The Pontypridd Chronicle and Workman's News

We would gain more if we left ourselves to ap- pear such as we are than by attempting to appear what we are not. "Good manners," says Swift, "is the art of mak- ing those people easy with whom we converse who- ever makes the fewest people uneasy is the best bred man in the company." The habit of accurate and systematic thought is invaluable. We believe it to be one of th e elements vital to success, for all action has its initiative in the brain. A modest person seldom fails to gain the good will of those with whom he converses, because no- body envies a man who does not appear to be over- pleased with himself. The gravy which runs from roasted beef or mut- ton, suffered to get cold, so as to remove the fat then warmed in a saucepan and poured over sin pets of toasted bread, is an excellent nutritive fo areak and stomachs. The Kentish Observer states that, by the death of Mrs. B. Mount, widow of the late Mr. Kichard Mount, solicitor, of Canterbury, a sum of £ 10,000 parses under tho. will of her late husband to the Kent County Ophthalmic Hospital at Maidstone, and to0,000 to a similar institution in London. Alice ll:tl*t (21 married, lias teell sentenced to six weeks' lIard labour for stealing from Jane .Jack- s MI, aged eight, a pair of gold ear-rings also with being in unlawful possession of a pair of child's boots. — It was stated that the prisoner had robbed several children of their boots. Mr. Charles Duncan, procurator fiscal,of Aber- deenshire, one of the most prominent professional men in the north of Scotland, diel the other day. He was a leading member of the firm of Stronacii, Duncan, and Duguid, solicitors, Aberdeen, and held many public offices, It appears that there is not the slightest founda- tion for the reports which have appeared in someot he newspapers that the Bev. Stopford Brooke had lost his reason. The rev. gentleman is travelling Oil the Continent, antI will shortly resume his duties at Bedford Chapel. The Cardiff magistrates have fined another keeper of a bogus club £ 5. Since August 22 no less than ;>(» club keepers have been proceeded against an lined, the total penalties amounting to £ 5!>5. Cwinar to the prosecutions 5i. club have been closed. The number still existing is K7. The incumbent of St. Paul's, Sandgate, the churchwardens and congregation of which had for- wanlCll a IIlemorial to tile Earl of Chichester asking him to grant a small piece of waste ground for the building of an apse and organ-chamber, has re- ceived a reply from his lordship declining to give tile spnce askell for. iVlr. M. W. Godwin, the well-known architect and art critic, died the other day. Though he was all able architect and superintended the erection of many important works and designed many others, Mr. Godwin for many years past paid more atten- tion to art as applied to titeatrcstium to his own particular profession. The post of jlaster Gunner of the Tower has been conferred -upon First-class Master Gunner If Silcott, of the Koyal Artillery, who has been ordered home from Gibraltar to take up the duties, in consequence of the retirement on pension of First-class Master Gunner J. Thompson. The other morning Benjamin Timmins (50), died at the Guest Hospital from the effects of shocking injuries received by a fall of several tons of coal at theDudtey Colliery. A slip occurred in It working and as deceased did uot hurry out the coal fell upcu him, breaking his legs, from the effects of which lie died. The case of the old gentleman named Craven, who was formerly master of the Spalding Workhouse for a period of oO years, but who has just been granted relief by the board of guardians, having been brought before the notice of the public, a subscription has been started on his behalf, One London gentleman has forwarded £5 to the fund. A woman named Margaret Russell, aged 27, has met with a shocking death at Leicester. The de- ceased, who was a married woman, was walking along the street carrying a jug, when six: slipped and fell. The jug broke, and one of the fragments inflicted a frightful wound on the left temple, which caused death in a few minutes. A petition from the London Fish Trade Associa- tiou on behalf of tenantsof stallages in Billingsgate Market who paid rentals of from 12s. to £ 4 a week, asking that the Municipal Elections Act might be amended so as to give them votes at municipal elections, was referredto the Local Government and Taxation Committees for consideration. George Hone, (Hi,) of 71, Boleyn-road, Dalston, has been charged with being found sleeping in a water-cart in Gillett-street, being without visible means of subsistence.—The prisoner's mother, a respectable-looking woman, said that the boy had no occasion to sleep out; but he was a very bad bov. —The prisoner, who said he did not want to go to sea, was remanded. At l'ere liegis, Dorset, a coroner's jury has returned a verdict of wilful murder against the youth Sidney Bussell, who shot dead his grandmother The prisoner, who was to have started for Austra- lia, surrendered himself to the police immediately after the crime, for which, however, he assigns no reason. A Workhouse Committee has manifested a spirit in harmony with the times, A large number of applications for increase of official salaries were considered, but. except in one case, where an advance was "in the bond," they were all refused. The example is one which other local bodies dealing with ratepayers' money might do well to copy in these straitened times. Percy Day and dohn Hughes, lads, living at Chis wick, have been charged with throwing stones at trains passing on the District Hnilwnyat West Kensington. — Henry Joseph Smithson, assistant inquiry officer to the company, said carriages had been struck, and passengers cut in the face by broken glass. A driver was recently struck by a •tone.