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 il^t"iJBUW'" *â-  ^-^'Jlt! •â- I'llf^^-'fWHgfr *»i^;«!gal!!m^5SWJ^!yJ'J«A»' J ' â- * i ,ni i n »Jf v iiyr^^pww^m '^;*"^.^^^^'«i' â- "' -^^"-•^ ""^^P^^$^H^^hn Â¥ --*4!riC .-^ .3t5C- iSte- .: -n ,i5 ^w«*|»,V*si*j^ Pe ^0*v.^-4St " •*?!-v^,#^ *- vf^I^*-!* t- a ol t: use his o^v^ IN A NUTSHELL (UDi jrrES SELECT RKAOIKG. foreign. Dcmestlc. ana War fy"' else. Pltnv and Pointe«l.| ppnfrew election case has been 'Jl Sept. 14tb, in Toronto. nieJ"° Eon of the postmaster at 5*^ „ has been drOTrned m Champ- ' f horses dri'-en by a man named lifn" " ^^ay at Parkham and pitched '/*o°t, causing his death. ' Grant has left Kingston for r rpi^g Principal intends to ^o as " ,kv Mouutains before return- Kooky ^Varden at Rapid de Feme hatch I"^has recently put i"' "-- '""• 50,000 salmon fry. recently put into the Tobi- Irtwrs r ited States custom officials at Point, recently seized five horses, â- . er from Philadelphia, for under- ffoal^an, of the Knickerbocker Club. rk started from Cape Vmcent re- ;°r a sail down the river in a very '^oe. ' Campbell, spice dealer, Montreal, -ted recently for attemptinj; to de- U Milloy. tailor, out of ?30 for a :;i:otbes. j^^g recently found a rat perched ;[, little three-year-old child, sucking I' ffom a wound it had made. The frnfel'i' to drive the animal away, t until ifr. Lefaivre attacked it did it ijic child, who it was found had had " veins of her forehead opened. ij jow fri^i" Boston, named Mrs. John- r'Jonipanied by a little child appears e ea^t'^ated some Montrealers, and 'i ioniK bills there. Shn Wiis arrested, tjawyerpaid the bail bond, and she -31 iu the lurch. Detective Kellert '^erinaSt. Dennisitreet boarding house ju assumed name. Hochelaga Bank, in its capacity of t or of the Pioneer Beet Sugar Com- " Montreal, is suing the undermen- 1; shareholders for unpaid subscriptions ;_Wm. Ewing, $500 Adolphe jjiB, ^5,000 Alfred Masson, $5,000 n Reille, SJOO Hon. M. Cochrane, ' ;G. Boivin. §1,500. r.MTED STATES. ral Moore, the American Consul at taj died of yellow fever. -amen in f-jnaiderable numbers have liiJgiiled into Wyorfting Territory from |;2 Columbia. heiamage received by the steamer Spar- jtnle a;Iore at Lake Superior proves to fcimwe serious than at first supposed. lae case of Mrs. Newington, who has 1 tridl in Detroit charged with pois- :;2erbtej)-son, the jury returned a ver- :ac4uittal. ;he Tewksbury investigation Geo. E. braud Joseph O'Neil testified to see- ls bodies of babies in the Harvard It/.ug room. pices from the cattle centires in Kansas pethat the drive this year will reach ladred thousand head, against three Ed and fifty thousand bead last year. ' installation of Rev. Chas. W. Park, hm of the Harvard avenue Congrega- iii Church, did not take place, as the pdid not believe in infant baptism. pifoers of the American Rapid Tele- fct Company persist in the statement I: ::e sentiment of the large stockholders cidedly averse to leasing its line to the ^M Union. '"Baker, a wax flower dealer of Balti- â- â€¢ :eld goods on the instalment plan tJiployeil salesmen, each of whom trtuuired to furnish security of from :o two hundred dollars. Baker se- f*: seventeen hundred dollars and de- c:*i. "f French astronomers who were sentto f'JM Island, in the South Pacific, to f: ;ne solar eclipse of May 6, have ar- • iisan Francisco on the steamer City 'Wy. They iRport finding a red star, f It ia believed, will prove a new dis- i.E.N"ERAL. I=[5palar rising is threatened in Cuba. 1^-sPussian Government proposes to ap- pin ambassador to the Vatican. [•-â- parades of Orangemen in Ulster were f Silly large and orderly. Ifft, commander of the French troops, T'K'luin, arrived at Hanoi on June 'â- nek Haulon, arrested for participating ' murder of Mrs. Smyth, in April, has â- "iMormer. ' Lordship, Christopher Wordsworth, pM Lincoln, has given notice of his m- "'n to resign. "miners of the Connockcbase district, 'fashire, England, have struck against P'tticn ill waees. 5 \i •J' war ship Canada, on which young '^* l-eorge oi Wales is midshipman, is ,_"-« from Portsmouth. t^^«P€ct€d that the German Bunoes- "itsnext session will prohibit the im- r*aon of American pork. "" Emperor has commuted the sentence passed upon Sabidina, recently mtj of high treason. *J*w, the well-known chemist, has of- ow?anizea mission to investigate the ' "xi origin of cholera in Egypt. 'London Times thinks it inconceiv '"attb " be French Government will sup- liral Pierre in the outrage at Tama- i^U itjj ^P^'"ial Government intended send- ' Surgeon- General to Egypt to observe â„¢f« and effects of the cholera now Sther f, °,P« has summoned the French Bi- -Jr the purpose of consulting â- ci~,.!,^gard to the condition of the J,, "â- aome. ' ' rdiip ,V "™°genient with DeiLoasepa th 1 1 ^^^ canal was based on the rfe-»,i. Lesseps alone had the right »erry declares the excitement in Government and D7Le««n« fnTT^ strnction of another S^gna^ ^in^d^' quate and unsatisfactory. " inade- In reply to the toast of hU health at a banquet at the Empire Club, LoSn ' i!ord S^/nf° "^r* ^^ "^^«*i that Sore ?G aS wlrilT*.