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0W h- YOUNG FOLKS. Grandpa Gray. “ Tell us a story, Grandpa." Cried Nellie and Rob and Boy, “Tell us a tale. of the good old times When you. too, were a boy.” “ Conic tome closer, darlings,” Said kind old Grandpa Gray, “ And I tell you a tale of the olden times, In the good old-fashioned way. “ Opce on a time your grandpa VV as a soldier tall and bold, Your grandma was but a lassic then, \Vith clustering curls of gold. " Grandpa fought for his country, In many a deadly fray, And when the battles were over, He proudly marched away. “ Then Grandma tool: Grandpa pris'ner, In spite of his sword and gun,’ . But he called this first surrender I-Iis biggest vict'ry won ! “ Then we were proud and happy, For both were young and gay, So we fcally danced the minuet, All on our wedding day. “Kiss me good-night, dear children, Then away with you to bed! 7 Seine day you boys will be grandpas, W hen Grandpa Gray is dead.” Seventy years have fiitted, Rob and Roy are old to-day. ' And children gathered around their chairs, Now call them Grandpa Gray ! ~ ALBERT G. BANKS. How Johnny Became a King. Johnnie had always .thought it would be nice to be a. king. He had heard people say, “ Uneasy lies the head that wears a. crown,” but he felt that if he were a king he would know enough not to wear his crown to bed with him ; besides, he knew he was a pretty sound sleeper, anyway. So when one day a real, live fairynold woman came to him and said ; “ Johnnie, I have the great wishing-stone of the Great and most Supreme _Rabbida, which needs but to be held in a person’s hand to certain- ly fulfil any wish that person makes,” John- nie took the great Wishing-stone of the Great and Most Supreme Rabbida in his hand, and wished right off that he were a kingâ€"a. fairy king. Then he had a sudden feeling as though he had dropped a cold key down his back for the hiccoughs, though he did not have the hiceoughs, for he was now a. kingâ€"a fairy king ! He was sitting on a gold throne, and he had a. wise man on his left hand, and a silver carriage outside his castle, with mice for horses, and his fairy cock was pre- paring the nicest dinner Johnnie had ever seen ; only the real, live fairy old moman has disappeared, with the great wishing- Is)tone of the Great and Most Supreme Rab- ida. Just for the amusement of the thing Johnnie changed his wise man into a green frog in a piecadilly collar, and made him swallow flies. Then he turned one of the" fairy princes that came in into a yellow monkey, with a sky-blue tail ; and by that time he thought he would eat his dinner, and so he sat himself down at his great table, with the green frog in the piccadilly collar, that was his wise man, on his left, and the yellow monkey, with the sky-blue tail, that was his fairylprince, on the right. But then he was not a hit him gry. On the contrary, and for the first time in his life, Johnnie did not care to eat. All he had to do to make the green frog in the piccadilly collar hungry was to wish it and wave his fairy sceptre towards him. He made the green frog so hungry that he ate up the knives and spoons; but perhaps fairy kings never ate. Johnnie had not been in the fairy king business long enough, however, to be sure on this point of table etiquette. He made the green frog eat up every- thing on the table to get it out of sight, and then he went walking into the courtyard. He did not feel worried thinking that his castle would be without a dinner set on account of the green frog eating it, for he felt that he could make a new set in time for supper simply by wishing for it. What worried him most was the fact of his own sudden loss of appetite ; and he envied the look of satisfaction on the green frog’s face and on that of the yellow monkey with the sky-blue tail. ~ There was a beautiful cool-looking moat in his court-yard, anyway, and he determin- ed to have a swim even though he knew he oughtn’t to go in the water after dinner. He jumped in. but he was frightened almost to death, for he couldn’t swim a stroke. He swallowed a great deal of water until he remembered that he was a fairy king, and wished that the water was dryland. Then it turned into a beautiful lawn, and the middle of a flower-bed. The next morning Johnnie began to feel greatly troubled. He had turned the fairy cook of the palace into a red cockatoo in