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dyl voTERs‘ Lists, + Mr. Lauriet said that in ‘fifteen days the time for the commencement of the reâ€" gqflmm'u-auuum n Pnsd TTR EU P imant ~ Galvanized iron wire, number ~12, when «Amported by the makers of . barbed wire, 10 _ The Ffouse went into Committee of Ways andiMfemn s ; . > y 6: sutRTs. . Mr. Foster .moved the adoption of the item ngndhfi shirts in an amended form. As changed it imposed a duty of 25 per cent. ‘aud $1â€"a dozen on shirts costing more than $3 m dozen. . Shirts costing $3 or less per dozen. were atruck out of the item. ‘The item as amended was adopted. n TARIFP OHANGES. f ; 'l’xv!ollovmg items were made to read as follows :â€" °. n S SEVENTH â€"PARLIAMENT â€"POURTH EESSION AT OTTAWA. Em PSEUY Reolled iron or -u’ol. angles, channels, and special sections, weighing not less than 35 pounds per lineal yard ; rolled iron or steel beams, . joists, girders, rod sections, and other plate or structural sections, weighing not less than 25 pounds to the lineal yard, and. rolled iron or bridge plate, not less than 3â€"8 of an inch thick, or less than‘15 incbes wide, and fiat eye bar blanks, 12 1â€"2 per 6aisk L. 0 .. .__â€"â€" _ â€" Mr. â€" Macdonell ‘(Algoma) said he was wy informed thit the tugs usually three times as many feet of lumber ad was atated in their clearance papers. He xb reimponition of an export duty would save to the country many thousand m year. At nt the orhfln%"duwvyed w-.flchcrmqn'l «but ’K.: logs wore -w'dh 4 * h&“-a:z'-n white pine lumber whatever it Sir John Thompson opposed the motion. v‘"'I'h moMonw-P:rnod by a vote of 59 to ~Sir Richatd‘ Cartwright asked where spadesâ€"were manufactured in WCnnec.i:._‘ ~ ‘Celluloid lamp shade blanks ‘were added to the item of ‘‘celluloid" ten per cent. _ . Stereotypes, electrotypes, and celluloids of newspaper columns, and bases: for same, oomrznd wholly or partly of metal or cellâ€" uloid, 3â€"8 of a cent rr square inch,‘ and matrices or copper shells for the â€"same, 2 cents per square inch.. Cases for {:'fll and watches, cases. for silver and plated ware, and for cutlery and other like articles, 5 cents each and 30 per 'r.lv'-'utbuwu- is proposed to have the he present system. The | . ito Iupbeo Je Oimennogne, . Halifas, The item vuqm * to have the revision r-r system, ‘The bill to be introâ€" uced would not make any change in the but would simply provide for the istricts the boundanies of which had been shanged by redistribution. He did not wish ‘o be bound by this, but this was the only Amendment at present in view. i â€"""i;'“‘ e went into Comnjittee of Ways and to consider the tariff. all descriptions, 35 per cont.â€" 7 sf’x!_krdo-' i Poighy M this was a m:oum ‘::ldny. It was a most obâ€" o e rSLC T Nob saas" Mr. !.':ou.rl moved that ** -hovo‘l; and ppades, shovel and spade blanks, hn iron »r steel cut to shape for same," be changed Jrom 35 per cent. to 50 cents per dozen and 25 per cent. f WE NU Sominclels durs snb ia DP _ Cotton clothing and other articles made from cotton fabrics, n.e.s., 32 1â€"%2 per cent. t + & _ INSPRECTION OF SHIPS. . Sir Charles H.\Tupper introduced a bill to amend the Inspection of Ships Act. The bill was read a first time. * vorErs wHo AKE BRIBED.â€" ‘The House went into committee on Mr. Weldon‘s bill to disfranchise woters who have taken bribes. _ 6 & Mr, Foster said the raw .l:‘u&;l for those was protected, was M‘mfly‘fighmfiofiufi (n some »f the articles mentioned. there . was ‘prevâ€" lously a oomgund duty in comparison with which 35 per cent. was a largeore; Auction. , .M-o;::o-&- the duty on fiftm hoes, adges, hatchote, d poles for the same, and edged uoc at Mr, Joncas.contended that the man who gives the bribe should be punished as well ms he who takes it. ~ Mr. Weldon moved that ut;l:o time for the petition under Act be not ::-%ll:ty_ days after the election or _ Creosoted lumber free. h Came or rattan, ?m or otherwise manuâ€" Im__und, n. 0. p.,) 7 !-2pcrotnt- # # .0 _ Glucose or grape sugar, glucose syrup, and corn syrap, or anty :{rnpc .containing u‘:yl;duimhmm thereof, one .cent . per pound, _ _ iesns en t y â€"â€" Vencers of wood not over aneâ€"sixteenth of an inch thick, made from woods native toâ€"Canada, 10 per cent. & C SHOVELS AND SPADKS. ;fi;&u«;:&@&.lv’-. MASTERS .AND MATES, or llnlan&d. charmels, and . weighing than 35 pounds SAw LoGS. a chance of the i n of! the Canadian not rsimpose an export Mr. Foster mioved to wid to the item of undressed lumber on the free list the words ;x‘.‘::“u“.:.%uly.“ loafinm addi was proposed intereat of Manitobaand ‘the Northâ€"West. Mr. Martin moved in amendtent to add the words "and including matohed lum ber," interest of Manitobaand the Northâ€" West. | The following items were made to read %u.:‘:sztudl as _ follows ; â€"Manufactures '“fmpd the words "and including matohed lumber," | wholly or in part of wool, , the The -culvm‘td. and the | hair of the alpacs goat, or other â€" like ‘ aniâ€" item J..