The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

wmir tests. I Happy 3 s clamâ€"An oyster. The black crookâ€"A colored thief. A hum-:5,- Cfrder-cilaâ€"‘I'he girl who slabs our; / uhzt. The fiery chargerâ€"I he red-headed to-f . “talus. The mouse a woman iever fears-A; mzustscho. l l Woman was made after man. but thei men have been altir the wemen ever since mi: seiner nu do udder isir Shaman no any." This the way Carl Pretzel puts it. The old-fashioned two-fer slquarter kin has come in again, with the revived style of wesrlsg the mantis large and open. {Why il a fling man like a kernel of can i" inked s youtg lady. "Because," said “4.121913 "he terns white when be post" ' ‘. , skint society is it to which Mr. . . beings I’ "W ell, I rcaiiy don't know, but from the number of horns he takes I anouid say the Elks." "Johnny, where have yrn been i" "F.s ' ,m Dal you catch anythiiig'l' ‘Nol y'e., in: I'm gonzer, though, cos I to muddlid try trouseis.” Trump-snake, which takes its tail in its plum, and so rrundles over the ground, seems to be a issnitmble ctit- ter. His walking suit consists of a swal- low-tail. It is difficult to say what race existed at the beginning of the history of man- kind, probable that the people who~ wi on hand at the end are the Finnish. Brother Talmaga says : “Women like to thhescciety plays to see how the actresses dress, apd the men go to the variety plays to see how they don't dress.‘.‘- , . What is the difference between the young fellow who is oeculstirga girl and another who only sees the performance 7 One is kissing a miss and the other is missing a kiss. It is a fearful thing to have a secret which youare com elled tokeep from your wife, but it is adcs with the lid of! to suspect that your mother-in-law knows‘ihe secret and is holding it over you. “Plague fake a woman, anyhow; she can't. never, do isnything a body wants done.,l"ll.fliazl camdo anything." “No he Can't. I‘ll tell you what a men can't do." 1 “What's that '1” “He can't mind his own business." At poms point in the career of every hum “ til yawns a chasm that seems impassib 8. One of these ditches cou- fronts the young wife when she first opens her eyes to the fac; that she can’t cock like somebody'smiother. A Biptlst minister was once asked how it was that hecons’ented to the marriage of his daughter to a Presbyterian. “Well, my dear friend," he replied, “as far as I have becniable to discover, Cupid neveri studied theology." Mr.'Sampleson is a very irasciblo man, and is in the habit. of punishing his boys very severelfl. '_ Not long since he rcolded the youngest by for wearing out li clothes so rfast. any time the' way you lifts," replied the? son, reproachfuily. “A niceghusband you are l"said ma- dam, in a asslou. me than a out those pet animals ofycurs. } Look what‘you did when “I. vu hobby like a pig achntiower tilt VOL. X 111. The Land of the Afternoon. A'i o'd mm sits in h'sgazden chair, Watching the an: iv. western sky; W but am he i: the nine depths thin- _“l;ert:01_'|ylhr' slescfmcmory ilel Tu: e are p in elytovvsrs and castlas high. _ xii-ac :re gamers :a‘rertban human sen. J it re are Iii} py chiivrcn th'ougiug b1. Radiant yrormu and stately men Si: ,{trg wi'l. Voices of s an attunc The mugs of chalaad of the ruler noon. it» old man watches a form of cloud "mu floats Velcro the azure islands are. Aux m: a 5 s a bum stead. gray and loved. Ami a. hand that relies. nzui afar O ( heck of roses and hair of goldl L0.» ) es of harm's guinea: bliriéil Id ’rlgleVe‘eilfllnl cgrave s â€" list li-e lstnt‘lnl:e,lovs is U’Ile- mp He wilti‘isd herâ€"yew it must be soon: They Will meet in the 11nd of the afternoon. The ski has changed. and a wreck of cloud luciivii g arhwart it. trunnion face; The o3deu most is a trailing shrOLd- it a cold and bleak in the gardrn- lace. The old man smiles and uroopd his cad Ahab thin hair blows from his wrinkled row. The sunset-radiance has spread 0 or every wasted feature now; One- slgb I xales likes breath in Juneâ€" Iie has found the land of the afternoon. A LOOK 0f__RED HAIR. CHAPTER VlIf., site Last. The three following days passed with- out incident, and then the eventful and anxiouin looked-for Friday arrived. As J obson hai predicted, a letter from Richmond came by the first post. " Dcsr Mis- Starr," it ranâ€""Your note inexpressibiy shocked me. I shall be at Fernhurst by 6‘30. I am sorry just to miss you; but I find I cannot arrange it differently. Give my fondest love to my poor dear wife, and believe me very truly your obliged, “Euoaa RICHMOND" “Ah,” said J lbson, when they showed it to him, “ I was rightso far 1” At five p.m. Lucy was driven to the station by the coacbman, taking with her only a small bag by way of luggage. There was no one in the booking-t flies when she went for her ticket, and she took her seat in the train apparently unobserved. Asthe train moved out of the station. how- ever, a man came on to the platform and stood and watched its departure. Lean- ing from the carriage wisdow, she caught a glimpse of his face, and drew back shuddering. The face that she had seen was that of a stranger, but it had bright red hair and whiskers. At Melthain she found Doctor Mrurice waiting for her; and together they drove back to within half a mile of Fernhnrst. Here Jchn left the horse and trap with a farmer he knew ‘ and they walked the‘rest of the way, with- ‘out meeting any one on the road. When they arrived at the house, they ‘ “3 , found the inmates iua state of painful ex- ‘ Pa, no pants can last : augment“ Jobson had thought it right that they should all know what was about to take place, and, under his directions, , everything had been prepared during “You care less about ‘ Lucy’s absence for the approaching crisis. “ Will you come up-stairs with me now your poodle, i Miss Starr, and see that everything is as Azor, died.