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 » ii.. iii ^1 f i â- I I i f i .1; I I I*? ' I: Mi .^4.;. â-  in HEALTH. Health Teochiiigi. It b oertainly u ciuxiua|png sigB of t)ie timM to see health piMicttinM prMper. In the fint wttling of the ooohtiy people â- oade their walnat piUi, gikthered tbm own Tooti and herbs wd doctnred themaelves with fairly good resnlta. Bat as population became denser and the medical practitioner nearer they were led to believe that thoee Bysterions remedies of which they knew nothing were more potent for good than the simple remedies they had been accnstomed to and in this connection it may be said that the less they knew about the remedy and the more mystery sarroonding it the greater tiieir faith in its healing powers. Ko one ever thought of trying to find a eanse for his ailment. When he became sick it was a special interference of Provi- dence to punish him for his wickednoa. If a ehOd was sick it was a punishment sent npon the parents for their wickedness. When one died, it was said that his time had come " The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away, etc.," were the words of minister and thus were the responsilalitles of persons thrown upon the Almighty. Not- withstanding there is much more enlighten- ment now, were are yet many people, who are always dosing, expecting medicine to brinK back the vitality they are losing by constantly violating nature's laws. If people who are constantly swallowing medicine could know the true effects of the substance they swallow, they would certain- ly renounce them forever, and if they knew how little science there is in therapeutics, they would have less faith in the medical practitioner. Hear what some of them say who have learned how little a thing it is, and are bold enough to say so. Prof. Alonze Clark, M. D., of the New York College of Physicians and Sur({eons, says ' All our curative agents are poison- ous, and, as a consequence, every dose dim- inishes the vitality of the patient." Prof. Joseph Smith, of the same school, says " All medicines that enter the circu- lation, poison the blood in the same manner as do the poisons that produce diseases." Dr. Evans, Fellow of the Royal College, London, said " The medical practice of our day is, at the best, a most uncertain and un- satisfactory system. It has neither science nor common sense to commend it to confi- dence." Prof. Gregory, of Edinburg, Scotland, to a medical class said " Gentlemen, ninety- nine out of every hundred medical facts are medical lies and medical doctrines are, for the most part, stark, staring nonsense." Dr. J. Mason Good, author of the Book of Nature, says " The science of medicine is a barbarous jargon, and the effects of our medicines on the human system is in the highest degree uncertain, except indeed that they have destroyed more Uvea than war, pestilence and famine combined." Many more could be quoted but perhaps this will suffice for the present. In times past doctors killed people with the lancet and calomel and chemical laboratories and have succeeded in compounding poisons no less fatal in their effects, but with names which the ordinary individual may not com- prehend. Your physician will dose you in silence as long as you pay him to do so. Whenever a scientific system of medi- •ation is established and generally taught, Othello's occupation will be gone, and sick people will become scarce. To this end let all health journals contri- bute by teaching people that they are re- sponsible for their sufferings, and to avoid them by obeying the immutable laws of na- ture. Golds. We generally try to fight a sudden cold with heat or hot applications, to induce per- spiration or the openinsr of the pores of the skin, that the cold may thus be broken up. Of late years many medical men have ad- vanced new theories and methods to treat colds which are in direct opposition to the old ways, and which seem almost dan- gerous in their daring. An eminent physi- cian writes as follows, logically upon the sub- ject, and would be quite certain in any case of coming up to the motto of the whole medical profession, which since the days of .^ikculapius has been, " Kill or cure" As soon as oppression of the chest, ob- struction of the nasal ducts, and unusual lassitude indicate that a "cold has been taken," its influence should at once be coun- teracted by the puiest and coldest air avail- able, and the patient should not stop to weigh the cost of a day's furlough against the danger of a chronic catarrh. In case im- perative duties should interfere, the enemy must be met after dark by devoting the first half of the night to an outdoor encamp- ment before a wide-open window. If the fight is to be short and decisive, the resourc- es of the adversary must be diminished by a strict fast. Temporary abstinence from food is the mOst enective and at the same time the safest method for eliminating the morbid elements of the system. Toward the end of the year a damp, sultry day â€" catarrh weather â€" is