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4'NUTTIE'S FATHER. at preon, sent.
" Thankdrsir ; Iihave no eein ib
' " So much the better lln I"
"But I am very anxious about my
friends "
OITAULOTTE M.YONGE.
CHAPTER XXVIL-(CoPemmen.)
But the very sight of her old friend, and
the knowledge that he was in the neighbour-
hood, filled her heart with gladnees, and
eeemed like a compensation for everything.
M. Egremont was in a grecious mood, and
readily consented to see Mr. Dutton -the
friend who had been so pleasant and helpful
at Paris -and Nuttie gave her private in-
steuotions to the footman to insure his
admittance.
His card was brought in just as the fathee
and daughter were finishing luncheon, and
he wateregeived in Mi. Egremontai sitting -
room wheN, the first civilities had hardly
paased heft* the door was opened, and in
trotted the golden -haired boy, o beautiful
a ohild that it would have been irnpoesible
not to look at him with delight, even for
those to whom his dark eyes and sweet
smile did not recall: those that had ono
been so dear.
Mr. Egrernont's voice took a fresh tone:
" Ah 1 here he comes the old fellow "-and
he held out his hail& ; but the boy was in-
tent on his own purpose.
"Where's black doggie ?," he athed in a
silver -bell of a little voice, but lisping a
good deal; " Wyn got penny for him."
" Wynnie must be a good boy. Kies papa
first, and 1VIi•. Dutton," femonstratecl the
sister; and Alwyn obeyed so far as to sub.
mit to his fathet's embrace, and then raising
those velvety eyes to the visitor's face he
repeated "Where black doggie. Wyn
want to gee him buy bun."
"There ! your fame has preceded you,"
said Mr. Egrernont, "or rather your clog's."
".You shall see him," said Mr. Dutton,
taking the pretty boy almost reverently on
his knee, "but he is at home now. I could
not leave him out on the street,d
and I di
i
not know if I might bring him n."
" Oh, Mr. Dutton 1 as if Monsieur would
not be welcome," cried the Nuttie of old
times. "1 only wish I had stipulated for
him, dear old fellow."
" Wyn want to see him," reiterated the
child.
" May I take him to Se0 the perform-
ance ?" said Mr. Dutton. "1 live only at
the corner of Berkshire Road, and there's a
dairy just opposite where Monsieur has been
allowed to keep up his accomplishment."
Alwyn's lege arms, and voioe were all
excitement and entreaty;tand NZ Ego mont
himself proposed that they should all come
and witness the feat; so. Nuttie in great
glee climbed the stairs with her little bro-
ther to get ready; and when she carne down
again found the gentlemen deep, not in
MarIZEgremont's umbrellas, but in the gas
and smoke grievances Which had arisen
since thee -lease of the house had been taken,
and in -Which sympathy might be expected
from a fellow -inhabitant of the district.
Little Alwyn was, however, plainly the lord
of the ascendant, and unuseii to see anything
else attended to in his presenee. He took
possession of Mr. Dutton's hand, and his
tongue went fast, nor did his father or
sistee: seem to desire any better music.
Theyereached an old -walled garden, with
lilac and laburnum and horse -chestnut blos-
soming above and showing a mass of green-
ery through the iron railing that sur-
mounted the low wall on the street
side'where Mr. Dutton halted and took
out his key.
"Is this yours ?" exclaimedNuttie,"I have
--mese often wondered whose it could be."
"" Yes, it was a country -house when I was
of the age of this little man, though you
might not think it."
"The increase of London had not been on
that side," said -Mr. Egremont. "This must
be a very valuable property
And Nuttie preceived that such an in
heritance made Nr, Dutton much more in
his eyes than an ex -umbrella -monger ; but
no sooner was the tail iron gate opened than
Monsieur, beautifully shaved, with all his
curly tufts in perfection, came bounding to
meet hie master, and Alwyn had his arms
around the neck in a moment. Monsieur
had in his time been introduced to too many
children not to understand the situation,
and respond politely; and he also recognised
Ursula, and gave , unmistakable proofs of
being glad to see her.
Then the halfpenny was presented to him.
He wagged his queer tail, smiled with his
intelligent brown eyes, took it between his
teeth, and trotted across the street in the
most business -like way, the others following,
but detaining the boy from keeping too
close. They found the creature sitting up-
right, tapping the floor with his tail, the
centre ot rapturous admiration to all the
customers already in the dairy shop. He
received his bun, and demurely dropping
on his front legs, walked back with it to his
master, and crossed the road with it uneaten,
rather to Alwyn's disappointment, but Mr.
