REVIEW.

POEMSBYDR.COWAN.

S n rowtf is an American gentleman of 1 v rfl who has a .penchant for travel and IT^ his travels>. or stvir7 • j tj, nocuirinK »>them' in veim Ho I rSX^ S ce, im ueh,butthat 1 baS not Hke the oft quoted 1 hß.\ roamer, found all barren, onCien i-.Ho volumes of verees are : IIU fotpstifv Ono of theso bookleta ■ before us to tesi y-^ Je j nn(J : wa3 P" nV^ from the first Poem withi"< 't?' r v of Tho Royal Palm," which : «'Tno v/ J T u O£ro t.up ia vory creditable • city [9 lua . j feLamoureux & Co., tho - to Messrs • dodic . ltion ; a a triiio ■ Pjv', though for that reason porhaps ' BttdaCStic being to " His Majesty Dorn ' chf aCr Fmperoi'of Brazil." Tho second : !' ed M t'oi our table is entitled, "A Virit , F*v P .to Halomaumau," und was struck '" i t Anril at Honolulu, with a dedication 0 tw monarch, Kalnkaua, whoso ,: „ another extonslv g as , Brazilj i dominion-, i tf) reßOmblo vo I Hell. Brazil is big, ' J'ftt fa terrible, as Dr Cowan tolls us b descriptive versa. Halo- I in!oin!,,\gtho contre of tho attractions of ! fiwd thither the poot went, I . i! on a alrowy fresh-shod horao, foot as a cliff-climbing goat," ,/Lto notes and to print them. Then, I ' • »further across tho ocean to Aew 'r/ifd Dr. Cowan found his way, I Z(f lanf' i , c OM h, whalo-boat, fshnnks •' y «nd canoe,"' to tho llotoma l mW' r *Jnce* Tho result is a larger ■ do of ovor sixty pages, which include ■ Tpvcellont prose as well as vevse. : IT. V'owan's position aa a poet wo do not io to estimate. He can write with t conciseness, has plenty of vfconrand ! rLess; his imagery is profuse and his ■ cabitoy varied. He presses into service | ' m ber of words not usually found in J tltn thou»h the exigencies of his subjects nodoubt rosporsiblo for the introduction ( any of them. For instance, it could I Xv be expected that the Terraces would 3 Sidy dweribed without tho help I ' M [uncommon words, nnd so while wo I tder wo allow to P a^ such n, H Bid schoorl, sidonte, chert,, sinter, nacre, i ZlmMe, ostracoid, and striated, itou-e wo thiLk ho, could scarcely II .void them. But having been accorded li ' ha forthwithsnatches an In Bn ,j' proceeds to overwhelm us ' f\ ith jnch deformities as "adnascent BBimillationi.," "intoraxial, isthmic but tavei" "achiliad of blessed basin bract?, I!> 'Terradel FuegO williewaw," "swelled KatoDJammer heads;" and finally stretches ! h senseless with :—" A lithic lymph : an i toojoanic ichor: AmiD'ral magma, milk, or menstruum: A cosmic or chyle : a confluent conglomerate." ( Shade of Shakspere !Is this the poetry oltho future ? By the beard of Rare Ben, wfltear it i« not the poetry of the past ! Reach us Webster's Unabridged with all 1 the Appendices complete, brew a pot full of eton* Bohen, stir the fire to a blaze and mind'the coal-scuttle is full, and we will try land understand this poem before day | liffht breaks! » : But seriously,- Dr. Cowan, if he must in dulge'insnch flights, ought to have appended ieone explanatory notes of a scientilic Tho notes ori Maori matters are 'very useful, and evidence considerable. '.reading and pains in their compilation, but I' they do not supply the whole need of tha f reader, unless he be a'University Profossor tof Biology or Physical Science. • • if Dr. Cowan's reveries, after gazing at the ;| natural wonders he had travelled so far to ? ;6C«, have rather too much of a family like i fees. lw he looks intently into tho fire | labyFs of Haleinaumau, he conjures up ii Sllacbeth and the witches'cauldron, a tiger- I [trap in Bengal, the Coliseum of Imperial :• ;Rome; anon, he listens to a murderer iliiepentant, and finally beholds the goddosjs IjPele rise, a hellish hag, whom the Ha 'lvaiians believed to find a fitting abode Ipome where within their awful -|volcanoeß. Now compare the Doctor's fieverie after "doing" the Ter traces. He starts geographically. Ho hi ia Hindustan, gazing in ecstatic awe ribefore "The : Taj Jlahai, the- Tomb of siiumtaz Begum." Anon, the scene shifts to the Strait* of Magellan where from the sideck o! the good ship ." Patterson " he be- Ibolda in iceberg, " williewaws," and tho aurora iiistralis. Then ho is in Italy ; noxt ten old Aiiacreon and hears' him sing ; and .ilinallvji'n such a company descries another, a ■pameiefs One, whom to introduce thus is, |to raj the least, an audaeione action. How Bib readers of the poem will relish its con- Itiuding lines, ye do ;not know, but those Hio underatand them will, we should i think, experience a cruel f hock. ■ As a specimen of Dr. Cowan's verse, we I'^ppend the following :— Bychonoe, mrevoiie.lroaniaKain ■• Among tho Mogul tomba of Hind-uetan, Jnd Btand in an ecstaiio awe before The Taj Mahal, tha Tomb of Momtaz Beßtim. , And lo I wrought by the Terrace of Enchant ment, , 'I |ji !: jieotbeTondrons.iiiansolentusot " ! upon a mountain height; then melted in Ihe walcra of its fountains, and adown I lie mountain poured: and, Btranaoly, in I* i.b roln, ■ - ■ I RetilniDg all the beantynl its being | The creamy whiteness of itamarble walls : me »c curve of arch and dome and minaret; Ine piano and parallel of floor and wall; The chiseled traceryand arabssque; i lie Inlaid ornamontal Persian script • m "c precious stones set in tho lace-like Ecreen; P *B)ieEnanilßlanioiirof tho polished slabs; | the tint of all the roses p.: 2!lh" ejnbowjffed acres of the torab: H "La CB of Encllßn'l >iont of New Zea m,}'[ .ha, T9 mentioned above the notes irJ.fc'J™ the Poem, and they will be IS °? °h]y, !nter«t'ng readin S . Wo are fir 9if ttey do not coDvey a' SL v ? f valaablß intormation abonfc |S°Ss Maori to Dr. Cowan's countrymen, ,■;?"» probably have not tho most accurate ?W If I s .kuow'edge of New Zealand , r »«l its aborigines, The poem is pre •Stir! & l6? raed -P»Per on "Geyser ■'from 11 '1, Terraoe formations," .nomthepenof MrJosiah Martin; F.G.S., i*lf " m 1 known- nM m^e these C,^'*? 1 "Hy- Mr Martin speaks & i owea p088666^ on tbis ;-iS oe t,ni mOI iral)Btonti'>l stratum f'teJta.l. , kD. (wl<%e laboriously -■■■Si.' bMiB of hia remarks. The life a hL Wf placed before the public •!straoti\.n f°?,' and withthe additional |5 of.««• poem, will doubtless S™ ?* n «'vo eale. We may men ftoalT ' UeioD, that the volumo printed ■fiflSP" < to'> will be issued as an P ™"*tttlutl photographs.

FRENZY OF A DRUNKEN MOTHER.

