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Y ^ ' ( FARM AND HOUSEHOLD. 7 ? ( Picking Pears. "A Pear Grower" says in the New / York 7'ribune: Some sorts of summer pears ripen well upon tho tree, and require no other special care but to uso them as soon as fully fit, for their decay i is very speedy. Others arc much tho I better for being taken into a cool room ! to ripen as soon as the septum is formed ; s so that tht y will dctuch there. When , tdk '. n into c??ol, still air, ripening is lcsa | rapid, there is less danger of rot at the i ' -core, and tliero is moic jueines3 and f.a- 1 vor, an<l more delicacy of color. ) It is very < ommon to sec pears which I y are hard and green in October, left on j \ the trees, or otherwise neglected as worth- j \ * less1, whvn they arc really capable of I \ ripening into liner maturity of tender ! \ flesh and lieli flavor than any of the j earlier sorts. For it is a general rule j ( with all fruits that those which require ; s the long(!st term to complete their growth | rench the highest perfection and value. J The very late sorts should be left upon J the tree as long as the night frosts are ' .light?usually till late in October. It is important to pick with care not ! \to break the stem, but to sever it at its j inaiurai septum 01 partition. i ins leaves >it scaled, but if broken nearer the fruit leaknge is opened through which juice * cscapcs, and the fruit soon begins to look shrivelle.l about its base, and loses qualify and capacity for keeping. It should ijc kept covcred so as to prevent draught ((if air, and in a cool placc not too dry. ; Ripeness can be hastened by removing j s^me to a drawer in a warm room, when \ usually a high color and fiavor will be developed, if the due season has arrived. I Packing and Shipping EgjjA Eggs, especially in summer, should be not only sound but fresh laid. Stale i eggs, though apparently sound, are sure ( to reach market in bad order, or will : change so rapidly that dealers lose money ' on them. Alwayj ship at once while I fresh. Use strong, stiff barrels, "^or I packing, use line, kiln-dried cut straw or wheat chaff. Smue Canadiau packers i use dry oat-hulls, which answer a good ! purpose. Never use oat or buckwheat I chaff, and never use new oats, straw or i ' I chaff, as they sweat and rot the eggs in * n short time. Place first a little long, soft straw or liay, two or three inches in thickness, evenly over the bottom of the barrel, then'about the same depth of packing, then a layer of eggs, laid upon the sides, j evenly embedded in the packing, with j the ends toward the barrel, about one j iuch from the staves. Cover the layer j with three-fourths or one inch of packing, rubbing it well in between the egga with the hand. Cover the last layer with about three inches of packing, and then the same quantity of long straw or hay as at the bottom, tilling so high that the head must be pressed in by a lever or other mechanical power, thus holding the contents so firmly that they cannot shift or loosen in the barrels. In winter, to guard against frost, use more packing, leaving the eggs farther i from the sides of the package. One of ' the chief causes of failure in packing egjrs is using too little packing at the top, bottom and sides of the barrel. Do not crowd too many into the package, and never let the eggs touch each other j in the layers. For an ordinary ilour barrel seventy dozen are quite sufficient. I'ut about four and one-half do/en in the tirst layer, and increase one-half dozen to the layer up to six and one-half dozen j in the two middle lavers, then decrease ; i at the same rate. It is well to shake the j barrel gently after each layer is put in, lirst placing a light follower upon the layer. The count should be carefully made, and honestly marked on the barrel. ? Cultivator. Rooipes. Tomato Soup.?To one quart of boiling water add one quart of tomatoes; boil again and put in one teaspoonful of soda; as soon as it has ceased foaming, add one pint of milk, four rolled crackers, butter, popper and salt, and serve very hot. A Nutritious Broth.?A quartor of a teaspoonful of beef extract, the yolk of an egg beaten up, a cup of boiling water, a little salt added and served with a slice of hot toast, makes a palatablo and nutritious luncheon, and an excellent repast for invalids. v^okkkis uukasi.?ueac one quart Of I rich, sweet crcam to a stiff froth, like the white of eggs for icing; then mix with one-quarter pound of granulated sugar, and, shortly before serving, boat into it one cup of cold coffee extract, which has been made by