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VOLUME Y. rite Hand Upon the hatch, v cottage home |s filled with light fbelpng, long summer day; f#s oi' I dearer love the night,, And hail the sinking ray; for eve restores me one whose smile Doth more than morning’s match— \nd life afresh seemada wiring while His hand is on the latch! t Whep autumn fields are thick with sheaves, , And shadows earlier fall, And grapes grow purple near the eaves, Along our trelli9’d wall— i dreaming sit—the sleepy bird faint twittering in the thatch— •fo wake to joy when faint is heard His hand upon the latch! In the short wintry alternoon I throw my work aside, And through the lattice, while the moon Shines mistily ami wide, On tltfadhh upland paths I peer In vain his lorm to catch— I static with delight, and hear His hand upon the latch! yes I am his in storm and shine; for me he toils all day; And his true heart I know is mine, Both near and away. And when he leaves our garden gate At morn, his steps I watch— Then patiently till eve await His hand upon the latch! three times. "Come, Helen, dear, go with us to ijj< cieadows to come home with ilotlfr John—do!” And Lilly Leslie’s voice grew plead ife as she watched the sober face of the dp who fctood in the door looking down ,m>sstlie cool green lawn that sloped sway from the house toward the river. “I wish school was not done. Is this wka,t makes you so sober to day ?” ques ted Amy in a whisper, as Lilly stood looking wistfully toward the meadows. Before the young governess could answer Lilly called * “Will you come, dear Miss Helen, and meet brother John? There he is.” Helen Arnold shook her head, and the two girls ran down to meet the tall, sturdy young man, whoseemed to bring with him the scent of the hay that lay frailly out in the meadows. The beauty and brightness of the summer seemed doubled :ts he came up across the lawn, *.au.Uiiv eagerly to the clear, happy voices of the girls. Helen Arnold stood in the front door way, waiting with a trembling yearn ing to nny the hasty words of yester k-l <lr -nppiJUMUnlty. poising in at the side door and seeming not to notice her. Ail day, as Helen Arnold had toiled in the little schoolroom she had though* <>t John Leslie, and wished (oh, how earnestly!) that she had waited before ming that “No,” which she did not mean. She began to feel how lonely d*‘ could be even among .the pleasant • s L’hts and sounds of the" country, and ■fat her buoyancy and brightness of during the long happy summer • id not been all on account of pleasant aid healthy surroundings. She went into the house and up to her room to r h i face as she brooded over un pieas:int thoughts. One of life’s golden Ppcrtunities had been offered her, and h'l i last it aside, and now it was - n< Torever. \ This was the last day of , r engagement as governess, and she WuU ' soon be at home, and he would 'n toiget her. Hut perhaps he might • !ve her a chance yet to return a differ (nt answer. A blush mantled her pale i ck, and the blue eyes grew strangely 't bright, as she went to the J "Tor t° arrange the gold brown hair 0 I( ‘ over her neck in graceful curls. j; 1 ' smiled as she saw reflected the ll ss picture, and with anew hope .. . * wn to join the family at the UWtf meui. °’fii sat in his accustomed seat, very ' r 1/ usua |. but his eager eye drank ‘ K exquisite loveliness of the young ' U ?.P aUf t figure as she came round ■‘mace. Perhaps he read in her ' * ‘W, tender eyes, the change that e; e °nie over her, but he gave her no v- v u °* it, and after supper, when - uWron romped abotit her and .-bmtherJohn toj place a wreath :io s -I J 1 ' 1 ° wors on her head, he showed ' of embarrassment or emotion, k il to her coolly as if she too 1 ,H ‘ n his sister. Helen was a little L a won( for? for she thought ‘ a Deen trifling, and that she could ‘ ' u*. a fire blazed up in her deep y>f- an( * burned brightly on her . 11 ks. John watched her beau- HUIi f-ioo l . . • ‘ _ _ ip v. U a • varying color, and gloried r , lf !' t,lam P h ; but, oh,when w?is glory 1011 j r lit too dearly? He leaned over louc hed lightly her soft hand. 1 j oil not mean yes? I know We shall be very happy.” windent! Do I not know my own na - you?” <./ a ' 1 J >rom Ptcd the words, and as hev ' ' ' vere uttered she wished " re unsaid; but John Leslie llot kn °w it; and if be had, per would not have forgiven her. grew very pale, and lie turned y- "’ltnout a word.s or, ,! * r paßs ®d awa y< and fortune fa * ’ ohn Leslie. He became a suc ,U f mer ehant, and therefore was a s ) ‘ or Ul atnmonial"speculation; but ‘ troubled not his head about At last the pleasant, insinu v ' 111;lmuia s, who talked to him so . ? affectionately about the i?, ‘ r,s who were their greatest treas , ’ to saying unkind things.about 1.,'. 