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â- â- .'ypT""^' V ONLY A DREAM. <Abner C. Thomas in Kew York Standwd.) It wag the close of a tireaome day. Vexed and wearied with many cares I had seen my four little ones tucked away in their clean and comfortable beds, and, seated in the great armchair, which is my own â- pecial possesuion, I tried to read a little, but I was so exhausted that I nodded and dreamed. I was in a little boat on a great river. Clouds of darkness were all around me; the heavens held no stars, and the water on which I sailed was turbulent and black as ink. A shadowy form stood at the prow, and with a single oar and steady strokes propelled me. Amid silence and darkness, and with a feeling of meek submission to whatever might await me, I was ferried over the river of death. As I reached the further shore I noticed a slight lifting of the clouds. No place for human habitation was in sight and uo human companionship seemed available. I felt that a journey was before me and looked around to see what course I ahould pursue. Two roads started from where I stood, one narrow and steep, but straight and tending toward the right ; the other broad and of easy grade and betttr travelled. The boatman, without a word, intimated by gesture that I would do well to keep to the right, and in a moment I stood alone on t.he unknown shore. My feet seemed very heavy ; I was broken with burdens and anxious for resv, but in full trust that my Great Father had provided the boat for me, and that one of these roads must lead to His house of many mansions, I chone the narrow road, and laboriously began to climb. This continued for a long time and without apparent change, but at last I came to where the light was bettt-'r and the air softer and sweeter than it had been at the river side. Little by little this ohanj^ became more pronounced. The trees by the wayside were more numerous ; the foliage was greener, and I rejoiced within myself because of the pleasant land into which I was being conducted. The road still con- tinued steep, but the light kept growing, as ia the early morning of a summer's day, mod increased far beyond the glories of the mn until 1 became conscious that I stood within a short distance of the great and wonderful city whence comes the light to enlighten the nations. The gates of peail were before me, and here on either side lay the crosses and burdens of multitudes of travellers who had gone before. My heart was full of thanksgiving then, for, I said within myself, " Here I shall see and know my Father whose care has always blessed me, and here 1 shall find rest. " And so with eager haste to join in the song of blessing and eulogium, I knocked at the great door to crave admis- aiou. The door was promptly opened by a man whose face shone with the glory of a tender affection for bis fellow man. and from whose shoulders there sprang a ()air of white wings which, when folded, were long enough to touch the ground. Ue wore a â- ingle white garment of a white, soft sub- stance, which looked as if it might be fresh and cool. My own garments of earthly texture had been tak»n away before I found myself in the boat, and I stood be- fore this beautiful spirit naked and travel â- oiled. " Who are you, and where do you come finm ?" was itu|uired of me. I gave uiy name and said that I came from the city of New York. " That name is a familiar one to me," said the angel : " wo have heard of you and are glad to have you among us. You are known tu have been industrious and pru- dent during your stay on the earth, and we feel that you will be a useful citizen of New Jerusalem." An invitation was then given me to enter and my eyes were almost blinded with the beauties of the heavenly )ilace. My new fnend asked luu to come with him into his offic<.< to register my name, and, after I had done so, urged that 1 >>it witli him awhile. •• You will stay here many years," said be, " >uid it is important that you should â- tart right, particularly in a social way. You must be very caxef ol as to forming acquaintances, and not attach yourself to undesirable angcla." '* Vou surprise me !" 1 exclaimed. " Surely all the children of the Great Father' are alike here, are they not .' 