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PUIXY mums. A great many prctt airs run through, the "Q-icen's Lace ndkcrchief," as a.’ matter of course. ‘ A Cvnnccticut woman has been made a7 notary ; but Vellvbrod g~ nthmen hesitate; to star before her. A Newport, Ky., mother is so careful of her daughter that she won't permit any youngman to court her except by telephone. Mn. Minerva Judge, of New York, has instituted a “ Cash Girls' home.” A cash girlâ€"providing she has plenty of itâ€" should have no difficulty in findings man to give her a home. " No.” said Mrs. Jones, of the Marine villa, Villasville-on-the-coast, "No, we ain't got no malaria, but my daughter Sally makes lemon pies which can't be beat nowhere ’round these parts." “That Husband of Mine," was lyingI upon the lap of a youn married woman on the train the other y when a base- ball dude and would-be masher leaned over the seat. read the title of the book, and then looking around in monkey panto- mime s'impered out : “ Uh ! where ishel" “ Minding his own business, I hope," was the crushing reply. A clever Frenchman, in Philadelphia, is building up a fortune making artificial . i i l , __-_ i VOL. 2:11, s1 magmas : C B A I’TER V. l “Do you quite understand ma, Sibyl?‘ : There was no answer. Mr. Rutledge, f standing before the wood fire in his wife’s 3 room, looking, as his wunt was now, ; angry and moody, repeating his question 3 in a louder tone; but it was received with i the same indifference and inattention. ‘ His wife never raised her eyes from her book. She was lying back in a low, deep arm- ' chair drawn up near the fire, looking wou- drously beautiful,queenly, and negligent, dimPlBl in Mia'dmfl. “'8 in” thought ,' a book in one hand, a hand screen, deli- all slon that Philadelphia girls needed a fewm ern improvements, and we are glad to see that they are beginning to get pately painted and elaborately carved, in the other, shading her face from the fire. It would have been difficult to find a more them. If this progressiveness continues : exquisite picture ; but the anger in the Quaker City milk won’t. sour so quick‘ when a girl looks into the pitcher. “I understand your Emily is engaged to young Ferdinand, the son of Mr. Bull- stocks, the wealthy banker," said their lady visitor. “Not now. She was, but Rifle Twist, the celebrated pitcher of the Goose'egg nine, and we persuaded her to break the engagement with Mr. Bull- stocks, as we desire to see her comfort- ably settled above the possible reach of want." A Forgotten Mahdi . In 1875 at. the beginning of the sacred 1 month Ramadan, an unknown pilgrim ap- i poured in a remote village of Kurdistan. i wearing the green turban of the Prophet's ; house. From his commanding stature, l his naceficism, and his impenetrable re- 1 serve, he soon became the object of su- , plentitious reverence among the villagers. ' of. till the end of the month did he i break silence, and then he suddenly pro- 3 claimed himself in the bazaar to be a i Mahdi sent from heaven, and denounced i the doom of unbelivers on all who dis- obeyed him. He announced himself to - be the regencrstor of Islam, and the ap- i pointed deposer of is False Calipli, while i he formulated his reform in ‘24 articles. The whole district followed him, and the first feeble resistance of a Turkish official was at once suppressed. From Kurdistan with an army continually swollen with , new converts, the .Muhdi drew west- i mud! in“) Aaia Minor’ and before two ; making them “countrified” and behind : dresses his wife in almost the same terms years the Mahdi was within sight of Sinyr~ no. Seriously alarmed, the Ports, which, had at first attempted half-hearted mess. ' urea, now dcspatchul envoy after envoy to treat. The first was cut down in the Prophet's presence for questioning his mission. A fourth was more successful. He turned back from Smyrna and led the faithful on a new crusade against the Russians in the Caucasus. The Russian received an offer of marriage from ML! Squire's eyes onlydeepened as he marked her beauty and felt that, although she was his Wife, he was powerless to make the color deepen in hercheek or the light sparkle in her eyes, and reflected that during the three months of their married life she had always shown him the same negligence and indifference almost bor- dering on contemptâ€"she, the poor home- less governess, without connections or position, whom he had made mistress of Rutledge Hall,and to whom he had given his name-one well known and respected in the whole county. ' It was entirely owing to his high posi- tion,he told himself indignantly, that she 5 had met with such a reception in the l He had an uneasy feeling that . county. he was not a popular man himself; but he . had been generally respected as good landlord and an honorable gentleman, and his wealth was great, his position un- deniable. All the county people called upon Mrs. Rutledge, and came away impressed not only by her wondrous beauty, but by her perfect case of manner and self-posses-i sion. ,No queen receiving her subjects could have been more gracious and dig- nified and stately, and the great ladies who had come prepired to patronise the Squire's nameless young Wife had found themselves received in a manner which , effectually put a stop to any patronage or ; encouragement on their part, and they had driven away, feeling half vexed, half amused at Sibyl’s graceful self-possess, ed manner of turning the tables and the times. Sibyl's wonderful beauty had never np~ pcared to greater advantage than in the stately gloomy rooms of her husband’s old