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A Pfilinehia, S.
O. despatch sap!: The
story of the poisoning of Dawbo Lake,
Georgetown County, by a hailstorm, as
xecently described, bat ,heen corroborated
in every particialar by a promiment citiz.en
44 Georgetown, who has bwestigated the
matter at the request of Gen. greely, Chief
-of the Weather Servios A dense PLISSS pf
black gum trees surround the lake on all
sides. It is well-linown that the leavers of
these nein are strongly impregaated with
tannic aoid. It has also been ascertained
that the bottom of the Jake cOntainO
slight deposit of iron. The poisoaingof the
water, therefore, is thug explained. The
hailstorm filled the lake with bruised
leaves and Srapa branches ffom the
trees, the tannic acid emanating f rorn which
mingled with the iron and formed tannate
of iron, causing the water to turn black as
ink and bitter as quinine, and .poisoning
the fish by thousands. One species of the
2sla inhabiting this lakeizurvived. the singu.
lar disaster, and that was the mud fith,
which buried itself in the rand, at the
bottom and thus escaped the effects of the
poison. The stench arising from the mass
of dead and rotten fish ia deaoribed as fear-
ful. The thousands of blizzards in taking
"their departure in the evening for their
roosting place after a day's feast are de-
scribed as mal ng a noise similar to that of
an approaching cyclone. On each end of
Dawho Lake, about hall a mile distant, is
a small lake in which numbers of fith
abound., but which upon examination show
no signs of the hailstorm wbich swept over
3Dawho. This confirms the belief that the
direct cense of the disasterto the fishisdoe
to the hailstorm
'lauds, Tragedies and Disease in cube.
A Havana despatch says : Three per-
sons have been arrested for ooniaeotion
with the counterfeiting of the ticket that
:drew the capital prize of the last drawing
of the Havana lottery, The fraud was not
discovered until fractidne of the false
ticket to ithe value of .1t85,000 had been
Xeceivedand the money'paid.'„
Tlie'Holquin papers contain accounts of
a horrible tragedy that occurred there
recently. A workingman, as a precaution
against smallpox, built a coal fire before
xetiring and placed thereen several leaves
of tobacco, the fumes from whioh he,, had
been told furnished ample safeguard against
disease. On the following day the neigh-
bors noticed the absence of any signs of
life in the house, and infoxmed the police.
The door was forced and an awful dis-
covery made. The workman and his wife
and their eight children were all dead.
The escaping gas from the coal had suffo-
cated them.
According to the Santiago de Cubs
papers there were 888 cases of smallpox in
that neighborhood during May. Of these
150 proved fatal. From the lst to the 9th
of June the number of cases was 170 and
the deaths 35.
The Green Flag Incident.
A London cable says: The capture of
the green flag earned by Mr. Ilurphy's
yacht in Bantry Bay is causing a good deal
of comment. The following are the par-
ticolars of the occurrence: Captain Black-
burn°, of H. M. S. Shannon, caught Bight
of a green flag flying at the masthead of a
yacht in Bantry Bay, and. at once de-
spatched a boat in pursuit of the treason-
able emblem. Lieut. Saul, who was izi
command of the boat, informed the owner
of the yacht, Mr. Murphy, Nationalist
M.P., that he was liable to a fine of £500,
and in spite of that gentleman's protests
that he did not contemplate mailbag war
upon the Queen, but merely carried the
flag as a distinguishing signal, he confis-
cated the obnoxious bunting and returned
to the Shannon. The editor of St. James'
Gazette says "H. M. S. Shannon should
have fired into the craft which flew the
rebel flag in Bantry Bay, and should have
sunk her or have carried her off as a prize."
Mr. Murphy he.s brought suit against Capt.
Blackburne for trespass, laying the dam.
ages at £1,000.
Ring Eidanitua obtains Funds.
A San Francisco despatch says: There
is nt, doubt iiow that the Cllaus Spreckels
interest has been fomenting trouble in
Hawaii, The main desire Was to defeat
the English loan. It has come out to -day
that the loan had been inadoana the money
delivered. Spreckels bad 3500,000 of
Hawaiian bonds, thtee-fiftlis on theislands,
all anria,ble here. Those bete have been
proraptly paid. Interest is stopped on the
rest and they are to be redeemed on pre-
sentation, greatly to tho disgust of the
house. Two hundred thousand dollars of
the floating debt has been paid and $800,-
000 applied to public iraprOveraeots. The
rcutiri trouble on the island is aatributed to
objections on the part of tho missionary
party to Prime Minister Gibson, who wet
formerly a Mormon, and it is charged that
he panders to the Ring's baser tastes. It
thought by those well-informed as to
Hawaiian affairs that a change of Minis-
try will obviate trouble. The raitssionary
party desires to displace Gibson.
