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 1 «««lt»T. tcttir RK. 1;.- of the age. vfn cure SpaTm,| or" LameBess. .nimatiODS. bli?tcr or blemisB c of absolute curei loniiUs of Spavin ionials seat fre^ s^'curc free pa â- ,o3talcardtOBai| in our books. 00 convinced. :ilis'3SD3vinCnra .e:-3 and Hoof Oinlj o-.v.lcT, and Coli :r-3 and Ilarnesl )j^ IN A NUTSHELL ^jj0TES SBXrCT BEADING. f foreign, Domortic, ana War pitny, Concise and Pointed. I'**'" DOJIESTIC. t bathing grounds have been de- lance. •-enien's demonstration at St. Cath- "^.'IwaKreat success. ' tonfire'"" ^^'"'^^'" ^y ^^^- Salva- '^f'jy band went to Cape Vincent on ':-t iast. .f3 suspicions that t le recent fir^j ',-/ '-aw mill, Hull, was the work fccenflian*^' jiiipments of cheese to Europe are °.rtp at Montreal. Many Canadian ;jg have sold out. i McDonald, a baptist minister of I 'jTs'sianding at Winnipeg, has been â- to a Dakota congregatioD. I -r hundred dollars reward has been ibv tiie Government for theapprehen- ,^_jas. Bowie, the Tracadie, N. S., pierer. I,;, Ray art" ^2;ed 20, a deaf and dumb ijsbeen mui-dered at Gnysboro, K. S. .„' rer father was away some fiend kiU- J^erwith an axe. 1. excursion train collided with a freight f/jarnia branch of the Great Western llJeoftheG. T. R., with ,c;reat loss of jjrtT, recently. ;ffO-anil-a-half year old sou of John L at Paisley, ft;ll into the cistern, re- L'i iheic ten minutes, and was then In out and resuscitated by vigorous rub- hmlwrapp: in a warm blanket. -i «^»«t^ â- â- â-  *- -^ AlMi yi^naut young lady of London Eai;t |.-jure^l tne arrest of her recreant lover, j about to leave the country, upon Ij-oe of breach of promise of marriu.£;e. r-ejarmatisn sailed irom Liverpool re- Iv with a large and influential company tiseteers for (.'anada, including Lord re:o'.vn, :r John Walrond, Canon An- (jlr, Staveley Hill, and many farmers ^jipital. f:; eli'cticn of ollicers by the Grand l;e of Oddfellows at Ottawa resulted as l«:-Grand Master, W. McDairmid, of by acclamation Deputy Grand A. L. Morden, Napanee, by ac- ti:i;a; Grand Warden, Rev. A. H. Ciiitliarn, on the second ballot StL'ittary, J. B. King, Toronto, by ^jatioD (iraud Treasurer, W. Baden- .Icruiito, by acclamation Grand Re- b.ative, lr. C Campbell, London, on |:.':t balloi. St. Thomas was lixed upon 3tx: place of meeting; for the Grand NITKD STATES. â- .id tiie builders in New York refused kt at the dictation of the union. Syracuse the Salvation army have been liieu fi.r parading the streets contrary p civic lav.-. [:::}:! Bart, a saloon-keeper at Pitts" ,iias latally shot recently by his bar" |)t:, .Mike .MeCulicugh. Crow Indians have advanced far h:ii;n civihzation to put rocks in the IHjiliay they sell to the Government. :iBart has been arrested in Philadel- fc:or stealing quinine from his employers, :y i iMathf son. §G,000 worth of drugs iMiud at his house. mllion dollars' worth of opium has I: smuggle d into San i^'rancisco during ffjt ten years with the connivance of :-eat Ur.:ted States olficials. r::Stited that an offer has been made by 'rerican syndicate to purchase the -^Kistcni j;ailway for a sum which will â- ;:5iloat;rii; and bonded debt, and leave a adley barlow three or four hundred ba;d uoiiars in return for the million or |;;:.a:- expended on the road. UENPIEAL. â- ruj.b arc active in Spain. -=Ka-iiaLi are storing war material in â- ;iru, [â- â- -â- eea t:;ousind deaths from cholera r^^ea reported in Egypt. |-e Emperors c f Austria and Germany â- ='?arate'i ai.d left Ischl. --^i i:!:. rniation received in England is |--tii'-ct tb'at Cetewayo still lives. -â- â€¢-: Pierre, of Tamatave notoriety, â- --â- "td on account of ill-health. "-•jriti.U; Govemment declines to place -â- " re-'.r:ij;ioa en the importation of -â-  ccur.: '.c Ci.anibord has had a re- â- :'--"'5 i 'ii I'v-yrf.n succcds Brun as •â- 'â-  !ih.;;u- of Marino and Colonies. ' Committee (.f the House of Lords [â- ";Enng ti)e^ j.hnchtbter Ship Canal -13 etcideii to drop the measurg this â- ;eCh ^csc arr actively engaged in se- "!