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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLucknow Sentinel, 1890-10-10, Page 3A POEM ,FROM THE PEN Of BIRCIIALL. in verse, as it little local incidentput, Ah le o01 tAY, wed � trifle better and be more v .. 1L'... L....: .i'. ineresting, let ae on41 `it J FRIENDSHIP. I'm afraid it's of no use Regie, the race of my life is run; I went the pace from the fall of the flsg,and now —well, my time hes come: Don't cry, old man, it's not like you. who said you had im'er a heart; You must not grumble now the time has come. - .. fszt y@ both to part. We've been good pals for many a month since I nrst met you at wray'e— And you've often asked me, Regie, to tell of my early day+• What made me leave the racing. world and come to this quiet place Tc meet my death from a broken heart, like a favorite losing a race. Just give me a drink of brandy and prop me up —just so. Is that my old deg Charlie'' you needn't tell him to go; He's been a good friend to me, old man, and • fol- lowed me many a day, And cheered me up by bis dear old face when far from myy friends away. THE METHODIST CONFERENCE MODIFYING THE CENSURE. Rev. A. 0. Conrtioe moved that the part of the clause implying censure be strnok Well, Regie, old man, you little thought that I was a married man, Although at all to flirt with the,, girls, you know, was never my plan. You thought me a woman -hater, that the race course was my wife, Bi ttt'e you thtught that a woman was the i.iree of early life. I saw her first at the Derby, when the horses faced the green, And 1 thought as I stood on the grand stand such a face I never bad seen. Her eyes•met mine, so blue, so true, she left me like one in a trance; How could I hope to win such a pearl, what wouldn't I give for the chance? I met her, next at the Strange's ball, I waltzed with her thrice that night, I marred my life at the fatal dance, though it looked so fair and bright. Within three months she became my wife and I her faithful slave, To -morrow one widow more Will see when I'm. laid in my quiet grave. Thanks, Regie, the brandy again dear boy, at heart I feel so sick But I want to tell you an of my tale, and I grieve I shall have to be quick. i feel my strength fast leaving, and a miet seems to come over my eyes ; I'll never jump Beecher's brook again, I'm eitisllgg'ear'r ly ties. I months we mewed to he happy, but I found her love wasn't real, She'd married my cash and position, and I'd thought her as true as steel. A sportsman, rich and good-looking, as good a horseman ae made, She thought me a likely catch, you 'see, and for A. Vote of-Cen,pure on Dr. entberland—He • Resents it and Resigns—lt is Modified and He Withdraws His Bvrignatlou— Dr. Sutherland and the Government. A Friday'a Montreal despatch says : The General Conference wee thrown into ra_etete qt excitement and entanglement to- day each ae has seldom been witnessed in similar bodied. Bo inure veli woe the ee e.t- ter nailer consideration that the clear- headed General Superintendent gave three different rulings on the same point. The whole trouble arose from the transference of two dietriote, Bowmauville and` Ux- bridge, from the Toronto Conference to the Bay of Qninte. This pieoe of ecolesiastiOol gerrymander, as one speaker described it, was done last night by a forced vote, and' was so unexpected that many looked upon .it as a huge joke. So quietly was the �L.,s -rpt•••�•i�,+tfka,�:h,,,.rme�,(if r�Pither o the ' istr'iots intereete' ' aa o • ance - speaking, and many thought their eilenoe indicated tbet they desired .the change. The constitutional two-thirds vote was secured, and the dietriote were trieneterred. When a demand was made for reconsideration to -day, it was found that a two-tbirds vote would be required to reverse the notion of the previone evening, and consequently, although many changed their votes, the transference was eaetained by little more than a bare majority. By this change Rev. " H. S. Matthews, secre- tary of the Toronto Conference, and Rev. T. W., Jolliffe, who has been 23 years in the Toronto Conference, are both planed in the Bay of Quince Conference.. The rear, rangement of the conferenoe boundaries has very Intimate relation with the pecuni- ary circumstances of ministers, hence there is a desire on the pars of many emaller conference° that their limits ehould