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LOME AND HUME-RULE. i 'iitiqu l-oui.Harrrllrd WILL THIS SUIT THE AGITATORS P The Marqui* of Lome ii trendmt; m bix father'* fooMlep* a* sensational doctrin- aire. He but come out IM an advocate of Iri*h Hotne Kale, with a brand new panacea for IribU ditoouteut. He has elaborated :t in a long article junt published 10 the April oomber of the Conttmporary lierieu-. Ire- land, be eayi, melauionuglur a Parliament of ber OWE, but at the tame time tbe English atateemeu di>em it intolerable thac the imperial sway of I u K luJ nhould be removed from one of ber fairest poeet>siuLt>, or tbat tbe van! interests of Englishman should be left to the meroy of au indepen- dent and perhaps bcwiile legulatnre. He therefore propose* a* a compromise what be ealli Provincial Home Rale in Ire- land " He would nave four Provincial I>ie* tbat of Leineter. to tit at Dublm . of MuuHier, at Cork; of I'Uter, at Belfast, and of (Jounaugnt, at Galway. TbeM Diets should eacb consist of an upper house or aenaie, and a popular branon or chamber of deputiee. The term of atrvice in tbe upper house be would eetablub at ux yean, one third of tbe member* being elected every two years, while all tbe member* of tbe lower house should be elected biennially , all tbe member* of both bouses 14 be elected by popular ballot, subject to the aame regulations and the name <iualiD'oatiou* tor elec- tor* a* now prevail for Parliament. 1 he power* and dutiee of thete Diem tbe Marqni* would have confined strictly to looal purposes, eucta a* thd imposition and collection of tbe poor rate*, ncbool taxes *ad Msessment* tor looal public improve- ment* and tbe maintenance of public order within tbe prowooial limit*. He would leave undisturbed tbe administrative uaobinery of tbe island, comprising tbe .Lord Lieuteaanoy, the County Lieuten- ancies and all otner Crown official*, and would leave to tbe Imperial Parliament the ' levying of tbe Queen's tax and tbe enact- ment of all general law* for tbe government of the island M at preneut The Marquis argue* that tbe Irishmen's [ride in their local assemblies would sup- plant their desire for a central Parliament at Dublin ; that their tame for electioneer- ing and for enjoying tbe power of tbe ballot would b* amply gratified by tbe frequent election* provided, and tbat those functions of government of which they see and feel the results mo*t directly, being exercised by their own representatives, they would have Ih* feeling of governing thimsclve* ; while in regard to all things vital to 1 1 ug lisb or imperial interests, matter* would remain the way they are at present. i-UUHINu AI LOSJIX'g hlATECRAH. A oorresppndeat thi* evening asked Mr. A. M. Sullivan, tb* eminent Irish pub- heist, for hi* opinion of tbe Marqui!' article Bosb !" exclaimed Mr. .Sullivan. ' Hi* Lordship doesn't Know what be ii writing about, ilia proposal show* that bu ignor- ance of Irish attain i* umply deplorable. Tbe Marquis i* fresh from Canada. Tb* Canadian* ar* peculiarly loyal and at tbe same time extremely jealous of their looal right*. They posses* local legislature* and ate eentantad with tb. teneral domma. tion of England. Lorn* think* it would be a solution of the Irish question to apply tb* Canadian system to Ireland. Hut tne Iriih situation is tb* very reverse of the (anadian. Tb* people of Ireland are con tented with their district governments and * * w *f againil the general domination of England. Th* Canadian* don't wish to be a nation : the Iriih do. Tbe Canadians protest against independence the Irish ar* rebel* against allegiance. The main ource of trouble in securing denrable legislation for Ireland is tbat those who ootrolBritub opinion* and Parliament are all at leMt as itinerant of Irish affairs M Lome. Hi* proposal to end Irish re- bellion atiamut English Government bv giving the Irish more looal right* and lees nationality is like an attempt to quench a oread stuffed beggar's thirst by giung him more dry bread. Perhaps, however, I PRINCE LEOPOLD'S FUNERAL. An Imnreitiv* Ceremony Attended by the Queen and Royal Frmiiy. GOLUWIN SMITH ON THE PRINCE. A London cablegram last (Friday) night ays : Tbe Dean of Windsor awaited the funeral procession at