-hd by the Finance Minâ€"| mals, viz., blankets and Aannels of every ister was carried. description, cloths, doeskins, cassimeres, tweeds, mdnr‘ evercoatings, and felt TARRAFF CHAKGES. . , eloths, m.e.s., 5 cents per pound and 25 _The following changes and additions| per cent. All fabrics composed wholly or "'n'o'rd" dment| was defeated, and the item M by the Finance Minâ€" 32 per (houeand foe b m © Barroln wsed is WQ: beef and pork, free. Acid acetic uou‘ houci in for the manufacture of ,15 cents per gallon, % cents :d:l.\hul ;or d.:ldn.m over proof, an same for druggista‘ . use to eomhnlflununn}lonmd 1 ¢®nt for each yr- over proof, medicinal, 0 , and pharmaceutical preparationg when m.x::dundod of more t;u o;“::: stance including patent and proj preparations, vfi,nqt-um, pills, powders, troches or lozenges, syrups, cordials, bitters, anodynes, tonics plasters, liniâ€" ments, salves, cintments, pastes, drop‘l. waters, essences, oils, and all chemical ph‘émuuml. or officinal ?urmfiou or medicines not otherwise provided for, all liquidis, fifty per cent, ad valorem, and all ;oaur gvmz%-fiva per cent. ‘ad valorem, ‘provi;ilddfi':l ‘this it:m shall not be held to include drugs and preparations recog= nized by tho“g:ithh u\r United States pharmacopocia as officinal, Bufgiu, carâ€" riages, pleasure carts, and smal 1 :o:xéolu, fishâ€"hooks and â€" twines, to be used in PIegYe PEEREE MAE U CARCT anlale 202 ’Eb.l., mot more thih $50, $5 and‘ 25 m cent. Buggies, costing $50 and over, al children‘s carriages, 35 per cent. . Window shades, 35 per cent., but not less than 5 cents per yard. Books printed b’ fiy Government or by any assoofation for The promotion of science or letters, and official annual reports of religious or benevolent associations, issued in the course of the prodeedings of the said sgsociation to its members, not for the |purpose of sale or trade, free, & Books.not being printed or reâ€" printed in Canada, which are included in the : curriculum of say univ}ni:{“ or inâ€" corporated college in Canada, for use of the students. thereof,â€"books l}nchfly im« ported for the bona fide use of incorporated mechanics‘ institutes, public free,libraries and universityâ€" and college libraries and law libraries, of every duly organized asâ€" sociation or -oeier.z, for the use of its mem:â€" bers, not more than two copies of each book, under regulations to be made by ordersâ€"inâ€"Council, and | books, bound or unbound, which have been printed and manufactured more than twelve &.&l‘l free. Nets and séines are added to the item of not to iflid.":‘r&r’ini tackle or . hooks with flies or trolling -foou or threads or twines commonly used for sewing.or manuâ€" facturing purposes, free. Fire bricks, not to ln‘?:rl‘::op .minmgl. free. Hatters‘ furs, not on skins, hatters‘ plush of silk, or cottom, free. lrom, steel, or‘brass manu‘ factures, which at the time of their imporâ€" tation are of a class or kind not manufactâ€" ured in Canada, when imported for use in the construction or equipment of ships or vessols, free. Flax or hemg is added to the item of jute yarn, plain, dyed, or colorâ€" ed, when imported by the manufacturers of carpets, rugs, and mate, and of jute webâ€" bing or jute cloth, for use in their own factories, free. Green_ coffee is added to "‘tea, except as hereinbefore provided," free, Cyanide of potassium and nitrate of silver, free. . _ â€" _ Mr. Foster said that the duty of 12 cents rrmd and 15 per cenk on that article ad rediced to 15 per cent., and that was a considerable reduction. He did not think it added to the cost of shoes. 2 ‘l‘hfls-‘vup-'d _-:-mondod. TTUUC" O _ PMOSPRATE RocK. . Mr. Wallace, answering Mr. Borden, said that phurhlu rock would come in free along with fertilizers. TARIPY CHaxa®RS, The lollowln" items were amended so as : read â€" as follows :--gr-ciblu, free ; ingles, 20 cent:, snd free when adâ€" mfudlm b’;:.:;.Unihd States ; blasting . mining r, 2 cents per pound ; lfl-‘:. miskot, "rifie? gus, and sporting NMr. Wood (Brockville) introduced a bill respecting units of électrical measure. The intention was> to egtablish standards of measurement now in use by electric comâ€" rniu. The bill was in the line of legipâ€" tion that had already taken. place in regard to weights and measures and inspection of, gis. It was claimed by the. gas companiés.that there was no n.r{lunent that made for inspéction of gas that did not in like manner make for their competâ€" itorsâ€"the electric companies. The bill had received the consideration of the best experts that cculd be cousulted, and was thought by the Govcn‘?mtm be a measâ€" ure worthy of introduction, and of ~being p-;fiy Canal Companyâ€" (Limited\. 