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iftn Years of Suffering.
"I 'thought I should surely die." .„
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the rex from these cuseasett eetneent
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foam lacilgestioa M its atteret form; X
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weave :tad worse. smell X aeetteee ao weak
t X could wet walk fultynareearitheet betvieg
I te en down and ret. My stoteach, lime,
t sold heert became affected. mad 1 thougbt 1
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teetteeen enothie tentexottey to Vie teeth at
tidieta
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awl -weakness of the atontetelaltat Once
began the else at r,JC.Ayer.
X leave the appettte of the terteeete boy.
*m years of age, and recom.a4 *11
whosb to be ftse frem dyspepsia ne
take one of non.eyetea Pille
tn1 their digestive ottgaraa etre In goeti
ordere -,74 7 M. Sigswg, Greenlee',"
Dr. Aloes KM offer tite merest and
swifteet Tenet from ecteetepation and
its attendent ille. Teey cum dizeiness.
nausee, beerthe re, ptapitaDen, bed breath,
.seetteettmegte erveusness steetnesenese,
Pilionetless, e -owned !Utterance -teens
met are, o. net only the fleas of a more
tletel TQC:, disease.,soPot: eau Aral more
inforatetiee elate!, Tea nnrer's 4.174.
dleeeete tleee nave core& fa Ayer% care -
been. a store Of COM tad lay the cured-
'rlate book of ree page* le sent free. 94
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IHis heir was witit ;ad her hi' Wee
ellvered.
env is geee re Fet. pkil." 6 sad gentle.
lee anew tie* time w lett come. apa thee
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!vele. "Lnt 11" tern trite I bend tit
yen bad, It n rine right the' yret
'eitotril •fre bete.—
"Tell e anon, -h s.ttei
It'ethe must have i, an ...lean 6,3 MM.
"It w.ts t :.ttPr. olt,r eel. that taw squat
Lien eente men Yoe nee her. te a it lac.
-nee wee teeenif, c.1.1.• I
e -ted Se tne e• tbiee.. anteme •t eat en
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weeette.
Ault 1 :MI Zan OU ran to tanned,
With a sad ernia Den le elel net tell her
',alien, the wife, tataen tiett <AO .h ewe
Iwna age, and Mee ee own., w Coate it
dialenit to eeeen, he ;ea i whew
"sem had martial iu peree. to relent te
eteltaw that wai tee enee Z,,,,,t4i4 4
neeneery ef Lim an a l4 teerie
away newer when ;kn. eecoe le ;mg Ae
Rae male eald thee le. ban
onagnet ceaegee enna,,WM- "Fee
I out a whim tate grataineeter. 1
woudm if you Cut aeon, I art; weer *Imo
ine years anti Icelieta c he I wile
1 -ft you .*t.
1*
meta"
"When I Atop to think CI irt 1133V grand
daughter le a ter! of 4, 1 d really lien
It difficult," be unowereci.
They talkell of their grendeltild•en
end if ya-t ceeciel itave Leant thent eott
4- old lave known tarn, the old st,
interrupted :le ;team latent, wee remelt.
Ine at ttiP etilail TOP WANI haq 4.1141M. with
a eating neon Ix:inane tonerily titvey from
tt gate geteltet et a te • e, tut not d trim
te threw n away.
"Would it n pleaoent for ne
laine the little 1(4'014.1 Ow lark to-
ntorrow'n' be ottee: es cl, at *teeth, l'he
to fzt,i yeur pantie n. Indeed, I should."
"And 1 shouN a* love tt thn! littl'e
alt1 it wuI h,nino. wouldn't It?"
a.and we eltinci teem them the bears
and other eagle; to 4 let them play up( n
the grase. and we * c.o.-elves tnight talk
ef thee,* ethee dupe" %item was mew
ine bt; evee he lcroleel into the
te,• t ohi tea. Site kr ew it, anti with u
faint fluttering et the Inert. like that of
the girl wile bed gleen bini the flower
before quarreling With MM. F110
eseed in the erraneement. She would
bring a lunch ter the children, :Peel they
eould watch them at their play.
Ile sew bee Neigh. she was yet a ills-
tarace away end waling across the flower
marked lawn toward the fountain whete
they bad arranged to meet. nontehow
the vision of oth or days came to hint,
and he remember. ti that she had once
looked like this when be had rnoved
down the path area under the apple blos-
soms to meet hitn tat the gate—only then
there wee no blue coned and white
warsted grandchild miming at her side.
p The ebildren were sl,y, anti hung back
fehen they were earnestly prompted to
shake bands and kiss each other, and the
little boy finally refused flatly, and was
chid therefor. Then they all went to a
green hillside, and under the shade of n
tree they gayly spread the little lunch.