tbe entrance to the Mt m< in*! Chapel. Conspionou* among the wreaths of flower* was one from 1 .1 10m pre** Eugeuie. After a short religions service the royal persona*' a withdrew. A second funeral rervioe was celebrated later, with none present sav* the Queen, the Duchess of Albany , and the Diau of Wind- sor. A la*t (Saturday ) afternoon's telegram is a* follow* : Tbe f uueral service* over the remain* of I'riuoo Leopold were held this noruing in St. George'* Cbapel. The Queen. Prinoe and Prinoess of Wales, JVriDoeates Christian, Louise and Beatrice, Crown Priuoe Frederick William and other royal personages were present. Tbe Prinoe of Wale* followed tbe coffin a* chief mourn*r. Tb* remain* were deposited in tbe vault at Frogmore. Prof. Uoldwiu Bmith relerw to the death of tbe Prinoe in tbu mann*r: A more amiable disposition or pleasauter manners there could not be. Prinoe Leopold'* life seemed likely to be a happy one. It had, at least, the prime slemeut of all happi neas, union with a woman worthy of love. Claremont, tb* palace which was built by Clive out of tbe spoil* of Indian oonqueit, in which hi* last dark yean were passed, and where tbe wild itory of hi* tieroe and towerinn ambition came to it* tragic close. EW SCHOOL REIULAT10NS. atlstlBf to Ike TtatktfV OrliftfaUt, READING AND WRITING TESTS INTRODUCED. t-i-.l-lo,, i. tii.au ru e. ,h- -,,,,1, ol had become, byaounous turn of destiny the joyou* home of the young Duke and Duouess, with tbeir little domestic court. One large room bad, according to tradition, been built by special order of tbe imperious proconsul to accommodate carpet of vast dimensions, tbe gift cf an Indiaa prince, which still coven tbe floor. In that room and on that carpet gathered round the piano tbe bright little circle wbiob seemed to have tbe promise of many yearn of domeitio happinm*. But the gentle and gracious young wife, who was the centre of the circle, is a young widow Perhaps, after all, as these are not good time* for royalty, the Priuoe who had such a high ideal of royal duty may have been taken from evil to oome. Hi* aspirations might have been disappointed, and disappointment might have brought a cloud even upon the sunny lit* of Claremont. 'i ii-i, .....i lira wli By regulations recently adopted, some change* are effected respecting tbe exami nation* for teachers' certificate!) lu July next. 1. Reading ha* heretofore been neglected to a certain extent in our High School* and a* a consequence no examination was required in thi* lubject from candidate* applying for second or third class oertifi- oaM*. The new regulations provide tbat every candidate must read a passage to be selected by tbe County Board of Exammeri, and ic the presence of an examiner ap- pointed by the County Board for Urn pur- pose, tbe result of tbis test to be sent to tbe Education Department. It ii thought by this mean* that greater attention will be paid to thi* very important subject of the school curriculum. ~2. Another lubjaei \ery much neglected i* writing, snd in this uo standard WM required. I'nder the uew regulations excellence in pennansbip will be abso- lutely necessary. Although writing is not generally regarded a* a test of scholarship till it i* very desirable tbat greater atten- tion should be paid to it in our public chock, and excellence in a teacher is one way of securing excellence in the pupil. . To encourage the study of music and GOSSIP FRO!*! LONDON. I A BH.IU. I s| >. v, . >ol. . lrSi IK, . . . nl 'it liopli.. Mr. Bright* illneas has been more sen- ous than tbe bullet in* bav* avowed. He WM aaid for some day* to have extensive inflammation of the lungs and much fever, and his condition wa* not then fiee from danger, hi* age btmg considered. He has since improved under tbe ikilful treatment of Dr. Dudgeon, on* cf the leading boiu.i > patbio physicians, and is to-day decidedly better. Tbe Queen maintain* good health in aipile of the shook mused by tb* death of the Duke of Aloany. Her medical advisers insist on the necessity of outdoor exercise. In oonsrqn*noe ol this she drive* daily about tbe private ground* at Windsor. From a pecuniary point of view the Uuobussof Albany is left in a comfortable position. She bae the dowry voted by J'nr liament, which