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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times, 1888-2-16, Page 6Want of Sleep A. sending tnousands annually to the Insane aserlum ; and the dOetors say this btonible ia alarmingly on the inerease. The usual remedies, while they may gine temporary relief, ere likely to more harp thau good. What ie needed iis azi Alterative and Bleodspurifier. Ayer's Sarsaparilla is incompartibly ih� hest. It corrects those disturbances in the °imitation which cause sleepless - 'ewes, gives increased vitality, and ree tonnes the nervous system to a healthful 'condition. Rev. T. G. A.. Cane agent of the Mass. Home Missionary Society, writes that nhis stomach was out of order, his sleep very often disturbed, and soine im- purity of th,e blood manifest ; but that a perfect cure was obtained by tbe use of Ayers Sarsaparilla. Fredevick W. Pratt, 424 Washington street, Boston, writes: "My daughter was prostrated with nervous debility. Ayer's Sarsaparilla, restored her to health." William F. Bowker, Erie, Pa., was cured of nervousness and sleeplessness by taking Ayer's Sarsaparilla for about two months, during which time his weight increased over twenty pounds. Ayer9 s Sarsaparilla, PREPARED 13Y Dr. J. G. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass. Sold by all Druggists. Price $1; six bottles, $0. THE EXETER TIMES. is publietted every Thursday mornin g,a t the TIMES STEAM PRINTING HOUSE Main-street,nestrly o posite Fitton's Jew elery Store , Ex eter,Ont., by J (Ain White di Sun, Pro- brietc,rs. aemes OF ADVEItTISING Pirst insertion, per line ........... ...... .10 cents. 111ach subsequeetinsertion , per line 3 cents, To insure insertion, advertisements should be sent iu not later than NVednesday morning OnrJO,B PRINTING- DEP ARTMENT is one f the largest and best eqnipped in the County f Buren, All work entrusted to us will receiv DX prorupt itttent o . .0 eersian s Reg ar d Lug lsW ew P - papers. Any person wbo takes a paperregulaily from he post-office,whether directed in his name or another's. or 'whether hehas subscribed or not ra responsible for payment. 2 If a person orders his paper Jiscontinued lie must pay all atrears or the publisher may and then collect the whole amount, whether continue to send it until the earn entes made, the paper is taken from the office or not. 3 In suits for subscriptions, the suit may be inetituted in the place where the paper is pub• lished, although the subscriber may reside hundreds of miles away. 4 The courts have decided that refusing to nuke newspapers or petiodicala from the post. office, or removing and leaving them uncalled tor is prima factie evidence of intentionalfrand Exeter Butcher Shop, R. DAVIS, Butcher & General Dealer -IN tnnSINDS '1/4 Customers supplied TUESDAYS, THURS- DAYS AND SATUBDAYS at their residence ORDERS LEFT AT THE SHOP WILL RE CEIVE PROMPT ATTENTION. PENNYROYAL WAFERS. 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G-IDLEY, UNDERTAKERS! ----AND-- Furniture III anufacurers —A FULL STOOK OF— Furniture, Coffins, Caskets, And everything in the above line, to meet immediate wants. We have one of the very best Hearses in the County, And Funerals furs:fifth ecl and ooncluoted extremely low prices. Battronsfe Atf. Tut Dirritnatin Boom 30 1 TED OQVBBIQB.-GBABBAL. toed, Aanedowatt to Succeed tuxii Ibafferllk es Viceroy to ludta—Mts Successor In, Canada - Lord Lansdowne has received an oflioial oeunnunioation offeriug him the posibiop of Governor-Geuerel of India, His xoellonoy will acoept the office. The news soon spread through Ottawa an it waa the topic of the hour. Captain Streatfield mid that his Ex- cellency had not heel tune to determine when he would be likely to leave Canada. It would certainly be some menthe yet. "In- deed, I eau aseure you," Ceptain Streetfield said, "IDs Excellency is not at all anxious to leave Canada. He has bectome thoroughly enamoured of the country." In hotel cor- ridors and other public places genuine regret was expressed at the prospect of the Governor.General's departure from our midst. No inconsiderable portion of the popularity of Rideau hall under the oc- cupancy of the Mat quis of Lansdowne is due to the courtesy and unfailing affability of his An.D.C.n, Captains Streatfield and An- son. These gentlemen, if they accompany his Excellency on his cleperture, will be missed in Ottawa. 