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Johnnie had always thought it would be nice to be a kipg. _He “had heard people say, “ Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown,” but he felt that if he were a. king he Would know enough not to wear his crown to bed with him ; besides, he knew he was a Erettx sound sleeper, anyway. -1 1---- :..:.... ALI So when-one d3; a real, live fairy old woman came to him and said ; “ Johnnie, I have the great wishing-stone of the Great and most Supreme Rabbida, which needs but to be held in a. person’s hand to certain. ly'fulfil any wish that person makes,” J ohn- nie took the great wishing-stone of the Great and Most Supreme Rahbida. in his hand, and wished right 03' that he were a. kiggâ€"afiairy king. 9, ,1:,__ .. 4.1..“an yous-- J u'st for the amusement of the thing 1 Johnnie changed his wise man into a green ‘ frog in a niccadilly collar, and made him swallow flies. Then he turned one of the fairy princes that came in into a yellow . monkey, with a sky-blue tail ; and by that time he thought he would eat his dinner, and so he sat himself dowu at his great table, with the green frog in the piccadilly collar, that was his wise man, on his left, and the yellow monkey, with the sky-blue nail, that was his iairy prince, on the right. But then he was not a. bit hun gry. 0n the contrary, and for the first time in his life, Johnnie did not care to eat. All he had to do to make the green frog in the piccadilly collar hungry was to wish it and wave his fairy sceptre towards him. He made the green frog so hungry that he ate up the knives and spoons; but perhaps fairy kings never ate. Johnnie had not been in the fairy king business long enough, however, to be sure on this point of table etiquette: ‘ H, 1.4-.. --‘ .un fi“fl“‘9_ “we?“ nwocJ .- Then he had a sf’udden feeling as though he had dropped a cold ‘key down his back for the hiccoughs, though he did not have the hiccoughs. for he was now a kingâ€"a. fau'y king ! He was sitting on a gold throne, and he had a wise man on his left. hand, anfi “nu uv aux. .- v' _â€"v -- a silver carriage outside his castle, with mice for horses, and his fairy cook was pre- paring the nicest dinner Johnnie had ever seen ; only the real, live fairy old moman has disappeared, with the great wishing- :tgne of the Great and Most. Supreme Rab- : a. a -U Ullv Vn'.':uv -we “ I want. to know,” said Johnnie to her, “ why it is that though I am a. fairy king, and can turn my wise man into a green frog with a piccadilly collar, and the fairy cook of the palace into a. red cockatoo in rubber boots, I can’t feel hungry. I don’t like it. ‘ one bit.” “ Tell us a story. Grandpa.” - Cried Nellie and Rob and Boy, “Tell us a Vie. of the good old times When you. too. were a. boy.” “ Come to me closer, darlings," Said kind oid. Grandpa. Gray. . ‘,' And I tell you a tale 0: the olden txmes, In the good old-fashioned way. “Once on a. time your grandpa. Was a. soldier tall and bold, You}; grandma was but a. lassie then, W 1th clustering curls of gold. ” Grandpa fought for his country, .In many a deadly fray, Arid when; the battleg were over, He proudlfrrmrched away. “Then Grandma. took Grand n pris'ner. In spite of his sword and n, But he called thia first surrender His biggest vict‘ry won ! “ Then we were proud and happy. For both were: young and gay, So we featly danced t e minuet, All on our wedding day. “ Kiss-me good-night, dear children, Then away with you to bed! Some day you boys will be grandpas-I, When Grandpa. Gray is dead.” Seventy years have flittcd, Rnb and Roy are old to-day. And children gathered around their chairs, N ow call them Grandpa Gray ! V"‘l He made the green frog eat up every-l thing on the table to get it Out of sight, and then he went walking into the courtyard. He did not feel worried thinking that his castle would be whhout a dinner set on account of the green frog eating it, for he felt that he could make a new set in time | for supper simply by wishing for it. What worried him most was the fact of his own sudden loss of appetite ; and he envied the look of satisfaction on the green frog’s {Ace . and on that of the yellow monkey with the sky-blue tail. There was a beautiful cool-looking moat] in his court-yard, anyway, and he determin- ed to have a swim even though he knew he i oughtn’t to go in the water after dinner. ‘ He jumped in. but he was frightened almost to death, for he couldn’t swim a. stroke. He swallowed a great deal of water until he remembered that he was a fairy king. and wished that the water was dryland. Then it turned into a beautiful lawn, and the middle of a flower-bed. 