"Do they not,' he asked, indicating
-the children, "make you think that we
ark beginning life all over again instead
ef combag rapidly into its ending—and
to a lonesome ending, at tbat? Do they
not—hold on, my little man, you mustn't
smear jelly on yonr sweetheart's frock."
' admonition was called out by a
entely hostile action on the part of her
grandchild. -Before they could check the
youngster he had repeated his sweet and
sticky assault, and the little gir burst
Into spasms of tears. They comforted
her, and the silver haired grandmother
warned Bobby that such disgraceful con-
duct, if repeatee, would meet .with swift
and terrible justice.
"I have always Itept.that rose you gave
me before our quarrel," he said, suddenly
turning to her. "I did not think it dis
loyaltz nonny wife to treasure it, and it
eetrierergieet comfort to me. I—"
a'Ele was interrupted by a scream from
her.
"Your little girl is scratching his
face! Oh, the poor little man
He .had his hand in his coat's inner
pocket, and It was clasping a small box
In which he knew there rested withered
rose leaves, but he drew it out again and
Interfered between the two children.
"Stop, Mabel!" • he said sharply.
etna'bere, there; don't mind. You musn't
'ry about your dress. Grandpapa will
get you a fine new one to -morrow, and
a dolly."
"And candy?" snuffled the weeping
- girl.
"And candy," he prorcdsed.
Somehow this episode seemed to have
•severely wrenched event. She comforted
the scratobed Bobby with promises of
edible merchandise, occasionally speak.
ig of the dreadful nkture of his wounds
t was ten minutes before they had
worked around to a normal condition,
and then he said, "I have kept that rose
for all these 30 years', and you had for-
gotten me."
"Forgotten you? No, no. You must
not say that. I pledged my faith to my
hue:bared, and kept it—but—sometimes—
sornetimes—sealtere is the little ring you
carved out of a Peach stone for ma
"W abl-h-110;!"aax teem reerwaed
he verged the serc,et eld feee Sea-, In
into teD, F.P3 giel leap to iv:r feet
anti Lett tho hey fiereely ;MA veneefully
in the stenteee lobby ranee dewy the
hill eon Leoteht tip against a eapliag„
witet do yen lawene Yon wietted
tweieen!" she sc•reamed "Attaching
a peer ehileI thee Thee is your
gf-nemv-Thee$ hi•irit it; you. war -
apt!'
"Ile put a cheed dawn uy Ian!"
eereanted Utile Melee. '"A , nasty hop-
6eacell"
"A teedr" the old man called angrily.
Vou naitramensUttlo tlkxiix. ,Ina wait
1 peela switeh of this Ine.etel-e"
A Waver Intaiweit $taiw, towered before
him. With lee, rient bend tine* thrust the
talrenug Matey lahinal her. "What will
do Retest lienleest" sneeseed, with.
-,estaitere ape. eeesettia my graatiebild
fig toeing nearly talied be thie t.erateh-
i-1,1illret' Never. (Aver
eeee le ey, dem. obeli :ASO% atll kan`
vcnt4::::t A141 $110 leaked at
litio a, heroine,
'ery wela titatteern" Ia steepen:I. •
.erhate year tneiginter natows bow to
landroreeperbete you do yourself.-
eries ;14*w:el:mere of It. A tete11
her lav.l.0 atm viclow little
"Goad yawning., Retell, Hatelent,"
-Ooze atiortalog, Bebeeca
A 'Mute wee eat temeath that tree an
hour later ftad a small bee of .rose
leaeee nine an lx tern—Chicago Roe,
eat
-1
THE GRAVE OF FRANKLIN.
THE NILE BATTALIONS
Four Reg ments of 'British Troops
to Go to Cairo
TO REPLACE THOSE TO ADVANCE
Waxwlensitire aud, lblavoInsalre neg.
ments to Move teem 'Wetly Melee to
the Froutier-Rerytaltes Comlea
alerth-Mystertous Movements
of the -Drench, in Africa
-Dress Comment.
• Loudon, Jan. 0.—In response to the re-
quest of Sir ilerbeet Kitchener, it bas
been amuged to send, tow battalions to
Cairo to replace those destined to take
part, in the British edvance toward Kbar
town, one each from, Meltaand Gibratar
and two others to be etopped while en
rout for home from, ladle. The morning
• editorials cerement upon the gravity of
the situation that compels an advanee
before the renew bas been completed.
