THE GARDEN.

:)0C Calendar of operations, May 21st, 1883.

Kitchen uardkn.— Winter is f*Bt ap proaching, and theweatbergenerally b.eaks towards the oad of this month. All late ctops ought to be gathered in. Vacant pieces ot gtoiind sbould now bo dug, man ured and left rough for the winter. Late sowings of cabbage, cauliflower, aud lettuce ought to be made. Earth up ctops of the above which have been previously planted. Miikb a small sowing of onions for spring use. Plant out another trench with celery ; earth up the earlier planted crops as they require it. Hoe and tbin late crops of carrots and turnips, and make auother sowing. Wiuter spinach keep clean, thin out as required, use the thinning*; make another Bowing. Give ;i dusting of lime to all seeds comiug through the ground so as to kill the slugs ; give the dusting about eight or nine o'clock at night, than yuu will kill the slugs when they aro all out and f ei;ding. Lime, when put on dining the day, hardly docs any good. The slugs are all under the ground and will stay there till the effect of the lime is gone. JStraw berry planting ought all to be iiuished this month, if not previously done—the earlier the runners are plauted out the stronger the plants will be next spring, and better crops of fruit will thereiore be obtained. Iv dig ging over a break of ground for strawberries, uso plenty of well-rotted manure befure planting, ns this crop generally occupies the ground for two years. Between the rows of one-yeat-old plants clean out all the runners and weede, give a good dressing of manure or bone?. If bones are used, apply at the rate of half ton to the acre, then fork over the Hurfaee botweon thoplitnts, taking care not to injure any of the roots or fibres, as it is on those tibrestheuext season's crops depend. Two-yearoldplauts clow oil' the ground, dig the land roughly, putting in plenty of rough manure; give thu ground a rest for a month or two, iheufork over for some other crops. Flower Garden. —This month is th« bsst of the year for makiug alterations lv the llower garden, forming new designs in the avranuement of the beds, cutting buck, lifting, and subdividing aud replanting a number or the poneuial aud herbacious plants, and making new arrangement* with them in the borders. Kemovo all stcmy stocks, and leaves of plants which have done flowering, also give a uenernl overhaul to all plants in the borders, then give the surface or the border a good dressing of well-rutted maau'6, dinging or trenauiiig the same into the ground. Afterwards plant out all the main stock of flowering bulbs, such as anemones, tulips, ixius, re nunclus, hyacinths, etc. Fill up blank spaces with" hardy plants from pot. Plant out pinks and carnations which have boon layered, or from cutting* early in the season; transplant out some of the flowering auutial*. Preparations for ronovating lawns should now be made. We will deal with the process next week. Keep winks clean ; it is a good thing now to renew places where the gravel is getting worn and thin. <..e: line gravel aud spread thinly over the surface of the walk, then roll; at thH soiuou it, will bind quickly. All plants Buah us ouuellias. azileis, magmlus, rhodod ndriiui-, -hould now bolayercd where young stock ni those plants aru wanted. GkeENIC-iL'SE.—Continue rcpottinir cat oeolaiiax, cm or arias, give them plenty of air and water, keep them near the gl*s*; re-pot primulas. Ba careful in watering. Bulbs i'ud tubers going to rest should re ceive Vi ry little water. Those that hive dried off should be stored iv the potting shed. The cacti tiibe keep rather dry, with tho exception of the epiphyllums, which will shortly ba coming iulo llower. Bou vardias, azale»s, camellias', aad heaths, re move from MUiimer quarters luto the green house. Chrysamhcmums : Aa their flowers wither, cut back and place out of doors. Change the wateriug frnm afternoon to morniug. .Shading should now be discon tinued tor tho season, unless for newly potted plants, and they only till such time as they get established. Orchard. -Most of th« fruit will now bo gathered, and with the old trees there will not be much attention required, unless some of the trees have been making too much wood during the last season. Those ought now to be root-pruned, especially pears and plums; commence by digging a trench all round, then getting underneath them, and healing them over on their side, cutting all the root* underneath them ; bring them back again to the original position, tilling the soil into the trench again. This treatment will effectually stop super abundant growth. The trench ought to be cut at various distances from the tree, according to the size of the tree. The general practice for trees with stems of two inches diameter, is to cut the treuch from two to two-and-half feet from the holes. Apple trees should not be dealt with for another month. Those who want to till up blanks or make a new orchard should have Ue holes dug now for the re ception of the trees. When holes have been dug a month or so before planting, the soil is in a much better condition and the trees will succeed much better. Also think over the names of the varieties that are best suited for the soils .'and situations, getting orders prepared and sent into the nurseries so that they can receive plants early, thereby being enabled to plant early, which gives the trees a much better start.

