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 !^^^^^ TOFNG FOLKS. Abners Baby. BT EUTH CHBSTEKrrELD. (irandfather Tufta sat in the chimney-cor- aer smokiog bis pipe. ThiB was in the times when people had chimney- comers •when they fought for "their altars and their fires." and not for "a hole in the floor." His wife was in the opposite comer card- ing wool. Aroond them wers gathered more children and grand children than anybody but the census man or a piofesaor of mathem- atics would undeitake to count. t\r al- though- the sons and daughters of the house had many of them married and left the pat- ernal roof, they had all settled in the neigh- borhood, and were very muoh in the habit of running in of an evening to see how the " old folKs " ware getting along. As to their numerous progeny, there was no place like grandpa's house to them, every child who is so fortunate as to have a grandfather must know that. Not that it was a very fine house, â€" many of them lived in far finer ones, â€" but then it was grandpa's house, and there was an end of it. Of course, it fronted the south, for if our ancestors had not discovered the virtues of blue (/I'ass, thty knew all about the virtues of sunlight, and were not a bit afraid to let it in their windows. In order to turn its face to the south, the bouse had to turn its back to the street, to- ward which the sinkspout sent its meander- ing stream to the delectation of passers-by. ]5ut enough of this. AVere I to tell you of all the nooks and crannies of that ancient ilwelling, of its barns and out-houses, the smithy, with its heavenward-soaring sparks; of all, in short, that made the place what it was, I should never get to the end of my story. As Grandfather Tufts sat smoking his pipe, he and his sons fell to talking politics, just as men do now-a-daya when they get together of an evening, and this naturally led back to the tima whtn grandfather was young, and he cast his first vote for (!an. Washington. The sound of this familiar name was a sig- nal for the children to swarm around him and clamor around for some war niori's, for they knew that grandfather had served in the Continental Army, and indeed believed that he was the greatest man in it, or next to the treatest. "If it hadn't been for grand- pa and Washington, we should have a king now," said his eldest grandson, Tobias; and all the yourger ones accepted the statement as a part of their creed. " War stories " said grandfather, " I.;t me see " and he put on his thinking-cap and looked silently into the tire for a fev/ minutes. " I believe there's one story I never told,' said he, at length. "Let's hear it let's hear it!" cried a chorus of voices. " \\ell, get down cff my h^s and bao'K. halfa dozen of you, and I'll tell ii;." The children obeyed, all excepting little Huldah, who s'ill sat perched 0:1 his knee but this he did not seem to tnind, for ilul- dah was a privileged character. Then Grandpa cieired his throat and be- gan: " Once there was a boy named â€" well, fdr want of a better name, we'll say AhiK i\" " -My, that's your name, grandpa " " He lived in a house a good ileal like this house, and he was something such a looking boyas Tobias, there," continued grandfather, unheeding the interruption. '• Fut instead of going to school and hunting rabbits and so on. a^ Tobias does, he bad to pick up his k-arniug a.s best he could and though he le.irned to shoot as soon as he was big tnough to lift a lifla, it was so he might be r-ady to fi_'ht the bears and wolves and In- dians that filled the woods." " Did ke ever kill any " ask^d Tobias. "Yea he shot a bear before he was eleven years old." "Oh, wasn't that brave?" exclaimed Tobias. " AVell, not so very, seeing that the bear was in a trap. It was about this time that the Indians came to Squantum and carried of Kerr and Morgan it made a great excite- ment, but just as the men were forming a company to go in search of them, they both came back, having contrived lo escape while the savages were asleep. Abner was always boasting what he would have done if he'd been in their places how he would have killed his capcors and brought home their scalps. He wished they'd come again and he'd have one shot yt them, he knew. Well, by-and-by they did come. The alarm was given about three o'clock in the morning, but Abner was very willing to lend his rifle to his big brother, who had broken the lock of his, and stay at home with the women folks. S'lootin;; Indians didn't look so heroic near to as it did a good ways off. It was just as the sun was rising that Abner's father came heme, bringing the news that two of the Indians had been killed, and the rest driven away but not till they