Dutton said he would probably dispose of it
in some hiding -place in the garden until his
evening appetite came on. It was well he
was a dog of moderation, for there was great
temptation to repeat the entertainment more
than was wholesome for him,
" There, Wynnie," said Nuttie in a voice
of Monition, " Monsieur doesn't eat all his
goodies am once, he keeps them for bedtime.
It might be perceived that the over-
opply of sweets was a matter of anxiety to
the elder sister. To the nurse, whe waited
in readiness, Alwyn was consigned for his
walk, while his father and sister accepted
Mr. Dutton's invitation to look round his
domain. It would have been small in the
country, but it was extensive for the local-
ity, and there was a perfect order and trim-
neas about the shaven lawn, the little foun-
tain in the midst, the flower -beds gay with
pansies, forget-me-nots, and other early
beatitio, and the freshly -rolled gravel
paths, that made Nuttie exchem "Ah ! I
shouldehave known this for yours anywhere.
" ave not had much to do to it," he said.
"Vey old aunts had it well kept up, even
whetithey could only see it from their win-
dows. Their old gardener still lives in the cot-
tage behind the tool -house, theueli he is too
Minn for anything but being wheeled about
n the eun in their Bath -chair."
"You keep a large amount lying idle by
retaining it as it is,' mid Mr. Egmont.
"True, but it is well to preserve an oasis
here and there."
Nuttie knew well that it was not for him -
ilea alone, and as they entered the little
conservatory, and her eye fell on the row
of white hyacinths, the very pont carried
her back to the old times, and her eyes grew
moist while Mr. Dutton was cutting a bou-
quet for her in accordance with well-known
tastes,
"1 shall put them in my room. It will
feel like home," she said, and then
the saw that 8ho had said'. hat her father
did not like;
for he wee always sensitive as
to any reference in her early life.
Mr. Mitten, however, took thia opportun-
ity of saying that he had been bacliveards
and forwarde to Micklethwayte severe'
times this spring.
"1 laopo you are well out of the concern
there," said Mr. Egremont °
" 1" 13ut Mr. Egremont's atteption
was drawn off at the entrenee of the house
by a new-faelnoned gem) of w o ,at -
ton did the honours, cone , 4ng father and
daughter into the drawing- Ma where ob-
virtue trecee of the old lades+ re. :eined, and
thence hate hie own kitting -room, einelling
pleasantly of Russia le'm
ether, and oiling
that into which Nuttie had
been wont, be
fore her schooldays, to climb by the windows
And become entranced by the illustrations
of a wonderful old edition a q'elemaque,
picked up at Paris.
Mr. Dutton made thein sit and rest, for
this had been a good deal of exercise for
Mr. Egremont; coffee was brought in, hav-
ing been ordered on their arrival, and there-
with Mr. Dutton entered on an exposition
of the affairteof Greenleaf and Goodenough,
hi h Mr.
'
the went of cordiality, the limns end halve,
awl by and by the resumptien of the unkind
ironioel tone when Mark and, Annaple were
mentioned; and at last, when she had
been reeding to him a letter from Mrs. Wile
liam Egremont full of anxiety for the
young people, and yet of trust in hie kind -
nese to them'he exclaimed, "You've not
been writieg to her about this absurd pro -
Pose' ?"
"1 have Aot mentioned any propool at
all. What do you mean ?"
"Why, this ridiculoue idea about the
agency. As if I was going to put my affairs
into the hands of a man who has made such
a mull of his own."
"Bat that was not Merkel fault, papa,
Re was junior, you know, and had no power
over that Goodenough."
"He ought, then I Never gall with an
unlucky captain. No, no, Mark's honour-
able lady would ,facit let him take the agency
when he might have had it, and I am not
going to let them live upon me now that
which was listened to with a good deal of they have nothing of their own."
intermit, though Nuttie could not quite de-
tect whether it were altogether friendly an
tereate in Mark's misfortunes, or if there
were not a certain triumph in the young
man having run into trouble by rejecting his
offer.
Mr Dutton explained that his present
object was to induce the friends of the fam-
ily to prevent annoyance by preserving the
furniture and personals at a valuation; and
Mr. Egremont readily agreed to contribute
to doing this, though he said the sisters and
stepmother were well able also to do their
share.
"And. then to give the young people a
fresh start," added. Mr. Dutton.
"There are some men who are always
wanting fresh starts," said Mr. Egremont,
"just as there are some vessels that are al-
ways unlucky. And if you observe, it is
just those men who are in the greatest haste
to hang an expensive wife and family round
their 'leeks.'