sometimes followed by a sadden frost, and at such times I have often found that a six-hours' inhalation of pure, cold night air will free the obstmcted air passage, so that on the following morn- ing hardly a slight huskiness of the voice suggests the narrowness of the escape from a two-weeks' respiratory misery. But, aid- ed by exercise, outdoor air of any tempera- ture will accomplish the same effect. In two days a resolute pedestrian can walk away from a summer catarrh of that malig- nant type that is^apt to defy half-opened windows. But the specific of the movement cure is arm exercise, dumb-bell swinging, grapple-swing practice, and wood-chopping. On a cold morning (for, after all, there are ten winter catarrhs to one in summer) a woodshed matinee seems to reach the seat of the disease by an air line. As the chest begins to heave under the stimulus of the exercise, perspiration becomes freer as it be- comes deeper and fuller, expectoration ceases to be painful, and the mucus is at last discharged en masae, as if tiie q^stem had only waited for that amount of encor- agement to rid itself of the incubus. A catarrh can thus be broken up in a single day. For the next half week tiie diet should be fru^ and cooling. Fruit, light bread, and a httle cold, sweet milk is the best catarrh diet. A fast day, thoagh, is still better. Fastii^ effects in a safe way what the old-school practitioners tried to accomplish by bleeding; it reduces the semi-febrial condition which accompanies evoy wvere edd. There is no doobt that by exeraw alnie acatairii can be gradually " wmted «£," Bat indoors it is apt to be ste^ np-hill work, while oold air, even be- fore the seasep d actual frosts, acta upon pnlBOi^arf dleuade n as tt doee ait Bni|anaJ fevers â€" ^it redooee thea to a lau melfenart type. A cainlMMfiim of three specmca â€" exetdee, absttneBee, and freah air â€" ^will cure the moat obstinate oold. For Baldni If the hair b^dns to oome out, cut it short at once. The object of this is^ lessen the weight of the hair, which is tM immediate cause of its falling ont, the weakened roots not being strong enough to support the weight oflong hair. Every morning, shampoo the scalp with a soft brnah and oold water, andrab until red with the ends of the fingers. If thwe is dandruff, cure by tri-weekly shampoo with castile soap or white of egg, applying afterward a mixture of equal parts of castor oil and alcohoL Many persons on coming from church complain of headache. This is caused by the action of the impure blood on the brain, due to the accumulation of carbolic acid gas in the air of poorly ventilated churches. The pernicious effect upon the brain and nervous system is very aptly illustrated by the drowsy, listiess attitude of the scholars in a poorly ventilated school room as com- pared with the bright and animated appear- ance of the children in a neighboring room that has been carefully ventilatedl Careful attention to the ventilation of churches and schools will prevent much of the inattention and sleepiness that is observed during the afternoon service or session. Uiuelfisli Love. Very noble virtues are often to be found among savages, â€" a fact which gives us the hint that men for whom civuization has done little are yet capable of showing their kinship with angels. A story comes from New Zealand, proving that a savage may not only make practical use of the religion to which he has become a convert, but that he is capable of the love which is greater than death. It was at the beginning of the eruption of a volcano there, that a Maori named Molie, with his wife Mary and their two little boys, sought refuge in their whare, or hut. "Mr. Fairbrother" (the missionary) "has taught us to pray to God and Christ of the Cross," said Molie, so they knelt down and prayed. Soon the roof was smashed in with the lava, heated stones and mud. To save the life of the elder boy, the father wrapped him in a shawl, and placing him en the ground, knelt over him so that the lad should not receive any hurt from the falling lava and stones. All through the early morning the Maori had his hands and knees on the ground, to provide an effectual shelter for the little one he did not mind the lava which found a resting place on his back, so long as his boy was safe. At the same time the mother was trying to protect the other little boy, but her ef- forts were in vain, and in the silent struggle with the elements the lava overpowered the mother and child, and killed them both. Molie, finding it getting dark, and the lava very heavy on his back, made a desperate effort to ^g it off, and, taking up his little one, called to his wife to be quick and fol- low, when, to his horror, he found that both his dear ones had silently 'died by his side. They were afterwards dug out. The mother was in a sitting posture, with her arms extended over her babe to protect it from the sand- drift. Though the suffering love of the father saved the elder boy, wie dying love of the mother wbm not able to keep death from