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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1888-02-10, Page 5„ I ar . ga+ „ ss 7-1,1t1PAT1„It'P,PIW4RY 3, 1888 s , •!. .w...,..g.pg3AisToz NEWEL For the clintpu nu, Ent - 'There walkeths a fiend o'er the glad green ear* side et the reeP9r Peeth; He daze e Alike w.4htkl(sre and Wirth, Or Towhee the light of the }sot:web-old hearth, ' With his foul And withering breath. Fie nerves the arzna of the rplantless hate. With the goblet's bearded foams - Ile lurks in the halls of the Hai aod great, In the beggar's moan at the palace wit And curries the poorman's home." Croup,whooping cough.sore throat, sudden cold, and the lung troubles peculiar to children, are easily con- trolled by promptly administering Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. This reniedy is safe to take and certain in Its action. It is said that enough beer is an- eually conetuned in Chicago, Ill., to give 720 glasses to every man, woman,and child in tbecity,or$86.70 to each person. Chicago is enjoy- ing the 'blessings' (?) of high li- cense. On. of the curious paradoxes of life is seen in the, fact of a bequest -- —of $1,2 having recently been loft by a retired wine -merchant, to the British National Temperance League to be grven as prizes for the three best essays in advocaey of the prin- ciples_ of total abstinence. . It has been discovered that there is scarcely a family in this country that has not suffered directly or in- directly, from traffic in liquors. Its power is not only felt in the lower circles of society. It makes ao dis- tinotion in its march of ruin; it re— gards not the vigor of youth, the strength of manhood, nor the w eels - nese of old age. No station in life however exalted, no profession, however sacred, has been invincible ,to this foe; for Within the last few months eighteen counties in Florida have voted on prohibition, and of that number thirteen gave majorities for the [dry ticket. The result was a genuine surprise to the whiskey men.They thought, that with the negro' vote almose solid for whiekey and the Northerners who have re- cently moved into the State, sup- posed to be on that side, there was no doubt that the vote would be in favor of , the bar -rooms. They felt so sure of the victory that but little effort was made and when the votes were counted they could hardly be- lieve their own eyes and ears. A Detroit policeman shot &burg- lar a few days ago and then track- ed him by his blood drops to the saloon, of course. The path from burglaries, highway -robberies and sneak -thieving to the saloon is worn smooth with travel. Sam Jones says: do not think I overstatate the case when I say that the 200,- 600 saloons in this countsy have 'been instrumental in destroy-- ing more human life la the last fiee years than the 2,000,000 of armed men during the four years of the ro- hellion. There is an irrestible con- flict upon us. This nation can not endure half drunk and half sober, any more than it could endtire half 'lave and half free. Under high license system Chic- ago has four thousand saloons, and eity collecter Onahan says the high tax, while it 'has not greatly reduc- ed the number of saloons, has cer- tainly prevent3d au over increase, but believes that the Cm° is not for distant when a 'higher li- cense will be necesary as a means of of preventing the undue increase of saloons.' This statement shows that in the judgment of this high license officer, four thousand saloons are not an 'overwhelming' number, and that an 'undue increase' (say twenty ,thosetrApcl Tore) shddict be prevented by raihing the tax. aerviarits the business kept as tony as possible. Three-fourths of all the bonds are signed by wealthy brewers who likewise pay more than one half the licenses. It is for their interest to do so. How long will it take to wipe out saloons under such a system. • DISSA POINTED LYNCHERS Alma, Mich., Feb. 1.—Mrs Eliza Palmer, wife of Ed. Palmer, horse trainer, of this place, mysteriously dis- appeared last October. Mrs Paltrier was a hard-working dressmaker, but her husband, being a drinking man, often abused her-' It was thought that at the time She had gone to her relatives, who live in Sanilac county. After her disappearance 'Palmer still hnng round the place, and when in- terrogated as to his wife's whereabouts said she had gone to her relatives. He seemed to feel badly at her absence. Telegrams to her relatives, asking if. she were there, brought no satisfac- tory reply. Last Friday George Wil- lard, deputy sheriff, set to work to clear up the mystery. Ha examined the premises thoroughly, and yester- day set two men to work to dig down into the WON of the stable on the Palmer premises. When down four- teen inches the body of Mrs Palmer was found in a rough shipping box. Warrants ikere sworn out for Palmer, who is at work in alumber camp near Clare, and the sheriff has gone after him. The horrible affair caused tin - tense excitement ere. ALMA, Mich. Feb. 2.