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5; HEALTH. Dipsomania. A recent writer clam all inebriates under three heads. The first class embraces what. are known as steady drinkersâ€"not often intoxicated. but al- ways more or less under the influence of liquor. Persons of this class sooner or later show symptoms of losing their minds. To the second class belong the peri- odical drinkersâ€"those in whom the par- oxysm ends as suddenly as it begins, only to recur after a certain interval. These cases are apt to develop epileptical and corresponding symptoms of an un- settled brain. although for some time this change may not be apparent. In fact. in the intervals between succes- stve explosions the brain may even seem to be stimulated to greater activity. The members of the third class are termed by the writer "dipsomaniacs," and are to be considered as insane. The mania for drink is sim ly that predomâ€" mance of one idea which is so often exhibited in the insane, and which is itself subject to change. It is these dipsomaniacs to whom our attention is especially drawn. and against whom we are particularly warned. ‘ The " steady drinker " carries the marks of dissipation upon his counten- ance, and is to be distrusted and avoid- ed in proportion as his habit has a greater or less hold (upon him. He ives to those around him due notice 0 his "tendencies," and property and the comfort of others can be guarded against destruction. But with the di iscs. as with other insane people, "there isa method . in their madness." Religioâ€"maniacs and enthusmsts of every description are to be seen in this class. They may be rated in the community as persons of ability and judgment. Medical exam- ination may even pronounce them sane and responsible; but it is only a ques- tion of time when the crash will come. All classes of inebriates are to be re- garded With suspicion; in positions of trust and responsibility they are to be conSidercd dangerous. _Each paroxysm of drink is destruc- tive to the brain centres. The ability to reason clearly is constantly being dimmishcd. . There should be no hesitation in act- ing upon a. recognition of mania for drink. The time is certain to come when the person will conduct himself in a. weak and morbid manner. His actions are to be always regarded as susprctous. Dementia, paralysis, active mania. and epilepsy are in store for him. â€"_ Fatigue. Fatigue is the natural result of labor. and as such is it periodic symptom with which every healthy person is familiar. It is one of the laws of organic life that periods of relaxation shall succeed periods of activity. The heart itself is normally in repose for about one-third of the time consumed by each beat,â€" a fact in which there is something par- ticularly suggestive and interesting, since physiologists agree that about; one- 1hird of the twenty-four hours should be devoted to sleep. Life is made. up of series of vibrations in which tension and rest succeed each other. The heart vibrates about. seven- ty times a minute ; the vibrations of the respiratory organs occur about sixteen times in the same period; while the vi- brations of the whole organism may he slid to complete their cycle once in twenty-four hours. _ Abnormal fatigue, 8. state approachâ€" ing exhaustion. oceurs when one at- tempts to alter nature's rhythm ' when the hours of tension are. made to en- croach upon those which should be de- voted to rest; when muscles and nerves already fatigued are driven to further exertion. Fatigue of a kind known as over- truining results. in the case of the athâ€" lete, in heart-weakness, and shortness of breathâ€""loss of wind,” as it is call- ed '_. while the long-continued fatigue 00» castoncd by excessive application to proâ€" foesional or business pursuits results in nervous prostrution, or even in para-- lysis. While excessive fal‘ no is in itself unwise. one of the chic dangers which result. from it is that commonly indi- cated by the term "catching cold." Thus the danger of sitting in a. draft or on the dump ground is many times doubled after great exertion. The application of heat to the surface is u. more logical procedure after