= _ Give Him a Lift. Give him a lift! Kneel not in prayer, Nor moralize with his despair ; The man is down, and his great need Is ready help, wot prayer and creed,

"Tie time when the wounds are washed and healed

That the inward motive be revealed.

Bat now what « er the spirit be,

Mere words are but mockery.

One grain of aic just now is more

To him than tomes of saintly lore ;

If you must pray, pray in your heart, But give him a lift! Give him a start!

The world is ful! of good advice, —

Of prayers, and praise, and preaching nice, But the generous souls whe aid mankind, Are scarce as gold, and hard to find.

Give like a christian—epeak in deeds,

A noble life's the best of creeds;

Aud he shall wear a reyal crown,

Who gives them a lift when they are down. —~ o. ee

Leave Ged to Order Thy Way.

BY @ Newmarcn (1653.)

Leave God to orter all thy ways, And hope io {lim whate’er betide ; Thea'lt find Him in the evil dars An all-sufticieat strength and guide, Who trusts in God's unchanging love, Bailds on the Rock that naught can move,

What cam these anxious thoughts avail— ‘These never-coasing moans and sighs? What can it help us to bewail Each painful moraent as it flies? Our cross and triale io not press The heavier for our bitterness.

Only our restless heart keep still,

And wait in cheerfal hope content To take whate'er His gracious will,

His all discerning love hath sent ; Nor doubt our :amost wants are known To him whe chose us fer his own.

He knows when joyful hours are best ; He sends them as He sees it meet,

When thou hast borne its fiery test And now art freed from all deceit,

He comes to thee all unaware,

And makes thee own His living care.

Nor, in the heat of pain and strife. Think God hath cast thee off unheard ; Nor that the man whose prosperous life Thow enviest is of Him preferred ; Time passes, and much change doth bring, Aud sets a boun | to everything.

All are alike before His face ; ‘Tis easy to oor God most high To burl the rich man from his place, To give the poor mau wealth aad joy, True wonders sti|] by him are poem Who setteth ur and brings to naught.

Sing, pray and swerve not from His ways, But de thine own part faithfully ; Trust His rich promises of grace, So shall it be fulfilled to thee ;

Millitary Styles.

War has its fashions no less than peace. France used to lead the mode forthe hereesof the camp as well as fer the conquerors ef the salon, but since 1870 German tactics and German helmets have been the rage with mili- tary milliners. The United States army, what there is of it, bas caught the German fever, and henceforth Uncle Sam's privates and regimental efficers will wear a spiked hela of the Bise marckian pattern. Field” officers and all officers of mounted troops and ef the Sigeal Corps are to wear instead of the epike a plume of buffalo hair, white for infantry, yellow for cavalry, and red for artillery. The ornaments en the helmets of the enlisted men will indicate their arm of the service or their eccupation, fer example—infantry, cressed rifles ; artillery, crossed cannon ; ordnance, * shell and flame; engineers, a eastle ; commissary sergeants, a crescent ef white metal, and so en. In summer officers may wear a light cork helmet, with a ventilator instead of a spike. The wild Western Indians, who are at present the only foes cf the American army, are not curieus in the matter ef caps and helmets; in fact, they prefer old plug hats ter full dress; but so long as the white warrior flaunts a fair allowance of hair frem his sealp they will be centent.

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What Housekeepers Should Know.

Thata littie ginger put inte sausage meat improves the flavor.

That salt fish are quickest and best reshned by soaking in sour milk.

That in icing cakes, the knife should be trequently dipped inte cold water.

That tumblers that have had milk in them should never be put in hot water.

That clear boiling wasor will remove ink and ether stains from white oleth.

That fish may be scaled much easier by dipping in beiling water about a rainute.

That cool rain water aad soda will remove machine grease from washable fabrics.

That oil-cloth should be cleaned with milk and water; a brush aod soap will ruin them.

That if your ceal fire is low, a table- spoeaful ef salt threwn on it will help

God never yet forseok at need The soul that trusted Hiw indeed.

