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1“ . . ¢,.v.._.,. gm ‘ SEEOLD. Always- ' a stitch to make, cp to take : a link to find, 11an to bind; a page to read, l1 to weed; a rift to mend. s aims to blend. There is l ' And always There is alw And always a 'l‘ncrc is alw ‘ Aye, and al' There is '1 1,) s the weight of care, And. the p . harsh btame to bear; [here is always the tear unsbcd, And the gentle word unsuid : there is ilivays the doubt, the fear, And alw s the scorn, thejecr, l nese littr things, oh patient soul, Make uph ‘sgrandlife's wondrous whole. Fa. 'ly Finances- If there is ..__.__-o-___ ._ “of? l Never intimate a rude or uncouth act, even if committed by an older person. Avoiddrnmming with the fingers or the feet; it is the height of impoliteness. If in doubt at suv time aslto what is prop- er, follow the example of others of more experience. ' Patiently await the coming of your turn; do not follow with the eyes the food served to others. ‘ j _ Never unnecessarily handle the dishes, or in any other manner exhibit nervousness or impatience. Do not feel obliged to “clean up the plate ;" especially do not make a laborious display of doing so. Do not ask for any particular part of a fowl, or similar dish, unless asked your preference; in that case always indicate something, and if there be really no choice, r ne thing in which a. kind designate the portion vith Which the host and consclem icus llu‘S-bimd GI‘I‘S. it is more can most conveniently render service. than like}??? be in regard to his treatment of ,h-ls'w‘ife in money matters. The very best men have the little weakness of liking to hold the family purse strings, and to pay out everything themselves. Of course this does not refer to those whose wives are self- supporting, either through inheritence or from their own work, but to husbands Whose wives have to look to them for every cent they spend. This is not at all owing to selfishness or parsimony, but merely to thoughtlessness and to man’s inherent incap- ability to see things from a woman’s point of view. However wise and far-sighted a man is in other things he is apt to lose his judgment when it comes to family finances. Accustomed to dealing with large sums in - business, he will make allowance for larger general expenses, but cannot realize the hundred and one little wants of the house- hold, of his wife’s toilet, and that of the children, and yet it is these little items, perhaps only a few cents at a time, that makea woman doubt her own arithmetic when she sees how many dollars they foot up at the bottom of a page in her account bookâ€"and if she does not keep such an ac- count she is sure- to be constantly under the delusion that she has lost some of her money. It is these small things that are “ the lit- tle foxes that spoil the vines,” and yet they are too trifling to be taken into account when calculating the outlay for the household. And so a man often wonders how his wife ‘spends so much money without having more to show for it. He constantly calls her his “better half,” and yet thinks she is not half so wise or prudent as he is, and considers her an irresponsible being whom it is not safe to trust with money. He does not mind giving her occasionally a diamond ring, or pin, or bracelet, though he will look sur- prised, or perhaps a little cross, if she asks for one-fourth of the sum for the children’s clothes or to replenish the china. closet. One thing that no man seems to understand is that it is humiliating to a woman to have to ask for money, no 'matter how willingly he gives it. She will usually defer the hated moment in the hope that it will occur to him to give it without waiting for her to ask for it ; and, if he is accustomed to be so unreasonable as to makcany scene about giv- ing it, she will often do without an absolute necessity while trying to find courage to prefer her request. All this is avoided by giving her a certain allowance, and paying it with the same punctuality that any other business transactions demand. An Ironing Aid- It’s strange how things come about,somc- times; how if one only has her eyes and ears open, as the saying goes, a person can see or hear something that may be very helpful in'the future, if it is only remember- ed. I feel like telling of a call I made a while ago, hoping that what I then learned may benefit someone else. My so-called “help” having left me with scarcely a word of warning, I had bread to bake; all of usl preferring homemade