The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard

Civil Servants of the Crown-Obliging hatters. ADVICE TO MOTHIERS.-Are you broken of your rest by a sick child, suffering with the pain of cutting teeth ? Go at once to a chemist, and get a bottle of Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup. It ..ill relieve the poor sufferer immediately; it is perfectly harm- less it produces natural qmet sleep, by relieving the child from pain, and the little cherub awakes as bright as a button." It has been long in use in Amenca. and is highly recommended by medical men it is very pleasant to take; it soothes the child it softens the gums, allays all pain, relieves wind, regulates the bowe's, and 1S the best known remedy for dysentry, and diarrhceQ, whrther arising from teething or other causes. Be sure and a- tor Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup, and Bee that Curtis anil Perkins, New York and London" is on the outside wrapper. No mother should be without it.—Sold by all medicine dealers, at la. lid. per bottle, London depot, 493, Oxford-street.

giguaittuniL Is DRAINAGE NBCESSARY?—I think ,that all land vibich requires surface fxrrows or open drains would pay to -drain, for I cannot believe that stagnant water remaining in the soil can do any good, but the reverse; it must impoverish and deteriorate the better qualities of the earth, for after tlae land is drained the soil becomes a filterer, -retaining the good pro- perties which we are told both rain and snow bring down, while the roots of both plants and grass have freer action and go deeper in proportion as the water is taken away. In this we have one very good example. Upon undrainod land, wheat will frequently get root-fallen just previous to harvest, but we rarely notice heavy land, if it is drained and at all in good heart, to be liable to root-fallen crops. I should say the simplest plan to find out whether the soil is surcharged with water, is to dig a hole four feet deep, and to place four drain pipes upright, one on the other; if :the water rises in the hole and remains in the pipes after three or four davs, i,. is a clear proof there is a tenacious soil underneath which prevents the water from getting away. I believe there is a good deal of land, which, although it cannot be "termed clay, yet, partaking 1 of clay and loam, would pay to drain. I allude more par- ticularly to those fields that we find feed badly with sheep, where in wet seasons, on turnina. thev will freouent.lv he un to their hocks in mud; also there are ma-iy landswhicli, although no water is visible on the surface, require draining. For instance, I have seen several cases of marsh land where the surface has been so dry and sound that a four-horse waggon would hardly make an impression; and I remember one in particular which some members of the Farmers' Club came to see. The surface was quite dry and hard, and, but for the purple and sickly hue of the grass, one would hardly have dreamed of water. In cutting out the ftrst-three feet of these drains the ground was as dry as a road, but at four feet deep the water spun out so fast that the pipelayer could hardly see to lay the pipes. I must mention another circumstance which came across me this year in draining under the chalk hills near Charing. The field was known to be wet at times, but as it had to be cropped with wheat, we were obliged to begin the work early. The soil was .a chalk rubble, mixed with flint stones and a stiff clay, and the men had to pick-mattock the greater part; at three feet deep the soil was quite dry, but at four feet the water ran a stream. The field had previously been drained shallow, but with little good effect. In speaking of draining marsh land, I feel I am treading on tender ground, for I know many excellent graziers who would not have their marshes drained if done free of cost, but this I cannot understand, for while many disagree as to draining marsh land, there are few who do not approve of draining upland pasture. Now if it is right to take away the water in one instance, surely it must be in the other. No good gardener in these days attempts to water his plants at their roots, because they thrive so much better if the moisture is supplied on the surface, and I also think it must be most injurious for to lie for months with mois- ture at their roots. The question I think is this Is water remaining stagnant at the root of grasses injurious to them during the winter and spring months? and, remaining there, does it give moisture and assistance to the plant at the time of need, namely, the summer months ? My opinion is that by relieving land of w.'ter when it is overcharged, the soil is left in a better condition; it does not craek so much in hot weather, and the roots penetrate deeper great improvement is also seen in the rills and low places; for whereas, un- drained, they only produce coarse stringy grass, after draining they yield the best of herbage. Again, we have much land that rots sheep, and upon this there cannot be a doubt, for in some seasons the loss is immense. In 1860 I sent forty sheep to one farm to be kept, and only one survived this disease— —entirely occasioned by excessive wet.—Paper on Land Drainage, by Mr Webb, of Sittingbournc, in Agricultural Gazette. TIIK Vi BATHER.—Mr Mechi's old proverb concerning a "cHppin June" has been so extensively quoted in news- paper articles, that I fancy the general public have by this time been pretty well brought to believe that "all things are in tune." Perhaps, barring a considerable lot of spoilt hay, things were fairly in tune up to the end of June, but how will it be if we get a wet July ? Here, on the 3rd, things don't look prosperous or encouraging, as we have already got this month a continued series of heavy soakings, with strong winds that are far from acceptable, and bring up unpleasant thoughts of the potato disease, too much straw, laid crops, and a wet harvest. This is rather a gloomy view of things, I know, but hot dry summers have of late been so much the rule that a wet cold one can scarcely be conceived. Ai a companion proverb to Mr Mechi's I will give another, and an original one, perhaps less pleasing but none the less true, "A wet July makes all things awry." I do not want to prove a prophet of evil, neither shall I be like Jonah and quarrel should my fears not be realized. At present I think the prospect before us is far from bright, but er.' this is in print we may have passed the worst. I fervently trust it may be so.—A. D., in Gardeners' Chronicle. SOLUBLE PHOSPHATES. -Stil)lierl)liospbate of lime is now produced of better quality than was formerly the case; instead of containing frotn 20 to 25 per cent. of soluble phos- phates, it now includes from 25 to 35 per cent. of soluble phosphates. As the price of this manure has been somewhat reduced, and as its composition has undergone improvement, I have decided to value biphosphate of lime at Y,30 per ton, instead of, as formerly, JE36 per ton. I would place a higher value on it were it not that the sulphate of lime with which it is associated is valued at 30s. per ton. Soluble phosphate of lime is prepared by acting upon insoluble phosphate of lime by means of sulphuric or muriatic acid. Whether ob- tained from bones, or guano, or from coprolites, and similar stony substances, soluble or biphosphate of lime is equally valuable to the farmer. It cannot, however, be produced so cheaply from guano er bones as frcm coprolites and other mineral phosphates but that is a matter which concerns the producer, and not the consumer of soluble phosphates. The artificial manure manufacturer can purchase phosphate of lime at less than L5 per ton in coprolites, whereas he cannot obtain it for less than 28 10s. per ton in the form of bones. But why make soluble phosphates from bones ? Bone soluble phosphate is precisely the same thing as coprolite soluble phosphate. No chemist could discover the slightest difference between them, for there is none. Therefore, even in bone supherphosphates all the soluble phosphates should be de- rived from a mineral source or from bone-ash, whilst all the insoluble phosphates should be in the form of bone, or of soft guano. There may be practical difficulties in the way of pro- ducing a manure all the soluble phosphates in which would be derived from minerals, and the insoluble phosphates from animal substances; but the difficulties are not insuperable, and until they are overcome, a bone manure cannot be made as cheaply as a compound of equal value prepared from mineral superphosphate and sulphate of ammonia. -Agriout- tural Gazette. THE MOST PROFITABLE MODE OF CONSUMING TURNIPS.