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The Exeter Advocate, 1895-8-21, Page 7JAPAN'S CITY POLICE. RULES FOR THE MEN ON PATROL THAT ARE NEARLY PERFECT. The Care of resells/less—Salaries Yery small and the Inset:awe Severe. But Bribery and shirkingSold(mt Charged—, rtyrnee ItnOWO Over There. Tho police system and the constabula s of Japan are worthy o: o msicieration. Japanese policeman is about the first a tractive object that a foreigner landi in the country fixes bis attention 0 The extra military air and the solemn' of the little fellow impresses Minn. Mn is said about the "Japanese " b I am Willing to give a prize to oily i diviatal who can furnish proof that ever saw .a Japanese policeman relax countenance or indicate in any outwits form that his risibles have been dittur ecl. To him all thiugs aro serious. H color is imparted to his onytroninent, an wherever he moves mirth isrenresse Tho greatest respect 15 paid him by th natives. He is the majesty of the la indeed, and when he speaks obedieno follows. He can alone surround a mo qt and march every follow to the static) " house. He can suppress a fight or "row" among jinrickisha men as easil as one of our policemen oan whistle fo help. He is an imperial institution, an when he speaks the Emperor deorees. H also belongs, as a rule, to the Samura olass—the fighting mon of Japan. The Metropolitan police force has it headquarters in Tokio, and is a part o the organization of the Home Minister It embraoes the police, fire dopartmen and prisons of Tokio, and in all oitie the police and the firemen are under on control. The General Superintenden receives a salary of 4,000 yen per an num. The Chief of the police force o Yokohama receives a salary or 1,400 yen per annum. There aro eleven classes of Police Inspectors in each city, and their salaries range from 75 yen per month to 15 yen. The constables, or patrolmen, aro divided into four classes, and their wages range from ten to se -von yen per mouth. While in the training school pre- paring for police service they receive six yen per month. Fanoy a policeman living on $5 or $3.50 a month and actually refus- ing tips, bribes and gratuities 1 I can say truthfully that I have known many instances in Tokio and Yokohama where it has been offered them most liberally. Most of them maintain families on their slender incomes. A. more conscientious body of men cannot be found in the world—at least among public servants ex- posed to temptation—I verily believe. They serve sixteen hours on the days when on duty. Every police constable is enlisted for a period of fivo years. He can- not be less than twenty-one years old nor more than forty. Be must be at least Jive feet and two inches in heights He ry t- 11. ng oh ut la11s he d b- is d d, w n a y d 1 t t f 4-4!•:// M. YOSHIDA, CHIEF OF THE YOKOHAMA ° . ince on the neck. His trousers Ine•Y never be rolled at the bottom., He istnet always Wear stookings with his bootee and under no circumstances can he wear strove sandals. Ho mud always wear a shIrt, and. article 46 declares hat bis "waistband Mall be contented with chalk once every week." Artiole 47 declares that "the swords and clubs are provided for the purpose of self-proteetion, so not only chall they not be used ab random and frighten the people, but even on the occasion of arresting grave offenders strict °are shall bo taken." When an officer draws his sword he must give strict aeeount in writing, of the causes therefor, Article 51 provides that, "When speaking with other persons the con- stables shall place their unemployed kande straightway downvvarcl. On the same occasion when they are sitting on (shahs, they shall not lean forward or backward and their bands or feet shall not be interseoted." All this affords but a glimpse of the duties which devolve upon this poorly paid servant and of the dicipline to which he is hourly subjeoted. In all the small matters of his neighbor- hood the Japanese policeman is a sort of cadi. Ho listens to inisuuderstandings and disputes and settles them according to equity. He occasionally holds solemn court in the street. Surrounded by a deeply interested crowd he takes testi- mony, and his gravity is little short of comical. Where a case does not call