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^mr T- â-º riixrr i<i»ii i-i»!»i.-a,jmiia- WDRTH K.VOWIVG. Ti^â„¢ are forty-seven Chinese templea (n America. it Is Kstimat.ed that there are 2X0.000. acfHs of orohanls in Great Britain. The oldent nationiil f'lag in tJie world t^ '.bat of Denma^, which naa >«en i<l use since the year 1219. The KngrlLoh newspaper correspond- enij* who are to attend the czar's coron- ation have to suppi}' the Ruseian au- thuriiies with three separate pboto- (raphs of themselvea. The sea Is infinitely more productive than the lan<t. It ia estimated that an •ere of good fishing will yield mora foijd in a week than an acre of the beat land will yii-ld in a year. Twenty-four governments, including the -United States, Japan, China. Persia and nearly all the European countries, have given official notice that they will eihibu in Paris in 1900. Great Britain's national lifeboat insti- tution had 303 lioau in 18!)3. They were launched 437 times, saving 333 liv- ta. 'i'he average cost of a station ois (5,250 and the cost of maintenance 9500. Oerman foreign trade ia steadily in- creasing. For Fel)ruary her ijnporta amounted to i.Oii.TIi tons, aa aga nst 1,354,295 tons in l'Vt)ru»ry of last year; exports, 1,865 B27 tons as against 1 463.929 in February, 1895. A "size" in a coat is one inch: in un- dterwear, two inches; in socks, one inch; in collars, one-hal( inch; in shoes, oue- â- ixtb inch: in trousers, one inch; in gloves, one quarter inch; and in hats, one-eighth inch. One hundred tons of cats' tails were recently sold at once for tl)6 purpose of ftrnamentiug lailies' apparel. This means that, as.«uming an average cat'a tail to weigh two ounces, no fewer than l,79-i.(mo rus.sies had to be killed. In the year 18'Jt the estimated num- ber of persons employed in the pro<luc- tion of coal iu Great Britain was 665.047; in Germany, 299,627; in Belgium. 217,103; and in France, 101,587. During 1894 Great Britain exported 42,690.000 tons of coal. Herr Krupp, the gunmaker. is the rioheet of the PruosLans, l«iiig ta.\ed on an income of <1 ,7»:0.0ti0. Baron Roth- schild comes next with a taxable in- come oT 91.400,000. Only seven pef- auus in Prussia report incomes for the last year ainve $476,000. It has been estimated from the stamp duties paid I)t patent medicine-maken that 4,1)00,000 'pills are taken by the in- baliitaknts of the United Kingdom every week. In France the quantity is about half. Only aiuu! (me million are taken by tb' people of Russia. Mme. Cavaignac, wife of the French war minister, had a bit of broken needle in lii-r hand which the surgeons could not find. She went to the Kcole Cen- tnile. had the hand pictured by the Roentgen rays showing the needle, took the picture to a surgeon, and had the needle taken out. 1 he enormioQs amuiml of wood u.'ted every yenr for the purpo!<e of making paper may be estimaieJ from the fact that the Petit Journal of ParUi. which ha.-i a circulation of over 1,000.000 copies a day, and is printed on wood-pulp pap- er, con»uiues in a year 120.000 fir trees of an average height of lifi feel. This is equivalent to the annual thinning ot 25,000 acres of forest land. EXCTTING SPORT. A Trum er Whale* T«w a â- â€¢â€¢**> fraw Oa* to !4ea. The other day a c^rew of green whal- ers were initiated in a branch of the calling in the Bay of Moautrey with such suddenness and vigor that they have not yet . recovered from the eipor ience. They were towed by a team of whales, in tandem fashion, at a speed which equalled that of a railioad train. They implored old Cupt. Pedro, who was in 'command, to cat tbe rope, imi he refused, and finally succeeded in landing Inth whales after thie mast ex- citing experience he baa had in the thirty-one y^ixs be has spent in wlial- ing. Now that bin appetite baa been whet- ted Capt. Pedro