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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1896-10-1, Page 7OCR OTTAWA LETTER ALTERCATION GOES ON APACE IN' j THE PRIVY COUNCIL CHAMBER. Present State of the School Question --Bar OloSett at Last --A Dlsgraeeful Announce- ment—A. Government of nnounce-meat--AGovernmnentof Economy! [From Our Own Correspondent.] Ottawa, Sept. 21. --Within the four wale of the Privy Council Chamber many an altercation has taken place within the last two weeks. Tarte and his Quebec friends In the Ministry have endeavored to force the band of the English wing of the . Cabinet in respeot of the School question. They are deter- mined that the Roman Catholics of Man- • itoba shall have Separate schools re -intro- duced in their entirety. They point out that the Government is committed to ti, suoh a policy. They tell other Ministers that Mr. Laurier announced in. Quebec that he and his fellow Grits would never be satisfied until the Separate school epitome was re-established on the basis that was in use prior to 1890. The Eng- lish-speal>Ing Grits have no strong objec- tion personally to this. All that they fear is the feeling which suoh a course would arouse in Ontario, in Nova Scotia and in New Brunswick. Tarte, two weeks ago, was assured of victory. Es had it all cut and dried that Clifford Sifton, the Attorney -General of Manitoba, Was to enter the Cabinet of Canada. Tarte over-estimated the strength of his man. Sifton, to use a colloquialism, had bluffed the esteemed Israel into thinking that he was the dens ex =- china of provincial politics. Tarte made the deal. Tho pride of an adjustment of the trouble was to bo a Cabinet position for Sifton, But the provincial Secretary reckoned without his host. He told Greenway that if the School question were settled to the satisfaction of Tarte, Laurier and Co, the gentlemen now in power in Manitoba would be substanti- ally rewarded by having conveyed to them some tons of thousands of acres of :provincial school lands now held in trust by the Dominion Government. Green- way, who hates Sifton as well as Martin, seemingly assented. His desire was to got Sifton out of the way. Tho provin- cial Premier told his colleagues that if be resigned the question would be "fixed." But the astute Sifton smelt a rat. He knew Greenway of old and he wanted the delivery of the goads before he should resign bis proviuoial portfolio, Qreenway, . detected in his attempt to play the double-cross, flared up and told Sifton that he would promise nothing. And so it is that Mr. Sifton still lang- nuishes without the portals of the Council chamber. and the portfolio of the Interior still owns no proprietor. Joseph Martin, the evil countenanced other aspirant for the position, has been thwarted in his desire Martin fought most unscrupul- ously for Laurier in the unfortunate Re- medial bill debate. But Laurier owns no :gratitude to Fighting Joe. Tarte has issued the mandato that Martin has to be left out in the cold. And in the frigid atmosphere of disappointed hopes Joseph cools his heels. Last week he came to Ottawa and went down on his knees to Tartu and to Tarte's "leader," the color- less Laurier. He was told that nothing would be done for him; that the Grits of Quebec would not consent to the ad- vancement of the author of the Mani- toba Act by which Separate schools were .abolished. Martin went home dis- gruntled, Ho had fought valiantly for and on behalf of a lot of men who had thrown hint over unceremoniously. Present State of the School Question. But still the Grit press as well as the Grit politicians continue to utter false - Mode concerning the present state of .affairs. The other day the Toronto Globe published the following paragraph:— "We aragraph:"We announced during the North Grey eampaign that the School question was practically settled, and that the Liberal •Government would not attempt to pass any Federal legislation dealing with the subject. We made that statement in good faith; it was, acourate, and it remains ao- •ourate. Our contemporaries who are now snarling at the Government and menu - lecturing "deadlocks" and "crises" will ;probably not have long to wait for cnn- •vincing evidence of the truth of The 'Globe's statement. There will be no 'coercion under Laurier." Obviously tins was an inspired state - anent, made by command of the Ad- ministration for the benefit of Protestant Ontario. The Conservatives were not long en showing up the Government. On Monday Sir Mackenzie Bowell asked Sir Oliver Mowat, in the Senate, if the state- ment was true. Let me give Sir Oliver's ..answer in detail. Said he: "The para- graph is one with which the Government had nothing to do: As to the Manitoba School question, it is In the same ppsi- tion as when spoken of last." And yet the gentlemen of the Liberal press tell Nue that the question Is settled. If it is, why do not the Government make an 'announcement. The truth is, as I said before, that the members of the Cabinet elk are at one another's throats because of the trouble.