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~_all<.ai cw. .. ,n a s Wxfl.mwp.sl. . » ‘11";161" ' rough NEWS Distressing Tragedy. KILLED BY A WATERSPOUT. A Curious Insular: Case. The explosion of a dynamite cartridge to blow up an old ship near Mobile sent to the surface a jew fish that weighed more than 200 pounds. Another trial will be made with the hole 9 nut as an article of food, during the next French manisuvres. The experiment last year was highly satisfactory. The Paris garcon has won in the struggle for his moustache ;and the result is that the restaurants are now manned by a fierce look- ing band resembling drsgoons more than waiters. A telegram from Belgrade states that a great fire has broken out at Mount Athos, arid that the wealthy Greek Monastery of Simon Petros has been completely destroyed. The damage is estimated at 1,000,000f. The Minister of Finance has sent orders to the authorities of all border towns that all persons suspected of smuggling goods from foreign lands into Russia or of having any connections with the clandestine trade be transported into the interior, at a dis- lance of no less than fifty versts from the frontier. I Ir Berlin University this summer 32?. instructors are delivering lectures. ' The name of Dr. Robert Koch still appears in the catalogue as professor and rinci al of the Hygienic Instilute. p p The university at Tomsk is the banner “ deadbead" educational institution. Of its 262 students, 197 are educated at the ex- pense of the Government as “needy and worthy ” young men. Last year the Government spent $12,000 on them. . One per cent. of all German children in city schools stutter. In Dresen the per- centage (2.) is highest. In a military school near Berlin four cadets in forty stuttered, and in several Civilians’ schools the per- centage has been found to be as large. Many German physicians are advocating the separation of the stuttering school children from the smooth tongued and the instruction of them in a department of their own. In 1890 Prussia had 727 agricultural schools With 11,144 scholars, 781 industrial schools with 93,029 scholars, 289 guild schools with 12,118 scholars. Thirty-five technical schools of various aims increase the total to 1,832. It is proposed to extend this already enormous system by means of new State subsidies of $250,000 annually. The new institutions contemplated are: lour for builders, eight for master machin- ists, seven for weavers, two for steamship machinists, and one for instruction in ceramics. I Italy is about to test the possibilities of miles of 65 millimetre calibre, or but slightly over 25 by our measurement. If the result be favorable to the small calibre, the Ger- man Post says, military men will be ready for another revolution in the arming of infantry. The technical troops of the Austrian army will be armed next fall with Mannlicher rifles-and the Werudl rifles which the now use Will be stored away. The new ri es of the technical troops will be much shorter and lighter than the ordinary Maunlicher. The pioneers’ sabres, moreover, will be re- placed with hatchets. _Coustautinople is to have n. museum of history. In it will be arranged chronologi- cally types of all the weapons, uniforms, and trappings in the use of the Turkish army from its beginning till now. Foreign artists and sculptors have been engaged to produce for the new museum representations of Turkey’s greatest Generals and most famous battles. The Grand Duchess Stephanie, widow of the Crown Prince of Austria, has left offhcr mourning, and is driving through Italy with a four-horse equipage. Buda-Pcsthhns-slso been suffering from an omnibus strike, but in this case it was not the drivers, but the owners who struck, because the authorities would not grant them permanent licenses. A new petroleum-burning boat was tried near Berlin with a four-horse power engine, which went from six to eight miles an hour at an expense of two cents per horse power per hour. The engine needs only" one man to tend it, and he can also steer. The Turkish army is reported to be in excellent condition. Nearly 600,000 re- )cating rifles are in the hands of the in- untry. The artillery is furnished mainly by hrupp, and forty-nine regiments of cavalry. mostly raised in Asia, have recently been added. Some years ago a Government official mamed hiclsen icd iii Schleswig leaving 20,000 crowns to his man servant and the same sum to his cook, on condition that if either married that person‘s portion would revert to the other. They