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KN1TTING_AND CROCHET.millEl POINT.
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Cast n U *t ltches.lat mtv: N:p 1. knit 2. over, narrow, knit 1.
ern twice, aarraw, ever twice, narrow, knit l.
M i" ts I Rm feS make L, kn:! A. purl 1. knit '2,
purl 1. knit 'A. over, narrow, kui*. 1.
Hil row >.ip L km; '2, SVST, narrow, knit rest of
the row plain.4*lir-ss : Mikel knit ll. over, narrow, kati 1.
Bthroa BHp l. ks I 2. ever, anrraw. knit 5,
atv twice,aarraw, ever twins, mn rosy, knit l.
tith row M ik'1, kn ;;'.. ,'irl 1. knit '2, purl 1,hats7,ever, aarrew, knit l.
Tib rn-.s : SI i> L knit '2. 0 nr, n:ir-nw. rest plain,s h tam i ni "fl 1. knit in, ever, narrow, knit
'..throw: Slip 1. knit '2, over, narrosv, knit 4.
aver twine, aarraw, ov.-- twit -. Barrow, hail 1.
KUh low : Make 1. knit 1, purl 1, knit '2, purl 1.knit 1, over, aarraw, knit 1.1Kb ross hug l.kint 2. vcr.narrosv, rest piala.13th row: Make l, knit li. uv.:;, Barrow, kait
13th row: Slip 1. knit '2. over, narrow, knit 8,over twins, narrow, over twice, narrow, knit 1.
1 nh rea i Haba 1. knit :'.. purl 1, knit 2. purl 1,knit in, over, narrow, knit 1.15th nw : Slip _, knit 2, over, narrow, rest
plain.Kith nuv : Cast off 10, knil 1, over, narrow, hail
Repeat from 1st row. Th s is the contribution ol_¦ 1 M
15th ron17: b r, -.'' :
Kith mw21st lost
iiid nanoshraw-LiTth ross
..'.'iii na?.1st row(1.1.1 mw
( cdMLni'ANK-ST.Ms' PATTERN.This is one ot the .i-uar-patterns. Cast on BO
stitches. Fm the harder knit in rons plain, ami laonier to sase npotltlOB knit s stitches plain ul the
besinnmg aad ending el sven nw of the pattern
.pieper, which w.li thUSOOBSisI of 111 -ditches.1-t row Purl 0. knit 1. purl l-l, knit 1, purl 0.91 and every even mtv np to the L'Oth : Plato.3d nw : Purl 9, knit 2. purl 12, Rail 2, purl 9.
6th ross : Purl 9, knit 3, purl In, knit A, pur; '.'.
7;b row Lan '.'. knit 4. pin! B, knit 4, purl !>.
Otb row liiil '.*. knit ... purl fi, knit .". purl ll.
lltli rosv : Turi 9. knit (I. i>uri 4. knit C.. purl 0.l.lth row : Parl 0. kui 7. pur'. 2. knit 7, purl I).
Purl'.). knit Kl. pur! !<.
Purl 1. knit 15, purl 2. knit 15, pnrl 1.Purl 2, knit Ll. purl 4, knit Ll. purl 2.
Purl B, knit 11. purl 0. knit 11, purl il.
22.1, 24th, 26th ansi 28th rows: Kuit 15, purl 4,ki.n ir..29d row : Purl 4, knit 9, purl 2. knit 4. purl 2,
knit 9, purl 4.2511 row: Purls, knit 7, purl 3, knit 4, ourl 3,
knit 7, pur. ...
_¦? h row Turi fi, knit k\ purl 4, knit 4. purl 4,knit .*>. purl (>.
-.'i'rli rosv : Pur! 7, kmi il. purl 1. knit 4. purl 4.kmr 4. purl 1, knit il, purl 7.
.'ii>:h, 32d and 34:h row*: Knit ll, purl 4. knit4. purl 4, k:i;t ll.
Bini row 1 url **. knit 1. purl 2. knit 4, purl 4,knit 4, pur! 2, knit 1, pur! s.
83dMW! Turi 8, knit 1, pur! 2, knit 4, purl 4.knil 4, purl '2 knit 1. purl B.
:i."itb mtv : l'url 7. knit II. purl 1, knit 4. purl 4,knit 4. purl 1. knit 3, purl 7.
ilfirh row : i-iiit 10. purl 1, knit 4, purl 4, kn t 4.pirl 1, knit K).;Cth mtv Purl 0, knit 5, purl 4, knit 4, purl 4,
Unit 5. purl tbBStlb-0th end 42d rows: Knit 15, purl 4. knit
1639th row : Purl 3, knit 7, purl 3. knit 4, purl 3,
knit 7, purl 5.41st ross : Purl 4, knit 9, purl 2, knit 4, pur! 2,
knit 9, purl 4.43d row : Purl 3, knit ll purl fi. knit ll, purl 3.
44th, and every eveu row to the fi2d. plan.4T)thro\v: Pur; 2, knit 13, pnrl 1, knit Li, purl 2.47th rosv: Purl 1. knit 15, pun 2, knit 15. purl 1,49th r>sv : Purl 9, Rail ld. UBI B,_lst row: Purl 9, knit 7, purl 2. lui 7, purl 9.
Purl 9, knit fi. purl 1. k. n ii. purl 9.Pur! 9. kr:it ¦". pu:! ii. kui: .., put. 9.
', ka:! 1. pul. 8, knit 4. purl 9.Par; !». knit 3, purl 10. knit 3. purl 9.Purl !*. knit 2. purl 12. knit 2, purl 9.Purl 9, knit 1. purl 14, kui! 1, purl 9.
pinish off with 10 plain rows to complete tbsLender [unmakesoat 1: will be noticedShat this is not an naen paltara, bat that the star
ia ui.nle by the contract ol ucun anil pur) stitches.Patterns vsoiked Lu this way are olten eX'.-iedincly_':. 11 s
LACK IN TWO WIDTHS.Tm* Departaseat to tadebted ra Ibm E. A. W tot
<i-ii>-iii.)!i* (or knitting lan ia tsvo Widths tor theHeck ami so STSS of a '.!'
Wiilr /.ii-*'..Cast on 39 ¦.!. :,.... Knit a
iicc.
1-t ' knit 19, over, knit 2 together,but3,ever, knil 2together.knit ... ever, knit 2 to-
Bjsther, m.,-, kim 2 together, ever, knit 1.2d row; KBdraw: Slip 1, knit 20. over, knit 2 tog.-tiier.
knit 3. over, kn:! 2 tegetb :, kiiit 3, over, knit 2
together, ever, kail 2 together, oven knit 1.411i ross Knit plain.
r> 1. kr;;: 21. over, knit 2 together,kai*. 3, over, knil 2 together, Unit 3, ern, knit 2
r, kr:i: 2 together, over, knit 1.tlth ross K:n plain.7th l rs : Slip 1, knit thc rest plain.bili:, _' togsibn twice; then cast the
.-'hi. hand necdie ovt-r Uneeeoad,iijioii thal Beadle; knit tho rest
plan-., h.- eat front l-l row.
at liesa. Cast sa 20 atitchn and kim acrosspiain 1
kail 9, over, knit 2 together,BBitS thor, over, knit 2 ton<*ver, knit 1.
plain.Sdmw: blip 1, knil 10, over, knit 2 together,
*"»':; . 1 'Vii, kuit* tegsthsr,sen, knit :.
