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W_-.~.,. y;va norms ABROAD. I - I ofihe laboring Day in Various European Countries. A Turkish laboring day lasts from sunrise '.o sunset with certain intervals for refresh- ment and repose, an “s Uharnbers’s Journal. In Montenegro the 3y laborer begins work tween 5 and 6 in the morning, knocks off a: 8 for half an hour, Works on till noon, rests until :3, and then labors on until sunset; This is in summer. In winterhe commences work at '.' :30 or 8, rests from l'.:.‘ to l, and works uninterruptedly from that time to sunset. The rules respecting skilled labor are theoretically the same, but considerable laxity prevails in ractice. In Scrvia the principle of indivi ual convenience rules in every case. In Portugal from sunrise to sunset is the usual length of working day. \‘v’ith field laborers and workmen in the building trade the summer working day be- gins at 4:30 or 5 in the morning and ends a: 7 in the evening, two or three hours' rest being taken in the middle of the day. In l winter the hours are from 7 :30 to 5 with a shorter interval of repose. In mantr- factories the rule is twulve hours in summer and ten in winter, _with an hour and a half allowed for meals. Eleven hours is the average day's labor in Belgium, but brewers' men work from ten to seventeen hours; brickmakers, sixteen ; the cabinet-makers of Brussels and Ghent are often at work seventeen hours a day ; tramway drivers are on duty from fifteen to seventeen hours, with an hour and a half off at noon: railway guards sometimes know what it is to work nineteen and a half hours a: a stretch, and in the mining districts women are often kept at truck-loading and similar heavy labor for thirteen 0r fourteen hours. The normal workday throughout Saxony is thirteen hours, with tWo hours for meal- taking. In Baden the medium duration of labor is from ten to twelve hours, but in some cases it far exceeds this, often rising to fifteen hours in stoneware and china works and cotton-mills ; in saw-mills to sevv critcen hours ; while the Workers inthc sug- ar refineries, where the shift system is in vogue, \vork fortwcntyfour~hours and then have twenty-four hours free, and in many or the Baden factories Sunday work is the rule. In Russian industrial establishments the difference in the working hours is some- thing extraordinary, varying from six to twenty. It is remarkable that these great divergencies occur in the same branches of industry within the same inspector's dis~ ’tr'ict and among establishments whose pro- duce realizes the same market price. Women Who Charm. 'lcyond beauty, cleverness, wit, attain- ments, beyond arr-y endowment which can be given too woman, is ilie simple and indefin- ablc attribute which we call charm. It is lili- possible to analyze its component parts, and equally so to write a prescription in avoirdu- pois or apothecary's weight the resultant precipitate of which shall compose this best of the creator's rifts to woman. Eve had it, we fancy, and .\ iriarn, Ruth and the queen of Sheba ; and it belonged, too, no doubt, to Jezebel. the infamous but splendid and sur- passineg brave princess before whom even Elijah’s couragequailcd. Sappholiad charm; so had Cleopatra and Beatrice and Rosalind. Mary of Scotland bewitcheél men's hearts not less by her conquering charm than by her wonderful loveliness and dauntless darin , while Elizabeth of Englandâ€"many sided, strong and resolute, with a man’s heart un- der a woman‘s corsageâ€"had the fatal defect of lacking charm. There are women in every cmnmunity, in every church, who with no apparent effort captivate all hearts and enjoy a popularity which others vainly envy, con- tinuing to please till their latest day, for age cannot wither nor custom stale the infinite variety of a really charming woman. A rose is a rose, and a cabbage is a cabbage, and each has its place : but nob ody claims charm for .l. cabbage, though it take the prize at a country fair : while the simplest roscbud on the bush by the way side challcngesthc world of flowers with this royal distinction. What is it ‘.’ A trick of manner, of speech, a lifting of the. eyebrow, a drooping of the lip, an air of gentle breeding, a fine-grained culll‘tciy '.' These may be part of it, but charm is something deeper. 