be extended, becanee the larger area plaae,e a greater number of desirable stations at the disposal of the ministers. London, Guelph, and the Bay of Quints have been demand- ing -more Cerrito t -the• --f +ser Can afar _ me er'trap she laid. Then soon a cousin chap turned up, rich but an awful cad, . And to see him lolling about my house used to drive me nearly mad. They said he'd been mixed in some turf affairs, of a rather dusty shade— It was always a mystery to me how his thou; sande a year were made. I was down for a fortnight's hunting and my wife to some friends had gone, When Thad a short wire from Arthur to runup to town the next morn, . I caught the last train that evening, as I thought it would save me some time It I slept at my show in town that night and got back to Lechlade to dine. I let myself in with my, latch key, but I seemed to bo struck-with-a-abill, For voices I heard in the drawing -room that I thought was shut up and still. I stood like one' dumb with amazement, then straight to those sounds Iran, For my wife's was one of those voices, the ,other was that of a man. As I opened the door of that room, my Godl what a eight met my eyes: My wife, whom I thought was in Yorkshire, in the arms of that cousin sbe lies. - I scarcely knew What I was doing, 1 was mad at that moment I know, But I know I hit out from the shoulder and that man went down at the blow. Rev. J. W. Holmes movecrin amendimenf that simply -the last few lines, etating that the committee regret they have been en- able to discover any enfiicient reason why the Church hes not been in poeseesion of the Industrial Institute, be expunged. The amendment to the amendment- wee parried by a vote of 63 to 60. The clause as amended. was. adopted by a. vrrtFr 54- A RESIGN1TION TENDERED. The General Conferenoe rose for dinner, and on resuming business the following letter was read : REV. A. CARMAN•: DEAR BROTHER, -In view of the issue raised in the debate on the report of the Special Com- mittee on Indian Affairs, and the subsequent vote thereon, I feel convinced that my useful- ness as General Missionary Secretary is so seriously couipromised that it would be unwise, looking solely to. the interests of the society, that 1 should continue to hold , office. I beg, and requeetetbat ou will be good enoug• o ay the same before the Couferonce for immediate action. Yours respectfully, (Signed) A. SUTHERLAND. WANT THE CENSURE REMOVED. ence, and a general rearrangement was proposed. Thiel was defeated largely by the Toronto vote, and in retaliation the onslaught on the boundaries of the Toronto Conferenoe was supported by the smaller bodies', and the Bay of Quinte carries off two very desirable districts. Rev. J. B. Williamson, who moved the vote of reconsideration, said he did so chiefly in order that those brethern who had been shut off by the cloture on the previone evening, and who should be heard on this subject, might get the ear of the Conferenoe. Rev. H. S. Matthews seconded the motion, whioh was parried by a vote of 64 to49. -' Then I seized him so tight in my arms his strength seemed like that of a child. And out of tbe place I. chucked thatrat, by whose touch my hands were defiled. He left for France the neat morning, and his life bad a very close shave ; But I know he'll remember my wrath that night and carry the marks to his grave.. .Regie, dear friend, I get weaker, your hand, and, Charlie, your paw', 'Tie a comfort to, know when your dying there are friends like you e'er more. My story is' very near finished, my wife now goes her own ways— In Paris she bas a thousand a year and I came to this quiet old place. Bend my watch and my rings to my mother, she never could take to my wife, Although to make her boy happy I knew she'd have given her life. Hark 1 Regie, the flag has fallen, 'tis a desperate finish we ride— Good-bye, old 'fellow, God bless you—then he lay back still and died. Coronation Ceremonies in Swasieland. The natives are making preparations for the coronation of their young King and chief paramount of the Swazi° nations An impi has been sent out hunting for a lion, ager, buffalo, and a large snake. Part of tRe ceremony at the coronation ooneiat° of the King eating a portion of the hearts of the first three animals, to give, bim cour- age ; afterwsrd being. anointed with the snake's fat to prevent him being bewitched. The buffalo's head is planed on the ground, and the young King sits on it between the borne, clothed only in the lion's skin on the first, day, and in the tiger's akin on the second day, and on the third day be must dome out of hie kraal quite naked and be presented tna people who come np from all parte of Swazieland to salute " Byate," the King of the Swazis nation, as the great lion, great tiger, and other titles. The chiefs, or indenas, are each expected to bring a present of cattle to the new King so as to give him a good Start.