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inister Asquith's Measure No EE.ct on Stock Market-- ' mption of Ireland From Con- lon to Army, Navy, or Diplo. the entire CAR AR A RR 0 iii VILINE | Eifty ago Nerviline was used from coast to coast and in thousands of Bones, this trusty liniment served ily, cured all their minor NER Te Service Is Ground of Chief ills, and kept the doctor's bills small. 'Criticism~--Debate on Monday. ndon, April 13--The 'adjournment 'the home rule for Ireland debate je House of Commons until Mon- has given an interval in which - opiniops of public men of all' are being canvassed on the 8 of the measure. As Jor are concerned, especially lex financial proposals, it 1, however, to await for the world in print, which prob- As a remedy for all de of the will be me: until the bill is ably will be Wednesday. In the Stock Exchange yesterday "|the introduction of the bill had no slightly, | but Irish bank and land stock prices effect whatever. Consols ro: id not 'change, prices was i fasten itself upon eg DeOposals, nok ity an 3 of opponents, but also sup- {porters of the bill, as the financial scheme, together with the clause call- 5 ag Tor a nominated senate, are con- red its weakest spots. The exemption of Ireland from any ibutd the -army, navy, di- iplomatic service, etc., ulso is severely dcized, while it is predicted that such a scheme of dual government as the bill proposes would lead to con- stant friction between the Imperial and Irish® Parliaments, since the Im- «|perial Parliament, the Lord Lieuten- ant of Treland and the Privy Council leach would possess the power to veto over the Irish Parliament. both foolish and cowardly. It says the Government, afraid to grant the Nationalists' demard for colonia! home rule, bribed them into accept- ing much less to begin with, but in allowing forty Irish members to re- main in Westminster, have provided them with an instrument for extort- | ing in the future full colonial powers. The Spectator adds that as the Na- © tionalists thus eventually will get both the bribe and full powers, they naturally are contented. Trainmen Vote Strike. New York, April 13.--By a majority of more than 23,000 out of 25,000 votes cast, locomotive engineers on fifty railroads east of Chicago and north of Norfolk and Western, have author- ized their officers to call a strike, should Yurther negotiations with the railroads for increased pay fail. The count of the vote was .completed at noon yesterday, and the result made known immediately by Warren 8. Stone, Grand Chief of the Brother- hood of Locomotive Engineers, to J. C. Stuart, chairman of the General Managers' Association of the Rail- roads. The general managers have called a meeting, to be held here April 15, to consider the result of the vote. The engineers' officers have notified Mr. Stone that they would remain here for "a ressonable time" to await a counter proposition of the railroads. The original demands of 'the engi- neers for increases in pay aggregating fifteen per cent. were recently re- jected by the railroads. rer iooe tt . France Honors Victoria. Nice, April 13.--A series of Franco- British festivities signifying, accord- ing to the French press, another pow- erful demonstration of the vitality of the friendship between the two countries, began here yesterday when an imposing monument was dedicat- 'ed to the late Queen Victoria. The British and French fleets were {anchored in the bay, while 10,000 {British abd French marines and sol- diets marched through the streets of the city and. were reviewed by the {French Premier, Raymond Poincare, Sir Francis Bertie, the British am- ibassador to France, Theophil> Del- casse, French Minister of Marine, -!Alexandre Millerand, French Minis- iter of War, the King of Sweden, and 'a large mumber of princes and prin- ,/cesses were present. A statute of the late King Edward will be unveiled at Cannes to-day. Drowned Off Seawall. Taronto. April 13.--Mait Akroyd yes- . 'terday afternoon at 1.30 recovered the 'body of the man who ended his life the seawall at High Park. The body is that of a man of about 25, with the appearance of a workin man. 