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The Advocate, 1887-11-17, Page 7SO A EXPORTEWS LITE. .1`art;Aii Sweetness by APY Plealls-000d Advice. leersee' Cite' AMP.) There are few people who, as they eie sornfortehlY by their firesides reeding their elailY'PePers, are aware of the amount ef reportortal labor each column inthal paper sontatus, ned the worriment in many eaSeB the never -tiring reporter endured. I can remember yery dietinctly when but a schoolboy how I tried to outrival my school companions in writing essays, and enfor- tunately for myeelf I made this a special study. I was always devotedly attached to ,newepaPers, in fact, there is a Atreak of printer's ink coursing through my veins, my grandfather at she flirt° of his death being the oldest editor and publisher in the State'of Pennsylvania. It is no more than autturel that when I left 8011001—WW1 I did Very suddenly to avoid being expelled for putting a rat in my teacher's desk -- that I should drift into a newspaper office, did this, and now, as I look at the little 4310* on the •mantel and my wife in bed soundly sleeping, I wish I had not. It is long after midnight, and before me is v. note from the city editor, which reads; Have a column of copyin the city desk by 8.30 e to -morrow morniug. Imperative. c---, City Editor. New, had the last word been omitted, I might be soundly sleeping, but with,that wor4 in the order the column must be given, and in doing so I will tell the city editor what I have been doing, and at the same time let the Argus readers take an outside glimpse at the daily life of an aver- age newspaper reporter. At 7 o'clock this morning the little alarm dock on my mantel naade a buzzand a whizz that fairly set my hair on ends, and with the alarm were several well -aimed rib blows infliuted by my wife an& her pointed elbow. Every man when so sud- denly awakened longs for just forty winks more of sleep, but if he is a re- porter and has a wife who Bleeps from 7 o'clook in the evening he 4an't have them. I was soon turned out of bed and after going through my morn- ing evolutions, hurried down stairs to breakfast. Hastily breaking an egg, half of which I spilled on the clean table cloth, I seized a roll so hot that it could not be eaten, sipped my coffee which made me think a " Bob" Davis torchlight procession was going down my throat, glanced lazily at a morning paper that was lying by my, plate, but which lack of time would not permit me to read, seized my hat and last year's overcoat and hurried to my office. " A little late this morning," was the salutation from the knight of the blue pencil, as every city editor is dubbed by the reporters who have the pleasure of watching him make sheet music out of his copy, " I understand," he continued, s' that there is reason for believing that there is erookednees in one of the city wards; you go see the expert'sreport, care- fully coinpare his figures and footings with the originals, and get in a good store in time for the first edition. Now hurry." , Oile't went and in a very few minutes was poring over columns of figures. Now, if there is anything I detest it is figures, unless on a bank note in my own possession. Until now, I put down and carried over until nothing but figures seemed to exist. I turned in my story, had the pleasure of 'hearing it pronounced " not what it should be," and set down for a little 'rest. The city editor saw me do this and turning to me said: " The police headquarter re- porter has sent in a story of a girl missing from Hoboken. Now you go over there, trace her up, and if possible, find her. You can get your lunch when you come back." I am tnorally certain that a city editor is like an actor, inasmuch, as he never eats, but I do when it comemy way. Well, I went to Hoboken, end after two hours' hard work tryiug to make the Germans under-. stand English and listening to them try to make me understand German, I succeeded in tracing the girl to her aunt's and filially bringing her home. Thinking I would be credited with a good piece of work, I re- turned, wrote a half column story and turned it in. The city editor read it, ,, and when he concluded, handed it backs, to, me, and said, "Cut that down to ten lines. Anybody could have woreedehat case up," My heart flank. I wrote ten lines, handed