—Correirpond- kence Newcastle Chronicle. MODEST TORONTONIANS. Mr. John S. Clark rose and .said he voted with the majority before dinner under a mieunderatauding, believing that the censuring clause of the report had been eliminated. - Rev. J. J. Rice said he also had voted under a misunderstanding, and would seoondithe motion. The motion was carried. Dr. Douglas proposed the clause be en- tirely eliminated from the report. THE CONFERENCE MUST RESECT ITSELF. Judge Dean said the objeot of the report had been accomplished, and he would be quite willing now to withdraw it altogether. But the Conferenoe must preserve its self- reepeot. It Dr. Sutherland was prepared to admit he had been in error, he was will- ing that the whole thing ehonld be wiped out. The self-rospeot of the Conference de- manded that they should not be brought to terms (the reporG-rrnc erethe-w'oip-•oil-tar Sutherland's reaolntic n. The vote on the two amendments was then taken over again, and resulted in all the objectionable parts of the report being. etrnok out, the simple statement of the money voted by Parliament and the recom- mendation that the matter be proceeded with sermon aspossible remaining. Dr. Douglas then moved, seconded by STEWING AND BOILLNG. A Practical Leeson as to Bow They Are Properly Done. '.Gi r1'3`6 ki��j/iii"-+�rit9�af�trs'•i•::ieu».-�sz"�'.c.�s��:�i� zine, which one of yon know° how to make a etew ? " I do." That is well ; tell me how you de it. " Ob, -I just take some meat and potatoes, oarrots, onions, and any vegetables I choose, put some water on them, and boil them together, and—that is all-" Yon have described a great many .stews in describing yours. I don t think I chains lilie any of -them, so. I shall tell you how I make it, and/Iv-int each one of you to try and follow my directions, and if you do so ooneoientionsly I think you all will ba able to make a stew, and„what is more, a good etew. The first step is to understand what stewing” is. Do not for one moment imagine it is boiling, for they are distinctly id fferent methods of cooking. Stewing is cooking by a slow, gentle, rapist heat Keep this well in your mind. Yon meet not let your stew boil or you change, the Dr. Alex. Sutherland said it seemed to be taken for granted that the General Confer- enoe was to ohop np .Toronto without any reference to the-w-iahes-of ,the -people. -This- dismemberment would -make Toronto Con- ferenoe lestrip 20 to 30 miles wide and 150 to 200 long, and one of the smallest Confer- ences in the connexion. The fact was the Bay of Quinte wanted more good stations. Every Conferenoe wanted that, ao it was not a valied reason for a ohange. Were the turnedpeople of the Toronto over like a lot of sheep to whoever might want them ? Rev. Dr. Parker moved that the action of the previous evening be reversed, and Uxbridge and Bowmanvilie be returned to the Toronto Conferenoe. The motion to transfer back was put and lost, 60 voting for it and 76 against, a two- thirds vote being neoeesary to carry. Dr. D. G. Sutherland then moved that the whole matter of rearrangement of Con- ferenoe boundariesbe referred to .a special commission to report to the_next General Conference. The motion was carried by a vote of 74 to 76, and it was decided that each annual Conferenoe should at its next meeting elect a clerical and lay representative on the commission. . Death -Blow to Love. her—So yon think our daughter has fallen in love with that young man ? Mother—She is perfectly infatuated with him. Father—What do yon propose to do? Mother—That feeling of undying love which she has meet be turned to aversion or she may elope with him in spite of 118. We most do it at once. Father—But how ? Mother—We must try to give her the impression that none of .the other girls want liim.