had wounded three white men. ' And that isn't the worst of it,' said he, looking at Abner's mother as if hs kind o' hated to tell her the rest." "' Then one of our neighbors is killed,' says she turning very pale. " ' Worse yet,' says he. ' The first thing they did was to attack Isaac (^aimhy'a house, and as there was nobody but Isaac and his wife in it, except the baby, of j course they had everything their own way. ' V Isaac was found close by the door all hacked to pieces, his gun beside him, and she was on the fl:or not far off, both stone dead." "'And the baby" asked Abner's mother. '" They must have carried that off with" 'em for there wasn't a sign of it anywhere. Just as soon as we can get together force enough, we're going in search of it, and w-e mean to punish them for that and all their other sins, the savage miscreants.' " Abner was for rushing up to the Qaimby house thefirst thing, but his father wouldn't let him till the bodies had been taken care of. " ' T'aint a sight for women and child-- ren,' " says he. So when Abner got there, nobody wasu the house but some boys about his age â€" for the bodies had been car- ried into a neighbor's the savages had made such work there, it waea't fit to have a fun- eral in. " Well, the boys ransacked the house from garret to cellar, and then they thoaghk they would go and try and get a sight at the bodies. They had all run out but Abner. And he waa atoppini; to shut the door, when he Ueard a soond that he thought at first might be.^he He oa^led "EuMy, Posey," bec»n*e( 4iehatid to leave even a cat alone in such a place. The cry, which was Bort of smothered bke, grew louder. And then be waa certain that it wasn't a cat at all. bat a child. " You may be anre he searched with a good will then up garret, down cellar, in cupboards, in boxes. At last he even put his head up the chimney, and then the cry was louder than ever. " A bright thought came into hia head. He opened the oven door, and there, wrap- ped all up in bed blankets, waa Mrs. Quimby'a baby He pulled it out and ran home with it as last as he could go, and soon the news spread abroad, and everybody came flocking to see it. "The great question was, how came it in the oven 7 Some were disposed to think the savages bid it there but it was so carefully stowed away in the blankets, that all finally agreed that its mother hid it there for safety that the noise the savages made drowned its cries, aid that afterward it got all tired out and fell asleep. Anyway, there it was, with- out a bruise or a cut on it. " Tne town offered to provide for it, â€" seeing that it hadn't any relations that any- body knew of. But Abner's mother said no, it had come to her in such a way that she felt as though the Lord had sent it to her, and could never give it up. But Abner alwas called it his baby, and promised to take care of it as soon as he was old enough. " Aud did he " asked Huldah. "Ask your grandmother," said Grand- father Tufts, Ijoking smilingly at the old dame carding wool in the opposite corner. " On, I understand," oried Tobias " you were Abner youiself. Why didn't I think of it before?" "Yes, I was Abner, and your grand- mother is the littb baby I found in the oven." â€" Youth's Companion. The Boniance of a Bank iNote. lu the year 1740 one of the directors of the Bank of England, a man of unimpeach- able honor, lost a bank note for £30,000, under peculiar circumstances. It seems he had bought an estate for that money, and for convenifnce sake obtained a note for that amount. As he was about to put it un- der lock and key, after he reached home, he was called out of the room, whereupon, as he thought, he pliced it upon the mantel- piece. Upon returning, a few minutes later, ihe note had disappeared. It could not have been stolen, for no one had entered the room, whereupon he concluded that it had been blown into the lire and had been con- sumed. Hs laid the matter before the c tiijerd of the bank, and they reissued a note for the same amount, he giving bonds to reimburse the bank if the note should ever be j.