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/ -. ' FOB THE LADIES. Vsctal llouM-b.1.1 MIDI. BSMl Kn.bl.a KT MOTHIB'S IHIII.R. 71s bat a little llible, And tbe cover is old and worn, The leaves are dark and yellow, Aud tbe edges a trifle lorn, Au l here I Dud me marking Of a delicate baud, aud tbere Faint trace of tears I fancy On a page once wbite aud fair. And though I've much that's costly, Aud I've much tbat ii wonderful, here's naught 1 hold so precious, Aud there's uaugbt lo beautiful To me aa thin small Bible Witb its cover so old and worn, And leaves so dark avd yellow, And its edges stained and torn. And though yon deem it worthless, And there's many more graud and fin* Tlieiw B uaught 1 love so truly Aa this dear hook of uiiae. It wan my uiother'H llible, Aud ahe read it iu quiol tbere, III days of joy aud sorrow, Aloue iu her uld arm chair. It was my mother's llible, Aud she gave it long ago, Aud lold me of its comfort, lu her times of joy or woe, Aud no I love aud prize 11 Uure than gema of tbe earth or sea. And iu iuy heart forever It shall e'er a Ireasure be. You kuuw Ibeu why 1 love it, Th'iugn its cover ia old and worn, And though us leaves are yellow, Aud its edgea ttaiueu aud turu. I ..I. - ..I I . o !(. I,,. . Another girl is just from tbe Berlin Court, says Margery Deane in the Boston Trarucnpt. At her feet are a group of maidens lying on rugn, plying ber with questions. " Now tell us about th KinpresH. She is 10 old, can she look rega any more?' comes from ao unmistakable Philadelphia maiden. " Poor thing !" replied the American girl, who is never greatly impressed with royalty. " She is a good old thing," this very patronizingly, " but she is a guy ou State occasions." Aud tbou she vividly drew a picture for us of tbe aged German Empress, nearly 80, unable to stand, thin almost to a skeleton, withered aud pinched, clad in pale green satin and velvet, with garniture of gay autumn leaves ou her train, with diamonds and emeralds innumerable on her poor neck, which is hidden only by tulle, and wrinkled Bernhardt glove* ou ber poor, bare arm*, tbi* toilette lurmoonted by a bigb head-dress of feathers. She is wheeled in in a sort of chair-throne or throne-chair. It is not a pleasant deeorip- tien of old age. Aud tbe Crown Princess, Queen Victoria's daughter, make* her own dresses I" " Ob 1" from a cborus of maidens. " And a Crown Priuoeai ?" " Yes, she makes them herself, and tbe seam down tbe back meander* just as it always does on home made dreasee, and she doesn't sew tbem very nicely, either." It ii true tbat this Princess doe* eat and make clothing for herself and daughters, and superintends tbe housekeeping. Did not tbe Prikoen Alice darn ber own stockings ? towing I ..i Art. Home one has been writing to tbe papers etui. plan ing that English women are for- getting bow to sew. Perhaps ttiire is some truth iu this. I was examining tbe other morning au old piece of sewing done by Mrs. Gray'* grandmother, in which the stitches are *i miraculously small aud neat that tbey might now almost take rank as fancy work. There was a marvellous little darn iu one pirt of the flue muslin, the garment in question beiug a baby's chris- tening robe. Well, this darn wa* filled in witb lace stitches, such as were used in making modern point, but the cotton was so fine tbat the work mast have beeu rather trying to tbe eyes. Tbe saami were not run and felled, as tbey are now, but eseh side of tbe seam was huu mel witb tbi narrowest possible little t ny, soft hem, Hnd tue two were " top se v*d " attain- 1 eaob other. The needle u ed must bave beeu excessively stual 1 , or tbe work eouU never bave been so neat. Tbe little robe WM evidently a labor of love aud tbe worker teems to have lavished au> a n uul of labor up>n it. No one ooul 1 have said of it that it looked " blown together," as some one remarked of tbe dresses