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^ *• TWE VERY LATEST FROM ALL THE WORLD OVER. tnterestlag lt«au About Our Own Country. Qrcat Brttmln, tba United State*, ui4 All Parts of tha Qlobe. Coadcnaad and Auortcd far Eaay Kaadlng, CANADA. Dr. Lynch of Lindsay Ls dead. <A hcim>3 fcv tile aged poor is being agitated at Guelph.^ The Hfimiltoo folice Athletic Asso- ciation lias decided to disband.' The Hudson Cny Company contri- bute fl.UOO to the Inoia famine fund.' The Springbill colliery is again in operation, the men having all returned to work. W Biimlbex of men employed on the aewerage works at LUodon struck for better paor< Nova Scotia's reveniue for the year is estimated at |t<59,U99, and the ex- penditure f855.00O.' â- Jlr. W. C. Wilson, grocer, of Wood- stock, committed suicide by taking a dose of pruasic acid. , Misa Alice Kay. employed at the Gib- son House, Belleville, commined sui- cide by taking Paris greeA. Mr. W. J. Gag« and others asked Premier Greeaway to establish a home for consumptives in Manitoba. George Irvine, Q. C, judge of the Admiralty Court and Presid^oit of -ua Ll^nion Club of Quebec, is dead. .Winnipeg's India farAine fund now, totals $8.9^^.96, of which 9443.21 was re- ceived from the Manitoba school chil- dren. Mr. R. M. Chester, a Winnipeg seed merchant, has been missing since Wed- ne^lay last. He formerly lived in To- ronto. Michael Delaoey, the Grand Trunk oectiooman who was struck by a train iie:ir Dundas last Monday morning, died at Hanultoa. Tbe Guelph firebug were sentenced by Judge Chadwick, Qusby getting six years and Quinn eight years in the Kingston Penitentiary. £)telU Cuohing, the yciung girl bit- ten by a Newfoundland dog in London South xecemtly. is recovering at the Pasteur Institute, N«w York. The congregation of the Xorwich Afienue Methodist Church, Woodstock, have decided to erect an addition to their church, at a cost of 92,000. Tbe Viotoria Hocke-y Club of Winni- peg will erect a beautiful monument over thie grave of their late comrade, Frad HigginjbaciKun, at Buwmanrville. The in<iueat on the body of the new- ly-born babe murdered »t Dannville three weeks :igo has been adjourned to enable the police to pursue their enquiries. Some Montxeal Liberals are arrang- ing to present Mr. Laurier, previous to bis departure for Eugiand, w-ith a life size portrait of himsedf, costii^ one tboujiaud doUan A Kidgetown young man named Pat- rick Munuix was shot through the slKHilder by Joseph Hall, who runs a billiard parlor in the town. The wound is a very serious one. The coron«^r's jury which en>iuired in- to the death of Jauies Fry, who mur- dered Mr. Bhaw at Ravejisworth, has returned a verdict to the effect that the murderer committed suicide. Mr. Thoimos King, a pe'nsioner, of Kingston, has bt^n notified that by the de^iih of a rich relative be Jiaii his sistura have been bequeated £10,U0O and an estate in Ireland The 5th Royal Scots of Montreal has been invited by the .\Dcient and Hon- ourable Artillery Company of Boston to visit that city this sumuitir, and an attempt wUl be made to complete ax- range lutents Thtv Protestant School Comiiiissiuners oif MtMitreal hav«i entered an action aguinst Mr. Bremner fur having sent his ohildreo to a Public School whiiie theire were ooaes of measles In tbe family At a meeting of the Toronto Hltmajie Sooiety Thorsday.a form of petition was appro^'i-d of to be presented to the Do- minion Govt«imi«>ut in favor of enact- ing legislation against the docking of boraaa Hon. Sidney Fisher, addressed ai uteetang of tbe Dominion Alliance in Montreal, â- wurning tbean that th» com- i'UK ulebiscite â- would be a fight to tbe deaia •with the liquor traffic in Can- (ula. The Coroner's jury at Port Arthur found that Dabin and Corier, the two men found dead in tbe smouldering ruins of their farm buildings, were murdered, and that the buildings were set on fire. Mr. Lawrence £. Vogler. an old and respected resident and for many years reeve of the township of Zone, Out,. wajs drowned on Friday by falling through an airhole whilst crossing the River Thaiues. Mr. SiiUiey Fisher. Minister of Agri- cultuns delivered an address the i>ther night to the. Epwortb Lesvgmi Cunven- tioo in Montr«"«J, in wliiob he referred to the coming plebiscite, and hoped it â- would be a sujocess. He ur|ge<t tem- perance people to take practical steps to that end. In the Court of AppeaJs at Montreal on Wednesday judgment whs given in a case in whirn tue rights oT trade unions we^re involved. .