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 If, I K HEALTH. Apples As Medicme. We take the following from a late Phran- tilogtcal Jmtmal, and we ace able to endorse «U that is said in praise of the best of our northern fruits. The truth is, we are growing more and more in favor of .» vege- table diet for all brain workers and persons of sedentary habits, and we ai"e by no meana .sure that such a course of living i* not the best for all classes. We do not know wiy a common fruit like apples, or'iiideed any fruit, should be talked of as medicine, any inore thail breikd: and batter, unless it is the fact that people have not been in the habit of eating enough fruit to meet the of the digestive function for natural or organic acids. That apples contain elements that also enter into lead- ing drugs is true. Chemically, the apple is coiaposed oif TEE EXILED eUASDS. See: T^hyll, malic acid, lime, and much- water. Furthermore, the German analysts say that the apple contains a large percentage of phosphorus than any other fruit or vege- table. This phosphorus is admirably adapt- ed for renewingthe essential nervous matter, lethicin, of the brain and spinal cord. It is perhaps, for the same reason, rudely under- stood, the old Scandinavian traditions rep- resent the apple as the ' food of the gods, who, when they felt themselves to be grow- ing feeble and infirm, resorted to this fruit for renewing their powers of mind and body. The acids of the apples are of use for men of sedentary habits, whose lives are sluggish in action these acids serving to eliminate from the body, noxious matters which, if retained, would make the brain heavy -and â- dnll, or bring about jaundice or skin erup- tions and other allied troubles. Some ^Buch an experience must have: led to our custom of making apple sauce with roast pork, rich goose, and like dishes. The malic acid of ripe apples, either raw or cooked, will ImeldemUt •€ Thetr Dcp«rtare fk«ailiMd«n. The scenes connected at London with the exile of the second battalion of the Grenadiers to Bermuda were both interesting and at times touching. Tl^ men were paraded at day- Iweak; and T^epi, mait^ed a£;)iEl|g the Victoria emhuLkment toOieVictoripk' station. Early M w«| the hpior tiki street^ -^irere crowded, «n4;#t least Sl^ilOOii^ peojp'kl, accompanied thenji^ the men tiheeting, the women and chililpn crying 'and^iJBobbing. The arrest of the Six Grenafier^nd their trial by court- martial had tended to cast a gloom over the whole battalion. When sentences were pro- nounced at the parade recently some painful scenes occurred. The oldest soldiers of the companies seem to have been selected for ,tripL By a strange jDiBfwt)^.:a,,dKeteran nanieiPerren was one of the ui^cieUy prison- erji„ Anblderman named Riggs^belonging to Stoirio^ andljoeaiilga Oaigo. 4f ttiv«ft Dnring the embarkation I was engaged separating those negroes who did not ap- pear robust, or who had received some trifl- jnff injury in^tting on â- ' cteck, and sending fE«_i^i7i_ °v r t T Zgj BBspital made by vegetable fiber, albumen, sugar, gum, chlo.. 1^^.^ ^j^^ company, had been tertisferrjd to tteres^vestaiedaybefore. Later in the day ^t^Jprwonert If.icehanged their regimental Iot prison garb.'Tbepreeise hour of their re- moval to the Brixton military prison was a wetl-gnarded sfecret, while their transfer to the ambulance waggon was so quietly eflfect- ed that only a few soldiers saw them. When the men emerged the spectators raised a loud shout. They were handcuffed in pairs and escorted by non-commissioned o£Scers. They appeared i^jjected and haggard. One soldier in the regiment shouted, "Pat your heart, comrades." Several prisoners burst out crying after the departure of the men. The story of their farewell parting with their wives and children sprekd through te:rr barracks. Wjjces, children, sweet- arts andiipomradetfcrowded jntp flie spaci- C^ yard. ;;Painful meetings tdok place in tS^acd| and in the lainteen. Outside stood a gr«a##owd of sightseers, who gaSed curi- ously and sympathetically bet^ een the rail- ings. The couples separated, the women hurrying away with their friends and child- ren, taking a farewell kiss from iheir father neutralize any excess of chalky matter gen- erated by eating too much meat. It^"ii,al$(Ft While thele"paThetrc"scrnVwere goinron7n the fact that such fresh fruit as tliela^iplfe, the yard different ones were being enacted the pear, and the plum, when taken rjpe arid in the canteen. Young women who seemed without sugar, diminish the acidity iq^ti^e to have plenty of money were there treating biukheading a nace.iirtthe rear of the fore eaftiye^ $he odbers ?