^ ri.ij and oliier supplies and " i;i,rrisons on the Tortpuin â- ^^'itO;- ^;/,,; ;aulois, France, has been -â- ^tututbitu months' imprieonment for Hg tne Socialists to attack President ;â- Â» s resLitace. -â- '•'Ct ai.viccis from iladagascar are re- ft, aad tl;e British Government no n,'v"""'" 't i-eceasary to hold transport \. '^cess for active service. -^OEECfiuence of the threats against the ""jf ^^'k informers in the Australian ;-^«s they have been taken aboard a •;-|' ironclad for safety. I"iT â- '^?°^'s^^ory just held the Pope ap- jvce r^'"' 'bishops for Portugal, two for L.. two for Mexico, one for Columbia, |.^.^f «ustaia, ani eight for Italy. 'â- â€¢^ tile exception of O'Herlihy, the "Oiti cor.spirators on trial for treason- ;^^; Liverpool, have been found guilty, |u '^^'^^' to life-long penal servitude. ^oh'^^'^^'i-P^^Pers petitioned the guard- ythf '^°'"'^h Dock Union, Irela.nd, to "f passage to Canada or the United ' they are unable to get work at hief Secretary for Ireland says the iC°,^"i°iistrationon Parnell'a estate iii(ii5^"*°doned because of a mUunder- "th the railways. The Gorem- " iaterfered. GJoxnuoeX' Two BrtlU mieTrop'of Ni^ jinr TbOtlMHUl HUM All AloiM. in J^^ ""** "» *^* " yesterday morn- world r^lf^ y°^°g 7°y*S' from the old world, pcrhapa not the youngest that ever came over, but certainly the youngest that ever oroaaed the ocean in the iS^ner in which they did. About eighteen months a«o. a gentleman and his wife left York- shire, England, and came to this country. JNot knowing where they would locate per- manently, they left behind two children, both girls, one 2i years old and the other *! They were left in charge of the gentleman's mother, who took the best of care of them and the two little orphans, as it were, en- joyed excellent health and prospered finely, ine father and mother came to this city some time ago and concluded to make their home here- a permanent one, and naturally enough they wanted their little darlings with them. The father, some time ago. callea upon Coff Will. S. Hays, agent of the inman Ime of Steamships, and asked him 1 u '^°^^' ""' ^^^^ ""^- " The colonel told him they were rather small to come so far alone, but tliat he thought it could brt done. So on the 19th day of June Col. Hays issued the ticket to bring them from Liverpool, Eogland, to Louisville, Ky., with instructions to the agents and oihcers of the Inman line to watch ever and provide for their comfort and safety. The two little girls accordingly left York- shire, England, eighty miles beyond Liver- pool, apd forty milej beyond Manchester, and arrived at Liverpool about ten days ago bearing letters from Col. Hays, and each cne marked with a tag bearing his address in this city. The Liverpool agents took charge of them, put them on board the City of Richmond, and after a safe and pleasant voyage across the Atlantic arrived in New York on Saturday last, where they were met by the Inman line agents. They were supplied ui New York with first-class through tickets to Louisville and put in charge of the sleeping-car conductor, who brought them through safely, arrivino' via the Short-line railroad, yesterday morning. They were delivered to Col. Hays at his office, both wearing the tags which they left home in England with and bearing the ad- dress in full. The gallant colonel met them with a welcome kiss and notified the parents by telephone of the safe arrival of the little ones, and, after giving them a hearty break- fast, took them back to his office to await the arrival of the father, who shortly after came, and there was a meeting of happiness and joy. Those little girls had left England alone, crossed the Atlantic, and made a safe and pleasant journey of nearly four miles. They did' not experience ness on the entire trip, and seemed cheerful and happy on their arrival here. They were bright and beautiful children, smart as they could be, and their presence created a sensation on Main street. â€" Loulwille Courier â- Joitrnal. 