amount* to u,,(KX> a year. Tbe Duke wa* careful in tbe management of hi* financial affair*, so that he wa* enabled to aettle upon tbe Duchs** by hi* will a further yearly sum of 13,000. and eave ber also a sufficient sum for keeping up Claremont, Charle* Iteade. wbo ha* been loig an n valid, i* now dang*roulv ill with bron- chitis. Hie condition to-day is so critical tbat there i* little hope of hi* recovery. Mr. Gladstone i* suffering not only from bronchial difficulty, bat also from aoiatioa. Hi* wife and family itrongly urge him to accept a peerage without delay. Edwin A. Abbey, the American artist, and Alfred I'anon*. tbe leading landscape III H>l 1 < II 'III I I A Hrlir I- 1* hi Kr.uli. IB ilir ll.nih ol Tbrrr Oirm. A Pituburg. IV. telegram **yi: A Cumberland. Md special say* : A pri/e tight came off at Uyndman, Pa., near tbe Maryland State line, at an early hour this morning, between a Hungarian named Niokvest, formerly a 6t. Louis eport, and an unknown, alleged to be Kilraim, a Bo* ton pugilist Tbe fight wa* arranged a ibort time ago and the party left Hunting, don, Pa. last night in coal car*, arriving at Hyudman at 8 this morning. During tbe trip a melee occurred on the train in which several person* were injured. Arriving at Byndman a ring was pitched and a fight begun. Fifty. three rounds were fought with tbe advanUga about even, when tbe cry of ' foul " was raised. A terrible riot ensued in wb ich pistol* and knives were freely ued. Tbe riot lasted some time, and at tbe con- clusion three men. including Niokvest, were stretched on tbe ground dead, while' several otben were badly wounded. Nick- vast wa* shot through the heart. Noarre*te reported. drawing an examination may be passed in either or both of these subject*, and tbe number of murk, obtained by tbe candidate will be added as a bonu* to the total ob- tained in the obligatory subject*, and thus assist in making up the aggregate necessary for a oertinoate. It is hoped by this means to encourage the study of m;mc and draw- ing in all tbe public school* of Ontario. 4. Tbe examinations f or seoond -class will immediately follow tbe intermediate and third class examiuatious, so tbat both can be taken by tbe same pandidate, but third- not be awarded on gave a dinner on Mr Lawrence Bar- complication* of When the Karl class certificates will seooud -class papers. Every candidate will be required to , hbould give Lorn* credit for the intelligence of the malignity bis article appear* to con- tain. His idea seems to be to set tbe Irish people by the can by reviving the four boa- tile kingdom* . ID other word*, to conquer tbe Iri*b by dividing them against one another. UIM itcbeme is so ridiculous tbat in the London clubs it i* already dubtx d Lorn*'* Irish Bom* Rule (Limited) '" A ll<> I Ml I (I M.| ,. The -.. ..,,.., !(,,,,.,. ,,.,,. ||, r , r "" *l It KII.M A la.t (Thursday) night'* Winnipeg des- patch says John and George Htevenson were hanged at Kegina this morning for tbe atrocious murder of John McCarthy at Troy junction. McCarthy formerly lived in Perth county. Ont. The half-breeds pay a fee of one dollar toward* defraying the expenses of bis examination. Hereto- fore these examinations have nt the Province between f.VOOO and C,000. It is considered just tbat candidates themselves should bear tbis burden, and in doing so they are only lubmitting to tbe obligation imposed upon candidates at tbe law exami nations at OHgoode Hall asd elsewhere. It has been tbe practice in tbe depart- ment in order to retain successful teacher* in tbe profession to renew third-class certi- ficates on tbe recommendation of the Inspector and the Board of School Trustees without re-examination. Tbis custom ha* been found to operate injuriously. Many teacher* were content to continue teaching en tb* third-class certificate trust- ing to the indulgence of the Inspector and the *xig*noiee of tbe Board* of Trustees for a renewal. I uder the new regulations no renewal can be obtained without re- xamioation except under very cpecial cir- cumstance*, but in order to prevent the worthy teaoner from leaving the profesmon tbe I oipector ia to be allowed to add any number of marks up to VOO to the number made by such a candidate at tbe non- pro- fessional