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{LE-lager. CAPTURED BY BUSHRANGERS. 1 °" “W ’1“ "1"“ '° W“ m" "*1 SCIENTIFIC AND USEFUL 810mm BRIGANDAGB. I more separated, and after a bit I found __ myself alone to the right of the others. I ’ kept advancing toward the ravine, au posing the others to be doing the same, an I be advanced a mile or more beyond the point where we had been ambushed when it sud- denly occurred to me that I was eating very rashiy in separating myself by such a dis tence. I at once bore to the left to join forces, but, unknown to me, all the others had halted half a mile in the rear, held a STATISTICS. 0(51857 775 lbs of yarn imported into- India last year all except about 500.000 lbs came from the United Kingdom. In Ireland last year the corner-ops gener- ally showed an increased acres a of S 714 acres, the increase in wheat l- 33,204 acres and in barley 378‘) acres, while cats, the most important oorucrop in Ireland, were less by 35,199 acres. Sealing~wax. or a mixture of asphalt and gutte-percha melted and thoroughly incor- pormd With each other, will mend hard rub . Tapier-macho articles should be cleaned with soap end warm water, and finally polish- ed with a little sweet-ell in which helf the quantity of bee't-wax has been melted. Lavender-water. a most useful adjunct to [infers-led On an eSmelier Scale Than formerly. In the case of a recent elaborate report on the trade and general condition of Sicily. says the London Times, Mr. Stigand. the British consul at Palermo, states that brigâ€" andege on the grand scale may be said to have been suppressed in Sicily since the destruction of Leone and his hand some ten My Escape. .â€" After a vo from Liverpool to Mel- bourne l Wenytfi country with a Canadian acquan named Shaw for a sort of vaca- tion. I had sailed with Sbvxw while he was Captain of a Hallie: ship. filling the berth “'“‘""‘"‘% " Bh:H.$é:J%¢-1$efid3§ofiuia of second mate to his satisfaction, and, as I had saved his l'.fe on one occasion, there was a warm feeling between us. He was now the o vner of a big sheep ranch on the Murray River, end I was only too glad to get a run ashore end see something of a country noted for its anomalies. This was before the days of railroads end while the penal colony was in full blast end the bushranger king of the road. We were five days riding out to Shaw’s ranch, our vehicle being a wagon loaded with supplies and drawn by six yokee oi bollocks, which were almost as wild as buffaloes. I heard very little about the bushrengers until we reached the ranch, and then Shaw gave me such accounts of the follows as made me hope I should never be obliged to form their acquaintance. H's- immediate district had not been visited for two or three cars, but they had come in to the north and7 west of him and indulged in many robberies end murders. There were three Englishmen end twelve natives on the range, which was an extent of country nme miles long by five breed. The force at the headquarters house, after our arrival, numbered three white men, a white woman, three natives, two black women, and four or five black children. No gang of bush- rangere numberoing less than six WOULD DARE TO ATTACK US, as the house was well armed and the black women could fire a musket as well as a man. Shaw had instructed his help to adopt a peace policy. In case a hushranger applied at any of the stations for food or shelter he was to be accommodated, and if they picked off a sheep occasionally no notice wee to be t.ken of it, As I said before, he had not been disturbed thus far, but while he delud' ed himself with the idea that it wee on account of the policy pursued, events were about to oocurto prove that the gentlemen of the bush had been waiting their own 0 ruvenienco. A hushranger was, in every instance, a desperate criminal who had made hie escape from prison or the penal settlements. There wasn't one of them who had not deserved the gallows before he fled to the bush. A d( san or more of the most desperate characters sent to Tasmania had escaped end reached the larger island and penetrat. ed to the ilnterior, and these men were articulerly ferocious and without mercy. ghaw seemed to rest easy, however, and so during the first week of my stay 1 did not bother my heed about the rangers. indeed a new comer had enough to do to get accus- tamed to the snekes, lizards, insects, and other annoyances which kept him stirred up day end night. On the tenth day of my stay Mr. Shaw and I set out to visit one of the outlying stations in charge of an Englishman named Thomas. This man was about 45 years old, and had deserted from an English man-of- war. He had three black men under his charge, and one of them had been sent in the day before with a badly written note to the effect that many BEER? WERE BEING KILLED, and that all signs went to show that a gang of rangers had settled down in the eel hbor- hood. We were mounted on good ones and well armed as we rode away. and after an hour's ride we drew near the station, which consisted of a stout leg but for the keeper, another for the blacks, and pens for herding the sheep. We found the place silent and apparently