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ginâ€"us as u sums. Nmer send a visitirg card by real ; I A w and L) a mans sanity leaves a per "11!.th war. I; Cr... ’01:! t s in w:ith:g.'.but do not cross! your letters. } In the best appoint“! households a wise: economy prevails. , Was as if you were ocuuious that your body hrs a soul in it. Speech foneaselic to be seldom, and well case. ’ ' Pirrfect machinery wcrks noiseiusly ; so . does s perfect hostess. " Horne-keeping It is good to traveL youth have svrr homely wits." “ Shun the wretch who goes about asking riddles and making puns." A Wever forget that your rheumatism is a matter of national concern. At home, as shroud, what we should rpm clally cultivate is manners. Elaborate Monograms and gorgeous crests cu stationery are vulgar. A gentleman will never admit that be has malscicsâ€"ln conversation. Observe in making an introduction always to present the gentleman to the lady. Half the failures in life are caused by spurring ones horse to leap beyond his A married lady should treat a stranger with reserve, an acquaintance with reii- cencc. A rudely arrogant speech often rankles in the mind long after an unjust action has been forgotten. "3 A high-bred lady," says Thackeray. “is the most complete of all Heaven I subjects in this world. ‘ When you meet a lady in the street you must not walk with her, unless she (directly or indirectly) invites you. In making calls nrvsr stay so long as to create in the mind of your hostess anintensc desire that you would go. There is nothing so, contemptible as ~tbat which animatcs theâ€"r or creatures . who finals, to keep up a ran&s." ‘ '1'th “flicth pellcyrfldve’ry’ ’ on foolh‘fllttered y Ibo reflection thaptéy'ou: think him too war to be cijolsd. ‘Ia’ these words ls'comprchémlod the whole code of courtesy: Put everybody on the level as yourself and put yourself into every- body‘s place. Good bumored gossip is the salt of ordin- ary conversation. but no well bred person will Indulge in the gossip that peers into the privacy of domestic life and either invents or misrepresents. You may learn the grammar of a language and yet know nothing of its genius; so you may be precise in your knowledge of the rules of etiquette, and utterly ignorant of the true spriit of hospitality. Louis Xll. said that he had rather see his oourtlors laugh at his avarice than his peo- le weep at bisextravagance; so a wisehouse- eepcr will be willing that his friends shall respect his prudence rather then smile cov- ertly at his ostentation. " Wonderful power of manners ! We may ascribe to them as great a potency as beauty possesses. No doubt they go far to supply the want of beauty and c Institute the secret of that fascination which we often see ex- erted by persons who cannot claim to be besutlfuL“ While guests are with you do your best to make them feel that they :nro thoroughly welcome, and give up to them all your tho Ights and attention. Do this not so much out of respect to them no to yourself. No one benefits more by an act of courtesy than-the person who performs it. _â€"_â€"â€"__'â€"_â€"_____ ___._____._ husband she was the immediate. 1ft of 520d, sent fora good ’nhg'ol as well-hslf‘dr“ a” wife. As a mother she evinped an unspeakable: fa tends rifesii amf lovingthoughtfulncss toward her childri n. The servants respected heraud her friends loved her." M» 'llre Brakeman's Presence of Mind. " So Vanderbilt is dead,” said a freight brakcman. “ Isaw Billy once, and at that time I wished l hadn't. it was when I was a br-komn on tho Central. ’Tis said that th thousand starving were shifting cars at a little station near Egyptians, all too fulfill-gym move, are prop 11“ l°°t inn-"11° 'tlflnp “‘1 gathered “P the: Syracuse, when aspociul car, with a locomo- pod up naked ln thirty thousand doorways, "1” “1° felt “return 0‘ °°umg° “ad c‘mfidI‘ tlve attached, came in and stood on the main track pt-sr .where we were at work. Special cars'vwere not very uncommon, and we uldu} pay to ob attention to this, one. i’rctt cog): "makings c9u ling, but theli IL ' we. ,; tried; sites: or three" i sb,’ r o‘enginmr got out of patience backing up for me so u any times, and. Linger: to 5:213}? myfiel‘f. «Then , gsv'e fI'I‘t ‘T It”: Iti .t muffin» - workmen I’tosk‘that link sndgavo ltasling into the creek, and swore into the bargai in about-ten seconds I heard some orpc lingIm'eysud. looking", up, saw a plug.imttsd,'-slde-wls'kered man standing on the platform of the special car. I knz-w him as soon as I set my eyes on himâ€"it was Biglyfiian thin... ' - ‘ ' “Sub, liere,‘ onng mah,‘ says he. been watching you. Do you know whose property you ve just been throwing into the creek 2' ” ' Yes, sir.'ssid I. trembling, and ex- pccti to be bounced the next minute. “ \ ell, whose was it 2' ” ‘Tth’ennsylvanirs llsilroad's, sir,’ I replied. “ ‘Os i” said Vanderbilt: and then he went into his car and shut the door. I wasn't bounced. either." _ “‘-“..~Hoâ€"â€"â€"~aâ€"â€"â€" Incident, in the sus‘sfl' sl lSIB three men living abcut three miles above Niagara l-‘slls saw a bear vitamin in the river. Thinking he would libs up tsl.prizu, the rowed te- wsrds him lu‘ a largo snbstant sl log canoe or "dog out.