A THRILLING INCIDENT.

A Raco for islfo in tho Yellowstone- Harrow Esonpo liorA a Prairio Firo.

The days wero boginning to "horton as our fourin hand clashed up to receive U9 at 7 n.ni , aftor a breakaßt by candlo-light, for our return drive. A hard climb found ue at the summit of tho mountain near by '<n tho distance sebihingly fifteen or twenty Hilos ahead, the vibw was obscured by sihoko ; indeod a prairio firo—not a strange Bight to any of us. On we travelled, but the expression and earnest look on Jim's face indicated to us that it might bo something serious. About noon, as wo wero emerging from a dark, wild, narrow canon, in cutting our way through tho mountains, we wore confronted with three prairie wolves, who wore just onterine the canon wo wero leav ing. They were fleeing with desperate ppcoi, and soeing us they Etapped Bhort, gazing about thorn with a pctrifiod s^aro, uncertain as to which coureo to ■ tako, but thoy quickly dashed by us, within twenty foet, and" soon disappeared. " A danger signal," slid Jim, aa he took an extra grip on hia reins and stootchod his neck. "A big tiro wove got about us " True onouX'h, for as wo passed out into the open prairio we beheld a fight which sent a thrill of horror through our veins, when we comprehended tho situation. Wo had neon travelling westward while tho fire had been travelling in an easterly direction, and had apparently closod up our rotroat. The horse 3 sniffed tho air excitedly, looking about them in a wild, uneasy manner, their oars moving to and fro, as thoy nervously neighed to each otbor. Away in, tho dis tance whore the prairie mot the sky, t« heated, quivoring lino arose, surmounted by a dark, wavering cloud. Twastho prai ria on fire ! The wind was blowing almost a gale, diroctly towards us, and tho long, dead grass was as dry a» tinder ; tho (ire was plainly spreading rapidly, and with a wild shout to tho horses, Jim showed the stuff of which ho was mado. Off to tho right wo shot at a furious speed, leaving tho road and taking to the pathless prairie ; a band of an'olopes, with eyes like fire, came rushing past v?, adding to tho ex citoment and fury of our homes A glance to the loft showed that the firo was gain ing on ua ; with a horrible, cricking sound, we could eeo the bright flames, twenty feet high, shooting upward, and tODguos of fire loaping ten yards at a time before tho gale. The fire was fast over hauling us. Tho dark, rolling smoko soon overcast the sky above our heads, seeming to imprison us. Jim muttered something, and his face grow a°hon as the flocks of foam from our wild horaoa flew over hia broast. It seemed as if our hour had come On we went, the firo momentarily drawing nearer, tho billows of smoko each instant growing douser and the heat moro suffocat ing, at times seeming as though it would blister our faces Should we throw out our guns and traps and lighten the waggon ? Not a word from Jim, but his strong arm and steady eye wore intent on paving us, as we thundered on at terrific speed. Shall we ever forget that moment, when for an irjstant tho smoko cleared and we realised we wero being literally en circled by the raging firo—caused by contrary and varying winds, only about a quarter of a milo ahead there was an opening of eeveral hundred feet for our es capo ! Could wo reach it before the gap closed ? Again the amoko wreatha whirled around us ; our eyes were sma ting from tho heat; the panting horses, mad with tnrror, blindly rushed through the dark noss, as wo yolled worda of encouragement to them. Gould they hold out? It was n raco for lifo! A few momenta and wo dashed through tho epening, thon not 100 feet wide, and wero safe 1

Wo reined up in a short time, after ford ing a stream, and with deep-drawn sighs of relief, bounded out of tbo waggon. Our noblo horeos, our preserver?) woro shiver ing with excitement, rooking with perspira tion, and almost White with foam. Indeed, tte all set to work to rub and dry them, f.hile soothing and quieting them with ivitH words df praise, fpr we owed our lives to these four noble fellows.-Mr E. Smith, in "N.Y. Post," Dec. IS.

The Desperate Situation of Emm Bey.

Tiir.iiii will bo roason for re^ot if tho etlddcn roc;lll of Honry M; Stanley does hot prove to Bo for tho relief of Emm Boy. ffo man is battor fitted to direct an ex peditidn to Wadyly than he who "dia- Covcrod Livingstone ;" :md the recent an nounceuient that tho British Government baa favourably considered his plans gives ground for hopo that bo will bo cho3en for tho work.

For more thin threo years and a half Dr. Emm and his coraradoa havo been practic ally isolated from the civilieed world. They are at Wadyly.near Gondokoro, on tho Nile, aboutnine hundred miles beyond Khartoum. Savage'hordea swarm abjut them, a 6inglo tribe having an army of 100,000 men largely armed with muskets. Against terrible odds the bravo Gorman naturalist has hold out, as did his leader, Gordon, year aftor year, wearily looking to Europo for help that has not yet come. On January Ist last ho wrote that he was in gr«-at straits, but hopod to hold out a littlo longer. In April he wrote again, sending his loiter by Dr. Junker. His c .llestiona of eponmena of natural history had all been lost, but he had preserved tbo valuable results of his goo graphical work. On July 7th he wrote for tho third time, expressing little hopa of rescue, but declaring that he would stand by his post till the Government or death re moved him, or until he could provide for the safety of tho vast population bo had saved from the ravages of the slave trado. Since that date no word has come from him, tho hostile attitude of tho powerful King of Uganda having blocked the last line of communication. So the eituation stands. A myriad of blood-thirsty eavagea aro held at bay by a handful of Europeans and a few faithful negro troops, of whom Dr. Emm saya that they are trusty and able in the highest de gree—"a race second to none in Capacity, and excelling many others in unselfishness." But the end must come, and soon ; and un less a relief corps cuts its waj in there is but one end possible. The British Govern ment alone can provide the material force, and Mr Stanley can best supply the direct ing mind. If they act promptly they may yot avert tho /ate that befell Gordon at Khartoum from Gordon's loyal LiouteDant Wadyly.—"N.Y. Tribune."

Measurement of Fish Eggs.