immediately married each other. Now a relative of Nielsen’s is endeavoriug to obtain possession of the whole 40,000 crowns, on the ground that the marriage was contrary to the spirit of the will. A Chicago man has a plied for a license to run a bar room on w eels. His scheme is to sell beer and sandwiches from a wagon which he will drive around to places where outdoor laborers are employed. A Fort Worth, Tex., man says that he hssthe largest madstone in the world. It is iicarl as large as a hen’s egg and was taken, 0 says, by his father from the stomach of a white deer found dead in the Owl: Mountains. Turks hastakon steps toward utilizing the labs itants of its Asiatic ions in its army. Twenty-four aunl' iary mvalry regiments of Kurds will be formed shortly in the manner practised by Russia in the Cossack formation. The Kurds will mount themselves and will be armed, paid, and cared for at the State‘s Tribes which contribute men to the twenty‘four ,regiments in question will be freed from taxation. Switzerland purposes to make several re- forms in the evaluation of its army. The Federal army, which with of thofirst and last call number-272,124 men. has been hitherto in eight divisions. With these ' i~:ht division: on corps will be formed shortly, and therewith will become necessa~ book ; if they find in it a complaint of a ry aoomplete revision of the still incomplete serious nature they will act upon it immedi- plan for the mobilintion and advance. The atcly. Passengers on the other hand, are commander of each of the new corps will be encouraged called simply “ Army Corps Commander. The first German court of justice has held a session in Hciigoland. The calendar was a blank. The clerk registered the fact that the court met and adjourned and all was over. The Russian Ministry of Imperial Proper- ty proposes to revive the linen-weaving in- dustry, which has of late deteriorated in the Governments where linen is produced. It proposes, among other measures, to furnish poor weavers with machines at the lowest rices, for which the recipients will pay in small installments at long intervals, and to recommend them for the patronage of the War and the Marine departments. A society which may be char :cterized as a. “commune of beggars " has been formed in Mitau, Russia. All the ineinb rs are niendicants. Tbcy pledge themselves to hand over to the Board of the society all that they get in money or in kind up to the normal amountof donations which a beggar generally gets in a. day. \Vhatcver they get above that amount they may keep forthein- selves. The society, in return, is pledged to provide them with foo l, garments, and lodgings. according to their actual needs. The small town of “'isonita, in Moravia, has nearly been destroyed by a waterspout, accompanied by a severe hailstorm. Two persons lost tlieirlives through the water- spout. 'l‘wo small towns in Gnlica have also suffered in a similar manner from vio- lciit thunderstorms and bonds. In one of these places six adults and three children, and in the other one adult and threechildren are reported to have lost their lives. The formation of labor unions in Finland had reached the point of resolving to hold a general meeting in Helsingfors this sum- mer, but a ukase from the Czar stopped it entirely. ‘ Experts studying leprosy in Simla have found the bacillus. The succeeded in giving a rabbit leprosy, the first time the disease has ever been known outside of the human body. Constantinople has 50 newspapers ; 19 of them are daily, 5 semi-weekly, 17 weekly, 3 semi-monthly, 6 monthly. In nationality 5 I are Turkish, 7 Armenian, 3 Greek, 6French, l 2 French and English, 1 Italian, 2 Hebrew, 2 Bulgarian, l Arabian, l Persian, 1 Ger- to write down their complaints with-out fear of investigations that may cause them trouble or loss of time : they need not sign their names in the book and if they sign they will not be troubled with the requirement to give personal testimony or to produce witnesses. The French Minister of the Interior has introduced a bill for providing pensions for laborers. All workmen having served for thirty years and having complied with the provisions of the bill, will be entitled to an annual pension of not less than $60 or more than 3125. Every workman will beconsider- ed to have accepted the terms of the pen- sions law unless he sends in a disclaimer to the competent authorities. The pension fund will be an ported to the extent of two- thirds by t e State, the other third will be borne equally by employers and