^^ *.^.^ population of (^ aoa would be forty millions. The Speaker of the House of '^ommons cladlH?'"'^.?"'^^^ t^* « win bTex eluded from the House until he engages not to attemp to take the oath in dU?e|Sd to the resolution of the House. Bradlaulhsays the action of the Hous. i. illegal, that hewill again appeal to his constituents. â-  â-  « â-  ' The Importance of Sel-Gcvernment r„SK^°°^,?^^ ***"" "" t^a* "He that ruleth himself 18 mightier than he that tak- eth a city." We are. then, to infer from this that self-government, though of the utmost importance, is yet a very difficult task but what a delightful world this would be if every one were to attain to even a moderate aegtee of self-control. Of all human pas- sion-s I think the temper is most difficult to govern, for it needs constant care and watch- fulness to keep it under subjection. There area great vaiiety of tempers to contend with-the hot and hasty, the slow and sullen, the smooth and treacherous. In fact, all sorts of ill tempers, and occasionally we find a very good temper, that is, one slow to anger, and quick to forgive, but I thmk the most of us are endowed with a good deal of the '• old Adam" in our natures. A faery temper that flashes at a trifle and as quickly dies away again, though bad enough, is perhaps not to be so much deplored as one which is sullen and revengeful, which will brood over a fancied wrong, growing more bitter by nursing wrath, and must be more injurious to mind and character than a more passionate temper which soon exhausts it- self in bluster. We cannot always prevent anger from arising, but we can prevent it gaining the mastery ovir us. Some persons contend that they feel better to give expres- sions to their angry emotions. Very well, allowing it to be so, though I yery much doubt the truth of this assertion, is it not a yery selfish excuse We cannot think thit it adds to the happiness of those around us, or increases their respect for us, to witness our outbursts of passion. How much misery might be avoided if we should chock the angry retort before its utterance. Is there any one, unless it be some narrow-minded, self-righteous persons, is there any one who allows himself to use violent and intemper- ate language, who does not feel sorry and ashamed when the heat of passion is over Then how much better would it. be for them to express regret and acknowledge them- selves in the wrong they would feel far happier and be much more respected by so doing. How many lives are forever wrecked, not so much by indulging in unrestrained pas- sion, as by a stubborn will which refuses to acknowledge wrong doing? I think there is no more pitiable object in life than a man or woman seeking the aid of man to set aside one of God's most sacred laws. A woman asking to be freed from a husband whom she once loved better than life a man casting from him into utter ruin the wife he has sworn to cherish and protect. The cause of discord was once but a little cloud, and had it been treated with patience and forbear- ance would soon have been dissipated, but matured by distrust and bitter recrimination, it poisons domestic peace and separates for- ever those who would be all in all to each other. ..~-f»7 Tbe Jail at KUmalaham. Kilmainham, where the Dublin prisoners are confined, may be interesting to some of our readers. In 606 an abbey was built by St. Magnend on the spot where the prison now stands, and called Kilmagnend, or Mag- nend's Church. On t .ae ruins of this abbey Strongbow founded in 1174 a military mon- astery, whose priors were peers of the Irish Parliament, and were often Lord Chancel- lors, and J ustices, and sometimes even Lord Deputies of Ireland. The institution was more military than monastic, and though the vows of the dwellers in the monastery of the Kilmainham Templars only allowed them to fight the Saracen and Moor, the yet strained a point to turn their swords 4igainst the Christian Irishry. They did their work in the Holy L,and too, however, making the first crusade with Baldwin, and Tancrtd and William of Normandy. In the "Gerusa- lemme Liberata " Tasso mentions the Kil- mainham knights and from Fuller we hear that "all the consent of Earope in the Cru- sades would have made no music if the Irish harp had been wanting there." Hugo de ClahuU was the first prior, and Gerald, son of Maurice, Lord. of Kerry, was the last Prior of the Kilmainham Templars. The parish of Kilmainham with its 1200 acres, and the lands for miles around formed the Kilmainham Templars' broad estate. They hunted the stag and wild boar in the woods, called the Phoenix in latter days, which they