The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

:tktfifiwnesm . urns-I. .,Wm NW n nanm... H . .,. . ..,, . i I i 2 l l, i l i z Gum A Haid~Workinc Woman- All day she hurried to get through. The same as lots of wiminin do : Sometimes at night licr husbnn‘ said : “his. ain't you coin‘ to come to bed 1" An‘ then she'd kinder give uhitch. An‘ pans-o half way between a stitch. An‘ sorter sigh. an'say that she Was ready as she‘d ever be. She reckoned. ‘ An' so the years went. one by one: An‘ somehow she was never done: An“ when the angel said as how " “5115‘ Smith. it}; time you rested now, She sorter raised her eyes to look A second. as a stitch one took : "All right : l'm coniin now," says she. ".l'iu readyni 111 ever 8. I reckon." Home-Made Tooth Soap. A nice tooth soap, or a sweet-smelling tooth powder. maybe reckoned among the toilet articles which are the delight of every well~organizcd woman. But the best tooth soaps, in the language of the little girl “ cost money,” and many a. woman has been compelled to buy some- thing less dainty th‘an she wanted, because she could not afford to buy the gilt-edged variety. Herc iso tooth soap which may be highly recommended. It is sweet smelling, nice tasting and cleansing without having in its composition an ingredient which could pos- sibly harm the teeth. Indeed, it is so mild that those who require a “gritty ” soap must add pumice stone to the compound. ' For the tooth soap get of powdered orris root a quarter of a pound, of powdered myrrh two ounces, of powdered white soap three ounces, of powdered saffron one ounce and of oil of lavander two drachms. Mix with one pound of precipitated chalk. This makes quite a large quantity. But the soap keeps well. Should you not feel equal to mixing the ingredients yourself a druggist will toss them together for you, without charging you any more than the separate ingredients would cost if bought singly. ‘ For the delicate teeth of children a good powder can be made from two ounces of Cast-ilc soap, powdered and dried ; one ounce of cattle-fish bone, powdered ; four ounces of honey and a dash of lavender for perfume. Try these. Interior Novelties- An attractive dining room lately furnish- ed shows the walls covered with an emboss- od paper of alight olive brown with Venetian damask design, outlined by a raised gold tracery, inclosing the soft old olives, dull blues and greens, harmonizing nicely with wood-bronze and oak trimmings. The frieze is of a soft leather color and scattered over it are architectural design heads. This design consists of garlands festooncd from rosettes and knots of ribbon in soft hues and incloscd between gold fiiitings ; in groups of three rosettes are set between and a. mold- ing is set above a row of pearl ornaments in gold. The effect is very beautiful. The surface of the ceiling is panelled and divided into squares by beams of carved oak coming from carved oak bracket supports. Each of these panels is filled with canvas ard treated in solid mat gold. The floor is hard wood and inlaid. Ovnr it are scatter- ed a number of handsome rugs. The 10.1 ge library table is of highly polish- ed oak. The low, broad divan and several chairsare of oak and upholstered in hand- some leather. In a pretty little flat where every inch of spacc is utilized. one room answers for both library and living room. The library con- sists of a combination book case and screen. an easy chair and one soraignt backed one for writing. This screen is in three parts, the middle * section being fitted with shelves for books. Small drop shelves are fastened part of the way down the sides with panels. There are used to hold a lamp, vase of flowers and quaint pieces of bric-a~brac. In the angle formed by the two panels of the screen is a triangular-shaped shelf which holds an inkstaud, peiiholder, pens and blotter. Above this shelf on either side are fasten- ed two large portfolio envelopes which are made 0 fstout buckram and covered with pretty chintz. ll’riting-paper, envelopes, stamps, postal cards, newspaper wrappers, &c., are kept in these envelopes. Burlap porticres are very handsome and effective. A good quality can be obtained for fifteen cents a yard. A heavy fringe nine inches in depth with several rows of drawn work above it should be dyed a rich red. Chrysanthemums, poppies, tulips, nastur- tiuiiia and orchids are all effective designs for these porticres and should be painted in a bold, conventional manner with palms, ferns or grasses