1 was told that 1 would hud no rich or poor here, and that all could join in praise and in looking upon the throne of the King." " That is all very well, ' I was answerevl. " Of course we understand that wo are all children of the King, and many, many yesbrs ago the deplorable state of affairs you seem to approve of so much existed in fnll force. It used to be that distinctions of rank did not obtain, aiu'. there were no poor people at all ; but we have seen the advantages ol class distinctions, and have, by a very simple device, arranged matters on a new and different plan. Why, sir, th«» time was when you would have to comb your own wings and polish your own harp anless some other angel would do it for you out of love and kindness ; tor no angel worked except fv>r himself and those he cherished." " Indeed: anit how has this change been brought about .'' I asked. •' It could not have been done at all in the early days when the King was able to attend iii person to alldetailsof ci;vgovern- ment and when our jioputatiou was scanty ; bat about live hundred years ago our pre viouB loose notions of rights in landsbecanie enlightened. A oo<ie of law, in every re- spect similar to the law of the State of New York, was put in force, and all of our pre- sent methods grew out of this simple change. We chose the laws of that State because they were made by the people, who change them according to their pleasure, and we know that they must be just and fair. The city had In-en very fairly started before that, and it was agreed that all of the land should forthwith be divided up among the people then in the city ; the titles thus aciiuiral have ever since been Rwpeeteil, and all ownership must now be traueil frtmi thoni." " 1 trust," 1 remarked, " that in this division some provision was made for me, for the King know that 1 was coming, and I came upon his invitation, and I am with- oat purse or scrip. All that I struggled for on the earth, which was not used dav by day as I got it. is behind me and will be gathered bv 1 know not whom." " Oh, no," said the angel, " that would never have done. The people who were here when the land was being divided allotted the property among themselves. If you were not here that is no fault of theirs, and we are satisfied that the private ownership of land leads to private enter- prise and hence to public benefit. I confi- dently expest, within a few centuries, to see you one of our real estate owners, and you will then join in approving the change from the primitive methods which formerly obtained here, and which are still talked of by people on the earth. The first thing you had better do is to find a boarding place, and you can then look around and make up your mind what to do." " I don't think I want that," said I, " for I find that I neither hunger nor thirst, and the air that blows over the city is so sweet and pleasant thatrl do not care to be shel- tered from it. I think I will go to yonder green knoll, beneath the shade of that wi!d tree, and there rest and brood upon the blessings that the Great King has cast upon me." " No," said the angel, •• you had better not do that. To be sure, the knoll you speak of is unimproved and no use has ever been made of it, but it forms a part of the estate of a very rich ingel named Lazarus, formerly a beggar in Jadea, bat now one of our most prominent citizens. He would resent any trespass, and I don't think you had better go there." •â-  Does Lazarus use it ?" I inquired. " Not at all," was the reply, " and he would not know that you were occupying it if it were nut for the fact that our police angels are very strictly cautioned not to permit trespassing. I think you'll have to get board, for the regulations against tramps are necessarily very stringent. It is always summer here, and our mild climate encourages tramps amazingly." â- ' I had hoped to rest," I sighed, " but if work is the rule here and the King wishes me to do so, I will work with the best of you. What industries are permissible '.'" " There may be a little trouble about getting work for yon," said my companion. " You see, what with the immense pauper immigration into the city, we are very fully supplied with laborers. Just look at that great company cf them. They fill our streets and are becoming a sad nuisance." I looked as I was bid, and there beheld great number of men and women and children with sad and weary faces. " The difficulty with all these people is, said my friend, " that they are so lazy and improvident. They try to dictate the amount of wages that they are to get and refuse to submit to the regulations of the employing angels. I fear that the socialis tic influence among them is very injurious. There are many industries here, but the principal ones are the raising of dowers and the