"1 don't think poor Annaple can be ac-
cueed of being expensive, papa," said Nut -
tie. "Only think, when 'Wynnie has two
nurses:always after himeher Willie has (may
the fraction of a little maid, who does all
sorts of work besides."
" es, I never saw more resolute and
cheerful exertion than Mrs. Mark Egre.
mont's " said Mr. Dutton.
" She owes him something," said Mr.
Egremont, "for she _has been the ruiu of
"01 his worldly prospects in one sense,"
said Mr. Dutton quietly; while Nuttie felt
how much better and sviser an answer it was
than the indignant denial thatitrembled on
her tongue. "There can be no doubt that
they made a grievous mistake in their choice,
and I unfortunately was concerned in lead-
ing them into it; but no one can see how
they meet their troubles without great re-
spect and admiration, and I am especially
bound to seek for some new opening for
them. I have little doubt that some office
workienight be found ifor him in London,
but they are essentially country people, and
it would be much better for them if he could
have some agency. I suppose the situation
you offered him before, sir, is filled up ?"
"Not really," cried Nuttie. We have
only a common sort of uneducated bailiff,
who would be much better with some one
over him. You said so, papa."
"Did he request you to apply to me?"
said Mr. Egremont sharply, looking at Mr.
Dutton.
"Neither he nor she has the least idea of
my intention; I only thought, sir, you might
be willing to consider how best to assist a
nephew, who has -certainly not been viantin,g
either , in industry or economy, and who
beams your name.'
"Well, I will think it over," said My.
Egremont, rising to take leave.
The carriage had been bidden to await
them at the door for their daily drive,.
and as Mr. Egremont leant back With
the furs disposed over him he observed:
"That's a man who knows how to take
care of himself. I wonder where he gets
his coffee, I've not drunk any like it since I
was at Nice." And Nuttie, though well
knowing that Mr. Dutton's love of perfec-
tion was not self-indulgence, was content to
accept this as high approbation and a good
augury for Mark and Annapte. Indeed,
with Mr. Dutton settled near, and with the
prospect of a daily walk from church with
him'she felt such a complete content and
trust as she had not known since she had
been uprooted from Micklethwavte.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
A BRAVE HEART.
"One furnace many times the good and bad may
hold,
Yet what consumes the chaff will only cleanse tne
gold."
--Archbishop Trench.
IN ever was there a truer verse than that
which tells us that in seeking duty we find
pleasure by the way, and in seeking pleasure
we meet pain. It might be varied to apply
to our anticipations of enjoyment or the re-
verse. Ursula had embraced her lot as a
necessity, and found it enlivened by a good
many sunshiny hours; and when she looked
upon Mr. Dutcon's neighborhood as a con-
tinual source of delight and satisfaction, she
found that it gave rise to a continual course
of small disappointments.
In the first place, he did not walk home
from church with her every morning. She
looked for him in vain, even when she knew
he was in town. He only appeared there
on Sundays, and at intervals when he had
some especial reason for speaking to her.
At first she :thought he must have grown
lazy or out of health to have thus dropped
his old Micklethwayte habits, but after a
time she discovered by accident that he fre-
quented another church, open at astill earlier
hour and a little farther off, and she was forced
to come to the conclusion that he anted out of
his characteristic precise scrupulosity which
would not consider it as correct for her to
walk home every day vvith him. She chafed,
and derided "the dear old man" a little in
her own mind, then ended with a sigh.
Was there any one who cared so much about
what was proper for her? And, after all,
was he really older than Mr. Clarence Fane,
whom everybody in her father's set called
Climates or even Clare, and treated as the boy
of the party, so that she had taken it as quite
natural that he should be paired off with
her. It was quite a discovery
There was another and more serious dis-
appointment. Mr. Egremont had not seem,
ed disinclined to consider the giving the
agency to Mark, and Nuttie had begun to
think with great eatisfaction of May Con-
damine's delight in welcoming him, and of
the good. influence that would be brought
to bear on the dependents, when sud-
denly there came m coolnese. She
She could trace the moment, and was sure
that it was when Gregorio became aware of
what was intended. He had reason to dread
Mark as an enemy, and was likely to wish
to keep him at a dietaries:; and it had been
Ursuleee greit hope that an absolute promise
might have been given beforehe heard of the
plan ; but Mr, Egremont was always sloW to
make up his mind, except when driven by a
midden impulse, and had never actually said
that the post would be offered to his nephew,
Nettie Only detected the tern of *the tide by
" Oh, papa, but you almost promised I"
"Almost I" he repeated with his ironi-
cal tone; "that's a word capable of a
good deal of stretching. That is what
you and that umbrella fellow have
made out of my not giving him a direct re.
fused on the spot. He may meddle with
Mark's affairs if *he chooses, but not with
mine."