—Mr. Partridge remanded the prisoners in custody. Mr. Isaac Baker, aged 74 years, cattle dealer and salesman, has died in St Bartholomew's Hospital, Chatham, from the effects of injuries caused by being kicked by a young heifer from Lord Darn- ley's herd, which he had just previously purchased at Rochester Market. His thigh was fractured by the blow. Deceased had resided in Gravesend and neighbourhood for Rearly 40 years, and was much respected. It was reported in Glasgow the other morning that Mrs. John Black, of Southside, Glasgow, was on the previous night ferociously attacked by a torn cat, and received terrible wounds on her left leg and arm. She frantically rushed out into the street, and two policemen, after half an hour's excit- ing chase, killed the cat, which was affected with rabies. The constables experienced considerable difficulty in killing the cat, the animal jumping at their heads. At the Bristol County Petty Sessions a respect- ably-dressed man named Henry Hands, has been charged with shooting Lt his wife, who, it was stated, had been shot at twice and had leaped out of a window in her terror. A remand was requested, as it was stated that the man was suffering from de- lirium tremens. The wife said she had been living with him since, and she was not a bit afraid of him now. The magistrate, after some deliberation, con- sented to remand prisoner on bail. In answer to inquiries made at Westminstei Hospital it was ascertained that the man who the other afternoon attempted to commit suicide by leaping from Westminster-bridge, was slowly but favourably progressing. He gives the name ol Newman, and states that he has no home nor a friend in the world. This statement,, however, it regarded as a desire on his part to conceal the fact of his attempting such a rash act from his friends. Stephen Cole (2'J), auxiliary letter carrier, of the eastern postal district in the employ of the General Post-office, has been charged with being drunk during his employment, and with illegally delaying a number of letters.—Mr. Breton Osborne prosecuted on behalf of the postal authorities.—The prisoner said he had no answer to the charge. lie had had some whisky and some stout given to him. —Mr. Sheii fined defendant £ 5, being one-fourth the full penalty. A few days since some fine ripe strawberries were picked in the grounds of the Catford Conservative Club, Elmwood, by the Chairman, Mr. B. A. Mor- gan, and the hon, treasurer, Mr. W. Northover Jackson. The plant, an ordinary outdoor sort, was 111 excellent summer-like condition, and the fruit was particularly -At Canterbury a quart of ripe strawberries, fullv grown, has been gathered from a gentleman's garden. In a village in the neighbourhood of that city the fruit trees are full of blossom. A novel point was raised in a case which came before the Coventry magistrates the other morning. A woman was charged with having stolen a dia- mond ring, and the evidence showed that the ring was lost in a public-hous >, and was found by the prisOller IUlel appropria ted to her own use. The solicitor for the defence argued that. there was no case to answer, and quoted ill support of his con- tention the case-of I he Queen v. (I-S Jjtiw Journal, M. C. 140). The magistrates con- sidered there was a case to answer, and the prisoner thereupon pleaded guilty, and was fined 4. s. The other day Dr. Diploek held an inquest at the Hare Inn, Harrow Weald, Harrow, on the body of William Wardle, aged wh.. died from the eliects of a gun-shot wound. The deceased. H gardener, was in the service of Mr. Robert Huriot, a City merchant, residing at Harrow. The deceased, who was under notice to quit his master s service, took a gun, for the purpose, as he said, of rabbit shoot- ing. Hewasafterwardsfoundshotin the chest and, during a brief interval of consciousness, sta te I that the gun exploded accidentally. A verdiot of "Accidentaldeath"whsrcturncd.

IMPRISONMENT OF A MINISTER. The JIev. James Mackie, a minister of the Church of Scotland, has been sentenced, at tile Manchester City Sessions, to three months' imprisonment, for inflicting grievous bo lily in ury upon one of his Ciders, named Carswell. Disputes had arisen at the church in connection with the management of the funds, and the minister had been bound over to keep the peace for assaulting Carswell 011 a previous occasion. On the J'Jth ult. the disturbances were renewed, and at the morning service on that date the minister threatened Carswell that if lie inter- fered in the aiternoon service he would have to be carried Ilome. In the afternoon Carswell went into the vestry and gave some instructions in regard to the collection boxes. Thereupon the minister pro- duced a steel from underneath his coat and stabbed Carswell twice in the head, and tore his coat in several places before he could be dragged away. Carswell was taken to the infirmary, and the minis- ter was arrested on a warrant on the following day. The defence was that Mackie took the steel t,) church for self-defence, and did not use it until he had been first attacked.

