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■I#» ii ■' 'M PLANTS FOB SMALL GREENHOUSE.—" G.H.B."— l Selection and not collection should be the aim of Hill owners of small greenhouses and conserva- tories. I hare often seen little houses thai might £ *» attractive the greater part of the year filled f with one plant of this and that as a collection, ^whether they were adapted for the house or not, Land they were of no interest to anyone, especially jnfrom an ornamental point of view. Early Roman ghyacintlis and early tulips, late hyacinths and ftulips, abutilous fuschias, geraniums, aspidistra ilorida, a few azaleas and camellias, begonias, IcyUsus racemosus, a few greenhouse ferns, hab- fxottiamnus elegans, marguerites, primulas, rBichardiac, statice profusa, and Seaforthia elegans will keep a little house always ornamental. Many of the plants may be taken in to put on the table [pr in the rooms for a time without injury. W* FOWLS FOB CONFINED BON.—H. W. Fowler,— Neither Hamburgs nor game fowls do well in con- f lement. Brahmas or Cochins are well adapted for cti treatment, but they are not prolific layers, nd as you are anxious to secure plenty of eggs, ymouth Rocks would be the best for you to jkeap. Do not begin with the common mistake of keeping too many in a small space. It is not [necessary that you should have a cock with the jbeas unless you wish to breed. Au extra hen would be more profitable. IMOICATIONS OF A SBVBaB WtNTBB.—"J. T." (Gainsborough).—A heavy crop of wild berries, àltbough said to be an indication of a severe win. tt«r, is not so. I have generally observed that a taaild winter follows a full crop. The berry crop supposed to imply that the Creator provides a njtore of food for tiie'feathered tribes when a severe fainter is impending, but the birds are as impro- fjrident as beings of a higher intellect. I daresay you will have noticed how much they devour j4boir winter provisions bufore that season arrives. (.Writing from long observation, I do not attach Jftoy importance to your theory; MAKE OF FLOWER—" R. L." (MiHom).—Thanks tot flower received. It was named in the Notes ,of last week, but as it may have escaped your 49tice, I repeat it. It is "matricaria inodora pleno." n PEAR TREE DROPPING ITS FROIT.—"8. J." (Har- wich).—The fruit dropping prematurely and the shoots becoming withered at the ends indicate that the roots are in unsuitable soil, either too light or too heavy—probably the former. I advise yon to lift the tree in October. Let some of the soil adhere to the roots, but if some of the roots are long, thick, and have no fibres on them, cut back to about 18in. from the stem of the tree. Dig a hole from 4ft. to 6ft. wide and 4ft. deep. Put rough stones for drainage in the bottom to the depth of 1ft. Put another foot of loam or fibrous soil over the drainage, then plant the tree and fill all round the roots, and up level with more of the good soil. It may not im- prove very much the first year, but is sure to do so after wards. EDIBLE ORCBis.—"MMcu!a" (lIoraforth) ,-I cannot quite understand what phnt or class of plants you refer to. If you can give me a little more information and indicate the connection of the plant I will gladly give you the information Are you sure" orchis" is the proper name ? COBCHA SCANDEUS."—" E. C. A."—This green- house climber is an evergreen. The flowers are not very ornamental, but it.is hee growing and of an ornamental drooping habit. It requires a some- what light soil, but no manure. The shoots must be thinned out occasionally to expose the principai ones to the light and sun. You will have no diffi- culty in keeping it during the winter in almost a cool house, as it is very hardy, but do not water so freely at the root as in summer. THE BEB ORCHID.—Miss Quinlan (Cork).— Thanks for seed pod of this. I fear it is hardly ripe. I hope the plants you lifted may succeed in pots. They will require a very porous soil. They are not increased from seed as a rule. but by dividing the plants into several pieces and plant. ing each one separately. March is a good time to flivide them. WHKN TO PLANT FORBST TREES.—T. Boulton. -Not before October, and from then until March. It is difficult to say whether autumn or spring planting is best; both do equally well. NAXK OF RosK. — A Lady Reader." — La France," one of the best tor flowering in autumn. The bloom you send is a good representative of the variety. THRUSH IN CAGE, Å Town Residect."