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— | A Race for Life with Bloodhounds.

Apropes of the death of ‘old Mount-| joy,’ the pedestrian, a correspondent of | a London sperting newspaper related a) story which be heard from Mountjoy’e ewn lips. Hearing Lord W. boast that his blooheunds weuld track any living thing by scent alene, Colonel A. wagered a hundred guineas they would not track a man, and asked Mountjoy to win the wager for him.assuring the startled pe. destrian there was ve danger of the degs catching him, as they were slew runs vers, and he would take care sufficient stars was allowed bim ; the object being simply to test their powers ef scent. The trial duly cams off over three miles of ground reund Hampstead Heath. After tha dogs had sniffed at Meunte joy’s legs, he made his way leisurely for half theeourse when the flag was drop-

and the hounds set leose. They tracked their « earry splendily,but were six hundred yards behind whea Meunt- jey reached tbe inn at the ead of the course and shut the door upon them, outside which they hewled their dis» satisfaction uatil removed by their keeper.

Disbelievers in the blechouad’s scent were still anconvinced, averring that they had sighted the man for partofthe journey at least; and te settle the point beyond dispute, another match was made, to be run at night, the distance this time being but a mile and a half. Unsuspicious ef foul play, Meuntjoy went gaily on his way, but had not ac- complished more than twe-thirds of the distance al owed by the cenditionus when his hairs‘ood on end, as the cry of the dogs, hot upon histrail, reached his ears. They had purposely beenslip- ped befere the proper time, without any warning. ‘For ene second,’ said be, ‘I steod stocksstill, as if I had been frozes, and then dashed away and ran, asl had uever done before, and have never dove since. | was in perfect training and cendition, but the celd sweat broke out from every pore and poured dowa my hedy, while my legs seemed like lend, and I trembled all over. Still kept desperately on, while nearer aod nearer came the deep hoarse bay of the hounds, as the scent grew warmer and they knew they were rupning up te their prey. I thought I was ost. These few seconds were like weeks, and I wendered whether they weuld grip me first by the leg or fly at my threat. Luckily, I did not lose my head; and after the tirst mad burst I settled down and raced away at a paee whieh | knew would last the distance; but still closer and closer came the herrible cry, that sounded like my death kell, and, in sheer desperatien, | putenalithes Iecould. At lost Lsaw the lights ef the loacly little inn,and my heart rose with- ia me; but at that very instant the brutes broke eat into a fierce, savage yell that told me they had sighted me

at last. There was a small garden in frent of the house, and asI flew up te it I saw the gate wasshat. Hew did

it l never knew; but, blewn and ex- hausted wirh terror and the pace as I was, cleared it darted through the door, which fortunately steod open, and slam. ming it to, stood with my baek against it. The leck had, hardly elosed whes bang! bang! agaiust the panels came my terrible pursuers; and then they lay down and yelled savagely at find- ing themselves balked of their prey.

As soea as he felt himscif sate, rage took the place of fear ; and seizieg hold ef a bottle, Mountj,y swore be would brain Lord W_ if he entered the place ; a threat he would have fulfilled had not those present get him out of the room ia time to prevent most justifiable hemi- cide.

“ The stuff that dreams are made of” cannot always be warranted as @ yard wide and sure to wash. A Debuge, Ohio, exchange tells how a young lady in that city (dveamed tbrice that she visited this city and met here iw a big hotel a very attravtive gentleman, whom she subsequently married ; ef how six years later she did visit this city, and aecientally met at the reoms ef a friend in coe of our hotels the very man who had been the here and sub- ject of her dreams; of how they were indeed marrie', and did not live happy ever after, beaause the husband soon ran away, anc the wife returned dis- consolate to her {sther’s house in Dus

buque.

it very much.

That a teaspoonful of turpentine beiled with your white clothes will aid the whitening process.

That a spoonful of stewed tematoes in the gravy of either reasted er fried meat is an imprevement.

That fresh meat, after begianing to sour, will sweeten if placed eut of doers in the cool over aight.

