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- "Ihad an ndventuro," he said. "I was the ham of a strange story in a ixdo by a bone {ox-won! to mun. Tom will»! In: hsnd in his own. MnBrand an opposite him, more-ted In the speakers muggy. u‘ho begin 2‘ . A lde with esger hende; " look, pope ; I nld he would comeâ€"I knew he would." : The merchent‘e etern face relaxed with u Illile 0! plasma; he was not emotional or onetretive, but hie daughter‘s giudneee pinned him. There were u few moments of expectancy. bad then Tom Luke came in. He went insight to Mr. Brand. only noticing. with e ibow, the lovely face whose glance thrilled hileoul. ' " They have paid," he said. quietly, as he _‘. heed ethlck pocketbook in the merchant’s 3 end; “but I think we were only just in time." r "Indeed 7" “ There was e consultation at the banker's before I could get cosh for the ohequ e" " Do you think they will break 2" “ Hopelessly. They have given me an Immense order, but it would not be wise to ‘forwerd the goods.” “ You did not hint that we had the slight- !eer 7" “ No. but I was glad to get the money; 12.000 would have been a heavy lose." “It would heve done me eerioue injury jut now.” ~ “And yet." “id Tom, gravely, " this morning the odde were considerably uguinet ite ever reaching you." " Bow 1" Tom took two choirs. placed them side by Me nee: the fire. led Mary to one, and Intel himsell in the other. He had done his duty do the merchent’s clerk. end we now Mr. Brend’s prospective sonin-iew and PW!“ . "'7' Whit: I so. {he cheque I bud an idea um 31! might not be well. no. to muko sure, I mounted im the bunkers. There mu. as I t there went up e prayer that Lake would no lately home. The girl loved him, would ye Iteked her lite on his truth. and knew st he wu not beyond his time through any weekneu or wrong. , Two elow. weary hours puud. Mr. Brand III refiluggthe commercial news. but, for the am time in hie life it did not interest him. He was, thinking of the young clerk Ind the hoevy mm of money thet would be in hie pence-ion should the London firm have paid him. And Mary. reading her fether'l mntenenee felt chilled and pained at the Ilur east on her lover’s honesty by his sue- plelonn; her every thought wee a denial to It. doubts. and, so the rapid clutter of e gene's feet rang out, she ran to the win- ftnookAl” she Igid, flushing the curtain at Itop except M. the centre] Itntionr." " Perhaps he will come. pope; he would it inland earning ten miles, even ii he had ' ' .fl “ He should not hove mined the train,“ Id Hr. Brand etetnly ; " punctuelity in an literati" duty with men of bulineu." Plat, papa, something they heve hep- “ to detain him." “ Nothing ehonld detains men who he: ten his word." The lei: pleeder wu silenced ; her father II nasty. and. knowing his etriotneu oi lneipia. end how inveterate was his dislike any breach of dileipio, she did not venture 1 eh again. I“ , time dregged eiowiy on; Mr. Brand ntinned hie reltleu waik,end Mary eat‘ bdned end quiet, wetohing him. She new ; ht he was listening u the night expreu‘ mt whirling by, endlrom the depth: 0! her The hour grew late. and Mr. Brand paced ll ehunber in moody silence. The train Id come in, bar hie meuenger had not mined and the merchant was troubled-â€" roubled by to. wane eon cf doubt which muted him in spite of his him in Lake. A bill. sober old trader 0! long experience had lid the: Lehe wee tee yopng _toA gm the im- Brunt position which he held, but Mr. had had never found hie truet in Tom mie- Heving heard rumore concerning 3 house 1th which he had extensive deelinge, the lerehent bed deepetched Lake to London, tiling him to make enquiries. and in any Ila to get the partners of the firm in quee- on to eettle the account. . $0 Lske hed gone from Liverpool to endou. The time for his return peeled and ill he dl_d not come. A ledy entered, and ttole to the merohent‘e do. Her own eweet lece wee anxioue. end here wee e tremor in the mueie at her voice Ighe nid : "Do you think he will be here might. deer pope 7" ‘ “ I hope eo, Mery ; but it in very lute.” “ II there no other train ?" “ Only the night expreu, end that doee VII brown. with I golden alou, Jnuot. mun” mun 1m Duh om". my so: . “I“ mammal mm. Inning down to your V w 3 thing to be bump. cud jowollod and m the hull.» but in my world. my 1M ”lips-but I have no words, Janetâ€" Dy tore mm M the twitter of birds. my pet; Ion nu Spring 1- young tnd the roses us was “I flow-drops in each rod bozom not. I they tuned your golden bxown but, my pet. I yau angled my)!