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The Brussels Post, 1912-4-11, Page 6MAKING SAFE INVESTMENTS PERSONNEL OF DIRECTORS AND MAN., AGEi11ENT TOP IMPORTANT TO oVERLo21C.' Banks depend chiefly on skill Of manage, Ment to Makethem suceessfut or other. Wise -Big reserves useful -Danger of the double liability always Present, 01101'04. usually negligible.. The articles eantribtlted by "Investor" are for the solo purnoae of guiding. pros. peotivo investors, •end, it poeeible, of sav' i112 them front losing money through iplacing It in "wnd.eat' enteepries. The mpartial and reliable ollarneter, of the information may be relied upon. The writer of those articles and the publisher e1oer teststeserve in connection with this interests than those of the reader. (By "Investor"). As in the 0880 of industrial bonds, and. to a very largo measure, wheaover invest- ing in sharetgof any twmpanyy, the person. nel of a babies board of directors is of prime importanna. This point cannot be too strongly' emphaeized. As we pointed out lest week, what person knowing either Dr. Beattie Nesbitt or Mr. T1'avere, would have entrusted them personally with their money, andyet, although almost any banker could have Informed prospective investors of the reputation -or, rather, lack of it-whicheaeh of these men bore, most of those whobought Farmers Bank allaxes apparently didn't take the trouble to =eke thissimple investigation, or if they did. failed to avail themselves of the advice, However, in the case of our older bank stocks the nerves of most directors are household words -financially speaking -in Canada, and it is not an easy matter to go wrong so far as personnel is con. cerned. There is one feature, however, which all Investors in bank shares must boar in mind. and that 10 the "double liability" which hangs over the head of the bank stock investor. Banks are limited liabili- ties companies it Is true, but the limit is fixed at double the amount of the par vol- uao of the shares which one owns, Sup- pose same years ago one bought ten On- tario Bank ehures at 130. The holder of this 10 shares would have paid $1,300. When the bank failed he lost not only his $1,300-0s he would in the case of an ordi- nary ,'limited" company if it failed -but stoodtolose an additional $1,000. Such an investor naay not eventually lose the whole .52,300, but 1111 chances of getting !tail atoek had 1(4.2 o ba out 1u 11111!. ‘1!1'1) ho rq. salt ivas"•hat every 11012102 Pf ton chars found that after the out he only had live. But that waen't the worst, • The public. Met coliidenee In the. bank. Acoounts were withdrawn, business dwindled,' The baull's good 118010 Was' lost. In a few menthe it went into liquidation, and last fall its shareholders had to fork out" their doable liability. A10 of these Steps but the Bret of nutting the capital in 13alf. resulted from the Ions of the pubilo's "good -will.'" The importance of a good name is suiaclently obvious from the illus- tration to require no further comment, CIFIVERNESS OF ANIMALS, Stories Which indicate That They Possess the Power to ReOOSOI. "Cats sesu to klww what dogs they can frighten and drive off, as well as those from which they would do well, to steel' clear," says a writer 10 St. Nicholas. "I have of - tell seen a pet cat of ours drive a big dog away from her dish on the back porch, causing him to set up such a howl that one might suppose a catamount were after him; and again I have seen a Dux terrier send the same eat flying up to tree as fast as she could climb it, without any questioning as to whether it were hest to go or not. "Nearly every one has noticed the remarkable knowing quality devel- oped in all shepherd dogs. Accord- ing to my own personal observation these dogs help to keep the herds in the road and drive them in the right direction ! they know their master's sheep and cattle; they tan separate one herd from another ; they can keep each in its own special pas- ture; they can prevent their mas- ter's sheep from mingling with his. neighbor's — especially when the flock tames to a break in the wall or fence' or hedge, through which the sheep seem to have an almost irre- sistible, tendency to pass—and on account of their great intelligence shepherd dogs are an almost indis- found it; He then returned to lois plane, and wound the eltaie, about his leg as it was befuro, although he could not fasten it, The driver, on his return, found the elephant with his back toward the oven and look- ing innocent, but the cakes h1101 completely disappeared." ,I+ ;212,200,000 .FOR PENSIONS. A saving of J:515,000 on old -age pensions for the year • 1012-.13 is shown, says a London; Eng., news- paper, by the estimates of the civil services, dealing with the non- effective or charitable services. The amount required for old -age pensions is £12,200,000, as cons pared with £12,415,000 last year. The expenses of Pension Commit- tees is put at £65,000, leaving Lis, - 135,000 for the actual pensions. For superannuation and retired allow- ances the amount required is £778,253—an increase of ;23,400, and for savings banks' and friendly societies' deficiencies the amount required is £14,426—a decrease of i22,OG5, EXCEPT. There was an Irishnl.an who lined up his family of seven. gigantic suns, and invited his caller to look at them. "Ain't thee' the fine boys?" in - 'quires' the father. "They are," agreed the visitor. ' ' "The finest in the world!" ex- claimed tile. father. "And I. nivver laid violent hands on any of them except in self-defence." Egbert—"Would you marry a one -eyed man?" Gwendoline — "Good gracious, no !" Egbert— "Then you had better let me carry your umbrella for you!" NEWEST TYPES OF BRITISH •WARSHIPS NOW .BEING LAID DOWN. The programme for the Navy now being carried out is illustrated here by a drawing of each of the new types, as follows (left to right): Destroyers, 20; scout and four cruisers, 5; battleships, 4 (26,400 tons); submarines, ]f class, 12; battle -cruiser, 1 (55,000 tons). mnob of his double liability call back aro not very excellent. Title feature of bank stocks makes it essential that the investor take the utmost carp in choosing a etock for investment, unless ho pick one of the first tea or so "gilt edged" stocks. Notthat there is any present danger, but the possibility of prolonged hard times while remote to be sure, should not be overlooked. as their effect on the banks is to cause severe and sometimes crippling losses. In oro way banks offsetthe double lia- bility be laying be a substantial reserve. As pointed out in n former article;many banks have reserves equal to or greater. than the total amount .of their outstanding 0apftel 0toek. This, of course, is very sat- idtactory while is mete, but good manage- ment and careful rhoice of busineae are of more value to a bank's shareholders than all the reserves in Canada. Poor manage01011t..may Pallor reserves to disap- pear dishonesty and t'oolishneaa had this effect in the case of the Ontario Bank; but gond management is an asset always. In examining a hank report previous to investing in the stock, first look at the list of directors. Be sure that they are • men noted ter their enreful management of their own business and successful with- I al. Then see thet the past few years' business has shown steady advancement, ods of due allowance of such as for peri ea ningsrduringp1908. Notice the affected serve, too, and then take note of the amount of the excess of assets over current liabili- ties, and the amount of gpiekly available toasts. The latter. including `Specie," "Dominion eotee. Invetments in bonds and e'ecke," 'Celland short loans," etc., 'should be at least 25 per cent. of the total liabilities, though IF the cash and non. earning neaete =mint to too great a pro- portion, very often the management is making the mistake, --one which eaalno13 be herehly criticized, however. --of keeping too greet a.pro>ortlnu of their assets in a formwhich, while eminently safe, might better be used in earning interest. And.. Anally, see that the bank lute . good name. A banlve really Important asset la its goodwill --that le its reputation. Take owns ill) t'eputatiol, cause men to distrust it, and its business disappears. Not so' many years ago the Sovereign Batik lyes a flrurishing tnetitutiOoi Hard tinges name and shoved that teeny of its riots were not 0f euitieieet value to with - nand the pressure of a depreesion in bee. nese. They had to be written off. and in order to makeup for their loss the eapi- pensable aid to those who have to manage sheep or cattle. "The cattle dogs of Cuba are, but little less intelligent in their man- agement of these animals as they are landed from the live stock ves- sels in some, of the ports of that country. Two dogs swim beside each steer, for each steer is thrown into the water to find its own way ashore, and those dogs guide it by the ears until the animal's feet touch bottom, when they immedi- ately let g -:l and return to the ship to assist another steer in reaching land in the same manner. "Darwin describes a trick played on .a monkey to show its intelli- gence, Lumps of sugar wrapped in paper were first given to him. Then fol' sugar a live wasp was substituted, but after meeting with an unpleasant experience from the wasp the monkey put the next pack- age to his ear to learn if it might be safely opened. This action showed that the monkey had, memory and considerable wisdom and had chs - covered that a wasp buzzes when wrapped in paper. f'The elephant looks stupid enough, but his intelligence is de- veloped to a marked degree, Dr. Renames tells several interesting stories showing the almost human instinct of these animals, A man was one day feedinga tame ele- phant with potatoes which the ele- phant took from his hand, A small round potato fell en the ground just. out of reach. "After several unsuccessful at- tempts to get it the; animalblew so. strong a blast of breath against it• that it was dashed against a wall, from which it reb"unded so fni' that he easily reached it. 1t is said that 1112 elephant will often blow just be- vclnd shall objects mint of reach $o that the reflected current of air will drive them. toward him. "1)r, lloniates repents the story of an elephant that wag chained to a tree heal' a little oven in which his driver had just bakes some. rice cakes, When the driver went away, leaving his cakes to cool, the ele- phant unfastened the chain front his leg, une..ovcred the oven, opened it, Bend for free sample ,10 Dept.. 