Lucknow Sentinel, 1892-05-24, Page 3P•�
DOMINION PARLIAMENT.
Mr. Taylor presented bills to revive and•
amend the charter of the Ottawa, Morris-
burg & New York 'Railway Company, • and
to change the name to the Canadian -Ameri-
can Railway Company, which was read 0,
first time.
Mr. Innes asked if it was the intention
of the Governinent to lower the duty on
crude petroleum used in the manufacture of
gas. -
Mr. Foster said the Government was not
yet in a position to indicate its intention
on this subject.
Mr. McCarthy moved two resolutions
calling for a return upon the subject of
appeals to the Railway Committee of the
privy Council on the subject of cases brought
lore that body generally, and particularly
t14 -se relating to the regulation of rates and
fares and the prevention of discrimination
and extortion.
Mr. Haggart said there was no objeotion
to bringing down the papers. There were
only two cases brought before the committee
referring to traffic arrangements, .and they
had been satisfactorily disposed of. Other
oases related to crossings of railways and
highways.
Mr. McCarthy said he was sorry tb have
missed the discussion, somewhat on the
same lines a's that which he was about to
propose, which arose over a resolution
moved by the member for Bothwell (Mr.
Mills). He did not desire to quarrel with
the conclusion the House then arrived at.
Looking at the history of this country, we
of ryllt to be well satisfied, and feel that
s stantial justice had been done to us, in
the way we were dealt with by the Imperial
Government respecting the questions affect-
ing Canadian interests. Although it was
impossible for Canada to work treaties ir-
respective of the Imperial Government,
he did rot ace -ahy ale could r(t 1 ti\e a
presentative, not in any sense independent
of, but in "'conjunction with the Imperial
representative at Washington. This ap-
peared to him a practical step. We had
enormous interests at Washington, larger
interests in the United States than with any
other power excepting only the Imperial
atithorities at London. Nearly half our
trade was done with the United States, and
difficulties constantly arose between us and
the .Government of that country. He
begged to move the following resolution,
seconded by Mr. Weldon : " That in the
opinion of the House, inview of the vast
commercial interests existing between the
United $tater of America and Canada, and
of the political questions from time to time
requiring adjustment between the Dominion
and the neighboring Republic, it would
tend to the advancement of those interests
and the promotion of a better understanding
between the two countries were a repre-
sentative appointed by the Government of
the Dominion, subject to, the approval of
.Her. Majesty's Imperial advisers, and
attached to the staff of Her Majesty's. Min-
ister at Washington, specially charged to
watch, guard, and represent the interests of
Canada."
Mr. Casey, moving for a return of all cor-
respondence concerning the appointment of
W. Ingram as Collector of Customs at St.
Thomas, Ont., claimed that he had only
secured the place by rendering . particular
assistance to his brother, the member for
West Elgin.
Mr. Ingram warmly defended the appoint-
ment of his brother. It ill became the hon.
gentleman to make the charges he had done,
and to pursue the tactics which. were dis-
creditable to himself.
• OTTAWA, May 3. ---The Speaker took
the chair at 3 "o'clock.
Mr. Costigan moved the second reading of
an Act to amend the Inland. Revenue Act.
Mr. Laurier said the House would expect
some explanation of this measure. It was
simply•stated, that the bill was to apply to
the Northwest territory, and give no reason
for the change. It would appear • that it
removed the restrictions which have been,
imposed on the Northwest territories with
regard to the sale of liquor.
Sir John Thompson pointed out that the
Act of last year gave the Northwest Legis-
lature power to repeal the prohibitory
clauses of the Northwest Territories Act,
and in accordance therewith that Legis-
lature had passed an Act repealing the said
provisions and substituting a licenfre system.
On the item cattle quarantine, $15,000,
Mr. Carling, replying to Mr. Lister, ex-
plai that Mr. McEachern, V. S„ to
whom $1,500 was paid last year, was en-
gaged y the Government, and that this
sum was paid for his services as chief,
veterinary inspector.. All his time was not
taken by the Government: ,
Mr. Landerkin asked what was the
number of inmates in the lazaretto at Tra-
cadie.
Mr. Carling—There are 22 inmates, about
the same as last year.
On the item of 4001000for. the Soulangos
Canal.
