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A (:11th may he, muse a honlejy expres- sion. “up :0 his eyes in dirt,” but vigorous rubbing with -a sofa fles‘n brush, will My remove every particle of din and nuke me skin clean, fun and rosy. ‘ A great point is gained when children an be induced to liscen moanzively :0 i1- lnstmzive stories o:: the subject of clean- liness. We know a certain boy who was. to use :the words of a. relative, ‘ chronic- :lly dirty." This boy was very ‘mnch im- ‘per with : sgory about. a lad who never ; L,_ 5-..”... .un'ln Ono n lime May. in he“! swwi‘way.‘ ~ u - fight for the cow warm. ‘ hay: Some fresh grass {or the sh; p aho found. And com she scattered oz: , ground For ban and dud: ; with lo‘ in; thought. A bone to Rover than she naught With Word of praise. Ami mus sÂ¥e showoa‘ . To all the hearty W4 4:; OWCI. . ‘ J cmck. chick. cit-‘95 . k. uack," mid ' Insure t. t I need not at“)... ‘ . For I we lay you eggs so flung, ‘ .9 .And are hens‘ cg : as large a “0: _ e of us yank have to :a': k I‘m not the one. quack. w. wow." said the «If. “)MW. WOW little mim. 1’31 tell on NW 11 and guard you! on.» -: you. (1 take care of your bunny too, duck and Men. I)? uhtsep ardmow. mwow," said the dog, ‘~ . . ‘ “W9. w;mw-fvv._, ..-__: V , . cleaned or pcnfied hzs anger naxls. One thy, While romping wnh his sister, one of his nails scratched the flesh on her arm. In less than ten hours the inflammation was so great film: onod poisoning set. in and in r. as? dsys a loved sister passed awayâ€"c. ”-‘li‘pble victim to nucleanlinesa. A chikl who was in Cue habit of picking pd rubbing his nose. communicated the ”a! ison to the sensitive skin around he nos! ' ’ , and £9: mam: wec‘". he child's Md ”d fa” walheced wish fesneni'g A conscientious 5"m"'h':f' realizes necesdty of imprcsrug upon the M her children the importgnce 0f W13 cleanliness. The cloasst wrveilhmce‘, xi reunited p nip in ‘the bud partly (ox-med balms tlm‘ 'nrcatea to injure the mom: of the little the: cqmuitted to our care. Some children 18 pmticulariy adverse tocul- fivgting nubits 07' cleanliness, and the ex- lunatic: aha; ofuw follows the excitement mddiscugzdom mm: use place before and during the: bathing process. tempts many mother; to postpone indefinitely the daily treatment that insures perfect health. . Every child should. begupplied with a‘ tooth. nail and flesh brush} and they should Also be taught how to use them property. They should be made to understand that swift and sure punishment will follow nogloct of these important duties. Teeth should be brushed at least .twice a day, and the finger nails cleaned whenever the space under the nail is filled. with parti- 1”?!” bed for pansies shonid be prepare ~jjh letter part of summer, or early an:- 1..., according to the locality, and 3h set. early enough so than they my ., thoroughly osm‘ufished before severe We. Pussies are com weather plants end Enjoy the cool days and nights of autumn. » Marthe first sevcré frosts the beds ”ironic! he covered with evergreen bongha ~m the plants may not, be smotheredâ€" witha. covering of straw and dry Mes, or other coarse litter, until early The 711W 3:5,; kw soil and con- ‘ '0 comfort 0 re,a.nd d€"1 dciightin t’r/J ' Mny'kezpppiy of water do: zfinst town m the sun - 3 r. and prod 1"“Be? and finIL besides a. gruagrn nfi'dxr of them, 3", win those grown in the shadu. 1‘ _ L-) L... nann‘AQ «Lash-I In way-Luann] P9350331 ”kWh e35 is a. duty that Should be “39‘“ both 5' home and 3.: school, and ‘7’" amount. ed will'be accomplished‘ 3“” parents ‘ ambers insist upon me Qultivation ° that rumote 1103': 11 mi happiu \, I?» . " the mill“ P'Ihe bed show be well enriched with laid, well decayed stable manure, or com- mgfle fine and mellow to the depth of foot“ u. can hardly be too rich; pansies 3:253:33 igedgra. ‘4. y .‘A ‘A_L If the bed 18 mm; - in the full, the seed my be sown out, of 6» ~73, in boxes,“ pots or pans. The soil mm. be kept moist. A: soon a the young p. *4; are strong enough to bear transplantkg, they may be unloved to the open ground, and set. at lengt six ino‘qe} apart. each way. . . "'5' "" The m1" éhbsen should be the best. Th“ is, it should be procured from a. reli- able dealer, and mus; bq fray}: 7 They shouid bé transplanted in 9: damp weather, and shaded for If the bed is to be made in the spring the plants should be sown early in the house, or in n. hotâ€"bed, or they may be bought by the dozen from the florist. flay may be set in the open ground as us Ali danger of severe frost is over. 3:9, very hardy, but the plants gray, .. I933 lass will no: endure i'm‘fi‘ until .uége becone hark “4w; by out of door 3 In dry weather they should be watered thoroughly at least three times each week, and will be benefited by a sprinkling every ' theeide the regular watering. y mid-summer they may have a liberal oppliettion of some liquid fertilize-roe often as once a week, applied while the soil is moist from recent watering, or from rains. This should not be poured over the foliage unles- tha plants are afterwards Well klod withdear waterâ€"it should be ap- iod lo the roots; or rather, the soil about thereon. fared for in this way ponies develop a med iragrance: and the bed will be a wonder end delight to all who see it. ‘ The phnts, to do their best both in i. e: _ ha and size of blossoms, should not be al- lowed to form or ripen seed. Etch flower shouldbe picked oil' 8.! soon as it fades. hammock this direction will be med Receipts. . . \per Disn.â€"-Very early in bwm do :1; .9 a sponge by dissolving :1 Tuesday Li. : ix. a c xp of lake mun hich 1m ;:‘ -r in summer) stir into is " " shot niifi' batter, and set ‘ film When well risen, of flour, to which has nfu} of “It; then add whi " tion ad?" now 100 we Siva, Char! A man may hac mi" The“!!! poortithe Ban: A 1131: may ta): 3 nee Yet hue nae cash to sp ,‘M‘é a (tester prb- myogmw- ”Nirvana for a ‘ J ‘ her flower' in our wntmx" fol turn! tion to sum?” 1‘ muxs‘inw sh?» 3° " v Personal Cieanlinqsg ' v" 5 A Le! flowers tl' ’{gruw so near meart 35 do ,‘m‘ 35’ ”1d 2.“; » lam When well risen, of flour, to which has nfu} of salt; then add 021ml of butter, creamed w of angst; and two eggs rne qmgi ty of sugar. tether. mining enough use: dough just soft omfortanly.g Put it. to too soft to handle, work she careful to keep the on it. out very firm and ‘- a. bisctit-cuttcr; put 1'. melted butter be- h. Set them to rise, 11' in the pan. 110* risen. As soon on would asks, to stub with. , v . ,- to that. w‘at‘chword them; was given the great chiefmin to try to mend or end the severe stag- - The National Policy was . bmugb: dl'Wn, giving our infant. imlus crieslll advantage over outside manu- facturers and our producersnndconsum- {era the control of our own markets. {'1‘an our country has prospered under } the new fimmgemem no one will deny. ‘ The rude and navigation returns, the great public works that have been en. tered into and completed, the sound- ness of our financial institutions when j the grip of hard Lima 112w wrought disa- _ aster in almost every country, potently .attcst the sure footing our Canzulu- has attained. But the :m “gcment of ‘ duties determined upon no that time ‘i'm been remodeled from mm" to tiuw‘ w the cn-cumstances avmmhted and in l ”1 5 “ ‘P‘M Agggbudge: deliverv we haw mam' ‘1 ‘ ~ ‘ - . I . ~ -' ' usual 1n therlme u: vhmpenmg unnll and allowing those indus ' the 53" Ye reached the :ululcrzxi'ent mdmxx fl ,. . t- thing u. 4.18 «31 nmJonL): . a . “f; f. 519 of outsnlv compcntmn "‘ ' ' 7!‘L: 4 cloudy a few ..-â€" --.' _â€"_, ’9" {1‘3“ "mm“ “flu not understood how close- ". ‘1" be ”m c“ tings are bound up with *0: ,Mfi‘ifi'fi’fim a " the éontinent such conservatism is far ”5-4 Stronger. It. is a. matter of pride to the am, ymmuiafitmr that. his machinery ontlasts red ‘ than in use in Englnnd; but,ao tar from being m:- \ 9n :1de to him, the fact ienily kind? «111nm _1n cqnpeticion With-bl! Engiiah {1- I"..