workmen. A man's contribution will be one cent- for every working day for a. pension of $60, and a penny for pensions of $l‘25. Foreign work- men Will be excluded from the benefits of the law, and their employers will have to pay on their behalf two cents a day, to go to a special pension fund for French work- men prematurely disabled. A sad tragedy is reported from Leitomis~ ch], in Bohemia. A young student was shoot-ing birds in the garden, his sister, aged 18, was in another part of the garden pre- paring a comfortable seat for their invalid father. The young man aimed high in the direction where the girl was moving about, but at the moment of firing his hand falter- ed and the shot struck his sister, who fellto the ground. Before ascertaining the extent of the disaster the youth aimed his rifle at his mouth and shot him self. Both died on the spot. A report of the manners and customs of the Shun States Shows that when a Sliau becomes a father he must on no account drive pigs, carry the dead, bore holes, fill in holes in the ground, or indulge in mockery. If one of either sex die without marrying, the body, before burial is banged against a stump, which is considered as representing the husband or Wife. This is supposed to guard against the danger of unrequited love in the next life. Divorce is easy, the man merely giving his wife a letter permitting her to marry, and the wife merely beingrequired to pa an unwilling husband thirty rupees for re ease. Only high Shana can be canni- man. bale. Their theory of the cosmogony is that J apan’s Emperor has decreed that every man who provokes a duel or accepts a chal- lenge shall pay a heavy fine and serve from six months to two years in the galleys. The taunting of a man for his refusal to fight when challenged will be regarded as slander, and will be so treated by the'courts. The Congo State’s only newspaper, the Congo illirro ', made its first appearance a few weeks ago. It is a. four-page weekly, printed with a iithographing machine. The l editor, proprietor, printer, and. newsboy are incorporated in one Englishman. The Mir- r0r is a fighter, and in its first issue accused 9. Congo official of murder and scoffed at the King of Belgium. Of all European countries Sweden has l proportionately to its population the most « extensive telephone system. For the fur- l ther perfection of the service the General Telephone Company, in Stockholm, now offers to put apparatus in subscribers’ houses for $2.75 per year each. The tariff for each i call will be 21: cents extra. The lowness of 'e the price is the result of competition between the Government telephone system and the , General Telephone Company. SinceWilliam If. ascended the German throne most of the regimental flags injured in the wars with Denmark, Austria, and France have been replaced with new ones. i In 1864 and ‘1866, 99 such flags were perfor- ated and torn by bullets: in 1870-71, 151. The flag of the \Vestphaliau infantry regi- x ment(1*ifty-sixth) was riddled by 23 shots: in the one battle of Marslaâ€"Tour. In the Franco-Prussian \i at 38 commissioned andi non-commissioned officers were killed with their colors in their hands. On the staff of 3 every flag which thus lost its bearer is now i a silver ring with the inscription : “ \Vith this flag in his hand,â€"died a hero’s death.” Two regiments have five such rings each on their colors. All ten color bearers fell at Mars-la Tour. Germany’s Fishery Association, with its; 17,000 members, has grown into an interna- i tiouul affair. Three weeks ago it made a! compact at Coblenz with the Dutch andl Swiss associations that hereafter the stock- l ing of the Rhine with salmon should take; place. at the river’s source rather than as; “ the earth came out of thedepths by means of white ants.” ~ England's Illustrious Sick. Some very alarming reports are in circula- tion regarding the real condition of Mr. Gladstone, says a London cable letter of June 27th. Although he managed to get to Lowestoft on Friday, the belief is current that he is completely broken down and not likely to appear in Parliament again. The attack of influenza from which Mr. Glad- stone sufi‘ered recently shook him severely and left him very weak. He persisted in goiu g to the jubilee of the colonial bishopric’s fund, and there delivered a long speech in defence of the Church of England. He also attended for a. short time daily the House of Commons, went to two or three dinners, and generally took it out of himself as if he were in full health and