That kerosene will soften beots or shees which have been hardened by water, and render them as pliable as new.

That milk which is turned or ehanged may be sweetesed and rendered fit for use again by stirring in a little soda.

That fish may as well be sealed, is desired, before packing them down ia salt; though in that case do net scald them.

That im beiling meat for soup, cold water should be used to extract the juices. Ifthe meat is wanted for itself alene, plunge in boiling water at onee That kerosene will make tin tea- kettles as bright as new. Saturate with a wollen rag, and rub with it. It will alse remove staine frem varnished fur— niture.

That blue ointment and kerosene, mixed in equal proportions, and applied to bedsteads, in an unfailing bad-bug remedy; aad that a coat of whitewash is ditte for wooden walls.

Hinte on Calling.

Do net stare around the room.

Do not take a deg or smal! child.

De not linger at the dinner hour.

Do net lay aside the bonnet at a fers mail call.

De not fidget with yeur cane, hat or parasol.

Do not make a gal! of ceremony ona wet day.

De net turn your back te ene seated near you.

De not touch the piano unless invited te do so.

Do not handle ornaments or furniture im the room.

Do net make a display of consulting your watch.

De not go to the roem of an invalid unless invited.

Do not remeve the gleve when mak- ing a formal call.

Do not continue te stay any longer when conversation begins to lag.

Do not remain when you find the lady on the point of geing out.

Do not make the first call if you are & new comer in the neighbourhoed.

Do not open or shut doers er windows er alter the arrangements ef the room.

Do not eatera room without first knocking and receiving am invitation to come in.

De not resume your seat after having arisen to go unless fer important reasons.

Do not walk around the room ex- amining pictures, while waiting for the hostess.

Do not introduce politics, religion, or weighty topios fer censervations, when making calis.

De not prolong the call if the room is crowded. It is better te call a day or twe afterwards.

_ De not call upen a persen in reduced circumstances with a display ef wealth, dress and equipage.

De not tattle. Do net speak ill ef your neighbors. De nt carry gossip frem one family te another.

Do not, if a gentioman, seat yeurself upon the sofa beside the hostess, or in near proximity, unless invited to de se.

Do not, if a lady, call upen a gentle man, except officially er professienally, unless he may bea confirmed invalid.

Do not take a strange gentleman with you, unless positives certain that his introduction will be received with faver.

Do net, if agentleman, leave the hat in the hall when making merely a fermal call. If the call is extended into a visit, it may be set aside. Whether sitting or standing the hat may be gracefully held in the hand.

_ The officers of the English circula- ting libraries say that more eopies ef “Endymion” are returned with the leaves of the second and third volumes uncut then of avy other recent novels.

Mr. Yates announees the extiaction of one of the best conducted musical papers on the continent, La Gazette Musicale of Paris, after an honorable existence ef ferty-seven years.

Correspondence. | "sr We do not hold ourselves responsible for | the statements or opinions of our correspondents, aieenanaan open = " le

A Canadian on our Duty to Canada.

To the Editor of the Examiner.

