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TIT-BITS. And EMI the Road Went on. The nutn who sjtotiiliis |>a|iei btrauec some- (hint; lias appeared in It" column* of which Li .|i- not aiiinmu, anil doc it with AH air of rfn<l that it is necessary tn drive the pukli'dicis into bankrupt, v. itiiiinds us nf (In- train dispatcher who rei|iie-ted an increase of salarv and threiit'.iic I to iiuit if heilidn'iKetn TlwsupeniiUudenl replied lo his rei|iiet li\ relating a -tory " When I was a ynung man, " said lie, " I liil :v vii i .lie lining 1 mid the snper- iiitrmlt nt of the ro:nl what MMI h.ive told me. He refused my demand anil 1 unit : anil, would yon believe it that darn road is running yet ' Merely tn Inf nice. " Was your fathers pirate '" ssked young Kit/top of the j;irl of hi choice at a clande- stine meelinn. after the old sea captain had \ his exit from lh family inanition on 1 i lull by the use of In- pedal extremity. " Si., my di.rling," was the reply. " \Vhy i ;tsk?" " He seemed tn me to be a good deal of a fii-honter,"said thcyoungnin,re8e<-tively. Not That Kind. " Strange," .ml Mrs. .Inncs. at she locked up the )inu>e, " how old fashions come in "What is it now?" asked Mr. .lones. yawning. "Why Mi --I iniiioiis paused just now. and 1 |-ncs he th"tii:ht it was you he ws* talking in. f..t h. . 1 -.1 . nt th.it tie wan going down tn i t L.-' ' a nitfM-iMp. " And Mi .li.n.i- di.ln't enlighten her, hut hr wished. ".. he wished, he h.id gone ' with THE woivrr.B roLic e 4 Tslk lib Oar t ihe Lad* wka Leek After i 1 1 i.i. . r- 1,1 an ..l . . Merlkwmt. An \nn rj. .11, traveller in th Northwest l.i'i-'-rns i.'iu-stli- following- interesting B.'iunred |Mili4r and their ai'i-ount i/ tin- diltl'-s: If a M|iiail of the <'itna>Vnii mounted |H>lice were suddenly to appear on Broad- way in their gaudy uniforms they would make quite a sensation. These (trapping fellows are scsttered all over ihe Canadian Northwest in barracks nt ilie principal m'ttli'iiieiitn. They number a thousand, arc splendidly mounted, and are ijui'e a fe.it lire in the life of thu Northwest territories. Hulf a dozen of them may nlways he seen at i lie mint important station* un the Imr of t he ( 'auadian I'acilic liailnxnl, where. I hey form <|Uit an attraction for tourists, until they cease to be a novelty. Then uniform is one of the gaudiest ever tlonncd by a police force. On their heads they woar a black Hat cap much like a skull cap, ith a broad yellow border, fastened to ill Owpe! Tiding*. " Titlmajre is not iln-iij: much with hi in w church in l'ii>klyn.' " Wlial ;nki' 'yiui tliink MI": I heard he - iloini; p>i ndldly." "'ileus not. I read in tin |i|" i that he mild In- i- -. Mnt U' pretty haul up, I rr. . n.' 1 His Vacation. " Did I have .te-i*id tini<- on my vacalion V d K'ltfi:. "Of i-oume I did. lobe i i > . -i if.i.l to death and tti'dtn '.i--i; i. winild '. it flaMerv II a ncK. It'it wliHt of that ? Iliad inv n. tme iii t'n- paper ' I won't deny that ih"v |>i lied my ii.viii- wrong .mil gave me .Is ; luit then yon can't ex pit t i Lav.