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.. , fl below and made a thorough search for poor m TORONTO DBOWNmG CASE. or shelter. In this way, now halting, now PRECIOUS STONES. A l LBL'ING FROM THE TORRENT. Brown, but- coald not find the least si n of stumbling, almost unconscious they made A mulling Experience with as Chadians: him. The mules we had ridden also ' P n; Hugh“ 8,." or the Struggle on a“, their "fly 30‘“ “‘0 “In” doll“ the “9“? mt _ Arthur Blacks the )1: r . I! 1,, u, Arm“, cu“... peered, and not a vestige of our camp re- onr ed run by an Sunken and then finally reached the old fisherman s - no t as to .-.wagy,~r .. .;‘,gp$w$&,w .W " Speaking of cloudbursts," said Col. Granger, a San Francisco gentleman, the other day, “ I had a little personal experi- ence in that line once, and never want it repeated. It was in the summer of 1872. A young fellow named George Brown and I were prospecting in the Buachuca Moun- tains in Arizona. It was a comparatively unknown country at that time, and filled with dangers of all kinds, inst which we were amply prepared. We ad a fine out- fit, Well stored with provisions, and we carried good arms and an abundance of am- munition. This for the double purpose of killing game and defending ourselves against possible attacks of Apaches. who were bad at that time. “Is had been out from civiliza- tion aboutsix weeks, and hodmade somesmall discoveries, but nothing which we felt would justify us in working at that time, so we pushed further up the mountains, following up a canon as far as we could go with our team,and when we could take our wagon no further we made camp, and each day prospectcd the country around it, packing our tools and water on our mules. ‘ “ We had started out early one morning on one of these expeditions. The air was remarkably calm ; not a breath stirred, nor was there a cldnd in the sky. The sun came up clear and hot, “and Brown remarked to me as we toiled up the narrow canon that we were sure of a fine day at any rate. We reached the scene of our operations about 9 o’clock in the morning, and TYISG OUR MULES l to a clump of busth proceeded on our climb up the hills. We had not gone far when the air became intensely sultry and a mass of light, fleecy clouds began to gather over- head, apparently the .vanguard of two denser masses which were forming north and south of us. Then a few drops of rain fell and the cloud masses thickened, became blocker, and seemed to rapidly approach each other. “ Seeing that a storm was upon us, Brown and I started down the mountain for our mules, the clouds above in the mean- time coming together, the darkness in- creasing, an drops as large a parently as saucers falling around us. \ e redoubled our speed and gained our mules as the two cloud masses met. It was now almost as .dark as midnight, and the raindrops in- creased in size and rapidity until it seemed as though the clouds had veritably burst, and there was a rush of water likeaNiagara coming down from the heavens. “ We had reached our mules and were spurring down the canon for our lives. The hillsides were a raging cataract of water. Great trees were washed out- by the roots; huge boulders were rolled down into the canon. The water pouring down the hill- sides found small depressions and in a few minutes tore them out to ravines. In places we could see the soil washed clean to the bedrock, and the whole mass tumbling into the canon through which we were rid- a solid wall of water fifty feet high, coming with the roar of a thousand cataracts. The noise was deafening. In the face of this mg. “ It was a ride for life. Behind us was ‘ trees turning end over end, huge boulders large as a houseâ€"being swept forward by the force behind as dust is swept before the broom of the housewife. “\Ve were urging our poor beasts to their utmost limit of endurance, the water around us growing deeper and deeper each second, the rain still falling in torrents, while that terrible wall behind us was in- creasing in height and velocity and steadily aining on us. I was a little in advance of rown, and shouted for him to break for the hills, but the horrible din behind drowned my voice, and I could not hear it myself. I spurred my mule up the sidehill, and looking back to see if Brown were fol- fowing, saw THAT lllP-ESISTIBLE CURRENT in the mass that was rolling down the can- on us one might disappear in the man: of some monster. "1 could not stop to look further for him. The rolling wall of water was coming down the canon with the speed of an express