- In the neighbourhood of large towns turnips may be sold profitably for the feeding of dairy stock and other purposes. But as such a system does not apply to this part of the country, it is unnecessary to enter upon it. In a district such as this turnips must be consumed by stock on the farms, and I would cursorily glance at some of the ways in which this can be done, and is practised, to suit the various kinds of soil, modes of cropping, size of farms, accommodation of buildings, and other particulars with regard to locality. One method commonly adopted is that of letting the crop at so much an acre, or by the week, to be eaten on the ground by sheep stock, and this method has in some ways its advantages. The turnips may be stored in a field at a cost of 8s. to 10s. instead of 32s. 2d. an acre, the expense set down by Mr Arras for carting them to and storing at the farm steading. The land being thus manured by the sheep, a further saving of cartage of manure to a small extent will be effected. But the price obtained for an acre in this way, say from 96 to 18, even along with the saving in storage and cartage, will fall several pounds short of the expense of raising the crop. I am of opinion, therefore, that this is not the most profitable mode of consuming turnips, but circumstances may some- times occur which make it the only practicable one, more especially in the smaller-sized farms. Again, turnips may be partly eaten on the ground by sheep, and partly carted to the steading for cattle. This method on the larger sized farms, and in particular where a portion of the soil is of light quality and suited for turnips being eaten off by sheep, is advisable, and may be made profitable. It enables the farmer to keep a stock of both sheep and cattle on the farm through- out the year. A considerable saving may be effected on the cartage and storage, and the lighter and outside portions of the farm will be manured by the sheep, and thus also save cartage of manure. Straw is thereby economised, and a large number of cattle may be kept at the steading by sup- plementing part of the crop not consumed by the sheep with oilcake, grain, and other approved feeding stuffs; and I believe that these auxiliaries will come more and more into use as their benefits become better known. By this method I am of opinion that the outlay above stated will be more nearly realized than by the first mentioned plan. A third system is that of carting to and storing the turnips at the farm steading, and this system brings us more directly to the question of the evening; and without attempting more minutely to compare the three methods with each other, I would propose that we should confine ourselves to the latter system, and consider what is the most profitable way of con- suming an acre of turnips at the farm steading; and thus, having something definite in view, we can proceed to dis- cuss it systematically. The first object is to secure the proper kinds of stock, so that, of whatever age, they make the greatest progress possible in growth, and fattening in a given time on good feeding. Well-bred stock in condition are new allowed to effect these desirable results sooner than any in- ferior class, and should be secured at as moderate a price as practicable, for the profit of their feeding will so far depend on the price at which they are bought. They should be selected of such an age as will suit the accommodation at the farm steading. Stock in condition under two years of age, or over two years if not in good condition, will thrive as well in comfortable open courts as in any other circumstances, but a' ^U-conditioned cattle of two years old and upwards should be placed in stalls in a well ventilated feeding byre, or in loose feeding-boxes. For heifers I consider that the stall is always the most suitable place, but whichever of these kinds of stock or ways of disposing of them is adopted, I believe that the average returns from the cattle may be cal- culated on aa remunerative, provided that due care and atten- tion are bestowed on the animals. This brings us to consider what is the best way of feeding. In courts young cattle usually are given a full supply of turnips and straw-the former, if Swedish, are cut for them by a machine before being put in the troughs, or partially cut up after being placed there. There is, doubtless, a loss of turnips by either of those ways, as a portion of them will find their way to the dung depôt, and besides there is a certain loss of nourishment by lying in the troughs when so cut. In stalls and loose boxes this loss may be so far prevented, and the individual animals in their feeding more particularly attended to as circumstances may require. The Provost concluded by quoting details of the experience of those gentlemen who had given the subject their minute atteiition.-Provost Mitchell in Gardeners' Chronicle. A serious outbreak of foot and mouth disease has taken place at Ince, near Wigan. The first place at which it was noticed was Mr A. Lord's, of Piatt Bridge. Mr Lord had purchased a cow at Wigan fair, and this was the first to show the disease, which soon spread to three other animals. Mr Bryham, of Ince, lets a field to six or se /en I persons owning cattle, and one of the number, Mr James Taylor, also purchased a cow at the fair, and placed it in the close. Mr Bryham's cows were shortly afterwards attacked, and the disease has spread with alarming rapi- dity. The polioeicave taken the usual precautions. NOTE FOR FARMERS. (By our Agricultural Correspondent.) In one of my, farmer letters I referred to the Education necessary for farmers, if they are thoroughly to understand their business.Since I wrote that letter I have seen pub- lished in one of the Agricultural papers a, copy of a letter which was sent.[I believe, in the first instance to the mem- bers of the Lia-colnshire Farmers' Association, but was afterwards addressed to all the Agricultural Associations in Great Brii ain. It is written by a Lincolnshire gentle- man, and in a great farming county like that I have little doubt he sees, more than we do, the necessity of farmers giving the sons i-that they intend to bring up to farming, that training which will fit them for their work. Mr Little begins his letter by asking a question. He says The question 1: would put to you is this do you wish your sons whomyyou destine to the pursuit of agriculture to be entirely igndrant of such of the simple elements of chemistry, as would give them a complete knowledge of the application and properties of the various materials, and in the manufacture of artificial manures, when such know- ledge may be acquired with little trouble, in a short time, and at small expense ?" He points out that so many tricks and impostures in the manufacture of these manures hav- ing come to light during the 1 tst few years, and in fact are coming to light constantly, it is wisdom on the part of a father who has the success of his son at heart to give him a brief practical chemical education which will enable him to detect any fraud in this respect, and which will very materially assist him in other ways in his business as a farmer. For most professions and businesses it is absolutely necessary that some special course of study be gone through, but many agriculturists seem to think that so long as their children can do a bit of reading, writing, and;arithmetic, they will do. Mr Little remarks Agriculture as a business pursuit offers abundant occu- pation for the highest order of intelligence, and stands second to none in its claim to scientific skill and sound practical sense, and has therefore an equal claim with other professions that those engaged in it should be pro- perly qualified by a special form of education." He also mentions two cases, the first showing how some of the manufacturers of artificial manures are men who have been "wandering vagabonds having no disposition or ability to get an honest living by ordinary industry, and as a last resource trade in the credulity of farmers as artificial manure makers. Two discharged lackeys, a butler and a footman, embarked for want of employment in this trade. They are now millionnaires; one is an M.P. and the other has received the honour of knighthood. The second case he mentions to show how much cheating there is in the trade; a manufacturer of phosphatic manures was also a maker of