4nir')ss Knit pi:t-n.Mb row; - ,;, i, kart ll, orv, knit 2 together,
hut 8, i>-,.-:, kan j) tsfsthsr, srsr, k_it 2 tegstbsi,over, knit 1.Sib row, Knit plain,
'.. .snit the re*: p'a n.
3together, knit 2 to_*etlier, slip¦*p,i;- adla "'.. 1 t(io
tomas,laavingoas stitch anea that aesdls 1 kuitI:.. :,
kepcat i. ¦ i.r r ,-v. Use fine Knead andMnttn
JULIA PAT! KI.N.T-'« is 11 prattj p..1,era im conntsrpann or
eran forlu ten laesrinnwjfmm laaattoa it ts not so
nnttv-.****-(.!..-lin of 1 aanhar al stlteheu
.* Ordtnan slgkaa si crochet
j*"0*"- Hame the first, . rain the nant, Una¦".thaoueutidei s Stet raw. Pull theytolttoessb the lower ona, thea through the nant
0loop,. ___,,,, m.ii;ft j cbajo ,,aist) Uio _|x[
om*..dBtbrows: CrockI.. row; J
.mf^V1"" lheitp].ear-s tasatitehcau kr raneii in alteraetssti
w*e*l_ie,*is_*_d
- l> s.uonot thc " luiiins"
pj^jr*^tcbea-thuse w.ne.ij -tanti out above the*vsl of the work. Ikes, chu bc arranged J
n rowB or group-, or. in fact, after any desiredtatteru.
PALM LI-.AF LACE.This pretty narrow lace is kindly contributed by
e. f. n.Deal aa io aSitshn and knit aarom plain.1st row : Sim 1, knit 1. over, nar-ow, nv r, nar-
'ow, over 3 times, narrow, over tsr.ee. pir'Jto-_t ther.2d row I iver twice, purl 2 togattMr, knit 2,
[turi 1. in the next toop kim 1 and purl 1s. after dru wing the thread thiougk ia knittingiud bairn aMpnlas eal shs stitch Mag ti..-Ilirend forsvard. and purl a utica in the BUBMkni( 1. purl 1. knit 1, purl 1, knit 2.3d row : Slip 1. knit 1. OVOT, narrow, kail 1,
iver, narrow, knit 4. over twice, omi 3 togst-Mr.4th rosv: Over Isvi.-, pur! 2 iBgathM. kail P.
purl 1, km: 2, pud 1. knit 2,."nh row >,,, ]_ Itali j over, narraw, kiiit2,
aver, narrow, knit 3, evwtwiee, purl 2 together.fiih row: (iver twice, par] S ..'.:¦:.ic:. kn;r 1.
ptnl 1, knit. 3, purl 1, knit 2.7thraw: Blip l. knit 1. over, narrow, knit il,
iver, narrosv. km; 2. over isv.ee, pail 2 together.Bthrow: Over twiee,parl 2 togetber, kail .f.inirl
1, knit 4. purl 1, knit 2Oth rosv: ".up i, katt 1,over, narrow,kail 1.
.iver, liiirr.rsv, knit I. over twice, purl 2 together.10throw: over twice, ynrl 2 tegsthn,knit2,
puil 1. knit 5. purl 1, knit 2.11throw: Blip 1.kail l. erm, narrow, knit5,
.vt i, narrow, ever twice, purl 2 tegetb r.
12th mst : B ii l afl 3, tuen tak.'the Bittenoa tberight hand antila and pat badi ea io ths left handBeedie; thea over twins, purl2 together, kan .".,purl 1. kmt 2.
'si'-HAG.Cnocnrr 8nAW_e..For s round shae bugin la
thc centre un rt chem of S, and work a round iilo ps ot 4 e h.; 1 DC. ia tbe centre. I ut reuse at in-tervala to keep the work in shape. Vee needleIO, nnd line ssool. The 3d rolintl is ss
in leen ot B cb.. I DC. in (he middleof tho loop unehriiratli..iii lound, " ;} treble
a.- ons 'Hi r Bra) koop, S eb.; npeat fromon (adi loop. I les n,\s la ssa.iked ibrongboul: ll isincreased hy making fsu loops in ou<stitch " Li a treble, 1 cb., 3 treble in tbe lirst loop, aDC. lo the 2d; npeat from *< In tbe rostbe treble stitches bn worked over tim chain divid¬ing the sc-t be loss. 1 ,,r a square shawl,.' s, :y 11si,awl mas Lc worked In alternate rowaofc lor,ami forma a cbec ls d appearance bi tba following:A chain tbe leuglb raqnirad, lat rosv: ;thc 3d ami 4tli stitches, i treble on tbs l*t sad 2dstitches,4 ob., min i stitches; repeal tram * onthe next 4. fasten nfl al tbe end of the raw. Thefollowing ran ia worked by 1 treble on tiwitch In t ms-,. :; oh., * 1 treble on the 3d snd Lbof the next cb*. 1 treble on tbs lat aad2d af thc-l.c-h.. then -1 cb.; !. peat i om ".
1 li.t I lizzi.i.Mi Si i). .Mrs Marv Harnirk i*
mut li perpb xt ci oven tiie usa ol the star in knittingpatterns, sic ha- n<> trouble ssnh other patbut when tbe " comes in she rrong, etc.,etc. Tbs use ol the" l- really simple ltspace In tbs direct nus, sud prevents the repetitionof maay needless words. An illustration will per-bane make the point clearei to Mrs. li Suppose Bbcis knit t mu a row cl 21 Btitebes in tba! sn mile open
Ii;ttn m formed br Basking aa aver nndmuting two stitches together ssnh tssostitt .'ie* on each hide for edge stitches.Bas would tir.t knit '2 (for I ¦. ed|nial;.- sn over, then kuli - ti pether, tl en sn over,tben knit 2 together, then another over followedby knit 2 together, .and so on, making an ovei andknitting two together siter the last twostitches (for the edge) were reached, These shouldlu- kn ni eel plain. Sow using tbe -tar tbe directionsfor ull this would bet Kuit 2. * over,k t2to¬pi iinr, repeal form * D '.mies; kmt 2.Wben Mr*, u.has mastered this i ii i. fmsoon! th.- stars. Hm Bbs must .member thal tbe" does not mean ,; ark is to be tn _
That would make ii frightful mess of it.WmKAT Lah Lim'...A eorreopoudeut complains
tbal " Housekeeper ** did not sompletet ions tor uiak in it this eali*e. Will sba kindly do so 1
JTP BENET.
OR, Si-NIIMINI our WBBT.John 0 Wabum, in tat Caftans lnbtme.
He'* j c.-' ii greet big, awk'ard, bnlkin*r,.bumped, and borto'*.u._.iu'.
Like, rather stili-appearin'.klild-ii:.el lie- WUSU 1 keellli'Wbetnet school belt out er not.And that's mv Henry to s dot!kinda* liked bim.-wbetbn
Children, er growsd-up together]Tiliceu yeer ago sud bi tier,Turo he ever snowed s letter,
' Pun aerosl thc little foolin my priauaer-clam at s.-hool!
Wherrthe teacher wnsn't lookin*lie'ei be li.'i.-v!-,' wads, sr crook in'
i Bprt kin.' i' ipper, more'aLikely, rm the atove, sr birrin1
(liii.iiiet-liiilrs up thus his desk.>Mothin' that boy wouldn't reek !
lint somehow, a- I ssh goin1( h. in -ay. be rn Bined bo snowin',ltbei ways, sad cute and ennuin',
Ai.us waa ;i notion rnanin'Tbne my giddy fool-bead baJ"_' bed ben fut out fer itu-!
p.'n't bo much on propbecyin',lint hist night while I was Irym'(supper, willi that man a-pitt an'Little Henry 'round the kitchen,
'J muk say* I. tin-in baby's eyesls ill V Jb'!ir.'. '* Jr-' n't'lsc
BPEAERR BAND ILL AT HOMEBram fat Waantnaton nmmmMie.
