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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1891-9-17, Page 3DOMINION PARLIAMENT, Mr. Tisdale unwed that the commit appointed to inquire into the charges aged Mr. CoeImmo be wanted leave to it dur the time Homo is ie. eeesion. The motion wee carried. Mr, leoster, replyiug to Mr. Rider, s there is a eenunerced treaty between E land and &twee. It does not appear to app1iobI to Bri tieh colonies. It wet seem that the higher tariff applies imports into :Flamm from Canada, and addition there ix, f understand, a Saila d'entrepot 00 any reerthandise imported i Frauce via, 13ritiele ports. Mr, Foster, an leering Mr, MeMull said that John Campbell ,aud Riche Thomas, clerks in the Montreal Custo oervice, had defaulted. Campbell's shorta was $3,500, and time of Thomas had n yet been repcnecd upon. Campbell havi secured the money for the Goverrunent a having made no Wore to cover up the fra in the books'dismissal WaS COnSitlerad, S &lent punishinent. Thomas died befo the shortage wae discovered. Mr. Foster, re:plying to Mr. Landerk ,said that since 1883 the sum of $(i,555 h been paid to john Honey, wood contract for the Government, as refends a tous pa on the Rideau canal. Mr. Foster, replying to Mr, Brodeu „said that the Govern:neat had pureness .land from Senator Guevremont, at the i stance of the Montreal Harbour Comm sioners, at $06 aa acre, making for the -.acres $1,224. The Government were n .aware that the land had been bought by M "Guevremont for 8,300. Mr. Foster, answering Mr. Davies, se !that the contract for the basin at Perth, the Tay canal, was $44,437. The total co of the work was 853,614, of which $0,9 Was for deepeniug the elest side. The House went into Committee ; Supply. Mr. Mills (Bothwell), upon the item .825,000 for a subsidy to a line of steame to run between Liverpool or Lon clon, or botl • and St. John, N. B., and Halifax, question° the justice of making, a grant of money to particular line of steamers, to the detrime . of other lines. This subsidy wouldnot stime late the trade between Canada and Grea Britain, but kill off all compeMng lines. I was also an injustice to the people of Caned to pay out their rnoney for the benefit of 'private enterprise. Mr. Foster said that last year a °entree was made with Messrs. Pickford & Bleck. 'representing the Furness Steamship Lin which would not expire until 1894. I -would not do to break the contract now This service dated back for many years, an last year it was agreed by the steamshi owners to give much improved service. Mr. Laurier said that Mr. Foster shoal have asked for an Act of Parliament 0071 firming the contract for four years. Vehe an appropriation was asked for yearly. Par liament had the right to grant or refuse tha appropriation. The contractors at the tim of entering into the contract knew that onl one year's appropriation had been voted Parliarnentwas nutter no moral obligation t vote the money asked for. The itempassed. Mr. Davies asked that an item of 812,50 for the steamer Admiral between Campbell ton and Gaspe be allowed to stand unti the report of the Privileges and Election Committee upon the Tarte charges is pre seated. Mr. Foster said that the result of th deliberations could in no way affect th enecessity of the service or the adaptabilit of the Admiral for that service. Mr. Laurier pointed out that if it wer found by the ckunietee, as had heon stated that that vessel was .only worth $16,000, .subsidy of $12;500 would be too much. He asked that the consideration of the item b -deferred. The item was allowed to stand. Mr. Haggart laid on the table a correc lion of the census returns for the District o Alberta, which showed the population to be 6,123 instead of 20,056. Mr. Haggart, explaining the item o 42,000,000 for carrying mails which shows -an increase of $244,000 over last year, said that the amount paid. the Grand Trunk last year was $329,952, and that this had been increased by $8,265 for additional service isa Wellington, Grey and Bruce, Georgian Bay and Lake Erie. The anrount paid. the Canadian Pacific Railway last year was 372,825; for next year the subsidy would be $483,500. The increase was made up of $74,936 increased. rate between Montreal and Vancouver, $28,950 increased rate be- tween Montreal and St. John, $25,670 for the New Brunswick Railway, which was not included in the Canadian Pacific Railway grant last year, $2,000 for Prince .Albert service, $1,081 for Winnipeg and Glenboro branch, $300 for the Missouri branch, and $160 for the Great Northern Railway. The increase between "Montreal and Vancouver brought up the ‘subsidy to $105 a mile. Previously it had theca $75 per mile. The Grand Trunk was •paid at the rate of $160 per mile for 884 aniles, $124 for 369 miles, with $25,000 added for increased accommodation between Mont- real and Toronto, and $5,725 for carrying .American mails. He read a letter from Mr. 