Starvation in china.
A
Washington despatoh Slays: Mr. J. J.
P. Baudinet, United States. Vice -Consul at
Now Chwatig, China, fiends a harrowing
actoinit of a trip Made by him through
the flooded districts of China. •He Was dia.
tribtiting food and necessaries of life to the
starving people, and relieved 896 persons.
Ile said he ,foand the people generally liv-
ing on bran, or the chaff Of a large grass
grown for feeding cattle. Some Were
reduced t� eittirig chopped grabs; either
Moline:mil with hot -water -or baked in
&ilea, while others fed on the leaves and
seeds Of Weeds gathered in the fickle. In
imine of the 'satinet half of the dwelling
places had been washed away and the
inhabitante were huddled together in the
kiamaboing ones. The sleatkai frOlit Starva-
tion had been very iitirdercads, atia the
sights he saw in seine of tho Villaged Waite
Soma time ago a valhable cattail of
'thane lost its voice, and when taken to a
1�ea1 'bird dealer, seemed to be chocking to
death, The dealer fourid that there was a
tamer, MIarge a a. pea; growing at the
root of the bird's tongue, and putting the
little felloW under the inftnende Cif chloro-
form, he mat it away, The bird soon re-
ativered, axd now singe As well as ever.
4,
4 DOYAD SPANDAla
q.119e4 'Natalie Detarnil Xrer Xtitanami's
Letters
4 Vienna cableoapio Scandals :teem to
thOOrier of the clay, and that at Bel-
grade seems to be the prettiest ope of p.11.
Queen laTataliel Whe left Belgrade for Rus-
sia. in •conseqeenee of her .h band's in-
fidelities, has beep staying for some time
at the Canes subarner residenoe pf Yalta.
Tne Ring, io deadly fear of being mitt-
dered like his predecessor, or kidnapped
like Prince Alexander, has withdrawn to
'Vienna, where he is staying at the Era-
paror's palace. Queen Natalie has now
signified her intention of returning to Bel-
grade, whereupon the Ring telogrp.phed in
all haste to his Prime Minister Ristios, not
to allow tho Queen to set her foot in the
kingdom. M. Ristics, howevenwho ip not
only a pronounced Rassophile, but hadialso
been guilty of the most flagrant and almost
Ialblie relations with the Queen duriog the
past three years, has refused to obey his
master's orders. Meansthile Qrtoen Natalie
seeds bath all her husband's letters un-
opened, and openly advises his removal
from the throne in favor of her 12 -year-old
son, who is with ber, Altogether there is
as pretty a state of things at Belgrade at
the present moment as could well be
imagined.
tate SOOttitili News.
The ill/Ake of Rev. Dr. Macdonald,
North Leith Free Church, wok celebrated
on num 35th,
The mansion-hpuse of Westerhill, near
Annan, Dumfriesshire, the residence of
Captain R, Ewart, was destroyed by fire on
the 16th inst.
The death is announced, in his $2d year,
of Mr. Robert Johnston, of Mayfield,Loch-
mabea, Dumfriesshire. The deceased was
long in the Indian Civil Service, and had
seen much of life and sport in the East.
In connectiot with the unveiling of the
monument of Ring Alexander III. at King -
horn, Fifeshire, on. the 19th of July, the
freedom of the bargh is to be conferred
upon Lord Elgin and Mr. William Nelson,
Edinburgh.
The memorial -stone of the New Barony
Parish March, which is being erected in
Townhead, Glasgow, nearly opposite the
old building, was laid on the 15th by Colonel
Hozier of Mauldslie Castle, in presence of a
arge 0012.0011rSe,
At a meeting of the Building Committee
of the Edinbugh PriblioLibrary Committee,
Lord Provost Clark presiding, it was
arranged that the foundation -stone of the
Library should be laid by Mr. Andrew
Carnegie on the aftern000 of Saturday, 9th
July.
