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THE BBIDOE D1SABTE&. * I'asHAiiKer Tr»la I'lunsed Into • Koar- Ingr Torrent -The KukIb" »"<• Three Car* NubniiTgrtl Ovrr h I><>trn I.iveii I^Ht A rx'uro Injured, Many Futully. A Uat (ThurBrf»\) iiiKht'B New H»nipton iiaai>atch K>vfi) tlir (ullowiut: fuller partica- Ure of tbi' Htxiiltiit : A terriblu accident •locarred cuily iliia morning about four miles weut of ihiu town, on tliu Milwaukee A 6t. I'aul Kailiuttil, by wbich at leaHt a doseii {wrKoiin luHt tht ir livcu and from l") to 20 were iiijuri'd. Tbe train, wbich left Ohicaf^o at 11.10 yctiterday forenoon and iraB due licrc nt 'J 111 tluB morning. pnBBcd nearly on time, uiid when iibout four miles weut plun^ol into n creek, ilii' bridtjc over which hnd Uiii uhhIuhI away. The creek was BwoUen by the immeiiHc amount of water whiuli Imd been runninj; off foi' the past few dit>H. Hiid in addition a ^or^o of Ko was furtntil, uhich previous to the arrival of tlic trnin carried away a portion of the bridge. TIutu was nothint{ to show that tlieri' WAH dnn^er ahead, and the train plunged Hiio the Bwolltn stream while ntaiiin^ at full i-i>eed. Tbe entjiue and three coachfs went into the creek and were immt'diati'l> Bubnn-rned in the torrent of water which overllowtd Uie banks. A scene of the wddcst confubion followed, and tho«e of tbe traui crew and passentjers who escaped dtatb or injury were immediately called into service lo relievo the drownin)- or pinioned pausennerB. It was with greak dini.iiiiy that the passent^ers oould bo reached, owinj^ tn the rush- ing of the waters throu};h the car wiudowB Those who were rescued from the Bmokin^ car, which was almost en- tirely Bubiiii r»;ed, were taken from the winuows. Home beinx maimed to Buch an •Ktent thai they were powerless to help themselves, while others were nearly drowned bifore the rescuers oould reach them. Six dead bodies have been takrn oat from the wreck, and three more are known to be umlirneaih thBdebriB,throuj;h which the water is madly pouring, and it udifiicult to rtacli them. It is alto stated that the ein;iiieer and fireman were in- stantly killed or were caught in the cab and drowni'd before aid could reach them, but tlie confi >.ic)ii and excitement is so i;reat that it i> ditliculi to secure reliable information. In addition to the passen- gers known to be killed, from liftecn to twenty ban- In-, n rescued that are more or lest seriouslv injureil. \ number are so dant;erouHly hurt that it is feared they cannot |)OB»ibly recover. As soon as a trainman why is.sjH-d injury could bo â- pared he uns dispatched to this station kod a relief trmii w«b tek'Kraphed for from Mason City. TileKrams for relief were •Iso Bent to C'Imrl' B (^ity and other near- by places, but il was not until several boars after (he accident that a train ar- rived with physicians to care for tbe in- jured and adiininnal helping hands to aid in rescuwi); those contlne<l in the wreck. !rbe names of the killed and injured have not yet buen obtaliud. DR<IPPKI> MN>. TU(III»«AM> Tbe Great Jump •KKT. bjr l-rof. K, U. Made II Of an* A Jackson, Mich., despatch says: Prof. K. I>. llotian Uiil his lunK-contemplatod "dtop act" (rum a balloon with a iiara- ohatv at 1 1. 0.i o'clock this morning. The first attiinipl was a failure. The second Attempt was B f;riat success- Tbe "chute" hunK from the ouimde of the balloon and the jump was made after the air ship had settled at an elevation of about '.i.OUO feet. At the moineiit when it was stationary in the a'- the darin»; man swun); himself off Iron' the balloon witli the parachutu closed. For r>00 feet he fell like an iron ball. Then th J "chute" cau|<lit the air, inllatodamlhe vas safe; but he did not come down as fast as he bad calculated, lie remained appar- ently uus|iended in the air for some moments and tlitn sank to the eastward. It was 11 O.'i when lie left the earth. live