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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1893-9-7, Page 3111.111.11111111.1611.1. ,ggpp oLAR PRINCESS MARIE. She Sails on a Man -of -War and Rides a Locomotive, .SHE WOULD BE TATTOOED. PRINCESS Mario of Orleane, tee wife of Prince Valdemar of Denmark, ie staid to be the most popular woman of the court of ()open- hagen, nye the New York Sun. Had any one ventured to predict six years ago, when the Princess arrived in Copenhagen, that some day such would be the , ones, the Deno would have ridiculed his ,prophecy. The truth is that the young primeea proved something of a dteappoint- wment to the loyal citizens of Copenhagen. 'Her feaburee possessed none of the classical regularity of those of her sister-in-law, the Princess of Wales, nor were they mellowed by the inexpressible swcetneaa that hovered upon the fade of tho lovely Caro- line Amalie, the widow of King Christian VIII., whom she survived ao long that to nearly every ene of the generation that greeted Princess Marie her -memory was still familiar as that of the ideal woman and queen. It was suggested by same that, to find a princess of the Danish inert whom the .'F+ronoh new comer recalled, ib was necessary to go back to old Prinoesa Caroline, who died a few yearn before her favorite grand- nephew, Valdemar, brought hie young wife to Denmark. A KINGLY ANCESTRY. Princess Caroline was certainly a re- -remarkable woman. Eleven ef her ances- tors were kings, fallowing each other in dlrecb auccesainn, father and son, down to her father, Frederick VL, an instance whioh is probably • without historical parallel. Though the princess was thus somewhat of a genealogical freak, she was not lees abnormal physically. In early life her original homely features were still -further disfigured by being twice burned, the result being that, with her eyes without lashes, her protruding front teeth, and enormous ohin, she resembled the ogre of the fairy tale more than any other human ,being ever did. And yet, would it be believed that this woman EWHosE VOICE WAS A HOARSE SARK -and who affected a vocabulary as plain and -as forcible as that of a sailor -that she was sure to win the almost fanatical adherence of all and everybody that cams into close contact with her 1 So it was that nob only was the plain talk of the old lady refreshing to ordinary court life, but even a slight .acgnalntanoe would often reveal to the ob- server her bright intellect, broad wit and generous heart. And perhaps the otrangeab of all, ib was conceded on all aides that for tree royal dignity, for impreeaiveneas of bearing and majesty of look, no one could drpass Princess Caroline. Therefore, to se:i body ib ecourred to compare Princess Marie to old Princess Caroline. 01 course, the comparison was in some reepocte rather far fetohed. Princess Marie, though nob pretty,had never been dignified, and although It Boon got broad that she ,OARED PRECIOUS LITTLE FOR ETIQUTTE, and occasionally would speak her mind pretty freely, no one could ever quote a oearae word from her lips. About the first aotfon of the princess on public record was her escapade with Prince Karl when, shortly after her marriage, her husband had gene on a cruise with the man- of-war of whioh he is the captain. Prince Karl ie the second son of Prince Valdemar'e eldest brother, the Danish crown prince, and thus Prinoans Marie is his aunt. But they are both of the same age -that is, 18 at the time here referred to -and, as Prince Karl is an officer in the navy, he and Princess Marie from the first formed a firm friendship. Now, these two children -for in reality they were little more--eaaiiy agreed to slip away from the castle one cool ?call afternoon, and they ROAMED THROUGH THE CITY vela, resoever their fanny led them. Ib is - eatd they stayed out. for more than five hours, and, as they had left no word as to where they had gone, the whole court were fluttering about like motherless chickens. When, finally, the fugitives returned the •aged queen gave them a tremendous scold- ing, but doubtless bhie was only what they had expected, and what with ahopping in all sorbs of stores, drinking oheoolate at ••cheap ogee, and peeping through the doors of oedemas and cower') hallo, the two run- aways must have had a glorioue time. Shortly after, in honor of her youngest -daughter-in-law, the queen gave a recep- tion, to which were invited several girls !belonging to the highest nobility, the object .of the royal matron being to have the mrincess FORM THE ACQUAINTANCE, ,and .perhaps friendship, of seine of these young women Bo as to prooare her suitable -company. The result was discouraging. Seated in a chair by theside of the queen, the princess nodded elighbly as often as a countess or a baroneee was presented, to her, uttering every time these words only : "' Passey -la, e'ilvous plait 1" (" Please move .on V') so that the poor titled girls could do nothing but courtesy and then move on, giving room to those behind thein, who in their turn were treated just the same. 