1115 EXCELLENCY'S StrOOLSSOR. Lord Lansdowne's successor as Governor- General will be Lord Stanley of Preston, as announced a month ago. It will be remem- bered that when the announcement was made Lord Stanley made public a statement that he knew nothing of the matter. It will be seen that the London Correspond- ent's sources of information were of the highest and most reliable character. Bravery. Many deeds of reckless daring are never recorded, but here is one chronicled by no less a man than the great Duke of Welling- ton. He wee once asked who, in his opin- ion, was the bravest man at Waterloo. "1 can't tell you that," he said; " but I can tell you of one than whom I am sure there was no braver. He was only a private in the Artillery, but, had he survived the day, he would have been an officer. A farm- house, with an orchard surrounded by a thick hedge, formed a most important ' point in the British positim, and was order- ed to be held agaimit the enemy at any hescerd or sacrifice. The hottest of the battle raged round this point, but the English behaved well, and beat back the Frencb, theugh they attacked the place again and agein ith great fury. At last the powder and ball were found to be run- ning ahort; at the same time the timber in the hedges took fire, and the orchard was soon Isurrounded by a ring of flame. A messen- ger had, however, been sent to the rear for more powder and ball, and in a short time two leaded wagons came galloping down to the farmhouse, the gallant defenders of which were keeping up a thin and scanty fire through the flames wlaioh surrounded their pose. The driver of the first wagon with the reckless dosing of an English boy, spurred his struggling and terrified horses through the burning heap; but the flames rose fiercely round, and caught the powder, which exploded in an instant, sending wagon, horsea and rider in fragments into •the air. For one instant the driver of the second wagon paused, appealed by his com- rade's fate; the next, observing that the flames beaten back for a moment by the explosion, afforded him one desperate chance, he sent his horses at the smoulder- ing breaoh, and, amid the deafening cheers of the garrison, landed his terrible cargo safely within. Behind him the flames clos- ed up, and raged more fiercely than ever. .An American Serenade, An American serenade is a product of the nineteenth century. If an American gentle- man wins a meerschaum pipe at a raffle or is elected President of the United States, or if he goes abroad, or fights it French duel, or eats 24 dozen eggs in 24 days, or if, like the illustrious Dr. Tanuer, he goes without eating anything for 37 days, he is royally serenaded. The American knight does not go alone when he goes forth to serenade some people. He goeth in a crowd, with a brass band and some Roman candles, blue lights and sky rockets. The object of the American serenade is not to delight the soul ith the wichery of music, that comes as delicately as the sweet south wind that breathes upon a national bank of "sweet violets," stealing a great deal more odor than it gives. It is not to entrance the man in whose honor the serenade is given, with the harmony of soft.breathed mind, until "Borne on the swelling notes our souls as- pire, while solemn airs improve the sacred fire, and angels lean from the battlements of Heaven to hear." Ah, no, my good friends 1 The thoroughbred American sere- nade is none of that. It is to frighten the bending arch of Heaven with a crash of brass and sheepskin, and then when attract- ed by the noise, or waiting by previous ap- pointment, the astonished man under whose windows all the silence is thus rudely shat- tered, rushes out to see what is the trouble, the braying of the horns is drowned in wild, fierce shrieks of "speech ! speech 1" And then the distinguished American citizen "orates," while the impatient crowd gath- ers around the band and talks with the mu- sicians, who do not understand a solitary word of our English, until the time shall arrive when the speech is spoken, and they , are asked to have • something." Deceased Wife's Sister Bill. We learn that Mr. O'M organ M. P., will take charge of the Deceased Wife's Sister Bill this year in the British House of Com. mons, in which, of course, it will pass with its customary large majority. It is time the Lords, and especially their Lordships the Bishops, ceased their opposition to this neoessery measure. Since the great Colon- ies have legalised these marriages, the intol- erable situation prevails that a woman is an honored wife in one part of the British Enn pire and nothing but it concubine in another part. The Biblical arguments against the measure have been riddled through and through many times over. Their Lordship& opposition has nothing but anachronistic Toryism at the back of it. A less stupid set of men would have recognised long ago the badness of their ease and would have surrendered with some degree of grace that which they cannot yield now without ad- mitting they have been driven to it, as they will be driven. A Beason for All Things, "Why do you fill up your paper with such noneense aa this 1" he said to the edi- tor : " John Smith, of Pugville, is in town, calling on his many friends.'" just then the office -boy poked his head in the door, and said, "Mr, Smith, of Pug- ville, wants fifty extry papers." "That's why," explained the astute edi- tor. Exasperated Wife—" What do von mean by coming home at this time hi the morn- ing 1" Inebriated Husband—" Taint my fatilt, re' dter. The fellerts had all gone ; didu't have any ono to talk to," There its a woman in Watkinseille, Ga., Tito within the last 0,even months has given birth to lava ehildrea. 