In the current number of "The ADgler," Seth Green discouisoa as follows on tho measurement of fish eggs in quantities. How few poople realise how many spawn of fish a million is. We are accuetomod to read of this or that hatchery t.irning out so many millions of whitefifh, shad, salmon, or epsckled trout, ns the case may be, with but littlo thought of how many a true mil lion actually is. In conversation with an acquaintance some clays ago, while speak ing of the number of millions of spawn we had laid down in the Caledonia hatcheiy, I was asked how many bushels of spawn I supposed we had, and if I knew how many spawn it took to make a bushel. I replied that I had never thought of the matter in that light, but as it wou'd be quito interest ing to know, I would ascertain £ccird ingly I have had a fow estimates ruado with some of tho different varieties of spawn wo have at the hatchery. U c bogan with tho salmon trout, the spawn of which were ohtainod from Lake Huron. I men tion this fact, as the size of tho ppawn obtained from thn fish caught in the different lakes differs slightjy : as, for inatanco, (hose taken from thn Lake On tario ealinon-troiit are a trifle smaller than the Lake Huron trout eggs, counted a quart, extra measure, and found they would run 0,000 to the quart, and, taking this as a basis, there would be 192.000 to tho bushel, which would make juat 5 5 24 biuhils of spawn to the million. The young fry when batched out would lequire 200 12 gallon cans to move them, supposing that 5,000 were placod in a can, which is about all that can bo tranfported any distance eafely in a can of thnt eizo. Brook or speckled trout, the spawn of which are con siderably smaller, are found to measure 11,701) to the quart, or 374,400 spawn to the bußhel, or 2,157134 busheU to the million. When hatched it required 167 cans of the above named capacity to trans port them, figuring at. 6,000 to the can. Whitefish 6gg3 I have estimated at 34,400 to the quart, and at this rate there would be 1,100,800 in a bushel. Shad eggs are about tbo pama size as the whitefi-h, and I should estimate them at about the same. As 10,000 young fry of either the whitefish or shaJ is about all that can bs safely transported in a 12 or 13 ---gallon can, it would require 110 cans to carry 1,000,000 of either of these kind.

WRECKED ON A BAR.

Loss of a Ship and Twenty Live?

off the Virginia Coast.

One of the most disastrous shipwrecks which ever occurred on the Virginia coast happenod at 2 o'clock on January Sih near the Little Island L fa-saving Station, four teen miles south of Capo Henry. Not loss than twenty, and pojsiHly mdre, live 3 were lost, among thorn five 'of tho life-saving crew, who in tho discharge of thuir duty wero drowned. The morning was bitterly cold and a blinding snowstorm prevailed, with tho wind blowing a gale from the north-west. During a lull in the storm the life-saving patrol from the Little Island Life Saving Station sighted a large chip stranded on tho bar about 900 yards frum shore. When he saw tho vosfol he was going to moot tho patrol from Dam Neck Station and exchango a chock showing that both patrolmen had been to the end of boat. Tho Dam Neck patrol was only a fow yards distant when the vessel was sighted, and both fired rockets to notify tho crow of tho stranded ship that sho had beon seen. Thoy hurried back to thoir respective stations and gave the alarm. In a little while tho crews with lifeboats and apparatus ware abroast of tho wreck, and the boom of a mortar announced that a lino had been shot over the ill-fated ves sel. Tho shot was unsuccessful, and a second wns firod with a like ro«ult. Aftor firing six unsuccessful shots tho life-sav ing men determined to bravo tho furies of tho seaand the death which seemed certain to await thoir venture. Tho word of command being given by Captain BelanSa, of Lifo saving Station 4, known ns the Little Island station, fix of the most oxpert boitmen manned the lifeboat. Tho men gave way with a will, and in a n-omont tho boat was broasting the furioua waves. Thoy reached tho ship in safoty, and four of the ship's crow wore takon in the lifeboat and ten in a ship's boat which was launched for the purpose. Tho boals wore hoaded for tho shore and not a word wan spoken, for each man realised the awful peril which sur rounded them. With a steady will the two bnats wero making good headway for tho shore, when a wave of great powo.- struck tho boats, capsizing them instantly, and pitching their twenty-two occupants into tho boiling sea- Then began a dosporato struggle for life, and with many of the men it w&s a pro longed one. Tho horriied life-savors on tho beach wero poworlosa to assist their drowning c inrado3 and tho unfortunate etrangors. The drowning men wore carried southward by tho pea, and some of them were washed ashoro. As they tamo within reach thoy woro picked up and endoavours were made to revive them, and in two instances with success, although ono of the two is badly injured.

The vessel was tho German ship Elizabeth, Captain Halborstadt, bound from Hamburg to Baltimore, and not one of her crew sur vives her wreck.

THE BEST BREAD.

Reasons Why Mills Should bo Usoit

In Malting It,

Pkoi-essoh William Jaoo, in a paper ad

dressed to tho British Medical Association,

aftor comparing tho nutritive value of bread from whole meal and that from pure whito (lour, thus expresses hi'".solf as to the ideal loaf :

" Not only then on the ground of nutritive value, but also on that of purity and clean liness of manipulation, do I urge tho use of a puro white loaf. Such broad is moro healthily made, nnd will bo swoot and free from acidity, when whole inoal and dark broads aro sour and unwholesome.

1 "Reference has already been undo to tho lower percentage of phosphates in white flour than in wholo meal, although it has beon pointed out that the nutritive consti tuents of tho br.tn nro so locked up within it that tboy escape unaltered from tho human body. In connection with this mattor I have a euggostion to make, Bran is a valu able cattle food ; and further, is spe cially noted as a milk producer. Dairy farmers rind that the milk of cows is im proved both in quantity nnd quality by feeding them largely on bran. My sug gestion is, send the bran to tho dairy farinor, and tako its albuminoids and phosphates back from him in tho shopo of milk. Tho cream of milk is still ono of the principal constituents of butter. I am so prejudiced as to think it ought to bo the only ono, save salt. Thanks to tho invention of the cream separating machine, croam ia now obtainod in a very fow minutes from milk after milking. The separated milk is per fectly fresh and swoet. My suggestion in, use this separated milk instoad of water for tho purpose of making liour into bread. Skimmed or poparatod milk has tho follow ing composition : — Water Fl'.CO Casein mil Bug >r SID Fat • l.l'J A?h.: SO "Tho a?h consists principally of phos phates of lime and potash. " The use of such milk for broadmakiDg would be to make bread an ideal article of food In addition to the stores of flesh formers and heat producers tho flour iisolf contain?, tho milk would contribute ad ditional flerh forming material, and also those phosphates and other mineral fooda so valuable in building up a healthy human body. Tboy wouH also, which is of para mount importance, bo present in a roariily assimilable form. Made from pure white flour, such bread would bo light and spongy in texture, of a delicate creamy tint, and as pleasing to tho eye as healthy and nutri tious to the body."

How Eye Diseases are Spread.

