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A CHASE AT SEA. A Reminiscence or firemen“ War. We were now within [as than two miles of the flying stranger when we opened _ on ‘ser from our eleven inch pivot, exploding a sbv ll right under her how and nearly delug- ing the blockader’a decks with water, but doing no further harm. While we were re- loading the pivot she put her helni hard-a- starbmrd and ran acroas our bow, heading directly for the shoreâ€"distant about a m-l: and a halfâ€"apparently intending to run herself ashore. "FOB. THO FARMER- Tlie leekasleal mm of Boots. 1’ whomnotinmehabitofobserv- ing c Iy, fail to understand the forces exerted by plants in their dereloprnent, and more especially is this true of the phenom-I ena connected with the growth of roots. There aresomany obstaclestothdrstnd thatagreatdeal yetremainstobelearnetl, but we can naily see that one of the most remarkable featura of roots is the power exerted in their growth and development. The above ground portion of the plant be- gins its existence amidst themmtanspicious surroundings. with nothing to resist the ex; pension of its leaves or the growth of its twigs. But the roots from the very outset are enveloped in a dense solid material that would apparently stop the progress of even much stronger forces; their tips are compos- ed of the most delicate tissue to he found in anypart of the plant, and their whole structure is soft and yielding. At first the roots are the mercst threads, twisting and taming among the particles of soil, but_as soon as they are once established, the in- crease in thicknus begins, the tissues harden, and obstacles are slowly but surely pushed to one side. The process is the same in all plants alike, from the coarsest to the most delicate, but often the smaller plants give nppsrent'y the strangest exampla. A clover plant on the banks of the Connecticut tiver sent its roots perpendicularly down- ward eight feet in search of water. Indian corn s reads a perfect network of roots throng the soil for a distance of from three to six feet in all directions, and downward to a permanent water supply. Some curious facts have been developed in the growth of roots. Quantities of plant food were placed at some distance away, and as soon as a "Esra a-starboanl," answered the officer at the wheel the same moment. putting the wheel sharply about, and the ship turned on her heel as if she knew what was expected of herand sfarted directly for the sh )re with the st , now right abeam, starboard side about a mile off, bringing our whole battery cf five guns to bear on her. The captain called out to forward rifii: “ Fireas soon as you are ready and without futher orders, only don't waste the ammunition. Pivot there, sir; tine carefully and aim at the wheel-house and at no other place. Sink her if possible ; go ahead and show us what you can do. Quarter-deck battery, take good aim and fireasrapidly as you can ; aim at the wheelhouss ; don't let her get away from us." A shell from the rifle exploded over her; a shell from the eleven- inch burst close beside her, and the three and eight-inch shell guns were sending their compliments thick and fast, but strange to say not a single shot had struck her. She seemed to bear a. charmed life. We were aboutahalf mile distant from each other and about a mile from the shore, when she suddenly changed her course to south-south- west and started to run down along the coast, heading directly for us. Al: the some instant the leadsman in the chains single “ scout ” from the plant had made its cried out: way thither, all subsequent root develop- .. By the deep three fsthoms I" went strongly tended in that directmu. .. ”Nd a-stnrboard, quartermaster y» Boots of trees and other plants, after having penetrated the soil for long distances in search of water, often choke up drains and wells by their excessive growth in that direc- tion. inasmuch as a vigorous condition of the plant, and especially its ability to with- stand droutb, depends upon its root develop- ment, it is evident that the best disposition of fertilizers is that which will induce a growth of roots in all directions, and this means sowing the fertilizers broadcast. The amount of root area which a plant occupies is often surprising. There is a general idea. that. it equals the extension of the plant In the air, but really it often ex- ceeds this. A squash vine, under investiga- tion at the Massachusetts Agricultural Col- legs, in 1874, produced a total of fifteen miles of roots, and in its period of most active growth it increased about one thou- sand feet per day. The true mechanical efforts of rooti are exerted in their struggle for progress through the soil, and examples for illustration are many. To understand the magnitude of their work, we must bear in mind that each root displices an amount of soil equal to its own bulk. Take for instance it crop of mniigcl wuiz:ls, and imagine what an up- heaval must have been produced in the soil by the growth of its enormous mass. The