says tie expects to do more than capture two whales on one line at the same time when the regu- lar whaling seaiion upem>. The cap- tain and his orew, tbe members of which were without i>ractical exper- ience in whaling, happened to be at the whaling atatiun. on tbe shores o( Sfon- terey Bay, when a school of whales ap- peared. Tbe big fellows were after sar- dines, and Capt. Pedro thought it would be a good time to get after the whales and give his crew a little experience. There are two boats at the whaling sta- tion and Capt. Pedro ordered both of them out. He atood in the bow of one , â€"the Ixiat that was first to get near j the big fish. It happened to lie in- I fant wtiale â€" a sea calf â€" that the boat ran near and into which Capt. Pedro deftly transfixed a harpoon without ! loss of time. He anticipated no diffi- ! culty in landing his calcu. as the wbaie was too young to make much of a struggle. But Capt. Pe<iro had failed ' to consider the mother whale, which ! was not far off. She came to the res- cue with a rush thai startLtt tbe mem- bers of the Clew and caused- the veier- an oonunander in the bow of the boat ' to become rigid. In moving about her Toung tbe old whale got one of her flukes entangled with the harpiwn line. She tried to free herself, and failing ' in that, dashed straight out to sea. Tbere had been a storm for sevel^ days previous, which had left, tbe sea rough and choppy and mighty unpleas- ant to be upon under the best of cun- ditions. It was worse to )» dashing along at a high apevd and in a small bout, and not knowing when the old whale would stou. A mile was made in such fast timie that a white streak was left to show tbe direocion in which the toat liad travelled, and when there was no let-up to it sorao of tiie crew implored Pedro to cut the rope. He uiiide no reply, but waited until mile after mile bad been cuvered. watching the whale. Then the whales, having lie- come exhausted, stopped. Very cau- tiously and gently tl>i> rope was haul- ed in. When near enough. Capt. Ped- ro seized the gun and killed Iwtb whal- es. They yielded ' thrae baxrels of oil. CHINAS WOMAN RULER. Ever since the Empress Dowager of China retired from the formal direction of the affairs of the empire, and the young Kmperur assumed all the duties of his high office, the memorials to tbe thn>ut> have been addressed to the Emperor alone, and not, as l«fore, to both the Kmperor apd the Empress Dowager, with the distinction of high- est honor in the form of address given to the latter. For some time it has l>een well known among those acquainted with the inn- er life ot the palace that the Emperor was not left to his own individual judg- ment, but in all important matters must secure the opinions and approval of his aunt, the Emprvss Dowager. The usual method has lieen for the import/- anl memorials, on which decrees were to lie passecl to be sent to the palacs of the Empress Dotvager. and when her will was expn^ssed it had to be foUow- •d. The mode of communication has been the eunuchs of lioth palaces. anJ occasionally the higher Manchu -^-ifi- oisls. A great many matte s were left en- tirely to the Emporo- , and in such a oas.1 he has largel.v f jllowed fhi advice of his favorite tut/r, Weng T'ung-ho. Tbe Empt'ror ha.' had no joys in his - royal position, '.jt itav after day, from the miaemble hour ot 2 o'clock in the morning, has bad to bother his brain with a mass of mast critical problems, as well OS the ruucinn of strict proprir etie«. The Emprp».s l)t>wuger. on the other haml. has had leisure for retires*- ] tion. amusements, and change. She has tieen 8Ui>pli6d with all sorts ot i costly and attractive treasures l>y the I central and provincial officials, and has , been daily waited uvh>u and auiused by the eunuchs of her pdace. The princes i and nobles, with