Mra L ncy Gilchrist, of 423, High ■a > Newark, was crazed with liquor yea ■"■"■*• took br.Bbcmonths.old baby Ismail aDd hS cked its head t0 Pieces mtho'fl i be'ore noon a woman , vu r 9 flW' above her rooms heard her Baft^" to go into the cellar. adlhtri I 7,° children- » boy of 5 lCm * w? ere paSß'ng wore called dtllw th7 deEcendedtho thadpii,- Inhnt ]yinK on a wood wsenri unconscious of m e Io 8 n tlll f ch°PPiDeatltßhead ■ndK.;™?\ of the men ruehed for »llv «£ ■ arms- Sho laughed Whilo '""Mered unintelligible « c ml° n \ he w^ t0 the police iblv ateredß °™thing aboutikill t at LV? 6? eland' bnt t0 the dmlv ca ■ .she answered allques st.L^V^hor name w :l s liucy ■ aeedu 8t She feadfour children, i Rotm,° In 1 ployed at Clark's thread Joaio "5 n»d-»8tdll; Robbie, aged Bd '£]» ba^. which fiho had just *ith trL ir, go and finely-formed i kll m °f former beauty. Her t JZi 1° h'B wife, and was in the 3 * ste th. s wh°ie °f his w°g«s'

Psychological Investigation. Part 11.

[A paper by W. D. Campbell, A.X.C.. Aseoeialo 11. Institute C.E., i'.G.S.i and Firat Clusn Honoura Ceftiflcato in Geology, Science nml Art Department of Great Britain, 18731

Part I. was read before tho Auckland In stitute on Sept. 17th, JSS3. I propose to proceed with tho second part, giving tho result of my personal experiences in sup port of the tlnoo propositions that I then advanced, viz : 1. That phenomena occur which scionco cannot explain by means of tho assumption of material agents. '-. That mero improbability is no argu ment against tho occurrence of tho phono mona.

o. That it is most desirable that thoy should bo investigated. My acquaintance with tho subject com moneed about 17 years ago, when a friend who had lately como from tho United States told me somo particulars of what sho had soon occur in privato "circles " thoro, and I thereupon mado a few cursory ex porimonts in " tablo-turning," and obtained ample evidence of the existence of an un recognised form of energy ; but nothing do noting intelligence occurred, and tho sit tings were discontinued. My attention happened to be again directed to the sub ject a few years ago, when I and my wife wero invited by somo frionds to tflko part in somo experimental " seances." Our first experiences wore of such a nature that wo felt that tho subject would richly repay us for all tho tinio W6 could dovoto to its care ful investigation. In this opinion we have not been mistaken, as over two years, care ful study of various phases of tho phenomena has proved to us. Our circles havo boen formed of frionds only, all professional mediums boing oxcluded, and have boon held, with few oxcoptions, at my own house in a well-lighted room.

That tho tiltings of tables that occur sometimos at stances cannot bo accounted lor by a mere psychic power promiscuously emanating from thoso present, or be duo to "unconscious cerebration," has been proved to us by seeing in broad daylight two gentlemen, 'standing at a smail tablo and throwing thoir weight with both hands upon it, vainly attempting to prevent thotiltinc, apparently caused through two ladies seated at tho table having each one hand lightly placed upon it. I have myaolf, when seated, with ono hand only upon a small table, found it vigorously rocked to and fro, although a lady and gentleman standing, each with 'both their hands on the table, pressed heavily upon it. In tbe former case tho_ limp and unstrained posturo of the ladies.' hands and arms proved passivity on their part, but in my case I felt a distinct. though unintentional impulsive ellbrt. At the same time it was beyond tho power of eithor tho two ladies or myeolf to cause the tiltings by our own more muscular effort. Moreovor.theso movements gavo evidence of being under intelligent control, .by informa tion boing given through them by a codo of signals, such information being often wholly beyond the knowledge of any of-those pre sent. ■],'•■'•. , ■ ;

Automatic movements of the hands of various members of tho circle wore also ox perienced, signalling as letters of the alphabet were gpelt out, and thereby giving intelligent messages. I myself havo been controlled to so indicate tho naino, whicli was unknown to meat thetiino, of a deceased relative of one of those presentvwho declared that ho had not been thinking of the person named at all.

Tho movements of a light rod held boforo an alphabet by two or more persons formed, we thought, a moio expeditious means of in dicating intelligent control, but tho results are not so satisfactory generally, as by tho other method ; it is, however, a most valuable adjunct to them.

Our next cxporienco wa? with automatic writing ; tho hands of some meml>er3 of the cirole being agitated, and after a consider able amount of Ecribbling, intelligent writing was givon. Tho writings so pro duced sometimes closely resembled the handwriting of deceased persons that had never been seen by the writer. Theso com munications purported to como from certain "controls" or spirits of deceased persons, they had distinctive characters, which re mained identical though sometimes long intervals elapsed between their occurrence. Our chief endeavours, however, have been to obtain what is understood as "trance speaking," and after many months of per sistent sitting wo succeeded. The result has been tho supplementing of mere verbal proof of spiritual control by tho striking evidences of change in play of feature, de portment, and address of tho medium, to that peculiar to tho individuality of the controlling intelligence, though often un known td the medium.

The potency of the mind has been often fordibly indicated to us, andthorois pro bably no greater source of difficulty in the earlier stage, of investigation than our limitod knowledge of it. A violently obstructive mind can have the effect of com bletely disturbing or oven dictating the communication. Questions were frequently put mentally and fully replied to. The character of the communications re ceived have been of a highly philanthropic, moral, and scientific tone, and all intensely interesting, exhibiting great regard for the successful conduct of ourinvestigations, both advice and reproof being freely given. But though we have mostly directed our attention to the above-mentioned pheno mena, as affording the most conclusive ovi dence of intelligence pertaining to a higher state cf human existence, and not meroly so-called " thought reading," which is a phase of clairvoyance, we have had also a little experience in materialisation. Having heard from a friend that a pri vate circle in a neighbouring town was ob taining interesting materialisation pheno mena, as well as direct writing, we were fortunate in obtaining permission to attend a few stances, and among other experiences occurred the following :—One of tho tests with which wo woro provided was a eheot of cardboard - well sooted, and this was placed sufficiently distant from the medium to be out of his roach when sitting in his chair. As the sitting was'in the. dark, each-person touched his neighbour with hands and feet, to afford' evidence against deception, though all were of high social Standing. 1 held the left hand of tho medium, and a lady held the other. Aftor ono: of tho signals to strike a light; given bytlio ringing of a hand-bell onthotablo, without' apparent physical cause, it was found that a distinct improssion of a right hand had been made on the card. A show of hands was immediately called for, when thu medium's right hand was found to bo unmistakeably blackenod, correspondingly to the impression, but not nearly as strongly as that impression denoted should be the case, as was proved by subsequent trial, and yet thero evidently had been no rubbing of tho soot marks. Other experiments followed, with still moro "astonishing results, indicating that the wearing apparel even was capable of being Bimilarly marked, Also, when sitting in subdued light, tho medium appeared to flourish at times a third but shadowy arm, and it was surmised that by means of that myself and most of thoi'O comprising the circle had felt touches of hands, but no distinct connection with the medium could be observed. The touches occurred a* varying distances up to about U or 10 ieet from the medium. '~-'. i-u An explanation of theso incidonte, winch would perhaps at first appear suspicious, was afterwards given by one of our con tributors, and it will probably appear in the July number of the " Harbinger of Light, ;| to which I will refer those win are in terested in the matter. Tho explanation is : rather too lengthy to icserfcin this paper. As an illustration of these communica tions I will quote a question and the reply r6Q GI "Is this intercourse detrimental to those in tho spirit world, causing them to look back rather than- forward ? £. •'Under come conditions it is very detri mental. The coming back is optional. Would it be any advantage to you to forget all your past experiences V Would the.re membrance of them hamper youand_kcep you back ? We do not change our atmos phoro or condition by coming hero ; wo do Kko tho condition of the body.or come back into tho body. Every tho,# hat enters the mind of man to hep *■« fello* man. is a step oh ward, not back; »tdoeßhim good; everything that sponges out the great evil of jpltishneaa doea good to a man.b 6°ln conclusion I will remark that the above particulars are merely selected from

an immonso mass of ovidonce, that could bo testified to by at least a do7on disinterested witnesses, but many of tho most convincing incidents aro of such a private nature that 1 cannot bring them forward publicly. I trust that this brief review will stimu lato research, as I am confident of the im portant inlluence that such phenomena will havo in forwarding the progress of psychi cal and physical science.

