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SAR-OBAIE 3sTAM BARD GAELACH:
THE BEAUTIES OF GAELIC POETRY,
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Alleine's Alarm, 'Smo, doili,     ............ 1 G
Saint's Pocket-Book, cloth, Is.       sewed, O 6
Andrew Dunn, an Irish Catholic, 12mo. sewed,  ... 0 ;)
Assurance of Salvation, 18mo, sewed,        ...... 0 6
Baxter's Call to the Unconverted, lSmo, chilli,   ... 1 6
Saint's Rest, translated by Rev. J. Forbes, 2 (>
Bcitli's Catechism on Baptism, 18mo, sewed,     ... 0 1
Bible iu Gaelic, 8vo, Hronybj bound in calf,     ... 7 6
Do.         Quarto edition of 1826, calf,     ... 25 0
Blair's Elegy on i\Ir Kennedy of Redcastle, sewed, 0 4
Boston's Fourfold State, 12mo, cloth, ......... 4 0
Crook in the Lot, I81110, cloth,     ...... 1 6
Brooks' Apples of Gold, 18mo, cloth,........ 1 6
Bonar's (ttev. Dr II.) Christ is All, 18mo, sewed, 0 3 Buch.maan (Dugald) of Rannoch's Life and Conversion, with his Hymns, 18mo, cloth, ... 2 0 ...   The Hymns, separately, 18mo, sewed,    ... 0 8
Banyan's Come and Welcome, l8mo, cloth,...... 2 0
World to Come, or Visions from Hell, cloth, 1 G
...   Grace Abounding, 1 Smo, cloth....... 2 0
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Gaelic Boohs Sold by Maclachlan and Stewart.
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Banyan's Pilgrim's Progress, {three parts) cloth, ...   2   6 Do.      do.   (two parts) 12mo, 1840, 1   6
ri.   Water of Life, 18mo, cloth, .........   1   0
...   Sighs from Hell, 18mo, cloth,........   2   0
...   Heavenly Footman, l8mo, cloth, ......   1   0
...   Holy War, 18uio, cloth.............   2   6
Burder's Village Sermons, 18mo, cloth,     ......   1   6
Campbell (Donald) on the Language, Poetry, and
Music of the Highland Clans, with Music, 7 6 Cbnrch, The, of the Millennium Worshipping in
Glen Tilt, 12mo, seiced,    ............   0   6
Catechism, Shorter. Id.       Gaelic and English,   0  2 Mother's, Id.       Gaelic and English,   0   2
Shorter, with Proofs,............   0   1$
Brown's Shorter, for Young Children,     0   1
Confi^ion of Faith, fcap. 8vo, cloth,.........   2   6
Dairyman's Daughter, The, 12mo, sewed,......   0   4
Dewar's (Rev. Dr.) The Gaelic Pieacher, 8vo, ... 0 3 Doctrine and Manner of the Church of Some, ... 0 3 Doddridge's Rise and Progress, 12mo, cloth, ... 3 0 Dyer's Christ's Famous Titles, 18mo, cloth, ... 2 6 Earle's Sacramental Exercises, 18mo, cloth, ... 1 6 Edwards'(Rev. Jonathan) Sermon, .sewed, ...0 2 English Poems, with Gaelic Translations, arranged
on opposite pages, 12mo, sewed, part 1,...   1   6 Do.   part 2, Is 6d; or 2 parts in one, cloth,...   8   6 Etiquette, or Book of Good Manners, in Gaelic, ...   0   6 Farquharson's (A.) Address to Highlanders respecting
their Native Gaelic (in English), 8vo, sewed,   0   6
Farquharson's Hymns, 12mo, sewed,.........   0   6
Finlayson (Rev. It.) Brief Sketch of the Life of,
by Rev. J. Macpherson, 18mo, cloth, ... 1 0 Flavel's Token for Mourners, 18mo, cloth, ... 1 0 Forbes' (Rev. J.) Gaelic Grammar, 12mo,   4s. for 2   6
...   Baptism and the Lord's Supper,    ......   0   4
...   An Lochran: Dialogues regarding the Church, 0   6 ...   LongGheal: TheWhiteShip; a Spiritual Poem, 0   4 Gaelic First Book, 18mo, 2d.; Second do.      ...   0   4
Gaelic Spelling-Book, 18mo, cloth,   .........   0   6
Gaelio Tracts, 50 different kinds, sorted, for    ...   2   6
Grant's (Rev. Peter) Hymns, 18mo, cloth,......   1   6
Guthrie's Christian « Great Interest, 18mo, cloth,    2   0
64 South Bridge, Edinburgh.
Gaelic Books Sold by Maclachlan and Stewart.
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Harp of Caledonia, Gaelic Songs, 32mo, sewed,      0   3
History of Animals Named in the Bible,   ......   0   6
History of Prince Charles, feap. 8vo, cloth,     ...   3   0 Ditto     ditto   cheap edition, sewed,    ...   1   6 Innes'Instruction to Young Enquirers, 18mo,  ...   0   6 Jacobite Songs, with Portrait of Prince Charles,     0   9
James' Anxious Enquirer, 12mo, sewed.......   1   0
Joseph, Life of, by Macfarlane, 18mo, cloth,    ...   1   6
Joseph, History of, 18mo, sewed..........   0   4
Laoidhean Eadar-Theangaichte o'n Bbeurla,12mo, el. 0 6 Lessons on the Shorter Catechism and the Holy
Scriptures, by Forbes, 18mo,    .........   0   4
M'Callum's History of the Church of Christ, 8vo,   4   0
...   The Catholic or Universal Church,......   0   6
Poems and Songs, 12mo, sewed,   ......   0   6
Maccoll's Mountain Minstrel, Clarsach Nam Beann,
18mo, cloth, Is 6d.   The same, English, ...   2   6
M'Diarmid's Sermons, 8vo, boards,.........   3   0-
Macdonald's (Rev. Dr) Gaelic Poems, 18mo, cloth,   2   6
Hymns, 18mo, sewed,.........   0   2
M'Farlane's Manual of Devotion, 12mo, bound, 2 0 M'Gregor's (Rev. Dr) Gaelic Poems, 18mo, cloth, 0 8 M'Intyre's (Duncau Ban) Poems and Songs, I8mo, 2 0 M'Intyre (Rev. D.) on the Antiquity of the Gaelic
Language (in English),     ............   1   6
Mackay's (Rob Donn) Songs and Poems, 18mo, 2 6 Mackenzie's (A.) History of Scotland, Eachdraidh
na H-Alba, 12mo. cloth.............   3   6
Mackenzie's Beauties of Gaelic Poetry, ri. 8vo. ... 12   0
Gaelic Melodist, 32mo..........   0   4
Macleod's (Rev. Dr) Caraid nan Gaidheal, or the
Highlander's Friend, 8vo, cloth,......16   6
...   Sermon on the Life of the late, by Rev.
John Darroch, 8vo, sewed,       Is. for   0   6 M'Lauchlan's (Rev. Dr)  Celtic Gleanings, or Notices of the History and Literature of the Scottish Gael (in English), fcap, 8vo, cloth,     2   6 M'Naughton (Peter) on the Authenticity of the
Poems of Ossian (in English), 8vd.......   0   6
Maopherson's Form of Examination before the
Communion, 18mo,   ...............   0   1£
M'Eaohern's Life and Hymns, 12mo, sewed,    ...   1   0
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Gaelic Boohs Sold by Maclachianand Stewart.
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M'Lean's (Rev. D.) Hymns and Poems,   ......   1   6
Macpherson's " Duanaire," a New Collection of
Songs, &c, never before published, 18mo, cl.   2   0 Menzies' Collection of Gaelic Songs, 8vo, cloth,      7   0 Mountain Songster, the Choicest Collection of Original and Selected Gaelic Songs now-known, 18mo, sewed, 6d; per dozen,   4   6
Munro's Gaelic Grammar, 18mo, bound,  ......   4   0
Gaelic Primer and Vocabulary, 12mo, ...   2   0
Selection of Gaelic Songs, 32mo,......   0   4
Old Old Story, The, Gaelic and English, sewed,     0   3 Ossian's Poems, new edition, revised by Rev. Dr
M'Lauchlan, I Smo, cloth,............   3   0
Pattison's Gaelie Bards, English Translation, ... ft 0 Peden's Two Sermons and Letters, l8mo, sewed, 0 0 Prayers and Admonitions, (scries of six, large type,)
in packets of 2 dozen, sorted,   .........   0   6
Psalm Book, (General Assembly's Version), large
type, l8mo, bound,   ...............   2   6
Do. do.      ISmo, cloth.......   1   0
Do.     Smith's or Ross's, large type, 18mo, bd.   2   0 Do.     Gaelie and English, on one page,      ...   1   6 Ross's Shorter Catechism, Id ; per dozen,   0   9
Ross's (William) Gaelic Songs, 1 Smo, cloth,    ...   1   6
Sinner's (The) Friend, 12mo, sewed,.........   0   3
Sixteen Short Sermons, 12mo, sewed,      ......   0   2
Spurgeon's Sermon, " Things that accompany Salvation," Svo      ..................   0   4
Stewart's Gaelic Grammar, 8vo, cloth,     ......   4   0
Straiton on the Celtic Origin of Greek and Latin, cl. 2   C
Sum of Saving Knowledge, 12mo, sewed......   0   4
Thomson's (Dr) Sacramental Catechism, l8mo, sewed, 0   2
Watts' Divine Songs, with Cuts,      .........   0   2
Whitfield's Sermons, 18mo, sewed,   .........   1   0
Willison's Sacramental Catechism, 12mo. sewed, 0 8 New Testament for Schools, 12mo, bound, ... 1 0 Job to Ecclesiastes, (for the .use of Schools), ... 0 2 Proverbs of Solomon,     do.       do. ...   0   2
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Ceud Mios] Mios deireannach a' Gheamhraidh, [na Bliadhna, 1872.
An earra-dhubh, 3mh, 9u. 58m. f. Solus ùr. 10mh, 2u. 67m f.
A cheud che'ramh 17mh, Ou. 2m. p. Solus làn, 25mh,-5u. 14m. f.
tprùnaidh tu a' bhliadhna le d' mhaitheas.
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1L Tha gach bliadhn' ùr 'toirt am bàs na's dlùth.
2 M Is grèaneileachd do 'n Tighearn' bilean nam breug,
3 C Ach is iad an dream a ni gu fìrinneach a thlachd.
4 Da Ceilidh gràdh gràin.
5,H An t-uisge-beath', bàs nam mìltean.
6 S Cadal na caorach's an dris.
7 Do "Is e'n Tighearna mo bhuachaill: cha bhi mi ann an dìth." 8L Cabhaig mhòr, caitheamh mòr: pòitear mòr 'us pòc' falamh. 9,M Ni beannachadh an Tighearn' saoibhir,
IOC Agus cha chuir e doilgheas 'na chuideachd. U Da ìfisg 'us mi-run, 's olc a chuideachd iad. 12,H Cha tig as a' phoit ach an toit a bhios innte.
13 S Tumar an dòchas ach cha bhathar e.
14 Do "Tha mi ag ràdh ribh, gur mise dorus nan caorach." 15UL Cha'n uailse duine no 'chèird.
16 M Cha ghlòr ach gniomh.
17 G Cuir us cathadh: bean gun athadh.
18 Da Am fear leis am fuar, fuaidheadh e.
19 H Coidlidh duin' air gach cneadh, ach a chneadh fèin. 20;S Bheir faighdinn furtachd.
21I)o "Leigidham buachaill maith anam sios air son nan caorach." 22DL '8 fhad an oidhche air nach èirich maduinn. 23 M Cha chinn feur air an rathad mhòr, 24.C No còineacLair a chloich a bhitheas g' a sior ghluasad. 25 Da Tuialichidh an capull c«ithir-chosach. 26jH 'S e an ceò geamhraidh, ni 'n cathadh earraich. Cha d'tiiug sàr nach d' fhuiling sàr.
"Am fear-tuarasdail:...fàgaidh e na caoraich agus teichidh e." Seachain an t-olc, 'us seachainidh an t-olc thu. iDo'n tigh-òsd' an diugh: 'sdo 'n phriosan am màireach. [Cha chreid thu 'n t-aog, gus am faic thu an t-adhlacadh.
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iA 9t^.Cl0BAIB'It,le dea8a dhùrachd cridhe, 'cuir failt' na bliadhn ùir, air gach Gàidheal a dh'fhosglas an leabhar beag so -Miosachau Gàihg air son 1872. "Slàintf agus suaimhneas gun robh dhui h."   Gheibh sibh an so earrann o'n "Fhìrinn"
^JtJS&iibUiadhna'mailleri gnath-fhocal ™
An dara mios.]      Ceud mhios an Earraich. [February.
An earra-dhubh, 2mh. 10ii. 10m. m. A cheud che'ramh, 16mh. 6u. 23m. m. Solus ùr, 9mh.  Iu. 51m. m. Solus làn, 24mh. lOu. 56m. m.
Molaibh an Tighearna: teine agus clach-shneachda.
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An leisg: mathair na truaighe agus banaltram a bhochdainn. Tha uaille 'us breug an càirdeas a' chèile. 3jS Is fearr a bhi bochd no bhi breugach. 4JDo "Mar bhuachaille beathaichidh E a threud." 5jL Gur mithich fàs diadhaidh's do chiabhan air glasadh. Reir caithe na beatha, 's tric le gun crìoch i. Is dileas an sgàthan shil caraid. Tha dealachadh eadar cronachadh 'us creidimh. Leaghaidh a chòir am beul an anamhain. Thig Dia ri airc 'us cha 'n airc 'n uair a thig. " Shaor an Tighearn' Iacob."
Feuch gu 'n cuir thu siol fallain, 'an earrach na h-òige. Fior dheòir an aithreachais a' sruthadh o shùil a chreidimh. Ceadaichidh Dia ni's am bith ach peacadh. Is maith bean an deagh-fhir, 's fhearr a faotainn maith Ma tha'm peacadh's an fhasan, 's fhearr dhuit 'bhi as. Is fearr teicheadh maith no droch fhuireach. "Air son an fhuachda cha treubh an leisgein." Faic season na bliadhna: dean ciall uaith a tharrainn. Ma's àill leat gu'm buain thu, dean rùdhar's an earrach.
21 C Is duilich bùrn glan 'thoirt à tobar salach,
22 Da Tha freumh gach peacadh's an as-creidimh.
23 H 'S fhad a ghabh eadar crosdachd 'us carthannas.
24 S Eud 'us teine: deagh sheirbhisich ach droch mhaighstirean. 25Do "Cha ghabh an duine nàdurra ri nithibh spiorad Dhè."
26 L Tha do bheatha neo-chinnteach o'n tinn a bheir bàs ort.
27 M An car theid's an t-seann-mhaid, 's ainmic a dhìreas.
28 C Is mairg nach beathaich a thruaghan.
29 Da|La a bharrachd; barrachd gràs 'us gniomh.
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"Bheir Dia gach obair chum breitheanais maille ris gach ni dìomhair, ma's maith no ma's olc e."
An treas mios]
Mios a' Mhairt.
[March.
SoWra"dbUbll, a"lh IU- fom- T- £ cheud che'ramh, 17mh 2u. 25m. K bolus ur 9mh Ou. 53m. jr. j Solus làn. 25mh Iu. 43m. m.
Coimhid gliocas fallain agus tuigse.
IIS S e tùs gach aitreabh an stèidh.
2 S iThig feart le neart na grèine oirnn.
3ìDo|"Na mealladh neach air bith e fèin."
4|L iAm fear nach cuir ri fuachd, cha bhuain ri teas.
5iM (Chuimhnich Dia ort, na di-chuimhnich am bochd.
6 C IFaire a chlamhain air na cearcan:
7iDa Fear an tigh-òsda air sporan làn a dearcadh,
8lH I'N uair a laidheas a ghaoth, 's maol gach sion.
