ae. be finishing dinner ~ _ REAR NTE re ctDrENNT: es oe FE RBCS MEE _ j The maids of honor to the Queen earn ; tvery penny of the £300'a year which is' thet stipend for filling s very difficult posi- | tion, Vhile on duty they can not call their souls their own, After breakfast, which they take in their own room, they | save to hold themselves in instant 'readi. aess to obey the Queen's summons, which yomes the moment Sir Henry Ponsonby { sve} quits Her Majesty's presence, with the big red moroceo despatch box containing his day's work under his arm. After a brief "good morning " the Queen | suggests a little reading, and the dutiful | lati nee a Gicbec 'Calamity. PART OF THE pe ee DESTROYED THIS ORN ING, ¥ Quebec, July 6. --Between eleven and | twelve o'clock to-night fire broke out in the Citadel. Great danger is apprehended. The tire broke out in the row tone structures on the right-hand side of the e main entrance to the ings inside the Citadel grounds and grave fear that it rsd reach the magazines is felt. At twelve o'clock loud booming maid addresses henrsett to the pile of papers | could be sonal, ae whether an explosion wherein the proper passages for Majesty's nouring ll already been mark oad by Sir. Henry... Tarough and columns of Parliamentary debate, Resgrinn- article and correspondence, haa the poor tady to intone her dismal way, otien having '@ repeat passages for the Queen never 'eaves a subject till she has thoroughly nastered it, aud if not at all sparing in her commands to 'Just read that again, please." The maid of honor isso busy.minding. her and trying to onlate ioe voice that the haw TWttié clidnce of understanding a tithe of what she is reading, and - the moment the reading is over ahe has to of and get ready for a drive with her coral mistress, during which she will be expected to make lucid remarks on the topics she tas just read aloud After lancheon is the only real tite the cusids of honor have to themselves, and even that is _---- for them by the uncer- tainty as ther they will be wanted to walk or drive with the Queeen later in the afternoon: Whttst stay in their apart. a for rey chance they should be sent tobe found at the moment their life for a rp er two would not bea pry He one, 80 that a stroll in the -- own account is out of the tion, "till after fonr o'clock, when, if 'the Queen has departed on a drive without them, they know they are free till six at any rate. On the Queen's return there is more reading aloud, this time of ponderous works on heavy philosophical subjects, or else the arranging of sketches, ape ate gi arit may be the charity -work i out until such time as Her Majesty goes to dress for her nine o'clock dinner, where, t to the. relief of the af abe is not expected to be present. By this time she is not unfrequently faint for want of food, for when not at ome = would 4he~-hour it is the Queen's peeenre to com- on ladies do not, as 8 rule, jump at the post of maid of honor to til ow, have giveu themiselves a fair chance of an hg oat anal It is not till season m has been drawn blank that dlseomsiotate ladies have recourse to the dignity, very much minus isure,.| oft joining As os eee a Tt follows that, though by no means in the bases and yellow leaf, the majority of the is of honor are not in the first blush of bi padding girl present senior maid is the Hon. Harriet Lepel vin \; cousin of the Marquis of No: ss Phi ill never see her forth- Bith birthday again. The Hon. Frances Drummond, a daughter of Viscount Strathalian, is 39. The H Ethel Cad was born in 1853, which pats to her credit thirty-three summers, and the Hon. Maud Okeover, a nicce of Lady Watetpark; is only 27 7. ----+ +@e + - An Official Fish Story. 