--Netts York- Weekly. WON'T HAVE IT NAMED "HAMILTON." The recommendation of the Memorial Committee to change the name of the Niagara Conferenoe to that of Hamilton was opposed by Mr. J. S. Williamson, who asked why snob it change was proposed. It could result in nothing but harm. ' Rev. J. S. Rom said that as Toronto had a name given to a conference, why not give tie name of Hamilton;to a oonferenoe and have uniformity ? Mr. J. A. Donley—Why not nee the name of St. Catharines or Brantford ? Dr. Alex. Sutherland said it was a gene- ral agreement at the time of the onion that the name of this conference should be retained. There would be no gain in the change except perhaps to gratify a few people in Hamilton. The recommendation of the report was voted down, and the name romaine as at present. TELEIGRAPU1C SUMMARY. ifBrAtliiicjhY o Far a'-sn, d wouf Ay=•msih�'s3tbI3;'asYsod1aT.t -�^, -'.died y es- . ,'.'e'C ^C'.y;" deatfrom cholera is reported to have ocourred t Bristol, England. Toronto will advertise for tenders to light the whole city by gas, and may, abandon the electrio light system. Sir Heotor Langevin ridicules the idea of dieeolution, and says Parliament will not meet before February. Amerioan fishing sehooneet Derail Crockett was seized at Bonnie, P.E.I•, yes- . terday for violation of the fishery law. The body of Dr. Eberson, drowned in Rideau Lake and buried in Portland ceme- tery, has been oarried off by reeurreotion- iWts. Favorable -reports of the Northwest crop have failed to keep np the price of Cana- dian Pacific stook on the London Ex- change. toughens meat ; stewing, on the contrary, Bays t e prinoipa it rags wtireentf h eoftens the fibers and renders it more in Washington Park, and the overflow in tender. - Jackson Park. In purchasing meat for stewing You may During the past seven days there were take the °beeper, poorer parte, where there twenty-seven business failures in Canada., is most blocd. That is where there has Their number was the eame for the cones - been most action. Now, what part ebould ponding week last year. you imagine that would be ? " Theelegs." A despatoh from Berlin denies the report: Yee ; and although perhaps a little tough that Germany has demanded satiefaction they are the juoieat parte of beet. Pieces and oompeneation Trona Eneland for the from the round, chuck, or upper portion of killing of German eubjeots at Vitu. the shank are all good. The meat ehonld Mr. G. T. Davie, proprietor of extensive have come bone and fat. .Cold meat makes shipyardshas his excellent 102 menbeoause4heKnights broiling it has already gone- through tends to improve the flavor., cf Labor sought to diotate to him whom he In preparing your meat yon meet first sho,Rld employ. wash it. How would you do that 2 " Put A grand jury at Toronto recommended it under the faucet and rub it well." Yon that poor families of prisoners inoaroer- might •just as well take the scrubbing -brush ated in the Central Prison should receive to it 1 No; tote wash meat take s clean 40 oents per day, which ie the average oloth, wet it vfi'ith cold water, and wipe earnings of men in the Central Prison. your meat carefully. Remember that cold The report of the Conferenoe Committe water extracts the juices, and all such on the tariff bill . was submitted to the losses must be carefully guarded against. Qonse et Represent tivea yesterday, and in Cut your meat in small pieces, take off to be taken into consideration to -day. Mr. super not rlat--ierrd-bohle, and --keep- the- T„,10Rinley-propeeee-to,fix the fine,14,,djon bone for the bottom of the kettle ; is will ment of Congreee for Tuesday. prevent from sticking or burning. To a Frank J. Dougall, a prominent citizen pound of beef yon will require one quart of and merchant. of Windsor, died on Thurs. cold water. Put the bones in the kettle, day. The deceased was a son.of the late and also the ragged, poorer bits of meat, James Dougall, one of the pioneers of that some of the Juices fray escape into the Windsor, and who was one of the promi- water which is to fc rm your gravy ; then nent figures in the patriotic war. put the kettle on the fire. Attorney -General Hardin, of Kentucky, The meat whioh you have out in small has inetruoted the State auditor to refuse to grant a ligense to the Frankfort and Henry county lotteries. The last Legie- lature passed aote designed to exterminate these lotteries. The lotteries claim that their license ehonld be renewed yearly . until their charters expire, which will not be for some yearn. 