“ Husband (quietly) : “Well, usual in the room '1" 1 had hi "You w for me Wile (exasperated) : l p; t 3% ,indead." 3. F" ’f‘p’.""' I AVFft‘nio’tis Fortress. The {o‘séehe Castle of Ciiillion stands} upon an' isolate rock close to the road by[ the side of the lake, surrounded by deep water, crossed by a covered wooden bridge u of most picturesque appearance. I It was . I inquired Doctor Maurice. that she was to have no more brandy." Lucy, accompanied by John, did as she d.,-' Â¥iaiagone to that expense was requested. 0 “ Yes," she said, looking round with a shiver ; “everything is in its place." “ But was the brandy-decanter there ’1” “ I ordered “Nor did she while I was with her," 5 replied Lucy, “ though I don’t think the v decanter was moved from its position.” ” I’m sure missus must have had some bum m 1238 by Amadeu, lv_ of Savoy, the last night, for the glass that stood by and is an admirable specimen of the, many-tot; dibiidliuval structures. It? was used aflmprison, unpleasantly known many of the early reformers; but the amous Bounivard, Prior of St. Victor l Gin ' , Ehoyss immured in the Cuba 1530, is generally , recolVed '» s“I’risouerofUliiiliun." It appearlnhat when Byron wrote that ' famous poem he was describing an imagin- ary victim and was‘not "acquainted with ‘the real story. f Bonnivard, though he] afterwarmbmih’ctsd‘ his name with it in a sonnet.” Intlicw days the Pays do Vaud bolon ed_ to Savoy, and Bonnivari, . having iiis'tfii'bimsolf obnoxious to that reigniug‘duke was shut up by him lna dungeon of Chilliou. It was only in 1536? that the Charles . j last place, to yield, but besieged by a Ber- [ nose army on the land side, and attacked by Genevese gqllpys, from the lake it was comvosmj surrender. Bonni. vard was e , and returned to Gen- eva, where he avowed his adheranco to Psotestau . ut dlsoeusded its sup rt- ers from imhiE‘ng it rashly. Duriiilgohis captivityflousva had become al’mtestant Republic iumd of being dependent our the Dukes of save? The castle is now used as a mavazids or military stores, and the interiors“ the building is well pro~ served. It has become almost a place of pilgriuugufur visitors from every part ol the world, who, llvruu in hand, go to study emflmwonnecad with the famous pawn". After all, to judge by the direful legends of the place, tuppul’lt‘d by the outw and visible sivus shown daily to ‘ZBoaalvar ought to have thought himself a very lucky ‘ull w to have an ‘ at: your' ceptivlt 1 without loa‘d‘dffiiifflr limb. For hero lysi to be see tfl. Idiot, black with age, from wh l'fscife'ra‘were hung ;aud hers is thcytckilid héle l‘n‘tbe wall" through 1 oh their bodies were cast into the lake, , Jest In depth :here is a tor- turwchamber, mg: a wofisapdlarbsoored b but iru ‘ _, o On Itcflea fr’igbtful which shut out the light, and than a small spiral staircase of thrve steps, where the prisoner found no {osmium-arid was precipitated in a? depth of wm‘uplvn large knives. But? anivart'l‘ ' ivr‘ftoi years after his «ax-j variants: of Ch ion, and an twice mar-l pied. .h-VIHH- t» " v . ...._..._.._.....-.- . , leasfi'ré'fbr ‘flousckcc i l DCI'So Wheat ti -ur, 1 pouudcquil: 1 q tart. ‘ Corn-meal, 1 Wood cqua‘sl qua“. Buttrr.orfe,~1-powrrd equals 1 qusrt. Saganbmkcn at?! C Mill uart. Bogus, [sun‘gf , a pilind‘ 1 tunes, ‘ - 2 7 mithatabesrhg : ’. , ‘ospceuqc V "Nave class, 7 ‘ ;, ibavato let her," answer-rd Jobsou, in s “ She is evidently working up ' infuls make 1-2 pint. i for an attack of hysteria, and, if the should have one, she may upset every thing. You’d better let her hat-chart)“l equals I qua.” Sugar, 1 I! III“. . I, , , Eggs, 10'}qu 1 quart. 16 large 8 large a rib (lake 1 gill. d o ‘ make 1~2 gill. 9 make L3 pins. 8 pints make Lquart. V 4 qua: d l "gallon. Acummcnsi mgin 1 9 pint. A common I cglass holds 1323111, 25 nop‘e‘ssii teaspoonful. ed Jobsou, alluding to the door or the wardrobe. ' Mitchell ; “ there is something wrong i with the spring. Master took the key with him by mistake, and poor missus did not the‘oountry “on, I think it was worth troubling him to send do Ohllllon was the ‘ 15- came in in the morning." 3 low tone. l l ’way; shell ls quiet enough then. i "Lucy, my dearest, I am afraid you ‘trying yourself beyond your strength. i “No,” declared Lucy firmly, "I am not. 1 shall not stifle: nearly so severely ; the decanter had been used,” interrupted Mrs. Mitchell. “ Ali, then we will leave it as it is i" The room had a large bay-window fac- ing the foot of the bed ; on the right was a small side-window, and on the left the door. smaller winiow, and immediately opposite to the side of the bed, wasa wardrobe with a large lookingvglass door, which 01’ Against the wall by the side of the cued in towards the room. “ Ought not that to be shut l" inquir- “it will swing open." replied Mrs. 1t stood open like that on the awful night ; I remember it distinctly when we “ Then by all means leave it so. Now let us draw these curtains, and have every- thing in readiness." In the bay-window stood the dressing- table ; a curtain on a straight pole shut all this in at night, leaviuga space behind sufficient to conceal two or three watch- ers. “When 1 have made