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At Wave Crest other wealthy men, inost of them members of the Progress t.lub, of which Mr. Lichtenstein is vice-president, have cottages. With plenty of money, commodious and lavishly furnished houses, and nothing to do through the summer but to enjoy life, the summer colony at Wave Crest' had an easy time of it. One day, shortly before leaving for the summer, Mr. Lichtenstein happened to see an Italian organ -grinder, It set him solil- oquizing over his own happy lot and over the miserable one of the poor Italian. An idea occurred to Mr. Lichtenstein. He would borrow the hand organ,disguise him- self, and try to imagine himself au organ - grinder for half an hour. He hunted up the Italian and paid him $1') for the loan of his organ. Then he went to his room and donned a suit of old clothes and a dilapidated hat. He smiled to himself as he removed the diamond from his shirt front and the brilliantringsfrom his fingers. He sailed forth With his organ and began playing in front of the residences of his friends, one after another, At the first place he went through the whole repertoire, but without receiving any contribution. Then he started "After the Bali," and played it three times in succession, which brought out the servant girl in a hurry. She threw a penny in the box and begged him to go away. Mr. Lichtenstein stopped in front of the next house, but they had heard all they wanted and gave him a cent before he could grind out the first selection, At his next stop he played until he thought his arm would fall off, but got nothing. He skipped a whole block and had just got ready to turn the crank at another corner when a party of four ladies came along, with each of whom Mr. Lichtenstein was intimately acquainted. His heart sunk into his silk stockings, and he was fearful of being recognized. It was too late to run, so he put on a bold front,and after render- ing "Marguerite" he held hie hat out so prominently as to almost obstruct their progress. "Gracious, haw persistent 1" exclaimed one of the ladies. "Poor fellow,' suppose he's hen r , and she dropped fivecents PP in the tin cup. '\1r. Lichtenstein was about to congratu- late himself on his escape when, to his hor- ror, a fat dog which belonged to the party, andh' h u had with w is It t d fed "ill many a • lump of sugar, rushed him g r, ash t up to and wagged his tail in joyful recognition, showing that dogs are wiser than mankind in that they do not judge people by the clothing they wear. Mr. Lichtenstein scowled and the dog looked surprised and ran away. Mr. Lichtenstein played in front of four other houses without gett tng a cent and was twice insulted. Mr. Lichtenstein was now getting bolder. He planted himself in front of his own house. Seated in front of the cottage were two ladies of the house and several little children. The children were delighted to see him and enjoyed his selections more than the old folks did. When he played , "On the Bowery" one of the little girls clapped her hand with delight and running into the house cried, `Uncle Dave, Uncle Dave t the man's playing "On the Bowery." This is one of Mr. Lichtenstein's favorite airs, and the child was disappointed on not finding him in the house. ._.et was glory enough and Mr. Lichten- stein shouldered his organ and stole away toe, photograph gallery, where he had his picture taken, He said nothing of Iris venture to any one just then, but he invited a party of friends to dinner with him that evening and at the table he let the eat out of the bag. At first they refused to believe him but he produced his photograph, and with the corroboration of the strange be- havior of the dog which the women had noticed, the case was complete. 113.410"."- Canadian 13~41•-- Canadian Art at the World's Pair. In a little room in the Art Building at the Centennial Exhibition was domiciled what was called the Art of Canada. The collection contained a few god but unim- portant works ; those, at least, whose in- timacy with numerous specimen of unprom- mising mediocrity lost for them dhe value they deserved probably, anti the exhibit, as a whole, has never been referred to with much pride. The Canadian pictures now at the World's Fair at Chicago hold apparent- ly quite a different place in the midst of the world's art than did those of R 1.76. The rooms occupied by the one hundred and odd quickly-gathoredframes are visited as much, and with as lively interest as any others. And though there are not amongst them