'An I. O. F. record book an $7.80 were in the pockets. The body had been in the water some hours. Harold Male and Cecil Carrick found the man's watch and a letter addressed to James Btewart, in care Sf Joun Neil, Mimico, on the sea wall. Fanatic Kills Wife and Self. 'London, April 13.--A doulle tragedy was brought about yesterday by an- other mental brainstorm affecting the uel Henry, the self-styled who on February 28, caus- in the House of Com- mona by Bring several shots from a "revolver at the ceiling of the lobby. Henry was discovered 'yesterday ring dying JR he home, with two he, The Spectator describes the bill as | his head, and by 'dead body, To-day Nervilige still holds first rank | in Canada amongspain-relieving reme- dies--scarcely a home you can find hat doesn't use it. X $ Port Mr. . Greenaway of the Guide newspaper staff writes: "For 20 years we have used Nerviling 'in our home, and not we be without it pain, earachcs | toothache,cramps, headache, and disor- dered stomach; F-know of no prepara- tion so useful and quick to relieve as Nerviline," ut Toother give Nerviline a Let: every trial; it's gos for children, good for TESTIMONIAL No. A308, ould t According to the old folks--you. ean rub it on as a lini- {Unionist view the failure of the meas. ment or take it Internally. ; the outcome | rs and finaue 'Wherever there is pain. 'will cure it. anything but Ner. per , five for $1.00, , : db MS REAR HE MAY COME QUIETLY | Dr. Eeattls Nesbitt Shows No Sign of Resis'lag Extradition, | Toronto Teachers Positively Visiting Chicago Identify the Prisoner and His Lawyers Admit That He I's the Man Sought, Although They Deny His Culpability--Wife 1s Too Il to Be Informed of Arrest. . Toronto, April prominence giv 13.--Despite the to stories of the desperate icht which Dr. Beattie Nes- bit is said to le preparing to make in | Chi azo against his extradition 'to i Canada, nothing has yet been said by his counsel or himself indicating in any way that he intends to give up | his original intention of returning | voluntert face the charges against him e . It was learned yesierday that the doctor had entertainéd this thought for more than a niontl and that there had been negotiations gn foot to have him come back to give, evidenge .be- fore the royal commission at present examining into the granting of the charter of the Farmers' Bank. These were not successful, but even after the close of these negotiations, the doctor still 'intended to return to To- |ronto. He has now been remanded | before the U. S. Commissioner of Extradition until April 26, and no de- velopments are to be expected until then, unless the American immigra- tion department decides to deport him, when he will be brought back by the Canadian authorities. Mrs. Nesbitt has not yct been told of the arrest of her husband. She is | confined to her bed at her home, un- der the care of a doctor, who fears that the news, in her present weak- {ened condition, might prove too much for her. Such news would come as a great shock to her as the last word that she had in the matter was to the effect that her husband would return in less than a week to face e charges of which she still stoutly eclares his innocence. There is a very pathetic side to the plight of this very human personality who has occupied the limelight before the public in many roles. Perhaps there is none more appealing than that cast by a view of the very near and intimate regard in which he is held by his immediate family. On Bt. Valentine's Day his very little daugh- ter sent him a remembrance of the day. Upon it she had scrawled in a childish hand, "Dear Daddy, do come home soon. Every night I have pray- ed to God ta bring you back and He does everything for little girls. But dear, dear Daddy, sometimes He is 30 slow." It is said that the receipt of this note doubled the doctor's determina- tion to return to his home and family. It is a significant thing also that when the troublous days fell upon his bank the doctor retired to the se- clusion of his Muskoka home, taking with him his wife and little girl, and it was there:that he remained until warned to flee by the mysterious tele- gram which jmst preceded the issue of the warrant. for his arrest Awalts Extradition. hicago, April 13.