HuimcnivrußAL associations.—Dur ing the last few weeks there have been two very important movements conuected with horticultural matters. One is tho formation of a Fruit Grower*' Association ; the other the initiation of a new Horti cultural Society by the working gardeners We think that it would be betier for them both to amalgamate. Tneir interests arc identical. By combination they could form a strong soci.ty, and by placing the annual subscription at & small sum, would get hundreds to join who take an interest In horticultural mattes. It ought to be t'« the interest of all those who are connected with or have a garden to join such a eociety.

Fruit-Growing.

Ah the softson is fast approaching whon many different operations aro required in the orchard duriug the winter months, •we propnso .to dunl with n number of the questions connected with the orchard, ia a series <>i short chapters from week to week, dividing the subjects in th« order in which they will bo performed—commencing with the preparation of the noil for planting. In preparing ground for growing orchard tree?, tdo -drainage mu-t be the first con sideration. Fmit trees will never produce fine crops on wet soil or on sour retentive land. All superabundant water cun easily ho taken out by thorough druinagu and systematic worKine of the soil. Any person who wishes to plant Iruit trees this winter, ought at once to look to the drain age of the ground. In fact, the drainage should have been undertaken lust spring, and the ground ought to have received a thorough working either with spade or plough during the last autumn, But better late thtui nem,

drainage. -1 will here detail how to drain and wdrk the ground:— ihis is a noint of especial importance on clay and cement bottoms. On the porous volcanic Unds there need not be so much trouble taken, for on these the water sometimes drains away too quickly. By drainage. <« Atmospheric influence is not confined only to the surface but by the removal of super abnndant moismre is enabled to penetrate into ihe lower depths of the soil, the results of which are most- strikingly manifested after rain; the temp rature is equ»lise<i, and the otherwise cold undersoil possessas a more geaial warmth throughout tho grow in" season. JNonrisbment suitable to the growth of plants is conveyed to the roots uoxious maiter is washed out, manure and vegetable refuse are more speedily deeom po-ed, and carbonic acid and other gases essential to plants are produced in greater abundance ; while a stiff clay soil is reu dered mellow and friable." The depth and distance apart of drains will vary according to the description of land. A good average distance is 18 feet, though heavy soils need them closer, while light ones will do with them farther apart. All branch drains should bo laid 3 feet deep, mains> about 3 feet 6 inches deep ; % inch to 3 inch tiles for branch drains, and 4 to 6 mcli for mains, according to the quantity of w*ter to be taken off.' maiiiase should be done, if possible, in the fprina of the yo»r, the ground being then aolft and workable, vftcr putting iv the tiles, let thu draw stand open for some time, the louder the better, till the warm weather has opened fissures in the sides of the trenoh down to the tiles, which will never entirely ulo.-c, but which will allow a more certain access of the water to the tiles."