—The jury empanneled to e quire into the cause of the deeth of Mrs Eliza Palmer, whose body was found undcr the stall of a stable, and whose husband is Re- nnet of murdering her, is taking testimony. The evidence of the doc- tor is to the effect that the woman probably died of strangul ation, but Iii s theory is not generally accepted, because the body has been in the earth four months. Paltrier Was •ght here last night, it thousand re waiting for him rope," yelled till) crowd when they caught: ought ot biw, Wheofacer bur. day delieered him over te J'IssOce Yerrington, and buritled him isito the office. Next theyjumpedipto a fresh sleigh and dashed off for the county jail at Ithace, with guards following them. The prieouer aseerts that he hiti a certilcate from Ida wife request- ing him if She ever euicitied to bury her body in genie spot unknown to her !deeds. The reason for this weir that ehe had lived with him for four- • teea, years withotst marriage, although she hadfrequently prayed for A wed- ding. The excitement continues at fever heat and threats are frequently made. other devcloyetnents aro awaited and it is thought a mesh of circumstantial evidence will soon be • woveri arourid Palmer. Meantime he will be carefully guarded. NEWS NOTES. Rev Enoch Wood, D. D., a father of the Methodist church in Canada, died. at his home in Davenport, near Toronto, Tuesday. A young man named Longley,mar- ried and living At St. Catharines, was killed at Meritton, Ont., Wednesday morning by_ a fall from a pile driver. "TrBalfou'r, M. P. P. for South Es- sex, will introduce a bill to repeal the clauses of the Municipal Act which euablesInunicipalities to bonus'manu- factories. A lad named Irwin was almost kill- ed by falling off a sleigh at Teeswater, and the council met and passed a by- law prohibiting children hankirig on A fat man, weighing 200 pounds has imparted to the New York Sun his difficulty in procuring employ- ment. Employers seem to think that adipose tissue and bodily activity do not go together. Sam Jones has found a woman who never had a corn. She rose in a meeting at Kansas City where Mr. Jones said he didn't believe there was a woman living who didn't have corns. Sixteen Irish youths have been sent to jail in Ireland for lighting a bonfire iu celebration of the release of Editor O'Brien from prison. The adminis- tration of the Coercion Act is not cal- culated to make the rising generation have much respect for the law. The Grand Trunk has agreed with the Canadian Pacific that neither road should continue to pay commis- sions for the sale of tickets to or from points in Canada., This agreement went into effect on February 1st. A remarkable run was lately made between Pittsburg'and Chicago. The entire distance of 480 miles were cov- ered at an average speed, including stops of a mile in 1 minute aud 20 seconds. The fastest runs were 49 miles in 42 minutes and 30 seconds, and 35 miles in 32 seconds, Mr Lewis, an American potato buy- er, has purchased • eleven thousand bushels at Winnipeg, and wants a hundred cars more. He is buying for seed in the Southern States. Po- tatoes hayi ag risen fiftee'reents in con- sequence. John Clernent,an Englishman from Widdecombe, Devon, hanged himself with a piece of bedc ord at the Spenc- er house, Buffalo, on Thursday. He came to Stratford last October. It is thought despondency was the cause of his rash act. There is talk of a very extensive mi- gration of negroes from the Southern States to South America, and the pro- jectors talk of a movement of hun- dreds of thousands of men. If this is even partially true it will create an economical revolution and the effects may be far-reaching. Mrs A. W. Briggs, postmistress at the Cottage Grove avenue branch of the Chicago pastoffice, died on Thurs- day under distressing circumstances. Wednee lay her husband dropped dead shortly after leaving the house, and when Mrs Briggs was made aware of the fact she went into a series of faint- ing fits which resulted in her death. What I have seen since I have been in America convices me that this country is approaching a great crisis. The subject of drink, I find, is creep- ing in everywhere' through this land. The danger of high license it that you will enthrone ligpos in a positien which Ititae net,' tied before.