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trade of the ' ”SCHLLASHJCS. Among the aim lar‘circumstanoes of thalata terrible disastrous fltiodsstCin cinnati were the suffering of many from the absence of watcrw drink, and for cooking and other household purposes. Of course the muddy waters flowing every where about were not fit for such pur- poses. The floods became so high that the enginu of the city water works had to stop and the ordinary supplies failed I P“ There was also the 3 m s in consequence. want of the ordinary water supplies felt by the tire brigades. The prospects of the future meat mar. ket are excellent, and Ontario farmers, especially, should make careful note of the fact. The London Tdayruyh, an ex’ cellent authority, states thatin Europe the meat demand is something over eight inals during the past few years. This is million tons per year, and the home sup 3 certainly an encouraging outlook. The ly not. sgreat deal 08’ seven million tons, Feavin nearly a million tons to be sup- plied rom elsewhere. Then, in England, especially, as wages kept increasing so in- creased the demand for the more costly meat food. These supplies must be drawn from Alncrim, and it is said that in'the United States the population has grown more rapidly than the meat supply, so that in Boston, New York, and the other large cities .meat is to-day comv inandilig nearly the same price as in Eng- land. The delnalid yearly increases and prices continue to advance. ()ur firâ€" mers may just as well avail themselves of the opportunity. Ontario has been largely dependent on its lumber trade as one of its principal sources of wealth. During the past four or five years the lumber trade has been excellent, and prices very remunerativc, principally in consequence of the large demand iii the American markets. Last year the total value of exports, the pro- ducc of the forest, amounted to nearly twenty-seven million dollars, the exact » figures being $26,648,411. . This year the prospects are that there will be a very largo falling off in the lumber export trade. Business being dull in the United States the lumber market is correspond- ingly dull, and prices are low. Except for the first quality of lumber it is quite robablc that the demand will'bu niuch ‘ ‘ ess than for' many years past. The de- mand. for any lumber, irincipally iii the dressed or manufactured form, for Mani- toba has been growing very rapidly for some years past, but it is not probable that any very great market will spring up in that direction, as it is well understood . "that great quantitits'of good lumber ina- torial exist iii the “Disputed Territory” west of us which will soon be opened upand cutoff any demand that may now exist from tho older portions of this Province. The spirit ofrailway speculation is very ~.rife those days. It is yet a matter of grave doubt whether the .lludson Bay wators are open for navigation during the winter season, but without taking time v r‘o dispose of that doubt two or three geluupanics are asking for charters for railways to the waters of the Hudson Buy. From \Vinliipoghor thci‘cabouts, a railway six or seven hundred miles long would roach tho Bay, and if only good navigation could be assured the great portion of the grain and other freight great North'Wcst ithw Europe would find its way out ili that direction. The cost of such a road, both as regards construction and after working, would be vcrj great, for it would run nearly its lentiro distance through an un‘ inhabited and uninhabitablo country, but there aro'baro possibilities of a great through trade springing up. A move- ment is also on foot to extend our Oli- tario system of- railways on north from Toronto to the same waters. After the ,C. I’. R. is passed only about. 350 miles of road will be required. The Dominion :Governsiontis vory wisely taking steps to put the possibilities of winter navigation in Hudson's Bay to the practical test. It is proposed to solid out suitable vessels for several consecutive seasons so as to givo the experiment a fair and full trial. The Dominion (lovcnillicnt has among its assets fa good deal of railway property, but, so far as income is concerned, there is little coming in from that source. Un- fortunately thcso niilways are nearly all ‘ run at an actual cash loss oachycar, much as they benefit tho )coplo by their opera- tions. Tho Intorcolonial begins to show libalancu intlic right side, but the loss ,of__ifunnhig during the first five years, amounted to a very large sum. The en- -tiro railway system of Prince Edward Island was built by that I’roviuco before ib,cll§91‘¢tl,~llto_,COltch0l‘3tlun, and the property 3W” all handod ovur to the Dbpiinimil Government for which the thv‘masruociVul a handsome cash sum. Thcsc railways are now boilig run at a Considerable loss each year. instycar it coil. the Dominion $252,808 to run the mail, And the receipts derived \i'm8146,~ ‘1 0,:lsaving ii defied balance of $106.63!) to o inbl out of‘thu public treasury. It is doubtful if tho Island railways can ever bo made tnpay very, well, even if under tho more economical management of a private company. They run through a long narrow section of country, but thin- ly inhabited and a country dostituto of miiioriils or of manufacturing facilities. Tho railways are, however, a commercial necessity. The now Church of England Bishop of Union has recently been at St. Thomas. and he took occasion while there, to pay a fricndl visit to fthcthodist Episcopal Ln'tlic's ollcgo in that town. Such a friendly trip is just like what might be expected of lishop Baldwin, but it is not such a thing as is usually ex \ctcd from a dignita‘ry of that particu ar church. It is not many months :wn since the Ro- man Catholic Bishop of Ringstuu attcnd~ ed the commencement cxcrciscs at tho Pro-byteriau College in that city, and took a hearty and active part in the ini- t‘POQing'. .1130 students in "10 S‘ll“r.l:lalid in the latter Cuunlry an extra pay- singing, ‘ I"? 