two or three slits in the curtain, we shall be quite prepar- ed," remarked Jobson. He took out his pocket~knife, and cut ragged holes at aconvcnleut height from the ground; the would be quite unno- ticeablo in the im light, but any one could are distinctly through them what was taking place. "Now," he said, “we can do no more; we must go downstairs, and keep as quiet as we am until twelve o'clock; that will be the time, Doctor, for us to take up our position here.” "Lucy dear," whispered John, when the long dragging hours had brought them to half-past eleven, “you must leave us now. Go to Mrs. Mitchell, dear; and the servants to their rooms, and order them to txt'iuguish all the lights except thus in the passages." “John.” replied Lucyâ€"in her agitation she did not notice that she called him by his Christian nameâ€"“1 cannot leave youâ€"i nust shaloiyour watch, or I shall go mad 2 ’ “ My darling. it is impossible!" Your nerves are uverstrained as it. isâ€"yon could not stand iz." " I can bear anything with you by me. and over again, until the sin and uncertainty would drive me mad!" “ What are we to do" John asked, in dire pcrplexif . “it would not be right d be answer for ill" 3 Jobscn then sent for Mrs. Mitchell, l iin the room with the younger servants .’ yourself, so as to insure , the least sound might be very dangerous." :Mrs. Mitchell did her best to 9 Lucy to accompany her; but her expos- i tulations and pleadings were quite unavail- liug; and a minute or two afterwards ' they heard her marshslflng sup the long flight of stairs. Little by ilittle their footsteps died away in the iDoc'zor, with Miss Starr; and I will fol- Iam we shall FENELON FALLS, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1885 . in that awful room with you as I should - if shut up in ignorance of what was going on.fl suedé gave be: strict directions how to pro on . “You had better.” said! JObscn, “sit perfect quietâ€"- persuade the‘ servants distance, and all was silent “Now,” said the detective, inalow, awed tone, "it is time. You go up first, low directly I have turned out the lightsfil They ascended the stairway softly, with- out speaking aword, J obson joining them as they reached the room. Candles were burning when they entered; but J obson, after iightiusv a night-light, put them out. The curtains of the bed, an old fashion- ed four-poster, were arranged in their customary orderâ€"closed at the side near- est the door, and at the foot, and open towards the side-window for the sake of air. A small table, on which were the night-light, brandy-decanter and water- bbg‘titie, stood by the curtained side of the “ Take a chair into the recess for Miss Starr; we can’t tell how long we may have to wait," whispered Jobson, “and let us conceal ourselves at once ; it is close on twelve o’clock." Stepping noiseleesly acrors the floor, their hearts palpitating painfully, they entered the bay-window, the detective carefully closing the curtains after them. Lucy sat down at once, and John took up his position close by, with his arm on the back of her chair. “And now not a word 1" said Jobson impressively. For half an hour they waited, listening intently, chilled to the verv soul by the solemnity and horror of the situation ; but not I. sound disturbed the stillness of the night, save the wind that moaned faintly among the trees and the ticking of the clock on the mantelshelf. Av the time crept on, T iy's heart sank lower and lower. . was stifling behind the heavy -uains; and, when she looked thr<_.gn them into the de- serted room, with its dim wavering light, the oppression that was upon her was al- most more than she could endure. She felt a strong desire to break the horrible stillness by speaking ; but, when she looked at her companions, her lips were sealed. So set and motionless were the pale faces that were indistinctly visible to her that, but for their smothered, aux- ious breathing, they might almost have been dead menâ€"so still were they. Another half-hour passed in silent watching. “I cannot hear this much longer,” thought Lucy ; “the beating of my heart is choking me. Would to Heaven I had listened to John and stayed away 1 Perhaps they would let me go now. I will beg them to do so.” Turning her head with the evident in- tention of speaking, she felt John clutch her shoulder convulsively, and, looking up, saw J charm with his finger on his lips to enforce silence, and a new and aroused expression of inte:est in his eyes. Then she became aware of a soft shuffl- ing sound, which came slowly, slowly, along the passages, until it reached the door of the room in whichthey were con- ccaled : and there it stopped- With an almost in supportable tension of the nerves the three Watchers fixed their straining eyes upon the handle and saw it gently revolve, the door noiselesst open, and the figure of a man in along black cloak glide into the room. For an instant it stood, evidently listening, and then 010 s ed the door. After taking two or three stealthy step I it stopped again, and looked narrowly:round the room. All this time they had been unable to distinguish the face, as the figure was be, tween them and the dim light, and more- over wcraa large sloucbiug black hat. Apparently satisfied that all was safe, the figure removed its hat, placing it care- fully on a chair at the foot of the bed- and then crept towards the table at the side. As it bent over the table from the bacir, the face was, for the first time, turned towards the concealed wltuesses, who