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ITEABLy all the English mere were fociltd
into publishinga statement that prince
Bismarck wee 4/0120 tvferitY baths, every
day at Rissengen, remaining in the bath
twenty minutes each time. Allowing ten
rainutes for undressirig and twenty minutes
for drying and dressing, alp Chancellor's
bathing programme would have occupied
sixteen and two-thirds hours of each day,
leaving the exhitusted man only seven and
one-third houre for sleep, meals end recrea-
tion.
Zmunra PASnA,who has just been released
from a three years' imprisonment at Gib-
raltar, has played an important part in Af-
rican politics for twenty-five years past. He
has been an English prisener ever price his
capture by Gen. Gordon, over ten years
ago. He was on parol in Cairo for eight
years until his intrigues in behalf of the
Mahdi obliged the British to shut him up
at Gibraltar. Whether he Will be con-
tented to remain quietly in Cairo or will
attempt to regain his sceptre in Derfur is
an interesting problem.
A mimes anmsthetio used by the Chi-
nese has recently been adade known to"Dr.
U. Lambuth in his third annual report of
the Soochow hospital. It is obtained by
placing a frog in a jar of flour and irritat-
ing it by prodding it. tinder these cir-
cumstances it exudes a liquid, which forms
a paste with a portion of the flour. This
paste, dissolved in water, was founFl to
possess well marked ancestbetio properties.
After the finger had been immersed in the
liquid for a few minutes it could beprioked
with a needle without any pain being felt,
and numbness of the lips and tongue was
produced by applying the liquid to them.
London Society says : " Her Majesty is a
lover of sentimental ballad music, but the
words must be to her liking or she quickly
has the piano shut down with a bang. In
the Gloaming' the Queen would never
allow after the first hearing, presumably
because tho young man and ydong woman
under tuneful discussion didn't (pith hit it
off together. But 'In the Twilight,' by Violet
Fano, set to music by Lady Macdonald, a
•flretty chanson, in which the interested
think anything but bitterly of each
that the' `n,Iten the royal fancy go keenlY.
-cepted by the aim,
thereof has been ac -
only arrange to innart.Her Majesty could
on The Lost Chord ' a. improvement
Would earn the undying thannie way she
Within •range of the street insl..teople
which are etill searching for that inteats
chord."
Raenesoa Guerav Raantis has a Chapter
in hie eketehes): of Finland reepecting the
uses which" the Finnish people 'inahe of
birch -bark. Shoes are made of it. The
bark, having been peeled, is out into strips,
relied up carefully and put away for future.
use. When the Peasant Wants a
Pair of now shoes he takes one of his rolls,
cuts it up into strips" of suitable width,
goals it in water' to soften it, and thee
weaves it into the form he desires. It is
all done very rapidly; a half hour or less
sometimes suflioing: for the whele work.
Many other uses are found for birch -bark.
The sheath in which the peasant carries
his inseparable knife is made of it. It is
woven into pockets or bags of various sizes,
which are used all over Finland. Birch-
berk is made into salt -tubs, cords and lines,
brushes for washing out wooden vessels,
boxes, sieves and tub's, and many other
articles for which we use wood or baehet
material.,
mataidona canarleat
The members of the press party have not
so soon forgetten, the awfully green couple
that so much spcirt was made of at Peninsu-
lar Perk Hotel, where they were regarded
as the softest pair that had came under the
notice of any of them for many a long day.
At the solicitation of Mr. Matheson, Super-
intendent of the Belleville Deaf and Dumb
Institute and an ex -publisher, this loving
couple, that had attracted considerable at-
tention on the boat going over from Barrie
by their flashy attire of cheep goods and
general get up of their personnel, were in-
vited to accompany the press party to the
hotel and partake of the complimentary
lunch. On reaching the main entrance
they were introduced to the majority of
these present, taking everything in good
part and still remaining in locked arias.