'Van Horne dated 27t1i January4891, whieli pressed for an increase to $150 per mile. For several years the company had been pressing for increased payment. He re- ported to the council in favor of $105 per • annum, believing it was fair and just, and nit was granted. Sir Richard Cartwreght, on the vote for the Indians of New Brunswick, called . attention to the fact that $1,015 was paid ,last year to missionaries, and asked an ,explanation of it. It occurred to him that I missionaries might be better employed ' nearer home. Mr. Dewdney said that was a bonus to clergymen who had been doing special work .among the Indians. Sir Richard Cartwright—Of what.denoin- .ination are these missionaries? Mr. Dewclney—They aro all Roman 'Catholics. Sir Richard Cartwright—This is a de- parture with which the House should have %bean acquainted. This should have been • brought down as a special vote. Out of •'$6,000 spent among the Indians of New Brunswick $1,000 has been appropriated for • the perinea of salaries .of a number of . clergymen. That was not contemplated by the House when the money as voted. Clergymen in various parts of the Dominion leave devoted a greet deal of time to the •eerie -01 welfare d the Indian. If we are s going to pay these men, I do not know where you are going to draw the line, ' This is a question of considerable import- , once and I would like to have further infoimation as to hoW long these gentlemen fusee been paid, and what relations they • occupy towards the Indians. Mr. Girouard presented the report of the Privileges and Elections Committee, , embodying and endorsing the following re- port of a sub-coMmittee upon the resigna- tion of Thomas IVfcgrisevy, the contesta- tion of hie seat, and the issue by the Speaker of his warrant for a new election in Quebec West The acting Sergeant-at.Arms upon the orders of the day being called, arose and • said: I have the honor to report that wits 24th ult., and though 1 nave made care inquiry I have been unable to ascertain present whereabouts, 10 consequence his absence the order for him to ettend the ba' of the Houee this afternoon w left with ehe members of his family at 1 Ottewe resideuce. Mr. Lister moved, " That Andre Senec not having attended this day at the bar this House, pureuant to the order of tl 1101.160 of the day of 2711i August last, he taken into custody by the Sergeaute Arms attending this House, and that M Speaker clo issue his warrant accordingly Tho motion was carried. hir. Bowell moved the House into ea: mittee on his resolution providing for t cencellation of $1,500,000 worth of mot gage bonds of the North Shore Ranee Company now held by the Government. The House went into committee The resolutions were adopted. Mr. Barron, on the motion by Mr, Fest that the House go into Supply, drew atte tiers to the Trent Valley canal. Mr. Welsh protested against openclii any more money on railways and cana until the question of the construction of t tunnel between Prince Edward Island an the nusin land is settled. , Mr. Girouard upon moving the adoptio of the report of the Committee on Privileg and Elections upon the tendered resignati of Thomas McGreevy, said that the law no made no provision for requiring the clerk the courtwhere an election was being co testested to report that fact to the Speak of the House. Sir John Thompson said that it was n necessary for the House to deal with tie question during the present session. He di not think the provision should be retain° preventing a member from resigning his se under the circumstances. Mr. Bowell's resolution for the cam:3011 tion of the North Shore bonds was read third. time. Sir John Thompson introduced a bi founded on the resolution, which was read first time. Sir Richard Cartwright, upon the moths to go into Committee of Supply, said tha no one who looked at the census return could regard them with anything but regre According to the official statistics which ha been prepared, the Government was midi formed as to the true population by as muss as 520,000 souls, showing, he repeated either gross ignorance or wilful misrepre sentation. Not content with publishin these statements, they denounced and vili fied every person who drew attention to th true facts, and which facts were just as itc cessible to the Government as to others, an their subsidized organs had pursued a sirni lar course. It was an old principle of Eng, lish law that when a woman lost her °hem tity she was unfit to give evi dence The subsidized press was i political strumpet, and was no Trier worthy of