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WAYS THAT ASE DABZ. The Terrible Traffic in TouLg Ohinese Girls in Ouiada. Wf KIDNAPPED AND TORTURED. Christian People in Victoria Bescae T1i«iu by Strategy, A Winnipeg letter says : Rev. J. Starr, who baa spent a year aud a half in Vic- toria. B. C, is here attendin{{ the Metho- diut Miaaions' Board. In view of the pro- minent part that be haa played in fighiiot! the immoral traffic iu t^irla the reverend gi-utleman Wiia (jaestioned abont it. The women aro captured in China aud dmat>t>lfd out to America, whero they are sold tc keepers of houses of prostitnlion. The ages of fumalea ato'en in thia way ranjied from ',) and 10 years to 20. Theyoungerthe female the more valuable is she deemed. AithoatJb mcst cf them are kidnapped in China, aorao are hearllessly sold by their parents tor the tratfic. They are smuKKled mto the country under the ionise of beiu^ wives to Chinamen. Once in the country they are practically eUvts, beiuy the pro- perty of the keepers, who paint them ap and act ihem in the doorway of their dens, to BOJi.jit meu aa they p«sa. BlBBABOt'HLY TOItTURBD. If they do not comply they are terribly abased, aomatlmea being burned aud bruiKed. Uiiu little girl, who had been reauaed throaijh Uia iuatramentality, bud one ear partially barnod oS, beaidta many barns and bruiaea about her body. When they enter the country a blackmail ts.x uf 91U0 a head is extiactod by a secret society known as " UiKbbindera." This iaa society which ia very powerful m China and every town where the traffic iu tjirla is carried on. It ia formed of Chinamen naually very wealiiiy. Iu conaideralion of the ta.\ beiai{ paid tbu aociety gives the puraou bayint< the *' slave " a gaarantee that they will resist itU effurta to reacas the person, and pay all le»;al expenses in conuacciun there- with, tio that tn rescuing these poor un- fortniiatea they haa to llKbt thia wealthy society, which had plenty of money and did not scruple to nao it. At one time, Mr. Btarr said, he bad JU.GUO worth of the " slaves " in hia posaeasion, ao that it was not to be ViTondered at that hia efforts to rescue would bo reaisted. He found it very ditljcnU work, an the people of Victoria, aud the police in particular, were very apathetic aud eeemed to take no tntercHt iu the matter. Fortunately there were two orthree who^avo noble aaaietau'e in the effort to atamp out the evil. A little home was established uexllo the parsonage whero thoee who were rescaed were taken kod ed'icated and tauglit the way of life. At first a few of them had to «ivo the money to keep the institution going, but the VVomeu's iVIiaBionary Society bad taken it over and weru uow conducting it. Quite a numler of poor unfortunatea had been reaeueri . four had been aeut back to China to their parents, and there were uow six or seven in the homo. The poor thiuga were â- o abased and iojaredthat they abhorred the bUKiness which their cruel keepers com- pelliil them to follow. If one of the res cued did anything wrong in the home, all th«t w«i( neceasary to raaku them do right was to threaten to send them back to China- town. They would just as soon, said Mr. Starr, IIK BUNT ru UKI.L. aa back to Chinatown. lie told some inter- esting Hturits aboat th.i capture of these poor uufiirtunatea. There were decent Chinamen who abhorred the trafhc, aud who aauiatcd in atamping it out. It did not tako loug till theeatabliabment of the home was known. Then some wcll-dispoaed Chinaman or woman would give informa- tion about a certain girl in a certain houco who wanted to escape. A cab waa pro- oared, and a few of them would start for the place. The cab woald be left a block away, then a Chinaman would go carelessly to the houae where the girl was, ask to see ber, and the moment he got hia hands on b-ir would rush out, when the others would join him, and a rush would bo made for th<« cab. In a moment or two the whole neighborhood would bo lonaed and a big chas*- made, but thuy usually managed tj got off. THE TICTOBU rOLICK. The chief of police was on one occaaion applied to for assistance turescaaan unfor- tunate. Uo refused tn send an officer aloug. One policeman, however, volunteered to go, and the rescuing party started. To their disguBt, howevor, they found that intelli- gence of their intention had preceded them, and the girl they were after had bean spirited away. Several hundred Chinese, moat of them " Highbinders," were on band to resist them if necessary. They did not carry any weapons, save a heavy cane. The Chiii(;eo were naturally cowarda, and not likely to light. The n«.