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Kiel. nee/er My years ago, before the war between the Duchics and Denmark, was the principal port and city of the Duchios, chiefly faznou for its university. But in June next this quiet city will tee a celebration, on the occasion of the opening of the Baltic Canal, that will henceforth make it one of the famous towns of Europe. The great canal which Will then be opened with imposing ceremonies was begun June 3, 13:37, and was recently completed at a cost of $37,410,010. It has been pronounced the greatest piece of canal engineering since the Suez Canal, and, like that, the occasion of its opening will be made His~ toricaL Over 225,000 sailors of all nation- alities will participate in the exercises, even France sending 1W0 of her best iron- elads to represent her on this international Decasmn. It is in connection with the participa- tion of France that most interest has been aroused. The exiled Rochefcrt on his re- turn to France signalized the event by criticising with his accustomed vigor and directness the action of the government in accepting the invitation to be present at Kiel in the ceremonies at the opening of this new highway of commerce. Jules Simon, on the contrary, in a recent article in the Paris Figaro, commends the action of the government and improves the occas- ion to make an eloquent plea for peace. As a leading member of the International Peace Society, M. Simon's labors in behalf of international arbitration as a means of settling national disputes have added to his distinction as a statemau and writer and his pen has never been better employed than on the present occasion. In contrast, also, to a prevailing notion in France, M. Simon, who knows the Ger- man emperor better, perhaps, than any other living statesman of France, is earnest in his expression of his belief that Emperor William sincerely desires peace and that he has never lost an opportunity of acting in furtherance of these wishes. Among other things favoring the view of the German emperor,M. Simon instances the exception- al courtesy with which he and the other French delegates were treated at Berlin five years ago, the telegram sent to Mme. Carnot after the assassination of her hus- band, and the release of the French spies imprisoned at. Gratz. Emperor William has been steadily gaining the respect and good will of his great European neighbors the last few years and there are many facts which tend to confirm M.Simon's view of him as a wise and able sovereign, conscientious- 1y discharging to the best of his abilities his high duties in the interest of the empire and of the peace of Europe. The hearty participation of France in the fete of peace at Kiel next June will do much to strength- en the kindly feelings between the two countries and prove that Chauvinism is no longer dominant in France. The completion and opening of the Baltic Canal will make the old patriotic ditty of “Schleswig-Holstcin, meerumsohluugen” (sea-surrounded), something more than a poetic rhapsody, and it will be difficult to overestimate its importance in peace and war to Germany. Had it not been that Russia and other European powers objected to Germany's controlling the entrance to the Baltic, Denmark would probably before this have been merged in the German sm~ pire. Germany has, however, out the nar- Crocheted Insertion and Lace for Bedspread. To own a fancy bedspread is quite an Health Dcpartmcn . Pure Water. In determining :ha suitability of hate,- Ileui, one is gone indispensable. The 5"" drinking Purpo‘” 1‘ ‘3 “weary, x.m’lillustrations show a choice design to be practical purposes, to ascertain not whaticrmheted md made up with a stripe of are its true c.~nstitnants, but whether it dmwmwogk or scrim, or if one has a fancy contains an excess of animal matter. . for color, some of the pretty linens embrm. Of course this rule applies only :0 the dered with white Roman floss in an open “30”” Wile” in Zeneml 115°: find 110[ I0 running pattern is quite effective. The the “miners-l" Waters. Which {011113 01388 blue linen comes in the most delicate by themselves: All “soft " waters, unless ‘s‘nades, but it- is well to be governed by fsit now-a-days ; for the guest chamber at they have been distilled. Com-3111 more 0" the decorations of the room in which it is! less of the lower forms of animal and vege- table life. It is the presence of these that ed should be twice the width of the lager. ; on the needle and drawing gives the water its peculiar taste, just as the peculiar taste of the so-called mineral waters is due to the presence of different minerals, like iron and sulphur. in solution. These low forms of life are in themselves of no particular detriment to the water, as long as they iemain healthy or are unmixed with germs of disease. But if the water is allowed to stand, or is contaminated by placed ; the stripes of any material employ. ltion, as they will hold the bedspread in v 3 shape better. The same design can also be used for a g bureau scarf, combined with white satin or moire ribbon ; one row of the insert-ion in the centre with a width of ribbon on each I side, the lace sewed across the ends : a pale . foreign substances, it immediately assumes-a Shade °i “rise is “film”?! and “unmlvei ‘ a dangerous aspect, owing to these same ' especially if ecru thread is used ; to match ‘ Ch: 0 d ‘3- low forms of matter. The greater their number, the more dangerous does the water finally become. There are two general methods in vogue for the purifying of water known to be more or less polluted. The first of these, filtration, is employ- l . . . .the scarf a cover for a pincushiou can be j made in the same manner. the lace sewed i all around a square of ribbon and insertion. E Crochet is so much resorted to for making {dainty articles for the boudoir and bed- lchamber, that one must be out of touch Eighth rowâ€"3 ch. 4d c.1601), 4 do, 2d c in space, repeat fourth row. Ninth rowâ€":3 ch. 3 d c. 16 ch. 6 d c, 2 d c in space, repeat third row. Tenth rowâ€"3 ch. 4 do, 16 oh. 8 d c, 2 d c in space, repeat- second row. Eleventh rowâ€"Repeat first row. For the chain rope running through the long chains from the centre of the first 16 ,ch ; 9 ch,“ fasten in the centre of fourth 16 job ; pass needle under first and fourth 16 ch, 1 ch, fasten, bring noodle out over second 16 ch, ‘3 ch, ‘ repeat from ' to ’ to end of insertion on both sides. LACKâ€"Chain 30. First rowâ€"3 ch, 3 d c, 16 ch,12d c, 2 ch, 2 d c, 2 ch, fasten in last st. Second rowâ€"5 ch. 2 d o in first loop, 2 l'ch, 5 d c in second loop, holding each d c ' last slip st ithrough 5 d c, 2 ch, 10 d c on top cf12 d c, illich,3dcintopof3d c. l Third rowâ€"3 ch, 3 d c, 16 ch, 8 d c on _ top of 10d c, '2 ch, 5 d c in space for rosette, as in 2nd row, 5 ch, a second rosette in : next space, '2 ch, 2 d c in last space. i Fourth rowâ€"5 ch, 2 d c in first space, 2 ch, 5 d c for rosette, 5 ch, fast-en in centre of ch on last row, 5 ch, 5 d c for rosette in next space, 2 ch, 6 d e on top of S‘d c, 16 . Fifth rowâ€"3 ch, 3 d c, 16 ch, 4 (1 con top of6 d c, '2 ch. 5 d c for rosette, 5 oh, fasten in centre of ch on last row, 10 ch, fasten in next. ch, 5 ch, 5 d c for rosette, 2 ch, 2 d e in space. Sixth rowâ€"rich, 2 d c in first. space, 2 ch, 5 d c for rosette, 4 ch, fasten in centre of ed usually where the“. are immege (Juana. l with the times not to possess something‘ ch in last row, 10 ch, fasten in next space, 10 ch, fasten in next space, 5 ch, 5 d. c for ties to be handled, as in the case of the water supply of a city. It can be made as thorough as is. desired by simply repeat- ing the process, or by passing the water through finer material ; and is generally sufficiently effective. In the household, however. this process is not so practicable, partly for the lack of proper means, but more especially because, the subject not being understood, the end in view is defeated by the very measures taken to secnie it. We have all noticed the little bags of muslin which are often tied around the ends of faucets, and most of us have pro- bably wondered what advantage was to be gained from their use. All faucet-filters are necessarily imperfect in their opera- tion. It is possible, however, by boiling the water, to destroy all source of danger from any form of animals life which may be present. By this method,to be sure, many of the minerals which are of use will be separated out but they will again be taken up if the water is allowed to cool in the same utensil in which it has been heated. The water should never be boiled for any great length of time, and should be kept covered while it is cooling, Fainting Fits. Many years ago, says Dr. Balfour, a gentleman of 77 consulted me as to severe fainting fits to which he was liable. He had been told by other consultants that these attacks were due to fatty degenera- tion of the heart, and that treatment would be of no avail. I told the patient that hearts supposed to be fatty were very often only weak. The result of treatment was a steady improvement in health and in power of heart-beat, and the patient lived till 90 and did not then die of heart failure. This ought to be good news to many who are in the zero and yellow leaf. Moreover, the diagnosis of fatty heart is almost impossible during life. But numbers have Weak hearts that a course of iron (alone, or with quinine), and abundant exorcise in the open air, with a more generous diet, would entirely relieve. The exercise must be kept up day after day, at the same hour for a month or months. Walking or the cycle is best, but there must be no sprinting or straining going up hill. Remember that the heart is a muscular iorgan, just like the biceps, and can be steugthened in much the same way. Disinfection After Scarlet Fever.