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A Common EIVIIIJ. We know bim well. . Wv uatv tiim all. WA-jrand blm an oar c"mmon foe. I -N" t ugae can tell Bis awful gall, Tin man wbo wyn, I told you to'" When Ibingf go wrocu Aud trouijlcit c> i Hesomui to help u bear lus blow. Hit face gri/wi lonu. An.! J Dil glum " You know," lays ha. 'I tuld you M ' We know he Uel. Bui ihac't DIU why Hii \in]ithy aiiiiinvuti utir woe : Thy'rc- always dly Wben be declarei, "1 told >lu w! " We know biiu well, Cunfouud UM call ! We brand him ait our .'uimuu low. To JuLtuoa cull U r .i loom him all, Tkc umu wbo sayu, " 1 tuld you so :" 1 liu tut u-.ui ith anil tht* Kiuperor. At a meeting the other nay of the Con- servative Society of ilaageburg a locksmith uaojeu De^pe thoa disjribti bis impres- sions of toe recent siuiuKS of the Council of Stat before which he appeared : "Called by tbe Emperor an one having a knowledge of technical mailers. I bad tbe pleasure ot alieudiG^ three rnuetmgB last week, undtr tbe presidency of tbe Emperor himself Tbe imiug*, with tbe exception of it abort pause for lunch. lasted from 10 a.m. to JO p.m. The Emperor opened, ad- journed, and closed the meeting called ou speakers, spoke himielf. or stopped a speaker wneu be made a mistake, n the cade aiitlii be. First to come and laat to go, be followed the proceedings with eager attention. Daring lunch where we sat in i-rele*a rowi, and at which tbe minuter of the interior was our boil, tbe moat dutiful of monarcha became the mull gracious When sptakiog lingly or in small groups and discussing various (uedticns, we pile forgot that it was tbe German Emperor before whom we aat. Aa I stood modestly apart, Herr von Boetticher took me by tbe arm and led me up to tbe Em- peror and at the same time I bad tbe opportunity of sharing in a diicaaaion with tbe social democrat Hurr Bncbholz, who, aa a representative of the workicgmen and member of tbe I'nfall Versicberung (acci- dent insarai.ce), ouiii boast of the support of 630.000 vote*. Herr Baohhol/.. who wore tbe irou cross, believed that patriotism and socialism could be united, ai.d bad DO de- lire at ail that the Emperor's rale shoald be got rid of. Hereupon the Empeior asked : ' Do yoa believe that vour leaden in tbe Reichstag will do enythingfor yoa" Herr Bachbolz replied : Certainly, Yoar Majesty, they have promised, and if they do nothing we shall not choose them again.' Tbe Emperor rejoined : ' Well, we shall see. If only we oould pot it to the proof and oblige these gentlemen to bear the re iponsibity ot government. Bat I cannot leave Bebel on the throne.' Tbe cabinet maker Vorderbragge and I rather drove Berr Buchhol/. into a corner bat when next day the Emperor inquired if we had KOI him round we were obliged to answer I ..r. the To strike a tlag " is to lower national colors in liken of submission. King* are used as tbe symbol of rank and command, tbe officers using them called flag officers. Such flag* are Jijuare, to distiufcuish them from other banners A flag ct truce" ii a white flag d played to an encnuy to indicate a dtsiro for a parley. The white flag is a sign of peace. After a baiil" parti's of both sides often go ont to tbe ii Id to r-d'ie tbe wtuuded or bury the dead under tbe protection of a white flag. Tbe red ilag is a sign of defiance and is oftt -i used b> revolutionists. In our ser vice it is a mark of danger and shows I vess> 1 to be receiving or discharging her pow The black tlag ia a sign of piracy. Thu yellow dag shows a vessel to be at .