—Canon Wlibel The subject of the early ripening of wheat in the Northwest, and the results of the werk in that connection by the experimental farm is attract- ing attention abroad. The Washing- ton authorities are in communica- tion with the.DepartmenC-of—Agri-- culture on the subject, and are aux- ious to know what samples can be obtained. The Free Press says that the Hos- pital trust of London should take some steps to enquire into the large number of illegitimate children that are born annually at that institution, amounting in 1887 to 144,or an aver- age of 12 a month. The paper says: "These are facts which cannot be dis- puted, and while it is to be regretted that such it blot +should rest upon the moral escutcheon of London: it is in the interests of all that the informa- tion should no longer be witheld from those whose taxes go towards the sup- port of the institution. One of the women in the hospital at the pres- ent time has recently been delivered of her fifth illegitimate child." Prof. Gleason, the horse tamer, has a female rival near Chattanooga, Tenn, Tipton county, in that State, (has a phenomenon in the person of a young lady who has remarkable power over animals. She is able to conquer and ride in a moment's time horses and mules that no one else has ever been able to handle. The most savage dog in the neighborhood quails before and never offers to mo- lest her. Squirrels and birds come to her in the woods and eat from her hand, and many times she has been known to pick up a rabbit in the path. She says that from infancy she has had this remarkable power over wild animals, but only within the last few, years was she aware that she was also "a horse tamer." She says she is not conscious of putting forth any effoil, in this line, it just "ccme' natural." The only explanation that she can of- fer leSlhat sbe has an intense -gym. patby and love for birds and wild animals. In regard to horses she is perfectly fearlese, and by there ani- mal instinct they must know it. These she says are the only reasons sho can give. 4—' It so cold at St. Vincent Von., ,tt few days ago that people kept their hands warm hy b5diog pieces of' ice, A trotting Immo fell:Own op the ice in a race on a ,New Ilanapahire pound and slid in ahead and won the heat, a thing he could not bare done bed hi kept his footing. Bitting delve fla the congregation a fellow gets mad at what I'say, but when he goea home and blews out, the light, he says, "Jones right."— Sim Jones. Ma. Samuel Glaso, or., died Satur- day evening rem the effects of a fit of appdplexy, with which she was at- tacked in the morning. She was one of'London's oldest reeidents, and svas the mother of Sheriff Glass, Hon. David Glasj s, Mr. Sam. Glass, r., and Mr. Archibald Glass. The grain warehouse in course of erection at Fort William is 500 feet long by 120 feet wide. A hundred feet of thie will be ready this week. The indemnity of members of the Ontario Legislature is $6 a day if the session does not exceed 30 days, or 1600 a session if over 30 days, as is always the case. The Waterloo Council has passed a mensorial praying the Ontario Par- liament not to grant any money to aid in the enforcement of the Scott A.ct, which, being of the nature of a local improvement measure, should be en- forced entirely at the expellee of the counties -adopting it, and not at the expense of counties under the License Act. Rev Mr McConnell, Presby terian minister, Craigvale, Wad brutally as- saulted on Tuesday night. The rev- erend gentleman was returning from the Presbytery, and had just left the train to go to his house, when he was followed by John Gregg,who knocked him down and kicked him about the body. Mr McConnell was picked up and taken to the house of Mr Crow, close by, and was followed by Gregg, who tried to break in and renew the attack. Gregg is one of the number who went into the church at Craig - vale about a year ago and made a great disturbance, for which be was given six months in the county jail. William Henderson, who kept an hotel on the Hamilton road, in Lon- don township, was fined $100 and costs about two months ago for a breach of the Scott Aet. Instead of paying up he skipped out to the Michigan lumber woods. He came home last Thursday night, got very 'full' to celebrate his return, kicked a row at his house and drew general attention in the neighborhood to himself. He intended to leave again next morning, but Detective Allen heard of his return and was around bright and early looking for him. Henderson was lodged in gaol to serve two month's sentence. Speaking of coununon sense, I was recently talking with a woman who - lives; in one of the hill towns of Ox- ford County. The conversation chanc- ed to be diverted to a young man of our adquainta.nce:—"He has almost every sense except good sense," said the woman. He can do ahnost every thing except what he can get a liv- ing bylIn other words,he had hitch - (eked his waggon to a star and the I star proved to be a shooting star and had ran away with the whole team. -- Lewiston Journal. Never in the history of police cir- cles in Stratford his been it story told of more inhuman treatment than the one told this (Monday) morning by Eliza Keough, Mrs Keough charg- ed her two sons, James and Roderick with kicking and abusing her in vari- ous ways till their treatment