- Experiments by Dr. William Gibson ‘of. Campbeltowu, Scotland, in disinfecting row neck of land and finds a ready outlet to Bear!“ fever. patients 3° 3° to free them the German Ocean without asking leave of {mm mungmn befom the process °f dea' Europfi Thi. new path of commerce qusmation is completed, have resulted posses,“ also a, Maori“; interest and successfully, according to ThePhiledelphia association to England and America, which _L°dg°r' Hi“ method was 1° givo“ succesa' will of itself render the Kiel celebration 1°“ 0f ""96 0' but comfortably warm baths. interesting to all descendants of the Jutes. “mean”: daily’" other mm“ on alternate Angles and Frisiaus,who sallicd forth from days'. “5mg freely carbouc “id 5059’ 3nd this region, conquered England and found- wumng "‘6 pane“ thoroughly {rm top w . . too. After each bath, except the last, ed one of the greatest empires of ancient or the patient w“ putback to the bed on which modern times. he had lain with the disease. After the last bath he was taken into a clean room, dressed with clothes free from infection, l fasthned in its manifold devices. . EDGE FOR Lace Thread make 47 chain. First rowâ€"3 ch, 3 d c, 16 ch, 12 d c, 2 ch,l2dc, 16ch, 4dc. Second'rowâ€"3 ch, 4 d c, 16 ch, 10 d c, 2 ch, 5 d o for rosette, 2 ch, 10 d c, 16 ch, 3 d 0. Third rowâ€"3 d c, 16 ch, 8 d o, 2 ch, 5 d c for rosette, 5 ch, 5 d c for rosette, 2 ch, 8 dc,160h,4dc. Fourth rowâ€"3 ch, 4 d c, 16 ch, 6 d c, 2 ch, 5 d c for rosette, 10 oh, fasten in ch of preceding row, 10 ch, 5 d c for rosette, 2 ch,6dc,160h.3dc. BMPBEA D. Insertionâ€"With the Glasgow Twilled rosette, 2 ch, 2 d c on top of 4 d c, 16 oh, 3 d c. Seventh rowâ€"3 ch, 3 d c. 16 ch, 2 d c on top of 2d c, 2 d c in first space, 2ch, 5 d c for rosette, 5 ch, fasten centreof ch in last row, 10 ch, fasten in next space 5 oh, 5 d c for rosette, 2 ch, 2 d c in last space. Eighth rowâ€"5 ch, 2d ci 11 first spaoe,2 ch, 5 d c for rosette, 5 ch, fasten in centre of ch, 5 ch, 5 d c for rosette, 2 ch, 2 d c in space, 4dc on topcf 4 d 0, Mel), 3dc. Ninth rowâ€"3 ch, 3 d e, 16 ch, 6 d c in topoffidc,2dcinspacs, 2ch,5dc for rosette in 1st space. 2 ch, 5 d c for rosette, INSERTION FOR BEDSPREAD. 5 d c for rosette, 10 ch, fasten, 10 ch, fasten, 10 ch, 5 d c for rosette, repeat previous row. Sixth rowâ€"Repeat 4th row to 2 d c, 2 ch, 5 d c for rosette, 10 ch, fasten, repeat four times, 5 d c for rosette, repeat begin- ning of row. Seventh rowâ€"3 ch. 3 d c, 16 ch. 2 d c in i top of 2 d c, 2 d c in space, 2 ch, repeat, fifth row. _ l Fifth rowâ€"3 ch, 3 do, 16 ch, 4 d c, 2ch, lin second space, 2 ch, 2 d c in next space. Tenth rowâ€"5 ch,2 d c in first. space, 2 ch, 5 d c for rosette, 2 ch, 2 d c in space, 8dc,16ch 3dc. Eleventh rowâ€"Repeat first row. For edge of laceâ€"6 ch from first to second loop and repeat to each ‘2 d c; on the return row 6 s c in each space. Work the chain rope as directed for the insortion.â€"Toron- to Ladies' Journal. Women Cure a. Wife-Beater. Edward Tucker; a merchant of Port Temps, Fla., was taken from his home the other night and uumsrcifully whipped by female white caps. Tucker has been in the habit of going home drunk and abusing and then allowed to mingle with the rest of the family. In most cases the body was anointed daily with olive oil mixed with some disinfectant. Patients with each com- plications as otitis or ulcerated or suppurat- ing throat were not subjected to the process. No complications followed the cleansing process in any case. but oonvalescence big wife, Sumo time ago he w” warned seemed tobe rather hastened than retarded. that he must treat his wife better or he would be severely dealt with. Tucker Went home drunk and soon Mrs. Tucker was heard screaming. Soon afterward a number of men entered Tucker’s residence and dragged him to the outskirts of town, where a number of women wearing white caps were waiting. Tucker was the Westminster annual football “ butcher’s bill.” The " bill" shows that during the season there Perils of Football Playing. The English football season is closed and Gazette publishes its ' a well gross contamination. Dr. Smith of the State Board of Health , reported, as a result of his examination of An Epidemic In Stamford. Conn.. Traced .several samples of water taken from wells to s flllknmn's Well. do \Vest \Vaterside, Where Blackham lives, - ~ , - that the water is unfit for drinking purposes { Thalia ‘Sr: Effgrgemcoon:nmc‘l mm ‘3 phmd land dangerous to use. Acting upon these ever, in a , . The“ 3" “13° i reports Commodore J. D. Smith, who is a twenty-four suspected cases. No special lmember of the Board of Common Council, attention was paid by the health authorities ? Ollered a “Solution. Whl'lh WM lmmedlflle- . ~ ~ [ ly passed that these wells be filled up. ‘0 “he first “3888' bl“ When the phyucmm i In \Vedt Stamford, where most of