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THE FATHERLAND. Celebration of fnpfror William's 87tk MM* DEVOTION OF HIS GERMAN SUBJECTS. Interesting Sketch of Many and VMIII ml 1 1*1 1, dlr Im Siejtrirans. Urr>cber de* va exlantin, Hell, ha- ^ix dir ! Fuehl m tie* TLruDuUlauz Die habi vv on ne j u i Uobllmj d** Volk. lu Mia, H*ll, Keenly dir The ruler ot Oeimauy intered upon LIB B8tb year on Saturday lut, and there wu> general rejoicing and fentivit v among the children o( the Fatherland at home and abroad. A Berlin cablegram aayi : The Emperor's 87th birthday was generally celebrated. At li o'clock in the morning ohoral was played on the tower of the palaoe. The schools were olo*ed and divine services were held m all the chnrones. The Emperor received congratulations from 10 o'clock a the morning nnt the member! ot the family, then the princely guest* who arrived, the officers of the Court, the Diplomatic Corps, the Generals, Ilium tare, members of the Bundeanth and the President of the Reichstag. The Miu iaters were headed by Prince Bismarck and the Generals by Prince Frederic Charles. The Emperor received all standing on hi* feet. Occasionally he (bowed himself from the historic corner window to the people MMmbled below when he was heartily cheered A banquet was aloo given at the Katuboune by the city magis- trates. At night a general illuminatiou and festivals took place all over the oily. Among the masn of oongratulatk us re oeived tbe one of Emperor Alexander of Rune.* is especially hearty. Bismarck gave a dinner to tbe Diplo matio Corpa here at night, in honor of tbe Emperor'* birthday. Lord Amptbill, the BritiHh Ambasiador, proposed the health ul the) Emperor, Bismarck proponed tb toaat to the represented sovereign* aud nations. Ths day was observed throagboat Ger- many with parades, banquet* and festival performances) in tbe theatre* , ncbooU and barracks. At a banquet at tituttgart the toast to the Emperor was proposed b> Queen Olga. At Darmatadt the troops were reviewed by the Grand Duke Lndwig. At BtraMiburg the foundation stoce of the lui penal Palaoe waa.laid. AM IVBMTFCL Line. The Ufe of tLe aged Emperor embodies much of reeent European history. He wan born io 1797. on March Mad, tbe eoond son of King Friedriob William 111 of I'ruisia, and of the 1'rinoeen Louise of Meokl*ubnr btrelits. Educated as soldier be took part in tbe bloody cam paw o( 1813 and 1814 against Napoleon Bonaparte. He baa bad his life attempted on never 11 1 occasion*, and be has a '.so bad uch vioinhitudtii in hi* oareer as appeared likely at the lime of their occurrence to preclude tbe pomibility of hi* ever occupy ing biH proceut hnjb [mail inn. He WM mtule Uovernor of the Prussian Province o4 Foruerauia in 1840. During the revolution of 1848 he> was refugee in England Gircumstanoe* favoring his return to his own country, hs became Commandar-in Chief of the Prussian army, and saw active service in that oapaoity in 1841). Teo yearn afterward saw him Regent, in conic quence of the mind of his brother (the KID^I giving way. Possessed of an imperiou* urn of miutf. be soon quarrelled with tbe Chamber of Deputies, and in 1862 be saved the) country from civil war and laid the foundation!) ot that power which baa since made him the greatest sovereign of the con tineut of Europe by allying himself with Oonnt Bismarck. urnoB cr OIXUAMT. Under Biamarok'* Prime Ministerabip Prussia rapidly roe* to groat fame by trampling in succession upon Denmark Austria and France. On the 18th of January, 1871, King Wilbelm reached the pinnacle of bii greatness, when, io tbe Hal of Mirror* in Versailles, be allowed bimael to be proclaimed Emperor of United Oer many. In 1878 bis) Ufe waa attempted by Hodsl, tbe Socialist; leu than a month afterward he was. again shot at in th Unter den Linden, and on this occasion he wai wounded, the culprit being I>r Noebling, who alter ward committed suicide Emperor William married fifty-five yt an ago Augusta. daughter of the) lats Gram Duke Karl Fnederion of Baxe- Weimar. Io whom he addreeaed tbe telegrams whicl successively announced tbe battles am triumphs of tbe war with France. "rotm MM;-." Prince