Nuttie had learnt a certain amount of wis-
dom, and knew that to argue a point only
made her father More determined, so she
merely answered, "Very well ;" adding in
a meek voice, "Their furniture, poor things!"
"Oh, ay. Their umbrella friend is mak-
ing a collection for them. Yes, I believe I
said I would contribute."
Hot blood surged up within Nuttie at the
contemptuous tone, and she bit her lip to
keep down the answer, for she knew Mr.
Dutton intended: to call the next afternoon
for her father's ultimatum before going down
to Micklethwayte, where the crisis was east
approa,chieg, and she had so much faithin
his powers that she dreaded to forestall him
by an imprudent word. Alas Gregorio
must have been on his guard, for, though
Nuttie was sure she heard her friend's ring
at the usual time, no entrano followed.
,Sheivent up to put on her habit to ride
with her father, and when she came down
Mr. Egremont held out a card with the
name "Philip Dutton," and the pencilled
request below to be allowed to see Mr.
Egremont later in the day.
"He has been denied 1" exclaimed she in
consternaticn.
"Hein Before we go out, sit down and
write a note for me." And he dictated-
" DEAR SIR -I will not trouble you to
call aga n this afternoon, as I have decided
on reflection that there le no employment
on my estate suited to my nephew, Mark
Egremont.
" As I understand that you are raising a
family subscription for rescuing his furniture
from the creditors, I enclose a cheque for
£50 for the purpose -I remain-'
"Yours -what -papa e 'askedUrsula, with
a trembling voice, full of tears.
"Yours, etc., of course. Quite intimate
enough for an ex -umbrella -monger. Here,
give it to me, and I'll sign it while you fill
up the cheque for me."
lrhat such should be the first letter that
Nuttie ever addressed to Mr Dutton, since
the round hand one in "which Mies Ursula
wished Mr. Dutton to have the onner of a
tee with me on my birthday, and I am your
effected little Nuttie I"
She hoped to explain and lament the next
morning, after church. He would surely
come to talk it over with her ; but he only
returned a civil note with his receipt, and
she did not see him again before hie
departure She was greatly vexed; she
had wanted so much to tell him how it was,
and then came an inward consciousnees that
she would probably have told him a great
deal too much.
Was it that tiresome prudence of his
again that would think for her and prevent
impulsive and indignant disclosures? It
made her bring down her foot sharply on
the pavement with vexation as she suspect-
e•d that he thought her SO foolish, and then
again her heart warmed with the perception
of self-denying care for her. She trusted
to that same prudence for no delusive hopes
having been given to Mark and his wife.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Americans Expect to Utilize 119,000 Horse -
Power of the Falls, at a Cost of Three
Millions.
The mighty and resistless power of the
Falls of Niagara is no longer to go to waste
but it is to be utilized for the promotion of
map's industrial enterprises. In 1886 a
company was incorporated in the State of
New York to consummate this end, and it
is now stated that enough money has been
subscribed to justify the necessary work of
construction being commenced in July.
The scheme, gigantic in its nature, is to
utilize the force of the Niagara River by
constructing a tunnel from the water level
below the falls, about 200 feet under the
high bank of the river and extending it
parallel with the shore of the river for
nearly two miles, at a depth of 100
feet below the surface of the earth
and at a distance of 400 feet from the
navigable water of the river, with which it
will be connected by means of conduits or
lateral tunnels. The conduits are to lead to
wells sunk to the tunnel, and in these wells
will be placed turbine wheels which will be
operated by the weieht of water in the
wells. The estimated capacity of the tunnel
will give 119,000 horse power, which, it is
said, is greater than all the other water
power of the United States combined. The
cost of construction is put down at $3,000,-
000, and enough patronage has been
promised to pay a dividend on that amount.
Both Clevelmid and Buffalo propose to use
the power in lighting their streets by elec-
tricity. All that is wanted now is to carry
the scheme into effect.
A Hopeful View.
Old Mrs Bently.-Have you heerd how
Mrs, Brown hi gittin' on?
Old Mr. Bently-She was doie' very well,
and although one lung is gone, the doctor
said he thought she might live for POMO
thRO ; but lase week she ketched cold, vehith
developed into pneumonia,
Old Mrs. Bently (with pensive hopeful-
ness) -Ah, well, if she's only got one lung
she can't have it very bad.
The Soul of Candor.
A Sunday school teaoher began his quo.
tioning at the end of one year with the
query:
Are you better than you wets) last year?"