\t moruicg a telegram waa received from Nauaimo. stating that tbn girl they were after had been captured there and would be brought down. About 150 " Highbinders" wore at the station to rescue hor by force, but fortunately the provincial police had been telegraphed to, and wore un hand to pi event a reioue. Whon the poor girl waa finally gut to the home, she waa ijuite stupid from the effect of some hellish drug admiui^tered to hor. She afterwards stated that she had BISKN IiBOOUED rOK DAYS. It waa with great difficulty that her life waa saved, aa the drug had taken a deep eifect, upon her ayatem. So effective had been the campaign against the immoi.'il traffic thit for the past 8i.\ months Mr. Btarr did not think there had been a single proBlitute landed. A Mr. Gardner, of the Customs dopartiiieiit, who wa.i an excellent man in every sense of the word, had been so vigilant and earDest in watching the sliipa that uo subjects had escaped bis notice. Thus to this gentleman alone much was due tor the excellent results ao far attained. So earnest waa he for the aalvatiou of the souls of the poor Chinese that ho had resolved to go to China as a missionary, and he would shortly leave for that purpose. He had bien born and educated in China and spoke the lan^guage fluently. SOME aOOD cnlNBHB. Mr. Btarr said he would not like it to be understood that there were uo good Chinese in Victoria. Although the scum of Chinese society usually find their way to this con- tineut, still there were many Chinamen in Victoria wboM word ia as good as their bond to almost any amount of money at the custom house and banka. There are many decent men who have large esiablishmenta and who do a large buuiaesa. The great objection on the coaat to the Chinamen ia that they never become citizeoa to the country. Even their boces must be sent back to China for burial. As laborers he had to bear testimony to their faithfulness and reliability. If they promised to do a certain job it would be done ; if they were engaged to be on band at a certain hour they would be there. They were sober, industrioua and faithful, and if they were driven out of Victoria ho really could not see what the tewn would do. They were the hewera of wood and drawers of water. They were the cooks, the domestics and the scavengers of the place. A FOOLHARDY VUVAUB ENOBP. Pnithvr Partieulars of Captain Andrews Venture iu His Little Dory. Captain William A. Andrews and his little vessel, the Dark Secret, arrived in New York harbor Wednesday forenoon. The Dark secret is in comparatively good condition, although its bottom haa not seen water for many a day. Captain Andrews, it will be remembered, is one of those foolhardy mariners whose sole ambi- tion seema to be to areas the Atlantic in as frail a craft as can be turned out by a boat builder. After much preparation and con- siderable advertising, he sailed from Point of Pines, near Boston, Monday, Juno I8th, 18H8, for Europe, in the Dark Secret, aa ho christened h in little boat. It is only It feet inches long. He went alone, and did not have on board even a stray cat or a yellow dog for companionship. Hia larder was well stocked with jerked beef, salt pork, canned go-Jn and hard tack. He also carries as much fresh water as bis limited apace would allow. Sinje his departure lie has been hailed by several passing ves- aela, to whom he reported he waa all right and aangunine of completing hia voyage. Of late nothing haa been heanl of him, and bv many it waa though the foolhardy mariner had found a watery grave. Such would in all probability had been his fate had it not been for Capt. Bjonedas, of the Norwe(;ian bark Nor. Un Aug. I'Jeh Capt Bjonedas of the Nor sighted something to windward during tho forenoon, which, through his glass he supposed to be a portion of a abip- wrt'ck. On getting closer to, it was diacov. ered that tho object was the frail craft above mentioned. Captain Andrewa had been sixty days on the water in it without taating a warm meal, and was ao weak and eniaciateii that lie bad to be assisted on board the Nor. Capt. Andrews and hia brother croaaed tbe Atlantic in a little