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SOMNAMBULISM. Narrow Eicapes and Remarkable Doing* of SIp-Wikr*. A JUMP FROM AN EXPRESS TRAIN. ^.r,,. , < .o.lll, 4 t.rf Tlurrf. r < oDIru. .1 WfclU .*.!.. p. (N. T. Telegram . Th somnambulist, or sleep-walker, whose nervoiui system bas caused him to perform wonderful (eat* wfaile (till uiider the influence of the drowsy god biu had many narrow escapee frosu sudden death In a number of instances the result* uavt been fatal, and very ssldoiu doe* the afflicted person retnrn to hia ooach without receiving tome Mriooa injury. Several yean a*o a remarkable case of somnambu- him occurred at Locum Hill, Pa. Samuel Ilowe, a citizen of that place, had tor aome time been in a very feeble condition, Buffering from dropvioal affection, lie waa 67 years uf age aud had been able to get about ouly with the aid of other*. One morning hie wife awoke and to her surprise and alarm discovered that be waa DO! in bed. Hit clothing lay where it had been placed the night before, and Mrs. Howe, tearing that he bad lulled him elf to get rid of bu sufferings, searched the bouite from garret to cellar, without finding any trace uf him. Bbe then vieited the baru, found the door wide open and a horee missiig. Din. Howe aroused a neigh bor, who upon examining tbe ground about the bam found the tracks ol * horse * boofi leading to tbe road aad along the road io the direction of Harperav ille. He bar- oeaaed a team aud tracked the hone to that place, and from then to other villages, through all of which it had passsd without topping. Tbe trail waa kept up ae far ax Colesville, broonue County, whtre it led to a reaideooe in tbe village. A BTBASOI v in ion. Making inquiriM at tbe house it waa found that it waa occupied by a brother-in- law of Mr. Bowe aud mat tbe old gentle- man waa there abed. He bad ridden op on bor*ebsck about 6 o'clock in the morning bareheaded and with only hu night cloth ing on. Entering, be remarked to bii brother-in-law that he waa very tired and wanted to go to Bleep. His relative* were greatly itartled it hu singular advent among them, and at Drat thought be waa iniane. They aoon discovered, however, that be waa in a stats of somnambulism, and at onoe put him to bed. Tbe graveat fear* were expreeand a* to tbe result of hu eitraorimary ride, his physical oouditiou being *o precarious. Mr. Howe awoke in about two bourn, and waa completely dumbfounded when told where be waa. He bad no recollection of any thing sines Mtiring to reel the night before. Beyond a (light aoreneee and fatigue he complained of no bad effect* of the ride, and to tbe BDrpriae of every one, arose mn.bly from bed, dreeaed himielf in aome clothe* of hia brother's iu law, aud walked about with an eaae and activity be bad not exhibited tor aeveral month*. He required no aid to get into tbe waggon to return home, and waa quite freah upon reaching Loeuat Hill. A singular fact oon- neoted with tbe oaae was mat Mr Howe bad not ndden on horseback for many yean previous. cosnnsnio i HCBCIB. One night in the spring of 1878 tbe police sergeant in charge of the Seventeenth Pre- cinct station boue in tbia city was startled about midnight by the entrance of a young man who insisted that he had just mur- dered bis iweetbeart. The visitor explained bow his victim struggled, aud insisted that be had out her throat from ear to ear. He added that he bad oome to give bimaelt up. The sergeant was) inclined to doubt the man's story, and tbe latter then gave him tbe name of bis victim and tbe number of her residence, both of which were found in tbe directory, aa stated. A polio+rrftn was sent to the address given, and bad the door opened to him by tbe supposed victim, who wai in robust hsaltb. Meantime tbe Belt-accused remained in the station nous* quiet and motioole*, watched by tbe sergeant. One or two question" put to him he neglected to answer, and, suddenly turning upon hi* heel, be strode to tbe door and was about to para oat. The sergeant, however, waa behind him in a moment and, seizing him by the collar, cried, ' No, yon can't go now, my friend. You have made yourself out to be a criminal and must abide tbe oon- seqnenoes." At this time tbe other looked up with a start, glanoed around in seeming astonishment aod exclaimed. " What do yon mean ? What am I kre for 7" Tbe sergeant informed him that he had oon- feaeed to murdering hia sweetheart, and this seemed to completely confound him, although he muttered a denial of hia guilt. Tbe officer determined to hold the stranger for further examination, and the matter was tally explained in court next morning, when it was discovered that the prisoner was a sleep-walker. 