bread above the baker’s. As my set nice loaves were ready for the oven, I set my stove dampers right, added a little coal, pushed the dough into the warm oven and shut the door with a satisfied little bang, and thought, “There you are for otewhole hour.” Then I took some light work and ran across the street, to sit and chat with one of my neighbors while my bread was bak- ing. She was doing her starched ironing,so I told her to keep right on and not stop ; because I could stay only a few minutes, andl would sit down at the end of her ironing table, where I should be out of the way. She liked my plan and kept on with her work. _ I After a little, something about her mo- tions attracted my attention, and I let my hands rest idly in my lap, while I watched her hands fly. Article after article was made smooth and shining and put by, with very little effort, seemingly. At last she shook out and spread on the ironing table a fine, white linen apron, for one of her little girls. It looked as though it might “stick” a little, as there was here and there a little starch sticking to it. I noticed, as she took her iron from the gaso- line stove. she gave it a rub or two on a cloth, at her right hand. It was very much browned by usage, and sent up a terrible smoke. Then she ironed that apron as easy as possible. \Vell ! I was astonished, and said, “ I would like to know why your fiatiron did not stick one bit ‘2” Shelooked pleased and said, “Oh! don’t you know ‘2 \be, I always, when I am getting ready to do my ironing, put; some kerosene on that cloth and rub every iron on it, as I take it from the stove and nothing ever sticks. the starched things than anything else.” I went home thinking it was wonderful 1 how much good a little kerosene could do. I tried the next time I ironed and have al- ways used it since. Some may think I found my bread burnt, but it was beautifully bak- ed. Table Manners for Children. Drink from the cupâ€"never from the sauc- er. Tcaspoons are left in the saucer, not in the cup. Little children only have the napkin ar- ranged as a bib. Making a noise, in either eating or drink- ing, is vulgar. Always cheerfully defer to older people and to guests. Eat slowly, and do not fill the mouth with large quantities. Eat the food served, or quietly leave it upon the plate without remark. If the handkerchief must be used, let it be very quietly ; in case that is notpossible, leave the table for a moment, which may be done in case of a sharp attack of coughing, sneezing, or the like, without asking per- mission, the eausc being manifest. Canned Vegetable 5. Some of the canned and dried vegetables make'healthfnl and economical changes for the table. These vegetables should be treated with great care. Canned- peas and string beans should be turned from the can into a strainer and rinsed by pouring cold water over them. As a rule, these vege- tables are cooked enough in the canning,and when to be served should only be thorough- ly heated and properly seasoned. The simplest and best way of preparing these two vegetables is to add to a can of vege- permit any lateral movement of it, is a late tables, after being rinsed, one large tea- l invention. spoonful of butter, one of sugar. one level teaspoouful of salt and one gill of hot water. total tonnage of 1,109,950 tons, were last 1 Canned corn is excellent if prepared in this about, 2_1.‘000 tong Place on the fire and do not cook for more than ten minutes. manner: Turn the corn into the double boiler and add half a. pint of milk, one tea- spoonful of salt and one tablespoonful of butter. Place on the fire until thoroughly heatedâ€"say for about ten minutes. It ruins corn to be over-cooked. Dried Lima beans are a delicious vege- table. Soak half a pint over night in cold water. The next day drain off the water ,.s\... _ _, ! l . trees. l“ Celery coffee is a new drink. BRIEF AND INTERESTING, ‘two rands, 12 heel pieces, two sole linings, :20 upper pieces , 30 tacks, 12 nails in the heels, and twenty buttons, to say nothing * of thread both silk and flax ; but the wonder is found in the rapidity With which these Greek wines nearly all turn to vinegar in m'Jlt'WUdmmls Pieces are combined in 94 Sin' summen gle complete work, for, as an experiment, The Romans built the first dykesin How \some of our shoe factories have from the â€"â€" Finland has women builders. Canada has about 14,000 miles of railroad. and leather completed a pair of shoes in less than I _ _ . anhour and a half and as a test a sin 1c 01195515 Clmme’l to be taught “1 an the pair 6f men’s shoesi have been finishedgin Austrian public schools. ' twenty minutes. 