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. _ . . WAR AUTOMOBILES EOW. m‘CARE °1VA°°INATI°N FROM BONNIE SOOTLAEB TO BE GAY WITH FLOWERS CORONA'I‘ION CITY 'ro BE TRANSFORMED. .â€" Speculators Work Corner on Na.- val Review, But May Come to Grief. The Westminster City Council has approved a. striking scheme for de- corating the streets within its conâ€" fines through which the coronation PYOCCSSion will pass. At lisz Park corner a magnificent triumphal arch will be erected. Piccadilly is to be a vista of Venetian masts, joined by wreaths of evergreens and red roses. At the centre of each flower will be placed a small electric lam-n. This scheme of decoration is to be carried out along Piccadilly, St. James’ street, Pall Mall, Duncannon street and the Strand to Temple Bar. The most striking part of the deâ€" corations will be a royal triumphal arch opposite the houses of Parlia- ment, which is to represent the Britâ€" ish Isles. It will consist-of a cen- tral arch and two side arches. con- structed in the Gothic style. On top of the arches will be figures of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick. The entire route of the procession in the neighborhood of Westminster Abbey will be lined on both sides with countless white standards upon tall masts. PREPARATION BEG UN. Coronation preparations are now beginning in earnest. This is particâ€" ularly to be noticed at Westminster Abbey, where vanloads upon vanâ€" loads of timber are being deposited at. the entrances. From what I learn, on the very best of authority, there will be at least seven thousand people present inside the Abbey. Quite two-thirds of them will scene- thing of the coronation ceremonies, whatever, though, of course, all will hear the music and see the procesâ€" sions. Only three baronets will be present at the ceremony, including the 1'n'emier baronet of England, Sir llickman Beckett Bacon. The determination to hold the naâ€" \‘al review on the Saturday following the coronation ceremonies has caused very much annoyanceâ€"among the gen- cral public, but it must be rememâ€" bered that the people who have enâ€" tertaining to do must be considerâ€" ml. To hate'prolonged the corona- tion festivities another week, till afâ€" ter the naval review, would have enâ€" tailed enormous expense. Therefore, for economy’s sake these hard times, it was not considered expedient to put off the naval review for a week. ‘lesidcs, the admiralty has, for nearly a year, been making its ar- rangements, and to put back the pro- gramme only one week would have caused a great upset in naval moveâ€" ments all over "the world. SPECULATORS BUSY. At Portsmouth a great number of American speculators have been go- ing about chartering vessels of all descriptions, which they intend hirâ€" ing only for review day. But, as a well known nautical authority said to me, there is very great likelihood of the aforesaid speculators coming a nastv cropper, as it will be simply impossible for many people to get down to Portsmouth for the review unless they go several days Liol'oro the event, and few would care to give up the London sights, inâ€" cluding processions and illuminaâ€" tions, for the sake of the review. An official at one of the railway stations told me that it was considered next to impossible for any great number of people to get- to the railway staâ€" lions Friday night, let alone reach Portsmouth, for millions of people will be in the streets to see the corâ€"- onation illmninations, and those who have had experience of shoWs like this know that the streets are imâ€" passable exccpt at a snail’s pace. I have heard that any number of parâ€" ties are being made up already by society people to leave London altoâ€" get-her for coronation week, as they don't intend to lose the naval re- view. Houses are letting fast and furious on the Isle of “light, from the end of l" ay. or about six weeks earâ€" lier than usual. KILLING THE GOLDEN GOOSE. As time advances it becomes more apparent than ever that there is goâ€" ing to be a big slump in the business of letting houses, seats and grand stands unless the owners of these get into a more reasonable frame of mind. One would think that the failures of some of those who erected stands on the occasion of the Diaâ€" mond Jubilee would be too fresh in the memory for such speculators to risk a repetition of that disaster. Boards are appearing all along the route where the processions of both days will pass, but the prices asked are so high that those in charge of the box offices say business is hang- in"‘ fire terribly. It is the same with houses. Here is one instance of what owners are doingzâ€"According to the statement of a certain house agent, an owner wrote to him saying that his house usually let for the season for $1,500 but, as this was coronation year, he would take nothing less than $4,000. It is the same all round with both the