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 ' escaped »al Jtao8t entirell 1* ««t. in i3 e' mapped, rt wofthevesgej *^? .f^w, aftel dnft .southirarl three saccessfuk reach tie easl fdeMkiold,wE| ;; the second bi " nord in Igggl is overland jottrl urd by this darl adventures ocl es north o{ thl two travellers] te Touch. d by police, oJ uspended by 1 J of a statue oi patron saint o] ful parks in thJ with diamonds which there d • The greatei ich it auy quickJ Lte ou his on â-  is curious and ything fojnd iJ ring was madq gave it to ' on the day ol it during hea death the Kind linother, Qneea and the Kind le to his sister] ithiu the monthJ :lly rounds, next! iv of ChristinaJ 3 Duke of Mont J ;e months she alJ it put the rina less than a yeaa it safely hang^ square. inaiy. ;11 to you with donkey to thel ^ou with tho int. lyou wiihthosej â- with those bid ba" â- ' said the fbei .df lave," rqiliedl side of yonr| Ukey, "let me elephant, "letj [ur body'" s»aj a great dr" ,ent to you. kplied the ele- Into have such ii-s to hear il 1- "you could I li that piece of [hose ears or| Tf yours." IDo. L do that a I Toman's right| «ctacles and Lgded man in pern straight, nan suffig« Jjy "we «* the stronger ristha'«anJ:; Ij, can't dor Headed maf lo more. can't do. Vwh»tthe' lex »y«- I lean do that ^Jf^^ â- if yon cooW dontra j^yHfttnre'sWeddingrarty. «,Hne-time the earth was carpet- It'fsS the trees clothed with ten- i**" the air sweet with the scent of Iitf«^°'.nm3,.and the birds were practis- Kehoral effect- e sunshiny morning a man and his son "â- ikins along a lovely shaded path, •^- very fullness of joy the lad said, eiife""' w jg everything so beautiful just â-  replied the^ father, because yi'i's^^-y^'r .Tatter, 'â- I aippo." „ r'1'â„¢hy is everything so beautiful then I "^fhi* trees so different to what they fiS they've leaves, of course," said -^i'^fflu' have they leaves just now?' â- "oh'^sa^'"the father, getting a little " beca'ise the sap in the trees is now rtSmS to move up^v=irJs. But if you-d go I' work out some of those bills of r '^*voi"ii have more chance of making a I"" in the world than you will have if you 'â- -"in.r about in these woods asking why "^°,^beautiful. Beautiful indeed! Why i"e. wanted to know what beauty was, rl:i"^^^-hatI 8411 to-day." n'e father walked angrily away and the ' It saa. But a poet, who happened to r fflidering in the wood, had heard what 1- '^iii and spoke to the boy. xovou wish to know why everything is Iv-'ifiil my lad I will tell you what I J 'ff biit probably you can teach me far l^than I can t«ll you. Come with me." T^poet led the boy to a veh-fity lawn, J ' I ^i)ich were fruit-trees covered with Tiiom. Some of the blossoms had fallen, T-lie ffrass was spangled with flowers. â- fhere, then," said the boy eagerly, "why -•ie flowers there now " â- That I cannot tell," said the poet simply; .--• I can show you something that may =3 vou. Lie down on the grass and look I;:,-: that hole." ,, Ice lad (lid as he v^as told, i or some |-^e he could see nothing, for the hole was Z{. but soon he said, " Oh, the whole iLt 19 li^'iited up with tiny lamps, and Ke com« a funny little rabbit. Oh, |t::it is going to happen "' â- There is to be a wedding party there," ;! the poet, "and that is the best man." " kl Wiis very still, and the poet LtAed beside him, and together they saw tf ffhole r-lTair. The bridegroom rabbit m lu a great state of fluster (his tiny white [;;-;coat could he seen moving up and down rhe lad's ivatehful eyes), he looked often iatthesv.n. and then at the shadow of a iJehon on the grass, and hoped that li-aa would not be late. In a short time riiiothev of the bride arrived with a -ttv of friends. She was charmingly s«d in A French-looking gown (made of l-Ml\\ draped spiders' webs), which c-.til her complexion exactly. Xext came ttMherof the bride he -ivas a very hand- lit oM otbcer, and had his front paw in a having been wounded in the wars ^Tcit the gamekeepers. r;e bridegroom became more and more â-  .:«il until tiie bride appeared â€" (in a won- :.! wedviing gown made of skeleton leaves istely tacked together, each joining [f.:: covered with tiny flowers) â€" with six :rabl)its as her bridesmaids. The wed- f:j party WHS said by all to be one of the fr. .harnnng that had ever been seen. The ::r.oi!y was very sliort (for in Rabbit lands 'ii are always done- quickly), and then t^sholeof tiie guests came out to the open A little nidukl had been raised for the and bridegroom, and the guests sat |^::Ialjou;theni. The bride's mother seemed •sad. but she Tnightened up as soon as l:;;rdsbegan the wedding chorus. What a |ra;is chorus it was ' The singers were hid- f.i'.iiong3t the branches of the trees; but iKwdraaster (Herr Lark) hovered over- gave t!ie key-note, and beat time with ^::iiy wings. The rur.sic, the sunshine, the ~;:5â€" every thing seemed to rejoice LQ '{ippiuess of the newly weddeU pair. 1:116 bride felt it so much that she shed â- jT teari Imt one knowing old thfUsh '•"a sparrow that she only wished to f »â-  an ex.