train, and every second lessened the dis- tance between it and me. It was a matter of solf~preservatiorIâ€"â€"a race for life with the elements. I had got down the canon to a place where it was widening and the stream spread out in width, losing somewhat of its depth, but still it seemed to press on like some hideous monster intent upon its rev and fearful lest it should be bullied. wcfs gaining on the sidchill, but the current was gaining on me, Moment by moment it came nearer. It was now but- u few feet distant. If I could but force my poor boast a few feet higher up the mountain we should be above its force and be safe. I thrust the rowels deep in his side, and he gave a mud plunge. The water had reach- ed us, and I felt him carried off his feet. I grasped an overhanging bush, and he was swept away in the torrent, leaving mo sus- pended, my feetjust touching the surface of the water. I hung to that. bush for my life, and despite the strongest exertions on my part it was all I could do to keep from bein'v carried away. " n a few moments the fury of the storm had passed, the water abated sufliciently to permit me to obtain r. footing, and I forced my way higher and higher up the mountain to a place of safety, whcrc, drenched to the skin, I awaited the subsidence ofthc waters. “ The storm cleared almost as suddenly as it had be un, the whole time occupied having boon ittle more than I have taken in the telling, but in those few moments a dry cannon had been converted into A RAG ISG TORR EXT. the mountain sides had been denuded, thousands upon thousands of tons of earth and rock had been changed. The clouds had expended their force, and in a few moments resolved themselves into fleece and then disappeared. The sun shone bright and clear, the torrent bad rolled away. and nothing was left to tell of the av ful comely-sin but the none of devastation left behind. A marl: on the mountain side, for above the level of the canon, told its depth. Trees uprooted and scattered mark- ed its course. Immense boulders, which had been carried for from their original resting place and left in its course,showed its power. while the desolation around me proved its destructivcncss. "‘ As soon as I could safely descend from m): p‘wzcof refuch went into the canon 31 - . ' â€" ' “I 1 0f wme‘ was 8' mass Cf debris Whom \of rock and forms a. waterfall into the har- tllell‘ weal‘led b0dleS, every moment hope fairly lick him up, and in. an instant he, deed._" By llle (‘01an “P”? with the mule he was riding, was absorbed \OHd “318 0f the bOOk’ mm W 13 an eminently mained." , The melancholy catastrophe at Port ~ Union, near Tomato last week, in which the AF ENGLISH LADY IN CAN ADA.- unfortunate young men Broughall and Mc- Nider lost their lives, cast a gloom over To- ronto society, which is deepened now the 31"“ n°w‘"d Vmccm 6"“ “a”: °r n" true story of that dreadful stru Is for life Impressionsâ€"“A land otuany Forests in the hungry waters of the 1 e is more And “all! “alert” I widely known. The only accounts of the There is no subject of greater lntesefl to disaster hitherto published were necessarily the reading public than an attractive and incomplete, as the survivors, Messrs. E. R. well written book of travels. Careful oh- Rickettg and G. S, Kirkpatrick, were in a servation and a clever pen, when combined, too exhausted condition to give more than a lend B charm to the most unpretentious few rambling Puticnlm of their own ex- and apparently unattractive country. but. periences on that fatal afternoon and of the if the subject he a land of such magnificent cruel fate of their companions, My. Rick. distances: web changing and SlFikmg etts, although severely bruised and battered scenery 83 that Of Canada, 01‘ com" 193 0‘ and suffering much from his long exposure such historic interest and peculiar features to the ice.co]d water, is now making good 3-3 “'3 9055333‘3‘i bY China 01' Japan: the“: progress to recovery, and yesterday slept it indeed, the reader should find much that good deaL ~~ so far, however, his medical 3d. Wlll attract and hold attention: , visers will not permit him to receive callers. . And Mrs. Howard V meant, in a. prettlly Mr, Kirkpatrick is also progressing favor. illustrated book just published by Samson, ably. suffering chiefly from me long expos. 