15 KXHUOBDINABY T.KCU-*. A remarkable incident occurred in October, 1878, during the run of an express train at night over the Chioiflo, Milwaukee A St. Paul Hallway. Among the passengers was a lady named Dixon, with a family of eight children, seven boys and one girl, the eldeet of the former being fourteen yean old. As tbe train sped toward Mil wankee the children one by one fell asleep, and while they were flying over the rails at the rate of folly thirty mile* an hour tbe mother missed her eldest boy and caught a glimpse of his form as it passed through tbe oar and out open tbe platform. She hurried after him, but before she could reach ths platform be was gone. He had atepped off the oar and plunged into the abyss of darkness that shrouded the train. The poor woman bsoame frantic and tbe other occupants of tbe oar were also terror stricken and begged the conductor to stop tbe train and have it backed to the scene of tbe accident. Milwaukee, bow- eve, was close at band, and, on reaching there a switch engine was despatched to find tbe boy. He was discovered upon the platform of tbe last station passed, wan derujg aboat io a state of bewilderment, rubbing his eyes and feeling of his shoulder and bead, which had sustained obt scratches and bruises. The lad oould give no aooonnt of bis singular action. He knew only that he bad fallen asleep in tbs ear and was .wakened by the shook of strik- iog tbe earth upon his rihculd. n. Me bad passed through a terrible ordeal in a om- uambulmiio xtate. and escaped witboat a praiu or fracture and no discomfort be- yond that oooanioned by a lew scratches and bruises. Tbe residents of Irving place, this city were treated to a sensation at an early boor in tbe morning of October 13th, 1879, it be ing no leoa tban a go-as-yoo-please by a medical stadent clad in a night gown with umbrella and piano cover. Tbe young man who lived at Irvii g place and Eighteenth street, being loft alone, while still sleeping arose aud oladoLly iu a night-gown y stole down into the parlor, potaessed him self of a piaua cover and an umbrella, made bis exit by a window, and banging tbe bright colored cloth over tbe umbrella ao that it fell almost to his bare feet, strode down Irving place. He walked to Four- teeuth street, reaching which he carefully folded the |.iuo cover, lowered the urn brelU, and wrapping the draper; of bu gown about bim, parsed quickly up to Thirteenth street. Great quantities of Belgian blocks wen piled up in tbe street, aod tbe somnambulist gathered a lot ot these under a tree and made four regular pile* of them. On these he placed B jme board*, aud then spreading the um- brella again placed it over bis bead and, shrouded hiu.n-11 with the pianooover.com posed himself to sleep. The noise he made In piling tbe stone* awoke several families, and there were many astonished people gazing out of tbe window* at tbe strange scene when the yousg man's father and brother, who bad mimed him, came up. He was awakened, and wax touch aston- ished to fiud l.nunelf in suoh a curious posi- tion. While piling the stone* be had hurt his finger badly aud it was bleeding freely, bat tbe pain bad not disturbed bu slum- ben. MfBMBIVi HIS nUCND. Io some instances murder* have been committed by Bleep- walkers, and a sad case of this kind occurred io tbe rummer of IhHO at Tyro, a little village in Davidson County, Va. Mr. Uriah Pbelps owned a store at that place, aud anticipating trouble with Home negroes, be eecuied tbe ser vices of O. VI. i ink, a yoang man who lived in the neighborly I. who was in tbe habit of walking in bis sicep. Both lay in the store aud watched for ball tbe nignt and finally fell asleep, having stretched them- selves across a bed. It appeared from subsequent developments that Click got up, and seizing ah axe that bad been placed near to be used in osse of an emergency, dealt hi* bedfellow two blow* across tbe