This part of the ceremonybeing over they
were asked.' to register their names as guests
but the groom was not accustomed to
writing and the gentlemen' seeing them
through persuaded the 'bride to do the
honors, which she did in the following
manner without raising her gauzy
veil or removing her white cotton
gloves: ." Mr. an Mrs. Blossom an wife
Griffis.," They occupied seats at the festive
board and were apparently very proud of
the attention paid to them. The Press
party left them at Big Bay Point, and for
the balance' of the trip the gestures or attire
of this soft couple were a favorable topic of
conversation. Mr. Bogart, our photo.
artist, offered to give them half a dozen
cabinets if they would sit for a negative,
Int they somehow declined to accept his
%emus offer. The members of the party
that teloubt be greatly surprised to learn
Act detectrae pair were no less than Scott
deepraergtintritee neuoanatd in a few days after their
w
but also in i°07:
not only at the Point,
for illegal selling
Barrie
before last alone $550 vyteinity, while week
have been paid except
sismtroautne tPoaftailimposed in fines.
es.
has imposed
finesPol
Police
et o Mt haeg
$12a5ueih
all of which
in their
fooled the "quill drivers."
Pair" no doubt have The. "green
sleeves many a time to thin1%,‘,
w they
Gazette says that the past two bita,rrie
weeks have been the liveliest that couritT3
has witnessed since the Scott Act became
law in Simcoe.—Newmarket Era.
Youxci ladies who fear to cross the "old
maid" chalk mark may find comfort in
this from the Chicago News: "The
longevity of girlhood has increased in the'
leeb' dozen or fifteen years. A girl is not
an old maid' now until she is past 30.
Once she was an old maid' at 25. In the
better circles girls do not enter society at
as early an age as they did when the tag
old maid ' was affixed to them if they
didn't marry by the time they were 25.
The lass of 10, 18,or even older, is in school
occupied with her music and other studies
now, and not receiving beaux alone in the
parlor evenings. The largely increasing
number of independently situated women
who prefer to live unmarried is likely to
work a decided change in the status of the
old maid.' The girl who prefers the
luxuries of her father's home to sharing a
flat or a boarding house with a salaried
young man is multiplying rapidly."
Dam:Tama women's rights, the Pall Mall
Gazette says: "English women of rank
exercise indirectly a very considerable
influence upon public affairs. As a rule
they are so completely one with their hus--
bands theft the latter have no secrets from
them, and, yet run no risk ofainpanderit
revelations. The wife of a Minister is first
and foremost, hisoPrivate Secretary. Con-
sidering the imionvenience calmed by Blue-
books and the:freedont'of the pees, Siete
secrets are kept closer in London than
anywhere else, while the most important
public business is chiefly settled by con-
fidential private notes. Now, there are
many delicate questions, especially for a
Prime Minister, that it would be dangerous
to make known to a secretary. In
each cases the Minister himself writes
the letter, but before 'sending it off
gets his wife to make a copy for his private
papers. Lady Palmerston, as Well RS Lady
Derby, Lady Clarendon, and Lady Russell,
all did this confidential work."
Song times a man's own medicine makes
a Very effectual remedy. Maryland reports
that wife -beating has diminished more
than one-quarter since the law punishing
offences by the lash went into operation
three years ago.
Exuma' sporting words are rapidly
becomin„,0 common property on both sides
of the channel. "Match" is already im-
ported into France, "jockey," "starter,"
"ring" and "handicap" bear it company.
And, so far as entering the Gallic news-
papers in italics as strangers, they appear
in ordinary type.
Mat. FaAtia. Lesam, widow of the well-
known New York publisher, has returned
.0 that city from Europe, and Win; very
frankly to a reportur Of her romantic ed.
'Venture with Prince Eristoff de Gourie;
Whom she refused to marry. She says of
the Prince : He is the mOst charming
man I ever met—about 40. years Old and
the Manners of a polished dipleniat, and he
plays the piano exquisitely. He is accom-
plished and a perfect dresser." It is by
such expressions as theta that a Woman
shows how she really den " be it slater " to
disappointed Men.
