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before she could be recaptured. She ws'e badly frozen, the thermometer indicating below zero ct the time. However. she will 459!»th recover it she receives proper cure. The condition of the surviving inmates is pitisbie, but their temporary wuute src being supplied. There sre no fire fighting spplisncee at the poor house. but the surrounding building! were saved by throwing snow upon them. The pecuniary loss to the county is about 86000. Ill-e II I llllchlgen Poor Farmâ€"one Wo-un Burned to Deathâ€"Another All-eat Frozen to Death. A last (Fridey) night’s' Detroit despstoh says: A terrible fire occurred at Lepeer County Poor Form, two miles trom Lspeer. Mich. lest night, resulting in the loss of one life and much suffering to others. The fire originated in the poor house. where thirty-seven inmates wore housed. and is supposed to have been caused by e defec- tive chimney. The msin building was entirely destroyed. together with its con tents. consisting of furniture. bedding, clothing, provisions. etc. One woman was burned to death, but all the other inmates were taken out slive. and are now quar- tered in term houses in the neigh. borhocd. The poor oreeture who lost her life was an insane women nomad Bertha Rockwell. She was got out. side with the others. but dashed back into the blazing building and was burned to desth. only her charred end blackened bones being found in the debris this morn- ing. Another inssne women nemed Phoebe Belieburymeoeped from her keepers dur- ing the excitement. and clad only in her night gown rsn_ two miles into the country femily, including hie drunken end inhumen fether. Hofimen then ettcmpted euicide bv hengiog. end hie eon Robert. then ebout fifteen yeere old. cut him down. Five eere leter hire. Hoflmen ebendoned the nte. She end her children etuck together. end Robert, e bright.indnetrioue young men. 21 yeere old. wee the mein dependence of the femily. The femily were living in e tenement-house. end were doing better then they ever before bed done. the morning of Jen. 12th, 1883, Robert men eterted before deylight to open the grocery etorc in which he wee e trueted clerk. He hed no eooner stepped into the hell of the tenement house then the flesh of e pistol lighted the derhneee. end he fell deed. shot through the heed. Hie fether bed been standing in the door- we on theorpieite side of the ‘hell ell nig t long weiung for this opportunity to deprive Mre. Bofi'men of her support. Hofl'men wee erreeted, but wee not indicted until more then e yeer afterâ€"in feet, juet before the greet riot. Hie trial end con- viction followed the riot. The jury in this eeee preyed when they went out end brought e verdict in e few minutes. He died deteeted by ell who knew him end by none more then by hie fellow-prisoners in the county jeil. An 0". Farmer Shot Deed and Ills Wile Wounded by u BODIM'I'. A lost Thuredey) night's Olevelend despetch says: Lust evening It former nemed Herringtou. living user Geneva. wee celled to the door. end on opening it wee confronted by e meshed men who pre. sented e revolver, end said he wanted the fermer'e money. The handkerchief fell from the robber’s eyes end Mrs. Harrington exclaimed. “ I know him I" " You do. do you '2" shouted the rufiieu. " take thet then l" and he fired, the bullet going through her shoulder. She ran to e neigh- bor for help. end on returning with friends. evidence of a desperate struggle wee found. 'Herrington ls deed on the floor with s bullet hole in is foreheed. The murderer is e fellow nemed Feck. who lived two milen from the form. Citizens are scouring the country for him. The world in full of kindneee the. never wee epohen. end iheI ie not much better then no hindneee ei ell. The loci in the non melee the room werm. but there ere greet pilee o! iellen ireee lying on route end on top: of hills where nobo y on get them ; iheee do noi meke enyhody werm. Yon mlghi freeze to deeth (or went of wood in plein eighi oi \heee fellen ireee it you hed no meene of sewing the wood home end mehng e fire of it. Just so in e iemily; love in whei mehee the perenie end ohil dren. the broihere end eiesere heppz. But (they teke oere never to eey e wor ebonr it ; if ihe keep ii e profound eeorel ee it n were e or me. ihey will not be much hep. pier ihen if there wee not eny love emong ihem: the honee will eeem oool even in enmmer, end if you live ibere you will :01}, the dog when my one eelle him poor e ow. A Oinolnneti deepeteh eeyu: John B. Buflmen wee hen ed here on Tues- dey morning in thej ' yerd tor the mur- der oi hie eon. He wept while lietening to the reeding o! the deeth werrunt end begged piteouely not to he “ downed in the pepere." He hed to he held while being hendonfled end wee enpported on the eeeflold by two men while the nooee wee edjneted. He mede noepeeoh. Hoflmen’e crime wee thet of killing one of hie eone in Jenner . 