'The fact is, Princess Marie oaten first of all and above all firm her husband, whom she loves intensely -and next for his fellow officers of the navy. They ridolize her, every one of them, and the in - Mated aaserb that nothing could be more delightful than the little suppers which the priuooly couple give quite frequently in the winter and ab whioh only half a dozen captains and lieutenants of the navy are ,,present. DONT CARE FOR WOMEN. For women the prinoese shows extremely little interest, that is, for women of the higher masses, for ib is well known that she is fond of a chat with the poor creatures ,who wcrub the stairs of the palace and do similar humble werk. Sbo has raised their wages ooneiderably, and one honest old soul was heard to say, wiping her ogee with the ibaoa of her hand . It is just like getting a cup of good, hot coffee when tho princes soaks to on ; it cheers you upand mazkes tou work9 better all day,ad of course," he added, 'a she generaldohs give you .aoinetbing to buy a cup of pollee." While Prince Valdemar was en his fireb trip alter his marriage, Someone told Prin. cols Marie that all the wives of Danish •railera have an ANCIiOS TATTOOED on their arm. She ab onoo sent for a friend of her husband and asked if thie was so. , tChe lieutenant could not deny that it was milk ,leant the general rule, whereupon Princess 'AN bfarle ordered him to find a sailor capable of performing the operation, Who lieutenant notated, bub in vain. 'PI am is Danieh niter's wife," the Prino oeee insisted, " and I want to do just as the others do." At last an old tar was sent for who was oonaidered an expert In the art of tattooing, and he did the job. Bub great was the horror, still greater thti wrath, of Queen Louise when tireb she beheld the enohor on the arm of the Prtnoeae. However, idols thunderstorm, like all others, paeaod away ; and it is understood now that her mother- in-law hue long ago given up rebuking Princess Marie. Probably oho has begun to see not only that ib is A THANICLES(; TASIC to rebuke her son's wife for her eccentrici- ties, but that these have been, to a great ex- tent her very stepping a onus bo the high eminence of popularity to which she has an. deniably attained. Ib gore without saying bbat eccentricities alone do not 'make a prloceae popnlar, ab least not in the most desirable sense of the word, but whatever of a startling character the princess has done has been indicative nob only of bueyautelsiritsand independence of mind, bub often also of kindness of heart and of that disregard of petty formalitiee whioh in royal persona is sure to appeal bo the fancy of the masses. And the princeae does captivate the masses. She delights in wholesale convene, and after having bewitched the navy, from the most dignified and experienced admiral down bo the cabin boy, whose chief qualification for a naval career would seem to be his passion for tobacoo chewing, she turned to other fields and suddenly Dame down on the firemen. It was daring a great fire last winter in Copenhagen that she made her first appear- ance among the HEROES OF THE HOSE. She ran everywhere through the burning houses, often getting so near the meat dan- gerous planes bhab the firemen had to warn her. Bub she didn't care, giving proof here of the same reckless courage whioh sho had always shown on horseback. For everyone she had a kind and °nooaraging word, and, still better, sho brought wine and other refreshments to the hard-working men. When, late in the night, she left the plane she was wildly cheered, and shoe then no fire of any importance is considered com- plete without the attendance of the prinoees. Some time in the spring she aeked and eb bained permtesion of the chief of the fire department to wear ite uniform, and en a photograph, not on Bele, she is seen wearing not only the uniform bah also the helmet of the fire brigade. Of this picture a copy has been presented to each engine -house in Copenhagen, where it is now to be seen in a prominent place on the wall, like that of some patron saint. Ib is not necessary to add that the fireman have returned the compliment end presentodthe Princess with their pictures. Once popular with the fire department Princess Maria le ready for another battle. Recently, when her husband was going abroad, sho, as usual, accompanied him to the place where he was to embark. The eeaporb, situated at a considerable disbance from Copenhagen, is reached by rail, and the Princess had made it a condition that she should be permitted to make part ef the trip en the locomotive. There she °toed, CHATTING WITH THE ENGINEER, covered with coal dust and chocked with smoke, charming, fascinating as ever. AS a matter of fact the Danes have long ago forgotten that they did not always con- sider her beautiful. They are all ab her feet, and they are perfectly right ; she is