Sir,— It is very odd in the eyes of a cer- tain class of individuals that there should exist in this Province of ours, men who never attempt to prove that ‘black is white,” nor yet to use any argument to show that a known rogue is an honest man, or that a sentimentalist isa man of common sense, or that well-tried politicians, whe have stood the test of nearly the half of a life time before the public, are knaves and rogues ; and still more odd is it in the eyes of these individuals that such men should have any influence whatever with the peo- ple at large in this, our vast Demimon., Well, thank God, the majerity of the peo- ple—yes ! and the great majority—do not think as they think. That majority exer- cises commen sense, not visionary so-called ‘* Jogieal” argument. They know a spade from a shovel, an honest man from a regue, a scheming politician from a straight- forward one, and act asa rule upon a prin- ciple thus existing intuitively within them. True it is that very many valuable minds are for a time led away by natural impulse, but these soon recover themselves and then are always to be found on the side of com- mon sense, accepted truth and real justice. Thus it is with the true bone and sinew of this our little Province, as also with the same element in other parts of our noble Dominion. Like ‘‘ Bricks,” that they are, their common sense has prevailed over the sophistries of chancery lawyers, pot-house politicians and penny-a line scribblers ; and thus, in spite of them all, no peti- tions have been presented to Parlia- ment against the P. R. C., that could for a moment influence avy representative body frem withholding their vote from that contract. Your humble servant pretends to be but a very minor light in this galaxy of brightness, and yet his dim light has independently chosen to shine in spite of all obstacles. 1st as a Briton, 2nd as a Colonist, 3rd as a Canadian, 4th as a Lib- eral Conservative, 5th as a Railway sup- porter, 6th as a National Policy man, and 7th asa thorough believer in the policy which will unite on Canadian soil, Canadian Railways, and what is far better, a Cana- dian people, always, | trust, in spirit, as well as action, a loyal people to the good old mother of our birth or adoption, England, She, a mixed race of Saxon, Dane, Norman and Celt, with the inflow of other peoples, has aided us in obtaining the freest institutions under Heaven. Let us then, like our cousins on the other side of the border, form ourselves into a compact people, showing an equal spirit and enter prise to theirs, and thus make this Demi- nion, the strong right arm of our wide- spread and glorious Kaupire.

Yours truly, A CANADIAN.

Ch’town, Feb. 5th 1881.

P. B. Island Prize Oats !

Daaz Stx,—It is always gratifying to know that our resources and productious as a fertile Province of the Dominion are attracting attention abroad, more especially among the thickly populated countries of Europe.

That our Agricultural Exhibitions tend to advance the material interests of our people all will readily adwit.

The white oats grown by Thomas Bull- man, Esq., of Rustico, took first prize at the Dominien Exhibition (Siunireai) and at the Provineial Exhibition, of New Bruns- wick, as well as at our own Provincial Ex- hibition in October last.

Two bushels of this prize grain wore urchased at our Exhibition by Lieut. Col, m. McGill, who for many years past has taken a lively interest in the Agricultural prosperity of this Island, and for- warded to his friends in Dumfries, Seotland, who have reported to the Colonel that they have exhibited his white eats at the large agricultural show in Birmingham, England, and also at the Christmas show in Edinburgh, Scotiand. At the latter place they eceupied a prominent position in the show, and the judges, who were emi- nent Lothian farmers, pronounced them **an oat of a superior yas and gave them asa prise: ‘'a highly com mended commendation.” At Birmingham, great crowds inspected the P. E. Island prise oats, and it is gratifying to know that they were admired by all and favorably com- mented upon by the press. These oats are now on exhibition at Dumfries, to show tke capabilities of P. E. Island as a grain producing colony, and favorable place of settlement for emigrants from the old country. Inthe spring they will be sown with the view of teating their adaptability to the soil and climate of the mother country. Col. MeGill writes me from Boston, Mass., where he is spending the winter for the benefit of hia health, that he has order- eda small quantity of white oats from Seotland, for seed, to arrive here early in spring. Yours truly,

A. MoNusitt. Hillsboro’ Park, Ch’town, } Feb. 5, 1881. { The “Patriot” and “ Observer.”

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To the Editor of the Examiner.

Sir.—Tie Patriet is very angry. Smarting under the dignified lash of ** Observer’ it feels the wound from the pen to be sharper than one from the aword. It was to be er- pected that any lecture on good manners cr on literary courtesy would be entirely thrown away on the Patriot. Such things are beneath the great ‘‘ High and Afitey.’ Bat few expected to fiad such a puerile outburst of spleen as was exhibited in its ‘‘leader’’ of last Saturday.

Fair criticism is interesting and useful, and

, when the Patriot tries to criticise fairly there

is often something in its remarks. But the Patrict never appears to have the least oon- ception of how little that something ie. Its intense vanity and dull impudence blind it to seeing what a plain, pledding, every day political Putriet itis. Perhaps, in time, it may learn to carefully avoid all personalities, and to conduct itself decently; if is does so, it may soon gain and eajoy a reputation among those whose goed opinion is scarcely worth having.