“ When they had overtaken him. he seemed quite obliged for their at- tactics, and. quietly putting his puts on the side alike moo. drew himself into It, notwithstanding that they vehemently belabc ' ‘ ,thsir, lies. Av be came tho the mica went into the water on no other side The third, who may is called Fisher, could not swim. and natunslly enough felt scmeIwbst embar- rassed. §l id his rail, animal de- libsrsts ’I in its)!!! w of the-canoe lacing b m. he'nclse of the rapids and roar of the Falls-“reminded him that‘ they were ominously near, l-‘isher resolved to take ail-snug: oi the truce and pull vigor- ;silIfor thymus; lint. whss; h: began to s.te r gani grcs isob‘ ‘ lens, :2 wh‘edunfl ominous grins isher decided for a while, but feeling their constant and insidious sp- ilt-w; he tried s sin to use paid then raised in sets of ileum petals higher, and made a Inc on alsifbs intended to “an lag" Mn, 5,. N “lama-t. I II no warhead wan abor- m. sow- Frank. who moccasin”. “slim-1,33%? our my girl‘s lid; th bear 1 ended f ii". ” u” '"d’ ‘m' â€" ~33 J‘Hor swans. a... “a is. m. III! e‘ g . m. m I . I. lhmundutbsmkfuths 3.13:; 1” Milli-stoome W' " ble . B one th‘rse Lek.” .uxs'du‘ "at, l »’ l filth for (new “In '(‘uilisaie use mu. Greets they soaring for every along trickling w.th ls :l.‘ sake avoid “3". film" VOL. XIII. AN EGYP‘TELRDMANCE.‘ A Story of Love and Wildliventure, founded‘upo CHAPTER XXI. “ranks. len swxrr srssos wuo roucw, earn room; LOCKINYAR. It was s dinner in name, but hardly a dln~ her in fact. Anxiety to make many the searching air. Outside the ope ins city. interspe frightened at. events. court, oh? tbeuncs rnfiisns standing One day chsot. not be got, then gl and you may depend even less." A (The young ofiicer ceased, more apparently because he was out of breath than by reason that he had no further horrors to relate. Polling out a handkerchief, he began to po the thin trickle of blood from off his eok, the‘next instant answering _Ivellis's terrified glance with z “A mere prick, that is all; but the fellow who V ‘ put doing any further mischief. I returned ‘ l'l'o him more than a Roland for his Oliver, at all events." : “What is to be done I" ejaculated Mrs. Trezsrr, for a moment losing even in the war minister. and she looked anxiously at her husband as she put the question. “What you decide on doing should be done at once," broke in Frank, without al- lowing Mr. 'Iressrr time to make reply. “Your flight should be immediate, and not by rail, for the station is already crowded by refugees who can't that there are not ha to hold them or engines to draw them. They can't telegraph to Alexandria for more be- cause the wires have been out, posted that the Arsbs srs tearing up the lino near Kslyuh as well. So, for heaven's the rsilwsy should not at all wonder if there the massa- cre wasn't commenced. but rather drive in e to Umm Dinar. and there take boat for A exsndria, for that would be by far the safest plan." I do follow hfr. advice," pleaded Nellie. earnestl . It was this plea, which seem Ilr. Trvurr‘spreseuce of mind. you very much for your no excellent Intentions and counsel, Mr. Dually," he said, coldly. is that neither I nor my famii least causcfer up I ev the war' minister has most graciously and offered us the shelter cfkls until the public excitement has calm and almost every minute I-erpect vsiol the armed escort which to guard as in safety thmto." 0n receiving this information. the lrlshman who said reach: “1 shall not accompany my‘psrsn‘is your own on = id». papa. “ think consideratsly fsbtlonefbctbhfr.and Mrs. Trenrr had concerning something. thoughl they hardly knew what, had caused the cook I a mistake and the other ser- vants to follow suit. The wrong sauces and 0‘1 hurriedly in condiments were brought round in every use, but even had the been the would have fall stimulate the appetites of those who had sat around the unfestive board. The evening was very hot, and the dark. ness which at last began to veil the scene re- stored no coolness to the parched earth or u but Venetian blind- screened windows sliwas still as death, save when new and then a murmur as from an angry but distant sea, or a wall like that of a rising wind, was waited from s neighbor: f‘lvd occasionally distinct rumblings as of heavy baggage or artillery wagons passing along a rutty road. and a sound like fireworks being let off and into the air. I The trio who sat at the table and also the servants who waited upo symptoms of, at all events, uneasiness when over those unfamiliar and unaccountable noises forced themselves more especially upon their notice. Nellic's anxiety hissing extended to another who was not present, and each morsel that she attempted to swallow for appearance sake seemed as though it would choke her, so that at last she was info to drop her knife and fork and sink back in her chair. "Come, Nellie, there is nothing to be We are quite safe at all Nothing like having a friend at Why, Nell, you may indirectly be the means of saving and those of our entire household as well, soul at Mount Camel is embraced inthe war minister's invitation, and such a thought should make you glad." “I shall never know what it is to feel glad any more," subbed Nellie. presentiment which amounts to a conviction that my filian will be darker than death.” As she utters the words an eager and im- patient voice was heard without, apparently insisting on admittance, which was being feebiy denied, but an instant laier both voices ceased and were succeeded by hurri- ed strides and the musical ring ted corridor that was floor- ed with perfumed chunsm wood, and then the room door was ope Frank Donelly broke into the apart lwith a flushed and’ excited face and blood I M gown his cheek. Id “II to , ‘ r. rezarr, ou won not ten It ‘7" “id 0‘ Lady Hayl‘lrd i " T0 her my warning this myornlng, but for the sake‘ .ofthcse you love, I beseech you to give and heed unto me