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*l > I ..K I III < I IX. ft r. I.I. in T .d I.HI k flB4-k hn.il. i..,,.r- (Ban Frauelseo Call. An old miner who followed tbe gold ex- eitement in iu devious wanderingH in AuHtraha, California, Mexiou and British Columbia, related to a Call reporter a few days sgo several luatauoea of luoky die- ooveries. " An old Dutchman brought tbe plodding method uf bie roa to ibe work of gold- digging in Australis. All of bia com panioun had bolduesii aud dah ; but few bad the stolid pertiiieuay in the face of bad luck thai this Dutchman potmewed He bad beeu plodding along tor several mouilia digging a tunnel. Heavy dull clay WM all about bim. Not a promimng mgn beckoned him ou. He seemed to get more aettled iu bu determination to work the tunnel to the end the more unpromising it looked. He bad been working ou in the face of discouragement for aeveral months. Ons morning be wa* making his way into bu tunnel, and before be bad i(oue fourteen feet hie heart Bank within, bim. Tbere in front of bim wa* bia tunnel caved ! Tbe patb be had laboriously dug into tbe bill WM clogged witb tons of sartb. But tbe quality of bis character asserted itself. Mu*l men would have volleyed oaths al bis ill look, and packed up their kit and left. Tbe miner moved more (lowly than before, but be started again io work in Ibe earns tunnel. Ho crawled into his tunnel, and witn pick and abovel set to clearing away tb* hill of earth tbat blocked bin patb. He bad not etruok a doidu blows witb bis pick before the (harp iron point struck aomstbiug solid. MeohaM oally he bent forward acd cleared away the earth, aud there before) him wa* a b>K nugget, M LUggetH go, weighing fourteen ounces. He crept out of tbe tunuel, bring ing hia precious nugget with bim, and when be got into tbe fre*fc air and btara the birdn niugiug, be sa>t down aud wept. Mo one begrudged tbe Dutchman bis luck. " A ocggety country tbat bM been ouly partially worked u just aa good a field tH virgin soil," continued tbe miner. " Tba apots tbat have uol beeu touched may be the very nesls of tbe precious m*tal. It ia dangerous to leave a nestle foot of ground unworked. Tbe fortnue of a lifetime might thus be paused by and loot forever Tbere are many instance* of jual mob cased. There WM a poor, (bifllerR fellow, witb a wife in rags and children iu squalor. Tbe whole family uaed to go mio tbe digginge together and abifl about till tbey bad got enough to boy something to eat. But one day they straggled into tbe dlggi not bavingenergy enougb to puh on abreaai of tbe worker*. They fell to picking a little pillar tbat bad been left (landing in tbe midst of tbe diggings, all aboat it having been worked. I do not think it oould have been more than three feet aoroe*. certainly not more than six. It WM a (pot tbal had beeu uegleo'.ed M tbe digger* pushed tbeir drifts ahead. Tbe tqjalid family began work on this solitary pillar , all tbey hoped was for a few grains to feed them for tbe day. As tbe man continued lil lessly, the sunlight ' waa caught up by i speck in the pillar tbat glmteued auc nanbed. Tbe eyes of the pr fellow saw it , be thought bis work for the day wan done. He knelt down to clean away tbe dirt from tbe bright spot. As be did ao tbe shining metal grew to larger proportion Immediately ibe whole family WM an unr il in eager haste to uncover it. Tne further they cleared tbe soil away about il tbe further it leemed lo recede. After workin) for two boure witb growing aatouiahmeu tbey saw the full on tliue of tbeir prize one of tbe largest lump* of gold ever found Tbat WM tbe luckiest find ever made." " Tbe Mount Moliagul nugget WM foonc in a most peculiar place," reanmed ibe miner. "There