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THE VERY LATEST FROM ALL THE WORLD OVER laterMtlns Itcma About Our Own Counvry, QrMt Britain, the I'nited 3:ate«, and AU P«rU of the Qlobc, Condensed ani' '. Morted lor Easy Reading. ' CANADA. Hall & Co . Iiujikers of Holland, Man., have assigned. One dollar Dominion' noteo, ruised to ftvea, are xa oireulatloa at Winniiwg. A tauwl>er of aldormen, it is said, favor tnuniripal ro^olrol of the atieel railway. The herd of liuffalu at tiilver Heiglil-i will lie (diiptjad. to lianff National I'arlf »liOut tijo ejid/of April. The cfsixtralization of Waliash rail- way freight orewa in St. Thomao will incr^'ase the |;oi>ulatiou of that city- ISO. Toyle, alias SuUivaj), tried on m charge of murder at .JiJeJsojo, B.C., Iia.s been found guilty and sentenced to 1m> banged. The Yukon military expedition will be brtpaded ati Ottawa about the mid- d!le of .\pril arid went forward from there aiter inspection. The eisht ItaJian^Jal orers from Tiuf- la!o who were »rrpate<l for working on Sunday in 'i'oroittjo, were fined in the Police Court oa Tuesday'. |(V reduction of' ten cenU i)er thoua- ani feet has been made In the price of Kas atl Hamilton, the nominal price being $2, witli, a .SO {ler cent, discount. The Toronto Hoard of Trade Council!' ha« apioiuted a special committee (o coasider and rei^oit on the question of an expert duty on nickel matte. City Kns'lneer Barrow of Hamilton hai demonstrated that coal can be used witli succesB foil the fillration of Hew- a.tf'\ the coat not being injured in the l>ror'eaa. i Police Inspector TaU>otl. of Bradford, En<t., has arrived at Halifax to lake change of HaM. the emliezzler of that city, w l;o was arrested two wpeks ago on his arrivaJ from England. Prosecutions a^jainf^l amugfrlprs are In artive progres-f in Nova .''cotia. .\ United t-tate« Con-^uMieneral h.is leen diamissed by President !Mi:Kinley in connection therewith. It is rejKirted at St. Catharines that John D. and James Neelon, sons of the late Capt. Neolon. h'lvc leen of- fered y.'iO.OtX) for their shares in a Colorado gold mine. Mr. W.T. McCouM bA-slx-en apiioint-'d horticulturist at the Ottnva Kxperi- mental Karra. t'> fill the v.icancy cau.'^ed by the resignation of Mr. John Crnigi who loft the (lovernmenl service lasV a.uiumn. An order-in-Councll hias been pa8."ed,. providin-^ that those per.wnH who olj- tnin l«,i.H«s for dredging for mineral.^ in ti'-' rivers in Miiiiit'>ljn ind the Norlh-< West must take out free miners' certi- ficatesj the same as on the Yukon. Mr. F;. a. Macdonald ii bringing suit a,gainst the directors of the Tor- onto .'â- "f'e.et Railway Comimny charg- ing them with having oljtaineil their franchi.se by bribery and fraud, unit asking on behalf of the city JRlOOO.noo damages. The next se-ssion <>t the .'-'â- ui>reme Cmirt will Ije held on the third of May next. In connection with aj>- peAls to he heard during the ternil) notices litive l«en posted to the effecj thtit the last day for filing ca.ses Is Al>ril 1:!. The last ilav for filing) printed' faclunis Hitli April, and the l.-i.st day for inwribing apiieals for hearing is |^,priJ I». rViminion Analyst McFarlune baa is- sued n }jullelin giving the result ofi his offiiial examinaliipu of condensed iriilK and fertilizers. I'be bulletin will give many or» and Teslin I,a1te, consigned to Yankee traders, who will establish themselves at these points. Edward II. Coomljs, a former coroner of Brooklyn, N. Y., was, on Monday, flontenced to one ycir and seven montliR imprisonment in the peniten- tiary, and al.so to pay a fine of ^lO^'O for malfeas.Tnce in office during his term as coroner. There were 49 speci- fic charges in the Indictment of his having recorded Ixjgus inquests on which he collected about $2,200. floods are doing great damage in In- diana, Ohio and Pi-nnsylvania, Dayton, Ohio, is in great danger and the north- n-n i>orlion of the town is completely underwater, Pittsburg, Pa., is a great sufferer, and fears are entertained that thiL> flood will l)e as gjeat as in 1884. Bridges are being carried away at miny |Kdnl« in these States. GEINEHAL. Admiral Zopoff, aide-de-camp of the Czar, is dead. Russia has withdrawn its demand of the .Sultan of Turkey for the $3,51)0,- 'K)0 arrears of the Russo-Turkish war indemnity. Atail oynu,. a town on the IMand of Aiabona, one of the Malacas, was