1888. It wee the eeeond crime of the hin he hed committed in five yeere. Hofimen wee e German. with e wile end eix children in 1878. Coming home drunk one night ‘he entered the room where Edwerd. hie eldeet eon. eged 20, wee elone. He hed eeeroely entered when the neigh- bore were etertled by the re rt 0! e pietol. They ic-und Edwerd on e floor withe metal-bell in hie oheet. tram which he died e few minntee. begging thet hie tether be exonereted heeenee he wee drunk. A eereleee eoroner held en inqneet__end I in n vordioi of "not guilty," and s In judioiu let ‘he mum pass without bringing is fore the Grand Jury. Edwprq hgd 3:9“qu main Inpppgto! tho Then ere few evenuee Open to the col- ored ouch. The qnmeer who beve oepm ie limited. end neeeeelly tome them to “he ' menial pleoeein hoeele. on nllroede. _in. note. end prgvete lemmee. fig, an". dupe um ihréiioo’fiiwiiivé future 0! the negro in Oh. forced In omen at um- :- Iq and". It mm. b. mot and lxmtbu at John I. tn: Inna-.19 on A Winston. A 9008 HOUSE TRAGEDY. b'l‘ THEIR 0W“ 000$ Frau-II Kind-nu. :Ieu Elude-"r on Ill- Two ' Bic Moon Monteflon in reported to but I completely recanted bio hulth. Something More About the Explosionâ€" flow It was [tannedâ€"The Bow-rd. A last (Thursday) night's London des- patch says: ‘ The sensation caused by last Saturday's explosion at London bridge has been revived and intensified by to-day’s developments. Col. Magendie‘s report, and the Lord Mayor's ( tier of £5000 reward for the arrest of those who caused the explosion, prove that it was not an accident. but an intentional outrage deliberately planned .but executed with great stupidity. The theory that the explosion was caused by the special detectives who were discharged on account of a return of confidence. has many sup- porters, and the Irish Nationalist papers accept this view with a difference. The Dublin United Ireland says: “ The English exhibit admirable patience under the senseless and wicked {rights to which they are subjected. but the police direct the dynalnite conspiracy and pay for the explo- sions.’ The researches into the explouion are causing a sensation as the disclosures show that the outrage was planned with an amount of coolness and determination and foresight hitherto uncredited ‘to the terrorists. Everything proves that the participators in the plot must have remained beneath the bridge a quarter 0! an hour despite the swiftneas of the current. The work was prosecuted with immense difficulty. but the deep shadows were enflicient to prevent detection. It is believed thataohemioal fuse was used to ignite the explosion giving the conspirators time to escaped and catch the train for Paris. The tide on Saturday was lower than for the plat few months or than will be until spring. The hour selected was when the tide was lowest. proving that the plot was carefully elaborated. A Man To lla new no Saw the Glass of the Wile he and ills-"lend. A Boston deapatoh says : James Nick- erson, on trial for shooting his wife. told the story of his crime on the stand last Wednesday. He had been drinking very hard. he said. and shot her without provo- cation or warning. After he did it he went. out and drank more and then started for Chelsea, " From Chelsea," he said, “ I went to East B :ston, then back to Chelsea and I know not where afterwards. I woke up in a wood at night. I stayed there two or three days. Then I was walking along at night and heard some talking and two fellows came up to me. They walked past and then I walked up to them. The caught up to me after I passed and ran ahead of me. Iturned round and went back to a bridge. I heard a sweet voiee talking. and on looking up saw my wife. She was right in front of me. and when I stepped she walked ahead of me. looking back over her shoulder. When she got over the bridge she stopped and, faced me. There was a 1 bright thing on her forehead like a ‘diamond. She hada happy smile on her face. I got close up to her and said ' Ellen.’ Her veil fell down and she disappeared, and I have never seen her sinoe.” The fire originated in the drying-room. where 5 boy with a emdle cocidentnlly ignited some clothing. The building. whzch occupied the entire block. was destroyed. Loss on building 8200.000. Sister Mary Josephine has since died from her injuries. Thrills-q Dee-es at a litre t- a Catholic Asylumâ€"Heroic Bree-rs and Intel Incidents. A lset (Thursday) night’s Brooklyn despetoh says: A fire broke out this after. noon in thelarg e building of the Catholic Male Orp henna Asylum. containing seven hundred and elghty- -five orphans. sixty of whom were in the dormitory on the top floor. Whether or not ell escaped cannot heteld until the roll is celled. It is thought some were lest. Sister Mary Josephine. who was in the dormitory at the time the fire hrolre out. made heroic efforts to save the little ones. She remained in the room until driven out by the times. Then she ran to the window, where she stood upon the cornice until a firemen from the root swung his coat to her. The sister caught the cost. but when the firemen tried to pull her from her perilous position she lost her grasp end tell headlong to the ground. An 8 year old boy jumped irom the third story and was severely injured. There was greet excitement among the inmates. It is believed thet- ell the children on the lower floors escaped. A spectator says he is confident he saw a women fell back into the smoke. There were thirty sisters inahe asylum at the time. but it is believed they ell escaped. Father Mahcney, who was in ycharge or the building. thinksell the children escaped Several thrilling incidents occurred while the children were being rescued. Two civilians handed seven boys down lrom the second story window. when the flames com elled them to retreat. Two firemen tell rom ladders and were severely injured. The excitement in end around the huildin was intense. Hundreds 0! Ear ertielly cl children forced themselves t rough every conceivable avenue of egress. and rushed shivering to the nearest place oi shelter. (loci-em II I Trying Sill-Ilene: The coolness end self-possession of that very remuksble men. Be cent 8. Prentiss, wee strikingly illustrate in the iollowing snecdote of his second duel with the lute Henry 8. Foote [Genersl Facts]. which is token from hie memoir by his brother. seys Every Other Saturday. The meeting occur- red on the right bank of the Mississippi river. oppocite Vicksburg. end st the first tire Mr. Prentiss“ sistol enspped. while Genersl Foote mieee . shooting over him. This increased the esgeruese oi the lugs crowd assembled to witness the sfleir to such s degree thst they pressed up on esch side of the line. until there was leitquite s nsrrow specs. scercely room enough tor the passage of the bells. Alter the psrties hsd resumed their positions, pistol in bond and triggers set, swelling the word for 3 second tire. everything being us still er. desth. Mr. Prentice observed 3 little boy, who. unions to see " the fun." was climbliog s sapling In his resr snd ssid to him. “ My son. you had htttal tslre csre ; General Foote is shooting rsthsr wild." 'IBI ADDING OH PIA NB. THE LONDON BRIBGB. 5 STBA‘GE YARN. “ But even these 'tcundation truths. how- ever emphasized, will not meet the demands of the soul and never ciuld have produced the phenomena. of Methodist life and history. There are other doctrines to be emphasisedâ€"doctrines which relate to sal- vation applied as well as providedâ€" doctrines which underlie the experiences of the soul in its emergence out of the dark- ness and death of sin into the light and lite of righteousness. The other doctrines have been the rallying cry of Methodism in the past and must be in the luture. They are repentance. faith. justificaiion. adoption. the witness of the spirit, sanctification and Christian perfection. Out of these come all our experiences. all our joys and hopes. cur inspiration and zeal; and upon these are built all our special terms and means of grace, our charities, our benevolences. and our correctional institutions. These doctrines. above all others. have given tone and shape . and spirit to the organism. and determined; its work and place in history. Take from‘ Methodism these doctrines of experience,} or