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 TBS T MANUFACnw \\ ion Rf3*"« in? Breikfaot U.. KEIGHLEY ONTO. '» »T. E TORONTO. c, Mfrs. of Printers' LaadL aead icr prices. ;anoe company Fclcrljoro' Oit KINDS OF ataloirue. CANOES FITS! loin :ner»!y to atop tbem for • cr.rn a^am. I mean a radlcaC of FITS. EPILEPSY orPAl£ ludir. warrant myramadj anae others have failed la no i; a cu'-o. Send at once for* riy iafailUle remedy. Sin :osta r jn nothlnit for a tlllL ' Dli. H. a. BOOT, cniestjoronto. the hitrhest awards where- l;ii);tfd. Use No Other. e thAnces of accidents and iltiii^. Wool and TORONTO. the As.socia- t'ompany I' IJih S 96,894. 13,029. 80,234. to Policy n aud alter I Eireotor. Cook TlJOHrCED. § f g^ t^ • ca LEADING DEAiaS- 3RONTa at once. HOUSEHQLt). ',s; Method' t; a mother desires her daughters to make I. t of their commg future, she will ""^wLm bv example, the observance of ' and method. I say by example, be- he can never teach them by precept °^* ahe must be a living example of the "° flowing f'om the performance of """"Antv in it=* ^^^ season. By method '[^'-^ and only by method, can a busy •jrife win any portion of leisure for "" thou^'hc and self-improvem«at. • H tW motlier of daughters wiU stop to herself some such questions as the follow- namely, Am I making the best possible j'" p^y time? Is this the best hour to r o '** 'ask I am now engaged in, or would it Vte- for ma to do some other Is Ul am doing likely to produce any good nits " If ^ot, what shall I do to bring â- ^'rh some fruit for future as well as present " i* \m I doing the best lean do with li^vBOwers, and am ^by my example bring- i u» my chiWren in the way that will be " St for them to follow Or, am I doing OHING MACHINE ERDRAlNlNa^ M. RENNTH TOEOintu' [mported Birthday Cart mh hoae mother will send DaUH r more other babie^ and tbS sea Also a handaomeDh. ipie Card to ths mother wS iiifonnation. lso5 *: Co., niontreai rnvthiuL' with a set purpose beyond prepar- L food and clothing and cleaning house; luitl am I doing that with any wise method? 'f a woman cannot answer these self -put |,,aetions satisfactorily, then she may be lire she is not acting wisely nor well by her- Iself or ^^^ children. I have often heard ffomen criticised severely for being too methodical and too strict in their require- ments in the matter of service from their children or from hired servants, and I have Iso often heard others condemned for a total want of system, allowing everything to be l^one or omitted at haphazard. Of the two, T prefer the woman with too much method to the woman without any, for at least there is some hope of good work from her, inde- â- nilent of good living, because she has lei- jre, that great blessing from which so many ooi things may follow. It is both reason- Ible and proper to desire and secure leisure 'nd recreation indeed, every one who per- forms his or her duties in the best manner estrvea both but there is a vast difference .neen wasted time â-  and leisure, and iso between idle pleasure and recreation. either an idle or an unsystematic person m know the beauty or meaning of leisure or recreation that is reserved for the meth- odical hard workei-. If any thinking person will ponder on the lays of two families widely differing from tach other as to their manner of conducting their households, or letting the household run itself, the balance of opinion of that thinking person will, I am sure, be struck in favor of the housekeeper who conducts ter household, and against that housekeeper rho lets her house run itself at sixes and sevens. It is never too late to learn, runs an old prorarb but the clause might be added, provided one is willing to learn and this tolds true w ith the housekeeper. The great trouble, however, is to get people to think ind to conquer rooted habits, and this fur- nishes one of themost powerful reasons why mothers should examine their own ways, remedy their own deficiencies, and make themselves fit to be instructors by example. A mother may preach and preach about order, but if she has no idea of it in the way ci practice her preaching will be in vain i daughter is very likely to follow in the ootsteps of her mother. If her mother lever has a place for anything or a regular ime for duties, and cprsequently no geau- ne leisure, the daughter will in time run her aoii?ehold in the same manner, losing one talf of her valua,ble time, trying vainly to tatch up with the lost hours. fraart^vyami u.r««aâ€" WW miws- beat water to a^lMr^Mtt IbVcxceas of nit hardand- W^j^S,^ it ^,^1 ^^^^ m«atin steam. ?