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DRE m Lindsay, ’l'SKlN Builder 3tures IVE WORKS com for tr each ofirn co ntmcnl ue ' 'DEPEBDENI Books to them to )1: Bind ill Work Neatest manner. 2 of Bind nd make of blank SALE up. is printed L his Printing Ibcaygeon and r Friday at the ‘PLIES. “ARRIAGES lNG! all kin TCER to every 30y accompanied Koiice. Ott' WIN, FUR “HI PAN" ET 5 Peterbo: Mininery 3" ASE ‘n. at Birth Ely w. a. GROSS, 15‘. “ST, Lindsay, Out All work mechanical or upcralive, done in the most Approved manner, and wax-muted. ment or ' of Untzu‘i Quick? . Sum-t on easy (rum-s. Kent 51., Lmdmy an. A. ROSE, l) CHARGES rpm a mum“ L, on ten Wslhzu DR, 11- A MORRISON. U Charluttc St. Pcterboro. New House, with nu m-dun cunvvnicuccs. Convenient to Stz;nu128,mnl..m centre of the Town The 310‘! uvmturtuble Sl 59 add, H0036 In “1’ 1405 HUNTER STREET, [’Ii'I‘I-ZRBOROl opposxtc 3L, ova THE Qohmggwu audmudmf, PETERBOROUGH. 0; posite Opera House. Extcnsiv. rcpa: rs have been made, and a lame :zmmu n: 'chndcd in putting in all Modern Impmh mcuts. AND MIDLAND COUNTIES' HERALD This comfortable hotel, is pleasantly silnat ed by the water. The sass and Maskinonge fishing of Pigeon and Surgeon Lakes is 0! Continental fame, Large and airy rooms. Evary attention to the requirements of guests Special rates for parties bv the week. For cons and puticulars, address " BOBCAYGEON. This handsome new Hotel is fitted up with the modem improvements. Large and )onvenicnt commercial rooms. Good stables Particular utteunon given to the Bar. The 3m 01 Pure, the best. to be procured. J. MCINTYIU‘E. Q. C [)Mgms'rm ’wvmce [Ls'e .NUWDE-‘ U 01] SE. PETERBUKUUGH, ONT‘ Lending Hotel in Town, MOORE a: JACKSON, Sucxexsor: to Iludspeth J; Jackson. .mzms'rmzs, Sohcitors, etc. Ofice ) Wvlluun 5L, Linden.) F. 1). Mount. Aux. JACKSON. $1.50: yen; $1.00 if pmd Inwvance Dental Parlors om- Gregory’s Drug Store, Garner 0! Kent and Wilkim fits. ‘ RAND CENTRAL. idem-y mrsox uocss, he: Bus to and fro Boats 3; Trains. Our.- dullur a day. A RILIST El D Street. reterboro. r. pocasnrs, Q. c. E. B. EDWARDS, Succemcr to Scott Edwards, ARRIS‘I‘EK, SOLICITOR, kc, Ofiiceâ€" over Express Office, Pctcrborough, Ont R. F. A. WALTERS. -â€"DENTIST.-â€" ARRIS FER, Bank. 31 POCSSETTE a: GURD, ARRISTELS and Solicitorsâ€"379 Water FIRST CLASS IN EVERY REDPECT. Geoxge Gobeil. OCKLAN D HOUSE. Ell) HOUSE, BOBCAYGEON. Bonn: ( IDO‘ MCLA L'G IILIN J: MCDIARMID, N ELASD’S N’I‘IS‘TS, Lindsay, Ont. One of the mm wal he at the Rockhmd, Bobcuy- H) Xi.“ Thursday olcmh month. 11c LACGHLIS Published every Friday morning. .,- . In new Bunk of Commerce build. rui-nsltc Post Office. Entrance Huuurr 1t nummtu o! the Dental Dchnrt. l‘rimy Uuncrslty,nnd )1. KC. 5 MCIN FY RE Jr. STEWART, DENTIST, PE’l‘ERBORO of the firm at Rose St Morrison] ES MODERATE £11310, Solicitors Etc” Lindsay ’lL u Fills Lindsay (Juice, Kent St Mmkut. 1' t. [1010!) Falls, Colborue Burgnyuc's Stutc. to iouu on trail estate, at lowest mus. to suit One Dollar a Year. POPULAR SUMMER RESORT. v to loam Erulluate. 'I‘nmnlo Univvrfllty. mus, M. II. MchGaux, l" A. .‘luDlAEuflD. ‘n4 Sulic.-it0l'§, Numries, c gun at lowest current rates valuesâ€"Over Ontario ank- H. HOPKINS Solicitor, for the Ontario nv v to loam at lowest rates 11w burrower. Oflnes No 6 m, Lindsay, Dunno. G. u. HOPKINS. HOTELS. WM. SNOW DEN, Prop. LEGAL. DENTISTRY. W In GARNER Human, Gm. N. Guam, Pnor. wrap bum; EON, LINDSAY MRS. GOULAIS. 11 31519505‘, Prop. That you are sure 'of getting ylnat you pay _________ ; tor. No mxsrcpresenm’lons '1‘. STE WA ET N. 81‘. C. 608D Prbpri'etor ' STAMPING DONE WHILE YOU WAIT LIN DSA Y he ignhmgg mm éiafilemfimi MINDEN AND HALIBURI‘ON REPORER,‘ MIDLAND COUNTIES HERALD , ‘ The place to meet th(-;r special require. ments No similar inst' utxon in Canada occupies such commodio 5 apartments. (11‘ nflnnls such (-nmplct and extensiv- mcxlilies. a. Smdcnls; admitted ut any time. For Circulars Md Particulars ad- dress : That we buy in larger qunnhties and at low- er prices, and sell lower than any other house in the city. All New this Season Those who wish to become. perfectly qualexcd to conduct business :or themselves. or take positions as inh-lligeut and «fficieut Inuk-keepeus, Strnogrnphers, Private 39cm. tarifli' Court Rvportcrs. Gcncml Office Assis- lzznts, Em. will find the GEO. BYNG, - UNDERTAKER ALLWURK GUARANTEED FIRST CL ASS I. JUNKIN. SSUER of Marriage Licenses, Clerk 0! Division Court, and Commissioner for giving Affidants. Office at