in the background. It is said upon good authority that notI more than two of the swinging couches of India are in existence in America. One of these is in Chicago and it is a marvel of beauty and general utility. It consists of a wooden divan made of teak wood, richly carved. It is live by three feel. and is covered With a mattress, and over that is thrown a largo soft rug of rich hues. An adjustable pillow is placezl at either end and each is covered by a small rug. This navel divan is suspended from the ceiling and clears the floor about six inches. The chains by which the divan is suspended are of brass, heavy and very beautiful. Each separate link is of a difi'ercnt size and shape and a dome-like pendant, strung round with tiny musical bells which tinle with each movement of the couch, is placed about midway of each chain. It is auprising that more Americans do not possess these novel and delightful couches. (.‘crtaiuly nothing could be more truly delightful for an Ori~ enrol room. ' â€"--â€"â€"â€" A Pretty Table. A work table, which was an original idea with its maker and owner, will beardcscrip~ tion and copying. The table foundation was an oblong top piece with a broom- haudle frigid, upon which it rested firmly. These can bou lit in any furniture store, plain, gilded or w its, for fifty or seventy- tive cents. Over, the top was fitted a flat cover of cream crctonuc covered with daisies. Aux-sight piece fourteen inches in depth. served to the top piece on every side, was the foundation for a double row of shirred on pockets, of the cremune on three sides. The fourth side had only one deep pocket for large pieces of work. A bow of yellow ribbon finished one cor- ' nor, and to this was attached, by hanging , on, book. A small cushion for pins the, top beside a little lacquer tray as a temporary catch-all for odd bottom, spools in use, etc. An advantage of the bag cover but could be taken off, turned inside out, shaken free of dust and restored in a moment of time and with great ease. _, Useful Recipes- Jnxsm Lisa CAKE.â€"â€"â€"Tv.'0 cups of sugar. one cup of butter, one cup of milk, three cups of flour, whites of five eggs, three tea- spoons of baking powder. Bake two-thirds of this in two layers. To the other third add half a cup of stoned and chopped rais- ins, two tablespoons of molasses, one tea- spoon of cinnamon, half a teaspoon of cloves, a little nutmeg, the yolks of two eggs and more flour. Bake in one layer and place between the other two. 11‘s Caizxni CAKE.â€"Two cups of sugar, one cup of butter, one cup of milk, two cups of flour, half a. cup of corn starch, whites of four eggs, two teaspoons of baking powder. Imxo For. 'riii-z Anovnâ€"Two cups of sugar, two tablespoons of cold water, the while of two eggs. One and a half tea. spoons each of rose water and vanilla. Boil the sugar and- water until it threads, then add the well-beaten whites and beat well, adding the flavoring last. CHOCOLATE CREAM Carinâ€"Whites of four eggs beaten stifi‘, one cup of white sugar, halfa. cup of butter, half a cup of sweet milk, two cups of flour, two teaspoons of baking powder, one teaspoonful of vanilla. Bake in flat pans. Ionaâ€"One and a half cups of granulated sugar, half a cup of sweet milk. Boil five minutes, stirring constantly, then add one teaspoon oflvnnilla. Stir until cool andjthick and spread quickly oncake. Have two squares of Baker’s chocolate melted and pour over the white frosting. ANGEL’S Econâ€"One and a half cups of pulverized sugar. One cup of flour after sifted. One teaspoon cream of tar- tar. \Vliites of eleven eggs. Sift the flour and cream of tartar four times, then use one cup after it is sifted. Beat the eggs stiff, add the sugar, then one teaspoon of roscwuter and the flour. Beat lightly but thoroughly. Bake slowly in an ungreased tin for forty minutes. Coxcsnxrxo SALADS. â€"â€"Salads are not as universally appreciated as they used to be. To many the preparing of a salad seems a laborious task. It is not as much work as it‘appenrs to be, as many of the dressings, which are the chief part, can be repared beforehand. The dressing should) not be added to a. salad till just before serving, as it becomes watery if mixed long before being used. This is an excellent way to dispose of remains of fish, vegetables, poul- tiy and meals of various kinds. Consuv Saranâ€"Separate the stalks of four heads of celery, cut in pieces an inch long and pour over it half a pint of mayon- P naise dressmg. APPLE Saranâ€"Ono quart