even the emphasis given them, or over- j lay them with lifeless forms or ceremonies‘ or mar them by human speculations con-; cerning the mode of divine procedure in‘ them. or confuse them by any conceivable! departure from their simplicity so they‘ shall become only doctrines of the creed. urverifleu in the soul as the very essence of salvation. and then our glory is departed forever. We, therefore. plead with you. brethren. as you value the purity of the Church and its power to convert the people. and spread scriptural holiness. hold fast these doctrines as they come from the fathers. as they appear in the Scriptures and as they have been attested by the experience of the Church in_ past ages." The address also urges the maintenance of family religion. “ The holiest sanctuary on earth." the address says, “ is the Christ- mas home. Neither church nor Sunday school can do the work of the home, or become an adequate substitute for the influ- ence of piety iu the household. See to it that children be all taught of the Lord With sound instruction. let the hand of restraint be employed. yet with such firm. ness and gentleness as to win and keep the children, as well as to hold them in subjec- tion 9.0 authority." _ ' The address speaks of the Sabbath as the pillar of Christian civilization. “ The spiritual Church without the Sabbath is an impossibility. God has consecrated one- sevenlh of our days to rest and worship. The law enjoining its observance is both positive and moral. imbedded in the deea- logue. enforced in the New Testament and interpreted and illustrated in the practice of the primitive Church. The grand march for the conquest of all lands for Christ has begun. The voice of the Lard bids us go forward. We dare not accept a secondary place. With our schools and colleges, with our wealth and culture, with our social new Whittier Been-e an Editor. Whittier. the poet. is reported as saying‘ to an Interviewer recently : " Trifles some- times have an important bearing on one'e life. A ocpy of the Bartiord Review fell under my eye. and I determined to send its editor. George D. Prentice. a few poems, which he kindly published. My contributions continued. end when he resigned in order to live in Louisville. where he made for himself a reputation ea one of the most brilliant journalists as wellas pungent and witty paregrephiste in America, he advised the publisher to send for me to take his place. I was out in the cornfield booing when the letter cameto me inviting me to take editorial charge of the pa er. 1 could not have been ;more surprised f I had been ofiered the ‘crown of England. What education. what ‘ experience had I for such a taeltl I know little of men and things or books. I was singularly deficient in knowledge of the affairs of the day. And yet the tack, for- midable as it seemed to me, was worth attempting. 80 I accepted the trust. I had much to learn, but I set myself reso. lutely to fill the position. and I succeeded. ‘after hard work and patient study. in 1 making the paper acceptable toits readers. “ Permit us to remind you. denr brethren. while we extend hearty congretulsticns upon the success of the pest end express the protonndsst conviction thnt even nobler and grnnder nchievemente swnit us in the future. thst the mission given us by Provi- dentinl nllotment is not yet nocomplished. We entrent you. brethren. do not forget thnt hitherto Methodists hove been dis- tinguished by the emphnsis they hove given the essentisl doctrines of Christinnity. In all the yeus of our history. the truths relnting to God. to more! government. to immornlity. to eternnl retribution. hove been mredly mnintnined end nsserted with great dietinctneee. nnd thet we hsve held in common with all Christian people to the lnr-pirstion end divine snthority oi the Scripture. divine origin of the church, vocstion of the ministry, veins of the sscrsments. and the indispenssblenees o! the strictest morslity sccording to the New Testament stnndnrd; end the! yet beyond nll these points we hsve mods conspicuous the heinousnees 0! sin. the necessity of stonement. universality of rcvieu nnl redemption, freedom of will and reene s of grace. Not one of these on be discarded or distorted without msrring the scheme of salvation reve_tled in the gorpel. _ _ “ Om you tell mo. alr."ukod uyonnn hay n I book shop. ”in win. Aordor Thuokony Iron his books 