rubber bo )ts ; but he cou'd not seem to have an appetite. He had only eaten a. piece of bread and had drunk a. cup of weak tea'for supper, and he had dreamt all night, even though he had put his crown on the post of his bed. So when he came downstairs, he issued an order that the fairy old woman with the great wishing stone of the Great and Most Supreme Rabnida be sought out and brought before him ; and as he Was a. great fairy king, this was accomplished in two seconds and a half, though the fairy old woman was at the extreme end of his kingdom. “ I want to know,” said Johnnie to her, “ why it is that though I am a fairy king, and can turn my wise man into a green frog with a piccadilly collar, and the fairy cook of the palace into a red cockatoo in rubber boots, I can’t feel hungry. I don’t like it one bit.” “ Oh, Most Gracious Majesty l” said the fairy old woman, “ there never was a king that did not have dyspepsia. Even fairy kings, who are deeply learned in magic, have it.” Johnnie thought the matter over very soberly, and discussed it with his wise man. Then he said, decidedly : “ If that-is so, I don’t care much about being a fail-y king. You may give me the great wishing-stone of the Great and Most Supreme Rabbida, and I’ll wish myself back to Johnnie Siazlelop again.” “But do you know a person can only have one wish granted when he holds the great wishing stone of the Great and Most Supreme Rabbida,” said the fairy old wom- an. The case really looked very gloomy for Johnnie, and as though he would be forced to be afairy king with dyspepsia all the rest of his life. Th; fun of turning his wise man into a green frog in a piccadilly collar, I and his fairy prince into a. yellow monkey witha sky-blue tail, was not a sufficient recompense for'such a calamity as, that. However, fairy kings are very wise, and Johnnie was an exceptionally wise fairy king. And, after deep consideration and consultation with his wise man, he said to the fairy old woman: “ But I am not‘ Johnnie Sizzletop any more, but a fairy king; and as a fairy king I ought to have one wish gratified by the great wishing stone of the Great and Most Supreme Rab- bida." At which the fairy old woman said she didn’t know but that there was some Wisdom in his logic, and the fairy prince said he was sure there was, and that there wouldn’t be any harm done in trying the thing any way. So the fairy old woman gave the fairy king the wonderful wishing-stone, and on his wishing very hard that he was Johnnie Sizzletop, the green frog, the yellow monkey with the sky-blue tail, and all the rest of the things faded away and the change was accomplished ! Johnnie Siz- zletop was again Johnnie Sizzletop with a robust appetite for good dinners, and he gave a very grateful, though unkingly, shout of joy. THE STORY OF A GRAIN OF WHEAT, In the Flour Mlll. The noises on the inside of the mill are deafening. One who has never been in a flouting-mill of the largest size cannot rea- lize what a peculiar lot of noises are made fby the machinery. As soon as the wheat enters the machine from the long spout which brings it down from the upper floors; it falls between two rollers of ironâ€"“chill- ed” iron they call it, and very hard iron it is, too. One of these rollers~revolves rapid- ly, the other more slowly, in order that‘the _ separation of the coat, or bran, from the kernel may be more easily accomplished. The wheat first passes between rollers sep- arated just enough to allow the coat to be crushed. It is then carried away up to the top of the mill again, to a. room where the sun vainly tries to shine 'in through the flour-coated windows far above the city’s roofs. It next passes over a wire sieve which separates the bran from the kernel proper. ‘ ' This bran, which contains much of the flour material, again passes down and is ground once more, this process being repeat-- ed four times, making five grindings, each one finer than the one preceding it. Each time the fibrous or bran portions are more completely separated, and at last the bran comes out a clear,brownish husk with every particle of flour removed. The inside part of the kernel has mean- while been going through a very interesting process. Aft er the first grinding or break- ing, it passes to a big six-sided revolving reel covered with a fine wire netting or sieve. Through this reel the finer portions of the kernal