Friederioh Wilbelm. the sides sou and heir apparent to tbe kiopdom ant empire, waa born October 18tb, 1831. Hs im a ti-ld marshal in the German army, aoi took a leading part in the campaign in France. His wife ia tbe eldest dau|(hte of Queen Victoria, the PrinoeM Royal o Oreat Britain, to whom he was marrie< January 26th, 1868. They have six obil dren. Tbe eldest, Friederieb Wilbelm, born January 27th, 1H59, was married Februar; H7ib, 1881, to rrinoesH Victoria o Bohleswig-Holstein AuKuatenburg, an heir son U the fourth in the seriei o four kings," as tbe patriarchal Emper expressed it on Sunday, June 4th, 1889 when a photograph of a unique oharaete wai taken at the Marble Palaoe in Potsdam, Germany. Tbe principal figure in it were tbe Eraperor \Vilbelm, the Crown Prince, Prince William and the infan Prince, whom the imperial great-grand father bore in his arm*, thus presenting th first four generttionB ot the new imperia boose of Germany in a single group. TBI KIVENTH MONARCH. Emperor Wilhelm is the seventh raouarc of the Prussian bouse of Uohenzollern His kingdom comprises an area of 137,06 English square miles and about 48.000.00C inhabitants. As Emperor of Germany as well ax King of Prussia, he is the potentate over au area of 313,091 English square milea.and population of over 45,000,000 lobjecta, in- cluding tbe unwilling people of Alsace- Lor- mine, about a million and a half in number, who, In 1871, were compelled from their allegiance to France to that of the newly- founded German Empire, by the stem hand of military force. On the 8tb of last January be sent the following characteris- tic letter in reply to tbe congratulations sent by tbe magistrate* ot Berlin on New fear's Day : I pray God that in Hn goodnesa it has till beu vouchsafed to me to inaugurate he proud monument on tbe banks of the Ibiue, which is destined not only as a per- petual commemoration of the happily re- amed unity of Germany, but also an an earnest sign of tbe invigorated and true might of tbe united German empire. The ,rand festival in honor ot Martin Luther's urtb, in which, after four oenturiex, the bole ot evangelical Christendom .united with me, will not less ever remain for me an elevating reminiscence. It affords me ihe greatest gratification that the new year las come under circumstances which verify jbe hope of quiet, undisturbed limns. I am convinced that under tbe blessed protection f peace, of the maintenance of which I have obtained fresh guarantees through wraonal intercourse with friendly princes, he nation will in tbe tutore fiud a pros- >erou* development." 01 <>M/ I l < (UMnlll. .1 ln I ,111.1 .,., I. . I mill MssVwaX An Ottawa telegram says : Tbe acres allotted to tbe colonization companies and tbe amounts received therefor durum tbo calendar year of 1882 were as follows : .Yam* v/ComjMiity. Acrn. Payment! 'ertile Belt Company ......... 01,**! r*iu|M*rance Colonization Company _ 41S.OCO 'rimitive Mctbodiit Coloni- sation Company C3.su u'ApiwUeLauJ Company... U.iil arim-r North wt-M. Land A Colouiialiou Company . ... 5H.003 Dominion Landb Colouua- tiou Company 115,161 Hiotiee L&ud Investment Company 10,241 Montreal & \Yrtern Land Company 30,375 Toucuwotid (ju'Appelle Laud M.UTJQ M.S76 84.760 44.476 A Colonization Comiiany V, . Valiey and John Wilkin- son York Kariiun' Colonisation Company Vu'Ai'ii'lli' & Lung Lake Land Company......... 1. \\ < . Meyer ' K. rurgus n and other*... Irury 1). hujllh /line-, Albert Colonisation Company Kdmoutou A Saskatchewan i-aud Company l>urcell Hais*trhi-an Laud it ui '-I 10,140 61.MO 1U.4U an,?*) 10,440 4^940 ompany Ontario ft U *i,71J tt.flbo Scottltb toba Land Conipaay ........ hell Ki ver Colonizatiou Company .......................... *. Scott and T. Hay .............. Fertile Belt Agricultural Company ............ -. ...... P. V. Vatin .................. Wui. Sharpie* .......... x i-J u'Apiwhv VaJlcy Farming Company ........ ... ...... 43,000 Total acrm <liipoMd of and amount received ............ 