0, incorporate the . Cariboo Railway d Ihe Uilars Afrccts Sursst Railway ~ Mr. Gibson asked if it was the intention of the Government to employ the same inspectors as were‘used for the gas comâ€" panies. se > _â€" Mr. Wood (Brockville)â€"Yes. It is not the intention of the @Bvernment to make any new appointments. We believe our present inspectors and officers can, with some instructions, do the necessary work. The bill was read a first time. ELEOTRICAL ENSPEOTION. Mr. Wood (Brockville) introduced a bill N-i and canister powder, 3 centaiper gnnd nitroâ€"glygering, gifint powder, and other explosives, 4 cents Tor pound ; salt, fine, in bulk, and coarse salt, n.e,s., 5 cents put into practical operation Mr. Foster said that the proposed drop from from 20 per cent. to 15 per cent. in black leather was found to be too large, in view of the present competition from the United States:‘ He, thereforo, asked the House to make it 17 1â€"2 per cent., which would be & reduction of 2 1â€"2 per‘cent. as compared with the old tariff, _ _ Mr. Mulock said that the duty on sole léather was a burden upon the poorer flm'"' v"i."vm-" l Barglary Guar nb poond and 3 per on ho cents is fl:mm&;mmh tariff. He hoped thers would be some change in this..â€"The duty should be 5 cents per pound and 25 per cent, â€"â€" The House went into Committes of Ways and Menns. * To incotporate the Weltand Power and ELECTRICAL MEASURE. DRESSED LUMBEB,.............. the Chandiere Eleotric Light seines and fishing lines Y AR®8 ;I'\qkl. not The item was carried made free in the item of molasses. Co(: com butter; for confectioners‘ use, is add ed ‘to the item of cocoa paste and choâ€" colate paste, 4 cents per pound. Slate, roofing slate, not to lxu.«ro 75 cents p-g nu.n, for ‘black or. blue slate, an cents ffor colored slate, when splip or dressed only, and school or wri slates, 30 per cent. . RailWay~spikes are included ‘in the item of cut nails, and spikes of iron or steel 34 cents per pound. Steel rails, w:rtshln‘ not less than 45 pounds perlineal yard, for use in railway tracks, frfoe,'buz this shallâ€"not u(onddto railways for private purposes, nor extend to rails ny:t intrndod}ts be used in common carrying of goods or passengers, nor shall it extend to rails to be used in street railways or tramways. Iron or steel railway cars, or rails in any form, punched or not punchâ€" ed, n.e.s., which term for the purpose of this item shall include all kinds of rails, street rails, and tramways, even though the same‘are used for private purposes .only, and although they are not used or intended to be used in connection with the business of common carryingâ€"of goods or passengers, 30 per cent, per ton. worsted, hair of the alpacé goat or other like animal, £.0, .50-0’-'rnl and 30 . per cent. Bhrru. n.0.8., 35 per cent. Window shades, in piece or cut and hemâ€" med, 35 per gent., but not less than 5 cents per .,ul“:. yard. Socks and ‘wahlq-. of all kinds, n.e.s,, 10 cents per dozen, pair and 35 per cent. 'l‘n»px and threeâ€"ply hmhurru.olvhloh e warp is comâ€" posed wholly of cotton, or other material than 'ul] worsted, hair of the alpace goat or other like animal, 3 cents per square yard, and \25 per cent. . Treble ingrain threeâ€"ply and twoâ€"ply sarpets, composed wholgsol woo!, 5 cents gor 1um yard and 25 per cent. Enamelled floor, stair, shelf, and~thble cileloth, cork matting or carpét, and lincleum, 30 per cent., but not less than 4 cents per square yard. Knitted {oodl of every . description, inâ€" cluding knitted underwear, <n. e. 8., 35 per cent. Oiléd silk and cloth, India rubber, blocked or â€"coated with rubber, n.o.p., 27 12 per cent. *Hogshoads &re An Exciting Experience inâ€"the Rigging of a Vesselâ€"in Arctic Waters, There is an old sailor named Jake, reâ€" cently returned from an Arctio oruise, who has made up his mind not to go on another whalinqrexpedibion, ‘no matter what ‘hapâ€" pens. . The reason is this. _ _ On one occasion during his lete voyage Jake was on watch in the nightâ€"that is, as much niiht'u it ever gets up there in sumâ€" mer, . The sun had been down about awhour, and would rise again about an hour later, It was a beautiful night as the ship lay there in the ice, and the air seemed u&ntilâ€" lating with a phosphorescent glow that penetrated everywhere and made no shadâ€" ows. . On all sides the pack ice lay close to the vessel, and reschas.leor' miles in every direction, broken occcasionally by a large berg or the faint outlines of another ship. The silence was protound; it seemed to proâ€" duces roaring sound like the waves of a distant ocean. Such surroundingsâ€"will put a person in a semicomatose state from which the slightest sound will awaken him with a start. Jake suddenly saw something white in the ?loom climbing the mast. His first impulse was to jump to the deck, but beâ€" fore he could act upon it the white object crawled t,hrongh the lubber hole, and Jake then saw that it was a polar bear, Jake realized that ho was/n a most dangerous position, and began to think of means to. escape. He called to the watch on deck below, but they couldn‘t hear. . He tried to get out under.the canvas, but the beast grabbed him and pulled him back. It beâ€" gan thu'r:ring him, and every time J‘T attempted to move away it would growl. Suddenly his eyes lighted on a rope hangâ€" ing to the deck just back of theâ€"sradle, By this means he thought he could reach the deck. To swing himself free was but the work of an instant, but the bear made a jump and caught hold of his foot. But a When he reached the deck he looked up, and saw the rope swing back to the