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ONTARKI LEIIISUTIRH ^l Mr. Gibsoc (Haroui moved for a retam of Mnoacts received by couuty or city trea- ••rers throughout the rrovince on account ot fines imposed for violation of the Scott Act. â€" Carried. Mr. Gibson iHamiltou) moved the second reading of the Bill respecting exemptions from aei/ure under execution. He said that there was nothing very radicMl in the extension of exempti(ins which he proposed. liie object being to adapt the old system to the necessities of modern life. For in- stance, the old exemption law made no provision for the exemption of a sewing machine, which in many houses was uow a oeoessity. The details could be considered Â¥y a committee. The Bill was read the second time and referred to a committee compoeeti oi Messrs. Ciibson i Hamilton I, Hardy. Mere dith, Clarke (Wellington I, K. r". Clarke. French, .\wrey. Evanturel, Wood (Hast- ings), Chamberlain. Stratton. Guthrie. Metcalfe, Garson. Ingram, Leys. Smith. Mr. Balfour moved the second reading of a Bill to amend the game laws by allowing spring shooting of all ducks except the mal. lard, bat and wood duck. He said that in the county of Es8i-\, while the Canadians were debarred from spring shooting, the Americans came in boats, shot all the ^ame tbey wanted and went back, dsfying the Canadian officers. He read a letter giving a vivid description of the .\merican pirates and robbers who came jver in armed cruisers and insulted and threatened any one who tried to interfere with them. He was willing that the jiermission to shoot docks in the spring be condned to the •eotion of the Province where this grievance existed. Mr. Sprague said he was glad to hear that the member for South Kssex was will- ing to have the Hill applied only to the southwestern part of Ontario. He would be opposed to general spring shooting. Mr. Gibson (Hamilton) said he was strongly opposed to opening up the game laws, which were now considered to be the best the Province ever had. Mr. Balfour, replying to the objections raised against the Hill, said that the law of last session had been secured mainly through the influence of members of the gun clubs. who were a special class and could afford to spend money to send delegates to represent tbeir interest, which the people cotud not do. He was surprised to see the member for Lincoln (Mr. Garson i championing the views of the special class as against the rights of the people, lu view of the feeling manifested against the spearing clause, he would drop it, though he could give reason for having it passed. In F.ssex the musk- r»ls were very numerous and did ^reat damage to ditches and in other ways. Hut that was a local .luestion. jierhaps. and he would not urge the change. But ne saw no reason why the other clauses should not pass, and he hoped that the members who represented the jieople and not >;un clubs a-o«ld do all they could to have this change ID the law made. (Cries of " Order. order'). The House divided on Mr. Garson'.- anneodmeut in favor of the six months' htMst, which aas carried Ytas. 44 , nays, M. . . , Hon. O. Mows:, in moviiv( the Moose nto committee on the who'e OH the resolution regarding the (^leen Victoria Niagara Falls Park, said that the Falls of Niagara had for many years been the most attractive place of resort on this continent, and that the m- utrest in them was extending. In a single day they were visiteil by ten thousand (leople, and thev were vi8iti-«l annually by from 'iOO.iHW "to :ilH).lHX> v^eople Kven bt4ore the Stale of New '\'ork tiHik (wsses "ion of the ^>ark the number of visitors was between UXMHW and 'AKI.OOO persons. .\ still more remarkable prixif of the i;oiu'ral mierest in the Falls was artordevi by the action of the i>eople of the State of New- York. They had lately purchased over 100 acres of land m the neighborhixvl of the Falls for an International Park, and bad paid about »l,.-HX),lXH) for the land. This was all the more remarkable when it was remembered that the revenues of the State are raiseti by direct ta.\atioii, so that the people, in a State where maiihoixl suf- frage prevails, had voluntarily taxed them- selves for this amount, in order to restore the seenerv abi>ut the Falls. .\11 the news- Vopers aiiil all the (lartics had supivited the movement. It was a no-i>arty move- iiient there, as here. In Dntario. tix). there had been no opixisition to any step that haii been taken . his hon. friends opposite had maiiifesttsi as much interest in the project as had the tknernment and its supporters. There was thus every in dioation that the ixvple were fairly alive to the imjHirtance of the iliity of preserving the beautv of the natn. ral scenery alxnit the Falls. I'his was the objei-t of the whole movement. .