««* .lowly W the bones wtU fall out, then pack thomeatina deep diflh, mixing weU togeth^ the lean and fat m proportion. Next let Uquor get cold andremove the fat that riaes, which may be used as drippings for frying then boU down thia broth till there is just enough, when poured over the meat, to fill in the spaces between the pieces. Lay over the whole a flat cover that will fit into the dish, put on a heavy weight and allow tojstand till cold. Aronnd the House* Squeaking Hinges.â€" A drop of keroseneor sweet oil, a little candle tallow, or a slight application of soap, will ston the sqneak of door-latches or chairs. When yonr cane-seat chairs begin to wear out, mend the break the best yon can by weaving in cords, or if very bad, replace with a piece of canvas securely tacked on put on a generous layer of cotton batting or curled hair, and cover with a piece of any kind of upholstery goods, an embroidered pattern, crazy patehwork, or a large "log- cabin" block. Finish the edge with furni- ture gimp, and fringe if desired. The back may be finished with a similar paneL The following is described as a pretty way to make vestibule curtains: Cut white tarletan enough larger than the glass to ad- mit of an inch wide hem all around. Cut from large figured cretonne, of satin finish, flowers, leaves and butterflies if possible. Make a thin starch paste and paste the fig- ures on the tarletan in sprays and wreaths. Turn on the wrong side and press until dry with a flatiron. The light shines through them and they have the effect of being painted. Out of a discarded carpet of large size, enough that is bright and clean can often be got to make a square or rug for the centre of the room then the floor aroimd can be stained with walnut or cherry stain. This fashion of rug and stained floor is in every way desirable in summer time. It gives a cool, refreshing, artistic appearance to the room. It does away with th^ dust constant- ly arising from an all over carpet, tor the rug can be taken out of the house and beat- en clean whenever necessary. Unfortunate- ly some floors are too rough and poor to be stained. In that case take the good parts of the old carpet to cover around the sides of the floor, and buy for the centre of the room one of the " squares" that come for that purpose. PEAELS OF TEUTH. 5ffy»r!*^;»^rF .Oah.'^ilr. atesta^ bithe Beichstaff a bill has passed ite tee Choice Receipts. .\rsT Jf.vxy's Rusks. â€" One pint of milk, me teacupf ul of butter, one cup of sugar, m cup of yeast, mix stiff, and set it in a Mriu place to rise three hours. MoLAssKs CANDY.^One cup of molasses, Wo caps of sugar, one tablespoon of vinegar i little butter a.nd vanilla; boil ten minutes hen cool it enough to pull. WiiiTK Cake. â€" One and one-half cups of sugar, one-half cup of butter, whites of four (ggs, two-thirds of a cup of milk, one tea- fpoon of baking powder. Bake in loaves. CcicoANi'T Drops. â€" To one grated cocoa- oJt add half its weight of sugar and the white of one egg, whip to a stiff froth mix thoroughly and drop on white buttered paper or tin sheets. Bake fifteen minutes. Egg Sauce â€" Work a tablespoontul of Jour into half a cup of butter, pour over it mehalf cup of boiling water, when smooth «W a cup of hot milk let it simmer five tninutes, then add two hard boiled eggs, (hopped fine. Season with salt and pepper. Chocolate Caramels.â€" Two cups of hrown sugar, one of molasses, one cup of iocolate grated fine, one cup of boiled milk, one tablespoon of flour butter the size of "1 English walnut, let it boil slowly, then pour on flat tins to cool mark off while warm. JTR.UVBERRY Syrup.â€" Take ripe straw- â- ^mes, crush them in a cloth, and press the IMce from them to each pint of it put a m of simple syrup, boil gently for one Tv ' ^®* ^* become cold and bottle it wtUndsealit. To serve reduce to taste *itt water, set it on ice, and pour in small Jblers. Raspberry syrup is made in this Umo Syrup.â€" Take the juice of twelve «"=«n9. grate the rind of six in it, let it '^Bdover night, then take six poinds of ci,it!' '°*^® *^ick syrup. When it is 2: cool strain the juice into it, and mZii^ *u?*? °!^ '^^^ ^^?. grated rind as Joblet of suit the taste. A tablespoonful in a water will make a delicious drink ""i warm day ilZlu ^il' PcDDisG.