adorable. And if somebody would now look for an analogy in Danish history it would not be poor Princees Caroline be would settle ea, but her aunt, the famous Louise Augusta, who was so universally be- loved that when, about a oenbury ago, the castle of Chriatiansberg was burned she alone could record no desbruotion whatso- ever of her property, for the sailers, the students and numerous other citizens vol- unteered to save everything she possessed, even to the tapestries on the walla, and suc- ceeded in doing so. The difference would be that, in the ease of Prinoees Marie, no strangers need apply ; the firemen will be able to manage tho job all by themselves. What is Wit. Wit is the power to say whet everybody else was just going bo have said, if they had happened to think of it. Wit is the sweet aacompliahmenb which makes an orator popular, a caller welcome and a lover successful. What should be used bo season, not to ex- tiogaish common senora A piquant sauce for the feast of reason. • Wit is the expression of thought whioh, by its originality and fitness, ereates spon- taneous mirth. Wit le a runaway knock ab laughter's door. An electrio flash in the atmosphere of thought whioh few can strike bub all can Bee. A parcel of souse wrapped up in non- sense. A ray of light, the cardinal colors of which are wisdom, pleasure and surprise. The lightning flash euoceeded by the thunderclap of hilarity. Wit is the sparkle in the wine of conver- sation. The Galt of conversation. Intellootuosiby without verbosity. An arrow shoo from the bow of genius by the hand of wisdom. -Eli Perkins' Thirty Years of Wit. A. Shower of Ants. A melon phenomenon has just occurred at the village of Gamlingay, in Cambridge- shire, Eng. A dense cloud wee observed to be passing over, whioh suddenly buret, and, to the astonishment of the villagers, it was seen to be a shower of ants and similar winged insects. People and the ground became smothered . with them, and they swarmed in rnilllana. Every step taken is said to have crushed hundreds of thorn. A Correction. "You jewel!" exolairnad M.re. Flypp to her dancee, as he placed her on his knee with his arms around her waieb. " No, I am a lapidary," corrected the young man. " I have just set the jewel." -Truth. Began at the Wronti End. " We had a terrible time with the con- vention of phyeiclane In our city the other day." " What) about 2" " They found a disease, and then couldn't discover a miorobe for it." Queen of ltrailaliasear's Rath. Tho Queen of Madagascar takes a State bath every year, being escorted to it by a solemn pretension of attendants. A richly d000rabed bunt ie prepared, and while Her Majesty le within, prayers aro said, guns fired and drame beaten outside. After the aoremony she appears in gorgeous attire and wearing all the Drown jewels. sunshine had bo b aid for, Ile ep . there are pee le who would dealers that oendle lghb could boat it. AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE TESTS. Results of 0c -operative Experiments With Winter Wheat. Srm,--Oae of the most imporbaub features of the Ontario Agricultural Experiment) Station is its system of comparative work in agrtoultere whioh has been established over Ontario. Ferbil'zera and seeds are distributed annually among the graduates of the college through their assoolabion, known me the Agricultural Experimental Union, and also among other interested and progressive farmers throng/tomb the Prov- ince. In the spring of the preoeu6 year no lose theta 322 packages of fertilizers, 894 of folder geed, 1,230 of root seed, and 3,110 of spring grain were sent out to Ontario•`farmore. Tilts system of co-operative experimenting was started upon ite Innen basistu 1886. In the firet year of the worts, there were only twelve experirnentere, fin 1887 sixty,iu 1888 ninety, and since that date the work has bad a steady and subs healed growth,in ace irdanee with the development of the station and the demands of the Province There are ab present upwards of eight hundred experi- menters with spring oropa, and we are pre- pared to ®apply faur hundred others with winter wheat. In the enema of 1892, eleven valuable varieties of winter wheat were eent out. These were chosen as the beet among sixty two kinds tested upon the experiment station pieta. They were divided into three sets, with five varieties in earth web, two of the same kinde being used in every instance for the sake of comparison. Eschapplicant had therivilege of choosing the set he de- sired and one-half pound of each of the five varieties chosen were sent to hie address, until the limited supply of some of the kinds became exhausted. The size of the plots used in all cases was one square rod, and pathe three feet wide were allowed be- tween the plots. The seed was sown at the ra`e of ono and one-third bnehels per acre. Up to the present date 135 experimenters. have been heard from. Of this number, sixty favored na with vory satisfactory reperbs of