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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Advocate, 1887-09-01, Page 6THE OITY OF MONTREAL, zuming of the Ill-fated Vessel in, Kid- OCeltu, THE MISSING BOAT. Cool Behavior of the Passengers and Steadiness of the Crew. A last (Friday) night's London cable says: The passengers and crew of the City of Montreal were taken off the York City by the tug Mount Etna, and landed at Queenstown. All were accounted for exeept the thirteen persons in the missing boat. It is learned that •shortly after the pas- sengers had gone to bed on the alight of the 10th, the ship being in latitude 43 north at the time, they were aroused by an alarm of fire. A scene of consternation ensued, and the passengers were greatly terrified when they found out the true state of affairs. The smoke caused by the fire was suffocating. The passengers dressed and got on deck as quickly as possible, and with but little ap- pearance of panic. The Bre originated in the cotton snared in the after main hold. Nine streams of water were soon working on the flames, and the course of the vessel was shaped toward Newfoundland, 400 miles distant. The flames epread with great rapidity, and soon had burst with terrific force through the midway and after hatches, the heat being intense. It becoming evident that it was impossible to save the ship, a momentary panic ensued. The boats were lowered and passengers and crew got into them. The boats soon scattered, and one entirely vanished. This contained two stewards, two seamen and seven passengers, and there is but little doubt that the whole boat load perished. The boat did not contain, a full crew, and left the City of Montreal against the captain's orders, as there was time to take many naore in it. The other survivors consider the fate of the occupants of the lost boat as a judgment for their cow- ardice. A barque was sighted shortly after the boats left the steamer, and her crew was preparing to pick up the survivors when the steamer York City, attracted by the flames of the burning vessel, which were shooting up a hundred feet in the air, bore down and with difficulty took all hands on board. The rescued people were treated with the utmost kindness by the captain and crew of the York City, and the passen- gers speak With much feeling of the con. sideration which was accorded to them. The York City proceeded to London after landing the City of Montreal's passengers and crew at Queenstown. The survivors are unanimous in declaring that the officers and crew of the City of Montreal did their duty nobly and skilfully. The steamer City of Montreal carried no first cabin passengers. The value of her cargo was 050,000, and the steamer was worth $400,000. The crew numbered 85 men. The boats were eight in number, and con- sisted of four lifeboats and four pinnaces. These were launched and stocked with pro- visions. The flames spread with great fierceness, and the efforts to quench them it was soon found were futile. At 8 o'clock in the morning the passengers were mar- shalled on deck, preparatory to entering the''boats. Many of them were weeping, but on the whole they were quiet • and orderly. The family groups presented a sight pitiful to see, as they huddled together in fear and trembling. There was a heavy sea running, and. it was with great cliff', cult), that the boats were kept from being smashed. The crew worked splendidly and all the passengers were placed in the boats in a comparatively short time. How the boats floated with their heavy loads is a miracle. As the last boat was pulling off from the ship several of the passengers and crew were seen aft. They had been overlooked, and were screaming to the boats to return. They were subeequently bravely rescued half dead from the effects of am3ke and heat. The masts of a ship were seen on the horizon, but ten hours elapsed before if came near. CAT. LAND'S EPORT. Capt. Land, commander of the City of Montreal, makes the following report: On the 10th inst. the wind was north to northwesterly. About 9 o'clock of the evening of that day fire was discovered in the after hatch among the cotton. The fire hoses were at once connected and streams of water were poured down npon the flames; annihilators and hand -grenade fire extinguishers were also freely used. The fire, however, overcame all efforts to suppress it and spread over the upper and lower decks. The ship was doomed from the beginning of the fire, and the boats had been actively prepared and provisioned. At 6 o'clock on the morning of the llth inst. the flames buret through the after hatches. The boats were then lowered. There was a high sea at the time, and this caused much difficulty. The women and children were first put aboard the boats, and the male passengers and the crew were embarked afterwards. The lack of time prevented the manning of the boats with their respeetive crew's, the men being compelled to gentinue until the last moment the work of keeping the flames down. All the boats left the ship safely, but by an unfortunate oversight twenty