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,___ Notes I lmerx-st About some of the WurlI|'. `hm-nl People. General Sir Redvcra Buller, whena youth, had his choice among all `the professniona.` ' Bis relatives pressed him to take, up politics, as he had a prxvate fortune. - His ready response was: "I would rather be a private in the least of the Queen's regiments than England's Prxme Minister." 'D....a.'.ln-\4- lII'.~.`I7:nln.. ' It! a Irnvliv n.-.1-H1 1'0 wmlz A com In on mu MONTREAL HOTEL IIIREOTORV. Kfw \r\/\o-.r~J\Is4\. FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS $100 Reward,` $10.3. I./uunuu Uuujuvuvo u-uu nu~ He writes from Mel- . A 2`:-nnxnzn` nnooxin. , `.._. .. .. E__McC{{1l :01-:Ile|'o AvenuI Fnmmy Ilunel nun 81.60 DIN` Kill]. VGEYLEKTEA ` Am. Elan _ 8_l:5Ul up The highest order that was ever instituted on earth is the order 02 fa:ith.-Henry Ward Beecher. `'7 Ch (`I nnlvn PERSONAL omwzas. GALTEEFS CARBOLIG 1_QAlN]'M_ENT. For all skin ailments. J. G. culvert A 60., Manchester. Em `Music `Teachers iwanted sausage oaalngn-Naw impommom uncut. noun Sheep And American Hog Ca.s1nxn--reliable oodln right prices. PARK, BLACKWELLtC0.. oronlo. y I . i STREET METAL 12I`:%:vl:.:`.:eas:nos..' OORNIGES Toronto. On - oulngn-Naw import Sheep 0 1:; ' looks Iolarlol Dru- ca_~th_"G Pra-var olflx'os, Ioaptiltn, Relxz1ousP|ct.urea. Stntuuy. nnd Church Ornamenta- F_.duoat.lonnl.Worka. Mnil orders receive prompt ma. non. D. I J. IAIIIJII I 00., Montreal. TORONTO OIITTING SGIIOOI. { 1-1.1- __- .._.- TORONTO OIITTING IGIIOOI. "3 Yongo BI. latest, up-todato. nlinble 3 item: taught (or genui- E2 : gamma`; TOIIIIIII to. Wriu lot Putlon GIVE cows AIR AND-EXERCISE` A trial pacnn of Cox`: Pocmpq Cantor Piles wulbo unt tree to any ngldreu on nmipt of two cent stamp No knife, u may ulve. Addreu. THE BUTOKING HEDICINE 00.. Toronto. Ont. ! nournu: ' Illlll alwul lllulul nurna` I ROOFING SLATE, in Black. Red or Green. SLATE BLAUKBOARDS. (We supply Public and High Schooln. Toronbo). R/oonz Felt, Pit , Cnnl Tar, ah`. RFDUWING TILE [Qua New CH1 Bull SLATE BLAUKBOARDS. (We supvli Pitoa: Coal Tar. etc. ROOFING TILE (See New City Bull inn. Toronto. done by our rm). Metal Ceilinu. O01- nicea, em. Estimates furnished for work com late "or for mntcrlsll chi pad to any part or the country. hone 1961. D. DI_lTl'llE 8DN3,Adol||dO &VlldmOrtO., Torontb _.__ _.`_ to consign In your Produce to the Dawson Commission Co. Limited 1.... n_n..___- -_.: urn-` t.I....Imo no fl`.-n-anon Th.- Cle aning and Curling and Kid Gloves cleaned Thou can -be sent by post. 1c per oz. the but place in 5 ani{s`ii"Rri`EiiiRii` iiiEuiiE Woo. M( )NTREAI4. . HERE`? 5,, nPYE',Nm9 It is not necessgry to wait till you have I considerable amount to make El commence- ment. W'e accept small sums on deposit and allow interest at 3} per cent. per annum, payable half-yearly. iut Will Pay You to cousin your Ins otrder tto seou1"e_.t1he most milk possible during the wimter months a great many dairymen keep ' their crows housed from early fall until late spring, giving hhem. but little if any 0`U\i.d00I' air and exercise writes Mr. G. Jeffry. Now these changed ciomditions are all right if the change gives thrzgaqws grveattcr comfort and health. But in a tried una'no' islables the ve:z1~tilutir;_i:1.' is decidedly bad and_..the' nn'hma_l isday after day Iuyiimg _i:d"'Aa_stc0k H" of idisease germs. ?or.w.haAtevnr' you may do "to your .-tables and hsswever well you may :1`ev.vt _V,'ouri;cIo_\v.s. as to feed and care . '5 ve.z1-tiln_ti{';vn. has been im.p-erfeclt or neglected it is sure no result so-me .`::.r1n of disease. Circnuln-tion and ventilation are inseparable and in? iispensazble to perieclt health. vNo .':-.n,!ti1ati'o'n is good that does nat -5.-irry the foul air out of `the stab}:- md suppiyi fresh and \Vh'()-li3SOIl1c_ air .:i its stead. The air of the stable hould never be exhuusiedor viii.-Lted If` the vent.iIui.-urs do not. communi- :n'te w.ith;'!lm mitside air they are of `-iuv`. little use as the hay. grain and _ __., I'I,, ,,I_ NL AL, 1',__| Some of our Best Deposit Accounts were begun in a modest way. By adding small sums at regular intervals, and by the accumulation of interest, they have grown till they now show handsome Balances. The anada Permanent AND WESTERN CANADA MORTGAGE GORPGRATIIJN. Toronto Street, Toronto. IJl&VVD'lL.