1! oss old bachelor” his 1 ,f " hat use was it, to be sure, to s \ ,<? bgve so prettily to such a re . 1 °ld fellow? He seemed to care ■ • ! *o at all lor ladies. surely t her wedding 1 r. Maynard, brother John would THE FOREST NEWS. hls retirement and make some of the marriageable ladies of her acquaintance happy thereby, and he for l bUt lfcw i as a short-lived happiness, leftM ß Zsrne 0 es Btimebeforelieagain The truth was but the young ladies did not seem to know it—if John Leslie had wanted to marry any one of them, or all of them together, he would have fwked them. Being well satisfied to let things take their course he did not trouble himself much about what was outs i<fo of his business, but plodded steadily onward. Now, when !i° Dr ' Ma yuard’s, he had the little Lilian to caress and talk to, as wdi as her proud and happy mamma., and he went oftener than before the baby came. One day while baby sat on ber uncle’s knee, Mrs. Maynard said: My old friend Helen Arnold is com ing to stay awhile with us, John, and 1 v\ ant you to run out as often as you can, for she is so very quiet and reserved that I want to stir her up a little. You need not be afraid of her talking too much. She never does that.” John tossed the baby, and the baby’s mother was so pleased to see the little ones delight, that she forgot her brother did not reply. However, it was several weeks before he ventured to visit Ur. Maynard’s again. Then it was only after an-an urgent entreaty from Lil ian. “We are so lonely,” she wrote. “ The doctor is away, and though Helen is the best friend in the world, and baby loves her so dearly; I want you to come out. I miss my dear old brother John. Do come by the next train. I will send to meet you. Lilian.” Helen Arnold sat at the piano, sing ing softly, and touching the keys lightly; and Lilian played with the baby, and laughed at her cunning ways one minute—the next looked out of the win dow and fretted at John’s delay. “ Dear me, 1 don’t see why he doesn’t come!” and she went to the window for the fiftieth time and had almost began to imagine something dreadful had happened, when she suddenly whirled round with a cry of delight. “I was looking at a beautiful pic ture,” said John, in the doorway; and as she sprang forward he caught her in his arms and gave a return for the caresses she showered upon him. Be fore she had time to think of Helen, baby set up a cry of delight too, of course. She was such a knowing child; and her frightened mamma took her up, and talking sweet baby talk to her, car ried her up to the nursery. After she was quieted and petted a little*, she was left with Susan, and Lilian ran down to the drawing-room to see “dear old John,” wondering all the time if lie would be polite to Helen. “Good gracious!” This was all she said, as she opened the door aghast. What do you suppose she saw? There was John, brown, handsome John, sitting on tie sofa, smiling, and ap parently very happy; and Helen Ar nold, with a crimson face, sat quietly in the shelter of his arms. “ Come in, Lilian darling, I want to tell you about it. I have proposed,” said John. “ Proposed!” said his sister. “Yes,” said John. “This is the third time.” Lilian laughed, and as she came up to her brother jhe drew her down beside them. Then he told her all about it, and added: “This time she has not said no; and we will have a happy home, too, will we not, dear Helen?” And he turned his beaming face from his sister to look at the lovely one upon his shoulder, grown thinner and paler than when he saw her last, but now most sweet and womanly, as he drew the encircling arm closer about her. He did not seem to think there was any danger of a “No,” nor did she, judg ing by the confiding look she gave him, at the same time saying, softly: “ I always thought you would ask me again, so I waited.” John’s face was but the reflection of the happiness within, as he answered: “ It seems a foolish thing to do, but yet I am not sorry that I proposed three times.” Lilian laughed, and ran upstairs to see the baby. Steep and Wante of Life. Sleep will do much to cure irritability of temper, peevishness, and uneasiness. It will build up and *make strong a weary body. It will do much to cure dyspepsia, particularly that variety known as nervous dyspepsia. It will relieve the languor and prostration