1"“ a J““.)' K004 [911053 {merit of mic cont entitles the sender to when he resumed "his seat. t l l f i v f l “ V "01W" 3 have the lnuncy carried by the postman An Ice Time. The striplof (must opposite meat was asked to give half a million of dollars for the immediate relief of the un- thats million would not make good the to belong to Canada, sun the that such a lowlity notoriously sodangcrons. “'hilel no people should be left to suffer in the hour of misfortune it is hardly to be ex- ted that a people erecting their homes locality thus situated mu reasonably expect the same sympathy that others would naturally look for. guage spoken is entirely French. after church is over the long Every Frenchman loves to have a nice fast horse. The home may be scmggy. and, to borrow that Anglo-French pun, a bony part, and yet if it can get over the ground at a lively rate that is allthc Frenchman asks. Last Sunday afternoon the strip of ice that fills the buy above the “'alkerville ice-house presented a lively scene. About a score of fast horses. with cutters ut- tnchcd, raced for a mile or more along the ice that fringes the coast of France. There Were hosts of skaters and a big crowd of spectators on the ice and along the shore. It was a lively sight to sec six cutters coining dashing down abreast along the smooth ice. " Don’t you know that you are brclik- ing the Sabbath !" said a good \Vilidsol‘ man who took his usual Sunday walk up in that direction. "Oh, no.” said the gay Frenchman. "I brcak nothing but dis colt; but I conic mighty near breaking troo dc ice, I tell you." At the ice-house where the road joins the river, the men have been cutting ice, and the house is now full. Along the shore and some distance out is a clear space, solidly fl'dzcii . uzlin. Until a per- smi gets quite close to it the space looks like clear water. _T.liis gave the occasion for several practical jokes. Tivo dudes from Detroit uttcliiptcd to go down the slippery bank near the ice-housc. Nut- umlly their feet wclit from under them and they slid far out on the glassy icc. “For heaven's sake, lie flat I” cried a \Valkervilluu ; “ that's thin ice.” The De- troitcrs spread themselves out, undone yelled for a plank. “ (let them it plank 3" was cricd along the bank, and willing hands eagerly he- took themselves to the work of rescue. A couple of planks from the ice-housc were shoved carefully out to the distressed 'and scarcely breathing men. There was a moment of intense cxcitcmcnt as each cautiously lay over on his plank. .“Now, gvcrk yourself ashore,” cried the kind-hearted loader on the bank. The men did as directed, and all went well till one of thenrnoticcd u. slanting crack in clear ice that showed it‘to be about two feet thick. Then he rose to his fcct, crying in :i. tone of disgust: " Aw, what are ye giving us I" to which some one on shore replied : “ A plank, of course." Both got up and dusted themâ€" selvcs oil‘und then got up and dusted. Latcl' iii the afternoon a follow in a. smart livery rig from Windsor cmnc fly- ing down the ice to this clear spot, when a. about of warning startled him. He cast one glance ahead and then cast liilli- self out of the cutter, robes and all. As he slid a helpless mass along the ice the girl in the cutter stopped the horse, and was so indignant at his dcscrtion that slic turned around drove up the river to the road, and turned from thence to Windsor alone. As things appear now, the society Col- unin will not contain the announcement of that couple’s engagement. Sonic sporting nicli got up ll. stake purse for the fastest skater. near the bank, and was placed punmscly there so that there Would be a jam getting around it, and consequently the money‘s \vorth of'fun should be obtained. The other stake was near the clear water's edge. This disposal of stakes had a con- trary effect from what was anticipated. As the seven skaters \vcrc rushing round the outside stake one of them ti'ippcd on a chunk and went head first into the Cold river. The crowd was honor-stricken for a moment. till he rose to the surface and grasped the rugged edge. The ice was quite thick, cvcnat the brink, and his companions had no difficulty ingctfiug lillll;0)l his feet once more. He stumped with chattering tcctli towards the shore, tlicli struck out, and before thoustonishcd skaters saw his design he had rounded the stake at the bank and claimed his The ”induction of Crime. The English criminal statistics of last year go to show that there has been a con- siderable falling offin the number of cum- courts nearly all bear cheerful testimony that the healthy growth of temperance sentiment throughout Great Britain has had much to do with this. The excise re- turns show that there has been a great falling off in the revenue iii connection with the liquor tax, which of course indi~ cafes a less quantity of strong drink man- ufactured. There is therefore less sold, less consumed. and less drunkenness. No less than three Chancellors of the Ex- chequer have expressed their satisfaction at the decreased receipts from the drink traffic, and the Queen took occasion to congratulate the nation over the same thing from the Speech from the Throne last year. So long as the amount of drink consumed diminishes so long will there surely be a diminution of crime among the people. It is a fact woll understood that much of the crime punished every year is induced by intcmpcmlicc. Another reason weighed for the diln- illution of crullic is the result of the cx~ cellelit Work done by the Prisoncis’Aid So- cieties. )Ianyadischargedcouvicthasbcen drivuli, almost, into crime again simply because of his difficulty in procuring em- ployment in any of the ordinary honest industries. Such men are in bad repute and no one cares for them. or has a good word to any in their behalf. The tell- dcncy of all this is to discouragement and to a resort to old crime habits again. These aid societies are calculated to assist and encourage those uiifortunates, and probably many an ex-convict is now pros- pelilig and holiest who would have been in prison again but for the kindly aid ex- tended to him; .. It is well that such so- cieties are springing up in Canada. There is a grand field of usefulness for them, and they woll‘ deserve the encouragement of the community. «00"-..»