manufacturing of harps and crowns. W^hich of these would vou prefer to engage in .' " •' I know nothing of either, ' I sadly re- plied, " for I have been only a lawyer, and I doubt if I could do anything at my pro- fession in a place where I am entirely un- known. But I love flowers, and I would enjoy to delve in the soil which our Great Father has tnade. and to raise flowers which migfit beautify the city to|Uis honor and glory. May I not go on some piece of vacant aad sterile ground and there strive to da this work ? " My guide laughed at this and said : " Your idea is far more romantic than practical, tor the laud, as I have already said, is all taken up and divided among others. Your better plan is to seek some work that will not recjuire the use of the ground, for that cannot be had without capital, which you do not possess. Y'ou must first get to work and live prudently, and by and by you will be able to save enough to buy yourself a pieoe of ground. Kvery angel ought to have sobm> interest in the soil and build himseli a home. It makes him a more useful citizen. Now, if you had just a little capital I oould suggest a purchase which oould not fail to be a goo^l one. Do you see that charming piece of land on the shore of the Jasper Sea '.' '' He is very enterprising, Cornelius is." All of this made me very sad, and I left the angel and walked forth into the street, and into a park around which benches had been placed for homeless wanderers such as I seemed to be. I sat on one of these and wept myself to sleep. I was startled by a touch on my shoulder and fancied that it was from a pohce angel with a com- mand to " move on," bat awaking suddenly I looked up through tearful lashes at the face of my wife, and found that I was still sitting in my chair in my New Y'orkhome. I have told the story in my little f amii; , and we all rejoice that it was a dream aiid that we can still trust in the promises of the Great Father and hope for better things. ^ â-  A Laaghing Plant. The well-known, and once too popular, intoxicant called " laughing-gas " is the protoxide of nitrogen, an artificial product of the chemist. We do not suppose that the same compound grows in an Arabian bean, but this vegetable seems to have the same merry virtue. Nature is humorous. as well as economical, and likes to surprise science by duplicating its exploits. The laughing plant is not a dower that laughs, but one that creates laughter, if the printed stories of travellers are to be believed. It grows in Arabia, and is called the laughing plant because its seeds produce effects like those produced by laughing gas. The flowers of this wonderful plant are of bright yellow, and the seed pods are soft and woolly, while the seeds resemble black beans, and only two or three grow in a pod. The natives dry and pulverize them, and the powder, if taken in small doses, makes the soberest person behave like a circus clown or a madman ; for he will dance, sing and laugh, and cut the most fantastic capers, and be in an uproariously ridiculous condition for about au hour. When the excitement ceases the exhausted exhibitor of the antics falls asleep, and when he awakes be has not the slightest remem- brance of his doings. â€" t'ick't Floral itagasine. • A Psmiblllty In Mr. Beecber'ii Caw. It is probable that had Mr. Beecher un- derstood telegraphy he might have com- municated with his family after the stroke which rendered him speechless. The con- traction of the fingers of bis right hand would seem to indicate the possibility that he was conscious, and had he known how to regulate those contractions in the forma- tion of telegraphic signals he could have thus conveyed his thoughts while otherwise utterly powerless. I knew of a case some years ago in which a telegrapher thus com- municated with me when we supposed him unconscious. In holding his hand I felt a faint twitching of the muscle* of his fingers and recognized telegraphic signals thus made. He was perfectly conscious of what was passing around him. but unable to speak or move a muscle, except the faint contraction of the finger muscles as described. It was a remarkable case and unparalleled so far as I know. â€" liutton I } lobe. CURRENT TOPICS. .\ Famoa* Brakr. .