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Va ‘1 (l. ” Tom ATKINS u can. flow the British Army Recruits Become Soldiers at Alder- shot. MGLABD'S HOME TRAINING SPOT. h: Interesting Place Near muttonâ€"the Tent ureâ€"lIspeetion by Duke of Cambridge. Aldershot to the Englishman means the great home training ground of Britc’lm’s soldiers. There Tommy Atkins learns the art of war and sees mimic battles fought and won. His brother of the volunteers also sees something of the soldier’s trade there, and annually the e «as of England are turned toward the Ber shire Hills and the stretch- es of Hunts and Surrey, where during the days of the “ mamruvres' there is much rattlingof musketry, much boomin of heavy guns and much waste of powder. ohn Bull pays for it all and issatisfied. Aldershot in itself is a sinall town which thrives on the military, and the great encampment iu . its neighborhood isjits sole object of attraction. Sandliurst, which is in Hampshire, isa sort of annex of the camp, or at least the Royal Military College is in which are trained the leaders of English armies. In it England's cadets, whether for the cavalry or infant , are prepared for entrance to the line. I‘heir friends destined for the artillery go to “loolwich. Not many years ago England’s officers were not required to have any very great scholastic attainments. They were gentlemen of the good old style, fighters every one of them, and so long as they could carouse and win battles they cared but little. The doing away with the purchase of commissions has changed all this, and nowadays the militar neophyte is a dudelet 17 years, stuffed in l of ancient. classics, modern languages, and the myster- ies and intricacies of mathematics and physical science. . ' ‘he encampment is one of the most in- teresting places within easy reach of London. It is butthirty-five miles from the metropolis, and Tommy Atkin’s daily life, whether on or off duty, has much in it to attract the civilian. Tommy, while stationed at Aldershot,is kept pretty busy from reveille to taps. There is an eternal round of drills from early morning till night. Reviews, dress parades, and other worries are always in order, and officers and men alike find little idle time. When ofl‘duty the soldier has either a hut or a tent to go to. For miles around tents have been pitched and huts erected, making the place one vast military city. The but is very plainly and scantily furnished, after the manner of an ordinary barrack room. There is a stove to heat it when the Weather is cold, a very commonplace sort of a stove, and the furniture consists of a plain white table, or rather a wooden slab set on iron treaties, and a couple of forms, also mounted on iron. Besides these are the iron bed- steads of very simple construction and easily portable. Here Tommy keeps his rifle and accoutrcments, eats, sleeps on his mattress of straw, gets up and prepares to attend the bugle call for the parade ground. A few evenings a week at least Tommy is called to school, and to a great number of men there is no more hateful duty than this. Those who cannot read or write don’t care to meet the young schoolmate who may possibly be a pompous civi- liin arrayed in soldier’s clothes ; and those who can, hate being kept within doors and lectured for an hour or two. If not a civilian, the schoolmaster is a soldier who has either had a better post or has picked upa little more “hook-learning” than his follows. The soldier who can Write even a little prefers practicing in letters to the girl he left behind him in London or some bi garri- son town, and after marching an coun- termarching for hours, and having abuse heaped upon him by some drill sergeant, he will scrawl his tale of love in any nook in which he can secure a few uninterrupted moments. ' England’s soldiers are always kept Well c clad, and once a year Tommy gets a. brand- new scarlet tunic and fatigue jacket. Then in batches of half-a-dozen the soldiers are marched to the stores, and there is a good deal of profanity before the fits are complet- ed. Profanity is rampant in the ame. Tommy gets sworn at by everybody, even by the corporal of a day's standing, and in turn be swears at his comrades, himself, his girl, or the moon. It sometimes happens that Tommy loses his temper, or, for spite, goes on a drunk if he can obtain the means, and as a result he finds himself in the guardhouse, and, later, before a court~martiaL The officers who form the court as a rule have little mercy on Tommy for his faults. He is away down in a gulf from these scions of noble or wealthy houses. '~ The