twenty-five years of age. The consequence has been a partial breakdown. But the old man is now to be chained up, and a vigilant guard set all round him. He has gone to a lovely house at Lowestoft, belonging to Mr. Cole- man, the mustard maker, and there the sea. breezes are expected to recruit his Strength. A more delightful abode could not be found. Hot and cold sea water baths are attached to every bedroom, and there is nothing the heart of man can desire that cannot be turn- ed on at 'a moment’s notice except youth ,and health. The latter will probably not refuse to come once more at Mr. Gladstone’s call. His friends are confident he will be Prime Minister again. It is also reported Mr. John Morley has i had a serious relapse, but the correspondent met him in Piccadilly, and he states that he was in very fair health, though needing rest. He is going to join Mr. Gladstone at Lowestoft. There they can console each other for being temporarily out of the political arena. Sir William Harcourt will again be left com’mander-iu-chief in the House of Commons, a position be thoroughly enjoys. Of the third distinguished invalid, Mr. Spurgeon, the correspondent does not give so good an account. For years he has been a martyr to rheumatic gout, and his recent attack of influenza has greatly increased his heretofore at the various places selected by ; sufferings and brought him very low. Like the three national associations independent- i Mr. Gladstone, he never gives in till the last ly of each other. The Elbe has been so care- ! moment, but now he is entirely prostrated, fully stocked by the association that this . and there is great cause for alarm. \Vhat year 2,000 big salmon were taken at Ham- Would become of Mr. Spurgeon’s great burg. “Of all European countries,’.’ said i undertakings if he were taken away it is the association’s secretary in its annual con- i impossible to foresee. His orphan asylums, ventionat Berlin two weeks ago. “ Germany g training colleges, and other institutions is most advanced in fish culture. The ! could scarcely be kept up by any other man, United States, however, is ahead, far ahead, ' while his enormous tabernacle certainly of us all." l could not be filled by any other preacher. The whole vast machinery he has set up An ornithological commission is form- - - - . - . would be in danger of going to pieces. The ed at the Academy of Seieuce in St. Peters- , anxiety of his congregation M this moment burg, under the special management of the! - ~ . Minister of Imperial Property. Its mission, : figlbggfgr(£31:ngfigejogrgldffigfibjs& Egg ,‘ . p . . . . h hes..les the pursuit of scientific studies, Will . generation than Mr. spurge”. and his loss be to devise means for the preservation audi ~ - . . ' wouid be regarded by thousands as little less increase of the useful species of the feather- than a national misfortune. ed kingdom. A lover of antiquities in Odessa has acquir- ' ed some archaic treasures which were dug Mysterious D311 ble Tragedy. from the soil of ancient Olvia, now the; . . . . A horrible and mysterious crime was “nage °f Pal-the' m hherson' They lrevealed. the other day, when the corpse of consist of ancient ornaments of gold, silver, I a ymmg man named S yer, was found in a an“ “Whilst” 0‘ exquisite W°rkm03hi9 latreet in the suburb o Bebra. It was evi'.I They seem to belon to the time when the : dent, that he had jumped or been thrown arts of sculpture an engraving were in their 9 from a window in a business house, under blow“ 1“ G’WFG- The Run!“ Paper“ regret l which the body was lying, and where it was “13" Pub “Emlu‘n‘m Emuur“ {mould afterwards found he was an apprentice. l‘ePt m 3 PmM6 h°“5° “mew °f "1 3 Pubhc When the police entered the apartment museum, where the student and the artist which Speyer occupied with “other em, c°uld freely examme lbw" ploye, namedScbmidt. the latter shot himself Navigation on the Volga has hardly be- through the head, falling2 dead at the feet of gun this season and there are already re- , the policeman, to whom e had first banded ports of several serious accidents caused by‘- a letter. This proved to beaconfession. In the carelessness of the steamboat Captains I it he stated that he had slain S yer while and of the shabby treatment endured by ‘ the latter was asleep, and had t on thrown passengers. The Ministry of Roads of Inter. l the body from the window to disarm sus- communication therefore has issued acircular 1 picion and create the im ression that he had to the steamship companies and their «11- : fallen or join out. at remorse seized ployecs informing them that “ the steamers him. and he ecided to make an end of him- ore made for their passengers, and not the ' self after freein his mind of itsterribloload. passengers for the steamers. ' The com are orderedto keeps record book withl killing his com writing materials in a convenient place on ‘ hadundcrmin every steamer, so that every passenger may: oung lady whom he had hoped to marry. write down his complaint. Government Both young men were of excellent family. sgontsatovery stotionsre to examinctho,Theladyinthecascissaidtoboanhoircss FISHING IN CANADA- Sozne mats Aboht Catching Bass, Such as the Bait to use. etc. The rush of the fresh-water anglersis now to this country and they are coming by the scores, Lake St. John, Qua, is the point that most are seeking, and the rest will visit smaller likes or ponds owned by so. quaintanocs, while the salmon rivers are getting their share of fishermen. The new hotel arrangements and better steamboat service on the lakes are attracting many. According to~tbe reports that came down to this city the fishing is good, but not remark- able. Quananiche are now being can ht in the Grand Discharge and in the Peri nca River on small bright-colored flies, while the luck gust still has charms for the fish. At Lake Edward a number of trout are being taken, and large fish are the rule. Among these from New York who are in thesalmon country are cit-Secretary of the Navy Whit. ney, R. G. Dun, John G. Heckscher, O. H. Payne, Henry Sanford, and the Rev. Dr. Rain~ford, formerly of Toronto. A large number of English anglers are also visiting the Dominion resorts this summer. Salmon fisning in the Restigouche region is not very - good as yet, and several anglers have return- ed disappointed. Black bass fishing is pretty good, and is improvin constantly in the well-known re- sorts, suc i as the Stt Lawrence and Lake Ontario waters, where for years many fine specimens of the bass have been taken out, and where bass fishing has been reduced to a science both regarding skill and comfort. Boats are rigged up so that the angler may troll in the most enjoyable manner possible. An easy chair is placed in the stern, where he sits. If he is tired, and does not wish to carry or hold his rod, an outrigger ispresent for him to place it on, and a bell attach~ ment- added, so that when a fish takes the bait and puts a little pressure ~on the reel, the bell rings, and the lazy angler may pro- ceed to play his fish. These piscatorial ac- commodations, however, are mostly used by hand-line fishermen who are not possessed with that true angler’s spirit which leads to most graceful and sportsmanlike methods of using angliu g materials. But there are also cultured fishermen who visit these resorts and get the fullest amount of pleasure in their favourite spot by using improved forms of tackle and landing the fish in an artistic manner. Indeed, it would be better for the lazy fisherman, or, rather, for the Summer boarders, to confine themselves to pickerel, ii. fish of considerable size, but lacking in that whole-souled earnestness that a ~bass shows when secured on the end of a line at~ tached to a light split bamboo rod. The pickcrcl is accommodating, and when the bell rings, showing its presence on the hook, the fisherman ma even take time enough to light his cigar before exerting himself to better use a pretty stiff rod at first, and, as he gains experience in the manipulation of the fish, gradually lighten his tackle till skill is gained, when the lightest of tackle can be used with pleasure. Fly fishing is the most enjoyable form of taking the bass, but unfortunately bass are not alwaysanxious to take the fly, and some bait must be provided to suit them. It is just about as artistic, how- ever-,to cast a live minnow for them, and this isasurer methodof gaining results. In casting a fly for bass, if the bass do not care to come to the surface for them, it is sometimes best to allow the flies to sink a little way in the water and slowly trail them along. Bri ht- colored flies should be used. When we ing in a river, long casts may be made for bass, just as in trout fishing. The late afternoon or evening is the best time, even till it is too dark to see the flies. When a minnow cast is made in a lake or pond, the little fish must not be slammed on the water, but must he landed with as little commotion as possible. A little swirl of the surface of the water does not matter. The angler wants his bass to