In ‘‘Observer” one sees at ones the scholar and the gentleman. ‘Observer’ needs no defence. He will be the firet to perceive that what men want of reasen the usually sapply and make up in raye; aud wi receive the Paérict’s airs of importance as the Patrtot’s credentials of impetence. To the eagle, an adverse blast is a force that lifts him higher; the adverse criticism of the Patriet has been a fereo to ‘‘ Observer,” bringing out of the writer that masterly prelude to last month’s netes. In that way the Patriot does good. Pausanias, alluding to critics, well observes ‘‘that the Nauplians in Argia learned the art of pruning their vines by observing that when an ass browsed upen one ef them it thrived the better and bere fairer fruit.”

Before I make my respectful parting bew to the Patriot, I humbly submit it the following advice: If you have any respect for vour person, your paper, or yeur , write your personal por seldom a: publish them seldomer.

Yours, A Patriotic Ossznvar.

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Improvements Suggested.

Te the Radstor of the Baaminer.

Dear Sia,—The picturesque ce of Charlettetown in its omar oun akan the the prinsipal festures were log heuses, blue- berry barrens, spruce trees, and an old earth- work fort, has net been very much improved during its subsequent history. The old. fashioned solidly built houses of twenty years - went down before the large fire; and out of the ashes the flimsey mushroom growth of buildings that we have at present almost immediately sprang into existenee.

If a new act is to be for the better regulation of the city of Charlettetown, it is to be heped that the framers will embedy three principles: first to protect and improve the healthful condition of the city, the second

to protect and regulate trades and manufac-

tures, and the third to improve the appearance nnder the projecting eave,

of streets and regulate the erection ef build- ings. She situation of the city seems te itaply that it should he bealthy, if sea breezes and sunlight can make itso. But I fear that the docters will say it is net.

What about diphtheria and consumption, for instanee? Sea breezes and sunlight are se blessings, no doubt; but when the sea

reeses blew over half a mile of stinking mud and then across Geverument pond, the ozene with which they are laden is rather impaired before it reaches the lunys of the citizens.

Cold houses, cellars full of water and the filthy and dangerous system of outhouses with suken soil pits, tend a grest deal to the present uvhealthiness; and it is to be hoped that in the intended Act a clause will be inserted, condemning the use of pits. Coramon dry earth closets, which the poorest pr can afford te use, are being pronounsed

y the leading physicians in large cities to be far preferable aud safer than the best system of water closets and drains.

Government Pond is no doubt a nuisance ; and the best way to clear it would be to give the contents of the sediment to half a dozen farmers arouud Charlottetown, with the un- derstanding that they would clean itoutin twe winters. ‘Ihree er feur mud diggers would de all the work. The drainags for fifteen years of the anima) matter from two large tanneries should be a valuable fertilizer for the farmers.

Something sheuld be inserted in the Act te regulate the filling im of property between the wharves where the mud is only covered by the tide for pernaps two hours in the day.

One of the principle questions sonnected with the health of the city is that of a supply of water. The doctors ailseem totsy that mueh of [the umhealthiness in the town is due to the use of impure water.

Those who imagine that the town cannot support a regular system of water supply, prepose that the city wells would be cleaned out and again used ia the old way. We should propose that when the cleaning is being performed the inhabitants of each district be notified of the fact, and if after witnessing this tilthy operation there are any persons left who do not ackuowledgs the urgent necessity of having a supply of good water in the town —well let them be washed.

A supply of good water to the town would specially beoefit the poorer classes who have to use the water from whatever pump is near- est to them.

lt is acknowledged now that lake er river water does not atiord apure supply on account of the quantity of surface washings contained there. The water that forces its way to the surface in springs after having been thorough- ly filtered through the earth, is the best source of supply that can be obtained. If a suflicient head of spri g water can be obtained in any district, and the water from the ssvera! springs be conducted te one large reservoir we may havea supply of water which any city might envy the possession of.

