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I ^^Ti,^" S J, .. . I »v>- THE VERY LATEST FROIV. ALL THE WORLD OVER. Intercitlng Items About Our Own C*UBtr> Urcat Britain. th« United 5latu, airj All Ptrts <il the Olobe, Condciucd an Aaterted for liasy Rudlog- CANADA. TlhP Nfcw Bruflswirk r.*gislature Lt t» session. The riainiltoi) Horticultural Society has t;e«n incorfiurated. Mr. G. M. Rose, Uie wpll-ltoowii To- ronto |iul>lialier, <li<'<l Tliursday, agei; 69 years. It is reportod that the O.T.R. wil buiUl a roammotb hotel at Qut-bpo. Mr. R. K. Iloje has roreived his com- miK-tion as K<'Ki3trar of Wentworth County. Imports from C'ana.la during,' Janu- ary inrreavil $147.f)M, i-onijared will. January, 1h!i7. Tiie life iii.surance romj>anies (!oin:! l>asin«i>.s ia Montreal ore arreplin.; rlskH on Rlondikern. An fleclrii' r^'ilway lietwpen Ottawa and Molialfe i* proposed. Iho dis- lanre is 20 mile«. Hamilton temperance people are pe- titioning the City Council to reduce the numlier of liquor licenses. The C. P. R. Tele«raph Company «iil atrinii a large t-upjier wire tietween Montreal and Vancouver. TIte Toronto City Council has ftji- pointed Mr. Cbas. 11. Huxt as City En- gineer in succession to Mr. K. H. Ke><iting. > The fancy and titai>le dry gooilH firm of Boisseau Kreres, Montreal, has sus- pended tjayment. The liul iiilies are H 10,000. I Annerlcan secret service detectives are still at Montreal, hunting fur ii/iiinterteiterH, with the aid <if the loc-al fdrce. Hepurts received at Vict iria from I'awfton atate that five ni>'n have lieen froien tj dea,th near Skag:uay, and three near I>)ea. There Ls a prol^ahility of the Mont- real i'ark and Island Railway l)eing coms-'liduted with the Montreal .Street Jtuil»ay Com|>any. A syndicate is being formed in Qtie- l«N- to iiurcba-so I,ord Mount-Stephen's proivrly oppaiite the Otwernor's gar- (Irns, 111 l>iiild a large lilock there I>ii'ul. Maa-cit who bail the lia.se of h;r. akull fracturt^ by falling from his aleJigti while ta.n>.'1eiin driving al King- Htoii. rtipd from liiis injuries. Til' Montreal Cotton Cuiupany in- XfiivXti to extend .ItH pLunt l>y the erec- tloB of a Sjuiuiiing mill for tiie manu- fui'lure of goods wibJtJi are now iim- fiort/'d. Kvaiigel.Ht Moo<ly, wilui is addr-ssing lArg.c meetings im Montreal iha.s re- reived a letter e-niltwing %i1ih fniin a tnun wrho ba.d defrauiled I ha Customs of thai otur iiint. H>n. C. II MiaokinliiMli will Icaive bhorlly for Injfl'ind, and during his als'nce will arrange for the develop- mi-'Mt of properties purchased by the British A.inerit.'in Cor|i<)ra.tion. Tb.» Lang 1'anning Comiipany will aliortly liegin the erection of u tannery In IV-rlin, « hioh will l)e the largest in Cniiala. rhri>e hundred hands will ly employed. A well-omde one-dollar American cerlificale was disoovered in MonlreaJ. T.hvrc is reason to I'elieve tihn,t a clever guriK of I i«i.nlJT fellers in working in th«i dislrivl. Mr. H. J. B-emer hu.s a.sked the Hull City CoiiMci'l for a lionuH of $70,000 for thin inlerprovincini hrilifie and t.he Tor- onito Hut)l>er Co. asks ttU.UOtI an a lionus for eatahlisliiinK its nihtier factory iiu null. Japan .« Ki^iliK (o InvaJe l.be Klon- dike. H is staled t.tiui an. army of X\,W^ »bl»-h<((lied lalorers is lieintf got to- g<etlier for I.Ik- gold fi«lds aiwl in a roon.th i« will mak.- a descent on Daw- •i>n Clily. A landslide (wcurreil five miles tie- low the Town of Que nllc. II. C, and buried three minei.s nuineil \\ m. Allen. Jo*- Rich. an>l Alexanler McLean. The tlld- I* l.OOO feet Hiile, WIO feet |.>q« und M r"el high. It is stilted that the Uomlnion Steaiu- ihl|> Co.will rum a w.ekly in tead of X fortniifhtly px-i-iniwr ser i.