WM an nnuHually riob digging* iu the vicinity of Mount Moliagul Victoria, that bad made a hundred tuc-u riob. It had beeu thoroughly worked in every direction, aud it WM tbonnbl tha very graio of gold in the neighborhood bax beeu collected. Tbe crowd tbal once made the oamp a busy scene of life di>mlved quickly M it bad collected, leaving the shanties to tbe mercy of the weather which noon made them a picturesque ruin Off toward tbe east there WM a solitary tree Btump, Btaodmg on a pillar of earth tbat bad not been cut away by tbe gold boaters because of Ihe old root* of the tree that spread through tb* soil. Il WM noi more than ten fet in circumference tha had been left by the diggers. Ooe day two miners came to tbe deaerted oamp and stop red over night on tha aita of tbe old camp The Btump struck one of them a* a eingnla feature of tbe old digging*, and being i skilful mioer, he knew that one part of a noggety country WM M likely to bide tbi preoioua metal ss another. It occurred tc him tbal Ibe ground under tbe stump WM aa likely to prove riob M tbe portiooa o tbe neighboring field tbat had yielded sc much gold. He resolved to work the littl mound next day. His companion, how aver, WM anxious to be off to the lates diggings, where Ihe excitement WM at tb highest pitch. But tbe first mioer, wb had resolved to explore the solitary pa to of the deserted diggings, persuaded hi partner, and together tbey set to work o tbe old stomp. They began by uudnrmin ing one side of tbe stump, but before tbe had dog in three feet they discovered a enormous nugget, one of the most valnabl that bad been found in tbe wbole diggingi Tbey continued their labor* and nproote tbe stomp, but did not find another grain o gold." ' Bad BJaMls. "W* are off," cried a fair bride, M tb locomotive puffed away in its endeavors t move ths train. " Just listen to the ' chew chew' of the engine." " What bad habits I" replied the groom witb a tear in his eye. ' Why, darling, what do you mean ?" sh inquired, sweetly. " Nothing much, angel, except that tb engine not only ' one WM' bat amokes." She got off at tbe next station an returned to ber parental borne Traveller. .i IUKUI i ni rttii t i i H%I . A u ..bin* I.I. which wa* *>. 4urull) K<ll,l Honinnllr < B.r ! hlld d.il.n. A Osntralia, III., despatch says: Tbs irticularn of a singular adoption ate pub- i. bed here to-day. Col. L F. Catey is a roiniuent Ijoal lawyer ; his wife i( au eati- uable lady. After a married life of many eari-, utmtrred by a regret or dir pleasure, ave ibe ured of a child's cumpausionsbip to brighten np tbe old home, they de- ermibed to adopt a baby girl if a suitable ue oould be found. One night two yeam go Mrs. Casey aud ber sinter-in Uw ie- ired together, and before going to Bleep batted about tbe proposed adoption. Wben the conversation had ended Mn. )asey was electrified by a vuion of bildUb loveliness at ber bide. A laby girl with large brown eye* and auburn riugleta lay there smiling and oooiug and silently supplicating for a kisi. iha stooped to caress the beautiful vuiou and il vanished. Being wide awake tbe uoident made a deep impraatioa on ber. in! many days later a stranger appeared bearing a little girl in bis arms. He 'Xplained bis miMion. He bad beard of ibe de-ire of Col. and Mr*. Caney to adept a child and be had made bold to come lo hem with this, hia only danvhter. He was anxious thst she should receive a good education and all tbe advaotagee of a cheerful home, which be fell incompetent to give ber. Tbn* speaking, tbs stranger placed th* little ons on the floor. Mm. iasey from Ihe moment of the stranger's entrance bad been staring fixedly al Ibe child in his arms. Tbe baby bad large brown eyes, tbe auburn