now. m population of Cairo is up in arms, and the santous and derv.shes are in every di- rection urging them to a of Euro living hoisted acts of murder have already been perpetrated, whilst as- saults and beatings can be counted by score, insults and indignities by the hundred. A poor Christian woman has been stoned to death in the Esbekiah, with a thousand y and applauding bels attached to their almost fieshless bones, and written on each in Arablcr 'The result of Feringhee competition! Get ‘them back the bread that the uubelievsr has stolen from them, and if the bread can- ve them blood to drink,’ on it the very gutters will run blood in another hour, aye, perhaps turned sndl 'csdat slle xk [in I s illic' i‘i-enhifsrm for shears-d “he “ E-p‘ inihs lsmllx name; Con neids rich with t. ids-n ear-s ufussiu-hsnut cams_ " v' I Groaned barn and Crowded flu. , ' Ir ‘ E Ami-ill unclear-on (bulimiaâ€"1 _ .~=.: 4“ ficiilnr in for \ humrod \esrs; And the fourth in the ismii) line apwaru Orr-hardcoch mum cinching :1 Jl A Cidsr-fcrtybamls. yss' ..q Surein season toeomcirusn rhea-mp. . Tchtutdround fhsnksclvlqg Day! Andihsyunnkssw mutant! they draukas theysts. in the flareer of Arabia Pasha. By (Ire Aulhm' o/ “NISA, Tux Nrniue-r," “THE Run Sro'r,” "Tux Rnssmx SPY," Bro , Ere , Ere. .. an at once scurried after as to necessitate his being ness. happened cpportunely. right ones The lovely eagerly. The servants, of turned round, folded her clasped her to his heart, at the same time exciaiming : again, but that grave in that with m- to be done 2" respo n them betrayed necessary. not for s most value to us. door in the will follow us in whatever far behind us." “But my your parents’ lives “I believe that. “I have a dinner robe. “For at a moment like the tion night is so warm that Oh. do not lose the one and 0‘ upon that has been afforded us had violently ' and mane She spc the door in the wall. The fanatic Mos- ed up general massacre an arm around her waist, H "’6 ure that loomed dimly “Off with you, Pat, and the once. for you. more is needed.” gave it to me is direction. confidence “You'vo told me more you've followed the bounds ct away by reason “aw”: “Huge. along the Choubrab road. and it is re- mu“ n terminus, for I am. bu, Donelly's selves or our horses knock w‘ m" never be very mark “But the fact dump,“ have the on. ssoslleu. my horrible dread." "We are not going We shall cross the steach the dangers, not I of canals that it would ” crossrn horseback.” "But in the mountains n Startling Revelatir 113 I an majestically out of the room, and Mr. Tre- if the war minister had sent an officer in com. mand of the escort snfiicicntly asked indoors and shown a certain degree of civility and polite- Dlrectly both father and mother had dis- appeared, the ycun Irish dragocn whisper- cllic's ear : Come into the gar- den; the window is c ; in thr- 1am to raise the Venetians an step out." girl followed him swiftly and venture to oppose her txlt, and a minute later the lawn was reached, when Frank “Oh, my darling, if we part now I feel as- sured not only that we shall never meet your future will be a living grim pasha’s harem. once its wail enclose you be will never per- mit you to leave them more.” “Frank, I feel so, too, but, ndcd Nellie. pitecusly. “Exactly that which we planned to do some three hours later, with trifling varia- tions, such as altered circumstances render But this is a time for action and xplanation, for every start that we can obtain may be of the hi:- Just outside that little garden wall isImy , Monaghan, with two horses as fresh as daisies and lively with their suppe You must mount one and I the other, Pat row or steal, and in an hour we shall have left Cairo and its bloodthirsty population parents, Frank? do off: them at such a time 3" “Under Arabi Pasba's protection no pos- sible danger can menace them." But then this dress. How can I mountaborse clad thus 'l'l And the lovely girl glanced deprecatingly at the snow white neck, shoulders and. arms that were so liberally revealed by her rich goodness sake regard not such trifies present. fear of your catching cold, and did you re- enter the house to change your apparel you would never succeed in leaving it again. Hark, they are calling to us already." It was her father's voice, and speaking in stem, peremptory tones. That decided her. kc no word, but started across the lawn, like a timid fawn, in the direction of So great was her speed‘that her compan- ion could hardly overtake her. But when the wall was reached she reel- against with both hands pressed against her throbbing heart, owing to her breathlessness and her excitement. The drsgoon unfasteued the door, placed out into the roadway, and then said to a fig- cut of the gloom : lady into your saddle like lightning.” No sooner said than done. saddle, and as Nellie involuntarily kicked “Pat, you have as many lives as a cat and as many resources as a fox. Nevertheless, get a mount as fast as you can and come. after 'us 'like "team. We shall cross the bridge and, journey down on the left bank of the Nile, alongside the river for a long way. and. in half an hour the moon wid u. up. got a good revolver in your belt, money in your pocket and brains in your head, and no “Bedad, yer honor,,and I'll have a horse between my legs in five minutes if ye’ll only be getting away with the Ludy instead of s cohifyi ," and with these words Pat onsghan artod away toward the male on- trance to Mount Carmel, wheeled Nellle's steed round in an opposite CHAFI‘ER. XXII. THE CAl’f‘lVE 0F Till! LOTI'S LILIESâ€" CllAfil'Il) INTO