whole surface of the field is raised and its particles loosened. In practical questions of the farm, this power is of value. Those who give turnips and mnugels a place in their system of rotn~ tion, do so ostensibly for their feeding value, but beyond this their mechanical effect is also of much importance. cried Capt. Clarey, and as the ship's head swung to port be remarked : " By God, we’d been ashore in another second I" The Semi- nole was drawing sixteen feet and deep at that. It was now nip and tuck. The stran er was going to run for it and had the bar 8- tween us. Our ox ly chance was to sink her before she got in. The most tremendous excitement prevailed on board each vessel. Capt. Clarey raved and swore and stamped in an intense but subdued tone, but all to no Lfl'.ct. Shot after shot went over and exploded beyond on the shore. now rapidly approaching Galveston harbor, away in spite of us. Her captain for the last hour had been walking the bridge be- tween the wheel-housns, with both hands in the pockets of his pen jacket, smoking a cigar very unconcernedly: but that there was a. feeling that their lives and property hung only on a sinule thread was manifest in the way those wheels flew around, leav- ing a track of boiling, foamy and far astom, and the thick, huge volumes of black smoke that poured out of the funnels told a story that did not need a trumpet to announce. could only hold her own for twenty minutes she world escape. What must have been dying missiles, now hid in their smoke, the next minute drenched with their spray; again, in a second or two liter, one flying a. few feet over his head l He never flinched an inch or changed his manner, but kept quietly on us though it were an everyday affair. The sight was one of the most picturesque that 1 ever sawâ€"tbs fleet, about two miles below, looking with eager eyes to see us sink the flying stranger; the bay, rodunlly widening, with the white sand hi is in the distance ; the City of Galveston to the south, and its piers filed with sympathetic s cc- tators; the fort in the bay, with the n- fedorats flag flying, and its ramparts crowd- ed with men watching and praying for the success of the flying stranger; the three steamers flying through the water like hounds, oft times hidden by the smoke of theiI'Aguns us they were loaded and fired. But fats decided in favor of the flyin steamer. In spite of every effort that could be made to prevent her she reached the Ba flow to Winter Potatoes. At present data the inquiry occursâ€"that is the best way to store the potatoes for the approaching Winter? If placed in a collar, they should not be heaped upon the bottom, but either be deposited in bins, or in boxes, barrels or hogshcnds. The bins should be urtl opened at the bottom, the narrow or s or planks being placed an inch spin, and these should be some inches above tho cellar bottom to admit nir. Large boxes, raised half a foot on cross-timbers, do equal- ly well. The boxes used by uurserymeu for _’ ,- sending trees to their customers are just the ' thing. Ono will hold twenty bushels or up- ward. Coarse sacking or tight board covers are required to exclude the light. If barrels or hogshcads are employed, holes should be bond in the bottoms, and timbers placed under them. In past years it was common to bury potatoes in heaps, ample collar room not having been prowdod in those days. Many bushels were lost from imperfect pro- tection and the want of ventilstion. Some- times they were frozen, but more commonly the tops of the heaps were found rotten when opened, the result of the accumulation of foul air there, and tho wrist of ventilation at the apex. They were often spoiled by too much dampness. All those difhcultics were at once obviated by using o'iough straw and making a ventilation hole at the top. A fool of cksd straw was found sulliciont to ab- sor the extra dampness, as well as to exclude frost. A few inches of earth on the straw outside, beaten smooth and compact, were all that was riquired to keep the straw in position. A hole made in the apex of the heap, two or three inches in diameter, stop- d with a looso wisp of straw, allowed the oul air to escape. During the coldest weather it was more compactly closed. A well~drniucd spot must always be selected. of Galveston, which is nearly three miles wide, and as the channel is very dangerous to vessels drawing more than ten feet of water, and, as we were getting into three fnthorns again, with intense chagrin we gave up the chase, sending as a parting compli- ment on eleven-inch shell with our regrets. 'I'i mes. oâ€"<-râ€"â€"oâ€"â€"â€"â€" - Saved by an Albatross. A singular story, says the Sidney Tale from Inn ‘on last Saturday. along with a rough sea and moderate wind, ivcu she was rounded to, and the starboard officer and four men. A search for the un- fortulpatc mifm hwss made, but owing to the , rou noss o t e son he could not be dis- \\'0 have known hen 0‘ WWW contum- covgrcd; but the bout steered to the spot mg seventy 0! 