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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1888-3-1, Page 6TUE SWEEP OF TEE COLD WAVE. Some Resales of Observations Concerning tee Career ort4e (treat Antert. eau saner,. Aa in the ease of the tornado, the direct origin of the cold wave is shrouded in mys- tery. It is.: known that a majority of cold waves make their appearance in the North- west east of the Rocky Monetaius; and it is also pretty well established that tiny are due to .an inrush of cold air from the regions of perpetual snow and lee at the r.ortb. But why that region should be any' more hospitable to cold air from the north pole Baan other seations, where sold slaves fuan r lees frequently or not at all, i$ an important problem that has pever been solved. The- eriee have been advaliced based apon the vastness of the plains hi that region and their capacity for absorbing and gluing off beat, but no theory on the sau jeet has been generally accepted, and thegreeteet meteor- ologieal authorities in the country • do not attempt to explain the phenomenon in their writings. Cold wawa may format any MO' veuz. 'a a- vept. They seem to depend not at all ou the time of day, and but to a limited extent en kine sweet of the Tor. They do met eoine mud go fa cyciee but erratically. Laent. Themes l- Woodruff, the officer in charge of the indication=s cffi_e in St. Paul, made sommethuao of a study of cold w .vee which convected with the chief weather cies ire 1L ashiagtoo, ilea the ra=- ;mits of this study Ate given ill it peva/et be tbe 8104 Serowe inter" Mita. pub. liebed in lean. t be pamphlet es nteitas the ma:atae:we of at41 thea is known with reser ence to die snbjern Lieut. Vs cear;:n icii,3e Ina etudit9 from the tra•dailyweather deem of the years 1581 to I 4 inclusive. After stating is a general way that a fall of tem - perdue succeeds or follows an nerve of low barometer: thee sal• rise Vireeedee sued area. and that with respect to an area of high beroincter the tiro and fall of tempera- ture usually :neer in reverse order, boeey e grease of nigh and law !aerometer move almost taveriably aerate the Vuiteal States frons west to east. Meet areas of low baro- meter are formed in the region exit of the Reeky :Mountains ; and ea these low areas move easterly, the high moves is rind we hew a coldwave of more or toe inteusiey aS the result. %'tea 14 le shown Haat in the four years (nailer couetderetiou,114 of tine call caves observed originated e. a of tine Hedy Mama (mole. car CAVA down tbo east Alt of (brae tnoaintsins from, the British Northwest Ter- ritory, whaler;'; other cold waive Oatmeal came from the Pa:lti.a colas. With but few e .:elation% all the cold graves iaa ;Le Nettle. Brest appeereal first at Helene, Meet., end these few ixceptioual ones were felt first at Xlaniaarcit, 114, "" We meat eeoeltlele," edaie Lieut. 1ti eaadaaal , " that these waves have their origin in the vest regions of ize and arrow scar the arctic circle, far to the north of our otationa. With respect to their progreseive motive, cold waves are divided into three olwesee : rhea—Thou:oh et move dirt etiyacross the country from west to cant, anal width follow an almost invariable petit slang; the chafe of (teat lakes and across New England. These do not mama to the .$tetra south of the thio. Second—Thou° which move in a south• easterly (Breeden and .cover tbe entire coua• try in their progreesi. Third.-Teosc which moveseutheriy frau: Montana. and Dakota to Texan, thence through the (bit States, and then northeast. Orly over the Atlantio coast States. It eometinaes ours with this etas that *the cad weave is first felt in St. Luis and Shreveport before being felt at St. Paul and enicago, and th.tt theta the cold wave takes general movement eastward of the aceond class. The second class was the moat numerous i t the four yeare observed. The rate of pro. gross was very variable. Cousiiering Helena as the first point of observation, there were six cases in which the cold wave was felt simultaneously at St. Paul and Helena ; 10 in whiohit reached St. Paul 3 hours after its appearance at. Holona, 10 in 10 hours, 11 in 24 hours, 12 is 32 hours, 3 in 43 hours, 2 in 43 hours, and 1 in 72 hours. From this it will be seen that of all the cold waves that reach St. Paul from Helena, 73 per cent. arrive within twenty-four hours. As a rule, it is found that the maximum effeot of a cold wave occurs at each station in a very short time after its occurrence in the Northwest, generally within twenty.four hours, and often at the northern and west- ern stations at once. There are many other