- i-M-rj tiling pi-rffot in tlm ' Wantcl Wai Bead*. Aw.iy t.i 'In WiAlw.inl : Mr. l.'ii.ul " lirmi V " Ys." Mr. i>srt/ ...... U In' II in x " ! .i-l i - I : i m-'r t'nthri. ' Mrs. 1,'nart/ ".IrKt l>iok nvet 'ti' -n if hi gn*. nny )>!in- l.ul< rm ; ,i mo , i-inn ' I i . '.iini'lrtili iiinir ft r that ' I i < . I il i,. i Mi. .in 1 I in \toiklli'." At a Pal I Game ' .1.1 \\ln.li <.ne of tin' |dav>r< do ill the catcher''" Chronic" That fellow with it uuuik on, that jiint rallrd out 'foul.' " \once "Wliy, I wax gnen In nndi r uland that u.ii th" m, | : < l.roni " "-miir |-ojile i-ixll linn luit he's really the catcher ; he caU-hv> ull the atiilM of tin- ' ruitem. ' " Johnny ' Loir:r. -li.lii.ny " Will it hurt inn. Ii, ilo. i. I > lit ml " \ on ilon t u nut tin to t r!l \ou atory. dnyou .lolinny ''The good I i.ok ay Hr iniisn't ilo that .loliiiny " \\i-ll. tlu- ^INH| lnHik nayM you miiiit ilo to i tliftx iu you'd have Vin du to \i,ii. and if I uitx a lug man a h'oing to pull a tooth fora littli Ui\ tliat .uiti .1 u . in uty it wouldn't hurt nun h, I think I'd nay it. .lo. tiT That's wlial I think." A Bad Break. I 'i \Vurkum (wralhi " Wlieir is the I'looiiuiiK i-huin|i ulio put up that l*>t | i. mi i|itnui for Mi. Shaker?" lh uni{it iliinnililyi " 'I In head clerk, >n ; he him gone to dinner. I trust there i> nothing wroii^.- ' l>r Uorkuin iiinin- wralhl "Nutl.in^ 'M'.iii,- Well, I iTi- Why, the nss put up M nun- 111 llirr .iji-.iili In mistake for ip.i of milk am) shaker !ian ^ot n,| nt A Knowing Parrot. A p iilleiiiiin WM boHxtiot! th.il Inn par- rut \. iil.l rr|x-at an>thinif lie told him. I-', i i . in, pit- , lie told linn H-veinl IIIIKI be- (oil- xi'ine friends lo say " 1'inli-, luit tin' |. .1:1,1 wmild not ii'pfitt it. In lux mi^ri In- >ei/ed the hir I, anil, half -twilling Ins u, . k , aid : "Say ' urn le. \ou lic^'i- u '" and threw Inin into thr I iwl IH-II, in win, I In Lad tin iiri/i' fowls. Short I \ aftcrwurd, tlniikitig Ii* had killed the parrot, he went i pen. To his surprise hi- saw nine of iln fowls ileud on the floor with llieii nerk^ x n.i .mil thr parrot standing on tin- iin'li. twisting her nrrk and n .unin,:. " ! iv ' iinclv,' you beggar, nay uncle !" BolTinc tb Difficulty. " Why, what hour is this to lie roming to lnil, Mary *" her mother tied out, an he tnnl to sneak past her door. " Well, ( .iirg' said good niglit, four hours ago, and tlien I said ' xootUiight.' Then he t..|.| ins be wouliln't let any woman have the last word and 1 wouldn't let him havi- tin lat word, so wo Kent il up " Well, hnu did it end " " \Velxithsimply aid ')(ooi|. on, i unit " Tint, Second. Thinl. Little (Jirl "I dim'l like this Uwrding IKIIIS*. There is nsvsr anything to sal. Tln-y always say it's all gone -the nice des- i ix 1 mean. " Sur "That's because you fatal the .n t luli'v. I alwayn get plenty." !...>.* rat at the first table f liL, rin. I nut with I lie cook itnd other .1 'In- third lalUu." and a yellow strap and resting on their chins. Their jackets are a bright red, ith a profusion of gilt bnltons, and their trousers are black, with broad yellow side stripes. They always wear npum and gener- ally a belt full of cartridges and mske iiuite a striking appearance. " ' Our life is not such a very easy one,' s. ml one of them the other day. 'To be sure we do nut drill intich enept in the rly part of our service, but we have|{i>od deal of Iwi r.tcs: duty to perform, and evi -y little while we are sent on a hunt nfrer horse line vea or other criminals or down south to the Indian reservations to Kettle- some little trouble among the Indians. " ' I io you wear this uniform when you aie chasing horse thieves *' the policeman 'fas a-kid. ' N our red jiK-ket* inii-t advertise your pi -!. i mi thcHe flat pntiries as far as plains, b are a line of buttes, perhaps 400 feet high, which vary the monotony of thu landscape with tin . i grim, bare, and perpendicular fronts. Beyond the river are farms where some gfsin is raised, but the chief industry of this counlry is stuok raising. An ocean of grits 1 covers the prairie*, and cattle ranches are multiplying. Tlie company desires U> prove that by meai.sof irngat ion good crops may be raised. Its garden at the Nation, therefore, is care- fully watered, and it is as one a garden as can !