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. 3. n.1,. ,..-‘ _ _ smwwl.‘ la~ kw; _. ‘ , f,,‘. _.-r-.‘ We... Jun-M“ Casi. :r. n ~r .#§¢’W'JWSW%4b-iwe M m w... x w» «my -q. ‘ n. Town LABS.” "0\\'D LABS." Tbs great bell cla‘nged out jubilantly; half pad fiv'e. Leaving-off time. The horses. plodding patiently down the brawn-stretch which was in time to in- 3 corn field. quirkened bheir steps a lit- tle that they might get tothe end of the furrow the. sooner; yonder in the pleasure-ground the garden-boys tilted up their watering-«ins hastily, splash- ing eadi other, and giving the mignon- ette-bed an undue portion of the refreshing stream in their basic to be gone. The old canicnier went on tranquilly plainiiig the. doorâ€"panel he had inhand; but hisassislant.young and sprightly. glowing, moreover, with the: consciousness that acertain likely lass of his acquaintance was awaiting him at the. entrance to the village. flung dim n hammer and nails and Bell: ml his coat. “Bell's gone!" he shouted to his chief as he passed, thrusting his arms into the slcevwi; but the other merely look- ed up sourly and went on ‘witfn his task. Out in the wide beach-bordered avenue a couple of very old men were slowly and painfully hoeing the intru- sive. grass which had overspread its graVelled surface. They wore clogs. «orilui'oy trousers tied below the knee with string. and brown cardigan jmki-ts a good deal frayed and faded. iiulli bad blue eyes. grey fringes of choke-r, and complexions of a brown- ish-yellow tinge, which, added toacer- tiiin stolidity of expression, caused their faces to look as though they were carved in wood; both wore fur Caps a trifle mangey, wall pulled down over the cars. Their coats carefully folded and laid on the grass beside them. seemed alike in color and material; as the old fellows progressed in their task they carefully "shifted" these garâ€" iiiiunts now one manturningbackfor illc. purpise. and now the other. They might have. bccln twins, so closel)’ d1“ they resemble each other; but they were not cvvn brothers, merely cronies. who from years ofconstant compan- ionship had grown alike in thought and habit, and oven in appearance. There was but one difference between them; 'l‘oiumy Vose. did not see very well, and Will Barnes was lather hard of hear- ing. Tommy, therefore, was thefii‘st to apprise. Will tlliat it was leaVLng-off- time. _ "lib," said Will, “1 thought it mun'be gettin‘ on for’t. Siliadders is groom' u lung. . "Ali," agreed Tommy, glancing round, "so they are, lad so they are." Will chuckled to himself, ' Abodyd fancy L‘li' owd chz‘iip could soe'em." he iiiutlercd. Tommy's unxietl' W “fake light of his blindness was agreat J0k_‘5 to Will, and the consciousness of this own superior sharpness of IV’lSlLtl‘n he: failin r source of satisfaction 0 ll_ 2 “léllllullfillleousiy atl'alghtvenmg Phi-‘11 backs. they shuffled. to lilo spot \\ lief? unru- murs lay, and stiffly stooplng. :urli assumed his own. I‘ ’ "Ground dowey." §uld 10111111)- "l‘llif" asked Will. w v . "Llrouiid's dowey," repented Tom. 111 a roar "lib, thou'rt gettin turble bad at 'earin', lad. 'l'hou'rt_wui'seni_n vf_u1 sure. Well, cooiiii’irraismg his icice i din. "let’s be to v. in ." I , lgl'oddle. they did, having first,withltli8 forethought born of their. years an rheuiuaiics, and fostered by long tolerE once and even fairness on like wait '0‘ the authorities, hidden their hoes among the. neighboring evergreens. thus saving themselves the extra quarter of a mile. tramp which would have. been necessitated by 'a return With them to the tool-shed. l‘liey trudged slowly and soberly. along_ path which led to lilo Village lifting their heavily shod. feet buts little way off the ground. and swaying from side to side as they walked. They did not speak to encili otherâ€"in fact. they very seldom did. Tommy’s remark . about the bell had broken a silence which had lasted since dinner-time, and even then Will had only enlivened the meal :by observing "Cheese is rayther strong.’ and his comrade had responded sarcas- tically that he was gettin' masterly tickle at stoomach." As they shambled over the cobble- stones in the village proper. they were overtaken by a couple of their fellow- worklan who were talking loudly and excitedly. “Hello, Willi" cried one, "got th' bag 'et 8" 3 "Hal ho! ho!" chuckled the old man catching the words for once, and show- ing iill his toothless gums in an appre- ciative grin. 'Naw. lhaven't,Ed'ard. l've nobbut bin wortcliin' ’ere amatter o' forty-five year. Lliou knows. Thc‘t's all. Nay, nay. they'll scarce notice "Well. tli' toll: isasth' new squire's fur turnin' out iillas doesn't raly be- long tothe property. "l‘lieer’stiiica too many laborers for th' size. 0' Lh' estate.‘ says the bailiff to Joe here. 'an'nat- rail says he. ‘Sir John min gie lli' pre srence to his own tenants. l'm sorry for ye." says be, “but it cannot be 'elped.’ 50 poor .lm-‘s to Look out fur npluce as aoun’s be con. .-\n' Richard “Ellington. he's gettin' th' sack too an' llob Norris." "l-fli." said 'l‘nmiiiy, clacking his tongue. pleasantly exhilarated by hear- im: bad news which did not personally affect biin "Eb my. what changes! \Vell, [ were born 0' th‘ property, nn' \inrtched' ere mon an‘ boy for nigh upon seventy year. un' my feytlier be- fore me an' my gron'fevtber. An' l_’ve lid rent for you little cot o' HZHR‘ ur fiftyâ€"seven year. All. I hue l-Ib, dear :i' me! if Sir Gilbert was liiin' t‘ud be‘lung afore he'd ha' let they things be done. Poor Rich- ard Billingtnr' my word. he'd be takkan’ lcl He would that Mr John . hasn’t. no understandin‘ 0‘ country waysâ€"a reg’lar town fintlman, he is they as â€"he‘ll never half the mon his .unc e wasâ€"an’ they say th‘ bailiff's cruel 'ard." "He is thot,” rowled the other. "‘llow mun l fee my childerf' says Joe, welly cryin’, ’Do th' best yo' con,’ says l'enley, h‘istin‘ up's shoulders. ‘lts yo‘r lookout,‘ says he. '1 mun do ib' best 1 con fur yo‘r mester,‘s.iys he. "l‘were a bad job fur us all yo‘ coom here,“ says Joe. He didn‘t care nowt about th' chap if he were to go, yo' knuwen, so he says it out like 3 mon â€"â€";in’ loud enough too- didn‘t ’ee. Joel” "lib, 1 did," said Joe, with a. kind of melancholy triumph. “He’s ‘eerd th' truth as how’t is." "Well, it‘ll not bring a blessin‘ opined ‘l‘ommy. "1t ivunnot, lad, lib, owd Sir Gilbert ’ull be turnin‘ in‘s grave.” Meanwhile old Will had tramped off again. and Vose, with a parting nod, expressive of good will and commisera- tion, hastily hobbled after him. His unwonted garruloue mood caused him to shout out one or two comments on the recently heard news, but finding that his comrade did not. respond, he relapsed into taciturnity. in time they arrived at the cottage rented by Tommy, where Will had lodged ever since he had begun to work on the estate, so many years ago now that they scarcely remembered their previous separate existence. " Our missus" they had both called the late new ‘9 Mrs. Vose, who while she lived, poor soul! had "washed and mended them,” and "done for them,” and "burged at" them when they required it, with the utmost impartiality. "Our place," they mutually designated the tiny white- washed house, though as a matter of fact Tommy paid rent for it, and iWill paid him a certain weekly sum for board and lodging. Or, rather, to be accurate, Tommy paid himself, it hav- ing been his custom for years to draw Will’s wages at the same time as his own on the weekly pay-day, both sums being taken possession of by "Th’ missus” while she lived, and expended as she considered advisable for the earners thereâ€"of. Mrs. Vose, being a prudent and strong willed woman, pre- ferred laying out. the money herself, and it was in her day thatl the two cronies first began to dress alike. Now. though she was gone, the custom surâ€" Vived. Tommy kept. the purse and made all necessary purchases. in was so much simpler and easier for one man to go into a shop and say “We’re? ha’ two 0' them, an‘ a couplel o’\yOnl. an’ fcwer pairs 0’ they socks,” pointing to the required articles with a decided forefinger, than for each to go a- snopping on his own account. They di- Vided the indoor labor of the little es- tablishment, ’l‘ommy on this occasion blowing up the fire and making the tea, while Will laid the table. As they sat. opposite each other, the latter, Vigorously stirring his tea, chuckled to himself. "1 cannot ’elp but think of Ed‘ard Prescott," he said. “ “Han you getten th’ bug?’ says he. Ho! hol” Tommy, who had been blowing into his saucer, and was now slowly suck- ing up its steaming contents, stared hard at his friend over the rim. "How lung hasto bin wortcbin’ ‘cre, says-to?” he inquired as he set. it down at length “Goin’ on five-iin’-forty year.” re- sponded Will promptly. "Ah, so thou hasâ€"an‘ lived i’ th’ one place all the time. Eh, thou’rt as good as a. tenant. 0’ Sir John’s if thou urtiia a tenant. iBut thou was born Urms- kirk-way-on, wern’t thou?” "Ali," assented Will, "1 were born at Aughton yon. My feyther were a Manchester mun, an’ my mother coom fro’ .Liverprmi, but. 1 iillus call mysel‘ an Urmskirk mon.” "50 .l.’ve yerd thee say,’ observed Tommy, and thereupon fell into a. brown study. Next. morning, as the couple ap- proached the scene of their daily la- bors, whom should they find awaiting them but Mr. l’enley, the new bailiff. "Ten minutes late, my men,” he call- ed oul. as they drew near. “Well, an’ ten minutes isn't so bad for owd folks same as us," responded Tommy pleasantly, and in no way quickening his pace. “1 reckon when yo’n gotten the rlieumiitics yo‘rsel’ yo'll happen find it a bit ’ard to turn out afore day-leet." “if you are too old to keep your time, you should be too honest to take your full day’s wage. ’Come â€" gel. to work; where are your tools, Barnes?" "We’s find th’ tools real: enough when we’re ready, mester," returned Will, who had been leisurely di- vesting himself of " his coat, and now shambled across the grass to the place where the hoes were bestow- ed. "15 that where you keep them! on lazy old beggar!" shouted the bai iff. irritated beyong measure by his manâ€" ner. "Soomtimes one place an‘ soomtimes another," said Will, adding with an ex- planatory smile, "It saves a. dale 0' Lime, gcin‘ back’ards and for‘ads, to keep 'em handy." "And look at. the result,“ cried Pen-‘ ley. "Red with rust, and the handle rotting away." “ 'Tisn’t a very good piece o‘timber. l doubt," observed Will, surveying his implement critically. " Soom las'es twice th' time of others. Nay, ‘tisn‘t good timber." "l should like to know what timber would stand that. kind of usage," said the bailiff roughly. "I will have no more of ilâ€"you understand, Vose? Take your tools back to the shed every night when you have finished work. Do you bear?" "It’ll waste a dale 0‘ time," grum- bled ‘l‘ommy. "Mester Woods never found no fault wi' us for lettin' ‘em bide i' th' bushes." "I dare sayâ€"Mr. Woods was pretty easy-going all round. Perhaps that's one reison why everything in the place is going to rack and ruin. But. these ways won't do for me. I owe .i duty to my employer. and I mean to do it. So you'll just done I tell you, You. As for you, Barnes, after this week you won't be required here." Will stood stari at him with a card. 110 did not vacant smile; if he "The old fellow’e deaf, isn't he!" I understand. said Penley, then, raising his voice, an hear what 1 say! You ain’t wanted here after Satur- . 