come from a little distance with a rush and take the bait with- out previous investigation. The chances are that he will then hook himself, and securely. In twitching him to make the hook doubly fast, delicatencss is the great art. An im- mense jerk on the rod is a big mistake. As the fish starts off, simply tauten the line with a twist of the wrist. Then the golden rule of angling is never to be forgotten, “ Don’t give slack line.” If the fish is goin to leap out of water lower the tip alittle an he will not get enough slack to shake the book out of his mouth. Practice will show just how to do this. There is no use in try- ing to land the boss at once. Let him run and play till tired. Remember, he may bethe only fish of the day, so get the enjoy- ment out of him. ' There are different ways of putting on the minnow. The most common is to catch the book through the back of the neck and then toss him out. Some fishermen argue in favor of hooking the minnow near his tail. the idea being that hishead will then point downward and that to the bass it will appear more natural. r"In trolling with a minnow he must he put on in a. more secure manner by book- ing through the side, the barb coming out a little near the tail. The boatmcu are expert in fixing the bait in this manner. All sorts of baitare used for the black bass both large-mouth and small-mouth varieties [ If it is a sliowery day, muggy and warm, 8. pbig wad of common an leworms will often drag it in. i In black bass angling the beginner had secure the most fish. ‘he hellgramite is a killing bait at times} This euphouiously termed. insect probably gets its name from its 11 l a rencc. ‘ Thgeil’ tdgfiiog must not be forgotten. A frog, slick and clean, of Ireen hues, has powerful attractions for t e bass. Pork I rind skitted through the water often proves ‘an alluring bait. In the bot August days, ltry a big grasshopper or two on the book. i If the fishin is among logs and dead wood, :use one of those white grub wanna found in rotten stumps. June bugs at nighttai are almost always a good bait for bass as well as trout. There are a few such days ; every Summer when the bass are so anxious i for bait that they will bite a red rag, and seem to enjoy jumping at it as it is drawn through the water. Bass grow rapidly, and there is no better fish to stock ponds with. They like a rocky bottom, and in lakes or ponds fed‘liy springs thrive best and taste better. hi e not airing as cold water as the trout, they ' not put up with semistsgnant water, ilike the carp and catfish. Bass and trout also should never be put in the same panda. 'Thebass will win the fight in the end by eating the young trout. It is safe enoug 'es-He concluded statinxthathisreasonfor d t L ' u, but- _ pun yion was that the latterlgrsgfp pow mu m m m ‘ pm him in the affections of s ~....--.. The Anglican synod of the Diocese of Montreal has passed a resolution allowing women to vote at vestry meetings. TBB AUSTRIAN DOUBT TRAGEDY. The Current and Accepted story or the Nnnncr of Prince Rudolph's Death A writer says :â€"â€"I met the other evening at a dinner party a most charmin old Aus- trian lady who had come from loans to Paris to visit her daughter, who is the wife of a French nobleman and had just present- ed her husband with an heir to their joint estates. After dinner the conversation turned upon matters and things in Austria, and I spoke of the mysterious death of the unfortunate Crown Prince Rudolph and the secrecy that had been observed concerning all the details of that gastly catastrophe. The Countess von .\â€"-â€"shru her shoulders. “ It is a mystery for ooutsido world and for the newspapers if you will,” she answered, “ but the true story of the caseis generally known among the upper classes of Viennese society, and I have no objection to misting it to you. “ Briefly stated, the facts are as follows : A foreign nobleman, the prince do 2â€", who was a widower and a connection by marriage with a leading member of the Austrian royal family was presented one evening at a ball to the radiautly beautiful Baroness Marie do Vecsera, instantly fell madly in love with her and formed the re- solution of making her his wife. He was on terms of intimate friendship with the Crown Prince, and before pro osing in due form for the young lady’s hand he consulted Prince Rudolph on the advisability of the stop he was aboutto take. “I must see the Baroness Marie,” replied the Prince, “to ascertain if she is in all respects as charm- ing as you say, before I ive you my