- , and . pr two off the fL‘HCk‘ This { mu" sprigmof parsley: 1.4;“..- (;;lu;-¢'|-;“Wll a smell dne, chop it fine and add it. Use your‘judgment about the thickness of the ‘ soup, “using more or lose potato. Just be- ‘ fore the soup is served, add one heaping , teaspoonfnl of butter. ‘ Sweet Potato Rollsâ€"Boil two or three .SWept potatoes until they are soft; peel 'them, then mash them through a sieve. Toke geofl'ee cup full of the potato, add to ’Wag: one tablespoonful of lard, one poo nfel of salt, one tens ful of an- got, one mice of yeast that as been dis- solved in a half cup of warm water; beat these ingredients together. Have ready stout three parts of a quart of flour that has been previously warmad : pour the mix- ture into it and knead lightly until it is a smooth dough. This dough must be very soft. Put it in a Warm place to rise ; when risen, put it. inw a tray with some flour. and roll it around in the flour, but without kneading it ; then pinch ofl' small pieces and make out the rolls, putting them in a greas- ed pant'ond set them to rise. As soon as they are light, bake them in a rather quick oven. There cannot be any bread more delicious for breakfast. f‘BiscuiLâ€"Spriukle a tauspoonful of salt in‘one quart of flour, and rub thoroughly into a heaping tablespoonful of lard or but- ter. Use as much colcl vgater as will make ‘0qu vs,» a.» “u.-- ___,, a fiery stifi' dough ; ma then beat the dough until in is soft and plinble 3nd has great blisters on it : then make it out into biscuits, stick holes, with a. fork, in each one and bake them in a slow oven. chi United States, although it in isolntea from the United States territory. Although the only overland route to it in through British Columbia it he: never been n Cm. dien possession; As it is close to the Fuse: river. where the great salmon industry is carried on, the America] residents reap the full benefit of our fisheries, without heving to conform to the time n to methods of fishing md to s e close mean. The salmon fishufs e genuine ‘evence in the matter. they ukthet Canadian them by giving in ex- 0 ‘gglgnd e [trip terri-l We Wt thntnl The Great and Vsrled Value of Improved ‘ Mselsllsery. ‘ Improved machinery stands tohigh wages ? in a. twofold relation. says the Edinburgh ‘ Review ; it is at once cause and effect. The 1 better the machine with which a. men works i the more productive is his labor and the more valuable consequently to his employer. 0n the other bend, the higher the wages paid. the greater is the inducement to the employer to use more and more productive machinery end so reduce his expenses. Not 00‘ Weber-Whitley“ in connection {Vigil improved machinery more highly psid. as h have soon. then any _ 0th”; but the increased cost of it is M powe’finl stimulus to further improv, / - ment. '1 Thus, a strike among the boot om ;'shoe makers of Massachusetts, a few years " back, resulted in the invention of a machine which reduced the numbers employed in the zloperation or “lasting” by $0 per cent. And in this connection we notice a. curious pen odor, viz, thatmnchinery should not be main to lssttoo ‘nng. In times of depres- sion it is the firms which use old-fuhioned machinery which “the first to sutferâ€"as, for instance, visiting Oldhsm in. 1886, Mr. Schoenhoi ionniihst the cotton-spinners .vere making no profits at all. whereas at Rocha“: a newly built mill. fitted with all the him-7W6. best inventions, was doing W911. “10 .mean being that not only was 7oi working less, but waste had I diminished. Such improve- .se-gpsisted, or st least viewed wor, by the workmen them- {33” in_ these. improvements 3 W Gioding their own labor. But mil,“ {’0‘ raeped the key to the sit. he ”w my not understood how close- “; ungs are bound up with it diminis‘e‘ .mminted. ‘wox', by m 13‘“ in they t 3" ceding th< é, v1.2, lraa d t pe ,n not an .Miuu U); be ”1?"ch tings ax VJ; And such eonservatismis possible only when 3 large supply of workmen is availa- ble at low wageaJor if new machinery is to be employed a higher stamp of workmen is needed. In the industry of silk-throwing, for inseance,there is a. remarkable difference between England and America. in this re- spect, for the wages paid in America are far higher than in England, and yet. the cost. is far less. Now the growth of net ve-po‘wer necessary for work at such tremendous pressure is pos ble only when the conditions of life are few bleâ€"in short, when wages are big h. Let us now summarize Mr. Scho- euhof’s somewhat optimietic views. High wages cheapen production in two ways. They make the laborer more eficientâ€"he is stronger, more capable, more alert, and consequently the product of his lnbor is greater, gear-casing proportionately faster than the in wages. They also provoke and indeed neoessitate, a constant growth in the productive power of machinery, and give the maximum of stimulus to the inven- tiveness of its tankers. Short hours of labor produce similnr results, for employer and employed are under every inducement to greater application on the one side and economies on the other, lest the volume of production should be lessened. And in proportion as wages rise, so does the de- mand for the products of industry rise also; for the working classâ€"i. e., the great majority of consumers â€"s ‘e able to purchas ,_)-J :_n al.“ nnnnn o An attempt is being made in Western Pennsylvania. to stop the snoring sud slaughter of song birds which are protected by thelsw. The statute under which action win be taken makes the possession of a cage (pix-d prime-fade evidence thst it was snared V"? the owner, and the fish and birds warden ‘ of Pittsburg gives noticsthstheshsll enforce the law strictly. The trapper: and pot- hunters are with exepr-isns foreigners, who make it a business to sell t‘ 9 birds they secure to dealers in songsfirsmd to minin- va---" v- -__‘_,, :auquhat, then. is needed in the-present and the future’. More light and sir for production ; the a‘mlition of all restraint: , protective or otherw’m, upon exchange 0: commodities; the immune of competition everywhere. At the same time, no agency should be neglected which will help to in- crease the laborer’s eficiency. His home, his food, his surroundings slould be jeal- ously guarded; art schools, museums, libraries, all that go to improve his mind: should be provided without stint. There is a small piece of had for which Canada has 3 need. It in the strip at conn- tyy 1:11.073 “Tom: Roberts and owned by . ‘ “‘AL__ -!.L-_..L :. :- :-AI-L-A Duuuu LV use-nag -â€" v._ V 7 , era. Thend birds and cardinal .gtosbeak are most in demand, bringing ulngh on $25 each. The warden intends to free protected birds wherever he finds them and to prose- cute the owners. “The object.” he says, “is to not only maintain the difi’erent species, but to help the farmers topreeerve his grain and fruit by preschiug the little creatures who live on the insect peace. People on enjoy the birds’ songs when they ere free. If protected they will come to our cities free- ly as they do in Allegheny now. They will nest in the trees and met In to their songs. They will fill our parks, and no mo in the am: but will invite them." [New York Poet. The Americans Take our Salmon. ECONOMY OF HIGH WAGES. To Save the Songsters. Wu- - - - - V _ Tuner of thaRnrowrm. 31:35:! DEAR Simâ€"«I had the pleasure of :7. ‘ 3 ing the excellent. concert given by the a 33189â€" meu of Milllmuok cu Thursday evenh knee; d was very much surprised 105cc ° W‘ 9. l the audience. among whom wen: smmmoz tte sum-filed “ first" people of NH: vi) move out during me singing nf the nu. he floors, anthem, paying no :meminn to it ""hfiat gathers, (This was [nature the smoke mum: the “:99 such eumlunt is a ( isgmcc to the 1..“ -. township of (‘m’un and is new-r sum“ " knowk‘dge, at any of our link. 9 p. entertainment; though we zu‘v nu! ”Wat the yen. “'0 do no'.