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â€"A rural subscriber wants to know if it makes any difi’ereuco in the lastingnosa of fence-posts whether you t them " top end up" or the same way he tree grow, or " top-end down." Not a hit. A taupe post will last just as long sot top end up or top end down. In setting a hen. how- ever. there is a vital importance in this distinction which the careful poultcrcr will do wisely to observe. - sed. A dressmaker just admitted into this fieds dispensary. in England, was found to have a distinct blue line on her gums, with simultaneous symptoms such as a furred tongue, inflammation of the lips and general debilityâ€"all signs point-. ing to the probability of poisoning by lead. The doctor in attendance on her for some time failed to discover the source, and was beginning to think the blue line had been caused in some other way, when he acci- dentally learned from a merchant that silken thread, being sold by weight and not by length, is sometimes adulterated with sugar of lead. IIe ’ then questioned the patient, snd'she informed him that it had been a common practice with her, when at work. to hold silk as well as other kinds of thread in her mouth. and that she had done this the more readily with silk, inasmuch as it often had a swaet taste. This characteristic is a sure indication of? the presence of lead. and all thread‘ possessing it should either be rejected or? used with caution. It will be found thatl the silk thread of the best makers is tasteless. whereas some inferior threads are sweet. Tm: occupation of dressmaking is by no means so innocuous “as is genergljy sup- ..-‘nj A Robert Robson, late of the Durham county police force, now of Newcastle-on- lenomu unexpectedly come into a fortune 0 $2,600,000, and has in consequence found out not only that he has countless more relutions than he ewr heard of. but that also three, it not. fuul'. ladies severally glglm 11in; us their rightful husband. The Roxmmm- of a Manchester Llem'hant's Estate. A MILLIONAUKII PUIJCEMAN’S ROMANCE. II THE [MS 0? THE PBE’I‘BIDEI. â€"Tho best English judges of tea prefer the Indian to the Chinese article. The way of aervmg green tea cleanwith lum sugar and slices of lemon. has lately come fashionable nmong ladies. Snfl‘erlng lrom Disease and Poverty. A despatch from Washington says: In resenting the Bill for arrears of pension to Eire. Lincoln, Logan read a letter from the surgeons attending the lady. showing her to be a sufl‘erer from spinal and other troubles and from cataracts on both eyes. He had statements from persons who knew the lady well that her income was innum- cient to pay for the necessary medical and nurse attendance which her comparative helpless condition required. Logan intro- duced his Bill in the Senate. Its object is to pay Mrs. Abraham Lincoln arrears of fiznsion for the five years intervening tween the death of her husband and the passage of the Act granting her pension estimated amountt‘léflOO). It was referred‘ to Pensions Committee. Confession at u Cruel Deedâ€"A Strolling Player- lmpllcmcd. An Oswego despatch says': Jasper New- port has confessed the murder of Hall. clearing his brother Richard and implicat- ing a colored man named Williams, a strolling banjo player. The following is Jasper Newport's statement of the horrible crime: “ Samuel Williams came here last week, on Thursday night. He slept with Jasper Newport, and after they had retired proposed that they murder Hall for his money. Newport objected, but after some considerable urging consented. The next night Williams played and sang in the saloons and hotels until about 7 o‘clock, and then ran about two: miles to meet Newport, as agreed upon before. They went to the saloon, entered, and said, ‘ Good evening, Mr. Hall.’ He replied pleasantly. He was engaged in washing his hands, with his back toward them and bent over. Williams struck him one blow. He fell and expired with only a gasp. Newport then searched his pockets and secured what money they contained. They made a hurried search for his satchel, which they could not find. Williams then tipped overa kerosene lamp and set the place on fire. As they were going out the club and slipper lay in the way of New- port. He gave them a kick which sent ‘them out on the ice. These, together ‘with his mittens. which he pulled off *as he entered, left the tell-tale marks that have served to clear up the horrible afl'air. As they went out Williams leaked the doors and started. After they had left the building Williams noticed he still had the key in his hand. and exclaim- ing, ‘ Hâ€"l, I don‘t want this,’ threw it on the ice. They then went to the carriage and drove here. So quick was it all done that some were willing to swear that Wil- liams had not been gone at all. Newport informed Sheriff Glen where he had con- cealed his part of the moneynt Sentell's, and the Sheriff now has it. Williams was arrested in Auburn on Saturday with a large sum of money in his possession. The Sheriff will not say how much money he has recovered or what they secured." was struck with a large pellet or paper which had been in some inexplicable manner placed in the cannon. The pellet was about the size of a small orange. This completely scattered the poor lad's brains in all directions. The scene in the hall was most horrible. The blood bespattered a number of people sit~ ting around the led, and a scene of confusion followed. Shouts were heard to proceed from the gallery and some cries of " Fire l " and a rush was made to the doors, fully half the audience leaving. At one time it looked as if a panic would occur with serious results. The Chairman, with either great presenceof mind or perhaps not knowin the extent of the disaster, , announced t e next artist, and this to some degree restored something approaching‘ ‘order. Before any appearance could be ‘ made, however, an intimation as to the nature of the occurrence was conveyed to‘ the Chairman, and he promptly closed the performance. Medical aid was ‘ at once rocured, but it was of no avail. the poor ad having been instantaneously killed. The scene in the hall, as described by those present, was one of the most horrible char- acter. Blood ran over the side of the gallery. and the scene was ghastly in the extreme. Screams followed the shot, which it was at first thought were the result of timidity, but on the mangled head of the lad being seen panic for a time held its sway. In the rush out of the hall several were bruised, but not seriously. The poor lad’s remains were taken to the mortuary at the town hall, where they await an inquest. Ling Lock has been apprehended, and will be brought before the magistrates. It is stated that he was carefully explicit in asking his audience to keep their heads low and out of the line 'of fire. The pellet is stated to have a compact ball of paper almost as hard as wood. Ling Look, on being apprehended, he not being able to speak English, wrote that he did not cause the death of the lad, meaning, no doubt, that he did not do so wilfully. It ~18 not thought that Ling Look knew of the pellet beingin the cannon. [low the Brain- of a Spectator were Blown out by the Cannon of In Acrobat. ‘ A frightful scoldent took place on the 27th all. at the Oxford Thenlre of Varie- ties. New Road. A Chiueman named Ling Look, who is described as “ The Lord of Fire. Cannon and Sword," had almost closed his performance, his final feet being to balance a cannon on a. sword which he holds in his mouth. In this position, says the London Telegraph. the cannon. which is a yard long. with a three~inch bore. is fired. of course only having a. small charge. At night he requested the audience in the gallery to be gained prior go gelling his gun into position, and the Ohinaman lurther explained his request. The Chiuamsn than laced the point of his sword in a 010 in the omnon, and pauod it down his throat. so that the cannon rested across his face. His wife, whq_t§kes pg.r_t in the entertainment, then a plied a red-hot iron to the touch-hole. e to rt followed. Just at that moment a lad o 15. named Smythe. who was sitting on the front row of the left side of the gal- lery. unfogtunqtoly pgojeoted his head, and COLD-BLOOD!!!) MURDER. “TIIE Loan 0l' PIER." LI NCOLN‘S \VI ”0‘". three times as much binnéd ahlnloixrhéfit’iié; did in 1830. tight in front of liér. It wan aficther hat of almost equal dimensions to her own. â€" (‘incinnari 0pm: («l-slim! Courivr. We saw an open-shat at the operain New York which measured three feet in width and two feet in height. The body was flaming red. and it had ayellow ostrich plume, with graceful curve encircling the whole. Men and women gazed and were {5339.2ch The Wearer found her Nemesis One of the petty chorus singers of an opera oompan hastily