If, however, it is found that a sufficient supply ef spring water cannot be obtained, aseries of wells in the district might be formed, with windmill pumps attached to send contiuual streams into the reservoir. The conveying of the water inte the town of course will be a matter of enterprise, dollare and cents.

If a portion of eur new Aet is te protect and regulate trades and manufactures, it is te be hoped that some principle may be establish- ed, defining what may be considered a nuis- ance in the carrying on of any business and the manner in which such nuisance shall be sbated. The proximity of private dwellings, hotels, schoola and hoauillite to buildings in which steam power ard maehinery is used, should be regulated.

No one surely would think of calling a steam factory a public nuisance or say that such business should not be carried on within the city, yet it cam be imagined that a steam factory working heavy machinery may become a private nuisange to the person dwelling in an adjoing house.

This matter might be regulated by a clause providing that no buildings for use as dweil- rings be erected within a certain distance of factories already existing and vice versa. The necessity of clauses in the Act to regulate the erection of buildings is acknowledged by everyone.

The distriets where brick buildings are to be erected, a standard thickness for stone foundations aud brick walla for various classes of buildings; and clauses regulating such mat- ters as cellay hatches, street entrances. side- walks, hanging signs, &c., should be inserted.

As the vost of ereoting bnildings in brick is now very little greater than that of ereeting in wood a large district of the central portion of the town should be marked eut for brick.

If an act regulating the safe rection of brick buildings is made and the Act earried out, we may in some ten year's time give up the idea that another fire may break out aud again level the town to ashes.

We have in Charlottetown, all the natural advantages that a beautiful city requires.

Situated upon a leng sloping hill at the side of a pleasaut harbor in the centre of an Island having tields broad enough te supply porridge, potatoes and beei, fer twice the num- ber of its inhabitants, the oity of Charlotte- town, though not one of the largest, may yet become one of the pleasantesi and most beauti- ful of the maritime cities ef Canada.

I remain Yours respectfully, PRoGRESS.

The “ Patriot” on Libel.

To the Editor of the Examiner.

Sta,—Is the millenium dawning upon us? In Satarday’s Paériet the editor, in reviewing the Stewart-Lawson libel case, makes the following wholeseme comment, the sentiment of which we fully endors :—

**The jesson which this trial and its result teaches will, we trust, be taken to heart by journalists and writers of the Press generally.

* * e * *

‘‘ Journalists should hold the credit and the character of ail members of tho com- munity sacred, and, not except the public good clearly requires it, publish a single word calculated te injure either the ene or the other.”

It is to be hoped that the “lesson ” will ‘*be taken te heart” by the Patriot editor than whom no journalist on the Island needs its more.

Feb. 7, 1881.

—- ~~ — Lines on the Desecration of Lech Catrine, Perthshire,

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ANON,

BY VICH DHOMKUIL NAN ORD.

And thus an airy poiut he won,

Where, gleaming in the setting sun,

One burnisied sheet of living gold,

Loch Uatrine lay beneath him relied.

— Vide Sir Walter Scott's '* Lady of the Lake.”

Glasgow has drained Loch Catrine’s waves, To make the Punch for which she craves : We men of Perthshire think it hard ;

Our Lake is lowered by a yard !

The Trosachs, and Ben Ledi s Hill,

Guard Lech Achray ; (I hope they wil), ) From filling up a Whiskey till,

Or, worse, a Glasgew tavern bill !

The Bailie Bodies, at their lunch,

Admire Loch Catrime, (in their Punch !} Our Highland fills are all a waste

Teo these who lack Pictorial Taste :

Fair Drummond Castle ecorns her Lakes, And of her LAND a sheep-walk makes ; Her Tenants, once their country’s pride, Are gone—and ue’er cam be supplied ;

No more their swords, with eidioks away, Shall sweep the searlet ranks away, While Drutamond’s Lord, the noble Perth, With foot upon his native earth,

Enforced his Sovereign's rightful claims, And raised the standard of King James, The Lady D’ in gilded box

Has framed the Work of David Cox,

Has framed and glazed (’t is net a joke !) The sign board of the ‘* Royal Cak ;”

She thinks her Cox (’tis very plain)

A match for Raffaelle or Lorraine !

