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Wile111 was bet a eallow yerath
And Biugtown seemed ten world to me,
I thought Miss Dollie BounessY
.A paragon of girls—in trait,
A being who woul1 take the prize
'Wong winged hosts a l'aradiso.
And -when she spurned my profferedhand,
And took Jim ilobinson s instead,
vowed tiett ne'eriti all the land
Could hope for Ino its radiance shed.
Mut -when some years had passed, and 1--
Meanwi1iie Wainteror—roturned
o Bingtown, aud, in passing by
.A. cottage, soddenly discerned
A freckled slattern, grossly. stout.
Aerein dingy porch rash wildly out,
Veatch Amen urchin by the ears
.4nd toss him thro' the open door,
chase from the lot a yoke of steers,
Jump a rail fenee and hurl a dozen
Of cobbles at a passing tramp, and
Kick a Newfoundland dog and tirtinv
'Two snakes to bits, then to the cot
Swoop hack and yell, in accents hot,
You, Jim! Come here,you lazy lout,
,And sweep this Inoasiy kitchen QIIL !"
When this 1 saw and heard, Limn learned—
AB from my ramble]. returned --
The dame was Krs.l.tolainson,
'This comment tine' nay nand die run :
" • The saddest words of tongue or gen'
Ara urole not 'it might have been. "
For and About
The Queen of Italy has a $7,000 dress.
Twenty-two newspapers in Kansas are
eedited by women.
Miss Braddon has published 00 novels
taming the past 30 years.
The society editor of a Boston morning
mewspaper is a young colored woman.
e A Polish lady, the Countess Branicha,
.r4owns what aro said to be the finest sapphires
in the world.
The Czarina of rill the Russians does not
eliedaan to wear a calico gown when she is
an board the imperial yacht.
MS. Julia Ward Howe began Greek at
70, and now at 72 she has just read the
plays of Sophocles in the original.
Helen Kellar, aged 11, a pupil in the
Boston Kindergarten, can play the piano
fairly well. She WAS born deaf, dumb and
Mrs. Parnell is reported to be gaining re-
markable facility as a typewriter since she
mndertook the duties of secretary to her
,husband.
A daughter of Gen. NeaaDow, Mrs Louise
Dow Benton, is so accomplised in volitpuk
that she translates works into that language
-for publication.
Miss Francis Willard on woman's waist
as defined by the corset: "1 call it the
death line. This line has filkd more graves
than whiskey r
Kate Field, who has made Washington
Bier home for the last 13 months, calls both
New York city and and Boston "idiotically
Anglo -maniacal.'
Two St. Louis girls who recently ran
away and married opera singers have dis-
covered the unpleasant truth that their
husbands are ex -convicts.
Miss Cooper, the first lady who will prac-
tice medicine in Queensland, has qualifiedin
Scotland, being L. R. C. P. and L. R. C. S.
Edinburgh, and Lae. P. S. Glasgow,e, rather
formidable array of letters.
Mrs. L. H. Stone, Ph. D., who led an
earnest fight in Michigan to secure the ad-
anission of women to the university of that
_State, has now begun a new campaign to
have her sex represented in the faculty.
The costliest dresses in the world are
worn by the women of Sumatra. They are
made of pure gold and silver. After the
metal is mined and smelted it is formed into
fine wire, which is woven into cloth and
• afterwards made into dresses.
• Mlle. Durnovo, a, relation of the Russian
Minister of the Interior, has started on a
pedestrian journey from Kien to Moscow, a•
distance of 1,060 kilometers. From Moscow
she intends, it is said, to walk to Paris,
following the lines of the railways all the
-way.
• General Butler's wife, of whom he writes
so tenderly in his memoirs, was an exquisite
lelocutionist, surpassed in the opinion of
anany by Fanny Kemble alone. She knew
several of the Shakespeare plays by heart,
naid believed that they were the work of
Macon.
Queen Natalie, of Servia, is said to be a
most beautiful and fascinating woman, with
brilliant dark eyes, an elegant figure, grace-
ful movements, and the gracious dignity be-
coming a sovereign. She is particularly
'courteous to women, and seems fond of their
mociety.
Lady Henry Somerset, whose work in con -
election with the temperance causeis known
far and wide, made her first public appear-
ance in connection with the Salvation Army
when she laid the foundation stone of the
new Salvation Army citadel, situate on Page
green, Tottenham, in the presence of a
large concourse of spectators.
lie Iliad Zemin Prison.