mansion. It shone like a jewel in a. sombre setting which made it all the more gorgeous. To see her in her costly dresses moving about the gloomy rooms, with the wintry sunlight falling upon her golden hair, was a sight which would. General Aprnxie who advanced to meet have enchanted an artist and she did the i ‘l him was overthrown, and' the range puss- ed. Four years of fighting tqld seriously against the Mahdi, the charm of his sucuss was broken," and doubts were whispered about his niisszon. At last in i a supreme effort be was crushed by the united efforts of Apnixie and l’otcmkui. The Empress Catherine was generous to her Captured foe. He was assigned a pension and imprisoned in an Armenian Catholic convent. Two years before the close of the century he was seized with a sudden sickness and hurriedly demanded writing materials. Llis papers Were ex- amined after his death and transmitted to his family. The Shekhi Ogan-Oolo signed himself Fr. Giovinni Battistzi (1e Readicafori. The history of the Mahdi who went for to execute a plan which floated before the imagination of Nupo-i leoii himself, is briefly this. The son of a? Turin notary, Giovanni Wiis driven from home by the tyranny of u stepmother.l lie wandered about South Germany fora tiiueaau sort of Cagliostro, and us he successfully combined the character of Don Juan with that of a charlatnn he was bought. off by the friends of a fund but foolish widow in Struaburg fora handsome ‘ sum. This he seems to have speedily consumed in riotous living in Italy, and, finding his credit gone, he entered the Dominican College at Ravonna. In a few, years the exemplary conduct of the new rother and his assiduous study of the . Arabic encouraged his superiors to send _ him out as a missionary to Asia Minor. 3 Before very long, however, he quarrelled ' with the Bishop of Bagdad, and was ex- ' pulled the Order. According to his own story, as he wrote it in his last. hours, ml then spent several years wandering about 3 Asia Minor learning the language of the 3 different districts, and studying the forti- ' fications of the different towns. At last, thinking the time to put his fortunes fol the test was ripe, he assumed the ' green . turban, and up in Kurdistan as thel Shaikh Ugan-Uolo, the Mahdi sent from heaven. “w-.. . a..- ..-_ ., Small-Pox in London. Small-pox is spreading in the metro- polis to an extent which justifies some un- easiness. From the statistics pn senfcd at. the meeting of the Metropolitan Any-l lums board on Saturday, it seems that i there are 878 pliant: under treatment. for ’ this disasseat the board‘s hospitals, being i an increase on the previous returns of ' 165. This is an uncomfortable state oft affairs ; and, unfortunately, the dread of vaccination is now even greater among large numbers of people, especially among ; those classes moat ex to risks of in- A faction, than the dread of am til-pox. Anl illustration of this state of feeling is afford- ed by the case of a man who, with several other persons, was summoned at the , lAmbei police court on Saturday by the‘ vaccihaliou officer for the district of Cam- benrsll for not complying with the terms of the vaccination act. The defendant l declined an offer made that the case should i be adjourned for the purpcw of giving l himan opportunity of obeying the lam; ad ‘ 1 " i would water be burnt at the; stake. ‘ As the magistrate had no power to sentence him to be burn: at the stake, he was simply fined Quilting: and was. ' But no penalty that can be imposed in such cases as mum Split; vaccination paint, or e o winders that ii: evil «5.5: can be produced by the ' pm Arid it must he admitted that their apprehensions are not I‘lloll” un~ reasonable. Vaccination has, beyond a; doubt, of late geincd an evil reputation owing to the animated blundenng fash- iouiuwhichithasofteubeeneouduucd. -â€"&. Juaia' Goat! . l i ' In Ohiotheruareflm Millime'lmandiu ‘ Mall- ’“1 find ithuugh he was. He had sat down oppos- honors of hnr new home with a grace and dignity which could not fail to exctte ad- iuiration. But there was no admiration in her husband's eyes as they rested upon her now, although she made a. beautiful pic- ture. The fii'elightfell softly on the long iicli folds of her velvet dress of a peculiar -‘ dead loaf shade, and was reflected back by the diamonds on her long white fing- ‘ crs; her beautiful head was resting ' against the satin cushions of her chair, I the costly lace of her ruffles fall away from the white throat, disclosing its beau- tiful proportions, and her face, on which fell the light from the reading lamp by her side, was calm and proud as usual, no movement, no change in its expression I betraying that. she had heard his irritated i question. The Squire’s stock of patience, always a. limited one, failed him. “Do you hear me, madam?" he said angrily, raising his voice. “Have you i lost your sense of hearing as well as of! your knowledge of what is due to me? Do; you hcnr me, I sayl” be repeated furious- ' ly, stamping his foot upon the ground so r heavily that the chinniii an inlaid cabinet: near, rattled and shook. Mrs. Rutledge putdown her book slow- ly, languidly raised her white lids, and looked at him calmly, still shad ng her beautiful face from the heat of the fire. “Well? ' she questioned calmly, with no I other expression on her face than a slight, a very slight look of dislike. “Well! It is is not. well, madam!" he returned fiercely. “Did you hear me, I repeatl" “Not being stone deaf, 1 could not fail to hear you,” she answered. in the same quiet manner. “1 should thiukthoservants heard