9iS I Na tabhair iasad air an iasad. lODo "Na deanadh neach air bith uaill a daoinibh." 1 l|L Am fear nach guth a ghuth, cha rath a rath. 12M Amaideachd an nighean bhàn a bhitheas tric aig a sgàthan. 13'C Mar 'thubhairt Clag Sgàin, an ni nach buin duit, na buin da. 14|Da!'Bhi leisg 'us dìomhan, parantan gach olc. 15iH JDuin' òg 'n a lunadaire: sean duin' a sior-iunndrain. 16'S lOige gun riaghlaidh ruith gu aois na miothlachd. 17|Do'"Mur'eil Spiorad Chriosd aig neach cha bhuin e dha," 18lL |Cha-n 'eil tuil air nach tig traoghadh. 16 M I'S fhearr cridhe glan na craicionn slàn. 20lC ICha-n 'eil cleith air an olc ach gun a dheanadh. 21|DaJDuine dona gòrach, a bhitheas tric 'san tigh-òsda. 22'H Seachain an t-olc, 'us dean am maith. 23|S I An là gailbheach aig duine 'us bean mi-shealbhach. 24jDol"Ma tha Dia leinn, co dh'fheudas a bhi 'n ar n-aghaidh? ' 25JL I Am fear nach fhosgail a sporan, fosglaidh e 'bheul. 26(M An car 'tha's a mhàthair, 's tric a bhi's an nighean. 27jC Cleas a chait a dh' òl an t-uachdar. 28'Da Cha dean am bodach breug, 's a chlann a stigh. 29|H 'Coimhid an fhìrinn 'us gleidhidh an fhìrinn thu. 30 S 'Cha mhisd an t-sàbaid toiseachadh air di-sathuirn'. 3l'Do Is airidh an t-Uan a chaidh mharbhadh."
Mur cur thu siol fallan ann an earrach na h-òige. a jlc>1ri!lteac'1 's am bas duit cuiridh Satan droch phòr ann >q v. j rf3 na dnubhailc's na luibheanan feòlmhor fa bi do bhuam mar a chuir thu ma's subhailc no dò-bheirt "
An IVmh mios.]     Mios deireannach an Earraich.
[April-
An Vmh mios.]
Mios a Mhaigh.
[May.
An Earra-dhubh, Solus ùr.
1mh 2u. 32m. m. 8mh Ou. 32m. m.
A cheud che'ramh, 15mh lOu 11m. f. Solus làn, 23mh Iu. 37m. v.
I An Earra-dhubh,  30mh 8u. 21 m. M.
Ciod i bhur barailsa mu thimchioll Chriosd.
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2 M Is cruaidhe cridhe bhriseadh; na cridhe brist' a cheangal.
3 C Am fear a cheanglas 'sea shiubhlas.
4 Da Call tim, call dòchas, call 'ur n' an ama.
5 H Tha anail na h-urnuigh 'tighinn o blieath' a' chreidimh.
6 S  Is treise gràdh Chriosd no'm bàs.
7 Do "Le a ghàirdean cuairtichidh E na h-uain."
8 L Ri d' nàmhaid t-easbhuidh na ruisg.
9 M Na mol thu fhèin, 's na dl-mol muinntir eile. C A ni 'chi na big, 's e ni na big, Da Thusa 'fhuair tròcair, feuch gu 'n nochd thu tròcair. H 'N uair tha am peacadh searbh, tha Criosd prìseil. S Is millse gràdh Chriosd na beatha.
Do "Feuch, Uuan 'n a sheasamh mar gu'm bitheadh e air a L Roinn sgeine ri t-fheòil na èisd. [mharbhadh.
M Bi beothail ach na bi faoin. C Cia samhach codal trom nan treun. Da'S e am bàs, dol fo ghrèin' an t-saoghail-sa, H 'Seam bàs, briseadh fàire maduinn na siorraidheachd. S  Is fearr gràdh Chriosd na fìon. Do "Slàinte do ar Dia-ne,...agus do 'n Uan." L Beisd nimhe ri d' bheò na dùisg. M Tha bochdainn 'us uabhar gu tric an glaic a chèile. C Am fear is faide saoghal's e's mò a chi. Da Ni fear na droch shùil deifir gu bhi saoibhir. H Tha 'n cat's an luaithre, thig frasan fuar. S Bheir am flrean an aire do chùis nam bochd. Do "Cumaibh gu daingean a ni a tha agaibh gus an tig mi." L Cha-n 'eil airc ann gu airc na h-ainnis. M An samhradh geugach, grianach, ceutach.
"Agus an uair a bha daoine 'n an codal, thàinig an nàmhaid agus chufr e cogull am measg a' chruithneachd agus dh' imich e roimhe -Dh' iS e roimhe!--cha ruigeadh e eas fuireach na b' fhaide: is fonn cridhe an duine anns am fàs gach olc, dheth fèm, a stuol-chuirear ann."
Solus ùr, 7mh Iu. 19m. f. ISolus làn, 22mh Hu 8m p
Cheud che'ramh, 15mh 4u.  6m. f. |An Earra-dhubh, 29mh 2u. 12m.' r.
^Isàithne do 'n Tighearn' an dream sin a's leis.
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C Ceannaich mar t-fheum, 'us reic mar t-àilleas. Da Cha-n ionnsuich duine a cheird a cheud là.
'S bochd am pbsadh thig air lorg suiridh Shàbaid. "Na bithibh air mhisg^ le fion anns am bheil anabarr, 3 Ach bithibh air bhur lionadh leis an Spiorad." An ni a gheall Dia, cha mheall duine. Thoir bean à ifrinn, 's bheir i rithist ann thu. Cha-n e gogadh nan ceann a ni an t-iomram. i A rèir a' chuideachd, bithidh an cleachdadh. Am meanglan nach snìomh thu, cha spìon thu na chraoibh e. 'S fearr fòirneart a ghiulan na olc a dheanamh. ) "Na cuiribh doilgheas air Spiorad naomh Dhè." Am fear a ghleidheas a theangaidh, gleidhidh e 'charaid 'S fearr tigh beag, na bhi gun aitreabh. Cha-n 'eil uaill an aghaidh na tairbhe. , 'S iomadh Samhradh tioram thug pailteas aran leis. Faic seusan na bliadhna, 's dean ciall uaith a tharraing Moch maille ri Dia, ni là grianach bàigheal. " Na tugaibh àite do 'n diabhul." Bithidh dùil ri fear feachd, ach cha bhi ri fear lichd. Fhir aideachaidh bi d' dhùisg ma tha d' dhùil ri flaitheauas. Am fear nach seall roimh', seallaidh e na dheigh. Thig am bàs air uain 'us caoraich. Tha 'n deala 'snamh, thig frasan blàth roimh fheasgar. "Fheara gràdhaichibh bhur mnathan fèin. Eadhoin mar ghràdhaich Criosd an Eaglais." Sàraichear an seann-fhocal, ach cha bhreugnaichear e. Is iad na cairtean leabhar-ùrnuigh an diabhuU. An fhoill is mò: gealladh gun a cho-ghealladh. Creachaidh am bàs gach buaidh, ach buaidh Chriosd. "Rannsaichibh na sgriob tairean."
"Tha 'n soisgeul mar a' ghrian tra nòin.
'Toirt solus glòrmhor iùil, 'N sin luidhidh gealach uaill na feòl'
'S cha-n fheuch na's mò a ghnùis."
An t-Vlrnh mios.]
An Ceitein.
[June.
Solus ùr, 6mh. 3u. 23m. m.jSolus làn, 21mh. 6u. 58m. m.
Cheud ehe'ramh,  14mh 7u. 19m. m.(Earra-dhubh,       27mh 9u. 27m. f.
Thàinig an gràs agus an fhìrinn le Iosa Criosd.
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"Cha mhair beartas gu bràth." "Rinn Thu an samhladh agus an geamhradh." ¦    \ in fear nach teagaisg Dia, cha teagaisg duine.
Im bheil na h-aingidh lìonmhor? bithidh eusontas lìonmhor. Vn làimh a bheir, 's i gheibh. I   >fa dean suas càirdeas ris an fheargach.
Tha làrach buain-fhoid air an athar, ni e là maith am màir-
8 Na gabhadh do chridhe farmad ri peacaich. [each.
9 "Pillidh Iacob, agus gheibh e fois agus sìth." 10    jAin fear nach treubh aig baile, cha treubh e as.
M Cò d' am buin truaighe ?   Do 'n mhisgear. C  Bithidh cuid an amadain, am beul a bhuilg, Da Marbhaidh miann an leisgein e.
H Thàinig ialtag a steach, bithidh frasan a mach air ball. |S  Riaghlaidh làimh nan dìchiollach. Do "Esan a chruinnicheas's an t-samhradh, is mac glic e." Ill Na bi am measg phòiteirean fìona. IM Is gràinealachd iobairt nan aingidh. C Buinigear buaidh le faighidinn. Da Anns gach àm gràdhaichidh caraid. El 'N uair 'dhùnas ain flugh, tha 'n t-uisge dluth. S  Eisd ri briathraibh dhaoine glic.
Do "Cha-n urrainn uisgeachan lìonmhor an gràdh a mhùchadh." L Miann an duine lochdaich, càch uile 'bhi amhluidli. M Ni tuigse duine mail a chum feirge. C  Bàthaidh uisge teith teine. Da Thig am misgeir/us an geòcaire gu bochdainn. H Thàinig gobhlan-gaoith' a chum mo thaoibh: frasan fàs an S  Is beag air an fhìrean na breugan. [dràsd' ann.
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An VTTmh mios.]    Mios deireannach an t-Samhraidh.
Solus ùr, 6mh 6u. 25m. f.  Solus làn, 20mh Iu. 43m. v.
Cheud ehe'ramh, 13mh 6u. 25m. f.  Barra dhubh,      27mh 7u. 19m. m.
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Is labhrach na builg fàs. Na dean cron, thall, no bhos, an ear na 'n iar. Bithidh di-haoin' an aghaidh na seachdainn. Tha na cuileagan ciatach, diomhain's an t-samhradh. "Thigeadh in' annsachd d'a lios; itheadh e a thoradh tait-Beiridh am beag tric air a mhòr ainmig. [neach.
Tha 'n seangan's an seillean 'tional an stòras a nis. Ge fagaisg dhuinn's faisg' oirnn, 'S maith bhi dàn gu cobhair an am na h-airc. Tha ronnach air an athar, bithidh là maith am màireach ann. Oganaich, leig dhiot bhi mi-cheillidh an cèitein na h-òige. Do "Is cosmhuil do dheud ris an treud lomarta." L Brisidh an teangaidh bhog an cneath. M Tha aois agus euslaint' an tòir ort: bi glic. C  Beul a labhras ach gnìomh a dhearbhas.
Mar an geamhradh gnù, tha'm bàs 'teachd dlùth. Tha'n t-seamrag 'pasgadh a comhdaich, roimh thuiltean doirt-Rèir caithe na beatha's tric leatha crìochnachadh.    [each. "Is leamsa mo ghràdh agus is leis-san mise." Bheir na h-uile di-domhnuich seachdainn leis. Deann connadh's an t-samhradh. 'S olc gleadhadh an t-seannaich air na caoirich. Da 'Sdlù ruitheas an spàla troi' shnath'nibh do bheatha. H |Tha currachd air a' bheinn, sud an t-uisg' a' tighinn. S ;Faic gliocas an t-seangan 'na thionail cho tràthail. Do|"Is ròs o Sharon mise, lili nan gleann." Tha 'smùdan fèin os cionn gach foid.
Tha fiaradh eigin an aoradh, 'neach 'sfearr tha 'san t-saoghal. Is diamhain duit bhi 'g iarraidh sàimh fo 'n ghrèin.
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Mhinistear, agus cha lugha gràdh 'th'aig do dhaoinibh còire. 'Sa gheamhradh, 'nuair tha an sneachd a còmhdach aghaidh na talmhainn, 's tric a gheibhear e, aig bun an t-eallaich 'rannsachadh nan ùghdairean Gaidhealach,—oir tha suim mòr aige do bhàrdachd agus sgriobhaidhean rosgach nan Gàidheal, 's iomadh
An VHImh mios.]      Ceud mio3 an Fhogaraidh. [August.
Solus ùr, 4mh 9u. 46m. m. I Solus Hn, 18mh 8u. 53m. f.
Cheud che'ramh, 12mh 5a. 52m. m. | Earra-dhubh,     25mh 8u. 35m. f.
An TXmh Mios.]     Dara mios an Fhogharaidh.     [September.
Iarraibh na nithean a tha shuas.
Is glic an leisgean 'n a bharail fhèin. Seachain an comhstri 'tha eadar fear 'us bean. Beannachd luchd-deanamh na sithe, leanadh e mi. "Pill a ris, ar braighdeanas, mar shruthaibh's an àirde deas." Ceò gu h-iosal aimsir siochail. _
Bu tu an cealgair, mar thubhairt an dall ris a sgàthan. Bithidh na gobhair bodhar's an fhoghair. Bu tu an sealgair, ars' am mial-chù, ris a chat's an luaithrc. S e an aoine bhagarach ni 'n sathuirne deurach. An iar's an ear, 's e an dachaidh _'s fhearr. '0 Thighearna, saor do shluagh, iarmad Israeil." Galar fad' 'us eug na bhun. "Cuiribh umaibh an Tighearn' Iosa Criosd." Gheibhear deireadh gach sgeoil a' nasgaidh. Is leisg an cu ni tabhun's a cheann ri balla. Tha 'n seillean fo dhion, thig gaillean 'us sian. Tiormachadh an cuan le spàin; modhannachd gun mhaith-"Seadh, le gràdh siorraidh ghràdhaich mi thu."     [eanas. Ceò's a ghealach tir, uisge's an earra-dhubh. 'S bochd an obair nach fhiach an solus a chaithear ris. B' fhearr cumail a muigh na cuir a mach. Na bitheadh fiachan's am bith aig aon neach oirbh. Tha 'chomhachag ri bròn, thig tuiltean oirnn. Leisg an diu agus diomhain am maireach. "Chualas guth ann an Ramah, caoidh gul ro ghoirt." Ceò's an earra-dhubh, uisge le solus ùr. Buaireadar an diabhul—an leisgean. Cha d' bhris deagh urram ceann duine riamh. Gun fhiachan, gun ro-chùram, gun ghearan. Is faireachail cnamhan leònta, roimh fliuchadh feòir. A* cur bròn ri bochdainn—ag iarraidh iasad.
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nì a chunnaic, agus a chual' agus a leugh e. Tha e nis ag ullachadh air son a chlo-bhuailidh, leabhar ùr Gàelig, 's am faighear beachdau Chaluim air iomadh puinc:
"Calum Ciobair air 'chuairt am measg nan Gàidheal."
Solus ùr, Cheud che'ramh.
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Tha an Tighearn' a' rìoghachadh; bitheadh aiteas air an talamh.
"Sibhse a ghràdhaicheas an Tighearn', fuathaichibh olc,"
Is fhearrd gach maith a mheudach.
Is àrd ceann an fhèigh's a chreachan.
"Esan a choidleas anns an fhogharadh, is mac maslach e."
Dà thaobh air bean a' bhàillidh, 'sdà thaobh air bàt' an aisig.
Is leisg a chaothair nach iom chair an cloimh.
Am fear aig nach'eil aobhar, is soirbh dha aobhar fhaotainn.
"Molaibh an Tighearn', oir tha an Tighearn' maith."
Suidh gu h-ìosal, 'us diol gu h-uasal.
Is trian obair toiseach; is trian suiridh samhladh.
Tha an seangan a' cruinneachadh, a theachd-an-tìr's an
Laimh neo-iochdmhor, laimh na h-èigin.        [fhogharadh.