A great honor has been conferred on a
Dumfriesshire artist, Mr, W. E. Lockhart,
It. S. A., he having been commissioned by
the Queen to paint the picture of the Jubilee
service in Westminster Abbey on the 21st
June. Mr. Lockhart is a native of Annan.
A jubilee cairn has been raised on the
top of Ben Ledi by the ,Highlanders in the
district. A message was sent to Her
Majesty to the following effect: "Loyal
Highlanders by the sides of Loch Lubnaig
and Loch Vennacher, and of Glenfinlas,
climbed Ben Ledi and erected on the sum-
mit of the hill a Jubilee Memorial Cairn,
fourteen feet high. It was christened
The Victoria Jubilee Cairn,' and the
health of Her Majesty was enthusiasticallY
pledged."
According to a statement just published,
colonial seourities and investments are
rising rapidly and greatly in favor with
British capitalists. Four years ago the
capital thus invested was estimated at
2600,000,000, while this year the amount is
said to exceed 2700,000,000. This is not
surprising, seeing that colonial securities
are not, like foreign ones, subject to ca,pri-
Woos fluctuations with every folio, or silly
rumor that is raised.
Rev. James Barclay, of Montreal, besides
preaching before Her Majesty in Crathie
Church on the 12th ult., had the honor
of dining in the evening with the Queen
and royal family.,
The Queen attended the marriage of a
daughter of one of the tenants on the Bal-
moral estate on the 14th instant. This is
the first wedding in a Scottish farm house
at which Her Majesty was present.
The small farmers and crofters in the
Murkle (Caithness) district have adopted a
"Plan of Campaign" for themselves; the
principal feature of which is that landlords
are to be paid not in money, but in kind,
valued at the rates current when the pre-
sent rents were fixed:
Mr. Sims Reno& will, it is said, shortly
anpear 'in Glasgow as Panda Osbaldistone in
a revival of "Rob Roy" at the Royalty.
The unrivalled tenor will be supported by
Mr. and MM. 1 B. Howard as Bob and
Helen.
A Den of Horrors.
A New York despatch says: A frightful
condition of affairs regarding the treatment
of pauper insane at Ward'a Island Asylum
was revealed at the State Board of Chari-
ties investigation of the Depart:Mint of
Charities and CorreotiOn, instituted at the
Mayor's request, and Which Was begun at
the City Hall yesterday. It was shown
that in the building, whose capacity wad
1,000, 1,400 patients are crowded; that
patientare also kept in outaide buildings
wholly uninhabitable; that Wards, the
capacity of Which is 45, contain nearly
twice that nutaber of violently insane per:
sons with only five attendants ; and that
the food furnithed is not sufficient either
in quality or quantity. 'President Efira-
mons, of tho nomad, admitted these feats,
and said they -could not be avoided, because
the Board of Apportionrimilt reftlifed t�
give thein the neeessary fuhdri,
LeanPoilantarniaeldinitsoZiofthe Ihu4
of Carnatatna; id of age this week; and coined
nt 'once into thoefijoannialat of the slendid
Chesterfield property; which Won left by the
seveiith Earl Of 'Clieaterfield to his tiger;
the late iihay cattetvoh, fOr het life 'Mid
tlieri to her Children in strict entail. The
property new yields Mona than, 3,200,000 a
year: When Lord POichettet naherlba his
fathers 'estateil ho will hate at least a 150,000
a yeat Mere. Sevoaal thotaaact mateh
Making loanaintof itt England are thinking
hew to got hie Loadthin aoq-daizited With
theft daughters:.
Thera it in old lady ittufoofgat Wile WI 1
tioet s'oid bo of her dainghtete to Valiant
College. "Whet with their' theta, me' vette,
ttiO Ooekey hats," she says, "Wanton is nigh
titiorigh like Men no*, 'thent Makin' bath -
ors of '011."---Sanciana1m Ateibt:
APT1IIN.PAPAX.WPIPP.PASPI,
4 New 'Foals GUTS 40419/g of X110091.3044
X•aStillg Six U910hfi.
A l'oddsia-II: Y., deSnatelf sal% The
condition of gee Jennie ,Sallintla Iola° has
heen thfifering ter the Pest six menthe
ftom hiecoaghas, it still attracting the at-
te,otion pf the medical fraternity througlz-
cant PentrAl Nen' York. The case hecomee
mom perplexing every day. Since the
first attack of the malady Miss Sullivan
has beepliving entirely on milk, her
stomach, refusing to retain stronger food.