'l'hc. pretty waitress at your elbow may possess it, whilc it is derri- rd to her mistress, the daughter, perhaps, of a hundred curls. \Vhatevcr else it is be sure it is pure womanlincss and has belonged to the fair suit since that far-off day when the suits of (ind bclrcldthe daughters of men, and, iwhulding, loved them. WhyThey Are Called Church Widows " “'hat would the churches do if it wasn‘t for the Women ‘3" inquired one citizen of nunthct‘ asthe two met in a reading-room. ” They are very successful in church work, that's certain," ausw‘crcd his friend careless- ly, adding, “ Give me a li 'ht, Charlie." " Do you know what t my call those ex- crllcnt Women who go to church alonc every Sunday ‘.’"askcd the first speaker. “ No. It must be some saintly title, I'm sure." "'l‘hcv are known as church widows, lwsausc their husbands are never seen with them. It will be a little hard on some lrus~ hands if after all they can't get into heaven by proxy, won't it ?" Shill Women Be Allowed to Vote? 'l'he question of female' sufl‘ra n: has agi~ '..-.‘.cd the tongues and pens of refiu‘mcrs tor nanny years. and good arguments have been adduced for and against it. Many of the softer sex could vote intclli 'cntlv. and many would vote as their huslunds did. and- give no thought to the merits of a political issue. They would all vote for Dr. Picrce's l'avoritc Prescription, for they know it is a boon to their sex. It is unequaled for the cure of let: .‘orrlica, abnormal discharges, morning :«iskness. and the countless ills to which wo- men are subject. It is theonly remedy for wo- man's peculiar weaknesses and ailments. sold by druggists. under a positive guarantee from the manufacturers, that it will give satis~ {Miion in every case, or money will be re- funded. See guarantee on wrapper around Ik‘iitls'. finest (attempting to carve) :â€"“ What lured of a chicken is this anyhow!" “'aiter: . -~ " Dat‘s a genuine Plymouth Rocker. ssh.“ tide?“ {throwing up both handslz-~-â€""Tlmt explains it. I knew she was an old-timer; b.2'. I had no idea she dated back there. Take ‘er away. I draw the line on the hens from the Mayflower." ‘ â€"â€"=vâ€"svâ€".v~--¢ __________________________________._â€".â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"~â€" l second 0 her series of pro- l NAVAL NOTES. Some Interesting Items Relating to the British and Other Navies. The British torpedo nboat Speedwell completed the I ressive trials under forced draught at ‘ Portsmouth Thursda ' week. According to the foreign reports t e vessel was run for three hours with three inches of air pressure in the stokehold. The engines are said to have worked very satisfactorily. The average pressure of steam in the boiler was 130, pounds, the revolutions 257} and 256i peri minute for each engine, and the collective: power indicated 3,584. horse, which was slightly beyond what it. was proposed _to obtain. The speed upon the measured mile , was 19 4-10 knots, while the mean speed realized the three hours as determined by logs was 19 knots. Like the rest of her class the Speedwell still evinces too much weak- ness to stand the strain of forced draughtl without extensive vibration, and if the Admiralty wish to have efiicient ships, ' British engineers say, theymust not sacrifice every contingency to the roblematical ad- , vantage gained by cutting own weights and banishing all dead wood and substantrabrlty in the hulls of the new-fashioned cruisers. The United Service Gazette quotes Mr. \V. H. White, Director of Naval Construction,i as speaking at a. banquet recently given by the Shipwrights' Company where he stated that Great Britain is now engaged in one of the most important enterprises which she has ever undertaken, the building of seventy ships of war, at a cost of £9,000,000 in five years. These ships are desrgned to ready in April, 1394. England, Mr. IA hrte says, is pre-etninehtly the shipbuilding country of the world. During the past month he had visited all the yards where these ships were being built, and he could assure his hearers that each of these yards could do more than the whole of the shipbuilding yards of any other nation. _ . Five years ago the Spanish Parliament voted nine millions sterlin v for increasing the naval armament, and to uild by degrees a new fleet