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A QUESTIOI OF DAJOINQ. Yiavs of Prominent Olerjfymen oo tbe Sub- eci M it iialitea to Ghriiti&u. colamn* of the New York Independent. aki Metjun. Brooki and Frothmgham be U inclined to be vary lenient toward thoae who let "nature oaper by tripping the) ighl fantaitic toe, a* will be seen by hi* rwcioaa DO HUI ALIOOETOU i from Chicafo J'iwi > To bar in }u ry, " I* it wrong or inoon- iiteut (or Cnrittian to danoe ? ' pro- poaaddd by her to ssveral dutingaisued clergymen of different religion* ascll, a reoe-tly converted society belle at a western oily has received the replie* appended below. I1IS XBTHODUT VUW. The Rl. Rev. Thorn** Bownvn U the amor or head biihop --{ the Methodist Ep.a.-opal Cnurch m'lhr.s country. No man wea ever more highly honored or eaieemed by any body ot Curiiliaos than be hs been by the ({real tad indaenliai eat of winch be u the head. He write* a* (ollowi : "Sr. Locu, Jane 7. IS'JO. ily dear friend and sister, -Year letter should have been answered long ago, bat it arrived here dorian my absence. 1 shall now takd >$reat pleasure la answering it a) thoughtfully, carefully and prayerfully ai I can. desiring to aid you all 1 can in jour pro^rtsj m the .Christian life You ask me 'I* it wrooi{oriicon*atent for a Cnrisuan to dance ." la reply I would lay that dancing, ai it U usually : :der- tool and practiced, u one ot the gay and fashionable amusement! which largely tend to destroy ipirilaality, ana which mast, therefore, inevitably cause great damage to the religion* inter- Ml* of society It U possible that a few penon* oon'.d practice u a little, perhaps, wiihoal eiperi- ncini* mach marked injury to theinielve*. Bat tae eiample which (bey wooll thai let might be followed by other*, who woald thereby be led into serious moral icj-i.-y A little wine might net hart me. Bat if u cause my brother to ci^and, I will drink no wine while the world alar U " There cn be DO question that the general t Sect of dancing, like other gay and giddy ernusemeLts of the faiLicnable world, is damatfiu); lo the Charch and to ociely, and, indeed, to the individual. It i* for these reasous that oar Church dii- courage* it. For my own part, I most earnestly deaitt to stand at tn* bar ot God cu the ta*i great aav happy in the firm and per tec: aisaranoe that no one can say : It was your example llal led me astray.' Truly, " Tu.-vvi Bowius." l)B. rSOnUS-ilUM'* Lillian. VIEW. The li-v. O. B. Froihmgham U widely kno*u a* oue of Boston s mo*t e preachers aad writers. Ho favor* J as will be s*eu froai nil let;er : Boitoa. May tilth. 18W- My Dear Friend : With regard to the qiestion yon o frankly submu to n-.r, I have nothing new lo ay. It is a matter ot mere pet oual inJlmatiou, rather than one oi re- ligious opinion. There are tome amoie menu, soch a* certain form* of dancing, ome so-called ipeutacular play*, etcetera, that DO good woman or man can coan tenanoe for a moment under any ciroam itauces whatever. They are immoral. injurious or tempting. Bat this is not true of amusement in U*all, which may be innocent, harmless and even refreshing. Even the beet, molt consistent Chris.ians, I should thiuk, might u :<. d tome sort ol reoreatiou sucb ai innocent dancing. Ui course it is f >r the Chn*:;n lo draw the line between what ii actually, from it* nature, lendenc el, and auocielions, de- morali.. nn aud tnal which is not. 1'roper dancing in proper places, at proper hoc r.i, in proper dn*j, with proper companions and surroundiog* oan sorely not be harmful. Oa the contrary, it mail evrt a healthful, beneficial influence upon both mind aud body, p re moling at once circulation in the bloxi and oheerfolneM ii the mind. In tbn matter, therefore, so far a* 1 oan understand the CMC, I take my poeition on the side ot lho*e who think it neither wrong nor luooniistent for a Chris tiau lo danoe ander the condition! 