entered a Louisville police court wrth some of her stage costume not yet exchanged for ordinary garments. The manager had struck her. she said, and she showed a red spot on her face as a proof of the assault. He had accused her of singing badly at the matinee. and she replied. “ You are a liar." Then came the blow. “I looked at him for a moment.” she added, “considering whether I should take him into my hands and wool him or seek redress elsewhere. He is not bigger than a jumping-jack, and I know I could handle him.” She wished to get authority; under which shecould lawfully return to the ‘ theatre and thrash her assailant; but that being denied, she accepted swan-ant for‘ his arrest. i It is not generally known that the embalmed head of Oliver Cromwell Lis extant. Some few years since, at any rate, it was said to be in the possession of Mr. Horace Wilkinson. of Sevenoaks, Kent. It was then in good preservation, and its phrenological aspect presented several strik- ing peculiarities. Thus the length, from the forehead to the back of the head, is quite extraordinaryâ€"far greater than in ordinary men. The forehead, or frontal portion. is low, but very broad, the orbits of the eyes are very large, the cheek-bones and the bridge of the nose are high, and the lower jaw-bone, which is ordinarily, lcurved, is short, straight and forming a right angle with its point of insertion. The head is one indicating a brain (which is but the instrument of the mind) of great activity and great capacity, corresponding with the remark of Crom- well’s secretary, who said that “ it was at once a shop and a storehouse.” From its being embalmed such flesh as remains on it is of the consistency of hard brown leather. The eyebrows met in the middle, and between them was a small wartâ€"now worn awayâ€"one of those which Cromwell when sitting for his portrait ordered the painter on no account to omitrepresenting. as his duty was not to flatter in any way, but paint what he saw exactly. In life his complexion was fresh, and of the hue known as " salmon colored." The hair, which was of a fairish or radish tinge, has mostly been out of}, and the heard is now stained brown by the embalming fluid and drawn under the chin, where, when the head was exposed on the top of Westmins- ter Hall, it was tied close to the spear head which had been run through and mounted on it. Several teeth remain and the eyelids. but the brain was removed during the cmbalming process.-â€"Dublin Times. . Queen Marguerite of Italy seems to be greatly beloved by the Neapolitans. They call her “the Marguerite of Marguerites." Recently when she entered Naples every window and doorway was adorned with her favorite flowerâ€"indeed, the whole city looked like a great bouquet of daisies. \ From Naples she went by water to one of ‘the Mediterranean ports. On going on board ship she found that every one, from the Admiral commanding down to the common sailers, wore a boutonniere of marguerites, a delicate attention which greatly pleased the Queen. Her son, the heir apparent of Italy, bears as one of his titles that of “ Prince of N aples." .When he was born that city presented the Queen with an exquisite cradle made of pale pink coral filled with the snowy petals of her owu delicate flower. Queen Marguerite has lost much of the bright blonds beauty which once rivalled the charms of the Empress Eugenie. She has grown a little stout, and her sad expression and a frequently-noticed redness of the eyelids give emphasis to the rumor that she often wee s. All the royal beauties of Europe have ad trouble. Eugenie. the Princess of Wales, and her pale, frightened sister, the “ white dove " of the Russians, all know what sorrow is, and Queen Isabella, one of the ugliest women in Europe, has not had a very happy life. It is said that she left Madrid in tears last month, when State reasons forbade Alphonso to ask her to extend the visit of ceremony she is allowed to make in her native land once a year. ThorUnited States in 1881 consumed The funereel absence of color in the resumsbly merryoonditions of s. msrrisge esst are evidently set aside in England at the present moment with some degree of rudeness._ At s recent wedding. it is recorded thst the bridesmaids were clad in red lush. mingled with sursh oi the some sh e and trimmed around the edge of the skirt with bands of brown fur. Every detail of toilette. bonnets. muffs