THE SINKER MANUFACTURING COMPANY'S NEW WORKS.

(From "Iron," May 1).

( Oni: of the most striking examples of the rapid dovolopmont of a special mochanical industry in recent times is that afforded by tho manufacture of thatimportant labour saving appliance, tho sowing machine. Nor ia tho cxtont of its manufacture loss romarkablo than tho rapidity of its develop ment. Thoso romarks, moreover, not only hold good with regard to the sewing machine generally, but apply with special force to ono typical member of this exten sive family, which has literally scut forth its members to tho utmost parts of the earth. The individual member of this widespread raco to which we have referred is tho Siugor sowing machine, which is owned by tho company bearing that name, whoao splendid new works in Scotland wo rocontly visited, j and wero ponuitted to fully and freely insp ect. To say that they are very exten sive most inadequately convoys an idea of thoir Bizo. That may bo bost realised by a reference to the perspective view of thorn, which, by tho courtesy of tho Company, wo aro enabled to publish on page 3!>S of our present issue, and by the statement that, with their gasworks and cooling ponds, thoy occupy an area of no loss than IB acres of land, whilst tho factory proper has a floorago area of 954,507 squaro feet, or 121 \S7 acres. When fully at work thoy will em ploy about 5,000 hands, and their output will bo 10.000 sowing machines per week. Theso simple statomonta of fact combino to entitle this to bo considered us tin largest manufactory of its kind in tho world, which in fact it is.

This magnificont establishment, which, with its lino clock tower, forms a landmark all the country round for many miles, is situated on the banks of the Clyde at Kil bowio, about nine ihtles from Glasgow, on tho Glasgow, Dumbarton, and Helonsbiirgh section of tho North British Railway, Tlio necessity for the erection of theso works arose from tho fast that tho Company's old establishment at Bridgcton, Glasgow, by degrees became totally inadequate to thoir requirements, and led thorn to cast about for moro room. This thoy found at tho placo wo havo mentioned, where an exten sive and a most convenient site oft'ored itself, contiguous alike to railway, river.and , canal. Tho raw material enters at one point mainly, iR distributed to the various departments, is thoro converted into machine parts, which in course of time find thompelvos assembled together in hundreds of sewing machines, which aro packed and mako their exit at the other end, after hay ing traversed piece by piece and stage by stago tho whole rango of tho works. In other, words, iron, slut, and wood Ciller at one end of the building, and after travelling in perfect sa/itenie tmd order the ■.'.' acre* of floor area, 'during icfiich the bulk heroines dirided and subdivided, and the. pieces amane a great ram/// of shapes, find tlnir way (ii't at the other end a perfect tnid ddimtdy-adjusted machine. Thero aro; over 10l> milling machines of various kinds, oO 'drilling machines, 30 special machinos for cam cutting, and othor.s for treating in othor ways the cast ironwork which alono is dealt with hero. Tho work is executed progressively and in order, each operator doing his part and parsing the piece on to his immediate neighbour up to tho finish. The ground floor of tho central portion of this building is reserved for tho production of a now type of sewing machino which tho Singer Company have recently brought out, and for which tho tools are boing mado by the Company, who mako all their own special tools, many of which aro, as wo havo said, of a highly ingenious character. The wholo stretch of 800 feet of tho second floor of tho building is devoted to tho manufacture of every variety of screws and pins used in putting tho sowing machines togothor. For their production alone about a thousand tools aro employed on this floor. The southern end of tho : corresponding floor—second-of the cast building is allotted to tho manufacture of a variety of special sewing machines, such as sack and belt machines, and what is known as the Singer No. 2 machine.as well as all tho various styles of odd machines for a variety of purposes. And here wo may mention that the Singor list of machinos comprises no fewer than seventy varieties.

• Tho Singer Company manufacture from first to last all their needles, anil this in volves the use cf a largo number of somo of the; most beautiful spocial machines wo havo ever seen. At overy operation tho needles aro inspected by girls, thero being no feser than sixteen inspections. Ho fur we hive been describing what is known at Xilbowio as the old and ordinary process ot manufacture. But tho Singer Company have a new process in which thoy employ a highly ingenious automatic machine which effects a number of tho primary operations. This machino cuts, mills, points, reduces, grooves and straightens the wire, lifting oach pioco out of the machino and placing it in order in a receiving box roady for tho further operations of punching tho oyo and finishing in tho ordinary way. This ma chine does tho work of three handstand four machines can bo tem'cd by ono operative. Tho work of production hero goes on with quiet activity, and somo idea of its extent can be formed from the fact that at the timoiof our visit 450,000 needles of all des criptions wore being turned'out per wftek. Tho dopartmont has turned out 500,000 per weok. Last year the output of neodles was 20 millions, as against 10 millions in 188;!. About 150 hands are employed in producing neodles. At the southern ond ot thowestern main buildings is tho department whoronro made the tools for the wholo of the works. Horo aro 40 lathes, 12 planing machines, 0 drilling machines, and 5 milling machines, beside a number of other special tools.

The cabinet arid box-making factory has a floor area of 159,601 hquarofeet. One room contains the finished box-covers, which.can bo stored in racks to the number of about IG,OOO. Tho next room ia the store for hand-machine tables and cabinets. In an other the tablo tops are stored, and thore they can bo stacked to tho numbar of be tween 00,000 and GO,OOO, tho fourth store being appropriated to foundry patterns. For the transit of all materials from place to place, and for the transport of tho finished articlos to either rail or water, thero are 2\ miles of railway which intersect tho "works at every point, and over which the •busy little works locomotive.the " Singor," is incessantly speeding with its freight of either material or finished work. The engines represent a total of 1,800 horse power, and the boilers 2,000 horse-power. Most of the factory hands live in Glasgow, and the North liritiah Railway Company provides three special train* 1o convey tin: hands to the works in the morning and back ' to Glasgow in the evening.

His Weight in Gold.