To mention a few of the modes of contagion I have to speak, in the first placa, of towels, especially of that abominable institution known as the roller-towel, which has boen U3ed so much in a»ylums where forty, fifty or more children use tho sima towel, whether they have granular lids or not. True, in a great many of those caees tho existence of granular lida is not known: but even in cases iv which the existence of the diseaeo was evident the ignorance or care lessness of the ptr3On in charge has allowed transmission by meane of towels to be one of the moat frequent sources of con tagion. As a carrier of the •3ntagion_ the house-fly plays an important rolr, especially in the cates of young children who are not able to protect themselves against the visits of this little animal. Attracted by the sweetish odour of tho discharge it will settle upon the eyee of children affected with the disease, especially infants, and carry the contagion in its claws to tho other eye or the eyes of sleeping infants. Spectacles may be the carrier oE tho con tagion. I remember the case of a young lady who could not explain satisfactorily how she came to have granular lids. Upon her return to school she mentioned that Bhe had granular lids, whereupon one of her clieamates said : "Why, that is the disease which I havo been suffering from for the last fix months." This classmato wos near-sighted and used glasses. My patten* was also near-sighted, but had not ufod glassop, and whenever she wanted to see anything at a distance sho was in the habit of borrowing the spectacles of her friend, and there is no doubt in my mind that thia was the meana of carrying the ptis?n from the classmate's eye to my patient's eye. Children with granular lids aro very apt to rub the eyos, because tho secretion as it bogins to dry on tho odgo of the lids, caufos abirritating, itching sensation. They will now play'jfc-ith other children, and from their hand? transfer the poißon to tho hands of the other children, and thess latter rub bing their eyos contract tho disease Handling objects which have been ußfd by granular lids patients may bo tho means nf carrying the conlagion A young lady, who volunteered to teach children affected with granular lifJ>>, and who had bren i-olatcd from other children in a certain institution, was warned to be extremely careful with regard to using handkerchiefs, tosvols, cr anything which belonged to tho children. Sho was well aware of tbo danger, and promised to bo very careful. She handled nothing whatever, eho said, that be longed to the children, left her cloake out side, and in the cla»s-room kept away from the children a distance nf five or fix feet. But upon examination of hnr eyea fouiteen days after sho had taken olh're, it was found that sho began to suffer from granular lids. Upon inquiry, I found that she had been taking the copy-boo'is and slates of the children for correction, and in all probability sho got the poison from the elate and books on her hands and then convoyed it to her eyes. A teacher of another Fection in the same institution was mor careful ; she simply walked into the claps-ronm, did not touch anything belonging to tho children, and for \\vn nr three rrmnths, during the duration of thU epidemic, sho was not affected by tho di-ease. The atmosphere had evidently n't been the carrier of the contagion in the first case.—"Medical and Surgical Reporter."

SCARPOLOGY.

Reading Character by Old Boots.

A few weeks ago I had occasion to com ment upon tho caso of an eccentric indivi dual who had a mania for collecting tho cast off slippors of operatic dansouses. Thie person has been altogether distanced by a doctor named tiarre; domiciled at Busle, who collects old boots and slippers and studies them. Carlyle has, of course, Bhown what an amount of philosophy can be ex tracted from old clothes, but it has been reserved for tho ingenious Garro to discover ' valuable properties in old bpots. Ho has designated tho results of his investigations into the secrets of discarded leather a? "Scarpology,"which like logic, as defined by Archbishop Whately, is both an art and a science, and according to its founder it gives a cluo to the characters of mea from a study of their superannuated leather, Dr. Garre has beon good enough to fur nish the public with what may be called tho alphabet of Gcarpology, which will, nn doubt, receive a grammer and syntax in timo from its foUndor or his followors. According to thi?j a discarded bot, tho traces of hard work after two months' use, denotes it wearer to be, if a man, an energetic, determined and practical in dividual, and if a woman, a faithful spouse and an excellent household manager A sole worn and broken on tho outside donotoa a fanciful, capricious and visionary irreso lution, weakness and timidity. Boots whoroof tho outsida soles and the edges of tho too ops are worn away show thoir owners to bo everything that is bad, and capable of (my crlmo Up to frlurdor. Another oleinentafy riilo_ ISid down by the snarpological savant is that young femalos who try to insert their foot into boots denominated i.i technical language " fours '' when thoir proper size should be numerically designated «s "fixes," aro to be avoided by young men as if they had tho plague. No trust, observos tho doctor, in his own plain-spoken stylo, is to bo placed in women with big feot who try to make people bolievo that they have cot pied* mir/iwii by crushing and cramping themsolves into small boots after tho fashion of tho fomalo inhabitants of tho Celestial Empire—" Londcfi Standard.'1

WATERING PLACES IN JAPAN.

Thermal Stations as Fashionable as Any

in tho World.

InVALIdR, touriste and peoplo in gonoral would pfobably fool surprised woro thoy told that wftterin^-pladoa exist in tho joyous land of tho Mikado, whoro thoy form for tho valetudinarian of that land of knick knacks, pagodas and brou?es a resort quite as fashionable as the European spas, with their inseparable health cures and fashion able promenades. Ikao is ono of these ther mal stations; it is eitUated in the mountains, about seventy miles from Tokio, and pos soeses springs of ferruginous and sulphur ated water. The Japanese rightly passes for the cleanest of heathens, and largely avails himself of tbo high temperature of the water by frequently taking wnrm baths. Hero may bo mot in large numbers functionaries, merchants, political char acters, princes of the blood) and peoplo of independent mean?, all Booing for a time from tho life of bustle and turmoil of tho large towns i this activity is largely duo to tho introduction of European comtnerco nnd fashion, which havo inevitably brought with them competition, social activity And commorcial and intolloctual worry. This villago of Ikao, built in a long line of picturesque and gracoful look ing houses lining both sides of a uniquo and steep street, consists principally of hotols, which da not in any way rospond to our idea of imposing and massive build ings ; thoy are simply frame housos con taining several rooms, the outer and inner walls of vrhich are hung with oi'.ed paper, and tho floors covered ivith woven driod gra°s mats. These d "rollings being all in a line, tho roof of each ono i*, on account of tho Btoopnosß of tho street, on a lovel of tho ground floor of its neighbouring house, thuß giving as it were nt a distance thoap poarance of a huge etairca.-o.- Each house is provided with a small conduit of tho warm mineral water taken from tho torrent th*t thunders down into a ravino closo at hand. Thoro ore, besides, numerous public and privnto baths j consequently the village rosounda all day long with tho shouting «nd laughing of tho men, women and children who nro bathing, cither separately or promiscuously, in woodon panß three or four foet deep ; exclamations and various noieos oro accompanied by tho coaaeloss sound of tho rushing waters, In tho intor val of theeo ablutions and rubbinga tho hosts of this aquatic locality wauder about, clad, both sexes aliko, in a light and ample cotton robo of various colour?, girded at tho waist with oilhur a strip of satin or crape. They vary thoir exercise by frequenting the different toahouees, and whilo sipp:ng innumerable and minute cup? of tea or uf sake (a sort of spirituous liquor) and smoking a few pinches of mild tobacco out of very small-bowled pipes, thoy indulge in a gamo of chess or talk scandal, the whole proceedings being enlivened with music and dancing and tho performances of wandoring mountebanks or tumblers. The Japanese, unliko most Orientals, are sturdy walkers ; henco they may bo seen, singly or in groups, dispersed ovor the sheltered elope of tho mountain, climbing gome rugged and fliwor-linod path, and pro tected from the sun'a rays by huge acd brilliant orange coloured parasols. Some times they rest in rustic inns or teahouse?, enjoying the panoramic perspective?, or chatting with the gracoful girls, who con slituto tho sole attendants. Toward even ing all the visitors and inhabitants generally congregate in the oaly street of the villago ; there may be seen nobles with their coats of arms worked into the sleeved or backs of their garments, morchante, Buddhist priest* with their ehaven crowns, dandies seaming quite out of place in this crowd, dressed in national costume, and groups of young girls with rich silken robes of glaring colours, their magnificent tresses of raven hair being ela borately dresaed in upward folds. The chatter ia ceaseless around tho source (all drink out of tho single bamboo cup in use)} then, after a short reat, the inhabitants retire to sleep on their mats, and thus con cludes a day of tho happy life they lead in Ikao.