«' thejr arrived, were stowed away by thft-Spanisl) inat^.;.80 that .ijften j£^ werit' aBoardi therei. Vas " "jTOit rooiii f r lac1i to lay upon^ one side. As no one kife4riwhat jHtp6rQo^ the men were, all wereierded together. The next morning the sepail^ion took plaee the women and girls were all sent on deck and numbered about 400. Then a close bulkhead was built across the ship and other bunks constructed. The women were-then sent below and enough men sent up to.^able'the carpenter to have room to construct.additional bunks. A more docile and easily -managed lot of creatures cannot be imagined. No. violence of any kind was neccessary it was sometimes difBcult ti) inake theiii understand what was wanted but as soon as they comprehended, immediate compliance followed. The negroes were now sent on deck in groups of eight and squatted around a large wooden platter, heaping full of cooked rice, beans and ^rk cut into small ciibes. The platters were made by cutting oft the head of flour or other barrels, leaving about four inches of the staves. Each negro was given a t'^doden spoon, which' all on boara had amused themselves in making during our 40 day trip. Barrel staves were sawed into lengths of eight inches, split into other pieces one and a half inches wide and then shaped into, a spoon with our pocket knives. It was surprisitig what good spoons could be made in that manner. A piece of rope yam tied to a spoon and hung around the neck was the way in which every individual retOiined his property* There not being room on deck' for the entire cargo to feed at one time, platters were sent between decks, so that all tfte at one hour, three times daily. Casks' of water were placed in convenient placesand an abundant supply furnished day and night. â€" Scrihner. "I see by your sign that you are a dispens- ing druggist." ••Yes, sir." ••What do you dispense with " ••With accuracy, sir." ••Iwasa^aid^pu^did." LATEST FROM Pndestination- Nanghty Willie--I won't! I shan't I don't wanter be a nangel. Firm Mother.:^You must. The Eastern Question I-- ly-Kaiser WilieC"^- age-Condition o: Numerous little sic^,. to the surface dun.'^!'^."^l*e, Eimy ^^^^^^"S •ver Caul Aigning by Analogy. TeBuiher â€" ^Who can tell me what useful article we get from the whale Johnny Scholar â€" Whalebone. Teacherâ€" Right Now, what little boy or girl knows what we get from the seal Tommy? Scholar â€" Sealing wax. "aisatlastonthepoC;^;"%R; ^«ve attitude on the t;^Sk, Nothmg grave is thus fat- I'^tio, eaed, but I know quarter have been A Distinction. Fond Motherâ€" •'Mercy me face. Were you fighting " Small Soinâ€" ••No'mTbut the was." Look at your other boy Tory members o7traL:""'^^^«n beweli for England, o7rr^ it. foreign interests, to have plf""^»f I sion in November. '^^"'an""" ^^ the situation, but a meielv a ^â- "»' Russia intends to make aSr"^^^^ mg the next few .? 'I'^w^edd Tw suspicion. â- 0 SIX He ElTials. Lover (dolefully pointing to a piece torn from ;his trousers)â€" "Look at that. Your dog bit me. " Sweet Creatureâ€" ••Did he? Poor little Fido. I suppose he 'is jealous." Ii^iDoabt. Bicycle De!ftleer-"Offere,:sir, is one of tlie finest machines we have. What do you think of that?" Young Man (who wants a bicycle but has yet to mount one) â€" "Don't you think the â€" the wheel is a â€" a leetle narrow " stomach rather than provoke it, Tljeir vegetablie salts and juices acre converted iiitto alkaline carbonates, which tend to cq^iiter- aet acidity. A good â- j"i|ie,,l'a.w' a'gi];ej|ipne of the easiest