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out“... . . a. m yaflw: . .M...m,.,qfl« “tummy-iv. r very d lly1 in an. ,. _m_g.uw V; t, nier reached 25 » A child threoyoarsmldlia’siaotually been v 3 ~ A an. escapismeuaaa is; halt:er A: Sfl‘iv‘di A l MEL- “ , k i . {I Q nudist drunks Widow. memorial has th sum 0 ‘ ,000 francs: .s i .‘ 2' -’ $5,, .5 3' carried ofl'.by_.-aa.eeaale,, nearTi-encsin, in Hungary, in sight of the father and mother. broke out on Monday pigbt in the towu of Fort de France, the cdpital'iof" Mdrt'inique. - Prompt actip'lninhd an: dbundcnt supply 0 moraverm w t tbr a 8( t ,' , scri- ousdiaaster! - Thbgfircmilld iiihfa‘deless- ‘; .n-z'; -... ,.g.- 1: _ A very fine perfiirniiuipl: \i'as‘ab‘com‘piliShed in connection with thé recent Indiaimcbusus in the town'of Revilgun e,'.in.tho (ibuprah, district. This mnnicip- ityLlias a lender iii Tara I’erslnld Tllpokerjee; i ~Ba_hadur, pleader and mniinilht, who does2 loot: ,- allow the grass to ’lOW under his feet. So excel- lent were t is gentleman’s arrangements that he had all his figures totalled and work- ed out during the night, and the report for a po elation ofxl3,400 soul‘s in’élideolleetor's han at six o‘clock next morning. Whatever records may come to light in England, this” taking into consideration the subtleties of. the Indian mind, and the scattered nature of provincial Indimntowns, is one that at anyrate cannot be beaten. . Russia claims to possess the oldest soldier in the world in 091. G itzenko of ‘ Pottawa; near Odessa, who on Fe . -’.' celebrated his 117th birthday. Entering "the service in 1789, over 100 years ago, he received from the hands of the Empress Catherine, after the taking of Ismail, where he was serving under Souwarotl‘, the military gold medal. This bears the inscription : “ For exception- al bravery at the assault of Ismail, Dec. 11, 1789.” - s v c...» Look out for red stockings? It has been remarked in Paris that the wearing by children of, red stockings coincides with pustular eruptions on their legs and feet. l‘he Board of.Hea1th employed a chemical except to ascertain whether the dyes coloring the stockings contained poisonous matter, and his report says that all the many speci- mens submitted to him derived their red color from aniline, and containing a large proportion of antimonic oxide. As children perspire freely, this matter enters into solu- tion and is tlius‘taken into the pores. The amount of money spent in beautifying the new . palaces of the successful Paris bourgeolsie is attracting attention. Marble staircases, tapistried panels, ancient and historic furniture, and decorated ceilings are com arativoly a new cultivation forthe new rich arisian ; but they are beginning to show in great force. Takings. census in India always arouses the popular superstitions and dread of unknown evils. After the last census of the Bhils their chiefs insisted on a new Imperial obligation that “in future no Bhil woman should ever be weighed,” they fearing that the plumpest and heaviest women. the nav tional beauties, were being checked ofl‘for‘ appropriation by the census takers. .-The expedition sent out .bya'the‘Vienna Academy of Science to explore the Mediter- ranean found its greatest depth to be some- thing over two and a quarter miles, between Molla and Cerigo. On the _ African coast, where the water is‘clear'er, white metal plates could be seen etc do th of 144 feet. Sensitive plates were acte upon ' "by the light at a depth of over 1,600 feet. _ What number Prince Victor Napoleon should put after his name has beei'r‘discuss- ed. One writer maintains that he” is Napo- leon VIII. The King of Rome was Napo- leon II, Louis Napoleon’s uncle Jose 11 was. Napoleon III, his father Louis, king of Holland, Napoleon 1V.” and he himself Napoleon V. The Prince Impcrial was Napoleon VI, Prince Na oleon" Na oleon VI , and Prince Victor apolconV I. The olfactoineter of M. Charles Henry. recently exhibited to the Academic des Sciences, Paris, measures onc’s smelling powers. It determines the weight 50f odor- ons vapor in a cubic centimetre of air which is perceptible by the olfactory sense of a ison. Itis based, on .the fact that a meld-i rane, such as paper, allows a‘ vapor to diffuse across it at a certain rate. .