When the is suffering a ParoxYsIn it re-
gnires the strength of three or four men to
hold the young woman in bed. She is re-
daced to little more than, a skeletpn, but if
her constitution is saMoiently strong it is
said she eau wear the Wept:1110os out in
time. The cath ia almost unparalleled in
medical hiStory.
Some Freaks al Natnre.
Mrs. Rosanna Dennis, of Tiffin, 0. died
of drppay seventeen years ago, and her
body, which wee distotetred the other day,
was found to be thoroughly petrified, with
the exception of the feet. It was SO heavy
that ten/nen were required to raove it. A
flinty
ilemlfiepspoeo.
dnefrOm the body reserabled
The wife of Mr. Hey, of Americus, Ga.)
wears a handsome breastpin which was
made out of a petrified iatrawberry which
grew on her husband's, faros. The berry is
beautifully colored, resemblinga /aright
ruby, and is very hard, It weighs pbout
two modes, and glistens in the light like a
ball of fire.
Are Soule, of Grant, Minn., noticed that
ono of hie favorite hens had ceased laying
eggs but was growing remarkably large.
Finthly, after attaining an astonishing size
the hen died, and Mr. Soule was curious
enough to hold a post-mortem examination.
Ho out the fowl open and was somewhat
astonished When four well-developed spring
chickens popped out and began strutting
arcaund the barnyard. He supposes that
some trouble with the hen's organization
had stopped the egress of the eggs and that
the natural heat of her body inenhatad the
chicken germs.
The petrified body of a human being was
found on the farm of Martin Edwards,
near Windsor,- Ill. in a lute)/ last week.
The body is that cif a short fleshy person,
and is supposed to be that of an ancient
mound-builder. It is very hard, and loos
exactly like soapstone. The head is long
and narrow, the forehead high and promi-
nent, with high cheek -bones, square chin
and a small nook. The body was broken
off at the knees, the lower limbs being
missing. Its total length, to the knees, is
two feet nine inches, and its weight is about
170 pounds.
The crimes Bill.
A last (Thursday) night's London cable
says: In the House of Commons to -night
Mr. W. H. Smith -moved that if the report
on the Crimes Bill be not reached on Mon-
day closure be applied. The Parnellites
opposed the motion, which, however, was
carried by a vote of 220 to 120. The
Speaker then 'called upon the Parnellites
to move the amendments standing opposite
their names on the notice paper. The
Parnellites who were watching the pro-
ceedings from the in-eiTalieride make no
reply. The amendments introduced by Mr.
Balfour'Chief Secretary for Ireland were
agreed to without debate and the Bill was
reported, Mr. Balfour announced that the
third reading of the Bill would be moved
on Tuesday next.
The Pat says that Mr. Gladstone will
move the rejection of the Crimes Bill when
the measure comes up for its third reading.
s.
How He Fooled the Flies.
A bald-headed St. Louis raan, who has
been troubled by flies, has devised a scheme
to get rid of the troublesome insects. He
noticed that a fly always walks upward.
Put a fly on a window, and 'up he goes
toward the top; he can't be made to walk
downward. Forthwith he made a window
screen divided in half. The upper half
lapped over the lower, with an 'Imhof space
between. AS soon as a fly would light on
the screen it would proceed to travel up-
ward, and would thus walk straight out-
doors. On reaching the top of the lower
half he would be outside. Not being able
to walk clown,he had no way tc, return to
the room.
A Fast of Sixty.eight Days.
A Port Carlin, Muskoka, despatch says:
Early yesterday morning Mr. F. Bisson-
erte, a former resident of Medora town-
ship, died here -after a fast tof 68 days.
Some two years ago the deceased had a
pararYtic stroke, which finally resulted in
his being unable to take food, and he con-
tinued in this condition for the period
named. 'Op to Friday last he was quite able
to sit propped up in bed.
WhyIt Was Celled "SIM."
When H. Rider Haggard was a child he
had a very ancient and battered wooden
doll, which had been handed down by
forMer generation, and was regarded, ugly
as it was, with peculiar affection by the
gide of the family. Tim doll, Which had
lost its eyes in tho course of tinie, was
known t� all the children as" She." This
ie the origin of Mr. /laggard's odd title for
his celebrated romance.
How Ho Will Zig Thom.