-,is,. for the bridegroom to kiss â-  •â- ^f lie 'li ' i: at once. fjC'onns the chorus was finished the •â- shoo'k a ntnnler of blossoms off the •â- â- |'ii the lawn. They then flew do-ffn, 1 to til-:- biide and bridegroom, put â- â- -lyljpak-, into the flowers and drank •neahh I,-, ;ill, l„ reply to this, Mr. â- I's. Pabl):: stood up anil ruVjbed their wses v.itii their tiny paws. They quests, and then â- \valked In another moment '•'to a;l V toti.-ir lumie. 'â- 'e goiu-. -id r;ib-,-,d his eyes, and wondered if al! a dit-ain but the poet was still -•him, a-ijl the lawn still covered with f^'.ns. -Xow I understand it," he said, â- )'• '.^.' t'li-se lovely flowers are Na- 'lecorations for the wedding-time of •wits." k-waps you are right, "said the poet. r- f J ^•^â- " "'""'*^ '"'" 'â- '^^ " explain t r!t ^t' --eei to his father, but he only '^tutTaiid mnisense If you'd think y' how you are to get butter to your 'â- â€¢ "l les of your everlasting beauty, |i"-!l* heiter figure in the world." l-^',.'â„¢ poet knew this was not so, for to ^,-fe lieauty of this world more than the '*iid butter is to prove oneself one of ' â- Matures richly gifted favourites. The MricSa Pever. i^"^^ice we heard the snorts of hippo- iround our boat when we moored "\?'gljt. As we slept, each wrapped IHW • 'y^"g athwartship on bales R-ii I*' " '^^ "°* pleasant to be waked tt"° '^-' these unaccustomed sounds, rzai 1 "® "'^^^ °^ *^® water along lii'.-'^*" """sed by these monsters.. ^^.*erenotaliftle thankful thatthey con- » J^^lves to giiintsof defiance and fore- ^.]f ^tiial attack,â€" for by this time we â-  j-f"»ering from African iever.-and • t lit?. '^ep was very precious to aa. w *=« small and overcrowded, and nil 8od-sized fellows on board so, hi ' -^ ' °" ^^' ^* required con- "igenuity and much croaaing and U^ k^ ^^^^ before spvies comd be *hich to lie do'vra at all, ia ^e i»*^ of our craft. â-  ' \te^^' a strong, stout-built iton, hiiiff "^nty-one years in the British • Siae^""' """" '**^ "y o* «" 5 "^^1^ 1'4^** reached Manyang* tie ro»*r 'ctr* strong a hold of hira that hi" ^*« hopcleaa. We did all we «o«la vS,**"^^ ?«r jmtma knowledge wm of little avail. We hoped that hTwould rally when we mt ashore again, but five days af- ter we h^ landed he Miocambed after a few Soars of delinum. This was indeed a great Wow to me, for althongh there was a great diffemice in our ages, Milne and I had been tast fnends on the voyage out. He had been very good to me in many ways, instead of ndiculmg my experience, and on several oc- casions had helped me out of diffiulties into which i had been led through ignorance. He never lost an opportunity of giving me such information as he thought would be of no use to me when I should be away in the in- tenor and alone. It was Milne who first showed me how to handle a rifle, how to use a sail-needle, and even more important, how to cook the few dishes that have for years figm-ed with such monotonous repeti- tion in my simple bills of fare. In return, I would amuse him and the others on the way by drawing rough por- traits which they sent home to their friends or, at night, I would sing a few comic sungs to the accompaniment of my banjo. And here at the commencement of oiirnew career, the man who to all appear- ance was the strongest of our party was snatched away by death, while I, a not par- ticularly robust lad, was left to wonder who would be the next victim to the dread- ful fever that was burning in every vein and racking every bone. I felt then that it was necessarv for me to "brace up," keep a stiff upper lip, and fight every advance of the enemy. To my surprise I found myself day by day grow- ing stronger, while my companions weaken- ed and failed; at last, one day I was able to announce myself as prepared to continue the march. â€" "Six Years