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81m Ftuscnco. Jun. 20.â€"-For years the Chinese Six Companies hero allowed no Chinmuun to leave for ‘China. without a. paper from one of the companies stating that he was clear from debt and paid his (lace. The system was really a. blackmail- ing arrangement. upon which the Six Com. panics thrived. as the companies had». contract with the Pacific Mail and Occi- dental Steamship Companies preventing any Chinamun sailing on their steamers without this document. At the last ses- eion of the Legislature a bill was passed makiugito misdemeanor for any steam- ship company to refuse passage to any person who paid his fare. The law was taken «dviintsge of by intelli~ nt Chinumen. notwithstanding all nde of intimidation to prevent their leaving without payingthc compunies’ demands. Lately, however. the Six Com- nies have been euccesst‘nl in levying the on out mini: Chummcn,cspeciolly those from the interior. To counteract this the chief of polio-a recently issued u. cicular in Chinese notifying intending passengers to China that they could go home by simply purchasing pnmrge tickets. and the police nould be depended upon to protect them from the companies. These notices have been posted in every Chinese camp on the mast. Today it was discovered that the ‘ 3i: Compsnics lunl circulated a. counter . ment. declnriug that any one nttempt- 1 ng ‘ leoWe without symg his dues would is arrested. and if to lost his money or age he would have only himself to ems. The Chinamsn who printed the mpsnics‘ circular has been arrested. The minorities are determined to break up the leckmeiling practice. Ala-4...... vlluwlv“ qu\ll V , u ”mandala-(1y threw ahéuéhet to Sullivan. 1: Mr. Heron. for the Crown, said the jury had to decide that Socialism should not obtain faoting in \Vestern Europe. and asserted that. the travel-sets preached sedi- tion and murder. The court then adjourned. The Rev. Mr. Condo", of Lisburn, has (received MH’CHJ camps of rifles and ammu- nition fm' diutrihuciun among the Orange- meu, who drill n-‘ghtly in the Orange Hall. Almond- o‘-_- _.,--v . ...... H60 and without any threats. the system of ‘exclusive tra‘ding‘ will become universal in Ireland. The tenants will refuse to pay their rents; if evicted by the police no one . else will take their farms, and as soon as the police and military are withdrawn the ' e icted tenants will quickly return. If, Q4fi‘gei'ore. the Irish hold together, they t in the end gain the day. for it is im- possible to evict an entire nation.” Truth then sketches the provisions of the Land‘ Bill whichIaent you two weeks ago. I $11 that Mr. Parnell will obstruct the roion Bill by every possible means. I r. em convinced that this measure will pass the House of Lords rapidly, but that a re- medial measure Will have no such luck. ~ -â€"v v v nun-vuln- era. and thereby condemn the so~called Liberal Ministers, who had been hounded on by the London press. The court room was crowded. _Mr. Sullivan appealed to the jury not to incur the obloquy that Mr. Gladstone asked them to at a time when he was preparing measures of land reform to obtain for him- self fresh glory and power. At. the close of his speech the audience cheered loudly, .nnl'l .- Inl‘lu Al...A... _ -nfl, .. u leUlIUo Duan, Jun. 20.â€"Mr. Dillon. counsel for the traversem, asked the jury to acquit Gordon and Boyton. and thus rejoice the greater Ireland beyond the seas. \Ir. Sul- livan.M.P., followed on behalf of Egan. He drew a picture of the harsh laws passed since the union, and of the suffering of the famine. Some of the audience wept. He called upon the jury to‘acquit the travers- -_j .e It is understood that one of the results of the conference between the naval and militarycomnmndersin Ireland is arcquest that n large number of steam hunches and pinnacee be sent over for the purpose of watching the coast. and for the speedy transportation of police and troops. “mm...“ 1’.” an ‘ Mr.Bleunefhasset. 'r'uember for Kerry, has completely severed his connection with the Home Rulers. .-_.. -.-vv uv uuuu nuun. LONDON. Jig.- 20.-â€"Mr. Parnell will not go to Dublin to be present at the conclusion offlle Jrish state trials. efi- __ _- vu. focket. declining to state whether the amp is large or small before we have used the red. It is an unfortunate error to make coercion precede re- dress, for the organization of the Land League will be so strong before a coercion bill 18 passed that, without public meetings at": "Joint“; -_,” ~ear. unoucnere. in Truth. publishes the following article on Irish aflai..