\ll that was beautiful about the Falls was gradually being destroy ixl by the artiuciel means adopteil for money making pur- (wsee. The t'.rst step taken by the Ontario GoTernment w«s to endeavor to induiv the Donunion Government to undertake the work, and with that vic.v the Legislature passed an .\ct to give the I'ominion Gov. eminent all the necessary fxiwer. Nego tiations tix'k place to induce them to un dertake the work, and ultimately to induce them to undertake a jxirtion of it. These negotiations were iinsuwcssful. .Vlthough be oould iiot six>«k with authority he believtxl that the t>ntario members of the IVmmion Ciovernment favoreil the pro jtvt. but the other Ministers did not see the matter in the same light. Therenixw the t>ntario l.egis'atiirr pas.-itHl an .Vot with a \iew li. r-*ving the matter dealt with within 'ts iwii jurisdiction. In the (•ri'limiiiary prixwdings they had the valu- able assistance of thiw tviniinssioners. The .^ct provided that the commissioners idiould have a survey of the projvrty made 111 or\ler to determine exactly what land it was luvessary to include in the Park, and to ascertain hy moans of a conditional agre«'ment or by arbitration what the land would ivst. In coiise.iuonco of the award not having been completeil last session the Hill which was then intrvxluctxl was with drawn. It was proix-ised that the money should l>e rai9<xl by deN'iuures charged (in the revenues of the Park with a guarantee bv the Proviiux-. 'There was no ground for" doubting that the levoiuies weoUl bt> amply sufticient to v>ay all expenses, to pay the interest on the deben- tursa and li> provide a sinking fund. 'The debentures would estttid over forty years. The park would be perfectly free, and charges would be made only where guides were needed or where expenditure was re<]uired for mechanical appliances, such as inclined planes. It was calculated that a small charge, say lifty cents as a maxi- mum, to those who us«d these advantages would be sufticient. (Jn the American side a small charge was made fnr the same par- pose. .Assuming that 2.50.000 people visited the Falls annually, it would be necessary for only a third of that number to pay this small charge in order to atford sufficient revenue. The attractions on the Canadian side were much greater than on the other. The award for the land would amount to f-tl)0.000 : the second head of expenses would be the costs of the arbitrators, and the liiird would be the cost of the works that would have to be constructed. It was proposed not to make the place a tiower garden, but to retain in a state of nature what was in that condition now, to remove unsightly buildings and by planting to restore the sites of these buildings as far as possible to a state of nature, and to remove all obstructions which would prevent people going out and enjoying the sights. They proposed to call the park the Queen Victoria Niat;ara Falls Park. Hon. Mr. Mowat concluded by moving that the House go into committee on the resolutions. Mr. Meredith said although this matter had been before the House before the Pro- vince was not committed to it. Judging by the report of the commissioners, the intention was to establish this park with- out laying any burden upon the Province. But there were not surticient facts before the House to show the members that there a fair chance of this expectation being The last amecdmeni directs that no society shall hold absolutely more than JICOOO worth of real estate at any one place of business, with a provision that no pending suit shall be aifected thereby. Mr. Gibson s iHamiltom Bill to amend the Ontario Medical Act was read a second time and sent to a select committee. This Bill is of some importance to the me<iical profession; the tirst clause of which in- creases the representation on the Council of the Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons by granting the Western Univer- sity a representative and providing the same for any fully e<|uipped university which may afterwards be created. The pro- fession is protei^-ted against malicious pro- secutions by enacting that no action shall be taken against any licensed practitioner for malpractice six months after the pro- fessional services terminate. The last clauses provide f'^r the erasing of the name from the registiT of any member