slowly filtering , two cups of boiling water through two ounces of finely-ground coffee. Servo in glass dish with lady fingers or fresh sponge cake. Veai, Salac?Mix one half teaspoonful of mustard with half a cupful of vinei/ar. Beat the volks of two or thrift eggs, with a little salt, until they are quite thick and light, then, stirring briskly all the time, slowly add two or three tablespoonfuls of best salad oil, and four tablespoonfuls of rich, thick, sweet cream. Then add mustard, vinegar, salt and pepper to taste, and some very finely chopped parsley and tarragon. Pour this sauce over a heaping plateful of cold roasted veal, cut into pieces about an inch long and a quarter . Afr' ftfe j r ' t . vT' ' ' ' ' ' r ' v , v. fo; - " .*i ":-.,v ., . . . inch thick, covcr tightly and let it stand in a cold place for an hour or two. Serve on platter and garnish with sprigs of crisp parsley and sliccs of hard boiled < WORDS OF WISDOM. Think much, speak little, write losa. * A. young man idle, and old man needy. Better it bo done than wish it had been. I ! ucport is a ^uiclc traveler, out not a , safe guide. ] The greatest glory of a froe-born pc->- j pie is to transmit that freedom to their | children. 1 Conscience is a great ledger-boole, in 1 which all our offenses aro written and i registered. ] Those who act right walk with the ' stars, and with all the dec2>ost processes 1 of the universe. * Education is the only interest worthy 1 the deep controlling anxiety of the thoughtful man. Rural recreations abroud and books at home, aro the innocent pleasures of a ^ man who is really wise, and gives fortunc no more hold of him than of necessity he must. There is room for the exercise of charity everywhere?in business, in society and the church; but the first and cliiefest j need of it is at home, where it is the salt ] which makes everything sweet, the aroma < which makes every hour charming, and ] the divine light which shines starlike j through all gloom and depression, ( Trained Selfishness. The devotion of some mothers literally placcs a premium upon selfishness. The ' child whose every wish is anticipated und for whom nothing is too good is apt to grow up an exceedingly unpleasant person, unless, indeed, there be an extraordinary amount of good in him to counterbalance the undue indulgence. Shielding children fio.n every chilling , breath of life's air begets a love of ease and selfish enjoyment which becomes fixed when childhood is past. A mother, for exanple, had denied herself every comfort. She had risen early, had taken rest late in order that her daughters might have a "perfectly happy childhood." No duty was exacted of them. If the}- were minded to help they might do so; if not, there was no one to case the weary mother of her burden. Small wonder it is that nfter these girls grew up their sole thought was for eelf. The mother, having remained contentedly in the background, was ignored by them; I1 disrespectfully spoken of as "old-fash- j *oned" arid '"without taste." Indeed, I she was only regarded a-? one who could bake and brew, and w;is even "ordered" ?no other word. can be used?to wait upon them while they were lolled in their e.-isy chairs. Never having been taught to spend nnd be spent in doing good, these young wont .-n were not the helpers uf thos-.: in s:e?d, and never carried sunshine into da:kemd homes. Even their best friends tried then), and their lives were unlovely and discontented. There can b? no happiness in life unless the straight line of dut)', wh'ch lead3 to "beauty'* curve," be consciously followed. Let every mother inculcate in her children's minds that it ta more blesserl to give than to receive.?Brighter j uuys. ; Tell Your Wire. j If you arc in any trouble or quandary, tell your wife, that is, if you have one, ill about it at once. Ten to one her invention will solve your difficulty sooner than all your logic. The wit of woman I has been praised, but her instincts are ' quickcr and keener than her reason. Counsel with your wife, or your mother, or sister, and be assured that light will flash upon your darkness. Women aro too commonly adjudged as verdant in all but purely womanish affairs. No philosophical student of the sex thus adjudges ihem. Their intuition, or insight, is the more subtle, and if they cannot see the cat in the meal there is no cat there. In counseling one to tell his trouble to his wife, we would go further, and advise him to keep none of his affairs secret from her. Many a home lias been happily saved, and many a fortune relieved, by man's confidence in his better half. Woman is far more a seer and a prophet than man, if she be given a chance.?Arkansaw Traveller. The following statement, furnished by the Pension Bureau, shows the number of pensioners on the rolls of the Bureau who are affected by the recent act of Congress granting increased pensions for certain disabilities and the increase per month in each caso: No. pen- Inc. per Disability. rionert. month. Loss of one arm above elbow. .3,105 $6 00 Loss of one leg above knee 2,041 0 00 Loss of one arm below elbow.. &19 6 00 Loss of one leg bolow knee 1,185 C 00 Loss of arm at shoulder joint.. 