\1. Henry ‘ finds great differences of smell in power I l v two t Wintergreen or other per centimetre of a‘sr' can be felt. The more agreeable the scent the more of it is required to produce an effect. The Melbourne Age states that the “ Rev. Dr.” Oswald Keatingc, whose notorious car- eer and imprisonment in Dublin caused‘a great. sensation a few years ago, and who was also well-known as a minister in Northamp- ton, has met with a singular death in Aus- tralia. Some weeks ago at Sydney he was sentenced to five years penal servitude on a charge of criminally assaulting a servant girl, int since his conviction has died sud- enly in the jail hospital. He had been for some time acting as a clergyman in Sydney, and was last engaged as a contributor to a A terrible incident occurred on, Sunday forms one of the attractiqu of the fair now" daughter of the proprietor, a yonnizlion tan» or, 19 years of age, entered the lion’s cage to put the animals throu 11 their perfonnanmi; when she was attache by a lioness. which ; slplmngat her throat and a most strangled her, 3 irl’s larynx. inflicting such injuries mama} lie is despaired of. This was the first. time .I that Msdllo. Gondolfo had enterpd the cage. She died on Monday morniiig.’ "1 p A correspondent at Sierra-Leone, dirk-3, 3 reports a singular incident which occurred in that harbour on Sunday the 92nd February.«: In the afternoon, one of the beds which were odthe publicny to suddenly start off up the river as if being i witudued the mTair pursued the runaway, and on getting up to it found that the. boat was being drawn along by a 'monster fish; «pally a huge octopus, and or some little; time the mom“ of the pursuing boat: warez-from to I fil‘s’tlyme that they have made off with (Sic ’ “a,” {5 ‘ 3e}!ng flat, 71,09 floral lace“; ATOI-Oye ;Bl2fip€. J A prolohiged delicate :‘Ull'i the ifudget ;‘ ' w find‘thosc following; .In case of condémnation - hood by the posts last year. Prizes were among people, but in general from cn‘c to ‘ ousands of a milfigrtunme of vapor of Land displayedacau of the stufl-he used for Eh; l cars of State, and Yeoman of the Guard. Sydmll’ Imp"- ‘ ' ' i ' [of alcohol in France, which was largerin lSSQ ‘. u God “we Queen Victoria yr evening 5" Gonddfw“ 31‘9"“8‘3'59} Will?“ .thc taxupon alcohol lastyearliaving produc- l _ _‘ , .cil A£ll,li)l,483, or nearly 'u. million more i bf-‘mi; he“ M (‘Nuomc- R551“ GODdOlfou [than it did the yror previous. Thisis c uvi- I i re brute} We“! penglljaled U19 nilforwuuiw is greatest, the tax upon alcohol producing carried by the tide. Some persons who! «mm» alumni ‘ ' V .. i a”. bar" . L 7”" “‘0 if i I I i . : ‘ i- ' - . ' rm. - ~4;',4: ‘ ‘n .‘ . . itwascaptured' an _to backto neon! : . "hm? . .. . ‘of . . ~_ '. a... _. BB)?- hwtll'i‘fifl- \Enwlgclfi _, .,:.' ,,. 7;? «3 ’,.m4'.;"'ff‘qusm§. _,-A€PQ“1FF}3§_U ‘ bonding-Privileges. stance for this description or fish to’ "“‘- 31:35 1! If . ,l’ ‘Ttn'contendedby Pnn' co ' thin, Despttchesfrom Washth state that get-mm harbours‘mnd im‘s not an ham“ 3 car“ of Agfiflfl \ hum A n_ , 7‘5 ‘. - _ y, , y r for i ‘ - ' - I ~ $23M “If”? 1" ‘3 ".“dm néfirly‘five monthsfmid he’éhief chm‘étcr- i Ed sommuch “man” at a“ mne’ that the “"99 0 l " ale ° immense "a". the istics of the proceedings of the Lower House 3 . . body alone measuring from 8 fee: “$32 feet 'sofir are a marked hm“), to the Govern. mm 0m ‘ . disiuctcrwd the legs proportionagely lon‘g. t treatment is ve faint, and that were a v. - r w. â€". a 1‘ mg.