of the profession guilty of any gross crime or un- professional practice, the council having full power to take evidence and give judg- ment, from which an appeal mav be maJe by the accused to a superior court, but provision is made that no action lies against the council, even if their decision be re- versed by the -Judge. Before the ret'erenoe to the Select Com- mittee the Bill was brieriy discussed. Mr. Clancey's Bill to amend the Registry- Act was debated for half an hour and handed over to a select committee after a second reading This Bill contains one clause prohibitin;; any land agent register- ing an instrument in which his remunera- tion is provided for. and is retroactive in its character. CUKRENT TOPICS. liASLIUHT. realized. In the tirst place, it was ex pected to involve an expenditure of J.300, 000, of which J'.IKI.OOO was the estimateti cost of the property to be appropriated. Hut it was fodud that $4(J°J.0OO would be the cost of the property, and ye: only S-i.'i.OOO was added to the total estimate. .\s he iMr. Meiedith) understcxxl the locality, all t!:e propertv between the riMui and the river was the property of the Crown. In that case he could see no reason for the purchase of some of the property, especially that of Mr. Macklin and Mr. Davis. The .\ttoriiey-General estimated that a fe* of ''O cents would be sulficient to clear the expenses. But there were not facts before the House to enable members to judge of that, and he threw the respon sibility upon gentlemen opposite. He thought $,'iOO.0OO too large a sum to be ex- iwndeii on this si-heme if the Province was to be resjKMisible for the expenditure. Wtth rei;ard to the name, while not yielding to the Premier in his loyalty and devotion to the Sovereign, he w-ould have been .[uite content, and. indeed, would have preferred, to see the name by which the park must always be known among the people â€" Niag- ara Falls Park. He did notopfxxie the Bill. Hon. Mr. Mowat said he had not given the estimates of expenditure u^wii the im- provements, thinking they could best be given in Committee of the Whole. The resolution was carried, and the House went into Committee of the Whole ujxMi the r«nilutiOiis. Mr. Meredith aske«i why it was proposed to endorse sei-urities to be issued by the CooimianioDFra instead of issuinx the seen. rities of the Province direct. Hon. Mr. Mowat said the object was to kt*p this entirely distinct from the other liabilities of the Province. 'The resolutions were carrie«l and a Hill base*! xiyoti them was introduceti and n-ad the tirst time. Hon. Mr. Hnrdy moveti that the House go into (.'ommittee of the Whole upon the ftill for the Protection of Women in certain cas«'s. He explaine^l that it w-»s to bring within the condemnation of the law a man iiuilty of si-vliicin^; a woman who was at the time an inmate of a public institution, thus oxtendiiij; the law. which now pro hibits the seduction of lunatic women in the asylums, .\fter some diai-usnion the House went into comniittt>e on t'.ie Hill and passeii and refxirtevl it without amendment. On motion of Hon. Mr. Mowat, the House went into Committee of the Whole on the Hill respecting the revised statutes of l>n tario. »-hich was considered and r»'ix<rteii. Hon. (i. W. Koss moved the second reading of the Hill to amend the Act respecting public schools. He explained that one soi-tion provided for a dei-laration of trustees by the chairman or sei-retary having chaise of the polling. I'lider the present law a trustee was re«iuired to make a dei-laration afu-r election, which they »<imetimes faiU-d to do. and a litigious jierson could put them to some inconvenience. It was proposni also to impose an additional tax on unoci'upiixl lands. These lands were sometimes held for sixvulative purposes, and it was unfair to the ixx'ple of the district that they shouM he relieved from taxation. .Vs the Sch..x'l Law was lieing consolidate*! with the otliers the latest modifications de<.-ide*l u|x'n were iiow- propiised, and he hoixxl the result would he a School Law- which would not netxl serious alteration for years to come. Mr. Harcourt referretl in terms of com mendation to the clause relating to Kinder, garten schools. He dwelt ujxui the »!reat favor into which this system had s;rown, and was glad to sec that it was to l>e fully recogni/od in the law of this Province. Hon. G. W. Uoss said that two yoars ago arrangements had been made in connection with the Normal Schoi>l for the study of Kindergarten methoils. and as a result the l>ei>artment would be able to send out Kindergarten teachers. They would sup- ply two from the Toronto Normal Schix^l and two from that in Ottawa, and from Hve to ten each year hei-eafter as might be i-e- (juired. 