1“ Chm“ every "mage has Its theatre i One of the prettiest miscroscopical studies every City has several. . is the examination of the lungs of a plant. It is said that the Chinese will soon con- Most people do not know a plant has lungs, trol the shoemaking trade in California. but it has ; and its lungs are in its leaves. In the industry of cigar making girls Examined through alrigh power microscope engaged at Piece work earnfrom 14% “3131 ,1 every leaf will show thousands upon thou- Week each iands oflopemngs, infinitely small,of course, -~ . . t can 1 rovided with ll 3 which in In Samar bee-hives hang in the form mllm .p .. p ’ . ’ ‘ ‘ . ys cues, are contmuull 0 sum" and of oblong gouids from the branches of closing? ‘imlese openings Yeadp to °tiny cavities in the body of the leaf, and by the opening and closing of the cavity air is con- tinually passing in and out, so that the act of respiration is coutinually going on. The sap of the plant is thus purified, just at the blood of an animal is cleared of impurities by passing through the lupgs, and the average sized tree will. therefore, in the course of a day, do as much breathing as a man. Princess Margaret of Prussia was married standing on one of the most interesting bits of carpet in existence. This was worked by her mother, the Empress Frederick, and all her children knelt on it when they were confirmed The present German Emperor, It is said to give renewed strength to the brain and nerve. A disease peculiar to Japan is called the kake. It is believed to be the result of eat- ing too much rice. ‘ The earliest American theatres were built at Annapolis and New York, 1753; Albany, 1769, and Baltimore, 1773. The Queen of Saxony never had any chil- dren of nerown, but she is very fond of other people's children, especially if they are pretty. The money dealt with by the London Bunkers’ Clearing-house for the year ended December 31 last reached the stupendous total of £6,481,000,000. A hay saver, consisting of a. three-sided device, his head into the manger, ried standing upon it. and it served a. sad- der purpose when the coffin containing the remains of the late Emperor rested upon it. Should a history of interesting carpets be ever written, the Empress Frederick’s carpet should have an honored place in the record. * The weight of the King of Denmark as a. ruler may be insignificant in the councils of Europe, but to his own subjects he bears the same paternal relationship as does, or used to do, the Wealthy squire to the people of his own parish. Christian IX. walks through the streets of his capital escorted only by his favourite dog ; while the Crown Prince so far joins in the amusements of the humbler citizens, as to take his children to V The m0“ indeswuefible “'0051 is the the theatre in the Tivoli Gardens to witness J arrah wood of western Australia, which defies all known forms of decay, and is 11n- which enables the horse to insert but does not Exclusive of warships, 681 vessels with a year launched in the United Kingdom. The output fell short of that in 180l by Jay Gould’s original intention was to be a. country editor, but he, finally selected another road bywhich to reach the immense fortune which he had in view from the be- ginning of his career. a variety entertainment, consisting of jug- glery, songs, and acrobatic feats ; the only and rinse the beans in freshwater. Put them bombed by 3:11 destrquive insects, 30 that ceremony being the reservation of some on the fire in one quart of fresh water and cook slowly for two hours. Pouroff all the water except about a gill ; then season with site the Bank of England, were recently a level teaspoonful of salt and a tablespoon- ofl‘eped for sale, and the biddings reached ships built of it do not need to be copper-ed. I front seats (price one shilling each) for Two freehold premises at Cornhill, oppo- themselves and their suite, the playing of the National Anthem on. the arrival of the party, and the firing of a toy cannon out- ful of butter, and cook ten minutes longer. £157,000, when the auctioneer bid 35160,- g'side, which latter performance necessitates Another way is to pour off all the water and add a gill of milk and the seasonings ; the cooking to be continued for ten minutes. The cooked corn and beans maybe mixed just before being served, and making a delicious succotash. There is almost no end to the uses to which canned tomatoes can be put for soups, sauces, entrees ; and as a vegetable they are of great value. The store-closet should never be without a few cans of this useful vegetable. Concerning Oatmeal. OATMEAL BREAD. â€"â€"Boil half a pint of oat- meal thoroughly in salted water and add to it three-fourths of a pint of milk ; mix in carefully one and a. half pints of sifted flour i British Museum. I with three teaspoonfuls of baking powder and half a teaspoonful of salt. Grease the bread pail well, and bake in a moderate oven. OATMEAL Guns.