in Sir Joshua Reynolds' portraits. II .i. . I.. .1.1 Him.. Sprinkle salt immediately over any where something ha* boiled over on the stove, aud tbe place may be more easily cleaned. This also counteract* the bad odor. To restore mildewed linen take soft sosp and powdered chalk iu equal quantities and rub all over tbe disooloratious. Spread the linen in the sun for au hour or so, then wash off. If you have occasion to uo clothe* wet in hot water about au invalid, do nut try to wring them out of tbe water. Ti e bant way to prepare them is to stesui ihe-n ; they can be handled with comparative ease. A teaspoonfnl of borax, pat in the last water iu which clothes are rinced, will whiten them surprisingly. Puunri tie borax so it will dissolve easily. This es| eolally good to remove tbe yellow tbat time gives to wbite garments tbi t bave beeu lai j away for two or three yeara. If >ou are afraid tbat your \eni dikes are a lutle stale, pat one of tbers iu a ou| of warm water wuh a go*d piuuh of in,.- , let Ibis slaud for an hour ur so before O' rjg , it will have an txoelleut tffect ou tbe yeal aud wi I iaxure good bread. Catti that are Uunlried at Ii uue oft'n fall to please, beotu-ie they are Ironed out flat, aud wneu ihe hutton.. arx pal in tbe oiff.tl.rt r and wriuk.e Tnii can be voided, if in.' UundrtsH only known how 1 1 iron the riff, uuiil tbey are perfto ly dry aud then tokes tbe broad eul ol tbe fUt-irou aud, p.eiMng very hard on ihe edge, and \ wiy goes over the length of tli cuff. Tbe cuff will roll as t ie iiou leavisit. This is 1.0 M uple au operation that oue i* likely to buuoeed tbe first tiiu she tties to do it. \Vrlh Knowing. Dearths, of gray inaibie ui>y be cleaned by tubbing them w.tU linseed oil, T i clean red brick 11 <or>>, rub them with brink u iiieued with a Ii t e warm milk and water, and wipe dry wuu a suit olutb. Leather chair-seat* may be bright* mil ana ra rived by rubbiug t irm with the wnite of an *Kg ; leaiber book liuding* will also be improvtd by tb* s.uie treat- Mil BfODW msy bl renovated And reoolorsd ay mixing on* part of muriatic acid and two part! of water ; free the article from all great* and dirt and apply tbe diluted aoid with a cloth ; when dry, poliati with aweet oil. For varnished paints save some tea eaves for a few days ; thin iteep tbem in a tin pail for half an hour ; straiu through a sieve and on the tea tor cleaning the paint. Tbe tea acts as a strong detergent, aud make* the paint nearly equal to nejev in appearance ; it will not do to wain unvarnished paints witb it. To polish slate floors, use a smooth flat piece of pumioer iitooe, then polish witb rotten stone. Washing well with soap and wai T i* usually enough to keep tbi slates clean, but by adopting tbe above method, not only do the slates become polished, but any stains are taken oat. A very complete filling for open cracks floor* may be mad* by thoroughly soak- .og newspapers in a paste made of one 1 juud of Soar, three quarts of water, a tableepoonful of alam, thoroughly boiled and mixed ; make the final mixture about at thick as patty, a kind of paper putty, and it will harden like papier-inaobe. To clean frosted i lead) silver ornaments, dissolve a lump of soda in a saucepan ol )>i i g water and place them iu it, and leave tor a lew moment! , then add a small ueoe of yellow itoap and rub the articles with a soft tooth-brush ; when taken out of tbe water placs in a hot oven on a brick until tbe desired effect is produced. II.. I ...hlou 1 1. Gros grain or faille is now considered preferable to satin. Hign collars made to meet in front and fasten by two.hooks or loops are tbe prtpsr neckwear. Theatre parties are cor.M lered tbe pro- per tbiug among those who wish to perform oial duties but are limited in house-room. Entire birds of a tiza smaller than mal- lards, with little toes turned up toward ibt beavens, are quit* the