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I Postal And torlfl‘ matters were managed entirely by the Home unthorities. From Toronto there was a mail throu times It week, had the postage on a letter to Montreal was thirty cents. The Upper Canada 145mm- turo was. according to the proceedings of l837, content that the English postofllco so- oounts should bs submitted to n. for em- sideratlon. nod that the rates should be re- duced by one-third. The fiscal policy was to Toronto wu £1 113., food being extre. Mechmioe' wagee in U per Connie eve - ed 81.25 1- day, end end we. obteineb e at five eh ling: en tore. There were no free grnnte exeeptto United Empire Loyeliate. At thet time whet in now Weetern Ontu'io was celled " the fer west,” To this eection the emigrnnte of on agricultural turn of mind bent their ate A Hemilton paper reports that every ny “ A dozen or two of well-laden wufigone pass our office with re- spectable famt ion on the way to the land of promieez" road was a clause stigulating that if the railwa should not yiel , when completed, a profit rge enough to pay the interest on the capital borrowed for construction pur- poses, the Gore, London and Western dis- tricts, through which the road ran, were to be assessed to meet the deficiency, and if necessary to pay off the principal. When this charter passed there were public rejoic« ings at Hamilton and London. in the for- mer city "the proud standard of England was elevated on the public buildings? the peo- ple shouted vehemently, and Dundurn castle was illuminated. In the latter " the glow of lighted windows, the vivid blaze of bon- fires and the brilliant coruscations of fire balls” made the night famous. Two other railways were projected at this time, the Northern and a road from Cobourg north.. To the Northern the Legislature loaned £1C0,000. There was a severe battle over the termini of this road, Toronto and Hamil- ton struggling for the southern terminus and Collingwcod and Penetanguishene for the northern terminus. As a result of the loca tion of the terminus of the Great Western, then called the Hamilton and Sandwich road, at Hamilton a great land boom struck the city. and town lots were sold at as high a price as $200 a foot. In order to provide with a population the Legislature petitioned the Governor to send emigration agents to land. There were, however, no public funds for this entflrprise, no spbecripticns taken up to cover t e expenses 0 one ageno' in the Mother Country. The inducementz to emigrate to Canada were not ver great in those days. The trip across the tlantio by immigrant shi , usually a returning lum- ber veese , occup ed irom fifty to seventy- iive days, and it was not a very safe voiaye either, for two years earlier seventeen s lps bound for Canada were lost, and with them 730 emigrants. The fare from London to Quebec was £6, Mg}! thy emigrant rate thence to announce to the Legislature when it opened in April that it would afford him uliar satisfaction to make arrangements or the protection of the fisheries, by the cmplo ment of small cruisers, so that “ this open disregard for the stipulations of an ex~ isting treaty, as well as the illicit traffic with which it is too frequently _acocmpanl- ed, may be in a great measure prevnted'” The severe winter was followed by a late spring. In April the snow was so deep in the neighborhood of Quebec that the moose and common deer were unable to escape the pursuer, and many were run down and clubbed. to death. In May there were furtherfalls of snow. On the fifteenth of the month ice formed in Quebec, and on the 53rd it was reported from Perth that there had been frost every night for a week. At this late date there was very little wheat sown, and there Was a danger that it would be impossible to get a crop in, for the frosts were constant and the snow held its ground in the neighborhood of the fences. Among the Up er Canadian politicians the idea prevaile that by the prosecution of public works on a liberal scale the depression could be relieved and new life could be in- fused into the commerce of the province. Grants, large for that day, were therefore made to various public enterprises. In the first place the sum of £500,000 was voted ‘ for the repair of roads. To meet the inter- est upon this sum, and to'provide for the re payment of the loan necessitated by the outlay, a system of provincial taxation was levie . Every hundred acre farm situated on a new or improved road had to pay five shillings a year, every two~horse wagon five shillings, every four-wheeled