credence. There were 104 o thee° false prophets'which were fed evitt the crumbs that fellfrom the Government' table. During the last few years the con duct of the Government in devoting severe, millions of dollars to the subsidized pres had prevented many facts relating to Can ada from being made known to the people and he proposed to turn on the search light. In the older province during th past twelve years there had been no appre- ciable increase in the wealth of the people. Of the total increase of 504,000, at least 377,000, if not more, was due to increase in the towns and cities, and the direct resat of this census confirmed in the strongest possible degree the statement that he had so often made—that the result of the Government's policy of esecessive taxation was to favor a few large cities and individual towns at the expense of the en - 'tire remainder of tho community. It was the flower of our population that we were driving to the United States not the resi- due. Could Canada have kept her young men at home, the Government would have ,been swept out of existence. He would not say that the Conservative party conspired to drive the young men into exile, but he would say that some of their leaders viewed with complacency the exodus of .young men, knowing that they would have better "chances of retainining power with the resi- due. Mr. Foster said that the only end Sir Richard Cartwright had in view was to further the interests of his own party and injure those of his opponents. There had never been any deliberate falsification of re- turns of the population by the Government, as charged by Sir Richard Cartwright. It was a disappointment to Canada that the rath of increase in the population had not been as great during the past ten years as could have been desired, but this was a disappointment that was being ex- perienced by the United States, England and other countries. Sir Richard Cart- wright should have been honest enough to state that there were conditions, wider than the administration and deeper than the fiscal policy, which should be canvassed. Mr. McMullen pointed out that the annual expenses of the Toronto Cnstom House were $66,000, while at Montreal the annual cost was $166,000. He asked what the revenues at these ports amounted to. Sir Richard Cartwright, upon the item for paying Indian missionaries in New Brunswick, said that if missionaries were paid in this province, he could not see how the Government could refuse to pay other clerical gentlemen in other parts of the Dominion who might be rendering similar services to the Indian bands, It would be found impossible to confine the payments to one province. Mr. Dewdney—They are paid in the same way hi the Province of Quebec and have been for some years. Mr. Fraser said it was no part of the functions of the Government to pay clergy- men of any denomination. It was no part of the Government's duty to enter the religious field. It was wrong in princi- ple. The Government was laying up trouble for itself, and the quicker it cut off this execrescence, this relic of bygone days of Church and State, the better for the country. The House adjourned at 11.25 p. out In Texas. Mr, Gustav Nauwald, Jr., Tivydale: Fredericksburg P, 0., Tex., U. S. A. writes, "1 was cut by a scythe and knife in my hands and feet ; I suffered three weeke. A half bottle of St. Jacobs Oil cured me." The nelght ontrapropartety. Mrs, Grundison, ju.n.—There goes Lucy Holroyd, all alone in a boat with young Snipsou isa usual ! So impudent of them ! Her elder sister --Yes ; how £ hocking if they were upset and drowned—without a chaperon, you know 1 Ile knew the Governor. A young son of the governor of an eastern state was asked in school the other day who the governor Was. "My father," was the reply. What is his mune?" " dunno," eaid the child, "only mamma, cells him The engagement of Miss May INTorthner Talmage, sceond daughter of Rev. Dr. Talmage, to Daniel D. Maingare, j1.11). , wealthy young grain merchaut, is en- nounced. The Marriage will not take ;nese Sonecal le& Ottawa on or after the piece until, the early winter, BALD) AIDEAL0f$ 1'0161811ED. A New thinideionta industry With Vast reset bil Mee, The row of old, weather-beaten buildings on the north side of Sansom, between Seventh and Eighth streets, Philadelphia, has boon the scene of many queer and etart- ling doings during thelasb five or six decades, but if one of the " Kuow ita115 " should happen along in that direction to day he would see a sight well calculated to surprise and tickle him. In one of these old buildings is located the tonsorial emporiurn of one "Louie." Time immemorial the joviel barber has been known and spoken ot simply as "Louie." No One thinks to make inquiries