camp kitchen in very much an alfresco affair, but, nevertheless, the soldier cooks know their business, and Tommy got-s good food. The camp bath is also of the alflvsco stvls. and only when the occupant ducks can his “ chums ” fail to see him shivering in the chill atmosphere. The recreation room is sup sed to be the plcasantest lace on earth or the soldier There he fin s spread out on a regulation table periodicals, very often a week or two old, and there may be provisions for enabl- ing him to indulge in an innocent game of chance. Bare walls are still the order, if one excepts a cheap rint or two. They are considered good for 'ommy. Often in the earl afternoon the soldier, tired with the dril of the morning, may seek out a retired nook from which he can watch tho-suuiight on the hills, and the snow~white tents and the golden goose, while he smokes the ipe of Perhaps he dreams of far off ttlefields, where he laid some comrade to rest in desert sands, or a fond mother and a happy home come up to him out of the past. The camp at Aldershot was formed in May, 1855. It grew out of a temporary camp in 1853, when Lord Hanlinge, - airing the great advauta es of the and, pitched tents on 00th Elli! Algorithm is unquestionably unequaled or its facilities for marsh-ling and manieuvring troops, and this the Government of the day were very quick to Wise. Since the establishment of the camp thousands of troops have been Stunned were all the year round, and uring the annual mantras-res the Lou Valley has trembled beneath the trend 0 marching hosts the smoke of whose us rolled up and up the Berkshire Hills. ‘The camp at Bourley. where the dark hills rise in the background above the white tents, is one small section of this military city. Away up the Long Valley march at ease the men of the Grenadier Guards, tired afte their. field day movements. The 'band is silent ; there is neithera bugle note nor tsp of drum, and not a man from the colonel down but is anxious to reach his quarters. They are smoke and dust begrimed, and, above all things, they suffer from mtolerable thirst. - A day in the Long Valley is no joke for either cavalry or infantry, and it especially sorely tries the patience of dandifield ofiicers. But let us wait with the cadets drawn up in the squareuin front of the Royal College for inspection by His Royal Highness, the Duke of Cambridge. The Duke has many duties to perform asCommander-in‘Chief of the army and in other offices for Her Lia]- esty, but there is probably none so pleasing to him as the inspection of the cadets atSand- hurst. Distinguisheibfficers, notables of the fashionable world, eminent Parliamentarians and Cabinet Ministers usually witness the display of soldierly efficiency of the flower of the country. The trumpeters, as a rule, are little youths born and reared with the colors. , Then sounds the call for attention, and the Duke and a brilliant staff officer appear upon the scene. The cadets drill with precision and accuracy, and the Duke hobbies along the line in his own portly way, aided by a stick or umbrella, usually the latter, to which he seems wedded whether it rains or shines. Then he praises the youths for their cleverness and appearance and tells them about the duty they owe to their country and Queen. A little while later all is over, the cadets are once again in I mufti and smiling with their lady friends, and the Cabinet Minister, the stalwart guardsman, the li ht hussarâ€"one and all are equally satisfie that there is yet no need of fear for “ Old England.” . English Roads. ' "‘ It is only about one hundred years since England pulled herself out of the mud and ‘began building those solid, excellent roads which have so enriched her people and con- tributed so immensely to their comfort, health and happiness. The \Vestminster paving act of 1761 may be regarded as the beginning of the better state of things now shown by English roads. In 1769 Arthur Zony gave a most graphic description of the terrors of English country roads, and numerous other accounts fully corroborate his narrative. In Scotland things were not any better. So had were the roads there that oatmeal, turf, straw and other articles were carried on horseback, and it took a common carrier a fortnight for his journey between Selkirk and Edinburgh, 9. distance of only 38 miles, and a coach and six requir- ed six days to go from Edinburgh to (alias. gow and return, a distance of 44 miles. More than a century ago London began - the work of extending roads into the country. This movement was, of course, violently and obstinately opposed by those to