-V stonecutter sued the union fur |2,500 daoiuig^'i^, which he allegvd he IkuI sutferetl tlhrough the strike uf his fello-w-work- vaen at tibe oirder of the union. The Appeal Court reversed the Court of Re- view judgment, which tbad decided against tb^ union. The iudg-iiient stat- ed that the men in striking hadobey- ed the rules of the union, which were areoognized by liwv. GREAT BRITAIN. The British steaimer State ofl Geor- gin has^l»en posted at LJoyds in Ixm- don as mi«sing. I.,ieut.-Goivernor Kirkpa.trick hsvs al- luicst entire.ly recovered. He will spend a few weeks iiv Brighton before return- ing to Canada. The first Drawing-room of, the se;isoB WB« held on Wednesday in Hucikiughaiun palace. The Queen left before the gen- eral presentatit.i(ns, which were taken by | the Princess of Wales, ioi behalf of her ; Majesty. Mr. Chamberlain stated im the House ot Commtins thai it waiil not intended to hold any Imperial oornference during the visit of tbe ooloniaJ< Premiers to London, but tbe Ciovenunent would discuss any matters of oommon inter- est which the visitors might bring up. During a debate in the Hou^ie of Com- mons on Wednesday on the bombard- ment of the iasurg*^'!'^ 'n the Isiajid of Crete, Mr. Labouciiere referred to the Soltaii of Turkey as "that miserable cur, that fool blot on'' civilization," for w^bicb he was called to order by the Speaker, and apologized. I.,OTd Salisbury made a statement of the British poiiicy in regaj-d to Crete, tbe principal feature of wbicbl is tbe establisbmetu. of administrative au- tcncmy in the island, which will still remain a portion of th^ T'urkish em- pire; but both Greece and Turkey must absolutely withdraw their forces. At the enquiry of the Parliamentary Committee into the Jameson raid on Friday Col. Rhodes gave evidence show- ing that President Kruger favoured Germany against Great Britain. He ab- solutely acquitted Mr. Joeeph Chamber- lain, :Secrelary of State for the Colon- ies, of all knowledge of the revolution- ary movement. A EEMAmBLE Y(JYA&E THE STEAMER DIAMANT HAD AN EVENTFUL VOYAGE. Waa rin«CB Baja Ovenfaeâ€" Laal Ber Pra> |wller-Wa« Take* la Vaw aB4 Tbea Laul lUclil ar. The German tank-ateamer Diamant, Captain Wischausen, from a Ehiropean port, for New York, which had been given up for lost wttht her crew of thirty-five men has arrived at Halifax, in tow of the steamer 'British Empire. Tbe Diamant is fifteen .days overdue, cnving to the loss of her propeller on February 10th, when she waa some 500 mi.les off Halifax. Tbe escape of tbe German steamer is remarkable. She waa picked up by threei steamers, one of which lost her in a. storm, while an- other, which attempted to tlow her in, became disabled herself, through the fouling of the propeller with tbe tow-line. The Diamant was first YICE-REGAL BECEPTION. «lr Jallaa raaacefaM EBtertalBS lard aad Lady AbentecB al Ike BrttUk Baa baiMjr. A despatch from WaaliLngton says : â€" The receptioa at the Britiah Emlnaay on Thursday oight in honor of tha Governor-General of Canada and Coun- tess Aberdeen was the most brilliant function of the last days of the Ad- ministration. It followed a series of In the House of Lbrds on Thursday i sighted by Captain Forth, of the Fur- the Marquis of Salisbury announced that a telegram had been, sent on Wed- nesday to the British Ambassadors to the courts of the great powers, inform- ing them of the Hritisii Government's po icy on the aituatira in Crete. They propose tt) eatablifih