140W. Marsh-m 5! CO» 0f Loud“: England: are, but escaping with less bruises than his has presented the public with a volume comrade, which will be widely read. As the authoress The story of the catastrophe, as related of “ 4,000 Miles over Laud anfl “filter ” and by young Kirkpatrick effectually disposes the WI“ Ola mall,“ POPUI‘" “1 canad“ as of the theory suggested by some that the Cpl. Howard Vincent} bl- Peg C~ 15-, We centre-board of the boat struck on a rock cxrclf: of readers here is likely to be ex' and capsized it. He says thataheavy squall eaglt‘OI’auy 131'89- The ,tltlef’f 9}" book: struck them so suddenly as to preclude any “ J. ewfoundland to Cochin China,"tndlcates avoidance of it and that, the boat capsizing a Visit first of all to the Olly Of St- J 0.1"“: with all suil set made it impossible to right and: Indeed: “19ml?” Chapter embo‘lles 9' her without cutting away the shrouds and somewhat xncurnlul interest at the present relieving her of her canvas and spam, Had moment . there only been a knife among the party There the trovellerf’ ,I'EStEd for 9- bnef this could easily have been done, but the PerlOd, alter their experience of “ the great knots on soaking ropes were too hard for blue "3531955 0933111 With ,1“ mighty Aida“; their numbed fingers to loosen and despite tlc swell lashing Itself 1“ “Pray and foam their frantic efforts to right her by swaying again“ the bleak mel‘bound 903-55- Enter' unitedl on one side she resisted ever ef- ing the romantic harbor of St. John’s, the (0,1,, mild as ’ y peacefulnes of the scene greatly impresses Mrs. Vincent. From Government House, THE CRUEL com? built upon an elevation, the view of the isl- 0f the water numbed and stiffened fingers and is said to be most striking, with its and “{ana they hild t0 ralmquh every range of purple mountains m the distance, effort 111 that direction and husband their and patches of dark green forest, alternating strength to llOlfl 011 to the rolling. lip-turned with green park‘like space. In St. J ohn’s boat's OVCF WhICh. the waves SWEEPF every each house has a flagstafl'and a floating flag, moment. In the faint hope 0f BurVIVmg long and of the interior. of the island, Mrs. Vin- enough to be rescued by some unexpected cent can hardly express herself with sufli- boat m the“ unfl‘e‘lueflted W339!!!- cient admiration. “ \Vho, secin that bare, A8 near 83 “19 SUTVIVOI‘S can Judge, the rocky coast; in the morning won d have be. squall struck the boat soon after 12 o’clock, lieved that the interior could be so lovely l” after they had been some three and 3- half Its most charming feature is the water, hours. Olll‘: from Port: UDIOD- Tbexhad made which is said to be found in every form ball lltlfle Progress: there being 9‘ strong and degree of peacefulness and storm. head Wind» and Pursued the" Way by Short: Leaving St. John’s and Newfoundland, almost unprofitable, tacks. When. the “ this paradise for fishermen,” the travel. squall struck the boat she at once capsxzed, lers reach the land.locked harbor of Han- throwing all four occupants into the water. fax, and thence journey to St. John, through The heavy sails drew the foreparl‘: 0f the the land of Evangeline, Here Mus. Vincent boat beneath the water, and all the lace had digresses to tell her readers in a good natur- ‘50 Cling ed way which the friends of her cnthusiatic near the stern still above water. 50 Small husband will appreciate, “I may fairly say Was the space that all four lay close to- that for over six weeks in Canada I was the gether encouraging one another to keep victim of the United Empire Trade League.” lfillell‘ llOld- A more Pltablex heartbreaking cottage, where they were lying when intel- ligence of the disaster reached Tomato. Such is the story of the two survivors. \Vhst they and their two com nions endured that afternoon can never be nown. Extraordinary Trial in Germany. At Xanten, in the Prussian province of Cleves, on Monday, a trial was begun which will‘be of wide interest, as the anti. Semites are assertin that another Jewish ritual murder has en committed. The facts are as follows :â€"Ou the 29th of J une last year a servant girl discovered in a barn belonging to Alderman Kn pers of Xauten the body ofa little boy. he corpse was partly covered with chaff, but was lying in a pool of blood. In the hands, whic l were tightly closed, were chaff and poppy heads, the latter being strewn all over t to barn. On the girl calling some people it was seen that the child hada gash in its throat, P reaching almost to the spinal cord, and this the doctors found to be the cause of death The murdered child was soon recognised as the son of a joiner of the town named Hegmann. He was between five and six years of age. He had been seen in the morning playing in front of the barn, and