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_~ .. . ,, ) . . -___._.....__ .. .r .. 3, 80118 GREAT NAVAL LEADERS. Ships and Commanders Who Will Take Part in the Next War. When the European war-cloud dissolves in a rain of blood and the dogs of battle are loosed the condition of the navy of each country involved in the conflict will most seriously afl‘ect the fighting chances of each combatant. Naval armamentis a matter of vital moment to every nation in these days. Tardy as we ourselves were in givin the question due recognition, its practica im- Dortance was brought home to us only yes- terday in the threatened difficulty with Chili. Then we were able to comfort our- selves with the reflection that we had at least a few ood ships and a few good men to commantf them. In European countries the necessity for a proper marine equip- ment is conceded as readily as that for an army. In glancing at the European navies I will not weary the reader with figures or statis- tics, as these receive due attention in the technical portion of the public press and are frequently copied into the daily newspapers. As the success of a navy in warfare depends upon the skill with which it is handled, much more than on weight of metal, I will devote my space to writing of those officers of the Euro can fleets who are already famous and estincd to be leading figures in the future. I will icfer to each nationality in the order of its importance as a naval power. England, of course, leads easily, with France, Russia, Italy, Germany. and Austria following her in the order given. NOT USED TO FIG IITING. England's representative seamen who fought in the Crimean and Chinese wars are most of them dead or retired. Few admirals now on the active list have seen much car- nage. Seymour, who bombarded Alexan- dria in 1882, is getting too old to count for much. There is De Horsey, who attacked the Peruvian ironclad Huascar with Pieiola, the rebel leader, on board. He gained little glory from this incident, however, which re- lulted in the escape of the enemy. Admiral Hood was lately raised to the peerage on his retirement, and Admirals Tryon, Hotham, ind Lyons are the three most prominent figures now. The meteor flag of England has, however. no more distinguished sailor serving under it than Lord Charles Beresford,who at pres- ent commands a. vessel in the Mediterranean fleet. His career up to date has given the greatest promise of future distinction. Not only has he shown his ability as an active naval officer, but in his official connection with the admiralty while a. member of par- liament he displayed the characteristics ofa statesman. People wondered greatly that Lord George Hamilton should have been] preferred to office over the head of Beresford at the time when both were appointed to the admiralty. It was but another instance of family influence in English politics overrid- ing the just claim of merit. For Lord Char- les Beresford is an Irishman, the scion of a. noble and historic house, it is true, and although Lord George Hamilton is Irish also, his family connections among English politicians are far stronger than those of eresford. “ ms I‘ARLIASIENTARY CAREER. Lord Charles sat in parliament for his na- tive county of \Vaterford from 1874130 1880. He was made 3. lord of the admiralty and proved a thorn in the side of the incompet- ent bureaucrats who direct that department. At length he resigned, giving as a reason for doing so the gross mismanagement of the admiralty. During several startling speeches which he delivered in the commons he ar- rayed facts and figures condemnatory of the naval administration which his previous oflicial knowledge of the inside state of affairs enabled him to gather. These speeches roused public opinion all over the United Kindom. Though Beresford has seen a good deal of naval service, he has been in only 'one cam- paignâ€"at Alexandria in 1882. But his dis- tinguished conduct on this occasion showed him to have the instincts and capacity of a man of action. The Marabout batteries had opened fire on the British fleet bombarding Alexandria. Beresford was in command of the little unboat Condor, which he prompt- ly steame right in against the forts under cover of the smoke from their guns. So deftly and gallantly did he handle the Con- dor that the Egyptian batteries, worried by the gunboat, found it impossible to get the range of the British ironclads. The Mara- bout forts were very powerful, and had it not been for Bercsford’s clever tactics could have kept the attacking fleet at bay for a considerable time. The English admiral ran up a si nal