felt by consumptives. It will cure hypo chondria. It will cure the headache. It will cure neuralgia. It will cure a broken spirit. It will cure sorrow. Now no man should do more work of muscle, or of brain in a day, than he can perfectly recover from the fatigue of in a good night’s rest. Up to that point, exercise is good ; beyond, are waste of life, exhaustion and decay. When hunger calls for food, and fatigue de mands resL we are in the natural order, and keep the balance of life. W hen we take stimulants to spur our jaded nerves, or excite an appetite, we are wasting life. There are wrong and mis chief in all waste of life. A man should live so as to keep himself at his best, and with a true economy. To eat more food than is needful, is worse policy than tossing money into the sea. It is a waste of labor, and a waste of life. The Dennis family at Beaucoup, 111., found bits of glass in the sausage at breakfast, and that day the children’s teeth crunched powdered glass in tfceir luncheon at school The mother con fessed that wishing her relatives to die in the most horrible manner possible, she had planned to kill them with the glass. JEFFERSON, GA., FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1880. WARM AND ROMM. • Farm Notes. Warmth saves feed, helps fattening, and prevents sickness among live stock! Charcoal pulverized and mixed with water is highly recommended for re lieving cattle suffering from any de rangement of the stomach, such as bloat, hoven, etc. Hogs are sometimes troubled by dis ordered stomach. The best antidote is charcoal. Aside from charcoal, charred corn cobs, or charred corn have a good effect. Young cows should not be taught to eat at milking time, as it will not al ways be found convenient to supply food, and they will be restless without it when accustomed to it. Soot from a chimney where wood is used for fuel, is an* excellent fertilizer for pot-plants. Put into a pail and pour hot water upon it; then water the plants with this every few days. Where animals are allowed to feed in grass lots until the whole is gnawed closely, no hay can be depended on the succeeding season, unless a liberal top dressing of some sort of fertilizer is ap plied. • A Connecticut dairyman, who has been experimenting with turnips as food for cows, thinks they are worth twenty five cents a bushel. There is no saving in the amount of hay consumed, but they increased the flow of milk, and were an aid to the digestion of hay and other dry fodder. European experi menters have come to the same con clusion. • Plowing laud when it is very dry is nearly as hurtful as when it is very wet. But my experience is with heavy clay, or land in which clay is an important constitution. Such land when plowed dry breaks up lumpy, and subsequent rains do not dissolve the lumps. It is my opinion that there is never a more suitable condition for plowing any soil than when it has enough moisture to cause the furrows to fall loosely from the plow, with no appearance of pack ing and no lumps.— William Armstrong, Elmira, N. Y. Professor L. B Arnold advises skim " ming the milk as soon as sourness is perceptible and to churn at sixty de grees instead of seventy, before the cream gets sour. When the butter comes in granules, enough cold water or brine should be put in to reduce the mass to about fifty-five degrees, when, after a little slow churning, the granules will booome hard and distinct, and the but ter be in a condition for washing out all the buttermilk. The salt should then bn worked in with as little labor as possible, and after standing a while it will be ready to pack. Hogs when nearly fat are liable to have a disordered stomach through over-feeding, refusing their food. The best antidote for this is charcoal. If the charcoal is taken from the stove when cold there willbably be ashes pro taken up at the same time; these will not hurt the hog should he eat a por tion ot them. Charcoal is best taken from an open fireplace. It would be well to have on hand at all times a barrel or two ot charcoal. Charcoal corn cobs or charcoal corn have a good effect. There is nothing better than these substances when hogs have the sours. Ginger Crackers.—Two quarts of Hour, one pint of molasses, one pound of brown sugar, half a pound of Lard, two ounces of ground ginger, and a teaspoon ful of cloves. Knead them a long time and roll very thin. Bake over a steady stx*ong fire. Domestic Sausage.