---Dr. Beattie Nes- , one-time dent of the Farm- ers' Bank of Toronto, last night was in the custody of the United States Government here awaiting extradition on the charge of forgery and false returns in eonnection with that insti- tution. Dr. Nesbitt was taken to the county jail late yesterday after a hear- i.g before U. 8. Commissioner Foote. The extradition laws do not permit of bail. His hearing was continued to April 26. Nesbitt's attorneys, Wil- liam K. Pafterson and William H. Holly, wguld' not state what their' course of' action would be, but it is said that Nesbitt will fight all at- tempts to extradite him. + 4 Nesbitt at first denied his identity. A number of Toronto schdol teachers attending a convention here, posi- hivdly identified en n in Chicago 1d frequently 2 good results on another application Neryiline § or Ah dy 3 i FL im at's dowhiown '|° 2 "The president of-a-bank in-Canads | ENSURE Vote of Protest Provingial House. The Partizan Actiop of Ottawa Upp: Chamber Throwing Out T. & N.O. ures ls Vigorously Condemned-- Application Should Be Renewed Say Opposition Members. Toronto, April 13.--With the ses- sion of the Legislature scheduled to close to-day, rapid-fire changes were run in on thé final hours yesterday afternoon, and,' unde the pressure of time, amendmen Yivisions and sharp exchenges betw "he leaders followed eaeh other in rapid succes- sion. , Resolutions were pled | testing against the aetion of the Ben. ate in throwing out the bill's for the T. & N.O. subsidy and highway aid | for the province. The former reeolution, by W. 8. Brewster (South Brant), was object. ed to by the Opposition on account of the wordings not likely to produce e su Ottawa. 'Me. * vincial rail f 3 bath the former and the pres Provincial Governments in applying to Ottawa for aid, and held that the objections to -granti the subsidy would be removed if the Jrocesds | were devoted towards extending the | railway, and suggested that the Gov- ernment should renew its application. The resolution of Mr. Arthur Grigg (Algoma) in respect of the highway | WOMARS NEEDLESS SUFFERING Fall of Aches, Frightful Back | Pains, Pale and Nervous. | | With the Use of Br. Bamilten's Pills a ' Wife and Mother Saved from Death. | A few years ago doctors considered that only back pains and bladder dls- orders were traceable to the kidneys-- | but to-day, science proves that many | of the most fatal and dreaded diseases | have their sources in irregular kidney action. Such was the case with Mrs. Anna A. Rodriques, a well-known resident of Valencla--read her experience: "For | a long time I suffered wich failing strength and nagging headaches. My | condition grew steadily worse, my | | limbs became bloated and shaky, I was | sallow and thin, felt rhepymatic padns, dizziness, and chills, T unfortunately ' didn't suspect my kidneys, and was nearly dead when I discovered the | true cause of my sufferings, I read 80 much about the wonderful health and strength that come to all who use Dr. Hamilton's Pills that I felt sure ! they would help me. Such blessings of health and oomfort I got from Dr. | Hamilton's Pills I can't describe. They | speedily put me right and their steady use keeps me active, energetic, strong, and happy. I strongly urge others to regulate and tone their system with | Dr. Hamllton's Pills of Mandrake and Butternut." Refuse substitutes for ! Dr. Hamilton's Pills, 25c per box, or | fixe boxes for $1. At all dealers, or the Catarrhozone Company, Kingston, Ont. i grant expressed Imaignation and deep regret that the popular wiil had been | overridden by the partisan action of the Senate." An amendment moved by tario) declared that the grants to the | several provinces should be on a fix- | ed basis, and regretted that the Fed- | eral Government declined to accept | that principle. This motion was lost on a vote of 71 to 19. The Elk Lake telegram again occu- pied the limelight, and the Prime | Minister could not be drawn into | making a statement as to its author- ship. Mr. Rowell read from a return of | correspondence and reports in con- nection with the Elk Lake extension. He quoted from reports by the En- gineer of the commission dealing un- favorably with the route froin Earl- ton to Elk Lake, which had been de- cided upon later. Going over the circumstances again, Mr. Rowell said that the Prime Minister ought to state to the House whether he sent the telegram purport ing to be signed by him in answer to one that he had received. Bir James charged that Mr. Row- ell all through t.e disougsion had held back the fact that he 'had 're- ceived a telegram himself. 