THE DESERT. and held your own in the first flight as well, Nellie, so I've not the slightest a of how this wild night ride wil end," said Frank Donelly cheerfully, as they centered from Cairo exactly a hundred and twenty "I thought that Port Ssld was ourdestlna- tion. to catch the English mall boat?" “It was, had we been able to get away by you see that scheme has been knocked on the he id. The rail is too danger- ous. I dare not risk it with you. easy for hostile Arabs to rip and so send an entire train to the very deuce. Still, we may take to it at some point or other of our journey, if either our- far from it the whole way." “0h. Frank, I dread mess having to ride three h Cairo in this dress. See what a sm for stones and missiles of ev n. The fairness of my skin 1 point me out as a Christian girl knee. The such will tear me efl'm horse and stone or trample me to death. {I tbrcu pontoon ridge and get into the desertaimastat cube. 'llyj hag down on the left bank of the Nile in- ht we shall escape a hundred e least being the/many scores puu'e us sorely to andris '2" barber almost as soon as they FENELON FALLS, o‘X‘T'AIiib. SATURDAY. JAN. 16. 1886. sued in . And we WI 1 be married at Alexe- road that led unto the bridge, and in about minutes they were crossing its resound- ing planks, to the scccmpan ment of the hoarse murmur of the Nile, as its rapid cur- rent swept on towards the distant sea ; the was current which in past ages has borne successively to conquest the Ethiopian, the Assyrian, the Persia-r,theRcman and the Sar- hcr to ascertain high in rank of conquerors. “This has we have but to V“ i" of what be had been pondering. course, did not In bl. "m. “d planks of the table llkin and the shimmering most cowardly posed toa danger that be fully bends, cowardly with an actly understand. Should oh, what is Nellie suddenly. we get on to the desert sands? moment“: feel it, Frank 2" H near man, Pat ' r of cuts. he can beg, bor- fore hoofs. How can I ously at something in the river. poem. The Egyp. It had evidently there will be no only opportunity was the phosphorescent glow by' Providence. which it floated.' victims will.bc counted by this night in youdu city. tion even now, darling. There is no time to be lost." girl. ,, »- half swung her lift this young It was a side the presentlmant of I've no fear corps horrible . signifi cance. late to turn back, think you?" The road runs Nellie? Death most assuredly Youv'e stars of hope shine down on the enter, causing every green leaf to in the distance the drooping whilst Frank "Return! What are you thinking I lies behind us, and at the very worst it may not lurk in front. Afig for signs and omens; I be- lieve in none of them. See, Nellie, darling, bridge and river lie in our rear and from the dark blue dome of heaven 9. thousand bright groves of lime and citrcn trees that we are about to gleam as though tipped with liquid fire, whilst away palms seem .to nodto us from the desert plain and to beckon us on with a murmured premise of safety." Th seen. for each in turn wielded the destinies of Eityyt, and the young dragcon may forgiven whilst these events recurred to his mind for wondering if the scarlet uniformed soldiers of Great Britain were destined to next tread that historic soil in the character be His silence oppressed his companion with a sense of danger, and she exclaimed : “Of what are you thinking, Frank! Have any new perils presented themselves to “No, darling," and he forthwith told her Nellie made no answer, indeed her horse required no little care and attention. spirited animal seemed disposed to shy and rear. for the slightly swaying and heaving pontoon bridge were not at all of the water and o the stars that were reflected therein added to hisuneasiness ; for a horse is at one and the same time the bravest and of animals ; brave when op- compre- wheu brought in contact ything unusual that he fails to ex- "ch stiflingly relose‘it ‘1’," exclaimed "Even the river lends no , coolness to the air, so what will it be when Don't you “No, darling, f rr I can feel nothing but happiness and delight when you are so In an instant, however, Frank's band and voice bad restored him to promise obedience, though he still trembled, snorted, pricked his ears sharply forward and gazed nerv- Nellie's beautiful eyes being riveted with horror on apparently the same spot, the young dragoon turned to look in the same direction, when he beheld floating close to the bridge amidst a tangled maze of snowy lotus flowers the dead body of a Euro- I been partially stripped of its clothing before being consigned to the river, which revealed the fact that not only was the throat cut across, but that the chest was riddled with knife stabs, and it given forth from the putrefying'body that revealed its presence and that of the flowers amongst- “Noilie, if the sight is so terrible, why not look another‘ way; I fear that such the hundred‘l Hark, I can hear cries of terror or r f anguish from that direc- Let us press on. "Oh, Frank. the lotus flowers, the twin horror of the opal ring." gasped the lovely “The lotus flowers? It is their matted tendrils that uphold the corpse, darling." “Yes, yes; I know, I know; but I at-: tech a prophetic meaning to the sight. ' The link that bound you to that beautiful but terrible Egyptian woman was a lotus flower. That link was broken by you, but the mys- terious and once deemed sacred flower avenges both itself audits slighted mistress. Pray heaven that you have not looked upon your own doom. Even that pale, unearthly light that hovers o'er e and fiwers seems to me to have 9. Oh, Frank, is it to 0 of, . “Frank, your words cheer me. I feel my- self sgsin. But, hark 1 no sooner does hope creep into my heart than despai after it. than once that in Lelcestersbire 1mm, prehenslcn muing “Alexandria ls friend would be' more on not be half so easy i in. It i... 3251'.