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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1887-5-12, Page 7qM,Frx.f4004wituroommathwaswituvontwa , 11E4,41.1T11 as follow: "Never let a boil come to „nee head if it can be Prevented. The system is poisoned more than relieved by the eruption. When Anything mpears et all resembling ebQiL punt it With iodine and drive it owlets, if posible," . Tire liquid ie a Volition end ebould eandled with 'mem and placed where it (meld be naietaken by no possibility for any, thing elec. Reneetly for Infautae Bronchitis, A correspondent tells us of a remedy for that dread disease which is a terror to so many mothers, We are intormed het has been need very sueeessfully on children who Are subject te croupy coughs, and it is eice simple of manufacture and mempeoeive, that it on be made without the least diffi- culty. The repipe is as follows P/110=0 two mimes of spikenard root, two 01111.008 of rook candy, one ounce of best brandy, and two teaspoonfuls of syrup—not naolaame. Immerse tae spikenard root in a quart of water and boil down to a pint. Strain, and then add the rock oandy and syrup. Replace on the stove and heat Slowly until rook candy is dissolved. Remove, and when cool add the brandy, Shake the mix- ture and it is ready for use. Dose :a tea- spoonful whenever cough is troublesome. The total cost, excepting the syrup, should not exceed twenty-nve cents—ten cents for the spikenard root, five for rock candy, and ten for brandy. PreVentinn Of Naluria. Malaria iss Piety oadelered a dreaded dies eleste While it 1,4110b getleTtaly fu4M, yet it bus en iiijurkoue efleet ea the emestitutioee SO thet the children of persons who have offered from it Are 1es robot than others. For neatly years the inhabitants of malarial regions have understood the value of certain precentions, and that it was.poseible to &void, end °Rea to greatly diminish the in - turn dorm by the poison. There are two elasees 9f preventive measures, which have become traditional with onto rem. The era class ineludes all those methods which very materially reduce the quantity of mel - edit penetrating the lunge and a the water infused with germs of the disease, which have been taken into the system through the stomach. The second class is oompood of such remedies as enable the system to el- iminate the germs in the Shortest possible time before they can do much harm, The number of malarial germs in the at- mospher'a the malarious country varies greatly i differeint hours of the day, and in different ( mesons of the year. It is supposed that they are mot extant at dawn of day and in the early part of the evening, and that the least number are found at noon. It is generally understood that malaria does not rise many feet above the surface of the soil The only exception is when prevailing winds and currents may carry it up mount- ain slopes or hills. Travelers who have visited the Pontine meshes in the vicinity of Rome, one of the moat dangerous malarial districts in the world, have been struck with the large number of platform raised from twenty to thirty feet. These are places of safety where unfortunate people obliged to work on this pobsonous soil may pass the night during the malarial season. 0 The natives of Central America when obliged to spend the night in a badly infect- ed locality, hang their hammocks high above the ground. More than probable it was this custom which suggested to the engi- neers, managing the building of the Panama Railroad, the idea of setting up little houses for the workmen in trees. Efouse-plants cultivated in pots filled withmalarious earth are a constant danger. Germs grow lux- uriously in the moisture and warm air of closed rooms, and may be a fruitful source the malady. The second means of prevention, elimin- ating those germs which have gained admit- tance to the body, is also an important sub- ject to consider. One of the first things to act upon, is to maintain the highest con- ditions of bodily vigor and an active and equal circulation and exposure to cold, gives the poison time to develop in the blood and produces its worst effects. The food sheuld be nourishing and taken in such quantities as can be digested. The skin should be kept active by bathing and friction. Warm baths may be used to stimulate it to special activity and to restore warmth and cold baths to give tone when necessary. In some cases drinking hot lemonade has proven very beneficial. The clothing should be woolen and sufficient to guard against chill, and the bowels should be regular. Malaria weakens and demoralizes the nervous system and this should be guarded against by cul- tivating thwill power. Turkish baths as a preventilneasure may be favorably mt entioned. he copious perspiratioa thus induced, brings the poison out of the body in a remarkable manner. Chronic cases axe cured quicker by Turkish baths than by medicines. We may say finally, that the met way to guard against malaria is to keep 'ay from the regions thus infected. Serious Burns. When a serious burn occurs, the clothes must be removed as soon as the fire is extin- guished. The first