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M An Intereeuns' Episod‘ s. It is told of a famous captain that going ashom at a 06 which his ship was lying, be found his sailors fraternising with some French seamen and as jolly as sandboys to~ gether. The times ware critical and war was threatened between the two nations. His Britannia Majesty's (it was when George the Fourth was King) representative ex- pressed his surprise, when up spake a rare old sea dog: " Sorry, air, but wo haint at war now, but when we are, won’t we fight I" An incident in the recent Samoa disaster re- calls the story. When the storm was raging the fiercest H. M. S. Calliope was lifted bodily on the crest of a huge wave and pitched down into the valley below with her prow right on the U. S. war ship the Vandalia. Ihey were danger- ously nears reef, to get on which meant sure destruction to both vessels, and possible lossof every soul on board. The captain of the Calliope grasped the situa- tion and resolved on a desperate effort. Letting go all his anchors he succeeded in swinging his ship areas 1, and then anchorless, ne crowded on all steam. For a few moments that seemed hours, the good ship stood still as if to steady herself, and then inch by inch she began to breast the fury of the gala and finally Worked out of the harbor into the open sea. The crew of the U. S. ship Trenton were anxious watchers of this fight against the elements, and as the Calliope slowly passed, cheers loud and long were heard even above the bowling of the wind and the angry roar of the waters, which sounded like the ravings of Fury bereft of her prey. Had not Captain Kane cast his anchors adrift and taken the heroic measure that he did, the Vandalia would have been crushed right there and then, and it was for this that the Trenton's men cheered. They knew that if the engine of the Calliope refused to work, the fires, del~ uged by water, refused to burn, a link of chain under the tremendous pressure snap- ped, or the screw failed to whirl, the Cal- liope and her 450 men were lost, irretriev- ably lost. With the abandonment of their anchors, they did indeed almost abandon hope, for even in shelter they could not have rode at peace, how then could they have ofi‘ered resistance against the storm 2 It was an heroic and noble act and deserving of the cheers that echoed over the anger of the waves. Ana right heartin were they returned, for out of the awful darkness and confusion came the cry “three cheers for the Trenton and America,” and then fol- lowed the sound of 500 lusty voices in unison. Who can say there is not something enno- bling, something inspiring in this exchange of courtesies in the midst of danger! But, if their two nations were at war, how those gallant souls would fight I Happily however, there appears just new little danger of any more serious calamity than that recorded in the collision of the ships of war impelled by the elements. An agreement has been arrived at whereby Germany, England, and the United States, will each only be represented at Samoa by one ship until the matters in dispute have been settled. Thus out of the jarring of the heavens has cornea more amicable feeling, a feeling, by the way, shared in by the na- tives, who forgetting their hatred of and quarrel with, the stranger, flicked to the beach on the occasion of the storm and gladly lent a hand to rescue the survivors romthe vessels that were wrecked. Just as Providence saved great Britain from the power of the Armada in the time of good Queen Bess, so did timely intervention in the days of Her Most Gracious Ms j esty Queen Victoria save a possible conflict between three great nations at Samoa and bring about an improved state of relationship. Economy in Farming. Six months or more ago, in an article which appeared in Bradstreet’s, Mr. Ed- ward Atkinson pointcd out that the ten- dency in America was to reduce the cost of raising wheat to a point which would abso- lutely forbid of foreign competition, no mat- ter what rate of pay might be given to for- eign farm laborers. Indeed, if they worked for nothing, be doubted whether their com- petition would be of any special value. This conclusion on his part was largely based on the results of certain farming operations carried on in California, where farming had been almost changed from an agricultural to a mechanical pursuit. Within the last few weeks this same authority has received re- ports from California which not only on: firm what he previously said, but seem to indi- cate that the development of Americ in farm- ing in the direction of extraordinary econ- omy is going on at a faster rate than any one could have thought possible. One of the California farmers, who has wheat fields of several thousand acres in ex- tent, he: sent on a statement of the coat of planting and harvesting his last crop. This was all perforred, from the ploughing of the land to the sacking of the wheat, by a great and ingenious piece of mechanism, and from first to last- thatis, ploughing, harrow- ing, seeding, cutting, thrashing, winuowing and bagging the wheatâ€"the cost did not ex- ceed eighty cents per acre. The yield of wheat in California depends upon certain climatic conditions.2 A reasonably wet win- ter and early spring give to the farmers the assurance of a bountiful harvest, while the absence of rainfalls at critical periods may greatly reduce or probably entirely destroy the crop. But assuming that the average yield is from ten to fourteen bushels to the sore, which does nct seem to be an overestimate, the labor cost of producing this grain under the conditions referred to above is insignificant in the ex- treme. Eight cents a bushel would be so low a labor cost that the humblest ryot in India could hardly hope to hold his own against it. Mr. Atkinson has received assurances that the farming machinery which permits of such results can be readily used over a