became. so unbearable that she had to appeal to the authorities for protection. She alleged that her son James stole her shoes, and she was compelled to en- dure the bitter cold blasts of winter without protection for her feet. The evidence of other witnesses proved conclusively that they treated _their mother in a shameful and disgraceful manner. Sentence was deferred. A few months ago Richard Cnsack, of St. Thomas, while returning home late one evening,was brutally assault- ed and robbed of a large sum of mo- ney and left senseless on the road. A butcher named Nicholls was after- wards arrested for the crime, but w acquitted, Although Cusack swore positively that he recognized him as one of the assailants. • It now trans- pires that one Robinson. who was a few days ago sentenced to six months in the Central Prison for robbery while in the employ of John Wise, a Yarmouth farmer, confessed to a young man named Perry that he and -a-relative were thesmen-who. ted the robbsry. The authorities will take action in the case at once. A Toronto despatch says :—John Ryan, commission merchant, until Wednesday lived on the Kingston road over the Don, but now he lives in the central part of tbe city, being utterly disgusted with the size and nerve of the rats in the eastern suburb. On Sunday evening Mrs Ryan put the children to -bed about 8 o'clock, and ai? hour later heard one of them crying out as if in pain. She ran into the bedroom with a lamp, and was horrified to see a large rat sitting on the bed gnawing the fingers of her child, who was helpless with terror. Mrs Ryan ran to the bedside, bnt the rat kept on with the gnawing process, the coverlet being stained with blood. Mrs Ryan attempted to push the rodent off the bed, but it turned vi- ciously upon her, and it was not un- til Mr Ryan dispatched it with a po- ker thet peace was restored. The little one's fingers were badly bitten. A preliminary abstract of the bug - noes of the various Canadian life in- surance companies for the year 1887 has been issued by the Finance De- partment. The Canadian life com- panies aro the Citisens', Confedera- tion, Canada Life, North American Ontario Mutual, Manufacturers'Life, Sun, and Temperance & General As- sociation. During 1887 the total amount received by these companies for new premiums was $2,987,110, an increase of nearly half a million over the preceding year. The aggregate amount of insurance in force at the end of the year was $103,822,094 an increase of nearly fourteen millions. The amount ecrvered by policies dur- ing the year was $23,642,342, showing an increaseof three and a half mil- lions. The statement of the aggreate policies in force shows that Canada Life leads, with the Confederation se- cond, Ontario Mutual third, Sun Life fourth, Federal fittleand North Ame- rican af Beat Oxfor4one od the eideat reaitnita of the ,i:inisty,diti '11( f0 iff shwa ago,laged 70. 'She Iwo +a 404' Ot fti44 ON: (14411" ter. Constable O'Brien,of Lfxbridge,and his militant arrived at Geodwood, on Friday moraipg, between six and seven and arrested Adam Wallace and George Armstrong for violation of the Scott Act ip tne mouth of Novem- ber last. They took them to Whitby gaol to serve a term of 80 days each. The parties have beeu evading arrest ever once November. Jeremiah Johnson, young rnan living with his father, Christopher • Johneens about four miles east of Delhi, was found dead on Friday morning-, on the gravel road, about a quarter of a mile from his home. He was sitting beside a tree, with his bead bent in the now. The cauee of his death is unknown. A three year old child or Ilr An- drew Skiuner, St. George, got hold of a bottle of strong ammonia and swallowed a portion of it. Aid was prompt, and the drug removed from the stomach, but the lining mem- brane of the mouth and stomach was badly burned. The result of the accident cannot be foretold. The little fellow is apparently doing well, though in great pain. Judge MacMahon opened Court at Milton, on Friday morning, for the trial ofJames Bell and Wm.Bullivant against whom summonses were issued by Judge Rose, for corrupt practices at the last Halton election. Both pleaded guilty. The judge,in passing sentence, said the charge against them was legally as bad as larceny. He did not wish to go the extreme that the law allowed him in imposing punishment, but said it was necessary that a punishment should be imposed as a warning to others. With their case,however,he would deal leniently, and hoped it would be a lesson to them in the future. Bell was sentenc- ed to pay a fine of $25 and costs and suffer ten hours imprisonment, Bulli- vant to pay a fine of $10 and costs and suffer five hours imprisonment. Dr and Mrs Woolsey made a visit to relatives in Southern Michigan last August, took their only daughter, Lilly, with them. One day a large dog made his appearance upon the