Mr. Manning has now resumed charge of the Treasury. By the. explosion of a spirit lamp, a fire was caused at 4, Aytoun-road, Brixton, at the private house of H. A. Keene, and caused considerable damage to the lower part of the house. At Aberystwith the town has been flooded, an i railway traffic interrupted. The Cambrian Had. way has been a good deal damaged by the detune "i rain and floods, and Welsh farmers have also sus- tained serious losses.

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open. When a man uses high words he is in \er- low business. No man can be a thoroughly pure Christian with- out the aid of soap. The only thing that can make money without ad- vertising—the mint. The selfish man has the most presence of mind. He never forgets himself. "A man never loses anything by politeness." How about his seat in a tram car? Never borrow trouble. The interest you have to pay for the accommodation is excessive. Between the "Yes" and "No" of a woman I would not undertake to thrust t,ue nniut of a piu.— Don Quixote.

THE GIRL IN BOY'S CLOTHING. The Rev. B. H. Alford writes from St. Luke's Vicarage, Nutford-place :—As vicar of the parish in which Mrs. Lois Schick (for so she writes her name) resides, and as having known her for some little time, I would ask the public to pause before answering the appeal for contributions on her behalf. It is very doubtful whether charity can rightly be laid out upon this case; it has been considerably assisted by us during the last six months, until we caine to the conclusion that in coulll not be made self-supporting, but must be referred to the l'oor Jaw. It lias also come < ut that the girl iu ques- tioll has passed is '-it iiel)liew for four yeti-s or more, so it was no sudden freak of distress which led to concealment or Sex and as we have twice found employment recently for the sister Mary, the plea of disability of sex is scarcely valid

SAD DROWNING FATALITY. The other afternoon Thomas Connors, an able seaman on hoard the Steamer Lura, lying alongside the North Pierhead of the Clarence Dock, was en- gaged in passing a rope from the staruCJard quarter of the vessel to the shore, when he slipped and fell into the river. Several iifelmoys Were immediately thrown to him, and the ship's propeller, which was in motion was at once slopped. A strong ebb-tide was running at the time, and as the drowning man failed to reac i tho lifebuoys a dock gateman, name I Daniel B. Wide, galialltly jumped into the river andswamtothespotwheretttemanwasiastseen, but Connors sankd>efore he could be reached, and was drowned. White was takeil to tIle Coding- wool Receiving-house, and after changing his clothing lie returned to his duties. Connors belonged to Waterford, and leaves a widow and eight children,

SINGULAR PUBLIC-HOUSE CASE. Richard Major, landlord of the Harrow public- house, Bandon-hill, Beddington, has been sum- moned at the Croydon Petty Sessions by Inspector Ilohlaway for selling intoxicated liquors during pro- hibited hours and a second summons charged him with attempting to bribe a policeman while in tile oxecution of his duty; and George Frederick Turner, the postmaster of Beddington, was summoned for being on licensed premises during prohibited hours. Police-constable John Davis, 283 \Yr, stated that at twenty minutes to twelve on the night of Sept. :J he WaS in Ballllon hill wheu he saw Turner knock at the door of the Harrow. The door was then opened, and when the last-mentioned defendant came out witness asked wlat he was carry ing under his coat, his reply being, "A pint of milll and bitter in a bottle." Witness knocked at the door and asked Major if he knew what time it was when he served Turner, and he answered in the affirmative, adding, He came here and said his wife was taken ill." Defendant added, You are not going to make a noise about it, are you? Witness told him he should report the circumstances, and the defendant said, CI Don't do that, as we are young beginners. Come and have a drink." Witness declined, and Major said, If you won't have anything to-night come and see me in the morning." lie refused to Jo so, and the landlord then said, "All right; If you like to be obstinate with me, I can with you all they can do is to take my license away." The Chairman said the offer of drink to the officer ILmonntell to an attempt to bribe. The defendant Major was now called as a witness, and stated that he had been the licensee of the Harrow for four months. He admitted serving Turner with some brandy, because his wife was ill, and also with some beer. When the policeman asked him whether he kuew he was doing wrong by serving ale at that hour, witness told him that he had served some brandy as well as ale. The constable then said, "Shall I report it? repeating the question six or seven times, and lie told him to do as he liked. He did not offer him Jrink or money; in fact, he told him that he did not care if he reported the matter. George Frederick Turner having given evidence, Mr. Edridge said the summons for attempting to bribe the officer would be dismissed, although the defendant had rendered himself liable to a fine of X10 for that offence. For selling drink during prohibited hours he would be fined 41)s.. and lOa. costs, and his license would be endorsed. The chairman omitted to announce the decision in Tur- ner's case. Mr. Dennis made an appeal to the Bench not to endorse the license, and they eventually acceded to his request.