—They are better not fed like canaries on hemp and other seed, but succeed beat on bread, milk, potatoes, a little meat, plenty of green food, and a few snails aad worms. The cage should be at least two feet squate. Jg Lifting and Harvesting Potatoes. One or two writers have of late been try- mg to prove that the potato disease is much ess general and severe than many assert, but i fear, indeed I feel certain, that their con- tentions will never be verified. I have had nany and different opportunities of ascer- iaining the condition of the crops in various tarts of the country, and all agree that it is tany years since the disease was o destructive. There is nothing to lain by trying to prove that it is Worse than it really is. The misfortune is that it is 80 bad, and all would gladly freloome news to the contrary but I shall be greatly surprised if the prices do not go up to almost an unheard of rate before the winter is over and next season's orop is ready. All good tubers should be lifted and har- vested with the utmost care. In many cases the stems have died completely away. In all anch instances' the sooner they are stored the better. The tubers will make 110 further progress, and a cold, wet autumn may make those that are sound at present decay partially or wholly before long. There never was a time when it was ceoessary to hardest them with more cave. trhe best means of doing so must be used. No "attempt should be made to dig any of them unless the air and soil are dry. This is most important. If they are dug up early in the day and allowed to lie on the surface for a few hours in the sun, the soil will fall away from them when handled, and the diseased tubers will be easily dis- tinguished from the sound ones. They must not be mixed together. The good, usable tubers should be gathered first. It is not a good plan to colleot all together and separate them afterwards. This subjects the sound tubers to much handling, which does not benefit them. There is never a better Opportunity of separating them than when they are all spread out on the surface of the soil. In some seasons, when all were nearly good, and little danger of disease occurring in the stores,tbe tubers have been taken direct to the shed or pit, and put past at once, but I do not favour that prac- tice this year. My remarks apply to garden and field. Let them be taken to an open, airy .hed, and spread out there for a few days to Ibecome quite dry. Then note their condition, »f disease still appears, which is not improb- able, do not be in a hurry to store finally, as they will be worse in bulk and in olose place than if left open for a ,time. There are various waya of storing potatoes. Some keep them in a dark shed or outhouse, while others put them on the fgronnd, build them up in triangle fashion, thatch them over with straw, and then cover lall up with soil. There will be much danger ;in Btoring them in this latter fashion this 'year, as potatoes that are inclined to disease — and all are at present—frequently deoay to a '{^reat extent in these pits before it is known that they have become unsound. But when in a abed and easily accossible, they can be examined frequently and all diseased jtubers removed. Only sound tubers should be saved for seed—indeed, none other can be kept; but a third, oi even fourth- sizad root will do for this purpose as well as the largest. They, too, should also be dried, but they need not be kept so much in the dark as those for use. It is generally an advantage to allow seed tubers to beoome a little green from ex- posure to the light. When they are stored together, and not selected when first dug, it not infrequently happens that those who see to supplying the table use them all before it is known that all have been used. I have often heard men oomplain that both their wives and servants had used every one of their best sorts before they had seleoted their seed. This, however, would not occur if the seed tubers were put on one side at the time of harvesting. There is yet another class to deal with, and that is the diseased tubers. Many will say Oh, we need not trouble about them," and they are, therefore, allowed to remain in the soil, excepting a few of the best that may be gathered and given to the pigs. Allowing them to remain in the soil, however, is the worst way of disposing of them that anyone can practise. They are poisonous to the soil, and they will affect succeeding crops to an extent of which few know. They should be gathered as carefully as the sound roots, and be removed to some out-of-the-way place, where there is no danger of their contami- nating soil or water. The stems are often left in the soil as manure, but they are worth- less in this respect, and as they are a bad kind of refuse, they should bo reduced to ashes by burning. ™ Maturing Growth. During a wet, sunless season it is often remarked, If a severe winter follows this, vegetation will suffer to an alarming extent." This is quite true; and