~.. which he always treated in a most generous Ipirlt : “ To me a most astounding show is presented by the generosity with w inh flieleaders of the Irish national move g. are treated in England. The one cry u 'Grush them. stamp them out.’ Their crime is that they are using their best ofiorts to obtain for Ireland the rivilege at controlling her own local a airs. I Ihould be lad to know how long we should allow our ocal affairs to be controlled by Irishmen. But they are violating the law. it is said. Possibly. Aoonsiderable num- ber of Poles have violated the law in Russia. and have been carried 06 to Siberia. To sympathize with them is , unted a virtue. Oh, but look at , ooutrages. No one can deplore them more than I do. but none has been brought home to the Leaguers. The organizers _are clever men. and overt outrages would be most injurious to their scheme. which is based on passive re- lietanoe. “Boycotting” has been prac- tised by almost every class in Ireland. It is carried to its ultimate success. The more the Irish question is considered in all its bearings the more it is a parent that it has only two solutions. Eitlier govern Ire- land according to our views, or leave her to govern herself according to her: own views, only stipulating that we are con. vineed that the imperial union isagee- graphical and political necessity. By coer- cion only can we attain the former. Our choice lies between coercion and concession. The present policy of the rod-and~sugar- stick can and never ought to succeed. “76, however. are seeking to make it quite cer- tainof failure by flourishing the rod and carefully concealing the sugar _in our ”AI--4. J_-I‘ - - “ Truth "‘ THE ”"8“ TROUBLES. T]! I! (71] INEE FRAUID. Eyml Claim-so Blackumlllua their (‘c-lc‘llnl Brolhorn. beopyl-aere, i_u_'l_‘rut§. publiphep the {In ADiHon. Jounsel for Ilow lo Govern 'eland. up, and she stowed the brandy away with- out winking. Then. however, she sat down and covered her face with her hands, and when. after sometime. her husband. becom- ing alarmed. tried to arouse her it was dis- covered that she was dead. KILLED nr Too Mccn Lrooon.-â€"The quantity of alcoholic liquor that is sufficient to kill, if taken at a single draught, is being determined satisfactorily by actual experi. ment. The other day an aged colored man in Texas drank three pints of whiskey and fell dead. A German paper now tells of a woman who has made a similar experiment in a tavern in the villa e of Wirrwitz, near Breslau,where she an her husband, bein eng ed jointly as travelling vendors o lamp lackâ€"a business that is a recognized snecialty in Germanyâ€"had put up for the night. The feat was occasioned by a beast made by her in the course of conversation with a number of tavern loungers that she could drink a pint of brandy at a sin le draught if any one of her hearers had t e ability‘to‘pay for it._ The offer was takenl The chief census commissioners for the Dominion of Canada have been assembled in the city of Ottawa for the purpose of learning the nature of their official duties. The following is a complete and accurate list of the commissioners: J. J. Hawkins, ‘Brantford; Richard Hunt, Summorside, P.E.I.; G. Johnson, Halifax; T. B. Har- rington. St. John. N.B.; C. A. Bailey, Eaton.Que.; J. Blackburn, London; Dr. Caniff, Toronto; Dr. Beatty. Cobourg; Thos. Spence. St. Boniface; W. Hespeler. \Vinnipeo: Elzear Gerin, Three Rivers; J. A. Charlcbois. Quebec; L. 0. Taillon, Montreal. It will be seen that four com~ missioncre are appointed for Ontario, three for Quebec. and one each for the remain- ing provinces. cause of the fire is unknown. A man named Wm. Craig jumped from the second story. He was only slightly injured. The insurance on the hotel is 81,100 ; loss on furniture, etc.,8800. The Narrow Escape 0! [he Inmates. ALLANDALE, Ont., J an. 2l.â€"This morning about 2 o'clock the Railroad Hotel, kept by Wm. Boon. was burned to the ground, the inmates barely sgmapiyg _with their lives. Four Poslnl Clerks Fatally Burned Among the Rains at {I Smash-up on [he Erle Railway. ' leemurrox, J an. 23.-â€"â€"The Atlantic express train‘ east bound on the Erie rail- road was thrown from the track this morn ing west of Tioga station, on the Sample hanna division, by the breaking of a. driving axle on the engine. The tender of the engine. the postal car and two baggage cars were burned, with their contents. except- ing a portion of the baggage, which was saved. Postal clerks Joseph Redinger, S. Ingram and Fox and messenger Brewer, of the United States Express Company, were ‘ burned in the cars and their remains ren- dered almost unrecognizable. Two day coaches left the track and were burned. The passengers escaped with slight injury. The baggage master was severely injured. SHUCKING BAIL‘VAI’ ACGI DENT Surprise. Party. Losnox, Jan. 20.