No farmer1 with live slock to prepare for the Christinas market ever watched tho de velopment of fleeh and fat on a healthy bow or bullock with more 'earnest solicitude than the poor of Travancore, in Indja, look for an increase in the bulk of their good rulor, the Maharajah. He is onco during his Jifetimo weighed against a mass of pure gold, which is afterwards distributed in charity. This ceremony has just been per formed, but the people, who are not thank ful for small mercies when they might get larger ones, are not altogether satisfied with the result. The present Maharajah is what sporting: men would call a "feather weight," turning tho scale at nine stone; and his needy subjects were anximis that he should defer trying his weight till later on, hoping that a few added years of good feeding might put a couplo of stone of flesh-on his bones. The lato Mah arajah was a man of very satisfactory habit of body. At fortysoven years of ago, when he got into the scales for the benefit of tho poor, his carefully nourished body woighed nearly fifteen stone. If Maharajahs wero brought into olh'ce by a general election, tho heaviest candidate would'inevitablyget in; Travaticoro having previously exhibited some such bills, among others, as the follow ing ■ " Vote for Fatmannijah, tho eighteen Btoner. Thirty years of age, healthy, and still spreading. Poll early."

A NEW YORK SENSATION.

Tho.Body of a Murdered Woman Found in a Sack. New Yoniv. May 20.—At .") o'clock this morning a Fronchman, who proved to Iro Loui.s Francis, was arrested wlii!o on hie way to the North River, bearing on his back a bag containing the mutilated corpse of a woman who had been murdered. Tho policeman was attracted by Francis's mystorioua manner as ho moved along, wefjrhed down by his ghastly burdon, and ho was stopped and asked what his bag contained. Tho Fronchman re fused to give any explanation and at tempted to move on, but tho oilicor insisted upon boing informed as to the contents of the sack, and took Francis into custody and seizod him by tho arm, whereupon Francis dropped tho bag and its contents upon tho sidewalk. Tho oilicor, upon opening tho end of the sack, found it contained tho mutilated corpso of a woman, Tho body was doubled up, and in almost a nude con dition. Tho policeman, upon making a closor examination, found unmistakable evidence of the fact that tho woman had beon murdered. There wors ghastly wounds about tho head, and also on tho trunk. Francis was asked for an explanation of tho mysterious all'air, and, after recovering from his contusion, declared that tho corpse was that of his wifo, and that she had diod a natural death. Boing without the moans necessary to defuvy t he expenses of a funeral, ho had concoivod the idea of carrying tho corpse to t.ho rivor and throwing it ill. Francis again shouldered tho bag and boro tho mutilated corpse to the police edition. Ho was placed under arroet. Francis is about 37 yours of ago. The Story of Francis. Louis Francis tolls tho fol'owing story : " Yesterday I found a valuablo dog, which my wifo afterwards lost. I reproached my wife for losing him, and sho swore at me. At T.'il) o'clock last night sho sent mo out for beer. When L camo back I found a man named William Welch in tho room with her. Wolch works in the same shop with mo. Sho sat on my lap and kissed mo. ' Thon she throw n gloss at mo, and I lien tho can. She than wont out. Thon Welch and I. walked out half a block, and then I left him to come homo. When I anno back sho was lying on tho floor dead. I waited im hour, thinking that sho would revive Sho did not, and 1 do not know tho cause of i death. Sho told mo before she died that sho did not care for mo, but she did like tho man.who put. up tho wino for nor. Jlo is Leopard Saconvillo, and ho lives with Mrs Lynch on Broadway. After 1 found my wifo dead I took Hi cents and went out and got drunk. In half an hour I camo back and put her in a sack to throw her into tho river. ' Tho woman was not Francis's wifo. Sho was Seliiia Fehol, 38 years old, with a son IS years of age, who lives in Boston. Fran cis, who is ono yoar younger than his para- ", mour, has worked foe some timo in a French polishing marble yard. Three months ago tho couple moved into the apartment whoro the crime .was committed. Francis lived oh tho ground floor in the rear of tho structure. His three rooms wore comfort ably furnished and neatly kept. They wero persons in appearance above tho avorage in the neighbourhood, but both drank freely of beer, tho man often to success. They quarrelled frequently. Two weeks ago, while in ono of his convivial moods, he beat and kicked her while sho was on the floor. Upon picking her up, ho was hcaid by tenants in the houso to say : " I guoss I've finished you this timo." ! As the body of Solina Fohol lay in tho police station"thi3 morning it had the ap- ; pearanee of ono who had boon a pretty woman. Even tracos of dissipation could | not destroy this Impression. Sho was of delicate complexion, largo expressive bluo ] oyos, thick wavy light-brown hair, and was petite intigure, probably woighing about 100 pounds. On tho corpse wore scrnpu- i lously clean clothes and underwnro, v black ' skirt and ombroidored nightdress. About tho neck was twisted a silk handkerchief, and about tho throat lines of discolouration and marks of fi'ngor nails. It was evident that sho was strangled to death by twisting tho handkerchief around the throat. I

JUSTICE AT PHILADELPHIA

A Brutal Father Convicted of Hoi dor-

Ing His Dauen'tor.

I'IIILADEU'IItA, May 31. —Tho course of justice in i'hiladelphia never ran so swift and sure as it has in tho caso of Archilla Onofri, an Italian -circus-trainer, who was convicted of murder in tho first degroo yes' terday for killing his : oight-year-olil daughter, Coraline. Onofri is a smooth tongued, smiling contortionist by profns sion, whoso wifo ia known as Mllo, Tour noiir, a bareback circus-rider. Thoy havo three children, of whom Coraline was tho second. Onofri sometimes appears on tho stago and in tho ring as a contortionist, but his young and pretty wifo is able to earn higher wages, and for the last year tho hus band boa devoted himsolf to teaching the children tho profession of their mother. Coralino, although only S years old, was learning to perform on. the tight rope, and when sho' it id not mako satisfactory pro gress Onofri was in tho habit of beating her ■with a cano,'a knotted' rope, or a shovel. The neighbours sometimes hoard tho eound of blows, but tho children never complainod aid wore never allowed to go out unat tended.

lOn May 11th C'oraline was so sick that she:was unablo to perform her usual tight rope oxerciso, and her father beat her with a shovel. It was nhown that Onofri flogged tho little Lottie air day, u.iing a thick rope, a heavy strap and a shovel-handlo, the lat ter being broken on her head or her body. Her stepfather also tied her, hand and foot, and compelled her to knoel down for hours. At [night she crawlod upstairs to bed, and because sho moaned and complained of hor back Onofri boat hor again with tho shovel. It was shown that, after lying quiot awhile, tho;dying child again began to moan, when herjstopfdther, in a great'rago, fell on her; smothered her head under a pillow and sat Upon it. Tho next morning sho could not be waked, and Onofri finally called in a dodtor, who found that the child had died during the night of injuries caused by tho boating of the night bofore Tho body and head wero covered with gaslios, some of them four inches long. Tho lungs and hoart wore in excellent condition, and tho chijd was strong and well devoloped for her age. Doath tvaa caused by internal horaorrhago, caused by blows with an iron ehovol. . At the Coroner's inquest Onofri was ponitent. "1 am very strong, and didn't know when I hurt her," ho e?id, apologetically, " She wouldn't oven stand on tho wire, and I used a ehovel and a strap. When 1 whipped tho children they did woll in thoir practicd, and when I was kind they would do badly for spite." The other children:could bo induced to testify against their father only when he had been removed from their sight. The Coroner's jury recommended that Onofri be tried ut once, and " that no mercy should be shown him." The trial began yesterday afternoonj after a delay of ten days, and the jury after hearing tho evidence deliberated only twenty minutes. The judge's charge, had t)6en in favour of the prisoner, because no good' lawyer could bo induced to defend him, and the verdict was, after the merciful charge, a surprise to every one." Onofri will to-morrow bo sentenced to be hanged;

Anti-Jewish Riots

Vienna, Juno % — Serious anti-Jewish riots have again broken out, and wore re newed yesterday with increased violence. The inciting caueo at the present time ia tbo excitement of the people growing out of the election agitation. Tlio Carmelite platz was filled with a howling mob, and free tights were frequent ; jtho shop.l- of the ,lowa wore raidod and ruined, and their owners violently assaulted. Not less than '10 persons wore seriously wounded. The polico made many arrests, still'they were powor less to repress the rioters, and were obliged |to call for aid' from the military. Othar riots of like1 violenco and doatructivenees have taken place in the Wionden and Nbu ban districts. In these districts the entire police force is on duty, patrolling the streets and preventing the gathering of crowds.

