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The Illlbri I, .. II., In, Wlien a' Ither btirniM an lioibad to their ham* By auntie or counlu. or frockly grauU-damu. \V ti ttau.ls laxt i. Imiely an' naebody carlo? Til the I'uir doited loonie the mitnerless bairn The uiithirleu balrnuanffs to hu las* bed Naue covers hit c.uM back or liapi hi* bare bead; Hi* wee hick It Leslies are bard a* tuo airn An' litbsless the lair of the mitherlew bairn. Aneatn bit cauld brow iloean dreams hover UMM O' h&mln that wont kindly to kam bli dark hstr Bat inoraiBK bnngi clutcher, ' reckless and tru, That loe' uae the locks o' the inilberless bairn. Ton Binter, that Hang o'er hti laltly rocked bed, Now rti-u m the oiouls where her luatuma U laid ; The father tolls Mir their wee bannock to earn An' kcuu oa the wruigi o' hli mitberlew bairn. Her spirit that pasted in TOD hour o' his birth Bull watches ols wearisome wandering* on earth, Recording in heaven the bluuingH they f am Wha i-outliiho 11 wi the milherleas bairn. Oh speak na him harshly he trembles the while He bend* to yonr bidding an' blesses your smile In tuelr dark boar of anuu;li the heartless shall learn That God deals the blow (or the mitharless bairn WUUam Thorn. A Thrillta* War Mery. Henry J. Havana, on* of the Soldier* Home veterani, tells the following thrilling story of a war ioeideot : The oft-mooted question, " Was ever a desperately wounded soldier shot dead, at hi* OWD earnest solicitation, by a com radeV" is answered in the affirmative by your bumble servant. It happened as fol- lows : The writer, a member of O company, Fi rat Delaware Infantry, was then attached to the Tbird brigade (Weber'e). Third divi ion (French'*) Second corps (Sumoat's). After wading Autietam Creak, plung- ing through ploughed field a. stubble fields and cornfields, his regiment wan finally located within plain view of the enemy, when the welcome com- mand rang along the line to load and fire at will." It was then tbat oar daily target practice at Fortress) Monroe oame into excellent uie, an many a poor devil of the Sixth Alabama learned to bit coat. After firing eleven rounds the writer wan wounded and ordered to the rear. While retreat inn in good order, bat making must excellent time, his route led him through a portion of tbe Irish Brigade. Here he Raw a tight that capped the climax of horror. A member of tbat devoted brigade wan aim letsly stumbling around with both eyes shot out, begging some one, " for tbe love of God," to put an end to his misery. A lieutenant of tbe Fourth New York was pasting by, and, seeing tbe poor fellow'* condition, and bearing hit appeal, be hailed before him and asked if he really meant wbat be said. " O, yes, comradr," was tbe reply, I can not poealbly live and my agony is uueudur able." Without another word tbe officer drew his pistol, placed it to tbe victim's right ear, tamed away his bead, and pulled the trig- ger. A half-wheel, a oonvuliive gasp, and one more unfortunate had passed over to tbe silent majority. " It was better thus," said tbe lieutenant, replacing his pistol and turning toward tbe writer, " for the poor fellow could ' Just then a solid shot took tbe lieuten- ant's bead off, aad tbe " subsequent pro- ceedings interested him no more." till fdukee StHtinrl. The Vurrn . H.oU A book written by a Queen of England cannot fail to be> read with curiosity and a kind of pathetic sympathy due to a con eciousueas of the peculiar isolation of her position. This isolation ia shown by certain err.ru of taste in the volume from her diary which is jost published by tbe Harpers. There waa probably no person in England who could venture to suggest to the Queen that the publication of trivial details of daily life and the record of her interest in her servants' bumps and bruises could not be agreeable to intelligent Bag lisbmen. Bat tbe entire simplicity and good faith with wbiob this is done ia, as ws say, pathetic, and wini a kindly sympathy for the lonely woman who does it. Tbe discomfort for englishmen arises from the fact thai the lonely lady is the Queen, tbe ceremonial head of the State; and the more aba ii s> mere ceremony, the more desirable it is tbat tbe dignity of the ceremony be pre served. A certain degree of glamour is in dispensable to royalty, and to this a certain seclusion is necessary. But this is incom- patible wi'.h the publication of a diary Yet tbe bock will be widely read, and it will produce tbe same impression that the previous volume produced . tbat the author ii a woman of simple 1 tastes and of good feeling, with limited interests and strong dotnefttic attachment*. 