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To incorporate the Manufactarere' Acci-
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Mr, Thomson, replying to Mr. *-
Mullen, detect that it wee the intention of
the Government to distribute to justices of
the peace an abridgement of the Revised
Statutes containing the criminal law, the
post being aboet one-nfth of the Revised
_Statutes. "
Mr. White (Cardwell), replying to Mr..
MallorY, eaid Rutile Stephenson was in the
employ of the Government as Impeder of
Celenization Companies at e itelety of
$3,000 and travelling expenees,"the game as
those allowed for other employeee in Mani-
toba and the Northwegit,
Sir Charles Tupper, replying to Mr.
McMullen, stnted that throe -quarters of the
accounts connected with the revision of the
voters' lists were paid, and the remainder
would be paid within a few days.
Sir john afecdonald, replying to Mr.
Rinfret, Raid the Lieutenant -Governor of
Qgebee had tendered his resignation on
account of ill -health. He had not asked
for leave of absence nor been granted it.
The resignation had, net yet been accepted.
Sir Charles Tupper, replying to Xr.
Mitchell, who asked for facts relating to
Reciprocity negotiations, said everything
possible was being done by the Govern-
ments of Canada and Britain to settle the
fishery question end promote Reciprocity,
but declined at present to make puhlio any
particulars.
Mr. Thompson, replyingto Mr. Choquette,
said the salaries of Revising -officers were
not yet fixed, but would bo shortly.
Mr. Amyot asked whether the Govern-
ment proposed to take any steps to protect
the Doe:anion from attacks of the cholera
now raging in South America.
Mr. Carling said quarantine would. be
enforced against all ships coming from
South America, whether on the Atlentio or
the Pacific side. If any vessel were found
infected she would be detained in quaran-
tine.
Mr. Amyot said that yesterday the
Minister of Militia (Sir Adolphe (laron)
bad stated that the reason for ordering the
9th Battalion, of which he was Colonel,
to discontinue drall was given in letters to
him (Mr. Amyot). This was not so. The
battalion, after being called out to drill,
had been ordered to stop without a word
of explanation and had later been ordered
to resume also without explanation. They
were treated in a harsh and grossly insult-
ing way. He had asked also whether the
whole report of Major-General Strange
on the 9tat Battalion had been published
in full, and the reply was in the affirma-
tive. But Major-General Strange had
published a letter in the Deese declar-
ing that there were purts of his reports
which were not published. He (Mr.
Amyot) himself had sent in, at the request
of the Department, a report of the opera-
tions of the 9th Battalion in the North-
west, but this had never appeared, and the
66th also had been almost completely
ignored. Twenty years hence, people read. -
mg the reports of how the rebellion was
put down would hardly know thai there
had been two French Canadian reginients
engaged in the Northwest. The Obh were
mit up into five dethchmentsandslistributed
to posts of danger among the most danger-
ous Indians of the Northwest. They had
come home amidst applause, had been
crowned with wreaths and received with
open arms, but since he (Mr. Amyot) had
differed from thehon. Minister on the Biel
question his regiment hadbeeninsultedand
oppressed.
Sir Adolphe Caren denied that he had
perseciated or insulted the Oth Battalion,
and charged that Mr. Amyot had himself
insulted the French volunteers by declar-
ing that they were fit only to take care of
provisions and forts. He had been forced
to produce the correspondence between Mr.
Amyot and himself by an order of the
House.
The House went into Committee of Sup -
On the item of $90,000 for experimental
farms,
Sir Richard Cartwright asked what was
done with the 630,000 voted last year, and
what Was proposed to be done with the
$90,000.
Mr. Carling said that a farm of 460
acres had been purchased near Ottawa for
$65,000. There were 40 buildings of any
accbunt,on the land. It Was intended to
establish experimental farm stations, one
in the Maritime Provinces, one in Mani-
toba, one in the Northwest and ono in
British Columbiae It ,wEaci expected that
the cost of site, /buildings, stook and
machinery for the dam near Ottawa wpuld
be $160,000.
After remarks from M. tSproule, Mr.
Semple and Me. Gigault, the item paned.