sulphate of ammonia. He informed Mr Little that he could mix these two to- gether so as to welt afford to sell it for 26 per ton. An immense quantity of it went to Liverpool, where it was christened under the n me of phospho- guano and was actually returned more than a hundred miles miles, near to the original works, and sold for R12 per ton." So much for the evil; now for the remedy. Farmers must either mix for themselves, or buy subject to analysis; but to properly understand the several terms of an analysis, a course of practical instruc- tion in a laboratory is necessary. What the writer of the letter proffered to do was this At a very moderate cost to give to an agricultural pupil a six or twelve months' course of scientific education, and practical laboratory teaching, after he has left, his regular school; and I will engage that any boy of average ability, at the expiration of this time, shall have such a knowledge of the materials employed in the compounding of chemical manures as will enable him to dictate what should be used without the in- terested interference of the manure maker. He shall besides have such an insight into the science and laws of chemistry as to make the reading and future study of scientific agriculture not only perfectly easy, but a delight- ful and intellectual employment." To carry out this important object three conditions are ^necessary—a good qualified teacher, a laboratory, and pupils. The first could be had for a very moderate salary; the laboratory, with the necessary instruments and materials, would involve no serious outlay the third con- dition, the pupils, gives rise to this question—would farmers send their sons to supplement their previous edu- cation by a six or twelve months' practical scientific in- struction? The want of such knowledge amongst the present generation must be so strongly felt that I believe they would be too glad to have the opportunity, especially if they knew that probably a moderate fee would more than pay the costs. The site of the laboratory might be anywhere—a small country village would in many respects offer advantages superior to a market town. The cost of erecting or hiring a building suitable for a laboratory, together with the in- struments and materials, should be raised by subscription. The pupils' fees would, I have no doubt, pay all other charges, so that when once established it would ever after be self-supporting. Mr Little then goes on to say that he will, if assisted by other members of the association, estab- lish a school laboratory as a model and concludes by giving figures, which shew the advisability of farmers either having their artificial manures analyzed or, mixing the ingredients themselves. He says My consumption of phosphate manure-of course, I buy no mixtures or nostrums-is about 2tJ tons a year; and previous to the formation of our association I paid to the most respectable makers 26 10s. per ton for manure containing 25 per cent. of water. The percentage of soluble phosphate was en- tirely a matter of speculation according to an elaborate report of Anderson and Way, from an analysis of 171 samples, the average percentage of soluble phosphate at that time was 15 per cent, and a ton of this Manure was valued by these chemists at R7 5s. per ton. Therefore, if a 15 per cent. manure was worth £ 7 5s., a 26 per cent. manure would be worth JE12 10s.; but our association price for the 26 per cent. manure is now £ 3 18s. per ton in bulk, delivered free at any station in Lincoln- shire, with a further advantage of a watchful system of analysis, free of any cost, to ensure quality and dry condi- tion. My saving on these calculations would be 98 12s. per ton, or a total of JE172 on a consumption of 20 tons yearly. I state facts just as they are recorded by the most eminent chemists, and every farmer will believe me when I say that a very large proportion of the manure sold at that time had little or no value whatever, consisting as it did of dried mud and road scrapings, flavoured with a little gas water just to flatter the olfactory nerves of the wise and cautious farmer of that period. I ask for a free and unprejudiced opinion as to the necessity and desii ability of what I have in view-viz., the formation of a laboratory, in which agricultural chemistry shall be taught at small cost, in a short time and in a practical way, to pupils who have re- ceived an ordinary education." Such a scheme as this certainly deserves consideration. Tha necessity of farmers having some check upon the manufacturer of artificial manure is very evident. The question is, what is the best remedy ? There is no doubt the knowledge of chemistry would be many pounds a year in the farmer's pocket. July 8th, 1871. AGRICOLA.

11n titi tat. The ratification of the Anglo-American treaty has been formally proclaimed by the President of the United States. Mr P. J. Smyth took the oath and his seat on his elec- tion for Westmeath, in the room of Mr Pollard-Urquhart, deceased, on Thursday, July 6th. The Inverness Courier says the Right Hon. J. Bright, during his stay at Tulchan, enjoyed angling on the Spey, sometimes spending whole days at his favourite sport. His visit to the North seems to have greatly improved his health. The names of many members of the House of Commons are being appended to a letter addressed to Mr Forster, urging him to retain in the Ballot Bill the clause which provides for the payment of the necessary election expenses of candidates. It is proposed, by a measure of which Mr Stansfeld has charge, to transfer the sanitary powers at present exercised by the Home Office and the Pr\vy Council to the Poor- law Board, and to change the name of the latter depart- ment into that of the Local Government Board. In his address to the electors of Monaghan, Mr Lewis announces himself an independent supporter of Mr Glad- stone, and advocates the ballot and denominational educa- tion. He also affirms that he will seek the restoration of the Pope to the patrimony of St. Peter. The "Loyal Orangemen of England" held their annual dinner, at Portsmouth, on July 5th, under the presidency of the Earl of Eoniskillen, who, in proposing "The health of the Queen," said her Majesty had of late years con- sented to do things which Protestants would rather she had not done; but it was their duty to drink her health. Later in the evening, his lordship suggested an amalgama- tion of the two Orange bodies in England, remarking that this was the only country in which there were two such bodies. Among the speakers was one of the deputy grand- masters (a Mr Booth Mason), who denounced Mr Glad- stone as the "mean and despicable toad of Cardinal Cullen and Archbishop Manning," and as "the greatest knave and Jesuitical political scoundrel the country had seen." Referring to the attack on Murphy, he said if there were another Orangeman assaulted, there would be a Popish priest shot. Their brethren were determined that such should be the case. What a pleasant companion a good man would be, according to Mr Booth Mason's definition of a bad one. About 250 members of the Liberal party attended at Mr Gladstone's official residence on Thursday afternoon, July 6th, to consider the best means of meeting the opposition which had been offered to the Ballot Bill. Mr Gladstone recommended an agreement to the effect that Mr Forster should be regarded as the mouthpiece of the Liberal party in the House, that amendments proposed by private mem- bers should be withdrawn, but that suggestions for the improvement of the Bill should be freely made to Mr For- ster, who would take the responsibility of dealiBg with them. He stated the intention of the Government to pro- ceed resolutely with the Bill, and to sit as long as it may be necessary, to carry the measure. Mr Dixon, Sir H. Hoare, Sir Thomas Bazley, and Mr Leatham expressed their willingness to withdraw the amendments which stood in their names. Mr Walter declined to withdraw his amendments. Mr Forster, on behalf of the Govern- ment, expressed his readiness to consider any suggestions which might be made to him. Mr Gladstone expressed his satisfaction at the result of the meeting. Mr Osborne Morgan thought that the Liberal party had not been called together one day too soon. The extraordinary opposition offered to the Ballot Bill on Tuesday was manifestly organized and although he did not say that the leader of the Conservative party was privy to it, it was clear that a certain number of his followers were prepared to fight the Bill line by line.

ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY'S SHOW AT WOLVERHAMPTON. On Thursday the traction engines were judged in refe- renev to their capacity to travel upon the highway. At about six in themorming, the five engines, drawing loads to the full capacity, of their power, left the show ground in Wolverhampton for Stafford, which is sixteen, zniles away. They were all attended by one or other of -the judges, or by-engineers supplied by Messrs Easton and Amos, the comsultine; engineers of the society; and Mr Bramwellr- C.E., the senior judge, followed in a cab. making his observations. The engineers upon the engines recorded, the coal and water used, the pressure, &c. The five com- peting locomotives were succeeded by an engine, made by Messrs Ransomes, Sims, and Head, drawing a c tpacious, and elaboratelyfitted ommbus. The locomotive and omnibus are together known as the Indiaaa Train, and they form one of four such trains that the firm mentioned are supplying to the Indian Government. The race drew out a considerable number of people, even at the early hour at which they started; and, embellished as the steam c.wtege was by the Indian Train, the whole formed quite a pleasing and certainly an inspiriting picture. The dis- tance was run in excellent time, and all the competitors did their work creditably, much more to their own and others' satisfaction than they were able 'to accomplish the task before them upon the soft farm land at Barnhurst. In the live stock department of the show the honour of being first on the ground has to be accorded to two pigs! Whose they are, and whence they came, we are unable to record; but up to five o'clock on Thursday afternoon, this "interesting couple alone represented the 1,400 head of live stock that visitors will inspect after Sunday next. The authorities do not encourage the delivery of stock earlier than Friday, but they do not refuse admission to any that, coming frflJn a great distance, may be presented earlier. On Thursday, the final trial of the implements at Stafford drew together a large concourse of people. The weather had very fortunately cleared up, so that the competition went on unimpeded by the violent storms which obtained at the beginning of the week. Fowler's machines and engines were very thick on the ground, and furnished full proof that their proprietors meant business. In one of the fields-perhaps the heaviest of all the heavy land at the New Buildings Farm-their direct system of cultiva- tion was being exhibited, and according to the testimony of experienced eye-witnesses, the work performed was of the highest order. There was also shown a trenching" machine, which, worked by a twelve-horse-power engine, did some splendid work in cutting out a drain or trench upwards of two feet deep, throwing up the displaced soil on either side, leaving the drain clear and ready for use. In another field were competing, for Lord Veroon's prize, Amies and Barford (npund-ahout system), the Ravensthorpe Fngineering Co. (Fiskin's light rope system), and Howard's (triangle) system. Barrows and Stewart were also busy with their "round-about" tackle, as well as Clayton and Shuttleworth. About noon, the batch of steam engines despatched from Wolverhampton began te arrive. The Sutherland," driven by the noble duke in person, made the journey to Stafford, a distance of sixteen miles, in three hours and thirty-five minutes, with a total load of twenty-four tons ten hundred-weight, consuming six and a quarter hundred-weight of coal on the road. Among the lot was the "New Favourite Omnibus," which had made a speedy journey, but the exact time occupied did not transpire in the hearing of our reporter. The judges left the ground about five o'clock, and it was understood that the exhibitors would at once commence to pack up for Wolverhampton. As a spectacle, the Royal Agricultural Show, on the Racecourse, at Wolverhampton, opened on Monday. The weather for the greater part of the day, was delightful; but the sunshine was too recent to dry up the ground, which had, by much traffic, been cut up into mire in many places. Taken altogether, however, the ground was tolerable, and much better than could have been expected. The attendance did not appear to be large, but it must be remembered that on so vast an area it would require many hundreds of people to give even a moderate effect of ful- ness. And what a sight the show yard presented An apparantly never ending succession of long lines of imple- ments, and beyond these, rows upon rows of sheds, in which were the primest specimens the country can furnish of horses, beasts, sheep, and pigs. The show is overwhelming. Let no one think he can exclaim, "I came, I saw, I conquered with regard to this show after several hours' promenading, his wearied limbs, spite of the endless variety which the show yard presents, will prompt him rather to exclaim, "I came, I have seen only a part, and I am fairly beaten." This meeting, it will be remembered, is for the district of North Wales, Shropshire, Cheshire, and Staffordshire, which is one of the eight districts into which the society has now divided the whole of England and Wales for the purposes of its operations. The contest before the Coun- cil of the Association, which resulted in Wolverhampton being selected as the place of the show, was no exception to the rule which regulates the accepting of invitations by the Royal Society. This determination to invite the Council to hold the meeting this year in Wolverhampton was come to at a meeting of the Town Council of the borough, held in the first month of last year, during the mayoralty of Mr T. Bantock. The county of Salop was a competitor at the same time, and had even raised £ 5,000 to meet the outlay. A. subscription was started in Wolverhampton, and soon £ 2,500 was subscribed, and a further sum of 91,800 in the county. Simultaneously, the town of Stafford made an effort to bring the show to that place. A county meeting was got up, and it was determined that Y,7,000 should be raised to get the meeting held somewhere in Staffordshire, the claims between the towns of Wolver- hampton and Stafford to be afterwards adjusted. A com- mittee from the Council visited Wolverhampton, Stafford, and Shrewsbury and, acting upon the report of the com- mittee, the Council of the Koyal Agricultural Society decided to come to Wolverhampton, accepting that town by eighteen votes against thirteen for Shrewsbury. It was necessary that £2,000 should be guaranteed to the society, and very soon an indemnity Was given for that amount to the mayor and the town clerk. Mr Bantock, who had pleaded the claims of Wolverhampton with so much eloquence before the Council, had been first and foremost in the movement ever since. His hands had been well held up by the other members of the committee, and by the indefatigable secretaries, as well as by the public of the county, who have subscribed, and by the people of Birmingham. The result has been a prize list surpassing in value any before offered, amounting to £ 5,000. The total expenses of the Local Committee are nearly 28,000, towards which sum subscrip- tions are still needed.