Trim Salutary Ne:os detentes a somewhat
licivel Plan for disposing of sewage hi the
System which Celoeel Waring has engaged
to construct for San Diego; California, at a
dost of about, 400,000 dollars. „ Tho main
sewer runs a quarter Of a mile into the
harbor to an outlet reservoir construeted
alongside the deep ship channel. The
reservoir will have an Area of one acre eoa
COO eoind 50,000 dollars. The collected tow:
age will fill this reservoir not more than
foot deep. High tide will add 31 feet of
sea water to the IIIRSs. rril0 contents thus
dilute/1 will be discherged into the outgoing
tide by itutometie gates opening an hour
after high tide; and closing an bent before
IOW tide: lat Stockton and Sadrarnente,
Whore tho eouditiOns are nearly identical,
Colonel Waring Will make wells in varions
flat perts of the eities, bonneetilig with a
deep ofttlet well by lanai eyphens. It is
Stated that Colonel Waring has employed
this plan for .tWt1 Vera fludeesefully at
Norfolk, Virgillik,
YIHNILLNTO- FHB PEORS.
Tilte by the Wl ERienreS•
How take croakers eared and Serva4
"Ever go filogging ?*: No? WelI you
Plight to go. Talk about a deer. They're
no wilder than a. ripe frog. You have to be
very cunning. I like the early morning
best for spearing. Getting in a boat, 1 am
paddled noiselessly aroullal the grassy
shortie of some lake, where I find the frogs
blinking their big, watery eyes, just pre-
paratory, to going to rest for the day. The
frog is a night bird, you know, and many
Persons, especially those who hunt them
for market, go frogging by lantern -light.
Semetirnes they wade along the shores
slowly, but the hest way is to use a boat
and jack -light. You can go more stilly and
always have better success."
The reporter dropped into a popular
downtown restaurant a few days later and
just in time to hear a gentleman in sporting
attire exclaim :
"Ah there, Charley, a dozen frogs will
be about my size to -clay."
The reporter sought the chef.
" Who eat frog legs ?" repeated he.
"Well, you see, the sporting people are
particularly fond of them. In fact they
are eaten by Americans generally, although
it was originally a French dish, as we all
know, and so distinctively so that France
became popularly styled the nation of frog -
eaters. -To stigmatize a Frenchman as a
frog -eater has come to be an ancestral
chestnut. Very few Germans will eat them.
I don't know whether it is because of any
squeamishness or whether they dislike
frogs, just because their hated neighbors,
the French, Make so much of them. What-
ever the reason, they won't eat them. Our
Milwaukee frog supply is obtained from the
little lakes, marshes and creeks over the
State, and Wisconsin is a great frog State.
Just now the receipts of hams are quite
large from Muskego, Boscobel and Prairie
du Chien. The sUpply is larger this year
than last, but it is still much short of the
demand ass° many more people callfor them.
Big frog legs measure from eight to ten
inches in length, and for this size we pay
from 80 cents to $1.20 a dozen. We dish
them out at from $1.20 to $1.50 a dozen,
and fix them up so that seven legs make a
dozen. At this size they will run about six
legs to the pound. We pay from 35 to 60
cents a dozen for the smaller ono, and get
from 75 to SO cents for them on the table.
We are going to have some monsters in
to -morrow. They are on their way, and
wish you would call in and see them,
"How do you prepare them?"
"There is only one way to dish up frogs,
and that is to fry them like oysters, in a
batter of cornmeal and eggs. They mustn't
be too Well cooked, and if just right, a more
tempting dish was never set before an
epicure. They are such a great delicacy,
too. Why, we have numerous calls from
invalids for frogs' legs, who say such a diet
has been prescribed by the attending
physician. A sick person can eat, enjoy
and digest a dish of frogs, when any other
meat you might name would produce
almost mortal agony or very harmful re-
su1ts."--11/ilivaukee Sentinel. ,
Faithful to the Last.
A touohing instance of fidelity on the
part of a dog has just occurred in the east
of Paris. Some gendarmes, going their
rounds a day or two since,found on a waste
land near Menilmontant gate a man hang-
ing to a shrub. His suicide was a most
determined one, for his legs were extended
along the ground, and his hands touched'
the soil, soslow was he suspended. Between
bus legs '''s! dog lif,31 'Sleeping. The poor
animal; when aroused by the footsteps of
the gendlirmee, And to'make them under-
stand in dumb show what had happened
to his master. The body was out down
and carried away to the morgue, in spite of
the frantio protests of the fourfooted friend,
and the latter was locked up. There being
nothing on the body to show its identity,
the Police Commissary made use of the dog
to ascertain the abode of the suicide. The
animal was released and made straight for
a house in the Rue des Haries. The police,
on arriving there, found that a working
carpenter was missing, and the dog was
recognized by the concierge as belonging to
him. The animal has been adopted by
some of the inmates of the house.—
Galignani's Messenger.