examination. In this way the teacher ii obliged to keep op with the educational advancement of tbe country by constantly reviling bii studies, and if inooessful his service* re- ceive an appropriate reward. It is also hoped that a re-examination will have tbe tendency of inducing many wbo would b* disposed to repose upon tbeir laurels to [res. into the ' tension paintat of England, Thur, ' ,\ evening to rett at the Continental Hotel. Cover* were laid for forty guests, among whom were Home of the most prominent men in art and liter, ture in London. The divorce suit of the Earl ;of Huston developed matrimonial opera bonfte absurdity. had produced the husband of hi* wife, who was alive at tbe time of ber marriage with him, and bad apparently won hi* case, tbe wife produced other witnesses to show tbat tbe first husband had a wife living when he married ber. This rendered valid ber marriage with tbe Earl. Th* detaitn of the Colin Campbell case are gradually oozing out. They are of an unpleasant and painful rather than of a disgraceful character. Tbe husband i* very indignant and, it i* said, threaten* to bring an action against his wife, wbo is notoriously indiscreet. A nobleman ia mentioned in the case, wbo ha* already had more than his share of Divorce Court pro- minence. Tbe Sui' sayo Mary Anderson ban found it necessary to protest against the many matrimonial paragraph* which ar* cer- tainly beginning to barm ber. as there wa* an uneasy impression tbat they were advertising puffs tent out by injudicious friends. Bbe protests that they are the production of an enemy. Ai a proof of the good-will she enjoys among ber profession, ihe mentions that she received HOC letters after her profession*! matinee. Latest 8roiith flew*. Lord Maedocald of the Isle* i* reported to be lying at Nioe seriously ill. Sir Lyon Playfair ha* been asked to ac a* Preudent of tbe British Association a. Aberdeen in 1HK1, and ha* consented. Bishop Wordsworth, of tbe diocese of St. Andrew*, preached on March 16tb in tbe Established Churcb of that town, appearing in tb* pulpit in full Episcopal robe*. Tbe last tun* a similar event look place in St. Andrew* was in lli8. A Caledonian wbo claimed that the beet poet* were Scotch, giving Sbakspeare a* a specimen, replied to an objector's doubt whether Sbaknpeare vau a Scotchman, that bis abeehtv would warrant tbe sup- pooeetion ' It i* rumored tbat at tb* approaching tercentenary celebration of tbe Edinburgh I'mven-ity three profewor* ill be knight- ed. Tbe medical professor said to be selected for tbe honor i* a well-known ton oologist. Captain Uardner, late master of tbe ship Guyana, of Glasgow, was landed on the 12ib ult. at Southampton, and removed to tbe workhouse suffering from acute reli- gion*' mania. When off Ascension Captain Gardner attacked and mortally wounded Oily, hi* chief officer, and a colored seaman named Kowland. She is very mad* a full confession of tbeir guilt and sentence expectant M rdrflnc Oma. A cablegram from Paris says: Tbe marriage of Prinoe Carlo I'jniatowiki to Miss Maud Ely Goddard yesterday wai tbe great social event of tbe week. Tbe Protestant ceremony wac solemnized in tbe American Episcopal Church, Hue Bayard. The Cathilio ceremony occurred im- mediately afterward, in tbe Church of St Pierre de Cbailot. Th* toilet of tbe bride consisted of a dree* of raised velvet frei/e upon white natiu ground, a petticoat richly worked with eeed pearln, a bouquet of orange blossoms at the side of the skirt and another cluster looping up tb* tram of tb* petticoat. She wore a necklace of a triple row of pearls fastened with a diamond unap without pendant*, the gift of the bridegroom, a tuile veil, and a bridal wreath of orange blossom*. Among the preeenUwere a diamond neck- lace from tbe mother of Prinoe Poniatow. ski, a oorbeille composed of white and blu* lorget-me-not* forming upon tbe lid a coronet of p.usien. a diamond necklace with .nterlaoed diamond chain, a bracelet, a gold watch with monogram in diamond* a carnation loaded with brilliant* and admitted tbe justice of tbeir They met death with cheerful. ,.