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The Exeter Advocate, 1893-8-31, Page 2THE RIOTS IN BOMBAY. The Mohammedans Led in the Attack Which Caused Them. THE FOREIGNERS SEEK SHELTER !t boats Trained the ltiotera—The British Cabinet Acts --Former Blots in India—Itellaion at the Benton++ of Thong, OIMIBA.Y'S Orman have run with blood to -dap. It was the Hindee holi- day, and this festival 9 was the occasion for the renewal of the death - dealing riots of August 12th. Moslems andHin- deem have fought each other to the death in variousseotions efthe an - Mont city. Although but meagre details of their battles have been received, it in known that many persons have been shot or cut to pieces in the streets. Public communication between the British Government officials hero and the Governor of Bombay has been practically cut off since noon. At that hour, however, Bombay was in control of a frantic native mob, which was burning, killing and destroying. The rage of the mob was directed espe- cially against the mesques, several of which were sacked and burned. TIIE FIGHT OPENS. Incensed beyond expreesien at the ruin of 'their temples, the Mohammedans gathered together inlergebut widely -separated bands, and fought the massing Hindoos as only the loliowers of Allah, driven to desperation, can fight. The troops were utterly unable •to mope with such separate uprisings, and the combatants on both sides fell, many of -them being killed outright, and hundreds of ethers terribly wounded. In the midst of this reign of terror, with bloodshed and confusion en every hand, :European residents of the city early sought 'shelter and protection in the public build- ings which were kept under military guard thr�onghout the day. But comparatively ilafe as the Europeans were, they were a pmts-strioken company. Gunboats in the harbor were cleared for action as speedily as possible and trained in :position te cover the native quarters. A special session of the Cabinet was sum- moned for to -morrow, and Lord ;Kimberley 'remained en duty late tonight. THID Rvr•IGIOIIS STRIFE, There are more than 500,000 Hindooe in Bombay and about 160,000 Mohammedans. This race war is the culmination of a long series of savage fends, which many allege the Government has taken little Paine to dt eeurage because it was judged better to anew the native animositiesbetweenHindoo and Mohammedan elements than to permit anyjeintdiacontent with theirBritiahrulers. It has frequently happened that the Mo. hammedans have publicly killed a cow (a seared beast according to the Hindees' re- ligion) in order to exasperate the latter, whose common retaliation has been to kill n pig and throw it into a mosque, which the Mehammodana regard as the grommet defile- ment. A week ago a Hlndoo holiday and a Me - "hammed= day of prayer Dame together. 'There wen a furious outbreak, -obloquy and aggression on both aides. culminating in daily riots since. The deadly hatred, which le of long growth, has new burnt into a mad fanaticism= FORMER RIOTS. [Phis is not the first religious riot in India. In the latter part of 1886 feeling ran high between the Hindoos and Mohammedans. A.serieus riot occurred at Etowah, in the Agra district. The Hlndoo and Moham- medan festivals clashed. The Moham- medans interfered with the Hindoo pro - maiden, set the magistrate at defiance, and attempted to attack him. The police re- fused to charge when ordered. The Hindoos 'begged permission to advance against the Mohammedans. A train with the Eighth (King's) Hussars on its way to Burmah was stepped at the Etawah station. A hundred men were detrained, and they had to charge the Mohammedan meb with the bayonet. The threw themselves on the soldiers and several men were aerioutly injured be - ..fere the people dieporned. The Hindoos of Allahahad held a meeting and resolved that no Hlndoo should per - ohne anything from or employ a Moham- medan. CLASHING FESTIVALS. The mama of 1891 gives the following figures • of the division of the population (821,000) into religions indoor .,...... 543,276 Mohammedans. 155 247 Christians 45;310 Other religions 77,931 Lord Harris was appointed Governor of Bombay in 1890. The presidency has a legislative council of its own as well es an army and a civil service. 