Mr. Mills (Bothwell) said it did seem ex-
traordinary that this canal should be built
on the north side of the river -when we
already had one on the south. It seemed
,, to him a waste of publio money, especially
considering our high rate of taxation and
the immense expenditure the country was
put to in other ways. He thought we were
pursuing a very unwise course,
Mr. Haggart said years ago it was de-
cided to deepen the canals. 'The reason it
• was d cided to build the new canal was be-
cause was found it would bo more expen-
sive deepen the canal on the south side to
a depth & 14 feet than to build the new
one. The total money expended in canal
deepening was $27,475,000, and to complete
the system, including the Sault canal, there
was yet to be expended $15,000,000.
On the item of $74,000 for the Trent
canal,
Sir Richard Cartwright asked' what the
Government meant to do in future about
these canals.
Mr. Haggart said the policy of the Goat=
ernmont was the same as it always was. The
reason a larger amount was not asked for
was because the revenue would not justify
it at present.
Mr. Bowell, resuming the debate on Mr..
Edgar's motion, said he did not intend to
' •enter very fully into this question, which
reflected upon a member of theGovernment•. ! posed to parliamentary law and usage, as
It had been pointed out that the charges ' settled by the Parliament of the' sMother bun -
were not of that definite character they' try, o a vioHouse,
designed
of flue atind
t bars of this and is designed to oludo,nud
should be when a man's reputation, and defeat the ends of justice,
that man a 'Minister of the Crown, was at' Mr. Edgar said that he was hardly pre.
stake. It was stated by the Postmaster- pared to hear the resolution moved by the
General that he was prepared not only to ' Minister of Militia to -day. He thought
meet the chargee, but was anxious to have that the charges might have been referred
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related to any toneaction as a Minister of
the Crown iu his connection with the parties
who constructed the railwaya„in question.
The Gement did notdesire to shirk any
responsibility involving the character of a
Minister of the Crown. He would move an
amendment which would, he thought, meet
with the approval of the House and of the
country :
That from the aforesaid statements made by
James D. Edgar, and comments and argument
thereon by Hon. David Mills, Sir Richard
Cartwright and Mr. Edgar from their {daces
in this House, it appears that it was the Inten-
tion of 191r. Edgar by such statement to charge'
Sir A. P. Caron a member of the House and a
member of the )?rivy Council of Canada, with
grave offences and dereliction of duty, not,
withstanding tba ; said btatements as first re-
cited did not make any definite or precise
charges against him ; that the following
charges and allegations are indicated by the
statements of James D. Edgar and comments
thereon by the members aforesaid as in-
tended to be made in the statement,
namely, (1) that during each of the years
1882 to 1891 inclusive the Quebec & Lake
St. John Railway Co. received by way of bonus
from the Dominion subsidies amounting in the
aggregate to upwards of $1,000,000, which sub-
sidies were vo ed by Parfiianient upon recom-
mendation of Ministers of the Crown. (2) That
during the whole of the said period Sir A. P.
Caron was and still is a member of the Govern-
ment. and one of Her Majesty's Privy Council-
lors for Canada, and also a member of the
House of Commons since 1882. (8) That during
the said period and while the Quebec & Lake
St. John Railway was being constructed in
part by means of the said subsidies Sir
A. P. Caron knowingly aided and par-
ticipated in diverting the said subsi-
dies from the purpose for which they wore
franted by receiving for election . purposes
rom the railway company, or construction
co-npany, or one of them, or from H. J.13eemer,
manager or director of the said railway
company, large sums of money out of the said
subsidies, and out of moneys raised up n the
credit of the same, and also during the said
period did further knowingly so aid and par-
ticipate by obtaining from the said companies
or one of them payments out of the said sub-
sidies, and out of the moneys raised by tho said
companies, or one of them, or on the credit of
the same, large sums of money for election
purposes and to aid in the election of the said
Sir A. 1& Caron and other members of the
llouse, and supporters of the Government of
which he was a member. (l) That after some'
of the last mentioned payments were so ob-
tained and made the said Sir A. P. Caron, in
consideration tliei-eof, corruptly aided and
assisted the said. company to obtain further
subsidies from the Dominion Parliament. (5)
That since the 6th October, '8.6, the '1•emis-
couata Railway Company received various
subsidies frail the Dominion, amounting
in all to. about $649,200, and that Sir A. 1'.