An old whitewasher stood before thecourt
as a witness. The lawyer for the defendant
tried to confuse him.
"You are Friedrich Muller?"
" Yes."
"Are you the Friedrich Muller who was
sentenced under mitigating circumstances
for robbery?"
"No, I am not that Muller."
"You are perhaps the Muller who was
.sentenced to two years' imprisonment for
theft ?"
"No, I am not that Muller either."
Wer e you ever in prison ?"
" Yes, twice."
" How long the first time ?"
"A whole afternoon,"
"An afternoon ! And the second time?
You must make truthful statements, for you
are sworn. If you were in prison for so
egshort a time, what did you do ?"
, "1 only whitewashed a cell for a lawyer
-who cheated his clients."
The lawyer did not ask any more ques-
tions on that subject.
Arthur Was All Right.
"0, papa," cried the sweet girl, " I hope
you didn't hurt Atthur !"
Hurt nothing !" yelled the old man,
limping around and holding his foot in his
hand. "Hurt nothing!' And you tell
Arthur that the next time he comes around
here with bricks in his coat-tail pockets
there'll be blood? Wough I My foot's
broken ! "---Boston News.
Billed by a Dog at a Dinner.
A singular tragedy happened at a private
house in Paris recently. The host had in-
wited a number of friends to luncheon. A
great Danish boarhound wits in the room,
according to custom. A guest dropped his
napkin, and while stooping to pick it up
• the dog with a spring seized his throes and
killed him. There was a terrible struggle
to pull the beast off, but without avail.
It is said that the experiincnt of the
telephonic church service has proved so
successful in Birmingham, Eng., that it is
now propoeed to dovelope the idea lay con-
necting the horipitels of the locality of
Christ Church, the mitre of the experi-
ment.
A coffinmaket in one of the leading streets
of London, happening to have apartments,
to let, has pasted his bills upon the coffins
in his window, annourieing, Lodgings for
single gentlemen."
HASHING
Did Vole Ever Know a Woman 'Who Liked
the Job?
There are few kitchen maids who under-
stand how to wash dishee properly. In-
deed, there are few kitchens where all the
-utensils are provided so that dishes can be
washed by the best methods. Houses pos-
sessing the best sets of Dresden china often
have no knifeboard and no kitchen rack on
which to drain the china and porcelain or
glass after it is washed, says a writer in the
New York Tribune. Where the dining.
room china, is washed in the butler's pantry
it is often found that one dish pan does the
work of two ; or that there is an insuffi-
cient supply of the proper towels for wiping
and washing. There shoullalways be two
dish pans, one to contain hot suds in which
the dishes are washed, and the other clear,
hot water in which they are rinsed.
A "soap -saver," a convenient little in-
strument made of open wire, in which the
soap is placed and shaken about in hot
water to produce suds, will help to use up
small pieces of soap and prevent the soap
being left soaking in the water, as It too
frequently is by careless maids, If the
water supplied to the house is hard a bottle'
of household ammonia is almost a necessity.
A few drops will soften the water so that
suds can be easily produced. A rack for
draining dishes is a convenient and useful
addition to the butler's pantry or to the
kitchen sink, wherever the dishes are
washed. This is an open layer of slats laid
over a shelfsloping to the sink.
The dishes, after they are washed, are laid
on this rack, boiling water is poured over
them, and they are left to drain, or
they are lifted from the rinsing water on to
this rack. This almost does away with the
necessity of wiping them, as they will be
found to be nearly dry when lifted from
•the rack, though it is wisest to go over
them with a son absorbent cloth. It pays
• to get an English knife -board of the kind
which are covered with channels leather and
bound with rubber. If you are provided
with powdered bath brick or sandsoap
which collies for polishing knives, there will
be no trouble in keeping the knives sharp
and clean with very little labor.
• Shun This Girl.
She is the girl who takes you off in one
corner and tells you things that you
wouldn't repeat toyour mother.
She is the girl who is anxious to have you
join a party which is to be " a dead secret";
and at which, because people are very free
and easy, yoa are uncomfortable and wish
you were at home.
She is the girl who tries to induce you
"just for fun," to smoke a cigarette, or to
take a glass of wine, and you don't know,
and possibly she doesn't that many of the
sinners of to -day committed their first sins
"just for fun."