'W, L. ate 1110 takes, incl eo1+ei'ed the even • Null nal brut; and Ohomeal CO., Toronto. WW1 eartii And scenes AS he had SHE QUIT. And Ruch Good Came From It. It is hard to believe that coffee will put a person in such a condi- tion as it did a woman of. Apple Creek, 0.- (Tea is just as harmful as coffee because it contains caf- feine, the same drug found in cof- fee). She, tells her own story; "I did not believe coffee caused my trouble, and froqueatly said I liked it so well' I . would not quit drinking it, even if it took my life, but I was a miserable sufferer from heart trouble and nervous prostra- tion for four years. "I was scarcely able to be around at all. Had no energy and did not care fur anything. Was emaciated and had a constant pain around my heart until I thought I could not endure it, I felt as though I was liable to die any time. "Frequently I had nervous chills and the least excitement would drive sleep away, and any little noise would upset the terribly. I was gradually getting worse until finally one day it came over me and I asked myself what, is the use of being sick all the time and buying medicine so that I could indulge myself in coffee? "So I thought I would see if I could quit drinking coffee, and got some Postum to help me quit. I made it strictly according to direc- tions, and I want to tell you that change was the 'greatest step in my life. It was easy to quit coffee be- cause I had the Postum which I like better than I liked 'the, old coffee. One :by one the old troubles left, nail now I am in splendid health, nerves steady, heart all right and the pain all gone. Never Have any more nervous chills, don't take any medicine, call do all my housework, and have done a great deal besides. "Mu sister-in-law, who visited me this summer, had been an invalid fo`r some time, much as I was. I. got her to quit coffee and drink Postum. She gained five pounds in three weeks, and I never saw such to change in anyone's health," "There's a reason." ':ver road the above, letter? A new ono afihoars from unto to limo. Tiley gra rename, true, and lull of human Interest. STOP HIM! J We ask assistance of all good housekeepers in our efforts to introduce pure. goods. L MAGIC BAKING POWDER, ,GILLCTT'S PERFUMED LYE, GILLETT'S CREAM TARTAR; ROYAL YEAST CAKES.., Wheriyoti ask your dealer for any of the above goods and he reaches for a substitute,. STOPHIM. That is the time. It is too late after you have used part of it with poor success, as is always the case with substitutes. There is every reason why you should insist upon Gillett's Goods, and absolutely. no reason why you should permit a dealer to substitute something he claims to be "Just 'as good" or "better" or "the same thing" as the article asked for. The buying public and the dealers acknow- ledge the superior quality of Gillett's Goods.' Why accept something inferior when you can buy Gillett's pure goods at the same price?, E. W. GILLETT COMPANY LIWIITED Winnipeg - Toronto, Ont. Montreal IROTECT YOURSELF BY REFUSING SUBSTITUTES lTE TER FROM THE CAPITAL INTERESTING GOSSIP FROM ONTARIO'S CAPITAL. "Abolish the Bar" Is Now the Issue - Newspaper Proprietor's 0ptimisno ' Removal of Government House. tyre have arranged for a weekly letter about Toronto affairs, which, we believe, will be of great interest to many of our readers. These letters will be from the pen of one of Canada's foremost iourna• lists, a man who has covered some of the world's greatest happenings and now ea cuptes a leading positron on one of the Toronto dailies.) Not since the last years of the ROBS government has there been as much in - tercet in the Legislature as was occa- sioned by the announcement of the "Abolish the Bar" policy decided upon by tho leader of the opposition. There. has not been since the Whitney Adminir,tra- tion came into bower any great issue between the -parties. There have been sleirmishes on matters of detail, but no issue big and broad enough to reach every elector, and make him search ids heart or his prejudices, to see which side he really stood on. The temperance polity advanced by Mr. Rowell furnishes such. an issue. It will bring the political gla- diators to grips. And no one can tell at this date what .the outcome will be. Tlierb will be plenty of time for consideration, for.. of 0011100, there is no reason why there should be au election for another four years. THE ISSUE.. Prom expressions of opinion already made 3t Lo evident that oppos lou to Mr. Rowell's policy will come from three main 0O111'ces: 1. Those who do 1101believe in further restrictive legislation. 