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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1895-4-5, Page 6MISCELLANEOUS READING. OR OL]) AND YOUNG+ liagazines as well as Daily Papers crn- t$but to Hake this Department of OM* or of General Interest. .A. Rainy Day nought. 'TM the night betere the Sabbath, And my study fire burns bright, As it within my quiet rem Aud thank the Lord tonight For shelter from the driving, sterna, pitiless eMd rain., Which beats with heavy pattering Against my window pane. How many weary wanderers Are passing to aud fro, alltne fury of the storm, With nowhere else to go; Who look with eager longing Where lighted windows shine And wonder why they drink life's lees While others quaff its wine. Throw back your window shutters And let the light shine through; Fling wide the shutters of your heart, Open your purses, too. Ye rich, to whom is given Itx charge your Father's poor, For "them ye nave always with you," Then open wide your door And ye, who walk in darkness, Look upward toWrd the hght; The clouds are passing over, The very skies are bright Beyond this falling curtlin— The stars will soon 'Jeep through, For our Heay.nly Father's "Angels Have charge concerning you I " The Scandalmonger. Truly sueh a cranky creature made with vinegary feature, with real accel- erator on her wriggling, writhing tongue— And upon it as assister grew a bloviating blister, for upon its barb had many folks 'been hooked, harpooned or hung. She could say things $orantankerous. en- venomed, mean and rancorous, could mingle gall with gossip until bitters as the And she loved this poison mixing, every ote ansfocing'lentil people eh to hear the wo- haara d oud man ra Young fe We fe s eel 'were ws, she. eau . • ' t eund .per in verba plaster ; ds were dou eey one smiles NM= — ere ilk.' e e -prong- ed and d She could harro , . elabor every big and little r, would transfix a reputation *e a worm upon a pin. inuendos coiling and. her sooter-simp- ers soiling while her dagger thrusts were fatal when she deftly drove • hem in. o ing of the devil --bias cat on the bevel—a, gatling gun of evil packed with verbal dynamite, oreature to be hated—teeth at her most fiercely grated—for thus plunging her tongue victims into nothing- ness or night Of all blueback inventions, for promoting dark contentions, there is nothing in ill's armory so deadly quite as this— A tongue upon a swivel loaded with a snarl and snivel, a brimstone -brat that's always but a walking human hiss, A Change of Mind. The brown -eyed girl's eyes were spark- ling and her cheeks were aglow when.she met the blue-eyed girl on Spadina ave- nue. Their greeting was effusive, as girl greetings always are when they are on any sort of good. terms with each, and they walked along -together for two or three minutes before they begin to talk about the men. "Well !" exclaimed the brown -eyed girl, "all I've got to say is that if any man in the whole of Ontario were to ask me to marry him now I would reject him with paralyzing promptitude." "Oh, Ruth," responded. the blue-eyed girl anxiously, "why do you say that? You didn't talk that way yeetercla.y." "Perhaps I didn't," said the brown - eyed girl, "but possibly matters have changed in a day." "I'm awfully sorry to hear you talk so, dear," said the blue-eyed girl, almost pa- thetically. "Why, ra like to know?" was the de - dant inquiry. "Because, dear'it isn't a bit like you, and I was so hopeful you and Frank would agree and be happy." "Well !" and the brown -eyed g'irPs ayes glowed fiercely. "Wasn't he up to see you last night ?" asked the 'blue-eyed girl with a, tone of fear in her voice. "Yes, he was," admitted the brown - eyed girl. "And after that do you say what you do abort men ?" and the blue-eyed girl's eyes grew moist. She was an awfully good girl, with real old -fogy notions about love and rapture and all that sort of thing. "Indeed, I do," retorted the brown -eyed girl, "and why shouldn't I?" "Because, dear, it sounds cold. and cruel and heartless, as no woman should be. Love is the greatest thing in the world and none of us can happily ignore it or treat it as a, material feeling. What did Frank do or say that you should talk so differently from your sentiments of yestereay ?" The brown -eyed girl rippled. over with a iaugh. "You dear, stupid thing," she exclaim- ed'; "he proposed to me and I accepted Lim. You would hardly under those eir- etunstancea expect me to acept a propo- • sal of marriage, would you ? I'd accept Frank again if he were to ask me, but that is seemly necessary, 1 think." • Then the blue-eyed girl pinched the browtt eyed girl's arm and said she was a horrid 'wretch for foaling her that wa,y, Carious Wedding Customs. Many curious =atoms are in vogue among the foreign population of north- ern Mieleagan, especially in social mat- ters,• When a French couple get =Lev- eled a earriage or a sleigh ride es inevit- able, according to the season of the year. The couples are net packed together in one Wagon or sleigh, hat each fellow and his girl have an individual rig, the bride gala groom taking the Ioad anethe others following like a, fallen]. procession; bui there is nothing funereal about it, espe- ciany paae sat. After the procession hoe been riding for hours, a, dance ends the featly/eke. The Polanders have a anions wedding custom that is very ingenious gebter, and takes the place •presents, After the wedding f a dunce that sometimes lasts feurteen boure and even Ion chief Imnbr is to dance with and this is decided in a curious The mother of, the bride takes h in one cornevawiteea plate in h which she tabes ver..good care shall be built after the plan of an eating-hoUm coffee cup. The gallaht who wants to dance with, the bride and all are in home bound. to ao so at least allot), must pull' out a mese of silver and endeavor to chip or break the plate by throwing their money upon it, And only those who suc- ceed in , eltipping or breaking the plate are allowed. • the oovetei honor. Let those who think it easy to break an iron- stone plate. try it. Few snowed in doing it for less than 50 cents, and it is not an unusual thing for the bride's money to amount up to $75 or $/00, even - where the crowd is apparently as poor as a ch.urch mouse, and it may go 'even higher when the bride is pretty and popular, All the money goes to the bride, and in a baok- woods country $60 to $75 will start a happy couple nicely in housekeeping. hie form throughout the day, at t these men suddenly recover their ted vigor, and. festivities 'are kept eitil late 111, the morning. ese are the professional grafters met y en .the street, too lazy to work and ving those in actual need from the lit otherwise obtain. amtiing to es delieer- right, or a arms Ott ship to his blind recoge e -legged man se of the absent ee is reached. This ed extensively under the police, to the detri- e truly worthy. A NOTED JOURNALIST AND TR I- TELER. Rev. W. Et. Withrow, D.D., Editor Can- adian Methodist Magazine, and a Distinguished Traveler in Foreign, Lands, Has Used Dr. Agnew's Catar- rhal Powder. Personally, and in his official position, few men are better known within the Methodist Church than the Rev. W. H. Withrow, D.D,, editor of the Methodist Magazine, and Onward, and author of many valuable books of history and travel. Dr. Withrow has been principal in some of the most successful tourist parties that have visited distant lands. It has been at home, however, that he found in Dr. Agnew's Catarrhal Powder a safe, satisfactory and speedy remedy for cold itt the head and catarrhal trou- bles, and it is with pleasure that he recommends this remedy over his own signature. One short puff of the breath through the blower, supplied with each bottle of Dr. Agnew's Catarrhal Powder, diffuses this powder over the surface of le nasal passages. Painless and delightful to use, it relieves in ten minutes and perma- nently cures catarrh, hay fever,. colds, headache, sore throat, tonsilits and deafness. ORIGIN OF SUNDAY. Mr. Gladstone Explains the Christian Chane of the Sabbath. "The opinion which required. a great Sabbatarian strictness, has in all likeli- hood been largely consequent upott the reformation, and, without much critical investigation of the ease, he rested. prac- tically upon the fourth commandment of the decalogue as it stands. It did not, however, arise at once out of the great movement, even in Scotland, where it eventually attained a pitch of rigor and. exhibited. a tenacity oflife probably greater than in any other Christian country," writes W. E. Gladstone in Mc- Clure's Magazine "If we measure things not as they are divinely intended, nor as they are in themselves, but as they are subjectively entertained, it might be a question whether the Scottish Sabbath was not for 200 years a greater Christian sacrament, a larger, more vital and more influential fact in. the Christianity of the country, than the annual or sometimes semi-annual, celebration of the Lord's Supper, or the initiatory ritelof baptism, or both together. I remember that whett half a century ago ships were dispatched from Scottish ports to South Australia, then in its iefancy, laden with well - organized companies of emigrants, I read in the published account of one of them that perfect religious toleration was es- tablished as the rule on board, but that with regard to a fundamental article of religionlikethe Sabbath, every man was, of course, required. to observe it. Many