equally as well." “Why did you notanswcr me then?" he asked testily, slightly ashamed of the passion he had allowed to master him so completely. “When 1 said that I heard you, I did not say that I understood you," she said coolly. "Indeed, although the one was i exceedingly possiblc,tlie other was totally impossible!" “And yet I spoke plainly, I think." “Did youl lam sorry to be obliged to differ from you; but you will have to speak still more plainly to make me un- derstand. You must dot your ‘i'a' and cross your ‘t'a' she added, with a slight laugh. "It is no laughing matter!" he exclaim‘ ed, his anger rising again. “Is it notl Pardon me. We see things doubtless from a different point. of view. That is only natural, all things consider ed." she said, with a slight sneer. your unrcasonable anger most amusing." “Unreasonable!” he echoed. “My-â€" my anger is perfectly justified. I think you do not understand, madam, who and what I um!" “Do I notl" she answered negligently. "l think I understand you well soon h.". "Themif ao,how is it thstyour con uctiv docs not show that you dol' I Nothing could have been more cou- l temptuous thin the little low laugh with! which she nccivrd his words. It stung hue sharply, encased in an armor of pride ize to her, trying to emulate her compo ; sure; now he rose angrily, pushing away; the chair so hastily thatâ€"it was a h htr gill chairâ€"it fell backwards. Si yl , laughed again as be bent awkwardly and- picked it up. If she had been less beautiful, her insolent indifference woul have_ ‘lizts not pleased me. FENELON enough to him before their marriage. maddened him to see how completely h a money and position hai overruled her in her acceptance of him. He had been in a fool's paradise for a time; but now he w' uld have a far longer time in which to discover his mistake. Glancing around him at the beautiful room in which they sat, one of a suite he had furnished in the most luxurious man- ner for his bride, at the signs of wealth and luxury on every side, at the costly trifles with which she hadsurrounded her- self, at the rich soft folds of her dress, the diamonds upon her fingers, the rich laces at herthroat and wrist, and knowing that it was to him she owed them all, his anger deepened and increased. until he had hard work to repress the furious words which rose to his lips. Her very indiffer- ence and contempt maddened him almots beyond endurance ; he turned away ab- ruptly, and walked hastily to the end of 1 the room. It. was yet early in the afternoon; but the December day was gray and dark without, and it looked as if snow were threatening. The Squire had been out hunting, and still were his splashed boots ‘ and rather muddy hunting coat. The scent had been twice lost, and they had had poor spoil: that afternoon. But it was not merer the want of success in the i hunting field which had exasperated him; ' he had other causes for annoyance in a few words he had overheard that morn- in, and their meaning was rankling still. “1 am expectir. g some young ladies to afternoon tui,"Sibyl said calmly, glancing ' at a little jewelled watch. “Tlicreforethis is not a. very fitting time for a conjugal lecture, andâ€"â€"” I “There is no better lime than the pres- ; int,” he replied sharply. “And I am ac- : customed to choose my own time. It is ' xuite necessary that there should be some understanding between us. Your conduct displeases me.” “Have you been reading Dickens late- ly?" she asked. “Itwould be an agreeable change from Bell's Life and the Field, i which form your usual literature.” “What do you mean?” he said testily. l,“I have already told you that this is no laughing matter, Sibyl, and " g "I am not laughing,” she rejoined lan- ‘ guidly. “But you seem to have made an E exhaustive study of Dombey and Son. 1 f believe in one chapter Mr. Dombey ad- ‘xis you have done me thehonor to use this 2 afternoon. " i “I repeat thatI am not jesting," he in- terrupted angrily. “You must hear me. I insist!” “So did Mr. Dombey," broke in Sibyl's languid voice. “I insist uponattentionandobedience,” he resumed, notneeding the interruption. “For several weeks pastâ€"indeed ever since we returned homeâ€"your behavior You apparently for- get that when Imnrried you"â€"â€"Mr. Dom- bej himself could hardly have laid more emphasis on the pronouns, or made that emphasis moreinsultingâ€"“I gave you my name, which has never been dishonored yet, wealth which you could have had no hope of possessing, and a. position of which anybody, however well born, might be proud. It is hardly unreasonable, I think, to expect from you in return a icerfnin amount of respect for my wishes, which you have chosen until now entirely to disrogs rd." “In what manner?” She spoke with perfect composure, still leaning back upon the satin cushions of her low chair; but she had dropped the hand screen upon her lap, and, as the firelight fell upon her face, it gave it a color which it would not otherwise have possessed. “In what manner? Need you ask? Very shortly after your marriage I had reason to make some remarks upon your behavior towardsâ€"towards two young men who formerly were merely on terms of formal politeness here, but to whom you have permitted a very unusual in- timacy, encouraging their visits in a way I that,espcciallyinthepresentcircumstances, I cannot approve.” He paused to take breath. The long white fingers upon Sibyl’s lap pressed the ivory handle of the hand screen so tightly that if. snapped in two. She threw it from her with a negligent gesture. “And what are the present circumstan' cos?" she said. Mr. Rutledge