pass, coming out in what is called “middlings,” a granulated mass which goes back to the rollers for another crush- ing. This process is repeated through five reels, all but the first being last one has one hundred and twenty threads to the lineal inch. The flour which comes out of the fifth reel, while white in hue, is yet not of the finest or “ patent” grade,but is classed as “ baker’s ” or secoudvgrade flour. The middlings above referred to are purified .by an interesting process. They are passed over a fine wire sieve, through the I upper part of which a strong current of air is passed. This holds in suspense the tiny I portions of fibrous matter which may have 'beeu in the flour, and at last, after this process of middliugs-purifying » has been very carefully carried out, the flour appears a spotless, snowy white,â€"-â€"the “ patent” flour, as it is called. In the process of grinding in this gradual and repeated way, the germ of the wheat, a tiny particle about the size of a mustard-seed, is separated from the white flour. It is what one might call the life-part of the wheat. If it were ground up, it would not leave the patent flour so White and powdery, so it is separ- ated in one of' the sievings, and passes into the darker or lower-grade. flour. It con- tains, however, the best and most nutritious part of the wheat. l The last thing that happens to the pulver- ized kernel, before it is ready for market, is the filling of barrels or t sacks. Down many stories through a. smoo h tube come s the white or “ patent” fiour. Under the tube is the barrel or the sack, as the case may be, and, as it begins to fill, asteel augur, just the size of the barrel bores down into the flour, packing it carefully and solidly beneath the broad bladesâ€"[October St. Nicholas. ‘ y Thehealthofbirds dependslargelyonwhat flour with two teaspoonfuls they eat, after the matter of cleanliness, draughts and sunshine has been settled. Feed them, as nearly as possible, what they would eat free, and remember that what stewed or canned. Steam] in cups get in a is food for one species ispoison for another. Every cage should contain gravel, cuttle- hour, bone and crystal salt. A canary shouldueve‘ be fedon hemp seed. Feed vegetables and fruits judicwusly, but .avoid sugar and sweetmeats. Don’t neglect to provide the daily bath, having it luke- warm in cold weather. During a severe cold spell it might be omitted; don’t let the little creature suffer for the want of clean water to drink. If you have but one bird, hang 6. looking- glass were it can see its reflection and “ talk to it.” A bird gets lonely and this simple device is a mercy. For winter, fill one sunny window with plants and hang the bird near that it may enjoy a bit of summer, even though the tempest rage outside. One more “remember.’ The upper part of every room is much warmer than the part we inhabit. How often we stand on table or chair to arrange some picture and come down panting: “I had no idea it was so hot up there.” Remember this I when you swing your bird cage. l i l The Silent Husband- I It is a great loss if a man is silent among his wife and children. The husband and wife live so much of the time in a different world that a free intercourse can be a. great help and pleasure to each of them. You will not be likely to make a man talk by telling him that he ought to talk, or scolding him because he does not do so, Make it a pleasure for him to talk with you. of silk. The P HOUSEHOLD. She Made Home Happy- “ She maaie home happy !" These few words I rea ' “‘ithin a. churchyard, written on a stone ; No name, no date. the simple words alouo Told me the story of the unknown dead. A marble column lifted high its head Close by. inscribed to one the world has known, But ah! that lonely grave with moss o’er- grown Thrilled me far more than his, who armies led. ,“ She made home happy!” Through the long, sad years The mtother toiled, 'and never stopped to res , Until they crossed her hands upon her breast, ‘ And closed her eyes, no longer dim with tears. The simple record that she left behind, _ Was grander than the soldier's, to my mind. â€"[l-Icnry C oylc. The Perfect Housekeeper- The art of the perfect housekeeper lies in her concealing her efforts. To the uniniti- ated her work seems done by magic, so smoothly do the wheels of domestic man- agement roll along. If there is a jar in the