whom it proved to be of the greatest benefit. But the work was carried on, and, under the direction of such engineers as Rennie and Telford, England now boasts roads that are not excelled anywhere except by that imperial accomplishment of the first Napoleon, the road over the Simplon Pass. The result is what was foreseen by the intelligent and persistent advocates of good roads. The country has been made immensely richer and more attractive, and both town and country immeasurably bene- fited. In America intelligent roadmaking in the rural districts is, as a general thing, almost wholly unknown. The ridiculous misapplication of the rustic labor and fool- ishness known as “ road working ” is the graves) farce an ordinarily intelligent people ever took part in year after year. Stories of Doctors. An eccentric physician of the old 5 choo once. ordered a sick man to dine early, drink no more beer, and discontinue the use of snuff. After a while the patient returned complaining that he was not getting well. “ You still take stuff," said the doctor, in~ stantly detecting that his directions were not wholly obeyedâ€"and the man was forced to admit the fact. “ Then go off and die,’ said the doctor. It wasa. good prescription The man went away, obeyed previous orders, and lived to be ninety. An Edinburgh physiolan knew how to reprove illiberality in his patients. 011 one occasion he received from a rich laird a check for services that be regarded as deserving of much higher remuneration. On leaving the house Doc- tor Bell met the butler, and givin him the check said, “ You have had a goot deal of trouble opening the door for me ; there is a trifle for you.” The astonished butler took the check to his master, who, understandin the hint, sent the surgeon a check for three times the amount. “ \Vell, sir,”demanded the presiding member of the navy board to a young applicant, “ what do you know of the science of your profession? Don't keep the board waiting. sir. Supposing a man was brought to you during action with his arms and legs shot ofi‘, what would you do? Make haste.” “ By Jove, sir,” responded the young surgeon, “ I’d pitch him over- board, and go to some one to whom I could be of more service." The Reverend board laughed and the applicant received his cer- tificate. -â€"-â€"-â€"‘-Qo.â€"-â€"â€"-â€"-â€"â€"- Shocking End of A Gold Miner. An inquest was held on Monday on the body of a man found on Sunday on the rail- way near Beerierris ninemiles from Plymouth when a curious story was told. The only Witness whose evidence was of value as regards identification was Police-constable Bradfield, of the Devonport force, who met the deceased, and being able to converse a little in the. Kaflir language they hada chat. The decepsed gave the name of James Had- den, a native of Scotland and said that he had been a gold miner in Cape Colony, and returned in the us. Scot to P1} month. The witness had been informed that £16,000 had been stolen from Hadden, but the deceased stated that he did not bring much money ashore, having left his luggage on board the vessel. He had been drinking heavily, and, although carefully shown the way which he said he wanted to go, he persisted in oing inthe wrong direction. The medical evi euce showed the injuries were of s frightful character. The skull was frato ured, the bone penetrating the brain some inches, both legs and arms were smashed, and the lower part of the back was broken. The fabrics were such as would be caused by in kuoced down bys train. A verdict 0 found dead was returned. msssormo soon Ito-BROKE..- An Edinburgh Narrative. The following account of a conversation with a doctor in the dissecting room of_the Edinburgh Medical School may be of inter- est : ” This way,” said my cicerone (one of the brilliant students of last year, and a man with a passion for pathological studies). He led the way up a broad filghtofsteps,swung open a couple of doors, and without further ceremony ushered me into the dissecting room. The first glimpse was decidedly shocking. That is about the only word which adequately conveys the impression one receives on entering. There was a gory, not to say a ghastly, look about the place. A long, wide. room, well lighted and well ventilated (for the odour was really not so bad), with rows of blood-stained benches, and human carcases or limbs upon them ; at every bench a young man absorbed with a pair of forceps or a scalpel, a hum of con- versation, broken by an occasional music hall lilt, and a. roar of laughterâ€"such did the dissecting room appear at first sight. Our entrance was not immediately