carefully conducted experiments, sixteen forwarded partial reports, and fifty-nine wrote of failure or unreliable results. The sixty satiate -nom/ reports came from twenty-three counties, eleven of which were east and twelve west of the city. of Guelph. The names! of the different experimenters and the detailed results of bho tes ba will be presented in the annual report of the Experimental Unioa for 1893. The grsatesb advantages arising from these experiments are cer- tainly gleaned by the experimenters themselves, bub many very valuable lessons can be obtained by thousands of others who carefully study the raoults. All the eleven varletiee were grown upon the experimental plots ab the Station in exact accord with the instructions sent cub ov e Ontario. As two of the same varieties were sent to each experimenter, it is possible to obtain a very reliable comparison of all the kinds distributed. The yields per acre have been calculated from the amounts grown upon the plots. The following table gives the average amount of straw and of grain per more ef the eleven varieties grown on sixty Ontario farms and at the Experi- ment S Cation at Guolph : Straw per Grain per Name of Variety. Acre. Acre. Tons. Rush., 60 lbs. 1. Dawson's golden chaff_. 184 319 2. Golden drop 1.71 34.4 3. Early red clawson1.60 3.2.6 4. Bulgarian 1.76 31.4 5. American bronze1.84 313 6. Mediterranean 1.85 30.8 7. Surprise 1.51 30.7 8. Jones' winter Fife 1.65 30.0 9. Fulcaster 1.50 2M 10. Fultz I.92 26.4 11. Red wonder 126 24.9 As great care has been taken bo selecb none but the best reports for the above table, the writer considers this summary of very great vain and one well worthy the careful attention of the farmers of Ontario. The yields per acre may be rather higher than would be obtained from larger fields ef the'sarne varieties,• bat it will be remem- bered that the plots were of similar size in every instance. The eonclutelona drawn and the remarks made by many of the ex- perimenters indicate mach thought, accuracy and good judgment. The following facts have been obtained from the average results of the sixty reperbs under consideration : 1. The Dawson's Golden Chaff gave a larger yield of grain than any of the other varieties in bhirby-five experiments out of sixty. 2. ,The Early Red Clawson, Surprise, and Golden Drop gave the largest average amount of grain to every 100 pounds of etraw, and the Fultz and Moditerrean gave the smelleat. 3. The Feltz, Dawson's Golden Chaff, Golden Drop, and Early Red; Ciawsou proved bo be the earliest maturing varieties, and the Jones' Winter Fife and American Bronze the Patesb. 4 Tho Dawson's Golden Chaff, Golden Dorp, and Foltz made the best appearance in the spring, the Mediterranean looked the poorest. 5• The Bulgarian, fnfeastor and red won- der ware the least affected by rust, and the Amerioan bronze and the Jones' winter Fife were the most affected. 6. The Dawsen'e golden chaff, American bronze, and golden drop poosecsed the greet - eat strength of straw. 7. The 'Mediterranean, Bulgarian, and fultz poisoned the longest etraw, and the surprise and the golden drop the shortest. The goidon drop, Wiz, and Mediterra- nean potseesed the plumpest grain, and the American bronze and Jones' winter Fife the most shrunken. 9. Tao Dawson'a golden chaff, American brouzs and early red Clawson varieties seemed to be the most in favor with the experimenters, and the Fultz and red won- der the least in favor. 10. Tho counties of La:nbton, Huron, Simone, Middlesex, Elgin and 'Kent fur- nished thirhy.four out of the sixty best roparbe received. 11. The average yield off the eleven vr,riebios of winter wheat Meted over On- tario was 25.7 hushelt per acre, and the average of sho same varieties at the experi- ment motion xpert-mentstabion was 35.2 bushels per acre. 12. The amopme.tive experimental work in agriculture looms bo ba much appreci atod by the ox-otudente of the college and bv many other leadingfarmsre through- out Oatario who are amenity eigoged in tho work None of the winter wheat catalogues yob received from Ontario seedamon have adver- tised Dawson's Golden Chaff. Title is a variety claimed to have been originated by Robert Dawson, Paris, Ont., who, along with hie nolghbore, are growing ib quite extensively. 