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able to meet the views of all people in regardto all the phases of that question remains to be seen, but I shall do what I can to abate the great evils of intemper- anee.” \ Judge Jameson, of Chicago, granted a divorce to a wife on the ground of habitual drunkenness in her husband. though the e'videnoe showed that the man was no more thana very moderate tippler. “ Is he fit," his honor argued, in his remarkable deci- sion. “ to be the father of his wife's chil- dren 7 The greatest cruelty that can pos- sibly be inflicted upon a woman is to make her the mother of children likely to become drunkards. The Legislature ‘would be justified in providing that, where a man had so indulged in drink as to have tainted his blood an thus made it probable that his oflspring will take by inheritance a ten- deno tovicious courses, that {act alone she d be good ground for a divorce, although he may in all other cues be a kind, indulgent husband. able and willing to give his wife an abundant support.” " Whiskey in Maine," says Neal Dowe, “isearried in‘amallhottles in the pockets of the liquor sellers and dealt out on the sly ;_ it is put into teapots, placed upon the 'fiolowifitrawulmm? aw W .1 Neal now. 1 “gain and“ the 810:“ Ant tog-it- a?» v flue Annbpo com: 1. N-Bu on AP?“ Qua. ' Nowiflnv nding the atom 01 the Tern “be Mun no [on nun $600,000.00 2:: spent mnmlly in England tor, drink. It in aid “at two French philoooyhegu but kept the hog! drunk to! t yin. and yyjlyronuo none of them the wrong (or A total abstinence convention. called by ~~600 Massachusetts clergymen of different denomination, has agreed to ask for an amendment to the state constitution simllertethe cast iron one just adopted by Kansas, preventing both the manufacn ture and sale of intoxicating liquors. _'1‘he new p‘rohihitory law in Kansas com- peleeveryp yeiciantotekeaneathnot to prepare any article into which alcohol enters unless it is necessary for the health of the patient, and every druggiet to take a similar oath not to put u; \r sell any such article excel}: by prescription. duly signed, of e precti 3 physician. Under this law no one can buy spirits of oamphor, cologne or flavoring extracts except upon a physi. ~clan's prescription. . In replying to an address made by Miss Frances E. Willard. resident at the Woman’s National CW Temperance their “9 HOLLEPded.m at on y 66 to 61. detail In.“ '- no.- N d'hgflold. 111.. on amp. the House. v 66 to 61. dotubd the constitu- tiond unendmeni prohibiting the unnu- hotnro sud “lo 01 meoxicnt'mg liquor: in tho state. In Rhine. according to I. oontamponry. it in swkwud tor a Hunger who does not how the ropes. 110 any be «flied of! by m 3.th 9!. 19 buoys he, know: where _ .#I 1-1. __.‘ II.” vâ€" -'â€"v ..-_v_v i: ‘ d! thr'o not knoimg which eye towinkwith w onhe enmndrugghgpzl Woman’s Netionel Christin temperance Union, in ‘greeentmg the portrait of Mrs. Royce ct e Executive Mansion. President Gufleld eeid: “ What you have said regarding the evils of intempernnce meets my most hearty concurrence. I have been. in my way. and in accordance with my own convictions. an earnest advocate of temperance. not in so narrow a sense as some, begin a. very _de_finite malpractice! _-_ .n...‘ sly ' It is 118 mm teapom. puma upon an kito'hon e1_t;itisbuil§__into thonwalla o; ,, ,Li ._ kitchen shell ; 1t 13 onui ““0 we wwn m houses. in tin one. with a. 3mm rubber pipe by which to draw it of! ; itin concealed m amallbcttlesin thcbed; it is concealed in bottles under the floor ; put there through a trap that on _he only reached by remov- , .II n_L mg sighed; it is concealed in small, fist‘ bottles in the ash pit under the ovens '0! cooking stoves; it is hidden in wells attached to strings fastened some inches below the surface of the water; it is buried in mmure heaps; it is concealed under the floor of the ' ty; it is hidden away upon the fist r00 0 the house, access to it being hsd only by a ladder through a scuttle; it is hidden in attics; under the floor and in gnu-s buried in the earth." , n 7'... -LL-_ ‘ If--- .Ifi‘ll‘ {Jen ’5 . The town of Brochton, hiass., voted the other day to overthrow the system which has been on trial there