carriage ten shillings, and every horse one shilling and threepence. Assistance to the extent of £215,000 was also given in the shape of a loan to the Welland Canal Company to «an able the compan to complete its work and £77,000 was vo for the Trent V‘alley Canal, an undertakin which remains un? finished to thi day. n addition the Legis- lature chartered numerous lines of railway. The first railway in Canada runnin from Champlain to- St. Johns in Lower anada was opened in the previous year, and there was a perfect mama for the introduction of the new style of locomotion into the Upper Province. One of the first lines to be an. thorized was a railwa from Hamilton to Sandwich, the Great Vestern presumably. A peculiar feature of the charter for this Vaegmzegonnnmmm 0! 'un .‘ end th we}. toner-(Mu the picks-l? Lower Ends districts o‘e- compenied by e liberel consignment oi friend- ly admonition. The advice to the femieh- ing formers was that they should sbsndon husbsndry end tske to fishing. It wss pointed out thst the American fishermen; in violetion oi the Treaty of 1818, Were prose- cuting their calling in the Gulf. eighteen hundred ,vessels being employed in Cans» disn weters, end it wee suggested that the Cenndiens should assert their rights ;snd cetch for the market the piscntorisl wealth worming dong their coeste. In News Scotis the )diflieulty with the Americans was as keen es the trouble in the Gulf; and the Lieutenant-Gouerno'r fonnd it necessary 4.- -__-_ (‘nnudn In 1831. It mny be interesting. if not rofitnble, e n time when everybody ietnl ing of the hell century of progress under Queen \‘ic- torin to glance at the condition of (.‘unadn in the you her Mnjeety amended the throne: The winter of 1836-37 we: on extraordinai- ly eevere one, end it wen u endurin u it was intense. In both Upper end we:- Cenedn, owing to the poverty of the crop. in the previous year. there we: e ecu-city of food. Al e result. breed we: telling in name portione of the Upper Province at elevenpeuee e. two-pound loot. In Toronto the meohenioe were in betate cl defun- tlon; while in the eutern pert of Lower Cenede there wee a femine end the We were perilhlng by the score. In Monti-eel enhacriptionl ‘were token up for the_relie{ _.AL.A kn,* _,).A , FIFTY YEARS A80 rha‘ Tm roving his residence; rha I “will: hi3 discussions on matters fiesta}: Perha the distill some sort of intoxicant and al get rnnk on Ranch. I am told that in winter. when all t ings are snowed up ln Canada, Vermont, Maine and other circum- polar re ions. the pee le have their greatest gayety, lfeasting. (lane ng, havin a fine time generally, because they can‘t 1 o anything else. And it is evidently so with the prairie dogs in these parts. Mr. Trlmhle says they have "tons of hay" stored away in their holes. . Why should they 0 to such labor if they know they are to s eep all winter? For they cannot eat while sleeping. I Mr. Trimblesaysit is " now settled be yond all nestion that the prairie dog hiber- na,tee ” hat is to say ,he falls into8 a state Iol profound torfidity, ylilrea snake, on the ap roach of col weather, his hfesna pended ans practically extinct, until the return of warm weather revives him. It may be so in horeal Montana, but it is not so here. The ' rairledo does not like cold weather, and he tieu arly hates it when it is wet and col atthe some time. When it is raining. hailin or enowin he hugs his hole in the gronn ;but he oes not curl up for a three or four months’ sleep and hid adieu to the world and all itsj joys. No, indeed, he is having a grand time of it down below with his friends. Perhaps he is practicing gthe art of the pngilist or wrestles in riendly m: tohes, his revolver. Fraser- ordered Mr. Swatze to draw a bead on him with his gun, which he did ; for a moment life hung on a single thread and the excitement was great, but the fisherman recovered his senses and with- drew his hand from his revolver. On Sat. urday morning, June 4th, about 3 o'clock, Officer Fraser and party departed from French River, having in tow the three best vessels. They arrived at Byng Inlet North, at 11 ‘a. m., and stripped the vessels of their ‘ canvas, ri ing. etc.. and then laced the vessels in c arfie of her Majesty 3 Customs Oflioe’r, to hol until further orders. The expedition then left for the fishing grounds, where the Americans have their nets set. Oflioer Fraser is to take with him the Mid- land and Colliugwood fishermen to assist him in taking up the 200 nets. The vessels 1 are strongly guarded night and day, and ‘ any atteinggto take them