7" " Noddy." replied we mflommly ocloc-gomlemun. “hm. don't you know. I believe I. wait: order to mm may." power and vast numbers; we mun. have a use share in the world's evangelization." Futon! Lena If"- I e Buhope u the tic-team Coulee-r- ue Bald-enâ€" ce-ml u to the lantern-co en the Work OI the Church. The putoul of fine Bishope wee rend M the Ceneensry Conference 0! Meehodieee. ee Beleimore. II is eddreeeed “To file Method-e people in the United Butee end Canadu'fi It eeye: A NEWS. ’1‘. nurnoonrs. I slipped on s stupooh Jun by me dcy-poh. In I More nu: ma doc-pot lboughs this small towpot. Porhnps. to and the human, We'd both: honootorth can It nation. A attention at Pronunciation. n In bu. a am oh Down to an arch. The wsy I- quite stoopoh Thu loud: to me doopoh. Alexander Graham Bell. who has now been pronounced the first inventor o! the working telephone by every court but the Supreme Court of the United States. and who expects to win in the latter court as in the others, is not perceptibly elated by his success. writes a Washington corres- pondent to the Philadelphia Record. He bears prosperity as well as any man I ever knew. He is immensely rich. and by his invention all the members of his family have been enriched. But Bell is just the same cheery. eager. hard~working devotee of scieLoa that he was back in the old days of his poverty and obscurity. Bell cares nothing for money as money. He Is not a money-maker. Like Agassiz and all other great scientists. he is “ to busy to make money." Of course, he likes the things that money will provideâ€"his hand- some house on Scitt circle. with all its elaborate conveniences, its elegant furnish- ings and its beautiful works of art. his workshop. the " Volta Laboratory." on Connecticut avenue, his apparatus and his library. But he would be just as happy without them. His happiness lies in his family on one hand. and in his scientific pursuits on the other. When he is not busy in his laboratory. or in his library. or in the free school for deaf-mute children which he has establishxd. he is enjoying the society of his wife and children. They are a delightful family. The man who has made the Bell telephone the splendid business success that it is is Bell's lather- in-law. Gardiner G. Hubbard. a man of very great business ability, who lives in a handsome house on Dupont circle. opposite Blaine's castle. _He is as‘ practical as Bell Sketch or the litter or “ Truth.” Lehouchere, the member for Northamp. ton.is a good deal in evidence. in Perha- ment. and in his clever. audacious paper, Truth. Be is not unlike Mr. James G Blaine, the defeated candidate for the White House. in appearance. He is about the same height and build. wears his beard. and is somewhat slow in his movements. Mr. Blaine base square forehead and a larger nose ; but there is not much more In his head then is stowed away in the Labouehere brain. A well-educated. and a travelled men. Lahonchere has. I dare say. far less earnest views of life then Mr. Bleine has. is certainly far more indifferent to the opinion of Mrs. Grundy. and possi. bly the only likeness between them isin the build.h ' lit and manner of wearing the beard. his triflin similarity may. however. help the res or to realise the figure of Labonehere. It he cared a brass ferthing, or even less. for anything or any- body. Lahouchere would have more influ- ence in the House of Commons end out of it. Life is to him an amusement. He has plenty of money end plenty of brains. A ‘seetinPerliement. a share in the Daily ‘Nrm. a paper of his own, a bank. a ;house in town. a classic home on the ‘Themes. a clever wife. of whom he is really fond, end a baby that is to him a constant sur rise ; he finds his time well occupied. He as none of the fears of business men; his bread is buttered on both sides ; he is rich beyond the dangers of such specula- tions as he cares to indulge in; end his heart is neither consumed by the fires of patriotism. nor the canker of a lofty ambitition. Some people despise him; he does not care. Some people admire him : he does not care. A few triends like him ; he does not care. Still fewer probably love him; he does not care. He isa good story teller. His best anecdotes are against himself. As a financier end man of busi- ness, he is far more generous then is generally known ; and I have never heard a whisper against his honor as a