4OW A MAN WaS KILLED HY A SWORDFISH. A bulletin of the United States Fish | ene account as described i ea of t the killing of 'bs man by a aword- "The schooner Venus is a small roowel of . of Lanesville. miles o = apa in Ipswich Bay, o fish was seen. a a ites & was taut as ape boat s wei. near- ish, which the captain intended to and thus kill it Her | or an att: of the bail . al] pt te blow up other portions nonot be ascertai and the fly. ie. ' or 300 yards of the length of the buildings facing the entrance. There is great con- sternation among the residents on the © ape and St. Louis stree e city is lit up as bright as from the sun's raya. People are flocking from all directions, and it ea t -efforts-on "the part of the police to keep them. back from running their heads into danger. The city tire brig ep at the present time are unable te cope' 2h the 12.30 a. m.--All the available force in the Battery are blowing up buildings. The trumpeter is now sounding danger and for all hands to keep clear. LATER. AN EXCITED CROWD IN QUEBEC--sHEDS AND STABLES BUBNED---Loss, $150,000. Quebec, July 7.--The.. Gre- which broke outin the cavalry stables at the Citadel midnight last nicht, was got well bnder control at three o'clock this morning and excited citizens who feared a terrible conflagration sought their homes. Alarm throughout the city was most intense, and at one time there were fully five thousand men, women and children' walking about the streets. Many made their way to the surrounding country, in carriages, carts, and on foot, fearing that there was danger of the aaessinn exploding, but the city was hap ppily the infliction of so dire a calamity. * Perhaps this feeling was most manifest along C aaa street ~ight reat-- own that a great quantity of powder was stored therein, When therefore several explosions occuered abous midnight people held their -breath and-sought the best shelter avail- WR to the Citadel made a) | terrible rush down hill till they got where they supposed themselves - of range on dangerous missiles arm subsided somewhat when it was fond that no damage was caused and the subsequent explosions that occ --_ caused little fear | The . Governor. Gen . ofieers' quarters, the stables 'of the artillery. the ospitai and the Provincial armory, which contain 25,000 stand of arms were unin- jured. ~The loss, it is estimated, will reach $150,000. There is no insurance. THE ORIGIN A MYSTERY. The origin of the fire has not yet been ascertaine: stable picket is always kept in the euable, whose duty it is to look caretully at certain -- after the horses and provender. sentinel has the privilege of retiring Sethi the night for a short time, it is thought that ie ci asleep when the fire started. A g this point will | tikely b be rtained at the i ic! military ---- will hold a: an early date. e stables and Page y on the r parte 'ae baal entirely of wood. They , having been copubengd in Col. ew time, and it is believed against his advice, and only completed last year. They were of light construction and of such tha' nature t no Imperial corps would- porn use in such an important fortress as the Citadel, and in a 0 Ay eo from point to point, destroyi a ea for ad low hay dra that the: rnor-CGeneral's slate quarters, stabien af of artillery, hospital and Prov ich One troop of splendid horses, more than a in number, perished mise' DAZED AND FRIGHTENED and poies pager be done to induce them to les stables. @ great fear of ths ares the people pps the walls of the Citadel was that the jer - calamity . bout half- on twelve Some stored shells exploded, and people in th the streets and on glacis ---- at last the magazine had sania, and there was a general stampede to the esplanade. One piece of pedlsmaes! about four' inches in down Citadel ing hill and cians 'strack one of our citizens where encouraging their men --- --- © e@ee -- The Reporter.s Revenge. ti public do 'not. know -- _ much apeeches--ar ean be plac their aga, ions, came oan the} o' back tae us P si ; ad bs ceca ghee NE AIS NO ES REE ~ re eras 1, cand Nnidnicikcemlibatindiieiasabeibde eetealiai aii Be: : renee Think Of It, Girls: ¥ EX-WARDEN OF OXFORD AND 4 COLT TOR THK TAKING, 4 Brantford 'Expo itor We clip the following highly interesting coreucnin te from the local columns of the Embro Courier --- Mr. Thomas Robinson, of E, Nissouri, E.x-Warden, is the possessor of a steer that can beat anything. The animal's girth is 12 feet, height, 7 feet, and four patent pails on its ; its weight is Mt Robinson takes the lead this time. He