Mr. Kami.ni's lions.- ss uh oagbl shoal eight years
ago. before be could hare had any idea ol the (Re¬duction that awaited bin. During in* long resi¬dence herc sa :i mein biin hotels, bul determined (oceans of lifein certain respects for tbe better, he sought tbsseclusion ol Capitol JLII. which waa not nun' con¬venient to the Capitol, bm lavorable In other ro¬
to tbe change be bad decide d to make.p ri. ia si un and comfortable
fora small family, with ever, conveniencesary b>r a peaoefol. retired life. Although Mr.
.in simple, ir i: from otk i con sid¬le thal be lives in a small house sud ina
lt ia :."t generally from choiceira: trow necessity tbat people live quietly anderouomii ally. n would liva in a bis
ixury ii we mid af-.. and no doubt n ia thc can s ith -
Mi| ibits ami daily life are very sim¬ile i- a _i- si \- rkcr, ami probably noli nu* .¦: orks a* many
day us lie. He takes great can of himself, esta'IO WUK -I QIjoys a oonaequem e
Mr. K. .'¦ - ¦¦:
a;.d bc <ll home in cioi.-i-,.means, li-
ally bas two or iona during the winter,and t" bene bs rtain nnmber ..i ( o
men, diplomats sud other ofBcisli for one
night in el a different aol foi thsuntil tbs -.- bi M -. 1.hu* la i r- ¦¦.- waistedl,\ i. : slighter Anna, a well balanced, accom¬
plished b a greet favorite in so¬
ciety, ibe 8peaker is not what may bs es ledabookish man. Hs las man ol s-Talrs, rather thanbook*. Bul do man in t'onsress keeps a
watch an ita business. Hs n awl rs sci -. questionthatcomm up, and when bc became chairman oftlie Appropriations Committee be surprised every¬body with his familiarity with ths hualnesa l.
but tv hen ii anal ques¬tion comes np be goes to Ibe ongreasional I,
und ba* a great pile ol books seul tc his home, ss boenbe studies until be knowi ail about the subject
j i,,,ii- in tin- day ia oct upied aim i.i- privatectirraepoi denci is enormous. He writes moat nf bisIel lei's lilli.*el!. am! although ba .¦ rial',
still tbe burns! mai. about lbs CspitoL Thespeak, seems to prefer lu tlc rooina to work in.Hia work-room tn fda bonn i-sinaii sud crampedand in tl..- Capitol be bn tbe funniesl little boxsims d stans ss null sou could never hud. \\ ben beia in tins bos nobodj is supposod to knoe s bera be_____ j,, ',,, work, and In- ni tat leaves it
two minutes before tbe boar foi calling the Houseto order. Many bo doubt suppose tbst the gilded,heavy gandy spsrtment called the "I.peaker,,itooui" in tb. re ai ot the Speaker's bibby La when
c., bis work. Nothing ol thc sort, Ins,., gore into tbat room except by acci-
,l,.,t lt i-hi- mils ni name, but tbe little room,
about tbe nae ol s rquirral'i cage, lsenough, and in n bs nerki Ilks s nu-nel.il a
squirrel docs woik_QI I BB I OOD
Pram kaoraaawa Ecrus.Tic pouag shoots ol s baud-some tr*-e fern, A
teri, eaten rn the Society Islands: tnt
in great pan cempo-od of a mu-
c"h_gin..u* .nt.iot.ttom which, when dried, a kindol lion, n- on-pared. In tbesaine lalsuds tbe sou.,-,
non.;,.. irlatinlhmlMeltaiMtalaatoA are prepared anil-.ten ni ibe uar way a* .......la.us. 1 lc you,,.
,.,......! .|Ia..,,/,./«l.m."/-''.'- th-'
-. mi.-, ai. eal.wiosp icarci
Lit scW covering the atins|. Hows and cushions by tbe will e i t-
rs ii pi.t.'ieu.'. ito I -'be.-. .ause be -1.i
.-conic . heated, nn. IRMH '"¦
-uli '¦
rh,/...nc ot E- hmmeimnbytbenal _¦ u,"'beaton so as to break assay tho noodi fibiejitucud to tasto Wn a _«_*> i/utaiu.
SCIENCE Ki)!i THE PEOPLE.ri.TKA-Xr.pl I NIAS PLANETS.
V.iriuiis finiiiintenies liavr- nf Inls niis-geated tu sstronomen tbe nrohnhility tbal[here (\i-; cen ur nmn- planet! beyondneptune not yt known to science. In ii
mein.ur before tho Royal .society ofEdinburgh, Profeeenr Georgs ForbesMime reasons rot a belief in the exietence oltwo ut h planets, and indicetrs their probablei ii*i!i.tiis. nits reseerch i* limn bil on tin-iiie-etiy bow i_ . ii* rn 11 v licbi of tin- introductionol coiik tr- ..s pertnnaenl nenben el the solar-v-t(u). According to tin* theory everytuite ;i ci.inc!, beeones aensildy sttratee
.ii-.v t-t.tr, such n* our Min. itto describe about it a parabolic
orbit. These cubit* an trsnaforBBed byplanetary action into ellrpaea or byperbol -.