‘ hold cum“ amnion»; expressed by ow ----. 2.4. 2.2.: 333... mag; "SWEEP; cm Kaiser. (by flu-nu to krini'.’ “curly 1:»; much ru'twoilthy ‘ :irlslm-mtx oi Mlllm‘riull. ‘ .arm. It is ( ni'xruv “Vere work for The above 11:13 been held over for Jean is re lercc \l'lECk for want of 51.1120, but isidrives the the. [use important, UCD. llcz'mrl'rliseek employ- -“ 7*... _~__ _- rk will be To the Editor of Tm: m‘mnrrm the Old Sm. ~I have rcml lino report of u“. l 'u\-_on the council oi the liiill of March, uni} 313“ no Tliormlyku‘s upon. about. Ll" ‘ ’ ““ mane the lloutiux suill lH: delivered. " Shoes and harness. and wife imligcuts. M‘m the market eo‘mnch 1 meeting of the wunci" '0 much better‘polnsh by i dclivcml 5 mm“. of nanniecturers that it is quite 1 mm mm- :- r the home mnuuiacturer, ll 9. Working on so smell a scale, to campeto.‘ Use There are still shoe repairers who are able the to earn a living in cities. but they are often be- not so well paid as workers in large shops, )ing and their number tends to decrease rather than increase. We haveknown some farmers area to grow broom corn extensively and manu- peel factors at least a portion of their crop into eve. brooms. This labor is not difficult to learn, :1 to and in this way, in certain neighborhoods, one employmentis given tolarge numbers ofmen. 2111- but the wages are not and cannot be very dig. high. There 15 too much competition to heat allow the manufacture of brooms to be car- ,gdy ried on during the winter, even on the that farm, if high wages are paid ; but if one or nix- two farmers in a neighborhood should grow is a broom corn and manufacture and sell the very products during the winter near home, they rhen might be able to get something better than our. wholesale prices, and so keep the men at moot work the whole year. This is 1. sun estion and worth considering, difficult as it is ecom- :9“. ing to procure and keep good farm help._ The proper care of a winter dairy involves a. great, deal of labor. and it is dltficult and ex naive to so rearrange old barns that. fish labor and produce may be used to the beat advantage. When there are such buildings on the farm they may be fitted for horses and young stock. The plans shown in the illustration are for a building for dairy cows only. nu. .- ..â€".-..‘_ w‘i‘ig. 1 show: {tie grouné plan of th’e stable vi h partitions between thecows,going back if way from the manger to the drop, and partitions between the cows’ heads. There is also a stairway leading from the stable to the floors above. Fig. 2. gives a section or the barn and its approaches, showing the manner‘of constructing the frame. F 15'. 3 shows the exterior of the building. The frame is thirty-six by sixty-eight feet,with twenty-two foot posts shove the stable, which has accommodations for forty cowa, giving a. width of three and one-fourth feet to each cow, and leaving a. passage way across the center. This barn is built on sloping ground, making it easy to gain access to the barn floor, which is fourteen feet wide and is placed eight feetabove the stable. The space between this floor and the stable is used as a. granary andeepecisliy as 9. storage place for bran and other feed, which may be purchased cheap in the sum. FIG. 3. PERSPECTIVE VIEW 0)" MODEL DAIRY met and stored for winter use. The bins are filled through trap doors in the burn floor above, which ssves a. great deal of labor in handling. The grain is passed to the stable by wooden shutes which deliver it into n box on wheels in each feeding slley. As the top of alosd of boy is twenty feet above the bottom of the mows, the unloading is mostly pitching down, which makes another great saving of labor in a. busy time of yesr. The boy is also delivered to the stables by hay shutes in each corner of the boys. The cows stand in two rows. with their heads toward the outside of the barn, each feedin slley being eightieetw ide. The standing oer for the cows is five feet from the stanchion to the drop, having a pitch of two inches in the distance. Running lengthwise of the stable are two long sills, o, which are well sup- ported like the outside sills. On these rest posts, in the line of stanchions, supporting stringers above, which sustain the weight of the hay. To avoid having posts in the center, which are a great inconvenience in a. stshle. the floors of the second story are supported in the following manner ; In the center is another stringer. b, sustsined by “ cording.” Every third sleeeper is six by eight 2.23:», and over the stanchion at each side there is mob, c, in the upper surface which receives a cross piece oi iron two inches wide and one-half inch thick. Through holes in this, iron rods fitted with ‘nuts and :threud go down esch side of the I sleeper, and passing under the stringer, as ; shown in Fig: 2, sustain the floor very much l l l l l l l l the wagon? In the construction of the floor of this first story. sleepers covered with [mks in the old my ere not used. Such can not only cover dens ot nte, and droin “my hundreds of dollsn’ worth of liquid more in the course of yesrs, but, what is of mtly more importsnce, by this very lookege into the soil under the ban munmituy condition is greeted which endmgeu the heelth of the herd, us also that of the farmer end hie funily. The hetween the sills is filled in with stone. 3319 ll spmd .n leyer of cement. tag a solid foun tion on yhich to lay sides ' g of stone leid in cement an well u with the me. At the edge nor 3 t1?!) bifonrr inch scant. Q rail”? $5). suspen‘Eioxi bridge is an flea. 7 the sleeperq of thiafloor are nolfgztched inAt: Eh: upger mas mafdtzhe smngers mentioned a res on po am the t' " their full strenggh. , unborn retmn The drops, d, are twelve inches deep and eighteen inches wide. leavinga. pamge. way seven feet wide between them in whieh to drive a cart or wagon to convey the manure to the field, or a. mare shed remote item the born, as may be desired, This method of cleaning the etahleia by fer the best yet devised, giving the (most perfect results with the least labor. The depth of the drop. twelve inches from the cow floor. is found to be better then a ehellower one, g3 it prevents the cows from continually step- ping into the drop and out \gain, than mking filth to the floor, which in turn adheres to the be? of the cows when they lie down. Butt e driveway between is made six inches lower then the cow floor, the: making iteesy‘ to loud theymnure on , -A__A.___-L.-_ .‘ -L- LTKI.’ 22:17.21: 3:: '.‘ ‘:.'.'.':.'.'.'.':.'.‘:Z : LI: mnmzuxmum ” ‘ ’ t ‘ P?.‘..tI..’-..!..’._'.3.311-! A Model Dairy Barn. our-aelvm rm'pnnsi‘ul l ' A by our corn-spatula WWWV . 1. 530mm PLAN OF DAIRY BARS. 370.1 ’I'IUN'S. no. 2. mass mamas. WJ'I It, Ind WWI is nailed the 306: planks. “Ii: method of mgkinga. floor for the first “jury of a. bun is cheaper than wood. and ilpot Only rat. prmf but absolutely water proof, saving every purcicle‘of mpnure agd utt‘mg out. 31m. nnwboleaome'and 6' cable smell that urine-goaked earth is nuke to impart to: atnblg. - ‘ . j ,A, A ,,L\,~::___. R‘osite the‘greltes shown in theg'iou d len. he st‘ahh‘inwentilated by‘rnpi’e air shafts hiding to the cupols in the roof, which erel'se adjusted. that they may be partially closed in extreme weather. As one sill of the second story rests on a. bank wall but litt ie bracing is needed in the stable, and that is put where it will least. interfere with the work. In the second story the braces are made of one and one- fourth by six inch spruce. Two of these braces cross one another on each side of the bent, as shown in Fig. 2, and are bolted to the parts, thus giving great strength and stability to the frame, and at the some time lesVing the bays open from the floor to the ends of the barn. The hays hold eighty tons of hay or other fodder. 