“ and 8'.er ,0” u. f9‘.misiiԤ didemnvmethmlryem loyed gammy!mgclgniorscmostwehémmfly {delicate minim-,3 5-?0 Mionfl‘mflsan the returning”; ‘mrmbusly, if not , ,._-‘_‘..p. . ;. .tx»,. ,3 . against the monopoly in‘flfe trideivxth flus- ’ lira-Once; “18 (mellu-OBSW-Whmh noise of the H611“, which a,” l ééiific' séfiré‘e of. either refuses gwhellya ; togaegpt . or. accepts they Egghsebiids. i'l‘he ,Rbthséhild wi 'h s .e imf is 11g games the owns 1n 33.1.80 ' theimoét‘ in tillin the . M g 8 fill: may be explained that‘ the existin sys- sian «syphilis. which. as ltv‘ClllmS, is 1.7m. by. Amy carried on with great heat to a resolu- l‘gfefim‘: ,'"ctefief-mfigsgg‘hfifi‘gy“f3.22;l - e ' l , . . - raisin I -mi¢ie:mi “The. ‘ ‘ 'ties “*0 bonding Pfivileseshmtofom enjoyed by a??? t W 8 c menmct the Canadian railroad companies mama to be withdrawn and that anew order of things 5 genera», pan-caption of “Lb” theiwillbeinstituted. This is not an original ' ble of producing under proper. idea withit-he new Secretaryof the Mary but is simply the carrying out. of the late Secretary \ indom’s purpose in the nutter. tern 'cgpiedes to‘the Opnadian rai com panics; eprivi o oonveyin goods to anypo‘int-in theéfibion without being subâ€" set to inspection at the border, provided . . u . ,, . s , - - . more the h workin andpnanuring of a l . . naphtha. exiled the Carl mmum. .ivhxc!» Only 1W” “0150"” dimmed?!“ “he” ‘1” snmiuiesiifiiierthmdm indiil’eifeht ruling measure Inspected and sealed b the Amen- in certain seasons of the’ :quyys ‘9.“ ‘ had at“ len ' {1 reached - from 70.0.00 to some Miles a day~ The it“; has “timed t° be ‘1“ wk in W 33333355..s°&°;vhi3ii’ilh§§m$Zoii‘i'Xiibii: St.“ e nrnm ‘ ifiies’ifihdt b' virtue‘gar‘, I»? ..‘F°.important 9 ’c _ ,-. . . - - . . . . .- and: lit listing: rind ‘cbimbci' nsfthe‘ By 1319 'G‘mititul. fizeélhfihflf ‘he gall. tfiy’iswfi’ni-btifnlcgl‘apgm .[igbizlowish . wallow: up an .thelbioirernmslii. 99m, appease! ,m; ._,tm1c in (mug, . b“, “We”? ° °" 33"“ '33” smaller? fight!“ " ic‘g‘oao‘; 3,1,5 um}: either‘Honse‘and explaini‘tvorer ’ hues. lit“ f‘ liditéfffixg. -£f«°1’§§“°“ L a l a casus 'hnd ‘ ’rules" ti??? market} {oli3tho~‘3m‘e38 K Theymrefimlmbe'fiqye ‘luEStioned i tiv eth am} I. e l I? . rimimerg. d. syntactihe r Russian 11mph,” by the members” ,Tlns practi enhagled to. ..e , an"? ,‘lrge Tine p°°ry “or i." ' V“. ‘ & magmas 1. was arm-1... frequent squabbleé. devevm . as?! col?“ 9‘ 'f‘"°'1'i“°sm°”‘- ‘ A Pmmfi“ “’* hand. claim that the Rbthech‘ilds 11233311.. ansfvefl Pill‘fi'o‘film' 0116553119. Mdm’use : familial .Of {fulfils furnish‘edi 39‘ film. i small naphtha, lnihérs‘flnd trade-iris iui. the I calling ipr new delegateSq-‘ign-l the (Sox'ci-zii‘t‘PP‘ “Po”? 5' 91:1} 9‘. 'midt..]i7“.gla;‘d m est liberal manner. 'l‘néféite fnsmnces in me!” s“lle't'illg lbelr'ueitgdtes- The firSVwii‘k'pas‘tffgra‘l'j” all"!!! “i Wiggnc ‘9 one; w ,wfi'tmf memxfimfiflpwsenous difference. between-stile Wiidfl'll-‘V‘ilifi “f”! 2.”;‘3.all. 511m” . “def”? $1139 goth” 1 or concerns aprlr kept’ it in addition to their the GQYCE‘HQW‘W tool; Place4’dglllis. ‘l‘le‘lionf' i433 islasigg'vra ,2 .lgi‘mlgmg; dwe-‘ilirss 850°“ in mil rim :1)=‘~'Yeilt'~» them. 54mm“ Wm? 9”" “"594 “ “m ‘“ ““l’theri"iéisib iii-Elli: 33: published} and for theslat. l’rrmj/u says that those loc‘il“ papers are 41$"i1lg’lfe‘3" “maimed 53" the’ C‘msm‘e lus if? Ju‘St lgsned’fm 1:5 found. “mt ! venal ; they yield to the managed of Jewish as the division on the main question was 1 . “V, lifivfimgglgm o w eat: page” gold. I wants the Government to take the,“b011_§ 10 be take": the deltigine ~ “3"” the 1:53 "liflfll tt :0 t - “may i“ t [fly naphtha trade in its own hands. _ 3 15011313" 0m“ Claimed We “31‘? ’40 fillimkn 33:3: Foil; hot 6:1,:ngvzguoglmgeirfiae2n A“ important Chal‘ge 5“ the FrenCh mOdc dale-gates ecu-m speak at'nny-time‘ “late lEnrluEiid Progduczil thirty-five ybusfiels of of punishing criminals is effected by a law llem “Olen” ObJeCl'lfâ€"‘Hfi-tofi dclegatre spealv buggy to Ontariog twentysix fortrone lately Pl'omulgmved- Hencefortll egreat di5‘_i_mg When be com“ in“ be iinsmgire'j’ (and of beans to Ontario’s twenty ,nnd nearly tinction is to be drawn between afirst offence the Blouse voted agmimt’hwludg mm“. “16 'twe :, n-fih b l 1 f ’9, 0 ca, ' ’ :follownig day the Prime Minister himself I lwefiti Tiergs‘385 n‘; P“? °vhllhmgls to