—Two pounds of lean pork, two pounds of veal, two pounds of beef suet, the peel of half a lemon, one grated nutmeg^one teaspoon ful of black pepper, one of cayenne pepper, five teaspoonfuls of salt, three teaspoonfuls of sweet marjoram and thyme mixed, two teaspoonfuls of sage and the juice of a lemon. Stuff in cases or skins if you prefer. Stewed Kidneys.— Lay them in salt and water for a few minutes. Cut off the outside, or meat, and chop up in small pieces. Put them in a stew pan with a little water, and cook until ten der ; then add pepper, salt, butter, and a little thickening flour; last of alia glass of port wine, and you have a dish for an epicure. Lemon Pie. —Grate the rind off a fine lemon, and express the juice. Beat the yolks of four eggs, add to them one cup ful of cream or rich milk, one tablespoon ful of flour, and the lemon. Beat the mixture well, and bake in a crust. While it is baking beat the whites stiff with lour tablespoonfuls of sifted white sugar. When the pie is baked, spread the whites on smoothly, and set in the over to brown slightly. This quantity will make two small pies. Indian Cake. —One pint of sweet milk, one egg,two large spoonfuls of mo lasses, two of melted butter, one and one half cups of corn meal, one cup of flour, one teaspoonful cream tartar, one-haif teaspoonful of soda, a little salt; mix together, then chop some sweet apples about the size of raisins, and stir in and bake. The übiquitous grasshopper hits ap peared in Russia and has alarmed the government, whichShas already sent a scientific commission to investigate the habits and possible depredations of the unwelcome visitor, and with most un welcome results. But it is thought that certain birds inhabiting the Caucasus naturally prey upon the locusts and would be only too happy to make their acquaintance, and an effort will be made to introduce them to each other, FOB THE LADIES. American Wives of Foreign Diplomats. The number of American ladies who are wives of gentlemen of the foreign legations here is frequently the subject of comment, but it is not generally known that there are several other countrywomen occupying simi lar positions in St. Petersburg, in ad dition to the wives of the gentlemen of our own legation there who may be married. The wife of the German min ister and his first secretary of legation at the Russian capital are New Yorkers; one was Miss Jay, and the other Miss von Hoffmann. The wives of the Bel gian minister there and his secretary are also American. Mrs* Plunkett, formerly of Philadel phia, whose husband was secretary of the British legation here several years ago, went with him from Washington to St. Petersburg, where he occupies the same position. Mrs. Grosvenor, whose husband is also attached to the British legation in the latter city, is the daughter of Professor Wells Williams, of Yale college. Her husband is a near relative of Earl Grosvenor, who is vis iting this country, and a son of Lord Ebury, of England. It is known that at every court of Europe American ladies are weU represented among the wives of Europeans of high position.— Washington Star. The Difference. It is frequently remarked, says Jen nie June in the Washington Star, that one of the great advantages which the dress of gentlemen possesses over that of ladies is the permanent cut and style of their full,* or what is known, as “ evening dress.” With a clean shirt, a dress coat and white tie all men look like gentlemen, and what is more, feel like one. This is not always the case wit h the evening dress of women, not withstanding the vast amount of trouble and anxiety it costs them, be cause it is so often different from any thing else they ever wore before in their lives, and they are not sure of it or them selves. Full dress ought to have some thing distinctive about it, and it should not change very often, or in essential ideas. The skirt should always be more or less trained, the bodice cut square or open, and the sleeves to or below the elbow so as to allow of the delicate fin ishing of lace, the display of jewels if need be, and the wearing of long gloves. A dark short street suit is as much out of place in a drawing-room on a “ dress ” occasion as the business suit of a man, and fora make his appear ance in such a costume at a formal gathering would be to exclude him from the lists of guests in the future, unless his poverty or his genius formed a suf ficient excuse. The short dresses worn at dancing parties by young girls are of course most fitting and proper. They are usually of light delicate materials, and as charming as the wearers. They have a reason i being which the walking suit has not—in such com pany. Knsliion