ves- sel calleii the Nautilus, in 1878. The voy- age occupied forty-live days. The Captain says be will again make the effort to cross the ocean in the Dark Secret, and will start next spring. Yellow Fever Kxperlence. " Uow is the fever usually treated ?" It isn't usually treated iu any particular way. Every time that it breaks out the doctors have to experiment, under guidance of for- mer experiences, of couree, till they find out what treatment ia best ; for what answers well in one outbreak frequently wont answer at all well in another. Sometimes, aa 111 Savannah tbe last time tho fover was there, dry ijuininu on tho tongue seems to answer best. Sometimes other meana are more effective. The champagne treatment ia perhaps more generally effective than any other, but there ia rarely enough of that costly medicine at command to supply the need in an epidemic. The late Dr. Gabriel Disoaway Ayrea, of Brooklyn, onco told me that, un one occasion, ho waa in a British Weat India town wheu the fever was present there. He was travelling with a friend and tho two remained a week on the island. One evening they dined with a physician there and next morning learned that he bad died during the night with tbe fever. " I thought it time for men who had no business there togot away," aaid Dr. Ayrea, "aud wo took ahip the next day for Havana. In tho night my friend waa sei/.ed with tbe fever, and I treated him with champagne without saying anything about it to alarm tbe paaaengers. When he was out of danger I told the captain, who at once and very impressively aaid : " If voalet any- body in Havana know that yon [joured cham- pagne in a man with yellow fever they'll hang you.' " Tbe doctor inferred that the champagne treatment, though a favorite one with British physicians, was at that time unknown among the Spaniah. Curi- ously enough, I believe any other form of alcoholic stimnlation in yellow fever kills with something of tho precision of a Rem- ington riUe, and, of course, men who are hard drinkers am doomed if they onco get yellow fever. For that matter such men are doomed if they get any virulent disease, and upon affection I may say they are doomed anyhow.â€" Ncic York Com. Adv. Sire of tlie Suthorland Slatem. Fletcher Sutherland, the aged father of the famous sevou Sutherland sisters, died at bis country home near Lockport, N. Y., on Thursday, of paralysis, aged 7H years. His daughters are kuown the world ovor as tbe seven long-haired sisters. He was a Well-known figure wherever he went, always wearing a loug seal-akin coat, oven in sum- mer. Ue was a prominent Methodist min- ister at one time, but left bis calling as soon as hia daughters took to the stage How to Uet Uliu to Chnroh. A New York politician ia so fond of being " deadheaded " everywhere that whon some of hia frienda were debating bow to get him to attend ohoroh one o( them said : "Charge an admleaion fee and he'll be after a pass before breakfast." â€" Shoe and Leather Hepoiter. Wliy the Pnmou Heat a Retreat. A pastor soma time since sought finan cinl help for an important charity. Among those whom he asked to give something was a lady who, unfortunately, bore a vinegary face. She declined to give money, but pro- mised to " lend her couBtenanoe," to the oauao. He retired in dismay. A Reader of Character. Mendioant â€" Please help noor blind man? Kind Old Ladyâ€" Blind ? Why, bless me, yes ; there's a dime for yoa. Mendicantâ€" Thank ye, heartily, ma'am. I knowed the minnit I see ye oomin' ya was a Unch hearted ola 'ooman. AROUND AOAIN. Xll« Poeliu YouOK Wroman Bevints the Practlual but NyinpHtlmtlo Editor. " If yon please, air," said the young lady, timidly, as the exchange editor haniiod her a chair, " I have compoued a few verses, or partially oompoBed them, and I thought you might help mo finish them and then print them. Ma says they are real nice aa far as thuy go, and pa takes your paper regularly." She waa a handsome creature, with beau- tiful blue eyes, and a crowning glory as yellow as gcldeu rods. There wau an expectant look on her face, a hopefulnosa that appealed to tho holiest emotions, and tbe e-Kchange editor made up hiu miml not to crush that pure heart, if bo uuvtr struck a lick. "May I show you the poetry?" con- tinued the ripe, red month. " You will see that I could not get tho last lino of the verses, and if you would please bu so kind as