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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLucknow Sentinel, 1891-08-21, Page 7DOMINION PARLIAMENT Sir Hector Langevin, replying to Mr. Barron, said that the73arr•ie post -office was built by William Toms, of Ottawa: The contract price was $25,000 and the total amount epent'was $30,980. Sir Hector Langevin, replying to Mr. McMullen, said that it had been the rule for some time past that employees of the de- partments have no lunch hour, except where medical certificates _.•declared it was necessary. Mr. Rowell, replying to Mr. Charlton, said that half -fare tickets were issued on the Goyerninerr.t railways to clergymen --w•ho have -applied- lied- to- and`rn sive t a cer'ti: ficate from the General Superintendent or (general Passenger Agent of , the •Intercolo- n el Railway. r. Lepine, on motion for a return, com- p • tired that erre French employees of the Dominion were not half as numerous as the English. In the Custom House at Montreal during the past ten years there had been zee, eeteax.;.g:-, e 81,),C:,!lilktT,n{.l, s .eggs oAs -t?etetiestaoreistfesseejs twenty-seven '.nghsh- hIe the employment of laborers .partiality was shown to the English. If one -teeth part of the injustice were shown to the English iu Ontario there would be loud complaint: . 73owe'll said a full investigation would show that the charge was not borne out. • Thererwas scarcely an iinpor'tant office filled without the annaanf, of n rea . omp am s were just as requent that the rEnglish were overlooked. He en- deavored to do justice to all classes. Mr. Curran denied that any injustice was done to the French-Canadians in Mon- treal. Mr. Bowed, answering Mr. McMullen, said thin the investigation now going on in Montreljt was with a view to superannuat- ing emp oyes who could be dispensed with. He expehtod that there would be a saving of $10,000 a year by this means. The investi- gation would be continued .at other points when it was concluded in Montreal. Sir John Thompsen, upon the, resumption. of Mr. Kirkpatrick's motion. declaring the expediency of bestowing some mark of recognition upon the veterans of 1837-'8, said that he desired to express his own opinion as to the desirability of this Gov- ernment dealing with this question. What- ever the merits might be in the public estimation of those who. were concerned in • the conflict of that period, this was a question, he submitted, which, in this Dominion Parlia- ment, formed as it was of representatives not merely of those two Provinces in which the struggle raged fer the time, but of the newer Provinces having nothing at all to do with, they should not be called upon to deal with. I a inappro >•1nate thtParlianien.t• bo asked t grant any bounty.. They should remember that this country dated from the period when the Dominion was formed, when all the Provinces joined hands in forming a new nationality. It was for that reason that the Government had declined to recognize this as a bounty which they tltbould grant... With the. object of letting -theme pact conflictelsefin-gotten as nearly as possible, the Provinces themselves had resolved to allow history'' to do justice to those engaged in them. ' Mr. Flint, in moving the House into com- mittee on his hill to amend the Canada Tem- perance AmendmentAct, said that under his proposal druggists and chemists, inthe transaction of their business, were . left un- touched in every particular in which they were placed by the amendment of 1888 ex- cept in the sale or purchase • of alcohol or spirituous liquors, in regard to which they were plyaced under the restrictions imposed upon licensed vendors by -the-Canada Tem- perance Acta The Act, as passed in 1818, provided proper regulations for the sale' of liquor by druggists for medicinal and mechanical purposes and the recording of such sales, but this provision was consider- ably weakened by the amendment of 1888. Itwas to restore the efficiency of the Act that he proposed the amendment. • Mr. Barron, in moving the second reading of the hill to amend the Railway Act, said tie object was to compel railways to have separate, doors for the entrance to and exit from cars. This, he believed, would obviate she danger caused by passengers crowding in and out of the same door. Sir John Thompson said the hill would be very