imprisonment? or fine, if the prisoner is appeared "l “‘9 tr‘buul”: “n51 deali'r‘id. limit Englisili farmer did notcrligatinhi‘s l(ilntarii: brought up for the first time the criminal the.refnsa'1t° he“ .the dele t’e wais cons“- breaker acre for acre and on the whole court is authorized to postpone the execution tut’mllal' and. that If the ouse ObJeCted to the former got 40 per ’cent more stuff off of the Punishment. If for years the criminal ' the rights given to (“Wei-“meat delegates" rhis farm than the latter. .Coming to the is not convicted Of any offencerthe ostponed t. 6 Proper couhse was to "lake? represenm- difference in value of the respective yields sentence «Will to the group . the “011.0” tyefiub'lect’ 'and’ negessaryl‘have the gross averuge return Per acre for criminal, on the other hand, commits a sec- ' that 1m“ 13m“ of the C°"~‘:“.‘““.°“ amendei 1mg and Wales is abbut $23 per acre while and oience the first punishment Will hellfie 'ifiouse appeared dismdlped to take that, of Ontario is SL1,” These are ’figures carried out independently of that following i t us.v'ew’ but the delegu'te . lylthdrew’ 0b" that Canadi f '11d 11 to (1 ~. . . . .servm that as the Prime Minister had said . . ml armers wl owe pon er’ 0" the second Ollence. The Premde Judge] 11 g ’ . bearing in mind meantime the fact that in of the court is directed, on suspendingtlie | a like wanted to 5.803.116 need net Stay' . the matter of expense as well as climatic sentence: ‘0 WM“ the crimilln-l 0f the 001180' T 8 secopd ton 1:3 mild] mm seriousi conditions he has decidedly the advantage quences of committing a second offence. m“: egmézzeepntt, : B“ €611?“ “351mm over his Old Country brother of the soil. A Vienna correspondent telegraplis :â€"â€"At way . ofi‘lces :rénabglisfifg 6:21:33: 11?? The immigmti‘)" returns tor 133‘ year Zuaim, a large town in Moravia, a wealthy tionS’Ebmad) the staff of de artmengts fire Show 3' Slight increase 0"“ the yea-r 1889- widow of thirty-eight was found murdered in reduced to a inere fraction of gheir number The total number of immigrants entering her bed in her father’s house, where she had subdepartmentsand bureaus meswe pawn, ’ the Dominion was 173,921 With 93.80155 "3111' been living since her husband’s death. The altogether and the salaries off the liming ,ed at $2,509,469 ' Of these 33:578 Were 1“" circumstances of the case are very extraordi- remaining, be mm“ with the Prime Minis. 01‘ tea at the 0115mm houses “3 “OWE-1 58““ nary. In a room between the passage and tel. himse'lf gate refiuced sometimes to a 91‘s, With Pr°PertY "glued at $333,432- thc widow’s bed room the maid slept, and in third of the’ resent amounts The‘ sixt . Thusit happens that while less then one-fifth the room beyond the “flows he” bw‘her- seventh article! of the Constitution rovidZs Oi the’mta‘l number entering the canadiau He had arranged. to 18M, 6 for Viemm by the that a large Owen that a 1m; e cation of ports remained in the Dominion those that early train, and states when he crossed his the expenditfire 'classed as it ,{eg e endi_ did remain were owners of nearly one-half sister’s room at half-past four he found her tures ushannob ’bereducedb “38 Digit, with 0f the total amount Of Gas}! and 8300153 lying in her bedvstrangled. The doctor who ’ ' y brought in, by the new-comers. It is fair out the concurrence of the Government, and came asserted that the victim had not been an ordinance was Passed defining these fixed therefore ‘30 CODCIUde that the quality 0f , dead long, since she was still warm. Some expenditures The Lower House however the Canadian contingent was much above ' 1 , the average. A striking feature of the movement of last year was the unusual number of immigrants from United’States to Canada, especially of settlers into Mani- bfit 9'3 “0 Window “’35 0P9“: “or ‘had any such-a way as largely to reduce the items of bob} from deom’ Where the crops have 100k been tampered With» su5’*Pici°n Wm no expenditure, with which it has no power to proved 8‘ failure for the past" two or three