“ in your hair, Janet E [u s when ““139!an suue. my 93:}. ;_ -A _A_AIA AL - .6 "one (116 753511.30: my'n'oâ€"HI' 5121' 'imploro Mam to cqnunuo 5 move evermoro. In my fingers onmc shed in your hair, my pet. I. diFkon'ed'nnd donoltto yen. I moap, my tom full blttorly our the stone h ooveu your golden but. my 90$. In wu the arm of aclovn. hnet. II luxury, lid-tied Ind brown. my pet; mull] sud mm, H. loved to «ma It :“d' “hue nook, ma your was)“: 01 on. shaman], plan!) 01 but, my pet. I o u Ind I. Ivimmlng glou, Janet-â€" us the don om stor , my pet! V11“ grey um thus 0 ‘utonod lingo o! the boom tho mood tbs: you won. Jcnot. >ahr¢d o c hand in your bunny “gut , wand (.0 In. hum) duuuuot I 1:“! brown but!» hind your “shoulder: “£30011 0 land In your hslr. my pot your lips, hid fidfir' 36}; viiiâ€"iéhr hair. Fl! not ; _. "or I_ dream that you were. Janet. 'BLVB THOUSAND POUNDS poi. >6 trout lea] A Railway Adventure. ”011:1chquickoflconnnpthe fly, mntoh In“: your so. den hair. my BY JOAQUIII HILL“. Ju-al'a ”Ill. " We had made the loot stoppage. sud were rolling through the gloom, when nmong other topics our conversation touched on jewellery. He drew n showy ring from his finger, tellinfimc it was a curioul piece of workmanship, having a secret opting, which he agid I could not discover. “ Th5ngh the hbirdr?! ifivwlvi'tnmon did notluuminmo, it nomad un eternity to me. I felt tha rumm’u Hand searching for the pocketbook, and} attained desperately for {ounce of “alumina. " Their work no nearly done. (Jumped In thak small space I won pawn-Ion, and the vein: in my hand and throat wen swelling like sinuous but: when the old gentleman in " I took it, searched High for a spring. and then. returning it to him, it dropped and _roUod node: my feet. "I Moped to’ Mk Rip, and so did be; but at that moment when my head was down, he had me tightly by the thrashand £hg91mo to_tl_lo omiago door. "Bic confederatoflval "653}: me in an inalcnt. I could scarcely breathe, and could not struggle. for a heavy knee was upon my chest and two strong brutal hand: were crochlng tpcljfojrom my throat. “ He spoke to me, remarking the oddity of our being travelling companions, and grew unpleuaantiy familiar. I answered him, not wishing to appear chnrliah or Maid, knowing that I could trust something to my own atreygth phpuld the worst come. “ That the intentions of my billiard-player were had was manlteeted by the tact o! hie having assumed a false moustache and heard. They added to the beauty 01 hi- face. but lent to his eyes that sleepy. cruel glitter that is characteristic of the Asiatic. " He had me, then, at int. Vixen had broken his promise, and I we. left to travel that perilous journey alone with the men who had followed me so ekillnlly, another who might be his confederate, and on old gentle- man who, alter grumbling out his indignation against all railway servants and locomotive- travelling in general, was tut asleep in the corner. ' " The bellreng. The guard had juei time 2;: to put a bewildered old gentlemen in by my u I“ side. and we ware off. and “ The men whose face I had not seep lace turned towards me. " Ieould hardly repress en exclemetlon. “mg There wee no mistaking that hank, genial mini oountenenee, nor the lurking devil in those Tm. eyeeLwhoee aonnele was no sinister. Am. “ I took my ticket, lingering almost to the moment of starting beloro I entered the carriage, but my men did not appear.’ Two men were in the compartment with me. I could not see the hoe of one. and the other was _e_|txenger. " I strolled along the churchyard. wander- ing neuly to Ialington. then went through the city again before I made for the station. My acquaintance of the billion] room did not come in sight, though I kept well on the alert. lo}. _" --- “ Taking 3 annual glanoo’oorola the told, I saw my man with hi1 companion. It was quite evident that they were smoking me, though I lost sight at them before reaching 8:. Pan]. “ I new that, watching through the glass of the door, be we: taking 3 mental photograph of the two men. “ ‘ They mean business) said Vixen,quietly. 'but I ehall be with you. We must put at the door. or they will see that we have went- ed the game.’ “ ' And you,’ I laid ; ‘ how will you not 7' “ ‘ I will travel to Liverpool by the night express.’ “ He left me. I had no leer now. know- ing him to be e clever and determined lol~ i“ I told him of my suspicion. told him of the sum in my possession, and of the ionmoy I but} to paylonn by nil. “ He shook hands in the most I'u'smnl wny pouible. I wok his arm, and we entered an adjaganq hotel. ‘ " He was 3351;101:3ny dressed. and looked on Minoan: of the first water. I went up. and greeting him as I should an old familiar Mend. held out my bond and said: ‘ Come with ma; 1 have somothing to any.’ H F!- nhnnla- hand. in n... "A... _-.|_..-l _.__ “Not 5 hundred' yerde from the Temple gate stood a men whom I recognized with a very welcome ieeling. It was George Vixen, we deteofive. \ “ I thought there Ina something more than a mere coincidence in this second meeting since we stood together oi the banker's. He weein a cigar shop opposite, but with a com- ”NP,”- " When. nt the expiration 01 some thirty or forty minutes, I emerged into Fleet street. almost the first peuon upon whom my gaze tell we: my lete mtegoniet at billiards. “ We plaved for an hour with alternating success. He was en amusing compsnion. well inlormed and had tnvelled; but I was shy of conversstion. I left him, and still hsving sometime to spue. went to the Temple. “ I never liked a stranger to bo affable nnd pronouncing. nnd my Mend was the very pink of aflnbigity and graoa. A 7 .. (I. " The challenge was lrom the men whom I had noticed in the banker's. There was nothing strange in the hot 0! his being in the lroom. one of his favorite relorte. hutl was possessed by the vague shadow 0! a single idea. I had reed somewhere of a men be- ing followed and plundered in a train, and somehow 1 associated the story with the man before me. It was the first time I had ever paid him any particular attention. but I gave him lull observation now. The more I looked st him the ice: I liked him. He was handsome. gentlemenly, with n fair form and eltgont figure hill of suppleness and strength. His manner was singularly un- aeenming. his laoe frank and genial. but by looking closely at him you could see some. thing sinister looking in the depth and soito 1 nose of his eyes. 3 told you. o eonoultotion before thoy eoohod it, ond whiio tho oonoultotion woo going forword I noticed o ottongor footing oi mo intently. I know the men in my younger end wiidor doyo. I hod not him ofto’n ot the tooo-oonno. in tho hiiiiud’room. end in otho: pioeoo moro or iooo roopeot- obio. Now, he woo ohonging oohequo for items tty omount, ond woo oudontiy tutoniored by the immunity of tho oxder I hod preuntod. I left tho bank with my pookot-hook full of notoo and found thot I hod loot tho train. Tho next would ho tho night oxprooo. I0 I otrolled into o hilliord- room. There woo some clever ploy going on. end I otood woiohing tho players till oomo one oholienged me to have ogomo. If I hove one opeoioi vanity it io my ooienoo with the one. Ioooeptod. and III did on o olrongo feeling. which had been growing upon me, too): o ouddon turn which otutiod me. i Tm: Fun Tnmn.â€"The prospects of this trade-4t least as far as treppers are con- cernedâ€"arc not very encouraging, and as a consequenceâ€"the prices of the verlous classes 0! skins being considered too lowâ€" but very few corn to engage in it. In the northern pert 0! this country there are scarcely any hunter: following the pursuit of trapping, preferring to wait until the msrket brightens end the value of (are increases. Buns as s Fearmzen.~Last spring I read in some paper that bran waea good ier. tilizer for potatoes. I planted twenty-four whole potatoes, with a handful of bran on each. and covered them with about ionr inches of soil; right alongside of them I planted twentyJour whole potatoes oi the same kind without the bran. The twenty-{curl put bran on produced three peeks. and the twen- lonr without bran only two peeks. The vines had a dark green color. but the vines where Iput no bran looked more yellow. Last spring I planted Early Ohio. Early Vere mont. and early Rose on one fourth of an acre. Several weeks agoI harvested fiity bushels of very nice potatoes. The early Ohio came No. 1, Early Vermont No. 2.‘ Next yearI will plant Early Vermont and Early Ohio, and drop the Early Bone. “There will likely be It great deal of style and pomp and etiquette and gold lace and bending of the supple hinges oi the knee. There lingers a hope that the sensible people of the Do- minion will put up with no such nonsense. This sort of thing can never flourish on American soil. Mr. Lorne is the paid servant of the taxpayers of Canada. and it is to be hoped that ii an honest old farmer wants to he can walk right up to the Governor. slap his servant on the back and say, ‘ Campbell. my boy, you’re doing first-rote for a youngster. new to the business.’ 