'Now my hon. friend says that before this clause passes 1 should do RE I will tell my hon. friend that if thi clause never passes I will mot do it." "Whenever «we propose doing a good thing for the ople we will oxake a point of the people. about it, no matter whether there is an election ou or not," concluded Sir James. 3 » Married His Half-Sister. Cincinnati, April 413 --A stra story which wesulted in' John Ruch, jr, aged 22 years, being di- vorced from his half-sister, Helen Hofiman Ruch, 24, was related 'in the insolvency court here yesterday. The brother and sister Were marri October 28; "3010; "nie a Sime 'knowing of the blood relationship between' them, Phe. digeo: b relationship di weeks ago, and the" vorge of y Petes Sos It ained to the ¢ the pi: SxPiine Ww. oil dlings, 5 | Ha £5 3, Subsidy and 'highway Aid Meas. gro Opie" J ey, bus] - Earley, for feed Peas, bushel Buckwheat, bu T Honeycombs, doren Honey, extracted, 1b .. Montreal Grain and | MONTREAL, April 12. -- mand for wheat w bulk of it is for A ; ment, at no advance in p terday's bid, little business w fair trade was done in oats coarse grains for local a count at firm prices. A bi py pound in the price of butter i to-day, owing to increased still lower prices are looked for. is also lower. Eggs declined 1€ito; visions steady. 5 Corn--American No. 2 yellow, sic. Qats--Canadian western, No. & Bi%c; do., No. 3, b0c to 50%c; , 6l¢ to Blo: No. 2 Joust fot ; No. 8 local white, No. 4 local white, 48c to 48%es Barle 0 feed, eg 31.08 to bLi0. y Buckwbeat--No. 2, 2c to HB Flour--Man. spring wi ; s, $5.70; seconds, $5.20; sti 85: winter patents, cholce, straight rollers, $4.66 to $4. rollers, bags, $2.15 to $2.25. Rolled oats-- Barrels, $..56 2.65 shorts,' $27; Ibs., $2. Milifeed--Bran, $2; moulilie, $28 to §! per 'ton, car 8. Cheese--Finest weaterns, finest easterns, 14%c to 1c. Butte: holcest creamery, seconds, 3lc to 8%. Eggs--Fresh, 23c to 2c. Potatoes--Per bag, car ena Dressed hogs--Abattoir kil $i 412.50. 85 to 45 pleces, $22.50; Can: back. bbls. 45 to 68 pleces, Lard--Compound, tlerces, wood, pails, 20 1bs., net, 8%0o; pure; 375 1bs. 11%c; pure, wood: pals, C. 3 ate, bbls. 200 Ibs, H48) tierces, 300 Ibs,, $21.50, Minneapolis Grain Mar! MINNEAPOLIS, April 12.--Cl May, $1.07%: July, $1.09%; . , $1 No. 2 do., $1.07%: Corn--No. 8 yellow, T9%c. Oats--No. 3 white, bile to boc. Rye--No. 2, 8c to 8c, Bran--$24 to $24.50. Flour--First patents, $5 to $5.30; patents, $4.60 to $4. first clears, $3.76; second clears, $2.50 to $2.70, Buffalo Grain Market, BUFFALO, April 12.--8pring wh. . 3 red, $1.07; No. 2 white, $1.98. Corn--Higher; No. 3 yellow, § 4 yellow, 83%c;: No. 3; corn, 82' No. 4 corn, 8lc. t0.8L140,: Mr. W. E. N. Bifclair (South On. : billed bi Vt Oats--Higher; No. 2 whites white, C. : Barley--Malting, $1.27 to $1; Duluth Grain Mark DULUTH, April 12---Wh $1.11%; No. 1 northern, northern, $1.08%; May, $1.0f to $L.09%. ' CATTLE MARKE! East Buffalo Caltle EAST BUFFALO, April 1 ceipts, 200; steady. § Veals--Receipts, 2000; ier, $§ t 0 $9. Hogs--Recelpts, 6800; Ww, ngs yearlings, $7 to $7. 50; ewes, 5.55 CHICAGO, April 3 ; market, eady Texas ' 80 to $7. Sheep--Receipts, strong; nalye,, $4.25 $4.40 to 36.90; Yearling native, $.50 to $1.75; BASEBALL Y Chicago Cincinnati Bat es--McIn ton atid McLean." Bostol For SRE Pork--Heavy Canada short mes ass A Sl 10 Woodstock's Treasurer Dead. Woodstock, April 13.--Word received yesterday afternoon announced the death in Harrisburg, Pa.; of one of Woodstock's most prominent- citizens 'and 'officials, George C. Eden, city treasurer. The late Mr. Eden had been in 'poor health for some time, brt his condi: tion was not regarded as serious unti a few days ago, when he was ihe vie- itim of a paralytic stroke. He had been resting at Harrisburg for a num. ber of wenka. The Ceceased was a prominent Ma son and a life member of King Solo: mon Lodge of this city. He was ap pointed clerk of the town of Wood stock in 1330. In 1813 he resigned that position and was appointed lreasurer of the municipality. Jail Governor Dismissed. £4. Thomas, April 13.