kitchen her first effort is to smooth it quiet- ly over, so that there is no reflection of it in the serene atmosphere above stairs. In every emergency the true housewife is mis- tress of herself. There is nothing about her of the restless spirit of Molidusta, “ the tidy one,” “ who is anon and anon, sir, frisking about in a whirlpool of bustle and confus- ion, and always dirty under pretence of being always cleaning.” Neither is she “ impertinently nice,” but an air ofcomfort and restfuluess and withal of perfect free- dom, pervades her house. She does not affect that stately formality which is the surest mark of the parveuu, nor demand from those under her that servile deference that is Only required by persons uncertain of their places. When Captain Duncan Knock asked Jeanie Deans the secret of her housekeeping, remarking that the fairies must help her, for the house was always clean, yet he never saw her with a broom in her hand, she modestly answered, “ Much might be done by timing one’s turns.” \Ve have all seen such households where the mistress was always ready to receive her friends and her husband’s friends; where everything seemed to move by some unseen rhythm. The secret certainly lies in per- fect system, in “ timing one’s turns,” doing the routine work of the house or seeing that it is done on exactly the same day and time of the day each week ; and in training the servants to work so methodically that they always know What is expected of them. If. housewives were more methodical in their ways of laying out their servants' work for each day,and in adhering to it, there would be less trouble with servants. Household Helps- There are two things which the mistress of a. house should never be without ; these are cement for glass and china, and strong sets, which can be made at home as fol- lows: Make a pint of flour-paste in the ordinary way, and while hot stir in thirty grains of corrosive sublimate which has been rolled to a fine powder. This will keep good any length of time if well cover- ed ; it is poisonous, and must be kept away from children. This answers well for mending wall paper, while for broken china the following is an easily-made cement : Dissolve an ounce of gum-acacia in as much bOiling water as it will absorb, then beat it up with plaster of Paris to form a thick cream. Applied with a brush it is most effectual in cementing broken pieces of china or glass. Do you know that a handful of screw-eyes, assorted sizes, are worth their weight in silver for kitchen use? Try screwing one into the end of your breadboard and your ironing board, your brushes, brooms and clothesticks. Put one at each end of your kitchen wall ; on ironing day stretch a. stout cord between and see what a convenient place you have to air your clothes. When the wooden handle comes out of your favorite saucepan lid, do you know that a screw eye screwed into a cork on the inside makes an admirable substitute ? For the Cooks- Roll biscuit crust out very thin; on this spread apples out very thin and fine; roll the dough, so that it will form a smooth roll, and place in a narrow,’ deep tin, add a little water, sugar and butter and bake. Serve in slices, and spread with butter and sugar; or make a liquid sauce of creamed butter and sugar, a beaten egg, and a pint of boiling water poured over the egg, sugar and butter; flavor to taste, Plumb Dumplings. -Sift three cupfuls of of baking powder,aud cut intoita heaping teaspoonful of butter, wet with water enough for a soft dough, and stir in a cupful ofplums, either an of hot water in the oven about half an Invert the dumplings on dessert plates and serve with liquid sauce or cream j and sugar. French Toast.â€"Add to two well beaten eggs, half a cupful of sweet milk. then dip slices of bread in the mixture and brown on a griddle, to which apiece of butter the size of a walnut has been prevxously added. When browned on the under side, turn the bread over. To be eaten with syrup. Graham Pancakes.