, book to me.' Among « number of old pamplets and stories sewed together and 'e- ceiving a place of honour in the kit- chen-bole wasone so curious that it may well bear repetition. I copy it from a bedizened, torn, and yellow sheet a hundred years old. It relates how Richard Lane, s private soldier, in the year1778 was attached to a regi- ment then located in Glasgow. He was taken before the Major for having committed the gross misdemeanour of playing cards one Sunday in church, When the text was announced his com- panions in arms pulled out and opened their Bibles, but as Dick had neither Bible nor Psalm Book he fumbled in his pocket, and at last displayed a pack of cards, which he carefully spread be- fore him, looking at them one by one, and although the sergeant ordered him to put them up, he persevered at his seemingly irreverent employment. At the conclusion of the service Richar was arrested and brought before the Major, who asked why he was thus brought before him, when the sergeant explained the delinquency. In astern yoicethe Major demanded what excuse the private had to offer for such con- duct, warning him that unless he gave a good reason he would be severely punished. Then the soldier began to state to what great privations he had been reduced during a march of six weeks, and how there had slipped from him both his Bible and Psalm Book, so that he had nothing left in thefway of literature save a pack of cards, which he was in the habit of using, soas to cause him to remember his duties and comfort his soul. Spreading out the cards before the astonished Major, he began with the ace--- "When I seethe ace," he said. reminds me there is but one God." "Go on, sir," cried the Major. "When I see the deuce it reminds me of Father and Son, and the three re- presents to me the Trinity." "What do you make of the four " cried the Major. 'Just have patience, sir," quoth Richard. "The four reminds me of the four Evangelists--Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. When I see the jive, it reminds me of the five wise virgins who trimmed their lamps ; your honor may allow me to forget the five, foolish. When I seethe siz, it reminds me that the world was made in six daya; and when I see the seven, 1t reminds me of the institution of the Sabbath." By this time the Major took a seat, and was all attention. "When I see the eight, it reminds me of the eight righteous persons saved jn Noah's ark, namely, Noah, his wife, his three sons, and their wives. 'When I see the nine, it reminds me of the nine ungrateful lepers when our Saviour cured ten. "St "When I see the fen, it reminds me of the Ten Commandments ;and when 1 see the king, it reminds me of the great King of Heaven. "When I see the qucen, it reminds me of the Queen of Sheba, who went to hear the wisdom of Solomon, for she was as wise a woman ashe was a man. She brought with her twenty boys and twenty girls, all dressed in boys' apparel, for King Solomon to tell which were girls. King Solomon sent for water for them to wash them- selves ; the girls washed to the elbows, and the boys washed to the wrists, so King Solomon told by this."" "Well," said the Major, "you have given me a description of every card in the pack but one." 'What isthat ?" asked the soldier. "The knave," said the Major. "JT will give a description of that, too, if you will not be angry." "'T will not, said the Vajor, 'if you don't term me a knave." "Well," said the soldier, "the great- est knave I know of is he who brought me here." "I do not know", said the Major, whether he is the gieatest knave, but I know he ithe greatest fool." "When I counthow mauy spots there arein a pack," continued the soldier, I find three hundred and sixty-five--as many as there are days inthe year ; and I find four suits--the number of weeks ina month. Thereare fifty-two cards in a pack the number of weeks in a year. "I find there are twelve picture-cardsy in the pack, representing the number of months in a year; and, counting the tricks, [ find thirteen---the number of weeks in a quarter. So you see, sir, the pack of cards serves for a Bible, Almsnsc, and Common Prayer "Give him a Bible, a pot of beer, anda pound of tobacco," quoth the Major ;, "a fellow like that 'could spiritualize broom-sticks and basket handled swords, as well as pagks of playing cards." ; *; A TYPOS RELEASE. s From