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\o EOUSEHOLD. house-Clans Tune. The silver or the flowers, White earning on t e bough, The shi cold of dafl‘odils Within t e garden now 2- “" not for the silver or the gold I must not step nor stay, They comeâ€"the painter with his brush, The whitewash man today. 011. what. a mockery is life !~â€" The sweet sprin s dewy prime, The fairest days 0 earth and sky. We call “house charting time i" With more of rupture in their notes ’ Than in allhuman words. Loud sing within the tasselled woods 'f he choir of the birds But. not for me their merry songs, 0r blooming of the treesâ€"â€" The sound of crunchbcatlng comes Borne in on every breeze ; And i must brush the cobwebs down, And ply the busy broom, And strew, against the lurking moth, , - With bonsine all the room ! Thtsjubilcc of earth and air, _ The sweet spring's fragrant prime, Wb is it that brings it to me, A as! ” housc~cleaning time"? â€" [Harper's Bazar. A Little girl’s Sewing. The baby of two years will beg for a needle to sew, and, in her small ro:king- chair, work industriously at nothing at all for many minutes, but when three or four cars of age, can, with time and patience, be taught to wear a thimble, thread a needle, and make a garment for a tiny doll, one of those that is com leted when two inches of running up the ack, six inches of hem- ming around the bottom, a draw string around the neck and two holes fer the arms completes the dress, and from this on to big dresses for big dolls, which cover, when neatly made, all the ground gone over on a larger scale on a frock for herself, and then to the machine, where her own skirts and aprons can be so quickly put together, is all within the range of pleasant possibilities. The Domestic Monthly thinks stocking-darn- ing must be beguiled with story-telling, and some sugary reward, but should be amon the first lessons in repairing taught, an that seven years is not too early fora girl to begin this part of her education, only she should not be comforted at the outset with some old stocking gaping with rents, but rather a pair with just the tiniest hole mak- ing itself seen ; then it will not be long be- fore the mother can say, “There, your stock- ings are mended, and you can run and play," and with a ccntto spend or a cream- drop or caramel as a prize, there will noth- ing unpleasant be connected with darning stockings, and it is strange that it should be mostly regarded as a disagreeable, if not a hateful task. In connection with the flaming, teach the daughter to leave off Moekings as soon as they begin to show w‘ite patches, through the inky line now fasnrxable, for-small holes are not so tire- some to m: J; as some great rent in the heel or knee. . The sewing on of shoe~bu atoni‘ is also something that should come under the daughter’s care at an early age, and she should be taught that a button of? her shoe is a mark of great carelessness and untidi~ ness, and it is more than likely that stock- ings can be darned, shoe-battens sewed on, and other repairs made in the early hours of Saturday morning, and in no wise interfere with the hours for play, and if this is begun right after breakfast, in winter or summer, before noon there is a restless, uneasy set of children in the house or garden, teasing one ’another, and asking more than once, “ What can I do now, momma ?” while if a little time has been s eat in useful occu- ation, many things wil suggest themselves or the hours of recreation. Up Stair: 3317i Down. The bureau should be so placed, if pos- sible, that the light of the mirror will come from the side. Well-dried, clear corn husks make a very good, wholesome bed, the best bed next to wool or hair. But they are altogether too hard for pillows. For removing the stain of perspiration from underwear, apply a pretty strong so- lution of soda and then rinse repeatedly with clear, clean water. “'hen you mend the socket on a lamp fill the sides of the socket with plaster of paris and press the reservoir in place. Rub off any plaster of paris that may overflow before it dries. Don’t try to keep a kitchen table while for it’s too hard work, but cover that as well as the shelves most in use with oileloth. It a, is cheap, looks well and is a great time and ' labor saving material. The condition of the collar is far more import nt than that of the parlor. In