^e !«•- I.ween Mntreal and l,ive,|,«)l, and ivill pK-iie a neu steamer, the Domin ion . n the tervice. City Clerk llendemin, of Ottawa, has re«'eivod a < lieque tor JaOOO fr<.ui the Provin.-lnl Ti awurer i;f Ontario, for Ihei Ca.s,»elnuui fire relief fun. I. The Ontario (iovernment also .sent a cheque ^.^ J.'i.Ollfl laM autumn. A de.piit'h from IJuehec .says thai it Is rumored that a calile has just hee.n rec-fMved there that the .Messrs. I'eter- •K'ln I'.Rve succeeded in I heir negotin- llijr.i. assuring t h a success of the fast Atlantic (it«ain-'hi|>s. The. Cu.<!ti>m-i l>epurluienl has decided to »en<l two (iffiier.s In Skagway and T)yea. to fiir\nisli informutiiin Id Can- njians goin? Ihnuigh In tlie Yukon hy thut route, ajwl to assist in the carry- i-isr out of the oustoms regululiuna there. The rominiiiu finan.'ial statement for the m mth of January .sho.vs lln' total reveiiiu! for the month at |8.{il-,IH)n, an int'rea>e over I he same niuiith la.st year of half a million dol- larn, while the ex|HMidilure for the juontb liiis decreast'd liy a quarter of a million. ' â-  UNITED STATES. The population fif tJrealer Naw York ia 3,.».S)<,8fl9, according t<il an official es- Uutate During the la»t fi.siiil year the I nit- •d 'Stales ex|iorted iluuieNtir merchan- diae to the value of over 91,OSaiHMI,000. 'J'he Luetgert jury at Chicago has lirought In a verdict of (fmUty t'xing the penalty at life ijnprltonment. The Spanish Minister at Washing- ton ia likely to Iw recalled for having! in a letter savagely attacked President iNfcKinley. Edward Hodgman, the absconding treasurer of the Chicago UuildLng Trades Council, has Ijeen arrested in a remote rnrt of the North-We.flt and will le taken hack to Chicago. A churl at Topeka, Kas., has decid- e 1 llial a bicyolo wasi exempt from ex- ecution under a judgment, being a ' tool " e«s<'ntial to a man's profession or occupation. The New York Muiiicipal Council and Hoard of Aldermen have passed a reso- lution condemning the expen<liture of .10.000,000 on State canal.s, and calling fur an investigation. The Treasury Department at. Wash- ington have given a ruling on the im- I ortation of furs as wearing apparel. Hereafter muffs, (was, etc., will lie dut- iable when ouit of sea-son. Kdward Hellamy, author of "Looking Hackward," and KuKene V. Debs, late head of the. American Railway Cnion, a-i.l lealer of the Social Democracy, have united to laanch a new politi- cal party. i A boat containing five men went over the falls at Oregmn City, Ore., on Thurslay, tJeorge h'reeman, sr., his sons lieorge an I JameJt, and L, J. Shannon, were drowned. Il.arry Freema'i* held to the boat and reached shore. Tour Ibi usand overhead wires in Chi- cago Ijelonging to the telegraph tele- l«)>o>ne and - ther companies in the tU/.vn-t iwn districts will lie cut down by the city unJesu dtnin |j# ta.ken to place tiieni luidfrground before Mar. 1. 'Mrs. William W. Flu*, wire oC an insurance adjuster at New York ia charged there with the murder of her mother-in-law. The fath<r-in-law may die froim the injuries she caused to hi.m. Her sul«nquent attempt to com- mit suicide failed. gf;nerai,. JExoellent rains in N'orthern and Cen- tral India hAve ensured successful i^rinlg crops. Hriti.sh troijiB have occupied Beregou- ron and Bashere. in th<' Birgu) country of West Africa. Tllie result of the Transvaal ele<'ticn« was the. return of President Kru^er by a big majority. A telegratn front Kan Jise, Guatem- ala, announces the assassination of l're«ident Harrioe. The .Siwni^b (Joverniment has de -ided to send the .Spanish cruaier Almiranle Dquendo I > Havana and tbenje toi New York. DeM|iat<'hes received from Manilla, capital of the Philippine Islands, an- nounce that liOO buildings, some of them of impirtance, have been destroy- ed by fire.. A PILGRIMAGE TO JORDAN. Tk* taBMal IAimIm* »r ilaii<.aa« fer the Nitly Laad. The Rusninn peasantry hiv.