larger and the smaller houses. It is likely that if people wanting houses, seats and grand stands will only hold out prices will suddenly take a very great drop as the coro- nation draws near. There is no danger that by waiting they will miss the chance of getting accommoâ€" dation. There will be found to be plenty of room 1'0? a11- move. Birmingham, years'to get an idea into the heads WHEN WILL SEE VOTE 1‘ Signs of the Times Say Women Will Soon have the Franchise. The polar glaciers, it has been deâ€" clared, do not move, but actual obâ€" servation by the late celebrated Louis Agassiz proved that they do Just so the casual observer declines to believe that the agitaâ€" tion for the enfranchisement for weâ€" men does anything more than mark time. knows that every year sees a steady Yet the student of the reform The Dr. Dale, of it took thirty late said advance. of his congregation ; short time, too, if the idea be a valuable one. Custom’s bonds loosen slowly. The Empress of.China has just issued an, edict, by which she directs all offiâ€" cials to discourage the bandaging of the feet of female children, saying that the custom is a barbarous one. A great point gained for the women of China. We notice that the General Conâ€" ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church of the United States meets in about tw0 years, and will, for the first. time, contain women delegates. The Union Signal, of Chicago, says: "The male chorus of that great body will be a thing of the past ; the fullâ€" throated chorus of voices, male and female, will arise in complete and resounding harmony. By the votes of 8,196 men (the members of the Annual Conference) the door into the General Conference has been opened. This is the result of years of educa- tion, hope and prayer. When Fran- cis Willard was elected a delegate in 1888, and denied admission, she then said, “Women will be admitted to the General Conference, if not now, later on.” THE FORCES ARE GATHERING. Woman herself is only just awakenâ€" ing to the disabilities of disfran- chisement. The British Parliament has recently been confronted by a petition signed by 66,800 women employed in the textile factories of Cheshire, Yorkshire and Lancashire. praying for the right to vote. These women have grievances the ba,lot would help them protest against. The trade unionists are supporting their appeal. Here is an instance of the unfair- ness and unjustice with which we- men are often treated. “A system of continued reductions in the salar- ies of women teachers, by the School Board of London, England, has re- sulted in the women seeking more re- munerative employment, in such numbers that the question of securâ€" ‘ing enough teachers is now a serious one. A recent advertisement for fifty teachers brought but four up- plicants. The maximum yearly sal- ary is £80.” Instances like the above are the lovers to push conservative and timid women out into the franchise movement. There was once a man who zeal- ously declared that woman had no right to invade the field of wage earning men ; she should stay at home, where she belonged. Finally his four cousins. three sisters, and two maiden aunts, who were without a masculine protector, gathered about him and inquired, "Whose home ? Yours ?” Whereat he per- ceived that theory ends where fact begins. ’+_._.___. ONE WAY OUT OF I’OLYGAMY. African Chief Made Himself Eligi- ble for Baptism; A missionary returned from equaâ€" torial Africa told this story at a minister’s club to illustrate his reâ€" mark that the bringing of heathen into the fold didn’t begin to be the biggest job that the missionary had on his hands. . In this man’s territory there was a chief who had resisted every appeal to make him a Christian. He was the biggest man in a sort of confedâ€" eration of savage tribes, and the mis- sionary knew that if the big chief were once converted the effect would be felt by every native within fifty miles. So the missionary kept after him month in and month out, in face of every kind of indifference _:.md re- buf‘l’. At the end of two years the 1nis~ sionary was all but ready. to give up, when one day the miracle came to passâ€"the big chief‘s heart was touched by the truths of Christian- ity. The missionary redoubled his efforts, and in two months more the big chief offered himself for baptism. It looked like a great victory won, until, in examining the new convert, the missionary discovered that, ac- cording to the chiefly prerogative, he hiid two wives. The missionary ex- pressed his horror, indignation and grief to the chief. He explained to him how the state of polygamy was a barrier to any one who wished to become a Chrisâ€" tian. Then he prayed with him. and ,the chief departed, weeping over his unfitnessfi But a month later he came again, joyous, devout, and, throwing himâ€" self at the missionary‘s feet. asked for baptism. "My brother,” said the