2. Those "who are sincere in their desire to see the liquor trade curtailed or abol- ished, but who do not believe that the enforcement of such restrictions as are proposed could be enforced. 3. Those who, to borrow a phrase from British politics, may be described as "whole hoggero," and who 1vi11 not he satisfied with any 'temperance policy which does not provide for the total pro- hibition, including the abolition of shop licenses and club licenses. as well as the bars, and perhaps, also. the prohibition of the manufacture of intoxicants. On the other hand those who believe with 71fr. Rowell, say, in answer to these three groups respectively:. ' 1, The liquor truffle is au evil whit* de-. serves no quarter. 2. The abolition of the bar is capable ofeffective enforcement. 3. The wiping out .at one swoop of 1,800 tavern licensee is a big enough job- to tackle at onee; that aecomettisbed we caa, if desired, go after the others. Such is a concise statement of the le. sue,. It,eontnins 011 the'posaibilities of a red-hot campaign. It is a campaign that has been inevitable. The wonder is that 1.1 •1150 been so long in coming. THP LAIRD OF DONLANDS One of the oheerfulest institutions iu Toronto these days is the World news- paper, owned by Mr. W. -:F. McLean, M.P. It is .simply bubbling over with joyoue- nees, and all the gladness of 'springtime. Its optimism is of that variety whielt its owner, who, however his contemporaries may differ with him, recognize as a master journalist, knows so well how to impart. One day lie declares that Eaton's are to move uptown to the 'mystery bionic" at Yonge and Carlton streets.. the next that some unknoavnbas purchased a thousand acres of land away out at Leaside, poring from .$1,000 to 54,000 an acre, Every day he records deals and impending deals, showing how Toronto Jo growing. Ire premum( to organize n "Big Bye" club for people who see a million people in Toronto in a few short years. iiia entitesiasm is not to be wondered at when it is known. Oita Mr. McLean is not only a newspaper publisher, but a landed proprietor. For y00re past be.has been accumulating land at Dollands. a short distance northeast of the city. '1`o - day he has a thousand acres. if anyone should offer hint a thousand dollare an aero for that property "Billy" Maclean would be a millionaire, A FAMOUS CORNER PASSF,S, Twenty years ago most visitors t0 To. Tonto were entertained by a -visit to the inte,'seetiou of Simeon nut icing streets, whieli waa coesidered quite a slew pine, beeause'its four 0021101s represented r5o. s eetively,' education, legislatfeu, 2Larene. Moe and salvation. '00 one corner stood Upper. Gallatin. College, edneation;. on the senned Government Bowie, legislation; on Om third, Ht. Andrews' Church, salvation, and on the f0nr11) 1t, saloon,. damnation, 111 another month, salvation alone will roma ie, Beninatton and etlueatfon de- l/artal. 10ng 010ce: the former beeauso• of thee mutability ofthe liquor trade, and .the let ter when Tipper Ca mule College de• aided to move out into thr epnnh'y. Gov. ertinent 1001(5e, enoireled by freight yards and factories, has remained the animal residence of .the L;eutoient NOV- (1.2101,, ov(222101, lint now the. rallwaytt . have sc. cured the nroper.y (real the Government, And 1tey day, long a favored moving tiny nmoig lose dlotlegnielied people, will thie 3,e)10 OPP the first citizen of the Province engrossed in the business of moving vane. And the offiei0l residence, around which rir0)e many 15tereaelrt,Y hi:dorleal incidents and memories or diatingllished visitors and gay earls) fa1,2110»s, will 131 Itnmediatefy dmncllshef, , . Tr0N NEW GOVERNMENT HOUSE, The new Government house is blithe built in 01lorley Park, North Rosedale, several miles from the old location, The Government has been criticized for select. ing a site so far removed from the Par- liament buildings, but the Lieutenant Governor's duties are not generally so onerous that 11e wilt find the distance from. his work much handicap. Meanwhile, since the selection of Ohorloy Park, pro• petty in .he vicinity ]las quadrupled in value, and land speculators have been reaping a harvest, *Until the new residence is finished the Lieutenant Governor is obliged to go into rented quarters. The residence of Mr. Walter Beardmore, at the corner of St. George and College streets, has been se- cured at a rental of some 5800 a mouth. Tho grovince will, of course, foot the bill. WHO WILL BE NEXT? At the time of the formation of the Borden Cabinet last October one of the interesting rumors wee to the effect that Mr. A. B. Romp, M.P., for Bast