without author. ‘ ity would useless. The vessels are Am- erican built and rigged throu hont and manned by American seamen. L vely times are expected and the end is not yet. Ce kin Landrignn, of the 35th Bethlion, an: n smell company of icked men, adapt- ed to the importnnce of t e expedition, end then soiled to the north shore of Geo ' Bey, end nenr French River, on the 4th of J one, oeptured six Amerionn fishing vessels, over 80,000 nnds of fish and 200 nets. When the fin ermen found that they were prisoners. they attempted to retake ee- sion of their boats by force. Oflicer er placed his men in commending positions, end then informed the fishermen that, if they attempted to board the vessels, it would be at the peril of their lives. One of them made an gttempt, grithAone hand on Seizure of American Fishing \ Vessels. On the 2nd of June, Fishing Oflicer Fm» set. of Victoria Huber, received inntruc~ “on: from Ottawa to proceed to Georgian Bay and seize the fishing boats and equip- ments belon ing‘ to Messra H. S. Davis Co.;'of Dotnfit, a Iioh. Otfioer Fraser char- tered’ thg' stea‘gn tug_hl_nbe1. and secured “â€" _ -_ .. -..vu the Upper Province secured Eraser cent. more 0 mieuua‘ Montreal at is time was coming to the front as a port of entry. The Upper Canadians saw the possibilities before it, and with a view probably tosecur- ing a larger and fairer share of the customs duties the petitioned the King throu in their Legis ature asking that the entire s- land of Montreal be annexed to Upper Can~ ada so that the city mi ht become their sea. port. Nothing came 0 this prayer, the un- ‘ ion of the provmces making an answer to it unnecessary. After the forwarding of this petition the people oi Toronto repared a memorial to the Congress of t 6 United States urging that wheat, flour and lumber ‘ be admitted from Upper Canada free of duty. As at this time American flour and wheat could enter Upper Canada tree, com- pliance with this request would have been a reciprocal privilege ; but Congress was unwilling to grant it. Wheat, however, was bringing six and threepence, or a dollar and a half a bushel in Upper Canada at the time. _ ~-â€"â€"V-â€" “.vv. could th the United Kingdom at one- ninth tlied'ut imposed upon foreign timber. The duties co lected at Quebec were divided between Upper and Lower Canada, the former getting one third of the revenue and the letter two-thirds, until 1837, when a new nrmng‘gnieiit was made, _nnder which ALA could Eu yuan. There was a di-ctimiuntion, owover. in favour of Cunndu u u nat fore n upirib impound into Gm: Brutus. for o‘duty on foreign spirits wu £1 10:. p0,: gul!on. Ali t_he eagle time the tuifi' on good-run! all good- tho produce of phoe- under the East Indian Companies clutter. exce t article. Ipecinlly mandoned and all uti ea subject to duty. which lnd already Enid duty at some port in the United Kin - om paid on entering thdn, two und 1: h per cent. all valovem. Gunpowder. arms. ton, augu- md oofl'eo could not be imported st All except from the United Kingdom or a British colony. Spirit: im rtod from Great ‘ Britnlu wero_lubjoot to a uty of six non n Pilot” but spirits entering Grout taln tom Cuuadn were subject to“. duty of_ £1 n.â€" _II-_ II‘L _~ A ":1qu 9n _u_ protecfiyo bulg. All British '33:; of Prairie Dogs. Such was thew Englnml of live hundred years 330. At the time of her Majesty’s amnion. of course. a wnnderinl ohsn 0 had taken plume. but M “1? have siren y pointed out, the hismry of the national pro- gn-ss during thu puss lmli century is nn ar- slleled in any similar period. Newt be ore was there such 5 Val". Increase nf industrial nnd social ulvantagun, such agrnwth of edu- cation and of wealth, such «ioveio ment in the application of science, not on y to arts and manufactures, but to all the needs of immunity. V ~ _.‘â€"_ , -w-v, loop, ehoee and all erticlee of bedding were much dearer then now. Blankets were un- known until 1705. The clue below the leborer end the ertlunâ€"one-fonrth of the whole populationâ€"depended for a living upon perochiel relief. No cenele hed been dug, end mefn of the roadie darling the ter rt 0 t 0 year were A meet mpaee- 53: forlzahiclee. The jnd ee were unani- mously of the opinion that y the common law 3! England no man not euthorized by Crown had a right to_pul»linh politleal newe, \ wage. A mechanic could exact u shilling 3 day; hendioom weavers htd been reduced to eixpence u dey. The great majority of the people lived elmoet entirely on rye, bar- ley and one, n‘nd‘ench erticlee 9.. 