for arrest he renders his decision in an oracu- lar way and you can depend upon it that he will be obeyed. There is seldom an appeal from his decision. Special policomen may be employed by any citizen on payment of about $7, our money, per month. Thee aro two elan - see of detectives—those who work solely on State matters and those who look POLICE STATION, IN THE FOREIGN SETTLE- MENT, YOKOHAMA. after criminals. Tao superior detectives confine themselves to political intrigues, the actions of political organizations treason eta The majority of them have served as constables. They never wear uniform dress. Their pay is almost the same as that of the common policemen. Their expenses are paid, and when they per orm a good piece of work they rec extra compensation. They aro alto to employ their own assistants. T assistants are usually semi-orirnin keepers of restaurants, brothels, ex- victs, eto. They are always trained athletes and are especially taught feno- ing. It is rarely that they go armed. In addition to the regular police force, which is a sort of standing army direct- ed from Tokio,the Japanese have a milit- ary police force. This is under the special control of the Ministers of War and the Navy. In time of war the entire constabulary of the Empire can be pia under the control of the Chief of Gendarmes. The gendarmes are scat ed throughout the country, and th special business is the police work of army, in garrison or in the field. They sometimes mounted for special service. Roo Yoshida, the Superintendent the Yokohama Police, is ' a remarks man. He came from Hiroshima IC or Prefecture, and is forty-eight years age: When young he was a retainer ne of the old Daimyo noblemen of neighborhood. In the first fighting t ook place between the Choshiu rebe who supported the Shogunate, you Yoshida fought for the Mikado. In 1 hero was more trouble in the Chosh ountry, and he engaged in the battl In 1867 he was appointed to remodel t army in his province and place it upon ore/seen basis. In 1868, when the ola f Choshiu, Satsuma, Aki and Biz ent to actual war he, as commander ukuyama Castle, defeated the troops* ne battle. He was then sent to t orth, where he fought the rebels wi reat success. Count Enomoto, now ember of the Cabinet, was heading ebellion in Yezo. He was shot throu e thigh in one of the fights. t ocessful close of the campaign he we Tokio and attended for a brief peri e famous school of Fukuzawa. A her outbreak occurring in his provin was sent to repress it. He had to co 120,000 Samurai, but by diplomas secured peace without bloocIshe After this he held various Governmen ininistrative offloes in Nora. Ho entero e pollee service of Sakia as inspector i 77. He was advanced to the Superin ndency of the Police of Ibaraki Prefe re soon afterwards, and in 1882 he wa ode fourth class Superintendent TAUGHT THE YANKEES TO LAUGH. THE FELINI So S,aid an Bininent Preueletuan of Oliver Wendell* Itotmes. ONE OF THE MOST ACTIVE ANI,, Disoussing the late Oliver Wendell J-loleposnui eminent Frenchman once Said MALS IS THE WILDCAT, than it was ho who had taught the Yanke sto 1 I aug i. The poet s wit was such as put everyone around him in the best gf Inner. It was Holmes who said that although it was Eve who tempted man to eat, he, had aa nlea that the had nothing to do with his drinking, for be undoubtedly took o that on his own aeocsant. Tnesa the Poet took his cigar from his lips and remark- ed: "I really must hot smoke so persist- ently, I must turn over a new leaf—a to- bacco leaf—and have a (Agar only after each " —and as most of those pres- ent imagined lie was about to say "meal," ho continued "after each meal." Lean- ing baok in his cheir he added --"a for. signer is an alien; a foreigner who drinks too muelx is,. an acchabiari; and why should not a foreigner who smokes too muoh be called a tobacconalian," When dining with Lord Coleridge, the subject of lawyers corns up and referring to the American man of the Bar, Holmes said that the poverty of the American lawyer and the wealth of his client was his glory. On another occasion Mrs. Siddons was being discussed and some one said that the statesman Fox had been smitten by the great aotress. To this the poet re- plied that from all ho had ever