her child. Both had done what they could, in forgetfulness of self. A Highland Echo. In the course ot last summer some strangers of disctinction were induced to visit a wild and unfrequented retreat in a distand part of the Highandp, chiefly from ^he report they heard of au echo, remarkable for the clear and distinct nature of its rever- beration. On reaching the spot from whence the trial of its powers is usually made their guide put his. hand to the side of his mouth and bawled out with the lungs of a Stentor a salutation in Gaelic, which was repeated with a precision that seemed beyond the ex- pectations of the party. One of the. gentlemen, by way of trying the strength of his voice, put his hand to the side of his mouth in the same manner as his guide, and called out " How far are we from home " These words, much to the surprise of their guide, were also repeated, when poor Donald with a simplicity which brought a smile over the faces of all present, exclaimed "You may think it strange, gentlemen, but this isthefirsttimel ever heard our echo speak English." " I have no doubt," said the gentieman, " but it can repeat other languages if you put it to the test," and instantly bawled out some brief questions m French, Spcmish and Italian. Donald looked more dazed than ever. " Well, I must say, that's very queer my own father and my own self have known that echo for more than seventy-years, and we never knew it use no language but Gaelic before." "Your echo is more learned, then, than you supposed " said the gentleman, laugh- ing, though at a loss whether to impute Donald's remarks to archness or simplicity. " You may say that, but we can tell you, sir," said the poor fellow, with an expression of earnestness that was highly amusing to those present, " as the echo has never been out of the country where can she have got all her education V Decidedly Cool. " Will it be convenient to settle this bill " asked a collector of a business »na.Ti he ap- proached. " Now that is what I should say was cool â€"decidedly cool," answered the merchant, as he ran his eye over the items. "Anything wrong, sir?" inquired the man, solicitously.* " Well, it's rather a cool affiur all through," responded the merchant, as he paid the account. It was an ice bilL FARM. Gnia Trira^ Ibr Sheep. !EUbe' the ooont^ throurii* *^_* ^*^ aaoontef valuable grain is lost «nKf-w^ ter tlumwh the lade of having toitable ji ,H«» in which to feed. It is imposable to leed npoa-the ground, without aloes, oidess perhaps esie has hogs to follow the dieep to Sther up the grain that is worked into the rt or snow. The sheep is a dainty animal and will not eat grain umess dean. The qoadmple trough, though not new, is the best I have used, and for the benefit of thoee you may wish to make a supply of them, I will give the dimensions of mine. For each trough I take three boards twelve feet long, mie a foot wide, the other two about five inches wide. Set one of the nar- row boards on its edgn and li^ the wide one flat on the top of it (lengthwise of course), so that the narrow one shall stand just one side of the middle of the wide one, and so nail it fast. Now set the other narrow board on as its edge and place the wide one as before, except uie other side up, and the other side of the middle, and nail as before. The trough part is now completed. Saw off the ends square, and to tiiem nail on boards fourteen inches square, so that the center of the four flanges comes in the cen- ter of the end pieces, and it is done. The advantage of this kind of trough is that you can always have a clean place to feed in. When it snows or rains and freezes, you need no broom to sweep or dean it out with, for you have four perfect troughs in one, and if the upper one is full or filthy when you come to feed, \dth ease you can turn up the next one, clean, and ready for use, and the sheep cannot upset it. It is best to have enough troughs so that all the animals can have room to feed. The stouter of the flock will make a dash and keep the weaklings away if possible there- fore I keep my sheep divided and find that it pays to do so. Coughing Hones. A horse may cough from having taken cold, and he may cough also through the injurious influence of dusty hay. A corre- spondent who has been watching for the cause of the winter trouble in his horses, says that he has become convinced that the trouble comes, in his case, from clover bay, and more particularly through the manner of feeding it. His custom, like that of many others, has been to let the animal draw the hs^ down through a rack, thus stripping off the fine dust, which was drawn into the lungs in respiration and produced the cough. He believes the remedy for this trouble to be in giving the animal his feed in the natural way, i. e., allowing it to gather the food from the level at its feet. Since changing his racks to mangers the writer says he has had no further trouble with coughing horses. Notes And Couhsnts. Barley as well as oats should be sown early. Whatever important