consideration should be to get the clot es off, without pulling, as the leaat draggin lesi es the akin too. The in- jured part sh1 be thoroughly drenched with water, and the clothes cut away. If any part of the garment sticks, let it re, main. Dip cloths in a thick solution of common baking soda water, and place over theburnt surface, bandaging lightly ao as to keep them in place. As soon as a dry spot appears on this dressing, wet it again by equeezing some soda andwaterover it. As the saturating will exclude the air there will be no smarting. A rubber sheet, a piece of oil cloth, a gossamer cloak, or any water- proof article can be spread on the bed with a blanket over it to receive the sufferer. Should the feet be cold heat must be applied to them, and a little stimulant given if the pulse is weak. It is well to have the bed covering warm and light. A doctor should be called without much delay. A burn is serious in proportion to the amount of sur- face involved. A deep burn is not as clan- gorous as a superficial one twice the size. In severe burns, pain is an encouraging sign; it shows there is still vitality left. Scalds may be treated in much the same way. Sweet oil may be poured over the surface and covered with flour. Anything that excludes air will relieve pain. Patients suffering from such accidents should have concentrated, nourishing food—and as much as they can take with ease. In order to do the necessary repairing, nature must have plenty of material with which to accomplish it. Only doctors should prescribe opiates. The Sepulchral Guest Chamber. Even more dangerous to life and health than the unused parlor, is the guest cham- ber or " spare room," which is occupied on rare occasions only. To go to bed in an un - warmed room, where the bed has been made up for days, weeks, or even months, is quite as dangerous to life as to stand in a, draft when hi a dripping perspiration, or to take a sea bath after a hearty dinner. So, good housekeeper, you can keep your spare bed in all its bravery of silk quilt, knitted counterpane and. pillow shame, bat let the she ta lie folded with the rest of your bed clothi until your guest comes, then air them ffhoroughly, as also the comfort- ables and blankets and make the bed and if it be a cold winter' night give him for a bedfellow e. warm flatiron well wrapped, or 11, hot water bottle, and he will feel that his welcome is a genuine and a hearty one. And at the time for him to rise, a warning knock upon his door, with the information that a pitcher of hot water stands at his threahold, will make him thrice glad, and he will give you his heartfelt thanks. The Use of Iodine. As a simple family remedy, the tincture of iodine should be always in the house, and a small earners heir brush, With which to apply it. To reduce inflammation of all kin& where the skin is unbroken, nothing is more valnable, and it may be made to serve the purpose of various Irina of poen ticea or plesters. It is of a very cloak, purplish color,• but the preparation known as mimeos iodine mas be purchased and can be nod with greater freedom than the (baker liquid. Por rheumatism, paint twice a day, as long as the skin doenot blistet'. Per sore throat, paint the external surface, and good results will quickly follow. no ad- 8le of a physician ripen its use for boils was Wolves Caught in Traps. If perchance a wolf should be caught in 4 trap, all its courage deserts it and it allows itself to be killed without any redstance. The pitfall is the trap most in favor, as it does not injure the skin. In depth the pit is about eight feet, and it is always made with the bottom much wider than the top, eo as to prevent the wolves from scrambling outs—just the shape which,on a smaller scale is so useful in trapping the field -mice on the Continent. It is narrated that on one oc- casion an old woman had the misfortune to fall into one of these traps. She was not hurt and sat on the ground waiting until the owner of the trap should come to look for his captive. Presently large wolf came tum- bling into the pit, she andgavea herself up for lost. The wolf, however, evidently consid- ered her as part of the trap, and was quite as afraid of her as she was afraid of him. So there the fellow -prisoners remained until the farmer came up, shot the wolf, and released the woman from her captivity. In his well- known works, Audubon mentions that at the beginning of his hu u ting career he happen. ed toy-mita:farmer who had beengreatly plagu - ed with wolves, and had dug a, number of pit- falls about his premises. Into one of these pits three fine wolves had fallen. To Aud- ubon's astonishment, the man descended into the pit, armed only with his knife, pulled out the hind legs of the animals, severed the tendons so that they could not escape, and hauled them to level ground, where lie could kill thein without damaging the skins. A similar example of the abject terror of a trapped wolf is mentioned by Mr. Lloyd. During a severe Winter a peasant was driv- ing to his home, not far from St. Petersburg. Eleven wolves chased him to bis very gate, through which the horse dashed, followed