“ up a few plates tb h ,b k d rth. “pd” we “mu lug upon c nrd a 0 open Hewgoi you that jelly red nose 1" quickly the thundering refrain : . "0i wane and , t at any dis- n “w In mm b“ h pa going king chorus est sped Cum- N'll' and flourishing his head as thong appeared hie. l’striek Monagh alo our-asy- uus spirits to boot. been you that's intbedso sands!” ihmsrsflgsrs,’ h,” "Nose, note, nose. noseâ€"nose, cuss, nose. _ rum and cloves, “Twas they that gave poor Pat snobs folly red nose. and bsrdl bad the lastwcrds of the old cam- drln the slug- er‘s lips than, mounted on a line Arab shed lauco above and around is it had been a shillelab, an in propria personre..aud apparently ’n theth boister- r rushes We are already pursued." Donellychecked his horse and listened, and true enough the wooden bridge that they had just left behind was revorberating beneath the galloping hoof-strokes of a “It is but a single individual, and if he is us he rides on afool's errand. But d much rather say it was another fugitive like unto ourselves. Anyhow, -let us speed up our huge, for the being overtaken by s palatable to 'me than to be caught up by aloe, for it might to get rid of him." The lovely girl did as she was hidden, but presently drew rein again. excisimlng : “He’s gaining on us, Frank, and he is Can he be your servant, I won- Even Donelly drew up at this and listened intently in turn to the rapid thud of the galloping horse‘s boots, that’were now_beatâ€" came a roar-the next instant, and just as "Arrab, captain dear. an’ it must have been phllandcr-ng on the way, for it's not-on this side of Umm Dinar that I expected to cvemkc yer honor. after all that vs done since we lut.parted more “Tell us what you have done, Pst; not thatvunesdresnainstill tellsten,fortims precious for that. You found a good i "Yer hrnor, it's the gospeltrutb that I’m Itching yrs I brandisheu my spear and 1. “0r aboard some English vessel in the - cursed them for mnrthering bnythins, sn‘ I arrive.” They had by this time turned r i! into the made a dozen ov ’em run like steam; aye, by this an' by that, I shouldn't wonder if they were runuin still.” “Come, come, in not going tobellsve all that, though I doubt not that you got the horse as you say." “What, yer hon): don't believe that I made the Agyptiaus run! Bed-d. thin I can prove it, for here thsy come on to the bridge like a pack 0' hounds in full cry, and here peeps out the moon as a witness on my side to show 'em clearly to yer bon- or." “Oh, you ran first and they run after you? Now I see what you mean, Pat. wen, we will make them run in the same manner, for they are trying to run down more im- Engiaut game than yourself, of that be assur- "Nellis, wears pursued," added Frank, turning to his girl companion, “for my brave but blundering follower has contrived to set the sleuth bounds of the war minis- ter upon the right scout. Have not the slightest fear that they will overtake us, however." "N or will I have suchs fear," rupond- ed Nellie, vslnrously. and she was the first to increase the speed of her horse, sitting the fine animal like an Amazon. (To us conrrxosn.) W FOREIGN NOTES. The Cologne Gazette says there is not hereafter to be a Parliament at Westmin- ster, but a “ Parnellment." New Zealand, with a population of about 000,000. has a debt of nearly £31,000,000, ' or over $250.;for each 'inhabltifnti The completeness of the work done by the earlier astronomers is shown by the fact, recently stated, that out of the 0,000 or more nebula: now known the Herschels The lovely girl's answer to this tender had diwovemd 5 000. speech was a cry of either terror or dismay. ' and at the same time she caught up the curb with a sudden jerk that caused her stood to snort. rise on end and paw the air with his The Smithsonian Institution no longer I gives away its publications, but offers them i for sale at about cost price. The principal place of sale is Brentano's new publication stand in the rotunda of the National Mu- aeum. Heretofore ships have been permitted to pass through the Suez Canal only in day- light ; but new war ships and steamers provided with electric lights of sufficient power to illuminate the canal 1,200 yards ahead may go at night. - December has been a month of extraordi- narily favorable weather for fox hunting in the south of Ireland, and no unpleasant in- cidents growing out of politics have marred the sport so dear to the Irish as well as the English heart. The number of words between "ant" and “batten” in the second part of Dr. Murray’s great English dictionary is 9,135. The work will embrace twenty-six parts, on the calculation that there are about 240,- 000 words in the language. - Cures of sciatica are reported as having taken place in Paris after s. single applica- tion of Dr. Debove’s method of freezing the skin abcvo.thc painful parts with a spray of chloride of methly. The operation is said to be applicable also to facial neuralgia. Dr. Hartwell of Johns Hopkins Universi. ty says that a German soldier can scale a twenty-foot wall with his arms and ac- ooutremcnts, or jump an iron-spiked fence without getting caught. Gymnastics are compulsory in the German schools. Figaro says that a Yankee maker of saw- I ing machines has