verandah. Lilly ran out to play with him, The animal suddenly snapped at her. One tooth penetrated the flesh slightly, near the nose. Tbe sequel to the bite cams recently, Lilly1 who is 10 years old, is utterly un- able to control her actons. She barks and snaps like a dog. Sometimes she is violent in these actions, and glares with the ferocity of an angry brute. She writhes in agony and talks wildly and incoherently. The sight is one of the most pitiful ever beheld in th!s part of the country. The doctor and his wife are almost crazed by these agonizing spells which they :know must certainly recur from time to time until death relieves 1he poor lit-"" Ole sufferer. East Northumberland, which was redeemed by the Liberasi Wednesday seems to be a peculiar cohstituency. At each election it reverses the verdict given atthe preceding one. It has been so for a years. At the Dominion election in 1874, Mr Biggar, was elect- ed. In 1878 Mr Keeler, Conservative defeated Mr Biggar. Mr Keeler died in 1881 and the by-electioa to fill the vacancy resulted in the return of Mr ()router, Liberal. At the general election in the following year Mr Crouter was defeated by Mr Cochrane Conservafive, and a few months after wards Mr Ferris, Liberal, was return -- ed to the Ontario legislature. At the general provincial election in Decem- ber 1886113r Willoughby,Conservative defeated Mr Ferris, but two months later the Liberals elec ted Dr Mallory to the House of Commons over Mr Cochrane. Dr Mallory being unseat- ed was defeated -by Mr Cochrane, and Dr Willoughby being unseated was beaten by Mr Richard Clark,Liberal. As a see -saw constituency East North- umberland will take the first pre- mium every time. leathers and Their Tradlihins. A'01-4 The Delineator. Who can imagine it gallant cavalier of ye olden time going off to ware without it waving plume in his cap? Why, its absence would BO entirely mar the effect that the knight would scarcely seem worth one's admiration! Long -Wore-the -Ago a' Obi valry 'quaint ideas were extant regarding leathern, and some of our well-known Batons owe their origin to the waving plumes. "To plume one's self" comes from the Hungarian, who placed in theiecape it feather for each Turk killed, and therefore were decorated according to valor. The use of the white feather air a sign ot withdrawal from a contest or as a truce undoubtedly arose from the fact that in leaving the field the white feathers were inoet easily soon, The sending of a white feather to one intending fighting meant usually a warning from Borne friend that discretion would be the better part+ of valor. The question hag often been asked Why the feathers of a peacock, beautiful as they are, have the reputation of bringing bad luck to the wearer. The East Indians and the North American Indiane believe that feathers endow their owners with the vices or virtues of the bird from which they are plucked, and as the peacock iv vain, arrogant and greedy., he can scarcely endow ono with itil les virtues. The kingfisher hati been it highly honored bird, and to possess one of his feitthere or a bit of his skin has meant great fortune. The Tartars firmly believe that he who touchee a beautiful woman with a kingfisher's feather will gain her love, People who can appreciate the beauty of the fine ostrich feathera can imagine the appear- ance of hohnets formed entirely of them; and yob they were so used by the ancients without) a thouishti, apparently, of their ornamental value. Some old paintings thew the artist's love for plumee of various kinds; the peacock fans wave before an Eastern beauty, the long white plumes in BOMB hero's hat, the heron's feathers in the saucy page's cap, while the plumes that fall far down on white dimpled shoulders are depicted with a prominence they deserve. Womankind, doubtleee, will alwaye approve of feathere—they are graceful and becoming, adaptive rind elegant. Anil are not these 00(1)7-14 14 stitliciont guarantee for their c(outiinued favor? The Title of "She." From 010 Pigaro. nerA in /I curious anecdote ns to the possible derivation of the monosyllable title .1%Ir. Rider Haggard gave his pOpillal' romance. ‘Vben the anther of "Slie',4rd.as 4 bee, it groins that tho- flarg:Itti 111111S rsj tyclunirS1 R1111E11019 longingi vi."y meeent and haltered wooden doll, w !deli h +d twee Iroale+ I down by ft fornwr generation, end Iv(1.) regarded, iigly an it was, with peeeli.lr affection hy flu: girl-, of the inilv. The '1301, ,% hi+ li had lost it: eyes in s: (if t +me, 3 (s loieen 1,, all the ch i 1 en ;10 II .1 18111e•.11a(Iwo,' 13,,• stowed, i. `41.1), 1.3 f 1.1 ,he Tildoese SluntlinkfOlfr Th6 P. oug tieqe posessaims of Mecao, one. Of Otli 0400 Beropeee, aettlementain #0,Offset would be effittle irepertezzOO to.lneSolese Were it not Shot it le tp. oectilmfoopt. alnitaland lad dome of the foreigners what. Monte OltrlUllt*0 Europeens. It