to help mo " Help her .' Though ho had never «vou read a line of poetry, tho exabaugu editor felt the spirit of the divine art llood in bis soul, aa ho yielded to the bewildering music. Help her '. Well, he should smile. " The first veraeruns like this," aho went on, taking courage from his eyes : How softly uweet tho autumn air, Thedyiug woiidlaud tills, Aud Nature turns fronj restieBS careâ€" "To anti. bilious pills!" added the ex- change editor, with a jerk. "Juat the thing. It rhymes and it'a ao. You take anybody, now. Halt the people you meet are â€" " "I suppose you know beat," interrupted tho young f4irl. " I hadn't thuui,ht ol it in that way, bat you have a belter idea of such things. Now the aeoond â-  â-  r«e reads like this â€" Tlio dove-.jyed liiuo upon the moor l.ouit tender meuk aud Had, While from tlio valley comna tlio ruar â€" " Of matchlosa liver pad !" roared the exchange editor. " There you get it. This finishes the aecond ao aa to match with the first. It combinea the fashion witli poetry, and carries tho right idea home to the fire side. If I only bad your ablity in starting a verae, with my gtnius in winding it up, I'd ijuit the abesra and open in tho poetry business to-morrow." "Think ao?" asked the fair young lady. " It don't strike uio aa keeping the theiiiol" " Y'ou don't want to. You want to break the tbemo hero and there. The readiT likes it better. Ob, yea; where you keep up the theme it gets munotououB." •• Perhaps that's so," rejoined the beauty, brightening op. • I didn't thiak of that. Now, I'll read tho third verse; How Had!y droops thn dyiiidday .Vd ui|{bt spriiigH fruni'iliu (.'It'll. .\ud muauiiiK iwilit;iit ut-ciuts lu --ay â€" " ' Tbe old man's drunk again', wouldn't do, would it ?" asked the exuhango editor. " Somebody else wrote that, and we might be accused of plagiarism. Wo must have this thing original. Buppoae we iay -now justauppuse wo say, ' Why did I jpout my Ben ?' " " la that now ?" ini|nired the sweet, roay lipa. " At least I never heard it before. I don't know what it muana." " New I 'Dscd it's new. Ben is the I'res- byterian name for overcoat, spout means hock. ' Why did I apout my Bon ?' means why did I above my topper. 'Ihat'a juat what twilight would think of lirst. yuii know. O ! don't be afraid, that's just im menso." " Well, I'll leave it to you," said tho glorious girl, with a smile that pinned the exchange editor's heart to bis spinu. " This ia the fourth verse : The iiiorry inilkuiaid's Hniubro 30Df{ H«>-«cbuuH from tlio riitrkH, As silently hlio trii>H alunij- " With holes in beth her socks. by Jove!" oriei the delighted editor. " You soo ' " Oh ! no, uo!" remonstrated tho blush ing maiden, " not that !" " Certainly," protested tho exchange editor, warming up. " Nine to four she's got 'em ; and you get fidelity to fact, with a wealth of poetical expression. Th< worst of poetry generally ia, vou can't atatu things as they are. It aiu't like prose. But here we've busted all tho establialieil uotion and put up an actual existuiict; with a veil of genuino poetry over it. I think that's the host idea we have struck yet." " I don't seem to look at it aa you do ; but, of course, you are tbe beat judgu. I'a thought I ought to say : A« silently sho treads alon^^ 111 autumn it inolluw tracks. " Wouldn't that do ?" " Do I Just look at it. Does tracks rhyme to rooks? Not in our paper it doesn't. Besides, when yon say 'tracka' and 'rocks' you give tho imprusuiuii of Honiu follow aoratobiug for safety. ' Socks,' on the other hands, rhymes with 'rocks,' and beautifies them, wbilo it toiichca up the milkmaiii, aud by describing ber condition abowa her to be a child of the very piutnre you are ehowiDg up. " I think you are right," said tho sweet angel. " I'll tell pa where ho ia wrong. Thia ia tho way the fifth verse runs : .Vud cloRO behintl tbe farmer's boy 1'rillB forth biH siinplu tuima. And slipi bttbiiid tlie maiden cuyâ€" " And splits his pantaloons ; done it myself ; know just exactly how it is. Why, bless your heart, you â€" " Snip, snip, snip. Paste, paste, paste. But it is with a saddened heart that ho snips and pastes among bis exchanges now. Tho beautiful vision that fur a moment dawned upon him baa left but the reoolloc- tion in his heart of one sunbeam in hia life, quenched by the shower of tears with which aho denounced him aa a " nasty brute," and went out from him I'orover.