> seen anywhere, except on the I'acitic coast itself. ( 'abides, potatoes, Indian corn, flowers in great profusion, and small tree* are seen in a \ery flourishing condi- tion. A number of apple trees are growing very well, and one of them this year is the proud possessor i>f a few little apples, which the people are watching with much solici- tude, in the hope thai ihey may be able to harvest their first apple crop this fall. Thr garden is a most pleasing spectacle to tourists, wearied, perhaps, by the unending prairie through whi.h the train has been passing. It is not at all unlikely that some day considerable land in this region will be irrigated by means of the streams that flow through it, and the success of the Medicine Hat garden seem) to show that nothing but water is needed to produce abundant crops. i OMMI\ mi n i -i i 1 1- i n - sf Ike Peace In Ike World 4 .r-.n 'an reach. " 'Oh, no,' he leplli il. 'When we are oil on a hunt for criminals we dress entirely in )>l it< k -soini tunes we are gone for two or three weeks on this service. OccaMon-tlly we lake a week's rations with us, but wi- de not like to burden ourselves on a r.tpi'l march with heavy haversacks, aud wh-n possible rely for food upon any selllements which lie in thr direction we are taking. As a rule, we are sn. " fill in catching i riniinals, even when they have days tlie start of as. On t he te great plains the) . .inri'it oonce.tl themselves) as they in.-V MI tin.ln-i.-d 'onntncs, and, Mio.eox.i, they lind it necessary to visit -ettleii i nt or ranch for food, and if they .ippe.ir ni any town the telegraph is <|iule mire to put us on their truck. " The pay of the Canadian mounted } is $,T<> a month and found. Tin v tir-'. en,,- for a pel lo. 1 nt iiv i \---ir-. and the <iot rin nient is ^lad to re enlit tln-rn for three )i-.il h.llL'et .it i-l. ii- i I pi) N.-I,....' tl west ei n 1 1 mtortesarc v- r\ -HIM .u to In . .inie pi .i' un e.. I" it l veil \\iiell ill I - tn tin ii lor lion rumen; ' M." p is jirobilib- ii .1 III'* i -'em of mounted will In- 1'iintiiniiil for many ; yeai- vt I ' int'iiy tli'-vpdi'i is eiiormi'n- o I'.ni; us it i tiniily nettled no other no m- ofpiixiv i a :he |. ' e iunl brinftarg orini nals In | ii- 1 1 e i- lik- U ' \ i 've - mini i- calni'l i tti .live. M my ot t hem ic-rnlisl at the end of their term of service I In v are all tali, well ih-v eloped fellows. Hid tin" .us of ni.iiily health and vi^or. Most ol tin in liketi- i)i !'.-. ind are particularly proud of their horsemanship and nf the fine animals provided Cm tliem An An impressive view of thu magnitude of the Ilriuth metropolis is presented m the annual report of the Commissioner of police, which has JUKI b"-n publinhed, covering the operations of that Department for the year Is'JIl. The authorized slrenirlh of the force was as follows : .'11 superintend, n 1 -. >.">> in- spectors, 1..V14 sergeants and l'J.*4l con ' tables, total 1-eing sn increase of nn n, .tn- nr usually suipnv.! lo timl tin thai tin -m.i'.hi C.tna<li.iii cities keep rh so few |Hiliceiiien. ' I with lxiiit pii[i'iiiition of I ',* " i "|'V. L.i only i-n'iji-i n |,nli, i-nien. They .in < flu i rsnarmabtstpe mien*, IKIW i . I .