0‘8 tY bushels “I“ kept where he was list seen. Here they found lhI’OUSh ”‘0 Wlnlfof- “Pd °P°n‘°8, fresh and him flouting, but exhausted, clinging for In excellent condition in spring. With the loss bare life toths 198' and wings of a huge 0‘ "3'le a [’ch 0: "“3 ”0°“ ,“ hero albatross. The bird had swooped down on farmers have raised large crops this year, the man while the Inge,- was struggling to be kept fill‘spriiig, and have not uniplo with the waves and nttem ted to peek him cellar-room, this mode may be successfully with its powerful beak. wics the bird at- adopted. l“ grmn-growmg ”3‘0“” they tacked its prey unsuccessfully, being beaten have an abundance of straw for such pur- off by the dos rate ““013 battling with posesâ€"St. Louis Weekly ”(of)". two cucmies,â€"t a water and the al'iatross, â€"‘“' â€"-both greedy and insatiable. For the third Science In Farming. time the huge white form of the bird hover- “fc have much poor land in the United 0d over the scnmnn, preparatory to a final . swoop. The bird, es er for its meal fanned States, “d “l" ,l'filgw'e 3mm 0' good. “ISL its victim with its \vi ssprcail wing'v. Sud- :hgol’g;::§‘cd“,‘w 62:52:“; 8&{9‘3‘ 1:;- denly a thought occurred to him om the , . . bugs form so close to his face might become of it, gradually, into pasture, and stocking l' . v 1 ts . k th h it with sheep and cattle. The main point I" m 0° “u ry rescuer. 0‘1”. as pug t .. ., .... mm... 3; m... may “2.222.234 :2: r§5212°d.:zzbrffrhl°iz.hs nitrogenous Inc as cotton-so c e, . . malt-sprouts, bra'n. shorts, mill-feed, refuse be huge creature struggled With Wings and . . . paddles to free itself. In the coolest the m; oihwcszi} ”3:18:12?“ beans ”3“" sailor was beaten black and blue, and cruel- In short, the ly lscersted. but he held his own. and slow- owner of such lsnd must buy such food as - . _ . - will furnish the most nutrimeut and make igaiibilgfili;Nyiizdgfits $301-$3th the richest manure at the least costâ€"taking - both of these objects into consideration. He flagfi 3,31%??? .Zugfifgvii’; :rczgd "11““ buy “3"“ 0' I“. ”Wk“ rnsnures, a lingering ’ death. But another danger to I” “”d for “w production 0‘ “dd" awaited him. lie was not much of a swim- firtgp'A‘hflh .‘a’scilblbnnxlfpogazgtmgflj mer, sudathobzxcitementlpf the Extraordi- ‘ . . . nary con ict gan to to upon im. He can be made rich enough, he will grow more was faint “d grew giddy. But with one or less mangel wurzeli, sugar eta, turnips, mu "0ou the albatroas's bod . . , under the and other root crops. bupuphoephate Will wing. md one band clutching the bird's be found admirably adapted for this pu e, . . . and two. three, or four hundred unds of If," 3:33.220; 612:3: :0“ eh‘fifigégfiigs; Ch“? otash salts, P" W' can rvquentl' the boat, and in a few minutes more was 1; be on fodder crops, in connection on I board th bark ‘ two or three hundred pounds of superpbos» 3&2: and emulated: though ‘ good d“! I phste, with considerable profit. The whole subject is well worthy of careful study. â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"-»<->«â€"â€"___ Never in the history of the world has there . . . . been s grander opportunity for the appu.‘ . it is said that thorn is a party rismg up tionofscienoe to the improvement oisgri. "l ll” l’nivmcu “I Quebec whose open culture than now. policy is annexation to France. If this is On the richer lands, the aim of the farmer so, then the anch friends in that region will be to convert the plant food lying dor. may just as Well now understand as at :1 inset in the soil into profitable crops. The more distant day, that that will only be main I‘d“ l‘ 8°“! till-am 1“ many M ocuimplishcd aim England has fired licr '"d‘ ”0" ""3 away with M W" "99‘ last gun and spent her but shillin . It i “d all flaw“ 'lhe 'Nd'hathkh ' 8 js'vasiblc that one after another, t 0 Can- up‘after ”rd“ 3'39“ ‘5; ves . ' 3° ssliaii Provinces may go for annexation to '9 an W ' ey "m ° the States, and if it was the axiom] will nitrogen and other plant food. and when fth , g turned under make manure for the succesd- “ examplc._hngland "“1 "”t 9“!" “ word in opposition. But rte-annexation to m Butwsvsds it ' In; saving e on Franco ,5 a “.13,- difiemm thing. Not cops are evil. and only evil. Theron . ‘ ploughing is the ready, with drainage only England. but the l . .5. would haves where noded.â€"Jlflitnl AW giand many things to any, and deeds tn do, \ om ”flu beams an accimiptlhishcd fact. i ,. . .