A good many of the little fellows had replied
" Yes, sir," but a croupy boy on the back
seat had the courage of his onvictiOns. "I
}menet no better nor I ever wuz," he said,
"bub," ho added, by way of softening the
harsh stateinent, "1 goee sorest trot of
anybody in this elass-I---I-X most got dip-
eria."
110USEHOLD.
Help the Boys.
Promise of reward overcomes idlenees-
even the most pronounced constitutional
laziness will yield to inotives sufficiently
strong, How the bey ben& to hie task
under the promise of a dime or a &ilex,
How the young housekeeper rises to the oci
colon under the stimulus of mispoesIbility
and generous appreciation. If you want
your child to feel thet he is of no account,
never trust him with any important coin,
naission ; if you would have him become man-
ly, inalte him feel that he is oapable of meet-
ing high obligation, The thormboy, weary
and footsore from his round of duties, should
be cheered by praise if his work is praise-
worthy, To withhold money from a credi-
tor when due is no more reprehensible than
to withhold approbation of the merits of a
person, especially of a child.
Parents are often unjust about the owner-
ship of pet animals in which their children
have taken great delight. The pet lamb be.
longs to the little boy ; he raised it and it is
his, and the Jersey heifer is his also, but
they are his only in name. One is sold to
the butcher; the other driven off as a, high-
priced cow without even saying, "By your
leave, my lad." The money is pocketed by
the father.
You may reason with the child, tell him
that he is a minor, that everything at home
belongs to his father, it costs a great deal to
bring up boys etc., but you cannot efface
his strong sense of injustice. He will re-
member this experience as long as he lives
and tell it over and over. You often hear
men telling of their hard times when they
were boys. One remarked to me that he
would rather follow his son to the grave
than have him go through what he did in
his younger clays. .And yet his father was
esteemed a good Christian man, living in
all the proprieties, but he did not compre-
hend the rights of children -the boy nature
-the needs of the rising generation. "1
could well endure the hard work," con-
tinued ho, "and the petty trials at home
had I only a chance at school. I grew up
in comparative ignorance, not of books
merely, but of life and all its ways, and at
twentymne I went out to face its keen re-
sponsibilities, to meet its sharp int ei lethal
force, to participate in its amenities and
fill an honorable place. Oh, what blunders
I made, what mortification I endured, how
often I wished I had never been born. It
matters not that I have done well since,
that prosperity and blessing have attended
me, I still feel that I was defrauded in my
boyhood."
Bringing Up Children Rationally.
It is as natural to a child to be happy as
it is a fish to swim. But for this they need
a certain amcunt of "letting alone." It is
a great mistake for parents to hamper their
children with foolish restriction. We pity
the little B's, our next-door neighbor's
children, from the bottom of our heart.
There is a picket fence in front of the house,
and they are scarcely allowed to go near it,
lest they should climb and hurt themselves.
They can not elimb a tree for the same rea-
son. Thep may not skate or swim, or have
a gun. The consequence of this training is
that their parents have made cowards of
them all, with the exception of little Bessie,
who is the most daring iittle mischief that
ever wore a sun bonnet, and she has learned
to be deceitful and plays all her mad pranks
well out of sight of her parents' eyes. We
caught her the other day walking the rail-
ing of a bridge that crossed the track of a
railroad about a hundred feet below. The
railing was not a foot wide, and she triumph-
ly told us that she had walked it while the
train was passing under. It was enough to
make one shudder.
Don't fancy your boy is made of glass.
Grant a reasonable request, and la him feel
that when you refuse, it is for his own good.
Between the Jellybys and the Grad orinds
of life, children have a hard time of it. The
youngest child needs some sort of agreeable
8 cupittion, and a certain amount of physi-
cal freedom. There is nothing more pain-
ful to young people than to feel that life is
one dull routine, and that "nothing ever
happens," as we once heard a disconsolate
lad remark.
Home Decoration.
The rose pillow now takes the place of the
pine needle bag for making a perfumed head
rest.
LaCO is now painted with water colors and
very effective results are produced. The
paint is mixed with gum arabic or mucilage
before it is used for this purpose.
In the decoration of the table a partiality
for yellow and white is noticeable, and gold
banded china and threads of lemon color in
borders of the damask are seen.
The low old-fashioned sofa, which of late
years has dropped oat of style, begins to
be seen in all comfortable rooms; its broad
arms and high back make it a restful piece
of furniture.
A very handsome portiere and the result
of much time and patient work was made of
bits of silks, sewn together in long strips
and then interwoven checkerboard fashion.
The result was a rich, desirable curtain, each
as could not be easily duplicated.