- a strong lielief in the su.-red piojierlien <if the waters of Jordan, says the Ixiudon Orapbic. Nothing l)ut Jordan water must be used l°or baptism and ti lie buried in Hbiouds uhich have been made from linen whili have been dip- l<ed in the Jordan <ir. still Ix'tter. in which the wearer has Uithed in) the Jordan, is extieinely desirable. .So string is this feeling that an an- nual exodus of pilgriiiui s<ds out for Palestine. HosjilceB have lieen built through ut Rush a and at Jeruaalemt where I he pilgrims have free a i-omnn)- (lation for a period not exceeding twelve months. They walk fr.>ui all part.s of l(u.sMU s me of Iheinjeven as far as \\»: While .S.'tt, ti. Odessa, where they lake steamer for Jaffa. T"hence on ti Jeriisjileui where they wait, un- til the Saturday liefore K|iiiihany. On that day ls>lh men and w.mien walk in thousands down the twenty miles of o.intiniially descending road to Jerioo, where Ibey encamii for the night. On the Sunday the whol.- troop, head- imI by the ll.shop, g i on to th.' .lordan, and alter Ihe ili-hi>i) has iilesaeil, the waters they fill Ijottles tin keltlei^ and, in fa-t, any available vessel wit hi Jordan waler and m st of ihem, im'n and women alike taking n i noli^M- wlalever of th' th iivands of .-Vralw, JewTs, (ire4-ks, Mohiiinmedans, ami even I'lnglisili and Aiiieri an tourists with laiiieraH who are lb to calmly dives! tJwMnselves of cli.lbng and pulling on their Khr:nids and crossing Ibe.iii- .selves three times, stumble pla 'idly down the mud<ly river I anks iik thti cold waters (if the Jordan. rh«>re is a strong iMntnist UM.ween the broad, simple, h n<'st-|i oking coun- ten«nce.s of tht' Riussiana and Ihe keen and crafty facen of the wil.v Aiatw by whom (hoy are .surrounded. There ia a >iurpritie und a pleasure in hearing for the first time tlv> sweet, and tune- ful voices with whiih the oilgriin.s rev- erent ly ihant their MMvice each taking Ills or \\i\ <iwn imrt. audi producing' a weird and leauliful melinly which will long dwell in the uieUMrji of Iho e who hear it. At the Bro k Chcriih, memorable a.^ Ihe siiol where Kli.iah was fed by ravens, an Arab, with a view to the niuin chance bus jirovided a plank, f;ir the u^-v of w hich \^» demands toll. Much to h.i,s dixigust. h rwever, thu pil4;iims prefer tx> wade Ihe stream. SYMPATHY. A|)|dit'ant for Advice (to Magistrate) â€" My wife won't obey me, Your Wor- ship What »m, I to dfiR Magistrate (wearily)â€" I'm sure I •lon't kn iw ; liu In i 'h same predica- ment my.'elf. . WATS OF MILKING, At • recent meeting of the British Dairy Aasociation. Mr. Primrose Mc- t'onnell had the following! to say about the two ways of milkingâ€" strippipK and squeezing: In the stripping method the fingers and thumb are forcibly drawn dov. n the ten,t and the milk squirted out; but the operator resembles a man at the pumf from the way in which his arms, elbows and shoulders are moving, and he sometimes gives one the idea thaJt he is drawing the milk down from the very horns of the cow. The teats, to stand this sort of work continually, would require to be made of India rubber, and, not living tissue, an.i there is no wonder that where there is a scratch or a chap, or any slight soreness on them, it is torn op- en every time of milking, and the ani- mal goes down in yield, and has to have the hinl legs strapped together to pre- vent kicking. The squeezing method, or " nievling" OS It is cojled in .Scotland, is infinite- ly superior. In it the operator gra.