thiug to maki hats expensive. Sleeves are trimmed witb a v-baped inserted piece. In cloth dresses basket- woven braids extend from tbe arm hole to below tbe elbow. The p million basques made by Luglieu tailors bave tbe middle forms of the back an inch and a fourth wide at the waist line and wide side form*. It u reported, though by whom and under what circumstances we do not deem it proper to state, that young ladle* are now wearing golden bands about tbeir ankles. But of course tbey are never seen except by " tbe girls." Their purpose iu tbe world is merely to provoke envy. "Kt I Had Knawr4." The New York Sun describes a scene in tbe Tinut office which modesty forbade tbe latter paper to mention. Uue Decree Kipley, feeling himself aggrieved at some statement* the police reporter had found it necessary to make in connection with nil career, climbed to tbe editorial room in search of a viulioatiou. He wore a bice bat, brougbt along with him a big black- thorn stick weighing over two pounds, a big ohi.ui who weighed somewbare about two hundred, and a marked copy of Ibe Tmut. He slapped the latter upon tbe Ji- k at wbiob Harry L >eweutbal, the city editor, sat reading, aud dropped heavily into a oaue-bottoujcd chair. Ilia tall and weighty chum r-t n,J up for two minutes in imposing silence, while fifteen reporters baoame fully alive to tbe physical importance of tbe visit. " Dat'i all wrong," cried Ilipley at length, depositing bis forennger ou the Lewtpuper aoooaut. " I ain't uo thief and no convict, aud yer must take it back . what yer stuck in de paper." You bear him talking," interpolaUd tbe tall chum in a massive gutteral. "I will investigate this, yetitlemen," replied the city editor, nusvely, as be applied his lung* to the tolipnuije wMol outiimunioate* with tbe marble palao of the police on Muluerry street. Bipleyp-aLg to bin feet and pounded the (task with hit blaokhorn with fcf energy. The city editor beheld this with tbe reserve of a man witb large reroute** in tbe way of uiescenger oalu and police men aud merely rang a call. Tbe calls wouldn't Work, aud the policemen wero all at ihi oibar eud of tbe beat. Mr. B. A Km- kelfteio, a reporter of oinsiderablu ..i djpoise, itruMi at tbin juncture aud vx|o*tu- lated in G/eek witb Mr Kipley u|>u rucb a useless wai-t ; of energy. He in 1 ly HUI. g 'Sted tbat tbe new Uble of the cry editor w -H not in any way responsible, and sbi.u d n i be pounded without r ,.! " You are a our," exolaimtd Mr. Kipl " You hear him," added itie t.H aua wt- igbty obum,H(liniriugl\ . TbpQ.tuI Mr Kit kelsteiu fotu 1 r. way miu Mr. lii| ld>'h left eye with rtiuuodiuK ra p i -i-. and h, hai aud biacklboru walk n K nilok bcoinr floating (riM of the surrounding rceuoiy Mr. W. Siuiniouii pla>.d a L)J ob ion with lutiktd KUUOC*<< up<iu the uiais d'ntur.H of tbe lu p --inn chuui, and while Mr. M<lli*r, tbe eu t ir n -jLi', aud Mr I iini C H nl viewed the pi-lug K!I from a ouiv.uieut td tonal p rtioo wit i i vi in CP n' lull-lice approvl, Mr. KI|.I.-> and bix iiupoi.ii g but i .1 Il,:o u-.! p-> 1-r were nwept out ol tbe buildiuK. Mr. U ['! (1-ftUi.ed ou tli" hidewalk aud oou..iet1 i nirii-i-n distinct bruien ou bin foe aud hi-ad. Hi- large ansooiaie mbn. q iuily returned w th uue > cloned, auu oegd for the retui n of Mr Kij I. y '- bat and n.\ K> I bed kuowrd be woul<1 do thin," he aid apnii Ktiol l y, 'I wiulln'l a bruUK him " " II.PU'I in. ii'inn it," txelaimed H fl lepuiters. " We d be pleanvd to ntu )ou agiu at any lime." * On i .|..l>' II " Mil I-.IIT (',> one of hm (!>() : " I'm suuokvd, J .int . to ea you've bruk.ru your proiuixe aud bava bteu ludu'g'"g agaiu.'' (Iiuei ha'igH hit heH ) V u r> *(ly rliiiLiiil give it I p. Iii <1 n >ou gieat harm uihtH you nufit fur woik ppoilH you r M pi e*ratio* ) e oanua tak' > er brral la t >>'v * '"! tame i )er uiuutb 'i>e- ye i| 1 -it u' headache " J trues: " A\", mruaster, but ye bae suffered )i< I I ' Tbe toll wing curious iu.truetion U found amoug tbui.