Torpedoes and Swimmers.

• Paul Boyton's rocont prank in placing a dummy torpedo against the British war-ship Garnet in Now York Harbour reminds tho "Scientific American" of Sergeant Leo's attempt to blow up Lord Howo's flagship, tho Eagle, in the same waters in 1778. Ho used a torpedo-boat invented by David Bushnell, afterward a captain in the patriot army. It had been tried with success ox porimentalh, and gave promise of boing useful in serious warfare. Tho first oppor tunity for such viso occurred when tho British fleet took possession of Now Yorrc Harbour. Tho Bushnoll boat was moro like a barrel than a boat. It was of oak, iron-banded, and only largo enough for ono person. When floating upright tho navi gator's hoad was a little above tho level of tho water. By means of two forco-pumps, worked by tho occupant's feet, the vessel could bo mailo sink or rise in the water by forcing water out or in, and so changing its ppocific gravity. Its progress horizontally was governed by two revolving pii'illes in front, turned by a crank insidu. Tho torpedo was fastened to tho back of tho boat by a scrow, tho release of which sot in motion a clock connected with a gun look and flint. After the predetermined interval of timo had elapsed, the clock would Strike and ignite tho powdor. Tho torpndo carried by Loo against the Eaglo was charged with 150 pounds of powder (somo say 130 pounds), and the clock was eet to cxplodo tho charge in thirty minutes after tho torpodo was placed. Leo was towed to the neighbourhood of tho fleet by a party in whaloboats, and then proceeded to attack tho fleot alone. Ho succeeded in reaching tho Eaglo, a (ii-gun ship, undetected, and spent a long timo in a vain attempt to fasten tho torpedo to her bottom with hooks and screws ; a band of iron at the edge of tho copper sheathing proving an especially sorious obstacle As daylight approached", ho was compelled to leavo tho Hoot and return to the city. Ofl tiovornor'slsland ho was intercepted by a British barge, when, to avoid capture, ho oxplodod his torpodo, oscaping from his pursuers during tho panic which thoexplosionexcitod. Tho "Scientific American" says that if tho torpedo had boen provided with a strong magnet, tho strip of iron which thwarted him would havo in sured tho success of hia undertaking, and tho uso of torpodoea in naval warfare might havo been hastened half a century.

The Defences of Cronstadt.

GiiKAT stir has boon mado latoly about naval preparations at Cronstndt and olso whoro. Wo hnvo bcon told with much osten tation of ironclads fitting out, cruisers being bought, torpedo-boats launched by scores, and pnbmarino mines charged by thousands. Peoplo are so given in England to the inveterate military fault of under estimating their enemy that it was just as well that theso statements should find their wny to the oars of Admiralty officials and the general public. But, as a matter of fact, I have reason to bolievo that they contain the grossost exaggerations, and if a British Hoot had steamed up to Cronstadt this weok it would havo caugjit tho Russians very far from prepared to resistadotcrmined attack. The Hoet of tifty-two ships is mostly com posed of obsolete vessols, worth very little in their best days, and quite valueless now, unless to fink across channels, like the So bn?topol Hoet in 1554. The Peter the Great, so greatly praised by Sir E. Reed, haa made ono voyage to Glasgow to get new engines. Sho may be fit for lighting now, but would certainly notboriskod outsido the protec tion of the forte, nor would the Dimitn- i Donski, the only other vessel at Cronstadt worth talking of. As to torpedo boats, thero are many of thorn,no doubt, but they have an iminenso coastline to dofend, and good authorities doubt very much whether I they would bo easily found in suitable crews. Besides, in all tho plans for tho destruc tion of the British Hoet, tho British torpedo boats are left out of sight; yet, if they did their duty, thoy would clear the Russians oil" tho water in a wock. Tho systom uf submarine mines is doubtless elaborate, but ' naval scionro has not progressed in one ! direction only, and at somo sacrifico, tho ' channels could undoubtedly bo cleared of these obstructions. j As to the forts, they arc numerous, and. some of them formidable, but tho majority ' are rapidly boeoming obsolote, and would Buccumb one by ono to woll placed stool from the Inflexible'^ eighty-ton guns. Cronstadt ; is a powerful fortress, but I do not beliovo | it to be impregiiftblo, as all Russians, oxcopt perhaps naval ollicors, are ready to declare. It might have been taken in 1854, as every body admits, and if tho Russians got limo to strengthen it again, thoy will onco more confess, when the dangor is past, that tho risk was no loss in ISBS than at the I time of the Crimean War.—St. I'etorsburg I Corr. "London Standard," May 11, I

A Drunken Brute Creates a Sena tion in a Death Chamber.

One of tho most shocking cases of oxtrcmO liutnau depravity was brought to tho attention of Justico Gorman at Essex Market tho other day. Tho case at first appeared to bo but an ordinary ono of drunkenness, but when tho facts wore detailed to tho Magistrate the spectators wero horrified.

Thomas Dn-yor, a cooper, living at No. 331, Stanton street, was tho prisoner. Ho was in tho custody of Olßcor Keon, of tho Union Market Station. Dwyor'a appear: anco indicated that he had boen on a Ion? debauch. Ho excused himself by saying that his wifo had died. Then it appoarod that he, with others, wa^ holding a wako over tho body on Wednosday night. Dwyer had been drinking heavily, as hail eomo of tho others present. About midnight Dwyor began acting in a turbulent manner.

His soven children, who woro alternately crying and Bobbing, woro ordered to bo quiot by thoir father, who usod foul oaths in ad dressing them. Neighbours and frionds presont remonstrated with him without avail, for the moro ho was advised to act in a becoming manner, the moro violent he be ame. Finally he approached tho bier on which tho remains of his wifo rested in an ico-box, and tearing oil' tho pall he tumbled tho ice-box and body to the Hoor. Tho corpse rollod out, and the man, savago with drink, seized it by tho legs and bogan dragging it about the room, Those presont wore for a time stunned with horror, and oll'orod no interforonco until after tho man had mado several circuits of tho room, dragging tho body after him. Then soveral rolativos nnd a sister, with much difficulty, compelled him to dosist, and took him to the 6tation-houso, The sister of the deceased appeared in court, and, with tears stream ing down her checks, described tho occur rence in a manner which called forth aup pressed murmurs of indignation from all present. Justico Gormon made no effort to conceal his feeling, and oxpressed himsolf in those words :—

"This ia tho most outrageous and das tardly proceeding that I ovor heard of on tho Bench or clsowhoro. You," ho added with much sevority to tho prisoner, " aro a consummate villain. You dragged the lifo less body of your wife, tho mother of your seven children, about the room in their presence, you—"

"I don't remember anything about it. I was drunk," whimpered tho prisoner. "Drunk? That's your only excuse? I can't conceive anything that would in the slightest measure explain your conduct. Few of the worst inmates of lunatic asylums would in moments of their greatest frenzy perpetrate so gross an outrage." "I am sorry," bogan'tho culprit.