cradic, where the bear grabbed it. . It tried to do as it had “'o:b..l:ko:o, but Is:d no sooner swung.clear it and fell to deck. The crew had bear -tmr break fast, Seotch Shipbuilders Busy. Duting Arfl the Scotch shipbuilders weta,busy. They Inunched 83 vessels of anâ€" ag te ~eapacity of 33,.781â€"tons, â€" of vhhhgdu.tmm-m-k‘!pm and 11 of 9,286 toms, sailing ships. In the preâ€" ;l‘o‘nt:;nnmnnb;r-:l ln-luvlnfll, tonnage _ 20, n A the Clyde contribatedjas usual the hlr‘d the work,..its total 80 vessels of 28,801 tons; and it is sig that 21,642 ton« ware tor owners. In regard to few vigorons kicks freed him, and then began a new terror, Porhnr the rope was not strong, and would break, or he might miss the stay and swing 1;!::-: the mast and be dashed to death. The moment in the air seemed years filled with horror, and several times Jake wished he had taken his choice with the bear, To grab the stay and hold on was most difficult, â€" and twice Jake‘s hand slipped and almost lost it. work h\.-z.»o ayb';::a by comâ€" -.d«:;a. elo.:.:f';ivilmuo;:i ;?'?I in hand, being 51,000 tons dmh“l‘:l‘ They h_?-i: better than at the same time last year, There is now, after the heavy launches of the month, close on 300,000 tos in hand. With the recent enlargement of the Lonâ€" don depot of the Great Eastern Railroad the largest railway station in the United Kh.‘-b-fil. It oconpies an ares of fourteen and quarter acres. .!‘é‘ & in -rd.hhvo”mfi e vmim Mfi;flflf fl.. â€"'- can grow in & JAKE AND THE WHITE BEAR, THE BEAR CAUCHT HIS Foot, TARRLFF CHA NGES, _ Rorest druggists close their stores at ‘eight o‘clook. & INTERESTING ITEMS ABOUT OUR + ownN CoOUNTRY. Gathered from Yarious Points from the W'c bicycle olub numbers 40 members. Arkona‘s berry basket factory is turning out ten mu..n? baskets a day. _ Wim. Nimmo: has been postmaster of Ravenswood for 23 years. _ The bad packing of Canadian apples is said to be militating against their popularâ€" \ity in England. & ! Amberstburg has the curfew bell law in full operation. a Meaford is considering a plan for a 8y# tem of waterworks. Peberborough . wants $19,200 to run its schools next year, * Listowel will bonus two industrial estabâ€" lishments with $4,500. Montrealâ€"carpenters work nine hours a day at 20 cents an hour. * d â€" During .the summer _ months Gueiph grocers will close at 6:15. s Parkhill‘s popnlnfion is 1,553, and the total assessment $312,115. . The assessors put Woodstock‘s population at 8,882, m decrease of 300. a t PURELY CANADILAN NEWS ml:‘&ufiwh mfion are figuring on a big A lodge of Sons of ‘Femperance has been organized in Forest. i Point Edward merchants generally close their stores at $ p.m. In Belleville & man charged $40 for the use of $1,000 two days, ° j ~The Belleville assessor‘s returns showâ€" the city population to be 10,117. + i ‘The Michigan Central"will erect a new station atâ€"Petrolea, to cost $12,000. Allthechildren of the Walkerville Public school have been vaccinated. A nugnificont horned ow! was recently ahot at \Alt_by J.C. Todd. Canada has now 8,447 post offices, ap increase of 189 since last year. ud A Glenooe druggist is willing to gwap wall paper for oggs. L Arkona has a Jack the Peeper who peeps in windows at night. pst A Picton firm lias contracted to send 1,000 horses to England. Moncton, N. B., is arranging to have an electric atreet railway service. Sarnia‘s astessment roll shows a populaâ€" tion of 6,525, the taxable property being put at $2,045,840. A vein of tin and a new gold mine have been discovered in Rainy Lake, on the American side. During 1893 Scott, Cillis & Co., Strathroy, paid out $120,000 for eggs, h.n:lling n,bou;. 100,000 dozéns. , One hundred cars of ice have been ,shipâ€" ped from Barrie for use on one of the steamâ€" ers at Collingwood. M. O‘Gorman, the wellâ€"kmown boat builder, of Sarnia, is dead, aged 61. It cost a man in Vancouver $15 for trying to ran a pitchifork into a bailitl â€"A judgein Broc«ville said that not one assessment in that townâ€"is properly. made. _Thé Brockville Athletic Association will erect an immense building, with extensive grounids. _ 9 M ty ho l Two Garafraxa farmers must pay $300 costs in a lawsuit about a piece of Tand worth 5 9â€"10 cente. _ > The fifluéfâ€",ion of the excise duty on malt will save from $225,000 to $250,000 to the brewers of Canada. There is some talk of the Forest Excelâ€" sior band being appointed a regimental band‘for the 27th battalion. Mr, Paisley, who died at Rosseau lately, is said to have been 126 years old. â€" The late Mrs. Jane A. Mitchell, of Hamâ€" ilton, left an estaté worth $65,463.57. At the Ottawa hatchery 1,259,000 salmon grout eggs are in process of inoubation. Chatham promises to put an exceedingly strong cricket club in the field this season. Two young ladies took the black teil at the Ursuline convent, Chatham, recently. The Capacity of the Greenfield flour mills at Ayris to be raised from 400 to 700 barâ€" rels daily. The Bérlin fire department bas added chemical ~engines to ite fire protecting system. § The Eondon city council have decided to issue $50,000 