Notes. • White pansies are used for bridal bouquets. Buttons will be as fanciful as ever this summer. * There are twenty-two new shades in open-work silk stockings. Lutes ring ribbons with feather edges are coming in fashion again. Bracelets should be worn on the wrist when placed outside long gloves. Imitation Aleneon point is much used to trim kerchiefs and neckties. Isabelle yellow is the proper name for the coffee color so prominent in lace and nets. Bolts and rivets in metal are to fasten on the trimmings of some of the sum mer hats. Outside jackets are made with very large pearl buttons, but are otherwise quite plain. Plain grenadine and brocade grena dine will be combined in summer gowns this year as they were last sum mer. Plain linens and cottons, and very simple stripes, are to be the favorite wear of our English sisters this sum mer. Louisine silks are replaced this sum mer by what are called canvas silks. They have alternately stripes of plain color and of brocade on white ground. Loosely woven Cheviots in pinhead cheeks of two colors or of two shades of one color, will be worn for traveling suits this summer. They are wide and not very expensive. Sea-green, which is to be fashionable this summer in thin goods, needs to be lighted up with pink ribbons or pipings to become blondes, and brunettes cannot wear it at all. Long jackets, made tight at the waist and reaching nearly to the hem of the skirt, have been introduced in England. They are almost exactly like the old fashioned basquine. Camel’s hair goods appears still an other style this year. It is made with thick round threads, loosely woven, and is either striped, clouded or strewn with tiny dashes. One cf the new ways of dressing the hair is to part it in front, crimping it slightly, and to fasten it into one large braid at the back, placing a bow in the center of the knot and a rose low on the side. A city ordinance in Terre Haute com pels every man keeping a canine to put up near his gate a sign, “Beware of the dog,” and it is a lovely sight to see a two pound blacfc-and-tan loafing around one of these notices. The Great Fire in Japan. The Japan Gazette gives the following account of the destructive fire at Tokio by which over 260 persons lost their lives: The fire broke out at twelve o’clock in the central part of the city, close to Nihonbashi. It was blowing a gale at the time, and within thirty min utes of the||outbreak the city was on fire in seven different places; turning shin gles were flying about as thick as hail, and were carried long distances by the wind, settling on other houses and set ting fire to them. The scene is said to have been terrible. Strong men were running about in a state of bewilderment with old men, old women and children on their backs; mothers dragging along their little ones, bent only on saving their lives. All day the fire raged with the utmost fury. The whole of the build ings on the island of Ishikawa, at the mouth of the Sumida river, including the dockyard and prison, were burned. So rapidly did the flames travel that it was-with difficulty streets were cleared of people before the houses ignited; and in so many places was the fire raging that they knew not which way to rim. Anxious to save flit tis and wearing ap parel the poor creatures sallied forth from their homes with bundles on their shoulders to fly they knew not whither. The streets became blocked with the surging masses; women and children were trampled under foot, and many who fell in the crowd never rose again; little children were seen looking for their parents, parents looking for their children, while the air was rent with cries of rage, anguish and despair. Still they clung tenaciously to the few worldly possessions they had succeeded in bring ing from their burning homes, thereby almost completely blocking up the nar row streets through which the masses were slowly treading their way. At length the police interfered and caused numbers to throw their bundles into the river, or anywhere else out of the way, so as to facilitate the escape of the people from the frightful death which threatened them and which was gaining on them fast. The native papers say that sixty-eight streets, containing 11,- 464 houses, wei*e burned, rendering over 40,000 persons homeless. A relief fund was started, toward which their majes ties the emperor and empress subscribed 2,000 yen each. Long before the fire reached the foreign settlement of Tsu kiji, the residents felt anxious and began to pack up. But this appears to have been almost