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,i. .M m Sinatra! past ofiee is undagoin Swectrnm, ' tor of the Toront) district. The euzni was bully needed and Mr. Sweetnssn i4 well qualified for the work. L ~“r'hat a learned p nydcim of Albany, lnd.. pronounced to b: a cam in a boy's throat was divenael by the mother V of the child to be caused by a heard of what three inches long and containing eight' grains of the cereal. llcgicide still twice at I{fog 5f day. ever happenel In fl: - history where the life of :s ruler bu been attemle by: woman. She fuss been declared insane. rails. A widow fired â€"The New York Ins-died society recently passed a resolution nib-wing members to consult with horneopnfbists and stil re- main :‘rtgufarf' but the American Medical Auocrat-nn have disfellowshipped them and sent delegates back. Their action has roused the indignation of the New York doctors, among whom are the foremost men in the profession. Manitoba correspondents announce a new land boom in the berth West uu-l the auc- tioneers and the sharks are running on a new tack by ostentatioust dispising the paper towns. None are now geuume unless they bear the trade mark of actual settle- ment. Now that the harvests in the North “Fest hsve turned out laruc the boom may reach considerable proport‘ions. The Braid: Trude Journal, in an article on the Egyptian question, points out that so far as present appearances indicate, f-rent Bntsin is not likely to yet any adequate return for her ex- penditure of treasure and blood in the late war; and urges, as the only reasonable re com in view, the building by the Egyptian Government of a second cans across the Suez. The Times adopts the same View, and both journals discuss the project with deliberate earnestness. ‘The Port Hope New is lost in wonder at the fact that women require the services of medical men ten timts where men call for such assistance once; and our contem- porary considers that society is greatly at fault somewhere. There is no doubt of this; but. apart from the circumstance that com- plaints incident to child birth give a. par- tial explanation, it is certain that con- finement within doors and consequent want of fresh air, sunli htand exercise have much to do with it. ' 'he very mention of these two conditions of female life shows the real need there is for more lady doctors and fewer medical men; not that either should be a necessity to human life. All the ladies who have started in thc profession in Tor. onto have done exceedingly well. and there are numbers of bright young girls now hiding the light of their intellectual ability under the bushel of a dry goods counter who would be of the utmost service as health advisers of their own sex. Fromacircular received we learn tha‘. with a view to exciting an interest in missionary work, a Board of Ad judicators has been formed in Toronto with authority to offer a prize of one hundred guineas for the best es- say in English on the following subject, viz. :â€"-“'I‘he heathen world; its need of the Gospel and tho Church's obligation to sup- ply i'." The essay should contain not less than 2'0 pages of 300 words on a page, and not more than 250 pages of 390 words. It should, if possible, consist of a number of chapters and sections, that, if deemed cx- pedient, itmsy be published scrially as well as in book form. The competition for the rim is open to any person residing in the Bominion of Canada, or Island of Newfound- land. All essays must be sent post-paid to Roy. \V. H. Withrow, l). 1).. Toronto. The time for receiving the essays will ex- piru at noon on the 15th July, 1883. The name of tho writer must not appear on the essay, but instead thereof it must bear some word or motto by which. after adjudication, its writer may be identified. Each essay must be accompanied by a scaled envelope, containing the name and post-office address of the writer, and bearing on its cover the word or motto of identification inscribed on his essay. "MO. 40’“?â€" Adnnt Klrpon‘s Board. Adam Kirpcu of Chicago, who possesses the longest board in the wor d, is 66 years of age, is 5 feet 11 inches tollfiaud npcrfcct specimen of a robust, though aged, German. lly means of his heard he has amassed acou- sidcrahlo fortune, but, notwithstanding, ho endeavors to sell his photopraph on the plea of poverty. The board which he at present wears has attained the wonderful length of nearly twulvu fcct. Ilc disposes of this ruth- ur unwieldly appendage when walking on the rtrcut by r01 ing it around a leather belt suspended about his neck. The length of b s heard is such that he can place both foot upon it. and the (film: (and, upon he"; lifted up, reaches a few inches above his head. The board. which is of a dull gray color, is quite thick. and is the result of twenty two ycars' uninterrupted growth. From his youth Kirpcn gave evidence of lic- coming as bearded at l‘lsm. At 11 years of age he was under the necessity of shavin V, and nt 14 had :iL-irgc bushylicardfivhich adil- cd to his robust frnmo, caused people to frequentlycoh’ound him asbciug his father's brother. When he entered the Genunn army as ar- tillorist his moustache was three feet in longth. and he experienced about as much trouble in partaking of his meals as Victor Emanuel, of whom it was related that he tied his mustachios togcthcr behind his cars when about to cut. lie was the woudcrand deli ht of the fair sex, and rccuivcd innum- orsb'lo privileges from the officers on account of his appearance. It wus not until he came to America that he allowed full sway to the mowing properties ofhis beard. When the bowl was five feet long he sold it to a Chicago museum for 875. From that time, twenty-two 'esrs ago. no razor had been ap- plied to his am. and the board has stcsdi y grown and is still growing, having increased two feet since 1877. The hairs branch out like a true. some hsvin ' as many as a dozen splits. Tho old man asouu son. but the [ml does not scum to be hereditary, as he found it a difficult matter to raise a board previous to his 30th year. His midi-ether was remarkable. howuvcr, in raving his limbs and body covered \vith hair nearly twelve inches long. Mow». -m. . 7- no Grunt. An English trade journal gives this no count of the surly days of the cravat: In “no s ion' 'u regiment arrived at l’sru, in we dress 0 which one charscfcnstic was numb admired by the mph-.4 neck wrap- r or scarf ofmusliu or ulk for the‘officers, of «salmon If.qu for tho men, alths trod in a bow with petulant ends, and used by them, it is said. to support an amulet from as s cum main“ stool-cuts. l'snslsns slur-ed- ;ly .dopted the nolclly. styling them um Crocus. from tho nationality of lhc regiment. an! Junta-d «out. The rich then used embroidered and richly lace-i mvats. such .. no rind shortly afterward used for Charles 11,, who u chum! can 12s. u: who year “(his ro‘ fur “a sour canle women ' of his door brother." James 10a for s crustal Venice face of his coronation. To- even shoulder cushions. over stun m fir-spat. w um it [rumble for man to turn his faltth whaling bodil _ rogue-1 as 3 8 thoroughpolishisgupsttbe hands of Mnl New ; v n, of Sen-is, the other This is one of the few cases that have: of the worbli VOL. X. l v. _.-._. _ .. ran KNIGHT. (Aflrr Tcnnysou’s "Brook"! 1 come by cranked wa zigzag, I make a sudden sul y. And then entrenched a while I lag. To make a necdful rally. (slip. I slide, I hop. I glide. And all my ways are clever; For pawns may come, and. pawns may go. flu: I skip on for ever. The gathering host in bold array May strive my path to close; But out I break. and spur-d away, And laugh at all my foes. And up and down the bound I skip. Of every chance availing. And here and there a pawn I trip, And here and there a strayling. n the tide Thus on I gllde. u ful river. or Cnlssa'u' Kai But I skip on for ever. Past Kings and Queens I hurry on, By trench-lines and pawn-bridges: Above the heads of of 1 goat. _ \Vhflen hide in ucighb'rlng ridges. The Bishops nod.and Castles frown. And Queens will scowl In valn. And e'cn n King will yield his crown “'hcn f ddnll forth umaln. So on I wcnd towards my end. My courage failing never ; For pawns may come, and. But I ski on for ever. D J. F. â€"â€"â€"â€"‘oo<0>voâ€"â€"â€"-â€"- friends. anothing about the diamonds. close to Grange, the grand old home of the Cliffords. of England house set in u nmgnificentwoods, overlooking the Irish Channel. lands, our home, was just. u rambling place, which had grown with the growth of our family, from the squat I111“ house where our grandfather flu vh Thorp, lived in his com- fortable ycomnn y style, to its present con- dition, when it might be termed a “ com- modious residence ;" not the least pret'n- tious, but oh! so snug, with its long pus- snges and unexpected stair cases, and win- dows stuck iii-anyhow. Besides our father and motlicr, there were six of us. Tom, our oldest. brother, was in Uncle Thomas'cottm mill, which was situ- ated quite near our farm; Paul, who was next [0 him, was in the navy a messmute of Jack Clifford, Sir Arthur's second son ; and our youugasf. boy Joe was in Uncle Hugh’s warehouse at Liverpool. As Tom lived with his uncle at the factory, we girls ruled the roast at Thorp Uplands. There were Ruth and Naomi, the twins ; and Olive, my humble self. Every day one or other of _us went across the park to sit with Lady Clif- ford and read to her for an hour or so ; then, if the day were line, we would take her out for a walk round the quaint old garden. or drive her about the lovely park ; for Lady Clifford had no daughters of her own, and was blind. That was not the only trial which weigh- cd heavily upon the great family of Clifford of Grange. There was a sadness, a blight upon them, which shadowed and oppressed them all ; for they were poor, miserably poor for poo 10 of their condition. I have heard my uuc a say that when all claims on the great estates were paid off, Sir Arthur Clif- ford had scarcely four hundred pounds a year to live upon. Young Arthur Clifford, the heir, was in tho Guards, and Jack, as al- ready mentioned, in the navy. Only that Lady Clifford had been an heiress, the sons must have done as our boys didâ€"gone into business. chlc Thomas said it would have been the wisest thing they could have done. Perhaps he was right ; but then Sir arthur and my Lady were old-fashioned folks, proud nsLucifer, and very tenacious of old ideas. I think the sight of her son with a pen behind his car, perched on an office stool, would have driven Lady Clifford mad. , We were just ycoman folks a hundred years ago, we Thorps; but our grandfather was a clever, far-seeing man. lIs cast his eyes upon the rapid brook which summer and wrnter went. bubbling down the glen at the back of “Thorp's Farm," as the house was then called. An artist might have thought of the beauty of the rushing stream; a poet might have jinglcd words to match its rhythm ; but the practical Yorkslnroman saw in it so much power runnin ' to waste ; and after much burguiuingdie 0 tained the use of it from Sir Jasper Clifford of his time, nyouth who was spending his income after the reckless fashion of the day. and who was lad to get tho big sum Hugh Thorp laid down for the signing of the lrasc. The money went in a night at Brook‘s ; but the 32“ my grandfather built stands to this {Va own af-ir share of thc Clifford estate too, and Uncle Tom is one of the chief creditors who have claims on the pro erty. I often fch deeply for the Cliffords, cause we seem to have risen upon their downfall. And yet the glamour of the old grandeur clings to the ancient house ; to the handsome middlesagcd barouct. and his still beautiful wife ; to the Hall, with its great shadowy galleries, where generation after generation of 'nted Cliffords look down from the wa is upon the decay of the family. lint cspociallydocs tho magic linger over the ancient chest wherein. fast locked in an iron- bound casket, repose-d unseen the Clifford Diamo..ds. As children. we used t) hear alnut their splendour from our dcar mother, and had seen them gleaming in allammg nng around Lady Clifford's slcudcr throat. springing an arch of tire above her gentle brow, and burn- ing on hernrms and bruom with a blaze like the sun at Monday. Wonderful things, too, were blcnt with those magnitimnt jewels in our imaginations: such aslhc magic gem which lit up a whole chamber by its low, in one of those tales of wonder and delight. the Amoian Nights :Sindbad's Val- ley of Diamonds, fron the same delicious volumsuud the pictures we had seen of Solomon‘s Temple ; all which were brought mour minds by the more mention of Lady Clifford's Diamonds. They were historic stones too : for the necklace and coronal. had been in pledge to rune money for the king in the “'1 times of the Civil Wars: and the bracelets wer‘es ‘1: of King Charles ll. to a Air Lady Lbf- cnl of his time. Then the turn: were made of jewels won by an heroic Cli ordup- on Indian blltll‘l’leldl in a later generation; while tho smother was a trophy gained by anotheron the houseâ€"his than of tbs plunder of a g-ent gallcou in tho-var With hpin. Them were sun and p as and brooches we;an local valuation set dcsrn the diamonds as being worth spurred}: fabulous mm; but Uncle Thomas used to say they were not worth quite as much a: thought uni we somehow felt understood their value to a fsrthing. Onsdsy,whenvnm ' ~ofthens.he ssidshrnptly: “Issyitnauto keep on arachnoon lying ilk in a box. Twenty ! Ilut pawns may come. and pawns may go. pawns may 80. ' The exigencies of metro require “Calssq.” to be pronounced here as if duoâ€"syllable. '10 those who have conscientious objections to this course. we suggest that the line shou d run "0f fulr Cslssu's river.”â€"~Ed. Glasgow IleraId. THE CLIFFORD DIAMONDS. CIIAI’TKI’. l.â€"-\VlIAT \V‘E THOUGHT 0F Till-1.“. \Ve were a family of quite mxdd'e class people, not in the rank of the Cliffords at all ; and yet our dear father anl our uncles were Sir Arthur Clifford’s most iutimafi: That was how we came to know We lived It was a superb old North-west Thorp Up- ».. Moog. mu... . u FENELON FALLS, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, NOV. II, 1882. I walked beside him silently for a few paces ; than he spoke again. “ J nst see what want of mans hasdone in that family Here's this though as: youth just ruin ; and"â€"nncle stamped his foot on the path- “here is a fortune under usâ€"coal, my girl, coal and iron enough to make the Clitfords millionaires. No capital to work the mines; no energy to start them; and two as fine lads as ever lived. just lost for ‘want of money, while twenty thousand pounds lie idle ins box ! It’s enough to drive a man mad I" “ Why don’t you start the mines yourself, uncle 2" I said. “ You have energy enough. and money too." “ A , but not years enough, my girl. No, no 2 ’ve gottoo many iron: in the fire asit 'is.â€"â€"Here we are. Meet the lad as if you knew nothing.” , It was easier said than done, for. as we entered the library at the Mills House, Ar- thur Clifford sprang forward erly to meet us. I fancied his countenance ell ashs saw me ; and an instantaneous flash of memory recalled sundry little things I had observed between him and Naomi when he was last amongst us. I remembered, even while 1 was shaking hands with him and saying how surprised I was to see him, that they used to play croquet tugether a good deal in those days, and that they danced together when- ever opportunity offered. Could it be pos- sible therewas any kind of understanding be- tween thcm 2 ‘ Uncle Thomas had left us together, and for a while neither of us said much. At length Arthur lifted his dark curly head, and said abruptly : “I did not expect you to-night, Olive.” “ Did you not ? I suppose just aslittle as I expected tosee you.” “ Well, no ;not in that way, my dear girl. I know Mr. Thorp would bring some. one back , but"-â€"- He stopped short, and cast a shy embarrassed look into my face. “You did not expect me ‘2" I said laugh- ingly. “ No ; I did not.” “ And which of us, thoxf, did you expect?" “ Naomi." I laughed againâ€"n. forced laugh. were my suspicions proved true. “ I know she would have come over had she thought I was here.” he continued. “Never mind. I'll see her tomorrow." Idid not say anything; but perhaps he saw by my face that I thought it was not likely. He rose from his chair and sauntercd to the hearth, where he stood leaning his arm on the metal-shelf, and looking into the red depths of the fire for n few moments; then : “ This is an unlucky business, Olive,” he said moodily. I do not know .wby, but it seemed to me as if he looked upon his evil deed rather in the light of a misfortune, than in that of a. thousand pounds-north of senseless stones locked up, never seeing the light of day, while the Clifford: are in such want of money. It is simple madness." “0h, Uncle Thomas, are they worth so much!" Icried. “I thought they Were not so very valuable." “Eh’” he said turning sharply on me; “you have more sense tten I gave you credit for. New, Ruth and Naomi there are firmly persuaded that those baubles are worth treble what I said.” The twins lifted their voices in indignant protest. Uncle laughed, and went on: "Yes; Icall if: s. crime of the Cliffords to keep that large sum lying there while they are in such need.” “But, uncle," I said, “surely things are bear telling in the ears of “the children,” as we still persists l in calling our two youngest and prettiest. Taking up his hint, I sug- gested a game of Spoil Five, an old-fashion- ed pastime, of which our good, kind-heart- ed, hard-headed uncle is exceedingly fond. Uncle Thomas has never been married. He lives in'ja cosy uupretetutious house close to the mills ; and brother Tom, as already mentioned, lives with him. Of ourselves, I may say that I am older by three years than the twins,that is to say, [was five-and- twcnty past that evening when we sat and played Spoil Five, and the twins were just twenty-two. They were wonderfully pretty 31-15, and alike in features. although quite different in color ; Ruth’s hair being a deep russet brown ; and Nuomi's flaxeu, with just enough of a warm tinge in it to light it up. Both had clear gray eyes ; but Ruth’s looked darkest, being shaded by very thick and long lashes the colour of her wavy hair. If I could choose between them, I should have called her the prettier of the two. She had more warmth and colour about her, and certainly she had the sweeter disposition ; but every one called Naomi the beauty, and sometimes I joined the popular opinion. I myself am not a beauty ;I never was. Only just a. plump, good-humoured little less ; very brown and healthy-looking, with noth- ing special abuut my face save and except the Tharp eyes. “’0 all had rather good eyes, and mine were no worse than the rest of them. i “'c were a. very happy household ; but for my own part, all the poetry _of life lay at Grange. To go up the long winding avenue, under those beeches, which were planted in the days of the Restoration in place of the more ancient ones hewn down by Cromwell’s troopers in the troublesome timesâ€"to enter the grand old hall, where once the “ Merry here of half-con- through those great rooms, Silent. and and, but so wonderfully su rgestive in their faded splendourâ€"this formedthe greatest pleasure, the fairest romance, of my young life. At home was honest prose ; at Gran e was an inexhaustible source of poetry an romance. And then dear Lady Clifford was so fond of me ! Ruth come next in her affections ; Naomi too ; but then, of the three of us, she was the one who went; least of ten to read and walk with her. I think the first wave of the great tide of change which swept round us and altered everything, touched us that evening as we laughed and made mcrry over our old-fa- shioned game of Spo'l Five. Once it was done. uncle kissed the twins, bade them good-night ; and then, when they were gone, he turned to mother. " Frances,” he said, “cm you spare rue Olive for a day or two? That. house of mine is in a sad state for want of u. woman in it. and she has such a. way of bringing things into order. ” Mother smiled. “ “’ell, I can scarcely spare her," she said. “ But as she is not go- ing very far, I suppose I must do without her for a little.” I was much surprised. Uncle never had made such a. request before ;and even in my unobservanf; eyes, it was plain that some- thing underlay the trifling reason he gave for requiring my presence. “ When do you want; her to go?" mother asked. “ Nowâ€"tonight, if possible," Uncle Thomas said; and when mother demurrcd at the suddenness of the request, father cried from behind his newspaper : “ Yes, yes ; let the child go. “'hy, its only nstep." And I knew that t mm was some good reason why I should 33 instantly make a change of residence. My preparations were not. extensive. In half an hour, uncle and I were walking slow- ly along the winding path which led from the U lands to the mills, a. servant having Monarch”ha.d banqueted with the young and fair Lady Cliffordâ€"to walk on tiptoe Naomi lustnlof; that she was not fond of no worse now than they have been for some time. The Cliffords do not seem to be in greater need of money than usual." “ Humph !" uncle said, casting a measur- ing glance at the twins. I understood him. He meant that there was something to be told which would not grave fault : and now a feeling temptminglcd with the pity'lhnd at first fch for him. “Yes,” I said coldly; “it is a bud busi- ness. ’ “ ’I’ou my word, Olive, I had no idcait would turn out like this, when I just; jottcd down ‘Bart,’ after my name on the dirty scrap of stamped pa er. See here; I give you my honor I wash tresponsible that day. \Ve had been keeping it up ratherhnrdâ€" l’cdder and \Vilcox and one or two other fellows : and Iâ€"lVell, the fact is I had been having too much liquorâ€"don’t look so shocked, my dear Olive; hundreds of fel- 10wa do itâ€"zmd when oldShyloek came bothering about the cash I owed him. in desperation I signed the governor’s name to a bill.” “ Oh, Arthur l” “Ay, you may say so; but you’d cry louderif you knew if: all.” He lounged across the room to the buffet, poured out half a tumbler of sherry, drank it at a drought, and returned to the fireside. “I've shocked you terribly, I’m sure of it,” he said, and paused moodily. “\Vhst tempted the gov- ernor to put me in the Guards, I’d like to know ?” he asked in a. low bitter voice. “It was like flinging a. man into the fire, and not expecting him to be burned. Such folly !" . “It strikes me that you are ready to blame every one but yourself, Arthur,” I replied, for I was beginning to feel more and more contemtp for the man as he stood there try- ing to vindicate himself. And could our dear Naomi care for him? M y heart ached as I thought of it. “ Well, why shouldn't I a ask the truth? It was madness of them to at me mix with a swell set of fellows without sixpenco in my pockets. Look here, Oliveâ€"did you see the mother to-dny '3" ' “No, I answered abruptly. “ Ruth was at Grange to-dny. I am going to-morrow.” “Are you '3" His face brightened. “See here. One of those diamond stars of hers would pay 11 all, and set me on my feet. Perhaps you’ ask her 2" pram ed me withmy I)“ “I Ask her to ell her diamonds '3 Are ,‘ _ ‘ ‘ you mad 2” Once well away from the house, uncle ,, N“; not the least bit in the world. Pd stood still, and turned me round so that he could see my face in the silver light. for the moon was almost at the full. “Olive,” be said, huskily, “I know you are a girl of senseâ€"Now don't make any rotcst, be- cause I have great faith in you. ’ve brought you down to my house. \Vhat for, do you think 3" I said I had no idea. ” “'cll, then-to ent:rfaiu an unexpect- ed guest." “ Uncle 3" “Yes. that unhappy boy, Arthur Clif~ V ford.” Uncle spoke in a tone of deep vuxu- tiou. “ Arthur Clifford ! Why is he not at lrange? What has brought him home 2" These and a host of other | uestions I pour- ed out as we stood face to ace in the moon- light. He drew my arm through his and we walked slowly down the path in silence for a few minutes, before he answered me. “He has come home because he is in great tmuble," said my uncle in a low voice ; "and he has taken refuge with me because he dare not face Sir Arthur or my Lady." “ In great trouble 3" I questioned eagerly. " What kind of trouble. uncle 2" . “ Money trouble." “ Oh, that is the best of all troublci," I said lightly, in my ignorance. “It is 2" said anre 'l'nomas bitterlyâ€"“is it? Child, how little you know I .\'u matter. This nnha py lad has been driven to do a very foolis and dangerous thing in order to raise money. Now, he feels the conscr ucnce; and in mortal dread of an exposure. in: to me. Silly boy ! I was very angry with him when he canto this eveningâ€"very ; but now I am beginning to pity him. in a very false ' should have put him in the Guards, amongst rich young fellows who need never give a snond thought what they spend." " What has he done, uncle 2’" I asked. will 0 nofurther. c put his father's name on s will for three hundred pounds. and now any be in Sir Arthur's hands trnight. for all we know." nebulous-sum" "Tune hundred pounds is not such a verylugssarn is it. uncle!" [said gently. ing finger. "Do ‘on mean that I might give it tol lie was placed i manly well and bright. position. Sir Arthur ncvcr ; jolly letter from Uncle 8 "‘Night and Morning"-Rnth in v l ibei sell them all, the whole lot, if I had it in my power." " Arthur Clifford, I’m ashamed of you," I said haughtily, and left him to his own de- vices. CHAPTER ILâ€"WIIA'I‘ WE SAIV 017 THEM. “'0 were not a very pleasant party at breakfast at the Mills House next morning. .\I y brother Tom could not conceal his dis- gust at onng Clifford’s conduct ; and I felt miserah s when I thought of Naomi. Yet I had one crumb of comfortâ€"the preference might be all on one side. I had never seen anything in my sister‘s demeanour to war- rant the supposition that her affections were cngaged;and thrn, how could she help a young man's fancy for her 2 I had just reasoned myself into a quiet frame of mind about her. when uncle announced that he was going to Grange, and that he must have a few minutes' conversation with Clifford. I thought Arthur followed uncle with a very bad grace ; and I was not surprised to see the two men issue from the library with set, angry faces. Surely never was there so slow and weary a morning. The gardens were a good way off, be and the great mills. I did not care toga ere, lest uncle should suddenly re- turn and require me; I could not talk to Arthur Clifford : and I had not the heart to play the piano. As a last resource, I took down a volume of Ruskin, and forgot my worries. "Olive, I'Js brought you our letters." Naomi was standing at my siflc, with half- a-dozen letters in her hand. looking uncom- "I’vo t such a Hugh." 4: went on. “ There is to be a deliggtfnl fancy ball in Liverpool next month. ewsnt us to blue and silver;nnd 1 in pale blue an gold. “ I may as well tell you. knowing you to He says he will give us our frocks if pope be a sensible little H. and that what I say only will let us go." "And what does pa say 2" I inquired. well pleased that herpmind was full of such to has not a ha‘pcnny to meet it. The bill g won a " b, be nidis‘d of it: which is, interpret we' " “ .‘ow, Naomi l" I «.331. lifting a turn- “Oh. you dear old tabby, I don‘t mean him? ’ . past I ain't-s - I see my say anything use, only llrthanlifl'crd!" tothststsll."uncle repl‘ . “Xo:l‘tn s Shedu' looking sowhite and .m- loolabontsnrnstnings. I gnntyon, butnot Mthatlfcltstsrtledtob. Becamgu‘ly [maths hrightnnileon his handsome face. a proud light in his full dark eyes. “I'es my dearest girl ; just Ar- thur Clifford, and no one else. Are you not glad to see me 2" He extended both his hands and caught hers. “ Have I startled you out of even a word of welcome, Naomi!“ he asked. She recovered herself in a moment. “Yes.” she said ; “I am surprised. I did 1‘13: think you would have come so unexpect- v." “How could I tell any one I was coming, when I did not know it myself until ten minutes before I left London 2” he said. “ And what brought you home 2” she ask- ed, gently disengaging her hands. He made a grimacc. ' “ I suppose you have bceen going alittlo too far with one of your numerous flirta- tions 2" Naomi remarked very coolly. "Now, I call that horribly unkind of you, Naomi,” exclaimed Clifford, u an angry tone. “ I’ve never had a single flirtation since you told me that you"â€" She lifted her band ever so 5 ightly ;but I saw the gesture, and drew my own conclu- sions. I felt grieved to the soul. These two had been carrying on an undcrhand court- ship. "I am shockedâ€"shocked and surprised, Naomi," I 8 .id, and like a goose, I began to cry She put her arm around me. “ Don’t cry, Olive, pet, Really, there's nothing to cry about. It’s half funâ€"Now, isn‘t it, Ar- thur 2” "0 ycsn-only fun altogether,” he answer- ed with a. laugh. Butwhat they said to comfort rue, only made my pain fhe keenex-. I restrained my tears, however ; and seeing them was no help for it, I endeavored to wrest a promise from Clifford that he would confide in uncle. I talked myself almost hoarse before I cvuld win a reluctant half-promise from himto that effect ; and then I partly coaxed, partly or- dered, Naomi to romrn to Uplands. Arthur would have insisted upon accompanying her across the lawn, had not uncle‘s burly form appeared in the avenue. was leaving the room as uncle entered, with a look on his face such as I had never seen before. “Stay 1” he said, in a voice which made me shake. I returned to the chair I had left a mo- ment before. Uncle closed the door, and walked to the fire without a. word. Clifford watched him withvarying color and flicker- ing eyes. Through the profound stillness of the room, I could hear the slow tick-tack of the clock and the hum of the adjacent mill. My heart began to beat heavily as I looked at the two men. At last Clifford spoke. “\Vcll, sir, you have seen my father 1'" he asked. “ Yes.” Uncle's voice was harsher than I could have believed. .‘éAm I to go to Grange ?” the young man sm . “ No. Sir Arthur will never see your face again.” It was I, and not the young muff, who cried out in horror at uncle’s words. What Clifford said was : “ cher’s a. long day.” and I thought there was most unseemly lightness in 0th tone and words. “You have broken his heart,” uncle an- swered sternly; “and for my pm'tI will never touch your hand in friendship again. Arthur Clifford, I'd rather have followed your father’s eldest son tollis grave, than stand, here to-day knowing what I know of you. Clifford’s face grew livid, his eyes seemed to contract into two fiery points, and his mouth worked convulsivcly. “I suppose you know the whole affair now ?" he said recklessly, turning on his heel. “I do,” uncle said. “The bill to which you put your father's name, unauthorized by him, was not; for three hundred pounds, but forthree thousimd.” “ That’s the whole business, Clifford said ; “and all the rascally Jew gave me was two thousand, and some rubbish of pictures.” “ And for this you have spoilt yourfilife ruined your prospects and broken your father’s heart. “‘ O sir, it’s not so bad as all that.” ‘ Quito as bad. In your fa. thcr’s name I have telegraphed to Lord Lcarmount, asking him for leave of absence for youâ€"as your father’s old friend. he will not; refuse itâ€" and then you must flee the country.” “ Flee the country 2” he cried amazed. “Yes,” said unclestemly; “or remain here to be arrested as a felonâ€"a forger.” He winced at that. His teeth clenched so sharply on his under lip that the blood sprung, and his hand clutched the back of u 0 air fiercely. “And where can I go, air 1'" hoarsely. “ To Liverpoolâ€"to my brother Hugh. Ho 1’ he asked will put on on board his ship, The Twin Sisters. ‘he sails for Brazil to-morrow. I have settled all with your father." Uncle spoke in short sharp gasps, as if pr010ngcd sentences were beyond his reach. Clifford made two or three paces up and down the floor. “ Icanuot go. I have no kit, no money,”he said. “ Hugh will supply anything you require for your journey. You will have one hun- dred pounds lodgcdlin the hands of our man of business at R0; and â€"wcl|, the same sum paid to your credit as long as you re- main away." Clifford gave a litter laugh. I start on my swim 1’" he asked. I never saw such a look as Uncle dartcd at him. It made me tremble. “ You leave this house to-night at seven o'clock. I will go with you to Liverpool, and see you off in the ship Two days after. uncle retumcd, and Ar- thur was on his way tollrszil. Well, there was no scandal. The man in whpsc hands the bill was, lost nothing; he got his three thousand pounds, and a little over, to hold his tongue. No one ever knew the magnitude of the young man's crimes save Uncle Tom, Sir Arthur, and myself; for Lady Clifford thought, with the rest of the world. that ho had got into a scrape, as young men Will, and that in a boyish freak ho had run off to see the world ; and that he would come backs steadicr and wiser man. I dreaded meeting Naomi. however. llow wasI to tell her what manner of man this was to whom she had pltd ed her faith! “ “'hcn do . And yet, when we met, I fc tdccply amazed at her ry and careless demeanor. The fancy ba 1, her beautiful dress. and the enâ€" joymcnt she was to have at Uncle Hugh‘s. seemed to occu y her mind, to the exclusion of everything c And yet, my mind mis- gsvo me. To In: cosflxczn. ‘W. Sale names» A reader of the Hebrew Leader proposa the following rented for the ills of the flesh and spirit. composed of (ram, plants, and roots, which. if taken without a wry line, will make an man rupsctablc and happy. Leave 05 rinkin . have off smoking. Leavcofl'chewiog. veoffsnnfling. Leave of! swearing. Leave off lying. Plant your lesson in the home circle. Plant your fai in truth. Boot your habits in industry. Boot ‘our feelings in benevolence. Root your :- inns in God. For directions, see the Egg" Scriptures. and hem of counterfeit er and quack theologrsas.‘ NO 38 Spirits. Tea and. Comm In Active Warfare. The London Daily Telegmph in a review of the third edition of Sir Garnet \Volseloy’s book on Military Tactics. which was writ ten in Montreal, says :â€"â€"It has long been no- torious that Sir Garnet “'olseley was a de- termined op oncnt of wine and spirits in the field, and t e experience gained by him in Canada duringthe Red River expo 'fi n in- clined him to favor teaas ti a best beverage for soldiers in active service. Tea has al- ways béen a favorite drink with the Guns dian lumbcrers, who pass the fearfullv se- vere winter cncountercd by them to the north of Ottawa with no other rations thau salt pork, biscuit, and oceans of green tea. Sir Garnet mentions more than once with ride that in the campaign against the rebel iou (Riel), which carried him from Mon- treal far into the heart of what is now Maui- toba, not a single spirit ration was issued to his soldiers, who faced the fatigue, the climate, and all concomitant hardships with unbroken health and spirits, ten having been their only beverage. He tells us that. if possible, tea should always be made in a vessel used solely for that purpose, although on service this is generally impossible. Be- fore the tea is made, the kettle should be well washed, and heated witha little hot water previously to rinsing it thorou ‘hly. The water should then be bailed, an whcn it rs boiling the dry tea should be added. If pos- sible the boiling water should be poured from one kettle into another which contains the dry tea. The lid should then be put on, nud‘tho pot placed beidcâ€"uot ou-thc fire for five minutes before serving it out. If the water is hard. the addition of a small teaspoouful of soda to the camp kettle will be of great advantage. Tea possesses the merit of being susceptible of carriage ~m snrulixompass without requiring. like coffee to be roasted and ground before it cm bc mu ic fit to drink. Coffee, ground in Eng- land, uud packed into hermetically sealed cans below it is conveyed across the sea, loses many of its aromatic and stimulating qualities when opened and boiled. But ten, if kept dry, is an excellent stomachic. and, although less exciting than coffee, possesses all the valuable properties of its brother nur- cotic. Cold ten, moreover, is as palatable as hot, whereas cold coffee is uncudumblc : nor caln we conceive unythmgmorc sagacious and commendable than tho‘ordcr issued by Sir Garnet before the advance of the troops against Arabi’s onlreuchmeufs that each 301- dier should carry cold ten. in his canteen or water-bottle. 'lhe water having been boil- ed, had been purged of its deleteriou and in- snlubriouselcmeuts, and under a, ho sunvuo~ is so refreshing and sustaining as a drink repnrcd from what Pope calls “ the Chinese herb.” It is worthy of remark that the Americans always regard tea. as What they call “ cut-lnp“â€"that is to say, as a. beverage only fit for invalids, Tl a quantity of coffee consumed in the United States is six or seven times greater than in this country, and during their stupendous civil war the armies upon both sides would have as soon have thought of fighting without coffee as without gunpowder. Upon many occasions the supply of the berry fell short in the Confederate States, but some how or other enough came through the meshes of the blockade to make good the deficiency. Sir Gamet's preference is for ten above cof- fee, and although the men undlr his charge in Egypt have had but a. short exposure to the climate, their health has upon the whole been sufficiently satisfactory to con- firm him more than ever in his liking for “ the cup which cheers, but not incbrintcs.” _‘.â€"- _._.â€". American Fable. A \Volf who had arrived at a good old age and no longir felt able to go out and play the string-game on the Innocent a...d Un- confiding, called his Son to him one day and said : “My cantankerous Offspring, Inm growing old. I am stiff in the joints, troubled with Dyspepsia, and no longer have the sand to go out and tackle anything bigger than a year- ling Lamb. I fch that, it is time for mu to hang up." The Son humbly agi'ecd, and the Old “'0” continued: “I have managed, as you are aware, by strict attention to Poker, Faro and a few other Family Amusements. to lay by some Sugar for my old age. I shall turn over everything to you, Beloved Offspring, and depend on you to cure for me during the few brief years of my stay on Earth.” " Excellent idea, Governorâ€"very excel- lent," replied the Son, and he wentout bu- hind the house to crack his Heels together and poke himself in the Ribs. The same evening the Old Wolf sat do wu for n Smoke, but before he had drawn six whiffs from his Pipe the Beloved Son rc- markcd : . “That habit is both disgusting and upon- sivo, and I’d advise you toquit. ’ The I’ipo was laid aside, and tho Old Man went to the cupboard to take a Nip of Red Eye for his Stomach's sake. “ And you also want to chop rlf on that," observed the Beloved. “ Whisky not only costs Money, but Degradcs the In- tellect." ' The Old Man replaced the Bottle with n heart-felt sigh and humbly inquired if there was any Cold Chicken left from Sup- or. p “ Cold Chicken! “'0”, you have got .1 Check, and no mistake. If Codfish isn’t good enough for you you'd better Travel 1" ” You will, at least, permit mo to stay in the Mouse over night, I hope," said the Father. “Why, I haveuo objections to your sleep- ing on the floor tonight, but you'd butter Dig Out pretty curly in the Morning." Then the Venerable l’arcuf. fell upon the Beloved Offspring and made his line in break his Neck, and flung him outlloors and over the Fence, and gave him to Understand that henceforth he was a Wanderer and a Home Thief. MORAL: Don’t begin on the Old Folks to soon. Mee<-->ooâ€"â€"â€"”rwvâ€" A Snake's Charms. I was working in my kitchen when I was startled by aloud scream from my little boy, four years old. ()n asking the cause he said: “Oh, mamma, a big snake, a great big snake !" Irushcd for the door nu: im inc my feelings when almost paralyzed with or- ror I could only gaze at the awful sight that met my eyes. Ten feet from me an! on the doorstep of the woodshcd stood my baby boy. twenty-two months old, gazing. as If fascinated. upon a farm rattlesnake which was coiled in front of ehim almuf two feet away, and was gently moving its head back and forth, looking like flame. My. screams frightened it. and my daughter, twelve years of age, ran st me and caught her little brothcrout o the way, when the reptile glided swiftly np‘ay. My screams brought my husbsm and a teamer to the spot, they being out a short distance off unloading quartz It the mill. They soon killed the snake, but not until after aeontcst. in which the snake fought welL It was nearly four feet lon . and had tic-n rattle: and a button. The fittls child cried bitterly for half an hour to see the “pretty salt." as he called it and would not ‘ be pacified until shown the dead body of the horrid thingâ€"(IMO I’rul. .0..‘ '0 Balls estimates the value of the sibcrisn vent the colds and other can: gold mines't 86,000,000 5 ynr. at the 'child with cycuf W mo EACTS. moaned mfioutxn mos. Twenty fhoussnd miners in South and West Yorkshire have given notice of a gstrike if they tell i I remivc an increase. of ‘ “'33:; . j liluc. \Ilnu lztlxul with oneâ€"fourth part , 3:}I‘il‘lllt‘, is fuulm to Law an e ssticity and p1 ability shich prevents its cracking when dry. A German chemist in Nuremberg has called attention to this. A portion of the Jackson, Mich, copper mine accidentally caved in. revealing a â€"'->-â€"â€"-â€"â€"-â€"-~~-- ~ â€"~-‘ body of excellent or», the existence of which had never been suspected. It is clean and nearly forty feet tluck. It is statal that duriu thc’last session of the Council of the Russian Empire, it was resolved to restcm to the former owners or heirs a huge portion of the confime estates in \vcsfczu governments. Silk culture is a feature of the colored ‘m~ dustria] school Established by 311-. Samuel R. Lowery a mlorcd man, in Huntsville, Alabama. lie expects to miss three or four hundred pounds of silk next year. The immense cost of living in E 'pt is a very serious matter for the Britis troops who will have to remain them. The “prices for ev rythiug are enormous. and the whole day‘s pay of a subslteru will purchase him but one meal at a hotel. The Italian army and navy now cost the State $61,000,000 per amount. or fifty per cent. of the whole amount of the moral ex- penses of the State, including the cost of public works. and exclusive of public debt interest, railway subventions, and the like. The “ Louise “ endeavoured to assist the Dutch l‘olar expedition party in Kara sea‘ for lwo days. but fearing to bo bosot in a similar manner, she effected her escape on September 221111. If the