banker. speculator and man of business. He has a slight drawl in his speech; is acapiial talker; a liberal host; end he stands at the extreme end of the extremeet political party in the state. His latest radical performance was to propose in the House of Commons a motion not to exact terms, but favoring the abolition of the upper House; In spite of the Premier. he pushed the motion to a division, and got 71 votes in its favor. The result was loudly cheered by his Irish friends and Radical colleagues. Some politicians regard the division as “ very significant.” \ ls theoretical. He. too. is very rich. A Boston man told me the other day that it was understood in Bx ston that Hubbard made $500,000 by the recent rise in Bell telephone stock.y Hubbard is a very agreeable old gentleman. who still writes a good deal for the reviews and magazines.” he used to do when he was a proteseor in Cambridge on a small salary. We findfihe following in ihc Brooklyn Magazine: Is is reinsed of DnNewmsn Hell. that becoming greelly excised over some criticisms pussed upon on uticle which he bed wrmen. he set down sud wrote. very ssrcsstio and bitter reply, which he carried so the oelebrsted Dr. Bin- ney for suggestions and spprovel. Dr. Bell read the document to his friend. and whenever he come so say passage which heppened so be particularly bitter. he rub- bed ll in will: on emphasis rim would make even 3 mummy rquesl. When he hsd finished rssding he sud to Dr. Binney: “ Well. whsl do you think 01 thus ?" " On," wss she reply. “I think is remarkably well written. but hoe extremely sharp end bitter things in it. Hove you fixed upon s lisle for it yet 'l" “ No. I hove nos." replied Dr. Hell; “Perhaps you can assist me ?" Then Dr. money said slowly end delibe- relely . "Thll would be c cspiisl sills: ' Go so the Devil.’ by the euthor oi ' Come to Jesus.‘ " The phillnppio found the fire- piece. A Bnd drinking water given to n low cows owned by n single tumor in Ayrshire. Englandmnnnod In onlbnnk of typhoid lovorln tum hoopnnln. nnd the llloeu of 104 pulonu. The gonn- o! alum wan unnnmlthd by milk. J amen Pug, who died e tow weehe ego to Cheater. ngiend, wee noted (or his penimony. end is believed to have been e millioneire. Next to the Duke of West- mineter. he wee the let out property owner in Cheater. He in eel once to have instructed e tenent in paying him no to bring the emonnt in two instalments in order than to ovoid the nee of e stomped receipt. ‘ "[1335 Haven. Conn. mm pswnod his hlao nub for n quutor recently m buy 0. them" hotel. Prat. Bell’. Sateen-cl. Au App roprluc 'l‘hle. LAIOUOIIIBB. and. as far as her poor means afforded, supplied that comfort which the destitute and exhausted crew stood much in need of. Nor is this the first occasion on which this poor woman has shown heresell a good Samaritan. About two years ago the Swedish barque Almater was wrecked on almost the same spot as the William Hope. Mrs Whyte showed the utmost sympathy and kindness for the _stranded foreigners ; flow the Who at a Farm Servant Helped Shipwrecked Sailors. An incident of the storm a few weeks ago in the northeast of Scotland has escaped, record. The St. Jame: Gazette is indebted to a correspondent for 'the following mount of the gallantry of the wile of a farm servantâ€"gallantry which ought not to be allowed to pass unrecognized: During the height of the gale on Thursday morn- ing this woman. Mrs. Whyte, who lives with her husband in a small cottage on Aberdour beach observed the steamer William Hope. of Dundee, wrecked in the bay almost opposite her own door. Without a moment’s hesitation, and in the midst of a blinding shower of hail and sleet, this brave woman proceeded as tar as she salely could into the sea and caught the end of a rope which one of the crew threw to her. The rope she fastened round her waist, and with her (eet planted firmly on the beach. and with the spray dashingaround her. she stood until those on board the steamer were able to make the necessary arrangements [or getting ashore, which they did safely. Mrs. Whyte’s goodness did not end there. She took the rescued_men to her humble cot, she took them to her house, ’g’ifiagmg neither time, convenience, nor materiel aid each as was in her power to alleviate their wente. These services have never been publicly reoognwed. Herreshofi. the wonderful blind boat builder. whose factories and