there is a good deal of apprehension as to the present condition and prospects of vegetation. Many forms of it, trees especially, have made growths of unusual extent. Had August and September been dry, sunny months, these growths would have been hard and matured by this time, or by the end of this month at the latest, but at present the wood is almost as soft aa it was in Jane. It is in poor condition to withstand frost. Should this ooour to any extent, many of the shoots will be killed back to the part where they originated this spring, and the trees and plants will be much orippled. A sure remedy is not at our com- mand. A mild, dry October and a fine, late autumn would reotify matters considerably. This may be assisted by removing all super- fluous wood and obstructions from the plants as soon as possible. Air and sun should have free access to the parts that are to form the permanent parts of the plant. Plants in glass- houses, windows, and elsewhere must be fully exposed to the light and air as soon as pos- i siP Chrysanthemums. The flowering season of these grand sub- jeots is fast approaching. Like most other things, they have suffered through lack of sunshine and a dry atmosphere. In many cases the result of this will be small blooms, deficient in substance. Exhibitors are not in favour of a season like the present for de- veloping their best blooms, and none are benefited by it. Where the plants are stand- ing close to each other, or so close as to touch, an attempt should be made to give them more room. Each plant should stand clear of its neighbour, and the whole should be exposed to the sun. 1 he shoots are still growing, and they should receive attention weekly in the way of tying the growths to the stakes. They ehouid now receive manure water twice weekly. Almo?* all kinds of stimulants agree with them, sucn as liquid from the cow-shed or stable and artificial manures dissolved. Care must, how- ever, be taken that it is not given in too strong a condition. The plants do not require so much water when the atmospheric tempe- rature is low, and they must not be over- watered. This would do much more harm than good. Amateurs will find that the main shoots are now pushing out many side- growths near the tops of the stems..Kaoh one of these growths will produce one or more blooms, but when all are allowed to remain on they are small compared to those on plants that aredisbudded. If massive, handsome blooms are desired all side growths and buds must be removed and only the centre bud allowed to grow. This disbudding should be done as soon as the side growth or buds can be handled. The longer they are allowed to remain the less the chances of the main bud developing to an extra extent. Unless the buds are large and substantial from the first, no great flowers need be expeoted. Fowls anJ G'ese on otub'j'b. Quo Who Farms with Profit" remarks:— "Grain fields thit are cut down iionr the furm buildings and ordinary fowl-runs aie eagerly cleaned by thefowh as soon as the crop is cut, and they, not only pick up fullen grain, but, clear the surface of the ground of many iusect eggs and grubs. This is most beneficial to the land and advantageous to the fowls, but very few f'Utners trouble themselves very much to try and have all their grain fields cleaned in this way. The fields situated a. little distance from the house are left to the roaks and sin til bird?, and it may be thought that these will clean them as well as the fowls. But they do no', as they are not so constantly on the field, and I do not approve of allowing the fallen gr.iin to be eaten by rooks or any bird that has no market value. I have a number of small poultry houses on wheels which I Iw.ve into the different fields so soon as they are cut, with from a dozen to a ecore of fowls in each, iiiid f 'r four or five weeks at the harvest lime 1 keep over 100 fowls at no expense whatever. The change to the fields from the y.-ucl do them a great deal of good, and they come veiv quickly on for market as well as for autumn Tijiny. The geese do not require any cave, not evon a house, but if turned into the field, like a lot of catth5, they will f itten rapidly and get into good condi- tion by MiohaeJtnas. For some ye;!r¡; past I Inve made a system of this stylo of feeding my fowlo, and I am sure it is very profitable." « m A Tribute to Hural No 's. Mr. H. S. Ilarewood, a Yorkshire reader, writes: 6' [ have been a constant reidpr of 6 Rura.l Note* tind have carried out your instructions respecting growing rose?, both in selecting varieties find cultivating them. Although my garden is very small, and I have only iibout 40 plants of the best hybrid perpetual kinds. I have had some superb blooms this