curious facts con- nected with the progress of cold waves Many instances ocsur, says Lieut. Woodruff, where the temperature at a given station, at the time of the appearance of the cold wave in the northwest, is lower than the minimum afterward produced by the cold wave. It often happens that a cold wave site in from the extreme Northwest, and tipon reaching the Mississippi Valley divides a part going northeasterly to the lower lake region and the other part southward to the Gulf States. In either case the intensity appears to be greatly dimin- ished. Thin action seems generally to be due to the sudden development of a storm somewhere in the southern part of the Missouri valley. Sometimes a storm of alight energy remains in Kansas, Mis- souri, and the Indian Territory, and has the effect of retarding, or even totally destroy- ing a cold wave. Again, when a cold wave is retarded in this way it seems often to gather force and intensity, and rush rapidly forward and spread over the entire country. Another frequent feature is that after a cold wave commences the temperature con- tinues to fall in the North-west, and an- other wave is formed entirely distinct from the first, from which it becomes separated by a warm wave. The warm wave is only a narrow belt, but the cold waves are per- fectly distinct. The tables prepared by Lieut. Woodruff show that cold waves are most numerous and moat severe in the months of January, February, and March, although some very severe ones do make their appearance in other months of the year. Also it 'appears that the most decided changes of tempera- ture appear upon the 3 P. M. charts of the Signal Service, and that the most decided and most severe cold waves follow severe storms. The prediction of the progress of a cold wave is attended with a good deal of difficulty, largely on account of the fact that there is no way of determining which of the three paths it will take. Activity, like zeal, is only valuable as it ie applied ; but moat people bestow their praise on the, quality, and give little heed to the purposes to which it is directed. The Hing of the Slavers. 'When Tippn Tib, the great alays and ivory trader of central Atria, returned to Stapley Falls last eprinehe waa not 17000174-, ' ed by the other Arab end.halteast traders, Some of them are .almost as powerful as Mos - self, and though they bulbar years acknow- ledged his leadership, they now ;combined to oppose, and even to fight hint. The reason was that Tippn Tib had tarred leis back upon hie old business and hie former friends and had engaged in the eerviee of the Conga State, to suppre.se the slave trade et Stanley Palle, It was hoped that with the large force of men in his sevrfce be would be able to cope sueressfully with the slave nierehante it they undertotdr to carry on their murderous raids in spite of his niter - diction. Tippn Tib believed himself that he needed no easistanceiu thework of assert - lug his complete authority over ilia Stanley reit; district. Tippn. Tib overrated his strength. All the traders combined against him and bluntly gave hien to nnderatand that if he had sold himself to the enemies of the " trade" he Lad better take himself off. for the merchants intended to do as they plea,!. ed. This vine a great diaappoiutment to the old leader ef the elave stealers, for he ta. I expected to eocaviraca the mese powerful arnerag Haeme (het their greatest profit in the furore was be the direction of the legitimate ivory trade by gray of the Congo River. T,ae next beat down the river earned a moon from Tippn Tib to Mime; Leopold, Ata whish he add ;het before aatteaenptipg to cp- eree the ewers Tato saabrais.`3ion he zonal await the arriv el et noaenaaeuition, of tl, a :til for':: o: eoldiers, orad ef two or three u'laito efncers;who:e cc:nivel he dr-irecl. lie bed Asa leis .caner a considerable force of hie own meta, anal he tithed to hAve these reisaforeed by oily : small body of tramped €oldiers from tho lower river. Capt. Venn de t°elde, ono of the oldest Bind best iinotwn agents of the t.''augo t+tetc, was. accordingly rent from Belgium to tine tt a go. Ho organized at Poul- his party of less than 200 Hous' aoldiera fruan the Soudan, nail a-ccomp spied by- three white oifie.ers lac' started up the river. Ilia expeedhtion, itis suppesed, will reach Stanley Valle tide week. This is the (diet attempt of the whiter in the t'ortpo valley to stay tbe program of the slave traders with military toree. It fa very likely that there will be atir- ing bines at Stanley 1 -alis ss tAelt as au tea tivie ant Is made to subject the tinders to the authority ef the Cargo