extended along the southern as well as along the northern banks of the LifFey. The suburbs of Dublin on this side were lormerly woods. A Leinster King furnished to William II. from these woods the oat roof of Westminster Hall, in which, says Stainhurst, writing in the latter part of tne sixteenth century, " no English spider web- beth to this day." The Order of Kilmamham Templars was suppressed in Ireland by ^a- ward n., in 1309, the Knights imprisoned in DubUn Castle, and their property made over to the Knights of St. John. Later we 1^ of Thomas BotiUer, Prior of the New Order, coming "out of Ireland with a great quan- tity of Irish in maU with darts and skeyn. to Msist Henry the V. at the siege of Rouen a^d that they " did do their devour, as th^ none were more pleased nor did more damage to their enemies/' In 1680, the Duke ot Omond built a new hospital on the site of tbTttcient priory. ^here old wid.ers might end their days in religious repose. IMvnllad fer » CUmU. Tu"?f5*"i:?«'*»*"'ff*-)*«^P«*A *o*he Philadelphia ftmei aajtz LMt aiglit Mi^ Moore, a widow, who Ihrae with her yoone Mn m aa old, dilapidated honM at i^nah VaUey, near here, waa startled by hearing a snrietc, foUowedby egoniziiis ydla, in the room next to hers, occupied by her sod, a yoatii aboat 16 years of age. In a fright she â„¢*o the room and found tbe boy almost d^ with fear and trembling in every limb. She quieted his fears and questioned him, and after considerable deli^ he told her that about 12 o'clock, whileUstening to the furiously raging storm, he waa startle*! by â- eeing through the dim light of a lamp, which burned in the room, a man raising the window. Almost paralyzed with fear he sat up in the bed, unable to move, until by the aid of a vivid flash of L'ghtning he per- ceived the features of the man to be those of his father, who was killed in the mines five years ago. With the shriek that hadsosUrt- led his mother he sank on the bed and ttie intruder fled hastily. THE MOTHER SEES TUE FACE. When the mother had heard His story she turned her gaze towards her window and beheld the identical face pressed against the window. With a terrific yell she sprang to the window, and raising the sash jumped through, striking the ground, twenty-five feet below, with terrific force and injuring herself fatally. The shrieks and moans of young Moore brought a few neighbors to the spot, and they tarried the limp body of the woman into the house, and after a few hours' labor succeeded in bringing her tosensibility. As soon asshe fixed hereyes,on her son she burst into a violent fit of laugh- ter, in which the son joined and which last- ed until both fell to the floor exhausted. On the part of young Moore the fit of laughing was then followed by violent spasmodic at- tacks. He foamed at the mouth, barked like a dog and made vicious snaps at those who attempted to quiet him. MADNESS EPIDEMIC. A young farmer named Herrick went up to him and, while attempting to quiet him, caught hold of his hand. No sooner had he done so than he, too, was seized with fear- ful spasms and writhed on the floor in in- tense agony, exhibiting the peculiar symp- toms manifested by the others. The few other neighbors that had comu to the scene were so badly scared as to be of little assist- ance, and they fled precipitately, leaving tbe maniacs alone in the room. Mrs. Moore was stark raving mad and soon the two young men were busy at work demolishing the furniture and striking one another. One of the women, who had at first rushed to the scene, ran home and returned with her father, an old army sergeant named Bill- keimer, who ran into the room and, grasping Herrick, threw him to the floor and, putting his foot upon his breast, bound him with the bed ropes. He then secured young Moore in a like manner. Mrs. Moore was bleeding from the wounds received from falling out of the window, and lay upon the floor insen- sible. Lifting her in his arms, Billheimer carried the woman to the open air, the storm having ceased. A PHYSICIAN IN ATTEKDANGE. One of the neighbors had mounted a horse about one hour before and ridden at full speed across the rough country road in search of a doctor. After a long search he found one and brought him to the stricken family. The young man Herrick was taken home by his father in the morning and an- other physician attended kim. No hope is entertained of Mrs. Moore'i recovery. Her son was unusually violent next morning and could scarcely be held by four men. The case has occasioned much excitement among the farmers throughout the neigborhood. Mrs. Moore's husband was killed in the mining region five years ago. She and her son are practical, steady people. Young Herrick is not so violent, but arrangements are being made for his removal to an asylum. Mrs. Moore was in a sinking condition in the evening, and she could hardly live until the