of vegetajbiaeubjitancos for the stomach to deal with, the whole- -process oi its digestion being ...poinpleted in eightynfive" minutes. j;- iX I i\ h. |4 ' Gerard found thit '^he •' piitpelffreaited apples mixed in a wine quart of faire waterj, and labored togetlier iintil it comes to, be. aS apple and ale -^\Htfj-\^Â¥ call latijbswool^ never faileth in certffiiil!"di^ea;sek%f the'rainl- es, which myself hiAth'tiiften proved, and gain- ed thareby both crownfes ahd credit." " The paring of an apple, cut somewhat thick^ and their lovers. TKe taps were continually run" ning, and the flowing bowl apparently light- The Slaughter of the Buffidoes. In 1868 the Union Pacific Railroad and its ened the burden of the men for the" time. I "^nch in Kansas was completed across the They forgot their misfortune and indulged plains to the foot-hills of the Rocky Mount- :_ ::_ .1 .• ... g^jjjg â€" the western limit of the buffalo range â€" and that year witnessed the inauguration of the wholesale and wanton slaughter of :the gr«at- ruminajQts, â-  ending only Witte their in jitr dancing and singing. At the sound of â-  A*^^5^^-^^^?'^^,^r'^^ outside. 41 5 o'clock •^||aSn| |r|t;. dri,|r^ up in double " l|ne, t'lt.m.ujaftesulaun'afefi.. later the colSnel gave the ordsr to march. The great gates at the Buckingham palace end of the yard were thrown open, and while the band played the spirit-stirring.B»tish Grenadiers the bat- talion marched out and were greeted by the shouts and cheers of an enormous throng. A practfcal exaction in 18.35, 6y regular h'an ters for their hides, and by the crowds of tourists who crossed the continent for inere pleasure and sport, then made possible by the advent of the "iron trail" these latter heartlessly killed for the excitement of the A Difference. Vifeitorâ€" "Your sister is studying music, I understand?" ' Little Girl â€" "Oh, no, ma'am, she do^sft't study music." "i V'Mi •'She doesn't?" vt^v; ^a.. "Nofm-; She only practices scales i an' •things." â- ^"h grounds exist for this This conviction has sxx^^, -orts of phases of the cL""' and has started uptuS:;:::^^^^^^^^^ Bonalbearingofthebigfish; y^'f the troubled pond of LZ â„¢"'«l â- geljl some time foeus^ upon the youn"S:,:i^-, some tmie past, has been lost o -l I Norway, and thus ahnostforgottertl was a story a day or two ao "" cided, Gone for Goodi. number of policemen were formed in these uo^iei eb^pferienee, oftefn' riever even touchiue 4ines tg open th(j jtvay for the soldiers. After partical of the flesh, or possessing them" the inside thereby is laid to hot^burning, or ptSj^gficS cyneiSaMera a.-id miners, and be- ' selves ot a single robe as they rode alone at runnins eyes at ni^ht, when tlje patty^goes f hiiidthem a band and Co!. Daton at the head slow rate oj speed. The former, number- • of the regiment. As the battalion appeared j Jng thousands of old frontiersmen, all expert j in the road a mighty deafening cheer went shots, and as many novices â€" the pioneer set- j up from the assembled thousands. The col- j '-lers on the "public domain" ju^t opened umn was repeatedly broken, caused by wo- I ^nder ^4 various ilartdlalv^sâ€"^frtjm feeyond i men seeking their husbands with whom, ^^e Plajte to far south of the Arkansas, I when found, they marched some time. Sever-,|' witliin^tqirij^porting di^tetoce of the twoOTads I al men kept pace with their sons. It is said day after day for years made it a lucrative itice 13 commonly used for iniUimed eyes, i that at the inspection yesterday by the Duke lj»si"ess to kill for robes only, a market for the apple being roasted and its pulp applied of Cambridge it was noticed that the men I which had suddenly sprung up all over the over the eyes ^^•lthout an intervening subs- shouldered their arms in a slovenly manner couutrv. gothatheliadJ '^^^«fthe.altered state of tti, not to attend the Russian n.ana.vrest;,, month at all. This is now co„tra,licte; ' itissaidthathewilltakeGeu.Caprivi'^i| bim,fro,fi which nervous Vienna ilfcrnh po itics are. going to be talked, and p«,,,. ably t9 the detriment of the triple allirâ„¢ I n e are e^id^ntly in for a season of tlieJrJ mors and speculatioiisjr One 6f -the most ititerestine of tlili,»l cropiofiLBtdries has tl.e a4*a^age of 3 MMf ff dited in-th.f .couBSies eo„oemS It IS to the eflect tliat during the recent A ite*vaew between Kaiser Wilelm au.l Kwl \QBc»r a. project was. .outline^ of resfomjl Scanc^ava^ tp her fornier njagnitmie all "m^^J^^^-'^I among th^_Enrop^aB pov.erstyl 'giv-f Willisâ€" es, that man I hired tSe'other V""°? ;^ ^mma. aw day played a mean trick on me. I told }iim f T% '^^ to bwedeii, I'd pay him §5 a week in advance and find i ^i. "" i^ "f â„¢^ with Deiunark, the him. Wallace-^Well, did you pay him SS'iii' advance? Fiiiland aAv-ay-frorii'Btesia and and by_ entering 0(j a! %hich' w^tild -unite- 10,0()ff,006Scaii(iiiiaT^ Kinder i-coinmon head. The- advantage tot â- ;0f such, an =arraiigeiHeitt would l«| Yes.'l did, confound it but .t Ijavfen't I'^^'j^^?^' ,fP'",it would. bGlh.QonnMrc'iaByl running, „^ â€"a,â€"., â- v'^â„¢ -!»" r"*-.7.-eâ€" to bed and is tied) ojf.tound. tci the Mme, doth help the troubleTresryspeediry, and" con- trary to expectation-r-an excellent secret." A poultice made of rotten apples is Of very common use in Lincolnshire for the cure of weaker rlieumatic eyes. Likewise," in- the Hotel, des Invalides, at Paris, an apple pou- ltice is commonly used for infhirned tance. A modern maxim teaches that â€" "To eat an apple goin^ to bed, the doetjbl" then will be^ his bie;ul." ' ' • there appearing to be an inclination on their part not to obey orders. Subsequent in-: quiries have elicited the fact that an under- standing existed that on the order to shoulder arms being ^givea they should remain motion- less. â-  Fortunately ,the men altered their minds at the lasHiriomerit on seeing that some of their comrades were obeying the orders. I A reporter interviewedasoldier of the Grena- diers, who says that his companions are en- 1 -.u • --i-cr .,• J 1 "â- elyiiJ'SJnipatiiyFiththemenof'thesec- were made with pme diflferent kinds of mic- ond ba^alUm, a,nd that there -flriU certainly Sarvi/al of Dangerous Germs. It has been shown by M. Esmarch that dis- ease microbes do not long survive in corpses, and that, as a general rule, the more rapidly decomposition takes place the more quickly will the Qi-ganisms perish; Experiments: robes, contained in the bodies of animals un- der the vairous conditions of burial in the ground, keeping under water, and exposure to air. The bacillus of fowl cholera was seldom found after three weeks, though that of septicaemia survived 90 days, while that of consumption did not lose its virulence until from 204 to 252 diiys had passed. All trace of the organismsâ€" including those of typhoid fever; Asiatic cholera, tetanus and anthrax â€" disippeared in from three days to a week. Gistems. After a summer drought ail water ^- tanks and cisterns should be exainiued, and, if need be, repaired, but in every instance well and-carefully -cleansed before being allowed to fi'U up again with water. Mischief is dorte, and disease induced and propagated, by the use of bad water, because the-' sedi- ment, if not washed out, becomes mingled; wi:;h every fresh .influx otrwater. A very general and most virulent and fatal epidemic. of diphtheria and severe attacks of typhoid fever "have been known to be foduced by the neglect of this essential duty. The ne- cessity for frequent cleansing of cisterns can- not be too strongly insisted on. Candies Made of White (Jlay. In the' matter ef candies the conduct of parents is. often extremely irrational. They would not themselves venture to use sweet- meats freely, and j'et very many give them to their children with scarcely aiiy restraint and the sicklier and weaker the child, -^the more likely is it to be senselessly indulged. This fault would be griev6us'_epougJi were the confectionery pureâ€" what estimate can be put upon it itfthe light of the fact that very mUch of it on the market is made of spurious ^Kr^tents.i!j It appears thftt not long ag6 a lawsriit led to a special investiga- tion inta.the composition of certain kinds of candy. We are 1»ld thatit yas thend«r?elop- ed that loeeiigies are mad^ itf, ea«^ous quantities or Ufctle else buttwrhite "tey,v; The clay is compressed in'mbuIcU^aMd fioi^ to- gether with a little gum or ge^taine, ' and immersed for a few moments iii|.a.s .