locks and tbe imilee of ber vision. When releaaed tbe title one rushed into Mr*. Casey's arms. Thin la my child," she exclaimed raptur- u-l> , tbii is tbe one I want," Tbe baby returned lha oaresnes and Mrs. Caey explained tbe cause of her emotion. Tbe adopted daughter WM named Vision. Il now transpire* tbal she i* the great grand daughter of Commodore Oliver Perry, tbe u < bero. An anonymous letter, accompanied by lady's valuable gold chain, WM receive lately by the Secretary of the Woman'* Foi eign Missionary Society of tbe Presbyteria Church. The letter, wbtoh was withou post-omoe address-, and signed witb Christian name only, begged acceptance o be chain, and aked for tie disposal for tb benefit of tbe India Mistioni. hill Bl.lrl OU lr Hrr I.U ad blld. On Batarday last Mr. Andrews, of the niladelubia firm of Langfidld, Tomer Jc udrews, tojk oooaolou to chide a young erk named Gnarlen Huuter for bis absence ooa the tffioe at a regular bour every fore- oou and altaruuou. Andrews nad formed e theory that the >cuog man was a tqaenter of policy abop* aud opecea ou in with tbe assertion that he " knew all id you may as well make a clean bieaol of be whole affair." Tbe olerk wax apparently aralyzed at the revelation and sobbiugly oufeaned that bis daily abeuoe had been to iinme tbe baby." ' Are you a woman ?" aaked Andrews in urprue. Yon jost said yon knew all aboat it, idn'i you ?" WM the metk reply. Thescquil WM that the smooth-faced erk is a woman whose real name is Elizabeth Hunter Her husband's health oauie bad BIX months ago, and M (be bad young baby to take oar of tbey were soon i absolute want. It wan in this extremity bat Mrs. Hauler boaght a cheap suit, ought and secured a position, and was rawing 14 a week salary for the past six months. She hails from Michigan, ber tber being a (tore keeper in Sault Bte. larie. Mr*. Hunter has done ber work ell duriuf her term ol employment in the hildelpbi* noUM, and ihe aays (be will eeume male attire if the nods it necessary to kupport herself aud busbabd. In tb* meattime Mr. Andrews, who aaktd her to oocfess all," u not priding himself on bis Dilay at getting down to (act*. t tit 'i i i<- i'i 4<. i i o,ii 1^ I. id. lii (4D< 0rva>lal*4 BIT aa I ..... i r. .1 A P*rson(, K , telegram says : There is now making ila appearance in this vicinity a sooorge equal to ihe grMahopper. Large fielda of oorn ataoding on an average ol eight inobee high, looking fresh and green n Ihe morning, before night becomes withered aud dead. An examination dis closes in each hill a myriad of worms ging From one loch and a qnai Mr down to cue-eigbtb of an inch in length. Appar eutly they become completely distributed over a field, then^oommenoe simultaneously to work, aud within a very short time th wbole i devastated. Nearly every piece ol corn IB more or less iufested. Tbe egg* In. m wbioh tbe worm* are batched are noMi d to be deposited by a small yellow lib wbits moth. The worm ie, by the farmerv, teruied tbe wet worm. I UK .1 lro> Irr !<!. The keeper of a lime-kiln at Castlepol lard and hie daughter were suffocated on tbe 25th while lighting tbe fire 10 the kiln .1 Parcel!, of Countv Clare, at tbe recent CUedoniaii games at Uallabridge. made tbe extraordinary hi p, step and Jump of 47 ft 3 in. Mr. John Stack, Chairman of tbe Listows Town Commiaeionsrs, intends to cooled the repreneutation of North Kerry at tbe forthcoming general election. Nearly all tbe tenant*) of the Fiahmon m' Company in Ireland have agreed to a proposal that tbey should boy their build ing*, in thirty years, for a fixed annaalium Richard I. Cambie died ou May 2Htb at bis revidenoe, Laughmorrm, about four milee from Thorles. He WM for many yeara High Constable of the