(uarautine or is the sign of a contagious disease. A dag at halt-mail means mourning Fiehiug and other vessels return with s tlag at half-mast to anr ounce the loss or death of some of tbe men. Dipping tbe flag ia lowering it slightly and then hoisting it again, to salute a vesse or fort. A Pathetic Story. " 1 was talking with a postal clerk yei terday wbo had just returned from i'ltts burg, aud he told me a touching stor; which came to light in that city. A blani envelope was found in the mail, and it wa opened to ascertain the addresi of tbe sender. There was none, and the onlv signature was ' From your brotbe Will.' Tbe letter went on to lay that tbe writer had pawned bis coat to raise $10 whioh was enclosed, to send to his tiller wbo wai starving. The letter stated tba he hoped the money would relieve her dii tress. Hew Vnrk Star. Ihr u.iii itiiim MUMd. Dr. A. You didn't get to the society las night? Dr. Jay's paper on "Germs ' \ very interesting. Dr. B. Had several calls in the evening lorry I oouldn I attend. Dr. A. Tbe paper will be published. Dr. B. Yes, but the sapper won't. Boitt>n Transcript. Utah Art nil the |Ke<l. Old Lady Is there anything you can d< around tbe bouse if 1 give you a good meal 1 1 amp - Yes, marin; I kin lecture 01 Wagner, an' my frien' kin give praotica illustrations on der piannyforty, :! ysu'v got one. POKIER, of the t'nitec States Census Bureau, estimates that th census returns, wben completed, will plac tbe population of tbi country at 04,500,000 against 50,155,783 in the year H80. Mist Tennant, the lady who is to marr Stanley, baa Oliver Cromwell for an anoes tor. To shrink woolen goods : 1, After pulling treat the goods on a perforated tab! with superheated iteam. 2. Pass throug a bath of alum of 1.07 spirit grainl to half an hour, wring and dry ; wash, soap wa<h oft and dry. 'I here are some things a woman can d as well -as a man, but scratching a uiato n't one of them. IBUIf MIX ,ts. A Departure In Building Which UOalnlng Ground lu England. The i^ueen s Pavilion, whioh farmed an rnameutal feature of tbe Windsor show, d to be erected in the grounds at Osborne. An article in the London Standard explains lat "the i^ueeu has been suffering from leumatism of lair, nd her summer prao- oe of breakfasting in a tent upon tbe iwn may have done much to encourage lia painful malady. The pavilion is to be laced upon a basis of bard concrete, so lat her Majesty may be able to enjoy her meal almost in the open air without ruk of amp. The success of tbe pavilion has iveii an impetus to the iraJe m iron outea. ilr. Gladstone, we are informed, ia avinganiron library erected at Hawarden. t ia to contain !'' 000 volume*. He takea Be liveliest interest in the building and atones every detail of tbe erection. be house contains live rooms), the largest ne measuring 41 feet by :il. Cases are lade to hold twenty tons of books. Mr. lao stone intends the library for quiet tody and therefore propones to admit uly a few persona at a lime. These houses re put together like a child's pc/v.le, and an be taken apart, compactly packud and amoved elsewhere. A large number of ron villas have been sent from tbe works t Albert n\le to the R.vitra, and there noted upon plots of land purchased or ented for a term of yeara. Wben thu ease expires the houses can be packed up nd removed. There ia beginning to be a emand for iron bungalows aa marine esidencea in England. Tbe rapidity ith which they can be built ana their mall cost, as compared with the ordinary wellinge of brick and stone, are recom- mendations which tell in their favor. ' The possibility of having a bouse built n a month to the buyer's own plan and eady for occupation aa soon aa finished seems almost incredible. The pretty Wei- ome Club at the Italian and American xhibitiona was made of iron, and ita cost in i will give tome idea of the compere- ive pricei of brick and iron. It waa cov- red with trellis work, whioh imparted a iiotur(3i|ue and rural aspect to the outside. n ill uncovered stale tbe corrugated iron nnot be said to be ornamental, but the rellis work embellishes it at a small cost. t ,s suggested by the manufacturers that batching the roofs with heather would add p the pictorial effect and also give addi- ional protection to the roof. Heather rom Bournemouth thus applied would last or fifteen years or more. The tbatcbing would aid in keeping tbe house cod