•'syrup" bath containing the required flavor. This makesa very cheap form of confection, which is largely consumed by children. The adnl- teration or substitution is also carried on to some extent in the manufaeture of caramels, but in the case of the cheap lozenges the proportions of clay, used is the highest pos- sible consistent with their maintenance of shapfe. The Portland Board of- Trade Journal has 'stated that thereis an annual importation of terra alba amoimting to 6,000 tons, and that the only considei^ble use cade-of cheap i*,is in the adulteration- «rf the "was" 47 i^r^^f^^daSS radespf candy,, _. ,_. *««; â„¢;„„j w« *^'«¥Es..j5r-?^^^ 'f^ share your. .tropUes.and t anxieties. "oHe â€" " But I hfl^i w^ " aaxi X naven i; any. one â€" " Un; ypn have when wWi(rtr«ia«a95r*o rJrfrStt wiU be troi||le Vfiile^s eertaiiipefpriris ar^-made. UiMlstio Plots. The arrest of the Nihilists in Paris seems to have put another link in the Franco-Rus- sian alliance^ and tie afiair, has brought out some curious detstila of the jnanner of life of the sworn enemies oi? the CSar. In the lodg- ings of Atschinazi the police discovered a metal latbff and a quantity of .bombs. In trying to' fiiid out Vhere thelathe came from they discdvened abundant evidence of a pow- erful organization. In the beginning of. last winter this lathe was brought to a female member of the society. Mile. Karponine, who lives in small apartments intht Rne'^e la Sante. These apartments, the Paris pa- pers say, had been successively occupied by these Russian revolutionists. The machine was used for cutting out J;le pieces used in the construction-' of ^enades. The neigh- bors often heard the noise of the workers, and saw the smoke that issued at times from the apartments. They also remark- ed the, quantity of iron late9 that.,,were carried" in. About the" end of "March last the lAt^ewaa ta'.en-io the^Rue de la-'BdlTte- aux-Cailles and placed in the apartments of Mile. Lubowich. This lady's home consisted of thjfee room^, one of themTjeihg tui*ed into a workshop or grenade fystory,, while the two others were occiipiedby Guialowich and- Atschihaiii ' The latter spoke^ -foeydb-and was the interpreter,for tb^others. He was studying medicine and' Tiad apartments in the Avenue de Monteouria, in which he sel- donunade his appearance, but where sever- al Russian Nihilists had often been lodged. But it was in the Rue Butte-aux-Cailles that the making of grenades was carried o6 with most activity. They bought and fitted up a little steam engine for their lathe and worked away all day long with great indus- try. In the evening a number of youngmen andyoung^lsxamethere to take tea and sing and danee, but their conduct seemed irreproachable. The neighbours found them extremely polite, but reserved in their manr ners. They evidently wished to keep by themselves without forming any French ac- quaintuices. According to thp XlXei Siede; the arrests are imporfemt, becausethey include most dangerous con^gicatoin^ wfaoae principatpbject. vas the aHmtwriri|tticHi of the Czarvf' t â- .:••â- :. â- â€¢';:â- ; r"ii':;;:^' â-  • '" Mrs. Unnizi r "John, I tirink there's a burghir down in the hall." Mr. Unmii-. ••Let^jhaft. 8lfy,Jh«e.