An ni nach cluinn thu an diugh, cha-n aithris thu am mair-
Is furasd' tein' fhadadh an cois' craoibhe. [each.
"Roghnaich an Tighearn' Iacob dha fèin."
Is e gìnne dheth fèin a sgoltas an darach.
Thig gach uilc ri aois, thig baoth, thig boil, thig bàs.
Cia fhad a choidleas tu a leisgein ?
'S dona an comharradh air sean duine codal.
Is dona an comharradh air an òigridh caithris.
Cha chinn lus no barr air rathad-an-rìgh.
"Bheir an Tighearn' breith air a shluagh."
Is tric bha claidheamh fad' an laimh gealtair.
Is fearr cù luath no teangaidh labhar. [amadan.
Mar uisge's an fhogharadh, cha-n 'eil urram iomchuidh do 'n
Faodaidh mearachdan aon là do chur rè beatha fo phràmh.
"Is fearr an t-olc eòlach na 'n t-olc aneoil."
Is searbh r'a dhìol am fìon is millse r'a òl.
"Aig an Tighearn' tha tròcair, agus aige-san tha mòr-shaorsa."
Is fad an tiinchioll nach tachair.
"Tha muinntir eil' air teachd d' ar tìr 'Us sìol nan treun 'g an cur a dhith— Sìol nan treun a ghleidh le buaidh Ar beanntan àrd 'us tràigh a' chuain."
An Xmri Mios.]    Mios deireannach an Fhogharaidh    [October.
Solus ùr, 2mh 3u. 30m. f.
A cheud ehe'ramh, 9mh 9u.  3m. f.
Solus làn, Earra-dhuuh,
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Gu dearbh saoraidh E thu e rib an eunadair, o'n phlàgh mhilltich.
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jjaDUair an inirinn geu a oiiiouu caou a agmcauu mun mv^. Fuathaichidh an teangaidh bh reugach iadsan d'an dean edoch-Isian deagh bhean-tighe an oighreachd aimsireala'sfeàrr. [air. Is fearr beagan cuideachadh, na mòran coireachadh. Faodaidh duine maith bhi na aonar, ach chamhaith dha bhi'na "Bithidh 'fhìrinn 'na sgèith agus 'na targaid dhuit." [aonar. Tha gach uile thìodhlac iomlan o'n àirde. Is deagh thiodhlac bean mhaith ged nach 'eil i iomlan. An tì a chladhaicheas slochd, tuitidh e fèin ann. Aithnichear anns na geataibh, fear an deagh bhean-tighe. lis mealltach deagh-ghean, agus is diomhain maise Ach bean air am bi eagal an Tighearn' is ise a mholar. "Cha bhi eagal ort a thaobh an uamhais anns an oidhche." Gun chrann-araidh, gun treabhadh, 's fheudar am màl a 'S e am bruidhneach an leisgean a's mò. [phaidheadh.
Moladh neach eile thu, agus na b'e do bheul fèin. Am fearr nach glac a chothrom, gheibh e call mòr. Fosgail do bheul airson an duine bhailbh, agus do sporan do'n Tagair chis an truaghain agus an fheumaich.        [bhochd. "Le do shuilibh seallaidh tu agus chi thu dìol nan aingidh.'' 'N uair a bhitheas an cota lom is furasd' a reubadh. Bheir an sionnach an aire air a chraicionn fèin. Is fearr achmhasan follaiseach na gràdh falaichte. Isfearrfear bhrògan an diugh nafearbhotuinnean am maireach.
Is fad cas-ruisKte, am fear a dh' fheitheas air son cais-bheairt a mhairbh.
Is iomadh a ni cosnadh, ach 'si an deaghbhean-tighachaomh-" A chionn gu bheil gràdh aige dhomh, saoraidh mi e." [neas.' Feuch nach bàth thu, am fear a theagaisg dhuit snàmh. Bheir luasgadh bainne ìm a mach; bheir fasgadh na sroine fuil Is dìleas lotan caraid; ach is cealgach pògan eascaraid, [amach. Tha luach bean shubhailceach os ceann òr 'us airgid.
Cò a gheibh bean shubhailceach? oir tha a luach gu mòr os ceann chlach uasal, earbaidh cridhe a fir aisde agus cha bhi feum aig air creich. Iocaidh i maith dha, agus cha-n olc rè uile làithean a beatha, iarraidh i olann agus lìon agus oibrichidh ì gu toileach le a lamhan.
An Xlmh mios.]     Ceud mios a' Gheamhraidh.     [November.
Solus ùr, 1mh 5u. 28m. m.
A cheud ehe'ramh, 8mh 3u. 51m. m.,
Solus làn, flEarra-dhubh, ISolus ùr,
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Bean rapach, tigh salach; clann gun oilean 'us fear gun mheas. Sathurn gun fhiachan guniasad, deireadhseachduinn grianail. "Daingnich thusa obair ar làmh dhuinn." Cha luidh an t-eun ach air aona ghèig. Cum na bheil agad, agus cuirear an còrr ris. Bitheadh aithne mhaith agad air staid do chaorach. Cladhaich an tobar mun tig am pathadh. 'N uair thuiteas a' chraobh teichidh an sgàil. Am fear nach ceannsaich a spiorad, cha chiosnaich e fheòil. "Mar chrann-phailme, thig am firean fo bhlàth." Gàire 'us cuthach, sugradh subhach, 'us bròn sìorraidh. Na bi bruidhneach, ach bi gnìomhach, na òb 'sna iarr onair. Air son eusontais tìre bithidh mòran uachdaran oirre. Mar thabhann gaothair air gleann fàs, tha teagasg gun eòlas. Fanaidh duine sona ri sìth; bheir duine dona duibh-leum. Cuiridh an t-amadan 'an ceile inntinn uile.
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An "XTTrnh mios.]     Dara Mios a' Gheamhraidh.      [December.
Solus ùr, 1mh 5u. 28m. n.
A cheud che'ramh, 8mh 3u, 51m. m.
Solus làn, 15mh 5u. 8m. m.
Barra-dhubh, 23mh 5u. 45m. m. Solus ùr, 30mh 6u. 34m. f.
Guidhibh-segun 'ur teicheadh a bhi 'sagheamhradh n o air an t-sàbaid.
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"Oir anns an àm sin bithidh àmhghar mòr ann." Is cruaidh r'a ghiulan, uabhar 'us aineolas. Is fagus do eagal bàis, call na beatha 'th' agad. Bheir luehd-f ochaid baile ann an ribe.      [choimhearsnaich. Tha an cealgair a dioladh do'n diadhachd, chum gun creach e Ged a chaill am madadh-alluidh fhiaclan, cha do chaill a Aithnichear droch fhear, air gnùis a mhnaoi.       [mhiann. " Ge be bhitheas seasmhach chum na criche, 'se so a thearnar." Moch-èirigh 'Luain a ni an t-suain 'Mhairt. Ma's dubh, ma's odhar, ma's donn, is toigh leis a ghabhar a Diomhanas agus breugan, cuir fada uam. [meann.
Millidh dànadas modh, 'us millidh airc iasad. Is iomadh lion baile le nàire air son làn beòil de bhiadh. Na innis do rùn dod' charaid gòrach, no dod' nàmhaid glic. "Thugaibh an aire nach meall neach sibh." Is lom an tràigh air an cunntar na faochagan. Na cuir do làmh eadar a chlach agus a scrath. [am màthair. Tha ginealach ann a mhallaicheas an athair, 'snach beannaich, Teine mòr air a lasadh, leis an teangaidh bheaga. Ma's fearail thu na bitheadh gruaim ort. Tha an là goirid, bi dichiollach.
Thugaibh an aire nach bi sibh fo amhluadh." Is buan an oidhche—"dorchadas iomallach." Tionailidh maoin, maoin, agus tionailidh fiachan, fiachan. Aig an deal-each tha dithis nighean: tabhair, tabhair. Cha-n òl an luch ach a leòir as an abhuinn. Mo thruaighe! am naisgear! [reach leis.
Nan tugadh aithreachas air ais, cha deanadh neach nlb'aith-i "Oir is ann an uair nach saoil sibh thig Mac an duine." 1 Tachairidh daoine ma'n tachair na cnuic,  [cheuman saill." "Crùnaidh tu a' bhliadhna le d' mhaitheas; agus silidh do
Cuimhnich: an ni as fearr, do d' nàmhaid, maitheanas: do d' eascaraid, fad-fhulangas: do d' charaid, do chridhe: do d' leanabh,, eiseimplear mhaith: do d' athair, urram: do d' mhàthair, deagh-chliù: do na li-uile dhaoine, urram agus carthannas: do Dhia, eagal agus ùmhlachd: dhuit fhèin, Criosd.
A tinn Dpniiriil Lm" t«H not down
thine hedge.
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Spring Time.
The wist man knows the fool, but t/te foolktio-ws not the wise man.
OUR     GIRLS
there is no sin in tasteful'dress, but only in devoting to it too much money or too much tìme."
Homh should be viewed as a social nursery, within whose protecting walls a girl must fit herself for a higher and more difficult sphere. It is the place of opportunity; the dressing-room of life; the ante-chamber leading into the great hall of assembly in which she is bound to act some more or less important part. Much of the happiness of mature life depends on the good use made of the elevating influences of home.
A Good Daughter.—There are other ministers of love more
conspicuous than she, but none in which a gentler, lovelier spirit dwells, and none to which the heart's warm requitals more joyfully respond. She is the steady light of her father's house. Her ideal is indìssolubly connected with that of his fireside. She is his morning sunlight and evening star. The grace, vivacity, and tenderness of her sex have their place in the mighty sway which she holds over his spirit. She is the pride and ornament of his hospitality, and the gentle nurse in his sickness.
Pretty Girls. —Mrs. Stowe says
Iiretty girls, un-ess they have wise mothers, are
more educated by the opposite sex than their own. Put them where you will, there is always some man busying himself in their instruction ; and the burden of masculine teaching is generally about the same, and might be stereotyped as follows:—" You don't need to be or do anything. Your business in life is to look pretty and amuse us. You don't need to study; you know all by nature that a woman need to know. The only sense you noed is lovely nonsense. You are, by virtue of being pretty, superior to anything but what you are."
Beauty akd Dress.—A clever writer says: "Providence meant women to make the world beautiful as much as flowers and butterflies; and
Good Counsel.
a rhyme six hundred years old.
Guard, my child, thy tongue. That it speak no wrong ; Let no evil word pass o'er it; Set the watch of truth before it, That it speak no wrong. Guard, my child, thy tongue.
Guard, my child, thine eyes; Prying is not wise : Let them look on what is right; From all evil turn their sight; Prying is not wise. Guard, my child, thine eyes.
Guard, my child, thine ear ; Wicked words will sear : Let no evil worct come in That may cause the soul to sin; Wicked words will sear. Guard, my child, thine ear.
Ear, and eye, and tongue, Guard while thou art young; For, alas ! these busy three Can unruly members be. Guard, while thou art young, Ear, and eyes, and tongue I
This is a sensible view, and is the true medium between the one extreme of straight and rigid1 simplicity and the devotion of a lifetime to vanity and frivolity.   What is a taste in dress but (m effort after the beautiful ?  The reason why the beautiful is not always the result is because so many women are ignorant or merely imitative. They have no sense of fitness.   The short wear what belongs to the tail; and brt* nettes     sacrifice their    natural! beauty to look like blondes. Theydoj not reflect that a1 dress well suited' to one complexion may rob another of all its attractiveness.
Female Delicacy. — Above every other fea^ ture which adorns the female cha* racter, delicacy stands foremost within the province of go"So taste. Not that; delicacy which a perpetually in quest of 5omeUUH to be ashamed ov which makes merit of a blush, and simpers at the false construct;.;: ìts own ingenuity has put upon an innocent remarfc-this spurious kind of delicacy is as far removed from good taste as from good feeling and good sense—but the high-minded delicacy which maintains its pure and undeviating walk aillse amongst women as in the society of men. which shrinks from no necessary duty—that delicacy which knows how to confer a benefit without wounding the feelings of another, and which understands also how and when to receive one— that delicacy which can give alms without display, and advice without assumption, and wnkh pains not the most humble or susceptible being
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Domestic Life.—The duties of domestic Bft, exercised as they must be in retirement, and calling forth all the sensibilities of woman, are as necessary to the full development of her charms as the shade and the shower to the rose, confina-ing its beauty and increasing its fragrance.
tìt who remains in the mill grindst nàt hi whà goes arid omes.
MARRIAGE.
Tltu» Marriage.—"It is," says an old writer, treason against the law of love and of God for any to marry unless they wed ; that is, unless they love and be true to their love. Marriage should be considered as the most solemn league of perpetual friendship—a state in which artifice and concealment are to be banished for ever."
"Marriage," says Jeremy Taylor, " has in it jess of beauty, but more safety than single life ; it has not more ease, but less danger; it is more merry and more sad ; it is fuller of sorrows and roller of joys ; it lies under more burdens, it is supported by all the strength of love and charity, ana those burdens are delightful. Marriage is the mother of the world, and preserves kingdoms,
I and fills cities, and churches, and heaven itself. I Celibacy, like the fly in the heart of an apple,
I j dwells in perpetual sweetness, but sits alone, and
j à confined and dies in singularity; but marriage, I like the useful bee, builds a house and gathers
] sweetness from every flower, and labours and unites into societies and republics, and sends out colonies, and feeds the world with delicacies,
I and obeys their king, and keeps order, and exercises many virtues, and promotes the interest of j mankind, and is that state of good to which God hath designed the present constitution of the world."
Leigh Hunt concludes an essay on marriage as follows ;—"There is no one thing more lovely i& this life, more full of the divine courage, than a young maiden, from her past life, from her happy childhood, when she rambled over every field and moor around her home ; when a mother anticipated her wants and soothed her little Cares; when her brothers and sisters grew from merry playmates to loving, trustful friends; from Christmas gatherings and romps, the summer festival in bower or garden, from the room sanctified by the death of relatives; from the secure backgrounds of her childhood, and girlhood, and maidenhood, looks in the dark and un-illuminated future, away from, all that, and yet, unterrified, undaunted, leans her cheek upon her lover's Tbreast, and whispers, ' Dear heart, I cannot see, but I believe. The past was beautiful, but the future I can trust—with thee.'"
Eably Marriages. —An American lady, Mrs. H. W. Beecher, thus writes on this subject:— " We are no advocate for very long engagements, or unreasonably early marriages, but we do behave that the happiest marriages are of those between whom the love was early plighted, and that dose observation will prove that such are the most likely to stand the test of time, and pass through the many rough and hazardous
I paths of married fife with the most oheerful forti-1 Pide. Those who have delayed marriage till I their habits have become too firmly established
II to kindly te another's wishes or pecu-Itanties, hava not, we think, so sure a prospect
j of a pleasant and harmonious life. .  . . Begin real bfe together.  That is the true way : all the 11 «*eeter and happier if you begin small.   The i I less style and display there is, the more time
each will have to study the home-character of the one they have accepted as a companion for life, and the better opportunity to learn easily how to 'bear and forbear/ to tone down such peculiarities as are not conducive to mutual confidence and harmony, ^n all characters there will be such peculiarities—it is quite right there should be—but by carrying the some gentleness and Courtesy into domestic life which was so easily and naturally given in the days of courtship, yielding a little, 'giving up* one to the other, the early wedded become assimilated, and find in their union an ever-increasing joy, which a later marriage, when the habits become fixed and unyielding, seldom realises."
Unhappy Marriages.—The universal expectation of married people is that their married lives will always be happy ones. Deluded dreamers 1 They imagine that they are different from other people, and that when they enter the portal of matrimony, love, peace, and prosperity will ever be their attendants. Such persons had better at once consider themselves the same as others, but form resolutions that will keep them from the dangerous coasts on which so many have been wrecked and ruined. Unhappy marriages depend upon many causes. Previous to marriage, many try to appear more intellectual, more amiable, or more accommodating than they really are. Depend upon it that love brought into existence by a moonlight stroll, strengthened by deceit and fashionable displays, and finally consummated through the influence of intriguing friends, will fade in after life almost as fast as the flowers which compose the bridal wreath.