Spoopendyke Contemplating His Last Moments.

A Solemn Conversation.

" My dear," said Mr Spoopondyke, turning in iiis chair and contemplating his wife with a solemn expression on his visago. "My dear, what would you do if I were suddenly called away by the angels ?"

"Good gracious!" exclaimed Mrs Spoopendyke, dropping her scissors and looking up with'a jerk. " What put that idoa in your head J" " Don't you think they are just as liable to come fishing after mo as anyone else ?" demanded Mr Spoopendyko, sitting up straight and rumpling his hair ominously. "P'raps you have gut fome kind of a notion that the re3t of the world have a corner on this angel business, aud that I'm short on a rising market. What, I aeked was, what would you do if I should bo called homo without any particular amount of warning ? ' "You needn't be afraid of that," s railed Mm Spoopendyko. "It is a groat deal more likely that I will go before you do. Why, you are good ior forty yet, and you know I am not very strong." "Got it all h'xed, haven't you ?'' remon strated MrSpoopondyko, straightening bolt upright, and glaring at hisepouse. "Been making all tho arrangements for the dieso lulion of this fumily without consulting anybody, haven't yo? I toll yo no man knon-eth when tholu»t measly hour cometh, and if you think your candle has got any Ion; cr wick than mine you're way offyoui nut. you hear ?" " Ye?, dear," murmured Mrs Spoopen dyke, soothingly, "If you should die, dear, I think it would kill me." "Now you'ro talking," grinned Mr Spoopendyke, eomowhat mollified by this concession on the part of his wife. "You know tho beet of us is liable to go aoy moment, and you cn.i'c tell when I'm likely to be scooped up. Think you'd cry much ?" and Mr Spoopendyke folded his armß and assumed an aspect of great resignation, as though he already heard the bells ringing for him. " Why, of couree," replied Mrs Spoopen dyke, rather puzzled by the drift of the con versatian. "I should try to think that you were better ell", but it would bo natural for mo to &heH tears." "Just so!'' grunted Mr Sponpondyko. " And if the natural tears didn't hold cur, I Eiippo?o you'd cliuck in a fow artificial ones rather than not keop up your end of the Btick ! What makes you think I'd be better off?" he continued, as he caught the full force of the reflection that there might be

somo consolation for tho widow in the faith that ho had done a pretty clever thing by dying. "Be glad, wouldn't you, to see me launched into the grave like a fence post ? B3 a great deal of comfort to you to know that you would nevor see me again, or hoar my voico any more !'' and hero MrSpoopon dyke broke down under his emotion, and covered his face with hia hand.",

" Don't you feel well, deal )" aekrd Mrs Spoopendyko timidly. . '' Let mo make you a cup of ten, and yoit'll soon get over your bad feelings." " Novor mind," whispered Mr Spoopen dyke, in a broken voice. " I tnppoao you'd get the most expensive mourning you could rind, and have it mado up as becoming as the life insurance would permit, wouldn't you ?" " Certainly, dear, if you wish it, • as sented Mrs Spoopendyko. "Only I don't think I could have it ready in'timo for the funeral. I could borrow a black dress until tnino wa.3 done, but "

"And I supposo you could hire some griof to help you through the allotted period of bereavoment, couldn't you?" hissed Mr Spoopendyke, forgetting that ho was theoretically dead, and bouncing off his chair. " There wouldn't bo time to get on all the flounces and mliles between my death and burial, and you'd havo to ront appropriate expressions of profound melan choly ? la dint tho way you1 want to bo understood ? Couldn't go td my funeral unless you could outehine all tho othor dodgastid widows in our set! That the itlon you want to convoy ? That all thocon- Bolation you want to porvado my las': hour with 7" "No, dear,1' cdood Mr? Spoopondyko, somewhat at a Hiss to oxpfCea horsolf. " What would yoii like to have me do ?" "Do 1" roared Mr Spoopendyke, who had oxpoctcd tho p'rospoc'tivo widoVr to bunt into tears at tho suggestion df his demieo " What do I expect you to do ? Go (lahint? ! When tho Trump of Immortality sounds for Spoopendyko, and he replies 'Lord, tho remains are propared for tho eacri lice P 1 expoot you to got a lot of old hens together and havo n candy pull. Understand it now t Does that dying re quest convey to yoltr mind any intelligent iJea of tho last wishes of the defunct? Think you could carry out that bequest without Rotting the1 molftsees all Ovor the corpse ?" . , " Yds, dear;" sighed Mrs Spoopondyke, struggling J"° ''fioP *''° toar9 k'iC' c> u8 m Der imagination sho conjured tip" ih.s of Mr Spoodendyko lying in hia coffin with his poor face all stuck up with troacle. " Only I wouldn't like to havo a lire in tho hoase when you were dead, because it would bo so hot for tho mourners, and yon know acorpse ought to bo kept as cool as possiblo in the warm weather." "So it ought, hadn't it?" yollod Mr Spoopendyke, rather startled by this prac tical suggestion that ho might not keep in a warm house. " And tile mourners ought to bo kept comfortablo if they aro going to enjoy the proceedings !' ho continued, re medbering that in the enumeration of tho reasons for not building n flro the feelings of tho bereaved wero consulted bofort tlio effect on tho lato lamented. " That bii-ts that scheme. No candy pull over tho re mains of Spoopondyke ! Can't ye think of somothing oleo? I say," ho bawled, as a new and particularly bright idea struck him, " You might havo a gamo of Aunt Sally with mo ! Sot mo up in tho corner and throw etictto at mo, and thon you could havo in some ice-cream for tho mourners ! That would keep all hands cool, and bust tho hind sights off any fuiio nil that ever camo off in these purts ! How doos that striko you? Think you could manage to put up with my lose on it racket of that kind!'' and Mr Spoopondyko placod hia hand to his oar as if anxious not to lopo a word of hie wife's reply to this sensible proposition. " Wouldn't you rather have mo get eomo flowers, dear, aild fill your poor cutlin up with fragrance?" asked Mrs Spoopoudykei looking Up to him affectionately. "No !" roarod Mr Spoopemlyko, as tho grim aspect of crosso?, wreaths, and anchors in tuberofes presentediteelf to him. "Idocit want any niaaely flowers. Think I'm going to lio still in a box, while a lot of dodßastci old womer, hoaded by a prancing widow In a borrowed drees, march past and shy vogo tables at me ? Think I'm an opera singer, to hoist up in my ciliin and bow ovory tune n meaely idiot tiros a dandelion at m^, and have eoiiico o in tho back ond of the church yell 'Speech!' That your notion of n funeral ? With your ideas about doal li, all you want i? a [uir of (-ilvor handles and un autopsy to bo a railroad accident !' And with this complicated illustration of hi* wifo'sviowsof immortality, MrSpoopondyko clammed tho doo.- after him and wont to tho

