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The Advocate, 1887-10-06, Page 7t ger FaithraIn°05' „ „ Forget him? IV' tho maiden said, And; fondly smiling, fdloalihfar head, .0 Forget the bbuquets, bud end rose Of Marochal Niels and Jacquentinots, With whielt thie meat artistic youth Haswoocd Inc a bolo toOtith, 00990? These are not tokens 1 forget And epee viithiu nay heart are • Forget ? Ali ho dainty words HO'e need, comparing Inc to birds? And saying how the lilies sigh' As I, more graceful, pass thoirt by ? And how the tints upon my cheek Pure thoughts within my heart bespeak? !Tis true I've heard the same before; But what We like will bear encore? " Forget Idyl? With the perfect tie To his oravat? J1..ud clothes that lie Without a Wrinkle-suo4 a fermi And eyeglass that averts tho storm Of commonplace impertinpace? • And eyes of languid eloquence? And sweet mustache, that drooping low, Yet cannot hide his red lips bow? Ah 1 never, never 1 -till I see A youth who owns more wealth than ho." ArrEILLEXING FAMILY. Mow a Man is His Aunt's 'Uncle, and Other Queer Relationships. Mr. L. Osborne, of this city, married his grandfather'e second wife, and they have a son. Given this simple statement and a number of peculiar family relationships may be deduced. For example, Mr. Osborne is a grandchild of his wife. His son being also a son 'of his (Osborne's) grandmother, is uncle to his own father. Osborne becomes a brother to his uncles and aunts, and also a stepfather to them. The boy, being the child of Osborne as a grandson, is thereby a great-grandson of his own mother, while his father may rejoice in the title of great-grandfather to his own eland. Thus the boy becomes a grand uncle to himself and his parents' great-grandchild. Osborne is the boy's father and great- grandfather at the same time, and, being the husband of his own grandmother, enjoys the distinction of being his own grandfather as well. Osborne's mother married a man named Blake and his sister married a brother-in-law of her mother, Henry Blake. Osborne's sister becomes a sister to her own mother. Mrs. Blake being Osborne's mother, is grandmother to Os- borne's son. The latter, however, being a son of the wife of Mrs. Blake's father-in- law, is therefore a brother to his grand- mother and granduncle to his grand- mother's sister, the daughter who married Mrs. Blake's brother-in-law. He also is her nephew, as the son of her brother. Osborne is the younger Mrs. Blake's grand- father as well as her brother. Thus her nephew, Osborne's son, becomes uncle to his aunt, being a son of her grandmother. This series of relationships may be like- wise traced almost indefinitely. The family are happy and contented, and live as pleas- antly as though the peculiar family ties were not present. —Madison. (Wis.) journal. Xndustrial and. Commercial. The blueberry crop is a failure in Nova Scotia —something almost unprecedented in that Pro. wince. The steamship Abyssinia took 50,000 feet of lumber to Japan on her last trip from, Van- couver, A lively meeting of shareholders of the Canada Agricultural Society )M9 held yesterday in Mon- treal, at which the assignee and inspectors resigned, and their places were filled by fresh appointments. The hay crop is so short in Cape Breton and other parts of Nova Scotia that farmers aro sell- ing their cattle at any price, and many of them are slaughtering their oxen and cows and turn - mg them into beef. Many carloads of deciduous fruits have re cently boon shipped from California to Now Orleans, a demand having suddenly arisen there for California pears, plums and peaches. The rates aro $250 per car on freight trains and $500 Ter car on passenger trains. The Montreal Shard/eider complains of the filthy condition of the Dominion $1 and $2 bills and calls upon holders of them to have thein redi eemed n the branch offices in Montreal Toronto, Halifax, St. john, N, B., Winnipeg Charlottetown and Victoria. An Easy /Yob. Detective—You wished to see me, sir?' Citizen—Yes. I have been robbed of a package of money. " How ?" "1 entrusted it to a messenger boy and he has not been heard pf since." "How long ago ?" "en hours. I suppose he is half way to Canada by this time. "Oh, no; he can't be more than five or six blocks off. I'll look for him."