extreme fatigue. Loss of sleep is one of the first. symp- toms of abnormal fatigue. Habitual in- scinonia from this cause is to be treated only in one way. by absolute rest. I Cancer of the Tongue. Malignancy in any part of the body is very often a. provoked malady. For instance. how frequently a. malignant tumor of the momma is ascribed by the patient to a blowâ€"sometimes, perhaps. erroneously, but. in the majority of in- staiiccs_co_rrcctl_v. lipithchoma in the upper hp is a very rare disease; in the lower one it is very common. The structure of the two lips is identical; the pipe of the smoker is uully in con- tact With both; but the ower one is movable, and is often bitten or other~ wise marred by the teeth. which is rare- ly the case_with the upper. Thus long- continued irritation and slow inflam- mation of certain partsâ€"the tongue be- ing a OOHSIHCIIOIIS exampleâ€"may. in a moth proportion of instances, lay the oundation or be the earlier steps of u very terrible disease. Grant this. and it will be seen how essential it. is to watch such chronic glossitis very chisely. to allay irritation. and memos- pccmlly to avoid all irritating implica- tions. Thus, if the patient. smo‘cs, if he. lakes highly spiced food he should be directed to disaintinue or greatl’ modify these habits; if he have roug and bad teeth. the defects must be cor- rected. In treating fissures. ulcers,etc., nitrate of silver or sulphate of copper must especiallv bc avoided. The mouth should lo washed after each meal; bor~ one and or bismuth lotions may be used. - His Quest. And so your friend has been to Afri- cn. she mid to Derringer Dan. That's what he has, ms'sm. [Whillg for diamonds! 3m. ina‘nm. Diamonds er clubs or spades er anv old ld he ned "tar feel the need of atgothe firm?” A Pamox'or monsoon. An l‘nexplnlncd Circumstance About the Proportion of the Sexes. The publication of articles on the sub- ject of European immigration into the Republic of Venezuela has called at- tention again to one of the curiosities of emigration which has never been clearly explained and remains therefore something of an enigma. It is well known that the foreign immigrants in- to this country from the northern‘naâ€" Lions of Europeâ€"Great Britain. Ger- many. Russia and Scandinaviaâ€"have. like the early colonists from the same countries been pretty evenly divided be- tween the two sexes. The emigration from the southern countries of Europe. on the contrary, Spain, Italy, Greece and Portugal, has been chiefly male. and to this fact perhaps more than to any other is due the intermarriage of emigrants and natives in South and Central America and the score of such marriages in North Amer- ica. particularly in the United States and Canada. The emigration from Ire- land. for instance, for many years has been more largely made up of female than of male emigrants. while from .It-l aly, on the other hand, the proportion for or eriod of more. than twenty years is ma 6 75; female ‘25. The total number of emigrants to the United States from 1845, the first year of large emigration, to 1895 (a period covering half a. century) was in excess of 16,000,000, and more than 40 per cent. was female, whereas the large Spanish and Italian emigration to South Africa has been almost exclusively male. As this matter is not one of early occur- rence, but continues at resent (the census figures resuming t eir old di- mensions since the improvement of the times) it might be sup osed that‘the number of women in t ose European countries from which there is and has been practically no female emigration would be MUCH LARGER than in those countries which have suf~ fered a. steady diminution through the emigration of persons of both sexes. But the contrary of this is shown by the figures of the Almanach dc Gotha. In Italy. from which there is very little female emigration. the number of female inhabitants is actually less than the male inhabitantsâ€"in the ratio of 99 lo 100. In Greece the ratio is 90 to 100. In Rouniania it is 93 to 100. On the other hand, in Great Britain from which the emigration of women has been con- tinuous, they outnumber the men in the proportion of 104 to 100. In all the other countries of Europe from which there is and has been a large female emigration a. majority of the inhabitâ€" ants are women. In Russia the proâ€" portion is 102 women to 100 men, in Germany 104 women to 100 men, in Sweden 106 women to 100 mom-in Swit- zerland. 