" 1 don't care," murmured Mrs Spoopoil dyko, aa liv departed, "1 dou't caro. At all tho funerals 1 lnvo attendod they had [lowers, and if wo don't have some whon my poor husband dies they'll say wo didn't havo any frionds or money. Anyway, I hopo ho don't dio before I do, mid thon ho'll know what troublo it is to hunt up his own things, and what it ia to bo without any one to put them away for him," and with this sentiment Mrs Spoopondyko put her husband's rnsor strop behind tho clock, and his pipo into tho shoo bag, and then sat down to wondor how ehc would look in mourning if she should over "be diivon tv tho pinch."

A British Election.

Ax Englishman who picks holoa In thy modo of conducting cloctions anywhero 13 in danger of being mot by tho retort : "Physician, haul thyself." But whilo all kind-' of fraud, such as bogus rmalihcations, personations and fictitious ontries on tho reei'teM, abound in tho old country, thoro are ono or two evils that tho ballot as hold thoro makes impossible. Ballot-box bulling ia a crimo unhoard of, because it is impossi ble. Each elector is supplied with a num bered ballet of papor torn from a -ook with counterfoils, on which is printed tho name of every cjndidato nominated iio takes this ticket to a private box provided for the purpose and pnte a crocs against the candidate or candidates for whom ho votes. Then he folds up the paper so as to show the numbor only, displays tho nnmbor to thq judge, and drops tho tickot into tho box. When the votes aro counted the total must correspond with tho numbor of tickets torn out from thn book at dif ferent polling stations, and when it doea not there has to bo a recount. All elections are held under cover, ueually in board schools", and never at public houses or saloons, and as soon as a man has voted he has to quit. The police keep tho sido walka clear of idlers or thugs, and any man who tries to influence a voter or aecortain which way ho has voted, has to do co woll away from the polling booth, or lie is speedily arrested. Tho way ballot boxes are guarded on their wiiy to tho placo appointed for the count and tno syatom adoptod in counting make it abso lutely necessary to " voto fair." Amid tho thousands of charges brought after the gene ral election in reference to intimidation, bribery, corruption, and co forth, such charges as ballot-box stuffing, wilful mis counting, or rofusiug to recoivo tho vote of a qualified elector are never heard of A year ago a law was pa?sed in England making the eloction void of any candidate who hired one carriage or pain for one glass of beer, personally or by his ugent, on election day. — "St. Louis Globa-Dsmo crat."

Fred Archer and His Doctor.

Akciiek, having been bitten or otherwise injured by a horse on ono occasion, called on Sir Jatnes Pagot. Tho eminent eurt^oon having bound up hia wound, Archer ro quested to know how long it would tako to heal. "Oh," said Sir James, " I think in three or four weekii you will be all right." "But shall I be <U for the Derby ?" askod Archer. " ie-es Y " was (ho reply. "Oh yes! I think you may go to the Derby." " No. but you don't understand mo, Sir James," persisted the j.okoy. "I moan, shall 1 be fit to ride?" " Well, I don't know," was the answer. " Better drive ; bolter drive." Archor, rather taken aback by this very innocent and unexpected rejoinder, had to explain. "I am afraid, fcir James, you scarcely realise who I am.' " No," said the surgeon, politely, refer ring to tho patient's visiting card. " I see I have tho honour of rccoiving Mr Archer, but " "Well," said Archer, "I i-uppone I may say that what you aro in your profession, Sir Jsmee, I am in mine," and proceedod to tell him what that profession wae. The famous surgeon, on learning the etatuß of his visitor, was at once greatly in terested, and aeked him eagerly many quea tions, among others, what would Vie, hieloss suppoein" he ehouli be unab'e to fulfil the Derby engagement, to which Archer ro plied': " About £2.000 " His average an nual incomn ho stated (if I mittnke not) to be about £8 00", urjon which Sir James ia stated to have remarked : " You mr,y well say that what I am in my profession you are in yours. I only wish that my pro fession were half as profitable aa yours. — '• Pall Mall Gazotte."

The Great Salt Lake.

The most striking feature of the valloy is the Great Salt Lako-the Dead Sea of America. Curiously enough, the specific gravity of the waters of this lake- is almost preoisoly tho same, tho eolid matter hold in suspension in the American lake being no less thin 22432 in 100 parts of water. In other words, if four barrola of wator are allowed to ovaporato, nearly ono barrel of suit is left. The lako has no outlet-at loaot, nono has been discovered - yet tho volumes of fresh water poarod into it by "the Jordan" and other streams fail to diminish its saltness. Henco it is supposed that it covers a peoret bod of saline deposit. , Wo wont dowrt by tho lathing train to enjoy ' a swim in its v>atofO, an excursion much patronieod by Mormons, Sspetially on Sun day afternoons, when tho Tabernacle ser vice is over. Wo found our way to a long lino of dressing-rooms erected on the margin :of tho lake, and in a fow minutos reappeared clad in bathing dreFsos provided, which woro moro modost than artistic. An un adorned, broad-brimmotl straw hat of omin ous proportions completed our attire, and under the heat of tho glaring sun proved a real comfort. Slowly and Bolomnly wo walkod through the shallow water, our feet linking in the whito mud below, until it became possible to tako a header and strike out. But swimminir was not oasy; one's heels had a tendency to riso above tho buoyant water, and progress was slow. Still tho lako is an excellent placo for nervous bathors, as it would ro quiro both skill and offort to drown. Float ing is natural aud ploasant, and there are no fiih to staro and no crabs to nibble at one's person. Whon wo came out, thickly en crusted with brinft,we were glad of the fresh shower-bath provldod in every dressing room, and then began to roallso tho deli cious sensation which folloV/s a btjtho in thoao famous waters. Tho lake in of im menes eUo, and contains Bevoral islands. As compared with the Dead Sea, it is forty-threo milos longor end thirty-fivo inilos broadoi. —" Leisure Hour.'

On Sleeplessness.