recognis- ed, but so soon as we stepped in among the benches a human hand (or something like it) came whizzing from the further end of the room, and made a magpie on my friend’s hatâ€"only the urbanity of student life. \Ve proceeded, and itineeded but another glance to show that each man, or set of men, was investigating a particular section of the human organism. \VHO \VHERE THERE. " You are now standing," said the doctor, “ in what is allowed to be one of the greatest, if not the reatest, anatomical schools in the world. a you sen that dark fellow in the corner, with the gold and diamond rings on his fingers? That is an Indian prince. He is on the cartilages of the joints. These three men in front of him are all Boers. . They are supposed to be in- vestigating the system of the muscles. One of them split a man’s nose in the \Vaverley Market the other night.” “ \Vas he invest-i- gatingâ€"-â€"â€"?” “ Precisely.” interrupted the doctor. “ He wanted to make a practical examination of the longitudinal section of the nasal fossae, and he narrowly escaped a month in the Calton. But there is a man of a different typeâ€"he with his head in the cavity of that trunk. That is a New Zeal- ander. He is working for honours. He revels in viscera. The individual referred to withdraw his head, gave his mustachios a mischievous twirl with his blood-wet fingers, and winked comically at the doctor. “ You seem to have all the nationalities represented ‘2” “.That is so. They are here from the four winds of heaven, and every year they are scattered to the four winds. Some of them work hard in this roomâ€"many of them feel away their time. If a man has any enthusiasm for the profession which he has adopted, it will come out here. What the laboratory is to the chemist, the dissect- ing~room is to the “ med.’ ” “ Does the “ med.” pay for his experiments 2” “ Yes, in more ways than one. He pays first of all for his material. Every leg or arm that he dissects must be paid for. The rate varies according to the supply of bodies. I have know a leg cost half-a-guiuea, and I have seen it as low as half-a-crown. COST OF LEGS, ARMS, AND BODIES. There is often great scarcity of bodies, so much so that we have had to send to other towns for them. Glasgow always refused to send bodies, even although they had plenty. Glasgow always saidâ€"‘ Send us the students.’ The usual prices paid for different parts of the body are â€"for a le , 7s 6d ; arm. 7s 6d; head and neck, 7s 6l ; thorax, 4s 6d ; abdomen, 48 6d ;â€"total, 318 6d. But verv often two students h we to be put on to a single limb, and as each pays the same money for the body the total value of a dead bopy in the dessect- ing room may be £2 63 6d. That money goes to the demonstrators of anatomy, and to the man who inject-s a solution of wax and mercury into the body. Then the student sometimesâ€"though I am glad to say it doesn’t often occurâ€"pays for his knowledge by a dissection wound. A cut or a puncture is a serious thing, if sustained while dissecting a subject in which death has resulted from erysipelas or any similar diseases.” “ And who supplies your material ;” “ W'ell, you know, times are changed. Come to this skeleton in the corner. That is the skeleton of an Irishman who, 60 years ago, started a lodging-house down in the \Vest Port. An old pensioneer died in his house one night and, instead of burying the body, he (i, e., the man who was formerly inside these bones) sold it for dissection to Dr. Knox. I believe the transaction was an accident; but having discovered that he had ‘ struck ile,’ he at once set up as a wholesale and retail dead body merchant to the doctors. FIR)! Ol‘ BURKE AND HARE. 3 That, sir, is the skeloton of William Burke, partner of the firm of Burke & Hare. To what base uses may we not come to,” apos- trophised the doctor. “ You see Burke was hoist on his own petard. \Ve dissected him in the end. There used to be a tradition in this room that Burke’s jaws moved every time a dead body was brou ht in. That, I think, is on a par wrth tie story of the bronzelion wagging his tail.’ Once, however, the skeleton did create a laugh. An Irish student, who ought to have been studying the system of nerves, spenta forenoon mani- pulating Burke’s joints. In the afternoon he brought a friend to see the dissectiu room, and, havingI carefully attracted general attention, e laced his friend's back against Burke’s ske eton, when, draw- ing a cord, the bony arms of the resurrection- ist closed round the bewildered stranger, whose predicament was not relieved by the loud guffaws that rose from every quarter of the room.” “ That, surely, was a practi- cal test to the nerves system 2” “ Perhaps he meant it for a test. The joke is still handed down. But you wanted to know where we get our resent supplies 2 If you come u tairs I wi i show you what we have on has .” He went along through corridors and u stairs, and finally opened the door of a ingy apartment, where were stored several coffinsâ€"all, as he said, coutainin bodies of unclaimed persons who had died in the public institutions, such as the poor- houses, &c. The vessels of the bodies had received an antiseptic injection, which, wheli preserving the body, would, he assur- ed me, remove all danger to the dissectors. “ And what do you do with the debris of the dissecting room 2" I ventured to ask as I was coming awa . “ It is buried, of course,” re lied the color. “ The cleaners gather u efrsgments and put them in a coffin. don't say the cleaners can distin- guish whose dissected arm this is, or whose skull that is. I rather suspect that the W â€" _ w cofiiu goes out with the heterogeneous frag- ments of half “a dozen unclaimed mortals, aim waves m was ors‘n on who will never be fixed together till the last An Explanation orthe Mishap That Ocean sJ liable of recorded time.‘ Russian Jews in Canada. A large consignment of Russian J ews. 503‘ landed in Montreal, has beenpromptly ship- ped “feet. As the Tomato Mail says there is a strong feeling in Canada against the deo portation of these unfortunates to this coun- try. not because the Dominion is not open to all who can work, but because it is feared that the Jews are not suited to the country, and are thus calculated to become objects of charity. That they will not do well in Canada, unless special arrangements are made for them, is unfortunately obvious from the observations of “ Darkest Russia,’ an English journal which champions their cause. That paper says agriculture is not their strong point. “ The enforced inactiv- ity of the long Russian winter does not suit the Jews’ energetic nature. In the colony of Russian agriculturists, founded in Vineland, New Jersey, U. S. A., by the Russo-Jewish Committee, the managers surmounted this difficulty by establish- ing a large tobacco factory for winter work only, and subsequently a clothing fac- tory, and the same men who worked in the fields eight months, worked in the factory the remaining four months of winter. The colony is a great success, the colonists pay- ing for the freehold of the land by 3 per cent. instalments quu of rent.” The same paper says : “ \Vho csale colonization can- not be attempted. All colonists, even when going to a land where their own tongue 13 spoken, to engage in accustomed pursuits, must, at their first start, encounter difficul- ties. To send these nervous, depressed, half-starved artisans to till soil as yet un- cleared. in a land where language, climate, and mode of life are alike strange to them, would be not a kindness but a cruelty, a veritable exchange of the land of bondage for the wilderness.” It is clear, then, that an emigration to Canada, for which prepara~ tions are not made in ' advance, Will be as cruel to the exiles as it will be unjust to 113. W Nourishing Power of Oatmeal. Dr. J. \V. Smith remarks that oatmeal has recently received some adversecritic- isms, and that this is not surprising, as no food article is just the thing in every case and at all times. Our daily experience con- vinces us of such truth by likes and dislikes of very common and most wholesome foods. It is natural and best to have some variation of diet. One thing may be just adapted to the state of the individualâ€"bodily and mentallyâ€"at one time and not at another, while with another person, it may never agree. The so-called “ eternal fitness of things” needs to be carefully studied before deciding an important question too hastily. \Vithout entering into lengthy apd uninter- esting details, chemistry, physwlogy and experience all prove oatmeal one of the most valuable cereal foods for producing good muscles and clear heads. \_Vhy, then, is it frequently found to disagree? It is easily answered. By being used almost exclusively as mush, it is swallowed so easily that it is not properly mixed with the salivaâ€"the first step for digestion. \Vhen there is little or no saliva, as in some diseases, there is also a very weak or no digestion. A good authority says: “ No saliva, no digestion.” If any soft food, mush, toast, etc., is swallowed too rapidly, or any food is washed down with tea, coffee, milk, beer, wine or water, some degree of indigestion is thereby produced sooner" or