1,400,01V) 4,007 11,300 31,176 5.000 24,676 10.COO l'-" ,* 4.U96 90.4HO -'1.576 tun Hi .107 11,54.1 0.144 lu.aso I J ll/7 8.1U 6,000 AN UNKNOWN <! > l n\ rn.nliu. In tfce way ! ihr BrliUt I . oo|>. Im ISM .in.l n M Tbs seat of war in tbe Soudan is practi cally an unknown country. Although travellen have frequently passed through tbe Eastern Soudau from Bnalum to Berber on tbe went and Kassala on tbs sooth, tbe country has not been surveyed, either near ID* OOasij u* farther inland f'~-M,in*ntlv tbe exact pu*iti<u. W Tillages and well*, whither the British forces are about to pro- id is not definitely known. Even Binkat is placed on on* Gttrman map recently issued thirty miles north of tbe spot wher* it i* located on th* beat English maps. Tbe district between tbe bills and tbs sea coast baa really yet to be explored. Tamanieb is tbe late headquarters of Otman Digoa where he deposited bis plunder, store* and munitions, where he lodged his women aud children and kept his flocks and herds. Tamanieb is near the foot bills of the ridge running almost north and sooth to the west of Bnakim, and it i* supposed to be seated about thirteen or fifteen miles from that port. Tbe Walls of Handoub often mentioned as ths encampment of tbe friendly tribes" woo some Urn* sine* warned Usman not to meddle with them, is north of Tamanieb, close op to tbe great mountain barrier. Craoliy ' HIHI.. Lending a willing bone to two women to go driving. Condemning a ben to have ill hi chopped off by a woman. Compelling a dog to stay in the room while you practice on the flute. Tutting an English sparrow in a cage aoi forcing it to eat worms or starve. Mistaking a dude for an organ-grinder'i monkey in tbe preseno* of the monkey. Teaching a parrot to say nnpleaaan truths to your neighbor, and then leaving i where be can get bold of it. Taking your sweetheart and her motbe; out riding when you have bnt one horse Leave one of them at home. Causing a gentleman cow to over exer himself in hot weather by passing through a pantore with a red garment on. Making a s*niitive bulldog feel bad by ignoring his presence and trying to pi him after be has growled and shown hi teeth. Jumping on to a table and yelling like wild Indian when a mouse appears. Th poor little animals are often frightened into flu. The OI.IT Otmm wtlh Mr. Muntz, tbe senior member for Bir mlngbam, who was one of those who con Kratulatfd Mr. Peel on bis elevation tc th* Speaker's chair, was present at th baptism of the latter when be was namei Arthur Wellealey, after tbe Doke ot Wei lington, who was also present on thi occasion In tba capacity of godfather. This was in tb* year 1829, when Mr. Muntz was in bis 18th year. Mr. Munte's father (al*o M. P. for Birmingham) wore a beard w! there was not another in tbe Honss o Commoni, and was known througbou England as "the man with the beard." Jacob Eyler, of Trotwood, O., a|ed 71 years, who is credited with owning th greatest part of the lively village in which he lived, committed suicide recently be cauM he f tart-d that hs would have to pa; a neighbor 1100 damag**, resulting from an overflow of water from one " ditch** on his farm. K >I4III>I AND III* A firm Mery i Ihr Poke Pr*pbrl ! the e4s>- I h. K. n, i IB u i. i., - 1,,, I* !*. At tbe present moment the Mabdi and tordon Pa* ha are tbe centre ol public in- rent all over tbe world. M. Gabriel barmen, in the Journal Jet Drbatt, devotes wo article* to tba heroes of tbe bour. He ells the following itory of the Mabdi : Vhen any o( the Christians ot tbe Soudan brought before tbe prophet be urges lem to aDaudon their faith and recognize n him tbe Meaxiah of tbe Soripturtu OL.U t tbe Sisters of tbe Fnucb Catholic mi* ion declared that she was quite ready to comply with his desire, but a* the ariptures said that tbe Mannish should be aeognized by bis miracles, she thought it ould be well if tbe Mahdi were to perform miracle, in which case she, with all her companions, would with an easy conscience ow down aud worship him. Mohammed bmed replied with some em bar raw incut hat khe was right ; that, however, the time or miracles had not come yet, although it ras usar, and that he would take the nuns bem*elves under bis protection to prepare hem for conversion. Persons who bavi een the Mahdi say that be delight* in play ug the psrl of the enlightened derviab, baking