â€"To a. pint of fresh buttermilk add two beaten eggs, two table- spoonfuls of sugar, a teaspoonful of dissolved soda, a pinch of salt, and graham flower sufficient to form it rather thin batter. Bake on a griddle. Bacon and Sweet Potatoesâ€"Fry two or three thin rashers of breakfast bacon for each member of the family; lay on a hot dish and fry thick slices of cold boiled sweet potatoes in the dripping. Brown on both sides; heap in the middle of a dish and lay the bacon around. Good Pancakesâ€"Take a teacupful each of rye and wheat flour, sift them together with two teaspoonfuls baking powder and one of salt. Add two well beaten eggs, one and one halfteacupfuls sugar. Have a hot griddle, grease, bake the cakes small and serve at once with syrup. Caramel Cakeâ€"Two cups of sugar, one cup of butter, one cup of milk, whites of five eggs, two and one-half teaspoons of of baking-powder, three cups of flour and more if necessary, one teaspoon of vanilla. Bake in three long, fiat layers. Fillingâ€"Two cups of medium brown sugar of a good quality, butter the size of a large egg and one-half cup of sweet cream boiled together twelve minutes carefully. Strain through a sieve or double cheese cloth bag and flavor with one and one half tablespoons of vanilla. ‘_Let it cool and thicken before spreading between and on top of cake. It generally resembles maple sugar in appearance and taste and should be clear and glossy. The Window Garden- part are like people and are readily affected ment usually is a severe cutting back, uni. if the plant be a. large one, the soil usually back, repot in a smaller-sized crock, pro- viding good drainage. Remove all insects, ticed, when the supply of water may be in- creased. fited by a. watering of weak manure water, or ammonia water in the event of the former unhealthy, or are resting. About the House- Never allow threads, hairs and the like to-remain tangled in the broom after sweeping. with silver as a trimming. into a pail of water in which ammonia has well and dry in the sun. It is all-important, and so easy thoroughly air the beds before they are made. About once a fortnight, after they have been stripped, the ticking should be well brushed. The cardinal rule in a. kitchen is up.” Light and warm comfortables are made can be purchased in sheets of even thic k- ness. The edgesjare turned in, run togeth- er and buttonhole stitched to match the tufting. reason a flap table which, when not in use, takinga dressmaker’s stationary board as a model. The top should be covered with white marble- easily be kept clean and sweet. To Freshen 01d Matzing- colors fade and the straw gets a shabby look long before the fibre is broken or the econ- omical soul can bring herself to replace it with now. When brought face to face thoroughly beaten. the strips down and sprinkle with fine corn- it needs to fill every crack and crevice. must come away, and with it the dust. Lay curely, and then prepare to freshen the use a strong clear brine, a stiff scrubbing. 'brush, and a big white cloth. Give the every foot of the way by a brisk mopping with the floor-cloth. Obstinate Jurymen- During a recent sitting of the Assize at an up-counti'y town in Australia. the In case had been reached in due course, and the judge hoped to finish it in time to leave the town by the usual daily coach, which started at five o’clock. Happily, the case came to an end about half-past three, and after his honour had delivereda vigorous charge, dead against the prisoner, the jury retired to consider their verdict. After half an hour or so they returned, and the foreman imparted the information that there was no chance of an agreement. The judge took it by no means mildly. “The ’ In a word he recharged them to a jury.’ retired, and after some twenty minutes they returned. They couldn’t agree. honor fumed. “What was the difficulty? They had heard the evidence. ‘ \Vusn’t the majority of the good men and true chorused a “Yes, y one,” said the foreman. man among you. \Vhat’s the difficulty '2” asked the judge. Eleven pairs of reproach- ful eyes centred themselves on a very un- comfortable jurymau. “May I explain,ycr honour?” said he, at last, in a dcprecating tone of confidence. “Yes, certainly; of course explain. It’s as clear a case ever I tried.” “Well, the fact is, yer honour, them other eleven wants to find him ‘Not guilty,’ and I’m the only one that agrees with yer honour.” Complete collapse of learned judge. ._._.__._ The eye of the master will do more work than both of his hands ; not to oversee work- men is to lo ave your purse open. The teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to leern is hammering on cold iron. case was as clear a one as ever went Wiukifl violently against the prisoner. They again very reSPf-i ,4. -â€"__.._â€"_...