Carom knowingly aided- and participated in
diverting the said subsidies from the purpose
for which they wero granted by receiving from
the said company large stens of money out of
the said su 'sidies or out of the moneys raised
on the credit of the same, and also by obtain-
ing payments from the said company or out of
the moneys raised by payments of the same to
aid in his. election as a, member of the House
of Commons, and in the election of other per-
sons as members of the House. (6) That,
after some of the last-mentioned payments
were so obtained and made, the said Sir A. P.
Caron, in consideration thereof, corruptly
aided and assisted the said company to obtain
further and other subsidies from Parliament.
(7) That the .said Sir A. P. Caron mis-
appropriated public moneys for the 'pur-
pose of corrupting tho electorate of Canada
to wit : a portion Of the moneys voted'
as subsidies as before stated, (8) That the
Crown, having been advised to appropriate
large sums of public money for the purposes t0.
wit ; of the said subsidies; such moneys or a
portion of them were diverted from the pur-
poses for which they were so appropriated and
placed in the hands of the said Sir A. P. Caron
for the purpose of corrupting the electors of a
certain portion of Canada. (9) That the said
Sir A. P. Caron had an understanding that the
said subsidies, or some of them, so voted or
recommended, with one or more of the railway
companies participating in the s•tid appropria:s
tion or with soma`person or persons interested
in the said appropriations, that the moneys so
a propri,ted by Parliament or a portion
of it should go to him. (10) That the
said Sir A. P. Caron entered into a corrupt con-
spiracy with the said companies or oue•ormore
of them. That in the opinion of this House it
is expedient that an inquiry be made, so as the
truth or falsity of the allegations last men-
tioned, and numbered one to tens being the
allegations and charges included in the original
statement of Mr. Edgar and,those made in tho
course of debate thereon, and that • for that
purpose this House deems it proper and con-
venient that the evidence relating to such ellc-
'gations and charges should be made by one or'
more commissioners, to be appointed under
chap. 114 of the Beiised Statutes of Canada.
and having all the force mentioned therein, and
that such evidence should be laid before the
House wheu completed.
The proposal to ref( r the charges to a
commission named by the Government was
greeted ,with load Opposition laughter.
, Sir Richard Cartwright said one thing
was very clear, and that was the pitiable
position to which the Ministry' were re-
duoed 'on the present . occasion, because it
was quite plain that they `intended to re-
fuse any investigation until they were
compelled to do so by pressure from within
the party or from opinion expressed through -
nut the country. If the Minister of Jus-
tice's name would not live for anything else,
it would live like that of a former judge,
who deemed it proper that an accused per-
son might be' allowed to substitute an
entirely new set of charges from
those originally preferred, and that
the accused should ' select their own
judge. It will be tidings of comfort and
joy to that much abused set of persons, the
criminal classes. In the .Pacific Scandal,
when the charges were made .against
Sir John Macdonald, although he refused a
committee, he did not attempt to vary or
alter the charges made. When did the
Government propose that this commission
should sit ? They would have no right, to
call the members of this House before a
commission appointed by themselves when
ever they chose. The members , of this
House were responsible to this House alone.
He could not believe the people of Canada
had sunk so low as to tolerate' an interfer-
ence with the prerogatives of the people.
For his part he would refuse to appear
before such a commission and answer for
anything he had said from•his seat in Par-
liament. He moved this amendment to the
amendment : '
That all the words of t he amendment he loft
out and the following added to the original
motion : That this House refuses to allow the
investtgation into the charges preferred by .1.,
D. l4:dgar, a member of this House in his, place
in the House, against Sir Adolphe P. Caron,
also a member thereof, to bo removed from tho
control of Parliament and to be committed to
ono or more. commissioners, to be appointed
upon the rccotnmendst ion of said Sir Adolphe
P. Caron and his colleagues. That this House
views with repugnance the proposition to
permit the person accused to vary and alter the
charges preferred against, him, instead thereof
to substitute a now set of charges drawn up by
himself and his colleagues, and that such a de-
mand. no less than tho proposal that the said
charges should likewise be investigated by per -
80) 8 to be appointed by himself and his
colleagues, is entirely unprecedented and op -
have been objectionable. The Minist
were afraid •o face a tribunal made up.trsi
to one of their followers. A very imports
clause .of the charge was suppressed, that
which it was alleged that Sir Adolphe Car
was a member of the Construction Comps
of tie Lake St. John Railway. Anoth
clause, to the effect that during the peri
spoken of Sir Adolphe Caron received lar
sums of money out of the subsidies, or fro
the fnen beneficially affected by the sam
was also left Wait. Did 'the Governme
expect that he would come before a commis-
sioner of their own appointment ? He hoped
he would not be so lost to respect as a mem-
ber of this House as to submit to such a
proceeding as that.