the Post. Uflice Bobcuygcon. Xmas Cards. Can be found Day or Xight, at his wan- rooms, Market Squme, or x'csidrncc -â€" We have a Beautiful line of h at we can show you the largest and best store in the Midland District ICEN’SED Auctionver. for East Victoria mud Township of Harvey‘ Communica- nuns Solicitcd. Satisfaction guaranteed, 'l‘wentymvc years experience Chal‘ges Moderate. Bobcnyguon P. O. PHOTOGRAPHER, LINDSAY Cor. Kent and William Sts , Lindsay. Fenelon Falls MISS MELVILLE, Material for Art; Needle- work: Art Silks all reduced to 85cts. 13 THE PLACE TO GET. TRE FINEST ASSOR’I‘MENT OF PLUSBES. SILKâ€"Plain and Fancy; SAT ms, LINENS, Hoxu‘ox mum. For BOOTS and SHOES go to HONITON GOODS ILL THE RISE. A full stock of Cwfims, Cnskotn, :obes ’n-pc and Gloves always on hand. . (a . @Sbumnc-oo ebucattou. IT IS A FACT .‘L SUBVEYOR, Commissioner in the Q 8., Conveyancer, c. noes. Rugs, Robes, Whips, Riding Saddles, Horse Blankets, Trunks Valiseg Dog Collars. etc. aw a pleasure to show goods and we can ya) in anything in the line of One Block West of the Fouutiin ROKEBY. BELLE VILLE BUSINESS COL LEGE, George Sheet PETERBOROUGH, J; Calendars, E. WILLIAMSON. D. LAVERY, AUCl‘IONEER. GREGORY. Pictures copied and enlarged F mmss of all descriptions. 373 Georie St. PETERBOBO Slgn of the Life Size Horse. 424 George-st, - Peterboro FOOT a; McWIiINNIE, YOU KNOW Benj. Shortly JAMES DICKSON, warrmfirnfi admazmmm ccrrmcm. CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST AND MEDICAL 420 Residence and address at B OOKS TO R E, SAILSBURY'S Bullevflle, Ont PETERBORO. Liverpool, London Globe Assets over $55,000,000 J - B. Knowlson. Wm. Kennedy. Agent Lindsay, Agent Bobcuygcon J- J- Hanratty Inspector. The Western. Capital, $2,000,000. The Ontario~ Mutual «fife. The Farmers Union Mutual LAN CASHIRE of ENGLAND. Assets over $7,900,000 Canada Accident Insurance Co were issuwS, assuring, . .. $8,723,836 The Total Existing Assurance in force at ' 15th November 1894 amounted to . . . . . . . . $113,274,360 The claims lw Death or Mntnrcd endowments which Rl'ose dur- . imz the year amounted, includ ing Bonus Additions, to . .. . $2,947,073 The Annun: Revenue amounted at 15m Novembcr 2894. to . $3,139,161 The Accumulnted Funds at same date amounted to . . . . $39,353,822 lwing an increase during thd Year 01 $342,065. Ivestments in Canada ; Government a: Mumc “’3‘ ads $6,820,000 13! Mortgages on Ben stale . 3.500.000 Real Esmlc _ fl . , 355 060 Sundries . . . 490,5)0 I represent the following first-class In- surance Companies: AGRICULTURAL of Watertown Assets $1,958.000. Gov. Deposit $140,000. BRITISH AMERICA. One dou north Drug Store. Special Fontnrvs..Prompt\paymen' of Ululms- Surplus nividml Qainquvnniully or 2:) “our Snrvwan-ip Dinml-ution, Guaranteed Cash Surrender Values Liberal pokcv conditions, W. J. Read, Insurance Agent, Assurances cfiected on a“ safe and popular plans. Policiesinconleslubl«-,non.forh-itahlc and free from all rex'trictions aim residence 30X FEDERATION LIFE. At the (5ch Annual General Meeting of THE S'l‘AyNDARD LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. held at. Edinburgh. on Tueâ€" day the 5th March. 1895, the following Results for the Year ended 16th Novem- ber. 1894. was reported :â€" 4029 Policies «1 Lite Assurance Me! or Occupation. The New Annuity Endowment policy affords protection against EARLY DEATH, and provxdc-s a fixed in- evme in OLD AG’E. Rates lower than most Canadian or Forviun Companies. To the renidents of Bobcaygeon and the surrounding country Prosperous Company Dcnler in Eyes, Artificial Leaves and Frostings, BIRDS, ANIMALS, FISH AND SNAKES stnfi'cdand Mounted in and out ofcnscs in ‘he best lilelike style at lowat prices. Dccrs Headsaspccinhty. A stock of foreign and native birds always on hund for sale. Highest [nice paid for Hawks, Owls. Eagles Lynx, Wild Cat, or anything mre. Residenceâ€"176 Harvey, Street Peterborouwh A PRO BLEM Bow to Rel $50 00 want out of $20 00 worth of clothing. Have your old clothes cleaned or dyed at Parker's and you will find that you get all the satisfaction of new ones 'l‘rv it any bow. Cleaning and Dyeing] Now the order of the Day ! AT Parker’s Dye Works1 EDWIN ELCOME, TAXID ERM IST. IRE, LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE AGENCY The only Cnnudian Mutual Assets $3.000,000. This (ompany is jumping into popularity on account. of its low rate. Head Office, Toronto. Charlotte St.,- Peterboro.