•, Meanwhile the Conservative Opposition continues its work of making patent to the country the incompetence or worse of the men who now rule. The province of Quebec gives the Govern- ment its majority. In the remainder of -Canada the parties are equally divided. ti What could be more natural than that the Government should deferto, and .accept`the orders of, the representatives of the French province? Before the end of the session, and the end is not far off, the gentlemen now in power in Ottawa will be given many opportunities of showing that they are otherwise than a mere Cabinet of placemen. Bar Closed at Last. Dismayed, by the critioisms of the Con-, servative press, the Laurier. Government has been compelled to do something to implement its promise that the bar of the Commons was to be abolished. Lanr- ier'and his aides were .:content to wink at the schemes by which the sale of liquor was carried on after, the orderfor the abolition of the bar had been an- nounced. The Conservative press showed that the Administration were acting a lie. The order has now gone forth that everything is to be .closed up; that no liquor is to ,be sold inthe restaurant of the Commons. Ie the Senate, which is led fey Sir Oliver Mowat, the Christian other day that the bar should be abol- ished.. Many prohibition Senators spoke strongly In favor of the project. Had Sir Oliver said the word, the bar would have been abolished. But Sir Oliver sat mum as an oyster. He had not the per- mission of Israel Tarte to add his ;voice to those of the nen who were in favor of prohibition on the Senate side. A Disgraceful Announcement. But, small and =statesmanlike as these actions may have been, they paled in comparison with the disgraceful an- nouncement of Hon, A. G. Blair, the Minister of Railways and Canals, on Friday last. Mr. Blair is in the wrong country. He should be in the great coun- try to the south of us, the land beloved of Sir Richard Cartwright, the country in which ring rule is rampant. Mr. Blair ie an adovcate of the spoils system.. When he was in power in New Bruns- wick he, as its protagonist, was a dis- tinct suopees as a practical politician. Blair's announcement, was a remarkable one even for him. He stated that, on complaint of any Liberal member of the Commons, or any defeated candidate, he would discharge any member of the dull service of Canada without asking for any explanation or without giving the accused any chance to defend .himself.. It was from an Independent member, Mr. J. Ross Robertson, of Toronto, that Mr. Blair received a most merited casti- gation. Said Mr. Robertson:— "The precedent which this Govern- ment will make in the present oase, will stand as an influence for good or for evil for all time to come in Canadian poli- ties. I do not recollect in my forty years' experience as a close observer of Canadian polities—and my memory goes baok, to the days when the old parlia- ment of Canada met in Toronto in 1856 —I say that I do not recollect ever hav- ing heard a more unique, surprising, and unprecedented statement than that which fell from the Minister of Railways (Mr. Blair) this afternoon. And when I look at that lion. gentlemen with his kindly and benevoleut face, I can hardly credit that his own views are these which he announced on the floor of this Rouse, I only hope that when he sleeps over the matter, he will act as the First Minister did in connection with the Chi- cago interview; I hope that he will very materially modify his views. I can tell the Minister of Railways and Canals, that his statement will be a great sur- prise to the workingmen of Ontario, a great surprise to the workingmen of East Toronto, in which I need hardly say a very large number of the working people of that city resid + It is a good thing we have no Government railways in Ontario, but we have canals and other public works there, and I do trust that the Minister will not carry out his in- tentions with regard to the workingmen of Ontario as he has done with regard to the workingmen down in the eastern provinces. If the Minister of Railways is going to introduce these methods into the Administration of the Dominion of Canada, then all I can say is: 'God help the Dominion of Canada.' I am not say- ing for a moment that tho Government wanld ant unjustly in dismissing active and open partisans; but if the Govern- ment should do anything in that direc- tion, it will be a precedent that will en- cnurngo the next Government—unless the present Government hang on to power forever—it will onaourage the next Government to do more, and the next Government more, and the next Govern- ment still more, in the same line. How can we hope for a reform in the civil service if suoh a precedent is laid down. The safeguards of our civil servant; will be swept away, and our polities will be degraded into a petty squabble over the