â€"A terrible scene took place at :. surprise party in Adelaide town- ship a few nights ago. A number of young people called at the residence of Mr. John Hannah, who was about to remove to Petrolea, to celebrate the occasion. Two of the young men became rivals for the attentions of a young lady. She treated them both equally and afl'airs went on all right until one of the young men began to ‘ singa song. In the midst of his singing he noticed that the young lady was chatting with his rival. He suddenly stopped. grew deathly pale, and, rushing across the room, raised a chair and broke it over the head of his hated opponent. Afree fight ensued, in the course of which the furniture was nearly all broken in pieces, and in en- deavoring to restore order and eject the rioters the host, Mr. Hannah, had his leg broken. - IIO'I‘EI. DESTROYED BY FIRE. Dinnulrous Melee over n. ..v .. v‘m' to his house. Dr. Dale, on his wayto attend Johnson.w1th two of the latter's employees, was fired upon by men in ambush. Dale was mortally and the others seriously wounded. George Tenn, aschool teacher, is reported killed on the same night. It is thought that the trouble is not ended. Yenn' Feud Between Blacl‘ â€"a_nd \Vhlle. AUGUSTA, Ark, Jan. 28.,â€"There has been a'feud for the past five years between a number of whites and negroea at the White Church settlement. A row on Friday morning resulted in the wounding of two negroea and three whites. On Friday night Alfred Wright (colored) was fatally shot at his cabin. Shortly after Charles Johnson, a. wealthy planter, was shot and badly wounded by four negroes, who came The It is rumored that 30,000 Tekkes, from Merv, are advancing to the relief of Geek- Te with a battery of artillery. The Go as regards the reinforcement of Gen. Skobelefi as absolutely necessary. Bloody Work Before the Besieged City 0! Geek-Tel». Sr. Psruussuse. J an. 23.â€"â€"Gen. Skobelefl telegraphs that during the night of the 15th inst. the Russians carried the Tekke posi- 3 tious fort yards from the wall of the for- ‘ tress. '1‘ ie ’l‘ekkes made desperate efforts to recover them. but failed. On the evening of the 16th the entire force of ~'l‘ekkes as- saulted the Russian centre and left. and ‘desperate fighting ensued along nearly the whole line. The Tekkes were finally re- pulsed with great slaughter. and nrsue over the ramparts of their own war 3. The Russian loss was 13 killed and 82 wounded. The Russians continue sapping and en- trenehing. but operations are diflicult, be- cause the enemy outnumber them ten to one. The head of the sap is within thirty- four yards of the wall. 0n the 17th the Russians lost 4 killed and 18 wounded by 1 sharpshooters. _ The Census Commissioners. EXTRAoBDINARY SCENE. Bloody Culmnnllon at u Five HORRORS OF WAR. \VAB 0F RACES. line Belle 0! a A party answenn the deacri tion of the missing man. J. B. age. has on found near Chicago. The Brantford chief of police went west yesterday '1“) the hope of find- ing the missing man. ~ The revolution in Ireland is comprehen- sive. A meeting has been held in Belfast and a. company formed for the purpose of “ introducing haneom cabs. broughem cube and lendaue." and euperseding the " ould Oirieh jantin’ kyar." to seven houses that had not be- fore received them. This was to be done on pain of eternal erdition. That night almost every Catho io house in Ire- land was visited. and man died from the exertion of getting rid of t eir seven sods ‘of turf. It is supposed that it was an ex- periment to see in how short a time communication might be effected on an emergency. from different centres of ac- tivity. acting simultaneously. It was called “the night of the holy fire." In Ireland no sign ought to be neglected. In 1867 the police were still in their country barracks when the day of the rising came, 1 although orders had been issued for their concentration in the event of the near pros- pect of what was known must come. 7.