felt a cold shudder run through them as they gazed long and fixedly at the fearful, and scarcely human countenance which,'even through its horrible disfigure- ment, Lucy recognized as that of Edgar Richmond. _ The face, which, with the light focused upon it, stood out in startling contrast with its dusky surroundings, was utterly psilid ; and the large eyes, looking out of cavernous black hollowl, with the light reflected in them, glittered with a cruel purpose. The eyebrows were bushy, and of the same colour as the ghastly red hair, which, parted smoothly from the white forehead, fell lank and heavy on the shoulders. So vivid was the red of the hair that it increased the pallor of the face. and gave it almost a corpse-like appearance. A small straight beard com- pleted ss awful and supernatural adia- guise as could well be imagined. “ The fiend l " thought Doctor Maurice. “And this is what that poor, susceptible, nervous woman awoke to, to see standing at the foot of her bed 2 " R‘chmond's next action puzzled them all lie took up the brandy-decanter, and appeared to be attentively calculating the quantity in it. After considering for a moment, he evidently arrived at some con- clusion, for he set the bottle down, carcv fully withdrew the stopper, and, after snin pausing to listen, took cut of an in- side breast-pocket a small paper packet. l‘he horrified beholden then saw a white 1 I should go mad with Mrs. Mitchell 2 l powder cautiously poured into the decan- sbould plcmrs what was taking place over ter This was so utterly unexpected by them all that Lucy would have shrieked aloud had not John caught her in his arms and placed his hand tightly over her mouth. whim. This movement on their guilty wretch start and tremble in every limb; great beads of worked couvulslvely as he stood ed his J ohn‘s the whites distinctly, glared straight be- them, the tongue protruded from Almost fainting, she remained clingingl part had ciuasd a slight sound. and they saw the perspiration stood upon his brow, and his wicked mouth glaring in tbadirsctlon of thousand he had heard. a John and Lucy could hardly believe he. did not soothem, so concentrated appear- $10;md, hiding her face on colder, she shut out any more of the fearful sight. In a minute or two the deep silence seemed to re-aasure the poisouer, and he re-szoppered the bottle, and put the paper which had contained the powder back into the pocket whence it had been taken. Then, wiping the moisture from his face, Richmond stole across the room again, and swod at the foot of the bad wi'h his back to them. The two menâ€"Lucy being by this time almost int-ensibleâ€"n )w saw him take something from his packet, which he was for a minute or so arranging, and then de- liberately fling back the curtains and stand fully revealed. Tne next instant they were almost dazzled by a strong conc.n- trsted light which was reflected in the looking glass door of the open wardrobe. In a moment their eyes became accu;tom- ed to it, and in the glass they saw clearly something that made them, strong men though they were, tremble and gasp like frightened children. Richmond held in his hand a dark lan- tern with an unusually strong reflector. He had managed that the light should be turned fell upon his face and head, leav- ing the rest of his figure in obscurity. But his faceâ€"words fail to describe the ghastly horror of it i The eyes, showing the mouth, and the whole aspect was that of a corpse-like gtbbering me also. For a short time he maintained the fearful distortion, and than an expres- sion of doubt crossed his face, and he lean- ed forward and peered into the dim light the glare of the lantern in his eyes evi- dently making it diflicult for him to see. His next movement was to throw the stream of light on the bed; and then, in one awful moment, he seemed to realize the trap that had been laid for him, for, uttering an lmprecation, he dashed the lantern to the floor and turned to escape, only to be confronted by Doctor Maurice and J obson. He made one wild effort to pass them; and then, seeing that resist- ance would be quite useless, sulleniy and silently gave in. - Lucy had fallen heavily to the ground directly John relinquished his hold of her. J obson kept guard over the murderer that night, and next morn- ing he was handed over to the custody of the police. At the inquest the medical evidence showed that, although the deceased lady did not absolutely die of the subtle poison that had been administered to her, her and had been hastened by its means. The contents of the brandy-decanter having been analysed, it was found that the poison used had been one that would in time destroy life ; and it was evident in this case it had been selected from others of greater potency on account of being a powerful brain-irritant. Detectives being sent to Boulogue, they soon discovered Evans, the man-servant, who had been living there as Mr. Rich- mond, and who, in the hope of saving himself from punishment as an accomplice, turned Queen's evidence, and revealed the whole structure of the horrible plot. As Jobson had conjectured, Richmond had never left England, but had been staying at a small town some few miles from Feruhurst. disguised and under an assumed name. The poison had been administered in the first instance in the cfl'ervescing drinks and this was the explanation of Lucy’s ill- ness and Richmond's outburst of temper when they were disapproved by Doctor Maurice. Evans also admitted that the plot was organized before the