light rooms dirt is comparatively harmless. In dark places it is a lurking danger. N 0 old wood, no vegetable, no rubbish of any kind, should be allowed to cumber the cellar. If there are no drawers for holding the surplus stock of dish towels, holders, clean- ing cloths, etc, which should always be in readiness, get a wooden box high enough to make a comfortable seat; hang the cover on hinges, pad the top of it and c0ver it with blue denim, and thus you have a receptacle for holding the towels. It is very convenient to have a little china cuncnt to mend china or glassware. Al- thou b no cement has ever been invented whic will successfully stand boiling water, yeta piece of china which is intended for decorative use, and not for hard service in the kitchen. where it will be frequently washed, will be as good as new when it is oncu mended. A peek or more of lime left in a cellar in an open keg will absorb an immense amount of moisture, which otherwise might form in mould on the walls. Northing is more dangerous to the health of the occupants of a house than a mouldy cellar; yet people occasionally live for years in such a house and escape the danger, and then possibly succumb to it finally when one would least expect it. Few things are more slovenly than a wall with holes in the plaster, yet such disfigure. ments are likely to occur from the blows of heavy furniture, hammering of picture nails in wrong places and from various other causes. Such places should be mended at once with plaster-of~paris, mixed to a thin to with water. It is best to mix only a ittle at a time as it sets so rapidly that it becomes too hard to handle in a few mo- ments. Ap ly it. and smooth it down wit-bl the blade oi‘a knife and cover up the spot with a piece of wall paper matching the pattern on the wall as you paste it on and the spot u‘l‘.‘ never show. cages... Havana Sortaâ€"Grate on: cocoanut and simmer it. in one quart veal stock for half an hour. (Veal stock is made by simmering two pounds of veal bones in two quarts of cold water until reduced onehalf, then strained.) Strain the stock to remove the cocoanut, and add to the liquor one pint of cream. Heat. again, and when boiling add one heaping tablesan corn starch mixed smoothly with one tablespoon of hot butter. Season with salt and white pepper. Beat the yolks of two eggs, add one cup of the broth, pour into the tureen, turn in the boiling broth, and mix well. Serve with boiled rice. Bastian POT.\TOl-S.-=Cllb the potatoes as for a pie, put them in a pan, with a little chopped onion, pepper and salt ; add a little butter, allowing about half an ounce to each pound of potatoes, and a quarter of a pint of water ; cover the pan and let them stew moderately about 30 or 35 minutes. Pom-r0 Soonâ€"A quarter of a pound of butter, three large onions peeled and sliced small ; stew in a stewpan until brown ; stir frequently. \Vhen ready have peeled three or four dozen medium sized white potatoes, and slice them in the stew-pan with the onions and butter. Pour sutficient boiling water over for the amount of soup desired. Let them boil for two hours, and then strain through a seive into asoup-tureen. Season with salt and epper. FBICASSE‘LD turnâ€"Cut a. pound of tripe in narrow strips, put a small cap of water or milk to it, add a bit of bitter the size of an egg, dredge in a large teaspoonful of flour, or work it with the butter ; season with pepper and salt, let it simmer gently for half an hour, serve hot. A bunch of parsley out small and put with it is an im- provement. S'rswso Lonsrsrsr-Two medium lob- sters, one pint of milk, two tablespoons bu t- tcr, two tablespoons flour, one-half teaspoon salt, one-half saltspoon cayenne, one-half lemon, or two tablespoons vinegar. Open the lobsters and cut the meat in small pieces. Boil the milk, melt the butter, add the flour, and when smooth add the boiling milk radually. Add the seasoning and the lo ster. Let it simmer ten minutes. Consume GnInDLs Canesâ€"«One pint of cornmeal, one tablespoonful of butter, one saltspoonful of salt, one teaspoouful of sugar. Pour boiling water slowly upon the mixture, stirring till all is moistened, and leave it for 30 minutes. Then. break into the mixture three unbeaten eggs, which must be well beaten into the dough. Add five tablespoonfuls of cold milk, one spoonful at a time, till it is all smooth, and then