3._ “'ill gaped at him "I'm noan to coom to war]: 0' Mon- dayf" "No." "Well," said \Vill, smiling again, but annouely, "an' that's a funny thing. W hen mun 1 coom again, Master Penleyf" "lou needn’t come at all. You are not wanted here any more. We employ too many men for the size of the placesâ€"and the estate can’t stand it. air John is obliged to piu‘L with all except his own tenants. He can t em- ploy every one, so he draws the line there.” "What‘s he sayin‘l” asked Will turning helplessly to his friend. lommy was incapable of answering him. He stood as though transfixed. his woodeny face more wooden than ever, his jaw dropping. Will came a step nearer the bailiu and laid his hand on his sleeve. ".Spakin’ if this ’ere hoe,” he said tremuliiusly. ' b‘ee yo’, Mester l’enley, it isna my fault 'at it’s gone rotten. it Were {illus a bad bit 0' wood. but l’s tak’_it round t.’ th' tool-shed 0’ neets, .lf LbULs all. An 30' can stop th’ price out o' my wage if yc'n a mind.” "it. is not on account of the hoe.” returned Penley hastily. “1 should have given you notiCe in any case. bir John can‘t afford to keep so many laborers.” "Sir John cannot afford my bit 0' wage?” "‘1 cars and a good many others too. You are. not the only one. in future he only intends to employ his own ten- ants." "l’ve wortched on this ~are estate for forty-five year,” said Will brok- enly. “Well, I’m Sorry for can’t. be helped. rule for you.i’ The old man stared at him‘ a. mo- ment or two, blinking his blue eyes; and then fecbly stooping for his hoe, began to scrape at the weedâ€"grown surface of the road. Presently he paused. "l’d be willin’ to coom fur less,’*- he observed tentatively. “Can’t be done,” replied Penley, and anxious to put an end, to a scene which he found painful, he walked away. When his wiry, of Sight, the two cronies looked at each other, and Tommy, waking as if from a dream, drew nearer his com- panion. you, but it We can't break the (To be Continued.) THE CZAR’S ARMY. Russia Cali Place a Slight)“ Mll-lnry Force In the l-‘lclil. .The army of the czar is composed of twenty-one corps d’arme divided up into fourteen conscriptions. 'l‘he strength of each corp is about 45,000 men. The infantry comprises about 165 regiments of the line, twenty regi- ments of chasseurs, sixteen regiments of grenadiers and twelve regiments of the guard. This is a very fine army, well organized, of great resisting pow- er and prodigious tenacity. it is armed with a repeating rifle very much like the French ,Lebel, and which is highly esteemed by the ltussian generals. The artillery is composed of ninety-Six siege batteries, ill-l field batteries, fifteen mountain batteries, forty-three batteries, 3. cheval and three mortar regiments ~â€" altogether nearly 5,000 light pieces, and 1,500 siege guns. Besides this there are brigades of engineers, military train, railroad electricians, torpedoists, velocipcdists, police, etc. .As to the imperial cav- alry, ll. is well known to be; one of the finest and by far L_lid most consid- erable in Europe. it is composed of regulars and regiments, like Cos- sacks, for example, who enjoy a cer- tain degree of independence, and Some privileges, and who yet submit. to the usual discipline. ’l‘liis cavalry is divided into 671 squadrons, of which 35:). are regular cavalry, cuirassiers, drugUOIlS, ulilans, and hussars and 819 Cossacks. \V'ORLD'S LARG l’IS'l‘ OPA L. I had the privilege lately, writes Lady Violet. Greville in the London Graphic, of beholdin’g the largest and finest opal in existence, with the ex- ception of a Hungarian opal in the pomession of the emperor of Austria. My opal came from Queensland. It weighs 250 karats, and is about two inches in length and thickness. abso- lutely perfect in fire arid brilliancy. lt contains. as the true Opal should. all the colors of the rainbow, and is dazzling to look at, without. any.of the creaminess that spoils so many fine stones. Her Humgarian Opals have hitherto held the first place_ in the opinion of connoisseurs, bub this stone is far and away the most splendid speci- men possible. It is fit to grace the coronet of a queen. and queens. for- tunately for themselves, are above the vulgar prejudice in believmg the opal to )6 an unlucky stone._ It. is real- ly one of this most. beautiful gems in existence. 