by nine of the wolves. Tbe gate swung back on its own accord, when the wolves, so ferocious only a minute beforehand, tried to hide them- olves in holes and corners, and allowed themselves to be killed without offering and resistance. Sometimes, when hard pressed, the wolf will feign death. The Insane Duchess of Cumberland. The Duchess of Cumberland, the youngest sister of the Princess of Wales, has become insane, and it has been found necessary to place her under medical care and restraint. The Duchess has for a long time suffered from mental &pension, and her illness reached a crisis about a fortnight ago, with the result that she manifested the suicidal tendencies which are often associated with a condition of pronounced melancholia. The cause of this breakdown is by no means clear. She has had several children in rapid succession, and had been much weakened in consequence, never havingbeen a strong wo- man. The Duchess had looked thin and miserably shattered for two years past, and during her long visit to Copenhagen last summer all her relatives were perfectly' shocked at her appearance. Her comparat- ively lonely life at Gmunden was such against her, especially as the Duke of Cum- berland has become very sowed and depres- sed. They went to Vienna early in Febru- ary, and the Duchess benefited by the claange, went into society and seemed better in every way, but the news of the plot against the Czar and Czarina caused a re- lapse, and she is now in a most critical and precarious condition. It is to be feared that there are but very slight hopes of a recovery, as the private accounts which have reached London are as bad as possible. The Duchess is a woman of considerable ability and high- ly accomplished. She is the favorite child of her parents, and has always been the pet of the family. ste Numerous extra detectives have been sent to Metz and Strasburg. VIOTORJA M Tu TABLE, flow queen, manages to Get 'through The strict ceremonial of the dinners of Queen Victoria has not. changed since her assumption of the throne. A quarter of en hour before the time fixed for the repast -- generally 8 &deck—all the party invited to dine with the Queen meet in the grand salon 4nd forru themselves into a half -circle about the door where she is expected to eater. The Queen, en entering, makes a beautiful courtesy (for which she is renowned), then bows to the gentlemen and gives her hand to the lediee, who courtesy deeply, She then goes in aro to the table, accompanied generalli by one of her sons, If any imperi- al or royal person is present he site at her right hand. But, even in the cage of Goners al Grant, she placed the Princess Beatrice betweea them. The Queen never removes her gloves dodo dinner, except at state banqeets. This is a singular piece of ea. se quette and one would din* it would be ex- actly the reverse. Her glove, are new, of wInte kid, emoroulered with Meek, never worn but once, and become, after using, the perquisites of the ladies-in-waiting. The Queen has a small and beautiful hand. As soon as she bas finished a certain "plat," everyone else stops eating of it, as when she finishes eating her fish, everyone else stops sating fish, eta After she has spoken to her guests on either side, conversation may become goner - al, but in a subdued tone, always deferring to the sovereign. Sir Arthur Helps, who was her private secretary, need to tell an amusing anecdote of being snubbed by her for telling a rather funny story down the table, among the lathes -in -waiting, to relieve the monotony of a dreary dinner, when the Queen remark- ed: "What is it? We are not amused" She has however, a love of fun, and. some. times laughs heartily. The Luck of the Piinoe of Wales. The News Wiener To,gblatt informs us that the Prince of Wales is regarded on the Con- tinent as having a singularly lucky hand at games of chance. " The day before the earthquake he appeared in Monaco, and tried hisluck in jest at trente et quo/rank. His success was so satisfactory that the Prince resolved to venture at roulette the sum which he had won at the other game. Here again luck followed him like a dutiful servant, and in a very short space of time he left the salon with a gain of i600 sterling." The incident reminds the Vienna journal of the equally fortunate play of the Prince a year ago, when he was the guest of Count Tafilo Fas- tetics at Buda-Pesth. "In one single night the future rider of England won nearly a quar- ter of a million gulden in a well-known aristocratic club. The Prince told his fel- low -players that he would give them an op- portunity for revenge as soon as he returned from his hunting tour. Fourteen days later he appeared at the club, according to bis promise. The 'revenge,' however, cost his opponents 8,000 florins !" It appears from the same journal that the heir to the Austro- Hungarian throne, the Crown Prince Rud- olph, is not quite so prodigal and reckless in gaming as the Hungarian nobles. He will only play for very small stakes, like the aged German Emperor, who thinks that a sum of 50 pfennig is as much as a king or prince should venture at a time. The Old