PRIZE LIST. The following awards were made to gentlemen in this district:— CLASS 46.- Yearling bull, above one and not exceeding two years old.-lst prize, 425, Mr Richard Hill, Orleton, Ludlow, Salop; 3rd, .£5, Mr John CrRne. of Benthall Ford, Shrewsbury, "Prince George," ly 10m lw 3d old, bred by exhibitor. Highly commended (reserved), Mr John Harding, of Bicton, Shrews- bury, Tom Kinnersley," ly 4m 3w 4d old, bred by exhibitor; Mr Richard Hill, of Orleteu Court, Ludlow, Salop. CLASS 48.-Cow above three years old,-3rd prize, .£15, Mr Richard Tanner, of Frodesley, Dorrington, Salop, Queen," 7y 10m old, in-milk, bred by Mr Tanner, Aintree House, Brom- field. CLASS 40.-Helfer in-milk or in-calf, not exceeding three years .1,1 On/1 PIA Mi- _T"ln., U"-Io.H. "ç U:f. Ol 1 "u-. t"v, .LV, "LA. U"jl." "lJ."UJ1J6, Vl 'I\)'III, O[llW::SUUrv "Dahlia," 2y 8m 3w 8d old, in-calf. bred by exhibitor; 3rd, £ 5, Mr Tomas Fenn, of Stonebrook House, Ludlow, Duchess of Bedford 6th," 2y 11m lw 5d old, in-calf, bred by exhibitor. Highly commended. Venus 7th," 2y 4m 2w Id old, in-calf. bred by exhibitor; Mr Richard Tanner, of Frodeslev, Dorrington, Salop, "Lady Milton," 2v 11m 3w 5d old, in-milk, bred by the late Mr Ashwood, Longdon Hall, Wellington, Salop. CLASS t)O.-Yearling Heifer, above one and not exceeding two years old.—1st prize, R15, Mr John Harding, of Bicton, Shrews- bury. Lizzie Jefferys," ly 11m 2w 3d old, bred by exhibitor. Highly commended: Mr Richard Tanner, of Frodesley, Dor- rington, Salop, Princess Louise," ly 6m 3w 6d old, bred by exhibitor. Cr,ASS 51.—Heifer, above six and under twelve months old.- 1st prize, Rio, Mr Thomas Fenn, of Stonebrook House, Ludlow, Lady of the Teme," 10m 3w 6d fdd, bred by exhibitor. 2nd, £ 5, Atr J Morris, of To- n House, Madelev, Hereford, "Made- line," 11m 3w 5ri old, bred by exhibitor. Hiehly commended Mr Thomas Fenn, of Stonebrook House. Ludlow, "Duchess of Bedford 7th," 10m 2w Gd old, bred by exhibitor. HORSES. CLASS 2.-Aaricultural Stallion, foaled in the year 1869 (not qualified to compete as Clydesdale or Suffolk). 1st prize, £ 20; 2nd prize, Xio; 3rd prize, £ 5.—1st prize, Thomas Corfield, of Cardington, Church Stretton, Salop, The Shropshire Friend," bright bay, 2 yrs. old, bred by exhibitor; s. Farmer's Friend, d. Darling. CLASS 3.—Clydesdale Stallion, foaled before the 1st of Janu- ary, 1869-Ist prize, £ 25 2nd prize, £ 15 3rd prize, £ 5. CLASS 8.—Stallion above fourteen hands, but not exceeding flfte n hands two inches, suitable for getting hackneys—1st prizs, £ 20; 2nd prize, £ 10; 3rd prize, £ 5.—1st prize, James Lockhnrt, of Cnlmington, Bromfield, Salop, "Dick Turpin," dark bay, black legs, 4 yrs old, bred by exhibitor; s. Prescrip- tion, d. Peggy, s. of d. Topsail. CLASS 13.-Mare, in foal, or with foal at foot, suitable for breeding hunters. 1st prize, £ 25; 2nd prize, £ 15; 3rd prize, £5. —3rd, Leonard Lywood, of High Downs, Bridgnorth, Salop, Jassy, chestnut, aged (and foal by Oreste), breeder unknown, s. Voivode, d. Lady Avon, s. and d. of Cossack. CLASS 14.-Mare, above 14 hands, but not exceeding 15 hands 1 inch, in foal, or with foal at foot, suitable for breeding hack- neys. 1st prize, £ 20; 2nd, £ 10 — 2nd, Thomas Jones, of Cross Lane Head, Bridgnorth, Salop, Judy," gray, aged (and foal by Balarnock), breeder unknown s. Little Tom commended. CLASS 19.-Hunter, Mare, or Gelding, or Filly.-4th prize, £ 5, offered by Major Thorneycroft, Cartain Boughey, and Members of the Albrighton Hunt, Richard Basnett Oswell, of Shelvock, West Felton, Salop, "Filbert," brown gelding, 6 years old, bred by exhibitor; s Hazlenut, d Country Girl, s of d Steamer. CLASS 34.—Agricultural Gelding, two years old.—1st prize, £10, offered by the Staffordshire Agricultural Society, James Perry, of Salter's Hall. Claverley, Bridgnorth, Captain," chest- nut, bred by Mr T. Wollaston, Stourbridge s Champion. In the class for Suffolk mares, and colts, Mr J. R. Ormsby Gore, M.P., was highly commended. SHEEP. SHROPSHIRES. CLASS 91.-2nd prize, zelo; Thos. Mansell, Adcot Hall, lyear 4 months 2 weeks old, bred by exhibitor. CLASS 92.—Ram of any other age.-lst prize, £20, Thomas Mansell, Adcot Hall, 2y 4m 2w old, bred by exhibitor. 2nd, £10, John Evans, ILTfrington, Shrewsbury, 2y 3m 2w old, bred bv ex- hibitor. Highly commended, Thomas Nock, Sutton Haddock, Shifnal, Salop,"3y 4m old, bred by Thomas Mansell, Adcot Hall, Baschurcb, Salop; Richard Edwards, Udlimgton, Shrewsbury, 2y 3m 2w old, hred by exhibitor. CLASS 93.-Pen of five Shearling Ewes of the same flock.- Highly commended. William YAtes, of Grindsll Honse. Shifnal, Shro: shire, ly 3m 2w old, bred by exhibitor. Highly commenced and reserved. W. O. Forster, of Apley Hall, Shifnal, Shropshire, ly Sm old, bred by exhibitor. CLASS 94.-Ten Shropshire Ewes, having bad lambs in 1871.— 3rd prize. S5, Thomas Nock, of Sutton Maddock, Shifnal, Salop, various ages, bred by exhibitor. CLASS 96.—Five Shropshire Ram Lambs.—2nd prize, Sio, Thomas Nock, Sutton Maddock. Shiffnal, Salop, 3m 2w old, bred by the exhibitor; 3r,l prize, X5, Henry Smith, New House, Sutton Maddock, Shifnal, Salop, 4m lw old, bred by the exhi- bitor. PIGS. BERKSHIRE BREED. CLASS 121.-Pen of thri-e breeding Sow Piers of the same litter. above four and unner eight months olet.-Highly commended, Henry Stanley, of Upton, Shifnal, Salop, black and white, 4m 3w 4d old, bred bv exhibitor. MACHINERY IN MOTION, &c. Amorgat other exhibitors are Messrs Maude and Walker, £. Shrewtenry; Messrs Corbett and Son, Wellington: Mr Under- hUi, ffewport, Salop. FARM PRIZES. The first prize of for the best managed arable farm was awiuvled to Mr G. T. Fe«ester, of Sherlowe, High Ecall vVtilingion, Salop. The first prize of £100, for the best managed dairy farm was awarded to Mr J. Clav, of Kinaale, Oswestry, Salop. Spfcial prizes of £25 each 'have been awarded in this clafli to Mr William Brewster, Balderton Hall, Salop, for the best managed good land farm; and to Elizabeth Satikey, Bia'ta i fFana, Wellington, Salop, fer profitable management. WOOL. There were eighteen lots of wool, of six Shropshire fleeces, ex- hibited, the majority of which wel eexcellently grown. The whole of the prizes awarded were given by the Earl of Dartmouth :— 4th, £8, Sir John N. L. C'hetwode, Bart., of Oakley, Market Drayton. BUTTER. Six pounds, to be made up in pounds.—2nd, JE5, Sarah May Bartlam, of The Downs, Much Wenlock. CHEESE, THE PRODUCE OF 1871. Coloured, over 6in. thick.