'The schixd in Toronto Aas u\ charge of s I i.ly from St. Louis, and the St. Louis system had Ix'en adoptixl. Mr. Wixxi's .Hastini;s) Hill to amend the Hallway Act «ks discusseii and retx>rtcd. The Hill gives (x'wer to the Lieutenant Governor in t'oiincil lin the case of any one fetding aggi icve«.l bv the pivixisiil of a kvation of a line of railwayl to apixunt an ciigiiut>r to examine the pr\i|xwtHl line ;iiul hoar the paitics. after which he may alter or conrtrm the line through which the ri>ad is piMjxvstHl to run. There is no appeal fn.nii the engineer's decision, as the Hill prcivides that he be * disinteiesttxl party. Mr. Leys Hill r»-sfxvtim! building societies w"as read a stx-oiid time ami refer roil to a select committee. The Hill i ro vides that all transfers of delx'iituio st<X'k must be registered at the head ofti^-e of the society, or at any place m Canada or foreign country the directors may appoint. Whf Ridii-iiloii« IdeiAA th»t Preraile*! W*» Kir*t InCriHlut-eU. The lirst actual applicatiou of gas to lighting purjvses took place in England in the year ITyi, when Mr. William Murdoch constructed an apparatus for linhtini; his house and oftice at Re«iruth, I'ornwall. So little was the invention understood and be- lieved in by those who had not seen it in use that even great and wise men laughed at the idea. â-  How could there be a li^ht without a wick ' ' said a member of Parliament when the subject was brought before the House. Sir Humphrey Davy ridiculed the idea of lighting towns by ^as. and asked one of the projectors if he meant to take the dome of St. Paul's for a gas meter. When the House of Commons was lighted by gas the architect imat;ined that the t:as ran on hre throiit:h the pipes. ai;d. therefore, insisted on their being plaoevi several inches from the wall for fear of the building taking tire. The members might be observed carefully touching the pities with their gloved hands and wondering why they did not burn. The lirst shop lighted in London bv this new method was Mr .Vckerman's. in the Strand, in IslO. and one lady of rank was so delighted with the brilliancy of the gas lamp on the coanter that she asked to be allowed to take it home in her carriage. â€" i'roiKii London KxihiiHar. â-  While the Lamp Holds Out lo Hum.' In the discussion of Mr. Halfour s Hill respei-ting line fence* between farms the prejudice of county and township coun- cils against ab.sentee owners .f unoccupied lands was nientioued. It was said that kx-al feelinj; would utilise the proixxied Act to force the feiiciiitj of vacant tracts, and thus put an absentee to expense. To us it seeuis that the Ux-al feeling is entirely right and sound The ^-ounty and township councils would reivivejx'wer to levy sixx-ial taxes on uiuxvupiol tracts if our system of taxation were not radically wrong. The absentees are sjx'culatuig in the uiiearnevl increment, i. c , in the work and outlay of wealth producing farmers. The \alue addcxl to vacant '.and bv adjacent sattle- ment gix's to rewarvi holders who ixwitively injure the neighbi>rhocnl. They pocket a» speculators a prortt which Ix-comes a tax for all time on those who make the land pro»luctive. An ciTective renievly for the grievance of farmers in this respect would be to take all iiuii:;cipal ta.xcs otT mipro\e nients and put them all on the value of land riiinuji improvements. When farmers get their eyes wide ojien they will combine It IS said that wrinkles are due to the gradual wearing away of the tlesh under- neath the skin, because it has too httle or the wrong kind of exercise. Wrinkles of the face usually take a downward coarse, doe 10 washing and wiping the face ; therefore, wash and wipe upward. To lill the cheeks that are growing hollow this is recom- mended : Take a piece of soft leather â€" kid or chamois slun will do â€" and put the end of It Detween the teeth : then chew i;ently upon it for several minutes lakii:s;care not to raise the teeth fr<>m the leatht-r. This exercise, it is claimed, will restore to youth ful plumpness the most hollow cheek. Ii is well known that the great Shaks- peare was unhappy in his domestic rela- tions, and escaped from them as much as he could by livnm nearly all his life in London, whue his wife remained at Strat- ford. This old scandal Ls now revive*!, with the addition that Mistress Anne Shaks peare was a very stingy