'The next mornm Johnnie began to feel greatly troubled. e had turned the fairy cook of the palace into a red cockatoo in rubber boats ; but he cou’d not seem to have an appetite. He had only eaten a piece of bread and had drunk a cup of weak tea for supper, and he had dreamt all night, even though he had put his crown on the post of his 1115 Wu. So when he came downstairs, he issued an order that the fairy old woman with the great wishing stone of the Great and Most Supreme Reboida be sought out and brought before him; and as he was a. great fairy king, this was accomphshed in two seconds and a. half, though the fairy old woman was at the extreme end of his Eli'ngdom. A, l,“ v.râ€"v v- v. “ Oh, Most Gracious Majesty 1” said the fairy old woman, “ there never was a. king that did inot have dyspepsia. _Eyen fairy Johnnie thought the matter over very soberly, and discussed it with his wise man. Then he said, decidedly: , “ If that id so, I don"t. care much abbut being a fairy king. You may give me the great wishing-stone of She Qrgat and Most hav'c it.” Eupreme Rahbida. and I’ll wish m self F“ .‘ ' to J ohogie Sizzleton again,” 3 ”am “But do you know a. ’person can only have one w13h granted when he holds the eat wishing s_t.one of_ the Great and Most. upreme Rabbxda,” saxd the fairy old wom. l an. The case really looked very gloomy for Johnnie, and as thOugh he would be forced to be :3. fairy king; With dyspepsia all the rest of 1113 life. Th: fun of turning his wise YOUNG FOLKS. How Johnny Became a King. who are dsefilf reamed in magié, Grandpa. Gray- ALBERT G. BANKS. ‘ man into a green frog in a piccadilly collar, and his fairy prince into a. yellow monkey witha sky-blue tail, was not. a sufficient recompense for such a calamity as that. ‘However, fairy kings are very wise, and Johnnie was an exceptionally wise fairy king. And, after deep consideration and consultation with his wise man, he said to the fairy old woman: “ But I am not Johnnie Sizzletop any more, but a. fairy king ; and as a ffix’y king I ought to have , J L..- ‘1'.“ ”want wishing King ; auu. a: a mu, _...,__, .. - no one wish gratified by the great wishing stone of the Great and Most Supreme Rab- bida.” At which the fairy old woman said she didn’t know but that there was some wisdom in his logic, and the fairy prince said he was sure there was, and that there wouldn’t be any harm done in trying the thing any way. So the fairy old woman gave the fairy king the wonderful wishing-stonefiand on his wishing very hard that he was Johnnie rah-nan“ the green frog, the yellow So the fairy old woman gave the mu king the wonderful wishing-stonefand on his wishing very hard that he was Johnnie Sizzletop, the green frog, the yellow monkey with the sky-blue tail, and all the A - “' ‘23-; n-w'nn and the monzey wuu uuu mun“..- _..-_, _,, rest of the things faded away aqd the change was accomplished! Johnme_ SIZ- zletop was again Johnnie Sizzletop w1th a. robust appetite for good dinners, apd he gave 8 very grateful, though unkmgly, shout of joy. THE STORY OF A GRAIN OP WHEAT, In the Flour Mill. The noises on the inside of the mill are deafening. One who has never been in a. flouting-mill of the largest size cannot rea- lize what a. peculiar lot of noises are made by the machinery. As soon as the Wheat enters the machine from the long spout which brings it down from the upper floors, it falls between two rollers of ironâ€"“chill- : ‘_- III lanllil uuvvvwvu v" .v..._ ed” iron they call it, and very hard iron it is, too. One of these rollers revolves rapid- ly, the other more slowly, in order that the separation of the coat, or bran, from the kernel may be more easily accomplished. The wheat first passes between rollers sep- arated just enough to allow the coat to be crushed. It is then carried away up to the top of the mill again, to a room where the sun vainly tries to shine in through the flour-coated windows far above the city’s roofs. It next passes over a wire sieve which separates the bran from the kernel New. | 9,1, --_L‘=_- “A‘ink I"; Hun r- vrv_- This bran, which contains much of the flour material, again passes down and is ground once more, this process being repeat- ed four times, making five grindmgs, each one finer than the one preceding it. Ezch time the fibrous or bran portions are more completely separated, and at last the bran comes out a. clear,brownish husk with every particle of your removed. L _tLLA I-A..v.