people were left aboard the burning vessel. Boat No. 3 returned end took off six of the number; boat No. 5, with the 4th officer, took off six more. A barque was then re- ported approaching, and when all the boats had put their people aboard her they re- turned and took off those remaining on the burning vessel. It was found that boat No. 8 was missing. • She was seen to put herself before the wind when she left the ship, using her oars in support of the !sails. She an away from the Vessel iri direct disobedience to the captain's orders. Every- body spent the night aboard the Getman barque Trobalat, from Charleaton, July 24th, ter London, and all were then trans- ferred to the -York oity, whitsh stayed by throughout the night and vainly searched for the missing boat. Capt. Land says he is sanguine that the people in boat No. 8 are saved, as the accident occurred in the track of steatners bound east and west. The pessengers, hie add, were cool and obedient during the crisis, and the crew were Steady. The passengers • and crew lest everything they had aboard the City of Montreal except what thy deed origisrpf the fire is ndknowli- Capt. Land is Pertain it broke out in mere )hail one Place aratibg the cotton. The ship was lost m hit! 43, 48 nor.th.10P3. 43, fi4 Wflt• ' NAALER Or TUE MISSING, The following is a list of the pa,tisengers who were in boat No. 8: Intermediate passengers, Samuel Kaufman, Greerge Arnold, Samuel McKee; eteerage, Kennard Woolton", Stephen Tupper, Simeit liowel- eky, S. liachunichi; crew, Henry Fraser, Charles Read, William Franney, Patrick Hughee ; Chas. Smith, interpreter; Thos. Wilberforce, steward. The rescued pas- sengers and crew when landed at Queens- town by the York City were in a pitiable condition. France's Wonderful New Rifle. The Lebel rifle, the new arm with which the French infantry will be supplied before next spring, is, according to all accounts, a wonder, and several models of the gun whiela have ,been received here have excited great interest. The new rifle is known by the name of its inventor, Lobel, and is smaller and lighter than the rifles now in use; the French soldiers call it "the little gun." The most authentic descriptions given to the guri,agree in attributing to it a carrying power -beyond that of any rifle heretofore in use.. The models received in New York are not known to be accurate copies of the,,pelieb.gun, and experiments with ,thows+iire impossible, owing to the fact thatthe powder used is a secret compound of which the French Government has the monopoly. According to all accounts the Lebel gun will carry its bullet more than a =tile and a half, and with a more certain aim than has been possible with ordinary rifles. The bore of the gun is very Brasil, and the ball, which is of steel and sharply pointed at one end, is said to revolve at a speed of one thousand revolutions a second. In the tests made by the French Govern- ment this bullet has penetrated a brick wall eight inches thick at a distance of five hundred yards; it will go through any kind of armor that can be worn by soldiers, and at a distance of more than a mile will pass through a man as easily se at ten paces, The gun has no recoil under fire, and the powder gives out no smoke what- ever. It has been, said that the powder used must be a type of smokeless hnnting powder already in the market ; but this is denied by the inventor, who says that he uses an entirely newcompound. TheLebel gun is, of course, a repeater, and the cart- ridges are so small that each soldier carries two hundred and twenty rounds of ammuni- tion, as against one hundred and sixteen rounds, formerly considered the maximum. The French Government is now making these guns at the rate of five hundred a day at St. Etienne, atd is preparing to turn out double that number, Four factories, those at Chatellerault, Tulle and St. Etienne, will soon be at work upon them.—N.Y. Evening Post. Superstition. " The persistence of superstition is amazing," the professor observed. I have o singular instance in the case of a friend of mine. He has conjured up a supersti- tious fear of 'Ivanhoe,' and he could not be induced to read the book or have it in his house." "But what begot so odd a whim ?" I asked. "A string of coincidences. He began to read the novel and his wife was taken sick. He sent the book back to the circu- lating library from which he had taken it and the horses ran away and broke the carriage. About a year after he tried it again. He bought a copy and took it on a journey. The train ran off the track ' and his leg was broken. Then a friend, wh,o thought his notions absurd, sent him a copy of the book, and the next night his house took 'fire. He told me one or two minor details which I have forgotten. He is a hard- headed Boston business man, but I cannot urge him out of this notion. He says that if he is wrong it can certainly do no harm to give the book a wide berth, while if he is right it is certainly wise to avoid it." "1 should say," remarked a voice from a hammock, in which in the dusk one could dimly discern a heap of white draperies, "that he had better read the book to the bitter end and break the spell." The result might be too tragic."