announcing his admiration of the Con or’s intrepid work. The world applauded, and ever since Beresford has been known as “ Condor Charlie.” Lord Ch irlei liaresford is indeed the co in ing man of the British navy. A great In: I A romance might be written on the career he went as chief of stafl' fo Admiral Krantz, formerly minister of marire. In both posi- tions he was a marked success. Gervais is a great worker, and capable of intense ap< pheation. Nor is he in the least a martinet, in the sense in which that word is usually understood. but it is popular with all ranks. Under the exterior of a self-possesed man of the world he conceals a heart patriotic, ardent, and sincere. Though over 50 years of age Admiral Gervais presents the appearance of being much younger. The brisk elasticity of youth has not in the least deserted him. His manners are unassuming. The recent visits of the French fleet to the great sea- ports of England and Russia took place under his command. He was selected for this important commission because of the confidence with which the French mini istry regarded nim. Few men in his pro- fession have attained equal rank at the same age. The foreign cruise of the French squadron was dictated by motives of policy on the part of the government, and the ad- miral who was placed in command was prac- tically iiitrustcd with a diplomatic mission. The trinmphal progress of the French fleet during the whole cruise was an ample vin- dication of the choice of Gervais as com- mander. THE GRAND DUKE ALEXIS. of the Grand Duke Alexis, lord high ad- miral of the Russian fleet. So many have been his adventures and reputed ad- ventures that it is difficult to distinguish the serious from the romantic or fictional side of his character. He has always been a bon vivant and lover of pleasure, and as abrothcr of the czar and incumbent of a great position in his profession he has ad good opportunities for indulgence. ling Alexis was brought up to a seafari 15 career and is Russia’s sailor-prince. H e personal popularity is considerable. Lik the czar, he is of commanding stature and handsome exterior, and has the reputation of being generous and easy-mannered. During 1875 he visited America. He made a strongly favorable impression upon those who met him in this country. The belles of Kentucky were especially fascinated with him, and one unfortunate lady became in- sane over the grand duke, her madness tak- ing the form of a delusion that she had been invited to become a. grand duchess and would soon be united to the duke. The poor wo- man was callcdâ€"let us hope not in derision of her affliction or by scornful members of her sexâ€"“ The Countess Lucinda.” The trouble which resulted in 1889 in the grand duke’s reduction in naval rank arose from his gallantry to the handsome sister of Skobclefl’, Princess Leuchtenberg. This ambitious woman, whose desire was to form | an alliance with the royal house of Russia, i went one night to a. well-known restaurant in St. Pctersburg in company with the duke. . Some Frenchmen essayed to express their ladmiration of the lady, which proceeding I Alexis resented, and a desperate row ensued that developed into a public scandal. The czar, enraged, banished the grand duke to Vladivostock, but subsequently relented and reinstated him in his former position. There is a certain degree of resemblance -â€"â€"even facialâ€"between the Grand Duke Alexis and the great Russian general Skobe- lefl‘. Both were addicted to the pursuit of pleasure and of essentially genial tempera.- ment. They had also much in common in other respects. Skobelefl‘ was a daring sol- dier as well as a carpet knight. Alexis is an ardent seaman, and while he can not and does not pretend to pose beside Skobelefl‘ as a commander lie is known to have the ma» terial in him for high professional distinc- tion. His friends claim that he has never attempted self-exploitation in the various and devious ways that are known to be characteristic of some public men. This is the opinion of naval officers, but for my own part1 regard Capt. Doubaeofl‘as the coming man in the Russian navy. It was he who performed the great feat of de- . stroying the chain of Turkish monitors that prevented the passage of the Danube by the Russian army in 1877. It was a deed that ranks with the great naval achievements of history. Doubasofi' received immediate pro- motion and was decorated with the Cross of St. George of the second class. This deco- ration is iiearly always when first besto wed given in the fourth class, but Doubasofi' re- ceived it in the second class all at once. His personality