Nebraska Farmer—Them railroadd are
getting 'entirely tea minaerolui mia inapt,
dent; but I'll fiat 'em.
Railroad Superintenaent-,-Vell, what do
you propoim to do 'about it ?
Nebraska Varnier—Why, yeti see, they
rim so lathed slow that brought thit
fek damages against 'era fer the, the
otopa.oaGiritzhez 717oaid..
ao--"aao.—
_She toveti Him 4' All the Same."
As the Boston Transcript thinks; a
genuine fenainine inotheistency appetite in
the Valk/Whig note left by a wife in New
York tat her husband, frorti Whoitt the had
rin alvity with atiother 'nen:
ara Oleg: to bettor reatiolt, 85
don't amity, I leave the city. your wife:
No alma.
love yet, itlet the sable.
Bonn wag stetted the atoll it England
that thd Queen Weald pretent sit guineati
and a silver cradle te, every child born On
Jubilee day. Already ever 400 applicatienti
have boon made te, Tier Majesty to
her nrOtaiiie•
,
TgLEp-A.appac ST.31,13WARY.
The Parthia has arriVed at Victoria, B.
0. grom Yokohama.
Payment of the claielff adinated by the
HPbellion Losifes PonItnienien. rftll be Pm-
menced shortly.
The hearing of the erldenee in the AYer
customs case was concluded in the gx.
glieqaer Court at Ottawa oo Satutday, the
Chief Jostioo fixing September 21pt
hearing, the argument of 'opunsel.
.Rey, P. C. Angier, a gentleman from
Central Franco, who has been appointed
Superior of the Oblate Order in. Caaada,
arrived in Ottawa yesterday. He succeeds
the Rey. Father Antonio, ot Montreal, W1,10
goes to Paris
While Godfrey, a young taina, from St.
Jerome, was oagaged in a friendly wrestling
bout with a friend at Montreal -yesterday
morning, the farmer was thrown violeotly
to the floor. After arising and staggering
aboot for a foia, minutes he again fell to the
ground end almost instantly expired.
Mr, John Shaw, private banker, of Wards.
ville, bas departed for the States, leaving
belaind him many confiding depositors to
mourn his loss He left lettere, stating
that owing to heavy loans he was unable to
meet his obligations, but hoped to do so
at a future day. This (Went has Paralyzed
business in Wardsyille, and is a topm for
the craidnunca to ponderover, His lianili-
ties are reported to be over 310,000.
The Maharajah ef Jadhpore has donated
210,000 to the Imperial Institute.
There is a scarcity of water in Belfast in
consequence of the drouth and work in the
mils is being partly stopped.
Queen Rapiolani of Hawaii is among the
passengers on the Servia, whichsailed from
QUeenstOwn yesterday for New York.
Adviced froba Afghanistan confirm the
reports of two defeats of the Gillian.% ie:
cently with heavy losses. The first defeat
was on June 13th and second on the 10th,
The Budget Committee of the French
Chamber of Deputies have pcistponed the
mobilization of the anny until oext year on
the ground of economy.
The relations between Germany and Rus-
sia are becoming very strained, and atten-
tion it drawn to the faot of the immense
amount of Gerraan money that is invested
in Russian bonds.
The 'United Socialist Clubs of London are
arranging a big excursion to Epping Forest
on July 10th, and will send the proceeds to
Chicago to relieve the Anarchists who axe
under sentence of death.
The North German Gazette says that the
policy pursued by France of persecuting
foreigners, not excepting Englis/amon, is a
sufficient justification of the refusal of the
Continental countries to take part in the
Paris Exposition.
In 'Valencia, Spain, on Saturday, the
houses of the Oetrox colleotors were at-
tacked and destroyed by a mob of the in-
habitants of the town, who protested
against the payment of taxes, The dis-
turbed district is now oocupied by troops.
A new Russian coercive immure directs
Government employees in Poland to for-
ward frequently to St. Petersburg com-
plete lists of resident foreigners. Jews are
not allowed to remain in St. Petersburg
longer than a week, and are not allowed
to enter corporations or academies.
The Belgian Chamber of Deputies has
adopted a Bill declaring two-fifths of a
workman's pay inalienable, and one-fifth
free froru liability to be taken even in local
process. Clerks salaries are made free
from liability to seizure unless they ex-
ceed $240 per annum.