neck, completely severing his bead from bis body. Click was arrested, but professed to have known nothing of tbs occurrence until some lime after the deed was committed, and even denied that be did it until convinced by the overwhelming testimony of ths blood- stained weapon and the condition of hi* garment*, together with the fact that there waa no ooe else in tbs room and no evi- dence that any one could by any means have entered aud afterward gone out with- out disturbing locks and ban. A remark able case of somnambulism waa discovered in October, 1881, in tbe person of Martin Klobisobir, a i.te boy of 14, residing with his parents in thif city. Tbe lad had be- come greatly fascinated with tbe study of drawing, and it nad taken such an intense hold on his mind that be waa in the habit ol risicg in tus night in a completely un- conscious state, and whils in that condition working on an unfinished drawing with aa much skill a* 'bough he wen awake. He was utterly unconscious of what hs bad done on tbe night* on which b* had been up until he saw his drawings the next morning. A FATAL. KflMKAtB. A Br nn,l Muni, r I ro/. 11 I* II, iilh i og, ih. , .,i i- .1. i in. m.n. rd A Lowell, Mas*., despatch says : Arthur Stafford, who claimed to be a son of an English earl, landed in New Tork in November last, and met a Southerner named Hohwartx. On hu way to Maine on a hunting and fishing tour Stafford mads the acquaintance of Miss Grace, ol New Tork, and they became engaged. On tbe afternoon of December Slat Stafford left oamp for a stroll. A severe snowstorm set in and Stafford did not return. Schwartz aod tbe guide early in tbe morning of New Year's day, about three miles from oamp, found Stafford in the firm embrace of a she bear, both frozen stiff. A knits waa stick- ing in the left shoulder ot (fee bear, aud a short distance away was a half grown cub with a wound in its heart. The guide said Stafford had attacked the cub first and was then set upon by the she bear. Sohwru went to Bangor and told Stafford's fate to Miss Oraoe. The poor girl lost her reason, and will be sent to an insane asylum to- morrow. .. Hew I. old ( idd. A Cincinnati despatch says : Nathan Cole, Jan., editor and proprietor of tbe Northtent Newt, of Portland, Oregon, here ra route to Washington, says the chief o.atter ot interest in that region sinos the completion ol the Northern Pacific Railway is the newly discovered Coenr de Lion gold min- ing district, near Portland, which has been pronounced by experienced miners tbe moot promising mining field ever opened. It is now shntio by snow, but several companies have already been formed, and over a thcutand men are on the spot waiting for spring to open tbe region. It is estimated that by midsummer twenty thousand I inspectors and miners will be 10 the field. Specimens of ore brought oat by prospea ton are exceedingly rich. IM.-ipp.lnn-H ! l,or. A Toronto despatch says : Annie Connor, servant in fisher's boarding bouse, King street west, swallowed the contents of a small bottle ot laudanum, last Thursday night. 8be was found lying on a bed and a doctor was summoned. She was aroused with difficulty from tbe stupor into wbioh she had fallen, and was kept walking about till noon to-day, when all danger was passed. Ted. one ot tbe boarders, was the canes ol tbe rash act, as Annie had fallen in love with him, but be preferred another. Lord Craven, who recently died, fond of coursing. He gave a favorite grey bound tbe extraordinary name of Checks bendafcadamareoar. TANUUD I- 1 1 1 V TIBS. * raws* Wedded .. HI- Hires, White she .IM-. u...u, r mtmfr* wtlk nu AMI. A Lexington, Oa., despatch aays : The story of tie elopement and marriage of Joseph I. Stewart with his niece, Mias Untile r3ttart, bas had a singular ending. Tne young oouple were accompanied by a brother of the bride, aged 30, aod a sister of tbe groom, who is of toe same age as Hal tie, who are also out in search of a preacher to marry them, thus making ao exchange of uncles, aunta, nieces and nepbaws. The newly wedded pair started to tbe groom's mother's, in Jackson County, while tbe nephew and bis aunt left for no one knows where. The father, ao oompanied by J. S. Baughn, at onoe started in pursuit of the pair, aad naubed Crawford in time tu catch tbs uicnt train, and