inquiries led to the supposition that it was in the barn that the murder took place. At first every one was completely at a loss to account for the crime. Soon, however, suspicion rested on a man named Buschhofi‘, the butcher and clerk of the Jewish com- munity. Several children, and even grown- up persons, rotended to have seen the murdered chi d on the morning of the 29th J one being dragged to the slaughter-house, which is close to the barn, by Buschhoff‘s wife and daughter. Others say, a ain, that on that day the murdered boy wit Busch- hofl in the slaughter-house. All manner of suspicious were soon rife, and the mob ended by demolishing Buschhofi‘s property, and writing his house “ Murderer’s house,” and damaging the shops of other Jews in the town. The Jewish community having at length begged the Minister of the Interior to send, at their expense, a detective to Xanten to discover the murderer, one was sent and be arrested Buschhofi’ and his wife and daughter, who, however, when tried were acquitted. Subsequently, fresh suspicion arose, and in the beginning of February the three were again arrested, though Buschhoff alone remained in custody. He is now charged with the wilful murder of the boy Johann Hegmann. It is not only in the cast that ritual murders are believed in. Even civilized Germany con- tains peOple who lend themselves to such Oman of the keel superstitious nonsense. â€"_____â€"â€"-.â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"C The Planet Mercury- Though Mercury is one of the smallest of But there is little of this or any other polit- POSlliiOn it is hard to conceive- SOme four the planets, it is perhaps the most trouble- ical subject in her book. St. John, New miles from shore, the angry sea. breaking Brunswick, is described as a handsome and over them every moment, fihe Elmo“ Slmk' substantial city, rebuilt from its great fire en boat rolling violently m the trough of with red sandstone, granite and brick. the sea\ond threatening every moment to Al; the month 0f the St. John river is the loosen their despairing hold, the poor fellows remarkablereversible waterfall. Astherivcr 01111184 together» every moment: the cm“ 0f flows seaward it is forced up over a. ridge the ice cold water creeping further over bor at low tide. W'hcn the tide turns the fading and death so near at hand. An hour salt water is forced backwards up the river passed and still the grim fight waged, but and forms a waterfall to the reverse way. the bitter cold had now rendered the stiff- 0f the subsequent journey to Toronto, Mrs. cued hands almost powerless and conscious- Vincent says that two features repeat them- Hess Was almost gone in two of them. An- selves over and over again to the eye, the ‘ other half hour passed, with hardly a word ear and the senses : that Canada. is “ a. land between them. Poor McNider and Brough- of many forests and a. land of many waters.” all seemed now quite unconscious, but still ‘ Toronto is described as having grown im- Chm! 0n mechanically. _ menser since a previous visit six years be- Suddenly, Without 8' Word 01‘ Sigh: Mc' fore and as being now a. proached through Nider’s hands relaxed their grasp and he t’s citizens “ may sank without a struggle. Broughall sank well be proud of it' almost simultaneously. Kirkpatrick and Ottawa and Montreal are visited and Ricketts, almost dead themselves and then “ on to Vancouver.” Fort William powerless to help, clutched desperately at has a great future before it,” while the their dying friends as they rose almost be- golden wheat fields of the N orth-west seem tween them, but their deadened hands were to have deeply impressed the writer. In- powerless, and without word or sound 1) some miles of suburbs. ’3 the sec‘ 'ruE BRAVE LADS SUNK FOREVER. fitting one. A visit to Winnipeg brings Death now seemed very nearâ€"death in an explanation of a “ boom ” from Mrs. its cruclest form. Alone out on the Vincent, which is worthy of note : “ A stormy waters, no sight, no sound to cheer buys a piece of land from B and pays half them ; above nothing but cheerless leaden the price down as a. first instalment. He clouds ; around them dark waters, each sells to C at an increased price, who, in his I moment threatening to engulf them, and turn, does ditto to D. At length B, the their friends now gone forcvcr. original seller, calls for payment, C and D Time wore an, hour after hour, almost are unable to meet the call and are ruined unconsciously. Then Ricketts cried, in trying to do so, and the load is thrown “ Good-bye, Kirk, I