bis bead and murmuring prayen bile walking about, with hi* eyea lifted to be heavens. Tbe belief in bis divine mis ion strengthened by the fact that on iia right cheek he ba* a soar ot aom* .iud by which, according to Muiwulman upentition, the Messiah ia to be reoog lised. It is almost incredible to wbal an xtent this belief is spread iu Islam. Arabi made believe, aud perhaps believed himself. bat he was tbe Me*Hiah, because an old ilind sheik bad discovered tbe letter L irinted on his forehead. In tbe same way be Soudanese discovered tbe legitimacy ol be Mabdi'H divine mission. Alter the lefeat of lieu. Hicks, the Mahdi ordered a bole to be dug iu tbe ground about lour ards deep; into tbii bole be descended aud remaiued in it for above half an hour on bis ascent he told hi* follower** that God lad commanded him not to march toward &hkrtouiu before the end of two months ' lie maintains also that it is tbe ill of God that be, after going to \hartouii). should proceed toward Berber aud thenue to Cairo ; having converted al" ihe Egyptian Mussulmans, he will go to Mecca aud Medina ; in panning he wil drive away the Sultan from Constantino pie, which be thinks will not be difficult lor, according to bis geography. Constan tinople it quite near to tbe bues Canal. In ;he meantime, while be ia waiting, because* JIB name to be invoked in public prayer netearl of tbe name of Mohammed. I anybody i*. by necessity or conviction ready to bo converted, be i* taken before tbe Mahdi, who addresses him with the words: ' Inta akat el bea moukdieh? [Do yon accept tbe religion ot tbe Mahdi ? Tbe convert replies : "Akat" (yea), kiwe* the Mahdi'* hand, and tbs oonveruon completed. -..M. n . i .. .. A ten-foot alligator was capture J recently near Waxahatcbi*. Texas. Tbe U. S. Government envelope factory Hartford. Conn., uses a too of gam > A parly of Baton Hoax*, I. a bird hunt era recently killed 1,400 rebius with sticks A sea dog was killed on tb* beach n Long Branch, N. J., not long ago. It weigh*! 148 pounds. While trapping near Bridgmai:. Mich William Williams caught an eagle that measured nine feet. A cow born 4 feet 1 1 inches long and It) inches in Oitnieter at th* bat* is on exbibi tiou al Montioello, Fla. An owl measuring four feel and Iwi inches from tip to tip was recently capture* n Franklin county, Georgia. Robins are found iu flocks of 10.000 in tbe neighborhood of 1'owbattai.. V .. A man recently killed 480 of tb* birds. A lady 00y*an old, residing in Roche* tar, N. Y . skated from thai oily to Brock port, twenty miles, in an bour and twenty uve minutes. Charles White, ef Thcrodike, Me., has three yoke*) of oxen whos* united weight i It.'JIO pounds. One yoke meawure* eigb feet four inches, and weighs 4.8CO pounds New Orleans recently had a baby show with ninety-nine infanta on bxbibition Th first prize waa won by a seven month old baby that weighed thirty-one pounds. Tbe United States Treasury baa the big gest spittoon on record. It is a grea obleug wooden box as big a* a bed, nllec with xawdnal. It liee in the basement a the foot of tbe four nights of stairs whio lead to the . arious stories, and acoommo date tbe Government employees and others J. B. Kerns, of Stokes county, N.O.. w*n there from Pitteburg, Pa., four years ago. In that tune six children have been added to his family, lie has been married to tb* saro* wife eighteen ysan, and has twenty- three children living. Seventeen of them are beys and six girls. His wife is 40 and be 48 K \ !- Oir BVIBNCsT. Dlwovery ! a f. i, M...I MM. A London despatch sayi : Qeo. Simp- son, of MeOillivny. recently made a re- markable discovery. When digging on his farm be struck on a large stone, and after clearing the dirt away dmcovered a petri- fied man. The being most have belonged to a race long since extinct, as it measured 7 feet 4 i inches in height, and was almost perfect in form. Parts ot tbe body are white and the rest has turned a dark grey- ish color. Mr. Simpson brought the figure to Parkhill and placed it in the grocery store of his son, where large numbers of people call every day to see it. It is one ot the greatest curiosities evsr seen in this country. Mr. Simpson is negotiating with th* manager of the Zoo, in Toronto, tor the sal* of his curious discovery. A Kome despatch says the Congregation ot Cardinals discussed yesterday the ex. pedienoy of the Popa's leaving Rome, and also considered the question whether the next conclave shall be held in Italy. Tb* Pope will make BO decision without the con- currence ot the powers. A rumor was circulated in Havana in Saturday that an order bad been received Practical f.lni. ..ih,,,J irou. ihe The WwU'c -...