barony o! Eliogarty, ripperary. Au outrage, tbe motive of which is nol known, has been perpetrated io connection with Be. Mary's Uatbedral, Limerick, tbe bandsume stained glaa* Napier memoria window being much damaged. Rev. M. O. Whyte, rector of Ballinamal lard, Cojoty Fermanagh, Ireland, who wai to have been tried at Kesh Petty Sessions on tbe iod iust., on a charge of forgiog will of the late Captain Barton, where b Ibe sum of 112 000 WM devised, 8,000 to him (Mr. White) and 11,000 to certain other partiee, committed (uioide on tb morning of the 2nd last, at his own resi denoe by drowning himself in a tank. ImHarmrr l A vast amount of rubbish is and alway will be written, donbtleM, in regard Io tb healthful and malevolent iuflueaces o dr*M ; and tbe harsh judgmenta are large! baaed on tbe absence of fixed laws. Ar any of tbe laws fixed tbal govern our nocia life and environment? Is medical soisnoe fixed ? Were any two doctors ever know to agree ? Could not physicians long hav gotten rid of all corset* and semblance o comets, of skirts also, and Bubttitute tiouaen, had their science taught them al and all alike, that these were positiv hindrance* to th* attainment of health bodies by women ? Hut the obvioos fi is that tbe average health of women ia good or better than tbat of men, wboe dress in not criticised from a sanitary pom of view. Tbe thoneand* of women wb now occupy important position*, who wor m shops and factories, who support them (elves and familiss, all wear the ordinar dress of womeo and maintain a (tandar of health superior to that of male em ploy eel New York Letter to Watkingto Star. Five dollars a day, it is said, would no tempt au average Digger Indian to work a tbe preient time. OrMsboppers are to abundant for tbat. Not only are the Digger gorging themselves with Ihe " delicacy but they are drying and storing them to winter use. Tbote dreadful literary iconoclasts are it again. They have now turned their gnu on Milton.and a reverend gentleman named Kdmuuson m endeavoring to rob tbe author of " PsradiM Lost" of all tbe honor which belongs to originality of conception. He bM published a work to prove that Milton WM largely indebted in tbe o imposition of his great poem to various poem* of a Dutch rhy metier of the same period, one Joost Vaugden \ niidil Hn 1 that Hamatn Agomateo wan inspired by a drama by Vondel on the same inbjeot. l > IfeK Ml I-. * I I lilt-.. I|U.|>MII I lit t-HI'll t * < WO/11 .< t ...hlou >..... Faney jewels are more in favor than ver. We are overwhelmed with Bjiau- me models of all abapee and sizes. Tbsre ie a new fabric called cheviot madia, which is not thicker than woollen iraps, and make* np very prettily in plaited kirts and tunics. Bed-room slippers are perfectly charm- ug, being of dark velvet lined at tbe side* with satin, and trimmed with a ruche and K>W of satin ribbon. Btriped silk and velvet pekins are much m ployed in combination with lighter fab- IBB lor summer tolleis, more especially for bodioM and tunica. ELtire lacs dreases, that is, thoe oul rom net laoe, io tbe name faabioo a* any other piece goods, will be one of the special 'eatores of tbs present neaeon. Colors for glove* are very quiet and tbe 'opular demand i* limited to a few sbadeii, kucu M tan, a couple of shades of Congo or igbt leather colors and some shades of medium gray. A novelty in a JapaneM fan is made of parcbment, toe dmign somewhat like a luuob of grsi'e leaven, and between Ibe wave* are openings which cfler convenient place* for observation. Among tbe ribbcLx specially adapted for summer bonueta are handsome grenadine ribtoos with wide latin stripos, which come iu cream color, light blue, pink, tbe nsw obarirsok* and a couple of shads* of ecru. i Klaa>*rai4Jlti I* ibe Arts* blib- |> ol UUK rbur>. The historic .1 ry of Ltmbelb Palace, ay the Pall Mall Gatrtte, recently wuneased a tn* .g toi.e -namely, the presentation to tL>- rimate of all England of a crow wbiob, u> . mally suggested by a few friends in tbe Truro ciiooeae ou hi* translation to ibe (t of Canterbury, baa beeu autworibed for b ->ome thousand* of Cburcbmen tbr&ugbuu' be diooeees of Ibe 8 ulbern Provitc*. 