1 have named. Yoari siooerely. " O. B. FBEIIUSUIUM i* ii-istoriuoi c UNION. Phillip Brooki is certainly one of the most familiar of all ministerial aainei i Christiani cf every shade of religious opio iou all over tbn great land. It wai as the pastor ol Holy Trinity Kpiaoopal (.'hutch in I'biladolpbia that he um oame into general prominence. Th? wonderful per tonal magnetism of the man, his kindly nature, and his impaattoned eloquence, toon drew to Holy Trinity mob congregation* as the neighborhood of l.'th and Waluni tlreets had ne\er seen before, and as ta&ec the capacity of the saarvd edillae to the utmost Tboogh model* of poli*hd the- lori.-. hi* ducourses were of such a practice nature that they alwavs oaui*i directly home, a* Lord bacon save, to the busmeis an.i the bosomi of hi* auditor*. Fron Uolv Trinity in Philadelphia lie wad oallec to his preeent charge in Boston, where he has largely added to hi* fame. No. U33 Clarendon street, Uoetou Man., May 3lh. IS'.H). My Dear Friend Your letter wa* doly received. It reply to your t|u**tion. ' It U wroug or inconsistent for a Cbnitian to dance V 1 would say that 1 do not think it wrong for a Chrisliau to indulge in dancing. this question answered, several other*, arising out of it immediately preeent thenieelvee. When aui where, and with whom, and lo wha extent ought the Christian to dance t Thee qaeriee are oertaiuly qoite a* im porlanl M the oral one, bul to find satis factory repliee will certainly not be dr.Toul for one who cares above all earthly thing* for Christ ani the ipiritual life in doe* uoity with Him, and ia determined that oothiag neither length uor breadth, nor height nor depth, nor pnverinor (<tinci palitie*. nor any living oroalare ahall to on* moment stand in the way ot it* grea devotion and ill highect hopee and aim* Yours linoerely, " FHILLIM BBOOKS.' Editorial rooms of New York Inde- pendent, 251 Broadway, New York, April 'Jib 1VJO. My Dear MIM - : The iaeg- ion whether it U wrong or inooniutent for Chriitian to dance ia not one that can be aa*wered with a meri yeo or no. Thera ire so many oonooinitant* to be considered rhicb may so greatly modify the reply. to ina^i depend* upon the kind of dancing and upon the ass^ciationi connected ith it. Il certainly wa* not wrong 1st )avid to danoe before the ark. For my wn part I moil lay tht the waltz appear* .aeitiooeble to me by reason of the poii- iion neceeeahly assumed by these engaging in ir. I ihoold regard it* familiaiitie* > rtainly questionable ifiniolged in apart rom the dancing. Bat tiere are so many ood paople that love thi German, and rhapi are not injured b < it, aad who oon- *cientiou*ly believe it ruat. that in eon- idering this qaes:icn I can only repeat the amiliar word* of tcriptore : Ai a man hioketh in hi* heart, so is he." If it doe* not in any way seem to interfere with the or* heart ot either the man or the woman who danoe together, then, for my part, I mail lay I oan see no objection to it. Bat after all, il i* a matter .or private judg- ment in any case, and not for dogmatic awertizn*. Y.nn very truly, XDITOB1AL The U--v William Hay e* Ward probably ddreeee* a much larger congregation ever] W ak than any ether olergy man pa this oon litienl, though baa preaching il all don* through the silent medium of types, iul and paper, hi* palpit being the editor!