<* i-i-und for Ibe guidance of tb* propued Nile expedition : "Tbe caoiels are lo bti treated with ooUHideraiiou and liudum, tbeir peoulir lien are t, i be ntndiil, and DO ill-usage or tool Isoiguage il to be resorted to." ID Om AM KVB1TFV1. l l fr Wsie i the Br.i Known Brpwrters In Ike o.mri l>.. I lu> TI,, M ulr. I'..-... I'. ,...iuil. Awnf sjfccich s>f His III. nd , hi. . . ui. .1. (Boston Usrald.) Daring tbe last quarter sentury the best mown journalist from tbe Hudson river to lie jumping off point in Nova Scotia wan Tom Maguire. "Poor Tom's a'oold." V.t -r a few days of painful illness at the home of bii mother in the Bunker Hill distiiot, be died at 6 o'clock last evening of pneumonia, at the age of 43 years. Thomas Maguire was a coimopolitan, iu the sense .hat be claimed no c >uutry ai the place of lis nativity, having been born in mid-uoeau while his paruuts were making the passage 11 a sailiug vessel from Irslaud to America n 1841. Be wai a citizen of the world at home everywhere and ilh everybody from the earliest days of bis career. Soon after arrival in this country. Mr. Maguire's father died, aud Mrs. Miguire located in Hinsdale, lierkgnire county, wbere young Tom attended school and acquired tLe common education with which be began hi* ourualistio career sx me year* later. His Denial disposition marie him a treat favorite iinong railroad people, and be eventually oast his hue* witb tbem, becoming a water xty, aud subsequently a biakeman on Ire Western Railroad, which has since been merged with tbe Boston & Worcester, under tbe general name of Boston A \lbany. By contributing newH parsgraphs the oolumuBof the Springfield Republican. Maguire became a great favorite of tbe elder Bowles, wbo gave him an opening as reporter witb the oracle of Western ilai.naohu-.et i- newspaper readers. After successful apprenticeship witb tbe \lepub ican, be began contributing for tbe Sew York Herald, and coming to Boston neoured a place ou tbe Journal, " covering " ;he Massachusetts work for tbe New Herald ai well. In bis earlier career as a jourualiit, be bad a happy faculty of making hosts of friends who were always glad to see bim and to favor mm iu every possible ws y. aud be wai quite well known in every State iu New Euglaud aud in tbe large cities of Canada at d the Province*. lie bad moot peculiar qualities a* a news gatherer and correspondent, and early practice at tbe keyboard of tbs tele- graph offiae in Hinedale made him very valuable in emergencies calling for an perator to take the place of tbe theu imperfectly educated telegraphers of coun- try towns and village)* As a war corres- pondent, while the rebellion wa* in pro- gress, he was uot without daring, and took ohauees which few of the army correspon- dent* of tbe time would hazard ; yet he uot only escaped harm, but this quality of his work more than ootnpensatea for the danger be exposed himself to. Ou tbe occasion ol tbe Fenian raid luto Canada iu 1866, Tom was at tbs trout for the Journal, and two years later be was again in Canada witb the " Irish Revolutionary Army," hiving meanwhile left tbe Journal and become N-w Iviglaud correspondent for tbe New York Herald Ou the second raid bis despatches were sent from all points between St Ariuaud aud Trout River in Canada aud St. Albans, Vi., aud Maloue, N. Y , ou the American tide. O! the mauy j jurualinuc feats whiah brought Mr. Maguite tato prominence, his greatest wai tbat in connection with tbe Ion of tbe Wbite Star steatusbip Atlantic ou the coast of Nova Saotia about fourteeu years ago. O.i learning of tbe disaster he atarted by special tram for Halifax, aud ou arriving tbere chartered tbe ouly steamer thai could be obtained aud weut lo tbe wreck. In tbat way he recovered over 100 bodies, and these, with many