5B=!5P ** thousand any sick- Gentlemanly BriKands. Mr. Alexander Corpi, who reached the capital this morning after twelve days de- tention among the brigands in the neighbor- hood of Ismidt, gives the following narrative of his misadventure: "On the afternoon of Thursday, I woj giving orders for some alterations outside the building occu- pied by my silk factory, when suddenly I was surrounded and seized by nine individu- als of suspicious appearance. I asked what object they might have in securing my person, whereupon they stated that they wanted money. I remarked that I had none on me, but if released I would give a promissory note lor a reasonable amount. That the brigands, for such they were, declined, and finally they hurried me off on foot to a spot eight hours' distant, where a halt was ordered by the chief of the party. The brigands then formed a council to de- cide upon the most suitable place to take me for the purpose of communicating with my family, in the near vicinity. Ismidt was selected, as offering every facility in this respect. Oa Sunday, we reach- ed the spot ag. eed upon, which is situated in a mountainous district some two hours from the town of Ismidt. Negotia- tions then commenced for the purpose of fix- ing the amount of ransom. The first figure named v/as £50,000, but finally, after several days' bargaining, they consented to take £1,0C0. Means wei-e {hen found to dispatch a messenger to my faudly with the news of my whereabouts and a request that they would forward the last-named sum in order to effect my release. According to agree- ment, I had explained in my letter that the amount of the ransom was to be accompanied by not more than three useu. These formalities being complied with, two trusted servants of my family in charge of the money at length reached the scene of my captivity. The gold pieces were counted, and I was declared a free man. The captain of the bard returned me the cash I had with at the time I was captured, and handed servants four liars for their trouble in me my bringing the ransom. Indeed, from first to last, I had no reason to complain of my treatment. A man servant and a woman cjok were told off for attendance on me. I had many chats with the brigands, who were all Greeks. They showed consider- able forethought for the welfare of tho rural population by expressing the hope that my misadventure would not lead me to give up working the silk factory, as such a decision on my part would entail misery upon a number of villagers who depended upon their employment therefor their daily bread. 'You need have no fear in future, they added ' we will guarantee your safety. Before separating from the band we became such excellent friends that the chief hinted he had an important capture m view, and that, if successful, he would return the whole of my ransom." Immediately that Mr. Corpi was out of the hands of the brigands the Turkish troops were sent ofl in pursuit and every effort is being F^ade to capture the hax^A.â€"ConstanUnople Despatch to London Standard. RZVXB OF DXATH. Joaquin MlUors Interacting and Graphle Pâ€"crt ptten of tbe Sagnenay. I had^lMis"-l|Mrd, t» many of yon hare no doabt,'(n a dark and mysterious river away to the northeaat rf Quebeo, called by many the "river of death." And I resolved to visit it, since it is very easy of access, and the two hundred miles of travel one round of rest and pleasure on board of spacious steamers. • • • A dozen or so of ua were Americans, mainly from the eastern States, induced here by iMr. Howells' de- scription of the weird "Styx " as he names the dark and silent Saguenay in his Drill iant " Chance Acquaintance." Here we met a dozen or so Englishmen from across the sea some journalists from almost anywhere like myself, and then forty or fifty native En?« lish-Ganadians. We notice French- Canadians travel but little, save in the way of making pilgrimages to the little shrines and churches that here and there bless the shore of this beloved river. Fifty miles further on is Murray bay, the Newport of Canada. A pretty place, peaceful, restful, the air full of ozone, and the name of malaria unknown to the inhabi- tants. I find I can get a furnished cottage here for one hundred dollars for the season, while it would cost me fully one thousand at Long Branch, or Newport living propor- tionate cabs fifty cents and one dollar a day. Tne society, good, moral, and honest. And at least, I think, cultivated, if not wealthy. The diversions are fishing and shooting and hunting. The Americjans are quietly getting a foot-hold here, as well as at some of the similar, but less important points. This river of death, or Saguenay is bot- tomless. You might, if possible, drain the St. Lawrence