The Fish Story of the Season.
I see stories regarding the intelligence of
dogs are going about, and I should like to
tell you ray dog's tale. He is a clever and
generally well-behaved dog. Every day
I give him (in the approved manner of
clever dog -owners) the sum of two pence,
wherewith he goes to the baker's and the
newsvendor's to buy a roll for himself and
a Daily News for me. Yesterday, however,
he came home with neither physical nor
mental pabulum but smelling strongly of
smoke. To -day 1 again gave him the two-
pence, but followed him at a discreet dis-
tance. He went Up to an automatic
cigarette box at a railway station, stood
upon his hind legs, dropped his penny in,
pressed the knob with hisnose and took his
cigarette. He was just making for the shin -
ler match provider hard by when I arrested
him.—London Globe.
Crushed to Death.
Williarti Jackson, a wealthy farmer living
on lot 21, 4th concession of West York, was
rolling in the fields on Thursday, when his
feet became entangled in the lines, and he
fell from his seat. The roller passed over
him, crushing him to death.
The London Echo points out that 00 lOtig
ago as the time of Edward I, the busiest
part of the metropolis had something like a
compulsory Early Closing Act, for the
Lord Mayor and aldermen decreed that
there) shall be no market in Chepe Or Cern-
hill after curfew rung at St. Paul's,"
The electric light ie now being used in
the Scotch fisheries With great success.
geld
an Irish Justice to an Obstreperous
PriSoner On trial, " We Want nothing but
aliened end but little of that."
TNI4Mvpi hundred diVerdee Were granted
in St. Linda last year, St: Louie may yet
rhea Chicago.
Adeonitexo to Our cable despatches, it is
&AAA that the great floOde on the Nilo will
Mimed it famine. There May bo corn in
Egypt; but there won't he dottra, which is
the staple article of feed Many districts.
The ,.,., A Faithful Servant.
rule 'never to call a . d b f re
d 't strikes him that, for
comes to" Listener" from
a Maine citiVP,g
it is told : , FL its behalf, the old
ail a goo one e o
once, he may bleal,
One evening not lona
wthere was ar-
rested a gentleman of po o
habits. The.policeman sailanntgfacfhoeurnray
the old .gentleman on the street are.
,complamt was entered against him, but as
he seemed to be able to get about, he was
released on his recognizance and sent home
in a hack; which helpaid for with great
alacrity. When his case came up in court
the only witnesses summoned to prove his
condition were the policeman and the old
family sertint of the accused, a faithful and
devoted retainer. The policeman had
given his testimony, which was unquali-
fiedly to the fact of the old gentleman's
intoxication. Then the old servant was
called to the stand. There was a mingled
expression of indignation and determina-
tion on his countenance. Ife testified flatly,
to the surprise of the court -room, that the
old man was sober when he came home.
The prosecuting attorney proceeded to
question.
You say that Mr. — was sober when he
came,home 2'
Yes sir.'
'Did he go to bed alone?'
No sir.
'Did you put him to bed?'
Yes sir.
What did he say when you put him to
bed?'
'He said Good night.'
'Anything else?'
He said as how I was to call him
early.'
'Anything else'?'
'Yes sir.
What was it? Tell us exactly what he
said, every word.'
He said as how I was to wake and call
him early, for he was to be Queen of the
May.'
The courtroom roared. And in spite of
the old servant's very positive testimony
the accused was convicted and fined.
Sober Second Thought.
"You say you want to marry thy daugh-
ter ; hoseyOu spoken to her ?'
"Yes, sir," replied the young man, "and
have gameal her consent."
"Well, if she has said yes, MICA settles it.
Anything I might Say or do wouldn't have
the slightest influence."