an administrative aiXonomy in C^rete, whJoh, bbwever, is t/> remain a portion of llLe Turkish Em- Vire. LfNITED STATES. Archbishop Grace is dead at St. Pknl Mjnn., aged 82. £xcesBive rain has caused destructive floods in West Virginia. The Ohio river ii still rising. Rail- roads and towns are partly sut>m.erged. There is serious trouble between the Indiana in Aiixoaa, and tlu Govern- ment. The Druxainoiid line has started its steamers between Detroit and Cleve- land. Four persons were murdered and af- terwards cremated by a mob near Sifiterville, W. Va. A sheriff's jury at White Plains, N. Y., has decided that George W. Palm- er, who murdered his mother, brother and sister, is insane. The American Senate passed the bill authorizing the construction of a bridge acroEsS the S<. Lawremte River from Hogucsburg to Cornwall. At Yerrington. 50 miles from Car- een, a Piute Indian was killed by a white man, and an Indian uprising is threatened in consequence. Over 400 freight handlers of the Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad are on strike at Ludingtou. Mich., because their wages have been cut. While ice-boating near Sackett's Har- bor Edward Frazier and Arthur Al- gate sailed out so far that they lose their way. When discovered Frazier was dead from exposure. Commercial returns from the agen- cies uf Messrs. Dun and Bradstreet at New York report but little apprecia,- ble change in business conditions throughout tbe U'nited States; and un- til alter the President-elect is installed nothing of consequence in the shape of impro^emeat is looked for. The burst- iAg of the steel and iron combine ap~ f>ears to have been auended with sat- isfactory results so far, as busi- ness in varitHis branches of the iron in- dustry has assumed unexpectedly large proportions, and in consequence m'luy thousands of persons are .igi.u at work Several cotton and woollen taill.s are also reported to have just started work again, and (prospects in many directions axe improving. GKNERAL. Lima, Peru, is threatened with ail epidetuio of yellolw fever. While out riding Lord Brassey, Gov- ernor of Victoria, was ibrowa from his horse and severely in(juxed. It is reported that over 25.UO0 iMo»- leuis have been killed and 25 uf their villages pillaged and burned during tbe recent troniblee in Crete. Russia, through the Russian Minis- ter at .\th-iis, h.as called upon Greece to withdraw all of he-r troops and her fleet from Crete within three days. Cholera lias broken out among the people employed on tbe relief work« of tbe native State of Rewah, India. In two days 160 deatlvs have been re- corded. T^e Governor's paJace. w^itb all the archives, at Canea, Island of Crete, watt destroyed liy fire on Wedifcsdao'. It i^ su(>pueit><Ll to have been caused by in- oendiai'ies. Le.ifle>ts h^ve been distributed in the JJosque.s at Coiistautiuople calling upon the faithful ne:s Line steamer Galileo, which reach- ed Boston from London on February 21. Captain Forth reported that he tell in with the tanJi-steamer on Febru- ary 17, 500 miles south of this port. The Diamant signalled that she bad lost her propeller, and requested to be towed to the nearest port. The Galileo put out a hawser, and laid her course for Halifax, N. S., towing the Diamant. Tbe next day heavy ga-es came on, during whichi the wire hawser parted. The Diamant signal- led :â€" "Do not lose sight of us." IN THE TROUGH OF THE SEA. Although the sea was very rough. Captain Forth manipulated the Galileo ao that by means o£ life buoys a line was floated across the Diamaat's bow, and a second hawser was pulled I aboard. The tow was resumed, and slowly the txiats made for Halifax, with head-winds and boisterous seas. Soon I afterwards another terrible gale came ion, during which the hawser parted, I leaving the Diamant rolling fearfully 'in tlhe trough of the sea. She then I disappeared. Captain Forth cruised abuu.. nearly a day, but found no trace [of the steamer, a,ad so resumed his j course, convinced that tbe ill-fated Diamant had foundered. The Galileo had towed her some 280 miles. The Diamant was also sighted by the Beaver Line steamer Lake Winni- peg, from Lverpco' to St. John, who undiertook to tow tbe disabled vessel to this port. A bad storm arose, and \ the Diamant 's hawser became en- Itangied with the propeller ot the I Beaver Liner, and the latter also be- jcame disabled and was obliged (to drop I the tank-steamer. 