it to him again and began to chew; copy paper to prevent immediate starvation. I haveWorked on a ',half ,ne hundred pipers sinco. enterine the profession and 1 do honestly belieee that it has always been me, luck to get the mean assignments. Again the city editor saw that I was reining atid' be opened his assigunaent book. "They are bolding a post-mortem in the morgue on a body they think was poisoned. Work your- self in and °etch all you can, because the doctors won'tetell you anything." A post-morterie an empty stomach, and the sebject, hewing been buried two weeks before' being eetiumed. It's all in tlid busi- nese and out I went. For an hoer I stood by the dissecting table carefully WatcEing the tests made by the doctors, and when they put the stomas& in a pail to be ana- lyzed I was happy tend returned to the office. Thenewas 110 result, so aside from the brief inention of the fact there was nothing to write. The forms were soon on their way downstairs anda moment later the boys were on the ' street ; sheeting the Argus. I drOW e sigh of felief, for" there could be no more work for that day's paper. Evidentle the city editor saw the smile of satiefaceion and as he drew a cigar from his handsome cigar case called me to his side. Oh, no, gentle reader, it was not for the pur- pose of giving me a cigar, but some more assignments. " I have cards for a wedding to -night. 'You take it in, mini ,on your way drop intim theatre, and write up a notice. Before you go to the wedding see what the fire commissioners doe and when you return take e look in police headquarters; and see ,what,yon can. do for early copy," 'Were tee &eked as lie tahialieinglY blest some of the smoke from his regiett-victoria in'my tithe.; * " Is thatedl ?" I asked, as Fentered the itt order in my pocket dairy That's all know at present," he generously replied, and kindly told tntel might g� both° for lunch., This was the best order ho had given and home I went. My wife kindly told me that if I couldn't get lunne tet the proper titnee ,could get. my meals at a restaurant as elle would hot be bothered keePene t,hethtwarm 1,did not dispute litse euggestfonethe tthe he'd a qieculier waY of arguing that is not by any means as pleasant as it is striking. MY leneheen was golds The chops were drieti to a crier', the males were heavy an the goffee all grounds, 1 aid not 4oro gomplaies 0.0 after trying to etie in vain, I left the table, and throwing myself on the edit tried to rest until dinner hour. My Wife, as wine', noticed I had eaten sparingly, and ven- tured to suggest that I had been drinking, when the 'truth Was1 had not taste4 a glass of beer all clay. She also noticed Shat my muddy feet were resting on a tidy that had been carelessly left on the foot of the sofa, and efter telling me what she thought of men, in general, lsrouglie in my slippers that any mother bad naade and presented to me last Christmas. I put them on apd soon fell into a doze, only to 30 awakened by my wife, who insisted upon telling me thenumber of creditors that bed called to see me during the day. While she was in the midst of her list the fire bell rung. Of course the fire was in teat por- tion of the cityfor which I am held responsible. I jumped from the sofa, threw off my slippers and started to put on my shoes. I could find but one of them, but after a long search during which the entire city might have burned down I found it out in the batik yard, where it had been taken by an ugly yellow dog that my wife's brother had given her. It did not take me long to put it on and as I ran to the fire 1 coulix imagine a large tenement house in flames, people jumping from the windows, others burned to death and I sending copy, over for an "extra." How Iran when I pushecl myself through the crowd and found the chief engineer he very kindly told me there was no fire. He added by the way of con- solation that the fellow who sent out the alarm thought there was one. Again I started homeward, and after walking two blocks a tough young fellow met me and wanted to know if I was not the Argus re- porter. I told him I was one of them and he seemed to be surprised that I had front enough to say that I was a reporter. He wanted to break my face because his name had been in the paper for being drunk. I never saw him