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__ "vvâ€"vâ€"i wan-“luv“ I! mm. canned by ouflmting of the “on on answer, and oommnnlouod w the am. dumber over the norm). The floor of this Willem, the am stacked. um: I Ihort in. no '3 ad loll Into the nod“, but. , uh! it 03:0 u: on n: . The .-__._.. -uv uvanuvfl 01 mm. were conferred honorie cama. upon the Bell 0! Dafledn. Lord Bones and Profeeeor Boeeoe. Neuly III the Fellow: and Pro- teuore of the college were preeent end the wee crowded with etudente. who heettily welcomed the eendidetee. They were intro- duced by Dr. Webb. Regine Protector of Lew, who, in e eeriee o! Letln epocchee. mention- ed the lebore end talent. of each. Lord Bone. Lord Dnfiexin end Proleeeor Boeooe were entetteined at dinner by the Provo“ end ‘ Fellowe of the Univomty. ‘ In the Catholic enact: of Oughmm. deny. Imoko wu noticed inning {tom tho ty. On entering, it Wu lonnd that the floor and (culture were “no“ contained by flmu nan-n) I... __--L-_.L, . .. . _ _ ..-....... wnuu mum on one. M the Unfionity Oommoncemonu. hold in Trinity College, Dublin 1“...“A Ivar- tun-‘0‘---) I ._ the degrees of ,.V- _â€".â€"u--uas At Beilut on the 2let of lest month a gong o! nnempioyut persons commenced opsrstions ct the lowering 01 a hill on the Fells Bond thoroughfare, in one of the most densely populated manufacturing dietricte oi the town. At 5 meeting oi the Bailout under consideration. It was resolved to proceed with A portion at the works st present. so that employment might be Ifl'orded to flame of the poor people who are at present From Dublin we learn timt e horrible mur- der. which on becoming known in the “ter- noon oi the 21st 0! last month. crested much excitement there. wee committed in Brey on that dsy. The body of on old women nemed Sweeny. eereteker to Lord Brsbszon. wss hand in I wall near his lordship’s residence, with e deep gash behind the left oer. end Another on the left cheek, mode by some slurp weepon. Two men were arrested on “IPMOD. bloodstsins being found on one. ‘. .‘IA 'Y-J_-_An .- 0n Jen. 11:11. Mr. John Timlin. a wealthy trader oi Bellina, County Mayo. and owner of the Belline Brick Worke, met hie death under the (allowing oiroumetenoee : Alter returning lrom Meee at the cathedrel he went into his own yerd, and hard iroet preveiiing he elipped end loll heavily to the ground. rup- turing e principal blood-vessel. Medical old me immediately procured, but all rflorte were tin-veiling, and he expired in it short time. A meeiimz of tenant lennere lrom verione eetetee in Weetern Donegal wee recently held in the Town 0! barrage], end 3 reeolution wee‘ {roan their, landlords e reduction a! rent. There ie dletreu among the agricultural and the menulecturlng populetion. In meny a dietriet where people have low opportunitiee of muting their wente knownâ€"where, in fleet. it on herdly be done, owing to the dit- fieultiee experienced of making “ ende meet." there in greet Inflering. At Beitut on ‘the_ flat of last month a man A! a-.._._ u While a severe (rout recently prevailed, the Boeoommon eteg bounds, the property of niches! Tnefe, meqi, whilat in .‘ull obeee of a. deer. It Moylurg. near the residence of Teena Ferrell, Erq., J.P., entered on the lake, which we: Irozen. The ice not being strong enough to beer the burden. gave way. and deer and twenty oi the dogs were drowned. Mr. McCarty Downing’e sudden fieth ie mueh regretted. and he is a distinct lose to the House of Commons. He had taken 3 very active part during the recent see-ion in supporting Mr. Butt ageinet the Parnell petty. end hie removal in e greet blow to the Irieh lender. The County Cork election will be on important :- teet between Bntitee and Perneliites ee thet of Norfolk between Minis- try end