| yvununnaa-Hg vv- --.---v- Cor. Colbome snd West Market. St... Toronto. The] will gut you highest possible prices. .:---:----------.----:-j. From Small T Beginnings . . . "ONE POUND ozum-' yon 13:0-unzanonn us: Inundry. Wuhin; Clodua. Ironing, Sealing Presents PARLFFINI WAX IIISZ l\I'I`II'-`H IIYIITV (TIT. (`fl I'.Ivv\IfntI- - W I I'll QUEEN Orr! om 50.. L1m1`t.oda Bun ! noun. Prat... Toronto ulpmlnhhl om ces: Toronto St.. Toronto. The Canada PeI;n;;nt & Warm-n -__- J- Il-__A_._ , EPPS S Debentures for $100 and upwards are issued for terms of one, two, three, four or ve years. Coupons are attached for interest from the date on which the money is received at four per cent. per annum, `pay- ' able half-yearly. Dy`./C- E 05 meg INVESTIGATION SOLIOITED. '. lull ll IIUW Unvlusunuuu II Lend Packets; :5. 4 GRA'l'EFU|.- OOMFORTING. wlianada Mdrtgage Corporation. THE MOST NLJTRITIOUS. Debentures. BREAKFAST-SUPPER. and shoot Metal Vlork;.- ROOFING RLA'l`F.. in `Black. Bnrristerr, etc. Removed to Wesley Bulldlnu, Richmond St. W . Torunw. mvE'."1;:"."1o5s. .ITIl-.|K.;,mllll.l8 & IIALIIV Removed Wesley Bulldlnn. I58 Vongo It. , Toronto, Ont. To and for our Bomploto Onta- loxuo of that ammo and loola with Special ratoo of discount. WHALEE ROYCE & Do. tniom uncut. Enclhh wn--raliabla mod: n ;u.ruw readily absorb the foul air. which is returned to the system aguiin in` the -`.Co1'm. of feed "to continue its deadly work. The yeutilators should` go from the _ st:_ibles- up . `.hr-ough the roof and acirclllatimi :h|u`1q brought about by takilng `uiv'.,4_;h1"'tv'ugh the walls to the ventil- a.'tojjs'i.n .s _i1ch :1 way as to produce a . direct supply of fresh air." By ar- -rluungimg thesefventilutors at each corner of the bu.illdi`n.g,`a perfect cir- c-ulatiloul may be effected. IV klnow.oi' mo cases of tulbarculosis where the stables have agwc-o-d. circulation of ' good wholesome air and have :1. knowledge of ulmy animals that are kept in open sheds` ever being aifli:-l -' ed \VlJlZll1 this disease. eW.a1-mth is m.:r: the greatest essential to eomlort and health. Exerciisejln the s'_lu1 with a bx.`-uciln-g atmosphere is productive of real health Kwnod cwrnifort. ' .l`he.dair_\' . c.row must have int, and pl:In.ty of ii or she will not do her best as :1 healthy milk pro-(lu-Ce!` uud her ccn diiion willsoon breuk because 01' in- action. This is a subject which must be considered vital to every milk pro- ducer, as mo nllllllk, can be ahcalihaful food that comes from :1 diseased` cow. All anti-mule are affected no agreater or less extent if they are not furni- shed with pure air and propel` exer- cise. The strong and rob-lust do not b8ClO'XnJ8 so .by iydleinless, Sourry cu`; nature s pl.-vns; give plenty 0:1 sun- li-g:h.L mud ziir, pviire at-ml bracing, with moderate exercise to bring the vari- ous functions into active play and you will kill the dl."3E:lSi3 you have been nursing. ' SPREADING MANURE ON sxowf An early and heavy rsnuw fall, . while Lending to diminish natural less_es of plwmt food, is apt te fuvpr artifiscial Losses. It is apt to deter the farmer from hau-linug out his_ maniure supply. flloio many farmers held to the II1IiA`:i.u l.k(:Il motion that spreading-mianiure upun the snow is a waste-Iul practice, that much 0-f its. ' vzalu-e is best by leacfninag a.-n-d by ru.'m_ni~ng off of the surface 'in the spring. They. point in darkened lsmionvs to discrolored waters mud to green)-er mueadorws at the base of the heillsides as proof of these losses. It probably tru-e that some loss oc- _cIurs in this_ way. but less tha.'n is {usually supposed. Those! who are ifrigvh-teen-ed`. by this, however, should study the harm losses. should know th-a-t, as ordinarily kept, man-ure. dete- rico-rates more initihe bur-n cellar or in the manure heapithuu it d-hues in the field; that it is better o-r mu-nnure to leeczha an thelsoil it is mpeprnlto fertilize than in proximity to the barn and the family well; that it will fer- melnlt less ou.-tdoors than it will in- doors; tihat, in short, experiment and experience alike show that the hous- ing" of msavnaure in tlhne winter for spring hauling is seldom` better and geimera-'lly worse than spreading" it up- - cm the snow as fest as it is made. Some will be lost it spread; more, however, will be lwt if kept at the barn; and the sprin-g's w=or'k will be just so mruiclhi the `further. behimnd. . '-m___-___-__. -_.L ...L...L:..... I.....I`I..L:...... ........