arrived at Athens aboat 7 o'clock. They took oat a warrant for tbe arrest of tbe parties, aud then visited (.'an- thers' place. It was aboat 7.90 when they got there, and the bouse was still, it* in- mate* having retired. Mr. Cambers was called to tbe door, and stated that a young oouple were stopping with bim whu answered the description, but begged that the persons make no disturbance. The father oonreuted to remain outdoors while Mr. Baugbn went to tbe nuptial chamber aa a mediator. Knocking at the bed-room door, be found that tbe oouple bad already retired, but were not asleep. The groom asked what was wanted. " Put on your clotbee at onoe, Joe, and oome here, for I want to talk with you," re- plied Mr. Baughn. Young Stewart recog- nized the voioe and instantly complied. lie seemed frightened at first, but upon being assured that no harm would be done him if he acted upon hi* advice, Joe became calmer. Mr. Baogbn explained to bim the heinouane** of tbe offenoe committed ID contracting a marriage with his own niece, for there was a penalty of from on* to two yean in tbe penitentiary attached to it. He told him he must at once give up the girl to her father and consent to a dis- solution of ths unholy bans, for there was) no country in the civilized world in which they oould live together as man and wifs. Jos said that Battle and himself had long loved one another, aud they tbougnt there was nothing wrong in getting married. He did not want to get ber in trouble, bat if torn from him now it would bresk her heart. He at last told his bride to dreee and meet ber father. Tbe meeting between the heart-broken parent and erring daugh- ter was touching. He received her kindly and in tears. She left her incestuous uncle and started for home on the train. Joe Stewart was advised to retnrn to Jackson county, as his presence inOgletborpe would ouly augment the excitement. Mr. Stewart employed W. O. Johnson to begin suit to break up tbe bans. Tbs young people are deeply penitent. I ill |l KBN AT \I>I.-OK I o lu. h *mif I o,m,,hi. lor llvrl The Queen is always rejoioed to get away from Windsor, and her annual residence there, made as brief as possible, never ex- ceeds four mouths. Then is constantly some State formality coming off at the Castle a Council, an inveatiture, or a tiresome ceremonious reception : and almoat every day " distinguished visitors " arrive to dine aud sleep. Here, too, it is necessary that the whole Court mtourage of lords and grooms in waiting, and other ornaments of the household shall be in constant attendance. Business, both public and private, is always heavy when Her Majesty is at tbe Castle, and Ministerial audience* are frequent. In the ordinary routine of life at Windsor, tbe Queen is now rarely seen outside tbe exten- sive private demeans. An early drive to break- fast at Frogmore, followed by a long moru lug of work then, a stroll in the gardens and then back to lunch at the Castle, after which another walk on the slopes on Eat Ter- race, or a drive in the Oreat Park, and back lor some quiet reading before it is time to prepare tor tbe quarter to 9 dinner, is the programme of an off-day , and very soon after the dinner party tbe Queen again retires to ber own private rooms. Windsor is very splsndid, and also very comfortable ; but it n not, and never oould be, a cheerful residence, and Her Majesty's associations with tbe place are sad and depremitg. The tradespeople of Windsor are always rejoioed to see tbe flag taken down from the Round Tower ; for these gentry have been so favored daring tbe last twenty -two years that they have at last corns to think that tbe Castle is main- tained for their especial pleasure and profit. When tbe court is in residence " the apartments " are of course closed, and no excursionist* are to bs seen, and com plaints of " bad trade " are to be beard ; and, indeed, the inhabitants of tbe " Royal Borough " do not scruple to grumble loudly if tbe Queen happens to be at the Castls on a bank holiday. London World. I ! I DMr.l -i.,i r . J.lllng. Salt Lake City claims a population ol 38,000. .