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'I'HE PENISTONE ALMANACK, 1884.

PENISTONE TRADES DIRECTORY.

M"RKET PLACE.Wo~d, John, Printer.

MARKET S·fREE'f.Armitage, Tom, Horns Inn.Bradley, S. J., Rose and Crown HoteLBrettoner, J oel, Milliner and Draper.

Funerals and Mourning orders in thebest style, on shortest notice.

Brownhill, John, Butcher.Calvert, William, Clothier.Dickinson, John E., Chemist. See Advt.Ellis, Charles, Stationer.Fearnley, Alfred, White Bear Inn.Fieldsend, Wood, Fruiterer.Fieldsend, we., Spread Eagle Inn.Fieldsend, W. & Co., Coal Merchants.Garside, M., Shop-keeper.Hawley, George, Joiner. See Advt.Hinchliff, F., Draper. See Advt.Hudson, Amos, Shoe-maker.Marsh, S. J., 24, Market Street, Hosier,

Haberdasher, &c.Meays, H., Pawnbroker.Mitchell, William, Grocer.Powell, A., Hair-dresser.Robinson, Francis, Butcher.Shaw, David, Confectioner.Swallow, Dr.Turner, J. H., Old Crown Inn.Wood, Edwin, Butcher. See Advt.Woodcock, R. D., Ironmonger.Woodcock, J oseph, Grocer.

HIGH STREET.Bailey, George, Grocer.Biltcliff, Charles, Watch-maker.Biltclitl, Johu, Shoemaker.Burdett, L. G., Shop-keeper.Hebblethwaite, Martha, Grocer.Marsden, William, Tailor.Moody, John, Tallow Chandler.Rusby, George, Co-operative Society.Senior, John, Shop-keeper.Sheffield Union Banking Co., Limited.Taylor, James, Farmer.Taylor, Samuel, Shop-keeper.White, L. P., Chemist. See Advt.

ST. MARY'S STREET.Birks, Joseph, Shop-keeper.Crossley, M. A. and lVI. L., Drapers.Dyson, Wm. R., Saddler.Greaves, John, Land Agent.Hinchliffe, B. T., Shoemaker.Ramsden, Geo., Confectioner.Redfearn, \V. C., Commercial Inn.Smith, Smith and Elliott, Solicitors.

BRIDGE STREET •.

Calvert, George, Slate Merchant.

Crossley, J ane, Ladies' School.Marsh, Waiter, Draper,Stones, George, White Hart Inn.Pinder, Vincent, Grocer.

BROWNHILL'S TERRACE.Fletcher, J. C., Officer of Inland Revenue.

WENTWORTH ROAD.Simpson, James, Greengrocer.

THURLSTONE ROAD.Beever, Henry, Tin-smith.Gregg, Samuel George, Blacksmith and. Shoeing-smith. Wrought Iron Gates

and Palisading fixed to order ; and allkinds of Blacksmith work executed inall its branches.

Kilner, J., Bridge Hotel.Wood, Ellen, Shop-keeper.

TAL BOT ROAD.Dempster, John, Manager, Gas Works.Jagger, John, Wire-drawer.

MARSDEN'S SQUAREBiltcliff, J oseph, Joiner.Godward, John, Blacksmith.Lawton, Joe, Farmer.

DOBBIN GAP.Ascham, John, Greengrocer.

UNWlN STREET.Marsh, Arthur, Stone-mason.Peddie, A. R, Ladies' School.

STOT'fERCLIFFE ROAD.Hinchliife, H., Shop-keeper.Wilson, A. C. J., Surgeon.

'fHE GREEN.Hawley, T. and J., Saw l\fills.Lawton, Joseph, Joiner.Moore, John, Shop-keeper.Brook and Co., Brewers. See Advt.Dransfield and Sons, Solicitors.Raynor, John W., Lime Merchant.Knight, George, Farmer.Jordan, H., School-master.Taylor, Tom, Farmer.

CHUIWH STREET.Dransfield, G. R., Auctioneer.Hinchliff, Caroline, Grocer.Jacksou, 'I'heos., School-master.Mellor, Henry, Grocer.Shore, Aaron, Draper.'1'inker, Z..••V., Joiner.Wood, Thomas, Butcher.Wright, J., Confectioner.

SHEFFIELD ROAD.Brownhill, John, Butcher and Grocer.Cammell, Charles and Co., Steel Works.Crossley, J oe, Joiner.Fearnley, Fredk., Queen Hotel.Harris, Daniel, Shop-keeper.

THE PENISTONE ALMANACK, 1884.

POST OFFICE, PENISTONE.Open for the transaction of Telegraphic Business daily, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and on

Sundays 8 to 10 a.m,The Box closes for dispatch of Letters at 10-30 a.m., 1-0 and 6-55 p.m., and on

Sundays at 4-45 p.m. Parcels are received up to 6 p.m. week-days only.Collections are made from the Wall-Boxes as follows :-Oxspring at 4-45 p.m.,

Spring Vale at 6-30, •.nd Bridge End at 6-30 p.m., week-days only.Letters are dispatched from the Office at Hoylandswaine at 5-45, from Millhouse

Green at 6-0, and Thurlstone at 6-20 p.m., week-days only.Letters to be Registered should be presented at least 15 minutes before the time

for closing the Box.Money Orders and Savings Business is transacted from D a.m. to 6 p.m., and on

Saturdays till 8 p.m.Letters for persons residing within the free delivery, can only be called for after

previous notice in writing bas been given.Rural Letter-carriers for Thurlstone, Ingbirchworth, Gunthwaite, Hoylandswaine,

Oxspring, and Roughbirchworth, are dispatched at 7-30 a.m. daily, Sundays excepted;retnrning from Roughbirchworth at 4-15, Oxspring at 4-45, Hoylandswaine at 5-45,and Thurlstone at 6-20 a m.

A Letter-carrier is dispatched to Midbopestones and Langsett at 7-30 a.m. onTuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Letters for these places should be postedbefore 6 a.m.

LICENSES to brew, to kill game, to carry a gun, keep dogs, male servants, andcarriages, and to use armorial bearings, are issued at this office.

JOHN WOOD, POSTMASTERANDDISTRIBUTOROF STAMPS.

POST OFF'ICE,THURLSTONE. M: Fallas, Postmaster. Letters are dispatcbed at6-20 p.m. daily, Sundays excepted. Money Order and Savings Bank Business istransacted from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Saturdays till 8 p.m. Licenses are issued atthis office.

POST OFFICE,HOYLA>.";'DSWAINE.G. Ellis, Postmaster. Letters are dispatched at5-45 p.m., week-days only.

POST OFFICE, MILLHOUSE GREEN. J. Charlesworth, Postmaster. Letters aredispatched at (j p.m., week-days only.

Littlewood, George, Grocer.Kellett, Godfrey, Shop-keeper.Lockwood, W., Shop-keeper.Marsh, John, Wentworth Arms Hotel.Nail, Jabez, Box-maker.Palmer, Edward, Grocer.Pendlebury, Robert, Shop-keeper.Senior, John, Shoemaker.Silverwood, Martha, Britannia HoteLWharton, Joe, Shop-keeper.

Vernou, William, Station Master.Woodhead, A. M. L., Refreshment Rooms.Marsh, we., Rate Collector.Rusby, James, Quarry Owner, Kirkwood,Watson, A. M., M.D., Surgeon, Weirfield.

FARMERS.Hinchliff, C., Edge Hill.Chapman, George, Cubley Hall.Crawshaw, Thomas, 'Vater Hall.Haigh, John, Wood End.Marsdeu, William, Schole HilLMarsden, Sydney, Cliff House.Marsden, George, New Lodge.Marsh Isaac NookMoorhouse, J. F., New Chapel.Sharpley, John, Hchole Hill.Shore, Isaac, Castle Green.Stanley, George, Westfield.Taylor, William, Gravels.Thickett, Mrs., Newhouse.Watts, Joe, Shepherd's Castle.

-----------------------------------------------------------1FEASTS IN 1884.

Penistone, June 29 & 30; Thurlstone, July 1; Midhope, June 22; Bolsterstone,May 25; Deepcar, May 25; Wortley, June 1; Thurgoland, Aug. 3; Bradfield, June 1 ;Denby & Denby Dale, July 6; Ingbirchworth, July 6: Holmfirth, May 22; OxspringJune 29.

THE PENISTONE AUt'IANACK, 1884.

THWITTLETOWN.It was far on in the afternoon of a gloomy day, and the rain was falling fast, when

I left Manchester in the hope of reaching Sheffield in good time. There was not abreath of wind stirring; and there was a lurid look about the sky that foretoldimpending storm.

At Penistone there had been a Dog Show in a field outside the little town. Whenour train reached the station the show was just beginning to break up, and therewas a great rush of dog-folk with their dogs into the carriages. The crowd was so .great that they were allowed to tumble in auywhere=-dogs and all-irrespective ofclasses.

Our carriage had, up this point, been the exclusive shelter of three doleful-lookingunsocial persons, who all seemed as if they were behind in their rent, and generally"thrutched in their minds," and who had sat all the way as far as possible from oneanother, now reading a little, now smoking a little, and now dozing a little, by fits,and taking sly glances of scrutiny at each other now and then, when they thoughtnobody was looking; but when the train drew up at the melting" dog show," the I

scene in our carriage changed very suddenly. and changed very much. Therewas a dense excited crowd upon the platform. The door was thrown violentlyopen; there was a clamorous rush which choked the entrance, and in a minuteour sulky solitude was crowded with rough hearty Yorkshiremen, accompaniedby one magnificent dog of the St. Bernard breed, which had won a prize, andone beantifnl slim black-and-tan dog, which had not won a prize. In an instantthe carriage was as bnsy as a monkey cage; and the roof fairly rang againwith the loud clatter of strong, old-fashioned Chaucerian Yorkshire talk, which rosefrom the steaming swarm; for they were all more or less soaked with the rainwhich had been falling incessantly during the time of the show. . It took a fewminutes for them to get shaken down into their places. The St. Bernard mastifflooked frightened, and crept under the seat with some difficulty; whilst the owuerof the black-and-tan kept his dog in a large square basket, the lid of which he liftednow and then to show the points of the animal inside. All the talk was aboutdogs-the merits of different dogs at the show, the pedigrees of dogs, and thedecisions of the judges. This, however, was mingled with an eager dispositionto bet about anything in the wide world.

On our side of the carriage there happened to be five men of stout build, whilston the opposite seat six men of smallermoultl were wedged together as close asherrings in a barrel. One of these was a bright-eyed, talkative little" tyke," whowas evidently of a restless and contentious disposition.

"Now talking abaat weight," said he, addressing a broad-shouldered farmer whosat on our side, "talking abaat weight; ye've had a deal to say for yersen, J088Y,abaat one thing an' another, sin we coom into this hoil, but I'll back us six upo'this side ageean ye five upo' that side, for a sovereign-naa then!" Whereupon, aloud and hot discussion arose, during which every man in the carriage was asked todeclare his weight. 'I'his process, also, led to a great deal of vehement dispute; andthe uproar lasted all the rest of tbe way. The din declined, however, as we dropped,here and there, one of the company, at little stations on the road; and by the timethat the train arrived at Sheffield tbe inmates of our carriage were reduced to theoriginal sulky three who had started together from Manchester=-aud who glaredupon each other in savage silence as they trickled out of the carriage, and mingledwith the fuming crowd upon the platform,-perhaps never to meet again.

Well, here we are at Sheffield-the town of thwittlcs--" the capital of steel"-famous all over the world for its fine cutlery; and, certainly, looking at the townfrom the edge of the station through the drizzling rain, with not a breath of windstirring, and a thick canopy of thunderous gloom overhead, it did not seem inviting.To travellers who have only seen the place as they flitted by, on a murky day, whenall its manufactories were at work, and all its furnaces ablaze, belching their firesinto the muggy air, it seems one of the most lurid of all "black towns" of busyEngland; but to anyone who leaves the station, and wanders about its quaintstreets, it soon loses this repulsive aspect; and yet, perhaps there is no town in the


kingdom whose general aspect in dull weather contrasts SI) strongly with the countryaround, for it is the centre of one of the most picturesque districts in all "MerryEngland," and one of the richest in its historic associations.

Three centuries and more ago, when Sheffield castle stood,And nearly ail the country round was moorland wild and wood,There was no master cutler, but cutlers b.y the score,Who worked in shops beside the Don, as tbeir fathers worked before.Great Gilbert, Earl of Shrewsbury, was then the reigning lord,A proud and potent man was he, and always wore a sword,Whilst his vassalla' carved whittlers stuck in their leathern hose,And this distinguished lord from serf, as everybody knows.And early each September, by this famous feudal chief,These apron-men, the cutler-smiths, for bodily relief,Were freely sent to Sheffield Park, amongst his antlered deer,With leave to slaughter what they could, and feast with wine and beer.

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A century goes by, and then a master cutler reigns,Chief of the smiths who work with skill, and yet earn little gains;The proud Earl sleeps in marble tomb, but each September, still,The old feast of the cutlers is kept up with right good will.But now great Gilbert's heir's the guest of Sheffield's annual king,The chief of those bold hammer-men, who make the anvil ring;And thus, we see, the world turns round in more than airy space,Since the 'high can take the lower, and the the low the higher place.

Sheffield, three or four centuries ago, must have been a very picturesque littletown, as seen from a distance; although it seems to have had only a hard time of itunder the crippling rule of its ancient lords-s-even the best of them-and some ofthem seem to have been very amiable and generous men; but slavery was still thefashion in those days, and political economy was unknown. Apart from this,however, the little old town of thwittle-makers, or "apron-men," of three centuriesago must have presented a beautiful picture to the eye, from any point of approach,when the massive Norman castle, covering four acres of ground, stood upan thebanks of the Sheaf, down in what is now the densest part of the town; and whenits one little street of quaint huts and smithies straggled IIp the green slope betweenthe castle and gates of the old Church, which still crowns the heart of the moderntown; and when the sides of the hills, which close in the scene all round, were cladwith green woods and deer parks, the wild summits of which commanded extensiveviews of the most beautifully-varied scenery in England. In t.hose clays the castleitself was begirt by groves and gardens; and a draw-bridge across the river Sheaf,connected it with a vast deer-park, and the quaint little winding street where thehammer-men and grinders of ancient Sheffield dwelt. Overawed by the castle frombelow, and by the church from above, the quaint street which made up old feudalSheffield must have been overgushed and interwoven here and there with thegreenery which clothed the hill side upon which it lay.

Few even of the manufacturing towns of England have changed. so completely. from their early appearance as Sheffield has changed. It is still one of the mostremarkable towns in the kingdom. It is singular in its situation. It is fearfullysingular to a stranger in its first appearance; and its occupation may be truly calleda "striking speciality," for it is the foremost hammerer and knife-maker and steelmanufacturer of all the world. It is the most central town in England, being equi-distant between the two seas; and it is closely surrounded by some of the mostcharming scenery in all the land. From the green hills which clip in its smoky hiveof 300,000 people five beautiful little rivers come wandering down. The Porterjoins the Sheaf on its way to the town, the Rivelin,-the stream of which EbenezerElliot sang so sweetly,-the Rivelin and the Loxley flow into the Don, and theDon joins the Sheaf under the broken walls of the old castle; and the Sheaf gives

1 name to the town itself.


PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

S. JOHN BAPTIST'S SCHOOL,PENISTONE.-Mixed ; Master, Mr. Jordan.THURGOLANDNATIONALSCHooL.-Mixed; Master, Mr. Samuel Renshaw.THURLSTONESCHOOLBOAHD.-Chairman, John Hinchliffe ; Members, Messrs. Wm.

Smith, J. H. Goddard, E. W. Wilcock, Wm. Hoyland; Treasurer, J. H. Goddard ;Clerk, Geo. Hinchliff ; A.ttendance Officer, Mr. Bardsley. Meetings first Frida.y ineach month, at 7 p.m., at the Offices, Millhouse. Schools at Millhouse. Master,Mr. Ensor; Assistant Master, Mr. Bardsley, and at Thurlstone (Infant School):Teacher. Miss Turner.

CAHLECOTESOLD Scaoot.-c-Mixed ; Mistress, Mrs. Wilkinson.MWHOPB ENDOWED SCHOOL.-Under Government Inspection. Trustees, Messrs.

Wm. Kay, J. Crossley, J. Bramall, and Geo. Hawksworth. Mixed; Master, Mr. T.Parr.

LANGSETTCHU?CH Scaoot.-c-Mixed : Mistress, Miss Fletcher.PENISTONE GRAMMARSoaoorc=-Bcys : Master, Mr. Jackson. Trustees, The Right

Hon. Earl Wharncliffe, VV. '1'. VV. Spencer Stanhope, Esq., F. W. '1'. Vernon Wentworth,Esq., Thos. C. V. Wentworth, Esq., J.P., Rev. W. S. Turnbull, J. C. Milner, Esq., J.P

CAHLECOTESCHURCH SCHooL.-Mixed; Mistress, Miss Everall,HOYLANDSWAINENATIONALSoaoor.s.x-Mixed ; Master, Mr. Prestwood.PENISTONE Gmr.s' NATIONAL.-Mistress, Miss Wasnidge.THuHLsToNE CHUHCHOF ENGf,ANDSCHOOL.-Mixed ; Master, Mr. Thos. Hutchfield ..HUNsm;LF SCHOOLBoz.arx=-Chairman, John Armitage ; Members, Geo. Could well,

Francis Hill, George Stanley, John Brown; Clerk, G. H. Milnes. Schools at Green-moor. Master, Mr. W. Hardcastle,

OXSPRINGSCHOOLBOAHD.-Chairman, J. N. Dransfield; Members, Messrs. A. J.Siddons, John Crossland, Geo. Vaughton, John Mitchell; Clerk, William Dransfield.Schools at Oxspring. Master, Mr. Backhouse.

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES.

Royal F01·este1·s.-Court Hopeful, No. 173. Meetings held at the Spread EagleHotel, Penistone, on the third Saturday in each month, at 7·30 p.m. Number ofMembers, 221. Honorary Members 6. Capital, £1339 98. l1~d. Secretary, Mr.Jas. Shaw, senr., The Green, Penistone.

Penistone and Midhope Operative Oonse1'vative Benefit A ssociation.-Meetings heldquarterly on the first Saturday in March, June, September, and December, alternatelyat the White Hart and Bridge Hotel, Penistone Bridge, and Club Inn, Midhope.Number of Members, 56. Capital, £400. Secretary, Mr. T. Reyner, Thurlstone.

ll1aid of the Glen.-Meetings held at the Rock Inn, Thurlstone, quarterly. Numberof Members, 34. Amount of Capital, £105. Secretary, Mr. Geo. Hinchliff.

Order of Shepherds, Ashton Unity.-William Tell. Meetings held at the Black-smith's Arms, Millhouse, monthly. Number of Members, 78. Capital, £182.Secretary, Mr. George Hinchliff.

Independent Order of Oddfellows.-Offspring of the Hope Lodge. Meetings heldat the Blacksmith's Arms, Millhouse. Number of Members, 34. Capital, £140.Secretary, Mr. N. Crosland.

A neient 01'de1' of Fm·este1·s.-Court Flower of the Forest. Meetings held at theSpread Eagle Inn, Penistone, every fourth Saturday. Secretary, Mr. Fred Andrew.Number of Members, 131. Amount of Capital, ,£350. Average age, 28 year s,

Dl'uids.--Preedom Lodge, No. 571. Meetings held every fourth Saturday at Mr.William Lake's, Blue Ball Inn, Thurlstone. Number of Members, :l30. HonoraryMembers, 6. Capital, £1098 14s. Od. Secretary, Mr. J. H. Goddard, ThurlstoneBank, near Penistone.

Penistone Independent Order of Oddfellows Friendly Society.-Loyal Hope Lodge.Meetings held at the White Hart Inn, Penistone Bridge. Number of Members, 256.Capital, £1922 Is. 8M. Secretary, Mr. Allen Crossley, 78, Sheffield Road, Penistone.

'l'HE PENIS'l'ONE ALMAN ACR, 1884.

PENISTONE UNION.-BOARD OF GUARDIANS.

Ex-o.fficio Guardians.-W. S. Stanhope, Esq., J.1:'.; John Raye, Esq., J.P.;J. C. Milner, Esq., J.P. ; John Dyson, Esq., J.P.; 'I'humas Norton, Esg., J.P. ;WaIter Norton, Esq., J.P. ; Lt.-Colonel Neville, J.P.

Elected Gua,·dians.-Joseph Hoyland, Charles Wemyss, Cawthorne; Wm. Buckler,Clayton West; John Micklethwaite, H. H. Peace, Denby; Arthur Appleyard, HighHoyland; William Marsh, Hoylandswaine ; John Arrnitage, John Brown, Hunshelf ;James Stafford, Ingbirchworth and Gunthwaite; Joseph Fountain, Kexborough ;Thomas Stanley, Langsett; J. T. Bramrnall, Oxspring; Thomas Hawley, A. C. J.Wilson, Penistone ; John Haynes, Silkstoue ; Thomas Hague, George Wordsworth,Thurgoland; William Smith, John Ray, James Durrans, Thurlstone.

Chainnan-John Dysou, Esq., J.P. Vice-Chai?-men.-lIfessrs. William Smith andJohn Micklethwaite. Cle"k-William Dransfield, Esq. Assistant Clerk and CollectorC. Sackville. Medical Office1' of W01·khouse-A. M. Watson, M.D. Master of theWorkhouse-J. Walton. Relieving Office,--J. S. Nokes. Superintendent Reqistro»: ofBirths, Deaths, and Ma,.,.iages-vYilli"m Dransfield, Esq. Reqistrar of J11a'-"iages-Joel Brettoner. Regist,-a,- of Birtlie, and Deaths, Penistone-J. S. Nokes ; Oaunlurrne-E. 'vYilcock; Denby-G. W_ 1I10xon. School Attetldance Office1--E. Wilcock,Cawthorne.

The Guardians meet on each alternate Thursday, at Two o'clock p.m. at theWorkhouse, Penistone.

HOYLANDSW AINE LOCAL BOARD.Ohai?·man-.Tohn Haigh. Membe1-s--John Haigh, B. Pinder (Treasurer,) Charles

Dyson, Edward Ar mitage, Benjamiu Armitage, Charles Burley, Jacob Dearnley,John Armitage, Joseph Field. Clerk: and Collector-Samuel Yardley. Medical Office1'-Alfred M. Watson, M.D. Nuisance Inspector=S. Yardley. Population in 1881, 750.

THURLSTONE LOCAL BOARD.Chairman-John Hinchliffe. Membe1·s-Wm. Hoylanc1, Charles Mitchell, Richard

Turner, William Smith, J. C. Milner, Esq., J.P., Frederick Booth, Joseph Hudson,'I'imothy Reyner, John Kaye, Joseph Webster, Vincent Smith. Medical OffioC'r.-A. M. Watson, M.D. Clerk-George Hinchliff. 1',·easure,·-W. Smith. SU1'VeyO"and Nuisance Il!8pector.-James Wagstaff. Collector of IncomeTaa: and of Districtand Highway Rates-J. H. Goddard, Thurlstone Bank. Population in 1881-2851.

Meetings last Friday in each month, at 6 p.m., at the Offices, at Millhouse.

GUNTHWAITE AND INGBIRCHWORTH LOCAL BOARD.

Chairman-Alfred Gaunt. MembCl's-Richard Milnes, Luke Taylor, James Har-grave, John Haigh, William Horne, James Stafford, William Holmes, Charles Wood,Cle1'k-Charles Sackville. 1'reasu1'C1'-Frederick Crawshaw. Gollecto"-HenryKnowles. Surveyo"-Thomas Lee. Medical O.ffice1·-Dr. MacGregor. NuisanceInspector-Thomas Lee. Population in 1881-405.

Meetings on the last Monday in each month, at 7 p.m., at the Rose & Crown Inn,Ingbirchworth.

THE BURIAL BOARD.For the Ecclesiastical Parish of Penistone, including the Townships of Penistone,

Thurlstone, Langsett, Hunshelf, and Oxspring.Ohai1·man--Rev. W. S. Turnbull. 1I1embe1·s-Messrs. John Williams, Thomas

Marsden, Thomas Stanley, Frederick Booth, John Hinchliffe, J. W. Wordsworth,J. C. Milner, Esq., John Armitage. Clerk--John N. Dransfield, Esq. Sexton-JohnBrearley.

Cemetery, Stottercliffe. Opened August 1, 1880. N umber of Interments fromthe opening to September 31, 1883-Consecrated portion, 156; Uncousecrated, 19 ;Total, 175. A Book of Rules, Regulations, Charges, and Fees, may he had from theClerk, price one penny.


PENISTONE CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION.

Ohail'man-Hugh Tomasson, Esq., Plumptou, Penistone. Vice-Chairmen-:-- Wm.Moorhouse, Esq., J. S. Nokes, Esq. Hon. Secs.-J. N. Dransfield, W. W. Sanderson.TreaSU1'el'- W. ,V. Sanderson.

THURLSTONE OLD FOOTBALL CLUB.P,·esident.-Mr. Frederick Booth. Vice-Pl·esidents.-Mr. George Stones, Mr.

Joseph Tyas, and Mr. Natt. Crossland. Tl·easurer.--Mr. Henry Barden. Secretary.-Mr. Fred Jubb. Assistant Secl·etal'y.-Mr. John Travell. Delegate to the SheffieldAssociation.--Mr. Henry Ellis. Oaptains.-Mr. John Bnckley and Mr. George Hall.

PENISTONE LAWN TENNIS CLUB.Gl·ound-l'enistone. Secretary-A. C. J. WilsOll.

PENISTONE LIBERAL ASSOCIATION.President-i-s, Hinchliffe, Esq. Vice-President-s-K, C. J. Wilson. Treasurer-«

R. D. Woodcock. SeCrttal·y-·George Hinchliff.

PENISTONE BRANCH OF THE CHURCH ASSOCIATION.Oommittee-Messrs. J. N. Dransfield, Wm. Hoyland, J. W. Wordsworth, W. Naylor,

T. W. Stones, J. S. Nokes, C. SackviIle. T"easU1'e'rand Secl'etal'y-Charles Sackville.Meetings at the Old Crown Hotel.

PENISTONE BAND OF HOPE.Hon. President.--Rev. P. R. Pass more. Yi-ce-Pmndents.-Mr. C. Crook and Mr. A.

Hinchliff. Secretal·y.-Mr. ·W. Ramsden. Treasul·el'.-Mr. J. H. Fanlkner.

PENISTONE CHESS CLUB.

Meetings held at Penistone Institute, every Tuesday at 7 p.m.Secl·etal·y-A. C. J. Wilson.

, SHEFFIELD UNION BANKING COMPANY LIMITED.

PENISTOXEBRANcH-'West Parade. Hours of Business: Mondays, Tuesdays, andThursdays 10 to 4, Saturdays 10 to 1; at Denby Dale on Wednesdays and Fridays11 to 3. Managel·-Mr. Fred Crawshaw, London Agents-Prescot Cave Foster & Co.

PENIS'I'ONE AND THURLSTONE BUILDING SOCIETY.

Pl'esident--Rev. W. S. TurnbulL Secl·etary-Mr. Jas. Wm. Uncles. Bankers-«Sheffield Union Bank. The monthly meetings are held in the National School-roomon the first Saturday in each month at 7-30 p.m.--See Advertisement.

PENISTONE FREEHOLD LAND SOCIETY.Estate-Castle Road. President-s-Nu, John Hanlon. SeCl'etal·y--Mr. Wm. Calvert.

INLAND REVENUE OFFICE-WENTWORTH ARMS HOTEL.Oollector=S. M. Balls, Esq., Sheffield. Local Officer-Mr. J. Fletcher, Penistone.

Inland Revenue Licenses may be had from John 'Wood, Stamp Office, Penistone.

POLIPE STATION, BRIDGE STREET.Sttpel'intendent-G. Sykes, Barnsley. Local Officer-Inspector Corden.

PENISTONE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.Established 1853. Pl'esident-Walter Spencer Stanhope, Esq., Cannon Hall.

Hon. Secl·etary-J. N. Dransfield, Esq.