State ; (need it is certain that a herder tight thentiaardeu'e sgdiri-t the Soualanete slavers will be re - (u ma to atop the Cr'::alaof the 7;zmziliar b A ante is the upper Fart et the CeNgo Tiler Go ernor,Gcncrabxttip. Theeepert that was current in the cable dispatches some time ego that herd Lees. dotvne, now tleverttor-tieneraal of Cenetle, was to mimed bard Beattie as viceroy of j tndin, and that Lord :Manley, of Preston, brother of,and heir preaumptivo to, the Earl of Derby, was to roan at Ottawa, has been condoned. Tbese ehau ea, we pre- sume, aro supposed to be bared on a vaunt of promotion, but they remind um moat fora. Ibl,yy of Mr. James Anthony .Itroude's remark in his latest book, " The i egliah iu the tilacst Indies, that the diene policy, in ef- fect, has come to be a matter of rotation in colonial office. No matter how afileeleut or inefficient a Governor of any province or colony may have proved himself. when it becomes advisable to remove hire elnewbere ; the pieces aro merely heaved on the checker. board. In this In:rance the changes have been made necessary by the resignation of Lord Dafferin, which minae people affect to regard as a surprise, whereas the truth is that he proposed to take this step two or three years ago, when Lord Seiisbury', firat took dace, but was permuted to re• main at Calcutta owing to tbo then! critical state of things on the Afghan bound. ary and in. Burmah. Now the situation at both extremes has greatly improved and' Lord Dafferiu doubtless feels at liberty to carry his original purpose into execution. But what is Ma lordship going to do.;:.ile is notoriously not a rich man and for many years has fed on governorahips and viceroy - tittles until tho salaries attached mast have become to him more or less of an object. That a man so diplomatic in debate and so astute in policy will be allowed to seek se- clusion is out of the question. Haw, then, will ho be employed? The strangest feature as regards answering that is that nobody appears to know how Lord .Dnflferin stands relative to Home Rule. Some say that he his 'well affected towards it; others that he is coming to England to denounce Mr. Balfour and to take a prominent part in attacking that gentleman's course in Ireland ; others again that he is going to support Lord Londonderry at Dublin Cantle, and yet others who believe that he is going to enter the cabinet as foreign minister. To:whatever party his lordship allies him- self he will undoubtedly lend both strength and influence. But, of our new governor. Lord Lansdowne cannot be called a bright or a brilliant man, and is no more like- ly to set the Ganges on fire in India than he has done the St Lawrence in Canada, but for all that he has a latent force of charac- ter that in cases of emergency stands him in good stead, as was shown by his attitude during the O'Brien episode. Moreover he has that necessary adjunct of the modern, governor an indiapoaition for meddling. His successor, Colonel Frederick 'Arthur Stanley, Baron of Preston, created so in 1886, comes of too staunch a stock to be really the " amiable nonentity" that the Pall .Mall Gazette declares him. In fact such is the history of the family that in spite of the political instability of the present Earl' Derby, it is almost impossible to think of the family without reflecting upon the discovery made by the London. Times at the death of his father, the Rupert of Debate, that there is but one word is the. English language that rhymes with Stanley, and that is—manly. Our coming ruler may not be an orator or a man of letters, but he has had much experience of official life, having been in Parliament for twenty-three years and filled the positions of a Lord of the Admiralty, Financial Secretary to the War Office, Secretary to the Treasury, Secretary of State for War, Secretary of State for the .Colonies and President of the Board of Trade, an office he will' resign to come to Canada, and is, therefore, well qualified to preside over Ministerial Councils. More- over, he is described as hospitable, affable and sensible, and what more can be desired of an occupant of Rideau Hall ? He is married to Lady Constanoe Villiers, fourth daughter of the Earl of Clarendon, and is the father of a large family. 'WAS it A MAiN'S. SOFIA?