housekeeper, a poor cook and kept a miserable table. Mr. Ignatius Donnelly, of Minnesota, ;s liie resurrectionist who claims to have dis- covered these important facts m the Bacon I cipher story- Perhaps Mistress Anne s chief fault was that she was not her hus- band s eijual. But that she honored 'nis memory is proven by her request that she be buried by his siu>. Thk Sloven Bibles of the world are the Koran of the Mahommedacs. the Lddas of the Scandinavians, the Try- Pitikes of the Buddhists, the Five Kings of the Chinese, the Three Ved&s of the Hindoos, the Zen- davesta and the Scriptures of the Christians. The Koran is not older than the seventh i«ntury of our era. The Eddas of the Scandinavians were published in the eleventh century and are the most recent of these seven Bibles. The Pitikes of the Buddhists contain sublime morals an.! pure aspirations . their author lived and died in the seveuth century before Christ. The sacred writings of the Chinese ar-,' calle*i the Five Kings. - kmg ' meaning web of cloth or the warp that keeps the threads in their place. They contain the best sayings of the best sages on the ethico. political duties of life. These sayings can- not be traced to a period higher than the eleventh century B.C. The Three Vedas are the most ancient bcvks of the Hindoos. and It is the opinion of Max Mailer. Wil- s».>n. .lohns'^n and Whitney that they are not older than eleven centnnes B.C. The Zeiidavesta of the Persians is the grandest of all the sacre*! books next to our Bible. /.oroa.ster. whose sayings it cxmtains. was born in the twelfth century B.C. CvTii the death of the late Bishop, the Bishopric of -lerusalem was jointly under the protection of Prussia and England. According to the terms of the agreement between the two Powers the right to nominate should be alternate. It was Pri'ssia s turn when this last vacation occurred. For various reasons Prussia re. fused to exercise her right and she has suice. with the entire concurrence of Eng- land, retired from the compact. It has for some time been known that the .Vrchbishop of Canterbury has made up his mind to contmue the Bishopric, and acting in con junction with the Archbi-diop of York and the Bishop of London, he has apjxHute*! the Venerable .-Vrchdeaoon Hlythe. late of Ran- g*xin. to the vai-ant see. under the title of • Vnglican Bishop ;n .Jerusalem and the East." To make up for the withdrawal of the Prussian Fiin>l. and to bring ip the income to tL.MH' i<7..">lH>i. the ihurch Mis. sionary Siviety and the Society for Promot uiii Christianity .\mong the Jews have each placet! f:tllO («1 VXM a vear at the dis |x>sal of the Bishop. Li addition to this the Bishop is m rei-eipt of his (wnsion as a retir^x! chaplain of the Indian service. The consivration will take place at Lambeth The Hishop will have uris^iiction over Egypt. Syria. Hagdai! and Cyprus. He will reside at .lerusalem .VNTIDOTl" rOB CANCEK. A Reniady Within the Bcarh of All. From tha Ciacinnau Commerciai Gu«tu .' About thirty years ago a woman belong- ing to the middle walks of Ufe. suffering with cancer, was pronounced tiey ocd their skill by the physicians of Shrewsbory Inlinnary. Ens;laud. the tumor being m such close proximity to the j-,ig-diar vein that, rather than risk the imperiling of her life, thev d- en.ed it best not to undertake so grave an operation. Straightwray after this announcement was made she returned to her home, which was three miles from Oswestey. the nearest railway station m the county of Montgomery, North Wales. Here she 'became a greater su^erer when one day she bethought herself of a ueigii- bor. whem she soon foand, ai-d with all the elo«;uent-e of one enthralled by an implacaole foe she appealed to her svm pathy. " If It were possible. she implored. - do. do something to assuage my pain.' With that tender! ness and wiilmgness characteristic of every true and noble woman to ailay her sister'smauypainsthis friend, for she proved a friend m need and deed, forth- with sent her boys lone of whom is oar informant ( to gather what m the I'nited States is known as sheep sorrel oy the people of England as - sour leaf or the cuckoo plant . m the Welsh iaiiguage. to the people of North Wales, as -• dall surionuy gog. ' To this timely opportunity, and the efficacy of this herb as an anudote for cancer, this our sufferer, is in a l^rge measure indebted for her healtn and life to-day. while not the slightest vestige of this hitherto -incx-'n.juerable disease is to be found. The leaves were wrapped .n brown paper so tight as to make the