the past year. The iarity of this system was that the eleotmen of the town refused to grant any licenses and took the men: in liquor under their nallupe'rvieiou. Theifirstoom- pell all the dram shops in t etownto close, and opened a few stores where nothin the beat liquors were sold. No he. i drunksrd or minor was allowed to purchase any and the profits of the business, which were, found to be large. were turned into the treasury o! the town. As might be supposed. this plan met with the most strenuous op si- tiou. All the tip lers. every one w one business was into cred with,'and that class .0! people who are alwayls sensitive at any invasion of their rights, cwev'er 11rd ‘juaryg were arrayed against it. The ‘ res t was the most exciting election known in the 'history of the town. The‘viotory‘ ol the license people was a narrow one. however. they having a plurality of only 21 votes in .a poll of about 1.700. There is talk of having the election declared void on account of some technical irregularity'mut it will be allowed probably to stand. , A well known tnder. or twain“ if you will, is mportod to has ntly gnlled a Mennonite in selling him a newly caved mlloh cow. He is roprepentod on hufin? bought__n calf and tying it up in told] ,‘a 2A A- AL- :4-;.:._I_ -l bou ht 3 our and tying it up in 9 owl glonsgaido the cow sold it to the disciple o o A ~,,.- ML- 4.1.2.. L-.1 'svuaw-uv 'Câ€"v â€"- .. Henna at 3 figure. The victim hsd only srrived ome s dsy or so when he discovered that he was victimized. He returned at once to Winni . end raised quite a fuss over it. but It ly settled it by pnyin the originsl'vendor 98 to tske'the cow 0 his bends. The trick was repeated next day upon another Mennonite.‘with whst result remains yet to be seemâ€"Win- nipeg Times. â€"-“ How much is that 7“ aid 3 mournqr'i in a flower-shop. pointing to a wraith of immorfiellok inscribed " To In motherin- law.“ “ What you like." repli £130 florist; : “ I have haul it for font you: and no one! has airs: ofiorod to pnmhm it._" i â€"-A'n occasion] " Tum VO‘B sneer" may be soon still. but more mm: 01:0 5 strong} leaning towards me " Turkish?“ " u an utiolo of Wm. ' . Fooling the Foreigner. Latest News from Over the World. The Kingston police heve established a. libgery. the boob heving been donated by the qitizens. . The beet root meals is extending. Bomâ€" hernoin. Que..,oflen,e bonus 0! 125,000 (or 0. boot root auger menuhotory. } It is ell thet the inmetee of the ‘Middleeex one of 0. London. have been systometioefly ill- eted by the euporintendent and his wile. TELEB MPHIG SUMMARY. As the down trnin from Shediac was ap- proaching Brockville, N. B.. on Wednesday night the engineer saw 5 number of rails across the track in 3 hidden part of the road. The train was stopped just as it reached the obstruction. A lunatic named Coy was arrested on suspicion of attempt- ing to wzfeck the train. and in court yester- day he admitted that he did do it. He was meant to the lunatic asylum. The house of William Clevooey. at Faulk- lnndBridge. fAnnapolis county, N. 8., W» burned to the ground with all ltfl contents. Bin yonngest. all infant 03,18 gonths old, A,_ __S uh.-â€" J vâ€"“ov--. __ riehed in the .flemee. Mr. Cleveoey and is wife had gone to a neighbor’s for a ehort time. leaving their three children in the house. When the ta returned they found the house in emee. The two oldest children. one 5 and the other 8, were safe, but their grief and horror knew no bounds on finding that their baby, whom they had left quietly elee ing in its cradle, was in the burning bu' ding, and beyond hope of rescue. . ’fihzguioua General Gonzales. of Ortega, 13 e .' Princess Louise Caroline ”of Hesse 038861 is dead. , The illness of the King of Sweden and Norway is thought to be 8shunning, especi- ally as he 18 of a consumptive tendency. . Prince Rodolphe is enjoying himself immensely on the Nile shooting waterfowl and collecting plumes for his pretty sweet- heart; Stephenie. In the British House of Commons, in committee of snugly last night. the vote for 134,060 men for e army during the forth- coming your was egreed to. ‘ The Pope‘e‘ enoyelioel has been issued g‘roelum' in? e. jubilee fromMu'oh 19thto ovember at for Euro and