thc disturbing plenet benin In thc eneeitiin.e i, near tbe aphelionuntunes ol tin-cnni-et'B orbit By examining the orbital of eon-eta, ti is poesible on this theory to Sud thein -iiiit .-mil distance of tbe distuibing pl mets.Lu- bes bas followed lins inn* ol
investigation in th< cnn ol <* 11 eomets ol tinsola! system having elliptical orbits. The re¬sult in- smvn st is timi there en twu plan-
itsideol Neptune, one nt tin dietenee ofJen times tbs mdina ol tbe cart 'a orbit,tbs oi er ;u three tunes thal distunce.The preat nt pi -nidi of the lorim r
.. ;.s Et A. 11 bra. _0 ini-i.. N. P. I». B"i .:
.in! thc position ol tbs latter ll. A. 22 bra. 0min., Dec.30 N. He suggests tint star Nu.v.} e.. the "Greenwich Beran Year Cata¬logue, l-i.i'." i> pud,.iliiy ibe- nearer planet.Professor Le,lins concludee: "1 timk tl it
er n although ure limy not bc absolutely cer-i.iin thal 'In- position of tin- noan it planet ts
:n present in I.'. A. ll Ins. 40 mi;., ami N.P.D. B7 i Ul \.i ma] feel eerj eonJidenl thaltin -i issn planets (in eziat ; und tins consid¬eration in iis.it is of great interest. Ihe lighlol (.a- sim must take fifteen bonn to reachUn* neareet ol the pl nuts, and forty-fire toreach tbe outer ooo; end Alpha Centaur] tbe
-! of the fixed stnral is only 750 timestm-!.'i-r ih.-,ii tbe in-.u-e r-t one. Consadenn theprobably cnonnons nisss of the .-tar-, il isheany certain tim: they must influ-
ths in.:.itu of tb"-c new pinn ts,iind il we have tin* good fortune f.i
observe either of then, a nen fii ldwherein to teat the extent to which tbs btw olgravitatioa holds *_.<>*.«i will bs bntnedrntelj('iiiii : in b tronomcrs. Our ideas ol timiin.' in the same-ssas extended when weol these two planet- revolving Lu periods, theone of 1,000 mut the other of 5,000 ji.rial when ne consider 'li ii some "t the eom-ets Introduced ny tbe bk st distentwere inilneuced by the! plane! tens oi tbou-.s.uid.- oi j ar* ago."1
A REMARKABLE STORM.Ile Li a, in linns' eepnndent
vs. .1. - m.di; den Jun.' 20 thu ¦ 1 markab leelectrical phenomenon recentlj occurred atClarens. Il-a.. mssses pf rain-cloud bid fromnew the monnteinfl which npurnte Pnbonrgfran Munni lix. bul theil Bununita were fromtime io time lil np by vivid fiasbi - oi lightning,ainl a heavy thuudeTBto in genned tu lu- ragtagin thc vailes* en the Avanta nnil 1 lu Alli,,:.No ruin wa ii near the lake, and thestorm still appeal dior oft, wit natremen
thunda r shook the bouses ol * lan oa snd'lnnl to their foundations. At ths nineinstanl u magnificent cherry-tree nani thscemetery, mcaeurins i metre ta circumference,
-;nels bj lightning. Bonn people itlmwets working in s rineynrd Imrd bs sewthe( u c *. iimi." pla] a' ont a little girl who hodbeen Rnthering cherries aad aaa already thirtypace s from thc- tn c. Bbc waa literal*] foldedin n slje-ct ed tile. The i im- lic-siT-i ll.-el in
terror from the spss. In Ur cemeteipeiBons. separated Into three groupa, none otthem within 2.0 paces t be ebony ncc. new
oped in ii lu nunns cloud. The] .citesit tins were being struek la the face wi li
ne - ir ii ii when lin y touchedeach Other '.'Ulks ed' t-l.ei'i. Ilniii
theil ting'1 euee. Al tbe nune time e columnof the ssa.- .-.in tu (lestend i;i tin* dllCClionof Chatelnrd and it is averred tbnl thr electricti,lin could la- distinctly beaid aa ii ran frompoint to poini ol the iran railing nf n vault iuthc cemetery.Tbe Btrnngest part of the story \* that
neither tbs little girl, tbe pet pie in the ceme¬tery, not the \ im-cn- -cr* sppearto hus*- beenburt; the only inconvenience complained ofbeing au unpleasant nnsauon in the joints, nsit thes bml been violently tweeted, a Bensutieowhich wea felt u ith m-n 01 len acutem - lor aless bonn siter. Tbe explanntiou of thisphenomenon la probably to bs femnd in Pro-11-sen- Collations theory ol Ibe way in whichlightning descends, recently noticed inThk 1 uir.i'NK. The Piofensor contends tbnlit falls rn a ihower, nor in a pcrpendicuisr tieah,.-iini that it rana alone branches of trees untiln is nil gathered In the trunk, which 11 mn-'-
or teals open in ila cftort to reach the ground.In the in lenee in question tbe tinnk ol thecherry-tret 11 - completely shivered ns il itb id been exploded by s ehnrge of dynamite.WHY BNOW Al GREAT ALTITUDES DOES
MOT MELT.Ifr. .Limes Croll, tb' BUtbOT of Climate and
Time, giyefl in Suture In.* views aa te thiinfluence ol a aqueoua vapor on the meltingpoint ol anon in mys :
.a ri .-.:, ab] mom ,,t grenl elevation doesnot mell but remaina permanent, is owing totbe feet tout thc beat received Iron tbe sim
is thrown ott into Btelioi space so rapidlyby rndintion and reflection that the 1 d
-.1 iii -c tin- ii mi ernture of tbe snow to themelting point; tbe snow evaporates bur if(bes pot iiie-it. The siniiiiiits cu tin- li.h. afor e\ irapie, must receive nore than u-n timeslin- amount of ben I unit all tbssiioss that falls on -hem, notwithstandingwhich the sin,',", i*; ol melted. And in spite olthe strength ol tbe sun and tbe dryness of the
'hose altitude*, evepora lon ta insufficientto remove the snow. Al lon elevations, whereun- snowfall is prol ublj gri sterned tbe smon il1 1 heat ( vcti len t»i..:i nt the summit*, ibe mowmelts nnd disappcatB. This, 1 believe, we mostattributi to the influence ol aqueous rapot.At high elevations thesii ia di) and allowlieut radiated fiom tbe boon io i«iv Into space ;
but at lou elevations a rery considerableemount of the bent radiated from tbe snoa is
absorbed in pa.si_ig through the atmosphere... 1, :. ;i -. . portion ol tin Tn st tims
ii .-si .i I,.- bs the vain', is radiated back on roesnow, bul lue beni ti.ii* radiated being ol the?.ame quality sa that which the snow Itselfradiates, is on this account ebaorbed bj the-ii' ss. Little rn iiioic ei it is reflected like tbatii. 1. ed in in tlie sim. Thc consequence i-that i, ¦: a cumulates in thesnow iii! melting lukes plac . Wen- theamounl of squeuoa vapoi possessed bj tbeatmosphere lufflcientlj diminished, perpetual¦coon would cover oni globe down to tm -.
li 1- t,oe tbnl the sb is wnnnei ni thelower level than el the higher level, and bycolline s\iiii tin anon mus! tend t,, nu-ii itmme m. the formci than at the latter position.Lui \sc moa) remember that the air is waiBiermainly in consequence of the influence olaqueous vapor, sud tbat were the quantitj ulv,,inn reduced to thc amount In pupation thedifference el temperature at the two psoitionawimin not be gi' st.
PANAMA HATS.The .L| ii.H'm or P..'ililli.1 huts, Hays 77n'
.Emiimi nj Robing, art princqinllj manu¬
factured in VVraquas and Western Psnamu.Not all, however, known in conuncrn bj thalname sra plaitei in the 1 -1! 11 11.-; i.s fm s
gicatei proportion being made tn Manta, MonteChristi, and other ports ol Ecuador. Thc batsare worn almosl in tbo whole Amcricaa eonti-,,,.,,1 god tbs Weal Indies, end wouldprobably I.iunl-| used in Eurotbeii bub price (varying lu m 92 toprevent then importation. Tiny ure distin¬guished Lem all eih. is bv consisting onlj olsingle piece, end by their lightoen ami
ti, xi, i!i,s ile, in I. i-e rolled up ;im! pminn. the pocket without injury. In ths raiuj:-(- ison tin \ are apt togel but bi si
ssnh semi) and water, besmearing them sitsline juice, or anj otb( es rbi rn
,,, tiie mn,theil whitenen la esmlyrratorrd.m little is ItnoWTt sboui tbe* buts, timi il mnjnet bc out et piece to giro en sceonnt of theirmanufacture
Un- .* rtniw : plaiting, has. (, u ,- - 1 in- L.iv. 1
...,. ff-|t! Hit e.".' lb J Illili. .1 I'lb-and e«*eiser veins removed and tbe rest, with-_',._ 1, 11 tu Ihe h. sc gf t
I*., Uni',
Ihe sirea is imm< rsedinto bo Ung water untilil bcty-ics w-iu. lila l_muhui«uv"i u'»bttu>
pince, ami MibKoqiiently blenched for tsso er
three days. The straw is now ready for UBS,and in tins state, sent to .Merest ptnees,rspeciallj ie Paru, when the Indians aannu-lui tun* from it iliertc bountiful elgar eaaea,v. li it'll seine lin,cs bring ns Inirh ns rf 110* m h.The platting ef the hat* is ve ly tioiilile .seine.