-. Tbs tunnel connecting tbe Lancashire and Cheshire sides nf the river Mersey U ow nearly finished. Tbe rock has been reported as very favorable for excavation. Whatever may be true ef harmless lum- en in tbe way of drink, tb* l.uncet main- atne that health, happiness and work find umuluH euoogta in tbs unsophisticated well 1 nature in pure water. Every nickel is said by metallurgists to ooutain enough arsenic to kill s man. ?here may be something in that. Clergy- men have been known to di in : . . . here only nickels are put in u,, ...i ion boxes. Mr. Buxton, Chairman of the London tebocl Board, states that, 'anomalous a* I may *eem, the more vigorously oompnl- non is enforced against absentees, the reater tbe tendency to an irregular attend- ance" at aobool. Direct electric lighting of one of tbe rains if the District Railway between venmuKton and Putney is stated to be rery successful. The light is not only >uperior to that obtained from oil or gas, rat is reported to ooet only two-thirds that of tbe Utter. Paper waah-baiiins, buoksta and similar articles for domestic purposes are generally ade of straw pulp, and, after they are roughly made into the desired shape, they re subjected to hydraulic pressure in strong moulds, where they acquire the finished form. A new nligioui nect to Boston bold* that di**ae* i* caused by tbe absence of od from tbe body, and that it can be cured by the passage ol the Divine affluence ~rom the well to the sick as they sit with their spines in contact. It in said to number among it* votaries people of influence and prominence. A cinerary urn ha* been discovered on tbe farm of Cutty hill, Longside. in Aber deensbire, Scotland. Ths shape of tb* urn ia globular, fifteen inches in diameter and eleven inches in depth. It was formed of a brownish sort of clay. Tbe bones which filled tbe receptacle crumbled into dust on being touched. Tbe coral industry on tbe Algerian coast is now regulated by a decree ol the French Govsrnment. In future the fUning for coral must no longer be conducted with tbe use of apparatu* made of iron or other metal, as it is supposed that implements of this nature tend to destroy the reefs and prevent their reproduction. Phylloxera on the roou of vioes for- arded to Kuglend fur elimination by expert* through Kew omaiair. by the Gov eminent of Yiotori*. have been foutd in ooi M irrable number*, although ths vines themselven were effectually dtxtroyed. It appear* that tbe earth protected tbe pests nioh had found their way underground. A man was suffering from gangrene of the lung*, with oogb, difficulty ot breath- ing and fevf r. The oJor of tba breath was most offensive. Tbe patient waa put upon a mixture containing carbolic acid, bu: as no improvement followed, tincture ol SMalyplus was *ubstituted for tbs acid. In two days alter the use of the last | tion on odor of tbe breath was lees ing, aod in less than two weeks tbe max was discharged oared. Tb* beneficent work was attributed to ths action of ths socalyp tua by Dr. Bonamy. Tbe height and velocity of clouds may be determined by means of photography. Two camera* are placed 600 feet apart and provided with loatantaneons ahutten, which are released by electricity at tbe sam* moment. Tbe angle of inclination nl the cameras and the position of tbe cloud as photographed are thus obtained, and luipl* trigonometrical operations give the height and dutanoe from those data. A recent writer on the emotions of infants says curiosity shows itself tbe minute a child begins to take interest in other things besides its food, and wben, I heath it still carries everything to ite mouth it doe* so merely because tongue is tbe