-1 Inna magnâ€" run an..- .. _ The inside part of the kernel has mean- while been going through a. very interesting process. Ail er the first grinding or break- ing, it passes to a. big six-sided revolving reel covered with a. fine wire netting or sievee Through this reel the finer portions of the kernel pass, coming out in what is called “middlings,” a. granulated mass which goes bars]; to the rollers for another crush- ,A__ __ _-_-_LAJ LL-nunnln Anya svw ~--â€" -- , . in . This rocess 13 repeated through five regls, all bug the first being of silk. The last one has one hundred and twenty threads to the lineal inch. The flour which comes out of the fifth reel, while white in hue. is yet not of the finest or “ patent” grade,but ':_ -1---..A on N knlrnr’n ” m- necnndoarade ,vu Mvv '- v--- is classed as “ baker’”s or secgndograde flour. “Va-.- The middlings above referred to are purified by an interesting process. They are passed over a fine wire sieve, through the upper part of which a. strong current of air is passed. This holds in suspense the tiny portions of fibrous matter which may have been in the flour, and at last, after this process of middlings-purifying has been very carefully carried put, the flour appears 4.1.- u .......,.-L” ' "J F“ * * a â€" e a spotless, snowy white,â€"the “ patent” flour, as it is called. In the process of grinding in this gradual and repeated way, the germ of the Wheat, a tiny particle about the size of a. mustard-seed} is separated from the white flour. it is what one might call the life-part of the wheat. if it were L4___ ground up, it would not leave the patent, flour so white and powdery, so it; is separ- ated in one of the sieviugs, and passes into the darker or lowerograde flour. In con- tains, however, the best, and most; nutritious pair1 of ‘the wheat. LL .1. L ...... A... £Ln un‘uvnuA 2”The last thing that happens to the pulver- ized kernel, before it is ready for market, is the filling of barrels or t sacks. Down many stories through a. smoo h tube come 5 the white or “patent” flour. Under the tube is the barrel or the sack, as the case may be, and,‘a.3 it begins to fill,a.steel augur, just- the size of the barrel bores down into the flour, packing it carefully and solidly beneath the broad blades. â€"[October St. Nicholas. - The health of birds depends largely on what they eat, after the matter of cleanliness, draughts and sunshine has been settled. Feed them, as nearly as possible, what they would eat if free, and remember that what is food for one species is poison for another. Every cage should contain gravel, cuttla- bone and crystal _sa.lt. u o 1 1 _______ J HUI-Iv an“ u.Jwâ€".-- _. A canary should neve' be fedon hemp seed. Feed vegetables and fruits judiclously, but avoid sugar and sweetmeats. Don’t neglect to provide the daily bath, having it. luke- warm in cold weather. During a. severe cold spell it might be omitted; don’t let the little creature suffer for the want of clean water to drink. Ivuuv. vv ‘.---_--_- If you ave but one bird, hang 8. looking- glass were it; can see its reflection and “ talk to it.” A bird gets lonely and this sixriple device is a. mercy. H # _:_.I_... “an. fljlll Iv “Vi-vi â€"â€" .â€" â€"-_ - For winter, fill one Eunny window with plants and hang the bird near that it may enjoyabit of summer, even though the tempest rage outside. One more “remember.” The upper part of every room is much warmer than the part we inhabit. How often we stand on table or chair to arrange some picture and come down panting: “I had no idea. it L -_ LL:_ UVluv “v u .- â€"-. v__° V was so hot 1'up there.” W Remember this when you swing your bird cage. It is a. great loss if a. man is silent among his wife and children. The husband and wife live so much of the time in a. different world that a. free intercourse can be a. great help andgleasufe to each of them. . 7 A- “-Iâ€"A a m.“ Help auu PquUu-v -v -_-__ , You will not be likely to make a. man talk by telling him that he ought to talk, or scolding him because he does not do so. Make it a. pleasure for him to talk with 3°“. 0 The Silent Husband. Uanary Birds- much of the “She made home happy 1" These few words I read Within a churchyard, written on a‘stone ; No name, no date. the simple words alone Told me the story of the unknown dead. A marble column litted high its head Close by, inscribed to one the world has known, But an! that lonely grave with moss o’er- grown Thrilled me far more than his, who armies led. “ She made home happy !" Through the long, sad years , The mocher toiled, and never stopped to rest, Until they crossed her hands upon her breast, And closed her eyes, no longer dim with tears. The simple record that she left. behind, Was grander than the soldier's, no my mind. sures uuvuya ADV" "uwv A...) v.