morning. Origin of the Names in the Week. In the museum at Berlin, in the hall de- voted to Northern antiquities, they have the representations from the idols from which the names of the days in our week are de- rived. From the idol of the Sun comes Sunday. This idol is represented with his face like the sun, holding a burning wheel with both hands on his breast, signifying his course round the world. The idol of the Moon, from which comes Monday, is habitated in a short coat like a man, but holding the moon in his hands. Tuisco. from which comes Tuesday, was one of the most ancient and popular gjds of the Germans, and represented in his gar- ments of skins, according to their peculiar manner of clothing. The third day of the week was dedicated to his worship. Woden, from which comes VVedi esdav, was a valiant prince among the Saxons. His image was prayed to for victory. Thor, from whence comes Thursday, is seated in a bed, with twelve stars over his head, holding a sceptre in his hand. Friya, from whence we have Friday, is represented with a drawn sword in his right hand, and a bow in his left. S»ter, from which is Saturday, has the appearance of perfect wretchedness he is thin-visaged, long-haired, with a long beard. He carries a water-pail in his right hand, wherein arcs fruits and flowers. There is great loss every season by indivi- duals owning wood lots, and to the public, from carelessness or design in handling fire. In the summer drouths, the leaves and fallen limbs become like tinder, and the cigar stump or emptied pipe, the brands from a camp-fire or pic-nic party, are enough to kindle a great conflagration, fires are often started from the sparks of a railroad engine, from carelessness in burning brush, or from mischievous boys, just to see the blaze. There is much loss to the owner of the forest burnt over, in trees killed, in fuel and fences consumed, and in the vegetable wealth of leaves and mould burned and dissipated. The forest does not recover, as when it is cut with the axe. It remains for years a blackened desolation in the landscape. In most cases, the whole neighborhood suffers from the reduction of the area of forest, already too small to husband the rain fall, and protect the springs and riruletH, that feed the rivers. This great public evil should have the ii*m«4ia*e*ttention of all our law makers. THE FASIfi^' CORNER. -IKntpamumt" rtvnm aaa VeceftaMaa. The term " evaporating " of fruits and vegetables ia applied to the use (rf heated air to carry off the moistare, and as distinguish* ed from drying by the heat of the sun. That this ia already an important' industry, and is destined to become still more important, is shown by the various " evaporators " now offered, and the numerous letters of enquiry sent us concerning them. We can answer, in a general way, chat the use of a current of hot air for the purpose cf drying fruits and vegetables, is not patentable, while the various devices for producing the hut air, and applying it to the fruits, eto., may le. There are at least a half a dozen of these devices now offered, and it is no* possible for us to say which is the best. So tar as we have seen the products of the leading machines, as they are offered in the market, there appears to be very little difference be- tween them. The best advice we can give those who write us letters of enquiry is, to send for the descriptive circulars of each and give them a caureful study. It is hardly pos- sible to give a plan for the use of hot air for drying or "evaporating" vegetable sub- stances, without unintentionally using some device covered by a patent. Besides, it must be remembered that the various evap- orators and dryers now offered, are subject, ed to the test of actual use. Any affair that one might make for himself must be experi- mented with, and in the end will cost more than to purchase one that has already been tested. The different evaporators, so far as we have seen them, or their descriptions, have several advantages over sun-drying. They allow the drying to go on rapidly, so that there is no chance for incipient ferment- ation. The drying is done in the dark, which prevents discoloration of the article. With apples and other light-colored products they alloiv the use of sulphur fumes to bleach them and inprove their appearance, an oper- ation, which, if properly performed, is not objectionable. best rf tonics are pure air and exercise, and without these all others are of little use. Women suffer a good deal from cold feet, -erea in summer. Waking v the best thing to ctire or prevent this trouble not mere sauntering, but brisk walking, fist and far enough to set the blood in motion. Seoteh Sberthama. The Shorthorns bred in Aberdeen and other northern Scotch counties, during the last half-cantury, have proved thrifty, hardy and profitable â€" among the best, m fact, of all those