in nmmer aod warm in winter, though this ouble desideratum has already b>eu secured by the air spaces between the outer ron walls acd the inner ones of felt and >ine wood. It is now feasible to add an additional oom to the ordinary brick dwelling bouse, where such accommodation is needed, ieing removable, it ia tba property of tbe tenant, so that the objection felt by most >eopie against building for the ultimate wnetit of one's landlord does not bold good n such a case. Stabling and coach bouses oan. in the same way, be temporarily erected. Aa a playroom or schoolroom for hildreo, a detnched iron Duilomg commu nioatim; with tbe house by a covered way 'Quid fn '1'it-iiily prove a bcou to tbe brain working father of the faintly : and in noes of illness it woiud ba possible, by . . to i-tolata a uaticut ruin >: jther i .-uiburs of thu family. 1 ' lamp to be apprehended in nr. iron house. A useful prt-nent to age would be an iron | . could oe buil: in a wvek. A building cost og fJOO oan be erect'.- tin a "i j[ a room r-iea^un. by 1 l wou d be about t JO. Tbd coat of re moval is from LJ upward. With this no- arcbn Aould be poe si ble to reside n ore's own houae at a dilfereut seaside reaort in Kngland every year by bavinj, .: ron house removed in thin way. Th jriokwork chimney ia preferred to an> other by the builder-* ot iron houses, m mode of heating being ao wholesome aa tb open grate with direct ventilation. Ther are other modes of heating rooms, am ome of them are lufficiently satisf actor wben the ventilation has been properl secured. The drainage can be worked 01 the .axial plan, if this be preferred to tb simpler mode recommended by the origin ator ( the iron house." LORD WOL8EUCV1 SI CCI88DB. Ir Vrdv*ra Holler Appointed Jtljulani- Unvral of thv Aiiny. Lieut. General Sir Redvers Bailer, V.C. wbo will succeed Lord Wolsoley aa djutant-Genersl of the British arm)), ia lest kuown for Ihe part he took in the oudan war, when he acted aa Lord Wot- eley'a chief of staff. He, however, saw auh honorable service before that mem rabie campaign. He waa gazetted 2nd eutenant in iv.-. lieutenant in 18t>3. aptain in 1870, major in 1871, lieutenant- olonel in H78 and colonel iu 187',). He ii ao aide de camp to the ij'ieen. He wad ne of General Wolseley's companions in rma in the Red River expedition, and also ucompanied bim to Ashantee. He fought aliantly in the /.alu war when Lord htlmsford oame to grief, and materially ided Lord Wolseley in the laat Egyptian ampaign. taking a prominent pan m the a ttli, of El Teband Tamai. On his being p pointed chief cf staff to Lord Wolseley in le Soudan campaign, a London ptper aid : " A tower of strength, a giaut iu will, nd a most careful and aatute leader. .covers Bnller baa proved hiu military till in many a light for the honor of Old ngland. This apparently invaluable ommander, a son cf whom fair Devon- lire may well be proud, richly meritg le honorable distinction of being eneral L.ord Wolseley B Chief ot laff." Of the General, Mr. Archibald orbes says : " Reavers Bailer has seen more war than any of oar solc'ieri who ere t yet veterans. The Red River expedi- on was not war, but it bad ita morns aa preparatory lesson. Ha accompanied Volseley to Animntee. and soon look his lace there aa a man who might be trusted o organize, to lead nod to tight. In South frica bis name wad bracketed witn that t Sir Evelyn Wood. Men who were in le field with bim in tbe /alu campaign will not soon forget what dominance he waved, what a power he wielded both of edtramt and of encouragement over the wild, mixed, irregular horsemen with whom e did service, so constant, so active and ao nterpriaing. General Buller obtained tbe ictoria Cross for his gallant conduct at IB retreat at Inhlobaoa, on the larcb, 1-7'.', in having assisted, whilst lolly pursued by /.ulus, in rescuing Cap!. '. D'Aroy, of the Frontier Light Horse, rho was retiring on foot, and carrying bun n his horae uuiil be overtook