com- pNrtoly destroyed by an earthquake. Si.vty persons were killed. Radical Italian deputies demand that ex-Premier Crispi be tried on the charge of complicity in the Bank of Naples scandals. It is nejorled that the French ex- pedition sent against Itossiris in Mada- gascar has met w ith a serious reverse, losing six officers and 100 men. Cuban iTisurgenla on Saturday night dynnmiled the iron railroad bridge neir Madruga. Province of Ma'tanzas, piirtly destroying the atructujre. A heavy southerly gale cleared the N*\v found Land coa.sl of ice on v'-'unday Thl? will .allow the sealing steamers to prowcule thnt i-nduatry withsooae pro- 8()ect of suoceas. The Czur hsis authorized an increasd of over $2,000,000 yearly for six years, in addition to the present special grant uf mer ?60,000,00l), for naval purposes. The Japanese pariianienlary election n^turnssho'.v that IMe two parties will have abouil. equal strength and that some fifty neiitrils will probably hold ) he Imlance of power. The Newfoundland Government' baa introduce<l a pension bill retiring Chief Justice Sir Frederick Carter, of the Supreme Court of the colony, now in his 80th year, with a salary of 8^000. The bill to incorporate tlw Customs duties on pigs and porlt products was adopted by the Krcnch .Senate on Tuee- day. In reply to a statement that the United SUites might retaliate the Pre- mier said that the United States would nuike a bad mitiake in resorting to re- prisalli. since the I'nited .Stales was the first to protect herself with high duties. PREACHED BY A BLIND MAN. »:nu- TliP Bml Krrnion llial an Cniliirut linh ClTsyninn Kvrr Uinrd. An Knglisb clcrgyruuu of emin<'uce was asked by a group of London friends whose wus the best seruiou he had ever heard. "If you mean," he anawexed, "the ser- mon which has influenced mu muel dir- ectly an<l never been forgotten, 1 can tell you at once. It was preached in the streets of Boslom many years ago by a blind man." I He bad ))een preaching, be said, in Phillips Brooks' church and bn<l started to walk hack to the houne where he was staying. Being a stranger In Itos- ' ton he Iw.cauie confu.sud and turning to a man who was Ijeliind him askeci lo , be directed to the houw'. "Why, it is the preacher I" exclaimed his (Companion. "I knotv you by your voice, for 1 was in the churoh and aeea in which condensed milk heard you preach. 1 am blind, but I PRACTICAL POTATO GROWING, ITic finest quality of potatoes can lie grown on sandy soil but tlie heaviest yield is U;-ually obtained wliere there is considerable vegetable or alluvial deposit. Potatoes cann Ije grown pro- fitably on almost any soil, with the ex<leption of lieavy wet clay,. Tlie yield will be largely governed by the preparation of the land. A thorough plowing iu the fall is un- doubtedly tlie beat, [or a deep .soil will hold moisture and thus be in a better condition to withstand drouth. Po- toea are also a deep feeding crop and for this reason reiiuire a deep, mel- low soil in wliich their roots can rami- fy in all directions. In order to obtain the best results, plenty of liarnyard manure aliould be applied, as few crop.s will give such good returns from manure as the po- tato. If aiijxlied in tlie fall, plow und- er. If not ;>ut on untii later, it ran either lie plowed under lightly or thoroughly mixed with the surface soil by means of a caltivator. Do not plant land un;il it is in just tlie right condi- tion, a.s there is nothing that pays so well as thorough tillage. Where sod is to be planted, it is immaterial wheth- er it be plowed in the fall or not. Many of the most sujccessful growers differ upon this point. Some prefer a clover sod plowed in the spring and the' sur- face well cultivated, to any other pre- paration. It would be advisable to plow- an old turf in tlw fall bo as to allow it to rot before spring. The early varieties should !.« planted as soon as the land < an 1)e thoroughly prepared in the spring. For the later sorts cultivate ti^e land UKain and plant as .soon as through with the oth- er spring seeding. If goo.l re.su Its are to bo obtained, perfect seed mu^t be chosen. .Select niedium-.sizcd, well-formed, snuxjth po- tatoes, free from 8<ab, Practical grow- ers advise different metliodn of cut- ting, while some do not cut at all. The usual method, however, with the lest growers is lo cut in pieces coiitaialng from two to three eyes. I'otatoes may \ie planted either in hills or drills. Though the yield »ill t« nxw^h the s;ime in cither case, the latter method is preferatde, for the planting, cu'tivating and hnrvestini; can l)e mu/^h mor«» easily accomplished since horse lalor will, to a large ex- tent, take the pla'B of band work. â- Many very successful growers sli'l plant in bills. I'he drills may lie 80 inches ajart for small varieties ani 33 or 3.'