â€" (lunpowder For Sale. The terribly disastrous gunpowder acci- dent at London a few days ago is drawing attention to the important fact that there are sources of very grout danger iii the business parts of every town and city such as few have even thought of. Gun- powder is an article of every day do; mund and it is kept on sale almost every- where. Even a very small quantity ili stock is a standing danger to all the im- mediate surroundings. Such an accident as that which destroyed three human lives and a. large amount of property iii London last week may occur in Toronto, in any store where a few pounds of gunpowder is stored, almost any hour of the d.iy. The fact is not a. very plea.- sant one to tliinkof, and yet it should be thought about. It would not be :i very serious hard- ship oli trade to fix “gunpowder limits’ in every town just-us fire limits-arc now fixed, and to prohibit all sales of gun- powder, within such limits. The safety of the people would be consulted and it Would.bo no great hardship to trade, for it is not unarticle required bynvcry great. many persons: or‘for a great variety of purposes. Tho regulation of confining the quantity kept to ten pounds, or even half that amount, is not of itself sufficient. Evcn'such a small quantity would makes very serious explosion, and the dangers of explosion arctoo many to bo lightly considered ' ’ . _._;___._‘._‘_‘.>_-.oâ€"â€"’â€"â€"_ Chinese Superstition. If they Were not superstitious, the Chinese would not be anything. Every commonest not seem to be done accord- ing to some mudc described by tho ub- iquitous astrologers or soothsaycrs. You can not take a walk along the I .' , ‘ . . . , . liniid‘uifhout clicoilntcriligoici and over money. This fun on the bunk nctfbd ngailiillustmtions:iftliisligitlonultcndclicy. him 34 75 Joss sticks .wdl bo burning aboard the , ' ._.__ sziliipens, or the snapping of fire crackers right at your elbow it: inidwinter will nearly carry you off from your feet. Ili- quirc what it means and you will be told that an effort is bcing liizido'to “ drive“ does away.” Four of tho dcvil seems to more the character of Chinese religion than love of (lod, and when thesis igno- rant dwellers on the water cxpcricncc'. lixtmcrdhiiiy Skating. Wlicn, three weeks ago, scvclitccn of ithe flcctcst- skutci's iii the country di'cw into line to shirt on a tciiâ€"niilc mcc, vci'y fuiv had any idea the quiet scholarly-look- ing gentleman with eye-glasses, old-fash- ioncd..skiitcs, and retiring demeanor \vus means of driving his rather satanic. ma- jesty back into the watcrwhciico he came. Unc’of thc‘mnst curious’of‘ the notions popularly mitcrtuiued (and one at which the Chiccsc arc fr'ind of painting as cvi- deuce of their. supci‘ior rcvercucc for that which is literary) is a scrupulous pre- servation of any paper which may have writing upou'it. It this paper must be destroyed, it is solemnly consigned to the flames; but tho custom is to preserve all bits thus written upon. Lctlciu are always kept ili the household tiled away for future rcft-rcncc; and as- Chinese let- ters consist of lung strips of paper, it is customary to paste all- tho letters of a single correspondent together. -__-â€"â€"..¢ 1-“. oo-â€"â€"-â€"-â€" Axcl ' Paiulsen; from Norway, having thus drawnthc attention of the athletic world to his powers as a skater, iii'i'ungc- incuts wereswn made to still further test his :ibilifics in a twcnfy-fivc-milc mcc against the record. It took place recently iii tho “Cashing- fnli Park Rink, Brooklyn, with a result that throw all fomier records far in the shade, sudlcavus him withouta rival in this branch of athletics. The scene on tho ice during the great race was :i vcry liovcl and beautiful onc. Thousands of merry skatcm glanced and whirled, singly or in couples, and him- dreds cit-teed from side to side of the great quadrangle to catch a glimpse of tho til-câ€" lcss skater as be missed the lliost favorable points of vicw. Uii one side cf the ammo a dclisc mass of expectant humanity formula lane. leaving a pathway about twelve feet wide for the skater, and in the middle distance tho judges. finic- keepers, and rcmvrdors formed an L‘tllllkllV interested gmnp at thoirtnhle. The track is r. quartcr of a mile, with seven] sharp Postal Facilities In Germany and Franco. Postal orders. which cost in France twenty-five cunts for the smallest sum, are in Germuiiyonly one-fifth as much, lof extrax-nliimry strength or cliduinnw; _ _ _ the midi fortunate inhabitants, and it is stated on the eastern sideis generally an [use-d, fruit ; . . [.33 they hat-e surging]. The Wonder isl Frag Press. This is a popular emf. guther noted skaters to hold lulu for even large number of intelligeutilt is a bit of new World France. Those} . . people are found willing to risk their; who live then.- are French, French iiian- l turns during the race, beating the reord lhomes and their life-long earnings in timers and customs prevail, “m1 111,, land at everv nulc. Each lap of the tu'cnty- Un Sunday nloming a long line of , vehicles of almost every description goes; ‘ _ _ 4......“ 1],... mad um; borders ,1", rchr. and l fifteen “tiles in 55m. 9 s. ; tvvclity miles 11".: returns. lin 1h. 14 in. 5 L5 8. :twcntyvfivc miles, I h. “'hen the Frenchman gets thmugh his l 33 111- 23 3'5 5- Tlus 10““5 the best devotions he sees no reason why he should i not enjoy himself for the rest of the dav. l One stake was - ”1°” innovations on the old timc church l to the house of the person uddrcsscd, and oxclusivencas "Ml “ K‘x‘l “”1 “I Finis“? then: paid to him. In the sumo way, the M Th‘W j“. “m““l‘ u“, tangible ““"postiucn are obliged to receive money dune, ”N “a“! W Changing ‘9? “"3 i from any one who wishes to send a postal better. "‘31 that_ gectarisnisni. ",th mini-tier. and give a receipt for it. entering haughty airs, ‘3 Sims 3")" 1‘ ‘3 well ’ :it tho same time in a book the name of Q9}. 1‘ “50- Tim bitterness, 01° RICH" l the pet-mum whom tho order is to be um.“ “‘1 sometimes open hm“? 