heard of her he could not understand a man falling in love with her. His reason was that she was so grand that a man might as well fall in love with the Pyramids. She might haveheen loved by the Worshipful Com- pany of Coaohmakers or a Beard of Alder- men but it was beyond the range of pos- sibility that ono man oould ever love her. After ho had been lionized by a delega- tion of Westerners, some one asked him how he liked it. "Like it?" he said "I felt like the stool' elephant at the Zoo with a cheap excursion party on his back." Professor Agassiz, he used to say, was the Liebig's extract of the wisdora of ages, "and," he would add, "svhenevor he goes off on long voyages to remote islands I can't help thinking what a feast the can- nibals would have if they boiled such an extract." Baffling the Mosquito. The time of the year is arriving when many people are keenly interested in any measure that will ham to the circumven- tion of the pestilent mosquito. An Ameri- can agricultural expert finds that a film of kerosene oil on the water tanks near his house has rid it of mosquitoes. Rerosene smeared on the facie and hands is 't eive effective in keeping the insects at bay. wed An Indian journal vouches for the castor - hose oil plant as one of the best protections ats, against mosquitoes. • Egypt it is plant- con- ed about the muses to drive the insects away. In towns the young plants can al- ways be had in pots, and theysian be plac- ed about the house for a day or two. After that they must bo put out in the fresh air, :or the plant loves the sun. But with two sets of pots, one for service within doors and the other recouping, the plan can be workecl perfectly. In tropical countries the ordinary belief is that the mosquitoes ced are killed by a poison that is to be found the on the lower side of the leaf, but if a dozen ter- leaves are placed about a room that , swarms with the insects, they will disap- ea, the pear without leaving any dead ones lying about. .A True Fish Story. hie Frank Pierce, a tinsmsv ith, hile angling eh. ; last week in the Delaware, near Strouds- of burg, was surprised to see a fish seize a fly of and sail up into the air with it. Mr. his Pierce was so dazed with this, proceeding hat that he allowed the fish to sail away with Is, about fifty feet of the line before he hauled Ir. it down and fastened it in his basket. The 861 5 ' fish was about five inches long, and has iu the body and fins of a trout. Its skin is es. also like that of a trout, but is not spotted, he and the belly is white. The head is shased r; mutt be -in sound physical condition and t of good moral character. No man who has ever been convicted of crime, who gambles, drinks, is rude in manner, who is extravagant or in debt, who is in- solvent, or who has been dismissed fr Government service can enlist in police service. No man is accepted w • cannot read and write, who does understand the penal laws and procedu who does not have a general knowle of the history and gec graphy of Jap who is not familiar with arithmetic a who cannot carry on ordinary correspond- g encs. There are forty-two separate and dis- tinct things that ho must look after. Ho ' must report to his superiors all the !II runless and gossip of his district, ineet- lugs of all kinds. religious and political " ot and everything pertaining to newspapers printed or sold. He mast report the he ora the a ho not re, F dge an, nd a no en of in , he th a a more delicate. About a year ago the Rev. gh ; A. NI .Gesner, while fishing in Beaver Dam, he ; caught a white fish measuring five inches in length. Ho pronounce it to bed an al- nt od bine trout. The fish, 1101 being of the legal size, he returned it to the brook. ce like that of a bullhead, but has no thorny proturberances. The eyes are set closely ,together,in the top of the head, not more than a sixteenth of an inch apart. Just at the back of the gills are a pair of wide spread wings an inch and three-quarters long. Tbe web of the wing is liko that of an ordinary fin, but much higher and condition of all streets, bridges, embank- fa ments, drains, water closets, cemetheeries, s accidents, the quality of snilk sold, meat and vegetables sold. nuisances, °etas- ad th trophies, diseases, deaths, lost