missionary, “I cannot baptise you while you are the husband of two wives.” "No two wives; just one wife now," said the chief. The missionary raised him to his feet. Here was the true pem'tent. "My brother," said the missionary, "you make my heart glad. And what did you do with your second wife?” “Um.” answered the chief. “She no good; me want be Kistian; me eat her.” THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT IS EXPERIMENTINGB Powerful Engine Suitable for Work in 9. Rough Country. The British Government is about to experiment not only in air ships for war purposes but in armor plat-7 ed automobiles for coast defence as well. In fact, a. machine of the latter type has been completed, and recent- ly was given a test at the Crystal Palace, London. The car is the in- vention of Mr. Frederick R. Simms, and was built for Vickers’ Sons & Maxim. The construction and exâ€" perimental work occupied nearly three years. It is mainly designed for coast deâ€" fence, but is equally suitable for of- fensive and defensive work over rough country, keeping open lines of communication, dragging guns into position and hauling stores and men. It is practically an ironclad fort on wheels, with a sixteen horse power meter and a speed of nine miles per hour. It is capable of a load of twelve tons. Fuel for two hundred miles is carried in a tank. It can be driven and steered by one man and has an armament of two pompoms, two automatic quick fir- ing Maxims and 10,000 rounds of ammunition. Three or four men can work the guns, but there is sufllcient platform room to ‘accommodate twenty. It is ' ' FITTED WITH SEARCHLIGIâ€"ITS and a rope ladder, which can be drawn up when moving or fighting. Its armor plate, of six mm., is of steel, impervious to small arms, and suspended in such a fashion as to be apart from the car frame, to mini- mize the effects of vibration. The extreme length of the armor is twenâ€" tyâ€"eight feet, its width is eight feet and its height ten. Work on the airship, which Dr. I“. A. Barton is constructing for the War Office, is being pushed forward. Dr. Barton is confident that he has solved the problem of aerial naviga- tion. He claims to have experiment- ed twenty years‘ ago with a machine practically identical with the Sanâ€" tosâ€"Duinont VI. He believes the aeroplane holds the solution of the problem of flying in the air, but early experiments have demonstrated the danger of using that principal alone. Dr. Barton combines in his machine both baloon and aeroplane. The air ship consists of a cigar shaped baloon, 180 feet long and 41 feet in diameter, from which is susâ€" pended a framework of tubular steel, 18 feet wide at the top and tapering to the bottom, almost as long as the baloon itself. The latter is of Japanese silk, built in com- partments, and contains a balloonâ€" ette filled with air. The whole is covered with a chemise of silk, con- taining strips of bamboo, and to which is attached the steel frame- work. This is constructed on the canti- lever plan, with a cantilever keel running the full length like the side of A BRIDGE INVERTED. There are three cars, five and a half feet in diameter, placed from bow to stern amidships, with a two and a half foot passage between them. Three sets of adjustable aeroplanes eighteen feet square, in a similar position to that of the cars, will lift the machine. The motive power is applied by six sets of double propellers, each hav- ing three parallel blades, and so placed at the four corners of the sides of the framework as not to inâ€" terfere with each other’s power. These are driven by petroleum en- gines in each car. Fuel is carried in thirty-six tanks distributed in the cars. Dr. Barton expects to develop a speed of twenty-five miles an hour. The balloon will weigh, when com- plete, six hundred pounds. He calâ€" culates that it will be able to de- velop four times the lifting power necessary. The rudder is a vertical aeroplane at the stern. .§_._._.. DEPLORABLE SUPERSTITIQN. So slowly does superstition fade in the face of education that even, on September 17th, L75, an old wo- man was killed as a witch at Long Compton, in Warwickshire, England, the murderer being, however, a half- insane man ; but in Ireland, at Baltyvedhan, in Tipperary County, as recently as March 15th, 1895, a young woman, only twentyâ€"seven years of age, was burned to death as a witch, for which crime, on July 5th following, her own husband was sentenced to twenty years’ penal ser- vitude and five others to different terms of imprisonment. 