river dry, says Mr. LesMoine, the Canadian authority, and yet this dark, still river would be able to float the Great Eastern and all her Majesty's ships of the maine. "A bottomless river," sounds strange- ly new, indeed were it not so, I should not trouble you or myself to mention it. But this river is thus far unfathomed. It is full of counter-currents, swift, perilous in the ex- treme. Then as we rounded another weary and eternal cape of overhanging granite, in its few frightened and torn trees, the dark way would open before us. And then ten, twenty, thirty miles more of silent, gloom, river of death. No sound. No sign of life is here. Summer or winter., springtime or autumn, all seasons alike, no bird, no beast, not even the smallest insect, save only a possible housefly that may harbor in the steamboat and so be brought with you, is ever seen here. This is literally the river of death. I know no spot like it on the face of this earth. Our deserts with their ov/ls, horn-toads, prairie dogs and [rattlesnakes, are populous in comparison. And yet this awful absence of all kinds of life cannot be dua to the waters. They are famous for fish of the best kind. The air is certainly de- licious. But all this vast river's shore is as empty of life as when "darkness was upon the face of the earth." And no man has settled here. For nearly one hundred miles not a sign of man is seen. You seem to be a sort of Columbus, as if no man had ever been here before you. At every turn of a great granite cape these lines rhymed incessantly in my ears: We were the first that ever burst Upon that silent sea. An hour past midnight and we neared the central object of the journey, Cape Trinity, a granite wall of about two thousand feet, which in places literally overhangs the ship. Our captain laid the vessel closely against the monolyth, and for a moment rested there. We seemed so small. The great steamer was as a little top, held out there in the hollow of God's hand. Here, turning about we saw the glorious sun burst suddenly and in full splen ior over t lis amber river, which now in the full light looked as tawny as the desert ti?er. â€" Qtitbec Chronicle. .AJ'ioiyWirf i®ii3©)Y. introduced The French Government has into elementary schools the study of dress- making, and has provided means for the m- T£Sn of teaShers.^ all expense. Wg d^ayed for them, while they have m Parw a twenty days' course Of lessons m cuttmg and Sg. Not merely are the pupils thus enablSf wear better dresses, but they are tauyht economy in material. Sbot TUAogtt the Heart Doorstep. at Hl8 own INTERESTING DISCOVERY. Noah's Ark Fannd Stlclclns out of a Glacier on Mount Ararat, A Constantinople contemporary is re- sponsible for a cheering item of news from the east, which at the present moinent will do much to divert people's minds from dwelling on the subject of cholera, the Suez Canal, and other pleasant subjects of that sort. This is no more or less than the dis- covery of Noah's Ark. It appears that some Turkish Commissioners appointed to investigate the question of avalanches on Mount Ararat suddenly came upon a gigan- tic structure of very dark wood protruding from a glacier. They made inquiries of the inhabitants (Q. 1,725 in their report.) These had seen it for six year.s, but had been afraid to approach it because -a spirit of fieice aspect had been seen looking out of the upper window. Turkish Commiasioners, however, are bold men, not deterred by such trifles, and they determined to reach it. Situated as it was among the lastnesses of one of the glens of Mount Ararat, it was a work of enormous difficulty, and it was only after inor^ible hardships that they suc- cseded. The ark, one will be glad to hear, was in a |^od state of preservation, although the angl«Sâ€" observe not the bow or stem â€" had been a good deal broken in its descent. They recognized it at once. There was an Englishman among them who had presum- ably read the Bible, and he saw it was made of the ancient wood of Scripture, which, as every one knows, only grows on the plains of the Euphrates. Effecting an entrance into the structure, which was painted brown, they found that the Admiralty re- quirements for the conveying of horses had been carried out, and the interior