the Manchu officials ! of the imperial household, have Iteen in attendsnoe U|iou her as well as the Emjioror. Thus her life, hits, in the last few yesrs. Iteen one of comfort and pleasure. When the two officials. Wang Ming^ luiin and Chand-lin. were degraded a few weeks aimie at the instigation and by the ortter ot the Empress Dowager, her ixvwer wtt-s at once fel' and feared by all in the capital. Since then the Official Gazette has chi-onioled nearly every otht'r dny the visit of the Emper- or to the Empress Dowager. Thus is all liiat is me.nl inued, but no one sup- poc^es that this is all in reality. When the youujr man stands in the pre.sence of the distinguished and strong-wille'd woman who fii'st chose him for the thixme and afterwaixis looked after bis training, selected his wife and concib- bines. «ud finally plaivd him in ^leaoe- ful p<vsse»sion of a t hroue. which lu his boyhoo<l \v«s liable to overthrow, it can be easily imagined that more than a few formalities are then olwerved. and that onoe again the Empress Dowagtv is inleresting herself iu the right uihii- ag«^inent of the affairs ot the empire, ani more espe<<lally the adoption ot methods and means new but imper»- tivs. \V« abaU bear more of her in tbe tet«n. ( PEARI>S OF TRUTH. Stranger is a holy name. -» Walter I Scott. For they conquer who believe they 1 can. â€" Virgil. I W'hat is dishonestly got vanishes in [ profligacy.â€" Cicero. Subtlety may deceive you; inj^grily never will. â€" Cromwell. The art ot pleasing consists iu being victorious. â€" Haxlitt. Against stupidity the very gods tight unviclorioUB.--Scbilier. Hough windB do shake the darling buds of May. â€" Shake-speare. ; Science surpasses the old miracles of • mythology.â€" EmerBon. Who conquers indolence will conquer all the rest. â€" Zimmerman. ' Convey a lil«l in a frown, and wink a reputation down.â€" Swift. Welcome evermore to gods and men is tbe self-helping man. â€" Emerson. ' A small sorrow distracts, a great one makes us collected.â€" Richier. Slander is tba revenge of a coward and dissimulation his defence. â€" .Johnson. A thing is never too often repeated which is never sufficiently learned. â€" Seneca. Virtue itself offends when coupled with forbidding manners. â€" Bishop Mid- dleton. A sentence, well couched, takes lioth the sense and the understanding. â€" ' Feltbaju. Romance has l.ieen elegaintly defined as the offspring of fiction and love. â€" Disraeli. The innumerable stars shining in or- der, like a living hymn written m light. - WUIU. The smiles of infants are said to l>e the first fruits uf human reason. â€" U. N. Hudson. EMPEROR FREDERICK HIS "UNCLE." Tkc Nnaiirrh ^>Mtr<l a Llllle « hip rrom rsslthiueMl hy Wriilas Iv .k.b for t'lrnteney. This story is told i>y a German army officer: It is strictly against the rules of the Military Acjidemy for a cadet to enter any of the lieer gurdens in Berlin unacompanied by a relative. A friend of mine ho^^eve^, hoping to be und;'tected ventured one night unat- tended. A gentleman came and sat at a small tabic near him and l>egau chat- ting pl<a.s<inll.v, when sudtlenly one of the chiefs of the Academy passed them. "Sir," whisiiered the lad, "will you lie my uncle?" "Certainly" aaid the gentleman, smil- in<{. Next moi'ning .it parade the unfor- tunate youth wTio h;>d hoi>ed to escape, was citled by nam'e from the ranks. Tremblingly he olieyed tbe call and ciime forward. "You were in the beei- garden last night 1" gruffly said his Captain. "Yes, sir, but I was with my uncle.'" "Your 'uncle' happened to t* the Crown Prince, who wrote thi« morn- ing to ask me to let you off punish- ment. Never let it ha|>pen again." The Crown Prince of this incident was tbe late Kati>e>J'or Frederick W FAVOnS WITH THE DOCTOtS »r. «•«»•â- >, M.r.. Suscr. «â- â€¢.. tpeali* la â-  Iclwsl Trrau mt