-resented for payment. Tliirty yeaii after, when he had long been dead and his tstate distributed among hia heirs, the sup- posed non-existent note turned up at the biL'k CiHinter for payment. As the bank could not afford to dishonor the obligation, the money was paid out, and the heirs of the dead man were asked to make good the loss; this they refused to do, nor could the bank employ any legal machinery to force them to do so, The person who profited by the iratter was supposed to be a builder, em- ployed to pull aown the dead man's house and build another on its site. He found the missing £:0,000 note in a crevice in the chimnty, in which it somehow got lodged after being laid en the mantelpiece. It must have been kept many years, and its presentation to the bank -was so arranged that ti\e builder berime' a rich man by a sudden stroke of blind fortune. Paruell and Ireland. The Irish people and their sympathizers have made a gift of nearly §200,000 to Mr. I'ainell, the now famoua Irish farliament- ary leader. The object is to enable him to devote himself to the sei^ce of his country unembarrassed by business cares. Mr. Par- nell is very cordially disliked by the Eng- lish people, but he baa been remarkably successful in forcing the British government to pay some heed to the condition of Ire- land. He ha? proved himself a skillful leader. After the next general election, it is conceded, he will secure the control uf a sutHoient number of votes to hold the bal- ance of power between the Tories and the Liberals. In other words, he can put the ministry of either party in Parliament out of power by defeating them in the House of Commons. The distressed conditiod of Ire- land, as well as of rural England, is due more to economic than to political causes. Animal and vegetable food can be bought so cheaply in the United States, Russia, India, and other countries that the Irish agricul- tural laborer cannot compete with them in the grain and meat markets. There are no coal or iron mines in Ireland, and conse- quently no manufactures. Hence the one pursuit of the people â€" agriculture â€" not being remunerative, keeps them in poverty. Home rule might be a good thing for Ire- land, but diversitied industries, if they were possible, would be better. AFEICAN TEATEL. Early Marriages. liady Sarah Cadogaa, daughter of William, first Earl Cadogan, was married at the age of 13 to Charles, second Dake of Richmond, aged IS. It is said that this marriage was a bargain to cancel a gambling debt be- tween their parents. Lady .Sarah being a co-heiress. The young Lord March was brought from college and the litth lady from her nursery for the ceremony, which took place at The Hague. The bride was amazed and silent, but the husband ex- claimed " Surely you are not going to anarry me to that dowdy " Married, how- ever, he was, and his tutor then took him off to the Continent, and the bride went back to her mother. Thre years after Lord March returned from his travels, but, hav- ini? such a disagreeable recollection of hia wi^, was in no hurry to join her, and went the first evening to the theatre. There he saw a lady so beautiful that he asked who she was. " The reigning toast. Lady March," was the answer he got. He has- tened to claim her, and their lifelong af- fection for each other is much commented dpon by contemporaneous writers â€" indeed, it was said that the Duchess, who only sur- ' vived hiiii a year, died of grief. No one perfectly loves God who does not perf ectl fove aome of Hia creatures. laterectuuc inetdentt S«l«ted Hit Gomt AntoaaUlâ€" An " Cxobiuig* of Blood." At a lectnre i^ven in Rome by Cpunt -An- tonelli, the African traveller, there were ex- hibited six mfgnificentelephanta' tuaka,one of which was more than five feet long. The count waa accompanied by two native Gal- lai yoath of graceful form and gentle bear- ing. Among the incidento of hia j ourney re- lated by Count Antonelli, the following eeremony is interesting An "exchange of blood " in token of eternal friendship with the Sultan of Rhaita. " We met," said the Count, " in a hut, where a long prayer was first recited, and afterward various speeches were made. I expressed myself as follows " My dear friends, I am ignorant of your language and can not express all my sensi- menta but it is enough to say that I have requested the Sultan of Ausaa to adopt me as r-ia son, and that now we will exchange blood, so that the blood of your people may be as dear to me aa my own, and mine as dear to you. I think you will under- stand me." Another long prayer followed, after which the Saltan and I were conduct- ed under a tree to which an ox was tied. The Sultan cut the ox's throat, and with its blood anointed my forehead and then bis own after which he made a necklace and bracelets out of the skin of the ex and placed them on my neck and arms, saying ' Men, women this white man is our brother!' In the country of the Danakils a prophet came to our camp so one evening we made a large circle in the tent, and everyone, flat- tering the prophet, overwhelmed him with questicus. At last he began to chant re- plies, which were repeated in a loud voice by all present, accompanied with gesticula- tions of the hands and feet. The prophet gradually became excited, till at last he howled and struggled like a demoniac. When