| . \.i i \ in .11 i 'f 'n Ml II ovel SI \ fi'lt tall. Tiny -., tlie i-iu i< MTV i|inet, and they have no ii:rt'n iilty in guarding pi ami Miuliitrtiiiinu the pence. X'ntnti.i, with K piiplllalloii "f 'JII.INNI -.niU, li..i only tlm Inn |H>|I< null, ilul Mayor I .i..nt saiil the othei day, with criii!iider.ibli- pndi-, that after a recrnl , rleliratmn in w huh the whole fily w.i ' /' fr twod.ty. there was not, on tin- 'lay following the event, .mmn'. HI tin' (Milnr niurt. A dirfrrehl ntate of affairn i- found in the towns n( our own 1'aritic count. In Taconm, for in<tain , n,th it popul.it ion *if iiliout |II,*HSI, there are i ..... ty p ilu'emen, and the . iti/m- in to think tiny ne. .1 i\iiy nmn of them to keep thin town mcider. Mini IM II l - . il i. IN ii i;i. ..in- i ii. ibe ii....... r -,. '.. in .IH.I il' stanrk i.:iuii i At nrurly all the ftlaliona on the Cmia. dlan I'n-lti I! iilni.ol, thlou^h Muil'i.li.i. iln n .in- l.ti^r ^'!,i-< iars over tin ilatinn sjsjtrance containing tun iprcinn 111 rif the various cereals ranted in the i-ounti). Hue can nee nowhere plumper wlieai.m liner rye an I n.itu, ill, in the xitei'imi'iis he is able tn in-p, . I a- lie Jllinpn friilll the train to take a turn on thrxlation plalforinx. I nrllier Wfwt.iinot her m.rl of rilnliition i- Ki\i-ii.it tin- oUtiuns. It K not necoasuiry, tliiniigh Mamtolu, t'i have garileni* alon.' mle the railway lia. k t ..... iivim- th.- tut vi-lli l "t tin- n nirvrkulil. I'lii.liii IIM-IICSS of ihe-'iil 'I'he grcMl tieliU of gram nlollg till* nuil .tn- mitln-ient evidencr that be is in i i "imtry of aliounding harves's. Hut when lie iiMchen tne western AssinilHiin or AlU'i tit, where t In . mini i \ i- ill >ei , thers are very few wheat fiehls to gitxe at through tin wiiiilnu .andthel 'anadmn I'a :I|. i "itd has started a numlier of nt the \itrious stntiiins. The garden at Mediciim Hat is a |rtiru!arly fine exninple, and hits IXM-II laid out and attended wit Ii especial cue, Ix-i-ause all iiansenger trains Mop at Mi-dnnn l|t a hall hour, and |iaiii-iigors have plenty of linn to wan. In lliiough the, grounds just across the track from the station, Medicine Mat contain*, perhaps. 400 Pile It Inn a weekly ncwspu|>rr, a neat e i Inn eh, several good stores and public biiihlings, anil an iiii|M>rtan( statmn of tin. iiiiiiinted | oil i- II lies on the right bank i.f tin. South S.oikiitrhewan. Many travel lets ilimli the little knoll covered with graves behind the town to get a view of the surrounding country. The graves are covered with stnnes to prevent wild animals from digging out the Indies. \Voodcn head < I-..U.I., on win, 1, art- (tainted the names of the .lend, -lulu! over the graves, moat of which an BUI i ,,inii|..,l by picket fsucvs. He- low the knoll extend* the little village with the swiff river beyond, which Is navigable fnr nearly MO MUM fmni this pniui itlnn.il to l,ik. Winnipeg. I .u away on every side one superintendent, 11 inspectors. K'J ser geunts and 44."> constables since 1HS9. Of these 4 superintendents, 54 iuspvctorx, 197 sergeants, and 1,1'.'.'! constable* were in ploy.d on special dniies for various ( lovern- nn-nt departments, including special pro tectmn posts at public iiM'nesand buildings, dockyards and military stations, and by public companies and private individuals. The number of police available for service in the metropolis, exclusive of these especi- ally employed mid whose services were paid for, was :'~ superintendents. MM in- spectors, 1.3.17 sergeants and 11,4%.' con- stables, total I.XIHIU. / average of one fourteent.i of the force, except specialduties, sick, etc . ML'. i daily on leave in accord- ance with the regulation granting one day's