â€" Somerville Jvurnai. Clilldren and FouIn. Mr. Nicefellow i playfully to adored one's little sister)â€" Won't you let uie have a bite of that apple ? Child No. Adored oneâ€" You must not answer that way. It ia not polite. Child-^ -But, sister, he got such an awful big mouth that there won't bo anv applo left. _ An Unknown Species. New Governess â€" " Now, my dear, in what zoological olassifioation would yoa place man ?" Pretty Girlâ€" "Man?" " Yes; don't yoa know what a man is?' "No, ma'am. I've been spending my winters in a convent ladiot' boarding â- ohool and my (ammars atBeaaideroaorti." AN KXCITINO SCKNK. Skat Tip in an Kn^llah Kallruud Car with a tiwlmaii. On my way from Wales to London I met with one of the moat exciting scenea I ever wiiiieased. Wo were in a railway train going at a terrific velocity. There are two or three locomotives in England celebrated for speed. One they call the Flying Dutch- man. Another they iiamo tho Y'orksbire Dveil. We were dying behind one oi those lauomotives sixty miles an hour. There were five of ua â€" four gentlemen and a lady â€" in an Engliah car, which a different thing, aa most people know from tho Ame- rican car â€" tbe Eugliah oar holding com- fortably only about eight p>-rbuna, four of thum ocoupying one seat facing four un the other. Wo halted at the depot. A gentle- mun came to tho door, and atoud for a moment aa if not knowing whether to come in or stay out. The conductor com- pelled him to decide immediately, he got m. Uo was linely gloved aud every way well dressed. Soatad, he took out hie knife and began tbe attempt of i>plittiiig a sheet of paper edgewise, and at thia sat lutenlly engaged for p<^rhaps an hour. The suspicion of all iu the car was aroused lu regard to bim, when auddenly hoaroao mid looked around at hia felloW'paSBengers ami tlio fact waa re- vealed by his eye and miuinur that he waa a maniau. The lady iu the car 'she waa unaccompanied) became fr-m/.ied wiili fright and ruelied to the duor aa •! about to jump out. Planting my feet ags:'iat tho (lour I made that death' leap iiupusBibl J. V look of horror waa on all the faces, and the question with each was, "What w:ll liia maiiiuan do next ?" A madumn unarmed ia alarming, but a iiiadmaii with an open kni'e ia terrific. In the ileinniuai; utrength that I'omea to aach an cine li'i mii^ht make aad havoc in that tlyiiig railway train, or bo might spring out of the duur, aa once or twice he attempted. It waa a gtu-stinii be. tween retaining thu foaming fury in onr company or letting hini dash his IiIm outun tile rocks. Also it might be a <}UeBtjon between his lifs ami tho life of out! or more in the train. Our own safety said, " Ltt him go." Unrhuiiiauity said, " bLeep hini back from instant diain," and buiiianity triumphed. The bell-rope reaching lo the luuumotivo in Eugliah radway traiiiH i. un the outside of the car, aud near the root and diBicult to roach. I «avu it two or three stoat pulls, but there was i:i> slacken- ing of speed. Another paasengiir repeated tho attempt without getting any recogui- tion. Wo might aa well have irifd lusiop a whirlwind by pulling a boy's ait>-)<triiig Wheu an Eugliah eiiKunr Uarts hiH train ho stops fur iiottiiug abort of a collision, and thu bull rope on the outside edgea of thu car m only to make passengers del conifuriaolc at the idta that they can atop the train if iliey want to, and as it ie iiotoiice' i'l a thoiit^and times anyone is wilting to rink liia arm and reach out uf tho wiudow luug c-nough to work tho rope thu diiluxidii i- seldom broken. To rid ourselves of our t'tngeroiis associate seemed impossible. Then there camu a struggle aa tu which wuiild have supremcy of that car, nglit r-'aKon or i!etnentia. Tho demoiiino iimvi-d ar'iund the car as it it beuiiged to hiiu and aii the rest of ns were intrudera. Then nt; dropped in convulsions acro-ta the lap of one of ilie passeugera. At thia miimeiii, when he thought the horror had ulimaciertatiil, tbe tragedy wiis intensified. We pluiigsd iniu tho iiiiduight darkiiuaa of mit^ > f tfaone long tunnels fur which Kngliah railway travel ia oelebratud. Miiiiite-a aeeiiievi lionr-^. Can you imagine a worsu poHiliou than to be (aati-ned in a railway carriage, oij^l.t feet by aix, in a tunnel of complete iiarknt.'as, witli a maniac ? May thia occurreucn never he rupuatud ! Wo knew not what iiu.iiieut he might dash upon ua or what way We waited for the light, and waited wliilo ilie hair lifted upon thusualpaiid thu blood ran cold. Wlien, at last, the light looked in through tbe windows, we found the aillicted man lying helplessly serosa oin^ of the passengers. When tho train halted it did not taku ua long, after handing over the poor unfortunate for medical trertmeut, to jiaeinbark and movo into another car.