a needless task; for when the fire did reach them there was no one to be fouud to convey their goods and chatties away. Everything had been got ready for flight, but had to be left in the house, as no coolies were to be iound willing to undertake the task of removing even the boxes of clothing The American legation was in imminent danger for some time, and Mr. Clataud ’ hotel ignited seven different times, but each time the flames were successfully suppressed. The residence of Bishop Williams, of the American Episcopal mission, was burned. It was the prop erty of the bishop, and was uninsured; personal effects saved. The Methodist Episcopal church, partially insured, was consumed. Jefferson's Manners. When Jefl'erson became President he carried his simple manners and taste into official life, lie determined that his inauguration as the chief officer of the republic should be as free from dis play as possible.' Dressed in plain black clothes, he rode on horseback to the old capitol, without guard or servant, dis mounted without assistance, and hitched his horse to the fence. On the steps he was met by a number of friends, who accompanied him to the Senate cham ber, where he delivered his inaugural address. During the administrations of General Washington and John Adams the sessions of Congress had been opened in a style similar to that by which the English sovereign opens parliament. The President, accompanied by a large escort on horseback, drove in state to the capitol. Taking his seat in the Senate chamber, and the House of Representatives being summoned, he read his address. Mr. Jefferson, to whom such ceremonies were distasteful, swept them all away by one act. He sent a written message to Congress, which was read to both houses by their respective clerks, and that practice has been observed ever since- Against one of his reforms, however, the ladies of Washington rose up en masse. Mr Jefferson, disliking the levees which had been held at the White House, abolished them. He established two public days for the reception of com pany—the first of January and the fourth of July. On other days he was at home to all others who came on busi ness or out of courtesy. Many of the Washington ladles, indignant at their social pleasures being thus curtailed, determined to force the President to hold the customary levees. On the usual levee day they resorted in fuil dress to the White House. The Presi dent was out taking a r ; de on horse back. On his return he saw that the public rooms were filled with elegantly dressed ladies. At once divining the plot, he appeared before the fair guests booted and spurred and covered with ust. So courteous was his reception of them, and so graceful his manners, that the ladies went away delighted with the President, but chagrined with themselves. They felt that they had been guilty of a rudeness in visiting a guest who did not expect them. It was their last attempt to break through the miles of Jefferson’s household.— Youth's Companion. An exchange asks: “What is nearest to the heart of the American citizen?” We should say his undershirt, or his chest-protector, if he wears one.— New York Express, MOMENTOUS MATTERS. An instrument called the stathmo graph, lor recording the speed of rail way trains, has been invented by a Ger man mechanician at Cassel, and works so well that the Prussian government is about to test it on some of the State lines. A dial in view of the engineer enables him to ascertain the velocity of his locomotive at 'any moment, and the changes of speed are graphically repre sented upon a roll of paper, which can be studied at the end of the journey. It is estimated that the total cost of the bridge connecting Brooklyn with New York will exceed $13,500,000. This will make the Brooklyn bridge by far the most expensive bridge in the world. But it is unquestionably the boldest un dertaking in the way of bridge structure ever attempted. Its central span across the East river, from tower to tower, is 1,595 feet long. It is nearly 600 feet wider than the now widest span—that of the bridge at Cincinnati across the Ohio. Silver, next to iron and gold, is the most extensively diffused metal upon the globe. It is frequently found in a natural state, though never chemically pure, being invariably mixed with gold, copper, antimony and other metals. The richest silver mine in the world is Potosi. It is situated on an elevation 16,000 feet above sea level, in a region of perpetual snow. It has always been worked in a very rude manner, yet it has already produced $250,000,000, and shows no sign of exhaustion. The most recently published figures show that suicide is on the increase in France. Before the Franco-German war the average number of suicides only slightly exceeded 5,000 a year, and now they exceed 6,000. In Paris there are three times as many suicides committed as in the country. Most of the men who destroy themse ves arejrachelors. The spring is the time of the year when sui cide is the most frequent, and death by hanging is more usually resorted to than any other mode of self-destruction, be ing considered more expeditious. A curiously pathetic little story comes from Ohio. Dr. Frank Bledson and wife,of Brownstown,separated four teen years ago, and the wife procu red a divorce, retaining their two little girls. The doctor soon married again, and his second wife, after bearing him five sons, died. Then a correspondence sprang up between the doctor arid his former wife, which resulted in a renewal of the old love, and a promise of remarriage. They met and the plighted taith was re newed, the doctoc promising to be kind and loving to Mrs. Bledson and her children, but told her that she must likewise be a mother to his five boys. She indignantly said, “Never!” The doctor took the train to join his five boys, while Mrs. Bledson took her two girls and returned to her home in Brownstown. “Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou slialt find it after many days. ’ The historical editor of the Philadel phia Ledqer has unearthed a striking illustration of the old text. In the year 1676 the condition of New Eng land was one of 'earful desolation. One in eleven of the New England towns had been destroyed by the Indians, and the same proportion of men capable of bear ing arms had fallen by massacre, or in open encounter with the Indians. The fields bad to be abandoned and bread was at famine scarcity. During a period of the most acute distress in 1676 the Rev. Nathaniel Mather, resident in Dublin, probably upon advices received from the Rev. Increase Mather, resid ing in Boston, suggested the relief of the colonists. Citizens of Dublin freighted the “good ship Catherine” with provisions, which were duly re ceived, thankfully acknowledged and equitably distributed. The governor and the local magistrates superintended the distribution. In Boston 402 persons were relieved, and in other towns the recipients made* up the total to 2,351. That Dublin food cast upon the waters in 1676 is once more returning after many years. One vast drift of it went back in 1846-7 and another goes now in 1880. _______ Words of Wisdom. If rare merit be the rarest of all rare things, it ought to pass through some sort of probation. ' In all the guilty train of human vices there is no crime of deeper dye than that of ingratitude. The fire-fly only shines when on the wing. So it is with the mind; when once we rest we darken. As the pearl ripens in the obscurity of the shell, so ripens in the tomb all the fame that is truly precious. Every man endeavors with his ut most care to hide his poverty from others, and his idleness from himself. Pursue what you know to be attain able; make truth your object, and your studies will make you a wise man. Whoever is honorable and candid, honest and courteous, is a true gentle man, whether learned or unlearned, rich or poor. We bear within us the seeds of great ness ; but suffer them to spring up, and they overshadow both our sense and our happiness. Character is power; it makes friends, creates funds, draws patronage and support, and opens a sure way to honor, wealth and happiness. The way to acquire lasting esteem is not by the fewness ol a writer’s faults, but the greatness of his beauties, and our noblest works are generally most repiste with both, DUMBER 45 ALL SORTS. Satin and gros grain striped ribbons are made double faced. It is easy to breakfast in bed if you will be satisfied with a few rolls and a turnover. * Boiler explosions need no' account given of them, as they universally make their own report. The salaries paid to Federal office holders in the whole United States amounts to $31y252,107. The $47,000 reward offered for the murderer of Mr. Nathan, at New York in 1870, is still in force. The Bowery savings bank in New York, out of $36,600,000 of deposits has $20,000,000 of government bonds. The famous museum of Boulaq, in which so many interesting remains of ancient Egypt are preserved, is threat ened with destruction. The Nile has already began to undermine its walls, although a few years ago an attempt was made to