A scrap jar should be in exery room.
We knew of a lady who was visitingan
elegantly furnished house, and complained
that she carried an orange peel all day in
her pocket, because there was no stove, or
open fireplace, nor any other place to put
it.
. Collected Recipes.
Cateam Comm. -One cupful of thick sour
cream, one teaspoonful of saleratus, oue cup-
ful et white sugar, a pinch of salt, caraway
weed, it yon like. Mold until you can roll
out. Put a large raisin on tho top.
DOtrmixt7Ts.-One op of sugar, one cup
rich buttermilk or sour milk, one egg, one
tablespoon lard or butter, a little grated nut-
meg, a little salt, mix very eoft and fry in
hot le rd.
VINEGAR PIES. -000 and a half cups good
vinegar, one cup of water, lump of butter
size of an egg, sugar enough to sweeten to
the taste ; flavor with lemon ; put this in a
steWpan, and set on the stove; now take
five eggs and beat the yells, with ono cup
of water and two heaping tablespoonfals of
flour. When the vinegar conies to a boil
put in the eggs and flour, Stirring till well
cooked. Have ready four pie -tins lined with
crust, into which pour the filling, and bake.
Now beat the whites to a stiff froth, with
two heaping tablespoons of white sugar.
When the pies are done spreod. on the
whites and et in the oven a few minutes,
WHIPPED CREAM CARE. --Take ono cup
of sugar, two eggs, two tableepoonfuls soft-
ened butter and four of milk; beat all vvell
together; add a cup af flour, hi which has
been mixed a teaepoontul of cream tartar
and half a teaspoonful of soda. Bake in two
jelly -cake tins. When the cake is cool have
ready onmhalf pint of +sweet crew Whipped
to 6, stiff froth; sweeten and flavor to taste,
spread over cake and serve while fresh.
The cream will froth easier if put on ice 6,
helf hour before whipping. Thi ti lunch,
with the addition of coffee and dompteed of
meterials aimed always to be procured in
city or country will be relished, like non
sense b the wise t u
CUocOLATIO.---17ery few people make good
chocolate. It is a waste of time te grate it,
and it hurt e the taste. It is not seeasary
even to break it, Put it ie a bowl, set en
the bath of the renge or over the to -kettle,
with halt a cup of boiling water added, and
let iv melt. Then stir till a emooth paste,
Have equal quentities ef milk and water in
an open saucepan. When boding hard, add
gradually the paste, and boil five minutes,
stirring all the time. Sweeten while boiling.
Serve as soon as possible, with a spoonful of
whipped cream on the top of each cupful.
About Coffee B.ouses.
A correspondent in an English paper asks,
" Why is it that coffee houses are so unat-
tractive, both outside and in? They are
esteblished presumably as a counter attrac-
tion to the public house, why thou are they
not as bright outside and in as the gayest
gin palace? The outside is usually painted
in the most gloomy colours, and inside the
compound called coffee is too often unfit to
drink." The same questions might be asked
of too many of the coffee houses, both in the
United States and. Canada. While there are
some that are bright and attractive, neat and
homelike in all their appointments, where
the delicious cup of coffee carries one back
to the home table and the coffee that
mother made, there are alto) the gloomy,
*bidding ones, with careless and tardy
serving and uneatable, undrinkable coin -
pounds. It is noticeable that where the
W. C. T. U. women have taken hold of this
branch of work and have themselves person-
ally superintended or inspected the same
at very short intervals, the beet results have
been obtained considering the expense in-
volved. But these workers are afraid of
debt. They do not gather money as easily
as does the saloon -keeper, and they have not
he funds on hand in many cases to expend
in a showy outside, in plate glass and plush
curtain, in tiled floors and marble counters,
and so are at a disadvantage in a compari-
son of outside mil inside decorations With
the modern saloon. Yet we venture to
affirm that if the food is appetizing, the tea
and coffee first-class (and there is no reason
why this should not be) there will be no
lack of patronage. 'Very often the remark
is heard "1 would walk two blocks further
for my luncheon every day if I could get a
really good cup of coffee." And where this
is regularly provided regular customers
gladly come. Many W. C. T. Unions are
undertaking this work again, which has
been for a few years neglected through the
pressure of other needs for temperance en-
deavour; to such perhaps this hint may be
of service.
Authentic Information.
Some people try to persuade themselves
that Christianity is dying out of this new
world, as it is, they say, dying out of the old.
