AND WESTER N PIONEER. DEVO ‘ED TOLITERATUR E, SCIENCE, COMMERCE, AGRICULTURE, AND NEWS: Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Thursday, December 27, 1866. _ No. 12. THE Summerside Journal 18 PRINTED AND PUBLISHED EVERY TUURSDAY EVENING, bY BERTRAM & BARNARD, at THEM OFFICE, CENTRAL STREET, TERMS: 1 copy for one year, in advance, ‘ As half advance, ae ae Gs. 3d, 7s. Gd. atthe end of year 9s. Persons getting up civns of ren Subscribers will be entitled to the Jounnat tor one year, ‘he following gentlemen have consented to act as AcenTs, and they are authorized to re- ceive monies and give reccipts,on our account : Chartottetown—W. EF. Dawson, Esq. Henry Harvie, Esq. Centreville—Major Wright, Esq Upper Bedeque—Wm. G, Strong, Esq » SLuttart, Esq rles Collit. St. Lleanor W. 'T. Hunt & Co Miscouche—Joseph B, Perry. 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Sumurcnsipe, Yee. 27, 1866. 2s 2da 2s 3d - dsads 6d - Le 3idals 6d Oats per bush Barley per bush Potatoes per bush - - ‘Yurnips per bush - ---- -- Isa ds ld Batter per lb by Tub - - - Is als ld QVaurd per tb Yd a 10d NUNTOW peak lie = 2 oe ese a ae Sint brig er doz -- - a 10d aU NAURI Ree ee cee - ddan 4d Beef perlb ---- Mutton per lb -- Pork per lb by eare Geese each Flour per bbl - - -- Ouatmentl per ewt. + - + Hay per Ton ---- Straw per ewt. ++ > Vine Boards Spruce Boards - - - - dda dd Sda 44d 1s 6d a Is 9d - 50s u GOs - 14s a 15s - 50s a GOs - Is 6d --- 108 ---dsads Business GQarads, HANK OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. Corner of Queen § Water Sts., Charlotietown Prosident—How. ‘Tnomas H, ITavitann, Cashier —Winisam Cuxpant, Esquire. Discount Days—Mondays & Thursdays. Hours of Business—Fom 10 a.m, tol p.m, from 2 p.m to 4 p.m, Grafton St, Queen's Syuare, Charlottetown President—Crantys Patwen, Esquire, Cashier—Jamus AnpEnson, Hsquire. Discount Yays—Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays. Jlours of Business—From 10 a.m to 1p m., from 2 p.m to 4 pm. ~~ SUMMERSIDE BANK. Central Street, Summerside, P. E. fsland, President—Hfon, Joux R. Gandinen. Cashier—E. L. Lypiann, Esquire Discount Days—Taesdays and Fridays, Notes tur Discount must be in before 11 o'clock on Discount days. Hours of Businsss—10 a. m., to Lp. m., from 2 p. m., to 4 p.m. DR. PRICE, Physician & Surgeon, Ovvicr—At the Summunsipe Drug Store, next door to Bank, Central Street SUMMERSIDE, ..... 2. Be ISLAND, October 12, 1865 a JOHN HOMER, M.D.F.M.M.S. MEDICAL OFFIC OVER GREEN & SCHURMAN’S STORE, WAVER STREET, SUMMERSIDE, P.E.1. - Medical, R. MeNEILL, lately of Bellevue Hospital, New York, would respectfully announce tu the inhabitants of New London and Vicini- ty, that he has opened his SURGERY in Mr. J. M. Lydiard’s House, at Stanley Bridge, (formerly known as Fife’s Perry) where he niny be Consulted in the various departments of his Profession, at all hoursday or night. 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Island. ~ A CARD. — subscriber having purchased the STOCK LN TRADE ee mes L, Hoi an n future will be As it is his intention to keep constantly on hand a variety of goods adapted for the country trad¢, lie respectfully solicits a shure of public patronage, ALBERT L. ANDERSON, St. Vleanor's, April 10, 1866, Mails. . ANIL MAILS forthe UNITED KINGDOM, NEIGHBORING PROVINCES, UNIT- LD STATES, &c., will, until further notice, be make up and forwarded trom the General Post Office, Charlgttetown, as follows, viz: NEW BRUNSWICK, and ATES, via Shediac, every Kor CANADA, the UNITED 8° day morning at For NOVA Monday and 'T, viu Brule, eva For GRE/ vil Pictou, every y, at 9: and BWURINPAE § o'clock. AIN, NEWROUND- LAND and the WES'# INDINS. every alter- nate Monday morning at 9 o'clock, and every alternate Wednesday morning at 1Qp'clock viz: ‘hd? ; Monday, Dee. 8. Monday, * 17. Wednesday Dee. 5. Wednesday, *¥ 19, P. DESBRISAY, Postmaster General. Gen. Post OMee, Dec. 6, 1866, A LL persons yho were indebted to the 4% Subscriber, ¢ Mf BOOK account, or otherwise, previous to JANE Ist, 1866, are positively requested to Yay Ur immediately. Delay will only add expense. JOJFIN HOMER, M. D. Summerside, Noy, J5, 1866. N. B.