5‘33“! salt, grown, and the product was consumed onl y persons in easy circumstances. The on ~ tivation of the turnip had onl recently been Introduced, and that vegetab e was not used as food for animals, so that when grass was scarce it was ditlicult to keep cattle and I sheep alive. The latter were killed and salted in large numbers at the beginning of the cold weather, and for several months even the gentry tasted little fresh animal food. except game and river fish. The sheep and cattle were small, and horses sold at about fifty shillings each. The gmater part of the iron used was imported, and coal was utilized for domestic purposes only. The incomes of the country gentlemen, who eel- dom left their homes, even to go to London. were not more than one-fourth of what they are now. The yeomanry numbered about 160,000. with an average income of from £60 to£70 a year, and they were more in, number than those who farmed the lands of \ others. Four-lifths of the “ common- ple ” were employed in rioultum at . a day with foodâ€"8d. wit out food. Four shil- lingo a week was considered a fair average ism. In Northnmberlsnd bloodhounde were keptto track robbers, and the judges on circuit. with the skull? and his .armed re- tainers, were compelled tv carry their pro- visions with them, for the country between Newmtle and Csrlisle was A. dangerous wilderness. At Enfield, scarcely out of sight of London, wee s 'on twenty-five miles in circumferenoewhic contained only three houses and searcelg any enclosed fields Deer wandered there by thousands. In 1696 only 2 0 0,000 _qnnrteyrs of wheat were I At the present time it will be interesting to Englishmen to take even a lon er retro~ spect than the occasion of the Ju ilee su ~ gests. Those “he wish to do so need on y turn to Macaulay’s admirable description of the condition of their country two hun~ dred years ago. At that time the population of England was about 5,000,000 : whereas, ‘ at the last census, that of En land and Wales was nearly 26,000,000. ousands of square miles new highly cultivated were then moors overgrown with fume or fens abandoned to the wild duck. Dowu to the eighteenth century much of the country northgf the Trent was in a state of barbar- __-_- “'J on.“ u uuv religious meetings would be far more wide- ly read, and tremendously of more general interest than the routine cart~losd that is now. shovelled up morning after morning. Nowadsys all things have to be made palst~ able. “'0 furnish our churches after the fashion of opera. houses and we sugar-coat our pills. might with some show of reason head his article, “ Nothing in the Papers," for prac- tically it is true, unleu from twelve to fit- teen hard solid columns of religions conven- tion routine day after day can be called “ something." it is certainly not “ news," and the vast amount of it could well be left to the difl'erent religions papers to chroni- cle. The pattern newspapers of today , m the big New York dailies. It is true they are not so substantial . in their contents as the big’ London dailies, “but they are more readable from their snappy, newsy character. They would not dare to sling two or three peace of nonpariel seven days of the week of mere records of business ‘ religion at their readers. If they did their circulation would rapidly disappear, and the paper that returned to secular subjects first would get the run. That is just what is happenin in Toronto, and the big dailies, whose di usion is constantly becoming more and more circumscribed, will, in time, real~ ize the fact, but it will be too late. ‘ It is not in the order of things that seven days a week should he iven up almost entirely to our devotions. ft it were so then the order would be reversed, and the devotions would become "labor,” and instead of seeking're- pose in the blessed calm of true Christianit on the seventh day, we should ha «e to sech recreation in thin as worldly on that day. \Ve submit, with all respect, to our big con- temporaries, that a couple of columns each day in larger type of arsenal and material description of‘t‘h‘ese ay and June __I:_:_ .- â€"‘ nâ€" W'I‘Iw “ Nothing in $0 l‘opem.” It n1 _ I struck III on singularly inappropriate for t. 0 simple reason thnt tho uticle itself won in a pa er and it wunafull of good gouipy news as he nor-go egg of men, to use a rather Ancient and common-plum aimile. If Mr. Brooks were living now and visiting in Canada he might witl‘lfoine slgow_ oi mason bend his "' But vhgt sequtity have-you to showbi- I" tint value if Jake hu no money 3"â€" “ Why. I've got a mort'g‘go on the lot.” ’ Some your: ago one o the most interest. lug newnpoper column: of thodoy w“ writ,» ton for the Illustrated London .3 ms by one o! the famous Pum‘h crowd of journalists, $931999 Shjrloy limoks.