1 he profound re Hard for John Brown is grotesque, but it ia evident tbat her interest in him was very sincere, and that, too, is an illustration ol the solitude of royal life. Society, in tbe usual sense, ia practically closed to sov areigns, and a familiar attendant may acquire a kind of intimacy which is denied to the highest nobleman in tbe realm. To those who see only what can be seen across the sea, it would neem tbat Victoria, more justly than Elizabeth, will be known as tbe good Queen. Harper i Weekly. A Trtek oi Clrvrr Klrwehwy. The boy news vendor* on Saturday even ing hit upon a happy device to sell their evening papers. " Horrible attack upon Mr. Gladstone in Piccadilly I" waa abouted by a young urchin close to one of the olaba. Out rushed the porter to purchase tbe paper and when it was perused tbe bor r ibis attack turned oat to be Lord Ran- dolph Churchill's speech at Prince's Hall. A gentleman in Harley street bearing tbe same cry, also went to his door to purchase a paper. He found on getting it that be only bad a half crown. The boy offered to get change. " No," said the gentleman , " bow do I know tht you won't ran away with my half crown?" " Ob, air," was the reply, yon hold my papers as security for my uouosty ;" with wbiob be took the ball crown, thrust a buu " <of papers into the gentleman's arms and ran for change. Aa the bundle only contained twenty-one peony paper*, it is needless to say tbe boy never reappeared. Ionian Truth. Leo XIII. instructed his almoner, Mrtn aignor Hanminiatolli, to distribute 10,000 franca among tbe deserving poor of liome on the occasion of tb* anniversary of bis coronation, on Monday, Marco 3rd. LONDON UOVSIP. hr Q. . , n III t CsmrrwJII i.u.i tfcr I'rln. or \ nl . I h. Uarwayr >< nuiiiii I Hrrm PItTf. Tbe publiabera of Dickens announce that the sale of his books remsins steady. " The Life of Chinese Uordou,"by Archi- bald Forbes, will be iseuei next week by Roalledge. Lord Lome is writing an essay propos itig to give Ireland Provincial Councils instead of a central Parliament in Dublin. Lord Lytton's biography of bis father will be limited to four volume*. He baa published a protest against six volumes. Tbe Sun says : George Meredith, the most brilliant and tbe least read of Unglirh novelists, will soon contribute a story to tbe t'artniyhtty. Matthew Arnold will give a disoouree on Emerson at the Itoyal Institution on March 21st. His purpose will be to show the influence of Emerson on American thought. Tbe memoirs of tbe Princess Alice will be published by Murray. Tbe Princess Christina edits them. Tbe book will appear the first week in April. It will contain a number of unpublished letters of tbs Prin to the Queen. The warfare in Kgypt has led to a con - troversy concerning the restoration ol Baker Pasha to the English army. One journal professed to have received letters from 200 ladies advocating the restoration and waa immediately inundated with let tera from enraged femalea on tbe other side. M. Member's Memoirs of tbe Second Empire" has been submitted to the Empress Engeine. It i* an exhaustive work, extending from tbe coup fetat to the death of tbe Emperor. Tbe Empress Bauotiona tbe early publication of that portion which covers tbs first ten years. The latter part will be withheld for the present. Tbe private feud between (be Prince of W*teH and Lord Randolph Churchill has been formally settled. It arose out of tl'u relations between tbe Prince and tbe Duke of Marlboro' while tbs latter waa Manjuis of Blandford. Sir Henry James, the Attorney General , gave a dinner in order to effect the reconciliation. Lord R. Churchill, while renewing friendly relations, decline!, at lesat so Tunily Fair says, to become intimate with all the Prince's friends. Lord Uarmoyle's defence in the action for breach of promise brought by Mies Forteiooe has been delivered to tbe Court He admit* tbe contract and brsacb of it, and leavee tbe jury to aaaess tbe damaged, but submits that 30,000 is too much, The recreant lover i* at Couatantinople just at prenent, where be is tbe guest of tbe