--The Provin- cial Government has definitely decid. ed on the removal of Mr. Ww. Mocre, governor of Elgin County jail for the past twenty-five years, and has named W. F. Luton, of Maple- ton, former warden of the county, as his successor. The change takes effect May 1. er tid ie Ten Years For Kittie = Man. Quechee, April 13.--Octave Godbout, charged with murdering J. Cadrau by hitting him with an axe over the head, in a dispute over a right of way through a farm, was found guilty of manslaughter, and sentenced to ten years. Cheated the Hangman, Columbus, Ga., April 13.--James Jefferson, who was to have been hanged here yesterday morning, com- mitted suicide with poison in his cell arly ycsterday. WZSTPAALIAN HAM. Famous German Dish Gces Through «i= _ Many Processas. - The fords that come to our table every day have seldom any farther irtereet for us than that they are cooked well, correctly flavored - and touch the itehy spot in our appetites. Many of the tastiest morsels we eat have a long and interesting history before reaching us and the curious one would find much of interest it he were to trace the record of his favorite dish to is start, Westphalian ham, the famous Ger- man delicacy, goes through many pe- culiar processes before it comes to the table. It gete its piquant taste by the use of juniper berries ia smoking y | the meat. | The carcasses are cut in such a way o | 83 to retain the whole ham bone to- gether with the hip. The hams are then rubbed thoroughly with a solu. | tion of 100 pounds of salt to one pound . of saltpetre, when they are placed on | cement floors or in vats and thickly strewn with salt. They are allowed to lie in this solution for a period of two weeks and then placed-in another re. ceptacle with a 22 per cent. solution of brine. They remain in this solution for a period of 18 days, their position being change from day to day eo that those being on the bottom are brought to the top. On the expiration | of 18 days they are removed from the "brine and packed one upon the other in a_cool, dry cellar for ' ur weeks, during which time they are supposed to ripen--that is, to become tender and take on color. They are then cleaned with a stiff brush in lakewarm water and allowed to soak in fresh water for twelve hours. They are- thep ready for the smokehouse. f The smokchouses-consist sometimes of two, and sometimes of three stor- ies, the fire being kindled in the lowest and the meat hung in the second and ha third, to which the gmoke g ! through holes in the floori 'West-- phalian hams are Ee earabl smoked lo Ww i) r the fire in case it becomes " 9 vr $n TL ix OCG8S ror' proc q eight days. ro LW believed fo but which will be analyzéd and test. - od 1 this 50 that maybe made certain. | The police havé learned that anoth- woman in the Ontario street house. where Gibson lived with his father and slephiofi r was shown his rning followi that the OE | ~cold water tap and washed out stain. i 'The authorities Have also learned that Langmaid, the meter reader, who sub-station when Gibson and who defied having: ; has been 'which has been signed | i i > yesterday CHARLES GIBSON. | Gibson in the street on the Wednes- jay before the murder and said to { him: "That deal will not come off to-night." It is understood that when | Langmaid, who has thus far been ! 'charged with vagrancy, comes up on! i Friday next he will be charged with | being an accessory after the fact to' | the murder, inasmuch as he harbored and succored Gibson. The penalty for this offence is life imprisonment. | Gibson was arraigned in the police ! court yesterday and.pleaded not guil- ty. He was represented by W. 