â€" Limdun Letter in the Ftttiliur'i Difjuitrli. A Coufeiiaiou. Do you remBmberr11ttW\»ir(i, '" ' -' '-- ' Huw years ai,'o we two loj^.-th.-r Saw naught but love liluuiiito ItTtt lu >iUQuy days ur winter weaker 1 Do you rooali in younger years To part a day was Inner pain '.' Love's li^ht was hid ia (blends of tears Till meeting cleared tbe »lty uyain. Do you romoniber how we two Would atartt iut(» oaeh mliu r ;* .'yoa Till all the eartb grow liiaviiily Idue, Tlial Fpeech was lost ni luij-py i-igbs '.* Do you another thiui; recal!. Tna'. used to happen oftt-ri I hen : Hf>w, simply passing iu ttie bull. We'd atop tu Hmilu and kiss ai^aiii '.* Do you remember liow I srii .\u(i, readini:, held your imod in uiinu, Caressini.' it with gentle )iat - One i>at fur every bleeaed lino ' Do you recall how at tho play Turtiui^h hours of tti;(my we tarried'.' The lovers' griefs broUi;bt us dlhuiiiy ; Oh, we rejoiced when tbey wort: married. Anil tlien walked liuuieward uriu iu arm, lii'ueatb the crescent iiiuonii-t new, Tliiit smiled on us with Hileiit eliarm ; bu glad that we weru tuairied too. Ah rile, "t woB years and years ago When all this tiuppeiied iliat 1 sing, .\:id iiiany a titiiu tlie wiiili r simw Has slippnd from olive slopea uf spring. Aud nowâ€" eh, nonsQUHe I let us tell ; A tie f'>- laugb of mauls ,r men : You ll hide youi blusbeh ' 1 li uot. Well â€" VVoreten times worwe ibau wo weru then. W. J. HE.M'EmuN, in ihc .'â-  jHernlir Centurv- GlrtL..'- WII.I, 14.' INO A Cbaiiea tv Make !U4in*x. There has not, in many years, been a better opening for a giant than now, au the showmen aay. Any man who iiieaiiures aeveu feet and a half canslmojt tix hixown price. That ilalare has never been ex- ceedod so far as modern auiheiitio history lolls, except by (.'hang, tho Chinaman, whom Uarnum exhibited for sevnral y'srs. lis lacked only three inches uf being ei){ht fset. Chang waa an educated Mandarin of refined tastes, and after acunmulating jrjU.OOU, ouoigh tu mako hirn a N'andorbilt in China, be returned tu his native land. No offers have aiuue templed him to be- come au exhibit again, and ho ii^ed to ie. olare thai only a desire to jonmey in all civilized lands induced him to uiako his tonr, which lasted six years. I'eler Fekoti, tho Unugarian giant, wbuse death waa re- ported here last week, waa to coino lo Amerioa next winter. Ho was wiven foot four and very heavy. Tho American gianta of recant times. Captain I3iiles, (Cap- tain Goshen aud Anna Bwan, weire all less than that in stature, aud thoy are all iluad of ooiisuniption, the common destroyer of such overgrown persons, 'I'hurn is not at present in the show business in thia conn- try, acuordiug to the manager oC tbe larg- est museum in New York, a ^lant sxonod- iug seven feet counting oat bia hair and bootboola.â€" >f<K> York ear. horse hitch no. Ch«winK (>uiu lujuren Their l^yeiJifb*- â€" if.' r-lud'll|feuCH -tliiuj,il an Hnrtfu' «a Too Uiieh .Strouf; Drinkâ€" Au Awfal ATarDloi;. ' If the girls only knesv tliat their eyea are being ruined by cnowing gum they would shrink from it as they would from a viper," said a Cheatnut street optician yes- terday. " Wo all know to what an extent this chewing gum ia carried on, and what a nasty habit it ia. I would advise the girls to stop it at once, if they have a big wad in their mouths whilo reading this interview let them throw it out and 'awear off,' as tbe drinkers say. for in one respect these dainty girls are hku drunkards. If thoy are chronic guniohewers they are heir to all the infirmities tbatattlict the obroaio whiskey drinkers. I have three girls who were addicted to tbe habit, but I broke them from it after a gteat dual of persoa- aiou and some triUing punishment. The oldest girl has ovideucesoitheliahit.thoogb, aud will carry them to her grave. " " How are the eyes aldeti-d '."' " Well, tbe muscles of thu jaw connect with thu spine, and irom tbe spine there are little fibrous liasnea running in all directions. .V uuinber "1 ihubo e.