‘ I. J UNKIN. Bobcaygeon Guvvrnmunz Deposit $100,000 REPRESENTS W. J READ. Assets $1.174,000- BOBCAYGEON, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, JANUARY 3 1896'. BOBCAYGEON Perfumed thoughts of you remaining, A hidden sweetness in my hmln. Others leave me ; all thmgs leave me ; You remain; Only thoughts of you remain . Ixunxhcnr‘t \yherq the); have lam! A well known scientist was Walking along a Lnndnn street when he 'came across an itinerant astronomer. who was inviting the passerby to gaze through his telescope at the moon at a half penny a time. The scientist in London was speculative "cnough to venture a half penny, and on applying his eye to the instrument was astonished to see a beau. tiful picture nfn full moon, although at the time the moon was only in Her second quarter. Puzzled by the circumstance, he examined the instrument, and found that. it ms not a telescope at all, but simply a tube with a hole where the eye piece should be, and a transparent photo. graph of a full moon, with a light behind it, at the other end. On the scientist asking the exhibitor how he could so cheat the public, the man simgly remarked : “It’s all right, sir. People like a lot for their money nowadays. I used to have a proper 'sc0pe once. but I turned it up for this after an Irishman pitched into me for shuwxug him only ’arl' a moon. This way pa)s better and gives more satisfac- Lion." So the thought of you, remaining Deeplv folded in my brain. in not ieme me! all things lea“: me, ‘ Y on remain. Other thoughts tray come and go, Other moments _I may know! That shall waft me, in their going, As a. breath biown to and fro. Fragrant, memories ; fragrant memories Come and go. . I on. inn writs may arrive in amt-rim The difiercncc betwaen a man ““1 a . bctore the poor members of Parliament woman is never quite as clearlv dcfincdi in which they never sat can arrive at as when they quarrel. No matter how their several provinces. A new inter- many hundred times she has seen 5‘ ‘0‘ cst is formed, and they are on the high I f0..,ive his derelic ions 'l' ~ ‘0“ sens. But it‘ the writs and members 4" t I he once “m“ i arrive tov‘ethcr. here is at best a new i”?9 he has 3 grievance then the "“0““ trial of shill amongst the candidates, laws are as putty in comparison With\ his! Muir one set of them have well aired lmm-fvability. The "35" is all l‘crfini' l 'vi‘gé‘iselyes with their two voyages of 6' Jmilcs." "Cwuttor how 006 mn haw , . , _ to , l g JS’ ‘ steam .doneali U118 what Will C r...” igw actu ‘ at 1 7 the prcsmt instant- in :.. . H .~.__ ‘ * sume a. highly judicial in. t .. noi _ amount of pleading can alter unui he, m..,,.,,,., "- n, “M“... guts‘goodianti ready‘to change hm "100‘“: “Very litt‘e is so far known about 'Ihe yielding, Iovmg woman who OV‘W‘i Nicholas 11., the new grand duko of looks a man's faults and cxnggerates his) Finland.” saysnmrrcapondont. “Them virtuen stands no sort ol'chancc when the: is no doubt that the young czar has re- high ani mighty lord and master takes it‘ “8““! ’i" ““11”“? edncation. . The . . . . ‘ home life of the imperial tamily, so into his head to be indignant. The one} touchingly plain, in the atmosphere of mistake she has made, the one 833mm}! which he has grown up, must needs ! iug circumstance she has been tho: cause have cxm‘cisrd some influence on his of creating blots out all thought and character, In ordi'r to dcvelOP the ,- _ . ideas in a more liberal direction. and meiiiones 0f th" hour, minutes and sec- extend his views us to the highduties nnds, when she has slaved for him, sacri- ot'n. rule. his cstecmotl teacher. Mr. ficed her own comfort many a time in or l Heath, an Englishman. has not spared der to add to his enjoyment, and counting: any efforts. \\ nlc travels have tended l‘ .. t 'f . h , | to ripen hisjudgmentnnd increase his “(2' troub ‘1 .rca l l‘e “t repays hct‘, experience, 1115 tci-lings towards Fm- “Hh a lele- i lnnr‘ arr. “nth-truthful tn in! vm‘v crin- As a perfume doth remain Inither folds where}: hath lain, The love of a wife for a husband after they have journeyed together from the sentimental honeymoon to the presaic 108"th ot matrimony is more that via mother for a child, and with this feeling firmly implanted in her breast she is much more willing to condone offenses and wipe out bitter reuiembrances than he who thinks that his ways are always of right and wisdom. We trust. tilut many a husband will toad theee lines. we are talking of them, and we hope that the wives and mothers who are anxious to stir up sluugish conseiences will just mark this sermon and leave it. lyinu about where masculine eyes are likely to rest upon it. Thérc is no fear_ of trouble resulting for if we do stir up a hornet's mst the sole cause of the diqmrbance m“ be too far out. of reach to make it. worth quarrel ing about. 