1n the winter the corn stalks are cut on the upper floor by horse power, and are passed down to the feeding floors through shutes. This dairya burn has the following ed- vanmges: 1. Economy in construction; nsin contains no re-enteriug uncles, and the roof is without, him or valleys, thus furnishing the maximum of room at the minimum of expense. 2. Economy of labor; as every part of the work from the first. storage of the grain and fodder to its final exit. as milk and manure, is Arranged with special reference to convenience and labor saving. 3. Economy of manure. Home manure and other nhsorbents may be used in the drops as a matter of convenience, but. with the floor made as described not 0. par- yicle of mannrccen be lost. Add tobhismhat itssanitnrycondition for both man and beast are perfect, and it. is a. model dairy barn. Cisterns should be cleaned out. at least, once a year, and twice would be better Many, however. do not. clean them unti the water bacumes tainted. and even smell' bad, and this usually happens in midsum' mer when there is little rainfall. There gazten windows, c,_ oxggbe si_de_op- The Khyber pass is no longer it hindrance to movement. Thanks to the British en- gineers, whose road is excellent, having no grade steeper than 1 in 50, a lady’s broug- ham can drive from Peshawar to Landi Khana. In the military sense the pass is ‘ diflicult. The gore at Alli Masjid and the ‘ defile beyond could be held for a long, time by a small force against an army. Sm Sam Brown. in 1878. failed in his front attack, and the turning movement which caused the Afghans to retire would not have sue- ceeded against a vigilant defender. There is a track over the hills to the north, some- times called the Turtara pass. but it Would not serve for a large force, and could easily be defended. To the south of the pass the parallel Bazaar Valley offers an alternative route, but it is accessible from the J ellala- bad basin only by crossing a high ridge, and ought not to be available against a wide- awake opponent. A vigorous defence, with the tribes in its favour, would close the Khyber range against any advance in either direction. From Peshawar to J ellalebad is eighty miles. and from Jellalabatl to Kabul another ninety miles. Every mile that the railway could be carried beyond Peshawar would bring India in every sense nearer to Kabul. carried 170 miles by camels and mules, would be indefinitely multiplied when drawn the gateways. All the work is of stone. In other localities all but the qases of such ‘ towers is of brick. A high wall encloses all the temple buildings and courts. the gates under the towers affording entrance. The exteriors are deeply scored and honey- combed by the furious rain and wind exper- ienced at times. About the walls and on the niches and cornices of the many storeys of the towers monkeys abound, and contribute to pictur- esquenesa of the scene. The granite cor- ridors within are some 100 feet in length, with triple rows of musive pillars 30 feet in height, in the front line of which a. huge lion surmounts the three distinct capitals -, these open into ullerics as rich in detail as themselves, an xevenl an immemily of labour that, combined with a mystery and with the varied devices and modes of light- ing,produce an ezi'ect which is not surpassed, if gqualled, by any other'tcmpic in India. _____ .LA u .u loan-‘1“, VJ _â€" __V“_ The whitewasli which new covers the whole of the interior has partly destroyed the original sharpness of detail : and the profound religious feeling which soampend~ ous and happily conceived a masterpiece of Hindu archinacture would naturally arouse loses in a. measure its force in the presence of the obscene daubs which disfigure the ceilings. The interior is seen to great ad- vantage about midday, when the lights and shades are strongest, and the temple is vacant. On March 18, 1718. Lady Mary Wor- tley Montagu, at Belgrade. new the capital of Servia, caused her infantsonto be inoculated with the virus, or diseased matter, of smallpox, as a means of warding off an ordinary attack of that horrible disease. or of causing a person to pass through it in a milder form. In l721 Lady Montagu intro- duced the practice of inoculation into England. In the course of her residence in Turkey,with her husband, she saw it prac- tised,and ventured on the experiment with her own child. Her only brother,LordKing- ston, had been carried off by smallpox, and it had destroyed her own fine eyebrows, though it left no other mark upon her face. Out at sympathy, therefore, the hope of obviating muchsufl'ering and of saving many lives caused her to introduce the practice into her native land. Thence it trat elled to other countries. Thomas Dimsdale, a physician, who wrote several treatises on the subject. journeyed to Russia in 1768 to inoculate the Empress Catherine II. and the Grand Duke Paul, for which she crest- ed him a BarOn of the Empire. 3 title which he and his descendants bear in England,and he was appomted also physician to her Majesty and Councillor of State. A gratuity of £12,000 was given to him for his journey and a pension of £500 ayear. In 1781 the Baron again visited Russia to inoculate the two sons of theGrand Duke. But in [TM Dr. Jenner announced his discoueryof vaccina- , ,I.A:‘_ Inoculation Introduced Into England. wuuvn wuuvâ€"â€"â€"-â€" .__, tion,which gradually suinerseded' inoculation , bill the latter was prohibited by Act, of Par- liament on July 23rd, 1840. The completion of a. railway to the foot of the Great Wall of China is a. remarkable incident in the progress of the world and a striking example of the irony of history. The well, which has been always a world’s wonder, and which had its origin far back in the centl.u'ies,wesI built to resist the on- ward march of the “uncivilized ” hordes from the north-west. an,‘m¢t.on.ly have the barbarians go“ Irom the tour winds and: made their influencefelt in China, but bit by" bit the country is being won over to the gratest triumphs of the modern world. The railway which connects Tientein with Shan- hei-Kwan is not only completed, but, as we learn from a. Standard telegram, the new Chinese Minister to London was able last week to travel by it to the sea. in a very short time and get a. steamer to Shanghai, “instead of having to remain the winter in Tientein, or be carried down by chair nearly a thousand miles overland.” The “iron h0rae”has had many triumphs. but few have been more marvellous then this.â€"[Weet- minater Gazette. By Rail to the Great Wall of China. “ Oh,” we: the micbievous answer, given» in bones of and concern, “ I was just think- ing that some of on; legs on! arms ore like- ly to be flying about before We reach the bottom of the hill, and the: it would be very desirable for every man to mark his own. for the purpose of Mentlfimtion.” ‘ ‘r‘rfifvé joua. bit of chalk?" said one, solicitougly, to a pompous but; nervous 8691999: .. " Chairman irritable reply. “Chalk, indeed? Whatun you want with chalk, at such a moments: this 2 A crowded coach started for one of those excursions which take place daily during the_ season in the Englial-i Lakc distric‘t. . Just as a very stegp descent was being approached, the passengers hand the guard suggest to the driver the advisability of putting the ting on and applying the brake. ..vnu L ,4 A__ _-.‘J ‘L- “ I’ll try it. t7o-day witth‘m'lc,” said the dauntleu John. “ Hold hard, ladies and gentlemen,” and forthwith. gathering up his ribbons with the utmost. care, he 3mm ed down the declivity at a pace which was not t little certifying to the majority of the pagggen. ... - . nun -‘ "Where Clean the Cistem. The Khyber Pass. Marking His Own. ‘6' umum. "Bram ny Suggiur'ompr. robfie FOLKS its :11 What Becomes ‘of the Sun? 1‘ BY BERNICE E. NEWELL. “ Wherz‘doos the sun go. mamma, Who ‘ 119 dro qbvhind the son? W hat d as he a an the long. dark night. While he hides away from me? t I'm ve aux-p if he'd only stay Andfilne; {a hashes in the day. That I’d never gefsleepyâ€" no. never! Bwt “”514 just; play. and play. and plan’. Does' !mdpwn. down in the water To o.