—Medical ce over the Store of Messrs. Green & 8 Residence at th¥Ciirron Hovsr. to the subseriber, v, by Book account, uested to make IM- Y, to save expenses Suuumégetde, Noy. 29, 1866, Atl, Wueny, from the sacred garden driven, Man fled before his Maker's wrath, An Angel left his place in Heaven, And crossed the wanderer’s sunless path. "Twas Art! sweet Art! new radiance broke Where her light foot flew o’er the ground, And thus with seraph voice she spoke— “The Curse a blessing shall be found.” She led him through the trackless wild, Where noontide sunbeam never blazed; The thistle shrunk, the harvest smiled, And Nature gladdened as she gazed. Earth's thousand tribes of living things, At Art’s command to him are given; ‘The village grows, the city springs, And point their spires of faith to Ileayen. He rends the oak—and bids it ride, ‘To guard the shores its beauty graced; Ile smites the rock—upheaved in pride, See towers of strength aud domes of taste. Earth’s teeming caves their wealth reveal, Fire bears his banner on the wave, He bids the mortal poison heal, And leaps triumphant o’er the grave. Ife plucks the pearls that stud the deep, Admiring Beauty's lap to fill; He breaks the stubborn marble’s sleep, And mocks his own Creator's skill. With thoughts that swell his glowing soul, He bids the ore illume the page, And proudly scorning Time's control, Commerces with an unborn age. In fields of air he writes his name, And treads the chambers of the sky; He reads the stars, and grasps the flame That quivers round the ‘Lhrone on high. In war renowned, his peace subline, He moves in greatness and in grace; Ilis power subduing space and time, Links realm to realm, and race to race. CHARLES Sprague. Soloct Hiterature. DY MARTIIA ALLEN, From the rosy West, the whistling wind in eddying gusts, coquetted with the scarf like clouds, now driving them together in feathery masses, anon scattering their folds, so that the bright stars peeped forth ; asthe hours wore on to midnight, the golden moon, cali, unclouded, floated upwards in the azure sea; momently was expected the advent of the New Year, with mirth and feasting was he to be wel- comed, yet a nameless shadow, 2 gloom and terrible four hovered oyer the carth. ‘The young mother ceased her lullaby bow- ing low in reverential wwe to the united influence, searce breathing as she strained her ears to Gatch the voices of the spirits of the night. The lover thought of his first vow, for he too felt a heaven-born glow upon his face; 2 passing shade ob- seured the moonlight; everything was still; the night wind stayed its wing, and universally recognized became this un- known presence, A man crept down the streets faintly sup- porting his tottering steps by the aid ol a stuf that bent beneath his trembling weight, yet being early troubled it .e»med long to have driven the glow of health trom cheeks wan with want and disc afew grey hairs lay on hollowed temp! damp dy with the chilliness of the grave; across his shoulders was strapped what appeared to be a huge: sack, but a band of giddy revellers pelted in with bon- bons, When wondrously ‘twas seen to be compounded of lite’s joys and ills; as a tear coursed down the aged face, 1 recog- nized in the time-worn pilgrim, the ghost oi ihe fair blooming boy but a year before we had greetod with prayers and hopeful weleome, It was the Old Year near its issolution, about to enter the gulf of ornity, with seared brain, riven’ heart, its mighty wrongs, unuttered hopes and dvead record of broken yows, Sighing deeply he spoke; ‘* Well do I remember the first morning of any tife, though the cold was intense, the glorious sunshine sparkled and glistened on the trees, till their long, bare ams were encrusted with diamond-like crystals; as iw young victor I listened to the shouts of rejoicing, and notes of gay musie; love the benutifier my companion, everywhere was L reecived with trust td confidence, the roaring, shrieking winds of winter were then unheeded; soon came spring. beautiful spring with dainty breath, giving life to rivers and streams, long ice-hounc redolent with gorgeous tints, flowers of rare fragrance grew beneath her feet; then, then L sported, dancing amid the April clouds, peeping from behind the arch of the rainbow, Lealy Jue, nature's ftestal month, [strayed in the deep vallies, reclining hours in luxurious repose on the velvetty sward, my brow decked with stury wreaths af the green creeper. 