On the item of L20,00.0 sterling, Oithada'is
tontributien to the Imperial Institute,
Sir Charles Tupper explehaed that it was
intended to use the grounds at South Nen- ,
Eangton, which hall been died for the.
indiert ata Colonial Exhibition. %Reties-
ing buildings would be erected., one-half of •
which would be allotted to the Colonies and
India. It was intended that the institute
should furnish infotniatfon as to the pro -
dude and industries of the British Empire.
He had stated dearly to the Prince of
Wales and other heada of the Instittste that
:$20,900 WouldAe Canada's etatire ebiltri;
bution.
Mr. Mitanall and Mr. Mallory expressed
entire disapproval of the scheme.
On the item of $229,625 for immigration,
Sir Richard Cartwright tirged the Midi -
tion, or at all events the greatreduotaiii, of
the expenditure under this head,
Sir Chars Tupper _elierged the Opposi-
tion With *ant of patriotism.
The debate was cpiakinied by' Sir Richard
Cartwright, Mr. Charlton and Mr. Brown.
Me. Peterson (Brant) said the Want of
patraotisna should be laid at the doors of
the present Government, who had placed
obsteelee in the path of the progress of
the co:bitty and had placed it tat la clisada
vantage as aelnpared. with the United
States, e", eistilitry With interim' natural
advantages.
The items relating to inmilgratida toad
qattio,ntine were pulsed after a king disena,
Bien and the Addle adjoarned at 1.20.
Bill to inebipOrata the' Tebeevater & Lake
Hifreii Relit:4W Company. (I0rotti the0
Smkatea)
M. Vobtet Itild on the table additional
papers rela4Pg to the Behringfilea seizures.
The Hasaae Went into Oseannittee of
Supply.
On the item militia,$1,280.,990,
Mr. Denison drew Atte:lin:in to several
recdnmondations in the Major-peneral'a
report with which he could not ag,ree. The
report recommended that all ofgeers of
permanent cerpe should be senior in rank
to _other militia Pf0Pere. He objected
strongly to the ache. It WAS 4 Aisviiti
fol-
lowing of the Engliali system, while the
condition of the two forces was entirely
dissimilar. In England there were the
volunteers, the militia and the :regular
army. Here we bad only the militia,. In
England it was not intended and for two
or three hundred yeare the preptice had not
been followed, that militia o volunteers
should be used in foreign , service, Although
it wee net the standing army that laid the
foundation of England's greatness in the
battles of Cressy, „Poictiers and Agincourt.
Tet in all modern were in which 'England
wan engaged the standing Army algae was
sent to do the fighting. In England, there-
fore, the officers of the permanent force hall
thebenefit of experience, which was denied
to thca'officere ef militia and volunteers? and
that 'night justify the regulation there; but
hereat Was entirely cliffetent. The moment
therdavas any trouble here, calling for mili-
tary aid, the Canadian militia turned out
an edited alongside of the pernaanent corps
wherever they might be required. The
militia officers of Canada made great sacri-
fices for the force. r.Oli'ey spent their time
and their means and did everything they
pould to further its interests. On theother
hand the permanent offieera had good pay
and were well looked after, and there was
no reason why they should have any
preference. Again, the Major-General ad-
vocated the enlargement of the regular
force and a. corresponding decrease in the
nilitia as a step necessary to maintain
proper system of defence. He (Mr.
Denison) thought that exactly the
opposite course should be pursued. The
schools should be out down to the smallest
possible limit consistent with supplying the
necessary instruction. Of what earthly use
would be a standing army of one or two
thousand then 1» the event of trouble with
our neighbors to the south? Of rio use at
all. On the other hand, it we hada militia
force of one hundred thousand men, it
could, by increasing the service roll of
every company from 42 to 120, be enlarged
to three hundred thousand, a force which
would be of great service to us in an
emergency. In Europe the idea was to go
in for arraed nations, and in his judgment
that was the proper course for us to follow.
We should endeavor in every way possible
to infuse a military spirit into the people.
The military force should be at once in-
creased to 50,000, and should be drilled for
at least sixteen days in each year.
