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IO “he: TIES. M). ve of st U I', Itsy " " Do not take this divine gift " a matter of course. Your seven or ettrht hours of healthful unconqciousneu is a Mes-3mg worthy of continuous and emphatic recognition. Praise the Lord for as resurrection in a yea! Arti- new slumber can be matte up by the aIrothecarie% but lawn] new is a " M If >1) If th NS' an W” ning assur- ll' tet. of irritation and alarm be a Christian philosopher and set down this abbrevation ot aomnolence as a. matter ot temperament. An antelope ought not to complain because it was not an ox nor an eagle because It can go faster than , hnrnyard fowl. Remark the sixth: The aged insom- mists should understand that if their eyes are held waking they do not re- quire as mum sleep as once they did. Solomon, who in knowledge was thousands of years ahead ot hi: tune, in his wondrous description ot old age recognises this fact. He not only speaks of the difficulty ot mastication on the part of the used when he says, "The grinders cease because they are few," and of the octozenuian'l mutton in people sleep 1 as much in I two, and hen . time in un aat 1W b IT h d getting up u wider or Mac on». madam. sayinc. "Tm shall be afraid of that which is huh.” tad speaks of the whiteness of the hair by comparing it to a. tree that has white blossoms. saying, “The almond tree shall flourish," and speaks ot the spinal cord. which is of the color of silver and which relaxes in old as, giving the tremor to the head, saying. "The silver cord be loosed." But, he says of the used. "He shall rise up at the voice of the blrd"-tluit is, about halt-past tour in the summer timv, an appropriate hour for the bird to riso. for he goes to his neat or bough at half-past seven in the even- ing. But the human mechanism has been] so arranged that after it has been running a “line a change takrs place, and instrzul of the almost perm-tun] sit-vi» oi' tho mm and tho, nine hours requisite in midlife six hours will do fur tho ngml, and "ho shall Iiso up at (ho- Vrdi'th of the bird." [iv-mark tho svvonth: Insumnia is IV t littANtrrutH'i'FA in that part of the Rocky Mountain! uplift that l‘l’ONb'QS tho southern bor- der at Montana, sup; tho omaha Bec- A rurt of this region has hitherto been unnmppoii, turd its more elevated por- tions were uttvitiited and unnamed until last summer, when u geological l party piloted the way up the moun-I wins and discovered some of the lurgf- l tst glaciers in the trunk-rate regions I of the western world. Hero rises Urnn- [ 1w l'euk, which. according to Mr. Gan- ', nott, is the culminating point of Mon- tuna, 12.2.1524 feet high. Among the glut-lord found in those, mountains and recently described by F James i'. Kimhuil is Grasshopper Glu- cor, which derives its name from the enormous quantity of grasshopper l muurtintg that are found on and in the "iitt'lk't'. I'eriouivttily the grasshoppers that thrive in the prairie to the north tuice their flight southward, and must hoods cross the mountains. Their favorite rout , seems to be across this wido gin-in, and in the passage scores of thousands of them succumb to the rigor of cold and wind, full helpless upon the snow, and are finally en- tombed in the ice. In the course of time billions of them hnve been the victims of this glacier. They are, of course, carried by the loo river down into the valley, and deposited ut tho melting edge of the ice, and Mr. Kim- bail says that thousands of tons of grasshopper remains are the principal material at the lower edge of the gin- Mer. We hear very often of rocks and sand as forming the terminal moraine of glaciers, but here is a glacier whom principal nominal material in [raw hoppers, _ _ - - A , Ronnrk These insect. remains are washed out or the Ice in furrows wherever the sun's heat has grooved the surfuce into runlets of descending water. Tho grasshoppers permeate tho niacin? from top to bottom. No fragment of iee can be broken so small as not to contain remains. Most of the insects have been reduced to a course powder, and the furrows ot them washed out The British shlp Annie Thomas ls out from Antwerp tor Aculpo 165 days. and the rate of relnsurance mu advanced 85 per cent. by the rnnlets and naturally disposed in parallel Hues are very dark in color. The Czar has forwarded to the re. lief commlsalon tor earthquake suf- ferers In the Government of Tull. 50.000 roubles (825.000). Ito th M " tble PIN-nu Mountains in “an! many r1 s'N IN A GLAi ll luurkubl mm of th t, it they urn ot op- than they 10 decline, should now determin- annot dis- Most of ts that n n glaciers Mountain m mpt ttlee " "" tt sun [11011 had Sir in extracting and comp these polsonn. For gain or r for white or black. she was randy to use her skill. am toured by every negro in