'The Lake Winm- I peg arrived in St. John safely a few : days ago. The British Empire, which has fin- lally brought in the disabled vessel, be- I longs to the Jobni^on Line, of freight- ers, and is bound for piston. BIKE ON A MTTLEFELD FORMIDABLE ADJUNCT TO AN ARHT IN CASE OP WAR. â- ayaaeta, Vnan aad »«l4lant la the itaddia â€"â- are Pawrrlul Thaa a t'autpaar • Cavalryâ€" To â- Â« Praprlled Mf a Saaallaa â- â€¢tor a« l,l<li(alBa S»e«4. A motor bicycle has just been invent- ed by a French genius which promises ela^rau dinners the past few ^ven- \ *« Pr^'e one of the most formidable ad- Ings at the Embassy, at the last one , i^oc^ '° »"> ^^^ ^ conflict which haa of the Vice-President and Mrs. Stev- | been created for a number of yaa«. anson. the Secretary of State and oth- ' Competent military authorities who er Cabinet officers being present. The ; ^ave given the machine and the idea of guests, who were received by Lady ; the inventor careful consideration de- F^uncefote, and her daughters In the i clare that a company of soldiers mounted main drawing room and presented to , j^ ^ ^^ ^^j^^ ^^^e dam- Lord and Lady Aberdeen ;ind Lady , >."cdc v.j »=> Marjorie Gordon, were limited in num- age upon the enemy, provided the con- bers to 500, and represented the 'high- flict did not occur in a mount£unoua est official circle of the capital. Tbe country, than four companies of infan- Vice-President, all the nieml)er8 of the , . . . ,. „ „„„i..r;„„ >o.kir>n Cabinet, and justices of the Supreme . ''^J eqi"PPed m the reguUtwn fashion Court, the entire corps diplomatic and , could accomplish. So notable is the impression that tin I motor cycle has made in B^rance that a few of the leadiing Congressmen were present. The President, however, remaining away on account of Mirs. ,.. ,, ^ ^r- « nr . ,. uâ€" Cleveland's absence from the city. Late , ^^^ French Minister of War. togethar un the evening refreshments were serv- ed In the supper room, and the young- wit h a military commission made up ' of the most thoroughly posted officera er guesf s danced in the hall room. Dur- ^ ^^^ g, France, is seriously con- ing thetr stay here Sir Julian Paunce- i .â- " . ^ â-  â-  u fote has indefatigably shown his guests , sidering giving the nev,- mvention tha all the sights of the city, and Lord ^ sanction of the Government and equip- Aberdeen has pnmounced himself ! pjug several companies of the army charmed with his visit. Tu .u _ w with the machine. There have been many experlmenta with the bicycle in the armies of Eur- ope, and tha military authorities of no nation have taken more interest in tha machine and its development than ihoaa of France. Now, as to the motor cycle itself. It to exteruiitKite thei . , . omi^'iKi iiifidels. and luui-b agitation and ex- 'f',". *'', Jo'* ^•'""••"^ citement is caused by tbe reports re- •" '"*^''*''' °"""'* * ceived there frotn Crete. In the Frenfh Chaaiitier of Deputies on Wednfsdoi' M. Hanotaux Minister^ for Foreign Affairs, in ref-lying to a criticism of the OoverEjnent's -Vrmen- iau policy. sft.id that one of the pow- ers had actuaily proposed forcing the pastiage uf the Strait.s of tbe Dardan- elles and seizing tbe t>ultan in hia palace, but Europe bad not assented to this. England, be continued, then came hack to France's proposal for a conference of the Ambas«auors at Con- stantinople, with tbe vie"w to reorgan- ize and not destroy the Turkish Em- pire. MINERAL PRODUCTION OF CANADA liaBiauirj af a â- â- lIMla laaard kjr Ike tieoloairal liartCT laemaoa la tiald aad »il«rrâ€" Drrreaw