leave of absence t.i ea.'h man every foi'.night Caauahtics caused by men sick and on detached kick have averaged ." l'i daily. The Mrtropolitan Police District ex- i-n-ls .iver a radius of fifteen miles fro-n ( 'haring Cross, ex. -liiKive ..f the i; v of Ixm- don, and embraces an are* of (Ws. ;|| sifuare nulcf. i \t. -nding from Cnlnev Heath, Hert- lonUlnre. on the north, lo Mogadore, Tod- wort !i Heath, in the south, and frnrn Lark ll.i'l Kssex. in the east, to Stamii M ,r. Mid.ilisex, in the west. The total amount of (Milne rate levied on the parishes for the v.-ir .n.ied M.u.li .'II. IS9I, pr xlii'-ed *.:.''.'.i.'l. Ol.'i, and the local taxation r, mint i .Mitril.ute 1 $_', !i.'.: 4'k'i lo the police fund year. The criminal returns for 1890 duK-lo*ea most satisfactory roconl for the yesr. The felonies relating lo property number 17. 1!" .n 'J.H.Vi truer than in ISS9 were .1 marked improvement on those for the preceding year. There were fewer offences of this kind committed In ihe m 'ropolii during I han in any year since I87">. I'ml in l>7.~> ihe felonies of this class were, relative- ly lo the population, in the ratio nf I |v_' per tliiiiiaiid, whereas inst year the pro- portion |i. r thousand was only 3.002, or less thin lull the n inn IK i considered norin.il tweniv yeais gn. It thus appears that t lien- - 'inly for fcrsom and property in tin 'in lro|Hi|is during IVMi than m any pie-, in i- yen im-liidcd in tlie statistical reiiirn- 1 1 -Innild lie remembered that in i i--:i. ,- work, Ihe dilhVulties of ileihim wit > i rune, as each decaileaddsa million o tlir |iopiilation of the meiropolis, are rtii.-nii n'ed in a ratio far greater than that nf the nnlliineiii.il increase. The fa.-iiiin-. fur tin' commission of crime, unl the LAI., es of iinniiinitv lehed on by pro- ii f tonal criminals, are very mm h i>reater in l pi'plllalloll IMII.II I m k . on I'l.KHI IISI than they wire in IsT.V v> in n the population of I.oiidon was only almut 4,Ullll.iiiMi. ), i.,, of ihe iixtiin murder c.tsrs rrmt.leil in which itppreln unions . I by the Mi in, po itan 1'i'lice. convictions were ohtsmed against the p'rpetralors of the crimes. In seven of these the prisoners wrr sentein ed to death, mid in the itlier three the a"i used were found lo he ins me. and were ordered to ! ci ntined during Her v's pleasure Si \ murder ra<f< remain nteil for. In one of these the iiiilhi.t nf t ie 'lime WAS rruioved tn .1 liinu lie asvliim w it'iniit liein^; luoiu'ht t. tn.il In mi"! In i tlie inurderer commitleil -nii-nl. In a third the acrused was sc. nutted of the capital charge on the inidnul i vnleii. i adduced M to the cause oi death In tin caw of January I it was ultimately estoblnhed that the deatli was wholly mi ..-MI, 'ni It II 1.01111. llal violrn-e And III the nine nt tin It. ill in l'i.in|eo. who Was niiirdpredby iiimthii It. than on February I .'I. I hr accused eiciiped to Italy, and thr evi- '( i f liisgnill was remitted tn the Italian i -ov eminent in tin' i: nial way. Tie only capr.il ciiine nn.ii. inted for, theiefore. is that of the i;irl Amelia JofTs, who was mur- dered at West Hnin on January .11, and Hi. iv tlie ev idenee against the antlim of t be i i line was deemed umitlicienl to (ustify his it is only did grave In 1.103 and 1304 lie Rhine, Loire and Seuie ran dry. It .teemed us if New York was on fire in 1853. The thermometer ranged from 92 to 07 degrees for five or six days. During the week u'U persons were killed in that city of MIII-'II ki- ln France in 17 IS many shops had to close. The theatres did not open