'Toro are no varieties of winter wheat kopb for eerie Oslo season abthe experiment station. DISTRIBUTION 01? SEEDS. Tho Experimental Union Imo furnished suffisienb money for the distribution of two thouoand•paekeges of winter wheat over Ontario thio your. These will supply 400 experimenters with five varieties eon. Tho following variotiag have been amain and aro divided into bwo sets as indloited below : SET 1. siti,` 2. Dawson's Goldonchafr, Dawson'sGoldenChaili Golden limp,Surprise Early lied awson Jones' Winter Fite, Bulgarian, ' Early albite leader, American Bronze. Early Genesee Giant. The seed will be sent out, by mall, free to all applicants, and the preduoo of the plots will, of course, be the property of the ex- perimenbere ; and in return we will hope to receive full reports of carefully conducted tone. The grains will be forwarded fn the order in whioh the applications are received Until the limited supply of some of the varieties le exhausted. The " inebruction sheets " and " blank forms " necessary for the work will be sent ab the time the grains are forwarded. Those who wish to join in the work the coaling year may choose either of the ego mentioned above. To melte the results of the most value bo both the expert- maulers and the Uaion, the fire verlebioe should be sown in every instance. C. A. ZAQITz. Ontario Agricultural College, Gaelph. A 9ENSII0LEIbVACATION. "Amber" Wants to Get Away All by Herself on a Lonely isle. " Amber," a bright writer in the Chicago Horseman, has this to say of a vacation : " Three weske of vacation properly spent will sail the heaviest year. The trouble is, you do not kaow how to manage for a profitable, pleasure -yielding outing. In the first plane, you think it necessary to go through with a certain amount of prepara- tion ; you mush bay new clothes, and pack a lob of superfluous baggage ; you must) con- sult a timetable and follow a beaten path ; and, in the next place, you make the fatal mistake of going with the crowd instead of away from it. The brae object of a vacation is recreation. The only way to gain it is to gob away from old environments and seek fresh once. The farmer who lives on a prairie stretch of nothing but crape and crows and climate, may take kis vaoabion at a fashionable resort with some profit, bub the toiler in the ciby strife, the journalist, the artist and the habitue of busy marts and streets mast go away alone by himself or herself and get as close to the solitude of nature as possible. The wider the mountain, the lonelier the forest, the more remote the resorb by the sea, the better. It is when we strip ourselves of our artificiality and get close to the warm heart of nature that we begin to grow and strengthen. I never yet have found a eolitude vast enough for me when I am tired. Some day 1 shall find a spot that nobody ever heard of before. There shall be no sign of civilization's ouraa upon ib. There shall be a lake is the centre of an uabrodden island which the eye of man has never sounded. Upon its aapphiro tides no boat has ever floated. The smoke of civilization shall never bave up -curled along its wooded shores. Telephones, nor steam, nor electric jugglery shall have menaced it, but calm, remote and beautiful as the evening star it shall shine across the troubled sea of my unrest, Thither I shalt take a box of cold provisions and a change of linen, and there I shalt find the realization of all my dreams. Nobody ehall know where I am bub God ! Nobody shall write me a letter. I shall forget that there are newspapers, or books, or train - calls, and in a solibade that is like a bound- less on I shall bathe my weary lout and brain. If I die there alone I shall be no worse off than Moses was, and perhaps the same angel hands that buried him on Nebo's lonely'moaabain shall carve a grave for me in the green turf of my island home. VARIETY IN MILES, There Are Four Different Kinds in English Speaking Countries, English.apeaking countries have four dif- ferent miles -the ordinary mile of 5,280 feet and the geographical or nautical mile of 6,085 feeb, making a difference of about one- seventh between the two : then there its the Scotch mile ef 5,928 feet and the Irish mile of 6,720 feeb ; four various miles, every one of which is in use. Then almost every coun- try has its own standard mite, eaye the St. Louis Globe -Democrat. The Romans had their mil pentium, 1,000 paces, which must have been 3,000 feet in length, 'mine we as- cribe to Caesar's legionaries greet stopping capacity. The German mile of to -day is 24,318 feet in length, more than four and a half times as long as our mile. The Dutch, the Danes and the Pius - dans enjoy a mile that is 18,440 feeb long, three and a half times the length of ours ; and the Swiss get more exercise in walking one of their miles than we get hi walking five miles, for their mile is 9,153 yards long, while ours is only 1,760 yards. The Italian mile le only a few feeb Ionger than ours; the Roman mile is shorter, while the Tuscan and the Turkiah miles are 150 ,yards longer. The -Swedish mile is 7,341 yards Fong, and Vienna post mile is 8,796 yards in length. So, here is a List of twelve different miles, and besides this there are other measures of distance, not counting the French kilometer, whioh is rather Lean than two-thirds of as mute. The Brazilliane havoamillla that isoneaud one•fourbh times as long as our mile; the Neap olitanmigllo is abeuth the same length; the Japanese ri, or mile, is two and one- half times oars; the Russian verab is five- eighths as long as our mile, while the Per- sian standard is a feaakh, tour and a half mites long, which le said to