1! young Campbell will nowtake advantage of being 3,000 miles away irom his mother-in-lawâ€" who. we understand. hitherto interfered with his family arrangementsâ€"and will put his foot resolutely down on this ‘eourt ' non- sense, he will be “hell. fellow, well met.’ as Duflerin was; he. will prove himself the sensible young man we take him to be. and any time he wants to air his opinions in the Free Press a reasonable amount oi space will be placed at his disposal. Lorne. we’re looking at you." Anvxcx 'rof Lunaâ€"The Detroit Free Press oflerl a word of advice to our new Gov- grgpr-Geuggg!_ i_n _ the {alloying strain: The Presbyterian Synod of Albany at its late meeting adopted the following preamble and declaration. the evident occasion of which was the stand taken by the Rev. Dr. Webber, oi the Troy Presbytery, on the subject of the eternal punishment of sin : " Whereas it is notorious that the position of the Church has been challenged in regard to the doctrine oi iuture punishment, the Synod of Albany. under a grave sense oi its responsibility, feels constrained to declare that. according to the standards of our Church, the Word oi ‘ God does not authorize the hope of any ‘probation for sinners beyond the grave, and ‘ that our Lord leaves no room to: doubt the eternal misery of all who die in sin impenitent and without iaith in Christ. We also feel called upon to declare that it is slanderous to the ministry of the Presbyter- ian’Ohurch to insinuate that they maintain a confession of iaith some at the doctrines of which they are ashamed or afraid to preach. We also insist that any declaration to the contrary, especially it it applies a sneer at the Church and its doctrines, by any so- credited minister of our communion, is a gross violation 0! his covenant obligations and inconsistent with honorable standing in our ministry." in. He declared that Mr. Bothern must have perfect rent for air months. Dr. Jenner said any attempt at work might be fatal. I new Sothern driving to hie chambers early in the week, a little before or after this consultation. He looked at me vaguely, as it we had never met (I made his acquaintance in the early days of “ Dundreary"). and signalled the cabman to go ahead. I wae in a hurry and did not attempt to stop him; but the vague, strange look ooenrred to me at once when I heard of hie tronble.â€"Lond¢m Letter to New York Times. Tm: Taounnn wrrn Barnumâ€" liis me mory his gone. He will speak to you earnestly of .a special aubject one moment and forget it :the next. After a conversation the other night with Chevalier Wykofl and his agent. Mr. Wall. he suddenly leit the room, and on returning introduced these two gentlemen each to the other, as though they had never met. During his recent tour in the country he waa continually complaining of certain members oi hie Company that they did not know their parts. At last. when Mr. Wall cametoenquire into the matter. he found that it was Bothern himself who had iorgotv ten his lines. He could not remember his moat familiar reln. Thereupon Mr. Wall sent for Bothern’e own doctor, Mr. Simpson. who at once pronounced it dangerous for him to continue the exercise of his profession. This was at Birmingham; where~ upon an announcement was made to the audience that Mr. Bothern had been taken suddenly ill and could not act. The eminent comedian went atraight to London. where pr. J inner, the Queen’_e_ph_yeician, was called The detective spanks o! the unior partner1 of the firm of Brand a Lake u the moat.‘ hoapitabln And generous man he ever mot‘ in the course of his proton-ions! career. I ‘Th‘o oonkontn o! the pocket book were ng’l pqidg! downy! “ At the station they were handed over to the custody of the police. I was all right by that time. Vixen rode with me u hr at the hotel neuont hero, and to-morrow he will call to no it I am any the worn (or my ride bygxpreu.” “ The pocket-book was uh. The tuning were loouuly bound. ond the old gonuemsu. who. unhout his IPOMBOIOI and mufllex, flood out in bold 3nd plenum relief as the dotsotivq, Reps guud over them. “ Thorn In a brief struggle. and than I bond I show ollok. Scoundrel the wound had 5 pol: ol handonm on. " ' They won more pxom t thnn I hnd ox- tod.’ uld tho old soul 0mm. removing l woollen oomlortu. with which he lotion- od my hm anullnnt‘l hands behind him. ‘ md n nilwny 001'!th doon nol allon much Ioopgulor n ntrugglp.’ tho count "on and «no to my mlounoo. I hard flow thn of Iona. wupou In In domnt. at! :1 am uuilunt mlod 1mm no. Manned. hen the old sontlomw. with I strong“: and npidity 0! union woudoxtul to no in I person at Ma ago. raised the looundul. lifted him “my and duhod him down on a nu. ' The Hindooe' have been figuring again, and they now make out that the earth in 4,000,000 years old. What we most core in to know it it is going to stand about any yeen longer. 0 Great Britain has 030 factories engaged in the wound trade. These employ 111,000 operators, and have 2,160,000 spindles and 65,000 power loome. The name worsted is derived from a village in Norfolk where the good: wefe first pgoduced. Since September let. Prince Edward Island has exported 759,419 bushels of potatoes. Of this large quantity 576,188 bushels have been sent to the United States; 147,721 bushels to Nova Seotia; 11,371 bushels to New Brunswick; 23.050 bushels to New- foundland; and 1,080 bushels to Bermuda. It is expected the shipments may reach one million bushels. The shipments of oats have been comparatively small, and prices have been lower than for many yearsâ€"only 27 and 28 cents per bushel being offered. Wheat-growing is said to have proved quite a success on the Island during the past season. Many farmers have raised enough to give them bread and have plenty to spare. Inronrmcn or A CLEAN Samâ€"Most of our invalid: are such. and millions of more healthy people will become invalids. for the want oi paying the most ordinary attention to the requirements of the skin. The mem- brane is too often regarded as a covering only. instead of a complicated piece of ma- chinery, scarcely second in its texture and seneitiveneee to the ear' and eye. Many treat it with as little reference to its proper tuctiona as it it were nothing better than a bag for their bones. It is this inconsideration for the skin that is the cause of a very large proportion of the diseases of the world. It, as claimed by some scientists. tour-fifths. in the bulk,ot all we eat and drink must either pane of! through the skin or be turned ‘back upon the system as a poison, and that life depends as much upon exhalations through the akin as upon inhaling pur‘u air through the lnnge. it must be of the :noet vital importance to deep the channel rec. be; so have others. None are free from them, and perhaps it is as well that none should be. They give tone and sinew to life, fortitude and courage to men. That would be a dull sea, and the sailor would never acquire skill, where there was nothing to disturb the surface. It is the duty of every one to extract all the happiness and enjoy- ment within and without him, and above all, to look on the bright side. What though things do look a little dark 7 The lane will turn. and the night will.end in broad day. In the long run, the great balance rights itself. What appears ill becomes well : that which appears wrong, right Men are not made to hang down their heads or lips, and those who do, only show that they are departing from the true paths of common sense and right. There is more virtue in one sunbeam than in a whole hemisphere of clouds. Thereiore, we repeat. look on the bright side. Cultivate that which is warm genial, not the cold and repulsive. the dark and moroee. ° Tm: Bumnr Bumâ€"Look on the bright side. It ie the right side. The times may be hard, but it will make them no easier to wear egioomy end end oounienenee. Ii is the sunshine, not the cloud. that gives beauty to the flowers. There is always beiore end eround us that which should cheer the he“: and fill it with wermih end aledneee. The sky in blue ten times where it in black onoe. ‘ You here troubles, it _mey _- LAMA Mr. G. A. Byrne. editor. of New York, has commenced a suit for detonation 01 character against Clare Morris’ husband. Mr. fierriott. He claims 810, 000 dams ges. Mr. Harriott on his side threatens to sue Mr. B yrne for libel because the latter published a statement (torn Clara Morris that her husband ill. treated and abused her. The matter ID hkely to become interesting. Miss Clara Morris says she is the most envied and most miserable woman on the stage. She plays to