hesitated. He saw that his wife’s indifference was more or less feigned, and he saw too flint there was no fear mingling with the aversion he could not help reading in her beautiful scornful eyes. But he had gonetoo far now to re- cedc with honor, and it. was as well that they should understand each other to avoid any repetition of such adisagreeable scene as this. “The present circumstances are some- what unusual," he resumed, after a mo- ment‘s consideration. “You, Sibyj, have been raised from a position of dependence and inferiorityâ€"you yourself owned it to me before your marriage, so you cannot be offended at my wordsâ€"to one of some distinction; and I daresay you are hardly to blame in not knowing that Mrs. Rut- ledge must pursue a very different course of conduct from that followed by Miss Neil, who, notwithstanding her bcauty,l was, comparatively speaking, a very in- significant person, and who, fromher very indgnifimcqpoueucda liberty she must beficontent now to forfeit." “Will you be more explicit?" she said calmly, rising, and drawing herself up to her full height, no change in her proud face, save in her eyes, which were full of anger and dislike nowâ€"â€"dislike for the man whom she had sworn at the altar to love, honor, and obey, to whom she had sold herself. thinking that the sale would be for her benefitâ€"sold herself basely, shamefully, bartering her beauty for his wealth. h f “You might re spared me any ur- ther explanations, Sib l," he re lied, in some embarrassment, or he was 00 true a gentleman under his gloomy, morons manner willingly to put into words the icions which were tormenting him. “But, since on wish me to be more explicit, I won ask you not to err-j on e the attentions either of Frank 1 hapa ‘ Greville the you or or Stephen Daunt, Johnson." who are both of cm constant and fro-i ItiI not receive him thenl He has not. offended you again, I presume?" “The difference between Frank Gre- ville’s position and mine is sufficiently well marked to give me a siren claim to a. respectful manner from him. is father and 1 have been on excellent terms for many years.” ‘* irds of a feather!" Sibyl sneered, with her mocking laugh. “And Mr. Greville himself has never presumed upon his position of confidential adviser to my family. There is a great difference between a country lawyer, how ever high he may stand in his profession, and a gentleman of my position, and I should discourage any intimacy on that ground alone, if I had no other reason for doing so; but you yourself must see the impropriety of frequent intercourse with a. young man who aspired, or who is sup- posed to have aspired, to the honor of your hand.” Again the little mocking laugh broke from Sibyl's lips. “His engagement to Miss Arnold after along period of devotion is sufiicient con- tradiction of that report, and as his fiancee isâ€"is"â€"â€"she had some difficulty in bring- iiig out the wordsâ€"“a friend of mine, I can see no imprbpricty in his visits here. The difference in your positions exists chiefly in your imagination, since Mr. Greville's family is an old one; and he is much esteemed in Asliford. " “Be that as it may," he answered, his forbearance giving way before her contin- ued disdain, “his visits here at all hours must cease. He shall not be at home here, insolent, ill-bred coxconibl" “I have seen no want of civility or good breeding in Mr. Greville,” she rejoined coolly. “On the contrary, I should cer- tainly imagine him to be too much of a gentleman to taunt a. woman he had mar- ried with her former dependence and pov- erty,” she added, looking fully at her husband as she stood facing him, tall’ and proud and beautiful, a. strange contrast in her youth and beauty to the man opposite Lo her, who at his best had never been handsome, and who nowin his passion lost all the dignity and self-regard which might have given him some claim to re- spect in his young wife’s eyes. “You are probably not such a good judge of good breeding as you suppose," he said furiously. “But, even if Mr. Frank Greville’s politeness were beyond question, I will not have him here on in- timate terms. I am not accustomed, as I have said, to make friends among the low- er classes.” Sibyl Rutledge's laugh rang clearly through the firelit room, a laugh almost merry, but with a touch of bitterness in its merriment. The Squire ground his teeth together in almost irrepressible an- ger; but, before he clfiuld speak, his wife said languidlvâ€" a. ‘ ‘ you not b 7.5 tell him to the next time he comesf--.. liss Arnold is com- ing this afternoon, and I (brassy he will accompany her; and there is no time like the present, you know. It is a pity that Mr. Stephen Daunt will not be here. Pray, may I enquire what reason you will give for refusing to receive him also?” “I think you will hardly force me to speak plainly,” he replied, mastering his anger by a strong effort. “Mr. Daunt had, through the laxityof country society, obtained the entree here before I had the honor of meeting you, His father's posi- tion is one of unquestionable influence; his mother, before her marriage, was re- ceived in the highest society. Against the young man himself I have nothing to say, except that I disapprove of his visits here and his attentions to you.” The beautiful face turned towards him was white as death now, the red lips were set and firm, and thclwliite hand which had been hanging by her side caught. at the soft rich folds of velvet and crumpled them in the long jewelled fingers. Per- haps her silence, perhaps something in her face, a look perhaps in the beautiful eyes which had