before in my life and am not particularly anxious to see him again and besides I hews but one face and though that is very nearly worn out, still I want to use it. It cost me fifteen centsto treat hirn, but I squared things. I aerived home in time to see Mary, that's our girl, clearing off the dinner table and my wife had done as she said she would, let =ego without it if I was net home in time. I was now thoroughly tired and my wife wanted me to take her to the theatre. All my reason- ing power failed to make her realize that it was an impossibility, and when I hurried out to the wedding, theatre, fire board and police headmearters she was crying and saying something about going home to her mother. I wouldn't blame her if she did, for I have not a minute to devote to her. Why, honestly, at one time I had not seen her awake for so long, when I met her on She street I did not know her and actually tried to flirt with her, but my wife don't flirt, that is, not with me. Well, I covered all my assignments and when I came in, beside my regular copy, found an order calling for a column. 1. don't know what time it came. My wife does, however, but I don't think it would be healthy to wake her up to ask her. I am inclined to think I have written nearly a column and will submit it to my city editor, but just one word in conclusion to parents who have sons anxious to become reporters because they don't have to pay to get in the the. atre. Should they ever express to you such a desire just tell thein— Yes, darling, in a minute." My wife's awake and is telling me her opinion of a man who runs around all day and neglects his work to such an extent that he has to keep a light burning until morning to, catch up. "Yes, dear, I'll put the light out so you can sleep. I'm coming to bed right away." Light out. T. To -day's Church Notes. Rev. Dr. Reid, agent of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, announces the receipt up to date Of e$2,670 as the result of the tour of the mission bands of Knox and Queen's Colleges. Bishop O'Mahoney, of Toronto, who has been dangeroiasly ill for some time past with rheumatism of theheart,was reported roucli better lest evening. , Prof. Mon Muller, in a letterto the Times (London), suggests that an asylum or an institution should be Resented at Bombay or Caleetta for the poor persecuted child. widows of India, of whom there are seventy -eine theueend under 9 years of age. The suggestion furnishes a practical open- ing for the energies of ladies interested ,in Zenana work. „ Heiress to a Fortune. Mrs. Ballentyne, .wife of Rev. W. D. Ballantyne, Principal of the Ladies' Col. lege, Ottawa, has by the death of a neer relative become the postsessor of £10,000. The deceased gentleman was possessed of £200,000 which was divided amongst his relatives. Each of Mrs. Ballaetyne's sisters received £10,000 and her brother £15,000. Six of the Family Dead by Diphtheria. A Cenajoharie, N. Y., despatch says: Fred. Smith, a farmer living nearOriskany, who recently lost four chlleren from black diphtheria, btiried two more on Tuesday. The two rerneining members of his family are critically It is not likely that the Government will adopt the proposal for a reduction in first, class railway fares to a uniform rate oftwo cents a mile recently niade by the French Chainber of Commerce, efeelontroal. Pittsburg Chronicle : "A prominone, physiologist says that the coming mart vill he completely bald. Perhaps by that time sortie inventive genius will build a the tre with every fleet in the front row.", —Neeeteeetee a mek rocen in a stat of perspiration,, as the moment you becdne cited yetir pores absorb., Do not appecich ocintegienist diseased with, an entity stomaoh; not sit between the siok end he fire',because the heat attradte the 4in r r".