children, so doubtful characters, dissipated inennewd women, gambling, drinking saloons, te 'pawn -shops, theatrical performances, tu 1,"Yose, or places were the deeds of and- ni ent heroes are related," markets, fairs, weights and scales, physicians, midwives, users of moxa, disputes and quarrels, runaways, funerals, festivals, and look after foreigners and their passports. Everything thus enumerated, and much more, he must forward to his station house at once; and that is why the little policeman is so often seen with his:note- book and pencil in hand. Of course, While engaged in keeping his eye on the mat- ters referred to, he must carefully watch for all volations of the laws, criminal or civil. The police divide the people of their districts into throe classes, known as A, B and C. A thorough census and. report on all these people must be made froxn one to six times a year. Each Jo- di dual's dossier, as under the French , is always accessible to the author iti s. The instructions as to the classift- &Mon method of making these reports, etc., are very voluminous, and the con- stables aro directed to be always kind and cordial, giving no offence if it can be avoided. The regulations regarding the personal eonduot of the constables on duty are quite strict. A dark uniform is worn from October 11 to May in. The white duck suit from June 1 to October 10, While in uniform the constable is only permitted to oarry in his pookets his note book, his cord for tying prisoners, vehistle, card, and a book containing names and personnel of all foreign Leg - Y ITo Discover a Leprosy Cure. "Is leprosy curable, and what are the d. best means for its control?" The solution y of this question is now being determined d by the board of health at Honolulu, and • • according to recent advioes from Hawaii o- s the matter is taking practical shape. Within the past month the board has es- • tablished at Ka]ih, near the city of Ilene - lulu, an hospital which has for its purpose the treatment of patients suffering from leprosy, and a careful study of the disease with a view to discovering, if possible, some remedy or its cure. The patients, 12 in number, were taken from the leper colony at Kalawao on the Island of Molokai. Hot and medi- cated baths will be freely used. Remedies which experience has suggested will. be tested in the treatment of the disease. Careful notes will be taken of the patients' progress during the different stages of the disease. Bulletins setting forth any facts of interest to members of the medical pro- fession and laymen will be published from time to time, •ations and Consulates. Short clubs are worn in the daytime and long ones at ight. Swords aro carried by the in- ,e0tors, It is provided that the long ub shall be carried in the left hand, "but it can from time to time be °hanged to the right " When on duty the con - table is not permitted to carry his hands in bis poekets, He is not permitted to • lean against anything. His note-bOok must bo placed in his right side coat pocket. Ile cannot wear spectacles, His cep must he worn straight, His hair mild not be longer than two inches in frent, nor More than seven -tenths of an Metropolitan Police, and served in Tok- io. He was subsequently sent to Nagas- aki as Police Superintendent, In 1890 he commanded the police of Aichi Prefec- ture. For service rendered there in 1891, during the great earthquake, he was re- warded by the Government and given a decoration. Ho was appointed to the chieftaincy of the Yokohama Police in 1898. The Emperor of Austria in the following year decorated him with the Order of Frans Josef. Colonel 'Yoshida is a man of sterling character and is much admired, officially and personally. Although stern of countenance, he is a most affable gentleman. Across his right cheek there is a terrible scar, which gives him a soldierly appearance. It came to him in this way: When the new land tax went into effect in 1870 the farmers of Japan were all in revolt. Yoshida was charged with the duty of putting the law into effect in one of the provinces, and while out surveying one day he was attacked by a desperate man with a sword. A fight ensued, in the course of which ho killed the ruffian, but not until he had received