Anything further from the mark couldi not
be well imagined. Any one who has eyes
may see that it is the most vigorous and ag-
gressive force at present having effect upon
society. What it is doing in Canada is
very notorious. It is filling the land with
churches, Sunday schools and all the varied
influences of religious life. It is keeping the
whole country in a ferment with its efforts
and its achievements. That it is doing the
same in the United States is past all reason-
able question as the following statistics will
show. In 1886 the following, as far as the
most accurate returns can indicate, was how
things stood in the Great Republic :
Minis- Commun.
Churches. ters. nicants.
Methodists 32,071 27,542 4 601,410
Baptists 42 389 28,002 3,729 745
Presbyterian 15 002 11,2411,431,249
Lutheran 7,573 3,990 930,830
C ongregational 4,277 4,000 436,370
Episcopal, 1,450 0 850 415,6 5
Adventists, etc 3,492 1,321 134,577
Friends, eto 600 500 82,000
German Evangelical Church
Union 558 689 60,000
Chi istian . 1,755 1,349 142,000
Christian Union Churches1,500 1,200 125,000
Sundry small bodiea 6 10 35,850
Aggregate 111,744 83,845 12,132,841
The Roman Catholics have 7,912 churches
and 7,658 ministers, their entire population
is estimate(' at 7,200,000; the Jews have
250 congregations, with a population esti-
mated at 300,000; the New Jerusalem
Church has 128 societies ; the Uviversalists
have 934 parishes; Unitarian55 parishes.
For a dying cause certainly this is a very
encouraging exhibit.
Suffering from Hydrophobia.
Last December George Shoemaker, of
Orangeburg, S. C., was bitten on thehand by
a hound dog. He thought nothing of it until
a few days ago, when his arm became very
painful and he lost its use. Since then a
violent case of hydrophobia has developed,
Re has had several severe convulsions, and
is foaming at the mouth and suffering from
thirst. Between his convulsions he begs
those around him to give him poison or kill
him in some way. It requires several man
to hold him down.
A Heroic Gail.
Miss Clara -Oh, Ethel, I had my ears
pierced towlay !
Miss Etl el -weren't you dreadfully
frightened?
Miss Clara -a little at first, but I kept
saying "solitaire,' ,"solitaire' " "solitaire" to
myself, and before I knew itit was all over.
How to Treat a Sore Throat.
labalt, of Guelph, remarked to a friend:
"I've got an awful sore throat."
"You ought to trot it,"
"1 did treat it at three different saloons,
but it don't seem to do it any good."
She Never Saw Anything Like It.
The old lady had seen him kiss her, say
some loving words and jump from the train
when it started and stand on the platform
kissing his hand, while she wv.ved her hand-
kerchief. They were a handsome couple
and old lady was anxious to know all about
it.
" Bride ? No; been married five years,"
"Wonderful 1 Never saw anything like
"Like what ?"
"Tho affection 1"
" Pshaw 1 that isn't my husband.''
"No WehI, that's candid, anyhow 1"
With a desperete scowl and toss of the
head, "That's my brother."
Chicago is a good health resort if you
keep yourself well mend,
What will be the stylish bathing suit this
season Why, you ought to know; you're
n
around towmore than I am, There won't
be niueh change. I ena not au mithority in
matters of fashion, bot as near as 1 min tell
the fashionable bathing suit this season will
be just like the one of last !mason, With the
suit left off. You can easily Make over yours
of last year by cutting it in two and throw-
ing away the pieces.-IBurdette.
FOR.EaGN NOTES,
The S "tan wept into mcurning for En -
peror William, although it its contrary to
Turkish custom, -
The weight of tho new jemmied Nile is
6,300 tone, a thousand tons heavier, than any
other English ironclad, '
A. German paper says that A company
has been formed to manufacture watches to
he run by electricity indeed of a spring.
A new war vessel he been ordered ley the
British Admiraley, which is to be named the
Blake, of 9,000 tons burden and 20,000 horse
power.
A repeating Pennon invented by Crimea
has been tried at Brosschart in Belgium,
which can throw twenty-seven Shots a min -
Queen Victoria offerS to eell her villa at
/3eden•Ba.clen for £10,000 reserving "a.
square metre of ground" whereon to erect a'
memorial of her ownership.
The British Society is booming. At this'
last weekly meeting of the pound' of the-,
clay the Secretary reported that there wer,.
upward of 200 papers waiting to be read.
A blind man died recently in Chith
Workhouse, England, who had been an end
mate of that institution for severity yearm
Re entered at the age of nine and passe''
whole life there.
A Swiss watch manufacturer has just in --
vented a watch for the blind, on the dial of
which the hours are indicated by twelve
projeoting pegs, one of which sinks every
hour.