bake on both sides a nice brown. Serve hot, one griddleful at‘a time, as they are baked. How to be Happy, Though Single- I drew my chair before the fire: My dressing-gown falls on. my knees ; My faithful friends who never tire, »~ My books, are mngcd around to please The changing mood. In all the shire No Benedict‘s so well at ease. With one thing more my bliss were ripe, And that I seize, my own, my pipe. The genial Au tocrat is near, And Boswell standing by his side; There's Fielding. hiding in the rear, Here Littlewhitc and “ Nyrcn's Guido ;” Pcndcnnis, Pickwick, Swift and hero The frolic Muse's sons abide; Locket: and Pracd together stand, And Dobson ready to my hand. The bleak wind shrills across the street, The fire burns up more cheerfully. What need I. puss. love‘s bittersweet? I am not Miss Blanche Amory. We’ll rest content with onc defeat; N o more emotions, thanks, for me l Or only this, lulled by your purr, To close my eyes and think of her. i h * i i * ’Tis midnight and the fire is low: Hour after hour my thoughts will stray, And leave my trusty books and go Along the wcil~rcmcmbercd way. ' 'Tis better thus, no doubt. Hoigho! 'l‘hore's something wanted, pussy. Stay! I’ll write her in the self-same strain. Perhaps she won't say " No” again. EDMUND VINEY. A Wish. When angel censors softly loam Their sacred smokes waft t trough the skies; Still clinging to a. arting dream. Morn slowly opc's wr heavy eyes. The naughty sunbeams steal from home, Nor care they now for skies of blue, Through fields of drowsy flowers they roam To sip a breakfast of their dew. So when the morn of life is done It steals the joys of childhood dear, Still life is bright 'ncath noonday sun, And fate unturnishcd with a tear. ' When skies uro hid ’neath Old Sol’s gleams And buds of Earth burst forth in bloom, Like diamonds sparkle humblest streams, Beneath the glare of brilliant noon. Then Cupid. harbinger of fate. Gives life a charm stole from above; And all the doubts of vouth abate Calmed by the bliss of trusted love. The noon at life -â€"ah, may it give A gleam to guide thy life aright: Which will the darkest hour outlive, And lend a brightness to the night. \Vhen twilight coverings softly spread About the couch \vhcrc Nature rests, And wearv Earth throws back her head 'l‘o sleep on Evenings saving breast. And then to chant a vesper hymn, The birds theirjoyous travailings cease: When all is hus ted night softly comes, Wrapped in her sombre robe of peace. When years have passed ‘thy do. is done, And twilight shades about thee c 050, Nov Evening‘s angel gently come And bear thy soul to sweet repose. LlLlaN MACK. Stormâ€"‘aId-Oalm. The turmoils and the storms of life That toss us where and whither Are not the galls that biauch our cheeks Or make our spirits wither. They clear the mists that vcirthe peaks; We see beyond the mountains; The barren desert now appears A vale of crystal fountains. Our restless spirit. caged within, “’ith frantic, wild endeavor Cried out for some calm, lovely spot “'hcre it could rest forever; No calm retreat our soul. could find Amid the dust and rattle 0! clashing swords and blazing gunsâ€"- Life's never ending battle. We pincd for some familiar friend, To whom we could unravel The tangled skcin of life's wild dream ‘As through the more we travel. he kindm spirit answered back; The spell was only broken B ' echoes of the feeble voice 5' Whit}: our words were spoken. Just then we heard a still small voice, As of an an angel bending Above our heads to catch the cries That were to heaven ascendin -â€" The so in bliiows ceased to r0 1-â€" A fl 0 Joy supernal . " And pence possessed our wondering soul-â€" in was the calm Eternal. Tnonss Buns. cations. The people had been cheated out of their revenge. But En land’s power and war ships were feared, an the matter was revive FOLKS. 9 dropped. As for the dusk ma ician, we What would]: Do' hope that, like Prosper-0,), titerseafter he “613%”: “ m2: wan eschewed magic, and resolved “to break his rd look so fair. ‘ staff. ” and to "bury it certain fathoms in And grow so tall; the earth.”â€"-[Harper’s Young People. I'd scatter perfume for and wide; Of all the flowers I'd be the pride. That‘s what I'd do â€"â€"â€"â€"â€".â€".â€"â€"â€" HIS PREMONITION. If l‘wcre you. . 0, little reset A True Story of a Weird Event on a’ Home Fairlittlo maid, ' - station Cruise. 