impressed me during an inter- view I once had with him as that of a man of resource and action, likely to be cool in dan er and hard to discoucert under any can itions. He is tall and of commanding presence. If he does not eventually come to the forefront. of Russian naval affairs I shall be very much surprised. A Vicar and His Flock- The Rev. C. Poyutz Sanderson, vicar of St. John the Baptist, Kingston Vale, Eng- land, at which the Duke and Duchess of Teck and family are rcgulurattendants, an- - nounced to the congregation on Sunday his intention to resign the living, and said he In March, 1880, was traveling in India, our party consisting of three ladies, and one gentleman. “is decided to camp and live quietly, spending our time gathering orchids and other botanical specimens. We, there- fore, pitched our Lentsin a small clearing on the outskirts of the dense jungle, near a mil- itary village in the hill country. Our Hindoo servants soon made us very much at home. It was wonderful to see how they transported every necessary In:- ury, and, as by ma ic, raised tents furnish- ed with carpets, ta les, chairs, books, and even a bird cage, Early one morning as we were lingering over our “ chota haziri,” or “ little break- fast,” always taken in India on rising, and speaking of thegioises made by the wild an- imals during the night, attention was at- tracted by the great chattering of wild monkeys in the dense jungle close by. At that instant a native came running into the tent in a great state of excitement, salaam~ ing, but waiting for us to speak. "Kva chahte he ‘2” (What do you want?) Mr. Norton asked. “ Sahib, plenty big tiger near by. Many men see him. He is hiding near the nala.” We held our breath for an instant, then the blood seemed to leap faster through our veins. A tiger so near ! The nala, or stream of water, was but ten rods from our tent. Mr. Norton turned to us. “ Ladies, would you like‘to go on a tiger hunt?" “ Yes, indeed,” we quickly answered, “ if it is not too dangerous? “ Never fear , we will take good care of on.” , 'A Hindoo doctor from the village hospi- tal rushed up at that moment and confirmed the news in broken English. “ Big bagboii he is ; much man-eater tiger in jungle. Yes’day one child taken, Sahib, with us.” Immediately we made preparations for the hunt. \Vei put on leather belts, well filled with cartridges, selected Martini rifles, put on pith bats with turbans over them and moved off to ‘ the da. wa khana. Here we found a party of sepoys drawn up in line awaiting our arrival. We soon crossed the where we saw the tiger’s tracks in the mud of the bank, looking like A WOMAN’S TIGER HUNT. .1 Strange Experience In India. little stream, j the footprints of a giant cat. Breathlessly we moved on toward the deep jungle of tangled bamboog and palms. Tiger-shooting is carried on in many dif- ferent ways in India. Sometimes the hun- ter mounts a great elephant and shoots the savage beast from his howdah, as the native heaters drive the tiger from his grassy lair in the jungle. Where the jungle is very dense and dangerous, so that the tiger may surprise the hunter unaware, the sportsman climbsa. tree and waits until the tiger is attracted by the bloating of a. goat, purpose- ly tied in a certain place. But at the best, ti ver-hunting is risky work, and the hunter takes his life in his hands. Mr. Norton, who had often shot tigers on foot, took us under his special care. The Hindoo doctor, owing to his knowledge of the jungle, was made the leader of the en- tire party, and we began our march. It was a. very hot morning. Everything around was parched and withered. The dead leaves unde foot were as slippery as loss. The bani os grew so near together that it was kn line. : Progress was accordingly slow. We might have been out three hours, watching every patch of jungle and elephant grass for a. sight of the beast we longed to most, when the wild cluttering of a troop of monkeys indicated that the tiger was not far off. What an exciting moment it wa's ! Though the heat was intense and we were very tired, on we went, as stealthily as pos‘ sible, although sometimes falling on the slippery leaves. But the bare feet of ouri Indian hunters made no noise as they stealthily stole through the dry grass. Heat. ed, breathless, on we went. Another chat- ter of monkeys, a. flutter of bright-winged birds as we stepped into a small grassy space, completely encircled by tall palms, showed us that the tiger was near at hand. A little in advance of our scouting party of natives was a. bit of green jungle, heavy and dark. We could see by the rustlings of the