impracticable. • Mr. Costiigan introduced a bill to emend the Petroleum Inspection Act. Ho said the bill consisted of one short clause giving the Governor -General -in -Council plower to make regulations to exonlpt wholly or in part from inspection such petreleimi Dile as are not •fit for illuminating purposes. Mr, Beausoleil said that the Empire of yesterday contained a telegram from Mon- treal stating that there was a conspiracy be- tween _Mr. W. T. R. Preston, himself, and Mr. Greenshields to overthroav'the present. Government; that they had held a meeting to woke it out et the Windsor Hotel, Mon- treal, on Sunday ;, and that they had secured possession of letters written by members of tho Government years ago, which they ex- pected would be of great value to them. He said the statement was a fabricatipn. Mr. Foster held that Mr. Beausoleil had no 4ht to proceed further with his denial. Its. Speaker called the next o Ider`on the paper. c The House 'divided on Mr. Charlton's amendment, which was lost on a vote of. 81 ' yeas and 100 nays. (Applause . and of I pie'% "You are corning down.") The House wont into Cnnimittee of 9np$ ply Several items wore passed and the com- mittee rose. The Hruse went intoCommittee of Supply. Mr. Hagrart, in reply to Mr. Cast; said -that it would take two or three weeks, be - fere the complete returns of the stemma were published. -' Mr. Paterson (Brant) thought the incom- plete returns should be brought down. Mr. Denison objected to incomplete re- turns. A newspaper repdrt had credited Toronwith only 190,000 population, and he dill of think partial information should • be give Mr. Haggart, in reply, to complaints about the delay of the censusi€eturne, said that the reports that were behind were from one diatric•t in Nipissing and from lour districts in British Columbia. He said• that an approximate return for these district could bo supplied if necessary. Mr. Mulocksaid that the census appoint- ments were dangled before the people before the elections to serve party ends. This was most improper. Tile Government was using the public service to make votes to keep a few men in office. This v = r- meites tie wliole ' Administration. ' ven the documents relating to the public con- tracts showed that . they were using the public resources to keep the Cabinet in power. Mr. Charlton said that the Post Office Department appointments had always been made with an eye to the interests of the party and net the country. The interests of party were looked at first, from the appoint- ment of an official to the awarding of a con- tra ct for tho,,ei'pl3.e-wlLll at Quebec. Mr. McMillan criticized the expenditure upon the Central k xperienental Farm et. Ottawa, and said that such a large outlay was not justified the beneli from this ' institution.The same extrava- gauce characterized the management of other experimental farms. Mr. McMullen said that no doubt the farm was doing good work, but the capital expenditures should now cease to a great extent, as most of•the buildings and other permanent improvements have been aom- pleted. The expenses should he kept aakehireerhashessieetteaslatiatatheineyhtlfdaverste want any repetition of the cross -wall ex- perience in connection with the Experi- mental farms. Mr. Mara said that there.was great deal Of dissatisfaction in British Columbia about the lack of progress made with the farm in that Province. The buildings had not yet been erected. .t EX1EVIJTION IN INDIA. Worse Than Indian Atrocities With Flr-e and Stake. Uzman Afzul Khan, being a strict Mo- hammedan, was sentenced by the general court martial to be executed by being blown from the mouth of a gun. Saturday, the day •following the Sabbath, which is our Friday, was the day appointed, subjeet to the approval `of the " finding " by the com- mandant. The commandaht approved the finding of the court, and the execution parade- took place the following Saturday: The native troops, all unarmed, formed twor sides . of a square opposite to one another and facing inward. The- white rhenis-formed one -side: They -paraded -with fixed bayonets and loaded with ball and cartridge in view of the Sepoys. On the fourth side of the square a 12 -pounder gun was posted, the muzzle pointing inward, in charge of the Eaeopeasseartillery. The eorn- mandant and staff' stood in the centre of the square. Presently the convicted subadar- uaajor was marched into the square and halted in front of tlte_��r �� o!