many striking subjects to catch the eye with trick of title or jugglery of effect,there are, on the other hand,many numbers which give evidence of much thoughtful, spirited and often highly artistic treatment. In fact, it appears to us had many of the pictures been simply rolled out upon large canvasses, their importance would have been greatly enhanced as an attraction to the eye of the hurrying sightseer, although their value would, like that of many, have been possib- ly much greater had they remained in mod- est proportions. To the practical eye, the appearance of vacant lots in a pioture is a detriment, and does not improve its value. The awards that have fallen to us are another proof to Canadian people that their painters deserve well of them—that we have living amongst us distinguished and very worthy artists. We do not, of course, know upon what system the awards were given, but while eminent members of the profes. sion are reticent, we venture to think some surprise is felt at names being passed over that deserve as well, at least,as some receiv- ing the honors of the Fair. The naives of Forster, O'Brien, Fowler, Peel, Jacobi will not be questioned for work of the highest quality, and rooms 11 and 12 in the Art Building owe as much, in our humble judg- ment, to these and a few others as to some who wear the laurels, no matter how well deserved. We speak in no spirit of captious- ness, but in the interest of an industry that contributes much tomer country's elevation and, advancement. Two things are made clear by our exhibit in Chicago. One is the growth of art in Canada, which has scarcely been paralelled by any other enterprise, and this without any stimulus but the zeal of the men them- selves ;. and the other is, that art invest- ments can be safely ma:ie at home.—[Chica- go correspondent of Merchant. In 1761 a Glasgow, Scotland, paper an- s Bounced the marriage of David Lincoln to Catherine Crow, his fifth wife, and 'continn e is 1. His first t d rr He 7 wife was a Dui 4h e - whose a g woman,name Itohas forgot t Thee. rest were Scotch-" i THE WORLD OVER, President Cleveland's postal deliveries average 800 letters a day.. An uncut diamond looks very much like a bit of the best gum arable. Creek sculptors often used eyes of glass or crystals in the faoos of their statues. The weeping willow is a Turkish and Syrian plant. It was first described in 1602. Hanging in chains was abolished, with many other cruel punishments, in1834, Frogs, which area valuable food crop in,, Belgium, are protected by law in that coun- try. The first naval expedition on record was that of the Argonauts, probably pirates, B. C. 1263, The world in 1888 had 791,425 schools for elementary instruction, with 50,816,000 pupils. The Ragged School Union, for the in- struction of very poor children, was founded in 184.4. Cuba has 192 coffee plantations,700 sugar plantations, 4,500 tobacco estates, 3,200 cattle farms and 1,700 small farms devoted to various products. The greatest domes in the world are those of St. Peter's, St. Paul's, the Invalides, in Paris ; St. Isaac's, in St. Petersburg,and the Capitol, in Washington. The stock of paid notes for five years in. the Dank of England is about 77,745,000 in number, and they fill 13,400 boxes, which,. if placed side by side, would reach two and one-third tnilee. The use of the flannel shroud dates back to acts of parliementlS and 19,Charles II., which, to encourage the woolen trade in England, compelled that all bodies should be so protected. A pensioner of Clearfield, Pa., who signed a patent medicine testimonial, certifying that he had recovered his health through a use of the preparation, finds his pension stopped on the strength of his certificate,. A coon, with a leather strap around its neck, which was lost by a young woman at Chester, W. Va., about fifteen years ago, was found the other day by a bunter in the woods near Chester. The animal still had the collar around its neck. The one of British India, inoluding the dependent states, amounts to 1,500,003 square miles, There are 2,000 towns with a population of 1,000 or upwards, and nearly 716,000 villages, comprising 53,000,- 000 dwelling places for man. The popu- lation amounts to 287,000,000. The males exceed the females by 6,000. Y A venerable clergyman has resigned his charge in San Francisco because, as ire as- serted, the ladies of the choir giggled and the men joked while he was preaching his meet eloquent er aermons, and annoyed him so much that he was often tempted