`..1.. _,...,. .,.. ......,... ...., ...- ...-- ...,......... . Experiu;m3tnIt efttatoxn baudletins preziouh -this dloctrimve, institute speakers pro- lpoouzmd it, and ariners are yearly prac- tissimag it more extensively. It is the modern motion and the right. one. The ' winter mamuring of ai she-ep sidehill `may not be advvisablse;`buJt moderate slopes or `level pilemee o.f- not too leachy lwnd may be safely fertilized any day inn the year except Sundays. CAUSES OF TAINTED MILK. Some of 111-e.cu-uses of tainted milk are poor, decayed fodder, dirty wa- t.e1_', whether used for dr-isnki|ng' or the. washing of uI'bem.s_i-ls, foul air in the crow st/a!ble_or cdws lyimg in their man-_ u.re, lmcal; of cleamlimess in mikking, neglecxtifng vtsob aim the milk rapidly dhreotmy .azter. 1ni'1ki`u1g'-; lack of clean- hmess in care `am the milk, from which 'c:a,ueje "gre:Lt e_r munher_. _mil7k A I-Jhlalv-gang`! ~....-us .-.-._........-- President McKinley is a very good walker, and usually tires out those who accnnipwny him. He strides along with a swing and carries himself very erect. He takes `long. measured Veps, and 18 quick and active en his feet. The President usually walks three miles out ~ from his residence every day. _tamIta ai-iae, mixing fresh `and old -._._ -_.: ......;.L. u... uiuuwu: uuau, `4.I.Iu4Luug ....~.. ...... V-.. .m{ul,k in the same cans and rusvti tin MENU roR"rH-E KENS. ` Layimrz beans like a varie-ty.of food. mud with sufficient exercise and cat! clounzfortwble quarters will be much better on a varied diet than on one made up of hae same kind of feedeacth made up at the same "k-'nnzd cf feed each meal. Here is a bill of fate for one week for 25! liens; Sunday, break- fast, mash; dinner, 1 lb green curt bane; supper, 1 qt w-heat; _Monday, breakfast, mash; dinner, a little when`. scattered in litter about 10 a,m.,; sup- per, 1Lb green out boxne; Tuesday, bnreakxfast, mash; dimmer, lpt oats scattered i~n 1itter at `.0 mm; supper, 1 .qt cracked _corn;' Wednesday, break- fms.'t., green cwt` bstn.e; dinner, 1 pt barley scattered in litter; supper, 1_ q`: wheai; '1`hursday'. break-fast, mash dimuner, buc-kwhea-t scattered in lit- Ler; supper. 1 pt cracked corn; Fri.- `dwy, breakfast, mash; dimmer, green crurt borne; supper. mixed grain; Surtur-. day, *brea_kas't, mash,; dirnunxer, ch.ep- sped vegetabes; s"uppe`r, 1-qt. cracked U`U`l my ` ~ To prepare the mash. take equal- parts of bran, ground uats and corn meal with one-third u`s_much clover, one large spoonful of pulverized c|h:u`- ci:,:al mad` :1 little salt. Pomr boiling water over i`t-, cover and-let it steam uve1`,'n.igh!t. Mix the vegetables in it beure feedimg. Chop potagto parimgs. `gxzxebbuge, beets or other vegetables, ...._. ._,. ...- ....1.:...|.. ...:n .1. en. I\C\I\ ..n.L \.uuuu5\,, vvuyu V; v.......- ...D.,.............. innry cane of .w'h.ich will do for one feed; inmg. Use unions spufingly. Do nu`. mix the m-:1:3:h boo soft, but'have it cru.m:bly. Feed while warm -:L'nd give warm water to drimuk in cold weather. A QUEBEC LADY RELEASED FROM ~ GREAT SUFFERING. sue Ilad 1':-ml Many nemcunes wmmh: Avallg But lllumuleiy I-`nn_ndV a Cure `l'Iu-nngln Inc Use 0! In-. \Hlllams` I'InI( Pills. . Few bodily afflictions!-are more ter- .'i'ible than disease of the heart. To live insconstunt dread and expecta- tion` of death, sudden and with last farewells unspoken, is far most `peo- ple more awful to oon'tcmplate'thi1`n me most serious lingering illness. 'l`h1s'.1ghtest xcitement `brihgs suf- {unngnnd danger tdsuch people. .w,,,_ ...._....u .. mu... r1........I ..,:r.. .u.....,-_...... \.....5\.. W ....-.. ,w,--. For several years Mrs. Gravel, wife of P. H. A. Gravel, foreman in Bar1'y s cigar `factory, `St. John a suburb, Quebec, was such a sufferer, `but tha.nks to Dr. \}7jl}i_z1ms Pink Pills she 1s'again in the enjoyment'of_ plood h(_=,nHh. Mrs, G1 :1\`e'l says:-- ..1ur, _,.,, ..,.u L`..,.IJ.l. ...... 1.-.: c..