minutes later he uiadu the drop, and inside of three ininuies be landed in an open Held. lli« rralrle l'ro\liiee. The QueeuH liuiel at i'orta|{e la Prairie, was considi ra <ly damaKed by hro last ni^ht. Tlie car(<< liters and millwrights oiupluyed on the new mill at Keewatin are on strike. At KeewaiiM, on Tuesday, at Mrs. Hanna's boanlini^ house, a number of Hwedes, undcir lliu iiilluenco of liquor, bo^an i|Uarrelliii){, when one Peter New- bur« drew a levolver, Bhootint> Alfred Ilulbur^ 111 the head, anil, tirui); a)>aiii, hit bini in the llushy part of the back. The Tictiin ma) recover. At a meeting of the Port Arthur Itoard of Trade, Inld ji'nterday, a resolution was passed bU|iportinK the U. M. >V W. Itailway project. 1 lie scheme is not rceivin^; any encouraKeinuiit in Winnipeg;, except amouK the old ^iianl Tories. What AVin '>>P"KKerB want now is direct collection with l>uluth, where there is plenty of ele vator room. Provincial debentures to the extant of 9H,<IOO have been purchased out of theBink- iiig fund of the ciiy. Attorney-Oi'iierul Maxtin was tendirmla banijuet at I'ona^u la I'rairie tn-ni^ht to celebrate the iliscuiitinuance of disallow- •nee and the uhro^aiion of monopoly. The I'reniii'r has ^oiie to his homo at Crystal (iity fur a few days. Over twenty carloads of potatoes wore •hipped south by iMajor Lewis, of Albert Ijea. this moi iiiii^. 1 hey will be taken to (Uiica^o and otljir markets for seed. Iiar)>o quantities are l>iiii^ taken to the United Htates markelH, ns Manitoba potatoes are atmoriy taken hy liuyers on the other side. On the train last ni^lit were 12ti immi- grants. The majority of them were Kood, sabstaiitial Oiiluiio farmers, who will â- ottle at various pmiits throughout the Province. A verilictof wilful murder has l>e«n found against Jas. I'letclier, who stabbed Ueor^e MathuBOii at Itinscaith. John A. Tees iV ('o., wholesale grootirH, have (ailed. Liabilities, ir^.WH) ; assets unknown. CANADIAN I.KPKK.S. Tbe I'atleuta at Traciulle Luxiiretto IleinK 8lowly Heuueeil bjr Deathâ€" New Ca>i«s Dlai-overedâ€" KHeupes to tlit^ 8tat«s. An Ottawa despatch says : The la/.ar- etto at Tracadie, the most mournful B{>ot on the American continent, possesses for all who are acqaainted with its history a painful interest. To such it will be a mat- ter for con(;ratulation that according; to the latest re^iorts the mysterious malady UBiially termed leprosy, which only affects people ill a circumscribed district in New Urunswick, is slowly but surely being eradicated. When the la/caretto was first estttbliahed the number of inmates was forty ; it has now been reduced to seveu- tcen. Ki){lit of these are males and nine females. I >r. Smith, the inspectinK fihysi- ciaii, says that durint^ the year three patientH succumbed to the disease or escaped to the I'nited States, and three new cases, all females, were admitted. Uf the latter one came from Tracadie and two from adjoinint; parishes. Hearing; of suspected cases at Point Mari'illea, a few miles from Cara'|uet and about thirty from Tracadie, the doctor visited the locality ana found two youiiH persons alllicted with leprosy in its earlier stages. One of these has since been ad- mitted tu the la/aretto and the Other will soon follow. The doctor mentions two ^irls ill Tracadie who will soon have to take up their abode in this ho|iele8S, gloomy anteroom of death, forever to be shut out from life, with all its interests and bright- nees. Dr. Smith speaks of two cases, in one of which a cure has been effected and in the other the patient is slowly iniproviu),', and an ultimate cure will probably be reached. " I attribute these recoveries," says the doctor, " to the excellent hygienic intlu- eno s of the institution before the disease had made any serious inroad on vi)>orous constitutions. Had these patients re- mained at home i.i {xjverty, I have no doubt but they would now be confirmed