*, r ten i K- r i > ?n The Prototype it Mtui* WUdnre Oae o( cott's Cfejsraetera. Sir Wiltet 5 0,011 state* in one of hi* noted to "The Heart of Midlothian " thai Ihe m conception of the character of Madge Wildfire, though afterward* greatly altered, wu taken from thai of a person celling herself, and called by g inert. Feckless Fanny, who alweyi travelled with a imaa dick of saeep, and who wa* well kown in Ayrshire. Particular* el her career, of which the following are the prin- cipal feature*, were fvnuhed to Sir Waiter by the well known aat. juary, Mr. Joseph Train: When Fecklaeu Faony appeared in Ayr- shire for ice urst time, in ibe lommer of - je attracted mach notice from being attended by twelve or thirteen iheep, who seemed all endowed with faculties so much superior to the ordinary race of animal* ol the same ipaciee as to excite universal aitcaUhmint. Sae bad for each a differ- ent name, tc which il answered when called by its mUtre**, whom every corn- man i tt at once obeyed. When travel- kog *he walked in front of ber dock, and they followed clceeiy oehiad. They are laid to have disputed who ihould he next ber when ibi lay doa at ci#bi in the deld*. and an old ram, whose name wai Charlie, u credited with having ihpwn ber exiracrdicary attention, claiming the privilege of i:tiag as her ipcciel guard and Il UV. W. H. HIU3C'| ID-l. The Her. W. H. Muoarn. the famoa* blind preacher and orator, has justly been tylea the " Blind Man Eloquent." Cer- tainly no sobriqaet wa* ever more apt a* all wno have listened to the thrilling word picture* which he sj vividly paint* in hi* eclan* and sermon* will abondaotly lest.fy. for *ciue years pail no ha* mc*l acceptably nllea the position of chaplain to Cougreee, and all vmtcrs to Waihiogtoo rno have attended tna leesion* of that ody have been profoundly impre^wd by he tlcqvenl prayers with which he iroceed* it* alioerationi. From the entiment* he exptease* Below it U evident hat he doe* not look very kindly upon Lanciog : Ujase of Rapresentativee. United States, Washington, 1>. C , May : 5th 1 v-0. Dear Mis* - : On my return from New York I rind your note ot the 'Jlst inn., and have mach pleaiure in answer- ng u. Starting in the Christian life, the very eaienoe of which U tell abnegation. would it not be w<ll for yea to sur- render many thing* which havs been pleasant to >oa among them dancing? brut s life on earth as well a? Un death wa* a laoricce for at. Can we do lee* than to make *acr: .-e* for Him, even of tning* which we may bold to be innocent, bat about which there is a a.il.-rence of opinion among His followers .' diving up that which i* pleasant becaase of our higher ove lit Him may be a school and leet of rharacter, out ol whioh far higher virtue* and grace* may grow. Il teem* to me that you woula do we'l to atsandcn the dancJ, al least for a time, if not forever. Th* qaiel, )*i tirm, r.'soluiion to do so as an act ot devotion to oar Lord woald help to aulold and mature ycur Christian char- acter. Ibere oan be no question in my mind that a certain amount cf a*o<licisia ii gold tor all of as, tapecially la the early tage* of oar experience ot the Chtiitiau life. Let your mono be, Wita ai *er- penis, harmlee* a* dove*,' Whatever may EM your personal opimou as to the mno cence of daccinx, many i brilliant it ink in practice wn::;. St. Vital'* rule, wa* if eating meal make my brother to offend I will eat no more. Very truly your*. W. U. Mna-cw." m mtv. *. D. BCKUHD Tb* Kev. S. D. Burehard. ot New York u one ot the rnoet veurrable and honored divine* of tbe great Freibyterian denom- ination. U- thus eiprei*M hi* liberal views on the subj*oi of daucing : ' No. 7 Kail 4->th Street, Now York, May JSib. l-.HJ. Dear Friend: You sub- mit to me a qa<*tion concerning whish there is touch diversity of opinion even amoag good and ^-ious people. Yon me U it wrcu< or inconsistent for a Christian to Jane* / Now, 1 woull not say u i* wrong or poeitwely sinful. SOOM thing* are lawful that is, not pontivly *inlul which may not be expedient. I M not uuf ul. per se, for the apottle to eat meal tnal Uid bu offered a* a seen- tioe lo idol*. But il mixbt oau<* hi* weaker brother to Humble, to be o:!'