Church. DT ILAIIDR 1. RADFORD, AORD14. Into the ivy-covered church I wandered one bright day, The birds sang sweetly, flowers smiled, • And all around was gay. 1/21 But my heart was sad and weary, And filled with bitter pain, For the sunshine had left my life, .Ne'er to return again. So 1 restlessly wandered 'round, Trying in vain to still The bitter feelings which arose Within rue 'gainst my will. When suddenly the old organ, With deep, musical roll, Gave forth, in richest harmony, Grand sounds which thrilled my Kul. It seemed that voices of angels Came to inc from among Those sounds in heavenly sweetnets, and These were the words they sung :— " Earthly trials are stepping stones, Which lead us up above, Which show us in a clearer light Our heavenly Father's love, " Then to that Father turn your soul, And joy with your griefs blend, For heav'n's the home of the true heart, And there all sorrows end." The music ceased. I knew that 'twat A message to me sent From Ileav'n, and turned from the church And went my way— content. Faithful Pastor—A minister s life is a very hard one. Parishioner—Why, there are only two sermons a week to write, and " Ole! I don't mind sermon -writing; that's easy enough. But my duties require frequent visits to the homes of every member of the congregation, and just think of the strain on my conscience." " Conscience ?" Startling rumours are current of the dis- " Yes. I am expected to admire all the new covery of Anachists' plots to destroy the babies." Opera house and numerous factories in Pesth Breed Good Horses, A great deal /INS recently been said about ()amide, booming the horse market for Greet Britain, inore especially the marlset for horses required for military serviee. We must honestly confess that we have little confidence in the success of breeding in Canada for the army, for the ?simple tenant that the government agents appear to went too much for too little. From is hundred to two hundred dollen is net very leech for a five year ola hero that is kept for a speoial purpoao and i reured to have bit of breeding. Still it will be interesting to note the kind of horse that is required for th servioe. TO do this we must have reference to the report of Col, T. G. Ravenhill, R. A., Inspector aed,Purehaser of Royal Artillery nurses, who recently scoured Canada in quest of as My horses and succeeded in col - rooting some two hundred, all of which, by the way, were found to admirably Ammer the purposes for which they were required. Col. Bevealtill says the military horse ie ' of two different kinds, though net more war- like than any other good general purpose borse bet ewe 15 hands 2 fuches and 16 handshigh in general use all over the country, The first, the most important and most difficult now to procure in any quan- tity, isthattequired for ridingpurposes, with lengthyd shoulders nd forehead, good bole and loins, as well-bred as they can be got, they must walk freely and well, and at five years old should stand not leas than 15 hands 2 inches high. The second, or draught horse, is a compact, short -legged quick walking, good going van horse, be- tween 15. 2 554 16 hands high, for Royal Artillery, draught, Royal Engineers and transport purposes. Above all they must • be tight, ehort-legged, active and good walk - ere. They must be not less than 8 in- ches below the knee, 72 inches in girth. Bays, browns, chestnut, or blacks of hardy color are alone taken. No greys, roans, duns, cream color, • parti.00lored horses are accepted, and none that are materially blemished. Undocked horses are preferred. They must be free from bad The foregoing, then, are the main require ments. It remains for our farmers to con- sider whether it is worth their while to go in for breeding such animals. We think it is not, as before said, that we consider the army would prove particularly remuner- ative, but simply because they are just each animals that would be useful anywhere. The next thing to consider is how to breed them. While the class of stallions in Canada are undoubtedly improving every year, there are still many making the circuits that would serve a better purpose in the I kuacker's yard than by being used to pro- pagate their like. But this state of things is irremediable unless the Government ' comes to the rescue by appointing special examiners and issuing certificates to entire horses filling a certain standard and by im- porting some animals for special service. And here let us say that while we think lit- tle enough is done in the way of encouraging the breeding of good cattle, something should undoubtedly be done of a prac- tical nature to develop the horse in the agricultural districts. The New Bruns- wick government is ding a little in this direction by importing a few stallions for public service, but no other province is doing an, thing at all. We would submit that this is a matter that is well worth considera- tion at the proposed farmers' congress that is now being held in Toronto. But in the endeavor to breed good horses it is not alone the quality of the sire that shored be considered. The dam is of equal importance. Farmers that would raise