—Nellie King is an expert detectiv in Minneapois., She le About O yereetrofege, Nellie Bly, of the New 'York World, itirho has Won' fame in, the petalled, es welly in showing up lunatic) asylum acanthi! is • e , 4 ,01 OillY1001 „ # !' " 14IA‘ A BAO LOWS REVERE, s The Romanem Wev n ftvip, the, Strains of the Piano 'Next Door, I woneete'shy the slano isn't going tine e iikst evening? lely-pretty ittle eeighbor must be otherwiee engaged. The cloorbell rang a moment ago, tio Si Welcome Beau is doubtless in attendance Ah, me 1 I be, lieVe I'm just a Wee enr jealous ef that handsome, smiling fellow- Itee a Jittle trying for a crusty old bachelor to sit up here in his lonely den and wonder what those two young people are about next door. Humph 1 They're probably enjoy- ing themselves after the manner of Youleg folks. Sentiment and small talk without limit is dopbtless the bill -of -fare, Yes, yes, how silly I em to envy them. Isn't this fresh magazine and my genereus pipe of "Lone jack' far preferable to such nonsense 1 Of course it ia 1 * * * * * * "Ah 1 there, she's -playing now 1 How she makes that instrument speak 1 It voices her very feeling more truly than eyer tongue could. Yes, he's certainly there to -night; ,and she's talking to him through that piano just as plainly as can be, the little minx! I wonder if he can interpret her music ? There, now, those quick treble notes— those bird -like runs and trills—don't they Bay, just as plainly as daylight: "I'm so glad you came todaight—so glad, so glad, so glad,glad, glad, glad, glad ;" and now those softer, .deeper notes ! Can't you hear? " For I love you. 0, I loweyou, love you, love, love, love—" Oh, you young looney, you 1 Why don't you take her right off that piano -stool and fold her in your arms and kiss her? I have no pa- tience with such a young noodle. What wouldn't I give to be down there in your place for just one minute, young man—just one single minute 1 Ah! There, now t The music suddenly stops 1 The young. ster's evidently come to his senses at last I Well, God bless them—God bless them 1 What 1 is that a tear? Itis, by Jupiter! and I've let my pipe go out, too, mad haven't turned a leaf in that magazine yet. What an old idiot I am, to be sure! * * * * • * * " Yes, little maid, I know you are very sad this evening. The first plaintive note of the piano told me so; and there's no use in your repeating it so often. You'll make me sad, too, if you don't stop soon. How often has the piano told me, within the past two weeks, that he bas gone. Oh, so far—far—far away-esway—away ; across the sea—the sea—the—sea ; and you're so lonely—so lonely, that your heart is almost breaking—breaking—breaking— breaking. Poor little; girl! I wish I could cheer her up. I'd give my right hand to bring her absent lover back to her this minute. Well, I declare 1 is that mere teem ? I'm getting to be; as soft as a woman. I must cease this moping here in rny den, every evening, liseening to that sentimental little woman pouringher heart out at her piano. It's not {good for me, I'm afraid. * f * * 1 * * " Great Heavens 1 I sh 11 go wild if this continues ! Every evening since that steamship has been overdue 'the agonized tones of the piano have alm t driven me crazy. And there it goes aga n, telling me over and over, in weird, dui meted tones: , He is dead, dead, dead; bi is drowned, he is drowned. I, too, will de, will die; I, too, will die. And those wild, piteous chords 1 Do they breathe a prayer ?' I think they must. Ah! how they pierce my heart! * * * • * . * " There is resignation in the piano's tones to -night. The steamer is lost. They have given up all hope. 1 'bey, a man of prayer at the house this evening. He has doubtless comforted her. Beit, oh, what unspeakable sadness there was in her face, as she stood at the window thee evening as Ipassed 1 Yes, the piano is esigned to- night. In sad, low tones it speaks of heaven, and reunion, and peace and joy unutterable 1 There are still tears in its notes, to be sure, but they are 'brightened with hope. And .now the hope grows stronger and seems almost ready to burst forth into a hymn of celestial gladness. But there, the door -bell rings, ehe music stops, and —what seas that? A scream ? . . * *' e. e e, * "Well, bless me if it isn't almost too good to be true. So he isn't drowned, after all? 1 wonder what they all thought of me for rushing in where the returned lover and his sweetheart almose wild with joy, were clasped close in each other's arms, with the rest of the family standing about weeping for 41adnesa.