farming area which, in the state of California alone, is equal in size to more than half of the areain the entire United States now given to wheat growing. Speed of Railroad Trains. Says Prof. Hadley: “The speed of rail. road trains is restricted within three theor. etical limita: First, a physical limit of eighty miles an hour, beyond which itis found impossible for a train to hold the track ; second, an 0 rating limit of sixty milesan hour, whic practical experience has found that trains cannot run without much damage tollfe; third, a commercial limit of thirty miles hour, at which all things considered, it found most econom- ical to run strain.” A Novel Idea. ' A Brooklyn theatre manager has capped the climax of realism on the stage by having a genuine safe blown open by concise bur- glars in the course of the production of a melodrama at his theatre last week. The gentlemen whom he has engaged for the purposeâ€"“ Spike " Hennessey and " Kid " McCoy by nameâ€"have a national reputation as artists in the safe-cracking business, and the best proof that they are experienced burglars is to he found in the fact that they have each served several terms in State prisons. Mr. Hennessey is said to be a graduate of Lafayette College, and to have come from one of the most aristocratic fam- ilies in Philadelphia. He was one of the principal operators in the well-known Northampton Bank robbery. Mr. McCoy is not so well descended or educated, but he enjoys the distinction of being considered by Inspector Bvrue, of New York, the most skilful man in his profession out of prison. The enterprising theatre manager who has secured their services, ” at great expense," claims not only to have struck a novelty in the dramatic line, but to be doing something for his country in the way of criminal re- formation. He states that Messrs. Hen- nessey and McCoy neither drink, smoke nor gamble, and that they attend church regu- larly. His undertaking seems to contain suggestions of vast and far-reaching possibil- ities. Why not, for instance, have all the embezzleis and delaulters now in Canada given permission to return to their native country for the purpose of appearing in their special lines on the stage? H Should Members beil’aid? In England a discussion has been in pro- gress on a proposal that members of Par- liament should be paid. The proposal is made by a workingmen's representative, who takes the ground that it is of little good giving the great mass of the people the right to choose their representatives when the area of their choice is artificially limited and when it is as easy for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle as it is for a workingman to enter the House. The objection to paying salaries to members of Parliament is that it would in England put the people to an additional expense of a million dollars a year, besides having a tendency, as one of the members of the Government said, “ to cause that degrada tion of politics which has taken place in France and in the United States.” This is not very flattering to the two Republics, but it is not going too far to say that there is ground for the reflection. In the British Parliament the only members paid are some of the Irish Nationalists and a workingman’s representative, and their salaries are not paid by the country but by the subscrip- tions of those whom they more especially represent. As the British Parliament sits on an aggregate about nine months in the year it is an expensive matter to be a mem- ber of it. The result is that representation is for the most part confined to the upper class. The British Parliament is about the only legislative body where representatives receive no pay for their services. Members of Congress in the United States are al- lowed five thousand dollars a year, and mem- bers of Parliament in Canada are allowed a thousand, in addition to which they receive mileage and a trunkful of stationery. Old Probs. “Old Probe" at Washington has been so often taken to task of late for the failure of his weather predictions that it is interesting to hear what he has to say in his defence. In a recent interview with a New York re- porter, Gen. Greely, the famous Arctic ex- plcrer, and new chief of the United States Weather Bureau, said :â€" “The public expects too much. Ten years ago the making of an occasional accurate weather prediction was a cause of much wonder. The public has come to watch the predictions very closely. and is more and more exacting. If we should now make a prediction of the kind in vogue a few years ago, the public would laugh at in. We used to ofi‘sr predictions such as ‘partly cloudy to cloudy,’ and similar indefinite forecasts. Now we have to come out openly and declare rain or no rain. This it is impossible to do with complete accuracy. Again, we have to make our predictions for a large area, such as Eastern New York for instance, which in- cludes a district many miles in extent. It may rain in New York and not rain in Al- bany. The areas of rain are irregularly dis- tributed. while our geographical limits are fixed. Why, if you should take weather reports from different points in this district at the some moment, some might report rain and others no rain, and it would very likely be difficult to determine, with these facts before you, whether it would be the more proper to report rain or no rain for the entire district. So sometimes we predict rain for a certain area, when in many parts of that dis- trict it is likely to not rain." Lives Lost at Sea. ‘ In a recent speech at the sixty-filth anni. versar, of the Royal National Lifeboat In- stitution, Mr. Chamberlain quoted some re- markable statistics to show the beneficent efi'ects that have followed the legislative efforts of Mr. Plimsoll and others to prevent ccfiiu ships from being sent to sea. During the last eleven years nearly 30,000 persons, or an average of over ‘2 700 year, have lost