- ,.,.,.,.., . ...._._. "My general Health was bad for several years. my apps-1ti~te was pobr, :1'ml I was easily tired, but it was the frequent" sharp pains and violent pilpi-tatiu-n of my heart whi;:h`cau.se(l me the greatest alarm. I tried many 1n.erliei'ne's, and was treated by sever- al duneto-rs, but in vain. Finally I -bu3can1.3 so p;orl.y that I was not able to do any household work. and was frequently confined to my bed. At `the , suggestion of one of my friends I decided _t_o try Dr.'\Vi.lliim:Ls Pink Pills. After taking :1 few boxes` I began to gain new! strength` and -vigor- The piins in my heart were `less frequent and less severe, and in every may my hea~.l-th .'\vas improv- ing." I continued using the pills until I hard-takem eiigblt `boxes, when Ihad cA;rmrpIetel.y recovfered my health. ~ I hrave gaiuixed irn flesh; appetite is good, amwl I am able to do all my ' hucsuusehold work without f.eelin1g the awful fa/tiugue I was beore subjeeit to. Izrm very thanlcfml to Dr. Wil- liams Pink Pills, [tor the-y have` truly . released me from much suffering, and Ihopethait others may be induced to try this wmnderfnl miedicirue. Dr-. Wilh'.amus Pink Pills cure by go`- imsg to the root of` the disease. `They remaew a;n.d.bui1ld up the blood. and stijemngxtihexn the.ner.v'es. thus driving disease "from the system. "Avoid imi- ta-tiyoms by `insisting that every box you `pure-h-ase is enclosed in a wrap- per bearing the 121111 trade mark, Dr. VVilliams Pink Pills for Pale People `lxf your dealer" d_oes_not keep them they will be 59:|UJt. p-nstpuid at 50 cents a` box, or six boxes for $2.50, by ;'1d_d1-e,35i.n.g uh-e Dr. VV'Llliams Medi- cine 00., Brockville. OWE ` To critlclse persons when in the chm- `pany of strangers is as [dangerous as treading c'm'thin 108. At a dinner they were discussing an opera, anda lady turning to her neighbour, said, loudly: I thmk Madame S---- is 1_nuch_too old `for her part. Don t you agreed with me? _`Her singing is unbearable- ' 7 -- 1, ,7. n :_ _.:u.:..... -........:a.. 4-,. The Kmg of Portugal is an enthusi- aatlc lawn-tennns player, and both the King and his brother, the Iniante Don` Alphonso, played for "the South of Portugal agamst the North in the re- cent tournament at Cascaes, for -the challenge cup offered by the Queen of ` Portugal. The King plays 9, hard volleying game, with good judgment in placxng, and can hold his own with the .best players m Portugal. 'l`l\t\ in-...~.... 1F....m..l; 4-.-.....I!..6- A I.. UNCQMFORTAIBLE, VERY UNC(')M-` FOR1`A'B,LE.' - _yu-u, Du-Lu. vuv u............-...., v..-..-,. Amid the silence` that followed this remark t:`helady turned to the singer with many apologies. 11- in Hmf hmn-rid nritin W nhn wltn many 8.p0l08'16. It is that horrid critic W , aha said, who has influenced my judgment ooncernmg your singing. I believe it is he who as always writing against you. ' He must {be a .most disagree- able and pedantic pm`snrn. .:`|'-I-nrl vnn nut haffnr fell all [hid in ulxuuaxnuxcn Madame S----- is sitting opposite to yo-ix, said the gentleman, coldly. V A.-....'A O-Inn nlnnnn` i-Inn. f.n'I'In-ulna` Fhh: DBXC to you, _wua oruahmg reply. able anuv pbuautw pvruu-II. ~:Hnd you not better tell. all Lhia in Mr.- W--- htmselff He is sitting next: to you, was the otl_1ei`.'s calm and n1-nIlIn.G rdnlv- " ` ' - Heart Palpitation. THE, BARBIE `EXAMINER. THURSDAY. JAN. Sondu your nun adnrslaaesnd we will until you us.-4- r.-v_.-a... ... ....,-....... The famous Frenchv jnovelist, Alp- honse Duudet, loves wztrmth above ali things, and he cannot work unless the tempemture oi his room is what most people would regard as uncom- fortably hxgh. Even in quite warm weather he always keeps a fire burn- lng an his study in the Fnubourg Sulint Germznn, for, being a. Southernur born and bred, he finds Paris, chilly place at thg boat. IREUEPTIUNS TUSDLDIERS. `The annex: llevlewecl lie`: `ltrllnean Arum In it. ulnluuah l'.xrk-A Iilenmrnble my in \VIml.s`o;'-,_-lA|Inburg|| Wcicnlueul Inc lllglnlnmlers Ilack I-`ruin lmll~-. There must have been many :-1pecta- tors of the "seething, enthusiastic crowds who recently gave; the C.I.V. such (a warm welcome home_to London from the war whose memories carried them back to a oeirta-in `26th of May, fortyefouryears ago, whenva similar V fever of patriotism ran riot in the veins of Britons, and when the piti- fully worn and wan remnant. of the thousands who wentout to fight our `L;-uttles in the Clrimea were brought back again "to the great heart of Bri- tain, says London Tit-Bits. 17*-.. -n-r.I_.. LL, _..,a....