grass that it was the hiding place of some great animal. A consultation was hurriedly held. How should we attack him? There was not an instant to be lost. Again the tiger moved, and for a second we saw his yellow coat gleaming through the green. Our talk was suddenly ended in an un- expected way. A clump of elegant grass at one side was quickly parted. A great flash of yellow bounded toward us, a gleam of blazing eyes made our blood run cold. A tigress, a. mate of the royal creature in the jungle, with open mouth, leaped sudden- ly upon us ! Motionless with amazement and horror we stood. Oh, the fearful, cruel face, as she stood lashing her tail from side l to side ! Her hot breath burnt my face, as with out-spread claws she made one fierce ible to keep in a direct , other men escaped with only a few scratches, except the great rescuer, who had a great gash cut in his brown check by the enraged tigress. The splendid creature lay stretched on the ground, her golden brown skin with its velvety black stripes flecked with blood, gleaming in the hot Indian sun. From tip to tip she measured 12 feet. All was joy and excitement, for as we dashed water in the face of the wounded doctor, he opened his eyes and smiled faintly. “ Thank God, the Mem Sahibs are safe l” and we echoed his prayer. Every one was happy, all the bearers and sepoys were making salaam to us and each other, hardly excepting the dead t-igress. The first tiger had disappeared, nor were the men in condition to fight him. So, after taking the splendid skin from the tigrcss, for which proof of a tiger’s death the British Government gives 40 rupees, we returned to our tents, delighted with our first tiger hunt. The great skin, with its s lendid gleam of gold and ebony that would charm an artist’s eye, lies under my feet as I write, But I never look at it without a shudder. thinking of that awful day in the jungle when my life hung in the balance, and the brave Hindoo doctor and the gallant sepoy turned the scale in my favor. l Death in Church. An English medical journal, the Hospital, says that there are hundreds of persons kill- ed iu London every winter by bronchitis and inflammation of the lungs who contract- tbose fatal diseases while sitting in churches and chapels. This may be considered a bold statement to make, says the Hos ital, but it is not more bold than true. There are hundreds of clergyman and ministers who are the victims of chronic sore throat, bron- chial catarrh, asthma, and cardiac irritabil- ity who owe those distressing and life-short- ening affections entirely to the insanitary condition of the buildings in which they conduct their religious worship. Many persons make it a rule to abstain from at- tendance at a church from the beginning of October to the end of March, except on those rare occasions when the weather hap- pens to be both mild and dry. Nobody need wonder at the hoarscness of the clergyman, the continued coughing of the congregation, and the general discomfort of the Sunday morning service in our town churches. We have a. climate which in winter is the damp- est of the damp, and more changeable even than a. fickle woman. To manage the at- mosphere which such a climate supplies us with inside a public building requires train- ed skill and unwearying attention. But What kind of person do we ordinarily em- ploy to cleanse, warm, and ventilate our churches? Is it not the case that the sexton or church officer is very frequently a man who, having failed at half a. score ordinary occupations, is foisted into his office by some sympathetic patron because every 5 other resource has been exhausted exce t‘ the parish? A man of this class would e just as likely to make a successful Prime l Minister as a successful sexton. So far is it from being the case that the workman who has failed at every occupation is likely to i make a good enough sexton, that only the i very best and most intelligent workmen are in any sense fit for such an office. . Women Who Smoke. The empresses of Russia and Austria, the ; queen of Italy and the queen regent of ' Spain-as well as her majesty of Portugal, Roumania and Servia and the countess of Paris. are all ardent lovers of tobacco, of which they are also thoroughly good judges. I Perhaps the most inveterate smoker among the royal ladies is the empress of Austria, who consumes from thirty to forty cigarettes , a day. She keeps her tobacco in an ex- quisitely chased silver box, which together with a gold ash-tray, is always to be seen on her writing table. Hex-imperial majesty of Russia. and Queen Marguerite of Italy only smoke in the privacy of