\ correspondent inciuires what is meant by the Westinghouse brake. It is a rail- road brake, invented by Mr. -^eorge West- inghouse twenty or more wars ago. It was one hi the earliest cc^Btrivauces by which the engineer can apay the brakes to each of the cars as well i^Uo the engine. The engine of the train cames a tank, in which air is stored at a high pressure, the steam from the engine driving the com- pressor. \ tube runs from the engine the entire length of the train, underneath the cars at the couplings heavy rubber tubes take the place of the iron ones. I'nder each car is a small chamber, into which, like pistons, run long rods connecting with the brake heads. When the engineer ap- plies the brakes he simply turns a stop cock ; the compressed air rushes through the tubes into the chambers below the cars, forces apart the piston heads, and so applies the brakes to the wheels. I looked and beheld a tract of country so _ fair that it delighted mv eves, and right I ",_.__* _ ~ , â- . u .* â- > " . PI Lord Deaa on Tokerco, adjoining it was a sheet of water as pure as „,, , , , ,^ . „ .• i t crystal ^^^ '"* ^""^ Vet,». of Scotland, who " That pieoe of property," the angel con- 1 di«i * eo"P'« ot weeksago. bad an unspeak- tuiued, •• was purchased many vears ago by | »*''«' '^^^ "' •" «P*'" ""'J^* and an un- Judas, formerU of GaUlee. for "thirty pieoe* 'Kovernable horror at the degrading smell of siUer. It was a great bargain at the ; »' «»»>acc-o. On one occasion there was an time, and since then it has largelv increased undeniable odor of the unp«rdonable weed, in value, and he has cut it up inti> plot*and , ^" >»'" ^ord Deas thunderwl at theofhcers will doubtless make an excelleut thing out | "' ^^/ .^^'^^r The offender could not be of It. We did not Uke Judas very much at ; '"""d tOl at last, a breathless, white-faced first; I think there was something unfor- I »"»" proclaimed with a shakmg voice that tunate in his earthlv career, but he is cer- j ^e rather thought the smell came from the tainlyan exceUent 'business n»n. and the ' counsel s room. But Lord Deas, whose exact nature of the criticisms once made against him has gradually been forgotten. He has lived it down, as it were." " What did Judas do that made this pro- perty so valuable .'" I inuuired. " I didn't say that Juaas did anything," was the answer. " Ii^ fact, he has lived out of town a great part of the Irinio because of social reasons ; but the population has increased in that vicinity, and the improve- ments were all made without any effort on his part. Judas is very shrewd at a bar- gain, you may be sure. He does not offer the whole of it for sale now, but he will sell alternate plots, so that the improve- ments made on them will enhance the value of the remainder ; and if vou had nose and whose feeling of etiquette alike protested against such a calumny, made the unhappy man sink into his shoes by fiercely ejaculating, " No such thing ! Dae ye mean to tell me that the gentlemen o' the Bar smoke common twist'.'" His Lord- ship was undeniably correct. A Bullet that Soothes. \ German chemist has invented a new kind of anesthetic bullet, which he urges will, if brought into general use, greatly diminish the horrors of war. The bullet is of a brittle substance, breaking directly when it comes in contact with the object at which it is aimed. It contains a power _ _ ful anaisthetie, producing instantaneously anV"thrng'aTairrwouTd8trongly"aiiviM"yon complete insensibility, lasting for twelve to "purchase. If vou wait onlv a few vears hours, which, e.toept that the action of the the price will surelv advance."'" ' *'e*rt continues, is not to be distinguished " From what vo'a tell me I should judge 'r^"' 'ieath. While in this condition, the that I cannot bo 'allowed to stav in the citv German chemist points out. the bodies may unless I can persuade some owner of tli'e be packed in waggoas and carried of as land to permit me to do so, and that this prisoners.â€" Court Journal. can only be done on condition that 1 shall labor for him. Is this true ?" said I. " Oh well, now," the angel answered, " that is hardly correct, you know. To be sure you cannot stay on private property without comiiensating the owner. Y'ou wouldn't propose to confiscate property, I'm sure. But then the citizens of this city are very charitable, and there are asylums and poor-houses and other places of that kind for the infirm and suffering podr. Y'ou will be provided with wings by the King without charge, and these you can hypothecate for any imnieiliato needs and I know that you will get along nicely. Others do. 1 might mention many cases of citizens of your native place who are doing excellently. There is, for instance, a certain Cornelius, who is a boatman on the Jasper Sea. He started with nothing, but