During the Jubilee festivities the Queen
entertained over 5,000 guests. The ex-
pense of entertaining all the sovereigns and
princes from abroad during the past two
weeks is borne entirely by the Queen's
privy purse and is estimated at 3500,000, if
not more.
Mgr. &Ma, the PapalNuncio atMunich,
who went to London to represent the Pope
at the Queen's Jubilee, departed yesterday
for Brussels. The Duke Of Norfolk and a
number of other distinguished British
Catholics accompanied the Nonoio to the
railway station and in bidding him fare-
well they kissed his hand.
Commander Charles Le Strange, of the
British despatch boat Surprise, is missing.
He was at Marseilles awaiting the arrival
of the Duke of Edinburgh, whom the
Surprise was to convey to Malta. East
Wednesday Commander Le Strange visited
the suburbs of Marseilles, and he has not
been seen or heard trona since.
The French Chaixtber of Deputies has
agreed that youths of 20, liable under the
present laws to military duty, may upott
request have the date of their °airy post-
poned a year and possibly two years if the
time is required for the completion of
studies, apprenticeship; etc. A third and
even foarth year may be allowed university
students, students of seminaries, pupils of
Catholic colleges and those of certain
technical sohools.
The Queen on Saturday roViewed the
Landoll Volunteers, who turned out to the
inuriber of 50,000. &natal members of
the Canadian Wimbledon team woe 'm-
eant and were given a position of honor
bear the massed beads of the brigade of
Guards Thereview took place in front of
Buckingham Palace. There was a great
attendance of spec:Wort. Netnerioally the
review was ti, great success. The boat
became great during the meirchilig, and a
numbet of the men were incapacitated.
One of the featutes of the drill, Which was
expected to show tho troops to great
advantage, was a march through the Buck-
ingham Palace gates and reforming itt
double Columa. This was so ill -executed,
however, that many of the mon stumbled
and fell and emoted ranch awkward con-
fusion. The Queen manifested =oh
iiiterest in the drill.
Throe caaes of fatal slat:0th* and hesittlt
occurred in Chicago last night:
Eleavyeartliquakea have taken plade at
Bai
elape n Sonora, Three laundted shOcke
have oceurred Since May 3rd.
Jacob Sharp passed a restlosti night on
Saturday and is growing weaker. His rEtin,
fly spent mach of yestettlay With hitt. At
timea he fell late a lothargie state: -
Nearly 200 pectic, Were poisoned
day tight at Amboy; O.; by ditting icoottaiii
at a charch social. None Of them arorlan,,
goroasly ill. Tho phyticaituaa are unable, td
explain the presence of peitarnin the Crean:la
The Alva, Mr: WillianiR: VanderbiltOf
magaifieent steam yacht, lof t Nov York on
Saturday morning for a two years' cruise
firetulci the world. Mr, Vanderbilt, his
Wife and children are, on .heatd.. The first
stop Will he at Gibra1tar-
0484'0 and Leonard Prange, brother
aged 23 and 20, were dreamedi while batna
lag ia Buffalo harbor pp Saturday after -
Maim, jannIs NeWman, 003a 7,. Was
downed *Air later While hathing In the
same P1O90-
A number of ours attempted to
escapefrom the State Prison at Felsern:
Cal., yoaterday afternoon. The guard
opened fire on tho fleeing men with a Gat -
ling gap, and one of them was instantly
killed. Another received throe rounds and
will die. Thus ended -the oneute.
Dr. James Taylor, of the Bateau of Coq-
tagious Diseases, reports that there is an
alarming increase of diphtheria in New
York city, and especially ia the tenement
district. The report for June showt521 cases
and 40 deaths, Children are the greatest
'sufferers. The Board of gealtb is called
upon to take aptly° measurot to stamp pot
the disease.
Philip Matthews, aged 13, his sister,
aged 2, and Catharine Relly, a servant in
the Matthews family, went put in a row
boat on Saturday aftern000 on the Croton
Rivela at Ne W York. When neax a small
island young Matthews got out of the heat
and waded in the water. He got beyond
his depth, and throwing up his hands cried
for help, A Catharine jumped into the water
to save bin), but the boy got a tight grip
on her dress and both were drowned
together, Little Retie managed to row
the boat to shore near her home.
"There Wore Great Men."
An opinion was current M the last
century that Q111' ancestors, at `some time
in the past, were the equals or superiors in
size to tho largest men now to be found.