'ger husband is about discouraged. There is a Woman living at Haenibal, Mo., 1 WhO is eio heavy that she can't walk, and le wheeled about in it cart by an able-bodied attendant, film weighs 410 pounds, and otherwise is in good health, Biddeford and SACO ere fair sanaplea of towns in New England, and out of it, toot that help supportlottery managers in wealth. They invent at least $150 a Wall in lottery teakets, and in the last two years the largest prize drawn was $.30. A citizen of Ashland, Mich., shot a deer and wanted to send it to 801110 friends, but the expreas company refused to take it. Then he packed it in a cheap coffin, marked the box "John Deer, deceased, aged, one," and shipped the corpse without trouble. A note foundin it rural Post Office in Ted- neesee reads : " Dear—s The reason I didn't la when you laft at me in the Post Offis yes- terday was becauee I had a bile on my fase and kau't laff. If I laff she'll bust. But I love you, bile or no bile, laff or no laff." A Cincinnati man, whose favorite driv. ing mare fell sick, turned her out to pasture among a lot of mules. While she lay, too feeble to care what was going on, they ate her mane and tail off as thoroughly as a barber could have out them. The mare can still trot in 2 : 30, but she looks queer. The young folks of West Deer Isle, Me., have organized the Tongue Guard Society, whose object is to guard against saying any- thing improper to or about any one. Each offence is punished by a fine of one cent, to be placed in a box in the church, the fund to go towards buying a circulating library. A oow was butchered in La Creme, 'Wis., the other day, and when the contents of the stomach were examined there were found a silver quarter of a dollar, two one -inch wood sorews, six carpet tacks, twenty three shin- gle -nails, two large knitting needles, and one street railway spike three inches long. The cow had evidently been taking iron for her blood. A young woman of Peoria, Ill., went to a ball wearing a distreseingly tight pair of shoes that hurt her so that during the even- ing she went to the dressing room and took them off. At once her feet puffed up so thet she cotildn t get her shoes on again and not being a'ale to get others she had to sit through the ball without dancing and go home in her stockings. Frank Hartley of Taylor, Ga., while tak- ing oare of his horae, dropped his big pocketbook from his coat. Be picked it up and laid it in the manger until he ehould have finished his work : but the horse took a liking to it, and chewed and swallowed the contents, excepting $30 in gold. Over $400 in greenbacks went down the geed steed's throat. La Breslau, Germany, a chimney fifty. four feet in height has been constructed en- tirely of solid blocks of paper firmly com- pressed together, the blocks being placed carefully one on top of the other and join- ed together with a special cement. The chimney is non -inflammable, and, by the nature of the material, quite secure from lightning. They are talking about,sestablishing Maple Sugar Exchange in 'Vermont to guard against adulteration. It is said that the widespread adulteration of genuine maple sugar and syrup is resulting eeriously to the sugar industry of the State. The annual product is about 12,000,000 pounds: and it is thought the organization 61 an Exchange would increase it '25 per cent. The owners of the steamer W. A. Schol- ten sunk a few weeks ago off Dover, have presented Capt. Skipper of the Sunderland steamer Ebro with it gold watch and chain, and £20 to be divided among the crew in recognition of his endeavors to save the lives of the wrecked crew and passengers. The Dutch Lifeboat Society has also awarded a gold medal to Capt. Skipper. A citizen of Belfast, Me., who thought that his wife was inclined to judge of wear- ing apparel by the price, took home two muffs, first changing the tags. He told her to take her choice. She said that the high- priced one was a beauty, but that she knew he couldn't afford it, and she would take the cheap one. Now he doesn't know whether this was due to economy or shrewdness. Mrs. Eugeue Farrar of North Brookfield, Mass,, is in a terrible state of mind, and no wonder. She took down a revolver which, of course, was not loaded, and proceeded to show it to her two little children. When it went off, which of course it did, the bul- let entered the centre of the forehead of her 4 -year-old daugher, and ploughed its way a under the skin clear around to the back. a i .:::::f;:reifigir:st:8* fa:: °t oiTgel: :oh eastngr"oealt to the church, with all other personal pro - an extent fte bay e previous one& That miserable everlasting talk of war 8U11 goes on. Now it le to be, and then it in not,• The Great Powers are this or they are ,that, The war party in Russia has reeeived a check or it is Jubilant and hopeful. 