to the end of the your for the rest 0 the world. - lI‘he prospectus will appear next week of the European, American 6: Asiatic Sub- marine Telegraph Company, to lay lines to Canada and the Ewan and Asiatic continents. Itis repo that the actual expenditure will admit of a uniform tariff of Is. per word for messages over all the compenies’ lines. - One thousand Chinese have arrived at gen Frenom by steamer from Hong Kong. It is stated that s pertyof Mormons have settled in Anccrs township, N.J., who have announced their intention of practising pqusnms'd . - The Connecticut Senate has passed shill giving women the right to vote at school meetings, and make them eligible for ‘election upon boards of education. No 1 registration will be required. . The dengue bulletin shows the total popu- latio'nbf the United States in 50,152,866, of which 43,404,876 are white, and 6,577,151 colored. The number of Aeiatioe in the Unitea scam in 105,717; Indians. 65,122, the Indians in tribal relations under the care of the Government not included. Dr. B: 8. Green, of Buffalo, had in charge a very bad case, where a young manufied 17, named Henry Dillon. died on Th e evenin of gangrene of the throat, cause by the its of edo . About two weeks ago Dillon was engeg in unloading a. w n on Seneca “root, and a large Newfound and dog sprang at him» and semiarid leoerated his threat in such a manner that his fehge ~penetjrtted the trachea, causing a gangrene, f9! whichhefiim‘i in great 33011 last night. A; __ A... -__ - -_-A .-.m He hag during ,his‘siokness aufiered excru- biatipg pain. The dog is_ still running at. line. ‘ It ‘is stated that although the o'wuer knew that r Dillon has suffered from this uttackhe as evinced no sympathy {‘61- him, or caused the death of his Vicious m“; - ' ‘ The gunmen“: telegr‘aphed from Syd- ney that the rammna of Leiohurdt, the Austtilihn_gxp_lqrer_,_huve been gisooverod. , __ _-I!-_ other with his diaryland other reiice. ohtrdt wet an 'able young . German botanist. who‘eet out 'to eXplore the then least known part of Australia some twenty) years ego. He disappeared. and thong ‘ expedition after expedition wee sent in eearoh of him end his companions. no tacos whatever were,fo1‘1nd of the arty. Rumors came in from time to time t at he was detained among the blacks or that he had been out ofi by them, but nothing was ever definitely known as to his fate. Now it would seem that his trail has been hit in" nby accident. and the full story, if it Iligtgix'eelly been made out. will be awaited 1w anxiety. Western states farmers my that the winter set in so early and severely that much 0‘ the corn still stands in the fields under the snow, snd much at their regular fell work we“)! necessity left undone. {29 house in which Gulyle wee born is to converted into 8 llbrsry for the use of iii iownspoople. European; mule-I. II.- A telegrsln horn Chicago seys: Despstehes from the west and northwest ere still burdened with eomplsints of nil- ws over this hlooksde st stkton. D to. No msll has been received from the esst slnee lsst Frids . end with open 1 lweethe: it will he eeve dnys helore the roads am he oleered. Fuel and provisions ere low. end in may small towns sround there is sotnsl snfl‘erin . A week of good weather would see Iowa lines open.‘ The Northwestern road west of Sleepy Eye.“ is said. cannot be opened (or e. month. There ere bridges covered twenty feet under new banks, md onto. miles in lengthnnd twenty feet deep, argfilled lev‘el full with solid snow and it». Many work- men on all the reeds hove been stricken with snow-blindness. with which they on!