9' he strength of the Bridal army in Bombay le 13,412. TILE. REFORM MOVEMENT. A few years ago the Indian National Congress was started among the educated dames of India of all raoea, religions and provinces to meet together and discuss their political wants. The first Congress was held in Bombay in. December, 1885, and the fifth in 1889. After the political meet- ings a social conference for the discussion of serial reforms in the Hlndoo community is regularly hold, and from one-half to two- thirds of the delegates usually attend this conference. TFLE MOHAMMEDANS. In 1889 the Mohammedan delegates at first opposed, but subsequently fully ao- copted the Counoil'e reform resolutions. It has been found impossible to reconcile all classes of Mohammedans+ to the Congress proposals. The Mohammedans of Northern Tndia, led by Sir Synd Ahmed Khan, of Aligarh, profess that they prefer English rule as it is to Hindeo rule as they suppose it might bo, They do not oppose the reao- lntiona of the Cengrees so mush as to decline to act with the Hindoos in pressing for their realization, One of the reselutlons calls for the appointment of a royal com- mission te inquire into the working of the Indian administration. Owing to the Mnssulman chronology, whioh reckons the year as combating ef about 354 days, Mohammedan festivale, as dated according to English or Hfndeo time, are continually moving. It follows, of course, that once in a calculable cycle of ,years any given Mohammedan festival must all upon the same day as any given Hindoo ,oelebration. Under British rule the mutual forbearance of the two bodies appears to he -equal to the strain of a period of exaltation and obtrusiveness en the part of either ono. Hindoos in their normal condition can :'witness with equanimity the religious cele- lsrations of their Mussulman neighbors, and Mohammedans, though as a rule of mere Eery and aggreasive temper, as befits the votaries of a militant and proselytizing creed, can in like manner be constrained by British authority to look calmly upon Bindoo precessions. But when, both sects are simultaneously passing through one of their periods of religious excitement their toleration Is apt tc break down. In 1886 the Mehammodan Mohurrum clashed with the Hlndoo Dadra, and the fanaticism Me- tered on both sides led in the Northwest Provinces and also in the Bombay Presi- atlenoy to breaches el the peace. MOHAMMEDANS THE AGGRESSORS. At Etowah the Mohammedans appeared to have been the aggressors. The distrlot magistrate issued regulations to prevent the ;collision of two processions, but the Mohnm- ,medana seemed to have been bent en forcing a fight, and the Hindoos, exasperated by 'the delay of their proceanlon and confident in their numbers, were quite prepared to accept the challenge. -Fortunately, a small {detachment of troops on their way to Bur- .nab reached the railway station at the wildcat moment. One hundred and fifty of the rioters worn arrested, and the riot, which threatened to become serious, was nlli ed In the bud. 0 At Deihl the Mohammedans were again 41re assailants. Not content with the route oaeigned to their own procession they assem- bled an that set apart for the Hindoos. Who latter, much to their credit, consented, on the request of the Magistrate, to alter their roubo, and two companies of European, with the Name number of native troops, diaperaed the Mohammedan mob. Hindoe exaspera- •ltien was supposed to account for the mur- der of a Mohammedan lad and for the de- anernent of a modquo by the presence of a 'dead pig, BFLttXOtS STATISTICS. In the pity and island of Bombay the .Hindooe far ontnumber the Mohamniodenq, PECULIAR ANTIPATHIES. Flowers, Apples and Even Roast Pig Would Cause Trouble. Amatus Leeitanna relates . the caro of a monk who would faint en seeing a rose, and who never quitted his cell at the monastery while that flower was blooming, says an exchange. Orfila, a loss questionable authority, belle us of how Vincent, the great painter, would swoon upon going suddenly into a room in whish roaes were blooming, even though he did not see them. Valtaid tells of an army officer who was frequently threwn into violent convulsions by coming in contact with the little flower known as the pink. Orfila, our authority on the case of Vincent, the painter above related, also tells ef the case of a lady 46 years of age, hale and hearty, whe if present when Iinseed was being boiled for any purpose would be seized with violent* fits of soughing, swelling of the face and partial lone of reasonfor the ensuing twenty- four hours. Writing of these peculiar antipatbles and aversions, Montague remarks that he has known men of undoubted courage who would much rather face a shower of cannon balls than to look at au apple. In Zimmerman's writings there is an ac- count of a lady who could not bear to touch either Bilk or satin, and who would almost faint if by accident she should happen to touch the velvety akin of a peach. Boyle records the case of a man who would faint upon hearing the "swish" of a broom aorose the floor, and of another with a natural abhorrence for honey. Hippocrates of old tells of one Nicanor who would always swoon at hearing the sound of a flute. Bacon, the great English- man, could nob bear to see a lunar eclipse, and always completely