and stock- ings were of the some shade as the dress. The only relief to this unwanted mass of flaming color was found in the bunch of tee-roses worn on the left shoulder of each {sir damsel, together with the brown fur. After all. it does not matter so much what women wear. The modern men in his dress cost or convenient business suit is quite es capable of inspiring intense seeion in women as did his ancestor in onblet and hose rivaling the reinbow in splendor. The women who dresses in simple black and white will be loved quite as stdently as if her dresses were made in Paris and fashioned by Worth. " Harper's Bazaar " says that the Greek corsage is much in vogue just now. This is an ordinary carnage out heart sha , with a plaited drapery of the materia of the dress fastened into the left shoulder seam and under the left arm. This drape is arranged in various ways. being orosse in front, carried behind. or fastened at the bottom of the back by an artistically wrought metal clasp. Made of light, pliant wool stufl‘s, such as nuns' veiling, the efi'ect is churning. Royal Beauties and their Trouble» An Amazonian (monster. Latest Fashion Gossip. Cropwell’l Head. Deacon Smith buys Carboline. the deo- don‘zed petroleum heir renewer and resto- rer, and eineeiteim'provemenmrecommende it to all his friends an the erfechon of all hair preparations. This s am; that. the Damon is a wise man and knows what is w at. ' The Washington papers contain sensa- tional articles reflecting on the character of the late Russian Minister, M. Bartholome. Both he and his wife are accused of flagrant violation of good taste and manners. If we can benefit the readers of this paper any by recommending Dr. Wilson’s Anti-bilioue and Preserving Pills to be the best anti~biiioua medicine in the coun. try. we are willing to do so. We have had as good a chance to know as any one. Mr. Marshall Field. of Chicago. will give 31,000 for a portrait of La Salle, tho Cana- diggxplorpr, which ahallbo exhibited at the rooms of the local Historical Society. Photographs of authentic pictures of La. Salle have been seat {or to France. Dr. Pierce’a “ Golden Medical Discovery" has become so thoroughly established in public favor that. were it not for the target ulness of people it would not be necessary to call attention to its power to cure con- sumption, which is sorofuls of the lungs. and other blood diseases. as eruptions. blotohes, pimples, ulcers. and "liver com- plaint." Were women allowed to vote every one in the land who has used Dr. Pieroe'e “ Favorite Prescription ” would vote it to be an unfailing remedy for the diseases peculiar to her sex. By druggiets. On Wednesday evening Mr. Sam. Ward, New York, invited a. number of his friends- to meet Mr. Oscar Wilde, the msthete, at dinner. The decoration of the table was very elaborate. One feature of the entertain- ment was. a. large bowl of Roman punch representing a. lake. in which floated a. number of water-lilies. The centrepiece was of lilies of the valley bordered with callas.end the boutonnicre: were lilies of the valley. If good milk disagrees with a child or grown person, lime water at the rate of three or four tablespoonfuls to the pint, mixed with the milk or taken after it. will usually help digestion and prevent flatul- ence. Lime water is a simple antacid, and is a little tonic. It often counteracts pain from acid fruits, and “ wind in the stomach," and from acids produced by eating candies or other sweets; also “stomach ache " indigestion). over-satin of any kind. A ta lespoonful for a child 0 2 years old, to a gill or more for an adult, is an ordinary dose, while considerably more will produce no serious injury. A pint of cold water dissolves less than ten grains of lime, and warm water still less. Pure lime water. even though pretty closely corked, soon deteriorates by carbonic acid in the air. which unites with the lime and settles as an insoluble carbonate. To have it always ready or good, and at no meat, put into a tall pint or quart bottle, of: any kind, a gill or so of good lime justl slacked with water. Then fill the bottle nearly full of rain or other pure water, and let it stand uietly,corking well. The lime will settle, caving clear lime water at the top. Pour off gently as wanted, adding more water as needed. Some carbonic acid will enter. but the carbonate will settle.often' upon the sides of the bottle,and