- housewives were more riethodical in their ways of lay ing out their servants’ work for each day,and in adhering to it, there would be less trouble with servants. There are two things which the mistress of a. house should never be without ; these are cement for glass and china, and strong 1 paste, which can be made at home as fol- lows: Make a. pint of flour-paste in the ordinary way, and while hot stir in thirty grains of corrosive sublimate which has been rolled to a. fine powder. This will keep goozl any length oi time if well cover- ed ; it is poisonous, and must be kept away from children. This answers well for mending wall paper, while for broken china the following is an easily-made cement: Dissolve an ounce of gum-acacia. in as much bmling water as it will absorb, then beat it up with plaster of Paris to form a. thick cream. App'ied witha. brush it is most effectual in cementing broken pieces of [ china. or glass. _ in 1,0 ,,,,, VII-..“ -â€" Dc you know that a handful of screw-eyes, assorted sizes, are worth their weight in silver for kitchen use? ,Try screwing one into the end of your breadboard and your ironing board, your brushes, brooms and clothesticks. Put one at each end of your kitchen well ; on ironing day stretch a. stout cord between and see what a convenient place you have to air your clothes. When the wooden handle comes out of your favorite saucepan lid, do you know that a screw eye screWed into a cork on the inside makes an admirable substitute ‘2 Roll biscuit crust out very thin; on this spread apples out very thin and fine; roll the dough, so that it will form a smooth roll, and place in a. narrow, deep tin, add a little water, sugar and butter and bake. Serve in slices, and spread with butter and sugar; or make a liquid sauce of creamed butter and sugar, a beaten egg, and a pint of boiling water poured over the egg, sugar and butter; flavor to taste. ‘ Good Pancakes.-â€"-Take a. teacupful each of rye and wheat flour, sift them together with two teaspoonfuls baking powder and 1 one of salt. Add two well beaten eggs, one and one halfteacupfuls sugar. Have a. hot griddle, grease, bake the cakes small and beerve at once with syrup. Plumb Dumplings. â€"â€"Sift three cupfuls of flour with two teaspoonfuls of baking powder,and cut into its. heaping teaspoonful of butter, wet with water enough for a. soft dough, and stir in a. cupful of plums, either stewed or canned. Steam in cups set in a pan of hot water in the oven about half an hour. Invert the dumplings on dessert plates and serve with liquid sauce or cream and sugar. . . French Toastâ€"Add to two well beaten eggs, half a. cupful of sweet milk. then dip slices of bread in the mixture and brown on a griddle, to which a piece of butter the size of a. walnut has been prevxously added. When browned on the under side, turn the bread over. To be eaten with syrup. ‘ Graham Pancakes.â€"To a pint of fresh buttermilk add two beaten eggs, two table. spoonfuls ' of sugar, 9. teaspoonful of dissolved soda. 3 pinch of salt, and graham flower sufficient to form a rather thin batter. Bake on a. griddle. ' Bacon and Sweet Potatoes. -â€"Fry two or three thin rashers of breakfast bacon for each member of the family; lay on a, hot dish and fry thick slices of cold boiled sweet potatoes in the dripping. Brown on both sides; heap in the middle of a dish and lay the bacon around. Caramel Cakeâ€"Two cups of sugar, one cup of butter, one cup of milk, whues of five eggs, two and one-half teaspoons of of baking-powder, three cups of flour and more if necessary, one teaspoon of vanilla. Bake in three‘long, flat layers. Filling. â€"Two HOUSEHOLD. The Pérfect Housekeeper- She Made Home Happy. Household Helps- E‘or the Cooks- cups of medium brown â€"[ Henry C oyle. thin; on this sugar of a. good quality, butter the size of a. large egg and‘Cpe-half cup of sweet cream boiled together twelve minutes carefully. Strain through a. sieve or double cheese cloth bag and flavorwith one and one half tablespoons of vanilla. Let it cool and thicken before spreading between and on top of cake. It generally resembles maple sugar in appearance and taste and should be clear and glossy. When once a. plant begins to show any 3 signs of unhealthfnlness in the winter window-garden, it should