PENISTONE THURLSTONE & OXSPRING GAS COMPANY.Managing Directol'-Herbert Unwin, Esq. Resident Managel'-John Dempster.

Works-Talbot Road,

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A BITE TOO M1JCH. (BY 'EDWIN WAUGH.)I guess thou'll not remember thi uncle J onas 1Well, I can just remember him, but its as mich as th' bargain, I dar say.Him an' me were particular friends. 'Ve had a rare do together i'th Isle 0' Man once,

twenty year sin. There wur thi' uncle J onas, an' J one 0' Simeou's, th' bazzoon player.Jone had a wood leg, shod wi'iron. We 0' set off together to th' Isle 0' Man, an'when we geet theer, we went straight across to a place co'de Port Erin, at th' westend o' th' island, where there wur very good fishin; an' its a terrible place forconger eel, an' 0' sorts 0' big fish. Well, one day we took a boat, an' a boatman, an'we went out a fishin' i'th' bay-wi' strong lines, an' great hooks, ready for aughtthat coom. An' while we sat theer, danglin' th' lines o'er th' edge 0' th' boat, thiuncle Jonas began a-jokin' Jone about his wood leg. 'Jone,' he said, 'if this boathappens to upset thou'll float lunger than me.' 'How so l' 'Thou's so mich woodabout tho.' 'Well, but,' said Jone, 'I think thou'Il ston as good a chance as me, ifI have a wood leg.' 'How so.' 'Becose thou'rt so well timber't at th' top end.'But while they wur agate 0' their fun, t.hi uncle Jonas felt a great tug at his line., Hello!' cried he, 'whats this 1 Come here, lads!' 'I'he boatman went an' geethowd o'th line. 'Ay,' said he, 'this is a conger; an' a big un too! I hope it'll notbreak th' line! By th' mass, how it tugs! Gently! Its a big fish is this! Let himplay a bit! Its comin'! Eh, what a mouth 1 Ston fur! Here it is!' It WUI' atremendous size; an' as soon as we'ed getten it o'er th' edge o'th boat it flew fromside to side, snapping savagely first at one, then at another on us. 'Look out! ' criedone. 'Punce it !' cried another. 'Mind, thou'll upset th' boat!' 'Heigh, Jone ;its comin' to thee! Look out! ' J one took aim at it with his iron-shod wood leg;but he missed th' fish, and sent his wood leg slap through th' bottom o'th old boat, reetup to th' knee. 'Theighur!' cried thi uncle J onas ; thou's shapt that grandly, owd I Jlad!' 'Poo me up !' cried J one; 'Poo me up, some on yo ; I'm fast!' 'Howd,stop!' said thi uncle Jonas; thou munnot tak .thi leg out! We'st be drownt!''Drown't or not drown't,' cried Jone, 'I mun ha' my leg out 0' this hole!' 'Thoumun keep it where it is, I tell tho, or else we's ha' th' boat full 0' wayter in aminute.' 'An' how long am I to cruttle down here,' cried Jone, 'wi my leg i' thishole l' 'l'hen he gave a sudden jerk, an' he skriked ant louder than ever, 'Oh!poo me up, this minute!' , What's to do neaw l' 'Th' conger's getten howd onme beheend! Tak it off!' An' sure enough it had getten fast howd o'th soft end ofhis back-and there it stuck. 'For pity's sake tak it off!' cried Jone, 'Oh dontpoo so hard! Let it get loose of itse!'! Prize it mouth oppen! Oh! I cannotston this!' 'Its no use,' said thi uncle J onas, 'it'll not let go !' •Tben cut it yedoff!' cried J one ; 'and poo ashore as fast as yo con,-I'm bleeding like a cauve ! 'So we poo'd ashore as fast as we could, wi' Jone's leg stickin' through th' bottomo'th boat; but when we were gettin' near land, Jone's leg coom again a sunken rock,an' snapt off close to th' boat. 'Theer,' said Jone pooin' his stump out o'th hole, 'thankGod for that,-sink or swim! Now then, tak this thing off mi hinder end !' So, wi' ~much ado we managed to cut th' conger off, close to th' yed ; but th' yed stuck fastto th' owd lad's breeches when done. An' thi' uncle Jonas had to carry Jone on hisback fro' th' boat to th' alehouse, wi' his brokken stump, an' th' conger's yed hangin'beheend him. An' when th' folk at th' alehouse seed us comin', they shouted fro'th' dur hole, an' axed what luck we'd had. 'Luck!' said Jone; look at th' back0' me here! I've had a bite, if nobody else has! '

PLACES WORTH VISITING ABOUT PENISTONE.WHARNCLIFk'EROCKs.-The public days for visiting this romantic spot are Mondays

Wednesdays, and Saturdays. Arrangements can be made at Wharncliffe Lodge, forTeas, &c., for large or small parties.. LANGSETT.-A village 31 miles from Penistone, and I!! miles from Hazleheadstation, is picturesquely situated at the head of the valley watered by the Little Don,and close to the Moors. Good accommodation can be had at the Inn in the village.Sunday Service in the Church morning and afternoon alternately.

DUNFORD MOORS.-Six miles by train from Penistone; there is an excellent Innnear the station where every accommodation can be had.


PARISH Crrunca.i--Sunday Services, 10·30 a.m. and 6-30 p.m; Week-day Services,daily, Matins 8 a.m ; Evensong with Short Lecture on Wednesdays at 7-0 ; Wednes-days and Fridays-Litany, Churchings, and Baptisms at 11-30 a.m,

S. ANN'S, CARLECUTES: 2-45 p.m.S. Manv's, LANGSETT: 10-30 a.m. and 2-45 p.m, alternately.S. JA~[ES'S, 1I1IDHOPE: 10-30 a.m. and 2-45 p.m, alternately.PENISTuNE.-Wesleyan Chapel, 10-30 a.m. and 6 p.m. ; 7-30 p.m. on Mondays.THURLSToNE.-Wesleyan Chapel: 2-30 and 6-0 p.m.; Mondays-fortnightly, at

7-30 p.m.•• 'I'nrmr.sroxx.-c-Primitive Methodist Chapel: 2-30 and 5-30 p.m.

THURLSTO::-!E.--Netherfield Independent Chapel : 10-30 a.m. and 6-30 p.m. ;Wednesday-at 7-30 p.m.TH[JRLSToNE.-Particular Baptist Chapel: 10-30 a.m. and 2-30 p.m.THURGOLAND.-Holy Trinity Church: 8-0 a.m., 10-30 a.m., and 6-30 p.m., also 3-0 p.m.first Sunday in the Month.

THURGOLAND.-Wesleyan Chapel: 10-30 a.m. and 2-30 p.m.CRANE Moou.c--Wesleyan Chapel: 2-30 and 6-0 p.m.CRANE Moon.v=Primitive Methodist Chapel; 2-30 and 6-0 p.m.DENBy.-St. John's Church: 10.30 a.m. and 2·45 p.m.HIGH FLATTs.-Friends Meeting House: 10-30 a.m, and 6.0 p.m.BIRDsEDGE.-Wesleyan Reform Chapel' 2-30 and 6-0 p.m.CROWEDGE.--Wesleyan Chapel: 2-30 p.m.HOYLANDSWAINE.-St. John's Church: 10-30 a.m. and 2-45 p.m.HOYLANDSWAINll.·-New Connexion Chapel: 2-30 and 6-0 p.m.BOLsTERSToNF..-Parish Church: 10.30 a.m. and 3-0 p.m.; Deepcar Church: 10-30a.m.

and 6-30 p.m.; Prayers and Sermon on Wednesdays at 7.30 p.m.; StocksbridgeSchool: Sundays, 6-30 p.m., Thursday, 7.30 p.m.

HUNSHELF.-Greenmoor Chapel: 10-30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m.DRNBY DALE.-Wesleyan Chapel: 10.30 a.m. and 6-0 p.m.INGBIRCHWORTH.-Wesleyan Chapel: 2-30 and 6-0 p.m.CAULECOTESOLD SCHOOL.--2-30 p.m.BULLHOUSECHAPFL.-2-30 p.m.SToCKSBRIDGE.-Wesleyan Chapel: 10-30 a.m. and 6-0 p.m.STOCKSBRIDGE.-Congregational Chapel: 10-30 a.m. and 6-30 p.m.STOCKSBRIDGE.-Primitive Methodist Chapel: 2-30 and 6-0 p.m.OXSPRING.-Board School: Wesleyan Methodist Meeting at 6-0 p.m.

PLACES OF WORSHIP IN PENISTONE AND DISTRICT.

SHEPHERDS' MEETINGS.At the Miller's Arms, Saltersbrook, July 20 and November 5 in each year; at the

•.. Snake Inn, Woodland, July 15, yearly. If any of the above dates fall on a Sundaythe meeting is held the day following.

DISTRICT FAIRS, 1884.Bakeuieli, Easter-Monday, Whit-Monday, August 26, Mondays after October 10 and

November, 11 and a Market for Cattle every alternate Monday. Barnslep, Wednesdaybefore February 28, May 13, October 11 ; Statute Fair, November 1. Bradfield,Statute Fair, October 31. Ecclesfield, Statute Fair, November 7. Doncaster, Mondaybefore February 14, April 5, August 5, November 1. Halifax, June 24, first Saturdayin November. Hathersaoe, Friday before old St. Michaels. Hayfield, May 12,October 10. Holmfirth; last Saturday in March, Saturday after May 4, last Saturdayin October. Pord Inn, lk miles from Holmfirth, first Saturday after April 11, firstSaturday after October 5. Huddersfield, March 31, May 14, October 4. Hope, March28, May 18, October 11. Leeds, July 10, November 8. Penistone, Thursday beforeFebruary 28, last Thursday in March, Thursday before May 12, 'l'hursday afterOctober 11 : Statute Fair, November 4. Rothcrham, Whit-Monday and December 1 ;Statute Fair November 3. Sh~ffielcl, June 3-4, and December 26-27. Stockport.January 1, March 4 and 25, May 1, July 9, October23. Wa,kefielcl, July 4 and Nov. 11.

PENISTONE ALMANACK, 1884.

MARRIAGES, 1882·3.24, Wood Fieldsend to Ann Walshaw, both of

Mate, both of Penistone.26, Waiter Burgess to Ellen Crossland, both of

Millhouse.MAY.

13, Wm. M. Clegg to Margaret Ann J oyee,both of 'l'hurlstone.

14, Charles Hinchliffe, of Hartcliffe, to MaryEllen Crossley, of Langsett.

JUNb:.10, John Edwerd Barker, of Penistone, to

Harrtet Hanson, of Thurgoland.16, Joe Lindley, of Crowedge, to Lydia Ann

Battye, of Hepworth.16, George Audin to Alice Ann Kilner, both

of Hoylandswaine.JULY.

1, Jo1,1n Hawley, of Penistone, to Mary JaneBriggs, of Thurlstone.

2, Abraham Addy to Elizabeth Barraclough.both of Thurlstone.

3, Charles Raye to Jane Ann walshaw, bothof Thurlstone.

4, William Scott to Elizabeth Roebuck, bothof 'I'hurlstone.

19, Crossley Mitchell, of Ecklands, to LauraCrosslaud, of Thurlstone.

14, Fredk. Highfield, of Penistone, to HarrietAnn Howard, of Thurlstone.

• AUGUST.4, George Arthur Cherry to Lucy Agnes Mit-

chell, both of Oxspring. ~13, Allen Hatgh, (If Hepworth, to Lydia Hum-

phries. of Crowedge. ~19, Thos. Rains, of Hun shelf, to Sarah H.

Hclmes, of 'I'hurlstone.2], B. M. Swift, of Rim Hill, to Annie .Iagger,

of 'I'hurgolaud.21, W. H. Hoyland, of Sheffield, to Mary

Elizabeth Jagger, of Thurgoland.SEPTEMBER.

3, Edwin Wade to Mary Hannah Milnes, bothof Stocks bridge.

OCTOBER.11, Charles King to Mary Jane Lightowlers,

both of Penis tone.

NOVE~!BER.l, Joseph \Buckley to Mary

Langsett.23, WaIter Rayner to Annie Maria Taylor, both

of Penistoue.DECEMBER.

11, William Singleton, of Snowden Hill, toJemima Mellor, of Holmfirbh.

23, Wilscn wagstaff, of Pentstone, to HannahRay, of Kirkburton.

25, Matthew Henry Wood, of Thurlstone, toPrances R. Hampshire, of 'I'hurlstcne.

26, George Nicholson to Ruth Mitchell, both ofPeuistone.

31, Willie Haigh, of Penistone, to Mary EmmaBrown, of 'I'hurlstorie.

JANCARY.S, Robert Pendlebury to Ruth Taylor, both

of Penis tone.FEBRUARY.

5, AlIen Beever, of Peutstone, to Lily Wade,of Deepcar.

6, Thomas Beaumont Dyson to Marbha AnnDYSOll, both of Penistone.

12, Dick Smith, of Penistone, to Ann .Hoyle.of Bradfield.i24, George Hill, of Langsett, to Clam Gold-thorpe, of Carlecotes.

26, George Eyre to lIfary Sharkey, both ofHunshelf.

28, Arthur Fox to Olive Kellett, both of Peui-stone.

MARCH.12, William Lowe, of Denton, to Gertrude

Green, of Penistone.26, James Higgins to Harrtet Coldwell, both

of 'I'hurlstone.28, Joshua Taylor to Ann Garside Brooks, both

of Langsett.31, William Holmes to Theresa Barden, both of

Thurlstone.APRIL.

8, Charles Buckley, of Stalybridge, to MarthaBennet, of Pcnistone.

21, ~filton Peace, of Penistone, to Mary MaudHill, of Langsett,

DEATHS,NOVEMBER.

I, Thomas Wynn Oakley, of Spring Vale,aged 16 months.

2, Arthur Woodward, of Spring Vale, aged19 months.

7, Charles Berry, farmer, aged 80.13, J oseph Higgins, of Mtllhouse, aged 77 yrs.16, Henry Audin, of Hoylandswainc, aged 67.20, Mary Moore, of Lily House.; aged 89 years.

DECEMBER.

" Sarah June Humphries, of Crow Edge,aged 4 years.

f), Victor Sil verwood Ellis, of Spring Vale,aged 9 weeks.

21, Marie Beaumont, of Hoylandswairie, aged27 years.

24, Ann Jeffrey, of Stocksbridge, aged 78 yearssister of Samuel Fox, Esq.

28, John Conolly, of Penis.tone, aged 85 years.JANUARY.

4, Mary Ann Beard, of~1idhope, aged 77.5, Fredk. Fearnley, junr., of Guide Bridge,

aged 35 years.6, Dick Green, of Corunna Terrace, aged 33.7, Haunah Hall, of Penistone, aged 76 years.

1882·3.13, William Marsden, of Pentstone, aged 55.10, George White, of Penistone, aged S8 years.23, George Lawton, late of the Rose &. Crown

Inn, Midhope, aged 71 years.30, Haunah Peace, of Pentstone, aged 47 years.

l~EBH.UAH.Y.

2, Rebecca Hiuchl iff, late of Hazlehead, atRastrick, aged 84 years.

4, Rebecca Ann Creswick, aged 14 years.b, John Hey, of Hunshelf, aged 63 years.7, Thornas .Appleyard, aged 69 years.7, ·ZilphaPattel'son, of Mtllhouse, aged Lkmos.

10, Mary Ellen Singleton, of Snowdenhill,aged 18 years.

11, Mary Sax ton, of Millhouse, aged 75 years.14, Frances Emily Bowler, of Penistone, aged

11 years.27, Sarah Lawton, of Upper Midhope, aged 45. '

MARCH.1, John "'Villiam Beever, of Thurlstonc, aged

-1 months.6, William Binns, of Thurlstone, aged 42 yrs.

12, Mary Beever, of Penistone, aged 49 years.16, Mary Lockwood, of Penistone, aged 77.17, Martha Jukes, late of Dyson Coat, at Deep-

car, aged 68 years.

THE PENISTONE ALMANACK, 1884-

MA".

18, at Spring Vale, Penistone, Emily, relict ofthe late James Andrew, of Newton,aged 83 years.

20, John Thomas Orossley, of Lanes, aged 44.24, Joseph Siddons, of Midhopc, aged 71 years.26, Eliza Ann Harrison, of Thuvlstono, aged 3827, suddenly, at Penistonc Station, Rodham

Harrop, aged 26 years.28, suddenly, at Bnrnsley, Jonas Cartwright,

of Thurlstone, ag-ed 52 years.2~, Mary Oldfield, of Thurlstone, aged 42 years29, William Ullyott, latc of Roughbirchworth, ~

at York, aged 8S years. .30, Elizabeth Taylor, of Pcnistone, aged 96.

AUGUST.2, George Beaumout, of Penistone, aged 87.5, Honora i\'Iuntoll, of Penistone, aged 64.5, Omri Browuhtll, of Penis tone, aged 11 mos.9, Crossley John Ray, of Midhope, aged 32.

llD, Haunah Elizabeth Greaves, of Thurlstone,

aged 20 years.22, Foster Hey, of Thurlstone, aged 10 months

SEP1.'E?tBER.8, Altce Stones, of Langsett, aged 14 weeks.9, William Daniels, of Black Hill, Barnsley,

aged 76 years22 ,Jlfary Ann Haigh, of Denby Dale, aged 60.~3, Henry Meredi th, of Spring Vale, aged 39.28, Mary, relict of J oseph Parkin, late of Peni-

stone, agcd 83 years.OCTOBER.

2, Maria. Theresa Crawshaw, of Roughbirch-worth, aged 8 years.

5, Samuel Lock wood, of Kine Moor, aged 67.23, Joseph Senior, of Hoylandswaine, aged 30.

DEATHS.-COl<TINUED.

l'IARCH.

18, Lucy Ibbotson, of Huushelf, aged 21 mos.20, Ann Shaw, of Thurlstoue, aged 55 years.

1Yilliam tiilverwood, of Hoylandswaine.20, Benjam in Hampshire, of Huushelf, aged

7 months.APRlr".

4:, Sarah Ann Hepponstall. of Thurlstonc,aged 32 years.

9, Jemima Littlewood, of Thurlstone, aged 58,23, Joseph Creswick, of Penistone, aged 59.27, Hannah Beever, of Thurlstone, aged 19.

10, MARKET PLAOE, PENIS TONE.

1, James Bury, of Penistone, aged 42 years.11, Hannah Howard, of Thurlstone. aged 58.17, WiIliam Firth, of CathiIl, aged 85 years.19, George Green, of Penistone, aged is years.25, Sophia Beever, of 'I'hu rlstone, aged 45 yrs.28, Eltza Wagstaff, of Eastfield, aged 79 years.

JUNE'.

1, George E1Iison Mitchell, of Penistone, aged37 years.

6, Edith Bowler, of Pcntstone, aged 10 mcs.23, Mary 'I'omllnson, of 'l'hurgoland, aged 73.27, James Sidebotham, of Penistone, aged 54.29, L.ucy Ann Willtamson, of Peuistoue, aged

22 years.30, ilfary Parkin, of Pond Farm, Snowdenhill,

aged 81 years.JULY.

4, Thomas Thorp, of Penis tone, aged 73 years7, Samuel 'Wainwright, of Penistone, aged 72.

11, Sarah Knowles, of Ingbirchworth, aged 19.16, R. G. Hollingworth, of Spring Vale.

H. ME.A-~YS-,.AWmlBaOEZa

CLOTHIER, AND GENERAL OUTFITTER.Men's and Boys' Hats and Cap» in all the Latest Styles,

At 25 per cent LESS THAN uSUAL PlUCE.

Collars, Ties, Scarfs, Silk Handkerchiefs, Shirts, Singlets, CardiganJackets, and Hosiery of every description. Sheets, Blankets, Bed Ticks,

Counterpanes, Shawls, at prices to suit the times.

SUITS MADE TO MEASURE AT 'rHE SHORTEST NOTICE.

N.B.-H. M. will also be prepared to ADVANCE LOANS to any amount, onevery description of moveable Property, including Gold and Silver Watches, Plate,Rings, Books, Pianofortes, &c. All valuables deposited in Fire-proof Safes.

NOTE THE ADDRESS--

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la 'rhllF128

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,2nd Month.] DIARY FOR FEBRUARY. [29 Daqr.

IF28

3S4M5Tu6W7Th8F98

-10S11M12Tu13W14Th15F168

17S18M19Tu20W

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22F238- --24S25M26Tu27 W28 'I'h29F

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,3rd Month.] DIARY FOR MARCH. [31 Days.

18283M4Tu5W ,6Th7F8898 I,

10M11Tu I·12W

13Th14F158 f- --16817M18Tn19W201'h21F228

23824 M25Tu26W271'h28F298

30831M

THE PENISTONE ALMANAC1\: 1884

., ,4th jl1onth, J DIARY FOR APRIL. [30 Days,1'I'll

2W3Th4F58 i'

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10ThlIF12S-

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20S21M22Tu23W "

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THE PENIS'l'ONE ALMANACK 1884

,5th Month.] DIARY FOR MAY. [31 flaps.

1Th2F38

4S5M6Tu7W8Th9F

108

11S121M13Tu14W15Th16 F178

18S19M20Tu21W22Th23F248

25S26M27Tu28W29Th I30F

I (31S


,6th Month.] DIARY FOR JUNE. [30 Days.

liS2M3Tu ,

4W5Th6F78

ii

8S9M

10 Tu11 W12 l'h13 F14S

15S I16 M I r

17 'ru18 W19 'rh20F21 S

22323 ~124 Tu25 W .26 Th27F28S

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'l'HE PENIs'rONE ALMANACK 1884

,7t1~Month.] DIARY FOR JULY. [31 Days.

1 Tu2W3Th4F58

687M8Tu9W

10 ThllF128- -13814 M15 Tu16 W17 Th18F198

20 821 M22 Tu I;23W24Th25F268

27828M29Tu30W31 Th

fiiHE pltNISTON'E ALMANACK 1884

·8th M onth. ] DIARY FOR AUGU8T. [31 Days.

IIF2'S

-3S4M5 Tu6W7Th I'8F9S-10811M12Tu

I13W14Th15F16:S-I17818M19Tu20W21Th22F I-

23S

24825 NI26Tu27W28Th29F30S , r-

., .318 - --- - --.-- - -


,9th Month.] DIARY FOR SEPTEMBER. [30 Days.

IM2Tu3W4Th5F68

I

7S8M9Tu

10 W11 Th12 F138

I-14S15 M16 Tu17 W18 Th19 F208 .21 S22 M23 'ru24 W25 Th26 F278

28S29 M30 Tu

THE PENISTONE ALMANACI{ 1884

,10tlt Montlt.] DIARY FOR OOTOBER. [31 Days.

1WI2 Th

3F48

5S6M7Tu8W9Th

10F ,

118,

12S ,

13M14Tu15W16Th17F ,188 I I

19S20M21Tu22W23Th24F258

26S I27M ,

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THE J>ENISTONE ALlIUNACK 1884

,11th .J1ont1~.] DIARY FOR NOVEMBER. [30 Days.

18

2S3M4'ru5W6 'rh7F88

9S10M11Tu12 W

I13'rh I14 F

I15 SI

16S17 M18Tu19 W20 'rh21 F228

23 S24M25Tu26W27 rh28 F298

30S


,12th Month.] DIARY FOR DECEMBER. [31 Days.

lMj2 'I'u

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7S8M9Tu 1-'·

10 W11Th 1112 F13S

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14 S·15 M16Tu17 W18 Th19 F ..2bS-21 S22M .23 Tu24W25Th26 F27 S

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THE PENISTONE ALMANACK 1884.

OALVING TABLE.Showing at a glance when FORTY WEEKS will expire, from any day throughout the year.

Jan. Oct. Feb. Nov. Mar. Dec. Apr. Jan. May Feb. June Mar. July Apr Aug. May Sep. June Oct. July Nov. Aug Dec. Sep.1 .• 81 .• 8] •• 61 .• 61 .. 51 .. 81 .. 7] •• 81 .• 81 .. 81 .• 81 •. 72 9 2 9.2 7 2 7 2 6 2 .. 9 2 8 2 9 2 9 2 9 2 .. 9 2 .. 83 10 3 10 3 8 3 8 3 7 3 •• ]0 3 9 3 10 3 ]0 3 10 3 .• 10 3 .. 94 11 4 11 4 9 4 9 4 8 4 1] 4 10 4 II 4 11 4 II 4 II 4 .. 105 12 5 12 5 ID 5 10 5 9 5 12 5 11 5 12 5 12 5 12 5 .. 12 5 .. 116 13 6 13 6 1I 5 11 6 10 6 13 6 12 6 13 6 13 6 13 6 .. 13 6 .. 127 14 7 14 7 12 7 12 7 11 7 14 7 13 7 14 7 14 7 14 7 14 7 .. 1:J8 15 8 15 8 13 8 13 8 12 8 15 8 14 8 15 8 ]5 8 ]6 8 )5 8 .. 14

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ALMAN ACK, 1884.

The Royal Family. - -- -----The Gladstone Ministry.Alexandrina Victoria, Queen of the United King. THE OABINET.

dam of Great Britain and Ireland, born May 24, First Lord of the Treasury-Mr. Gladstone,1819 j married Feb. 10, 1840, to Albert, Duke of Lord Chancellor-Earl Selborne.Saxe-Coburg Gotha, Prince Consort, born Aug. President of the Council and Lord Privy Seal-26, 1819, died Dec. 14, 186I. Lord Carlingford.

CHILDREN. Chancellor of the Exchequer=-Mr. Hugh C. E.I. Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa, Princess Royal, Childers.

born November 21, 18,,0; married Jan. 25, 1858, Foreign Secretary-Earl Granville.to Fred. Wilhelm, Prince Imp. of Germany. Secretary for India-Earl Kimberley.

2. Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, born Nov. 9, Home Secretary-Sir W. V. Harcourt.1841; married March 10, 1863, to Princess Colonial Secretary-Earl Derby.Alexandra, of Denmark, born Dec. 1,1844, and Secretary for War-Lord Hartington.has issue :-Albert Victor Christian Edward, First Lord of Admiralty-Earl Northbrook.born Jan. 8,1864; George Frederick Ernest Pres. of Local Govnment. Board-SirC. Wi Dilke.Albert, born June 3, 1865; Louise Victoria President of Board of Trade-c-Mr. Chamberlain.Alexandra Dagmar, born Feb. 20, 1867; Victoria Chancellor of the DuchyofLancaster-Mr. Dodson.Alexandra Olga Mary, born July 6, 1868; Maude Lord Lieut. of Ireland-e-Earl Spencer.Charlotte Mary Victoria, horn Nov. 26, 1869 j IAlexander John Charles Albert, born April 6, Postmaster-General-Prof. Henry Fawcett.1871, died April 7, 1871• Vice-President of Council=-Mr. Mundella.

3· Alice Maud Mary, born April 25, 1843, married Chief Corn. of Works-Mr. G. Shaw-Lefevre.July I, 1862, to Prince Ludwig of Hesse. Died Secretary to Admiralty-Mr. C. Bannerman.Dec. rath, 1878. Has issue living four daughters Lords of Treasury ~ Mr. C. C. Cotes, Mr. H.and one son. Gladstone, and Mr. R. W. Duff.

4· Alfred Ernest Albert, Duke of Edinburgh, born Secretary for Ireland-Mr. G. O. Trevelyan.Aug. 6, 184-41married January 23, 1874, to the Attcrney-General-c-Sir Henry Tames.Princess Made of RUSSIa. Has issue living one Solicitor-General-Sir Farrer Herschell.son and three daughters. judge-Advocate General-Mr. G. O. Morgan.

5· Helena Augusta Victoria, born May ~5,. 1846, Lord Advocate for Scotland-Mr. Balfour.married July 5, 1866, to Pnnce Christian of Solicitor-Gen. for Scotland-Mr. Asher,Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg. Lord Chancellor ofIreland-Right Hon. H. Law.Has issue living two sons and two daughters. Attorney-Gen. for Ireland-Mr. A. M. Porter,

6. Louise Caroline Alberta, born March 18, 1848, Solicitor-Gen. for Ireland-Mr. John Naish.married Mar. 21, IS7l, to the Marquis of Lorne. Governor-Gen. of India-Lord Landsdowne.Has no children. Chairman of Ways and Means-Sir A. Otway.