+in.gt}ie k�cog, 1 asa+, rtF"5.,.. ."o -%uv. rsl�:y•'�,, ,.,,t".�,7�+���i '�A.._�i •,.,. � r. "d ere ti'a '�gfilndwg and sentence were read by the adjutant in English and Hindustani, and the commandant asked the prirsoner to say his last words. The prisoner, who was, to do him but justice, a brave, soldierly man, said in • a firm voice that he was punished for his gross breach of military discipline, and penditure iaad. been on that farm about .`i8, 400. Mr. Daly. said that he was satisfied that the experimental farms in Manitoba and British Columbia were being economically. conducted. Mr. McMillan said that the experimental farms were not encouraging the breeding of horses suitable to the requirements of the country, or for the foreign market. He ob- jected to placing stallions in experimental farms at a large expense when there were throughout the country superior animals owned by private individuals. Sir Richard Cartwright said it seemed to be an imprudent act on the part of the Government to agree to pay $30,000 for the use of six farm sires for five years. It might have been better to buy the animals out- right Mr. •Haggart said that the price was not higher than that paid by other Governments. He would suggest to the superintendent the advisability of selecting next year horses more suitable to. the requirements of the country. Mr. Rowand said that the •most popular horses in this country were the Clydesdale and Shire. The Percherone was unsuitable. The House adjourned at 11.15 p m. • Thousands of people, when drying their faces after washing, wipe them downward -•-- that is, from.. forehead to chin. 'This is a mistake. Always use upward—from the .chin to the forehead—and outward—toward' the ear—motions. Never wipe any part of the face downward. asast . 'Killing. Jaspar--Judgthg from the reports in' the papers it seems to be quite the proper thing for young men to kill the girls who refuse to marry them. Jumpuppe—Yes. If it goes on there is a danger, that all the sensible girls will be killed off: Beginning of the Enc. • " What do you think of my angel cake" she asked. "It's toes heavy to flay," he. replied. _ This ,was 'the beginning.of the end. The Woman Friona Roston. Miss Bacon—Do you think it is worse for a woman, to smoke cigarettes than a man ? Miss McBean—1 never knew of a woman who smoked a than. Tyra Rio Nates does not believe in honor- ary commissioners and the holding of exhi- bitions for the purpose of building up foreign trade.: It. says :. • Wo trust it win not be forgotten in the United Staten in the heat and hurry of pre- parations for the "commercial invasion of South America' at after all only two things are really needed for the work --capital and commercial .enterprise. It is a waste of time arid, effort to fluid scouting parties to spy out the land, for the routes of commerce have long been known and eiery well-informed merchant knows exactly what the elements of that com- merce must he.. 1,t is not pillage that the mer- chant is nftcr ; it he simply an exchange of product. If he wants to know what those prodnaite are, let him consult any geography and find out how far his destination is from the equator. In ,the case of Brazil, lx� will not find the slightet ;iIriitculty in deciding that, buffalo robes and warming pans may be left at home. Enough has corti insy been Written about Brazil to.givc him seine' eleaof the wants and ,preferences of the people. Flourishing American houses were in existence here over fifty years ago, and others can just as readily be esM.blislieel now. There was a time, in tho old clays, when commerce depended more ou, individual enterprise and Ifres upon official palp, when a.inerchaut. mush, it his business to know personally all about the markets where he' pro- posed to trade. lie never dreamed of waiting for a roving cortrmission composed of a lawyerr and a journnJist to prepare the way nor for consular of!Menls to tell him what to sib. The two guidon required for ht's enterprise were skill, or oonimercinl training, and personal ob- servation, aryl these guides 'are just s nucoer wary now ae ever they were. It ma y be pro- file cd that no nuocessful thulo will . over be built up by floa.btn exhibitions nor by corn- increial travelers. if American merchants will establish