1. crots, in silver Kilt, u tbe work of Me----.. Hardmau, of Birmingham, and ia of rather unusual Ij pe, namely, a modifiaatmti of a Maltese crjn* which had beeu in u-e among tbe Euglisb Archbishop* frou. tbe time of Cbicbele downward. It hat two turn of taluettes under elaborate canopies above the knop and beneath Ibe short truncated epire which supports tbe base from which springs the crocs itself In Ibe lower tiers of uiohes are placed tbe statue* of the two apostles, Bt. Peter and St. Paul, and imme- diately above arises a second coronet of tabernacle work containing tbe figure* of Bt. Aagustin. tbe flmt Arobbinhop of Can- terbury ; Si. Virgiliu*, Archbishop of Arlen, from whom St. Augustine received con- secration ; Bt. Theodore uf Tarsu-, seventh Arebbiabop of Canterbury ; Bi. Hugh, Buhop of Lincoln, and Bt. Pirau (or Kyrrat) aud Bt. Petroe, missionaries to Cornwall. From this point tbe design changes into tbs ehort spire mentioned above, which is ornamented with crockets, till it reaches tbe foliated cap wbiob support* the cross. Tbe oroa* itself ia naturally tbe richest part of the deaign, and gluten with pearls, diamonds and eapi hire* on ooe mde sapphires atd diamonds, and on the other clusters of diamonds and rubies, the wbole beiLg provided fron. a (peoial fund collected by the Kiv. Dr. Finch. Delicately engraved representations of the Agnus Dei, and Ihe pelican in ber piety, form tke central subject* oo either aide of tbe cross. Tbe entire design is bexagon in plan, and tbe jewels reappear on two sides of tbe hexagon , below tbe tiers of statues, in order to recall the coloring of tbe cross. Here an emerald and same rabies and diamonds have been introduced oo one side of the hexagon to oootraat witb tbe sapphires on the mde opposite. The actual staff is treated spirally, and gradually diminishes in size toward the ferru'e al the bottom, and u dm Jed into compartment* by bosses, enriched with minutely worked roaes aud ornamental engraving. untain and seaside jtb ladies and coil ed to lace or M shoe* are in tbat are Canva* aboes t> wear will be wor dreo. Tney button, but t much greater buttoned. Among the latesf introduced materials, ons of tbe prettiMt is that which has velvet pattern* brocaded over gaoM, so M to look like B| plique work. Io some instances tbe velvet patleriH are edged around with leads. Thin in ued chiefly for summer mantle*, but alao for tunios aud panel* or draperiea over a silk skirt. Drru fi.ll. iar Sakbaia. It U tait*. II would lessen tbe burdens of many who find it bard to maintain their places in society. It would ISSMO the temptation to dress beyond th* income. If every ooe drexed plainly but neatly, [or church ervioe, persons in moderate circumstances and tbs poor would b* more liksly to attend. Moderation io dress would improve the manners of th* congregation by preventing tbe wandering of Ibe eyes and thought*. It would lessen, on the part of the rich, ths temptation* of vanity. It would lessen, CD the part of the poor, tb* temptations of envy, unobaritablensss and diaoontent. II would save lims for rest on th* Bab- bath day. It would relieve cur means of a serious pressure and leave more opportunities of doing good. At the same time w* do not believe it i* required of n* to wear sack-cloth