at once be re- moved and kept away from the others, for in respect ot contagion, plants for the n’fost part are like people and are readily affected by sufi‘ounding conditions. The best treat- ment usually is a. severe cutting back, anl if the plant be a. large one, the soil usually will be found Impoverished. After cutting back, repot in a. smaller-sized crock, pro- viding good drainage. Remove all insects, should they be found, and after washing the branches thoroughly, the plant may be set back with the others without injuring their health ; but it must be kept quite dry until signs of actual new growth are no- ticed, when the supply of water may be in- creased. Occasionally, during the winter, but not oftener. than once a. week, blooming and growing plants may be greatly bone-â€" fited by a watering of weak manure waiter, , ,L -t LL-£-_...-_ A‘vvvâ€" "'J v. _ or ammonia. waleruin the event of the former not being readily attainable. It is a. great mistake to apply such to plants that are unhealthy or are resting. Never allow threads, hairs and the like to remain tangled m the broom after sweeping. A-nevv fancy is for rattan furniture painted a pale blue, with the enamel that is universal in its usage, and picked out with silver as a. trimming. To clean the broom dip it several times 1 into a. pail of water m which ammonia has been poured, rinse 1n clean water, shake well and dry in the sun. It is all-important, and so easy to thoroughly air the beds before they are made. About once a. fortnight, after they have been stripped, the ticking should be well brushed. The cardinal rule in a kitchen is to clean up as you go, and 1f attended to this szwes half the labor and fatigue cooks suffer from who pursue the old method of having a. grand and comprehensive “ clean 5! Light and warm comfortables are made of silkoline or fine cheese cloth tacked down with bright baby ribbon or worsted. These are very easily made as the cotton can be purchased in sheets of even thick- ness. The edgesiare turned in, run togeth- er and buttonhole stitched to match the tufting. u Few kitchens are commodiousâ€"for this reason a flap table which, when not in use, can be folded up and fastened against the wall, is a. positive boon. If not obtainable in the shops one can be easily made by takinga. dressmaker’s stationary cutting board as a. model. The top of this table should be covered with white marble- eloth, and if the closet shelves are covered with the same material they can more easily be kept clean and sweet. Where a really good article was originally purchased, it is frequently the case that colors fade and the straw gets a. shabby look ' long before the fibre is broken or the econ- omical soul can bring herself to replace it with new. When brought face to face] with this new difficulty, remove the tacks ; so that no broken edges will mar the mat- ting, and then, roll after roll, let it be thoroughly beaten. Great care is again needed to prevent cracking the straw grown brittle with age. It is advisable to pin an old dust-cloth over the bush of the broom, after Which that implement may be‘ used with effect. When the heating is done, lay ‘ the strips down and sprinkle with fine corn- meal ; and be not sparing of this flour, for it needs to fill every crack and crevice. Now use a perfectly clean broom,and brush With great vigor, for every particle of meal must come away, and with it the dust. Lay the matting in its original lines, tack it se- curely, and then prepare to freshen the faded colors. To do this it is necessary to use a strong clear brine, a stifi' scrubbing. brush, and a big white cloth. Give the matting a very light wetting, and follow every foot of the way by a brisk mopping with the floor-cloth. During a. recent sitting of the Assize at 1 an ' tip-country town in Australia the last 1 case had been reached in due course, and: the judge hoped to finish it in time to leave the town by the usualdaily coach, which started at five o’clock. Happily, the case came to an end about half-past three, and after his honour had delivered-a vigorous charge. dead against the prisoner, the jury retired to consider their verdict. After half an hour or so they returned, and the foreman imparted the information that there was no chance of an agreement. The judge took it by no means mildly. “The case was as clear a. one as ever Went to a jury.” In a. word he recharged them violently against the prisoner. They again retired, and after some twenty minutes they returned. They couldn’t agree. His honor fumed. “What was the difficulty? They had heard the evidence. \Vasn’t, the case as clear as mud?” Ar. evidently large majority of the good men and true Choruged 9011'? u . ---w -__,.’ o’ a. “Yes, yer thour.’ “We’re eleven to one,” said the foreman. .“Why, it Speaks for itself. There must be a. very obstinate ‘ man among you. What’s the difficulty 1», asked the judge. Eleven pairs of reproicll- ful eyes centred themselves on a Very un- comfortable juryman. “May I eii'plain,yer tone of confidence. “Yea, certainly; of course explain. It’s as clear a. case as ever I tried.” “Well, the fact 13, yer honour, them other eleven wants to find him ‘Not guilty,’ and I’m the only one that agrees with yer honour.” Complete collapse of _ea.rned judge. ’ a The eye of the master wi'il do more Work than both 01 hls hands ; not- to oversee Work- men is to la ave your purse open. The teacher _who ‘is attfzmpfbing to teach without inspimng the pupfl With a desire to learn is hammenng on cold won. The Win'iow Garden- To Freshen 01d Matting- About the House- Obatinate Jurymen. serves for Deerâ€"Pu». zles Solved by the British Postomcc. Loxnox, .Sept. 30.-â€"-Queen Victoria has four forestt. Balmoral, Which forms a part ofthe original estate which was purchased by the late Albert the Good from the Fife trustees in 1852, extends to 10,000 acres ; Ballochbuie, which was bought by her ‘najesty in 1878 from the late‘ Colonel Farquharson, of Invercauld, covers 10,000 acres and is famous for its ancient woods of Scotch fir ; Abergeldie and Whitemouth which are leased, extend to about 9,000 acres and they contain the finest carries in the whole domain. The extensive wfids in these four forests and the abundant“ and exceptionally sweet pastures in the cori’ies render them a favorite haunt for the deer. The mountain of‘ Lochnagar (3,250 feet) is included in the royal forest, and the scenery od. There i" A not xvnrk of bridle paths, 80 that all Victoria's Scottish ne 01 our: wuun. .. ...... is a. net work of bridle paths, so that all parts of the forest can be easily reached from either Balmoral or Abergeldie and three rifle; can be out at the same time on sep- arate beats. About eighty stags are killed each season, with a proportionate number of binds. 7.. -_---n v. n.._ w..- VICTORIA AND EUGENIE. Queen Victoria’s affectionate regard for the ex-Emptess Eugenie rather increases than diminishes, and her majesty is never happier than when the lone widow is with her. In the course of a week or so her majesty will have her friend staying With ,, her at Balmoral. In correspondence Queen Victoria. always addresses the eat-Imperial one as “My dearest empress,” which she has done ever since the dead emperor was made a Knight of the Garter, when Napoleon III. kissed Victoria’s hand and her majesty saluted him once on either cheek and then embraced warmly the very gentle, very graceful and very nervous empress. That same night at dinner her majesty Lwas put quite at her ease by the French emperor, who assumed the soft, low voice i and melancholy manner of the hero of some romance or mystery. Then there was a ball in the Waterloo room at Windsor Cas- tle. A curious place to find the grand- daughter of George III. dancing with the nephew of Napoleon I. But something/d stranger still was in storeyiof'in the early morning hours, before the ball was over, a telegram was received at Windsor an- nouncing the death of M. Ducos, the French minister of marine, the man who, with General Chargarnier, was the author of a plan for a piratical descent on the Isle of Wight and for, seizing Queen Victoria’s per- son at Osborne. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BRITISH POSTOFFICE. _ ,, .. “ .AlA:-L -Aho. ARNUJau uuav--._ V_ -7, The annual report of the British post- office has just been issued, from which it ap- pears that 2,785,270,000 letters, etc., were handleE‘during the past twelve months. The revenue in round numbers was $51,740,000. Some curious incidents occur in the report. Among the articles found loose in the post was a bar of unwrought silver, described as a. “ piece of white metal,” which had been sent by parcel post from one of the Austral- ian colonies to be used in making the key with which her Majesty Queen Victoria opened the Imperial Institute. It was promptly claimed and handed over to the colonial agent abroad. Among the letters ‘ returned from abroad was one addressed to Jacob Stainer, Esq., violin-maker, Absam, Germany. The writer, who asked to see one of that celebrated violin-maker’s