thirteen wounds. The scar on his face is a re- minder of that battle. He went on with his work, and in due time the farmers who had opposed the law found it to be greatly advantageous to them, and to atone for their rudeness they built shrines to Yoshida, and they are in opera- tion at this time. Had Noted the Difference. .A. certain small boy who has a ester named Nelly was quite obstreperous the other day and his mother said: "If you behave oo badly God won't have "Huh I" he exelaimed, "God loves MS all right enough. Ile .loves me better than ho does Nelly." "How do you know that?" asked the mother. "Didn't he Make. Veiny a girl?" Was the response, • Why a •Cemetery is So Called. In tracing the derivation of the word we find that the root is a Latin word "coemeterium" meaning a dormitory, or sleeping place. Later on, the form of ex- pression was changed to "requietorium." In that section of "Camden's Remains" which has the heading of "Concerning British Epitaphs," the following passage occurs: The place of burial was called by St Paul `semenatoria,' in the respect of a sure hope of a resurrection." Tho Greeks call it "caemeterion," which means "tbe house of the living," the idea being that death is only a protracted sleep that will terminate on the day When Gabriel blows his trumpet. Corlc Trees. Recent returns show that 1,550,000 acmes of land are planted With cork trees in Spain.. It is just 100 years ago since a cork factory was started in Gerona, and the manufacture of cork is now One of the industries of the country. Over 1,- 400,000,000 corks for bottles, representing a Value of 32,700,000 are produced a/annals ly, and about 12,000 men' are engaged IA cork work. It is difficult to calculate the income derived from cont, as statistics bzi Spam aro very faulty, and no account is kept et the cork need in the ootintry itself. It is eatianated, however that during' the present year $5,869,000 was paid for the cork expotted, They Are More Numerous Than Generally sapposed---They Are Particularly Afraid of lerans--afore Cunning Than a Pox -- His Aallity as a righter. AU the oats,trom tbe greatest, the royal Bengal tiger, to the least, the purring pet of our households, are graceful and dainty creatures; and despite their out -throat methods of eurriing a livelihood—when it has to be earned --they are all worthy to be classed among the true aristocrats of the four -footed world. As math of this may be olabned for our American wildcat as for any other species, for, though he has a short tail instead of the long, graceful member of the typical i oats, ho makes up for this defeat by pos- . sussing a greater length of limb, and tordingly stands higher in. proportio his length of body. He is therefore of the most active springers and m nimble climbers of the feline rase. Wildcats, even here in the forests of Atlantic slope, are more abundant tha generally supposed. They have learned dread man and to keep out of his si and hearing, end. away from the k scent of his trained hounds; hence t are seldom seen. But all our broader ests, even those within fifty miles of great cities, include among their w population a fair percentage of fells ruf as zoologists call him. Surpassing e the wily for in secretiveness, the wild o if he were not possessed of a certain co age and independence, especially wit feeding, would be almost as common our forests as the ground squirrel. The ability of this animal to elude t observation of man, when not feeding, truly wonderful. He once learned to 1 the Indian, who could send from a d tante a sharp -pointed arrow into b vitals. How much more must he dre the hunter's long range rifle! Conscious his own prowess, and relying upon h formidable equipment of claws and teet he knows at the same time that he is mat h for that other destructive (meatus who walks erect through the forest wi a posvder-and-lead-loaded weapon over h shoulder. Indeed, the wildcat shares this feelin with every other brute inhabitant of t forest. But, unlike many of thorn, whe suddenly approached by the hnnter, he di dains a precipitate and cowardly nigh and only trots leisurely to thentarest bus nd crouches there witihn a few paces is enemy. Or perhaps ho springs into ti waded security of a tree, not