questioned about me he said that the king of Sicoa would receive me well the superstitious Danakils were discontented with this laconic prophecy, and began to hav3 auspicioni of our expedition. Next day, therefore, I invited the prophet to my tent, gave him to eat and drink in profusion, and made him a quantity of small presents. This 80 delighted him that at the evening meeting he praised me to the skies, prophe- sying all sorts ot good. I was obliged to show myself to the Danakils in a semi-nude costume, for the report had spread that I was a brother, and as such they received me in their tents." The following is Count Aatonelli's description of hia leception by the terrible Sultan of Aussa "When I arrived at the Sultan's residsnce I found myself in the midst of about two thousand warriors, who were executing a diabolic dance, utteiing savage howla, and striking their weapons together. The Saltan wa- watching whether this apectacle would alaim me, but on seeing that I walked quietly on without taking any notice, he caused me to be ushered into hia presence. I found a tall man about ")0 yeara of age, with a robust frame, and dark complexion, wearing a rather curly beard. His eyes were stern and his expressicu aelf-satiafied â€" that of a man who believes himself the greatest and most powerful man on earth. He looked askance at me, and pointed to a native, who he said was the chief of the men who could change themselves into hyenas. I df sired to see the transformation, but he informed me it could not be done at once, but that I should hear his voice. Then the man imitated the cry of the hyena. Tne Sultm, seeing that it made no impression cu me, was very content, and gave me an old ugly harmonica, saying ' Amuse yourself with that, and drink some coffee after- ward we will see.' In fact, we soon signed a solemn pact of friendshid, after which the Sultan said, in a aentimental voice ' Many people have told you that I am an assassin, and many have spoken ill of you to me. Well, then, let us make a bargain â€" I will never believe anything that is said against you, and you must never believe anything bad of me.' The Sultan's daughters are beautiful black Venuses, and are clothed almost as light as that goddess. They are not allowed to marry except when the moon lies low on the horizon betwaen two stars. This combination happens rarely, so one of the princesses grew impatient, rebelled, and took a husband to herself at a time when there was no moon between two stars. When the Sultan heard of the impious act he ordered that his daughter should be driven out of the tribe and given to certain merchants, who would take her to the devil's house. Bat the priests interfered, and the young girl, instead of being exiled, was drowned in the lake ot Aussa." Tennyson a Lord. The great poet Tennyson has decided to abandon tha name which he has made fam- ous and to figure in future history as Biron Tennyson- Dyncort, of Aid worth. Hia ac- ceptance of this paltry distinction is very unpopular in England, and is regarded with disfavor throughout the reading world. Tennyson will undoubtedly figure in the his- tory of letters as the peer of any poet who has written in the English tongue save alone the unapproachable Shakespeare, and it is regarded as unworthy his great fame that he should value so antiijiated a bauble aa a coronet, and sink his personality in a fanci- ful and unknown title. The age is demo- cratic, and even in Eagland it is now under- stood that titles add no distinction to an eminent man of letters. The distinguished novelist U.cken! several times refused to be- come a lord, though it is said that Thack- eray, despite hia ostentatiously expressed contempt for lordlings, died a disappointed man because a title had never been offered him. â€" Demorest's Monthly. A Remedy, Perhaps. It is claimod that a new drag called pilo- carpin, an extract from a Brazilian plant called the jaborandi, ia the long looked-for antidote to hydrophobia. A priest in Caen, France, was attacked by this dreadful dis- ease, when the attending phyaician adr^ in- istered this drug by a subcutsjaeous injection in the forearm, twenty grains being used in six doses. Thisindbced vomiting, and sub- sequently a profuse perspiration. The priest Bhortly«tter got eakiiriy well. 'â-  ^.