Working tub Ground. -February is the best time to commence operations. It is of the first importance to work the ground during dry weather, so as to allow the action of sun and air to sweeten and pulver ise it. In Great Britaiu it is the custom to turn up the ground to the action of the fr.ist iv tue winter time, but this plau mn-t not be puwued hero, for only a puddle would be created which would take a long time to sw.etou aj-ain. There arc two modes of working tho ground -trenching and sub-ploughing. It the orchard is small, it will he better to trench ; it is the mo^t expensive, but it enablci the Rrouud to bo worked to a' much greater dep'h than with a plough. Bastard, or half trenching, is the bestplan. It is performed iia follows— ' ake out a trouch abmc 2J fee .vide, 1 spit deep, together with the re maining looso soil, and carry it away to the end of the ground whore the trencinut; is to cease. Should the bo'tom be too hard for digging (as it very probably will he) loosen (not remove) it with the picK to abut tho dentil of 8 inches. - fter doiim so, mark out another trench same tiz-s; fill up first trench with the top' i-oii of thu secmd, picking over tho bottom part as before Continue this till tho wnole prouud it liuished. Iv this way tho ground is regularly and completely worked over, and a good depth attained, ihe original soil bsing retained on the surface instead «f the clay inrisoil If the orchard i- largo, the loss expensive but not ho effective method must be resorted to that ot subsoil ploughing, which is simply the following ot a second plough iv ibo bottom of the furrow made, by the one which proceeded it, going as deep us possible with b.»ih ploughs. Tho above. trenching or ploughing, it not already done, ougnt to be ptouaa.led with :tt ouce, so as to allow of Diitlicicnt time fv-r the auuand air to sweeten »nd pulverise. After the ground has Lin fallow for aovcek or two, peg out the places lor tho trees in lines at regular di»Unco* apart, then commence dinging the holes for the trees, tbe dimensions »f the holes to be about four leet in diameter and about eighteen inches deep, allowing the holes io staud open for three weeks, whkh.willhave a sail farther effect in sweeteniug the soil.

(To be Continued.)

The Conviction for Blasphemy in England.

A MOST offensive paper, the "Free thinker," published in Loudon, was tried last month and convicted of using blas phemous libel. In its Christmas number appearod several matters of the most out rageoiu character, and in addition to the Utter-press there were illustrations, _ Be neath ono illustration, which was entitled •' Moses Getting a Back View," there ap poared what purported to be a quotation from the thirty-third chapter of Exodus, and there were a series of pictures, which were described as a " New Life of Christ," in which the Savior was held up to ridicule. The " English Society for the Suppression sf Blasphemous literature" insiituted pro ceeding against the parties concerned in the libel, and on the first trial the jury failed to asgree, but under the rulings of the Court, Judge North, tha defendants were convicted on the eecond. William J. Ram s»y, the owner of the " Freethinker," was sentenced to nine months; Henry A, Kemp, who sold the papers, received three months, and George William Footo, who wrote the articles complained of, was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment, with hard labor, Foote addressed the jury in bis own behalf, speaking for several hours, and he fortified himself with numerous assaults upon the doctrines of Christianity in the works of such writers as John Htuart Mill, James Mill, Shelley Byron, Huxley, Matthew Arnold, Viscount Amberley and. florbert Spencer, who had never been prosecuted, though as guilty uf blasphemy as he. In conclusion, no made a strong appeal to the jury to " close this discreditable chapter in English history, once for all, and not to allow the serpent of religious persecution, which had lain dormant for fifty years, to again raise its head." The Court in summing up the case defined the legal meaning of blasphemy as being " nny contumelious reproach or profanescolling against the Christinnreligion or the Holy Scriptures and the Christian re ligion to ridicule, contempt or deiision," thovigb this is a narrowing d"Wn of the old law, which, according to the English authorities, woutd render liable to punish ment any speculations tending to overthrow the accepted doctriues of Christianity or that ciisc any doubt upoa the inspiration or authenticity of the Scriptures. Ilvidenily,' however, this wider scope of the law could not now be entertained without involving a large and goodly company of very eminent people aad without raiting a hue and cry of persecution that would at once annul the law itself. The mo«niDg of the law in its restricted sense was i-uilicient to convict the defendants. Indeed, under the law the jury ' hud no other alternative than to find them ttuilty, Tho scoue which endued after the jury returned its verdict was v remarkable oue, aud when the Judsje prouounced tho extraordinary «ever« sentence on Foote the scene was 011= seldom witnessed ia a Court. A perfect storm ot hissing, mingled with vurioua other cries, burst forth. This was kej>t up for some tiine,,uutil tlio defendant Foote raised highland aa though to quell the tumult. Addressing his Lordship, uc said, witli ureat deliboiatiou : " My Lord, I thank you—it is worthy of your creed," Upon that the tumult was renewed, tha hissing being taken up by various sympathisers who had obtained admittance to the body of the Court. Loud ironical cries of " Christian! Christina I" rent the air, and

were re-echoed by the large crowd which had assembled within the preciucta of_ the Court. Since the conclusion of tbe _ trial a very acrimonious diacu-sion has ariseu in the English papers, some of them comment ing very freelj} upon the undue seventy of Foote's sentence. The " Times " itself com mends it, but most of tbe other papers are of the opinion that the Court was uot actuated by the legal bearings of the cas«, but by a theological prejudice which should not have engaged in a judicial decision.

