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STRANGE TALES FROM AUSTRALIA
ALLEGED TO BE TRUE.
A Wife Dreams That Her Husband is Dy-
ing at the Precise Moment He Was
Milled -A Soothsayer's Horrible Predic-
tions Fulfilled.
We had a talk the- other day about
haunted houses and other eerie things.
I was interrupted at that time, but a
lull in more important news enables me
to get off my mind two or three other
ghostly things. For example: As I rode
along in one of the suburban tram cars
I passed a cottage wherein a strange
thing happened awhile ago. Near by
lived an old man who had received
many kindnesses from the true -hearted
mistress of the cottage, who took com-
passion upon his necessity. Early one
morningthis lady great af-
fright. She had dreamed that the old
man was calling her in frantic haste to
dome and help him. She looked at the
clock and noted the time. It was 4.30.
Later on the lifeless body of the old man
was found in a well. The medical opin-
ion was that it mast have got into the
water at about 4.30 this morning. That
was their independent testimony before
they had been told of the curious ex -
penance of the woman. The distance
of the well from the house made it im-
possible that she could have heard the
old man cry, if he really did cry. How,
then, can one explain the incident? I
might relate other facts similar in their
nature, all showing that there is in the
world more mystery than we have yet
comprehended. The task is, however,
unnecessary.
I will mention another peculiar
event which happened less than a year
ago in this colony. A tlady, wife of a
gentleman in an influential position.
chanced to meet at a party one night a
person who had great reputation as an
amateur soothsayer. "Oh, just tell me
my fortune," she said, jocularly. "I'd
rather not," replied the fortune-teller,
after looking at her steadily for a lit-
tle time; "I'd rather not. It would dis-
concert you terribly." The lady urged
her request, nevertheless. "Then," the
soothsayer continued, "I'm sorry to tell
von that in three months you will be a
widow, and that in six months you will
be mad." The lady told her husband,
who soon fell ill and died, while the
other part of the prophecy was to some
extent verified. I have called this inci-
dent peculiar. but there is in it, at any
rate, some direct connection between
the cause and effect. The man during
his illness would certainly be depressed,
by the thought of the prophecy that he
would not recover, and the same fact
would affect his wife. Imagination,
which is more potent than medicine,
was set to work against the couple: That -
not only explains the 'mystery in some
degree, but it illustrates the need for
imaginative people to be careful how
they handle occult subjects.
A Good Word for the Tiger.
The tiger is not such a very great mis-
fortune to the neighborhood where he
happens to have fixed _ his abode. His
chase gives pleasure, excitement and ex-
ercise to the many hard-worked,offici'sIs,
whose lives would be those of . uninter-
rupted routine were it not for this -re-
creation. It is also of great assistance
to the district officials, as it makes them
much better acquainted with the people
under theircharge, and they get to know
ont-of-the-way places which, but for
this
t sport, they would never have vis -
The tiger is a very necessary evil in
India, and were it not _or him, deer and
wild boar would increase to such num:
berm that the cultivation of the land
would become an immense hardship;
and almost an impossibility; he keeps-
them within bounds, and relieves the
ryota from watching their fields by
night in the unhealthy localities.
We are accustomed in England to
hear constant war preached against this
animal for its total extermination ; but
this ought only to be in cases of the de-
structive cattle -killer or man-eater, and
these ought to be got rid of at any cost.
The villagers are always extremely care-
ful of their good cattle, watching them
well and keeping them grazing on the
border of fields where they are working
and would be very sorry if the tiger
were exterminated ; of course they them-
selves are often carried off by man-eat-
ers. But tigers of this class are luckily
Very scarce.
Tigers are still numerous in the State
of Mysore, and panthers have often been
filled in the city itself quite recently.
I believe that in Mysore the largest
tigers in India are to be found. Some
have been killed quite lately by sports-
men measuring nearly ten feet six inches.
from the nose to the tip of the tail.
caayadeofby the in the are
his cattle
stbl s
that measure very little short of that.—
From " Tiger -Hunting in Mysore," by
R. Caton Woodville, in Harper's Maga-
zine for October.
Stub Ends of Thought.
heroes
History's
were
selfish
men.
Idle men are as great gossips as idle
women.
Contentment makes pudding of cold
potatoes.
Every man defends himself uncon-
Bachelors are the unbuffered bread of
the world.
Writers are the only cooks who love
to eat their own victuals.
If a man's ability were as great as his
discontent, everybody would be a Na-
poleon.
There is one day in the week to go to
church; and seven to love thy neighbor
se thyself.
Language -is. the memory the human
race. ' It is as a thread or -nerve of life..
ironing through all- the ages;. connect-
`SPEED RAILliOA,
Two Hundred Miles an _HeDx,
Among:the Pessibilities �
A writer in the Engineering
Masa-
zine expresses the belief that 'the* is
no inherent mechanical reason why` we
should not, on absolutely clear stretches
of track, obtain a' velocity approaching.
200 miles an hour," the propelling force
being the electric current. This dream
of fabulous speed for railway trains is
indulged in by many people, but the
Omaha Bee says the idea is not so pope.
lar with the general traveling public as
it is with the theorists themselves.