plate is missing, and the iron safe had been I doubt Mmeh to the bmther' Ideal without the concurrence of the latter. seasous' Is this a’ return of Some Of the moved from the wall against which it stood. The brother says he thinks be frightened the murderer away when he got up to dress ; has resolved that this ordinance. is ultra tires, and has interpreted this clause of the Constitution for itself in a sense wholly op- posed to that of the Government, and in It was reported some time ago that the Both the Prime Minister and the Ministry “'m‘idermg. sons of Whom so much has been local authorities of the Caucasian Govern- heard during the new couple 0f month“ ments have issued orders that allfarmers ' ’ and peasants should destroy the eggs of the locusts which were left in their neighbor- of Finance delivered vigorous addresses to the'House on the usicplnstitutional nature of its roceedings, an t e Minister of Finance - declared that the Government would, if the Lettelwf Recommendaucn' H . ‘House PerSlSted in its course: announce its A letter of introduction is usually suppos ofi'ered to those who would bring to the dissent and take other measures provided ed to be a, sure passport for the bearerto the Government stations a larger quantity of l by the Constitution. favour of thé person to whom it is addressed locust eggs than was expected as an aver- The situation is regard by the native press But, according to the experiences of Anton age from every peasant. The official gazette , as one of great gravity, but there appeared Rubinstein, the pianist and composer, it is 0f ‘ Bnkoo'. Ka‘vkaz, 'n‘O‘V reports that in the I at, the time the mail left to be no prospect sometimes well to investigate the contents Government of. Elizabeth up toiIf‘cb. 14. ,of the House altering its position. The of sucha. letter. . 4 17,571 poods of locust eggs have been i House of Peers had not yet come to the con- gathered'vand destroyed at the 'j various l sideration of the matter. - ‘ ' Government staitions. This does not include " ' ' ~ ' the quantities destroyed on the spot by pouringnaphtha over them. The. Bakoo, \Vhen Rubinst 3in went to Vienna, in 1846, full ‘of talent and hope, he took a dozen letters of introduction to prominent peo le 4 . I in that city, from It'é‘hel.Russxifsm ambassa or - i - l . l - Tiflis, and'adjoiningdistricts are infected. HOW Qu99n Vlctona was crownedv Sggdéfize‘gfiifisfi mi; 01:13 0f figniefififl‘f Serious “FEW-119319“ 1,5 bad for the "OPS Of Her Majesty was met at the door by the cal centres of Europe, and young ubinstein tile “Pptoachms 58950“ m the tmlls'cauca' great officers of state; the noblemen bore anticipated making many warm friends. 31““ 13331.09- ' ' the regalia, and' the Bishops carried the, , He made his cal s and left his letters at patina, chalice, and Bible. l‘he Queen first the houses of the peopleto Whom they Were retired to the robing-room, and then the addressed, and than Waited fer re lies and procession formed, and proceeded towards invitations, but none came. After ve or six the altar, on which was magnificent gold letters had met this response of absolute .. ' . . . {plate and beside which was St. Edward’s silence, he was. utterly ata loss to under- mon people hardly know what itis. 0n the Chain The regalia" which is only shown stand the mcamng of such treatment. gtgfggtfuggggagz Xgisi’ngetrwoxggg; 238 on such occasions, was exhibited now. The O“ I Will 388),: he said, at 1&3”, " W584} ifi Pound‘fleach was’stolen from a wagon by a St. Edward’s staff, the golden spurs, the said about me in these letters. According milmué em 10 ,ee and soldto a eamnt for sceptre With the cross, the curtana, and he opened one, and this is what he read : p 3 p two swords of investiture were borne by the “ MY DEAR COUNTESS : To. the position nflégrg’se at the Price Of one ruble each“ Duke of Roxburgh, Lord Byron, the Duke which we, the ambassador and his wife, oc- The‘ unsuspicioiis purchaser smeared the . . . . . * - â€" 1 - - of Cleveland etc. etc. The Queen who was on y -is attached the tedious duty of pat- aales of his wagon With it. But the wheels ’ ’ r0111). ’ing and recom ending our various co _ - - su orted on one side by the Bishop of Bath _ . , . :37 $51123: 2:3 xiiiciatrififi}; 2:: 3: anIdIlVells, and on the other by the Bishop patriots in order to satisfy their oftentimes the road They all assembled around him of Durham, was dressed in a royal robe 0f clamorous requests. We.