‘o;gcu omen, that is a some ' which‘ “'23.? m $32; . "m; m “cannot seam," .. on but :' Tn about; advice should beiollswsd. ‘ 8M many of selling Antiousti to ‘rancc 2 Palm-- 3 euryoauginsnwnuldhavstomsrryidsots u“ BowParkfannhasbesusueca-falinnowwbeseooewonenrodeafew hkiagluurprisasatthe ‘ PatStoek " show with only twoauimslsex 'hited. geld horse. ‘ INBWS IN fliej ‘ The North “'ales milieu have demanded l wages of 15 per cent... and the \Ve were and it seemed as if she was going to get The channel now begun to widen, and if she the thoughts of that captain us he walked to and fro on that bridge, with the air full of â€"-J. F. Muckie in the Philadelphia. Weekly graph, has been related to us by the master of the bark “Gladstone,” which arrived On the 22nd of last month, while the vessel was in lati- tude 42 degrees south and longitude 90 de- grees cast, a scanmn fell overboard from the starboard gangway. The bark was scuddiiig but on the alarm of “ man overboard " being ifs-boat was lowered, manned by the chief . attacked b v I Summary of Foreign, Domestic and War Items. . an advance of Staffordshire colliers of 10 per cent. I Her Majesty's bald: has I cannot yet take much pedestrian exercise. The trial of O'Donnell will I l Good Hope. Thole is much uneasiness among Euro- pean residents in China, the prospect of war with France being too near to be pleas~ ant for them. Ofificial des tches show that the evacu y the British was the result of the persistent demands of the Egyptian tion of Cairo Government. The Minister of Mniiue is oonsiderin subject of having the buoys in the St. facilitate navigation after sunset. O'Donnell's trial will probably be further postponed, counsel for the defence requiring Mr. A. M. Sullivan is still seri- ously indisposed, and may not be able to more time. appear. The death sentence tuuate ston penitentiary. At a recent meeting creasing. A Calcutta despatch says Mr. Ropstoff, the British Superintendent of the Nicobar islands, in the Indian ocean, while riding with his wife on the island of Camerta, was shot and killed by a Sepoy officer whom he had punished. The murderer committed suicide, A Berlin despatch says :â€"The warmth of the Crown Prince’s reception at Genoa has pres- ence of a. Russian admiral with two Russian corvettes is regarded as a. special mark of the Gear's friendship, and as having a political given much gratification here. The significance. Au alleged member of "The American Irish Secret Society" sends revelations to the London press concerning the working and tyranny of the organization which, if true, only adds another argument to the already potent ones for the utter extinc- tion of such gangs. The American ship T/IOS. Dana has land- cl at Foynl twmty-one men. being part of the crew and passengers of the French brig Vocaberg, from St. Pierre for St. Mslo, which sunk in a collision on Oct. 30. The reminder of the crew and passengers, num- bering 88 perished. The Temps accuses the German press of bad faith in endeavouring to create the be lief that France is trying to provoke insult to the German Crown Prince on his visit to Spain. The Temps challenges the German note any attacks (11 Germany papers to ( made by influential French papers. artist is the only person that escaped, Mr. Heoly, M. P., to introduce a bill extending land would not get it. turning from the Red Sin. only solution of the difficul'y. ing and shouting. The doors. There were several arrests. people of the southeiii Va. frothing at the mouth. her little son. from the house. The brains dashed out against a tree. What was probably ultimatum. and that war has actually commenced. the resolution to o the necessary uniforms and provisions. Poole was Lamie, a brother-in-law of the prisoner, murder. Thejn found Poole guilty of the murder ofKenny terfortyminutesdelibera- tion. The court sentenced the prisoner to death. He addressed the court. admittrd he was a Fenian, cursed En land, and call- ed for ”three cheers for the risk Republic." Great excitement was caused in the French Chamber of Deputies recently, by the report of an attempt to assassinate the Premier M. l-‘crry. The re it was unfound- ed in part, but true to t e extent thst a young man had been arrested who had been persistent in endeavouring to obtain an inter- view with the Minister, and who, on his ar- rest, avowed his intention to have been to kill him, stating that he was an anarchist emissary. A six-chambered revolver and a number of cartrid were found in his - session. 8” pos Advices from the British fleet on the west coast of Africa state that recently 150 Eng- lish sailors were sent up the Niger to punish the natives at different int- on that river for on upon exp orers and traders. After shelling the town of Aboh at the head of the Delta. they ascended to Eggs, s e town 300 miles from the mouth of t e Niger. Here they landed and were at once the natives. several wounded. The sttackin of natives were driven to the bus Pu"? Before he was sentenced Poole spoke ati length. lie was earns“ at times. In ex ; cited tones he emphatically denied that he“ murdered Kerri . Ba admitted he was aI 'l-‘enisn,andsai hewouldbe dtogotol no; up;",,\duamfidglthescafloldfor being one. fie “" the Fenian brotherhood wssnot to commit Thh W‘ “‘3‘th unidenhuttofrse Inlaadfromtyrannical rule. He aeknowlsdgedbswasinlienny's motels.