the rear uard . also for having, on the same dale nd under the same circumstances, con- eyed Lieut. C. Everitl, of tbe Frontier ..ight Horse, whose horse had been killed lader bim, to a place of safely. Later on jenerel Bulier. in the same manner, aaved trooper of the Frontier Ligbt Borae, hose bone was completely exhausted, and who otherwise would have been killed by he Xulus, wbo were within eighty yards if him. In later years General Buller has leld various important commands. MM Beware of the man who tells you of hi wife's faults. Beware of the man and woman, too, wh alwayi want to borrow a little change. Beware of people wbo are always mvitir yon to dine with them generally and neve specially. Beware ot tbe milk that ia heavenly hue and spiritual in its thickness. Beware ot losing your temper in ho weather. Beware of the girl with tbe one wbit look, with painted eyes, and a bodioe co low, which she wears on the streets. Beware of vulgar things, words an people as you would of the gentleman i black and red, for first oousins. vulgarity and sin ar Beware of tbe woman who announce! k yon that life ii without flavor and that she had only met you before ahe did Job well then, ol course, it would have bee different. Bab. Rev. Sam Small, wbo tried to follow the footstepe of some of the other sensa ional evangelists, has accepted the pres denoy of a college in Utah. It's a sma iostilntion, presumably. Chocolate cashmere make! a prett child's dress. London ore department statistics aho that although theatre tires have increase greatly in number, they are far less dam aging than formerly, owing to tbe improve ments in tbe apparatus for suppresain them. Tbe same statistics show that th death rate from tires in London has fallen from 23M in 1*S7 to !'.< in 1889. This is also laid to the unproved apparatus. Archdeacon Farrar visited Oberam- mergau at the nrst performanoe this year of the Passion Play, and lodged in tbe boose ot the actor who played the part of Jet us. George Moil, of Wilkesbarre, Pa., mur- dered bis wife tnd tbe jury saya be must hang. The condemned man says he is glad NO BTB8 TO 8KB THE iit.UI . rlef of a Blind Bor at the Ureat Baseball Content. During last Saturday a baseball game at rotherbood Park a little blind boy sat on left tieid bleacheriei with his elder rather. Although handicapped by an crnal and impenetrable darkness, he ex bittxl just aa much interest in the game i the hundreds of noisy little fellows round bim. What are dey doin' now, Jimmy '" be iked, as a loud burst of applause rang out ran the air. " Hally jee' Yoa ought to see O'Rook wipn dat ball : It went down almost to e gate. It was a dead easy home run, but e stopped on third cause it went into de owd." The little blind boy piped out his entho asm in a shrill treble. "Tell me all about tings, now, Jimmy, i implored. " You know you said you onld." " Oh, let up," replie-i the other boy, an- elingly. "I'm watching ie ^ame." " Yes, but 1 can't watch, Jimmy. Tell e a little something, won't jou. 1 I'llgive er my new month organ if yer will. Dat'i good feller. " The boy groped vagn>-ly round for bis brother s band, which waa oipauentiy drawn away. " Oh, my, but dat was a daisy 1" cried be ihe eyes, as another volley ot applause roku the silence. " Go it, Buck ! (.?! dere li '" 'Now. Roger, knock it ont of de i '" shouted the bleachers in a paroxysm expectation. Meanwhile tbe aightleas eyea were turned istfully towards the diamond. " Ob Jimmy '" tbe boy finally wailed ; if yoa was blind I'd tell yer everything. ou've got dead de best of it Jimmy. ' Two large tears born of a hopeless dee- ir rolled down tbe boy's oheeka, and urying his faoe in bis hands he sobbed tterly. Above, the skies were aa blue and tender sa maiden' seyei, and (rom the oiroumfer- nce of the vast 'it-Id came the volleying oars of applause from twelve thousand iroati ; but tbe little blind chap never miled. He sat in silence aud darkness un- I ihe end. I might