It eomnenccs .it the t-rown andfiniabcaat thebrim. The bats are-node on a block, which isplaced ii))!'ii tbe Kneen, snd requires to bi eua
stunt., premed wfth the breest. According totheir quality, iiiuie m liss time is occupied nt
their completion.lbs course* ease mai bsfinished iu two or thue ney*, white Ibe fines!Biay tabs as muny mouthe. Tba beat times (orphi ting are the morning hours nnd the rainyBeacon, when fut- air is mri-d. In the middlecf tin- dav amt in dry ca-nr wctUher. the *'rasv
to break, end tin-*, whee ths bot iafinished, is betrayed by knotB, and muchdiminishes the value.
GEOMETRICAL ILLUSIONSHerr Hots b -cal. il attention to an optical
illusion in leaking ni geometrical figures,whereby tiic-v appear shorter from tight tnleft tliuii they nally ere; s square, p. <-¦., so-
pcartag me. c or (emu a rectangle, and a circlen an ellipee. One direct consequence is thatwhen ws draw such figurer Recording to eyeiiKisiii-iiiit-tit. we Brake them too long bori-zctiiaily. The reaeon of the illusion HenrHols con_ider* to be that, in common life, wemnefa mora frequently enconuter bodies than
geometrical figures. ;ind so ure disposed toaccept the outlines ol sn, li figures foi tbe out¬lines ol actual bodies. Nosv, ssc see more of abody iii a lion/ontal direction thea in a verti¬cal, because ss.- nee with two cse*, and theseure ni ii horizontal line. The outline ot' a bullBppenra to us really us nu ellipse, because,from righi to left, we sm more than bali illi¬li ill. When WS see aline circle tins set ms
horo.rotally shortened, because we take it forthe outline ol a ball, and ii we draw a cir.c.
we unconscious!] gue tbe outline of a ball.
BLAG CEMENT.Mr. Ransome, a well-known English in¬
ventor of cementa and artificial stones, hasrecently manufactured a new cement, wbicbseems to ii\..I Portland cement in quality,and is much ehenper. The cementi- maiie of the sing sum! of kron binni fnr-ti.'.ce-s, ssnh a mixture ol line io some form.In Mi. Bansome's expenun nt, enc too oi slag-ami. furnished by tba Tem [rouCompany, ss..* mixed vs nb. Lng tenset white Easer chalk, and mbeeqnentlybunn in an ordinary, cement kiln, A siiili.iite-r cement, it la claimed, can be m.nb- byusing slag sand containing a greeter propor¬tion ol' illillinna than that furnished by the1et - Company.
PHOTOGRAPHS in A BALLOON.In the last in rennin mal a rent which wi¬
ni I.'i'inii ou Monday, .Line 13, by li.Jovis, If. 1 )..i:,.uti. ono ol the aeronauts,tried wiiii slice..-- to ke photographs of theland below. Aloin fifteen difftreul viewswere taken by bun. and are raid to bs non-derfuily executed. The ear bad a bole io tbscentre, and tbe photographic apparatus waisupplied with a patent slide norbing in one-hundredth of a second. Tbe photographs were
ol course taken by an instantaneous procees,
A NEW BOUNDING LEAP.I new sounding had invented bf M.
I., yenni-, haa s four-vaned screw al tbe upperlian (produced 1>.\ four curred bun*), iherotator] mo,mn ol thia aercw.aatl endgoeadown, is transmitted to a recording appuratu* inthe bodj oi thc latter. To obtain a good result,the lead ie allowed to di srend as vertically
--ible.il sufficient quautity nf slack linesftorded. A envity in the bottom of tbe
le; (1 -erven lo bl IO* the betiolll.
TBUNDEB AXD I il.IllXIXL IN 80UTBA Eh!I I.
Trnm Land anil Witter.Natal 1* un awful country fer thunder and .ight-
and never a Hummel paaaea without aomedamage h. nm done t" both dban nnd beast. Ko
i-1 on iib-i'.-d quite sale ss itbout a condnctur.I_aritebnrg is rather noted forito thnndemtorma,ami though I have seen one or perhaps twoinstances ot the tall blas gams of tin-city thathad been Beared from bead te foot l.y the lightning,
i.-ii ir i- considered how nnmerane tbihow frrt'iientlj then ...cur. andbuss H'si'iby near tlie lightnins approaches, it ssas
astonishing how few ol them bad been struck.Lr..m rbi.- fart I should ss] the blur gum tree miers
peculiar attraction to tbs electric fluid;though from these sees mentioned, where the treeshad been scorched hut not shivered, the] would-.rn, tu bas.- neted as conductors. When on tbe
¦¦ ol thunder and lightning I may mentiontwo instances )f ii'- freaks sometimes indulged in
latter. One happened on hoard ship on a
nc of lil" bo* i standingnear the tum ni rb. mainmast or tbe ma1 forget which, whs knocked dosvn by the Hum.lit- remained in s stupefied state for mme littletime but recovered. Thc lightning bad made a bald
mi the .1..ssh cl Ins head and torn thclinn her!* "il bi- boote. It waanveralyearsafter
elden! when I made the acquaintance of tbend tbs held pal ii *tul remained on the
pissn of iii* bead, li*' eas considered rather a
stiiitid hoy, but whether this waa natural or theni the lightning aeemed doubtful.
i he..! her freak happened in Natal. Ifr. W .d, a set-
.Moen River, aaa tiling acrom a high rangeMunn! Weal when bc s isovertsken bj s thunder¬storm be recollected nothing inure, lb- ssa* [onndwandering ebon! iii rather n stupid stan, andii ii Li not well account tor bia berna on foot, ursvli.it hart become rn his lone. On search beingmaiie in tlir direction he ssa.* likely to havefollowed lunn the tann, bis horse ssas found on a
spur of the ul. in! his saddle shattered:., pierre. Tbr Katrirr* belie ve that ss bern lightningbes -nut Iv itwill strike again, snd if abuterbra.il ba* been Int the] vacate tho spot and build
herc. lins are ditsgusingl. lund of fleafameat, an 1 will cat sheep tbat Lase died a naturaldeath, even when In -.» high a condition a.s tobent only for vultures. 1 have seen them gorge
.villi tin- drab "I a sheep that hod diedwithin twenty miuub -Lng bitten by a
snake, ami eveu relish ibu inti Hued part* near
where the death bite hail been aiven. But the]ssiil not eat tethaebeen killed by light-
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ITU. PLEASl KA'_ OP THE ANDESI. frays | t's ! *('. r in The dpt
The leaves eui like raxui -. and their points pierceIlka needles. The mountains hereabouts are every¬where Mturatcd li!.'- spongre, through the m-
I raina, and for deja we waded rather thanwalked over them. The puma, tapir, and bears
amim hihiiiii! Saraui their tracksnumerous. I mn one magnificent bear
crashing tlirough tbe cam th it quitabera m* pai \ -ass- tapu -.
< lue morning sm- found puma-trae - round our i' nt,bul ss. lille.WiLl and lavagu cattle arc also numerous around
sara.inn. mid are sometln i aim andli.es are escaped cattle or the descendants
ul escaped cattle, from the farms sn and ( a .audie.and are some ferocious. There were twoImmense hulls that sse sa s nea, which
il ubi,ut at an nm ii ing pore, and tooklike .ham..is. .I.A.i.ii' I was ont one day ttin du a little bii of exploration, and vt ifrom tlc mir by the *.- beasts. He was looking over
a precipice, peering mt<i the fn:.'. ss lien htBorne lim*.' lu li,ml be turned round and sow themapproaching from opposite directions with loweredIn mis, re.niy it, give bim a Int over. He
le i" ak, is n b hoih close m pursuit, and theylinn u pita 1 think, a couple ot
In.ur*. Whenever he tried to eat ipe tjiej rushedat b,m. bul .ir lost lu- succeeded n.s a feint inenticing them lioth to the mme aide, snd scrambled
the oih'-r sud oul witted them.