The Tintes suereests that it Weald be
safer to seud a la;ger force*
Ordered to the
Jan. 0,—"rhe Werwrieltsithee and
Inueolesbire regimeete of the British
Army bare been ordered to stere from
Watly-Halfa for the frontier,
The ordering .ot the troops te the front
was oceasioned by zellable mews from
Omdurman, the great 'eanin
ter F.,bartonill, to the effect that the
/ islets are preparinga northward
movetueur. Thougb the, itintientei19,
Pot yet aetualiy began the greatest ve
eltelnent prevail.%
More Trove* to the 1runt.
Cairo, 31111. bnttalwx or he
amerou Iiighlanclere bas been ordered
to be In readiness to ascend the Nile a
ior'tuigbt Ileum
Loudon, Jan. deratelx from,
Malta Faye tbet a battaliou of the Sea -
forth Highlauders lute been ordered to
Eneet
Lendou, Jan, fee-TheCeirocorrespoud-
t of the Dane Mail says as a part ex-
halation of tbe British Avarice up the
fle, then It is belleYed French mean-
s bare =ice*/ quite etoie to inhar-
Actereting to the Qum authority
eh force win be commanded by
eral Sir Frauds Greaten.
touxeeerreepoietlent of tbe Daily
fl says: from private sources
tbat the itaThux Foreign Office has re-
ived Information, that Emperor Menelik
as summoned tbe .A.hyssinlans to urine
In support of French enterprisesiu Egem-
etaAfrica'and ask -Melly the plans of
be Russiau Count Leontielf. Governor of
be Equatorial Provinces ot Abyssinia.
himselt Is eating out at the
head of cm army; and it Is believed the
eovement masks an expedition against
Anglophile Ras 31angase1a. W110,50
VIlle0. Tigre, the Negue wisltes to
annex. I, also hear thatMenelik, calculat-
ing upon the remissness of the Italian,
Government, proposes an advaueo toward
the coast"
The Daily Mall, commenting editori-
ally on the To:aping &Reaches from
Rome and Cairo, suggests that the Mar-
chand expedition has gone beyond Pas-
beda and, retched Khartoum.
"It is impossible," says the Daily
Main "for the expedition to have fought
its way there and it eau only arrive in
alliance with the Khalif% thus creating
d Serious situation."
A despatch from Cairo, vitt Paris on
Friday announced that a French est:edi-
tion bed eceuplea Fashodn, on the Nile,
about 400 miles south of Ebartoune and
that it was reported among tin* natrves
that the French were descending the
river.
No Monument Mark, the Resting Place
of the Statemuto mut Philemeher.
It does ma era; very well for Anted-
eetriotlent that the gravoof Benjamin
nklin baster years 1,0'14111110-Ilectvd, telt
Is the fuet, The laet resting place oi
.W Kaman and philotepiter might,
ftall tho earo that le Itthen of it, be the
aye of EOM olecure and frietalless mote
whose common day tens beld as cheap,
ly as his common utiud had been.
Franklin's grave Is in a tomer of the
akl churehyard at Fifth and Itrell tareotta
Philadelphia, in the heart of the business
district. It is marked by a plain lentrbie
slab, now tImeworn and discolored, on
which appears the simple inscription,
"Benjamin and Deborah Franklin, 1790,"
That is all. Not a monument, not even a
headstone. There is an air of desolation
and desertion about this corner of the
thurchyard. There is not even the green
thatching of sod which nature generally
provides for the bumblest grave, but the
earth all about tbe stone is bare tand cheer-
less.
There are plenty of Franklin's descend-
ants living, but they seem to take no in -
,=1.111111•11.
aMiN fRArinnt
DENORAft
.1teehe
VRANKLIN'S NEGLECTED GRAVE.
teresb in the grave of their illustrious an-
cestor. Indeed the church sexton is au-
thority for the statement that they not
only will do nothing to keep the grave in
repair. but refuse to allow any one else to
do so Frequently he has received offers
of money from visitors who have been dis-
tressed at the forlorn appearance of the
grave. But the Franklins of today have
told him to accept no subscriptions for
• such a purpose, saying that Franklin
wished it go "being a plain man and
averse to display."
Perhaps this is so, but the neglect is
hardly creditable to the nation. The sim-
ple elab and its brief ihscription were both
designed by Franklin before he died, and
the work was done by a stonecutter of his
acquaintance to whom he gave minute in-
structions, When he was a young man,
Franklin wrote this fanciful. epitaph for
himself, which has become faraous: "The
body of Benj,amin Franklin, printer, like
• the cover of an old book, its ()entente torn
out and stripped of its lettering and gild-
ing, lies hese, food for worms, But the
nwork shall not be lost, for it will, as he
• believed, appear once more in a new and
elegant edition, revised and corrected by
the Author."