divert the current by sur rounding the building with a solid stone embankment. Miss Elizabeth Thompson, the well known lady philanthropist, has pub lished a curious little tract, contrasting the relative expense of religion, living, education, rum and tobacco. Rum, she computes, costs the country $667,638,- 502 annually; religion, $47,636,450; ed ucation $95,406,727. Rum costs each person annually sl7, whether they drink or not. Life in Hong Kong. Dr. Robert Brown, in his book en titled, “ The Countries of the World,” says: A disorderly Chinaman is un common, and a lazy one probably does not exist. He is rarely out of employ ment, for he will turn his hand to any thing; hence beggars are seldom met with in the streets; hence, also, unhap pily, among their other virtues, that of picking pockets is included. In this pursuit they are very adroit, and in the allied art of asking half as much again for anything than they intend taking they are perhaps equally skilled and un principled. The houses and shops are most curiously constructed, and just as strangely fitted up; not one, however small or poor, but has its domestic altar, its joss, and other quaint and curious arrangements known only to these peculiarly strange people. Look where you will there are evidences of the customary industry and enterprise of the surprising sons of Shem. Up every alley and in every street we see crowds of little yellow faces, and stum ble against brokers or merchants hurry ing on to their business, clad in their universal blue jean jumper and trousers, cotton socks and shoes of worked silk with thick wooden soles; some with and others without hats; the shaven face and pigtail so typifying the class that to note a difference between Sun Shing and Wang Hong is sometimes most embarrassing. The dress of the women differs little from that of the men. The curious, built-up style the married ladies have of wearing their hair gives them a strange appearance; while the younger lasses allow theirs to hang down their backs in tresses, or wear it bound tightly over tlxelr fore heads, and secured au chignon. Their cheeks are tinted bright pink, and with their neat little feet and clean and loose clothing they make a very pretty picture. Although great numbers of other nationalities are to be seen, the Chinese are most conspicuous and in teresting to the stranger, and when once the business of the day has begun, the din and traffic are enorpaous; for crowds of men of all creeds and colors —Jew, Pagan and Christian, Buddhist and Parsee, Chinese, Japanese and Eu ropean—fill the streets, while gangs of coolies chant to keep step, as they press on beneath their heavy burdens. The merchants, whose places of business lie along the Queen’s road, are so similar in appearance that a description of one will apply to ail. He is generally a fat, round-faced man, with an important and business like look, wearing the same kind of clothing as the meanest cooly but of finer material —and is always clean and neat; his long tail, tipped with red or blue silk, hanging down to his heels. A i*Ji U s (V'trtii's Mint tike. Dr. Clemenceau, the eminent Parisian physician, is also a member of the French legislature. He is a brisk and busy man, keenly cognizant of the fact that “ time is money,” and, the other day, while he was in attendance at his Montmarte consulting room, two men simultaneously solicted an interview with him for the purpose of taking his advice. One of them, admitted to his presence, and asked, “ What was the matter with him,” complained of a pain in his chest; whereupon he was ordered to take off his shirt, and Dr. Clemenceau subjected him to a careful examination. Before the doctor, however, sat down to write his prescription, he rang the bell and ordered his servant to show the other patient into the copsuiting room. As the latter entered the door way Dr. Clemenceau, without looking up from the desk at which he was writing, said to him: “Just undress yourself, too, if you will be so good. We shall save time by your doing so.” Without a moment’s hesitation the second visitor proceeded to take off his clothes, and by the time the doctor had finished writing his recipe, taken his fee, and dismissed the preceding patient, was stripped to the waist ready for in spection. Turning toward him, the doc tor observed: “ You are also suffering from pain in the chest, are you not?’ “Well, no, doctor,” the man replied; “ I have called upon you to beg that you will recommend me to the covern rnent for a place in the postoffiec*.”— London TiUgraph.