4â€". ..._.... ,__ LADY BLA CKSMITHS. The eight daughters of a. Leeds, England, blacksmith have all Worked at their father’s forge. Four of them have married, but the others work five hours a day making water and gas hooksâ€"a sort of broad, bent nail, used by plumbers for fixâ€" ing gas and water pipes. The black- smith says he pays his daughters at piecework rates, and that they seem to much prefer the work to the busiâ€" ness of a. clerk. Much of their "striking" is done by their feet, by which they operate a mechanical hammer. Asked if she could shoe a horse, one of the lady blacksmiths replied : “No, I don’t think I could; I should be afraid of its kicking." When Properly Done There Is No Danger of Disease. The occurrence of several cases of lockjaw following vaccination has recently alarmed a good many per- sons, who assumed that the poison Was in the vaccine matter; but the disease was really the result of a secondary infection of the vaccina- tion wound with the germ of lock- jaw. A similar, but fortunately less so rious, infection occurs when the arms are very sore and inflamed, the germs in this case being those of pus formation instead of lockjaw. In other instances erysipelas mi- crobes \ have invaded the vaccine wound, with the result that a. very serious illness has occurred where at the most only a slight inconvenience was to be looked for. Smallpox is such a fearful disease, and vaccination, when properly done is in the main so good a protection, that any universal distrust and con- sequent abandonment of vaccination would be nothing short of disas- trous. On this point we mustaccept the unanimous testimony of the best educated physicians when op- posed by the opinions of a compara- tively small number of earnest and honest, but not scientifically trained, individuals. As a matter of fact, since the use of animal vaccine has supplanted the old armâ€"toâ€"arm vaccination, there is no danger of inoculating any kind of disease with the vaccine. Such inoculation, when it occurs, comes later, usually in consequence of neglect or mistreatment of the vacâ€" cination wound. Shields are useful in their time, but are a source of great danger when worn too long. A shield may be worn for a day or two, but not longer. Then it should be replaced by a little pad of absorbent cotton impregnated with boric acid, a fresh piece being applied morning and night and retained in place by a ibandage, stickingâ€"plaster or colloâ€" dion. This dressing can be employed just as well from the first instead of the shield, time being allowed for the place to become perfectly dry bc~ fore the cotton is applied. If the arm becomes inflamed, espe- cially if matter is oozing from the sore, it should be cleansed frequent- ly by trickling over it a stream of boiled (not boiling) water, and then applying a pad of cotton. wet with boric acid solution. The physician who performed the operation should always see the arm within a week in any case, and earlier if the part becomes sore. If cleanliness is obServed and the sore is not allowed to faster for days under a shield, neither lockjaw nor any other feared. SWITZERLAND’ S PLAN. Making a. Highway from That Country to the Sea. Switzerland is the only important country in Europe, except Servia, that has no sea coasts. It depends upon other nations for seaports and steamship lines, paying large sums of money to foreign transportation companies to carry all its foreign trade. This is of course a commerâ€" cial disadvantage. _ A young Swiss engineer has sub- mitted a plan to the Government for an allâ€"Water route from the city of Basel to the North Sea. Base], on like llhine, is about 300 miles from lilotterdam, the nearest port. on the North sea. This engineer, Mr. Gelpâ€" ke, proposes torender the Rhine naâ€" vigable for freight steamers at all lscasons of the year by regulating its 1water level. He suggests that beâ€" .tween Basel and Mannheim, the preâ€" sent head of navigation on the Rhine, fourteen dams be constructed to raise the water level along that entire stretch of the river. Each (lam should be provided with suitâ€" able locks for th‘e passage of ves- sels and with sluiccs for driving turâ€" bines for the production of electrical power. He estimates that the project would cost $20,000,000 and that the tur- bines would yield at least 100,000 horse power, which could be utilized by the industrial establishments in Alsace and in the Grand Duchy of Baden. Germany has larger cominercial*r9- lations with Switzerland than any other nation and it is thought she would not be averse to 'adding a practicable railroad facilities which now connect her with the little Republic. The Swiss Government and people would be glad to encourage any feasâ€" ible scheme for connecting their counâ€" try by water with the sea. Mr. Gelp ke’s plan is therefore receiving conâ€" siderations as well as another proâ€" ject that is also attracting attention. This plan is to build a canal from ‘Basel to connect with the famous l Rhineâ€"lthone Canal 1that now enables small Rhine boats to travel all the way to Marseilles. The Rhine-Rhone Canal starts from Mulhausen on the Rhone and extends in a southwest di- rection to the Doubs River, which is a navigable tributary of the Rhone. -â€"-â€"â€"â€"-~¢.