0‘ sent ; and the pmtmaster then makes out “‘9 rcpresontstivp m“ ‘2‘ lb” “no“ and forwards the order required. A churches, “'01“ "a“ “f tune, 1‘" dune speciosuf liiissivc used in Germany, but much mom‘to brood m “1° “3“?" Phnuwhcre elso, so far-as we know, is the MWNou‘“ fooling 0‘ skepticism m l express letter, which. for an extra post- rqguu to thegenuincnus of rsligmn than than otherwise well-meaning men often ‘W‘lf’l‘: ' . - the pun office of the town in which c .mgtnrnble floods along the Ohio val- lives ;' s rmrsssnger, who travels on 'evcry" leg during the last few weeks have rum- mail train. taking the letter immediate» thousands and comm! the inhab ly on llls' arrival of the train mist, smpingm out many him either by day or night, the My jhomns‘. Int-loo bully destru- ' 3 one it is intended to dash. As the many undruls of others as to leave ‘1. call boxes in the tattoos are open to receive all but worthless. last year than was letters until one minute before the dc~ m‘dcstrttcucn_, along _ the Ohio, the ; gratin-c of the train, an express letter of river ,st Cincinnati suty~six in: i this kind can be lrlnsmitted very quick- agc of six cents, is forwarded to the per- son addressed without passing thnm h [u aims in tow nice park. Tang-urn i Iy-â€".lum. .lmium. rots to sevcut mic feet. In a flat lying} _ . ’ hoeâ€"3 .-.â€" country it can easily imagined the uu-f - l‘cm llyacintlie is reported as saying fortunate stats of ilniigstharv must bu, under such circunistant - As the Ohio f drains, itis said. nearly two hundred" s)‘. , :lC‘ll‘llt ,1,” W tl' \ destined 'to astonish thcm lull by his ‘ m L H l) I omp ’ “w“ 0nd record and easy victory. Mr. l l f l A fume, and as the spectators watched the met-r (bushing down tho straight strufclics it seemed ncxt to inqmssiblc for him to round the 01111ch without a Collision. Near the track it was iiiipossihlc to study his actions closely. At the cry. ‘leit-i'u he minus 2" the crowd leaned eagerly forward. There was a rapidly increasing and musical ring of steel on ice. the flash past of a dark body, like the flitting of aslnuluw, which shrank and faded away ir. a rapid diminucndu of per- ij-ctivc meet trying tothc cyc nun-.cus- turned to such rapid movements. It was only by rcpcatu ly watching him iii this position that the spectator could catch an inkling of the secret of his suprisii -r spud. You noted a in-wcrful outwan thrust of the foot on the last of the stroke. the perfectly straight line kcpt.‘ with liitlc or no side movement to the body. Sci-n from a distance ’as he flew down the “muslin. side of the link, the further [mailmrizics of his lllrllllnl became appar- ent. The bending of the body very low, almost straight. the hands claqunl firmly schism the snail of the back, the Well-ox- : of America : "The greatest danger that ' ten-ltd chest. the cyts cl: sac-1y fixed on I sire. for that clunlry is that, in her well ,5 the ice. are all parts evidently of a theory filled granarxu,hcr fabulously rich mint-s, l which he has reduced in practice to abso- thounad square infle- of «sunny, shellac! fertile mil. and the wealth that rolls fut-.- clockwork : a system giving fewest chances are of hairy floods any when than In great rains. ovum she is tummy-sued, she may become for thaws distinctive winter. {“0 Govern- gczful of he: Ii-sl.“ '3‘ into her fn-m the vast means by which motions. least i friction. and greatest, qn‘u . The skater ind in) distinguishing points nevertheless the miles wen.- reeled off with all ease. a regularity and swiftnass, bafling cverv attempt of a number of made four bundled a few laps. He ..._____.__.â€"~_s five miles was timed. The first niilc was done in 3m. '26 2~5 s. : five miles in l? in. 56 2-5 s. : ten miles ill 36 in. 37 1-5 5. previous record by 25 in. 39 LI) 5. A \‘ivlsectionisf’s Laboratory. The following somewhat gruesome de- scription of M. Pastenr’s laboratory, taken from a recently-published volume entitled “L’Histoire d‘un Savant par un Ignorant," gives a very striking icture of the modern physiological work op : All the animals inthe laboratory, from the little white mice hiding under a bun- dle of cotton wool to the dogs barking furiously from behind their iron-railed kennels, are doomed to death. These in- habitants of the laboratory, which are marched out day after day in order to be subjected to operations or other experi- ments, share the space with still more ghastly objects. From all parts of France hampers are arrive, containing fowls which have died of cholera or some other disease. Here is an enormous basket bound with straw ; it contains the body of a pig which has died of fever. A frag- ment of lung forwarded in a tin box, is from a cow dying. of pneumonia. Other goods are still more precious. Since M. Pasteur, two years ago, went to Pauillac to await the arrival of a boat which brought yellow-fever patients, he receives now and then from far off countries a bottle of romilo negro. Tubes filled with blood are lying about, and small plates containing drops of blood may be seen everywhere on the work-tables. In special stores bottle-like bladders are ranged resembling small liqueur bottles. the prick of a pill into one of these blad- ders would bring death to any man. In- closed in glass prisons millions and mil- lions of microbes live and multiply. M. Pasteur's views on vivisection are known well enough. His own words on the subject are ; “Never should I have the courage to kill a. bird for sport, but when it comes to experiments I have never been troubled by the slightest scruple. Science in that case has the right of pleading the sovereignty of the purposc.”â€"Pull Mull Gazette. The Conduct of a Corpse. Not long ago a. widow stood at the side door of a. baggage car watching the stow- age of her husband’s corpse. As she turned away another lady, also in mourn- ing,_ appeared with a dog, which was intrustcd to the care of the baggage muster. Several times, as the train stopped at stations, the owner of the dog approached the car with solicitous interrogatories about the brute’s condition, until the pa- tience of the baggage functionary was about exhausted. At length the widow sidlcd up to him and asked him if her poor dear was all right. “Yes, confound him 1” growled the baggage master, without looking around. “And another time you ship your poor dear over this road he goes by freight. I don't mind helping women, but I won’t have no saffron-colored beast of obscure ancestry spewing around the floor of this car and howling fink- 'L Just then 1',“ I). ‘. ”and saw his blnlidcy.