bo equal to the parasang so familiar to the readers of Xenophon's "Anabasis." The league that is familiar to readers of Frenah and. Spanish books varies as does the mile. In Brazil it is three and four-fifths miles long, in France it was, three miles, in Spain it was two and two-thirds mike, and once on a time in England it was two and a half miles long. Value of Economy. Mr. Blinks -Oar neighbor, Minim, was shot ab by a burglar, and the bullet lodged in his pocketbook. Mrs. Blinks -What of it? Mr. Blinks -Nothing ; only I was think- ing hie wife must bo very economical. A bullet would go right through nine. Evened ITp. She (orying)-No doubt you think you would have been happier if you had married acme one else 2 He -Yee; but you'd have been happier, boo, so I am revenged. ale Meant Business, "Se nay daughter referred you to me, oh Wen, I hardly understood it. She never consulto me except in a fioeocial way." " Weil--ah-air, that's just ib." Teen) le a Louisiana lady who thinks oo well of matrimony that, although she is now for the seventh time a widow, sho proposes to bake another husband. A face whioh is always sereno penmen a aiysterione and powerful attraction ; sad hearts come to it as the nun to Waren bhom- eeives again -Joseph .Bonne:. Mra. John Jacob Arbor, to say nothing of her skill baa a phallist and singer, is a grace- ful perforator on tho nfandolio. Sha pears bites oa this favored fuabrumonb envoy hotte-• deity. AChioago hotel ham no rosin Ig. LONDON'S BIG T0'RR, The Eifel Dwarfed 166 heat by the New 'label TWO HUNDRED STORIES IK MID -AM. Cockney's New Pleasure Paradise Vapidly Nearing Completion -Finest Bicycle Track in l.ogland-Hosea Yictoria'e Eyes Going 'W'roug--Court 'r'oadies All. Wear, Glasses -Maids of Honor 'Taught to Swim. The long and exception - ay fine summor has been exceedingly favorablebo the operations being carried out ab a new suburban pisasuro resort called Wembly Park. This new playground for 19ei•the London populace, which is in the norbhweet of the .metropolis and in the county of Middlesex, le only about twelve miles dtatanb. It will be in a way a replica of the Crystal Palen without, of course, its mag- nificent building, and, among other features, wilt boast the highest bower upon earth. The inception of the idea is due to Sir Edward Watkin, a well-known railway man, who has long been imbued with the notion that the jaded toilers of Modern Babylon had not sufficient amusement of a healthy kind within their reach, and he has accordingly set bo work to provide ib for them. Fresh air the worthy knight holds to be the chief essential to good health, and in order to enure this in its very quint- essence, he is buildtng his tower, uo which he proposes to take the whale of Landon's six millions of inhabitants, when they pro. pose be visit him, at aoherge of so muob per head, which will bring the cherished life maintainer within the reach of all. EIIlFEL OUT EIFFLED. Wabkin'e Tower 1s to out -Eiffel Eiffel's by 166 feet. The Parisian fabric stands about 984 feet high above the level of the Seine. The Wembty Tower is to rise to 1,150 feet above tha summit of the prettily wooded slope which itself attains to 150 feeb above the Thames at high water. For a long time past the foandatlons have been awaiting the euperabruoture. These con- sist of four mann of concrete. To these the feet of the tower have been firmly bolted, and the sapsratructure is now fast rising towards the level of the first plat- form, somewhere about 150 feet in the air. On this platform will be a concert hall with 20,000 square feeb of floor apace, and capable of aocommodabing au audience of two or three thousand people. TWO HB'NDR518 STORES IN MID AIR. At a height ef about 450 feat there will be another platform of smaller dimensions. and here oriel be another hall. Oa both levels there will be ample accommodation for "refreshments," Thera will be restau- rents, teed in one way or another, room well be found for 150 or 200 shops and Mane, and in addition to these there will be various kinds of "side shows"; a third nslatform will be reached at a level ef 950 feeb above the ground. This will tis the highest aoceeeible point and will be 30 feeb above, the top platform of tho Eiffel tower. Above this gallery will be an ornameatal summit, adding another 200 fest to the structure. hydraulic' lifts will be provided sufficiently capacious and rapid in action to carry up and down 60,000 visitors a day. 0031E QUEER DESIGNS. Ab the outset of the enterprise the pro- moters invited designs for the projected atruoburo, and offered a first prize of $2,500 and a second of $1,250. This brought in within the stipulated four months 68 de- signe, sooze of which came from the United States, Germany, Australia, Sweden, Italy, Austria, Turkey and Canada. Some off them were exceedingly queer. One of them appeared bo htave been suggeated by the old- fashioned pfoturee of the 'Tower of Babel. It was to stand 2,000 feeb high. There were to be thirty of forty diminishing tiers of arches with n opine' roadway winding up to the summit. A touch of the modern was to he given by e railway and a locomotive engine and as train of carriages running half way up. The estimated cast was upwards. of $15,000,000. ausar, NOT IN- Ie. enamor w •,v a repr :duotien in form of Cieopacra's IST -elle, Mewling over 2,000 feet high, a id haviag is b ee eplib and spread ons foto sour nem t Both the firat and sono .4 prizes were .