- .. uuv country. and many well affected people are of opinion that the incident porteuds no good. In the winter of 1832 the country was observed one night to be full of flash- ing lighte in every direction. Men were frantically running with lighted soda of turf in their hands, with which they rushed from one house to another. The origin of the phenomenon was never clearly traced, but it is supposed to have been a man ap- pearing at a house and leaving a lighted sod of turf. at the same time giving direc- tions that the house owner should rub it to seven other sods, which he was to leave The Night of the 11on Fire. i (St. James' Gazette, January 13.) A correspondent in Ireland whose re- marks are very deserving of attention writes to us that at about 9 o’clock on the last night of the old year a large portion of the counties of Galway and Mayo were suddenly ablaze with torches formed roughly of sheaves of straw. It was not a quarter of an hour from the time that the first torch was observed before the country to the horizon was all alight. Loud shouts were heard, horns and whistles were blown. cans were beaten and the inhabitants seemed to have become demented. Country houses were hastily closed up and secured; the police prepared in their bar- racks for the defence, and everybody out- side the Land League made certain that the dreaded moment had come. The lights and the noises subsided about 11 o'clock and the night passed over with no more than the usual number of outrages. The country people effect to be ignorant of the cause of the illumination; some said it was (to cele- brate the liberation of Parnell,but the facts of the trial are well known in every hamlet and such a reason could not hold water. There is no custom of the kind on New Year's eve. The question asked on every side in Ireland is. we hear. Was it a pre- concerted practice in signalling? or was it an experiment? A few nights before the Fenian rising something of the same kind Alleged Body-thatch" I“ Murderer Ar- " tested at Clifton. Cunos. Jan. Sawâ€"Some two months ago '5 a suspicious-loofing and strangely-acting man came to this town, and the police took note of him. Short] after his arrival the paragraph at the on of this despatch ap- peared in the daily papers. The police then suspected that the stranger was Dr. Thomas Aust. and at once arranged to getadescrip- tion of that individual, in the meantime keeping a close watch upon their man. On Saturday they received a full description of Aust from the city magistrate of l’etersburg, in Pike county. Indiana, and upon the strength of it arrested their man at once.‘ He gave his name‘as Fred. Gibson. but the ‘ description is unmistakable, even to a scar on his lip. He had a heavy beard when he arrived here, but had it clean shaved ofl‘ shortly afterwards. When arrested he had on his person a five-shooter revolver, fully charged, and a quantity of strychnine and some laudannm. He has every appearance of being a desperate character, and was not allowed any opportunity to use his fire. arms or have recourse to his drugs after his arrest. Chief MoDougald and Thos. K. Wynn. of the Ontario police, have had the matter in hand, and made the arrest at noon today. They deserve much credit for the quiet and effective manner in which the whole matter has been managed. The following paragraph clip ed from a Cincin~ nati daily paper of the 28th Decem. ber gives a brief sketch of the life he has been leading: “ The particu- lars of a most shocking crime, the work of two physicians, have just been made public in Pike county, Indiana. in a singular manner. A few years ago a bean- tiful lady named Eads. residing between Winslow and Augusta. died very suddenly of heart disease, and was buried in the graveyard near Winslow. A few days ago the family of this young lady received an , anonymous letter postmarked Pikeville, Pike county, and were horrified by the statement it containedâ€"that the body of Miss Eads had been resurrected by Drs. Joseph and Thomas Aust, of Winslow, and two others, whose names were given. The jewellery that had been buried with the body was thrown into the Potaka River, the grave clothes burned. the body dissected in a barn near Winslow, and the bones, set up in a skeleton form, were at the time of writing standing in the ofiice of Dr. Thos. Aust, in Winslow. The relatives of the dead girl lost no time in investigating the charges contained in the letter, and going to the cemetery opened the grave in which their loved one had been buried. They found in it only the coffin and the pillow on which the dead girl’s head had rested. They hastened to Wins- low and took the skeleton from the office of Dr. Thomas Aust. where they had often seen it without once suspecting that it was that of their lost one. Nothing that has occurred in that county for many years has caused so much and intense excitement. The investigation will be pushed. and if the other parties implicated with the Austs in the robbery are found guilty it will go hard with them. The Austs are bad men. Dr. Joseph Aust is dead. Dr. Thomas Aust is a fugitive from justice for the cold- 9. blooded murder of his brother-imlaw. 