0 tr a • t. o ♦ ti r Judge Dean, that' Dr. Sutherland'a resig- pieces should now be well dredged with nation be not accepted. Soar, then fried a good brown on both The motion was parried almost nnani- sides. As fast as they become brown put monely, and Dr. Sutherland arose and them in the kettle, and as soon as the con - withdrew hie resignation when -the Matter tents thereof boil it should be moved to the dropped. . THEDOCTOR AND THE GOVERNMENT. On the clause of the Missionary Com- mittee's report recommending that 45 per cent. of the total amount devoted to mis- sions during the next quadrenninm be de- voted to ,domestic missions instead ,of 38 1.10 per cent. Dr. Sutherland moved in amendment, than the amount be increased to 42,i per cent. instead of 38 1-10- per cent. The amendment was oarried. The olause of the report protesting against the want of assistance from the Government to the British Columbian in- stitutions caused a warm disanesion. A number of the delegates protested strongly against the Government being attacked in the report. Rev. Mr. Addison moved that all snoh references be struck out of the report. He claimed that the reason the Government had not done more for the Methodist Church was that its offers • had not ' been improved upon. Rev. tar. Sutherland said the whole question in regard to the British Columbia, institutes had been brought before Sir John Macdonald and the Superintendent . of Indian Affairs by a deputation over a year and a halt ago, and the matter had been fully gone into and the claims of the Meth- odist Church pressed upon the Government, but no answer had yet been received from the Government. Rev. Dr. Griffin said the trouble seemed to be that the Methodist Church was not in touch with the Government like the other ohurohes. (Laughter.) It was unfortunate, but it looked se if Dr. Sutherland was not in touch with the Government. (Loud laughter.) Dr. Sutherland—There must be a big mistake somewhere, as the papers on the other aide have all along been saying that I am running a donkey engine in the interest('of Sir John. (Great laughter:) Ren. -C. Bryant, President of the British Columbia Conferenoe, anppbrted the re- port. He charged that the Government agents. in British Colombia had endea- vored to undermine the influence of the Methodist missionary with the Indiana. The- miseionariea were pereistentlytradnoed and their interests neglected. He knew whereof he spoke, and this was a matter for the most serious consideration of the Government. Mr. Addison said that after Mr. Bryant's statement he would withdraw his amend- ment for the removal of the clause, which was then unanimously adopted. OECUMENICAL COUNCIL. She Waeu't Snrprieed. Friend—Madam, yon frdlm your hneband since the wild West, have yon? Wife—No ; John has not written to me for a long time. It is my painful duty to tell yon that he have ho not hoard went out in DR. SUTHERLAND CENSURED. A clause of the .report of the Committee on Indian A 'Efrain; read : That at the session of '87 the Dominion Par- liamentappropriated the sum of $10 000 for.. the establishment of industrial institutions in the Northwest, to be placed under the direction of our Church ; that this appropriation having lapsed, they, in the session of 1888 9, appro- priated the anm of $27,000 for a like purpose ; that this appropriation having also lapsed, they, at their last session, appropriated the sum of priation is nOW In for500 for the same purpose. e a d if not lactedtup appro- priation likewise lapse on the 30th day of June next. Your ccmmit:0e recommend that it be an inrtruction from the-Genorsi Conference to the Mission Board to take immediate steps to arrange for sites and secure as soon as practica- ble the erection of industrial institutions, for tho establishment of which the $25,800 has been appropriated. Your cominittee 1 oel that for several reasons It is a matter for regret that those rhoneys have not been utilized for the purpose. for wliicli they were appropriated, for tho purposes and iu accordance with th•i best interests of Indians themselves, tiiiko froth a worldly slid a religious point of view and so in linrping'witb the policy and object of oirr mis- sionary labors amot g them, and they regret to add +bat they have, bei n