cficred Mme. Patti $1,000 ' for each appearance, in addition to her regular salary, if she will sit at one of his sewing machines, instead of at the spinning wheel, while singing ” King of Thule." An English company has perfected its ar- rangements for providing sick chambers with telephones. The object is to give per- sons sufl‘erlng from contagious diseases a chance to talk with their friends. Speak- ing-tubes are-inadmissible on account of the infectious nature of the breath. The Lancet hopes against hope that boys who smoke will draw a lesson from the case of a 12-year-old lad in. London, who died in consequence of smoking a pennywcrth of double twist. “ We may at least,” says the venerable editor “advise every sensi- ble boy to regard tobacco as a poison." The officers of the German navy number 98-1. The navy consists of 13 iron-clsds, l4 armored vessels ( unboais for coast do- fence), 9 cruiser rigates, lO cruiser cor- vettes, 5 cruisers, 4 unarmored guubcuts, 6 dospatch boats, 10 training ships, 1 survey- ing vessel, 2transports, 12 vessels for har- bor service, and 10 pilot vessels and fire- ships. Two French women entered into a can- test to determine which of them could talk the faster. A mutual friend was appointed umpire, and the sum of 1,000 francs was to so to the victor. For three hours they read from Eugene Sue’s feuilletcn, and during that time the victor succeeded in pronounc- ing 296,311 words. Her adversary came in a bad second with (M33560 words. Paris has twenty-two u hares ofan srra of eleven hectares, while lBerlin has fifty squares of an area of forty hectares. The parks of London aggregate 877 hectares, against Berlin's 417 hectares, which, com I dering the difference in the pulstion of the two cities, is decidedly to t e advantage of the last named city. In the number of trees Paris, with 87,602, against Berlin's 38,- 000, is largely ahead. The Paris corraspondent cf the Lancet states that when Dr. Pasteur read his last report on rabies at the Academy of Science, his friend, the late M. Ilouley. asked whether dogs rendered lususceptible to h ~ drnphcbis by repeated inoculations won (I not themselves be liable to communicate the disease by hating. M. Pasteur could give no immediate reply, but admitted that it was a subject for serious consideration. An English sportsman, shooting on the north shore of Long Island, was invited to dinner sts farm house, and was so astonish- ed tbathe writustca London nswspsper about it. “Iwouder how oftonin marrls England," he says, "a farmer, with his family and two men ssrvau sits dcwu to roast'turksy. chicken pie. tb four or five vegetables, and cranbsrrzsk, tony noth- ing of both whiskey and rtcdrbak.” The death of Dr. P. Helen Pridesux has called forth many expressions of regret in land. Sbswucne ofths nostrils- guishsd of the women graduates of Lao- don Univnslty. In her examination in 1882 sheheld the firrrtboncrsin anatomy and bssusnddenl attrsetcdandugrc-redbyh M a h h.“ Mk. - ,“ W "I V . “on”, .hmqm " wk the gold medaland scholarship. 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' rm called by the sharia. one blue-r day. resign the homestead farm swap. - " The father. shattered and scurth with run: 5 u The mother. sick an: pale and thin, u -_‘ Under the we! ht of her sorrows dumb. ludebt for ebedshewasdyiuxin: ' ' 0h. iss- ths wrecked household around her standâ€" Aud the justice lifted her humbling runs, Rriplng her as in her pain she lay, To also the homestead farm swsv. Ah, how she wept l And the flood w «m Swept down her temples bare 1 And the fathsr. already bowed with years. flowed lower with despair l Drink l Drink i it bad ri oil into woe For them and all may lc\ below, And forced them. poor and old and gray, To sign the homestead farm sway. ._‘J " in.“ a... Farm Wrinkles. A wire run along the top of the old-fash- ioned straight rail and block fence will keep the stock away from it, and save trouble in putting up riders. Have on hand a paper of copper rivets of different sisse_snd a piece of oiled leather for cutting strings to keep the harness mended with. It is a painful fact that the half-baked man u not rare. It takes about seventy goodslsed ears to make a bushel cf shelled seed corn. Three horses abreast is very often the most economical team for the heavy work of the farm. In Spain an old custom among the coun- try people is never to eat fruit out of doors without planting the seed. The roads are lined with trees whose fruit is free to all. r on. many scenes have i met in life, And many a call to pny,‘ But the saddest of all was the drunkani‘s wife Signing the farm “my : - Home once riohesiin l the town. . _ Home. in that fatal cu poured dcwo. ~ : Worse than firs cril 's dismayâ€" ‘ ’ Drunkard signing the farm away i -____‘.__ A CO‘VBOY EPISODE. Fatal Fighting at Arm’s length with For”? five-Calibre Revolver». l . Sam Thompson of Liberty has trought in' the first news of afatai shooting affrsy at Montruolto Plaza ranch, New liiexlco.