LIABILITY FOR A WIFE'S MAINTENANCE At the Liverpool County Magistrates' Court, Mr. P. J. King appeared in answer to a summons to show cause why he should not contribute to the maintenance of his wife, Catherine King, an in. mate of the Prestwich Lunatic Asylum, chargeable to the West Derby Guardians, by whom the sum, mons was taken out. Mr. A. Clever represented the guardians, and said the defendant was the organiser of the National League in LiverpooL His wife was at present an innute of Prestwich Asylum, chargeable to the West Derby Guardians. She was removed there in April, 1885, being at that time resident with her father in Foley-street, Kirkdale. Inquiries were made about her husband, and it was ascertained that he was then in Ireland, and came backwards and forwards to Liverpool, but had no place of abode here. The wife was somewhat better lately, and a relieving officer ascertained from her that the de- fendant was her husband, who had now a residence in Liverpool. Mr. Perkins: Had she a settlement in Liver- pool? Defendant said his wife was a native of Liver- pool. Mr. Clever said when the wife was living with her father in Foley-street the defendant was not there. The father said he coultlnot do with her in the house any longer, and she was removed to the asylum. Defendant admitted Mr. Clever's statement to be accurate, so far as it had gone. He expected Dr. Commins would have been there to defend him, but he thought he could state his case. Mr. Perkins What is your defence? Defendant said his defence was that he was not in a position to contribute to her support. lie had another defence, but did not wish to enter into it if he could help it Mr. Perkins said they could not listen to the first defence. Defendant said he had four children under ten dependent upon him. Mr. Perkins remarked that defendant could not get rid of his liability to support his wife. Defendant asked if the case could be adjourned until he arranged the matter with the gaurdialls, Mr. Clever could not see that it would make any difference if the guardians entered into an arrange- ment to accept a smaller sum than they paid for the woman's maintenance. That coutd be done after the order was made. Defendant said he could give them satisfactory reasons if they would adjourn the case. lie could prove that he was not in a position to contribute, and certainly that he was not called upon to pay for her support The case was ultimately adjourned for a fort- night. I

FACTS AND FANCIES. A poet looks unutterable things. So does the m an with a rell-hot potato in his month. A Yankee journal offers this inducement: All subscribers paying in advance will be entitled to a first-class obituary notice in case of death. The fence of a grave-yard in Pennsylvania bears an inscription in large white letters, Use Jones's bottled ale if you would keep out of here." When you see a man sit down in a barber's chair, pin the newspaper round his neck, and begin to read the towel, you may set him down as absent- minded. A daily paper publishes a pathetic article entitled, A sad Drowning," from which it may be inferred that the editor knows of some very cheerful drown- ings, if he would only unbosom himself. I don't say all 1 think," remarked Brown, when pre-sed for his opinion of the representative of his borough. I should think you might," replied Fogg, and not be pressed for time either." Oh, dear exclaimed Edith to lierdoll, I do wish you would sit stiil. I never saw such an un- tasy thing in my life. Why don't you act like grown up people and be still and stupid for a while. LOVE'S QUESTIONING. Do you ask me, little love, If I'll press these lips of mine To your cheeks when furrowed by The rude shore of Father Time? To be sure, my darling Liz, Awl the kiss shall be the louder— And the strict provision is That you use no paint or powder. Shall I fondle as before Withyourtovelyravonhair,, When the burning suns of years Leave their bleaching here and there? Surely, love, you're bad at guesses, And your faith should be much bigger. I'll caress your phantom tresses- If you don't use hair vigor. Shall I—pshaw! my little sweet- Brush away that pearly tear Glistening oil your rosy cheek, Shall I—can't you finish, dear—■ Buy you tolu when you're old? Heaven above and earth beneath I Yes, I'll buy it, but—don't scold- Darling, you must buy the teetli MELANCHOLY ALL AROUND. Old Gent: "And how is your father, John ? John: "He is dead, sir." Old Gent: "Dead! Dear me! What a pity I And how is your mother? John She is dead, too." Old Gent: "Indeed! Dear me What a pity, what a pity. But how is your wife, John" John: "She d iell last week, sir. Old Gent: "Why goodness me—what a pity! And your mother-in-law, how's she ? John: She's hearty, sir." Old Gent (abstractedlv): "Dear me, what a pity BY MAIL. In a waiting-room were three or four fond mam- mas and papas and their numerous direct descend- ants of both sexes. The children were all restless —and there were many narrow escapes