-* â€" •^^ â€" I â€" Under the lawa i ot Proyidenoe, Hfd ia a probation probation ia a aocceasion of temptations temptatitfna are emergenciea and for emergencies we need the prepara- tion and theaaiegoard of prayer. PERSONAL. Th« M». Gsorge Baneroft was auddeoly tekes ill while playing "on all fours " with his srandchildren last week, and was con- finea to his bed for several days. The oldest peer of Great Britain, the Earl of Backingham, who recently attained his ninetieth year, is in priest's ordersi Be- aidea him eight other peers are in holy or- dera' namely, th^ Marqais of Donegal (Dean of Raphoe), the Eirln of Da La Warr, Car- lisle and Stamford, Lord Piunket, (Biahop ofMjatb). Lord Siye and Sele, (Archdea- con of Hereford), Lord SsaradaJe, and Lord Hawke. The Enl of Mulgrave, heir apparent to the Marquiaate ot Normanby, ia also a clergyman. Brigham Young ia buried back of Zion Houae, on the bluffs of Salt Lake City. Hia grave waa dug in solid rook, at the bot- tom of which ia laid a atone six feet wide, ten feet long, and two feet thick. Oa each side of the coffia ia a atone two feet high, two feet thick, six feet long, and at each end a stone two feet thick, and on the top of the whole ia a atone aix feet wide and teu feet long. All these stones have holes drilled through them, with a heavy iron rod running through them cemented with hot lead. Then on top of all this is solid mason work. Speaking of the bonanza kings, a corres- pondent of the St. Louis Globe- Democrat says: "Flood, Fair, and Mackay are brawny, full-blooded men, with good color, heighten- ed by good living and drinkinsr. They dreaa careieasly and have all the Cilifcriia char- acteristics â€" free and easy in address, hail fe'» lows well met with all their friends. Sharon, on the contrary, could sit for a picture of a good Connecticut deacon. He is th'n, angular, uader-sizfd, flat-chested, .with straight, lank hair, whitened by age, comb- ed down smooth over hia small head a pal- lid face, almost destitute of expression, and a moustache that adds nothing to the coun- tenance. When he looks at you, however, you notice a pai." of eyes as sharp as those of a weasel, and the quiet gestures show that the small body has a good deal of ner- vous energy. He always dresses in plain, b'.aok broadcloth, of ministerial cut, and thiL, with his white necktie and silk hat, adds to his clerical appearance. He is one of the best poker players on the Paoific Coast." AS IXGEKIOLS THIEF. Sharp Jeweller Robbed of Valuable Gems- "Of ali the trickp, devices, subterfugeF, sharp dodges, or deceptions I saw," said a jeweller to a reporter, " waa one by which a sharp fellow stole from me three pairs of diamond ear-rings. He evidently knew w.^en I was not in the shop. He came in one day and said to one of my clerks, ' Is Mr. Johnson in?' 'No,' was the reply. ' I am sorry for that,' hs said, ' I wish to buy a pair of diamond ear-rings for my wife.' This waa repeated cu four or five successive days. The last time he said he would not wait to se me, but would look at some ear- rings. The clerk showed him an assortment, and he finally selected three pairs, valued at £100, and said ' I guess I will let my wife select from these. She will be at my othae in an hour, and I want you to tell Mr. Johnson to bring these around himself, as he is ac- quainted with my wife.' ' All right, sir, I will,' replied the clerk' ' By the way.' said the fellow, ' if you will permit me, I will write a note to Mr. Johnson.' 'Certainly,' said the clerk, as he showed him a desk, and pointed out where he could get paper and envelopes. Ho aa!; down, wrote a short note, folded it and put it in an envelope, and directed it to me. Then he went back to the counter, ani said to the clerk, 'I think you had better put the three pairs of ear-rings in here, ao that Mr. Johnson will be sure to bring the right ones.' ' 'ery well,' said the clerk, who handed out three pairs of ear-rings. The fellow dropped them in the envelope before the clerk's eyes, and was apparently about to seal the envelope when he said suddenly, ' Oh, I guass you may put in that other pair,' pointing to a pair which the clerk had laid on the shelf behind him. The clerk turned and got the other pair and handed them to the fellow who dropped them apparently into the same envelope, sealed them up, handed them over, and said, 'Let Mr. Johnson bring the four pairs to my cfhce as soon as he comes back,' giving the address of a well-known farm in the vicinity. Then he left, and the clerk laid the envelope on the side until I return- ed. Of coarse we found but one pair of dia- mond ear-rings in the envelops, which was the last pair dropped in. Tne other three pairs were paste, about the same size. The fellow had taken two of my envelopes, and into one he had placed the three bogus pairs. When the clerk turned to get the fourth pair the fellow had put the genuine into his pocket and substituted the others. We never saw him afterwards, but heard that ha had practised the same game in other places. â€" Tjondon Paper. Feather Flowers. It