“ ilt was entitled Omnhn mnnâ€"“ A'm you making. fair livâ€" ing out of your haul“ farm ‘1’ Kane 8 mnâ€"“ Living 1‘. Why. I’m rich I You nee there was as little piece of poor ground book of the (Inf-out which won’t fit tor nnythin . We! . one night Brother Jnke dream there wee sold under it, and the next morning he offered me 8 00 for it.-â€"on long time, of course, for he hadn't an money,-â€"nnd-I told it."â€"-" Yee.”--“ We! . ‘Brother Bill been! of Jake’s dreun and bought the lot of him for 81.000â€"in the some wny, you known Then I )t scared find bonfht it book for .5. . en I laid t to Bil for 810.000 3 Md no .it went until New dnye ego. when I got the lot sin end sold it to Jake {or $190,000. uet think of it I No more fuming for me."â€" " “mm mm Revs-you to. mentor -ll LL_L .._ 'Two Hundred Years Ago. A Land Boom m Kansas. Q lick upon the heels of the report of the dearh in Brooklyn of Henry Chatfield. caus- ed by an orange need lodging in an Intestine. comes a report of a like nature from Nor- wich, Conn. There Mine Marion Elsie Blwkman, a teacher in the free academy. died a few days ago from the name cause. Considerable sensation has been caused in medical circles in Viennaâ€"so the correspon- dent of The Daily Chronicle saysâ€"by the discovery of a sup d cure for consum tion and other tubercu er affections of the Rings and other rts of the body. The discover- er is Dr. clincher, a young operator in the clinical department oi professor Albert. Dr. Kolischer, starting on the assumption that tuberculosis occasionally heals naturally, i owing to the tubercules becomin calcined, : hit 11 n the idea of causing art finial cal- clue on by means of hymn-mic injections ‘ of a compound descr as “ calcium phosphoricum" into the limbs of rsons af- ected with local tuberculosis. e made a number of experiments with a view of test- ing his discove , and in every case the ex- periment turns out successful. At the last meetin of the Vienna Society of Physicians. Dr. Ko ischer read a paper on the result of his experiments, and introduced to the meeting several persons who had been cured by his method. He is about to carry his experiments further by makin similar ex- periments upon persons su ering from tuberculosis of the lungs. A mysterious ersonality in the opinion of the Russians, 0 may serve as an element for stirring to efl‘ervescence Russian fancies and hopes. More than that he cannot do, and the Government of India, the Times thinkshcm regard his “ series of superflu- ous vaunts, privation; and ii rilnanes with placid and unremoraeiul in i ereuce." The, advance of the Russians towards Herat may however, give an appearance of more im. portance to his movements. M. Katkofl‘, owner of the Moscow Gtzette, who has for some time flplayed an extraordi- nary Bart in Russian a airs. It is supposed that huleep contemplates rendering such aid to Russian desi us on India as the grand- son of the Lion of bore may yet be able to render. He thinks that the Sikhs would still recognise him as their Prince and re- volt whenever he gave the order. The Russians ima ine, it is said, that his influ- ence is power ul in Afghanistan also. The London Times asserts that he possesses little influence either in Afghanistan or in the Punjaub and that his "wei ht in the Anti~British scale" is trivial. is name, it says, is likely to be as potent or as insigni- ficant at one spot as at another. Still he may serve M. Katkofljs purpose fora time. The Maharajah Dhuleep Singh lived for many years in England on an income of £40, - 000 a year allowed him by the British Gov. ernment as compensation for the revenues which he would have enjoyed as an Indian Prince. To fill the osition and discharge ‘ the duties of an English country gentleman seemed to be his chief ambition. He pro- fessed Christianity and took an active part in county affairs. He even became candi-‘ date for a seat in Parliament. ' He remained in some respects, however, thoroughly Ori- ental. His expenditure exceeded his lar 0 income, and he imagined that the Britis Government should pay his debts. Because , they refused, he renounwd Christianity,’ left England, and under the name of Pat- rick Casey made his way to Moscow, where he now_il_in constant communication with , " "‘ 'J â€"O ’on some bought; in a corner; a small boy. >was playing with a. small kid, Two or three ,~ rude shelves held the famil stores. My- agogiates [guides] led my horse without. ceremonv into the but, and gave him the‘ place of the family donkey in the one com- 5 man room. The dwelling had neither floor, ‘- chimney nor window. Another cottage was like this, but it had a raised platform to. serve as bedroom. The better cottages have two stories. the lower floor being the . stable, and the floor above being the family ‘ dwelling. ‘ i Can Consumption Be Cured? Maharajah Dhuleep Slush. ._ -_- °-â€"_â€"w. u this fire was reclihiié an aged man, to feeble to sit up 10:33. An infant wasnlyjng An -A...