year, whi ti I attri- bute to the information received through Kurnl Notes.' I am sure that amateurs like myself would do well to read and act on them." Late Cucumbers. Mid-season plants are now declining in fertility and vigour. Where fruit is desired up to Christmas or later these old plants can hardly be trusted to produce it. The best way is to raise some young plants and have them in full strength and just con)ing into frnit about the end of October. It is a most ditlicult matter to grow winter cucumbers in a manure frame. They may be grown in the latter if it is treated with hot wafer, but the best place for them is a heated hoLi3c or pit. They require a temperature of 75 degrees in Novem- ber and later, but unless for market purposes a large house need not be filled with them. If two or three plants arc grown they will weekly produce several fruit, which will bp sufficient for a small supply. If a few plants are raised from seed now and the plants grown on in pots for a time, a warm corner may be found for theraNovember. If they 1 cannot be planted, out they may be grown in large pots. The variety now well known as Cardiff Castle" is a very good winter fruiting sort. It is medium in size, and more hardy and prolifio-" than the long fruiting kinds — -— "1 ? S Heating Appliances? f Very often the heating apparatus in glass houses are never thought of until a severe froat occurs. Then the fire is applied, and where there is a flaw much trouble follows, or, probably,damage to the plants is done to an irreparable extent. To avoid this all heating appliances, pipes, boiler, and fireplace should be examined before they are wanted or at the present time and all deficiences made good. Cracks in pipes and boilers can some- times be patched, but, as a rule, they are un- trustworthy. Such parts are generally best removed and new ones put in. ,j Sweet Peas as Cut Flowers. Bunches of mixed sweet pea blooms are charming nosegays, but I find them greatly beautified by outting a few of the green tops off the growths and mixing them in with the flowers,

SOMETHING IMMINENT MCHAQQAN (indignantly): Foorat it's I movin' th' sign 't wan ind o' the ditch, an' thin it's movin' it th' other, all th' blissid day!

A LADY BICYCLIST, Ladies in Brighton have taken to the safety bicycle. It may be asked, Why shouldn't they? There is no reason why they should not ride bicycles, except the cross-saddle difficulty. A bicycle has but two wheels. A lady cannot ait between them as she does on a tricycle or sociable. Her two wheels run tandem, and she has to have one leg on each side. A mount on a bicycle amounts to ths same thing as riding a horse cross saddle. There is only this difference— that the bicycle offers no alternative, inas- much as no lady or gentleman would think of riding it sideways, except in a circus or panto- mime. The first lady who appeared in Brighton on a bicycle bad rather a mixed reception. She was the object of public demonstrations of a character more en- thusiastic than friendly. But she had the courage to over-ride public opinion. She careered about at a dashing pace. By- and-bye some imitators were found, and now Brighton sooiety only looks curiously and amusedly on the cross saddle wheelwomen, who despise Mrs. Grundy and defy conven- tionalism. At a risk of trespassing on a domain forbidden to the unhallowed pen of man, I must explain how lady bioyclists at Brighton overcome the petticoat difficulty They demolish the petticoat difficulty by dis- pensing with petticoats, Yet to the untutored eye of unsophisticated man the petticoats are still in evidence. I was perplexed as to how there could be petticoated ladies on a bicycle without any of the inconveniences of petti- ooats. To realise what those difficulties are, let any of your lady readers attempt to sit on a bicycle in an ordinary walking dress. The ladies at Brighton wear the divided skirt. It leaves the limits untrammeled, while falling in graceful folds that, to the eye of man, forbid the suggestion of anything of a trouser-like character. I have to confess that this upsets one of our honoured proverbial sayings-" United we stand divided we fall." In the connection of skirts with bicycles it is the reverse way—" Pivided we stand united we fall." I am assured that a lady attempting ttTride a bicycle in her ordinary 1 garments would be likely to come an early cropper. On the other hand, in the divided skirt is safety. As to style, the Brighton bicycling costumes are made of plain black I ftloth, without any trimming or superfluities, and they look neat and graceful. Black cer- tainly looks better than the dead grey in which was habited a lady bicyclist whom I saw in Regent's Park the other day.