finest as well as th* most exercised organ of touch. At this stag* th* child bandies things, looks at them closely pulls them to pieces, and so in playing instructs himself. Bir J.lFreyer incline* to tbe belief that notwithstanding the fact of the toothless upper j w, deer do actually consume their shed horns. He picked up recently at the deer forest at Dunrobin, Scotland, shorn which appeared to show thai it bad been in great part eaten away, and this, it seems was tbe belief also of the member* of tLe Zoological Society of London, to whom be bad recently exhibited tbe gnawed speci men. The marks on the born are such as would be made by the broad inoieon of th lower jaw, and here scientific observation eem to confirm popular opinion. lt In ' *l our I. ill/r.1 l.i, It is often tbe case that tbe moat telling criticisms made on our civilization com from those who have been brougb up under a different system statement made by ths Japanese Am baa sador to England has recently been pub liabed which ii a good illustration "f th force ol this assertion. Wben asked wha he thought of European society, he replied "One gnat drawback to it i* tbeentir absence of the sense of brotherhood wbicl tbs strain and competition of modern busi ness bad produced. IB Japan the members of a family an all bound together by th closest social ties. Wben I am in Tokio there is no man of my native village, no matter how poor, how mean er bow desti tut* he may be, that would not have t'u utmost confidence in coming to me for as sistanoe. Nor could I refuse it to him Thus, in the Japanese capital, with a popn lation of 1,500,000, there an only 800 or 900 persons who depend upon tbe State for their support that is, who correspond to your pauper*." The fatal delect iu modern civilization is the entire lack of outside responsibility. The rule of competition ia an essentially selfish one, and personal success the reward which it often ean ordinarily be secured only by iguoring.tbe claims which othen may make. I IIK - ll <!</* mm* Hew sli sell* Tbe French Canadian asMssnlis -|i. to learn some things. Dunn" the winter the rage among fatihionablu . u r_en who go tobogganing and enow has be*n the old fashioned Canadian a**h. This is a kind that have &reat i : i*uih, lengtb and length of fringe. TL. j are, it is said, Dot woveu nowaday*, and ran i uly be had from carter* and other* wi . i.,e bad them for yean, (jcita reotniiy a* much as 16 and I'J have been paid lor Uie relics of old Canada. A day or two ao a carter's uleigh did a thriving -limy tb-ni fr*4'r ". > by l*>ciineu walked up aud down io treat ol lie St. Lawrsnc* Hall so as to attrw:t tbe y* of the young bloods who affeci :hcue anhcF. and who wben they pu:oh<i>o one ell their fruuds that it cam* from Domed be back country villages or thai it : a taoiily heirloom. Tbe ssasju in too tat advanced for tbs old man to sell many uow. Uontrtnl Witnett. Tbe irritation of ths German authorities against tbs United States Minister at Her liu seems to have died oat. Mr. Sargent has been invited to a soiree given at Ihe from the Ooverament at Madrid declaring ' palaoe to-day in honor of the U7th birthday Uaba in a state of ileg*. Tbe authorities . of th* Emperor. H* also dines with I'rinoe at Havana pronounce ft aheard ' Bismarck In honor of the event. r| < art... I--, .. A flower has been dinoovered n. rkioab America which is only visibla wbcu the wind IH blowing. Tbe shrub belongx :o the cactus family, and grows about thru- feet n height, with a crook on top, ^ ..L. .t the appearance of a black hickory c&ur. When he wind blows a number of beauulul flowers develop from little lumps n: tbe stalk. A curious experiment has be*u trad by M. Maryelidet, a French naturalist Five 'ean ago be placed a load in a h>,l. made n some granite, and covered it with imper- meable cement, and recently, iu the pre- sence ot several spectator* a,t tne Pans diuenm of Natural History, lie relt .