in debentures to meet water works expenditure. B The names of two rival baseball teams in Brooke township are Greenbacks and Mossbacks. "K&SE( of Coney Island, im the Lake of the Woods, has been added to Rat Portage for a, park, * A Sarnia hen goes around cackling because she laid an egg 64 inches in ciroumâ€" ferencg and four inches long. ~The G. T. R. will put down 2,000,000 new ties this year and the C. P. R. will have to replace most of its ties: ‘The next convention of fire chiefs of America . will be held in Montreal on the seconid Tuesday in Augus} The Portâ€"Hope Guide recently got judgâ€" ment for $11.50 against a Guelph man who sent back his paper * Refused." Strathroy has a Black Minorca hen which laid an egg 4 inches in length, and 64 inches in cireumference the other dayâ€" Mrs. Green, of Sommerville, is. 83 years bid, She does all her own housework, and recently made a quilt of 2, 500 pieces, Peterborough has two companies of High school cadets, and the citizens will uniform them and equip a fife and drum band. ‘The Sarnia police take the names of everyone seen on the streets after midnight and report the same for entry in a register kept by the chief. Strathroy‘s rrwl.fion at 3,013, against 3,163 last ye Wessment has decreased in th from $1,076,275 to $1,043,072 Canadian architects are loudly complain innplerey to dtvige large piftdings in tois om to in w-'-':t’y in preference to themselves. mm‘. -;â€"&W nually %ud w:':l'-vo :b« ol:: coust plan . is â€" generally. tered by other savages than to them -hzt cloak of civilization -; of Chrisâ€" bananas to offer for the flimsy calico from Indis or America, or for the beads from Birmingham, which now reach them from the Congo. Every caravan which goes up country consiste mainly of slaves, owned hy Zanziâ€" iu-ldo::t Tho.mur\huo:'nho: traffic, greater are the v Conge slavers. ‘The slave llv'-'.: an avâ€" erage only oleven years, and the waste of \ vV‘&;m to the Pacific. Bothwell is s have a crematory. a phitheartty m wt allaces is to be built at Brantford prides itself about its new citi Better to leave the savages to be slaugh» Africa and Its Slaves, at present is yeaur. . The as the same tims Â¥From Canads Almost to ‘the Borders of Fatagonia by. Kail, People who have considered the propes ed railway from the United States through Mexico, Central America and South Amerâ€" ica to.the region bordering on the far south» ern limits of the continent a more idle fancy will find cause to revise their iden on secing Merchant ‘Marine of Different Counâ€" ‘tries. The following statis relating to the merchant marine of theâ€"principal countries, may . be of interest./ The rank given is determined by the tdunage and not by the number of vessels, ;/ * NUMBER AND TONNAGE OP STEAMSHIPS, s No. ‘Tons. . Great Britain......... Germany.............. France .......... .++« United States ..... .:« Norway and Sweden Spain .22 L cllclss HDRRHRAonpRRAGARNIARRTCTTT Tok > on ol Germany.........l.c ce 22. .2 0+ 0 T79 801,984 Fren0n .. ol0, 2222c crvercreccc2ls â€" 800 480,021 United States......c....l.. > 433 447,122 Norway and Sweden......... 949 417414 fimin.m. s vsimatreccceens 906 280,007 OllARd. ... ssll css 2e c ce ce 0000 + 0 201 207,240 HaIY eciorrrierisaarenacerecy â€" AE 223,851 RABiRTt. .l .cc 2222 2ccce 000054 297 153421 The statistics of the sailing vessels show considerable variations, the chief of which in that the United States go to the third place, as seen from the following table: NUMBER AND TONNAGE OF SAILING VESSELS, No. Tons. Great Britain............... 9.277 3.574.817. Norway and Swoden........ 4688 1,502,585 United States. ... ............ 3471 ... w\,l,l?fl,?{a_ GeMMARY. «cce en ce en 1,286 G07,2 TRIY .. .cc lecerivr in ce en uc 1.m§,, 535471 Teusel® .. .1c 200nsa0cr is i ioi ce + PA 356471 FFARCO.. .. .. oo lssn rascebes e nss 1490 257,44 t GPEOOE .. . .+. 2.200 . re.. .o+ m 0 AABL 245,035 Fenmisit e iic .. §70 150,085 ad : Great Britain..........c..... 9.277 $.904,817 Norway and Swoden........ 4688 1,502,585 United States. ... ............ 3471 ... w\,l,l?.’!,?{a_ GeMMARY. «cce en ce en 1,286 G07,2 "nlylmg 535471 Teusel® .. .1c 200nsa0cr is i ioi ce + PA 356471 FFARCO.... .. oo s seeasc ns nns 1490 2957,44 t GPEOOE .. . .+. 2.200 . re.. .o+ m 0 AABL 245,035 Denmark..cciclclss0ncccc2 0+ $10 150,085 From the two tables above, the following table of to:als is made, showing the rank of the seven largest countries when both steamsbips and sailing vessels are considerâ€" Great Britain............... 14871 9.461,468 Norway and Sweden....~.. 8,637 2,000,009 United States, . ... ........ .. 8804 1,870,397 Gerinany...... .ccscc sc 0ce> 2008 1,460,203 Tinly ces ioi ceccr ic nce ut $9 730,322 FFARO®. . 2.c cce cce e ce en 1,000 738,305 Rushiq . ... .2 0000000000000 +( $,001 500,805 Great Britain, it is observed, leads in both steam and sailing vessels, and in total topnage exceeds that of the other six countries combined.