—Ornalia World. Slow Collections. Hello, Jack, where you been?" " Collecting." "What success?" "Bad. I've rummaged the city from one end to another, and I can't find a man that owes me a cent." HOW IV GEW *ICH. The Boston Herald has been eking some rich men for rules IV Which other men may become rich. 241P. T.Herrilim ears the golden rale is to spend less than pne earns. He advises abstinence from tehan,e0 and rum, due care for the health the Selection of a congenial occupation, avOidance of debt, and determination to excel all others eng,aged in the same oceu- Pathan- He also says.: Be careful to advertise in some shape or other, because it is evident that if a man has over so good an artiole for sale, and nobody knows it, it will bring him no re- turn. The whole philosophy of life is, first sow, then reap. Thie principle applies to all kinds of business, and to nothing more eminently than to advertising. If a man has a really good article,there is no way in which he can reap more advantageously than by " sowing " to the public in this way. If a, man has goods for sale, and he doesn't advertise them, the chances are that some day the sheriff will do it for him. Politenessand civility are the best capital ever invested in business. Large stores, gilt signs, flaming advertisements will all prove unavailing if you or your employees treat your patrons abruptly. The more kind and liberal a man is, the more gener- ous will be the patronage bestowed upon . „ him. Preserve your integrity ; it is more precious than dial:winds or rubies. The most difficult thing in life is to make money dishonestly. Our prisons are full of men who attempted to follow this course. No man can be dishonest without soon being found out, and when his lack of principle is discovered, nearly every avenue to success is closed against him forever. Strict hon- esty not only lies at the foundation of all success in life financially, but in every other respect. General Butler has naag.e a great deal of his money in manufactures, but he advises young men to invest in improved real estate. He owns property in Boston, Chi- cago, Washington and Lowell, a big ranche in Colorado, 600,000 acres in New Mexico, and 150,000 acres in Virginia. His ideas about real estite investments are worth giving in full: No Time to Waste. Proud mbther (liaughtily)—Yon allowed yourself to be won altogether too easily, Edith Edith—I suppose I did. But as Albert is rather bashful, and I am nearing 30, I thought it only proper to make it as easy as possible for hien.----Llarper' Bazar. Concerning a presentation made to Fan- ning, pitcher of the Buffalosi on Tuesday, the Buffalo Express says: At Manager Chapman's request time was called as Fanning stepped to the plate. The genial manager thenitidvanced to the plate and with a fev; V'vercls presented' 'Fanning with a beautiful gold badge and gold -headed cane, the gift,of his Buffalo friends. Fan- ning bowed thanks and then ingloricaisly' struck out. ' " johnnie," Said the Sunday school teacher,," what became of Jonah ?" " He bits lost his job." "‘',HoW‘18 'yeti Mean Vi "Got fired." You mietinderstand johnnie. Have you never heard ltif ;the punishment that overtook Jonah ?" Yes, I heard dad toll about it." " What did your father say 1, He r'fflia‘13i11-%1*o,3,15 was a Jonah, and it was a good,thingwhen he was bounced from the League)'—Sorting News. • —The bust of tho late Senator McMaster, recently cornpleted by Percy. ,,,'Wood, tfie Englieh soulPtOr, will shortly be placecl,in position at MOMaster Hall. It is •said 'to be one of the finest pieceof att that have ever come to this country. ObtlNilik nrioirtiCit'S tha girl Who 110151cS a fish VHII sbkielc T� sea its frantic WrIgglog, tut when: 8114 boOkS a Inah.,-cilibot freak She 'lithely grine aria giggles. -.Olutrleston, .Vnterprise, If a young man is earning something more than the expenses of his living, and has no object in view, be is likely either to increase those expenses carelessly, or to loan his money to his friends, and in so doing in the majority of cases he will lose both friends,and money, so that the best thing that 43 can do is to have an object, to gather up his money, and to have a call for it which shall be a profitable one. He makes no investment because he says, "1 have got so little money that it won't come to anything; I will wait until I get more ;" and in waiting, generally, what he has goes. When a young man has a very little money let him buy some property, prefer- ably a piece, however small, according to his means, of improved real estate that is paying rent. He had better buy it when sold at auction, under a judicial sale, pay- ing in cash what he can, giving his notes for the balance in small sums coming due at frequently recurring intervals, secured by a mortgage on the pro- perty, and then use all his extra income in paying up those notes. It is always safe to discount your own note, and if the notes come a little too fast as soon as he gets anything paid his friends will aid him when he is putting his money where it cannot be lost, and where the pro- perty is taking care of the interest, and in a very short time he will find that he has got a very considerable investment. He will become interested in it, save his money to meet his notes, and he will directly come into a considerable possession of property, and hardly know how it came to him. That is, he will have had a motive for saving, and will get the result of that saving, and will not be tempted to enter into specula- tions. Nothing is so safe for investment as improved real estate. Nothing is likely to grow in value