later, as often shown by a sense of fullness, discomfort, belching and other disturbances. If there is a lack of saliva, or that of proper quality, it is often best to eat some hard kind of bread, as thin, hard, Scotch oatmeal bread, bread-crusts, rusks, etc., when the teeth admit of it, and very slowly, to _ thus naturally increase the amount and quality of the saliva. Such a course is of ten better and a safer corrective than all the drugs and nostrums in the country. Good health can usually and should be secured by correct living. The. best physicians are those who recogn£ige this fact and try to teach it to such pa lents us are wise enough to employ them. Oatmeal can be used in a variety of ways. As mush, it is often drowned in too much milk, sugar, butter, etc., for good digestion ; is swallow- ed so easily that it helps lead to overeating and its bad results. Let us go slow before we reject oatmeal as a food. To which we would add. It would be folly, indeed, to reject oatmeal, which is one of the best foods given by natureâ€"as the Scotch and Irish people are ready to attest after many generations of experience. â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"-O-â€"â€"-â€"vâ€"â€" Origin of Familiar Phrases. The term windfall, in the sense of good luck, dates from a remote time, when it was a criminal offence to cut timber in the forests. Only such could be gathered as the wind had blown down ;hencea heavy wind- storm was hailed by the peasants as so much good luck, and from this comes the modern application of the expression. Several ex- lanations are given of the origin of " by liook or by crook.” One writer tells us that two lawyers, always in opposition to each other, were called respectively Hook and Crook, and be the case what it would, every suitor was sure to have one or the other on his side. The author of “ Familiar “’ords and Phrases" says that it probably means “ foully like a thief, or holi y likes. bishop,” the hook being used by burglars, the crock being the bishop's crozier. According to an old legend, the numerous families of Hook and Crook formerly did the ferry business for the whole of the British metropolis. On whatever boat crossed the Thames, you wore sure to ride with Hook or Crook. The menu originated in Germany. At a state dinner a certain elector had along paper be- fore him to which he referred every time before he ordered adish. A friend who sat near him asked what he was reading. The elector silently handed the paper to his in- terrogator. It contained a list of the viands repared for the occasion, which the elector Bad ordered the cook to write for him. The idea of having such a list so pleased the illustrious assembly that they introduced it each into his own household, and since that time the fashion of havin a menu has spread allover the Civilized wor d. " Promises are like pie crust, made to be broken,” says the old originated before railr station pic was invean c' but “"5 flying the remarkab c recove 1 red to the Steamship Btrurta Attention has been attracted to the ac: count in the papers recently of the expert-r once of the Cunard steamer Etruria with what, for the want of a better term, is called “tidal wave.” Thisname has grown out of tht a itation of the sea, under the direct action 0 submerged volcanic or earthquake dis- turbauces, not uncommon in the Pacific, but very unusual, if not entirely unkno on. in the Northern Altantic Ocean. The term comes more properly from the rush of the incoming tides in locations such as the Ba of Fundy, the French coast and the moat l of the Colorado River in the Gulf of Califor~ nia, where the wall of water constituting the first roller is frequently so formidable as to swamp vessels of considerable size. Inas- much as in the latitude and longitude where the Etruria met with her experience there has never been such a thing known as vol- canic or tidal action we can hardly term the wall of water she encountered a tidal wave. Till KIND 01“ SEA THE BTRUBIA MET. The wind from any one direction for a period creates a sea from that direction. This sea may meet a sea previously formed by a wind that has blown from an opposite quarter. The result is to create an irregular seaâ€"a conflict of two seas from difl‘ereut ' directions, both contending for the right of way, causing them to rear up, forming a toppling body of water with an almost per- pendicular wall and a consequent deep de- pression in its front. Again, there may be an a gregation of several seas into one, aris- ing rom the old swell of previous blows from different points of the compass meeting similar