and long faces on the Sabbath day. Nature henelf iiiH to wear brighter garment* on the blessed day of the week, and it is meet that we should dress well and tastefully, even cheerfully, and enjoy tb* golden day of the week with grateful hearts and comely attire. Prrtfrylman. A pair of compound reversing mill engines have been mad* by Tauuetl, Walker A Co., of Leeds, England, which are tbe largest ever beard cf Tbeir destination is tbe new steel works at Bilbao, in Spain, where tbe best ore for ibe purpose is abundant The tot J weight of tbeeogiaes, witb *ole plates, u 540 tons. Coal i* ex- pensive where these engine* have to work, a d they have therefore been made not only compound ' >u condensing. Tb* boiler pressure will b- no lo*. to 'JO In*, per tquars mob, aod tbe condensing n obtained by means of a se>( arate pair of ecginen, wbiob can be started and a vacuum formed, and also serve for ojudeusing tbe steam of other (mall engu e* in tb* forge. The main ngines btve four steam cylinders, two being bigb t rewure ( u in. m diameter). and two low i r. HHure (CO in. diameter), all 5 ft. stroke. The cranks are at right at ijles, ths shaft beiug of steel, 25 in. diameter. A mill can be attached on either side, so tbat angle*, can, rails aod other sections can be rolled on one side, and large (teel girdere and plates on tbe other sids. KM Vita? Of I-MI -ii i- IBrlr Avmwfc !* el * -In.' IT 14. Tbs limit of Mr. Oladstom * prevent premiership will be th* dale on wb on hi* auocsMor taken offioe. Calculating merely lo Ibe 'Jtb lust., when tbe Mi natry de- termined to lender IM reoigi .'.loi , Mr. Oladitoue'a premierkblp la Mill, iu imgih of service since the aoceeajoo ol .be honna of Hanover, u 1714- Tbe Duk of New- castle, Viscount Melbourne, \ ... UL.I Pal- mentoo and Mr. Disraeli held it a reins < f government longer for a SH .Ie term iban baa Gladstone io eilbi I of bu tsrms. Tb* letter's finl [r uiiuistup lasted five year* two month* and twslva days ; b.n second, lo June 'Jib, 5 yean, 1 montn and 11 days. Newcastle served 8 ysars, 5 months, 8 days, from April 31(1, 1754, till May 2'Jtb. 1762 M Ibouroe's firsl government, in 1834, I a* tea le*e than five mouth* ; bis aeoond, from April latb, 1836,10 September lit, 1841, 6 yean, 4 month*, 13 days. P aimers ion > nrat pie. mienbip luted 3 years. It dja ; hi* second, 6 yean, 'J mouths, 18 J.... Ben- jamiu DisrMli's fint government began and ended in 1868, covering a [ riod of 9 montba, 19 day* , bis eound exi. dtd from Febiuary 2Ut. 1874, to April 18 u, 1880, 1 year*, '1 months, 7 day*. Mr. < alatooe'a two lease* of power aggregated IU years, 3 months, '.'3 days. Five Premier* of the forty-two between 1714 and 1885 have beld ibe rei.i* of gov- ernment longer Ibaa tbe grand >ld mau.'< K b-rt Walpole, Ibe firm Cabinet etui under tb* Hanover*, WM IL cffios t yearn and 6 montba, from Ool. lU.b, 1714, nnul April 10:b, 1717, and a. .ID from April aotb, 1720, until Feb. lltn. 1743-a ie oootinoocH leaoeof ill year* 'J month* aod 31 days, ana an aggregate < '21 year* 3 month* and 31 days. II iry Pel- bam was Premier from July 'A. b, 1743, until April 21st, 1754 - 10 year* 8 cDootb* and 2j days. Lord North look i rSoe Ja-i. 28:b. 1770, and beld il 13 year* 't month* and 'i days. William Puts seruoe of 17 years 2 months and 10 days, (rom Dee. 27 ib, 1788, till March 7lh. 1801. and of 1 year 7 month* and 26 days, from May 12th, 1804. till Jan. nib, 18C6, rank* aeoood la length 1'J year* 10 montba aud 6 day*. Th* fifth long liiosr, the third in leugth if consecutive service, wa* Lord Liverpool, who took office Joce 8ib, 1812 i.J gave way to Canning April llth, 1827, after 11 yeam. 10 montba and 3 days of power. Tba Prime Minuter, wboae unide leans of power WM briefest, since 1714. WM the Uaiquis of Rockingbam. Us oueoeeded Lora North March 30th, 1782. and 3 mootha and 3 days later gave way to Bbeiborur. Oo an earlier oocanon 1765-66 U ckintbam wa* Premier for a little more tb u a > ear. Tb* average duration of tbe 4'J Mi: i-ier* tbat have ooudueted tb* U jveru'uei.t ol Britain since 1714 has been 4 ye*:-. 