1‘ xplorers of Stci'ar mvetcries will now watch the Yerkes Observatory at. the University of Chicago with great eager- ness, for it is announced that. the largest telescope lens in the world hi about ready for use. As one student of the heavens puts it, there is a fair chance of this new lens revealing the mystery of the people who inhabit. Mars. The Yerkes telescope is considerably lar-ver than the famous Lick ObserVatory instrument. ‘ For many months past the work on the lens has been in correcting local imâ€" perfections, but it is announced by Mr- C. T. Yerkes that the famous lenses are now completed and are ready for ship- ment to Chicago. Mr. Yerkes, who is as much a resident of New York as of Chicago. having built a million~dollar talace on Fifth avenue, is greatly gratiâ€" fied at the sucoeusful coxnpletion of the lens: The finishing up of a great tele- ecoplc lens is a work of wonderful niceW of detail, and months and months are taken in correcting some imperfection so minute as to be imperceptible, to the naked eye. The great frame in which the lens will rest in the Chicago Obser- vatory has been tested at Cambridge and found correct. Nothing now remains to be done but the placing in posnion of the giant telescope in the Chicago Ob- aervatory building, also a gift of M'- Yerkeszfig . FOR HUSBAND AND WIFE. T111} Y ERKES . TEL ESCOPE‘ MOON A L WA YS FULL. POETRY. Memories- Petroleum in to be used instead of coal on the locumotiyea of the Riga Rail- way, in Russia. Ronrvoirs at. Io be established for this 'urpose at Reval, Wesonlwrg. Norwn,‘ ‘Mnbhiua and St. l Petersburg. capablqwof containing col- ]sctively 1.000.000 pounds of petroleum. 3 Petroleum isulso to be adoptgd on the Dwiuskâ€"Riga Railwaybut this change i cannot take .placo for some time to . come. inasmuch as the coal contracts . for-t1: next fin nus axe already am Steam nu Done Much to Make Tl-ls- Old Plnuot Much Smaller (or all Prae- llcal Purpmuu. Some very interesting facts were put too'ether by Sir Thomas Sutherland in a ecturc which he delivered the other day to illustrate the growth and im- provemcnts of steam navi ation in our day. The voyage from ew York to Queenstown is now accomplished at the rate of 25 statute miles an hour: the run from Southampton to the Ca (3 has been made in 14} days,nnd Jnglish mails have been conveyed between Charing Cross and India in 13 days. In- deed, Jules Verne '8 dream is ridiculously out of date. for the great globe itself can now be circumnavigated in less than 59 days. ‘ Nor has the limit by any means been reached. In Sir Thomas Sutherland’s opinion, a great advance will yet be made and the long result of time will add, in this as in other rospects, to all the wonders that will be. And what is very gratifi'ipg is. that. with all the accvlernted rate of travel and the growth of the mileage of our fleets. there has been no increase. but an actu'tl decrease in the loss of life. Speed is a. good thing: spaed with safety in better. And. that is what has been realized. “Very little is so far known about Nicholas 11., the new grand duke of Finland.” says it correspondent. “There is no doubt that the young czar has re- ceived an excellent education. The home life of the imperial family, so touchingly plain, in the atmosphere of which he has grown up, must needs have eXereised some influence on his character, In order to develop the ideas in a more liberal direction. and extend his views us to the high duties ot‘ a rule. his ester-med teacher. Mr. Heath. an Englishman. hm not spared any efforts. Wide travels have tended to ripen his judgment and increase his experience, llis tea-lings towards Fin- land are understood to he wry sym- pathetic. All this is a. good guarantee for the future. The great question re- mains whether the young,r emperor will have sulficient independence of char- acter to free himselt from the influences of the counsellors who have ate at. his father‘s side.” f "The writs are issued for electing- members for America and the \Vest Inâ€" dies. Some provinces receive them in six weeks, some in 10, some in 20. A vessel may be lost and then some pro vinces mnv not receive them at all. But let it be that they receive them at once, and