in the Wilds of Cen- tral Africa," in St. Nicholas. MMMIiaiajiMlifattiriiiMliiililK On the Fisheries Question. Osborne, Isle of Wight, is Queen Victor- ia's seaside residence. Many years ago, when the Prince of Wales was a lad, he was one day playing on the beach when he spied a basket of fish. Thirsting for fun, he over- turned the basket and sent the fish sprawl- ing into the watsr. The young owner, a boy about the prince's age, soonretui-ned, andenragedat the loss of the day's toil, attacked the perpetrator, giv- ing him a vigorous beating whereupon his Royal Highness flew angrily to the castle. ' " Know ye,, lad, who ye've been laying hands on " asked a fisherman, approaching the boy " it's nane other than the prince, the heir to the throne." Consternation filled the mind of the boy and all his family, still more when in the evening a summons came from the queen to that youth to present himself at Osborne Castle. The little fellow started and trembled, thinking over all the fireside tales that his child-ears had heard, of chains and dungeon keeps, tortures and the axe, cheerful musings to accompany his slow, reluctant steps up the avenue to the castle. His agitated little brain was trying to frame a speech in defence, but when he was ushered into the royal pre- sence every word deserted his lips, and he could not lift his eyes from the floor. " Are you the boy that dared whip my son, the Prince of Wales " asked the queen sternly. " I be, your majesty," he replied, trembl- ing in every limb, " and Iâ€" I beg your par- don, your majesty." ^^ " You don't even try to evade the truth, said the queen; " what provoked you to do io?" " Theyâ€" they â€" " the boy hesitated, still trembling, " they was my father's fish" your majesty. Didn't know' twas his royal high- ness. " " Ah, I begin to understand." Then the queen turned to the prince and " What did you do to his fish " "Wanted to see if they'd swim so I tip- ped the basket a little," said the heir appar- ent, examining the figures on the carpet. The queen turned to the fisher-boy anu said, â€" " You are a }?i'ave lad for defending your father's possessions. Of such mettle may my army t e made Here is a guinea for your fish and next time the jfrui^ in his eager- ness for knowledge overtuma yoiir basket, give him another whipping and you shall have two guineas from his o-vvn purse." A lit'hter-hearted boy never went out ot the castle gates and a light-hearted father was ever after loyal to England's justicc- loving queen. In Praise of Vulcan. I. â€" THE FORTH BRIDGE. When the wild men from Pentland's shaggy Stared at the Fifeshire woodlands, did they dream This fiery dragon with its lungs of steam Would make the heaven its pathway, and would glide j • With cloud and sound above the wondering tide? ,j Could they have hoped hot Haste would drive its team Sti-aight for the gulf and leap yon ocean stream, â- â-  o'er Inchgarvie's isle, with double stride N' High fay, but the heart of iron was in the land. The soul of fire, the strength of hfted arm: The breath of wind was theirs one .Tieyknew^^^tliis how God himself had planned i j Mortals should conquer earth, and bind m one Our broken world, charm. with commerce for a n.-:-THE EIFFEL TOWEB. The men who builded Babel day by day Saw the great wide. Till God sent pride. more city less, the plains down confusion for their t' Ostentation is the signal flag of hypocrisy. Be qnick. Yon can't ose a minute but once â€" make the most of it. Life a a long course of mutual education which ends but with the grave. You just bring a couple of little quarrels into your family and they'll breed like spar- rows. There is no beautifier of complexions or form of behavior like the wish to scatter joy and not pain around us. The happiest man is he who, being above the trouble which money brings, has huids the fullest of work. There may be times when silence is gold, and speech silver but there .are times, also, when silence is death and speech life. I have always found that the honest truth of our own mind has a certain attraction for every other mind that loves truth honestly. Never look back. You can't help the mistakes you have made. Don't make any more. Don't think of what you have achieved, but of what you may accomplish. Nature loves truth so well that it hardly ever admits of flourishing. Conceit is to nature what paint is to beauty â€" it is not only needless, but impairs what it