tl and surrounding country as at in black art. VOUDOO CONCDAVES She boldly declared that the ser- peut, the voudoo god, had chosen her to deliver his messages, and every black man and woman recognizing her claim. her reign was absolute and en- abled her to accomplish may things of which it is Wtusult tor "utsideirs to form any conception. She occasion- ally invited reporters, police officers ant! public men to attend voudoo meet- ings and see their innocent character for themselves. Then nothing but those negro dances the calinda and bamboula were danced. while a harmless snake in a box and a be-. headed white rooster were the only other actors. The whole affair was voted dull try tho white visitors, and the authorities were thoroughly hood- to de black cfnim. abled of wt sandals. The Queen wears a scanty rod garment tied about the waist, with a blue sash, and on her head is a red turban. Presently an old man begins to scrape on a two stringed species of fiddle, with, a long neck and slim body. Tho fiddle is covered with brightly mottled snake skin. Two young men bedda him begin to beat with their thumbs on little drums made of gourd: covered with sheepskin. Now the devoteee range themselves near a rude altar on which is plum a Matted box. In this bor, visible to all, lies the serpent, the devil trod, the voudoo. UNDER OATH OF SECRECY. Sure of privacy. the ceremony be. gun: by annotation of the snake. pru- testatloms ot fidelity, renewals of 0111.118 of secrecy for tho violation of which mmlshment ls swift and sure. Then the Queen in benign tones. ox- tols the happiness In store for faith- tul followers of Voudou. and oxhorta all to have confidence in her. urging hfr hearers to smk and take her ad, v cc. Quickly the group breaks up and ouch (hue com to imialore the vow don god in the pal-sun of his priestess. Servants wish to dominute their mnstexs. and are assured of the power they need. Many things are asked tor. Some want money, others mamas in love. A lew as: tor tho return of the taithloss, more for long life; many desire mpredy cure of disease. A withered lung asks for a youthful admirer, " young wench wants another girl's sweetheart. while still another asks for revenge upon one who has lured her udorer away. There is not a. passion known to hu. man nature which is not incurnated in this hallmvnge assembly; there is hardly a crime which is not invoked by one or another. To all the Queen pays careful heed, saying but lit. tle, while two aged moses uncens- ingly whisper in her ears. But each subject is assured ot the speedy tul. tilment of desire by the grlsgris which she bestows upon each. These are magical combinations ot black and white pepper. chicken leathers. frog skin. the toe nail at a. dead tntut-tutyw thing, everything. Money and vari- ous offerings are now laid at the feet ot the Queen. _ __ _ - . Suddenly the splrlt moves her. Seiz- lng the box in which the serpent lies, she lays It on the floor and stand- upon the lid. Now her body quivers. is oom'ulaed trom head to foot; the queen becomes a veritable pyghanen as she pronounces the serpmt's or- acles. There are fluttering promise to some, to others bitter cursings. and to all new mandates subversive of Cov- ernment and contrary to law and or- der, but “hit-h every devotee is bound to obey blindly by an oath to suffer death rather than turn traitor to his queen and her laws. A FRENZIED ORGY. Now the queen Maribel: a. large cir- cle. Into this enter candidates for ad- mitariot to Vuudoo membership, and packets ot herbs. horseer and filth are tin-tut in their: hands: The (moon VOUDOO’S LAST QUEEN. iiiiidi7 31-115: -ua 'iiéopnyce mi the head with a small paddle, and as the fiddle and tambourine strikes up, she {Iver his. man and her his her to a . :- tft' t compounding gain or revenge. she was always' skill. and was mm in the city nu an old man wo stringed L long neck a is covered snake skin. im begin to ace. re- of a a launches into a chant TI a low humming sound multitude, growing lou and as tam-talus and a weird and mung-a: ali tan Into a oil-rung Eyes roll In wild I and defiance is in eve and faster the lizures and defiance is in every lc and faster the futures whir r‘oplons draughta of liqut the general delirium, thor 'mroamltut and clapping of h lng of nrmn, rendlng of gnanhlng of teeth, and lat norm, moaning, groaning, tttirttlntr--pnrtdornorilam. I rttirttlntr--pnrtdotnorilam. Deriv‘ reason. they fall foaming and Ing at the mouth. and the or over until the next annh'ersar our: 111 proud fling lug be tra in (1183' to riwtore these precious fragmetrus of tt vanished age. and so Rive tho world a mirror of socialiite in tho Middle Ages. Tho importameo of tho castle from a military pointer v'ww has gone (mower. and it itwere rouskk‘rg-d ntw‘lxssary to retain it as a (it-pot, tor “tops “my tshould be hmwsi in modern barraeka. The old buildings might serve as a musmm of mediaeval antiquities. Hither should be removed the standard weights and measures now item in the Guild Ha", the when bust. of the kings and queens. known as the "Stirling Heads," deposited in the Smith Institution. and the ancient "Stirling Heads" depoeitnd Smith Instltution. and the weapons removed in the last to the War ot London. .. But vandalism at Stirling is not eonntteU to the onstln. The 'glorious old Greytriars Church has sufferedas grievously at. the hands of the mu. Mlator. About 250 years ago it was divided Into two ptsrishehurcheq by no!