there own boudoirs. That of the empress of Russia is a most fascinating apartment, which makes a really ideal smoking-room. ltis fitted up in the style of one of the loveliest rooms at the Alhambra, palm trees giving it quite a tropical appearance, while temptiugloungcs invite that repose which is such a delightful adjunct to the fragrant weed. The countess of Paris will look at no tobacco which has not grown in the sunny land of Havana, and while the queen regentcf Spain gives her vote in favor of Egyptian cigarettes, and the queen of | Romnama declares in favor of Turkey, Queen Natalie, of Servin, has a store of to- bacco from each country, of which she is careful to get only the very best. I believe the cigarette-cases carried by some of these ladies are veritable dreams of beauty, being usually of gold, inlaid with precious stones. , Turning to our own country, it would take ' too long to mention the names of the well- known feminine votarics of the weed, some of the highest in the land, and many of them Home All costar. ‘ A Memory of the Rte Granite. “ For genuine grit and determination the ocelot surpasses all other animals,” re- marked Ben Hilbert, a famous nimrod, one evening, as we sat around our camp-fire narrating adventures. “ Why, they are the most obstinr‘ fighters. I ever saw,” he proceed; “ I never saw one give in till he was def; And yet the ancient Mexicans made a grc deal of the ocelot. They trained ocelots it accompany them in the hunt, and to protect them, also, from any sudden attack. Ocelots have quite disappeared from Northern .\lex- ico, and are now only to be found in Pan~ tuna and Central America, but less than thirty years ago there were a few ocelots to be met with in the mountains alon the Rio Grande, as far north as New New exico. " I was down in the Territory, staying with a friend who had a sheep ranch near the Rio Grande, when I encountered one of the stubborn creatures. “ I hunted much of my time while at the ranch, and it was one day when I was try~ ing to creep up on a small flock of antelope that I had the desperate encounter which I am about to relate. ” I was hurrying along through the woods, when I stumbled against two queer- looking little animals coiled u at the foot of a great black-jack tree. Tiey at once caught my attention, and I paused to ex- amine them. They were apparently about ‘2 lmonths old, and seemed to be half starv- ec . ' “ \thn I stumbled over the whelps they set up a series of hideous cries, which no doubt goaded the mother on to a great de- gree of desperation. ' “ As I stooped over the whelps to Inspect them more closely an angry snarl greeted me from the compact foliage overhead. Glancing up quickly, I caught the gleam of two fierce eyes regarding me through the thick branches. “ Before I was able to make out what the animal was, or step back from the tree, she threw herself down upon me with almost stunning fiercencss. “ I knew at once it must be the mother of the ugly, half-starved whelps at the foot of the black-jack. “ I imagined it was a wild cat, and flat- tered myself that I would have little tif'puble in frightening her or choking her 0 . “ But, as I very soon realized, I was reckoning without my hostess. “ The creature had landed lightly on my breast, to which she clung with her sharp nails. She sank her claws into my buckskin jacket clear through to the skin, all the time equalling hideously, and making frantic efforts to get at my throat. “ The force with which she had flun her, self upon me had made me stagger Innk- ward, and would most probably have knock- ed me down had I not fallen up against a- , stout sapling hard by. “ I quickly throw one of my arms around the tree, so as to avoid, if possible, being dragged to the ground. while with the other hand I sought to grapple the throat of my savage assailant. “ The agony caused by the ocelot’s hold was becoming insupportable. The blood was running from the wounds in my breast and began to weaken me so much that I feared the battle would soon be over with me. I might have tried crying aloud for help, but I was all of three miles from my friend’s ranch, and I knew there was no one in that wild region to hear me and come to my res- cue. “ I was absolutely alone with my mad as- sailant, and I realized at last that the issue of that terrible encounter meant death for one of us. My apprehensions were very strong that the ocelot would become the victor. “ I could fight only with one hand, for if I relinquished my grasp on the sappling the weight of the animal would drag me down in spite of myself. “ By moving my arm down the sapling I managed