1310- marok thinks war delayed but not averted. Ilia one takes a waiting attitude. That one recommends something else. Russian cam- naissariat is defective, or the ammunition is not what it ought to be,or 801118 other piece of impudent miserable nonsense is the babble of the hour, and all the while the lives and happinese of unnumbered thousands hang tremblingly in the balance till two or three of these cleft radishes with heads famtasti. (tally carved settle definitely what will best suit their ambition or minister best to their vanity or their revenge. It is awful to think of and might almost lead to the most pea- simistio views both abeut present civilization and future human advanoetneet. Heaven help the world whea the people are made so muoh as they are the mere shuttlecocks to ba knocked about in the wretohed game of am- bition in which it pleases a handful of their fellowa to engage. The deceased wife's; sister question COMe8 up as usual for discussion in the Imperial Parliament. It has been often settled by the House of Commons that such marriages ought to be legalized, but the precious House of Lords haa always said No. It is to be hoped that common sense will at last pre- vail even in those exalted regions, It is worao than absurd, ib la cruel that it woman should be an honored wife in the British colonies and nothing better than it oonon- vine with her children bastards if she dare to return to the Old Country. As things now stand children who can heir by right anything to which as nearest of kin they are entitled may not be able to hold six- pence of property in the Ohl Couutry to which they are by nature equally entitled. Nobody is forced to marry their sisters-in- law. Perhaps in many cases they had better not. But why those who do so should be branded as eriminals is it mystery. Mar- riages between first echidna are in many re- spects far less desirable. A hundred years ago London was a very miserable place to live in for all but the rich and well to do. The streets were narrow, ill -paved and ill -gravelled. People were often rcbbed in broad daylight, and woreetz could scarcely venture out after nightfall. Coal oust from $8 75 to $10.75 the ton, and criminals were hanged by the dozen every now and then. Nothing could present it greater contrast than the tondition of the rioh and the poor, though it is often said that there is now a greater °entrain be- ttveen these two classes than ever there was before. Here is a TilZte.8 description of a ball dress of the same "gentleman George," so often spoken of as Prince of Wales: "The coat and breeches of it eoquelicot, or poppy - colored satin, embroidered all over with silver, and colored spangles and paste beads enriched with an applique. The waistcoat, and cuffs of the coat, were silver tissue, em- broidered in the same manner as the coat. The buckles, silver of the Orleans pat- tern, covered with large gold spangles in the highest taste and elegance." No 1 Bad as things are now and mieerable as are many of the hereditary legislators of Britain at the present day, they are not so irredem- ably infamous as they were a hundred years ago. This is what a distinguished Frenchman says about the new President, Sadi Carnot, and surely there is hope of a country that has had the good sense to secure such an one as its first magistrate :—" There is nothing striking about M. Sadi Carnet either in his person or his history althotigh he has occu- pied high poeitions in the Government of the Republic. But apart, from the great his - eerie name which he bears, he has a stainless reputation alike in public and private life. His home circle seems to belong to the good old times. He has sons serving their coun- try, some in the army and some in the high- er branches of industry; he has a daughter worthy of her mother, married to one of our most esteemed magistrates, and a group of young children. M. Carnot has always been a firm and moderate Republican, 'holding aloof from Radicalism and simply doing his duty." Every true friend of civilization and peace will most cordially wish that such an one may have an official term as prosper- ous and progressive as could be desired. France is improving when Presidents can be changed without temult or bloodshed, as was the case a short time ago. It would be interesting to know how far the system of having female turnkeys at the police stations prevails in Can. dian cities. It seems that there is scarcely police station in Greet Britain where there are such matrons employed and the consequent abuses are both many and great. Opportunity is thus given for disor- derly conduct and for imputing such disor- derlies to the prison officials withoat any Batton, So thoroughly is the separation of exes secured in some of the English prisons, though not at the police stations that no male officer has a key which would admit to female wards and neither governor, doc- tor, nor chaplain can pay their visits with- out being accompanied by a female officer. In Glasgow the system of having feinale officers at all the police stations is carried out rigidly and with the very best effects. All women arrested and brought to police stations are at once put under the charge of a turnkey of their own sex,' who searches, and if ne- cessary strips them and then conducts them to their cells and visits them at intervala during the night. These female turnkeys a re generally selected from the widows of constables, and they must be of unblemished character, and distinguished for intelligence and activity. The