Moreover, it is yet an open question
whether it is within the limits of possi-
bility to attain anything like the speed
which this writer suggests. Not long
ago a distinguished English engineering
authority entered into a shmewhat elab-
orate and very plausible argument to
prove that a speed above eighty miles
o
r the reason
thatno knownpmetaale�oro composition
could resist the heat that would be gen-
erated in the journals ander the cars.
It was claimed that such rapid revolu-
tions of the wheels as would be neces-
sary to the attainment of the great ve-
locity talked of lip the theorists would
simply melt the boxes and result in -dis-
aster.
But whethersuch speed is possible or
not, it seems hardly practicable, and as
travelers are few whose necessities
would ever be urgent enough to induce
them to patronize a train running 200
milesan hour it is not' likely that such
speed will be witnessed. It remains to
be demonstrated that electricity is a
safer motive power than the steam lo-
comotive now in use, though its possi-
bilities of speed are much greater, The
expense of running fast trains is enor-
mously in excess of that of running the
trains at ordinary speed, and the trav-
eler who wishes to ride on the "flyers" e
is usually required 'to pay extra for the
privilege... As the tendency. of the time
is toward cheapness, it is doubtful
whether public patronaagge_oftrains run
at lightning speed would ever be suftl,
ciently liberal to make thein practicable,
taking into consideration the great cost,
which they would entailupon the rail-
road companies. It is often ar
gaud that
it is as safe to travel 100 miles an haul.' fifty, but very few people can be' made
to believe it. What the traveling, public
wants is careful- andintelligent manage-
ment of the train servic, .and -:it is more
desirable than such prodigious speed as
some .of the .theoretical • engineers: are
now contem a •
Al brig,- .
NEW CURE FOA PNEUMONIA:
A Healthy Mans Blood erected Into the
System of'`a Suilerer.
A-novei' operation was,.peiforuaed a'
few days ago- at -the: Philadelphia :h_ ospi.
tat by Visiting Physician W E. H• es,
and'lt is said a new and immediat ecure
;for'pnatuaie , ha,$ been :discovered: The
ope1 ation consisted in at patient who
was recovering from the disease being
bled and his blood being infused into the
arm of the sufferer: e. p ent on:
whom the operation was perrffo fined was
a white man who had been lark:aright in
by the district, surgeons: The conval _
escent from whom blood was _extracted
was a colored man.
A i incision was . made in %he 'white
man's upper arm, _and one of the.. veins
was isolated for about half; aa: -inch.
After it had been bound: and theaiatural
flow of blood stopped, a slit was made in.
it, and a lass tube with & Wale avert _ �
tore was inserted. Then about = a t Oloa1ti.ng
of extracted xtracted from the of alt =
eoiereod, ex . "-poured" i -Gravity, =:Some -Good Patterns and.just the weight for Fall and Winter—Another
carried it into the veins, andasoon the Lot expected toarrive in a few dayre
blood was coursing through _ the man's
body. In order that the body` should
not be supercharged with blood a simi-
lar amount was extracted previousto
the operation. This was black and un-
healthy looking, while the bloodinfused
was of a bright red color. -
After the operation the mans temper-
ature arose, and symptoms .similar to:
those that were noticed after;tlie Koch
lymph injections followed. 4.a a few
hours, however, a change for the bet-
ter set in, and yesterd&y ;horning the
man's temperature was normal and ap-
parently he is a well. man. :-According
to the theory acted upon, the= .system.of
a convalescent is full of the pneumonia
bacteria antidote, and when- the blood,
charged with this is infused into a suf-
ferer it worksa cure: immediately.
Unwelcome O's in Ancient .:Galway.
In the ancient City , of ga1,wi►ay there
were four gateways with 'protecting
towers. These gates 'kinked north,
south, east and west respectively, and -
were built to ward off attacks from_ the.
four warlike and war-loving•Xrish tribes,
that dwelt around. On each gate wall a
motto—alliterative- and pregnantwith
meaning. The north gate bore this in-
scription: " From the feroeious O'Fla-.
hertys, good Lord I deliver ne." - On the -
west gate was: " From the --m erous
O'Maddens, good •_ Lord j preserve es.".
The prayer over the south- -gate read:
" From the devilish O'Dalys. good Lord.
defend us." The eastern? and last• gate
bore for its motto : " From the cut-
throat O'Kellys, .good Lord save and- ; Flits.
keep us." Butt ` ga proved
little protectionagainst�� v '- ^.
p tthe: four. term Winters Coming .When'the-brat Cold Snap comes, please remember We have
ble tribes, and " ferocious O'lrlaherty►s," what will Keel You Natal. - '
murderousM
O adden devllisla •
O'Dal s " and " cutthroat: ellys" f're:-
quently stuffed their ;ptailatleg pouches.
with the good red. gold of •the Calfs
burghers.
Coluinbus
DISCOVERED AMERICA,
B UT
�KE
McLaughlin & Co., have discov-
ered just what people require in
Furnishings etc.
We have added Somevery desirable things which we
have not Kept in Stock before, and:: altogether, we can offer
you a Varied and Full Assorted Stock of Fall and winter
Goods to Select From.
flres:Goods
No use trying to describe, Kindly Call and See for Yourselves.