- fer severely. and have to be confined in duh rooms. The St. Paul Compnny has 15.000 care of freight aweitin movement. The Union Pacific in bl between Omchn and Freemont by overflow. and ell the roads will suffer in this respect when the general break-up comes. The Superintendent of For ' Mails at Washington has written to the oatmeater- Generel of Canada. proposing that the existing tel arrangement between Canada en the United __tnteq be changed to provide ior forwarding letters from either country to the other on which has been firesdd at least one single rate of poetege,t e efloient postegetobeoolleotad and retained b the country delivering them. Under 0 existing arrangement pre yment of postage in iu'Il on all corres- Bongznoa is oomgulsory. This rule works a ardship b den ' 3 many letters and subjecting a son are to great inconveni- ence, and sometimes to losses, when omission to 1qu prepay postagois mi- dental or caused y ignorance of this re- quirement. Exmouunm Method or Grape Culture. A. marvellous story of a recent discovery comes from Los Angeles, California. It is stated that it has been found that grape- outtings inserted in the trunks of the oaoti on the Mojave desert grow and thrive as vigorously as on cultivated land. As might be imagined, this fact, it really‘ a fact, is of 1).. LL- at “importance to the file. By the g: of a knife a man can, if; said, plant a large vineyard in a day, and the was so lanted mil climb the cactus and grow uxurionaly without cultivation or irrigation. The dry hot sands of the desert will nfi’ord a fine place for dgylng raisins. In addition 3 at _ L n. -I-__ .- .â€"v I'"" _-_ .â€" to gm 9. it has See; raved that melons,- oucum rs. and tome. a willgrow from cactus stock, so that the desert may soon Dr. Wild and Dr. Devan. ‘ Rev. Dr. Wild concluded a reply to Rev. Dr. Dewart in the followin words: “ Tak- ing it_tor grantaed tha‘til‘hn street churqh ;_ LL___ __-_.. ... bloom as thé rose. has done wrong, what is there wrong in ‘ trying to get right ‘I and wherein do I do wrong as a minister of the gospel in coming to their rescue ? Souls are being oonverbd, the church built up: heaven is kindly smiling upon ohuro , congregation and pastor. \Vhat I ask is that those who do not feel like helping us let us alone. I am a Christian, a minister, a Canadian citizen and a British subject, all of which I hope ‘to remain through good or evil report. I do sincerely pray that God will bless us all with a brotherly spirit." Tax 3 tom of promotion by merit,whicn gape at} tpo purohasagmthod of obtain- ‘:_I_ _ _..._ _....I..- "PM"--- _. ,__-_-v, , , ing 00!: ' ‘ona in the British nrmy,workn well. A recent return shows that already 329 holders of Her Majesty’s commission have been raised from the ranks, made up as follows : Lieutenant-general, non- efiective, 1 ; major-general, efleotive, 1 ; oolonala,t_3 ; liontengntâ€"colonels,3 ; majors, , -A_j wavuuw,v , â€" _ ___- 7 ; captains, 41 ; lieutenants. 26 ; second lieutenants, 17 ; riding masters, 33, and quartermasters, 194. B and bye, the numbers willdoubtlesa be ely increased, and then, probably, the stan ard of ability will show an advancement. There is no greater incentive to earnest study of mili-‘ tary tactics on the part, of the young recruit than the belief that it is possible for him to reach the highest position in the ' t of the Crown. The absence of such an inducement has no' doubt deterred many good men .irom joining the army. to the great injury of the service. The new reforms will tend to strengthen the action of the war authorities, who have rightly made it imperative that promotion shall he by merit, and byanerit a one. It would be better for all departments of. government in Canada, as well as' in Great Britain, if the same rule held good.â€"â€"Hamilton Times. A Dunn’s Dinaâ€"One of the most 9mg ans! cowardly acts that hue occurred __--__ _.__-- "An MmA in Brant county'in many years was com- mitted in the-dairy shed of Mr. William Lidgett. West farm. Tuesday night. Mr. Lidgett keeps a dairy and works a portion 01‘ the farm above named, and during Tuesda night" or Wednesday morning some end or fiends in human shape entered his stables and deliberately hung one of his best miloh cows with a logging ‘ehain to a cross beam. Esthetic Love in e Cottageâ€"Miss Bil- derb'ogle: “Yes, dearest Joconde. I am goinfto merry young Peter Pilooxl We aha) bevery,very 1-! Indeed, how we are oiug to live cannot tell!" Miss Cime no Brown: "011, my beautiful Mariana, how noble of you both! Never mind how; but where are you goin to lilvde‘fi’ Mizzo Billderbpgle: “ 011$ 01;: o enein n, supposeâ€"ever ing s so cheap there. you know I Peacock feathers only e penny a. piece 1 "â€"Punch. â€"A mouse, delighted with the music of a. Philedelphie orcheetre. came out of its hole and cepered about in a most comical