The division bells rang shortly after 3
o'clock this (Thursday) morning, and Mr.
Bowell's amendment was carried by a vote
of 125 to 63.
Mr. Dewdney laid on the table the .corres,-
pondence respecting the north-eastern
boundry of the Province of Quebec and a
summary report of the Geological Survey.
Mr. Foster, replying to Mr. Charlton,
said the members of the Royal Commission
appointed to investigate the effects of the
liquor traffic upon all interests affected by
it in Canada, under authority of a vote of
this House of the 24th of June, 1891, are
Sir Joseph Hickson, Montreal ; Mr. E. F.
Clarke; Toronto ; Judge McDonald, Brock-
ville ; Mr. G. A. Gigault, 'Renville, and
Rev. Dr. McLeod, Fredericton, N. B. Sir
Joseph Hickeon was chairman. The com-
mission has had two meetings, and will have
a third in May. They have_not visited any
foreign countries, and •the Government has
to information as to when their report is to,
be made.
Mr. Costigan's bill further to amend the
Inland Revenue Act was read a third time
and passed.
Mr. Tupper, movie o
into committee on e
Fisheries Act, exp'ai t
y establishing a olos
was thought that b e
season the species co t
various close season t
result in all respect
achieving the desireds
and the fisheries were, becoming' exhausted
This being proven b
size of the lobsters caught, a commission
was appointed some years ago and invests
gated the whole quer
of tho industry was s t
as 11
in 1890 the catch w ,
valued at $1,648,344. In Maine there had
been some improveme
lation prohibiting the sale of,lobsters of less
than ten inches.
Mr. Bowers said
regulation for lobste
inches.
Mr. Tupper said he belived that the
limit had been raise
was tine that the clos t
improvement in Can
make a radical chap
depend upon close sea
present size limit in Cnada was nine inches,
being rower than in any other portion of
America. It was tru
"than ' in England, Scotland, Sweden, or else -
Where in Europe, but it was likewise true
that the lobster on. this side of the Atlantic
was larger than his European brother.
The debate .on the Lobster License hill
was continued by, b
(Shelburne), Forbes,
P. E. I.), Bowers and Yeo.
The motion was car
went into Committee
bill. It made some progress and reported
The House went into Committee on Mr.
Tupper's bill further
Act, and reported pro
On motion to go into supply.
Mr. Edgar said he
attention of the House to the present un-
ofsatisfactory condition
In May, 1889, an .act was passed by the
House making important and advantageous
changes in the copyr
more than three years had now elapsed
since that statute was
is not yet in operation There was a provi-
sion of that statute t
into force until .a proclamation should
be issued by tee Governor -in -Council.
That proclamationsued, the statute
disallowed by the Queen, therefore
it could not be disallo
Government according
Sir John Thompson
know from the speech
pian that 'they agree
He had not . changed
pressed. The procla
because the original r
held good. A clause suspending the law
had to be inserted in
pause it was a questio
perial Government had
because it was one a
relations. This '•over
birder that the views o
ernment might be ma
clamation had not bee' issued because her
Majesty's Governmen
their objectiogs to t
ry - ss 'subject
what those instructions on this'
.a were, but he was. sure they were not in con -
'at filet with the opinion given by Sir' John
in ; Macdonald on this subject. Aa to special
on instructions none were given iu this case
ny ; either by himself or any other member of
er ; the Government. With regard to the con-
ed stitutionality of the action he could hardly
ge think the 'hon. gentlemen was correctly
iii informed on the subject.
e, . Mr. Laurier said this was an exceedingly
nt. a serious matter, and if the information of the
member for Queen's (Mr. Davies) was cor-
rect, it was a matter which must engage the
attention of the House at an early date.
The House went into Committee of Sup-
ply, taking up the estimates on canals.