right to peddle out offices which are opened by every ohadge of Government." Sir Charles Tupper, Hon. G. E. Foster, and half a snore of Conservatives echoed these statements of opinion. Briefly stated, Mr. Blair believes that upon its entry to office the Liberal Government was justified in its course of discharging men to make room for Grit favorites. And, let us sea; was it not Israel Tarte who inaugurated this? Truly, the tire- less Tarte dominates this land and this Government. A. Government of Economy, The Government of economy has begun well. Let us have a sample brick. In the town of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, a new post-oflioe is in course of •erecrion. Fifteen thousand dollars so far bave been spent upon the building and upon the site. A week after the elections certain Grits who own much land in another part of the town, visited Ottawa. They bad an interview behind closed doors with Tarte and Laurier. The result of the interview we saw the other day. The half -completed post -office has been aban- doned; a new site had .been purchased from a good Grit, and the fifteen thousand dollars is irrevocably lost. The party bloodsuckers must be appeased. And this is a Government of economy! A Great Torpedo Conflict. During the visit of the members 1 parliament to Portsmouth, a naval olfioire told an amusing story of last year's naval maneuvers. While the warships were stationed in Lough Foyle there • was an alarm of a torpedo attack at nigbt. In- stantly the guns opened fire and blazed away at the torpedo boat. The next morning the Admiral requested each captain to send in a report of the num- ber of torpedo boats he had seen and the quantity of ammunition he bad ex- pended. The reports were interesting. Some officers bad seen six torpedo boats, some four, others three and others two. Only one captain deolared that he had seen no torpedo boat and had fired no shot. The others however, had used an enormous quantity of ammunition. It turned out that there had not been a torpedo boat within thirty miles of the Lough, and the torpedo boats seen from the ships were In truth :a single coal barge. --London World. Worst Bind of a Case. "You look thin and careworn, Tad - ley," said the man in the russet shoes. "Insomnia l" replied Tadley, with a groan. "Insomnia?" repeated the man in the russet shoos. "Ohl. oome now, a man with no more than you have to worry him doesn't get insomnia." "It's the baby that's got it, ex- plained Tadley, as he stepped off the ferry boat and resumed his struggle with life, VenyLikely. "WhenEves had so many pleasures to occupy nor time in the Garden of Eden, bow do you suppose the serpent managed to secure her attention?" "He must have advertised a bargain sale of forbidden fruit." The Wise Boy. Citizen (to office boy in counting -room) -Your confounded paper had an outra- geous attack on me this morning, and— Office ice goy (briskly) - Yessir. How BOYSANDGIRLS FEATHERED PARSON. An Antipodean hire Who Probably is the Best Talker of His Kind. Some time since . a friend of mine. having occasion to purchase a small artiole, entered a little thread and needle shop in the environs of the city of New Orleans, but found no one In the plaoe, writes J. Carter Beard in the Philadel- phia Bulletin. As : she turned about to leave, a hoarse voice called out: -- "Wait a moment, ma'am. Take a chair." Looking around her in some surprise at not seeing any source from which she could suspect the voice to proceed or any possibility of accepting the invitation so cordially extended to her. she replied:— "I'll wait, but I see no chair." "Betty! Betty! dome qulckl come quiok 1 come quick! Some one here. Take a chair," called out the voice loudly. As there happenedto be no one in the little shop but herself, my friend hasten- ed to tho door. when she happened to catch sight of a bird nage just inside it, containing a strange looking black bird, with two white bands, that reminded her of those worn by English clergymen, extending downward from its throat. At the same moment a woman appeared at.the half -opened door leading to the rear of the shop. "Tas tha burd bo taikon, mum," said she, with a strong North -of -England accent. "Tas a parson, mum; them do go on wors'n parrots." On inquiry, the talker proved to be what naturalists call Prostehmadera, which bad been brought by the shop. keeper all the way from New Zealand (where she bad formerly resided,) of Which the bird is a native. Its popular name, "parson bird," given it by the early colonists of Now Zealand in allusion to the peculiar tufts of long white feathers that bang down from the throat as if to set off its glossy black Plumage, and which resemble clerical bands, certainly seems appropriate. Perched on a stump, as an extemporized talker, it gives vent to a jargon of sounds, displaying its bands and gestioulating In a manner that Irresistibly reminds one of the declamatory style or preaching. A gentleman describing