of steamed apples rubbed through a. sieve, six table: spoons of salad oil or melted butter, salt and pepper to taste, one teaspoon made I mustard and one teaspoon of sugar. Serve cold. was that it was not fastened to the table‘ ing a stir; its origi color. A pine floor is best if 'ut be applied. Norway will do, but the t of white or yellow pine is much better. Now as to the paint. In color go near the shadeof the “ tracks” as you can. . then it will not so readily show every foot- print. Never choose a dark color ; nothing shows diit and dust worse than a dark kitchen floor. It is all very well to say, mop the kitchen floor every day, but the factis the busy house-mother does not have time to do it, ,andalthongh a painted floor is easily clean- ed still the space has to be gone over just the same. My experience with painted floors teaches me that a stone gray or drabâ€"not too dark â€"is most satisfactory from a keeping clean standpoint. As to the paint, don’t try to mix it at bome,unless under the supervision of a professional painter. Buy that put up by some reliable firm and use it according to directions. It is usually prepared to dry as {ppidly as is consistent with its wearing we . If necessary a. woman can paint a floor as well as a man, and as quickly, too, after a little practice. ' If you have a wide brushâ€"three inches is a good widthâ€"the work can be more easily because more rapidly done. Keep the paint well stirred up from the bottom, and brush lengthwise of the boards, spreading it well by brushing down evenly. A thin coat is better than a thick one, for the latter will almost certainly peel up after it is used. Don’t expect to cover the old floor entirely with one coat of paint. Let it stand, if possible, until perfectly hard be- fore walking upon it. It should be ready in 24 hours. Saturday night after supper is a good time to paint it. In the morning, if you must use the room while ' getting breakfast, lay down pieces of lath and on those strips of board where it is necessary to walk. The floor may not be used much on Sunday, and by Monday morning will be hard and nice. In a few days wash it well with clear cold water to harden the paint. Then in a couple of weeks give it another coat of paint in the same way. If the floor is badly worn three coats are none too many, then you will have a floor that will last until next year without be- coming badly worn. If there are cracks in the floor fill them with putty, before beginning to paint. A gallon of paint will cover a room fifteen ' feet square with three coats, and. costs not more than a dollar anda half. No soap or strong suds should ever be used on a paint- ed floor. NEWS OF ELECTRICITY. ELECTRIC, STAMPING MACHINES. The electrical stamping machines, which have been adopted in so many post office de- artnients, are capable of effectively stamp- ing 30,000 letters in an hour. The letters are placed upon their edges in a horizontal hopper, and carried, one at a time, between two feed rollers. After the first separation is thus effected a second set of feeding rollers carry on the envelope to the inking rollers, where each letter is stamped smgly, LETTUCE AND HAM SALAD. â€"Chop fine one ' and the“ Passed 0“ t0 the BtaCking table- slice cold boiled ham and cut up one head i of lettuzc. Serve with the following dress- ing : Mix together thoroughly one-fourth cupful of salad oil or melted butter, one- fourth teaspoon of pepper, one teaspoon of made mustard, one-half cupful of vinegar and salt to season. THIS COOKIEs.â€"-One cup of butter, one cup of sugar and three eggs. Beat together lo a pream, add flavoring to suit, then just enough flour to roll out very thin. Cut out with biscuit cutter, and bake in a. oven to a very light brown. Watch them constantly as they burn very easily. Gunner \vi'rri Baumo Pownnr..