‘ -. (m. I wonder! I guess lie finds it pretty warm these (19. A. $0 make the sweet summer. on. I'm certain he likes to rest. there. Down dcop where the fishes play: But how does he know when 'Lm txma again To suntan another day? pm my? hall atch him closer. I w I hi on y keep AW! ’0 ehight. and follow His ‘ L a ny face down the deepâ€" S 0 the: .n he goes! How provaklng. r, go off to sleep ! " "5.. .. With one last look at civilization, Blue burned his head, and on we went. as well we’mighmon toward the valley of theGmnd river, which lay at, the end of forty miles of road. N00 3. house was between us and our destination, and it; was a question if we would meet a living thing in all that. distance. As I rode up a. hill, from the top of which Icould see several miles ahead acrossthe prairie, I noticed wagon tracks mice the ri hnrof the road some distance and which fhai not seen before. Looking carefully along the trail, A which led off down the gully, I finally discovered a. spot some distance ahead, which 1 book to be a. wagon. e ,L D m' mot? hall atch I w I [d on y kco] AW: ‘0 e (light. In His ‘L a ny face do S c the: ~ 'n he goo That. r. go o Eâ€"vâ€" PR Y, VOICE EA Glad of the sight, for it promised at least a. little relief from the monotony of the ride, 1 urged Blue on, and in a short time we had plowed our way through the drifts and caught up with the wagonnvhich appeared to be stationary, as indeed it soon proved to be. Before I reached it, I found that it was my friend, “Pretty Voice Eagle,” one ol our Indian policemen, with his family, stuck hard and fast in the snow. The ponies composing his team were utterly exhausted and could pull no more,and there they were. - A in “.1”. L... uuwy "x.- v. His wife and papoose, together with her sixteen-year-old daughter, “Rainbow," and little son, were high and dry upon a. little knell to the right, with the tapes and poles and all the rest of the plunder, which they had unloaded from the wagon, while down below “ Pretty Voice Eagle" exhorted and struggled with the ponies, which he had fastened by a. long rope to the end of the wagon tongue. so that they could get a. footing on more solid ground. But in spite of their efforts, the bed of the wagon remained immovable in the snow and slush. Ayn-uuun. .. No sooner did he sight me than he drop- ped the whip with which he had been try- ing to stimulate his broken-down team, and welcomed me most efl'usively, calling out, “ How, Kola. Caqcega‘!" ‘trying to impress Abv-v’ .--... -ihV, on me the granny of the situation: At, this point one of the melmchoiy-looking ponies heaved. sigh and dropped like a. log. A wail went up from the entire family, and for a while the air was filled w1th their lamenmnions ; but. old Pretty Voice Eagle wasn’t going to waste any sentiment or time on such an affair as that, for coming up so me he said : “Let. me put. your horse in and we can pull the wagon out." For a. moment I hesitated, and then we; lost. Taking Blue further up on the knoll. I took off who saddle and blanket. and turn- ed them aver to the care of the family,who had hushed their grief and were eagerly watching this new hale of the matter. Then Pretty Voice agle gave the horse that, was down_u_resoun<ling‘ kick, that, vllnv "no \vav-I .. --_-___~,,, echoed amidst. the labyrinth 63f ribs on the poor brute asif'ir had been a. drum. At. any rate the horse got ab and staggered off. In a trice Blue had taken its place, and we were about. ready to begin active opera- tions. .. . c. ‘ .A u “ Now, Pretty Voice Eagle, you wait,” said I, “until I can get. back and raise on the hub of the wheel. Then you give a yell, and we will try and stars is.” ‘1 He solemnly assured me that he would do his part, and I picked my way back to where the stalled wagon lay, up to the hubs of the hind wheels, where they had broken through the packed snowmnd were settling further into the mud and water. Bracing my feet as Welles I could, and getting a firm grip on the hub, I called “All right I" and gave a. mighty tug. I have n. confused recollection of an appalling yell cracking the air, a vista. of flying wagon wheels and other stuff, and then found myself strug- gling in the slush and mud up to my waist. Recovering, I tried to shake the particles of snow and ice off as well as I could, and floundered up the hillside, and there caught a glimpse of Blue clearing the lust ridge, dragging his pony mate, wagon, Pretty Voice Eagle and all in one mad rush for Grand river. The entire family were pur- suing. and howling in all keys, with varia- tions. 0n gaining the top of the hill, I found the procession had finally stopped just on 0n gaining the top of the hill, I found the procession had finany snapped just, 0:; the other side, and it was wxah a. great feel- ing of relief than, I found Blue safe and sound after his spurt. Bub Pretty Voice Eagle Skid : “Cancega, let me drive your horse in,a.nd .u you ride H1 the wagon u: .A-A ..._ 4 unh. .. -._., ’ But. this did not. suit. me at all, and I told him he would have to wait there until his horse was strong enough to go on, and then to come to rump. After a. short rest. I pysped 9n. Ieavjug J retty Voice Eagle and :___._...-L. tAI-n -‘tnu “a fiffixfl? gjzin'gu diseofiaolabely after us, and just, at. dark rode down the hill into 05m . _..p . In ,, ,Ad h_-LL.- L'-:-.. 11-..!“ Tire next afternoon Pretty Voice Eagle came in, and as soon as he had hitched his horses he came over to see me, leaving his wife to put up the tepee, build the fire and do the rest <5 me work. He came in, calling out, “How I How l” telling me how glad his heart, was and what a good friend I was to him, and then asked me to give him some tobacco and papers, so he could make some cigarettes. Wishing to get, rid of him on any terms, I gave him about half a pound of tobacco, and OH he went. Every day or two he would come. around asking for different things, .until finally. in self- defence, I had to be out every time he called. Things ran aloof this way for quite a. while, until one day missed his genial presence, and was told that. he had gone on a hunt, to be gone some time. I was sitting on my afieps one evening in the inter part of May, looking over at the hills, which were just growing green, and watchin the tepees which were going up on all si es. The Indians Were out gather- ing wild turnips, and all the women and young girls were busy digging and drying them for use later on. Isaw awhiwtopped wagon coming around the hill, and a few moments later was heard the harsh, dis- cordant voice of my long-lost friend Pretty Voice Eagle. He had come in from his hunting trig end‘was with us once more. AI, ,n2LA-J Visions of his begging propensities flitted throughmy mind, and I hastily went through the house. removing all traces of tobacco, candles, coal-oil, or anything else that might attract his eagle eye, end which would call forth a request for the same from his ever-ready tongue. I had hardly get through secreting my things, when up rode two ‘good friends from the fort, Lien- tennnts \ â€"--- and bâ€"â€", to spend the night with me. Their Welcome appearance dissipated, to s gent extent. my apprehen- sions about Pretty Voice Eagle, and we were soon in the midst of gossip of the outer world, I havi’rgseen no one from the post since my!" k in March. Just or. this'poipt, who should come stalking triumphantly in but Pretty Voice Eagle, bearing proudly before him two magnificent antelope home, as a present for his good friend, Cancega. Lieut. Sâ€"--- jumped up eagerly, and relieved him of his burden, amidst general rejoicing. and pre- sented our liberel friend with x mm. How ready I was to forgive $3,.