She is the girl who persuades you that to
stay at homo and care and love your own, to
help mother and to have your pleasures at
home and where the home people can see
them, is stupid and tiresome; and that
spending the afternoon 'walking up and
down the street, looking at the windows
and the people, is "just delightful."
She is the girl who persuades you that
slang is witty, that a loud dress that
attracts attention is "stylish,"andthatyour
own simple gowns are dowdy and undesir-
able. She doesn't know'nor do you, how
many women have gone to destruction be-
cause of their love for fine clothes.
She is the girl who persuades you that to
be on very familiar terms with three 'Or four
•young men is an evidence of your charms
and fascination, instead of being, as it is, an
outward visible sign of your perfect folly.
She is the girl who persuades you that it
is a very smart thing to be referred to as "a
gay girl." She is very, very much mistaken.
And, of all others, she is the girl who, no
matter how hard she may try to ina,ke you
believe in her, is to be avoided.—Buth Ash-
more, in the Ladies' Home Journal.
• Is Old Sol Blue?
Opinions differ on this subject. Prof.
Langley, a distinguished American astrono-
mer, having studied solar radiation and
made numerous observations, came to
the conclusion that the pristine or extra-
terrestrial sunlight, is bluish, or, in other
words, that the sun, if seen beyond the ab-
sorptive atmosphere of the earth, would
appear blue. On the other hand, Capt.
Abney, another scientific authority on the
question, has arrived at quite a different
result to that of Prof. Langley,
showing that sunlight is white. • The
principle was illustrated by a fine experi-
ment which Capt. Abney called an artificial
sunset. Through a solution of hyposulphite
of soda a clear circle of electric light was
thrown on the screen and the image was
like the sun at noon. Then a few drops of
hydrochloric acid were added to the solu-
tion. This *produced a turbid mixture, and,
as the turbidity or muddiness increased,
first the violet, then the blue, the green and
the yellow rays were successively cut off,
the image varying with every gradation,
until finally there was the dull red of the
sun setting in a wintry or smoky sky.
Toots From the Ram's Born.
• Profession is not godliness.
• The devil has no flowing wells.
Bad habits are great bars in the devil's
prison.
Heaven's stairs are paved with Bible
promises.
Love never complains that its burden is
too heavy.
If you want to be a happy Christian be a
useful one.
Man is not lost by doing wrong, but by
being Wr011g.
People who never look up are not much
at lifting up.
It is bard to get people to look them-
selves squarely in theface.
Anybody Can feel religions when they get
in a tight place.
• The num who entertains good thoughts
opens the door for God.
Trials do not waken us. They only show
us that we are weak.
A Helpful Giri.
George Bashful—What do you think is
the prettiest, the most appropriate name
that can bo given to a girl?
Miss Beseie (patly)--Thena,me of the man
she loves.
George Bashful—But that can only be
done when she names the day.
Miss Bessie—Well, make it next Tees -
day.
George Bashful—Miss I3essie, you have
been is great help to me, and I will ask you
to --
Miss Bessie—Be your helpmate. George,
I promise.
And both heaved sighs of relief at least
one sire too large for them
A teacher in New Jersey was hearing ber
class in natural history recite, and calling up
a bright looking little girl, asked : Vgliat
is a ruminating animal ?'' " One that chews
her cubs," wee the innooent reply.
Cadley--What are the rules of this arab
about paying accOunts, enyhow ? Skinner—
You ought to know, You are the best
posted lean iti the club.
The leading article at a horse fair is is
hal ter.
THE ST. CLAIM TUNNEL.
--
lateresting FactAbout thts Stupendous
G. T. R. Undertaking,
Tito St. Clair tunnel has been constructed
under the river of that name, at the foot of
Lake Huron, for the purpose of superseding
the ferry boats which have hitherto con-
veyed the trains of the Omani Trunk route
across that river. It will afford immense
advantages to passengers and for freight
traffic, in avoiding the. inconveniences of
ferry, iu savin,„e. two hours of time and in
shortening the distance by about six miles.
The actual tunnel itself under the river is
6,026 feet long. It is lined throughout with
solid cast-iron plates, bolted together in
segments—each segment being five feet
long, eighteen incites wide and two inches
thick, with flanges five inches deep ;
the whole lining weighing 28,000 tons.
The bolts and nets for connecting the
segments together weigh 2,000,000 pounds.