The Duty of Husbandsi—The first duty of husbands is to sympathise with their wives in all their cares and labours. Men are apt to forget, in the perplexities and annoyances of business, that home cares are also annoying, and try the patience and strength of their wives. They come home expecting sympathy and attention, but are too apt to Have none to giye. A single kindly word or look, that tells rus thought of her and her troubles, would lift the wCight.of care from her heart. Secondly—Husbands should make confidants of their wives, consulting them on their plans and prospects, and especially on their troubles and embarrassments. A woman's intuition is often better than all his wisdom and shrewdness; and all her-ready sympathy and interest is a powerful aid to his efforts for thair mutual welfare. Thirdly—Men should show their love for their wives in constant attention, in their manner of treating them, and in the thousand and one trifling offices of affection which may be hardly noticeable, but which make all the difference between a life of sad and undefined longing, and cheery, happy existence. Above all, men should beware of treating their wives with rudeness* and incivility, as if they were the only persons not entitled to their consideration and respect. They should tWflk of their sensitive feelings and their need ofC/m-pathy, and "never let the fire of love go out, or cease to show that the flame is burning with unabated fervour."—Dr. Aikman.
JANUARY,]
Goad at a distance is better than evil near at hand.
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General Wolfe born, 1727. He is said to have remarked, shortly before his death at Quebec, that he would rather have written Gray's "Ele^y" than have the glory of defeating the French.
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Interview between King William and NI. Benedetti.
MBENEDETTI was the • French Ambassador at Berlin when the quarrel arose between France and Prussia in July, 1870, with respect to the candidature of the Prince of Hohenzollern to the throne of Spain. The Berlin Government seemed disposed to deny at first that it had taken any special interest in the question of the succession to the Spanish crown ; but King William subsequently admitted to M. Benedetti that he had authorised the candidature in his private capacity as head of the House of Hohenzollern. In the same capacity, and not as king, he had approved of the withdrawal of Prince Leopold. The French Government were not quite satisfied with all this, and instructed their ambassador to require of the king that, if the candidature were revived, " he would interpose his authority and prevent that course." This request was made to King William by M. Benedetti at their memorable interview which took place on the promenade of Ems, on the 13th of July. The king absolutely and indignantly declined to come under any such engagement. M. Benedetti persistently pressed the point; but^ the king, with some impatience, reiterated his refusal, adding that he reserved to himself the power of being ruled by circumstances. On the French Ambassador endeavouring to obtain another audience of the king, he met with a rebuff. The alleged affront put upon M. Benedetti caused great indignation in Paris, and had the immediate effect of precipitating the war which ended so disastrously for France.
gardening fob the month.
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delay.   If tulips. &c, that were planted early now that the sap is down, may still be trans-
now show throngh the ground, protect them with planted, and you may prune away all weak and a little Utter.   Beans may be sown now for trans- j useless shoots.
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The Search for happiness.
The way to be happy is not to try too much to be so. You can't catch sunbeams, if you try ; but you may enjoy their light and warmth by letting them shine unsolicited upon you.
Help others, and you relieve yourself. Go out and drive away the cloud from that distressed friend's brow, and you will return with a lighter "heart.
An able writer gives the following: " The looking forward to enjoyment does not pay. From what I know of it, I would as soon chase butter-fiiesfor a living or bottle moonshine for a cloudy night. The only way to be happy is to take the drops of happiness as God gives them to us every day of our lives. The boy must leam to be happy while he is learning his trade, the merchant while he is making his fortune. If he fails to learn this art, he wilF be sure to miss his enjoyment when he gains what he has sighed for."
Secret of Happiness.—An Italian bishop, who had struggled through many difficulties without repining, and been much opposed without manifesting impatience, being asked by a friend to communicate the secret of his being always happy, replied, " It consists in a single thing, and that is, making a right use of my eyes." fits friend, in surprise, begged him to explain his meaning. *'Most willinglyjj" replied the bishop. "In whatsoever state I am, T first of all look up to heaven, and remember that my great business 8 to jget there ; I look down upon earth, and call to mind how smaH a space I shall soon fill in it. i-then look abroad in the world, and I see what multitudes are in all respects less happy than
myself, and then I leam where all my cares must end, and how little reason I ever had to murmur, or to be otherwise than thankful. And to live in this spirit is to be always happy."
DiFFUSKRS of Happiness.—Some men move through life filling the air with their presence and sweetness, as orchards, in October days, fill the air with the perfume of ripe fruit. Some women cling to their own houses, like the honeysuckle over the door, yet, like it, fill all the region with the subtle fragrance of their goodness. How great a blessing it is so to hold the gifts of the soul that they shall be music to some and fragrance to others I It would be no unworthy thing to_ live for, to make the power which we have within us the breath of other men's joy; to fill the atmosphere which they must stand in with a brightness which they cannot create for themselves. There is many a rest in the road of life.
If we would only take it; And.many a tone from the better land, If the querulous .heart would make it. To the soul that is full of hope,
And whose beautiful trust ne'er faileth,_ The grass is green and the flowers are bright.
Though the winter storm prevailcth. Better to hope though the clouds hang low,
And to keep the eye still lifted ; For the sweet blue sky will soon peep through
When the ominous clouds are rifted. There never was night without a day,
Or an evening without a morning ; And the darkest hour, as the proverb goes. Is the hour before the dawning.
FEBRUARY,]
The hest throw upon the dice is to throm thettt away.
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Death of Mr. Winslow.
AREMARKABLE feature of the late war between France and Germany was the daring reconnaissances of the Uhlans, who rode in advance of the Prussian armies, scouring the country in all directions^ and carrying back important information to head-quarters. It was à dangerous duty which they had to perform, riding over long distances in small parties through an enemy's cduntry ; but the bold horsemen mingled caution with their courage, and seldom allowed themselves to be surprised by a larger force. There1 was one occasion, however, near the beginning of the war, when a body of Baden troopers was unexpectedly assailed by tne enemy. The troopers were twenty in number, and they had with them Mr. Winslow, an English officer, who wanted to see some active service. More venturesome than the Lancers who blew up the via-^duct of the railroad between "Bitsche and St. Avoid, they entered France at Lauterberc in broad daylight, and pushed forward as far as Nieder-bronn, cutting the telegraph wires along the railway. Next morning, when breakfasting at a farm-house, they were surprised, and in the sharp milie which ensued, Mr.Win-slow unfortunately received his death-wound. It was noted at the time as a somewhat singular circumstance that an Englishman should be the first officer slain in the war on either side. Mr. Win-slow was a great favourite in the German army among those who knew him best.
GARDENING FOR THE MONTH,
Prepare all vacant places in the garden for the sowing of annuals. This may be commenced towards the end of the month. By a sowing in February and another iu March or April, you will be able to obtain a succession of flowers of the same kind in the summer and autumn. Carnations and other plants in frames should have free exposure to the air on every favourable opportunity. The stronger kinds of roses may now be pruned, but as a rule this operation should not take place too early. Cutting back the trees stimulates to new growth in the milder weather, but if frost ensues, all this new growth perishes.
The transplanting of autumn-sown cabbage* should now be completed. Sow early radishes in sheltered spots. Beans and peas should; not be sown too thickly. Cos-lettuces maybe sown at the end of the month, and onions should be planted for seed. Fresh plantations of strawberries may now be made. Where the plants resnain, turn over the ground between them, and let a little of the soil be: shaken over the surface. Raspberry canes may be pruned, taking away the old growth, and1 leaving only the new canes that sprang up last-year.
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Woman's Work.
Woman has work to do. Though idleness does Dot destroy her as it does a man, yet it' does not become her. Merely to display her charms for the admiration of others cannot be the destiny of one created with a woman's hand and head, and endowed with a woman's soul. From the nature Of the case, her work should be womanly "in its character; that which is within doors rather than without; which belongs to the ornamental rather dun to the mechanical.
Mothers are in a great degree responsible for the wives their daughters make. If they do not buin them early to take their share in household mnrk—if they do not teach them to cook and superintend a household, to sew, mend, and knit —there is the blame if they do not fulfil the duties they undertake when they become wives and housekeepers. In every situation in life, high Or low, this sort of knowledge is of the greatest advantage. If the husband is rich, the wife should know how to disburse his riches most advantageously; if he is poor, she should know how to make a little go a great way, and should have been taught that "many a little makes a mìckle."
There is no necessity that the gaining of such information ^ should interfere with either intellectual acquirements or elegant accomplishments. A well-regulated mind can find plenty of time to attend to all these pursuits. When a girl is nine Or ten years old, she should be obliged to take wne regular share of the household duties upon aer shoulders; and to feel responsible for the manner in which her part is performed, such as washing the cups and saucers, or arranging and dusting thejparlour, and attending to her own mending. This should not be done occasionally, aad^eRJected whenever she docs not feel in the Boooiorperforming the task, but should be con- I
sidered her special work, and its non-completion should receive rebuke and correction. When older, girls should begin to take turns in making bread, cakes, pies, and puddings; should learn effectually, and not stand by and see others do them, but leam to do the work practically. Many a husband's affairs have suffered sadly for want of these domestic accomplishments. The wife trios to learn, tries to do her duty ; but her early education was sadly neglected, and she must always be the sufferer thereby. On the other hand, if a girl has been well taught in her youth, when she becomes a wife she understands fully tìle management* of household concerns; and many a husband has been saved from ruin by his wife's knowledge of economy and good management.
The Present and the Future.
The present is little in most minds but as a step to the future. The child longs for boyhood, and the boy for manhood. Manhood longs for the time of establishment, and when it is reached —if it be—for the time of rest and relief from care. So the human spirit, by its constant projecting of itself into the future, appears in some vague way to own its present unsatisfactory condition, and to " feel after if haply it may find" something better in advance. It would be strange if this life-lone habit of counting on the future were to be broken off abruptly in death, and end in nothing. It is the witness within, ourselves of our immortality.—Dr. Hall.
All death in nature is birth, and in death appears visibly the advancement of life. There is no killing principle in Nature, for Nature throughout is life; it is not death that kills, but the higher life which, concealed behind the other, begins to develop itself. Death and birth are but the struggle of life with itself to attain a higher form.—Fichte.
MARCH,]
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Death of General Abel Douay.
fENERAL ABEL VJT DOTJAY was fated to fall in the first real battle of the Franco-German war. At daybreak on the 4th of August, 1870, while the men of his division were busy preparing their breakfast on a high hill, called the Geisbergt about three-quarters of a mile distant from the town of Weissenburg, tìle position they occupied was suddenly attacked by theThird German army, under command of the Crown Prince, which had advanced unper-ceived through the woods on the Bavarian side of the Lau- j ter. On the alarm being given, the Germans were seen pouring across the river at various points. Though outnumbered, and taken unawares, the French fought with great valour and determination, but all in vain. Led by General Douay, they rushed forward to meet the troops who were storming the Geisberg, and a fierce hand-to-hand conflict ensued. The overwhelming numbers of the Germans, however, soon told with terrible effect upon the French; men and officers fell fast, and by two o'clock it became evident that further resistance, would be attended by the destruction of the division. General Abel Douay, who had witnessed* from a mound the last despairing struggles of his men, gave, some orders to the officers of ! his staff who were still left] and then, all alone, descended j I the slope- At the foot he dre* I his pistol and shot the hone j which had borne him through the battle. Sword in hand, he i began to ascend the opposite 1 hill; and when voices called after him, " Whither awayrw he resolutely responded, ' TJ* the enemy." The words had not been long spoken when a shell struck him, and he died.
GARDENING FOB THE MONTH.
Dress the ground between bulbs, that they may get the full benefit of light and air. Sow hardy annuals, and keep in view the arrangement of colour when the plants come into flower. Transplant autumn-sown beans, and sow cabbages for use in summer and autumn. The sowing of all crops of this kind should be so timed and continued at intervals, that a constant succession is
kept up in the supply. In purchasing seed, ascertain which kind is most appropriate to the season when you intend to use it, or when you may desire to gather in the plants. OmoruL carrots, and parsley may be sown freely in miJa weather. Sow peas also for a succession ol crop. This is the proper month for grafting fros trees.
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ha ny a child goes astray, not because there bgrant of prayer or virtue at home, but simply because home lacks sunshine.
EybRY parent is like a looking-glass for his children to dress themselves by. Therefore, parents should take care to keep the glass bright and clear, not dull and spotted, as their good example is a rich inheritance for the rising generation.
playfulness. —Joy is one of the main factors of mental development The intellectual rank of any creature may be measured by the playfulness of its infancy. Who would buy a puppy With not a streak of fun in him, or a colt with no toon fjriskiness than a worn-out cart-horse ? Your sofceYcolf or nuppy is either sick or stupid ; and so, as a rule, is your habitually sober child. Go to your asylums for the weak-minded if you want to tee patterns of sobriety-; next to them the hemes of intemperate and vicious parents. The fun-loving propensity of such little miserables, if uSej^ever had any, has been crushed into untimely soberness by disease or ill-treatment, and they are not bright.
Axe your little children playful!
Let them well enjoy their glee; DarVcn not their path with sorrow—
Let them happy, playful be.
Earth's spring flowers they are to you,
t*t them joyful be and gay; Gòuds full soon will veil their faces.
Hake them happy while you may.
Let their bright, sweet faces cheer you Daily, like the flowers of spring;
the Household.
Strive to make them like a sunbeam, And their hearts to you will cling.
True, you may sometimes be weary. If their plays are loud or long;
Gently hush their gleeful voices, Tune their mirth to some sweet song. •
If you thus will scatter sunshine Round each young and trusting heart,
You may hope theyll love their Maker, A,nd He'll to them joy impart
Love of the Beautiful.—Place ayoung girl under the care of kind-hearted women, and she, unconsciously to herself, grows into a graceful lady. Place a boy in the establishment of a thorough-going, straightforward business man, and the ooy becomes a self-reliant, practical business man. Children are susceptible creatures, and circumstances, scenes, and actions always impress. As you influence them, not hy arbitrary rules, nor by stern example alone, but a thousand other ways that speak through beautiful forms, pretty pictures, &c., so they will
frow. Teach your children, then, to love the eautiful. Give them a corner in the garden for flowers; encourage them to put it in the shape of hanging baskets; show them where they can best view the sunset; rouse them in the morning, not with the stem " time to work," but with the enthusiastic "See the beautiful sunrise I*' Buy for them pretty pictures ; and encourage them to decorate their rooms in his or her childish way. Give them an inch, and they will go a mile. Allow them the privilege, and they will make your home beautiful.
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Far fetched and dear bought is a bargain for the ladies.
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Oxford Easter Term begins. Oliver Goldsmith died, 1774. Cambridge Easter Term begins. Richard Coeur de Lion died, 1199.
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Edward IV. of England died, 1483. The reign of this monarch is memorable from widely different causes— the great battles fought in the "Wars of the Roses," and the introduction of the art of printing into England.
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Sweating sickness broke out in England, 1551. This was the last appearance in this country of that terrible disease, which was far worse, in the rapidity of its progress, than the cholera of later days.
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Meeting of Moltke and the King of Prussia at Grave-lotte.