hasalso a pure white colt, which ia. something rare. Mr. Robin- ron is alse building a fine new house, with the best fu:mished ki in Ontario. yi Robinson says he will make a present of the colt te the young Isady that will marry him 3.200 pounds, ow here is a chance for the girls of the eutnas of Brant binson is a wealthy bachelor of abeut "$5 3) summers; he isnot remarkably careers bat xg tooking enous , Warm-heartd and anxious to secure a erm Think of it, girls, An ex-Warden of the county of Ox- ---- with unknown acres, the best kitchen nm Ontario, and a milk white colt! Mr. Robinson is understood to be a most docile gentleman, and is willing to be broken in Houbley at the same time that the feture Mrs. KR, is training that colt. For the ben- etit of the ladies here, we may add that Mr. Robinson's P. O. address is Kintore The first or all applicants not necessarily ac- cepted. SS ee a A-Leap From the Sky. DROPPING FROM A BALLOON A MILs HIGH AND ALIGHTING SAFRLY Quincy, Ill. daly 6.- ~The much.talked of leap from a bailoon was made by Prof. Thomas S, Baldwin at the Fair Grounds in this city Monday, Over 30,000 people witnessed the performance, which was one of the most daring ana thrilling ever at- tempted by man. His original intention was to send the balloon up 2,000 feet, hol:l it-captive by a rope, and make the jump from that height, and afterwards draw down the balloon and make a segular voyage. Owing to the high wind which prevailed the ro -- was abandoned, Baldwin ascen to the height-of one mife, and then holding his parachute, launched him- aelf_into_space __The--parachute--is--an umbrella-shaped affair, with riba of cord which are ee and tastened té a ring, to which the aeronaut clings. It is made of silk, and is eighteen feet in dia meter. The parachute was attached to the netting of the balloon by a small cord, a to break _by the weight of the "wv a 'the j jump was made the parachate was closed, and the first 200 a the acronaut-dropped like a rock. Then, ag the parachute expanded, the speed became less rapid, and the aeronaut and his appecsine -- = ily down like a bird. The descent was acconplished in 3.20. Mr. Baldwin struck the ground with some force in a sliding manner, but was not even jarred by the shock. The descent varied ~-- a quarter of a mile from the vertical, and Baldwin struck the ground a mile and a half from where the ascent was made. He tried to collapse the bal- loon ne jumping from it, but the ap- paratus failed to work, and the 2 apes t of sight, ou east at an altitede fa oaile and a ha . meneame He Atea Cucumber. Broker's wife -- --My dear, Johnny needs a pair of new ly. reading shoes. rominent broker (hastil a =Hetl have to wait. Things or: "* Have sn the crops failed *"* Worse ; little things like shes ean be foreseen and provided against, We may go ugh the streets beggi bread teers the reas is over." = orrors! What's "In spite of -the aacker's i Jay Gould has -_ eaten a cucum eT ----------- Why no Scetchanen zoe to Hea ven. Years ago, in times so temote that his- tory does not fix tne epoch, a dreadful of « kin ws cannot conq * th it please your Majesty, I ken o' a ing at your Maj canna vanquis * An' who is he Bandy © Minister, reverently looking up, : "* The King o' Heave King o' Heaven The Scottish King did not understand, but was unwilling to exhibit any ignor- yoy En ance. * Just your Pe Sandy, an' tell by eases apne domin- -- untif-ye bes Gis Sor bad. je Alexander retired much perplexed, ean nate peleat ond we reassured, returned wt ely Sao ald the King, * hae you seen the Heav * hat says he tae oor rn = " An' it note yo Majety, I hae seen ane o' his accred ministers elility the dell act foot in his kingdom," viF bE ip £ + J NEW ADVERTISEMENTS SITUATION WANTED, 8 CLERK, ak Le ey Govt or G AY Good Pome: med to Book keeping, any 'THE BIGGEST BARGAINS ---- IN A CLEARING SALE ----~-- Ever Offered in Stratford ! CAN BE HAD AT ---- CHEAP SIMON'S -- Is ALL-- bi MES OFFICE. Stratford, June 14, Lax7. 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BRANDENBERGER B™s TO ANNOU NCE TO THE CITIZENS OF eet t icinity that he has ax couumenced we