of cruisers, torpedo vessels, and fast gunboats in the royal arsenals and in foreign and native yards. _In execution of this project the new Minister of Marine, Admiral Montojo, has decided to reorganize the navel forces at home and in the colonies. An evolutionary squadron, composed of one large iron-clad, five new cruisers, two_gun- boats, and several torpedo vessels, Will be permanently in commission vat home: The squadrons attached to the W est India and Philippine Islands, largely reinforced, will each in future be under the orders of a Vice Admiral. The Minister of Marine also pro- poses to improve the colonial fortifications and the defenses of ports and arsenals at home at a cost of several million pesetas annually. The British cruiser Reindeer, which has just arrived at Zanzibar from Mozambique, appears to have experienced a rough time at the hands of the Portuguese. The officers of the Reindeer state that they were com- pletely boycotted by the Portuguese, all the merchants absolutely refusing to sell them even the necessaries of life, and openly stated that their refusal was due to direct orders from the Governor himself. Insult- ing remarks are said to have been made of those officers attending the band stand. The Italian naval manoeuvres that have taken place during the past fortnight off the west coast of Italy are. said to have produced interesting results. There were three (livi- sions. The first, composed of the iron-clads Italia and Piemonte and the gunboat Col- onna, with six torpedo boats, made an attack upon Genoa. The second tried to capture Magdalena and thethird Spezzia. The three places were defended by their respective guardians, who all gained an advantageover the ships. The British Admiralty have abandoned their intention of fitting out the Sapphire for service as a training ship, and have de- cided not to employ her again as an effective ship of war. Tire East African Lakes Com- pany is in treaty with the admiralty, it is said, for the purchase of a store ship for use on the Zambcsi, and if the Sapphire is found suitable on survey, it is expected she will be sold to the company. A change has been made in the armament of the British cruiser Narcissus. The vessel has been )rovided with two 9.2-inch twenty- two-fon 1breech-leading guns, which have been mounted on their fittings at the bow and stern. After her gunnery trial it is ex- pected that the Narcissus will be prepared for connnission for service with the channel squadron. The British war ship Vulcan is still in dock at Portsmouth. Nothing has been done as yet to strengthen her frames. These only show weakness under the water-tight bulk- heads, and there only to a very slight extent. Her steam trials are to take place in May, when her ventilating arrangements will be thoroughly tested. It is reported that inquiries are being made in the ports of Australia and New-Zealand for the information of the British Admiralty as to the facilities offered for coaling ships of war. This problem is one of the most impor- tant which the naval world has at present to grapple with. â€"â€"â€".â€"-â€"â€"-â€" The Basil's Mouth The mouth of the snail is armed with a very formidable instrument, in the shape of a remarkable saw‘like tongue. It resembles a long narrow ribbon, coiled in such a. man- ner that only a small portion of it is called into use at once. Thickly distributed over the entire surface of this ribbon are an immense rmrnbcr of excessively sharp little teeth, designed in a manner which admir- ably adapts them to the purpose for which they are intended. The quantity of these teeth is incredible-woe species, for in- stance. has been indisputably proved to pissessas many M30411) of them. The reascn or their disposition on a coiled. ribbon-like surface lies in the fact that by use they be- come \vorn away. As this happens the r;b- bon is uncoiled, rind the teeth which before were wrapped up in if. at the back of the snail's mouth, come forvmnl to take the lace of those which have served their turn. l'hc upper part of the mouth consists of a horny surface "first which the sharp tooth: cd tongue w s. A leaf which is to be operated upon is caught between the two, and subjected to a regular iileolike rasping on the part of the tongue. So effective an instrument does this form that the ion leaves of the lily may often be found to entirely rasped oil' by it. -â€"â€"+â€"# “'hcu it takes a fellnw eighteen minutes to assist .