in the shortest time. A pro- per space must be given for proclama- tionandt‘or the electionâ€"some weeks at least. But the members are Chosen, andir’the ships are r-vady to sail, in about six more thev arrive in London. In the meantime Parliament has sat, and business has far advanced without the American representatives. Nay. by this time it mar happen that Parlia- mentis dissolved, and then the memâ€" bers ship themselves again to be elect- ed. The writs may arrive in Anwrica belore t_he_pnor members of Parliament It is very interesting to notice how this shrinkage of the world has entirely altered the conditions of the political problems. Take, for instance, the Â¥uestion of the Imperial Federation. ierc is a passage in which Burke, writing 100 15an ago, showed the al- most fatal 0 stacles to any representa» tion. even of America, in a. Parliament at Westminster: The detectives who accompany Presi- dent Cleveland whenever he goes away from \‘Vashiugton keep their identity prutty Well concealed. Thev are un- obtrusive nnd attract very little atten- flop, and they don’t yang to. ' It was not generally known recently that one of these men was in close rox- imity to the President when he ( rove through Central Park with Dr. Bryant. The detective was in a. oneâ€"man wagon, and kept within 30 or 40 yards of Mr. Cleveland's carriage. He lookslike a business man out for an afternoon drive, and was not, npparentiy, paying attenâ€" tion to anything but his own horse. When the doctor and his distinguished truest reached Thirty-sixth street, the one-man wegon halted and was not: driven ofl‘ until the President had ascended the steps and entered Dr. Bryant’s residenceâ€"New York Mail and Express. . J onesâ€"I wonder why poets wear their hair long. Brownâ€"Didn't you ever have your hair cut? . “Yes, of course. What's thzt got to dopiitta 1: q; d In . ' ma. i 11‘: on W to a for it ?"--Lit'o. y p y “My husband," said the large, fleshy lady. “has a. habit of marking para- graphs in the paper that say mean things about__v_vomeq.’_’_ ‘ . u n “So vou will not fail t6 see them, eh? Still, that. is not. as mean a trick as mine lays. He cuts them all out. Then have to get another paper, onlyvto find that I have beeh fooled :g‘ain."â€"-In- dianapolis Journal. SHRINKAGE OF THE WORLD. Petroleum for Railroad fuel. Tho President's Dulce Ives. fl- Emily Egplaluod. no": w mun-m. There are no immoral. plays ; decent ones; no disgusting cues plug: bad|»y_ writtan._ , r”(Vin-{trrdaistreasea me sometimes is‘tn see that genius has limitations, and mat stagidity hag uoue._ _ , .. ,. 94 â€""""'J _"__ _v, The muriage jékc is so heavy that it takes mo to bear itâ€"sometimcs thrcq. A Comgeégevby admiring Whit God shows to you, and you vi]! not have time to fly into wimp be hides from you. r '.I ‘"" - They merit their mid’ortuncs who do not know how to turn them to udvam, age. TGive money, don't lead it : to give makes only ingratea ; to lend makes enemies. W hat is useless is dangerous. We censure in others only the defects by which we do not prnfic. Amonv ten thousand men there are «wet: or cirvhb thousand who love women. five or six thousand who love woman, one who loves a woman. It is sometimes very painful to do ones duty, but never so painful as not to have done it. ~ 'I‘o'nccnrd friendship to a man requires lime ; to accord n. to a woman requires only opportunity. Two ghl friends met on the street and stopped t9 shake hands. Bridesmaid I How lovely I I do not know you were engaged, replied the flu- dc-siecle Grace. Act? Ofcnurse. I'll be charmed. But, moving toward and speaking in an undertone, do come round the corner and tell me all about it. There comes ”7?". idiotic, irrespressible donkry, Jim Burton. He's grinuivg as though he meant to stop, and I don’t cure to bu seen talking to him. La Rochefoncauld said: “We all have enough strength to bear the mis Fortunes of other." He should have add edz' “But. not always enough to bear their good fnnune." So glad to see you Grace. said the tailor-made Alice. Was just. on may to ask you. as my oldest friend, to be one of my bridesmaids. It's sudden, very sudden, but he's aw- fully in love, and is just too lovely to live. Willryiou act? Jim Ber‘im ? He's the man I‘m go- ing to marrv ! The mammoth Howl Cecil, on the Thames embankment, London. is to be cnmpleted and opened early next. year. It. will have 1,000 guest rooma. and will be managed by M. Bertiui, who has long been‘ nonuected with the Criu-rion restaurant. in