requires a certain amount of patience to achieve success in making feather flow- ers, while satisfactory resuls are sure to add a smiling beauty to the adorning of an artistically appointed household. Fashion- ables rusticating in the country can easily procure a bunch ot white geese feathers and amuse themselves an hour or so by cutting out of these foathera leaves like the flowers that are to be copied. Make the bulbs of beeswax and rosin, mixed together in equal proportions to this stick the leaves, the stamens and centre parts of the wire and zephyr. In punting the leaves, a nice del- icate touch should be had in order to give a natural effect. Gat tube paints â€" such as are used for oil pamtings. After painting the leaves lay them aside to dry. Do not use them for ten or twelve hours at least. A tube each of chrome j ellow, rose madder, clear white, and Prussian blue will be all the paints required to produce a lovely bou- quet. Mix the yellow and blue to obtain green for painting the leaves. With a little practice in mixing the paints they can be made aa beantif al aa wax. There are sever- al ways to use feather flowers beside clus- tering them. A wreath, a cross, an anchor, and birds are often made and placed in boxes with a rich velvet backgroond and fine glass in front, bordered with a framework of vel- vet, or wood exquisitely covered with water-colorei pipturea, making an elegant parlor ornament. History of the Alphabet How many of the midiona that daily g,. the alphabet ever atop to think of its orj^ and long history In the true spirit of, atndent, laaac Taylor, a well-known ilngli,! writer on philosophical and philological ni). jects. haa recently written and published », London, two stout volumea under the title " The Alphabet, an Account of the Cim,' and development of letters," It is only \, help of recent discoveries of early ingjjj' tiona and tke protress in the art of readi^ lost languages and deciphering hitherto mf known symbols, that such a well postjj history baa become possible. By carelt study of the learned essays and scientific ij. vestigations of the latest philologists, Tj. lor has set forth in language of easy compre. hension the origin of the alphabet, showiuj that our own "Roman " letters may befc lowed back to their very beginning, 53^ twenty or more centuries ago, as heassertt We have no better letters, according to tha account, than those of the Italian priuterj of the fifteenth century. These were ic itated from the beautiful manuscripts of the tenth and eleventh centuries, the letterin- of these being derived from the Roman c" the Augustan age. The Ro:nan letters -^ turn, are traced to those employed at Roa^f in the third century B C and these do no; differ greatly from forms used in the earlier existing specimens of LUin writing, datict from the fifth century B. C. This primitive alphabet of Rome was derived from a loci fo m of the Greek alphabet, iu use abot; the sixth century I'.. C. and ;liat was; variety of the earlieat Greek alphabet hi longing to the eighth, or even the ninth cet. tury B. C. The Greeks got their letter from the fhinnicana, and theirs are clear' traceable in the moat ancient know n form t the Semitic. The most ancient of books, a papvrc found at Thebes, and now preserved ia'tl-- Fieiich National L'brary, auppli^;8 ti^oeii: eat forms of the letters us-ed in the -^.'mit: alphabet. The Stone Tables of the Ls: could have been possible to the 'ews ocl because of their possession of an alphatt; and thus the Bible and modern phdulogici science unite in ascribing a common orif; to the alphabet which is in daily i; throughtout the world, The ninLteen; century B. C. is held by Taylor to be ti; approximate dats cf the origin of alphabei writing, and from that time it grew by sb degrees, while from E:ypt, the home ofti Jews during their Ion.; captivity, the knot ledge of the alphabet was carried in ail c rections where alphabets are now found. Tho Aryans are now thought to ha-,eiis; the first to bring the primitive alphabet: perfection, and each letter and eaeli so.: may be traced, by Taylor's careful anaiys: through all the changes that have mirki the growth, progress, and. in soiue instai 3 the decay of different letters of Varfou- phabets. It is an intc-esting fact that:: oldest known "A B C" in exi^t-nce;: child's alphabet, scratched on a little :l hottle of black were, found in one 0:: oldest Greek settlements in Italy, at'.rib::: to the oth century F ' The earl- letters, and m^ny later ones are known c by incriptions, and it is the rapid inerei by recent discoveries, of these prec:: fragments that has inspired more diligett: search and quickened the /lal of leart; students