• 3l AliTsterious Incident by the locstttbed, of aChaltaraoaga elan. The killing of Lewis Osseus by James's(. Barnes last month will be recalled. But there is one peetdiar feature of the ease, or rather a feature Chet grew out of the case, that hoe just come to the surface, and that is as yet known to but feel Chettaeoogans. A few months ego young Barees came here from Georgia and formed a partnership wig M. J. Nix to engage in the boot and shoe trade. Alter a few weeks Berney sold out to Lewis Owens, one of the wealthiest and best-known men .to Tennessee, It Ap- pears that ',Karnes and 4weus quarrelled over the settleweut, and, after being struck, in the face, Barnes drew his revolver and shot Owens three times, the third shot being fatal, though not instantly. The wounded man was carried to hie house, where every- thing possible ,vas donee, but notbins; could save eine However, he fought desperately to beat back the rider of the pale horse. and so gallantly .did he €truegle that he lived several days. S.aterday, din. 14, camte, and Bargee wee for the aiecond time taken before the znag.trate, and After a atubboruly fought l al he wee released on ball, the 'amspistrateboldiesthatb asnaucla as the vic- tim of Iris elueeting was krill alive, murder was teas yet committed, The next day O.v ens grew wore, aad toward evening sank ilea a striper. Then who had bees: wntelt- ling, by the brdside kpeta, the end was en; far eff Among; these who rernaiaeal through than :eight Swan ex -Mayor Saaarp. &little after 4 o'cluek. Alondtay morning, Mr. Sharp left. the room iia which the wouudedl manna was Wag foram moment, and u eirealatAAuen that roan *veined is the feature referred to in tho begiuuirg of this ;dory. Mr. Sharp dace not like to taut of the natter, but he con• rented to toll it to your correer:Went, and Ids own words aro 1Jaed. 441 was ataudiug," he, said, "with any elbow reetiogapeu the naautelpiece, looking down Ante the fire. The coals were pearly consucued, and the appsreut efforts of the eaabers to burst a ria auto banners again re- minded nae of the heroic effortu of my frienal. to get as fresh rind strong hold: upaar the emit that waa €urely, tbough ,lowly elaipping away from biro. And I was ruunang over in any aloud the viebealtudes of life --how fleet of feat miefortunee are ; how sorrow coaava wren our path at the meridiau hour of the lariat:tett deya leaving a siaadow by its --when tate Utica of Horace eatse to ate : "Pale death with a:oluxl tread. knoske at the cottegxe of tbe pour And the palate of the rich.' The tltougLt gran still liaageriaa ; in my (voted wbeu I rev. aso;tseal by a tep on any els adder. Suppeei1g memo one Ina . en- tt:reti. while I was alaterbea ire tlieugdat, I turned to answer, but no One wag there, mad the door was .till cloned. I wee dart: led, and immediately* tenanted to the wouadcd men's aide, where I toned the; watchers as pale as the watched, and troth- bliug like aspen leaves, They asi:ed me if I hell been ivaklug any Wee, atol on aaeur- iug them to the contrary they looked at each other in amazement. They sett that teat before I entered the room a wand as of the moaning of the wind seemed to pervade the room, and peculiarly appalling souude not loud, Ian ominous—were dietiuetly heart(; and tbalifor aninstant the lamp, which hail; been turned low, almost went out, and the little light left seemed to shine as though through a fog. What it was. I know not, but it couldn't have been fancy on the part of us all. There were two other watchers beside myself; Besides, I was in aaeparate room,with the door closed,. aad I had ea -td nettling to them of the tap.. ping on my shoulder. If I woro a Spiritn- aliat I would believe that the emit of Lewis Owens, just starting on its journey home stopped tonay good -by to nee, for when we went to look at our charge he was still in death." :air.Sharp is ouoofthe best-known citizens of Chattanooga, .a memt'er of the bar, ex. Mayor of the city, intelligent and fearless. He Is so well known and his word is so trustworthy that those who'havo heard tbo story eannot but believe that something supernatural attendee the flight of Lewis 0 wen's spirit from its prison home of clay. Novelty in Dinners. • After the soup had been served, andjust prior to serving the next course. the heat gave his signal and rose from bis seat, as did every other gentleman at the table, an the ladies remaining coated. Bach gentle- man then moved to the next gentleman's seat to his right. When thio was first done the ladies, not being iet into the secret, were very much surprised at the unusual conduct of the gentlemen, and could not at once comprehend the meaning of it; but when they gathered its fall intent, land the charm there was in it, it was decidedly gra- tifying to note the merriment and interest with which they received the innovation. Just prior to the commencement of the next comae the host gave his signal again, and eaoh gentleman again moved one