• Politeness at Items.
In family life do not let familiarity
swallow up all courtesy. Many of us
have a •babit of saying to those with
whom we live iamb things as we say
about strangers behind their backs.
There is no place, however, where real
politeneee is of more Tulare than where
.we mostly think it would hs superfluous
You may say more truth, or rather speak
utiore plainly to your associates, but
you ought not to do it less eourteously
than you evould speak to larangers.
"Perkins doesn't get reconciled to his
son's death. ' '
"No. The boy got killed in a football
game with a scrub eleven. If it bact been
in the -varsity game, Perkins would have
borne up be liter. "—Chicago Reeord.
A NOTABLE WEDDING.
Prof. Alexander Melvine Rai Married
in New Tork to Mrs. IL G.
Salinity or liarrowntnith.
New York, ,Tan. 3.—Prof. Alexander
Bell, the distingushea Scotch scientist,
and father of Graham Bell, the inventor
of the telepolane, and Mrs, H. G. Sbiltieete
of Harrowsmith, Opt, were married here
on Saturday. The ceremony was per-
formed by au old Scotch pupil of the
groem, the Rev. Dr. R. Paterson, of
Binghtunpton, N.Y., in parlor 107 of the
ParkAvenue Hotel. Mr. Bell, hale,
hearty and vigorous, accompanied by his
brother, B. C. Boll, and his son, Dr.
Alexander Graham Bell, and the latter's
daughter, Miss E. M. Bell, of Washing-
ton, wore the first to enter the apartment
Dr. Paterson introduced them to a few
visitors, and then aunounced that Col.
John Ritz, for 20 years the 'United States
Consul to Switzerland, would be the best
man. Miss Hattie Mace and Mr. Henry
W. Guess, of Harrowsmitb, Ont., entered,
acconapanied by the bride, who is their
aunt. In a brief speech the clergyman
congratulated his old-time professor on
his choice of a new partner, and told of
his being educated by the bridogroora.
The ceremony itself was very brief, and
afterwaras a breakfast was served in the
dining -room annex, which was suitably
decorated for the oceasion.
• Mr. and Mrs. Bell will spend their
honeymoon in New York, and will prob-
ably go to Washington within ten days.
• KENTUCKY LOTTERY CLOSED
After Making $10,000 a Day for Over es
Tears in Louisville.
Louisville, Ky., Jell. 8.—The 41 offices
of the Frankfort Lottery scaitered over
Lmisville were closed yesterday for the
lint time in 25 years and no drawings
were made at the principal office at Third'
and Green streets. The lottery la closed
for good.
The mandate of the Supreme Court has
not been reoeived, but the owners of the
lottery felt that nothing would be gained
by keeping open, ag Criminal Judge Bar-
ker, who will assume the bench to -day,
announced that his first not would be to
proceed against the lottery without wait-
ing foe official notice. Thus has ended a
fight that has been waged for 22 years
against the policy shops of Louisville.
The company had- two drawings aaily,
and its profits averaged $10,000 a day.
Indian Prince and English Lady.
London, Jan. • 8.—The marriage of
Lady Anne Coventry, second daughter Of
the Earl of Coventry, to Prince DItuleep
Singh will take place to-enorrevr.
GOOD -WILL IN EUROPE.
Honore Conferred by the Queen, Formal
Receptions and International Gs eet-
ings Marked the
Lentlon, Jan„ $.—The New Yearitettere
are an Earidooa for Baron Haltime7, the
Lord Chancellor; peerages for SirWilliaro
Wallace Hoeler, the well-latown uark
shire Baronet, and Six Horace Brant.-
ToWnSend-Fargallar, member of Perlin -
Merit for West Maredebone; lattronoteies
ter Sir Alta Samuel, Vale egent-generanof
New South Wales In London; and Sir
Frederick Wigan, senior partner of the.
firm of Wigan ne Company, and Ur.
Jetta Williamninteletre member of Per -
'lament forSoutheastlettlextehire; knight-
hood for Hon. OEW.Burten. anlef*Instlee
of Ontario, and the British Commissioner
to the Worers Fair was MOO ni
The Persons honored with the order of
Companion of the Bath include Prof,
Percy Thompson, the seal expert of the
British Foreign (Mice. Mr. J. MeLeaver
Brown, the latitish consular agent at
Is made a 0.MM.