is one of the gambling' ORCBS Pe the world. One conipany pays to the Portuguese proprietors of the Wand $150,000 a yeer for the privilege of running its sieverel houeee. Fan tan, the gambling game pleyed here, one of the eimpleet of ganiee, allowiug neither the excitement nor the pooeible large winninge ef roulet,. is ieresistibly fucinating to the Chinese. They throng the fail tan house, crowding around the tables and placing their little earn - tree upon it corner of the 1, 2, 8 or 4. It is not at all uncommon to see them,. when all their money is lost, take gold or silver me- mento from their drees or even parte of the dress itself and stake them against sums eon- sideeably lower than Oa* volork Thet paw Oflan tau 13 learneillt it glance. A flat piece of lead or other metal, about a foot squarer is placed in the centre of the gambling•table. It* sides are nunibered from 1 to 4. The gambler places hie money on one side of the corner, betting upon one of the numbere or upon it combination of numbers. In the former case, should he be successful, he receivethree timed the amount of his stake, less about 10 per cent. commission for the !Donk. Should either of the numbers upon the corner or combination of which he has made hie wager win he receives his stoke, minus the IMMO commission. There are no cards or wheel, but 31 pile of small round coppers having a little square hole in the centre of each and called cash. .A handful is taken and placed in the centre of the table under an inverted bowl. When all bets have 10:e31 made the proprietor of the. bank 11103 08 the Is (WI and carefully takes from the pile four cash; then four more, and so mi 111161 rimr, ((1(3 or wily 0112 314 left, %Odell i tl.e t is a most tedious g ime, for the ceutral 1.:le must be so large 3103) the nimilier i.f e.e.!+ .301013 it contains cannot pi's:D:1;1+6e told, iti I ill.. pro- cess of drawing them mit by fours takes coil- sidlitable tone. But the 'gam Cliinune ho have staked their all upon one of the 11111013 31) hang over the table an. I watch that gradually diminishing pile, intensely fascinated. 1 la v- ing won they try again, (fail they liRva at last lemt. L)ning, they go off to beg, borrow or steal more eapital with which to try their fortune 01100 again. Death 01141 Marriage SII[ISES1 1 1011M., The biid iiuf at keep the phis which fastened her wed:licig It is bad luck to w histle or limn the air that it band plays at a funeral. "Twice a brideenaid, never a bride," is a proverb which needs no comment. Marry at the time of the moon's waning and your good hick will wane also. If two marriages am celebrated simultan- eously one of the husbands vill die. Fair ir foul weather upon tme's wedding day augurs a 113) (p0 or unhappy married life. If a girl who is engaged accidentally lets it knife fall it is 14 Nign that her lover is. coming. The girl who steps, accidentally or other- wise, oil a cat's tail, need not expect to be mar- ried the same year. The husband must never take off his wed- ding ring ; to take it off will insole him bad luck of some kind. If two pereons think and express the • same thought at the same time, one of them will die before the year passes. If two young girls itre combing the hair of a third at the same time, it may be taken for tgranted that the youngest of the three will -,soon die. If at the cemetery there be any unusual delay in burying the dead, caused by any un- looked-for 'circumstances, such as the tomb proving too small to admit the coffin, it is a sign that the deceased is selecting a companion froin among those present, and one of the mourners nittet soon die. Working Illen Nicely. Few., 'As Neer Yoik San. "My deter,'; said a husband, who is fond of putting posers, "can you tell me why young women who don't want to get married are like angels' vieits?" The lady finally gave 10 (11). "Because they are few and far between; ha, ha, ha! not bad, ell?" "Exceedingly deter; be, he, he! .By the way, John, elm you let me have that $30?" "Certainly," said John. A Mighty rawer. h'rtnit 77ie Ohleago tifer 0,er1o, Boy: "Father, is 'pants' a good word?"' Parent: "It line been trying to get into the language it long time, my son, but I believe the best judges prefer the word trousers." "How does it happen tl tat this word 'boodle' was adopted in ull the papers as soon as it mune out?" "Boodle, my son, is a different thing; it can force its way anywhere." . , — . NEW CANNIBAL TflhIiI3S. Discoveries of Captain Van Gele Along the , Vent fIllebanst River. Last fall, says the New York Sun, the Congo State sent Captain Van Gele, one of Stanley's favorite officers, in the steamer Henry Reed to make further explorations upon the Mobangi River, the great northern affluent of the Congo, whose importance Mr. Grenfell was the first to discover. Van Gele did not ascend the rive; quite as far 03 Gree fell, being prevented