Till. /: ) H. INlTnAoL.From I he t.htern.
The part!!. thc bitter Aa- ii name initial w rurioua and worthy of a note.lier liajest] yileen ^ etona is Alexandrinathe Late Pr. a aa I rani ia Albert
daugllti r ls Victe ria
I.-, and tb ir Edward.lin- I rinc married Alexandra >>t Deumark. andamong their children we ian! I Albert Victor;-!,
I I .:, Louisera; a id l. Vii torts Ali sandra. Ths
has in A '! he thin! ehikl of theia the lammi d Princess Alice, an I tbs
\ rmi. I li, - Pi m. a .1 ried liane
Alfred Alexanderih, mt!i child is Helena A
the.Uteri .ii.l the
eighth If,,: tdd Dum in llbert. With the- Brail ff is .. .iiiui! ti, the litter B,
none .a bm names liegiuuiug ss.ih A. Thiaul bas Alt
....ti ti.:i h.iii" ,t are,ii . no s
and Ma: \ A Iel il (lol
VVilfiaia Adolphus, Frederica Bopbie Maryu*.-1 i nita -s-uc-uj, _ai.i .._>_> 4__nsnn_n
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.Prime ifWSW nea on tm-* J*r»*r>AV (*tp*-
TloN..A circunr is bring issue I by tbs Work¬ingmen'* Lord's I>av IiVst A .ou-in'iivn, inoppoaitioo te ths two neelans introduced ¦Parliament for opening Bann ea Sunduyswhich giv.s ih*' ominous of the Inti* andpresent. I'linie Munsters on this tjue-tion mfollows: The Euri nf Benroneneld tn rotingBgninei the Bunder Opening of Mnet-nrne,s.-nd in the Hourn of Lords -"Of all Divineinstitutions, tbs most divine i* tlmt, winchsecures u dav ol rest for inan. Ihold it to bs lbs most valuableblendog ever conceded to nuns. Il ¦the coiner BtOOS of civilization, and its re¬
moval mildil even nf-ed the beelth nf thspeople. Ii (the opening of nnanrne en Sun¬days) is a grant -nanga, and thom erne sup¬pose !or a in snout that it could bs limited tethc proposal of the noble Huon, to npen sssr*s'lnns, will lind they are mistaken." .Mr.
one bas alwaya roi ai against Un Bun¬dey opening ot fin- British Museum, etc-, andIn reply ton deputation ls Mardi, 1809, hsmid: "The religcua observance of Sundayia a main pron el the religious character ottbe country. Pron a moral, social, end phro-lonl point ol view, the obuereenee ol Sundayi- ;i duly of Btteolnte (">i:N"("ii"Hcc." In :i lit¬ter dated Li'ti January, 1876, Mr. Gladi mewrote es follows to Mr. C. Hill: "Believingni tbe authority of th Lord's I),iv ns a re-ligious institution, I nniHt M a matter ofcoin-. de Min- tin- recognition ol' that authoritybs others. Bm ever sud shore ibis, i ii.i**.?¦myself, ia ths course of s laborious life, ahr-nally experienced both ns mental rm Itsphysical benefits. I can hardly oeeratate ita
in this vi<sv, ami for tba intereel of thcworkingmen of tins country shire in theseand in oilier yet. higher respects, lhere isnothing I more anzioosly dean than thatthey sbonlil more and more highly appreciatetbs Christian day of n st."
C imi'-Mi.iiiv.s.. The upsmnt Slimmer willwitneas s vast deal of seni ity aa eng the nam-(.rous ami thnvmg mmp-meettng Msocuttionaof Ibe country, lin camp-meeting tn a Largeezteot ha- lost its primitive characteristics, andin the most thicklj nttkd parts of the eouu-liy, nnd particularly in ihe neighboihood ollarge dtiea, wonld seeieely be recognised bythoae who once know it beat. Whether owingto the spi cad ol knowledge twinging wi li ii a
er Benn of religious truth and Meted obli¬gation-, or t" some otha obum, tbe terrible nlf-arraignment for sm and -he rapture of forgire-
wlncli made lin- ciinip ni. Stings of yeeraago tbe .-oin s of wild excitement, even il millcommon, ere len conspicuously umnifestod.Not len striking then tins change ol' spirit, isthe ch inge in external rarroundrnge. Tbsspurious -i BS.de lesiiis, frequently owm el byMethodist organisations, ami occupied fromtime to time during thc Hummer by vuriousediicatitnal and other associations, nra Sh un¬like tbs camping-gronnda ol thirty yean sgens a Gothic rathe-dial is unlike a goepel tent.No dollin then -nil remain numerous tentedBolds and gTOTM as irimple BB the old ramp-meeting grounds. Among 'le se more grim!-tue plscee of outdoor worship is tbs ddground on Siny- _*ing Heights where tbe forty-ninth Bnnual meeting ot the New Torh Canip-meetingAssociation will be held from August9 tn 20. The ti:-t .seek will bs devo'ol tea
Munday -school Institute, and tbe second te s¦erin ol lennons, ercompenied by prnyor-meetings, ir is -meetings^ Bible reading-, audother informal Bervicee.
Thk Cnnn of the " Discm.RS.n.Tbs re-ligions seel to which General Garfield belongsnumbers about Son,non communicants in tinscountry. One of irs pastors tims di tims uscreed and practices: M1. We call ourselvesChristiana ot Disciples. The term "('.nup-b Lue" is u nickname tbnl others have ap-plied io us, as flu* surly Methodists werecaned ' II.niters.' 2. We believe Ul (jiod thelather. 3. We believe thar Jenn* is thcChrist, the Son of the living God, and ouronls Saviour. We regard tbe divinity ofChrist as r!ie fundamental truth in the Cnra-tian system. 4. We believe in the UnivSpirit, boto as to its agency in conversion,ami US an indweller in tiie heart of the Chris¬tian. _»¦ We accept both tbs Old snd theKew Testament Scriptures ss the inspiredwon! oi God. 6. We believe in the futurepunishment of the wicked, and tbe future re¬word of the righteous. 7. We believe tbnltho Deity ia a prayer-healing mid nrnyer-answering God. B. We oben ie the msrirutum ol the Lard's Sun er on every Lord'lDay. To this table i! is our practice neithertn invite nor debar. We nj if is thc Lord'amt per lor all tbs Lord'a children. 9. Waplead for the onion ol all God's people outbe Bible and the Bible alone. 10. Ihe Bibleis om- oily creed, ll. We maintain that allthe ordinances of tbe Gospel should be ob¬served as they were in the d.:y. ot' the Apoe-
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Al Ol.Ii CHURCH IN YlKCINIA. Ill 1710, llGerman Lutheran colony immigrated and set¬tled in Robinson Valley, Madison County, Vs.Tbe niii-(bcd for the ground cm which tbejlu.iit linn' church, still standing, and knownas the "''.d Dutch Church," was made in17'jo. The stout timbers uplifted n.en ate asstout as ever, end tba mortar ia 'be founda¬tion b- s hardened to the consistency of st.me.The audience-room is cruciform iu shape, whh(WO side gi 'in* and oig.ui-loft. Tbs inter¬ior was .somewhat chenged ai out ten icu*
ago. Tbe high pulpit hus been replaced byone ol modern construction. In front of thepulpit, within tbe niter railing, itanda tbeBaptismal bowl of si ver, " made snd pie-.-,nt, d May Lb 1727, by Thomas Gillon, ofLondon.*' This inscription is lound also onnie eonunnuion nmee. In nu* loft ni tbsrear ol the church si.mils tbe pipe organ,presented to tbe cougreg non bv Gustavus,King ol Bwcden. It- pipes burs fadedlo ii linl lead co'or. It was made moretii.ui 100 yens ago ai Lutsen, Sweden, underthe direction if the King, expressly tor thiachurch, inni i- in s eerj good stan- ol preset-vati'iii. lin- k-y-oai'i! i- a complete re¬versal In point ol' color, those keys !>. in_:black which sre ni.ne tn modern instruments,tbe raised kejrs being ebony, laced erithivory. The tone ot tbs Instrument m saul tobs stn! veiy good.