crop the ftrm best E reduces, let that take the lead, regard- »ss of fluctuations in prices. It pays better to have board or other walks about the premises. One should lead from the house to each outbuilding. Cellars should be cleaned, drains opened in fact, if we open our eyes we find a vast amount of work which ought to be done this month. The Japanese reduce their manures to a liquid before applying, it is said, and are careful about saving a£L substances that will strengthen the soil. Kerosene is better than crude petroleum for the softening and clearing out the gum- med and hardened oil in the boxes of mow- ers, reapers and other-farm machinery. An eft- recurring question among farmers is, what is the average yield of straw to an acre? The Pennsylvania farmers believe the average crop of rye straw to be one ton. The value of a manure depends upon the amount of plant-food present, and upon the availability of that food, as determined by its solubility, and the state of chemical com- bination in which it exists. Lands that are overstocked, not only yield less food, but the animals pasture upon them make a less yield in beef or milk than when the stock is in proportion to the cap- acity of the lands for producing food. As soon as the frost is out of the ground the work of building new and repairing old fences should be attended to. If new stakes and posts are to be driven into the ground they should be well seasoned and dipped into gas tar. Thus previously prepared they will last enough longer to more than pay the extra expense. Bolline winter wheat and meadows as soon as uie frost is out, is a short operation that PGiys as well as anything a farmer can do. The constant freezing and thawing has raised the roots of grass and winter grain above the surface, and nothing but the use of a heavy roller will set them back where they will take hold and grow. Ground that is well underdrained can usually be plowed during this month, but clayey soil not underdrained is usually too wet. Much damage is done every year by plowing before the soil is sufficiently dry. If the ground be covered with a light snow, it will enable the fanner to sow grass seed more evenly clover and other seed should be sown this month. Wanted a Wink. " Gwine to be any cholera heah dis sum- mer, boss?" he was asking on the market yesterday. Can't say. Are you interested ' "I ar' Ize got to move, an' Lm got my choice between rooms down cellar an rooms in de attick. If de cholera's comin' Ize gwine up whar' I kin git de ventilashtm. If it ain't den Ize gwine down cellar an' save fifty cents a week. If you see anythin' in de papers please gimme de wink." ♦ Said a friend to a bookseller " The htxA trade is affected, I suppose, by the general depression. What kind of books ted it most " Pocket books," was the laconic re- ply. A London lecturer says " Not one wo- man in ten thousand has room inside her dothes for the rise and fall of her ribs in breathing." We beUeve he's about correct, for we notice that a great "majority of wo- men at the opera breatheoutside tulir clothes from a small neck of open tpace just below the chin; FEA£L8 OF TRUTH. All the worid is hatjm »»*"«l4?5»«?i. JS as its childreai*ow Bot e©d,,thdr ler: s^ aU wi06m a^jl knl»*ledM is ». m^^l«Ud^ darSMsJid IdStW KB have not tengi* ftem Ae lew of fte rd aot to te taken out of tbe world to monastic ienrow l»«t to bf kvp% from^iti evU in slieplierded pence. Said a railroad oonductor to his wife, a pious woman, and her piety respected by her unconverted husband :â€" " We need Sun- day so badly. No «ne can tdl bow lone: some and homesi and desdate I feel some- times while passing along through the cities and villages and hearing the church-bells ringine Sunday muming and Sunday eve- nings. The love of the world takes away from men a desire after and relish for heavenly things. None of the bidden guests were kept away by any occnpation in itself sin- ful, while yet all became sinful because al- lowed to interfere with hisher objects, be- cause the first place, instead of a place mere- 1/ subordinate la given to them. A young lady about to be married, being on friendly terms with the clergyman who was to perform the wedding ceremony, made him TH*omise that on her first Sunday at churcn after her marriage he would preach an appropriate sermon. The promise was given, and on the Sunday appointed he preached from the text from the Psalms " And there shall be an abundance of peace as long as the moon endnreth." Do you feel that you could do more, pray more, or give more, and are tempted not to do it Look at it again in the light of Geth- semane and Calvary. How the treasures and pleasures of esurth pale, like the rush- light before the glorious noontide sun, as we think of the appeal of the great Apostle, who himself had sacrificed all for Christ: " Ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, though he was rich, yet for your sakes became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich." If your home is not happy, why, and who