7· Arthur William Patrick Albert, Duke of Con- Lord Chamberlain-Earl of Kenmare.naught and Strathearn, boron IVIay I, 1850, mar- Lord High Steward-Earl Sydney.ried Louise Margaret of Pr ussia, Mar, 16, 1879. Master of the Horse-Duke of Westminster.

8. Leopold George Duncan Albert, born April 7, Master of the Buckhounds-Earl of Cork.1853! married April 27, 1882, to Princess Helen Under Sec. for India-Mr. J. Kynasfon Cross,of Waldeck-Pyrmont. Under Secretary for War-Earl of Morley.

9. Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore, h. Ap. 14, 1S57· Under Sec. for Foreign Affairs-Earl of ~osebery.Under Sec., Home Department-Mr. Hibbert.Under Secretary for Colonies-Hon. E. Ashley.Civil Lord of Admiralty-Sir T. Brassey.Financial Sec. to War Office-Sir A. D. Hayter.Financial Sec. to Treasury-Mr. L. Courtney.Patronage Sec. to Treasury-Lord R. Grosven?r.Sec. to Local Gov. Board-G. W. E. Russell, Esq.Controller of Household-Lord Kensington.

Annuities to the Royal Family.Her Majesty- c £

Privy Purse.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60,000Salaries of Household .... 131,260Expenses of Household .. 172,500Royal Bounty, &C......... 13,200Unappropriated.......... 8,040 - 385,000

~~~~~:s~for~~ie~·:::::::::::::::::::: 1~:= The British Emvire.Crown Princess of Prussia ........••.. 8,000 Area sq. m. Population.Prince Louis of Hesse-Darmstadr.vv; , • 6,000 Great Britain and Ireland.. 121,II5 35,246,562Duke of Edinburgh.... .. 25,000 Indian Possessions 1,558,254 252,541,210Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein 6,000 Other Eastern Possessions, 30,000 3,200,000Princess Louise (Marchioness of Lorne) 6,000 Australasia." 3,173,310 2,500,000Duke of Connaught 25,000 North America ••.•..••.. 3,620,500 4,000,000Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany .. 25,000 Guiana, &c. ..••.•••..•..• IOO,COO 200,000Duchess of Cambridge.. . 6,?Oo Africa ........•.•.••..•• 270,000 1,500,000Duchess of Mecklenburgh-Strelits 3,000 West Indies ..... :........ 12,~~~ 1,~~~:=Duke of Cambridge 12,000 European Possessions .Duchess of Teck •••................. __ 5,ooo! Various Settlements...... 96,171 200,000

£562,000 I Total 8,982,177 300,687,772

THE ROYAL FAMILY, THE MINISTRY, &c.

USEFUL INFORMATION.

Eclipses, 1884.In the year 1884 there will be three eclipses of

the Sun, and two of the 1\100n.I.-A partial Eclipse of the Sun, March a-th,

1884, invisible throughout the British Isles, andvisible only in the Arctic Ocean.

II.-A total Eclipse of the Moon, April loth,1884, invisible throughout the British Isles, butvisible generally throughout the South PacificOcean.

III.-A partial Eclipse of the Sun, April agth,1884, invisible throughout the British Isles, andVisible only in extreme southern latitudes.

IV.-A total Eclipse of the Moon, October 4th,I884~visible throughout the British Isles.

V.-A partial Eclipse of the Sun, October t Sth-rcth, 18841 invisible throughout the British Isles,and visible only in extreme North latitudes of thePacific Ocean.

Transfer Days, etc., at the Bankof England.

Dividends due.Bank Stock .............•••.•.... April 5, Oct. 5Three per Cent Reduced April 5, Oct. 5New Three per Cent Annuities AprilSJ Oct. 5I ndia Five per Cent ......••...... 1an. 5, July 5Three per Cent Consols •••••••••• an. 5, July 5Annuities for 30 years ..........•• pril S, Oct. 5New Two end a half per Cent Ans .. Jan. s, July 5NewThreeandahalfperCentAns .• Jan. 5, July 5

TRANSFERDxvs.c--Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs-day, Friday; Mondays and Saturdays are privatetransfer days. Hours for buying and selling atthe bank, 10 to I, and transferring Il to half-past 2;accepting and payment of dividends, 9 to 3. Notransfer can be made at the bank on Saturdaysafter I o'clock.

Principal Articles of the Calendar.Golden Number, 4; Epact, 3; Solar Cycle, 17 ;

Roman Indiction, 12; Dominical Letter, FE;Septuagesima Sunday, Feb. 10; Ash Wednesday,Feb. 27; Easter Sunday, April 13; Ascension Day,May 22; Whit Sunday, June I; Advent Sunday,Nov. 30. The Jewish year 5645 commences onSept. 20, 1884, being the second year of the 298thcycle of 19 years. The year 1884 answers to the6597th of the Julian Period; to the 2637th fromthe foundation of Rome; to the 2660th of theOlympiads; and to the year 7392.93 of the Byzan-tine Era. The year 1302of the Mohammedan Eracommences on Oct. 21, 1884; and Ramaddn(month of abstinence observed by the Turks) com-mences on June 25, 1884.

Holidays.STAMPOFFICE. CUSTOMAND EXCISE.

April II .. Good Friday . . Good Friday.May 24.. Queen's Birthday.. Queen's Birthday.May 29 .. Restoration ..June 1 & 2 .. Whit Mon. & Tues.June 28 .. Coronation . • . Coronation.Nov. 9 .. Prince of Wales' .: Prince of Wales'

Birthday. .. •. Birthday.Dec. 25 .. Christmas Day . . Christmas Day.

And also Bank Holidays.BANK HOLIDAVs.-Easter Monday, Whit Mon-

day, First Monday in August, and Boxing Day.

Publio Notices.March I.-Assessors and auditors to be elected

in boroughs not represented in Parliament.April 5.-The returns for making the assessment

of direct taxes are delivered soon after this date.May.-Election of vestrymen and auditors.June 2.-Members of district boards elected.June 20.-0verseers to publish notices to those

qualified to vote for counties to make claims.July.-High constables to cause a return of per-

sons qualified to serve on juries.July 19.-Assessea taxes and poor rates due on I'

Jan. grh must be paid on or before this day.July 20.-Last day to claim vote in counties.July 3I.-Overseers to make out alphabetical

lists of county and borough electors, and of allpersons claiming to be registered.

August t. - Borough and county -lists to beaffixed to doors of churches and chapels, and hungup in Post-offices, &c.

Aug. so.e-Lest day to object to county electors.August 2S.-Last day for objections to borough

electors, and for service of objections on electors mcounties or their tenants. Last day to claim asborough electors.

August 29.-0verseers to send a list of electorsand of objectors to the town clerk, and a list ofclaimants and objections, and a copy of register ofcounty voters, to clerk of peace.

August 31. - All taxes and rates payable onMarch I must be paid on or before this day bypersons claiming to be burgesses in boroughs whichdo not return Parliamentary representatives; butnot necessarily so in other boroughs.

Sept. I.-Town clerks to affix in public placesthe list of claims and objections to freemen.

Sept. Is.-Claims of persons omitted in burgesslists, and objections to persons therein, to be givento town clerk and persons objected to; but not soin boroughs which return representatives.

September eo.e-Courts to be held not earlierthan this date for the decision of claims for andobjections to county votes.

September 23.-Lists of claimants and of personsobjected to must be fixed by town clerk in somepublic place till October I; but not in boroughswhich return representatives.

September go.c=Lnterest due on India Bonds.Brewers' licenses expire.

Marriage Licenses.Marriage Licenses can be obtained in London

at the Vicar General's Offices, Bell Yard, Doctors'Commons, between 10 arid 4, by one of the partiesabout to be married. Affidavits are prepared fromthe personal instructions of applicant, and thelicense is delivered upon payment of fees amount-ing with the cosf of stamp to £,2. 2S. 6d.

Special Licenses are granted by the Archbishopof Canterbury to marry in a particular church,without previous residence in the district. Thefees average £,29. 8s.

The Seasons.Spring Quarter commences March 20, 5 a.m.Summer" ,,- "june 21, I a.m.Autumn Sept. 22, 3 p.m.Winter Dec. 21, 10 a.m.

1884. 5anuarr. 31 DAYS.

PHASES OF THE MOON, ~UN.I Mo.ON".First Quar., gth, 9 35 aft. - IFull Moon, rath, 3 27 aft. ~ ~ I.~~~ ~Last Quar., 20th,s 23 morn, ~ U51~ ~ en ~New Moon, 28th,s I morn. ....•.•

29 DAYS.

PRADANACK POINT.

PHASES OF THE MOON.

First Quar., 4th,S 57 morn.Full Moon, r rth, 4 48 mom,Last Quar., roth, 3 IS morn,New Moon, zoth, 6 35 aft.

ITIC£rcumcisiolt-N.Yr'sDay8 8rl9 22 7432 W Calcuttarecap.byClive,I757 4 os 9 SI 8 553 T Quarter Sessions week B 8rllo 17 10 84 F Newton b. 1642 4 25

110 42 1I 22

5 S Duke of York d. 1827 8 8r II 8 morn6 $ JEpfpbanll 4 5SlII 36 0 377 M Lt/cian-Plough Monday 8 7rlao 9 I 538T Galileo d. 1642 4 75 0 48 3 89W Emp. Napoleon Ill. d. 18738 6r I 34 4 21

10 T Penny postage corn. 1840 4 IOS 2 29 5 29"F Loss of the London, 1866 8 5r 3 32 6 2912 S Lavater d. t801 4 I35 4 42 7 18'3 $ tst after JEpipbm11l 8 4r 5 55 7 58'4 M Surr. of Slidell & Mason,'65 4 165 7 7 8 32IS T Moliere b. 1752 8 ar 8 18.9 016W Hartley Col. accident, 18614 195 9 27 9 2517 T Siamese Twins d. 1874 8 or 10 34 9 4918F Lord Lytton d. 1873 4 2251" 39 la 1219 S J. Howard d. 1790 7 S9r morn 10 3620·$ 2nb after JEpipban\1 4 255 0 42 II I21 M London Daily News est. '46 7 s6r I 44 II 2922 T Vincellt 4 29s 2 45 ao 2

23W Mr. Pitt cl 1806 7 54r 3 43 0 3924 T Paris surrendered, 1871 4 32S 4 37 I 2425 F Cony. tif St. Paul 7 52r 5 27 2 1626

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S Lord Carnarvon res. 1878 4 36s 6 12 3 1527$ 3rb after JSpipbSlll! 7 49rl6 5' 4 2028 M Borelli (invt. div.bell)b. 16084 395 7 24 5 3029T Napoleon Ill. mar. 1853 7 46r 7 54 6 4230 \VICharles I. beheaded 1649 4 435 8 21 7 5531 T Young Pretender d. 17BB 7 43r 8 48 9 10

'IF Ph. & Par. Shoot. ends 7 42r 9 15'10 262 S Purification 0/ V. lI1ary 4 485 9 431" 423$ 4tb after JEpipbanll 7 39r 10 '4 morn41M Str. of 2,000 Bradford dyers, 4 52510 49 0 57511' T. Carlyle d. 1881 [18807 36r" 31 2 96 W John Pye, engraver, d. IB74 4 555 ao 21 3 177 T C. Dickens b. IBI2, d. 18707 32r 1 19 4 188 F Lord Mayo assas, 1872 4 595 2 24 5 109 S Bishop Hooper b. 1555 7 29r 3 34 5 53

10$ $eptuagesi1na $unMIl 5 35 4 45 6 29II M Amadeus of Spain abd. '73 7 25r 5 57 7 012T Sir W. Napier d. 1860 5 65 7 7 7 2713W Cellini d. 1570 7 2Il 8 '4 7 52I4 T Valentine 5 IOS 9 20 B 15IS F Cardinal Wiseman d. 1855 7 18r 10 25 8 39I61S Lindley Murray d. 1862 5 145II 29 9 417$ $erageaima $unball 7 I4r morn 9 3118i!t'I Miss Cushman, actress, d.5 175 0 31 10 I

19 r Murchison b. 1792 [18767 ror 1 3010 3620lW Garrick b. 1716 5 21S 2 25 II 1821T Robert Hall d. 1841 7 6r 3 '7 ao 622 F G. Washington b. 1732 5 25s 4 4 I I

23S Handel b. 1684 7 ar 4 45 2 324$ Gluinquageaima $unball 5 285 5 21 3 la25 M Resig. of Earl Derby, 18766 58r 5 53 4 2226 T Sllrove Tuesday 5 325 6 22 5 3627W A sI, Wednesday 6 53r 6 50 6 5228T Hare Hunting ends 5 355 7 17 8 929F Rossini b. 1792 6 49r 7 46 9 26

CARNARVON CASTLE.

!IDarcl). 3' DAYS. 1884. :april. 30 DAYS.

CASTLE ROCKS, LYNTON.

PHASES OF THE l\fOON.

First Quar., ath, I 33 aft.Full Moon, r r th, 7 40 aft.Last Quar., rpth, II IS, aft.New Moon, 27th,S 48 morn

PHASES OF THE MOON. SUN., Moox,First Quar., and, 9 17 aft. '"' 'IFull Moon, roth, 11 44 morn. ~ : ~ E ~ ELast Quat" r Sth, 355 aft. ~ ~I~~I'~ ~New 1\1000, ayth, 2 58 aft. .....•

I'T All Fools' Day 5 37rl9 9 0 32 W Cobden d. 1865 6 33510 10 I I3 T Ilcensus taken, 188r 5 33r II 16 I 504 F Ambrose 6 36saO 24 2 305 S IQuarter Sessions week 5 28r I 33 3 36 $ n;>alm $lInMll 6 405 2 4' 3 327 M Prince Leopold b. 1853 5 24r 3 48 3 588T ISiegeof Lucknow, 1858 6 435 4 55 4 229 W Lord Bacon d. 1626 5 I9r 6 I 4 45

10T Grotius b. 1584 6 475 7 6 5 9II F Good Friday 5 I5r 8 8 5 3512 S Transvaal annex. I r877 6 50S 9 8 6 313$ J5aster $unMll 5 IorlID 6 6 35'4 M M. J ullien d. mad, 1860 6 535II 0 7 IIIS T Boiler explo. at Priestf'd, '625 6r II 50 7 5316WIM. Thiers b. 1797 6 575morn 8 4217T Franklin d. 1790 5 ar 0 34 9 3618 F Justus Liebig, chem., d. '737 os 1 1310 3619S Lord Beaconsfieldd. 1881 4 58r I 47 II 4020,$ :!Low$lIn~all 7 35 2 18ao 492IIM Omar Pasha d. 1871 4 53r 2 46 2 I22T T. Haynes Bayley d. 1839 7 65 3 '3 3 1623W George 4 49r 3 4' 4 3324T D. De Foe d. 1731 7 105 4 10 5 53~F~~ 4W4~7426S D. Hume b. I7II 7 135 5 21 8 33271$ 2n~ after J5aster 4 4Ir' 6 5 9 4728 M\William Pitt b. 1792 7 165 6 5710 5'29 T Austria inv. Sardinia, 1859 4 37[17 57 I1 4630IWBattle of Fontenoy, 1745 7 '05 9 4 morn

IS David 6 47r 8 1710 442$ tst In lLent 5 4'5 8 52 II 593 M Bishop Heber d. 1826 6 43r 9 32morn4T Saladin d. II93 5 44510 18 I 95 W Corregio d. 1534 6 3ar II 13 2 r r6 T M. Angelo d. '474 ;; 48sao 16 3 57 F Perpetna 6 34r I 23 3 508S William Ill. d. '702 5 515 2 33 4 289$ 2n~ in :!Lent 6 29r 342 5 1

1011\1 Prince of "Vales mar. 1863 5 5SS 4 SI 5 29

IIIT Wm. Huskisson b. '770 6 251"5 59 5 5412W Gregory 5 585 7 5 6 1813 TEmp. of Russia assas. 1881,6 20r 8 II 6 42I41F Reform Bill first read, 1831\6 IS 9 16 7 6151S Earl St. Vincent d. 1823 6 16r 10 18 7 32161$ 3r~ In lLent 6 55II 18 8 I17 M St. Patrick 6 Ill" morn 8 35t81T Red Repub. rev" Paris, '7116 8s 0 IS 9 14I91WAmerican Revolution, 17756 7f I 7 9 5920 T Spring commences 6 125 I 55 10 5021 F Benedict 6 2[ 2 38 II 4722JS German Emperor b. 1797 6 ISS 3 16 ao 5023$ 4tb In :!Lent 5 58r 3 49 I 5924 M Longfellow d. 1882 6 185 4 20 3 II25 T Lady Day-A1t1w-uclatioJl 5 53r 4 48 4 2626W Sir John Vanbrugh d. 172616225 5 15 5 4427T Dr. John Bull d. 1622 5 48r 5 44 7 428 F War dec. with Russia, 1854 6 255 6 15 8 24291S Keble d. 1866 5 44r 6 49 9 4230$ 5tb In :!Lent 6 295 7 29 ID 561IIM John Constable, B.A., d. '371539r 8 15 mom

The Oak Tree.A second characteristic of the oak, of which

Virgil takes notice, is the stoutness qf its limhs,its fortes ramus. We know no tree, except, per-haps, the cedar of Lebanon, so remarkable in thisrespect. The limbs of most trees spring from thetrunk. In the oak they may be rather said todivide from it, for they generally carry with thema great share of the substance of the stem. Youoften scarcely know which is stem and which isbranch; and, towards the top, the stem is entirelylost in the branches. This gives particular pro-priety to the epithet fortes in characterising thebranches of the oak; and hence its sinewy elbowsare of such peculiar use in shipbuilding. Whoever,therefore, does not mark the fortes ramas of theoak might as well in painting a Hercules omit hismuscles.-Gilpin's "Forest Sce,urv."

Carnarvon Castle.The more ancient part of the town is enclosed

within lofty and massive walls, strengthened anddefended by semicircular towers. Originally thewalls had only two gates; hut now other andsimilar openings exist, to communicate with thesuburbs, which have so increased as to becomealmost a new town.

Approach Carnarvon Castle from whatever pointhe may, the tourist will be impressed by glimpsesof magnitude, sublimity, and beauty, which closerinspection will fully realise. Its magnificent con-struction is equally surprising, whether seen fromthe hilly descents, via Llanberis and Beddgelert,the broad breast of the Menai, or the shore levelsof the town itself. Its architecture has been dis-puted. Sir Christopher Wren regards it as anearly specimen of the primitive Gothic, as intro-duced mto Europe at the time of the Crusades,from the Saracens and the Moors; and this theoryis consistent with the known fact that some of theseintroductions of Eastern architecture were effectedsoon after the time of Caur de Leon ; but it isequally probable that Edward had himself, duringhis own brief crusade, been impressed b¥ this ideaof castellated strength and beauty. SIr FrancisPalgrave refers the edifice to the U Brundusianorder," which abounds in Germany, and is illus-trated by many an old turret on the Rhine. Thelarge windows of its state chambers are, indeed,adorned with delicate tracery, which has so crum-bled away, that little of any ornament is left; butcertainly there is nothing extant in the interior towarrant the opinion of the origin bein~ of thatreal completed Gothic, which comprises 'pointedarches and light columns, subdivided into beautifulcompartments, and overspread with tracery of mostdelicate designs, in imitation of the shady avenuesand groves of the northern nations in which theDruids were accustomed to worship. n Many ofour baronial halls and strongholds} now crumblinginto dust, are the results of combined efforts con-tinued from age to age. This is not the case withthe massive pile in question. It was begun andcompleted by De Elverton, under Edward I., intwelve years, the chieftains of his kingdom partlydefraying the expense, the revenues of the archi-episcopal see of York (then vacant) being allowedby the monarch to make up the deficit. The onlypart of the building that has received subsequentadditions is the Ea~le Tower, and these were littlemore than emendations and repairs. The walls ofthis vast tower, as are those of the entire building,are nine feet thick and of great height. Betweentwo and three acres of ground are enclosed by thewalls. The area is bipartite and oblong. The twocourts have recently been carefully cleared anddemarcated.

About Turnips.Turnips are amon~ the least nutritious of all

food, being nearly ninety per cent of water, butfor those who are disposed to eat too much theyare useful for stimulating intestinal action andremoving constipation. Turnips of middle sizeare the best for the table.

Sandbags for Siok Rooms.One of the most convenient articles to be used as

a bedwarmer, and in a sick room, is a sandbag.Get some clean fine sand, dry it thoroughly in theoven. Make a bag, about eight inches square, offlannel, fill it with the dry sand, sew the openingcarefully together, and cover the bag with cottonor linen cloth. This will prevent the sand fromsifting out, and will also enable you to heat thebag quickly by placing it in the oven or on the topof the stove. The sand holds the heat a long time,and the bag can be tucked up to the back withouthurting the invalid. It is a good plan to maketwo or three of the bags and keep them ready foruse.

General Household Hints.A drawing-room ought to be emphatically a

living room, a place reasonably fitted for momentsof relaxation after the work and worry of the dayis over. Its framework should consist of restfulcolours and beautiful designs, so that wherever theeye falls it may be gratified without being weariedor over-stimulated. Its chairs should be meantfor the human body to sit in comfortably andnaturally, without being cramped, confined, andchafed. The sofas should be similarly designedfor the human body to lie upon without beingdoubled up into a physiologically indistinguishablemass. Its tables should hold such things as areuseful for the main purpose of a drawing-room,and not such things as merely incommode andbother the inmates. Its hearth should be placedwhere everyone can see the fire, and its seatsshould be so arranged that they may all look inthat direction. Its lights should occupy the bestplace for lighting the room as a whole, and thebooks, papers] and music in particular. Its purelyornamental objects should be set where they canbe best and most effectively seen, while they arein no danger of being broken. And, finally, itshould contain such external evidences of cultureand refinement as may give it an air not merely ofmaterial comfort, but of aesthetic and literary in.terest. The book shelves extending only half upthe walls, and the pictures hung above them.

How Dumas Paid his Shoemaker.Alexander Dumas was frequently visited by a

shoemaker, to whom he owed a sum of twentylouis. He invariably gave the man his breakfast,together with a louis to pay his expenses and buycakes for his children, but never paid the bill.This went on for two years, during which time thetradesman received_some two hundred louis, andas many breakfasts, without the original accountt eing in any way diminished. One day it occurredto Dumas to pay him. The man rejected themoney with tears. " I am very poor-sick wife-large family to bring up. I implore you, M.I£umas, not to alter our present agreeable way of

~OiDg business."

RAMSGATE.

31 DAYS.

PHASES OF THE MOON. S 11If -..UN. O.ON••

Full Moon, 8th, 7 49 aft. - ILast Quar., roth, 2 34 aft. ~ ~ !.~ ~ ~ ~New Moon, ajrd, 533 morn, i::a ~ II~ ~ UJ ~First Quar., 30th, 6 IS morn. ..••

t $ lill!Ibft $Ilnball 50r 0 381'0 33a M Garibaldi d. 188. 65' 1 44 0 573T IRichard Cobden b. t804 49

8.r

S','234581" 2

4044 W Battle of Magenta, 1859

5T iBOllifllce 48r 4 53 2 96 F Count Cavour d. 1861 8 lOS' 5 53 2 387S Reform Bill passed, 1832 3 47r 6 5I 3 128$ Urfnftll Sllnball 8 125 7 44 3 509 M Charles Dickens d. 1870 3 46r 8 32 4 34

10T ICrystal Palace opened, '54 8 135 9 '4 5 24II W Barnabas 3 4Sr 9 5 I 6 2012T IDr. Arnold d. 1842 8 15SII0 23 7 2113F Ashantees defeated, t873 3 44r,'o 53 8 25145 Battle of Naseby, 1645 8 I6sI1I 20 9 3215$ tst after Urfn!tll 3 44'1' I 4610 4'16l\1l'Norman McLeod d. 1873 8 17S morn II 52t7 T Thomas Campbell d. 1844 3 44r 0 11III 518 W Battle of Waterloo, 1815 8 185 0 38 a 20t9 T Spurgeon b. I8~4 3 44r I 9 3 3720 F Queen's AcceSSIOn,1838 8 18s I 45 4 5421S Longest Day 3 4Sr 2 27 6 722$ 2nb after Urin!tll 8 195 3 19 7 1523~IAkenSide d. 1830 3 45r 4 20 8 1324T Midsummer Day 8 195 5 29 8 5925W/Earl of Haddington d. 18703 46rl6 43 9 3626T H. Martineau d. 1876 18195 7 5710 827 F New Atlantic Cable laid '733 47r 9 1010 36285 Cor. Queen Victoria, 1838 '18 19s 10 21 II 229 3rb after Urinitll 3 48rl" 3011 2630MjQuarter Sessions week 8 1851"03711 49

June. 30 DAYS.

PHASES OF THE MOON.First Quar., and, 6 8 morn. SUN. MOON.Full Moon, loth, 4 8 morn, 1-0 VI cl 'I .Last Quar., rath, 454 morn, ~: ~ !:': t:l ISN M th f ~ -.~ - " 0

Fi~~ Q~~;:~~st,':~l~ft.t. ~ ~ ~ ~ j(fJ ~

liT Philip and 'James 14 34rl'0 13 0 302 F Meyerbeer d. 1864 7 235 II 231 t 6315 Jamaica discovered, 1494 4 30r ao 32; r 374S 3rb after lEaster 7 265 I 40 2 351MNapoleon I. d. I82I[Pope '77

14 26r 246: 2 27

61

T 4,000 Pilgrims ree'd by the 7 295 3 521 2 SI7W Lord Brougham d. 1868 4 231' 4 56, 3 14811'J. Stuart Mill d. 1873 7 325 5 59

13 39

9 F Indian Mutiny, 1857 4 I9r 7 I 4 6IOIS Tichborne Tnal corn. 1871 7 365 8 0; 4 36It $ 4tb after lEaster 4 I6r 8 55' 5 1112M Sir C. Barry d. 1860 7 395 9 46' 5 SI13T J. Dolland, optician, d. 18524 I3r 10 32: 6 3714W Rev. T. Dale d. 1870 7 42511 13 7 29IS T Kean d. 1833 4 ror II 48 8 2716 F Mrs. Hemans d. I835 7 45s mornl 9 2917S Prince Talleyrand d. 1838 4 7r 0 19 IQ 3418S 'lRogation $Ul1billl 7 485 0 48," 4219 M DUftstan 4 4r 1 IS ao 5420T Columbus d. 1506 [17777 50S I 411' 821 W First Iron Boat Launched, 4 er 2 8 3 2522 T Ascension Day 7 53S 2 381 4 4423 F Battle of St. A1bans, 1455 3 59r 3 12/ 6 3'4 S Corp"s Christi 7 565 3 52 7 2025$ $unball after :ascension 3 57r 4 40' 8 30.6 M St. Augustine, first Arbp. 7 585 5 38' 9 32'7 T Paganini d. 1840 [Cantby, 3 55r 6 44'10 23.8 W Webster d. 1843 8 IS 7 55'11 529T Lebon F., chem., b. 1769 3 53r 9 81113930F Abdul Azi2deposed 1876 8 35 IQ 20'morn31S ]oc Grimaldi d. 1837 3 SIr It 30/ 0 8

31 DAYS. :august. 31 DAYS.

HOWTH CASTLE, DUBLIN.

PHASES OF THE :MOON.

Full Moon, 8th, 10 10 morn.Last Quar., r gth, 9 39 aft.New Moon; aand, 0 54 aft.First Quar., 29th, 10 I aft.

1"I1'P~mces~ Alice mar. 1862 13 49r I 4!'morn2 'V Pres. Garfield shot, 188! 8 17S: 2 44 0 143 T Dog Days begin 3 50rl 3 45 0 42••F Trans. 0./ Marti1t [18288 17S1 4 43 I 1351S Spectator N'spaper began, 3 52rl 5 38 I 496 $ 4tb after 'ltrlnlt\? 8 I6s, 6 28 2 317 M Sheridan d. I8I6 3 54r 7 1.3 3 I98 T Prof. Cairnes d. I875 8 I4Sl 7 53 4 I39 W Edmund Burke d. 1797 3 56rl8 28 5 13

IO T John Calvin b. '509 8 13S 8 5816 ,6r r F Jack Cade killed, '450 3 58r 9 25 7 2312 S Crimea evacuated, 1856 8 r rs 9 SI 8 3213$ 5tb after 'ltrinit\? 4 or 10 '7 9 4214 M Bastile destroyed, 1789 8 9slIO 43 10 5315 T St. SWitll,l1t'SDay 4 ar II r r'cc 616 'V Massacre at Cawnpore, '57 8 7slII 431 I 2017 T Review at Spithead, 1867 4 sr.morD I 2 3518 F Dean Stanley d. 1881 8 5S1 0 221 3 4919 S Bp. Wilberforce d. 1873 4 7r I 8 4 5720 $ 6tb after 'ltrinit\? 8 3S 2 3 5 -721 M Ld. Wm. Russell b'h'd 1683 4 ror 3 71 6 ~922 T Income Tax imposed, 1842 8 os 4 18

17 31

23 W Hyde Park Riots, ,866 4 12r 5 32 8 624 T Gibraltar taken, 1704 7 58s 6 4718 3625 F Chartist trials for sedit'n, '484 15r 8 0 9 326 S Rothschild ent'd P'm't, '587 55s 9 r r 9 2927'\$ 7tb after 'ltnnit\? 4 18r IQ 20 9 5328 M Earl Russell d. 1878 [18637 52511 27 10 1829 T Thames Emb'km't altered, 4 2IraO 311104530 W Wm. Penn d. 1718 7 495 I 3311 IS31 T Gray, poet, d. 1771 4 24r 2 33 IX 49

PHASES OF THE MOON. ~uN.11 Mo.ON••Full Moon, 6th, 1I 7 aft. ....Last Quar., t ath, 3 8 mcrn. :G: ~ ~ r!1 ENew Moon, aoth, 954 aft. .!!! v!~ .:::I~~First Quar., aath, 342 aft. t:::: Wj <

1 F Lammas Day 4 2sr 3 29 morn2 S Battle of Sedan, 1870 7 44s 4 21 0 283 $ Stb after 'ltrinlt\? 4 28r 5 9 I 134 M Bank Holiday. Traits. 7 41S 5 SI 2 55 T 'Adml. Ld. Howe d. 1799 4 32r 6 28 3 36 W Daniel O'Connell born 17757 37s 7 I 4 57 T !Name of Jestls [r881 4 34r 7 30 5 118 F ITransvaal ceded to Beers, 7 34S 7 56 6 209 S Life Assurance Co. '5 Act 4 38r 8 2 7 31

IQI$ 9tb after 'ltrinit\? [pd. '707 305 8 49 8 43IX M Dr. Mead b. 1673 4 4Ir 9 17 9 5612 T George Stephenson d. 18487 265 9 4811 ID13 W Grouse Shooting corn. 4 44r-Io 23 ao 2514 T ,Lord Clyde d. 1863 7 22sl" 511 37IS F Neilson, actress, d. 1880 4 47rllI 55 2 4416 S Ben] onson d. 1637 7 r Ss'mcrn 3 4617 $ .iore atter 'ltrinit\) 4 50rl 0 54 4 4118 M Dr. Beattie d. 1803 7 14s 2 0 5 25'9 T [Robt. Bloomfield d. 1823 4 53r 3 12 6 220 Wj" Royal George" sk. 1782 7 10S 4 25 6 3521 T Count Rumford d. 1814 4 57rl 5 39 7 422 l' IDobell, poet, d. 1874 7 6si 6 51 7 30231S Treaty of Prague, 1866 5 or 8 0 7 55241$ 11tb after 'ltrinitll 7 2519 8 8 2025 M1Chatterton, poet, d. 1770 5 sr 10 14 8 4726 T Prince Consort b. 1819 6 575111 18 9 1627 W1Mutiny in India, 1857 5 6r1ao 20 9 4828 T First Sub. Cable laid I850 6 53S; I 18110 2529 F John Baptist be/leaded 5 lor

l2 12 I I 8

30 S [Peace with China, 1842 6 49S1 3 1111 573' $ 12tb after 'ltrinit\] 5 '3r 3 45 mcrn

The Last British Subject in America.The last soldier of the American Revolution died

a few weeks ago in the State of New York at theage of 109 years and six months. His life waslonger than that of the American Union by morethan a quarter of a century, and he voted for all itsPresidents from Washington to Grant inclusively,Thus the last man born a British subject in theOld Thirteen United Colonieshas passed away.