to slip lny hand into my belt and draw out a hunting knife which I always carried with me on such excursions. “Cautious as my movements were, tbs ocelot seemed to understand my purpose, for the instant my hand closed on the handle of the knife, she grapped my arm in her mouth, breaking one of the bones with her powerful jaws. ”Despite the pain I quickly caught the weapon in the other band, and as the ocelot and I swung backward together into our former position I struck at her again and again, with all the )ower of which I was capable at that dreadful moment. “The knife cut her in several places on the head and neck, but, with all the gushes she had received, she manifested no disposi- tion to give up the combat. “ She tightened her bold upon in" arm so savagely as to draw cries of agony rom me. Am“ . «comm- huwhҤ I ”c‘“ WOW WWW s, . \. ._ a... .a.-. ...-..-u._. -.~..~.~â€"¢..y..,.â€"_â€"..~ â€"< ......,-.‘ tureawaits hlnl- H6 “83 appomted 0‘0““ was driven to do so in consequence of cer- bound toward me dashing the sepoy in front even smoke Cigars. We presented a horrible spectacle, clingin ‘2 missmner last year to report on the .Suez tain things that had been going on in the to the ground. â€"'â€"',““‘_-â€"" there in deadly strife, and both covcrc canal, and when ill-‘3 report WM published parish. Laying aside his private feelings, I was paralyzed with fear. Surely my An Admirals Suggestion with blood from our wounds. last October it proved another sensation f0!“ he said he would speak plainly to them, and last hour had come ! But a native sprang I venture tolIOpe that my proposal to “ Loss of blood had so exhausted both England. 1!» demonstrated that the I‘OCkY would tell them, therefore, that it was the between us, the rifles cracked, the hunting- establish ll- free ferry “CFO-‘35 the Irish Sea that neither of us could do more than keep l shores of the canal could be blown up with dynamite by an enemy in such a manner as to precipitate masses of rock into the water am thus block the passage. This racy re- port induccd the English government to pay very special attention to the route. across the American continent as an alternative means of transporting troops to the east. Beresford is a splendid type of the naval of- titer, both from a scientific and a tactical point of view. riuxcn's NAVAL orrirnns. France‘s naval ofiiccrs are many and dis~ linguislied. I might single out from among them for the honor of tirgt place Admiral .lurii-Jide la Gravicrc were it not for his ad- vanced ago. which is necessarily removing him farther day by day from the arena of active so: vice. His record dates back to Crimean days. Much might also be said of Vice-Admirals Idiot, Ribell, che, \‘igres, Duperrc, or Lesps. But there is one figure which deserves more attention than all the rest. This is Admiral Gervais. unkindness ofhis parishioners that had com- pelled him to retire. Unlessagreat change took place no clergyman would be able to do his duty in the parish for he would have to choose between purchasing peace by the i neglect of his duty, or doing his duty and having his life made intolerable. A good deal of evil was caused in the parish by amateur religious and philanthropic work, and he asked them if they would tolerate amateur generals, amateur doctors, or ama- teur lawyers ; and, if not, why should they have amateur clergymcn‘.’ It was this sort of thing that led to dissent. “'ork being done independently of the clergyman arous- ed in the minds of the poor a dislike to the clergyman, and ultimately a dislike to the i parish church. Though he deplored dissent, be respected an honest Dissentcr or even a Roman Catholic as much as a member of the , Church of Englahd. But a worse cvil than - dissent 'was- hypocrisy. The religion of l blankets and soup denioraliscd the people, knives gleamed. It was soon a hand to band fight. One gallant young sepoy lay senseless, blood dripping from the shoulder of another. Still the enraged tigress held her ground, while fear and a horrible fasci- nation riveted us to the spot. Although bleeding from a great wound in the shoulder the tigrcss once more made ready to spriu g The ladies were in imminent peril. But the brave Hindoo doctor, knife in hand, plung- ed almost into the jaws of the tigress in deadly embrace. Over rolled man and beast iiig ; but the great tawny body of the tigress' seemed to fill all space. ' None dared to shoot, for the rifle shot might kill the man instead of the beast. Finallyâ€"it might have been seconds, but it seemed hoursâ€"a brave young sepoy rushed up, knife in hand, his swarthy face under his white