25 days. Mr. Gladstone i* tbe ouly Pren icr -> all tbo*e called a second time to form a Cabi- net w boee lease of power each lima excttded this average. t'tica Herald. II. IL. J n I u. MM . . The country (cbool-teaeber bad been telling her scholars aboat Ibe eeaeous and tiM-ir peculiarities, and, to impress tbeir V.uthful minds with tbe faet*, sb* jusstioned them on tbe poiiit* (b* had given. She bad Mked several questions, and finally reached tbe bad boy in tbe corner. " Well, Johnny," she said, " b%ve you been paying attention ? ' " Yesum," be answered, promptly. " I'm glad to bear it, Johnny. Now can you tell me what there is in ths spring ?" " Yesnm, I kin, bat I don't whant to." " Ob, yes, you do. Don't be afraid. You hav* heard tb* other scholar*. Bs a good boy, now, and tell us what there i in ths spring ?" " Wy wy mum, there's a frog, an' a lizard, an' a dead cat in il, but I didn't put 'sm there. It WM George Wicters, fur I Men him do il." The work of ornamentation still goes on io Bt. Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh. The work of restoration so grandly began by tbe late Dr. Chambers bM been carried on witb vigor and socoess. Tbe latest addi- tion i* a new royal pew, partaking of tbe oatnre of a throne. Tbi* hM taken tbe place cf the old royal pew, which had very much tbe appearance of a gigantic four- post bedstead. Ou each side of the pew are five (tall* for those in attendance on royalty or tbe High Commiisiooeri ; and between tbeee stalls and tbe throne are seal* for tb* page*. The (tails are con- structed like tbe ordinary stalls of a cathedral witb panelled and traeeried front* supporting the book boards ; and behind against tbe wall is a beautifully panelled reredo* witb carved cornice. Presbyterianism is evidenly losing some of Ha boldnese in the Scottish capital. Waal lit wa> nrr. " I want a lawn mower," said a citizen yesterday M be stepped into a hardware store. " Any special kind you prefer .'" icqoircd tbe dealer. " No. I don't know much about lawn mower* myoelf , but I want the noisiest one that's mad*. I've got a darned mean neighbor, whose children worry Ibe life out of me witb their whooping and yelling every night till 10 o'clock. I want a mower tbat can discount the tannery whistle, and I'll whoop it np every morning from 4 o'elcck till breakfMl, and wake up Ibe little rats. When night comes on they will be leepy enough to go to bed at a decent boar." A machine wa* picked oat. " Never mind the oil-can," said Ihe oilizon, as tb* merchant began to tie one to Ibe handle. " I ain't going t > use any oil. N jise is what I'm after." Lincoln (Neb.) State Journal. I h 1'ir.col r. II- Ir* t Tbe extraordinary amount of i je now ID tbe North Atlantic is accounted for by th* fact, ju*t reported, tbal the last winter in> ihe sea* around Iceland WM ooe of Ihe moet rigorous evr experienced. Tb* report of this anomalous season in Iceland is important aa bearing on the general i condition* of tbe whole Arctic Ocean hug north i.d northwest of Iceland. Tber* aeemn to be a long period, of ptru^ps leo or twelve years, at wbiob the We-u ru Arctic basu becomes exceptionally choked up witb ice. In 1866 L>rd Duffsrin fiuud it to b* so in hi* attempt to reach Spitzbergen, when tbe ice wa* hsaped np io monumental macaes, novel even to navigator* ftmiliar witb tb* Spitsbergen