\tend to the eyes and are called optic nerves. Now, if you will watuh a pernuii eating you mil notice a palpitation of the temples when thu lower jaw moves up and down in the process of maaticatiun. Thia ia caused by the working of the opt:e nerves, which keep the inner part of thir e)eH ui motion and exercise the nerves as much aa is needed to keep them in a healih> condition. These nerves are more teudo and sensitive to a degree than one weui i miagiiie. When thoy are overworked they oHoome shrunken and enfeebled, and then itiu process of da- turioration in the >â-  ebi|,lii begins. Of course the ahrinkieg oi th, nervedraws the eye back into the aoche!. itioi as it is oon- iiectud by slender thre».it< <<f n.-'sues to the pupil uf the eye this aUo !>• ruiiies affected. The oouaei|uence is 'hat tliu e\e becomes weak and loses its color . it becuinea an un- natural-looking gray, aeij tho vision is so much impaired by it that uyu-glasses must be resorted to. " One of my girls wears glaasua just be- cause she chewed ho much t;nni. Her eye- sight is practically rMUiod, aud she has crows' fnet wrinkles abont the outer corners that weru cam<e,i by the tiesh of thu cheek being forced up van! by the ac- tion of tbe jaw. She la aliii tr mbled with indigestion from the faun- cause. These are all symptunia e.xiotutHii oy a person who drinks whiskey pluntilullv. and bunco thu oomparisou. L'aieo:-. ontlii to take- this matter in haml aui -ei- if tliey cannot rid their girls of the habit. It is a filthy one outside of the terrible etiect it has upon tbe human systeiu. If tho paienta will keep from their i;irl« eome of their littlu poniuisites until the\ stop chewing gum they would soon giv ip the habit."- - I'hiladelphia liecord. A Stona uf Cabs. Policeman (to citizen clinging to lamp- post)â€" Shall 1 hail a cub, friend .' Citizen G-graahuB no (hie), offahur 'r don' (hie) hail any [more uaba ; they're hailin' all 'roan' now. MlHiinderNtoiid. Minister (who has just driveii his to a wedding in the country) â€"Can I nut here? Prospootivo Bridegroom Wall, (iuees Sal aud thu folks'd rathur hnvo the hitohin' done in the house. An impertinent New York roportor, while interviewing Sirs. Langtry about her in- tended trip to California, recently, asked : " la there any truth in the report that you may return to ua entitled to bear another uame ?" Mrs. Laugtry, who ia the per- sonitloation of patience aud amiability, did not order the presumplnona interviewer out of the house. Sheblusheil, raised her fan and replied : " I have not obtained any divorce. While I remain tho wife ol Mr. Langtry it would he acarnely delicate, to say the least, to discuss tho probability of my marrying another man." - Potatoas ara selliDg at 35c. a baahel in Battleford, N.W.T. ConHolHl.lnn. Edwinâ€" I.iearesi, ) our cruel father kioked me down tbe steps laat night. Angelinaâ€" Do not ooniplain, darling; submit to fate. Just think how luoky yon are. Supposing I lived ou tho third floor. From the Siibllnie to Lho UifllculouB. The ocean is immeasurably grand to look at in its majestic moods, but tbe â- ublimity ceases the minute you attempt to swallow it by the moathfnl. Martha Vir\eymrd lie raid. Where Tgaoraiion Ih out Bllna. Emilyâ€"" Oh, Arthur, how cruel ! See that poor worm wriggia !" Arthur- " That's all right. I cut him in two first, so bo's perfectly dead, only ho hasn't discovered it." Aged violinn of oelebratt'd makes become <|aitu valuable. A Utrailivarius violin of 17 I <i, made for the >laruheso famparati, has passed from tho handa of au Italian player, Bertu/,/.i, into thu possession of a Loudon gentluman, tho price being 94,060 Business man- Uas your husband muoh trade in the west? Shoe manufaotarer's wife â€" Be seldom refers to buaiiieas mattara in any way, but I judge that he has buai- nesBoonnections in Chicago. Ho remarked last night that he had juat received a large shoe contract. â€" I'hiladelj'liia Jlecord. Lord and Lady Lansdowno have arrived at Bowood for a stay of several weeks, after which thoy are going to pay some visits in Scotland, and they will be invited to visit Balmoral before they loavo for India. They will start from London (or Bombay on October Uth or IHth. There is a time when tho laziest man <ma hnrry. It is when the train itopa 10 mla utea for refteabmaBti. it « ♦». v;^