-._- I...) . |...,._` ISMDA '>'0ME NOTABLE -;C-CA.SIONS IN ENG LAND AND SCOTLAND. ......., ..-_,... _.......-._ ...-- ._.--. For weeks the warriors had` been I driting back, and with each new a'rri- I val the warmth of welcome grew un- til it reached its crowning height on 1 the day appointed -by the Queen to review her Crimean Ar_my_inr St. Ja1_nes_ s Park`, and to'.thank`them in p;_lI_ SlJ_i!'fOr the dangers they had pass- ed;.:'{nd _fo_:1` their bravery. From the earliest dawnwrains by hundreds and thou.s;a'n into London until it seeme{L'as; if there could scarcely b"at-'`o'fi11'1etr; in the rest of the Queen s kingdom. The streets w.ere choked with crowds so densely packed that one journalist vowed that he could have walked for miles on their heads. .Hundreds of thousands of these" "delirious patriots. sew noth- ing of the review, but all saw some-- thing ofithe dazzling display of fire- works which set London in a blaze later in the day. Inrrn 1\r'rI.1u1\Y rYr\n.rv.v.1r IN I gave the signal -for `the opening oi! the display by exhibiting a blue light on the iroof of Buckingham Palace. This light immediately set all London: in flames. Canvn-on "roared, thousands` of roc_ke-ts from every park` and open! space` footed the Metropolis with :1} blazing network of many-colourevdi meteorsg. and for hours London was; abandoned 'to El pyrotechnic] ca_rnival' suchi as "the world had never seen un- til then. . . Eighteen years later the Queen took a. lcading.p;u'l: in welcoming home her troops from Ashanti with :1 ti'uly Roy- al hospitality. She invited the entire army to Windsor, and, iiftcf review- ing them, ente`-rtnincd them to, a. sumptuous meal, which in spite ofthe _ immense `number of guests-went as" snmothly and successfully as if it had been a dinner for in dozen." This was a memorable day for Windsor,- as well as for the soldier visitors, for the. Royal borough eclipsed itself in lav- ish` decoration and the loyal] warmth of its enthusiasm. ~ ' In pa-inful contrast to, the exuber- ance of these welcomeshome was `the re-tu.r.n of the menwhose gallantry had helped to crush Napoleon at Wzrterloo. In spite of their years of ~ hardship and constant fighting, their home-coming was of the coldest. It is true. that a. few curious thousands. _lined the stret of -b Portsmouth or Southampton, but there was scarce.- ly ' - rI1'\YrI1- 1.1` nrtvnnn But it must not be thought that London has any monopoly of patriot- ism oi-r gratitu-cl-e. There was never a maddet city in the world than Edin- blu-rgh onelday forty-two years ago, when it `welcomed the heroic Black Watch, baokkf-rom the horrors of the Indian Mutiny. The story of Cawnpore and Lucknow had filled G.reat_Britain with! a terrible anger and indignation endgthe avengers of the innocent vic- tims of the Murtiny were more than mere- heroes in the eyes of their re-`E Lieved and grateful countrymen. _ A_._Ll.__.. ___.I I-LL_.. J___ 2.. `l:\.):_L_.___.L - 7 We NICE FOR 'fHE TORTOISEI Now, Mary. Said amitr`ess to her ne.weLy-imported maid, in the `kit- cthem there is 9. pet tortoise, and I `hope you w-i:ll"be very kind to'it. Do M you know a tortoise when you see one? No, mum; sthure and what loi.-keiu IA pretty, story of Count Tu illueti-ating the thoroughness with which he carries out his doctrine "non-reaist:1nce,Ais told by a corresprii-' - lent. Some time ago he was the vic- tim of-an American journalist whom the Count asked to visit his country houae,'aiid who put him under ii pro. longed and ruthless examination. At last the visit came to an end, and tho gentle siiffiirer new has iiuoi-itioner into the carriage. {As the parting greet- ings were being exchanged the guest hinted that after all he had not learn- ed everything he wanted to know. "Then you must come into the house again and stay another day with us, was the Count's reply, and he would take no denial. ' ` n 1u'- _ , ,.,_. -_._ .1! LI... JAPAN TEA nIINKERs_`I _ _ _. _ _.1.I.___. -_.I __ _nI _.-_ to b_ridg_the flush Ot pleasure to_ "c-h-eeks `Nvo-rn thin in their.country s \rI\a'\_- nu... --v.,-..- ..v......