â€".â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-Qâ€"â€"â€"â€" ‘ FORESTS OF A QUEER“. Vast Estates Set Aside For Sport- Vlclorla's Scottish Reserves for Deerâ€"1'11» sles Solvrd by the British Postofllcc. LONDON, Sept. 30.â€"â€"Queen Victoria has four forests. Balmoral, which forms a part of the original estate which was purchased by the late Albert the Good from the Fife trustees in 1852, extends to 10,000 acres ; When onceaplant begins to show any Ballochbuie, which was bought by her signs of unhealthfulness in the winter majesty in 1878 from the late Colonel window-garden, it should at once be re- Earquharson, of Invercauld, covers 10,000 moved. and kept away from the others, for acres and is famous for its ancient woods in respect of contagion, plants for the most of Scotch fir ; Abergeldie and \Vhitemouth which are leased, extend to about 9,000' by surrounding conditions. The best treat- acres and they contain the finest corrics in the whole domain. The extensive woods in these four forests and the abundant and will be found impoverished. After cutting exceptionally sweet pastures in the corries render them a favorite haunt for the deer. The mountain of Lochnagar (3,250 feet) is should they be found, and after washing included in the royal forest, and the. scenery the branches thoroughly, the plant may be of the whole domain is very good. There set back with the others without injuring is a net work- of bridle paths, so that all their health ; but it must be kept quite dry parts of the forest can be easily reached from until signs of actual new growth are no- either Balmoral or Abergeldie and three rifles can be out at the same time'ou sep- Occasionally, during the winter, arate beats. About eighty stage are killed but not oftener than once a week, blooming each season, with a proportionate number and growing plants may be greatly bane. of binds. VICTORIA AND EUGENIE. Queen Victoria’s affectionate regard for “(it being readily attainable- “is 3' gm“ the ex-Empess Eugenie rather increases mmmke ‘50 a'PPIY Web to Plimbs 51““ “'3 than diminishes, and her majesty is never happier than when the lone widow is with her. In the course of a week or so her majesty will have her friend staying with her at Balmoral. In correspondence Queen Victoria always addresses the ex-Imperial. one as “My dearest empress,” which she has done ever since the dead emperor was made {3 new f‘mcy i5 f0? rattan furniture a Knight of the Garter, when Napoleon III. painted a pgleblue, With the enamel that .kissed Victofia’g hand and her majesty 15 universal 1‘1 “73 usage, and Pleked out saluted him once on either cheek and then embracedwarmly the very gentle, very To clean the broom dip it several times graceful and very nervous empress. That same night at dinner her majesty been poured, rinse in clean water, shake was put quite at her ease by the French emperor, who assumed the soft, low voice to and melancholy manner of the hero of some romance or mystery. Then there was a ball in the Waterloo room at Windsor Cas- tle. A curious place to find the grand. daughter of George III. dancing with the nephew of Napoleon I. But something . {2° stran or still was in store, for in the earl Clean uP ‘13 you 8°: and 1f “fancied to “"3 mornigng hours, before the ball was over, zit saves half the labor and fatigue cooks telegram was received at Windsor an. gulf?" from Who Pursue the 01d ,methOd 0f nouucing the death of M. Ducos, the French 11‘1va 9' grand and comprehenswe “ Clean minister of marine, the man who, with General Chargarnier, was the author of a. plan for a piratical descent on the Isle of of silkoline or fine cheese cloth tacked Wight and for seizing Queen Victoria’s per- down with bright baby ribbon or worsted. son at Osborne. These are “W 9&5“)? made as the 00%” ANNUAL REPORT or'rnn BRITISH ros'rorrlcn. The annual report of the British post- oliice has just been issued, from which it ap- pears that 2,785,270,000 letters, etc., were handled during the past twelve months. The Few kitchens are commodiousâ€"for this revenue in round numbers was $51,740,000. Some curious incidents occur in the report. can be folded up and fastened against the Among the articles found loose in' the post wall, is a positive boon. If not obtainable was a bar of unwrought silver, described as in the shops one can be easily made by a “ piece of white