The idea ought to be scouted
of going :backwards by reducing
our strength. He dill not think
it was to the interests of a young country
like Canada to have a largo standing army.
We could not afford to have any drones in
the hive. But by a moderate amount of
drilling we could have a, large force which
would be available and useful at short
notice. It was understood at Confedera-
tion that one naillion dollars would be spent
annually on the militia, and he didnot
think it was fair that when reductions any-
where were found necessary this appropria-
tion should suffer. He hoped the Minister
would not be guided by the report of the
Major-General, and that he would not per-
mit injustice to be done to the Canadian
militia by giving regular officers special
rank over them.
Mr. O'Brien said he quite agreed with
the het speaker in his criticism of the
evident intention on the part of some of
those in authority to place the permanent
°pro in a position different from that of
the militia. He strongly objected to any-
thing being done which would make the
permanent force anything more than that
which it was intended from. the first to be,.
a school of instruction.
Sit Adolphe:Caron said he agreed with
Mr. Denison that a standing army would
be altogether out of place in this eountry.
Thepermanent corps was intended merely
forinstructional purposes, and its useful.
nese had been shown in the number of
trained men who were thrned out every
year to tender valuable services to the
country. He aid not place the same inter.
pretend: on the report of the Major-Gen-
eral as Mr. Denison had done. The Gen-
eral did not wish to replace our militia
system by a petrnanent array, and he was
sure that such views svotild not be enter -
tinned by.Parliareent.
The item passed.
On the appropriation for the Military
College at Kingston, r
Sir Richard Cartwright asked for infore
maned with regittdto the fine of $100'
impiised on those cadent who had taken.
Sernbe in the impetiarartay. E
Sir Adolphe Caren said that matter tad
been referred to the Minister of Justice for
'iti'bpinion as to the legality. of the fine,
and his opinion was that the 'authorities
had a perfeet right to impose a fine On
those cadets who had entered the Imperial
service.
Mr. Denison urged the Government to
consider the advisability of giving four
cadets at the head of the graduating elase
of the Royal Military Collpge each year
employment in the Cavil Service of Canitda.
If that were done it would encoarage thoso
wile peeped, through the college, and would
be an advantage in that way to the country.
Ho believed the Bret four cadets received
commiseidis in the regular army, •and it
might be optional Whether they. would takd
such a commission ot gee g� into the
Civil Service Of Canada.
Mr. J0408 concurred in the views cX-
pressed byslifr. Deinsen.
Sir Adolphe Citron fetid if Mk. jelieta
when Minister EA Militiaalield the vide he
had expressed; that policy Mid been pretty
Well follcaseeci by this! Governitent. Some
of the &tate Of the Royal Mtlitary College
were et ptosent employed in the Militia
Deland:tent ; others ilia received dote-
raheions in the peintenent torps or Mbented
Sir glialiard Cartwright etticl he Midas -
stood Sir Adolphe Caron had made the
soleetiene himself, What Mia Detithn and
Mr, &Mills luid suggested Was that these
appeintniceite be offered ite phos.
The itanf pasta.
The fellOwirig I3111e Were Mad Et third thrie
and needed .
To indorporate the CollineWeed Gonoral
and Marine Hospital,—le. McCarthy.
TO incorporate the •Niagt%ta &IgeOdetodk
Railway Company. —Mr. •Sutherland.
To incorporate the South Norfolk
Bail -
way Company.—Mr. Tisdale.
Theffouseresurned inCommittedifSapply,
On item drill sheds and Ole ranges,$10,090,
Mr. Tienhion inquired Whether or not an
amount would, be placed in the supple-
mAtnatro.Yestimates for the drill shed at
Toronto.
Sir Adolphe Caron saiafflien the snub-
mentary estimates came down he thought
it would he found. that Toronto _had not
been forgotten.
Mr. Kenny inquired if it WU intended to
enlarge the drill shed at Halifax,
Sir Adolphe Caron said it was impos-
sible out of the money voted to pagoda
everyplace with drill eheds, and he feared
in:411Mo could be done for Halifax this
ray.
On the item $11,000 for the Idelifeas ex-
tension of the Intercolonial Railway,
Mr. Jones ditibized the management of
ithe Intercolonial and objected to the appro-
priation.