the Awful Sufferings of Rhew- TEE CASE OF B. ¥. BOBBING OF WELLAND --A SUFFERER FOR SEVENTEEN YEARS--HIG, CASE BESISTED THE TREATMENT OF THE BEST HOSPITALS AND HE HAD BECOME A PHYSICAL WRECK--HIS WONDERFUL RELEASE. From the Welland Telegraph. The world to-day is both commerci- ally and scientifically inclined towards system, and news like everything else is gathered systematically. Every newspaper has ite staff of reporters to observe and collect the news of its particular locality or district. For some time past a reporter of the Wel- land Telegraph has been watching the development of a treatment for a seri- ous case of rheumatism on one of the employees of that institution. About eighteen years ago, Mr. E. P. Robbins, while at workin the Telegraph print- ing office, was suddenly seized with sharp pains all over the body, accom- panied by extreme swelling. He reached 'home, but a short distance from the office, with difficulty, and on the doctor being called he pronounced it, inflammatory rheumatism. For seven weeks he laid in bed under the care of the best physician, and at the end of that time he was again able to resume hija duties. During the next few yes#s he was subject to frequent slight attacks, and finally thonght a change of location might be beneficial. With this idea Mr. Robbins visited the different American cities, sometimes in good health and again unable to get out of bed, until in 1888 he finally set- tled in New York. Here, for about two years, he followed his occupation with comparatively little sickness, when he suffered a severe attack which left him, until a few months ago, s martyr to that kaleidoscopic disease. Mr. Robbins recovered somewhat after weeks of idleness and went back to the types, but again and again he was laid up, working only about six days a month. Gradually he grew, worse, and almost discouraged entered the Sisters hospital. After spending many weary months within its walls he was discharged with the awful] verdict 'fncurable." More from a_ sense of duty than with hope he tried other hospitals in the city but with the same result, and resigned to his fate he left for his old home, where he arrived in February, 1893, a crippled resemb- lance of his former self, and was pass- ed unrecognized by his former friends. Here in the house of his father, James W. Robbins, he was bed-ridden until the summer, and then during the warm dsys was able to walk about with the aid of a spiked cane fora few minutes atatime. When the cold weather ap- proached, however, he was again con- fined tothe house, Pink Pills were frequently recommended to Mr. Rob- bins, and in December last he started to take them. The first box was un- noticeable, but the second produced a slight change for the better. More were then taken and the improvement was daily hailed with joy by his friends. The rheumatism slowly but surely left and has not since returned. In March last Mr. Robbins was once more at work and has not lost a day since ; the cane has long since been discarded and *"'Ed" is one of the happiest, jolliest employees in the office. Mr. Robbins is well known in the county and indeed throughout the whole district, and al- though, as he says, he has not got the strength of Hercules yet, Pink Pills have given him for a trifling cost the relief he spent hundreds of dollars in vaiu trying to secure. He considers the disease completely out of his sys- tem and can eat and sleep well, two essential points to good health. Mr. Robbins strongly recommends this <A wonderful medicine to other sufferers. Dr. Williams' Pink Fills strike at the root of the disease, driving it from the system and restoring the patient to health and strength. In cases of par- alysis, spinal troubles, locomotor '@ axis, sciatica, rheumatism, erysipe- las, scrofulous troubles, etc., these are superior to all other treatment. They are also a specific for the troublés méh'a burden, and speedily restore the rich glow of health to sallow cheeks. Men broken down by overwork, worry . | passage. which make'the lives of so many wo-4 slowed to ke "jukee code ONLY TWO BEGULAR VISISTORS ABE. PECTED TO MAKE THEIR - Knowledge. Of all the periodical comets: wh orbits are known with some secu i P Ys ion in 1896. One of these has been started shonld be found on the forth- comets is that known as Faye's, be- veteran astronomer, M. Faye, at