“ party walls and a vaulted passage. The royal pew. stillbenr- lug the arms ot Scotland. has been nearly filled with masses or masonry. and tho effect. of tho unity ot design, of long drawn aisle and fretted vault has been entirely lost. It analogous to that which (buxom by St. Giios' Ca the early eighties were tho Greytriars' Church a lbs beauties, hitherto who a londstone was l' 151mm Young Mn. Potts Will “villi-r Hu, imml’s Lurttvctuce. Mr. .fzwiive lion-o yesterday hunzhnl out hi: (lo-vision in the notion of Potts vs. Putts. dismisning the action tried by him at Hamilton on Abr. mind last. Tim action. arose ovur the disposal of the {moduli of an Luminance policy for $1,000. held by the late Dr. Potts, am a. member of the Knights of “in Mucmbom. Tim plaintiff, who in the mother of the amused. was suing his widow tor tho recovery of the $1,000, alleging that the policy, which wan for her benefit. had hem trapefm'm'd by the’ damaged the day barre his death to his widow through fraud and mnduo mundane on the Iatter'g part. Hig Lordship found that the plaintiff had, no claim to the policy mum want of cor-ation for it, and that n. previous debt which had been owing her by the mad had been dis- charged by a settlement. MU Extenllve Practice. " And how us you getting along P' and the young doctor’- friend. “Oh. <gimdtstu, splendidly." vol tho reply. “I've been speck": mo- oe-tal in the but two months." Chicago Buffet-f Union has begun a war against female labor. "Oh, I've had a lame practice tor over a. year, but In the me two months I have found three patient- whn pay their bub." SUM TAh'0.tLi,s3t GrGd yup 9. large practice. have xp' malitun rn E W HM , p, min: sound In growing 10min. n-tzuns and m nd snvnga ac " a oil-rung d I In wild In ICO. is in ever) “In "mu-M w ilv T full) '0 of the Thu! Should In "einppirtr, of hands, wav- rendlng of garments. math. and laceration of t, groaning. dunking. monium. Derived ot m foaming and froth. oth, and the orgy In " that sTt ltLtN4 1a r WINS an. it would these medals It a process ch was un- Cathedral in m applied to at Stirling, Med, would be ion for count. d by ('m“’ '1th 1 aid be The old mlmPum Hither nucleon century glorious rlorm ot whom Mammal! writes in 191911118 hi: my headed. "Should a can. blte mu. mander F" beyond tho walls of M- Itgo it I fortre- tn parley with the my?" hut-ones i After reviewing the argument- pro )‘aulwd , and cN3ei--tttet gran: tweet enm- .1llhenr- 1 tamed try Christian armle- tor tho as 116011 I white ttag and the natural deodtllL Insonry. new and violence of humanity when ‘ design. at war-he seems to conclude that lt V1 vault In better ta keep out of the enemy'- process power unless you have a Ititaates The ls un- spirit or this advice wu adopted only iral in , the other day by a must plied to I writer. who mated that. to [in Stirling, vent Mr. Kruger 'ttttii", and would be putting into force his t mt to at . vaunt- l magnate at: officer- who are prim- ers of war. unle- a. certain tux-l l spy In liberated. the old man's gums. lean. Lteut. Ewug. who ll ya u. " tlt T tr ll't {on th or 'tcry,?,,:, tT g Record. Tue practice ot the Boer- in plan“ out officer. has been much con-natal on. and opinion- hsve beta .19!“ that it it itt not ttgrain" the In"! " tq certainly again“ the WWW“ "I" lure. The inn) Duke certainly that“: Lawn and Ethane-no Thu LII-c Human Slaughter. History contain. pruned-nu for All the incident: ot the preterit ctr-“k. In." the London Naval and Military 00. An artillery 0(th a... to ill " Waterloo. and said he Ind . am View of hunter: wthln rugs “J M lam hln gum on him. " No. no: I 'rut not allow lt." [Instantly and annotat- lcnlly exclaimed the duke. "It " not the bunlneu ol communist! to b. firing on each other." In giving the enemy'l wounded the same skill and attention as their on the British and Boats are tollawln‘ the example ot all clvlllmd :1.qu aim-e the Geneva Convention was adopted. In the I’m-inn bo'pltnh after Koniggrntz. when nearly 20,000 wounded Were left on the field. It wan found that l’rulllanl and Aunt- wero lying shle by aide. all under tho care ot Prussian surgeons. tended and nursed by " huge numLer ot vrumian Indies and by many sum: ot Charity. In tho Franco-German war the wound- od on either she Were (mmently left in the enemy's hands. .. After the hut- tle of Coulmleri." says Capt. H. Bront- 1-mmry in t1be evldenne have the Red Cross Society. “all the German wound- ‘(xl had to be taken care of hy the i French surglons alone." In the Innis i, way a large proportion ot Punch ( wounded fell to the German nut-germ!