faster. In the last 50 years, 90 per cent. of all the merchants and traders in Boston have failed. In the last 50 years, 90 per cent. of all the business corporations have failed or gone out of business, so that their stock has been wiped out. In the test 50 years all the improved real estate, on the average, has paid its interest and taxes, and quadrupled in value. If a young man's father, can give him anything to start him in the woad he had better invest it in that way and let it accumulate, and earn his living, and he will be richer than if he had gone into business- Jay Gould is said to have started from a mouse -trap seller to become a millionaire. Assuming that to be true, he is only one of 60,000,000 of people; and if any young man thinks that he is going to imitate Jay Gould, there are 60,000,000 of chances to one that he won't succeed. The rule I would lay down for a young man is, never do a mean thing for money. Be prudent and saving of your money. Be careful to have no interest account running against you unless you have an equal or greater interest account running in your favor. Work diligently and you are sure of a competency in your old age, and as early as possible, if you can find a saving, prudent girl who has been brought up by a mother Who knoWli how to take care of a house and make,a wife of her, she will aid, and not binder you. I claim no originality in this advice, and will relate you an incident in my own experience to ilhistrate it In my earliest practice in my'profesE3ion I was quite suc- cessful in earning money, and X had a small balance in the Lowell Bank, at the head of whieh was'Mr-1 anima G. Carn'ey., The bank' was directly !mined the hall from my office. I stepped into the bank to deposit a little money on one occasion and Mr. Car- ney said to me: "Why don't you invest your money?" "Invest," said 1; " I have nothing to invest." Oh, yes," he ,, says, "you have quite a little sum of money, aoa see that your ybung ,iriends come with your cheques occasionally, evidently borrowing it. NoW, you had.better invest as they beoome due. See that the ProPertY la imProVed property, so that the rent will keel) down Yonr inter* acconnt, and When you get any other money hlYeet it in the ealne Way, and if yonr notes prase open you a little faster than you 0841 pay'he, Why, We will, when we find that is what you are doing with your money, discount your note and give you a little more time, Bo that you can pay it up. This will necessitate the prompt collection of your bil, ls for I know that you would rather workand earn a hundred dollars than dun a man for it, unless you have a pressing need for it. Y'ou have not eyen asked for a little bill that we owe you in the benk, which shows me that you 'do not promptly collect your dues." I followed the advice and bought a number of pieces of property in that manner, and I neyer did exactly know how they were paid for, but they were, and in a few years I owned some twenty different pieces of property in Lowell that Came to inc in that way. I can only say that I wish I bad been wise enough to have con- tinued this course through life. Mr. Pillsbury, the great ,Minneapolis iniller, writes as follows: First—When a young man commences,* business life by working in the employ/of others, let him strive not simply to earn his salary and to give satisfaction to his em- ployers, but let him aim to do all he heal strength to do and to earn his salary many times over. In my first business years it was no uncommon thing for me to work all night until breakfast time, a thing I was not expected nor asked to do. If a young man will follow the rule of trying to make his services many timeernore valuable than his salary, either his employer or Some one else will appreciate him. There are alway s a few vacant places left for such kind of men, and their employers have very little to say as to their salaries. Second—Never overrate your own ability, nor underrate that of your competitors. Follow this rule carefully, and then do not locate yourself in business where you are not confident that you are at least the equal of those who will be your competi- tors, either in natural ability or in willing- ness to work early or late, in season or out of season, in order that any differences in natural ability may be overcome in this way. My experience is that between natu- ral ability and hard work the latter will always win. When the two are in com- bination, nothing can prevent success. it." " HoWitan inveet " "Invest it in real estate.". i Ik0w nbthing about teal estate." " Go to the first auction and buy thelarbfert'f. Yeti dahnot be nindh Cheated in 'that bCoatiso yen "Will have to give very little more than somebody obit) Will be willing' to pay fet it. Give yont , notes for it, saVe your rottney, collect your fees, pay.your hetes Scottish Jottings. Mrs. James Leslie, who was the last sur- vivor of the brilliant literary and social Edinburgh circles