Toronto, who had some claims to party preferment, was not a candidate for the Cabinet, but that he would be called, upou to bo the next Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. The rumor is now -revived. His private reef- denee, Oastle Prank, is snalciently pressive to be used for gubernatorial Pur- poses while the new house Is being com- pleted. Mr. Kemp is a plan of wealth, which he has rapidly acquired as the- head of the Romp Manufacturing Company, which turas out all classes of kitchen. utensils. He has long been high in the counsels of the Conservative party. In Past To. rottto be had iu 1908 some trouble with an element of the party, and was de- feated by Joseph Russell, but he showed how to "some back" in the last contest. He is an Orangeman, having been iuiti- ated into the order about a year ago. Sir John Gibson, whose term is draw. lug to a close, has been indefatigable in his attendance at nubile flmetions, and has had the unusual honor of acting as host to the Duke and Duchess of Con- naught. Sir ,Tohn fs an enthusiastic. Mason, being a Past Grand :Heater of the Grand Lodge of Canaria, a feat which doubtless added a bond of sympathy be. tweets him and his guest. It is noteworthy that as far as the pub - lie knows there has been absolute har- mony between the Lieutenant Governor and the Premier, though for the first time since Confederation days, they have been of opposite political faiths. however, Sir James and sir John have always been warm personal friends, even in the days of aotivo conflict in the House when Sir John was Attorney General and Sir James was leader of the opposition. '3. To lengthen the life of pillow- slips, directly they begin to wear, rip open tile, bottom seam and sew up again, putting what was origi- nally back and front to the sides. When making the beds be sure that the seam: is on the underside of the pillow. OLD W.t.lt JUNES IN CHINA: Modern Dreadnoughts ihtve Not Displaced Mandarin's Craft. In spite of the introduction of modern ideas of warfare into China there are still several hundred wooden "war junks" on the "active list," most of them being owned, manned and armedby the higher order of mandarins, whose pennants are flown from the masthead on spe- ciai. occasions. These •junks aa'e from thirty to eighty feet long, eight to thirty feet beam, and. carry from four to twelve muzzle loading guns, many of which are made of wood, in some cases bound -with hopp iron. Each junk has from two to five masts of different sizes—one to port, one sloping forward, one aft, one to starboard, and the other vertical. They have very high poops, the sterns being decorated with' carious colored' paintings, and plankings extend forward and upward in a curved manner on each side of the bows. The plankings are painted red and are furnished with two painted eyes, one each side—evi- dently to guide the vessel to a safe. anchorage. The junks carry large crews, who are very skilled in man- oeuvring the craft in all sorts of weather. 0. STERILIZING PROCESS. In holland milk is sterilized with- out heating it or adding preserva- tives to it. The bacteria are de- stroyed by the 1tl'tra violet rays of an electric light. The milk is made to flow slowly in a thin stream past the light. It is suppoeed the steril- ity is due, to the quality of the ozone formed by the invisible rays. 0 WE'VE HEARD THEM. "Has she entirely recovered from the effects of her operation?" "No; she's still talking about it." Some nien are like postage stamps; you've got to lick 'em be- fore they will do their duty. BONDS PAYING NO 6b INTEREST The First Mortgage Bonds of Price Bros. & Company at their present price pay 6 per cent interest. The security they offer is first mortgage on 6,000 square miles of pulp and timber lands scattered throughout the Province of.Quebec. The timber is insured with Lloyds ofEngland against loss from fire. The earn. ings at present are sufficient to pay bond interest twice over, and when the mill now in course of construction is in operation, earnings will.be enormously increased.. These bonds can be quickly converted into cash, as there is a ready market for them. 11 From standpoints of interest return end security, these bonds constitute an investment of excep- tionally high order. There is every reason to believe these tends will considorubly increase m value, We will be glad to send you literature farther describing these bonds. SECURITIES ROYAL CORPORATION LIMITED BANK OF MONTREAL BUILDING - YONGE AND QUEEN STREETS R. M. WHITE ToaoNTo MONTREA4-QUEBEC-HAL1,AX-OTTAWA Manager LONDON (ENGJ Regal Red Clover, $15.50 Bushel Regal Alsike " $15.00 Regal Lucerne " 513.00 " Regal Timothy " 5 9.50 " Cotton Bags, 25c. each Thebow book"/ r, 044(2 b,rl erode a/Seed and rwntpLh, anlh it .hondf2iow of Ne Seer Canpol Acl. GrOd,ng No. 2, Pricer for lower grades on application,. FREE—Vit i to for out handsomely Illustrated 113 page catalogue of