their lives in British and Colonial trading and fishing vessels. In the I at year for which there are returns, 1886-87, the num- ber had fallen to 2,071. in 1881 no less than 1414 lives were lost in missing vessels â€"-that is, in vessels which foundered at sea. In 1886 the number thus lost was only 356. Though it might be claiming too much to attribute the whole difference to the human- itarian legislation referred to, no one can doubt that the reduction of mortality at sea islargely due to that cause, and that the number of unseaworthy vessels flying The British flag has been greatly reduced. The blessing of many that were ready to perish rests upon the head of Mr. Plimsoll. Imitation Is sometimes called the sincere form of flat- tery. This may account for the number of imitations of the original and only positive corn cure â€"Pctnam's Painless Corn Extract- or. All such fail to possess equal merit. so when purchasing get the nine “ Puts Rink. Safe, sure, and pain ass. All drug- (I. Methood Suffrage. 'The Newfounaand Legislature has just passed a simple manhood suffrage bill, the qualifying clause of which is as follows 2 "Every male British subject of the full of twenty-one yup, who for two years re- ceding the day d election has been a reei ent in this colony, who isof sound understanding, PSI“ 1W. the of all lands in cheering words. to 383 and Inspi tors of our land. Itdite' byIW-lter Scott Yell, with an introduction by Rev. J of 575 Selected Gems lo rrses uni Poetry writings of the soles: authors of all lands. urns procured. Patent Attosnsyeand experts; Donald C. lids-t a 00.. Toronto. Gunâ€"Susanna scum Hons. to illuminate pathway of life. Givi the batman- u re the Fathers, Mothers. Sons an“ da - o 8115!). D. A volume . from the Terms who has not within one year of the election liberal. wu. salons, Publisherfi‘cronta received relief at a pauper out of the public money, and who has never been convicted in due course of any infamous crime, shall be der or members of the General Assembly in he resided for one preceding the election. Provided that a tempory absence from the district within the year aforesaid shall not be hell to disquaify an elector." This is very der the Act adopted by the ow Brunswick Legislature at its present session. An Unhappy Family. Perhaps the most praiseworthv proceed- ing in the centennial ceremony to be held at similar to the “3minth un' ignformation'pp y to F I. \ urrslsv, Gen. pass. and Ticket Agent, St . Paul. Minn.; or J. If. HCCEINS, 4Palmsr House Block Toronto. AUTOMATIO SAFETY ELEVATORSI E LIBERALle 0P UNCLE SARI.â€"Gives l every citizen a right to a Free i-‘atm iron the _ public land You have long intended to lock this competent to vote for the election of a mtrn~ matter up. eovsasussr ball; has ju‘st btlseui opened 1;; setup; Lo . A“ . . . . . i , ‘ 1‘. suite v :en. ' ;. and for the electoral district within which $,?:.3;1?:“M::,JLPT3 “imp” ‘5 I '° ‘ "V n“ H year at least immediately Pine and hard wood timber is easy accessibls.I Cl-irltresms water the countrv. home of horses, sheep and ca’tle be rnised withoutirr gation. Why not new? A great body if run is rich and gently rolling. I it is the natural ‘ Large crcps mu 7 Great veins of oval are lentiiul. This is what vou want. This is the last i of free land in the United States suitable for rating and a icultursl urpcses. For further Pat. hydraulic hand and steam elevators. LEITCH 8L TURNBU LL New York April 30, commemorative of the Canadian Elevator \Vcrks. Peter and Queen streets adoption of the United States constitution is contained in a proclamation just issued by President Harrison. \Vheu \Vashinizton was inaugurated in New York Apri130, 1879, services were held in all the churches. Mr. Harrison wishes that pious act to be imi- tated in the coming celebration, and his pro- HAMILTON. ONT. Brown Engines IRON AND STEEL BOILERS ANY SIZE. clamation asks that “the people of the entire TORONTO ENGINE wonxg country repair to their respective places of divine worship to implore the favor of God that the blessings of liberty, prosperity and peace may abide with us as a people, and that his hand may lead us in the paths of righteousness and good deeds.” Repre- sentatives of all the creeds, Christian and Hebrew, have asked to havo this observance a unanimity in national affairs, which ac- counts for much of the Union’s strength. There are some large bonnets in pictur- esque, old-fashioned dunstable and cottage shapes seen among the tiny toques and cap- otes of this spring. " What's female beauty, but an air divine, [Through which the _miud's all gentler graces shine.” This may be good logic in poetry but: in real life " the mind’s all-gentler graces shine " to better advantage when enclosed in a sound physique. Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription is a positive cure for the most complicated and obstinate cases of leucor- rhea, excessive flowing, painful menstrua- tion, unnatural suppressions, prolapsus, or falling of the womb, weak back, " female weakness,” anteversion, retroversion, bear- ing-down sensations, chronic congestion, in- flammation and ulceration of the womb, in- flammation, pain and tenderness in ovaries, accompanied with “internal heat." Watch-pockets are no longer in use ; the watch is slipped in the corsage. The awe-struck audience gazed On the figure, gaunt and gray; Twas the murdered king or the ghost of him, And Hamlet was the play. His hour was brief, he said, He must go are light of day, To the place Li torment prepared for him, Till his sins were purged away. Yes, urged was the word he used, And thought what a remedy rare Would Pierce's Purgative Pellets prove, In hisl case, then and there. I Dr. Pieroe's Pleasant Purgative Pellets have no equal as a cathartic in derangements of the liver, stomach and bowels. Small, pleasant in action, and purely vegetable. 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