gentleman's seat to his right, and so on. The entire set- ting of the courses was so h..rmonioualy'ar- ranged that at the close of the dinner each gentleman had visited, for a short space, every lady at the table and had at last re- turned to her whom he had escorted in to dinner. A. Good Family Clock. Omaha Jeweller—" Here, sir, is a clock which will, I think, please your esthetic tastes. At precisely 10 o'clock every even- ing a chime of bells rings and a bird hops out and sings a carol." Omaha Man—" I will take that if you will make a few changes in it." " With pleasure." " 1 have a daughter and I wish the clock for the parlor where she entertains her cam. pany. Fix it so that at 11 o'clock at night a milkman's bell will ring and a newsboy will skip out and yell, ' Morning papers.' " An Enterprising Postmaster. In front of the postoffioe of . Versailles, Mo., there is a placard on whioh is the fol- lowing announcement :— Stamps 2 cents. Stamps licked' 3'cents. Stampslicked, and stuck-.... ...... 4 cents. "If I might venture to make a sugges- tion, madame," said the tombstone agent, in a sombre yet respectable manner, "I should say the motto 'He has gone to a better land' would be an appropriate one." " You forget, sir," said the lady in blank, with cold dignity, " that he lived in Boston." HERE AND TUEME. New York horsemen in driving put a few folds of paper across the cheat underneath the overcoat as well as et the back, and find effectual protection against the cold windy that prevail at this Beason. The paper is like a wall in .completely protecting the wearer. An English County Court judge has eem- nnitted- a. lawyer to prison for saying that something which fell from bks honors lips was " an uuivat remark." ,Another judge has jest come imtofamo.by calling a witness liar. iar. The witneess promptly retorted that the judge himself waa " a liar and an Ina - potent old vagabond." Tide witness did not get veramitteal It is stated that a. London firm has re- ceived an order from the Russian Govern. meat fora fleet of bailoons for war purposes. Each balloon is, be carry a car which will accomodate six men and will cost, with appurteuaneea, $2,500. The balloons are being made of a preparation of asbestos which iastrictly non-infl.►iumabte aad they will be tilted with rarefied air. A. little Es ;uiiaaauu womaain, who left h ar native home oni the eastern shore of Green- land wizen 15 yearn old and hal resided in the Uiaitei€ Stelae long eeoaigh to lea=n the language and to develop the fact that the E=qutraa rix are as white as other people when the dirtwand grease are washed off, ie lea:taring toiatterested aualieneee iia Cbieego. AAtaoala other throw: ahs rays the :pia of her natithrow:ality tamer wade or batte in ell their liven, beer -4 ua reales, no forma of gov- craent, everyone does exactly as he or site pledge, see, said ore MI contented with their lot, as they know of uetlaitio better. A L'iciledelphie grocer advertised to give every thirteentbi customer the emeeet of hie perehaiae free. The plan- t eemeit a snecceTia' at prat, and bueiuvss thravenl, but one clay the boyo out tap s jobb on bier. Twelve of them walked lute the atom, and each made; e trifling purch.rao 1 the ;thole bill for the dozen was less than a, dollar. Thee the thirteenth mon walked la and ordered a barrel of ;wear, tea pounds of tea, ten pounde of coffee aad a box of cigars. The grocer fared the motto IMO as naau, but at once took &we:Iain riga and pat up another eayiur that the offer had beea withdrawn. An Iowa dergyaan ita~s challenged the " feith '" beaters,""mind eurere"" end ""Chria- bate erientiatA " to A teat of their ppower. The termed the ehslteogc aro that the sub- jectn shall be deaf, blind or ot]i]ctta1 with cancer, anal for every cure efl'eeted the clergymen same ea pa .10to a tninaieaary fond. A 4aluua1ala, Id., heeler renamed S^-,hra-Jcr Inas aceeptea the oder, eereeing t,A pay as like aunt into the astute fund for every failure. The teat will (alto place in Chia. go at as early date. :local:tog of the chat• enge the t'hie:igo Via: a eays :--" No stealens of the history of medical delusions will ca- veat any practical result from thin kismet». Leaat of till will he expect the col/epee of the "faith cure" when Mr. Sehradertinalty confesses his inability to teakettle deaf hear a tad the blind tee and the cencorotriclten whole. There (acres to be little doubt that the faunae Canal Caanpeny is on the verge of baultruptey, the French 11 intitry haviug de. alined to sane:Ion M. de Leseepa's Hist de. vice for raleinfi money, the lottery Scheme. Wien the crisis aides eotnc the