Opposition. _ -_- uâ€"vvuvu 1-191- The Recorder in the Court at Dublin be: lamented that some arrangement might pouibly be made by which, without resorting to the old system 0! treneportetlon. convicts might in the earlier part of their career be drdted OH to other place: where they could begin lite again free from the temptations flint heeet them on leaving prison for the A: the Earl of Lintowel oud tho Hon. Mi Hare, his brother. were on their way ho on Jan. 15:11. that a day with the Dubai hounds, me home driven by the Earl II on Kiloummer bridge, and he and Mr. E Ind barely time to jump off the car when home won over and into the flooded river. .w on new loll". uny she was turned out. with her lamily. amid the front and Inowaâ€" turned out from the house in which she lived to: mmy yeua. An incrouo of rent was the origin 0! the nd uory. V- -_- ruwuu. u'u' in; 3 hole. on which Eh. block flag boning tho wordl. " Work or meat." The police coming on. the prooouion dinpeued. At Guvogh. County Derry. an eviction vol carried at“ with much of the severity ohuutotimo of such exhibitions. The vio- tin was 3 widow nomad O‘Connell. On the an 0! New You”. Dny she was turned onto _2LI. I l On the 17m 0! lat month between 100 end 300 pereonl attempted to get up 3 demons”.- tion at Bella» in the name 0! the unemployed. y pended I number of the “roots. beerâ€" ‘__-_‘A|‘ A___III -~ , ' _â€".- wâ€"v-v-uv‘ '- nuvv‘luuu bu eon-mil};- u Tuloo onjho 18m ult on tho Lsnd AM. T1 The 0‘ Donoahno adduuod g gagging o! - Mâ€"-Al;.. ______ _do_lpon I III fill COLUMN. viiE'tâ€"l'zéufiufl‘a‘sll‘llac by the Earl shied §q_and Mr. Hue 3?“? W9? 1561-33, ._Mojor A lnbumum It» at Dunrobin Outta. Sutherlmdlhm. ha been boning I quantity of flows". Flowers on the luhmnm in the middle 0! Dmmbor is rather I nu occur- mm in the north of Scotland. A meeting of lmdownon And “nut-hm- on In the county hu bun hold, n which ruolntionl wm “3M pron-ting vigorously 3 quiz»: the props thn halboon nude Ihul lawman IhdL in Mm b0 droppod 0;“ o! After e two nighu’debete. the Dance): Liter") Ineticnte. Sutherlendehire, he: ef- flnned tho propoemon um womn ought to be “mined into the pumice! end other privileges now enjoyed by men. The endden thaw he! swollen the rivers very greatly. The flood on the Gale did considerable demege to the embankment. Oppoelte Buckholmelde Skin Works. Gels- ehlelr. It broke up the ertlfioiel embank- ment, and carried ewe, the edjecent bank ebont twenty yerde but. 0n Dammbor 80 the ice wont Keloo Cauld broke up nuddonly. Tho scene at Kelao Btldgo In a moat aching one. The large block: 0! ice, some .100: in thicknou, named to shake the bridge as they cruhe again“ its arches. At a meeting on Jennery 6, the manger: oi the Scottish benke in Edinburgh declined to hove anything to do with the proposed lottery scheme {or the relief of the shore- holdere oi the City Bank. During the night of December 31. the temporary thew brought down the there In flood. The Neel rose very rapidlyâ€"about three fleetâ€"4nd it flowed in magnificent volume. The Spay overflowed its banks in meny phone. end an Kinoreig it threetened to damage the nilwa . Port of whnt is known '3: the Barrack Wall in Dundee tell on Dec. 31. Considanble damage wu done to property. and Mr. David Clnk. coal men-chum, was crushed to death by purl of the wall which {all on I shed in which he wu working. _ .... .- _-.- v. G-I'uvluo The Eu] 0! kid)". bu distributed a 13230 quantity of coal among the poor in the Inve- rurie district. in Aberdeenehire. He has nine sent {tom time to time a number of rabbits (or like distribution. Captain Reid. of the 292i: Regiment, re- ported to having been wounded in the Peiwer Peas, in non of the Rev. Mr. Reid, Anehin- doir. and e brother of Dr. Reid, usintent at the Aberdeen Lunatic Asylum. A memorial tablet has been placed In St. Oolmnba Church. nbove the pew of T. W. Murray-Allan, Ezq.. of, Glenfeochnn. in mem- my 91 Oept. Burns. of the 30th Regiment, by his brother oflicexs, u 3 mark of esteem. On 150. 