â€"Beat in one dish the yolks of half a. dozen eggs and the whites in another dish. Both must be made as light as possible. Sift a teaspoon- ful of baking powder and a pinch of salt over the whites then add the yolks, beating as quickly as possible to mix thoroughly ; then pour into a well buttered, very hot frying pan. Cover closely for a moment ; then ro~ move the cover very carefully,tnrn the ome- let if necessary, slide it out of the pan upon a hot plate and serve immediately. The Kitchen I‘loo r. It must be of something that will stand the tramp of many feet in a farm-house. Boys and men, with heavy boots, pass over it many times a day. Rainy weather makes muddy feet; and although an attempt at a cleaning may be made with the broom and scraper at the back door (and not always, either), there is still enough adhering to 1 them to leave ‘7‘ tracks "' on the kitchen floor. A clean floor is a delight to the tidy housewife, and a soiled one an annoyance which must be removed at the first oppor- tunity. The material of which the floor is made has much to do with the amount of labour required to keep it clean. If hard wood is chosen, the tracks will not show so plainly, but the floor is very hard to keep clean. Oak gives good wear, but is apt to splinter up after a little while, vexing the soul of he: who wields the mop over it. An oak floor must be oiled. This lgives it a beautiful finish, bringing out the grain to best advantage. Perhaps the most commonly used of the hard woods, and one which gives the most satisfactory wear, is white ash. It has a very straight grain ; not liable to wear rough, and it care and labour are freely ex- pended upon it, it will be beautifully while and clean. Not a speck of grease must fall upon it, as it is almost impossible to remove it. White ash was the material uscdin our g' andmothcrs' days, when their floors were said to be “ white enough to eat- on." White pine makes a floor which may be kcpt clean and white Wllh soap and water ; but it does not» last very wall. The grain is too open, and it sign wears out. Norway pine is another variety for floor- ing now much used, and it is considerably cheaper than the white pine. If care is used in its selection, using the straight~ grained boards only, it makes a very good floor. Itinay be oiled or left without, If the former, no soap nor hot water must be used in cleaning it. A painted floor is more easily kept clean than any of these, but it must have a coat of paint every few months. Once a year is not enoughâ€"it must be Lept well covered. Notliiu looks more shabby than a floor from v: icli half the paint is worn ofi‘. leav- quick ' ‘ dashes by twelve illuminated lamps. A registershcws the ‘ number of envelopes concealed. The date and~ hour in the die must be changed by hand. The various rollers are run by belts, passing over differ- ent sized pulleys, which are in turn connect- ed by gearing to the axle of the actuating motor. TELEGRAPHING AT SEA. The telephete, or sea-telegraphing instru- ment, which has been placed at the dis- posal of the United States Government, and the working of which will be shown at the \Vorld’s Fair, is well spoken of by experts who have examined it. The instrument consists of a series of wires and electrical connections operated by a keyboard, by which 106 incandescent lights are controlled and made to produce the signals of the Morse alphabet. The Wires number over 5000, and occupy a space of only 11 by 12 inches. The dots of the telegraph quarters are represented by two illuminated lamps, the spacus by twelve unillumiiiated, {q‘pd ie inventor claims that 32 candle-power lamps can be seen at a distance of ten to fifteen miles. A NOVEL ELECTRIC METER. A somewhat original scheme for record- ing the supply of current to the customers of central stations has been proposed by Prof. Garnott. The method is based on the Scott motor system. It is proposed to de- vise an automatic control over the central or governing clockwork which would make the duration of the registering goals of current dependent upon the station out- put at the time. Thus more or less would be charged at different times, according to the load on the station. It is clear that a meter subjected to this system could not be expected to register Board of Trade units, nor would it afford any fair indication of the energy actually consumed. as any con- sumer, by turning on several lights at once, could alter the price considerably for all his neighbors on the same circmt. ELECTRIC lTY I N AG RIC UL’l‘ URI-I. An electrical journal calls attention to the limited extent to which the possibilities of electrical application to agriculture are taken advantage of by farmers,and suggests that a series of articles should be written and distributed throughout the agricultural districts of the country showing how easily and how profitably the electric motor could be applied to homestead and farm work. A bit ofa stream somewhere near ( roviding it has a fall), with a small turbine and dynamo, should supply, besides lights, the motors for washing, churnin , milk separ- ating, cider presses, as wel as heat for ironing, baking and other