^afc In New York, thieves who pretended to bs plumbers, stripped a house ol its water pips. Mr. William Livingstons, Jan., has as- sumed tbe duties of Collector ol the Port ol Detroit. Drought is causing considerable damage in >arioo* parts ot the Island of Ja- maica. In Trinidad it i* feared tbe cattle will suffer seriously from want of water. Chicago foots up a record for the year 1888 of 667 unnatural deaths, forty four ol wbieh wen murders and homicides and 181. suicides. The others were acci- dental. The price ot beer in I 'hiladelphia.at least, is said to be higher on account of tbe cost of sign*. Then are said to be 960,000 worth of swinging signs in that city, which are paid for by the beer-drinkers. Tbe man who said it cost him 1800 a year to pat that fine color on bis nose, knew something about tbe cost of drinking iigns. Tbe women on tbe jury at La Conner, Washington territory, last week, it is said, behaved with all due propriety, discharging their duties as creditably as has been done by a jury of the sterner ssx. They were not insulted by any one, nor did they give any oanse for offence. CURRENT TOPICS. is declared by an expert to be very largvly a bnmbmg. There is no suoh possibility as throwing ths voice to a distance. The old stories of Wyman the Wisard, in which he figured as sxploit- ing such ability in the midst of a crowd, were necessarily notion What pauses for ventriloquism consists simply ot mimicry and facial immobility. The performer must be some distance away from hie audi- ence, or hs is powsrless. Wbsnsvsr be wishss to make them believe that hia voice sounds at a distance, be merely lowers it, aid indicates tbe direction for their ima- gination to take. He can deceive them sideways, upward, downward, or backward, but be never undertakes to produce the effect of a speaker at their rear. To a listener close by no ventriloquist oaa be in tbe least deceptive. Nor is tber*- any truth in the theory that be talks with the lop of hu gullet, or with aught else than the organs intended by nature to be vocal. By boldiug bis lip* a* fixed as powiible, aud avoiding such words as cannot be pro nounoed without palpably moving them, be assists the delusiou. But no man u so skilful that be can get on without a screen- ing moustache. Tax project of flooding the Sahara, and thus openug up Central Africa to com- merce and civilisation , appean to be re vi ving the opiubu still bsiog urged by geograph- ers and engineers that, il tbe water ot the ocean could thus b* lot into that deert. tbe climate, the soil aud the sanitary condition would all be improved. Though nearly two thirds as large a* Europe, and contain- ing some two hundred million inhabitants, tbe only means ol communication with the rest ot the world lies in the caravan track*. Iu tbe Sahara desert there is a nmarkable depression covering an area of about 60 000 milee, this depressed portion being known asKlijuf. and said to extend from within twelve miles of ths seashon to regions in tbe close neighborhood of Timbnotuo. Tbe tneury of solb auoient aud modern geo- graphers has been that Ehjuf waa originally filled with water, which flowed into tbe oeeac, but that, a bar having gradually formed at tbe entrance, the flow inward was stopped, and tbe heat of a vertical son caused tbe mtude water to evaporate. Tbe practicability of reopening this ancient channel is the great question. AN eccentric individual recently made an offer to the Manchester Royal Infirmary of a gift of 1,000, conditionally that an sxperiment should be made in the treat- ment of the medical and surgical oasss without alcohol for twelve months. The offer was not accepted, and tbe refusal waa on the grounds that alcohol as medicine was sometimes necessary to save ths patisut's life ; therefore to exclude it altogether would render it probable that tbe patient's health would materially suffer, if indeed death did not ensue. It is likely the sania individual will npeat tbe offer to another hospital. With reference to this question of the us* of alcohol as an article uf dnnk an interestin*; discussion baa recently been going on in Britain, aad tbe Timti tbe other day bad two letters advoo*tiug tbe use of hot water as a refreshing beverage. Tbs writers an particular in stating that the water most be hot, as hot as one can bear it, and they claim many beneficial effects from it* use amongst othen that it cleanses, and also increase* tbe peristaltic action of tbe bowels. A FOBTUIT of ths Queen, copied