lepers." " No words of mine," he adds, " can do justice to the uuremittinn care bestowed ni^jht and day upon these poor Bullerers by the ladies in charge of the institution. The most perfect iieatnes!i and cleanliness, ^ood ventilation and atten- tion to hyi|>ienic laws, Nnder the institution homelike, relieve the diseased of much of their wretchedness, and make a visit to the la^-aretto, notwithstandinf{ the ^looin surrounding it, more pleasant than other wise." Our neighbors across the line will hear with uneasiness of tbe escape of patients into their territory. DOMINION PARLIAMENT .MK)<. KKKFKK AT WAMUINUTUN. ATlir with Mri>. AKlilun Uilke 0\rr llie ClKaretl*' Ouestlon. A WiiHJiin^ton despatch says : The lu- ternatiunat Women have wound up the week with threat enthusiasm, and with victory eniblazoiud on their banners. Their meetings have been overwhelniin^jly successfal in the cleverness uf the speakers, the harmony of the proceedings and the multitude of deeply interested listeners. Many prominent |>eople have given them encouragement and extended hospitality in many ways. Mrs. (Senator) Stanford has paid for a h(,\ all the week and baa attended luoBt of the nieotiiig*. There are not a few ijuarrels brewing among the dear sisters, and as a rule the prettiest and most attractive women are the targets. Mrs. Keefer came in for her share of abuse, because she wears the be- coming University costume, which makes her all the mure bewitching. They say she does it for effect, and she does not deny the soft im|M^achment. Mrs. I lilke and Mrs. Keeier are not in love with each other. A tilt that took place between them in the Itiggs llodso parlor is the talk to-day. Mrs. Keefer is dead against liijiiors and tobacco, while Mrs. l)ilke does not object to either. IMrs. Uilke walked up to Mrs. Keefer and said in her half lisp, hall scii society drawl : " Mrs. Keefer, do tell me if they can possibly be ns rabid on the subject of smok- ing and taking a little sherry for the Btomach's sake in Canada as they are in this country I" " Kven more so," replied Mrs. Keefer laconically and eyeing the little London lady sharply. " Oh, but don't you know," went on the enchanting tongufd young widow Dilke, wo all want our wine for dinner over our way, and wo would not know how to do without it, my dear, and do 't you know- in many of our loveliest London circles many elegant lailus puff a cigarette or two after dinner and nothing is thought of it. If these aie crimes 1 must plead guilty to both. 1 must really say I do enjoy my cigarette after a meal." ' Tliia doesn't make it cleanly or good," responded MrB. Keefer, with her long, pointed noise turned ceiliin(wnrd, and she walked away without saying good-bye,even. rnreBtrlct«d Keclproelty* The foUowiuij is the motion uf Bir Uichard Cartwn^ht (with tne division on the question in liie Uouse of Commoiu), after having been diBcnssed for nearly three weeka That it is hiiilil) iletirable that tbe largest possible freeU^-ui I'f cuuimercittl iiiterci'iirsu hlioilld ubtalti bet^^•'cIl th« U uuuiuu uf Cauada unit tlis I'aited KuiiH, and that it is exiieaieut that all arlicleauitciufactured ill ur the natural nroductu of eitlit-r ui thu said countries bi.uuld be uduntied liee cf duly into tliu rorts of ibu oilier (articles BUl'j<cltu duties uf excise or of in- ternal revenue al> lit) excepted! ; that it isfurtlier expudiciil tlittt tlj.' < invornuiout uf the Duuiiulou Mbuiild luku uie|>bdi lui early date lu asceriain nii wltal lerius aud cExliiionH arruUKvuitmls can be ellectcd Willi the I iiited Stales fur thu purtiuso uf si'CuriUK lull aiil Uuresiricted Ueciprucity uf tratle llicruwitb. The division list was as follows : Vi!vs.