Mr. Kenny complimented the Govern.
ment on what it had done to promote the
intereste of Canada, including these of
Nova Scone. He (Mr, HennV) Was it Cana-
dian, and we should have no national ex..
istence without the Intercolonial Railway,
He wondered if his colleague was a Cana-
dian.
Mr. Jonee—No.
Mr. Kenny—I regret to hear the hon.
gentleman say that.
Mr. Jones—I am a Canadian by Act of
Parliament,
After considerable discussion on the ap.
propriation for the Intercolonial Railway
the item was passed.
Sir Charles Tupper presented it special
report on the fisheries protection service.
Sir Charles Tupper drew attention to a
despatch in the Hail to -day purporting to
give the substance of an interview between
himself and georetary Bayard during his
recent visit to Washington. He wished to
say that statements in the despatch were
not only incorrect, but were in almost
every particular quite the reverse of the
truth.
A Now Pet for the Selby.
, From Florida comes a suggestion in
answer to the question,a, How shalt I
amuse tho baby ?"Givelam a baby alliga-
tor to play with. The little creatures are
great pets with children, who are not afraid
to take them in their hands and to their
bosoms, or lay them against their cheeks
with loving caresses as they would a doll
or pet kitten. They area cheap plaything,
costing but 75 cents, and are vary moderate
in their wants. A small tub, half filled
with water, and it board laid slanting Wise
—with one end in the water, upon which
they can creep up and sunthemselves—and
twice it week &tit of beef the size of an
English walnut, is all they require to
sustain existence comfortably, A cheap
pet and a charming one, the children think,
who every year take hundreds of them
north in perforated boxes. The first pos-
session of them is a great delight to their
small owners, who in their extravagant ad-
mirations take them out of their boxes in
the hotel -rooms and allow them -lo run
about freely. The lively little reptile, with
his cunning head uplifted and black eyes
peering curiously about, has a trick of
darting suddenly and disappearing instan-
taneously, under the most careful watch-
ing. He has also a fondness for a warm
berth, and is more than likely to turn up,
upon search, in the folds of baby's frock, or,
if the infant be asleep, cozily nestled about
the little one's neck, with his pointed head
rooted under the plump chin. Should baby
chance to waken he will laugh and coo and
clutch at his slippery oradle mate, who will
slip away from the little fingers self they were
greased. Children have no repugnance to
the young " 'gator ;" on the contrary, they
love them and encourage their fanailiarities
and are never tired of watching their droll,
;secretive ways.—Washington Post.
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Why She Wished to Get Married.
Constance is very youngdout she is also
better worth quoting than raost 'gfown
people. Her envy was somewhat aroused
by the fact that a wedding was about to
take place in the family of her little play-
mate; and that the playmate thereby had
the advantage of her; so she remarked,
very complacently, to her little friend's
mamma :
Mrs. did you know that I was en-
gaged to be married ?"
'Why, no, °many. Is that so ?"
"Yes, ma'am ; I'm engaged to Fritz
Ward" (small bey of her acquaintance).
4' He doesn't know it but I've got to ex-
plain it to him."
"Well, Coluly, do yOu expect to be mar-
ried soon ?"
"Well, I hope so. The `fact is, I'm tired
of beinkspanked, and I think we'll be inar-
reed very soon."--Harper's Magazine.
" A. Shower ofPlaek Rain.
Lucius Boyd, of Boydville, Queen's
County, publishes in the Dublin Expressto-
day the lolhowirig singular particulars: A
yery strange atmospherical phenomenon
was witnened in Captlecomer and the env
rounding district for about four mike da
Saturday night. A general depression was
felt all over tho district at about 4 o'clock
in the afternoon, accompanied by lightning
and thunder and a tremendous rainfall,
whichoontinued till about 7 °Week. More
light:n*1g Was then apparent, and at 7.80
the town of Castlecomer seemed to be en-
veloped in a thick black china. Animals
were frightened, dogs rushed to and fro in
a Wild incl frantie state. At about 7,50 a
thick ,black rain fell, suffidently black to
stain any white biotin and apparently im-
pregnated with an insoluble allot. The
water of the local streams and cisternswas
discolored, and in Many i)laCCS C011ia :loth()
used for domestic purposes:a-Pa/I Mail
Oetzecte.