—1st prize, £15 William Duleston, of New Lodge, Lilleshall, Newport, Salop; 2nd, £10, Thomas Simon, otTem Hill, Market Drayton, Shopshire 3rd, £5, Maria Barrs, of dstone Hall, Atherstone; highly commended, John Clay, of Kiasall, Oswestry, Salop; Ralph Arnold, of Shacker- stone, Atherstone. Coloured, prize, £15, Ralph Arnold, of Shackerstone, Atherstone; 2nd, £10, Maria Barrs, of Odstone Hall, Atherstone. Prizes of £3, £2, and £1 in each class were given to the dairy- maids, the makers of the butter and cheese. THE ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the members' of the society was held in the Show Yard, on Tuesday afternoon, under the presidency of Lord Vernon. There was a good attendance of members. The SECRETARY read over the list of farm prizes, and also stated that the cup given by Mr Masfen and other breeders of Shropshire sheep to the exhibitor taking the greatest number of prizes in all the Shropshire classes, had been awarded to Mrs Beach, The Hattons, Breood Staffordshire. Earl Powis then moved a vote of thanks to the Mayor, Corporation, and inhabitants of Wolverhampton for the cordial reception which they had accorded to the society. His lordship said a good deal of pains had been taken in draining and fitting the show yard for the purposes of the exhibition—a caution which the ungenial weather hitherto experienced had rendered by no means superfluous. (Hear, hear.) Sir WATKIN W. WYNN, in seconding the motion, re- gretted thtct the state of the weather would diminish the number of visitors; still, he thought everyone would allow that the inhabitants of the town had afforded every facility for holding the show. The motion was adopted, and Sir JOHN MORRIS acknow- ledged the vote of thanks. Mr TORR proposed a vote of thanks to the railway com- panies for their arrangements for the meeting. This was seconded by Mr SHUTTLEWORTH, and carried. Mr RANDELL next moved a vote of thanks to the local committee at Wolverhampton for their endeavours to pro- mote the success of the meeting. Lord CHESHAM seconded the motion, which was acknow- ledged by Mr BANTOCK. Mr JOHN Low (Birmingham), who had previously risen to address the meeting, said that although it might be useful to thank the railway companies for conveying stock and implements to the place of exhibition at moderate rates, yet the two companies—the London and North- western and the Great Western—had not met the public requirements. by allowing people to visit Wolverhampton at a reduction of fare. He spoke on behalf of Birmingham, an important town in the immediate district—(hear, hear) —the inhabstants of which place had no opportunity of visiting the show except by payment of ordinary fares. On previous occasions, and especially at Leeds, the Mid- land and other companies made concessions in the price of tickets, and the result was that on the first shilling day 70,000 persons passed the turn-stiles. Up to that moment, however, neither of the companies he had referred to had given any intimation of a reduction of fare from Birming- ham. He thought Birmingham ought not to have been left in the cold in that way, and that the artisans of that town would feel that they had been shabbily treated by the companies. Upon the occasion of races, which were less improving to the population, a reduction of fares was made, and he therefore contended that the London and Noith-Western and the Great Western Companies were not entitled to the thanks of the society for affording any accommodation to the public. To aggravate the matter, excursion trains at low fares were run from the small towns and villages beyond Birmingham, but they passed through that town without picking up the traffic, which, he said, was an insult to the inhabitants. A Member suggested that a vote of thanks to the rail- way companies should be omitted at future meeting. otherwise a hostile amendment might be proposed. He could understand the local committee being thanked, but he rid not see why they should thank the railway com- panies, who were always welll,nid for what they did. Anothermember complaind that prop T accommodation was not found for passengers who paid the full fare. Sir WATKIN WYNN explained that the reason why Birmingham had not the same advantage as other places with regard to reduced fares was, that an agreement had been come to between the two companies that neither should undersell the other. (Laughter). This rule had been adopted all over the system, in ordt-r to prevent that quarrel which existed some years ago, and which proved so disastrous to everybody. He was not going to defend the railway authorities entirely in not having made arrange- ments for cheap fares, but the excursions were run from places beyond Birmingham which were not competing points, and, therefore, the railway compa.nies could charge whateverthey liked. Birmingham being a competing point, it was not in the power of the Great Western to charge reduced fares without the two companies meeting together and coming to an arrangement. He believed it was to the interest of the railways to give every facility to the Birmingham people, and, at the same time, to do all they could to keep their clients at other times in the best possible humour. Mr THURTON suggested that, in future, the Council should ascertain what arrangements the railway companies would make before a locality was selected for hold- ing the show. That was a most important question to be taken into consideration before visiting a particular town. He hoped that in future railway companies would carry passengers at fares such as would recoup the society for any loss that it might sustain. Sir WATKIN WYNN said he forgot to mention that the Great Western lost considerably by the Oxford Show. Mr BANTOCK asked if certain privileges were not granted to the exhibitors at the show ? Mr JENKINS (the secretary) replied, that as a broad principle there was a reduction of one-half of the return fare. (Hear, hear.) Mr BANTOCK defended the railway companies from the complaints which had been made, and observed that if re- presentations were made to the companies it would be to their interest to make such concessions on behalf of Bir- mingham as would be beneficial to all parties. (Hear, hear.) He also explained that when the application for a siding into the showyard was abandoned, the railway companies pledged themselves to make certain charges but that arrangement had not been adhered to, and the matter was now being investigated. Lord CHESHAM said the stock was carried by the com- panies at their own convenience, and the consequence was that the animals were knocked about so disgracefully that they were not fit to be shown anywhere else. He always sent his stock bv passenger train, for which he paid there were, therefore, no thanks to the railways. ^IN reply to Viscount Bridport, Mr JF.NKIKS said the ar- rangement submitted to the Council, by the two railway companies was that of a system of combination tickets, which would carry the holders on the railway and admit them to the show yard, the basis of the arrangement being tbat each party to the bargain should make a concession. The railway companies were prepared to issue return tic- kets at a single fare, plus ten per cent.. on condition that the society made a reduction equal" to forty per cent, on the prices of admission. On the shilling days the arrange- ment was to be the S'1me, but the railway companies felt that the traffic would be so large on those days that they did not stipulate for a reduction of more than twenty per cent. by the society. The Council considered the propo- sition, and were of opinion that they would not be justified in making a reduction of forty per cent. to the inhabitants of Birmingham and other places, and at the SHne time charge the full price to the inhabitants of Wolver- hampton. After further discussion, Sir JOHN MORRIS moved, and Mr AVELING