— Providence Journal. Flowers. Leaves of rose geranium are placed in finger bowls instead of a lemon slice. Purple asters combined with white rows fasten the tulle scarfs on seaside hats. Bush baskets filled with water lilies and aquatic foliage are favorite gifts at water- ing places. Bridesmaids are carrying white China asters with a cluster of gardenias at one side of the bouquet. Large conch shells containing wood mosses and English moss rose buds are fashionable for table centres. Wedding bouquets are made of Niplaetos rose buds or lily of the valley. The flowers are turned down over the stems in a very highly artistic style. Golden pompon chrysanthemums are just blossoming and are used with fine effect in the gilded creels which ornament luncheon tables when damask and potteries are yel- low. The bleeding heart is the newest design for laying on the funeral casket. It is a large heart formed of forget-me-nots. From the centre falls a spray of crimson roses, which droop over one side of the coffin., A bank of blossoms is arranged for 'the piece de resistance on lawns where garden parties are given. Ferns make a wide circle with a background of arundo donax ; the centre of the bank is raignonette with a crescent of roses, varying from pale pink to deep red stretching over these fragrant flowers. No Need for Alarm. On coming out of the Mayor's office where they had just been married, she throws herself bite his arms, exclaiming: " Forgive me, dear, but I've kept something from yon—[ did not tell you I didn't know how to cook." "Oh,never mind dear don't cry about that, for you'll have but little dooking to do—I'ni a poet."—Paris Figaro. • MM, Willi/Ma K. Vanderbilt is the beitity and the dasher par excellenCe of all the Vanderbilt& She Courts puhlicity and adnairation. The rest of the family desire When .theY *6MtotitObo4s 'The uiett1ti�n., LAWYER EUEE'S ADVICE. "Steal a Milton and EeoPie will Say You are Smart "—Eefauiter Scott's Centel,- AecomPliees Get lirost or the Plunder. IStEw Yetis, Aug., — Richard Seaman Scott, who absconded With 310;000 that belonged to the Manhattan Bank, of which he had been a, pet employee, in 1885, and about whose disappearance and where- abonts there was such profound mystery, has made a confession before Consul. General Waller At London. A suit has just been instituted in the Supreme Court which discloses not only Scott's action, but the fact thathe was not alone in this stupendous defalcation. • This suit is against John R. Dunn, Scott's col- league, for 16140,000. The documents included in this case embrace an affidavit by the defaulter, which is in truth a confession of his theft. Scott, according to the complaint, was for twenty years a trusted employee of the Manhattan Company up to June lst, 1885. In the latter part of his service he was the paying teller of the bank. Most of the time he had in his custody daily over $1,000,000. On June 1st, 1885, he absconded with $160,000. Scott states that At various times prior to June ist, 1885, he extracted small Bums of money from the safe, which aggregated 1610,000. This he used in 'speculation. About this time there was a change in the administration of the bank. Scott feared the change might CRAM an investigation and expose his irregularities. John R. Dunn was practicing law then and Scott hastened to him for advice. Dunn asked him how much money was within his reach. Scott replied that at all times there was over a million dollars in his charge. Dunn, addressing Scott, said: "My advice to you is to take 31,000,000. It will be enough to cripple the bank and will enable you to go to Canada. If you take a small amount people will laugh at you, but if you take a large amount people will say yon are smart and you will compel the bank to compromise." Dunn advised Scott to get an oia•suit of clothing, shave off his moustache, travel second-class to Canada, disguise himself as raneh as possible, and do as little talking as possible. They parted to meet at Cen- tral Park on the following afternoon. When he went to the bank the next day he took 000,000 in gold and silver certificates of the denomination of $5,000, $1,000 and $500, and placed them in a package, which he concealed about his person. He met Dunn at Central Park, and they went to a secluded spot and talked. Dunn asked him if he had any friends with whom to leave the money, telling him that under inter- national treaties if he carried any stolen property into 'Canada he could be arrested and extradited. Scott said that he had no one with whom to leave it. "Then," said Dunn, "1 feelso warm a regard for Cousin Lizzie (Scott's wife) that I would do for you what I would do for no other person on earth—take charge of that package, the contents of which I need not know, and take care of it, subject to your order at all times." This was Friday. They agreed to meet on Monday. Scott went to the bank next day and replaced the $300,000, determining to