In .MrkrI. An advance bulletin of the report of the Dominion Geological Survey has been issued from the depiu'tment at Ottawa dealing with the mineral pro- duction of Oin;ula ia 1896. The com- plete report wil luot be ready for some time. OS the necessary infuruiation can- not be collected until some months af- ter the close o< the year. Credit is given to Mr. L. L. Brophy for bis suc- cess in getting this bulletin to press some days earlier than in any prev- ious year. There are some notable increases shown by this bulletin over tbe output, in 1^95. the greatest being in silver, which shows an increase of value in the one year of 9988 957, or almost a million dollars. Gold shows an increase of 9p993U(i, coal 9278.859. anil copper 971919. The greatest failing off was in nickel, the decrease tieiug 9205.904. Lead also sbuwTi ''a decrease in value to tbe extent of 928 852. although this is occas- ioned altogether by a reduction of 8 per cent in price, there having been an increase of production of more thaa a million pounds. Tbe coal increase is due altogether to Nova Scotia, where tbe output waa 296.153 tons more than in 1^95 whereas in British Columbia tbe co.-U output was 104 629 less than in tbe preiviuus year. Large increases of gold are credited to Nova Scotia and Ontario, but British Columbia beads tbe list with an increase of 9-i!'7 1575. Ontario's nickel production is reduced during the year by over 400,IK)0 pounds. Briiisli Columbia's output of silver am- ounces valuedi at million dollars more tJiau iu the pre*-ediiig year, fbe prin- cipal vales ot minerals for tbe uyear were as follows: â€" Gold Silver Nickel -.» •••• Copper Leud Iron " Cool BENIN CITY CAPTURED. Caaiplete Aaeecu of Ike BrlUnk Expe41 lloa. A despatch from Brass, Niger Coast I*rotectorate, says : â€" The expedition which was formed to punish Drunami, ! [^ in form and principle like unto King of Benin, for tbe murder of the , THE MOTOR CYCLE members of a peaceable British expe- ..... ,^ ,, ,. , »„„ .... u- u ». .â-  .. , with which we are all more or less fan dition w^hich was attempting to reach .. ^, . ,_ r. r,-.^ 1. u .1 iliar. There are, however, one or tv Benin Citty, has been entirely success- . ,. . ..v,i. ,,-.. ,... . _ ,D , important exceptions, the most notable tul. Tbe expedition has captured Ben- """^ '^ _ . . in City, and tha King is a fugitive of these, so f?r as the operation of th« machine is concerned, being that tbe rider steers the cycle with bis feet, the handle bar. or rather tbe substir He fled northward, but a part of tbe expedition is in pursuit of him, and it is expected he will be taken prisoner. , , n When the expedition entered the town tute for it, being adapted to a t^aUy it waa found that it well deserved its different purpose. The motor, the im- name of "City of Blood." Many vie- pgHina force of the cycle, is located turns of the /u Ju or fetish priests, '' 7^^.^^^ „f .^.^ „ar wheel, and ia were found crucified, thev having been J"^ luivvoan ui lui= »t-i sacrificed to the various ' gods. The Ju of sufficient size to insure a satisfac- Ju houses and thefV compounds were tory rate of speed. The ^mall tank reeking with the blood of those who which carries the fuel which supplies had recently been beheaded in the the motor contains an ample quantl- religious ceremonies. In the fighting ly to guarantee ai least a day's joui^ that took place liefore the town was nev withoui replenishing. The inven- captured seventeen European and 23 na- tor claizns that the machine will easily tive members of the exhibition were make, over-a fairly rough country.from killed or wounded. No trace was found n to 15 miles an hour, and believes that of Mr. Campbell, a Consular official with good roads, unimpeded, it would who was captured by the Beninitea do even better than this, at the time of the massacre. It is sup- Bayonets extend forward sufficient- posed that he was killed by his captors ly to clear the machine entirely, and shortly after he was made a prisoner, to be withoui an impediment to pene- ^_^^_^_^^_^_ i trate whatever the rider may charge W4B WITH QPtfV »t- ^ P'»«e "' ^^^ ^^°^^^ L'""' •» • ntui wiin arAin. curved gun rest, which may be moved ^~* upward to suit the desire of the rider. 