Annual Military Drill,
The militia general Orders jested yester-
day contain regulations for the anneal
drill. The- Maidratliti nunilier of rada in
twelve districte to teeeiVe pay is 29,265.
City cops may be perniitted to potfotm
twelve day's Mantel, drill at their leetil
headquarters prior to'Deeeirtber. Rations
in Camp will not b� eannaeteed till the
mernie4 of the second day, consequently
ootpis will bo reqaire to provide one day's
cooked rations and Che day's forage:
Twenty-five eolith per Officer and mail and
thfrty-five cents per hers() will be issued in
money in lien of the first day's rations':
Medical inspection dr (ivory officer and man
Meat be made before a eorps goes into
eariap.
zt, XWMANeg sr -M' *ANc4f,„
Pathetic Story of a Rough Weaterpor and
flaxen-laalred Babel,
At Rawlins, WY., a few weP.40 ago, 1 saw
one of the eaddest incidents it has ever
bean my misforthee to witness. A raneher
rode into town on horseback holding in his
flaraTesnahaaeirad.:Wtbet.-0P.urer :111itotv16erthitglawealtdh,
and soft blue oyes which had not been
°lofted even in death. Seventy-five miles
across the ponntry that rancher had carried
the dead babe in his arms. I talked with
him and heard his dory. It wet; like this:
"A year or more ago he had begun a
correspondence with a young woman in
Chicago, getting her address from a matri-
Menial naner- The result was an 0X -
change of photographs and finally mar-
riage. The girl went. to Ave with him on his
ranch, but the lonely life there did not suit
the city girl, and a few weeks alter the
hirth of her babe she ran away to Chicago,
leaving husband and child behind her.
There was no avoinan on the ranch, and tiie
rengh father did the best he could to rear
the child. I have no doubt that he ye,ate
tender and attentive—in fact, he said he
neglected his stock and did nothing else but
oare for his child—but, robbed of its
naotherle care, the little one sickened and
died.
g{ 'My life seemed to go out with that 'ar
little one,' said the rancher, in his rough
way, I an' when she died I oried like a
woman. Then my heart rose in anger
against the mother, and I felt that I could
kill her. It seemed to xne that 'ar babe would
be alive an' amilin' an' coolie' to -day if her
mother had not deserted her. Then says
I to myself, I'll be avenged And so I
wrapped the poor little one in a blanket,
jumped on my horse and came here. I'm
goin' to send the raother a little present—
a peace-offeringfrom her deserted hue-
hbaerndlittlIefm,unge,in, to send her the body of
" He actually procured a little coffin and
laid the babe in it, after kissing the white
face again and again, and cutting a, few
locks of the golden hair frelal the little
round head. There were no tears in his
eyes—he seemed to be past that—but as he
turned away from the railway station, where
he had shipped the body to an address in
Chicago which I shall not give,he appeared
to me th be the most broken-hearted man
I'd ever seen.
"In five rainutes he came running back,
seized t/ae little box, and exclaimed:
"'No, no I I can't do it. Give me my
little 'un. Keep the money, but give me
my little girl.'
"Before the station agent could say a
word the rnan had put the box, on his
shoulder and run away. Five minutes
later we Saw him on his horse, the box in
his arm, galloping back to his rancla."—
Chicago Herald.
Solomon's Judgment.
Tlae London Academy gives the following
as "Solomon's Judgment in Clainese:"
Two women came before a mandarin in
China, each of them protesting that she
was the mother of it little child they had
brought with thein. They were so eager
and so positive that the naa,ndarin was
sorely puzzled. He retired to consult with
his wife, a wise and clever woman, whose
opinion was held in great repute in the
neighborhood.
She requested five minutes in which to
deliberate. At the end of that time she
spoke:
"Let the servants catch me a large fish
in the river, and let it be brought here
alive."
This was dome.
"Bring me now the infant," she said,
"but leave the women in the outer cham-
ber."