> for tlie more growthy sorts. Ten to twelve inches is a good distance apart in the rows. Cover two or three inclu'S dee^> with the plow, or if the furrows were ridged lugellier a |>laiik, scraper or coverer may 1/e u'-ied, wluch would cover two rows at once. A couim(m and very .suicesKiul way is to plow tliK land lightly, planting in every third furrow. Tliose who grow pota- toes on a large scale will fin<l it pru- filahle to use u regu ar planting ma- chine. If dry weather is feared iininedialc- ly after planting. Harrow the ground so that it will not dry out. Cleft grafting con.sists of tiplitting the stock and bjolding the cleft ojien with wedges, insert in^c the scion after shap- ing it smooth.ly to a wedge-ahai e, tak- ing care to« bring the inner bark of the scion and the sto'k together. In « hip grafting, the scion and .-itock are both shaved off diusjonally and brought together in that way. A little prac- tice on branches of green wood of fkl- inost any kin<l will sor.n enable the learner to make the cuts to that they will come together smoothly and bring tlie inner l>ark of both together. A common formula for grafting wax, is tbrcii parts rein, three parts l)eesw ax and twci ) arts of I'eef tallow, melted to- gether. A cheucer, harder tind letter composition i.s four i>arts resin, one part Ix-eswax and one purl linieed oil. PRUNING GRAPE VINKS. The troui>le with an unpruned vine is that it l>ears too much fruit, and thus means p.Oor (juality. Take a thrifty Concord vine to illustrate this matter. .\t the end of the season au;h a vine, iu good soil, ke|>t well tilled, siliould liave somew here near 300 fruit buds on the new growth of the past season. Now, a good Concord vine should l>ear alx)ut twenty pounds of first class fruit each season ; if it does) this steadily yeiar after year, no more should lie ex- l>ected. To bear that amount of fruit, not more than fifty buds are required. But as we La/e seen, our vine has about .six times that number, hence many in exces.1 of the need. Leave the vine un- trimmed, and the iWU buds will over- liear, and tli« yield will be very in- ferior. Prone to reduce tlie numl>er of buds to fifty, and a good crop of fruit may be expected. That is the simple proposition needed for guiding your pruning knife. Cut away, there- fore, enough of the young canes to bring the buds down to the right num- iH^r. A fair rule with Concords is to remove all the canes but five, and cut tliese Ijack to nine or ten buds ea'h. The Delau.are c'ass should hive even liftss. Prune and tie up so as to have a good distril ution over l^he trellis. The pruning should not !« deferred beyond this month if it can l« helped. LITTLE KINDNESSES. To those of U3 who observe every- day haiipeniugs it is a remarkable fact that the seeming trifles are the things that make life bright or dark. And it is the ijeraon, wlio remembers to do the little things who is the maker of happiness for others. Few of us can w rite out a check for our friend; and it we could, the aliance,s are that she would feel intensely uncomfortable in accepting it. But we can each tay the brig'ht word to those with whom we come into contact, and can utter the oheerful "Oood-jnorning !" to each memlier of our hou-cliold. Even our servants work with a better will when the mistress is oliBurfuL But the little duties do not stop w ith .sjiying cheerful things. There is act- ual genius iu remembering the especial ailment or worry that each aiquaint- PACrS ABOUT LAKE SUPERIOR. rcciiliMrlllen of Ihr iMrsett Ondy i»r Oood â- trinltlax Y/»u-r Iu Ike World. Lake Superior, is, to begin with, the largest body of fresh water in the world. It is water of wonderful pur- ity, which it holds too; and some tiitia and in the not very distant future, either, the people who live in the large cities to the west B.n<l south will coma to this lake to get the water lop their homes. It will not l>e so r«markabla an engineerng feat to