‘ ‘ “l b. iu’am,” be con- tinued, L we. thought yours was the 5.. ,_ ._ £1.11 back, nia’ani. The corpse Rama, 13d like a perfect gen- tleman.” â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"094~°{->ccâ€"â€"â€"â€" Tlic Latest Smuggling Dodge. A carriage drove furiously down the Cunard dock in New York, and ii rcd- headed mun bounced out. “Is this the Cunarder l,” he asked breathlessly. “Yes, sir,” replied a customs official. Down came the red-headed man’s trunk oil the driver’s perch, and together they car- ried it, with his valisc. aboard the steam- er. “When does she sail?” demanded the red-headed man of a. passenger pacing the deck. “In a few days,” returned tho passenger courtcously ; “she has just come in." ‘ “Grout Scott I” roared the rod-headed man, “isn’t this the outgoing boat 7” It was explained to him that he had made a mistake in the day, and the courteous stranger invited the red-haired man into his room to partake of some rc‘ frcslinlent. Half an hour later the red- headed man bade his friend adieu, with many kind wislics for their better fic- qimintaucc. Five hours later, in New York the red-headed man and the court- eous stranger sat gloating over the valiso full of laces, watches, gloves, and the like, which the former had brought from the ship, and which the customs officials had never thought of examining, as he had not come in on the steamer. , m...â€" The Economy in lilopcmcnt. “That's all bush 1” remarked a well- known American physician to a journalist the (ithcr day, as he threw down a paper containing an account of a runaway ili which the daughter of a local politician figured as heroine. “What's bush, doctor l" asked the rc- portcr, on the lookout for a possible item. . “Why, this runaway match which you have just published. The girl's father is a sharp man, but this is one of the sharp- est tricks he has ever played since 1 know him. The clopcnicnf was all a sham. It’s as simple as can be. The girl‘s father is one of file best known men in this sec tioli of the town and isa politician besides. He has, necessarily, a large acquaintance with the element who are always expect- ing him to stand frczit upon the slightest pretext, and, what-with this and the wed- ding festivities, supper and other ctcctcr- as, his daughter's marriage, if solemnizcd in the ordinary manner, \vould cost him .'i great. deal of money. An clopcmcnt saved ' all this, so be but opposed his daughter's wishes strongly enough to give a pro. text for the two to run ovcr to Jefferson. , where the expenses of the wedding, all tyld, didn’t amount to more than five or ten dollars." ' â€"~â€"â€"â€"â€"904-->”â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"- Feline Fruit-felici- llnust give a fact which was communi- qited to me many years ago by an old physician, of which the good old man up surcd mohc was an eye witness. ln his: WW v. Thebest psrtofthe breakfast '3 the codesâ€"that is, when itia the but Al- though good coffee is one of the simplest things to make, yet it is one of the rar- est to find, either in public or private houses. Like all simple dishes, every attention must be given to the details. Good coffee may be made in two or three different ways, but in the first place you must have good Nilesâ€"the older the bet- terâ€"for, like wine, coffee improves with age. Always buy the berry whole, roastâ€" ing and grinding it at home. It should be roasted at least once a week, and pro bably it would pa the amateur to do it daily, but the grin ' g must be done just before using. - Dean Swift always roasted his coffee with his own hands, as Pope tells ifs, and that he had an “engine for the purpose." If Pope had onl described the “engine,” this age of co co drinkers would have cause to thank him, for it is the profiling need of the ageâ€"something practical for roasting coffee at home, in small quanti- ties. Now we will imagine that we have the green coffee berry that we selected with great care several years ago-old Java and Mochaâ€"in equal quantity, and we will either bruise it in a. mortar until it is reduced to a fine powder, in the oriâ€" ental custom, or we will grind it very fine, and place in the receiver of a French cof- fee‘pot, about ten minutes before it is wanted ; then pour a little boiling water on the coffeeâ€"the first boiling of the water is an essential detailâ€"and let it drip through. Repeat this process at least five times during the fun minutes. Our rule for the quantity used is a table- spoonful of ground coffee to each cup of water. Another way, and equally good, is to place the ground coffee in cold water â€"soft water is always bestâ€"and in a tight vessel place it over the fire ; close watch fnlness is necessary here, forthe moment the bubbles form before the boiling. be- gins, it must be taken from the fire and allowed to stand on the back of the stove fora. few moments to settle ; ,or a very little cold water poured iii from the top will settle the grounds. ‘ Still another, and our present manner of making good coffee, is to place the ground coffee in a. tightly-covered coffee- pctâ€"evcn to the spout is coveredâ€"and pour boiling water, slowly, over the cof- fee. Allow this to stand on the stove, where it will simmer, but not boil, for ten minutes, and it is ready for the table. Always remember never to boil coffee. The aroma passes off with the steam ; keep it to be enjoyed from the cup. -â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€">o-o Live Dust. One of the series of “Lectures to the People," given under the auspices of the Yorkshire College, was delivered at the Philosophical Hall, Leeds, by Professor Miall, recently, the subject being “ Live Dust.” Professor Minll commenced b referring to the mode of collecting. dust for examination, especially dust floating in the air. A glace slip smeared with glycerine had been extensively used for the