1 stood by the maiden in hor pride of beauty, and adorned her with perfumed clusters ol the silver clematis. Alas! this gay, happy life little fitted me for ons of adversity. ‘Snow and sleet, and storm-darkened clouds, shrouded th r earth, gloom and despair met me at every step, all the sons ot humanity wept for the summer fled. Dread and disappointment intused gall into my spirit, the poisonous “essence spread, I then became a misanthrope ; I, the once gay, joyous, mirth-loving Yeur, but old age, wronged old age was looking on me, promises made ime in my youth were long ago broken, or forgotten, the hopes I once cherished were all dead ; so I visited the keenness of my agony on whosoever ¢rossed my path, The maiden with whom I had sat atthe lone twilight hour, peopling her impussioned solitude With the precious imaginings of a poetic fancy, whose lover I had arrayed in id al beauty, that maiden T again visited in her desolation, her lover had drank of the purple wine cup, its mantling light had hidden the enchantment that soon bound his soul in thralls love Lad no power to unloose; yes, there she satin her darkened chamber, the beautious form bowed in its first despair, her bliss had shrank and withered within her grasp, like the tar famed fruit that grows in mystery and silence on the Dead Sea's shore, brightiy tinted to the eye, bitterness and ashes on the lips. * Again T stood within the palace home of the merchant, whose gorgeously ap- pointed rooms, rich with sculpture and paintings, the floors covered with the cost- y woven tapestries of the East; by the Nght of the alabaster lamp, I saw the man of pride, crushed in his haughtiness, as he looked on possessions no longer his, for the treasure laden yessels from India were wrecked, their costly freight ‘* deep in the bosom of the ocean buried.” I stood by the window of a poor widow as she prayed for light, the light of day to diwn quickly that she might once more see the face of her living child; the clouds disappeared, the diamond sunshine crept through the broken window, illuminating the dim, dust-covered furniture, farther on it crept, on to the rude bed foot, higher till it reach- ed and glowed a halo round the pale brow of the little one resting there, just like the glory rovnd a pictured saint; but the spirit had flown to God, the mother was alone in her sorrow, alone save for the still, small voice that whispered, ‘those whom God loveth He chasteneth.’ ** More, more have I seen of pain and trial, but ‘twere vain to relate to you idle, scoflers, alike incapable of comprehending my saddened memories, or becoming faith- ful to the vows once made, change is writ- ten on the face of all things; my last hour is hear, my priesthood is ended, life is eb- bing slowly in my yains, 1 go bearing as wv souvenier your ingratitude ; time pursues me, carth swims round, L see the recording angel ready to receive me, mnid the hush of nature I descend to the tomb.” Midnight chimed trom the distant towers, a shout mighty, inhuman, ascended trom the vast multitude assembled, while from the bosom of a dark cloud, reached forth a gigantic arm embracing the dying, droop- ing form of the Old Year, Now crimson lights, alternating wi columns ot silyer shot up the Northern sky, the Aurora Borealis’ mayie light, forming brilliant coruscations, im d towers and show capped mountains, ith rom their midst sprang a cherub boy, winged, crowned with myrtle, cheeks rosy with health, blue hing like the eagle's; triumphant, rejvicing in new born existence, he glinced down the glittering moonbeanms ; again the stars whirled in imazy cir the night breeze resumed its old familiar strains, multiplying in a thousand echoes the beils that now rang cheerily, while the fickle, inconstant crowd saluted the youthtul monarch, All hail! the New Year, “THE MODEL FIGHTER, ‘The little peddler-boy Ji so well known in our vill is an honest lad, must have been somewhat acquainted vith the art of keeping the heart-strings pure. | will tell you a story or two about him,and then you can judge tor yourselves ; for Zenobia would not use the ‘judgement’ of the boys and girls without their leave, any sooner than she would any other of their valuable property. One day Jimmy went to a neighboring village, to sell some wares, DPins, ueed- les, tape, cord, buttons, soap, matches, braid—indeed, Lam not merchant enough to carry in my brain the long list of avtic- les which he carried in his basket. Jim- my’s brains and aris both must have been miny, who was ‘notion merchant's store 1” With this varied stock, one day, he step- ped out of the whistling from a spirit of peace with allmen, when up eame a and, *S just for mischief,” as he the well-laden basket a sudden knock. Away went all the goods and chattels, to the four winds, and to the ground. Now where is the boy to be found who would not have been at least a little vexed at this provocation? Jimmy's tem- per was naturally pretty quick, and his blood instantly burned at this deliberate piece of wickedness, “Look out, old fellow !” said he, on the spur of the moment, and he almost obeyed the impulse to strike. “But he recollected himself, or rather he recollected his duty to God and to his neighbor, Instantly his Whole manner changed. A smile took the place of the angry frown, and he said, quietly : : * T don’t