THE COST OF BREAKING THE OCEAN RECORD. The expense of a single round trip across the Atlantic and back of one of the great ocean steamships must be from 20,000 dotlars to 50,000 dollars, the last figure being often too small tor such boats as the Teutonic, the City of New York, or the Columbia. Tho former vessel turned into smoke full 7,500 dollars worth of coal on her last passage to New York, or about 1,200 dollars each day. If xhe had beun going to Liverpool, instead of from that city, the Ameiican coal that would have been used up in getting t.he same amount of power would have cost about 10,000 dollars. Steam- ship men who have been discussing lust week's ocean race claim that the Teutonic must have burnt nearly 10,000 dollars of Welch coal anyhow, and are not inclined to accept a.ny lower caHinrtte.. The Columbia, on her record- beat ing journey across the ccean, averaged 345 tons daily, or twenty tons more than the Teutonic's officers say she consumed, while the fnman officers admit that the City of New York burned 350 tons of coal rt day on her last voyage. TIIK, of course, is the biggest item of expense in nttingouta crack steamer for a trip across the Atlantic, though the feed bill," as the pursers call it, mnkes a good second. Every hour taken off the record means a decrease in this important item, too, for it is estimated that 41b?. of meat are consumed per minute- on a voyage with an average summer passenger list. On some steamets the" feed bill" exceeds the coal bill, but not on those boats that make the journey in six days. All tho boats aro provisioned for a. fifteen days' trip, so tint in the event of an accident, the bill of fare will not be reduced. The steward makes his purchase after scanning the passenger list the day before sailing. The slaughter-houses along the Hudson get the order for meat thirty-six hours before the vessel sails, and they go to work at once killing the cattle, A full passenger list would compel the steward to put into the refrigerators about 8,0001b. of fresh beef and half that amount of mutton, 300ib. of corned beef, 600 fowls, 250 chickens, 80 turkeys, 50 brace grouse, 1,500 of fish, 2,6001t>. of ham, and 5001b of bacon..Besides these there are proportional amounts of other hinds of meats, so that nothing will be missing from the table that could be found on the menu of any lirst-ciafs hotel on land.

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Caught in Conway Tube. f )TRUE TALE OF ADVENTURE* In the Cheater and Holyhead section of the London and North Western Railway are two very remarkable bridges through which the trains pass. I daresay some of my readers have rattled through them on their way to Ireland. They are called the Conway and Britannia tubular bridges, and carry the rail- way across the River Conway, near the town of that name, and over the Menai Straits, not far from Bangor, respectively, These wonderful bridges are in the form of a long oblong tube: They were constructed by Mr. Hobert Stephenson, and are amongst the curiosities of railway engineering. The Conway "tube," as it is familiarly called, was finished before the other, and it was very soon after its completion that the adventure which I am about to relate actually took place. A lady and gentleman who were travelling in North Wales were very desirous to see the wonderful Conway bridge, and permission to do so was very oourteously accorded by the railway company. At the same hotel at which these people were staying was a gentleman who was on a walking tour; and hearing that the two other travellers were about to traverse the Conway tubular bridge, he requested permission to accompany thom. This was, of course, granted. And little did any of the party imagine how extremely fortunate it was that the gentleman was about to join them. They proceeded to Conway Station,which is a very short distance from the tubular bridge, and by the favour of the station-master they were accompanied by one of the porters. I suppose there is no danger i" asked one of the party. 0 Oh, no," said the station-master; there is no train up' for two hours." So, confident in this statement, they set out, the porter going on a little in front. It was I remarked that be appeared to be very stupid, but no suspicion was aroused as to his real condition. In faot, he was very tipsv, and almost uuable to take care of himself. He led them very quickly along the line and into one of the tubes or tunnel,; no one took any par- ticular notioe which side they entered, and attached no importance to the station-master's expression, No train up.' But it made all the difference. When they had got nearly half way through, the gentleman who had joined the party said he would like to go to the end, if the lady's husband would accompany him. This the other declined, as he did not wish to leave his wife alone, but as they had per- mission they agreed to walk back until the stranger proceeded along the line in the direction of London. Just beyond the further or London end of the tube the railway curves a little, so that at the end of the tunnel a much greater length of rail can be perceived than while in the tube itself. The gentleman proceeded as quickly as possible to the er.d, aud had scarcely emerged when, to his horror, he perceived the smoke of an advancing train on the down" line, the very line on which his acquaintances were now waiting his return. Without losing an instant he hurried to