The Phcenix Park The" Evolution" of Coats.Lies to the west of Dublin, and covers the enormous In an address to the Helvetic Society of Naturalspace of 1,753 acres; of these 160 are occupied Sciences (Arcltives des Sciences}, HOn the Presentwith the demesne surrounding the Viceregal Lodge. Task of Natural History," M. De Wattenwyl,Ethnologists tell us that the name" Phoenix" is £1tter a1£4, illustrated the evolution-view, withderived from the Irish word Cl Finniske "-a spring regard to rudimentary organs, by a reference toof clear water." Lord Chesterfield, whQl when the coat in which he addressed the meeting. TheLord-Lieutenant, erected therein a Connthian ordinary dress-coat (as some of our readers maypillar of Portland stone, on the abacus of which know) IS considered to be descended from a coatthere is a neatly chiselled Phcenix, represented as of the type of the military tunic now adopted,if fluttering forth from the flames surrounding it, such as was worn in the time of the Thirty Years'From no point of the metropolis but this is the War. The skirts being inconvenient on horseback,long range of the Dublin Mountains so imposing, were folded over and fixed at the back with aand in all weather their grandeur is apparent. button. Port~aits _of Frederic n. show this firstWhen good Queen Bess directed that a park phase of modification. The folded part came .toshould be made here, a design not completed till I form a pocket 1l~which were kept the handkerchiefCharles n. was on the throne, the deer and the and snuff box; ~tdid not return to ItS old pO~ltlOn,mountains were the staple attractions; but the but became. united to the par~ on which It waswork of later generations has added the features folded. It is III memory of this descent that wefor which it is now more famous. The Viceregal now observe the vertical slits of the pockets be-Lodge, originally the mansion of the Park Ranger, hind, and the two symmetrical buttons at th7 back,Mr. Clements. has since the Union been the sum- which formerly retained the ends of the skirt, butmer palace of the Viceroy. It Is a long, white, two. now owe their presence neither to utility nor tostoriedbuilding, and though insignificant in stature, eesthetictaste. In concluding his address M. Decontains apartments sufficiently numerous and Wattenwyl insisted that the true end of science wascapacious for the assemblage of a Court. Not not to apply the laws, which might be discovered,many hundred yards from the Viceregal residence to machines and manufactures, or to draw anyis that of the Chief Secretary for Ireland, which physical advantage from them, but simply to attainis also surrounded by a demesne. In the Phoenix to truth.Park also are residences and buildings for the use The Late President Garfield.of the Ranger, the Royal Hibernian Military The late lamented President was another exampleSchool, the Headquarters of the Royal Irish Con. of many which could be quoted of men attainingstabulary, and the Ordnance and Trigcmetrlcal the highest positions under the most adverseSurvey Department for Ireland. circumstances. I t is a matter of satisfaction to

The Wellington Memorial, which commemorates know that he worked his way upward from thethe victories of the most illustrious soldier Ireland bench. During his student days in the town ofhas produced, is an obelisk of granite, so lofty as Chester he attended the academy regularly, andto.be visible from every part of the city. The pet when he had made some little progress in his classesscheme of Lord Carlisle, to have a peeple's garden obtained employment at his original trade amongwithin the park, has been carried out within the the carpenters of the place. Thus, working at thelast fifteen years, and the citizens of Dublin have I bench mornings and evenings and on Saturdays,shown their gratitude by placing a statue of his he earned enough to pay his way. The desire forExcellency in its midst. The Zoological Society knowledge, meanwhile, had grown upon him, andof Ireland have also their H garden" here, and the he determined to acquire all the education that itenclosure owned by them contains an expansive was possible for him to attain, and, above alllake, which is an advanta~e that the kindred things, to become a scholar.societies of London and Pans cannot boast. The WIth this definite purpose in view, he shaped allmany H corkscrew" roads flanked by well-stocked his exertions to.one end. He had studied algebraplantations of pine, and scyamore, and holly, and I English grammar, natural philosophy, and arith-more than one natural lake, help to render a drive metic, but he now determined to ~lve his studies athrough the less public byeways of the Park always wider range, and with this object in view seta pleasant one. himself steadily to the attainment of his purpose.

There is one portion of the Park which has been Years afterwards he wrote:-lClt is a great pointcleared of trees for the purpose of holding reviews gained when, in our hurrying times, a young manof the Dublin. garrison. T~ere is another p!ot, makes up his mind to de'.'ote seve,~~dyears to t.healso bare of foliage, not far distant from the review accomplishment of a definitework. How steadilyground. It is the first object of interest pointed he devoted himself to the attainment of his definiteout to you by your danger-loving carman, famous work those who were about him at this time bearin history as the sward whereon all the more noto- willing witness. During the summer vacation herious of the Irish duels have been fought, and called laboured strenuously at the carpenter's bench andby the name of the IC Fifteen Acres." The latest surely the labour of man's hands was never 'morerecord of the Park is that of the dreadful murder b!essed than in his case. Thus, when the 11 [all ••of Lord Cavendish and Mr. Burke. term opened, he had money enough laid by to pay

his tuition fees, and by the end of the term hadmade such progress that he was able in the winterto undertake the teaching of a district school. '

So for a few years season succeeded season.the fruits of his winter labours being sufficient,economically managed, to pay the necessary ex-penses for the spring and fall terins at the academy.Of the ultimate use which he made of his painfullyacquired knowledge, of the good he did, and howworthily he filled the highest office in the UnitedStates, we need not allude to here.

BISHOP LATIMER'S HOUSE, LEICESTER.

September. 30 DAYS, ecrceer. 31 DAYS,

PHASES OF THE MOON. SUN. MOON.

Full Moon, 5th, 10 56 morn, '"' IFI d I 'Last Quar., rath, 8 17 morn, ~:: ~ i; !l eNew Moon, 19th, 937 morn. ~ ti ~ ~ ~ ~First Quar., aj th, 1021 moro. en < I

Il\1Partridge shooting begins 15 I4r 4 24 0 SI_:T ISur'd'r of F'nchat Sedan '70 6 42S 4 59 I SI3 W Oliver Cromwell d. 1658 5 I7r 5 30 2 564'T Blake b. 1657 6 38s 5 58 4 451F Malta captured, 1800 5 2Ir 6 25 5 IS6 S "Captain" lost, 1870 6 335 6 53 6 287'$ 13t]) after Urinit\:! 5 24r 7 21 7 4281MNativity if Virgin Mm,. 6 29s 7 SI 8 589 T Cockfighting prohibited '555 27' 8 25 IO 13

10 \V Salmon fishing ends 6 245 9 6 I I 26"IT Battle of Malplaquet, 1709 5 30r 9 53ao 3612 F Marshal Blucher d. x819 6 20S10 48 I 4013tS Quebec taken, 1759 5 33f II 50 2 3514$ 14tb after Urillit\:! 6 15smorn 3 22151MJ, BruneI d. 1859 5 37r 0 58 4 2x6T Germans evac. France, '73 6 IOS 2 10 4 36171w Queen's visit to France, '755 40r 3 22 5 518T Poland dism. 1773 6 6s 4 33 5 31191F Gen. Garfield d. 1881 5 43r 5 43 5 5720 S Battle of Alma, x854 6 IS 6 52 6 222I'$ 15tb after Urillit\:! 5 46r 7 59 6 48221MAutumn commences 5 56s 9 4 7 16231T Bishop Jewel d. '57' 5 50r IO 7 7 4724'W Battle of Zurich, 1797 5 52S11 6 8 2225 T Relief of Lucknow, 1857 5 53r ao 1 9 226 F Dr. Rimbault, Mass., d. '7615 47S 0 53 9 48271S Strasburg surren. 1870 S 56r I 4010 40.8 $ 16tb after 'ttrfnit\:! 5 42S 2 '9 Il 37291M M ichaeirnas 5 59r 2 56 morn30iT Paper duty repealed, 1861 5 38s 3 .8 ° 39

PHASES OF THE MOON. S MFull Moon, ath, 100 aft. '"'UN. ~ION'Last Quar., r rth, 2 29 aft. ~: ~ ~ !!l ENew Moon, 19th, 0 31 morn. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~First Quar, 27th, 4 54 morn. ~

1W Pheasant shooting begins 16 ar 3 57 I 45• T Arago d. 1833 5 335 4 24 z 5431F Treaty of Limerick, 1691 6 6r 4 52 4 64 S Peace with America, 1783 5 295 5 20 5 205 $ 17tb after Uril1itll 6 9r 5 50 6 376 M Jenny Lind b. 1821 5 24S 6 24 7 557 T Smith O'Brien convic. '48 6 12r 7 3 9 128 W Lord Erskine d. X8I9 5 20S 7 4910 259'T Eddyst. L'thouse corn. 17956 ,6r 8 43'II 32

10 F Lady Flor. Chaplin d. '81 5 16s 9 44'ao 31II'S America discovered, 1492 6 19r IO SI I 2112$ 18tb after Urinitll 5 IIS mom 2 313 M Fire Insurances due 6 23r 0 0 2 3814T Battle of Hastings, 1066 5 75 I II 3 815 W Sebastopol bombard. 1854 6 26r 2 2' 3 3516T H'uses ofParli'm't b'rn'd '34 5 3s 3 31 4 017 F Hazel leaves begin to fall 6 29' 4 39 4 2518 S Luke. Palmerston d. '654 585 5 45 4 5019$ 19tb after Urinit\:! 6 33r 6 51 5 1720 M Sir C, Wren b. 1632 4 54s 7 55 5 4721 T Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 6 36r 8 56 6 2022 W Sir R. Murchison d. 1871 4 50S 9 53 6 5823 T Lord Derby d. 1869 6 40r IO 46 7 4224 F Battle of Balaclava, 1854 4 465II 34 8 3125 S Crispin 6 43r ao 16 9 2526 $12otb after Urinit\:! 4 425 0 53 IO 24271MArctic Expedition retd, '766 47r I 26[11 2728 T 1St. S£1Ilon and St. ft/de 4 38s I 56 morn291WBristol riots, 1831 6 SIr 2 2410 3330 T Earl Dundonald d. 1860 4 35s • 50 1 ._3I,F Evelyn b. 16.0 6 54r 3 18 • 5.

Latimer's House

~i~!l~fr~~t~\~!;~e:~llaf~ti~;~~~~s~~~ ~~~eo~v:respectable farmer, of Thurcaston, but the story ofhis life, preachings, and death by fire at Oxford, in1555, are too well known, we take it, to need de-tailed repetition here. There was at one time anold painting of him hanging in the parsonage,where, by the way, Dr. Hurd, the learned Bishopof Worcester, long resided as rector. The doctor'sbest remembered action, for which the presentgeneration feels scarcely grateful, was the removalof the painted windows from the church, in orderthat they might be "put in order," which meansthat they were replaced by plain glass.

Lynton,Twenty miles from Ilfracorribe, is a charmingbathing-place, where the waters of the East andWest Lyn join and fall into the Bristol Channel.The scenery is wild, and, we are told, romantic-whatever that may mean. It is a favourite summerresort, not destitute of amusement and instruction.The chancel apsidal of the little church at Lyn-mouth, only recently erected, is particularly r-e-markable. Since U the visit of the two royalprinces," many scenic and other charms have beendiscovered, to which the public was before thatepoch" high-gravel blind," to borrow a flower ofspeech from Lancelot Gobbo. It has now become"a Switzerland in miniature. It The place isexposed to the north, but yet possesses a mildclimate. It is also well sheltered by rocks risingfrom the sea coast. The Rocky Valley should bevisited by the tourist. It was probably once thescene of Druidical worship. Mount Sinai, so some-what profanely called, gives a fine panoramic viewseaward and inland. Finally, it is a land in which thelabours of the geologist, botanist, and zoologist neednever cease for want of subject matter to work OD.

OUR CALENDAR ILLUSTRATIONS.Ramsgate,

A market and post town and seaport of England, inKent, noted for its excellent artificial harbour, andalso as a fashionable resort for sea-bathing, situatedon the E. coast of the Isle ofThanet, IS miles N.E.from Canterbury. Its public buildings are theparish church of St. Lawrence, five chapels-of-easeand district churches, several chapels for Noncon-formists, market and custom-houses, barracks,assembly-rooms, baths, dispensary, and hospital.But the harbour is by far the most striking featurein the town. It consists of two immense piers, oneof which is about 3000 feet in length, and the otherabout r goo, which extend from the coast into thesea, and bend towards each other, so as to enclosea circular area of 48 acres, a narrow entrance beingleft between the extremities of the piers. It is thelargest artificial haven in England, and is borderedby wet and dry docks, and guarded by batteries.There is a lighthouse at its entrance. The pierforms a very delightful promenade, and is, accor-dingly, the favounte walk of the inhabitants andvisitors. The sea-views are very fine, and in clearweather the cliffs of Calais may be seen, thoughthey are 30 miles distant. Boatbuilding, ship-building, and rope-making are carried on to aconsiderable extent, and many of the inhabitantsare engaged in fishing. Ramsgate is a member ofthe Cinque Port of Sandwich. Vast quantities ofprovisions are brought into the harbour in smallboats from the French coast. Mar. D. Wed. andSat. Pop. II,86S. It is a telegraph station, and astation on the South-Eastern and London, Chat-ham, and Dover Railways.

Sulby Glen, . ," The entrance to Sulby Glen is almost directly

opposite the Glen Moar Inn. At the entrance ofthe glen a singular pile of rock called I Croak-y-Samarck' (the hill of the Shamrock) stands out likea sentinel to guard the mouth of this romanticravine. For about half a mile up the glen thereare several cottages, and a cluster of them in oneportion, have all the appearance of a small village.Soon after passing here, the road becomes morelonely, the scenery wilder, and tpe glen morecharming. The starch works passed, we have agood view of the glen and the hills towering above.The ri ver is wide in this part, and anglers considerthis locality a good spot for fly-fishing. The roadrises here, and turning at the foot of the hill calledMount Karran, we have a splendid view of theglen, which assumes a wilder and more romanticaspect as we ascend. The river rushes along in itstortuous course, now forming deep pools, and anonfalling over huse stones, or through fissures in therocks. There IS a row of cottages amidst the soli-tude, inhabited by the miners engaged in the slatequarry on the left side of the glen. Shortly after-wards the river is more completely shrouded withtrees, and at the foot of the hill there are a Vves-leyan Chapel, a cottage, and outhouses. This is afavourite resort of large picnic parties. The cot-tagers are very hospitable and obliging, and readyto point the way to various places of interest about.Snaefell may be ascended from here. To do so itis necessary to cross the bridge opposite the chapel,and take the path to the right."

Pradanack Point.The finest cliff scenery in Cornwall lies south-

ward and eastward of the Land's End. The finestpart may be said to commence at Pradanack Point,whose basalt-like granite rocks so enrapturedTurner. This is barely a mile from Sennenvillage. Scrambling along slippery sheepwalks,whilst the startled sea birds scream as if trying tofrighten you into a false step, and a plunge into theabyss, Nantgizal Bay is soon near at hand, withbeauties all its own-a falling stream and a rent inthe cliffs at Pendour Point, which is sometimescalled "the Song of the Sea."

Howth Castle.This beautiful pile is a combination of modern

architecture and Ivy-clad ruins of the old BaronialHall erected by the founder of the family, thatSir Amoricus Tristram who H among a thousandknights might be chosen for beauty and heroiccourage, for humility, and courtesy to his inferiors,yielding to none but in the way of gentleness. to

This chivalrous soldier effected a landing atHowth in II77, and after a battle at the Bridge ofIvora, vanquished the no less gallant nativewarriors who opposed him. In recognition of hisvalour and triumph Henry II. granted him thelands of Howth by tenure, and made him an IrishBaron.

The walls of the Castle of the Tristrams aloneare standing, and the policy of the family in main-taining the walls of the ancient palace alongside ofthe present residence has resulted in the effects ofstartling and romantic picturesqueness.

SULBY GLEN, ISLE OF l\IAN.

IDecember. 31 DAYS.,884. 1Ro"ember. 30 DAYS.

PHASES OF THE MOON. ~UN'I MO. ON • ....!

Full Moon, grd, 8 37 morn.... I <'

Last Quar., 9th, II 12 aft. :G:;; ~ ~ ~ ENew Moon, 17th, 6 12 aft. .~ Z ~ l!:1 ~ ..;::First Quar., agth, 10 ,6 aft. ~ UlI «; I <

-;SAll Saints 16 56r 3 46 4 92 $ 21st after "ttrinit\l 4 295 4 ,8 5 273 M Siege of Acre, ,840 1659rl 4 55 6 464 T George Pea body d. 1869 4 255 5 39 8 45W Gunpowder Plot, I6c5 7 3rl6 31 9 '76 T Leonard. N apier d. '68 4 225 7 32 10 227 F Commercial Panic, 1857 !7 7r 8 39 II 188 S A. Lincoln elec. Pres. ,8644 '95 9 50ao 39 $ ,22nb after "ttrinlt\l 17 ror II I 0 40

10 M'Oeorge Fox d. 1690 4 ros'morn I 12

r r T \Martin. Martinmas.daYl7 14r 0 12 I 4012 'V Charles Kemble d. 1854 4 135 r 22 2 5'3 T iT.S.Duncombe, M.P.,d. '6'17 '7r 2 30 2 3014 F Hegel, Ger. Philos., d. '31 4 IOS 3 37 2 S415 S Prin. Mary of Hesse d. '787 arr 4 42 3 20,6 $ 23rb after "ttrinitll 4 75 5 45 3 4817iM Hugh of Lincoln 7 24r 6 47 4 20I81T Suez Canal opened, 1868 4 55 7 46 4 56191W Battle of Navar-ino, 1827 7 27r 8 41 5 3820

lT General Bell, G.C.B., d. '764 25 9 3' 6 25

21 F Admiral LeI. Lyons b. 17907 3I!'IO 16 7 1722 S St. Cu£l£a martyred ab. 230 4 osl10 54 8 1423'$ 24tb after "tt\·lniN 7 34r II 27 9 '4241MSir H. Havelock d.-,857 3 58s II 57 '0 '72S T Michaelrnas Term ends 7 37r ao 25 Il 2326iW W. Cowper b. 1731 3 565 0 51 morn271T Lord Selborne b. 18I~ 7 40r r x7 0 3228 F Washington lrving d. ,3593 545 r 44 r 44291S Times first prtd. by steam, 1 43r 2 X2 2 S9301$ Rbgent $UnbRll (18'43 535 2 44 4 '5

PHASES OF THE MOON. S•.•UN.I Mo.ON ".Full Moon, and, 7 0 aft. ILast Quar., cth, II 31 morn. &: ~ ~ ~ ENew Moon, 17th, r 25 aft. ~ ~I~ ~ ~ ~First Quar., 25th, I 21 aft...-~_-;-;.---_ .••~ __

rM Princessof Wales ~,844 17 46r 3 25 5 332 T Battle of Austerlitz, r805 13 52S 4 15 6 503 W Belzoni d. 1823 1749r 5 12 8 24 T Thomas Carlyle b. 1795 13 5'S 6 18 9 45 F Rome made cap. of ItalY,·7 5Ir 7 30 9 566 S Nicholas (,870'3 50S 8 44 '0 397 $ 2nb in RbI'ent 17 54r 9 581" '48 M Co1tcept;on0/ V. M. 13 49s II 1O,ll 449 T Grouse shooting ends 7 s6r morn ao I I

10W Colly. expoPenygraig, ,880·3 49s 0 20 0 36lIT "Barebones v Parliam't dis.y 58r r 28 1 0X2 F Dr. Darwin d. 1731 [16533 495 2 33 1 25'3 S Lncy, Etty d. ,8498 or 3 37 I 53'4 S 3t~ In Rbgent 13 49s 4 40 2 23'5 M Louis Agassiz d. 1873 8 er 5 40 2 57,6 T English Barons excorn. '2'513 49s 6 36 3 3617 W Bolivar d. r830 18 4r 7 28 4 2I18 T Rogers, poet, d. 1855 3 50S B 15 5 It19 F Turner, R.A., d. ,851 18 5r 8 56 6 720 S Ember W"k 3 5'5 9 3' 7 62~S 4tb In Rb~ent [,6208 6r IQ 2 8 822 M Landing of Pilgrim Farhersg 525110 301 9 1223 T Robert Barclay b. 1648 8 7r '0 5610 '924 W W. M. Thackeray d. ,863 13 53s" "I" 2725 T Christmas Day 8 BrfII 46 morn26 F St,ph",. Bank Holidayl3 54Sao '31 0 3127S 70lon 8 8r\ 0 4~' 5<>28~$ $unba\l after (!brfstmas 13 565 r ,8 3 S.2 M Mr. W. E. Gladstone b. 'og 8 8r r 59 4 2130T The Warrior launched, '6c'3 585 2 5. 5 343' W Battle of Wakefield, I46c B 8r :1~x 6 ~

Washing Day.A ~eat difficulty met with by the inexperienced

housekeeper is the discoloration and shrmkage offlannels; few, indeed, know how to wash themproperly.

Soap should never be applied directly to anywoollen fabric. Make a strong hot suds and plungethe garment in it.

Never dip a flannel in cold or even cool water,but always hot. Wash first in hot suds and rinsein hot water made very blue.

Dry flannels as quickly as possible. Wring dryfrom the second water, and hang either in the hotsun or before a brisk fire. When nearly dry presswith a hot iron. It may also be remarked thatnone but soft water should be used with flannels,and resin soap is much inferior to soft soap, as ithardens the fibres of woollens.

Notes on Potatoes.Of all vegetables the potato takes rank as the

most useful and wholesome and least expensive.In buying potatoes those should be preferred whichare of a good size, free from blemishes, and havinga small eye. In order to test their soundness, cutoff a piece from the larger end, and if spotted theyare not sound, and therefore very inferior. Thoseare best which are fresh from the mould, and havenever been wetted until they are cleaned to becooked.

Boots and Shoes.Various modes have been proposed to fortify

leather and to render shoes waterproof. We haveheard that fishermen preserve their boots by thefollowing composition :-

A pint of boiled neatsfoot oil, balf a pound ofmutton suet, six ounces of beeswax, four ounces ofresin.

These are to be melted together over a slow fire,and both the upper leather and soles of the bootsand shoes when new and clean are warmed andrubbed with this composition till the leather issaturated.

For boots and shoes exposed to wet the followingcomposition is also recommended: Linseed oil, onegill; spirit of turpentine, one ounce; beeswax,one ounce; Burgundy pitch, half an ounce; to bemelted together and rubbed into the leather whenquite dry before the fire or in the hot sun. Thiscomposition will be found very effectual in pre-serving the leather both from rain and sea water,and should come more generally into use in ouruncertain climate.

The shape of the boot should be suited to thatof the foot as set down on the ground, when theindividual partly rests on it; the sole should bebroad and the heel on a level with the sole. Thin.soled shoes should be altogether disused as articlesof dress. They ought only to be used for the pur.pose of dancing, and then they ought only to beworn while dancing. When weanng shoes of amoderate thickness of sole, it is a good plan to in-sert a thin layer of cork or felt within the shoe,over the sole, or next the foot. Cork is a very badconductor of heat, and is therefore to be preferred iif it is not to be had, felt may be substitutedfor it.

To cure boots and shoes of squeaking, which isa great annoyance, especially m entermg a sickroom, or a church after the service has commenced,the remedy is to boil linseed oil and saturate thesoles with it well and thoroughly.

The Market Assistant.Nutmegs may be tested by prickin~ them with

a pin, and if they are good the oil will instantlyspread around the puncture.

Hard soap should be bought in large quantitiesand laid to harden in bars piled on each other,having the air all round to dry it. It is much moreeconomical to buy hard than soft soap, as thosewho use soft soap are very apt to waste it, whichthey cannot do with hard soap.

It is good economy to buy the best flour even atan extra cost. By tasting, any sourness in flourmay be detected. Good flour, when pressed lightlyin the hand, has a yellowish tinge, and the tracesof the skin are left upon it. Poor flour will notlook in this way, may be blown off the hand, andsometimes looks as if mingled with ashes.

The Family Physician.A good wife is something of a physician, and in

the minor ills, and especially infantile complaints,the best of physicians.

For rearing children healthy, says John Hunter,there must be "plenty of sleep, plenty of milk, andplenty of flannel." These rules should be written10 every nursery.

.Some children suffer exceedingly with pain inthe ear, but generally instant relief may be hadby dropping into the ear a little ether combinedwith almond oil, or applying a small flannel bag,filled with salt, heated, or a hog's bladder partiallyfilled with hot water. A bladder is the most effec-tive instrument for applying moist heat, as it adaptsitself to all the little inequalities of the externalear. Beware, however, of ever meddling muchwith the ear. __

Notes upon Eating.Be watchful of the effects of the food which you

take-avoid whatever appears to irritate, and eatonly that which experience has proved acceptable.

The fitness of various foods and drinks, and thequantity of nutriment which they afford, dependvery much upon how they are prepared.

It is quite as absurd to suppose that one kind ofdiet is equally adapted to every kind of constitutionas that one remedy will cure all diseases.

For preserving health, acquiring strength, curingchronic diseases, and prolonging life, nothing pos-sesses more remarkable power than a correct dietand regimen.

The best answers to all inquiries about the wlwle-stJ»Us are the following questions :-" Do you likeit 1" U Does it agree with you?"

How to Preserve Eggs.The following simple modes of preserving eggs

are worthy of attention :-For culinary purposesthe eggs should just be dropped into lime-water,in the proportion of three pounds of lime to agallon of water, and kept there till wanted. Theywill keep sound in this simple pickle for twelvemonths or more. The egg-tub should stand in acool place in the dairy. When the last eggs areremoved the lime-water should be thrown awayand the tub left empty till eggs become plentiful,when it should be replenished with lime and water,and receive the eggs for the ensuing winter. Sucheggs have a slight flavour of lime, which, however,cannot be detected in custards, cakes, &c., butboiled plain you can tell they are not newly laid.Before proceeding to preserve eggs for keeping besnre tbat they are newly laid.

Our Clothing.The chief rules in regard to clothes are-e-r, That

they should be made of soft or pliable materials,so as not to obstruct the free and easy motion ofthe limbs or the circulation of the fluids in anypart of the body. 2. They should be made ofsuch a shape as to be comfortable from their use.3. They ought not to be warmer than is necessaryto preserve the body at a proper degree of tem-perature. 4. Our garments, more especially thosenext the skin, should be made of substances easilycleaned if necessary. s. They should be suited tothe constitution and age of each individual.

When a coat gets wet, wipe it down the way ofthe nap with a sponge or silk handerchief.

A very short period of constant wear will causethe new look to leave the surface of new clothes,the button-holes and faces of the lapels will SROWwear, and it is impossible to appear well-dressedin that suit. Few are aware, or, if they are, everpractise the plan of carefully folding and layingtheir clothes away for a while in a trunk or drawer.All woollen goods, when kept in darkness, renewtheir lustre, and the dingy look produced by ex-posure to a ~reat extent disappears.

The clothing of young children should be looseand free, and absolutely devoid of any tight liga-tures around the throat, chest, or knees. Everyjoint must have full room to play, and no artificialsupport or bandage should on any account, exceptin special cases under medical supervision, be ap-plied to any portion of the body of a healthy child.Bandages round the abdomen or stays around thewaist are not to be tolerated, and the folly of ex-posing the limbs of children to the rigors of winterweather is almost inconceivable.

"The tight waist-belt is, I think," says Dr.Richardson, "worse than the tight corset, exceptwhen the corset is so adapted that it acts at oneand the same time as belt and compressor ingeneral."

There may be some who look upon woollenclothing with favour, but who regret its extrapecuniary cost. To these it may be pointed outthat in common paper-white, brown, or evennewspaper-we have an almost equally warmth-sustaining material to wool. For the poor it isinvaluable, and can be employed as a lining to acoat or waistcoast, as a blanket or quilt, or even asa petticoat. Wadding or wool quilted betweentwo sheets of paper forms the best and the lightestchest-protector, and we need hardly say that it isthe cheapest.

Oil Cloth.In buying an oil-cloth for a floor endeavour to

obtain one that has been manufactured for severalyears; as the longer it has been made, previous touse, the better it will wear, from the paint becominghard and durable. An oil-cloth that has beenmade within the year is hardly worth buying, asthe paint will be defaced in a very little time. Anoil-cloth should never be scrubbed with a brush;but after being first swept it should be cle.med bywashing with a large soft cloth and lukewarm orcold water. On no account use soap or take waterthat is hot, as either of them will bring off thepaint. When it has dried you may sponge it overwith milk, which will brighten and preserve thecolours; then wipe it with a soft dry cloth.

Spots on varnished furniture may be readilyremoved by rubbing them with essence of pepper-

I mint or spirits of camphor, and afterwards withfurniture polish or oil.

How to Clean Clothes, etc.A clothes-brush, a wisp-broom, a bottle of am-

monia, a sponge, a hand-brush, a cake of erasivesoap, a vial of alcohol, should form a part of everytoilet. After all dust has been removed fromclothing, spots may be taken out of black clothwith the hand-brush dipped in a mixture of equalparts of ammonia, alcohol, and water. This willbrighten as well as cleanse. Benzine is useful inremoving grease spots. Spots of grease may beremoved from coloured silks by putting on themraw starch made into a paste with water. Dust isbest removed from silk by a soft flannel, from vel-vet with a brush made expressly for the purpose.If hats and bonnets, when taken from the head,are brushed and put away in boxes and covered upinstead of being laid down anywhere, they willlast a long time. Shawls and all articles that maybe folded should be folded when taken from theperson in their original creases; and laid away.Cloaks should be hung up, gloves pulled out length.wise, wrapped in tissue paper, and laid away; lacessmoothed out, nicely folded, if requisite, so thatthey will come out of the box new and fresh whenneeded again. In washing black clothes use freshclean water.