oonrrncrcaaal houscs'ip South Arnerica and give their Iersarial attention to the development of mule, their chances of success are.just• ns good as thews of any other naf:ion- aiity. ' • The 'Iigyptiain dude of old had a greab advantage of the species of the present day. In the older days an Egyptian was not permitted to borrow without giving to his credits`, in pledge,' the body `of his father. If such a law was in vogue to -day, there would soon be scarcity of men of marriage- able age. • Artiste -Here is a very 'suitable picture M r. Gibbs, It represents Rev. Mr. Hoes, the missionary, in the centre of a group of cannibals. Deacon Gibbs—I see the canni- bals, "Mr. Tarps, butt' where is the mission- ary ? Artist—Didn't I just toll you that he was in the centre of the cannibals ?—Teed Bien. When a man undertakes to make a foo of himself he never meets any Aim who gnes- tions his ability to. do so. —The Empress of Germany is loyal to the Fatherland to the extent of having all her dresses mhde in Berlin and Vienna. ;she hays her hat in Berlin and only hor gloves in 'aris. _aborted the Sepovs to adhere TUE UNHAPPY JEWS. WMOOP The Outrages by the Reassians Continue Unabated. Advices from Elisabetgrad, Russia, state that recently several th,Q .�sand farm labor - ere, small land owners, auks , others engaged in agricultural occupationis in the country surrounding Elisabetgrad; marched into the town and proceeded to the Jewish quarter. The terrified Jew• -I, upon seeing the mob approaching, made frantic efforts to hide ,gienvel Geafronal heir -enemies.., . A -macs -cries of "Kill the Jews !" the thousands of yokels descended upon. their cowering vic- tims. They attacked the Jews' shops and d'wellings driving the owners from them lioldtiig thein powerless to defend them- selves or their property, and plundered them of everything valuable. What was considered not worth while stealing was wantonly destroyed. Some of the .braver Jews resisted this looting of their property, but this only made matters worse for them, and three of them were killed. Many others who attempted to defend their families or Driesseases 3r shear eavarear wounded. The rioting in the Jewish quar- ter continued for hours, and although the authorities were well aware of the outrages being committed they did not take a single step to prevent them, nor interfere to pro- tect the Jews. e sup- cessful as it had always been, writes a correspondent of the Courier -Journal. He was then tied securely to the muzzle of the corn, his back to it, 'facing the parade. The gun was loaded with an extra charge of powder, with a clod of grassy turf lightly rammed home. The man's face was pale as death, but he still hacl a resolute look, and did not , trem- ble one whit. He certainly. died a brave man. The word was given by the commandant and the lanyard pulled. A' dull explosion followed, and the unhappy wretch was launched into eternity, blown into eternity, blown into fragments ! He, however, had a certain revenge, even in death, for his right arm, being , tightly drawn back on the gun, on the latter being fired, was violently projected back, striking with force a stalwart sergeant of artillery on the throat and hurling him to the earth. The sergeant was six months in hospital before he recovered •su-fiiciently-,to rejoin his corps. A party of the deceased mutineer's regiment picked up the pieces very care- fully, as to miss any of them would entail much suffering in a future ,state, and car- ried the' remains off to be buried by'his friends. PASSING • AWAX. The 'New York Herald is of opinion that the English nobility "must go." Burghley House, by. Stamford town, will soon be sold at auction. It has been in the Cecil family since 1560. The park in which it is situated is one of the meet beautiful in England, and the house contains costlycarvings and pictures of great value. But the farms of the estate have ceases -to pay and the ex penses:. connected with such an establish- ment have greatly ' increased. ' It will go under the hammee to the highest.l>.idder— to some rich commoner, perhaps, or possibly to scene enterprising Ameriean' who wor- ships whatever is English, you know. A large number of the old hereditary estate owners in England are suffering a similar embarrassment. • Generations ago they were the petty. sovereigns of the country ; now they, are the victims of democratic and commercial progress. They manage to keep up the old prestige, but it becomes more difficult year by year. 