as well stayed at home, immy, was hi* only comment. Well, wot did yer come for .'" replied le other. Seu- York W >r d. Th SHIII llllr.l. Uerr. in twenty particulars, is William Seeker's description of tbe characteristics f sanctified men and women : I. Sanctitied Christians do much aud maku little noise ;. They bring up the bottom of their lift o the top of tbeir 3. Tbuy prefer the duty they owe to God the danger thry fear from man. i. '' -. > .. K the public good of others above tbe private good of theoiH- . have the most beautiful conver satioua among the iiiacketl pern- . , . "<t sorrow rather t the least 7. They c*coin ad father-i tc an in char , i ' < to all iu h.imilily. -i :nost Defori' 1.1 j.i for their b a(j(. *r least before ' tbeir hearts lowest wben od raises their estates honest. 10. They seek to be better inwardly in tbe substances than outwardly in >i > anoe. II. They ure grieved more at the of the cbaich loan a:U-cioi at ibeir lappineaa. I _'. I ru-y render tbe greatest good for the greatest evil. 1 v lli-y take thoae reproofs beat which they need moil. 11. They take up duty in point of per fur i n !!) and lay it down iu juiut of inde peadence. 1 ">. They take up their contentment in God's appointment. 1 '.. ibey are more iu Icve with th employment of holiness than with tb anjo>mentof bappmess. 17. They are more employed in searchin their own hearts than in censuring othe men'i slates. IS. They set ont for God at the begin uing and hold ont with Him to the end. l.i. They take all the abame of tbeir sin 10 themselves and give all ihe glory <A the! services to Christ. 20. They value a heavenly reversio above an earthly possession. Cat With a W i mil vii Lee. I'ntriok McGrath, a resident of Wood ford, Kentucky, bai a three-pawed cat tha he thinks oan do more business in exterm Dating vermin than any four-legged felin that walks tbe earth. The oat, wboee name is Thomas, was born deformed, ao< according to the usual custom, ought have been drowned. Mr. McUralb, how ever, reared it with oare, and after it ba been wuaned provided it with a woode paw, which ii DOW netful, ornamental an an objiol of envy to the other oats of th neighborhood. Thomas finds the ligneou appendage of much more value loan natural one. It supplements latisfacioril tbe action of its three companions, and els comes into use whenever occasion require as a olub, for instead of umug its month t chew up rail and mioe tbsartitioiallygifte feline 11004 them with the wooden pa whioh 19 used like a club. Thomas is ou of the features of Woodfurd, and a visit t that place without a visit to Thomas wi be no visit at all. All this is on th authority ot the local Kentucky news papers. Currant sTiiDili*. "Tee bee'" laughed Chappie. " Di you ever pay n mn<,aito a bill, Hicksey .' ' Ya," said Hicks solemnly. What with '" queried Chappie, icter es ted. Blood money," returned Hicks. Ualiitjr Shoe*. Borri- of tbe new shoes are dainty enough or Cinderella herself. Probably the veiy alest wbim expressed m leather is a pair f high- laced walking- boot* made of the iew velvet pile leather, in a rich tint of niden-brown. golothed and vandyked up be lacing with patent leather. The gypsy boe. for garden party or light walking lurpoaes, 11 made of glace kid, bordered with narrow brvgued braid, and cut uiliciently low at toe toe to admit of tbe display of colored silk stockings, and is (tamed in pla j by meant of an instep trap. A |uaintly pretty magpie effect is proimced in some of tbe new shoes by img out slashes of tht- black patent ntlic-r and letting in white kid below Morocco shoes of ruby or seal- brown color are braided with charmrng effect in a jattern which points upward towar in a way to make the foot look '.!!. Gray and fawn sni.'.'. brai thrir own -oli-r oroi ilo* >lack with acariui, and white kui with mle blue ibma- \ m .