Earl of Dufferin, the British Ambassador. On leaving Constantinople be will make a tour of the East. Miss Fortescue is showing better dramatic capacity at the Conr Tbeatre than ever heretofore. Her style is becoming more natural. Gilbert is blamed for having drummed her into an artificial style. Bbe has now much less of Gilbert and much snore of berelf, and givea prom- ise of becoming a meritorious actress. A last (Sanday) nigbs'a London cable gram says : It is doubtful whether the Queen will be able to go to Darmstadt to attend tbe wedding of her granddaughter Prinoaea Victoria of Hense. Her condition is pronounced to be precarious. She is in apparently good health one day, and tbe next she suffers extreme fits of depression If she goes two physicians will accompany her, and aba will be attended by a very limited suite, consisting only of tbe Right Hon. Sir Henry Ponsonby, who is bar private secretary . an equerry and two ladies A quiet retreat at Krauiobatein, three miles from Darmstadt, ia being put m readmeas for her reception. Tbe Emperor and Empress of Usrmany and tbe Empress of Austria will meet tbe Queen there. Tbe Empress of Austria sets out for Wiesbadet to-morrow, where she will try tbe baths for her health. The Czar will join tbe circle of royal personages late in April. I . l-r.-r 10 Ikr -N otlh" . .1 The comparatively recent and alleged discovery of a case of leprosy in Minnesota, and tbe consequent interest aroused, ren- der tbe present publication of information in regard to the terrible disease in the Northwest interesting and reassuring ss well. Dr. Charles Orun void, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the State Board of Health, has investigated tbe subject, and preaenta the following facta : In 1864 twelve oases of leprosy were found, of which two bad originated in tbi* country ; while one, who came hern leprous, bad be- come well. Tbe condition of health of the lepers was better here than it would have been had they remained in Earope. In I860 70 a distinguished medical gentle- man, the late Profetnor William Uoeole. of Christians. Norway, visited America. He found 13 Wisconsin, Iowa and Minne- sota, eighteen oases, all of whom had come from those parts of tbo Norwegian western sea coast where tbe diseaae is epidemic. In nine it commenced in Norway, and five of these had had leperx in their family. In tbe other nice cases the disease first com- menced in this country, and the disease broke out from two and one half to ten years after tkeir arrival. In eight oases there were lepera in tbe families. These latter oases probably were tbe result of heredity. Ten lepers of immigrants have died in Minnesota since its settlement, seven of them in the last seven years. All ware males and had leprous relatives. The resnltsof investigation are tbat the dry climate here is less favorable for tbe de- velopment and communication of the disease than tbat of the coast. The chances of contagion are decidedly leas than in Europe, and there is greater oleanlines* among tbe settlers. But, once acquired, tbe disease seems to run ltn regular course without abatement. The Lee-Stevenson match, for J200 a side, will be rowed over the Oakland three-mile course, near Baa Francisco, on Tuesday next. Cardinal Hasaum, tbe Armenia! patri arch, died a few weeks ago. Ua ia the third Cardinal whose death has occurred within a shoit period. There an old Roman tradition tbat three Cardinals always go together. Bilio and Da Laos are the two other Cardinals that died re oently -HIM. u I i lll i KVBB. awrlracrB ) a Y*SMSS; Dlsus Bit ail (or I.I. Venn. (New lurk Bun. " I cannot pretend to explain how it is, >r why, and people laugh and say I am Hallucinated ; but it is the sober fact that ever since I lost my eye*, more than ten years ago, I have seemed to see with my nraiu. Bat only with a certain region of it, not tbe whole." Tbe speaker placed the tip of his middle finger lightly on bis forehead, as if locating a nervous disturbance, and slowly described with it tbe perimeter of a tract not larger than tbe palm of a band, commencing at the alight depression in the frontal bone, just above and between the inner margins of the eyebrows, and drawing an irregu- larly oval figure, the auperior limit of which barely turned the curvature beneath tbe roots of the hair. It ia ibis part of my brain tbat