" Sorry won't secure your release. You, will be placed under 8700 bail for examina tion on Saturday." Afterwards it was suggested to the Magistrate that tho man bo permitted to attend the funeral of his wifo. Only after much hesitation did the Justice consent to this, and when ho did so ho ordered that he be kept in prison until the time for the funeral, which took place in tho afternoon. Then an officer was detailed, who accompanied the husband to tho grave, and after tho intorment took him back to Eesox Market Prison.—New Yolk ".U'orld."

Lady Beaijtifiehs. — Ladies, you cannot make fail1 skin, rosy cincks, and sparkling eyes with all the cosmetics of France, or beautificra Df the world, while in poor health, and nothing ivill give you such rich blood, good health; strength, and beauty as Hop Bitters. .A trial is .ertampvoof. gee.

How Napoleon the Second Squan dered.

The corruption and profligacy which have been brought to light by tho Commission appointed to investigate t.ho private papers and correspondence of the Imperial Family which were found in the Tuileries after their flight aro simply astounding. Be tween 1853 and 1855, Miss Howard, " tho pretty horse-breaker," received upwards of i'2oo,ooofromthoßmperoi'; MaryGwynno, another of his mistresses, received alto gether £(j,700 ; a lady whose name is only indicated by tho letter "T" ob tainod £8,000 ; Marguerite Bollanger, who had also lived under tho Emperor's pro tection, gratefully acknowledges tho receipt of largo amounts, but tho exact suirm aro not specified ; and tho Countess Emilio Campana, who had befriended him to tha oxtont of £1,320 when ho was a nocdy adventurer, was rewarded to the extent of £16,000 between 1851 and 1870. As much as £270,000 was sent at different times to tho Countess do Montijo, in Spain, and tho Empress received a private allowanco of £'1,000 a month. Undor tho gonoral head of " munificence," tho Emperor disbursed from first to last £5,000,000, and it has been as certained that in tho year 1866 ho had de posited nearly a million sterling with tho Barings's House, in London, so as to mako provision for that exile which had to bo calculated upon as one of tho contingencies of tho future,

In the memoirs which havo just boon published in Paris of M. Oscar Meding, who was the secret ambassador of King George of Hanover to tho Court of the Tuilerios between ISC6 and 1870, the secret history of tho period in Franco and Germany has been brought to light for tho first timo, and the full extent to which tho French Emporor was duped and played upon by the astute Bismarck becomes cloarly apparor.t. Tho latter provonted Franco from co-opera ting with Austria after tho battle of Sadowa by promises of territorial compensation. Sometimes Belgium and sometimes a por tion of Switzerland was held out as a bait. But tho Prussian Chancellor preferred the suggestion of tho former, knowing that if Napoleon the Third made any movo in that direction it would ombroil him with Great Britain. After th<j Luxembourg affair had boon sottled, tho Emperor of tho French directed all his efforts to form an allianco between Franco, Austria, and Italy, and to prevont Saxony, Wurtemburg, and Bavaria identifying thomsolves with tho Northorn Confederation. Unfortunately for himself, and perhaps for Franco, juet as tho Emperor of Austria was sotting out on a visit to Paris, for the purposo of arranging the pro liininarion of the allianco, nows was received of his brother Maximilian having boon shot by tho troops of Juarez at Queratoro, and Francis Jopoph's feelings towards Napoleon 111. naturally undorwont an unfavourable change in consoquence.

Playing with Dynamite

SOME littlo timo sinco wo had occasion to inako a few remarks upon a sovere accident which occurred to a man whilo " temporing" dynamite in a saucepan over the kitchon fire, by which insano oporation he rendered himself a cripple for life and killed his niothor out of hand. Now a silly fellow ut Now biggin, in the county of Durham, has demolished himself by firing oil'a dynamite cartridge as a Jeti tic joie nt a wedding. Using his iinger and thumb in lieu of a cannon, ho succeeded in blowing his hand to pieces, but having a roverso of ammunition in Mr trousers pocket, the cartridge which ho hold detonated those iv his magazine, and blow him into such littlo pieces that they would not dinoamito. Before now, happy couples havo como to grief at tho very com mencement of their honoymoon, in coneo quenco of tho horses in their oarriage run ning away through fright at the volleys of slippers and rico thrown at the departing pair ; but to ontortliemarriagostato undor such a salvo of artillery as this violent ex plosion proved to bo is a now experience. A man who performs such idiotic antics puts himself boyond commiseration, nnd it was fortunate that ho did not smash up anybody besides himself. But ut a future weddings it will bo a wieo precaution to search tho groomemen to ascortain that they havo no dynamite cartridges secreted in their troueors pocket.*, or perhaps some of tho bridesmaids may "go oil' " moro quickly than oven tho most match-making mamma could desire.

The Drink Traffic in England and America.

Jr tho consumption of drink is decreasing, tho consumption ia still unreasonably largo. According to Mr Childors's figures, about oightoon millions and a quarter, or nearly one-fourth of tho entire revenue, is still re ceived in the shipo of duties from spirits alono. From fermentod and spirituous liquors the rovenuo is i"2!t,SOO,000, or rnoro than one-third of the ontiro revenue. Of the forty-four millions received from articles of gonoral consumption this onormoussum is received from liquors. Althoughthogcncrnl consumption of liqnov Ims decreased, it may bo doubted whether tho consumption haa docreasod amonp tho classes which drink to oxcoss. A drinking consus has lately been taken in London. For tho purposes of tho census a representative district was selected in each quartor of the metropolis, and tho visits to tho public-house's wero mado botweon tho hours of nine and twelve on a Saturday night. In ono district fifty houses wore visited, and during the three hours tho fifty houses wero entered by about thirty thousand porsons. In a second district forty-nino houses wero visited, and during tho throo hours thoso had about twenty-two thousand customeis. In a third district forty-nino houses wero visited, and thoso wore patronised by about fourteen thousand persons. Altogether, there wero two hundred houses visited, and during tho threo hours tho two, hundred public-houses had 80,60S customers, or botweon four and five hundred a-pieco. Tho saddest part of tho business was that, of tho total of eighty-six thousand, more than thirty thousand wore women, and moro than seven thousand children. Tho darkest feature of tho English driuk traffic is that, whatovor decrease of drunkenness there may bo in the community generally, of latoyoarsthere has been an indisputable increase of it among womon. Another drink census revealed the fact that in a singlo London parish 1,250 womon entered twelve public-houses between the hours of ten and twolve on a singlo Monday morning. A sadder record than this it would bo difficult to lind. Such a fact would bo auflicient to oxplain a long list of wife-beatings and desertions. It will also show that, although tho prospects of re formers aro encouraging, their work is hardly begun.

In thirty-two out of thirtyoight of the United States we were told a short time ago there is a local-option law, and ono that ia working successfully. Tho statistics, however, do not show that the low is greatly reducing the drink consumption. "As for beor and whisky," our New York correspon dent told us on Monday, "Mr David A. Wells recently computed that the nation annually spends for that 47-1,823,000 dollars." The number of dollars, we need hardly say, means nearly £100,000,000, and the country that spends that sum on beer nnd whisky alone can hardly be said to be on the eve of a temperance millennium. The truth seems to be that while the consumption of Ax\,u\ is decreasing in England, it is inpreas^ng jn America. Between IS7-S and W,33> says Mr MulhaH, the internal rpyenuje o\ the Vnjted States from fermented liquors increased from nino million dollars to sixteen millions.