Mr., Thornes J. Lipton, the millioueire
provisieu nu:reheat, Metres a knight-
hood.
The CZAZ" and the Frenea Beople.
Paris, Jon. 3.—The Czar in Ids owe
nallie
and in the lime of the Czarina,
has sent President Fnure aix effszsivo tele -
gam eXpressing his eincere good wishes
for the President and their friendsbip for
France. prendent Fauna replied that tbe
words of their Imperial hiajeetiee"totrthed
the be-arte of all theuehmenn"
Tbe officiel New Year's reeeptiouswere
held at the Elyeee Palace: with tbe ens-
tettnery cereutonieo. President Faure, at
the New Year's reception of tbe Andras-
aniore, replying to tboir congratuletious,
said; "Faithful to the principle winch
hes e ep-t one" ilte • etovertiment of
tbe tene. l'eacee will not he eventing
the task ehe has set bereelt lathe work
CIVIIIZA21021 and peace, The results
obtalued In 1e97 Were not such as to courage our efforts and hopes."
No Division chf eteuere-leougary.
wee Peek Jan.)1.--Berin Bantry'', the
rtgarlee Premier, reeelved the Liberec;
thaDlet on New Year's clan, aeatoreling
to au atchl their receat expert-
excettl t`-togtettfetry %hal; shoe rerun
no; diesolve the. ewers,* alliance with
Austria, though, oecontea,• there went
be bounds to Ilungatens e for Its
nmintenance. Rerent event e bathe ma,
be deleted, were entirely unjustified,
sheen aterliantentarisin to its foundetione
end violeted its principles,. Coutbreing,
he Premier nerearlted that no words
ere strong enough in expreselon or
sufficiently energetic to condemn those
proceedinge. But he belleve4 that, with
tbo belp of the King, the Liberal party
would be able to find, a way cub ot the
difficulties.
Presents for Me Pope,
Rome, Jan. 11. ---Tho Pone officiated at
the eixticalt miniver:are et ids first ItulaS
on Saturdey, celebrating Ms OWil "dice
mond" maxi in tito presence of 1,000
delegates of Catholie secietioa. Ills Ilan-
eSS had a most radiant fare, and It was
evident that he wee enjoying eXcelleut
health. lie received hundreds of rich
preseate. Emperor Franels Onsepit of
Anstrne-Ilungety sent him 50,000 !holm
In gent', a gold casket, and the Queen -
Regent of Spain sent a rnas.olve gold and
jewelled goblet, III,: gift from the United.
States was a diamond cross. President
Faure, of Franee sent six Sevres vases,
and tile present from the Sultan of Tur-
key was a euperb diamond ring.
liappy Condition.
Rome, Jan. 3.—The royal family of
Italy bald tbe usual reception at New
Year's, Xing Humbert, replying to the
address of the Senate, said the year
opened for Italy underthappy and peace-
ful auspices. Replying to the Deputies, his
Majesty appealen to them not to delay
the 'work of Parliament.
Emperor William at Church.
Berlin, Jan. 3.—As nsual on :new
Year's day, there was a religious service
In the chapel of the castle. It was attend-
ed by the Emperor, the Empress and the
ex -Empress Frederick.
CAPT. NEELON DEAD.
The Well -Known Contractor 7 '3d in To-
ronto on Old Tcar's Day Jrsonta
and Political Ca dr.
Toronto, Jan. 3.—While visiting at the
house of a friend in the western part of
the city Capt. Sylvester Neelon, best
known in Toronto as a member of the
firm of Ellie -be & Neolon, contractors for
the masonry work at the new municipal
buildings, died suddenly of apoplexy on
the lase day of 1897. The body was taken
to St. Catharines for burial.
The captain, who was 74 years of age,
had lived in St. Catharines for half a
century, and was prominently engaged
in extensive milling and timber business.
He built the large Empire ilour mine
tbere, which are now occupied by the
Packard Electric Co. He was president,
up to -the time of his death, of the
Niagara Central Railway Company, and
it was through, his work that the road
was built.
The School 'Question in Montreal.
Montreal, Jan. 3.—At the New Year's
reception at the Cardinal's palace, Que-
bec, the administrator of the diocese,
Mgr. Begin, in replyi‘to an addrese
from the clergy, ennouncea that the at-
titude taken by the bishops on the Mani-
toba School question was highly praised
and approved. without restriction by the
enoyclical which has just been received
by the Canadian bishops. "The encyola
cal," added His Grace, "condemns the
settlemett as insufficient and inefacacious
and asks Catholics to unite ha order to
obtain the respect of their rights."