‘ theFGTOI‘e, recogn- réproacliing him with stingmess ‘7 and pro: crimson vel‘vet’ trimmed With ermine and mepdgd to you thebearei‘Of this’ one Rubin. testing that they would lend him,no help if gom lace‘ 0" her head. was 3' Cimlet 0f gold stein. ' , _ hi1. wa'von' caught fire. Poor KlOPak (the and eight young ladles 0f h°r3°wn age“ .Th-e riddle WM SOIYei-l' The enraged- sobnqfi'ec of a Lithuanian peasant) swore firs‘dfislngrsâ€"‘tzgrebeaming 813;: was hmmfltdflung 1”“? {emfimmg leigersm “‘0 . - ~ - A . 0 owm ) a out, it. a, ies o r nt,o .. re, an reso VG ore on m own lit-- high and holy that he had greased his axles y y a aided eflbnts to weenie friends in the future. Caviarfis 'a preeminently Russian article of trade and regarded as one of the mational delicacies: Yet in the, northwcsterridistricts, in “'.White Russia ” or Lithuania, the com- . . . - - lei-cry one respectfully rose to their feet; pinpose. No“. they all began examining the As her Majesty Passed up the choir, the. curious grainy axle grease which appeared anthem, “1w” glad” rang thféugh the so odd and smelt so salt '. No one in the . . ‘crowd' knew whatit was.) At lastaG‘overn- Abbey’ and the? Swim” Of ‘V?tmm1§l’er ' ment a out came by the road, and noticing i SChOOl’ Wh°se “3 g “h m onusqc occasion; apcrow, of peasants stopped to see what. was ffv9?°“%3i orle a e._ ,§%;r163»e°h,tfi‘tel goihg'on. 'He immediately-rknew the cause “‘30 "now; $199“ f h 6 Q“ 6“ an?!” of the whole trouble, and a esiing the peas- down tween ‘5 L 9‘“ °, “Milagek‘m t 8 mt‘ who had used the caviar for axle grease 1 alum and tile" t (irrecogmtmn P1308“ he found out through him the their who ' Tit? $531?iggggregg:::r:&ryt:my; Queel') Q ‘ ‘ ‘ p . . . , . l ’ . ’ had stolen the Wine from tin. .axlroad \\ agon. Victoria, me unduuhted Queen of this warm “‘M wherefore all of you who are come this day The Consumption of Alcohol in Prince. ‘0 ‘10 Your mnmgen are 3'0“ Willing to do the same '3" The latest returns issued by the Ministry : \Vhereupon everybody shouted withone of Finance indicate that the consumption :Mco,d__ ‘ Why' Soldiers'Break Step. There are very few bridges in the world over which troo s are allowed to march in regular step. ii general, when coming to a ridge, particularly a suspension bridge the drums or hands are stopped, the array is broken and the soldiers pass over without keeping step, or, rather, taking pains not to keep step. . , The reason is found in" the fact that a very slight initial vibration, if continued, is imparted to the whole structure, ‘and in a short time becomes so strong a downward strain at every recurrence as speedily to en- dan er the strongest bridge. T e same riuciple is illustrated in some houses, whic can be made to tremble from roof to foundation by persistently and regu- larly pressing with the foot on a loose board inpne of‘t'he floors,‘ ‘ ,L ' A ' ~ A similiar curious circumstance is seen in the case of certain churchesvin which it is . dangerous to play the heavy pedal pipes of a grand organ, for the reason that the vib- than ever it wiiabefore, continues to increase l A cruel Maiden; ' In a hammock, gently swinging, alent to a consumption gf437,395,000 go. ions _ Blithe and gay was she, of'izlcohol, and there was an increase of con- . p ‘ 'su'ni’ption in eVery ' department, cxceptin 'Ixeath a maple, near her standing, Lhcllautes-Pyrenees. ' l‘he department 0 Tall and handsome he. .tho‘o‘eine is that in which, the consumption . . . . i “ ' Softly Singing some love ditty, , _ sweet and low. wig she; I panes of glass in the Windows, and chn to " Shall I ask her ’3" " Now or never,” imperil the safety of the foot Thinking thus was he. ‘ ‘iiver'ié 1,200,000, while next come the Seine Illit'l'llelll'c with £F60,0¢0, the .