^os the teat an>l squeezes it only, without any pullingâ€" the arms and elbows nev- er moving. There is no jerking and no cessation of the sound, for the stream is started from the one teal Iwfore it is stopjied to take a new hold at the other. The principal superiority of this method lies ito the fact that it deals gently with the teat, so that where there is a tendency to soreness the sores are not continually lieing reop- ened, and thus the animal stands more quietly during the operation. Sores heal up more quickly, new ones are not formed, a<rd. connequently, the animal will be a Ijetter milker. I have aeen a cow stand quite quiet- ly to a "nievling" milker, when she would get wild with one employing the stripping method. I ma(r now take uj> shortly the gen- eral treatment of the cow in connec- tion with the operation of milking. The two main points to lie attended to are gentleness ami quickness; indeed, of the two lluickueas is the chief, for a quick milker can «id>Iom' l)e a bad one. Where milking is done by piece work, and the tough cuws ai'e eliminated, it is customary for rue jierson to do ten in an hour; a little longer time lieing requireil when all come together in full yield in the beginning of summer. Where it is not done by piece-work, an I the cowh are of all sorts, it may take half an hour longer ; but the more quicJily it is done, the more will the milk-yielding (lOwer of the animals be stimulated. If the milk is frothed in the pail, it may be taken for granted that the Sliced is all rigjt; but. if it is not frothed, then .e milker is doing aji injur^i' to the cows and, if kept to the one lot, he would put them prema- turely dry. But the quujity of the milk, as well as the t|uunlity, is influenced by the milking of the cowh and the manner thereof. Dr. }!ailico<'J< found, in some experiments he tried regnrding this matter, that slow milking had a very decided effect in reducing the butter fat in the milk, there being an aver- age decline of over U |)er cent in bis trials as a result of slow milking, while there waM also a de<nded diminution in the quantity ; though a prolonged trial with cows naturally going dry, the differences tended to disappear. The total result over a season, how- ever, is beneficial to the milk yield in the cn«<^ of quick milking, rot to speak of the saving of time. HOW TO HAVE PLENTY OF FRl'IT. There is hardly one farmer in fifty that has a full .supply of fruit for hl.i family during the year,inclu<ling small fruits,and yet there can scarcely lie any excufle except nei<ligenoe in proviiling them, Perhaie lb<<re is not one in ten, that has a full succession of apples, |ieachea pear.s, plums, grapes, etc There are generally some farmers who fe«d »;ili.sfied in raying that they can buy small fruits and vegetables cheap- er than they lan afford to raise th'in; but the iK>or wife knows about how much is iHiught, the amount <lepending too often upon lier own scant supply of pocket money, No.v, doe* any of thii strike you f If it does, thi.s winter is a good lime to idan and arrange to have such Ihiug.s. t!o to w;irli in car- nest, make out a bill of what you need, set out a few strawlierries, currants, giKi.s.'lierriea, blackberries, raspbenics, grapes,rliuliarb,elc.,this coming spring. Have you a few worUlilcAs trees, such lUH a;iple ,i>ear, peurh, etn., or trees whoBB fruit is not satisfactory or not prolific enough? You can change them by grafting or budding; you can make a wortlileas tree liecome one of profit and delight, (•rafting is usually con- sidered the Iwtter way, a< we gain time. SupiKwe you wish to introduce new kinds of apples on trees .