present craze in some quarters at present is to tell the world what books have "helped them most." They profess to wish to make others partakers of their blessings, and to let their light so shine that others seeing their gigantic intellects and their wonderful acquirements, may sigh aed look and sigh again, or, better still, may be encouraged to go and do likewise, and in due time to give their own experience. Of course the prompting motive in such confi- dential commuuings, is oonsuming vanity. Nobody who had not a wonderfutly good con- ceit of himself would ever think of such it thing. What does it matter to the world who or what "helped them ?" Why should they 1)080 0,8 oracles to tell the generations which are the beet booked Perhaps the funnieat thing in all this funny exhibition of vanity and weakness, has been John Stuart Black- ie's recommending one of his own books as one of a trinity of surpassing excellence. The poor man, with a certain queer look of shamefacedness or mook modesty, said that it might look rather vain to mention his own volume, but that honestly he knew no other nearly so good. OE course, end what could he do but speak the truth and shame the devil ? Blackie was not it bit vainer than any dozen of people in general or of authors itt partioular, but he was more honest and outspoken. That was all. It seems to be an unsettled question whether wood can be ignited by tne heat of a steam pipe in contact with it. It is admitted, theoretically that it is impossible for wood to take fire at a temperature of 212 degrees, or somewhat higher; but it is r well know that there have been a large s number of cases of fire reported as occurrine from this cause, and the evidence is very conflicting. The largest Chinese mining camp in the Northwest is at Warren, Idaho. Hundreds of Chinese have been at work there for sev- eral years and each year from fifty to aeven- ty-five go back to Cbina with from $2,000 to $5,000, a fortune for them. Most Chinese miners work over old mines, and are very expert at cleaning up every particle of gold; but at Warren they are on new ground, a,nd their careful system results in large yields. There was a remarkable electrical display in Westminster, the other morning. About 6 o'clock a thick yellow cloud settled over the town, and for nearly an hour it was almost as dark as night. Then came a blaz- ing flash of lightning and a terrible clap of thunder, and the electricity, apparently let loose, lived over church steeples, roofs of houses, along telegraph wires, among tele. phones, through rooms, and over furniture, scaring the citizens generally, but doing little harm except to electrical instruments. A. pane made of white paper manufactur- ed from cotton or linen and modified by che- mical notion, is the newest invention for stained windows. The paper so prepared is dipped into it preparation of alcohol and camphor, which males it like parchment. From this point it can be molded and cut into remarkably tough sheets, entirely trans- lucent and it men be dyed with almost the whole outline colon, the result being a trans- luctent sheet showing far more vidid hues than the beat glass exhibits. The Adventiete of Bantle Creek, Mich,, are in a state of great religious excitement. They believe that the final consummation of all earthly' matters is close at hand. Thee have iscarded all their jewelry. Re- cently ea a meeting $3,000 was turned into the church in cash and $2,000 in jewelry, The latter will be sold to the tingodly and the money given to the establishing of tniasions ia Switzerland, Norway, England, South Africa, and Australia. On several Occasions( before these people he" sold their oki Runter Davidson Bas a Big fight mad • is Wiped by Fire. One of the caa hunters of this reon rioher tyo e• es ti Ily, butby4 vheltdaluaht he l ebearakingahhti nio? ;tn was . Up here in the heart of the Ceteltill Moun- taine hunters reporb that bears have been unusuelly plenty this 'winr, and that the Kaaterskill Plaaterkill and Stony cloves, which join each other at right anglea in this teWaship, have been places where the Bruin family have made things lively. Ip all three of the gorges Caves abound and bears Make Use of them for winter quarto:re, Old Hunter Davidson, who winters on the other eicle of the Notch Mountain, not far from Heins' Falls, ba trudging through the snow in Kaaterskill Clove this morning was caught`in the driving rain, sleet and snow, and he sought shelter in a cave that has an echo. The old Nimrod built a fire of twigs, and while he was toasting his shins an ominous growl caused him to turn quickly and draw hie long hunting knife from its eheath at the same time, and none too 800n. The Old man's foe was a bear, and it meant business. The way Bruin (tame for David- son indicated that it hugging match was im- minent. The hunter plunged his knife into the savage brute, but he did not strike a vital Spot. Then came the bear's opportun- ity. Bruin clutched the old man in his em- brace, and the two went over and over on the bottom of the cave. The red hot em- bers of the fire proved Davidson's salvation, for