believe you meant that.” “Yes | did, too,” said the tantalizing boy. +O, well never mind,” said Jim; “Tl be your friend, though; 1 guess we won't quarrel just yet.” *Halloa! there’s a saint for you!” bawled out the rude boy at the top ot his voice. Jimmy did not wish particulary to have his ‘* saintliness” thus proclaimed upon the public streets; but he knew it was better Christian policy to place a guard at the door of his mouth. Sv almost: biting his lips, and lifting his heart in prayer to God, he stooped to gather up his little stock in trade. lis spirit was soon tranquil, and he went on his way. A gentleman and his wile had noticed, from a window of their house, across the street, the whole performa.e, Said he to the lady, * My dear, call the boy in, and buy from hin wll the cotton and pins, ete., which you will want for the next six months.” So master Jim was relieved ot his load ina much more agreeable mode than before. And, you see, his forbear- ance had its reward? Use your own judge- ment, pow, and answer, Two weeks after, Jimmy had another trial with the sume boy. ‘The fellow must have been what is calleda* bully.” That is the name which suits his charteter, at any rate, ind so we will adopt it for him, although rather inelegunt. Worcester’s big dictionary describes him finely, in giv- ing a defination of the word: A noisy, blustering, overbearing fellow, known more for empty threats and insolence, than for courage, and disposed to provoke quar- rels. Going along through the sane village, though rather in its outskirts, Bully jump- ed over a fence, and, without any warning, gave Jimmy a blow upon the side of the head, exclaiming: # Ita, ha, sir! You are the saint what's afraid to fight!” Jimmy knew him instantly, and, setting down his basket, stood back, saying :— pretty strong, for he carried a regular) but I had a “No sir—I'm not alr: great deal rather not. Still I can do it, 1 tell you beforchand, sir, it’s not my way of doing. I would much rather ben friend to you,” I'm no friend to saints; so take that!” said Bully, dealing a not very gentle blow. and this time with his doubled fist Now Jimmy was no coward, and not lacking in physical strength, either, So he just Bully by the collar, and ex- tending his right foot, tripped up the feet of his antagonist, laying him low on the ground, ‘There he held him tight for a minute or two, Bully was completely in Jimmy's power, unable to move a Jimb. IIe screamed out, * Let me go! let me go!” But Jimmy sat, a monument of victory, utterly unmoved, He saw that his captive Was not in a condition for self-government, so he had no notion yet to let him go.” Full five minutes he sat there, patient and self-respectful, his own spirit entirely tran- quil, and his heart full of loye to the yan- quished boy. And there he meant to sit until Bully’s spirit was somewhat subdued, At last the poor boy begged to be relens- ed, **Promise me first,” said Jimmy, ‘that you will strike no more boys in the street?” “Tl promise,” said Bully. “Mind new—you really mean it, do you?” said Jim. «Yes, I'l promise true,” said Bully. “And T promise to remember that I'm your friend, and that I don’t want to fight you.” * Yes,” said Bully. So he was allowed to rise; and he went on his way 2 somewhat wiser fellow than he was before. Religion does not take true manly spirit from a boy, It makes him much more manly, for it helps to curb his temper, and act with cool deliberation, “He that ruleth bis spirit, is greater than he thatruleth a city. WATERFALLS, Ifany of our readers imagine that we are about to give a geog aphical disserta- tion on the subject of cataracts, we hasten to disabuse them of the impression. We purpose to contine ourselyes to waterfalls par excellence, such as may be seen by hundreds in our streets on any fair atter- noon. It is with some degree of fear and trembling that w ypronch this subject, fecling that in eviticising the ladies we are venturing on dangerous, if not wholly for- hidden ground, But the subject, or sub- jects, have umed such magnitude as to force themselves prominently on public notice, and fairly demand recognition. To begin with, it must be admitted that waterhalls have become one of the insti- tutions of the civilized world; Lut they ill-deserve the designation which Artemas Ward applies to_his ‘* wax figgers” that of “a great moral exhibition.” That they are to a great extent an artificial produe- tion is easy to believe, but they cannot be styled an artistic triumph. To the arti- ficial Character of these excrescences, the riled churehyards of Europe and Americ: bearample testiggny. Untortunate hor: who haye been