The permanent way through the tunnel is
laid with steel rails, weighing one hundred
pounds to the lineal yard. The interior
diameter of the tunnel is twenty feet, and
ample means have been provided. for
thorough ventilation, and for lighting it
throughout when required by the electric
light. The road is practically level -under
the river, with approaches at each end on
gradients of 1 in 50. The total length of
the tunnel and approaches is 11,553 feet.
At the ends of the approaches are junctions
with the Grand Trunk Railway on the
Cauadian side, and the Chieago and Grand
Trunk Railway on the American side of the
river. In, connection with these junctions
ample ground has been levelled and pre-
pared, and shunting sidings to the extent of
ten miles have already been laid on each
side of the river.
The tunnel was constructed by means of
heavy wrought iron shields, with sharp
edges, 15,:feet 3 inches long, and 21 feet 6
inches in diameter. Each shield was pushed
forward by 24 hydraulic rams, the barrel of
each ram being 8 inches in diameter, with a
stroke of little moro than 18 inches. Each
ram exercised a force of 125 tons.
It is believed that the route as thus im-
proved will offer facilities for through com-
munication between Chicago and all points
in the east, which will be appreciated by
passengers and freighters. There will be
no more trouble from ice -blocks or other
obstructions in the river, and the best time
will be made for traffic of all descriptions.
From the date when the shields were first
lowered in position at the portals, to the ,
meeting of the shields in the ttuanel, the
time occupied in constructing the tunnel
was twelve months. The cost of the tunnel
proper was $1,460,000.
Bits of Advice to Girls.
AVOID
A loud, weak, affected whining,' harsh or
shrill tone of voice.
Extravagances in conversation—such
phrases as " awfully this," "beastly that,"
"loads of time," "don't you know,"
hate " for "dislike," etc.
Sudden exclamations of annoyance, sur-
prise and joy, such as "bother!"
gracious ! how jolly !" Yawning when
listening to any one.
Attempting any vocal or instrumental
piece of music you cannot execute with
ease. '
Crossing your letters.
Making a short, sharp nod with the head
intended to do duty as a bow.
OPLTIVATE.
An unaffected, low, distinct, silver -toned
voice.
The charm of making little sacrifices
quite naturally, as if of no account to your-
self.
The habit of making allowances for the
opinions, feelings or prejudices of others.
An erect carriage, a sound bode-.
A good memory for faces, and" facts con-
nected with them, thus avoiding giving
offence through not recognizing nor bowing
to people, nor saying to them what had best
be left unsaid. ,
The art of listening without impatience to
prosy talkers, and smiling at the twice-told
tale or joke.—Haeper's Young People.
The High JlisIliig Craze.
, A report from New York city states that
a scheme is on foot there to put up a
twenty -story building of "solid steel"
for a casing, with walls of stone and
terra cotta. Above the building will
rise a six -story tower the summit of
which will be 550 above the street.
The lot on which this tower of Babel is
to be constructed is on the west side of
Broadway opposite Bowling Green. It
is 163 -feet front by 200 feet deep. Some
idea of the height of the building can
be obtained from . the statement that if the
Potter building was put on top of the Pul-
itzer building's dome, and a six -story struc-
ture on top of that, the whole would not
reach the crown of the proposed building.
The estimated cost is $4,000,000. The pro-
jectors will have to hurry up, or they will
find a law iu existence limiting the height of
buildings in cities. Even fire -proof struc-
tures, however solidly built, lave their
perils. An earthquake, for instance, is not
impossible even in New York.
He Hadn't Taker' Anything.
"Have you taken anything, for your
trouble ?" asked the doctor of a long, lank,
hungry -looking man, who came to him com-
plaining of being "all run down," so that he
didn't seem to be "no manner o' cOrrect,"
his appearance verifying his words,
" Wellat ain't been taking much of any-
thing, doc—that is, nothing to speak of.
tuk a couple o' bottles o' Pinkham's bitters
a while back and a bottle of Qtrackem's
invigorator, with a couple o' boxes o'
Curem's pills, and a lot o' quinine, and some
root bitters my old woman fixed up. I've
got a porous plaster on my back, an' a liver
pad on, an' I'm wearin' an 'lectric belt an'
takin' red clover four times a day, with a
dose or two o' salts ev're other day ; 'ceptin'
for that I ain't taken nothina"—Ilfunsey'e
Relative Enjoyment.
Mr. Boresome—I was sorry that you were
not at home yesterday when I called.