realizin ho far-reaching and death -dealing power o he rifle. Whatever his retreat may be, h uust turn more than once and look bac vith cat -like stare at his pursuer, an hen is the deadly shot delivered. But except on these occasions, the wild at remains entirely out of man's sigh ncl, hearing. His crouching attitudes,pii ray -mottled and reddish -brown coat losely resembling in general color hi ackground of dead leaves and moss ocks, render him invisible so long as h emains motionless. Observe our domestic puss when prowl g in the garden, intent on bird -hunting, nd notice how skilfully she manages to eep out of sight and hearing. Every ovesnent is made with the utmost eau on, every advantage of ground or vege- don is made use of, every disadvantage estimated and, if possible,avoided. Yet is is a creature in whose veins flows the ood of many generations of household ts, and from whose nature much of the iginal wildness has been eradicated. The wildcat is tenfold more cautious d watchfui, and when we consider the most impenetrable thickets and secret ck covers that abound in our deeper for- ts it is a wonder that even the hunter's arp eyes can ever discover bis presence. thing but his occasional defiant moods n betray him. I have never heard the cry of the svild- except at night, and. experienced bunt - tell me that it is seldom uttered in the y -time. When hunted with dogs and yen to bay in a narrow thicket, from ich he cannot escape without running ganutiet, the cat seems to know his nger and sometimes utters shrill and ming criesnxitensely expressive of rage, mica perhaps of despair, His ordinary Is are not unlike those of the domestic , except that they are longer drawn out naturally have much more volume. so seldom are these cries heard that the duet 2/lay almost be called a silent mem- of nature's family. s a fighter this cat has no superior, with the exception of the larger mem- o! the weasel tribe, such as the badger the wolverine, he has no equal at co his size. The feline race are endow - y nature with weapons superior to e of all other carnivora—those terrible s provided with sheaths and thus kept p when not in use. Our wildcat, gh no largerthan a beagle hound, prob- possesses twice the muscular force agility of any dog, and can, In fair le, soon make the pluckiest and ngost hound draw off whipped. Two erful dogs may kill a wildcat, but r without sustaining severe injuries. under circumstances, and, if not dis- ed while feeding. the cat will take to ee when chased by a dog and will fight only when brought to bay. 50- 11ac- to one ost the n is to ght eon hey for - the wild us, von at, 01'- en he is ear is - is ad. of is 11, no th is he 11 s - t, of he g k d t y e a in a ti ta is th bl pe or an al ro es sh No oa cat ers da dri wh the da pie dell cal sat and Yet svil ber A and bers and twi ed b thos °law ahar thou ably and batt stro pow neve Yet, turb a tr show Cattle in Manitoba. The seeson of 1894 was an exceptional one in respect to the number of cattle ship- ped from Manitoba and the Territories, yet indications are that the coming sum- mer and fall will witness still larger ex- portations. The early spring permitted cattle being let loose on the prairie some weeks ahead of.previons years, and as a result they will be in condition for ship- ment a considerable period in advance of past seasons. Already two shipments of grass fed cattle have been sent east, and the outlook is very favorable. Railway officials say cattle dealers aro making pre- parations for an extensive trade during the coming months, and from the middle of July the shipments will be frequent. Live in Christ. No soul can ever be really satisfied until it has given up all hope of adding any- thing to Christ, and has come to the place when Ho alotte is enough, Ho hiaself,jtat as He is, without the addition of feelings, or emotions, or dotrines, or expeiences, or revelations, or of any of the things, either inward or outward. All other things change or fail, and the soul finds in them no permanent rest; but Christ is the same yesterday, to-dess and forever, and the soul that, rests on Him alone can never be in oved. Wool--‘ 1 asked roggs if he expected to be a candidate for the assembly, ancl he said be \vas in