On Washing.There is nothing more invigorating, more tonic,

and refreshing, than a cold ablution. Moreover,it makes one feel clean and sweet and wholesome,and improves our physical constitution, and like-wise our moral character. A dirty man has oftena dirty mind.

A man who has once thoroughly washed himselfimmediately afterwards resents the presence ofwhat is stale and sour. He will not endure astuffy room or offensive drain with the forbearancewith which he tolerated it in his unwashed state,when he carried about with him a cognate atmo-sphere. The habit of cleanliness will tell all round-in his house, his family, and daily surroundings.

Skin cleanliness has a great effect on the assimi-lation of food. It has been proved that pigs thatare washed put on a fifth more flesh than pigs thatare unwashed. Indeed, in well-ordered, first-classstables, horses are washed from head to foot daily,and the work is considered to be remunerative.

Skin cleanliness is certainly a great preservativeagainst passing epidemics and against visitationsoJ the most infectious and contagious diseases.Experienced trained nurses, regularly attendingscarlatina patients, give themselves regular head tofoot ablutions twice a day and a change of clothesonce a day.

Soap and water should be used at least twice inthe twenty-four hours to the face and hands, andthe whole body should be sponged once daily.

Simple Fire-Escape.Some time ago a fire occurred in Birmingham at

which four lives were sacrificed, and, as a con-sequence, innumerable suggestions appeared in allour dailies for a long time. The simplest thingamong them all was a rope ladder; such a laddershould be fastened under the window-frame in eachbedroom and rolled up and left ready in an instantto be unrolled and thrown through the window.Such an escape is simple, cheap, and effective; thestaves, of course, are made of wood, rather light,and about roin. apart. The point not to be over-looked is to have the two top ends of ropes wellsecured to the window-frame, and not to be leftuntil the fire occurs.

GLEN HELEN RIVER, ISLE OF MAN

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Glen Relen River.The following description of Glen Helen River

we extract from "Brown's Guide to the Isle ofMan":-

"The hills on both sides of Glen Helen arecovered with thick forest growth from the water's•.edge almost to their sumrmts ; and as we :passalong, now in the thick forest where the sunhghtscarcely pierces the dense foliage, and now in anopen glade where the trees scatter for a littlespace, and the tall ferns. and straggling briars giveplace to a smooth emerald turf, bright with daisiesand wild flowers, we might with little effort imagineourselves wandering. in some wild forest glen, suchas Robin Hood and his merry men frequented. Allalong our way we can hear, deep down among thetrees on our right, the noisy murmur of the riverin its rocky waterworn channel, and may occa-sionally catch glimpses of its sparkling watersthrough openings in the trees. At certain points,too, we pass rustic bridges, where we can cross thestream and wander up or down the southern sideof the glen, mount to the top of the hill, or walkalong by the water's edge through the woods. Thewalk through this part of the glen is very beautiful;along the paths of both sides of the glen groups ofvisitors pass in and out among the trees, their gaypartl-coloured clothes flashing in the sunlight, andtheir merry voices mingling sweetly with the wood-land sounds around us, while some of the disciplesof old Isaac Walton may be seen fly-fishing in theprettiest trout stream that the sportsman coulddesire."

The Bed.In subjugating the East, the Romans assumed

and brought back with them extreme notions ofluxury and indolence. Previously their bedsteadswere of planks, covered with straw, moss, or driedleaves. They borrowed from Asia those largecarved bedsteads, gilt and plated with ivory,whereon were piled cushions of wool and feathers,with counterpanes of the most beautiful furs andof the richest materials. These customs, like manyothers, were handed down to the Gauls, and fromthe Gauls to the Franks. With the exception ofbed-linen, which came into use much later, we findfrom the time of our earliest kings the varioussleeping- appliances nearly as they are now-thepillow (auriculare), the foot coverlet (lorale), thecounterpane (culcita), &c. No mention, however,is made of curtains (or courtines). At a laterperiod, while still retaining their primitive furni-ture, bedsteads vary in their shapes and dimensions;those of the poor and of the monks are narrow andhomely ; among kings and nobIes they in processof tune became veritable examples of the joiner'swork, and only to be reached by the aid of stools,or even steps. The guest at a dui/eau could notreceive any greater honour than to occupy thesame bed as the lord of the manor, and the dogsby whom the seigneurs-all great sp'0rtsmen-wereconstantly surrounded had the privilege of reposingwhere their masters slept. Hence we recognisethe object of these gigantic bedsteads, which weresometimes twelve feet in width. If we are 'to be.·lieve the chronicles, the pillows were perfumedwith essences and odoriferous waters; this we canunderstand to have been by no means a uselessprecaution. We see, in the sixteenth century,Francis I. testifyin~ his great regard for AdmiralBonnivet by occasionally admitting him to sharehis bed.-Lacroi .•.•

_ The Crania of Eminent Men.I t has been commonly accepted as a fact in an-

thropological science that the cranium of Descarteswas small, and this has often been referred to asagainst the assertion that a large cranium isnecessary for high intellect. No exact measure-ment, however, of the skull of the great philosopherseems to have been published in proof of what wasstated. Lately Dr. Le Bon has examined it alongwith others in Gall's collection, and he finds thatthis supposed small 'cranium has a capacity of1,700 cubic centimetres, which is 150 cubic cen-nmetres above the average of Parisian craniaat the present time-viz" 1,550 cubic centimetres.Of the 25 crania of distinguished men in thecollection there is only one which is very con-siderably under the average. It is that of Roque.laure de Bessuejouls, 1,365 cubic centimetres. Hewas Bishop ofSenlis, Chief Aumonier to Louis XV.,and a member of the French Academy; a man ofvery mediocre talent. After him, with increasingcapacity of skull, come Alixinger, a now forgottenpoet, _ 1,505 cubic centimetres; Wurmser, anAustnan general, always defeated, 1,510 cubiccentimetres; Juvenal de U rsins, Chancellor underCharles V., 1,525 cubic centimetres. The othersare above the average, and we merely note thefollowing among them :-Boileau, 1,690 cubic cen-timetres; Gall, 1,692 cubic centimetres; Descartes.1,700 cubic centimetres; Chinevin (eminentchemist), 1,700 cubic centimetres; De Zach(astronomer and mathematician), 1,715 cubiccentimetres; Marshal j ourdan, 1,72~ cubic cen-timetres; David (able mathematician), 1,725'Cassaigne (distinguished lawyer), 1,755 cubi~centimetres; Abbe Gautier (author of well-knowneducational works), 1,770 cubic centimetres; Volta1,850 cubic centimetres; Spurzheim, I,950 cubiccentimetres; and La Fontaine (who carries thepalm), I,960 cubic centimetres. If it hold generallygood that high intellect requires a large cranium,it is by no means necessarily the case that a largecranium implies high intellect. We learn fromLa Nature (which furnishes the above data) thatDr. Bordier has recently measured 36 Crania ofguillotined murderers in the museum of Caens.Their average was very respectable=-viz., 1,547'91cubic centimetres. The most capacious, 2}076cubic centimetres, was evidently pathological.None of them fell below 1,300 cubic centimetres.The Freneh crania at the last anthropologicalexhibition, and which were those of criminals whohad died in prison, had mostly capacities muchabove the average. Several of them, 12 out of 39,had a capacity superior to I,600 cubic centimetres,and one was as high as I,950 cubic centimetres.I t is evident that the relation between capacity ofthe cranium and intelligence are somewhat compli-cated. In different species, too, the relations ofthe function to the organ are different.

Rusted or Corroded Steel Ornamentscan be cleaned by well greasing the rusted parts,and then scraping the rust off; then get them upwith flour-emery and oil, using a brush driven bysteam power if possible. If not, a hard fettlingbrush will do, and finish with lime or crocus, usinga softer brush. Nickel-plated steel ornaments lookjust like steel, and never tarnish or rust, and havea brilliant appearance. When anything is solderedwith spirits of salt, scour them in strong washingsoda and hot water, as it is very disagreeable ifever it comes in contact with the skin.

SHAKESPEARE CLIFFS, DOVER.

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DoverIs a seaport and parliamentary and municipalborough of Kent, situate on a small stream (theDour, from which the name of the town is derived),which falls into its harbour, sixty-six miles S.E. ofLondon. It consists chiefly of three long streetsconverging to one point; the upper part called thetown and the lower the pier. It has seven churches(including the remarkable ancient building, St.Mary, in the Castle, restored in 1863; St. J amesthe Apostle, very ancient, probably Anglo-Saxon,restored in 1869 ; St.] ames, in the decorated style,recently erected at a cost of £10,000; and the finechurch of St. Thomas the Apostle, erected in 1862,on the site of an older edifice); a Roman Catholicchurch, opened in 1868, numerous chapels, a townhall (formerly the ancient hospital of Maiscn Dieu),and a gaol; a free school, a charity school, theNational Sailor's Home, erected in 1858, the DoverMuseum, and an hospital. It is defended by astrong and spacious castle, and all the neighbouringheights are fortified. The castle occupies a loftyeminence, steep and rugged towards the town andharbour, and presents a precipitous cliff, 320 feetabove the sea. It has subterraneous works andcasemates, a bomb-proof magazine, and a barrackscapable of accommodating 2,000 men. Altogetherit covers an area of thirty-five acres. It was firsterected in the Saxon times, and greatly strength-ened by the Normans. There are other strongfortifications - Fort Burgoyne, the WesternHeights, the Western Outworks, the South Front,the Drop Redoubt, the Citadel, and the NorthCentre Bastion-protecting the town; and at theend of the magnificient pier, more than 2,000 feetlong, and strongly constructed, at a cost of£750,000, is a fort carrying two guns of great size.Near the town is the famous Shakspere's Cliff,supposed to be that described by Edger, in H KingLear," 350 feet high. It is tunnelled by the South.Eastern Railway, and in 1847 immense masses ofthe cliff fell. The harbour consists of three basins,the outer one enclosed by two piers, ISOfeet apart.It is the principal place of embarkation to France,and has constant communication with Calais.Population, 28,500. This town is the terminus ofthe South- Eastern and London, Chatham, andDover Railways.

Public-houses in America.The following return has been published of the

proportionate number of public-houses to popula-tion in the various States. In Nevada there is onedrinking saloon toevery 65 inhabitants; in Colorado,one to every 76 ; in California, one to every 99; therest of the States supplying the following numberof inhabitants to each drinking saloon :-Oregon,176; New Jersey, I79; New York, 192; Louisiana,200; Ohio, 225 ; Connecticut, 246; Massachusetts,256 j Delaware, 258; Pennsylvania, 263; RhodeIsland, 266; Illinois, 267; Maryland, 293; Wis-consin, 304; Minnesota, 3II ; Missouri, 337 ; Michi-gan, 350; New Hampshire, 376; Iowa, 377;Indiana, 380; Kentucky, 438; Nebraska, 487;Tennessee, 525 ; Texas, 549; Arkansas, 554; Ala.bama, 608; Georgia, 612; Florida, 653; Missis-sippi, 654; Virginia, 693; North Carolina, 708;Maine, 791; Vermont, 812; West Virginia, 817;Kansas, 876; and South Carolina, 708. It thusappears that the twelve States in which there werefewest drinking saloons were all Southern, exceptVermont, and leaving out, of course, Maine andKansas, in which States drinking saloons are pro-hibited by law.

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Ornamental Leather Work.A few years back this art was published in the

Falniiy Friend, Some one gave me a few hints,by which I have made leaves and flowers forpicture- frames, fern-stands, &c. I place any leafof the shape of the ivy, vine, or rose on a card,and trace the outline with a pencil. To get theoutline of a fern frond, I sketch it from sight.It would be difficult to keep it quite steady fortracing. Cut out design with a pair of scissors;draw on the front side of pattern the principalmarkings (centre and diverging veins). This com-pletes the pattern. Take a piece of basil leather(which you buy by the piece or weight at a currier's) ;place in a saucer of water for a minute or two;remove it to a board; keep the prepared side ofleather up; place the card pattern on it ; press itround the edge with the handle of a penknife. Iuse my fingers. The object is to get a goodimpression of the pattern on the leather. Removepattern, and cut out design on the leather; withthe back of the scissors or knife- blade, draw a deepmark from the tip to the bottom of leaf; mark outlines from this, and follow as much as possible thepencil lines you have on pattern; fill up withsmaller markings to fancy with a finer pointer. Tothis stage the leaf is flat. Now take it up andgive it a few twists and bends, repeating the ~ametill the leather remains in the position desired.Good form depends on the knack used. Stand itaside to dry; when dry it will retain the formimparted. Insert a stout needle at the edge of theleaf where the stem is to be inserted. Bore a holeabout ~in. in, taking care the point of the needlecomes through at the back of the leaf. Removeneedle, and push a piece of fine copper wire throughthe hole, allowing it to project out of the back ofleaf about ~in. This piece turn down flat on theback towards the stem; a coat of spirit varnishfollowed by a second when the first is quite hard'completes the leaf. The varnish is procured at a~artist's colour repository. By grouping the leaveson picture-frames, fern-stands, &c., a very goodeffect is the result, taking care to place the leavesthe marked side outwards; the under side is keptout ofsight.-EngHsh Mechanic.

A "Tall" Country.The greatest cataract in the world is the Falls of

Niagara; the largest cavern, the Mammoth Cavein Kentucky; the largest river, the Mississippi-4,000 l!lil.es.in. extent ; the largest valley, that ofthe MISSISSIPPt-lts area 5,000,000 square miles'the .greatest city park that of Philadelphia, con~tammg 2,700 acres; the greatest grain portChicago; the biggest lake, Lake Superior; thelongest railroad, the Pacific Railroad-over 3,000miles in extent. The highest mass of solid iron isPilot Knob of Missouri-height 250 feet, circum-ference two miles; the best specimen of Grecianarchitecture, Girard College, Philadelphia; thelargest aqueduct, the Croton, of New York-length forty and on.e half miles, cost I2,SOO,OOOdols ; the longest bridge, the elevated railroad inThird Avenue, New York; it extends from theBattery to Harlem River-the whole length of theeastern side of Manhattan Island-seven mileslong, or nearly 40,000 yards. The longest bridgeover water, however, will be that now beingconstructed in Russia over the Volga, at a pointwhere the river is nearly four miles wide. Themost extensive deposits of anthracite coal in theworld are in Pennsylvania. In a word America isthe tallest country in the world.

LLANGOLLEN BRIDGE.

Llangollen.The town is entered by crossing the bridge,

which is a plain, Gothic structure, built of hewnstone, and consisting of four pointed arches ofvarious dimensions. It was erected in 1346, byJohn Trevor, Bishop of St. Asaph and Chancellorof Chester, and is famed in story as being one ofthe three wonders of North Wales. An additionalarch has of late years been constructed, underwhich the railway passes. Proceeding over thebridge, you reach Castle Street, which contains theMarket Hall, the Assembly Room, the LlangollenAdvertiser Office, and the Post Office; the streeton the left leads to the H King's Head," RoyalHotel, and the Hand Hotel. The street runnmgat right angles to the top of Castle Street, is theGovernment Road from London to Holyhead,which, previous to the introduction of railways,formed the principal route between the metropolisand the sistee isle. Turning to the left. and pro-ceeding up the hill which lies before us, we soonreach Plas Newydd, a small antique cottage, sur-rounded with lofty trees, noted as having been theresidence of Lady Eleanor Butler and MissPonsonby, who, influenced by a romantic attach-ment to each other, came hither from Ireland in1779, in the heyday of their youth and charms, andrefusin~ the proffers- of all suitors, dwelt togethertill their death, which took place respectively in1829 and 1831, at very advanced ages. The cele-brated comedian, Charles Mathews, thus describestheir appearance, during a visit he made to Llan-gollen: U As they are seated, there is not one pointto distinguish them from men; their dresses andpowdering of the hair, their well-starched neck-cloths, the upper part of their habits, which theyalways wear, even at a dinner party, made preciselylike men's coats, and regular black beaver men'shats. To crown all, they had crop heads, rough,bushy, and white as snow." Engravings of theseeccentric ladies, as well as of their dwelling, maybe had at any bookseller's in town. They seem tohave had an extraordinary taste for carvings, forthe front of the cottage is completely cased inrichly carved oak, and the interior is also richlycarved, some portions of it being of high value andgreat antiquity. The grounds are extensive, andare laid out with much taste, but, being let todifferent parties, they have of late years been muchneglected. For further particulars about thisinteresting summer resort, we refer our readers toHeywood and Son's" Guide to Llangollen."

The Game of Life.Man's life is a game of cards. First it is crib-age,

Next he tries to go it alone, at a sort of cut, shuffle,and deal pace. Then he gambols on the green.Then he raises the deuce, when his mother takes ahand in, and, contrary to rule, beats the littlejoker with her five. Then with his diamond hewins the queen of hearts. Tired of playing a lonehand, he expresses a desire to assist his fair partner,throws out his nand, and the clergyman takes aten-dollar bill of him on a pair. She orders him upto build fires. Like a knave, he joins the clubs,where he often gets high, which is low, too. If hekeeps straight, he is oftentimes flush. He growsold and bluff, sees a deal of trouble, when at lasthe shuffles off his mortal coil, and passes in hischecks. As he is raked in by a spade, life's fitfulgame is ended, and he waits the summons ofGabriel's trump, which shall order him up.-SjJirit0/ tlte Times.

A Postal Race Round the Earth.The Globe publishes the following translation

from the Stockholm Dacms Nyluler:-Mr. R.Macfie, of Ljungskile, near Uddevella, Sweden,despatched on the same day, the rSth April last,two post-office cards, the one to the British Con.solate at Madras, and the other to a commercialfirm at San Francisco, with the request to forwardthem on, according to the addresses on them,the former via Japan and San Francisco back toLjungskile, and the latter vid Japan and Madrasback to Ljungskile, consequently the one eastwardand the other westward, the object being to ascertainwhich of the cards would come back soonest to thesender. The result has been that the first-namedcard, which went eastward, returned on the r rthAugust, and the other on the following day, orrath August last, the former after u6 days' andthe latter after 117 days' journey round the world.The postage stamps on the returned cards showedthe following :-

I.-THE EASTWARD CARD. pd-ysonLjungskile.... rSth April o ••••• ~our~ey.Madras rotb, 17th, 18th May.... 30Bombay.. .. .. aand May.. .. .. 4Singapore .... } I 8 h J IHong Kong .. n one stamp, t u y. • 17San Francisco. r yth July ...•.• "...... 3

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New york.... agth July .Uddevalla ...• loth August............ 17Ljungskile.... r rth August...... •...•. 1

II62.-THE WESTWARD CARD. Dayson

Journey.Ljungskile.. .. rSth April. ......•..•. " -San Francisco. rSth May.. .. .......•.• 29Yokohama.... 6th and rgth June...... .8Hong Kong .• end July •..........•.• 19Madras ..•.•• rgth July .•.... . . . . .. .. IlBombay...... rSth July.............. 5Ljungskile.... rath August .. ".. •.••.• '5

Il7The difference in time between the return of thetwo cards was twenty-two hours, and the wholejourney was made at the cost of one Swedishpostage stamp of ten ore on each card. If onereflects how many hands these cards had to gothrough, and over how many roads by land andwater, this postage-card "race" is truly a brillianttestimonial to the regularity of the post-offices inthe different countries.

When Professor Aytoun was making proposalsfor marriage to his first wife, a daughter of thecelebrated Professor Wilscn, the lady remindedhim that it would be necessary to ask the approvalof her sire. "Certainly," said Aytoun; "but as Iam a little diffident in speaking to him on thissubject, you must just go and tell him my proposalsyourself." The lady proceeded to the library, andtaking her father affectionately by the hand, men-tioned that Professor Aytoun had asked her tobecome his wife. She added, "Shall I accept hisoffer, papa 1 He says he is too diffident to namethe subject to you himself." -" Then," said oldChristopher, "I had bett~ write my reply, andpin it to your back." He did so, and the ladyreturned to the drawing-room. There the anxioussuitor read the answer to his message, which wasin these words, "With the author's compliments."

Talents-from which Parent usually derivedP:::There is a prevalent, but nowhere well-arguedidea, that talents are usually, if not always, derivedfrom the mother. One could wish that a notion socomplimentary to the amiable sex were true; hutit scarcely is so.

There are, certainly, some striking instances ofmother-derived abilities; none more so than thatpresented by the man perhaps the most distin-guished for general abilities in our age-HenryLord Brougham, whose mother, a niece of Prin-cipal Robertson, was a woman of the finest intel-lectual properties, while the father was of butordinary gifts. Of like notableness is the case ofSir WaIter Scott ; the mother sagacious in anextraordinary measure, the father a plain goodman, and no more. But, look, on the other hand,at two other able men of the last and presentepochs, Lord Macaulay and Robert Burns. Intheir cases, the phenomenon was precisely the con..verse: that is, clever father, ordinary mother.

It is only too easy to point to instances of fatherand son standing as noted for talent, while we hearnothing of the mother. Binities like Bernardoand Torquato Tasso, John and Daniel Bernouilli,William and] ohn Herschel, ] ames and] ohn StuartMill, Chathamand William Piu, Georgeand RobertStephenson, Carlo and Horace Vernet, abound inour biographical dictionaries. Another fact, Con-nected less pointedly with the subject, but in itselfof some value, is also pretty clearly shewn inthese compilations; namely, how often a man ofeminence m the world of thought and taste is theson of a man who was engaged in some humblecapacity connected with the departments in whichhis son excelled :-Mozart, for instance, the son ofa cepell-meister ; ] ames Watt) the son of a teacherof mathematics.

There are) however, instances of the descent ofsuperior mental qualities through a greater numberof generations than two, with a presumable trans-mission from the father to the son, while mothersare unheard of. The amiable Patrick FraserTytler, who wrote the best history of Scotlandextant, was son to the accomplished AlexanderFraser Tytler (commonly styled Lord Woodhouse-lee), who wrote several books of good repute, andwas, in turn, the son of William Tytler, authorof the Enguiry into the Evidence 4ffainst AfaryQueen tif Scots. The late Professor 'williamGregory, a man of the highest scientific accom-plishments, was the son of Dr. lames Gregory, aprofessor of distinguished ability, author of thewell-known Conspectas M~dicr:1UZ, who was theson of Dr. John Gregory, author of the Father'sLegacy to his Da1tg1tt~rs,and other works; whosefather, an eminent Aberdeen professor, was the sonof lames Gregory, right emment as a mathema-tician, and the inventor of the reflecting telescope.It is, however, to be remarked that the talents ofthis last gentleman, and of his scarcely less dis-tinguished brother David, are supposed to havebeen inherited from their mother, who was thedaughter of an ingenious, busy-brained man ofsome local celebrity.

Not less remarkable is the series of the Sheridans.It seems to have started as a line of able men withDr. Thomas Sheridan, of Dublin, the friend ofSwift; who was the son of another Dr. ThomasSheridan, and the nep\ew of a Bishop of Kilmore.Next came Mr. Thomas Sheridan, of elocution ..teaching memory, a man of lively talents; next thefamed Richard Brinsley; next Thomas Sheridan,in whom there were brilliant abilities, though

through unfortunate circumstances they nevercame to any effective demonstration. Among thechildren of this last, we find Lady Dufferin andthe Hon. Mrs. Norton, both brilliant women; andfrom Lady Dufferin, again, comes a son, LordDufferin, whose Arctic yacht voyage has given hisname the stamp of talent at a very early age. Ofthe five Sheridans, who stand here in succession,we hear of but one (Richard) whose mother hasleft any fame for abilities.

With these facts before us, and it would be easy

~~h~i~~t~~ otF~~~~~fro~t ~1~~:~e~pFse~~tt:a~~t~At the utmost, it is a fact only possible, or whichhas an equal chance of occurring with its opposite.Most probably, people are led to make a rule of itby the propensity to paradox, or by reason of theirremarking mother descended talent as somethingunexpected, while they overlook the instances ofthe contrary phenomenon.

Let us speculate as we may, there are mysteriesabout the rise of uncommon abilities that we shallprobably never penetrate. Whence should havecome the singular genius of a Lawrence-son to asimple inn-keeping pair on the Bath-road? Whencethe not less wonderful gifts of a Wilkie-child of aplain Scotch minister and his .wife-c-the mother socommonplace that, hearing how David was so muchadmired, she expressed surprise at their neversaying anything of George-a respectable younggrocer, who, being of goodly looks, had more pleaseda mother's eye? Whence should the marvellousthought-power of Shakspere have been derived-hisparents being, to all appearance, undistinguishedfrom thousands of other Stratfordians who neverhad sons or daughters different from the multitude 1