â€" .Messrs. Auiyut.AruiBlroi k. Itaiu (Went, worth/, liarruii, lirtliard, Iternier, Uurdeu, Hour- assa, buwniau, iinuu, burden, CariMrrii^bt (hir llichardi. Ca^t-y, li.ii;r»in, Cliarltuu, Chuuiuard, Uavies, Do bHicortuB. Dossoim, Uoyuu, Kbnu- hatler, Kd^ar, K.ii", l'"lbet, J-'ittllcr. GtMjilrluu, (tilUiiur, CiutUiuufi Liuay, Hale, Hultou, luuc-ii, .luncs. Kirk, J.uudurkiu, Lung, Laucciier '.Muntuioro'.cyl, ..auneller (Qucl>ccj. Uaurier. t.mier. l.ivinKstut. Luvitt, Macduuold (Huruu;, -Mcluiyrc, iilcMiIlau (Huruu), McMulIeu, Mills ilioihK'ili, UitcLell, Muluck, I'aiersou ilirauii I'crry, I'lait, rrefuutaiue, Uiufrul, lioburtaoii. Kuwaud, Siu. Marie, Scrlvtr, >SeuipU\ boincrviUt .Suilu-rland, Trow, Turcytt, WaiBoii, Wilduu St. Jolini, Walsh, Wilsou ii;i(;ini-6T. .-VKauisl the aiutiu imcnt : N*vs.â€" Messrs. .Au.lcl, llaiu (Suulanges). Baker, bell, licrijeruu, h> auIi, lierile, bruwu. Huruu, Caitu-rou, Carglll, ( t^riuiK, L'orpvuler, CtUTuuiMr .Vdulplici, Ciiapieti... Ciusbului, Cimou, Cucli- raiic, Cockburu, Colby, Curby, CosUijaii, rouKliUu, Cuuluii:!.', Cuuture. Currau, L)ai>, Daouot, Daviu, tltc. .r, Uawsou, Duulsou, Desaul- nlerH, Debjardin;. DlcklUtoou, Dujtuut, Kcri;iisou(L,evd!*ai'>10rotivillei, Furgusuu Keu truw), l-'ergiieuii (S^L-Uaud;, Fustor, i-'reeuiau, liaudut, (iif;ault, iiir^uord, Ciurduu, (iraudUuH, (iuilbauli, Ctuilli-'., jiagKort, Hall, Uondurbuu, Husttuii, Hickcy, HlUspeth, Ivcs, Jalulusuu, Juiicos, Juiicn iJ,..oy), Kirkpatrick, Xtabelle, Labiosse, l.audn l.au^eviu (air Heclurj, l.aurii<, Macdcua-'l Ihir Jubn), Mac- Oowaii, McCartly. McCuUa, McLlouaid (\'lclu rial. McUuUKald I'l loui, McUuuijall iCaiHi bm toll I, McCirc). hi Kay, McKceu, McLuloii McMiUau |\aud%..:, McNeill, Uadill. Mara Marshall, Maasjii. Mills >Auuai<cdisi, tiul lati. .Moutai;a«, .M utiilaisir, u linen, I'at icrsou iKsft,i>, liiley iA»kiuiboia), I'erley ouawai. I'oriur. I't. r. rutiiani, held, Uiupel, ll.iblUard, lluouii, liiss, Ituyal, K)kert, beailli, hbaiily, bkiiiiier, .^uiall, huutn lOutoriui, hproui. SU'Vt-iitieu, 'laylur, 'reuiplo, Tnvriuu, 1 iiouii'soii, 'I'lMUlf, I upper il'icluiii, Tyrwliiit, \ana»»c. Wallaei. W ikrd. Welduli t.Mberll, XVuito iV.:aiawuili, W lulu i.tulrewj, Wuuiot, Wilsuu ArKcnteuili. v\lliuii l.enuoxi, Wyud UirockviiJvl, WocdiWcnluiufaii 1 . WrigUiâ€" I'il. FASiIIONABI.K DBK88 IN 1TH8. One HiiDilred I'Kori) OF UCK Ut'SUA.NDS t-LUCK. Mr.< llitrraNou, o \\ liu I . AtluutM, Likt-H u Mull !'!»« a \> lilp. .\n Atlanta, .ia., despatch says : Frauk iiarralson, Sute Librarian uf Georgia, to day cowhidtd .\bu Fry, a wellkiiowu jeweller. Ibi'afTair grew outof a buiiuesu trausactioii. Btcppiug into Fry's store with the wk^ ana a revolver, Uarralsou exclaimed : " Yuu have both said aud printed lu â-  i iutorview a set uf infernal lies, and 1 ( [lect to be revenged for it. Take ibis, ai i tbiD. and this ! ' Fry made ko resistance. HubeojaeDlly, as Uarralsou^as proceeding up the street, at the gate o.' the L'lty Bank building, he was stopped bja niesaenger from bis wife with the foUoMii(j note : IijiAHS*UANK.J\j^w me to cuDftratulato you. 1 liavu J .St lint, m iieut hoard mat yuu have cuwhided Fry. Co ,tt buuieasBouu as you cou 1 am uuxiuus to iv< iuu.â€" Yolii Lovino Win:, Th« OorKCon* Apparel of Years Ago. Uow gcrgeoasly people dressed a ban dred years ago! Not ladies only, but gen- tlemen as well. Open the London Tinu:t for January 19th. 1788, and you may read the description of a grand ball given the evening before in honor of the birthday of Qaeen Charlotte, the wife of George IIL Here is the description of the coatames worn by a few of the leading personages: The Queen, an orange and black gown and petticoat, richly ornamented with vel- vet and black lace. Princess lloyal, a lilac and silver gown and petticoat ; the trimmings of purple and silver foil elegantly embroidered to correspond with the dress. Her shoes of the most beautiful workmanship ; a eilver chain worked round the quarters, grounded all over with elegant embroidered knots, and a large diamond in the middle of them. Lady Charlotte Bertie, a white dress, trimmed down the front