â€" Butter a pnd- E, '• " *^« "«li ^th smaU spSnge ^,^v i"^^ °^ «**!« plain cake that have onehllflr."" "^°'*^ °^*ie by dissolving ilake aifffi*." j«"y » pint of hot water. •iemoW iT* '^Witity of custard to fill ed in a /i;l°u -^ *« "^ch more to be bofl- t*metiaui "'^if- Set the mold, after "nefionfâ„¢! covered, into a kettle and bofl »itli 8omB \inioutof the mold and serve it. ^^ **' the other custard poured over '»'«5^'^^'^^^-~0°«-half onp of butter ""^â- m cnn of "'.,1°' one-half cup of floor, *^^y, one L"*^' .*^o eggs beaten sep- "*e-h»li ffl?"^! " soda and two and t"' *e Jh?°^ °^ chocolate. Dis- ^*?l«"»aS**t°" *he steaming tea- Si^* nuxtiu! '« ^*t into it alittle^f the ^e mirtn!^*" i?** it into the whole of "e- Flavor with vanaia, and Sir Andrew Clarke defines health as that state in which the body is not consciously present to us â€" the state in which work is easy and duty not overgreat a trial, in which it is a joy to see, to think, to feel, an I to be. Life needs for its happiness, and character for its stability, a definite aim, energetically and regularly pursued. Whatever mono- tony there is in that is itself an element of happiness which men cannot afford to do without. It gives security, confidence, and trust in themselves and in each other. It gives zest to life and makes relaxation pos- sible and pleasurable As the pleasure the year finds in rhyme is said to arise from it as recurrence at measured periods, from the gratified expectation that at certain intervals certain effects will be re- peated, 80 it is in life the recurrence of the things that are the same or similar, the con- tent in the fulfilment of expectations so fam- iliar and so gentle that we are scarcely con- scious that they were formed, have a har- mony and a charm, and often make the only difference between life's poetry and its prose. Nearly every intelligent youth knows something of his own bias. He knows whe- ther he is inclined to be hasty or phlegmatic, idle or diligent, frugal or extravagant, self- ish or generous. If, according to this know- ledge, he will cultivate assiduously t ose qualities in which he is deficient, seeking opportunity for their exercise and resolutely bringing them to the front whenever they fall into the rear, he will acquire an ever- increasing power of self control that will go far towards establishing and strengthening a well-balanced and harmonious character. How the London Caster Takes His Plea- sure. With a few exceptions this peculiar race who, with their families in London, certain- ly number 150,000, and some claim 200,000, are ignorant. Unlike the British workman, they rarely or never read. They frequent the galleries of the theatres in their respective quarters of London, and gny the performers with cat-calls and ejaculaticns. I have seen them hanging half over the gallery of a White- chapel theatre, with coat and waisteoat off, and hat on and sleeves turned up, now wateh- inga double shuflle with rapt attention, now' cheering the actors with "Go it, my tulip,*' " Speak up, my gal," " Light up the moon. Again they are urging on the attendant fad- lers with "Faster, you catgut scrapers,' as the sailor dancing a hornpipe becojBamore violent in his gyrations. K the curtain is delayed you may expwt " Pull np that 'ere winder blind from the younger costers in the gallery, ii many cases the singers ask for a choniB from tiie "eods," and sometimes add by way of a joke, "and now for a regular Hexeter ' All touch. The gallery is convulsed. Lyra Hibenuoa. Ue darlin' I iiiul y» dhis lettber. To loosen the luve in me beut. An' break the \«Uighermt fetther What kap« 8 ns Mwoiddy apKt M» tto puts the WW* «» w«« ?^P«' si f asht I can't laV* it in Ink, And Cupid, the UuTscu a whper- Nowâ€" phwat do ye Uunk? He'Bblirt»red me sore wid hto arrow,- rm shlowly exwm' »WV ' ,„^ He hoides in me hod im' mtb^rn^. â-  An' taix he J» Cn« «»«*!*? ft^J" ire loife ivry dwAMto 'Si..