Barbarous Fanatics in New Mexico.

OenEVER (Col., ularch 24th -The Her manon Penitents, a fanatical religious s-ct. numbering about 2000 in the Territory of New Mexico, who believe in the perioriiCil atouement of sic by inflicting ou their bodies agonizing tortures, were, originally within tbe Koman Catholic Church, but Archbishop Lauiy, shock.d by the bar barons crueltie?, promulgated a decree baniibinu thtmi from communion. Their numbers have greatly thinned since and they now inhibit principally but four counties in tbe Tsrritory. Great care is taken by them to preveut a discovery of their identity by tho spectators and all are masked while conducting tho annual pen uncs. The devotee* often travel hund'ids o£ miles to undergo the prescribed torture,. L.os Giei^os, a.small Mexican village near Albuquerque, boasts of a body of penitents, thu fact being known only by ihe biutal ceremonies which, take place there every year.

This morniug the ceremonies were in augurated by an introductory procession containing about thirty men md women, J'he process of pualicdtion by torture bej;an. at 19 o'clock, when five men, nuked to the waist, barefonted ami wearing black robe*, with ho'jds tbat eompl«tsly couce«led their idoutity, w«ro seen to issue from the adnbe lodgehouse of,thu sect. They wi-re led by tii<; master of ceremonies, carrying a veri table •• cat-o'-nine-tails' and two huge wooden crosses, welabiuß 25U pounds wieh, which wero placed on tho naked shoulders of she two self-tortavers. The sharp clge^ muting imo the naked flesh caused ihe blo.id to spurt out and drop to ihe ground. One pi-nitunt produced a sharp goa>t, which he thruH into the fIcHU ot bis fellow-sufferers irom time to time, while the procession m >vt-d up tho street to a wild gibberish chant in Soanish. Halting, one of the crosses was transferred to other shoulders, atteuclauts applying rawhide whips merci. lessly, each blow taking off. the skin and bits of flesh. Tho proces-iou took its way to a goal, half a lnle away, and during the march not a groan was heard or a word spoken, but just before reaching tao goil—a small adobe hut— an ordeal was encountered that tried the nerves of the boldest. For some distance before tho door cactus plants had bceu strewn illicitly ou the ground, and as the barotooted cros'-bearers approached it one hesitated. Instuitly a half-dozen whips descended on his baro shoulder* and with a bound he sprang to the cactus. Hia every step as well as thoae of his followers, was marked with blood.

Ah the torture grow more terrible, the aruntgrew louder, and the thongs fell with more vigour. Pa>siug through the door of the house, they wern lost to the sight of the seiuinels sj'iarding tho entrance, and ouly the broken whips and pools of blood bore witness of what transpired withiri. Issuing from the house, tho procession re furmsd aud returned to the house of worship, and so the horrifyiug exer cises were continued, one batch of penitents succeeding another until night, when a grand procession and chant concluded the exercises for tho day, Duriug these marches to and fn'in i he house of refuge the sceao seemed too sickening for description. Powerful meu submitted their bodies to a most merciless flagellation until in some instances thu muscles could be seen quivering at every blow. The whole pro ceedings were a sava>_'<. attempt in honor of 'he Kaster season. Hitherto the oflicor.i of the law have tnade.no attempt to check the wild exercises, although ouce a penitent, who threw another bearing across into the river near San Juan aod dtowned him was lynched by infuriated wttn(*>H»n.

Heading at Home.