KING WILLIAM was sitting under a garden wall near Rezonville on the z8th of August, 1870, when the great tidings of the victory at Grave-lotte were brought to him by Count Moltke. The seat which had been made for him consisted of a rail, with one end on a weighing-machine, and the other resting on the body of a dead war-horse. In the immediate vicinity a factory was burning, and casting a lurid glare all around. The reflection of the flames might be seen in the king's helmet, which he wore at the time. By his sìde stood Prince Charles, the Grand Duke of Weimar.the Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg, Count Bismarck, Count DonhofF, and General Von Roon, who, had laid aside his helmet for foraging - cap. There was silence in the group, for it was felt that the crisis of the fight had come, and that the result would soon be known. At the moment when expectancy was at its height. Count Moltke, with the heat, and dust, and excitement of battle on his1 face, approached the king, e claiming as he came, "Please; your Majesty, we have conquered ! * A loud hurraK burst from the lips of the; erewhile silent group standing'' about the king. The greatest and bloodiest battle of the' war had been nobly fought and gloriously won. To Moltke, who planned every battle of the campaign, ;t must have been a proM moment when he carried the tidings of victory to the king.
GARDENING FOB THE MONTH.
Complete the sowing of hardy annuals, and the half-hardy kinds may be sown towards the end of the month. Look carefully over your roses after curled leaves, which will be found to contain a grub that will prove destructive to the bloom if unmolested. Make a fresh sowing of beans and peas, for a succession of crops. Sow Brussels sprouts rather thinly. Get in your main crop of celery, and of onions, if not completed last month.   Continue the sowing of lettuce, and
water the young plants constantly in dry weather. The ground about gooseberry and currant trees should be frequently turned over with the hoe, and the stems and young leaves should he watched for the appearance of caterpillars. Remove all suckers from the fruit -bushes. The layering of vines may now be perforated, and this should always be done with Healthy shoots, in a similar way to that used for cana.* tions.
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misting of the king of prussia and count moltke after the battle of gravelotte.
THOUGHTS  FOR  SPARE   MOMENTS,
LncB most garments, like most carpets, every-
thing in life has a right side and a wrong side. Hi leams much who studies other men; he
sho learns more who studies himself.
I Thi wealth of a soul is measured by how much
it can feel; its poverty by how little. Hàjtinbss grows at our own firesides, and is
¦otto be picked up in strangers' gardens.
you would find a great many faults, be on
fte look-out.    If you would find them in still
greater abundance, be on the look-in. Hi only is advancing in life whose heart is
getting softer, whose blood warmer, whose brain
cjsidcer, whose spirit is entering into living.peace.
I     who is conscious of his ignorance, viewing
it in the light of misfortune, is wiser than one
who mistakes superficial polish for knowledge. Better is he who is above temptation than
he who, being tempted, overcomes; since the
Utter hut suppresses the evil inclination stirring
in lus breast which the former has not. I   Vn* bad man, diffusing his own spirit over the
world, sees it full of treachery, selfishness, and 1 deceit. The good man is continually looking for , and seeking noble qualities. I Sbnkcà tells us that " not to return one good I office for another is simply inhuman, but to re-J nun evil for good is diabolical." There are too I many even of this sort, who, the more they owe,
the more they hate. I   God is the only being who has time enough; I but a prudent man, who knows how to seize
occasion, can commonly make a shift to find as
much as b,e needs.
There are two ways of attaining an important end—force and perseverance. Force falls to the lot only of the privileged few, but sustained perseverance can be practised by the most insignificant. Its silent power grows irresistible with time.
It does not follow that because we have taken a perilous step we ought to retrace it. She was not a wise old woman who crossed a bridge, and, on being told that it was labelled " dangerous,*' turned and re-crossed it in all haste.
Never trust a man who assents to everything you say, who falls in with all your views, without making a single suggestion or correction of his own. A man, in fact, who is an incarnate "yes" is either a fool or a knave.
" I never knew a man," says an old author, "who could not bear another's misfortunes just like a Christian"—which reminds one of the old lady who thought every calamity that happened to herself a trial, and every one that happened to her friend a judgment.
No woman can be a lady who can wound or mortify another. No matter how beautiful or how cultivated she may be, she is, in reality, coarse, and the innate vulgarity of her nature manifests itself here. Uniformly kind, courteous, and polite treatment of all persons is one mark of a true woman.
The entire alphabet is found in these four lines. Some of the children may like to leam them:—   j God gives the grazing ox his meat,
He quickly hears the sheep's low cry, But man who tastes his finest wheat, Should joy to lift His praises high.
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Spend not where yon may save; spare not where yon must spend.
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HenrylV. of France assassinated, 1610. Edmund Kean died, 1833. Rapin, the historian, died, 1725. Oxford Easter Term ends. Oxford Trinity Term begins.
Christopher Columbus died, 1506. Earthquake in Kent, 1382. Trinity Law Term begins. Savonarola burnt, 1498. Queen Victoria born, 1819. General Todleben born, r8i8.
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An Incident at Sedan,
ON the evening of the ever-memorable ist of September, 1870, when the Frencn, surrounded on all sides, had been driven back upon Sedan, the German troops, occupying positions which commanded the town, were visibly conscious of the thrilling nature of the situation. The order to cease firing soon after the bombard menthad begun made them aware that important negotiations were in progress, which might lead to a speedy capitulation, and the surrender of the whole French army, The excitement increased at the conviction deepened that some great event was about to happen which would redound to the glory of their arms. A remarkable effect was produced when the opening of one of the gates of Sedan, to give egress to an officer bearing a message to the king, made it seem obvious to all that the capitulation was close at hand. The soldiers instinctively felt that they had achieved a splendid triumph, unequalled in the annais of war; and their enthusiasm could scarcely have beenl greater if they had heard these words of Napoleon's letter:—: " I lay my sword at the feet-of your Majesty." Along thaw whole battle-line there rang out a simultaneous salvo of cheers; bayonets and sabres glanced high in air; and there was also waving -of helmets and shakoes. Even thè wounded caught the enthu-4 siasm of the moment, and joined in with " faint huzzas." An eye-witness told Dr. Russell that he saw a huge Prussian, who had been lying prostrate, rise suddenly to his feet, toss up his arms, utter a. loud " Hurrah 1" and thenfajl forward stone dead over the body of a Frenchman.
gardening for the month.
Cuttings or seedlings may be removed from the frame to the ground in fine, showery weather. Propagate heartsease and wallflowers by cuttings, and plant out your dahlias in holes eighteen inches deep. Look carefully after your creepers, training the young shoots as soon as they get long enough, and cutting off badly-placed or untidy growths.   Hoe well between your grow-
ing crops; and if you detect the presence of slugs or other insects, strew soot or lime round about the plants. Continue the sowing of beans, cabbage, lettuce, mustard and etc &c. Check the growth on vines of young w« which will, if neglected, absorb the strength oT the trees, and prevent the fruit from coming ta maturity.
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an incident at the battle of sedan.
Credulity.
There seems no limit to the credulity of some pie when you tell them things utterly beyond pale of reasonable belief; but when you give them simple, wonderful truths, they reject them at once as fables. A sailor Iad was telling his old mother of the curious flying-fish he had seen abroad. But she instantly checked him with, "John, John, what a liar thou art!" But when, to amuse her, he began to spin his yarns, and to tell her of a voyage across the Red Sea, wbere they drew up in a fishing-net a chariot wheel of solid gold, inlaid with diamonds, which mu supposed to be one of the lost chariot wheels of Pharaoh, she was highly delighted, and exclaimed, "Ah, now, that is possible. But never tell me again of your flying-fish, John."
A wager was once laid that if it should be advertised that a conjurer would put himself in a quart bottle, surely there would be no one credu-rau enough to believe it. The experiment was tried, and as the result a great crowd assembled in the specified hall, and paid their money to see the wonder. Great was their impatience at the delay. Some even inquired if the conjurer would twtjjfor double the sum, put himself into a pint bottle. The crowd was at last addressed by one of the parties, who explained the matter and reniraoa the money, to tne great disappointment of many. This principle in human nature is turned to great profit nowadays by the people wfio are always so eager to do you the favour of oMng you a §reat sum for a trifling outlay. Bat if people will so wilfully blind their eyes in these days when light is so abundant, they cannot justly claim much sympathy. Many striking instances of the dangers of credulity, uil the artfulness of the traps set for the unwary IjjpaWgning persons, have recently been before toe panic, and should put it on its guard for
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Moral Influence.
An American writer on this subject remarks : Away among the Alleghanies there is a spring, so small that a single ox could drain it dry on a summer day. It steals its unobtrusive way among the hills until it spreads out into the beautiful Ohio. Thence it stretches away a thousand miles, leaving on its banks more than a thousand villages and cities, and bearing on its bosom more than half a thousand steamboats. Then, joining the Mississippi, it stretches away some twelve hundred miles more, till it falls into the great emblem of eternity. It is one of the great tributaries of the ocean which, obedient only to God, shall roll and roar until the angel, with, one foot on the sea and the other on the land, shall lift his hand to heaven and swear that time shall be no longer. So with moral influence. It is the rill, the rivulet, the ocean, boundless and fathomless as eternity.
Independence.—Heaven help the man who imagines he can dodge enemies by trying to please everybody! Other people have their opinions, so have youdon't fall into the error of supposing they will respect you more for | turning your coat every day, to match the colour ] of theirs. Wear your own colours, in spite of winds and weather, storm and sunshine. It costs the vacillating and irresolute ten times the trouble to wind and shuffle and twist that it does honest, manly independence to stand its ground.
Knowledge, truth, love^ beauty, goodness, faith, alone give vitality to existence. The laugh of mirth which vibrates through the heart; the tears which freshen the dry wastes within; the music which brings childhood back; the prayer .that calls the future near ; the doubt which makes us meditate ; the death which startles us with its mystery; the hardship that forces us to struggle ; the anxiety that ends in trust—these are the nourishments of our nature.
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Accusing- is frovmg, where malice and power sit judges.
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Earl of Leicester married Amy Rob-sart, 1550. The marriage took place before Edward VI. at the palace of Sheen, Leicester being then only eighteen. He procured the death of his wife by the means of two dependents in 1660.
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Proclamation day. Cambridge Easter Term ends.
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The Emperor in Danger.
THE French Emperor, though deficient in the qualities of highest generalship, cannot be accused of the want of personal bravery. At Sedan be displayed a courage which evoked the admiration of his enemies, and exposed himself to fire with a heedlessness which called forth the remonstrances of his staff. The struggle in the direction of Bazeilles and Balan was the fiercest in that eventful battle which culminated in the capitulation of Sedan and the surrender of the Emperor and the whole French army. The difficult task of carrying Balan, a suburb of Sedan outside the fortifications, was assigned to the Bavarians of Von der Tann's corps. They effected a lodgment, but were driven out by the French. Again they advanced, and the struggle became more desperate than before. Recognising the importanoe of the position, the Emperor joined an attacking column, composed of the remnants of various regiments, declaring that he only served as a private soldier. Upon this forlorn hope the artillery from the heights above sent down a roaring storm of shot and shell. One of the latter burst close to the person of the Emperor, and enveloped him in a cloud of smoke. At theì1 urgent entreaty of the officersr around him, he retired, seeing that further effort was in vain; and the Bavarians, following up their advantage, occupied Balan, and attacked the fortifications. Borne back in the surging mass of beaten and demoralised soldiery, the Emperor entered Sedan, and wrote shortly afterwards the] memorable letter in which he surrendered his sword to the victorious king.
GAKDEHINQ JOE. THE MONTH,
A few annuals, such as Clarkia and Virginia sto.ck, may still be sown. Others should be thinned out from, the border and potted for window-plants. Take up choice bulbs as soon as the foliage dies down. Tie up carnations, &c, and look after aphides, which maybe kept under by dusting a little Scotch snuff upon them. The budding of roses may be performed towards the end of the month.  Gather herbs for drying, and
remove all kinds of decaying crops. Make your last sowing of beans and peas early in the month. Plant out your young cabbages, &c, and make a good sowing of turnips, sprinkling the young plants, when they come up, with soot or lime. Still look over vines, and cut away weak ana" useless growths. Keep strawberries well watered in very dry weather, or they will yi$ld comparatively little fruit,
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napoleon iii. at the battle OF sedan.
Learning Life's Lessons.
Whoever has any observation or experience in the matter must have noticed what a tedious operation learning to read almost always is; and wjere it not for the pliant mind of the child, it would be far more so. The brightest and easiest taught children will draw their words, make pauses where there are none, and blunder in various ways before they acquire the ability to repeat the words they have learned to form a sentence which has an intelligent meaning to them. Much persevering plodding is required after that, before they can get the meaning of the story contained in one short page.
Is not this true of the best of us in learning to read the stern lessons of life? Are we not all doll scholars when we come to interpret the meaning of the hard discipline of sorrow and care which falls to the lot of even the most favoured? Do we not leam slowly the solemn teachings of life ? And how many fail to catch it at all, to whom each day, and week, and year, of their lives mean no more than the disconnected words of the blundering scholar mean to him.
Happy are they who comprehend the true meaning of the chapter of life. Look not back upon your dark, stumbling paths, nor within on I your vacillating heart, but forward to scenes of integrity and usefulness ;#be more than a cipher.
Thx Best STiMULUS.~Debt may perhaps serve as a stimulus to exertion in some cases, but there is a much more powerful one. It is the consciousness of being out of debt. One has cmnared the stimulus of debt to the power of a five Coal on the back to .wake up a man s energies. John Randolph's "pay as you go," is the true philosopher's stone after all, changing not only , our base metals into gold, but also giving us 1 goSen^pleasures as the fruits of our toil.
How to Speak to Children.
The usual_ way of managing children is by cor
Jioral punishment, deprivation of some desired uxury or favour, or by rewards addressed to the senses, and by words alone. There is another means of government, the power and importance of which are seldom regarded. We refer to the human voice. By its tones animals are governed; horses, cattle, dogs, .even cats, are controlled^ by its power and influence. A few words uttered in a soft tone, are found to possess a magic influence ; and harsh, cross tones, although the words may not be of their nature, rasp the mind and heart of the hearer. A blow may be inflicted on a child, accompanied with words so uttered as entirely to counteract its effect; or the parent may use language during the correction of his child, not objectionable in itself, yet spoken in such tones that the influence of the punishment is utterly defeated.
The baby in the cradle recognises the power of the voice. If harshly spoken to, its little lips will quiver, and tears will flow; but the little one jumps and crows when it hears the low(i(soft tones and words. Is this influence confined to the cradle? No indeed; every age feels it, recognises it, and it does not cease while the child remains at home I Therefore, remember thitf, mothers and fathers: Whatever disposition you desire to encourage in your children, you must manifest it in the tone of voice in which you address them.
The best thing to give ^your enemy is forgiveness ; to your opponent, tolerance ; to a friend, your heart; to a Ghild, a good example; fo a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of her son; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity; to God, obedience.
An envieus man waxes Uan with the fatness of his neighbour.
The hypocrite pays tribute to God, that he may impose on men.
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Flight of the Em' press Eugenie.
On Sunday, the 4U1 of Se> tember,  1870,   the   air "of Paris was surcharged win revolutionary electricity, Tfis reaction had come after the 'first stunning effects of tìiè disastrous news from Sedan, and excited crowds in the streets were shouting " Long live the Republic!" "Down with the Emperor !" Outside the Tuileries, where the Em* press still remained, the mob had a threatening look, and ther-e were some fears of an attack being made on the few soldiers on guard ; but the presence of mind of a Zouave, who danced the can-can. inside the railings, put the rero* lutionists in good  humour, and turned them from their half-formed purpose.   Early in the day the Empress re* | ceived a despatch from M. [ Pietri, the Prefect of Police, I announcing the hostility of the National Guards, and the general gravity of the situation.   The   revolution had begun, and , no time was to be   lost-.    Preparations for flight were  speedily made, and the plain  carriage intended to receive Her Majesty stood in readiness at some distance from the Tuileries. Accompaniedhy a few officers j of her suite, the Empress left I the pakce on foot, and was I separated from her escnrtfo? a short time by the pvcumt of the crowd.  A Uttlef boy, J recognising her, shouted ^out, "There is-the Empress1!" on which exclamations of "To | the guillotine! to the gufflo-tine !" are said to have bunt I from the crowd.   The Empress, however, wjas soon lost to the sight of those who I threatened her; she rejoined I her companions, reached the 1 carriage, and escaped in safety from Paris, arriving at the II coast, near Trouville, whence she sailed for England
gardening fob the month.