~ The trouble occurred at a wedding dance. ThersI is a pool camp at that point, and all th'a‘, boys Were in attendance .t the we'lldin‘g‘ festivities. rue daughter of Annastss'ia Martino had just been wedded to Francl-cs de Babe. The ceremony wns performed about 7 o'clock in the evening, and donors; lug began immediately afterward. The: second set was on the floor when John Brophy and William Johnson lelt thaiiuuse, and, meeting outside, had some words about a disagreement that had existed botwt‘eu them some time. Brophy had chs'rgc hi the camp. and Johnson, it seems, had heard”: that Brophy had said that Johnson, “did , not go by his right name. Johnson wanted » Brophy to “ take back" the remark. The. dispute waxed pretty warm, and a comardc named Tom llnrris came out and tried to make peace. . - Finally the disputauts agreed to leave the question to Harris and Chllf‘lifl Thompson to , settle. Harris went into the house to off: Thompson, and while he was gone the is-i ‘- putc grow warmer, and both mm pulled- thclr revolvers. As Harris came out Brophy and Johnson were facing each other but few feet apart. Harris grabbed both pistols, turned the muzzles down, and stood between the two angry men for nearly half an hour, or until his hands became so benumbed that- he could stand it no longer. lu-vain he bog- Slobbering and its (lure. The frequent slcbbering of horses at this season is variously accounted for. We have heard it attributed to the second growth clover, to the spiders web on the herbage, to lobelia, St. J ohn's wort, and other plants, buifinever yetto pennyroyal. But having oc- csslon to make use of a neighcr's pasture for a few nights, for our horses, we found them slobbering profusely from the effects of the nneryal which grew abundantly in the hold. The cows which grazed in the field were also troubled with profuse sslivsilon. We have had previous knowledge that lobe- lia and St. J uhn’s wort would produce the same trouble, and now are sure that penny- rcyal may be added to the list. But we doubt very much that second growth clover will cause it ; indeed, We have good reasons to know that it does not in some cases. The slcbbcrirg of horses and cows is caused by the irritating effect upon the salivary glands, of the strong essential cf the plants which reduce it. If one will chew some lobslls, t. John’s wort or pennyrcyal, he will find the salivary glands to be excited in this manner. The effect is removed by eating any dry substance, as oatmeal, middlings or cornmeal, and the best remedy for it is to give any animal which is suffering from sall- vation a. feed of dry meal or mlddliugs; this will put a stop to it at once. The waste of saliva is exceedingly weakening to a horse, for saliva is not mrre water, but contains a quantity of potash, soda, line, acid, phos- phoric acid, and organic matter, so that it approaches very closely in character to blood. When and How to Apply Stable Manure. Stable manure is a heavy, bulky material, and in applyingit to .our land we have to handle a large amount of water and other material of comparatively little value, in order to apply enough of the essential ele- ments iormbnnnianv crops. ' And when we have much of ltto handle, especially if we have to draw it far at the busy season of planting, or over rtft land in wet weather, we find it a tedious job, and often planting is considerably, delayed by the time requir. ed to get the manure spread upon the land. Hence when and how to apply it in the most economical manner, is a matter of no little importance. The winter or early spring when the ground is frozen is for several rea- sons, a very favorable time for hauling out manure. livery farmer should endeavor to keep his help and teams as industrioust employed as is reasonable during the whole year, and all j obs which can as well be done during winter, should be attended to at that time. Hauling out ttable manure seems to be one of these jobs, which can not only be done as well, but much better, in winter, when the ground is frozen, if snow is not deep. as at any other time of the year. Of course this implies that the barn cel- lar or other place where the manure is sufficiently protected to avoid much frost in the manure, and provided with doors that can be opened or closed at any time. If drawn out during winter it not only for- nishes work for help and teams which other- his efforts were futile. Johnson demanded, "Let us loose and let us settle it: At last Harris pushed the muszlcs of the rcVolvers down as far as he could and jumped Iback. ' Instantly two reports rang out in the night I: uir. Bropby's shot took silent. in Johnson's ' chest about two inches below tho. collar bone. passed through the body, and came out below the right shoulder blade. John~ ( son's first shot hit Brophy's watch, and old no further damage than to smash that timow: sou fired to second time, the bail entering down wore a probe could not reach it. Brophy fell as soon as Johnson's, second 3 shot took effect, but Johnson coolly walked M‘ into the house, put on his overcom, and I started off. Brophy was carried into the ' house and J chosen was not found untll near- 1 an hour aftrrwards. He had walked own to the corral in order to get is horse and had fainted from loss of blood. flow“ ~ ' carried back tothe house. A doctor was summoned and examined the wounds.