1 f I were you I should always try To be good and true: I'd be the merriost, sweetest child. On whom the sunshine ever smiled That‘s what I'd do. It was a sweltering night early in Sep- tember in Florida. The usual night breeze had not set in and all nature was panting for breath. I was sitting at the table in the starboard steerage of the ship Tâ€", writ- If 1 were on. Dear littld maid. ting the last letter to my sweetheart far to â€"â€"â€" lthe northward ; the candles, our only light, " Baby's” if; lburned languidly for lack of air, and I was Some stories told of a dog's sagacity are almost too extraordinary to be believed; et what little mistress of a smart little dog elieves any pet superior to her own ‘2 “Baby did the dearest thing the other day,” said Baby’s mistress to me, enthusias- tically. . “ I came home late for dinner. I’d been outforsuch a long walk, getting flagroot, you know. Baby didn’t like it because I left him home, and when I got back he was ’most crazy, he was so glad to see me. He jumped and danced about like mad. I let him kiss me all he wanted; and then momma said, ‘ Now jump down, Baby ; Meta wants her dinner.’ “ When” Baby heard her say that, he jumped down, and dashed off into the kitch- en. Then he ran back into the room with a big bone in his mouth, and he brought it to me, and laid it at my feet ; and then the darling stood wagging his tail, as much as to say, ‘ I've brought you the best dinnerI could.’ ” I think his feelings were hurt,” con- cluded Meta, mourniully “ when we put the bone hack on his away and buried it. It was just as if he thought to himself, “ \Vcll, if Meta won’t eat it, I won’t.’ ” But I am afraid Meta’s imagination went almost too far that time. A Magician's Mistake. AlmOSl' every magicmn can tell YO? “‘1 in' of what I am going to tell you. I want you teresting story of how, at some time or to promise me to take charge of my other, the noble art of deception involved him unexpectedly in deep trouble. The men, paper, temptation “ to fool people” is always very strong. It is, no doubt, a flattering thing to be able to show off one’s accomplish- ship 2’: I asked jokingly. ments at another person’s expense. But every once ina while tlle_self;satisfied con- ious. I want to tell you, my best friend, lure“ “"13 across 3- “ snide-Ct that does no” that I have had my warning, and I shall be submit tamely to his innocent wiles and Sportive pranks. In one notable instance a Wizard’s performance led to serious com- fly is this 2" plications, as the following will show : The Story come? to “5 from thejsmnd try to ridicule my belief. I repeat to you 0f Madilfimcar- Tue (Eventfukscene 15 the that in three days from this hour I shall be court of her most gracious Majesty Queen buried in the Gulf of Mexico,” Ranarabona IL, with pretty maids and faithful courtiers in attendence. A clever , you w get into this morbid state ‘3" creole conjurer had been invited to enter- A Now listen_the members of my family tain her Majesty with his subtle craft. He had, Perm-P5,, that high'soundinf-‘E recom' warning. What is the use of tryin toper- mendation which comes from having per- made me as to my folly of it? Tle main ormed before “ all the crowned heads of En- IOPei”and “will 3095 for a great deal even in the responsibility that I impose on you '2” Madagascar. ‘ And SO the conjurer set out to il-stonish closer, for we always walked arm 1n ar‘n, plate. He took it' in light costume. A hand was laid upon my shoulder and the kindly voice of a dear messmate re- quested me to put aside my writing and come for a walk. “The moon is just getting up and I want to talk to you.” The speaker was one of the finest speci- mens of a man that I have ever knownâ€" tall, broad and fair-hairedâ€"well beloved for his unfailing good-nature and his merry moods, our most popular man. 1 protested that I must finish my letter, and that it was too utterly hot to walk, and I beg ed to be excused. But there was somet iug so earnest in the man’s appeal, repeated very gravely, that it fixed my attention. “ Come, I want to talk to you about something very particularly; I must talk to you, and at once.” So I, rather impatiently, put the closing words to my letter and hurriedly gettin into some clothes joined him on deck, an we left the ship. There was a long avenue lined with yucca trees leading to the village and we were soon