‘ Out of thirtyâ€"seven new steamers of between ‘6,000 and $,000 tons appearing in 1893, twentyâ€"two fly the Con® BDP! ce Sotulitias Mnb fibe Britis A Hamilton despatch. says :â€"About 12 o‘clock on Saturday David Dow was disâ€" covered in a room in one of the buildings being repaired at the corner of Hess and George streets with his thromt out from ear to ear :Fi ‘horribly mapgled. The wind« pipe waicut through. Close beside him lay a g;-inch hand saw stained with blood, and which is supposed he used in sawing his own throat, When the deed was done the unfortunate mian was alone, and ‘the meniâ€" bers of his family state that it was an aociâ€" dent, although it was, evidently, an attempt to suicide. Dow is a plasterer; and for many years has been a partner in the firm of Dow Bros., contractors, and with his brother has been working for some days at the houses where he was found. He had jumped trom the back secondâ€"storey winâ€" rdov. hlling into an excavation {y the cellar windows, but escaped with little injury, and then went upstairs again and ‘jnmr«l out a second time, from which he }rionved an ugly cut over one aye. His brotber, thinking it was an accident, adâ€" vised him to go to a doctor to have the wound duuedg, but the next time he was seen was when he was discevered with his throat out. . He was conveyed to the home of his brother, on Canada street. Dow is about 55 years old, is well known in the city, is a member of the McNab rtreet Presbyterian church, and has a family of five c{ildrm. No reason can be ascribed for his rash act "I saw an odd l‘ifhb in Luzerce county a fow days lm" d & traveler from the West the other day;~ "‘Six mules that had for four yeats hauled cars in the lower worki of a coal shaft to and from the foot I:rthe shaft had to be brought up owing to the flooding of the mine on account ‘of fire. . The mules in ail that time had seen no Iisl-lt stronger than the flicker of the little Davy lamps the miners carried. The sun was in its zenith when they reachâ€" ed the surface, and the atmosphere was as chout M# ORyistuish 1 oo 6) 0020000020205 5.. ‘ "Who;nz.h;l become accustomed to #be sunlight elevated their heads and slowly swept their gase over sulm rlu,-h, mountains and horiron .::lh and agxin. Toward sundown ux s into f choram m«- brays, the like of which Was never trom mules before. "After a quarter of an hour of that music they took to kicking, jumping, whirling -dullhyhér‘o.d-_.ffl" four days they t their time gazring at the ...n.mzm ud:!. Mnsq food and water, not even nibbling at the grass, and _not as much «* blinking an eye in "** The astonished creatures cloed t.h‘fr eyes to shut ott the flood of strong light, and kept them tightly closed whi‘c Ju were being driven to m pasture lot a -(g distant and turned loose. There they cleat they couldn‘t understand it. sleop. Attempted Suicide at Hamilton. Mules Delirious With Pleasure. A 4,000 MILE RAILROAD.\ _ ppearing in 19795, won‘yâ€"tmo "y ° IE flag, funce following with nine. No, Tons. . 56941 5,886.6M .5 B 801,984 * s0o _ 430,021 . 433 447,122 l0 09 00 41741 10 3sso â€" 280,007 .0 201 207,240 108 an3,851 1 gor 158}4@4 No. Tons. 9,461,468 2,009,009 1,870,397 1460,203 730,322 738,305 500,805 Letters patentthave recently been ‘issued upon a mew and useful improvement in bicycles which bids fair . to revolutionize their construction in the near future. 4t hubu_.thubjntd\h.uyc_n-"u proâ€" Without Additional Weight This Whoek Can be Put Into a Yory Smail Comâ€" «* (DCCICY 29 WEA A. P Thus the frame is strengthened and the several parts l‘ur sécured Wy and quickly adjusting locking mechanism. As this improvement has to do wholly with the frgme, all the valuable parts of the ordinâ€" n?( patterns are retained and applied to the fol dlnr bicycle. That this invention is rig'}n" :l:lllnodwilh :.lh. dcmndll of the t-i{lii-q an ton to ularize cyolin can be l'udily‘n“:n.y Ongogl the ol:i'c( obg- jections to the bi:}ch as at presenc conâ€" structed is the care and bother of it when hot in use, ~When a saving in lro,o is secured without materially affecting the symmetry and beauty of the bicycle asâ€"m present constructed, and without adding materially to its weight or cost, one can readily see the value of this invention and what a future it promises to this mode of travel and sport. In China human hair is actually transâ€" plmud; and_those who engage in it, find it agremunqrative occupation. ~ This hairâ€" lanting business owes its ~prosperity to m syperatition, _ Chinese physiognomists say e eyebrows and whiskers of a mans are ust as essential in their relations to his success inclife, asâ€" his other q:anflm If the eyebrows are thin, or whiskers are sickly, his luck, will be thin and his health will be poor. <Therefore, in order to atop the train of bad luck, which Nature has unfortunately ordained for him, he orders his eyebrows changed or replanted by a hairâ€"planving professor. _ i This is done by first carefully pulling out the rebellious or unlucky hairs in the éyebrows. . The next operation is to select 1--11;',0{ hair on the netk of the patient, or behind his ears, that wonld suit for & fine eyebrow, and reduce the hairs down. to the rightlength. A fine pair of sharp: pincers is picked