'Their "influence over public affairs is. broken, history ,has inaugurated a new regime hi which they count for little, and they have nothing to console themselves withal except the. glory of the past and a • sullen, leaden mortgage which constantly menaces .thein with evic- tion. The barrier' between classes, , accord- ing to our democratic contemporary, is little more than a figment of the imagina- tion. Brains and money are even now more powerful than long descent, and in the race for fame and power the nobility lag in the rear. In other words, nobility will soon sur- render to ability. The chivies are ringing out the feudal Englishman and ringing in the Englishman of the new times. " One by one the grand estates of other Hays are being scold, and in most instances they are bought, by men who have money, energy and pluck,' but who lack grandfathers.". If the land rents contirfue to he collected and applied for the personal.use of the land " owners," it will not be reach a wonder- frtl improvement to 'substitute• the wealthy grandfatherless for the present titledn obili ty.- The needed change will not come as the re- sult of the bankruptcy of the aristocracy. It will come from public• recognition of the great truth thatthe land of Eng?and belongs to the people of England, and not to the few who have in thae past exercised ,. the privilege of. charging their fellow countryinen for stand- ing room and an opportunity to dig a living out of the sod. When the Stats takes land rent for public revenue, the so-called land- owners, whether 'titled. or not will have to go to work to earn an honest riving. Thus' the aristocracy will be disposed o, without necessity .for such slow and tedious pro- cesses of dry rot as the Herald anticipates. A man who behaves himself and is self-sup- porting, can afford to have a grandfather, or even a title, if possession taf such a thing is agreeable to him., • They Like to do the Firing. Rocheeter'Ilertald : Canadians are not so °hipper in their •defiance of the anti -sealing agreement in Behring 'Sea as they were. 'lihey never eare to stand in front of the tar- get when any firing is going on. Angry. father—How is it,, your man that I saw yon kissing my day,. hall last night ? Young rna ebecause you happened • f • sanai net at the right tirno. VERY SAD, / 'Tis vary mast H. shoal And yet 'tis true, I Our love dream start,/ a Purr, And ended with aJ —Utfder a new lap" in, .at•gia, when a doctor is convicted o#a' J enkennees he can no longer practice'4 me.ticine in that State. The idea is either to diminish the number of drunkards, or the number of doctors, on the•death rate, or something of that sorb. —Mrs. Brown—My baby is the prettietn in town. Mrs. Black—Whey, t 'what a eoincidenoe ! So in mina --.-Ifai•per's Rami-, • • Ready, -made Answers. arses i"y znae:,: certain stout man of this city has had a card Printed for the benefit of inquisitive friends. The card reads: 1. No, I am not getting any thinner. 2. Yes, I am getting fatter every day. 3. I weigh about 260 pounds. 4. I have gained forty-five pounds in seven years. 5. No soy parents are not fat. 6. No, I don't drink beer. 7. The " Before and after taking "racket is a horse chestnut $. Yes, the hot weather cuts me down to a mere thread, as it were. 9. No, I don't want to^be thin. Now give us a rest. Sunday Reflections. It's a mistake to suppose that the social lion is the king,of beasts. The air of condescension never yet venti-• lated a poor tenement house. When aeman weighs his words you may be sure.that he is well balanced. There's nothing like this daily grind for sharpening a man's wits.' Candor doesn't necessitate treading other people's corns: - In a drinking bout two negatives are bet- ter than a score of affirmatives. ---C r-eat-execution-is-done--ley--•hi•m . who ---is profic'ent in hanging up others: on Rad for the Affections. Ehaersonia—Charles has gone to Europe, and I shall not hear from him until his' re- turn. • Julia—Why, how is that ? Won't he write -to -you ?