The House of Lords Committee on intem perance came to tho conclusion that there was no necessary, and that in many in stances there was no actual, connection be tween the inoreapo of drunkenness a>'.i tuo multiplication of public housp°. aho Com mittee found that sorr.o districts which had the most drunkenness bad the fewest pub lic-hciuap3, and that districts that were re mqrfc&hle tor the smallness of the num ber of their public-houses were also remarkable for their drunkenness. The greater sobriety in England is mainly tho result of tho spread of sanitation anil of education. Tho standard ci sobriety ia higher because tho taue of pu^.iu: opinion is raised. It is pointed out that it is in the poorer districts of London that the largest number of women frequent tho public-house?, tf drink leads to misery, it is itself the result oj misery.

A LONG DRIFT

Floating Scoria from the Java Eruption- A Drift 1,100 Miles from Kraltatoo.

The following interesting account of ashes and pumice from tho volcanic eruption on the island of Java in ISS3, found afloat at sea in January last, is furnished from tho log of the Antelope of Boston :

" From the 14th to the 15th of January, between latitudes 1" and 4° south and longi tudes 83° and 84" east, we passed through quantities of pumice-stone and ashee. At times the sea appeared to be literally covorod by it. The large pieces were heavily weighted with marino growths, 'and many pieces appeared to be on the point of sinking.

"Wo picked up a small quantity of it, and found among it a small and very pecu liar-shaped fish, somewhat resembling a tur bot. Wo may mention that a large number of fish similar to the one wo caught, and a fish resombling an alewivo, also lots of small crabs, were among the pumice, and they all appeared to be busily engaged swimming from piece to piece, eating barn acles, otc.

"This pumice is, no doubt, part of that thrown up by the terriblo eruption ■which occurred in Java, August 25 to 28, 18S3, and, therefore, has been afloat some 500 days. Wo were surprised to find it in this particular position, and more surprised to find any of it afloat at all after such a lapse of time.

" About the 28th of September last, the nea beach of Natal, Southwest Africa, was covered by pumice, cast ashore by the sea. The pumico must liavo begun its journey about the 2Sth of August, 1883, and in 397 days it had drifted—taking Java as its point of departuro—a distanco of 4,400 miles, or eleven geographical miles per day. This is certainly a moat instructive illus tration of tho westerly curront we always expect whon crossing the Indian Ocean toward tho Cape of Good Hope. " But how did tho pumico reach the posi tion in which we found it in such quanti ties ? We can only form conjectures as to the probable course it took. The equatorial current, which originally started this large quantity of pumico and ashes and landed part of it on the African Coast, runs from Java in one large body, to about latitude 18° S , longitude 70° E.; hero it divides into two branches, one flowing southwest and the other wost-northwest), toward Madagascar. So say tho writers on ocean currents?

" Ships which arrived at Bombay during last August and Septombor, and passed oast of Madagascar, report large fields of pumice off of this island ; this comprises ono part of our conjecture. Tho current proceeding to tho northwest and reaching the north point of Madagascar again dividesitself, one branch entering tho Moznmbiquo Channel and running to tho southwest; tho other, continuing its course to tho northwest, eventally strikes tho African shore to the northward of Zanzibar, and is turned off to the northward, and again after having been whirled around and held in bondage, as it were, fora time, by conflicting currents and the changing monsoons, part of it is carried to tho position in which we found it in such quantities by the oastorly currents which prevail about tho Equator during tho north west monsoon ; and here it will again be hold by changeable currents until eventually it becomes sufficiently weighted by marine growths and einka to tho bottom.

Part of tho large field of pumico, which originally started from Java, will no doubt bo carried to tho southward of Agnlhas Bank, oil' tho Capo of Good Hope, where the

currents aro very strong, and turning sharply from tho southwest to the south ward and southeast will reach tho well known easterly drift, which flows all the year round, and ia so favourable to ships bound to Australia whon they aro south of 40 degrees latitudo, and eventually bolandod on the coasts of Australia and New Zealand. Thus in tho ond many thousands of miles will soparato what was onco a portion of Java.

" I may mention thnt wo paused small quantities of it in tho South Atlantic. Tho last wo saw of it was when we were about five hundred miles to the northwestward of theCapoofGood Hope."—"BostonJournal," May 20.

ODDS AND ENDS

It is knowing what ho doesn't know that makes tho wise man wiser thnn his follow.

Mrs Yeast would like to know if a whisky straight is any relation to a spirit-level; and f not, why not:

Slippers aro now manufactured entirely of paper, yet tho small boy must not prema turely rojoice thereat.

" All a woman asks is to bo loved," says n philosopher. Truo ; and all a man asks i 3 woll-cooked inoals.

A trar of charity diinmod her oyo When sho saw how the room was kopt, Shfi put out her hand with a sad, sad Bigh, Then foil on tho broom and swept.

"Mamma," said Johnnie, who had just boen reading tho war news, "I am afraid wo aro short of sauce for supper; Hadn't you bettor call out tho proserves J"

"Aro you papa's boy?" "Yes, sir." "Are you mamma's boy?" "Yes, sir." " But how can you bo papa's boy and mam ma's at tho same timo?" (After a pauso) "Can't a nico earriago have two horses?"

A little Austin boy, whoso impecunious parents are always moving from ono house to another, was asked by the Sunday-school teacher: "Why did tho Israelites move out of Egypt?" "Becaueo they couldn't pay their ront, I reckon."

A precocious littlo girl, three years old, in this city, was asked by her father it she would bo a school teacher when she grew old enough. "No," she said, "I. will have a husband," and, after a little reflection, " I hopo ho will not be a cross one."

Early to bed and early to rise Makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. The man who dolighta to got up with the lark Ia never soon out upon ono after dark.

A few months ago a famous Prussian General was inspecting some military stables. " What do you see there!" ho said in tones of thunder to a Sergeant. "Cobwebs?" " Yes, sir," was the rospectful reply, "We keep them there to catch the flies and pre vent their teasing tho horses."

1 "Mamma, what's a book-worm?" "One who loves to read and study and oolloct books, my dear." Tho roxt night company called. Miss Edith, who, wears rings in numerable was ureeenfc. " Oh, mamma, look at Miss BditU's rings. I guess she's a ring-worm, aint Bho J"

A Montev.uma lady said to her young hopeful: "Johnnie, why don't you rook the baby . You'd lot it squeal its life out." "I would if I could." "Why, .Johnnie! Want your little brother to die!" "Woll, wouldn't it be a good deal better for him to be up in Heaven tlyin' around than to bo lay in' a squeallu' in that 'ere cradle?"

At a franchise demonstration at Gala shiels, Scotland, a few days ago, :\ man was obsorved in tho procession staggering along with a huge banner, on which was inscribed " Down With the 1*6613 i" On being asked why ho waa so much opposed to the peers, who had never harmed him, ho replied ; " I dinna ken what ye're saying; but I wish peers was doan to t.he same, price as aiples."

John Wesley, thpygh. never neglectful of his minister^! gravity, had a gaod sense of humour. His servant, Michael Fenwick, cocjpjained that his 1131110 was never men tioned in tho published journal. Wesley, in the nest number, said: "Left Epworth with great satisfaction, and about I preached atClayworth. I think none wero unmoved but Michael Fenwick, who fell asleep under an adjoining hay-.ack."