with gold spangles and stones of prodigious lustre ; the petti- coat of crape elegantly trimmed ; the crown of the cap in points trimmed with a beau- tiful blonde lace, an* differed from any other in the drawing-room. Her flowing tresses were dressed in a Btyle of pacaliar neatness. The King. His Majesty was dressed in a cinnamon-colored coat, most beanti/ully embroidered with gold, silver and dia- monds ; the lining of the same color. The waistcoat, a sapphire blue satin, embroi- dered as the coal. The design was in the highest style of eleganceâ€" wreaths of laurel executed in gold, and bound together with a string of diamonds, enclosed on each side with rows of diamonds intermixed with gold. The Prince of Wales, in a most magnilj. cent suit. The coat and breeches of a co.iuelicot, or poppy - colored eatin, embroi- dered all over with silver and colored spangles and paste beads enriched with an applique. The waistcoat and cuffs of the coat were silver tissue, embroidered in the same manner as the coat. The buckles, silver of the Orleans pattern, covered with large gold spangles in the highest taste and elegance. Duke of Queensberry, as usual, in the dernier gout, with all the nouveautes that fancy and fashion could furnish, yet in a style of neatness truly elegant. The coat of a beautiful variegated velvet, appearing in some lights black, in others purple and green. The waistcoat with white satin, embroidered with a border like tbe coat, ia gold and silver, with rich clusters of dia- monds. The Uou. Mr. Villiers, tbe embroidery peculiarly elegant ; the design of the hap- piest effect. A branch of oak leaves with acorns, entwined with a wreath of myrtle executed in gold and green foils, silver and pink, with beautiful bouquets of the finest paste. The coat was of velvet fond a Grille ; the surface black, the ground a mixture of blue aud straw. The waistcoat of white satin embroidered as the coat. Tbe tout ensemble displayed a style of exquisite taste and originality of invention. Mr. Pitt, a neat dress of black, green and pink figured velvet, embroidered with gold and silver spangles, and wreaths of silk flowers. HANV FIRST .'OATB. The seventeenth Bnniversary of the Paris (!omtnuiie was celebrated on Hatur- day night at C.larciidon Hall, Now York, The feature was .\ siHiech by Johann Most. Most glurilied the Commune, and uaid the Uomiiiune iiieanl duwii with Htates, Uov- eruments, religion and tyrants. There was no great enthusiasiii at the meeting. Wedded loThetr IduN. \ Halt Lake City despatch says : The Mormon sonii-annual coiifc>ronce opened here yesterday with a light attendance. i;ider Beymour H. Young, in o(>eiiing the proceedings, called upon the (leople to pay their tithing and obey the priesthood or dinaiicea of the church, lie came out flat-footed for polygamy, .\postlo Loren/.i Snow, who recently served a term of im- prisoiinient for polygamy, called on the saintH to be patient and true and bco the coming of Christ for their relief. LKIer .lacob dates said ; " /.ion will triumph and many of our enemies will lick the dust at iiur feet. We will never give up until we achieve victory- Angus Cannon, in his lionodiction, called on the Lord tooonfoiinil "onr onoinieB and bless Israel in allliotion." Where IheSlioe I'lnelies. " You ought not to have punished the boy HO Bovorely," he Bald, reprovingly, to the womnn. " The dog belongs to a neigh- bor, and, beslilefl, tying a kettle to a dog'B tail is not such a wicked thing for a boy to do." " Tlio kettle belonged to me," said womiin, still mad.