shops are at this place. has just fiuished his last marvel of beauty; speed and elegance, as applied to steam yachts. in a steam launch for Jay Gould's use. She is a beautifully modelled craft. gleaming in black walnut. mahogany, brass, silver and steel. and is intended for New York harbor cruising and toaooom- pany the rich mau’e steam yacht. the Atalanta. She is nearly 36 feet in length and 7; feet beam. Mr. Herreshofi has made several trials in her and is thoroughly satisfied that she is the best of any of his successful efforts in the yacht-building line. In her best speeding in this harbor the little craft ran up to fifteen miles per hour. hardly rippling the water to do it, and part- ing it as easily as a knife. This speed has never before been attained by a steam yacht of her size. She is on her way to New York, and attracts much attention. It is said the prince of speculators will upholster her in red silk velvet. She cost over Gammon-Bristol (RI ) Times. “ Degonet." in the London Referee, eeye: " Mr. Gladstone hnret Inoo our editoriel room the other dey with hie no in hie head end 3 breed grin on hie hoe. ' I eey.’ he exeleime, ' you heven'. one to probe at. hove you ?' ' No.’ ‘ het'e right 've brought you oome‘hing for he peper. I wee onmng down 3 tree vmh my boy Herbert. and he was telling me ebout the row no Birminghem. I remarked the. to wee wronu of me hoye w fling the benches ebout. ' You. pe.’ he sold. ' thn was r. redietrihntion of acute oh“ the Toriee couldn't be expected to epprove o!.’ No. bed for Herbert. wee it. oh! PM it in If you eon. Te. n 1' And the halo end heefly old men denoed down the Main four et e Mme end went off to Downing eoreetin the highee! glee." Somebody bus oolonluhd tho. it Oh. Amount: people should mule thocflun may could uvo $150,000,000 in am- done «on you. cakes and jimoraolrs. Lotteries are gomg on. and there is lots of tun. Not very refined always. but always good-natured. At one end are large booths fitted up for oirouses and dramatic entertainments. and the clown. asot yore, tells on the outside of the wonders to be seen within. Crowds of grown men and women are amusing themselves With childish games and toys; but the Frenoh peasants go back to their irksome tasks thh lightsome hearts, and it is perhaps as Well tor them as the dull practical instruction to be gained from one of our agricultural fairs. National (airs, such as the Nijni-Novgorod fair in Russia. are interesting to study. and difier as widely as the individuals who trequent themâ€"Philadelphia North American. The Old-Tine Cause-e el Bur-l Fairs in l'mee and England. Although the English language is indebted to the Latin (or the word. the English fair was a very difierent thing and answered a very difierent purpose. They were publio marte for buy ing and selling. and could only be set up by the hing’s grant or by long and immemorial usage whiuh represented such a grant. The right to hold suoh a (air or market was jealously guarded. and it was held in he a nuisance to set up a fair near enough to be prejudicial. A new fair could not be set up within a third part of twenty miles 0! the old one. It held on the same day it was prime taeie a nuisance; ii on another day. it will not be presumed to he a nuisance. but must he proved to be such Fairs were held in ohnrohyards and later in churches tuemselveu. and when the peo- ple crowded the monasteries and abbeys on the feast days of the church. the monks knew how to make the most at the occasion. The English fairs oombined business with amusement. Wrestling. boxing and single stroll, with an occasional bear- baiu'ng. enlivened the scene. Rude dramatio re resentations were given in booths. an the professional tumblers and aerobats delighted crowds. The Puritans. when they had the upper hand, trowned on such irivolities, but under the reign of “ Ye Merrie Monarch." “ who never said a foolish thing and never did a- wise one." fairs flourished. The cattle show and the bench show have taken its place. and the raoeoonrse affords a more congenial elime tor the vast army of itin~ erant mirth producers. In France. how- ever. the rural lair has manyoi its old-time attributes. Held on Sunday. the fete 0! St. Cloud is perhaps a good typeâ€"a long row ot_booths. at which are sold all sorts ot Ill“! IN oflum LANDS. A Joke .- Ila urn-d on NI... A lllJfllilaE REBOINB. A Blind Bonn BIIIIICI’.