All young people should aspire to be good reader*. With ordinary vocal equip ments they may be. To arrive at that, there must be habitual practice. Reading aloud for the benefit of the home circle is an accomplishment of the many, and, in prac tical results it is as much tuperior'to music even as it is acquired at smaller cost. The man who by the evening lamp shares with his family the good things in the fresh news paper or magazine, while his wife and daughters, perhaps, must keep to the mend ing or other quiet occupation, supplements the day's breadwinnlng with scarcely less important nourishing of the intellectual nature. The boys and girls should be en couraged to read, aloud for the general en tertainment. Many a delightful aod profit able hour will be thus spent which will add to the fund of information and to dear remembrances whoa in coming years they shall be scattered. By-aad-bye when the parent's eyes grow dim and their ears dull, so that the world's doings are hardly more to them than is the passing despatch to the bird on the telegraph wire, a manly son or gentle loviog daughter may brighten and freshen the withering life with the written page. And who of us but has at some time in the home or social circle an invalid to whom an hour's daily reading is a luxury above nnytbinj> elcfi ?

An Eccentric Girl.

Kicmr Ybabs int Malk attiuk, and

Working among Men.

St. Lonis, March 31.— Wheu the train on the from Mountain road arrived trom Little Rock, late last night, some of the poaseugera told the Sergeant of Police at the, Union Depot that there was a yonna man who had fallen from the traiu and been hurt. The Sergeant entered the car and found a red-hniicd youth, dressed in a much worn suit of jeans, who said that he was the boy hurt, and he was conveyed to the City Hospital. To the Sergeant he stated that his name was John Paxton. At the City Hospital this morning an exami nation revealed that John Paxton was a woman. In reply to inquiries ot the physi cian, the patient said her name wa9 Mary Uilick, and that her homo is in St. Louis. Fur several months past she had been employed at muu'slabjur, disguised in man's attire, among the gang of workmen at Mill Spring, near Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mnry says she has bei-a weariug male attire ever since she was eight years old ; that once about a year ago, she put on girl's clothes and was arrested and lined for mas querndin" as a airl. Sho is now sixteen years old, and a fairly good-looking girl. She labours under tue idea that her sex ia neutral, but Dr. JJcau, of the Hospital, says that there is nothing in her physical constitution different from that of other mem bers of her .-ex, She told the reporter that she had left her home in St, Louis because she could not agree with her stepfather. Her injuries are not serious, ' .

FOR THE LADIES.

Simple linen collars are worn with velvet street costumes.

Biack kid glove* and black fans are worn with daep red and garnet toilets. The new liueu collars are standing bands, with a row of embroidery on the edge.

White or coloured silk handkerchiefs are worn around the neck inside the cloak. as the fashioa for uattimmed ti°ht sleeves has come iD, over cuffs ot white linen are again worn. Printed mull of the gayest colours is made up in Dolly Varden capa with lace borders, and worn by youug matrons iv the early half of the dsy. Basques of plain materials are worn with skirts of fancy wool plaid of the dullest colour's called Madras plaids, instead of the too gay Scotch tartans. Black silk hose and black slippers con tinue the first choice for evening, but like gloves, many young ladies prefer the hose and slippers to match the costume. Light silks ot pale sea greco, delicate pink, and lilac, are comoined for evening wsar, with dark garnet, dark blue, brown, and royal velvets, with admirable effect. Bright ribboas an infih wide trim the dancing dresses of youug ladies. Kows of silk pompous are used as a border around the ed<*e of handsome «iik e»e<ting dresaes. Applique arabesques of cloth over Battn are on tne newest Parisian bonnets. A cord of gilt or chenille ed^es the figures, and a bunch of pompous of many colours in tho trimming., Indian mull and nun s veiling have lost favour for ball dresses, flrocbd gauze, tulle and Ottoman silk with lace flounces, ar3 worn by debutantes; white and pink are the chosen colours. Ked cashmere pelisses for little girls are plaited from the nsckr doWD, titd at the waist with' a belt ribbon, and have a pele rino cape »o long that it nearly conceals the garment under it. Dress buttons for dark cloths imitate hammered metals ; hammered ailk buttons are on grey cloth and velvet pelisses ; ham mered bronze on brown cloth ; hammered gold on green and blue. ■ In jewellery is shown a rery novel lace pin in the form of a locust with sapphire lyes, the body of a light-coloured lapis lazuli,,the legs of gold, and the wings formed of tiny diamond clippings. The rufh which are so generally worn at present were in the fashioa in the time of Henry 111. They were then an adjunct to masculine dress; they now hold their place in a lady'si wardiobe. \ Whan jewelled ornaments are worn iv the hair they should ba iireguiarly placed, one beinj; on the right of front and the other low at the left side of the head, just back of tb.B ear, resting closely against the small knoll of hair.