-) are - i <*un, ith whitu beada tnd padlo tiara. THEIOMSCOI ST1S". MAfUJXEH. How the Culled Htau-s Population I* Oountrd. Tbe task of tabulating and aummari/.mg the oensui bVurei of population will be rendered much more simple than in former censuses by reason of the employment of counting machines. A press despatch aayi of these labor davers : " At nrst glance tbe machines remind one of upright pianos. They have handsome oak oases, and each one occupiei ab-jut the same apace a piano does. They arc, however, eminently prac- tical machines, and with tbeir aid some afleen young ladiea oan count accurately a half million of names a day. It is expected that when the work of counting the census returns really begins there will be seventy or ' igoty of these machines ai work. The returns from the census districts tbrongbout the country are coming in There are more than 50.000 of Districts, and ao far only about 'J.JOO districts have sent in tbe mania. As fast as tiie reruns :ome in they are counted, although not aa rapidly aa they will be, aa it is neuenaary to train tbe young iadiei in tile r ise '.: the machines. In makir^ this count, which ii known aa tbe ' rough count,' tbe returns tor each district are counted twice. After being counted on one machine they are passed over to another, and when the latter oount is completed Ihe two are compared, and if there are d:i- .Tenancies necessary corrections are made. .iDglhia method, if the total popula- tion ( the country id '10.000. (XHl. there will be counted in tbe census omce an leut to 120.000,000 uamei. " Tbe machines, which are the invention of Mr. Hollerith, and supplement bil tabulating machines, are very simple. A key- board, resembling that of a typewriter, is at the right ot the operator. Each key has a number from one to twenty. Tbe operator has a pile of census schedalei at her left side, and aa she turns the schedules over she notes the agurt- which indicate, the number of members in each family enumerated in that achedule. If there are live members in a fumily she strikes the key marked rive. Wben a key is struck an electric connection is estab- lished with tbe bands on a dial mtbe frame work in front of the operator That dial is marked No. . which means it records the number of families consisting of ove persons. Each time the N key is struck No. 5 dial records one. Wben the account is completed tbe re- orded Dumber on each dial is multiplied by the number of the- n. tfae results added up and the total number of individual! in that district is ascertained. If the same rt ~ull is obtained by a different operator, then it is concluded thai ihe count is cor- rect. It i! expected that by tbe use of these machines the result ot the census will be known much sooner than by any other known method." *l luui l-r i no 1 II V , ' ,,ll. ,- . *rn to the tr- airi'-n of ^^ ieveral wore nt .peakers -t the ' . g of th.- Vnit-ri.'an Godli^ht A-isocia- : Toronto. Ihe most pra <1 on thu authority of a promt mil ' ake ihe man at occe into the fresh ir I >ou t cro*d ar mnd him. .' K-ep him nn bis back. Don't raise bis bead or urn aim on his side. . tcsen bis clothing at bis neck. I. Give a little brandy nd water, not more than four tablt>spoonf uls of brandy. Give the ammonia mixture iona pan in ail aromatic ammonia to sixteen pans water in small <|Uautiiie8 at short intervals, a teaapoonful every two or three minutes. . slap tbe face and obesl with the wit end of a towel. Apply warmth and friction if the body r limbs are cold 7. If the breathing ii feeble or irregular artificial respiration should be used, and kept up until there is no doubt that it oan no longer be ot ie. V Imioislur oxygen. -Calit.it lie I'M* li.r Old Paper. Most hous. -keepers know bow invaluable newspapers are for packing away the win- ter lotnmg, the printing ink acting as a dtnauoe to the stoutest motn. some house- wives think, as successfully aa camphor or tar paper. For this reason newspapers are hie under Ibe orpel, laid over tbe rt-g'ilar carpet paprr (Uality of uewsptpers in tbe Kit. hen. how ' their ability to keep out is well known that shutout, K other :i>m: i a newspaper, nil trie > nda of u tbe ll niuhl in any - immer I u I ti)'' the :tre of tbe .'