443 7 50 Loss of leg at hip joint 10 7 50 This will make a total increase of about $50,000 a month or $000,000 a year. Tl H... * S_ 1 xi/ ouuuio tuuii ouuativAU jus uut suuotiuau at all, if we are to believo the Lancet, a me.iical authority. It is insolation. A person may suffer from insolation in a close and heatod workroom as well as in the direct rays of tha sun. Beer and all intoxicating drinks, should be avoided, and no heavy clothing should bo worn. Sunstroke by any other name makes a person suffer just aa badly. , fr< >?,? V-? ?V <' -7 ? . V'--V ' > LADIES' OOLUKM. A Beauty Competition. "We h:ivc not heard of 11 more peculiar com est than that between two young women who work in one of the octtou mills in Lcwiston. It was a competition for the palm of superior beauty. Both of the young women nrr red checked ind buxom. One of them is married. Each of them is old enough to be satisfied I with the verdict of her husband or sweet- j heart. The vexed question arose in the i forenoon, but, its settlement was left uu- I til after dinner, when each had sufficient time to "fix up." Aa extra ribbon or two aud gay jewelry adorned each. The most winning look-at-me smile. were displayed by each. The hands i \ the mill lecidcd the question. The girls were placed side by side and everybody, from the pack boy to the overseers, looked at the girls critically, with the eye of an art connoisseur, and rendered hi.* decision fearlessly. The damsels made it a mo3t 3erious matter. With them it was no joke, as it was to the critics on beauty. Pretty eves filled with tears more than Dncc aud cheeks flushed red with chagrin. ?Leiciston Journal. An Oriental Bride. To give a description of the attire of the bride demands a dainty pen and a nicer sense than belongs to the stc-ner sex. The writer essays to d;> it with appreheusion. First: She wears wide trousers, not unlike a petticoat, tied rp at the end on each leg. The fabric is of red. blue, or yellow silk, cmbroidc.ed with gold. Then there is a robe of silk or velvet, and a lo~j train, glittering with gold embroideries and precious stones and surrounded with gold trimmings and lace. Iter boots or shoes are udor d in the same mode. The dressing i?i .ie: head is rei.-arkablc, and her face is painted in the most exaggerated manner, in white and red, and her eyea, her eyebrows, and eyelashes are delicately penciled. These elegancies of the toilet rob something of grace from her naturalness by defacing her maiden beauty. Upon her checks arc stuck two jewels, cach as largs as half a dollar. In the mHdle of each cheek there is a big diamond. Over the cheek and on tho forehead arc affixed small gold stars, mounted with precious stones. This completes the costly disfigurement of the face. Over the forehead a tuft is mounted with an extremely large diamond. If the family be well off, this gem is as big as a walnut. Another diamond oblong in shape, is fixed on one side of the head. From the crown of the head down to the ear, diamonds aro scattered over and through the hair. Ivid gloves cover her hands, over which a large number of rings are worn. A beautiful fan completes the picture of the bride en toilette. It is disenchanting to know that the ruft, ?;he oblong diamond, and the weddiug dresses are often hired for the cereinonv. This is not unreasonable, because it is oconom- I 1 I ical, for these portions of the regalia can not be used on any other than a wedding ; occasion, or by any one else than a bride. I ?North American Iiciieio. ! Fashion Notes. Orange and gray arc a frequent com- | bination. Blue and gray in the tones known as j "army," arc much liked for combination J costumes. Jet continues in high favor and is seen in great variety. Jet galloon is used for trimming skirts and bodices. The swallow has made its appearance on parasols in counterfeit presentment. As one swallow does not make a summer, they arc seen in duplicate. The little clasps which make a secure fastening for slippers anil for cut shoes, are in jets or cut-steel, and