‘ L-” My story has conveyed the impression that Greece is in povert .' This v‘iowisoor- rect. The people live 11 a frugal manner, with an absence ,of luxuries and comforts that Wouldseem like suffering to most of us. In order to escape from a sudden shower, I sought shelter in a cottage b the wayside. I found in it a small tire on t a ground. By old- 2-- _.7 , ‘ Viv--- _- -‘v "www.m- .- nun- niture. In the best hotel in Sparta, a cit of nearly 10 00 inhabitants, one amal washhowl, no larger than a soup plate, eerv~ ed for all the guests. The street in the usual slop jar. In small hamlets washhowls are unknown. A request for water for washing Would bri a small pitcher full; this was to he pour over the hands in an~ cient Greek and modern school-boy fashion. Once at Thebes. at a hospitable private house, I found no water in my room, but when I came to the nittin ~room in the morning, a trim aervant-mai came forward with basin and handsome silver ewer, tel pour water for my ablutionn, just as the maid did in the house of the Homeric 0dyl~ sens. ,- a uad of soldiers," telegruuiewerewsfient ‘d, i ha! a dozen military posts to be specially , .. wuv sue-av n3 uuy 0(001' norfifir ' “ Just the name. as far as I can see.‘ “ Well, I’ll have to go you a dollar [or Watchful on our account, and the American luck.” ‘ ‘ minister thought it worthy of a paragraph ' rt to the Department of State at hand over the noetriln oi thebe in his repo \Vaehln‘ ton, that We had seen no brigendl. Now. - t e evils of brl andage have been ob teotually queued, he removal of the northern boundary of Greece has aided greatly’ in this;~ Peloponneaue huh been ‘eafe tor em, but brlganda with fleet hone. can come from the Turkish frontier into Att ca iteelf in a few hours, and return be- zond the reach of Greek purenit after they ad done their work. A particularly pain- lful transaction in the spring three young Englishmen and a Frenchmen were killed, aroused the-Greeks to do their utmoet to put down .the internal dimreoe that had grown up (lurinfi1 the times of Turkish domination and t e anarchy of the revolution. a horse “1870. when ' 'l he man with the.white hat passed his ant, and then back upon thvidewalk. A moment ' step ".‘l tende eyee of the hone began to roll. and h ‘ en his u r lip thrivelled up no high that seven may» into view. -. “ See him an .3" elled the man with a J white hat as he ah‘c a Lan‘cuhlre ate on I the fieggin . Tears leaped to the eyes or the a ‘ file’ reepiratlonl' oeme heavy and tutu he lifted his head into the air and uttered a hoarse gufl'aw. " Give me the money ; I'win the bet." ex~ claimed the man with‘the white hat. mnid a eeries of wheeze: and enorte from the lung; Ina beeet. The sad-m ed mun gun: in dollar and passed on. Just as the an mal W” about todwp down from exhaustion the mm With thfl “.‘hitn blur urn-Nu.) .. LL. _. |._LLI- "' ""' " "'O râ€"‘Vo Traveling in]: Greece is no longer attended by the spice of danger from ‘ brigands. When I was in Greece in 1872. our party Was cleaned through Bu-otia and l’hocia by “'3 find in the New England” for April, 1 “ E from the pen of 'I‘. D. Seymour, an interest. laugh 1113 article on life in modern Greece from puma which we copy the following paragraphs : “ D Traveling m (In-mm in no lmmm- nun-him! mm! . fl‘he lag: of_ ijeeoordo not abound in fur- Modern Greece. Rev. Dr. Talma e. bein asked to give his main idea of preaciing, no :--“I have just one idea in preaching, and have bed that in mind for twent Jive years, it in helpfulneu. Every man in t is World who in not a fool needs help. He needs it because of domestic troubles, physical ailments, depression from overwork, and a thousand other things. I start out with that idea always in the preâ€" aration and delivery of sermons. and have ound people will come where they can get that help. There in a great sigh going u from the world, and the preacher ghouls hear that sigh." - 'eu ginger root can be used. Boil all to« [gether in a large