\ girl 1.) don her scalskin sample the natural infere ice is that. he hopes to be more than a brother to her. ’, vsnce of the old- ashioned, . secretion of more saliva. i2! '.’. e Bermuda Bottled-.2 l l l l A Positive Guarantee of Care is issued with Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, when taken for chronic catsrrh in the head, or for chronic bronchial throat or lung disease, if taken in time, and given a fair trial. Money reluer if it don’t cure. Nothing on the farm pays better than a good garden. It Depends on the Liver. “ Is life worth living"? somebody asked, and the facetious reply was, “ that depends on the liver.” Health and happiness are twined together. If a man's liver is out of order, his whole system is deranged. He suffers from top to toe. This is the time to take Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. These efficacious little lobules are as much in ad- iping, drastic pills as electric lights are a sad of a wick stuck in whale oiL Energy will do anything that can be done in this world, and no talents, no circum- stances, no opportunities will make a two- legged animal without it. “You must go to Bermuda. If u do not I will not be res risi- 1: for the consequences." 'Bui, doctor, I can word neithpr the time nor- the money." "Well. if that is impossible, try sco'r'rs EMULSION OF PURE NORWEGIAN COD LIVER OIL. I sometimes call it Bermuda not- tlell, and many uses of CONSUMPTION, Bronchitis, Cough or Severe Gold I have CURE!) with it; and the advantage is that the most sensi- tive stomach can take it. Another thing which commends it is the stimulating properties_ of the fly- phosphltes which .t contains. on will find it for sale at your nrunlst's, in Salmon wrapper. lie It is an excellent thing to chew Tutti FruttiGum after the meal and induce the Sold by all Drug- geats and Confectioners, 5 cents. sure you get the genuine." . i .. r n . Mr. J. E Robrdoux, M. RP. for Cha- “WT ‘“ "0“)? ' “1.12.3.3... teauguay, will be sworn in as Provincial Secretary of Quebec in place of Hon. Mr. Gagnon, named sheriff of Quebec. All Men, young, old, or middle-aged, who find them- selves nervous, weak and exhausted, who are broken down from excess or overwork, IllTEllES FREE. 0 Canadian Watch 00., Toronto. Can. CAJâ€"cEâ€"judwuoxsmmm. m... Hospital. No knife. Book freo.‘ G. H. NCHICHAIL, M. D.. No.63 Niagara 5L. Buff-lo. N. Y. resulting in many of the following sympé 1 .00 I um i toms: iIental depression premature o m I age, loss of vitality, loss bf memory, bad wm‘wfi'xucnu“ l dreams, dimnesa of sight, palpitation of the heart, emissions, lack of energy, pain in the kidneys, headache, pimples on the face or body, itching or peculiar sensation about the scrotum, wasting of the organs, dizziness, specks beforev the eyes, twitching of the muscles, eye lids and elsewhere, bashfulness, deposits in the urine, loss of will ENGRAVING r of. ALL \ no Kmo STREE 1’ EAST. PLIPPOSES. xi: TORONTO. CANADA JILJONES, POWer mar LI ER tenderness of the scalp and spine, weak and 9mm“ E TEE RUBB flabby muscles, desire to sleep, failure to be mm“ rested by sleep, constipation, dullness of “"“75 Kt" rural-c.FELL‘c0.13VICTORIA. TORONTO hearing, loss of voice, desire for solitude, ex- citability of temper, sunken eyes surround- ed with LEADER CIRCLE, oily lookin skin, etc., are all symptoms of nervous ebility that lead to insanity and death unless cured. The spring or vital force having lost its tension every function wanes in consequence Those who through abuse committed in ignorance may be permanently cured. Send your address for book on all dieases peculair to man. Address M. V. LUBON, 50 Front St. 13., Toronto, On. Books sent free sealed. Heartdisease, thcsymptoms ofwhich are faint spells, purple lips, numbness, palpitation, skip beats, hot flashes, rush of blood to the head, dull pain in the heart withbeats strong, rapid and irrerrular, the second heart beat quicker than tdie first, pain about the breast bone, etc., can ositively be cured. No cure, no pay. Sent for book. Address M. V. LUBON, 50 Front Street East, Toronto. Ont. 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