would improve. A bad habit broken away from is a good day's work. The earlier a habit is formed the stronger the hold it has. Private per- sonal habits are more difficult to get rid of and have a more demoralizing effect than public ones. One of the best means of saving power is to rest just before getting tired. A hiiman being may work up to the •point of fatigue' without injury: but the moment exhaustion supervenes, that moment a debilitated state sets in which cannot be recovered from readily. Nature is the true idealist. When she serves us best, when, on rare days, she speaks to the imagination, we feel that the huge heaven and earth are but a web drawn around us, that the light, skies, and moun- tains are but the painted vicissitudes of the soul. Good taste is a true economist. It may be practical on small means, and sweeten the lot of labor as well as of ease. It is all the more enjoyed indeed when associated with industry and the performance of duty. Even the lot of poverty is elevated by taste. It exhibits itself in the economies of the household it gives brightness and grace to the humblest dwelling it produces refine- ment, it engenders good will, and creates an atmosphere of cheerfulness. "Thus good taste, associated with kindliness, sympathy, and intelligence, may elevate and adorn even the lowest lot. Men should influence one another in their business and their homes, in the intercourse of chance acquaintance and the close ties of friendship. This it is that keeps them from growing narrow aiid bigoted in their own opinions,, and draws them together in love, in friendship, in a common patriotism and a human brotherhood. But this constant influence needs to be balanced, by a firm in- dividuality, a manly self-respect, and a steady adherence to the principles that ap- peal to each one's sen.se of right. There- fore, imless there are times when the man retires voluntarily from all human sight, where no public or private pressure can sway him, and where his own thoughts, his own feelings, his own conscience, may assert themselves, unrebuked and unassisted, he can never preserve that personality wliich is or should be the core of his being. And t^ i»d trench sank back to common Wnr b^^ fared the men who far a^T BeSuheir harbor giant o'er tte ti^e. f2io! earth tr«nlded and the peo0e Aiid ^i Cblossuscrashed into the bay. t?ttSi"n«M««ient tower of magicbn^ Ttot tames the lightaunr flash .nd nwck. H2:£SJ?i^*«.«i^wiU.iipt««d In the Matrimonial Market. Mere personal charms are not what man seeks in a wife, if he be 'wise in his genera- tion. The best husbands in the land want wives who are intelligent, practical and affec- tionate who take pride in their homes, feel an interest in the success of their husbands, and are ready to share either fortune or mis- fortune. Such a woman is brave, generous and independent, and will command the re- spect of any honest, courteous man in the land. It will' not be asked of her whether she speaks French or plays high-class music on the piano. A man wants a â- wife of whom he is proud, either at home or abroad. He wants her to be neat and well-mannered. It is not really necessary that she be pretty, but she must be agreeable, oi kindly disposi- tion, loving and affectionatfei The woman v,ho is fitting herself for the position of wife should^be carolul not to bank very heavily on her beauty. -The saddest sight in all the world is a woman vrho hasbttilt everthing on good looks, wh^ the charirisbegin to vanish. Oh, how they try to cover the wrinkles and hide the ravages of tiiile When Time, with iron-shod feetV.sfepsoli a" fece the hoof- marks remain and yoii caniibt' hide theih" It is silly to try to hide thfein; .Why be ashamed of age, when it is' in itself an' .evi- dence that you have lived tdlcrabjyT^ell, of you would not have lived so lonif?' Police Attack Dacoits.; For some time past a band of dacbits under a notorious leader named Jhunda have been the terror of Meerut and the surrounding districts. Last Monday a police force under the District -Superintendent came upon them when they wereabouttoplundera village. The dacoits got possession of a small fort, â- where they provisioned themselves and refused to surrender. The police thereupon attacked them. A sharp fight ensued, and it is said that over one huncbed rifle shots were fired by the dacoits. After some time the dacoits tried to escape, but were captured. Jhunda and