deprived of that u 1 aud ornamental appendage, the tail, must look, too, with a certain degree of ani- mosity on those-who have been the means of despoiling them of their natural po: sions, and torturing them into the unsightly forms which are so frequently exhibited on King street. The artistic clement is not so apparent, Mere bulk by no means constitut isti ellence, and that i ture in very many ey wbnit that, belore fashion became exhorbitant in her demands as to: magni- tude in waterfalls, some tolerably graceful specimens of- the article were oceasionally to be witnessed, But these have become things of the past, and now a waterfall which does not outrage every elegance, which does not 0 every line of beauty, would not appease the most moderate demands of the tyrant fashion. Why the name of waterfall has been viyen to these monstrosities, no one can imagine. ‘That there is the slightest re- semblance to nature’s waterfalis, no one will sus , unless the model adopted for the fashion is a straw-stack in a shower of rain. Who would look for the graceful lines of fulling waters in the objects which bear the name of waterfalls? Who ever imagined a Venus or a Juno with sucha deformity? FPaney a Venus with a water- fall! During the present generation no other fashion has so Warred female beauty, with a single exception, and that was tabooed about a score of years since, Ot course, there is a tendency in fashion to run to extremes, and this is no exception. Were this fashion contined toa certain class of women, few would hesitate in de- nouncing it as essentially and irredeemably vulgar, But it has too wide a range—too strong a foothold in society—to allow of its being characterized in this sweeping’ manner. Some very refined young hwlies indulge in waterfalls, ergo the waterfall is not wholly vulgar, however strongly ap- pearances point to such a conclusion, No one can suspect ladies who exhibit ** grace) in every motion” of such a total depravity of taste, of such deplorable ignorance ot the principles of beauty as is implied by admiring the waterfall. The correct ¢x- planation of the phenomenon must be sought elsewhere, and doubtless the whole blame is chargeable to that old offender, fashion, who has long shown himself amendable to no wsthetic rules. Charity would plead that as each young lady is unable to sve the unsightly monstrosity at er own back, she tries to fancy that her Pirovrall is less unbecoming than those she witnessed on her friends. On no other supposition can the prevalence of this unseemly fashion be accounted tor. Ifeach waterfall-bearer could be convinced that her own was no less ugly than her neigh- bor'’s waterfall, the fate of the deformity would be sealed instantly. It isa melancholy fact that exch parti- cular waterfall is like every other—only a little more so. Let those tair damsels who have been hugging delusions on this sub- ject abandoned them at once, and with them the ungraceful, positively ugly wate fall. If they hold malice against men for tulling to admire something which is wholly incapable of exciting admivatio., let them decree some fitting punishment for the oYence; but let them no longer distigure themselves in this unnatural manner, Any old fa-hion may be revived _ . e a sd AT. OS MOBI Riiare’c| . orice a pe eee, principle of} } Son oss to replace this if a new one cannot be de- vised; and as the nineteenth century fur- nishes no other example of an equal un- graceful coifure, the change will be for the better, There has been but one fash- ion in vogue within the memory of the present generation at all rivalling this one in uglin and that was forgotten nearly a score of years ago, and there need be no fears of its resuscitation.—Canadian paper, Fasmionau.e Live ar Tig ANTIPODES,— The Melbourne papers just received con- tain an accowit of a fancy ball given by the mayor of Melbourne to Sir ir Man- neuts Sutton, the Governor of Victoria, Lady Manneurs Sutton, and about 1500 elite ot the city. Some idea of colonial Wealth and splendour may be formed from a description of the dresses worn by some of the ladies. Mrs. Gurner, as Selika, wore a petticoat of amber cashmere en- viched with silver lace, a crimson velvet bodice with a gold circle round the waist, from which depended diamonds, emeralds und topazes; over the bodice was a royal blue satin robe trimmed with deep gold lace; the headdress was a gold diadem with a cluster of topazes in the centre, surmounted by a bird of paradise ; a neck- lace of jewels was worn to match the cir- ‘let. Mrs. Butters, us The Press, wore a white satin dress on which was printed the first pages of the Melbourne