Piccadilly circus. It is dated that. this new hotel, when cum p'crcd, including: the price paid to the- marquis of'Snlisbury fur the land, will have cost upw-ards (ifs-1,500,000. It, will be the lalgcsc hotel in Europe if not. in the world? It is located near Clmring Cross, has an immense rchr lrnntage. and covers, all told, over six acres of ground. The Cecil owes its origin to the great- est fraud 0! the nineteenth century. It would require pages upon pages, any: the “Hotel World." to give the reader et en a brief account of the doings of Jabez Balfour, the seheuier, liyr-notizer. hyro- crite, whose gigantic swindles cost the masses, among: them thousands of women. children, and workingmen. £35.000,000. He was the organizer ofa great intert- vnent compa'ny, sun at one stage of lilo marvellous career he undertook to erect this hotel. When the final crash and expoaurc came, Balfuur fled. It took the shrcwdest detectives many months to discover him in the very depths nl Argentina, South America. where ht- had actually engaged in new busines~. and for a time prospered. lie is now in the hands of the British government. When Balfour had escaped, the govern- ment, under the bankruptcy law, tried to dispose of the. available wreckage, among which was the Thames Embank- ment hotel. Faifing to realize upon it, the‘government tick the prorerty and completed it. and for the firet time in history Mr. John Bu 1 intends to engage in the hotel business. Hie career as a bonil‘ace may well be united with in- terest. Abraham Bayward. the famous ‘Quart crly' reviewer, once thought‘he would like to have some ancestors,¢so he walked straight to a picture dealer’s. Selecting a portrait of a cavalier in full armor, with features not. unlike his own. Mr Hayward madca bid for it. but doom- ing the prices asked too high, he went his way. A few days later Mr. Hayward went to dine with Lord Houghtou, and was astonished to find the picture in the dinning room. Seeing that it attractcd the guest's attention, Lord Hangman said. “Very good picture that! Came into my hands in a curious way. Por- trait ofa Milnes of the Commonwealth periodâ€"an ancestor of mine.’ ‘Ah, in- deed I' paid Mr. Hayward; ‘he was very near being an ancestor of mine.’ Young Simpleâ€"Yes, she’ a a lovely girl, and she’s made up her mind never to get. married. _Old Cynicusâ€"Don’ c you relyn 051th“, my boy. Those girls :16 the mo dabgerous of any. DUMAS‘S MORAL 15le 'IMS. 'L’JTEL 050114, LONDOJVH ALMOST RELA TED. IN A BAD FIX. no in- : only .80:me z<oEmz< oz< 5165 9:. mo zoemézog‘ A Grant Man 0! Mail Manetâ€" Undo Sun'- Mnn Arc Much Bonu- Pnid nun En lish postman who deliver and col- lect t it! mail matter are not paid more than $34 a month, while the lowest paid to apostman in the United is $50. says the Washington letter to the C hirago Remrd. The pay of a. London postmnn is @136 from 18 to 34 shillings. or from $4.3) to 87 a week in our money. But he "‘mav obtain three good-conduct str’ a. each of which entitles him to l shi ’ng, or 25 cents, k week extra. The first stripe is given for five years inith- ful service. the second for ten, and the third for fifteen. He receives l'ull pay when absent from duty on account of sickness, is provided with gratuitous medical attendance, and is:i_ivai~d<-d a pension when he is two old or di~ahlcd to work. He. is aim furnished With two suits of uniform each year, one for win- ter and one for Summer. Thus :2 Lon- don postman cannot get, own after 15 years of faithful service. a larger salary than $392 a year, while the pay of an American postman is 3300 at tirat, then 380!) and finally $1,000: Them were only? ‘21 complaints of the London qu'rii-r svrvure. L 1:011 invasfigntion, 57 were found to be ul- togetlu-r unfounded. 31 “ere. t1'i.ial. 31 were due. to an unusual [1101911112 ot lmsi11c<a.lito («11.11.4011 i11cid~11t upon 1-1-0_r_,.1.-a11izzuim1 s in H11: 11011- -:1rri\:1l of m.1i. ' and 1110 - ‘5! (HH) :9 ixiaxpurivnce or urgh-ct. e l1cquont fogs in Lou- dou m't'dx r .6 it difficult to deliver nudcolk" - mails and cause much d1~11y..'{ “min-.011 verv foggv davs. nouns 01"; denva'ius have to be abiguionc ' ,v-,u ,.m .. The number of auxiliary postman or “subs" in London )3 2,3d1 who manage to earn from 6 to 16 shillings :1 weekâ€"â€" that is from $1. a) to Si-accmding‘ to Lhn amount at muk thew perx'oxm. Twelve delxvex 10% (law au- made in tho, downtown or business di stricts, and from six to eight in the rcx‘idencc SL'C' Lion. Postman are (emplm'ed for eight, hours a day. but their work as nut con- tinuous. tis madv np or two or (hm-c or sometimes tour turns of duty, 0! two or four hours each. Tlvclvc ‘million pieces of mail went to thu London newspapers. Uf the Lon- don letters. 