deserted, and, loav- ing our horses in a thicket, we cautiously approached on foot. The first discovery made was that the blacks had been killed, and we pushed on to the larger but to find Thomas within half an hour of breathing his last. He could speak in whispers, and he told us that seven bushrangers had ap- peared the evenin before and committed the atrocities visib e on every hand. Al- though he had made them welcome and prepared supper, they had come for a differ- ent purpose. The blacks, one by one had been tortured in the most horrible manner. and when the last one was dead thoy had turned on Thomas. They had sliced off his ears, broken his fingers, out 06 the end of his nose, backed off his toes, and tortured him in otheriways, and had not left the place until about an hour before our arrivaL Everything of value which could be carried 03 was gone, and a bloody knife was left sticking in the doorsill asa sort of defiance to Shaw and the officers of the law. There was no Government patrol in that d strict at that time, and the only move we omid make was to alarm the two nearest r iuohmen and organize a pursuit on our own account. y noon next day we had ten white men and about twenty faithful blacks in hand for a start, and the trail was taken up at the cabin. No one had any great hopes that we should overtake the rangers, but it was argued that pursuit must be made or they would soon terrorize the whole district. If we did happen to uncover them there WUCLD 113 A HOT FIGHT. Every ranger had a price set on his head, and would fight to the death, and the ranch- men were men who had faced death almost daily for years. The white men were mount~ ed, while the blacks were on foot. but they had no trouble in keeping u with us. After running across the grazing ends for about a mile the trail entered the broken ground covered with thickets, and at the end of another mile we had to leave our horses and follow the trail on feet. It was quite evident that the fellows did not fear pursuit, for they had gone at a leisurely pace, and the men beet acquainted with the country pre- dicted that the gang had headed for a rocky ravine in the midst of a heavy growth, about six miles from the cabin. The prediction was soon verified;l andh we “'61:: fprislvard with terceucn,opi.ugteeows wouldfousound asleep tor their night’s carnival. They had taken two cos of whiskey from the cabin, and the chances were that they would all be stupidly drunk. When within about two miles of the ravine we suddenly ran into an ambush and received a volley. Ono white man was kill- ed and another wounded. and one black man was stretched deed. Shaw was acting as the Captain of our troops, and he ordered us to deploy and advance in 0 order. Thor-angers were in e thicket, an we soon drove teem out and killed one. In pressing brief council, and then decided to retreat. I was still bearin to the left, and wondering why I did not isoover any of the troop, when the whole gang of rangers suddenly rose up from the earth around me, and I was a prisoner. There were six of THE WICKEDIST-LOOKIXG YILLAISS an honest man ever clapped eyes on. They were roughly dressed, their hair and whisk- ers long and unkempt, and their clothing was mostly of sheep skins. I have seen some hard-looking men in my time, but never anything to compare with this half dozen, who wore under the leadership of the notorious Joe Trimble. This man had been transported for murder, and during the two years he was in the oeloné he killed two guards and led a revolt. e escaped from Tasmania by floating out of the harbor on a plank, being loaded down with forty pounds of chain at the time, but whether he was picked up at sea or driven to the Au: tralien coast was not known to the author: ities. He got there somehow, and for two years previous to my story had been a veritable terror in e district 100 miles square. For a minute after the rangers rose up about me not a word was said. Each man was heavily armed, and though I had a rifle in my hands, it would have been folly to move. “Wall, who are you 1" asked the leader, after we had all taken a good look at each other. I gave him all the information asked for, and was honest in stating the number of the party in pursuit. They did not know that the ranger whom I had seen lying deed had fallen by eurlbullets, but supposed he had be- come separated from them as they retreated. When I admitted his death their rage knew no bounds. Had I been a unarmed traveller they would doubtless have taken my life just the same, for this gang had never been known to spare any one. But when they knew thatI was one of the party, and was more or less responsible for the death of their comrade, they would have out me to pieces then and there had it not occurred to them that such a death would be too merciful for me. And, too, they were not aware of the fact that Shaw’s party had retreated. After an outburst, lasting three or four minutes, I was disarmed, my pockets emptied, my hat appropriated by one, and my jacket by another, and we set ed for the ravine at a dog trot, two of the men going before and the others following after me and striking at every opportunity. The