--_,._...... ` Anotherr red-letter day in Edinburgh: was when it gave the Gordon High-E landezrs such a reception `as few re- giinents have ever.enjoyed-a rec-,ep-; tion suggestive in its form rather of the South of Europe than of pthei North of the Tweed. It seemed as if the whole of Scotland had been (16-I spoiled of its faizrestr flowers with which to dedk the warriors, who were not only smothecred with flowers and blooms but "marched under 9. perfect shower of fraygrant petals. M" V Atter paving explained it to her, the girl we_nt- -a.In_d brought it` torth. ` 15 that it. mum? - A` -333. that is what was using .to__bmk` the coal: wid.. H ERJSLELF. >0EY'i.0N an.-.1-`an nu. "sll-A|3lo"1`o|-onlo. A SINGLE" CHEER uuu nubwu vuuuvnv awn run. an nu hating`-on _ The railway system at the United Kingdom has a total extent of about 21,660 miles. England and Wales own 15,008 miles ; Scotland 8,476 miles; and Ireland 3,176 miles. ' n-n._ n_.._A. 1:1-....n..._.. 'D...'I...-.-. 1...... Lin; .___, An Old 'lll|l-I5l'IItlhl'1l Biggest Ba|l_wny' -Cnrlgeus i:alhvny`.A-olden`. In the early days 0; railways a pan of fire in front of the engine or behind the last vehlcle served as a signal. nip. _.!1.____ ____.L__.- ._l LI... TY.-2Ln.I> ` In London Stock Exchange crrelesa story is being told of Lieutenant- Colonel Hoskier, `late of the "House" and Montmorency's Scouts. Hoskier, it! seems, was dissatisfied with the gun strength of the foree to which he belonged, and offered to supply it with two Maxims and a milli'on rounds of ammunition. The offer was accepted, and he cabled to his eonfidential agent in London to get his order exeeuted. When the guns and ammunition were just ready for dispatch` came the new_s of the donor s death. .His confidential agent hesitated about sending them, and the sellers of the guns, would have` been happy to release the agent Vfromi `his .contra.ct.'.In- doubt the latter wired to Lieutenant-Oolonel Eoskierls father, then at the Riviera. The reply oame back, and was character-; lstic: "Send the guns at any cast; my some last; wish to be respected." IIILIUQ, III-III LLUICII-I\L II)l-IV llnllllal ` The Great Western Railway. has the biiggest mileage of any company in the United Kingdom, i.e., about 2,578 miles.y The London and North"-Western Rail- "(- way comes next with about 1,903 miles. 1 ml._ 1-__..._a. _.......1.... ....:I....... an H. uw-J vvnanuhv uvnu u luau Qniuvug-r -,..v-. .._._-__. The longest. regular railway run in Great Britain 13 that from Euston to Liirerpool, a distance of 193 1-2 miles. in 3hrs. 45min. This run is in connec- tion rwith the "White Star" and "Cunard" lmers. ` vuu-1. u. nsuv-we In order to make the journey_ be tween London and Paris possible in. seven hours the Northern Railway Company are about to improve their servlce of trains be'tween Calais and Paris. The distance, i.e., 185 miles, was recently covered at the ra_.te ofa mile a minute. A -. pol: .4.-nu an uncanny: Probably thelmogt curious freight ever carried by a train was a court- house, which was removed from Hem- M ingford to Alllance, two towns in the` State of Nebxgaska, ninetegn miles apart, by_ the Burlington and Mis- soun Railway. wide, sou. long, and 51ft. high. It was placed upon four trucks, the trip he- The building wa,s_38f_t. A lug` made at the rate of from five to` eight miles an hour without any mis- harp." 1!1:L|.- __.._......1 4.- `LL- .....L:L:__ .......A. L- Witlx regard to the petition sent tol the London; Bnghton, and South Coast! Railway by local bodies in Sussex. re- garding the defncxencies in the traffic: arrangements, Mr. Forbes, the`general [manager of the hue, says that his directors are going" to spread 2.0(l0,-_ 000 on improvemnts, in order to remedy the present state of things. The company` has on order twenty new trains for suburban lines, `nearly 100 main-line lavatory coaches, and 260,- 000 worth of other roiling-stock, be- sides sixty new engines which will cost about 200,000. ' ` -=Balord s patent gradient railway is` just now claiming the attention of ex-" parts. Its inventor Mr. Halford claims that a speed of not less than 200 miles an hour can be obtained by his gradi- ._entJ system. No motive power what: ever is required, the carriages, -which are suspended on each side of the rails, travelling along a continuous gradient, thus acquiring great veloc- ity. The-railsl are in sections, each "part being. supported by hydraulic rams, whzoh supply the power by which the incline is prepared as the train an- proachesr each section of the perman- ent way_,' the latter assuming a level position again as soon as the train has passed. ` - A I 3 n... _c 1.1.. ........