he owns his own boat now and is kept ()uite busy. He talks about a railroad, the oars to bo drawn by poor angels whose wings have been lost by foreclosure, but I fear that the King would object to that. A FIe«t Owiiml l<y Monkn. " I have heard of monks doing many things." says Mr. Labouchere, " but I never heard of them being sailors. It seems, however, that in the White Sea there is a fleet of six steamers, which are owned, oflicered and manneil by monks. They ply between Archangel and the Island of Jolo- vetsk, where there is a monastery, and their business is to convey pilgrims to the island. As many as aO.OiiO people annually make the journey between May and Sep- tember, the only time when the island is accessible." After J. Lemmon's fine chestnut horse had drawn the hose reel as tar as the corner of Sydenham and Princess streetslast night it was turned around, when it suddenly saw the steam engine, and was frighteiietl to such an extent that it dropi>eil and died without a kick. Its owner says the fright broke his horse's heart. The animal cost %IW.â€"Kingit<m Sew$. A DisTQiocisHKD French chemist, M. Favier, has invented still another explosive which will make all its predecessors take a back seat. It is nameless as yet, will not explode accidentally, costsone. fifth less than melinite, and is as powerful as the latter, if not more so, and more easily handled. Certainly no well regulated, peaceable nation coajd be without this article. Mrs. Helen Gocgab has sent an open letter to the women of Kansas, who are to vote in the municipal elections, saying " Y'ou will be reqtiired to give your name. Do not give your husband's name or your pet name, but the one by which you were christened. ' This first result of the action of the Kansas Government in permitting women to vote goes far towards justifying the experiment. The Pans reports that the drummers and trumpeters of the German army are hard at work learning the beats and calls of the French troops. It also alleges that in many engagements in the war of l!*70 the command to cease firing was often given to the French infantry by German buglers, and that the command to halt, sounded by the same buglers, often stopped a charge of French cavalry and placed them in a positl'^n where they could be mowed down. Mb. Stok£!^. the public analyst of Fad- dington, Eng.. calls attention in his last quarterly report to the necessity for the consumers of tinned foods to eat them ' the same day that the tins are opened. The foods very rapidly begin to decompose and form the poisonous products known as " ptomaines,'' especially in hot weather. In one case brought under Mr. Stokes' notice death followed very rapidly after the eat- ing of a somewhat stale sample of tinned lobster. Lord Rosebeby, who married a wealthy Jewess of the Rothschild fsmily, took her to India with him. They attended a dinner in Calcutta at which the Duchess of Manchester was seated next to the Rajah of Mozuffernugger. The rajah asked : " .\nd this Lord Rosebery of your great country â€" has he brought his wives with him .' ' 'â-  S-sh 1 ' exclaimed the Duchess, blushing scarlet. •• That's Lady Rose- bery over there, next the viceroy '.' The Oriental regarded Lady Rosebery for some moments and then remarked with a aigh : •â-  Poor young man ! I hope they allow him a nicer one at home !'' Few Levitical families of our own cotmtry and time, says the Chrittian leader, can show a record of such protracted service as that of the three distinguished brothers, the Bonars. But time is at length begin- ning to tell on 'hem. Dr. Horatius, known all over Christendom as the greatest living hymn writer of the Christian Church, is about to receive a helperâ€" most likely in Mr. Sloan, of .\.nderston and this week we have to record the taking of steps by the kirk session of Free St. Andrew's, Greenock, to secure an assistant tor their pastor. Dr. J.J. Bonar, who is now in his 84th year, and who was licensed in lS3d. The third brother. Dr. .\ndrew .