+.warded, and n tither of the pious which thus bore off the palms has been adapted.. Tim scheme now in actual execution Oppeers tae embody some of the features of several of the proposals. The tower wilt be a light -looking and graceful s'ructure cf + pen ettiel work, rising from a baso si about 300 feet square, the ground b+Heath and ;restnwcttately around it being tail Best as an o nameutal garden. Sir Ben- jamia B Aker le tie engineer, and the 150 mea at peeseua engaged upon the work were ail ornlaloyerl mon the Forth bridge. VAMP LAND FROM CHAOS. The parir tis -if apart from the diamel dis- figurement i,.-vin.able in ouch a scheme is ab present one of the moat charming spots to be found anywhere within aan' goal distance of L.nstoes. The cntir, area purchased was 250 acres, rso 8. portion of this is to be detrroved by building, and the actual park ere�y rssnpr se 150 acres. This has been pl oe l under the sktlt of a landscape artist, why has for tie pa -di year or two being doing ati titian rxt-y be done to subetitubo artificial for natural beauty, bbndgh the cune>iag of the tsrt•aet bus been • handicapped i,y tho many tea owes roquirsd by a popular London playground. These consist of in- numerable refreshment pavilions, morrygo- rounds and cinder bicycle tracks. B511118T TRACK IN ENGLAND. This has been conBtruobod with =them - tin' accuracy, it is half a mile round, and will give one straight run of 350 yards. Six sores of the land will be devoted to cricket. Tho ground has been carefully levelled, tailed and rolled, and a handsome pavilion has beon erected. There will be arohery and brills lawns, and there are tea -houses and refreshment pavilions in various parts of the grounds. The finest of those ie on the bigheet point of the park. It has the " ap- pearanse of a large ccnaarvabory, and visi- tors may sit here and lunch or take tea or dinner in full view of one of the finest pros- pects' in Middlesex. QUEEN 'a1CTOIrIA'S SIGHT DLIOLI meet. Her Mbjeobp's eyesight ie failing, and the !royal oculist has frequently to be called into requisition. Her Majesty now has bo nes§ very powerful epootaoiee when it is necessary for her to sign State documents. The f.sibhfcl Trixy undertakes whatever reading is nocesaary so as to save the use of her mother's oyes as innoh as possible. Bifndneae is hereditary in the fatally, for Gamma III. suffered franc: it, but in his can it was supposed to have been brought bjl ezoosaive ensoktsgg., Shorbnoel of eight teeing to have euddenly affected many~ of the ladies and gentlemen of the Corot, who ero'now moatl armed wlbh apecbaalea and eyeglasses. This it carrying slice - phoney to an absurd degree, but euoh ib lo, and it is now quite the proper thing for ro woman of the bed•ohamber or a pretty maid of honor to adjust her pine naz whilst nue venting within and without the charmed'. circle, tiLL THE .Co1T1.T TAUGHT T4 SWIM. There Ilan been a great deal of sea -bathing at Osborne. Oa the private beach in Osborne Bay, neer the little pier, is a bath - Ing machine and aloe a large barge with 4. hollow centre, whioh can easily be run into the sea and the bottom is so arranged that the interior at once becomes a tank, is whioh the ssnallesb,cbildren can bo allowed to plunge about in safety. There is a float- ing bath in the bay about 700 yards from the: beach which omelets of a well about 20 feet• by 10 feet ab the bottom of which is a wooden grating, which can eerily be ad- jueted so as to afford whatever depth of water may be required. This bath is enclosed by a screen and ib has a dressing. roam attached. A small lifeboat manned by two suitors from the royal yacht is always in attendance he Osborne Bay. All those in attendance at tho court aro expected by Queen Victoria to take their matubinal dip, and Her Majesty always questions those she comes in contact. with as to whether they found the water warm or cold. Oae of the Queen's ehiel pleasures is to survey the bathers from s graeoy ridge where she sits in her donkey carriage, and makes frequent enquiries as to - who Is in the weber or out of it. Hee Majesty iuststs that everyone ought to learn to swim, including her maids of honore. and she has them all taught by competent - instructors. All the small princes and princesses swim like young dunks, and the Queen gives them prizes for proficiency. HOW TO GROW OLD. Temperance, Moderate Exertion and Peace of Mind are Important. Au eseenbfal to longevity consists in rep, - tar