not been there a minute before, made the Squire’s anger lesson is little. “Mr. Stephen Daunt is so infinitely superior in every respect to young Gre- villc," he said, in some embarrassment; but she interrupted him sharplyâ€" “He is richer, you mean." “Iin words have no such meaning," he said sharply. “You wilfully misunder- stand me, Sibyl. I mean that, although you do not seem to appreciate Mr. Steph- en Daunt as well as Mr. Frank Grevillo, u “Bad 1.... She turned to him fiercely. “You are mistaken," she cried. “I u - preciate Mr. Stephen Dsunt so high y that, had the choice been offered me, I would rather hnvo been Stephen Daunt’s slave than your wife!" The passionate words fell from her lips with a clear sharp intonation; but before Mr. Rutledge could replyâ€"for they had startled him extremelyâ€"he saw his wife's face change. And he turned hastily. Two young ladies had entered the room, and the door was justclosing on the retreating figure of the servant who had announced them, and his wife was wslcoming them with outstretched hands and graceful words of greeting. “How do you do, Miss Greville? I am charmed to see you, Miss Arnold! It is so 00d of you to take pity upon me on suclh a dreary day. Squire, you know these young ladies, I think ; do you not i " The Squire could not recover his equa- nimity so easily; but he msnaged to ut- ter a few words before he left the room, wondering uneasily whether the girls had heard any of the stormy conversation which they had interrupted. Sibyl Rutledge knew by one glance at Sidney's face that she had overheard the words, and a swift sudden gleam of mock- ery come into her eyes as she made the girls draw near the fire and rang fortea, seating herself in her cushioned arm chair :fainmnd chatting away in her clear met- lic voice lightly and carelessly, without a trace of the ' evinced tow time before. “Shall we have some more light?” she said langtiidly, when teahsd been brou ht in. “I like the firelight, if you do. on doi Then you need not bring any lights, on and acorn she had her husband so short a Cristine Greville, a fair pretty FALLS, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, JULY s"...... _..... __ _ 19, 188-1. events of the year at Ashford; and in this festivity Sibyl was, or professed herself to be, greatly interested. “It will be my first appearance in pub- lic at Ashfcrd," she said laughingly. “Dinner parties do not count, you know. I want to make a triumphs! appearance, and it must be at a ball. Ah, Mr. Gre- ville"â€" holding out. her hand to Frank, as he entered, with a quick charming smile â€"“I thought you would find your way here this afternoon! Mr. Daunt, why is not Dolly with you?" “Dolly does not hunt, Mrs. Rutledge," Stephen answered, smiling, as he bowed over the little hand so graciously extend- ed. “And indeed we ought to apologize for coming into your presence in such a guise," he added, glancing at his hunting coat and splashed "tops." “You need not," she returned languid- ly. “Monsieur man mari has already put in an appearance incrusted with mud, and he made no excuses. I am sure Miss Arnold would forgichr. Greville a grav- er misdemeanor,” she added with a smil- ing glance at Sidney, who was speaking to Frank, and whose face looked very pale. but very lovely, under her large feathered hat. ' “I think she would," Stephen said al- most involuntarily. “How is if. you were not at the meet today, Mrs. Rut- ledge?” “Monsieur man mari disapproves," she replied demurely, handing him some tea. ‘If he could put me into a. glass case and keep me there, he would do so, I verily believe." “That is not surprising,” Stephen said, with a bow and smile; and Sidney saw how Frank Grevillc's passionate haggard eyes went swiftly and fiercely to them where they stood, and how an angry frown knit his brows as he saw Stephen taking the cup of tea from the white hands of the beautiful woman who looked so superb and stately in her rich dress and so perfectly in keeping with her costly surroundings. Having received his ten. however, Stephen drew back, and the conversation became general, the subject still being the Hunt ball, and the decorations and dresses and preparations for that looked- forn'ard-to event. “Dko has at last made my mother consent to her going,” Stephen remarked, smiling, “and the child is wild with de- light.” ' “I suppose so,” Mrs. Rutledge said, smiling. “It may be my debut also, for I have never yet been at. a ball. We shall both remember that night, I dare say," she added, with a little laugh. Remember that nightl Of the five young people present not one ever forgot the night of the Hunt bull and the hor- ror to which it gave birth, although, as they sat round the fire in the beautiful room none of them dreamed of the mis- ery in store for all. (To BE commons.) Japanese Gardens. The love of flowers, shrubs and trees, is widely spread in Japan ; even in the busy commercial quarters of the large towns almost every house has its garden spot with its tiny dwarf shrubs. Those dwarf shrubs and trees probably owe their origin to the narrow limits of space, and their production is carried on to such a. ridiculous degree that aDutch merchant was shown a box, three inches deep, and with a. square inch of surface, in which a. bamboo, a fir and a. plum tree, in full bloom, were growing and thriving. The price asked for this botanical curios- ity was about four hundred dollars_ The I some two inches back was the wound in method of dwarfing is by checking the circulation of the sap, cramping the ex- tention of the branches, chilling the roots in flat, porous