Nkw-Yokk i'ity PasT'U's..Mr. L. E. Jack¬son, corresponding secretare oi tbe New-Yorki ic .Mission, has prepared a li11lt- pamphletdirectory of the pastels ol ev ingelical churchesin i is city, lhere are. no doubt, churcheswhich have BO settled pastor or steted supply;:t tbepre».nl tune, bo that the number olpanton ia probably not a perfectly accurateindex in the number of churches. Ii is suffi¬ciently accurate, bowsror, to present theirpractical numerical relation. From this direc¬tory U appears that there are scvi-nly-livcProtestant Episcopal pastors, sixty-three P es-byterian, fifty Methodist, thirty-three Bap-
sieiitv-live Ketoiimel (Lui.b). tsventy-foui Lutheran, Bcren Congresrstionsl, two Mo-ruvinn, one Beformed Bpiecope-inu, ami ten Ireuudenoraiuatiooni, malting a total of _*._Evangelical pastors. Mr. Jae ion's little pam¬phlet also cootsina much encouraging lafor¬mation concerning general Christina work intin.- city, ami ,-iiiEiiiiLiily tin* Labors ann .ac¬cesses ol tin- ( tty Mission, which in additionto it. distinctly spiritnsJ work maintains*. wing-schools, belping-band associations, em¬ployment societies, temperance organisations,reading-rooms, and lodging-houses.
Missions in I iiina..In 1846 the EagliibBud American iiii-sinu.ities in Ll,uni assembledin lbuig Kong, nod the] numbered twelve, luHong Km,- they bad *ix e nrerts. At thepreseut tims there are u. China 240 PraSeeS-aiii missionaries, 90 principal miseiooari sta¬ll.,us. SOO i.r- Utions, and si bm 12,000 ar1 .piuai Chinese communicants. In lulita aloneii.ie- an 600 European miseionuriea end 430central stnt'ons. lu l-"'- the eonrerta in lu¬ella were 128,000; at the preaenl time t lera...",. i io.ooo. rbs mci'a-e tioni 1851 to i**-i;i
,.; per cent tin- incmus from IMI toi*-7i it a.* ni per sent, and during the last ten
tbe ratio ol un rt usc bas been gnThe la-' two yean eepecmll] hive wit-
d .ni increaae a.most unparalleled, purtljthrough tbe benerolent lervicesthai were ran-dered i;i connection with the famine. Al lins
,,; progren alone, supposing ll tn bs:.h.iiii. i>.\ the close ol nus century there
will ba one mu nm I'rottntanl seneerts nt In*din.
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Iv i. i sn.i-u Bishops..The beadsof the L-iabl shid Church tat RngWind enjoy
1 Um Uatlu'"" tag _uuu_l m..med i iiic A-^iibis-iop
f Canrerl-nry, *Cl->,000* tho Bishop of York,*10.000; the Bishop of London. J. 10,000;he ItiHhop of Durham, Xti.oOO; fh(. IJishun ofVmcbestcr, £7.000* tin. Itishop of hiv.I.r>..*>00; the Bishop of St. Asaph. -..>._*,»<>;ml the remainder mu lan than £ 1,000 amiot more than £5,000 per annum. Lu projier-. rugs lu be m.-11111:11111(1 by fl revision or theivonne* of the Various g Vincars. In addition to Ins notary, the ClimateI Rngtuud peosrsses two palaces one at Lune*elli ;.ii,l tin* etbet el Addington, sear <ell.and .Il cellini lion still) the i.itt I he Wisrren tbs title los pb seure-gardi u b*. .-.
Kier ol Rei Majesty's Li.ss Council, en tiieTi ii of August, 18(10) consisting ol .-¦ 7enn, lin- inn'nut of peraoas property
.1 by twinty-four bishops eh. ddmin,'tin- Qfteci ecediug tho apimiii;-uiit. of the Ki ch si.istical Connisaien anilte three mbeeqnent yeen ie Mated byJbeny Ponblanquc to have amounted to avii.ige of nearly £70.000 lor each bishop.Pm -I'.VTiiUAN IflSMOl -. -\ siimmnry vue
f tbe mission* ot the- Presbyterian Bennilowe tbnl they here ll ordained minmanves and |,0_B eomnnniennte among tba lil¬ians of the United tates; 7 missionariesml 8,907 commnnicauta ia Muntee; ll mis-lonnriea and 1.089 lomnnniiBBia m leenaiiKii'-a ; 7 missionaries and (lui communi-n.is in Africa: SO misaionniieaand971 sens*luniesnte in India ; 7 n pd 201inimiuiiiiinis in Smm; '22 missionaries and,784 communicants in China ; 2nd 131 communicants among -«. inatifornia ; 6 m-asionerieo and 7.tn eommunt-mtn in Japan; 8 missionsries sad I..:.!nnmunicauta in Persia; and ll miseioniml 810 eommepiceon in siiiu. in ail, tin e.
re 125 ordained minionarics and 12-607.nmunieanfs, arith 17.7!. 1 Behobtn in daynd boording-sehoolB, B udea the onionedliaaiooories, there ere 83 native ordaiaesi
n .md 1 i7 In-, nnates, .nd .".Li nativeiv missionaries.
Tan UmT-utiAR National < i.-tobeMy bo other fashionable Bannar luaasttba world is the annual menting-i laos of
) ssanj or...I. /itioii.-, representing rn maurkflerent aims, as Saratoga Sntioge. .vo. i I.:i(iititic, eiim-atioiial, agricultural, at.ilet c.ml religions associations are equally at nomeure, and doubtless are none the b --
il for combining pleasure and business, rbisper the ninth meeting ol thc Rational Confer-nee of the Unitarian nnd other Chs__-an churches will Im* held at thepeember '..'1 to 24. in the Cir*t MctnodistInircii. when ir mot two yenn sen. Tm- isa fonrihconsecutive meeting held ia s.ua¬lga. This conference was organized i.i l-ml ha-iii-bl bironRU -.--nu,- - ,., t I860, Itprobable tbat Western delegntes mil mnke.
a argent suncal to have the nugi meetingeld ni smile- city further \\ esr. Ami that ai' I'.i-i'iiii to hold ti is- ii 11 mi iaMead af bns_*tai neuma v. .ll bs dieenassd.