anecdotes might be given which illus- trate the same idea —an idea open to criticism, but one with which the Pres- byterian church cannot well afford to part without some risk to the public and general influence of religion,. The seventh day of the week has been deposed from its title of obligatory relig- ious observance, and its prerogative has been carried over to the first; under no direct precept of Scripture, but yet with a biblical record of facts, all supplied by St. John, which go far toward showing that among the apostles themselves, and therefore from apostolic times, the prac- tice of divine worship on the Lord's Day has been continuously and firmly estab- lished. Christianity took upon itself to alter the form of the Jewish ordinance • but this was with a view to giving larger effect to its spiritual purpose. The sev- enth day had been ordained as the most appropriate, according to the decalogue, for commemorating the old creation. The advent of our Lord introduced us to a chain of events, by which alone the bene- fits of the old creation were secured to us, together with the yet higher benefits of the new. The series of these events cul- minated in the resurrection. With the resurrection began for the Saviour Him- self a rest from all that was painful itt the process of redemption, as on the sev- enth day *are had begun a rest from the constructive labors that had brought the visible world into existence and ma- turity. The seventh day was the festival of the ell life aceompanied with an exemption from As divinely - appointed burdens. The first day was the festival of the new life, and was crowned witb. its constant and joyous exercise. The ordinances of joint worship exhibit one particular form of that exercise. The act of the church of Christian community in altering the day was founded on this broad and solid analogy; and was also, as has been said, warranted by the evidence of apostolic practice. Household Banta. If the fat ia the frying -kettle is hot be- fore you are ready for it, pat in a dry crust of brea,d. It will not burn as long as it has something to do, only when it is leftidie. It is Convenient to have an iron holder attached by a long string to the band of the apron when cooking; it saves burnt fingers or scorched aprons and is always at hand, A spatula orepalette-knife is the best thing for scraping batter, porridge, etc., from the sides of bo ;vie or pots; it is not expensive, and soon saves its cost by pre- venting waste. Mesta Front the Hanes Horn. :Without the help of home God cannot toll us what heaven is. Angels would weep if men had to be judged by eaeh other Wh betellse .4. Chisti . se mu4t by A feel is al because he eenn6 ilthQt* eman shall have e There is no pro work. Put your hand in God. will not let go if your feet Some people haus to stay po.r atise they will not believe it is blessed to gite. The plan who seeks first the kingdom of God gets everything that God sees is good for him. God has a way of making even the mis- takes of His children help along the cause they love. It sometimes happens that when the devil goes to church he walks. there with the preacher. . If we would but stop looking toward the wrong place, we would be more apt to stay in the right one. The man who goes to the Bible with a teachable spirit, and asks for the bread of life, will not receive a stone, If •we will make it the habit of our lives to look on the bright side, we will always have a bright side to look on. No matter whether ho is eloquent or not, the man who Jives right will be lis- tened to with interest by somebody every tone he stands to speak in church. Each Year Heart Disease Claims As Its • Victims Tens of Thousads of Our 'Best Citizens. It is almost impossible to pick up a paper without seeing a notice of the sud- den death from heart failure, of a promi- nent citizen, who, prior to the attack, was in the very best of health. But this condition was only apparent, the disease had been at work for months, perhaps ears, • and its warnings had been unheed- ed. , • Such a course is suicidal. When any of the symptoms of heart disease are noticed, treatment of some kind is im- perative. Dr. Agnew's cure for the heart is ad- apted. only to the cure of diseases of this organ. It not only gives relief within thirty minutes to all sufferers from or- ganic or sympathetic heart disease, no matter of how long standing, but effects a radical cure by its direct action on the nerves and nerve centres, which control this most important organ and supply it with the necessary power to perform its great work. .A. single dose of this remedy will convince the most incredulous, as it never fails to relieve at once. About Buying Needles. It is a habit of almost all