Carnations and pkotees should be layered when they htfve done floyrering. As soon as pelargoniums have flowered they should be cut down, and if plants in pots have done blooming, they should be transferred to the ground, where, after a short time, they will again bloom freely. Plant out your cabbages and other plants; and transplant cauliflowers in moist situations. Stake
voiw scarlet runners, and sow your last crop of kidney beans in the first few days of the month. Plant celery in shallow trenches, and keep ft earthed up as it advances in growth. Cearna and plums may now be budded in the same "manner as roses. -Select some of the strongest runners for making new plantations of strawberries. Keep back the summer growths of all fruit trees.
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Though a good life may not silence calumny, it will disarm it.
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escape of the empress eugenie.
WAR.
I "THBhorrors of war" is a phrase often in men's oanti; but its force has never been more vividly I realised than during the recent campaign on I the Continent Men read the details day by I day until their hearts were sick.   The scenes
Etented by great battle-fields after the con-t are appalling, but these are only a portion of the miseries war brings in its train.  Towns besieged, and their inhabitants driven to exist in ctfiir^ while even there they are in momentary I dread of violent death ; food diminishing day by diy,and at last doled out in pitiful rations, which ire scarcely sufficient to "keep body and soul I together;" at last, perhaps, the moment of as-I suit, when fìre seems to rain from heaven upon I tì» dace'besieged—all these form parts of the I teiriwe picture.   Then there has to be taken I bho account the devastation of homesteads far iad wide; their owners fleeing for dear life, they I know not whither, or abandoning themselves up I to despair and courting death ; fìre and smoke I] encoding for miles in regions before covered I with vineyards or smiling with corn, while the I Uood«òfì< strong men is being trampled in the 'l earth, and their cries fill the air—such are the I scenes which help to fill up the sum of warlike I "bonoes."
1 The ujustration on a foregoing page represents '•Mof^minor incidents of the war. A chateau its walled grounds are being held by a de-sent, while the enemy are posted outside, radtìng their opportunity for attack.   Each ¦ tiv is on the alert, and many are the shots wriiangfd.  Cautiously, one of the soldiers on * < defensive side is taking his turn in the attempt ' ing down one of the enemy ; but the latter be too quick for him, and, betrayed by his a, he may fall with a bullet through the [ bain.
PEACE.
Peace is one of those blessings the value of which is not fully recognised until they have departed. While we till our fields and pursue our ordinary avocations, we are apt too often to think our duties monotonous, and sigh for some more blissful condition; but the ability to pass our days and follow our employments with the blessing of Peace shedding its calm around us, and enabling us to rest in safety after our toil, and in due time to reap its proper fruits, is a happiness for which we cannot be too deeply grateful. The hills and valleys of our favoured land have been for centuries unstained by blood; and the contrast presented by the state of things at home, and that of which we have heard as existing so widely of late in a neighbouring country, should make us fully appreciate the advantages which we all possess in the enjoyment of " peace in our tìme."
Our second illustration represents a homely incident in the ordinary life of a cottager, who in time of peace is a happy and useful tiller of the soil, but, with war ravaging his country, would be transformed into c bearer of arms, and probably become mere "food for powder." See him now, welcoming his wife and child as they come to meet him after his work is done, and he has his daily season of happiness and rest before him in his little household; and think of him as compelled to shoulder his rifle and accoutrements, and leave his home and loved ones behind him, perhaps never to return. In Peace he is contented and happy, and assisting to make others so; in War he would have exchanged this blissful condition for that of the peasant-soldier in the other picture, and probably, like him, be peering eagerly for an enemy over a wall, pursuing the dreadful trade of killing and being killed.
AUGUST,}
He who fears death has already lost the he covets.
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King William Proclaimed Emperor.
On the x8th of January, 1871, the anniversary of the birthday of the Great Frederick, the King of Prussia, accepted the title of Emperor of Germany in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles. The ceremony wai one of the most imposing description. The long hall of gloss, gorgeously adorned with statues, and painted ceiling, and glittering chandeliers, was fined by an illustrious assemblage, in every variety of uniform. Kings, prince*, grand dukes, generals, aid statesmen were present, from all parts of Germany; to join in the great national celebration. Whoa the King and Crown Prince entered the hall there was a, deep hush, quickly followed by loud cheers and shouts of " Kaiser 1" as they passed up the middle of the room towards the altar at the end. At a riven signal, a chorus of well-chosen voices, wits instrumental accompaniment, rolled out the rich harmonles of a grand German hyan£ After the music there was* religious service, and the officiating clergyman traced the hand of Providence in the great events of the «tf which had brought about th* re-establishment of the Q&-manic Empire. Count Bismarck next read an address of congratulation, and thè king in his reply was vhùtìy moved when he spoke of'tbe imperial dignity now «tù-ferred upon him descèndftt to his heirs. Again, at tM close of the ceremony, there was loud acclaim, the shouting- of many enthusiastic voices, and waving of fiats. The Emperor then left t« hall, while the band struck up the Prussian NationaJ*Air, and a military procession marched out to its strains.
GARDENING FOB THE MONTH.
Ik the beginning of the month carnations and picotees may still be layered, and the better kinds should be shifted into pots as soon as they have rooted, that they may be the more readily protected from frosts. Plant out biennial stocks where they are intended to flower. Contmue the earthing up of celery; bend down the necks of onions j and sow lettuce and spinach for the
.winter. Also prepare your bed for sowingìcab-*bage for spring and summer supply. Hoelfie-quently betweenyoung plants of Brussels sprouts. Savoys, &c. Continue to remove weakraad strangling offsets of vines, and thin out the smaller berries from your bunches of graces, | which will increase the size of the remaipinf fruit.
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The fen of the tongue should be dipped in the ink of the heart.
[31 Days.
king william proclaimed emperor of germany at versailles.
A PAGE FOR YOUNG MEN.
Habit.—The seemingly unimportant events of Hfe succeed one another as the snow gathers teflrther; so are our habits formed.   A single
¦ fate produces no material change; but as the tonpest hurls the avalanche down the mountain,
j sia overwhelms the inhabitant and his habitation, SftBossion, acting upon the element of mischief,
i which pernicious habits have brought together by imperceptible accumulations, overthrows the earfifce of truth and virtue.—Jeremy Bentham.
t Work and Rise.—Richard Burke, being found { fo ta reverie, shortly after an extraordinary display of powers in the House of Commons by ntSYbrother Edmund, and questioned by Mr. I Hilene as to the cause : " I have been wondering hwrjNed has contrived to monopolise all the tuentx of the family ; but then, again, I remem-Urwhen we were at play he was always at WpjJL*   The force of the anecdote is increased OTj&e fact that Richard Burke was not considered I *wnor in natural talents to his more distinguished brot&r. Yet the one rose to greatness, while the I other died comparatively obscure.  Don't trust I !yottr Sennas, young men, if you would rise; bet work! work! work.
I Itokpendence.—Independence—the right and the power to follow the bent of your genius without fear of the bailiff and dun—should be your first aftexfble aim. To attain independence, so appor-
I ttcayoar expenditure as to spend less than you
I TOjp" you earn. Make this rule -imperative ; 1 know of none better.  Lay by something every
ITW, if it be but a shilling.—Caxioniana.
I Foolish, spending is the father of poverty. Do I ist be ashamed of work, and hard work.  Work
for the best salary or wages you can get, but work for half price rather than be idle. Be yeur own master, and do not let society or fashion swallow up your individuality. Compel selfish body to spare something for profits saved. Be stingy to your own appetite, but merciful to others' necessities. Help others, and ask not for help yourself. See that you are proud, but let your pride be of the right kind—be too proud to be lazy; too proud to give up without conquering every difficulty ; too proud to be in company that you cannot keep up with in expense; too proud to lie, or steal, or cheat • too proud to be stingy.
The True Witchcraft.—Cressinus was an old Roman who had but a small piece of land to till, but he gathered so much more wealth from it than his neighbours, with their many broad acres, that he was accused of witchcraft. To defend himself, he brought into court his servants and his implements of husbandry, and said— I " These are my witchcrafts, O ye Romans. My i servants and my tools are all the witchcraft I | know of. I say not to my servants, ' Go do this, or do that/ but I say, ' Come, let us go do it. and so the work goes on." This is the true kind of witchcraft, to get the most returns out of the land, be it little or much. " The eve of the master does more work than both his hands," is an adage every one has proved who has employed the labour of others. This old Roman did not need poor Richard to tell him, " If you want a thing done, do it; if you don't want it done, send some one." It is as true now as when the wisest man wrote it, " The hand of the diligent maketh rich."
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Entry of the-First German into Paris*;
GERMAN troopers during the war created no small astonishment by the sang /roid and intrepidity which they displayed in enj tering French towns in smalt parties, and quietly taking possession. The capture :f Nancy by a young lieutenant: and two horsemen was a remarkable feat which seemed almost to wear about it an aitV of romance. Second to none of his compatriots in coi
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after the capitulation. Far in advance of his men he galloped up the Avenue de la Grande, and, on passing the Arc d* Triomphe, he parted with i wave of his sword the crowds assembled there, which seemed at first inclined to bar his
fiassage. On he rode, without et or hindrance, and neyer drew rein till he reached the Avenue of the Champs Elysèes, where he awaited the arrival of the fine detachment under his command. There is little doubt that the bold bearing of the leader of tà-Hussars, which excited the admiration of some EngT spectators, had considei effect in cowing the Parisian crowds, and in restraining them from offering insults ta the German soldiers. The spectators who witnessed the entry of the victorious troops belonged chiefly to the lower classes, and it was stated at the time that they looked c with perfect calmness; some of them even making an effort to exchange a few words with the Prussians. When some other events of the war are forgotten, the unmolested f try of *he conquerors into , Paris will rankle m the heart! of Frenchmen,
gardehinq fob the month.
Collect and dry your flower-seeds, labelling them, when necessary, with height of the plants and colour of the flowers. Look to your edgings of box, &c, which may now be repaired or replaced. Begin the planting of snowdrops, narcissus, &c.   Scarlet geraniums and pelargo-
cellar. Hoe weeds from all parts of the vegetable-garden. Thin out turnips, winter spinach, and all crops that are sufficiently forward. Gather articles for pickling and preserving, and remove all kinds of decaying or useless vegetation. L Strawberry runners may still be plantrd.
&th Month.]
Nothing is more intolerable than fraud ignorance.
[30 Days.
entry of the first german into paris after the capitulation.
"Advice Gratis."
under this title, the Rev. C. H. Spurgeon gives the following:—
When you see a man with a great deal of religion displayed in his shop window, you may depend upon it he keeps a very small stock of it Ban.
Do not choose your friend by his looks ; handsale shoes often pinch the feet
By no means put yourself in another person's pttjtr; if you put your thumb between two grinders, they are very apt to bite.
prink nothing without seeing it; sign nothing without reading it; and make sure that it means no more than it says.
Don't go to law unless you have nothing to kae; lawyers' houses are built on fools' heads.
Put no dependence on the label of a bag, and count the money after your own Jtin.
In any business never wade in the water where you cannot see the bottom.
Keep clear of a man who does not value his own character.    |     _
Time and Duty.
SnsrttLY and swiftly the wheels of time ane normg on, bearing alike the rich and the poor, the noble and the beggar. As the moments flee away, one by one, so we, one by one, are draw-?I nearer our final goal. Then do the duty each day brings—
1    ** If you cannot in the conflict
Prove yourself a soldier true. If where fire and smoke are thickest,
There's no work for you- to do; When the battle-field is silent
You can go with careful tread, You can bear away-the wounded,
You can cover up the dead."
Fragments.
Every day is a little life, and our whole life is but a day repeated.
Death ejects the Christian from a decaying cottage* and carries him to an eternal palace.
A good conscience is the best looking-glass of heaven; in which the soul may see God's thoughts and purposes concerning it reflected as so many shining stars.
Said Samuel Rogers S " Those who go to Heaven will be very much surprised at the people they find there, and much more surprised at those they do not find'there."
Dean Swift said: " It is with narrow-souled
fieople as it is with narrow-necked bottles, the ess they have in them the more noise they make in pouring it out."
if an angel were sent from heaven to find the most perfect man, he would probably -not find him composing a body of divinity, but perhaps a cripple in a poorhouse, whom the parish wish dead, and humbled before God with far lower thoughts of himself than others think of him,— New ton.
wealth, and power, and prosperity, how peculiarly transitory and uncertain 1 But religion dispenses her choicest cordials in the seasons of exigence, in poverty, in exile, in sickness, and in death. The essential superiority of that support which is derived from religion is less felt, at least it is less apparent, when the Christian is in full possession of riches, and splendour, and rank, and all the gifts of nature and fortune. But when all these are swept away by the rude hand of -time or the-iwigh^Masts of adversity the true Christian stands, like the glory of the forest, erect and* vigorous, stripped; indeed, of its summer fòfaage, but more than ever discovering to the observing eye the solid strength of his substantial texture.—Wilbcrforcc.
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Major Andre' hanged, 1780. This brave young officer fell into the hands of the colonists during the American war, and was executed by Washington as a spy.
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Edger Allen Poe died, 1849, Rienii assassinated, 1354.
Oxford Michaelmas Term begins.
Countess of Macclesfield died, 17S3. The poet Savage was her illegitimate son.
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Harold killed at the battle of Hastings, 1066. The battle was fought at the village of Senlac, six miles from Hastings. The place was named Battle in consequence.
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Battle of Leipsic, 1813.
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Sir Philip Francis born, 1740. Sir Philip is the reputed author of the celebrated letters of "Junius;" but so carefully was the authorship concealed that the point is still in dispute.
Dr. Doddridge died, 1751.
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Bed-time has arrived for the little ones of the household, and they come to take their evening farewell of papa before retiring to rest. Papa has. been busily engaged all ."day in his counting-house, and is now taking his usual quiet:; hour in the library, with a favourite book before him, butj gladly lays this down for a-few moments* converse with each of the living and mort attractive books now clustered'' around him. Each in turttj comes to his knee with a kiss and a " Good-night I" and each receives a few parting words of encouragement ane>, endearment. There is a smile of pleasure in his thoughtful face as he looks into the eyes of the little one now before him, and listens to her childish prattle. Her arm is laid upon his as if she were reluctant to. leave; but others are waiting their turn, and they also haw something to say, and eageln await their opportunity. At last they are all carried of£;l but their gladness has cheered their father's heart, and [fee sunshine of their presence seems to linger around him when he is once more ìèlV alone with his books. • ?Hfl The children of such a father form a part, and the better part, of himself. :' ffiUs chief solicitude in life isfftr them; his toils, anxieties^ and hopes are all closely associated with their interests. &8H could not." says an American writer, do anything ;that would touch my heart sa much as that which you should do to my child, because my child is himself and myself too, and my feelings for him are mow than my feelings for myselfV Such is the affection which every true father bears towards his child, and such are anions; the thoughts which cross, his mind as to each one he wishes "Goodnight!"
gardening FOB THE MONTH.
Pot all plants requiring protection, and get the ground generally clear, that it may be turned well over before the winter sets in. The exposure of the soil to the depth of a spade or more, in the frost or snow of winter, will purify the ground and make it productive. August-sown lettuce and cabbage will now require transplanting. Take up carrots and parsnips when the tops have
turned yellow ; and continue to earth up celery and to dìg potatoes. Turn over all vacant spaces. and prepare for the next crops. Currant ana gooseberry bushes may now be transplanted, and they should be carefully pruned, all cross branches being cut away. IQig in a little lime about the roots to destroy caterpillars. If propagation is desired, lay some of the strongest shoots.
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" GOOD-NIGHT!"
NOVEMBER,}
Plough or not plough, you must pay your rent.
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Michaelmas Law Term begins.