,S�iavzr�ys.
We have plenty of them, Assorted Colors, big Sizes and for Small, Money,
Twee..ds..
We keep the Best Goods, Nesvest,iPatterns, and Our Prices are Rook .Bottom.
-- OVereoatjns.
We can Fit and -Suit the most Fastitliotai li the Shortest Notice-
,Fits Guaranteed.
- We make a Speecialty of-Above/Two `Departments, f
cad ' x'rnade
Cvercoats
Far Boys -=and Men,
- ig Variety,.
Prices range from $2.90;- : up.
! All are.Cordiaily Invited to can and Inspect Our Goods and see what Wt
have For" Sale
Cost of Postage Eighty tears Ago.
An old almanac. for, 1814 -gives the fol -
/owing as the rates of ppstage prevailing
at that time: " For everyr ,afngle letter
by land, for 40 nines, _$ bents; 90 miles
10 cents; 150 miles, 12,E cents; 300 miles,
17 cents; 500 miles, ...20 dents, --and for-
more than 500 miles, ;25 cents. No al-
lowance to be Made :dor ntelrnedlate;_:
miles. Every,uble-Ietter=:is:to pay
double the said dates; every triple let-
ter,
tripple; every packet weighing:one
ounce, at the rate of four single letters
each ounce Every skip letter -original-
ly received at the office .for • delivery, - 6
them into one conunok prolonged- - cents. _Magazines .and paniplilets, not
and advancing existence. - William r over 50 miles, 1aeenpt er Sheet:; over 50
Smith.
utiles- and not cued ng '100; 1t cents
Glass.
Glass, as far as research ,has, been able
to determine, was in Ilse 4,000 years;
fore the birth of Christ, and was even
then not in its infancy. In the state
collection at the British Hussain there.
la the head of a lion molded in glass
bearing the name of an Egyptiaap� king
of the eleventh dynasty.
:persheet; _over:x.00-]Mess 2 tents Per.:
sheet.__
jret Selentiflc{Drops.- -- .
Electric welling Itaa otaabecome al
most universal in large, establishments.
The -use' of a ;dux 1p necessary. ' Elec-
tricity is used- fora making forgings,
angers, "railroaspikes, ba I bearings,
and other arta-cies r.hith -matte by
hand - -- ;
The influence's. of forests in protecting
the water supply is well illustrated in
the case of Greece. In ancient -dam
`alien sed'4500,000 acres of forest.
To- dap she baa hardly 2, ! e 000 • acres
and the scarcity of water = . other in
F curious alitnatac effects' are traceable to
the destrtatctio> of the ttrees.
The First Quarantine..
The honor of insiitutingthe qu .
satin is claimed for the Venetialiak
Vessels were kept from intercourse with
-
the shore for forty days: The Malian
Qaarantina means a space of forty days,
4rhich is also the anginal -+Dl J
`�illlaran it," _ 1
nd, erware.
You will find just what You want here and cheap too.
• Full `Assortment.Mens HidGIoves, Fitts, Socks Hoiserp, Yarns etc.
we have uot- tame to give Prices. Kindly
Call acid hear the Goods -Talk for Them-
selves,
Highest Price for Produce.
Half the maple -of our
anothery
snore_
x0:
by
Y:
- OF THE
C01LT1N' r 0 ECITR0AT,
Which has been long needed and looked for. The size is four feet by five feet
mounted on linen and wood rollers. Six coloring are used, which
ma.wps it very distinct and effective.
THE SCHOOL SECTION NEEDS ONE,
THE FARMER NEEDS ONE,
THE BUSINESS MAN NEEDS ONE
PRICE, $3.50.
Published by
W. Cooper & Co., Clinton, Ont -
Booksellers and Stationers
Sehool Globes and all kinds of Maps and School Suppliefia Write for prices and
eur tie:yeller will call: on you.
orrie
Tin
Store.
r110 -VMS
For the Kitchen.
For the -Dining Room.
For the Hall,
For the Parlor.
For the Sick Room.
For the Rich.
For the Peer
PRICES DOWN TO BED -ROCK.
See Me about Getting
a Furnace.
Lamp Goods,
Cutlery.
Tinware, etc.,
In endless abundance and Variety.
JEZpctiriria
Done to Order and in First -Class Style
JAMES SUTHERLAND,
Tinsmith Gorrie.
* Sheep Skins Wanted.
Your Best Chance
To YIA.KE MONEY is at the
eerie
ooisq iii,s Sroeg
•
fiAVING ranted the store lately vacated by Mr. McKelvie,
of Walkerton, and put in a large stock of
AnG all kinds of Woolen goods, I invite the cftizens of Gor-
tie and surrounding country to call and see my large stock
before buying Fall and Winter goods.
These goods are manufactured at the PalmerstonlWoolen
Mill. I sell Cheap' for Cash. Wool and Sheep-
skins taken in achange.
I have also put in a HAND LOOM, and willldo
tom Weaving, such as flannels and rag carpets. -
Ilr'You will find -my store open at all times.
W. WATE OUSE,
JAVY
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