collapaed upon such aoeasiona, and Veughelm, the great German sportsman, whe had killed hundreds of wild bears, would faint if he but got a glimpse of a roasted pig. BY TAX BILLS. New Yorkers who Pay Fortunes Every Year in City Rates. According to the New York Press the Astor estate will pay in taxes this year $420,000. This 1s more than the entire sum of city taxes collected in 1820. There Is only one richer family in New Yerk than the Asters, and that is the Vanderbilt, whish pays $608,000; but as this inolndee a good deaf of city railroad property the Anter real estate, exclusively owned by the family, is undoubtedly the more valuable. The Lorillard family pays $131,000 in taxes, which means that its city property to actu- ally worth more than $10,000,000. while the Jay Geoid estate is assessed $134,000. These are the four richest estates in the city. From the tax hook just made up it appears that the moat valuable buildings in New York are the Equitable, at No. 120 Breadway, assessed at $3,800,000 ; the Fifth Avenue Hotel, $1,800,000 ; the Mills building, $1,700,000; Mutual Life building, in Nassau street, $1,625,000 ; the Western Union building, $1,500,000 ; the Astor Hence, $1,400,000, and the Stewart build- ing $1,600,000. Tho real values are nearly if not quite double the rate at whioh they are aeseased.Fer instance, the Herald build- ing, for which $1,100,000 has been offered, is appraised by the city tan aaaesaor at $460,- 000. China Decoration. White and gold continues to be a favor - Ito for elegant dinner mete. All aorta of edges are used for these aervlcee, from a sin- gle narrow band, or a wide one, to several bands, and wide, irregular edges. Often there Is a decoration in the centre of each fiat piece of the set that resembles seaman circular or veal bit of finest gold lace. If, in buying china, nothing in the stock of the dealer pleases, a decoration is often do - signed, and then one has the pleasure of knowing that she hal a dinner service that is unique. With a plain,:.. eimpie gold decoration, many like an artistic monogram of gold, the lettering being placed either in the centre or on the rirn of the plates, end in mime conspicuous place en the other pieces. Sometimes the coat -of -arms of the family is blazoned on their porcelain. There are so many skilled china painters and firers in most cities now that it is often pos- sible to get excellent work done without paying the middleman's prices. A Shrewd Parent. " I don't know what la the matter with my son. Since ho went to the university he has not written me emcee" " Why don't you do as 1 did ? When I didn't hear from my Emil I wrote an follows : ' My dear boy, how are you ? Inclosed you will find a twenty -dollar bill.' But I took good care not to inoiose the bill. The result; was that he wrote by the next mail, complaining that the money had not reached him." shaped Like a Barrel. A remarkable rook formation is located on a high peak of mountains about five miles from Aguas+ Caliontaa, in Arizona. The rook, whioh meaanres 300 feet high, is shaped like a barrel and can be seen for miles distant, THE MODEL FARM TROUBLE.. The officers of the German army are to have ate* cloak, the novelty of which lied in the fast that by an ingenious device the cloak may be made thief or thin. It id adapted for winter or stammer use. Boston haa a Portuguese Colony number - Ing about 3,600. (t'hey arts for the most part alloEA. The Commission Makes Its Report to the Government. THERE HAS NOT BEEN HARMONY 4_T OME time ago gradu- ates ef the Ontario Agrloultural College petitioned for an in - instigation into the want of harmony among the officers of the college and farm. The Government ordered such an inquiry to be made by Mr. John Winchester, of Toronto, Master in Chain - bete ; Mr. John Watterworth, of Wards- ville, Middleeex, and Mr. John S. Pearce, of London. The Commissioners lay the chief blame for the want off harmony on Mr. Shaw, Frofesser of Agriculture at the farm, and they also censure Mr. H. B. Sharman, the Assistant Chemist, and Mr. Johnston E. Storey,the Farm Foreman. Mr. Sharman has resigned, and, in view of the findings, it seems impossible that Prof, Shaw or Mr. Storey can retain their eon- nectton with the institution. The Com- miratoners find that Prof. Shaw has been communicating with the students in +such a way as to impair the authority of the Min- ister of Agriculture and of Prof. Mille, Pre- sident of the college. " He won this con- fidence of the students in many waye, some by giving them employmentat the expense of the Government as drivers, others by showing an interest in their wolfaro, and then mentioning his grievances, giving them to understand that he was a muoh-abused man, and that he was unable to de for them and the farm as much as he