make an effort to borrow enough money to make up the deficiency of the $10,000. But in this he failed. Finding it impossi- ble to get the necessary money before going to the bank on Monday, he got a disguise. Scott had read about the Park Bank defal- cation. He saw that the directors cut down the salaries of the clerks- in order to make up the deficiency. He felt friend,ly toward the clerks in the Manhattan Com- pany, so he determined to take only $150,- 000 in order that there might be no out in their salaries. He put the money in two packages, one of $140,000 and the other of $10,000. He went to Central Park and met Dunn. ' They walked to a secluded spot, and Scott pulled out the $140,000 package and said to Dunn, "There's the money." Dunn looked around, saw that he was unobserved, and put it in his inside pocket. Scott said: "Dunn, I shall leave to -night." They shook hands and parted. Scott assumed his disguise and took the evening train for Montreal. He ehaved off his moustache on the way. He arrived on the following morning. He didn't stop in Canada long, visiting only quiet and secluded points. He corresponded with Dunn under various aliases which the two had previously ar- ranged. Dunn's letters consisted princi- pally of newspaper clippings of the defal- cation. He also sent Scott money in bills of $500 and $1,000. Scott took paisage on the Allan line steamer for Europe in September of 1885. He has lived economically in London ever since. His wife joined him in May, 1886. Scott cor- responded with Dunn and Mrs. Jennie A. Searles, his sister-in-law, from London. He has received money there ainounting to $20,000. In the latter part of 1886 attempts at a compromise with the bank were made by Scott, various sums being mentioned. In December of that year he asked the bank to give him a general release for $60,000. It is said that this offer vvaa accepted by the bank. He wrote Dunn telling him to get ready to pay that sum. Dunn replied in January, 1887, that he had lost all the money in speculation. Then came the crisis and these proceedings were instituted. Girls Who Vence. It id said that Grecian women Would enter the arena in the old Olympian days and wrestle with One another to encourage their children and strengthen themselves. Thus Spartan Mothers had Spartan sons, and the name to this day is ;synonymous with bravery and physical endurance. In these modern days ladies, as a rule, con - eider that their constitutiOns are too deli- cate for any greater physical exerthee than gentle stroll or a little shopping, and se many a physician haft deplored the abseiled of proper bodily exercise among the fair sok end hag prettehed wise though ineffec- tualsetraons shoat the need of it. But fashion, like a mirticle, will do what ()reselling will net del and, es in the east feuding has become fashionable, and the fashions travel with the stir of einpire, so fencing is nos' lacing introduced in this city.,---gan Preemie() Chronicle. ' —In Kalamazoo a man is expelled from lie Grand Lodge after he has been carried home three times in tawheelbarr6W. Twice on a wheelbarrove and once on a shutter ; doesn't count. REMARKABLE PEEIIATION. Removing a Sloram__,frere the SMauteh 9f a Mout A most reMarhable and Sticeessfnl surgi- cal operation was performed ippon one of the male patients of the Cincinnati Hos- pital, oupclay morning last, by Dr'.E. W. Walker, who was assisted by Surgeon jelan A. Murphy and several of the internee of the hospital corps. On A:4y 16th a man of medium build, who registered as Andrew J. Driver, aged 22, and residing at No, 61 Pierson street for three months past, entered the hospital. He was almost bent double and walked with great difficulty, and in answer to questions, stated that he was suffering from most agonizing pains in the etomach. For several years he had been travelling with shows about the country as a falter, and performing the sword ewe'. lowing feat. About four years ago, while giving a performance in one of the smaller towns in the northern part of this State, he was bantered by a number of spec- tators, who thought the sword he swallowed was worked by springs, andthey dared him to go through the same act with the ordi- nary case.knife. In this he was successful, and a number made up a purse and wagered him quite a sum that he could not swallow an ordinary teaspoon. He accepted their challenge, and picking up a triple -plated teaspoon of Rogan' manufacture, slowly placed it in his mouth and swallowed it. He after that continued the sword act, feeling no ill effects from the spoon until about six months ago, when during one of his performances he distinctly felt the end of the sword blade strike the spoon, and for eeveral daYs could feel it gradually changing its course toward his stomach. Yet all this while be had experienced no painful sensation. Some two weeks later, however, he was attacked with violent cramps and pains, beginning in his right side and afterward changing the course of the suffering to the stomach, in the imme- diate neighborhood of the navel. These attacks were