` I suppose I had no right to intrude, e but that scream justified it. ** * * * . * , "Tho old piano seems almost bursting with happiness again to -night. It , fairly delights me to hear it. Pna so i grad the Young folks are not going away from the house next door, now that they are /mar- ried. I should miss the piano, oh,. se much. My! what a divine hymn of grati. tude and bliss there -ie in those sirnele, soulful Measures that the happy little woman is playing now! Heigh.ho 1 That young fellow got a rare treasure ! But I dal envy ,hina. No—I„-e-sdon't—believe-- I—do. But, anyhow, here is his health, and long life to the 'young couple. 'May they live long and prosper 1' ", • . • Physician, Heal Thyself. "You see," said Mr. Fred Grant to tile electors of a New Yorkttowii the other dey, "that, like President Cleveland I have teem my Wife along." 'Freddy is right. Meet of the mistakes' made in married life come from mon not taking their wives along. A man is 'never in better company of ecilei then when hc take his With along. ---.13uffalo Courier. , ' 0 The Departmental Committee appointed by the Imperial Government will commence an inquiry to.day,wittna view of asceetnin- ing how far Stet° genes (Seta be teittee eoeseris cultural and cleile sehOoli.4 Thagliestion of horeebreeding Will be disineseed bythe comnaittee. , Experience is a geed defied, but it heaps 11B too )(nig ancl the tuition bille are too &may for a fellow who is in it hurry for a diplomae Steps are being taken by the Kemper syndicate,' th havethe iron oth eif Nova Scotia practicatly tested, in, connection with the peoposid t� eatable& len exteneive steel Manufacteder nillukt Province, 1 esIra. 1910 4 MAGNETIC WIND, AMetnarkable subterranean frienowe Near a Texas TOlilm.- Aboat 100 enilee east of El Peso, near eeeeelet Plainest en the limo Of the Texas tauif10 elaileSeY, there is 4 strange phe- nomenon thee hs jUO one to Pehlie eoeiee- The enteeeritY fOr the Statarnents aboue to, be made is ex-Geverner John 0. Brown, of Tennessee, receiver of the Texas Paoihp, who visited this city a few days ogee aceompanieebyeeyerel, 0441p ef the reed, in whose terisdietionehepleenotnenon is located. Governor Brown and Superin- tendent Judy told the story to one or two poppets here, and it has just come out. About three, years Age the 'Peeps & Pacifie Railway Company undertook to sink an artesian well a `few miles east of Sierra Blanco, which is a little hamlet, 95 miles east of El Paso. The workmen put the pipe down about 600 feet, when suddenly an underground cavern was struck, the drill dropped about 0 feet and current of air rushed up the pipe. Drilling ceased and the well was aban- doned, the 600 feet of pipe remaining in She ground and giving& connection between the surface of the earth and the subter- ranean cavity a quarter of a mile beneath: The phenomenon did not at that time attend the attention of any one sufficiently to investigate. Recently, however, Super- intendent Judy's attention Was called to it, and his personal examination and inquiries have developed peculiar -facts and testi. mony about the wonderful well. Gov. Brown stopped to see it on' his way here. Not many people live near the well, but those who do reside in the neighborhood of it are thoroughly acquainted with it. Ever eine° it was Omit:loped, three years ago; the people near by have been in the habit of going and sitting about the well in sum- mer to enjoy' the cool and invigorating air that rushes up the pipe. Oneof the strangest .things is the fact that the cur- rent of air ebbs mid flows like the ocean tides.' From 10.15 a.m. to 1015 p.m. a current of ' air rushes out of the pipe with a sound that resembles the noise made by a locomotive blowing off steam so loud that it can be heard for forty or fifty yards. At. 104 p. m. the overflow of air ceases and a etrong suction sets in, which lasts for the next twenty.four hours, this ebb and flow continuing day after day. It has been observed by horsemen that whenever they get in the neighbor- hood of the Well sarong magnetic forces are felt and sparks are given off if the horse's mane is touched. Recently a man from Sierra Blanco was Bitting dotes to the well, and on taking out his pocket-knife found ti i nail which he had n his pocket clinging to the knife. Ire held the knife in the current of the air and found the magnetic property was greatly increased. Several weeks ago Supt. Judyheld his pocket-knife in the current of air for four minutes, and the knife is still strongly magnetized from the effect. The over- flowing current of air is believed to possese remarkelsle curative properties. , Its efficacy is to be tested by experiments upon cases of paralysis and other diseases. The peoplewho live near the Wonderful well call it the "fountain of youth."