1N THE FOUR HUNDRED. Mr. Richfellow, with an admiring gaze at the beauty of the evening. Miss Psyche,â€"Have you noticed, Miss D'Av- mo, what a. delicate, ethereal, spiritual- le beauty. Miss Psyche has! I Miss D'Avnoo, rival belle,â€"-Y_es. She reminds me of a very dear friend of mine I knew at school. Bow l_lovexl that girl! Poor darling! she died of consumption, ca near, and scrofula. STARR [E D MEN PREFER RED. Mrs. Henpeck. with a self-satisfied air.--l notiz-e that whenever Hard, Cash 5; Co.. advertise for clerks or salesmen. they always say Married Men prefer- rod. Mr. 8., an employee of Hard. Cash a. (hmâ€"YO“. the old tyrants. They giant men who are used to being bos- active form was out of Int-lung to Rebellloa -A Page Iron: the Booli at Long Ago. Mr. Thomas O'Leary, assistant libra- rian, Chateau de Ramazay. contributes an interesting article to the Quebec Telegraph, from which we make the following extracts: Towards the close of the last century. and the early years of the prment, the citizens of Quebec had on many occu- sions to witness the execution of those upon whom the death sentence had been pronounced. Hanging was of freâ€" quent occurrence. as also military exeâ€" cutions. On one occasion no less than seven soldiers were shot, side by side. on the Plains of Abraham, for deser- Lion. But lucre was one execution that produced a profound impresaion on the minds of the inhabitants. it being the solitary instance of carrying out, even in semblance, of the hanging, drawing, and quartering in America. The folâ€" lowing account is from an old magazine published many years ago. and will be found interesting, now that a hundred years have passed away, and also that the extension of Richelieu street passes through the very spot where the execuâ€" tion took place, and where McLane's reâ€" mains were interred. . ADET'S PROOLAMJATION. The breaking out. of the French re- volution found the public mind in the United States divided; the rising party of Democrats. stimulating by ideas of liberty, by hatred of England, and gra- titude to France, eager to throw the whole Weight of the influence of the risâ€" ing republic of America into the scale in favour of the French republic, the French Ambassadors in the United States. Genet, li‘auchct and Adet. inâ€" trigued with the. leaders of this party, and set the laws at defiance. In 1796 Adet issued a proclamation. addressed to the Frenchâ€"Canadiaiis, in which he announced that the. French Republic having defeated Spain, Austria and Italy, was now on the point of attackâ€" ing England, beginning with her colâ€" onies ,aiid he invited the Canadians to rally to his standard. Public men of the l‘niled States were led away with the idea .and Monroe, in his correspondâ€" encc from Paris ,spoke of the easy conâ€" quest of Canada and while Frenchâ€" men hoped to reconquer it for France, Americans hoped no less sanguinely, to add it to the domain of their own reâ€" public. Canada, Adet employed David McLane, a citizen of the United States, or perâ€" haps led him by genial words and vague promises to tlieniad attempt which cost him. his life. After all, there is no definite proof of connection of Adel; with it, McLanc having been hung on the evidence simply of his own statements. A YANKEE SPECULATOIL. He was a native of Attleboro, Nassaâ€" cliusetls, and came to Canada in 1706, but seeing himself regarded with susâ€" picion. he returned to New York. in- tending to start for l‘riince; then, as trouble had begun, be. returned to Can~ adu. in 1797, in hopes of succeeding by speculating in lumber and horses. and that he passed under an assumed name to escape arrest by his creditors. He met one Butterfield on Lake Chamâ€" plain, who recommended him to a man named h‘richette, at St. Johns, with whom he had some conversation, among other things. as to the. likelihood of a general rising among the Cunaâ€" diiins on account. of the iiiipl‘isonment of several for their opposition to the Road Act. By Ji‘ricliette be was intro- duced to John Black. a. sliipbuilder at Quebec. who seems at this time to have been a desperate politician, having just by intrigui- succeeded in securing a seat in the. Provincial l’ai'liaiiient. Black, as unscrupulous as to llll‘ means of acquiring wczillli, eagerly grasped (Ll. the occasion of reaping honour and profit. by becoming. an informer: and between eleven and twelve o'clock at night. on the 10th of May, he proceeded to the Governor's secretary. and made an affidavit. 