seconded, a vote of thanks to the President, for whom three cheers were given. Lord VERNON replied. He said the Royal Agricultural Society was the greatest educational engine in the country. (Hear, hear). One of its principal advantages was its exclu- sion, as much as possible, of everything sensational, and its devotion to practical business. The greatest proof of thin was the absence of the jumping of horses at the show, and those attractions which were certainly much more sensational than useful. This year, too, those articles which were not really useful to agriculture had been put at a comparative disadvantage in their exhibition. The ereat advantage of the society visiting a town like Wolverhampton was the bringing of the enlightened" workman into contact with those who produced his food, while the latter, on the other hand, had the benefit of seeing the centres of indus'ry, where the forces of nature were employed in making the machinery for the cultivation of the soil. The two greatest features of the show were the exhibition of steam cultivators and traction engines. It would be im- possible for any local society to undertake the exhibition and trial of those particular implements, which required not only a vast area of ground, but the highest possible engineering skill in testing. If the presentation of a cup, which he had been allowed to offer during his presidency, produced what so many members of the Council were desireous of seeing, viz., the bringing of the means of cultivating by steam within the reach of the smallest farmer, he was sure they would consider th.it they had performed one of the greatest works they could. (Hear, hear.) He congratulated Mr Fowler on winning the cup. He was the most formidable competitor for anyone to compete against. To the skill and organization which he exhibited on the field, as well as to the discipline of his men, much of his succes was due. Speaking of the trial of traction engines as an important feature in the society s operations, his lordship said there was now a Bill before Parliament for the regulation of. traction traffic, and he was satisfied that the trials, which were conducted as they alwas should be, by the judges and engineers with a patience bevond all praise, would be considered most valuable by the outside world. He expressed his high sense of the assistance given to the society by the Local Committee, who had had unusual difficulties to contend with. He believed the trials bad been conducted bv the engineers in a way which would "absfy every exhibitor. His lordship concluded by referring to the cup offered by the members of the Local Comm:tt«e for Shropshire sheep, and to the success of the lady competitors. On the motion of Viscount BRIDPORT, seconded by Mr TURNER, a motion was passed requesting Sir Watkin W. Wynn to undertake the presidency of the society at the close of the present meeting. Sir WATKIN WYNN, in response, said he would ascertain what facilities could in future be offered to visitors to the show by the Great Western Railway Company. (A Voice: We can trust you, Sir Watkin.") However, he made no promises, and expressed his satisfaction at the holding of the show next year at Cardiff. elect6 proceeding8 concluded with chetti for the president-

atnm tfct Wmtia. j Mr Anderson, one of the members for Glasgow has his little scheme for gagging debate in the House of Commons. He will move, on Friday, that it is expedient to put in the power of the House of Commons, by a call of Time to stop a speaker at any time after his address has lasted thirty minutes except in case of members moving resolu- tions on the order—that of speaking, on bills of which they have charge. It has been stated that Rochefort had suffered" a severe family affliction." Figaro enlightens us on the painful subject. It appears that Rochefort's daughter, l placed in school at Jersey, ran away with a young gentle- | man, and got married, à la Gretna-Green, in London The mother of the bridegroom ran after them, seized hold of her son, and packed him off to the colonies, while the bride was sent back to Jersey. The lady is fifteen years old, and the gentleman eighteen. One of the German correspondents of the Mall Gazette writes:—A singular difficulty has arisen at Wit- lage, in Hanover. The heiress to a considerable property had shortly before the war married, and her husband, at the breaking out of hostilities, had to march for Father- land. After the first battles the lady received the official certificate of the death of her husband. After six months* mourning the disconsolate widow married again, and last week her first husband presented himself, on hi return from captivity in France. A similarity of names had given rise to the official error. It is not yet known how the difficulty is to be settled. A small joke has been going about, which is in th ,wise. It has been said that a number of private members have been busied in "whipping-up," in order to keep a House for Mr Haviland-Burke's motion on the case of the Nawab Nazim of BengaL It is affirmed that with great iifficulty the Nawab was made to comprehend the mysteries of "a count out, so far at least as to be aware that it is neces- sary that forty members must be present in the House in order to carry on business. By a curious coincidence, it 1 has happened (so runs the story) that a day or two ago the awf purchased from one of our best horologists "forty watches. He stated that he wanted them for the purpose of making presents to his friends. 4 The German Correspondent gives the following particu- (; lars with respect to the payment of the war indemnity c "Germany is to pay for the bags in which the money is to be sent, at the rate of two sous per bag thus, when g, the first instalment has been paid she will have to return ri some 50,000 francs. Tne house of Rothschild has under- h taken the payment of the bills of exchange for the French C Government; they are to be made payable in ready E money, and without loss, at not more than two V months date. This business will be done at London E between Rothschild and the German consul. The latter will also receive the sums which France pays in English A banknotes. The silver, and the other foreign, but not ;crench notes, will be sent direct from Paris to Berlin by V rail. France bears the expense of transport as far as the &<: frontier. The sum will at once be divided between the separate States, as soon as the amount required to cover of the North-German war loan has been set aside. It will pI of course, be impossible to connt the money, as this would dr occupy the whole time of all the Treasury officials down H to the end of next December. The bags and chests will w1 therefore be couuted: one or two opened and counted lit through, and the rest weighed. As it is necessary to ac- th cept the sums sent in confidence that their declared value is correct, the wooden chests will also, be retained and paid for by the Germans. It is probable that the French will C, pay a part of the amount in gold and silver bars, instead r»0 of coined money, which would greatly facilitate the busi- ness of receiving the indemnity." The New York Stock-Exchange