I seem to see with," he continued placidly. " It is not merely tbat I know wbat is going on about me, and the relative direction to myself of persons with whom I talk, and of one thing to another, but I have in this part of the brain just *a distinct and vivid a picture of scenes, faced, ligures and sur- roundings aa I ever had when in tbe full possession of my senses. And tbe oddest thing about it is that my imprea ions generally prove to be correct. You, for example " turning to one of tbe group are of light oomplexiot, tall and alan der. slightly bald, with blue eyes, pale yellow hair, and a full beard slightly darker. Yon wear a jaunlT gray sack ooat, of minute plaid, with vett of the same material, and gray trousers, with narro' stripes of different shades. Your scarf is a rrd ribbed silk of the Lord Stanley pat tern, with a diamond pin." The members of the group, four in all, exclusive of the young man with two glass eyea, stared at oue another in BUXk 1MA4EXK.ST. The description could not have been more accurate in its) terms if the blind man had been possessed of a dozen pairs of perfect eyes with which to make bis observations. They were gathered about tbe heater in a large drug store bard by Printing House N|uarr, and tbe speaker, who, uotwilbstand iiig bis infirmity, baa built up a large bum neaa in cigar*, bad joined ibe party not five minutes before. He was a slender, lithe, muscular man, dressed in perfect taste, self-posstssed, and natural in his manner. Ue carried a light walkn n stick in bis right baud, moved with the assy grace of a person in possession of all bis senses, and without the leaat vestige of tbe groping uncertainty and oauliou of a blind man. Ua careful luepection an ordinary observer would have noticed that bis eye* were un natural, but he turned UIH bead so natu rally and vivaciously from one to another in speaking, and withal behaved so thoroughly like a person with two good eyes in his head, that oue could hardly be lieve that both orbs had been enucleated, leaving two atumps only of the optic nerve. " Now describe me," said one of the party, a doubter of the medical profession. who believed in nothing but tusues and functions, and did not deny that a man might have a soul, but averred tbat neither dissection or experiment bad ever furnished any evidence in support of tbe hypothesis, ' Describe me, and I'll believe in your brain visioa." The blind man turned bis glass eyaa towards tbe sceptic, and answered with tbe promptitude and absence of bestitancy of one stating a fact of observation " You are dark, with a very pale, translu cent, delicate complexion ; dark gray eyes ; hair almost black, with gray streaks about tbe temples ; Greek features out like a cameo ; heavily bearded on the upper lip, but elsewhere cleanly shaven. You appear to be 35 years old. You are ol slight figure, and you wear a dark out away coat, with vest of material tbe same as the ooat ; gray trounera, with atripea of different abadea , and a scarf of pale gold color, confined at the throat by a silver ring ornamented with a dog'a head." Unless some kind of cerebral image of surrounding objects were formed, it was absolutely impossible for tbe young man to give in detail such an accurate descrip tion of tbe medical man, with accessories of dress, etc. " It ia inexplicable." he said musingly. " I have often beard blind men declare that they could see with the anterior portion of the brain, and persona under tbe full influence of anuistheeia often aay tbat they have aeen every movement of the surgeon during tbe operation, not with their eyes, but with tbe middle part of tbe forehead. But I never took any stock in snob assertions, not even enough to test them." Tbe blind man went on to tell bis story. More than ten years ago, in consequence of an inflammatory affection, both eyes were enucleated. lie was then 16 yean ol age. At first he was perfectly bewildered by the loss, but gradually his remaining senses, tact and hearing in particular became marvellously acate, and so aoorate that be could estimate distances and th< direction of foreign bodies with the quick- ness and exactitude of vision . wbils with the tipa of his fingers be could discrimi- nate oolora and textures with wonderful accuracy. Different oolora have different temperatures to the trained sense, bat he ascribe* bis