from a picture by Herr von Angeli a standing figure dressed in black, with a lace veil, and both hands joined, holding a handkerchief has been executed by an amateur under the Queen's immediate supervision, and will be placed in the National Portrait (Gal- lery . One of tbe special rales laid down by the trustees at the foundation of the gallery is that no portrait of any one living, excepting of tbe sovereign or bis or ber oonaort, shall be admitted. Tbs full length portrait of Prince Albert was no| addsd to the gallery until after his decease, whsn, by Her Mcjesty e command, a replica was made of ths last picture he ever sat for, by \\iuterhalter, for presentation. Tb* rale has now received a practical illustra tion, and it is to be hoped that the like- ness and arliatao qualities of ths perform- ance will prove worthy of the occasion. A DENTIST of Geneva has invented a new and ingenious process of tooth-drawing. A small square of India-rubber, pierced with a central bole, is pushed over the tooth till the upper part of the root is reached. Tbe India-rubber gradually contracts, pulls on tbs root, and tbs offending tooth is finally enuoleated, without causing tbe patient any pain whatever. Four or live days an generally required to complete the opera- lion. Very alight bleeding and a alight swelling of tbe gum sre the only inconveni- ence* experienced. M. Paul Bert brought this ingenious method before the Aeademu dee Sciences in Paris ; when M. Oalippe remarked that the process was already known, and quoted a ease in support of its efficacy, in wbioh a young girl had placed a ring of India rubber round her two front incisors, and forgot sbs had done so, tbe result being that she lost tbe teeth. Brituh iltdtcal Journal. ACCOBDIXO to tbe general report on the English census ot 1881 which has just been seued, ths aggregate population ol England and Wales in that year was 38.974,439. The rate of increase during the decade ending io 1881 was 14 86 per cent., a higher rate than in any decade sine* 1881 41. Tbe population of London is pat by the report at 3,810,488, exoaeeding the populations sf tbe nineteen largest cities of England (excluding London), taken together. Tbe rate of increase in ths population of Lon- don bas been higher than that of tbe other large oitiea ot tbe country as a whols, being 17 8 per cent. Tbe total number of males returned a* engaged in some definite oooa- petion was 7,788,646, or 71.6 per cent, of all tbe enumerated mules of 6 yean of age and upwards. Tbe total number of females so employed was 8,403,918 or only 39 4 per cent, of enumerated females above the age indicated. IN his recent great speech, John Bright paid a high compliment to tbe British He laid : There U nothing that Is a greater instrument of intelligence, know ledge and altogether ot good than the dii- semination turoaghout tbe country ol a well conducted and morally influenced press. The newepapen of this country, so far as they an well conducted and I believe no newspapers in the world an better are working silently every day as they enter your bouse* a beneficent revo- lution, altering the muds o! the people, extending to them knowledge, showing where ibere an grievances, defending their right*, and. I believe, spreading throughout the whole country and through our legisla- tion principles of good and principles of morality wbioh in time* that an past wsre little thought of amongst tbe people. THS Copland system of aspbaltie wood pavement, introduced in London, is claimed to meet some of tbe most im- portant requirement* for the pur- pose wbieh have hitherto been unful- filled, and, tnoogh more, costly at first tban some other methods of roadway con- struction, its durability and aatiataetery ear mon tban meet that point. The advantage of simplicity is at once pre- sented, namely, a bed of ooooerete, with a layer of asphalt over it, upon which an laid transverse courses of red pine blocks, with intermediate spaces ; these epaos* are filled in partly with heated mastic asphalt, and then wit u coarse lime and gravel groat, flushed with hot air, to the surface of the roadway. Finally, about an mob of rough gravel is spread over the whole, and left te be worked in and compacted by ths ordin- ary effect of traffic. TBE equity of murder has just