as to his surname, and it doesn't matter. He bus good trade, is a general favarite with his eustomers, and, to add to his other geed qualities, a phrenological examination veoulcl show that the bump of inventiveness is abnormally developed on L011iC'S cranium. His shop is neatly furnished, and in the rear wall is set an ordinary door leading into a email room, about which perpetually lingers a veil of mystery. An old gentle- man enthring the shop the other day was ushered into this mysterious back -room by an obsequious attendant. Before the little door °toed on the pair a curious customer in the main room glancing into the smaller apartment, saw this sign on the far wall: BALD-HEAG :BURNISHING, 25 Cents Extra. . .... . Much he wonderecl at the meaning of the queer placard, and half an hour afterward he was still in a brown study when the patriarchal customer emerged from the chamber of mystery. To say that the fernier was surprised by the old man's ap- pearance is drawing it mild. Most wonder- ful was the appearance of his head. Ile held his hat in his band, and under the glimmer of a strong ray of light his shiny bald head seemed encircled in a mystic aureole such as is fouzad generallyin thepictures of:abets. The curiosity of the inquisitive customer was aroused, and watching his oppor- tunity be slipped into the little rear room, concealed himself behind seine drapery in a dark corner, and , awaited developments. Presently the door opened and the attend- ant entered, followed by a sporty looking old fellow, whom the watcher recognized as a cigar dealer of north Ninth street, popu- larly known as " Docees The hidden man watched the operation of shaving, and then came the exhibition for which he had waited patiently. " Will you have your head polished, sir ?" " Of course," was the reply. Taking a contrivance of peculiar construc- tion, very much resembling an upturned shallow bucket, minus the bottom, the operator placed it over the old man's head, and by means of a s ;rew regulated it so as to fit tightly, completely covering the thin fringe of hair encircling a bald spot of very generous proportions. Then with is pair of diminutive tweezers the skilful attendant yanked out by the roots the few superfluous hairs that stood up at intervals like solitary trees on a desert. The scalp, "grown rough from copious per- spiration and dandruff, was then gently sponged with alcohol. This was followed by an application of glycerine, and over thst a composition resembling varnish, was spread with a small soft brush. The operator then sat down for ae few minutes, presumably to give his work a chance to cool. Resuming the operation, he rubbed the bald pate briskly with a chamois and several soft brushes of several sizes until the °scalp was radiant and so slippery that should a venturesome fly have attempted to gambol thereon ha would hav'e broken his neck. The contrivance before mentioned was taken off the customer's head and the finishing touches made on the bald corners that had been covered up ; the scanty rim of hair and the flowing milers side whiskers were dyed a brilliant black and the opera- tion was complethd. The customer aud attendant left the room, and the watcher, who was almost convulsed with laughter, followed unseen. • Shortly after he engaged Louie in a con- • ersation, and the latter said: " Well, yes, I admit I make a few pennies out of that little annex of mine. You see in the sum- mer time bald heads, becoming rough and dirty, afford a well -patronized camping ground for flies. To avoid these discoin- forts the victim avails himselfof any method of offering relief. That's natural, isn't it? Well, my invention answers the purpose ex- actly. The polish lasts for •several days. keeps the head cool, affords no foothold for flies and is not injurious, as many so-called hair restorers are. One of my customers told rne that before trying my plan he had used many recipes for restoring his hair. On one occasion, he said, after using a restorer he put a brighe new silver dollar in his pants pocket, and taking the coin out several days later, found it as black ae ink. The nitrate of silver had so eperineated hiss system that it even discolored the coin in his gocket. That's a fact. Trade is brisker with me in the summer, though I occasionally have a customer in the winter. Many of my patrons are prominent poli- ticians, lawyers and business men; but I wouldn't tell you their names for the world. If I am still in business when your hea,clbe- comes bald give me is call, and I assure you you won't regret it." Why She Liked Tunnels. Old Hardfeature (on the marriage tour)— Do you like the tunnels, darling' The darling—Yes, if you must kiss me, I don't went to see you ! Curves or