price lists, received his letter back with an in- dorsement in English and German to the ef- [feet that the gentleman had been dead 200 years. The following story of the recovery of a parcel of long-lost bonds is interesting. In December, 1889, a. parcel of foreign bonds, valued at over $500, sent to Fredburg, in Germany, by a London banker,wa.s report'- ed missing. Inquiry was made and showed that the parcel left London in due course and was duly received in the postoffice at Cologne, but beyond that point all trace was lost. The German postal authorities made diligent but fruitless inquiries and finally abandoned the search. Two years afterward a. letter was received from the German postoffice, stating that the bank in London had recovered the parcel with its contents intact. The British postotfice na- turally wished to know how the recovery had been effected, and it was informed that 1a. minister of religion had delivered the par» eel to the bank, stating that it had been mtrusted to a. minister of the same faith in Germany by a dying man who desired to restore the property to its owner. Beyond. this he declined to give any information. SHE WANTED TO FIND HER RELATIVES. The following letter was received from a woman in Nebraska: For the London General Postmaster, City Of London. Old England. Dear Sir :â€"I. am living in North America «3'. have Lost all track of my Parents I enclose you a Portgraf of ayoung man that is in the Post Ofice under your charge who was going 'to marrie my youngest sister by name â€"-- About three years ago if you will kindly hunt the original of the Picture out L05 111m write me if he knows the Wear Abouts of my Sisters or Brothers Mother Father Mrs. â€"â€" who were living in Alls Burr.v Bucks England 3 years ago. Dear Sir, if you Will kindly Do this favor I will think you are very kind in Deed. I remain, yours very respt.,_ ' J --B-' ‘-' "Vast Estates Set Aside For Sport- munication was restored. The greatest prize puzzle, however. that the British postoffice was ever called upon to solve was a. letter received some years ago fram Italy briefly superscribed “ Srom- fridevi,” London. It took the united efforts 0: the whole of the clerical stafi to WOTTY out for whom it was intended, but at last: they hit upon and took it to the right man, who was no less'a personage than Sir Hum' phrey Davy. After such an examl'le ”'5 this the English postoflice may be credited ‘ with the possession of an amount of acumen i not surpassed by that of any other nation. roi‘zBSTs OF A QUEER: _ To help the young soul, to add energy, to mspire hope, and blow the coals into a use" ful flame ; to redeem defeat by new though" ape! firm action, though not easy, is the work of divine men. The meek are not those who are never at all “3813!: for such are insensible ; but those W110, feeling angry, control it: and are angry only when they ought to be. 310315- ncss excludes revenge, irritability, 1170“”‘1 sensitiveness, but not self defense, (.r 3 lquiet and steady maintenance of rigfitx I A xer~ f l 5.7:. 19. Dear ;; ~1 ~,.-'£::-e order f over to 00111me the funds for the subscription to More power to y â€"The fa}? assim on Monday befl bridge. The sesd to much, the bush There “ete no pri! ing 0Wrial. This IS the united ooqgtie .. ~ :; £530,000 {men .u the Chi Qumran fanne Br wul this in agricmtural in' {Exit-Leon times as mlur and quality. quantity of siting! awry cheap, as h cidedly t “be-S mum-00k and/é â€"â€"â€"\\'. Thextc-u earload of Peer â€"-‘b{r. R. R l of the Indeped home on Satun sumed nis tour of Monday of this i a court in Coboq l â€"-â€"En;nne}. '1} odnl'E-ws and pe is fuz' #LIC at . ”the? ammyyou I sauvafi' we have Lmi. Et‘is cxce; â€"-The deer Se sportsmen are to the back w" local «porcsmen success as we Lfm for venison. â€"\Ve notice day I’m-t that a. was rubbed last MiIIbrook dogs in this business. â€" "cuts wal Millbmok. On Good paying bu ofiice. 'a‘ri'v them over -â€"â€"P oat Basl Scoop Shovels, “'all paper gain at R. J. Doug's â€"â€"-Mrs. J oh: enjoyable party honor of her sis Toronto. â€"New adven Kells, Fowler and McColl B1 â€"â€"AH 3000 sewed at once -â€"Mr. and M1 here for the p their son, Rev. l â€"Wm. . Arc] Mimi“ klp bOOtas‘ yum Lime Lu bu‘ (Eu-r notice will .--Mr. Geo. former mwnsm few days \‘isitil â€"-Best; Amen Oil ever brougl J. DOAK’S. â€"Mr. Gibson payed his friei Monday. 1 Miss McLean Miss Turner. -Big push : for Whips of a? â€"-M r. Hear: relatives, near $01.13* ONLY B" I. A Brush given} “r. J. C. K61 Preserves and The follnwin PRICE 25 TO THE