\. Bonar. the biographer of McCheyne, isstilldischarging the onerous duties of his important Glasgow pastorate with remarkable vigor. It is asserted by some of the highest medVal authorities that lime-water and milk are nut only food and medicine at an early period of life, but also at a later, when, as in the case of infants, the functions of digestion and asiiimilatiou are feeble and easily pervurt<-d. It is found that a stomach taxed by gluttony, irritated by improper food. inflamed by alcohol, enfeebled by disease or otherwise unfitted tor its duties â€" as is shown by the various symptoms attendant upon indigestion, dyspepsia, diarrhea, dysentery and feverâ€" will resume its work, and do it energetically, on an exclusive diet of bread and milk and lime-water. A goblet of cow's milk may have four tablespoonfuls of lime-water added to it with good effect ; the lime-water may be made by putting a few lumps of nnslaiied lime into a stone jar and adding water until th? lime is slaked andof aboutthecousistenc-jofthickcream â€" the lime settling and leaving the pure and clean lime-water on the top. It will bt five years on the Ist of .\pril next since 'he time when Lord Wolseley took over the office of Adjutant- General to the Forces, says Edmund Yates in the London World, and five years are usually the limit of staff employment. In Lord Wolseley's case, however, an exception is very properly to be made, as he has twice vacated his appinntment to proceed on service- -in lt*t<2 and again in IS**."!. The time he was absent in Egypt and on the Nile is not to be reckoned, and he is to continue in the undisturbed emoluments of the office for some time to come. It is most fortunate tor the army that it pos- sesses such a vigorous Adjutant-General at the present moment, and one so sensible as Lord Wolseley is of our military short- comings. For "low be it spoken ' Lord Wolseley's views as to the state of our army are not to be gauged by his utter- ances at public banquets. The death of Mr. Beecher has served to recall the fact that a good deal of the world's work is being done by men over the age of 70. Conspicuous examples like the Emperor of Germany, who is 90 ; Von Moltke, who is 8t> ; M. Grevy, who is 7ti ; Mr. Gladstone, who is 77. and Prince Bis- marck, who is 71, naturally strikes the mind first ; but werea careful investigation to be made of the conduct of great enter- prises even in this country, where youth comes early to the tiont, the number of men horn before 18IG who are occupying i)08itions of conspicuous influence would be found to be surprisingly large. In Hamil- ton we have at least one business man, still actively at work, who is over SO years of age, and the State of Connecticut possesses in a banker and railroad president, who has passed his 117th birthday, what we take to be the oldest specimen of au active busi- ue«s man in the world. Notable CTli»inal<i. Talmage said in his lecture the other night, " that the man who can sing, and won't sing, should be sent to Sing-bing." That would bo too severe. It is the man who can't sing, and will sing, and does sing, who ought to be sent to Sing Sing. P. S. â€" For ninety-nine years.- Kssto; Liberal. SCOTT ACT FINES. It WouiU Cost tba Frovince t'.'OO,O0(t to Enforce the Scott .let iu all the Scott Act Coonties. Mr. H. Totten, of the License BraEch, testified before the committee of the Legis> latnre Friday on it^ms iu the Pnbh'o Accounts relating to the enforcement ol the Scott Act. He explained that tha salary ' Mr. Young, Police Magistrate ia Halto'i, had been paid last year by tha Government oat of the appropriation for his (Mr. Totten'sJ branch. The reason fo» this wag that when the Scott Act waa carried in Halton about five years a^o :li9 Government agreed to make an earnest effort to enforce it. Mr. Young waa appointed, and his salary at first was paij out of the License Fund, made ujj oi tha fees from druggists' licenses and lines fo» convictions under the -\ct. But tli« Dominion Government having taken tha fines out of the control of the Provii.ca, the Provincial Government, in order to keep faith with Mr. Young, paid his salary. But Mr. Totten stated in reply to a question that he would not recommecj the payment iu the same way another year. He explained that the •liSiciiltj in the enforcement of the Scott Act fay tha Province lay in the fact tha: the re. en ua from fine" did not accrue to the Prcvinc*, and some cf the counties demanded these fines to be handed over to them insttiid ol being used to enforce the Act. He declared also that there was great difficulty btcatjda of the lack of certain minor but necessary changes in the -Vet. There were doubts aa to a number of points which were eN' eed- ingly baraseing, hampering very much tt«j action of the officials. In reply to a qiiee- tion he stated that iu his opinion it would require *'200,000 a year if the Provinrial Government nadertook to enforce the S'Ott .