Br. AaaeWt Ccfurrhal r«w4»r. When a member ot the medioal pro- fession, hedged in as he b by a large mesHure of conservatism, expresses an opinion of a proprietary medicine it means a good deai. Dr. Godbout, tlie popular member in the House ot Com- mons, of Beauoe, Quei>eu, si>eaks in higb- est terms of Dr. Agnew's Catarrhal Powder, not alone as a professional maji. knowing the nature of this rem- edy, but frtHn personal experience. He has used the mediome for catarrh, and freely lets tbe public know of tbe re- markable, speedy and effective nature of ttie medicine in all cases of the kind. One puff of the Powder givea relief in 10 minutes. Sample Bottle and Blower sent by S. G. DETCHON, 44 Church at., Toronto, on receipt ot 10 cents in stamps, or silver. Sold by W. E. Richardson. NO SHOW. "I understand that Meckleham is studying theasopby and expects to see into tbe other world. Do you think be will succeed?" "No. Ha hasnt the ghost of a chance." PROSTRATED FOR WANT OF BREATH. BxtrvBie Case 1 Heart BUasM C«rc« hj •r. Asaew* rare f»r lk« Heart. There is comfort in tbe thought that Dr. Agnew's Curs for tbe Heart, is ael- dom unsuccessful. One of many iilus- trations is found in the case of James Allen, of St. Stephen. N.B.. who says: "In 1894 I wa-H troubled very much with severe palpitation of tbe heart, and with pain in my side. My breath was very short, and with the least extra exertion I liecame fully prostrated for want ot brsath. I wa-s attended by a physician for a long time. When in considerable distress I visited the local drug store, and my attention was drawn to Dr. Aguew's Cure for the Heart. I oh- taine<l a >x>ttle and before I took half of it I felt ever so much better, and to- day I am a sound man, owing to tbe uae only of this remedv." Sold by W. E Richardson. A FREAK INDEED. "Why do they call Miss Forte a mus- ical freak, wiien »be neither sin^ nor plixyal" 'That ia why. ' MAKING UNNECESSARY ANY PAIN FUL OPERATION. â- â€¢w Saatk 4aMrleaa &l4Ber tar* Ka- â- Â§â€¢Â¥â€¢â€¢ rata aad Meat rrrl«4> •T •islrcw. It was chronicled in tbe local press a few days ago 'hit one of Toronto's best-kiiuwn ph.vsici.tns was leaving for a leading United States Hospital, there to undergo an operation tor a hard formation of the kidneys. Everyone will hope that the experiment will t» successful. But is not prevention letter th:ui cure, and where the first, symp- t( n>s of kiilney disease assert themselves let th^i' wonderful specific. South .\mer- ican Kidney Curs be taken, .md the trouble is .speedily banishe<L What ia i'ust as encouraging is that where the iseasB ba.s taken hold of the system, even in extreme oases, relief and cure u quickly securest by tbe use of this me<Ticine. gold by W. E. Richardson. HER DEAR FRIEND. "How ver^; uniwcoming a sailor liat is to Miss ^^ ickware,'" "Ves. Makes her look like a tar-tar." A Vancouver Fraiter. In British Columbia rheumatism is very prevalent, and very hard to cure owing to dampness of tb? atmosphere. Mr. W. F. Beggs. the well-known fruit- er of Vancouver. B.C.. says:â€" "I .suf- fered intense p.iin for over four years from rheumatism of tbe ankles and feet. I doctored with everyone, even employ- ing a Toronto spcciarist to treat me Init could not get cure<l and had almo.st given up in despair. A friend told me how South American Rheumatic Cure ha^l acted in bis case and advised me to try it. The very first bottle gave me immediate relief, and I am now on my second l>ottl© and almost entirely cured. 