104 women to 100 men, and in Denmark and Austria 103 women to 100 men. In France and Belgium the equality of proportion between the! sexes is very evenly preserved. Thus, in France there are 1004 women to 1000 men, and in Belgium the differ- ence is smaller, there being 1001 wom- en to 1000 men. I A still more peculiar manifestation of the same paradox, if it may be so conSdered, is found in the official re- ports rcccntly published in England of the emigration from that country dur- ing the last. quarter of a century. In 1860 48 1-2 per cent of the population of Ginsu Britain was male and 51 1â€"2 per cent. was female. Between 1860‘ and 1870 the female emigration was the larger, yet by_the census of 1871 the female population increased the more rapidly. From 1870 to 1880 the male cnugratlon was the larger, but the fe- latllle population increased the more rap- i y. ___._____ A Man-Power Ambulance. John Carter, an Englishman, has in- vented n, perambulutor, which its inâ€" ventor calls an ambulance, consists of a. stretcher laid on a two-wheeled truck. and provided with handles, somewhat. after the manner of a push cart. One improvement over the prevailing sys- tem obvious. The motion of the veh- icle is very easy. The patient rests on a double set of springs, which do away with the jarring so disagreeable in horse ambulances. The arrangement is styled thefSalvator." It has no pins, buttons. springs _or catches to get out of order. Everything is automatic. The readiness wrth which it is handled is of signal advantage 1n cases where minutes are precious. The. hood may be drawn down thus screening the paticnt's head from' Vle\\'. but is so arranged that he is! not deprived of a constant supply of‘ fresh air. The perambulnlor is provid- cd with surgical inst ruments. which may be needed 111 the emergency, besides stimulants and drugs. f l A Queer Catastrophe. A short time ago a flood undermined the pillars of the railroad bridge at Batum. Russia. 'l‘wo freight ventured to pass the shaky structurefi even after the danger of a catastrophe, had lmcome evident. But. then the en-l gincers resolved that no more cars‘ should cross. and when the next ex- press arrived the passengers were told' that those who wished to get- to the other side must. go across on foot, bc-l ing assured that they incurred no risk in domg so. As the hurrying crowdi warned the middle or th" bridge it C01"; and the British steamer I’Inthmore be-g lapscd. Sixty persons fell into the, rigging river and thirty of them per-i Is . A Strange Incident. ; A remarkable incident was enacted} the other day on the Paris Ponty desfi Arts. A well dressed man who disg played no emotion stopped a passer by and handed him a bundle of bank} notes. remarking: "I ive you this! money as a free gift. se it as youl like. I can only hope that your life will be more hapflf' than mine." Beforei the recipient can remver from his sur- prim the man had thrown himself into; the Seine and was drowned. They strange things in Paris. Woman singers _are to be excluded. from Roman Catholic Church choirs in Paris. general ab- ' - tin ucd in Human. Brother Gardner Lays Down the Law to Various Members. "Heah am a letter," said Brother Gardner. as he arose during the last sesâ€" sion of the Lime Kiln Clubâ€""hear am a letter from de secretary of stait of Ar- kansaw axin’ me what steps would be tooken in case a half a dozen members of dis club should sot out to filibuster an' obstruct an' delay matters of vital interest to the kentry at large. Sich a thing has never yit occurred in de history of dis club, but. it may cum. Inâ€" deed. Ize bin prepared fur its comin' fur de'last two y'ars. Dar am sartin signs of recklessness in conneckshun will sartin members which I hev not bin blind to. an' perhaps it will be to de benefit of dose, members to outline my programme. "If sartin members of dis club had conspired to obstruct. bizness