-<ndtd. We should avoid crleooe, or bvmg (tumbling blocks to other*. Bul lo tbe question. ' Is il wrong or inconsistent for a Christian to dance .' For a Chruiian to indulge in public, promiscuoo* dancing, I should ay woald be highly inexpedient. incontinent, if not wrong. Bul Christian* matt have recreaiion, ^tslime, play . and to dance in the family, in a private parlor. or with friend*, n a graotfnl and, 13 my judgment, a barmleeeand innoceut amase- inenl. and not looonuttenl with the C.iris- tian prof es*ion. 1 never danced or attended a theatre, but my life and my habit* are not to be a rule lor other*. " Let every oue have a conscience void of offence toward dod and man. Kven al mv age I find Ibal diveriion, recreation and pajtinie are healthful for both body and oul. But it at any timo in the future I thould dud that auy form of recreation in hioh 1 might indulge in pablic was a cause ot ui! eu*t> - a stumbling block to other* and a hindrance to my own usefulness, I hould hope and pray lo have grace to forego the indulgence. " Is your queetion answered .' Very truly your*, 8. D. BVBCUVRI>. ' A I I TUB! 1C STOKT. gently her with hi* horns in rising Irom the ground. She wa* nol fond of fine dree*, bat wore an old aloached hat and aa old plaid, and carried in her band a ihvfhera s ?rook article* which the de- clared she would nol pan with on any con- sideration whatever. Ween asked why the sei so mach >aloe on iheee article* she would sometime* relate tne history cf her misfortune*, ia tubstance a< follows : She wai the only daughter ct a wealthy >ioire in the north oi England, with whose seep- herd she fell ia love , and ber father, fear- irg that hii daughter would be disgraced ky lach an alliance, in a pa*uoo mortally wounded her Ijvur wilh a puiol shot. She arrived j ait iu time to receive the last blessing ot the dying mac. and tu cioee hi* ey-.' in death, lie Ov : n.-aheu her hi* uttle all, bat she only accepted theee saeep to be beriole companion* through lite, and he- lover'* hat, plaid and crcok. wbich ihe de- land the woald carry with her a* long a* ihe lived. After Faonu had made the tour of Ayr- hire and Galloway in \1:.' and while ihe was wandering ia tbe neighborhood ol icrfal, old Caarlie, ber favorite ram, nanced lo break lute a kailyard, which he proprietor ob*erviog, let loot* a mas- at hauu-d the p oi >he<>p to death. '.tia occasioned great grief to Fannie, who or some day* reioeed to leave the tide of hi c area**, acd with c.iouliy contented to allow 11 u oe buried. She covered the rave with tuosj and fenced it round with sier*, and annually male a pilgrimage to he spot. Th* grave wa* iliii pointed out and held sacred even by tuj schoolboy! of oeepc Train * day in thai jaarter. 1'er- haps eome ot your readers may be able to say whether in-- iraduiou i* (till kept a.i\r a the locality, Through the storms ot winter, a* well M a the milder iea*ou*, Fecide** Fannie con loaed her wenderio* oooree, which neither ntrealy nor promise of reward could udaoe her to abandon. L>r. Fullariou, it Roeemonl, ia the neighbortoiu of Ayr, laving beeu weil acquainted wub ler father when in Eagiauu, tndeavored one. severe winter to detain her for a ew aayi al hi* rtj deuce, oul .\hen she found herself rvsled a little and taw her sheep ted be reieerl her crook, thich was Ih* sigual ahe alway* gave or lh* sheep to fo.lo* her. and cS they all inarobed together. Bat the noar of poor Fannie I di**olutiou was al hand. She proceeded tj GuMgow, and while passing tnrou&a tne city a crowd ol idle .vys. attracted by b ungular appear- ace, began lo tease her. i'bis so irritated ber that she peited them with brick*, which thty returned with sach effect that the wa* actually stoned to death. It i* uolanon lining that the career of Ibis singular individual was inveiwd ith a romantic iutere*t which was nol free from *jyjr*lition. Among other woaderf.nl laciueut* it wa* said mat the larmer wbc was the caueo of Charlie'* death ihortly altar drownwd bimaelf in a peat hag, Ibal tae band with which a Dutcher in kilmaruock struck one of the other sheep bsoame pjwerles* and with- ered to the very boue , aud Ibal iu the tummer of 17 .'