would like, because his powers were being ourtailed by the Minister and the President, who were oppressing and hampering him." There has been tremble for eeme years over the relations between President Mills and Prof. Shaw. In 1888 the latter ob- jected to regulations giving the Preaidenb an advisory supervision ever the farm work, In April, 1889, Mr. Drury, then Minister of Agriculture, wrote to Mr. Shaw, "instat- ing upon due consideration being shown to me as head of the department," and saying that he was revising the by-laws with a view to giving Mr. Shaw " a larger share ef liberty in the management ef the farm property and of the live stook." On December 13th, 1889, there ie a letter free Mr. Drury, complaining that the minds of the students were being preju- diced against the Minister, and containing these words : " Nothing can be more -destructive te the barmonioun working of an institution than for an official to fall into the habit of explaining to the students that he desired to pursue a certain course, but was prevented from se doing because some ene in authority did net conour with hie views. Every official must shoulder his own reepenaibility, and, when any course ef action is definitely decided upon in a proper manner, the carrying out of the same must be undertaken by the respon- sible party, who should offer no apologies and make no excuses for what is being done." Mr. Dryden also had correspondence with Prof. Shaw as to his relations with the President of the college, and stated hie own view thus : " You will further allow ms to say that I do not think stock should be disposed ef without censultabion either with myself or with the President. I am sorry that it does not appear easy for yen to consult with thePreaident in mattere of this kind, but you will easily understand that if this is not done we shall soon drift into the old position, whore we had two beads to the institution instead of one." In the last sen- tence will be found wbab is probably the key to the whole situation. ti'he Minieter complains again that he has no chock over the farm : "President Mills assumes to check the expenditure in every other depart- ment of the institution except your own ; but, because there has been more er tern friction between these two departmente, he has refused during the past year to keep an oversight ef your accounts." Prof. Shaw's reply was that if the Preen dent had power te vete his expenditures and exercised it, the farm work might be crippled, and he (Prof. Shaw) would ba held responsible for failure. He proposed, instead, that the Minister alone should con- trol hie expenditures, and that he should be held wholly responsible for the results. Mr. Dryden replied that the Legislature would hold the Ministryreeponsiblefor the results, and he insisted that the accounts meet be overlooked by the Preetdenb of the institu- tion. We have dwelt upon this feature of the case, rather than upon others which may neem to have a stronger personal intoreat, because we think the central question is one of authority. The Minister le respon- sible to the Legislature and to the people for the conduct of the inabibation, and he deolares that the work cannot be properly done nnlese the complete authority of the Preaidenb at Guelph is distinotly recog- nized. The affair is an unpleasant one, but we are pleased to be able to say that the institution will not be allowed to suffer, but, en the contrary, will be strength- ened in both departments. The students 1n the college, it 4e understood, will be graded, so that the difficulty arising from too numerous classes will be obviated. In the farm, it is Mr. Dryden's intention to have increased attention paid to practical work, and to have inebruotiens given in the meat minute detalls of farming operations. Hie aim will be to put the teachers upon ouch a basis that no matter how good a farm a student comes from, he will see something ab Guelph that will enable him to improve on his practice in some point, and he intends that this shall be done with no addition to the numbers ef the staff, and with an actual saving of expense.