from bad falls and bumps, the inevitable casualties of climb- ing and romping. At last one of the youngsters fell off a seat and struck his poor little head against the stove, removing a square inch or so of epidermis from his face. lie was immediately picked up by his pa, his tears wipe away and a piece of court plaster carefully moistened on the paternal tongue I and applied to the injured part. Then he was lifted to his ancestor's shoulders and passed bodily through the ticket window into the arms of the ticket agent, who was the papa's brother. "Oh, ma!" exclaimed another youngster, evi- dently from the country, who had watched all of these proceedings with open-mouthed astonishment; f,0h, ma I there's a po >r little boy who's going tc be sent through the mails. They just put a stanm on him and topped him into the post-office" QUITE UNCERTAIN "How long will it take me to reach the next ? asked a pedestrian on a turnpike road. Walk on—walk on said the person interrogated. Thinking he was misunderstood, the traveller re- peated the question, when the same answer was returned. Fancying the man was crazy, the pedes- trian moved on at an accelerated pace. Look here," said the interrogated party, calling after the traveller, "it'll take you half-an-lipur. I couldn't tell you till I saw you walk what time you'd take." HOW TO DEFEAT THE BAILIFFS. When Carter, the Lion King, was exhibiting with Dttcrow at Astley's, a manager with whom Carter had made and broken an engagement issued a writ against him. The bailiffs came to the stage door, and asked for Carter. Show the gentlemen upstairs," said Ducrow. When they reached the stage, there sat Cartel composedly in the great cage, with an enormous lion on each side of him. "There's Mr. Carter waiting for you, gentlemen," said Ducrow "go in and take him. Carter, my boy, open the door." Carter proceeded to obey, at the same time eliciting by private signal, a tremendous roar from his com- panions. The bailiffs staggered back in terror, and rolled over each other as they rushed downstairs. CAUGHT IN HER OWN TRAP. A jealous wife, suspecting that her husband was in the habit of kissing the pretty cook, resolved to catch him at it. One evening, when Katy the cook was out, she heard him steal into the house and pass gently on to the kitchen. Throwing a shawl over her head and taking some matches in her hand, she went into the kitchen by the back door, and was immediately seized and kissed in the most ardent manner. She tore herself from his embrace, her heart bursting with rage, struck a match, and found herself standing face to face with Katy's beau, a stalwart young carpenter. Her husband was unable to understand the honeymoon kindness with which the treated him when he came home. AN APOLOGY. One day Beckmann, the comic actor, who died in 1866, was induced to take off a well-known news- paper editor, Frankel by name, in one of the characters he was representing in Berlin. He per- formed his task so cleverly that at tlfe close the audience broke out into loud calls for Frankel. The jonrnalist brought an action, and Beckmann was condemned to go to the house of the insulted party, and there beg his pardon in the presence of witnesses. At the hour appointed Frankel sat in the circle of his family, together with a number of relations and friends who had been convened for the occasion, waiting the arrival of the delinquent. He tarried long, and half an hour had passed in weary suspense, when at last the door opened, and Beckmann put iu his head and asked, "Does Mr. Meier live here?" "Oh, no," answered Frankel. He lives next door." "Ah, then, I beg your par- don said the actor, and hastily withdrew, having thus acquitted himself of the imposed penance to the great annoyance of Frankel and the intense amusement of the assembled witnesses.

Stealing was flrst made a criminal offence in the reign of Henry I. If you think nobody cares for you in this cold world, just try to play the fiddle in a populoas neigh- bourhood. Miss X- was asked recently which she pre- ferred of the two brothers I-. She responded: "When I am with either of them I prefer the other. When a Canadian girl loves, she does love. In a breach of promise case the other day it was shown that a young lady wrote to her lover eight times per day. A victim to sea-sickness when crossing the Channel the other day was beard to growl out: If Britannia does rule the waves, I wish she'd rule them straight." An employer of labour conclude^iis advertisement for assistants with the significanWio< bene: "None need apply who are in the habit of being poorly on Monday mornings." When you wish to appear beautiful and attractive, consult your best lady friend, show her all your dresses, and ask her to select the one you should I wear, and then—choose another. Yes, sir, said Mr. Gallagher, it was funny enough to make a donkey lawgh. I laughed till I cried." And then, aSW¡IC saw a smile go round the room, he grew red in the face and weLt away mad.