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Gunpowder Plot discovered, 1605. The conspirators were executed in St. Paul s Churchyard at the end of January in the following year.
John Milton died, 1674.
Prince of Wales born, 1841.
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Lord Fairfax died, 1671.
Charles Kemble died, 1854.
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Captain Manby died, 1854. He was the inventor of an apparatus for saving life from shipwreck, which has been instrumental in saving large numbers of lives around our dangerous coasts.
Sir Henry Havelock died, 1857.
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John Loudoun Macadam died, 1836. His name is celebrated in connection with "Macadamised" roads, as he invented that form of cruelty to animals.
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Arrival of the Emperor Napoleon at Dover.
The Emperor Napoleon, on obtaining release from bis captivity at Wilhelmshfihe, at the close of the war, set out for England to rejoin the Empress and Prince Imperial, from whom he had been separated eight months, and landed at Dover on the aoth of March, 1871. Thousands of people bad assembled to witness the arrival of the illustrious exile. The Empress, the young Prince, and a limited suite, who had come by special train from Chisel-hurst, walked down the pier when the special boat from Ostend was sighted, and stood on one of the landing-stages. As the vessel steamed-into the harbour, the Emperor was seen on deck, accompanied by Baron Hekren. General Fleury, and Prince Achille Murat. He was loudly cheered, and acknowledged the cordial greeting with salutes and smiles. On step-: ptng ashore he was accosted by Mr. William Henry Payne, the borough coroner m Dover, who approached the Emperor, and said, "As Mayor of Dover, I reoeived> yout Majesty on the occasion of your visit to England fifteen years ago, and I now repeat-my salutations." The Emperor thanked the coroner, and had only walked a few paces when the Empress threw herself into his arms, and kissed him passionately several times, while the Prince Imperial also saluted his father on both cheeks. Thus Louis Napoleon found himself for the second time in his eventful history an exile on the shores of England*
gardening for, the month.
Plant hyacinths -early in the month, and tulips should also be in the first week, if possible. Climbing plants and flowering shrubs may now be obtained and planted. Take up dahlias; watch any plants you may have in pits, giving them light and air freely on the few milder days of the month, and carefully covering them again as soon as the sun goes down. A sowing of early beans may now be made, at a depth of about two
inches, and when they rise they must be weal protected with litter. Cover over the crowns of rhubarb and seakale with dry dung, sand, or some similar material. The pruning and transplanting of fruit trees should now be ctmrpkted. Newly-planted trees should have a little hat* strewn around the roots to protect them from the winter frosts. Fruit trees on walls may now be freely pruned, and their training attended ta
lith Month.]    Bef^ yen marry.by^ur^f a house wherein f-qq jJaySa
Dead, yet Living.
Tri cedar is the most useful when dead; it is Isemostproductive when its place knows it no note, There is no timber like it. Firm in the pain, and capable of the finest polish, the tooth no insect will touch it, and Time himself can hardly destroy it. Diffusing a perpetual frag-aoce through the chamber which it cei>s, the worm will not corrode the book which it protects. Eorthe moth corrupt the garment which it guards ; all but immortal itself, it transfuses its amaranthine qualities to the objects around it. Every Christian is useful in his life, but the goodly ttdars are the most useful afterward. Luther is dead, but the Reformation lives. Knox, Melville, and Henderson are dead, but Scotland still retains a Sabbath and a Christian peasantry, a
I KMe in every house, and a school in every parish. Banyan is dead, but his bright spirit still walks lac earth in its " Pilgrim's Progress." Baxter is (fead,but souls are quickened by the "Saint's
I Rett?" Cowper is dead, but the " golden apples " are still as fresh as when newly gathered in the "nlrer basket" of the Olney Hymns.  Eliot is
I dead, but the missionary enterprise is young.
, Henry Martyn is dead, but who can count the
I apostolic spirits who, phcenix-Hke, have started
E mm the funeral pile ? Howard is dead, but codern philanthropy is  only commencing its
leaner. Raikes is dead, but the Sabbath-schools
I JJOfc-tRev. F. Hamilton.
It ìs a good thing feW to admire.    By continually looking up-¦wn, our minds will themselves grow upward. BaHta of admiration and enthusiastic reverence
' excellence impart to ourselves a portion of the tnSrks we admire. Here, as in everything às, humility is the surest path to exultation.— iV. Arnold.
Truthfulness at Home,
" Of all happy households," writes Harriet Mar-tineau, "that is the happiest where falsehood is never thought of. All peace is broken up when one* it' appears there is a fiar in the house. All comfort has gone when suspicion has once entered—when there must be reserve in talk and reservation in belief. Anxious parents, who are aware of the pains of suspicion, will place general confidence in their children, and receive what they say freely, unless there is strong reason to distrust the truth of any one. If such an occasion should unhappily arise, they must keep the suspicion from spreading as long as possible, and avoid disgracing their poor child while there is a chance of its cure by their confidential assistance. He should have their pity and assiduous help, as if he were suffering under some bodily disorder. If he can bo cured he will become duly grateful for the treatment. If the endeavour fails, means must of course be taken to prevent his example from doing harm; and then, as I said, the family peace is broken up, because the family confidence is gone. I fear that, from some cause or another, there are but few large families where every member is altogether truthful. But where all are so organised and so trained as to be wholly reliable inact and word, they are a light to all eyes and ' a joy to all hearts. They are public benefits, for they are a point of general reliance; and they are privately blesseòSwithin and without Without, their life is made easy by universal trust; and within their home and their hearts they have the security of rectitude and the gladness of innocence."--
People.who are always "standing on their dignity " are continually losing friends and making enemies, and fostering1 à spirit of unhappiness in themserves.
DECEMBER,]
The worth of a thing- is best hnvwn by t/te want of it.
[1872.
THE MOON'S CHANGES.
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Last Quar., 23rd, a 11 m. New Moon, 30th, 6 36 m.
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%ùbtnt Storàrcg.
Opening of the London Mechanics Institution, 1823.   This took place in London, under the aid of Lord Brougham, Dr. Birkbeck, William Cobbett, and others; and before, many years had elapsed there were . R. 7 51 400 institutions of the same kind in 1 -various parts of the country.
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Joseph Bramah died, 1814. He was the inventor, among other things, of the celebrated locks, one of which was so sk ilfully picked by the American, Mr. Hobbs, in 1651.
Dean Stanley bom, 1815. Prince Albert died, 1861.
3 ganbag in Jptont.
Cambridge Michaelmas Term ends.
Oxford Michaelmas Term ends.
Prince Rupert born, 1619. Famous for rashness in battle, and for the invention of " Rupert's drops."
St. Thomas.__
4 gimìrag in g.bbtnt.
Duke of Guise assassinated, 1588. Peace of Ghent, 1814.
Christmas Day. St. Stephen. St. John.
Innocents' Day._
1 Smtìrag after (Kljrisimas.
The Elder Pretender died, 1765. Once more "A Happy New Year"
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Murder of the Arch bishop of Paris.
IN  the last days of the Commune, when it was seen to what fearful lengths of incendiarism the ir.surgtnls could go, fears were enter* tained that the seventy-four hostages,   including   moo-seigneur Darboy, the Archbishop of Paris, who wt shut up in   the prison Mazas, would be summarily put to death in cold blood I As the terrible event showed, I those fears were only too tttn founded.   On Tuesday, the 23rd of May, when the leaden of the Commune had grown desperate, knowing that the end was near, the Archbishop and his fellow-captives were transferred from the prison , of Mazas to that of La R I; queue.   On the evening of i the following day Monseignenr Darboy  and   M.  Bonjean. President of the Cour de Cassation, were shot in prison. The Archbishop died with the serene courage of a martyr. In answer to the insults of the executioners, he said, "Do not profane the word libertìr; it is to us alone it belongsyior we shall die for liberty and faith."   From the time of ha first arrest, the Archbishop, knowing the vmdictive^uK bloodthirsty character offtbe men in whose power he was, had a presentiment of the (aic that awaited him, and sustained his spirit with the consolations 01 religion.   The other hostages were removed from La Roquette to Bère b Chaise at night, under the pretext of being traasJerred j to another place of confine* ment, and there the crowning massacre was made of the \ hapless victims of the Gcna* : mune.   Well might a nnV ! sionary say at the Versailles , trials, that  he   had j seen greater ferocity i j savages.
gardening fob the month.
Dig out the borders, re-arrange the beds if required, and protect the roots of all tender plants. Open the pits freely in the finer days of the month, but water very sparingly, if at all. Attend to the autumn-sown plants, removing decayed leaves, or digging them m when the ground is turned up. Onions may be planted where the ground is dry.   Mulch over the roots of tender
trees, such as apricot and peach, as tfceyj»* often so far affected by frost as to be *gF» » the coming year. Let the soil throughout ihe garden be well turned up, for exposure to the frost and snow. When the weather »t» WNgJ for garden operations, the time mwt<wW employed in preparing flower-sticks, lADCtf, «c, for the spring.
12th MOnth 1       T° read and Mt UH<d^and ** to pursue and       ro i
.  . Z~ J _nottotake. [31  DayS.
murder of the archbishop of paris,
Little Lips-
Little lips, so gently pressing, Little fingers, soft caressing ; Oh, the bosom of a mother Knows more joy than any other 1 Little feet, so early straying Little wills soon disobeying; Oh, the bosom of a mother Knows more care than any other 1 little knees, our stiff knees shaming, "Little lìsps, the father naming; Oh, this father's heart a mother Knows more truly than another I Oh, the love-links of a mother, Stronger far than any other ; God has welded every chain In the infant's heart and brain!
The Snow-Flake,
Tub snow comes down in fleecy flakes,
like fairy messengers ; TJpon the hills, upon the lakes,
it-, footfall gently stirs. Trom out the gloomy, leaden skies,
These crystal gems come forth, lite blessings from adversities,
Of true and welcome worth.
By winding stream, by cottage side,
Upon the dreary moor, .O^rnountain high, on ocean wide.
The storm may darkly lower. Yet on its wings the pale white flake • WHl treasures with it bear, And in our hearts its lesson make, And dwell in beauty there..
Gossip and Slander.
Pay no attention to slanderers or gossip-mongers. Keep straight on in your course, and let their backbitings die the death of neglect. What is the use of brooding over the remarks of some false" friend, that run through your brain like lightning? What's the use of getting into a worry and fret over gossip that has been set afloat to your disadvantage, by some meddlesome busybody, who has more time than character ? These things can't possibly injure you, unless, indeed, you take notice of them, and in combating them give them character and standing. If what is said about you is true, set yourself right at once; if it is false, let it go for what it will fetch. If a bee stings you, would you go to the hive and destroy it? Would not a thousand come upon you? It is wisdom to say little respecting the injuries you have received. We are generally losers in the end if we stop to refute all the backbitings and gossipings we may hear by the way. They are annoying, it is true, but not dangerous, so long as we do not stop to expostulate and scold. Our characters are formed and sustained by ourselves, and by our own actions and purposes, and not by others. Let us always bear in mind that " calumniators may usually be trusted to time and the slow but steady justice of public opinion."
Golden Thoughts.
Better be understood by ten than admired by ten thousand.—Edwards.
No real greatness can long co-exist with deceit. The whole faculties of man must be exerted in order to call forth noble energies; and he who is not earnestly sincere lives in but half his being, self-mutilated, self-paralysed.—Coleridge
gjosial Sedations mò gabhtgs gimfa).
LETTERS. TH8 PMUl Rates on Letters nave recently been entirely raised by Treasury warrant. The following Is thefnew scale for Letters of all sorts, closed or open, making no distinction between them :—
Not exceeding i or.........   id.
Above z oz., but not ex-
3ta.
but	not	ex-
but	not	ex-
but	not	ex-
but	not	ex-
, but not ex-		
On letters weighing more than is ox, id. will be charged for the first ounce, and for every additional ounce or fractional part thereof.
Post Cards.—Post cards, which bear ahalfpennyirnpressedstamp.are available for transmission between
glaces in the United Kingdom only, in the stamped side, nothing but the address must be written; on the other side, any communication may be written or printed, but nothing I whatever may be attached. If these rules are Infringed, a penny is charged on delivery.
Soldiers' or seamens' Letters are cubject to a Postage of id., if prepaid arid under i an oz.; by private snip, id. gratuity in addition must be paid. Letters from Abroad, sent by or addressed to Soldiers or Seamen, when unpaid, are charged ad. It sent to or through a Foreign country, they are liable to Foreign rates m addition, but to no further charge upon re-direction. Letters from Soldiers or Seamen to the United States are subject to the United Stares' rate in-addition to the usual reduced rate, the whole to be paid in advance when posted in this country.
NEWS PAPER 8 AND BOOKS. Newspapers sent by Post must be made up in rovers open at the sides, and have no marks or writing (besides the address) thereon, or anything enclosed, or it subjects them to Letter Postage. British Newspapers are now forwarded free throughout the United Kingdom at tha rate of one halfpenny for every paper, of whatever weight. The impressed stamp on newspapers has been abolished. For places Abroad the Postage must be prepaid by Postage Labels. Newspapers for Foreign parts and Colonics, if posted later than 15 days after date of publication, are charged Letter Postage.
BOOKS, Arc—Printed Books, Pamphlets, Magazines, Ac, whether British, Foreign, or Colonial, may be forwarded by Post between places in the United Kingdom {made up in the same manner as Newspapers}, if prepaid in- stamps, at the following rates:—Under a oz., Jd.; and §d. for every additional 2 or., or any less weight; no Parcel to exceed 14 inches in length, or 12 inches in depth..or to.weigh more than J4lbs.
A Book Packet may contain any writing not of the nature of a Letter,
any number of separate Books or other Publications, Prints, or Maps, and any quantity of Paper, Parchment, or Vellum.
Colonial and Foreign Mails. —The Mails are made up as follows :— Australia, New South Wales, New Zealand, Queensland, and Tasmania, via Southampton, every fourth Saturday, Morning, 66".: via Brindisi, every fourth Friday, Evening, lod.
Belgium and Continent of Europe, via Belgium, twice daily. Postage to Belgium, 3d. under \ or.
Canada, Thursday, E., 3d.; via United States (see below), 4<l.
Cape Coast Castle, and Sierra Leone, 5th, 17th, and 33rd, E., 6d.
Cape of Good Mope, roth and 35th, M,, 15.
Ceylon, via Brindisi, every alternate Friday, E., is. 1 via Southampton, every alternate Saturday, M.,
Chkia, via Brindisi, every alternate Friday, E., is. 3d.; via Southampton, every alternate Sat., M., is.
Egypt, via Brindisi, every Friday, E., Sa. under j oz.; via Southampton, every Saturday, M., 6d. under àoz.
France, twice daily. Postage to France, 3d. under 1 oz.
Germany, via Belgium, twice daily, 3d. untier 4 oz.
Gibraltar, via France, M. and E., 8d. under i oz. ; via Southampton, every Saturday, M., od. under è oz.
India, via Brindisi. every Friday, E., js., via Southampton, every Saturday, M., od.
Malta, via Southampton, every Saturday, M., 6d. under k oz. ; via Italy, every Monday ana Friday, 8d., under | oz.
Mauritius, by French packet, every fourth Friday, iod.
New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, ait Sat., E., 3d., ar via United States (see below.), 4d.
Newfoundland, and Prince Edward's Island, ait. Sat, E., 6d.
United States, e^very Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday evening, and every Tuesday morning, 3d.
Vancouver's Island arid British Columbia, via United States (see" above), is.
West Indies (British), =nd and 17th. M., is., under % oz.
POST OFFICE SAVING'S BAHKS,
MONEY ORDERS.
Money Orders are granted and
paid at every Post Town in the United Kingdom at a charge of id. for sums under ios.; ad. for sums from ios. to under £1; and id. more for every additional pound. £10 is the highest sum for which a single order is granted.