purposes. An equally good suggestion is, that electrical engineers should study house-warming, pumping and dairy requirements, with a view to making these arrangements a dis- tinct branch of their profession. The ten. dency to specialize is growin every day in the various departments of a conical work, and no branch of electrical work offers just now more promise than its application to agricultural purposes. It has been stated, and the statementis well advised, that if any electrical house would make for exhibi- tion a thorou 11 and complete liomeitesd installation. w ere everything was done by electricity from top to bottom, and throw the same 0 n to the public, it would be not only a pro table investment for the firm,. but Would be far more effective in educat- aronnd the baseboard to show in the general ublio than any nunber‘of ex ibits of sing in appliances. ‘ A vanuasu ELECTRICAL sars‘rv srsrnu. The application of electricity to safety devices in banks and other buildings has t is u reached a degree of efficiency that is simply marvelous. n a safety deposit vault in Boston the electrical deviefis employed con- sist of a triplicate system of relays, record ing instruments, test boards and time stamps. One instrument is placed in the vault itself, another in the superintendent's office, and the third at the police bead- quarieis of the city. These three sets of instruments work in unison or independ- ently as necessity demands,and in the latter case the two other sets are quiescent. The doors of the various vaults, storerooms street entrances, gratings under the side walk, etc., are all so connected electrically that it is impossible for any person to effect an entrance without giving an alarm, and the movements of every official in the place are recorded, so that. every possibility of dispute or shiiking of responsibility si obviated. To illustrate the wonderful per- fection of this system, the following record for one night between 4 p. m. and 9 a. in. next day is given : “Vaults closed,” “ Door to Milk street closed," “ President left,” “Mats taken up,” “Door closed," “Door under reading room closed,” “Carpenter went out,’ “ Armed watchman came on duty,” "Superintendent left," “ Another armed watchman went off‘duty,” “Ice taken in,” “Washwoman came on duty,” “Watch- man came on day duty," “Night watchman left the office," “ Door under reading room opened," “ Office boy came on duty,” “Mail taken in,” “ Stenographer came on duty," “Superintendent came," “ Vault opened.” “ Door opened for business.” AUSTRALIAN M011 OTONY. Vast Stretches of Grass arid Gum ’l‘rces on the Journey From Melbourne to Bris- bane. A correspondent of the London Times, writing from Brisbane. says: The first im- pression that is gained of Australia in the long train journey from Melbourne to Bris- bane is‘one of extraordinary monotony. I am told that this is partly due to the cir- cumstance that the railway line has been laid through a poor belt of country, and partly to the accident of passing the least interesting portion of the landscape. How- ever it comes about, the effect produced is of a scarcely broken tract of grass and gum trees. From Melbourne to Sydney, from Sydney to the Queensland border, grass and gum trees stretch on every side. Day after day the eyes open on the same unvaried tints of gray and green; night after night stars shine upon the same spreading masses of foliage grown dusky in the absence of the sun, One acre is like another, one mile is like the last. Hundreds of miles are left behind, and there is nothing to show that the end of the journey is any nearer. The river and forest scenery of Tasmania, with its farms and orchards, its hedgerows of sweetbriar 'and yellow gorse, and the familiar English aspect of its gardens, fade in the distance like a dream. , The tropical vegetation of the north has not yet become a reality. Between the two the immense extent of gum tree stretches indefinitely, blotting out the conception of anything but its own lightly timbered pasture. It has not even the gloom and impressiveness which we associate in England with the name of forest land, for the trees are thinly scattered, their long leaves hang vertically [from the branches, and sunlight filteis through with sufficient force to promote ti a growth of the tussockcd grass beneath. TLe whole w0uld be indescribably common- place, but that the vastness becomes at last by its own force impressive. Here, again, you feel, as you feel in Africa, the