by rapids through which Grenfell had been able to push hie steamer at lowowater when the eurrent was slower. He, however, took time to explore, while Grenfell'e journey was noth- ing more than a hurried reconnaissance. Van. Gele made some yeti interesting discoveries. He found, for instance, three little tributaries, up which he puthed his stearner for a total distance of 207 miles. It is only three 'years since Stanley estimated that the Mobangi it- self addei only about 1350 miles to the naviga- ble waters of the Congo basin. Now the problem is whether the Mobangi- or the Kas- sal deserves distinction as the Congo's greatest tributary. On the Nghirl affluent of the river, and also on the Mobangi, about 300 miles from its mouth, Van Gale found the most densely populated districts he had seen in Africa. The left bank of the great river was an uninter- rupted succession of villages for about seventy miles. Then) who imagine that the depths of Africa are an almost voiceless solitude should read Van Gele's brief account of the anima - Lion and bustle he witnessed all along this populoue river. The scene on the river in the morning, he saye, 19 0310 of extraordinary animation. He often met as many as 1300 caneee swiftly Ploughing through the water. The canoes wore chiefly filled with women avid children. The women were leaving the village to go to the fields and begin the agricultural' labors of the day. Other parties in the canoes were setting out for the fish nets, to gather in the finny harvest that had collected olive the previous day. The river swarms with fish, the land yields rich returns of all tropical produce, and thousands of natives along the river do not know what famine tneans. They have, besides, food resources upon which most of the world cannot count; as these natives aro among the greatest of cannibals. Quite a number of men accompany the women to the fields, but not to take part in tilling the soil. They let the women monop- olize the rude iron hoes, while the men stand around with weapons in their hands to protect the toilers. Without protection there is alwaya danger that the women will be sur- prised and dragged off by hoetile tribes. All these river tribes send expeditions rigeinet one another for the sole purpose of seouring victims for their cannibal feasts. Captain Van Gele says that all the enemies they kill in battle aro eaten, and that the same fate soon overtakethe prisoners they carry home with them. Before the explora- tion of the Congo Valley the belief was wide- spread that cannibalism had greatly decreased, and that there were compara- tively few people who Aver° still addicted to the horrid practice. In all his travels, Livingstone never eaw 10 cannibal tribe with the possible exception of the Mauyerna. But the opening up of the Congo basin has revealed tho fact that the World never knew before where cannibalism is most prevalefft. There areundoubtedly hundreds ofthousande of people in that region among whom cannibal - MI IS a confirmed and inost cherished habit. Captain Van Gehl snys that nowhere in Africa, has he Been fisheries of equal extent, except. et Stanley Prins. The stakes marking the position of the nets cover 11111113' RCM. All these tribes are HI and powerful, and in f...in they are '()Plirllil peeine tei of physical y. ” It is worth IN weight in gold." li a common expreesien. 13et,while,t,he value Pt gold is easily affected, the Worth 'Of' 4yerle Sarsaparilla, ete a •, 0104d purifier, never derogates. Wilieradicate scrofula from the system when everything else fella. The annual general meeting of the DOnli Dion Live Stock Association will be held at Toronto thie week, for the election of officers,and for the tran- saction of geueral business. This as- sociation is probably the most. useful activity in line with the great agricul- tural interest,' of Ontario—and indeed with the Domilsiou at large—for ill members are stationed in agriculture (entree extending from:Halifax,Nova _acQUA. and Yieterhs in British Cols • triable. Same of the most active workers in the live stock trade and members of this useful asaociation,are , about consolidating their business in Wiunipeg and Qu'Appelle, and in a few years the Dominion,together with Great Britain, will acknowledge their , labors. One amongst the many lin- portant subjects that the executive will introduce for discussion will be the Agricultural hall about to be built in that city,as a general consolidation of cattle interests in one great centre will enable exporters and the ocean cattle traders to locate those farms where live stock and produce can be procured. To Save Life Frequently requires prompt action. An hour's delay waiting for the doctor may be attended with serious consequences', especially in cases of Croup, pneumonia, and other throat and lung troubles. 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