Money Orders drawn on London, without express mention of an office, are payable only at the Chief Office, between 10 and 4, except on Saturdays, and then between ib and 1.
Payment of a Money Order must be obtained before the end of the second month from the date when issued, or a fresh commission is charged; and no Order is paid after twelve clear months.
Money Orders are granted and paid in London, within the Town limits, between 10 and 4, and in the Suburban districts, from 9 till 6 daily.
Post Office Savings Banks are established at all Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom, and are open for the receipt and payment of money daily during the hours appointed for Money Order business.
At these banks deposits of one shilling, or any number of shillings, will be received; but no one may deposit more than ^30 in one year, or more than,. £150 in the whole, exclusive eu interest.
Interest at the rate of £2 ios; per cent, per annum (which is at the rate of sixpence in the pound for each year, or at the rate of one halfpenny on each complete pound for each month, reckoning from the first day of the calendar month next following the day on which a complete pound bas been deposited, up to the lt& I day of tne calendar month pre* I ceding the day on which the money is withdrawn) is allowed until the sum due to a depositor amounts to ^200, when interest ceases to be allowed.  The intercut due to each depositor n added to the principal due to him on the 31st December m each year.
Once in each year, on Ae, anniversary of the day on wtìn the first deposit was made bj him, the depositor should fefj ward his deposit book to the Controller of the Post Office Savings Bank Department ¦ London, in order that it maybe compared with the books oftbl department, and in order tu the interest due to the preriosi 31st December may be inserts! in it.
A depositor in any Post Office Savings Bank may add ** 1 deposits at that or any . Post Office Savings Bank, may withdraw the whole or part of them from that or other Post Office Savings without change of deposit For instance, if he mak first deposit at the Post Bank at Huddersfìeld, he make further deposits ¦'-. withdraw his money front Post Office Bank at H_ field, or Leeds, Manchester, mingham, Edinbur or any other place be convenient to him.
A full statement of the lations of the Post Office may be seen in the British Guide, or at any Post^*
THE ROYAL FAMILY.
Queen Alexandrina Victoria, born May 24, 1819, proclaimed June ar, 1837; crowned June 28, 1838 ; married Feb. io, 1840, to her cousin, H. R. H. Prince Albert, who was born Aug 26, 1819, and died Dec. 14, 1861.
Victoria Adelaide, Princess Royal, b. November ax, 1840; married to Prince Frederick William of Pnissia(now Prince Imperial of Germany), Jan.
* 25. 1858.
'Albert Edward, Prince of Wales,
"b. November 9, 1841; married to Princess Alexandra of Denmark, March 10, 1863.
Alice Maud, b. April 25, 1843 ; married to Prince Louis of Hesse, July 1, 1862.
Alfred Ernest, Duke of Edinburgh, b. August 6, 1844.
Helena Augusta, b. May 25, 1846; married to Prince Christian of Schleswick-Hol-stein, July 5, 1866.
Louise Caroline, b. Mar. 18, 1848; married to the Marquis' of Lome, March 21, 1871.
Arthur William, b. May 1,1850.
'Leopold George, b. April 7,1853.
Beatrice Mary, b. April 14,1857.
Royal Princes and Princesses. George (ex-King of Hanover), Duke of Cumberland, b. May 17,1819. George William, Duke of Cambridge, b. March 26, 1819. Asgusta  Wilhelmina  Louisa, Duchess of Cambridge, b. July 35,1795; married in i8r8, the .lite Duke of Cambridge. Princess Augusta of Cambridge, b, July 19, 1822 ; marr. Duke of Mecklenburg-Slrelitz, 1843. Pnacess Mary Adelaide, b. Nov. *7i J833' married to Francis Paul, Prince von Teck, of Hungary, June 12, 1866. HER MAJESTY'S HOUSEHOLD. Lord Stetvard. Earl of Bessborough. Treasurer. Lord De Tabley. Lord Chamberlain. Viscount Sydney. Vice- Chamberlain.
* Viscount Castlerosse. Xecperofthe Privy Purse. sjw-jGen. SirT. M.Biddulph,
k.c.b.
Sean of Chapel Royal,
Bishop of London. Mistress of the Robes. Duchess of Argyll. Master of the Horse. alarquisof Ailesbury.
THE MINISTRY.
cabinet.
First Lord of the Treasury. Mr. Gladstone. Lord Chancellor. Lord Hatherley. President of the Council. Marquis of Ripon. Lord Privy Seat.—Ld. Halifax. C/tancellor of the Exchequer. Mr. Lowe. Home Secretary.—Mr. Bruce. Secretary for Foreign Affairs* Earl Granville. Secretary for the Colonies. Earl of Kimberlcy. Sec. for War.—Mr. CardwelL Sec. for India.—Dvkt of Argyll Secretary for Ireland. Marquis of Harrington. First Lord of the Admiralty.
Mr. Gòschen. President of Poor Law Board.
Mr. Stansfeld, President of Board of Trade. Mr. Chichester Fortescue. Postmaster-General. Mr. Monsell. Vice-President of Committee of Council.—Mr. Forster.
Chan, of Duchy of Lancaster.
Lord Dufferin. Chief Commissioner of Works.
Mr. Ayrton. Junior Lords of the Treasury.
Marquis of Lansdowne, Mr. W. H. Gladstone, Mr. W. P. Adam, and Captain Vivian. Joint Sees, to the Treasury. Mr. Baxter and Mr. Glyn. Under Secretaries. Home Department— Mr. H. S. P. Winterbotham, Hon. A. F. O. LiddeU. Foreign Aff.—Viscount Enfield,
Rt. Hon. E. Hammond. Colonies.—Mr. E. H. K. Huges- i
sen, Mr. R. G. Herbert. War.—Lord Northbrook, Lt.-
Gen. Sìr E. Lugnrd. India.—Mr. H. Men vale, Mr.
Grant Duff. Junior Lord of the Admiralty.
Lord Hay. Secretaries to the Admiralty. Mr. G. J. S. Lefevre, Mr. Vernon Lushington. A ttorney-Gen.—Sir R. Collier. Solicitor-Gen,—-Sir J.Coleridge. Sees, to the Poor-Law Board. Mr.'Hi Fleming, Mr. J. T. Hibbert. SCOTLAND. Lord Advocate. —Mr. G.Young. Solicitor-Gen.—Mr. R. Clerk.
IRELAND. Lord Lieut.—Earl Spencer. Chief Sec.—Mar. of Harrington. Lord Chancellor. — Rt. Hon. Lord O'Hagaji.
Attorney-Gen.—Mr. Barry. Solicitor-Gen.—Mr. Dowse HOLIDAY8. stamp office, &c
Mar. 29......Good Ffiday.
April i......Easter Monday.
May 20......Whit Monday.
May 24......Queen's Birthday.
June 28......Coronation.
Nov. g......Prince of Wales'
Birthday. Dec. 25......Christmas Day.
bank of england, &c
Mar. 29......Good Friday.
April  x......Easter Monday.
May 20......Whit Monday.
Dec. 25......Christmas Day.
and in the transfer offices,
May x and Nov. x. in addition.
By an Act of Parliament passed in 187X, the first Monday , in August and the 26th of December (if a week-day) may ' also be observed as holidays for the future, no person being compellable to make any payment on those days, or on I Easter and Whit Mondays. LAW TERMS.
Begins.       Ends.
1 Hilary......Jan. 11 ... Jan. 31
I Easter......April 15 ... May   8
\ Trinity......May 22 ... June ia
Michaelmas Nov. a ... Nov. 25 UNIVERSITY TERMS. oxford. Begins.       Ends.
Lent.........Jan. 15 ... Mar. 23
Easter ......April 3 ... May 17
Trinity......May 18 ... July  6
Michaelmas Oct. 10... Dec. 17
cambridge.
Begins.        Ends.
Lent......... Jan. 13 ... Mar. 33
Easter...... April 5 ...June 21
Michaelmas Oct.   x ... Dec. 16
ECLIPSES. In the year 187.2 there will be ! two eclipses of tne Sun, and two of the Moon.
x. May 22, a partial eclipse of the M., visible at Greenwich.
2. June 6, an annular eclipse of the Sun, invisible at Greenwich.
3. Nov. 15, a par ti al eclipse of the Moon, visible at Greenwich.
4. Nov. 30, a total eclipse of the Sun, invisible at Greenwich.
PRINCIPAL ARTICLE8 OF THE CALENDAR. 1    Golden Number, xx ; Epact, 20; Solar Cycle, 5; Dominical Letters, G F; Roman Indiction, 15; Julian Period, 6585.
The year 5633 of the Jewish Era commences Oct. 3, 187a.
The year 1289 of the Mahometan Era com. March ix; 1872.
Ramadan (month of abstinence observed by the Turks) commences on Nov. 2, 1872.
Stmp, Saxes, fedtt $ai»0, *c.
RECEIPTS.
£    * Receipt or discharge given for the payment of £a or
upwards..................° o  x
Penalty for giving a receipt
without a .stamp, £10. If any person, upon a payment to the amount of £1 and upwards, gives a receipt for a sum not amounting to £9, or divides the amount paid with intent to evade the duty, he shall forfeit the sum of £10.
agreements
Under hand only of the value of £i or upwards, and not otherwise charged........o 0 6
DRAFTS AND CHEQUES. Draft or Order for Money not
exceeding £$ ............ o o  1
Cheque on a Banker........o 0  z
Appraisements.
Amount not above £$ ...... o 0 3
Above,65 and not abovc;£xo 006
10         n 20 o i 0
"ao         „ 3a o i 6
,,30         » Ao o a o
,,40         » 50 o a 6
„     so" 100 o 5 o
XOp 11 TOO 0 10   o
I.    aoo ,. 500 o 15 o
,.    500.................. 10  0
apprentices' Indentures. For every       and also for any-fractional part of £$, of the amount or value of
the premium.............0 5 0
If no Premium.............. 0 a 6
ARTICLES OF CLERKSHIP. Articles of Clerkship to an Attorney er   Proctor   fat'.
England or Ireland ......80 0 o
In inferior Courts in England, or in Superior Courts jn
Scotland..................60 0 o
In Inferior Courts in Scotland
only......................o » «
BILLS OF EXCHANGE (inland) Ok PROMISSORY NOTES.
Duty.
Not above.............¦£$ ° ©' *
Above jCs and not above 10 o 0 a
,,     10       „           as o 0 3
aj       „           50 0 o 6
,,50       »           75 o © 9
»     75       »          100 0 1 0
IOO ,, 300   O   3   0
„    aoo       „ 300 o 3 0
,,300       „ 400 o 4 0
,,400 500 o 5 o
And so on for every £i0° in value.
LIFE INSURANCES.
Policy of Insurance made upon any life where the sum insured shall not ex-ceed£io................  001
Above £10, and not above ^as.................0 0 3
Above £*$, and not above _£5op; then for every ,£50, and any fractional part of
......................  000
Above £soo, and not above j£x,ooo; then for every 2,100, and any fractional part of iJ 100..........;.  o J o
And where it shall exceed £ijooo ,for every .£1,000, and any fractional part of jGx.OOO ..................  010 0
property insurance, &c.
£ *¦*
For any payment upon loss or damage upon property of any kind, as well as insurance in case of accidental death, or personal injury, on each policy....  o o  z
Income Tax.
Incomes between £100 and
£200 aretaxed
6d. in the pound during the
year ending April 5^,1873,
but £60 of the amount is
left clear of taxation.    . Incomes of and above £200
are taxed 6d. on the whole
amount.
Excise duties, licences, &c. Carriages.—Postmasters' licences have been abolished, but any person letting a carriage for hire, or keeping one for his private use, must pay the following duty :— For every Carriage—if ot four wheels, and weighing
four cwt, ................  «  » o
If of less than four wheels,
or less than four cwt, ....  o 15  o For every horse or mule....  o xo 6 GAME, Licence to kill: If taken out after April 5, and before Nov. x, to expire on April 3 in the
following year..........  3 • 0
To expire on Oct. 31 in the same year in which taken
out ....................  aoo
If taken out on or after Nov. i, to  expire  on
April 5 following......  a o 0
To Deal in Game..........   2  o  0
Gamekeepers, and ait other Male Servants, Per Annum ....................  o*5 °
Gun Licences: For every person who_ shàil use or carry a Gu» in the United  Kingdom,    per
annum ..................  0 10 q
The following are exceptions to this enactment:— i. Thenaval,military,volunteer, and police forces. 3. Any one holding a game certificate.
3. Any one scaring birds or
killing vermin.
4. Any gunsmith or common
carrier. Does.—On all Dogs, Per A»•
mim.................... ° 5 c
Spirits, Distillers ..........10 10 a
Do., Rectifiors ............JO 10 o
Do., Dealers, not retailers.. 10 10 r Do., do., to Retail Foreign
Liqueurs ................  a  2  <
Dealers to  Retail Spirits
not less than a Quart
bottle (England) ........  3  3  '
Makers    of    Methylated
Spirit.................... 10 10 t
Retailers of ditto..........  o 10  <.
Chemist or any other per.
son requiring the us"e of a
still ....................  oxo o
Excise duties, Licences, Sec £ *.£
Keepers of Refreshment Houses (England and Ireland)
If the House and. Pre- ,
mises be  under  the
rent or value of ,£30 a
year..................  oxo 6"
Rent or value be £30 or
upwards..............'x  x q
To Retail Foreign Wine; in a Refreshment House, to be consumed on the Premises:
If the House and Premises be under the rent or value of .£50 a year 3 3' o If the rent or value be
,£50 a year or upwards 5 5 0 NOTE-—An abatement is made for Wine Retail Licences taken out by Refreshment-house Kaepers who do not keep open after 10 o'clock P.M., as follows: Where the rent or value is—
under ,£30 a year .... 074 £30, and under ,£50 ..  o 17 r
5,50 or upwards ......  z  x 0
To Retail Foreign, Wine in any. Shop, not to be consumed on the Premises :—
If the rent or value of the House and Premises be under £ go a year a a 0 If of the rent or value of
£50 or upwards ......  3 3 0
Sweets or  Made Wines,  „ ,
Dealers ................  sl     «
Sweets, Retailers..........  1 3 oi
Tobacco and Snuff, Manu- ¦ ,
facturers of, not above      :
30,000 lbs............... 5 5 °
Dealers in Tobacco and
Snuff...................o s^ar
Vinegar Makers ..........  s1 5 °.
Dealers in Foreign Wine, not having licences to retail Spirits and Beer .. 10 10 a. Grocers having the Justices' Certificate to Retail Wine, not to be drunk or consumed on the premises, in Scotland ^......10 10 55
„ having the Justioes' Certificate to Retail Beer
but nbt Spirits.......... 4 8 tj
Appraisers................  a o 0
Bankers ..................30 o 0
Conveyancers, London and
Dubtin (................. ra       0
elsewhere ..800 Horse Dealers in London or
elsewhere .............. xa 19 0
M cdicineVendors—London aoo Corporate towns,  xos. ; elsewhere, 55. Pawnbrokers—London.... 15 o 0 elsewhere ..  7 10 o i'or Marriages, special....  5 o 0 not special.... o 10 0 To  Stage and Hackney
Carriage Drivers, Sic. .,0     0. ¦he licence duty formerly payable by foot hawkers has been abolished. Hawkers (horse, Sec.) licence
for 6 months aoo „       „     is months 4 o o-
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MACKENZIE'S BEAUTIES OF GAEL.IC POETRY,
The influence of Poetry on mankind is confessedly great, particularly in the first stages of society. A people, the nearer they are to a primitive state, are always found the more susceptible of the inspiration of the muses. Unsophisticated manners engender bold and original conceptions, and these produce poetry aharactorised by natural, imaginary, graphic, and su "'lime descriptions, and an Irresistible power over tho passions. It is in this stage, tbat the son? commemorative of prowess and moral worth has the effeot of promoting and enlarging tho virtues it celebrates.
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