make a Newport tie much more dressy. "White dresses are worn in midsummer in the house and the country by ladies who are even in deep mourning. Black bows give the mourning ellcct. Black surah is the most fashionable for walking dresses for rough wear, and is aiade bright and gay, by the addition of colored silks, plaids or stripes. Striped etaminc or canvas?they are one and the same thing?is sold oil nearly all the '-cheap counters" in New York, and it is worn to excess everywhere. Fine linen chemisettes, with tucks, hem-stitching or embroidery, have three button-holes for dainty studs. Cravats to correspond are worn with these chemisettes. Women who know how to dress do not wear jcve'ry with summor toilots, one small diamond button frequently giving the one touch of light to a distinguished white toilet. The somewhat harsh provision of English law -which gives almost every thing to the eldest son is curiously illustrated by tho case of the Earl of Durham, who is now in this country, and hia brother. The two are twins, but one was born two minutes earlier than the other. The one is called the eldest son, and inhnrita a nrinrftlv incftmn. Hil twin-brother has an income about onetenth as large. The monks of Altotting, in Bavaria, >av? in their keeping the hearts of a J# ng line of kings. The nearts are tn silvar urns. \ ' ' ' . ; ' * ' 'y >>* ,< X >:* i ?'r . . FUN. 1 The mau who cried: "Oh, for a lodgo in sojsic vast wilderness," must have been i an odd fell-> v. ? /.rnoel' Citizen. One of our leading tcmperance men ! took a milk punch the other day. He I was butted by a calf.?St. Paul Herald. ! When the north pole is found it should 1 be us-d as the iirst upright in a fence to keep away future visitors. ? llartford ij/ur.ir.i. , A. Host on professor is lecturing on th-j | ''Uselessncss of Profanity.'' Did he ever j hit his thutub-nail with a hammer??Da- ' t roit Frcv Pivss. | It is rather discouraging to a man t.? be : f >rced to wait until he is dead to dis- ! cover that he is a good deal of a fellow. ! ? $;>rinj//<11 {Ohio) Globs. ' ' Mamma.'' said Hobby. *'I have eaten j my calce all up, and Charles lnssn't | louche 1 his yet. Won't you make him j share with me so as to teach him to be ! ;.e :cnr.is- -Ji/tftje. ! An advertisement reads ? "Wanted, a I young man to b..* partly out of doors and i j artiy behind the counter," and the Cleveland Lttvlc.v asks: "What will be the result when the d<or slams?" In the juvenile papers we read, under , Mi:i lieail of * rets," of dogs so tame j * that, thev will eat from your hand, j Tliere are other dogs so tame that they ! will eat from your leg. ? Tid-Bits. : Little Fanny Dempfey, who was suf- ' tering from toothache, remarked to her mother: "Oh. mamma, how lucky you use! When you have the toothache you can take them all out ."-Burlington j Free Press. \ Pulpit Don't3. Don't preach more than thirty min- ; ates. j Don't try to be eloquent; only try to ; be simple. | Don't try to save the truth; the truth j t can take care of itself. Save men. t Don't raise the devil in the pulpit un- 1 ess you are very sure you can lay him. Don't mistake noisj m a sermon for g eloquence, or noise in a j rayer for de- c votion. ; 1 Don't turn your pulpit into a stump. > g If you want to help your party, tind a : i 3tump outside. \ t Don't try to be funny in the pulpit. , ^ Never say a funny thiug on purpose. ; a Humor that soys itself will do no harm. ! c Don't tiso long prayers to tell your congregation tho n-'ws of the week, or the , Lord the latest discoveries in theology. Don't preach sciencc, not even the sci- j cnce of theology. Your pulpit is not a . lecture platform,nor your church a class- , room. Don't preach your own doubt* or the 1 doubts of others. Your people have | doubts enough of their own, and can al- i ways pick up more. ! , Don't imagine that you are the Board 1 of Deacons, the Board of Trustee?, the church meeting, and the society; you are only the pastor. Don't substiture gush for good sense, I rhapsody for reason, and asseveration for argument. The Americans are a strong people, and they need a meat diet. Don't forget that it always takes two { , to perpetuate a scanaai?one to listen as : J i well as one to speak; and don't forget' { | that it always takes two to make a quar- t c ' rel. Don't be one of the two. ? Christian j I Union. , 8 ? I c A Retreat in Dull Times. j r 'Dull times are driving many people ! ^ I to poultry keeping,'' says a farm and j t I garden journal. "We can readily under- j I stand that poultry keeping would have a c I tendency to enliven things when a person ! * ; found time hanging dull on his hands. ! There is an exhilaration in attending to a n I lot of setting hens that can scarcely be j I I found in any other employment. Nothing ; t j dull in that, certainly. Keeping poultry j j] j out of the vegetable garden is a lively . j. ! occupation, too. DulncBs and ennui have ( E i no opportunity to, get tneir wont in wnen j c | a man fills that task thoroughly. But , 1 for downright recreation nothing can i ' possibly equal the amount that a man j ^ gets when he sits up nights with a shot- a gun and guards his hen-roost from the ) depredations of the prowling chicken thief. Finding times dull, get thee to a hennery, and quickly too. Farewell.? Texas Sittings. 1 ? ? I Disappointment. 1 I asked my love V> row with me r Upon the moon-lit lake; j Ana far from shore, where none corold sco I tried a kiss to t-ke. c She promptly boxed my cars, an-i ao 1 We're on bad terms just now; I thought we'd have a pleasant row? Ias toad, we bad a row. . ?Cambridge Chronicle. j The "meanest man" seems also to have i gone West and to have developed well ( in V?ia linn in flip rrlnrinni rlimftte of Cal- i 1 iforaia. His name is W. J. Morgan and his present occupation is that of absconding treasurer of a bank he robbed. The Sacramento Bee tells the mean part as follows: "He has a sweet little girl three or four years old, who was everybody's pet. Her friends lavished upon her their spare nickels, dimes and quarters, which her father placed in a leather handbag and put in tho county vault for safe-keeping. Tho child had accumulated $27 in silver. When Morgan stole $15,000 from the county he was not satisfied, and broke open his baby's box and J extracted ?25." ~ ? -r 11 i RELIGIOUS READING. I Shall bo Satisflotf. "Wot boro, whom all Is chungo, Whore pleasures ne'or abido, Whor.? - loath hn? universal rango^ Cau I bo satisfied. Not hero, whero dreams ttoceivo, Whero oncmios deride, Wlioro sins my Saviour ovor griovo Can I be satisfied. Tlioro is a land more blest, _ Wlioro love thg puLso shall thrill. Whoro weary pilgrims find a rest, ' And troubled hearts aro stilled. Thither my soul would tend, r ii that bright world abido; Wherii sin and death aud sorrow end, bhall 1 bo salisliod. A Hrove Soldier. The name of Qcn. Von Ziethcn will ong be remembered in Prussia as one )f the bravest of those brave soldiers ,vko fought under Frederick tho Great n the Seven Years' "War. He was the lero of many a desperate light, while, by lis keen foresight and untiring watch"ulness, many a hidden danger was disjovered and averted. In moments of ;reatest peril, when a service of un,von ted danger had to be performed, Von Sietlicn was always ready and could ilways be relied on. But Gen. Von Zicthen was not only a jrave and faithful soldier in the service >f his earthly king, he was something j ar higher and nobler, because he I le was a Christian?a true and valiant I ioldicr of Jesu3 Christ. Many a time, when a service of pecuiar difficulty or danger was allotted to urn, would lie be seen retiring to somo juiet spot, and there the face that never danched before a foe would be bowed n lowly supplication to the King of cmgs, and Von Zietheu would come orth and take his place, at the head of lis hussars, with that look of calm and juict confidence which his soldiers oved to sec. His wonderful personal courage, as veil as his great kindness of heart and :onsideration for others, won the hearts >f both friend and foe. He was esjecially beloved by his own soldiers, imong whom he was known by the pet lame of "Father Ziethen," and although he free-thinking tendencies of Frederick be Great are well known, and Von Siethen was never ashamed to show his :olors as a Christian, yet there was no >nc in whose company the king had greater pleasure, and his place at the tinner table, unless royal visitors were >resent, was always by Frederick's side. Bishop Eylert. relates that, on one occaion, Von Ziethen had declined an nvitation to diuc at the royal table on he plea that he was going to take the liord's Supper on that day, and desired o be undisturbed. Soon after he was igain invited to Sans-souci, and, in tho :ourse of conversation tho king, referring . o Von Ziethen's absencc on tho former >cca?ion, made a profane jest about the "jord's Supper, which was hailed with a >urstof laughter by the assembled guests. !