0.11 which Mclame. was then at Black's house, was arresleil in his bad on a chargi- of high iri-asiuii. Ho wa sbrought in trial on the 7th of He was brought to trial on Llle 7ib of July. under an indictment for Conspir- iiig the death of the King, and aiding and abetting the King’s enemies. and containing allegations of fourleen overt. acts. The .-\ttorneyâ€"(:'eiier:il, .\lr. Sum-ll, in opening the case, charged Iliai Mc- l'.ane was an agent of Adel. under whom he held the comiiiissinn of Majorâ€"(len- eral. and that his visits to Canada “'l‘l‘o- expressly to prepare for a revoli of the lfi‘rencli-(‘anadians against the lingâ€" lish Government. to be effected by aid BABBABITY Ill SAMBA. AN INCIDENT DIP-EB EARLY DAYS .01“ THIS COUNTRY. Terrible Fate of aft-:uug flan Convlctrd from the United States. and a military force from France. Till”. his plan Was to introduce lumlwruien from the States by way of Sorel. who “ero- in form the nucleus of his force, and when the garrison of the. Castle St. Louis and Quebec had been drugged with liquor and laudanum thew- "N‘ll were to rush on the place. and carry ii. That he imparted this scheme, in l~'riclielti-, who agreed to join him. and in Ilia 1k. TH E TERRIBLE SEN'I‘ENC‘l-Z. 'l'be witnesses for the Crown in their teslimony fully sustained this. “'illiani Barnard declared that. lit-Lane had on both visits talked to him of his plan of revolutionizing Canada. and endeavored to enlist! bim. Elmer Pushing testified to his declaration that. lie was an en- voy of Adet. Francois Chandonct also testified to having been coliclted to join the. plot. and Thomas Butter-field and Chas. Fricbette were both arrest- ed as fellow-conspirators with Mc'Lane, and admiited that they had joined him revolutionize Canada. in his plot to himself McLane defended in person, To inaugurate a revolution in , who . l l l l l I“, , gumâ€"w __ reg assisted by Messrs. Pykc and mama. but the case was apparently IO clean? that the jury. all. however. of English, not French. origin, after retiring a few moments. brought in a verdict of guilty. The Chief J ustive tlien addressed him. and sentenced him lobe hanged. to be taken down while. still alive.‘cut open. dfsembowelled. have his entrails burnt before his eyes. his head cut off. and. his but (livuled into four puns. Pursuing its plan the Government sought. to invest. his death with all ter- rors possible. On Friday. July :11. 1797. be was taken from the prison on a hurdle. or rather country. Mclniue was attended by the sheriff and a military guard. The axe and block were carried with him. A little after ten o'clock they reached the gallows erected outside St John's Gate. at the foot of the glacis. iiii cle- vatezl spot. visible to the. surrounding country. Melanie. was attended yb Rev. Mr. Mountain and Mr. Sparks. and after a few Words addressed to the licople was cast off the ladder. After hanging iiboui twenty-five min- utes he was taken do“ ii. his head cut. off-and held up by the executioner. crying, “behold the head of a traitor." A part of lilt‘..l‘lltl‘illls was then taken out and burnt and the limbs cut. but not cut off. "Never." says the histor- ian Garneuu. "never had such a speclao- le been seen in Canada." :A DICCl‘IN '1‘ BURIAL. McLane had the sympathy of the li‘mnch‘Canadians. Al. personal risk they had bmtowed cure and consola- her; on him before and during his trial ; tlieirrharity prompted them to give his remains the rites of burial. Towards evening Messrs. (‘haloup, Gauvreau. Laliberte and Barbeau. dug a grave on the place of execution. on what is now ilin east corner of Riche- lieu street. near the Glacis and near the north