Ordination at Hamilton Cathedral,
Hamilton, Jan. 8.—The impressive
ceremony of ordination was held Sunday
morning at Christ Charon Cathedral.
Three candidates presented themselves for
deacon's orders. They were W. • H.
Thomas, H. R. Quinn, both graduates of
St. -Augustine's College; Canterbury,
Eng., and H, C. Bura of Trinity Col-
lege, Toronto. , Bishop Duramilin officiated
and was assisted by Boys.' Canon Hous-
ton, of Niagara Falls, and Canon Clark,
of Ancaster. Rev. Mr. Thomas will be
attached to tne City Cathedral. Rev. kr.
Quinn goes to St. Thonlas' Church, of
this eity, and Rev. Mr. Burt is appeinted
to Mpunt Forest.
MR. SIFTON'S MISSION.
Satisfactory Arrangements Regarding t
Dawson Beltef Expedition-al:0 Cos -
toms Matter Alio Adjusted.
Ottawa, Jan. 8.---flort, Oilfford SIfton:
Miaieter of t,he Interior, bas returned
from WashingtonIa vilest:ea, he states,
Was entirely satisfactory. He went or
business coroaeeted with the proposed
United, Stet,e,s relief expedition to Dew.
sou., They propese startipg a train of one
hundred or one hundred and ZIT horses,
attencied by the neceesary men, M take
about thirty tens et provisions 'to the
People who are supposed to be In want of
food, and who happen to be neatly all
United States citizen% Mr. Bitten agreed
to ferntsh an wort through, Centalleu
territory of fifty of the 1ounte4 Police.
The idea is to stare about the 1st of Feb -
Mare' and to me the Wbite Pass into the
interior. The United States Government
bate also coutrected with a elan ven-ed
Boyle to convey several bundled tons el
Provisions by means of an ire locomotive
down the Yukon River. In the matter of
ensteras complaint had been made of a
charge of $6 a day imposed by the Crtitea
States ertstares for the atteudanceof cus-
toms officers front Sitaguey and Dela on
geons paising to Canadian territory, juet
ewer the summits ef the lehilletat atxtl
Winne Paseee, an impost considered more
vex -onions than necessary. The entlteritte5
at Washington agreed to altolieh this.
The Secretary er the xr,Asury
1,usar as auNtaniS to do anything in
power te recithane Mora to Canadian ter-
ritory. Mr. Sawn Wrenn:el ,your corree-
pondeut that he was pleeeed at the verde,
tatty of bis reeeptieu by the members of
the Uniteci States Government and others
officials at Weettington.
REV. WIVI. BURNS,
Tregle eud Stel4e4 ssing Away or a
Tor:State Cirrvalltell Wbllts Cenilartin=
a 10:moral at Cdt.
Toronto, Jan. 0.—Rev. Williant Burns,
oclerater of the Toronto Pe 41qt-rya
tlroppod deed yesterday afternoon In Galt
wlxfle conducting a funeral eervice. He
went tip to that town on Fhturchey niglat
preach in En= Preebyterian Cherch
yesterday morelag, with ble acenetemegi
rem, and was anparently ltx the best a
betaltin In the attereoon Ito started to
courinot the feneral aerivee of a member
or the) odanreetation, Witten he arose to
give me the fInt# h,ratu he was noticed to
away to one side, He was c,:tught before
he fell, bat aspired in the arm a bis
friends before they could get him to a
(tench.
Rev, William Burns was born in Mpg-
ston about GO years ago, and received We
early education in that city. Later he
came to Knox College anti was graduated
in 147. Ort being ordalped to the min-
istry he received a call to Perna, which
chuerh he occupied with euceess for a
number of yeers. In 1874, because of his
business ability, be WM appointed agent
Knox College to collect funds and
establlsh an endowment. Later he was
ppointe4 by the Genetal Assembly to
the position at secretary of tbe Aged and
Infirm Ministers' Fund. Last year he
was roado moderator of the Toronto Pres-
bytery, and Ilea two more meetings to
preelde over, the ono next Tuesday and.
one in February.
Ile was well known throughout the
Presbyterian, Chureh in Canada, turd his
• untimely death has reinoved from it one
of its beet weathers una Streligest pillers.
To bbn, does linox College especially owe
a debt of gratitude for he bas labored
bawl to collect funds for its support.
Ile leaves a widow and live children,
time sons and two daughters. Ono son,
Jame, lives in the city, and Alexauder
and Robert live in 'Minneapolis, One
daughter married Rev. R. C. Tibb, of
Toronto, and the other lives at home.
remains will be brought down
• *Om Galt by the C.P.R. at noon to -day,
and the funeral will tele plate from his
late residence, 18 Madison avenue, to-
morrow at fee0
ARTIST FRASER DEAD,
Notahie Water Colorist, One of the Found-
ers of the 11.,C.A., Passes Away.