What you can and cannot call a Man.Though an animal, a man does not like to be

called a "beast;" yet there are many known as" bulls" and" bears" that accept these appellationsas rightly bestowed and properly belonging tothem, though individually, in another sense, theywould object to being called bears. There aremany who would like to be known as Cl lions,U andeven "tiger" would be considered more com-plimentary than U calf." Many a young fellowwould like to be regarded as a "buck," and youmay call a man" dear fellow," but don't think ofcalling him a "moose." To be called a "duck ofa man," would please many an individual whowould take it to heart if called a H goose," indepen-dent of the misnomer. Call a man a "puppy,"and he'll resent it; but call him a Cl sly dog," andyou'll rather please him. Don't call a man a"hog," even if he is a bore, nor an U elephant," ifhe happens to be a "heavy weight;" but you maycall him a Cl fox" or a "coon" with impunity. Aman doesn't like to be called a " shark," but youmay call him a "queer fish" without offence.Call a man a "jackass" and he'll "talk back; "but you may call him an "old rat," and it's ten toone he'll ask you to "take suthin." A man whowouldn't feel complimented at being called a"cormorant," would smile at being a "night owl."Don't call a man a H fool;" call him a "cleverfellow," which amounts to the same thing, butsounds prettier. A man would be well pleased toknow that you said he was U keen as a razor," yetwould object to your calling him a "sharper."To call a man a "stone" would be consideredreflecting upon his intellectual powers, but youmay call him a "brick" to his great satisfaction.

"The Good Old Times."WAGES OF LABOUR FIXED BY THE MAGISTRATES

AND JUSTICES OF THE PEACE FOR THE COUNTY

OF CHESTER, MET AT CHESTER IN APRIL, 1597.

Wages bythe Day,with meatand drink.

ASmith I II

A Wheel-wright .. 2 0A Plough-wright .. I 10A Master Carpenter 2 13A ServantCarpenter I 0A Joiner I 10A Rough Mason .. I 6A Plasterer ....•• I 0A Sawyer ....• o.o I 8A Lime-maker ...• I 3A Bricklayer •••• I 0A Brickman. . . • .• 1 6A Tyler I 5A Slater I 6A Mif l-wright I 3A Tile maker I 10A Linen-weaver •. I 0A Turner 0 16A Woollen-weaver I 8A :Mil!PT I 10A Fuller I 6A Walker I 3A Thatcher .. •• •• I 0

A Shingler ..•••• I 10A Shearman . . . . •• I 0A Dyer 1 6A Hosier o •• I 3A Shoemaker I 10A Tanner .....••• I 6A Pewterer .• • . .. I 0A Baker 0 16A Brewer ..•••••• I 0Glovers ..•.••••.• I 6Cutlers ••••••••• o I 7Sadlers I 5Spurriers ....•.•. I 5Capps ..•...•.•• I 0Hat-makers. • • . .• I 10Bowyers I 8Fletchers I 0Arrow-head-makerso ISButchers .......• I 6Cooks I 0Bailiffs.Husbandry 2 0Mowers of Grass •• 0 0

Taskers ........•• 0 0

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drink.8 .. 5 0

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'Influence of the Mind on the Body.Andrew Crosse, the electrician, had been bitten

severely by a cat, which on the same day diedfrom hydrophobia. He seems resolutely to havedismissed from his mind the fears which mustnaturally .have been suggested by these circum-stances. Had he yielded to them, as most menwould, he might not improbably have succumbedwithin a few days or weeks to an attack of mind-created hydrophobia-so to describe the fatal ail-

o 2 ment which ere now has been known to kill personso 2' who had been bitten by animals perfectly free fromo 2 rabies. Three months passed, during which Crosseo 4 enjoyed his usual h-alth. At the end of that time,o I however, he felt one morning a severe pain in hiso 2 arm, accoIDRanied by severe thirst. He called foro 2 water, but 'at the instant," he says, H that I waso 2 about to raise the tumbler to my lips, a strong-o 2 spasm shot across my throat; immediately theo 2 terrible conviction came to my mind that I waso 2~ about to fall a victim to hydrophobia, the conse-o 2~ quence of the bite I had received from the cat.o 2 The agony of mind I endured for one hour is in-o 2 describable; the contemplation of such a horribleo 3 death-death from hydrophobia-was almost in-o 2 supportable; the torments of hell itself could noto 1 have surpassed what. I suffered. The pain, whicho 1 had first commenced in my hand, passed up to theo 1 elbow, and from thence to the shoulder, threateningo 2 to extend. I felt all human aid was useless, and Io I~ believed that I must die. At length I began too I~ reflect on my condition. I said to myself, l Eithero I 1 shall die or I shall not; if I do, it will only be ao 2 fate which many have suffered, and many moreo I~ must suffer, and I must bear it like a man; if, ono 12 the other hand, there is any hope of my life, myo r only chance is in summoning my utmost resolution,o 2 defying the attack, and exerting every effort of myo I mind.' Accordingly, feeling that physical as wello 2~ as mental exertion was necessary, I took my gun,o I shouldered it, and went out for the purpose ofo Ii shooting, my arm aching the while intolerably. Io I met with no sport, but 1walk~d tlte wholeafter-o I~ 1l001t,exerting at roer)' step I went a strongo I! mental effort agai1tst tlu disease. When Io I~ returned to the hou se I was decidedly better; Io 2 was able to eat some dinner, and drank water aso 2 usual. The next morning the aching pain hado 2 gone down to my elbow, the following it wento 2 down to the wrist] and the third day left me alto.o 1 gether. I mentioned the circumstance to Dr.o I Kinglake, and he said he certainly considered Io 1 had had an attack of hydrophobia, which wouldo 3 possibly have proved fatal had I not struggledo 4 against it by a strong effort of mind."-Fr011lo 4 to bifluence of the Mind on the .Bod),," ill theo 2 H Corn/lilt Magazi-He,"o 4o 0o 0o 0

This meeting was held, and these prices of laboursettled, on account H of the dearth and scarcitie ofthings at this present tyme."-The prices in Wiud-

! sor market then were: Wheat '£3. 9s. 6d. theI quarter, and malt £,2. 6s. ad. the quarter, accord-

ing to the audit books of Eton College. Beef soldat IS. 6d. the-stone of 81b. ; Dutch cheese at 3~d.per lb.; Suffolk cheese at 2~d. per lb. ; barley forpoultry at rod. per peck; a bushel of oatmeal atss. Bd. ; best beer, in October, at Ss. ad. per barrel;small beer at 2S. per barrel; and in December] bestat 6s., small at 45. 4d.

Recently one of those lucky parsons married anheiress (they're always marrying heiresses) with thenice little sum of ,£ro,OCJO down, and considerableprospects in the future. Was it by accident ordesign that the first Sunday he occupied the pulpitafter his return from his honeymoon the hymnselected, of which he himself had, according tocustom, to read the first verse to the congregation,should have run thus:-

"For ever let my grateful heartHis boundless grace adore,

Which gives ten thousand blessings now,And bids me hope for more."

Awkward, wasn't it?

Small Investments in Government IThe Married Women's Property Act,Stock. 1882.

Under the Savings Banks Act of 1880, any per. Without doubt this Act marks the commence-SOH may now invest through the Post-office Savings merit of a new era in the relations of marriedBank, small sums at the current price of the day, persons concerning rights of property, for it is thein anyone of the following Government Stocks: first Act, that has thoroughly acknowledged ,theConsolidated Three Per Cent Bank Annuities, legal existence of a marned woman as distinctReduced Three Per Cent Bank Annuities, and from that of her husband. We append a summaryNew Three Per Cent Bank Annuities. of the principal points with which it deals. The

The sum invested must not be less than £10 or new Act begins by enacting that a married womanthe amount of the current price of £10 Stock with shall be capable, after the rst January, 1883, ofthe addition of the commission, whichever sum is acquiring, holding, and disposing by will or other.least. The amount of Stock credited to anyone wise, of any property as if she were an unmarriedaccount in any year ending the grst December woman, and that she may enter into any contract,(whether any Stock has been previously sold or and sue and be sued without the participation ofnot) must not exceed £100 Stock; and the whole her husband, either in her losses or gains; but anyamount of Stock credited to anyone account must contract entered into with a married woman willnot exceed £300 Stock. bind not only the separate property she then PO!), \

If a person wishes to sell any of the Stock he has sesses, but also all that she may afterwards acquire. I

thus bought he can always do so at the current A woman carrying on a trade separately from herprice of the day. husband will be subject to the bankruptcy laws as

The commission chargeable on investment, in- if she were unmarried. By sec. 2, a womaneluding the receipt of dividends, and on the sale of married on or after the rst January, 1883, will beStock, is as follows:- entitled to retain, as her separate property, every-FOR INVESTMENT (INCLUDING THE RECEIPT OF thing of which she may be possessed at the time of

DIVIDENDS). s. d. marriage or may acquire afterwards, and by sec.On Stock di £ 5, a woman married before the rst January, 1883,

n ,:ocex~~!di~~e£21;:nd ~~t~~~~;di~g£S~~ ~ will be entitled to retain all property coming to her£50 £75 I 9 after that date. Every married woman will in

" £75 £100 2 3 future have ample remedies at law for the protec-t) tion and security of her separate property. She

FOR SALE. will have, even against her husband, the sameOn Stock not exceeding £25 0 9 civil remedies, and also the same remedies by way

" exceeding £25 and not exceeding £50 1: 3 of criminal proceedings, for the protection and" £50 £75 I 9 security of her own separate property as if sheH £75 £100 2 3 were an unmarried woman; but she cannot take

£100 £200 2 9 criminal proceedings against her husband while" u £200" ,,£300 3 3 they are living together, and neither a husband nor

Although when a person has deposited £150 in a wife can sue the other for a tort. As regardsthe Post-office Savings Bank, he cannot invest his the liability of husbands for debts contracted byfurther savings in the bank, he can allow the £150 their wives before marriage, we may observe that,to stay there and the interest to be added year by subject of course to the Statute of Limitations, ayear until it reaches £200. And a person who, husband married before the 9th August, 1870, iswhen he has thus £200 in the Post-office Savings liable generally for such debts, while a husbandBank, still wishes to entrust his savings to the married on or after that date, and before goth July,Post-office, is able to do so -by instructing the Post- 1874, is totally exempt, though by the marriage he

.officeto buy Government Stock with a portion of may have acquired property with his wife. Ahis savings, and he can continue doing this until he husband married on or after goth July, 1874, andhas purchased £300 of Stock. before rst January, 1883, is responsible to the

Further information on this subject may be extent of the property which his wife may haveobtained from the Post-office Guide, or by applica- brought him; and a husband married on or aftertion to the Controller, Savings Bank Department) rst January, 1883, will not necessarily accept anyGeneral Post-office, London, E.C. responsibility for the ante-nuptial debts of his wife.

Fire! Fire!. There is great waste in throwing away half-

burned coal under the supposition that it is cinders.One who has experimented with coal for twentyyears, both in the house and under the boiler,writes:-

In cleaning the grate in the morning you willfind there is a quantity of unburned coal whichhas been externally subjected to combustion.It is covered with ashes, and looks to the inex-perienced eye like cinders. It is often relentlesslythrown into the ash-box. The fact in many casesis that the lump is only roasted on the outside, noteven coked, and is in a better condition for ignitingthan the fresh coal.

Cleverness in lighting a fire is shown by thenumber of sticks used for the purpose. There arehousekeepers who boast that they can light a firewith only four sticks.

The Coursa of Time.Like as the waves make towards the pebbled shore,So do our minutes hasten to their end;Each changing place with that which goes before,In se<l.uenttoil all forwards do contend.N ativiry, once in the main of light,Crawls to maturity, wherewith being crown'd,Crooked eclipses' gainst his glory fight,And Time that gave, cloth now his gift confound.Time doth transfix the flourish set on youth,And delves the parallels in beauty's brow;Feeds on the rarities of nature's truth,And nothing stands but for his scythe to mow.

And yet, to times in hope my verse shall stand,Praising thy worth, despite his cruel hand.

Upon a modest gravestone in a Cheshire church-yard appears the plaintive legend, "i His.neighbourplayed the cornet."

I

On Ingrowing Nails.Ingrowing of the nail is often the result of im-

proper cutting of the nail. Dr. Chevasse remarks-" There is in this, as in everything else, a rightand a wrong way-the right way of cutting a toenail is to cut it straigld in a straight line. The'wrOIl~ way is to cut the corners of the nail-toround the nail as it is called. The latter maymake work for the surgeon." If a tendency existstowards ingrowing, the arch of the nail shouldbe broken by curving the centre inwards andscraping the edge. __

USEFUL HOUSEHOLD INFORMATION.

On Face Powders.Ladies who powder their faces should carefully

avoid mineral watering-places. A transatlanticbelle recently joined a picnic to some sulphursprings, and was sipping the waters with the rest ofher party, when her friends noticed a remarkablechange in her features. Her face gradually as-sumed a mottled appearance, black and white, andat last grew so discoloured that her alarmed com-panions sent for a doctor. The physician speedilyfound out that his patient used a face powder con-taining some chemical which was affected by thesulphurous vapour of the spring.

Gilt Frames.To protect guilt frames, boil three or four onions

in a pint of water, then with a clean paintbrushwash over your frames, and the flies will not alighton them. No injury will result to the frames.This renders unnecessary the unsightly drapings ofgauze.

Paper Hangings.To clean paper-hangings take small pieces of

stale bread about two days old. Commence at thetop of the room, and with the crust rub lightlydownward about half a yard at each stroke, tillthe upper part of the hangings is cleaned all round,and so eo•.tinue until the whole is gone over. Thisoperation, if carefully performed, will frequentlymake old paper look almost equal to new. Greatcaution must be used not to rub the paper hard,nor to attempt cleaning it the cross or horizontalway. The dirty part of the bread must each timebe cut away, and the pieces renewed as often as atall necessary.

Old wall-paper should be removed from the wallsbefore the new one is put on. This can easily bedone by wetting it with warm water. After it isall off, have the plaster rubbed over with carbolicacid to purify it. The disagreeable odour of theacid will disappear almost immediately, and you

Good Soal>s. can then feel sure that there is nothing infectiousThe requisites of good soaps are-first, that they lurking in your walls. Use corn-starch paste for

should not contain too much alkali, only enough to putting on the new paper, as it does not turn soursaponify the fat j second, that the fat from which" or stain the paper.they are made should be good, pure, and sweet. Silver Plate.Thirdly, good soap must be perfectly mixed and Silver should never be allowed to grow dingy,boiled, in order to produce the chemical process and need not if properly washed after every meal.called saponification. Fourthly, a good soap should Wash in very hot soft water, with hard soap. Wipebe free from extraneous substances as largely as hard and quickly on a clean towel, and polish withpossible, Many of .the cheaper .soaps have clays dry flannel. If discoloured with egg, mustard, &c.,and earths mixed With them to increase the bulk rub out the stain with a small stiff brush and silverand reduce the cost j ~lany are .coloured-green, I soap, or whatever you use for cleaning silver; then~lue, red, &c.-often with matenals of very ques- wash off in hot water, wipe, and polish. Use softtionable value. __ towels. This is for the articles in common use.

IOnce a week have all the silver cleaned. If rou

The Ears. wish to place silver away for any length of tnneThe ear-wax is to be looked upon as the natural wrap each article in blue paper.

protector of the ear and not as dirt, and should not , --be constantly and sedulously scraped away, as I Carvets.unfortunately it is in too many case~. ~ll ~uper- In laying down carpets the most economical wayfluous ear-wax will fall from the ear 111 time If the is not to fit them into the recesses of the room theorgan is let alone. 1

1"portions uncovered by the carpet bei.ng paint~d in

~ oil, or covered with oil.cloth, baize, or drugget.. To Remove Freckles, etc. I A square carpet, it is said, may be changed eightTo lessen the appearance of freckles, wash in times, and an oblong one four times, when not

fresh buttermilk every morning and rinse the face! fitted into recesse~, whereas one fitted to the roomIII tepid water. Freckles may also be removed' cannot be altered 111 posmon, except the apartmentpartially by applying to the face a solution of nitre I be symmetrical. Some authorities insist that bed-and water. Another good wash for freckles is room carpets should never be tacked down, so thatmade by dissolving three grains of borax in five they may be taken up easily and frequently. Theydrachms each of rose-water and orange-flower also direct that carpets should be sewn on thewater. There are many remedies for freckles, but wrong side with double waxed thread.there is none that will banish them entirely, and Moths in carpets may be destroyed, both wormsthe above-named aids in their disappearance, but and eggs, by spreading a wet sheet on the carpetmust be persevered with. It will be labour lost to and passing a hot flat-iron over it quickly. Theapply them only now and then. steam, it is said, destroys them.

The application to be preferred for the purpose To preserve a carpet that cannot be shaken often,of removing the greasiness of the skin is pure rice_j draw out the tacks twice a year, turn back thepowder, and people should buy the freshly-prepared edges a quarter of a yard all round, brush out theperfectly pure article, by weight, from a reliable dust, and then with a painter's brush put newapothecary. Or if a substance more absorbing to spirits of turpentine upon the boards as far as thethe greasy matter is much desired, a little calcmed carpet is turned back; then return it immediatelymagnesia may be used. to its place and put in the tacks.

DERWENTWATER.

DerwentwaterIs upwards of three miles in length, and a mile anda half at its greatest breadth. It is adorned byseveral richly wooded islets, amongst which areLord's Island, St. Herbert's Island, Vicar'sIsland, and Ramp's Home. Lord's Island, thelargest in the lake, situated perhaps a hundredyards from the shore, under Wallow Cragg, wasthe stronghold of the Radcliffes, whose pos-sessions, when forfeited, were transferred toGreenwich Hospital. On St. Herbert's Island arethe remains of a hermitage, said to have beenfixed there by St. Herbert, the contemporary andfriend of St. Cuthbert, in the seventh century.There is also on this lake a Floating Island, whichis generally under water1 but occasionally rises tothe surface for a short time, when it again sinks.The cause of this phenomenon has not been veryclearly explained. The most probable suppositionis that the mass is buoyed up by gas produced bydecomposed vegetable matter. On piercing Itwith a boathook, gas (carburetted hydrogen andazote) issues in abundance. The scenery of Der-wentwater is distinguished for its wild sublimityand magnificence.

The Hidalgo's Glasses.A poor HidaIgo lived in Spain;

So says Gil Bias, who ought to know;And when it rained, he let it rain;

They say that Spaniards all do so.He lived sometimes on scanty fare;

Small dishes on his board grew great,For on his nose a wondrous pair

Of glasses sat whene'er he ate.Green peas to pickled olives turned,

And H quail on toast" to turkey grew;The smallest cherries that he earned,

From oranges he hardly knew.When through his magic glasses seen

Dry biscuits rose to loaves of bread;And little fish in his tureen

Showed wondrous length from tail to head.So day by day he magnified

Each crumb of comfort sent ,to him,And grew more free from sinful pride,

As eyesight grew more faint and -dim.Who had his glasses when he died?

Gil Bias don't tell; he had no heirs;So where they went when lain aside

God only knows, and no man cares.But lucky he, should they be found,

Who could trace back his pedigreeTo that Hidalgo under ground,

And with his glasses learn to seeIn smallest blessings ample store;

In darkest clouds a streak of light;In every man that sought his door

A brother with a brother's right.. BostonTnuestigator:

GENDERANDCASEOF AN EGG.-The followingoccurred in a school not one hundred miles fromLondon:- Teacher: "What part of speech is thewordegg?" Boy: "Noun, sir." Teacher: "Whatis its gender 1" Boy:" Can't tell, sir." Teacher:UIs It masculine, feminine, or neuter?" Boy:UCan'tsay,sir,tillit'shatched." Teacher: "Well,then, my lad, can you tell me the case 1" Boy:11 Oh, yes, the shell, sir."

Cost of Education and War.The following figures, giving the contrast between

the expenditure per head on war and education inthe various European States which have been com-piled by 1\1. Leon Donnat, a Belgian statistician,are very suggestive :--

War. Ed.s, d. s, d.

France .... 20 0 .. 1 SEngland •... 18 6 .. 3 I

Holland 17 9 .. 3 2Saxony 1I 9 .. 3 4Wurtemberg r r 9 .. I 9Bavaria 1I 9 .. 2 6Prussia 1011 .. 2 5This comparison, of course, takes no account ofthe frightful waste entailed by the sacrifice of thelabour of able-bodied men during the period ofmilitary service.

War. Ed.s. d. s, d.

Russia .... ro 2 .• 0 IlDenmark .. 8 8·.4 7Italy 7 6 .. 0 8Belgium .. 6 9 .. 2 3Austria .. 6 8 .. 1 6Switzerland 4 10••4 2

New Stamping Regulations.l1\.U>ORTANT TO DEALERS AND OTHERS.

By a new Post-office regulation, which came intoforce January 1St, 1883, a sixpenny postage-stampmay now be used for hire and other agreementsinstead of the Inland Revenue stamp formerlyissued. The stamp must be obliterated by the firstparty signing (who must place his name or initialsand tlte date across the stamp) under a penalty.

Postage-stamps may Iikewise now be used forall duties which hitherto have been denoted byadhesive Inland Revenue stamps of the value ofad., gd., 6d., 9d., IS., and 2S. 6d., or by combina-tions of those stamps. This regulation will applyto all agreements liable to a duty of 6d., bills ofexchange for payment of money on demand, certi-fied copies of or extracts from registers of birth,charter parties, contract notes, delivery orders,lease on agreement for letting a dwelling-house orpart of a dwelling-house at a rent not exceeding:£10 a year, agreement for letting a furnished dwell-ing-house or apartments for any definite term lessthan a year, notarial acts, policies of insurance otherthan life or marine, protests of bills of exchange andpromissory notes, proxies liable to the duty of rd.,receipts, transfers of shares in cost-book mines,voting papers, and warrants for goods.

To those who live in country places, where theold Inland Revenue labels were difficult to obtain,the new regulation will be a boon. At present oldInland Revenue stamps may instead be used ifdealers have any in stock, but after a time the useof postage-stamps for these minor duties will becomegeneral.

Height in Relation to Weight.The following table, compiled by Dr. John

Hutchinson, Indicates the proportion which weightshould bear to height t=-

Height. Weight.ft. in. Bt. Iba,5 I 8 85 2 9 05 3 9 75 4 9 135 5 10 2S 6 10 S

Height.ft. in.S 75 85 95 10

5Il

6 0

Weight.Bt. Ibe.10 8Il I

Il 812 I12 612 10

A coroner's verdict read thus :_u The deceasedcame to his death by excessive drinking, producingapoplexy in the minds of the jury." Queer verdict,that. But what can you expect at U wise" Got-ham I

Useful Commercial Information. A master is not bound to pay his apprenticeI. O. U.'s are received in evidence as acknow- wages during illness or absence.

ledgments of debts. su~1i~o:ni~c~i~~f~~i:gbr~:~~ofi~.bein writing toThe penalty attaches only to a person giving a

receipt on unstamped paper. A father can be compelled to pay for reasonablePersons using a gun must pay annually lOS. for necessaries supplied to a son under age.

a license. It is not necessary that an apprenticeship inden-A husband is not liable for his wife's debts, if a ture should be drawn up by an Attorney.

suitable provision has been made for her. All courts allow a defendant to appear in person,A copyright extends to forty. two years. if poor. --Executors cannot charge for their time or The Race-horse Eclipse.

trouble, but they may reimburse themselves for On the 28th of February, 1789, died at Canons,all actual expenses incurred. in Middlesex, the celebrated horse Eclipse, at the

A Judge's Order is not superseded by the Statute advanced age of twenty-five. The animal had re-of LImitations. ceived his name from being born during an eclipse,

Employers are not compelled to give characters and it became curiously significant and appropriateto their servants, or to assign reason for refusal. when, in mature life, he was found to surpass all

A person giving a false character with a servant. contemporary horses in speed. He was bred byrenders himselfliable to an action. the Duke of Cumberland, younger brother of

The Statute of Limitations does not avail a debtor George Ill., and afterwards became the propertyliving beyond the seas part of the time. of Dennis O'Kelly, Esq., a gentleman of large for-

Copper coin is not a legal tender beyond IS., or tune, who died in December, 1787, bequeathingsilver beyond 20S., but gold is to any amount. this favourite horse and another, along WIth all his

Paying of interest on a debt takes the same out brood mares, to his brother Ph ilip, in whoseof the operation of the Statute of Limitations. possession the subject of this memoir came to his

Wearing apparel and tools, to the extent of £5 end. For many years, Eclipse lived in retirementin value, are protected from seizure under ::1.11 exe- from the turf, but in another way a source of largecution from the County Court. income to his master, at Clay Hill, near Epsom,

The Bank of England does not allow interest on whither many curious strangers resorted to see him.money deposited for security. They used to learn with surprise-for the practice

A verbal death-bed gift of property is of no avail. was not common then, as it is now,-that the lifeMoney acquired by a married woman, separate of Eclipse was insured for some thousands of

from her husband, is her own property. pounds. When after the death of Dennis O'Kelly,A guarantee for payment of a debt must be in It became necessary to remove Eclipse to Canons,

writing. the poor beast was so worn out that a carriage hadTo ensure more than £5 interest the sum agreed to be constructed to carry him. 'The secret of his

upon must be written. immense, success in racing was revealed afterTradesmen cannot be compelled to sell their death in the unusual size of his heart, which