- A NUTSHBLL. tly improv- I led during her stay in Balmoral, though she probaby be Cipz. fluke shouted: I further postponed, in consequence of the " Put your helm hard altarboard, sir."lnnn-arrival of witness from the Cap: of the aw- rence illuminated at night by gas, in order to passed upon the unfor- girl Maria McCabe for the murder of her infant at Hamilton has been commuted to fourteen years’ imprisonment in King. of the Church of England Temperance Society, the Bishop of Dorchester alluded to the success of the temperance movement in America, where, he said, the cultured classes are rapidly in- Hicks Pasha’s army has been destroy ed by the forces of the False Prophet. The in- telligence of the disaster was brought to Khartoum by a Coptic official. The fight- ing continued from the 3rd to the 5th lush. and resulted in the complete annihilation of the Egyptians. It is stated that a. European _ addressed a. large meeting at Drogheda yesterday. Referring to the report that the Goverment intended the franchise, from the benefits of which Ireland will be excluded, he declared that if Inland did not obtain an extension of the franchise Eng- 31. de Lease s, in a apecch at L'verpool recently, said its second canal across the isthmus of sz could only be constructed 8 alongside the present one with a liberal margin intervening for the strength of Y each. One of the canals could then be used for ships bound to and the other ships rc- This was the A Rome despatcb says zâ€"VVhils the C)!“- munal Council was discussing the motion in favor of (iitrusting priests with religious in- struction in municipal schools, is crowd burst into the hall and commenced whistl- grentest disorder prevailed. The hull was finally cleared, and the discussion was resumed with closed A strange man has been terrorizing the part of Ohio county Recently he went to the house of George Powell howlinglike a wild beast and He fractured Mrs. Powell's skull with a club and ran i IT with The neighbours started in pursuit t‘ll'l found the child's body five miles had been The members of the Chinese Embassy have completed preparations to leave Paris. their last communica- cation with France was the delivery of the ultimatum that the attack upon llicninh will be regarded as a. declaration of war. All the powers have received notification of the It is considered probable that the embassy has private information that the French have alreadv marched upon Bicuinh, The Staiidanl's Vienna correspondent hours from a reliable Chinese source that the Government of Pekin has sent a circular to eighteen viceroys, pointing out the grav- ity of the political situation, and expressing pose to the utmost the French invaders, t srcforc, it says, the ser- vices of s. hundred and twenty thousand men are required. The viceroys are enj sin- ed forthwith to recruit men for the force desired by the Government, and to provide . ain laced on trial at Dublin a second time or t e murder of Kenny, and testified that he first thought Kenny had been in informer, but that he now believed revenge for the seduction of a girl led to the ,and thei sailors returned to the fleet. 3 object of ltsstsuranTeu It 333%? , men were pre i them. â€". The Sultan of Turkey. the “Courban Bairsm," and the guns letter to the New York Herald. held the grand levee at the like a rudimentary theory. ish Sultan was but the chieftan of a The isters and other is seated. traveller to obtain the necessary but Abdul Aziz. in the latter Bogtche palace, a magnificent saloon, omnmontation. directed. correspondents hers j out now. bairam. physical. him in any serious fashion. to Constantinople. sultan, unable to discriminate trucliou of Ottoman sovereignty. had 8. tion granted to Lord Dufferin. and civiliz ition. the treaty. isb. in London. Austrian Soldiers. Those who have been t'uvelling to themselves. lot it would be difficult to meet. side of the medal. waists. round the room with is their heads without spilling any. ball-room. is a greatcoat, whicu has the advent covering many World. «on- The Hon. Blue. rum, ache. 1t acted likes charm. rubbing the age of seventy-seven." -â€"_â€"_‘N<-.-> An English tourist, on Church of a certain Scotch watering lace, a very unecclesisstical building. sskscfs boy whose facto it was. The sharp-witted Ind, after an involuntary consultation with the crown lawyers, replied, ‘Mr. Kinnear’s.‘ 'Aye, and what does he manufacture here 2' ‘Sinuers into saints, sir,’ was the ready an- swer. A million hats are said to',livs in the dome of the Court ll ms: at firehani, Gs. “What a bonauzs for a base ball club I" A Knight Templar in aSan Francisco par- Ilor described o..