31 a young man named John Mc- Lellan. a native of Inverary, employed at 8:. Knherine'n Quarry, put 0!“ in a sailing akifl to cross Lochlyna to Inverary. and was drowned by the "unplug of the aklfi. Dr. Forbes has intimsted his intention of presenting a water iounlsin to be erected in from o! the new hsll. Inverness. and to be in keeping with that handsome building. The kirk session 0! Selkirk have reduced the fees for the proclamation of benne to 21. (id. for proclamation on two or more Sundays, and to 10:. for one Sunday. Hilhetto the toes have been 55. and 218. James Galletly. who his been In the Paisley police force for the put thirty-two years. has died after a low dayo’ illness at the age of sixty-seven years. During the recent operations for relieving the ice block on the Olunie ulmon were found deed in the pools in eoneidereble numbers. having perished evidently some five or six weeks ago. A new kind at meeting has been inaugurat- ed at Wigtown. On a Sunday evening every month ihe poor people are invited to tea, and a religious service in the charity school. V- -â€" J ----u Mr. John Macroâ€"dam. ecuIBtor, is to erect nmemoriel tablet in School Wynd Church, Dundee, to the memory of the late Rev. Geo. Gilfillen. Mr. Dalrymple. M.P., has addressed a meeting of his constituents at Millpoxt, Cumbme, and met with much opposition. During a few days in Fileshire when the front was intense and wow on the ground. severe! tortoieeahell butterflies were seen on the wing in Muhinch. The basin of the CalvedonlnnuCanal wan uiilized for curling Indyâ€"tho first time it has been played upon Ior eighteen years. The annual dinner of the Gaelic E of Inverneu we: held on the 17:11 uh proved a most interesting meeting. Arrangements are being made in Duncan. Argyllshire, for converting Black Park into public recreation grounds. A wide circle of trienda will learn with regret at the death of Mr. Douglas Maohurin, of Fernhill. alter a short illness. On the 213: inst. . crew the Killoohau, of Groonook, low rate of £2 per month. The opentiven employed at the Barrhend weaving (notary (Mr. Graig’a) have been put on short time. Truth antes um the Duke of Sutherland will probably have the refusal of the Lion- tonmoy of Bonu'ahire. , -_ .___._‘ rcvvlv“ iii-ll. The Greenook muonu have decided not to oppose I reduction on their wages of 5d. per hour. Cattle in Skye are suffering from the new. erity oi the weather and the scarcity of food. The herring fishing at Portree ia proving more women! men for many previous years. ml n to contest the vuauoiifilu County Cork if; the Conlorvutivo interest. The tenantry on the Cubery estates would support him. The lurmora' club: in Cork ore already stirring in reletion to the vcccnoy in the County 01 Cork. end ore likely to be on im- portent element in this particular content. Mr. Byrne. 0! Welletown Cutie. e lcrge tenent farmer.“ to be a candidate. end in the divided Itete ol the Notionol party a land question very probably will be I. determining influence in the choice of o cuoceuor to Mr. M'Oerthy Downing. It is stated that the Home Rule candidate for the county will he Colonel Ooltlmret. n locel leuded proprietor end A Mmen Catholic. It in allo rumored thut Capt-in Evone Freke Aylmor. of Lon- don. will be invited by the Conservative party In annin-L Ihn ....... 