reared in the United King- dom during the sime period. The rcMon of this is, that they are never pampered, but brought up exactly as other cattle. There is one point of difference between the Scotch and English methods of treatment, and this is, that in Scotland they allov their heifer to_ bring her first c»lt at twe ty-four to thirty months of age, while- in England the rule is about thirty- six months. The cows are generally good milkers, and the calf is suffered to run with its dam until it is six to seven months old. In the wint^r it is fed on turnips, straw, and a little bran and lin- seed or other meaL By thij method stock is reared at a moderate cost, and at present prices pays the farmer handsome' profit when sold. Some American breeders prefer the Scotch to the Eogliith Shorthorns, and have made large importations of the former, particularly in Kentucky and farther west. They consider the Scotch cattle more hardy, but we must await the rearing of the young stock for years to come to ascertain if this is true. Tbe Best Kinds of Feed for Butter. The practice ot constructing warm bams, and arranging stock and crops for the mak- ing of winter butter, is increasing, and can be extended almost indefinitely, under fav- orable conditions. The great majority of our dairy farmers cease milking in October or November, and there is very little butter made for market during the season of barn and stack feeding. A period of five months evtry year is a blank in the dairy business. With buitable feed and shelter, no doubt the milking seaton can be prolonged several months, with increased profit to the dairy farmer. To the men who are aiming at this result, and are sending fresh butter of the gilt-edged stamp to market, through the winter, the question of feed becomes a very important one. At a recent convention of the customers of the creameries in Connecti- cut, cow-feed was under question, and all agreed in the following important particu- lars â€" " Cotton-seed meal is not desirable, while in very small quantities, it may do no harm, it is sure, if largely fed, to injure tbe quality of the butter, makinir it more greasy, giving it the flat taste, and knocking the flavor out." Assuming this to be correct, it is only a caveat against the excessive use of cotton-seed meal. We have used this ar- ticle i ears ago, and are now using it, and know nothing so good at the same cost to increase the flow ot milk. There is probably no other feed in common use that makes such valuable manure. The daily rations of a Jersey uow are a quart of cotton-seed meal in the morning, one quart at noon, and a half bushel of sliced beets, with three feeds daily of all the good hay she will eat. Fed at the rate of six quarts a day, with only hay rations, we presume the record of the creamery is correct. The butter is hard, of good color, and excellent flavor. Again: â€" "Ensilage is a risky feed, not yet sufficiently tested to be used by cream- ery patrons." This ma serve to abate the zeal of our ensilage enthusiasts, and cause 4ihem to wait a little before they add to their silos. " Rye bran is to be severely let alone." Again, "Corn-meal stands at the head of grain feeds, though it should be fed carefully, unless mixed with wheat feed, middlings or shorts, which are given the next place." Four bushels of corn and one of oats, ground together, were recommended by one of the most experienced dairymen present. This, we think, will commend it- self to the good sense of all farmers who have fed much meal to their cows, and should be fk strong argument with them to extend the acreage of their corn crop this year. Com can b^ raised at a profit in New England, notwithstanding the competition of the prairie States, and the cheap freights. "Green corn fodder, to secure the best re- sults, should be wilted twenty-four hours before feeding." These results, reached unanimously by a company of thrifty farmers, wise enough to unite their forces in sustaining a " cream- ery," and whose pecuniary interests compel observation, should have great weight with all our dairymen. Too many of our farmers rely altogether upon old pasture for the sup- port of their cows in summer. It might pay much better to supplement the grass with cotton-seed meal or corn-meal and middlings, to feed higher in winter, and to keep cows that you could milk ten months in the year. "Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." Walking for Health. It is a pity women do not walk more in the open air, as there is no better exercise for the health. House-hold exercise cannot take its place in-door air is not so pure, and the limits of the honse are too small to allow free play of the muscles. A woman who is accustomed to be on her feet almost constantly in the daily routine of the house- work, is often a very poor walker and the good walker sometimes finds herself wearied