Think and consider whotbor of lato you havo given way to any table indiscretion that maj hnvo affoetod tho liver, and ren dered it either sluggish or too activo. In tho;o cases tM bfdoi! will in ronlity hove bocomo poisoned and ctofltarninnted with bile, the mind becomes dull and probably gloomy ail day; end over-active towards nightfall. The buto Indication of treatment is to strictly reguluto tho diet for a lew weeks, to tako an occasional blue-pill at night, with a glass of Pullna wator half-a'u-hour boforo breakfast, and to take a course Of Turkish baths (if permitted by your own medical advisor), with a reason able amount of cxorclso In tho open air. Dyspepsia will produce sleeplessness, and itiay ifl ordinary c.-iaes tie Cured in tho samo waj', though aperients should rather bo avoided. Aldst Careful -regulation Of diet ir, however, a sine qUa, noil. It id not a good plan to go td bed with an entir'SlJ' empty dtorHuc'h. Agrii'ii if tho body feels hot, a cold biith, followed L'y a bottle of Boda water and futeon grain's of iho bicarbonate of f oda, will havu a good effect. Sometimes a hot bnth will do more good than a cold ono ; tho stato of one's feelings is to be consulted, and tho results made a montal noto of. Co you smoko njuch ? if no, a return to houlth io not to be ojtpectod wntil tho habit is overcome"; Exorcise in abund ant taking during tho day in tho opon air in in huudreds of casos a euro for r.loop ]. s-ncM, but this exerci»e should not bo of a too fatiguing kind, it should be spread over a great muny hours, it should be ploasant calming exercise, and notcontinucd up to a lato hour. Ovor-tatigue mus-t bo carefully avoided. Tho practice of taking stimulants to any extent is vory apt to produce sloeploseuOMi by kooping up an unnatural excitement of tho bram. Wino r.ciruß has boon recommendod an a night eapi and oven stronger stimulants. They s-hould only bo proscribed by a mcdicul man, for they arc narcotic?, and naicotics in any form tend to make matters worco in tho long run. —" Caesoll's Family Mnga -7.11)6." . .

A Scientist Among Savages.

Tiik Russian scientist, Dr. Maclay, had a

very hard time among ibo natives of Now Guinen, Quo morning tboy found him sit ting on hid trunk on tbo beach, and as they had novorsoon a whito mar. botorc, ur.d hud not reun thu ship which landed him tliero in tho night, they mode up their minds that ho had descended from heaven. Tho Doctor oncouragod thorn in this belief, but ho soon found that ho had aocoptcd a character which it was vory difficult to till iv a manner to satisfy hia hosts, As they had nov«r before entertained a living inhabitant of tho sky, they did not want to loco him, bo they kept him clo-ely imprisoned. I' lio wus from tho gods, Ihoy thought noll.ig should fri^hton him, and ho they shot arrows close to hi* head and neck ; indeed, two of tho arrow.) wounded him sevarcly. Thoy tisd him to a treo, and pressed their ppears against his teoth until ho was obliged to opon hia mouth, though what riivrno nttiibuto thia octiou was in tended to tost it is difficult to ima"ino. Thon thoy doprivrd him of food for si 1 >ng a tinio that h:a lifo was endangered, for purely, thoy thought, one who had come from tho gods could have no use for oarthly Finally, thoy decided that a person who ato a^ much as tho good doctor could hardly bo a hoavonly being, and as he must have como from somow hero, they decided that he wan a recent arrival from tho moon. This was fortuuato for l)r Maclay, aa his captors did not seem to ex poet so much from a more •anon creature, and his lifo among the naked inhabitants of the islands was com paratively pleas-ant. They could not help but admire the pluck with which ho had endured their too pessing attentions on hia first arrival, and when they found out that he was a very kind-hearted man, and that ho had much skill in medicino, thoy treated him with great respect as a superior being. An English traveller who visited tho islands after tho doctor had loft, found the name of Maclay a " namo to coujuro with," for no sooner had ha spoken than tho natives crowded around him, eager to do honour to Maclay's brother, as they callod him.— " Harper's Young People "

The Chess Masters of To-day.

A coNsncuonn figure in tho English chess world waa Lowonthal. A Hungarian by birth, ho emigrated after MS Revolution to America, and settlor! in England after the tounnment in 1351. Ho contributed largely to tho literature of chess, played several matches with euccoss, but was beaten by Morphy, liko evorybody elfe. It is much to his honour that ho speaks with such hijrh appreciation of his opponent in " Morphy'a Game."," which ho pub liahed. Thoro ia no exhibition of paltry jealousy, but honest admiration and nc knowledgment. of superior power. Ho was appointed manager of the British Chess Association, and socretary of tb.3 St. George's Club, and there had an oppor tunity of taking a prominent part in (ho organisation of several tournaments, the lint one being in 1572, when Zukertort Oiimo over at his invitation. I mot Luwonthal in 1567 in I'aris, unii so anxious was ho both in outward appearance and manner to bs taken for an Eng lishman that ho would rather convo^o in broken French — I did not epoak English at the timo— than have recourso to Gorman, which of courso bo ppoko fluently. His notion oE an English gentleman, as far as the outer man \ra concerned, con sisted iv a cloan shirt, front and a soverc i#n in the waistcoat pocket. He cdilod for a long timo tho chess column in the "Bra," nnd when it was discontinued ho waa in quite a distressed state of mind. Meeting a friond, bo paid, "Mv dear friend, I have lost my organ !" 'I hinking he alluded to voice -ho hail a bad cold i<t the time—his friend consoled him, hoping ho might soon recover it. "Oh, it i-t not my voice I am spoaking of, but my chess column." Right up to his death-July, IS7G —ho took a leading part in chess circles ; but owing to failing heatlh he wa? aeeiated in his literary work by tho Into John Whiskor, who was an intimate friend of bia.—J. Aoffcr, in " Fortnightly Review."

How Some Heavy Stakes Were Won at Old Sledge.

The Btory ia told of a great game at "old sledge " which wa? played in the Gonzalo saloon in New Orleans, in the old flat bottom boat days. Ono day a boatman who sauntered into the place was watching tho play, and at (he same tim-3 had h>3 ~a , fl x j c l nn the large tilver buttons which shone on Gonzilo's coat. Alter a while tho boatmen, who was recignised as " Bower-," u l)Hl!en^td Gor.zilo to a gatno of old tied 30 at 50 dols. a i-ido. Tti9 two went nt it, and at firct Bowers lost, but after a whiia he began to win. At first every second "anie, then two out of every three. At threo o'clock ia tho afternoon Bowers waa 1,800

dols. ahead, and the Mexican had awakened to a decided interest in to game. Me pro posed to increase the bets to 100 dols., which offer was promptly accepted. At four o'clock Bowers had 4,000 dols. in gold ahead. Gonzalo was eomewhnt pale, but >here was not a tremor in his hand. Ho expltlied that they had nearly reached tha limits of his pile, but would play two more hands for 500 dols. each. Bowers won both. Tho Mexican rose from tho table and Bhook handa with hia anta gonist, and both adjourned to take a glass of wino together. The gain was the talk of the town for a number of days, and Uon zulo was teased considerably about it by hie comrades. All this seemed as nothing, however, when he received a note written in a bold scraggy hand, saying — Pardnor—Et'3 too good to keep, so 111 toll et to you. When yon play with a Gjringo, toks off that ar' green coat and silver buttons. 1 Feed every hand you held rito in thoso i'uttons, .like looking inter a lcoking-glass. Much :bl2ged for the cash, all the same.—Youtb till deth', Bowers.— "New York Times."