M, Hannon presented tp the Academie de
Inscriptional, in -1718, a, toemoit on the
variations in the size of man from the
beginning of the world to the Christian era,
in which .Adara \VAS given 123 Riot 9 inches,
and Ei
Eve 118 feet 91 nches. But after the
first pair, the human race, in hia imagbaa-
tion, suffered a regular decease, so that
Noah was only 100 foot high, while Abra-
ham shrank down to twenty-eight feet,
Moses to thirteen feet, the mighty Hercules
to ten feet eight and a half inches, and
Alexander the Groat to a bare six feet and
a half. The communicatiori, it is fold, was
received with enthusiasm, and was regarded,
at tho time, as a "wonderful discovery"
and a sublime vision."., The complaint
about the qegeneraey of the human race is
not now, but dates as far back as tho time
of Homer, at least; for the men of his day
were not like the heroes of whom he sang.
It is not confirmed., bat is contradicted by
all tho tangible facts, and these are not a
few. Human remains that are exhumed,
after having reposed in the grave for nany
oeuturies, as in the catacombs of Paris,
have nothing gigantic about them. The
armor, the cuirasses and the casques of the
warriors of the middle ages can be worn by
modern soldiers and many of the knight's
suits would be too small for the cuirassiers
of tho European axtaies; yet they were
worn by the selected men, who were bettor
fed, stronger and more robust than the rest
of the population. The "ammo of the
ancient Gauls, which were uncovered in
the excavations of tumuli, while they are
of large dimensions, are comparable with
those of the existing population in oaany
places in France. The Egyptian rauramies
are the remains of persons of small or
medium stature, as are also the Peruvian
and Mexican mummies, and the mummies
and bones found in the ancient monuments
of India and Persia. And even the most
ancient relics wo possess of individuals of
the huznan species, the bones of men who
lived in the tertiary period, an epoch the
remote antiquity of which goes back for
hundreds of centuries, do not show any
ina.portant differences in the size of the
primitive and of the modern ream—Popu-
lar Science Monthly.
Why Boys Should Not be Snubbed.
A most charmingly kind and charitable
paper is that little monthly Dumb Animals -
And now after kind words for all sorts of
birds, beasts and fishes, it bravely speaks fa
kind word for the boys: Don't snub a boy
because he ware shabby clothes. When.
Edison, the inventor of the telephone, first
entered Boston he wore a pair of,yollow
linen breeches in the depth of winter.
Don't snub a boy becausahis home is plain
and unpretending. Abraham Lincoln's
home was a log cabin. Don't snub a boy
because, of a dulness in his 'fastens.
liogarth, the celebrated painter and en-
graver, was 'a ,stupid boy at his books.
Don't snub a boy because of the ignorance
of his parents. Shakspeare, the world's,
poet, Was the son of a znan who was unable.
to -write his own name. Don't snub a boy
because he chooses an humble trade. The
author of the "Pilgrim's Progress " Was a,
tinker. Don't snub a boy because of &y-
aks' disability. Milton was blind. Don't
Snub a boy because he stutters. Demos-
theaes, the goat orator of Greece, Over -
dome a harsh and stammering voice.
Bow it is To -day.
Youth -a -My cleat, wo -Could be married!
now if yod WOuldbe Willing teliveia a four-.
snow, house.
Practical giri—Letnie riet: Well,wewonldt
haVO to reserao one room for a parlor, you,
know.
"1 allot/Bo to."
"Yea, and the second room mild bo kept
for a drawing room, just for Mende and
relatives, bentase it -Weald ruin the parlOr
to open it often, yea know,"
‘i 1 stinpote do.'
"That leitaes us tWo toefint; arittoto nf
them would have to bo fitted up fOnit
sewing -room, bocauao When' peeple, rue
ia 11 hutry 1 would nob /Ike to /lave the
drawing -room all littered up. Has the
house any cloaote ? "
"No, I believe hot."
"Then the fourth rbotai would havo to
be used for a aliniet. Stich a haute WOuldn't
do, &At. There woblif bo ma plate to oat.
or Bleep."
Colo hundred Motain, bearing fircartatia
attacked the Spithi patrol et Ilesliati, itt
Algiers, , killing and *minding aoverala
Many MOM Won) able }tilled and Wounded,
Who iiiititioy thtervened mad Skipped tho
ft&ibig. Tblay 01 tho Mobre. Wore
itrieeted: Quiet had boon restored:.
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