their doors for three mouths. Not a drop of water fell during six months. In 1773 the thermometer rose to 118 degrees. The heat in several of the French prov- inces during the Summer of 1705 was equal to thai of a glass furnace. Meat could be prepared for the table merely by exposing il to the sun. Not a *oul dare venture out between noon unl 4 P. M. In 1800 Spain was visited by a swelter- ing temperature thai is des> riiwd as fear- ful. Madrid and other cities were de- serted and the streets silent. Laborers died in the fields, aud the vines were scorched aud blasted a* if by a simoom. The year 1M7- wasa fearful one in New- York. One hundred and fifty cases of sunstroke occurred on July 4th, of which seventy-two proved fatal. The principal thoroughfares were like fields of battle. Men fell by the score, and ambulances were in constant requisition. In 177H the heat of Bologna was so great that numbers of people were stifled. lo July, 1703, ihe heat again became intoler- able. Vegetables were burned up and fruit dried on the ireea. The furniture a-.d wood- work in dwelling houses cracked and spilt and meat went bad in an hcur. A disastrous hot wave swept through Kurope in June, 1831. The thermometer in Hyde p-irt, London, indicated from 90 to 94 degrees in the shade, in the Champs des Main, during a review, sold'.cr* ty the score fell \ ic. ins to sunstroke, and at Alder- shot, Kngland, men dropped dead while at drill. In July, lt>7(> intense heat began to make iU power felt throughout the Middle and Southern States. In Washington the heat was frightful. (General Sherman declares that the car rails became so expanded by the action of the sun as to rise up iu curved lines, drawing the bolts. In one instance the rail* burst away from the bolts and lef the track entirely. Out of Sorts Describes a feeling peculiar lo persons .>f *>- IXpuc tendency, or caused by change of climate, season ur M'e. The stomach U out of ordi r Uie beail acliea or does nolal right, The Nerves Mem (trained to their utmost, the mind Is i-f.nlu-.iMl aiid Irritable. Ttui C<>IH|IUH>. liud* an excellent corrective In Hood's Sanapa- rilki, wblcli. by its regulating aud tuning powers, soon Restores Harmony to the system, ami 1:1 vr tlial strength ol mind, nerves, and body, which makes one (eel well. Hood's Sarsaparilla Bold l.y all dnutiUU. f I ; Hi for i Prepared oal) bj i ' 1. HOOD * CO., Apothecaries. Lowf II. Mass. IOO Doses One Dollar An amusing episode in pigeon Hying ii re- ported from Tours, France. On tlu".!3d inst. eomc 4'J pigeons belonging to various socie- ties were omeyed by rail from Toun to La Boiialle. in the t)epartmentof the Maine-et- Loirc, v. hen- they were released. Only 40 of the birds ti'tiinl their way back to Toun, but in such .1 pitiable plight that they were unable to riml tlieir respective houses. They were caught in different place* and restored to tlieir owner*. This circumstance was so unuKual that iui inquiry was made, and it iras discovered that on the way from Tours to Bonalle the tram which carried the pigeons ha<l takei. in at a station called Port Boulet a consignment ot black currants, which were placed in tt:<- van with the pigeons. The fatter Irtd L'OI i;ed themselves with the fruit to such an - ti-nt tliat only the birds which came out of the feast comparatively sober were able to take flight on being released, with the al,ovc result. arrest In respect to this c nirht to add popular suspicion injiitn e to an innocent person. M. my C. lUrlow, it Chicago mail carrier, was arresUxl last week for the. wholesale stealing of letter*. One large firm claim* the rohbcrics have almost paraly/ed tbcir business. " How do you manage to Hud your way, across thr ovuan?" said a lady to a sea cap- tain " \\ li.