the kind of animal that would prove the Moet valuable to them must breed from mares that are not less than Men hundred pounds in weight and upward, that are sound, kind, upheaded, good colors, good steppers and rapid walkers. Never breed from mares that are afflicted with heaves, cribbing, spavins, curbs, or bad feet ; for so sure as " like produces like" the progeny will fall heir to some, if not all, of these diseases, entailing on them- selves and owners an inheritance of misery, worry and expense. The mare may be worked moderately while in foal, but never forced to go beyond her natural strength • Above all feed both her and the foal well. The theory that you can get a good colt out of a poor and worthless mare is absurd. It often happens that a man has a mare crippled and generally used up that he sets aside for breeding purposes. He em- ploys a reasonably good horse and then when the colt comes along crippled and use- less he places the blame upon the horse and not in the direction that it rightly belongs, namely, upon the poor calculation and judg- ment of the owner of the mare. This is a thing that requires to be thoroughly impress- ed upon the minds of all breeders and farm- ers. See that the animals you breed from are sound and well -mated, and you will con- fer a benefit upon those that come after you, improve the breed of an indispensable ani- mal, enrich your farm, increase your plea- sure in your avocation, and add to the trea- sures of uryo pocket or swell your bank ac- count. A XOUNTAIN MYSTBBY. erem eitrapage eight Seen byenetromata teuntere Pardee returning from hunting trips to the mountains tell &tramp Mice Of their ex- perience who ipiles away from humau liebitatioe, of conflicts with grizzly bears, mountain Hone, ea: , but by tar the most weird story we have heard le told by two well-known young men of this place, who were on a prospecting tour some three weeks eince near Cobblestone mountain, 4t the northern boundary of this county The story they tell—and they are willing to take their oath ou the truth of the stete- neent—is about as followe One cold night they were simultaneously- awekened ebout 12 o'clock by the noise of craekling brush that had been thrown on the , fire. They arose in a sitting posture and. I saw the figure of an Indian woman standing by the fire. She was dressed in a robe of gaily colored material that almost reaehed her feet. A glisteaing. etecidace, evidently I of meld and silver, mulched her neck, end banging pendent from thi were a number of bear's claws. Her black hair reached below her waist. In her ears wee large hoop ear - 11%801 gseleding the form one of the young men instinctively readied for his rifle by his side, while the other stared in amaze, •tont at seeing each a sight in the dead of the night and thirty miles from any house, When the figure saw the motion made to reach the rifle she motioned for them not to fire and moved down the trail, beckoned to them, but they were too dumbfounded to follow, The next morning they followed the trail and after muoh difficulty, traced the foot- prints to the base of a high cliff about a mile from their camp. The rest of the story told it to this effect: " When I awoke," said one of the young non, "I was horrified. I couldn't move to save my life. I was frozen 1 with astonishment. The next morning we discussed the matter and determined to investigate. So the next night we took our blankets and went to the base of the cliff. At about midnight, the same hour the figure ap- peared tous, we naw a bright phosphorescent light on the brow of the cliff, and. I am sure we heard a voice calling Meeneeah ! Mon- eeah !' several times. This is the strangest experience 1 ever passed roug . 1 never 1 have believed in ghosts, but I would like to know what this was. If it was a woman, how did she come there at that time, thirty miles from civilisation" An old Indian tradition is to the effect ' that many, many years ago an Indian maiden —Meeneeab, the only daughter of a chief —was lost in this region and starved to death near the place called squaw Flat. It is said that different camping parties have seen the phosphorescent light spoken of in the vicinity where these young men were camped. Can it be a parellel case with that of the Indian woman abandoned on San Nieholas Islandfor eighteen years ? P A k ,,,••• ;Kite ' ,r. SON 4 \ • • tee • • "WASTE NOVI IgICO.," oviaturArao 1 ortriton.' W,(1� Airs. W.,!tta ate is alewife M lie passed) " Mentte, Were TOE, GOT TEA.T. WAS Peseta) OM VOW emeaentete ?" Alf ER/CAN OVASTEE TEAT How Victoria Was Named. Considering the "strained relations" with Russia which have marked the whole course of the Queen's reign it is remarkable that her first name, Alexandrine, should have been conferred upon her in honor of the then reigning Czar, of whom the Duke of Kent was an admirer, and who was our faithful and close ally. It was in the Castlereagh period of our foreign policy. George IV. was to have contributed another name, Georgiana. But Georgiana Alexandrine would have deprived the emperor of the place of precedence, and " Alexandritut Georgiana" world have