*i it. The animal, though in a torpid state, was aliv* and healthy. A scientific experimenter ouoe drew out rom the body of a single (.ider three thousand four hundred and ttiguiy > *rde ol thread or spider-silk a length ol > littla short ot three miles. Bilk ma> r> woven of spider's thread, and it is more *los*> and rmlliant than that of tb* silk-won being of s golden color. An eutbnsia*tn- ntito- uologisl secured enough ol it for tin- weav- ng ol a suit of clothes for Louis XI V. Dr. George Schweinfurtb. the Orrmaa explorer ol Central Afrios, who now i. sides u Erfypt, has sent to Sir Joseph liuoker, director of tbs K*w Garden*, a long touuunt of tbe plant* contained in vome Hrtalhs found in tbs oof&u of an F.gyp- tiaii Prisons (mnmm)). They priasd leaves of tbe willow, leave* of late palm, corn-poppy flower* and flower. Of tbe poppien. Dr. Bcbw. luturth says that tbe inner portion are in a won- derful state of preservation. Not a stamen, nolan anther is wauling ; nay, one might noat ay that not even a pollen |tr*ui M misting. Ranly are such psi f <ct a 1 well- preserved specimens of tbis fragile flower mrt with in herbaria. Tbe or, lor. '.no, ol petal* is maiutemed in a hi K !i o*ree as is tbe dried specimen of tb* prevent day. It l* a dark brown red. tn. loaves a deep stain ou tbs paper whore u.t fiowera hav* been soaked. The PribOka* at whose luDaral tbsss flowers w*re used lived .boat eleven centuries before tbe Christian sn. Pin* cones, which must have been employed as funeral offerings a thousand years earlier, have been found in a vault at Tuebe*. Speaking of duuls reminds m* that Ben Duller i* d*Mended in part from tbe old Cillev i-tock, aod was hence related to tbe Jonathan Cillsy who fell in ihe noted Grav**-Cill*y duel. Butler would have mad* a duelist himself bad bs b**o burn 10 a State and al a time wben tbe aide ot nonor held good, liut beau eatuin Massa- chusetts never fights do*K aud Butlsr's uerve has bad to bs sxpeaded in other wavs. A notable instance of this occurred in 1866, when Ben Butler was a yunng practitioner at Lowell. The Hu.hoia campaign was in full progrew, aod a great meeting was being held in the larrfcst hall ot tbe city. Ruf us Choatr, ths great lawyer, was addressing the meeting and hi* ato- {Oenoe had thrown them into tne wildest enthusiasm, wbsn a jar was fall and crash was beard. Tbe cry went forth, Tb* floor is sinking." Every on* turned pal* and tb* audience ruae for a stampede, wben Ben Butler came to the front of the platform beiide Mr. Choete, and calling the audience to halt, said there was no danger ; that tbe architect of tbe building was prenent and thai be would go with him and examine tbe buildiMi and report to allay their lean. This quieted the audience. Bntl*r said the architect made as immediate examination of the ball and found Ihe danger very great Butler at once returned and tmiliiiijy assured tb* audience then was no present dauber, but as tbe hall was overcrowded hs advised tbsm to quietly adjourn to the Public Square and there Mr. Choete would finish bis speech. The crowd went quietly out and tbe catastrophe was avsrted. As Butler stepped on tbe platform be bad whispered Io Mr. Choata with a half laugh, in order to deceive tbe audience. This is wbal he said, " Mr. Cboate, I must clear th -i bouse or we shall all bs in hell in nvs minutes." " Carp," in Cleveland Leader. A lady of prominence in society ean almost atari as a fashion any freak that may occur to her. If it is in dress it will b* surely copied. Women, as a role, are like io many sheep and must be led. Mrs. Orfdeu Goelet was the flnt lady to wear a jewelled pin at the back of her bodice, where the lacing meets at tbe top. Tbe pin was handsome and contained some very precious stones . it was first teen in its new position al on* of the Delmonico balls Ibis winter. At tbe next ball two or three ladies appeared with handsome pins attached to Ibis part of the dresi, and it was only a few weeks later that tb* number ot ladled who wore valuable pint on this peculiar spot bad oop-iderebly increased. And so It is with/ sost everything that appertains to dress. -tf. y. Ifsi. aaU Kt. prtn. " He stood six feel two in bis stockings, and every inch a man," says an axohange, U in I That i* Hevsnty four inches ; " every mob a man," would make nevanty- tear men. Thin must be th* *am* identical customer who was a " best in himsalf."