Paris, on November 22, inthe year 1848. November 28, 1850. It has also been 20, 1888. in October last, the naked eye. amounts to only about 0.55. its distance somewhat exceeds that o: brought it into our system. made*a very near approach to ter three years before, which ™ comet. This failure, however, of Jupiter. a distance of only about one-sixteenth and this circumstance it was) seven times that of the moon. able for observation ; and in 1779, be- fore another return was due, it ap- alteration. Now Mr. Chandler thought from his by Mr. to visibility from the earth by the at- traction of Jupiter in 1886. Dr. C. nearly seven years, so that it will pro- bably come into perihelion again in year. It is hoped that it will be possi- ble to obtain observations on that oc- casion, by which astronomers will be enabled to come to a-definite decision with regard tothe suggested identity with Lexell's lost comet of 1770. A Spanish Success. Havana, March 26.--The éolumn of been engaged with the insurgent ca- valry, the latter numbering' about 1)- "000-men, under the -leadership of La Cret, at the plantation of San Joaquin. The Spanish cavalry charged the enemy and the latter retreated towards the Gran Cienga, south of Matanzas, leav- ing fifteen killed on the field, Among the latter .were three officers. The arms anf ammunition and fe aed ments. two only are due to return to perihel- seen at seven previous returns all con- secutive ; the other has hitherto been seen at only one appearance, unless s remarkable theory which was then coming return to have been founded on fact. The fornter of these two cause it was first uiscovered by the Its orbit was caloulekell to bea short ellipse, with a period of about seven anda half years, and it only returned to perihelion in 1851, being first seen by Professor Challis at Cambridge on observed at every subsequent return, and was last in perihelion on August Another return to that posi- tion will be due on March 19th next, but the comet was nearest to the earth and was seen by M. Javele at Nice so early as September 26, nearly «1x months before perihelion This comet isa very faint object, and has never been visible to Its orbit is remarkable for its very small eccentricity, whieh When in perihelion the comet never ap- proaches the sun so nearly as the great- est distance of Mars ; when in aphelion, f Jupiter, and it was probably the at- traction of that planet which first The other comet to which we fre- ferred was discovered by Mr. Brooks of the Smitn observatory, Geneva, N. Y:, on July 6, 1889. 8S. 0. Chand- ler, of Boston, showed that it hed have theeffect of greatly changing its orbit. Now, a comet discovered by Messler, at Paris, more than 125 years ago, on June 14, 1770, was calculated by Lexell to be moving in an elliptical orbit, with a period of only five and s half years, but failed to put in an ap- pearance when afterward due, so that it acquired the name of Lexell's lost was explained as arising from violent per- turbations, produced by the attraction The comet had, in fact, approached that planet in 1767 within part of the radius of Jupiter's orbit, brought the comet within view from the earth, which it approached in 1770 within a distance of little more than It pro- bably returned to the perihelion in 1775 or 1776, but in a position unfavor- proached, before coming, indeed, near to that planet than the distance of bis fourth or most distant satellite, and its orbit thus again undergoing a great calculations, that the comet discovered Brooks in 1889 might be Lexell's comet, brought once more in- Lane Brooks' comet was' moving when discovered in an orbit with a period of the spring or summer of the present troops commanded by Col. Payis has troops ulso captured a quantity of cai As IT SPED ON TO CER- | condi ition of the track signalled the ap- ing train which was stopped on 'time. About 25 yards of track on the 4} Grand Trunk almost four miles from the city and about two miles from Dun- das was covered with rocks and debris washed down upon it from thé moun- tain above by the torrents of water from the melting snow rushing down the precipice. The Atlantic express, due here at 2.52, from Chicago, and bound for New York, came bounding down the grade from Dundas and twirled around the curve a short dis- tance above where the blocked track was at about 60 milesan