THINGS WOLLTH. KNOWING. THE SELLING oy WIVKSS.—Wife-selling was not uncommon practise with our grand fathers. In IS02 a, man ;it Clmpol-en-ie-i'mh sold his wife, child, and some furniture for eh ven shillings; tile same year a l.ere.ord butciier so d bi» w te l-y auction .'or twenty- f.ir shiliinns ami a Iv wl oi punch. In l-'oo a man exp-.sed Ms w.ie for sate ::1 the market at Hull with a linker round her neck, and she was purchased ior twenty guineas. At in the following year, a man disposed of his wife in a s:mi ar manner for Sixpence and a quid o. tobacco. At Sheffield, a little while before, a fellow sold his | wife in the market pia.ee. What do you ask? said a bystand. i-. A guinea." replie i the husband. "Done! cried the other, ai.d immediately led away his bargain. A liovAi. NI'IISKKV, 177'.). — According to the Court, and City L'"<,lor the year J < i" the es- tablishment of the Koyal nursery" stood thus: — Governess, La iy Charlotte Finch, £ !100 sub-gover- ness, •to' O; French teacher, ioUO English teacher, XIOO wet-nurse to the i'lince of Wales, Airs. Mar- garet Scott, £ 200; wet-nurse to Prince Frederick, £ 200: wet-nurse to I'rince William, £ 20.>; wet- nurse to l'nncess H .v.d, £::0:): wet-nurse to Prince Kdward (lather of Queen Viotoria\ Mrs. Anne Percy, £ 20,>: wet-nurse to Princess Augusta Sophia £ 200; Wet-nurse to i'rince i'rnest Augustus, £ ^:>0; wet-nurse to Vrinee Augustus Frederick (nl) salary stated); dresser to t^he Princesses, dry-nurse to the Princes, dry-nurse to the Princesses, two rockers, nursery-maid, washerwoman to the Princes, washer- wotnantothePrincessps. The most curious thing is to find only one German, a rocker, in the whole lot. It w 11 be noticed that the wet-nurses of all the grown Princes were retained, and that in fact each had all annuity of £ 200 a year. What service the wet-nurse to the Prince of Wales rendered him does in t appear, as the Prince had an establishment with his bp-ther, i'rince Frederick, Bishop of OSlla- burg. On this estahi s in -nt, though there was a perlumere>s, Crania Dennis, and wet-nurses for til Prince and the Bishop are not born. HINTS ABOI T l'I.MCS.—The most important part of a picnic is not the weather, or the or the dinner. You IlIay choose the most beautiful spot in the world, and spread the most delicious lunch ever prepared, and yet have the wh, le thillg a com- plete failure simply because the tompany was not well selected. 'Jut-of-doors, where people are free irom formality, un ess they are congenial friends, they will be likely to feel ill at ease. picilies, for this reason itiii others, are usually much pleasanter than large picnics. In making up the party be sure to leavc the girl behind who is certain to be too warm or toj cold, or to think some otln r place better than the one where she is, and who has a horrill time" if she has to submit to any personal inconvenience for the sake of others. Put in to her place some other, y' illig or old, who loves simple pleasures, and is ready to help others to en- joy them. Next in importance to the company is i the place. It must not be at a great distance, or you will all be tired, not to say cross, when you arrive there. It must be reasonably shady, and not too far from a supply of good drinking water. If the cnm- pany are to walk, you must be especially careful not to be over-burdened with baskets and wraps, for the bundles which seomed so light when you started are sure to weigh down much more heavily beforeyou reach your destination. Be careful to have this work fair.} distributed. Never start until you are sure that you know just where you are going, and the best way of getting there. HEAT OF TIIE INTERIOR OF THE EARTH. -The heat in all mines rapidly increases after the first fifty feet. The increase of temperature observed is about one degree Fahrenheit ft r every fifteen yards of dcscent. In 11.11 probability, however, the increase will be found to be in a geometrical pro- gression as investigation is extended, in which case the present crust will be found to be much thinner than we have calculated it to be. And should this be found to be correct, theigneous theory will be- come a subject of much more importance, in a geo- logical point of view, than we are at present dis- posed to consider it. Taking, then, as correct the present observed rate of increase, the temperature would be as follows :—Water will boil at the depth of 2,430 yards; lead melts at the depth of 8,400 yards there is red heat at the depth of 7 miles gold melts at 21 miles: castiron at 74 miles; soft iron at H7 miles and at the depth of 100 miles there is temperature equal to the greatest artificial heat yet observed, a temperature capable of fusing platina, porcelain, and, indeed, every refractory substance we are acquainted with. These tempera- tures are calculated from G nyton Morveau's cor- rected scale of Wedgwood's pyrometer and, if we adopt them, we find that the earth is fluid at the deptli of 100 miles from the surface! and that, even in its present state, very little more than the soil on which we tread is fit for the habitation of organised beings. MARRIAGES IN GENOA.—Marriage brokers are regularly important business men in Genoa. They have their pocket books filled with the names of mar- riageable girls of all stations in life, with notes on their figures, personal attractions, fortunes, &c. These brokers go about from place to place endea- vouring to arrange marriages, and when they do succeed they get a commission of two or three per cent. upm the dowry. At Genoa marriage is purely a matter of financial calculation, generally settled by the parents or relatives, who often draw up the contract before the parties have seen each other, and it is only when everything is arranged, and a few days previous to the marriage ceremony, that the future husband is introduced to his intended partner for life. Should he be displeased with her manners and appearance, he may break off the match, on condition that he pays the cost of broker- age and any other incidental expenses which may have been incurred. THE DIRTY THAIIEs.