â€" iSVw York Sun. the Abner liorsott, a negro living in Hickory Mountain township, N.C., has probably the largest head in tho Htate. It is thirty. two inches in circumference and makes him sumewiiat " top-heavy," for at timeH when the head topples over to one side he is bliged to puBb it back into position with ia hands. Late k'ottlsll Mrus. It has been dlided to erect an orna- mental brass ovej the grave of tho Uruce in Dunfermline 4ibey. " Christmas it," Sir Johu Millais' pic- tiiro of Murlhly .astle, has been sold fur the viry high UgJ-o of X4,000. Tho Lodge .Mdlehore, No. 753, the first Jewish lodge of freemasons in Scotland, was consecrated I Cilasguw on the I'.'th uli, Tuesday, Kth klay, on which day the International L<ibitiou is tu be ojieued by tho Prince ani Princess of Wales, is to be held as a geiiiHl holiday in Glasgow. Mr. Joseph tiumsou, tho reiiowued African explorer has left KnglauU tor Morocca, where h|itopoBes spending a year ia exploring the thier regions of the Atlas mountains, I l>r. Frank Wil»i, of Paisley, has died from tho elTeots I blood poisoning in tho arm, contracted 'bile iiertormiug a puit morlciii exnmiuatio on a body shortly after the New Year. It IB proposed tcconstruct a tunnel be- tween tho Mull t Canlyre and tho coast of Antrim. Lugilera have surveyed the lino and estiinato ho cost at i;8,000,OUO, or about 11, 000,00 per nautical mile. Uev. I'eter Maclnald, of St. Columba's Church, in delendg the crofters of Lewis from a charge of ruiikenuess, quesiioiied whether any utholjilace could bo found lu the liritish Isles hero there were 27,000 IHiople and only U\public houseH. l>r. Charles Iward Wilson, Chief Inspector of Traiug lloUeges and Schools 111 bcotlami, died Ibis residence in Kdin- biirgb on the 17th It. Dr. Wilson almost completed the tOlbear of his career as an inspector of school aud died at tho age of 73 years. ' Uev. Dr. Homerile, tho evangelist, re- turned to Glasgowa Monday, March 'Jllrd, after an absence | six moiilha. During that timo he has I4 engaged ui laborious evangelistic work 1 Huhemia, Moravia, Transylvania,, Hu^ry, Servia, and has oven reached Kiechfctt in South Uussia. Colonel James bss I'arqubarsoii, of Invorcauld, Abordetohire, died 111 London ou March 17lli. D^asod was 54 yearB of ago. Ho was for sitral years in tho Scots Fusilier Guards, anservod in thoCriinoan campaign, but iitir* from tho army in IH.i'.l with the rank iiouteuant-coloiiel. Uev. Dr. W. S. Vilson, Kpiscopaliau Itishopof Glasgow Id ualloway, died at Ayr ou Maish IBj aged N7. He had been holding conflroliousorvioeB through- out his diocese, andaught a chill while waiting on the stati plati'oriii at Kil- marnock. Ho was *Becrated bishoii in IHiV.t. ' The Lord Advocat«ws introduced a Hill in I'arliamont to aend tho law of bail. It proposes to make 1 offouces bailable, excepting only inur< and treason. The bail IS to bo fixed by y magistrate having jurisdiction, and is tojof suuh an amount will obsure api>eanoo at the trial. If either tho prosecutor prisoHor Vortuue'n rrMtka wllti Twin*. Some suggestive figures are given in the report of the Uegistrar-General of births, deaths and marriages in Scotland for the year 18«.-., just issued. During the year in question, 1,4:17 women in Scotland bore more than one child at a birth, of which l,42;i were twin cases, and U triplet. The number of mothers bearing children during the year was l'J4,t>41i, of whom one in every 8« bore twins, and one in every S,'JOi bore triplets. On iminiry into the occupation of the fathers of the twins, it is found that in 331 csBBB they were workmen of various kinds, SB carpenters, masons, plasterers, smiths, etc.; in 300 tho occupation was that of a farmer, steward, plowman, laborer orthose connected with the v^-orking of land; in 114 cases mining was the work of the fathers ; 10 were fishermen or seamen ; 79 merchants and shopkeepers, as grocers, bakers, etc.;7:i were engineers or connected with siich work ; CS «ere clerks, travellers, agents, etc.; (,'> were factory hands; 04 grooms, carters and others connected with horses • in 30 cases only the male parent belonged to one of the various " learned professions;" '2.1 were shoemakers or saddlers ; a like number being kotel-keepers, brewers, wait- ers, etc. ; 