Then the young man goes home and won, -
dare if he isn't toe young to marry such's,
The, b'aitlaul Escort.
Jessie—" If that bull should attack tut
whet 'Could you ao r
Tom—" I could reach that fence in less
than two seconds." s.
Jessie—" Yes i what could I do ?"
Tom--" You ? Why, your parasol would
keep his attention uiitil I was safely over."
frs. D. G. Croly (" Jenny June') has
been made president of Mrs. R. P. Newby's
Women's Endowment Cattle Company.
The company has filed its certificate of in-
corporation in New Jersey, end has a
capital stock of $1,500,000, divided into
3,000 shares Of $500 each. The nompany
has control of nearly two million acres of
fine grazing land in New Mexico, on which
there are now 0,000 head bf tattle.
ANTHINETTE SOMES' at0a141459*.
She limns Away to Marry gcrill Dover and
Betnrns the Wife of is Future Baron.
Several days ago a handsome lady, ac-
pompanied by a bright pale -,faced boy of
some 5 years, registered at tho Troy House
RS "Mrs. I. Maitland and son, Shanghai,
China." There is quite romance con-
nected with Mrs. Maitland's life. Some
twenty years back Mrs. Maitland lived.
with her parents on North Third street,
She was a romantic school girl,. of some 15
summers, and was then known as Antoi-
nette Somas. In some inconceivable way
the girl formed an attachment for a young
man living out of town. The Somes
people were of the stern Quaker blood,
and, hearing of their daughteep clandes-
tine meetings with the young man from
out of town, Antoinette was forbidden
to keep further company with her lover.
But where is the young school girl
that reasons at the age of guileless 15 ?
The parents meant well, but their daughter
looked at their opposition as merciless per-
secution. The girl accordingly made
arrangements with her lover to leave the
city. An elopement was the result, and
Antoinette was renounced by her watchful
sire. Everything went well with the
young and romantic couple. They were
married and settled in California. After a
few years of married bliss Antoinette lost
her husband. Some friends were going to
China, and they persuaded the young
woman to accompany them. So in far-off
China the Troy girl found a home. Her
parents lost all trace of her *whereabouts
for many years. The young woman 'seethed
to possess a lucky star. She was courted
and flattered by the gay colony of Ameri-
cans at Shanghai, and reigned a belle for
years. One day she was taken sick and her
life hung by a thread for many weeks. She
was advised to visit a health resort in
China, and accordingly did as she was
bidden. While the invalid was
slowly gaining strength she formed
the acquaintance of a wealthy Scotch
merchant named I. Maitland, the eldest son
of Sir John Maitland, a Scotch Baron, who
poseesses many acres in the land of Cale-
donia. Mr. Maitland fell in love with the
Troygirl, and, to make a long story short,
married her. This is our Troy girl's
romance. Mrs. Maitland was advised some
months since to leave her home at
Shanghai, China, owing to the poor health
of her ten. A trip to America was recom-
mended, and accordingly Mrs. Maitland
started with her boy for the far-off home
she had left so many years ago.„A. mat
many changes had occurred in Trolly since
Mrs. Maitland so suddenly departed. Her
father had died, but her mother, Mrs.
Maria Somes, and a sister still lived at the
old home on North Third street. It is
needless to say that the wanderer was
received with open arms by the delighted
relatives, and that the foolish little
escapade of Mrs. 1VIaitland's girlhood was
entirely overlooked. Mrs. Maitland is now
visiting with friends on the Albany road.
She intends to remain in Troy until spring,
and possibly longer if her son's health does
not improve. The boy, John Maitland, is
the future heir to the estate and dignity of
his Scotch grandfather, Sir John Maitland.
—Troy Press.
HER EA-THER'S WPAPS EA -WEE TRWA
4 P;r1 :AteaCatii, an ")41eiieni <pit *1;4 :.P.4414.0:
of ageaataa glIrtattea.