-«ir Te Wight wid aiis thenlMe â- htMBger Phwat carries » Sfun I "^St-jsssssu^el^;^ Sor^SdaiTwdTM^^m^ Sov Tifc an' iVa »»med weliDet For Cupid an' me. every w â-  I ., foraiffnw who chooaea Eof^and for hu oonn- duiap4«a£8ttfaatiKg6eB9aaa aportofi^^ for German steamepa rtau^idg ~to niiip» and Avattalla. era reconciliation with Italy, The Rnsaian government threatens to prohibit the use' in Lutheran churches o( prayer books and hyinnais printed in tke German language. The suppression of Ger man teaching in the Dorpat University is imminent. Professor Esmark, who married Henrietta, aunt of Princess William, has been ennobled, though previously ignored by the royal family. It is surmised that he owes his ennoblement to his skill as a surgeon, as his services are desired for the Crown Prince. A German professor says he has discover- ed that the Egyptians made beer before the time ot Moses. There is nothing new about that. The trade mark of Bass ale is a red pyramid, as all who are acquainted with the bottled article know. What does that mean if not that the Egyptians drank Bass' ale and painted the pyramids red hereafter? Lord Tennyson's severe attacks of poetry have culminated in gout, and he is to spend June in the Stella, coasting down Devonshire and Cornwall. To Lewis Morris, the author of "The Epic of Hades," as the Laureate's under study, has in consequence been as- signed the task of writing the inaugural ode on the foundation of the Imperial Institute. The Rev. E. Walpole Warren, who is to assume Rectorship of Holly Trinity Church in New- York, will not leave England until September. He is very much like his father, the genial author of "Ten Thousand a Year," in his appearance and manner, and will make a notable addition to the American pulpit. His ministry at Holy Trinity, Lambeth, has been eminently successful. In Paris everybody says the Rouvier Min- istry is likely to tumble within a month, bat nobody is able to guess what combination of votes in the Chamber will effect this. The basis of this belief seems to be the unexpect- ed quiet of Gen. Boulanger and his crowd. Wisely or not, this is taken to be a sign of self-assured strength, the manifestation of which is only deferred in order to be made more striking then it comes. The effacement of Gen. Boulanger is tak- ing some eccentric forms. A pipemaker at Metz has been arrested for exposing for sale pipes made in imitation of the General's head. The authorities did not look upon them as pipes of peace and confiscated his stock in trade. The most popular French song for half a generation, "Returning from the Review," which wound up with a rous- ing chorus, " Vive le General Boulanger," has been prohibited by the Censors unless the name of the ex-Minister is eliminated. Years ago it became apparent that the Kaiser William was an extremely unsatis- factory man to predict about, and this has become such a S' perstition now that all his ailments and signs of failing are discounted by the theory that he is not susceptible to ordinary ills. Yet he is under the weather, and it is daily expected that we shall learn that his visit to the East has been abandon- ed. There is an undercurrent of persistent rumors that the Crown Prince is worse than announced, and that his visit to the jubilee ceremonies is a cloakfor a desperate chance that the English climate and the softness of the air may help his trouble. The news from Tonquin is very alarming An epidemic of cholera is making havoc among the troops but there was so much trouble at home and so much public discon- tent brewing beneath the surface of apathe- tic indifference, that the Government neg- lected to cauEc an alarm until there was no means of concealing the malady of M. Bihourd the successor of Paul Bert. When the Government was interviewed by some of the Influential members of the press, M. Fallieres preserved his veracity and the obligations of the situation by stating simply that the condition of ailairs in the delta of the Red River was no worse than last year. The immediate result must be the sending out of fresk troops and new victims, and the tempest will break forth when the financial discussion comes up before the Deputies. This will take place apparently as soon as the squabling permits the election of a Pres- ident of the Council in place of M. Rouvier. The two candidates are M. Deluris-Montaud and M. Degauches, the latter an extreme Radical who was notoriously prominent in his opposition to the formation of the pre- sent Ministry. It is the pleasure of all well constituted minds to believe that the war scare is over for a year at least. It is not an infallible rule that the year which gets on into the soltitice without bloodshed will finish peace- fully, as witness the experience of 1870; but the tendency to such tranquil faith is peren- nially strong. For a moment, very little is heard of the Czar, who