when the bear's snout oame in contact with the live coals it roared with pain and unloosened what promised to he the Nim - rod's embrace of death. Davidson still re- tained his knife, and it was the work of an instant to plunge the glittering blade into the shaggy brute's neck, and then again and again into its heart while it was fran- tically pawing the burning cartilage of its nose. Bruin died game though ; with its death stroke it left marks in Davidson's hack which he will carry to his grave. The skin is a fine one, and juicy, savory bear steaks are sizzling over hot fires in half a dozen localities in the Catskill mountains this evening. Absolute Confidence. The affairs of Montenegro were conducted in a very peculiar faehion when Mr. Lew. rence Oliphent vieited it eotne years ago. On aeriving at the little town of Cettinje, the capital of the principality, he found that it contained no hotel, but that room was mede for the rare straneer at a lodging - house containing one or two spare bed.rooms. Having been put in one of these chambers, he found it simply furnished ; and, as there was no table, his dinner was spread upon a large chest which it contained. While he was enjoying his repast, the door suddenly opened, and it stalwart Montenegrin stalked in. Says the traveler—" He addressed me with great politeness in his native tongue, e.t least I gathered from his manner that h was polite, for I could not understand a word he said. I rose and bowed with much ceremony, addressing him fluently in the English language, upon which he drew an immense key from his pocket and pointed to the lock of the chest, thus giving me to un- derstand that he wished to open it. In order for him to aoeomplish thia, it was necessary for me to remove my dinner, an operation which was speedily performed. As he seemed it frank and engaging sort of person, without any secrets, 1 looked over his shoulder while he opened the chest to see what was in it. To my astonishment, it was full to the brim of bags of money. Not only this, but my strange visitor opened one of them, and poured out a handful of gold. When he had counted out what he wanted, he tied up the bag again, replaced is, locked up the chest, helped me, with many Sclavonio expres- sions, which I have no doubt were apologies, to spread my banquet again, and, with a final polite salutation, vanished, leaving me alone with the untold treasure which he had thus revealed to me. The absolute confidence placed in me, an utter stranger, appalled me, and I went to sleep vainly trying to unravel the mystery. It was not solved until the next day, when I acquired the information that the chest upon which 1 had dined con- tained the entire finances of the principality, and that the Montenegrin who had unlocked it and vacated his chamber in my behalf was its Chancellor of the Exchequer." &monism in England. Some interesting particulars are given in the " Catholic Directory for 1888," just published by Messers. Burns & Oates, of London, regarding the progress of Catholic- ism in England. While the number of bishops remains the same that of priests has been increased by 49, and reaches a total of 2,648. The number of churches and chapels is 1,631 ; showing an increase of 21 during the year now ending. Of the Secular clergy ordained priests for England and Wales during the past twelve months the number was 47. The "Directory" contains much information concerning Catholicism in the British Empire, within which there are now 25 Archiepiscopal and 96 Episcopal sees, 19 Vicariates -Apostolic, and 10 Prefectures- Apostolic—in all 150 aees, seven of which are vacant. The Catholic population of England is estimated. at 1,354,000 • of Scot- land, at 326,C00 ; of Ireland, at 3,961,000; total, 5,641,000. In the Colonies there are 175,000 ; in Asia 980,000 ; in America, 2,- 183,000 ; in Australasia 568,000 Catholic British subjects. As Queen and Empress her Majesty reigns over 9,682,000 Catholics. They are represented in the Imperial Par- liament by 32 peers, and by 5 English and 75 Irish members. There are 9 Catholics in the Privy Council and there are 40 Catholic peers, 51 baronets and 20 lords with courtesy titles. A Youthful Knight -Errant. They tell this story of M. Sadi learnt:It, uncle of the new President of the French Republic :—Napoleon Bonaparte, when First Consul, was one day amusing himself on the banks of the miniature lake at Malmaison by throwing stones in the water near it boat. ful of ladies who were with Josephine. The ladies were dressed in rather expensive summer toilets, and, as the stone -throwing of the magnase caused them great annoy- ance, they protested. Napoleon, however, continued hie amusement, when it little boy, four years old, who had been looking on, ran up to him and said :—"You brute of a First Consul, will you leave off tormenting the ladies?" The Consul stopped as if stu- pefied, and, seeing the boy, burst out laugh- ing. The youthful knight-errant wan young Sadi Carnet, who had accompanied his fath. ea, Napoleon's Minister of War, to Mal - 'raison. 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