derogated from the claims of the name borne by the actual king of England and all. his Hanoverian predeces- sors. The name of the queen's mother was therefore substituted for that of her uncle. In the commencement of the christening of the new born princess she was called Alex- I andrina Victoire, but the second name was speedily Anglicized or Latinized into Vic- I feria. A little before William IV.'s death there was some flutter among official people as to the designation under which the queen ex- pectant should be proclaimed and should re- main, and Lord Campbell, then Sir John Campbell and attorney general, represents himself as having decided this matter in conjunction with Charles Greville and Lord Lyndhurst as representing the opposition, in favor of the baptismal name for the pro- clamation, leaving it to the queen to choose afterward the name under which she should reign. Among other absurd suggestions there was one that she should be styled Elizabeth II. The assumption apparently was that her majesty was always to remain a maiden queen, with perhaps Lord Mel- bourne for her Leicester, Lord John Russell for her Essex and Sir John Campbell for her Sir Francis Bacon. The fates happily have otherwise determined. But,it is curious to think that but for chance or caprice or good sense we might now be preparing for the jubilee, not of Queen Victoria but of Queen Alexandrine or Queen Georgiana—I put Queen Elizabeth out of the question, The Ceminiert Bill, Thingeeting very hot in Britain over the Irish (aPercion Bill. The Loudon 7'ireee hes charged Darnell with expressieg tyuipetley with the murderere of Lord Cam- endieh, and apreyal of their deed. It has published a fixe simile of a letter profeeeedly dictated by the greae Irish leader, and eigns ed by ben, whielt, if gelatine, mot be in the last degree damaging, It is, however, de, nounced as a wicked and clumsy forgery, though experts my that they eould not say that the signature was not genuine. Ls the meautime, the Times dares Parnell to prose- cute for libel, and promises in that case to show cause. It will likely be up again in the House, and if the editor is put into the clock Tower for ceutempt, mattere will be- come quite lively, Every ope on see that the breach between the Liberal Unionists and the Gladetonians is net to bebridged over. Chamberlain is becoming more and more fierce in bis denuneiations, and all sides ap- parently are losing their equipoise. Plimin eel resistance in the event of the Coercion Bill being passed is being preached in or. Min goatees, Altogether the situation be- comes more end more interesting and lively. Ono thing is certain. Right or wrong, the great bulk of the English people will never consent to Ireland withdrawing from .its present connection. It is the fear that the proposed legislation of Gladstone inevitably leads to separation that makes all the trouble. About Amusements. There is a danger from too many out -door amusements. Not merely amusements in the open air, but amusements away from home. For many seem to look upon their own houses as merely places in which to sleep and take their meals, They have their clubs, whether properly so called, or better known as taverns, and in these free and easy places they all but forget their wives and children, Then what numbers all the winter have their curling and skating rinks, and take up their spare hours exclus- ively with these. They are scarcely ever at home, and when they are their talk is con- tinually of "shop." Who is chiefly to blame? One on scarcely say. In the meantime home life is utterly ruined and children are practically allowed to grow up wild. A good deal Is made of music before marriage, but after that almost nothing. Of course it is expected that the wife should be able to play a little, just as it is expected she should be able to read, but men trail to the rink or to the club five days a week for all the evening that would not listen to their wives singing or playing for five minutes without yawning or falling fast asleep, Play ! God help the poor women. Why should they play? They have not the slightest encourage- ment. Their husbands would as soon think of bringing them the present of a tame rhi- nceros as of a piece of music, and the sweet- heart days, when he obsequiously turned the leaves at the piano, are all gone. A Woman Swindler. The woman swindler that lately fleeced the Boston folks has made tracks, it,is said for Canada, and may bye -and -bye figure among the benevolent elite of Montreal or Toronto. She has been a very bold and plausible thief, but what worse after all has she been, than many of those whom she cheated? They wanted to make money ra- pidly and in a way that even the most stu- pid of them could not believe to be honest. How could any man or woman afford to pay 7 per cent. per month on money deposited ‘ with the principal always on call ? And yet these were the terms on which these admen- ) turers managed to secure hundreds of thou- sands of dollars. Of course she ran off with 1 the bag. What else eould she do? What else could be expected? The whole thing bore impudence and fraud on