On the item Sault Canal, $430,000,
g that the House g
the bill to amend th
ned that at one time i
uld be preserved, bu
s were made withou
y the decrease in the
tion. The importance
sown by the . fact the
,566,732 pounds
nt because of the regu
he believed the length
rs in Maine was 101
d of lath, While it
e 'season had. led to an
ada, he proposed to
ge in the law and not
sons in future. The
a
e •the limit was larger
Iessrs. Burns, King's,
White
Macdonald (
rials and the House
of the Whole on the
to amend the Fisheries
grass.
would like to call the
the copyright law.
fight law. Although
assented to, the Act
hat it should not come
was not yet is -
had not been
wed by the English
to our constitution.
said he was glad to
of the hon: gentle-
d upon this matter,
h}s' opinions as ex-
mation was not issued
msons„against it still
the bill of 1889, be-
n upon which the In-
a distinct policy and
ffecting international
nment had to wait in
f her Majesty's Gov -
de known. The pro
-
had
t had not withdrawn
he Act' being put in
Mr. Davies called attention to a circum-
stance which had come to his knowledge
within the last hour. An Act was passed
by the Legislature of Prince Edward Island,
altering the constitution of the Province and
doing away, with the present Houses of the
Provincial Parliament and substituting one
House. This was an Act clearly within the
power of the Legislature, yet the Lieutenant-'
Governor had reserved it for the Governo -
General's approval. The right of the'I
Lieutenant-Governor to reserve bills had
beeu clearly' defined by the Department of
Justice in former cases. He read from
Bourinot to the effect that in these
matters the Lieutenant -Governor acted
upon sadvico of his Ministers. He
rinoted also from the opinion formulated
by Sir John Macdonald, as Minister of
Justice in 1873, condemnatory of the Lieu-
tenant -Governor of Ontario, for holding for
the Governor -General's assent the Orange
Incorporation I3i11, that hill being clearly
within the jurisdiction of the Legislature.
He quoted also the opinion of the present,
Chief Justice McDonald, of Nova Scotia,
when Minister of Justice in.. 1882, quoting
and approving the opinion of Sir John Mac-
donald. Mr. Davies asked if general
instructions were given to ' Lieutenant -
Governors on this subject, whether special
instructions were given to the Lieutenant -
Governor of Prince Edward Island, and
whether that officer acted unconstitutionally
in refusing to '14.• guided by the advice of
his Ministers.
Sir John Thompson said that instructions
were annextecl to the commissions of lieu -
force.
AFTER RECESS.
The remaining items under canals were
agreed to.
On a vote of $152,000 for increased ac-
commodation at Halifax,
Mr. Davies strongly opposed the resolu-
tion, as the Government did not explain for
what the item was required.
Mr. Bowell suggested that as there would
be a long discussion on the internal manage-
ment'of the Intercolonial later on, this item
should stand.
The House adjourned at 10.15 p.
Low Priced Summer Tours.
” What are you doing with all those
time -cards ?” I asked of a friend who had
all the circulars he could conveniently
carry.
" Goiug away for the summer," he said,
with a smile that warmed my heart to him.
" Does it require all those cards to get
away in proper shape ?"
"My boy," he said patronizingly, " there
is nothing on earth so interesting to my
wife and myself as to arrange for summer
tours which we raver take. Did you ever
try it ? Well, you have missed half the
pleasure of living, Get a big bunch of time
tables; descriptive cieculars of mountain,
seaside and spring resorts, take them home,
gather you family about you every even-
ing and study them. Calculate carefully
the cost per capita., dilate upon. the stuffy
rooms, the long and tedious journey by rail,
the smallness of your salary, the insuffi-
ciency of the meals, the lack of accommo-
dations for the baby, the big cool - rooms of
your home and the summer night amuse-
ments right' at your hand. Say, old fellow,
it works like a charm."
" But," said I, with astonishment, "what
if your family should decide against you
and insist upon going away ?"
" No danger of that," he answered, care-
lessly. ". Allou need do is to make a con-
cession—frankly, freely and generously--
that
enerously=that they can go if they want to. Tho next
question will be, Where ? And, if you are
smart with your time tables and circulars,
you can keep them in a delightful state of
uncertainty until the next frost comes.
Goodbye. "
I made a note of it, convinced that after
all there might be something in it. —St.
Lotcis Republic.
.A° Love Letter.