by the busy house-keeper's round of duties. A friend who lately applied to an eminent physician for counsel in regard to some chronic difficulty of the throat, received as the most important part of the prescription, " plain, wholesome diet, and long walks in the open air." This waa because it waa seen that an improvement of her general health would put an end to the locsd trouble. So it is with a great majooity of our local ill* meats they depend upon tbe generalhealth. The phyaician will usually pteacribs atonic, somethmg to tone up the syatem. The very Poultrymen are sometimes troubled with partial blindness in their young chickens, occasioned, possibly, by too little variety in their food. The eyelids in the morning are stuck together so firmly, that the chicken cannot open them without assistance. When both eyes are in this condition, the chicken can not feed with facility, as it has to be guided by hearing and smell therefore loses flesh for want of food, droops, and dies. These drooping chicks can often be saved by having their heads dipped in clean water and the eyes washed open. They then see readily, devour their rations greedily, and begin to gain flesh. MISERY IN lEW YORK. An ARed Couple Seek Eeatb to Avoid itarvation. Henry A. Wagner and his wife Teresa, each seventy -five years ot age, were lying side by side recently in St. Mary's HospitaJ, and both were unconscious. The aged couple were found lying ia the roadway in tbe juncture of Cypress Hill and Atlantic avenue, East New York, by a policeman. When discovered they were clasped in each other's arms and were bleeding profusely. The doctors disjovered a series of gashes ex- tending across the left arm of each, near the elbow joints. The cuts in the woman's arm were deep and ragged, but no vital ar- tery had been touched. She had lost a quart of blood and was very weak. Her husband's arm was cut in four places, but none of the wounds were serious. He was also weak from the loss of blood. The doc- tors at first despaired of saving the lives of the aged people, but after the laspe of four hours the sufferers were able to speak. The first action of the old man was to ask for his wife, and the first utterance of the woman was an enquiry after the welfare of her hus- band. When questioned by the doctors, the man stated he dad inflicted the wounds upon his wife and himself. He said that be was tired of seeing his wife going without food, and being tired of life and hungry himself, he determined to die. He consulted his wife about the matter, and she proposed that he would kill her first and himoelf af- terwards. Wagner was cautioned by the doctors that his evidence might be used against him should he recover; but he said he didn't care, as life no longer had any charm for him. " What caused you to attempt to kill your wife and then yourself " the reporter asked. " My wife had only four meals in two weeks. We would not. beg. Neither of us had eaten a morsel for forty-eight hours be- fore I committed the act, and were nearly delirious from hunger. She was afraid that she would die, and I propDsed to her that we die together." "What caused you to select such an out- of-the-way spot for the rash act " " My wife proposed Cypress Hill Ceme- tery and we went there, but finally conclud- ed to die on the road. " " What instrument did you use ' "A penknife. My wife suggested it. She said the easiest way would be to bleed to death. She held up her arm, and after kissing me goad-by, bared it for me. I cut her and then myself witl^ all the strength I had. Then we lay down to die." Wagner expressed sorrow for the deed, but claimed that at the time he committed it he and his wife were contented to die. He is a puUy-block maker by trade, but has had no employment since October, 1S81. His wife attempted to take in washing, but she was too old and feeble. Wagner was born in Switzerland seventy-five years ago, and has been married forty -six years. The couple are childless. When the reporter was leaving, the old man said if his wife died he wanted to die, and if she lived he desired to live. â€" New York World. In Spite of all the Care He Took. We saw a boy nailing up a box the other day, containing some tuticles which he in- tended sending by express. From the nature of the contente we knew it was essential that she box should not be inverted on the pas- tage. So we ventured the suggestion to place the much abased "This side up," etc., con- spicuously on the comer. A few days after we saw our boy again. " Heard from your goods yet? Did they get there safely?" "Ijivery one broke," replied he sullenly. "Lost the hull lot I Hang the expi ess com yon?" "Yes, I did; an' for fear they shouldn't see it on the cover, I put it on the bottom, tool They've no excuse for saoh careless- ness." you put on 'this side up,' as we told â-  r 1 J^\ ^- .;/- iii^jji^ -â- 'ts 11 h,'