pots, which are kept constantly cold and wet. Many dwarf plants have striped or variegated leaves and the production of such varieties, both dwarfed and in the natural size, is a famous hobby with Japanese garden- ers. In the portions of the garden immedi- ately surrounding the house no tree or l l the latter on viewing the body the doctor discover- ' ffound a 32-cidibrc ball. l t shrub is allowed to retain its natural size, . but within one sees fans, ships in full sail, round tables, candelabra, large cre- scents, and stiff, rectangular walls. A soft, velvet-like turf covers the ground, and the clean gravel paths are bordered with gay stones, dwarf trees and flower vases. From the artificial little rivulcts rise mossy little rocks, to which tiny bridges of every conceivable shape lead. Such spots require too much care and at- tention to admit of wide extension, and so they generally occupy but a compara- tively small space in front of the man- sion. High, pruned hedges inclose these green boudoirs, whore nature is disguised and curled as conventional culture and the usage of “good society” demand. Without these lies the greater part of the garden, where nature is left more to her- self. Japanese gardens look most beauti- ful toward the end of autumn, when the foliage of the maple assumesa bright, purple hue, and the azaleas and wax trees are clothed in dark purple tints. About this time, too, the winter chrys- anthemum is in bloom. It is the favorite flower of the Japanese, who possess countless varieties of it. The size and splendor of its star-like flowers are often incredible. A “mo of Cmemillars. A Cardiff correspondent writes that the great swarms of caterpillars which have suddenlys peered on the mountains in South W es have produced an extra- ordinary senaation in that part of the country. The insects measures about an inch and 3 half in length, are of a brown color, with black stripes. The head, which is furnahod with a pair of mandi- bles, is of a :larx~yellow color. The in- sects are remaikably lively, and eat all the green herbag in the vicinity. Many of the farmers have fired the mountains with the view of destroying the insects, but the visitation is too widespread to allow of this expedient succeeding. The whole of the mountains lying between the greater Rhonda and Macs , a distance of twelve miles, are literal y swarming with the insects, as well as the es of mountains and valleys intervening. Mil- “Om of the imam ”° “and bud“ in Such a warlike nation as the Afghans the holes, gutters, and mountain broo in some of the localities. The girlAcrowa feed on them, and it is feared that touched him less; but the wondrous love- ‘ quent visitorsherc. I hurealready spoken : with much of her brother's beauty and this will result in the peat being carried . line.- which had made him woo her bad ‘; to you on this subject." with the same expreusion of weaknm and to the fertile valleys, and will there attack l Iver over him still, and he knew that it! “You com ' ed to me once that Mr. i indecision abouther mouth andchin which the young grain. Anxiety is felt leaf. the He faltthathe would havegiven'ankG ‘odidnottreatyouwith filial-agaver marredhia face, waschattingtinaectivorous pests should t into the luff his team to .I'in {mm he: now the respect dueâ€"to your‘age, I suppme you ~ gaily also as she sipped heir ten, and the wool of the sheep, and the och are be- gracious wcrdsand smiles she gavetojnuant. lipoketo him,andheapologu-; [Mundde abehadbeenlaviah'odtoyoureadilyamlfully. Whyahould ways avery guy afilrand oneof theldistricts. ‘ lweaken rather-than strengthen Ilulsia.â€"- mum, is ,0 field topic was the approaching Hunt ball, al- i ing driven from the mountains to other“ Austen to his mother, The [once Gaming-Tables. Monaco is more than menscod. a Paris tel to the London Dilly 3:3. [I have reason to believe that the fallen lviewa of the Senators MM. Schoelchu', illerbrard. Pelletan. and the Comte de Saint \‘allier will be followed up by an appealth Ital , which will be favorably l l. l Acorn Broad. The Indians scattered along the foot hills of the Sierra are a quiet inoffensive people. They do not appear to be gov- erned by any tribal laws, yet adhere to many of their old traditions. One or two men of superior ability and industry form a nucleus around which others less ani- bitious gather. Here they fence with brush and logs a tract sufiicicnt for their rqeuirements of hayiuaking, pasturage. dcc. Although they often indulge in the food of civilized nations,the acorn is still a favorite article of diet in every well- regulated Wigwam. The process of con- verting this bitter nut into bread is curi- ous. Under the branches of a grand old ice I found them at work. They had shucked and ground in the usual manner a large mass of the acorn meats. A number of circular vats had been hollow- ed out of the black soil, much in the shape of a punch bowl. Into these was put the acorn pulp. At hand stood sev- eral clothes baskets filled with water, and into these they dropped hot stones, thus heating the water to the required fem- pemture. Upon the mass of crushed bitterness they carefully ladled the hot. water, making it about the color and con- sistency of cream. Not a speck appeared to mix. A buxom muhalu stood by each vat, and with a small fir bough stirred the mass skilfully rcmmi'ig any spcck that floated upon the surface. The soil gradually absorbed the bitter waters, leaving a firm, white substance, of which they made bread. I asked to taste it, at which they said ‘ something in their language, and all laughed. I asked again, and after morci laughter l was handled a small particle on a fig leaf, and found it sweet and paln- 1 table. They began to remove it, and so sdroitly was this done that but it. small portion adhered to the soil. They spread it upon the rocks, and in at short time it was fit for use. This, I am told, they mix with water, put it into thin cakes and bake before the fire. -._.