of the days 'of Professor Wilson, Sir Walter Scott, and Francis Jeffrey, died the other day at Colinton. Mr. James Nicol, who up till recently acted as agent of the Clydesdale Bank at Oban, was on the 7th inst. arrested in Glasgow at the instance of the Argyllshire authorities on a charge of havingembezzled over £200. Mr. W. K. Vanderbilt, New York, who recently took a few months' lease from Lord Levet, of Beaufort Castle, Inverness- shire, with the adjoining shootings and salmon fishing in the Beauly, hasjust taken an additional lease of the Castle, along with the neighboring forest, for a period of five years. Sir John Douglas, the distinguished soldier, formerly commander-in-chief of the forces in Scotland, died at Glenfinart, Ardentinny, on the 9th inst. Sir John, who had attained his 7011i year, receivei his education at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and entered the army in 1833. In 1841 he became a catitA, _and was promoted mar in `184:1ieutenant-0610nel in 1854, colonel in 1857, major -general in 1868, lieutenant -general in 1877, and general in 1880. He retired in the follow- ing year. In the Crimean campaign he commanded the 79th Highlanders, and also in the Indian Mutiny campaign. For his services in the latter he was thanked by the Governor-General of India, and created K. C. B. He married in 1843 Lady Eliza. beth Cathcart, daughter of the second Earl of Cathcart. The Senator and the Lord. That noble edifice, the Baptist Church at Jarvis and Gerrard streets, is to a great extent a monument of the generosity of the late Senator. It is related that several years ago, when Lord Houghton visited Toronto, he was a guest of Senator McMaster. The Senator tookMy Lord out for a drive about the city, and among other places of interest pointed out the church, which Lord Houghton duly admired. Upon learning, however, that it was a Baptist church My Lord exclaimed in great wrath: " The assurance of those dissenters !" and refused to look longer. Senator McMaster used to tell the story with great gusto.—Toronto World. • His Only Property. The Chatham Banner reports tho follow- ing Police Court incident : Alex. Young, Fargo, was charged with fighting on the grounds. He guessed they put a " stick" in the liquor for him. He got off with $5.90. His Worship—" Have you any property ?" " No, sir; only a woman," (Laughter.) " Then in default eleven claye in jail at hard labor." "Well, I don't know what I can do but tale the hard labor. Who'll keep my woman ?" Yon shonld havethought of that before. I think a woman whd has a man who acts like you would be well off to have you sent to the Central foe six months." 4. Boston tambourine girl, who dressed in an Italian 'costume and had attracted much attention and sympathy from the people by her beauty and modest ways, was insulted by one Michael O'Neil the Other evening and struck him a blow across the face with her instrunient, giving him a black eye. O'Neil had her arrested for as - smolt, aha she was flood ono cent 'without ceste. HE41.,,TII OF GIRLS. Why TheY BrOPP and Pteep, Losing .thn AieautY of Vigorous Venth• A ieetnrer who Werfle Were reported M Life and Ilope spoke the other ,day as fol- , Mideelarelitie„Pindernbe, ,�f Quebec; has 'taken an action ,against r. A. Heeeen, broker, ter $10,00 do:Magee for alleged breach of promise of 'Marriage. Mr AildreW Black, the GlitsgoW baritone, has Signed an engagement to sing, for Six Morithe in AineriCia With the National Opera donipariy. • Pope Led has iiiready;reaeitted Mote than $150,000 ler the eXpeinied ?)i hie jubilee' Mead which hewill eekbrate iiekt Month an petted. loW3 One of the principal reasons why po many healthy gide become invalid women is owing to the mistaken ideas and reetraint of the mother. When the girl is young she romps and plays and tumbles about the floor without restraint, and is healthy. In most instances much too soon long dresses are put on, and the girl is put under a double restraint, and is expected to at once become a lady. Hampered by her clothing, which prevents the free action of the mus- cles of the body, or if she indulges in any childish plays, or is seen by the mother in any but an unright position, she is told that such conduct is not ladylike and only suit- able for boys. She soon begins to think she must not bend her body and most keep constantly in an upright position, except when asleep. .The result of this teaching is the supports of the internal organs are weakened. The muscles of the back not being used become weak and relaxed, and ,eliestoops forward; immediately stays are provided to take the place of the muscles provided by nature to hold them in their proper position. Thus relieved from all action they soon become relaxed and use- less. Thus nature is supplanted by art until the poor girl becomes more a com- position of steel, whalebone and rubber than muscle, flesh and blood. By this time her mental education is finished, and