-â€"â€" Alix with one and a half teaspoonfuls of finely-ground oatmeal, half a teacupful of cornmeal, one teacupful of flour and a teaspoonful of baking powder. Stir in one tablespoonful of butter, two tablespoonfuls of sugar, one teaspoonful of salt and two teacupfuls of milk. Put into hot tins and bake in a quick oven. OATMEAL BISCUIT. â€"â€"Rub a round table- spoonful of butter or lard into one quart of oatmeal flour, and wet it with one pint of sour milk, in which has been dissolved one teaspoonful of soda and one-half teaspoon- ful of salt. Use enough flour to roll out to about one inch in thickness, and bake in a quick oven. OATMEAL Mi:sH..-â€"-lnto two quarts of boiling, salted water, add slowly one and one-half cupfuls of oatmeal, and stir for a few minutes ; then set in a kettle of boiling water and boil three hours. Serve with cream and sugar. Raisings added to the above make a delicious dish. OATMEAL Cmsrs.â€"-One cupful of oatmeal nearly half a teaspoonful of salt ; mix to- gether dry ; cover with cold water and let stand half an hour. Drain off the water and drop by spoonfuls on a tin, spreading as thin as possible. Bake until brown and crisp ; do not scorch. OATMEAL BLANCMANHE. â€"â€" A delicious l 000 on behalf of the vendor, and the estate I the opening of a window, whether to pre- was declared not sold. vent the breaking of the glass, or to enable In Rome there is much talk about an old “lose in the house . to he” the report'.“ beggar who used to frequent the doors of 5”.“ an open .qugsmqn' A} the Royalties the Church of the Minerva, and who, dying , enter, the audience rise and uncover, but as [ lately, was found to he possessed of 100,000 Soon as they .m‘e seabed’ hats are at Once francs, which he had left by a properly put on, and cigars and punch at once resum< drawn up will to his three children, who ed‘ were completely ignorant of their father’s wealth. An important step towards the solution ABerlin correspondent, says,_gomc Weeks 0f “19 difficulty °f_fi“di"g §mploymeut for ago the Wife of a workman who kept a shop old soldiers and sailors has just been taken as a Ema“ provision denier was found, with byl if“? “llamas 0} the BVWISI} M‘WW‘“ ,1“ , her little child, murdered in a room behind utilising the servmes of commissmnaires for I the Shop, and Part of her valuables and warding the g3“?1'ies 0f the Nahum Hismry ‘ money stolen. On Sunday the murderer Museum! and, m a lesser degree 0f the was discovered in the person of a boy of 15 Prince Henry of Prussia, and the Princesses Charlotte, Sophia, and Victoria were mar- Murdered by a Boy. years of age, the son of a workman who The exact cost ofa Cabinet Minister’s full- 1 formerly lived in the same house with the dress uniform is 1‘20 guineas, and this sum murdered woman. He roused suspicions on has been expended lately by the mem- I the part of his parents by giving them pres- bers of the Cabinet who are in office for the , cuts of money and incurring various ex- first time. The cost of the elaborate tunic l penses. He pretended to have earned the is due chiefly to the gold lace, in which it money in his new situation, but his mother is simply smothered; but such a tunic lasts could not rid herself of her doubts, and ex- a lifetime, and those of the old Parliament- pressed them in conversation to neighbours. my hands are often very seedy. Probably through the latter an anonymous In a town not a hundred miles from Lon- communimtion was made to the P°1ice- At don there is preached every year what is firs“ the 1303’ triedfio (391W everything, PM? kno‘vn as a “ drunken sermon.” is 8‘ 21013.55 confessed. his Crlme. Cyl'llcflll temperance sermon. It, was instituted coolness he related the details of the mur- many years ago by an 01d, eccentric man, der, wluph he had made up his mind to corn- w ho bequeathed to the town a public-house m”) 0" Lew Y-em‘ 5 D3435 