the hands of his, friends." Van telt—"Ife probably meant friend; ' he s a Platt man." TOM'S BRIGHT IDEA. 40 Got the afeaslow Caear of Stele .Then Treated to hilellser, "I Plowed up the. Pike Meadowmorning, morning, and I yearn, you to pick out stones this afternoon, Toni," said Green to bis son at the dinner -table day. Toni sold nothing but he leo his dismay and forgot to eat Ow Pies turnip which he held balansa d 011 end of his three-tinet1 fork. "Throw them over 011 the west side the lot, than they will bo out of continued his father, as be put bis bat to go back to his work. ''Yes, els, "said Tom The door shut, and Toni groaned, was going over to Sani's to make ti boat this afternoon," he explianea to sYmpalbotic mother, "1 thought ti meadow wasn't going to be plowed next week." "If you go right about it perhaps y *cars get through in time to go to Sam's advised his mother. "it will take the whole. afternoon to it alone, and I (Shan't get through befo dark," said Tom dismally. Mrs. Gro said nothing more. and began to wa the dishes. Tom wandered out to honyard with his hands in his pooke He stood watching an old biddy call h chicks about her, when, sudcleoly a brig idea struck him. "I've got it!" he crie giving suoh warwhoop that the b and her chickens mattered in elev directions. Ho turned on his heel a rushed' into the houe, very different from the way he had gone out of it a fe minutes before. "I'm going over to Sam's," he said his mother. She looked at him and SS a roguish twinkle in his brown eyes. "Well." she said; "only don't fail t have your work done by night." "No, ma'am," trying to look sobe though he smiled in spite of himself. A hour later he came into the dining-roo where she was sewing and tilted himse on her rocker while he coaxed: "Say, /nether, can't I have a few o the fellows' to supper, and won't yo snake S03110 hot biscuits? Father's goin to the village and won't get home till o'clock, so he won't care." "I guess so," she answered. "I wa going to make biscuits, anyway, and can make a few extra just as well." She did not ask why he wanted th boys to supper, but she knew he wa working out some bright idea of his own and, mother -like, was ready to help, wbil she watobed him curiously. Soon aft° she heard him mixing some bright rod paint. The boys came at 4 o'clock, ac- cording to Tom's invitation. There were four of them besides Tom. Mrs. Green looked out of the kitchen window and saw Toni taking thein toward Pike Mea- dow. Over on the west side of the mea• dow she could see some bright object standing on the stone walls but she could not tell what it was. Then she saw the boys stoop and fill their pockets with stones. They formed 121a line and took turns throwing stones at the object on the other side. They 'kept their shots flying, little by little moving nearer their target. Meanwhile, she baked her delicious biscuits and laughed to herself. At 6 o'clock the five young sliugers came trooping into supper, hot and hungry. "That was a fine target, Tom," said one of the boys. "Where did you get it?" "Made it," said TOM, promptly. "Had some paint left over from the boat, you now." While they were eating, Mr. Green came home unexpectedly. He spoke kindly to them all; then, turning to Tom, he said: "Did you pick the stones out of the meadow this afternoon, as I told you, and throw them on the west side, Thomas?" "Yes, sir, we did," said Toni, demure- ly, while the other boys, seeing through the joke for the first time, fairly shouted. and this the Alt 0115 ked o of. of the on "1 nit bbs sat till ou Pf slo re en sh the us. er 115 d, en en, nd ly to r, 11 If SHE HAD A SON. But There Was Nothing in His Condition to Comfort the Tramp. "Madam," began the tramp, as the kitchen door was opened in response to his knock, "have you a son?" 