another man were killed. The police escaped unhurt. Two Martini-Henry rifles were found with the band. Bors BtarsM iraxs EAmm. Attacked amd KearU IMsabled Wklle Cltnif IBS *• • Ifttf ;nic. Lee HeminRway, an orphan boy of 16 years of age, of New Brsnnfels, Tex., had an adventure a few days ago with two American eagles, in which he barely esciqied â- with his life. Prof. Mclnery, the well-known natura- list, who has been located in this neighbor- hood for the last few weeks in the interest of his ornithological collection, offered Lee 1500 for a nest â- with living eaglets or eggs in it. Altthough rather early for these hirSa to hatch their young, Lee was soon able, by watching the movements of a pair, to find where a nest had been made. But as it was on the summit of the Big Injun, an almost unsurmountable bowlder rising nearly 125 feet in the valley of the Guadaloupe there was no way of securing it except by scaling the sides of the rock, which, however, had in the course of time become coated by several ieet of earth, and are covered with a tangle of â- vines, c. It was a daring feat, but young Heming- way is a plucky lad of a stalwart build, and wno, dependent on his own exertions for a livelihood, found the money offered a big consideration, and agreed TO ATTEMPT THE FEAT on condition that the Professor would keep watch with a gun for the return of the par- ent birds. With a basket furnished â- with a lid slung to his back in which to secure the eggs or young eagles, he managed, by climb- ing, scrambling, and pulling himself up hand over hand, to reach the top of the Big Injun, where he found the nest, as he had expected, with young birds a day or two old. Wearied out with his exertions, he rested for some little time, then placing the nest with its contents in his basket and strapping it to him, he began to descend. He had scarcely accomplished fifty feet of this when he heard the report of the Profes- sor's gun and saw the two eagles returning. Unhurt, they paid no attention to the shot, but after alighting and â-  finding the nest gone, made at the boy with outstretched wings and hoarse cries of fury. Ducking his head to keep their poweriul beaks, and claws out of his eyes, Lee attempted to beat them off with one arm, while he clung to the vines with the other, but they struck at liim. repeatedly on the head -with their beaks, each time bringing the blood, which flowed into the boy's eyes and nearly blinded him, while they buffetted him, unmercifully with their great â- wings. Prof. Mclnery waited until one of the birds was far enough from Lee for him to take aim without danger of hitting him, then fired, and succeeded in killing the eagle. She â€" for, as was afterwards ascertained, he had shot the female â€" fell into a small tree, or â- what was scarcely more than a large sapling, â- which had sprouted from a good-sized cre- vice in the rock, about eight feet above where Lee hung, and seeing her suspended just above him gave the boy an idea to which he owes his life. With the strength of des- pair he drew himself up to the tree by the sense of touch alone, for his eyes were full of blood. Once there he braced himself with his feet, and wiping his face, bound his hand- kerchief about his brow, in order that it might absorb the blood. He then caught the dead bird by the feet, and, with this weapon, he turned on the living eagle, which had never ceased to beat and strike him. At the next sweep Lee struck it as hard as he could dare, not to endanger his position, and continued to meet its attacks in the same way until, rendered furious and inoautiouB by itg enemy's resistanpe, it FLEW DIRECTLY IK HIS FACE, \rlth claws distended and beak striking right and lefti Tbe boy caught it with both hands itiOUt its throatj and with all his strength held it, ia tpiUi oi the furious beat- ing of its wings, until, choked to death by his grip, the great bird hung lifeless, when he dropped it at the Professor's feet. This gentleman had watched the desper- ate struggle, unable to help the boy, except by random shots, hoping thus to frighten the bird away, which, however, as has been said, he failed to do. Young Hemingway hung in the slender branches of the little tree for nearly an hour, battling exhausted nature now with the same courage he had displayed toward the eagles. Speaking of his adventure he says "I felt as if I was going to faint, and I knew if I did I would be