up with the left hand, and selecting a suitableâ€"sized bair, the operator. jerks it out by the root, and with ‘ the right hand, he quickly pierces a minute hole in the skin of the bald eyebrow in a slanting direction, and while the point of ‘ the needleâ€"like instrument is still on the edge of the hole, the root of the pulledâ€"up. hair is carefully inserted,. But if blood cozes out of it before the hair is planted, the hole will not be used on that day, for fear ofinflammation, and not sufficient nuâ€" triment for the hair to take proper root.. ‘This operation is repeated until every hair in the eyebrows is replanted or enlarged. The putient usually experiences pain in the eyebrows for about twentyâ€"four hours, after which he goes out and shows himself to his friends. The professor charges more for planting eyebrows than fo:slmting wniskers, because of the mng varied degrees of slanting each hair in order to make the:eyebrows Jook natural to the man, or to suit the ideas of the physiognomist. Two. Beautifully Furnished Conchesâ€"â€" They are Used on Her Continâ€" L £ ental Journeys. The two railway coaches which the Queen uses on her continental journeys were built ESE her I(:ijo&y ii'ii&!}i-'i.;:i-d‘tbcy"' :u;o er own pro'plnl ey are % at Brnm?-, :?:ho Gare du Non{, and h'l". jnmeen thoroughly overhauled and renoâ€" va . : The day saloon is furnished with two sofas, two arm chairs, one large foot stool, all covered with blue silk, with yellow fringes and tassels. The walls are hung with biue silk for the dado, and pearl gray above, brocaded in pale yellow, with the rose, shamrock, and u:mf.. The curtain® are blue and white, and a dark Indian carâ€" pet covers the floor, There is a large cenâ€" tre table and two‘small ones, The ventilaâ€" tor in the center of the ceiling is of cut glass, and there are four ligfiu in the ceiling. ‘The catriage is lighted at night by four oil lamps fixed in brackets on the walls, while shaded reading lamps are also used. . There are electric bells, and one of the Highland attendants travels in a sepâ€" arate small compartment in front of the saloon. A short covered corridor connects the day saloon with the |laerin| carriage, which is divided into a suite of small rooms. . The dressing room, whi¢h is hung in Japazese style, with bathboo on the floor, contains a wziu metal bath and aâ€"wash hand stand covered with red morocco leather ; all of the toilet articles are of the same metal as the bath, The bedroom is decorated im gray and brown, There is a large bed for the Queen: and a smaller one for Princess Beatrice, both of which were maunfactured in the roinl stores at Windsor, and all the bedding is bought fresh for each journey and taken away afterwards. . There is also a lt.’-p room in which the two maids sleep on sofas, â€" Since the present coal strike has threatenâ€" ed to bring about a coal faminé, American railways have been devoting considerable attention to the matter of substituting oil for coal as fuel for the locomotives. u" in claimed for it that it has many advantages over coanl for this :.n A m::.d -fl::iom; steam préfeure can intai oil fuel than with coal. 1‘:3'.:‘:... of carryâ€" ing it is much les«. 1t can be fired.with a much less> itare ~of labor, and the fire can be to suit the requirements of the moment with a much greater m j fuel on railronds in many places. Russian roads use it in this very .. The :l- followed in mmmm uced some years ago by Thomas Urquhart, superintendent of locomotives on one of the roads, and since its introduction it has gone into general use. Some of the English roads also use it for flr'-, their steamâ€"engines, and its use for train fuel is quite general on Ti whether sar resouf Sar in thie dncostion do not warrant some attention being pain to such arrangements as will render us for l mefn"‘ Transplanting Human Hair. QUEEN VICTORIA‘S TRAIN A FOLDING BICYCLE, A. i.) now oil is very extensively used as THE BIOYOLE FOLDED: Oil as Fuel. lent of American coal wit and messengers in his department at the Pariliament buildings, Sir Oliver‘s salary i $7,000 atyear, besides his sessional allowance of $600 a year. ‘The total amount of ralaries paid to the eight members of his staff is $10,850. The miscellaneous expense of his office for 1893 was $2,900.79. ®DUCATION, p Hon, G. W. Ross, Minister of Education has a salary of $4,000 a year. There are twelve assistants, clorks and messengers in his department, their totel yearly salaries being $13,482,66. â€" The miscellancous office expenditure tor 1893 of Mr. Ross‘ depart« ment was $2,408,28. ONTARIO‘S . CABINET MINISTERS AND THEIR ASSISTANTS. The Amnmal Pay Roll of the Provincial * _CROWN LAXD§ BHon, A. S. Hardy is Commissionerâ€"of Crown Lands, and in the various branches of the department, including the Bureau of Mines, there are thirtyâ€"two regular assisâ€" tants and clerks on salary. Thesalary list of Mr. Hardy‘sdepartment for 1893 was $45,â€" 732,25. The office expenses for the same yeat amounted to $10,808,22. â€" This includes sum of $3,002,10 paid for the services ol twelve clerks and writers engaged temporâ€" arily during the year. 2 Hon, C.F. Fraser, Commissioner of Public Works, receives a salary â€"of $4,000, and the adsistants, clerks and messengers in his deâ€" %tmon& number twelve, the sum â€" of $19,â€" hingg\id o the Minister and his staff in 2803. < The office expense of this departâ€" ment for the past year was $2,247.66. .