- beauties of the Eastern l A fierce fight em I "‘3' l“ ' “h m” “m" 'm “""d “d and don't think much of it." -- \Vhera were you 2" " Why, Eat, in Omaha. East ain't as coast. A San Francisco man smiled contempt- ucusly and said:â€"“ I've been East myself, big as Frisco." Important on visit orleave New York City, 2;; When xprea-xeandCerrlage capst‘aiusn Umox Horn. opposite Dread troomsnuedupat da . Familliiecan live better for [as Grand Unlunilotel than atasyothc Intheelt . on the night of the murder, but that he had no hand in stnki' ‘ug him down. He was a member of the brotherhood from l8 yarn of age. but nev- er btlsngvd to the Vigilance Cmmittee. His purpose was to wait until his country- ' to strike a blow for in I depen fence, when he would co operate with It is the great Mohammedan festival of are thundering away right and left announcing the joy of "Islam," says a Constantinople Yesterday the state procession took place, with the usual pomp and circumstance, and then was which, form of the Darwinian points to the period when the Turk- P9“? Turcoman tribe, and sat at the door of hi:- tent to receiVe the homage of the riders. palace of the Bazsntiue Caesars is still the tent of the Turcoman chief. A most impressive sight is to witness all Turkey’s renowned military and naval chiefs, the min- grcat functionaries of state, advancing one behind the other toward the sultan, and then reverently touching with their lips and forehead the embroidered baud attached to the throne upon which be For the first time for several years past quite a number of foreigners were permitted to witness the ceremony. Formeily it took place in the grounds of the old sersglia pal- ace, and then it was easy enough for any permit ; part of his reign, adopted the custom of holding the levee in the great audience hall of Dalma- quite a triumph of decorative art in its way, with its rich gildiug, carved work, and crystal Nous but the Turkish functionaries whose rank entitles them to take part in the ceremony are now permitted to be present except upon the special invita- tion of his majesty. Among those so favor- ed on the present occasion was Mr. Hewitt, of New York, and his family, who came here last week with Mr. Ponder, Ll. P., on the Eastern Telegraph Company's steamer thm. The honorable member of congress is highly delighted with his visit, though his practical mind sees much to deplore in the absence of local enterprise when there are so many channels into which it mightbs I should any that the European press will be pretty full with accounts of this “Bairam,” as there is quite a shoal of The sultan, I should say, is enjoying his The weather is now very fine, and the political atmosphere is as serene as the His majesty is nursing the idea that Lord Dufi‘srin is not going to bother Great were the perturbations in the palace atmosphere pro- duced by the news of Mr. Gladstone’s meet- ing with the our, coupled as it was with the announcement that so quickly followed of the British ambussudor’s speedy return The counsellors of the between friendly intercourse and political dealing. could only see in a. chat between the head of the British cabinet and the autocrat of Rus- sia secret negotiations for the further des- The sul- tnu was telegraphing right and left for in. formation, and his desire to know the worst great deal to do with the early recep- Whatactw ally took place between the two will not_be known yet for some time, as his lordship is very reticent on the subject, and there was no other person present at the interview but his own interpreter, Sir Alfred Sandison. Lord Dufi'erin intimated, however, that he was able to assure his mnjestyEuglnnd enter- tained none but the most friendly sentiment toward Turkey; and that she had no idea of interfering with the sovereign rights of the sultan, and that her only desire was to see the Ottoman empire advance in progress As a proof, moreover, cf its good will the British government was ready to assist the ports in its endeavors to effect a. settlement of the Bulgarian tribute and the cognate question of the portions of public debt to be taken over by the government that have acquired Turkish territory under provisions (f the Berlin I am afraid that the astute German am- bassador has carried off for his own govern. most all the premium upon this change of tone that should rightly come to the Brit:- He assured the sultan some days ago that Lord Dufl'urin was not going to talk about internal affairs, and naturally his ma- jesty sets this down to Bismurck’s influence on the continent lately can not but notice the dif- ference in appearance between German and Austrian soldiers. The former whether on or off duty tuin out a credit to the service aiii They are clean, smurf: look- ing fellows, look every inch what they are, and seem to take a pride in their profession. The Austrians, (11 the contrary, have sadly degenerated: a dirtier or more shambling _ One would imagine that. on sentry dut , at least, they might stretch a point an {present a tidy exterior; but, so far from this being the case, the filthy condition of their clothes. accoutremeiits, and boots proves the reverse. While the German officers are the smarter, of the smart, the Austrians show the other _ Though certainly clean in their habits, they seem to care but little for their personal appearmse or the fit of their uniforms. Time was when, in the good old days of the congress of Baden or Wiesbadeu, the Austrian officers were ad- mired by enthusiastic young ladies, who as promptly lost their hearts for the elegance of their figure and the thinness of their Such beautiful waltzers were they that it was currently reported they could go glass of water cu . All this is now changed, and their present appear- anceâ€"particularly if they wear spursâ€"is more an gestivo of damage and disaster to dresses t an any elegant movements in the The only good thing about them age of imp.rfectir.ns. â€" London Life Senator of the Dominion Parliament. Bellsville, Ontario, Canada, writes: "I tried St. Jacobs 0.1 foragus in my face Ill'l tooth- A few times with it took away all soreness and pain ; far better than having them drawn at pusing the Free ms owxrxrcrron. A Walkman" (Butternut Phllu~ trophy and use W9! 