«3B^eibaQthu»giie can tiikebexc«p%tiai u^ttillt WBowed "Istlu'r^aJideUiffence «^Kft^.Vb^^ stranger, «i^ Ireiookecf in afc the dbor. "' "Ife,^ sir yoa coiildn't'luMre been further country. On either side of the line of the railroad, witt^n close range for' nearly theii" whole distance, the most conspicuous objects in those days were the desiccated carcasses of the noble beasts that had been ruthlessly slaughtered by the thoughtless and excited passengers en rottte across the continent. On the open prairie, too, miles away from the c6r«^4ej^inMl|e' tta*«I, one could walk in places all day on the dead bodies of the buffalc%^,!killpd;;bjf thehide-hiiij|ers, with- out stepping on the ground Then was the opportunity for ;COT^t!B8s to^rpteroose, Re- stricting the transportation of lobes by the railroadsand express companies could have saved the bufialo from extinction. I believe there was some absurd law enacted in rela- tion to pretentiiig the teirible slaughter, butitrtadspitonlya misdemeanor pp tire part 6t the htthter to killâ€" about as eltectijre a provision, so far as the average plainsman was concerned, as to attempt to deflect a tornado with a palm-leaf fan. The price ot robes ranged all the way from fifty centsâ€" the aSrtbuai paid priftarilyâ€" to two dollars and a half as they became scarcer. J have bought many a finely tanned and ornament- ed "silk robe" froto the. Indiansfor half a loaf of bread or a cupful of sugar but that was twenty-five years ago. To-day the ^mtkmdwQuld easily bring one hundred and fifty dollars, if procurable at all any- where, which IiJery much doubt. been able to find him yet. ' ,. ajid ha\-ally, hamstring Russia ia the Fil "-fic." "' â- â- â- â- .. I %y WiU-^Many. Father â€" Did %hat game of checkers you, played with Mr. Slowtopop last night amount to .afiyihing." ' â-  " ' Daughter -:.(blushing)'â€"S'ie8, dear fStlief • it resulted in a tie. Missed Oomparaons. -Can you take dogs into Heaven, Harry- ma? "Why, no!" Harry â€" Then the dndes must feel lonely up ttiere. His Great Palling. •' Ves, every time Blowhard gets in a fiwht he exerts himself too much." ° "How's that?" "Running." Little A Child's -JSimile. Calloboy (who is growing a beard)- ^v. firl, why do you look at me so steadily fever see me before Flossie â€" I was only wondering if you were one of the gentlemen papa says can play chin music, *^ ' Calloboyâ€" Not I. so? Flossie^-'Cause your- chin the cyKnderof otir oiusit! box. But "Why do you think looks so like Homes' of the Lepers.' c' ' In tJie^Sandwich Islands, Trinidad, Mada- gascar, Japan, China, and India, leper hos- pitals are served by men and women who be^ng to various Roman Catholic orders Father; Denj^y, of the Jesuits, ha^.wWtten an mterestfng account of hiV ehir^ in Madagascar • This asylum was movid to Ambahivoraka from iUn.bo.»latara, and was the first Of the kind in the fertik African island. It 13 situated on j^ broad open plateau, wifeh-aview Of hills i6 the distaiTe and IS near a sacred wood that was once the shrme of a.faiaous idol and the resort of ma^pilgrnns. ow^u oi NBVii bell -rings frota a graceful Roman tower transported from afar to the plateau of Imerma, to^caU these .aflSicfed children to the shrme of the Christians^ take gteat pleasure. in sini ,. Untting.^ Unde Jeremiahâ€" Wal, I s'pose you think your old uncle from, the country don't cut much of a figure when in town. iAffectionate JfelphewI-'Quite the contrary, dwr uncle; if youkee^ on juggling that' knife I tlHnk yon will. â-  °- God. They !XiiWi4de]liee€^: voiced vuui. enfc'v, â-  At Aeg^urdengate ia nqchldbiiig'tfae dog.** ^*ll*k ._„„ j,^ us^ tgLW%y i^pg^ j; at^ WB».tD^*ii. -J ;- .. ,. "Oh I ertO'4 it^ -t^rnFt tM^y f;i^es":j?j:j-^u harmomca that also has founf^it! way theS. On the right of the church a long row of low ari^tK *^°«" oJ » ^^uniLr of ce5^ are the homes of the lepers who seem to enjfoy sitting ontheir oX dooriuuTth^ T\h V"" •""Jt" *^^« ^°*. cultivate fields of mamoc, the produce of which is/rf course, devoted to their own sub iece will hundred peniioneHTrad' fifty more have thrown themselves upon its cLStv additional funds are greaS nwded^fn refuse hospitality is tHmim^^them te starvation, for the morbid horror of th^ ishmdeâ„¢ IS sjaupely exceeded b? that of the nativet,,jf, Sierra L6on«. who i^n n^f everf meiitiwi thelep^^- ' ""° ' not ToWaxdWioaqtiitses. " i?«Miti1y_ of a 2 per ^t A Bare-Faced ilecord. Mrs. Seebweâ€" What are you so interested in.;. .;â- â- ..- .,j •: ..| t,.n-,... ;â- - M^s. Houler â€" An autograph album. ¥«• Seebreer-They'r^ awfully stupid, usUaUy: Don't you ^thliik 86? â- " Mrs. jHouletv-ThiSbWe: ish"t. j^,^ j,^^,^ check book that he carried on that yachtina trip. ;... '.