23 were tailors ; 21 soldiers cr policemen; 4 were watchmakers and 3 printers, while in 80 cases the births were illegitimate and the vocation of the fathers not known. It certainly seems a strange irony of fate that twins bo often appear in families least able to give them a cordial welcome Janirs' liatette. Varioas Stories ConcemlDK the Fint Womaa. Woman's first appearance has been a fruitful subject for the legend-mongers. According to 6. Baring Gould, there was an extraordinary mystic named Antoinette Bourignon, who held that .Vdam'a stomach contained a clear fiaid, like water in a crystal bowl, in which tiny eggs developed themselves like babbles in wine, and when he strongly desired companions he de- posited Bome of these eggs, which hatched out E'.e. The Pho-nician myth of creation is found in the story of Pygmalisn and Galatea. There the first woman was carved by the first man out of ivory, and then endowed with life by Aphrodite. The Greek theory of the creation of woman, according to Hesiod, was that Zeno, as a cruel jest, ordered Valcan to make woman out of clay, and then induced the various gods and goddesaes to invest the clay doU with 11 their worst qualities, the result being a lovely thing, with a witchery of mien, refined craft, eager passion, love of dress, treacherous manners and shameless mind. The Scandinavians say that as Odin, Vili and Ve, the three :iona of Bor, w^re walking along the seabeach they found two sticks of wood, one of ash and one of elm. Sitting down, the gods shaped man and woman out of these sticks, whit- tling the woman from the elm and calling her Elma. One of the strangest storit s touching the origin of woman is that told by the Madk gascarenes. hi so far as the creation 0! man goes the legend is not unlike that re- lated by Moses, only that the i^l came before Kve arrived. After the man had eaten of the forbidden fruit he became atJected with a boil on tbe leg,out of which, when it burst, came a beautiful girl. The man's lirst thought was to throw her to the pigs, but he was commanded by a messen- ger from Heaven to let her play among the diggings until she was of marriageable age, then to make her his wife. He did so. called her Bahoura, and she became the mother of all races of men. The American Indiana' myths relative to Adam ani Eve are numerous and enter- taining. Some traditions trace back ooi first parents to white and red Maoze ; another ia that man, searching for a wife, was given the daughter of the King of the â-  Muskrata, who, on being dipped into a neighboring lake, became a woman. Poor first mother! For untold centuries she has been twitted for her primal share in the world's cares and puuishnu nta. * ' Bq» whether the product of a pimple or 0! a divinely-vivified rib, the paradox remains that she who is the truest daughter of Kvc has never a lack of admiring slaves. ^he Coiucientloui Ke»spaper Wan.. It is my experience that a conscieMlon* newspaper man will do hi., workâ€" iaier. viewing includedâ€" about right if tbe man who has the news to give will only et him. KeiKJrters don't wilfully and mali cioosly mis.|uote talkers and misstate facts, as they are so geoerallv credited with doing, and 1 find thai the best plan to pursue in giving material ^or publica- tion is to stale the facts clearly and let the reporter do the dressing up. These fellows who always insist on being re- ported verbatim, and who must dictate the text of every item thev furnish, in- variably make a sorry mess "of it. Another thing I've noticed ; If a man has a speech prepared for a banquet, presentation or any occasion of that character, he had better give the reporter the manuscript and go it blind than trust himself tc stick to hio prepared speech, for, nine limes in ten, he 11 gel away from bis paper before he is half through, in which case hell thank hie stars forever that the reporter has a gram- matical