8.] James Humphrey, only a short time ago." si W0 .. -‘-v ”w“... unuu obserFed in éevgral _part§ of the A FEABFUI: .BBVBLATION. Loxoox. Jan. 22.-â€"The whole can try is suffering more severely than can im- agined from the really Arctic Weather of the past week. Although communication between most of the great towns has by this time been reopened,many hamlets and villages are still completely out off from the world without by snow and ice. which, as a matter of course, the people are less pre- pared for here than in America. Food is scarce. Cattle Were frozen stiff in the sheds. and many people perished. The Queen at Osborne. in the Isle of Wight. and the Prince of Wales. who is here in vehicles. an example which trades. men in the towns might follow with advantage. At present, however, the shop-keeping classes seem stunned and helpless under this unusual visitation, and their customers suffer accordingly. In Pall Mall and Piccadilly there are einbank. inente of snow five feet high. In the country districts the roads are actually on slevel with the hedges. while there are drifts fully fifteen feet deep in many laces. The Thames above the bridges is ’ rozen over, and thousands of skaters are enjoying themselves upon its iev surface. helpless under this unusual visitation, and The statement that a combination had their customers suffer accordingly. In Pall been formed by several well known Wall Mall and Piccadilly there are enibank- street and Produce Exchange speculate" ments of snow five feet high. In the to make a corner in oats is declared absurd country districts the roads are actually on l by some of the members of the Produce Exâ€" a level with the hedges. while there are ‘ change. David Dowa says a pool of such a drifts fully fifteen feet deep in many 3 character is not only improbable, but it laces. The Thames above the bridges is iattempted would be at once broken. The rozen over. and thousands of skaters are decrease of about 20 per cent. in the stocks enjoying themselves u n its icy surface. last month would not have the least effect, In the poorer parts of ndon scarcely any as there was a very small short interest 0mm", Jan. 19.â€"Seventeen vessels are ashore near here. It is feared they may go to pieces. Some of the crews have lots the vessels. Numerous wrecks attended with loss of life are reported around the count. In several instances on the east coast the storm was 80 Violent that it was impussxble to help the shipwrecked crews. The severe weather continues but the gales are now abated. The mails from Ng‘Véâ€"VY‘o-rvk by the steam- ship Baltic. which reached Liverpool an 3 o'clock on Monday morning, have just been delivered in London. _-_..- -u‘i .uuuu. The safety is announced of the crew of the lifeboat capsized yesterday iu attempt- ing to rescue the crews of the vessels ashore off Harwich harbor. n_-_'. â€"-v-â€"V mvuunyu to draw a single occupant. A curious silence prevails. The recent frosts having frozen the water pipes, the unusual sight is seen on the streets of water being offered for sale to supply Londoners with breuk- fast and ten. At noon the centre of the depression was at Brest. the pressure being 29.01 inches. In northern France the no! diers were called out to clear the lines. were present, but four persons ocunpying the stalls. Booth at the Princess’ [nude his first appearance as Iago before u. scanty audience. Between 10 and 11 to-night the only vehicle seen on Fleet street was a soli- tary: hansom with an extra. horse mounted An unprecedented hurricane and snow storm has visited this city. and has extend- ed throughout a great portion of the king- dom. The extent of the damage to pro petty and interruption caused to business can scarcely be estimated. The railways leading from London are snowed up, and the passage of trains has been made impos- sible. None of the facilities so common in America for clearing tracks of snow are known here, and the only method of mak- ‘ ing a way for a train is the employment of gangs of men to shovel the snow. The aspect of London to-day is amazmg. Vehicular traffic is entirely abandoned. Omnibuses