can’t hold on any long- back on A, who is in the same position, and er ; I must go.” " B has it thrown on his hands and is also “ Oh, don’t leave me, old man ;for God’s ruined, having speculated withthe money.” sake don’t leave me here alone,” was the This is not- a bad description of the average appealing answer. land “ boom.” “ One more try,” said Ricketts, and he While passing through the prairies, the made one last, effort and clambered'higher travellers heard the “hum of the harvest” on the boat. Whether that last effort, or on all sides, and for miles the golden grain the roll of a wave, directed in their last ex- was waiting to be gathered. The land, tremity by Him who holds the seas in the Mrs. Vincent says, has only to be scratched hollow of His hands, who can say '2 but the with a plough and the field will often yield beat slowly righted, and Kirkpatrick and a rich harvest of 500 acres of wheat. Thence Rickctts hauled themselves, their strength to the Rockies, The first experiences are nigh spent, into the bout. Although now. disappointing, but Bonifandits magnificent secured from danger of being washed off, i scenery gives more than satisfaction. It is the survivors were still in desperate plight, “a day to be remembered.” Cradlcd in The boat was only j‘artially rightcd, the the stillness of the mountains, Mrs. Vin- heavy mast and soils keeping one side com- ccnt speaks of “the pale rose tmts, the pletely submerged and the other gunwalel opalscent blue, the delicate pearl-grey,” deep. After lying completely exhausted for; which lay lightly upon their rugged sum- some time Kirkpatrick managed to get out! some to the astronomers. It lies so close to the sun that it is seen but seldom in com- parisonwith the othergreat planets. Its orbit is very eccentric, audit experiences disturb- ances by the attraction of other bodies in a way not yet fully understood. A special difficulty has also been found in the attempt to place Mercury in the weighing scales. We can weigh the whole earth, we can weigh the sun, the moon, and even Jupiter and other planets, but Mercury presents difficulties of a. peculiar character. Le Verrier, however, succeeded in devis- ing a. method of weighing it. He demon- strated that our earth is attracted by this planet, and he shOWei how the amount of attraction may be disclosed by observations of the sun, so that, from an examination of the observations, be made an approximate determination of the mass of Mercury. Le Verrier's result indicated that the weight of the planet was about the fifteenth part of the weight of the earth. In other words, if our earth was placed in a balance, and fifteen globes, each equal to Mercury, were laid in the other, the scales would hang evenly. It was necessary that this result should be received with great caution. It depended upon a. delicate interpretation of somewhat precarious measurements. It could only be regarded as of provisional value, to be discarded when a better one should be obtained. King Ohal'les’ DWarf- In the middle ages every family who could afford the luxury kept adwarf, whose principle duties were to look as ugly as possible, and to receive with equal mam- festations of gratitude the chidings of his mistress and the kicks of her guests. No royal court was considered complete with- out a dwarf, who, as court jester, amused by his wit, or, more commonly, served as a butt for the wit of others. Among the most. celebrated of these was Richard Gibson, who held the important office of page a: the back stairs in the court of Charles I. Numerous stories are told of himâ€"how he was served up at table in a pie ; how he engaged in mortal combat with a turkey cock; and how, when offended beyond hearing by one of the courtiers, be challenged him to duel, and with the pistol, which makes one man as tall as another, shot his antagonist dead. Then we read that he offered his small but manly heart, to- gether With his hand, to a miniature lady mite, and made them seem “so near and tender.” The journey through the ranges gave still further cause for admiration: Solid rock, colossal masonry, zeniths crown- cd with pinnacles and spires, is one picture presented to the reader. The Kicking Horse pass is described as the grandest of all the scenery and the Selkirks us being almost as magnificent a range of mountains as are the Rockies. And then Vancouver is reached and Mrs. Vincent sums up by saying that, given cap- ital and population, “ Canada will become the finest country in the world." The Land of the Rising Sun, the cultivated Japanese millions of nation, and unique, swqrmin China, are mailed. Thence tie travellers tnrnhcmeward. And Mrs. Howard Vin- cent has given us a charming book, which Canadians will fully appreciate. an car and commenced the long and dcsper- ‘ , ate journey to the shore. He says himself I name‘l Ann bllePhel’dl-‘md am” 1115 royal that the whole four miles was accomplished “Euler graced “:13 marriage 0‘13”??? with one car, first rowing a. littlé on one h“; Piesencei 9‘“ gave “Way “‘3 “'1‘”; . ‘9 side and then on the other. \Vhat a. fear- ‘Veddlllg was fouowe‘l W‘tl‘gre“ fefillVltY: f ul task this was can hardly be realized, the “I‘d the P?