0mm h! an. atlas.- lattes-a. Rochester Democrat and Clivoeir'e. “'e published in our Irc |l on forum yester- day morning a sign ficsnt letter irons a gentleman known personally or by rsputa tion to nearly every person in the land. We have received a number of letters protesting against the use of our columns for such “ pal bic frauds and misrepresentations :" titling", to confirm beyond a doubt the au- thenticity of aletter, rat the gsnuinenen of its sentiments. a is of this paper wa- commissioned to ascertain all the possible facts in the matter. Accordingly he visited Clifton Springs, saw the author of the letter, and with the followin result :â€" Dr. Henry Foster, 5 gentleman in ques- tiou,is630r 64yearsof sandhsssnex tremely cordial masher. e presides assu perintendert over the celebrated sanitari. urn which scoomodates over 500 guests and is unquestionably the leading health resort of the country. Several years ago this ben- evolent man wisely determined to be his own executor; and. therefore turned over this magnificent roperty worth $300,000, as a free gift to s. of trustees, representing the principal evangelical denominations. Among the trustees are Bishop A. C. Core, Protestant Episcopal, Buffalo ; Bishop hist- tbew Sim on, Philadelphia, Methodist Episcopal; resident M. B. Anderson, of the Univeisity of Rochester: Rev. Dr. Clai k, secretary of the A. B. C. F. M., Boston. The benevolent purpose of the institution is the carezâ€"lst. 0f evangelical missionaries and their families whose health has been broken in their work. 2nd. 0f ministers, of any denomination, in good standing. 3rd. Oi members of any church; who otherwise would be unable to secure such care and treatment. The current expenses of the in- stitution are met by the receipt from the hundreds of distinguished and wealthy people who every year crowd its utmost capacity. Here come men and women who were once in perfect health, but neglected the first symptoms of disease. The uncer- tain jains they felt at first were overlooked until their health became impaired. They little realized the danger before them, nor how alarming even trifle ailments might prove. They constitute all classes, includ- ing ministers and bishops, law are, judges, statesmen, millionaires, jou ists, college progessors and cfllcials from all parts of the Ian . Drawing the morning Danocrat and Chron- icle from his pocket, the reporter remarked, " Doctor, that letter of yours has created a good deal of talk, and many of our readers have questioned its authenticity." "To what do you refer 2" remarked the doctor. “ Have you not seen the paper 1'” “ Yes, but I have not had time to read it yet.” The reporter thereupon showed him the letter, which was as follows : ~ Cur-10x Spurscs Sssrmsicsi C0 . CLIPI'ON Srmxos, N. Y., Oct ll, 1583 DEAR SIR : I am using “’nruer‘s Safe Cure, and I regard it as the best remedy for some forms of kidney disease that we have. I am watching with great earn some c..s s I am now treating with it, and I hope for fav- orable results. I Wish you might come down yoursllf, as I would like very much to talk With you about your sterling remedy and show you over our institution. Yours trul [Signed] HEN Y FOSTER, M. D. “I do not see why anybody should be skep- tical concerning that letter,” remarked the doctor. “ Isn't it unusual for a physician of your standing and influence to commando propri- etary preparation)" “ I don’t. know how it may be with others, but in tl is institution we allow in person to dictate to us what we s‘i ll use. Our pur- pose is to cure the sick, and for that work we use anything we know to be valuable. Because I know \Varner's Safe Care is a very valuable preparation, I commend it. As its power is manifested under my use, so slull I add to the completeness of my com- mendation." " Have you ever analyzed it, doctor 2" “\Vs always analyze before we try any preparation of which we do not know the constituents. But analysis, you know, only gives the elements : it does not give the all important proportions. The remarkable power of IA nruer's Sale Cars undoubtedly consists in the proportions according to which its elements are mixed. While there may be a thousand remedies made of the same elements, unless they are put to- gether in proper proportions, they are worth- less as kidney and liver preparations “1 hope some day to meet Mr. “'arnor personally, and extend fuller congrutula tions to him on the excellence