. when aba was paaaing through Nsw Cu:iiaock, a young man whose name wae \>illiam Fursyth. son of a farmer iu the earn* parish, plagued ier M mach thai sbe wtihed he mi<ht never see Ihe tuorn, upon which be *-.'ui aad banned himself ia bit falher'i bara. Foauoly *ome of your reader* may oe able lo *appleuient kheee parlica- ars. c'otiu.iit a'unturiwc* SluiiJ.irit. Aa OtMcure Coiuplluirui. Shi (recently married) -How horrible il u for a man to marry a girl juil for her lookk . it betokens a laeA of depth and teeliug in the other sex, don't you think or H* 1 certainly agree with you , but you have a model husband, Mr*. L*e. H* never would have married you for your look*. _ A trial ha* bain made al Civile Veochla of a uauti ml ball invented by Signor Balia mello. Il il aevea feet in diameter, and oat, hold tour pereoni. When oloeed il links, and U (leered and propelled under water by rodder and icrew. In France the copyright of an author i* for Ufa. PrlBCMe Dolf-orouki TelUof the A ti.iu or VUiiuidcr IL Prinoeea Dolgoroaki, the morganatic wife at the late Czar, ha* joit published her Memoir* in Hutia. Every available oopy, however, bis been pounced upon imme- diately by the police. In this interciiiog volume the Princess gire* a graphic account of what happened on the very eve of the as>a*iiaatiaa of toe ill fated Alexander II. Daring the evening before the tragic vent i jc.t place she was ia a room adjoin- lag thai in which the police report for tbe day wa* being labaitKd to the Emperor. Waec Colonel Staadea mentioned that aol- j;eri, in whom more trail ooald be rep:s*i. had been stationed on guard at the palace, the Ciar displayed gnat irritation. exclaiming, What .' am I tarroonded by trailers even in my own house ! If such be the case, the mo*i ragged b<?Kgar U happier than I. Well. I shall appeal to the peo- ple : d*tii among them and siow icera that 1 have connlence in them, and do aot fear tbe cowardly a*a*iini who dare nol emerge irom their ob*coriiy : ' Hi* Majesty then went into the rooaa in wbich the Priccc** wa* s.-. and laid thai he had decided on noing to Vienna, although the Russian* were hated there since hi* father died. II would (ettle seme basiaef * with ihe Erapersr of Austria which oould not be entrusted to a third party. Soon after- ward*, at midnight, the unhappy Emperor discovered, to hi* horror, that his favorite do* Triitan bad been poisoned, and. dying again lalo a violent ra^e, he overwhelmed h i vaiet with abc*e and threat*. The Princei* hai bemed Alexander II nol M *o oat on the morrow . bat at cine o'clock in tbe racraisg a note wa* brought to her wbich betrayed the nervous aquation to which the i=!ortaaat raoiarch * a prey. U.- bad begun by laying that in conformity with her wishes and hii promi** be woula remain at borne . bat he bad scratched oat the wort?*, and had written. instead, that he seeded air and exercise, and would o out tooa. a.-.li-i ihat he would bru,' back the Grand Duke Sergio* to loach with her. The F.-iccesi wa* making preparai:uo* lo accompany or Czar, warn, locking cat cf the window, she saw the guard* pawing by in cocfasioc. Soon eft<r*ari* ihu be the Emperor'* death. Sbj harried to Ihe Winter Palace, and threw hr*elf on the mangled and b'ecdiCK cjrpee. Then Alex- ander 111 toll her thai bis father had alter- ed h*r name with his :>irg brealb. HOI ->11TAK\ U Moll, the. fore I nul M U boc and Mortally The &ingloo, Jamaica, SuaJard ot Jaiy iOta. received by ibe stearaer Alpha. \t a very atnou* case of iasux i ro,iaa::on happened ai ibe Apostles Batiery. aear Port B)>al. Il atprs t.:at Sergt.'WhiW of the F.r.t Battalion V, , Regi ment. uvi been in charge of 120 guard at Fort A j.u,ta for six mocti . . aich H3M he n*i very oftn app : a to Capiaia Norru for leave to sec hi* faxily, but hi* appiicalicc* were from tuns to ume re- (a*ed- Enraged ai hi* rrque*t* for lean being so often relaacd be grew callous and indifferent, conceived an inveterate hatred toward* Capi. Norrisaad the sergv maior. and . > to i.icvi them. Oo a lay evening, after securing over Tti roonds of aainiaaiixM an ibe key* of tbe irate* ot Fort vu^u-ita. he procveMtd to the Apo*lle*' Battery lu toe aofeu.