“ “73”” 09mP°59d 3“ 9‘19 “the dead weight of the sunken sails making ht4-19 PM“ Bo‘h bnde and brldcgmom . . ' ‘ ht but the re ress almostnn erce tibia and the labor were under ff"? feel: "1 hell: I Facigcdiblc. Rickeffts safalmostto the neckllnumerous Chume“ W1‘h‘Vll'Ch they were in water, Kirkpatrick to the waist. The blessed were {Ull‘Sized’ and “>5 they grew “P last. thin either rcmembersisstillstrainiu Illa-El” “id to have, 1001‘“ do?“ “P‘"1 at the oagig quite close to land. How theg their parents. The little couple liyed be- landed neither can tell, Kirkpatrick only yond the alloted span, and saw five men remembers awakening on the shore, Rick- arch” “‘3‘” cits plucking at his arm. How lon they , , had. lain there they cannot tell. Nag house It appears that the delay in the uppomt. was in sight ; neither knew where he was, ment of aFrench Behrnr sea arbitrator has and night was settling down. Above them beenflue ‘0 Mum“? R1 ‘3 Oblecmlg W rose what seemed English as the official language of the con- . forence. M. Robot contended that French A3 IMPASSABLE m"’ is the ofiicial language on such occasions. to their reeling senses, but which was really the steep embankment of the railway. They commenced the ascent, and after great ex- ertion succeeded in gaining the to , only to lose consciousness once more. our long they remained in this position neither now can to“. When consciousness returned the lads found themselves lying almost on the rails, hardly discernible in the darkness. Staggering to their feet, they painfully made their way along the embankment, hoping before long tooome across some house Emperor William has instructed Chan- cellor von Caprivi to ignore the Bismarck controversy, but it is understood the Prmce is to be prosecuted if he carries out his idea of making a tour of the principal German cities. The State Ca itcl at Albany, N. Y..even in its nnfinishcr state, is the costliest build- ing of modern times. Nineteen million six hundred thousand dollars have been expend- ed opon it-h data. The result of the confab is that the proto- cols will be kept in English and French. While French may be the official language of the conference, the decision of theconfer- ence will be given in English. There was a time when this concession to the English langua e in diplomacy would not have been listens to, but the Anglo~Sarcn light seems to be breaking even in di lomatic circles. How absurd it is for two English nations to use the French language to discuss their differences. M About Them. An interesting question was asked the other day by a French lady. She wished to know “which are the largest t noises, the largest pearls and the finest a sin of pearls. I should like to know their value and the names of their owners." An expert -â€"to wit, M. Arthur Bloche, the valuer of the French crown diamondsâ€"was able and willing to suppl this information, and chatted of earls an jewels, as glibly as the “Arabian i ights," stories. The most curious among famous pearls, it appears, is that which, three centuries ago, the French traveler Taverneir sold to the Shah of Persia for £135,000. It is still in the ossesslon of the sovereign of Persia. Anot ier Eastern poteutate owns a pearl of twelve and one-lmf carats, which 'is quite transparent. It is said to be had for the sum of £40,000. Princess Youssoupoff has an Oriental earl which is unique for the beauty of its color. In 1620 this pearl was sold by Georgi- bus of Calais to Philip IV. of Spam at the price of 80,003 ducats. To-day at is valued at £45,000. Pope Leo XIII., again, owns a pearl,left to him by his predecessor on the throne of St. Peter, which is Worth $20,000. and the chain of thirty-two pearls owned by the Empress Frederick is estimated on £35,0J0. Two hundred thousand pounds is the price of the five chains of pearls forming the collier of the Baroness Gustav do Roths‘ child, and that of