so long was paint- ed as the one implacably warlike figure on the horizon. He is lelt now to shiver at the spectres of Nihilism during what time he is not fretting over the hopless malady of his wife's favorite si8ter,.the Duchess.of Cumber land, and tiie presumably distracted state of Bulgaria, which for such a lengthened period kept Earope in a broil of expectancy bnt is now fori^oMen altogether. Nothing seems to come of the troubles in Alsace, and in fact, the whole war cloud of two months ago has so completely cleared away that journaliBta, who most wrangle about some- thing, are driven to go back about 12 years and squabble over an old abortive plot of Radowitz and Gortschakoff for their amuse- ment. The late revelations of the supplanting of English workmen in all trades by Germans, Poles, Dutch, and Swiss have created wide- spread indignation and suffering among, the laboring classes. Baking in London is al- most entirely in the hands of Germans, The English waiter, Robert, will ere long be as extinct as the dodo, a fossil under the avalanche ot French and Swiss. Many thou- sands of poor Dntch have swamped the shoe making trade in East London. Sons of wesAthy German tamilies oome in shoals to take poutimis in English bosiness hooseB* at nominal rates, aad, evict the poorly paid English dwk. The E^j^iah sawdust floored chophoiuM gives plabe to the ItaliiMi res- tanranfc. New-Zealand asntton sapplantstbe, Sonthdown mad the American sogW'-CQied the Torkshire ham. No wonder the cry of "England for the Englidi" is growing, when every day the native becomes smaller aud the fweigner is ever gaining. " When SMmdCats. we are to look on jsats sim- pets, it mayseemstrrage to should have been regarded by objects of extreme veneration and respect. Yet this was the case amongst the ancient Egyptians. The sacred animals of these people are numerous, and great wsiS the care bestowed upon them; but none were held in more esteem than our humble friend the cat. It was revered as an emblem of the moon, on account of the different spoto upon its hody, its activity during the night, and a variety of other reasons. Little is known distinctly of the worship accorded to any of the sacred animals, or birds, but it is certain that they were kept by the people ot Egjrpt at great expense, and that more attention was given to them than to any other members of the hotisehold. In case of fire the greatest exertions were put forth to save them, whatever might become of the other valuable property in the house. Itii etrji TjUbji thtc during a great famine, 'which prevailed at one time over all the land, when hunger proved too much for the finer feelings of the Egyptains and they devoured each other, not a man was known to touch or taste one of the sacred animals. Indeed the severest penalties followed on the slightest injury done to any of them. If a man killed any of these creatures on purpose he was put to death. If he did so unwittingly, the case was sometimes refer- red to the priests for decision but if he were the means of killing a hawk, an ibis, or a cat, whether intentionally or not, he died without mercy. Nor were the cats less respected after their death then during their lifietime. If one died, the whole family to which it belonged devoted itself to mo urning the sad event, and prayed and fasted for several .days. The body was almost always embalmed, in very much the same manner as human remains were treated, and the costliest fun- erals took place, very often the cat-mummy being carried from remote parts of the coun- try to be buried at the sacred city of Ruba- stis. Even at this day, cats are as numerous in Carlo as dogs, and although many of them are homeless they are still kindly treated by the natives, and there is even a royal founda- tion for such of them as are destitute. The reason given by the people themselves for the partiality they evince for these animals is, that their prophet Mohammed was sup- posed to be exceedingly fond of them. It is, however, just possible that one may be right in regarding it as a relic of the ex- treme veneration and esteem in which they used to be held by the ancient Egyptians. Longevity. When mankind receives the wise raising and training that is expended on horses and -cattle, the Scriptural limit of three score and ten will be removed to at the five score. It has been estimated that the normal longev- ity of an animal is five