goods at the prices marked in the windows. weighed thirteen pounds.Goods pledged to a pawnbroker are considered

forfeited after the lapse of a year and a day.Pawnbrokers are bound to render an account of

the goods disposed of by them at auction.A codicil to a will must be signed and attested in

the same way as the will itself.Legatees under a will should not be witnesses

to its execution, as the legacy is thereby renderedvoid.

Card-playing is not allowed in public-houses;the law against this is very strict.

An action may be sustained in the County Courtfor defamation of character.

A contract for hiring and service need not be inwriting, unless for more than a year.

Bills of Sale must be registered within 21 daysto render them valid, as against general creditors.

A person who receives a forged note from anindividual whom he knows, can compel the latterto give him a good one for it.

Property not exceeding £200 coming to a mar-ried woman is to be her own. .

Money won at billiards cannot be recovered.The deposit of title deeds, with a letter or

memorandum of the object, will operate in equity(not law) as a mortgage.

Ginger beer cannot be sold on Sundays duringthe hours when beer-houses are prohibited frombeing open.

Advertising the sale of property left with you todefray expenses, will not render that course legal.

Persons exposing fire-works for sale, are liable toa penalty of £5.

A newly appointed churchwarden is not liable forthe debts of hIS predecessor.

Lines on the Grave of J"ackson thePugilist,

IN THE WEST LONDON AND WESTMINSTERCEMETERY.

"Stay, Traveller," the Roman record said,To mark the classic dust beneath it laid;

"Stay, Traveller," this brief memorial cries,And read the moral with attentive eyes;Hast thou a lion's heart, a giant's strength,Exult not, for these gifts must yield at length;Do health and symmetry adorn thy frame,The mouldering bones below possessed the same;Does love, does friendship, every step attend,This man ne'er made a foe, nor lost a friend;But death full soon dissolves all human ties,And, his last combat o'er, here ]ackson lies.

Nothing New.If there be nothing new, but that which isHath been before, how are our brains beguiled,Which labouring for invention bear amissThe second burthen of a former child!o that record could with a backward look,Even of five hundred courses of the sun,Show me your image in some antique book,Since mind at first In character was done!That I might see what the old world could sayTo this composed wonder of your frame;Whether we are mended, or where better they,Or whether revolution be the same.

o I sure I am, the wits of former daysTo subjects worse have given admiring praise.

Hints on Tenancy.Observe if any windows are broken, as otherwise

the tenant can be compelled to mend the same,even though they may not be whole when he tookpossession.

when there is no mention of time of payment ofrent, the law presumes payment to be quarterly.

See the receipts of payment of the last rates andtaxes, as if not paid you will be liable.

The above applies to Imperial taxes; parochialand local rates you are not liable for, although thecollectors will usually tell you that you are liable.

An agreement to pay" all taxes" does not chargethe tenant with Income or Property Tax.

When any agent has been duly authorised tocollect rent, a receipt from him for any subsequentrent acquits the tenant, whether the agent defraudthe landlord or no. But if the landlord warns thetenant against an agent, the tenant pays him at hisown peril.

Be careful of your last quarter's receipt for rent,for the production of it bars all prior claims, evenarrears due on former quarters .. Verandahs or summer houses, where the lower

parts are attached to posts fixed in the soil, cannotbe removed by a tenant; he may, however, removeany building resting upon, but not let into a brickfoundation.

No tenant can give notice in any part of aquarter that he will quit that day three months.

A covenant in a lease not to assign does not pre-vent an under-lease for part of the term.

This part of the term may last to the very daybefore the expiry of the original lease, but theunder-lease must not be coterminous with theoriginal lease.

In case of bankruptcy, no more than one year'srental is obtainable by distress; if more be due,the landlord is only entitled to come in with therest of the creditors for the further sum due.

Corn sent to a mill to be ground may not bedlstrained by the landlord of the mill.

When cattle are feeding on the land of a farmerwhose property is distrained, they may be seized;though if on their way to market, and turned in forrest and refreshment only, they are protected.

Mill-stones cannot be dlstrained,Beasts of the plough and sheep are exempt from

seizure while other distress can be obtained.A landlord is authorised to seize, as a distress for

arrears of rent, all sorts of corn, grass, hops, fruits,and other product whatever, if growing on theproperty. He may cut the grain, and cure thehops, when ripe, in the barn or other proper placeon the premises; and if there be no barn or otherplace which he shall procure as near to the premisesas may be ; and when convenient, sell the same tosatisfy the rent and charges.

The appraisement of value is to be made whenthe grain is garnered, the hops cured-not bifore.

The tenant has a week to pay money and havethe grain back.

The breaking of a padlock on a barn-door is anillegal distress, but If the outer door be opened,·any inner compartments may be broken down withimpunity.

A distress may be taken through an open window,but it is illegal to open the window, even though itis unfastened.

It is a popular error that only four weeks' rentcan be recovered from weekly tenants, only fourmonths' rent from monthly tenants, and only fourquarters' rent from quarterly tenants.

A tenant should remember that though he take

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a house when out of repair, yet he is bound toleave it in repair.

A tenant may convert a meadow intoahopground,but not into an orchard. The latter is technicallywaste.

A corn mill cannot be converted into a fullingmill without impeachment of waste.

The firing of a house by lightning, or its de-struction by a hurricane, do not fall on the tenant ;though if the roof only be blown off he must replaceit.

Odd Matrimonial Connections.Odd matrimonial connections are not infrequent.

For example, a man will marry the niece of hisson's wife. Even to marry a grandmother, thoughboth ridiculous and illegal, is not unexampled (thefemale, however, being not a blood relation).

et Dr. Bowles, doctor of divinity, married thedaughter of Dr. Samford, doctor of physic, andvice versa, Dr. Samford the daughter of Dr.Bowles ; whereupon the two women might say,These are our fathers, our sons, and our husbands."-Arclz.. Usher's MSS. Collections, quoted £uRdiqu£tl! Henrniana, i. 124.

The rule in matrimonial life where no quarrel hastaken place is to continue living together. Yet weknow that in this respect there are strange eccen-tricities. From the biography of our almost divineShakspere, it has been inferred that, on going topush his fortune in London, he left his AnneHathaway (who was eight years his senior) atStratford, where she remained during the sixteenor seventeen years which he spent as a player andplay. writer in the metropolis; and it also appearsthat, by and by returning there as a man of gentle-manly means, he resumed living with Mrs.Shakspere, as if no sort of alienation had evertaken place between them. There is even a morecurious, and, as it happens, a more clear case, thanthis, in the biography of the celebrated painter,George Romney. He, it will be remembered, wasof peasant birth in Lancashire. In 1762, after be-ing wedded for eight years to a virtuous youngwoman, he quitted his home in the north to try hisfortune as an artist in London, leaving his wifebehind him. There was no quarrel-he suppliedher with ample means of support for herself andher two children out of the large income he realizedby his profession; but it was not till tltirty-uvnz.years luid passed, namely, in 1799, when he wassixty-five, and broken in health, that the truanthusband returned home to resume living with hisspouse. It is creditable to the lady, that she wasas kind to her husband as if he had never left her;and Romney, for the three or four years of theremainder of his life, was as happy in her societyas ill health would permit. It is a mystery whichnone of the great painter's biographers, though oneof them was his son, have been able to clear up.

A shoemaker in the Whitechapel Road "begs toinform his friends that he has continued for thelast 29 years to perform Surgical Operations on OldBoots and Shoes, by the adding of Feet, makinggood the Legs, Binding the broken, Heeling thewounded, Mending the constitution, and support-ing the body with a new Sole. His Side SpringBalmorals at 10S. 6d. will be found as elastic as anAct of Parliament, but admirably suited for thosewho tread only in the paths of rectitude; theirdurability is equal to truth itself; and they fit thefoot as fairly as innocence the face of childhood."

POSTAL REGULATIONS, SAVINGS BANKS, &c.NOTE.-Su ,lext jag. for Parcel Post.

Rates of Postage. Post-office Telegrams.To all parts of the Kingdom, for prepaid letters: The charge for telegrams through the UnicedN at exceeding I oz, Id. Kingdom, the Scilly, Orkney, and Shetland Islands,Exceeding I oz., but not exceeding 2 oz. ]~d. is IS. for the first 20 words.And ~d. additional for every 2 oz. HP to 12 oz.A letter exceeding the weight of 12 oz. is liable

to a postage of Id. for every oz., beginning withthe first oz. A letter posted unpaid is chargeablewith double postage, and a letter posted insuffi-ciently paid ischargeable with double the deficiency.

Post Cards.Post Cards, bearing a halfpenny impressed stamp,

are available for transmission between places inthe United Kingdom only. They are to be ob-tained at all Post-offices, in packets of twelve for7d. and Bd. Foreign Post-cards at lid. each.

Foreign Postage.The international scale of postage now in force

is 2ld. per" ounce for letters, lid. for post cards,Id. for 4 ounces for newspapers, and Id. per 2ounces for printed papers, patterns, and legal andcommercial documents. By France the ratesrange from 2~d. to 6d. per ~ ounce for letters. lid.to 3!d. for post cards, Id. to ad. for newspapers,Id. to ad. for printed papers, &c. In Germanyand the United States the new tariff shows areduction from gd. to 2~d. on ! ounce letters;for Russia, Sweden, and Norway, from Sd. to 2~d.;for Portugal and Italy, from 6d. to 2~d.; and forEgypt, from IOd. to 2~d.; Alexandria, 8d. to 2~d.Registration will be available in all cases at therate of {d. per letter.

Book and Newspaper Postage.A book packet may contain books or papers,

whether plain or written or printed upon (to theexclusion of any written letter or communicationof the nature of a letter), Photographs, when noton glass or in frames, also Circulars-c-e.e., letterswhich are intended for transmission in identicalterms to several persons, and the whole or greaterpart of which is printed, engraved, or litho.graphed-may also be sent by book post. Thefollowing are the rates of postage:-On a registered newspaper !d.On a book packet or unregistered newspaper-

If not exceeding 2 oz. in weight. . . . . • . . . . ~d.If exceeding 2oz. in weight, for every addi-

tional 2 oz., or fractional part of 2 oz. .. !d.Every packet must he sent without a cover, or

in a cover open at the ends.Newspaper wrappers are sold at the following

prices :-1, id.; 2, rid.; 3, rid.; 4, 2!d.; s, gd. j6. 3~d.; 7, 4d.; 8. 4~d.; 12, 6~d.

Postal OrdersAre intended to provide a cheap and easy way ofsending small sums of money to any part of thekingdom, and can be purchased at the followingprices :-- A commission of

For orders of IS. • • • • . • . • ~d. is charged." 2S. 6d. .... Id. "" ss .... -.... Id.

From IOS.up to .£ I. ad. "The sender can order these to be cashed at any

post-office, but they must be presented for pay,ment within three months of their issue.

Registered Letter EnvelopesAre sold at all Post-offices, and by Rural Mes-sengers, according to size, from 2~d. to 3d. Iflost the Post-office is liable to the extent of £2.

Money Orders.Money-orders are granted in the United King-

dom at the following rates :-For sums under rcs., 2d.; IOS.and under £2, gd.

Id. extra for every additional r6 up to lIO.Money Orders Payable Abroad.

Foreign orders are issued at the following rates:If payable in France, Switzerland, Belgium,

Denmark, Germany, Holland, Italy, Egypt, Malta,Gibraltar, United States, Turkey, Cyprus, Val-paraiso, Panama, and the British Possessions andColonies:-

On sums not exceeding I. 2. 9d.; CS. IS. 6d.; £7.2S. 3d.; £ro, 3S.

How Money can be Saved.At every Post-office in the United Kingdom

forms can be obtained, free of charge, on whichtwelve penny postage stamps can be fixed, andwhen the form has been thus filled up with twelvepenny stamps, it will be received at any Post-office Savings Bank as a savings bank deposit forone shilling.

Stocks can be BoughtAt any Post-office Savings Bank. Anyone whowishes can invest £ la, or any larger sum up to,£100, in Government Stock at the current priceof the day. The charge for any amount of ,£10,and not exceeding '£25, is gd. On each £ ro ofStock interest at the rate of 3S. every six monthsis paid to the investor, free of all charge. Thesame facilities are afforded for selling out Stock.

Post-office Savings Banks.No deposit of less than a shilling is received,

nor any pence, and not more than .£30 in one year.No further deposit is allowed when the amountstanding in depositor's name exceeds £150, exclu,sive of interest. Interest is allowed at the rate of2! per cent per annum-that iSI one halfpenny perpound per month. When the principal and in-terest reach to .£200 no further interest is paiduntil the sum at the depositor's credit is reducedbelow that amount. Deposits already made inother savings banks may be easily transferred tothe Post-office. Separate accounts may be openedin the names of wife and children. The wife'sdeposits become her separate property.

Government Insurance andAnnuities.

The lives of persons of either sex between theages of 16 and 60, may be insured for not less than,£20 nor more than ~IOO. The sums charged fordeferred annuities, or deferred monthly allowances,vary with the age and sex, health, habits, andoccupation of the persons.

To secure an immediate annuity of £ro, a manat the age of 65 pays £88. 18s. 4d.; a mall of 70 pays£73. 3s. 4d. A woman of 65 pays £103. 165. 8d.;of 70, pays £84. 19s. ad.

Again, a man aged 30 may secure an annuity of£ro, to begin when he is 60 years old, by paying£24. 3s. 4d. down, or £1. 8s. ad. a year until he is 60.The same man, by paying 8s. a month until he is 60,will secure £2. 7s. gd. a month at that age {or life.

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PARCELS POST REGULATIONS.Inland Parcels Post.

Parcels are accepted for transmission by theInland Parcels Post under the following generalconditions in regard to weights, dimensions, andrates of postage, viz. :-

WEIGHTS AND POST AGE.The rate of post-age.to be prepaid

For en Inland Postal Parcel in ordinaryof (L weight of postage stamps.

Not exceeding rlb. . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . . . . . gd.Exceeding rlb. and not exceeding jlbs . • 6d.

jlbs. Slbs.. 9d.Slbs." jJ 71bs.• IS. od.

DIMENSIONS.The dimensions allowed for an Inland Postal

Parcel are:-Maximum length ...........•...•.•.. gft. 6in.Maximum length and girth combined .. 6ft. oin,

EXAMPLES:-A parcel measuring 3ft. 6in. in its longest dimen-

sion may measure as much as aft. 6in. in girth, i,e,-around its thickestpart; or-

A shorter parcel may be thicker; e.g.-if measur-ing no more than ~ feet in length, it may measureas much as 3 feet III girth, l.c.-around its thickestpart.

General Regulations.The regulations under which certain articles are

prohibited from transmission by the Letter Postapply-with a: few exceptions-equally to theParcels. Post." For instance, gunpowder, lucifermatches, anything liable to sudden combustion,bladders containing liquid, and live animals, areexcluded from the Parcels Post.

But glass bottles, fish, game, meat, and all otherarticles not above mentioned, now excluded fromthe Letter. Post, are admitted to go by ParcelsPost conditionally. upon their being packed andguarded in so secure a manner as to afford completeprotection to the contents of the Mails and to theofficers of the Post Office..

ForbIdden Articles, etc.Parcels having upon them any indecent writing

or drawing,. or within which any contents of a likenature maybe observed, will be refused if tendered,or detained in transit when observed. Besides thearticles forbidden which have been enumeratedabove, parcels of letters are also forbidden.

Parcels addressed to a Post Office tobe called for.

There is.no private box delivery of parcels, butthey may be obtained on application when theidentity of the applicant is satisfactory to the post-master. Parcels. addressed to a ship will be kepta month only, others three months; but if thecontents are of a perishable character, only forty-eiaht hours; yet If they become offensive, suchp:rcels may be disposed of at any time. Parcelsmay be addressed "till called for" to any personresident outside, but not within, the limits of freedelivery, except to members of the naval, military,coastguard, or constabulary services.Parcels liable to Detention Charges.Though. parcels will be kept as stated above,

they are liable to an extra charge of a penny perday after thelapse of a clear business day-thus,if arriving on Monday afternoon, must be removedon Tuesday, or become liable to extra charges.

Posting of Parcels.Parcels must not be posted either in letter boxes

or pillar posts, but must be presented across thecounter, and weighed, stamped, and measured(when necessary) in the presence of the sender,who should in all cases write H Parcels Post" uponthe left-hand top corner of same. Neglect of thisrule may cause parcels to be treated as letters, ordetained till called for.

Re-direction of Parcels.In cases of removal, the public may have their

parcels re-directed free of charge to any placewit/tin the limits of the same delivery on receiptof a properly signed authority; but re-directionmay not be done after delivery of parcels, exceptupon prepaymerit as a new parcel; but the publicmay not re-direct except as a new parcel, prepaid,nor the post officers to any address in anotherdelivery.

Returned Parcels.Parcels ought to bear on the label the name and

address of the senders, and if undelivered they willbe advised to call or send for them. After theexpiration of two clear days following that on whichsuch notice has been sent, a charge of a penny perday will be made for keeping the parcel. If thesender should elect to have the parcel returned bypost, he must return the notice he has received,accompanied by stamps to cover the new postageand any other charges due by rule. If no replyto the notice from the post officebe returned withinsix days, or the postmaster has reason to believethat an unauthorised- person is applying for theparcel, or if the charges due upon the parcel benot paid, it will be-sent to the Returned LetterOffice.

Undelivered Parcels,

~si~hb~t ~t~et~!1~~dI¥:i~r~~deL~t(ir°(j~~~' :~~opened; if address be found, the same mode willbe adopted as just described.

If no address be found, a list containing thename of addressee, and the post-office at which itwas posted will be exhibited in a conspicuousposition at the Returned Letter Office of the dis-trict for inspection by the public. Personal appli-cations for such parcels will be entertained fort~~~d ~rtlis only, when they will be :I!n~lly dis-p .. .• • ...

Parcels Without AddressWill be sent at once to th~ proper Retu~n~d LetterOffice, and .parcels· with .offensive matter will bedetained.

A Collection and Delivery of LocalParcels byautho·rised mounted rural carriers willbe made after the stamps have been defaced in asub-office, but unauthorised rural post officers areforbidden either to collect or deliver parcels, ex-cept in special cases where permission has beengiven to carry newspaper parcels,

Newspaper ParcelsMay be carried by mail carts, as heretofore with~)Utrestriction of. weight, so long as they 'do notinterfere with the due performance of the mailservice.

STAMPS, TAXES, EXCISE DUTIES, &c.Stamp Duties.

AGREEMENT, or Memorandum of agree- £ s. d.ment, under hand only, not otherwisecharged ••..••.••..•.•.•............ 0 0 6

ApPRAISEMENT or VALUATION of anyestate or effects where the amount ofthe appraisement shall not exceed :£ 5 0 0 3

Exceeding:£ 5Jand not exceeding:£ 10.. 0 0 6and 6d. for every additional £10.

ApPRENTICESHIP INDENTURES:-If no premium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .• . • . • . . 0 2For every :£ 5 and fractional part ••.. 0 5 0

ARTICLES of clerkship to attorney orsolicitor, in England or Ireland 80 0 0

In Superior Courts, Scotland •••••• 60 0 0ARMORIAL BEARINGS • • • • •• • • • • •• • • •• I I 0

If painted on any carriage ..•..••••.•• 2 2 0BILLS OF EXCHANGE AND PROMISSORY

NOTES, of any kind whatsoever, exceptbank notes :-not exceeding £ 5.. .. .. 0 0Exceeding £5, and not exceeding £ 10 0 0

!~ :: ~~~~~SO It 75 0 0 9

,,7S " 100 0 r 0

Every £:100, and also for every frac-tional part of £ 100,of such amount. • 0 I 0

By the Stamp Act of 1850 (33 and 34Vict., c. 97) the distinction betweeninland and foreign bills of exchangewas abolished.

HILL OF LADING ••..•• " •••••••••••• 0 0 6CERTIFICATK.-Of goods, &c.,being duly

entered inwards •.••...•••••.••••..• 0 4 0Of birth, marriage, or death (certified

copy of) .. . .. . . .. .. . • • •• . • •• •• •• . . 0 I 0For registry of designs .••..•.•.•••.• 5 0 0

DRAFT, or Order, or Letter of Credit, forpayment of any sum to bearer or order,on demand .•••..•.••••..•••••••• 0... • 0 I

ECCLESIASTICALLICENSES:-For licensing a building for the per-

formance of Divine service •••••••• 0 la 0LEASE, or Agreement for a Lease :-

If the term If definite. If the term,is definite, a.ndexceeds being

and doesnot 86years, but definite,exceed SSyears, doesnot exceed exceedor is indetlnite. 100 years. 100 yeara,

•• 1£5 •••. £0 0 6 •• £0 3 0 •• £0 6 0.S 10.... 0 I 0 •• 0 6 0 •• 0 12 0"2 IS.... 0 I 6 •• 0 9 0 •• 0 18 0S 20 •• •• 0 2 0 ., 0 12 0 •• I 4 0::1 25···. 0 2 6 •• 0 IS 0 •• I la 0.•.•• 50 •• •• 0 5 0 • • I 10 0 • • 3 0 0Z 75.... 0 7 6 •• 2 5 0 •• 4 10 0

100.... 0 la 0 o. 3 0 0 •. 6 0 0For every full sum of £:50, or fractional part-

o 5 0 . • I 10 0 . • 3 0 0LEGA.CYANDSUCCESSIONDUTY l20 and above:-

Lineal issue or Lineal ancestor .••. £1 per cent.Brothers and sisters of the predecessor,

and their descendants .•....••.. £3 per cent.Brothers and sisters of the father and

mother of the predecessor, and theirdescendants .: £5 per cent.

Brothers and sisters of a grandfatheror grandmother of the predecessor,and their descendants .•. 0 •••••• £6 per cent.

Any other person .......••••••••• £10 per cent.Legacy to husband or wife ••••••.••• Exempt.

PASSPORT...•.....•.........•••••.••• 0 0 6

PATENT for Inventions (Letters):- £ s. d.On petition for grant of letters patent 5 0 0On certificate of notice to proceed. . . . 5 0 0On warrant of law officer for patent .. 5 0 0

On the sealing ofletters patent 5 0 0On specification •..................• 5 0 0On the letters patent, before the ex-

piration of the third year.. . . . . . . .. So 0 0

On the letters patent, before the ex-piration of the seventh year .....•.. 100 0 0

On certificate of objection.. •... .. .. .• 2 0 0On certificate of every search 0 I 0On certificate of entry of assignment.. 0 0On certificate of assignment of license 0 0On application for disclaimer ••....• 0 5 0 0On caveat against disclaimer .......• 2 0 0

Office copies, for every 90 words. . . . . . 0 0 2RRCEIPT, £2 or upwards (penalty for

giving receipt without stamp, £10) •• 0 0 I

House Duty.On inhabited houses of the annual value

of £20, occupied as a farmhouse by atenant or servant, or in which articlesare exposed for sale, a duty of 6d. inthe £; all others ..••..........•...•• 0 0 9

Income Tax ..Schedule A, Lands, Tenements, &c. •• 0 0 5Schedule B, occupiers of Farms, &c. •• 0 0 2!

" Scotland and Ireland .... 0 0 I~Scehdules e, D, and E, Incomes.. .. •. 0 0

If under £150, exempt; if under £400,£,20 allowed.

Various Excise Licenses and Duties.LICENSESTO RETAIL SPIRITS:-

Of rental under £10 ...........•...• 5 0 020 to.............. 8 0 025 •••••••••• t ••••• It 0 030 •••••••••••••.•. 14 0 040 •••••• 0_0 ••• 0 •••• 17 0 050 •••••••••••••••• 2000

" ,,100 •••••••••••••••• 25 0 0£100 or above , .....•....•••..•••••• 30 0 0

License for brewer of beer for sale ..•• o. J 0 0

H Private brewer 0 ••••••• 0 • • • 0 6 0Duty per 36 gallons ......•••....••••• " 0 6BEER RXTAILERS:-

Beer not drunk on the premises ••••••Beer drunk on the premises ..••.•••••

Dogs of any kind (penalty £5) .Game Licenses, if taken out after 5th

April and before 1St November, toexpire on gth April following .

After 5th April, expire grst October ..After. rst November, expire 5th April

Gamekeepers .•....•• o •••••••• 0 ••••••

.Game Dealer's License •..•••••••••••••Gun (License to carry) ........•••.•.••Hawkers and Pedlars, per year:-

Travelling with a horse or an ass •. 0.If more than one horse, or each .....•

House Agents, letting houses above £25a year .. 0 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Medicines (Patent) dealers, &c. :-For each License ...•...............•

Passage Vessels, on board which liquorsand tobacco are sold .• 0 ••• " ••••••••

Pawnbrokers ............•••••••• 0 •• 0 ••

Retailers of cider and perry ••••••••••••Retailers of sweets .........• t •••••••••

Tobacco and snuff, dealers in •••...... 0

....""....

I 5 03 10 00 7 6

3 0 02 0 02 0 02 0 02 0 0010 0

4 0 04 0 0

2 0 0

0 5 0

I I 0

7 10 0

I 5 01 5 00 5

'l'HE PENISTONE ALMANACK, 1884.

ES!J.~ABLIS::a:ED 1848.

L. P. WHITE,PHARMACEUTIOAl CHEMIST,

PENISTONE.PHYSICIANS' PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY DISPENSED FROM

PUREST DRUGS AND CHEMICALS ONLY.DEALER IN ALL KINDS OF HOM<I:OPATHIC MEDICINES.

White's Celebrated Quinine Wine, in bottles l/l~, 1/6, and 2/0 each.

Diarrhcoa Mixture, an unfailing cure for Bowel Complaint, in bottles 7!d.and Is. lid.

NEWFOUNDLAND COD LIVER OIL,The product of fresh and healthy Livers, in bottles 1/0, 1/6, 2/0, 2/6, &:4/9 each.

White's Soothing Syrup, for Child.ren Teething,In Bottles 7!d. and Is. 1~d. each.

CELEBRATED DROPS FOR DEAFNESS, IN BOTTLES 7~d. & Is. l~cl. EACH.

WHITE'S SUPERIOR BAKING POWDER,In Packets Id., l?;d., 3d., 6d., and Is. each .

. WHOLESALE DEALER IN CleARS OF THE BEST BRANDS,In prime condition and price (6s. to 30s. per box) to defy competition.

HORSE AND CATTLE MEDICINES OF ALL KIN})S.AGEI>T FOR

McDOUGALL'S SHEEP & LAMB DIPPING COMPOSITION.Patent Medicines of every description always on hand.

Hair, - /Yctil, Tooth, and Paint Brushes of all sizes; and all kinds of Toilet Requisites.OILS, PAINTS, AND COLOURS.

Finest Paraffin Oil and Benzine. A large assortment of Paraffin andBenzine Lamps from Is. to 5s. 6d. each. Lamp Glasses, all sizes. '

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. T_H_E_P_E_N_IS.:...T_O'--N_EALMANACK, 1884.