killed by the fall, and I hadn't fought those plagued birds so hard to five up to any such women doings as that, so just kept fighting against that awful sink- ing, and pretty soon Igot over it, so when I was rested I climbed down." B-.it just as he reached the foot of the reck the strength bom of desperation gave way and the brave boy fell senseless into the Pro- fessor's arms. He was fearfully torn in the head and face, but the former wounds are for- tunately only skin deep, and, with the excep- tion of one long, deep gash in the cheek, just beneath the eye, which is healing slow- ly, his face is nearly well He is obliged, how- ever, to keep his bed yet, so bruised and sore is he from the buffeting he received. Remark- able as it may seem, the young birds in Lee's basket were living and uninjured by the fearful journey they had made, and are now on exhibition together with the two parent bird^, which were mounted by Prof. Mcln- ery, and are magnificent specimens. The Professor, iti' consideration of the danger he underwent, and fbi*" the' two birds not bar- gained for, has presented Lee with $100, and the boy is the hero of the hour. Our people naturally enough do not take kindly to the idea of permitting tiie poly- gamous Mormons to gain a footmld within their territory. Canada has a habit of legislating â- with great direetness and of en- forcing her laws when once tiiey are enacted. Hence, it is not likely that the newest promised land of the false and pemieioas church will prove noeasivefy ho^taUe. If the Monnons wish to find a -jp|ac»:idiere they can infrin^ the Iaw«e €M and te safe from the laws of raes tiMgr hmi bettor boy bodily one of tiie states of Oentnl l^wn»ricm. or Mexioe snd .aiyuuBB* meat of their awB^-»i â- ' '.Mff u tt .^ty 'i liie next mortiajf "difcel'" ister had praached agaiiist the Netional sia tji«« wM a oaiTamlexchaafeef WBhcdlM. The choioe of the family newspaper is no matter to be done lightiy or hastily. There are conse qu ences to beoODsidered whidi demi^nd good eenee in tiie selection of tiie newspaper and inculcatmg in children tiie habit of reading the articles that will haTe the best educating influence upon tiiem. U yon -would give your children morbid teod- dencies and expand their minds in unhealthy directions, bring into the home the sensa- tional newspaper, reeking with filth and lurid with crime fill them with the scand- als and divorce suits, with the murders and other felonies. Tlus will spoil- your boy's and girl's minds if anything will, and wUL lay the foundation for wrecking their char- acters, unless they are of unusual stability. The social world as pictured by the aver- age daily newspaper is not the true world there is no world of society corresponding with that which is spread out on the printed sheet. The child and the person who has been little away from her or his o^wn hearth- stone, will hot know this. Society will seem as it is represented, abounding in crimes and scandals and outrageous contests to take advantage of each other. The man or woman who has gone out into the world to learn from experience what sort of people there are in it, knows that the crime is the exceptional conduct, that the scandal is conspicuous by reason of its singularity, and that the outrage of man against man is but one instance out of one hundred or oiie thousand others of a neutral if not an oppos- ite character. The selection of the family newspaper and other reading may, and propably will, deter- mine the taste and inclination of the child throughout life. The impressive age of child- hood is to be guarded from those things that will debauch its character and innocence. The opinions and prejudices of the parent will always enter into the being of the child, and will usually endure there, if only in mild form, during the after years of mature life. How much more than those prejudices and opinions, if erroneous, then, are the low- grade newspapers to be feared, •with their freight of unwholesomeness. But it would be â- wrong to condemn the high with the low-grade newspaper. They are not all to be cast out because some of them are vile. On the other hand, the better quality of newspapers are to be read in the home, and that is peculiarly the place for them. The child's mind craves information and will absorb more of it in a year than the adult mind will in a much longer time, if it is of a concrete character, such as is brought by