This was done, too. Then the mandarin's
wife caused the baby to be undressed and
its clothes put on the large fish.
"Carry the creature outside now and
throw it into the river in the sight of the
two women."
The servant obeyed her orders, flinging
the fish into the water, where it rolled
about and struggled, disgusted, no doubt,
by the wrapping in which it was swaddled.
Without a moment's pause one of the
mothers threw herself into the river with
a shriek. She must save her drowning
child.
" 'Without doubt she is the true mother,"
she: declared and the mandarin's wife
commanded diet she shoukl be rescued and
the ehild given to her.
And the mandarin nodded his head, and
thought his wife the wisest woman in the
Flowery Ringdora.
Meanwhile the false mother crept away.
She was found out in her impostare, and
the naandarinas wife forgot all about her
in the occupatiou of donning the little baby
in the best silk she could find in her
wardrobe.
How the Girl Graduates Press.
Fashion's dictum thie year for com-
mencement dresses is all white. The de-
signs for making are simple and girlish,
and the favorite garniture is ribbon. There
are bows on tho almaldersithe waist, on
the sleeves,supperting eicirt draperies and
sashes-, and they are draped diagonally
aaross the front, sides or back and finished
at the ends in graceful flats. Lace is it
favorite material, point d'esprit, platt, Val,
and Fedora being much used. Feint
&esprit dresses often have a flotilla, at the
bottom of the skirt and the hewer pert of
the drapery bordered with rows of narrow
satin or Madre ribbon set above b, deep
hens. A pretty idea is to make these
dreeset over white lawn. It is very effec-
tivo and not half as eXpellSiye alS made
over stalk. Skirts are cut walking length,
waists umistially high, or sometintes
pointed back and front, or cut woman so
most becoming to the wearer. Sleeves are
made in puffs fieished svith a frill et the
elbow, ot full at the top and gathered into
a band at the Waist and finished with it
band Of ribbon and boW.,-,-.11rooklyn Eagle.
Asnivationa Or 4 Kansas Falter.
Wily don't the Men nasett their indepen-
dence and go barefooted during the
etiminer ? A 4raav hat, it calico shirt and
a linen pair of pants—we Wish fashion
woilld decree something of that kind.—
illehion (lean.) Globe,
The first baby born it South Site& City,
Neb., wee given ts serenade by the bend and
preseeted with e cored lot in that prOmit-
ing town.
Innommennow.r11
Sam fpnea on the 1144111e4 §f9te,
There is many an old mother-in-law
that hue kicked up the devil right along on
that line. There is many it good mother-
in-law. ; hey() got it good one. But when
you get held of a bad one, my, my, my.
.An old meddlesome denture, she won't go
to her son-indaw, but sets his wifeon
"Ho don't do right in this and that." I
tell you, ray sister, as GO is my jadge---
lietesa—.the most sacred relationship of life
might never to he interfered with by a
third party, Brother Small said divorce
courts end leave had their engin in hell,
and I believe it. Sister, if you have it bad
bargain you stick to the title and die by the
bargain. Sister, be eareful how you
marry. 13e not unevenly yoked together.
But if wage the bargain is made stick to it
and die by it. That's my doctrine, There
is many a pure good, noble wonlan that
has a very brute for her husband. There
is many a sweet -spirited, good, glover,
honest fellow that is trying to drown his
troubles at home in liquor from day to
day. Law, my Winer, if your home
is not more charming than a, gsrala-
ling hell, or it bar rem, you are
in a bed fix. When you make
home what it ought to be, your husband
will stay there or he is it dog. You can
take either horn of the dilemma. There ia
many a woman that lives so that her bus.
band cannot love her and then quarrel%
with him because he does not. And you
sit out there and look just as innocent as if
all that you lacked was wings, and I.
expect some of you had a big quarrel with
your husband before breakfast this morn-
ing. Sister, it is the wife's place, first and
always and forever, to make her home the
most sacred, the moot lovable and most,
pleasant place this side of heaven. Oh,
how I do pity a map that has gob a dice
agreeable woman for a wife, and iristead of
getting better she gets Worse—an old,
moping, sad, disagreeable woman. Well,
you say (whining)," it your health was aa
bad as mine." Good Lord have mercy on
you. God knows, if you feel as bad as you
look sometimes he ought to remember you.