\ord with 3.2480(1'300,‘ the Pas de Calais with £360,000, the domino with £320,000, the Aisnc and the 'Si-ino'cbOise with £280,000, the Calvados, , il'cF‘Tnistcre,-and the Manche with £240,000, r ' while “1.58 other departments it reduces list-ween"£-£§,COO and £200,000. be con- i 1‘5..qu "have! iStrugagms t9 opstt$70£00k Shyly looking and mistrusting Coy and blushing, she. . ‘* On his knecs'aud close beside her, " “ Whispering low was e.' ‘ f.” .ygyf .Mf) ,,,,.', m 0.1""! ‘ French. shipyards buvepfprocesé'qf con- .struetion'for‘ the French gnavy's'uri a’rsiored r. minim of spirituous liquors hasvery much , ‘ , 1n the shadow, an forgogun, (battle ships, four” arui'prcd‘ igii s (for; coast increased in all the large towns, the increase ‘ ' Sad “a mu." of me 1' ,_ ‘ defame, “murmured goalies, he armored being as much as 31 per (:4. at at Ximes, ‘24 Ho huvon herfihnve_1,,st he“; ' cruisers, three cruisers ox‘the dt' Clam and percent at Lille, M per ce:.t.at- Renncs, ll lama] amide, 31,; V . ‘ two of the second, two torpedo cruisers, : I ration becomésiso gr'eht auto shatter thel cantofigcia‘l‘at the point 'of s . By the new regulation the inspection wi be made at t‘ie border, Port Huron, Detroit, Buffalo, Rouse‘s- Point, or any other point on the Canadian frontier where goods may be pass- ed over. Secretary Foster repudiates the charge that the'Adininistration at “’ashiug- ton have been influenced by any vindictive spirittowards Canada or by any desire to lessen- or, interfere with the carrying trade of the ,Canadian,‘roads. On the contrary he contends that the new regulation 'haE‘been devised solely in the interest and *‘protection of - the United States revenue.i He» claims that under the ,cnisting system the safeguards are insuf- ficient to prevent frauds and that the Admihistration have reason to believe that frauds have been frequently perpetrated. .MOreover he claims that at present the Canadian roads en'o ' a rivilege not grant- ed to any America Jmlid 3nd that the regula- tion to be' introduced will simply place all carryin companies doing business in the United tates on the same footing. His own words-are: " The policy of the Treasury Department will be not to discriminate against'Canadian railroads, but to abandon the policy of discriminating against the American and all other foreign carriers in the interest of Canadian transportation companies.” Secretary Foster promises that theexamination at the border will not be vexatious or calculated to delay shippers, th usindircctly compelling them to use the IAmcrican railroads;and that the revenue officials at the border will be instructed to do nothing to interfere with speedy trans- ortatiou or to embarrass needlessly the anadian railroads. Of course if thcs epro- mises are faithfully and strictly adhered to the Canadian roads can have no just cause of complaint. It is easy to see, how- ever, how consciencelcss officials who were not above taking tribes of American come panics could do to embarrass the Canadian companies and to divert from them the carryin trade which they have all alon held. It must be confessed that shoul these companies show signs of apprehension of the new order their fears would not be altogether unreasonable. It is to be hoped that nothing will occur to depreciate the value of those large interests they have built up on the other side of the line. The Largest Sailing Ship. What is said to be the largest sailing ship in the world was launched from the yard of Messrs D. &" W. Henderson & Co., at Patrick-on-the~Clydc, a few weeks ago. The vessel is also remarkable as being a five- master. This vessel, named the France, is for the fleet of MM. Ant, Bordes ct Cie, of Bordeaux, who have been noted for their outer rise in ordering vessels of large dimen- sions he France is 360 feet long, 48 feet nine inches broad and 30 feet deep. Her gross tonnage will be about 3750, and the dead weight carrying capacit 6150 tons. The vessel is fitted with a bio bottom, With capacity for 1000 tons Water ballast, while amidships there are several watertight com- partments for 1200 tons of water. The cubic capacity of these compartments, eight in number, is 42,630 feet. They can carry 1200 tons of water ballast or cargo when the ship is laden, and efficient pumping arrange- ments are provided.