Why do girls kiss each other, while boys do not?— Because girls have nothing better to kiss, and the boys have.

Men, dying, make their wills, but wives Escape a work go bad.; Why should they raako what all thoir lives. The tfsntlo dames have had 1 A " Siiskening " Smell.— &. lady who could not duduro the smell of roses begged that some which had been brought into her room might be instantly removed, as their smell was already beginning to make her sick. They turned out to be at Uncial roses I What a providential thing it is that, as a general rule, by the time the eldest girl gats old enough to have a beau the youngest child is old enough to sleep qnietly. A cross baby yelling 'upstairs would be a fear ful dampei on courtship. A girl should be taught to detest two things thoroughly—idleness and_ aimless ness. These two euemied have given birth to ennui, which is pain. If she be a child of fortune, instruct her even more carefully than if she were poor to work in some de finite manner for pleasure's own cake. More than all, traiu her hanas and stir her brain with the constant assurance lhat she will find her sweetest satisfaction in that which she isi to accomplish in life. A celebrated writer, iv advising respecting the choice of a wife, expresses himself thus:—" This bear alway3 in mind, that if she is not frugal, if she is not what is called a good manaaer, if she does not prize herself on htir knowledge of family aftairs, and laying out her money to the best advantage; let her be ever so sweetly tempered, gracefully made, or elegantly ac complished, islio is no wife for a man in trade. , All those otherwise amiable talents willl but just open so many road to ruin," "Madge" describosin "Truth," a dress which was wora at a f inoy ball at Nice. A short skirt of puffed whit tulle was thickly embroidered with sprays of orange blossom, rosea, and geraniums, and with tiuy bouquets of violets. Over this was a second skirt (if tulle, covered with tufts of i swansdown, find bordered all round with j swansdown; this was caught up at the left side with a .cluster of frosted silver leaves. The corsage of white satin had a low neck and short sleeves, and was ed^ed with swansdown, A garland of violets, rosebuds, orange*

bloasom, and frßstedleaveT^TTTi; — ' sa R e from the right £K?£ t rosebuds and violets, encircled wRL? down on one side. ThU eortuiK *u2 po^repre^tthexavierainT^

"If *S. at *your heart Pipe and just Butby-and-bylshaUmeetwithyoo." Family LiFß—Home is ' sometim. thought flat and dull, and too SS so, just for the want of recognisingX it stands for. The relations of lifethZ : to, fotl? v t c hf h. OUßehold •»« the soar « fi , only of hfc'B richest joys aud mostly ' BT Onv!' 4 bnt also of Solve oftha-K aad noblest characteristics of nm; £ i love, the.fidehty, the forbearance the s«T sacrifice that are nourished bylamilvlfr i are among the richest possessions of him. ity. it can never become wearisome « , commonplace, sare to those who Mb , comprehend its mining or refuse to'act £ I harmony with it, '

Entering a Club.