^^,, face*. Father L.aroo'ie Hugonant attended to their spiritual welfare. The scaffold and appliances were complete and worked admirably. Tbe drop wa* ten feet. Both disd instantaneously. Th* execution was private, and no demonstration wa* made by tbe half breed Indian population. The execution will have a salutary effect. Tbe confession of tbe prisoner* i* very long. > I Ktinrfi .in <>..,, "i. ...... h, r . ay* : The Peru- napphir**, a bracelet composed of a mooaic of jewel*, a diamond arrow sheath forming a brooch, a Muaigrette set witbbrilliantu a set of alabaxter vanes from Lady Kinnoul and Lady Muriel Hay, a fan of grey featli n with stuffed birds, presented by Mme. I>e Bront*. a silver gilt ooftee nervioe from Mine. Oe Belbo uf, sister of tbe Duo De Horny nd an antique Florence vase from -ount Bentivogli. The happy couple left I aris by the mail train at 7. p.m.. tn routt f ter a bort slay in England, for tbe Uoited A Montreal despatch vian. of tbe Allan Line, will be tbe crat vessel to leave Europe thi* season for Mon- treai, and will start from Liverpool on tbe 1'lhof April. The company ban added two more large steamers to it* fleet this year-the Siberian and Cartbagenian, each MM ton*. Theee ship*, which are being built in tbe Clyde, will be launched in about three week*. Tbor* tb* fleet will al*o be increased bv tbe Ionian Line steamer City of New York, purchased dur- ing th> winter and fitted up under the name of the Norwegian. Th* Dominion Line will tbii year have tb* tineet veiwel that ha* ever traded between Montreal and Liverpool. She i* named tbe Vancouver and is of a tonnage :,.:too tons. higher rank* of their pro- Tbe following in a full list of tbe regula- tion* regarding the forthc ming examina- tion* : "I I'M 1 1- n. H mi S(,v -,., , i -vmoSAI !IAVIN< TION*. -It will b* observed tbat tbe only change Introduced Into tbe curriculum for the preasnt year Ii tbat the subjects of ra<l ing am! writing an r. |U m ,1. Cau.lulau-i. for tlie lntennt>.|iat only will take th* subject* 1 to 7, and cither subjects n, or 11 M toriueri). THIHIM I. AM NUN l-Rlil -SIOSAI, I X A M l\ ATIMV ' The obligatory subject! of tbi! examination for INN ar* aa follow*. tired after ber long engagement, and rejoice* at the prospect of rest. Her theatre is tbe only one that remains open to-night on account of the funeral of the Duke of Albany, and this may get ber into a no rape Society is portentioimly dull, and tb* Ma- son i* practically destroyed by the Duke's death. Maraball I Bnellgrove, tbe most fashionable men milliners, have counter- manded an order for 12,000.000 worth of silk. The great social nuci-eis of tbe day is Salvini. He ha* hundreds of ariBtocratio adorers. A society journal draw* th* moral that tbe secret of male HUOOSM m London ii to be Bonoreu* and sentimental. Tb* memoirs of Mario, tbe great tenor. are ito ibe published shortly by Xenichelli, of Bologna. Tbe Council of the Society of Authors h* formed itself into a legal corporation called tb* ' Incorporated Kcoiety of Authors." It include* Matthew Arnold, K. D. Blaokmore, Wilkie Coll in*. W. B. Gilbert. Lord Houghton. Prof. Huxley, Then. Hugh**, Cardinal Manning, Mr*. Olipbant. George Augustus Sal.. Prof. Tyndall and Prof. Seeley. 10. Valne Reading ], Writing ._ 7J Kngllsu grammar )6j KngllHh literature _.. 150 Couiponltlon ix) Dictation jo Arithmetic anil mensur- ation . . ijo AlKi-bra.. Euclid... History . ' 7', Minimum f 19 its 14 4 US lo 10 IB 10 TIOHKM I > III! MOI'OAN. " . .O.IDI 01 r,.,,A,,i ii a i mi. maker, by ar Thai 'tiit tn. I'rt I I. lt, .,,,,,,,. The portiere* in many of the moet fash- ionable bouses in this mty are made out of Mtuosn horse blanket* and Arabian blan kete, and ar* merely thrown over the bras* or walnut rod and drawn to one side. These portiere* can easily be made at home out of an old pair of dark blankets that have first been thoroughly washed in ammonia and water. Collect all tbe bit* of colored silk flos* in the bouse and also pieces of fine plit zephyr wonted. Take a Urge darning needle and put one or more colored thread* in it, then run through the blanket* in /ic /ag, scollopped or straight line*, taking care to have them all run one way that is, either horizontal or perpendicular. The end* of the Hoes or worsted should not be left loose, but knotted on tbe next piece. The more the color* are . mixed tbe prettier the