40 per Cent. were for local (lcliwrv, 50 per cent. for other pans of Grvnt Britain and 10 per cent. foreign. In London 8;} [LT cent. were tor busi- ncsshousc-s and 17 per cent. for resi’ dances. Of all the mail handled in Great Britain, 5:} per cent. is for or from London. is a medical staff connoctodf ”a Wlth Hie Dl'it'lfih maml “Latvianâ€".41 guy. . "nu" geons, has final stewards and ygursvs conve buing uttac md to the London Ofilcc [0 15119 look after its corps of 17,3-Mu1xp‘mycs,.1over But there were only 275 cam-s n: i llll‘sy i during the year 189}. of which 38 wow . Ma czlrriurs him'n by 5102* now 1 Lnst your there were 1.980.001.00) pircus handled in the London po~tofiico, which was 372 plea-s parcapita of popu- lation: in Chicago, 766504.000 piecus handled, or 4.51 pvr capltn, and in New York, 1,144.(i4l5,419 pieces handled, or 57:11wa capigfl. I, ~- Them is n. vorv humane arrangement in the London office during tho summvr to send sorters, and others, whnsu duti ‘s confirm them to dark and i11-v~mi1n[wd busmm-nls for periods of from Hn‘é‘.” to six W11 ks, to the postofliu-s :IL Bng‘htnn, Mnrgatn, lamsgaw and other sunnille towns, to give them a “Th-1mm change m air and scene. The You": Min 5 Chriszian Association looks after (ht‘SL‘. shifts and pays the board of those whu enjoy them I}! temperance. hotels. tr. A,I___.__AL wdu, m. ,7 _ It is aso the custom to shift telegraph messengers from the cilit‘s to country ttuwiiszuid Vic: versa. which gives the city ho. s the advantage of fresh air and rural life, and the country boys an op. portunity to gain a little city experience. l‘his is done to a certain extent in our own service. Consutnptives and others stuff-wing from dismse in the eastern of- nces have often been t‘fansl'errcd to Drum-r and other places in the westt‘rn mountains, where the air is rare and ttrv. p The British postal system includes a great deal more than ours. for. besides the mails. it has jurisdiction m'ur the telegraph, portal savings banks, annui- tic~', life insurance. parcel (lo-livery, etc. Iucluding‘the tt-l graph opwutors. the London ofiic» empioyes 25_m0 purgnnq, and reckoninngmt «very rmploye has three others depending on him, which is a low estimatr. the postal stall and 5 their families wou'tl make a city of 150,- 000 inhabitants awnriy four times as‘ large as Springfield, two and a half‘ times lat‘ga-r than Peoria, twice as large as I) s Monies, and. nearly as large as Indianapolis. . ,A,I, , 1'__A..__.. .1 LL- (In American Offices, DWIII m u.- w-u- wâ€"‘-â€" _â€".__ Onliooking It our soldiers We feel that ardour and impatience run through all their veins and we can understand that in the hour of combat the unforeseen may at any instant arise from a. difficult situation. In the English armv, on the contrary, impassibality seems a duty; the oflicer in command known. at a glance what etch one of his soldiers an do, and tint not onewillfail him‘ But, on the other hand, not one, by a sudden inspirgtion. wfll exceed whet was exâ€" Dan-An A- nan-n, The English troops were maznificvnt in appearance ; their hearing was irre- prouchahic: they mana‘uvred with mru precision, but with that ri-fierting and slow Calm which is the stamp at the m1- tion, and which is to he found in the soldiers. as wi-ll as in the officers. Thus writes the Baron dc Bamm'ourt. in his "Expedition to thn Crimea." The en- semble was remarkable in every re- spect. the discipline severe, the manner in which the officer command‘d was sharp and haughty, but never were the chiefs to be seen in a passion with their men. What a. contrast with the bear- ing of our (French) troopsâ€"with their dashing. easy gait: their martial and energetic cit tbeimpetuosity which is stamped_qn a 1 their noes! V _- ____ _-LI:__- â€"- 1..-! Hunt lubpuauuu, "u. v-vvv‘ n..." peep-d from ,l_:im.â€"Bar9n go, court's “EXpedmon' So Grim” John Bull'sâ€"Moro Miner flundlod in ciyal branchnfiices. Lotti-rs inclosE-d in scarlet envelopes, hearing the inscrip- tion, “Special Night Delivery," can he obtained at the general dulivvr)‘ win- dow at any hour of the night, whereas a lctn-r mailed in the ordinary vnve- lopn would not be assorted or du-livercd until businesa hours in the mornin'r. ‘uu-u-u‘ rK...v.. 011(20th singgllar features of the London pasmfhce us the a-pm-ial night, service {unusugd at nearly all the prin- Eng! lull Sold loft. Volume 26. No. 46 fieâ€"How do you like Miss Bloomer'n knickers? She (jealously), Uh! they're all right as far as they go. Jack -Therc i.