Tue PsMROCTIonOg Jnws.'.Tbs Inner andBrea oning boeUllty to .Jess* \s lnili ss,* eiui-
ii-ly illustrated mu long ago by the ergnni-t'.on ol ii sncieiy in Qermunj (somel
iniilar to one wlmh bad been in existenceor a considerable timi ), the sole object of¦.Inch wa* an offensive sud defensive eunu*-ithui to that ncc, hii- been ag.nu manifestoiln Upper Hungary. During a ure .ii a nanllown n rombined annuli noon tbe 1-ia.rag made, in the conns Of which the im stiiitr.i_*eoi!rt ba. bai ines were committed. 'Ibistt.tck was ascribed rather vaguely IO "popii-iir tiny," but no explanation i- made ot the
el tin* lury ; Indeed it ts not btiumtns.hat there ssas ans cau.-i. except the uni"
hatred of toe Bsaailaata. L is saiiith.iti:e- e;sil authorities h.iel (be morai and plcul courage tn du all ni their poss.; t tNBPBShe Hebrews iroui tua* mob.The Unitarians, bering been refused per-aismon to unite with tue Committas ol'.likes Centenary Celebration, lave nt miranii) erect a men,.nial oi' tl.eu- own ni tba nen*omi or Lss.sr.--t. 1. .ii i.i Chanel. It willi a- thc following inscription: "Erected Inommnmnsnta tbe Christian eflbsts nf iboriginntors of Suuday-ecboola (members ofanons (bun Ins), li oin lin- time ol ('animal"orromco, 1580. to that ol I'm- .putin* Lind¬ay ami Robert Raikca, 1780: in gratitude torod tor his blessing un Bunduy«senou* lu horsluring tin- p.;sl century; and DS liivem, ho|>ehal lie tune may soon come WOCO dillneiieesif opinion will no longer supumts dissiplm of,'hnst in work, of usefulness.'"
The various Pratentnut dcBominst-oes havei Japan 117 male and female nnsioonii increase of 13 sin,-,. 1878; 0. og, in/ elburches* en incrense ol 20; 2,701 nnpcinsndalt converts, sn Lncraens nf 1,084; 2,611:.nidiiv-school s 'h.liars, pm me n BM of 8S5|t; ordained natire poetess, sn intnnm ni 7; /JAtheological schools ss uh >~, tin ol gical stu- \m\\
lents, ann '.il un rdained native preeebem ^**9|,:al catechists. In the boanitalfl under the ^^
barge ot tuissiouariiS 13,286 p incuts haveteen -tented.
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At the Theism i Island Perk, this Summer,be following program me sv,.I be eairisd aegilu.y 21-27.Scientific ami Estbetis Cenfaema. .Li v 28-Angnel I.The lnieni.iti.in.ilti ii st iii ii Temperance Cnmp-mecting Asseein*ion of the United >'..les ami( an.ula. AugustI-15.Suniiay-School Pariiameur. Au.ut lu¬ll. Ti.b Intei'iiatiomi! Boeeiety for hiTircitgn-ing and Promoting tbe Science of Teaching.-Ugust 22-26.The Christian Summer Trune.og College fi i Lay Workers. August 26-31.he coll.'se ol it-dill ts eui >oci.ll "-ch h. c.
The erection of churches made of s. ds iicommended to the thinly po ul-tled dinti'icts
i tin- Wi-t. li is saul thal a i-hure-ti withsalis of sods, root covered with seal-, amilotti- ol' earth, ia sin 26 bj 36 rent, mn i>«milt at sn outlay of $10 in money, and thatneb a building, if piopcily eunstraetede. ie
et snduriug..
CURRI.XT SELIGIOK78 OITSIOX.
ivl.KlN', RELIGIORPram Ihe lr,.lon <on,irei;.it:oiinlist.
"To ercrythins lher_ is s manta, and a tune te>"... v pin ii"*.- Boiler the baavea. Wewish thalii;* te m might be breded by thom furn] nuns ninnis
it ta be their daty to make peraoaal rei-g*t.lis :i|,neals In i-S ri _, nit- stiiolll tiley linet IMIebal the erenmataocea may be. Wa believe in
mi)>t ientious noeiity in th.) usc el opportnuitm mred mir scqnniiitances lo ( hrtst, bel the prem¬ier itt!ii 1 kl-iit of thia duty neither BecmBitatos nor
i.-r'u its our makins oarselres sa annoyaan laiiliera. < bristii.ns nine! be food mamneit**! er thawlu not r -. liniment', their religion a* rli.-v alan.Hardly aaythias elnnpeiaaa siSBaaverteil sensa...-troiutls as io he adiiii ssni Budden ly audiithera on the Behjeel which be inetiacuvelj feelsihould be treated ss nh inviolable reverence, rheta* a religions flippancy which oltcn* niau;frats
in pei sun.ii appeals te the end ol detesting_
Tin: rb vdla i *.ii casiFront I'.e \t ir i un. _.'¦¦'¦
An »»\ it iii-, di.un i l.i- elosed ni the Ku-lisbi'.ii 1 i;tiu.-iit bl tbe aduii-niou <u Mi.Viiins! a i,l Kcpiiid.r.iu. Mr Bradlaugh han i
hr boam io be imr*r_toaetl inr claiunas uii ...
iud t." be plat .-tl in it cuder rircii-a-t-inn a uni nmBn; a p. is.iiial iriainiu.. Tbs amtBtion la e a
ill l.,ss sad aa.V VISB - l ng.)
.earing aa tbs case. Mr. tiladsl. ninds the.iou.ni ninth -.'.'ticil ^^ Uradlansa, aad ll iari ictl bsa majority ol altv-hmr. aboat hall t!"t,1-n.il Liberal roajnritj. In a ^> n. ral way. it tisaul that liol bun.' is nunn! iv, iii.iV.au.- mai: i
rho hold dauBcrona opiuiona: auil thal, a beaIhe people sre Coollah outing. ¦¦'.¦. i
theil tull niusi prevail os.a tba couvu tim tss Ism !'. tsuu.s._
tirci AM) tim: .il-i :/ i- a/. ; /'..
Tin- uti rt the Government ¦- twith the principle ol litate aupcrviami ,
inatteis. Nu d in.minali..n. other )
iiltted to Indil r at\ ieee
anywhere in Prance without nut theis il authorities, in conformity to th i._ul u.ni:*.
Hyacinthe waa ir h.ci to ohta ,i a i»riuisto deliver bi* leeturea on religion iu I'm a lbspawn "i nperviaiou involvra the right to preventany public worshit which i* deeuieil prejudieial
. ace ami welfare "t thc authur topi r. hgiaaaand ot s,, :. ts Rut there i* ais.. h. th a r.-liKiiinaatula political baaia for the action ot tb.ru¬men!, lt u bas the right to supervise the schoolsoi the coauti s ano protect liusl sin-rttcac bl HU ils tell ls to lill- -n ,.,,..,: ul 'lr K'r |li| "liltLs the peisouins el ths -Bimbi oi Ihe joutk lass h.msc hands the future ol tl;-- country mus
a. ted iin-isl. ntl', m s!l|i|"l. s :,_ (be JOBUilretablishntents. \- u- the wimtiun sa
ped ie- in \ o: Btinpi it inatitutk ns inii dcb, the verdict ol the future is likely io hsuui.is..)i!.i.". It a petarli ea ml
tinn: _ls'..iss l ru. i-. -s uipatbj bu c i
lin-end, the (...s.Tnl.1. lil mis -titler tor the attemptio Beean a mss_U i>v tbe sxereiaa ot ita aewei st betamilder lucius e-onltl have lie.-n t-in|de>yeil. TheJesuits do n.t tseervs lo bc uiadc murty ri ot
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