and bring de United States to de verge of de aw- fulest stait of anarchy eber heard of. de Rev. Penstock would be probably de pusson appinted to take de initiative. He would wait till we Had got down do order of bizness to de head of 'Sick- ness and Distress,’ and den make a. mo- shun dat dc sum of seben dollars be wotcd to Brudder Sundown Jackson. who almost sawed his head .off on de fam'ly close-line while running across do back yard at; night. I should refuse to entertain de moshun. Any member of dis club who can't dodge his own close-line had better resign. \Vhen I refused to put do moshun de Rev_ Penâ€" stock would appeal from 'de deCishun; Giveadam J 0mm would call fur de ayes an' noes; Shindig Watkins would move to amend; Samuel Shin would turn out all do lamps on de ally side. an' Kurnel Cahoots would move to adjourn. "My frens, yo' kin See dc Sitoshim in yo’r mind's eye. Anarchy would rear its hydra-head an' chaos an' con- fusion prevail. Sir Isaac \Valpole. yo'r viceâ€"president, who hain’t got much sand, would begin to shake in his butcs; \Vaydown Babce,yo’r recordin'secretary who has a stiff neck, would drap down behind his desk to ‘git outer_de way of de splinters; Lord Cornwallis Skim- merhorn yo'r trusted treasurer. who was once bit by a. mad dog, would close do dosh of do safe on our cash receipts fur de eav’nin'. an' varus members would hustle fur de co'ners to keep cl’ar of dc falling plaster. \Vhar would I be, gemâ€"lenâ€"whar would I be an' what would be my line of ackshunl . "A pusson by de name of Mr. Cush_1n' has writ a manual fur 'all legislative bodies to go by," softly continued the president. as be wiped the prespiration from his brow. "Dat manual are all right up to de pint. whar' a conspiracy begin-s. Den it am' spected (lat de_ pre- sidin' officer will peel off an’ sail in. I should peel! I should remove my collar, necktie, coat zin’ west, drap m suspenders off my shoulders an’ ru my hands. an' 1 should steer by com- pass for the Rev. Pristock. He would try to grow wings on fly, but he would- n’t hev time. I would pounce down on him an' render him a cripple fur life inside of twenty seconds. Den I should reach out wid one fut fur Giveadam Jones, an‘ wid de odder fut fur Shindig \Vatkins, an’ boaf of’em would fall like autumn leaves befo’ a hurrycane. Sam- uel Shin an’ Kurnel Cahoots would hol- ler for mercy. but dar' wouldn’t be no mercy in my heart. \Vhen I got threw wallopin' an slammin’ deir lifeless re- mains could not be identified by deir own wives. If dar' was any mo’ obâ€" structionists hangin' around arter I had finished wid de pussons namedâ€" any mo' filibusters who war’ determined to hev deir own way or ruin de kentry â€"I should begin again an' make ’em wish dey had neber bin bo'n! “Dat's dc programme, gem'len," con- the president as his excited breathing was heard all over the hall, “an' it will be follcrcd right threw in case of necessity. \Ve gather here in do interests of do kentry at large. \Vhile a. minority has rights a major- ity must rule. If Mr. Cushin's manual will kiver a case, all right; if it; won’t, den dc presidin' officer must sail in. \Vhile I sinccmly hope an’ trust no sich lamentable occashum may arise, Ize liftin' dumb-bells an' punchin' do bag ebcry day to be prepared fur it in case it does cum. “Now dat dis subject has riz up befo’ us I licv few mo' word-s to add. _I has bin pained to observe a. lymphatic apathy on de part of Kurnel St. John Jones rcgurdin' dc bizness which brings us together each Saturday cavenin’ in do "or. No matter how grave de crisis. de urnel wedges hissclf behind dc stove an' (thaws peanuts. an' is allus sound] asleep befo' de mectin’ adjourns. De mime complaint of apathyâ€"an' de cha’r umures de meetin' dat ‘he knows what apathy meansâ€"kin be urged ugin Lord Cornwallis Johnson. Purfessor Lay- back White. Ginersl Bull RunnPrimrose an’ sebeml others. I want to say to 'em right yere 2111' now dat Ptradiso hall am not a. lodgin' house, an’ dose weekly meetins am not progressive euchre parties. If dey can’t brace up an' take an interest in de purccedings States on a. level keel. den dey had bet- ter stay away. Dat's all jest