immense size of the physical problem. The areas are so wide, the dis- tances‘to be got over are so great, that even the preliminary netwark of civilization, which the train you are travelling in and the towns you have stopped at represent, contains subjects for marvel, and the first sensation of weariness is lost’ in admiration I for the patience and the energy that have, as it were, lassoed the wilderness and brought its resources within the limits of the empire. In the wood clearings on either side of the train, where the practice of “ring-barking” to kill the trees is in ex- tensive use, there stand patches of timber from which the bark and leaves have drap- ped, and of which the dead white trunks and branches are waiting only to be felled. Sometimes an entire hillside will be white with such a ghostly forest. The habit is not to fell them at the level of the ground, but at heights varying, according to con- venience, from 1 foot to 2 or 3 above the root. Grass spaces in which the stumps still re. main form a constant feature of tin“ land- scape. Standing in uneven rows, or scat- tered, as they often are, in sparse isolation through the grass, the stumps have some- thing of the limited irregularity of tomb- stones. In certain lights, when the wood grows white as marble and their shadows lengthen over the herbage, it is almost ini- possiblo to escape from the comparison. Wherever the eye turns it is met by these forerunners of civilized occupation. At first the effect is scarcely less monotonous than that of theliving foliage. By degrees the tinge of melancholy which they give to the land- scape comes to have its own significance. These lifeless trees and sylvan graveyards represent nothing less than the death and burial of primeval Australia. The occasional .black man of low type. with narrow forehead, thick lips and tufted hair, who presents himself at wayside sta- tions to beg, belongs to their order. He is dying, too, with the virgin woods. The pathos which is inseparable from the pass- ing away of anything which has cxmtcd hangs round them both. Both serve per- petually to remind you that a continent is undergoin one of the great silent crises of history. ut while they claim the homage of a certain sympathy, the thoughts which b0 (.11 suggest are of the future rather than the past. The journey brings you face to face With the situation with which young Australia has had to deal. If you had an l doubts upon the subject before you starts , you do not reach the end without the con- viction that young Australia is infinitely more interesting than anything which it has had occasion to displace. "-‘ var.“ puâ€"- ammo, and Gibraltar.- With doom. municatiou, the time which it take-wan go from one to the other is only one day? ‘ ‘ than the time required for the journey from London to South Africa. There is a northern and a central as wellasil southern line of rail. but the railways all run paral~ 181 to each other and at right angles at the coast, carrying each the trafio of the inter- ior to its own port, with dismisses of sever- al hundred miles between lines There is no overland connection, and in order to reach the northarn part of the colony it is necessary to take ship at Brisbane and go up the coast by sea. INTERESTING more scour Los- ' DON. us Population. Expendllures Taxable Properly, Fri-pars, Bit. - London is so huge and many~sided that it is beyond the comprehension of most of us, and the difficulty of understanding it in many of its aspects is rendered all the greater by the deficiencies in its statistics. The chaos of local government has hitherto prevented anything like a complete repre- sentation of the conditions of its existence ; but since the establishment of the London County Council an attempt has been made ’ to collect and collate the required informa- tion, and present it in some concrete and intelligible form. In the second volume of statistics just issued by that body an enormous amount of material has been gathered together, and, although the infor- mation is not com lets, it is in a fair way to become so, am at no distant date it should be poasible to compare London with other cities in the various phases of its existence. The total population of the County of London, April 6, 1891, was 4,231,431, the increase of ten years being 397,237, or 10.- 36 per cent. The number of inhabited houses was 557,134, an increase on lSSl-flo‘f‘iwu ‘ a-..» 