— ,Gelvesten Noes. As She is Wrote. The Gran Establechniento de Modelo of Jose Garnero Cruz, Granada, advertiges as follows : . ,Geometricals reductions of the more con. spicuous and better conserveds reliefs of the Alban:this, Arabian palace. Windows, porches and models of Goner-, alife Said Palace Tower of lnfantas and others Arabian Monuments of architectural importance. Warehouse of the photographs of the Alhambra and Generalife and images in boil -clay of the best famous andalusians exemplars types. Ornament of edifices in arabian style in ails class of works and arabesques flowers pots. Dont purchases nothing until visit this establishment. The prices are very reduceds and inceedi- hies. We remit the demands out Spain with readiness and 'economy. Keep this advertisement of the trading. house Joes Gainers. Cruz and use it ase a pocket, in order to place the visiting 4 elezelele 1.)I4APPN. Ke confleiet_PISY bier. Yet Be t! Keep Poe. Out of chop*. The Bev. 0. Dickinson, editor of the Relfilfeurt lierald, ss,f Riehmene, lea., wale telling the Philadelphia Baptist Assecis. time ehe'ether dee' how necessary it was 40 enlise the eettve services of every member, of, a congregation, when gime one perti- nently asked: What aye you going to with u man that can't do anything ?" That'e a mistakte," eeepened the rev. erend jogrnalist. "Every man is of some dee. If he can't eo one thing he can do another, The point is to find out just what he is it for and haying found it pat hiro,ott it, This recalls an actual expert. ence forice had in a backwooes congregas tion in 'Virginia. It was my first visit amone the people and 1 was anxious te make 4esuccessf pl. It should be retnern. bared that church in the backwoods mane a gathering of all the people and a good many dogs. After the opening hymn I called on del Deacon Blank to lead us lit prayer. "4 el'airit no use askin' me,' he said, 1 can't do it.' e ' Suppose you start the next hymn, 'then?' " ' Can't sing either.' " ' How About eaking in? the collection I geese you can manage that?' " Nop. I'm a bad hand at getting 'round. Better get some one these "Noticing that the old fellow carriedde stout walking stick an idea was suggested. " ' Well, brother, do you think you're able to keep out the dogs?' " You bet I air' ' he confidently replied. Then taking te twatat the deer, he battledl with the brutes throughout the meeting, and after it was over more than one of the congregation was followed home by yelp- ing curs with broken limbs. . Every man has his ephere of usefelnesse —Philadelphia Bulletin. • Odd Jot* From China. At tbe recent eclipse of the Bun the Chinese authorities, in accordance with the usage of the Empire,ordered the Buddhist and Tavist prieststo recite their incantations to rescue the sun from beim; aevonred. It was at the time of the festivities over the Emperor's birthday, when all officials were required to wear embroidered robes, but it is also the lam that during an eclipse officials who partici. pate in the ceremonies must wear ordinary garmente until the sun is rescued., Art ' edict'had to be got from the Emperor- tO settle it.. He ordered the officials to ignore his birthday and attend to the sun, so they all, wore ordinary robes. The pen with 'which John Chinaman makes his tea marks is a curiosity. It is hair brush placed in a quill, and is very rapch like the little brushes soldavith toy paints. :When he writes he never touches his lingers ;her wrists to the paper, hut grasps the quill in the middle and begins to paint very much like an artist retouch- ing a picture. The Chinese Government has applied tO the Grand- General Staff at Berlin for several German officers to act as instruct - tors andergaeneers of the Chinese armee The first American railway engine- that has been imported into China left Shang. hai on October 8th in the El Dorado for Tien-Tsin. cards. The Origin of Mn. In a recent lecture at Rochester, Rev. A. Johnson, in dealing with the subject of Evolution," said: "I propose to solve this yexed question and present evolution in its peeper light, 