New York, Jan. 8.—John A. Fraser,
R.0 A., a painter of note inevater colors,
died yesterday morning at his home, 15f3
East Ninety-second street, after a pro-
longed illness Mr. Fraser was 59 years
old. lie was born of au old Scotch family
In London, England, and devoted his
whole lifo to art. Co-operating with the
Marquis of Lorne, he helped to found the
Royal Canadian Academy of Fine Arts,
and was made its first academician. For
several years he was the direetor of the
Arb School in Toronto. He was a first
medalist of the Columbian Exposition and.
the post of boner was given to his pic-
ture, "The Heart of Scotland," at the
Paris &Don of 1890. His scenes of water
colors exhibited at the Canadian Club a
few years ago, and also bis English land-
scape, more recently ethibited by Boussod,
"traladon & Co., of this city, will be re-
called by an art lovers. Mr. Fraser lame
to New York in 1890, making this city
his home and becoming a prominent
member of the American Water Color
Society.
Rivera Chained.
Bareleona„ Jan. 8.—Gen. Ruiz Rivera,
the well-known insurgent leader, who
was captured, badly wounded, in the
Prokynce of Pinar del Rio, by the Span-
ish troops under Gem Velasco, on March
eg, who was condemned to death and
subsequently apparently pardoned, has
arrived here and was conducted on foot
and in chains to Montjuich fortress, be-
tween lines of soldiers and mounted gend-
antes. Gen. Rivera was calm, but he
protested against being chained. No one
was allowed toeneak to him. There was
a big crowd of teople in the vicinity, but
there was no manifestation.
His Neck Was Broken.
Brantford, Ont., Jan. 8.—William Leg-
gett, foreman of Hunt & Colter's livery,
was Saturday afternoon driving their
large double carriage with passengers
from the G.T.R. Market street station.
After leaving the passengers at their
destination and on his return toward the
stables, the horses became unmanageable
and ran away. • Turning the corner of
Alfred and Nelson &abets, the carriage
was upset. Leggett was thrown to the
ground and his neck broken.
Killed at a Watch -Night.
New York, Jan, 3.—Justice Cord° ob-
jected to the noise made by a wateh-night
part' in the same house in which he
lived in West Orange, N 3. In a quarrel
that followed, Cordo stabbed Peter Christ -t-
ato through the heart with a stiletto.
Tlag BYGONE CABIN 130Y.
No Ilace Per Mel re the Aferelteet M*r.
rine or Today.
',Mese are inauspicious times for the boy
wbo, after having tired bie mind with 'the '
tales of Merryat or Clark Ruesell, is filled
with a eroDpunling dear° to geele bis for-
tune on the sea. Ie the claim of Xidshifit
roan Easy, or when the celebrated Captain
Kidd pirated and mysterlously blirOdbls
treasures, sometbing a roma:lee 111467 btOlc,
bung over the ,career' of a sailor, hat the
glories of that time have departed. Neither
In tbe merchant marlue nor in the nevy
eau the place of canna boy—the first weigh
the acaetruck lad aspires to --be said to ea -
lot any longer. If it still rMalli$ In the
cases of a few smell ectiliug vessels, 111*
nierely a beletod rel of former days, which
it eentinuelly beconalea rara%
The datiea et e cabin boy. before the
profession languished into its present die -
appearing state, were neatelfold. They
varied eeeordiug to the kind and size a
the ship he was en, but tbe place wait
never anything rt motely reeembileg
sinecure. The boy waited on the otners
tor the- pee -argue. or Leth, ill any Way
rb iniert require. Ile was the steward's
asseeme: in the11,7 and dining room.
le nal the vat raoro Or lessi lafe-
testi pr,desr, and be was general "fag" for
the encire crew. Aitlieugh he was often a
favorite vette: the seamen. it was nevextbe-
tees remember...1 tbet as * boy he was evi-
dently tutoultd as a kind of scapegoat for
anything whiter might be out of order.
Verioee sins of cenneiteton and omiseieni
were 'Rid at Ida deer, and he ;eight get
eat of the teraet•s as best, he could. ail
wasalwaye a lent for the jests of the crew.