the proud mother is enabled to intro- duce to the world an accomplished lady, and at the same time a weak, dependent, invalid woman. • How Be Got a Good Seat. A good story is told of an adventure which Dr. McKnight, rector of Trinity Church, had in attending the services in Westminster Abbey, celebrating the Jubilee of Queen Victoria's coronation. The good doctor had no ticket of admission, but be- thinking himself of an acquaintance hehad with the Archbishop, he approached the entrance and, when he reached the grand doorkeeper, said : " I'm from Arnerica, and I would like to see the Archbishop." The functionary caught a portion of his sentence, glanced at his clerical dress, and with a respectful flourish wavedhim inside, handed him over to an usher, who marched him down the stately aisle, while the official voice rang out in awful tones: " The Archbishop of America 1" The doctor overcome by his embarrass- ing situation for a moment, was placed in one of the best seats in front of the house, among all the" first quality folks," where he greatly enjoyed the succeeding exercises. And there wasn't a better man in the Abbey than the innocent wearer of the big title of the "Archbishop of America."—Elmira Advertiser. A Lake Not Yet Appropriated. A guide is conducting a distinguished BritishLvisitor through Banff Park in the Rocky Mountains. "That grand moun- tain yonder," he informs the tourist, "18 Mount Stephen, named after Sir George Stephen, President of the Pacific Railway Company." "Oh. That is sublime! And what do you call that one?" "That is Mount Macdonald, named after the leader of the Government." "And what do you call that bald topped fellow ? " "That is Carling's Peak, so called in honor of the Minister of Agriculture." -4' Ind that brassy looking fellof that seems to 'Boni down upon usAlaat is it called?" . ,„ "That is Mount Tupper, named after our High Commissioner and Finance Minister.' "Oh, I see! And what do you call that beautiful sheet of water?" "That is Devil's Lake." Indeed. What particular member of your Government is it named after?"— Ottawa Free Press. A. Lady's Fight with a Burglar. Dr. Theodore R. Hornblower, of Jersey City heights, and his wife had a desperate encounter early Tuesday morning with a gang of burglars which had broken into their house. The case is a notable one for the pluck and determination of Mrs. Hornblower, who felled one of the burglars twice with a cane chair which was in her room, and for the fact thatthough a perfect volley of shots was fired at the doctor at short range he was only slightly injured while he succeeded in putting a bullet through the neck of one of the intruders. The gang, including the wounded man, got away however, leaving only a pair of spectacles dropped by tile one who was shot and a large amountof blood. THE CIGARMAKERSCONVENTION. An Animated Discuo8ton OVer aProposed liniVerilid Label. A Binghatnton (N. Y.) despateli pay: At the cigarmakers' convention this morn- ing a communication from District Assem- bly Cigarmakers' Union, No. 3,079, or Chicago, raised quite a rumpus. It, proposed that a uniform label be adopted to cover the whole country. ,9.n animatet. discussion took place on a motion to lay the matter on the table. The Chicago delegation urged that the communication be received; that the district assembly did Aot wish to antagonize the International Union, nor open the old sore between the two organizations. To call them " scabs" was entirely unfair. They were not op- posed to the use of the blue label. A delegate from Brooklyn said: "Wo are fighting to get ' scabs ' into our organ- ization. That is the reason the convention is held in Binglianaton this year." The Chairman called the speaker to order for referring to the Binghamton cigarmakers as "scabs." A delegate from Springfield, Ill., said: "1 hope the convention will ignore this communication. The same people who r, now appeal to this body opposed the blue label at the convention in Springfield last year." The communication was finally referred to the Committee on Resolutions. The report of the Committee on Consti- tution was then read and the amended con- stitution taken up and considered -by sec- tions. A recess was then taken. At the afternoon session the amendment to the constitution as reported by com- mittee providing for the establishment of an "out of work benefit" and placing the sum to be paid to members who are out of work at $3 per week—the fund to be raised by assessment—was taken up and dis- cussed at length. The delegates from, Baltimore, Rochester, Philadelphia, Man- chester, Springfield, Ill., Cincinnati, Bos- ton, Buffalo—President Strasser—Lincoln, Neb., Mobile, Grand Rapids, Hamilton, Ont., and San Francisco argued in favor of the amendment and said they would vote for it. Several New York delegates and those from Brooklyn, Milwaukee, Paterson, Hoboken, South Bend and Jack- sonville made strong speeches against the amendment. An