times its period of growth. This rule gives a lion twenty, a dog ten,"a camel forty, and a horse twenty- five years. Men's twenty years of growth, by this calculation entitles him to one hun- dred. The French chemist Chevreul, of Paris, has reached his hundredth year, with a vigor and clearness of intellect undimmed, and in a world comparatively ignorant of the highest laws of life and while he is at pre- sent an extreme, it is indicative of what is possible to all, under better training and a greater degree of enlightenment. Other extreme's have gone many years beyond this. Noah Raby, of Plainfield, New Jersey, is 114, and supports himself by his work in the summer, and looks like a man of eighty. Longevity has its basis in the higher fac- ulties. Women, having feebler bodies, but stronger moral natures, rank higher in long- evity than men. Of sudden deaths there are seven times more of men than of women. The life force organizes a body in accordance with its own character, and this vital force is affected by ite environments, in the na- ture of education, air, food and motives. The human body is a tenement, of which life b the builder. We shall not easily be released from the influence of any false opinion into which we have beei' educated, but we can continue to make heroic and noble struggles, and thereby enjoy increasing hopes. .. U A Sepoy Soldier Buns Amuck. A shocking tragedy occurred at Kurrachee, India, on the 20th of last month. A Sepoy of the Twentysixth Native Infantryt having got possession of fortyrounds of ammu- nition, ran amuck through the. lines at 1 o'clock in the morning. He first shot two Sepoys who were a^eep in the barrack veranda. The alarm was immediately sound- ed and the regiment turned out, but nothing could be done till daylight, when detach- ments were sent in various directions to search for him. MeanwhUe the murderer had proceeded to the soldiers' bazar and had shot four shopkeepers who were sleeping outside their houses. He then went to the plain behind the infantry liniea and shot five cartmen. When he found that the regiment had turned out, he took refuge in a stone inclosnre, whence he fired many rounds. The Colonel called for volunteers to rush in upon him, and two Sepoys responded. When ^hey got within six yards of Mm he shot himsefi through the heart The eleven men whom he had shot were killed on the spot or died in a few hours. A Lively Visitor. Frank Muldoon occupies a cabin on his claim three miles above Vance, W. T. On returning from work one night he found that something had been in bis cabin and strewn things around promiscuously. He sup- posed the intruder to be a dbg, bat the next evening on approaching the house a panther ran out of it, taking in m his mouth a side of bacon. That night the animal was heard by Muldoon but not seen. On the following di^l^uldoontook ^is-gnn with him to work, Mvihg the houie aecntely fastened,'|rat on r^tnrmng in the toveiuiigf^^a racket iniide was evidence that Mr. Panther was at Us evening meal, r Invea^ attOn sbowedht kf tqrn off seveoral boards fnnn the back of tmi ' £oaae. ilflflpni ishoated to brins him out, and in a moment his head appeared at the hole, when Muldoon shot him in the neck. The wound was fatal, bnt did not cause death until the panther had spattored his Uood all over the house and danoIislMd everything in it. la 1875 Ceyhm oonld expert mtij 1,400 lb. of tea. In 1885 the qaantity exported anonmbea to 4^350.000 A. While tile average ammaloaaatity of wine {nodneed in the whole of France for the yean 1880 to 1884 was 728,254.758 gallons, the production for the last-named year was 765.175.972 gaUons. The value of the parafin Industry of Scot land is estimated to be over £2,500,000a year In 1871 shexaiiM Qofy^800,000 tons of shale to be employed in oil-manufacturo, and pro- duced from it 25,000,000 tons, and the sup- ply of lamp-oil to ^.712 000 £^ons. The number of live-stock in Great Britain on June 4 last was as follows Cattie 6,646,- 785, which show increases of 07 per cent, and 6 per cent upon the two previous years. In all other creatures the numbers show a steady reduction since 1884â€" as follows: Sheep, 16,176,410, the diminution being re- spectively 2-2 and 1*3 per cent lambs 9,344,924, being reductions of 6-5 and 3*5 per cent uidpigs, 2,221,557,* being reduc- tions of 7 '6 per cent, upon last year and of 14 per cent, upon 1884. The nominal strength of