‘ As pons scarcely more than arm's ion th away, the wounds, and especially that 0 Johnson, were hustly and terrible. The physician said chosen was liable to die at anyImo- ment, and that Brophy could not live to ex- ceed ten days. g Both the wounded men are Texans and well known in the territory. All' their so- ground being frosen solid, and the teams in good heart, they will often haul with ease loads of double the size they could after the frost is out of the ground in spring, and es Ollie ly over land which, after iho frost out, would be so wet and soft as to be almost im- passable. ' We can not afford to’handls manure more than is absolutely necessary, and when we draw it to the field we should put it where it is to stay, either by spreading it directly from the cart, or by putting it in small hes to be spread before they are soaked by r n or frozen so they cannot be spresd with case. We cannot afford in ordinary farm practice, to pile manure in the field and than load it again. But leaving manure in small heaps on the fields during winter I consider one of the least convenient ways of mans log it, and though it is often done by cod armors, boys," Johnson, as was shown , by,hls‘con- duct after the shooting. was s rsmsdkslrly gritty fellow. Both men are single. After. the wounded menhad been made. co (on. able as possible, it .was found at ‘erc eve body pfosent is t kindly disposed to- wsr everybody else. the fears of the ladies .. were quieted, and the interrupted dance proceeded ss though nothing had happened. BEILLIANTS. Mr. Moody ss s: “ I have found Sundsy night the best time to prrsch gospel ser- mons, because people ‘secmingiy do not ex- pect to be converted by a Sunday morning sermon." Bid early defiance unto those vices that are of thine inward family, and, having a yet it looks to me like a very s lftless prao- 700‘ in thy tamper. Find ‘ '18“ find 0‘- tioe. A much better way is to spread it Plum” "1 “1” i from the cart. This is not the best but the ‘K‘lln't “1°” '"°“8h°ld' bunk "PW ill” mum; w.y of hmdung it, What, "new rock of nature,Isnd which make this a great in this way the 301.111,]. part. W11] 1,, 'o‘k. part of the militia of thy life ; deludc not by the "in. "only into an, .011 jug who“ thyself into lrriqultles from participation or they are needed and not in spots, as they “"1311”!!in Which “1'” "'0 “mm. but "0 would be if left long in small heaps. 30‘ Obllllno to "W3" Many fear, that if manure is left spread " The best rell ion,” remarks the Unilul on the surface for any length of timeit will Prubyten’au, “ s that which has at my; waste by evaporation, but I am satisfied. foundation of reason to build upon ~ by a careful study of the scientific aspect of great work of gr the case, as well as by my own observation, be done, if it is not done rationally or so- tbst there is no appreciable loss in this way cordir g to reason ; snd no great movement. by the exposure of unfermented manure, among a people, no mstter how true the and that the only possible losscf any amount aim, will finally succeed. unless it his this at the bottom of it, The attempt to 'sevs is by washing off from very hilly land, when tht ground is frozen, and that this loss in men and the world by unbailasted snthusi» am: will always fall. ' seldom great. I ’ ”"“‘ Take our duty. and be strong in it, as The Downward Bosdtolluln. God willmsig you strong. I'IIIhurardUI; is, ' the stror ger fact you w . ‘n or Evil, like fever. or madness. or oonsum - “ma. “‘0' u)“ an at“! “mu” b". “I tion, destroys the moral asture in which t "m “ , 'I h ‘ 'm “I inherss Its issue is always disaster and a“ “3" 7°“ g ' m w ‘ 7°“ "In .. “I. ble a! who" {or ""Iu coma. The greatest wealth you can ever get u A'upue 'hu. “d a). wick“ dun no, will be inyourself. Take your burdens and be.” It does not take ion for lndlvidusl "mm" “a 1mm "mph" “0"” u", must and will, as our opportunity, knowing 2.“...m.tiii‘.ll';§h$':§3£;:: mg,“ w «a m mm m- ' W. lent, the selfish. First successes seem loy- thtevsr strengthens our local attach- one and sstzsflying enough: men I I I in their aims, they gratify their passions, meatsis favorable both to individual and usiiouslcharsctsr. Our home, our birth- they realise their drsires: but by-sndby piacs,our native landâ€"think for awhile their weslihisgone, or, worse still, they are permith to retain it passion is burnt what the virtues are which arise out of the feelings connected with these words, and if out, esteem is forfeited, social stains is lost, downwards. stepby step,falling by little and little. until, if you would ssethsm, you must seek them in the domain of squalor or Marilyn would s be them, you shall find then: filled w his own ways. The moral wreck of arms who has all that hurt could wish is often more utter and pitiabls than that of the beg; . the end isnotreacbed, thsdusi estimate not takanwbenpassics: Is gratified. aims unsecured. Waitand see tbakindcfiifs, perceive tbsoonnection between topography andpstrlotilm. flhswmssmauwbocsres nomarefaronsplaastbsn seeing, willshclv ouintbstssms personosss who iovasactb bsthimssll.‘ For what is out Hot the analogies dentureâ€"the reason n of nature from s Winter vsâ€"er the smaneipstlen cf the “Ruby. Not even th thetestimonycfflssfactoirissndssd: for wkodoss anti:an bow sissdcwy and un- mdll’u' sshstaudaitbsssleteileotealprodsbecosns W is slframesofmludlh'orthciiie 8cm- twsat colonies have been estab- eiths ritlstossvidsucc. Ileana begun liabedintb tnlfsdlst‘rlctcfthsArgena fetbe vie prooftbatmaksstbcheamto- “Republic. ,M,m vsocs eosnsoscdl “Christlnycvsfsthebq’s' abet zdvs can gated . eighty." Iththossdseysef istewslch MLQQ Darius tbchstpsWtbegnvqandsessfarintothe thirty‘years'tis‘smmgtowu through tranquil thingscfdcath. lie alone can be- colcnisation until it has a floss of‘iieveinlmmcrtsllty who foslstho resurrec- ll0,000 souls. ticuinhim already. god the men to put up their wchpons. llut I you have any intellectual eyes you will thug; ‘ Mir-I l 19 keeper. Brophy then started to run. John- . I e the small of Brcpby’s buck, and dropping II c. «.r they were made with forty-five callbro,.w9A:._ .,. VIII 1- quaintancosjpeak of them as “ruigbtygcodw + rust were no more grud as to settler»and,m (if . l v i .o, raise timely ha err ’ .2; r... predefrimznorts f" ;'f ace insnyusrr'sheart'wilr :1 (I , f, ' l, l ~ ’t â€"â€".»s v. ."i