Nots.—<A very remarkable case has re- cently occupied twecourts of Law in Eng- land, relative to the sign-board of the ‘Royal Oak” Inn and Tavern, at Bettws- y-coed, in Wales. Aw all your readers may not be learned in the language and prosody of Wales, I may inform them that it makes W stand for U. The Countess of Wil- loughby D’Eresby, the lineal descendant and representative of James Drummond, the first and last Duke of Perth, has ex- tensive estates in Perthshire, and aise in

ales. She is the landlady (I should per- haps say landlord) or proprietor (I am in a aif culty as to geuder) of the land and pre- mises of Bettwa-y-coed, and, of course, of the ‘‘ Royal Vak” public house or tavern, standing thereon. One David Cox, a young artist, put up at that hestelry some forty years ago, and either as a parting present to the host, or in part payment of his bill, painted a sign board for the said Inn; the host, instvad of swinging the said sign-

board on a post, in the customary manner, fastened it to the outer wall of the house,

so as to save it from the rain, which, in most parts of Wales, ‘‘raineth every day,” or on five days out of the seven—the remaining two days being showery or misty. The Inn changed occupants or tenants many times, as Ines are apt to do. Some succeeding host took down the said sign board from the outside wall and screwed or nailed it to to the interior wall of his en- trance hall. (Here named entry.) It seems that the last ontgoing tenant took it down from its place of honor in said entry, snd carried it away. The Oountess of Willoughby D’Eresby appears to have got it (so I hear) somehow, into her pos- session, and has had it framed and glazed asa precious gem of art. David Cox is, I believe, no more; he became somewhat notable as a painter, as years rolled on,— and I am informed.correctly or incorrectly, that his juvenile sign board is now valued at the almost ineredible sum of three thousand pounds. The lawyers, the Bank- ruptcy Oourt (for the host has come to grief), probably the Court of Queen’s Bench, perhaps the Court of Chancery, perhaps the Cabinet Council, will have to say who is the lawful owner of this sign

board. V. D. N. O.

EN

The ‘ Northern Light.”

Weare surely at sea, yet the waves and the tide

Are strangely still; and we do not glide,

Nor nearer seem we to reach the shore,

Though the winds pass by witha mighty roar.

For fastened are we, in the Ice King’s grasp, And steam is powerless to loosen the clasp. Though we sigh and bewail, it ie all in vain; No power have we to break the chain.

We embarked on beard—full of hope were we, Our friends very “shortly we heped to see. But our hopes were vain—not destined to last, For soon the aky ,rew overeast.

And the sun keeps hid his genial ray,

Long seems the night and longer the day;

The —_ as they pass, seem to mock and si

And whisper ‘‘ so far, and yet so nigh.”

And still comes down the blinding snow

Till all seems white above and below, —

We strain our sight, agaim and again

To see the land; but all in vain.

With spirits weary we scek repose

And fancy we're safe in our pleasant close Surrounded by friends sympathetic and kind, Free from all trouble, and tranquil in mind,

But with morning eomes the reality, Alas, we are etill on the frozen sea, But our trust is in Heaven; it will not be vain, ForfjGod will break the icy chain, L. B. D.

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Management and Tact, as Applied to a Builder's Business.

Few men realise the importance of trifles: stored, they make one man’s fortune ; neg- lected, they ceuse another’s ruin. There are few trades in which this oceurs more frequently than in the builders’.

A London builder was offered brieks one- eighth of an inch below the regular thick- ness. ‘‘What matters an eighth of an ingh in a briek,” said the merehant. ‘‘ It matters three thousand more bricks wanted for tny job,” was the reply.

In an establishment employing fifty hands, a loss of one minute each time of ringing the bell will cost the employer fifteen hours per week.