others recov- ered of the Si'.'J lost, were claim, d by their frisuds tolely tbrough tbe complete and i-yxiematlc detcriptiou of tbe dead that Mr. iU^uire gave to tbe public in bit long dispatch** to bi* paper. Owing to the condition of the ionU aloux tbe coast at tbe time, It was nnpossltla to reach tbe wrick txo-pl by boat, and, as Mr. Maguire hi J unr.rr<i the only ava 1 aole our, he bad the field 1 1 h intelf , aud 11. fellow oorrtrpoi dents wi-ie unable ti gel any uenrer ibe aevne of the accident 11 au Halifax, a distance of thirty miles. K.cu lib, wbils ibe txjueiun.1 luaii t -BUB oorre.'piuoVuts were loroed to "sn-.l about ou the Halifax wborve* aud | ick up tnesgie 1 euiH, while Mr. Maguire i-n.cd U| lu bli hiesnur j il from ibe wrtck, aim leltgispbtd ciljuiu after p .lun.n of t last par luulars It was a feat that made Hi. ila.. ire a lur >, aud called forili the ."liuir* 1 1 iii of the .c re -r m< re of New Y ik aud Bunion O'lrrecpoudents who were outg. ueralled by his eit-rpruM* He ocojwi <ned a g-et deal ol ii'Ousaiou and controversy at tbi nine by 1 i) descriptions of noeues lu ibe hold of the wrecked sleaui ship, uibuy professional divert declaring iiiut no exueri could i tty HO imv aud do iim.-h under water as the New Y irk lit r>,ld u v Co ulai . ed to bsve doui Alter tw .ia>B ol nwpper war on ibe i-u j ct. the Ihr.ldi o irre. I'OLdeut received a ptreru, u.ry older by telegraph from Mr. Ju,. (jo don Bennett, directing him to "go d .wu iu ihe b. II agaiu. " N XI day Ibe Herald nad another description of soeu witnuiwni iu the oioiuil exploration of the wreck, ai d tue vividuea* oi tbe portrayal was evm mure shocking than Ibe first. Tbe la*t description .iieuued, but did not c mvin tbe No* Y u K rliverc, some of wboui auu. k to it ihat iu Herald man bad never beeu under water. Col. R gers, of tbe Boston Journal, MMU after stcurnl the rarvioos ol tuu deoeaeed, wbo proved a fit iun CO l.n.rir lo tbe tktu veterau I'.v.. 1, anil, wbo at tbe time was iu lie /. initli of k)lM fame. B -i>id aiipndiug tu UK leportorial dune* on tbe Jmirruil b rmaaiuu correspoudeut Ii r the Now Y >rk Herald, an well as an espm lal 'HV.irue with kS>e tUer Brunelt aud N * Yiikjurual mis iu n *rl. At the opetiug <u hoxuli I'ee lu IHu'l, he uapptjued to be lu New Y Ik S ate, ana w, neut lo Wesi Point lo look a t .r a met ting between (1 I't-i i Wo. I and I'fnnldeui L no- lu, touch, UK uxit eis out oi ruing the wr. He wan the onlyoorrer- |>ondeut present at ibis meeting, wbiob he nan i lien ik u pleasure lu uanaliug among lilt f lows. Wttile the i'realdeu p. rea a trounlerome corn wuh a reur u.-luiiKiuu loUausral Wool, tbe while situ*- tiuu was dinn-fed, and the orfltr for ihe hri oall lur troops was drawn up ty the geu I I, nd immediately sigued by tbi Prekiaeul. Tb* N,,w York tin aid tbe mil mouiins: oublisbsd an " exuiusiivs) wbiob astouulsd tb* woilJ, and which wa* at first doubted, until con- firmed later by the official call as promul- ated from Wsabington. In 1801 aud 1862 he wan with tbe Army of the Potomac as correspondent of the Journal, and spent a good portion of his time at Acquia Creek, tbe depot of supplies, as well a* at army headquarters. He was intimately associ- ated witb the leading generals, aud had the OOL h ienoe of all wbo knew him, cftioers and soldiers alike. He proved himself a iirst efficient correspondent, and, after Fred*riok>burg, started to Fort Monroe, in anticipation of joining the expedition to Newberu, but, owiag to contagious diieases prevailing iu Ihe Carolina*, he gave up tbat trip, and resumed bis duties witb tbe Army of the Pot^mao. While here be per- formed invaluable service iu connection witb the work of tbe Sanitary Relief Asao- oiatiou. On several occasions be took tbe risks of wandering within the rt v el linen, bit escaped all harm. While at ibe front ue was ou tbe best of terms with the akeuu of tbe