leading business on a starvation salary. Her husband ill treats her and appropriates all her earnings. She is so poor she cannot afford to take a cab to drive home after the performance is over. although often completely exhausted. and her boots let in mud and slush. Miee Meade Granger. who is playing the star part in “Almoee a Life," at the Steuderd Theetre, New York. weere during the per- manence e drone designed by Worth. of Paris, coating 61.475. exclusive of leee. Her eelery in 3100 e week. Queryâ€"Who pen for the dreee and lace 1 Dramatic Not'I. panic Holman is said to be losing her vome. Harry Lindlay is struggling hard to make the Court Square Themro, Brooklyn, a paying enterprise. Julian Magnum hos drammzod Mr. Barrett’s novelâ€"" The: Lou o‘ Lowrie's.” I noticed that there was a much larger at- tendance at the Grange pio-nic than at the Farmer-5' Club, and came to the conclusion that it wee the good things to eat which attracted them. and thought, perhaps it might be well for the ladies to donate ediblee to the club. The theory that the nearest way to a man’e heart is through his stomach in a correct one, and perhaps come 0! our male memberc might be coaxed into perform- ing their duty by the promise oi cakes and commâ€"A merican paper. Lent week I no invited to attend a Grunge plc nlc at one of my nelghhor'e. The day wee fineâ€"one 01 then eelt. balmy September deye. that we read about but eeldom enjoy. About one hundred in all were gathered to- gether. to enjoy the good thingc whleh eeeh had donated, and to telk over the bountllul crop: which the good Father had vouohraled to them. It war a beautilul eight. The tablee epread beneath the green tree: and loaded with the handiwork o! the thrilty heueewivee. and er I looked upon the come. ‘I thought, in all the world where could we ‘flnd web it pleture ol independence end true enjoyment ae emong the larmere 2 They are really the men who rule the world; eturdy, honest and upright. end I Wondered while coking into their intelligent laces. why it wee that our Congress was not composed 0! such men. Truly, they are the representative men of our nation; and could we but have; such to make our law lneteed o! the diui-l peted. broken down politicians, our country! would not he in the condition it in. It would not cost us millions yearly to send men to Congreee who do little else but get drunk. querrelnnd bringdiegrece upon ue. Why should £6: I." ' M “muons m 'rm; Pnovmcs.â€"By the report 01 the Registrar-General of the Province of Onmrio, i: appears there were 25,100 persons marriad last year. viz. : Episcopalians. 4,443 ; Presbyterian, 5,055; Bapmta, 1.344; (Jon. gregatlonalms, 216; Catholics. 3,395; Lu- therans, 650; Methodms (including Bible Christian). 9,095. German aoldiera have of late had their fate greatly varied and improved without adding to its cost, an witness this bill-0M". (or one week: Sundayâ€"Broth. roaatbeet and potatoes. with onion sauce. Mondayâ€"break- fast, thickened soup; dinner. pork, potatoee and peas. Tuesdayâ€"Breakfast. cholina brctb; dinner, oatmeal gruel, beet, potato“ and cabbage. Wednesdayâ€"Brennan, thick. ened aonp; dinner, vegetable soup. meat. potatoes and beans. Thursdayâ€"Breaklm, Semolina broth; dinner, rice broth. heel and tried patatoee. Fridayâ€"Breakfast, thickened soup; dinner, fried bacon, potatoes and pen. 8aturday~Breaktaet, Semolina broth; din- ner, oatmeal gruel, beef. potatoes and oahhage. Mr. Moodyis holding alternoon Bible-rud- inga in the Mount Vernon M. E. Chunk. Baltimore, which in crowded to over- flowing. $1,600 In P1020! Snoo'rma Piazzaâ€"The Woodstock Gun Club have undertaken the biggest thing in pigeon shooting ever at- tempted in Canada. They announce a grand pigeon shooting tournament to be held on the Driving Park, Woodstock, on December 10, when four prizes, amounting in all to 81,600, will be shot for. The Dominion Bnlee will govern the shooting, and each shooter is expected to furnish twenty-five birds. As we have a good representation of marksman in this neighborhOud, we may ex- pect to hear of a portion 01 the prize money coming to Hamilton. Those who contem- plate taking part in the tournament ehonld correspond with the Secretary, Mr. Bergen, Woodstock. Some country merchants, both out and west, have been writing recently to their friends in this city ’ior assistance in making collections from a firm known so Lemontsia. Dolbel 6: Son. who, by means of