effect. Tbe edge may be embroidered in a leaf design in applniue velvet and the bottom rimshed by a fringe of all the colors. A pretty decoration for a dining-room ceiling i* made out of five Japanese paper umbrellas, one being about a yard in diameter and tbe other four and a half yard*. Thoae with tbe design* of bird* and buttettlie* are the bent to pur chase. Th* large one is placed about tbe chandelier in tbe centre of tbe room. Tbe handle i* first removed and tbe chandelier then unscrewed from tbe top. After the umbrella is placed on the upper pipe titling nicely to tbe ceiling, with the top outward, the chandelier i* screwed on and tbe umbrella further fattened with braes beadeil nail*. Tbe other four umbrellas are put near the corner* and fastened by two tack* in each rip. They are placed top outward and look very artistic speciallyon a white ceiling. If tbe room is small tbe centre umbrella 11 anfficisnt ind one smaller may be placed over the mantel, up quite high. Table and chair scarfs have taken tbe place of tidies. They are mad* from two to two and a half yard* long, and from a half to thrse .Barter* of a yard wide. The moat faahiiioabl* kind are tbne of Mexican ail* gau/e ran with gold. *ilver, red or bine silks in Oriental figure*. For table* one* of plush, velvet or silk embroidered in arasene are used. One* to imitate the Menoan ganw, and whica look fully a* wall, ar* made out of the thinnest and yel- lowest unbleached muslin, which can be purchased for three cent* per yard. This washes well and ha* tbe limp, soft look of tbe gauze. Run them in some odd unoon ventional design with red, blue, gold and wlver cord* and silk*, and fringe out the end*, when placed on sofas they ar* first tisd into a knot at one end. N. Y. Journal. I H, , ,. it i, h a i,. ....... w ,,,.. m ,., fr> ^ interesting decision on tbe effect of wife'* sister on marriage with a deceased The late Mr. James White, of Overtone, ha* left a number of Itgioie* to charitable institution* in Glasgow, and aho to various fund* in connection with the Fre* Church the total amount tbui bi.)neathed being about or 000. ., , ^ - - a n.nwl UU the rights of property was delivered yester day at Osgoode Hall by Chancellor Briefly, the decision Boyd. . .. - . w that after death if tbe wife tbe husband i* entitled to a life interest in the property SR tenant by courtesy, and further, tbat to entitle a hus- band to tenancy by courtesy a legal mar- riage only isoeoeiwary It need not be canonized. It in customary to poke a mild article of fun at the boy. who, with the polar wave chewing at his ears, and bin nose adjusted to the upper end of an icicle, pulU a haavv sled up a steep hill for the momentary pl*Bnre of sliding down, but tbat boy is a philosopher compared with the fait young man who fritters away bu vitality by dmiu pation at the penalty of dragging a debili- tated body through the rest of bin natural Mental arithmetic 74 II And .1 any two of the following three Na- tural philosophy, chemistry, botany acii M Or |6| Latin. ' " In French, " ('f I German. To encourage tbe *tuly of music and drawing au examination may be passed on either or both of the subjects, and tbe number of mark* obtained by the candi- date will be added a* a b jnu to his total The value of each of these is fixed at 75 marks. Tbe total value of the obligatory subject* ia 1,400, and in addition to the prescribed minimum oo each tbe candidate is to make 700 mark* on tbe aggregate. The presiding examiner 10 the subject of Reading shall be selected by tbe County Hoard of Examiners, the result to b* re- ported to the Department. He shall bear each of tbe candidate, read a passage xelected by examinsrs from an authorized Fifth Reader. The paper in Writing will also be considered by tbe Central Com- mittee. Those who hnve already I.HM.X! Ube Interne Lxammatlon am not required t<i naH lumui n the aine subjects forThlnl Olas.. A female ciindlilate may, at either thn Second or Tlnr.l (lass Examination, substitute fur Algebra one of the Mil.jecUi of French, Herman, Music or f'ltHoy m winch Hh* ban tint be.m i-xainineil f,, r Ihe lutorineillate. Tbe bouii! fur Mimic will n,.t . BOow*d where Mini* Is taken as skiibsMutc fur Algebra, One of the serious outgrowths