marriage of the unfortunate lady, and that the pur- chase of the haunt-ed. house was the first step on the fearful path that was pursued with so much fiendish ingenuity to the l l end. In was never known how Richmond ef- fected his entrances tothe house. as he obstinateiy refused to give any informa- tion whatever ; and to the last, even after the death-sentence had been pass- ed upon him, nol; a word of coutrition could be got from him. Lucy, by a merciful intervention of Providence, was spared the last scenes of this terrible tradgy, for, at the time of the trial, she was prostrate on a bed of sickness and quite unable to give any evidence. Many times in after-life she gave thanks to Heaven that she had not been compelled to appear against the wretched culprit. John Maurice devoted himself to her and, at the end of many months, was re- warded by seeing her completely restored to health, though it was very long before she regained her cheerful happy nature. On reading Mrs. hicbmond's will, it was found that she had left her property unconditionally to her husband, with the exception of an annuity to Mrs. Mitchell; but a codicil, written a few days before her death, willed one thousand pounds a year to her dear friend Lucy Starr, and, after her, to her children. Richmond's money went to swell the public Coders; but Lucy’s enabled her to marry John Maurice, whose income was a very smsll one, about a year after. They have leda very happy useful life since then, and are beloved by all who come into contact with them; but it is doubtful if Lucy will ever again be as lighthearted as she was before she knew poor Mrs. Richmond, and was the means of aveuging her death by her discovery tr the Lccx or Rzp HAIR. tits as“). 0â€"00â€"â€" A Woman‘s Wit. A woman's sdnce is generally worth having ; so, if you are in any trouble, tell ' your mother or your wife or your sister all about it. Be assured that light will flash upon your darkness. Women are too commonly judged verdant in all but purely womanisn afi’slrs. No philosophi- . cal students of the sex thus judge them. Their intuitions or insight are most subtle, there is no eat there. I advise a man to keep none of his affairs from his wife. Many a heme b s been saved, and many a fortune retrieved by a man's confidence in his wife. Woman is far more a seer and a prophet than a man, if she be given a fair chance. As a general rule the wives confide the minutes: of their plans and thoughts to their husbands. Why no: reciprocate, if but for the plcssurs of i meeting confidence with cirfidencal The l men who messed best in life are those who ‘make coufidantes of their wives. A brother was praying with much noise (for faithâ€"soul-uving faith. sin-killing ' faith devil-driving faith. There was s noisy buother owed a large bill. “ Amen, ' said the quiet friend. “Amen, and give as debt-paying faith, and if they cannot see a est in the meal. quiet friend near to him. to whom that ENGLAND AND RUSSIA. Bullet Whist‘ms. Russia vainly eudeavorrd to secure a private loan of $10,000,(001n London the other day. The most tempting (tion were made to some cf the large discount houses, but even these did not bring out the money needed. The steel man-of-war Howe has been launched at Pembroke, Wales. This new addition to the British navy carries ten guns, and will have a crew of 445 men. The Howe is a twin-screw, steel armor~plsted barbette ship 0. 9,700 tons burden and 7, 500 horsepower. Gan. Komsrofi', the commander in Af- ghanistan, is Russian governor-general of the trans-caspian provinces, and by all accounts is a very remarkable man. 0.] archaeologictl subjects he is an authority, and is represented as exceedingly ready to converse respecting such topics, or indeed any within the range of his experience and knowledge. Col. Alikhanofi', the governor of Mary, and one of the most active agents of the Russians during their recent opera- tions in central Asia, if not a Mohammed- an by faith, is at least descended of mos- lem parents. His name originally was Ali Khan, but he has Russiantzed it by the addition of the Muscovlte termination “cfl'. " He Is a scheming, intriguing, bold pioneer of the class that have spread the empire of Russia in central Asia. He served under Skobelefl' at the taking of Geok Tape, and possessed the confi- dence of that officer. inasmuch as everything that is to ap- pear iu the Russian newapapers is care- fully scrutimzed by agents of the czar, it is somewhat significant that the Navoe Vremya, of St. Petersburg, says editor- ially that in the event of war “Russia will settle matters with England, not alone in Afghanistan but in India as well." This presumably authorized remark seems to warrant the often-ex ressed belief of the English papers that ussla’s purpose in obtaining possession of the gate to India is ultimately to try to obtain poss- ession of India itself. It is the opinion of Mr. George William Curtis that, in the event of war between England and Russia, American sympathy, notwithstanding the unfriendly attitude of the British government during our civ- il war, would largely incline to the side of England. Of the truth of this there can be no question. The civilization of Russia is nothing but the reluctant homage of an Asiatic barbarism to modern ideas and progress. The genius of its government is fundamentally repugnant to the Anglo- Saxon conception of political justice and liberty. Its ascendancy would doom man- kindtoadarkuess deeperthan themidnigbti of the middle ages. The