is or are responsible are questions for every member of the family beyond childhood to consider. We should not be satisfied with anything less than positive happiness, in the tabernacle of home, made sacred by the altars of love. This can be had in spite of poverty and sickness, disappointment and sorrow, losses and crosses, age Ad loneli- ness. Her blessed presence will abide though all these things be against her, but will flee from anger and selfishness, indifference and fault-finding, hypocrisy and sin. One sweet spirit can keep her hovering about, but only by the invitation of the majority will she come in, and by the courtesy of the control- ling powers will she become a permanent guest. ♦ A Saspicions IdTeiy Stable Kan. There is a livery stable keeper in Halifax who is very careful to whom he hires his turnouts. One Sunday afternoon a young married man called at the livery stable and wanted a horse and buggy. "Who is going along with you?" asked the livery stable man. " I am goinz to take mv wife's mother out for her neaUh, and you can put a hateh- et and a spade in the bottom of the buggy, as I wanted to bring in some young cedar trees to plant out at the cemetery. " "My buggies are all engaged, and if they were not you would have to pay f200 buggy hire for one afternoon." "Why, how's that?" "Because I don't want to be hauled up as a witness every time the court meets." "Witness! About what?" " And then you will be taking a charge of venue because public sentiment is down on you here, and I don't want to be attacked by the sheriff as a witness, travel forty miles and be fined $40, and then be black- guarded by three or four lawyers." " Why, what are you talking about " "That's all right. I don't say you ain't justified, but I ain't no fool. When a man wants to take his mother-in-law out in the couutry for her health, with a hatohet and a spade, and talks about planting things in the cemetery, I know all I want. My bug- gies are hired for a year in advance. Just take your custom to some rival house. When I hire a buggy, I hire a buggy and when I hire a hearse, it is a hearse. I don't want to do any busineso what's not legitimate." » Hotel Beckoning. A traveller, who has been much about the world, and is familiar with the different ways of doing things, gives the following account of how they keep the reckoning and make the bills at hotels in Portugal Here, when the traveller asks for his bill, the landlord pleasantly rubs his hands to- gether, and answers, "Whatever yoar ex- cellency pleases to give." This will not do at all, for the traveller is sure to offer too much or too little, and to be thought dther a spend- thrift or a niggard; so he has to make a speech, thank the landlord for his courteous confidence, and beg for a detailed statement. Then the landlord, politely deprecating anything of the kind, isdowly persuaded to check off the various items upon the fingers of his hand, with a long anoiment before each successive finger is done with and doubled down. " What does it come to " asks the travel- ler, taking out his purse at last, when the hand and the account are finally closed. " Why, bless us I Did his excellency not add up " His excellency having been incapable of this act of mental arithmetic, the addition is gone over again, from the little finger backwards, with a finger or two, pwhaps, re- presenting forgotten items, brought into ac- count from the other hand and the sum to- tal is gladly paid, and host and guest part mutuaUy content, the guest welf knowing that he has not been over-charged more thjai perhaps, a thumb and one or two fingers. A Bad Beginning. " I want to be an angel," Sings the maiden in the choir â-  She pines for wines, and thinks she'd Hke To twang a golden lyre. But if she'd note the costomas M maidens of to-day. She'd aurely gee that angels â- Would nerer dress that waj. For instance, take the bnatlef, Suota as you'll daSv.meet Now, wMldn't ttiey io queer, if won " Gpohtu golden streets 'j So^At, if ydtfraiisMaist "^« ^t:i 7fi Ton see yon started wrong â-  And tt you^re not why dmt yon oatt And sing some oer sou f ' IH£LIM£-EILloi,U2^ "De case of Brfidde^ James W^ Miner HUl, Teio., WiU be fast U^l said Brvdder ditrdneras he opened t^^ intf«i»d linked to Elder ToSts to • otSiv ^IJ^'^y lierring box into tU BnidderWarrenclaiias dat he am be» SA* he has written to dis club to ask Etinthin' to drive de evil speerits a\pi 1 has got to sich a pass dat de \vitcliM J his ole mule outer de ba'n at night al j him all ober de kentry, an' BrndderVT feels speerit hands passin' ober hig f Ji pullin hwVar o' mghts' Dis club ^1 snnthin'forhim. If he war a local m^ we'd cure him in about ten minits. ^i am an honorary, an' fur away, we shaj his name off de books an' send him oft notis dat he am a bounced man. "Ihev repeatedly referred to dig jâ„¢, of superstiihun, an' if members can'th|!! lightened dey kin be fired out Ie ^S ghosts, hobgoblins an' witehes has J,t away, an' de cull'd man who can't {^ it has no bizcess in dis club