'so that you can under- ; stand 'what evolution is composed of, , relative to -the material which go to make it up. Evolution is . as settled a scientific) f, doctrine as the laws of gravitation. It is of great impoitance for usio know whether man descended from a stook of primates ; back to which we may trace the converging! pedigrees of monkeys and baboons until their 'ancestry becomes indistingnishable • from that of rabbits and squirrels. We shall have some difficulty in settling the questions( that at times arise from the cases of hurdan nature which' exists potentially in mere inoiganio •matter and the chain of spontaneous 'derivation which connects incandescent' tholseulus or star- dust witlethe world and with man himself." SoMewintt Contagious. "Hello! Ella my girl; where's your p6? Haven't seen him on the street in a long time." " He's sick." "And where's your raa ? Haven't teen her lately, 44 She's seeks" " Where's your brother deorge? Don't see him any more." " He's siek." 4 "And where are you' going in "such a hurry ?" e Going to the docter's. I'm flick." " What, all sick ? What's the matter?" "0h, Cousin Nell has come to board at our house, and she's taking musk, lessons." ; 1 The Ontario Le Nitigiteit Nayimetion dernpaey's now 'keel ,eteenier the Cibolte Vest iitibceeefully launched Yesterday at .DeeeeSitites , A constitution fee ted prepoeeci. annual Industrial Exhibieloti in Ottawa heti itperdeeci by ihe Citieente -1Sieb-Ocineinetitii;! and Will be tilibmittee Aotlie general cams mittee for adoption,. , o.rncirrow,i Ontario Crop Report. 1887. The November report of the Ontariel Bureau of Industries is just out. It states that the 'yield of fall, wheat is '14,440,611 bpshehr, being 3,630,531 bushels less than last year, and 6,162,693 bushele less than, the average of six yeare. The average yield per acre is 16 bushels. Spring wheat may be set down as a general failure. The estimated yield is' 6,633,117 bushels, against 9,518,553 bushels last year, and 9,713,879 bushels for an average of six years. The barley crop was saved with scarcely any injury from disooloras tion, but the yield per sere is less than for any harvest of the last six wears. The total product is 17,134,830 bushels, being 2,377,448 less than last year andl 2,031,583 less than the average of six yeare. The oat crop is below the average in yield. . The estimated product is 49,848,101bushels* '- egeinst 58,665,608 last year. The estimated yield of peas is 12,173,332 bushele against, 4 • 16,043,78 last year. . The G. T. R. Tunnel. At.the recent Grand Trunk meeting in England President Tyler stated that the cost of the St. Clair Tunnel would be about £486,000; s the traffic that would pass through it would come partly from their ferre at Sarnite and partly from their ferry at Detroit; the traffio which passed over these ferries every day was eight passenger trains and twenty freight trains at Sarnia, and ten passenger trains and twenty-five freight trains at Detroit. Supposing this work cost 2500,000, the interest would comet to £32,000 a year, and thee calculated there. wmild be a saving of at least £10,000, as. compared with the present working of thee ferries. Opera Versus Prayer Meetings. Man—My gracious 1 We'll be late. Get your things on. ; Wile—My dear, it's rainipg ,pitchfork and the wind is blowing a hierricarie. " We have strong umbrellas." e My dress will be ruined." ' " eVearyoue waterproof." "And you know you have a cola." "1 call wear rubbers; I wouldn't miss that opera for—" " Opera ? This is no opera night; prayer meeting night." " Oh 1 I wonder if our preacher thinks people are idiots enough to stir 'out of the house such it night as this."—Onialia World. A Fruitul Vint. An Oakland, Ile, despatela seye sYester. day MrseSiterniel "Nelsoe; who; lives, near' Sidell, gave birth to four babies, three girls aed nee boy. Mrs. Nelson is about 35 years old eine about two years age; gave With to twins, histh girls', The four children aro doing11 but tlic mothor's' Of. dde- paired . .A St, Lemis reeorter, Who emanted the. number of .people with whom.' the l'resi- dent, sliteok handle at one Of hid 10ib1io reeeptibpd in that city, tniye that 70. per. seine a minute passed for three heeler,t;mak. ing 12,600 "shekete," witletnit re4 the - President', ; .„ • „ , ' , •