-.4- .......`...... .-nil-now on_~` mimic of Dead-. Kidney Pills are '. legion. The box is imitated, l yuuauun ` One of the most curious railway ac-3 cidents which have ever taken place` occurred at the terminus of the Dub-N lin, \Vicklow, and Wexford Railway. recently. -A heavy cattle train of. thirty trucks failed to stop at thei station, dashed against the stationary} {buffers at the ~ end `of the platform,` drovo them from their place, and bored; !right through the station-wall itse1. i'j_`he (locomotive then Fpusheid tml throu-tgh the aperture and came to 3% i stop whenhalf the engine hung sus-; Spended 30ft. over the street. be1ow.| ,The engine displaced nearly 1.000 cubici lfeet of masonry. The accident was ibrought about by` the brakes refusing M to hold the train owing to the slippery lnature ofythe rails. ' E Dodd's The imitated, the outside coating and shape of the pills are imitated and the nu.me-Dodd's 1 Kidney Pills is imitated. Imitations are dangerous; The original is safe. Dodd's j Kidney Pills have a. reputation.- Imita.- ; tors have none or they wouldn t imitate. So they trade on the reputation of Dodd'l Kidney Pills. Do not be deceived. There ! 1.. .....l.. -.__ nnnnvc I\_J.n_ 1, u,_ -_._.._J - ...... Qrur nu. us. I199: 19: a Luau * is only one DODD S. Dodd s is the original. Dodd'a in the nime to be care- 3 fulabout- D--3-D-*3 KEDNEY , PILLS 9 i VVCLU GILIVLLJI: .|AJu5|.|An.|v\;-an-AJ y _ u v . _ _ ..._ ed `by the famous composer. The music, of. course, was one of the prin- ciple attractions, and Sir Arthur used not infrequently to accompany those who sang his songs at the piano. Mr. Grossmith recalls a. night when he was suddenlj "commanded" by a great `personage to sing the putter song from "Iolnnthe, "the greatest putter song ever written." Sullivan sat down at the. piano, and G. G. tried to remember the words, which he had Bung so often that he had half forgot- ten. Lord Hopetoun, the Governor- Generai of Australia, came to the rescue as a promptcr, and the result was, as Mr. Groesmithsays, "I tried to sing it. and he did. ' 1ur...... ............-..... ..+....:..... ...... +..1.: .`.c IO: ,4~e..r;g__-_ ./ RAILWAY Rumamzes. T190-1. A S1. ll:-rmu-1| Dog Slmws Almost Illunan J Inn-I lgeuct-. !_ An Australxan tells the story of 3 dog, whi_c_h is Interesting to those who love to study canine character and in- A._n:_.._.... .11.. .....:L..- J-nun `Ital- While walking with :1 lady friend along Studley Park Road, Kew. a suburb of Melbourne, one very quxet afternoon some txme ago, we were V surprxsd by a large St. Bernard dog, A which came up to us` and deliberately paywed _my leg several times. I\.-.. ......--.I.....`l-n nJ- I-nu nu!-runs-A:-`nun-v telligence. bourne. Ivvl` - luau MU uuulu Ia Sir Arthur sulvan was one of the hosts most favored of Royalty, who were always magnificently entertain- .~; 4... LL... c............ .....nnn.=n- Thu .-at intervals looking round to make Eu --uu _n`.|J auy, us.-\......- -....---.-. Our perplexity at his extraordinary behavior was perhaps not unmixed with a. little misgiving, for he was anx animal `of tolrmidable size and`: strength; but as he `gave evident signs of satisfaction at our noticing him-. and proceeded td trot on in ftont,f sure we were *toIlowing,-we became _ interested. .uuu..u-u.~u- `g When we had followed him about` forty yards, he stopped before adoor in 9. high garden wall, and looking `round anxmusly to see that we were `gnoticing; reachedup his paw in the: [direction of `the latch. I | On stretching forth my nand .to lunfnsten the _door, his pleasure was leihibited in a. most unmistakable [manner; but when he saw me try in `vain. to open it, he beoame quiet, and looked at me with an expression so manifestly anxious that I could no more have left the poor animal thus than I-could have left a helpless lit- tle child in a similar position. TITZLL y......_..._ ..LL_...J.!_._ .._) - . V _ _ . . _ . _ - _ .......-- `vvnun ---... With .:eager attention and 'ex- pectanoyhe listened while.I knocked, and when at last some one was heard commg down the garden path, he . bounded `about with every sign of un- `llimited joy. \r-... |._-._ ....... -___ Q: LL- ,_ -,n- `I --....