purpose of collecting the dust; but this method was open to the objection that all germs were killed by the glycer- ine, and that the volume of air which had yielded the dust could not be measured. Water shaken up in a large flask of air had been used to separate the dust, but by this means a. sufficient volume of air could not be examined without using a vessel of inconvenient size. Atmospheric moisture, condensed upon the surface of a. vessel cooled by ice, had been collected and examined. The modern instrument for passing a measured current of air through a. fine job, and scrupulously col- lecting all the dust which it contains, was described in detail, and illustrated by means of lantern slides. Proceeding to point out the various kinds of dust found iii the atmosphere, the lecturer spoke of volcanic dust, minute particles of mag- netic iron (believed to be microscopic meteorite), the dead organic matter which forms a large proportion of common dust, and living organic dust. Of the last named the chief constituents are pollen spores of moulds and mildews, and bac- teria. The bacteria he obscrvad, were of special interest l;from their connection with pntrefuction and with certain dead- ly diseases. I was shown long ago by Schwann that bacteria were indispensable to putrefnction, and that the most. un- stable organic fluid would not putrcfy unless living bacteria obtained access to it. This demonstration ultimately led to Listcr’s untiscptic surgery. The life- history of some common bacteria was de- scribcd, and an account given ofiltho way in which a necessary connection between particular forms of bacteria and infectious fcvcrs had been ascertained. The great number of bacteria everywhere present in the air made us feel that we were assailed by the germs of tlie'diseaso at every point. But two or three practical considerations might be shown to greatly diminish the risk. In tlic first place, the bacteria of disease formed only an insig- nificant proportion of the whole number of living germs present u thnziir ; further, at great number of the bacteria of all kinds were dead, not more than one-twentieth being capable of germinationili a suitable fluid ; and lastly the putrcfectivc and other less dangerous bacteria were very prone to get the upper hand of the more special and delicate organisms which Constitutcd the germs of infectious dis- case. x ~â€"-â€"â€"â€".- «W’ .._- .â€" .t Remarkable ('asc Aliâ€"inquest was held recently lll’. Bel- fast on the body of a person who forlnany years has been known as John Coultcr, but who, on dyingon Sunday from the rc~ suit of injuries accidentally received, was discovered to be a woman. Evidence was given to the effect that for twenty years she had Worked in male attire as a laborer at Belfast quays ; that twenty- ninc years ago she got married in Dun- gannon to a Woman who was examined at the inquest, snd deposed that the dc- censcd was her husband ; that they had been separated for the past, six years on account of the drinking habits of the dc- ccascd, whom she throughout described as her husband. At the time of their marriage the deceased was a farm servant in the employ of the witness' father. The evidence went to show thatpsfarns could be traced the deceased had always worn men's clothing, and haul been on- gaged in men's Work. The death was the result of injuries sustained by falling down-stairs on Sunday last while she was ill a state of intoxication. The woman who had been married to deceased under- Cofl‘ee. fl NAPOLEON THE GREAT. nu namiummmmm all W Public Innâ€" mm for the Med. (Syracuse. N. l'.. Gnu-fer.) "B iw long bushelxen in public service 3" ... - ....-....-.~ 1 "sq-w. an » .llcins Testimony. Man).- Lundicd rcronnnrm'auons litui'nt‘ in abuse er in lhc aim-uh rn below i Ive been M Hired. srd sue pmol 0' Inc glen! nine or l‘uLsox‘s Srkviuai‘. as a pain iciiwc‘i. ’f x y it Arum. Feb ilkâ€"“'0 rclcfyccrtify that “u have used .\rivi inc in (‘lll 1 mi in, n d have loud it a most re in airliifily'lnr Gnuflps in . ilm stolnsrh. also for fusdiache Md ran-m fly for rheumatic pails. .Vo Pit/\RQ‘QIM‘ h. with- '- Before tle memory uf ghp oldest inh.bi. . out this inva‘uslslc lciiicdy. - I.t Ki: Lou: but " “Avid he has kept his name untaruishod during all that period 3" " Abnlutsly i" - " He is a man I should like to meet." The above conversoticn cccnmd between two gut lcmen at one of our liading hotels. Thaintcr a resident of this city. Tne conva ration had drifted into politics and II )n. Tnomat G. Alvord was the m in whose record and tar was from abroad, the other [an wage-tween: L’issiu Com; J. 1‘. Buy a in mm ump‘v fvoii‘c at an. dispute. Largo bottles Zinnia, by all‘v ri-guisls. If egg} keep on getting lunch higher .u price nillirnsilcs viill war them as shirt studs. Jews" of that Omsk] ism-11818:: nuv it at on“ within. Parson‘s Bil-an thigh we, it uric! talk. unemw. The Duke of Wellington. on being askedby Lonl Warnclitfu, “.ls’ drunkenn qualities were being discussed. To trace “933v 1“ 33"". WWW ”1‘33““ NW” “f the .history of public men who have old in the H‘I'VICB is a task both interesting to theinvest‘tgator and entertaining to those who read his investigations. It was with this truth in mind that the writer set out to call upon the man, about whom those politicians were so earnestly talking, at his s; anions residence on Turtle street. . Mr. Alvord, who has been and is, fsmili srly known as “ 02d Salt," owing to his ad- vocacy of the salt interest, is now well advanced in wars, b:iug on the she ly side of seventy. 11* has long, white hair and a snowy beard which give him an sppm anoc both dignified and grand. His vmcs is full and clear and the moment any stranger in grow“ all crime in; the lifitlall‘lval'igyl' rt‘llllt‘il , a ‘ ‘l iivlii‘iably 1': fl..- _ HHST‘BOILHEHqu. Fural'l. ,tl. til \‘~' ' . :9 .'~f.‘rl‘\‘ls Sufi- }‘liimc: 'lmrfx: lU ‘lL:.:|2‘l‘c‘!‘l\ll‘ll.(b. til-.913 915.10s3. mama: Ssh-Jul. , ,- g .- 1’ ur sizxn rom’hl’l‘m as ' Copland <33 McLaren, Comer \"clllnnlun at «m Min sts . , . llontrrnl. . ‘ ..) 7017 can mill-t imwv so: ; “Nurses. flu-tr hull ;;l:|lln~:l lint I ll use ovum I‘ulif: La'i‘izu .