newspapers and periodicals, including that of an illuse tvated journal with a portrait of the gover- nor. In her hand she carried a gold mo- del of a printing press, from ich were struck off in the room somgefnes trom By- ron’s ** Lara.” Miss Carter, as the God- dess of Music, wore over a blue satin dress an tulle skirt. circled at ghe waist by a band of amber satin, on whigh were printed bars of music. ‘The bodieggwas of fluted black velvet, displaying musical characters. On her dress hung « gold coronet. A g number of ladies wore golden and jewelled diadems. ‘The dresses of the gentlemen were equally gorgeous and singular, A SIBERIAN eniiie. cae who isengaged in the telegrapMe expedition jn Siberia, relates the following incident in a letter to a friend; “JT met with a Korak woman of sbout twenty-two years of age on the great Tun- dra, (marked Keran on the mip,) who drove 2 team of reindeers with a loaded sledge fifty versts in one day and at night slept out in the snow, except the clothing she had worn durivg the day, and in av temperature 400 below zero, or 750 below the freezing point! That I saw myself, al- though even tome it seems incredible now. { thoughtit an extraordinary thing to sleep in a reindeer skin tent out doors in such weather, and I should have frozen to death in two hours had Lattempted to sleep with- out it, but this wonian slept on the snow every night.” Tur Onpest Newsrarkn.—The Gazette de Frauce is the oldest newspaper extant. It is now in 6th year, and was already mature before the revolution of 1688, 7 JouN Morrisey aNp nis Sister-—A few days ago a man named John Morrisey was a ged before the - Police Court in go with being drunk, and for abusing », blind woman, The name, taken in connection with that of a member of Congress elect, gave rise to some amusement which in turn resulted in’ the discovery that the miserable and badly abused woman was a sister of John Mor- iscy, one of the members lately chosen to Congress trom New York city. Mr. Morrisey was telegraphed to and informed of the statement made by the woman. He returned answer that he bad a. sister, but had not seen or heard of her for seyen- J ; but if her statement was true Morrisey’s correspondent was to pay 250 and draw forthe amount. The ry investigation was made, the poor woman’s story found reliable, and the money was paid over to her.—The Chicago Post, alter narrating the above length, say *t Morrisey may be a : a burglar, a gambl and even the faithful Democratic Representative of the Vifth Congressional District of New York, und yet possess some of the traits Which distinguish wman froma demon,”— A Dreapru, Deati.—An_ accident oe- curred at St. Leonard’s Mill on Saturday afternoon, whereby one of the workers, x young woman named Christiana Neil, lost herlite, While climbing up to the window to spenk to one of her companions, a shaw! which she wore on her head was caught by a horizontal shaft working near the roof, ‘The poor girl wag drawn up to the roof, and her hair and scalp were torn off, together with one of her cars. She was then flung from the shaft, and fell into a cistern full of liquid alum almost in aw boiling state, Dr, Main was soon in at- tendanee, but little could be dowe for the girl, who lingered in a dreadiul state, sensible at intervals, until, nine hotrs alter the occurrence, death put an end to her sufferings.—Sco/sman. An Enrnvusisnc Onserver. — The editor of the London © Daily Telegraph” Was impressed with the grandeur of the incteoric display. Ile remarks that the meteors ** looked like no earthly fireworks, but rather resembled silver birds wending their way one after another to some mys- terious starherony in the firmament—or if not birds, then the forehead planets of angels and archangels, summoned in splendid cohorts and regiments to vast service of God, and) hasteuing: with the lamp of their world lighted to the Divine rendezvous.” There is nothing equal to this in any other English journal. A Weppixe Sermon.—tIn his sermon, on the marriage of the Princess Dagmar, the British chaplain at St. Petersourgh compared many ob the circumstances cons nected with the history of the newly mar- ried princess with those inthe life of Ruth, the gleanor in the fiels of Boaz, The most difficult point to touch por was the change of religion, but here aguin he tound simi. larity Detween the tate of the Danish Prin. cessand the Moahitess. ‘ And,” says he “if some shaking of the old disturbing fears, yet du the new faith, there was ne. thing Which need’ rob her of the ever-pres sent grace of that good upon whose bosom he whom: first she loved had laid down and | slept.” e cee em