--.. dud} | Now here was one of the so-called "brutes, whxch, failing to get in ata certalh door, cast about for a way `out of the difficulty`, and seeing us `some dustance down the road, we were `the only persons in sight at the time, came to us, attracted our attentxon, `took us to the door and _told us he `wanted it opened. I11. ..___..._I ;|__;_ .,x_, - - - - .. _....v- .- ..`..._..... We agreed that the animal `had shown a play of emotion and intelli- gence comparable to that of a human `being: and, indeed, we felt so much- akin to the noble creature that wel have `both, since then. been very loath! to class dogs as "inferior animals. I Eself a generous spirit who refuses to { zpnrfurm the -offioes of generosity, . that lie cognti.nxuz1lly in his path. Nor i cv-zxvn any "one persist in` fulfilling them ' `withtomt uxperielnc-lug a gradual re-l spoonse im his own spirit of goodwill; and friendliness. ` | , A - " ' ' ' I Take Luxntho E.`-romo Quinine Tubleu. All druuiuu 1 yefund the muuey if in fails to ours. 5%. W. Groves? 1 Quantum in an encbbox. 250 1 ' " I Courtesy is.a duty public servants owe to the humblest member of public. -Lord Lytton. L UD.___,L L A nu Q1145 nu. --nu ...... ...... Many amusing stories are told Of the; Prince de Joinville, who is of peculiar interest to us _as having been the officer who was -intrusted 1 with taking back to France the body-o Niipoleon from St. Helena. The early `wars of the Empire brought on pre- mature deefncss, for the noise of shot ind shell was louder than in these `lays. On `one occasion he was invited by the Comte de Paris zbo visit his; cihaleziu 21.1 . Eu, and, after a. s iport, a thorough huntsmams dinner was served. One dish was mulligat-. awny soup, which is rarely served in ' France, The "Prince seemed a little surprised at `the taste. T The Comte! had not noticed this, and, `turning to! the Prince, said:-"H'ow is the_Prin- seas ? The Prince. imagining that the Comte was referring to the soup; re-` plied, amid roars of laughter :-"0h, wax-m-muoh too warm I _ L`. The readers of thie paper will be pleased to - learn that. were i.-'a'- learn one dread: d (M98180 ` that sci-zncc has hm: able to cure in all its stages and tizutis Cutzurrlx. Hall's Cabarrh Cumis t_.he only po_. 1-ui-.a'now_ known to ` Lhcmedicai eratermIy.. Cnltirfh being a corn- V titutional di.~l.'3.3, rt-qnirm a. constitutional treuunem. Hall's Camrrh Uu:ei~`Iak ninLer- nuliy. acting directly upon mu bzood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby des- troying {ha founda1io.: of {me disease. and` giving t.I.,-. patient strength my building up the 1 constilmion and as-inning nn.uu-.-.1 in doimz its work. The px`upriet.o.`s hwe aonnuch faith in its curative powers, Lhut. they offer une Hun- dred Dollars for "any (`asset turn. it fails to cure. Send for hat of to: m0ni:1i<. I F. J. (`H i.\'EY & C0.. Toledo 0. Sold bv drmzqie is. Tc. `There i< a healthful hardiness about wal dignity that never dreads contact and communion with others, however .`humb1e.'--Washington Irving. MR8 WINSLOW`S SOOTHING SYRUI hrs been ` used by molvherufor their children teething. It. soothe! the clrld. softens t.he_gu1ns. mlnya plzlnzcu.-es windco ica . pm! i 3 the best, remedy for dmnhoen. 200 0 bottle. Sold by all drueits tnlfuughoutg Llzg worlg; Be sure and an ; for hire. Vuuslow as Scothnn; eyrup. i 7 7 . 1 Example is more efficacious than A precept.-Johnson. `Isaa- Hits `-'.Baimo,ral," Frea Bus; ' 5V"I*'IIi"H0"S?i-}f;;:f{:; The flower of civilization is the fin- ished man, the man of sense, of grace, of accomplishment, of social poweir-the gentleman.-Emerson. Eu marvellously lnoroaud in popularity during the? year. um! I: now 5 household necouity. ` lgnd Packets; 2:. so. 40. 5 x<'..!.L`ma.\1sIauU Sold b druggzie is. 7.54:. Hall .-1 xIln_1l_)' mils are the best-_ No one can evbr nouriszh within him- ..it A A,__ AUSTRALIAN `DOG STORY. ` We aim just as distinct (me from ; .aInUMer' in thought and feeling as in mtaoe `and .7150:-m; and were w not so curi;ous1y'a.fraid of s'hJowi11g our own pers`-o-na.li:ti.es, this would be clearly appreciated. As it is`, we strive to Iaide our rearselves under a-c-1oak.o.t 'c~o'n`-formty, and, ins'tead.of sincere- ly living our owm lives. we try to "bring `them into line with those some class or party `A `ole ,wi.t.hj_ wlgicth we sre al1ie?iL`=~ ' ' ` .1"