- nolhing I admire moré than a good deed. Tomâ€"Nor l, 1! iv. is made out in my own name. “Gussir. whv did you refuse Did he show the cloven tool ?" he allowed the cloven breath I" .Yoastâ€"“Do you exercise 2‘” .Crimm: goes ior a [ramp m.- . x eastâ€""Do you give ydur dog any exercise '1‘" .Crimannlmnk- “Uh, yes; he goes ior n tramp ncarlv ewery day. She ~ I wish you woulin‘t smoke that in my presence. lieâ€"Then I'll throw it away. Oh, I dxdn't mean that. Watts- Statesman Wilts says he never pays uny aunmon to the paper-u. Pong â€" So ? I wonder how he gets hold of an L._ his jokes Sheâ€"I think [will do the cooking myâ€" sell awhile. Ueâ€"H'm! That was what you wanted me to take out more lile x:- sumnce for, was it ? Dr. Gladeâ€"Do you know. anybody who has a horse for cute ? Droverâ€"l reckon Hank Buters has ,- I scld him one yester‘ dayA Young Bur-iness Mariâ€"When do yam: think is the best time to advertise ? Uld Manâ€"A l the time young man. Grinnmâ€"Wlmt are you going to take for that. frightful cold? Barrettâ€"I'll take anything you ofler. Do you want. It. Sheâ€"I have heard that you said I was fond of the sound 0! my own 70:06 Heâ€" Well you have yourseltadmiued that you like music. convemem cnldfi Where do. you get 'lwm She -Uh, they're kept. on draught. all overtown. Mandeâ€" You wouldn’t know my beau now Ifyuu nwt him Nell ‘ Why. has ho changed 90 much as lhat '.’ Maude. -â€"'l'h..( Xall'l u. exactly. I‘ve changed him lie-(me of the fellows at the club said geese nfton lived to be a hundred She- Haw dnligbmd you mun be at the mo- epect 0! such a long hie. You've seen them man than once or twice Zigsbvâ€"X have put a friend (if mine m: Ilia 19m throw :mm- in the last. two yam,- I’orkshy "That’s nothing I put. 3 mm 0! mum on his Met fourteen tunes la- lugnt. fieâ€"“Were you alarmed. darling, «hr 1 Hana! you so suddrnly in we consmv Lory last right ?" Dmlingâ€""Not l b. I rather thought u. «as you." “How shall I hang up my stocking ? I should roam like to knOW." And my wufe rec-ponds Iith meaninglm ‘ Hang it up by the toe." Customnr (in restaurant)- I‘ve farm ton what I wantr-d to order. and I ha i right I n Um tip 0! mv b‘ngun WAN: -- What. dxd you say about a. lip. air ‘3 He [gums there's going to he s'-' more qua-rrelmg In our church chmr. # You dnu'L mean it 1' "Yes. I do: I contralto is going to marry the tenor. Slw-â€"And you res-[Iv attenlod Qupvn'n reception in London. The n lsuppme, slzmd uncmn-red In th~ : svnce ofroyally ? Yes, but. not to same extent us the women. Detender, why ? lie-Because: we 1! single sticker. Sheâ€"X was druid you were giving: 1‘ kins me then. you parsed up yam 12p; Sr 80- Oh. no ; X wouidn'l. dare dc :2: a. " mmly had some and in my mmzh. 51¢ Don‘t uke it out. 1'. any gotimo 30L syalem. Life is inst g game of chaos. Full of up. and downs, . Full of (“we and tall 0: «15965, Full ofunileo and frowns; ‘ SMALL LAUGHS, These vagaries of hue 'lhe thinner Johnny thinks the we. The worse he want. to skate. Dncmr. [want a moth pulled I'm great cowald “hen 11 com»: to onviu- .- ymin. nnd yfit I'm afraid 0! both laugh- :ae and chloroform. You might. be nap. , with ether. lieâ€"who has been trg'ingto gm .v'd ~ her maiden sum. for the lust. ho :â€" Y . , aunt reminds me 0! the Defava S In her impotent rage hrr gran maul only wow] at the duke, her lemma, This. she bitterly excbumod, :s :zfim q woman gets for buying what. phe doesn't want, just. because i: is cheap. A Takmg no chance: -â€"Wniter- '- will you have. sir. rabzt stew or . pie?’ Guestâ€""1'17. not fond m gu‘: Bung me domestic sausage. I like ? Know what. I‘m eating." There's no jmgle in my pockets . Tho jinglos m my head. I know I'm going color blind, For I cannot be. a red. “What is a kiss ‘1" her lover sigl ”Grammatically defined 'Tis n. conjunclinu, ' -he replied, “And cannot. be declined" On.» day lull of gladsome ch'“: Next day full of ills: Chqus'map oo 3 but onqe ages: Than the bins! AT HER FEET. So charming was her timid smile, Hut lip! so meet a curve, Thnugh vowed to smgle liie the whixc He felt devminn swezve. To km-el m rapture at. her teal. He would dciy the {ales ; He madp :hn sacufice complete By ~ buckling on her mates. AFTER NEW YEARS did you refuse Smithett ? sighed. “So, has ‘I