to sit down iu the midst of hie discourse and let thein do all the talking. One sees Arabs coming into Constantino- ple with a donkey load of wood, which they sell for 3 francs. They have come twenty-five y e miles with it, sell it and next day ride the donkey back. As a meal costs them but 2 cents, the wood nothing and the donkey does all the work, what seems a small profit is really a good ono. It must be a terrifying revelation (to those foreign ladies who kiss their oats) that has been made by Professor Fiocci, the Italian chemist. He found by experisaent that when a cat licks its lips it spreads over them a saliva in which there are swarms of minute bacilli not free from banger to hu- man beings. When he inoculated eabbits +. and guinea pigs with thisnoxiaus au.sstance i. they died within twenty-four hours, rand he has come to the conclusion that it is dan- gerous for ladies to indulge in the habit of kissing their cats. Very people few eoP le aro aware that filep earl oyster is not in any way like the oysters which we eat. It la of an entirely different species, and as a natter of fact the shells of the so-called pearl oysters aro of far more value to those engaged in pear] fishing than the pearls. There are extensive pearl fisheries in the Gulf of California, and some of the finest pearls have been taken from those waters. In 1851 one pearl—a black one—was sold for $10,000, and every year since that time many pearls have been taken from the beds in the California gulf valued at over $7,500 each. Some ingenious Paris dealers are report- ed to have invented a way of enhancing the market value of their wares. It is said that they color ordinary oranges a deep red making them look ]ike mandarins, which fetch much higher prices. They also tint pineapples to make them look more attrac- tive, and dye the common white straw- berries a lovely red. Melons are beim; treated in a similar way and tinted a fine orange, their flavor being increased by in. an essence of melon. 1 g to The latest development of this business is in connec- tion with pears, which are dyed red for a third of their size and blue below, thus presenting the national colors when peeled. These are said to be in demand for dessert on account of their novelty. Photographic Discovery of Asteroid s• One of the most remarkable of recent astronomical developments is the result of the application of photography to the dis- covery of asteroids or minor planets. By the old methods of search the annual rate of discovery ranged from one to twenty, the average for the twenty years, 1372.01, being 1C-2. In 1892 twenty-nine were dis- covered, two only by the alder method, while between Jan. 1 and April 15 of the present year twentyfrve were picked up by the two observers, Wolf, of Heidelberg, and Chariots, of Nice, who have pressed the camera into service. The negatives are made with en exposure of from three to five hours, each covering an area two or three degrees square. On the plate the images of the stars are round, clean, while any planets or planetoids which may be present are at once recognised by the elongation of their images due to their orbital motion ; and three or four of these oblong lights are sometimes found on a single plate. Ifthe number of observers using the method should be much increased, the number of annual discoveries may easily mount into the hundreds. The total number of these little bodies which circu- late in the space between Mars and Jupiter stands az 375 so far as now known, but it almost certain that those still undiscovered must be oonnted by the thousand, and obviously it will soon be hopeless to attempt to keep the run of them all. We may reasonably suppose that all the larger ones have been already discovered and that those till remaining are all ex- tremely minute. It is true that from a certain do£enstble standpoint the size of a planet has nothing to do with its astrono- mical importance. Mathematically con- idered a planetoid's orbit is just as worthy of investigation as that of Jupiter itself, but practicallyit is plain that the com gut-, rs ill be obliged to select a limited 1 g d number which present special points of interest and confine their attention to them alone, 1 ONTARIO'S STATISTICS. Roperts Respecting Births, Marriages and Tho anual report of birtlls, marriages and deaths in Ontario for 1892, just issued, con- tains much interesting and valuable infor- mation.. The statystics given are of spec' -al value as throwing light on the discussion, that has token place the last few months relative to the actual increase of population in 1891 over 1881, as given in the Dominion census returns and the natural Increase at the English rate of 1'? per cent. per year, is given. This shows the total increase of population in the whole province to be 199,106, while the natural increase alone would have been 309,314. . The difference in some counties is somewhat startling. Bruce, for instance, should have increased. 