hour. En- gineer Martindale had seen a number of boys waving their coats signalling 'the train to stop, and although he re- versed the engine and applied brakes the train went on. When it reached the blocked track the speed was con- siderably lessened, but the engine and mail car. went through the stones. The baggage car ran off the track and the train soon came to a standstill with such suddenness that the passengers received a severe jolt. Eleven boys from Dundas were walk- ing down the track, and seeing the condition of it pulled off their coats and ran back to signal the express, know- ing it was nearly due, and this was all that saved perbaps the loss of several lives, as the entire train would prob- ably have rolled over the enbankment had not the speed been stopped. The names of the boys are: J. Ranger, W. Cartner, R. MeKay, J. Bailey, H. Scott, J. Cronin, C. Webster, F. Bick- ford, C. Slingerland, F. McLaughlin and G. Hunter. The washout caused considerable delay with the trains. The express with an opera troupe on board, remain- ed at Dundas till six o'clock, when the track was cleared. On the afternoon train from Toronto to connect with the express for the east were about a hun- dred people from Toronto, including two opera companies, and these were |dorced to wait at Hamilton Sa about 4 Levclock, whens train was Among the Toronto people were : ee C. Blackstock, on his way to British Columbia ; Captain Miller of the Queen's Own, and W. F. Maclean, M. P., on his way to New York. The Pacific express from the east went around by Caledonia. Robert Anderson's Bequests. THE MONTREAL MILLIONAIRE LEFT $110,- 000 FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES--AN ESTATE SOMETHING LESS THAN $2,- 000,000. Montreal, March 27.--Your corres- pondent has been able to secure the de- tails of the last will and testament of the late Robert Anderson, whose es- tate 1s now said to be something less than $2,000,000. The following lega- cies were left: Montreal Presbyter- ian College, $25,000; . Sailors' Home, Montreal, $2000; Congregational Col- lege, Montreal, $2000; Queen's Col- lege, Kivgston, $2000: Presbytery of Manitoba, $2000 ; Missionary Society in Manitoba Presbytery, $2000 ; Mani- toba Presbyterian College, $5000; Canada Presbyterian Church, for for- eign missions, $25,000 ; Canada Pres- byterian Churen, for home missions, $5000; Montreal Auxiliary Bible So- ciety, $2000; Montreal Tract Society $2000; Canadas Sunday School Union, g1000; French Canadian Evangelical Missionary Society, $2,500; Students' Missionary Society, $1000; Y.M.C.A., $2000; Protestant House of Industry and Refuge, $2000; Harvey Jnstitute and Home, $2000; Montreal General Hospital, $5000; Mackay Deaf and Dumb institute, $1000; Y.W.C.A., $1000; Ladies' Benevolent Institute, $1000; St. Andrew's Society, Montreal, $1000; Western Hospital, Montreal, $5000; Protestant Insane Hospital, $4700; Boys' Home of Montreal, $1,- 000; Home for Friendless Women, $1,- 000; Canada Presbyterian Church for infirm ministers' fund, $1000; Canada Presbyterian Church for widows' and orphans' fund, $1000; Presbyterian city mission work, $1000; Protestant Infants' Home, $1000; Dominion Tem- perance Alliance, $2000; Nazareth- street School, $520; total, $111,000. © The remainder of the estate is be- queathed among the collateral relatives of deceased. The executors of the will are: Messrs. Robert A. Allan, Av gon of Montreal and Mr. W. A. Allan of Ottawa. , : A. Allan, R. A. Dickson and J. Hick- [ Wididinsge cts Coughs, Colds, | nyc pager "with Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup. Price 25c., alt druggists. that tell, sa: Jt 1 the little ys an old adage. Yes, especially the little brothers. tron cbbdrenerodeite ose Dee Lowa Were Brean Willie Witt--My deah fellow, I nevah use bay rum. Warber--Why not, sir? Willie Witt--Because It goes to my head. The rapidity with witch croup develops calls instant treatment; and yet few heuse- holds are prepared for its visits. An admir- able remedy for this disease is Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. It has saved hundreds of lives and should be in every home where there are young children. Passenger (on the vestibute limited)}-- Porter, dees this train stop at Dinkeyville ? Porter--No, sah ; she doan' even hesitate dar, sah. 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