the Baroness Adolph do Rothschild is almost as valuable. Both these ladies are enthusiastic collectors of pearls, and the jewelers have instructions to buy for them any pearl of unusual size or beauty which they ma happen to come across. The sister of l mo. Thiers, Mlle. Dosne, is also the owner of a .very valuable chain of pearls, which she has collected during the last thirty years of her life. Of so-called black pearls, the Empress of Aus- tria possesses the most valuable collection. Astory is told of the actress Mlle. Maria Magnier and her pearls. One day as she was about to appear on the scene, some- body mado the remark that her pearls were really of an enormous size. “It is true," she replied. “The lady whom I represent on the stage no doubt wore smaller pearls in real life. But what can I do! I have no small pearls. In France pearls and rubies are, at the present time, for more fashionable than any other precious stone. Diamonds are chiefly worn sewn all over a velvet. or silk ribbon, which is tied loosely round the neck. Really beautiful tnrquoises are very rare. The Maharajah or Ulle Sing, former King of Lahore, owns one of, the most famous, and a son of Abdel-Kader has in his pos- session the fettish turquois, on which are engraved the legends, dictated by Moham- madâ€"[Pall Mall Gazette. He Kept His Word- It was in a Choapsidc restaurant. A solemn man entered, followed by his dog, seated himself, and called for the bill of fare. It was given him?” “ that would you like to have sir 2” aksked the waiter, flipping him with his nap- m. The dog meanwhile had climbed upon the chair on the other side of the table, and was gravel regarding his master. “ V ell,” said the solemn man, reflective- ly, “ gimme two fried eggs, turned over." 1‘ Gimme the some,” said the dog. The waiter gazed at the animal with amazement, mingled with horror. The solemn man continued : “Then you can gimme a rump steak, very rare, with fried otatoes." “ Gimme the same, ’ said the dog. The waiter’s face assumed the color of cold boiled veal. ' “ Cup of coffee, plenty of milk,” went on the solemn man. “ Gimme the some,” said the dog. The waiter shuddersd, and turning, fled for the kitchen. A man at an adjoining table was much interested at the scene. He had observed it closely, and finally said to the solemn man : “ It must hn.’ been a fearful lot of work to learn that do to talk, mister. “ It was,” sai the solemn man. “ That’s a. story,” said the dog. “ What ’ud you take for him, now,” said the man. “ Wouldn’t sell him,” said the solemn man. “ You’d better not," said the dog. The man at the other table was much impressed. He began making wild offers, and when he reached £200 the solemn man relented. “ Well," said he, ” I can’t refuse that. I hate to part with him, but you can have him.” “ He’ll be sorry for it,” said the dog. The purchaser drew a cheque for the amount, which he gave to the solemn man who was about leaving when the dog cried out, “ Never mind, I’ll get. even, I’ll never speak again.” He never did. The gentleman who bought the dog was proprietor of a penny show. The solemn man was a ventriloquial crook. The show- man is now hunting all over London, trying to run across that ventriloquist. -_â€"_*â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"- fishing for Sponges. The British Consul, in his report of the trade of Tripoli, remarks that the s onge fishery on that coast is entirely in the lands of Greeks, and is carried on by means of numerous small craft, employing about 700 men nmongstthcm. The fishing takes place in the summer months only, and is effected by machine boats provided with proper div. ing apparatus, or by trawlers and harpoon boats. Last season there were 21 diving machines in use. These, as the divers have time to select and cut them,naturally secure the best sponges, but the trawl nets and harpoon boats, which can only fish in com- aratively shallow waters, to a greater or ess extent damage the sponges by tearing them from the bottom. The best sponges are found to the westward of Tripoli the quality becoming inferior towards the cast. The diving is dangerous owing to the presence of sharks and other accidents to be met with, such as remaining too long under the water, or diving beyond the proper limits, which often exhausts the divers and proves fatal to them. W The British Boilermakers and Iron Ship- builders' Union has about thirtr seven thousand members. .4». l l I l 1-; u.-<,‘..»....rap-w ‘1 .â€"~ “w‘wdo-Wq v.» .... «A . «fiw m... â€"- w-aw' “â€" _,... . “WWW- new .v