3.. n . ohopol an! hour, were and. but tho unto. chuntm 0nd norm, were entirely destroyed. A huntilnl area: was entirely shuttorod. and were“ not tor the anal, to whom much orodtttl duo, the altar Imituro cud volt- montl would Illa hnvo been deltroyod. Neither the chspol nor anxiety were insured. SCOTCH COLUMN. thogaplic _Society r was shipped {or I, {or Java. at the _ _ ,_._ "___.,-..-. uvnv IuV’ ‘are. dear,” aaid Mre. Black. " How dare ‘you apend my money in that way?" "They werea preeent," acid the wife. interrupting him. Rising from hie chair. Sandy ruched from the room, amidet a roar of laughter from his iriend. The employeee of the North Shore Rail- way, Quebec, have received circulare warn- ing them particularly egalnet intemperance. and concluding ae foilowe: “Any employee who la found intoxicated. or who camel to hie dutlee under the influence of liquor. or who ie found drinking during cflice houre or while on duty. will be instantly diemleeed without any claim for reoemployment. All engine driven. firemen, ewitchmen. operam tore. train deepatchere and eection foreman ehould be teetotaliere. and in advancement or preference in the eervlce of thie road total ahetinence will be an eeaentiei requirement In the eeleetlon for promotion." â€"‘â€"â€"â€"’-fl 'uv ‘I‘JVI wusuu {him left the house. Itwssin pring. ends friend who wss present bend the little wile ssy. " Bendy's bent on s disturbance today; I shall not piesse him. do whet I csn." The dinner-time come, and Sandy and his friend set down to dinner; the fish was esten‘ in silence. and, on rsising the cover of the dish before him. in a towering passion he celled out, “Boiled chicken! I hate it, msdem. A chicken boiled is a chicken spoiled.” Immedi- ately the cover wss raised for snother chicken roasted to I turn. " Medem, I won’t est roost chicks n," roared Bendy; “yon know how it. should hsve been cooked!" At the instsnt s broiled chicken. with mushrooms. was placed on the table. "Without green pen I" tasted the grugbier. " }_1_ere they ‘ nu. J--- n -_r_l and had been I good nnd coniiaénto wile; you'a have known boiore this whatl liked,“ Sandy growled out. and, chaining fiho door behind L2_‘ I.ln .l I V v v _ -vâ€"v uuuulu' Ivonn- _ . , a of senseless irritebility. which were highly relished by all except the brnte’s good. patient little wile. One morning Ssndy rose bent on a quarrel; the buddies and eggs were excel- lent. done to 3 turn. end had been ordered by himself the previous evening; and brashlsst psssed without the looked-(or cause of com- pleint. “ Whet will. you hove for dinner, Sendy f" ssid Mrs. Blsok. " A chicken. modem," said the husband. " Bout or boiled?’ naked the wife. " Oonfound it, madam. it you had been 3 flood and consider-tn Illa, m.“ Sometime ago there lived iu Euinbumh a well-known gtumblor. named Sandy Black. whose oltonvreourring an of aplaen or indigestion produced some amusing menu .0 I ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ' ‘ ........ 3â€"1:-I nu. The arrested persons are John R. Bteckler. Charles Tune, Israel Brandt. Henry Wise. Josiah Hummel and George Zicbman. The original amount 0! the insurance was 830,000. but on account of failure to keep up the payments. about 820,000 had been dropped. Policies in the following com- panies are still good: Home Mutual. 01 Lebanon. 82,000; Keystone. ol Allentown. 82,000; Beading Mutual, 81,000; Mutual Benefit. of Hartford. 