and cabs have ceased attempt- ing to run. The only method of trans- portation 18 by the underground railroad and the elevated road on the Surrey side of the river. At the stations of the underground railroad immense crowds are endeavoring to force their way into the cars. which are packed. despite the com- ipany‘s regulations, far beyond their safe capacity. The tide on the Thames is the highest ever known. The docks, Black- iriar’s Bridge, Lambeth and the southern districts of London, on the Surrey side. are overflowing from the violence of the gales. Telegrams from the provincial towns along the sea coast report numerous disasters to shipping and to property along the shore. Travellers arriving had to stay at the nearest hotels. The theatres are deserted. At Her Majesty’s, which is occupied by the Haverley’s, scarcely one hundred persons ............. Loxnos. an. 19.-â€"The scenes to which . the storm has given rise are simply inde- scribable. The Thames has flooded the . Houses of Parliamentn. Many members were unable to reach Parliament, so there ’ was an exceedingly slim attendance. When . the Speaker of the Commons wanted to ' open the session there were so few mem- , bars in their seats that the House: nar- ‘ rowly escaped being adjourned for a day, , and thus losing time which, in the ‘ present stress of public affairs, is very ‘ precious. Mr. Bigger averted the peril by sending cabs for his colleagues, thus securing a quorum. The Thames has risen on the Surrey or southern side to the height of ten feet. flooding the entire district. Houses have been invaded by the water to such an extent that they are uninhabitable, and hundreds of people have been made homeless. Great damage has been done to the poorer sort of houses. There is danger of some being totally destroyed. or so badly injured as to make them unfit to live in. People are taking refuge on the roofs, and are momentarily in terror lest their lives become a prey to the water. All the exertions made in the midst of the storm are not adequate to relieve the distress which prevails. The record of casualties cannot fail to be fearful. It is probable thatagreat many will be found tohave been drowned. The Brighton express has been snowed up. Reports are current of the stoppage of trains in all directions. The snow continues to fall in unabated volume, and the dread of increasing calamities is universal. It has blocked the roads everywhere. and all the tele- graph lines are broken, the wires being snapped asunder or borne down by the weight of the snow. Vessels are cast ashore in rapid succession. Trade is absolutely J suspended. and business is at a standstil . j The absence of special means to relieve j the distress. and the inadequacy of the ‘ ordinary measures, causes the utmost con sternatiou. CASUALTIES BYV LAND AND SEA. Extraordinary Wind, Snow and Rain Storms. __. ..... LONDON STREETS FLOODED. Great Destruction of Life and Properly. TERRIBLE STORM. The latest not‘elty in tea. gowns is the recentlv imported “tea gown.” a new ger- ment that can be classified neither as a dress nor a. wrap r, which has been un- portcd from Eng and with the afternoon tea. or kettledrum. These gowns are made exactly after the patterns of those worn from the time of the first empire, when-o. revival of the classic Greek dress was nt- tempted, which lasted until about 1840. They are made of tinted twilled silks. the waists under the arms, no fullness in the shirts, sleeves close-fitting. with slashes and puffs at the Phoulders; neck usre, end a puff. ruffle or tucks at the e 30 of the short shirt. The Idea originnted with the [Esthetic Club. of Lnndml. and hue re- ceived much adverse criticism outside of artistic circles in England. - - _. V .. , ., and they borrow from all lands. Charlo- IX.dressea. Chinese shoes. Regeno head dresses, Directoire hats and Orienta utufii are mixed together!) them in a. salad. 3 carqival of colors an stuffs. During the present season Paris drou- makers steal from all the great masters, Raphael Veroneso. Rubens. angl V811 _Dy9k, .. ..1 Al. -.. L ______ _ away like butter in a hot oven, and then it is seen how poor (in flesh) he has been all the time. Few ’ comprehend the broad difl'erence between , flesh and fat. The first is lean meatâ€" ' muscleâ€"the result of growth; while fatâ€"I don’t care how hard and solid it may beâ€" ' is the product of accumulation of unsxcw tial excess. This is why no one bets a dol- lar on afat horse or a fat manâ€"they are ‘soft’ and ‘can't stay.’ It is every whit as true of a fat baby. The only wonder is that any infant lives sixty days from birth. Fed before birth but three times a day, he is after birth subjected to ten or twenty meals in the twenty~four hours. Before birth he grows at the rate of about ten pounds per . year, after birth he is permitted to fat at the rate of fifty pounds per year until chronic dyspepsia or some acute disease interferes. Feel of a kitten, calf, colt or a young robinâ€"theyare and remain while growing but little more than skin and bones and fur or feathers, because unable to get enough to fatten them, and they never dieâ€"rarely have any sort of disease. Children are never fairly ‘ out of the woods ’ until they reach the lean age and have pipe-stem legs and arms, with no rolls of fatty tissue anywhere about them. Could they be kept so from birth and not permitted to over-indulge, so that their appetites would always be reliable for plain food, they would have no infantile diseases to enrich our pockets." Why should the kitten, the colt or the young robin be taken as a model of infantile health. rather than the puppy, the bear cub, the pig, or the young pigeon ? It is the nature of some young animals to be lean and healthy; of others to be fat and healthy; and there is a marked difference in the natural tendency of young children. Infants of the same parentage and fed at the same breast will differ in this respect. and both be healthy. Fat laid on at the rate of “ fifty pounds a year ” is quite another matter, and one not liable. we take it. to be a common cause of anxiety. injudicious feeding is more apt to show itselt‘ in lack of fat. and lack of proper muscular tissue as well. That sort of leansess is much too common in young hI~ manity. Should a Baby be Fa: ? While there is a measure of truth in the assertion that fat babies are not necessarily healthy, the following much quoted extract from a physician’s letter to a Boston paper is likely to do mischief by its extravagant condemnation of fat. Speaking of fatty degeneration the physician says: “ MM infants do become thus diseased before they are three months old. This stops the growth and leaves the poor deceived parents nothing but increase in weight to boast of; and when the poor little victim to his own greed and his parents: folly gets on u”. A”: -n I72, - w , o- Fearful weather prevailed in the north of France. No Paris trains have arrived at Calais during the last forty-eight hours, though two packets have arrived at Dover today. A telegram from Nuuethead states that a Norwegian ship from Gloucester for Baltimore. with salt, foundered off Warm Point. The crew were saved. The loss of shipping will prove immense. At Yarmouth seven vessels were driven ashore and fifty lives lost. including six 0! the life-boat men. At North Shields a host containing a crew of ten men was lost. At Southend eight men were drowned while attempting to rescue the piermaster and his family, the pier having been carried away. Several individuals were overtaken by the storm and frozen to death. The passenger steamer which left Swansea for Bristol on Tuesday morning is still missing. ‘II‘A-_R.-I ms 7 A AI A French vessel has sunk off Great Yar- mouth with a loss of twenty lives. A brig stranded at Gorleston with a loss of eight: lives. A barque is wrecked on the Sufl'olk coast with a. loss of ten lives. The Austrian bsrque Vraneyezany was wrecked of! Ken» ainglsnd, Suffolk. Only one of all on bond was saved. v-‘ wâ€"vâ€" , 'J be delivered by loot messengers, wheel trafllo being impossible. ,The railroads are only kept open with the greatest Qimeulty. The other business of the oonntrt'lie carried on by meaneof narrow tracks outt rough the snow. Nothing like the present weather has been known since the great front of 1814, when bullocke were roasted on the ice on the completely frozen over Thames. London ran short of coals and the Solway was frozen over. Loxnox, Jan. 20.-â€"The great snow storm has almost placed the United Kingdom un- der 8. complete embargo. It is general throughout Europe. Communication be- tween London. Parie,Brueeele and Amster- dam is entirely stopped. The gale has somewhat abated.but its force is still great. The overflow of the Thames has done im~ menee damage. Trafiio in London is almost entirgly eunpendegi. drinking water is proouublo. Trude in en‘irely suspended exoe tin the necessaries 0! life. Outside of_Lop on letters can 911]): L- .I-I:_.___ J I .. .v..: the "qua 9f Apia 6:th he melts Lnlcsl lmdlcn‘ Fashion Nolcl.