fashion. Sometime after the mueio had. ceased, a. member of the orchestra began to deuce across the floor, yellin and sheds- ing his trousers. (mm a lego which the mouse prehently dropped. It got away. 1 A young German who was witnessing the shoein of chemo wee etrnokwlay n iemellpertio e of iron. “Mich penetre the pupil of his eye and buried itself deep in the bed 0! the organ. In on eye hospital at Wies den the extraordinary operation of withdrawing the ironby meene oie 1 _._.2AL entire'sum _, ~ There is no likenhood um Parliament will take any mtion'thia session 11 n the impmhmont of Chief Justice ood of Mnnibobo. WUm-ow-uleo. Proposed Paul changes. 199131 of prqmotion hy gellitfllfiph Minamoto!” new but .Im ‘ looms. Much l7.â€"-A eerioul riot ow curred this “Moon et Alderehot. Boon “m6 o’clock 3 number of eoldierl‘ belon ‘ng to ehe 18 Boyd Irilh. together with men belonging to other cox-pl. oommenoed e disturbeuoe in Short street. 3 disreputabl'e'gleoo. Thai shouted in loud tones “ Eur for On! Irehnd." and other cries, and flourished knob sticks. They were soon joined by 11;? numbers. It'being too only for night pi eta the tow glaxprovoete tried to secure some of the _,‘L__I_. l-:l-2 NIL- Bil- Ull] rsvvw'u _--,_ leadmg riotere, but utterly tailed. The provoeta were driven 1mm one .end of the street to the other by the Irishman. who armed themselves with sticks. The you! _ being _ne_wly _ hid HAâ€" with gravel the rioters had plenty of smmunition. The shouting wee hesrdull over the town; the mounted police gelloped to the comp. and the authorities o‘rdemd the assembly to be sonndedinthe first end second brigades! They tell in and were immediately merohed link) the town. With fixed beyonets they attacked the rioters, and broken hands and windows ensued. The provost msrsbel and field oflioers of the dsy were on the spot. Every ublio house end dancing saloon was : eered. and the rioters were taken prisoners in 9% numbers. The provoets were Mytree . Some of the prisoners were rescued. The town was in an uprou,' end ell the shops ‘were closed. The ' riot hated nearl three hours. It is attributed to can. grieihg ‘trgm a too fgee celebration of hit. Patriék's day. new the Whole World Heard From Spunk.) Inside of One Buy. The publication- of the details of the battle of Spitskop, between the Boers and the English, was one of the moat msrvelloun tests of newspaper end telegraph enterprise ever known. The ‘London Standard sent Mr. Gmeron. the hardy. reeoluteJeerlese Alriean explorer; with the Britlsh advance to report its operations. He mompsnied itinits dim- oult march to the summit of the fete! height. When the Boers made the gallant charge in the bee of the English bayonet, about which they_ breg so gnuoh, 3n}! poured over into the basin, from which they drove the English like sheep“ Mr. Cameron was knocked down, run} over, trampled upon and captured. He showed his newspaper credentials and note-book, end hsving established his pro- fessional identity. was requested to not as a. flag-of-truce bedrer to enable the English to take care of their wodnded. He reached She British camp that night and wrote his eapetch of 2,509 words. Thet deepatch ,__“_. ‘4: .4... -na “WK“"" '- 'w' 7 _ was put upon the army field wires and reached the coast. Hence it travelled up the east coast of Africa, over 8,000 miles. andts pedthe East Indian wires in the Gulf o Aden; thence on the bottom of the Red Sea another 2,000 or 3.000 miles to the Mediterraneen; thence on -the bottom of; the Mediterranean to Italy ; thence through ‘ Italy and over the Al and through France and across the Bri ' Chennel to London. Not stopping there, it goes to Valentin, on the west coast of Ireland, sndepeeds across theAtlantic to Newfoundland, thence to New York, end from New York across the loontinent to San Francisco, end on the following morning it in printed in every daily ne per in the civilized worldâ€"e. thousand 0 them in this country. ' . EIMISI" he will Sellout to no One. Edieon.who hae removed to New York eity,ie mtivelyengaged in prep ' ’for the introduction of his light into ties. In reply to an interviewer he has just said: " Allbranehea of the hairless are in our hands. We have our own lamp manufaetoriee, we