“ his past ' mm begging expeditiozmi'nQ mil sicko, or ever @9th it"sâ€"EEAGLE'S GIFT. O” hard feelings agains‘t" a u-mi who could drop in with some flufty pounds of fresh antelope meat at the right. time. And what. a. supper we had! The mom- m-v will long remain of that. limb. sgpper BBWLUPU Iuvuv uv u... ._=,, And what a. supper we had! The mem- 1 ory will long remain of that little supper eaten 1n the wilds of Dakota, with Sâ€"-â€"- and Wâ€"â€"â€", and Pretty Voice Eagle end his son, who came after no, and left not e single thing on the table to tell the tale. And when we had finally settled for the evening and the tobacco went around, how loud We were in our praises of the appre- ciation of favors, cs shown: by our frien Pretty Voice Eagle, and Lient. Wâ€"-- wanted to get up on the spot and make him a speech to that, effect. But as Pretty Voice Eegle would have been just as much in the dark as to what it was all about (for he knew no English) after he had finished as he was before he begin, we omitted the speech ; but Lieut. S-â€"-â€" gave ‘ ‘ 7 he man nhrnrn’k’AIL and he went Omlhwu mu. '1' ..... , .___, v,_ hima lot more cigarettes, and he went. away after awhile with a. light. and blithe- lome heart. and heavy stomach. About four months afoer this I dropped :. n. a... little trader‘s snore, not farjrom ivulv -....._ , 7,, About four months after this I dropped in at the little trader’s store, not far from the ranch, and found Pretty Voice Eagle trading there. I had not seen him for some time, and I thought his greeting, more af- fectionate than usual. was not absolutely necessary, but. I sat down on a. trunk in the corner and watched his bargaining with the storekeeper. He had no money or checks, but was evidently on a trade, pure and simple. as he wanted to dispose of two little muskmelons for thread and beads, so his wiie could make him some moccasins. I could catch my own name once in awhile, lint cmxld make nothing out of it. At any rate there was a. very earnest talk going on lwtwwn Lhe clerk and himself, which final- iy ended in the clerk asking me if Pretty Voice E igle had ever given me any antelope meat. "Yea," I said, “my good friend Pretty Voice Eagle had made my heart; glad, some Mme before, by giving me two nice ante- lope hams, and I appreciated it very much.” " , AJI- -n.-n.1 )m'wpen them. [CPU "ulna, minus a. l'rr--â€".»-.V _ Some more talk passed between them, and then the clerk said to me: “He wants you to pay him for it now.” “Why," I responded, “I thought, that was a present tome, for all I have given him, and done for hxm, too 2'” - - " :._ 13..-!“ in“! nn "a, mm, nuu uuuw nu nun, --_ , But, no, Pretty Voice Eagle had no re- collection of my ever giving him anything, so I had w pay him than and there for his “gift. " The Russian Proposes a lloruehnck lude From St. l'clersbnrg to San Francisco. Prince Galitzin, whose conversion by the Salvation army people was reported recent.- ly, appears to have experienced a. change of bears. According to eastern newapaper report, in was his intention to go home and devote his vast. fortune to aiding the poor of his native land. If he ever had any such intention he has changed his mind, ac- cording to what, he said while in San Fran- cisco recen My: 0‘ l ,:._1 ._ ..... unnuv . mm.- a. I . The Prince is a. man of wonderful nerve, though he is frail in appearance and has but one arm. \Vhen he arrived in this country he had just, completed a 12,020- mile horseback ride through Turkesmn, Cashmere, northern Thibet and the wildest, parts of Russia. In making this trip he headed a caravan and traveled as the special ambassador of the czar, exploring, gathering specimens of plenrl and animal life and placating enemies of the czar wherever he could. He called on many powerful kings and princes. us well as petty rulers. In India he met the Viceroy and also’ the Governor of Madras. The rince had many dangerous experiences. is horses died from eating poison grass, “a i.“ Md the greatest diflicultv in rescu- an». low". ".1 ......... ;«Iild§ of Asia that, it. can to dohe.‘ 0n 'rmhing the Behring Sea. the transporé will have to be made in a boat reviousiy provid- ed. On our arrival in Alas a. we will proceed to make our way-{along shore,or somewhanin 7'..-) a”) uni. and he had the greatest @ficulty in rescu- ing himself and men. He'croqsed Lhe lofty plateau of Lindzimngin Thibec, 19,00) feet. high, he and his men having barely surviv- ‘ ed because of the extremely rarefied air. 15?.- was worse. however, at. the Chang Lang" Lon. pass, 20,000 feet high, in the Himal- 7 ayes. There the members of the caravan were compelled to sit. up to sleep. “'hen- ever they fell over they turned black in the face and their hearts fluttered like wound- ed birds. The princersage wheywere in im mine_nt dangerpf dying. '7“ ‘ 1 , n --:J L- uuuvuu u-.. v- . “a ".37 “The “among tripIta‘ke,” said he, “will be north on horseback from St. Petersburgund on through Siberia'm Behring Sea, over the sci-aims and down to San Francisco. I expect; to be the first and maybe the only man who will make this trip. It. may look impossible to you. to ride all the way from St. Petereburg on horseback to San. Francisco, but I am satis- fiqdfiroug my 1369i}? 12,000-m‘ile trip it she . :.__-‘ wmunc uul we; ;‘-----5 â€"-â€"â€"r~,v: . the interior, as may be requcd. all we work down out. of the wilderflss. The mountains I know are very rugged and wild, and there are other obstructions. but they can he no worse than when I efléountered in Thibet, 'lurkeetan, and Cashmere.” v Au Allnvvu’ -.....--".__, (:‘rniitzin is worth many millions and can carry om, whabever scheme he pleases. Of his great, estates one is near Moscowmnother in Central Russia and threelie alime north of the River Dnieper. On these he annual- ly raises millions of bushels of wheat, 0M3. barley, fruits and mixer products. ~[San Francisco Chronicle. Now that. Opals have been restored to favor, and it is understood that, instead of being omens of ill fortune, they are really lucky stones, it is easy to understand why supernatural agencies have been asoribed to the fascinating gem, and it may be of interest to learn something of how to best preserVe its bfllllaucy and beauty. There is probably no other stone so susceptible to outside influenoeeas 3:: It is a soft stone, which ta: ii , dividin the light and throwing out/Val the yir‘nes oi the rainbow. The play 0 colo 1g is constantly changing. Dullness mid bril- liancy succeed each other with the regularly of umospheric variations, moderate warmth having a distinct laminating effect, while much heat is capable of robbing the stone of ‘ 351 its beauty bydrying the moisturecontain- e - 9. in th-i- minute celli'It is a curious fact,too, that there are vapors emited from thehuman body in certain diseased conditions that are capable of rendering the stone dull and opaque. And the fading oflife and fortune ad the fading of the opal may be simultan- eous, but the stone is the innocent victim of the condition of the wearer, not the cause of disaster. Sir Walter Scott, in “Anne of Geierstcin,” distortsthe property of the opal to heighten the uncanny elem- ent in his story, and to carry out this plot, makes use of the supernatural. To this story may be traced that “uncomlortable feeling,” about in: opal which people. not at all superstitious in other matters, cannot seem to shake ofl‘. If a man or woman attempts to wear one, friends and acquaintances continually bring up the old superstitionse until the uncanny 3‘ m ~ sometimes oer. s to delight. But it is time .