in mastering the elements of iiBt" ledge of their origin and history throush;. the world. As late as 1S7G there were foot in Cyprus some bror/3 plates inscribeu ir:; Pnocaician tharacteis, dating Inck tot: tenth, even the eleventh century B. C. Coins, engraved gems, inscribed statsfe and, last of all, the Siloam insciiptiot found in lSiO at -lerusalem, on the wall aa old tunnel, have supplied new maters for the history. From the common moti^^- of many alphabets, the Phn lician. aje c acended the Greek and other Earopf- systems on the one aide, including tt which we use and have the greatest inter-: in and on the other, the alphabets of A;; from which have sprnnj these of the Et Syriac, Arabic, ani Hebrew. RELI(;I01S THOUCiHTS. The soul ia strong that trusts in (â- ju, Sorrow for sin is the golden keyt; opens the palace of eternity. Prayer is not conquering Gdi's re' tance, but taking hold of God's will:: nesa. Heaven will be the aweet surprisfi perfect explanation. What we need is to pray, not work 'i] philosophy of prayer. None are ruined by the justice of but those who hate to be reformed by ' grace of God. Da all that you can to stand, arnl 'â-  fear lest you fall, ana by the grace of ' you are safe. Science is but a mere heap of facts, n golden chain of truth, if we refuse to lit' to the throne of God. As water runs down from the sweli hills, and flows together in the lowiy ' 80 grace flows not but into humble heare Humility is, of all the graces, the chie: when it does not know itself to be a f at all. Those who would let anyth.ng take place of Caristianity must first aloliiii sorrow from the earth. Those who have attained the farthe.-; sight into nature have been lu all ageS' belie vers in God. It is an unhappy division that i=/' between faith and work. Thbugh ic interest I may divide them, just as ie candle 1 know there ia both light anJ ' yet put out the candle and they are â-  gone one remains not without the o' So it is between faith and works, EWJ resting As a rcEuli â- bike, co-op •d by the wo Georgia fa era for the c that the sup] Strawberri kouse sell f( be ordered f titles. Newport, the State, ai iag Coasters' government. Though ".; despatched fj year, not cm grain as its c Semi-?nna£ $l,051,7.")O w Hartfoid, C( the'^ame as li Thebookke Bcstcn, has ktitution tif^; for nor taken Killing alig ,aemploy8 a lar have engaged French tannei ' Mr. .1. C. orphan asylui gregated $t!,0( Hebrews bein Louisiana, SO 07-' hands ?1S,."13.974, $4,59;i,470.an t'-H IGl/JOo. There were delphia last have never be latter were in; all white but Despatches eoldeat weath North-west 1\ aome localitiei ward. It is expec visit Havana c the guest of 1 the I'nited Cuba. Senator Kaii gift to the Ne ginia, with a p luded to the m in that city. The ship-bu proved more whole than w account cf the year there waa built, ard in I .?7t),7i tons of t A New Yorl "tobacco refrij fre.=h and mois is a cit'ar stanc made of polish in the centre I between which South Carol which applies and villages, of prohibition i' and when ano said to have go as many towns gone "wet. " An Kxchang divorce for ad State Senate cf the ground, am( are a "Northern not proper to be It was shown t rorce i^for adult of a law of that is often a cruel but the objecti and South Car( adultery issue. A singular coincidence has been diJC; ed in connection with the marriage Hon. Mr. Lyon second son of the t" S!earthmore. and Lady Anne 1' which took place on November '2-ii' On November 22, exactly five hun- years ago, Sir James Lindsay, then- of the houae of Lindsay, alew the rcf- tative of the house of Swarthmore it- ' course of a scutile between followers » two families. The marriage five b^j years afterwards, of the houses whicl' then at deadly variance with each otb^ pleaeant and signiticint commemorabi' tragic event. A new bridge liichelieu river tl7,000. A Chicago pap •^000 Canucks le to visit "the old The eldest sur' tor Langevin Thomas CJiapias, »nd Private Sec Robitaille. The produce â- Ssotia during the aunounted to l.t over the same pe 97.4ti3 tons. T period aggregatsd ofS3i:i7. The Buffalo pap ie arranging to bii on the other si avenge O Doncell crauk. In Chics of such men as .M falonian should co The returns of from Halifax over way show that C' during the year, one hundred poui casks and :}i'.i,!»4S l,64fi boxes bone rtAs mackerel 7,1 An American ex ttem of comrnerci elaboration in orde growth of certair trade The t xport haa increased froi 50,:?66in IS^.i, whi odthe export ot sh« heed to 10-',S35. The Provincial li "to have the only vc i«t^ prince consort ;*orfa to an America '«»' written, in her e jagpianship l',e6 â„¢*ryofMbva Sec g *yt and good hi Ae*ted widow, 'ict