full ap- probation.” The intro uction took place, and the su erb beaut of the lovely girl im ressed Il’rince Ru olph no less than it ha done his friend before him. “ The passion thus inspired was mutual, and of uncontrollable vehemence. A liaison was formed, which was conducted with the utmost posSible secrecy, but rumors of its rise and regress did not fail to reach the ears of t e unfortunate Prince de Zâ€". At last the ill-fated expedition to Meyerliug took place, and the presence there of the lovers was betrayed to the unhappy wooer by one of the servants who was in his pay. He hastened to Meyerling, but was denied admission to the house. He then made his way to the back part of the ground, climbed over the wall, scaled the balcony attached to the Prince’s room, and, shattering the windows, he leaped into the presence of his false friend and his faithless lady love. A terrible hand-to-hand encounter ensued between the two men, both of great strength and accustomed to all sorts of u letio exer- cises. The furniture of the room was literally smashed to pieces in the conflict. “ Finally the Prince do Zâ€"snatched up an unopened bottle of wine and dealt the Crown Prince a furious blow on the head with it, crushing in his adversary’s skull and killing him instantl . The Baroness de Vecsera had, it seems, a ways carried about with her a dose of strychnine, with a pre- monition of some such catastrophe. On seeing her lover fall a corpse before her, she swallowed the fatal drug and death insucd in a very short space of time. One of the young nobles who had been Prince Rudolph’s guest at Meyerling hastened to Vienna to bear the terrible tidings to the Emperor, while another one remained to guard the house wherein lay the bodies of the lovers. “ The Emperor,” continued the Countess, “would permit no legal proceedings toIbe taken against Prince de Zâ€"â€", declaring that he only acted in self-defence ; neither would he consent to receive the Prince’s re- signation of his position in the army. The facts were hushed up as much as possible. All discussion of the catastrophe was pro- hibited to the journals of Austria. But the story was known to too many persons to be ke t a close secret. ” 0 ’ afterwards met, at an evening reception, 8. Belgian physician who has been settled for several years past at Vienna. He fully cor- roborated all thedetailsof the Crown Prince’s death as imparted to me by the Countess von Xâ€" , and added a curious little his- tory concerning the Emperor of Austria. . It appears that for long years past his Majesty has sought and found consolation for his troubles, and repose from the cares of State in the remarkable intellectand bril- liant conversation of an ex-actress, by name Catharine Schrutt, whose counsels are said to have been of the greatest advantage to him on many important affairs of state. He is accustomed to drive out to the pal. ace at Schoenbrunn, and there, leaving his equips. c, be will be met by Mme: Schratt, and wi 1 take long promenades With her in the forest totalk over matters and things in general. So widely is this friendship known in Vienna that the lady is known there-as the Vice-Empress. Her extrafii'dinary 1n- tclligencc and clear, cool judgment are valued in the highest (1e ree by the Em ‘er- or and are acknowledge even by the im- press herself. Not an Improbable Story. “ \Vhat's the matter, old man '3" he said as they met the morning after. “ You look blue.” “ I feel blue.” . . “ But last- night you were the jollicst member of the party.” “ I felt jolly.” ‘ . “ You acted like a little boy just let out of school.” “ I feel like one." " You said your wife had gone away for the first time in three years and there wasn’t any one to say a word if you went home and kicked over the mantel clock.’ ” I remember it.” “ You said that if you stayed out until 4 ' o’clock there was no one to look at you re- - proachfully and sigh and make you feel In???” and I stayed out until 4o’clock didn’t I t” “ You certainly did.” “And I gave an Indian war whoop on the doorstep. ” " Yes, and you sang a verse from a comic opera song and you tried to dance a clog.” “And my wife had missed the train. Now 0 away and leave me. I want to kick myself a little more for not taking the re- csutiun to get an affidavit from the can rice for that she went with the train.” ., .___..â€"._.___ Not as She Meant It. “ Where is that black cloud goin to?" Asked the boy of his grandma ear ; And the old lady said, as she shook as: head, “ It's going to thunder. I fear.”