—Globe. A. Clever Dodge for (Shaft Bearings. It baa been observed that the best sub- atanoe for a shaft to rent upon when run- ning is too safe to het a great while, Ac- cording to one of the trade papery, itis pre - posed to give the box a good fit to the abaft on both endo and along the eldest of the un- der box, so close that oven a liquid could not work its way out from under the shaft, and then forge the frlctionleea substance into the bearing by means of a plunger under the banger. This plunger in famed up by me aria ofa screw that gets its power direst from the Abaft whenever it is inclined to settle in its seat. ' In this way the very act of the shaft wearing down on the level atarta'up the aorew—forcing the machinery to refill the box. LIVE STOOKAT CIIIOAGO Dates for the Exhibits of Cattle, Horses, Swipe and Poultry, FINE GRAPES FROM ST, CATHARINES, Butter and Cheese to be Shown Again in October. ONTARIO WELL ADVERTISED. CANADIAN PAVILION, JACKSON PARK, ONDAY the gates of the great Columbian live stook pavilion, in the south end of the grounds, where the Eng- lish military tournament with its 200 men and 100 herseri has lately been exhibiting in that largest +4 arena in the weild the j life and sports of the BDitisli soldiers iii earr:p and on battlefields to undeeervediy small at- �, tendence, will awing y orwe:. mom open to admit the breeders, feedore, horsemen, dairymen and farmers of the world to the great inter- national exhibition of Battle and horses. Whatever may have been the brilliant em - ceases won by Canada in the repent cheese contests, in this stook miaow Ontario prom- ises to outshine anything that she has done in the past to bring glory and honor to the Dominion as the home of the finest stook on earth. More than 2,000 cattle and horses will be hare. The pick ef the greatest herds and studs in the United States and Canada, together with selected exhibits from Russia and Germany and specially imported animals from Great Britain and France, and even from the Island of Trinidad in the British West Indian. These will make up a diepiay never befere equalled in the New World. Stock - mon and farmers generally will be jnabified in making any reasonable sacrifice of time and money to see this atipendeus aggrega- bion ef bovine and equine champions. There will be meetings and breedera' reunions galore. Such rings of etock as the oldest inhabitant has never seen. Opportunities for study and comparison of breeds, etc., that will not be offered again to the present generation. It will indeed mark an ra in Americas atcck-breeding and unfortunate indeed will be the atookowner who fails to realize the true significance of the event. The horse and cattle Dhows held for three weeks, tiil Sept, 9bh, except that of standard bred trotters and thoroughbreds which Chief Buchanan announced on Satur- day will be postponed to Oot. 1628. The individual animala from Canada are : Shorthorn, 30 ; Hereford, 15 ; Gelloways, 14 ; Devone, 12 ; Jerseys, 12 ; Holstein, 8 ; Ayrshire, 44 ; total,• 155 from Oetarte. Ayrshire, 29 ; Aberdeen Angus, 11.; Here- ferd, 8 ; Guernsey, 2 ; total, 50 from Quebec. There are 78 horses from Ontario, of whish 42 are Clydesdales+, and 41 horses from Quebec, of which the three largest classes are French coach 8, Percherons 11, and Clydesdales 11. There are 2 horZeo from the N. W. T., a Clyde and a t,ackney. The eheep.and swine shows bold from Sept. 25th to Oct. 14th. sphere aro about 400 sheep and 200 swine from Oater'io, The bench 'show ef doge is from Sept. 19-22. The poultry, of which there are 1,925 birds from Ontario, the pigeon and pet stook shows hold from Oct. 16th to 210, and the fat stock show Oct. 16th to 281h. The Ontario fruit exhibit in the Hortionitural building is again the seneetion of that moat interesting department of the Fair. This time it is new grapes. Seven bunches, each weighing over a pound and a hail, from the vineyards of Mr. T. R. Merritt, of St. Catharines, Ontario, are reread before the astoniehed gaze ef World's Fair visitors, There are two bunches each of white and rod Chanselae and black Hamburg, and one of white Nice. The berries are large and luacieua looking. The near by States have eta of new grapes but not any in the Fair nearly approach the Ontario fruit for size and beauty. They came on Thursday and have since been constantly surrounded by admiring crowds. Green picking is just beginning in Ontario. A fair inquiry fp, what will the prep be when such magnificent epeoimens aro already at hand ? Tho fruit men of the Niagara and Hamilton districts are contributing nobly to the sitcom of this part of the Canadian display here by sending forward grand peaoheo and apples, blackberries and plume. Commie. sioner Awrey is bound to keep the amnia oel- lenoe of the Ontario fruit show up to test high standard which is doing so much t i educate the people of thin and other counbries as to Canada's capabilities as the finoeb of fields for profitable fruit eui.tive- tion. There ought to he a grand effort by Ontario dairymen to capture for the premier Province of the Dominion in the .forth- onming cheese corneae prizes in prepertion to the output of Ontario cheese as com- pared with the rest of Canada. The cha'nct) is now offered of doing so. tl'he Dominion Dairy Commissioner ham leaned a bulletin regarding the selectioc of Canadian cheese for the Oetober competition at the World's Fair. Auy, factory may send two of its firma cbeoeo, addressed