-The impurity of the Thames has driven bathers away, yet it was once very different. Lord Northampton, in the reign of Charles I., was taken very ill of the colic, of which he died, while washing himself in the Thames, after he had waited on the king at supper. and had slipped himself. Blood concealed himself among the reeds at Battersea in order to shoot King Charles II. while bathing in the Thames over against Chelsea. One of the principal recreations of Sir Dudley North was swimming in the Thames. The polite Earl of Chesterfield directed a letter to Lord Pembroke, who was always swimming— To the Earl of Pembroke, on the Thames, over against Whitehall.' "Last week," says Lord Byron, in a letter dated August lltli, 1809, "I swam in the Thames from Lambeth, through the two bridges, Westminster and Blackfriars, a distance, including the different turns and tacks made on the way, of three miles." CAUSES OF DESTRUCTION OF RAILWAY-TIM HER. — There are two principal causes of the destruction of timber in use by railways—namely, decay and mechanical wear. When wood is exposed to the atmosphere, its decay may be considered a species of fermentation set up by the combined action of heat and moisture in the wood, wh e:t gradually convert it into humus, or rotten woo l, this process being at the same time expedited by the presence of numerous boring insects, which take up their abode in the cells of the decaying wood and fee l upon its juices. MEDICAL DISCOVERY.—A very valuable scientific discovery is said to have been just made by llerr Ernest Freund, a student in the chemical laboratory of Professor Stricker, at the Vienna University. Herr Freund has discovered that the coagulation of blood, after it has been drawn from the veins, can be prevented by simply pouring it into a clean glass or other receptacle of which the sides have been coated with a thin film of oil. When the vessel has been nearly fille(l, another layer of oil has to be poured on the top of the blood, to prevent contact with any substance to which it might adhere. The coagulation of blood within a quarter of an hour after its effusion has proved a great obstacle to scientific experiments with micro-organisms. More than three hundred millions of postal cards and wrappers were issued and sold last year. The child though he look from the hills, sees nought; but the old man sitting on the ground sees everything. The man who is in the wrong uses hard words and soft arguments; while the man who is in the right uses soft words and hard arguments. "sVn always find a thousand excellent excuses for our gravest faults; but if any one wrongs us in the leasT the offence is unpardonable. We have a thousand reasons wherewith to condemn our neigh- bor, but not one wherewith to excuse him. The latest reports of the Government analysts show that adulteration of articles of food is still i txtensively carried on. Out of 2&i parcels of trea- cle that were analyse4, only 1 o were passed as fit I for human food.

THE HOME: USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE. GENTLEMAN'S KNITTED WAISTCOAT.—Use finger- ing yarn and needles Xo. 14, or coarser if wislietl very elastic. Commence by knitting the front as follows :—Cast on eighty-four stitches and knit one row plain. Second row, make one, slip one. anl knit one; repeat this to the end of the row. Third row, bring the wool forward, slip the next, knit two together; repeat to the end of the row, and continue this row until you have knitted a piece of twelve inches, which brings you to the armhole. Cast off the first four ribs, and knit to the end and back. In the next row begin decreasing by knitting the first slip-stitch with the two knit together. The next row is not decreased. Bepeat these intakes three more times, then knit a piece two inches and a-half without decreasing. After that decrease one stitch on the other side of the work, which is for the front of tiie waistcoat, every third row, and increase one on the side which you have previously decrease:! also in every third row. When vou have knitted what will measure eight inches from the first de- creasing, and then knitted two inches without any decreasing, then cast off loosely. The other front is knitted exactly the same. Now commence the back by casting on one hundred and fifty stitches, and knit a piece as long as the front pieces under the arms. Jn the next six rows decrease once at tic beginnillg of every row that will be three in- takes at each armhole. 't hen knit four inches with- out the intakes. This will make the armholes for the back. Now decrease one at Lie commencement of every row to form the slopes of the shoulders, un- til it is as long as the fronts. Join ail the pieces at the shoulders, which should leave a few stitches oil the nei dl-- at the centre of back for the neck. Pick up the stitches on the front edges and neck and knit a border all along such, as one purl, one plain, re- versing them as you come back, then two plain rows and cast off. Sew up under the arms and work all edge along the bottom the saina as at the front. They are not usually made with sleeves, but this can be done by picking up the stitches round the armhole and working a piece rather longer than to reach to the elbow; then commence taking in underneath the arm, or, if preferred, work with smaller needles. End with a piece of ribbing for two incites at the wrist to draw in. PRESERVING EGGS FOR FAMILY USE.