•'Jready in liearing. Produce your scions, of desired variety, the latter part of win- ter, while the Inula are yet dormant, and stow them away in moist earth in a cool cellar; there to remain until ready for u:v.'. When spring comes.the air warms up and the luds on the trees liegin to swell, then you may proceed to grikft. The limti to he grafted should lie cut off smoothly, a slit made through the centre with a sharp knife and the wedged sha;ie .scion iu.serteil. There is not much lo do with the s<ion, except t« out it, to allow of m mftny aa two second buds. The goioo need not be as l»»ge as the stockâ€" aaldom so large; but the bark on one aide should be even. Often when the acion is in- serted the spring of the stoojc is suffi- oient to hold it in placo; but to make sure of it you had better tia with a string. The parts in contact sbouid be waxed over, to exclude air and mois- ture. A good grafting wax is made as follows: Take .six pounds of resin, two pounds of beeswax and one pound of tallow; melt together and apply warm with a brush. Budding is done in the. following manner: Procure some good l>u<bi of variety wanted, from .strong, well-rli«ned shoots of this season's growth. With a sharp knife make n T shafie cut in a strong young shoot of this year's grow th; commence at the upper of cut and gently force the bu'! into place. See that .lU fits snugly, then tie with a narrow strip of cloth or string to hold parts firmly and to exclude air â€" when the young bud starts to grow, which i."; usually from four to oix we^ks, the bandage should l«e removed, as it will not rot away u- \^ root grafting. The time to inid will depend somewhat on the sea3on and ths kind of trees Inidded, but the season is usuaHy from July to September. The most of your success will dejiend on tlie Sip, which should lie f'owing freely enough, In the latter part of summer, to allow of llftung tihis bark without injuring the wood A CURIOUS LEGEND. 4'aacern» â-  ri'-re sr tiald •ne af the Wine Men tinvc t'hrUI The 6t!i of January was a marke I day in the lalenJar of mediaevu' times, for upon it fefl the feast of the Kpipbany â€"the most popular of Christian fesLiv- ahb â€" Christmas day only exiep.ted. All gu.>.l churchmen know that th* word Epiphany â€" meaning the "appearing"â€" has refereaice to the star which guided the '" three wise men " to the cave-sta- ble at Bethlehem twelve days after the birth of the holy child. Tradition says that they were three King.s â€" their names, Melcboir, Baltba- yar, and Uasparâ€" the one an Arabian, a descendant of Shem ; the second, an Egyptian, of tlie- race of Ham, and, the third, Japhat's representativeâ€" typical of the world-wide homage to be paid to the incarnate Jehovah, •' Three Ki«<5S the King of kings three gifts did bring." Melcboir prea-nted gold in recognition of the sovereignty of the balie ; Gaspar, frankincense, in acknowle<lgnient of bis divinity, and llaltbayar. myrrh, as typical of his hu- man lifeâ€" 4le«tined to te so full of liitterpe.<i|i. Of the gold offered by Melcboir. there is, according to ancient legend, a very curious history. Originally coined by Terab, the father of Abraham, tha mon ey was given by him to his son, uiiou his ileparture from the land of the Chal'ees, It is stated in Ihe Koran â€"a 'opted from Mesopotauiean tradi- tionsâ€" that the pairiarch was force.: into exile on account of his month^iy tic convictions, and I'ecause be woul I not engage in his father's business, which was the manufacture of i;!ols. of g<ild and silver. These idols were of the tiioon-gc.l, ' i-in.'