to the Dairy Commlaaiontr at Ingersoll, Ont., or Montreal, Que. The Dominion Government will pay freight charges from factory to these points raid from there to the Fair and returea, Be well as make payments on account to the sovoral exhibitors of dairy products to nearly the full market value. The cheeses meat roach Ingersoll or Montreal not later than Sept. 261h. Similar arrangements have been made for exhibits of butter, but only ene package from any creamery or dairy ie needed. Again, 11 oannee be, urged toe strongly to take advantage of thie golden. opportunity to boom before the world the dairy interests of Ontario. Never befere has ninth an advertising medium its this Columbian Exposition been afforded Canada.—F. Freemen ANNES. " This new soap," said the barber, " is very nice. It is made largely of cream, j of alcohol in it." with ass a little dash Well, remember, I'm a temperate man," returned llobbere, " and don't put any more of it in any month than yon can help." Chicago lo in. the mime latitude as Rome, Seragoieea, Khios and Pekin. But , the average Ultima in the Boris' of the West thinks Cbleago ie without a parallel Beeswax for Slipping lbelb$, Instead of tearing the life out of a slip ping telt with a tightener or of pourixig, resin upon it by the quart, adjust the tight- ener slowly until the slack is out of the fait, and then rob a little heeswax on the fano of the pulleys. Beeswax applied in this way haa as great adhesive qualities as recto, gives a smooth, soft, pliable surface to the belt and prevents Eta oraching, 11'hnt It Was Tlrat Snapped. Sho—Umun-hand nto, sir 1 0, George, have I broken your heart ? lie—No, only the oryetal of my watch, but 11 was worth ib.—Truth. —A good oansoienoe it to the sottl what health is to the bodlr.--Adcfisoaa. EV1DEt10E AGA: '' I,BCKEY. The Second Trial May Not End Like the First, AN EYE -WITNESS OF TIIE CRIME. The Startling Story 'folds 'i&y Old Man 'whiting — The Mother's Teeth—Tire Father's Boots—Detectives Mays Veen Busy. HE Attorney -General's Departmont Pe satisfied ;i( that Charles J. Luckey, who was uoquitted by a Broeivllle jury last spring en the charge of murdering hie father, was the actual perpe- trator of the triple mur- der near Irish Creek, which resulted in the death of his father, stepnaobher and sister, and Detective Grier hen aeouredsomestrong additional evidence for the new trial of the accused next October en the charge of mur- dering his mother. The evidence of the Brandon . dentist who manufactured Mtn. Luckey's+ teeth is of far more moment than the published despatch would indicate. The teeth found In the ruins of the burred hoose were smashed as with a blew from some blunt instrument, and the identity of these teeth as those of --Mrs. Luckey will go a long way to destroy the contention of the de- fence that the death of the victims of the fire was due to accident. The crown will also be able to prove be- yond peradventure of a daubs that the boots found in young Lackey's possession were these of his father. The moat important link, however, is the statement of an old man named Whiting, whose family reside in Toledo. The old man is said no be very eccentric, but has always borne the reputation of being strictly truthful and honest in his dealingo. He re- sides ab home only a email pertien of the time, being of a roving diaposition. His story is substantially as follewe : He had decided to take a tramp to the States, and, en the morning of the murder, left Toledo to go to Irish Creek on foot. A short distance from Toledehewes overtaken by a neighbor, who gave him a ride until opposite John J. Luokey's house, where he got off and started across the fields towards the old man Ltbckey'a place, whinli was in the direction of the house of a relative that he proposed visiting en his way to Irish Creek. He was familiar with the wayacross lotehetweenthetwo houses, and soon atruok the travelled path, along which he was walking when he saw Mies Luckey, a shert distance ahead of him, going, in the same direction. Just as he was leaving the bush and within 25 or 30 rode of the Luckey house he heard a scream, and looking up he raw Miss Luckey running from the house, closely followed by a young mail (wham he deoiines to say whether tae recegnized cr not). Three or four rode frern the house he raw the man strike, cr strike at, the girl, who dropped ba the ground and was caught by the mete and dragged back towards the house. He paid no attentlen to the matter, as he supposed it was only a young people's frolic, and parsed en hie way around the met aide of the ,warns and so on to his rela- tive's, and then to Irish Creek, and took the train to the Staten, where he remained until a few weeks ago. All this time he had heard nothing of the murder, being