Mise Boredmuche—Yes, I should have en-
joyed it, probably, even more than where.I
was.
,Mr. Boresome—Oh, I am so glad to hear
you. say so ; where were you?
Miss Botedmuch—At the dentist's.
The Death :Least Expected.
Dodson—Taae say poor Briggs, the tee-
totaler, died of hard drink.
Bings---You astonish me How did he
acquire the habit?
Dodson—It was very sudden. A cake of
ice fell on him.
An advocate, seeing that there was no
longer any use of denyirg certain charges
against his client, suddenly changed his
plan of battle in order to arrive at eturcees
in another way. "Well, be it so," he said;
my client is a scoundrel kilid the worst
liar in the World." Rote he .Was ititetrupted
by the Judge, who remarked "Brother
13 --,you Ate forgetting yourself."
A turtle feet feet iterOfiS the heels is said
to have frequented Current River, in
Missouri, for the past fifty years,
c.4.196 nin A NEW *ACE.
A peeintiar illustration oe the Triumph of
Bioderu Surge/4'.
Science hes just given a man a new face.
Some time ago he grafted a dog's bone upon
poor little lame Johnny Githens' satin, and
Johnny now runs around as spryly as any
other boy of his age; but now Science
promises to go herself one better and achieve
a surgery of the countenance admirable to
think of.
But facts are facts, so let us to them :
Martin Engel lives! in New York and glories
in local,politics. He is champion of
Dollar Smith. In a bar -room brawl on
the night of June 18th Engel was put
through the mill of pugilistic adversity. He
was laid out, keel -hauled, skinned alive.
Tae boric of his nose was so badly shattered
as te make that useful and ornamental
organ both useless and hideous, and both
of his jawbones were broken in several
places. His cheek bones were also broken.
In short, Engel's face was withont shape.
At Bellevue Hospital this "beautiful
case" was turned over to Dr, Kelly, who at
once began to work on the patient. He
made Engel a new nose, the internal part of
which is artificial, but the external part of
which is of flesh and skin taken from other
parts of the.patient's body. The new nose
is of a decidedly flat or Mongolian caste,
whereas the old nose was conspicuously
aquiline ; but Engel does not mind that.
While the nose was being formed work
was also being done on the brokea cheek
and jaw bones, and they were Soon
brought into shape. In mending his
jaw bones, however, it was necessary to
give Engel's face a much rounder form than
it previously had, and the work on the
cheek bones had the effect of drawing down
the corner of the eyes in a way foreign to
their original appearance. When the work
was done, however, it was pronounced web
done for Engel's face though changed was
not badly disfigured. In fact, the chief
disfigurbment was a gash in the upper lip,
and that was carefully concealed by giving
a new turn to his luxuriant mustache.
Engel is now attending to his business,
but even his best friends don't know him.
Blockheads for Sale.
When Lord Thurlow first opened a
lawyer's office in London he took a base-
ment room, which had previously been,
occupied by a cobbler. He was somewhat
annoyed by the previous occupant's callers,
and annoyed bed the fact that he had
few of his own. One day an Irishman en-
tered.
"The cobbler's gone, 1 see," he said.
"1 should think he had," tartly respond-
ed the lawyer.
," And what do you sell ?" inquired the
Irishman, looking' at the solitary table and
a few law books.
"Blockheads," responded Thurlow.
" Beeorra " said Pat "ye must be doing
a mighty fine business—ye hain't got but
one left."—London Tit -Bits.
True to Ws Motto.
She had yawned six times looked at the
clock four times, and pretended to be half
asleep three tines, but the young editor
who was calling upon her was so much
in love that he did not observe these
manifestations of weariness. At length she
said:
"Most newspapers have mottoes, haven't
they ?"
"Some have."
" Has yours one?"
Yes."
" What is it ?"
" We are here to stay."
" have sworn it was something of
that kid," she said with a sign, and the
silences aras resumed.
The Biggest Warship Afloat.
The new British warehip, named after
Lord Hood, was launched at Chatham dock-
yard recently. She has been, less than two
years in bend. It is said she is the largest
turret ship yet built. Her floating weight
is 7,500 tons. Her length is 380 feet ;
breadth, 75 feet; draught of water for-
ward, 26 feet, a,nd aft, 28 feet; displace-
ment, 14,150 tons; indicated horse -power,
13,000 ; speed (in knots), 17. Her arma-
ment is to consist of four 13a -inch breech -
loading guns in turrets, ten 6 -inch quick -
firing guns, ten 6 -pounder quick -firing guns,
and nine 3 -pounder quick -firing guns,
besides twenty-four torpedoes and boat,
field and machine guns. The cost of the
Hood is $4,500,000.