well-worded circulars addressed to all puts of the world during the presenjbyecr, had suaceeded in acquiring consider to quantities of goods on consignment. the low price of produce tempt- ing several dealers to lend an ear to oflerc above the market quotations. It may save them some trouble to learn that the place which once knew the concern now known them no meterâ€"Montreal Journal of 00m- merce. A curious eight may be witnessed oppoaito Fort Niagara. in the shape of a schooner the Amandah, which is high and dry with all her nails eatâ€"to dry. She went ashore during Friday night, and is in a dangerous position. A similar occurrence took place near Grim-by. The echoouer Flying Dutchman was blown' ashore there by the same gale, and la now well upon the beach. She is laden with lumber lot Messrs Phelps, of 8:. Kit“. 0:: Sunday a. large number of people turned out at Niagara to see the Amandah so much out of her element. As a result 01 the cheapnees of meats and vegetables, the prices at the best dining room in Montreal are very reasonable. At the very elegant Ottawa Hotel restaurant, for in- stance, a large porterhoule steak for two m only sixty cents. and it was one of the most delicious I ever had. A porterhouse steak for one in any restaurant in New York city coats at least sixty cents. A b‘uoepi sweet Canada mutton chops at another restaurant. and a great hot mealy baked potato, cost just ltwenty-five cents. Ihave paid exactly titty \ cente for the same sort 0! lunch many times in New York chop-houses ; but it must be re~ membered that Canada chops in New York cost fully twenty five cents per pound, while here the finest mutton is below twelve cents. I noticed a greater number of good restaurants in Montreal this year than ever hetero. One could never travel more cheaply than now in this section. The people have come down to hard mone’rlces. and a Yankee can buy as cheaply as a Canadian. Better than all. thanks to our Resumption law and the hon- est money idea, a greenback is now at last a! good as gold anywhere in Canada. and eve ry- body glad to get it without humiliating you by charging an onerous discountâ€"Montreal correspondence of Troy Tim». , . r“ --' r' wishont the latter knowing them to [newborn etc on, and also that Mr. Fraser bed emb- liahed no aueh‘property right in the bill. In justified him in appearing as eomplninnnt. Judge Davie reserved his decision. The trial will he proceeded with to-morrow. Alter heating a number 0! Witness", the prosecution tested and William A. Bush. who appeared (or the prisoner, urged that the jury should be dizeeted to acquit without my testimony being oflered for the detenoe. He meieted that the presumption wee thet the notes oeme into “the {and} of the prisoner â€"IAL-_L AL A ~__. v--â€" D 'w cent. premium. Immedieteiy niternrd he had gone to the omeel of other bnnkere Ind bed offered these purchased notee mixed up with some of the new ones end did sell n number at par. The inference wee that in his anxiety to get rid of the etoien money he was willing to buy eimiler oid note- nt 5 premium, mix them up with the etoien once. so as not to excite any euepicion, In! that ofier them for sale. been deuling ' oxfoduliviorl} I? 61' ":13 7; notol of the Dominion, And 1nd bought quantities of such 39:“ ‘1} } 3nd pun §_ pp: 1““ .-..-...... f A peckege of new Oenedlen bllle. contain- : lng 812,400 in notee of the denomination of ‘ 01 end 3‘3. wee etolen from the office of the Receiver-Genera of the Dominion of Oenedn on the morning of the 4th of July. 1878. The bille were numbered and lettered. bed jnet been counted end hui never been ieened. A hue and cry wee releed over the robbery. which had been very deftly perpetreted. end e careful eeerch wee everywhere medo to discover the crlminele. On the 23rd of Auguet J ecob D. Otle. e broker. of this city. wee arrested in hie office on the chase of having received etolen goodememely. e num- ber of the stolen bltie. knowing them to have been stolen. Otie’ triel we; begun before Chief J netice end Devil end e jury. in the Dyer end Termlner. yeeterdey. From the opening speech of Dietriot Attorney Bell. it appears that 8495 of the bills were found in the poeeeuion of Otle. It would be eho'n. said Mr. Bell. that on the dey of hle eneet end eo_me__ deye previoue the eceueed bed A mini 'ftlod Ila-.3333” > "in" lute. val-du- um. II III- POI-mun. Canadian Restaurants. (From the N. Y. Timon um. und Dry.