its very face. But why such a person should be safe in , Canada from the clutches of the law is not very evident. Canadians have no interest in sheltering our neighbor's criminals, By all means if we are not prepared for any thing like annexation, at least let us have a wise and sensible arrangement for the mutual urrender of each other's criminals. It would be difficult to say how many fraudu- lent bunk managers we have who ought to be picking oakum in State prisons. And the States are also burdened with an extra number of Canadian blackguards. Surely this is an evil that could easily be removed to the advantage of morality and the Satis- faction of all holiest people. The Afghan Boundary Settled. The report that Russia was collecting military stores on the Afghan border with a view of active operations has been quickly followed by another, that the boundary dis- pute with England has been peacefully settled. The frontier claimed by Russia on the north-west during the last dispute ran from Khoja Sale, on the Oxus, to and across the Murghab, above Penjdeh, and so on to the Persian frontier just.north of Komi. It would now appear that Russia makes con- cessions on that frontier, which is an import- ant one, beiug close upon Herat, and in ex- change gets possession of a southerly branch of the Oxus on the north-eastern frontier, hitherto held by the Afghans. Whether the Ameer has been consulted in the matter does not appeer, but beyond doubt any agreement that the two European powers have come to must be accepted by Afghan- istan. To all appearance the quantity of territory thus said to be exchanged at the north-east and north-west cannot be very great ; and if it really results in a binding compact which will effectually define the limit of Russian edvenee, a great triumph of peaceful diplomacy will have been reach, ed. But scepticism as to the lasting quail- ty of any such arrangements is pardon- able, it, The protonn It, it a comical Word—'11 It it sometimes amusing, (tie often absurd; It is large, It is small, It is routid, It is square, It rains mid It snows—It is foul, Itis fair ; 1518 black, It is white, It is long, It le short, Itis every thing, almost, and then It is nought ; It is true, it's ti lie It isn't, 15 Ia. niched, the word It, is a hurribug, The Saba.Onsehool teacher had spent eon- siderable tine in drilling into her pupils the truth that "pride cometh before a fall." Near the doe of the lesson, wishing to test the result of her efforts, she inquired "Now, childret, can you tell me whet comes before a fall 1" 1. es, ma'am; gum - mete" seas the reply from the seat farthest away. How He 'Would Act. "1 see by the papers, Mr. Yager, that a woman, supposing her husband dead, mar- ried another man, when, after an absence of twenty years, the first husband turns up and finds husband Number Two occupying his wife's affections." " Ugh. Vhen I vas dot odder feller und maned home und finds in* frau mit anodder feller I don'd meinsellef kick for dot." "What would you do in a like case ?" "Vhy, I let him haf her und I got anodder young von and shtard a saloon. Dere peen blenty sea in der fish vhat don'd have peen coached yit, haint it ?" "Yes, but von couldn't help feeling bully over the matter." " No sire-ee, Bop. Dot peen blenty times petter vben a otdt frau anodder feller got marriedt as vhen she a cistern got fall in her und shpile der vater. I see it shtand in der baper a oldt vomau fall der cistern in for a mans gesterday. Dot vas muster as he got anodder feller marriedt. I sooner mein frau dveo odder fellers got married to as fall mein cistern only voce time in uncl got her drownded. I don'd trink dot vater no more. I sooner it all got bumped oud firsd. dinks dot vas goot luck ouf some oldt vomans got some odder feller marriedt." Play Grounds forE0bildren. It is a great shame, that the children in cities and towns should be condemned for the most part to play on the streets if they play at all. To have them not to play would be a positive cruelty and barbarism. It is as natural for a child to play as 18 18 to sleep, and it is as cruel to provide no means for the one as it would be to have neither •bed nor blankets for these little folks. Town and city authorities can do no better work or confer a greater favor than by pro, viding not merely parks but also little play- ing spots all over the corporation. School grounds are all well and good, but some thing more 18 needed, and every such open apace once secured ought to be kept oared No building ellowed there, however rani. able the land might become. Let them be for the use of the citizens for all thne, What a pleasure and what a prat in the way of health to' have such planes every. where to which children might go, not as a matter of sufferance, but of right. Instead of this, the great effort seems to be to have such vtscaet places gobbled tip as speedily as possible. Here, m Toronto, the queoll'S Park Oren, will speedily be among the things tbet were. The lend will soon be- come eo valtable for building that it Will all be abeorbed.4e The authorities that allow such encroachments ought simply to be, hanged.