â€".â€"__ PUBLIC MONEYS, Hon. R. Harcourt, Treasurer‘of the fro- vince, also gets $4,000 a year. â€" He presides over the audit‘office, the liocnlinf and jusâ€" ticiary mccounts‘ branch, and is also Registrarâ€"General and chief of the Provinâ€" cial Board of Health. In all the departâ€" monts over which Mr. Harcourt presides there is a staff numbering thirtyâ€"six. Their total salaries for the past year amounted to $38,332,67 . including tfi salary of the chief, . The miscellaneo xpenditure for all the branches for 1893 m-g:o,eu.ct. ,' & ~* PROVINCIAL SECRETARY, ; Hon.J. M.Gibson, â€"Previncial Soonurg',oh also Chief offPublic Institutions. Mr.Gibson also Chief oftPublic Institution®. Mr.Gibson has ninteen assistants olerks and messongers in his department,and their salaries for 1893, with $4,000 for the Minister,â€" amounted to §28,134,40. . The office expenditure for the same period was $6,464.09. 1 ~~ AGRICULTURAL Hon. John Dryden, Minster of Agriculâ€" ture, has also charge of the immigration office. ~His salary, $4,000 and that of his eleven assistants, clerks and messengers, amounted to $16,000 for the year 1893, whilst his office expenses footed up $2,371. 31. > 5 Hon. E. H. Bronson is a member of the Cabinet Council without portfolio, and does not control any of the departments. mistiertraxzous. There are also the Queen‘s Printer‘s deâ€" partment, salary bill $2,600 ; ‘Registry Inspector‘s office, salary bill $1,500 ; insurâ€" ance branch, salaty â€"bill, $4,600, and the salary of an investigation clerk, $1,800, making a total of seven officials with salaâ€" ries Amou*ng to $10,500.. _ The office exâ€" pen.u_{ol‘ e year amounted to $12;184.26. *" L®GISLATION. Hon. Thomas Baliantyne, Speaker of the House,.enjoys the privilege of controlling a staff of 16 officials, most of â€"whom are anâ€" gaged the year round. They come under the head Legislation, and received $13,293â€" 10 in one year.. _ . se a*. The total expenses incidental to the thirtyâ€"nine days‘ sitting of the Local Legâ€" islatare in 1893, including the printiz:{ of bifi\h, etc , was $138,924,82, this including the aum of $56,102.40, paid to members for sessional indemnity and traveling mileage. ‘The total salaries and office expermes disâ€" bursed ‘for 1893 to Ministers and the offiâ€" cials under their control in the Parliament buildings was as follows : : Sir Oliver Mowat .. 9 Hon. G. W. Ross :13 Hon. A.8. Hardy.... 32 Hon.C.F. Frasor ... 13 Hon. R. Hnr&?n «. 37 Hon.J. M.Gibson . ... 20 Hon. John Dryden.. 12 gflw‘k“‘“o:i'ljé“i" 7 pea an gisâ€" lnt.m..“. ..... .162 Besides these officials, some 125\ ressional writers and messengers, 18 pages, and three attendants were engaged during the proâ€" gress of the ‘03 session, at a cost of $15,579â€" 05. « About oneâ€"tenth of the revenue of the entire province is paid out for salaries and office stationary and furnishings in the Parâ€" liament buildings in the Queen‘s Park. . The United States Department of Agriâ€" culture, in its report just issued, gives the resulté of its invuuinlonl into the cost per more of raising wheat and corn in that country besed upon estimates from over 25,000 practical farmers. in the case of wheat, and over 28,000 in the case of corn. In view of the present low prices of wheat and corn, the importance of diversified farming is urged upon farmers, The followâ€" ing summary of estimates as to the average cost per sore ofraising wheat and corn it presented :â€" . os . -’l‘i::r- is a r-o;;:l;rlhfi of about 150 at work in the buildings each day. _ The romance of paste diamonds and sham jewellery has yet to be written. ‘* Never mind the cost, dear, choose just #what you like," -u-:‘.-u-u recently to a lady whom he taken into a jeveller‘s shop, ~Wrewr â€"brterâ€"viveâ€" tleman peared and uested that She jewels in the ting be repinced by ‘‘parte $5.53 per acre of wheat and $3.50 per scre of corn for the year 1893,â€"but it must be Manuto. . ... .00 ce eccecec «++ 246 or planting......... .37 IVAURG.. .. .ccscc cce T/oc gum«nflnflu.... 1.19 Total................ 4. $W00 ge . $11.71 In the Decémber + the farm value was given u":'lo vheat and $8.21 for corn. This would show on the face of it a‘virtual loss to the farmer of w..a.""fl'b?.' and that of corn much w the average. Rent of land dinmonds" and forwarded to the Department, â€" No. of _ Salaries, ’p â€" Offcials, Who Labor in the Parlisment Build‘ ings at Toronto. Totals. Meanness and Deceit. €ost of Production. . PUBLIC WORKS, flce atoiite ... .A 306 $221,704 13 $152,912 32 $ 17,350 00 17,482 66 45,732 26 19,250 00 38,832 67 28.134 40 18,050 00 10,500 00 Wheat 28,872 15 $ 281 0 £.16 $ 2900 79 2408 28 10,808 a 2,247 10,606 04 6464 08 2,371 31 4.084 20 Office. Expenses. 110,082 67 $ 3.03 42 N: