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6218 OF THOUGHT. a The wisemn usagesinjuriesbybene ta. The noblest mind the beatcontentmcntfi has The firststepto virtue istolove virtue in another. Thebutpreplanuon' forthefutureia thepreaentwe seen to, thelastduty done. Good taste rejects excessive nieety; it; is treats little things as little thinga, and not hurt by them. No school is more am to children than patience, bemuse either the - will mustbe broken in childhood or the heart in old age. If men had only temptations to great sins, they would always be good; but the daily fight with little ones accustoms them to defut. It is useless to attempt to reasons man out of anything he was never reasoned into. Reason is a very light rider and easily shaken off. The wisest are always the readiest to acknowledge that soundly to judge of a law is the weightiest thing which any man can take upon him. The ruin of a State is generally pre‘ ceded by a universal degeneracy of mat- ters and contempt of religion, which is entirely our case at present. It will be very generally found that those who sneer habitually at human na~ ture, and affect to despise it, are among its worst and least pleasant samples. Charity is a principle of prevailing love to God and good will to men, which effectually inclines one endued with it to ‘ glorify God, and topo good to others. Contentment furnishes constant joy; much covetousuess, constant grief. To the contented, even poverty In joy; to the discontented, even wealth is vexa- tion. Like all Nature’s processes, old age is gentle and gradual in its approach is, strewed with allusions, and all its little griefs soothed by natural sedatives. But the iron hand is not less irresistible be~ cause it wears the velvet glove. murdered by Request. Before the criminal court at Mannheim, Germany, a terrible case was lately tried. An aged day-laborer, Sturnpf by name, got out of work on account of poor health, and became in course of time a confirmed invalid. His wife, whois62 years old, at first helped bravely by taking in wash- ing, but after a while she took to drink- ing, and lost customer after customer. flow hard it went with the old couple may be judged from the fact that all they had to live on was the pay Stumpf receiv- v ed for watching a store two or three times a week over night, getting about 71: cents each time. His wife was no com- fort to him, and frequently said to others she would be glad if the old man would die. The municipality refused assistance, because it was feared the old woman would spend the money for whiskey, and a son of Stumpf, who formerly had done it little toward supporting the old people, was in hard straits himself. However, the landlord was kind enough to permit the poor people to stay. On March 4, Mrs. Stumpf appeared at the police sta- tion and reported that her husband had cut his throat. When closely question- ed she told the following story: â€" “ ()n the evening, she and her hus- band had talked for along time about their hardships until she had fallen to sleep. About midnight her husband had risen again and had gone into an adjoin- ing gurret. lie staid away so long that she followed him and found him standing Ln the garrot, his throat bared and an pen razor in his hand. He had ASKED HEB. TO CUT HIS THROAT. At first she had refused to do it, but at last she consented and slashed him across the thrust. llo imd fallen to the floor and she had left the room think that he Would blood to death. Returning after about fifteen minutes she had found him alive and even strong enough to walk with her assistance. She had wiped off the blood from him, and placed a piece of cloth over the wound and put him to bed. The next day he had indicated to her by signhho had not been able to ar~ ticulato n soundâ€"that he wanted her to cut off his head entirely. She had then led him back to the garret, cut him a second time, and killed him." The court became satisfied that the woman's story was true. The circumstance that none of the neighbors heard any struggle, and the fact that there were two blood pud- dles, one fresher than the other, in the gurrut, and no trace of blood in the bed, scorned to CUlIfll’lll what the Woman said, uud spoke against the theory that Stuiupf had been killed against file will. The Woman was sentenced to five years in the wintentiary. ..__~ .â€"<.» o -â€"â€"â€"<â€"â€" Striking Contrast- The change from the wealth and splen- dor of London to the poverty and distress of Dublin is striking and depressing. 'l'he fashioiuiblo squares of the city are lined with houses which were stately and ele- gant, but their glory hasloug since dc- partod. 'l‘hc friath ice and gentlemen one sees on Ssckvillo street, Merrion square, Grafton street, and other fashion. solo promcuadcs of Dublin, am very dif- ferent in appearance from the Irish W0- men who rule over so many American kitchens, and the irish men who control the politics of so many American cities. The Dublin girls have bright eyes, lovely completions, beautiful wines, with a step as light and graceful as tho fawn, and hey are ‘ust as sweet as they are grace- ful. Sac 'ville street is embellished with a new and lxiautitul monument to Daniel O‘Connell and an imposing miuument to Nelson, somewhat similar to the one in Trafalgar square London. There are also statues of ’lum Moore, Gmrton, Burke, and Goldsmith. The two last are in front of Trinity college, of which they were the most distinguished siudents. aw...»â€" A French "Joke." Acorreapondunt writm to us from Brit~ tony : "The French are. as all the world i knows, a cheerful plo and fund of a l joke. An English otlicor residing mum.,la«lres, a lively curate who sang mimic an was reiunuug home the other evening , songs, and an elderly maiden relative of a‘uug an nufrcqueutcal road when ‘llss i. l l l l VOL. XII. 'THE FLEET-STREET“ our; Mr. Montagu consider-able belief in his own powers. He knew the bar wssa slow profession, but he never had any doubts about his ultimate success. Give him the usual seven years, he used to say to his inti- mates, and he would be making two or three thousand a year. Meanwhile Mr. Mountford devoted most of his energies towards amusing himself in the best way he could afford. He was a man of good family, of tolerable looks, and considerable social advantages. He could sing a good song, take a part in private thwtricals, shoot, and ride fairly straight, and was proficient in the art of an undoubted flirting. Gradually,.while his invitations grew in number, his attendances at the temple during business hours became rarer. He had ahoccasional brief, which he held without achieving either distinc- tion or disgrace ; and though his practice did not perceptiny increase, he always consoled himself with the reflection that one of these days he would really give up all frivolities and take is serious work. That day, however, did not arrive, and as Mr. Mountford's festive disposition got noised abroad, his few clients drcpped off one by one, and his practice became a rapidly-vanishing quantity. This did not greatly disturb him,for be had a. tempera- ment that was not easily depressed, and he was sure that something would eventu- ally turn up. So the seven years went by, and Mount- ford discovered that, far from making two or three thousand in year, his sole capital consisted of £1,500 worth of Egyptian bonds, while his liabilities were represent- ed by a forbidding heap of unpaid bills of infinite variety and unknown amount. As he sat one morning in his dingy cham- bers in the temple, he suddenly realized that he had made a most particular fool of himself, and that, unless some specific for restoring his fortune could ve speedily be found, there would be nothing before him but the bankruptcy court or a clean bolt to Canada or New Zealsnd. This did not at all suit his views, and he cursed his follies loudly and long. What business, he thought to himself, had he in the extravagant set he had been thrown among? Of course, when he went to As- cot with the Hon. George Fitzpunter and Lady Violet Veriphast he could not in common decency bet in less than banners. When a roulette-table was produced after supperâ€"“just to see how the thing work- ed, you know,"â€"he could not, as ladies were present, refuse to try his luck. Boxes at theatres were expensive, so were bouquets,and littledinners resulted invery big bills. IIis speculations, too, in El Dorado bonds and India old minesâ€"so confidentially recommen ed by people who had been there and knew~somehow turned out dismal failures. But he was not the man to despair, though he could not but admit that his affairs were terribly gloomy- He turned over his letters impatiently ; bills and invitations were alike distaste- ful to him in his present frame of mind. At length he came upon a modest-looking missive in an unkuown hand. He opened it carelessly. It was a note from an old school follow,one Buynes, who had married and been lost sight of for the last half-a- dozcn years. Baynes hoped that his old friend would look him up at their cottage on the river. Should be delighted if he could manage to drop down there from Friday till Monday ; had not much to offer a. man of his extensive acquaintance and engagements, etc. “I almost believe he would be glad to see me," said Mountford, cynically. “It will be quite a new sensation. A couple of quiet days on the Thames may give me an idea or two." So he went. Baynes' cottage was a very nice little place, and Baynes him- self was a very agreeable host. Mrs. Bsynes was scarcely up to the mark in Mountford's critical eye, but he felt in an unusually meek frame of mind, and so made himself pleasant to both. Just before they retired for the night, a note arrived for Mrs. Baynes. “Mary is costing tomorrow, after all, my dear," she remarked, on reading it. “Oh, that's all right," replied her hus- band. “My sister-in-law," he added, by way of explanation. Mrs. lisynes retired, and the men went to the dining-room to have a cigar. “She's a fine woman, Mary," said Haynes, thoughtfully. “Must have a pot of money, too." Mountford pricked up his ears. "The sister~in-law l" he inquired. “Yes, she married old Binks, whole- sale oil and color man, you know; he died about a year ago, and I believe left her a couple of thou. No youngsters, either." “Nice little pile, that," said Mountford, concealing his horror of oils and colors. “Yes, isn‘t it '3, She's a nice woman, too ; a trifle silly, but some people don't mind that. Now, if you'd been on the lookoutâ€"eh, old chap l" “I'm not a marrying man, I‘m afraid, llayucs," answered his guest. “Thanks, I won’t have any more, it's about time to turn in." The next morning was fortunately fine, and Haynes having orderela steam'launch to be ready betimes at the bottom of his garden, the party proceeded to embark or a trip up the river. There were two orihrco young gentlemen,spparcntly from the stock-exchange, as they talked of nothing else, two or three riparian young Haynes, who was popularly supposed to heard loud screams. Running in the dj. 1 be well off. motion of the noise he found an servant irl struggling in thognsp eta stalwart i‘renchmau. The officer hawk- ed the ruhisn Justin, and informed the; ice, who ‘subszquently arrestearhim. 'ngret his loss. is was charged will! Insult before the jwcdtpasr,‘ garb I 1811!“, VII? eve.lerri.~e""iasn fulf‘y‘guu‘rubcnlg 1)“ medical nan emf-by other lad wiinrssrs, prayed that elm brutally likened, her arms belts; The worthy jug: depth, holster; decld-‘ eat have” the party - lbs": rimpzlaacullinthbyhimselfm that As he was introduced to she company, Mr. Mountford fairly shuddered. lie had never seen an of the pee is before, andhehad not e least in ' '03: to A trip up the river ll; such com in procured a very torment o ‘brwedomfzn ho to wishhe had pleaded illness, in w ich me hewculd . and have had a afternoon. It was therefore, withs telltheaptsinof thisls'unch to stop at and bias. and bonds-sewn logiimihlql sensadnnalrsliefhe heard Baynes edibgaltboeghthsrhargemprwsd, yet it was only: pliant-lain (malaria, antithetical- mfindzfm" M “iii: exchange speaksof "1anth r " touts) ‘ckuproms mommies. Pliexeleetedmauatbe forthe battenanrlhswaacurious roses Mrs. Binks. At King-stun. accordingly, he Vly looked out with considerable interest. well-turned-out footmsn, bearing rugs [\lre henrfrequeulyseonlam-l'l'hs lady was there attended byavery b Mountford was a bar- rister who had started in life with £10,- 000, a fair snare of ability, and a very @lu‘ §§v visit FEXELON FALLS, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, MAY 31, and other necessaries. She was passany good-looking. and to all appearan more than five-and-thirty, so Mountford promptly got introduced. The steam launch proceeded on its course, accompanied by the usual curses of boating and fishing men. The stock exchange young men indulged in boister- ous horse-play and violent flirtation with the riparian young ladies ; the curate, when he was not singing his songs, do- voted himself to the hostess ; Baynes was occupied by the cares of hospitality, and Mountford was left in undisturbed posses- sion of Mrs. Binks' attention. He speedily found out that her special weakness was the question of social position, and conse. quently he chatted freely about the various titled individuals with whom he was in the habit of associating. The widow was evidently interested, and in- quired about his own people. “The Mountfords are a. very old family," he said, with perfect truth, for Debrett is a terribly certain avenger of this species of falsehoods. “The peerage became ex- tinct by the execution of the last lineal descendant. We have always been loyal and conservative.” “Oh, yes!" she sighed, “all the best d people are.” “Binks must have been a terrific cad,” mused-Mountford. “Good family is a great advantage, in spite of what the radicals say,” she con- tinued. “Now, neither my husband's family nor my own are anything but bourgeois, and Binks is suchs. terrible name i" Mrs. Binks’ French accent grated upon Mountford‘s sensitive ear, but he gallant- ly gasped : “After all, family is nowhere compared to personal advantages ; and as for names, ‘ the rose would smell as sweet,’ you know." The widow sighed, and was evidently impressed. In the course of the day Mountford made a 11 excellent use of his oppor- tunities, and whom the launch stopped at ry Kingston to leave Mrs. Binks, they parted on the understanding that he was to call at her house in Portman square and renew the acquaintance at the earliest oppor- tunity. Mountford was as good as his word. He also paid a visit to Somerset house, and inspected the will of the late Josiah Binksâ€"the perusal of which afforded him every satisfaction. So far as he could see, there was no very formidable rival in the field. There were several old friends of Mrs. Binks’ husband, who would have gladly consoled his sorrowing relict, but none of them found favor in her eyes, they were all of the city, and her aspiraâ€" tions were all towards the west. She knew very few people in her neighbor- hood, so Mountford had many opportuni- ties for private interviews, which the widow’s companion, the elderly and dis- creet Miss Bowser, was too astute to in- terrupt by her presence. Mountford had made up his mind to propose, and was only waiting until a decent interval had elapsed since the beginning of their acquaintance in order to take the plunge. He was in this frame of mind, when one day, on entering the well-known mansion, he met a couple of unfamiliar figures descending the ample staircase. The one was tall and meagre, the other stout and short. The tall man was evidently a person, and wore a some- what meek and downtrodden air; his companion seemed bustling and self im- portant. Mountford stood aside as they left the house. and promptly interrogated the butler whose good offices he had taken care to secure, as to the meaning of this unwonted incursion. In answer, the man handed him a couple of cards. On the one he read, “Lord Slumly Fitz- fudge ;” on the other, “Rev. Septimns Cruciform, Curato of S Gemini, The Docks, S. E." “The devil l" murmured Mountford, as he hurried upstairs. The widow greeted him as usual with much cordislity. “I have had two such interesting visi- tors, Mr. Mountford. Lord Slumly Fitz- fudge and Mr. Cruciform. They have been talking so charmingly about the poor creatures in the East end who have such horrid places to live in, and nothing to eat. I really feel quite guilty in not having done anything for them with all my money. Of course you know at least one of my visitors; you who know everybody ’I” “i think I have heard of Fitzfudge," replied Mountford, who had a very dis- tinct recollection of th it eminent noble. man’s name in connection with so veral ex- tremely doubtful companies. “But, of course, they did not appeal in vain to your generosity, Mrs. Binks i" “ I gave them all I hadâ€"only ten pounds; but I have promised to attend a meeting next week to discuss what we ought to do. Lady Sa phira Polkington iscoming, and very li ely the duke of Mowiord will be there. They all seem to be charming people," concluded the widow, with a sigh. Mountford looked at her with some- thing like alarm. The prospect of aasocratâ€" ing with 8. lord and on meeting with a real, live duke, to say nothing of minor personages, was evidently a dazzling one for the widow. But it was full of danger for Mountford's plans. Mr. Cruciform was a needy curate, Lord Slumly was by no means well off, and was a widower with five unmarried daughters. The time had come for action. “llow long have I known you, Mrs. Binks l" he inquired in histh insinuat- ing manner. “About three months, 1 think," she answered. “But why do you ask ‘1" "l was only wondering why it is that seine acquaintances ripen so quickly. I seem to have known you for years. For- give me, but do you not share this indes- cribable sympathy in some small degree 7" At this highly interesting juncture Mountford heard a rustic and distinct “Berni” which warned himof the ap- lproach of Miss Bowler. “Mr. Doekit wishes to see you, Mrs. Binks," she said. “His business is very important." “Dear me. how tiresome 2" re lied the widow, “with a sympathetic g as at Mountford. “Some city business, 1 sup- Yon can't think what a nuinnee it is for an unfortunate woman to be both- cred with all these money matters." “If I could only take these worris ofl' hands I" murmured the barrister,” 0 took his leave. “You will come again to-morrow I" she replied. 1884 Mountfordcordially wished Mr. Dockit with Mrs. Binks. She must have suc- ce, not in hades, but he could not help feeling cumbed to the wiles of the saintly Cruci- that the game was practiclly won. In- form, and, as be thought of that exempl- stead of Canada or how Zealand, the en- sry young clergyman, Mountford cursed ticing prospect of spending the fortune of him with intense fervor. The prospect the oil and color man, dazzled his mental of becoming a leading philanthropist in vision, and he arrived at his chambers in the company of dukes and lords had turn- unwonted high spirits. But as luck ed her head. Mountford had discovered would haveit, he found a tele waiting that Cruciform’s real name was Cross, and for him which conveyed the news that his that he was the son of a bankrupt tailor only wealthy relative, a rich and eccentrie but he feared that it was useless to tell bachelor, wu lying dangerously ill at his the widow that. She would only think country house, and that his presence was him jealous, and would not believe the required at once. story. From Cruciform, Mountford’s Mountford was not by any means a thoughts unconsciously turned towards dutiful nephew, but he felt that not only the parson who was about to be charged common decency, but his dwn interests, with the unseemly offense of drunken- commanded that he should start without ness. delay So he wrote a hurried note to Mrs. “ By Jove," he muttered, “ I wish I Binks, and in a couple of hours was on could make my friend Cross screwed, and his way north by an evening express. send him round to Portman square l" Mountford’s departure was somewhat Somehow or another, the drunken par- unfortunate. The widow only half be- son interested him. lieved his explanation, and could not im- “What did you say your clerical agine that he was justified in leaving her friend's name was. J obson l" he asked the side at so critical a juncture at the bidd- officer. ing of a comparatively distant relative, “ IVell, I'm blessed ifIknow, sir,” said whom, he informed her, he had not even the policeman. “ He’s got a lot of names ; set eyes upon for years. For the next they generally call him the ‘Fleet-street day or two her temper was exceedingly Parson.’ ” trying to the long-suffering Miss Browser, “ Got a lot of names, has he '1” said who more than once was .'on the point of Mountfold, absently staring very hard at throwing up her situation. However, a the presiding magistrate: “the deuce he couple of days after Mountford's depar- has. I say, J obson, do you think you tune, Lord Slumly calledâ€"this time ac- could manage to let me have five minutes' companied by Lady Sapphire Polkington conversation with himâ€"private conversa- and that celebrated philanthropist Miss tion, you know 1" Flint, and this distinguished and enthu- And Mountford slipped a coin into the sisstic companyâ€"for the time, at all officer's willing fingers. eventsâ€"reconciled Mrs. Binks to the “ Desssy I could, sir. You'd like tosay temporary loss of her admirer. Lord a few words for him to the magistrate, Slumly enlisted her aid as a pstroness of perhaps 7” answerea J obson, with a grin. the society over which he presided, and And he conducted Mountford to a select Mrs. Binks undertook to take a regular apartment where the “Fleet street Par- course of district visiting in the parish of son," along with several other gentlemen the Rev. Septimus cruciform, in misfortune, was waiting his turn to ap- Accordingly, during the next few days pear. she visited some terrible slums, smelt ex- Mountford's interview with that worthy ceeding bad smells, subscribed largely to seemed to be highly satisfactory, for after the society of which the Rev. Septimus it was over. 88 he walked 810118 the Strand, was secretary, presented old women with he could scarcely refrain from bursting sundry half crowns, talked an immense into mysterious fits of laughter, and whorl amount of philanthropy, and became a cabrssn nearly ran over him, splashed filled with the proud and happy conscious- him with mud, and”then swore at him, mess that she was doing a vast, amount, of Mountford answered with a blandif some- good in most aristocratic company. She what unmenning smile. inquired of some of her new friends as to Mrs. Binks was by no means an early what manner of man Mr. Mountford was, riser, and usually had her breakfast, the and received somewhat unsatisfactory Daily Delirium, and a church paper, answers. specially recommended by Mr. Cruciform, Mr. Septimus cruciform, in the mean- sent up to her bedroom. The morning time, paid her assiduous attention, and but one after Mountford’s visit to the 1031', no opportunity of impressing her with police court was no exception to the rule, a. sense of his profound admiration for her and the faithful Miss Bowser, after see- goodness and virtue. Nay, more, he ing that her mistress wants had been occasionally hinted at the duties which abundantly supplied, had retired to her attended the possession of greatiwealth, household duties, when she was re-called and gave her to understand that, under by a. loud shriek and a furious ring at the proper direction, she might attain a. posi- bell. tion but little inferior to that of the She rushed up to Mrs. Binks' bedroom Baroness Burdett-qutta. _.. and found her in an alarming state of It was at this j' 'l‘ril’tngszlountford mental perturbation: It 'is; extremely returned toLondr " a“, had buried his- difficult, for obvious reasons} to faint, or uncle, who had (aired his! great incon- even go into liystcrics, in bed, or there is venience by lingering nearly three weeks no doubt that Mrs. Binks would have after his seizure. The old gentleman had availed herself of one of the other of these left him the insignificant legacy of £1,000, specifics so dear to distressed ladies of and as the whole of his creditors imme- middle-age. As it was, she lay speechless diater threatened strong measures, with passion, and very red in the face, Mountford was rather worse ofi‘ than be- pointing to a‘ column of the Daily Delir- fore. Hence he resolved to waste no firm. Miss Bowser picked up the offend- time, but to settle his fate at once. He ing journal, and read under the heading attired himself in faultless mourning, and of “ Police Intelligence :” . drove off to Portman square the day after A Clergyman in Difficultiesâ€"The Rev. his return. Scptimus Cruciform, who said he was a. “You see, I lose no time in coming to clergyman of the Church of England, was call on you,” he began. The widow, charged with being drunk and disorderly however, was not to be taken by storm. in the Strand about 12.30 o..m. Police “You have been out of town, 1 think i” Constable J obson, X 000, said the defen- shc answered, somewhat coldly. dant was exceedingly drunk, and, when Mountford was not easily discouraged, asked to go home, made use of the most and so went on : “I have, I am sorry to disgusting language. He then took him say. It seems ages since I saw you." into custody. He was well known to the “Only a week or two, I think,” replied police as n disorderly character. The the widow. magistrate said it was a sad thing to see 8. She was evidently indisposed to give man of defendant‘s station in such a posi- him an opening, and Mountford was tion, and fined him 40 shillings and costs, rapidly becoming desperate, when the or fourteen days in default of payment. footrnnn announced Mr. Cruciform. There The fine was immediately paid. was a sort of familiarity about the very “ Good heavens l” said Miss Bowser. manner in which that reverend gentleman “ And this is the man,” cried the out- entered the room which irritated Mount- raged widow, finding her voice at last, ford profoundly. He looked, moreover, “ who has been deceiving me with his more prosperous than before, the hollows professions of sanctity, and self-sacrifice, in his checks were less marked, his smile and what not I Outcast London, indeed l less saintly and more complacent, and be Oh, the viper l Miss Bowser give orders had evidently invested in a new cost and to J amcs that Mr. Cruciform is not to be hat. Mountford greeted him with as much admitted here again on any pretense what- civility as he could master, and waited ever, and remember that if he write to patiently for his departure. But the Rev. me you are to send back his letters un- Septimus showed not the least sign of opened." moving, and the widow evinced such an Miss Bowser lost no time in carrying obvious preference for his details of the out Mrs. Binks' instructions, for she was~ proceedings of the philanthropic society, by no means an admirer of the saintly that Mountford was at length constrained curate, and when the Rev. Septimus ap- to take his leave first. pear-ed at his usual hour he was