unable to, discover any anfliciont reason why our 1. hnrch hes not,before ibis time been in po86'881011 and n, ntrol of an industrial institution in full operation such as was contemplate') by those appropriations. THE STCRET,AitY 1tX'b,ATN0. Thee was a direot arraignment of the missionary sooretary and tees 'tempted as back of the range and there allowed to simmer steadily for about three hours. To one good pound of meat add one . email onion, elided, one small carrot and turnip ant in cubes, dredged with flour, and slightly browned. Pat them in the kettle to 'simmer with the meat. u- " Why do .you -dredge and brown the meat and vegetables ? " For several reasons. The flour forms a paste over the meat and keeps' in the juices and it thick- ens and browns the gravy to cinch an ex- tent that you will seldom find it neoessary to add thitkening when your stew is finished, as is generally necessary. A stew is a most economical dish melonyou keep up yonr fire pnrpoeely, then it becomes ex- peneive, for you cannot make it quickly— never under two or three hours. The slow, steady simmering renders your meat both tender and nutritious. BOILING. he has been hanged tor horse stealing. snob by hint. Cie ctamo to tbe front an Some ranchmen naught him in the ant and went into a history of the whole transae- strung him up. tion to show that the mission authorities I cat not surprised. John was always ze these all ante.y A warm debate ensued. could to ritil- kiigia tltrnng. -_� g The following were eleoted representa- tives to the (Ecumenical Council : Rev. Dr. Briggs, Rev. Dr: Dewart, Mr. Warring Kennedy, Mr. JJ. Maolaren, Mr. James Graham, Mr. m. Bowman, Rev. John Wakefield, Mr. J. H. Beatty, Rev. W. S. Griffin, Mr. R. W. McKenzie, Rev. Dr. Carman, Rev. N. Burwash, Judge Dean, Rev. Dr. Delights, Rev. T. G. Williams, Mr. W. H. Lambly, Mr. S. Findlay, Dr. Watbern, Dr. David Allison, ReV. James oodeworth and Mr. David Spender. The Lachine ennal is to be deepened from thirteen to fifteen feet. The steamer Majestic made the west- ward trip in 5 days, 21 hours, 20 minntee. , It is understood that Mr. Parnell will ehortly call • a convention of the Irish Nationalist party. North Grey Liberals will meet at Owen Sound on Saturday, to nominate a candi- date for the Commons. The yacht Annie 5, of Detroit, is stip. posed to, have capsized off Belle River, several more on board being drowned; An explosion, ononrred yesterday on board the steamer Pandora at Newcastle, Eng , by which twelve persons worn ro An epidemic in a Berlin suburb is be: badly injured that they will die. lievod to be influenza. There is no. process of cooking which require° eo much care, and is eo often neglected, as boiling. . This is the most. extravagant method of cooking any meat if the water in whioh .the meat is cooked is not utilized as stock. In the necessity of the case no meat can be boiled without losing some of its nourishing qualities and enriching the water in whioh it is cooked. The Frenoh promise of bracing, by means of 'which meat is .slowly covered and slowly boiled in a stook which 'becomes gradnaliy absorbed by the meat, is the only one by which the meat does not suffer actual lose. All meat, in boiling, ehonld be merely simmered. There should be a slight ebullition.to the edge of the pot, nothing more. This ebullition should be kept np steadily till the meat is tender, and no longer, as nothing is more injurious to° any boiled dish than to allow the boiling to atop or to 000k it after it is done. There is a difference of opinion as to the best methods of 000king salt meats. Some excellent cooks plunge such meats into olear, cold water, and :bring'. the water gradnaliy to the boiling 'point, while others believe they obtain the best effects by cooking them in boiling water. In either case, after the meat begin° to boil, it ehonld merely simmer. There are also two methods of cooking. $eh. One is to plunge the fish from cold water into boiling salted water, and let it slowly simmer till done. The better method into put a perfectly fresh fish over the fire. in cold water, bring it very slowly to the boil- ing point, and let it remain at this point -till done. Most vegetables are better cooked fast excepting potatoes, beans, peal, mull - flower and others whioh contain starch. Cabbage should be boiled rapidly in plenty of water ; so should onions, young