angle. of the Sisters’ new building, which replaced the Brothers” school, and were interred decently the mutilated remains of the unfortunate stranger. The courage. of these men. belonging to an oppressed and suspectâ€"- ed race, thus showing their sympathy for one 'usl. executed as the leader of a plotto rce them from English power. lslguatly deservin of being recorded. ‘ lack, who lurer Alb-Lane. to his house to betray him, as well as the other in- formers. received grants of land. and also a considerable reward. llut llie execration of the public. followed him. He lost popularity, office, business and means. and iii a few years. according to Giiriiciiu, became a loallisouic begâ€" gar in the sweets of Quebec. â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€".â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"-â€"- FLEETEST 0F BATTLE SHIPS. Japan's New Armor-(31ml Shows Wonderful him-ml on Her 'l‘rlnl Trip. All the world has been interested in the. plicnoiiieiilil performance of the new Japanese battle ship Yasliima, which on her recent trial trip attained the reiiiarkablo speed of 19.46 knots during a run of one hour, and a sus- tained average speed of 19.22 knots for the four hours of the trial thus show- ing herself to be without doubt the swiftesl. battleship afloat. 'l‘llic Kashmir). and her sister ship, the lz'uji. arc the product of the Thames Shipbuilding Company's yard. and in them Japan possesses the two most powerful fighting miutliiiics that have yet. appeared in the waters of the Orient. The Yasbima, and ill“: same dcseripâ€" tion applies to the la‘uji, is very similar in general type to the Majestic class of British L-attle ships. They are built on the bracketed system, and are extensively subdivided. there l-eing in each ship no less than two hundred wu- tertighf. compartments. The material used in construction is luild steel,aiid the armor plates are all treated on the Harvey system. There are four complete decks-Abe upper one of which runs from cud to end of the vessel and is surmounted by a superstructure deck running from the fore to the after barbettc, and above this again are the. iiuvlgiilion bridges. The officers . commodiously bertlicd on the main deck. on which are also quarters for an admiral and his stuff. The main battery consists of'foill' 12-inch 49-ton guns. placed in puirsin the barbcttes forward and all the sup- crstructurc, and ten 0â€"inch rapid fire gains, of which three are placed on either side of tlie uppei‘_(leck and two Ull either side of the main (lei-k. all in the central part of the vessel and commanding wide ranges of fire. The secondary battery consists of twenty llâ€"pounder rapid fire. guns and four " lâ€"‘Jâ€"pounders for use in" the. tops and boats. The contract. calls for 10,001) horse power with natural draught and lit,- Jilzll with a medium forced draught, the i-oi'i'esimiidiilg speeds being Hill-4 and 1511â€"4 knots ri-spwtivcly. lii i-xmicd- ing this by fully one. knot the \ :isliiuia bux- established a new speed record for heavy lialllc ships. At. her“ nor- mal draught the coal capacity is 700 “Ills ,liul the. total bunker capacity I! 1,211“ tons. 'i'ii'i; DAY or noon. l'l‘of. l-‘alb. of Vienna, fine: the ex- tinction of the, human race. {or Novem- ber 13. lli'llll. On that «lay the earth is to come into collision with a comet. evi-rybody will be poisoned by gas or burnt to death. MODEL 0}“ NICA'J‘NI'ISS. Clara is a model of nculiiesa, but so‘iiietiines she carries things in ex- trellies. To what do you refer? \Vliy hill‘ brushes the teeth of her sprarket wheel every morning. Hicks l'aslia's expedition: to the Smi- dan in 1W3. every nuui of which is beâ€" lievwl to have been riiassacrml. bus been officially protiMlm-wl dead by tha- ling- llsb Probate Court. executors brivin been allowed in a member of the arm. Mimi-i; Tomâ€"Sc you spent down by the breakers? Dinkâ€"You might know that. l haw. not a cent left. your vacation and crew are , .resiimc tile dmlli o