freshly saturated water remain. The lime should be removed and a new supply put in onclc‘aaa year or so. unless kept very tightly cor e . While active, energetic business men are not as likely to be affected by disease as ‘others who have little to occupy their mind, and also throw off disorders with greater readiness, hey are not altogether freed from even the most trivial diseases. We remember one friend who although he had reached the years of perfect manhood, was confined to his house with the measles, and another scarcely younger. who uniformly blushed as he was compelled to confess that the cough which troubled him so much was nothing more nor less than the whooping cough. A business man like this is W. B. Munro, Brookfield. N. 8., and his disease was a serious one. For years he had a very troublesome cough which he feared would end in consumption. He got a bottle of Dr. Wilson’s Pulmonary Cherry Balsam for trial, found it was doing good. continued the use and was cured perfectly. This wise action saved health, time, money and perhaps his life. The manifes‘to his-[Stoduoed a powerful effect at Rome. and at all the European courts. } Who Will be unswe- oil... (â€"80.0 Ole ‘ Must Go. ‘ A very remarkable manifesto respecting ‘ the relations between Ital and the P0 was published in Rome a ut a (ortnia t Iago. It was so bold and clear in its state- ments. and carried with it such an air of authority. that it was at once attributed to {the Pope himself. This has not been omcially denied nor confirmed. but a better lopinion is that the maniiesto was written 1or inspired by Cardinal J acobini. Papal ‘Becretary of State. A translation of the manifesto made in Rome for the Catholic ‘Review of New York was, nblishedm-day. The kernel of the whole ocument, which jis drawn up with great skill and is be and question one of the most important tate a re 0! modern times. is to be found in the ‘ cl owing sentences: “ Italy will soon be obliged to give back to the Pope his sceptre. to look out for another city where to fix her capital, to leave the Pope master of Rome. and to come to an understanding with the Holy See. She will be forced to do so by reasons of State, by public cou- science. by European pressure. by the uneasiness and discontent of the popula- tion. and by the instinct of aelereserva~ tion. Thus reconciliation between the Pope and Italy will take place, without any hurt. without any foreign armies. without any kind of violence. Italy will b -and-bye draw back, and leave the Ponti the free and independent ruler of 200,000,000 of consciences, and will realize. tothe great advantage of the Italian nation. a sovereign Pope in independent Italy. Let Italy be reconciled with the Pogemnd the Pope free in free Italy shall be t e strongest guaran- “9.9: our independence." - llO‘V WOMEN WOULD VOTE. Keep a Boule 0! Lime Water. ITALY AND TIIB POPS. A Elm to Bil-Incl- Men. fllnck’u Magnetic Nit-«Helm! is sold b‘ drugciisla at 50 eta. per box, or I!) boxes {or 85 or M I ha mailul free of postage on recolpta the money. by addressing Mack‘s Mann-m: Mullclm- 00., Windsor, Ont.. Canada uni-til] particulars In our» hmphlot. which we dogjre t_o_ma1l‘ (roe ug‘nuyg dry-a} _ ‘iC-‘i 4' V “KW! P awn" ‘ "up: MARKo (AFTER) itisasuromrom z and Eu‘octuoi remedy for Nervonsnesa n A Lita sages, Weak Memory Loss of Brain Power, Sexual Frustration, Night Sweats. Samnnatorrhmn, Seminal Weakness and (‘ionornl «:55 of Power. It.re airs Nervous Waste. Re nvonatos tho Jaded Inw lect. Strength can the )niceblcd Brain mu} Restores Hur prising Tone and Vigor tho Exhausted (ioliemiivo or ans. The ex ionce of thou~ sands proves t an invalunb o Remedy. The medicine is wieasant to tho taste. and each box contains au cient [or two weeks’ medication my} i_§ihecpeq1xeac_anii best. , _ , . m For children troubled with worms we would recommend Sittzer‘a Vermifuka Candy, being easy to administer, sure to expel worms and perfectly safe to use. Longfellow has received an invitation to enjoy a holiday in Portland on his next birthday. which will be on February 27th. By the way. Longfellow was born in Port- land. Me. nearly seventy-five years ago. and it is not generally known that for a few months he studied law. All the rumors about his health are enormously exaggbr- ated. He is enjoying himself among his flowers. FOR THE EYE.