4 Mattan lalnMlaerd la Ike I'niied MalM Every rider is sujiposed to lie ^frmfd â- â€¢n4« •r Keprraeatallvr!! War at Aner. lows: â€" "That war he declared to ex- ist betwe<>n the Kingdom of Spain and ' in Dvriare with a repeating rifle, and it will ba understood that from the fact thai ha can steer the machine with the feet A des|>atch frcm Washington says: ^j^ ij, left entirelv free to use the wea- â€" Mr. Sulzer (Dem..) N.Vr offered in ' pou â€" as umncumliereu as he would be the House on Thursday a bill declaring ' '^ be "^"^ standing im the groun«Llik» u . .!„ t-^_j t o -the ordinary infantry man of to-day. war between tbe Kingdom .of topoin .^ charge by a company mounted on and luT colonies and the I'nited States t|je.<e cycles would practically be on* of America. The measure reads as fd- | of those MOST DREADED EVENTS __ _ a battle, a bavonet cunflici and a her colonies ami the Unisted States of I i>'';'vy fire from riflemen ^^â- ^'^jf*;^ .... ... J .u . It has been a favorite argumem ol America and their territories, and that \ ^^^ opponents of the bicycle for army the President is authorized to use the ! use that the machines could never be whole land and naval force of the utilized except for purely iransporta- I'nited States to carry th" same into â-  ijon purpue<es. and that therefore thay effect, and to issue to private armed j were in a great measure an inoumb- ^vessels of the United States commis- j rani^e to an army in th* field. In time sioos or letters of marque and general of Ijattle, it w!is alleged, they were of reprisal in such form as he oiay think ! no value whatever. The invention of proper and under the seal of the Inited ! this Kreochman seems to remove this States, against the vessels, goods and | objection entirely. effects of thi' Govemmenit of the said u might be said by quibblers that the Kingdom of Spain and the subjects I atw cycle is not up to date, l>ecause thereof." The measure was referred â-  the motive power is gasoline rather to the Coiiimitte*' fairs Foreign Af- THE VVHEAT SPROUTED. liernian'ii Troablr *nrr Kallas Ikal t'rrralâ€" Vara rrom Kauiuu. A desi>atch from Hutchinson, Kan., than eU-ctricity. ThU is unf.iir, liecausa electricity for such use â€" for bicycles or motor cyclesâ€" is only in the experimen- tal stage. While it is true that there is sufficient power to be obtained by eleciricitv to drive the motor cycle or any other machine, there confronts one the old problem of the storage battery. This latter hits never proved success- ful for continued propulsion. The mo- ..!., AGE OF THE PRKMIERS. Core and worry do not seem to short- I en the lives of the British Premiers. j Gladstone by completing his eighty- seventh year has broken the record which was held by Lord Sidmouth, who ! died past 86, 92,81C|,206 2,147,589' . 1,155,000 1,021,14S 721,384 184,313 , 8,006,305 Petroleum j. 1,155,646 .Asbestos 429.856 Gvpsum " 174.403 iViica J. 60.000 Statistics are giv«n of the production of a number of building materials, and non-metallic minerals, other than those mentioned, the grand total of produc- tion Wing $23i,627.305. so Lit as asivj- tained. This is 1 1-2 niillioiis more than in 1895, and just about double the pro- duction of 1886. Karl Russell died at the same age; tlie Duke of Wellington at 82, Lord Pajmerston and Earl Grey at 81. Earl of Beaconsfield 77, Earl of Aberdeen 76, Earl of Derby 80, Sir Robert PeeJ 62. Gladstone and Sir Rol)ert are the only two Premiers who were not peers and did not accept a |ieerage from the Queen. INCONVENIENT EARS. i How's your arm 1 asked Tommy o^ the Joung man who calls at the' house. ' Its all right. Why? "Cause I iHvird mother tell sister that she peeked into the parlor tbe other nigbt and saw your arm out of place. THE GREAT MO.