make our own genera... tore, and manufacture our own eervi ‘ {pee and conductors. We have leased t eMorgan iron works from John Bomb for the manufacture of Sign through ‘whioh to lay our wires. an fore many : ea're you will see the light in general use. e are forming oom‘ganiee in various cities. takingpartof 9 stock ourselves. We shall deal only with men of capital and reputation. and there will he no shen- anagin. The parent com y will hold the plant in each , oity. on hold a tight , Am- A-I_-_ -a--- ‘1;an WU Pull-III w vu-vu v-‘J , rein. Already we have twoâ€"hon Etolia towird the introduction of the light in Newark. Chicago. Detroit._ Tor-931170,“ Cincinnati. A. day or two ago a My ‘on a G.W.R. train. after depoeihng numerous bundles in the rock overhead the seat, hum;l her umbrella on the cord oonneotinalmit the eit-hrekeetA pewehoy pgeelng ugh the e ,I ___ -_j oer noticed the s sfiehdedâ€"Einghsm and politely informed the innocent owner that she must remove it. “ What's hot strin tori! it ain't to hen things on ?' ‘in ui the old lady, as she topped the um tells. into the seat. The boy answered in all earnestness, “ It‘s to cell e waiter when you‘re hungry,” and passed on. Sometime; after there wss s vigorous ulling oi the‘ airbreke cord and the came to a. standstill. The conductor rushed up to the old lady and in a tone of amusement exclaimed. “ tht’s the matter ?“ “ Bring me a plste of pork end beans," drewled out the ancient female with the umbrells. not ‘ in the least aware that ehehsd stopped the 1tmin. An explanation followed. and the joking newsb'oy did not venture forth from the baggage oer during the remainder of the trip. A women thus writes to the New Orleans Times in defence of Sarah Bemherdt‘s leenneee: "A women or men with such a temperament, with such passionate fire continually upon the physique. cannot be (at, cannot be plump. Heppiness to such natures in an exquisite pain. But who can comprehend this unless they heve souls in sympathy with it?" ‘ £1141qu cum The rush of office-seekers will go on, endi men will continue. out of a foohsh pride or o more foolish lack of ooneidegetion, to waste their smell meme in attempts to secure whet, if they at it.“ retty oer- tein to im verleh t eir femliee. unfit themselves or the etm lo with the world wliéi: they are "turn _ out." enilnjure whéi: the we "turned out." m1: oh“ ron‘n pmpeoh.â€" . A MABVBLLO‘JS BELT. TIRE ELECTRIC LIGHT. {ébo'ngfia 6ther cities.“ Pol-k uni Benn. for One. I.â€" fieiald. P3020841. T0 omen ma D3388 or HIGHLAND “alumna. The 0W1. Atewdeyseao. it wesre rtedintheee columns thst the Imperi Government intended makin radical change} in the tartendressot e~ ' dregimenteot the ermy. Since then news he: been received which shows that. so far tram it being the intention of the Governmentto do sway with the distinctive elen tertens. it has been the desire of the military authorities to retein. intsct. these distinc- tive features of dress. while et the sum time conform es 010er as to the linked bet 'on scheme. A coupleot weeks ago the following tition wespre- scnted to Mr. Obilders. e8ecreter'y for. War. by a deputetion consisting of the Duke of Sutherland. The Mechintoeh. end Mr. E. Wright. The number 0! signatures was stated to be 16,000 : a the Knight Hon. Hugh 0 ' Eerdloely Childers. . R: We. the on «1%.. humbly petition that the terten hitherto worn by the verious Highland regiments. distinctive of the districts where they were raised. and in which dress the have toufihothwith honor end . be no changed. 'evin that en ' ' etive tsrtens do but ed to the espirit de corps. and that such changes as are contem- plsted are con to the spirit and mstincts o! the true ' der. . Mr.Childersre lied as follows. by letter: Gssrnsns.