Rev. Dr. Ritclii^oi Edinburgh, though a very clover pan, once met his match. 'Yhsji exnminiug a student as to the clasEes he. attended, ho Maid: "I understand you attend tho class for mathomatics ?" " Yea." " How many sides has a circle ?" "Two," said the student. "indeed! What are they ?" What a laugh in the court the students an.,wor produced when he promptly s-iid : "An inside and an outsido.'' The doctor next inojuired: "And you attend tho moral philosophy class also'" ""Scs," "Well, you doubtless heard lectures on various subjects. Did you ever hear ono on 'cause and effect?'" "Yes." "Does an eilect ever go beforo a cause'1" "Yes.1 "Give mo an instance." "A barrow wheeled by a man." The doctor hastily sat down, and proposed no more questions.

SELECTED POETRY.

THB CROSS BEFORE THE CROWN.

We will not sigh when skies are dark, Or whirlwinds fret and frowp, For well we know the brightest saints Must wear the cross Before the crown. For what is Brief I but for a day, It Bpreads its winge and tlies away. But O! eternal aro the gems That circle brown with diadems. Then let the skies In anger frown, The cross is borne Before the crown. We will not pine at unkind fate, Though tempests fret and frown, For well wo know tho weakest Baint That bears the cross Will win the crown. No cross too hard (or thoe too bear, No crown too bright for thee to wear; So ever od, though grief be thine The hand that smites is love divine. Then let tho world In anger frown, Tho darker cross, Tho brighter crown. W. It. Wills. Otahnhn, June 20th, 18S5.

THE MARCH OF THE WORKERS.

(From tho "Commonweal.'1)

What is this, the sound and rumour! What is this that all men hear. Like tho wind in hollow valleys when the storm

ia drawing near. Like the rolling on of ocean in the oventide of feari 'Tig the people marching on. Whlthor go they, and whenoo come they ( What are these of whom ye toll '! In what country are they dwelling 'twixt the

gates ot heaven and hell! Are they mine or thine for money ( Will thoy serve a master well! Still tho rumour's marching on.

Chorus—Hark tho rolling of tho thunder! Lothosunl ana 10, thereunder Biseth wrath, and hope, and wonder, And tho hose comes marching on.

Forth the? come from grief and torment; on they wend toward health and mirth; All the wide world ia their dwelling, every corner o( tho earth. Buy thorn, boII them for tho service I Try the bargain what 'tis worth. For tho days are marching on. These are they who build thy houses, weave thy raiment, win thy wheat, Smooth the rugged, fill tho barren, turn the bitter into sweet, All for theo this day-and ever. What reward for thorn is meet ! still tho host comes marching on,

Many a hundred years passed over have they labnuredjdeaf and blind; Never tidings reached their sorrow, never hope their toil might ilnd. Now at last they'vo heard and hear it, and their cry comes down tho wind; And their feet aro marching on. Oh, yo rioh man, hear and tremble! for with words tho sound is iifo: "Once for yon and death we laboured; changed henceforward ib the strife. Wo are mon, and we shall battle for the world : of men and life; And our host ia marching on,

"Is it war then! Will ye perish as tho dry wood in the fire I Is it peace ? Then be ye of. us ; let your hopoa be our desiro. Come and live ; for life awakotn, and the world shall never tiro; And hope is marching on. On we march, then, we are workers, and the rumour that we hear is the blended sound of battle and doliveranca drawing Dear; For tho hope of every oreature is the banner that wo bear." And the world is marching on.

CiiOßua-Hark tho rolling of thothunder I Lo. the bun I and 10, thereunder Kisoth wrath, and hopo, and wondor, And I he host comes marching on. William Morbis.

AN ENGINEER'S STORY.

I The hour was ten, the night was dark, The fast express was late, And if tliero is in railroad life One •thing ] fiercely hnto, 'Tis finishl ■■(* a run up-Jikn An owl train or a freight. ■ IT. The dear old engine shot olicnd, Thoiißh big the load she drew: Roßardlcs.s unite of cloud and night, She shook herself and flow; ' And, spite of grades and curves and cutß. I drove the darling through. 111. 1 thought I know the trickß and ways Of every one-horse rood That crossed tho track, and small respect To nny such I showed; But whistled for the crossings, while Our speed was scarcely slowed. ; ' IV. Just aa wo fIBW around a curve, i : And darted through a cut, :. . I saw a Biuht that mado me Btnrt ' As if I felt a shot; A freight train lay before us, like ' A waggon in a rut. . . , Across the track its length was stretched, And not a wheel was stirred, While down the grade my big machine Went flying like a bird: 1 pulled the rope, and worked tho valves, But could not speak a word. VI. I did my best, but toward the freight We f needed like a flash, With not a hone but that we might Go through it with a dash, And I could only stand and stare. And wait the coming crash. VII. A level head, a lightning brain. Oh, who can tell their worth .' Above all values wealth can give. Or rank, or place, or birth: And .such a head at such a time. Outweighs the solid earth. VIII. It wasn't mine—some other man's, A brakeman on tho freight, Who saw us aiming at bis train And coming for it straight; And when ho got his work in, you May bet he didn't wait. IX. As quick as thought that follow jumped And pulled a coupling pin, And thus he cut tho train in two Just where (lie rails beein. And signalled to his engineer To go ahead like sin. X. The engine puffs and pants ; the train Starts slowly like a snail, And through a little space I sec Our line of shining rail; But when wo sped across tho space, My very beard turned pale. XI. The buffer of the rearmost car Wo tore away with ease; But that was nothing; down I dropped1, And prayed upon my knees That I misht never know again So very tight a squeeze.

A little matter? Had you stood Where I was standing then. You might have said that it Trould test The powers of tongue or pen To well describe that brakeman's deed: One oja milion men.

From "Drako's Travellers' Magazine."

A Curious Story About General Gordon.

Here is a droll story about General Gordon that has not yet found its way into print. The General entertained peculiar ideas con cerning the Edenic appleby which Mother Eve introduced "Death and all our woe" into tho world. The constituent elements of this fruit Gordon held to bo present in the Wood of every member of the human race up to the present day, and ho con tended that their virus could only be subdued and counteracted by frequent participation in the bread and wine of the sacrament. But bo material a view did ho take of this rite that he thought the more a man could ingest, in quantity, <xi the consecrated food, the better would be hischance of expurgating from his pLyeical organism the poisonous corp«aoJes of the forbidden apple. Having foreseen that there would be little or no opportunities of receiving the sacrament in tho Soudan, Gordon resolved to take tta much as poesiblo of the sacred elements before starting. He therefore occupied himself on tho Saturday before his last Sunday in England in ascertaining the hour* at which communion would be ad ministered in tho various eburches within reach of the place where he then was, and, rising early on the Sunday morning, ho went from church to church in turn, par talking ot tho sacrament in each, and thus received the elements some half-dozen times in succession, beginning at six o'clock a.m., and ending at midday.

Indigestion.— Tho main cause c 4 aercon6» neaa fa indigestion, and that is cansva by: -weak ness of tno eloiii.ich. Xo one ciin havo sound nerves and good huultU witt ant using American. Com;anj'B Jtop Pittora to stroigthen tha btomach, purify fao blood, and keep the live* and kidm-ys activo. to cirry offall thepoisonoug aud wabturpu:ii.rt;H'ae Bi'bKtu. See, ■

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JUtY 11, 1885.

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