package impervious to air. This packa«;e was then placed oeneath an open grate covered with the hot ashes of the saait-. When sulJiciently cooked it was removvd. and in 1 9 hot a state as possible and not bum. It was uow applied, the leaves being m direct contact with the ulcer, which was firmly held to the part aliected by a hnen hanJKerchief. Strange to say. at the expiration of one moutli tiie tumor came away and has not since appearei!. For the first four days the ^:r. was most excruciating, but gradually aecreassd as it became loosene*!. There is much to be said m favor of this method over that of the knL'e. The nature of its drawing power in the form of poultice, though at first very severe, still is graJual and sure w'nde new- blood rushes into the vacuum, caused by removal, thus servuii; as a fittingielpmeet for aiding and stimulating nature's enorts. and in the meantime the arteries which fee*! this fell destroyer are given a greater impulse to move rapidly, tlow healthy and strengthening the weaker parts as fast *« It egresses. In this connection it is to be observed that this meth*xi has :iv>ne of the accompanying after weakening effect, as caused by loss of blood so fre«iuentiy exhibited under the ofveration cf the knife, while the chances of a thorough extirpati.n are far more sanguine as to a thread remaining than that L<f a surgu-al operation, which many fear and object to. F -r those parts not admitting of p< ultii-e we submit another formula for the same herb, as applied bv this same benefactress lu somewhat ditferent cases. .\ puve of flat iron or steei is obtaine*) with at least one bright and sm*.x>th face On this the leaves are place*!, which in turn IS placo! en top .f the stove or withm the .veil until the leaves are thoroughly c*x<ked. wheniv they are removed and spread on a pie*x" of iiiien in the same way as any oiher home uia*!e plaster. When ^xx>I enough, with sufficient heat not to burn, it :s then applied, and. our -.nformaiit states, was pnxiuctive of the same boneti cent ri'sult. IViitli i>f Ijidy Strwoffonl- Her .\dveuiur. ou-s Carv«*r aiitl Charitable Works. The death is announced of Kniily .\nne. Viscvuntess Strangfor*!. She die*! at sea while on her way to Egypt. She was the youngest daughter of .Xduiiral Sir Francis Beaufort. K C.H.. and early in life de veloped a love for adventure. In lS(kl she to luipivae land taxes in such a way as to be^.»u,e famous through the publication of iestroy land s^xvulation. â€" J\>^^>Hf^>(;.'o^<â-  ApplMiuliNg lu Chur**h. It is becxvniing a rot unusualoccurrence in city churches ti' applaud the minister when he makes a particularly strong point or discK>se8 some tine thought. In the course of Dr. Rycknian's recent sermon on the lii-eiise ijuestion his remarks elicited quite a few taps of applause , but last night Kev. Louis Beauiiry . m the Dundas Street Centre Methixlist t'hurch, was actually dapjx'd. I oiiiion tiitrlitfr. Te*l<lv'< Idea. Ttsidy's j>a(>a always gets his - shaves at the barber's shop in town, and so the httle boy never had happene*! to s*x> the o^x'ration of shaving gone through with, until grandpa shaved himself : and Tixidv watchtni hiui for the first time with wide open brown eyes. VU at once he crie*l out : â-  O mamma' mammal gram jxi's brush ing frosting all over his face. " (:arl>- H*fw lug in the Northwest, Calgary Tnhum . >l*rch -2i'>th - Plough ing and seeding in the neigh lx->rhc>cx! of High Kiver commence*! last week. This is nearly three weeks later than last year." two volumes of travel m the East, describ- ing a journey which she and an elder sister niidertix->k for the pnrvxvse of exploring Egypt and Syria. The sisters were absent three years. They brave*! dangers and privations, and both were rewardtxi for their courage by the re*.x>gnition they re. ceive*! fi\>m enuiient s*-ieiiti9ts. Vis- countess Strangforil's death deprives the pcxvrer classes in London. Eastern Euro^x" and Egypt of one of their best friends. This aoix<mplishei! lady, siikx' her bus. band's death, has devottx! herself to the organi/Ation and adniiiustration of some of the most useful and .idiiurable chanties in the world. The Victoria Hospital at Cairo was her latect creation. She gave with open hands and had the s»x-ret of making others give. She sacrihctx! health, aban done*! the six'iety which she had adorne*!. *nd impaire*! her fortune ail for charity's sake. She died on bixvrd the I.usitania in the Me*!iterranean on hei vvay to Port Saul to open a new hi^spital. syiiipHthv for Uackiueii. â-  We hackmen never get any