\.\l! lln‘r \\ or. .‘II comes into his presence he cigint but be im- min stud l... Mm. Ail'ili .. round: 4:. i‘“ l.l.l..\. lrsascd with the inherent power of the in in. Indeed he was indowed by naturi with an unusually strong orgsn’ziti‘on, both mmtal» ly and physically, public life, both as spe titer of the Assembly and Lieutenant-Givernor. fuihd, for many years, to in any way undermine. It was during the yeiir 1881, while Mr. *‘n can“ “T “MN” Alvold‘vas a member of the Assembly at Albany. that he first began to feel, most peculiar sensations. A: that time he was in the midst of very important work, which was seriously interfsled with by reason of rho myttsrious troubles which secmud to assailliin‘. He felt unaccountabiu nausea almost constantly, accompanied by occasion nl violent retchings. H'stoly recounts that which a“ the "In,“ of rvct maps, circulars. .n..lrrlisl-l-~ii\ct .53 Broadway, .\.~w \"clk. AKUI‘Aâ€" l‘All‘l‘ll-i)~ llKSIl-I'INH lN- l‘llllllATlHN lc‘mtii g to in; In .ra. \nilh cu- Apply to il.\i:uv .\lf:li('lll:. Tm Agent t‘. .\|. and St. l'. rziiluriy. l‘lm. . .. .. . NOMMUN Si NSl'l Sl‘Il l. I lill'hll'il- AXT. Fish-3‘? innslnl-i” l.;.v«--. leilzcn . inquires so ii Il‘I\'s vii Yl‘u pants. Svnf to‘sny a ll i'fl‘, by mafilwn no- i; t of l-llt‘f, it's: FISKH slid L‘iL. L King #1., “n.4, ‘l'.~l.»nln BOON“ TO FARMERS. Circulars “11‘. of now and inn~t rrodu. mu nut. in i known of Sun] Grain, 'l‘. nflltil‘lllnll ul Hi. lIl‘lliJI w acre of lh-yds Hg) ilmn this Ramp!»- of :u, an...“ JAS IlUYD .lll, -- l.ll’ urovc. ()u: " . llll THAT M I\VlI'l‘ll Sued s, ‘Vin . shall run in :iluunlanw 1'3 \‘11 n 5’ Ask your inrnliint {mi limp-z Napoleon the G rent, whi'c in the midst of su-ds,nnd if hr don. not th'lllllllu.“ lid for miningur in his public career, was fnq rcutly attack .ed by an cmmy greater than any he had ever faced, which came in the same insidious )et violent mannerasthslcrrible troubles that ovtrtook Mr. Alvcld, and are to-day menac- ing so many thousands of others. In speak- ingdon this subject to the writer, Mr. Alvord sai : “ This same bitter experience came 1:) me again in 1882 while I was a member of the Assnnbly, with symptoms identical to those I had felt the ycur before. I believe it was largely caused by my adiauced years. for l had a'w rn out' feeling that was terrible. This conclusitn is ci'idcntly the correct one, for I was again attacked last Summer while away from all cares and recreating at my Island in the St. L'iwrence River. 1 ex pcrienced a painful sense of fullness in the lower portion of the body, accompanied by sensations of feverish heat or chilling shuu~ ders. All efforts to move my limbs or body sicians understand the cause or nature of these troubles?” "It; seems not cutircly, for the physi- cians failed to relieve me and I kept grow- ing worse. I suffered intensely and the only relief I could possibly obtain was by lying 1310““. upon my back and this was only temporary.” “ But you are looking well and strong now, Mr. Alvoid. lbw did you bring about the change?" - f“ B) using a remedy which is very popu- lar and which 1 have found wonderfully cf. ficientâ€"\\'.iruer's Safe U ire. Indeed it lit-F proven remarkable in it:- power over inc. 1 believe in it and thercfl rs recommend it to others, especially to those who are advanced in life ; who feel it breaking down when there is no necessity and whose last vitality and manhood remind them of their increas- ing years.” The interview then drifted to other topics, but as the reporter gazed at the man whose experience is so lips and who has stcn H.) WILIARX EV ANTS. h‘l‘i'Ilslllhll, .‘lnllfl‘l‘fll â€" ll-flil ll‘l rd, 1833 insist. John Exhibition-1883 Leather lh‘fllng. l‘lrc linglm- IIO'I“. .kr. Four First Prizes and Two Diplomas. Tho highest or all Awards for bomb. r Bellini: and Fire ltuulnc lloso \vcre ill-.curd-‘d by llli‘. .ludcvs at the St. John L'i ntciinlul and Po ‘lllloll I'Ix- hiblfion. to RUBIN .c SANA-Lit. Montreal, over all competitor s. $100,000 170* LOAN on unit-class hum prmwrty. st loin-st rates. l-‘srim-rs will save mom-y by applying by mail chi-mt to mo. E. I}. KNO‘I‘T, "GB Adi-lume- BL: “Flan'F‘l'fll‘; THE! LEI-"Y is a perfect from, c us to un iniporicd Fl‘f‘llf‘ll Corset: llts like ii K ovnln the flirurc; vury at) l- lsli, olcitiint in npnimriiiwo, and approved of by tho must “kill“ Ions. Mnnufucturcd only by THE CR0llll’TON (Itillfill'l‘ (30. 1a YORK STREET. TORONTO- at" THE HANDSOMCST AND "CST COUPLE“: CATALC GUE . r. vi 1884 " Fun: To ALL fun-mp. -. 12m -. ,, , WM. 0. WET «2175287 aluminum ELM om HARNESS rOlL‘ I! \SHII 0N SEATS FOOT OIL, Is the! mil-st. harness (ll‘l'f‘flllhf made. it sum-m: and pn-scrvcs the ln-atlnr. and gives it a film finish. Ask your snddlcr for It much of the different phases of life, he ccull F l?" DAIJIJEY L% C()‘ not but wish that those who are suffering from the various forms of physical ailment, and especially those persons who are all- vanccd in years, might see and converse with the veteran whose experience and knowledge have been so rich and who is IO film a believer in tho efflcicy of the remedy that curtd him. There is no ('XCfltc for shortening life. as so many have done and are doing. Tacm is no nccctsitv for “breaking down" cally in years. Prem- ature decay and death are a disgrace to our modern civilizdion. They ll": wholly need. less and men or women who permit them when they can lc so easily avoided should blnllre no one but themselves. ....m...- n... a 7!..- ._._.- Consul Cunxs! 'l‘cndcr cornspnlnful Corns. softcorns, bleeding corps, hardcorns, curing of all kinds and of all sizes. are alike mmovod in a few days by the use 01' l’lT’l:?-'.\.\l'.~i l'.\le.er-s (.‘onx hxi'sacrun. Neva fullsincuw. nuvtr causes pain, noverlcavcs diep epols that are nlOl‘udtlllloleu than the original dmvomf‘oll Ulve Putnam's Painless (torn Hxirurinr u trial. Beware of “immune; glam 'evciywhcrc. pronrs. Tue rumors of the death of King Rita’s, cuircnt in Europe flint July, nu: rot .up ported by anything Lnoun at 'l. u 7ilrar, :u d are discredited by those Aral s \ilio me best acquainted will) the intcllor. PECI‘ORIAI Pretoria l l'uctonnl the great romn-dy for Coughs. Colds. Bronchitis. Hon: Thrust, Ilifl‘ll nza, Hoanwness, and all affections of the Lung- siid 'l nrorif or Chest. Con So‘ll by drug;- l’olsou a (30., l{|llKLtUll. l’cotolin Iowa-us the phlegm and brt iiks up thi- . 