seamstresses to buy needles by the assorted package "from 5 to 10" being the accepted order. The consequence is that most work bask- ets are half full of opened and partially used cases wherein the "10," which are finer than needed for ordinary sewing, are left alone. A. more sensible plan would seem to be to buy generally 7's, 8's and perhaps 9's, as they are wanted. The coarsest and the finest needles are very rarely required. An Excellent Reason, The two wives were discussing the pe- cuniary peculiarities of their respective husbands and they coincided with great unanimity until they reached the point of their own relation to the purse -strings. "Illy husband never gives me a cent of money unless he growls about my ex- travagance," said one. "Mine does the same thing," and her face showed the color of satisfaction. "How do you ever do it ?" "I go through his trousers' pockets when he's asleep." "Goodness gracious !" exclaimed the other, "I wouldn't do that for anything." "Why not? Haven't we a right to tae money as well as they have ?" 'Yes; but I souldn't go into my has - .band's trousers' pockets for it." "I'd like to know why ?" quite indig- nant at the apparent reproof. "Because," blushed the other, "he car- ries his money in his vest." Tales From the Greek. A man was seen standing in front of the tab of Diogenes talking earnestly with the philosopher and very shortly went away. A. half hour later a friend met Diogenes some distance from his tub. he said, "good -morning. You seem to be going somewhere ?" "I am," responded the philosopher, curtly. "But you haven't your lantern with you ?" 'No. There's no use taking it along on this trip." "Where are you going ?" "Down to see the people itt the gas office. They've sent a man up with a bill for $4.75 for the last month and I want to find out when they put a meter on my lantern." On another occasion a friend met Diog- enes going toward the capitol with only a staff in his hand. "Ah, old man," ho said to the philoso- pher, 'whore's your lantern to -day ?" i "Locked up n my tub," responded the phi] osopher. "Why haven't you got it with you?" "Oh, I'm going up to pay a visit to Congress and I don't want to lose that lantern yeb awhile," and. the philosopher smiled serenely and trotted along. A Roman lawyer on a business trip to Athens for the first time, met Diogenes on the street. 'My good friend," he said, &westing him, "may I inquire why you are wan- dering around in the daytime with a lantern ?" Halt, Lame, Muth Not far from the corner of Sixth and Walnut streets in Philadelphia there is a house which to the casual observer pos- sesses virtues far superior to those of the Lourdes, The front is occupied by a revery, and just to the left there is a all that hada through a narrow pass- agewa,y to a "suite" of rooms itt the rear. No leis tban a dozen men nightly repose thorn. The only articles of furniture used aro a number of chairs, two bods, a table and one large "growler." Weak, emaciated, reeked with pain and crippled, apparently in eery con- Frcd. Douglass' A dozen year ha* to Talbo born a slav which i by la ed his by buy he w and t Story , •• Douglass went where he was e property forbidden ad color - men had, able • to ile there d school, Lie ew a litt whose mother and father died as but six years old. He was a slave and had no one to care for him. He slept on a dirt floor in a hovel, and in cold weather would erawl into a meal bag head fore- most and leave his feet in the ashes to keep them warm. Often 1i would roast an ear of corn and eat it to satisfy his hunger, and many times has he crawled under the barn or stable and secured eggs which he would roast in the fere and eat. "That boy did not wear pants like you do, but a tow linen shirt. Schools were unknown to him, and he learned to spell from an old Webster's spelling book and to read and write from posters on cellar and barn doors, while boys and men would help him. He would then preach and speak, and soon became well-known. He became presidential elector, United States marshal, United States recorder, United Ststes diplomat and accumulated some evealth. He wore broadcloth and didn't have to diviele crumbs with the dogs under the table. That boy was Frederick Douglass. "What was possible for 'me is possible for you. Dan't think because you are colored you can't accomplish anything. Strive earnestly to add to your know!, edge. So long as you remain in ignor- ance so long will you fail to command the respect of your fellow -men." THE WRECKERS. 