forces for which it stands in conflict with those of English civilization, Would exalt the will of a des- pot above the rights of a race, and substi- tute thelaw of absolutism for trial by jury, and the protection of the ha‘ieos corpus. But it is not written in the book of fate that this world should ever be governed by the successors of 'i‘amerlsne. The Romance of Courting by the Fircliglit. Uncle Davey was giving the boys some advice on their love-making affairs, and one of them asked him how the young people did when he was sparking. “Them was great times, boys,” he said in reply, “great times. We didn't have no gas, not: no kecroseue, iitr no newfangled no- tions, and we done our sparking by a plain taller dip; but most frequently just by the fin-light. F irellght is warmln', boys, and flickers just enough to make a girl’s eyes shine and the peach blooscm glow in her cheeks. It's mighty soft and putty, too, and kinder reaches out and melts twu hearts together in a way none of your gaslights knows anything about. Some- times the fire shined up allttle too power- ful in places, and the young man would git up, without sayin’ anything, and put a slicvelfol cf ashes on it. Then he would cuddle up to the girl in the shadows and she wauld cuddle some too, and it really didn't seem like there was anything else in the whole big round earth to he wished for. Party soon the fire would git obstreperous again, and thelittle flames would twinkle in and out, as if they want- ed to see what was goin’ on, or had seen and was laughin' and winkin' aboutft and havln’ some fun too, and the young fellow would reach for the shovel and the ashes and cover the bright blazes all up. And sometimesâ€"remember, now, only some- timesâ€"the girl would get up and put ashes on, and thenâ€"well, boys, when the bliiebirds come in the Spring, and the fisbi'i’ worms crawled out of the - grouiid,and theboys set on the green banks of the little creek waitin’ for a bite, and the johnny-jumpmps nestled in the sunny places, there was a weddin' in an old house, and the party bride wore apple blossoms in her hair, and the awkward young fellow blushed in his store clothes and tight boots;and when the Winter came again they set by their own fire, and the shovel and the ashes was out of a job." They Could chcnt at Leisure. Recently Miss Mary Shoemaker, of Des Molnes, Iowa, a pretty miss with a merry laugh and a pretty figure that is the perfection of grace, came into Mr. Loren I". Bishop's bakery to buy some fresh rolls, and she looked at the young baker in such an irresiszible way that he was .qnite beside himself with admiration. I "Miss Shoemaker, " said be, “you look so pretty that l have half a mind to go . right with you and get married. " “ I never refuse a dare, " said the girl. t ed with a rogulsh light. "Well. shall 130 and get my coat and .go and get a license 1” “If you want to, you may, and I'll go with ycu, too. " The young man’s face sobered downs ;little,but he went and got his coat. i “Do you still wantng T'he gently ’ inquired. " Why, I thought it was you that wanted togo" said the maiden hesitat- incl? 3 ” Well, 1 do, but I thought maybe you; ; would give it up. i “ If that's all, we'll go," was the reply. , for mutual help with flushing cheeks and eyes that sparkl-i Loren was caught, and he had the good ' erred in Texas.” rinse to see i:. They went to the County ’ believe this. but those who have seen a ural LHfiCil' f l':"P“l-“"” "‘3 “amt “‘1 NO 13. ‘Tns csursics AGAINST RIEL. A Hillary l‘r "chin. cousins actions. Population of (\Ina- Ruled by latstuoa -l:llen Terry‘s larrmeâ€"Knxhnd‘s Weed Supply â€"â€".\ narrows Point in In“. An, etc. The famous old English watering place . of Bath has not been so crowdodalnco the days of Jane Austin, fashionable doo- wrs having again uncovered the virtass of its waters. At a recent meeting of the Statisiiul Society, in Inudou, Sir R. Temple reads paper c.1ubaung the statements as to she .iusiov r ii the population of China, and ' ' Llumtlulle, ll a. 297,000,000. The farmer king of Alabama is Bragg B. Comer of Barbour County. He raised 2,250 bales o. cotton last year, besides a large amount- (I corn. lie has from 8000 to 10,000 acres in cotton and corn this year, and rays crop prcspects were A correspondent of the United States new, better. Army and Navy Journal thus discusses the situation in the North-West :â€" The first flight in the Northwest has come off, and considering that voluntcc rs for the first time under fire had to charge up to a carefully prepared position and there face an enemy who understands perfectly how to skirmish, the result is deemed very satisfactory. Their losses were, of course, Very severe, but they did not flinch ; they stuck to their quarry, and, notwithstanding all their disadvan- tages, were not to be denied. Here is the old John Bull pluck and dogged de- terminationall over again. They work- ed for several hours without flinching and fairly wore out their brave and almost equally determ‘ned enemy. We are ttid first that the fire began to slacken as the braves stole awayâ€"then it was found that only 6 remained in a dangerous place. The volunteers were beginning to rush this piece of jungle at the bottom of the ravine when the General forbade it as it would have cost the loss of many valuable lives, quite out of proportion to the ob- jlctto be gained. General Middleton is very much to be praised for his conduct in the affairâ€" brave in the extreme leading on his men to the attack and fastening