syuijxithy from the public, said a local cab driver to me the other evening. â-  Pwple seUloni stop to thhik of what we are obliged to put up with. They just put us down as a lot of sharks and let it go at that, but if they had a »e«'k at cab driving I guess they wouldn't tx' in such a hurry to say the ban! things against us tUey do now Cab driving ain't any picnic and don t you forget it. I have worked many a time for twenty four hours at a stretch without sltx-p. to say nothing of being half fro/en to death into the bargain. Then we have siime pretty tough times with our fares nivw and then I have had men keep me out all night and then refuse to pay me a cent, threatening to kn*X'k me down, and even going so far as to smash the cab windows when I attempte*! to assert my rights. Vou never know when you arc striking a drinking crowd, and you cannot refuse to drive them fivm one sal.xvn to another until they beivme so dnink that they either sjvend all thtir monev or will not pay up until von call * ix'licemaii. I tell you. my friend, cab drivers could relate 9*mie pretty lively stories if thev wishe*! to. and they are not the worst naturix! fellows in the world if von tix'at them right." KnwA-.'yii h\iiiU â-  Some \xxvpK- have no tei-th and can't get them, while others who don't want them have them thrust upon them." was Smith's remark wlieii a canine tried to take a minithful of his leg. Mr. H. H. llunnewell, a woAhhy citi.'.eii of Wellesley, Mass.. has presente*! the town with a tire hall, a j>ark of ten acres, and a public librarv with li,0«Xl volumes. The value of the gift is J-.'.Hl.OOO. While ill on Saturday night Mrs. Eriu>st Kivuse, of Paterson. N. .L, shot herself in the head with a revolver, and will probably die. An hour after the shooting the woman gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, who are doing well. There is nothing so necessary as ntx-es sity ; without it, mankind would liave c*'a9e*! to exist ages ago. If a man is right ho can't be tixi ra<!ical ; if wrong, be can't be too con servative .%« to Spring. pring has sprung : Ethereal l>atches of snow still linger in A few the up\x'r canyons, but the hillsides are si>aiigled with buttercups and violets, and the shtx'p are frisking several frisks on the green turf of a thousand hills.- Heyptu-r Ortgon r,,i;(ttr. "*" of ago Henry Whittaker , wasdivorctx! from Ins wife Seven years Svracuse. N. \ llie mother of live children. He then married * vvidow. who had seven children bv hini She dit-i!. and Whittaker entere*! into corres)xindeiu-e with his tirst wife, who was 111 England, ctTivtrt! a reivnciliation. brivught lier over hei-o, .iiu! married her again .\ IVnn-vlvsniA farmer who bltvv out the gas in a Clicsfcr hotel notux-d just as the tlame was cxtmguishtx! a little gri-eii tag attacluxi to the burner. He got into bo*!, but his curiosity to know what was on that tag led him to liet up again, light the gas, and Kxvk. He saw prinltx! on the tag : •• Do not blow out the gas, or it will cause immevliatc death " Hy the will of the late .\lexanJer .\daiii, ivaivr manufacturor, of .-Vberdeen. the Sustvntation Fund of the Free Church of Scotland benetits to the amount of J.IO.OOO -The ,li»lx«°s First Char^*, \ justice's first charge. Hesaid : â- ' Gen llemen of the j.iry. charging a jury is new business to me. and this is my first case Vou have heard the evidence as well as myself. Vou have alao hear*! what the leariie*! counsel have aud. It you believe what the i.vuns«'l for jthe plaintitT has told von your verdict wffl K> for the plaintitT but if. on the other hand, you believe what the defendant's counsel has tc>ld you. then yon will give a veniict for the defendant. But if yon are like me and don't believe what either of thorn has said, then I'll be hange*! if I know what you will do. Con stable, take charge of the jury " During the llixx! at Bismarck, Dak . thi other day. a big cake of ice went down the rvvarmg Slissouri. and on the ice was a big black beir, Hiv. Chas. H. Ward, of F.iiglcwovx!. N .)., who attemptixl to kill his wife and woundev! himself, has rcsigiKx! the nvtoiship of St. Paul's Episivjval Church It IS said of a great man, just dead that • he b-gan life a barefo*<te*l Kvy'. Come to think, we boys all began that way It is the little things that are the most wonderful and difficult i it is ixvs.sible for human enterprise to make a inonntain, but im(xwsible for it to make an oyster. Nothing gtx>s so fast as time, so they say ; and yet there are plenty of men who find no trouble m passing if. A" ^