and reasonably coherent composi tiun to print instead of his disjointed '• iinpromptu" sivech. Dan I.imthan iu Oiobe-Vemucrat. St. (irowlOKOM Uraorluliy. If now and then vou will go to yoni study, your bedroom, your private office, or even in the crowded thoroughfare alone and settle back into absolute .luiescenoe' et your mind stop, let vour innscles relax, let your nerves have a rest, vou will find relief. Inlesa you have tr^ it vou have no idea of the beneficial effect certain to be produced. A good natured man who loves to work, who can sleep well and who enjoys being by himself now and then, and under stands how to utilize books, pictures flowers, the open field, the amplitudinous heaven with all its glittering disclosure, why shouldn't he grow old gracefully'? \\hy shouldn't his last days be gracious? W hy shouldn't that great divinity sha{>es our A A VIetlni of Hair Uyen. Louisville, Ky., despatch says; singular case of insanity was discovered here this morning. Lou Starr was found in her room seated among broken mirrors crockery and pictures. Her hair fell about her shoulders to her waist, as whito as snow, though she is only a young woman All officer was summoned and she was taken to tho station a raving maniac During tho past two years she has dyed her hair and the poison gradually entered her blood and drove her to madness. great divinitv which .ourse spread tor him in the very presence of his enemy, death, a table bounteous with all the la»ciou8ness of en- joyable life, at which, with peace in hie sou), an undimmed vision to everv faculty he oould meet tho uievitable with a smile! A Kumlly- "Secret." Mrs. Hobson (to Hobby, who is out call ing with his mother) -This ia the fitst time you have seen mv baby, isn't it, Bobby'' Bobby (critically)â€" Yes, ma'am, and think It's quite nice. Mrs. Hobaon- Nice, Bobbv ! Why lovely I Hobbyâ€" Ma says it's the homeliest child she ever saw. â€" Kinxh. It IB An Kaveadrupper's Kewaril, Kdwin (suddenly, after a long pause)'- - Darling .\ngelina*-Yes, darling. Kdwinâ€" Nothing, darling. Only darlinL> darling. *" Bilious old gentleman feels quite sick. - Vunch. AccouutluB For II. " The Czar's stable costs ?I,:t00.000 an- nually," remarked Snaggs, looking up from the paper. '^ "J^f}"°^* buy early strawberries, then." replied Mrs SaaggB.â€"rUitl.uryChronhU. Commissioner Coombs, of the Salvation Ariny, arrived in Winnipeg from Toronto on Friday night to be present at the mar riageof Captain Uowe, of Toronto, and Captain Ham «tc Pawau. x.'^r'J' ^^'•""'"S- P*'*'"' of (^<ueen Street Methodist Church,- Kingston, on Friday celebrated the oOlh anniversary of his ministerial work. Fifty preached his first sermon. years ago he \a Englishman has invented a machine by the use of which a servant can clean a window lu safety. It is adapted to tho outside of the ordinary sash window and worked from within by moving a piece of belting backward and forwariL The machine consists of a horizontal piece, which rests on the sill, the sash being shut down uuon it during use, aud an upright on which the cleaner proper -an attaohment of briiah or rubber- is run up and down outside by the motion given inside and carried round tho corner by tho belting which IS carrieil round rollers. A water B diBsatis- tlod with tho judge's tision regarding bail then they may taku aappoal tu the Hiuh I t i,'!','.? . ; i ni- 1 . ' -- Court of Justiciary. " ira?,u» t~ . ^'^w,"' ''«•»"'«''». ' I orange tree will not blossom for me The Tender llud.s of U»pe. Tdhiâ€" 1 notice your orange tree conservatory hasn't a flower ou it. Kffie (in her tenth season)â€" No. spray IS fixed on to the travelling cleaner 80 as to play on the glass just above it m the when fed bv a rubber pipe, which ends in a bucket within the room. The water is 1 om ; I driven up at will by squeezing a ball, which but tho, may be done with one hand, while ths other ' works the kelting.