Books.—In no other trade is a good and accurate system of accounts so requisite. The various and muititudinous nature of the business, the men and materials being away from home, and but seldom under the master’s eye, combine with minor causes to render bookkeeping an absolute necessity.

Whether the trade be large or small, the strictest accuracy should be observed in keeping the accounts ; the benefit is se great that the trifling expense is readily saved in the prevention of errors. Every hour worked and all materials used should be cha to some one ; every cask, sack and package hired should be duly returned; the cost of every contract should be known to a fraetion ; to attain this, a simple yet ettieient system of beokkeeping is ab- solutely necessary.

The veoks should show all oash received and how disposed of, all cash paid and to whom, the amount and value of work done by each workman in return for his wages, the cost of every contract, the amount due from each customer and to each tractesman, the annual profits of the business and the annual expenses of the proprietor ; this, if done regularly ani systematically, takes up little time, while the saving will more than counterbalance the cost.

Im estimating, care sheuld be observed, in calculating the cost of materials, that the contractor either procures prices for reateriala delivered to the job, or thata sufficient price be considered to pay for cartage. Without great care in these matters, contractors will subject them- selves to serious logsa and great incon- venience.

To provide for any departure from the original designs, every estimate should have a schedule of prices attached to it, at which prices the contractor will carry out and eomplete any additional work that may be required.

A lively writer in oneof the Paris journals describes the playful tricks with which the occupants of omnibusses while away the tedieusness of a long drive. One will set the others all yawn- ing by means of a series of yawns on his part. Anether will secretly bring into the vehicie a small bag full of vi- vaeious snails, which are furtively al- lowed to make their way tetho gar- ments of the unsuspecting passengers. The third joke is taking the silver piece which is passed by a lady te be handed to the conductor, and in a pretended fit of abstraction to carefally insert it into the operator’s purse, from which it is released after some discussion with an air of incredulity that the claim made by the owner is usfounded. Or when a passenger of anything like suspicious repect enters the omnibus, ene begin hy staring very hard at him, and then, when he is not looking, pull out a nete» beek and pencil and tuke netesof him with great assiduity. The other pas- sengers straightway suppose that the pote-taker is a detective, aud that the ether individual is a criminal of some sort, the consequence being that he is regarded with suspicion and repugnance not only during the rest of the journey, but on any other occasion when he may happen again to be encountered.

Mr. Grady, of St. Louis, on his way to business early one intensely cold rn met a naked negro, who mad- ly brandished a hatchet and advanced upen him. Grady said cooly, ‘You must be cold,’ and hastily pulling off his overceat, offered it te the shivering mariac. The gift was accepted, while the garment was being puten Grady secured the hatchet.

The new library and museum of the Paris Opera will be open to the public probably about the month ef April. It will be installed in the western pavilion, which was eriginally intended fer the reception of the head of the State on gala nights.

Momawn, Feb. 25th, 1879. Wm. Giles C Co., 120 West Broadwa N. Y. Dear Sirs,—Enclosed please finds cheek for one quart of your Liniment. | use it for almost everything, and I know it to be the best | know of or have seen tried It prevents all discolorations from bruises, and in neuraigia, headaches, &c., it is king. When you struck Jodide Am- monia, you struck a bonansa, and a big one too. Send the Liniment to the address of H. H. Ranney, Mohawk, N. Y. Trial

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May it not be true that there are orders of nobility in heaven as well as upon the earth? The great difference, between the two, however is, that in the one case your title vf nobility depends on your grand- father, while in the other it depencs only on yourself.

The gambler and the beautiful young lady have both of them winning ways ; but the gambler’s great card is the knave of trumps, while the young lady’s is the queen of hearts.

A good kind of religion to have is one that fills Sunday so full that it pours over the edges and baptizes all the other days of the week.

The hardest thing in the world is to swallow a big word instead of allowing it to explode when you become suddenly angry. At such times, for some reason or other, expressions are apt to creep up te the lips and to jump out into the fresh air which would not bear repetition in the bosem of your family or in a prayer meet- ing.