of the riot. The Koudan is none other than the Cuih of the liible, wbiob tbe Beptuagint and tbe Vulgate render Ethiopia. When Mna* had arrived at man's eetate Egypt was invaded by an Kthiopian army, which Huooeaefully laid waste tbe country as far a* M 'ini-niK. ID tbeir despair tbe Egyp liani prayed to their oracle* for aid, and the advice they received was that they should offer the leadership of their armies to ' Moses, tbe Hebrew." This they did. Tbe great difficulty of tbe campaign was to traverse the roadi which led to the Ethiopian camp, in consequence of their being infested with dangerous serpent*. The wily Israel ite provided bu advance guard with a num. ber of ibe* m baaket* and instructed the soldiers to let the birds loose on the Mr- pent*. By this ingenious expedient the roadi wern speedily cleared and Moses wa* enabled to surprise the Etbiopisni and de- feat them with great daughter Carrying the war into Meroe itaelf, Moee* then laid siege to tbe capital, Baba. resistance offered by the The obstinate defender* pro in Cincinnati i. the tendency described ic tbe man wbo fired lix pistol shots at a driver to .top a street car. Rioting i* tbe r**ult of a sort of madness. longed the iiege for some time, but eventu- ally tbe city was delivered up by Tharbis the daughter of tbe Ethiopian King, who had watched Moses from a distance, and from admiring bis valor had fallen in lov* with him. Tbe story ends happily with tbe marriage of Motet and Tbarbis - Amtrican Hebrrte. " " in. . M A Little R-jok preacher, during a sermon told tne following touching Htory "A little Rirl dreamed that she WM sitting ID the dooryard, and tbat near her itood ber grandfather. Presently two angels cam. down, took bold of tbe old man and carried him up until he slmost faded from sight but pretty soon they began to return with him. and at last, when they plsoed him on tb* ground, one of them said Not now, old man; yon are too heavy.' The little girl related the dream to her grandfather, and the old fellow wax so much impressed that he w*at around the next day and paid all of hi* d*bt*. Thu* released of heavine**, he died shortly after wards, and, we have reason to believe was taken up by the angels." A* tb* miniiter was leaving tbe church be *aw a member wbo had not paid ni* part of tbe salary necessary to the Ho an oial comfort of the shepherd. Approach ng the delinquent gentleman, tbe preacher "Brother Buddie ton, I diilike to speak to yon on snob a subject to-day, but I have repeatedly called at your houi.-. without odyou Tbe lik * Haven't " But wbat ? money ?" " Ob, yen but you vo you got ihs ee my little grand- _ m -- j ~*. "*J *O KlBaUQ- daughter ha* nad a dream very mucn like the one yon told about, and I am afraid that if I pay my debt*. I'll die. I ain't ready just yet for tbe angels to flyaway with me. If I wasn't afraid it would kill me, Id pay everything I 1 rartllfr. would kill owe."-.4r* A - li( on., | ,. , Prince Albert. N. W. T., ha* sustained a great loss in the burning, week btfore last, of tbelTudnon Bay gristmill. Tbe fire WM occasioned by tbe heating of the machinery Tbe bun is placed at 940,000. Mr*. Partington *ayi tbat there are few people now-a-day* who suffer from tion on the brain." ' ""(Wei.. Miss Beatrice Parsont, of London the winner of the highest houori of the recent Cambridge rniversity examination, .in which no leu* than three tbouxand bright ' Britiib girl* competed. The office pf Inspector of Constabulary for Scotland I* now vacant consequent on be retirement of Mr. Charle* Carnegie. *. Hi* Imperial Highnei* Prince Harn the only surviving child of the Emperor of .lapan, having almost reached tbe ace O l 7 year*, in having a separate palace built for bu occupancy. Col Bnrnaby, of tb* - Blue*," wbc is one of tbe remarkabl* figure, of Loidcn standing six feet four, bold, four OUJ .wbat widely ditfenng appointment* at preneLt' hemg Lieutenant Colonel commanding tb* Horne (Juaru. Blue.Silver 8;ick in VV ..tin, special correspondent of tbe Mornina /,,' and aolii g commandant of a levy of raw Soudanese and Egyptian troop,. He figured IB the front in the recent battle. -Mr. John White, cf Milton, lost bis valuable mare Sunny.ide. on Tue*lav last when she died in foaling