- Emersonia—No. His epistolary style is so defective that I told him not to do so. His letters would alienate my affections. — Mensey'es Weekly. The.. SyrnpatheUle-"Crook. - Burglar—Your money ?!your life. • Victim (froth bed)—When I explain, sir, that my wife and three daughters have gone to a fashionable hotel to spend the sum-• mer — Burgglare-Enough ; I'm' pretty hard up myself, .but here's.a dollar for you. '(Etit weeping) A Question of Belief. Judy : She -Oh, yes 1 I quite believe there's a fool in every family. Don't you? He—Well—er—hey . opinion's rather biased. You see, I'm the only member of our family. x The Proper Thema to De.. Brooklyn' Life : Tom Highfly—i'm going to stop running around so much. To tell the truth, I'm tired' of having a. good time. ' Arthur Henpeck—Then why in the name of sense don't you' marry ? A C<18RESL'ORDn:rr of the Toronto Satur- day Night asked the editor in last week's issue how it was that church members— especially those of the Anglican persuasion —were'1so exclusive towards strangers, and Faye an instance in point. Certainly 'there is a great deal of, stand -offishness in some churthess But sometimes we believes it ie as much the fault' of the strangers as of any one else, they seeming to repel any -advances that- others might be inclined -to make them. Exchisivetnees however; is 'hot.eonfined to the Churchof ..1I)ngland. We heard of a case also in Tottronto in connee- thee with the Presbyterian Ohuroh to which Rev. Dr. Kellogg so ably ministers. Last summer three youngople—a brother and thee sisters --•fuss out from"th,e old soot - try, attended the Ffunday services for a week or two, and on a general fervibation `from the pulpit attended a week day meet- ing of one of the societies in connection with the church The principal theme of the various speakers was the duty .of the mem- bers to make strangors coming to the ohureh feel at home, to give them the right hand of fellowship and wolcoine them to their midst. Curiously enough, however, the young man and his sistore Were allowed to enter the 'meeting, dib it eat and bo retire at the close without a single individual speak- ing a, word ,to them or recognizing them • in any way, although they were entire strangers in the city and thoiusa.nds of miles from horne. Needless to say, that @lanreh lost all attraction for them. B h'a'lo Contrnoreial: A well-known clergyman of this silly cards asked to solve the following puzele a few nights a : If all the children that King, Herod killed were buried in such a 'manner that only their awns from the elbow to the tips' of their fingers were visiblo•ahove the ground, how could you distinguish the arms of the boys from those of the girls ? The reverend gen• tleman worked at it faithfully, lint was ob- liged to give it up. " For shame, doctor," cried the interrogator ; " the idea, that yon should forget that this ehxitdren that Herod 'killed were all boys r —Client—Your fee is exhorhitanta It didn't take you a day to do the work. I.saw- yer—It is my regular fee. I. am not charg- ing you for time, but for the cost of my legal education.. Mot—Well, give me a receipt for the cost of your education; so the next fellow won't have to pay for it, too. Reflections- on Collections. A NiCi{ICL's WORTH. When with a quiet, soothing homily The parson doth my Sunday fancy tickle. I never fail to.ope my heart and purse And tip the gentle deacon with a nickel A puede weihr L When on the wickedueks of all rhe world, Ouxsel ves excepted, our ideits chime 1 always smile upon the clergyman And tip the smirking deacon with a dime. A gUArt•rE h wortrlL When from the grins, old fashioned, fiery hell ()ur cls ri,yulalr,, d•ul.h -take t-rre suiphrirrous charter, My soul rejoices, and with ,jocun.dheart I tip the smiling deacon with a quarter. A DOLLAR'S wOuTri. When for the widow anrl!_tha,�- nhan-sad Our clergyman with eloquence doth this?; 1 drop a tear egad with a sigh and prayer 1 tip the deacon with a dollar bill. THE riUTTON'r3 WORTH. But when for some a}ulaundr-ied brand of Our foolish clergyman presumes to prate I go to sleety, and when the deacon wakes ire 1 drop a bumble button on his plate. My church is closed and now 1 seek Great nature's temple, blue and green, My prayer hooks are the running brooks, My scamons from the stones !glean, My hymns are sung by nature's choir, The swelling breeze my organ great -- 1 miss not anything, in fact, Except the deacon and his plate. BAXISIIED TO SHHIEItIA. One of Uncle Sam's Subjects Imprisoned Ind Ariel -ware m:..c.l. According to a letter recerveu in umaha