Black- begfin '9 "13°" ‘thOld lav“ P‘tleumt’olham’s customers live. there is hardly a Health Officer Hemmer at an alarming 1 family without one or more persons down rate,he at once set about making a thorough ' Wllh the . dlse‘fie- “‘1”? FFGY Whom l bakery is in the front part of his dwelling, 160 CASES OF TYPHOID. were twenty deaths from injuries received on the football field and that over 150 legs, arms and collar bones were broken. besides many cases of concussion of the brain or spine, paralysis, knee caps split, peritonitis and hundreds of minor casualities. was stripped to the waist and tied to a tree. Then the women, each of whom was armed with a rawhide, began to whip him. Tucker's screams were heard a mile. When the women finished the man's back looked as if it had been knoutsd. The skin had been cut in dozens of places and blood was streaming from the cuts. Tucker promised never to abuse his wife again. It is thought that some of the most prominent women of the place were engaged in the affair. -â€"â€"â€"â€".â€"-â€"â€"â€" Wood Pavement in London. The new tower bridge is paved with the wood of the eucalyptus tree from Australia. The blocks are about the size of building bricks and their top surface has beveled edges, thus affording horses a foothold. They are fastened together by means of Mistress (a widowlâ€"Well, Johnson, I’m pegs put through them and fitted into cor- sorry you are going to leave us, but you‘re responding holes in the adjoining blocks. very fortunate in having this money left This wood is a dark mahogany color, is m- (Pleasantly) I suppose you'll be. veryexpcueive, but heavy and durable. ft in; out fora wife, now! was laid according to the Duffy patent Johnson (the butlcrlâ€"Well, really. system with special machinery. Wool Infant, 1 feel very much honored by what is replacing stone pavement in many of the you propose. but You Ingade to a young London streets. but in them it is laid in a worm already. A simpler and less costly manner. A .â€"â€".â€"â€".â€".9_____. Not Open to an Engagement. investigation. He immediately sent for i Dr. Lindsley, Secretary of the State Board of Health, and the result of their investh gations showed that all cases repirted were on the milk route of Henry Blackham. The officials concluded that impure milk was the cause of the disease. Blackhsm buys his milk from farmers al- though his wagon is lettered “Driver’s Own Dairy," but as these farmers also sell their product to other persons, who were not reported sick, it was evxdcnt to the. health officers that the germs entered the ; milk after Blaekhsm had obtained it. His l premises were inspected and water, taken 2 from the Well with which it was his custom I to cleanse his cans, was sent to Prof. Bruden . of New York for analysis. ' He says thatl on the average of two samples, the number of livmg bacteria of various kinds in one cubic centimetre is 59.660, and thts number of living germs I‘OUld be reasonable in ever water or a cesspool, and indicate in , has five in his family seriously sick, and ' has been compelled to give up business. By lorder of the Board of Health, Blackburn - has delivered no milk for a week or more. l The first death was that of Bernard Groovy, ; which occurred on Saturday afternoon. 5‘ There are several well-known persons . dangerously ill. The general health of the loity is exceptionally good, and now that j' the health authorities feel certain that they .have discovered the cause of the disease, they think that they will be able to stopits ' course. â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€".â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"-_ One of His Minor Mlserlas. Hold up your hands ! sternly :ommanded the footpad. I'll throw up one of them, said the sour-looking mun, suiting the action to tie word, I! you want the other one up you'll have to raise it yourself. I can‘t. Say. do you know of anything that’s good for rheumatism 'l 'UPIUM miss u Illllll. NOT HALF AS BLACK AS THEY HAVE ‘ BEEN PAINTED. The Commission‘s Report wm Provo Sud leading to more Fold 0! mums: .Upon the Awnsl Ravage: of the Dun:â€" Evn Bilerts of Dunn Have Been Great- ly Exaggerated. The report of the Royal commission on the use of opium, presented to the British Parliament last week, will much astcnlsh many people, but it must be accepted as the decisive verdict bf truth and science upon this vexed subject. The enquiry was con- ducted on a very great scale and the deci- sion was practically unanimous. Over 720 witnesses were examined, including 152 called at the desire of tho anti-Opium society. Every care was taken to obtain representative testimony and the commis- sion record their conviction that the avi- denoe forms trustworthy ground for the conclusions reached. Upon this crucial issue, whether the use of opium, as habi- tually practiced in India, is or is not in- jurious, the commissioners