amendment that the weekly benefit be made $1 instead of $3 was put to a vote and lost -58 to 115. The report of the committee was then rejected by a vote of 60 to 113 and the convention adjourned. The delegates have considered two pro- posed changes in the constitution reported by the Constitutional Committee. They rejected them both. One provided for ta, special cigar box label for Union No. 213 of San Francisco, and the other for the organization of TJnions in Montreal, To- ronto, Brantford, St. Catharines and other places, to be known as " The Federation of Canadian Unions." The proposition to hold the International Conventions tri - annually was also rejected. The Daily Average. "Excuse me, sir," said a young man nudging a fellow passenger in a street car, "you have a speck of soot on the end of your nose." "That's been there for eighteen years," replied the passenger. "It's a peculiar kind of a mole, and you are the ninth man to askine to sponge that ; nose since breakfast this morning. As a rule the average is about t melve a day." His Great Hope. "You must understand, Mr. Dunaley' in seeking the hand of mydaughter," said the old man," that she will bring you no dowry un't'ilatifritedermstyanactatsili:::' responded Dumley, hopefully "but, you must bear in mind, my dear sir, that you are getting well on in years.' —Harper's Bazar. Itev. Mr. Spurgedn seems entirely recovered in bodily heaith4 but it is -noted that he has abandoned Wholly the collo- quial levity Of his earlier thahner, and now speaks gravely, with dignified pathos. Elis Metropolitan Tabettacle is as OtoWded as e'er, the proportion of paling Mon being Very Marked, One of the first results of the Colonial Conference is the adinissiOn Of cadets from Canadian fainiliee into the Royal navy: The ekaminations on the flagship at Halt. fak aliOW that all the Canadians who ebtaked passed. At preSerit the tontine is tirotottie„ hut better ittrangeinente Will 4shertly be tha46. , - 7 A 3'0.6E401.4.mo,, dog was Seen the other day .oatofitog bouttogo, Work and Wages. The Detroit Typographical Union has notified the employing printers that after November lst nine hours will be enforced as a day's labor without reduction of the present scale of prices. The Employing Printers Association will refuse to comply' with the union's demand. The Executive Board of the United Brassworkers' Union has directed all work- men employed in the chandelier factories in Nsa *City and Brooklyn to stop .7.f,AVE at noon to -day -a order to enforce for themselves the Saturday hali-helido,y, not- withstanding the attempt which' Is beini made by the Chandelier Manufacturen , Association to withdraw it from them. Ac- cording to this 4,000 men will ,stop work at the above mentioned hour. c:* Modern Warfare. The idea begins to prevail in European armies that it is better to wound a man in battle than to kill him, as more men are taken out of line to care for a wounded man than for a dead one. Hence, opinion at present favors a small bore for the maga- zine rifles now being introduced. The soldier, too, when consulted about the matter, prefers being shot twice to being killed once.—Baltimore Sun. They Dealt With Him. " Please, I want the doctor to come and see mother." " Doctor's out," said the servant. " Where do you come from 2" " Why," exclaimed the little boy," don't you know me? Why, we deal with you. We had a baby from here last week 1" Twenty -Year -Old Law Srdt. A Marshall, Mich., despatch says: A. decision of the Sibley -Perrin case, filed to- day, gives Pars. Fisk, widow of Frnk Sib- ley, a fortune variously estimated at front $300,000 to $500,000. The case has been in. court 20 years. "—Who Help Themselves." Aunt Kate—My dear, don't you think 11 it had been the Lord's wish thatyou should have curling hair, He would have curled it for you? Jessie—And so He did, Aunt Kate, when, I was a baby. He probably thinks I am old enough now to do it for myself.—Life Dr. Castelnan, a prominent Radical eX- tremist, has been arrested in Paris on the charge of being an accomplice of a German named Decherer in swindling English in - enrollee companies of 214,500. Decherer insured his life in favor of his mistress and then procured a dead body, which Dr. Co.stlenan certified to be the body of Decherer. The mistress received the amount of insurance, and fled to America in Cona- pitny with Deeherer. M. Flourens,Preneh Minister of Voreign Affairs, has submitted to the Budget Com- mittee a Statement of the Tonquin finances. It shows a deficit of 20,00,000 frame. The Government ha § decided that the construc- tion of railways in Tonquin shall not be commenced at iresent, other public works being more urgent. Rhea bee been doing a goo lansiness in Maine Mr. Donald Harold, who was for several years the comedian �f Miss Annie Pixley' conmany, has been engaged by that star for this season. He is a gdod singing comedian, and will aaa to the strength of Miss Pixley'S company.