â€"-W9 know of no medicine that has become so popular in so short a .time as the Golden Eye Solve, for inflam- mation. granulation of the lids or dimness of sight. acqaisition to a. number 01' nabobs. They either laughed or aoowled, for the manu- script was a collection of anecdotes, which Were very highly colored! In calling attention of Physicians and ithe public to Dr. Wheeler‘s Compound Elixir of Phosphates and Calisaya. a Chemical Food and Nutritive Tonic, it is wellto state that it has been in use in private practice for more than fifteen years, in the treatment of those old lingering com- plaints known as Chronic Wasting Diseases, with the most satisfactory results. It meets all the indications we have to treat in every form of debility; and owing to its extraordinary action as an exoitant of nutrition and in augmenting nerve power it willbe found to cure and benefit a larger Eroportion of cases than any combination itherto invented. An eminent English artist, following the fashion of certain owners of literary draw- ing-rooms, who litter them with illuminated Chinesemanuscripts: exhibited his latest 80m by an amazing everywhere. _Sm Jens Horus, whom the cable an- nounces as succeeding Lord Justice Lush. was called to the bar in 1854, and was made Queen’s Counsel in 1868. In 1874, on the formation of Disraeli’s second administrb tion. he was made Solicitor-General. and in 1875 Attorney-General, which oflice he held to its close. He is 53, and, like Lord Chancellor St. Leonards, Chief Baron Sir Fitzroy Kelly, and other eminent English judges, married his servant maid. Miss Mary McHugh. This is the second high office which Lord Chancellor Selbourne has conferred on members of the Opposition finty. been placed upon the marketdor it isn- radical cure for them. and is within the rough of every man who reads this. and many more. ' any characteristic, no matter what ' may be. Long ago, a wiser man tha our modern judges gave a better test, that of his treatment of the dumb animals under his care. " A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast; but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.” Thus, if a man is accustomed to drive stiff-jointed, raw- backed, or sore-shouldered or sprung-kneed horses,‘it may be taken for granted that he is not one whom Solomon would call a righteous man. There is little necessity of having horses with such diseases as these since Dr. Dow’s Sturgeon Oil ALiniment has Now-many a there are some who will judge of a. man‘s character by his walk. voice. eye, chin. hair. nose, hand? whiging or No objections having been made. at a meeting of the Kirk-Session of the Free High Church. Edinburgh, held against the election of Rev. William Robertson Smith and the other members of the congregation recently chosen as elders or deacons, these entlemen were formally ordained on Sun- ay at the close of the forenoon service. In putting to them the usual questions appointed by Act of Assembly, 1846, Dr. Walter Smith took occasion to explain that the adherence of the oflice~bearers to these questions was in so far as they agreed with Holy Scriptures, because the supreme rule of faith with them, as with all Protestant Churches, was not any confessional creed, but the Soriptureitself. These confessions were subordinate standards, and were simply received in as far as they agreed with the Holy Scripture. uwuuu vtwuuw“ wasn't-(u. luflUWlu“ we lines olmvel. At Bird Bunion. Lawrence County. businou is suspended on account at the disease. and frantic wants are mgde for assistance. - Luau, Ind.. Jan. 15.â€"-A farmer here received. undated and unsigned. a. letter containingix two scuba and the following note: “ I ave sent you small x. go home and die." Thedepertment wil make every efion to discover the fiend. SAN Lxmnno, 031.. J an. 6, 1877. Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo. N.Y..â€"â€"Dear Binâ€"I have employed your “Pleasant Purgetive Pellets” in my practice for the last four years. I now use no other alter-.- tivo or cathartic medicines in all chronic derangemente of tho stomach, liver and bowels. I know of nothing that quole them. J. A. MILLER, M. . The Duo-u Elle-dug In [luck-Hun. pox Scab. Sent by lumenâ€"A mulch-u {VIACK’EI MAGNETIC NIBBICINE Brmormw. 111.. Jun. Illâ€"Smallpox in Mali! extending southward. following the fines 0 travel. At Bird Button. Luwronoo n... WHAT PHYSICIANS 8A Y. A Righteous Man’a Bea-I. Bobcuu- Smith's Election; SMALIJ’OX.