\ , >>y the compass ' Ths noodle always points to the north.' " Ves, I know. Hut what if you wish to go south " A nervous passenger badgered the guard on a train for the North at every station u to whether she had reached her destination. In due course the town desired at, and (in a nl ! " Yes'm, this'is Al>erdren." -'And du I really leave thetrain here?" " Why, yes'in, you ought U>, unless you wish to take it with you." And then she bounced out and slam- med the dour. arrived (ill till she as usual, called 1 I, say, guard, is this Aberdeen " Ill- ..! "f I a i II.. " And He said, ' Why are ye 10 fearful ' How is it thai ye have no faith V And they feared and said one lo another, what manner of man is this thai even the winds and the sea obey Him ./r<, iv, 4041. There is little doubt that these fishermen of ( ialilce would remember this stormy night on the lake as long as they lived, and prob ably the more they thought of it the more. they would feel that after all it was a t;r. at privilege In I*- wilh "brist m the midst of that awful tempest. It was terrible while u la*led, but tne great calm .'tai follow. ,i 'I - :* W .'Tliler I'll a- till- -t.-Til. \Vr .ilr II d l Mark for * very graphic di r | tion of this memorable occurrence. There are m inv points of interest worthy of n| attention, this amongst others, forexanipl.-. The stilling of thin leinpeal was accomplish- ed in a manner that was distuned and su- blime. It was not a Mold: v i lory over the angry waters. There was nn sign as of force battling with force. No loud voice wa* heard rism ; higher than the billowy waters. There was no putting forth of strength, DO entering into a conflict. Jem simply roue from sleep itlt he cry of his bewild- ered friends, andsecing t iu-stoi in lashed to fury gsve the order for a calm. There was no anirry cry, but the simple words : " 1'eace ! Be still ! " Then Mirk tells us what ix UK- most remark-tide thing of all. Not that the wind subsided. Kut that the wind " ceased," and tha' there was " ^rel calm." Now w.- xvlio know anything of th?*p lakes, tint . i fast locked in by mountain* are of u-n more dangerous than the open sea. know that it tales a long time for th.-.- wild storuis to abate. They ill spring up some time in a moment, but they will often leave the bosun i nf the late hinving aud swelling and throbbing tor days after. So it wax wit ii I i.i 1 . i lei The overmaster ing of thr storm was wonderful, but the sudden pcrttvt ralmwas more wonderful. The i|inMioii nt tltcstiilor ilisciples was a very large mid loving tjurs- lion. Their gratitude for Christ's tm.ely and merciful interference seem* to have U'l-n overwhelmed in their iiilnrin^ wo:nl- n at His i mniilete, instant, and uiii|iies- tionable miterv over the forces of nature. Thr tUii^ei they were in seems almost for- gotten, aud the question they auk one another show.* these men to IK- men of deep, dexo-.it thoughtfnlness. Their question siii;gexts that they were c.tp.thlr of look i nil hichei than IheinMlves and far l-e- yoitdtlieir | "rtoiialintereets: "Whal manner of man is tin*" Thlt even tin- win, is and. the sea obey linn" The wililmt '.'im- of ;...! yield - III* command W4th the simplicity of u little child. Then comes the I 1 ue in, HI Christ asked: "Why sre y i- no (ear- fill" How is it that ye have no faith ' Let a* look honestly and squarely ,-.t this question in t lie light of all the i ircuiustaiices. Had notfir-ie men done their best" In what respect were t liey blame worthy'' l'i i Imps it is not cer-tiim that in asking this question .'