them on their determined and hard hitting foe; he rcsovl- ed when flushed with succsss to stay the night rather than slay the 6, some say 4, brave men, surrounded like wild beasts in their lair and driven to despair. All hope was gone for those men, their deadly fire had laid many a brave volunteer low. A weaker minded man than Middleton would have permitted his 300 men to ad- vance to the massacre. The Canadians are fortunate in their General and acknow- ledge it on all sides. On his side he is greatly pleased with his soldiers, and has expressed himself in strong terms of praise, which he would not do unless deserved. In the first charge the General had his fur cap shot through â€"aud both his aides-de-camp were wounded and had their horses shot under them. The next morning the 6 men had of course » left the ravine, which was thoroughly explored. Two dead Indians were found in rifle pits, and traces of blood were found in other rifle pits. The trees in the centre of the ravine were torn as by a tornado by the shrapnel shell from Capt. Peters' two 9-pouud rifle guns. It was here the enemy had fastened their horses to escape. About 55 of these some very valuable animals, were found dead. This shows that artillery, boldly handled and pushed wall to the front, will tell even against the most skiliul en- emy at concealment in the world, the North American Indian. They are mount- ed infantry par excellence, and to shoot their horses is to destroy their efliclency. The detachment with Oapt. Peters’ guns suffered very severely, but not so much as to silence the guns. In the next engage- ment it is certain more guns will be up in the front, when the enemy will lisve to take extra care of their horses. After the engagement 10 ponies were brought into camp, and a number of cattle strayed in, showing a certain amount of disorganiza- tion among the Indians, and refuting the alarming accounts published in the New York Herald. That cor-respondent’s rc- pcrts are rendered still more surprising by his employers habit of heading the tele- ms with “defeats” and “disasters.” This trouble in the Northwest will do good to Canada, Ibeliove. More attention will be given to the country by England. A war with Russia would, besides, call attention to the necessity of a Canadian Auxiliary Navy, composed of cruisers to keep off cruisers. There are thousands of sailors available, all bound under the mil- itia act, but the necessities of the mother country have not yet forced her to take a step which can now not be long delay- ed, vtz., to subsidize Canada heavily with money and gunboats, and ask her to put forth all her naval strength to co-oporaic with England and Australia in the pro- tection of property now eagerly sought and marked down for destruction. Tno result of a war with Russia would, I be- lieve, leave the empire much stronger at sea than she is now, with the three coun- tries namcd bound more closely together and protection. Mr. Gladstone and his government are doing, their best to bring about peace ; but (.11 the other hand the great Russian army seeks employment, and when it moves, all must move with it in that country. A Bridegroom of the Day. The New York Herald relate s a dram- atic incident in real life which is seldom exceeded in tragic intensity by writers of romance : Paul Loebien and J ennio Loux were married. The followiiig morning after Locblen had been called to perform work of a more laborious character than usual, he retired to rest. The bride made inquiries concerning his whereabouts When told he was is - stairs sleeping. ran up gayly and knoc - ed at the door. I new was no response to her repeated rapping and see pushed the door in. “Paul i Paul l” she cried, but there was no response. She entered the room and was surprised to find herself in darkness and oppressed by a strong odor of gas. "It is me, Paul," she cried. “Stop your foolin ." Stil there was no response. The happy bride ran over to the bed up' n which her husband lay, and, taking hold of him, shock him soundly. “Get up, you lsz] fellow," she said, playfully turning his face to her. She placed her lips to his cheek, but drew quickly back with a of terror. fiis checks were cold as death. The people in the house. alarmed at the wife's cries, ran hastily upstairs with a light. LN!- blen was found unconscious, but his body was-till warm. A physician was called but all to no purpose. ‘ the wife's discovery her husband of twen. .ty-four hours was a dead man. : died from the effects of gas 3 pipe in the room. l “A petrified baby was recently discov- Uumarriad men may lie had 1 those by Jan Swen, Tenlers, which had er- : ()stuir, asdelicostkrs of plebciaii charact’ capod in quantities fronts defective gas-i Col. Alikliant if, who figured so conspic- uously in the l’uijdeh :tlsir, is elusive of antral Asia. his name was All Khar, out when he joined the Russian army he added “till” Russia has been greatly aided in her advances toward India by Central Asiatics. Thirteen must be a lucky number. John Bennett of West Fairnald, 1‘s , died of consumption at the age of 00, loaviiiga family of thirteen children. All are alive and well to day, the oldest being 87 and the youngest. 