by Abet foldstein, a well known citizen, S. Gerber, who has lived in Omaha for the ast five years, has been exiled to Siberia by the Russian authorities. Gerber went last March to Myszyuca, near the German fron- tier, his native town in Poland, for. the purpose of returning with his family, who had remained in the old country. His ap- pearance in the little town excited suspicion, and his arrival soon reached the ears of the authorities. Fearing arrest by the minions of the autocrat of all the Russias, Gerber fled across the frontier - into a neighboring Germanprovince. Events proved that his fears -were well founded. .A demand was made upon the authorities -of the German town in which -Gerber had taken refuge, and he wee tnrned over to the, emissaries of the Czar, who took him in chains to Myszyuca, where he was tried on . the charge of running, away to. America. Gerber alarmed to he a citizen of the Knitted States, and showed papers proving that - he was a naturalized citiaen, hot in spite of this he was sentenced to imprisonment for one year in jail at Lomsey, the capital of the province, and afterward to be baskiehed to Siberia for five years and his property. • contiseated--Gerber- -wad reported to be -- well provided with this world's goods and had •intendedsto return to Omaha with his family and set up in Izusiness. • Thr. Why does a. sailor whelk on shove i*i nys walk close to the ourb ? Why are the authors of books that teach how to get rich invariably pooraI Why does a man speak broken Tng}ieh to ,a foreigner who gannet understood stood English ? Why does a restaurant hearties: talie his meals, when he can, at some One gibe's restaurant? Why does a.tnaik, whe cannot nk, a-- other agree with his arguments shout in stating them a second time ! Why do great men always , wear bard hails and bad men always good hair, when they have the money to buy theta? Why does a man turn his head iso obrser' a pretty woman,•u while a woman merely turns her eyes to_observs a handsome main? Why does a caller in an ofltleo buildian, hotel or tenement house begin hie eixqutgies for someone he is 'seeking at the tog story instead, of the basement 1'' Why is smokimg permitted on the front platform of a ear, from which the atroihe natural}y enters, and' not cm the back irfa,!6_ form •from which it wouldn't 7 -Peed:+ , k n, -King Humbert is an amateur eoo. . —There are 544,E mare wosen ffirfiii erten in Pruseia. —Berlin, with 1,315,6'00 pock., Moody dwellings. s —A five -ton meteor will be exbabaittecl at the World's Fail. —One marriage out of four to Apac variably ends in a divoree. MULES ilia ~Vat. • I8 you rt'heukl.f Town and 1 should fltsiai'n While walking out tiogiether,, The happy.folk about the town Would say, "'rhe clonde are segfireedewri• In .ypite of pleasant weather.." , 1f yen should ronlle and I• should matte While walking one to•etlltei, (?tad folks would say, ' Lech looks beg -alb, The,wcarinees of trimly a Mil ' In desk :ball dreary weatitwes —Theatt.re manager to deparrti g epee- bator,=Beg pardon, sir, hat there aim twei more acts. Yes, f know it. `hat's w km going—Ii'6aargeode BA/We. nAURf r xDatli. • • Why from the church," the pproadway attm C My on, has thou thyself willicisaa per$. And 1 replied, ",Alan, l goe>d bi* sly Sunday snit is now in pawn.* 'Cuda !rLu2o/IA am! VMS/. •a 1 wish 1 wsan a boy agrdn�,i To roll and tumble iWi,the dirk W h bruised, bare foot, aaad no Mang op But ragged, trousers and a shirt —A hotel in Hamburg has been built entirely of conipseeseel wood, whteh• by the preseure•to whieh it is subjected is rendered • as hard as iron, as well as alisitlntely peed against the attacks of Pira -•-" Warm, •isn't'it ?" said a'toel man to a fussy man checking a trunk at Marken street ferry the other day. •' Warm !" eried the Prissy man. "'Look at my back t Fm per- spiring like a hived man when the boss s•, is "- Philadelphia Record. --Abby, Who is thirty—How long will wo have to Wait for dinner ? Hiram, who lacks decision—About twenty mtnntee, I guess. Then I11 have a bottle of plain Bode and have It opened here. fibs—! ,nhonld like to hear something pop, if it is only a cork .2 —England has organized •a carps of tarsier pigeons,, They will be tested at the na4v l maneuvers. • —After a man passfas 40 the greatest haraa in the world' to him is the num who became famous after 5.10: Y