>Ibt so, however, with old Von Zeithen, vlio rose from his s .it, and, bowing leeply to the king, addressed him in a dear, firm voico as follows: 1 'Your Majesty knows that, in battle, [ never feared danger, and, whenever it vas necessary, I was ready to risk my ifc for you and tho Fatherland. I am till inspired by the same sentiments, ind if necessary, and you commaud it, ' shall lay down my grey head at your 'eet. But there is One above us who is greater than you and I?greater than ill men?that is Jesus Christ, the Savour and Redeemer of the world, who lied for me, and bought me with tho iostly price of His own blood. I cantot allow that Blessed One to be mocked md dishonored, for on Him rest my aitb, my comfort, and my hope in life ind in death. Strong in this confidence, our brave army has fought and con[ucred, and if your Majesty undermines his faith you undermine the well-being >f your kingdom." "When the brave old soldier ceased to peak there was a solemn silence. Not >ne of the company had the courage to eply. The king himself was deeply and risibly moved. He rose from his seat, eized the general's hand, and, laying I he other hand ou his shoulder, he said: j "Happy Zicthen ! would to God 1 i :ould believe as you do! I have every ; espect for your faith. Hold it fast, j rhis shall not occur again !" Soon afterwards the king left the table ind asked Von Zeithen to accompany lim to his cabinet. What was the nauro of their private interview is unknown, but one thing is certain, that rom that time forward the king treated tim with peculiar attention and tendorless, and seemed to delight more than iver in his company. After his death, he king, when discontented with the ax morality which prevailed in tho irmy, was heard to exclaim: "My old 5oithen was right! Give me again tho rmv that I had in the Seven Years' Var!" Christian soldier, be true to your leavenly Captain, and never be ashamed ?f your colors! "Whosoever therefore shall confess u.f? VJ Ml T r 1- - IXC UU1UI13 1JIUU, II1111 Will X UUUlCSb UlSU I >efore My Father which is in Ileaven. But whosoever shall deny Me beforo nen, him will I also deny before My father which is in Heaven" (Matthew r. 82, 38). "Bo thou faithful unto leatli, and I will give thee a crown of ife" (Revelation ii. 10). No simple emotion of the soul can be ndicated in any other way than by statng the circumstances under which it irises, as the sense of beauty in the pressnce of the rose, the feeling of sublimity where Niagara pours down its avalanche ?~ 1 ?. >1 ytub\#jo uuiuit; out vyva. mu liuuri. hat has never felt the throb of love, and ;ho gladness that follows, as the shadow follows the substance, can never learn it from the most graphic writer in the cvhole range of literature. It is thus, vith the joy of tho Holy Ghost in the ullncss of His abiding presence. It lifters from the joy of the justified, from he gladness of the adapted, in degree, f not in kind. There is nothing so delightful as tho hearing or tho speaking>of truth. For this reason there is no conversation so igreeable as that of tho man of integrity, ivho hears without any intention to bej ?1"? - - naj, ouu upeaKs wunout any intention I to deciove.?-Plato. j - .,? 5- - v?jr ? v / r> <r REVIEWED BY THE QUEEN; THE ENGLISH ARMY PASSING BEFORE VICTORIA.. j/cscription 01 a uevww at Aiuennot ?How the Various Itosiments Ijoolced?Tlio Tenth Huusarg. "Cockaigne" in a Loudon letter to the San Fraueisco Argonaut describes Queeu Victoria's review of the British troops, the first great review that has taken place before the Queen in some time. Say* the writer: There was an immense crowd1 of people present, on foot, on horse-, back, and in carriages, stretching away, on either side of the flagstaff where the Queen, on her arrival at live o'clock, took up her position in her carriage. She, drove over from Farnborougli statioir (near where the ex-Empress Eugenie) lives), having traveled down from Windsor by special train. The famous Tenth ]luss:irs formed her escort, and the Prince of Wales, who is its Colonel, rode oil one sido of the carriage in full uniform, the Duke of Cambridge on the other. The weather was perfect?an almost cloudlesssky, with a faint breeze. As soon asi everything was iu readines, the Duke of Cambridge?who is in his element at ai review?gave the order to begin. The procession was headed by Sir Archibald Alison, the General in com-i mand of the Aldershot Division, accompanied by a brilliant staff. As soon as lie reached the saluting point, he turned to the right, and, leaving his staff' to keep on without him, took up hisl position beside the (Queen's carriage.; Then carne four b itteries of horse artil-i lery. The liorso artillery always have; precedence of all other troops, and take! the right of every column at a review.; The lirst two batteries were twclve-i