‘w. old superstition be sent flying after the md witch and her broom- stick; for in the old days the stone was highly prized as an omen oi good fortune. Most of the finest Opals come fron Hungary, but the principal vein has been exhausted lately, so that the gem in its finest variety is exceedingly rare. The clear, bright Opals with the luminous fire come from Mexico. Any 0 a1, and particularly the Mexican stone, mes dull by washing the hands with the rings on, and they lose their brill- ant play of color. The stones are not dur- able like diamonds, nor will they stand the PRINCE GALITZIN’S LONG RIDE. same hard wear. “ Bur-rds ia‘incilligent,” Mrs. Brannigan observed as she encountered her friend Mrs O‘Flaherty. “ Ye can cache 'em unnything. Mo sister as wan has lives in a clock, an’ phin it’s toime to tell th’ toime it comes out. an’ says ‘ cuckoo ’ as many toimes as oh’ toime is." “ Dhob’s wonderful 2" said Mrs. O'Fla- Una» IU‘VWL u-u-u u... -_ _.. __-_ Colored Valetâ€"“I magic to do poa'-oflia, nab, and put. it in do hole.” “ Did you not see that there was no ad- dress on the envelope 2" “ I saw dar Wu no writin’ on de ’velope. bu: I 'lowed yer did dot or on pu'pose, so I can dn’t. tell who yer was wncin’ to. 1’: an eddy. m3 (nigh, 1 is." batty. “ I:' I! include,” said Mrs. Branningm. “ An’ the wondhcrfnl par-rt ov it All Is, it,’ s only a wooden bur-rd at. dthot. '.” Gus de Smithâ€"J“ What did you do with that. letter that was_on nyy_ tablg 2" u m y’r wife is adv for.” Caller: “ 1’} The Intelligence of Birds. Facts About the Opal.‘ Postal Item. mfveled as'the czar, exploring, [ant and animal ies of the czar 3g that! I!" m Mum: and Taken run $6M“ - ‘ Until 00mm;my recent years writ; ' in W" pmcicsll undies $12.5 tom]? "Mn y ‘ l k t badly spik ed mwngeue sun or go to rennin until eiMhblhe was flawed ( h WIN“ I'foken up by the actiono % e, . ’ Wed by shifting sands, or hurled m ‘1!“ “cumulating mud. But now the d°v° ”“9“?- Of mechanical ‘ 0° "“1 ”be m a! “cum wer has 533d in the humid. _°£ “Oder? expeng summery and .4"?“"““?‘ by w hich may fine vessels hsve been rm Ind otherwise concerns. _ Many and various are the dance. m by salving experts like Mr. Wawu, of “11: London Salvage Comp-my, who but “Per- intended the aalving of thirwen difierem, steamers sinoe_N0\'Embqr, [1891, and who , 17---]..lu . There are several Instances of summer: that have been wrecked and naked running for many years after and becoming quite famous, one of which in the celebrated Greet Britain, built in 1843. One of the first iron steamers, of 3,000 bone bnrthen, she was for many years afloat. The Great Britain was placed in the Transatlantic trade. and in September, 1846, just after she had started on her third Voyage, she stranded in Dundrum Bey, on the west coast of Ireland,wherc she remain- ed for eleven months, until she was floated by an enterprising man the follow‘ng August. She was then put in the Austra- lian passenger trade, and was for many years the crack ship of the Southern Hemis- phere. She was after wards converted into a sailing vessel, and finally broken up in 1890. Another instance is that of the Andra], an Orient Line steamer of 5,524 tons cap- acity. In 15%;! she was then one of the {our largest steamers in the World. She cap- sized and sank at Port Jackson while coal- ing for her second homeward voyage. This fine vessel lay in some ten fathoms of water at the bottom of Sydney Harbour until a “ magician,” sent out by the Liverpool Salvage Association, raised her by simply building up her sides, or, in other words, erecting a wall of plank bulwarks, well stayed and strengthened, right round the steamer from the deck to'just above the water’s edge. This made a cofferdam, or sort of dock of the whole vessel, which, when pumped out by powerful steam pumps, slowly rose to the surface comparatively uninjured. The lifting of the Anchor Line steamer Utopia, which collided with a : British man-of-war and sank in Gibraltar ‘ harbour with 574 people on board, was ac- ‘ complished in a similar way, but in this i case the vessel lay at a great angle, there over her how, while her stern was only covered to the depth of three feet. Mr. Armin erected a. well or combing of six inch oak planks 300 feet. long. and extending the fullbreadch of the vessel. The structure ”was then made water-tight and emptied by "powerful centrifugal pumps. ‘ \Vhen a. vessel is badly stranded, or strikes on jagged rocks and xhe bottom is “ahmuged, ponmons, or “ camels," as they are technically termed, are placed on each side, and the ship is slung between them gull strong steel wire hawsers, or heavy chain cables. The pontoonsnare then filled and sunk to the level of the water, the slings tSen tightened to an equal sfra‘in «mi the pontoon: are pumped oucnme resu being "B“ the vessel 15 boun-l to rise A.” the 1;». ‘in the pontoon: decreases, In many cases where there is a high rise and fall of‘uhe tide, in is not even necessf'try to sink the 4youmons. Another method is than of placing cam-as bags inside the vessel and under the beams. These bags are when being KN PLATED ’WI‘W! Al 1". Y ‘ afw' che manner at filling ballons, with the .esuln abut, the pressure of air displaces an equal Cubic quantitylaf water until the ves- selflfixgux'fles sufficient buoyancy to float ; in face; it 15 mere't ' filling the’ vessel with cylin'dgg‘a of air. hese bags are construcbed' hnmmd indiambber, like the material 6 fire hose. They can be made any ahapé or size, and have often been success- fully used. The great. drawback is they urn var-v armnsive- and when ' 1" in use """J “"7' 7 a are very expensive, and when . ,-‘ in use are apt. to gen cracked, stuck together, or injured in such a way that. they cannot. stand the pressure of air necessary to dis- place the water, which was the case when they were tried to lift, Lb! British ironclad Sultan, of 10,000 tons displacement, that was recently raised in Maltese waters. AL ‘ ____-.u-L "we luvv-nv. _.V_v. A big risé, and Elliot nide is the erewest help that any aalvora can have. 'essels have been liftedpp by_ filling the hold with ,, ‘14...- n‘u wvn. u. n... _r VJ ” , empty water-casks and securing them down m the beams, and when bamboo is plentio ful 1t is a. very common prsccice w fill the hold of native craft with big “ she" bun- boo at. low water and haul the vessel upon the beach to repair demuge when the tide rises. 5‘ J" : nuwo. A German scientist now claims to have discovered a pian of making any ship practically unsinkahle. He will not dis- close the particulars yet, but the invention consists of some chemicul substance he has dncovered with which he proposes to coat, the inside of a. number of canvas bags which are to be placed all round the insile of the ship in difi’erent places. He avert... than a; the bags become saturated the chemicals in side will genersm gas enough to inflate phe bags and thus prevenn ibe vessel sink- me. “But with all our modern science and mechanical knowledge wreck-raising can only be carried on in comparatively shallow water. Diving operations can, of course.be carried on at a. much greats: depzh,aml the visionary prospect of recovering the “treas- ures of the deep” has always been very fascinating, and consequently the exploits of divers have generally been Very much exaggerated. But from times immemorial companies have been formed and consider- able money has been expended in seeking FOR Sl‘SKF-N TREASURE, and not always without success. The Pa.- cific mail steamer, Japan. which took fire at sea, and afterwards sank in 170 m 180 feet of water 03‘ Breaker Point- on the China. coast. curried down with her a large amount of treasure and specie,which was after-Words recovered by a salving company formed in Hong Kong by some American divers. In U85 the screw steamer Alfonso XII. went down of Les Palmas in 165 feet of water with 1:70.000 in specie on board, all of which was safelyrecovered from the bullion- room oi the sunken vessel and raised to the surface by a London firm. Jase. -raL‘ nu. gun-v .- ...