met with “ May I call again to-morrow 'l" he a curt “ Not at home." asked, half aside. Mountford, however, was more fortun- “Thursdsy is my usual day," she re- ate, and succeeded, mainly through the joined, blandly, without lowering her good offices of the companion, in obtain- voice. ing an interview, at which he consoled the Mountford felt utterly dumfoundod. widow so effectually for the cruel decep- Something was clearly very much amiss ; tion of which she had been the victim that, and the news he extracted from thcbutler, when he left the house, it was with Mrs. that Mr. Crucilorm, or some other emi- Binks' promise to make him .1 happy man nent philanthropist, had called nearly at the earliest convenient opportunity. every day during his absence, by no means It is hardly necessa to say that_Mountâ€" tended to reassure him. ford took good care t tMrs. Binks never He walked rnoodily away, ruminating set eyes upon the indignant disclaimer on this new and unpleasant feature in his which the Rev. Septimus Cruciform wrote love-making. His affairs were really dos. to the Daily Delirium. He married the perate, and he was certain that nothing, relict of the oil and color man in due in the absence of hard arsh, would quiet course, and his wife is still convinced his more obstreperous creditors unless it that the unfortunate curate was an im- were the news that he was on the point poster of the deepest dye. of making a rich marriage. He felt more ~<-¢~>« than half inclined to intrustthe collection Communism. of his legacy to some faithful friend and The machinery of communism. mm ex. make a clean bolt to the colonies. But hung weird machinery, has to be framed ha thought he had belle! have 3 out of existing human nature; and the nigllt'l rest before arriving at 3 dCffinilvG defeats of existing human nature will gen- decision. _ ' erste in the one the same evils as in the The next morning found him ve 'inuch other. The love of power, the selfishness, in the same frame of mind.“‘I‘o istract the injustice, the untrutbfulness, which hit though“. be deemed to like 8 511er often in comparatively short times brings walk, in the course of which he happen~ private organizations to disaster, will in- ed to pass a certain police court, where he evitably, where their effects accumulate had {muemly Ipenl: an idlo hour in from generation to generation, work evils listening to a catalogue of, offences not far. :- and less remediable; since, without a charm for a student of human mt and complex and possessed of all the nature. ' of the attendant constables acknowledged once developed his nod. v J r h come irrenitible. 0d are! “An 'gparticular’ on, chum ' e ftbatt s ' icexercig! ’ actor- inquired. . 1 Elm power voulpdti’ail to exit libiin “ No, sir, " answered that ofiieer. mitigate instance the ' “Stilueas usual; drunk and disorderly, meat, which, purely popular in origin, cm ty . heavy list today. one rum-lookth ; says be’ss parse Hawful drImk. was, last night !" “ Indeed, they do getiato trouble now unions eon “‘3‘ if“? a . An satâ€" wn an again 11mm. mused upon his mchndm condition. It was clear enough j absence had gone far to, ruin his chances , the soul by truth. and cons: 'i _ prustbe; He “mil in. And 5101'! “1m 0m! resources the administrating ration And if". litre needs reach fgovcrni lo '09“. “141.80 011~ Kathe?! and subject from time to time to popular By the way, thufe’s judgment, nyverthelus tramplea on the not much in' an anomn y in, a republican nation."â€" NO 14. ' AGRICULTURAL. Cracked Eggs. One day Int week, in a dingy little room at the South End, a tall blueâ€"eyed man, with a Horace Greeley cut to his gray whiskers, and a “Go-west-young- man" promptness of action, was breaking cracked eggs into a pewter dish. Every broken egg was taken up and applied to his nose, 'to ascertain whether it was sound or not, and if it passed the smelling test, it was poured into a two gallon tin can, among its sound companions. If any musty or tainted odor was detected, it was thrown into another can to be fed to hogs. Speaking of his occupation, ho stid: “Business is rather slack just now, but the eggs are coming in in fine con- dition, and I find very few poor ones. I buy the cracked eggs of the wholesale dealers at half price, and after breaking them and discarding the poor cries, I sell them to bakers at so much per gallon. Twenty-two eggs will fill a. quart, after they are broken, and I sells quart for the same price I pay for two dozen; so when the number of poor ones are taken into account my profits are quite small. I handle about three hundred dozen daily. In the fall many poor ones are found, but now they are they are nearly all new-laid and good. The only test applied to de- tect bad eggs is that of smell, and I have well-paid and skilled girls in my employ for that purpose. One bad egg will taint a barrel. Eggs come here from all parts of the country and British provinces. Prince Edward Island eggs will keep the longest: the next best are from the nor- thern N cw England States, and the poor- est are from Iowa and the “lost. \Vhen an eggs is kept a long time, the white grows \venk, allowing the yolk to fall through and adhere to the shell. In a short time after this, decomposition begins to set in, and it will give out a musty odor when broken. I have to exercise a great deal of care, as an egg that looks perfect is often had, and would spoil all it came in contact with, if it were not dis- carded. Of