pipe' the water of this lake, pure and sparkling and fresh from its cold depths, to these cities which are now struggling with the question of their water supply and meeting all sorts of difficulties in their efforts to get water fit to drink. AU down through this thousand feet of blue there is a peculiar coldness. At the very most the temperature varies through winter and siuniuer not more than (j degrees. Winter and summer this great lake never changes to any appreciable extent, so tihat if you dip your finger tips iu the blue surface ouiaday in July, or if you test it some day in the early winter when you have beeu out on some belated, Ice-mailed, fishing smack, or when you have gone out to watch the fishermen spearing their supplies through the thick ice in mid-January, you will find but a trifl- ing difference in the temperature. Away down at the bottom, too, there is, but little variali)n in the temperature, for it stands at nearly 40 degrees Fah- renheit at the bottom, and varies from It) to IC degrees winter and summer, at the surface. The other lakes though cokl, are not im this respect like Sup- erior. • The whole bottom of the lake 'u> be- lieved to be a strong rock basin, though it would seem that there must be great springs at the bottom to help keep up the enormous volume of water. I'loni the north there is a large amouut of water, pouring into the lake year in and year out, the swift-rushing, nar- row-banked Nipigun and other streams furnishing no small part of the supply. These streiims in a large measure make up for the loss from the surface. One of the old lake Captains, a bronzed, kindly faced uau, whu had lieen for i)hirty-fiie ye;irs ou the lakes and had faced death many a time in the fright- ful storms which aomeliines sweep across these beautiful bodies of water, told ma iu3 we were passing aiung one day near the north uoaift of superior, with the headlanids and inlets and glossy graen bluffs of that most pic- turesque shore iu full view, that the theory that the lake was slowly going down in size was true. He maintained that he could tell from certain land- marks along 'he shores, with u liich he is as familiar as be would be . with the streets of his old Scottish birthplace that the lake was slowlyâ€" very slowly â€"but surely receding. 'However, it will be s<ime centuries yet before there will be amy appreciable lessening of the great lakes,, so that we need not be con- cerned, tStnuige as it ma^- seeiu, the lake has tide.s, too, well-defined tides, discover- ed ill 18()0. It is what is called a self- registering tide, with a regular flux and roflu.v wave, caused, so the scienti- partioular trouble. There is nothing i-l^e that so thrills one with a comfort- juist as tli>B potatoes areconiitig through | able s«-nse of his own importance as to aiute ha*, and in inquiring about that fie men suy by the sun and moon. The average rise ami fall every twenty- four hour.s is 1 U-IOO of a foot; the max- affered for sale was found 'to be pre- pared from skim milk instead of whole milk) with an arldition of Kilgar to give it IkkIv and npiieirnnce It in likely the deinrtment will take actionf •gainst the jxirties offering this aduilt- eraleii milk for sale. GRKAI imiTAIN. Mr. James Payne, the lOnglish novel- ist. Is dying. Great Britain is not, it is reported, Iiloltinp for the absorption of Hawnii. It is said in London that the Karl of I':!(.'in is desirous of resigninif the nin<l in ten minutes tlhey were at the viceroy.^hip of India. i right door and parted. During that ICnglan.l las sent the toriwdo de- '*1""'' ^alk the best sermon which the •tr'.v?r RoWd to ll-'ifax to join the clcrgymin had ever heard wiispreach- North American s<|uadron. can show you the way. 1 can take you lo the door." The clergyman protested that he could not think of troubling the blind mm and that be lyjuld find bis way by himself. .'Purely," said his new acquaintance, "you will not refu.sB me the pleasure of conducting you. 1 am not a beggar. Oery oaie is so kind to uie and it is sel- dom, indeed, that 1 can render any one a service." ISo the. two iiiun went on arm in arm ed. Th" British Governtoenl has deciiled to siicnd ?l2.(X)fl,0U(i in lu.ving sit«s and erecting Uiildings for llie great rub- lie departm"n|s, indudinsi a new War Offi.e, UNIIKI) HTATKS. 'I'l'.e California orchards have l)een l«dly ni|i|)ed by (rost. The United .'