After Frederick dies the German Empress
will receive a fortune, payable by the reign-
ing Emperor, of $150,000 a year, and the
utsheerofpaticettsdan
the and an.'
o
Two French ladiee lately agreed upon as,
trial for a thousand francs to see which
could talk the faster. The conten was to '
endure for three hours. One pronounced
203,550 words, reading from Eugene Sue.
The other pronounced 206,311, and won the
prize.
There seems to be little doubt that there
was an intrigue to prevent the succession of
Emperor Frederick to the throne. On the
death of William, Bismarck telegraphed to
Fi ederick at San Remo that he must come to s
Berlin immediately, or the Prince could
not answer for the consequences.
A respectable, industrious married wo- •
man named Northwood, living at Ampthill
England, who has four children, one irm
arms, was charged with damaging trees that
grew in her cottage garden, the damage be-
ing estimated at five shillings. The hus-
band was out of work, and there being no
fuel, the poor woman broke off branches to
make a fireefor her shivering children. The
woman was sentenced to pay a fine of
twenty five shillings and ten shillings costs
or to undergo a month's imprisonment. She
was in Bedford jail for several days; and in
the meantime her children collicted the.,
money to pay the fine,
A curious custom is still observed on
Good Friday at Allhallows Church, London,
in obedience to the will of Peter. Symondes,
mercer, dated April 24, 1586. It is as foie
lows : "The parson and church wardenie
' shall every year, upon the same Good Fri-
day'chvide the same raisins into threescore
parts in papers, and when the children of
Christ's' Hospital shell come upon Good
Friday as aforesaid, then the said parson.
and church w mdens shall give unto ever"
child a part so appointed, aoi although:
this gif t may be thought very frivolous yet„
my mind and meaning being hidden, may,
notwithstanding, be performed, praying Gode
to make all those children happy members
of this Commonwealth, Amen.' Under -
directions in the same will, each of the sixty;
boys also receives a new penny.
The Papal jubilee has been a very satis-
factory celebration to Leo XIII. The
Bruesels Courier states that the papal coffers
are now in a better condition than for years
past, the Peter's pence presented to Leo
XIII, on the occasion of his jubilee having
amounted to 32,500,000francs, The income
from Peter's pence, which since 1870 has
been the only source of revenue left to tin
Papacy, has since that time never amounted
to less than 6,000,000 francs annually. Leo
XIII. disposed last year, in addition, of
6,7000,000 francs for missionary purposes,
the amount contributed to the special
fund "for the spread of the faith" establish, -
ed at Lyons in 1822. The Pope expressedl
his regret that the contributions of Germany
to that fund last year amounted to only
400,000 francs, while Austria gave even less
than 100,000 francs.
Religious Fanatics in Russia,
According to M. Temkin, a Russian writer,
there are fifteen millions of people in the
country of the Czar who are followers of
fantastic religious beliefs. One of the numer.
ous sects, called theRunaways, fly fromtheir
homes and try to return to the savage state
of nature in desolate woods and steppes.
They regard civilization as a curse and con-
sider brigandage a holy duty. Robbing
churches is their special delight. The people
of another sect all call themselves Christs
and worship each other, dancing like der-
vishes durirg their religious ceremonies. The
Skoptsys, another sect, believe in self-
mutilation. They are also expert dancers -
and tumblers. Another sect never sneak,
but communicate with each other by signs.
Other fan:Mies believe in human sacrifice, and
not frequently butcher their sons and deugh-
ters by way of making peace with heaven.
Manyfanatics think that suicide is the
crowning glory of man. One Souckhoff, the
high priest of this .preciouts doctrine, not
in
long ago succeeded persuading several of
his followers to out each other's throats,
while others burned themselves to death in,
their own houses.
A Prospective Housekeeper..
Clara's intended -"Where is Clara this
evening? I don't see her about."
Tommy-" Sister Clara, is out in the
kitchen ?'
"She is 'an industrioue good girl. She
will make a splendid houtaikeeper.
"May be so; 1 dunno."
hat are they doing in the kitchen?"
"They are making some candy with wal-
duts in it."
" Clara, making it ?"
She is helping a little, %Ws ell."
' "How so ?"
",Mamina, can't find the nut orather, so
Clara ha e to crack the walnuts with her'
teeth."
so 1"
He Ought to be Ashained of Himself,
Old Friend. 4' IS ib poesible you have ee
maioed unmarried ell these years, Bella ?"
Miss 13ella. "Yoe ; 'but I have bum
contertplating that picture of Ruth and
Boaz, Mid had° not yet given up all hope,"
Old Friend, "Ab, but it Will be difficult
to get such a Bo -az Ruthhad."
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