1 consider it the only cure for rheumatism." Sold by W. E. Riohardaon. BXQT'ISITK LTNDERDRES9. Woman's fancy for finery ia to-day concentrated on her underwear. As an expnosac of bar artistic taste she l>e- licvas it a succsas and certainly the re- sults are charming. A matron who numbejs among iier possessions old lace remnants is fortunate indeed. The fa- vorite granddaughter who has fallen heir to grand mere's Valenciennes is ths envy of the household, and she to whom, tbe maiden aimt Han bequeathed her stock of laces considars the legacy price- leas. Petticoats and corsets are fashioned ot the same materiaL A preference is shown for brocaded aiik ot delicata hues, either woven in Persian effects or sprinkled in Dresden flowers. The petticoat is ot brocade with sprigs of yellow, and lavender clematis on a violet background. Two cream lace ruf- fles ornament the Spanish flounce at tbe bottom, and sitrmountijag this is a fan plaiting of lavender chiffon. All silk petticoats are provided with a balay- euae, which may be either ot lace, silk or chiffou. In most instances it ia simply - shirred on a narrow ribbon. Here tbe balayeuse is a flounce of lace about ten inches deep and falls over a Dresden ribbon dust ruffle of violet sat- in. Dust ruffles are admirable tor pro- tecting the delicate lace edge. A pet- ticoat of this character cost f200. The value of such a garment depends entire- ly upon tbe qualitv and a tiantity ot lace and tbe texture ot the fabric used. When more eiaoorate garniture Is de- sired tbe balayeuse is festooned on tbe inner side and caught up at intervals by knots of ribbon. Great care is given to the .selection ot a corset maker. Ev- erything depends upon its perfect fit. It is the custom of wealthy women, in choosing the material for their petti- coats, to get enough for the corset at the iiame time. The corset is of violet brocade like the petticoat; across the top of it is a narrow upstanding and a deep- er fall over frill of Mechim lace. The fastenings are of gold, as are tbe eye- lets, tbe hose supporters, and the huge hook. These are set with jewels. The corset cost $90. Tbe chemise and "ball- erine" are of French cambric, .sheer and soft, with firiUs of real Valenciennes and iasertion much l)eriblx)ned. the price ot each article being respectively 9-5 and 120. Hosiery should l^e ot silk. Mllaiiv wears lavender stockings ufMm which crescents of lace are appllqued U|x>nthe instep, and for them she pays $50 per half dozen. Fancy slippers are an item in a smart woman's ,>urfit that must not be overlooked. Of these she has a pair to correspond with every suit of underwear. They are alway.s made to ortier and range in price from %1 to •30. Silk is freely used in fashioning lin- fjrie creations of every de.si-ription. ineti cambric and dimity are its dose iHHnpetitors. One great charm in select- ing underwear is to observe with nicety an attractive color scheme. Harmoni- ous effects in taffeta are shown. Those which revel in blurre<l bloe>:<oins and taint plaid-s are particularly chic. To taffetas more than any other grade of silk attaches that musical frou-frou so popular. There Is much ignorance roncerning the money spent by fashionable women for a season's wardrolie. Thirty thou- san<l dollars is a conservative estimate and two-thirds of this ia spen'i. on tbe "unseen." CAN SEE THE HUMAN HEART. ^Iksln Trsia KtsIifx Wure HarveU by Uraas ef Ihr \ Ka.t. Nikoia Tesla is still devoting a great deal of time to the scientific investiga,' iton of the Roentgen ray effects. In a long commuuication to the Electrical Review, he announceil among others, (wo interesting results be has achieved One of these is that if a »'nsitive film bt< placed lietween two pUie». say of magnesium and copper, a true Roentgen radiograph would l.ie obtained after a very long exi>o«ure in the dark. .