â€"â€" e petition which you have done me the honor to hand to me deserves all respect end attentirin. But I take this opgzitunity. fine first which has presen .iteel! to , me. to state to you, and * youtothosewho take en interestin ’ subject of your petition. that the main ’ designs apparently attributed to us in con- nection With the uniforms of Highlend regiments have no foundation whetever in ? feet. It has never been mywishor inten- ' tion either to abolish distinctive tartens or 3 to substitute new-tangled petterns for the : clan tsrtans now in vogue. end2 least 01 all. and to dimmish the number of ° onto wearing the kilt. On the contrary. know enough of Scotland, and especially of High- landers, to wish to see the number or battalions wearing these io no and popular uniforms increased; and w tower ' mayhave beentheeueinputfimcmwhen- frequent changes in tartans took place.I ‘am anxious to avoid ,perpetual alterations in the drew of the army. which. for the most part, onl result in the benefltve! tailors. But w en it became necessary to consider whether larger regiments should not be substituted for the inconvenient linked battalion system now in force, we consulted the oolonele of the Scotch regi- meats in order to see how. without making unnecessary changes, ‘ ents with the same uniforms might be ormed out o! the existin battalions, and I am happy to sag that.w on your meetin was recently he! . we had arrived at as ' tory conclusions with respect to all buttworegimente. I hope, when I move the estimates next week, to be able to state that we have reached a complete solution of this ink-is cate question; but. meanwhile, I am glad to be able to give these assurances toycu and those whom you re resent. From the above it ‘ at once be seen that a complete misconception of the Gov. ernment’s intention has arisenin the minds of Scotchmen. The scheme 0! linked ha.- talione introduced into the mm Lord Cardwell. with the co ct. Garnet Wolseley and his school or military reformers. and which at the time was . strongly resisted by the Duke at MW‘ ’ and the old school of ofllcers, inundoub the cause not only of the " tartan w "bu. ‘ ' also of many of the defects now apparent THE TARTAN QUESTION. Tho New Dre-Io- {I'mâ€"{h‘e‘effioie'noy of thy army. It may interest ladies to know that at the Queen’s drawingmoom on the afternoon of February 25th the Queen wore a dress and train of black satin broche. trimmed with sable and embroidery, and a long white tulle veil, surmounted by a coronet of diamonds; that the Princess of Wales wore ‘ = a dress and train of Eansyholored velvet. bordered with fur an dragsries of Pam: ‘1’; ‘ violet brocade veiled with Irish lace; 00%;; , ‘~ Lag-‘3 to correspond, with bouquet of Parma ‘ gt ' ‘ lets and panicsâ€"ornaments. pearls ‘ ~ ‘ ‘ diamonds; that the Princess Beatrice wore a dress and train of pale blue velvet trim: med with satin. and a diamond necklace; gearl and diamond pendant earring and rooch; that the Duchess of Edin urgh ‘ wore a petticoat of rich black satin, {esp tooned with satin and jet lace, and a cor- sage and train of rich broche velvet. lined and trimmed with plaitings of satin and jetâ€"ornaments, pearl necklace and ear- rings, the cox-sage ornamented with pearls and diamonds; and that the Duchess of Connau ht wore a white satin dress, trim- med wi lace and hyacinths and a train of prune and gold brocaded satin. with loops of gold card) and lace to match- -vv‘... ornaments, diamonds; MM Allison. the feminine oorreapondont who brought suit for 810.000 Igtinst the proprietor of as San Francisco gnrdon be- cause he sent her ii? in a. balloon with an unskilfnl neronaut, all thing. Her adventure in the balloon m frightful, the aeronont having oomplo v lost his senses. The balloon. other 3 pg . onn dosoent plunged into thg bag. drench- 1.1.5..) mg both ooou nts. and finnfly drifted against the w M'f. where the “rennet leaped to a safe place. leaving his feminine companion out and bruised. to sue banal! es but she could: ' l ‘ , A l -__L.- w .0.- Col. J. W. Lawrie. formerly de adjutant-generel of the Canadian: m tie in Nova Sootie. and who neutron-ferret! to the British Columbia district. but u- viouely got six months’ leave to visit us- lend. w ile there volunteered for eel-flat against the Boers. and sailed from Englmd for Natal on the 13th instant. - , 9 __J.‘- 101' Annual vu uuu A-vu .uâ€"w--- M the recent levee (says the London World) Lord Bomnsfleld looked as “ht the severe winter had told on him aomowht his oy you were terriblf sunk and dhollowd in that; pullid musk-l In (we. an u “no nary soul behpind ind scorched mom to not!“ 113. I -A Louis and 15,0001n 0" nowruzrv AND FASHIONS. Brawl-3M.