was divided with partitions fifteen feet high. Into three of these only could they get, the ark being full of ice, and how far the ark extended into the glacier they could not tell. If, however, on being uncovered it turns out to be 300 oubita long it will go hard with disbolieverB in the beoK of Genesis. Neodlnw to say an American was aoon on the ipot, and negotiaticms hmve been entered into with the lobal pashA f or its speedy traosfer to the Unit«d States. Plocky Arrest of the Assassinâ€" Alatost a Doable Harderâ€" A Policeman's Close CalL Just as the sombre stillness of midnight was settling down over Toronto, and none but a few belated pedestrians could be seen on the almost deserted streets, the sharp re- port of a revolver, followed by two others in quick succession, told that a tragedy was being enacted. York street, si long noto- rious, was the scene of what was apparently a cold-blooded murder, and the victim, a sober, industrious young man, who found a sudden termination to his day's labor in the bullet of an assa-ssin. James Maroney, a young unmarried man of twenty-four years of age, was the support of his mother, a widow residing at 59 f earl (formerly Bolton) street, with a younger son and two daughter!" For some time employed as driver for the Roasin House 'bus, he latterly transferred his services to Mr. George Trim- ble, who describes him aa one of the best, most attentive, and industrious of his em- ployes. Tuesday night he was down to meet the Grand Trunk 'train, and having stabled his horses for the night, proceeded on his way to the home he was fated never to reach alive. Arriving at King street, he crossed over, and while passing up the west side of York street, he met a friend named Jordan, and walked along with him as far aa the north-west comer of Pearl and York streets, when he met a man named Charles Andrews, who was also accompanied by a friend. The quartette stopped on the above comer and engaged in conversation. An altercation sprang up between Maroney and Andrews, and a struggle ensued. They wrestled in deadly earnestness for a moment, when Andrews fell, with Maroney on top of him. Maroney was heard to exclaim, "Oh, you've got a revolver â€" " but the rest of his words were stopped by A LOUD REPORT of a revolver, and Maroney ceased to strug- gle. They both arose together, and Maroney ran south across the road to Montgomery's saloon, saying, as he ran, "I'm killed." Just as he uttered this sentence he fell, and never uttered another word, nor moved. Police Constable Cuddy, who was in the vicinity, on hearing the report at once ran towards the spot, and on reaching the oor- nersaw Andrews running at full speed along Pearl street. The two or three horrified spectators of the act were only able to ex- claim â€" "Catch that man he's shot Maron- ey " Cuddy instantly gave chase, but in the meantime Andrews was headed off be- fore running a hundred yards by two men who were on the sidewalk, and compelled to turn off into a short lane on the south side of the street, and about forty yards west of York street. He had just got about twenty feet into the lane when Cuddy turned the corner in full chase. Quick as lightning he wheeled round, and presenting his revolver, fired point blank at the police- man, but without effect, the ball passing under the arm-pit and grazing the sleeve of his coat. Before he could fire another shot the plucky officer closed on him, and catch- ing him by the right wrist and neck dashed his head against a wall. The villain, how- ever, with a quick motion, had cocked his weapon for a second shot and fired again, but luckily the ball passed between Cud- dy's legs and was buried in the ground. The revolver was quickly wrenched from his hand, and with the asistacce of Constable Bell, who just then arrived, Cuddy brought him to police headquarters. As soon as it became known that a murder had taken place, a large crowd immediately began to assemble from all parts, and collected around the postrate form of Maroney, who lay on the sidewalk on the south-west corner of Bolton and York streets. No sign of life nor motion was perceived, and, though no- body went near enough to feel the body, the almost universal opinion was that the man was dead. A cry for a