the bird says: "He shakes his bead, bending to one side, then to another, as if be made his remarks first to this part of his hearers and afterward to that, and once again, with pent-up vehemence, contracting his muscles and drawing himself together, his voice waxes loud, us if to awaken sleepers to their senses." It is a favorite cage bird with the col onlets, being easily reared in confine- ment, and its extraordinary powers of mimicry make it a very interesting pet. It oan repeat whole sentences and imitate among other things, the barking of a dog to perfection. Its memory, teach- ableness and artioulation are better than those of any parrot; in fact, perhaps, it is the hest talker among birds. Paying One's Debts. An ingeninus method of paying one's debts has just Dome to light in England. It seems that a certain person had long been in debt eo his shoemaker, and the latter was becoming angry at the delay. Calling upon the delinquent he spoke to him in no very gentle manner. "But, my good fellow," the debtor re- plied, "I bave no money, but I will give you an order on Mr. H—, who has been in my debt for ever so long. Here, take this sealed packet, but don't let him perceive that you know anything of its contents." The shoemaker, In great hopes, betook himself to Mr. TE--, and handed him the missive, which ran as follows:— "Dear H--, the bearer, an unfortun- ate but honest man, has lost his wife and children during the last week, and is, besides, threatened with imprisonment for debt. Persuadedthat you will gladly seize the opportunity to assist a poor man in distress, I commend him to your kindness. Yours, sincerely, 0--." H-- gazed with emotion at his visi- tor, and pressed 80 shillings on his ac- ceptance. The shoemaker departed in a happy frame of mind, little suspecting that he had been taken for a beggar. How a Widow 'Von a Husband. As a result of going to jail, Mrs. Mary Herbst, a San Francisco widow, secured a wealthy husband, John A. Henninger, who owns much valuable real estate. Mrs. Herbst lived near a small shanty in whioh a flagman at a railroad crossing spent his spare time. When the flagman missed SOMne fuel he intimated that per- haps the pretty widow knew where it went. She heard the story and paid• the flagman a visit. During the call the flagman was severely trounced. He after- wards paused Mrs. Herbst's arrest on a charge of assault. Mrs. Herbst spent a few . hours in jail before bail was secured. Her story ap- pealed to Mr. Henninger. He wanted to 'nee what sort of a woman she was and nailed on her. The calls became frequent and finally he asked her to marry him. Despite her success in the argument with the flagman, Mrs, Herbst decided that sheneeded a protector, and consented. The marriage lioense gave the bride- groom's age as sixty-five and the bride's as thirty-five. She declares now that she is glad that she whipped the flagman and went to jail therefor. Spoke to the Wrong Man. A millionaire railway king has a brother who is hard of hearing; while he himself is remarkable 80 having a very prominent nose. One evening the railway naafi .dined at a friend's house andwas seated between two ladies, who talked to him very loudly, rather to his annoyance, but he said nothing. Finally one of them shouted a commonplace re- mark and then said, in an ordinary tone, to the other "Did you ever see such a nose in your life?" "Pardon me, ladies," said the railway man, `,'it is my brother who is deaf." Imagine the horror of the statesman, Senator Vidal moved the many copies will you•have?—Tit-Bits. 1i4' :^....asswra ".,,m'�C•�, ..3` ;' ►�_,.i:::ata►vs'..r_�a gl►.vaY A:l -.":An :'t - Ix -.,''''n v..t, .,w'r.. mftN±irIT'':."t'."':".,�j', `.�-^` .:,A"r4".:7.,4-• — . AMONG THE SWALLOWS. Social Habits of the Birds as Observed by L. E. Chittenden. Mr. L. E, Chittenden, in his "Person- al Reminiscences," gives an interesting description of than social habits of swan lows. lie wan encamped oue night on a small ishtud in Luke Chamnelain. As the sun approached the horizon a few swallows came and alighted in the branches of the collar trees with whioh the Island was covered; then more mane, and still more, until fiocke oflnany hun- dreds coming from every point of time compass, weft converging upon the is land. "My supper," says Mr, Chittenden, "was prepared and served to the accom- paniment of innumerable angry but ,nnsloal voices. After sone time the dis putes appeared to be adjusted, and there was 8 profound quiet, only broken here and there by some individual apparently talking in his sleep or disturbed by the nightmare. "Making as little noise as possible, I forced myself under the branches, well into the grove, disturbing many sleep- ers in my progress. On raising my hand to a branch, I discovered that the swal- lows were literally packed along it side by side. The light of a match showed that every branch in view was laden in the same manner, 'The light awakened them, but they fell asleep as soon as it was extinguished. I could have oapturod scores within reach of my hand. "As the gray dawn was oreepiug over the eastern mountains there was a clear note from one of the tallest cedars in the grove. It was the reveille. There was an answering call, then another, then many, and in a minute the grove was alive with voices. Soon a swallow shot out from tee grove and made one circuit, sounding its tall, Others followed until a small flook was collected, which Moved westward over ten miles of water to the shore. Others followed, collecting in separate flacks and taking flight in different dir- ections. "Within five minutes the last swallow had departed, and solitude reigned in the grove."