\n- other wondertul result I'esla has ot)- tained is that by the ust- of a new type of fluoi"eiSccnt sireeu devised in his lalv oratory he has l)een able to greatly in- creas;' the sharpness of the outlines in a shadow on the si-rwn. and to ai-lu- ully see the human heart. Regarding this Tesla says : "By the u»' of the alove upparatus I have lieen enabled to exatiiiue much l.ietter than before the liody by nie^ins ot the fluoresi-ent screen. Presently the vertebral cidunin can lie seen quite oiearly. even iu the lower part of the body. I have also clearly noted the outlines of the hip Uines. Looking in the region of the be<iri I have Iwenable to locate it unmistakalily . The l>ack- grouud api>e<ired much brighter, and this difference in the intensity of the shadow and surrounding has surprised me. The rilie I could now see on a num- ber of o^HMsions quite dialinclly as well .IS th» shmbler hones. Of i.-ourt«t>, there Is no difficulty whatever in ot^serving tbe lx>ue« of all the liml>s." "This latter discovery, he thinks, is cnpible ot extensive practical applica- tiisi- PARALY.-IS CONOUEEED. At Last it Yields to the Advance of Medical Scleno» The Mrwsc TesllHioB.r of a ^mb Wh* was • MairitriKl, KritrlUdca lavallU Be >i>w Krjuires lu Krnev%e«t Mrallh anil Mtrrn- Rlk- Dollars iilmll Ikal Paralysis U as Laaacr lararahlr. There is n<Khing in life sadder than to see a strong man stricken withpara- ly.sis. Alive, yet rteicl to the dutiesand iu'iivicies that belong to life, tbe para- lytic, until a comparatively recent per- iod, was doomed to pa^is the remainder of his days in a hopeless and helpless condition. But since the discovery of that wonderful meiiirine given to the world under the name of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, thow stricken with this formerly incurable disease have now tbe means of reg.iining health, strength and activity. Hundreds in various parts ot tlie country who were help- less, bedridden invalids have been re- stored to health by this incomparable medicine. Among those who have lieen thus fortunately restored to activity is Mr. -VU.iu J. McDonald, a well-known resident of Nine .Vlile Creek, P.E.I. Mr McDoaild says:â€" "lu the tall ot 1893 I injured my Ivjck, and during the year succeeding suffered great pain. I had no less than four physicians attend me at different, times, but without anv benefit. Before the end of the year 1 wiKs forced to give up all active work and was rapidly falling into a condition of utter helplerisno-Hs. On two o«'casi<>ns the doctors encaseil jue in plaster of ptiris, but It did no good. My linil-s kept gelling weaker and weaker, with a twitching motion :>nd I dragged my feet when I tried to walk. Fin- ally I lost .ill [lower ot locomo- tion and absolutely all power ot feeling ti-om the waist downwards, and I was as helplctvs as a piece of wood. In this half ilead and half alive L-ondiiion I laid in tied for eleven months not able to help myself in the least. Physically I did not suffer much, but mentally the agony ot those long wetiry months caimot lie described. I was at last told by the dix-tors that there wa.s no hoyc for me, and that I was doomed to |>a!e the remainder ot m,v days a helpless, half lifeless piece of humanity. Providentially soon after this I read of a case similar to mine cured bv the use of Dr. William's Pink Pills. It gave me new hope and my friends i40i me a supply of the pills. After the use of a tew lioxes I found that life was slowly returning to my jiml«. I continued using the pills grad- ually getting St ro.iger and stronger, un- til no<v, after the use of thirty-twolx»xes I am able to walk about smartly and can do light work, and I feel that 1 am gaining new strength every day. Words cannot express th" ihan'Kfulness I feel at again lieen able to go around active- ly after (lassing through that terrible ordeal, and I sincerely hoiic that my experience ouiy !