82,000. and New Era, of Philadelphia, 81,000. F. Peters, a soldier of the regular Army at home on a furlough. noticed the suspicious movements oi two men named Charles True and Frank Ste kler, who were walking with Raber towardt estream mentioned. Secret- ing himself in the woods close by, he swr are that the three men approached the stream, True in front and Steekler behind the old man Rabat. When half way over i the plank. bridge which crossed ‘the stream, Bt‘eckler kicked the old man's feet item under him and pushed him into the water. Rsber cried pitecusly for help from True. but True, instead of assist- j ing him, caught hold of the body and kept it under water until life was extinct. This hap- pened on Saturday afternoon. The body of the victim was not discovered until the following day. Facts have come to notice showing that these two villains were bought, for $1,500. to commit this atrocious deed, and that the persons who employed :thsm were no other than the holders 0! insurance on the life 0! Barber. The alleged murderers and the instigstors wore all arrested, and were to-day committed to the Lebanon County Jail for trial. :LIOHT ON A SUPPOSED ACCIDENTâ€"A MAN HELD UNDER WATER UNTIL ma WAS BXTIRCT. READING, Pa., Feb. .â€"Six weeks ago an old man named John Raber was found dead. lying in Indiantown Creek. Lebanon County. His head was in the stream. but his body was out oi water. so as to give the appearance of accidental drowning. It was well known that Baber'a life was heavily insured, and detectives were at once set to work on the case by the Home Mutual Life Asaocim tion. of Pennsylvania. which carried a policy of 82,000 on Baber's life. This insurance waa in the hands of strangers. At least. no ‘ blood relations of the deceased man held it. After the failure attending several waeka’ search. a statement was volunteered by an alleged eye-witness. - â€"-vâ€"'---vr v. v-ueullllll]. Considerable inconvenience has been ex- perienced on the fit. Kntherine's side of Loohlyne from the interruption of the tune! means of communication with Inverary by non. One person proceeded on Jan. 4 with u. out round the head of the tech to letohn supply of provisionsâ€"3 journey of thirty mi!ea going and returning. ,,,- (“0..- â€". uu-m-ulluv, DDUHU’IIIxu Mr. Juno: Gampboll Tait. W. B . died in Edinburgh on the 17th n!t.. in his Slat year; He was the second son of the late Mr. Oran- lurd Tait. of Harvicltown. His eldest bro- ther 1m the late Bhorifl Tait, and a younger brother is the Archbishop of Canterbury. Among the monumenil proposed to be preserved by Sir John Lnbbock'l Bill are: “The Cairns, with chamber. and galleries.” Minnlglfl; “ inwribed slab near Whithorn." in the Faith 0! Whithorn; " two stone: with incised orouen on Luggangaim." Now-Luce; "the pillua at Kirkmldrine," Stoneylitk. The Marquis of Tweeddsls has issued a brie! sddrezs to the electors oi the Hedding~ ton Burghe, intimsting that his succession to the title hss disqualified him (or the honor at representing them in the House of Com- mons. and expressing the hope that he will yet find many opportunities of serving the constituency. The Committee 0! the Auoolntion (or the Better Endowment of Edinburgh University hove adopted a Deed of Foundation for nd. mini-toting the intorut on £1,600 mid to the association by Dr. Oulylo. o! Damlrieo, {or erecting two median! Luxuries in oonneo~ tlon with tho nnivonity. Murdered tor the [nun-once. Conmm Mom m Mronroan.â€"The New York Tribune, in commenting on the [act that Michigan applee the paet eeaeon have been nnnenally free (tom oodllng moth, atiflhntee thie state of thing: largely to the good work done by our Stete Pornologloal Society in bringing out all that ie known regarding thie ineeet and eonetantly keeping before the people the beet remedlee. It among other thinge eaye that " it le queetionehie whether apple-worm bendegee and other wellmnown preventiree are eo intelligently and eyetem- atioally need anywhere in this country ea in Mlohigan." An English peper tells of e new poi-on or rete end mice which he: been experimented on recently by the Zootechnioel Inetitnte. in connection with the Boyel College et Proc- ken. Of all the meterlele experimented with. the most eiiieecioue proved to be pre- cipitated carbonate oi beryte. This occnre ee e heevy. fine, white powder, devoid' oi teete or email. end oen be puxeheeed et eny ordinary drug etore. In the experimente et Proeken e portion of it wee mixed with tour tlmee ite weight of sound herley meet end mede into e um peete with weter, end email pellete oi the loft eeke introduced into the holes at rete. honee mice end field mice. Fm: Gun-roan m ORTABIO.