Adams express, aud through their courtesy was afforded an uud. ground railway," by which be managed to get through much important new* which might not have seen the light of day if subjected to the eagle eyes of the censor who bad oharge of the matter of correspondents. Ila returned home in 1801, and resnaied Ins labors ou the Journal. At the same Uue he resumed his correspondence witb me New York ileraid, which BJOU bcicau to ojmpete with tie Jouni'tl in tbe [uoli- oatiou of New Euglaud usws. This did uot suit Col. Rogers, and Tom was given tbe alt rna'.ive either to leave tbe Jjurn.1 or discontinue bis work for the New York paper. Tom decided to staud by Bennett, w o about tie same time became iutei> esied iu tiaiabiinuiug a bureau i.. ibis section iu opposition to tbe Aascctated Press. His field at first comprised all tbe territ >ry east of New Uaveu aud including tbe Provinces, aud later was extended as far uortb and west as Toronto, <). i Iu 1 >!,, or thereabouts, he accompanied 1'unoe Arthur iu the latter's tour from Halifax throughout the country. Hi., dtsoription of this trip iu tbi New York Herald attracted general attention, and was exceedingly creditable to tbe author, as well as intensely interesting. He acted as secretary and agent for P. 8. Oilmore during tbe World's Peace Jubilee, and Mr. Uilmore was so impressed by his genius aud accomplishment* ai a writer tbat he ooojpjsed aud dedinted a piece o| music to him. The de- scription of tbe loss of tbe l earner Atlantic off Halifax and the Fenian aidi have been alluded to. In 1x70 be accomplished another piece of fine work for tbe same jjarnal in connection with the Mill River disaster," itill well remem- bered, in tbe western part of the State. U* accompanied tbe Duke Alexis, the son o( the IV ir of all tbe Ruteias," iu tbe lat- ter's trip through iut tbe cjuutry from the momeut tbat soiou of royalty landed until lie Itft again Tom especially distinguished himself ou this trip on behalf of tha,Ncw York Hera d. Ua reaching H:. Louis, some >>* correspondents were ou hand reprt seutiug M many different purnUs to acaonipany the Duke ou tie gr.nd buff *lo bunt which bad been arranged iu hi honor by Oeu. Pbil. Sjeridan. At the lait moment Sheridan decUnd that u would be impossible to take all the oorre-poudents with tbe party by reason of lack of horses for trauxp irtaliou aud, uot t) show any part aii'y, the general decided to have none of them go. lie proponed to furnish au epitome of each day's sport for all tbe papers, aud tbat att- tied it, to all appearaucDS, for tbe poar oor- respondents, mauy of whom bad travelled hundreds of miles t > describe tbe auuo-t ol a live prince bunting down a live buffalo Tom, however, was uot satisfied, and felt onsgriued at having to turu back to Now Y ji k and u. i'it. (erhsp*, the dusprroba tiou of tbe stern old Scotchman who | " iiidvd over the wtUare of the llera'a. II cogitated, soon saw bin w*y oi. a-, Mid offered himself to S"<>ri |ju as a Ul> graph operator who might b. j vmii't J to artist iu KSttiug tbe report of each day'H h>int through to the papers. Ibis Mrs* J me uukiownto bis aasooiatep, aid be accom- panied tue parly, wbicn was headed by ibe lament* 1 Cutler, wifj whom po r T.>iu was on the Det of terms, tbe recull of a f-uudsb p formed ou the battl fieldt of Virgiui> T.IUI did hi- dut> a* an operator t p-rfectinu.aud when ibehuutwan over, it wan found by Ib litr lb' t the N. w Y.irk Hera d each d.) hail i eitly a whole page . f uiaurr des oriplive of tbe sport, tu tie txommon i other j mrual*. It is euouxb to sty that Toiu lavortd his own paper only m bis oapaci'y as < perator. Sheridan, of courm , wan anur> wheu be discovered bow ho baj been out i ted, but later ou forgave tbx rultoii n>'iii( j 'uruslist. Iluriug tbe li't bre in HT-'. Torn aiaiu distinguished bim- Keif, ana SK'H be made a bit iu bis de* '' \i iou of 1'ri-Hideut Grant's trip tithe V , ,-> arj and C>p iu 1874. ' O.