sea*. Io 1807, from tbe higbesl mountains of North ... J Kast losland DO cpen water wa* visible, and Ibe inhabitants o( Oiimso* (an islet lying more Iban iweoty miles oortb of Iceland) crossed over tb* ice in spring to Ofiore, a trading place on tbe northern COM! of tbe tniu. island. According to data eolko:ed t-v Admiral Irminger, extending back to 1800, Greenland ice has visited Iceland about oooe in every two year*, but tb* glaet&l drift bM not teen large enough to swing round to tb* sooth ooaet oftecer than one* in ten ysars. As tb* ocean currents which iweep around Iceland ar* mostly southerly ana southwesterly, the ice formations of tbe past winter will probably b* carried into tbe Atlantic between the meridians of forty and fifty west during tb* rest of this mon'.h. While Ihe ice in th* great highway* of Atlantic commerce may tnen greatly doorcase in quantity, the meteorUogicil influence of tbe unusually cold Arena stream will linger on into late sumiutr and be manifested in tbe intensification if the August borricanes which emerge from the rof ioal Atlantic and pursue '. < . if Stream course towards Europe. For some time past parties in Toronto have been engaged in cutting up bank bills and by ingeniously pMting them together making them represent bill" for largsr amounts. Tb* practice is carried on to luob an extent thai to-day the bank refused lo accept tbe bills at a heavy discount. Tbe police fail to locate tb* eooondnU A New Teawl Hrttrmr. The Anglo-Frenoh Channel Tunnel icbeme having been postponed, entbusi- antic epginsen are directing attention to Ibe channel between tbe south of 'Scotland and the North of Ireland. The distance is twenty-one and a half miles and the depth in places 7 to feel. Th* tunnel will, there- fore, have to be (nnk lo a depth of, at leant, a thousand feel, so tbat with ths approaches something like twenty five miles, al tbe very least, will have to be excavated. Tbere 1* no traffic io justify one-third of the necessary expense, but there ia com- pensation in th* fapl that Ihe feal ia posiible, and that il will meet witb no interference from th* Government. Mme. Patti Is recovering from ber severe indisposition. II i* said that tbe income of one of tbe Prince* of Italy ia only 16 a week. . of n Wbo from 1 tbal jit tbe iiJ Ihr f tmtm I..MI. .1 ell A good story is told al tbe ex an agent for the sale of baud gret visited a village nol very isr dist* Olens Fall* recently and adverti* be would at a certain hour exl remarkable efficiency of bu tire aim iilator* on the sireet. Al the time appoin.od Mr. Agent WM on band, and a match having been applied to a pile of ittttuimabl* material previously prepared, be made a brief upetoh extolling Ibe wondeifil | w en of his ware* to tbe a-scuiblat.?. and, reaching for a grenade, threw il witb a crash on tbe pile. Icslautly tbe flaiue* leaped upward*, and with oina'eniatiou io bis face be threw another and another, tb* nre al every crMb gro*in< larger and fiercer, until Ibe (apply was exhausted and the discomfited grsnade man ran into nis room at the hotel and bolted tbe d< or. Then U tranepred thai tbe practical jokers of tbe town bad drawn tbe cork* from each bottle, emptied it* contents oo the ground and filled II with kerosene. It cost the agent two bottles of onarnpagae to make himself (olid with tbe boys and tbe next exhibition met with better uoo*sr Qlr*> t'alli. N. John Parker went into a barber shop in Queen street, Toronto, yeeterday, to get sbaved and placed hi* valise on a chair. While undergoing Ihe operation Daniel Kiddy walked off with il. He WM arrested two hours after andoommilHd for trial. II is expected tbal tbe Presbyterian Gen- eral Atsembly's work will close to-day.