25 cents per bottle. Don't gm- up until] you luv:- trimi l’ocwriu, all ”maxilla and (immrsl Riordan-2r sell t The temptations thrown in some pco- ple's way, by the Common custom of ex- posing all kinds of articles at shop dtmrs, l'orlhun is much greater to some than is often realized. picked up his thieving habits by picking up small articles lying thus loosely in his “'3‘ '. furl: an English court for stealing shop door, but the judge refused the prrr sccutors any cxpcnsrs iii the case on the ground that the loose t-xposuri- of the goods held out a temptation to stall. )aiarrh~A New “treatment whereby z. Permanent Cure in cflecwl in from one in three applications. free on receipt of stamp. Son, 305 King-rt. Particulars and trc-at u A. ll. Dixon & West. Toronto, Canada. Chinese try to smuggleipium n‘o Sili- No doubt many a boy has '“nrnlii. nu. 2,, A man was recently convicted be- 810. my, 12%, gm: {mm it according") slum" min-Lbriab. film: or] In, “A bl ‘ lfl‘t ‘N. Uf‘ilAlil U. ” Bolt Ant-i)!!! for the llltlfllliiHlL > .. BEAVER s. s. 12.1”N m, \l’ K F. K LY lHC'l'Vi'l': F‘C QUEBEC. ”03 I nus, A)" I.” i firm!" 4, ‘ CALLING A'l‘ . OLkENSTOWN Ahi! fil‘J‘A?!’ For (’nvcstrnh‘snn'l1-Hp-ii-iir-nlnm"ma-l: ”- 3:3- MUERA‘E» F. E. nfix, , (If. if” "‘l Manufacture” of i-lur I'Ivo-i Leather . Belting 70 King Hire-ct. lip“, Toronto. Largo double lfrlvln Il- Zi.~ 3i zq'Ju-ldlly. Hunt or Prion lusts and Discounts. 30 DAYS’ TRIAL I flinifl VOLTAIU I’ll'lfl‘ and v m- r l l 1‘1 l' ‘ ' "lwltll' .tlil (.115)l")e."f[lhl'l‘l » sink 051 . vorxr. (:u (up, in... am min, int: from MW. 1.4 M' \‘fni'irv. \V.\' K“ \'.". If :.‘I ll‘!\"‘n"‘r"-r‘.lll‘u l'u' " nlllnu from Ami-m hm v'm , Vs‘lllf mv-f (wmfcxo "limit llll'l Nl‘mrl: r-wnnt :2 h. L,.IU for Illustrate-ll fi“‘ll"‘1' ), - l'Jillllilil '. fri'l‘. .‘nlrl'tit Voltsic Bolt 00.. liarsbvll. M icli. ' -H). l m . ., . ,. Dominion Lin.- 0: .'.:zl.,.::ps. ltunnlng in I'U.Ilil‘l nun v.li' .m-l.’ .,,,1'1..,.,:‘ ltnllwn)‘ (If f'nli'ufu. is: :.I,' l;m:. 51:4 . ,/ Huturdny llulin/llll‘ sums. . 1......r-~ .o: t mm I‘\I‘I)’ 'l'bm‘a‘. ,) '. ‘.I 'M ”is. l'nllrl..\:\1: 'ir: LBJ?“ l , noun In, .‘u. r. 1!", “(min-ill, “ur. If. 'inw “it: ‘s : . :z, ' «Irrgnli. Slur. I I l ("lininlmi pl. l’liiwmf j..u-«..u.::":.:.:.-.I_v -- f. ,. , um, 3"" 3111 'i. in. Stu-nun. 12”. “w V1lfl-‘-l.r .mi c u (mum li eimzilwm "fulfil-‘1 lil’.f ’ w m]. 1.! 1', when: bu! llfflli "who“ H l I ".H .u H .H 'II' slim-p lire rnrrn-d on ”Win, in ’i" -l {Arm :1 Inn rippgy to any fir-«ml llrihl. If 1-.7 \g. {1" or loan nut-illno' that ‘olupmy', m H "A‘l"10!{lt‘.\fl J. In. 4;” 4 ml .\.-:n‘.r. Jul :wt'rai. THE QUEEN’S were follow d by intense wearincsa or ex haustion. Tuoss who have reached my y years can appreciate my sensations." ,“And did neither yourself nor the phy- l‘nsncisco by putting it into the w'csof llll'l' uhncs' Shall the btatlnn be than trample on our laws! The Triangle I'ackagc I)“: lax-c who tho'r way to public law r, softly vn their own nit-Hts, and are now to be “.111“! in en ry stc'i n of the ctiiutry. 130 c do". All perfect. 11):. Another trial of three members of the oommiusrist serves for Lifelines committal during the Turkish war is about to begin at S'. Petcnhunr. Dr. 4 ‘1 Panama" (hub Dru The grump- ian ufs old Can-man Practitioner. lrsi Inull) fur the hmnaisrubotuauwemta fit...“ cut: when ' A." '67 slim-ed io wfiflUuDRY ' '- " BAH. ASK Fill! IT AND '1‘ .‘i if E N U Ullllll. 111.“le MA if}: RC? Bum”; or llll’r.t'll(;:€:é. l- ' nail?) BY The "Albert lgllct 5039, CO. house were "'0 "1d cats, well with a lit- i took to inter the remains of her sovcallcd| BuKfiBABHS, CHEESE FLUTDBIES, M: W. DUNVWF 2/1 ter’of kittens but a few days old. this LI] the angina very young, it was her first; litter, and the old cat was her mother. i It was noticed that the you er cat did not seem well. Each one 1 her litterl by herself, although both were in thel same room: 'As the old cat lay suckling-i her own litter the young cat aims- to her; mother. rent to *2)! ilitter. ‘ lowed but “finediatcly began removing: own. '1" fl them, ' ‘ seemingly at tho Paine-5’. . their um!) ‘, death. husbandâ€"St Juma' Guam. The Bets Telephone of 1564. Mr. H. F. Pete-r is a teacher of music in the villageof Friedrichsdorf. Genus) , which was for many years the home of me a low mowing. than; l’hilipp Bots, and which contains the; The old cat ful~ l (lamier Institute, where he was instruc‘ g toriu physics. Herr Peter states that ally reproduced by his telephone. He says that many members of the "Physi- ksllnlhor Verein." Main Watt”: also present. the grand kittens, adding them to hcrf he was present at llcis‘ experiments, and; â€"‘ umh was, slw had adopted i an testify that audible speech was sctu-t ‘ their mr , fur tint many minutes more, i , 1 ball claps q lief-u“: llio)’ With; (ifl-llfilifil it", “I Pmlkfun-On‘thel AM) “sinus: , ,_ at” in GEEKOFI‘.“ stasis ' From France to America. Way.» run, or [i "a 9.1.“... "chum! liarwhhul Nehru-'1. w I'uer "I Had Ila.» nl“ Its-u. «huh Lib: v1.1) ::'1' ; ,,,, )uggv; on :1 .i-- .t'ly 3"! INJ'J‘ulu‘ail y‘i. an": a 23.14 H na-un. (t .. - mm l..- y l wll'arul, than tetrllyw Cnsmon'es. Yum "ml". (irmrrln. limt, Pun! sol flaw Hills. Matias. Bull‘s-a. hm r of Land. cu. 'lsns and Intimates muted us! nor ‘l'tfl for a}: castle“, mgrmrmmu, or new lamina. ‘ I! CHARGES MODERATE 'us lALANMAGDO‘UGALL, (Trmoltin;1,‘iill. uni Kudmj' Engineer. ”til : Building. Ti.1/mt¢,()nk 'r » 4 n Hum”: --~“~ .-,._ "m" ~‘ -- , z,. y “a ,,.: Fiv- (Jun std ‘rt s ramp}: .4 n- 21y fr: :I- cum '4 Ttt'fll. the bent -5, «tel-f ~:- .1 w. “unify Hug-cu wuhh- ' .9. {:0 ed. 1% th- 1.41;: of boots 7 . . . . . then ran VI cut: in”, ‘3". i thlllfil‘t 1: ll! Ll “b" “'1 clubhu. 5 i1“"" 3'" Q. hull. All ruffle-u all’ll'lt‘ "In/an. . . “11.405. :11 .‘L’; Adr‘sids as f r 1." Adm-«s. 1‘. W DI'NII.‘ N. l‘a'a-i' -. Wat 1mm. man. ' i2!“ 2. , linens. Ghana whatoltttcazu. one. a o ’1