doctor went up, and immediately a man boarded a hack, and drove to Dr. Thorburn's house. The latter, accompanied by Dr. Cooke, arrived shortly on the scene, but on taking a thcri look at the form PROXOCXCED LIFE EXTI"CT. and the body was conveyed to his mothor's house, 59 Pearl street. Here the physicians had the body stripped, and a more careful examination of the wound was made. It was found that the bullet had entered the left breast just a little above the nipple, and immediately opposite the heart, and had gone clear through the body, wounding the apex of the heart, and coming out near the spine. Death, in the opinion of the physi- cians, must have ensued immediately on his falling. The wound bled but little, the bleeding being almost all internal. The dead man wore a peaceful expression on his face as he lay on the sofa in his mother's house, as though the death was painless if it was sudden. At his family's house a MOST HEARTRENDING SCENE took place when the shooting was an- nounced. They were* momentai-ily expect- ing Maroney's appearance, and when appriz- ed of the shooting evinced some alarm, but could not realize at once the tragedy that had taken place. "When, however, the stif- fening form of the bread winnner was brought in, and the terrified family saw too plainly the features of Maroney fixed, and the ghastly pallor of death settled on his face, they were overcome, and the scene which followed was piteous to witneaa. The mother threw herself beside the lifeless body, and speaking to it hysterically endeavored vainly to obtain some answer to her appeals for him to speak. When she was finally convinced that he was dead, she sat down beside the body, and rocked herself to and fro, almost crazy from the terrible event. Bis sisters were almost demented from the sudden bereavement, and could not be con- aoled. The door waa besieged by curious neighbors, who flocked around to express sympathy, and converse with each other about what they knew of the shooting. THE FBISONEB ia seemingly about thirty yeara of age, about 5 feet 8 inches in height, of dark oomplexion with heavy black JMnoustache. He was dressed in a gray suit of tweed and looked like a well-to-do mechanic. He apoiie with a strong English accent and said b« was a stranger in the country. His a^ons were indioatiye of an attack of delirium tremens, ,nnd while in the stat^ion be would now and then glano« around in a frightened sort of way as if he was afraid of something jump- ing at him. He spoke in an excited manner, and a peculiar twmge of his right eye gave him an appalline appearance. He said he hod been hving in the American Hotel, but no such name could be found on the books, and the proprietor and employes knew of no such guest at the house. When put in the cell he calmed down greatly, and lay down on one of the benches, and after muttering to hinself for a time sank into a sleep broken by frequent tossings. THE WKAPOK. The revolver with which the deed was committed is a 3S-calibre Smith Wesson, of splendid workmanship. It had been EuUed to half-cock in the scuffle, and has ve chambers, all of which contained car- tridges. Three of them had exploded, and the other two were loaded. Tiie cartridges were of rim fire pattern, and liel I coni'jal bullets of great weight. The barrel of the weapon was a very long one, and in the hands of an experienced man the .veapou would be a dreaifuloue. It was quite ii*w, and the two chambers which held the un- exploded cartridges did not bear any signs as if they had done any work The handle was highly chased and the steel mountings were as bright as if they had just left the maker's hand. CONSTABLE CUDDY. Alfred Cuddy, No. 58, the plucky police- man who boldly faced the shots of the mur- derer and secured his arrest, is a young man, being slightly over twenty-four yeai s of age, about 5 feet 10 inches in height, and not by any means stoutly built. He is an Irishman by birth, and graduated from the Royal Irish Constabulary. He came out to America three jears ago and joined the police force in this city a year ago last April. It is said that he had some difficulty in entering the force on account of his youth- ful appearance. Both he and his brother, Constable John Cuddy, have before this