Tnerewereetaudleg practieal jokes winch
ewe played an all new cabin boys. One
of thee was to instruct bite when he be -
his tattle., that "'nothing 211125L ever be
titrowu to windwar4 eseept hot water awl
ASL.k.•;." Bearing these two exceptlene
ennui itt ell Innocence, the unitteley hey
would uppear on deck, with red and streitin-
' tg ryei, and tbe ef,tiv WatIld eXplfale rute
rezn-t of leughter at this proof of obediettee
ti arthn
Thi those days have passed. On the
ccealt lima's, the merchant vessels and the
wareldee of the navy alt the "Imes hove,"
pare:toxic:day speaning, are men.
annere is tio longer any place at sea far
a boy," eahl an old captena a day or two
ago. "la the present state Of reeritime
centre only QtDebudicll :nen ern find ern-
pleyntent08 ebiphoard. If I bad a boy,
nailer than let Jilin go to sea, even if hi
could manage to get 'work, I would put
him tot/eating ague on tbe road. There
is no chance et bis tieing to any position
that would be werth while on a veesel,
the old days of a -relive eblpe thew were
different, but with the modern changes in
the censtruction and management et ves-
eels men are needed, far all the depart-
utents of work. The °nig thing that the
boy who Is determined to go to sea ean do
now is to wait patiently until he le big
it to 40 a luau's work and then ship
•
as nu
able seaman."—New "York Tribune.
inb Erliebtful Predicament.
He walked up and down the room gea-
tieulatinte exeitedly and ening um:wept'.
incittalet things about his rival.
-It is terrible!" be *aid.
"What is terrible?" they asked,
"Tail; about being between the devil
and the deep seal" be exclaimed, *flaring
the question. '"rol% about the problem of
the lady or the newt 'nay, tine is athoa-
santtfoltt
WidTA2 than either!"
"What is?" they mead
-3Iy rital has been carrying, false Ftorlos
about 2110 to the girl I loyal" Jae cried.
They laughed,
"Is that elit" they mid. "Well, It
wouldn't take any of us lung to decide
-what we would do under those eirounte
stances."
.*Ile has insulted 140 in her presence,"
ho eveut on bitterly.
"And what did you do?" they asked.
"Nothing," ho answered. "I was pow -
Again they laughed scornfully and made
merry jest at his expense.
"Powerless!" they said. "You, a large,
strong man, powerless! A matt calmly
steps in and corries away your ladylove in
addition to insulting you, and you claim
to be powerless!"
"What would you have me do?" he in-
quired.
"Kill him!" they replied.
Ho shook his bead.
"At leest," they insisted, "you could,.
thrash him within an inch of his life. Yon
could resent an insult by pounding him
until he would figure principally as a non-
entity for the next six or eight weeks."
"You forget," he said.
"Forget wbat?" they demanded.
"He carries both accident and rife insur-
ance in the company that I represent."
Then they realized that the young in-
surance agent spoke truly when he refer-
red to the lady, the tiger, the devil and the
deep sea.—Chioago Post.
On the Wrong Lay.
Green had been in new lodgings just
one week and had arrived at the core:nue
sion that his tenancywould not be of long
duration unless there WAS a material dif-
ference in the (nudity of the breakfast egg.
He did not like to tell the landlady point
blank, so he adopted a roundabout method,
of communicating his opinion on the sub-
ject.
"Didn't you tell me yen werancnehat---
reading Macaulay, ler Bluff'?" he asked
her as be broke the shell of the egg.
"It was my lieinented's favorite reading,
Mr. Green," retell:teed the widowed lady.
"Ahl Nowtranderstand why you have
your eggs froneItaly."
"Whatever makes you think that, sir?
They mune from a tann near here."
"Really!" exolabned Green, with a very
pronounced sniff. "These eggs remind me
most forcibly of the 'Lays of Ancient
Rorne.' Funny, isn't it?"
He had notice on the 'pot.—Pearson's
Weekly.
Slow at Seeing.
Fog—Fenderson is a good enough fel-
low, but he is terribly slow at seeing a
joke. •
• Bass—Is he? -
Fogg—He slipped on a piece of orange
peel the other day arid had a fall, Every-
body laugbed, but Fonderson couldn't see
the point of the joke.
Bass—Not surprising.
Fogg—Ho saw it about 24 hburs later,
howevei., when another fellow did the
scum) thng.—Pick Me Up.
Belay Would Be DangerouS.
• "According to this cablegram, they .
were married in Paris yesterday," he said.
"We must send our congratulations at e
once," she returned.
"By mail or cable?" he asked. .
"Ivrom what I know of both of them,"
she replied, "wo ought to send them by
if we wish to be sure tbat,they-WilL'
be acceptable when they rettela them:he-4a
thi cage Post.