a man who hardly ever read a newspaper, and his story was only told when he heard the neighbors commenting on the tragedy. Thera fire rumors in the neighborhood that the old reran had suddenly left for parts unknown.., but this was denied by obhera, wbo say that he was eo harassed by inquisitive neigbbors that he reclined to talk about i,he affair, and to some of the more prying he told centradio- tory +Aeries, and finally decided to go on another tramp, but confided to some parties where he could in found when wanted. :Cow Members of Parliament Feed. This is the heeviest Parliamentary session on record, as 430 many members have never before been eo c�.nt3nnnuely in the Hours, says the Pall Mall Bud;jet, The average hon been 500, and of chess an averags of 400 have dined nightly and, lunched and supped under the roof of the Logielatnre. Weekly the conccuneption ef neat has been a:14°110m : Beeves, 5 ; , beep, 5 ; lamb, 20 ; poultry, 200 head ; er.lmen, 10 daily. One night there were 700 ladies on. the Terrace, and each area basket of straw- berries, and the whole o.•neumed 10 gallons of cream. Tree Petrified, honey Fresh. A petrified tree Is reported to bane been recently unearthed on the farm of Washing- ton Bonner, near Bendier, Tex., et a depth et marls fifty feet. The tree was hollow, and the cavity was filled wino honey. The oo .b was in a perfect state of preservation; and the hoeey in the cello tasted sweet, fresh and pure. How old the honey is cat• not be known, but it =et have taken hun- trc,ds of years to bury the tree to the depth in which it wee iounel, Camping Didn't Agree B'9ith Them. " Yes," remarked a flue, healthy -looking man en board the Acerin the other day as he pisinted to some tents en the bay Shore, near Oaklands, " they wanted mo to go and stay in Mae o4 those canna during the summer, but I weelO 't I know two young 'men who stayed +hero while well last Tsar ; now tihey are emekfng their health in rolorade, They caught sold. while camping, and ate far gong in con- l;uniption." The Account Not Squared. " How are saidswiches quotod now 7" said ane railway passenger to another, who was coining, from a refreshment ataaed at the station with a couple in his hand. " Finn to hard at 10 canto," was the reply. Confessedi. Mrs. Newwed (hooding tramp several biseulte)-there, my pour man, are some of my heena-lead„ hlucuits. hu will find the saw and oxo in the woad•,sbcd. Tr.cmp (closely examining the biscuit)— Ara they ae bad, es thea, zuum? I/notations tlritchanged. Hick'—IgI'm a caro with Dix. I gave 1114+ boysa mouth organ last niht. Mrs- :tick --But you ere not a uare with me. Mrs+, Dix eerib him oven here to spend the day. Tire Confidence MaD t' What is a oonfidence,man, papa 1" d' A mail unworthy of confidence." --New York Press. A Birmingham, Eng, house supplies potentates with orownee A MANITOBAN EXPEIUENCEa.: An Interesting Story :'roll the Prairie Province, Sufferer 1'or ]Hearn from kidney Troubles, and Dyspepsia Tells How He Found a Cure—His Advice to Others. (From the Brandon, Mau„ Times.) • Recently while a reporter of the 'Timer was in Ds. Fleming it Hoes drug establish. sent, a customer came in and asked for a package of Dr. Williams' Pink Title. Thio incident turned tiro conversation to this now world -known remedy, and the reporter asked whether within their own observation Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are the remark able remedy they are ore.dited ' with being. The reply, was given with no uncertain sound. " We have sold," said amember of the firm, " during the past year more Pints Pills by far than any other proprietary medicine. The demand is largely increase ing, and from what we hear the results have been very beneflo)ai to those using them. Indeed, if you call upon Mr. Wm. Cooper, who resides on 13th street, you will probably get the particulars of a very tai-• teresting etree." The Times reporter felt that he would not only be giving his readers an interesting; story, but might be the rneane of pointing; out to some other aufforer the road to re- newed health by securing the details of Mr. Cooper's+ case. With that end in view, he• called upon Mr. •Cooper, and, on making: known his errand, was given a hearty weld come. " I have not the silghtesb objeo- tion," said Mr. Cooper, "to bearing public testimony to the great meritof Dr, Willlama'` Pink Pills. Indeed, I believe it a duty on the part of those whoexperiencesuohbenefit as 1 have done to make known as widely as possible bbe virtues of this moat re- markable remedy. For many years L suffered intensely from kidney troubles and dyspepsia, and ouly those who have been timilr sly afflicted can understand how great a burden life is at times. I tried all or nearly all of the remedies said to bo a cure for those