the entrance of the tunnel, and, putting his j hands to his mouth, shouted as loudly as he could down the tube: "For Heaven's sake take care of your- selves! There is a train coming up on your line! Then, turning, as he saw his warning was heard, he hastened to meet the advancing train, waving his arms and doing all in his power to attract the attention of the engine- driver and guards. Meanwhile the lady and gentleman had been very quietly and oarefully retracing their steps to Conway. It is no easy matter to proceed in the tube unless you walk between the rails, for the girders and girder- plates protrude at regular intervals across the small and only available space left on either side beyond the metals. A man, by standing firmly against the plates, may permit a train to pass him without feeling any great incon- venience. But for a lady it was almost im- pos3ible to stand up by the side of the tube. Her shawl or other portions of her dress would be sure to be caught by the draught, and she would be dragged under the train. Under these circumstances the lady and gentleman were quietly proceeding along the line when the terrible warning of their friend reached them. You may, perhaps, imagine the situation. There was still a long distance to be traversed before the Conway end of the tunnel could be reached, and behind them was the train, less than a mile away. They felt they bad no chance of escape. The necessity for con- tinually leaping over the projections delayed them a good deal, but they whispered "courage "to each other, and strove to the utmost for safety. Now the daylight was obscured by the train entering the tunnel, and the terrific roar of the heavy carriages was appalling. The thunder of the train was intensified in that metal tube; the shrill whistle pierced their ears, and the grinding of the brakes, the hissing of the steam, the tremor of the plates on which they stood, reverberating through the low tunnel, made up a din indescribable. On came the engine, like a monster of destruction, and right in its path hurried the hopeless travellers. That they were per- ceived they did not doubt, but whether the engine-driver would have time to pull up his train sufficiently to enable them to gain the entrance of the tube was a grave doubt. They passed on, however, and, slipping occasionally, gave themselves up for lost. The tremor of the plates increased—the engine was close upon them. Nearer and nearer sounded the horrid hissing of the escaping steam. A false step is death. Twenty yards away is the entrance; can they reach it Y They can see the station, as it were, in a frame, at the end of the tunnel in the bright sun- light, while they are in darkness and on the point of death. A few yards more and the engine is close. With a despairing effort they spring forward. The hnsband dashes his wife roughly round the wall outside he stands up rigidly against the metal plates. The train shoots out as he leans back. They arc saved In a minute the train pulled up. The guard came running back, the greatest consternation visible on his face. Where is the other ?" he cried; is be killed F" Nobody knew what bad become of the porter. He was surely in the tunnel, but whether alive or dead no one could tell. The passengers displayed much anxiety when the circumstances leaked out, for the train was stopped while a search was made for the porter. He was found lying between the rails, unhurt, and none the worse except that a large hole had been burned in his velveteen jacket by a cinder which had fallen from the engine-grate. He had lain down on his face when he saw the train approaching; it had passed over him, and he escaped unharmed. Of course he was dismissed by the company. But perhaps the moat curious circumstance connected with this narrative (which I assure all my readers is perfectly true) has yet to be related, A year or two afterward. the .same lady and I gentr.nuatt with their son. were again travel- 1 ling in North Wales during the holiday9, | They visited Bangor, and from thenoe paid » j visit to the celebrated suspension bridge ove í the Menai Straits, which you know divid^ Anglesea from the mainland. The Britann1^ tabular bridge was then in course of coH' struction. One tube was completed, and the party were shown over the bridge, on the top of It, and all about it by a very civil and oblige attendant belonging to the railroad. -Thil man asked the party if they wished to go inside the tube, but he said 1 (i We must be very careful about the traillgo as a lady and gentleman nearly lost their lives a little while ago in the Conway Bridge by going into the wrong tube." "Indeed," said the gentleman, recollecting his own escape, how did that happen V Then the attendant told the party the astme story that I have just related, greatly to the surprise of the lady and her husband. I can quite confirm what you say," sai# the lay, "for my husband and myself were the people who were in the tunnel." The attendant touched his hat and was very much astonished. He said Wet!, that is very curious, for I was the guard of that train which so nearly ran ovef you. If the gentleman hadn't warned us WO should not have been able to stop in time." This, my friends, is a true tale of an alarm' ing adventure. I know it is true, because J01 father and mother were the people to wholll it occurred, and I myself saw the attendant guard at the Britannia Bridge in the year 1850. -lllu.stmted Chips.