\. New Zealand was once inhabited by a race of gigantic wingless birds, call- ed tbe moa. Although now extinct, these birds are well known to men of science through their skeletons, thou- sands of which have been found. Tnfor- tuiiately, in the great majority of cases, tbe skeletons are not complete, and in teconstruotiug them for exhibition in museums it is necessary to match to- gether the Iwnes of different individu- als. Recently, however, the British Museum has obtained a complete skele- ton of a moa nearly ten feet high. Not more than three or four similarly per- fect skeletons of this monster of an age long past are known to be in ex- istence. aaya: â€"Physicians of McPherscm j tor cycle for war must be run on a county report a strange case. Living i basis "of absolute ceriainty. This is in the north-ea^t port of R»-no county ' why JLJ^ranco^^^ is a German farmer, Atnram Kroeger. j â- ^•^^^ method of conveying an amount He sold his wheat some time ago to tbe of gasoline sufficient to supply the var- Buhler mill, and it became necessary ious machines is a.s thoroughly {"«iern IT .. , ,â-  . »u u .1. as the machines themselves. It is a to have it de.Uvered. even though the L.^„,j ^g^v much like ib.He with which roads were heavy and muddy. In taking ' we are all familiar, mounted upon a it to mill Kroeger was in the habit ' horseless wiigon. which is also driven of eating the wheat, continuallv i-ick- ! bv a gasoline motor. It is the inten- ing up a mouthful. A short time ago tion to recharge the motor cycle-s each he was taken sick aitd bis ca-«e baffled dav. as it has beeii estimated thai the the doctors. Kroi-ger grew worse. The ordinary tank, which foriiis part of the doctors being unable to diagnose the machine, contains just atxiut * suftl- case. and fearing death if no relief cient amount of gasoline to supply the was given, an oi>eralion was deter- motor for one days travel, the high- mined upon. On Thursday last it was est estimated rate ot speed being the performed and over a quart of sprout- j basis of calculation, ed wheat taken from the stomach of D^VXGliR OF lURlAL ALIVE. Y'our chance of l>eing buried alive is anywhere from 2 to 20 in 1,000, accord- ing to statistics gathered in Kngland, Wales, France and Germany. Col. E. P. VoUuni and Mr. Tebb have written a took on the subject of premature burial, and they have followed up the book by declaring that they by no means exaggerated tbe case. That tba percentage of these distressing disas- ters, as compared to the total annual the old German. The wheat had not been cracked, and not passing through the sloniach it began to grow. Some of the sprouts were two inchts lon^. Kroeger is in a liad sh;ipe. and it la doubtful if he will recover from the ofieration. BELIEFS ABOUT WALNl'TS. Walnuts are supposed, to cure rheu- matism and tooLhache and for this pur- pose should be carried in the pocket. In some European countries there is a firm btOief among the peasantry that a dream of walnuts will be followed by- misfortune. In Italy the walnut tree had a bad name. The country i>eople call it the "witches' tree" antl are afraid to sleep under its branches. MR. ASBITRY PFJ'PERS. While I hate to tai-kle such an easy one. said Asbury IVpiiers. coming in late to get a full attoiulawe. 1 must remark th.it when Greece really heats up ahe will be opt to spresul herself. iutenueuts, is small is obvious, but small percentage on 550.000 annual bur- ials in England and Wales, on 800.000 In Kriince and over lOO.l.O.lO in the I'nit- ed Stales will tol;il a vast aggregate ot unimaginable and needlee<s .suffering. It would have been impiwsibla to include all the cases collected, says Mr. I'ebb, in a volume ot 400 pages. Dr. Franz Hartm;um himself has collected 700 cases, including several in his own dis- trict, and Dr. Le Guern. vlntse work entitled "Danger Wee* Inhunialions" liiLs pas-sed through several editions, baa collected 2,313 coses. V^