-u of the -jso baa left i'ti r 1'jrl Royal oo other duiM*, and taxing up position in an aperture where he wa* free tromoaevrvaliou. be awaited tn...: return. Haviag complete control of tbe baltvrv it w* loipoteible tor an>one u< attercpi land- iui(. as be was armed with . -f ibd best carbines and with rn f amtnn- onion at h i* diipoeal. On the .cor re- laruiug. White descrud tbm m the dis- and at onoe comiuetc, j to ure shot*. it iuipoe*ibla to i-Jjc a lanuiag, tbe cm MT* left ami ;<.-LC ir-u assistance from Ibe sapper* aud royal engiuerrs, who proceeded to tfe baileiy auitJil ihe whi.-.i.ng shol* of White aod tuooeeded ID shooliOK him. t'je of ilieir uuntsur. bow ever, was woundeo iu tbe sb. u Oer. While was fatally woondcd. it bcin* found r.eoe* sary U do so, a* oinvrwise bo would bave certainly killnd atv.>ral cf tbe eeoort. A I'autlou* lo.i. Look here, Fru/., why dou'l yon make up to tbe little fraulein T Go tn and win, man '. Ton my life, ahe'* a regular pearl!" 'nu lenlkih i That may be. bat I can't do with the mother of pearl. thv Het CuKlUh I* >i.,.kn There i* abundant ovidenw, biitorioal and philolotiical, to prove that that pro- nunciation ot the K:igliih language known ai " Irish brogue " ii the bel and purest Kviun OlolM. Snuic (rnelL Head >f thi Uoaee Mr. Amulet, 1 don't object to year coming to Ihe house, bal yon mull Itop tracking those vile cigarette* in tbe parlor. Ir siuell is all over the house. ' Youog Mao 1 haven't been aruoking cigarette*, sir. Bead of the House Heavens ! I left them overshoe* in the oven ' How OorUoa UullrU Xuttav. There is a story tcld of Chinee* Gordon, one ot tbe taost Mriking wbiob .'litre* in bi* romantic personality. \Vaile be wai in Chiua there wai *ome mutiny in tbe army -ver bad rations or slopped pay. It wa* Gordon s duty to orueh that matinv. aud this i* bow be ctd it : He bad the men drawn up, and went and stood a few pace* m front of them Al his elbow were balf a dcv.eu trusty feliow* with loaded ride*. "Now. be laid, you mail have ome leaden . led them stand cut, and 1 11 peak to them. There w* a moment t p*u*e. Come, fall oul ' ' laid Gordon again, in a cool, everyday voice, a* if he wa* ordering dinner. The men looked al one aaolber. and stirred in ibeir plaoee a* bis keen eye ran along the ranks. Then two men stepped forward. Gordon quietly ijave a signal to hi* half doitn men witn loaded r ' , and the next moment the two ringleader* were shot dead. So ended the mutiny. Bul I alway* think, Gordon a*od to lay, meditatively, after telling the lory. " I alway* think 1 murdered those men." Glasgow autho-rittee are :ukiug the ground* about the cathedral less c.-v.-oii.'u able and more eooleeiaitioal theu tney have been for vear*. Hut WcaUth or family Bo* Hake Uie treat Um Wi are all made of Ihe same clay- meed analysis oan detto between the biae blood " *hM me* the vein* of the descendant oi a h > kingi and the " vital doid " of a [.- 'p bat mere U neverthelc** an inbor. locracy at "'"^ and *ool which a.i omt lasunctively recognije and which co*a> pell respect from the haogbu***. say the New York Ltdger. Patmrah* by the accident of birth are often ban*. elrlsb aod stupid, oat God'* gentlemen, though reared in povany aad the of toil, are son to *Banift their i nobility in rpile ot adverew . The gentleman born ha*) tbe right of pnde. too. He wij go oat cf hi* way la now a itranger the cearvet road to any point be may deeire to reach, abar-- turn last cruil witn a starving brother. pru hi* life to protect a woman