.mix mtruilcd to blame them, as we undw- sland blame or rebuke. Such ijUrstions are often askd by mothers, by fathars, II d by frirnds not to blame so much a* to throw those they .|Ur*- n. .n into .. mood of self examination.^ U ith thr Ixinl ot storms. III.' Conqueror ot timpeslson Ixwid what ha I they to fear? U ith Christ in the vessel why did they not' smile at ihe storm* Suppose we turn Uie lik'lit of this question in upon ourselveii. Why do we fv.tr and tmiible when the storm raves in fury about us ? For we do tear auuV ti.-inble. the bravest of us. And yet we" are of those who believe in (!od and hare faith in l.i* Son ' Surely the prayer of the di*i- 1 pies, "Lord increase our faith" is always appropriate. Hut if the storm ohould bring us newer and deeper views of the l/ordof all storms, as it did to these (ialilrans we may bo thankful Uxh for slorrns and calms. "German Syrup" Here is something from Mr. Frank A. Hale, proprietor of the De Witt i House. Lewistou, and the Tontine Hotel, Brunswick. Me. Hotel men meet the world as it comes and goes, and are not slow in sizing people and things up for what they are worth. He says that he has lost a father and several brothers and sis- ters from Pulmonary Consumption, aud is himself frequently troubled -, with colds, aud he Hereditary often coughs enough to make him sick: at Consumptionhis stomach. When- ever he has taken a cold of this kind he uses Boschte's German Syrup, and it cures him every time. Here is a man who knows the full danger of lung trou- bles, and would therefore be most particular as to the medicine he used. What is his opinion ? Listen ! "I use nothing but Boschee's German Syrup, and have advised. 1 presume, more 'han a hundred different per- sons to take it. They agree with me that^it is the best cough syrup in the market." fj> QsiarlerMssler^iesirrsjI. T'hu familiar proverb, "what is good for man is good for his beast" is fully under- stood by all horsemen from the turf to the farm, from the stable to the saddle. Very high authorities on the subject of horsr4 and cattle ailments, concur in the opinion of I.i in ral KufuH lugsills, lute Quartermaster- Ceneral, IV S. army, who says "St. Jocob*i I >il is the. best pain-cure we ever used It conquers pain. ' This department has the uslody and treatment of army horses and males, and thousands are treated. Clnnds. An old couple who greatly nlor- itied Cod by their ^lad li\es> was asked. " And hiive you never any clouds V "cloiuN ' ' said Uie old woman, "clouds, why, yes, sir, else where would all the bless- ed shower" .mile from V It is eitiinitcil th.il at least a million pounds of rublwr are annually used for Morels tires. The oldest patron of the seductive wheel lues in I'miiivi'ticut. His name is Michael Cullen. He is 70 years eld, ami rules daily from his homo to his work. Mr. I'ullen used lo walk la and from hie labor but a year ago he learned toridet wheel, ami now he glides tack and forth with the swiftness of the wind. The dis- tance tic! weeen the places is three miles, and it is an ohilsrating spectacle to see the old gentleman, his long white hair floating on the bree/c, careering like in.tJ along the country road Mr. I 'nllea is as spry and hale as nuwt men at -4O years of age. and can easily ride his wheel at ihe rate of ten or twelve miles an hour. St.Jaco{is CURES PRMl*ENTLY IT IS THE StST.