\ct in all the counties in which it Iiatl been declared to be iu force. Tl'.e !c>s!» through the Act to the Province u lictr.so fees and cost of enforcing the Scott Act ha- estimated at SIOO.OUO a year, while at tha same time he did not know of any particu- lar reduction in the cost of administerin({ justice or in the number of otfendera against the law as a result of the Act. There were in some Scott .\ct countie* reductions in the number of offenders, but there were reductions in other counties aS well. In the course of his evidence Mr. Totten gave a number of facts relating to the administration of the departments and duties of the officers employed. ,mily gooa L real One Charitable Frinrcf,K. There is no member of the royal family who does so much really practical go work as Princess Cbiristian. and it is a i blessing to the poor of Windsor that sha should be settled near the town, as she 14 constantly engaged iu labohng^for thentt and she sets an admirable e.\Hmple to ber rich neighbors. There has been much di». tress in and about Windsor during tba a'inter. and, thanks to a fund raised by Princess Christian, about .'i.'iOO adults and chUdren have received dinners ; largo quantities o( coals and groceries have also been dispensed, and great numbers ol blankets have been lent. The Princess has herself presided at most of the â- seventeea dmners which have been given â€" Lviufon Truth. AnC^bllcinc (innt. A resident of tho provinces ban gone to (MLSs a few da>B with vime relatives in Paris. Becoming; infatuateil witb the >;ay capital, he remaioeti until patience on tllo part of hi* hosts ceased to be a virtne. Too polite to openly remonstrate, ihey threw out a hint : " Don't you think, my dear fellow,' the; said to the bore. " that your wife children must miss you .'' " No doubt. Thanks for the suggestion; I'll send for them." hey ind Business Dlttculties. The following assignments are 'eported : Ontario â€" Caledonia, Mrs. E. Bain, general store : Kirkhill, Duncan McLeod. grocer ; Lowville, A. B. Culloden. general store ; Renfrew, A. S. McLachlin. tailor. Mani- tobaâ€" Winnipeg, J . Falconer, dry spxids; ranxliaa Cttriusltie*. Chief Justice Macdonald sent Crier O'Brien on a message. On his retn't* Judge Weatherbee lined him SIO for K>iog absent from court. â€" Ualijax Herald. A wiudost open a slight distance at both top and bottom, and a chimney draught is also open, are the only sure way of keeping pure air iu a sleeping-room whose doors are closed. - â-  Gilbert Patty, of OoIIej,e Corner, Inil., loveil Delia, the lovelv daughter of farmer W. W. Copstick, and Delia loved Gilbert. But her father was down on the young man, and said that he shouldn't have his daughter. So on a recent Sunday, when ail tho Copsticks were at church save Delia, Gilbert drove up in a buggy and Delia ium-,vd ii» beside him, and away they went. Bnt before they coiiUl rind a Justice to i.;,iiiy them old man Copstick, on a fast !;orse, overtook them, yanked Delia ont of tho buggy, set her on the hor'>e. and uionnting beside her galloped home, leaving; Gilbert disconsolate. tlOO BLESS SK-'THKH. Kieorge Cooper in Brooklyn Mata..'::o ) A little child witb tlaxeu hair. Auil sunlit eyes, soswe^t ind fair. Who lineels.'when twiljj;bt itarkens ill, .<ud from wbose lovnin lips tlier*? fall The accents cf this simple prsyer: '• Uod ble*8 !- tioti blesH iny mother I' .\ vouth upon Life's thrtwhoM wido, who leaves a ^euUe mother's side. Yet ki>eps, eusnriutHi within his hrei'st„ Her words cf waruiiiK- stilt the host ; .\nd whispers, when tetnptatiiin-crietl " tioti blessiâ€" (jOd bless uiy iu,)*,hcv 1 * A wbito-haired man wbo tjo^.es hack AloiiK life's weajy. furrowed tra«.>k. And sees one fao* an Aiixol's now ! • Hears words of li#;bt that led ari>;bt, .\nd pravs. with revert-ntial brow : " t.iodble*ti: iiod bless my mother 1 ' In China a sou is responsible for the debts of his father, and this resiKiUsihility continues to the thin! generation. T^!9 enables a niiia to borrow money on tho. strength of having a son. In tbcMi jn-.rts, it is the sou who gets credit on thestrengtK' of having a father. Berlin Catholic ^japers comment with' anger and scorn upon au order issue '. by' Herr Krupp, forbidding the workers em- 'ployed at Essen to read two local Catholic papers. In his circular Krupp says be con siders the najiers dangerous to the peacefnl relations between employers and thoir workpeople, and prohibits all of his em- ployees living in his dwellings from either keeping on hand or reading them. His over seers are directed to see that the tikaso is carried out. w i.. â- â€¢ â-  i