10,309, while its actual increase was only 171. Grey shows an increase of 686, as against 11,323 natural increase. The method of estimating the naturalincrease is by taking the excess of births over deaths for the year and finding what percentage the increase bears to the total population, This, as above stated, amounts in England to 1.5 per cent. while in Ontario it amounts 1.08. per cent. This increase is chiefly in the rural districts and towns, being but ,0076 in the cities and 1.1 in the restof the prov- ince. SIATVIS. The total births registered in the Prov ince in 1891 were 44,754 ; a decrease of 3,019 from 1890, ',l•lie rule which prevails in every country of an excess of male over female births holds good in Ontario, the rate being 1,061 males for every 1,000 females, In 1890 the ratio was 1,057. The English average far the past ton years was 1,037 to 1,000. The number of illegit- imate births was 637, which is about the average ratio to the total births, being 14.3 to 1,000 births. This is exceedingly low as compared with other countries, the average in England being 42 to 1,000 in 1891 and this was the lowest recorded in England for many years. This illustrates the high moral status of the people of Ontario. Dur- ing the year there were 374 pairs of twins born and seven cases of triplets. I<IA'RRIMi1:S. lluring2891 there were 14,159 marriages in Ontario, or 28,318 persone married, This is a decrease of 274 marriages as compared with 1890 and 091 less than in 1889, equal to 4.9 per cent, The marriage rate in On- tario is less than in every country in Eu- rope except Ireland and Norway. Contrary to the general opinion the marriage rate in Ireland is the lowest in Europe by over thirty per cent. being but 9.2. The birth rate is also low there, though not proper. t` nA elow . h0marriage aL A$ io t 1 as as t rate. Y is usual December er is the favorite month for r marrying and May the lowest. Of those married 10,112, or 35.6 per cent. were Meth- odists; Presbyterians 5,827, or 20.5 per cent. ; Episoopalinus 4,820, or 17 per cent. ; Roman Catholics 3,983, or 14 per cont. There were 47 bridegrooms and 2 brides who were over 70 years of ago when mar- ried. The greatest disparity in ages were in the case of a couple where the bride- groom was 85 and the bride 40 years old, t,if the whole number of marriages 12,549 were by license and 1,649 by banns; 157 bridegrooms were under 20 years of age and 2,420 brides ; 11,307, or nearly 40 per cent. of the whole number married were be. tweeu 20 and 25 years old. DILWIiS. The number of deaths shows a large de- crease, crease, being 21,558 in 1891 and 24,013 in 1800, a deorease of 2,455. This is greatly due to the fact that the rate in 1890 was abnormally large owing to the prevalence of lagrippe. Thia falling off i$ very great in the pities, being in 1890 at the ratio of 16.09 to 1,000 of the population and in 1891 14.87. There has in fact been a steady de - aline since 1833. The death rate for the whole previnee was 10.2 compared kith 19.7 in Scotland and 17.8 in Ireland. The principal causes of 'death in the cities of Ontario were, phthisis, 10 per cent.; anseasie, 0.24; heart disease, 5.75; pneu- monia, 5.5 ; old age, 4.34; dsarrhrea, 4.52; diphtheria, 4.02; typhoid fever, 2.4. Philistine Records ofthe Hebrewlnvasio n• Science contains an interesting account of the Tcll-el-Amarna tablets, from the pen of the Rev. Thomas Harrison, of Staplehurst, Kent. These tablets, 320 in number, were discovered by a fellah woman in 1587 among the ruins of t3'e palace of Amenophis IV., known as Kku-en-Aten, between llissieh and Atsiout, about 180 miles south of Cairo. They have been found to contain a political correspondence of the very greatest inter- est, dating from some 3,370 years back. Many are from Palestine, written by princes of the Amorftes 1 henicians Philistiees etc„ the burden of almost all being, : "Send I pray thee, chariots and men to keep the city of the King my Lord." Among the enemies against whom help is thus invoked are the Abiri, easily recognized as the He- brews. The