^tates Cabinet is .said to Jiiive deleriiiiiieil that the iircsent state of affairs in Cula must end. iMrs. I'ranccs Ilodirson Ihirnelt, the wel'-l:iio>vn novelLst, h;is Instituted â- vil for divorce from her husband. Dr. Swan -M Hurnetl. Wil'iim Olnisi fji'l. a f»rni"r of Cass county, Michigan, has left a will lie- queatiiing ub Ids fi-late, valued at fl5,0,'K) to the Baruum and Bailey cir- cus. The Pacific Mill, at Taoomu, Wash., the largest shingle mill in the worhb oi»>rated by Metxatfn & Ware, has been oouifileteiy destroyed by fire. .lu'iiis M. i'li.e, artist, of the llUis- trat'Pd I.ohiion News, and Lionel Har- ris, of the London Financial News, are at .Vew York en route to tlie Klondike. Puget Sound merohanis have stolen a march on Cnnndlnna in connec- tion with the Yukon tnide. Kight com- plete stocks for general supply stores hav«> been landed at Wrangel for Glen- "II WIS siiiiiily," he said to his Kiig- lisli friends, "the story of a man blind from hi* birth, whixse face was shining with contentment and peace ami who.se bear! w,is thrilled witli a sen.se of his mercies and blessings. "His parents had sent himtoa school for liio blind \i here he had been taught to read by raised letters and they had left him a small income which sufficed for his wants. Ilie lived alone, but he could go about the streets without a guide. He told me that he lajn.-idered th«t he otight to be thankful for being lorn blind because h" had so much leis- ure for (piiel tbought. There would bo time enough in another ivorld for him to see everything. "1 have nevor forgotten that serm- on,," added the clergyman. "His ex- ample of coTiitenl.inent and sincerity of nJnd has never ceased to be helpful to me. I have told the story often to my I'Uiglisih congregvilions and it has al- woys deeply affeuled them. it will Ije wisi to rejieal Ibis once or, fia<l that .som« one thinks of his little twice. Never plant potatoes in a field ! complaints, and the person who thus whore the crop waa formerly affected I re-members is sure to win the love of with cither the rot or the Hcab, for j those who know her. The price of there will lie a suffirient number of j jKipularity i.s certainly eternal vigil- lioras left in the ground for several ance â€" the vigilance that ncdices other years to sjiread the disease. If either | people and their pleasures and trou- of tbeae diwa-ses is feared the I.est rem- 1 bles. Such vigilance and tactful edy is to spray with bordeaux mixture: thoughtful ness are not hypocritical, for at intervals of two weeks. In order to j by practising an apis-arance of an in- destroy tlie Iwttles at the .same time, teresl that at first may be only fei^n INVENTIVE BKLLBOY. Sarcastic Traveling Manâ€" Bellboy wiiJ you kindly tell Qje how that fire you buiit la my room three minutes ago managed to go out ? Dell Boyâ€" Well, sir, the window was oiwa and ilie fire eacape right in ai^htl. Paris green may I* added in the usual proportions, viz,, 1 lb to 200 gallons of the mixture. GU.VFTINO, In speaking of graflins at this sea- son, we do not have reference to the n.ur.sery oiwratioii known by that name, 1 ut rather to what is called â- â- toi>-work- ing," which is done in the spring and not in the winter, as is the case with the grafting of st^edlings in the nur- sery. To[>-«orking on growing trees is not a difficult operation, and may lie made to bring good results in many caseij. Many vnricties, too tender to he grown in a locality, can U' luude to do well when grafted on hardier .sorts, and .HotiU! that for various reasons are found un.satisfartorj' when nttier me- ILoils ui'e pur.sued with thciu, do well when grafted on other varieties, the Willi Goose plum, tor example, does not give general fiatisfaction, but, it to|)- workcd on the Wolfe or De Soto, can le relietl on for good croi>s. Many valu- able combinations can also Iw made with the apple, and, tor the home orch- ard, kinds that are valued, but lack hardiness, can lie .se<,ured in this way. It is U'st to cut the .scions for graft- ing in Decemlier, but they may be cut diiirimr the winter at any lime, after a few days of mild, oiwn weatlier. It cujt when the temperature is low, the liark i.s jiretty sure to shrivel. Plum and cherry trees <-an liest be graft- ed late, j'l March, Iwforfl the siip utarts, and the woumds should lie covered with graftin<? wax. Apple trees may lie lo|i-worked in April, just as the buds are swelling. If it is preferred to buil instead of graft, this may l>e done as litte as the last weuk in May. Cherries and plums are usually propagated in this way, though cherry seeilings can- not lie budded until August or Seti- tember. The e.