1:17, following story told to me in my official capacity as chaplain in one of her Majesty's largest convict prisons touched me very, much at the time. The narrator having been dead. some years, I see no harm m presenting his history to the public itt as nearly as possible his own words. By way of j preface I may remark that the prisoner was a quiet, well-behaved and apparently inoffensive individual, enter- ed in the prison books as H 51. He had evidently received a fair educa- tion. At the time of telling me his story he had the greater part of a ten years' penal sentence to run, his crime being a bare -faced, well-planned burglary at a large jeweler's shop in the west end. Ms constitution was not one to withstand the severe diseipline of the prison, and he lay in hospital on what turned out to be his deathbed, as he made his astonishing re- velations without any reservation as to secrecy. He said : expeet I don't seem to you, sir, quite the usual cut of the long term burglar, and you would be quite right in so think- ing. I never did fancy the profession, and that jeweler's shop business was all a sham and an excuse to get here out of the world and safe from a Worse fate at the hands of deadly enemies. Aye, sir, you inay stare. Few people, I imagine, are so fond of prison that they will stretch a point to get there. No, sir; my offense was a much more serious one than ever transpired at my trial, and as I feel that I am not likely to trouble the prison authorities 'very much longer I might as well give you the true reason for my be- ing in this place. 1 started in life as a respectable middle class tradesman, and in due time married the truest and best of women. Shortly after the birth of my son my wife was stricken down with illness, to which she succumbed. My grief was such that I could not go about my ordinary duties. I sent the boy to some friends, I gave up business and became a wanderer on the face of the earth. I drifted to Paris, and there, destitute and starving, I made the acquaintance of a man who was a prominent member of one of the most extreme socialistic so- cieties in the capital. He took care of mo, and partly out of gratitude and part- ly out of sheer restlessness and a growing distaste for life I agreed to join his so- ciety. I found that the principles of this secret association were even. more dread- ful than I had supposed. It essayed to strike a blow at all monarchies or con- stituted governments, and the throned heads of Europe were especially marked out for its prey. From time to time various attempts, though hitherto unsuccessful, had been made to assassinate some of the foreign rulers, and soon after I joined it happen- ed that Great Britain fell under the ban of the society. At a largely attended meeting, secretly held in the outskirts of Paris, it was resolved that Queen. Victoria and as many as 'possible of the high per- sons surrounding her throne must die. It was thought that a deadly and sweeping blow could be dealt if, while on one of its frequent journeys to or from the north, the royal train could be wrecked. So it was decided. 15 remained but to draw lots for the mon to ao the deed. By a strange fatal- ity Seraggs (the name of my friend) and myself were deputed to miry out the ven- geance ef the society. I received, the intelligence with a cal - loneness begotton by long enduring mis- ery and want. What eared I now what befell mo? Just at this time, too, I learn- ed of the whereabouts of my son. "He had entered the service of a well-known Scotch noleleman in the capacity of page and personal attendant and was doing Even this news did not awaken nee to a true sense of my position. The instrue- dons of the society were clear and ta the point, The tram with her Majesty on board had to be desbroyed itt any way we &ow. Success would mean a haud- some reward and a high position in the society. Failure—and there were no extenuating circumstances—meant sud- den and certain death at the hands of the soeiety. A. certain period was given us to bring about the desired result, and we lost no time in arranging our plans. Her Majesty was at this, time, the au- tumn, staying at her usual residenee in the north of &Oland, and we found. we had some time before us ere we could hope 50 deal our, blow on her return Crossing to England, we made a careful sur my of the reilaray route and decided upon a likely spoteon the system of one of the best known English railways by which royalty usually travels. Wile place in question was an unusually long bridge spanning at the height of 80 feet a broad but shallow stream. Just before the .approaeh to the bridge the line took a eharp curve which. lent itself to our fell purpose. Our plan was to prepare two short, handy pieces of rail faced at one end like paints an.d the other end curv- ing gradually outward. The thin end of the rails would be pierced for bolts of the same size as those used to fasten (by means of a fishplate) the ordinary rails together. We should then, on the night preceding the passing of the train, loosen the bolts of the particular rails we 'Abele - ed upon, trusting they would be over- looked by the patrolling surfaceraa,n, On the following night we should con- ceal ourselves in the recess of the bridge, and as soon as the pilot engine (which always precedes the royal train by 15 nainutet) had passed we should takeout the bolts, release the fishplates on the outer 'side of one rail and on the inner side of the other, replaeing them by our specially prepared rails. 