eife-at will fucvitably 1s disastrous. The London .S1a::slarat eve that M. do Leaseps's greaten enemies !will have wished his project no geese fate, and that the result of the crash will be appalling to the French people. The company has absorbed nearly $2,t100,Oc10,- 000 of the savings of the poorest and moat industrious ciaesea of the Frenoh peasantry all over the country, anti not a cent of tins vast tune will ever be returned to the lend- ers. This is bad eaougb, but it is not iii. probable that the Government itself may be '. seriously involved, if not partially bank. rupted. Its loans are obtained through the same financial groups upon. whom M. de Lesseps ham been leaning, and it is this fact, it is bold, which bas led Ministry after Min- istry to put off disalosuro of the real state of the affairs of the Panama eehome. Matters have evidently, however, now reached such a yoint that the Government feels compelled to face any risk rather than allow the peo- ple to sink any more of their savinga into the project. Tho situation is a senora one for France in more ways than one. The New York Tribune gives an account of an organization which is being formed in Kansas to promote an extensive emigration movement amongst the coloured people in the South. Recruits aro to be gathered from the American cotton belt, with its out- lying tobacco, sugar, and rico fields. Tho objective point of the migration is South America, especially Brazil and the. Argen- tine Republic. The promoters of the move- ment claim to have $2,000,000 of capital pledged to aid them in the work. and ex- pect to be able by the close of the year to offer free transportation to hundreds of thousands of plantation labourers. The latter are said to be discontented, restless, and anxious to find new homes in some country where they can live in peace. " We are offered a welcome," says the lead- er of this exodus, "in a country where we can have our homes and not be driven from them, where we can earn our money and not be cheated nut of it, and where our votes will be counted when we vote. We have waited in the Smite until our hearts have failed us." Should the movement be successful on any large scale it would press very heavily upon the chief agricultural in- dustries of the South, which would be threatened with rain by the loss of the best classes of labourers. The very fact of an attempt being made at such a wholesale migration may, however, react favourably upon their condition at home. It would be turning the tables very effectually if, in- stead of being longer ab the meroy of the planters, the coloured labourers should find themselves in the position of being able to exact better terms trom their employers, and a fulleraeoognition of their rights from the politicians. The One Thing. He (with deep passion) -0h, Geraldine, my darling, I love you so. I love you so. Be mine, dearest, be mine. She (with suppressed emotion) — Oh, ,)-sok, you are so sudden : I must have time to— He (unguardedly) — Don't mention it, darling. Time is nothing ; money's the thing, and you've got plenty. TEMPERANCE ITEMS Cornelius Vanderbilt is strenuously op. prailwoseday tostation, the sale of liquor anywhere near a A rags. new industry is making whiskey from g As whiskey makes rags, this is a sort of reciprocity. Remptvllle and Spereervllle, in Grenville County, aro kept in terror by the threatsof oppoeehts of the Seott .Aet. Teacher. --Correct the sentence, ""The 11. quor which the span bought was drank," Swart Bay'.—" The man who bought the li- quor was drunk. Sam Jones said iu a late sermon at Rau - so City that men are sometimes led to drink to aid digestion, and that bad biscuit ekera are the allies of that devil. A vote for the repeal of the Seett Act in the Counties of Simcoe and Renfrew will be taken at an early date after April 15th, the petitions having beat found to be perfectly reilralsrare orts a total ' p of aea throaghotuaee the country for the week277failending February 10th, against 330 for the week pre- vious, Forty-three of the number were iia Canada, ten less than the preceding week. Tae tru"i 3 receipts of the Canadian Pad - railway. for the tch ending February' ;tit, exeleeive vie of tineSouth-!.astern railway,. were $203.00, au increase of 487,000 com- pered with the corresganaiing week last year. It is seal that'vealabT; nae!; fa the lignoe busitaeee in I'&iilttdelphia have termed nayia diene, with $1,000.ft00 balking to furnish boudnaneu to enable the saloonkeepers to comply with eke pew High licence Iran of Penney Ivaiun, Ternperence workers fat Montreal rare en- thuseeetically prosecuting the