walking under these in the moonlight. “ I suppose you think it rather strange that I should insist upon your coming out to-night, but I must talk to you." “ Well, what is this most important busi- ness '1” I inquired. “ I want you to listen to me with close attention,” said Bob. " I am not going to have any argument with you as to the sense effects and forward them to this address,” handing “ thy what do you mean? What has got into your head? Going to desert the “ Nothing at all of that 3 we must be ser- dead in three days from this time.” “ Nonsense i" I ewlaimed ; “ what fool~ “ ’Tis not nonsense, and you must not “ Stuff l” I said. “ What has possessed have always been warned, I have had my point, and the only one. is : Will you accept “ \Vhy, certainly,” I said, holding his arm the natives. We have no idea of what be «but ten me; here man, with machinery did at first, but we may Imagme that? he “3' deranged, without coal, without orders from peatcd the old-time tricks that come from the department to go to sea ; how could the an innocent request, “Please do thisor that.” ship be ready for sea in three days, much At all events, the programme went smooth~ less be in the Gulf than 22’ 13', until the Wimrd $00k a £51033 31qu 133' "- “Nevertheless,” he replied, “ we will be flouriSh Of 1113 wand: turned the h‘luld; “"70 there and I shall be buried three nights Wineâ€"fine 01d Malagai as he Clal'lledo from this time in the Gulf of Mexico.” \Vith a self-satisfied smile and a. courtly Them was no use 0, further protest, I bow, he 035311.36. the 81813.3 to he? MuJesty- knew him well, and I knew from his man- TO the maglcmn’s Slu'Pl‘l-‘le: the Queen (10' nor that further talk would be of no avail, clincd to taste the fine old Malaga. The so]: tried another tack. fellow repeated his seemingly innocent re- it At any rate, you’re in good shape so quest, and again the Queen refused. When far 3 so let’s go on to F___'s and gem glass he insisted, an attendant whispered into or two of grog, and smoke ,1 Gig," and have his ear that the Queen dld 110‘ dl‘mk “1 Pub' no more of this to-night. And assuming 110- a. gaiety I did not feelâ€"I hummed: “ 0n But magicians claim to be above all rules such a night as this, oh love long lost l." of etiquette and royal red tape. If this He tried to enter into the spirit of my coffee-colored expert had been wise, he proposal, and we went to the little club I would have stopped then and there. What may almost call it, where the good woman; do you think he had the impertinence to the wife of the pilot, allowed us to keep a do? He pretented to be seized with a fit of private bottle or two and a box of cigars ; anger (which appeared to the audience to be and I talked gaily to her and to the others real, and not usumed), and in his rage he there and W8 rallied ” Bob” about some of ‘hcad of the ill-mannered foreign threw the fine old Malaga into the Queen’s his little foibles. lap. ' You can easily imagine the confusion that had hoped he had forgotten the talk of a ensued. Of course, the Queen was so great- little while before. We left the house about pretty 9 o’clock. and sauntered along toward the ly. shocked that she fainted, the maids screamed, the faithful courtiers drew ship. their swords, and the guards were called In. If ever a Prospero badly needed his magic alarmed me. wand, it was at this time, when a little first- rate magic would have been of wonderful service. to get out of the court alive is more than “ lime-burner’s wig, Suffice it to the hand I said: either he or we could tell. say that he did escape, and that he at once sought refuge in the house of the English fever, right off.” Residen t-Gcncral. Few 0‘ “3 can Teflhze tho “"PflrdOM-Ple been in a drenching shower; but he never rule turned a hair. “ “1’00" which filln'oundfi the royal Perm“ to the chi , turned him into his bunk and among semi-civilized people may be com- mmmonc offence committed by the magician. pared to that divinity which, as Shake- speare said, “doth hedge a king.” The fever. luckless expert had behaved not only in rudest possible manner, but he had broken sea. one of the time-honored laws of the “taboo” the punishment for which was death. In truth the saffron-faced mecwor “’35 so it happened that, on the third day after _ He had 11" Qballcf" to our. talk, he died. And we stood about the exth- :rhe water had