been beautifully illustrated in Cincinnati. Two boy s, a negro named Joseph Palmer and Oerman lad named Berner. conspired to kill their employer, William H. Kirk, and rob bim. Tbe agreement was) that ths ons who struck him the first blow should have t*0 extra in the divide. They killed Kirk io a stable, pounding bim with a club and beating bim with a hammer. Tbe amount of money obtained waa tt)45. As Palmer struok tbe first blow be claimed aud re- ceived J4i extra as bis share of the pro- ceeds. Both of tbe young scoundrels have confessed their crime and it is hardly possi- ble that they will escape the gallows. Al- though fifty mnrden have been committed in Cincinnati since 1866 there bas been ne legal banging sinne that date. What Tstey < - The barber got a little sbavsr In bis. ibe bad boy roes up early aod took half his brother's candy and got a thrashing. Tbe cook got discharged the day befon and had no place to bang ber stocking. William Hsnry got a boy's tool chest, and by this time bas spoiled three legs of tbe piano. Baby got a candy cans two feet long, and up to tbe present boor has mussed three aprons and had two tuaaels with the colic. Orandpa got a two-shilling jack-knife and a tin tobacco box. " Bless yon, my chil- dren, bless yon I" Father got a dressing-gown, which will go to tbe garrst after to-dsy ; a pair ot slipper* one size too small, a necktie which bangs to starboard, a seal ring which can b* used in place ol brass knuckles. He ought to be thankful, as bs tarnished tbe money to buy 'em. Grandma got a oalioo dress with bias dots in it, a uew pair ol spectacles and a snuff box wbioh cost BO cents. La, me T but my children hain't forgotten me yitl" Mother got a breast-pin, a bottle of cologne, a work-box and a bracelet. tiler heart melted. She didn't expect anything better tbau a sealskin sacqoe and a set of diamonds, aud is consequently overjoyed In a horn 1 Tbe policeman got a wrap over the bead witb bis own club, and can guarantee tbe feeling. The fireman got an alarm. Twas falsa. Ons more bright vision dispelled. Tbe alderman got a " nng." It wasn't marksd. They never pot name or initial on uoh thing*, or the public would be wiser tban it is. Tbe wholesale porter got a lilt. He went up in tbe elevator, it was easisr than to climb tbs stain. The bank cashier got an snvelope. Tbe President had inclosed an appreciative check lor 1600, and bat, no t It was, simply tbs photograph of a cheek-raiser. The commission merchant got mad. The porter allowed three barrels of cranberries to become frost-bitten, and the family most ose 'em up this winter. A pound of sugar te a quart of berries I The letter-carrier got a send-off. Sent three milee to deliver a corn salve circular be overlooked the afternoon previous. In fact, everybody in this locality, Irons ths vag. who got into jail to tbs poet who got into ths papers, got something to remember Santa Clans by. Dttroit Frtt Prtu. I aiifl I brlr !*. Dr. Oranville writes to the London, : " Many persons who an not by habit ' dreamers ' are dreaming a great deal just now and wondering why they do so. The answer is very simple. When cold weather sets in suddenly and is moeh lelt at night, the head, which is uncovered, has th* blood supplied to it driven from tbe surface to the deep parts, notably the brain the organ ol tbe mind. The results sre light sleep and dreams. Tbe obvious) remedy is to wear a nightcap or wrap the bead warmly, at least while tbs cold weather lasts. I believe we of this gener- ation suffer mon Irom brain trouble* than oar predecessors because we leave the bead exposed at nightfand tbe blood ves- sels of oar cerebral organs are seldom on- loaded." KISII.T PHOTS*. It Is easily proven Ui malarial *v*rs, constipation, torpidity of the liver and kidneys, geosral dablltly, ncrvoasn***, sad Dsuralgle ailment* ylslil readily to thl* (re*t diHas* oocqnsror, Hop Hitter*. It npair* the ravages of disease by conrsrtliig tb* food Into rtoh blood and It (Iva* D*W Uf* and vigor to agtd and tnnra always A desperate peaehlng affray in Lord Itossbery's Hootch estate near Edinburgh on Dec. 8th, nsulted in tbe death two daye later of a gamekeeper named John For- tutie. Two other gamekeepen and ons of tbe poachers were badly ban. Tbe wounded poacher and another wen oap- tured.