- ' The mizzcnmast is a single piece 140 feet in length. The lower and topmasts in. the other cases are also each in a single piece, and the Ian tbs above deck var from 159 to 168 feet. ' he diameters vary ram 17 to 30 inches, that of the topgallant masts from 10 to 16 inches. The length of the lower yards is 82 feet, of the 11 per yards 75 to 77 feet, the topgallant yar s 58 to 6'4 feet, and of the royal yards 37 feet. The bowsprit is 50 feet long and from 12 to 30 inches in diam- eter. Wire rigging has been adopted. The load- ing and discharging arrangements are very complete. Large steam winches, by Sartre, of Bordeaux, have been fitted at the hatches, which are six in number. These are supple- mented by powerful hand winches, and a large number of the usual gins, tubs, slings, chain, etc. The Decau'villc portable railway, with trucks, is also being supplied for load ing and discharging. _ The vessel will be principally engaged in the nitrate trade. In order to preserve the nitrate solution, which is formed in large quantities and which is usually dischur ed, overboard, tanks are fitth in t e hold, t be insuring the shippers against loss resulting from waste. The steam for the Winches and for Napier’s steam windlcss (which is fitted on the main deck forward) is supplied by twa steel tubular boilers 0 x (ifcet, which are fitted in a (lcckhousc amidsmps. Besides six boats the vessel will carry a steam launch. The poop is fitted up as a handsome saloon, containing accommoda- tions for captain, officers and alimitcd num- ber of passengers. The crew are i-erthcd in a large dcckhousc abaft the foremost, and the petty oflicers’ and apprentices berths and messroom are in the dcckimusc aft of the same. In the forecasile n. large, airy room is set spartan the licspual. A Fish Runs Away With a Boat. A correspondent writing from F-‘i'erra Leone, \Vest Africa. rooortsaningnlar inci- day. the 22nd Foil: nary. In the afternoon one o: i.‘ e boats whicn were moored oil' the Pub- lic Wharf was seen to suddenly: stort‘oii‘ up the river as if being curried by the tide. Some persons who wnocmcd flu.- affair pur- sued the runaway. and on getting up wit (mod that the boat was being drawn along by a “emigre ipic." 'l'his‘is really 1. huge octopus. and“ or Bonzc little time" the occu- ants of the pursuing boat wrre. afraid to 'dt‘sa- other craft. l‘iwiTy it was on - tured and towed back in town’s It. iscema that it is no unusual tézccmstauce for this dcscri diet: of fish to xii-ii the Sierra i Leone Her :our, and it is net the first time dent which occurred in that harbour-on Hun- _ known locally as a “ sea grapple." This is -, head of the population. it 33' three gallon in ; Emperor William had to express hiaiopin- rd theoihercmft. Finally ; gallon and a in Pan's (ti-e Seine.) . "seventeen high sea torpedoesutwenty-fnurl that they have made off xvii.- one of the torpedo boats of the first and twenty- boats mooredihere. It is Nlitl hat some of six‘of‘th‘e secdnd. The armored ships have the fish are of immense size, the body alone the Seine nifariecre. over two gallons in ionkevgn on the last University beat me. o tonmge of 99,026; the cruisers £65,436, : measuring from eightto twelve feet in dia- llIOSUnJllL' and theEurc, and little over one ,. lie telegraphed his congratulations to Ox- the torpedoes 7,08“. The total cost of all 3 meter, "snd the legs are proportionawa {ford on the “' smartly won boatrace.” I r ' ’ these naval structures will N870,00.),L00. ‘long. .. . . per cent at St. Etienne. a: :l 10 per out atCa/cn ; while, taking :he mnsumption per ' , I . o l E ,. Wm w........r..n. NVWWMM