been “P‘ned ""0 deck in the falling rainâ€"a sad, and group lhe Queen 37139: her sacred Person lwlheen while the Captain read by the light of the insulted- 1‘01“ con” he,5MW that PP‘nmg deck lanterns the service of the dead, and the water was really an innocent trick, as his magma,” raised the g”, plank and It “'35 saw all that in desperate trouble. any amateur magician well knows. too late. The only thing for the professor to do was for himself to take the part of the “VflDiShiug 134V." and 83‘ Ont- Bu“ days exactly when he left us, and I have how? By this time a great crowd had thered around the house of the Resident ‘encral. As loyal subjects, the people demanded the er. If the Residentâ€"General did not want to do the How the creole professor managed his pulse ; he was as hot and as dry as a. He took to it all quite pleasantly, and I He suddenly turned to me and said : “ It has got me now.” “ What i” I cried, for he had thoroughly “ The fever. ’ Well I stopped, held his hands and felt ” and taking him by “Nowletus walk fast and break this We did so ; I was soon as wet as ifI had Hot and flushed, I got him the doctor. Before 11 o’clock he was delirious, and his disease was yellow The next day came orders to hurry to Everbody busy, a cooling ship putting engines in order, taking provisions, etc., and the following day we left the yard and remained of nob e old Bob committed to the deep. His prediction came true ; it was three never seen so many tearful men together as I did that rainy September night on the Gulf of Mexico. ..._â€"_â€"._.___.__ The forty-first chapter of Genesis, four- “exccution not,” they Would do it: for him teenth verse, contains the earliest reference willingly. Then the English re resentative to shaving of the beard, where it is told of came out and poured all on t e troubled Joseph that he shaved himself. waters. He argued for dela . If her Majesty’s good people would on y wait un- til to-morrow, their anger would be ap- peased. and all would go well. After some parleyin and coaxing, the mob dispersed. Late t at night or early the next morn- ing the terrified magician Was hurriedaway and secreted in a sailing I short time, to produce diplomatic compli- vessel. The action of the Resident-General threatened, [or a Snakes appeared through the broken las- tering in the school of Chestnut Hill, it out- ville, Conn., and the pupils fled in terror. Five hundred people lost. their lives by a recent eruption of the volcano Ngauruhoc in the Sandwich Islands. Coffee planters in Mexico make a profit of 100 to per cent. on the amount of money invested. A . -.-â€"‘v - PEARLS or rears. ,A .Parents cling to their child, not to his gifts. Perfect scheming demands omniscienee. . Patience, Wisdom and Courage are tix to grants who never turn back for anythit: '. N9 man is wholly intolerant; everyone forgives little errors without knowing it. There are few doors through which lib erality and good humor will not find their way. A grateful mind is not onl the greatest of virtues, but the parent 0 all the other virtues. N at seldom the surest remedy for an evil consists in forgetting it. He who despises mankind will never get the best out 0 either others or himself. p I ask little from most men: I try to render them much and to ex ect nothing in return, and I get very wel out of the bargain. In everything that is re sated daily there must be three periods: a the first it is now, then old and wuarisome; the third is neither, it is habit. If you are a thorough Christian you will be an attractive one. Be joyfulâ€"that is, full of joy. Carry joy in your heart and let its light shine in your countenance. \Ve have got minds and souls as well as hearts; ambition and talentsas well a: beauty and accomplishments ; and we want folige and learn aswell aslovo and be ove . Nothing is more expensive than penuri- oneness ; nothing more anxious than care.