Leonard H. Wager„ a well-known young
man of Troy, eloped OM .New York with
Nellie Nugent, the pretty daughter of
contractor in that Aty. The father, mother
and. Oster of Miss l'ingont followed her to
Troy 444 tried to induce her to return
hoe* with them. .$1to was at Wager's
mother's house, and,Weger had introduced
hert as his wife, Mr. Isingent made rs,
Cb.a.Tge of larceny of a watch..,egaiiist. his
daughter when other efforts failed to per,:
euede her to leave Wager, and went to the
aoase with, an officer. Wager, who was
not 'present at the first interview, then ap.'
peered and called Mimi Nugent out of the
room. Wager and the:girl.quiekly left the
house by a rear door, entered a carriage
and were driven to a minister's hot*,
where they were married. Mrs. Wuger
thenrefused to return to New York, Her
father left, tailing her -ate' would Tao .tha
day of her foolish at. words have
come true. - Several of Mrs. Wager's mica.
Owe visited her Friday at her residence,
and when they left she accompanied them
to a hotel and remained over night, It is
said that ,arrangemeatu Were made to have
Wager sign certain papers on$aturday,hut
when the Party returned to Wager's house
he was not there. 'However, •Mrs. Wager
axia her husband egged to )separate, and
she has gone back to her father's residence
in New York, The elopenient and subse-
quent marriage were the result of a seaside
Dealing in the Dark.
Four blind inen, graduateirof the Penn syl-
Tanis, Institute for the instruction of the
Blind: played a game of draw -poker Mon-
day night in a room in the Moon and Stars'
a quaint old inn on the Geimantown road,
and it is stated that $135 was won by one
of the players, who cleaned out the other
three. The men played with cards devised
and manufactured byJohn Stevens, who
i
was one of the losers n the game. They
were about three times as thick as the
ordinary earl?. The body of the,card bore
no marks whatever, but in tho upper left-
hand. corner of each were the sunken marks
which signified the card's value. The suits
were designated by the letters I, , C and
5, and the cards by the letters or numbers
beneath them, the ace of spadei4 for in -
steam, being marked S, with the figure 1 -
beneath, and the Queen a hearts H, with
the letter Q beneath. All four of the
players have been using the enrols for some
time and have become quite proficient in
handling and reading them. The winner
of the game was Philip Fprmser,
musician, who plays the, organ. in one of
the Philadelphia churches. The winning
hand was four queens., Stevens held an ace
high flush, and the other two players held
a "jack full" and a "seven full" re-
spectively. A curious feature of the game
was that the players played with the usual
red, blue and white colored chips, and dis-
tinguished the colors entirely bY the sense
of touch.—OU City Blizzard.
Two Lamentable and Fatal Accidents.
On Monday night James Ellrington, aged
about 19 years, only son of Mr. Robert
Ellrington, of Drummondville, went with
two or three others coon hunting. They
treed a coon, and this young man resolved
to climb the tree and dislodge the animal,
"t, to the horror of his companions, poor*
James fell to the ground from the height of
forty or fifty feet, and, of couree, room
spoke another word. Helingered 4-'n'n00n
on Tuesday, and then died.
About the tirne james
a fire broke out at th perrington expired
inTiadicies,ex
v anst,t2leonoru
when'esidence of Mr. John
wler
tiheeatehoeidaebnoty
youngoecaurr ed
ana aaere he expired. Mr. Trice entered
ane dwelling to try and secure, as it ia
thought, his cash box, containing, it is said,
over $200, but the unfortunate rnan neither
saved himself nor money. He was so badly
burned that he only lived about two hours
after the accident. He leaves a widow and
two children to mourn their sad loss.
The Wise and Foolisik Virgins.
Ingersoll Sun: Last Saturday evening
the Salvation Army introduced a novel ana
attractive feature in their usual parade. It
consisted of ten young ladies arrayed in
white robes, somewhat after the oriental
style of garments, and each carried a lamp
in her hand. Five of the lamps wore
lighted and the other five were not. The
object was to represent the parable of the
ten virgins who went out to meet the bride-
groom, as recorded in the 25th ohapter of
Matthew, of whom five were wise, and five
were—otherwise. It attracted considerable
attention from the large crowd on the
streets.
A Growing child.
, Conductor—Madame, did I understand
you to say this girl is not 12 years old?
Mother—She will be 12 next spring.
"And you want to go all the way to New
York on this car ?"
Yes."