__..., . .... A Bullet in his Bruin. \Vendlin Hoetter, an cmployo of the Michigan Central shops, Detroit, met a violent and mysterious death recently. He had been to see a. friend, a half block distance from his home, and when he started back his daughter who was standing in the street, saw him coming and remarked that she wouldjoin him in the walk home. She turned to speak to an acquaintance, and when she looked again saw her father lying on the sidewalk. She says so far as she can remember there was no person on the street, except D. stranger, a couple of blocks away. Running to the spot where her father fell, she lifted his head and spoke to him, but could get no unswcr. . ivuricd and brilliant received, teai in utti down the - bung-tables. . ’Iheppmiiifer will gosufie having promised to do so, thoroughly in- tothe subject. He was very earnest in not. only listeningto his senatorial' visitors but in consulting with them as to the line they thought it would be most judicious to fellow. Indeed, he said they were forcing an open door in pointing out to him the evil consequences of a hell such as Monaco. All that he was uncertain about was the manner in which the cam- paign against it should be undertaken. M de St. Vallier said that M. Ferry would not only have the King of Italy, but Queen Victoria and the German Imperial family with him. \Vhen at Mentone, he added, the queen was horrified at the evidence she saw of the dcgradiu influ- ence of the tables at Monaco. Lor Gran- ville, doubtless at her suggestion,instruct- ed Lord Lyon to aid whenever he saw an opportunity in the good work of suppress- ing the hell. Both the German crown prince and princess had personally en- treatcd the ’count when he was French ambassador at Berlin to help them in get- ting up a diplomatic crusade against Monaco. Their feelings against that plague spot were of late even deeper than formerly. M. de Saint Vallicr rescinded M. Ferry that in the Italian parliament Sig. Mancini admitted the right of France to take an intiative against the tables. A member of the deputation has informed me that recently King Humbert expressed himself in the strongest terms against Monaco, whcih he had himself, when at San Rome, thoroughly studied. He was sure that it. was a cause of profound de- inornlimtion. Farmers and small sho )- kccpers flock to it from northern I y whenever they had a little spare money. Gambling clubs were not so bad as a pub- lic hell. No ClJl) had the advertising power and publicity of a hell. That. of Monaco \vns attractive by its theatrical entertainments, which wore of the highest artistic order ; its pigeon-shooting, and a sumptuous hotel in which foreigners were taken in at a loss, which, however, wns recouped by the roulette. People who had a. passion for gambling went to a club which did not entice the general public 1) amusements. If . Schoolchci' said he regarded M. Blunc's kingdom as a moral leprosy. The scum of Europe gathered there, and in banding gogethcr acquired a formidable power \0 o evil. ed”. BURIED ALIVE. Torribto Fate of n‘Young Married Lady. A Wheeling, W. Va., special says: One of those ghastly stories of interment be- fore lifo has become extinct, which cause an involuntary shudder of horror to pass through the reader, is current in this city. The victim, so the story goes, was ayoung married lady of 20 years. In May of last year, three months after her marriage, the lady was taken violently ill, and after lingering for ten days apparently died. There were certain peculiarities about the appearance of the supposed corpse, how- ever which cnus‘ed a suspicion in the mind of tho attending physician that his patient might be inn trance, but offer keeping the body for four days With no Sign of retu.ni:ig life the remains were She saw u. slight contusion on the right mimigm’fi t" “‘5 linwca Lu"'l’m'M'Y l'm’r' head, but no blood. Those who had been "lent bom‘a' “me "l “‘0 mm”)! 10‘ "l “n with her came up, and carried l-Ioottcr to I “I’m‘doned b'mVOYMd- A day 0" “'0 “if” I l. l 1 his home. He was breathing heavily. but there was no evidence of any fatal wound. A physician arrived in a few minutes, and, examining the head of the unconscious man, found a small confusion on the right temple, which he thought might have been caused by striking a nail. He applied rostomlives, mid rubbed the chest and limbs, but without effect, and in twenty minutes after he had been picked up life was extinct. A post-mortcm examination was made, and i C(lll. bruise over the eye, which he thought 1 was caused by striking on the walk, and the temple above mentioned. This cir-| cunistanco led to the belief that something besides it nail was the cause of death. He removed the top of the lll‘llnl, nod up against the skull on the inside, in it direct, line with the wound in the temple, was‘ It had passed through the base of the brain, creating hemorrhage. The apex of the bill was flattened, and the hole in the skull was as if bored with aninstrument, showing that the bullet must have been at its maxi- mum speed when it struck. It is a sin- gular fact that. neither the daughter of the deceased nor those who were with her heard the discharge of the pistol. They accepted the theory that ho had been killed by striking a. nail, and the thought of his having come to his death hi a pistol that never suggested itself to t em I cc 4.