—Youth's Companion, WATER LILY CUSHION. When Properly ,Made Et Will be an Orme: moot to Any Room. A very pretty pincushion is made like a water lily. The center is of a round piece of golden -yellow velvet, four inches in diameter. This is gathered, stuffed with cotton, and drawn into a flat oushlen, measuring about tene Inches. The six petals are formed from heavy, white satin ribbon. The length required for each petal is six inches, folded into a loop as shown. Instead of ribbon, white satin may be folded into strips like ribbon. The five leaves aro of green plush, with a crinoline lining. The stem is of wire, wrapped with cotton, and bound with green ribbon, or covered with a strip of plush.—Anna Hinriohs, in Rural New Yorker. Unfortunately A,x,ressed. "I was going from Memphis to Louis- ville," said a gentleman whose talk is reported by the Washington Star, "when I fell into conversation with a white- haired old lady. We became friendly, and by and by she told me that she was going to Louisville on a visit to her son, whom shellac' not seen for two or three years. "He him to but he trot hle "I t went i had no and dr openin penite But th ,� ,I. had written to her a few weeks before, urging her bo come, and naming a certa in hotel. She naturally expected meet her at the railway station, did not appear, and seeing how d she was, I offered to go with her to the hotel mentioned. ook her to the parlor, and then n pursuit of the son. The clerk t see him, but gave me a letter for the lady. I carried it to her. She opened it hurriedly, read one sentence, opped in a faint. I rang for a physics an and picked up the letter. The g aentenoe was:— y Dear Mother -1 am now in the nttary.' "No wonder the woman had fainted. e writer continued:— have a good position with the con- tractors, and it is impossible for me to get away. Come on to Frankfort.' "It took us an hour to bring the dear old lady to, thanks to the thoughtless- ness of her affectionate son." The Little Pianist's Plaint. One —two•—three—four— Praotisingis such a bore! How my little finger aches! Wish I didn't make mistakes! One—two—three—four— Guess tnat's Bessie at the door; Yes, she's teasing Tommy's pup; Wish my quarter-hour was up O ue—two—three—four—. Practising is such a bore One—two—three—four— Ob, it rains. It's going to pour! And my kitty's out at play; I must fetch her right away! One—two—three—four— Practising is snob a bore! -Emma C. Dowd. Cherry Stone Curiosities. There le a cherry stone at the Salem (Mass.) museum, which contains one dozen silver spoons. Tho stone itself is of the ordinary size, but the spoons are so small that their shape and :finish can only bo well distinguished by the mioro- seepe, Dr. Oliver gives an account of a cherry stone on whioh were carved 124 heads, so distinctly that the naked eye could distinguish those belonging' to popes and kings by their mitres and Browns. It was bought in Prussia for $15,000, and thence conveyed to Eng.- land, ng=land, where it was considered an object of so much value that its possession ,was disputed ,and it became the object of a suit in chancery. Hint Werth Iter elnbering. When bed clothing is not sufficiently warm, two or three newspapers spread between the blankets will secure a com- fortable night. This is a hint worth re- membering.by those who travel muoh, and who do not carry about a supply of rugs. PRINCESS HELENE. ITALIA'S FUTURE QUEEN A BEAU- TIFUL AND ACCOMPLISHED WOMAN. The Princess Hails From Montenegro-- Combines Beauty With Poverty ---The Montenegrin Pamily Fortunate in 'Their Alliances. The betrothal of the Crown Prince of Italy, or Prince of Naples, to give him bis right title, to Princess Helene has pro- duced a general feeling of satisfaction in Italy. Victor Emmanuel Ferdinand Maria Gennero, Prince of Naples, was born at Naples on November 11, 1809, and en- tered the army at an early age. He is now a lieutenant -general, and is a Chevalier of the Order of the Golden Fleece and a Knight of the Garter. He is the only son of King Humbert. His mother, the Queen of Italy, was Princess Margherita of Saxony, the daughter of Ferdinand Duke of Genoa, and first cousin of her husband. Prtnoese Helene of Montenegro is the third daughter of Prince Nicholas and Princess