is just recovering from ST) a flurry which, on June 21st, caused quite a panic and or excitement, and resulted in one broker bursting a blood- Qr vessel, from which it is feared he may die. A bold specu- lator, named Woodward, determined to get up a corner in Rock Island Railway shares. There are about 170,000 if of these shares in existence, and his plan was to buy a t large number, knowing that the sellers could not get them in to deliver, and consequently if he could only borrow the- money to carry his venture for a day or so. he could dE "squeeze "them to his heart's content. He accordingly VI gave orders to some twenty different brokers to buy in the 301 aggregate 220,000 shares, price being no object. On June 20th the ardent bids of the brokers made the Stock- Excbange a perfect pandemonium, and the price of Rock n Island rose from 109 to 130, The plan was excellent, but o after the shares were bought Woodward could not get the 1 money to pay for them. He suddenly disappeared, and A his brokers on the 21st, unable to find him, and being t deluged with offers of Rock Island shares bought the day v before, for which they, too, had no money to pay, had no o alternative but to suspend. The market was over-sup- f plied, and, instead of a "corner," Rock Island fell from A 130 to 110. Thirteen firms suspended, and matters hav6 11 not yet been entirely arranged. The whereabouts of the bold, but reckless, speculator who caused the trouble is unknown. h Our annual Indian massacre has come off rather earlier 81 than usual this year, and was not surpassed by any of its e predecessors in the elements of horror, atrocity, and cowardice. It occurred in Arizona, where Lieutenant Whitman, commander at Camp Grant, had by a systema- tic course of kindness induced 500 Apaches to go into camp near the post, and accept food and Work. The ex- 1 periment was looked upon with much distrust at first, for { the Apaches have always been regarded as amongst the most untameable of the tribes. But, contrary to general expectation, they seemed grateful, and disposed to make ] terms with the Government at last. The men were 1 obedient to the slightest suggestion of the lieutenant, and 1 the women and children appeared happy and contented. i Through the medium of his interpreter the lieutenant had made them understand the duties required of them by the Government, promising them assistance and protection, if they would become peaceable and industrious and had so far won their confidence that they had cleared ground on which to plant a crop of corn this sprin-th8 first in- dustrial operation ever performed by any of the Apaches. | But the sight of the Indian on the path to civilisation, and I the prospect of a peaceful Indian settlement in the Terri- i tory, could not be endured by the white adventurers, who livt. by Indian wars. They would not let the Apache remain at peace, were he ever so much inclined to do riO, for then there would be no more contracts, no more plun- der of ponies, buffalo robes, and peltry. The civilisation of the red men would entail the necessity of labour upon J these marauding whites. Accordingly, a party of them at a town or village called Tucson, formed a plan of attack- ing the peaceful Indian camp, and killing every man, woman, and child they could lay handa on. A messenger was despatched to Lieutenant Whitman to inform him that his proteges were in danger, and he sent immediately to warn the friendly Apaches of their danger. His mes- senger was too late. On his arrival he found the Indian huts all burned down, and the ground covered with the bodies of the butchered women and children this was the result of the first earnest attempt to civilize the Apaches. On the lieutenant's arrival with a body of mounted men he found ninety-three corp es strewn around; eight were those of men, the rest of women and children. The sur- vivors had fled to the mountains. Men were sent to them, inviting them to bring in their wounded to Camp Grant, to be cared for, and they did so, the principal chief being f the first to come in. An officer, who was present, in de- scribing the scene, says :—" He was naked, and when he held out his hand for the usual shake, he was so choked he could scarcely speak. Almost like a human being, wasn't it? Pointing to h:s naked condition, he said, This is my family three wives and seven children being killed before his eyes in the space of five minutes. The rest came straggling in one by one, stripped of their clothing, their hair pulled out or cut off, and seemed en- tirely heart-broken. This slaughter was the end of their first attempt at accepting the white man's protec- tion." il .^1

Jartis and Two SYNONYMOUS TRADES A hairdresser; A lock- smith. j SKETCH FROM FASHIONABLE LIFE.—Morning call, Sa- turday.—First Lady: Do you intend going to church to- morrow, dear?—Second Lady; Well, dear, that entirely depends upon my bonnet. OF COURSE SHE WOULD.—Young Lady: "It was rather bold of Captain Blazer to kiss my hand, wasn't it, Aunty." Aunty: I should think so. I should like to catch him kissing ui^ne." WISER THAN SOLOMON !—A bcotch clergyman J 1 one day to a brother minister, who like himself, was ssed with a foolish youth for a son. D'ye ken, sir, you and I are wiser than Solomon. How can that be, mon ?" in- quired the startled clergyman, Ou, ye see," was the reply, Solomon didna ken whether his son was to be a fool or a wise man; but baith you and I are quite sure our sons are fools EASILY SEEN IHROTJGH.—A theatre specially devoted to burlesque announces among the attractions of the pieces now being performea on its boards, "diaphonous and irridescent dresses.' This is one of the boldest announce- ments of the kind that we have seen. We do not quite know the meaning of the word "irrideseent" in connection with dress but a diaphonous dress is neither more nor less than a transparent" dress, and dresses that are transparent, whether" irridescent" or not, might be more plainly described as indecent."—Pall Mall Gazette. There is a wicked story sometimes told in quiet country parsonages of a class of boys who had been taught to re- peat the Creed phrase about. One day, on being put through this performance, a boy got misplaced and, when the gentleman was surprised by the curious jumble thus produced, one of the scholars volunteered an explanation —" Please, sir, it's all that boy's fault. I am the boy as believes in the Holy Catholic Church, but that boy there, it's him as believes in the Life Everlasting, Amen." CONVERSATION IN A SOUTHPORT RAILWAY CARRIAGE.— Yankee I guess this is Artemus Ward's railroad ?" Old Gentleman "Why, sir, has Artemus Ward anything to do with it?" "Not that I'm aware of," replied the Yankee, "but I calculate you've heard of his visit, as editor of the B'tldinv:ind BooTe. to the superintendent of a line, to ask for a free pas«. The superintendent tnld him that the road could not pass him, even ns an editor. 'Can't aid ArteimiR. 'No, sir.' said the "fhciaJ. Artemus looked him full in the eyes, and gave't hot. 'I know it can't,' said be o taination slow, it can't pass anything This must be the line and it's just what poor Artemus would say." j