delicacy of perception in thin respect to an influence the existence of which he bad no suspicion until he lost his sight. Gradually, also, a no-called new aense was developed. He became abnor- mally sensitive to vibrationa in tbe atmos- phere and in tbe ground beneath bia feat. In thia way be waa enabled to dietinguiah footsteps, at incredible distance*, on tbe pavement, and even in building* a square or more away. He baa, with this atrange sense, followed tbe footsteps of a person for three squares, and heard the person enters house that distance away, walk up two flights of stairs, and enter a room, dia- tmgaisbiog every movement, pause, and fluctuation of gait, as exactly a* though he could see through briok walls. i< i in i<> i - ii Karl stcis ib. t ,,.hi.,,. ., ih. stsuscsi 4 I rrl. Ikr M klr (puUlloa Whesi Me < >nir. i* I. Ma . The Earl of Aylesford about a year ago found himself 110,000,000 in debt and defendant in a very disreputable divorce cae. His lovely wife bad tbe sympathy of everybody, and bis creditors were pro- tected by tbe courts. Tbe ei;,', wbiob was entailed, was placed in tbe hands of a conservator for the benefit o( bin creditors, aad the Earl waa givan an allowance of t&O.OOO a year, with which be oame to America last summer for rest and much- needed recuperation. At New York be made the M.|j..ir..i.o- of Mr. Gould, who, at the 1. .- .[... . . sent Dr. Ennis, the land ooiuuiifoiuuer of the Missouri Psciflo Railroad, all over tbe West with him, looking for a ranch. His lordsbip found at Big Springs ju*l what be was looking for, and selected a tract of land twelve miles north of the village, where be commenced the erection of a ranch house last August. The bouse is a plain, uu- painted board structure, oue and a half stories high, merely comfortable, without any sign of luxury, convenience or decora- tion. It only diflera from the ordinary ranch headquarters by being plastered and having tbe walls bong with a pretty pat- terned paper of chocolate and gilt. Tbe location ia a good one. bat there are many jnataagood and still unoccupied north, south and west of thia point. The Earl bought 37,000 acres of land on credit, but so far baa no cattle. They say and by " they " I mean the goasips at Big Springa tbat he baa not money enough to buy cattle, but will secure a herd as soon as bis allowance for 18H4 is forthcoming. Tbe Earl is a tall, robust, finely formed man of great physical strength and endurance, and a handsome face. Us is fastidious only about bis food and drasa, and usually wean a suit of gray oorduroya, with tbe moat atunning neckties, tbat the cowboys try their best to imitate. When he first arrived be was guyed " a good deal by the natives, but took it so good naturedly and dropped so readily into tbe customa of the place tbat they soon declared him to be a " boss " fellow," and bia popularity is now unbounded, particularly among tbe cowboys, whose companionship he seeks, and in whose wild and reckless sports he joins with ardor Tbe feminine portion of the oommuuity be studiously avoids, and all attempts to draw him into society have failed, lie will not look at or speak to a woman, but arming the men folks is always a jolly good ftilow. food of a joke or a story, and generaliv standing treat " for tbe whole popula un when be comes to town. Tbe onlj persons whoever go to tbe ranch are strainers, who are politely but digmfiedly received by tbe Earl, and cowboys, who are always cor- dially welcomed. With them be "lets himself," out as it were, aad there isn't a man of tbat calling in the country for a hundred miles around that doesn't know Ln lordsbip intimately and ouusiders him- self bis best friend, lie rides with them along the line*, bunts and sboota with them, abares their camp fire or oabina for daya at a time, does bia turn at cooking, and at night around tbe camp fir* enter- tains them with his adventures in Europe and India, at royal courts and in the jungles Tbe cowboys believe him when be tells them thai be like* Texas better than London, and proposes to utay here tbe reat of bis life, but tbs citizens expect tbat when bis debts are paid and tbe commo- tion his divorce case caused dies down, be will return to bis estates in England. />i>> Spring! ( Tri. ) Cor. Vuxlon Herald. LATE SPOItTINti > > * A prominent theatrical treasurer says that tbe idea that