls/gee by a train at route, in order to avoid stopping trains at stations totakc gmu . A "waltln car-rile ", fitted with a stezm engine wit: spec gear and space for passengers and luggage, is placed on a siding at the station, and picked up by the trainee it goes past. The tt:r,h munsofahookonitslsst carriag' e, esaringsu rtedonspost, and connected with a wound on a drum in the waiting arr-lags. Thcvenpon the drum begins to unwi‘udw in Magus: compresses a system c up,th carnageit moved at a rate gradually creasing to thatcf the train. Theengtae of the arrisge then winds lathe cable, the train andcanisge are connected. . pal-auger! are transferred from thejcmedosrrisgesto ' and ma, the; the tween wheelsbrmp‘ itbsckto taken.