date fixes that of the Bible (1 Kings vi. 1) as accurate. Many names occur which are familiar in Scripture, as, for example, Japhia, one of the Kings killed by Joshua (Josh. x. 3); Adonizedek, King of Jerusalem (ditto); and Jabin, King of Hazer (josh. xi.) Very pathetic are the letters of Ribadda, the brave and warlike King of Gebel, whose entreaties for aid are observed to grow gradually less ob- sequious end more businesslike as his enc• ivies prevailed against him, robbing him eventually of his wife.and children, whom he was powerless to protect. But the greatness of Egypt was waning under the nineteenth dynasty; enemies were pressing her at home, and the chariots and the horse- men went not forth. Great British Victory. At the time of the war in Egypt the editor of the "Deadwood. Roarer" attended church an Sunday for the first time. About au hour after the servioo com- menced, he rusbedinto the office and shout- ed to the sub -editor, fr What in blazes are you fello as doing? How about the news from the seat of war?" "\Vhat news?" "Why all about the Egyptian army being drowned in the Red Sea. The minister up at church was telling us about it just now, and not a wdrd of it is in this morn- ing's paper. Beetle round you fellows, and get the foots, or the Telegraph will get a beat of us. Look spry, there, and run an extra edition, if necessary, while I put the poster in ]rand for Great British Victory in the Soudan ?'.,, The inhabitants of Thibet are the dirtiest people on earth: Not only do they never wash, but when once full growth has bee n attained they never take theirclothes off . When the garments they w'2'ar become old others are put over. them. For fear that some rival, chemist would imitate his invention, a Louisville chemist, who had patented an ink. eraser, has de. strayed the formula. Children. Cry for Pitcher's Castori -iI. &h.....!L: tr..'.'gi p_',. t�p'.�.=%•: i 1 Sail .5 .i.. Ff'f r - ..,air q'u�, •�„ ,a't"' _�:,�� '4,. r w.'v+�� .;'lam' .n for infants infants and Children. "Castoriaissowelladaptedtochiidreathat f recommend it as sup eriortoanyprescriptlon known to me." H. A. Anoxia?, M. D., 111 So. Oxford St:, Brooklyn, N. Y. "The use of 'Castor's' is so universal and Its merits so well known that it seems a work of supererogation to endorse it. Few are the intelhgent families who do not keep Castoria within easy reach." CAraos bLAarnii. A.D. New York City. tate Pastor BloomingdaleBeformed Church. Casto lacures.,Collo, Clonstipatton, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea, Eructation, 'King. Worms, gives sleep, and promotes, dI genion, Without injurious medication. "For several years I have recommend your ` Castoria,' and shall always continue do so as it has invariably produced beneficial results." Euwnn F. Persons, X. I1., "Tile WInthrop," loth Street and i th Ave, New 'York CI. Tins CiorrAva Coan•Aiix, 77 teennten STREET, NEW zona. • Everybody knows that most preparations -of Cod Liver Oil are disagreeable to the sense of smell and taste. Almost everybody knows that Scott's Emulsion (of Pure Norwegian Cod Liver Oil and Hypophosphite; of Lime and Soda) is not like the rest. It is a wonderful curative agent, Cures a chronic, rasping cough, heals and strengthens the lungs, checks any. wasting disease and produces flesh. Seott's Emulsion cures Coughs, Cols, consumption Scrofula, an d all Anaemic and Wasting Diseases. 7revents wasting in children, Al- most as Iialataule as NM. Get only 1Scott & site Genuine. Prepared bye 'r � P Bowni', Belleville, Sold by alt Druggists, 60 cents and 81.00, cod's uision {1'P E G :C*;13.( cati 2,• 6.•1,� ° o& • �° • °�` . �,�a - e 4e wo C,b otic e5c� 1 P >40 tiQ oft a• ��2 . i � O� 1� tido 4� o fi •tib c�.ge .e` wo \°°U e � '3 4 Sri .p .. te' If l 5, e sf' Pao,, kg') c`s \et tiQoo c°Sc � . lcc °�,�b ,* e 4 0 1 c cc e c1 - n yS � °� a� e 4SS) o 'S Q' , •eRsc el' 6. i,� •X19+ ¢,*'* $� • i2 14 q. ' `V tib. '• iyq Se "r$'' �1> >ei rani r 1 Manufactured only by Thomas Holloway, 78, lvaw Oxford Street, late 533, Oxford Street, London, tar -Purchasers should look to the label on the Bonet and Eots the address is not 533, Oxford Street, London, they are spurious. KIDNAPPED. A Mesmerist's _Mysterious Crime. A Roy otSizteen Stolen for Half a Year-- Aire Turns np in a'MEontreai Hospital. There is at present in one of the Montreal city Hospitals a young than whose story is very strange, indeed. Up to February last he lived with his parents, in a town in 141he attended t Michigan w ended school. Sud- denly, denly