a Lenten season is bad for theatricals is erroneous. " I have gone over my books," be said, " and have found that with the exception of two or three days at tb* oommenortiieut of Lent and holy week, the period of Lent ii tbe beat, financially, of th* year for the theatre. I ! .1 lion, 0, ..II.IM.I Tbe death ia announced of ex Provost Lindsay, of Leitb, the author of tbe Police and Improvement (Scotland) Act of 1MC2, commonly known aa tbe Lindsay Act. Lately on the top of Ben Nevia Mr. Omond. the observer, was startled by being lifted off bis feet by the wind, carried in tbe air about aix feet and dashed against a bank of snow. Tbe late Mr. Jam** Moffat has left i':i,000 for a free public library for Port Glasgow, while tbe residue of bis fortunecf 1100,000 is to be devoted to the founding of an orphanage on his estate of Carnegie, near Port Glasgow. Rev. Dr. Beitb. of Stirling, i* father of tbe Churches in Scotland. Professor Bryoe. of Belfast, is the eldest minister of tbe United Presbyterian Church, while Dr. Peddle, of Bristo. it tbo second, and Dr. Paul, of Banch >ry. Aberdeen, tbe eldest of tbe Established Church minister*. Lord Dnnmore was one of tbe performer* at a concert given in the Muaio Hall, Invar- ness, on the 19th all., in aid of the Northern Infirmary. There waa a large audience, and Lord Dasmore's violin solo* were warmly applauded. The concert realized 173. An unclaimed letter, addressed by Mrs. Dick, of Farmers' Row, Kilwiuning, to her husband, " Ua board the barque Alaska, British Conaal, New York," bearing tbe Kilwmi.ing post-mark, April 31. 187:1, waa returned nn tb* 15th nit., after a lapae of nearly eleven years. Mr. Jam** Hkirving, one of the best agriculturists in Scotland, died at Luffneaa Mains on the 34>ih nit . at the age of 77 years. Hia ancestors had resided in tbe county for generations, and be waa tbe grandson of the author of " Tranent Mnir." " Hey, Johnny Cope," and otbsr Scottish ballads. As an agriculturist he was vsry successful, and his was tbs flrat farm in Eaat Lothian, and possibly in Scotland, on which tile drains were used for drainage purposes. AM I- torn Ihr Air. A visiting friend found Bimkin* with hi* coat off standing on his doorstep Ibe other night and remarked : " Suffering Cirsar, man, you'll catch an awful cold oat here in your shirt sleeves." " That'* wbat I want," laid Simkina, obeirtnlly. " Got to sing abase solo at an entertain mant to-morrow night you know." Weak iitytoa Hatchet. The Oounteea Eupbtmia Balleitrem baa translated tb* Queen's book into Cier man, and Victoria herself has revised and corrected thif edition, which shortly will be published at Stottgarv Baron Tanebnitz will alae bring U out in English t Leipsio. On Tuesday, February 26tb, was i eluded an all-England 'J06 yard M.: i.ioap at Sheffield in the) presence of 16 000 i*oplsw Tbe trial heate on preceding du\ - binned out tbs fifty or sixty competitor* . xleso, of whom II. Hnlchena, the (-u- ,,n us the world, was on*. In tbe aemi-ti . J htats, on February 20 tb, Uutobens bad walk- over, and oame to the scratch tier for the) final, in which four started. .'hough nominally 805 yards, tbe race *>.- prao- tioally 128 yards, as Ilatohens, r ly the scratch man, had a nominal stn- of 77} yard'. Tbe I'tin- ! ia thu n .. **: J 1 ,...' beroe, tvij yard* start , Ii. lUuUtlv, ol U^dders- tteid, 87 yards, and M. ) i i. ol Blackburn, 86 yards. Italia* ti race as) one of 128 yard*, the scale was : n cbens, juarter of a yard start; lati. ll, 7J yards ; Johnson, 'JJ yards , and luidiffe, 10 yards. Tbe final was am itioen* race, and Hntcheu* just failed to ton his) men, Taltersall winning by a ft from Uatoliffe, who waa six inches need ot ilutehens, with Johnson six im !rae still further behind. Hwis>*> To a reporter Mr. Pukingtou .id : " 1 have the greatest confidence ic Ruxx, though I do not back either ; I t:w\ , . i ffer a purse of 13,500 to be giveo to tn .inner. With tbe exception uf Hanlau, T oeliere) Roes to be tbe greatest oaramau haves and in meeting him Cor "nay w. . haves, ohanoe to redeem himself in tbe e> of tb*) public. He will have none ol . w own money at stake, nothing to lose ai : every- thing to win. It will be a granU oppor- tunity for him to liemcnsirat* Lefac* that he can row." Hanlan's match with tbe A ralian sculler. Lay cock, la for ll.UU The Toronto oarsman