beets and turnips. Peas can be conked thoroughly when tender in'twenty minntee. They should be slowly simmered in as little water as possible. Tho best way to cook string beans is to merely simmer them for at lomat two boars, when the water in which they are cooked ehonld be nearly or entirely absorbed. A little hot Dream canoe may now be added, and the beans may be boiled up once. As a rule most vegetables are overdone, but there is something obstinate in the tieenee of all the bean family, and long cooking is reenired to make them teu'ier. Lima, or any other fresh shelled beetle,require an hour to cook tender ; bnt corn cut from the cob is better for only fifteen minutes' cooking, and will be ready for the table if it is steamed on the cob twenty five minutoe. Potatoes are often badly cooked. 1-tlif an hour is the average' time for boil- ing them mealy, though ,.sumo potatoes Gild nook in less time. Alt stale vegetables reenirn morn cooking than fresh ones. -- Neto York Tribune. Across the Atlantic in Eighty-Fonr Hours. The Canadians have actually under oon- sideration a project which, they .allege, will resort in reducing the run 'from shore - to shore of the Atlentio to eighty-four houre. The projeot is to construct a rail way eastward from Quebec to the asset of Labrador, aotnewhere between Belle -isle straits and Cape Weebriok or Hamilton inlet, and thence run a service of fast steamera to Milford Haven. • The most easterly point of the Labrador coast is about 900 miles nearer to no than Quebec,. and Milford Haven ie nearer to America by fully 300 miles or thereabouts. The saving effected in mileage, compared with the run as at prekent performed ;from Liverpool to Quebec or Portland, would reach, , it may be assumed not lees than. 1,000 miles, and it is perfectly evident that a voyage of under 2,000 miles oonld be made well within four days— nearer three and a half, indeed, than four days. The journey by train from the most easterly portion of Labrador to Quebec would hardly take more than eighteen to twenty hours, so that the travellers would be enabled to reach the old Canadian cap- ital within four and a half days of stepping on board the boat at : Milford Haven ; or, taking into aaoonnt the railway journey from London to the Welsh port, it would be possible to reach Quebec within five days of leaving the metropolis, only three and a half of which would be agent on the water. At present the voyage oc0upiee folly seven days, or, allowing for the jour- ney from London to Liverpool, nine and a half to ten days. The choice of the Lab- rador route would reduce' the duration of the voyage by nearly or quite one-half in point of time, to say nothing of the extra comfort travellers would experience from the shorter period spent on the open sea.— London Morning Poet. History of the Barber's Pole. Of all symbols, none is so ancient as the / barber's pole ; few have caused so ranch / antiquarian research. According, to the r� " Athenian Oracle," the ancient Romans \ were so benefited by the first barber who name to their pity that they erected a statue to his memory. Anciently barbers noted in a deal capacity as hair-dreesers and surgeons. In Rome they were wont to hang out, at the end of their pole, basins, that weary and wounded travelers might observe them at a distance. The peril - colored staff is said to indicate that surgery wits 'oarried on within, the oolor-atripe representingthe fillet elegantly entwined round the ,patients arm while he wan. phlebotomized. An illuminated missal of the time of Edward I. has a plate repre- senting a patient, staff in hand and arm in fillet, undergoing phlebotomy. Barbera proper—that is, hair -dressers and barber surgeons—were distinguished by the Dolor of the bande on the poles, the former hav- ing a blue and the latter a red. As far back as 1797 barbers and surgeons were compelled by statute to display their poles, the latter likewise affixing gallipot and red rag at the end. The fabulist Gay, in lie - fable on the " Goat Without a Beard," alluding to barber's shop, epealin of the rod rag pendent from the pole.—Alb the Year ]found, David Toimie, of Brantford,' caged 75, was choked to death while eating hie din - nor yesterday. Tne Auti•Slavery Conventi Paris, renommende that tl pr"oesink; slavery be div' committcee, w'_^,irh aim, bet whish shel through miseiona, to •