ravine was a dark and dismal spot, reached by e well-Worn path, winding about and making a gradual descent. We went down in single file, and when we finally got to the bottom I found A BUT MADE OF BRUSH and limbs and rock, with the numerous evi- dences that the place had long been occupied as headquarters. It had now come to be eun- down, and as nothing had been heard fromS how’s party since my capture the outlaws reasoned that they had given up the pursuit. I got a pretty good look at the surroundings and, as near as I could make out the path was the only way out of the revise. As we came down one of the men took his seat on a rock, wi h his re- volver in hand, to act as guard, and, as I got no orders, I sat down on another rock near the but. One of the men started a fire, another cut some meat, and a third went down the ravine and get a can of water at a spring. While supper was preparing the leader of the gang took a long pull at the whiskey jug and then came and stood in front of me and indulged ina tirade of oaths, threats, and abuse. He swore he'd clean out every ranchman in the district, and that he would have twenty lives for the death of his comrade. He boasted of the number of his victims and the amount of his plunder and ended up by declarln that I should be skinned alive and my has sent to Shaw as a reminder of what was in store for him. I made no answor, knowing that anythingI could say would only add to his fury. l was hopeless. I could not figure out the slightest chance to escape my impending fate. ___â€".â€"..â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"- The Kissing Uompact Thus writes the author of Girl's Gossip in London Truth :â€"Why can we not do as men do, and write to each other only when we really have something to say? And why must we kiss each other every time we meet 2 Kisses are really not agreeable greetings to exchange. Very few people know how to bestow or receive them in a neat and satis- factory fashion. A slovenly kiss is really a detestable article, and makes one dislike and despise the bestowor. Of all my girl friends who kiss me when we moot, there is only one from whose osculato greeting I do not involuntarily shrink. me butt at the kisses with lips made into a hard hall for the purpose. These almost give one the tooth ache. Others bestow their dewy lips upon one's cheek in a way that makes the recipi- ent grape hastily, but furtivoly for a e:- hendkerchief. A third contingent kiss in a cold and chilling way that says plainly enough, “I kiss you because I suppose you expect it of me.” I always sympathise with these, and would gladly fall in with their views. Amy, do at us make a Non-Kissing Compact Company, and see how many of our acquaintances will join it. The rules would not forbid a kiss after a long absence, nor would it interfere with lovers' kisses or anything of that sort, but only combat the custom of daily greetings by osculation. I feel quite Iii!» net women’s friendships would be firmer and more dunbAe if they would abandon all such heavy demands upon it. Do you agree with me? lie Observes the Rule. Friendâ€"Do you still continue to send mat- ter to the newspapers, Chclly! Cholly-Yes ; but it's merely for good faith and not necessarily for publication. A Natural Cousrquence- Confectionery and Ice Cream Manâ€"We'll loos ton of our best customers next week. Oklahoma? Ne ; they’re going to get married. the toilet, is made by adding an ounce of the essential oil of lavender and two drachme of embergrie to apint of proof spirit of wine. ture long and well. It should not be used colours, is very apt to catch the dirt ; but it may be cleaned by dipping and agitating it in a soapy rubbed or wrung ; and, when the dirt has been extracted be this means, be well ruised in hung to drip, and then pulled into shape and stretched to dry. riod out a number of experiments with a view of testing the comparative merits of caster-oil and olive oil for lubricating pur- poses on board ship. rained, they have forth all exposed parts of machinery are to be lubricated exclusively with cestor-cfi, while mineral oils are to be used for cylinder and similar lubrication. birds that die simultaneously with or shortly after their child-owners. It sounds pretty ; but the simple prose of the matter often is Assistantâ€"We will! Are they going to Place in aquert bottle, and shake the mix- for a day or twa. Berlimwool-Work, especially the lighter lather. It must on no account be it must plenty of water The Italian Admiralty have recently car- From the results ob- given orders that hence- One often reads pathetic stories of pet that the owners infected the birds. Canaries and other songsters will catch scarlet-fever, measles, diphtheria, or almoet any other human disease, and, if left in the sick-room, they are almost sure to be infected. Pet cats and small dogs, too, are often sacrificed in the same way ; and in their case there is also the risk that they will go out and become the unwitting instruments of dis- seminating disease. Cherry stain : Mix together, by stirring, one quart of spirits of turpentine, one pint of japan, one pound of Venetian red ground in oil, and