â€"â€"A cone-pond- ent write: that there in no motion in Ontario so well adapted to the growing of flax as about seventy eqnare miiea ol eonntry eonth end weet lrom Watlord. between the Great Weetern and Canada Southern Bailwaye. The soil ie clayey loam. and there in some little gravelâ€"rather low at present. but ae it is being drained it will make one of the fine-t agricultural auctions in Ontario. It la well worthy the attention of any party intending to do a large eontinuoue business in flax. It you wish to hove only onion. for mu- wketing. now in September. Cover the bed, ‘when the first frost lurdono the ground. with unused or any other nonmandnotor. to :provont thowing in winter. Unoovor in opting on noon on you find the {root out, nnd you hove tho oniono with two month the mm 0! than put in in the spring. The potato onion is early. and much' used by muket gardeners. They grow from plnuting tho tuber, attaching thomlolvu Mound the one plnntod. It is found in England that many of the artificial mauures act chiefly as a stimulant, and that alter a time the land reluses to answer the spur. This is most apparent on the poor and lighter soils. but even strong land loses heart unless a fair proportion 01 lama-yard manuro‘is applied. The loudest agricultural complaints in Great Britain are from the districts where scientific farming has been carried on to its highest pitch. such as the Scotch Lothians, and in Norlolk. Uexs or Cnnmns.â€"The clematis in It. varieties may be used in I great many may- for yard decoration. As | olunber upon the summer house, venndub, gate poet or heme, it is nnexoolled, and it plmted to cover a stump or stone by judicious trailing. it turn: an unsightly object into a bountiful mound. The varieties with Inge flowers can be used even no the centre of large bed: upon the lawn with good lucoeu. _â€"-â€"â€"u us-I-u “U to be erected st Munich, u smsmorislto the late illustrious Baron Jutus von Liebig, whose studies in agricultural chemistry have so largely henefi nod farmers everywhere. -â€"_ -â€"â€"â€" â€"â€"'V. II." lull- Meadows and pastures that need renovat- ing may be improved by passing a heavy harrow ovar them in diflerent directions and sewing two bushels of fine bone dust and five oi ashes upon them. Seeds may be sown ‘either of clever or timothy and orchard grass mixed. and a heavy roller passed over the fields. An English farmer. very successful dur- ing ten years in fattening cattle and sheep. supplied a ration made as follows: Eight bushels corn soaked in ten pails water two days, then simmer (or an hour, aiterwerd mix with iourteen pounds coarse, cheap sugar. and commingle with cut straw, hay or other fodder. 80 little public honor has hitherto been bestowed on those whose labors have ad- vanced the interests of the agricultural world. that it is a rare satisfaction to learn that 120,000 marks have been contributed to- wards the expenses_oi _a fine bronze status a- L- -_---Ax , , ‘ -â€".- .