Following is a copy of a "love letter"
which was picked up in the vicinity of Knox
Church the other day
DEAR WILL,— .
I guess you thought I was awful saucy on
Sunday night ; I didn't think I was then, but I
do now. But you can alway think of Aggie
when you arc out any place, but never think
that I am any better.than the ground you walk
on. I don't care what you think of me, but
after what you saw when standing out at the
fence. I think it is awful mean. But I guess I
had better let it all drop, and just be as we
have always been. I will try and get Bes4ie to
come with me on Wednesday night, but you
need not caro for her, but do not come if
'mother is there, or if I can •go to the Christian
Endeavor you might see me there. Don't for
the world think I mean this for you to come if
you are•not willing, but do as von please. But
if you time, I will try and keep my mouth
shut and not offend you, doarie. Don't for
goodness sakO let 011 I wrote this, to anyone,
but I never could get speaking to you. Will. I
want, you to say, and no fooling about it, if you
like pie or not. Will, if you knew how I like
you, 'I, bet you would act a little as if yon liked
me. It. looks to nu' like as if you cared more
for .Aggie, and I believe you do too. But say
so. I must stop, lovie. Fronr your forgotten
girl,—All for you, Ariv.
P. S.—Write if you like her. Burn this,
After receiving such an affectionate appeal;
if Will does not do the square thing by
Amy, he deserves to be married to a
widow with' sixteen children.—Galt Re•
former.
Plain Facts for Pretty (ails.
It, is very bad form to address an envelope
crosswise. •
.A card left or sent to an afternoon tea
discharges the obligation.
Women of refined.taetes do.not use . fancy
note paper.
silk and poplin.
The word "suite" is pronounced ,as
though spelled "sweet."
Brides usually take with them to their
new homes a full supply of house linen. •
The bride should stand at the left of. the
bridegroom during the marriage ceremony.
Girls should not go out driving,, nor to
Ch oroferm will remove grease spots from
the theatre, with men who do not visit at
their homes.
The widows of Presidents Grant and Gar-
field are allowed to send 'their mail matter
free of postage.—Ladies' Hone Journal.
How to Feed Dogs.
" In the matter of food many dog -owners
make grievous errors and are therefore remiss
in their duty," writes Dr. Gordon Stables,
" toward our friend the dog. I think the
rule of a tight break fast about.. 8 ins' the
morning, and a- good nutritious dinner at
5 p. m. is a good one, but we should never
neglect •too give some mashed greens twice or
thrice a week, nor.forget that change does
good. An occasional dinner of well -boiled
'tripe is a great treat to almost any dog ; so
s a hit of liver lightly boiled. As tabones
young dogs may have safe ones, but old
dogs are better without ; a handful of bone
meal mast do duty instead.—Don Owner's
4raucd.
A Professional IilgloKlcker.
Though the recent Skirt (lancing perfor-
mance of the Countess Russell in an amateur
representation occasioned more comment
than commendation, the gay young woman
appears. very well eait.'afied, and has deter-
mined to go upon the boards as a profes-
sional. A cablegram says she will shortly
sign a contract with Manager Edwards as a
dancer at the Gaiety.
The city of London proper is Only ono
mile square, but so valuable is its real
estate that, it produces a rental of $7,000,•
rim)
7,000, -
nem t -governors.. batt �kp tld use =to Q041 t L►tt .. =- w ...
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Step -dancing is now in high favoln in Len -
don. Girls dance after a dinner party as
formerly they gave gave a song. " Yen
see," said Miss Elizabeth Garrett,, pupil of •
Taglioni and most noted teacher of ladies. in -
all London, " you see the style of dress that,
is required for these dances is almost
identical with the ordinary dinner dress. A
.dress with a train does beautifully for a
minuet, and the umbrella -shaped skirtf
this season is just the right thing for skirt=s
dancing. It must be twelve yards wide, so
that it can be gracefully taken up by the
dancer ; but, as fashions go, that is no ex-
traordinary width."
` - Then," suggested her interviewer, who
bailed from the Pall Mall Gazette office,
" it is not only the daring few who have
the heart to perform singly before a draw-
ing -room of spectators ?'
" Oh, no," continued Miss Garratt,
" skirt dancing will be very general indeed
at this season's dancing. I am teaching a
great number of leading society ladies,
among them home of those whose
word in society is law. Step dancing will,
indeed, be ' all the rage,' and' I have no
doubt that the fashion will not end with
the season.