two ounces of dry burnt umber. Apply with a brush, sent wipe off with a cloth ; finish with one coat of shellac and two coats of varnish. A thin solution of permanganate of potassa in hot water will make a and walnut colour. Apply several coats, slowing plenty of time for drying between each coat. Boiled oil may be used as a polish. If a little turpentine is added to the oil, it will work easier. A very fine mahogany stain is made by boiling eight ounces of fustio in one gallon of water. The old rule is to streak the wood before it is quite dry with black stein to produce the grain of mahogany. We have in the case of electrical waves along a wire a disturbance outside the wire and a current within it; and the equations of Maxwell allow us to calculate these with perfect accuracy and give all the laws with reepectto them. We thus find, says Mr. H. A. Rowland, that the velocity of pro- pagation of the waves along a wire, hung far away from other bodies and made of good conducting material, is that of ii ht, or one hundred and eighty-five thousand3 miles per second; but, when it is hung near any conducting matter, like the earth, or enclosed in a cable and sunk into the sea, the velocity becomes much lost. When hung in space, away from other bodies, it forms as it were, the core of a system of woves in the other, the amplitude of the disturbance becoming less and loss as we move away from the wire. But the most curious fact is that the electric current penetrates only a short distance into the wire, being mostly confined to the surface, especially where the number of oscillations per second is very great. A method of treatment for foreign bodies in the stomach, which appears to be practised with almost uniform success in both England and on the Continent, consists in the administration simply of large amounts of potatoes, to which the diet should be restricted. Potatoes, as is well known, are composed of nearly twenty per cent. of carbohydrates, eighty r cent. of the solids being starch and co ulose. On account of this large amount of carbohydrate, a great portion will resist the action of the digestive juices. The cellulose and other csrbohydratss increasing greatly in volume from imbibition with water load to an accu- mulation of an immense amount of indigesti- ble residue; consequently the intestinal tube is, throughout the entire time of the administration of this food, filled with large masses of non-abeorhable matter. The folds of the intestine become obliterated, and fixation of the foreign body in the intestinal tube is thus avoided. It seems that from five to nine days, or even longer, are required for the evacuation of the foreign body; and in every case which does net seem desperate a trial of this sim- ple plan of treatment should precede precede resort to gastrotomy. In fact, at a recent meeting of the Vienna Medical College Pro- fessor Billroth said that since the introduc- tion of this procedure gastrotomy for foreign bodies should become an obsolete operation. Recovered for Spite. The chuckling and other symptoms of set- isfaction led the Oxford County man to tell another story, says The Lewiston (Ma) Journal. “A woman up our way was very sick," said he. “She grew worse and worse, and the doctor finally gave her up. She had fou ht a ood fight for life, but at last made up or d that she was going to die and said her parting words to her friend; Last of all she had a talk with her husband. ” ‘Yee, Mirandy,’ said be, dropping a tear. " ‘I ain't like some women, John. I want you to be happy and have aoompanion through life.’ “ ‘Yee. Mirandy.” “ IYes, I want you to marry again, and I’ve been thinking that one of Mr. Smith’s girls would make you an excellent wife.’ ” ‘Yes, Mirandy, I've been thinking of that same thing myself.’ “You have, oh! you brute! You better wait till I'm gone before you pick out an- other wifel Oh, you wretcbl Fixing your heart on another woman before your first wife’s under the ground 1 But you shan‘t have her. I’m going to get well just to spite you and Ann Smith.’ “The woman was true to her promise. To everybody's astonishment the recovered and lived to attend her husband's funeral." years ago. and of the Fra Diavolo type attracted much attention in England through his capture of Mr. Rose, one of the present proprietors of the sulphur mines at Lercaca. whom he carried off to the mountains and who was not delivered from his captivity without the after vain efiorts of the authorities and of the British consul to obtain his release in other ways. there is no feeling of insecurity, and the distress which prevails among the rural and mining ed such feeling. Sicilians. He was the last notorious brig~ and his exploits payment of a heavy ransom, But it cannot be said that populations of the island has increas- Paople still go armed in many districts of the interior, and landed proprietors when they visit their estates usually take the precaution of going unex- pected, and keeping their movements as secret as possible, and, when they are medltatin a return journey, usually give out a fluent and later day for it than the one on which they intend to leave. The authorities