- .wvvnuvu l-Uln An agricultural exchange urges that horaee and cattle thrive beat when watered regularly three times a day the year round. A greater number of times impedes digestion. and with abileee number the animal suffers from t rat. Dr. Nichole recommends a fertilizer from raw bonea made by mixing one barrel raw ‘bone flour. three barrels wood aehea. titty pound: gypsum. ten gallon: water, mixed witha hoe on a barn floor; burnt or ateamed bones will not answer. ~ Clover may be aown at any time before the apring rains. When the aeede are sewn on the snow. that melts and carries them down into the erevieea ol the earth left by the froet. Some prefer to wait until the front in out, and the ground will bear the weight of teama, and then harrow in the seed and roll. A carom! examination of the statistics relating to the ambient above that the average duration of life among tumors is for greater than that of any other class of men. This is no mere anppoaition. but a recorded tact. Lend to be sowed with beans should be ploughed early, for it will be all the better for remaining a low weeks in rough furrow exposed to the elements ere being sown. Out: in particular always like eetele tnrrow. A very fine ample 01 when. In!) and plump. grown eight miles from Fort McLeod, prove; that that seofion of the Northwest Territory in a splendid wheat-growing ooun~ III" Bmun or Hummâ€"Thih is “I. new potato which in said to be shot“ tho nine quality on Early Ron. but is ten days’ earlies- md much more productive. Amen-Iota green com is nut to Europa by unmet: dating the canon in large quanti- “GI. and find a randy market. Cannot 0m» diam try ‘hoir hand in the some businou ? try. At Maple Repldu. lut week. a cow end e yoke of oxen bod been regaling themeelveo by chewing u lot of tobecoo Items. and shortly one: died {tom the efleeu ot their pie-ale. Amerloon green corn is up: ‘to Europe by alga-n... than... AL- It in claimed by some that e lull blood bleok Berkshire must hue I tow white hat" ebout hie boots. white m: in me toreheed, end the tip 0! hie hi1 white. There in more proflt'in n mull hard 0! stock liberally ted thank: a large lmd pooxly wed tor. Whit» “on. 1- ground up in New England to uduumm lion: and nag". Farmers are like {owing neither will get full crop» without induury. ‘I‘III FARM. boon nun 615. and “I“ iiiâ€"61mm might M one. be put upon the mm. look Turtleâ€"An old In“ young mm I nun ooniid'o'râ€"ii' EYHBTJnty-‘t‘g: .nquiriu u to her previous character.“ . A mu. boy, whgnjhg "0ch «to 18 ha been suggested am the You Lsdlol’ Oookin Club of this city ndopt t‘ nuns o! " Be on of the Kitchen." M1,? the my, it in related of one at them um I} noontly ukod, “ When in the “to!" mother. “may 2" Tan Bot.- Rmnun.-Koopor of Serum Emitter : " Will you so bad no Mn. Pick: 9 one. 2" Bensg},huitgun_gg ‘_' N9. mu AtAII ..... Q I In writtlng to one 0! the London um Enporl n correspondent any: that ho oonlidoi inuelt " no mull beer " in randy-min though ho is growing old. And cannot do our: in his hand n he once could. Ono. upon time he could multiply 16 figuru by 15 film by n unnamed mental wort; but now ll sometimu muo- mintoku. Lntoly In t!“ the following cum: ' 378,201,969 613,825 l99.631,027.266,413 He got in his head the answer. 76.576.299.427. 512.145.197.697.834.726. in which. i! In on token the trouble to work it out. one w! 11:14 tour figure: out of 29 are wrong. Hero! aocupntion {or an hour or two this "on 8. A Watch: paper given this little blt‘ buokwood gossip between pmnt Mid ohm " In the howling of a dog Always followed 1 death 2” naked I little girl 01 her (all: “ Not than. my dour; Iomollmu tho I thu shoots n the dog mum him," In I parent's reply. The Ameer can neither reed nor writ “ Who: in the use of adding Ind writing he asked. " when one 11» hundred. of to do it {or one?" He in. however, I h 1 well up In history. the remit of convex-“lo: with' leaned men, by whom he liked to} surrounded, on do most Indian Ptluou. 1 public he in huge! end when bu¢ in mink] is e druukud. , ivr __â€" ~w.;â€"qu IUVI Ul family, oh? Hm, but!" To which middy replied, in I Iquaaky voxco; "0 air; in unchanged since your day." “painâ€"The World. ,,, .