the Russian Army is 2,O0O,( 00 men on a war footing, and near- ly 800,000 on a peace footing. '1 he effective strength of the French Atmy under colours is about 510,000 soldiers but in time of war, including all reserves; it amounts to a total of 3,750,000 men. In 18S4 the German Army, on a peace footing, consisted of 430,- OlO privates and nearly 20,000 officers while on a war footing the total strength amounts to 1,500,000 privates and 36,0 ofiicers, exclusive of the Landfetrum. The Austro-Hungarian Empire shows 270,000 men and 17,509 officers upon a peace footing, and can muster l,050,00u private and 32,000 officers in the time of war. Beer and Whiskey- Drinking in the United St.\tes. â€" The consumption of beer in ^e United States in 1885 was greater than ever before. No less than 642,000,000 gallons were consumed. Reckoning the population at 59,257,090, the consumption of beer appears to have been 10-83 gallons for every inhabitant, babies included. Con- siaering that a large part of the population does not consume beer this seems to imply an enormous consumption by those who do, and yet, since those who use beer at all cer- tainly consume as much as half a pint daily, they would at that rate get rid of 23 gallons each. Apparently the consumption is about equivalent to a pint a day for halt the adult population. The increase in the consump- tion of whiskey was 1,606,108 gallons, which makes the consumption for the year 70,763, 010 gallons, or 1 '19 gallon per capita. Degrading Hospitality. The fashion of degrading hospitality to utilitarian uses is one of the most powerful causes of the decline in the grade of social standards. When people are invited from political influence when hospitality is made a bribe in matters mercantile, pecuniary, or pertaining to social advancement when the fashion reporter is given the entree of a house in recompense for advertising when, in a word, hospitality is made an affair of barter, its dignity quickly disappears. The man who extends social favours, to people from whom he wishes substantial returns de- grades his own hospitality so that it ceases to be an honour, and he is left with nothing to offer his friends except the worthless imita- tion of a noble institution. A Gurious Clock. A correspondent describes a clock recent- ly patented in France, in imitation of a tam- bourine, on the parchment, head of which is painted a circle of flowers corresponding to the hqfLT figures of ordinary dials. On examination, two bees, one large and the other small, are discovered crawling among the flowers. The small bees run rapidly from one flower to another, completing the circle in an hour, while the large one takes twelve hours to finish the circuit. The parchment surface is unbroken, and the bees simply laid' upon it, but two magnets, connected with the clockwork inside the tambourine, move just under the membrane, smd the insects, which are of iron, follow them Gkod Enough for the Pig- A poor Irishman was standing in the door of his little cabin, clothed with corduroy breeches and gray stockings. A pig was playing inside with his children. A passing Englishman said to him "My good fellow, why do you allow that pig in your house " " Hasn't the house every accommodation that a reasonable answered Pat. pig could require " Certainly- Yoimg physicianâ€" " How are you getting on this morning " Patient â€" " I hardly know pretty slow, I fancy." Y. P.' â€" " Did you take the prescription I left?" " Oh yes." Y. P.'â€"" Feel any worse " "No-no." Y. P., decidely â€" " Ah I must change the prescription." A Good Bird Dog. " Say, didn't yon toll me when you sold me tbat dog that he was a bird dog." " Yes, that's what I said." " WeU you swindled me. That dog won't hunt" "I didn't say he would hunt. He's a bird dog. Cook the birds for him. That's the way he likes them best " comes said the old He Stood High. " How about this young man that so often to see yon, Milue?" gentleman to his daughter. " Why he's very nice and entertaining, papa, I'd like to have yon meet him." " Very likely. But what is his position Does he stand high in society " " Oh, yes indeed, papa. He is six feet two." A Yeiy Knowing Dop. "Is that your^og?" the new customer asked of ^e barber. •^ "^SFeejeir." " H*^iM«M qaito fond of watching yon Oh, it's not that, sir. Only sometimes the sdasoiB sliptf, sir, and takes a little Ut offa gent's ear." ' 1 ' ;, ii r-i- ' ife ^dli