from incoli. aad i* ever prompt to MliM weaknes* aal avenge wrong. Yat it you offer him com- pensation for obeying the impalee of hi kindly nature h.i check will redden with inoignation ai the thought ot being olio- taken for a meroaaary, willing to mak a trade cf doing good. Hie labor he win sell, bat not the lervicee whioh hi* uobto aeart teache* him are due to all who aM in aeceavity. tiibolaiicn or danger. Suoii man, though his spelling book experi- ence* may be too limited to enable him to spell the" word " pedigree." and he maw nave been raided in a log ahanty on ill pork and corn dodger* isj, nevwrtbe- IOM. royal ard the moral peer of any of h.s ipecia*. About SKI m in IDC. Ia aiding a drcwning paraan. writ**) Clarence Demintt ;u an article on iwim- | :i ihe L" P .'.J:U I' mam, mM him drxly tr m behind below the armpilw, trying to prevent hi* turning upon yon. If. ia spile of yoor Krasp, be ieem* likely to turn, iwim two or three feet away, and try to graip him behind occe more. Should he onoe tei^e you nrmly, strike him with a quick blow between the e>e*. Then, wbe*i hi* dazed. ;erk yooretlf free, gra*p hint agaiB. and -steer ' him to store, or sop- pert him ictil help come*. In uit bathing if you an caught in the undertow near bore, iwim in aear the surface. Bat C prstiy far oat from sh .re iwim high on Us* top of Ibe wevee and low in tbe trough. Why hai ILIi L JE1ES COLLIGK, a n*w institution overtaken and surpaserd it* wail- eiblibed cornp-etiior* aecunng in < yean tbe larxeet enrolemtnl in Ontario ? Pooh* lee* many cacv.s -nay be anignd, thw chief among wnich ou'.i be it* jr. i t -. rrilliiextl W ..--I. and tn*) fnunfft of iu V'*a< liA. Iis itaJ now numbers nearly -"0 and it*) *tudeol* over JOO. A J pp. Calendar oan b< obtained on application to Fuuicrrai. B.D . St. Thomai. Oni. Aa C W. J ltlnf Juarwoy. > -iade bi> 23U* '.Vhen balloon ascension ai Sea Beach, C 'asi Saturday .--. ening. be did maki bis c utoma'ry parachute jump. Some on* stepped on the parachute ]Oj*l a* the balloon went up and tne balloonist soot cut of si*hi with no a; parent mean* ot descent. Tbe jorrided crowd were kept in su^penM till Mr. L'ariicg reappeared. bv- > owed the hoi air to ewoape Irom the) He wa* carru-u to tbe hotel on . ulders cf several ol the crowd. Henry M Stanley wi'.. make hi* nrat reappearance m America on Nov. lltb, in a leolure and reception lor the) lx- u'.-.i o! the Freeb Air aad Coavale llome al Suoimi!. ^ New tall dres* sbirte are bf - I) C. M. L. . 0. i \Ri.'llArili ASP VINEYARDS IN V * . . |>. 8i)4 to* '' " . Ua. SCOTT'S EMULSION . Of Pure Cod Liver Oil and : HYPOPHOSPHITES j cf Lime and Soda Scott's Emulsion v,.:.:;.: - . ' '- . /w.-.r I: ,j. '. I 1 r< t ' II : CONSUMPTION . ; Serolula. Broncbitu.Waetinff DID- , coies. Chronic Coughs and Cvlda. i- i VI \U. t. v, MILK. >-ic.Kmi .. :^' in !. ofar > >r * Ii-i1irr . D .-> > ,i i ml A BOWXK. IWW.A>L Mr*. I. -laud Stanford recently paid <-. for fifty menu oard* tor on* ot her swell dinner*. The map of the Vnited State* wai stamped in silver on the back ot the oardi. Nobody ii more tolioitoua lor tbe pro* perity of tbe farmer than the bunco man If Ihire were no rich farmers hii buune** would be ruined. Two s win gentlemen hve snaaeided in making the aioeat of Mount Sir Donald iu tha Canadian Kookie* ICUREriTS! Ur CIYEN AWAY YEARLY. \'.''vn 1 toy Cur* I Jo sot re.y to tvp them (or A time, t *M\<> : '-. ,i return .A.a I M X A ; A r 4 Dl C* t> C U HI . I h*t maJe the Jia pilepey or Falling ^ickii^v* I life-loo* I warrant .ay remrJy to I worst cAses. BPV-AUS.- others h.x.'^ 'aiieU is DO r*.* .on foi ^10: IK-W revcivuig a cure, one* (or a trMtise and * Fre> aJcttiei 01 MY Intallibl* dcmcdy. Uiv* Exonu *) PostOffico It COM* y,..i a tr<Ai. aaii it w,., .lire v. n Acklrtw-M. *JL tMMTb ranch OfHo*. lab %car AOCkAIOC Tm.T. TORONTO. 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