course hens' eggs are largely in the majority, but we handle many dozen turkeys', ducks', guinea hens‘ and other eggs during the year. Eternal vig- ilance and absolute cleanliness aro‘the two indispensable things in this business. Double Cropping in Canada. It is encouraging to note the progress that the better systems of farming are making in the country, away from the influence of the large city markets. The “soiling” system, which a few years ago met greet opposition among those who have since learned better, has gained a foot hold in some of our nothern and western States, where even the friends and advocates of the system never expect- ed to live to see it adopted. A farmer living about forty miles east of Ottawa city in Canada, where the seas- on is at least two weeks shorter at each end than with us, writes the Farmer's Ad- vocate of Toronto, that he has been high- ly successful in obtaining two and in favor- able seasons three, forage crops per year for feeding! to his stock. Rye is sown in September on land that is well manured, and is sometimes pastured with lambs till the snow covers the ground. In May the cutting of green rye commences, and the cows are fed upon it, mixed with dry hay, as long as the rye is in suitable con- dition. Some time a second crop of rye is allowed to spring up, to be cut and threshcd in August, after which the ground is ploughed and manurcd and sowed to vetches and oats, to be cut and fed in the fall in season to get in a crop of rye for the next year’s feeding. The Aberdeen turnip is sometimes sown after the first crop of rye is removed, and this crop is off in season to put in the late fall rye. In favorable seasons the writer had taken off a crop of rye, then planted corn for fodder, which was off in lime to sow early oats, barley and pens for late feeding. Just before the ground froze up the green stuff not used was cut and pack- ed away in the barn in alternate layers with dry straw, where it kept till fed out, the cattle consummed both the green fod- der and the straw without waste. If Canada farmers find it practicable to grow two crops of cattle food per acre an their cheap lands, and where crops and animals are worth from ten to twenty per cent less than farmers get in the States, it would seem that we could afford to ex- tend the practice here. It is very evident that the soiling system is to become more popular as the country grows older, and our farmers are driven to better methods of culture. Many farmers are learning that the cannot afford to keep a good piece of and in permanent uro. There is too much waste of feed by trampling, and by covering with the excrements of the animals at pasture. Of course, these remarks do not apply to the rough, rock , cheap lands. that cannot be profitab y ploughed and cultivated. Circumstances must govern in deciding how to treat any land.-â€"â€"Bosfon Farmer. AGRICULTURAL ITEMS. For three years the Rio Grande Sugar Company in New Jersey have fattened swine on sorghum seed. There has been no sickness, sad they value this feed as equal to corn. It is cooked by stcarnpipo coiled in a tank. It is said that Russian forester: cut trees just before the bark tightens in the a ring too much for peeling. They strip t e bark off, but leave the upper branches and their haves untouched. Through these leaves much of the asp in the body of the tree evaporates before they become my, thq trunk seasonsra idly. and makes timber much more valua lo for any pur pose thanthatcut in winter. , In his “Seasonable Hints" the editor of tho Gardener's 'Manllily says: “Do not plant immediate] after the frost leaves the soil; wait an ' it dries a little, when yiiri" an tread thd'iill firmly about the ' ti without'dsnbr of rendering it hard as ltdrip nomad; drenmstaneosqmake Bum. to but}. '. 090t- prgss ' ’soil muehuntflit filer. It ' f tfohave those wallpssssed about the mots, but it injuries the soil to prus itth wet. - ~ » u: r: manages." ‘zo'ts Leachedsshesaregood foralmoatany e as“ say ‘fissdfigracs to, and crop but should be. applied with other fertiliw's' that contain blolubttnn- eea, liksbarn manure. usap liedon most soils, and for nearly al crops, that ' unfortunate As the body is purified by water, so is twenty-five cents a bushel would be cheap. er than commercial fertilisers. Fifty bushels ofsshsssppliodtosnacreofland, incouneshon‘ withtwoeordsofgood stable manure, would see better resultafor most crops than 150 bushels ap led With‘ out other fertilisers, crfivo of stable manure applied with no other fertiliser with it. . _ Sheep husbandry is rather a precarious oncupatron in Georgia. The Atlanta Constitution report that Mr. John {Maser of Pulasklcounty last spring turned out 900 sheep, and this spring gathered 300. Mr. John out of limpenncd 1300, while man others have suffered similar , and they attribute their losses chi y to the ravages of dogs. Yet the Constitut- tion says the industry has more than hold its own in the State, the returns for 1884 showérés a ' of about ?000 over those for 1 . t says-no State in the Union has better advantages for this business, and if a State dog law were passed the flocks would double in two years. Fufiou TIIE nors. -~_ We lieu of no dentists in his time, but Midas had his teeth filled with gold. Men who made fortunes in gold mining districts are the men who kept the bars. Riding clubs are fashionable. A light whip, however, is much better than a club. Physicians should not be afraid