when applied to re- specting the safety of a district always de~ clare it to be safe ; but, at the same time, if they know persons are travelling a he would be worth oatchin or robbing, take care to have the roads we i watched, and sometimes escorts are provided. Groups of malandrini, or highwaymen, are formed from time to time who stop and rob people on the high roads, and even sometimes rob post car- riages escorted by carabinieri. One gentle- man was seized on his property last year near Alcamo, in the province of Tra- pani, and, although he escaped, his son was shot and himself wounded in the proceedings which led to the rescue. This outrage was committed by a band of four desporadces who kept the countr in terror for some months, but were at set surrounded in a re- tired house by bodies of police and soldiery to the number of about 200. The robbers kept this whole force at bay for some hours, killing one man and wounding others, and only surrendered at last after a parley with a military officer by which it was arranged that their lives should be spared. The ob- jects of these depredaticus are usually, how- ever, small farmers and agriculturists, with where hahblte the robbers are acquainted. A contractor was relieved last year of a con- siderable sum of money close to Palermo, but then it was known that he was to pass that way provided with funds for the pay- ment of ill] workmen. Stories of such rob» beries appear pretty frequently in the news- papers, but foreigners are not attacked, al- though, if the occasion presented itself and they thought the prey was worth the risk, they would not be spared any more than the WHEN THEY WERE NEW. First in , 907. Pine me e, 1450. Needles used, 1544. Matches made,1829. First cast iron, 1544. First newspaper, 1494. Coal used as fuel, 1834. Surnames used in 1162 First gold coin, B. C. 206. Tobacco introduced, 1583. First steam railroad, 1830. Lead pencils used in 1594.. Window glass used in 694. First postage stamps, 184'). Kerosene introduced, 1826 Electric light invented, 1874. First insurance, marine, 533. First American express, 1821. First wheeled carriages, 1559, First illuminating gas in 1792. Iron found in America in 1815. Latin ceased to he s oken, 580. Musical notes intro need, 1328. Bible translated into Saxon, 637. Gunpowder used by Chinese, 80. Old testament finishei, B C 2'20. Bible translated into Gothic, 872. Photographs first produced, 1802. Emancipation proclamation, 1863. Paper made by Chinese, B. C. 220. Bible translated into English, 1534. MARCEAU. The Exhaustion of the lturmlns ofthc French General. The remains of Marceau, which have been de sited in the Pantheon, were exhumed at ice. \\ orkmen there slowly raised the slab which covered the tomb containin the ashes of tho general and the bodies 0 his sister and brother-irAaw. As the ground was being carefully searched, M. Noel- Parfait read aloud the minutes which related to the burial of Marceau in 1837 Soon the workmen brought to light a broken vase in red pottery covering an urn in white china which was also fractured, and which appear. ed to be filled with earth and coal. M. Noel- Parfait urged the workmen to take the greatest care over their task, and asked for a news nor for the purpose of inclosing the bro on urn. A cop of the Petit Mar- soillais was handed to bun. In the middle of the urn was an oblong lsadou box. ‘25 cen- timetres by 10, hearing a copper plate with the following inscription : “Marceau, Garter al of the Republic." All present uncovered their heads as the box was brought to the surface. M. Noel-Parfait delivered a short speech in feeling terms, adding : " His ashes are there, but his name is everywhere.“ The authorities present divided the debris ef the vase among themselves ; and M. Noel- Parfeit took possession of the leach box in the name of the government. An Adventuresome Lady. It is reported from Milan that the Baron- ess Cautoui, a young lady of nineteen, cele- brated for her beauty as well as for her startling originality. has announced her in- tention of undertaking a journey into the interior of Africa. She wil be accompanied by a relative, an elderly lady belonging to t e Austrian aristocracy, and attended by several male and female servants. An ofli cor in the Italian army has undertaken to pedition, and is already busily engaged in making arran omonts. The party will set out on Novem er 1, and the tour will last for a year. After a call at Aden, Mascowah will be visited, and thence the Baroness with her followers will pene- trate into the interior of the continentâ€"[N Y. Post. The issue to the public of specimen coins of the new designs adopted in 1887 and of ti 0 models struck in commemoration of h. r Majesty’s Jubilee began in J one, 1837, and was brought to a close in December last. No less than 1,084 sets of specimen coinsâ€"beside individual piecesâ€"were sold, and 7490 models. of which 944 were gold, 2289 silver and 4 957 breeze. The coal-producing area of the world, so far as known, is about 400,000 square miles, of which about threeâ€"fourths is in the Unit- ed States and one fortleth in Great Britain. But Great Britain is estimated to possess 