" To show you the extent of the craze I
may tell you that some of my pupils begged
me to teach, them how to dance ' Ta-ra-ra
Boom -de -ay,' and amongst those were two
wellknown leaders of society. I told them
it was really impossible for any one but
Lottie Collins to sing and dance that.
" One thing which is greatly in favor of
skirt dancing is the fact that it is so much
more artistic and beautiful than the ordin-
ary round ,dances. But this is not the chief
reason of its popularity. Men are very
lazy. They won't dance, and it gets more
and more difficult to get them to learn and,,
practice dancing. Girls, on the other hand,
are extremely fond of it. Of course two
girls can dance a round dance together, and
I have often seen it done, but it does not
look well. With step dancing and skirt
dancing it is quite different. It looks very
charming if two girls dance a minuet or a
national dance, or if one girl alone does
skirt dancing. It makes thein entirely
independent of men as partners in a dance,
and that, of course, is of the greatest advan-
tage."
" And which of the dances will be the
most popular this season ?" asked the news-
paper visitor.
Gavottes, gavottes," said Miss Gar-
ratt ; " gavottes by all means 1"
• Coal Bricks for Fuel.
Interested experts have been making an
investigation of the proposed process of
manufacturing bricks out of coal for fuel.
The plan as outlined is certainly a novel
one, It is to crush the coal at the mine,
mix it with water, and transport this pasty
mass through pipes to New York or other
great distributing points. Then by pressing•
it into bricks it ia'claimedthat the consumer
will be able to secure a slow burning coal,
which will leave few ashes,• and will cost no
more than under the present method of
supply. •
Wallace C. Andrews, President of the
New YorkSteam Heating ,Company, is at
the head of the movement. He made a
success of steam distribution through pipes
in New 'York oiity and claims to have good
financial backing in his present enterprise.
He is already considering plans for laying
coal pipes from the Pennsylvania mines to
Jersey City.—Rochester Herald.
Would You have Peace at Home ?
When you don't know 'what to say, say.
SO.
Open doors quietly and shut them with-
out a bang.
Use the door -mat, instead of the floor -
carpet, for a foot -scraper.
Live sociably with Seim family and
peaceably with your neighbors.
Let your manners at home bo a little bet-
ter than they are abroad.
Be as agreeable to your wife as you would
be with " other men's wives." -
Speak as pleasantly to your husband as ,
you would to " other women's husbands:"''''
When the " last word" is likely to be an
unkind one, let some one else say it.
Look out for the claws of the family oat
when its paws are fairly let out of the bag-
—Good Housekeeping.
• Did Not Want Too Much of It.
I saw Spurgeon once lying on a couch and
twitching in great pain from gout. He
said : " Some of our friends think them-
selves perfect saints. We all thought a
certain brother perfect till he said he was.
Most of these are old maids or retired
officers with few cares. [Another twitch of
pain.] If they had gout and the• bell was
not answered quickly, they would find some
of the old devil left in them," He asked
me to pray with him saying : " I know you
can be short. A dear brother was praying
with me one day at such length that I had
to say : ' Stop, stop ! I can't bear any
more." --Good Words.
ibld He Take tike Hint.?
" Oh, what do you think ? Our Jim has
received a letter from the managing editor.
of the paper he writes for."
" Well, what does the editor say ? Does •
he offer Jim a position on'the staff ? Does
he_complimenthim on his composition,
punctuation and energy as a correspond-
ent?" /
" No, ii,deed." The note simply reads :
' I wish to goodness you would write what
you have to say on one side of the paper.'
To the point, isn't it."
Earthworm (Di.
There 'is no better specific for rheumatism
than earth -worm oil. It is commonly
made by taking two or three dozen of the
largest earth -worms that can be found, and,
placing them in a tin or iron cup over the
tire. In a few moments the worms will
dissolve into a fine oil,which is then strained
and may be bottled Aightly 'corked, and set.
away in a cool place for use. It should be
employed as a liniment, and the stiffest
rheumatic joints, well rubbed with this
natural lubricant, will reco'cr their former
flexibility.
"c I am happy to say," remarked the
preacher, " that the sheriff' died resigned,"
I dispute that statement," said the
editor : " he died, but I'll be hanged if he.
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