cctnpaign for ai recluotian of the uuuaber of liquor lie:mega in the city, the 'aowemeet having gaaalesi greet strcpfith from the zealous support Sit. ea by Arrhbiahop retiree Saye a New Yeah liquor dealer : "Of all the peleenoua Ileum in the world Bourbaaa whiskey bathe Strychnineisonly OAS of the poi:con,e iai it. A certain oil ie used ip iia ipta, eih wilt Jell asanufaeeat iia eireght minutes,ghtdrops aiadof a dog,whisits nine nannies." A retired Landell wine aaerehaut rereutly oftered. $l.tFinn) to tho British i ati:and Tena- perat.as Leaguue to be given la pnizei for the beet three casae to aaivorssy of the prineiplea of total aalaaliuesace. Ttao'iuestion, that is agitating—not the temperame,' talks, but the carj 41ra critiea iia : Will the leetele tousle the (atony? A terraperen:a, seriaaen aacetlieg no ceaia- merat : " DD. Jewell, a promitteaat fanner of &eyrie, aowaahip, autd for aevcral tonna miner of deeds of Barry' county, Mich., was fauna January 12 in the woad. eked et the court hem et 13aetiuge, with his lege frorta a:olid to the kueen and hie arras ire: en to tate elbawa. Ile Bail been dariaakiug her ity and will die." The preaainm pall on Mondv for drat choice of a paw in TulmAg,ro s froolilyn I'ab- ernacle amounted to $750 ; the rent for the pew soleztcd is $fta. For ocean(' cheico a premiere of 45,95 was paid, mad S5c0 for third. The rentals lent year aneneuted to $18,011 and, the premiums to $4,974, makin' as total of $33.0'5. The rontele thltyear are ,918,111 and the premiums $0,100, making a total of 42,1,22iata. The Il.aptof Wales peasoas7701 cha- pets which provide aecaaumodation for 210,- l1Ji: persons. 1 he number of comaaivaieents s is stated at 71,443. Tema aro in connection with the chapel, 8,535 Sunday School teach - ere and 77,317 rscllobrs. The ordained pat- tern number 307. These figures do not in - elude the connexional strength in Mon- mouthshire, where alone there aro 103 churches, with a memberahip of 12,505. After seven years trial of the highest kind of high license, the chief distiller of Nebras- ka aasnres his brothrea in the tendo that high Baena) does notlesseu the consumption of liquor. Ile states in a letter written to guide the liquor dealers of New York in their movement to gain a high license law, that such a law is ono of the grandest for the liquor traffic because of the proteation it secures to the business ; and if the repeal of the law were left to the dealers them- selves they would almost unanimously vote against it. A etringontlicensing law is inggested for the Province of Quebec by the Dominion Al- liance. The proposal is that all applicants for licenses shall give notice of their applica- tion in the Ofrzai Gazelle and in the pablio press, and shall produce before the commis- sion a petition, signed by a majority of the electors in the district, in favour of the grant]ng of the license before the license oast be given. A petition signed by majority in favour of withdrawing a license is to be decisive against the license holder, and the judges are to have the power to revoke licenaes as part punishment for violations of the law. Paraphrases. It is not always beauty that Dame Fortune favors, most' To homeliness she's gracious when to win her smiles it striven The insect that in couches lurks no pinions may boast, But notwithstanding, at the goal it generally ar- rives. A woman may dress and pose ase belle, And gracefully Sutter a Japanese fan, But a stone at a hen she cannot propel, For she isn't constructed upon teat plan. A bishop, reproving his delinquent page, said, " Wretched boy, who is it that sees and hears all we do, and before whom even I am but a crushed worm ?" The boy repli- ed, " The misses, my lord." His lordship said this was not the right answer. The system of bestowing pensions on al- leged veterans of the civil war in the Uuited States has often been made 'a'theme for ridi- cule on account of its prodigality and the number of frauds who come in for a share of the national gratitude. Many veterans (?) are like Bret Harte's soldier who "was with Grant," but explained on being greeted as a hero, that he had worked for Grant in Il- linois just three years before the war. A Massachusetts man named Fuller got $13,- 000 pension money for losing his eyesight in the cause of the country. It is now al- leged that the claim, like many of its pre- decessors, is fraudulent, and that Fuller be- came blind years after the war while on a fishing excursion, being struck by a bolt of lightning. The men who could gull the pen- sion department under these circumstances must have been able to tell a racy fish story.