Diplonutcy Won.
Schoolmarm (with ominous look in her
eye)—What made you so late, Thomas
Slane?
Thomas --Been fightin'.
Schoolmarm (advancing furiously)—You
have eh?
Thomas—Yes, ma'am. A boy said yer wuz
ugly as home-made sin, an' I jest give it to
him.
Schoolmarm—Well, Thomas, dear,
have to pardon you this time, but control
your temper the best you can.
virtuous Actions Better Than Stones.
A man's best monument is his virtuous
actions. Foolish is the hope of immortality
and future praise by the cost of senseless
stones, when the passenger shall only say,
"Here lies a fair stone and an unsightly
carcass." That can only report thee rich;
but for other praises, thyself muse build
thy monument alive, and write thy own
epitaph in honest and honorable actions.
These are so much more noble than the
other, as living men are better than dead
stones. --Bishop Hall.
Much in a Name.
Farmer's Wife (excitedly)—I b'leeve our
new boarders are just rnarried, and trying
to hide it. IVIira,ndy, what was Mr. and
Mrs. Newcome a-doin when you and father
come en 'em so quick in the orchard?
Miranda (just home from college)—They
were engaged in a practical discussion of
osculatory reciprocity.
Farmer's Wife (disgusted)—And that
idjut of e man told me he b'leeved they
was swappin' kisses.—Balamore American.
'Welcome Visitors.
First Little Girl—Aunt Maud and Aunt
Clara visited us yesterday, and theybrought
me a doll.
Second Little Girl—Aunts are nobody.
Pooh! Anybody can have aunts visit 'em.
We have angels, real angels, visit our house.
Some were there last night.
" Angels ! Did you see them ?"
" N—o, 1 was asleep ; but tide morning
I saw the baby they brought."
Envious.
e
It was a, tight squeeze for me, said
Bjenlis, as he finished the story of his ad-
venture, and an old maid listener whispered
softly to herself:
If I had only been there."
The marl who prefers to be right lather
than be president has uatially been heartily
aceernineditted by the people.
The hotter people feel towards each other
the eooler they act.
A Chicago tobacconist has mimed his horse
Fine Out. He evidently coneiders him no
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1,141TOR10E OF COMMERCE.
Where it is Produced Arid How it is
Prepared for Market.
The British Consul at Bussorah, in an
interesting report on the growth of the
liquorice plant on the banks of the Tigris
and Euphrates, says that these greet rivers
in the part where the root is found flow
through flat, treeless prairies of unculti-
vated and nearly uninhabited land. For
three months of the year hot winds blow,
and the temperature reaches 104. For
six months the climate is moderate and
salubrious, and for three months bleak and
wintry, the thermometer going down to
30 at night.
The liquorice plant is is small shrub, with
light foliage, growing to about three feet
high, where its root can reach the water. It
grows without any cultivation. No lands
aro leased for the purpose, and no objection
is made to its being cultivated. It is found
in abundance from Ctesiplion, ten miles
from Bagdad, down to Kut-ul-Anara, half
way between Bussorah and Bagdad. It
grows on red earth soil, and also on light,
almost sandy, soil, where the wood is best,
provided it has plenty of water, and the
ground is not more than fifty yards from
the actual river or stream.
Only one firm works it in Bagdad, and
it is well known that the business is a
prosperous one. The wood, after being
once dug up and cut, grows again better
afterward. The time of collecting is,
generally speaking, during the winter,
but it is possible all the year round. The
TOOt when dug is full of water, and must be
allowed to dry, a process which takes the
best part of a year, especially in hot
weather. It is then sawed or cut ioto
smell pieces six inches to a foot long. The
good and sound pieces are kept, and the
rotten ones are used for fire -wood.
It is then shipped in native river boats
to 13ussorah, whence it is shipped in pressed
bales to London, and again from there to
America, where it is used largely in the
manufacture of tobacco. The consul thinks
the trade is capable of expansion. The de-
mand in America ia great, and shipments
are easilydisposed of. After sorting there
still remains some useless wood in the bales,
perhaps 7 per cent. From figures supplied
by the Bagdad firm engaged in the busi-
ness, it seems that the total net cost of a
ton of liquorice root laid down in London is
about £4.