'es, sir," replied the woman as she looked him over. "Is he among strangers, may I ask?" "He is." "Ah! You can appreciate nay position! Who knows but what your son is a wan - deur o'er the face of the earth to-night— hungry, ragged and compelled to beg for his bread. Have you heard front him lately?" "Yes. sir. My son is no wanderer, and he, gets three square meals a day and wears pretty good clothes." "Then he has a steady job?" "He has. sir. He'd like to wander but he cant. He's in the workhouse on a six months' sentence, and has over three months yet to serve. Did you want any- thing?" "Why, ma'am—why, considering the circumstances"— "You won't ask for anything?" "No, ma'am, I won't. If your 5072 was a wanderer—hungry, ra,gged and hopeless --I would rnodestly ask for a bite to eat, but seeing—but seeing"— " That he can't wander." "Yes'rn—that he can't wander, and has a good job of it, I'll try the next house and let you off. Afternoon, ma'am. Hope your wanderless son will stick right to it and come out as fat as a fall nig." Twenty -Five Bible Events. 1. The Creation of Man ...... ..B. C. 4004 2 The Delike „s " •2348 3. The Dispersion " 2288 4. The Call of Abraham... .... " 1901 a The Descent into Egypt. 4' 1706 6. The Exodus from Egypt—. " 1491 7. The Law given on Sinai.... " 1490 8. The Passage of the Jordan.. " 1451 a The Period of the judges B. 0.1451-1095 10. The Kingdom instituted under Saul C. 1095 11, David's Reign R C. 1095-1015 18. The Dedication of the Tem- ple .13.0. 1006 18. The Division of the Ringdoin " 975 14. Tbe Fall of Samaria, and end of the Kingdom of Israel. " 721 15, The First Babylonish Cap tivity of Judah " 606 16. The Destrucion of Jerusalem " 586 17. The Restoration of the Jews " 586 18. The Temple " 517 19. The Reforms of .Ezra. — " 450 20. The Rebuilding of the Tem- ple by Herod . 17 01. Tho Birth of Christ, . , . " 4 22, The Ascension of Christ .... A, D. 80 28. The Conversion of Saul. 86 24. The Council at Jerusalem,. 4' 50 25. The Destruction of Jerusalem 70 Tamale Dazzl. Teacher—Wht did Adam and Eve do after the fall? Dick Hicks—Wet out and disgraeed the fain Niagara Falls Park &River Ry, THE 'INEST ExmoTniv BAII,WAY IN THE WOM/0. This railway skirts the Oanadianlhank of the Niagara River for fourteen miles in full view of aU ttie scenery of Palls, Rapids, and Gorge, end gaps are refute at all minas of lnteret. (aose 1 rn teetions are load° with all steamers at tnuse to I. tod with tall railroads centering at Nittgui afall, Out. For speteal ratee for °reunios, maps, pam- phlets, et., address ROSS MAOXENZIE, Manager, Niagara Pall, Ont. • „MACHINERY 011. Wri Y PAY see, pfrom your gallon for 011 froyour localtdealr when you ean buy from 118, the best oil on the market, at see, per gallon in barrels, and ese. per gallon in half-barrl, freight prepaid to your nearest station. Our 011 equal to Climax, Peariess, or any other oil, or no sale. Wholesale Groer, A.11. Canning. TORONTO. Cold in the Head AND HEADACH E CURED lN FIVE MINUTES. Catarrh chirlc.1Week, by using DR. HUNT'S u MAGIC SNUFF IN BOXES 25 Cents at aa druggists, or by mail on receipt of price. Addres, TILE MILLER EMULSION CO., Kingston, Ont. Baiting S h a ft i n g 1='L1IIeya Hangars 1 Order your Supplies of Oak Tanned Leather Belting from us. We supply four grades, suit- able for all classes of machinery. Every- thing in above lines at Manufacturers' First Cost Prices. Lowest Prices For Cash. TORONTO TYPE FOUNDRY, 4 Bay Street, Toronto. Abraham Lilicol11811:: You can fool all the people sometimes, you can fool some people • all 'the time, but you can't fool all the peo- ple all the time." In the same way some storekeepers from motives of profit will fool their cus— tomers but in the eud it won't pay them co pass off inferior and worthless matches for E. B. EDDY'S ZIATCIIES. Little by Little. Little by little, when a man prays, he ceases to make supplications alone. He prays because it is a comfort to pray. I go and see friends, not because I have anything to ask of them; I do not want their bread; I do not want their silver and gold; I do not want their things; I want them. It is a joyful experience to be in their company. And. prayer ha. pre-eminently that element in it Excelling. all Others. CANADA'S GREAT INDUSTRIAL FAIR TORONTO SEPT. 2 TO 14, 1895 The Great Live Stock - And A.grieultural Show Of the Continent. Increased • PriZes - and - improved Accommodation. Entries Close August 1 Oth. Greater and Fetter Attractions than ever before. 41;4);• Afore to see at the Great Toronto Fair than all others put together. Excursions on all Lines. Make this your Anntal Holiday Ontine.. prize lists, PrOgranlenes, etc, Addresa H. J. Toronto. Ilia'unwer.