â€"____ cc Perhaps the most singular incident of the ocean yielding up sunken treasure is chm. of the Lutiue. Visitors to the “brat-«I of Lloyd’s rooms m the Rays! Exchange, Lon- don. cannot fail to notice a. conspicioua looking table with a. ahi ’a bell standing at the footboard, and a urge, handsomely carved high-backed arm-chair. which bears the fiollowing inscrlpnion : e an. “This chair is mt‘de from the Wood of the rudder of H. B. M. frigate La Lufiue, which sailed from Yormouth Roads on the morning of the 9th of October, 1799. with a large amount of specie on board,a.ud was wrecked the same night of? the island of Vlieiwd, when all on board perished with the excep- tion of one man. The rudder was recovered from the wreck in 1859, having been aub- merged sixty. years." _ .uli-.. :‘A‘-:-. :AI‘ The table bears n. similar inscription. Sum“ saws. THE LARGEST ETEAHEB FORTY FEET 0F W'ATER Mk3 find in the 6‘ u in the umbia, o earl y in I Wally em, to l hues, who and a BI m. dinng The WI ‘Mh'met-y year in “fit. The" the lug i.“ Europe The an "“3 expem preaent Y M of the 18,304, 8M~Ming lavioe- The! 'swnmium ”h“ P“ a has Super. WP?” en difierem, lmm‘g 91, and who “We Honolulu u, at”: only for an “a“ of steamers “I? Ived running 0° ‘V cumin quite {2;} :brste Great l,“ ., Survey-J Inn lgrnuofijIWId sullen M..- V The egg now ofi‘erod am from Yurcll's collection, the owner of which obtainml at, fxom a Bonlogntfiohwife with four swms‘ eggs on a smug for 10:. Aim- the calico:- or‘a «leach it won gold for 20 guinea to the late Mr. Frederick Band. from whom it al- timately came into the poneuion oi Bun: Louis d‘Hsmonvme,who nu reamed it, till now. . The last egg of W Gm“ Auk, ooh;- year ngo,realized £295- ‘Pd "’9 Mt we wu started by the wcuoneer. ml: L bid of moo. Thou ‘mdmmd “may no £200. when there wt?“ 9“”: “5%.“! d"! AN mrmasrmésâ€"umkv or we YEAR'S won 4an tn War-4'"- Ile Arrivalsâ€"WWW “PW- Acoord' to m rpm” at the Dew"- ment of tighter-i0? ”m p“; lumen: the opomi of an mpoanphm‘ survey branch Int ya; won 3 sound!“ more extensive scsle than do 3 ”3' money appropriation for “is ‘ “M ”9" ing permitted the number 0! _, ' _W' m the field to be increbfd.‘ X umbia one uty, whic wu . en) y in Lb: spring, was found to beam-.3 em. to meet, the demands [ct new 80m and I second puny bail to be “glow“; The total number of acres surveyed 1“ year in the whole of Cami: 1.8 2,928.5“)- the larger» number for nine you! 9"“ The number of farms of 160 acre! ”Oh ’9 Prcaented by last, season's survey work W“ THE INTERIOR BEPDRT. {healing with the question of irrigation, thé lkpnty-Minister suggests that the necessary stens should now be taken to declare the natural waters of the North. west to be the, property of the crown. he- .1 fore the countoy becomes settled sud ripor/ ian rights hav‘é been Acquired in the rezigfi where irrigation can profitsbly be sp ‘ This substantially is a proposition ugh riparian rights in the North-we- in so fu- as future grants of land from 5% crown m concerned. but. although ‘stlstion u, this i 8580‘: is 00‘” Wigwam}?! for the first time ‘wmmwycamad; will not be (he an of Her Majesty‘s dominion: u) sdopt the principle, {or Australia has nlresdy ac- knowledged by legislation, as hes the Con- gress of the United Smtesof Amer-ion, thnt in the foot hills of the mountsins water is more valuable than land. The proposnl to close up :he road allowances in certain por- tions of the country might st first sp to be taking away from the public some rights which they already have. but it will be readily seen that while the sectional system of survey and the road allowances which are laid out as inconsistent with scientific irrigation on on extensi'n scale, s substitntional method of obuinin 1‘ - m . ‘3 {he :1 y. w._ .u...‘... nuu aw-w M. the several agen- cies of the dePanenL during the yen- 1892 and_1893. r‘flilmrhively : 13' L . Xumberot h0mc€W2ntries‘ 2.8m WEE? Acreageofhomcawm_.... 77m» (130: summengwtum ........... 2.325 46.373 The. following is a comparative aute- m_ex_n_ of the. ham-ma entries and ales __-_,_~V_ v .......... v-.U-o 10.01.: Tue number of hmmd entries, :1- though smaller than in: 1w. year, in still larger thtn those f0: fhy of the preceding Vein“ since 1883. "Nb the exeeption of erior was less than last you, that is to say, 11.366 for the calendar yen. as opposed to 12,6! 4 for 1892. This would :ppmr w in- dxcabe than not only has the migntion from the older provincesw the Norah-west. greatly fallen ofT of late. but they 3:92:33 receh ing a larger proportion of the immiâ€" grazjou from transatlantic points Mioc- Muxrnu' mugs. The monthly returns mm". the em by us 3. cats n Hui" ax, '5 and Montreal show tho: whiie'lhere \. increase of 18,329 mrivals at these pm. the net increase {or the yen in the number of persons declaring their intention of remaining in Canada. was 1,647). The proportion of arrival: of t'ris class destined for poin_a west of hke Sup- access to the lands themselves will be en absolute necessity for their profitable work- ing. and any such scheme will necessarily be made to meet all the requirements of the travelling public. A: a. nutter of feet. com- paratively little use is now.or ever will be. made of the road allownnees in the section of country to which irri ation will necessnri. ly be limited. It won d be impossible at the present stage. or. indeed, until the irrigable connnry has been thoroughly exâ€" amined and topogrenhicdly surveyed, to devise a suitable system of roads. but the power to do this nt lens: provisionally, - . . , ‘ , . AAAAAAA I L... gzjd subjeciV to subsequent. ‘Lppronl 5y Parliament, might safely be entrusted to His Excellency the Governor-Gene“! in council. nu: ALASKA notsnum SURVEY. According to a report just issued by the Government, the work of the Alain. Boundary Commission last yeu' included the making of traverses of three of the principal rivers of the country, the Unuk. Sbikine and Taku, for some distance from the coast, and n bopogmphic survey of the intervening country. Latitudes end 5p- proxiinate longitude: of the station: 3: the mouths of the above named rivers were de- termined. These operations cove .e greater part of the territory edj " o the coast from Burrough's bay, n. the h of Behm'a canal, in the latitude 56 de mBeruer's hay (Lynn canal) in htibude 4S degreerm minutes. The whole region is mountainous, and the difficulty of enr- veying it. was much enhmced by fine excee- sive reinfell. It is intended during the earning suminer to urry on mbe mpognphi. cal survey in the region extending “nonh- westeriy from Lynn canal towards the 141st meridian, and it is hoped that thin season‘s operations will eemplebe the field work, and afi'ord snficient data for the determination of :he boundary in accordance with the treaties bearing on the subject. The time fixed by the convention for the submission by the commissioners of their reponexpiree in two years from the date of their first meeting. or in November. 1898. in view, however. of the large amoum. of ofiice Work and cal- culationa. necessary to render available the information obtained during the progress of the survey. an extension of time has been granted the commissioner: upon the pre- sentation of their final report no the 1st. December, 1895. During the yeu- 2,936 letters pncentm issued. 98,939 letters were sent from 4: received at. the department, a ' f. 84,193 the yen; before. . 1 , u -u “H a “2 Sixteen lessee! of much land: in A! \x'?’ have applied to purchase portion. of thing leasehold: in accordance with the c.5311- meat ofl'er offiecember, 1891. Competimn for the egg of the Crab Auk offered at. Swvens'n Auction Booms proved very Rees. says the London Telegraph. In is believed tins then are but. sixty-eight imens of this egg in existence, sad the bird itself. it is to be felted, is extinct. It was me: in the Orkney. down to 18B, tux-l the very last, survivor of in nee perishe 1. it. is thought on one of the blends, ofi‘ xhe coast of loelnnd in 1544: x A In go increase of \isimu to the Rocky Mounuins'puk at. Bmfl m oblecvuble rm; chrmx or Jamal-nos. An figgshell Sold for $5500. COKPI-{Anvz STATEMENT.