Vegetable, Flower and Farm SOeds, Rolbe, Plants, Poultry Supplies, Garden Implements, etc. John A. Bruce 8 Co., Limited Hamilton, Canada Tle neater Seed Home of Canada. cw WALLS OE C1H.t1' ES CITIES, To lie Torn Down to Make Way for Modern lin prnvein onls. The olecd010n to demolish the, an- eient• wall surrounding Shanghai city is all illtei'estiag sign of the times as well Its the preliminary to an ambitious scheme of develop- ment. Scores of coolies were at work yesterday, says the North China Daily News, with pick and shovel on that portion of the city rampart which faces the street leading to the old 3amen. The wall itself is rev- eral times wider than the alleyways along which pedestrians and Heir - gots mltke. their devious and difficult way in that part of the city. The space acquired by the removal of the wall should therefore, if used to best advantage, be of considerable value. 1t appears to have, been suddenly discovered that the wall is useless as a means of defence and that it is an ugly impediment to the develop- ment and improvement p o1 entent of the, native quarters. The work was put in hand innmediately the order went forth ft'om the Town Hall Works .,Department that it was to be exe- cuted without fail• • The first section to be removed is that stretching from near the old yOLmen along by the Great East Gate to t11c United Fire Brigade buildings. The .motet or creek be- neath the wall is to be filled in and it is reported :a broad maloo is to take its place: The owners and inhabitants of shanties on the wall have been or- dered to remove these., and any fences, material, etc., which would impede the progress of the work. An outcry might have been expect- ed, some the scheme had been strongly opposed, but the order has been quietly accepted. 'In fact very little interest seems to have been aroused by the work, even though it inaugurates a striking change. Two of the principal gates in the city wall of. Hangehow have been removed. At Canton the Republi- can Government has ordered an in- vestigation as to the population and the number of houses along the wall inside and outside the city. The officials deputed to the work are to report in to month, submitting a list of the houses and residents, toge- ther with to scheme for the demoli- tion of the entire city wall. (HYPNOTIZED 1N COURT. Remarkable Seeue at Trial of Al- leged Forger at Prague. The cle'ondant in a 0SaSe which is being tried in the Criminal Court at Prague, Austria, was suddenly hyp- notized by a doctor who is appear-• ing as witness on his behalf. Herr vols Versbaeh, as the de- fendant calls himself, is a municipal engineer, and 11e is charged with forging entries relating to his bap- tism for the purpose of establishing his right to a noble title. Versbach pleads not guilty, and, in the alter- native, that if he did commit the offence, it was while he was in a tranced condition, and under the influence of a hypnotist, whose name he was unable to reveal. The family doctor was called, and gave evidence that Versbach was a neurotic subjee that could be easily - hypnotized. To prove this, and in spite of the protests of the judge, the doctor began to read out a for- mula beginning "Dens Aetcrnus," from a French book on magic, which he discovered the unknown'hypno- tist always ur.•ecl to 'throw Versbach in a state, of trans. To the astonishment of the court, Versbath's hod,' immediately be- came rigid and his army out- stretched. The lawyersattempted to move his arms, believing he was shamming, but they failed, and then, at the suggestion of the doctor, they thr1st needles into hie face and other parts of his body. Versbach, however, gave no sign of reaction, and only recovered consciousness when the <loote1' pronounced an- other formula. The case was then adjourned. When the trial was re,snmed next day the prisoner fell spontaneously into a hypnotic sleep, from which it took a long time to walcn 111111. The. proceedings were thereupon again adjourned, and Versbach will now be examined by medical ex- perts, and an attempt will be made to discover the identity of the un- known hypnotist. 'r BALL IN A COAL MINE. The death of. Mr. Bi'andling, a Newcastle, England, cool operator, recalls a 'famous bell he gave some years ago. The ballroom was in the. coal mine, 7,100 feet below ground, in the shape of the letter L, the width being 16 feet, the height 48 feet, and the length 300 feet, The floor was dried and flagged, seats provided, and the whole place illu- minated with wax candles. The company comprised all the miners and their families, the proprietors and agents, and a number of pie from Londn. It required Consider- able courage for stiiale, of the strail- gees to go down the shaft, but they all ventured, Ila11ch1'r was risen noon till 3 p.m„ andTi talar nos. is the upper ail' clean and safe, and each carrying uta 11 ntamento n, piece of coal hewn from the and, of the drift, M 4 a-' 1' 1,