only periodical at first, but became gradually more frequent, and finally he concluded to come to Cincinnati for treatment. Arriving here he had a more favorable turn, and remained most of the time about home until on the date men- tioned, when he was again attacked in a more violent form than at any previous time. He then concluded to seek medical aid, and to that end entered the hospital for treatment, He was closely questioned and placed under a rigid examination, but owing to the excessive hot weather and the delicacy with which, his case would neces- sarily have to be handled, the surgeons thought it advisable to defer the operation until the weather became more favorable. He was informed on Sunday morning that in order to extract the spoon from his stomach a very delicate and yet severe sur- gical operation would have to be performed that would be attended by great danger. He bravely agreed to have the operation performed, and accordingly during the early morning hours of that day he was placed under the influence of an antipathetic and the operation began. Dr. Walker skilfully handled the knife and opened the stomach a trifle below the navel, where, toward the right aide, imbedded in the intestines, was found first the handle of the spoon, and, working the finger along through the growth, the .bell part ot the spoon was reached, and the spoon removed intact from the patient. The intestines were placed carefully back and the wound armed and sewed up, the patient during the operation giving hardly any indication of pain. During Sunday, after recovering from the effects of the antesthetic ad- ministered, he complained of pain and was quite' restless, but seemed to be recovering nicely, and last night when the hospital was visited he was resting easily. Lightning strokes. In nearly all of the reports of personal injury by lightning strokes victims who recover say they saw balls of fire. The fire ball seems to figure conspicuously in all stories of prostration by lightning, and it would be intereeting to study this special phase of the phenomenon for the purpose of ascertaining whether the fiery ball has any existence except as the result of the bright flash upon the optic nerves. Almost invariably the persons who are close enough to a flash of lightning to see this ball have declared that it moved slowly, dancing and bounding through the room or across the field, and in cases where men and women have been prostrated and subsequently recovered they have asserted that the ball bounded slowly toward them and struck them full in the chest. I recently talked with a man who was in a factory which was struck by lightning, and he told me that two balls of fire approached him from the end of the room, slowly bounding along the floor and leaping almost to the ceiling. When they reached him, he said, they both struck him on the breast at the same in- stant, and he fell insensible. The factory chimney was struck on thia occasion and partly demolished. He recovered in fifteen minutes and carefully examined his clothes to see if they were burned. I firmly be- lieve that the ball of fire is merely an optical illusion, and that it is seen only by persons who are not in the direct line of the electric current. —N.Y. Sun. A Short -Lived Race. From a statement made by Dr. Tomlin- son, registrar of vital statistics, to -day the people of Chicago are a short-lived race. "Over one-half die under 5 years of the total number," said the doctor, " and one- third under 20. One-sixth live beyond that age, and it is only once in a decade that a man lives to be 100, as in the case of Byrnes who died last week in the Home for the Aged, and then it was owing to the fact that he was a native of Ireland and had only been in Chicago thirty-nine YBAYS." "We live too reach," said another pro. minent official. "What with the intense excitement of watching the boodlere' cases, having McGarigle's escape sprung on GS, hot weather and people who tell us about it, we are being worn out, physically, ta a most alarming rate." --Chicago News. It is something qiiite Einansing te see the great miniber of Indian canoe -Oaks and paddleS Which tOlitiate bring fitun Alaska as Old Indiankaitod. 'The Most of thetie paddlee are niedd and piiintied by dhinairaiii in San FrarieieCof ehipneti to Alaska points. and sold as Indian relic& brought dOWil to Tecolha On the Esteainers' and carried thew, MOOS of miles aiVay, ? foe PIPITE's 1.01Wt. " I may as well add, Mr. Atherton, that mY answer can never be anything else hut ' appreciate the honor You would pay me, but I can never be your wife' -Chem was a dignity in Olive Mosely's man. tier as she spoke. The stout, elderly man te whom her re. marks were addressed shuffled his feet. uneasily and coughed. "Your aunt led 'me to think your answer • would be different," he stammered. "Any- way, I shall not give up all hope. I willi wish you good morning," and he bowed himself out. Olive watched him disappear with a sighi of relief as she sank into a chair. She knew her aunt would be angry with her for refusing the richest