observation and the reading of the daily record of doings in newspapers. For this reason the young should read only those papers that are pure and wholesome. The reading of a good newspaper is a good education for a young person, from many points of view. Fluency m reading and correctness of spelling are greatly assisted, and, as an accessory tothestudy of geography, the perusal of the newspaper is of the highest importance. Here are recorded the social and political events taking place among the peoples of the earth, and the names of places will call to mind and there fix their location in the various countries. Further than this, the reading of the ne^ws- paper, if it is of the right kind, cultivates a broad sympathy with mankind. It is a good thing to. know what is going on in the world i it broadens one's intelligence and makes one a more fit citiz^ to live among the freemen of a repHblic. It may make a great difference with a man's life â€" with his thoughts, his feelings and his happiuooSâ€" to know or not to know what his lellow me.n ar? doing iu spm? pthef Qqs^ muntty, or Province, 6r Nation. He Will act differently as he does or does not know what is going on in the busy world out of his personal contact. Every family should have the news and the best news. The newspaper should be selected for the purity [and the usefulness of its news, and the members of the family, both old and young, should know what is going on. It will ma'ice them mentally larger, more sym- pathetic, more charitable, more ready for action and more capable in advice. By all means, read a newspaper, and a good one. â€" t- Aiiitui'lwi- A Dream Strangely Fulfilled. In 1862 I lived in the Shenandoah Valley, and was betrothed to a lieutenant in the southern army, â- writes'the correspondent of a New York paper. On the 2nd of July I expected him home, but oAying to the irregu- larity of our modes of tra-v^l, did not know at what time he would arrive. I â- waited until 12 o'clock,' and as he did not come I extinguished the' light and threw myself upon a lounge. I fell asleep, but awoke with a start, and found' the room dimly lighted and the lieutenant standing beside me, look- ing ^lastiy pale and his uniform stained with blood. I jnmped up and exclaimed " Oh, Tom, what is tiie in^tter " He an- swered " I am dead. Go tell my mother and hurry to the field. I was moitaUy wonnded, and knew yon' would grieve less u yon cioald find ttiy 'body.' So T drtkwted np am the hill, nndet^^ipiiieiiide, tadieL" Thin aQwaadark. l^.moaeraadlvenitto'tbB IwtOeiekUandlriidei^ail i»Mr^hitf W^'tre ' f!idod,']nst ae iJiadaM^ it tiifiS^^ teEp(^ Unfinished Still. A baby's boot, and a skein of wool. Faded and soiled and soft Odd things, you say, and I doubt you're right. Round a seaman's neck this stormy night. Up in the yards aloft. Most like it's folly but, mate, look here When first I went to. sea, A woman stood on yon far-off strand. With a wedding-ring on the small soft hand Which clung so close to me. My wife â€" God bless her The day before She sat beside my foot And the sunlight kissed her yellow hair. And the dainty fingers, deft and fair, Knitted a baby's boot. The voyage was over I came ashore What, think you, found I there A grave the daisies had sprinkled white, A cottage empty and dark as night. And this beside the chair. Tiie little boot, 't'was unfinished still The tan;led skein lay near But the knitter had gone away to rest. With the babe asleep on her quiet breast, Down in the churchyard drear. Divided Duties. There is a steady iacrtadb'iil'^niVfmalax- Daughter â€" " Ma, the new girl has got mad and gone, and we'll have to get another right off." Mrs. De Style â€" " Well, telephone to your pa to send a boy to some employment office for one. I need some zephyr to match this silk, too but I suppose I â- will have to go for ' that myself." The Young Man Bowed. " You are like Joshua," remarked Mis. Snodgrass to her daughter, as young Dolley uncovered and remained standing while die passed. "Why, mamma?" "ISwaon stands atSlfsr you." When it takes a fellow ei^teen minatee, to assist a giii to dan her-^SiiOun aaoqae the natural inference is thmm hopes to be more iiian a brother to h«j .^^"^^Z, r. Mm.Bâ€" 'fHne's an eeeoo^^Fa laiMifl» loses his fortune and then his wife." Mr. B.â€" "Yes, there's a silver linii^ to mbaaat every eleod." "l 'i' ^L M 1 I J ^^ V,' v?^,)ki,-wekiiitiiull^iiimMilA A MMiiiWilMiiMiMi