turban gleam. ing with excitement. - “ Mom Sahib l" he cried : " My doctor 2 And why“! discoura'ged'tliébbncst and sincerely religi- He save my wife and child 1” He must not For the reason that while his past record is one. He {charred to certain members of die to-day l" and the brave fellow rushed known to and praised by all l-rcnchmen lie the congregation who conceived some idea, forward into the jaws of death. remains at the present time specially pronii~ ncnt in naval circles. Admiral tiervais entered the service at the age of If: in the year 1852, receiving command of a ship in lS'fll, and being pro- moted to vice-admiral in last. His conduct was exceptionally distinguished during the siege of Paris in 1871. When Admiral l’othuau was French ambassador at the who to the hgation. From this position then went round the parish and secured the support of the residents, and lust of all came to him for his consent. This sort of thing placed him in a dilemma, for if he disapproved of the proposal be was brought i into conflict with his parishioners, while if l be approved of it he appeared to be simply a tool in the bands of others. The church was crowded, amongst those Teck. . present being court of SLJames Gen-sis acted as naval at- the Duchess of Tuck and Princess May of His silver-hiltcd knife, sharp as a Toledo blade, glcaiued with lightning rapidity, and it descended just over the heart. The iigress gave one scream that made the jungle re-echo, then lay quiet forever. She had fought bravely for her mate and little ones hidden in the jungle, but against num- bars. The poor doctor, blood-stained and sense- less, was drawn away from under the out- stretched post of the dead animal. The sometimes a gleam of bloodstained white Government subsidies. showed where our poor defender was writh- Most persons, I presume, would believe for passengers, and for certain classes of agricultural and fishery and other goods, between certain ports in Ireland and the \Vcst of England, and that the cost of the ferry be borne by the State, will not be con- sidered as utopian. Great works of nation- al importanceâ€"such as the Suez Canal, the Nicaraguan Canal, the St. Gotbard Tunnel, the great railways across Canada and in India, submarine telegraph lines, and the great steamship lines on the main highways so to say, of commerceâ€"~have been aided by that if 3,000 000 of the population of Ireland . and England made use annually of such free ferryboats, it would be productive of infi- nite good to the community. I implicitly’ believe that the proposal, if carried into effect, would be of inculculable benefit to Ireland and to the United Kingdom; it would foster a vast friendly and unfettered intercourse and inaugurate an era of pros- perity and contentment. Anrnrn A. Consume, Airmail. In the House of Representatives at Washington on Tuesday, Representative Castle of Minnesota introduced a joint rc- -clution expressing the desire of the Ameri- can people, through their senators and re- presentatives, for the renewal, as nearly as practicable, of the reciprocity treaty be- tween ihe United States and Great Britain, signed on June 5, 1331, which concerned United States tradcaud business ielationa with Canada. quite, with eyes fixed on the other, as if in some horrible fascination. “ Once I attempted to draw my arm out of the oeelot’s gaping jaws, but they closed on it with such a remorselcss grip that I was forced to relapse again into quietness. “ From the film which I noticed gather- ing over the bloorlsbot eyes of the ocelot I knew she must be growing weaker every moment. “ Having recovered m breath, I fcltn'ole to resume my part in the stile to the death. Summoning all my remaining strength for a final blow, I thrust my bunting-knife to the hilt into my enemy’s body. ' “ littering a wild scream, she sprung up- ward, then fell to the ground, over which she rolled frantically for a few moments. The screams (lied away into feeble meanings, and with a long shiver she lay dead by her whclps. ”After the desperate struggle I sunk to the ground, too weak to move. llerc, hours afterward, my friend undone of his borders, who happened to pass that is ay, found me and conveyed me to the ranch, where my wounds were attended to. “The ocelot which I killed was really a beautiful creature, and measured almost six and a half feet. We took the whclps to the ranch and tried to rear them, but the were stzch perfect sas'agca we had to hi 1' them. “There is considerable stiffness in this arm, which will always be there to remind me of my first and last encounter with an occlot.--{'.\’cw York Ledger.