â€" whence tlie name of the highest mountain of that reg'ouâ€" vSinai. The money given by Ter- ah to Abraba>u ^â- . as next use I for the purcba.se o( the Cave of .Mucpelah of Ephrcn the Hittite. When Joseph's brethren sol I him to the Ishmaelites the^y received these id- entical pieces of gohl in i aymentâ€" so runs the legend â€" which they afterwar 1 l>ai'l to Joseph, when driven, IN TIME OF FAMINE, to buj" corn in Egypt. I'pon the "eai h o' Jacob, Jo.seph sent the money to the Ian 1 of fsbeba to buy spices, where- with to embalm the body of his father, an I they rempiineki in the royal trea Hury until the (Jueen of Sbeiia ma e her famous visit to Solomon, when, am ong oilier gifts, she presente<l the coins to that opulent monarch. During the reign of Rhehoboam, Sol omon's son. 8hishak, King of Egypt, niatie a successful invasion into Judea and ilenpoiled the temple, whereupon he prewnted to his ally and coini an ion in ariUBâ€" Ihe King of Arabia- the famous pieces of gold a» the share of the plunder. Nearly 1000 years later Melcboir, the aiHK-ryphal successor of the .\rabian imiaiarch. Iirought. them as a gift to ' bim. that wns; callel the King of th- Jews." It would eeeni that the ingenuity of our visionary archeologists might be overtaxel to further connect the itin- erant coins with the subsequent ev- >nts of the New Testamentâ€" wherever money playe a lartâ€" but they stum- ble at nothing. The story goes on to say tlialt in the hurry of Ihe flight into Egypt the Virgin mother <lropped the gold pieces in a field, where they were afterward found by a shepherd. Not daring to discUise his good fortune, lest he be »usi>ecte:l of dishonesty and the money be taken from him. he kept it by him for many years, in bis ol I age, being afflicted by an incurable dis- ease, he besought the ai<l of the Christ, who healed him. As a thank-offering he carrie:l his treasure to the temple an i laid it upon the high altar. Thus falling into the hauls of the high priest the taioney wa*t paid to Judas as the pritie of his treachery ia the betrayal of his Masteri The fact that the reward agreed up- on to l>e i>aid to Judas, ia spoken of as thirty pieces of silver seems to offer no <lifficulty. It is explained upon the groun I that in the translation " silver" is use- 1 as the generic term for money â€"tike " argent " in France. When, tortured tiy remor.se, Judas returne.l the money to the priests, they usenl it for the purcha.se of the " potter's field, to bury stranger's in" â€"since which time all trace of the much trarelel monejr has been lost. PRINOIlANDTilPIOK-AXB SB^UBL TO AN INTEBISTING LITTLE INCIDENT. t .tUcer at a lUyal Parlj-BI« rich Urla«a Hliu luta Hixh Favakir. Although many people may have sees in the il'ustrated papers of England the pictures of the aged North Coua- try miner handing a pick-axe to the Prince of Wales en the occasion of tha latter's visit to the Earl of Durham, the miner in que.stion, being the iden- tical man. who, when the Prince, aa a 16-year-ol I lad, had \isited a Durham coal mine, bad shown bis Rjoyal Higta- nesa how to pick coal with that very .self-aame pick, yet there is a sequel to that little incident which has nnr a« yet. receive I any publicity, but yat which deservetj being placed on record, leing quite us characteristic of the Prince as of the miner. When Lord Durham presented the old fellow to the Princ* on the occa- sion of bis visit north just before Chri.stmas, he informed the Heir Ap- parent that ihe miner had frequently during the i)ast forty years received offers to buy the pick with which the Prince ba<l picked coal for an hour a."