now, an' we will purceed to attack dc rcg'lar biz- ness of de meetin'. British and German Tars. The London Daily News publishes a despiilch from Brussels saying that the crews of the German steamer Proussen came involved in a dispute Saturday ,ovcr the message recently sent. by Em- ‘ P eror William to President Kruger of the &mth African Republic. \\'ords soon led_ to blows, and the fight was irogrcssmg fiercely when the police in- rvened and arrested several of the combatants. One of the German sail- ors was so badly injured by the pound- ing he received that he is ikely to die. Another Brute. Mrs. “'inksâ€"Did on see this article by Labouchere on nglish and Ameri- can women? ‘ Mr. “inks-N ._ What does it say? It says, " English women do not‘ know how to dime." : Maybe not. * But American women have anaturdl taste for clothes. That's Md not much else, some on a soft coal fire. Hold it. over that mailed the chic of 'em. inbuilt. two years old. imust have been, with the short curls ~ bright and Invented Dover's Punter. Not many persons who have taken a Dover’s powdcr’have any idea of the romantic career of the man who 83-” his name to the preparation. Prof. Osler of.Johns Hopkins University. tells his story. ' Thomas Dover was born in \Varwick- Shire about 1650. and after studying at Cambridge and with the famous Dr. Sydenham settled down at Bristol. for centuries the home port for ad- venturers, privateers, and slave tradâ€" ers. He was nearly fifty when hejoin- ed in a commercial and piratical ven- ture with a number of Bristol mer- chants. Two ships, the Duke and the Duchess, were fitted out for a. voyage to the South Seasfifrom which \Villiam Dampier, the circumnavigator of the world. had brought wonderful tales of Spanish riches. Dampier. who had come to grief in his last expedition to those regions, was taken along as pil- ot, while Dover went as third in com:- mand to Capt. Rogers, and appears in his narrative as Capt. Dover. The ex- pedition was memorable for two events. On Feb. 1, 1709. the ships arrived off the island of Juan Fernandez. and Capt. Dover, who was sent ashore in the pinnace, brought back with him to the ship a. couple of days later a man clad in goat skins, who had been left. on the 'island four years and a. half be- fore. This was Alexander Selkirk, the original Robinson Crusoe. Later the expedition sailed up the South Ameri- can coast, and found what it was seek- }gg‘ in the two cities of Guayaquil,\vhich l. ATTACKED AND SACKED. Dover led the van and cured the sail- ors of the plague which broke out after the capture of the cities. After cruis- ing in the Pacific for another two years for the Spanish treasure ships they re- turned to England in 1711, havmg col- lected plunder to the value of $850,â€" 000. Dover’s share made him a wealthy man, and left him free to wander about the world for some years. He settled down in London as a phy- sician in- 1731, carrying into his prac- tice the pugnacious habits of his buc- caneer’s life, To attract public atten-: tion, he published his book, “ The An- cient Physician’s Legacy to His Conn- try; being what; he has Collected Him- self in Fortyâ€"nine Years of Practice; Designed for the Use of all Private Families.” The book ran through eight editions, the last apparently be- ing pulished in 1771. On page 18, on the section on gout, is given the formâ€" ula. of his famous powder: " Take opium one ounce, saltpetre and tartar vitriolated each four ounces; ipecacuanha one ounce. Put the salt- petre and tartar into a red-hot mortar, stirring with a. spoon until they have done flaming. Then powder them yery fine; after that slice in your opium, grind them to a. powder. and then mix the other powders with these. Dose, from forty to sixty or seventy grains in a. glass of white wine possct gomg to bed, covering up warm, and drinking DOCTOR DOVER,.BUCCANEEBA ne Discovered will; Sacked Gums!!! pints of the posset; The publication of the book made a great noise. and brought. Dover intoI in Ill in won WHAT lS‘GOlNO ON IN THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE GLOBE. Old and New 'World Events of Interest Chron- lcled Brleflyâ€"lntenstlng Happenings