pounder guns, drawn by perfectly! matched chestnut horses; the second were, nine-pounders, and the horses all bays.) The uniform of the Horse Artillery is a very showy one. Sable busbiis with, scarlet "bags," and blue jackets covered! with braid across the breast and up the< cutis?gold for officers, yellow cord for! men. All the men arc horsed; none ridel on limbers or caissons. Next came tliej First Life Guards, one of the regiments! of Household Cavalry. Nearly everyj visitor to London knows the uniform ofj the statuesque warriors who sit ou horseback on each side of the gateway of the Horse Guards. Though but two hundred and sixty strtmg, they went by grandly, in their bright steel helmets and white plumes, steel cuirasses, white leather breeches, long, black jack-boots, and scarlet coats. After them came the First Dragoons, in brass helmets and searlct tunics; and then the fc'cots G.eys, with black bearskin caps, instead of helmets. The Fifth Lancers followed. They are known as the ''Royal Irish," and just) now attract additional interest. Theirj uniform is blue with green plumes, and, their arm a lance witli a red and white pennon at the end. Following them came the Tenth Hussars. The Tenth is perhaps the swellest and most fashionable cavalry regiment in the English army.! The l.Vince of Wales is its Colonel (getting pay without doing duty), and his son, Prince Albert Victor, is one of tho Lieutenants. Like all English hussar regiments, its uniform is blue with gold-' lace cords across the breast. There are several good stories told1 about the Tenth Hussars. "Ouida," in her novels, speaks of them as the "nonduncing Tenth." The origin of this name, so goes the story, was this: At a1 ball to which the officers were invited ?J twenty or thirty years ago it was?the ladyj of the house went up to them, one after another, asking thoin if she couldn't get! them partners, but always receiving the' stereotyped reply, "The Tenth don't1 dance." She at last became so angry afc the exhibition of puppyism, that she went up to the seuior officer present,' from whom she had received the same* answer, and said : v 4'Do the Tenth march?' "Ya-as." ''Well, then, be good enough to o-der the Tenth to march out of my house." Tho major scanned her through his! eye-glass, twisted his mustache, and lisped, "Ya as." In five minutes every man-jack of them had gone. The Field Artillery came after tho Tenth llussars. Their uniform is much plainer and serviceable than the Horse Artillery, being dark-blue tunics with red facings, ana felt helmets. They sit,: too, upon the limbers, etc. After them came some lioyal Engineers in red uniforms, and commissariat and transport corps wagons. At this point the cavalry bands ceased playing, and gave way to the different infantry bands, which in turn massed themselves to play while ^ the foot soldiers passed. Keeping timo to the air of "The British Grenadiers," the Brigade of Guards went by, making, perhaps, the finest display of all the fMAnvvo in linn 'PViaha a tiuupa iu xiuv. iuuc wtw a uub^uiiuu each of the Greadiers, Coldstreama, and Scots, all, in the main, dressed alike inj high, black bearskin caps and scarlet) tunics, and each battalion numbering, about six hundred and fifty officers ana* men. Interest generally flags by tho time the infantry come up. They look so much alike in their red coats and' black helmets, with now and then a' break made by tho raccoon-fur caps of the Fusiliers (their distinctive head-; gear), or tho dingy, dark, invisible green of the Rifles. There was such a want of. uniformity in tho strength of the differ^ ent infantry battalions, also?ranging, asj they did, from threo hundred and sixtyfour men of the Lancaster Regiment to the seven hundred and twenty-two of, the Inniskillen Fusiliers. As soon as the monotonous filing past of the "wearj; Foot" was over, the Horse Artillery and> Cavalry revived the spirits of every one* by going twice more?the first time at & trot, the second at a gallop. Then the; "? troops moved off and the sham fight? began. A Curious Plant. Donald McLean, Frcnch River, C. B.' is the possessor of a plant or herb, which lie found out in the forest. It somewhat, resembles the back of a man's hand. It has a narrow a few inches, then' it takea the shape of a goblet, with a hollow inside. The back side is a little' longer, point like, and that f'ap bends; over the palm. It feels soft and fur-' like, with red veins running up the sides and back, just as natural as in the. hum?n, hand. It will hold its full of water for'; days. It is curious to look at.?Halifaxf / Herald. !