'A. Henderson of Robinette, Godfrey, | Phalen and Henderson. He was re- ! manded a week. The young man, who lis slight and tall, and of almost boy- |ish appearance, did not seem iturbed as he stood in the dock with ! the eyes of a little more than the or- | dinary police court crowd upon him. | It is not likely that there will be much evidence offered at the inquest, which is to be continued Monday : evening, as the police are not yet ' ready to disclose all thé evidence which has come to their knowledge. They believe that there was only one man actually at the scene at the time that the murder was committed, and 3 pain out that the deed might easily a ve been committed by one man of even less than ordinary stfengih. Dunkelman, still lies in the General Hosiptal. He is yet too weak to be interviewed by the police, but is pro- gisesing in a way far beyond the original expectations of the doctors in attendance. Teachers For London. London, April 13.--The Canadian (contingent to the Imperial conference of teachers' associations in London will number over two hundred. Amo them will be Dr. C. C. James, chancel- (Tor of the University of New Bruns- { wick; President Stanley Mackenzie 'and Prof. McGill of Dalhousie Uni- versity, Nova Seotia; Rev. T. W. Pow- ell, president of King's College, Windsor, N.8.; Mr. Alex. Mackay, supervisor of the Halifax city schools; Miss Walsh, of the Bishop Btrachan school, Toronto, and Mr. W. H. Lid- dicoatt, of London, Qnt. | The classical section of the confer- ence will be presided over by Prof. Gilbert Murray, Regius professor of Greek at Oxford, and Lord Selborne will preside over the history session. ee reints Hands Across the Sea. London, April 13.--The Lord Mayor of Bristol has reported to the City Council the request received from the Mayor of Halifax," N.8., that Bristol shall be represented at the dedication of the tower erected there to com-- memorate the one hundred and fif- teenth anniversary of the first meet. ing of the Legislative Assembly. The tower is similar in design to the Cabot tower in -Brietol and it is Sra ites _represe; at the opening cereme when the Duke of Connaught will be Ele 1 > April 18.--Through: one of those unay no one i risto) 'blame, er by either party. idable * accidents foi which © whe der. He about | ki aod "Jt is understood that the new treaty wh the West dies is for a term of five years, al- ough revokable at a year's notice The British steamer Samara arriv- ed at Lewes, Deleware, yesterday from Cardiff with the shipwrecked crew. of the little Bri achdoner Bluejacket on board. Supt. Spencer of the C.P.R.. ac- cording to report, has resigned bis ition and will leave Ottawa to Wi in 8cuthern Alberta, where he hes purchased a ranch. The German naval court decided that the P. & O. liner Oceana was responsible for the col lision with the German vessel Pisa- gua in the Erglish Channel on March 186. Steve Mora of 18 Picton street, Hamilton, was fined $100 by Magia- trate Frasen yesterday for violating the immigration laws. Oa Wednesday . » entered Canada with two Hungar- iana. t | Fireman Shaw of Mimics was kiiled and Brakeman Reedy died after an | operation; two others seriously in- juted by a rear-end collision of freight trains yesterday morning at Port Hope. Dr. Frances Fle and [our other English suffragettes, imprisoned re- cently for window-smashing. obtained theri release from jail yesterday be- fore their terms had expired. They resorted to a hunger strike. Two indictments, one containing ten counts, azainst the American Ex. press Co., and one containing five counts against the Adams Express Co., were returned vesterday at Buf- falo by the federal grand jury. The T. H. Taylor Woollen Co.'s salt storehouse building collapsed at Chat. ham yesterday, and slid, foundations, c-atents and all inte MeGregor's Creek. The foundations of the build- ing were undermined by the recent food. Salad Oil To Be Labelled. Ottawa, April 13.--Under the pro- visiops of 'the Adulteration Act, .an order in council has ing the standards for "edible veg table oils." These include -olive oil and cotton seed. oil, the standards of purity of which are set forth in the order. It is provided that either of these may be eold as salad oil, but when cotton seed oil is offered as salad oil, the fact that. it is cotton seed oil must be declared on the label. e ) The same requirement is exacted in regard to mixtures of cotton seed oil and olive oil. It niust be stated ' on the label thet the contents of the package are a mixture. Millers Resent Treaty. Chicago, April 13.