cl Recent Date. ‘ William Emerson. a ' lishman fifteen inches high. walla 92nd year of his age. ' Old King Albert of Saxony smokes a. heavy German pi with a porcelain bowl, and is devo to it. Sir_Frederic Leighton. who is the first English pamterfio be made a peer be- cause he is a painter, was born at Scab borough sixty-six years ago. Sir John Robinson. havi resigned the editorship of the Lou on Dell News. his lace will be taken by Mr. . '1‘. Cook, 0 the \Vestminster Gazette. . Mohammedsns in the district of Ufa. 1n Rumin, are ordered to re-enter the orthodox church under penalty of the sequestration of all their property. Prof. Knackiuss. who executed Kaiser “’ilmelm's allegirical cartoon. has been :ppomted direc r of the Berlin Nation- d Museum, in succession to Dr. Jor- an. M. Jules Cambon, at present Gover- nor-General of Algeria, has accepted the position of editorâ€"in-chief of the Jour- nal desDebats, which has now become an evening paper. There is an enormous business done between Australia and Euro in kan- garoo Not less than sit amilâ€" lion skins are ship annually to the United Kingdom aone. A 634-karat diamond. the finest ever found in Africa. was discovered at Jag- ersfontein, in the Transvaal. on the day after Christmas. \Vheu out it. is ex. pected that. it will be worth $1.500,000. S. Lewis, who was born .in Sierra Leone, admitted to the Engflish. bar and afterwards became Chief ustioc of Sierra Leone, was knighted on New Year's day. This is the first time that a. full-blooded negro has been knighted. During 1895 the London mint struck off 72,245,295 coins, about ten million more than in 1894. The value of . the gold coins was £8,592, 25; of the Silver coins, £1,190,168, and of the bronze. £40,995. \Villiam Morris’ new edition of Chaucer, printed at Kelmscott press, is one of the dearest books ever published. The copies on vellum costs 120 uineas (smog each. An edition of orris' “Ear hly Paradise," to be issued in eight volumes, will cost; $285. Superstition has just. killed a. Bohemâ€" ian bride. A young woman was stand- ing up to be married in the church at Pisek. when one of the tapers on the side of the after nearest. her went. out. She shrieked “My candle is extinguish- ed 1” and fell down dead. The popular belief is that if one of the tapers goes out; it means caluinitis for the person on whose side it stun . An imperial bacteriological labora- tory is to be established at Agra and an imperial chemical laboratory at. Cal- cutta. by the Government of India. Other laboratories on a Smaller scale will be established in each over the Presidencies. and all officers are to have six months' training in bacteriology. There are nearly five and a half mil- lion Catholics in the United Kingdom, many quarrels with his fellow practi-I 1,500,000 in England and “79.163. 305,000 tioners, who treated him as a quack. as they did Sydenham for that matter. He carried on a bitter war against. apo- thecaries. too, and died 1742: His powder is still in the British pharma- copoeia. A Pathetic Prison Scene. The warden of a. penitentiary tells the following touching story of a. man sentenced to ten years of hard labor,l IAnd Mr. Browne gave me such a nice Inamc for on. apu.” "\Vhat lthat?" " by. l g for a. crime in the committing of which there were many extenuating circum- stances. His name was Hixon. One day a. let- ter came to him, neatly addressed in a. woman’s hand. a quart or three ’drink while sweating.” The warden read it first as" was hisi This was all there was of it: 5 “Dear John~Our little Dan died to-' duty. day. Mary." in Scotland and 3,550,000 in Ireland. Fort â€"one peers of England. Scotland and ‘reland are Roman atholics, us are 53 baronets, 15 privy councillors, 8 Eng- lish and 67 Irish members of Parlia- ment. _ An English pa r revives an old story about Arle'inus Vurd. \thn he was in London he gave a children's party. One of John Bright's sons was inViled, and rclurencd home radiant. "Oh, papa." he explained, on being asked whethcrhe had enjoyed himself, "Indeed, I did! was e asked me how that ay and festive cuss, the governor, was!” replied the boy. Castor oil is usually assmciated with medicine, and