<1 " Uraut -nd T in wi IB fas' liieuds as if brought a i logrilur at Wen P .int, and during the ir p ibe bond of nyu.pt by betwetm tueiu wa^ iu.preai.ed up iu uiher ourrerpoudents of thr prl> . I.i oi'unmiuu with the Otn 1.111,1.1 oilebration of II bttl* of Lx ngtou n'' ''> .NTI! in ! 7."., Torn made a '.. In r " I u bit " by preparing tbe matttr lur a >p>oai nUiliuu of Ihe New York I!* *a d. Which wss sold all over New Kug- laud during ihe day n( Ibe Celebration. lln-. i-rue of tbe New York Herald f-uibrared a histories! sketch of ibe tutltlts from tbi pens of t e late lamented Ul(ti U al lo Euieracn aud other pruuiiueut mou u( Hie nine, direct desceudauts of the patriots wbo ruel the Britiob solJiery. U ounieut* which bad a bearing ou those great evrutv, an well as ujon tbe i p icb which ibry maikixl, weie (rodured foi tbe first time iu fi-- -iu.il.-, together with illustrations of weapoi.s, rrliO" ard instru- nieuts used lu the battles, as well as i f I ! biftorioal bouses aud p its. 1'iciurrs of ihe Iradlug pairiots if iue rev-lu'i nary days were alnu given, and |oor Toiu sg.iu oatue iu for bis share of fame. TUB VANAtHAN r . l n n . P/rWSB U. .an M Ui la 4niarr Vesir -,.,.. ! |Sj H a.t. < b.l Wttk Ihe tirsMral ^u|. rim. u.i. .. i Learning tbat Mr. M. J. Haney, tbe energetic and popular Superintendent of the Canadian Pacific Railway in British Jolumbia, was sk>| (mm at the Driard, a e[ rent-native of the Victoria (B.C) Cultmut laid him a visit yesiorday, and aaked him i few questions oouoerjiug the progress of the work of construction. The work of construction i* being pushed rapidly for- ward and about 5,000 men ar employed, 1,000 being Chinese laborers, without whom, tbe 8u[enutendent said, work ol great magnitude could uot be carried on in ibis country without tremendous expenai. White labor, which be bad employed in tb*) east with great satisfaction, here proved to Do unproductive from a lack of energy on (be part of tbe men, or a desire to get a soft sit ;" tbs only way tbat il could be accounted for beiug, iu tbe Superintendent'! mind, something in tbe climate whiah caused a feeling of laziuess atid careless- w. Had not Ibe cave-ius iu tbe tunnel* occurred, tbe track would now have been aid beyond Barnes. As it is, tbe line is graded, and, if notbiLg ouforeaeen ocean to prevent it, tbe cry will be TBEOCOB TO FAVuNl by lit of December. Mr. Haney ha* bad some rough work of construction during bis career, but tbat on the Ouderdouk oou- traot is tbe most difficult aud dtngeroui that be bat- ever been connected with. His Iirst impression ou guing ovt/r the line wae of alarm at tbe fearful grandeur of tbe country through which tbe road was to be) built, but this quukiy vauisbed, aud now be would as soon travel, so far a* risk i* concerned, over tbe B. C. seotiju of th* C. P. R. as the prairie section. It is tbe nature of tbe louutry through which the road ran that appalled the inex- perienced, the sharp curves aud imaginary Jaugers ahead tht made them fearful. The railway telegraph hue between Port Moody and Yale cam* into operation last week, aud tbere are now six operator! employed between theme two point* for the running of trains. Above Yale tbe Govern- ment line is used, aud a telegraph office is at every station. Tbe number aud nature of aociueuts on Ibe construction has been (reatly exaggerated ; for a fact, tbere were but two deaths to employee!, and not a paasenger injured since the road ba* been in operation. The scen- ery through which tbe B. C- section [lasses is grander, more picturesque and varied than ou tbe other roads. There i* u. t the rame monotony of sage brush aud bleak-locking mountains as on tbe I'uion Pacific, but from the graud soouery from Port Moody t > Yale, it merge* into tbi awfully maguifioeut scenery of towering perpendicular