68,249, or 13.96 per cent. . r' The total expenditure on the local overn- ment of London in the year 1889,- 90 was $510,726,000, or as much as an Australian colony. This was equal to £2 10s. 8d. per head of population, which was mot byâ€" Pcr Head. Sundryreceipts........ .........£0710 Imperialtaxation”............... 0510 RatesinLondon.................. 116 4 The rates were levied upon a ratablo value of £31,586,000, so that the amount per £1 was 63 9d, but the ‘ratep-iyer only paid 4s 10d of this amount. The central rates fall equally upon all the parishes, but the rates for parish purposes are very un- equal, ranging from 35 93d down to la -}d. Included in the total ratablc value of London are the following items : Railways......................£l,882,000 Gas and electric light mains. . . . . 735,000 \Vatermaius................... Hydraulic, telegraph, and other pipesand wires.............. Land-sass.soon-oolcu-ao'r-otll 23,000 . 66,000 Total.......................£3,102,000 The following is an estimate of London’s contribution to imperial taxation : Per ct. London.. 9,300,000 â€"- 23.45 The rest of England. .. 30,366,000 -â€" 76.55 _. â€"._. Total. . .. . . . . . .. . .fi39,666,000_â€"- 100.00 Thus for imperial and local purposes com- bined London pays in taxation approximate- ly 137,000,000. The inland revenue returns show that the total incomes earned in London amount to £123,513,000, so that the burden of taxation amounts to 14 cent. The balance of the loans outstanding at the end of 1891 was £47,032,000. Jan. 1, 1891, the paupers numbered 112,- 547, and the cost of pauperism was in 1880 ’90 £2,340,000, the cost of each pauper being; £21 169. 1d. The number of persons committed for trial during 1889-’00 was 2,906, while 109,- 748 were convicted summarily. The habit- ual offenders known to the police, not com- mitted during the year, numbered 2.392. The total represents a percentage of 2.7 to the whole population. The cost of the police was £1,499,000, or £15 123 9d. per head of the incriminatod class. Industrial schools cost £20,652. ' 1n the schools of the metropolis the pllplll numbered in l890-’91 652,351 ; the total cost of the Board schools was £1,900,000, of which £1,272,000 was thrown on local rates. The death rate in London in Hall was 21.4 per 1000 of the population, which com- pares favorably with other large towns. Liverpool rising as high as 27 per 41,000. The open spaces in London, without reckoning the disused burial grounds, ox- tcnd to 5,449 acxcs. Besides there are open spaces on its borders which brin up the total of parks accessible to Lon oners to 22,000 acres. , ' ’ The fires in the metropolis in 1801 num- bered 2,892. of which 103 were serious. The lives lost numbered 01, 31 of those having been taken out alive. The total cost of the brigade was £120,723, or 61- pence per head of the population. The fire insurance com‘ panies contributed £127,106. Property was insured for no less a sum than £800,000,000. Geography of the Moon- Sir Robert Ball is reported to have said in his lecture on the moon that the geogrii by of our satullito was better known even t an that of the earth. There was no single spot on the moon the size of an ordinary parish in England that had not been fully photo- graphed and observed. Of course, this re. mark can only relate to the side of the moon which is always turned toward us. Nearly one-half of her surface has never been seen by mortal eye, and never will be unless the lunar globe should be tilted by collision With a comet or some such erratic body. Other- wise it is a fact that photography has done more for the earth’s attendant than for the earth itself. It is analoyius to the further fact that the only things which maq can predict with certainty are not those that happen on the sphere he inhabits, ’put the movements of worlds immensely distant. W-,'â€"â€"â€"..aâ€"â€" .. .,. A novel way of illuminating a tunnel has The portion of the continent which has been devised in Paris. Reflectors throw fallen to young Australia to develop within , the light from many electric lamps 10 feet the present limits of Queensland is about above the rails to the sides of the tunnel, three times the size of l' mace. and il lo dis- where it is again reflected by burnished tin, tributed in shape that the distance from the capital to the furthest point is not far short of the distance between London a soft and agreeable light. The train; automatically turn the current on and 051: entering and leaving the tunnel. 446,63? """ ‘ per” : i . l l o .. . r r t *“‘s~5-v