PECULIAR PROVERBS. [BY Josii BILLINGS.] Common sense is the instinkt of reason. Suksess has no pedigree, and oniy a shorl kreed. Politeness haz won more viktorys thilo logick ever haz. All genuine humour is troth, and that if what makes it so powerphull. It is better not to know so much than to know so Riuch that ain't so. What a man kan'fc win with politeness i" out ov the reach ov everything except a klub- In this world there is a great deal ov what 17. called virtew that iz nothing more than v.ce tired out. Thare perhaps iz such a thing as butifl" lies. The other name for it iz allegory. It ain't the lies in this world that are 50 much ov a burden az it iz the vulgar krittet6 who are trieing to prove that they are true. leazon was given us not to prove what W8 kan't understand, but to rationally understand what we kan prove- Hidikule that ain't true iz a dangeroO* weapon tc use, the handle is sharper than the point. Tbare iz a hundred different kinds 4* religion, but only one kind ov piety. Flattery iz like Kolone water, tew be smelt ov, not swallowed. Living on hope iz like living on wind, • good way to get full, but a poor way to ge phut. Thare is some pholks in this world who spend their whole lives a hunting after righteousness, and kan't find any time to prakiiss it. Whenever a minister has preached sermon that, pleazes the whole congregation* he probably has preached one that the Lor° wo:i't endorse. Lazyness is a good deal like money-the more a man haz ov it the more he seems tOlVI. want. Ratr that don't make a woman vain makes her very buliful. Advice iz like kastov-ile, easy enuff te* giv, but dreadful uneasy tew take. A puppy plase with every pup he meets, but old dogs hav but fu associates. 11 If you want to get at a circumference of man, examine him among folks but if y01* want to git at his aktual I diameter, measure him at his fireside. I don't care how much people talk if tb- will only say it in a phew words. Men of genius are like eagle*, tha live 0" what they kill while men of tiient are lilo crows, that live on what has Seen killed for them. There is two things in thib life for which we are never fully prepared, that is twin^. Love is like the meazles. we kan't have jjj' bad but once, and the later in life we have 1 the tuffer it goes with us. Sekrets are poor property entiy how, if yØ-: cirkulate them yu loze them, and if vu ke^P them yu loze the interest of the investment* L'very time man laffs he takes a kink out ov the chane of life, and thus lengthens it. A dog is the only thing on this earth tbat 6 1-1 luvsyu more than he does himself. Don't mistake habit for character. The men ov the mo-.t karacter have the fewest habits. There is no treachery in siierice silence ill a hard argument to beat. If yu kan't trust a man for the full amonnt, t 'ye let him skip. This trying to get an averso on honesty has all ways been a failure. There iz a great deal ov learning in tli" world which is nothing more than trieing to prove what we don't understand.

The Unheeded Call. In the year 1872, when returning frDIII Europe on the steamer Atlantic, which W shortly afterwards wrecked off Halifax. witnessed a scene which I have always r membered with a feeling of sadness. j When two days from New York, the su° | having gone to rest and darkness ha.ving begun to settle over the wide and mighty oceaj1 the boom of a gun was heard—that SOUP which strikes horror and fear into thebraves heart. In the distance we sighted a which signalled distress. All was exciteme0 aboard, and a boat was quickly lowered. i, Never will 1 forget the sight of the as it rose upon the waves, sometimes bune from view. But, hark What is that ct\ which sounds like a human voice r j Only a dog," said one. Yes, it was oD'j! I a dog, but the mournful cry seemed to toOc all hearts. The boat returned with the captain crew, yet over the deep that poor dog and called. The crew in their haste saved themselves, but the poor Newfoundla0 was left to sink with the vessel. e Of all the sourds on land or sea, never b*% I heard one which so touched my heart. the unheeded call from that sinking boat. AUGUSTUS P. lIousf;.

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