mountains on the one side) aud abyxsea beneath on the other. la oue stretch of tuirty miles the road ruui al iug a perpendicular wall of rock, with tbe raging 1'raser hundred* of feel beneath. This change! when Kimloops ii queued, aud th* road passes by tue Ikouupcon river along tbe little aud big rjuuawap lakes, where tbe mountains bsve a gradual slope, and tbe scenery pleasantly picturesque. Tbe Superiutcudeut wai q jentiont- d as 4k* the probable cost of the Oaderdunk contract, aud said that t-ie average oust per mile from Port M >ody to Yale will be about (40.000 i from thattoint to Savona it will foit up to about H'K) 000 perrnile. Tbe heaviest part of oonstruo- tlou is to paused, aud tb* 1~>0 mile* of o mlraci beyoud Hivoua. secured by Mr. ( laderdonk will be easy oou|are<l to the Yale Savona secti u. VShiu q ieried with regaid to tbe trouble time wiieu t i new section wo'jld be Ii ii- bed, tie Kam he bad uot tbe least doubt but that they would have tbe rails laid aud tram* running by the Kt i f S<? .suiber u.xt yr. ai d h l he iboujbt tbat ihooe w irking from tbe r-t would meet them there, aud thai train! we uld run through (rein i c<-n to c. an by lli>- 1-t . f S .vriuber. O.i tut uew oon- tr et tbi c xitrae/ture will HIM. \ aboat '.t.OUO men, 7 5uO of wuoiu will b* Cbiueee. Ujriug the OUIBIU* winter *r>,ui '1 000 in. i. will be employed iu tuuuel aud heavy r< ok work. When arkrd about the prob- ahili-y of their b.-inK cu t tutiou amoug tbi (' it. FII-, he aid ,lieri* wiui rime, and tbat last wiuisr there was uo suih thing ani'ii g tb m, but that tbey weut into iiut ( .r tbe wiuier, and ftltene<l up Mr. Uuderiouk wan briiKiu in about ;u. 000 n.aUj of rioe. A iul i- "i i pound-, whiob is a Chiusmau'i >U|ply lor a month. He said iu the Chiuear n q'li-niun. f r HUi plinsi there wen* ab .u aoO <a uole eiiuajerat* d wbichsermi rattier r.irnhg> , coiiHidvrii'K the eoonomioal harii'H ol J jbn. Tbe uioi lall'y a" oug tbi ('luume wa* nuall. aud amo ^ ii K. 1 -' during lh | att year ouly thirty aua: In bad occurred. '" WrU ! I. !'. New York Journal ; " Why U tbii bu'.ier like BainMin ?' asked 'he V' ui.g mau at the fool of tbi talle. Evi-rybxiy eio.'t l llir lai ilUrl) was ab. ut lo . av LLB tbiuit oi cernia< ititstrruitb. wbsu the pro pouudtr of Us nur diuu , wlio t- tul.t a class in tijuday rjchojl, ^le.-fuliy r*> remarked : 'BFOSUM it was shorn cf its b*ir after it fsll iuto ihe la ids of the Puilirtmtr. ' As tbe j ke wan as weak at the o ffje there wero un grounds for hilarity. Ths editor of The Eiutan Jvurnal of Cliemitiy has le*rhttl by l>-ervu u tbat the nt IB au active autl i iTi <ieui dentroxr of IHv canker Hoim. Th.. lutle crealurvs would hsi> ll e wurus which were fee. i UK upoii tjs leaVM of au elui tree and bear iiieui iu tbeir powerful grip to ihiirneit in tbe ground. ND less than Cl manafaotorin, drvo'ed sol' ly to ihs mAi.afantare ol playiuii cards, ar* 1 .oatid lu tbi O<?rman Eoipirt, as J 17 of th* number are il Saxony. An I lrellM A bevy of girl i were looking at a briJal trou-suau. " How exq iiHite !" " How bvely ! ' " How supremely sweet !"sK5,, ad nauitam, wen the exclamations made. " You ought to be vry happy, Clara,' laid one of the girls to tin hr de elect. " I soppone I ounht," said Clara, discon- tentedly, ' but pap i won't bring a new*, paper r. p .r'rr to look at 'hem." Cnoru* What a shame t Two hundred oitixeni of Colombo*, O., have been fined for profanity ID tbi nub'ir strests. Uj* tuan has oanied the a-i*,ti. Jotquin Miller is now the lion of N w O I'll,*, and lia been given tb* liberty . f ibeCrtaotnt City ow. couditi<in thi bi shall writo ao poetry during bi* . j urn. He proiuisn iusiead t) study up tb >US;M lutere.t srrl i* Kliug to vuit J >hn Dymuud aud H P. K"Tu<>ob*ii, tbi twu oaoal prooii- DLt fu^r planters In PUqjsmisjtji r .n-h, and will thin take a run tnr>. ogh lb. Ivov* ocnntry.