troubles, but in no date did I get mere r,han temporary relief, and when a. recuriecee of the trouble came it seemed to be with greater intensity than before. suffered as long that I despaired of ever being cured, and felt that even temporary relief was worth striving for. I was con- tinually depressed in spirits and sometime could not help wishing myself dead. But now, thanks to Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, all that is changed, and, despite my years, I feel as light-hearted as a schoolboy. I was. first induced to try Dr. Wiliiame' Pink Pills through reading the accounts of the many marvellous sures that have ap- peared in the newspapers. I felt that if these wonderful pilie had dons so much for others, that there must be hope for me, and I was not disappointed. I had not taken them long before I felt a change for the better. It was not the feeling of tem- porary relief I had experienced before, my whole system monied stranger and better. Yen may be mare I continued the use of the. Pink Pille, end the res -alt is 1 am today a well man. My troubles have entirely left me and I have now much better health and strength than. I have enjoyed for years before. You can therefsre un- derstand the feelings of gratitude I have for Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and I earn- estly hope other sufferers will profit by my experlscce. I have recommended the Pink Pills teeming my others, and always with good remain :f cat, tell you of one man, whose body was covered with foul mattery sores, who used Pink Pills, and whose skin is now as clear end fresh as e. child's. You may safely say that Dr. Williams' Pink. Pills are a great medicine, and that their virtues cannot be too widely known.." Mr. Cooper, whose statement is given - above, is one of Brandon's mast highly etteemed citlzena, and his story may be, implicitly rolled upon by any under whose notice it may Dome. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are a perfect blood builder and nerve restorer, curing such diseases as :rheumatism, neuralgia, . partial paralysis, locomotor ataxia, St. Vitus' dance, nervous headache, nervone -- prostration, the after effects of la grippe, influenza, and never+ colds, diseases depending on humors in the blood, such as scrofula, chronic erysipelas, etc. Pink Pills give a healthy glow to pale and sallow complexions, and are a specific for the trouble+) peculiar to the female. - system, and in the case of men they effect a radical cure in all cases arising from. mental worry, overwork or excesses of any nature. Dr, Williams' Pink Pills are sold only in boxes bearing the firm's Meals mark. They are never eo,id in bulk, or by the . dozen or hundred, and any dealer who offers substitutes in this form is trying to defraud you and should be avoided. The public are. - also cautioned against all other so-called blood builders and nerve tonics, put up in similar forcer interacted to deceive. Ask your dealer for Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People and refuse all -imitations and: substitutes. These pills are manufactured. by the Dr, Williams' :Medicine Company, Brockville, Ont., and Scheuectady, N. Y., and may be had of all druggiete or direct by mail from Dr. Williams' Medicine Company from either address ae 50 cants a box, or 6 boxes for $2.50. The price et which these pills• are sold makes a course of firentment com- paratively inexpensive as compared with, other remedies or medical treatment. At the Freezing Point. Water freezes and becomes ice at 42 dew grecs of Fahrenheit, whereas mercury only freezes at 39 degrees below zero of Fahren- heit ; olive oil, on the contrary, shows signs- of congelation at from 40 to 45 degrees of Fahrenheit. The three sia.betancee quoted tieing all liquids, the difference in the loom of heat regoisite to bring them to solidi- fioatian Li very great indeed. The action of heat on fluids or solids is equally vari-- our. Water boils at 212 degrees Fahren- heit, lead melts at 612 degrees ; the fusing- point usingpoint of gold is 2,016 degrees, and of iron: 3,000 degrees. a1.semeQ[1ilemeilYe eesei M,Xd'.rh!6Y iesioneeevn,'NW.+msna4 se roc CAN SEE In perhaps, one of Dr. Pierce's Pleasant. Pellets --but yore can't feel it after it's taken, 3 And - yet it doe8 yyott. mors good thane, any of the huge' old-tashionec pills, with their ftiping and vim. ence. These tiny Pellets, the smallest and easiest to take, bring you help that fasts. Constipation, Indigestion, Bilious Attacks, Sick or" Bilious Ileadaches, and . 211 derange Dents of liver, stomach, and boweld, are permanently cured. A SQUARE offer of 8500 cash is made by the proprietors of Dr. Sage's Catarrh.- Remedy, for any east of Catarrh, 'nee *matter how bad or of how long standing, 'which they o#rr- not ourep