PENISTONE & THURLSTONEPERMANENT BENEFIT

BUILDING SOCIETY

TO INVESTORS.

ESTABLISHED1867.

Incorporated under "The Building Societies' Act, 1874."

PRESIDENT-THE REV. W. S. TURNBULL, PENISTONE.

SOLICITORS-MESSRS. DRANSFIELD & SONS, PENISTONE.

SECRETARY-MR. JAS. WM. UNCLES, PENIS'rONE.

MEETINGS-First Saturday in each Month, from 7 to 8-30 p.m., at the Girls' NationalSchool, Penistone.

The Society has two classes of Investing Shares, viz. :- ...PAID-UP SHARES, which entitle the holder to £100 at the end of a specific term-

for instance, a present payment of £83 would, at the end of 5 years, entitle theowner to £100, together with any bonus declared. Half and Quarter Shares are alsoissued.

SUBSCRIPTIONSHARES are payable monthly. The payments vary from £1 10s.per month to realise £100 in 5 years, to 13s. per month to obtain the 'same sum in10 years.-If a member were to save 6d. evpry working day, and thus invest it, hewould have £100 at the end of 10 years.

TO BORROWERS.The Society is prepared to make Advances upon security of Land, Houses, &c.,

the repayment of which advances may be made monthly, quarterly, or half-yearly,and may extend over various terms of years (from 5 to 14). For the 5 years termthe monthly payment for each £1 00 would be £1 19s. Id. ; for the 14 years term 17/6.

An Entry Fee of 2/6 per Share is charged on 1\11 Shares, and a premium of£1 1Os. Od. per cent on Loans.

Application for LOANS, or for any further information may atonce be made to

MESSRS. DRANSFIELD & SONS, SOLICITORS,Or to the Secretary,

MR. JAS. WM. UNCLES, PENISTONE .

THE PENISTONE ALMANAM, 1884..---------------~~~~~~~----~--~----~---ESTABLISHED THIRTY YEARS.

Thornhill Bridge, Caledonian Rd., King's Cross,LONDON.

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THORLEY'S FOOD FOR CATTLEHorses, Sheep, Pigs, Poultry, Game,

Rabbits, &c.

Thorleq's Food for Rearing Calves and Young Stook,Supplied in Cases or Bags of 1, hand t cwt. each, with 4oz.

measure enclosed.

TESTIMONIALS.Ham Farm, Shirley, near Croydon, Dec. 18,1882.

Dear Sir,-I have great pleasure in testifying to the excellence of your Condiment.All our prize beasts and sheep at Smithfield this year were fed on it, they got onepacket with each meal, and the sheep one between three, and it was a rare thing tofind them off their- appetite. I can also strongly recommend it for weaning calves,having USM it for the last four years.

I am, Sir, your truly,M. H. WOOLNOUGH,

Steward to L. Lloyd, Esq., Monk's Orchard, West Wickham, Kent.

Suffield Hall, Oylsham, Norfolk, Jan. 3rd, 1883.Dear Si1',-1 have used Thorley's Food, now, for several years, and believe it is

the best Condiment made. All Stock eat it readily, which is not the case with otherCondiments I have used. It increases the appetite, gives vigour to the constitution,and health to the animal. I have great faith in it as It preventative against Foot andMouth Disease.

Mr. Joseph Thorley.I am, yours faithfully,

ROBERT WORTLEY.

SOLE ADDRESS:

AGENT FOR PENISTONE AND NEIGHBOURHOOD:

CHEMIST, PENIS TONE.P.•• 1QOj~ ., ••••••••

SFOUNOER'S

THE PENISTONE ALiVIANACK, 1884.

MILK' SUBSTITUTEFOR REARING

CALVES AND PIGS.,MANUFACTURED ONLY BY

SPOUNCER & SONS, GAINSBRO',Has now been in use amongst the Farmers of Lincolnshire, Nottingham-shire, and Yorkshire, for more than twelve years, and the astonishingincrease in the sales during the last two years proves that farmers arepaying more attention to rearing their own stock, and that practical mensee the value of our Artificial Food. And we would here recommendall persons wishing to try our Food to see that our trade mark is oneach bag, for we find since onr Milk Substitute has gained for itself sucha high reputation and large sale, that mauy spurious and worthlessimitations have been brought on to the market, and everything done bysome persons to damage its reputation.

TESTIMONIALS.

Mr. BRADFIELD,Sir,-Having last year weaned 15 Calves, and this year 23, with Spouncer's

Milk Substitute, which we had from you, we beg to say that we have great pleasurein recommending it to your customers and others.

'Ye remain, yours truly,A. & R. NEWiVIAN.

July 7th, 1881.

I am nsing Spouncer andany do so well before.

Marten, near Over, April 2, 188l.Son's Milk Substitute for young Pigs, and I never had I

R. WILLIAMSON.

Sold in Baqs at 4s, Bd., Bs. Sd., and 78s, each; or 35s.per cwt."

DIRECTIONS FOR USE IN EACH BAG.

AGENT FOR PENISTONE-

MR. L. P. WHITE, CHEMIST.


FARMER'S FORTUNE.'Sold in Bags at 68. sd. 128. 6d., and 248. per cwt., or 468. per 2 cwt. in Cask.

Also 6d. and 18. packets.

This is a Condiment' for improving and fattening Cattle, Sheep, andPigs, and is particularly adapted for Heifers, Ewes after lambing, asalso for Cows or young Pigs. It is used very largely by Cowkeepers inthe Metropolis, as in all other parts of the country, producing as it doesmilk of a superior quality, and in larger quantities; and by keeping theblood in a thorough state of purity and health, renders cows less liableto Pleura-Pneumonia, Rinderpest, and all diseases to which they aresubjected. For Lambs it is most invaluable, and those who breedshould never be without it, as it prevents scouring, and brings them onfit for the butcher at a much earlier period.

TESTIMONIAL.Burton Lazars, Melton Mowbray, February 23rd, 1881.

Messrs. Spouncer and Sons, Gainsborough.Deal' Sirs,- 'Will you send me a 2-cwt. Cask of your Farmer's Fortune as soon

as possible, as I am nearly out. The Fluke-Rot has made sad havoc amongst sheep inthis neighbourhood during the winter. All my neighbours have had serious losses-some of them have lost the whole flock. I have not lost one, and I attribute theescape of my sheep from Rot entirely to the use of your Cattle Food. It is also anexcellent Condiment for Young Stock, and the most effectual preventative of "Scour"in Lambs and Calves I have ever used.-Yours truly, W. SAPCOAT.

ROBUSTUS.Sold in Bags at 7s. 6d., 14s. sd. and 288. per cwt.; or 54s. per 2 cwt. Cask: and in

ss. and 168.Cases.

A Food specially prepared for the conditioning of Horses of everyclass ; from its ingredients it is calculated to act, not only as a tonic,stimulant. &c., but for Horses, such as Hunters, it improves the bloodin such a way as to prevent that scourge, Mud Fever, filling of the Legs,and all unnatural heat of the entire system. It also preserves the wind,and promotes digestion, and for Race Horses, Steeplechasers, Hunters,and all Horses doing strong work, has been found most invaluable.

TESTIMONIALS.From the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor of London.

I am pleased to be able to say that the Horse and Cattle Condiments I bad ofyou last season gave me every satisfaction; both my Coachman and Stockman speakhighly of them. I am using yonr " Robustus " on my horses again this year.

Yours &c.,THOS. WHITE, Lord Mayor.

From Mr. D. Soutbwell, Bridgenortb, Salop.I have used your" Robustus " on my Horses constantly. It bas given me every

satisfaction. I believe it to be a most beneficial addition to tbeir daily food.D. SOUTH WELL.

Agent-Mr. L. P. WHITE, Chemist, Penistone,

TREATMENT.

'1'HE PENISTONE ALMANACK, 1884.

SAFEST

- IThese well-known Pills correct degraded Bile, increase it when deficient, and

stimulate its flow into the intestinal canal; they promote a healthy appetite, andeffectually remove the" hot coppery" taste in the mouth which is 80 common tosome persons on first waking.in the morning. Irregularity of the bowels withflatulence is quickly rectified by appropriate doses of these digestive Pills, a regularcourse of which seldom fails to remove all those obstructions to which females areso liable, especially when approaching the change of life, and also at other periods.

BILIOUSNESS AND LIVER DISTURBANCES.

FEEBLE AND IRREGULAR CIRCULATION, NERVOUS EXHAuSTION,AND DESPONDENCIES.

A great advance in power is quickly manifest as the effects of these tonicallyaperieut Pills are exerted on the nervous centres; as they free frorn the blood allimpurities, hereditary or acquired, they supply a healthy pabulum to the brain andspinal cord, thus going to the very essence of the matter.

CHEST AND THROAT DISEASES.

These Pills, taken at the very onset, cut short Bronchial Catarrhs, Quinsies andAsthmatic attacks, and when perseveringly used in 'conjunction with the Ointment,will.often hold Consumption in check, and prevent its advance to an incurable stage.

NERVOUS HEADACHES, GIDDINESS, AND PALPITATIONS.These complaints are most distressing, and can only be effectually cured by

regulation of the secretions, for which purpose no household medicine equals-or atall events excels-these Pills.

The Pills and Ointment are sold at THOMASHOLLOWAY'SEstablishment, 78, NewOxford Street, late 533, Oxford Street, London, also by nearly every respectableVendor of Medicine throughout the Civilised World,' in Boxes and Pots, at Is. l~d.,2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., lIs., 22s., and 338. each.

N.B.-AdVice Gratis, at the above address, daily, between the hours of 11 and 4or by letter.

THE PENISTONE ALMANACK, 18_84_. _

AN UNFAILING REMEDY.

-Is an almost infallible remedy when used (in conjunction with the Pills) for allPulmonary Complaints, and Diseases of the Throat and Air Passages. As a topicalderivati ve it works wonders in cases of Bronchial Asthma, Catarrh and Influenza,and it quickly reduces enlarged Tonsils, Mumps, and all Glandular Swellings of theneck and face.

ERUPTIONS, BLOTCHES, AND CHRONIC SKIN DISEASES.The local effect of this detergent Ointment is surpassingly effective, but the Blood

must be well cleansed by suitable doses of the Pills to thoroughly eradicate themischief.

ULCERATIONS, SWELLINGS, AND PITTING OF THE FLESH.When well rubbed into the swollen parts, and freely applied to open Wounds and

Sores, it penetrates the pores and tranquilizes the excited blood-vessels, Inflam-mation is subdued, and the wound quickly heals.

NEURALGIA, RHEMATISM, AND GOUT.These foes to human peace can readily be kept at bay by persistent use of this

potent remedy. The diet must be light and cooling, and the inflamed state of thesystem reduced by appropriate internal treatment. When used in close conjunctionwith the Pills, benefit will be derived in the worst forms of Chronic Gout, StiffenedLimbs, and Neuralgia.

ABSCESSES EXCORIATIONS, AND PILES.These painful maladies are amenable to persevering treatment by means of this

Ointment, as it reduces the swelling, promotes the healing of abraded surfaces, anrlsoothes the painful throbbing of the affected parts.

The Ointment and Pills are sold at THOMASHOLLOWAY'SEstablishment, 78, NewOxford Street, late 533, Oxford Street, London, also by nearly every respectableVendor of Medicine throughout the Civilised World, in Boxes and Pots, at Is, lkd.,2s. 9el., 4s. ea., lIs., 22s., and 33s. each.

N.B.-Advice Gratis, at the above address, dally, between the hours of 11 and 4,or by letter.

THE PENIS'l'ONE ALMANACII, 1884.

JOHN THOS. :$M1THJDRAPER,

Family Grocer, & General Provision Merchant,

THlJRLSTONE.

Flour, Oatmeal, Indian Meal, Bean Meal, Linseed, Linseed Meal, andHorse Corn.

BUTTER, CHEESE, LAUD, HAMS, BACON, &c.

Plain and Fancy Biscuits, Preserves, &c.

~Brushes, Brooms, Door Mats, Pails, Cans, Coal-skips, Kettles, Saucepans,Cake-tins, Loaf-tins, Pudding-tins, 'l'ea-pots, Basins, Bowls,

and other Pots.

liEN'S, WOMEN'S, A::-<D CHILDRE:'<'S

Boots, Shoes, Slippers, & Clogs.BEST REFINED PARAFFIN OIL.

LA:::NCPS& LA]).L[P GLASSES.

W:RINGING MACHINES.

Bedsteads, Flocks, Mattresses, and Ticking.Violins, Violin Strings and Fittings.

Family Orders will be thanlcfully received, and pTomptty attended to.

All Goods sold at the Lowest Possible Price for Cash.

AGENT FOR THE PERTH DYE WORKS.~----------------------------- -------------~

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THE PARCELS POST AND TEA.The Parcels Post and the Delivery of Tea.

THE PARCELS l'OST and the DIS- THE PARCELS POST.-41b., 51b., orTRIBUTIOK of TEA to every place 61b. of THREE-SHILLIKG TEA dis-

where there is a Post Office in the United patched to any part of England, Wales, Scot-Kingdom. land, or Ireland, by post, for 3d. in addition

to the price of the Tea.THE PARCELS POST.-TEA of the THUS, in the same manner, THREE-

highest excellence (as supplied to Dukes, SHILLING TEA in parcels to the valueEarls, Barons, and the County Families of of 12s. 2d., 155. 3d., and 18s. 3d., each contain-England) sent free by Parcels Post in quantities ing respectively 4Ib., 51h., and 61b. of Tea, willof 4lb., 5Ib., and 61h., to any postal address in be sent on receipt of postal orders, cheques, orthe United Kingdom, on receipt of a remittance cash fnr the several amounts.for the price uf the Tea and 3d.CO-OPERATION. - COOPER

THUS 41b. of TWO-SHILLING TEA COOPER and CO. also invite attentioncan be sent to any address free, by post,

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to the new system of Co-operation in the pur-on receipt of 8s. 3d. 'rhus 61h. of Half-crown chase of Tea by persons living in the countryTea can be sent free of post on receipt of through the medium of the parcels post.15s. 3d. Thus 51h. of Three-shilling Tea can

CO-OPERATION.-Thus, as COOPERbe sent free of post on receipt of 15s. 3d. ICOOPER and CO. are enabled to send

THE POSTAL LIMIT of 71b. will packages containing 61b. of any of the choiceonly really cover 61h. of Tea, as the 'fEAS on their List to any place in the United

Kingdom for 3d., it follows that if six familiesweight of paper and twine has to be deducted, in a village are willing to club together eachso that COOPER COOPER and CO. will send call have a pound of tea sent for one halfpenny.61b.of Three-shilling Tea free of post for 18s.3d.or 61b. of Two-and-Sixpenny Tea free uf post CO-OPERATION.-Or, as two parcelsfor 15s. 3d., or GIb.of Two-Shilling Tea free ofpost for 12s. 3d. containing Glb. each can be sent for 6d.,

six families would be enabled, by joining to-pACKAGES containing 12Ib., 201b., gether in one remttteuce, to order 21b.of 'fWO-

60Ib., or 1001b.of TEA will be sent to SHILLI::\G TEA each, at" cost of one penny

any railway station in the United Kingdomonly in addition to the price of the tea.

absolutely free of carriage on receipt of remit- CO-OPERATION.-This system willtance for the value of the 'I'ea.apply to every kind of TEA offered for

THE PARCELS POST.-4Ib., 5Ib., or sale by COOPER COOPER and CO., and if61b. of TEA will be delivered free of followed out, practically enable them to place

before cnstomers in every county, town, andcharge at your own houses by the postman for v illage in England, Scotland, Ireland, andSd. in addition to the cost of the Tea. Wales, iD the Channel Jelands, and the Isle of

THLS 41b. of TWO-SHILLING TEAMuu, ill thc Hebr-ides. and the Orkneys, Tea ofthe same choice kind as sold in their various

. will be delivered free at your own house establtshments in London, at the same prices,for a remittance of 8s. 3d. Thus 51b. of 'I'wo- with the addition of the nominal Rum of oneShilling 'I'ea will be delivered fr.ee at your own halfpenny a pound.door for a Post-office Order for 10s. Sd. Thus

COOPER COOPER and CO. have61b. of Two-Shilling Tea will be sent free to noyour own homes for a Cheque for 12s. 3d. AGENTS and no TRAVELLERS.

COOPER COOPER AND CO.,No. 50, KING WILLIAM STREE'l" London, E.C, ; 'No. 63, BISHOPS GATE

STREET, E.C. ;No. 268, REGENT CIRCUS, W.; No. 35, STRAND, W.C.;

No. 7, WESTBOURNE GROVE, W.; No. 334, HIGH HOLBORN, "".C. 1All LETTERS to be ADDRESSED to COOPER COOPER & CO., 50, King William

Street, London, E.C. fBankers-National Provincial Ba~)_kof England, London.

'I'HE PENISTONE ALMANACK 1884

ALL KINDS OF FEKTS KEPT IN STOCK. -

THE PENISTONE ALMANACK, 1884 ----I

WOOIjS! WOOLS!! WOOLS I!!\

F. HINCHLIFFE,83&&111 WOO&~

CHILDREN'S OUTFITTING,

HABERDASHER YJ HOSIERYJ

AND FANCY GOODS MART,

77, MARKET STREET, PEN/STONE.

WOOLS OF ALL KINDS.Corsets, Children's Outfitting, Infants' Cloaks, Infants' Millinery,

Pellises, Frocks, Tunics, Pinafores, Crewel Work, andBerlin Wool Work.

EDWIN WOOD,

BEEF AND PORK BUTCHERMARKET STREET, PENIS TONE.

Prime Home-Fed Hams, Bacon, Lard, &c.


- HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS

19, MARKET STREET, PENISTONE.

PARAFFIN LAMPS

GEORGE HA WLEY,DEALER IN

WASHING AND WRINGING MACHINES,

Brass and Iron Bedsteads, Bedding and Mattresses,TOILET AND PIER GLASSES,

TEA, BREAKFAST, AND DINNER SERVICES,

Brushes, Baskets, Mats, Tin, Iron, and Copper Kettles, Saucepans, andTinware of every description, Gridirons and Dutch Ovens, Tin Trunksand Bonnet Boxes, Bronze and Steel Fenders and Fire Irons, Spades,Shovels, Hay; Manure, and Digging Forks, Knife Boards and Polish,Locks, Bolts, Bars, Screws and Hinges, and every description of Builders'Iron mongery.

OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS.

GLOBES, LAMP GLASSES, WICKS, &c.Young's Best Crystal Burning on, and Royal Daylight Paraffin.

SHEET.AND FANCY GLASS CUT TO ORDER.

Coffin Furniture a.ni Fla.nnel kept in stock.ALL WRI'l'ING DONE ON THE PREMISES.

OIL, PAINT, VARNISH, & COLOUR MEROHANT.

NOTE 'fHE ADDRESS-

Geo. Hawley, 19, Market Street, Penistone._I ~


DEALER IN ALLMARKET

KINDS OFPLACE,

HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS,PENIS TONE,

R: D. WOODOOCK,BOOT & SHOE lVIANUFACTURER

LEATHER SELLER IRONMONGERAND

Begs to inform the inhabitants of Penistone, 'I'hurlstone, and the surrounding districtthat, having made very extensive alterations to his business premises, he is now

prepared to sell every description ofHOUSEHOLD FURN'ITUREFor Kitchen, Sitting Room, and Bedrooms.

Brass, Iron, and Wood Bedsteads, Children's Cribs and Cots, Straw, Wool, andSpring Mattresses, Feather and Flock Beds, Bolsters and Pillows, Window Polesand Rings, Pier Glasses in gilt and black and gold, Toilet and Hand Glasses inbirch and mahogany, Fenders, Fire Irons, Coal Vases, Hearth Rugs, Door Mats, -Matting, Oil-cloths and Carpets, all kinds of Brushes, Children's Bassinettes andPerambulators, all kinds of Tin Trunks and Bonnet Boxes, every description of 'I'ableand Spring Cutlery, Scissors, Spoons, Electro-plated Tea and Coffee Services, CruetStands, Dish Covers, &c.

TURNIP CHOPPERS, CAKE MILLS, AND CHAFF-CUTTERS, FROM 40s.,And all kinds of Agricultural Tools.

Washing and Wringing Machjnes, full size, from 30s.KITCHEN, DRAWING HOOM, AND BEDROD:r.I STOVES AND REGISTE.RS.

EVERY DESCRIPTION OF

BOOTS, SHOES, & SLIPPERS, LEATHER & OLOTHLEGGINGS & OVERALLS,

The largest Stock in the district. All Men's, Women's, and Children's Strong Bootsand Shoes are Home-made, and will wear more than double the time of marketmanufactured goods. Boots and Shoes exchanged if not suitable; and should theworkmanship give way, the same will be made good free or charge.

LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S MACIN'l'OSH COATS AND CAPES INALL COLOURS.

Sole Agent in Penistone and district for the genuine

HOWE, JONES, SINCER, AND THE NEW AMERICAN SEWING MACHINES.Venetian Blinds, in any colour, from 6~d. per foot, including fixing; also Wire Blinds,

plain or lettered, for smoke rooms, bar parlours, &c.


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TRY

B. NEWHAM & 00.'8MANURES.

They are specially adapted for all Crops. They containall the constituents of the crop for which they are

intended, and their constant use will insure continuous

fertility, even if the same crop is grown on same soil~. year after year.

TRY THEM ONCE.SEE TESTIMONIALS IN OUR ALMANACK.

FREE TO ALL FARMERS.

B. NEWHAM ~ Co.,

OASTLE HILL, SHEFFIELD.Agent for Pemstone and Thurlstone district :

Mr. M. FALLAS, POST OFFICE, THURLSTONE.

OUBLEY BROOK BREWERY, PENISTONE.

aaOOE &5 ~O@@

Ma/sters, & Brewers of Mi/d and Bitter A/es, Porter, &c.PRICE LIST.

X ALE (not less than 18 gallon casks)XXALE '" ..

XXX ALE specially adapted for private familiesBEST MILD BEERXXXX ALE (Old Tom) ... ..

.WHARN CLIFFE, Extra Strong Mild ...PORTERPALE BITTER ALE

10d. per Gallon.Is.Is.2d.Is.4d.Is.6d.Is.8d.Is.2d.Is.6d.

"""""""In 6, 9, & 12 gallon casks and upwards. Brewed from the finest Pale Malt and English Hops.

PRICES ON APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL BREWS.

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THE PENIS'rONE ALMANACK, 1884

MATHER'S

1.2.

"3.4.

5.6.

7.8.9.

THE WANT OF A OENTURY SUPPLIED.

A JET BLACK MARKING FLUID,

FOR MARKING LINEN, COTTON, &0.No Preparation or Heating required after being written.

All Articles Marked with MATHER'S NIGRINE will stand Boiling in the followingSolutions, whereas Marking Inks made with Silver will not, viz.-

Solution Cyanide of Potassium. I Solution Caustic Soda." Caustic Potash. " Chloride of Lime, or

--- Bleaching Powder.

EVERY BOTTLE GUARANTEED.The following advantages are gained by using MATHER'SNIGIUl>E:-

No WARM IRON or HEATING required.No PREPARATION.No fear of SCORCHINGor BURNINGthe Cloth.Can be used with a STEEL or QUILL PEN, BLOCKS or PENCIL SLATE, for

Monograms.The Bottles contain DOUBLEthe Quantity of ordinary Marking Inks.Becomes, when washed, a JET BLACK, which gets DARKER with repeated

washing and age.Cannot be removed by any CHEMICALMEANS.Will not injure the most delicate Fabric.Flows readily from the Pen.

Extract from. the" LANCET," Jctnua1'Y sa; 1878."NIGRINE: A JET BLACK M4.RKING FLUfD.-WC can recommend this as a very good and

convenient Marking Ink. 'Ye have submitted Linen marked with it to some of the mostpowerful of chemical agents, including acids, alkalies, and chlorine and cyanide of potassium,and have found that it was very much easier to destroy the linen than the marking upon it.In fact, the writing could not be effaced by any of the agents we employed.

Bxtract from. the" SAN l1'ARY RECORD," Febl·ua.·y 22nd, 1878. •"We believe that l\JATHER'S NIGRINJ.~ is the very best of all Marking Inks, It is not often

that we meet with an article which is in every respect what the manufacturer states it to be,and having in this case exhausted all our resources in endeavouring to prove the facts we havestated, we must acknowledge MATHER'S NIGRINE as the black est, most lasting, and satisfactoryink of which we are cognizant." _

Ladies will find an interesting and all agreeable occupation in using nIATHER'S NIGRINEfor Etching Fern Leaves, Rustic Scenery, Views, &c., on cloth, which may be used for dessertdoyleys, antimacassars, toilet mats, and sundry other ornamental and useful work, as from thefluor lines remaining distinct after repeated washing. very satisfactory results may be obtainedfrom this fluid, which is not the case with any other Marking Ink.

SOLD IN BOTTLES at 6d., ts., 28. 6d., and es. each,By ALL CHB:llISl'S A(>'""])STA'fIOKERS.

SAlIIPLES SENT POST FREE ON RECEIPT OF THIRTEEN STAMPS.

Manufactured by W. MATHER.Manufactol'Y,' - DYER STREET, HULAfE, MLYGHESTER.

Sold by JOHN WOOD, Post Office, Penistone., ".',

THE PENIS'l'ONE ALMANACK, 1884.

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ESTABLISHED AT YORK, 1824, AND EMPOWERED BY Acr OF PARLIAMENT.

OAPITAL---£500,OOO.AOOUMULATED FUND---£860,423.ANNUAL INOOME---£150,513.

TRUS~'EES :

W. H. HARRISON-BROADLEY, ESQ., M.P. THE RT. HON. LORD DERWENT.THE RT. HON. LORD WENLOCK.

THIS COMPANY has been established more than Fifty-nine Years. Ample timehas therefore elapsed to test the soundness of the principles upon which it has

been conducted.

LIFE DEPARTMENT.This Officecombines every substantial advantage offered by any Assurance Company.The Rates of Premium, with and without profits, are moderate.The bonuses granted are unusually large. Eighty per cent of the profits divided

among the ensured, who are under no liability for partnership.No charge made for Stamps or Medical Fees.

FIRE DEPARTMENT.The Rate of Premium for Private Dwelling-houses built of brick or stone, and Tiled

or Slated, is Is. 6d. per cent.Insurances are taken on the most moderate terms, in accordance with the nature of

the risk.Losses caused by the explosion of gas are covered by this Company.

FARMING STOOK INSURED AT 5s. PER OENT.In this Department the Company ranks highest amongst all the Provincial Offices,

with one exception, the amount insured last year being £4,090,440.

No extm charge made for the 'U.seof a Steam Thmshing ~Machine. Losses byLightning made good.

Prospectuses, Tables of Rates, Forms of Proposal, and every information on thesubject of Fire and Life Insurance business can be obtained on application at theHead office, York, or to any of its Agents throughout the United Kingdom.

F. L. MAUDESLEY, Secretary and General Manager.W. L. NEWMA.L'{, Actuary.

AGENTS FOR PENISTONE:

MESSRS. DRANSFIELD & SON, SOLICITORS .

THE PENIS'l'ONE ALMANACK, 1884.

LE'fTERPRESS & LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTER,

BOOKBINDER, &c.,, DEANSGATE & RIDGEFIELD, JOHN DALTON STREET,

MANCHESTER.

JOHN HEYWOOD,

Educational Publisher, Bookseller, Stationer,

The Education DepartmentPresents great advantages in the supply of

SCHOOL BOOKS, I SCHOOL MA'l'ERIALS,SCHOOL STATIONERY, SCHOOL FURNITURE,

• of every description, the Stock being pre-eminently remarkable for extent and variety.

The General Bookselling DepartmentEmbraces the most varied and extensive Stock to be met with in the North ofEngland, and includes New and Standard Works in every branch of Literature, and

"'. thousands of Books suitable for Prizes, Presentations, &c.

r The Stationery DepartmentIncludes Writing and Printing Papers, Envelopes, Account Books, and everydescription of General Stationery.

The Fancy Goods DepartmentContains a choice collection of Work Boxes, Desks, Inkstands, Satchels, Purses,Pocket Books, and Fancy Articles of all kinds, including both the most elegantand expensive and the cheapest classes.

The Bookbinding DepartmentIs thorough and complete, and pre-eminently adapted for the completion of everydescription of Account Book and Letterpress Binding of every style.

The Letterpress Printing DepartmentIs replete with a large and varied stock of Type, selected from the leading foundries,for Bookwork of every description, Prospectuses, Catalogues, Society Rules, Reports,

, Posters, Handbills, Voters and other Lists, Cards, Circu lars, Programmes, TabularWork, Legal Forms, Invoices, and every kind of Mercantile Work, &c.

The Lithographic Printing and Engraving DepartmentProduces Circnlars, Cards, Iuvoices, Statements, Share Certificates, Cheques, Receipts,Letter aud Note Headings, Menioraudums, Price Tickets, Labels, &c., &c.

Church and School Furniture.Having a large and well-fitted Manufactory, orders to any extent will be executedwith promptitude, and on the most reasonable terms. Estimates and completeCatalogue of Furniture sent on application.

The Art Department.Here the Artist, Architect, Draughtsman, Drawing Master, and others, will find alarge assortment of Artist Materials, comprising Oil and Water Colours, Canvasses,Millboards, Block Brushes of every description, Drawing Boards, Blocks, Easels, &c.,Hancock's China Painting Materials, a large stock of Terra Cotta-Plaque Vases, &c.,and an assortment of Fine Art Pottery, &c., &c.

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Of London, Dublin, and Edinburg~,

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which can be had. gratis from tbelr Agent,

A SINGLE BOTTL~, OR ASSORTED CASES OF AN. 0DIFFERENT QUAJ,.ITIES, ClAN BE OBTAINED

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