-‘-n-."-vv-Illlu wuluull .Wl apointed none and a very smell top-kn! who opened the door for him. “Well. It“ gar." ehe eeid, wirh emu nimbo. "’4 just walk around into the beck-yen! find I. a little epindleehauked deeoou you'll A: there fixin' up the grape-arbor, and he'll .1 you if I don't been thin tench he don" he who doee. Now, what do you we!“ wl; me?" Fnou 1m: Bamm Fun nr Ems! Waneâ€"A young mldehipmlu worn out , join his ehlp, commended bye sellout omol otherwise rather a don. Be wee m» c deck by the ceptnln. who nid, “Wei youngster. so you've come to join us. A euppoee in the old_etor_y-the loo] of t] .-_Xl_ A. - h The Court of Bunion hue dealt that the law courte had no we: :89! whether the remnent oi the eiorn Preebyterien Church which declined to absorbed in the Free Church ehould be I mitted to all the privilegee eccorded to 1 Reformed Preebyterien Church under 1 Ferguson Bequeet. The deeielon. in 1 opinion 01 the Court, ley with the trunk The Lord Ordinary'e interlocutor m suiting tho eppellente in the cue wee the fore reeelled. and the Ferguson Beqn] Trustees were found liable in ell expenuli “ I went to find out who in the mute: this house," acid the men with e book and his arm to the vinegery-looklng woman J! a pointed none and u very eme_i_l_ topâ€"km whn nnnna.‘ 0|... 2.... 1-_ I, ,7 , The two sons 0: the Prince of Wnlcl Prince George and Prince Victorâ€"mull highly crediteble exeminetion Ind return ‘et Christmas to their mother Men I! ‘prizee. They ere immensely popnlnr ‘ board the Britannia. The two boys. on lo] ing,wore st once christened " Bpudl" l " Bprm " end by these eobriqnste ere no! to this day. The Princes respond to tie curious nppellstions with jauntl fronhu and nilonlike good humor. ' mongthl speclel fancies is n crowing on the Prince Victor for lump auger and on flat Prince George lor nntmegl. Thekingl England heve ell land such fancies. Tl passion of George III. for npplo dump“: we: equalled only by his _cnrioeity as to h: the apples got into it. Wan-Paco: Boothâ€"It is not elm desirable thst boots should be obsolnt wster-prool. as whatever keeps wster out ! keep it la, and whoever hes worn Ind rubber boots for any length 0! time. he that retaining the perspiration of the fi soon puts them in a very unplesunt, h‘ percboiled condition thst is not (I Still. water-proof boots ere metal In emergency, to be worn for a short timeâ€"u doing the chores in bed weather. A pelt good rubber boots will news: this purpoi or apair 01 common cowhide boots In ‘msde water-proof site: the method 01 t New England fishermen. These peoplofl posed to ell weathers. law (or o eentu used the following compound: 'rsllow. 4 oi rosin end beeswax. 1 oz. esoh; melt togetllq' then stir in Nestefoot o . equal in bulk the melted utielea. The boots ere were: before A fire and this composition is rub]: into the lesther, soles snd uppers. by m of stag. Two spplleetlons will mete t] lesther quite water-prool.â€"-American lyrics turm for February 1. . -_-, .... umwuug In nun out. 1 w ith strangest cchocc tho room la filled. The graveyard llcs llkc a m In“ In marble letters that cl mny tend : hose bacumul linen hue a pouuveucn. which the gave and the thoughtful head. But long ago to the old church cum The drab garbed Quakers at flabbcth'l cull; And there. In the clluuco so ho] . communal: With the Innnlto Frlcnd at a It cannot be that with them the day: 0! sweet dmpllclty puud uny ' It Manda away twin the duty md. ' The narrow tootputh with gun o'er grown. unable door. And we Babhuh u keopl alone. Tho very ghost 0! 3 house It in. In Minutes: windows nu nighuou oyu ' No light over alums (roux their duhuud Jan! Sun the ghou of the mum ski“. The Old Quaker (hutch