. ni:.l:t. ' r - am when only . tors full Li ke nd t.t. ana van newspapers, aud the ditferenoa m the lime of ff" * f ibt cream is not p>'ri-epiib.e from tbe result ., > < better to ip the cream and covc-r it tightly with % rung of newapapi n than 10 IHC more .. rs rta:u the cold itlretdy in .!, ict- belter than t packing o: Offtake! ice anti salt, w have s to admit the air . Tough ou the PluiiilHir. In the trial of a divorce oase in New York the other day the Judge said to tbe defendant : " Yoa are a plumber. You abuse your wife both when you are drunk and whtn you are sober. She wants yoa to stay away from her. You make plenty of money. Wben plumbers burn a few lumps of charcoal they charge for a peck when they use one bar of solder they charge for six. Wben they use 10 cents worth of resin they charge $1. When they spend miuules on a job tbey charge for a full day. When a plumber and helper are sent on a job tbe boas sends in a bill for two men. Half the time yon talk with Ihe servant girls, and tbe other bait yoa sleep and eat tbe good tbingl in the kitchen. Now yon pay vour wife )5 a week " The (uestion of plumbers' protti- therefore, may be considered now as set- tled by a judicial decision. Chicago Iriiiune, An Bxpremilve Name for i Horse. Brown What's tb< name of that oolt ? Jones -Ten dollar Bill. Brown That's no kind of a name for a horse. What did yon call bim that for ? Jones Because, dear boy, he'll go so fast when he's broken. Mm. I'alti, it ii said, bas an insatiable he wtfl not sentenced to prison for life, as be Appetite for stewed prunes, which ibe eati much prefers hanging. 'for her complexion. A tradesman named Meekers wai found at nignt in a street of Kaslboorne, on tbe Engliih south coast, with seven long nailK driven deep into his skull He was removed to an hospital in|a dying condition. The doctor! say it is an astounding case of de liberate suicide. The Duchess of 1 ife has a reputation for making batter. I -.lu,U Which Can H< l-.i.n.-.i With I'ole* lu ii It illau Lake. or three weeks ago aa account was giveu of tbe doatiu^ Man.! in ^aiiawaga Lake, Vermont, but more remarkable arc the three floating islands in Lake Sol- fatara the bitumen lake near livoli, Italy, says tbe St. LOUH Tbe foundations of these erratic island! are composed ot sticks, grasses and bulrushes, firmly glued together by tbe sulphur, petro- leum aud bitumen of the i'jeer lake. In ihe centuries which have elapsed since the nuclei of these islands were formed, tbe sand ttnd dust blown from whichever shore tbey happened to be moored bas formed s> soil twelve or fifteen inches thick, npoo which several specie! of plants and trees) have found lodgment. Aa the largsa! of these peculiar islands does not "xoeed rjfteer rods in length, six or eight men provided with strong poles oan float them in any dmclion desired. A Vankvt 1 Uerrrmaailar. Word has reached Winnipeg from the Hudson Bay fort, iu tbe McKen/.iu River country, continuing tbe report that a re- measurement by American surveyors of ibe Alaska boundary shows it to be J* miles further east than heretofore sup- posed. This places Forty- Mile Creek and ihe rich gold district! of that country in American territory. The Hudson Bay Company will have to aband ,i Fort Ram- part House, which, by tbe new demarca- tion of tbe boundary, is within ( uited States territory. Baroness Burdett-Contts and other Lon don notables are ruling by subscription a. fund with which to buy a residence tor Explorer Stanley. This action was begun only after it became known that Stanley had a Tennant for the house. " Smithers wants to be President.' " Rot ' Smilhers isn't straight enough for a ruler." Lace qailla on bats ooet from J10 to IU A monument baa been ereated at Vuatre Bras to William Frederick, Duke ot Bruna- wick. where he tell.