" Perambulators ? Yob, rir. Wo have juet gob in a new Book, sa'in-lioed, silk-trim tied, silver-plated irou wort, full-jewelled handle, e'e,, only £10. Stip this wny, please. First child, I suppose ? " "No, seventh," " Oh, John, show tho geutletuin thoso latest iin proved £2 10a. baby « coaohes.' '* A young gentleman recently found himself in the company of three young ladies, and generously divided an orange between them. " You will rob yourself," exclaimed one of the damsels. " Not at all," replied the innocent, " I have three or four more in my pockets." Good Measure. — Child : " Mother, can I have some raisins ?' Mother : " Yea my dear, you may take a handful." Child : " You give them to me, mother ; your haud is bigger than mine,"

Dt George H. Savage contributes ,:c- the new number of tbe " Fortnightly Review " an article on " Homioidal Manin." Having defined the forms of insanity from which murderous attacks may result, Dr Savage goes on to illustrate his views by fuels and iuoidents whioh have chiefly oome und=r his own observation. We txtraoti the f .•il^w ing: — Probably some of the moat brutal crimes have been committed by < piieyaos. In an asylum there nro always p^.lientfe who are dreaded on account of their objeoikeg and murderous fnry. A fit of fury may \ re cede a fit of epilepsy, or, what i 3 mno". fhe more como.on m-y follow it- or, aocoding toßome may take thepkei of a fis. Irs t-ese cases apparently acts are t'.ovio. The viotitn may be cunningly decoy fi mid later EQ'iy be diemembered and rnutiin'td, and yet the epileptic, taken red-handed, may deny all knowledge of hie nuts. The crimes of the epilcp'io are as a rule, tingle, often causeless, and though a' imes there are attempts at concealmeufc, j< t r.t others, and more frequeutiy, there rte no attempts at escape from the crime. Is ia almost certain that the epileptic criminal id ignorant of his aot, whioh may hays been started by acme impression or thought nt the moment of the onset of the fit. He ia started likean automaton by this impre.eion. 