earned for themselves a reputation for cour- ageous conduct in the path of duty. He was not in the least excited over his miraculous escape, or elated over the bold arrest he made. He and Constable Bell, who brought the prisoner to the station, lagged him in aa though they were but handling a common drunk. AT THE HOUSE. The arival of the corp^e of one who had been its main support was the signal of a touching outburst of grief. Symathising neighbors crowded in on the half -awakened family, and gathered around the board where covered by a sheet, lay all that re- mained of the murdered man. The face was calm snd placid, showing no signs ot the terrible ordeal, but pointing to a sudden and almost painless death. Just over the hft breast a small round hole showed where the fatal bullet had found its way to the heart, and scarcely a trace of blood could be seen on the body. Sitting at the feet of the corpse was a sister of the deceased, who, with her mother, could scarcely real'z' the dreadful truth. A white haired grand dame endeavored to console another daughter, while the sobs of a ten-year-old boy told that he was just beginning to understand the extent of his loss. Altogether the scene was a touching one, and in itself would le a heavy punishment if witnessed by the author of the grief. The appearance and bearing of the prisoner indicate that he is an old hand at rough work. His face is anything but English and wears u hard set look peculiar to the " tough." Detective Newhall has long had in his possession an accurate description and likeness of a notorious cracksman known in detective circles all over the continent as Charlie Morgan who recently figured in a deadly row at Detroit. When he saw the prisoner he at once recognized in his appearance a remarkable simi- larity to Morgan. Additional investi- gation bore out his indentity to such a de- gree that the detectives have now little doubt that "Andrews" is no less a personge than the notorious Morgan. Only last summer he was shot in the leg in a bar-room brawl in one of the lowest dens of Detroit, from the effects of which he is still slightly lame. A peculiar shade over his right eye was caused by a blow received in a scrimmage for liberty a few years ago. The city detec- tives supppose that he has been one of the principal directors in the operations of the gang of burglars who have been infesting the city of late. The " Thousand" Islands. Why they are called the Thousand Is- lands is not known, for there are about i,SOO of them on the average, the number being determined by the height of the water. "In an extra good season," says a correspondent of the New York Times, "there are over 2,000. The island season is good when the water is low. When it is high the season is poor. This year the water is very high, and I do not think there are over 1,700 islands, the 100 being under water. A fall of three feet would more than double the number of islands. None of them rise to a great heig'nt above the f urface of the river. There is one that runs up to a height, perhaps, 150 feet, but the average of them all would noi be more than six feet above the water level. They vary in size from that of a piece of chalk to eight or nine miles long and two miles acrofa. Some of them are no bigger than a Quebec mosquito, which measures two inches from tip to tip of wing, and a rise of an inch in the water would cover them up. A great many are egg-shaped, about 100 feet long, and nearly all, of any size, are covered with Christmas trees. Shakespearian Notes. Shylock is a fair exemplification of how pound foolish a man may be. " Season your aimiratic i for a while" is rather a spicy way of putting it. When Hamlet said "Bat I have that within, which pasaeth show" it is believed that he had in his pocket a complimentary ticket to the circus. Hamlet was probably on a fishing excur sion when he said "The air bites shrewdly,' and the inference is that he was sucoessfu in "catching cold." "Forever and forever farewell, Cassius. If we do meet again, why we shall smile," said Brutus, and how pleasant it is to contemplate that "age does not wither nor castom stale" this delightful habit of " smiling" when friends meet.â€" i*h*/tp H, Welch in Life. f.: 'f ' I t \i k Oil