but POSiIP‘med “11 on condition that 40s. be deducted from the he had no money' He murdered the Wom' annual rent and given to a minister who 8'“ exaatl)’ “3 was described in the Press- should preach a sermon against the evils of He “1°0de her down “nth 1" blow on the intcmpcrance. head from a mangle-roller, and then stabbed The professors in the colleges of Spain her in the neck. “And then?” the young; are miserably underpaid, often receivingr no 11193,”? was asked' more than $200 per year. They endeavour C“ S “ra'f d .b d v I] , .h to make a small profit out of their text- money’ a“ on“ "I ’ an no“ “‘8 “0L ' books, each requiring his own book to be used. These books are frequently in manu- script, or, if printed, are sold at unusual prices. The students, also poor, resort in consequence to second-hand shops and the annual fair, where a specialty is made of comet-lint" tembmks- the Kachins in the Sims district, reports Professor Virchow has analysed “hunger- that the operations of the Pale-p columns bred,” the bread eaten by the peasantry in have been attended with complete success. the famine-stricken districts of Russia, and The enemy’s position was attacked from finds that it is much more nutritious than both sides by Captain Atkinson and Lieu- the rye bread made in Germany. The. lat- tenant Drover. The former officer forced ing more to say. When asked why he murdered the little boy, he coolly answered, “Oh, it screamed so.” -â€"â€"â€"-4&~ More Fighting in Burmah: Captain Atkinson, who is acting against ___â€"_____.______-__â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"- blancmange i3 made by stirring two heap- ter. according to an analysis of bread baked ing tablespoonfuls of oatmeal into a little in Berlin, contains but 6'04 per cent. of cold water; stir into a: quart 0f hOiliIIg albumen and 0'48 per cent. of fat, while milk; flavor, and pour into molds to cool. the “hunger-brod” contains 11'79 per Serve With cream and sugar- cent. of albumen and 3'79 of fat. OATMEAL Censusesâ€"Wet one pint of If the Pacific could be laid bare, we should fine OMmGal With 0110 gill 0f WMC‘S; add 0: have a. most singular spectacle, There little salt ;_ work it a few minutes with a would be a. number of mountains with 5130011, “11m you can make it into 0» mass ; truncated tops scattered over it, and those place if: 011 a: board W011 COVGI‘ed With dl‘V mountains would have an appearance just his way at the head of his men through the fence of a strong stockadc, and, crawling loopholes, leaped into the midst of the Kachins, who were taken by surprise, and drove them out. The position was carried in brilliant style. Thirteen of the enemy were killed, while the British loss was two killed and six wounded. According to in- telligence telegraphed from Lashio under date the 4th inst., a party of 45 men. under “Then it was the , . . After that I looked about for \and suddenly, Without warning, 3. terrible I had rather iron r oatmeal ; make as compact as possible, roll out carefully to one<sixth of an inch thick, and cut into squares with a knife. Bake in a very slow oven. A nice addition is two heaping spoonfuls of desiccated cocoanut. OATAIEAL MIIFi‘ISs.-â€"â€"Two cupfuls of sour .milk, one teaspoonful of soda, two tea.- spoonfuls, of sugar, :1. little salt, and cat- meal flour to make a moderately thick batter. Stir the soda into the milk, and beat a few minutes before adding the other ingredients. Bake in hot, well-buttered gem pans. \Vell-beaten egg add to the batter improves it, but it is nice without. OATMEAL CREAM PlE.â€".\T‘:Lke the crust dough after the recipe given for crackers. Roll thin. Cream lilling.-â€"Beat together one tablespoonful of flour, one egg and a half a. cupful of sugar ; add one cupful of rich milk ; sprinkle grated nutmeg over all, or flavor with lemon or vanilla. Bake with lower crust only. Any pic requiring but one crust may be made with oatmeal. Care must be taken not to scorch the crust while the contents of the pie are cooking. ROLLED Oarsâ€"One pint of rolled oats, a little salt, and enough boiling water to cover. Cook in a custard kettle or in a small tin pail, set ina kettle of boiling water for half an hour. Stir often. Serve with cream and sugar. This is nicer for breakfast than the oatmeal, as it is so quickly cooked. the very reverse of that presented by the _ , , mountains we see on Show. You know that Lieutenant l‘rench Mullen and the native the mountains on the shore are covered with