Throwing Mud at Him.

No case : abuse plaintiff's attorney. Upon this time honoured principle tho Russian press ia beginning to act. Tho "Moscow Gaw>tto" leads off; tho "Journal do St. PetersbnurK " follows suit; the Kussophile press all over tho Continont, and partic ularly in Franco, will ondoavour to mako tho ma'.t of it. The correct gamo for theso partisans is to maintain that Prince Alex ander (of Bulgaria)', «o far from being the hero of Slivnitzi, was its coward. Captain Bendqreff is tho authority fof this state ment, and the prominent position occupied by him in the battlo, which crushed the hopoa of tho Servian invaders, Bhould be guarantee for its accuracy. But now unfortunately the captain, if he knows how to command the right wing of aa army, can hardly b(5 regarded a3 lnnocont of the in triguos of peace, The charge of cowardice iB not'now for the first time brought against Prince Alexander, it is no secret that at baths, and othor places of gossiping autumn resort upon the Continent this year, there woe much talk of substantially the same ac cusation. German small talk, especially in military circles, encouraged it, and the character of the matter was ominently suited to idlo strolls in Kurgarten and Casino. It is unfortunate that tlli? wag so ; but Gorman sympathy then was nc-mothing leas than lukewarm in tho Bulgarian interest, and any weapon is good enough to brandish behind an enemy in full rotroat. At this titno of day it is unnecessary to refute the charge. Popu lar opinion will always outweigh individual scandal ; and popular, which is also the general opinion ot tho Bulgarian army, has decided long ago that Prince Alexander wae a gallant chief of as gallant a little army aa ovor fought upon a European battlefield.

Burglars in the House.

It is not plfltfsflht— we liavo it on the verj bent authority-to ho nwahened in tho miJdlo of a eo!d night with an Intimation from tho wifo c! 7onr bosom " that there are thieves in tho house, and that if you don't go downstairs and parley -With them wo shall all bo murderod in our beda ! It ia trying by reason of the cold. It is \et moro trying from the unequal terms of which tbo da/,sd houfoholdorin the short shirt, and pattering on tho icy oil cloth, conducts negotiations. So wo can hardly blarno little Tompkins if ho did not spring out of bed with alacrity, even when assured " there's so many as a dozen down thoro, if there's one. Only hoar olTompkinß liatonod. There was profound quiot. In the net of listening he was off to sloop. But not so his wife. "Thero ! don't you hoar that? she de manded. " And Aunt Sarah's silver teapot's down thero, and tho children's new frocke, and tho lace curtains Oh, why—why don t you go down ?" '■But what's the u-;o ?" he remonstrated. "The use:' . " Ye? ; they'd better tube Aunt Sarahs teapot than my ■" "Frederick, you're a coward !" "No, Aihinda, I'm not afraid, but thcro is no Pcneo in my going down. Suppoeo one of tboru ehould bo lying behind tbo door at tho head of tho kitchen stairs, and us I attempted to pass, shouki knock my brains out? There's no nood of my fjo'ng down now, Amanda,' ho went on' "they must have gono. 1 don't hear them." " Thoro'ii that noieo agaiu. Now, lied, if you don't g^o, I will, and tell the neigh bours what a nice coward you are. Will yon go?" almost yollod Mrs Tompkina. "I'll go; but let me kiss the baby, for I t-hall nevor, never, tee it again. In ten minutes I shall be a corpse." But she was inexorable. So there was nothing to do but comply j but ho did not do it without a struggle. "Amanda," ho said, a? ho stood shiver ing, his tooth chattering tho while, " wove boon married nearly live yoars. Haven t I always been a good husband to you 1— haven't I bought you now bonnets, seal skin jackets, and high-heolcd boots 1 And now you would havo mo go down theie to get murdored nay, don't interrupt me— murdered, I say, most foully ; yei, slain in tho most horrible manner-struck on tho head with tho kitchen poker and knocked senfelets, throat cut from ear to ear, eyes blinded with cayenna paper, and then stabbed to death. Farewull! I forgive you Tell the b.iby boy when ho grows up that his father loved him, and that ho died bravely. Knowing a set of murderers were in tho houso, bo got out of bod, went down stairs, and defiantly faced them, wasover powered and killed. I don't owe " "Fred." sho ehrieked, " you go and find out what's the maf.er."

" Well, I'll gn," said tho almost fainting man as ho moved towards tho stairs, shivering, shaking, and quaking with fear. Slowly ho descended >o the hall and lit the gas therein -shuddered- down yet another flight—cautiously opened the kitchen dojr-and what did he behold? Only the cat playing with an india-rubber ball.

And such ia life in its marital develop^ mont,

SELECTED POETRY.

JUnfiTtE SONLJ3.

No. 3-The Coming Jubilee,

Now tune the harp in me!o3y, And strike ltd golden strings; Now Bins* aloud a song of love. An! praise ihe Kinß of Kings. Tho blive ia froed from terror's chain, Like monarch* stand tho email. Tne Jubilee of God has c me. And Love Ehill rule in all. Tho enic-1 adjutants of Hate And Soorn'o fuld marshal lie. With broken sword tmd Brifttter'd spo&r, ]Seno*tn the noon day rky. Thn spiked cannor.B do more rlieh Old Krror's blocdy rain: Bu. sunbeams from a smillcg Hoaven Uoj's Jubilee proclaim. Now, sli int God's majesty of love. O'er smiling cwrlh nud Rea: The tjravns' of D-'Ubt aril Hate Now never more ph 11 bo. No moro >'<■ * 1 oi-B'nined rjck and ttake. No mcri ili: i iotim's groan, But one m-. at glory roiw ot lovo. Sha'l bust around tho Thiono. Unlit', j oir banner t j tho skies, Ye victors of tho fUli ! Tliu clmriot or the mighty «ol Sieeris m tho path of "right." N"W nlory-airains ot hoart.B Bet freo From h'rroi'souiscd rod U" ris<? to greet, the da vn of Lovo— Tae Jubilee of Uod. r

THE PORT.

