A Woman Church-builder

Miss Mai-y Grayblel is a niission:iry in the bcart of India, and is sustaineü by the sect known as Disoiples. The Sunday schools of that denomination in the United States recently raised a fund of $i,000, which thcy'sent to her for the purpose of erecling .1 church for her mission. In letter-; to her faniily inBu'Jalo sho modestly tells how the work was done It appears that slie had to serve as architect. mnster-builder, and general boss moihanic. First she bonght four yoke of bni aloes to do the teaming; then a fnw bij; trees they aro verj scarce in that part of the co intry. Sho ernployed one hundred n itivo3, or nearlythat number, whom sho taiight to quarry the stone. which liad to he hauled several miles; and to mnko brick, first trampiotc the olay, faslToning it into the bricks, and then burning them iising 1 1 1 ■= spare port;o:i of the trees for fuel. The trmiks of tl; trees wcro laboriously by lian l sawed into i boards for the floors, roofs, oto A stone founilation three feel thicN waa laid three feet below ground and as much above, this soüd baso wali bn!ng deemed nc:es-;ary to keep out the u bito ants, which are a great pet of the country. Evidently 1 good Job was made of the wal], for Miss Graybifl) in1 genuously relates that an Englishman visitor iuquired who had been tho 011gineer, and expresse 1 much surpi-ise when told tha,t the had directed the work herself . Buffalo Courier. Ocean gray and old silver ore utsutrn colors which are much admircd for cloth tailor-made gowns. The latost gartcr-buckles have ns nrn iiu'iits four tmy enameled patisies, sur. mth sapuliires and rubíes. There was paid for locomotivo!) lust year;about $20,ojO,000. Ktchnd garter-buckles aro stlll beins ' called for in large quantitius.