Sisters, I sympathize with you to the very
depth of my heart in allyour sufferings and:
eeres ; but let's carry the spirit and
pleasantness, because there is so much at
stake. It takes a true hero to carry n
pleasant face and cheerful heart through
suffering.
A New Medical Plant.
A very interesting discovery that a plant
well known in Laclia, which is entirely
harmless, destroys the power of tasting
sugar, has been recently published in
Nature by Professor Thistleton Dyer, The
plant is the gymnema sylvestre, growing
widelY in the Deccan Peninsula, and also
met with in Assam and on the Coromandel
coast. .A. late Governor of Madras and
other residents of India who have tested
the properties of this 'plant certify that
chewing two or three leaves of it abso-
lutely abolishes the tongue's power to taste
sweetness. Professor Dyer's experiments.
with leaves sent to him at Kew, in Eng-
land, corroborate their testimony. This
plant is likely to prove a most valuable'
addition to modern materia medico,. Its
power to destroy the taste of sweetneas
suggests its use by physicians to correct
morbid craving for sweetmeats, which is a
source of widespread disorders of diges-
tion. General Elks, of Madras, is reportea
as having found that gymneraa abolishes
"the power of enjoying a cigar." While
smokers may not relish this, physicians
may prize iraraensely a plant which, admin-
istered to patients who use tobacco to ex-
cess, would for a time, at least, check
nordinate smoking. The power of the
plant to render tasteless many drugs which
are extremely nauseous promises to come
rand it to the medical profession.
Innovation in the Harem.
When the Pandishah sanctions innova-
tions in the harem it is impossible to pre-
dict what may happen next in the world of
Islam. For centuries the names of the
ladies of the Imperial harem and the par-
ticular apartments they occupied have been.
knewn only to the Sultan and the Chief of
Eunuchs. Latterly, however, this 004fi-
&Mee has been shared by two of the physi-
cians attached to the household. Now the
Comniander of the Faithful, of his own.,
raotion it is said, has ordered that in future'
each Sultana shall enjoy the luxury of a,
visiting.card, and that she shall affix a
copy of it to the outer door of the apart-
ments she occupies in the harem. For
whose enlightenment this information is
intended does not appear, unless it be to,
facilitate the inquirieli of lady visitors.
Poesibly there has been a revolution in the
harem, and the Sultan has taken this.
remarkable step in advante by way of mak-
ing his peace with the lights thereef.—St.
Janie Gazette.
Eis words from Bismarck's Loud.
Berlin newspitp,er has been offering;
prizes for long words, and this is the stately
winner
"Transvaaltruppentropentrinsporttram-
pelthiertreibertrauungathratentragodle."
The intrepretation of this somewhat in-
volved idea would be: " The tearful,
tragedy of the marriage [then& why
tregeay and why tearful ?j of dromedary
driver on the transport of the Transvaal
treopii to the tropics."
Another gigantic attenipt at allterative
Word -making looks hardly less appalling:
"Mekkartiuselmannenmaseezimelchelmor-
dermolarennautternaermormonumentennut
Cher which is supposed to mean "tho
Maker of a marble monument for the
Ileorisih Mother of a wholesale assassin
anion; the Mnsealmahe at Mecca," It is
anly in Gerniany that they can do this sort,
Of thing.—Pall Mali Gazette,
Freshness From the Green Isle.
"Well4 my gitl," Said Superintendent
Jacktoe to a young Irish Woman who hap-
pened to be the only ono of her natiortality
aboard a big Steamship tilled With Scandi-
nevittne, "what kind of it voyage did yon
have?" "h, don't mintidn it, ear: Stela
jabbering thinners no cleceat wonaan eVet
'crossed the eay with before. Divil it Wan
could understand it wurrucl �f English P'—.
.1,7ew York Suit.
.A. Difeerent though:
"I've been aching to fight that Man for
year nast."
" Why don't yen, then 1" •
I aid the ethek day) and I km aching