-Proposed prefer- ential duties between Canadas and the British. West Indies on flour caused the board of directors of the Millers National Federation in séssion here yesterday, to appoint a committee which will make an a a] {6° the State Department at Washington to take action seeking te prevent the approval of the agreement. . L. Goetaman, secretary of the federation, read a report setting' forth that the preferential duty would mat erially decrease the export sales of United States flour in the West In 'dies. : emi Mew Move Yor Board. Ottawa, April 13.--The . proposal made last year by the U. 8. Govern- ment to have an international rail- way commission, have again been re- newed to the Cansdian board. The proposal is, briefly, that the 'board should be of selected mem- bers from the Interstate Railway Con ion and the Canadian Board of * Railway C issio for the consideration of through freight oN Issued Deed to Sidewalk Places. Alta; April of 125 men wh i utgide the 'land offi tention of remainin 1, when land wou do ugus ce, the in- "there until May d be opened Luxembourg, with its L d, 'Get thee behind me, Satan, he got behind me and pushed the middle of the bush." y The Smallest Armies. . It ever the dream of the disarma- ment of thé world shall be realized {here are keveral countries uld. not have much to do in this line--ag, {for instance, Monaco, whose ariny con sists of seventy-five guards, seventy five carabineers and twenty firemen, The next smallest army is that of - gendarmes, 170 volunteers and thirty musicians. In the republic of San Marino they can put in the feld a total of nine companies of 950 men and thir; officers, commanded by a marshal, The army on a peace footing conBists of one company of sixty msn.. The most amusing of all the however, is that of Liberia. + ¢ountry's fighting {orce is ¢ 700 men and BOO officers, but the 'are evidently deemed very terrible by their own ETL since the re- ublic issues proclamations of neutral ity when wars break out between any of the powers. - Happy Wéman. Oh, see the fat lady! How happy she looks. And why is she go happy? Her dressmaker tells her that dress makes her look thin. But doea it? Never mind that. Her husband tells her she locks thin and her friends all tell her she looks thin. But docs she not know she is fate. Yes, child, but she thinks they all really think she is thin, and that is what makes her happy. her The Desert of Sahara. | The greater part of the desert of Bahara is from 6,000 to 8,000 desert is nless, but cover it with grass for a few weeks in the year, large flocks and herds being mainly ton its borders, and the oases are depressions in which water can be collected and stored. It was one time believed that the whole of the desert was below the sea level instead of only a compara. tively small part of it. The Ruling Passion. + A gambler on his deatl:bed, havirg getiouxlv taken leave of his physician, - who told him that he could not live 'beyond eight o'clock next morni exerted the small strength he had I to eall the doctor back, which having acenmplished with difficulty, for he could hardly excead a whisper, "Doc tor," said he, "I'll bet you five n- eas I live till nine." --London Tit-Bits. Real Congratulations. \ r! I hear your wife presen 3 you yesterday." | "Oh, no; it wasn't I. It was the other Zwenger," "Then is ,, 1 congratulate you. very, eartily. - V Tactless. : "That man is the most tactless ¢ son I ever saw," said Maude.- Jor i "What did he do?' inquired Mamie. be eeable telling her he hoped her Husband Was well 5 ke ie An Inquisitive Jury. a It is told of one jury that after hav. ing been in the jury room for balf an. hour following the close «i the trial the jury returned to the courtroom to ask the Judge a question. When he ) d :his di to give the jury any necled information bearing on the case, the foreman said -" wa want to know, yo at the - (or, is if you think.-t is guilty 'or mot guilt; od teas That race in northern. aa the Berbe white "Met a lady. in Reno and tried to y. : "Many congratulations Herr. Zweh- = ted twine io