'The wheels of the engine of the coming train would take those short rails like points, and as the ends curved off toward the parapet of the bridge the whole train would leave the rails and. be precipitated from the frightful height into the stream beneath. There would be no escape for a single soul in that train. And so, calmly and in cold blood. we arranged the wholesale destruction of the south bound train which would containthe head and many important members of the royal family. We knew that every precaution was taken by the railway company and their servants to observe a clear and safe pass- age for their royal patron, and that o atra patrolmen were out along the route while to prevent the risk of accident an less important trains were shunted to one side. The contents of all goods trains on the down line were carefully inspect- ed in order that ne projections should endanger the safety- ot the special, and signalmen were more than usually put upon the alert. The greatest obstacle we had to con- tend against was the pilot engine. We could do nothing till it passed (the loos- ened bolts would not affect its passage), and that left only 15 minutes to prepare She rano for the doomed train. . Still, we practiced the screwing process on dummy metals and soon got very expert. The night arrived. The previous evening we hacl managed, unobserved, to loosen the bolts necessary for our purpose near the middle of the bridge, and we could only trust they would not be tampered with before our arrival next evening. The fateful night was dark and stormy which favored our purpose. Disguised as railway laborers at a village in the vicinity, and having previously conceal- ed our tools near the bridge, we made for the wane of our enterprise. Ensconcing ourselves within the shadow of the para- pet, we waited for the pilot engine to come along. At last her lights appear in the distance, and. she thunders safely over the bridge. Now to work. Hastily securing our respective rails, we make for the selected spot and com- mence to withdraw the bolts. While thus engaged my companion with a bloodcurdling chuckle remarks: •• We shall bag more of the high and mighty than we first expected. The Duke of K— and his suit are, I understand, on board the train." "The Duke of K-2" I started and dropped. my rail itt my excitement. "My boy's master," I gasped, "an.d he never travels without hien." "So much the worse for your boy, then," said the heartless brute as he pro- ceeded with his work. In an instant my horrible position flashed upon me. Here was I calmly pre- paring to slaughter the heads of England (to wriom before I had never given a thought), and with them my own flesh and blood. 1 nearly swooned as the aw- ful revelation burst upon me, but in a moment I recovered, and then my decis- ion was prompt. True, the failure of the scheme meant certain death to my com- panion and myself, but what of Shat? There was still time to save ourselves from becoming wholesale murderers. I shouted, while I replaced my belt, to Scraggs to drop his rail and fly. He, however. had no sueh scruples and had too great a regard for his own skin and the promised reward.. When he saw I was determined to spoil his plans, he dropped his rail and made for me with a knife, the glitter of which as he closed with me 1 saw just in time through the da,rknesse. As w struggled the roar of the ap- proaching train was heard in the distance. Making a frantic effort, as the train was close up m us, I managed to throw Scraggs off He fell across the off rail. With a rush and roar the royal train swept' safely over the bridge, while a stifled shriek from Scraggs prepared me for his fate as I fell in a faint against the stonework of the bridge. I revived in what must have been a few minutes after the passage of the train. The headless trunk of my late companion was the first object that met my eye. I shuddered to think how nearly the occu- pants of the train had escaped =equally certain death. The train had not pulled up, the driver evidently not having felt the obstruction. I hastily replaced the bolts on the other rail, threw the tools into the stream, and with a last glance at