waves. it is pretty generally estimated by sea- farin men that the speed of an incoming sea. 0 ten reaches as high as twenty miles an hour. Aswift steamer, as we know, runs at nearly or quite an equal rate. Thus we have two powerful heavy bodies meeting at an aggregated velocity of forty miles an hour. Presuming the steamer to be on her downward plunge from the last larger sea that has passsed under her into the valley between it and one of these aggro ated seas suddenly formed ahead of her, wit 1 its stee wall, there being no long slope on whic the bow can rise by buoyancy she must unavoidably plungie into this coming wave below its crest. er great speed, added to that of the coming wave, gives her no time to rise forward to meet it otherwise. The consequence must necessarily be a boarding sea and sweptdecks. LESS DANGER IN A SLO\\'ER SHIP. A slower ship would escape with less damage, because the force of the impact would be lessened, although even in that case things might be quite lively. If the ship could be brought to a sudden standstill there would then be only the im act of the speed of the wave, which wouh give the bow a chance to rise partially and encounter it nearer its crest, where there was a lesson- ed body of water. In other words, she would not dive so deep and the force of im- pact'he so much reduced as greatly to lessen the danger. The ships of the present day, while per- haps no sharper forward than those of the past, have much greater length and hence are able to ride the crests of several short seas, giving them greater steadiness and less liability to plunge. But owing to their greater length and greater weight they are slower to rise for- ward to the approaching sea, and their great speed gives too little time for the bow to rise to the. summit of the wave. Conse- quently they dive into it. Sharpness and great speed make very wet ships. DANCERS OF FIVE DAY SHIPS. The effects of great speed in a sea may, as I have tried to show, bring us to serious consideration of the question of safety for the coming ship that is expected to cross the ocean in two days less time than at pre- sent, to do which she must maintain a speed of seven hundred miles a day, or say thirty miles an hour. \Vhat about meeting one of these aggregated waves or walls of water rolling toward her at the rate of twenty, causing an impact equivalent to fifty? I should not want to be on deck. Aside from this danger by head seas, what a terrible strain on machinery ! Can shafts be made to stand and blades in the propellers to remain in their hubs? It must heâ€"patent to all that the steamers of the day are put to their utmost speed and the highest possible power is gotten out of the machinery. We all remember the accident to the City of Paris and how dangerously near she came to going to the bottom. The next accident might not terminate as fortunately. A few hundred lives lost, a shock to the communâ€" ity, the usual homilies in the papers, and in ten days all would be forgotten and the struggle would go on; and the very eople who howled the loudest, if going to Europe next day, would take the fastest ship. It is evident thatinasmuch as the struggle for supremacy in speed is bound to continue and tidal or aggregated big sons are likely to go on, the only remedy for the danger consequent upon the great speed of the comingship is to be found in completely on- closing thc deck with the turtle back and keep passengers under cover in ran 1) weather, while the “ conning ” bridge or the officers will necessarily be perched up to the elevation at the top of the smokcstack. In other words, make acomplete diving bell of her and give her the qualities of Jules Verne’s ship in which he cruised under the 808. W Found at Last. “You say you want my daughter," said the proprietor of a morning newspaper to a young man who was sitting nervously on the edge of a chair and wiping his feverish brow with a trembling handkerchief. “ Yâ€"yes, sir.” “ Have you spoken to heron this matter 1” “Sheâ€"she referred me to you, sir.” “ Is your affection for her deep and sin- cerc?" “ Sincere !" gasped the young man. “ I pledge you my word I haven’t slept a wink ncr eaten a mouthful for six whole weeks for thinking of her." “George,” said the father, after looking at him a moment reflectively, “ I think you may come into my family. I need a young man of your capabilities to swear to the circulation of my paper.” Prepared for the Worst “ How did oung Clark take the news of of his rich uncle 1'" " Philosophically. e said he was preo bated for the worst.” manomelwvc:-Lrarx.ar_s,=sisflWm., . .