Not for til! s ikn ni nimply w. aviosr rhymes The pool wxH.'s tli? ourih—Hi beari indeed A aacred willing ; end iiltboiwh at timis Ilia -o-. in life i-i onn nf pro^ins need (Which Heaven to him foatnngelyofcaasiKat), Yet to his widilr-comp cheneivo mind Those precious truths tbnt elovat'a mankind A.pprar revi-iil^, in wh'ch his mystic art In tuneful song iniperiahiLb')", ehrinoa. Oh! wVni c«n ci imao bis varied worth. The influence ho wields for giod or i 1 % Ja every at c. in overy clime of earth, Hb holds a mattin D"w>t o'er tho human heart Whiih with revolvinß years can never quite d °"art< A.W.Hubrv. HolODßTills, February 7tb, ISS7.

THE TALK OF LIFE.

Man is to-day what man was yesterday- Will be to morrow; let him curse or pray, Drink or be du'l, he learns not nor shall learn Tho lesson that will laugh the world away. The world as grey or just as golden shines; The wine as sweet or just as bitter flows For you as me; and you. like me, miy lind Perfume or canker in tha reddest rose. The 'ale of life is hard to understand ; But while the cup waits ready to your hand Drink, and declare th- summer roses blow As red in London bs in Samarcand. Lipa arc a» sweet to kiss and eyes as bright :Vo ever flattered Omar with delight; E-mli.sh or Persian, while the mouth is fair. What can it matter ho w it says good night I Justin McCarthy.

Auckland Savings Bank.

T)ii/ANCE SHEET OF THE A'UCK JLAND- SAVINGS BANK D For the year ending 31st December, 1886.-

We hereby certify that, to the best of our belief, the above Balance Sheet is correct. J. T. BOYLAN, 1 G. P. PIEKCB, V ICE .iW E > T . S^^t^y, [**~ l^&T^m , WM. S. COCHRANE, J ' * ' • V '...... 1 JOHN BUCHANAN, AtjBiTOB.

APPENDIX No. 1.

A Return buowiko the Number or Depositors and th« Amount of Deposits in he Auckland Savings Bank oh the 31st December, 1886, distin uisiusg the Numbbb of DePosraoßd, anu the Amoust of. Deposits of Sums todbb £20; between £20 and £50; bet-vken £50 ano £100 and upwards, and Ratb of Interest patablb to Depositors.

1 Total Amount of Deposits in the Auckland Savings Bank is £.?81,75C OS. sd. ', The rate of Interest paid 31st December, ISSO, the year ending, was 5 per cent, per annum. R.,CAMERON, ; .', MAKAGEB.

APPENDIX No. 2.

PENNY BANK. SYNOPSIS OF OPERATIONS SINCE ESTABLISHMENT OF BANK.

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1,188

Total Aniomt at the

Total Amount at tho Crcdt of Depositors bttwcen £20 ind £50.

Total Amount ai the

Total Amount At tho Credit of Depositors upwards of £100.

Total . mount at the Credit of Penny Banks.

Grand Total of tho Amount at the Credit of Dopotitors.

Credit of Dor ?s:lors of £20 and under.

Credit of Depositors between £60 and£100.

£ s. d. 33,304 4 4

£ s. a. 55,166 19 11

e s. a. 83,045 13 0

£ a. (1. 205,533 17 4

£ a. d. 4,699 5 10

£ 8. 4. 381,750 0 5



; OF THE NUMBEtt OF DH'OSITORS, AMOUNT DEPOSITED, ETC., IN THE AUCKLAND

Iatikgs

Sank dubih<

Retob;

KOM 1S7G TO 18S6 INCLUSIVE.

Number of I New Acco'nts op'u'ddui";ii<! ouch ytar.

i Numlior of Depositors : at the close of each year. 1

Increase of Depositors OVIT previous ye'r.

Amount Deposited iu each year.

Amount withdrawn in euuh year.

Amount of deposits at lli« close of encl) yea., 1 eluding interest.

Charges in each

Surplus Profits at the close of each year.

Year.

—

18"6 1.-S / 178 1S79 1S80 1S81 Ia82 1883 18S4 1S85 1S86

1,400 1,424 1,(541 1,M3 1,745 2,143 2,640 3,959 4,324 3,510

3,412 3,7-21 4,331 4,6-22 5,301 6,330 6,9 '4 7,647 9,751 11,427 11,S37

426 309 670 231 679 1,0-29 574 743 2,104 1,67 410

£ 8. d. 72,755 9 5 79,078 6 0 105,282 16 7 97,'2S3 C 9 127,S7O 6 S 188,259 0 9 21-2,514 0 11 217,113 13 * 315,510 13 10 ' 382,788 15 4 337,775 2 11

£ 8. d. 63,974 7 4 71,241 5 9 S7.374 (i 6 107,391 17 8 103.44:! 7 0 143.100 5 6 1SS 009 14 10 209,441 14 4 279.7S2 14 11 335,S?5 14 9 34S.143 S 6

£ s. d. 96,102 2 7 1 OS 870 14 (i 131,825 1 I 1'2O,75S '2 3 157.923 fl 4 2)!,'214 1 10 24ft,4»8 11 2 264.516 7 7 31.1.1 US a 2 374,7ti!t 13 3 381,780 0 5

£ s. d. 866 12 JO 1,195 9 9 1,162 IS 10 1,50! 14 5" 1,517 17 3 1,018 7 7 1,71)8 4 1 1,9<2 5 7 ',',305 19 3 2,. 2 1 8 2,607 16 10

£ s. d. 12,350 15 4 14.658 19 1 17,338 11 7 20,164 14 5 23.298 12 4 26.418 19 5 29.299 12 0 32,875 18 9 30,974 0 2 42,214 7 7 47,040 16 11



Number of New Accou Is Opened Duving Eaoli Ytar.

Number of Deposits.

Amount Deposited.

Interest C edited to cpokitora.

Amount at Credit of Dcuo tors on 31*1 D-combcr.

Number of Accounts remaining c-icn on 31st :. jcombor.

Year.

2,050

13,375

£ s. d. 1,241 2 0

£ s. d. 7 6 3

~~£ s. <f. 806 3 1

1,512

1876

1877

803

10,370

1,464 12 0

32 8 6

1,469 IS 6

1,773

1878

66S

10,215

1,620 17 11

54 19 6 *

2,048 8 6

1,91)9

1879

773

10,121

1,713 1 11

69 9 7

2,499 IS 11

2,222

1880

580

8,998

2,038 11 9

96 1 8

3,166 6 4

2,322

18S1

724

10,412

2,049 5 4

111 H 0-:

3,417 13 4

2,590

18S2

829

10,929

2,224 16 7

121 6 10

4,059 7 7

2,897

1S83

768

11,138

3,115 2 2

151 10 11

3,930 15 0

3,140

1884

1,123

12,358

2,578 12 10

ISO 13 6

4.0S0 19 11

3,670

1885

1,407

15,678

2,000 6 1

144 7 7

4,595 19 11

4,305

188G

1,191

11,398

2,018 10 10

149 5 4

4,699 5 10

4,690