Oflicel' GE’PM Slygh: W511“ ‘0 Me‘mgyi“ 0'1 vegetation at their bases, while their tops the 2nd “15b- rlheY, found the Place 00011" we barren orcovemd Withsnow ; but these p1edby 200 l'i‘achins, who rcsxsted _the mountains would be perfectly bare at their Brmsll fOI'Ce- “my Wet?) A10\Ve\:el‘. driven bases, and all round their tops they would out With the 1035 Of 11 ,kmc‘l; 'lhcl‘e were he covered with beautiful Vegetation of 11° Casualties 0“ the BTmSh Slde- coral polypes. â€"-â€"-â€"â€"+â€"--â€"-â€"-â€" Most people have heard of rooms papered A Curious Transformation of Brass. Wit,“ Posmge Tam-PS9 but the f0HOWing Acurious incuicnthas beennoticed in con- msunce 0f Pane“ mduStry “"11 Pmbably nection with the brass condenser-tubes of a be new to many readers“ 1“ 3‘ M‘dllmd foreign cruiser. The pipes, after being in use county there stands 3‘“ 01d ("bunny hf’use for more than 12 months, were found to have in which most of the apartments are or the experienced a peculiar Chmwe_ In many Spacwus Size “quell was P013111“ “'mh places the metal had been, itoappears, con- MCI‘iWCtS Of a‘ Century 01' two “£50- Weu’ verted into almost pure copper of a spongy the walls of one of these chambers has been texture, the zinc of the alloy having com- ?“Yll‘elxtcovefeg fling? :he‘nsaml'anfiéfd pletely disappeared. ‘ An investigation 1“ 4‘ Pa 9”} “3 e” “a l, a” ‘m “'1 l ‘m which was made showed the probable cause smallest distance possdale between the of the failure to have been an deem-Glyph, flower?- Thls Cons‘demble milk was “'3‘ action between the tin lining of the tubes CO‘I‘PhShed by two 139130.113! “' lady. and, he“ and the brass, the sea water circulating mam- The CECE”? 0‘ the” labours ‘5 said to through the condenser forming the electro- be em'emeiy inculreS‘lue- But they “Fe lytc. Had the tin coating remained perfect “150 Stated to have Spent some be“ years 1“ doubtless no corrosion would have resulted the “uploymenfia and the “‘eVlmble 91165“ but the mud and grit conveyed in suspen- tion therefore arises, would not time have 5,0,, through the condenser canqed away been better occulned even 1“ the women the tin coating in spots, and it was at these WOl‘k Of our grandmowers ? points that the transformation of the metal In a pair of fine shoes there are two sewed occurred. It is concluded that if the pipes pieces, two inner soles, two stifi'euings, two had not been tinned at all they would have pieces of steel to give a spring to the instep, remained intact. over the roof of a block-house between the \f‘med to bed to-day and are suffering great CANADA’S RICH MINES- 7 Mr. S. J. Ritchie’s Mlsfortuncs Bring to Light Some Interesting Facts. Adespateh from Cleveland, says :----The entry of dismissal ordered by Judge Hut- chius on Monday in Common Pleas Court in the cases brought by Samuel J.’ Ritchie, of Akron'against the Canadian Copper Com- pany and the Anglo-American Iron Com- pany practically ends litigation that started on a very extensive hams. In 1886, largely through the efforts of Mr. Ritchie, valuable deposits of copper and iron in Canada were brought to light and several wealthy Cleveland capitalists were induced to become interested in the project. Two companies were formed. One was called the Canadian Copper Com- pany and proceeded to develop the rich de- posits ofcopper and nickel at Sudbury. Ontario, a. town on the Canadian Pacific railway some 200 miles east of Sault Ste. Marie. The other corporation was the Anglo~American Iron Company, which operated iron mines near Picton, Ontario, in the Lake Ontario region. The leading capitalists in these companies were H. B. Payne, Stevenson Burke and C. \V. Bingham, of Cleveland, and the late T. W. Cornell, of Akron. Mr. Ritchie at first held one-fifth of the capital stock in these corporations, but falling into financial difficulties he lost this stock. Just how he lost this stock is a leading question, and the dismissal of the suits prevents any light on the subject. Mr. Ritchie made charges of various kinds and entered suit against other members of the companies. Under the law a stockholder of any corporation holding one-fifth or more of the capital stock has the right to petition the court for a dissolu- tion of the company. This was what Mr. Ritchie did, but his attorneys, recognizing that he no longer held the requisite amount of stock, allowed the case to be dismissed. These suits involved a very large amount of money, running into the hundreds of thousands. The copper company