â€"-â€"â€"â€"~ â€"~ “Mother,” said l-Iarry Higgins, “Mr. Trivitt sent his little boy on an errand to get a hundred things, and Jimmy didn’t forget one.” “That’s the right kind of boy to have,” replied Mrs. Higgins. “I wish you were like him, because you serious disease need be, water route to the fine. NOTES BY MAIL FROM HEB BANKS AND BRAES. Many Things Happen to Interest the Minds of Auld Scotia’s Sons. Two hundred and six smallpox pa tients were under treatment last week in Glasgow. The death took place recently of Lady Usher, wife of Sir John Usher, - of Norton, Mid-Lothian. Passengers may new travel twa and one-third miles for a. penny or. the Glasgow transportation tram- cars. It is estimated that the late Mr. James Dick’s legacies to his Glasgou employes will absorb about £100,- 000. . Recently there passed away Mr. D. B. Buglass, governor of East Poor- house, Dundee, at the age of 65 years. It has been resolved to establish a Conciliation Board in Dundee for the settlement of disputes in the textile industry. Mr. Archibald Taylor, inspector of hackney carriages in Edinburgh is dead. 7 He had been in the service of the city for 18 years. A fire which broke out in a Glas gow cotton warehouse did consider- able damage last week. The work- ers escaped without injury. At a meeting of the Royal Scottish Academy at Edinburgh, last week foul Edinburgh artists and a Glasgow sculptor were elected associates. Sheriff Fife, of Glasgow, imposed the full two persons charged with falling to notify cases of smallpox in their houses. Greenock Corporation have decided not to appeal to the court of Ses- sion on the point whether the tram- way company has powors to run cars on Sundays. V The fishery cruiser. Vigilant, after a long stern chase, brought into Stornoway, the steam trawler Arke‘ naes, of Newcastle, charged with il- legal trawling. At the ripe age of 88, the Rev. Dr. Fraser, the venerable minister of the parish church of Colvend, Kirkeud- brightshire, died last week. He was a native of Auchosnish, Inverness. shire. Paisley Established Church I’resby .tery approved of the recommenda- tion of the General Assembly’s Com‘ mittee to admit Rev. Julius M’Cal- lum, B.D., Paisley, a minister of the Baptist church. .legistrar Hope, At Edinburgh. ha: “hung up’” for four successive year: the discharge from Bankruptcy 0‘. 'Mr. John Fraser, who succeeded in squandering between 1890 and last year no less than £421,000. A recent decision of the Lord Dear of Guild of Glasgow. granting au thority for the erection of a theatu silt l-lath street and Idlinbank street was affirmed by the second Divisim of the Court of Session. A pauper who (lied at the Pertl Workhouse recently left behind him a locked desk, which, on being forcet open- was found to contain £1,105 The man had lived alone, and ap parently in dire poverty for years. In celebration of his eightyâ€"firs birthday a 'Drifleld octogcnarian ha! just given a party, to which he in .vited sixteen guests, each older than himself. The united ages of the host and his friends amounted to over 1,‘ 400 years. Lord Malcolm, of I’olfalloch. i: dead. ll‘is lordship, who was in bi: sixtyâ€"ninth year, came of a. very an- cicnt Scottish family, who claimed t( be the head of the scattered rem nants of the Clan 'McCallum. 1.1. Was one. of the tallest and strongesi men that ever sat in‘ the House 0‘ Commons. +- A HAPPY TIME lIN STORE. “So you are really engaged, dear?” lsaid Elsie, gusliingly, to her par- ticular friend, Madge. “Yes, dear,” was the blushing re- ply. "I am really engaged at last.” “And to that stern, stolidâ€"looking fellow, Alec Wilson ‘2" “Yes, that is the ‘bappy mau,’ laughed Madge. "isn’t he incl-iiu-d iful ?” suggested Elsie. "Oh, dear," replied her friend, -quickly ; “he often says that after we are married he means to manage the house, look after my personal expenditure as well as his own, and, in fact, have his own way in everyâ€" thing.” "Good gracious ! And you so- riously tell me you mean to marry a man like that ?" cried .ltllsie, in as- tonishmcnt. It to be mus ter- "Oh, yes, dear : I, wouldn’t give up the idea on any account. You see it will be such fun to show hint how absurd such ideas areâ€"won't [it ?” and the speaker smiled a wickâ€" ed smile, which the happy Alec ought to have seen, but luckily didn’t. mam/n... SULTAN'S THHUNJC ROOM. The throne-room of the Sultan at. Constantinople is a gorgeous sight. The gilding is unequalled, and from the ceiling hangs a superb Venetian l always forget ""0 01‘ “‘13-” “Burl llchandelier, the 200 lights of which Coum Tallombel‘ all the things 3‘”- Imake a gleam like that of a small 'l‘rivitt told Jimmy to get.” “What were they ?” “A hundred postage stamps." The throne is a huge seat cov- ‘sun. . ered with red velvet, having arms ' land back of pure gold. penalty last week against -.. ; xmww l SL333. ,1“ g, i A P- "i ‘J r: ,. 1. . . .