- Wellington anticipated General Jon- bert's and Sir George White'l cour- tesry to relative- of their mortally wounded captive; When in Spain King Jtmprh's posting often fell Into lib hands. The Queen's' letters he on. obliged to detain as they contained useful information which it wen right to withhold, but when there we: all reference to the King'l daughterl. who were in delicate health. be Il- variahly sent a flag of truce to the outposts with the latest news. In a long war there often 'g,et up a comrade-hip between the - vance [nets of opposing nrlniu no tint they do not injure or burn- w other, except in the course of serio- nectar-wry movementa. Many stori- are told of French and Bani-h col- diers in the numerous wars between the two countries drinking. 8139”“. chatting and generally MMODIIII'III the Intervals ot battle. In “I. Pyrenees in January of 1814 the French surprised one of Bill's pan“ on the Adour. Thu wu in return for the surprise ot a French pan by the Sixth Divinlon under circa-lunc- remnant to the triendly habit-long established between the French and British troops at the output“. Napier tells how the Forty-third was anall- bled dn an open space within twenty yards ot the enemy's may. yet the latter continued to wall his beat for an hour. My!“ so t'ortndently on the customary signal that he placed his knapuck on the ground to ease his shoulders. Whu the order to advance was glven ona of the Brltish soldiers. having told him to go away. helped him to replace " bag, and the tiring then commenced. The next morning, in like manner. the French warned the Forty-third sentry to retire. A more remarkable instance happened. however, when Wellington. ', (lmlmns of getting to the top of a hill l mnnlnd bv the enemy nmr Bayonnq. go away. helped him to replace in- bag, and the tiring then commenced. The next morning, in like manner. the French warned the Forty-third sentry to retire. A more remarkable instance happened. however, when Wellington. (imlmns of getting to the top of a hill occupied by tho enemy nmr Buyonnq. ordered some riflemen to drive th, French away. Seeing his men stealing up' too clam. Wellington ordered them to tire, but with a loud voice our of the old soldiers replied. "No firing," and holding up the butt ot his rifle tapped it in a peculiar way. At the well- understood signal. which meant, “We mum have the hill tof a short than." the French, who, though they could not maintain. would not have relin- quished the [not without lighting. it they had been fined upon. quietly rm tired, and this signal would never have been madolf mm hadhemcsp- ninja o(_pu-n|_nnmt queue?” ' t _ The flag ot truce is such an ancient and unh-ersully macepted amenity oi war that it In with the dearest re- gret that storm ot In misuse ham been received. If it In true that. um um. buns madly uled the the Boer. have madly used the white flag as a means for gaining some unfair advantage over oppon- ents. they have. in this ream-ct. at least. adsannod no further ttttut the fifteenth and dugout! century I"t way home, should be captured and kept in dun-ea. Axum the Incident. rm’iewed by Montaigne lg that d the commander who val lured from his stmmhold by l public tetrtrte was at the same time an hunched pot-mun! triend--Ntrt in time to an- nble him to eqCape [alllmz a vtttttm to a mine which wrecked the fort. I'HE AMENITIES or WAR- He Was One of the Blggest Thieves In Canada. A large number ot Canadian tur- keys have been on sale at Blackburn this week. One ot than. purchased by 1nspeetor1ruryst,ot tho cr, P. C. C., had attached to one of in wing-I an envelope Midi-cued. "For the gen- tleman who buys thu turkey.“ and containing the following letter: "Mount Elgin. Ont., Dee. 4. "99,-- Dear Friend. I hope you will enjoy the eating of this turkey. I am can he never paid for his mixing. tor he was one of the melt. ttyereq in .aer am. He la 14 months' old, and weighs 35 pounds now. We sold him tor two dollars and sixty cent-l. or 108 11d. Will you tell me what he is worth In England. and also how much he weighed when he ll sold the"? Your! truly. Frank Small." " showing the profit realized It may be mated that when purchased 1n Blackburn the bird weighed 8tpmtmuaydAoMattMn pound. muslin " a. 8d; "33562;; iaaau {Selma an. iotgrttMrttroser hatta ammonium mic" pus-mm 35-131”: .soL" w FiL. icrnrlly ho'bnobblngjll go