relied to a great degree on the statements of 161 medical witnesses. The evidence of the doctors in the service of the Government was practically unanimous. It is corroborated by other medical men in private practice and by some medical missionaries. The medical witnesses who advocated prohihir tion were few; all of them were more opposed to the use of alcohol than to that of opium. The general effect of - TILE nuuioar. TESTIMONY is declared in the repo temperate use of opium in India should be viewed in the same light as the temperate use of alcohol in England. Opium is harm- ful, harmless or even beneficial, according to the measure and discretion with which it is used.” That is the judgment of science upon the actual consequences of the opium habit. The natives of India, on the whole, agree with the doctors, but they attach greater value to the drug than science directly warrants. It is universally allowed that the excessive consumption of opium is an evil, though an evil of which the oilecls have been grossly exaggerated. Opium is largely taken as a stimulant by those past middle age. they use it, in the striking phrase of one of the witnessess, as aprop to a falling house. In the opinion of the great majority the native medical practitioners and representatives of large influential classes, this employment of the drug is attended by beneficial results. Opium caters of fifteen to twenty years’ standing appeared before the com- mission. They helievod the habit had done them good. Their appearance and vigor satisfied the commissioners at all .events that it had done them NO I’ERCEl'TIBLE HARM. Opium is also used as an occasional stimu- lant in physical emergencies. It has been issued by medical advice to troops engaged in fighting and road making among the mountains of Sikkim. It is taken occasionally by camel drivers who work in the extremes of heat and cold thwt prevail in the Rajuptano. deserts. Many oozi- sumers in the Punjab use the drug in the winter months only. Another striking fact about the opium habitis that it prevails among some of the most mainly, hard working, thrifty races of India. The splendid Sikh soldiers and peasants. the active Marward traders and Rajputs are among the opium esters. Opium incon- sumsd in the native army and the witness- es say does no perceptible harm and is often beneficial. Itis used among many of the natives in the public service and in the service of railroad companies, planters and mill owners. The evidence of employ- ers is all to the same effect. Dismissals for intemperoucc in the use of opium are practically unknown. Opium, Sir Wm. Roberts observes, does not appear to beget any specific disease. Opium eaters bear surgical operations as well as non-consumâ€" ers, and the manager of a large insurance company said that after twenty years’ experience his company charged no extra premium on the lives of moderate opium eaters. An Anecdote About Bismarck. \Vhen he was a young man Bismarck was for some time an official reporter for one of the courts of justice. In those days his temper sometimes got the better of him» but, upon one occasion, at least, his wit saved him from disgrace. This was when questioning a witness. The latter made an iinpudent retort, whereupon the embryo Chancellor exclaimed, angrily, “If you are not more respectful l 311:!“ nick you out. of the room ! “Young man," said the Judge, interrupting the proceedings, “1 would have you understand that this is a dignified court of justice, and that if there is any kicking to be done the court will do it 1" “Ah, you see," said Bismarck to the wit- ness, “if you are not more respectful to me the court will kick you out of the room. So be careful, very careful, sir." The World’s Coffee Consumption. The fbllowing figures show the consump- tion of coffee throughout the principal countries of the world during 1894 'â€" Bags of 132 pounds each. United States. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “4,175,000 ("lurmany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,025,000 France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.l'34),000 Austria and Hungary . . . . . . . . . . . 525,000 Belgium... . . . . . . . . . “0,000 Holland........... . . . . . . . . . . ,.. 423,001) England. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3",000 Sweden........................ 190.000 Russia. .. . . . . . . . . 2"",f‘00 ltaly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:13.000 Turkey and [Avast . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205,000 M. de Blowiw. says there is a general change in French minds towards Germany. The hatred seems to be dying out. Froin Venice comes the announcement that the bodies in the old Protestant cemetery, where many Americans and Englishmen are buried, are to be removed to the new municipal cemetery. rt to be that “ the. ‘4 l 'i. ‘l l l 'hm, m. .ow ;.