of his preparations. I have heard much Lf him as the founder of the “'aruer Obsenntory, and as a man of large benevolence. The reputed high char~ actor of the man himself gave assurance to me in the first place that he would not put a remedy upon the market that was not trustworthy ; and it was a source of a good deal of gratification to me to find out by actual experiment that} the remedy itself sustained my impressions": The conclusion reached by Dr. Foster is precisely the same found by Dr. Dio Lewis, Dr. Robert A. Gunn, Ex Surgeon General Gallagher and others, and prows beyond a doubt the great efficacy of the remedy which has awakened so much attention in the land and rescued so many men, women and children from disease and death. A ClarkCountylinr has been awarded lu- surcin Is. He tells of swinter so severe that t o springs in men's watches were all frozen. They all tell the same story. Mr. W. Thompson, Jeweller, Delhi, suffered fo- years from Dyspepsia, got no relief until he used Dr. Carson’s Stomach Bitters. Hi.- says "it was just the medicine I nccccd It has cured mo.“ “ Do you believe in an omen! was once asked Ned Sozhsrn. “ Only when it has n ' u ’ before it.” was the prompt reply. Tobcpermanently esteemed any article must have virtues so marked as to be plainly apparent. The good name of the Triangle Dyes is evidence of merit. They prove themselves always reliable. 10:. Every subscriber for a paper can do much for the paper by becoming a reporter for it. That would eatly help the editor in get- ing out a r able sheet. The trouble with the average subscriber is that lie is not con tent with being a reporter. lie wants to write the editorials. Mrs. J. Mcl’hee, Appin, writes :â€"During the last eight years I have used slmostevery medicine recommended for Biliousness, but found nothing equal to Carson's Bitters. If you suffer try it. Price 500ents, " A. P." 153 THE GREATGERMAN R E M EDY FOB PAIN. llellevea and cum RHEUMATISM, Neuralgia, Sciatica. Lumbsgo, BACKACIIB. 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The highest of all Awards for Lean-er Belling and Fire Engine "use were so- coded by the Judges at the St. John Centennial and "alumina Ex- I hibltlon. m uouix a SADLKR. Montreal. ov- er all oompetiton s. FOR _S_ALE. FOR THE Fag-m :fhabouf 1L3 tgrmgl milee‘from first; ' ' ' - ' ~ : n n w : Kidneys Inver. and Urmari Organs. pursuant: mummsrxguz. .. .. THE BEST BLOOD PURIFIBB. Gees-es timber. ROBERT JAhihu, Jr., New ton Bloc-k. P. 0.. Out. There is only one way by which any disease can be cured. and that is b removing the eanse-whemverltma be. '1‘ e at medical anthorlliesof the day eclare the nearlyevery disease In caused by de kldne s orllver. To restore these. therefore. is the on we by which health can be secured. Bore is w ere WARNER? SAFE CURB has achieved its rest reputation. It acts directly upon the Eldnoys and liver, and by placing them in a healthy condition drives disease and pain from the system. For all Kidney. Liver, and Urin- ary troubles: for the distressing disorders of women : for Malaria. and byslcal troubles generally. this great remedy asno equal. Bo- 335° capiposwm, imitations and concoctions to ust as good. For Diabetes ask for WALVBI'S am DIABETES CUBE. For sale by all dealers. H. H. WARNER 8t 00-. Toronto. out.. Rochester.N.Y.. hinders. Knit. ,. _.. A GENUINE GERMAN 5OCI museum” ruin; I 500 _ Nulijnilous minoiul, no poison. no lfl'llflllll‘ “(‘l ‘. Acts on u dun-mu inniu‘lplo from other Bitters. Pox-ins cs Inirc :- wrinni un-l Dig-s- five pnilmrfiiw. um l| hriiwiiulo lluil soollios llm illilnnum imxnili-nin-s. opens up fliuulnui Illng vim-u- s ii! the r loiiiscli and Liver. cum. ll)’~|u psi-a. f‘murrli of the Stomach, Liver t‘umplsiiil. (‘ou- Mipntioii. (or, “'m. Goldsmilli,ol‘t‘ul ingwrud ()i.f., suffered forums with tlm \vnvsf form of llyspupuln: film! llHn‘i‘Is-Is iird cvorvrciumly udi i-rtlsed u in mil [mi 0- il! One b-ill‘o of lloll‘iniiu‘s (ii‘i'niim lllflors cured Iiifu. "NY-holesaln'bvwliyiiiiiiiwll’rotliors, ima' , Northrop & Lyman. 'l‘oionlo. j wWWncdxsemc E Testimonial from Wm. Legxs tt, Esq. Collector ot Customs at Niagara Falls. Out. Oct. 23nd, 1383. MIL SUTIIERLAND: DeurSi‘nâ€"Myscrvnnt. Mary Bruce. who has been in or employ for several months. had been suffer in; for some time previous with Rheumatism. and wusunflt to perform her duties when she came to my houso. I advised her to use ltkcumntliie, which she consented to. I ordered one bottle. which did not make any apparent change. but after taking the second und_ third she com- menced to improve. she continued to hike the balance of six bottles, which has made a com- plete curs. She feels now as well as when she was only ten years of ago. Not op‘y has the Rhsuniutinc removed the Rheumatism. but otherwise improved her health. From what I know of her case. in addition to several others. I have much pleasure in recommending your Rheumstlne to those afflicted in like manner.â€" Yours ve tiuly. 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