AlltflOS. Cloca Review : Clara—Mr. Bristle, the artist, wants me to stand for him as a model. Maude—What ! is he studying geometry? Mr. Vernon Mount—Yes, darling we can get along without a piano, but we must have a furnace; and I don't know how we can afford it. Mrs. Mount (who has been reared in luxury)—I tell you what we might do, love. We might pass our winters in Florida. There are throe curious families living near Milan, Tenn. One faniily is composed of 4 persons, whose average height ie 6 feet 6 inches. The second family consists of father, mother end daughter, who together weigh 900 pounds, while tke third has 10 members, with a weight of only 513 pounds. —A banana -eating contest", at Tarpod Springs, Fla., ended in a tie between two of the racers, each stopping on the sixty- first banana, it is said. The wheat yield of Minpseeota and. the Dakotas is now estimated at 125,000,000 beshels at least as compared with 9,000,000 last year. Madge ---Does Anna play the piatio ? Millicent—Well, she labors at it ; one can hardly cell it playing, you know. Australia, it would appear, has some gigantic caterpillars. A. S. Orliff, of Sydney, mations ono moth larva abundant during the eununer season, which is from seven to twelve inches Tong. Mother (hotriaed)—What did you let that young Snipltins kiss you for ? Daughter (meekly) --For only two minutes, mamma, and then I told him to atop. PoomoNENT rzorzE, And 'What the World Says About Them Through the Press. Astor's daily income ie $23,000. Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher is 79. Mr. Lowell left a $47,000 estate. John G. Carlisle is in New England. Clould hasn't read a newspaper BillOO May. Mrs. Mackay lute a string of flawices diamonds two yards long. Princess Clementine, daughter of the King of the Belgians, is about to become a nun. Henry living's throat is again as cleareas a whistle and he ie having a good tirneeat 'AlaNhtivemelist Eggleston is soon to marry' Miss Anna Goode, a daughter of Dr. E. S. Goode, of Madison, Ind. James R. Garfield, of Mentor, 0, son of the late President, is a candidate for State Senator this year. Mies Elizabeth Bislande is about to merry Mr. Charles W. Wetmore, Secretary of the American Steel Barge Company. Wendell Philligs' memory is, te be hon- ored in Boston by a public hall bearing his name. It is well to honor such men. Miss Jeans, who has won the Cobden Club prize for an essay on political econoney, seems to be true blue and a blue -stocking, too. Tames G. Blaine, jun., will contest his wife's appeal for divorce. It is said that minter charges of the gravest character will be presented. The young Prince of Naples, heir to the throne of Italy, is said to be a model Prince, intellectually and morally. He is an only child, idolized by his parents, and a scholar and a gentleman in every sense of the word. In England the woman doctor seems to be getting along very finely. Queen Vic- toria's daughter, Princess Christian, em- ploys a woman as her physician when her nerves trouble her. Her attendant at such times is a well-known specialist, Dr. Julia Maitland. The Queen of Italy is near sighted and wears spectacles sometimes, but her husband does not like to see them on her nose and he says now and then: "Margaret, if you don't take those things off I shall sing." The unhappy woman, who heardhim sing once, tears them off with cries of ap- prehension. The news of Mme. Sardou's illness brings out the story of her romantic courtship. She met the famous dramatic author for the first time at breakfast one morning at her own hone, where he had come to consult her father, M. &sulk, director of the Palace of Versailles. It was a case of love at first sight, and before Sardou left the house she had given him her heart. A. Clarions Sentence. The follwing curious sentence, " Sator agepo tenet opera rotas," is pretty bad Latin, but may he freely translated. "1 cease from my work ; the sower will wear away his wheels." It hasthesepeculiarities First—!t spells backward and forward the same. Second—The first letter of each word epells the first word. Third—The second letter of each word spells the second. word, and so on with the third, fourth and fifth. Fourth—The last letters, read backward, spell the first word ; the next to the last, tbe second word and 80 011 throughout. Fiftli—eThere are just as reet,ny letters in each *ora as there are words: Maternal Counsel. At the stuniner hotel. Mamma—Ethel, I am astonished that you are so friendly with the Bogles chil- dren. Ethel—But they are so sweet and nice. Why may I not play with them? Mamma (freezmgly)—Is it •necessary for me to remind you of the fact that the Boggleses came here with only ten trunks? Try to bear in mind Met you come of fifreen-trunk