Milena of Montenegro. She was. born at Cettinje on Januuary 8, 1873, and was educated principally in Russia. She is very accomplished and draws and paints well, having won high praise from the artists in Dresden under whom she studied, Ser eldest sister,Princess Milit PRINCESSS HELENE. za, is married to the Grand Duke Peter Nicolaivitch of Russia. while her second sister, Princess Stant, is married to Prinoe George of Louohtenberg. Princess Helene's brother, Prince Danilo, the heir to the throne of Montenegro, is about eighteen months older than she is. After her there uome three daughters and two sons, thus making the number of the Prince of Montenegro's children nine. The marriage is to take place 'in October or November, and in the mean- time Princess Helene is to be prepared for her conversion to the Roman Catholic faith by Monseigneur Milinovitoh, the Bishop of Andvari. Besides the romantic oiroumstanoes which make the betrothal the talk of most of the oitvlized world just now, Americans may have a particular inter- est in it, since one of Princess Helene's most partioular friends is Mune, Depret, formerly Miss May McClellan, daughter of tho late General George B. McClellan. M. Depret is French Minister to Monte- negro. A French cynio says that "in all lovemaking one kisses; the other holds the cheek." The contemporary report is that the heautiful Princess is playing the passive part in the lovemaking now going on at Cettinje. But the ardor of the Prince of Naples Is beyond question. A MOUNTAIN -BRED BEAUTY. Princess Helene was devised by nature to captivate the heart of man, writes a correspondent of the New York Herald. In fact, she and her sisters are so band - some and so poor that they have been regarded as dangerous "detrimentals" among European royalties. But apart from her beauty, Princess Helene's tem- perament and hardy training; her pro- ficiency in manly sports, suoh as hunt- ing, shooting and riding, were precisely the attributes calculated to overwhelm the heart of a male antithesis so com- plete in every respect as the weakling and somewhat effeminate Prince of. Naples. She is a fine musician, playing the piano' and violin exceptionally well for an amateur; she speaks English, French, German and Italian with fluency; she is a clever artist, and is widely cul- tured in all branches of literature. In fact, the time that wealthy European THE PRINCE OF NAPLES. royalties devote to the frivolities of court and social life this Monenegrin Princess employed in far more healthy avocations both for mind and body. All accounts combine in describing her as being not only beautiful in forma and feature, but, above all, as possessing that nameless charm without which the most perfect beauty is often devoid of fascination. She is divinely dark and still more divinely tall. She has large, lust- rous dark eyes, brimful of expression; shehas masses of black hair --the genuine raven's' wing hue; her complexion is dazzlingly transparent; her carriage is extremely graceful and majestic, and, in fine. she is not only perfect in shape, but is a thoroughly well-bred and wholesome young woman in every way.. The Pi'in- cess is said to be of a sweet, unaffected disposition, and is so popular among the Montenegrins that they often choose her as the medium for presenting important petitions to the ,Prince, her father. A FORCEFUL CHARACTEle. As may be imagined, a young lady so endowed by nature, and so accomplished by art, is the reverse of namby-pamby. She has, in fact, a very forceful =char .--.,..tee eater of her own; courageous and 1111- trepid, as becomes the ' descendant of aw hundred evar;riors whose sole dependenoe was their swords. In the domestic aeon- `. omy of the Quirinal under the next . regime, it may safely be predicted that there will beonly one master --who veil! not be the Princess Helene's husband. In view of the.troublous times undoubtedly. in store for the Italian throne, the pro- jected union of this typical product of the "Falcon's Nest" with the puny off- shoot of the House of Savoy may have important consequences on the future of the kingdom of Italy, When the fight comes to preserve monarchical rule in Italy, Princess Helene would prove false to all the traditions of the strenuous race from which she springs did she not play a heroine's part in the struggle. The Montenegrin family seems to have been peculiarly fortunate among royale ties in the alliances they have entered into. Princess Helene's eldest sister,. Princess Militza, married the Grand Duke Peter Nicholaivitch in 1889, and her next sister, Princess Stana,is happily wedded to the Grand Duke of Leuobten- burg. Like Princess Helene her two sisters were wooed and won at three and twenty, and in all oases their marriages are said to bave been marriages of affection. The probable political consequences of this approaching union are eagerly can- vaesed in European capitals. It is pre- dicted that the long arm of Russian