- lessness; and every duty which is hidden to wait, returns with seven fresh duties at its back. All mischief comes from our not being able to be alone: hence play, luxury, dis- sipation, wine, ignorance, calumny, envy, forgetfulness of one’s self and of God. It takes so little to make a child happy that it is a pity, in a world full of sunshine and pleasant things, that there should be any wistful faces, empty hands or lonely young hearts. Meanwhile, I know of no method of much consequence except that of believing, of ‘be- ing sincere ; from Homer and the Bible down to the poorest Burns song, I find no other art that promises to be perennial. “ What mortal is there of us'who would find his satisfaction enhanced by an oppor- tunity of comparing the picture he presents to himself of his own domgs with the picture ghey {puke on the mental retina of his neigh- ors. Many men to whom the community is very largely indebted do not actually con. tribute large amounts of money to charities but give the equivalent in service and in thoughtful supervision of organized efforts to help those in distress or in need. “ You need never think you can tum over any old falsehood without. a terrible squirm. ing and scattering of the horrid little popu~ lation that dwells under it.â€"Everv real thought on every real subject knocks the wind out of somebody or other.” “We talk of human life as a. journey; buthow variously is that journey performed! There are those who come forth girt, and shod, and mantled, to walk on velvet lawns and smooth terraces, where every gale is arresth and every beam is tempered. There are others who walk on the Alpine paths of life, against driving misery, and through stormy sorrows, over s-har afllic- tions ; walk With bare feet and nako breast, jaded, mangled and chilled.” -v-â€"â€".â€"â€"-â€" Death from Starvation- During the past winter says The Hos ital much horror and surprise has been fe t at the numerous deaths from actual starvation which have been reported in our newspapers. In spite of the large charity organizations and the vast amount of money spent in charitable relief, we, with increased cer- tainty, point to the lesson we should all learn, which is that the cor do apt want more of our money, but t icy want our time and thoughts. Beggars are not those who die of starvation. Begging is aprofitablo trade because it appeals to the superficial pity of the public, and enables it to satisfy its conscience in the least troublesome and cheapest manner possible. “'e may pass as pence we give the beggar, and go on our way with the pleasant feeling of so f-satisfaction which is cheaply bought at the price. We could not offer the same twopence to the starving father of a family, were we to in- quire into the case. nor could we give it to the district visitor to distribute ; we should feel very mean if we did, and so we-â€"-some of us-are indebted to the beggar on the whole. We do not want to realize poverty .and misery, to contrust with our own su or- finity, or sickness with our abundant hea th. The beggar lets us dismiss unpleasantness for the lordly sum of twopenco, and even gives us something in exchange. Only now and then are our consciences disturbed by these important proofs that our charity is not all-sufficient after all. But the pity dies to-morrow, the beggar gains by the idle life that pays, whilst. honest poverty, with pride that will not ask, lies dying on our door-step. _â€"-â€"â€".â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"- While making chemical experiments, at Ann Arbor, Mich., Dr. Edward Campbell lost the sight of both eyes by the explosion of two bottles of gas. . A collection of butterflies long owned by Baron vou Folder, of Vienna, has been sold to Lord Rothschild, of London, for $25,000. The Fans are the only people in Equatori- al Africa who have a currency, and they are strong mouometallists. The money is of iron, wrought into pieces resembling rusty hairpins with flat heads. They are put up in bundles of ten, and a hundred bundles is the market price of a wife. The recipitous mountain crags around a large eke near the Columbia River, in Idaho, is said to be one of the finest fields for sport in hunting the large white moun- tain goat and black bear that there is in the world. So white are the goats that it takes days of practice hunting them to detect a band moving over the snow. taken in lipain to provide for the safety of the Sovereign at night. His slumbers are watched throughout the night by the Montana dc Espinosa, a body of men who, for four hundred years, have enjoyed the exclusive privilege of guarding their royal master or mistress from sunset to sunrise. generous in our own estimation for the two-. The most extraordinary precautions are n, . .«n-a'.’{ . A." l»..--:‘H elem-“-ua- 1 m...“â€" “w amâ€" W“ m , .. W .. . n..- n... .. m .