will receive i>.t<i for ex- penses, and one -third of the gi money. Trickett. Rash and Edwarda arc ager to meet tbe champion, but their inducements) ware not ss large aa Laycock's. TB* New Bexa-ell u-u - Tbe League and American AM- i at ion* have bald their March meeting*, and now nothing remains to be dons before . ceopes- ng games but to pot the ground- u order and engage in practice. It is to b* ..retted tbat the associations have cet(l>oied to amend tbe rules governing tbe in i lug and battling so tbat the work of ar k and defence might be made more rqaa! Under tbe new rales of the league, Ib u the pitcher*' list of uufsir halli I been reduced from aeveu to .u, be ban i> ceived greater latitude in delivery t>> i.. being permitted to use the overhsud :Lr . This will not increase his speed nbica, but it will enable him to throw the ba., in with greater accuracy in direction, aud alia enable him to give the duwu si. : with greater facility. Tbe batsman, :> wevar, is left to do as best bs can >^.,,xt tbe increased facilities given tbe i ret r, while be has but three fair balls to strike . i before be is i ut oul. Una result will be more onux tutting, and smallsr batting scores will b made, aud the gams be mad* more ot >. contest between two competing batter than between Ibe two nines as a whole. In the American Association the pitcher is limited to tbe underhand throw below the shoulder and be ia allowed to pitch seven unfair balls the batsman being par- milted bul three fair balls to striK at. Tbe league baa made batting i v u more- difficult than before. Those wbo a Ivooated a change in the batting rules so to giv*> Ibe tetansan greater frerduiu i:. bitting, argue tbat allowing tbe bitxtna. mx fair balls to sinks at instead of tlir-i*. aud call- ing every other fair ball only strike, instead of every fair ball as now, '.he bats- man would bs able to puumh t..e swift pitching without dilliculty. aud Ibi i lichen) would have to resort more to strategy for success rather than to more s|eil aa now. and, in consequence, lively hiitin* *ould be added to the fielding attraction * of th* gam*. As it is now, however, be proba- bility ia tbat we shall see m-.r- ttian ever those rather tedious tuala of *| ad in tbe game between tb* two swift pitcher* of the competing teams. .Vnv M i, h . pi. H to.. Arr I .... .1. It ia instructive to note tho different feelings with which very neb pprnons are regarded by the poor, and indeed ->y almost ibe entire community. Mr*. A tor, on* of tb* wealthiest wom*n in New Y >rk, has been and still is seriously ill. The news ot her condition baa beeu r. 1 daily bv thousands of tbe pour lu tbat city with heartfelt solicitude, the natural . x; cession of revpeot and gratitude. It ia not that the baa beeu benevolent with her muuey, baa because she has been benevolent in her impulses and energies has fall aud don*) MB .'thing for tbs poor that bo is thus esteemed. Mrs. As tor has provided homes in the weatfor many hundred* ot the waits) of New York, directing tbe su trrj rise per- sonally, and employing bar own sgenja. She has in other ways don* much, in a personal and unoetentatioUH manner, to ameliorate the condition of the p< r aud to assist those wbo are in trouble. And as a resnlt no one rails at bsr noli -n , ths poor pray tor her recovery to bvaltb. Peter Cooper was a rich mac, but he was not bated and envied aa many millionaire* ol the metropolis ar*. In case of an uprising, his boose would have been taf. He re- tained bis sympathies tor tin working people, acd did as a pure plea-ure wbat ths most of bia class neglect even ss an obligation. There are similar examples wherever tba rich and tbe pwr dwell together. The moral seems to dra v it Botton Herald. J u.li " I made no false statements, ' said Wendell Phillips once to a critic of one ol bis speeches ; " I simplv rectified a fact tbat bad no bu ineas to be a fact ." " But," said tbe other, " yonr statement was misleading." " Did it mislead yon T" was th* retort ; " well, it ia necessary to mislead some people in order to guide them aright. Remember bow Paddy bad to drive his) pig one way in order to make him go lh*> otbsr." Tbe official board of tbs Berkeley Street Metnodist Cbnrob, Toronto, have unani- mously decided open a call to Rev. J. & Starr, of Maple, Oul , to sneeeed Rev. Isaac Tovell, wbo go** to Psterboro