parentage—Pietsburg Bulletin. Getting. Even. "Ah! play a Mile before you go, pro- fessor ?" "1 would like to, Miss Emma, but it's rather late, and I might disturb the neigh- bors." " Oh .1 don't bother about the neighbors. Besides, they poisoned our dog last week." DI Safe-lieeping. New York Weekly: Doctor—Did you have a heavy chill? Fair Patient—It seemed so. Doctor—Did your teeth chatter? Fair Patients—No; they were in my dressing room. het is Salves:111de Case. Dansville Breeze: "No, Gubbins, you will never be a brain worker." "Why not ?" "Haven't got the tools." A valuable bird dog owned by a Grass Valley, California, man was recently shown a parrot. He immediately "pointed," when potty marched up in frout at hin and said: "You're a rascal." The terrified dog turned his tail a,nd ran away, and is ruined for hunting, as he enn not now be induced to "point" at any sort of bird. Can a man who falls off a roof be called an eaves -dropper? The bone of contention is the jaw -bone. A man in St. Louis proposes to walk from that town to Chicago on a tight rope stretched twenty feet above the ground. —Doctor—Did you hake the medicine before taking? Patient—Certainly. It was too late to give it the shake after taking. Gold coin is shipped abroad in five - gallon iron -bound oaken kegs. Each keg holds ten bags and each bagcontains $5,000, so that the value of a keg is $50,000. Gold from the other side usually comes in boxes. Illuminated walking sticks are among the latest applications of electricity. A small incandescent lamp is concealed in the head of the cane and can be ignited by a spring. ' The so-called fiveelsy ships consume per day from sixty to eighty tone of coal more than other great steamships. The letter carriers of Burlington, Le, end the superintendent of the car company have made an agreement whereby by the payment of $1 per month by each carrier they are privileged to ride anywhere and at any time oh the electric care. "11 was a terrible disappointment for an advertising man. Poor Brace ! It seems as if his cup wile overflowing with gall," "Yea, he alwaye had plenty," Holding down the back seat in prayer meeting is not the best way in the world to help your pastor. Plans aro completed for the Oddfellows Hall at Chicago, to be the highest building on earth. It will be thirty-two titmice, 556 feet high, and is to have a foundeelon seventy -Ave feet deep. 910IIN1AIN MEDICINE, I Some People Who Should Stay Away Frani High Xands. The London Lamed has is timely editoriat 9 9 to injuries that dealing with the benefits derived from vieitso the mountains, and possibl may result to those unfitted for such atmos- phere • " The Rut to high latitudes, inasmuch as they are v r e y egod Here is something from Mr.Frank A. Hale, proprietor of the De Witt House, Lewiston, and the 'Pontine Hotel, Brunswick, Me. Hotel men meet the world as it comes and goes, and are not slow in sizing people and things up for what they are worth. He says that he has lost a father and several brothers and sis- ters from Pulmonary Consumption, and is himself frequently troubled with colds, and he Hereditary often coughs enough to make him sick at Cons u m ptionhis stomach. When ever he has taken a cold of this kind he uses Boschee's German Syrup, and it cures him every time. Here is a man -who knows the full danger of lung trou- bles, and would therefore be most particular as to the medicine he used. What is his opinion? Listen ! " use nothing but Boschee's German Syrup, and have advised, I presume, more than a hundred different per- sonst°to take it They agree with me that it is the best cough syrup in the market." 0 Vterallatallialanarlainaleallelle SIM JILTED HIM, And Ile Wants $10,000 Damages For Ilis Loss. John Innis, is carpenter, of Woodstock, is suing in the High Court of Justice Eliza. beth Hill, wife of Dr. A. H. S. Hill, of Norwich, for $10,000 damages for breach of promise of marriage. The marriage con- tract was made on June 281h, 1887, when the parties vowed that each loved the other and promised th be all in all to each other. The plaintiff alleges that the plighted vows were oft renewed., but that notwithstanding this the defendant broke the sacred promiseand married another man. A motion was made th strike out part of the statement of claim as embarrassing. As an exhibit to one of the affidavits used on behalf of the plaintiff was a cabinet photograph of the fair defendant, displaying upon the third finger of her left hand. is brilliant engage- ment ring, which the plaintiff says was given th her by him. Judgment on the motion was reserved. Mailed His Letter. A freshman in e. college in the city, says the "Youth's Companion," was anxious to mail a letter. Having been told to drop it into