Mebbef wasatimewhenwitohea went chasin" de kentiry f- a an ole raw-boned mule i people ^Ix to death an' leavin' a trtHl hah an' smoke, but things hav ch Dewedder hain't right fur 'em now' de purleece giv 'em de collar an' send '41 de work house. T "Mebbe speerit hands hev bin laij Brudder Warren, but I doubt it I Jy Tennessee whisky had a good deal toj. wid it. All o' you jist listen to me whj 5 say dat de fust complaint of speerit bjt in Detroit will be follered by a scent. make somebody's heart ache! Be keei' how unknown hands pull yer ha'r. Be m' ber of dis club who sees a witch had bet keep powerful quiet about it or hell if J turned ober to de Kickin' Committee toi dealt wid. De Seckretary will write Brudder Warren dat we hev dun fur him, an' notify our branches at Cbit^;^ ooga an' Knoxville dat he has bin firei' EXCULPATED. The Chairman of the Committee on Isti al Harmony then announced his reading] report on the case of Trustee PuUbackl Whalebone Howker. The two membenl^ in adjoining cabins, and were considi friendis as well as neighbors until Tna' gave a molasses candy-pull and invited ii score of friends and left Mr. and Mrs. Hor ker at home to chew the cud of reflectioit/. stead of his candy. Howker appealed i| the club, under by-law 98 defining fraten ,1 feeling, and the case has been hanging i;^ several weeks. The Chairman nowrep(rC ed " We not only interviewed all de partk i but we ate some of de candy. While u would incouraige a fraternal feelin' ami| members, an' while we believe dat men orter do mo' fur each odder dan fur siders, we mus' declair' our belief dat member am not obleeged to invite member to de sanctity of his home. Iii case Brudder PuUback knowed dat Brnddj Howker had sore eyes an' a bad cough, i dat his wife was hard o'hearin' an' giTei^ de habit of spittin' on de stove. Deir jn: sence could not hev added to de eclat of ij occashun, an' it was fur better under ii sarcumstances dat dey be left out would, an' do unanimoudy absolve Bndi Fullback from any evil intent." On motion of the Rev. Penstock the t port was accepted. He said he was gladli| case had come up and been officially on, as he lived in the midst of many i bers of the club, and had been greatljil noyed at their interpretation of frieiJt' feelings. He would lend a brother meali a flat iron sooner than an outsider, bntwlc it came down to giving a party he should t vite and leave out whom he pleased. UANT THANKS. Dr. Christopher Columbus JohnEoii, r| honorary member of the club at Mobile, faf warded a communication in regard to spriij i tonics, and gave the following recieptfe preparing what he calls, " Johnson's Lin Annihilator" " Water one gallon. " Alcohol one quart. " Put in sassafras root, peach-stow tonka beans, persimmon buds. New Oilean ' molasses and tar to suit the taste, and keq ^| in a dark place for one week. This is w ranted to cure perspiration of the liver i three days." The Secretary was ordered to return tk heartfelt thanks of the club, and vri« members will at once prepare the tonic A BUSTED BRANCH. An official communication from the authorities of Toronto revealed a sad si of affairs in conection with the branch cli of that place. It was established a ago with eighty-two members, being i^ tered to work to the thirty -third degree i confer tbe order of the Golden ChickftS The President was a hotel waiter, withe« glasses and a diamond pin, and there n the sum of $34 in the treasury attheve: first meeting. The branch has been maii!.,- regolar reports, claiming an increased mecM bership and a great detu of enthusiasm, tf^'J everytiiing was supposed to be all right «^^ til a telegram was received that the Prest? dent had absconded. Then inquiries wf .; set on foot and .an astounding state of a9i was developed. The branch was $200 1^ debt, two-thirds of the members were di " ing tiie law, and the sodety had been i to cloak much evil-doing. Giveadam Jo* was instructed to leave for Toronto on t night train and seek to recover the cbtr and seals and bring back the names of d' honest colored people as desire to becoio' members of the Detroit dub. Frigidity. Just at twilight the other evening a y""^| man on a Windsor ferry met a lady qnaintance tripping onto the boat »| walked aft with her and found her a »J remained a moment and then excused bi»| â- elf to speak to a man whom he had left »| the bow. After he had finished his chat^l returned, plumped down in a chair dra*! closely to the one where he left her, •*â-  taming in the half light to the lady »(' side said, interrogatively " Well, Jennie, I suppose you have b**! very lonely without me?" I " Sir 1" said a voice, in freezing acoen*! " I do not know you. " And she didn't. His friend, finding ' oold, had gone into the cabin. "I don't see how you get so' much n** toto^yonr paper," said the village clergy**! to tiM village editor, " seeing that yon tTt no local reporter." "Oh, that's easily Jl plained," replied the editor "my wife"*! loMs to three sewing sodeties in the vil and she has an exceUent memory."