to cross the Ocean, because they are used to sickâ€" nem. The astute sewing machine agent wears side-whiskers so as to give his chin free play. It doesn't make much difference whether a person says “ I pledge my word" or “pawn my honor." Both mean the same. “ There is a great difference between the balance of power and the power of balance," said the young man whose bi- cycle flunrz him headlong into a pond. It is claimed there are forty thousand people in New York city who depend on gambling for a livelihood. It is not stat- ed how many of this number do business in Wall street. Monterey, Mexico, uses beans for mou- ey since nickel has become defunct. There is danger of the volume of the cur- rency being swelled in liquidating debts with such money. When a lecturer goes to Montana he gives his lecture a title embraced in nlne~ teen syllable word, and this causes the people to think it a new kind of a mixed drink, and they crown the balls to the ut‘ most capacity. A baseâ€"brill umpire was mobbed in Phil- iadelphia a few days ago. It will soon be so that every time a. game of base-ball is played the governor will have to call out the troops to protect the umpire. Our leading industries must be encouraged and protected. Firstwestemdes sradoâ€"“Wcll,didyou kill old Col Rich 1’ Second despcmdoâ€" “Yes, I fotclicd him." “ How did you do it ’l" “I found him riding on his horse along a lonely road, and had lenty of time to aim.” “But whore is 11 horse I" “I did not touch that." “Didn’t you take the horse ’l” “Certainly not. In this section they will hang a man for stealing a horse." A Celebrated Running Sailor. The pedestrian feats of the present day are cast into the shade by the recorded exploits of Ernst Mensen, a Norwegian sailor in the English navy, early in the present century. Monsen first attracted attention by running from London to Portsmouth in nine hours, and soon after be I'll]! from London to Liverpool in thirty-two hours. Having distinguished himself at the battle of N uvnrino, in 1827, he left the navy and became a profession- al runner. After winning a number of matches, he undertook the font of running from Paris to Moscow. Starting from the Place Vondomo at 4 o'clock in the afternoon of June 11, 1831, he entered the Kremlin at 10 n..m. on J uno 25, having accomplished the distance of 1,760 miles in thirteen days and eighteen hours. The employment of Mensch as a courier-extraordinary hc~ came a popular amusement in European courts. He ran from country to country, bearing messages of congratulation, con- dolence, or dispatches, and always best mounted couriers when matched against them. He never walked, but invariably ran, his refreshment being biscuit and rasp- berry syrup. Ho took two short rests in twenty-four hours. These rests he took standing, and leaning against some sup- port; at such times he covered his face with n handkerchief and slept. In 1836, while in the employ of the East India company, Mcnscn was charged with the conveying of dispatches from Calcutta to Constantinople through Central Asia. The distance is 5,615 miles, which the messenger accomplishcdin fifty-nine days, or in one-third of the time taken by tho swiftcst caravan. At last he was employ. ed to discover the source of the Nile. Setting out from Silesia on May 11, 1833, he ran to Jerusalem, and thence to Cairo, and up the western bank of the river into Upper Egypt. Ilcre, just out- side the village of Syang, ho was seen to stop and rest, leaning against a alm tree, his face covered with a ban ker- chiof. llo rested so long that some per- sons tried to wake him ; but they tried in vain, for he was dead. He was buried at the foot of the tree, and it was years before his friends in Europe know what fate had befallen him. ._..__..,oo<..vr«_._â€"â€"â€" A French Matrimonial Farce. A curious and amusing case has been before the Paris tribunal correctionncl, in which a wife brought com laint against her husband because he hadp never been such in reality from the day of their mar- riage, two years 0, but had returned immediater to a miner mistress. M. Con (that is his name) charged the wife, on t 0 other hand, with having invciglod him into the marriage, the thought of which would ever have remained repul- sive to him on account of her extreme homelineas had he not been unduly influ- enced. M. and Mme. Coupeare cousins- gennan, and the latter from her child- hood had been infatuated with the former. One day M. Con received a telegram from Itouen, telin him that his uncle was dead and had ‘left him his fortune. lie immediately took the train for Ilouen, and on arriving there was met by his cousin, who threw her arms about his neck and declared she would never more let him escape her. Then appeared her father, in flesh and blood, not in cere- menia of the grave, and aided his ajol- eriea to those of his daughter. Coupe went to dinner with them, drank much wine, and ended by permitting himself to bo bethothed to the young lad . lie was led to the altar. but gly) as it seem. After hearing this story, the court condemned Coupe may a fine of 200francs. Mme. Coupe not seem to derive great satisfaction from tho judg- ment. o The motto of a sun woman's society in Tennessee is ‘ o abstinence or no husbands."- It is said that the members are showing a wonderful degree of deter- mination, as the organization is nearly a fortnight old, and only three resignations have been handed in. I. _‘._. n...,.,__.,,.e___...,. . “.24 A.