The editorship of the " Comhill Magazine* I has passed into the hands of Mr James 1 Payn (says the " Aigus^.aadttweiawry 1 little dithculty in ldeniifying as hisownthe article commencing with these word«; ---" ->s a humble student* of savage lite," I have found it necessary to make research iutu the manners and customs of W» TUis accquot ot the yoang Mohawki it school, fouoded to some extent iipottpa* sonal recollections, is humorously ua.* rate, and his pictme of wh« our m fortable civilised life, would be, if ■w« could become boys, in characte and custom, is capitaL "Let » suppose," he writee, . "that', yon in elected to a new club, of .which most of the members are strangers to yon. Yon eater the doors for the first time, when two older members, who lure been: gossiping io tie hall, pounce upon you with the exclamt tion, " Hullo, here's a new fellow! You, fellow, what's yonr n»me I' You reply, Is us say, 'Johnson.^ ' I don't .believe it, fa such a ruin name.. What's you father!' Perhaps you are constrained to answ, 'a duke,' or (more probably), 'a solicitor.' In .the former case,; yonr frienit bouud up . into, the smoking • loom, howling, 'Eere's a new fellow esjj ! his father is a duke. Let's take tke cheek out of him.' i And they,' take it oat' will umbrellas, slippers, and other surgical in* struments. Or in the latter case (your parent being a solicitor) they reply,' Then your father must be a beastly cad, All solicitors are sharks. My father sayi so, id he knows.' 'Ho w many tiaters have you!' The new member answers, 'Four,' 'Any ol themmartjed!.' 'Ha', 'do.w awfullyawt ward foe you I. The new member sneaks »f into the library, where he is pouncdnponb; aa old member, who aiks, ' flow nmct tin hare you got?,, ¥ou : answer, S&U ' Very well, fork it out ;,you mast giro i dinner—all new fellows must, arid yon an not gdingtobeKinlbybeioga stingy bead' Thus addressed, as your friend is a big tea nan, who looks mischievou!, you do 'fort out1 all your ready money,.and your wit friend goes off to consult the cook. Meu* while you ■ shed a blooming tear,' as Hornet j says, and go home heart-broken."

A Ghastly Story.

A ghastly example of red tapeMffjottafc from Samara, a Kussiau town, ; :&' wkl Government clerk named Ttohaffi £ had been drinking heavily te"™*gs utterly collapsed on the night h?'™"" Year's^ and to all appearances i udj J*» not the Russian custom to keep a bodyloM above ground, and as a burial eann?'™! place during the holidays, the reUUveaj the dead man decried to have theJonrt forthwith. When tna.body mmi £* i church the priest noticod that t&ere to ! Sure on'the forehead, «« Wg i that it might be petsp^tioD, bat ttj ' relatives quickly explained th»1; ufj nothing more than melted BnoW nn wS .h.d fain there while t^y W w «y to the church. .^ ls B!X b odJ obtained from a superior, v.act^ yi ft,

STAR SATURDAY SUPPLEMENT,, $AY 19 r 1883.

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R. JJ» SHAL DX R S AND 4 200 & 202, QUEEN.STREET.'; .:' ° V :-'\ ■ v>",X ~., .., •.,.■■; ■• ;•,-.>., -.; : ".■■.. '■'\" ''' '; ; ?! WE RESPECTFULLY INVITE INSPECTION OF OUR NEW WINTER G0 0 B - New F*shionable Bonnets and Hats ' New Flowers, Feathers, and Ornaments ; | New Plan and Brocaded Satino . ■ • . • . New Hibbons Plain and Fancy <■■ , New Check Sash Kibbons ■ ■ . New Silks, Plain and Brocaded New Ulsters and Jackets • New Satin Matalasae Cloth for Jackets . New Fur Capes, Tweeds, and Cloakings r; New Black and Coloured Cashmeres, from 13d. New Check Material. Plain to match New Various Dress Materials . .■. : ; : . New Blankets and Flannels New Hosiery and Gloves New Sheetings and Manchester Goods New Shirts, New Hats New Ties, Scarfs, Collars, Braces &c. New Waterproof Coats and Leggings New Velveteens. Choice Colours and Quality New Wool Goods in variety. ■ , , It. 13. & Son call attention to the above NEW GOODS with pecul'ar aoHrf.\. ! ' they aro among the CHOICEST IMPORTED INTO TfflS CITY ! n rftioa-too»fe, FASHIONABLE, AND USEFUL. Wo, therefore, confidently solicit public patro" 6 CHK^ We also inform our Friends that we have ENLARGED OUR SHOWnrw.* , ing increased accommodation. WM> &118 affatj. Our DRESS AND MANTLE DEPARTMENT continues to AY» «. satisfaction. - '°, 076 we greatest Sole Agents for Wheeler and Wilson's.Unsubpabsed SbWins Machines Business Motto-" Sell to others as you would others sell to you." R. B. SHALDERS & SON.



Mr and Mrs James harden are in Att» tralia, and purpose making a W« v otay.