* a lal. and that in particular an American tourist had effered him as much as $1,000 for the tool, which Col- lins in spite of his being a laliouring man. and an such the reverse of rioh, had refused. GAVE IT TO FHE PHI*:.;' " I should like to liuy that pick," ez- ctaimeJ the Prince, shaking the old feU low- warmly by the baud, '" and I am only sorry that I cannot afford lo pay a bigger price than that offered oy your American friend." " But I would nut accept auylhing for it. sir," interrupted Collins. "1 hare brought the pick here Ln order to offea it for your acceptance as a present, an'l I should b« unl,>' loo glad if your Royal Higbness would ooudeecend to take it. " " All right, old friend," exclaimed the Prince, " I will accept your gift Keep it for the present, and 1 will aend for it when I gel back to town." At'out a fortnight later the aid miner received a letter addresaed te ' Ueury Collins," and stating that General Sir Digbton Probyu had (.een commanded by the Prince and Princess of Walaa to request his company at dinner at San Iringhain The letter likewise en- closed railroai tickets and directions what train lo la..e. At the bottom of the car I. which l;ore the Prince's crust. was a postcript in the Prince's hand- urilin;^. as follows: "Please bring the pick." On arriving at the Wolverton station. Collini fonn I one of tl.e royal car- riages a\> ailing him. and on reaching ^^aaJringi.aiu, be was welcomed in the hall by liie Prince, who, alter pre- .enling him to the Princohs and to 1 lie otner meml>ers of the royal tarly, I'll lucle.l bim in person to a bedr ro.iui, us IS Ihe hospiiablu custom of the ile.r Apturent with guests wuo visit San-lriugbam for the firat lima. AT THi; IH)^ Al, DINNER. An hour later the old miner found himself seale t al the royal table at .linner, the other guests being prin- cetis Victoria of \\ ales, Prinoe and Princess Charles of Denmark, and the Dude ant Iju -bese of \ork. In spita of the newness of his surroun iin^s. the sturdy old miner, who is in bis 75th Near, . lu noi I etray the least embar- lassinent, but tjehaved with a simple lignity, moilesty, and at the same lime absence of imbserviency that might have const it II ted a lesson in breeding to man.^ a parvenue. He create I a most favourable im- |)re.ssion an I after dinner the whole parly a i.,ourned to the room, which is ' evoted ^.y the Prince to his superb ollectiou of sporting guns, rifles and hunting knives, where the pick was accorded a place of honor. rhe miner remaine:! at Sandriugliam for the liigbt, and left on the follow- ing afterno.)n. after the Princess in jer.son bat shown him round her model airy, her kennels and her gardens, I 'e Prince taking him over the home farm. And when he left he carried a.\av with him leauliful autograph (urlraits of his royal host an t hostess an! their children rhat is tbe<lelicale manner in which the Prince and Princess of Wales acknowledged the obligation which the old miner b,>id placed them under by lire.senl'iiM: Iheni with a pick for which he had refused 91,000. and which he insisle I on giving; anil there is no doubt that nothing that the Prince coiill have done would have pleased or gratifiel the old fellow more than with being treated liy his future King a-s be ha I behaved â€" namely, as a gentleman. A GRNEROrS OFFER. (iraiuliiiotherâ€" O 'Ihnmas! Thuiiias ! Hoiw can y u liear to be all the tima fighting ? rharaa*- Why, "cauTO I ke^p in train- ing, of (vurse! if you want me lo ( can put you int.i just as good physi- v«.\ conditi m as I am in 30 days. FORCE OF HABIT. Mre. Brownâ€" Dr. Bdus is lieooniing dreadfully absent minded. M r». J onesâ€" I n deed % Mrs. Brownâ€" Ye«; when Mrs. Smith a>«ke<l his advice about h'r si\-m inths- old liaby he "-aid he th >ufihl it would dx> it ir>od to ride a wheel. > ! -^^ \