and temperate habits of living. In studying the habits of persons who have reaohed advanced age it is found that in the large majority of cases great moderation in eating and drinking has bees the rule bhreughoub life. Gluttony is an enemy to both health and longevity, while ea to alco- holism we have the testimony of the presi- dent of one of our eldeeb life insuranoe coma panics that "among pereone selected with oars for physical eoundosss and sobriety,• the death rate is more profoundly affected. by the use of intoxicating drinks than from any other cause apart from heredity." Another rale which la found to be almost universal among very aged people is that they have all their lives been in the habit of going to bad and getting up early. They have ales avoided. dissipation and fast living in every form, ea mast everyone who covets longevity, for these burn the candle at both ends, and cane it to be quickly consumed. Another requisite for reaching old age la healthful employment. Idleness is a greater foe bo length ef days than overwork. That occupation is to be preferred which givea exercise to both body and mind under the influence of pure air and healthful surround- ings, without being extremely severe or in- volving too many hours of work. Tho final necessity for him who would. grow old gracefully is a cheerful disposition and the habit of looking on the bright side. Passion arsine the heart to its utmost, melancholy freezes the blood, and worry wears on the boob years of a man's life. Na one who habituallyindnlges these or kindred emotions has half a chance of reaching ad- vanced life. It was the advice of a men o¢ 90 not to worry. " Don't worry abonb what you can't help," he said, "for it will dons good. Don't worry about wbat you can help, bat go to work and help it." Sound advice this for all who desire to live end enjoy a good old age. A Graveyard Sensation. A strange case of thepetrifaobton of human remains has been diem veredat Weide eider, Ssotiand. While thee:mashsextoawee open- ing a grave in the old parish burying -ground for tho interment of an old woman, he came upon the remains 01 the deceased's husband, who had been burled 46 years ago. The ort ffia was partially decayed, bat the body was complete, with the exception of a small piece off the nose. The counbenanoe had undergone little change and looked as if the, p arson had been recently interred, while the hair was still on the head and showed. no eigna of decay. The body was as hard, tee a atone. The sexton. was greatly abartled by the sight, and on the news apre a ling several persons vtslbed the grave and viewed. the weird sight. As the time for the funeral was approaching, however, the body was cores$ up, and the mourners were not acquainted with whet had transpired. No can of tide kiud has ever taken place in bho diebriob before, and the sexton says that in all his experience he never saw the like of it. The Golden Rule. Two men became engaged in a fight in the street. Intently their hats went off and rolled in the dart. One of the men was entirely bald, and the other had a think head of hair. The bald man seized the other by the hair, and began to drag gins about. "Stop him !" cried a bystander. " Why should you stop him ?" asked another. "He's only promising bile golden rule." "The golden rule? What do you mean f" "Why, he's doiog art the otter man what he wishes to goodness the other man might ba able to do to him !"-Youth's Companion.. Red !fair Is All Right. Don't bo ashamed ofyear red hair. Tho ealenhisbs say t.hsts it means that there is a superabundance of km in the blood. And the anslyat•nape that it is the matter bhab, entero into red hair that imparts vigor, the elasticity, the great vitality, the overflow- ing, thoroughly healthful animal life which. runs through the veins of the ruddy -haired,. and 'tilia strong, sentient animal life is what renders theca more intense in ail their emotions than their more languid fellow creatures. Philosophers notion it a peculiar fact that the red-haired maids are very rare they acorn to have some very strong attrscm ti l)o y ou want toa form in rim finest* buy farming section of Michigan ? If so, write: to R. M. PIERCE, WEST BAY CITY, who la ageab for the celebrated Keystone- Iand, situated in Ogetnaw and Alpena, county] on the line of the Michigan Central and Alpena & Loom Labe Railways. Very liberal torten are offered and railroad fate one way paid on the pnrohase of forty eicreo. Young man, this to a chance to have a home of your own at very ldbblo cost. It hos been cornuted tinct about 36,000,- 000 babies aro born into the world amok Year. The rate of produabion IS therefore about seventy per minute, or more than one for every bink of the cloak, To prevent motile from getting in Carpet!, pour strong alum, water on the floor hall u yard around the edges before laying the; carpet. Once or twice during the ennui„ sprinkle dry salt over the °artlet before sweeping.