the red box at the corner, he hurried out of the building and ran down the street. He saw a red box'btxt could find no open - login which th put his letter. He searched for any possible direction on the box, and noticed in largeletters "Ring twice." He rang twice and waited to see what would happen, expecting a door to fly open into which he could drop the 'letter. Suddenly an open buggy dashed up, and a man in blue uniform jumped out. "Where is it ? " he demanded. "Here it is, thank you," said the fresh- man. "Please mail it at once." The fire -captain looked at the letter and then at the retreating student's figure. --- Then he dropped the letter into the box ' I across the street, reported the false alarm, and went back to the station. should rarely, if ever, be ! apt to be nuduly depressed by cold, and are i for the rnost part unable to practice those I habits of activity without which the moun- 1 tain climate is usually either useless or positively hurtful. 1 Those with weak hearts or weakened t blood vessels constitute another unsuitable I class. Rheumatic and reuse cases are obel- i ously not adapted for a cold and bracizlg climate Cases of profound nervousexhaus- ,tions, acute insomnia and utterly damaged digestion are generally unsuitable for the moan tains. " Temperance Topics. A distinguished Englishman, returning to his own country after a, careful study of American institutions, on being asked what he had seen that was most unlike England, answered : "The wineless dinner table of the great middle class." Eve: y saloon in North Dakota is closed, the result of the Supreme Court decision that liquor in original packages cannot be sold in that State, Kansas, with 100,000 more people than Texas, has only one penitentary with 906 prisoners, under prohibition. Texas'with less population and a liquor traffic, has two penitentiaries with 3,000 convicts. There are now five Free Churches in Glasgow which refuse admission to mem- bership to anyone engaged in the liquor traffic. Of the 30,000 criminals in German prisons, 14,000 were arrested for crimes committed under the influence of intoxicat- ing drinks. And yet it is continually asserted that beer and wine do not degrade the Germans ! Coffee-houses have been established in England by business men on business prin- ciples. Sixty-five such restaurants are successfully opera,ted along the docks in Liverpool. More than 30,000 men visit these houses daily, to the justified detriment of the ever -open saloon. Thereceiptsamount to $150,000 a year, paying 10 per cent. dividend to the stockholders. The members of the Congregational In- ternational Council, recently convened in London, were tendered a breakfast at Exeter Kali, the morning following the ad- journment of the meeting. There were strong words spoken for total abstinence, as was most fitting, since the hosts of the occasion were the members of the Congre- gational Total Abstinence Society, the Sec- retary of which said that out of 2,700 min- isters, 1,650 are total abstainers—about sixty per cent. When this society was formed, only thirty per cent. were ab- stainers. These figures were encouraging, but much more encouraging was the state- ment, applauded by the English brethren, that American Congregational ministers were abstainers almost to a unit. The,catacombs of Rome contain the re- mains of about 6,060,000 human beings, and those of Paris about 3,000,000. The latter were formerly stone quarries. Washington died shortly after 11 p.m. on Saturday, December 14, 1799, the last year of the century, the last month of the year, the last day of the week, and within the at hour of the day. • A ?Fearful Retribution. Miss Fanny—That hideous old Mr. Jones had the impudence th propose to me. Miss Jennie—You gave him the mitten? Miss Fanny—No, I did not. Just to pun- ish him I accepted his offer. He is worth half a million. Mow to Shop. Fair Shopper (in great store)—There, thie novelwill do. Don't wrap it up. Clerk—Don't wrap it up? "No, indeed. Di sit down here and read it to kill time while waiting for my change." The Sign Was Fa se. Owner of Fishpond (to man who is tres- passing)—Don't you see that sign, "No Fishing Here"? Angler (with an injured air)—Yes, and I dispute it. Why, there's good fishing here. Look at this basket. Extensive Patchwork. Old Grimes—Doctor, that bill's extrava- gant, and I'll not pay it ! • You did net cure me. Doctor—But I patched you up. Old Grimes—Well, yes—so much so that I can't tell which is me and which is the patch. Sensational Now. Smiley—Did you bear of the great move- ment in real estate yeeterday ? Riley—No; what was it? Smiley—The earth made igcoraplete revo- lution upon itis axis. S. J. 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