200,000,0CO,(00 tons of fossil fuels. At the same rate, monited States possesses 4,000. : 000,000 000, and the world, it is presumed, about 6 000,000,000,000, tons, showing for as yet undiscovered deposits. A study of the statistics of urban popnla tlon shows that during the past 40 years the rate of increase in the population of the pricipal cities of Europe and America has been much greater than that of thepopulation of the globe. In this period, nearly every large community which possessed fair natural advantages has increased its population from 100 to 200 per cent., while the total increase of inhabitants is estimated at 40 per cent. In a large portion ofEuropo, from one half to two thirds of the pulatlon is crowded into cities. In the Un ted States the older States exhibit similar conditions. The horde of the Australasian colonies furnish 884 000 cattle for slaughter annually, of which 743,080 are required for home-cor..- sumption, leaving 141,000 available for ex- port. As the population increases by 4 per cent. annually, while the horde incrt ase on'y I per cent., the demand is expected to ever. take the supply in six years. The flecks furnish 11,951,855 sheep for slau hter an- nually, 5,716,000 being requir in the colonies and 6 235,885 being available for expert. The increase in sheep is 3 6?. pr cent. per annum; and at this rate the sur- plus will not it is estimated, be trenched upon. In 1888 only about oneâ€"sixth, of this surplus was exported as frozen meat. The Care of the Fraser Nails. '1' The half-moon, which is esteemed so great a beauty, if carefully attended to, will increase in time, and even when it has been almost obliterated, will grow to be very beautiful, says “ Medical Classics.” Many people think that pushing the skin back from the nail will show it more, and thatb this practice the delicate hem, as we cal it, which holds the upper and under skins together. is totally destroyed, and the ends of the fingers have an ugly yellow growth encircling the nail instead of the delicate framework which nature intended. Then the way in which the nails is out can totally change the shape of the fin ere. By cutting the nails close at the s dos and keeping the corners from adhering to the skin, hangneils can be avoided. Where the nails are thin and inclined to break, frequent oiling is necessary, and should never be polished except when some oily substance is used beside the powder. This keeps the nails more pliable, and no matter how thin they are. if pro rly treat- ed they are no more liable to reek than thicker ones. Another thing that is bad for the nails ispolishing them too roughl . They should be lightly touched and not to - bed until they become heated. This is one cause of white spots coming on the nail and merring its beauty.â€"[Ex. Heat and Hvdrophobia in. Russia- An Odessa correspondent writes zâ€"Never within the memory of the oldest: British resident here has such intolerable heat: prevailed in this region of Southern Russia, Deaths from sunstroko occur almost daily even among the native labourers. For the last ten days the thermometer has never registered less than 144 degrees at noon. One day last week it was l301n the shade- Out of reach of artificial irrigation all vegetation is parched and withered. The long search- ing days, unbroken by even a passing thunderstorm succeed each other with perfect regularity. Even after sundown there is no hroez: ; and the nights are so sultry that sleep is impossible. A sunshade is necess- ary as early as five a.m. On one day alone 21 cases of bitrs from rabid dogs were received at the station. and during the last 20 days nofewer than 38 casesof hydrophobia occurred within the city, and were treated by Pasteur’s system of inoculation. _â€"â€"â€"â€".â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" Surprise Gowns- Surprisc gowns, says the London “ Court Journal," are the latest thing of the moment. The one included in this trouseeau had two aspects, atgretty, tender green cashmere, with a re or plain skirt, and a double- breasted jacket to match. When, hey i p:esw i the two fronts of the skirt open and are fastened to a button at the heck, show- ing a pink silk skirt Very boldly embroidered in black and gold, and also the revere. The jacket turns back also to show a waistcoat and linings equally resplendent. Armed with such a gown the wearer is ready for any emergency. The Volume of Nissan Falls. The amount of water log over Niagara Falls varies with the eight of the river. Prof. W. D Gunning estimates theaverege amount at 18,000,000 cubic feet per minute. Allowing 62h pounds to the cubic foot ; this would give a total of 562 500 tons per minute, or 25,312,500 tons in 45 minutes, of which somewhat more than twethirds passes over the Horseshoe Fails. Other estimates lace tie total amount passing over both is is as high as 100,000,000 tons per hour. In com- parison, the recent flood at Johnstowu was a gill. lie Trimming. Undertakerâ€""What kind of trimmings will you have on the casket 2" Widowâ€"“N one whatever. A plain casket, It was trimmins that killed him.” U.â€"“Whet 2" W.â€"“Yes. Delirium trimmins." 1.. .1..." A‘m:..a'4..l -