vessels are not free by this time they will have to pass the winter in the moving pack. Four acres of pasture-land \vcro sowed with pine cones Asabcl chctt of “'in- Chester, Ncwllampshirc. twenty-five years ago, which has re ultcd in the oul ' cultivat- ed forcst in New Hampshire, nut contains some twenty-live thousand trees, measuring from 1 ight to twcutv inches in diameter. In the old times, when people travelled by diligence in France, one traveller was lulled In every 325,000, nnl ouc wounded in every 30,000. Now, when the travel by rail, one is killed per 5,178,490 and one wounded per 550,450. Railway travelling is thus nearly twenty times as safe as travelling by diligence. The stock of ivory in London is estimated at about forty tons in dcnlcrs' private “urc- houscs, whereas formally they usually held about one hundred tons. Ouo~fourth of all imported into England goes into Sheffield cutlcrs. No really satisfactory substitute for ivory has been found, and millions await the discoverer of one. The existing substi- tutes won‘t fake the needed polish. ' The higgcst_h‘nst over undertaken on the Pacific coast was exploded on the Oregon and California Railway track. Nearly 6,000 pounds of blasting powder were used, and the shock was so tremendous tlnt an ad juccut stream was thrown out of its bed a distance of half A mile; the highway was badly injured and effectually blockudcd for the sums distance, and damage was inflict- cd in the u'm'kmcn’s camp 900 yards away. Geological examination of the Delta of the Mississippi now shows that for a distuch of 3,000milcs there were buried forests of large trees, one over the other, with iutcrspnco Ten distinct forest growths of this description have bccn observed, which if. is believed must have succeeded each other. Of these trees. known as the bald cypresu. some have been found over twenty-five feet in diameter, and 0110 contained 5,700 rings ; in some instances, too, huge trees have grown over the stumps of others equally large. From these. facts, geologists have assumed the antiquity of each forest growth at 10,000 years or 100,000 for all. It seems somewhat hard to nmlct a dc- fcndunt in duumgcs for breach of promise of marriage when in open court he offers to fulfil his contract, but is refused by tho plaintiff. Such, howcvcr, has bccn the fate of a. London constable, who was ordered to payu domestic servant £25 duumges for )rcuch of promise. " I am willing to marry you now,” he declared to the plaintiff, who responded, amid luughtcr. “ But I um not walling to marry you." Whatever may have taken place bcforc. it was the woman, not the man, who prcvcutcd the completion of the contract. Yet, according to the dc- cisiou of the under sheriff, the man and not; the woman was compelled to pay damages for breach of promise. of sand. Among the coal mines rapidly being dc- vclopcd in New Zculaml is Ollll situatcd near the town of Wcstport, on the west coast of the Middle Island, which is distinguished by tworenmrkahlo, if not uuiquc, featuresâ€" uamcly the thickness of its coal seams, which range from 6 feet to 63 feet 0 inches in thickness, and the fact that these chor- mous deposits are placed, and can be easily worked at an altitude of from 800 foot to 3,000 feet above the sea level. Sumo of those seams are exposed on thy face of tho cliffs, and can bu got at. with file groutcst ease with tunnelling. Besides the compara- tivu immunity from ordinary acuidcuts which this remarkable disposition of coal affords, the mines are safe from floods and secure from the risk of explosion: from fire dump. The Bank of France has just issued some humlrcd-frnuc bunk notcs of an cs icciully elaborate pattern, which will bu lie the most skilfuf of forgcrs. An eminent painter has furnished the design, and the engraving has been executed by artists of t is first rank. The distinguishng feature of the new note is its double water mark. That to the left is the bend of Ceres, and that to the right the head of .‘llcrcury. Ono is visi- lllL‘ with the hull: placed flat, and the other when it is hold up to tho light. 'l'hcso water marks are not printed over. On both sides of the note they :Ijlwllr encircled by ornamcufal devices. On the face of the now are draped figures sea. cd, which symbolize a 'riculturc and nmigntiou. On the reverse t no cuhfrc is occupied b a group of llm goddesses Minerva and fortune, and below csch of the water marks is the standing fig. me of a genius bearing an cscutchcou, upon which is inscribed the value of the note. The new notc, like all French lumk notes, is prinfL-d in blue. * Pleasures of Banging. When holding an inquest many years ago on an old Chelsea [minions-r who had hanged hixm-clf, thclutc Mr. Waklcy (founder of tho Lnnrrt and ion Coroner for Middl sex) said it was extraordinary how pleasing the effects of hanging were. This was up mrent from the fact that thc rrmjnrify of those who hanged theruMdvcs were found either in a sitting posture or with feet and knch touch- in" the ground. A short time niucu he had held an inquest on a man who hanged him’ self with too slender a card. It broke and he survived the attempt thirty-five hours. lfc said he ‘ lnulcn'oye-lrnmtp casiu sensa- tions while sun as ed." l‘crsons w )0 com- mitted suicide hanging went off as if in a sleep, and dim without pain. He did not Allah oi malcfzwtors, but of those who banged themselves without ‘crkiug their bodies. in the latter case the neck was not broken, nor was the wiwlpips closed. but a congestion of the brain ensued which caused death. In view of the cruel bun: ‘gling which has of late years sown-fanny occurred at executions here, it seems a fly that murders cannot become their own pans- ant executioncrs. It must be added, from ever, that a contemfimy journal had the audacity to suggest! t in painti the de- lights of hangng in such music lfl'l Mr. “'aklcy iqu an eye to their:ch of suicides and Coronmn' ices. â€"--â€"â€"-â€"â€".” ‘.>” f "-Octnber and Soy-ember are months» ltryingusny except those that mark the break-u of winter. Regular, tun to habits. waver. will almost fnvh'isb y proo to tbs season. plslnu peculiar