" Then you should not go on this train,"
" Why not ?"
" Because this is a slow train, and if
that girl keeps on growing as she has
been, by the time we get to New York she
will be so large that she will not bo able
to get through the car.door. Thecompany
can't afford to take the car to pieces on a
half -fair ticket.
Dime Ilinvel liero.
Eclwaial Horne, a lad 10 years of age,
from Galt, supplied himself With a bulldog
revolver, loaded up to the brim, $73.00 in
cash and a false moustache and went to
Toronto. Detective AM. Cuddy saw him
actingstrangely itt tho Uaion statioft and
took him into custody. He explained that
he Wes 0013 fooling with the moustache
and 'wanted to play a joite on a faiend he
ekpeeted in On the train, but the exottao
w�uld Mit go down and ho was iooksa tup
xatyaias and fireflies are articles of trade
in Japan. The former ere sold in little
bamboo cages for tho modest sum of Wei
cents, The firedie8 are 'gold by the dozen
in little gauze otiges, and are purchased
chiefly by juvenile eustomers,
The ExecntiVe 'Committee Toronto City
Council yesterday voted $200 te• the sufferers by fire at the village of Newburg.
is There a Methodist Boycott ?
Rev. Dr. Potts in his remarks on College
Federation the other evening said that,
although the Methodists of this country
comprised one-third of the population, they
were scarcely represented 1 it any of the
higher positions in the lend. Only one
Methodist judge sat upon thatench, Justice
Rose; in the Ottawa Ministry, not one; 30
the Ontario Ministry, not one ; in the
DonotmairnioLionagSiesniaattedre70/ynityifaa
two or ziennother
so ; ana if the High School •Boards could
keep them out ha favor of Toronto Univer-
sity, they would be kept out. We
told the doctor' afterwards that
for one thing we felt devoutly thankful
—there were no Mothodsts in
the Ottawa Ministry. We have a profound
respect for good Methodists, and we
would not like to see them in any position
where they would be in constant danger of
being morally polluted andacorrupted ; nor
did we wish any of them, good or bad,
such a fate as consignment to that, state
of oblivious deadness and useleesness, the
Senate. As to the other positions, it never
occurred to us thilt there were no Metho-
dists in them. So long as they were well
and worthily filled, we never questioned
whether the incumbents were Methodists,
Episcopalians, Catholics, Presbyterians OT
Baptists. Soon as good Methodists are
in demand to fill good fat positions, out of
danger of contamination, we will present
ourselves.—Mitchell Recorder.
Another counterfeit.
A now counterfeit American ailvisr• def-
ier is n circulation in the States and it is
not unlikely than an attempt will be made
to pass some of them here. It is evidently
madeby casting from it mould taken from
a genuine piece. It is not staniped by a
die. In color it is somewhat lighter than
genuine silver, having a clean, soapy
appearance and feel which prevent
ordinary grit or dust frenl adhering to it.
The lines of the engraving are not at all
sharp, like the original, and the dein isi
noticeably thicker, the milling lines on the
edge longer, and the diameter slightly
shorter, The " s" in the word " pluribus?
is noticeably bad."
Realism 'Witt: n Vengeanee.
In a serial story by Mr, W. D. Howells,
which is running in a magasine, be says of
the act of a, young woinan " She did it
with a cold, bright smile, making white
rings of ironical deprecation'', around the
pupils Of her eyes." This is realism with
vengearice.—Chiehge News.
She kept Track of the LetterS.
Letter Carrier—" That's for your ink -
tress, isn't if, ?"
Maid—" Yea, that'll; for Miss Julio.. He
hes Written three times to her shiee she
Wrete to him. Coots she WantS to give
hith the grand bounee.0
EVE'X' the teliSerVatiVe Chinese appear to
he Up to diao. The regular Oliilieee troops
are being armed with a repeater. In prni-
eiple it is very similar to the Lee, the boll;
action and the triegiteine attachnient below
the breech being titimistakilble adaptations
teeth that Weapon, The cartridge it Small,
and the sighted to 000 yards.
There is it 616Venient Ptailde 16 deolare
the day Of Seen Of Ar 's entrence into
(Meant a natiOnal holiday;