sized kettle until the ’strength is extracted. From one to two ,hours of hard boiling will be required. Then pour the contents of the kettle into a sack and drain ‘it into an earthen jar. S neeze the each as when making jelly. vahile this work is in ogeration, have fonr uarts of nice, fresh ran soaking. Put axis into the sack and strain the water into the jar. Add brown sugar or molasses until it is slightly sweetened. When almost 0001, add two dry geast cakes, or one cup of lie quid yeast. tir it thoron hly, put it in a cool place, and in twenty- onr hours it will be ready for use. If a tonic is needed for debillty, add to the above ients, while boilin , sarsaparilla root. delion root and w d cherry barkâ€"Dar. _ w- ..e ., -.. .- ‘4va ”IOU“. - Two quarts of barley parched to a very dark brown ;two quarts of corn browned to the some color; two quarts of nice, dry hops ; one cupful of ground ginger, or mush- ed ginger root. can _be_us_ed. _ Boil l“ to. .__AL A" I have just learned to make a very pleu- ant, mild, home-made beer. which is very suitable for a summer drink. As it sour. qu'i'EEIy it should be kept in 3.0091 place. A ..___L‘ A! l ‘ Ferns. Of the plants that grow in the woods there ' are none more interesting, to my mind, than l the ferns. I well remember, when a boy, I noticed for the first time the brown spots that appear on the under sides. of the fronds in the latter part of the summer. I wondered what the stran e bodies were ; what part they had in the lie of the plant. ’Idid not know that for a long time it had lbeen a rest uzzle to the botanists to tell [what t ese rown tches were. A few years later, when I earned a little geolo , [my interest in fer s was greatly incressg, ffor then I knew that this family of plants grew and flourished upon the earth a (s and a es before the tall, thickstcmm trees that now tower above them. In those days, we are told, the rich young earth was well nigh taken possession of by luxuriant fern forests. Their huge fronds bent and waved in the air; perhaps strange birds flew amo them, and odd, ungainly reptiles hid in the cool shade. And these ft rn forests, growin year after year and century after century, gave rise to the immense coal deposits, the benefit of which we enjoy. From one-third to one-half of all the known species of coal plants. both in America and Europe, belong to the fern family. Bngland‘s llorse Supply. The horse stock, of England has or late been known not to have been entirely nor even nearly supplied from home breeders. Jouunls there have given the subject much ethntion within the past two or three years. A- London contemporary. on this matter, late] makes public the following: “ During the last twelve years there have been imported upwud of 200.00. horses, i for which we have p rid £10, 000.000. While farmers and landowners have been bemoen- ing the adversity of the times. the breeders on the continent- lmve utilized the umteriel .i'we possessed, and have sent us, in men _ cases, the progeny of animals bought in th s Ioountry. Many oi‘our beet cent mares have ibeen taken Jimmy, and it seemed at one I time as if the country would he denuded of every animal Worthy of a. premier prize. And on' the other hand, with thornughbrede ' :only deVeloped for speed, there “an grave fdanger lest the quality of our native-bred horses would sulfur m an almost irreparable 'extent. Perhaps this was partially owin ito the old rumination that mikvays woul gcompletely obviate all need for horses, but it was princimllv (lnp. tn a... uni. n: -:.- :_ ivyâ€"www- " Give me the aoney ; I'win the bet." ex~ claimed the man with‘the white hut. muid o series of wheeze: and mom from the lung; inc bout. The sad-m ed luau .guve u dollar and passed on. Just as the an mol was about todmp down from exhaustion the man with the white hat pulled u blue» bottle ‘fly from his \riutim'u nostrils â€" “ That makes $4 I have won to day, " he said, giving the horse a congratulatory slop. " It's rather tough on the critters. b at s fellow muetlive. you know. You can u no a fly for one experiment only. but when you have a bettle full. as l have here in my pocket, you do not mind the 1 us."â€" A Drink for the [lay Field. l “ Bet you a. dollar I can make that hung laugh," said a. mun with a white hat as he potted in demure lookin v bent on the flank. “ Does the horse know you 3" «that! a ud~ eyed man, to whom the challenge was ad- : dressed. ‘ “ Never saw him before in my life." “ Is he the same as any other horse ?" “ .1933 thggqme. “for u t can see.‘ The llorse Laughed. a. 4 ~-.u-._