-.. ..â€"___.___ Russia and India Every step which Russia makes to wards the Himalayas makes the true strict the more rcgretful at the Crimean War. It was a disastrous blunder. For the sake of bolstering up an effete dominion (which only exists through the jealousics of other Powers), and of strengthening the hands of a usurping Emperor (who was dethroned sixteen years later), we quarelled with a rising and then friendly nation. The Russians \vcre just in such an embryo condition regard- ing the industrial arts as to make our commercial intimacy especially valuable. The trade conection still subsists, but the sentiment of friendship by which if. was accompanied has been transferred to the other branch of the Anglo-Saxon family across the Atlantic. Since the Crimean War England and Russia have regarded each other with uncensing suspicion. We have personified horas a cunning Bear, always ready to “ give the bug" to some- body or something; while in Ilusaian eyes England isthe Grey Wolf of the Sea, cold-blooded, greedy. and unscrupulous. It is useless to rcgrc‘. the past; the practical point to consider is_ what our future behaviour towards Russia ought to be. There is now really only Afghanistan between the two Empires. . Afghanistan is a country in which it ll vIcry easy to lament disturbances. Supposing in con. sequence of such‘diaturbauoet. Russis,m;num, found it her manifest destiny to annex‘ em, I“, him n one 01 it. part of Afghanistan, ought we to con- Unlsss military or rta assure us that the neutrality of Afg aniatau is abwlutely necessary for the safety Emp' , it might be well to let Russia alone till she touches our own borders. lid” "1‘31 ‘nnenI-i’m “ " an” "i "V 7: horses. leaving the one to Vanderbilt snd subdued by force, would be always ready to throw off the yoke, and would in view of an attempted invasion of India, Mon Graphic. -nwa _... - .... Lord Braburne has discovered a box containing about 200 letters from Jane Lady Knatchbull. ‘ the body was disinterer prior to removal to another cemetery. To the surprise of the sexton the collin-lid showed signs of displacement, and on its being removed the grave-digger was horrified to find the I remains turned face downward, the hand filled with long tufts of hair torn from the head, and the face, neck, and bosom deeply scratched and scarred, while the lining of the coliin had been born into fragments in the desperate efforts of the ciitombed victim to escape from her horrible fate. Since the discove tho ‘ young husband has been prostrate , and his life is depaircd of. The names are withheld. m. .......-.â€"â€". .â€"-â€"â€"-â€"-â€"â€"â€" Ship-Canals. Canals, hitherto worsted by railway competition, are once inoro coming to the front. hi :1. more ambitious form, however, than Brindlcy or the duke of ni'idgewatcr cver dreamt. of. The old species of canal was merely intended to accommodate the humble horse-drawn barge ; flu.- inodcrn species carries argosies on its surface, in the shape of mighty ocean-steamers. Thu Suez Canal, of course, set the fashion. Dcrided at first asimprscficablc, M. dc Lesscps never- tlie loss made it, and gradually it became a grand commercial succuss. For the Western hemisphere, the Panama Canal is an equally important undertaking, and if its construction should be delayed, the failure will be due rather to financial or political difficulties than to the engineer- ing obstacles. lstlunuscs separating oceans so gigantic are nowhere to be found on the planet, except in Egypt and Colombia. Still engineers need not sigh vainly for new worlds to conquer : there is plenty of less ambitious though equally uscful ship-canal work to be done. Tlio Manchester Canal Bill has passed, and therefore there is a fair prospect that before long Cottonopolis wiL‘ becomes scs mrt. if the enterprise succeeds, it will probably be extended to Birming- ham, with branches to Bristol iind Lon- don respectively. Such a steamboat thoroughfare through the heart of the country would be a grand thing. Besides its commercial value for the shipment of goods without breaking bulk, it would command a large pleasure traffic, and would be of great advan e for boating. Meanwhile, it is plann- in 'oin the North Sea with the Irish Sea y a cut through Durham and Cumberland; to enable big ships to sail from the Forth to the Clyde ; and to make a maritime short cut to the Mediterranean b uniting the Estuary of the Girontle with the sea at Farbonne. The year 1900 may see at at least so meld these feats accomplished.â€" Londun Gruphir. â€"â€"~ -â€"~-â€"‘O M Gould's Chief Ambition. In the midst of all his wealth Gould re- mains as simple in his habits as ever, and in this point he resembles Napoleon, who could eat. even a state dinner in ten lie owns a theatre, but who performances 1 He buys no wally plum and M 835,000 the other to Bonner. Bis Irvington ee- , .tabiishment is his sole exception, and of 01 our Indian this heseeucomparstively but little. in. acht seems also to be of but little use, as he has only had one vo a e, and was ii! . then lad is getback to no street. 1:. ifact, iould‘s personal expenses (food and iclothing) are not greater than those of 1 many a clerk on 81,500 a year. His am- wer and use it in the most selfish and re ntless manner. Bishop Simpson, the Methodist lender Elater deceased, was the oldest bishop in ismoria. .nnmamAA- a _ +yrcdefiâ€"jAâ€"‘Q-je?gd-A 1 went-.zeâ€"M ku-Adt‘A’-A4‘-‘ .. me-‘râ€"x 4..