^oiiti.al feature of suc- cessful grafting is that the inner l«rk and cambiuin layer of the scion stock shall coincide for a-s much sjiacc as pos- .slide, and that tbft air shall bo excliul- ed by the application of grafting wai, od we .soon learn to feel it truly from the heart. .\nd surely there is no barm in trying to make others love us if in .so doinK we promote their com- fort. Sucih an aim and nuch means c^innot lie ba«io. Those of us who are already burd- ened with the cares of life often long to <lo great things for our friends, an»l since we cannot do tiese we settle down into llii^ conviction tiialt we can do no- thing. We are not like Lowell's hero- ine, who Dortth little kindnessBS Whioh most leave undone or despi.se For naught that sets one heart at ease Or gxveth happiness or peace Is low esteC'ined in her eyes. There are many people to do the great deeds tb;it must be done. What this weary old world noeds is more people who will prmovo the jiebbles from the pathway of those who are imum lido at new aud full 1 28-100 of a foot. moon 19 JUNGLE JOKES. Tke AuluaulH Mukr Knreiliiui Keiuiirkii AlK>ii( Kar* 411 hrr. " lk)sh I" said the wise Anaconda to the Chameleon. " You think you know iit all, when as a matter of fact you'rs a ivgular child as far as kiiowledge is concerned," "Oh, 1 don't know," reidied the Chameleon, turumg pink ; " I'm not so green as I was." " Papa," said the Baby Elejihant to bin father, " 1 don't think us Baliy Ela- phauts is strong euough to carry trunks like you. tiig ones." " What on earthi wouid you have ui- stead <" demanded the father. " A Ureas suit case, " giggled the Baby, "It is a vsouderful disiiensation of nature," suiU the Hairless Uog from Mexlio, " how we are always adai;.tcd to the uUniate in which we live. It's av» fully hot in Mexico, and, as you sec, 1 am liairlcMS." " With us," said the Polar Bear, who bad wandert'd in, "it is the climate foot-sore, ami lift liy even a finger's ""'t is adapted, not ourselves, if it weig.ht the burden on some weary back. ' \\a.^i't tor the ice in the polar regions It may be jiint that pebble which would wound the foot, and just that finger's weight which would make the bunlen intolerable. WRITING TO THK QtTEKN, The paper on which letters to Queen Victoria are written must not le fold- ed. No communication which beara evidence ot having beon creased will ever tall into Her -Majesty's own hands. The prosier met hod is to write on thick, glossy white paper, and to deaimtch the missive In an envelope which tits it. Any folded communi- cation never reaches the Queen, tor the simple reason that she never looka at it. All such letters are ojiened by tiie Mi-stress ot the Robes, and, as al rule, tlhoir contents never get beyond her, or,, it the letter is of importance, it is returned to the writer with the directions how to forward it. THE meanf;st yet. What made you quit Grimly, Watty ? Wasn't he paylhgfyou a good monthly salary 1 Yes, but the old skinflint wanted to dock mo because February was such a sborlt moUitU. > I should simply melt with all this fur on.' " I w itih I coiiJd get my mane out of limgle," sighed the Lion. " Why don't you ask the Pox and the Rooster to help you?" suggested 'the Mouse. ' 'Borrow the biush from the Fox and a comb from the Itoos- ter" "What is this weed at the foot ot this tree here ?" asked the Rabbit of the Giraffe. "I rtsally can't say," replied the Gir- affe. "AU my investigations in bot- any have been in thts higher bran<he.s. Shall 1 throw you down a date?" "Why did you call tliat Flea Sher- lock Holmes ?" asked the Lioness of her lord anil master. "Btx^ause it doesn't take him a sec- ond to g.'t on to anything he ta'.ies an interest in," explained the Lion. "You ought to go to Paris," said the Anajconda to tlu* Boa-Cou/^ti i. tor. "Y'ou'd be quite a swell there." "Oh, I don't know," said the Boa- Constrictor. "Tliey doif't cuUivutB serpents at Paris, do theyJ " "1 suppose they do," said the Ana- iM)nda. I saw in one of the French papers that Bo is were quite fa8hionii.b'e tltere tJiis wi/»*'""