is proving a rich in- vestment for the stockholders, as the mines yield not only very good copper. but also nickel. For many years the famous Calumet and Hecla mines on Lake Superior have been the greatest producers of copper in the world and made millions of dollars for the fortunate investors. \Vithin later years, however, the Anaconda mines around Anaconda. and Butte, Mont., have been producing better than the Calumet. The Canadian Copper Company-has entered into the field in a. smaller way, but is__making steady advances. The ‘ore is first Smelted to about 95 per cent. pure at the mines and then brought to this city, where it is refined at the company‘s large works near Brook- 1 n. yThere are still pending in the United States court two suits against Mr. Ritchie, brought by James B. and George XV. Mc- Mullen, of Picton, Ontario, with whom Ritchie had a railway deal, as a result of which they obtained a judgment for $265,- 307 against him, but have never been able to collect it. Owing to Ritchie being con- nected with the two companies the other stockholders were brought in as defendants, so that litigation seems almost endless. However, when all legal entanglements are swept aside, as Judge Burke, who never stops until he wins, declares they soon shall be, the companies will have two fine prop- erties in an almost unoccupied field to reward them for their daring investments. _â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"-9â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"- A TBRRIFIG BXPLUD’ION- Four Persons Seriously Injured and Valli. able Properly Greain Damaged. A Niagara. Falls despatch sayszâ€"A ter- rible explosron occurred yesterday afternoon in the manufactory of the Ontario Silver Company at Humberstone. Natural gas is used for fuel in the manufactory and it was due to carelessness that the accident happen- ed. Four persons were seriosly injured and one probably fatally. Natural gas is used in the furnaces. Owing to the change in the weather the moisture in gas pipes and meter occasioned considerable trouble and while flushing the regulator quantities of gas escap- ed into the factory. It was thought that all the burners in the retorts had been extin- guished, but such proved not to be the case explosion occurred. Leonard McGlashan, Utt, Those injured were: manager; Delford engineer of plant, of Humber- stone, and Bert Fraser, 8. boy em- ployed in the works, also a Mr. Bell- ford, an insurance agent, of Humberstone, who had called to see Mr. McGlashen. The men were all burned about the head, face and hands. Mr. McGlashen was fright- fully injured. His hair was all burned off and his eyes and features were swollen up to twice their usual size. It is feared he cannnot recover. His arms up to the elbows are a mass of blisters. Utt, the engineer, escaped with the lightest injur- ies. Belford and the boy Fraser, are con- agony. Mr. McGlashen’s wife is with him and every eli'ortis being made to save his life. The damage to the building, which is a large one, is quite extensive. in was lifted from the foundations and moved several feet. Every window was broken and the interior badly wrecked. The plant cost over $75,000. It is thought, however, that the valuable machinery is not much injur- ed. Dr. Clark went to Humberstonc to- day and on his return reported the men as very seriously injured. W A Romance of The Lottery- On Saturday afternoon, at the quarterly drawing of the Credit Foncicr Lottery Bonds in Paris, and a few minutes before the wheel of fortune was to he set in motion, a lady appeared with a bond of the 1880 issue, upon which she wanted to pay the calls due in order that it might be eligible for a prize. The clerk said it was too late, as the drawing was about to commence, add- ing the conventional phrase of regret. The lady, however, begged hard, and the clerk consented to submit her case to the board of directors who had to attend the drawings Severalnumbers, says aI’aris correspondch had already been drawn while the directors were considering whether the lady’s ofl'er could be acceptedéâ€"a matterof a few francs â€"â€"when, oh! freak of fortune, the number of the very bond whose fate was in suspence came out for a prize of 134000. The board ultimately ruled that as the number had come out after the lady’s offer the latter would be on tcrtaincd. The clerk wentdown, and after receiving the lady’s money and handing her a receipt for it, announced to her that she was £4000 richer. ‘ a...