metal,” which had been cutting sent by parcel post from one of the Austral- of this table ian colonies to be used in making the key with which her Majesty Queen Victoria cloth, and if the closet shelves are covered opened the Imperial Institute. It’ was with the same material they can more promptly claimed and handed over to the colonial agent abroad. Among the letters returned from abroad was one addressed to Jacob Stainer, 13351., violin-maker, Absam, Germany. The writer, who asked to see Where a really good article was originally one-.of that celebrated violin-maker’s price purchased, it is frequently the case that lists, received his letter back with an in- dorsement in English and German to the ef- fect that the gentleman had been dead 200 years. The following story of the recovery of a with this new difficulty, remove the tacks parcel of long-lost bonds is interesting. In so that no broken edges will mar tlielinat- December, 1889, a parcel of foreign bonds, ting, and then, roll after roll, let it be Valued at over $500, sent to Fredbnrg, in Great care is again Germany, by a London bankei',was report- needed to prevent cracking the straw grown ed missing. Inquiry was made and showed brittle with age. It is advisable to pin an . that the parcel left London in due course old dust-cloth over the bush of the broom, and was duly received in the p after which that implement may be used Cologne, but beyond that point all trace with effect. When the heating is done, lay was lost. The German postal authorities ostoffice at made diligent but fruitless inquiries and meal ; and be not sparing of this flour, for finally abandoned the search. Two years afterward a. letter was received from the Now use a perfectly clean broom,and brush German postoflice, stating that the bank in With great vigor, for every particle of meal London had recovered the parcel with its contents intact. The British postoffiee na- the matting in its original lines, tack it se- turally wished to know how the recovery had been effected, and it was informed that? faded colors. To do this it is necessary to a minister of religion had delivered the para- cel to the bank, stating that it had been intrusted to a minister of the same faith in matting a. very light wetting, and follow Germany by a dying man who desired to restore the property to its owner. Beyond this he declined to give any information. SIIE \VANTED TO FIND IIER RELATIVES. The following letter was received from a. woman in Nebraska: at For the London General Postmaster, City of" London, Old England. Dear Sir :â€"â€"I am living in North America. .5: have Lost all track of my Parents I enclose you a Portgraf of ayoung man that is in the Post Office under your charge who was going ' to marrie my youngest sister by name â€"--â€"- About three years ago if you will kindly hunt the original of the Picture out &. Let. him write me‘if he knows the Wear Abouts of my Sisters or Brothers Mother &. Father Mrs. â€"â€"-â€"- who were living in Alls Burry Bucks England 3 years ago. Dear Sir; if you dly Do this favor I will think you. are very kind in Deed. I Iprecluding, yours The relatives wore discovered and com- His munication was restored. The greatest prize puzzle, however, that the British postofiice was ever called upon ease as clear as mud? An evidently large to EOIVB "as 0: letter received some years ago from Italy briefly superscribed “ Srom- er honour.” “We’re ,eleven to fridevi,” London. It took the united efforts “Why, it; speaks of the whole of the clerical staff to worry for itself. There must be a very obstinate 0115 for Whom “3 WM intended, bu“: all 1885- they hit upon and took it to the right man, who was no less a personage than Sir Humr phrcy Davy. After such an example as this the English postoflice may be credited. with the possession of on amount of acumen, not surpassed by that of any other nation. To help the young soul, to add energy, to inspire hope, and blow the coals into a use:- ful flame ; to redeem defeat by new thought and firm action, though not easy, is the work of divine men. I The mesh are not those who are never at all argry, for such are insensible ; but those who, feeling angry, control it, and are. angry only when they ought to be. Meek- ncss excludes revenge, irritability, morbid sensitivencss, but not self defense, or a quiet and steady maintenance of rights. Amw... ‘(l