00. Sickness has never troubled the family. Among the present English Ministers them is only one vex-journalist, Sir Wil- liam Harcourt. Mr. Courtney who only recently retired, was a leading writer on the London Tums. Nearly every mem- ber of the French Ministry, on the other hand, has been a j)11rllalll[. One of the most splendid collections of armor is that oi Mr. Stittcrt, an English- man, a: Florence. It is mounted with great taste in a vast hall. Ilu estimates that for LWtui)‘vath‘ll years he has spent at the rate of £3,000 a year on it. He moans toleave it to the city of Florence. The Indian Medical Gazette records the deaths of soveu- shepherds in the Belgaum district from being struck by hailstones of the size of cocoauuts. A large number of animals were killed by the storm, which, from the accounts, pro- duced missiles quite as dangerous as the Russian cannon balls. The Earl of Selkirk, whose title has be- come extinct by his death lutuly at St. Mary's Islo, Scotland, was son of the founder of the Selkirk Settlement in Can- ada. Paul Jones once dropped down on St. May's Jain and carried off the family plate while the Earl was away. It was recovered, and the family have it to day. The average strength of the European lumps in Iiiuia in 1883 was 55,525, among whom the death rate was 10.88 per 1,000. The native army showed an average strength of 114,830, with a death rate of 14.31. The most fatal diseases for the Indian troops were thoset f theresplratory organs. The present Duke of Redford, head of‘ the house of Russell, who is held up in a rather unpleasant form ju-it now by the London press, is a confirmed cynic. There is no member of London society who says so many good things, who is the author of so many hitting main, or who impresses one with a deeper notion of his disbelief in human nature generally. At the recent sale of tlio cellars of the late Earl of Wilton, at Egcrtou Lodge, Melton Mowbray, and Grosvenor square, London, the prices rt-iilizvd may seem rather startling LU_AIHLI’1L'811 lives. Some Chateau Lailittes brought, from $41 to $44 a dozen bottles, and the I’orricr Jouot , champagnes of the vantage of 1674 sold up to 410 shillings. This is equivalent to $102 a dozen, or $8 50 per bottle. A LJHdUll piipcr points out that the strength of tlio Biitisli army lies largely in Voluntary enlistment, which gives fighting men for fighting and leaves the rest for peaceful pursuits. In England it has always be found that a rumor of war brings any number of recruits needed, whereas the United States are full of men who have left their country to avoid the army, many of whom are suited for nothing but the army. The old notion of “combating” with medicines such diseases as lung inflam- mation has given place to more enlighten- ed views. The system of the late Dr. Hughes B ‘Jlllot is described as “treat- ment by restoriitivce directed to further cho natural progress of the disease and supporting the vitalstrongtlt." The Lun- cct stews that. the Doctor had 105 cases of uncomplicated inil‘imniatiou of the lungs which he treated on this principle, with out a single death. The versatile Ellen Terry, the actress, first mitrticd M r. \Vatts, the artist. That gentleman, having obtained a divorce, was succeeded by Mr. Wardell. Not satisfied with her second choice, Miss Torry divorced him, and, settling her af- fections upon Charles Kelly, became his wife. Incompatibility soon separated them, and now death, by the removal of Mr. Kelly, has severed all ontsngifng alliances. Tlit. London papers are say- ing that Mr. lrving will marry Miss Terry now that she is free again. A Mexican historian makes a new at- tempt to show that America was discover- ed in the fifth century, A ll., by a party of Buddhist monks from Afghanistan, of whom one, liwui b‘han, returned to Asia after an LubM‘IlCG of forty-one years. A short account of tliolaiid which he visited supposed to be Mexico, was included in the t fliclai history if China. There is proof that llwul Shari actually visited, some unknown Eastern region, and the traditions of ilIinco contain an account of the arrival of monks. According to tho I‘royres liftdioil, the mortality among children “brought up on the bottle" is friglitfully large. 0! 4,510 infants under one year who died of gastro- intestinal trt ubles in Paris in 18%, it is found by recent investigations that very nearly the whole number were victims 0 artificial ailimentstloii, whoin or in part, or had been fed prematurely with solid food. At. the dispensary of the Societc l’hilaiitliroplqsc not a single case of the disease was it und in infants fed “1:00!!- forrnlty with natural laws. England is the largest importer of wood in Europe, requiring 200,000,0001009. per annum more than him produces. inas- much as neither Canada nor the United 5.3“)! can much longer spare largo quan- ti‘ics, and since no E'iropeau country can now produce much more than is re- quired for homo consumption, while al- most all of them are importers, Great British must ere lung depend on her own resourc'a. 'I‘li-re are extensive tracts of land in inland and Scotland that might be prciinbly devoted to forert culture. M. Iirsun, the photographer, is now in and restoratives were applied at once engaged in fopf'fidUlelfi the important Ten minutes after u xcolleenion of pictures in tklngliatu Pal- The most valuable masterpieces are and A. Van 0’30. or and life ; 'f‘crburg, Nuwzher and E. Van ldcr Near, as painters «.f elegantsocial his: ‘0'. D)‘, (l. Me'u, and I’. Melris,as itlio must {cllllt'l portrayora of common 'lifc and domestic incident; De Huigbs 'and Van der Heidi-n, as imitatirs of nat- : Clerk and 80‘ 3 11063”. Ind before til. baby in motion know i: is never stilliung 3 Hobbcma Ruysdsol, and Cuyp, as land- ' sun set they were married. I enough to pctrily. impe painer