the remains of Seraggs, fled irom the spot. Unsuspected, I made my way to London, beet only to live in deadly fear of the swift and sure vengeance of the secret society. The failure of the enterprise must be already known to them, and hide as I might I knew their hand would ultimate- ly regale me. My money exhausted, conceived the desperate idea of the daring burglary of which I was convicted. If 1 failed to enrich myself, my lifo would at oast be safe in jail, I failed miserably enough, got caught red handed and re- ceived nay sentence. • Before I threw away nay liberty I saw from the papers that at the inquest on Seraggls roma= a verdiet of "accidental death" was returned, The dastardly at- tempt therefore remained unsuspeeted by the general. pablie, and. since X Comae here have heard that the seeret society has been broken up and its members scatter- ed. I feel now that I shall escape them "Commend to Your Your HonorableWife 9 --mereeaneaf Peace. and tell her that Lams:comliosed of clarified cottonseed:A:di:and re- fined beef suet ; that 1 am the purest of all cooking fats; that ray name is 4nt that 1 am better than lard, and more useful than butter; that am QT.:al in shortening to twice the quantity of either, and make food much easici ,of digestion. I an to be fIllnd evervwhere in 3 and 5 Found pails; Viet am 'Slade only by • The N. K.'Fairbank ,' Company, Wellington autul Ano Sts.. MONTREAL. after all, but I shall die happy, knowing that my boy's future is assured, and that he will never know (I was convicted un- der a false name) how near to annihila- tion his own father had brought him and his country's queen. FOREIGN. Destructive floods prevail in Prussian Silesia. Mr. Gladstoncaleft Mentons for London Saturday. Earthquake shocks occurred in Cala- bria and Sicily, Ballara, Italy, has been destroyed by a landslide. A serious miners' strike has occurred at Liege, Belgium. Spanish troops killed six Cuban rebels near Havana Saturday. Slight earthquake shocks were felt at Reggio and Messina Saturday. High officials in Nicaragua have been found. to have contributed funds and arms to rebels. An equestrian statue of St. Wences- laus, who was Duke of Bohemia, has been erected in Prague. Twenty-eight fishermen were drowned during a recent storm over Lake Kumme- row, in Pomerania. The Falls of Foyers, Scotland, have been sold to a company for the manu- facture of aluminum. Leonard Courtney, the advanced Lib- eral Commoner, is talked of as the next Speaker of the British House of Com- mons. In. the British House of Commons Mon- day a motion in favor of the payment of members was passed by 176 votes to 158. Importation of cattle into England from all European countries, and. Moroc- co, Natal, Portugal, Africa, and Zulu- land is now prohibited. The Hudson Bay sales in London this year of martin furs alone netted the com- pany over $200,000. Other grades have also brought advanced prices. The British steamer Delaware has ar- rived in the River Mersey with the crew of the steamer Donau, which was aban- doned in midocean, after having been on fire for thirty-six hours. An interesting Latin inscription has been discovered. at Kourba, in Tunis, giving an account of the defence of the town in 49 B.O., by Pompey's party against Julius Cresear. Do Not Suffer With Kidney Complaint —Yon Can be Relieved Within Six Hours. I take much pleasure itt stating that I have been using South American Kidney Cure and found relief within six hours after the first dose was taken. I became sick in January,- 1893, when I employed several local physicians, and was treated by them until the fall of 1893, without receiving much benefit. I then began using South American Kidney Cure, and have found great benefit and ate almost, if not quite, cured. Have not been tak- ing any of the medicine for seven weeks, and feel as well as ever. MRS. A. E. YOUNG, Barnston, P.Q. When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria. When she was a Child, she cried for Castor* When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria. When she had Children, she gave theniOastoria. Stub Ends of Thought. It isn't always the man who has money who has a smiling countenance; it's the man who wants to borrow it. It is easier to be polite to our creditors than it is to our debtors. There is not a wide margin between saying a mean thing and doing a mean thing. A woman gets her mind to, do a thing without thinking whether other people's minds are sot that way or not. Heedless. Her father dame upon us, As we sat itt the twilight dim, Two souk with but a single thought, And that one not of him. A. man was blown to atoms while carry- ing e eylinder of aomprossed oxygen for use at a magic lantern entertainment London Friday.