No frost in Manitoba last night.
Import
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We respectfully ask your careful
attention to this statement, brief but
important, and which we will divide
into three parts, vis:
I, THE SITUATION; 2, THE NECES-
SITY; 3 THE REMEDY.
1st. The Situation
Health depends upon the state of the
blood. The blood conveys every
element which goes to make up all the
organs of the body, and it carries away
all waste or dissolved and useless
material. Every bone, muscle, nerve
and tissue lives upon what the blood
feeds to it. Moreover, every beating of
the heart, every drawing of the breath,
every thought flashing through the
brain, needs a supply of pure blood, to
be done rightly and well.
2d. The Necessity
,The human race as a whole is in
great need of a goodblood purifier.
There are about zecio disorders incident
to the human frame, the large majority
arising from the impure or poisonous
condition of the blood. Very few in-
dividuals enjoy perfect health, and
fewer still have perfectly pure blood.
Scrofula, a disease as old as antiquity,
has been inherited by generation after
generation, and manifests itself today
virulent and virtually unchanged from
its ancient forms. If we are so fortu-
nate as to eacape hereditary impurities
in the blood, we may contract disease
from germs in the air we breathe, the
food we eat, or the water we drink.
3d. The Remedy
In Hood's Sarsaparilla is found the
medicine for all blood diseases. Its
remarkable cures are its loudest praise.
No remedy has ever had so great site-
cess, no medicine was ever accorded so
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A BABY AHEAD.
The 'Uncomfortable Situation Which a
Toronto Mau is Placed.
The little grocery store on the corner of
Anderson and William streets was the scene
of an incident Thursday night, which has put
the proprietor in a very uncomfortable posi-
tion, and one which he would willingly
resign to someone else. Early in the even-
ing a woman carrying a baby bundled up
walked into the store, deposited the armful
on the counter and left. Mr. Johnston
made a frantic endeavor to get the mother
to take her baby away, but it was 1131811C-
cessful. She said she thought 'he should be
proud to be given a chance to support his
own child, but the irate sitorekeeper denied,
in vehement terms, the paternity of the
infant. However, as the mother ended the
argument very abruptly by walking off,
Mr. Johnston bad to take some action. He
despatched a couple of boys to the police
station for a posse of constables. The inspec-
tor listened to the story of the couriers, and
decided
that he could not do u_wanythingto
n
relieve Mr. Johnston of his e ome
charge. The grocer is therefore in posses-
sion, but is earnestly hoping that the mother
will change her mind and return for the
repudiated youngster. The story of the
affair is this : Johnston is married to the
sister of the woman who left the infant on
his counter. Some time ago, when his wife
was he got the sister-in-law to come to
his house and attend to her. The sister-in-
law alleges that he accomplished her ruin
at that time, and the mother some time ago
instituted a suit for damages against John-
ston on this account. Yesterda,y a meeting
was held at the Police Court between the
interested parties, it is said, to endeavor to
arrive at an arrangement satisfactory to
both sides. The aggrieved lady wanted too
much money, it is said, and in despair at
not receiving needed assistance from john -
sten she left the child with him to care for.
—Empire.
A ai4ce "Derangement or Epitaphs."
"What's in is name?" quota Gentle Will,
and sure enough, what is?
A gentleman was passing along Park
avenue, New York, and noticing a fine
building whith was new to him in-
quired of is neighboring policemen what it
was.
"That," replied the intelligent ofilcer,
with the pride of conseious superiority. " is
the Prisbytarian Thayological Thayeter,"---
Harper's,
A Monster Wheel.
; A Cleveland, 0., concern has recently
constructed an enormous gear wheel for use
; in a mine in South Africa. The gear is 30
feet 6 inches in diameter and 30 inches
face. The teeth, 192 in number, are six
inches pitch and were cut by machine. The
hub is 9 feet 2 inches in diameter, and is
, bored for a 27 -inch shaft. The wheel is
built in sections and weighs 66 tons.
A he in the heart is as black as it is in a
horse trade.—Ram's Horn. But no well -
regulated man has ever confessed to a lie its
a horse trade. —N. Y. 1,'ecorcler.
• A broadcloth coat that bad been mem.,
ured for President Andrese- jacket:ea raid
returned because it did riot flt, told for..$850.
Two more bodies recovered from Park
laee wtecia