supposed to be particu- larly well adapted for infants. It will surprise many to know that it is large- ly used in the arts. Scotland alone uses upwards of 145,000 gallons annually for the process of Turkey red dlying. Its use as a. lubricant has been argcly rc- ‘WVhatâ€"What 2" said Hixon- "Dale ! placed by petroleum, but in other arts dead? My little Dan? No, no, no! I cannot be!" I But’ it; was true. Another sorrow was added to the many he already knew. Hcsat for a longtime with bowed head, _ ms {3% m his hands' 11‘5" heart qmver' l Rhodes as Premier of Cape Colonv, is the 'son of a Ba :tist minister at mg. , "I've said many a time." he said, atl , last, "that it would be better if Danny , idid die before he was. old enough to! { know and feel his father's shame. I sup- l ipose it is best, but: it, is hard to bear, My little Dan l" A rt 1,- l after all. 1 The man broke down again. tle later he took a small photograph ‘ from his pocket, carefully wrapped in | tissue paper. He gazed long and earnâ€" 3 ‘ estly at it. The tears ran over his pale 1 checks, and fell on the smiling,r face of. trains? an' help the rest of us to hold de Uniledl the boy- He brushed them away with i f his. trembling hand, and gave the phoâ€" l tograpli to the warden. l ’ “That was Danny." he said. l It was the sunny little face of a boy A pretty boy he, clinging close to his head, and the large eyesâ€"now forever closed, clos- ed to the knowledge of the truth that he was a convict/8 boy. . I , _.,, A Cannibal Plant. One of the most curious enemies of the British fresh water fishes is}! small floating water reedâ€"the bladder-worst] Along its. branches are a number of! small reen vesicles or bladders,which,l being urnished with tiny jaws, seize: upon the little fish, which are assimi-r lated into its substance. This is asub- tle poachcr, the true character of which has only lately been detected. i l Fixing the Flavor. . \Vaiterâ€"I can't satisfy that guest nohow. He says the steak don't taste right yet. - Cookâ€"Where's be from? Z From the West. 3 And this is W estern beef.‘ ’2 I told so. but he said it didn‘t’ taste right somehow. ' Oh! I see. He's used to steal: cooked lamp chimney a while." I It I its consumption IS increasing. It is largely used for dressing tunncd leather. The importation into the United King- dom exceeds 2,000,000 gallons annually. Sir Gordon Sprigg, who succeeds Mr. Ipswich. and began 1i c as a newspaper man. 1le showed signs of censuniption in his thirtieth year, and the doctor told him that his onlv chance of life was a warm climate. He went to the Cape, mar- ried a farmer's daughter, am turnc_d farmer himself. and gridually made his way up in the politics of the colony un- til he was elected to the Cape Parlia- ment. After that his career was rapid, and he is now Prime Minister for the third time. The meal. interesting physician of the present time in Europe is Herr Ant, the shepherd doctor, who ircscribcs for thousands of patients at trulbruch. He diagnoses diswsc by examining a lock ,of the patient's hair, and his universal charge for advice is about a quarter of a dollar. Cliean wait patiently the whole'dav through to see him, even in bad weather. and if by the time he re- tires. near midnight, they have failed to have an audicnoc. With him, they take their posts uncomplainingly the next morning. The dootor's patients are referred to by the skeptical at "Ast's sheep." - New Use for Horses. A \Vestern geniun has applied for a patent. on a corn planter. which con- sists of two boxes attached to the fore- legs of a. horse. 'ust above the fctlorks. in which was in: corn to be planted. Cords passed over pulleys nttzu-hed to a saddle, down to the hind legs, so that every time the horse stopped the tight- ening of the cord would open the lumen on the forelegs and some corn be shak- gn tinto the holes made by the front ee . He that resolves upon any great and good and has b that very resolution barrier to it.â€"-'I‘ryon Edwards. .‘i. : : .,,....,,.« ,, r,_.- g. cur. , tax. "I 4. ,»: 31 .5“: Mr:- no. .vu ’ -« ." _--*.«\.'M"s -..~‘.,-... A“, -_ ~.. .-.. ‘_. WAA.K A\A_V-A-.-‘vKAN§AAA-A.A.AAAK ~\.â€"\ r». > WWAA _ M“ .-.._.