he disappeared from home, and the whole State was vainly searched in the hope that a clue would be found its to his where- abouts. However, a short time ago his parents were surprised when advised by the authorities of one of the Montreal hos- pitals that their son was very sick in their institution, end wished to communicate with them. The mother came here, and site is still in the city, caring for her boy, and trying to solve the mystery of his dis- appearance. The young man is so sick that he can hardly speak, and it has so for been impos- sible to get a satisfactory explanation of the affair. From what can be gathered it appears that he was spirited away, through force or otherwise, by two individuals, one of whom is supposed to exercise a mesmeric influence over him. While active searches were being made, they took him back to his native town, and kept him concealed there for several weeps. When calm was somewhat restored over the matter, they took advantage of the first oppartunity,and came to Canada with their victim, finally landing in Montreal It seems that here they , secured a place for him in a bar -room, but exacted that he should go over to their own quarters every night. Finally he fell sick, and was re- moved to the hospital were he now is. The boy is about sixteen years of age, and the most serious suspicions exist as to the motives of his abductors, whose where- abouts are at present unknown. The authorities have the case in hand and some startling revelations may still come to light. .Seven thousand members of the British Volunteer forces have served continuously and efficiently for periods of from twenty to thirty-three years, and it is proposed to bestow a medal or badge on them for long visei•ce and good couduct. The total bank clearings in Montreal, Toronto, Halifax and Hamilton for the week amounted to $18,316,980 against the week before, being a reduction of .021 per cent. for the week, and 5.5 per cent. short of the same week last year. A soldier in the camp at Bonitza, near Belgrade, has been seized with cholera • this has aused so mneh alar;n to the mill. tary authorities that the Servian army manoeuvres have been postponed. Seats at the Table. •- A short time ago, between Zanesville and Columbus, the train stopped at a small village. On the guard crying out: " Fifteen minutes for dinner," the passengers, of whom there happened to be a large number,. rushed into the dining apartment, and took their seats at the table, one of them deposit- ing his carpet bag on the chair next to him. At the usual time the landlord, passing around to make his collection, called upo the aforesaid passenger for his payment fo dinner. " How much ?" asked the passenger. " Eighty cents," replied the landlord. " Eighty cents for a dinner? Why that is extortionate." " No, sir, it not extortionate. Ain't;... that your carpet bag ?" " Yes, sir, that is my carpet bag." " Well, that carpet bag occupies a seat, and, of course, I must charge kit," :' " 011 1 is that the case? Well, hero are your eighty cents.,, Turning to the carpet bag, the passenger remarked " Well, Mr. Carpet Bag, ss you have not had much to eat, suppose we take something," at the same time opening its mouth, and turning therein half <a ham, a roast chicken, a plate of biscuits, and r sundry other articles, amid the roar of laughter of the other passengers. The prevailing opinion among the pas- sengers was that the carpet bag had gained a glorious victory. He Didna Remember Vera Weel• People accustomed to calling things by their simple and perfectly proper names would do well to adhere to the custom if they do not fully understand the meaning of 1}ighor-sounding, but apparently more effective terms. A somewhat • simple Scotchman, when taking his bairns to be baptised usually spoke of them as teddies or lassies: as the case might be. At last his wife, possessed of the idea that the terms used were in- elegant, said `lie .must in the future say "infant." The next time Sandy took another of, his bahies to be baptised, the minister asked : Weel, Sandy, isit a laddie?" " It's' nae a laddie," was the answer. Then it's a lassie." "It's nae a lassie," said Sandy. " woe],' weel, mon, what is it then ?" asked the surprised minister. "I dinna remember vera weel," said Sandy, "but I think the gude wife' said it was•an ilIofant," Insquare inch of the lei i ^' se h ac tx*.t al the �a p hairs number aboutonthousand,g o and the w ole number on an adult scab,in .bout one hundred and twenty tbousaat.