—The fol- lowing preparation I have used for forty years for preserving eggs, without the loss of half-a-dozen a. year. They not only keep good through the winter, but I have taken them out eighteen months after putting them in the brine, and found them good. I use for the purposo two large butter tubs, so that while using from one 1 can be putting them down in the other. One pound of fresh unslaked lime, one pound of coarse rock salt, and three gallons of soft 1 water. Twice this quantity will preserve from twenty to twenty-five dozen eggs. The ingredients should be prepared twc or threo weeks before using, stirring frequently, so that the lime will be thoroughly mixed, as the heat evolved from slaking would har- den the yolks of the eggs. When properly prepared, there will be a thin crust on the liquid, and as long as there is a crust on the top, eggs may be put in and taken out as wanted. The shells will be slightly coated with lime. No straining is necessary. Mix the ingredients in the vessel you intend for the eggs, and let the cream remain in the bottom after it lias been stirred for a sufficient length of time. A CHILD'S HOOD.—On two bone pins No. 9. cast on 27 stitches, and knit 24 rows in brioche stitch, which is wool over, slip 1, knit 2 together. Then pick up 24 down one side. Brioche back until you come to the other side. Pick up 24 down that too. You have now 75 stitches on your pin. Brioche 34 rows, and cast off. You must cast off every stitch, even the two that cross each other must be take: separately. Ten or twelve rows of this piece must be turned back as a warm border round the infant's face, and a little scallop as an edging may be added, if desired. The most simple is 5 chain, miss ], ] double, and repeat. This is pretty in colour, if coloured strings are attached. Now pick up about Si stitches for the curtain, or any number that will divide by H, and brioche 12 rows. Knit 2 rows plain, knitting, as before, every stitch, and cast off. Edge all round with the scallop, and, if desired, put a little satin rosette or bow to fasten back the border. DISINFECTANTS.—Sulphate of iron (copperas or green vitriol), two pounds to a gallon of water, to be sprinkled freely in drains, cesspools, waterc.osets, soiled vessels, or heaps of decaying matter which cannot be removed at once. One half of the strength will do where it is to stand in contact with the sur- faces or in spittoons, waterclosets, houses, vessels, or vaults. Half a pound of sulphate of iron (green vitriol), or one ounce of sulphate of zinc (white vitriol), or one ounce of sulphate of copper (blue vitriol), or one ounce of chloride of zinc (butyr of zinc), or one ounce of chloride of lime (bleaching powder), put to a quart of water any one of these is available for neutralising discharges, or for sinks, used in quantities sufficient to cover the bulk they are intended to disinfect. TREATMENT OF THE HAIR.—It has been attempted to restore the natural hue of the hair, when faded in consequence of illness or old age, by rubbing into the scalp a thin pomatum or a wash containing sul- phur or iron in a form capable of absorption by the hair bulbs, and of reproduction in the tubes of the hair itself. Such is, in fact, the rationale of hair "restorers" or "darkeners," as contrasted with dyes. Both iron and sulphur may be harmlessly, even if not effectively, used, but a word of caution must be uttered against the substitution for these ingredients of lead, copper, or bismuth, none of which exist in the natural colouring pigment of the hair, and if absorbed into the system are liable to cause grave mischief, possibly ending in atrophy of the hair follicles or paralysis. WATERPROOF BOOTS.—There is one simple article which will render any decently-made boot thoroughly impervious to wet. It is cold-drawn castor oil. It is best applied before a moderate fire. The boots should be clean and dry, and care should be given to the welt and the tongues, and their stitching to the upper leathers. I generally begin by pouring the oil from the bottle all round the welt, so that the angle between the sole and upper leather is quite filled, and then proceed all over the boot, including the edges of the sides, rubbing it in with the hand. When one is done have a turn at the other, 111111 so alternately till you have got in about a tabicspoon- ful and a half to each boot. COLD C'KEAM FOR THE COMPLEXION.—The follow- ing formula is said to be that of a well-known per- fumer :-Uil of sweet almonds, 500parts Glycerine (or rose water), 500 parts; white refillell wax, 28 parts; spermaceti, 28 parts essence of i-os2, 88 parts. Put the wax and spermaceti into an enamel- led or china pot, as deep as possible then place this pot in a shallow vessel of boiling water. When the wax and Spermaceti are melted, add the oil, and melt the whole again thoroughly. Then pour in the glycerine slowly, stirring all the time wit It all ivory spoon or spatula. When the cream is cool, add the perfume. COKFEK CAKE.—One cup of butter, one of sugar one of molasses, one of strong coffee, clear and cold, three eggs, one teaspoon of soda, five cups of flour, one pound of raisins, one teaspoon of cinnamon, one of allspice and half a nutmeg. Beat the butter to a ciea.n, then stir in the sugar. SIft the soda in the treacle and add next, Chen put iu the spices, and the eggs thoroughly beaten with an egg-beater, and last the flour, The raisins should be cut in halves am' stoned, unless they are large, when it is better to chop them. They should be stirre I in the cake just before it goes into the oven. I)) < K-.—Wipe out the inside of the duck, and, if :!t all sir ng, wash with a little weak saleratus water. Sprinkie the inside with black pepper, and a little on the outside, with some flour and salt. Lay a thin slice of pickled pork across the breast bone. Have a. very hot tire, baste every five minutes, and let the duck cook just eighteen minutes. Put in the pan a pint of hot water to haste with. Make a brown gravy of clear soup, currant jeily and wine to taste. Serve quickly, as a canvas-ba, k should never be overdone nor allowed to stand.