man in the country, but her heart was in far-off India with, Edward Russell, the brother of her play– mate, Amy. There was a stormy interview in the dining -room that evening between the orphan girl and her aunt. The old lady reminded her of the benefits she had re- ceived and how ungrateful had been her return. Olive's feelings were hurt, and the - old place grew wearisome to her. One afternoon a letter was brought to Olive from Amy Russell. The girl opened it with the nervous expectancy she always felt when Amy's letters were received. After reading a few lines this is what met her astonished gaze: "Momma and I are rejoicing over the news just received from Edward. He has+ been very successful in business and is coining home. Not only that, but, would, you believe it ?—is going to bring a wife with him. Just fancy my having a sister!' He does not give us a description of the lady, but says he hopes we will be pleased with his choice." Olive did not faint nor cry out, but sat white and still, with the letter tightly crushed in her small hands. While she was BO doing the door opened, and a gentleman was shown in. Olive rose and faced the stranger and for a moment they looked at each other. In spite of the bronzed complexion and the heavy beard Olive recognizedhim, And Mr. Russell—he saw the slight figure, the beautiful eyes, the golden -brown hair, the sweet red lips. He came forward with out- stretched hands. " Olive I" It was the same voice that had bidden so, sorrowful an adieu to her, only now there was a glad, triumphant ring in it. What did it mean? She did not speak, but she trembled so excessively that she was obliged to put out one hand and rest it on the piano. ' "Olive, you have no word for me? Am I forgotten ?' " Why are you here ?" she gasped. Mr. Russell looked surprised. "Have you forgotten what you promise& me before I went away, Olive ?" "1 have forgotten nothing, but you—yon —where is your wife ?" "My wife! I do not understand you, Olive." " Amy wrokOhe that you were married; that you were going to bring a wife home with you, at least, and I—I—" She broke off with a sob. " There must be some mistake. I wrote that I was coming home and that I was now in a position to marry and they must prepare a welcome for the yonng bride that, God willing, I should soon bring to them. I never dreamed they would think of my marrying out there. I never thought of marrying any one but you." Olive looked at him earnestly; the grave, tender eyes were watching her closely. With a sudden, impulsita movement she put out her hands. They were quickly clasped and she was drawn to the shelter of loving arms—poor, weary Olive—and fond kisses were pressed on her pale face. After a long time Olive showed her lover his sister's letter. "I am sorry, darling," he said. "I in- tended as soon as I reached England to come to you and make arrangements for our marriage, then go home to Surrey for a, few days until you intended to be nay wife —" "Haven't you been home yet ? " asked Olive, shyly. <, "0! course not. Who is so near and dear to me as my promised wife ? " ' Her Style of Leaving. Pedestrians who happened to be passing a certain house in Columbia street east yesterday forenoon saw a servant girl come out of the front door in a hdrry. She seemed perturbed'and ill at rest. She was followed by her hat, a couple of aprons, a pair of shoes and a trunk, and the door was shut with a bang and the key turned in the look. "Anything wrong ?" inquired a peddler at the curbstone. " I—think there is," replied the girl, as she placed the things in her trunk. " What is it 2" "Why, I didn't want to redden my face doing up strawberries over a hot stove." "And do you always leave as suddenly as this ?" Not always, but in this GASS I wanted to. I threw a can at her and she dodged it."—Detroit Free PreSS. An Old Story Revised and Amended. A good story to tell the children on the value of politeness is going the rounds about the raonkey which, when about to be assaulted by a dog,lifted his hat politely, as he had been taught to do, while the abashed dog slunk away with his tail between his lege. This is a good little story, and it has Eie good little moral,but it iSn't the way we used to hear it in theday when weplayed hookey and our bearing toward ye ancient pale– gogue was not exactlfChesterfieldian. As the original version had it, the monkey jumped nimbly on the dog's back and had, him whipped before the pup knew what bad hold of him. Bnt that vvas in the good old days when, if a boy didn't look out for number one, he didn't out much of a swath in the coin- natinity.—Lowell Times. a The women who make the " ruby " match-bbxes in England roceiVe 2a pence per 144 boxes. They have to find paste „ hemp and firing for drying purposes, They • can gain, if skilful, 3 farthings per hour, 4, or lees than tenpexice for twelve hourEs' work. If they work eight hours per diem, atid take a holiday on Sundays, they would. realize the handsome salary of 8 shillings,. per Week., The 'company pays its share-. holdersjtbove 20 per cent. dividend.. „ ,Yr