« the meanrf of bring- That Tired Feeling Means danger. It la a wrioui condition and will lead to disa*- trotu real)]** U t> is not t>Ter- come at ouoe. It la a 4ure sign th&t the blood ia impoverished and impara . The beat remedy im HOOD'S Sarsaparilla Wliich makes rleh, red bl(x>4, and thus gives ctreogth and eUM- ticity to the museias, vigor to the brain and health and vtuBty to every part ot the body. Hood's Sarwparill* positively Makes the Weak Strong " I have osad tix boMlaa ot Hood's Sat- â- sparilla as a gensial tonlo and have sn)oy«d tha bMt ot bMAh. Altboagk | had a (train of work I have had no sloll â- pells for many months aad no loet tias, so lam doui}ly repaid." Thomas 8. Htu« Ml Brussslls St., St. John, New Brnnswtek, Hood's Sarsaparilla Is the Only True Blood Purifier PTomlnantly In the pabllo aja. Hood's Pilb £S Vnl^tic.'^'"^ FOR TWENTY-SIX YEARS. DUNN'S BAKING POWDER THECOOK'S BEST FRIEND u^RGCST Sale in Canada. ing back hope and health to some otbar sufferer." Dr. Wiliiama' Pink Pills strike actha root of tbe disease, driving it fromtlm system and resioring the patient t* health and strength. In casee of para>- lysis, spinal troulies, locomotor ataxia, scia la. rheumatism. erysipelas.s«-ru(uU oua troubles, etc.. iheee are superior to all other treaiment. They are alao d *.pecifi.' for the troubles whvch make tbe lives of so many women a lHirden,Jlnd speedily restore "the rich glow of he«ltj| to sallow cheeks. Men broken down by overwork, worry or e.\ce88, will find in Pink Pills a certain cure. Sold by all dealers or sent by mail poet paid, at 30 cents a lx>x. or six loxes for $2.50. by addresaing the Dr. \Vi Hiatus' Medicine Com|.«iiy.Broi-kvillo, Onl.. or Schenei-taily. NY. Beware oC imitations and sul«titutes alleged to b* "just as good. " TRUE FRIENDS. Beaiauceare af Mr KakeH reel aar4 Ike Vake af Welllastaa. Dean Boyle in bis. " Reminiscenoea" tells a striking anecdote ot ihe mutual appreciation ot tbe same quality ot high sincerity in pul>lic lite ot tbe fam- ous statesman. Sir Robert Peel, and tbe "Iron Duke" of Walllng'ton. Mr. Wood, a friend of Dean Boyl«'% had one time when tbe Duke ot Wellington was very 111 in London come from the city to a country housa at which Peel was visiting. As soon as he arrived. Sir Robert called bim aside, and asked with intense amxiety what was tbe latest news of the duke'e condition. It was considered hoi»eIe«s, and Xlr. Wood told him so. The great minister broke down utterly; crying out with a burst ot ttvirs: "He ia the truest man I have eve* known!" 'l"he duke, however, recovered tlcspita the predictions of his doctors, and sur- vived Peel. The same gentleman â€" Mr. Wood â€" bf a curious coincidence was present when Peel was thrown from his hor.s<'. ind received the injuries svhich le.stilted in his death. He hastened to his assist- ance, priHured a carriage and accom- panied him home, remaining tor some .time in the h«iiise to render the faiu- ilv what serviivs he might iu their time ot confusion and distress. He »i»s yet there uhen the Duke of Wcllingtoo .\rrived to make inijuiri*^. and was dep- uted by Lady Peel to receive him. Ha hastened to the door and found the duke on the step alwul to enter tb« houstv, and informed him that the phys- ician pronounced Sir Robert's hurt to In- desiierate, and his chance of life al- most nothing. "He was tlie soul of truth."" said lh« old soldier, huskily: and turning al>- ruptly from the threshold, he mount- ed his horse and rixle sorrowfully away. INTKHESTING READING. What if I should cease to love yout he asked in a moment of reckless ab- andon. Then. dear. I should have your let- ters published as unioue coaii ribui iona to th«' Uteratiire of (he. century, was the sKx^ihing reply. LEPROSY IX RISSl.X. Leprosy stems to have broken out in the Russia Baltic provinces with some- thing ot thfc virulence it had in the mid- dle ages. Several hundred persons ar« said to be afflicted with the disease. an4 the Livonian Diet has just taksa meae- iires for isolating them at the qoat of the slate. Aâ- ^