dip- lomacy will extend through Cettinje to Rome, and detach Italy from the Triple Alliance. But these prophecies in la baute politique based on dynastic unions turn out almost invariably to be wrong. The day has gone by when marriages between royal houses determine the policy of the States so connected. PAYING FOR HER WHEEL. The Bicycle Girl Economizes on Her Hats,. Gowns and Lunches. How do the bicycle girls get money enough to pay for their wheels is a question which the uninitiated observer finds hard to solve. The greater propor- tion of the thousands of young women who ride a wheel here In New Xork City are in but moderate oiroumstanoes. The majority of them are business women, self-supporting young women, with sal- aries varying from $6 to $15 a week. Yet thousands of them own a wheel, and generally an expensive wheel at that. That they must have been economizing as only a young person can who does so willingly and with an object in view is an apparent fact. Of course, the terms on which bicycles are now sold are made very easy, and yet in purchasing all wheels a certain amount of money must be paid down and either weekly or monthly payments must follow. In addition to this there is the money for a wheel's accessories as well as its maintenance. An $86 wheel may be bought with a Dash payment of $2Q, and the rest paid at the rate of $10 a month. A number of the oheaper bloycles require but $5 down and the remainder may be paid in $2 weekly payments. But no matter how easy, the huying of a bicycle is made, the majority of the women who ride bave been forced to economize before buying it, and mnany are the novel and individ- ual methods of economy which they have pursued. One young woman, who is a steno- grapher in a downtown office, told a Journal reporter that she had accumu- lated the money to make .her first pay- ment on her wheel by economizing for three ,months in car fare and lunches. She always walked across town instead of riding, as had been her usual custom, both night and morning, and many days she brought her lunch with her from home instead of going to a restaurant. The days when she did go to a restaurant 'her lunch bill never exceeded ren cents. Before this she had always paid twenty cents. Another young woman, who is now an expert bicyclist, declared that from the time she decided to buy a 'wheel until it was her own she had not bought a single new gown. She admitted that she hadn't looked exactly stylish, but since she had bought her wheel clothes had been but of secondary consideration. An enthusiastic bicycle girl will never Mies not having a number of new sum- mer gowns. Almost the only costume she has time to wear is her bicycle suit. Still another young woman, who rides like a professional, made all the money necessary to buy a wheel and an entire bicycle outfit by doing extra work at night for months beforehand. Preparing to buy a bicycle has atleast taught many young women one important lesson —the lesson of economy. The Rubber Tire. Very few people know much about the article which enters to such a great ex- tent into the composition of the pneu- matic tire, says Amerioan Cycling. All the rubber used in bioyole tires comes from South America. The United States imports yearly $100,000,000 worth of raw rubber from the south half of the West- ern Continent. It comes to this country free as a raw material, but the Rep116!in of Brazil exacts a duty of 21 per -cent,' or more than one-fifth of its value. It is. an established Pant fat can easily ha proved that the export duties on rubber and coffee alone support the Republic of Brazil. It would be impossible to esti- mate on the raw rubber output of Brazil for the current year, but in view of the wonderful demand for that artiole by tire manufacturers alone it must consid- erably overlap the $100,000,000 worth which was used in this country for the year 1895. As this country has in years past used more than three-fourths of this product of Brazil, it oan readily be understood how much the United States have bene- fited Brazil and haw muoh more they are benefiting the South American Re- public by the increasing demand owing to .the blcynle industry. It is estimated by those who are best able to judge that• there will be $30,000,000 invested to bicycle tires in 1896. The remainder of the yearly import is used in various lines, such as rubber garden and fire hose. belting, rubber used for insulation and countless other purposes. The amount used annually in the manufacture of rubber =se for air brakes is of itself altuost fabulous. :No Chance o" Mrs, Hiraum Daly --I have hgd to dis- charge a great many girls on account nfctheir cooking. Katie l:ohldsoop—You'll, have to disNiar„e me on that account, mum. Mrs. Hiram Daly—I am glad to hear that. ' Katie Eohldsoop-1o, mom. I can't cook. Art Defined. Weinberg—What do you call a work of alt:' GJv mus—It's something you don't quite toweistand, and that costs you a heap of mnortey.