â- ..,â- .. .;, .:,• ,/;. • •The' Weather last week tra» less unifont'y miserable than it w-as the week previoE,, but the alterations of heat and Jvew-)- i-aius have scarcely been injprbvements frosi -it, ;p.9int of 'vie-rt-of tlie crops. AU the com-jtI •market to\\-iis repcu-t gloomy (fepondtii'.y flnioug the faniiei's ;iiid. general adv.urtiJ 'the price of Ijreadstuffs. In' seme pk-cs' the i'ise" was teiiiponu-ily forced by ti.e ia;i that English wheat was e.xlianste(l wA tlia Continental dealers liail iutercepieil I'oiti:: cargoes iiiteiulod lorEiiglauJ. Most dismal reports continue to ccn;e: from France, where t!io damage seeuiS even moi-e general than here. The luss of tie grain ci'op on the single plain of La Bca'iS is estimated at 8100,0(10. The price oi bread has already been raised in the prcv- inces, and the Paris bakers are only restrain' ed from following suit by the repieseiti- tions of the Ministers. Apparently thisii going to be the worst food Winter Europe has seen in a long time. Not' even Ireland escapes the menace, for the potato blight is wwking havoc tbroiigli- out Cori and alcng the -n-hole Jwest cms'i and the parish priests all write tiiat a famine must ensue. I am told that the bligit is attributed to the fact that the CliampioB potato, the introduction of which, m If' was so beneficial to all Ireland, has rimieeit out, and some new variety must bebrov#t from America. liaiser Wilhelm.is still among the .Nor- wegian fjords. He has airanged to_ a-J Belgium before proceeding to En,_ is due at St. Petersburg on Aug. 16- Bumand, of Puncli. The mostimportant and popular cltiza^ I Ramsgate, England, is 31r. Francis U M?;; :and,. the editor of Punch. He Sas " roomy old house, with a spleuJwfJ.. front, on the great.clilf to the ^^^^\,\ town. From his windows he m^y^_ ' Negroes From Frenc lere recently arrived ii of the products of pire, but their conduc It both of them found X. tee* Take a smaH car^c iicid solution-aSa'd-^prinkinhX *°S«V. .% face and neckLTSrS -K?y r^"*d ^ththe»olntion?lKtl CO' the A Mearaze of Snrety. Mr8.^ardupanâ€" WeU, I declare? 1 • Hardupan-Uade John has oflFered to loanmef500, Mar^ IVe written ten cop- ies of my lettei- of acceptance, and now I'm sewmg the postage-BtamptB on. His Motherâ€" What oxe you doing out there_in the rain ' ' The TeiTorâ€" Gittia' weti white breakers oh the Goodwin ^^^ Burnand spends part of nearly eâ„¢^ u,^ of the year in his seaside Itouse; ne ^^ a regular, quiet country life, "^^ ,j. I hour in the morning. A^ I^Avriami- Buriiand hh,s a large family both fi s ^|^ ters and sons are pictures of robust ^^^ i Close to Mr. Buruand's house are tw I astery and the chapel of the Ben^d^o^J The chapel is one of the elder i'ug^.yj^ terpieces. ' Mr. Blirnand and his.tam )i among the regular worshippe/*-' A, j J. I friendship the celebrated editor oi^^ ^^A ways 8how§ for Ramsgate ws^^^j^j^j townspeople look up to hjm as a jj o.,.i j,f .wi »,« fnmilv are much esi^ and he and his accordingly family AOan^t^ForGlory. i Van Riperâ€" Yott write fop the tApers. don't you ?j7 ir»v^'^° Spacerâ€" Yes. ^^ Riper-^Ever^^lBtve «toything pub- Spaoerâ€" Yes I w^te the obituarieB-how lOQg a one do you -want? liikeiLaigyArtiBt. '*%.?^**f4* "t^ ^-y g. suicidal." .^°^ "^^ Defective Flue?'" "Yea. "Why^Sor •" '•-â- Â«^-i .i -s i' -,..â-  "Iti»ol^fcJd«*w!^"!^B! •;,-.â- ; ,.,/' .-..f, v. .: A True Ohiistian. Ferguson "Pfople accuse me of rj^j too much, but I defy them to .^|^„ther.* ever had any words with my ^^ McCusick "Guess she doesni"^„yes,| same house with you.' iergu*- she does, but she's dumb. It Was. .j^j Benevolent Party-My ««^' think fishing is cruel sport â-  jdsaJ^ FishermaS-Cruel Well, I sjo^^ „^ ]*} I have sat here six hours a°" ^ait« a bite, been nearly eat up »y „y the siii has parboiled the back oi Did Ton Ever (Jet Left • Stranger (negotiating for » .«.»..«»\ Av...r .v\nanllitOST room for f\ sununi er)â€" Any mosquitosi ^^^^ Native-I've been hya.r^ig.t „ev«f year, an' in aU that time J a muskeeter ur anything " •^'gSU«r-Well,l8haUi.^t°«" I'm a naturalist. if] â- iii .AAai»,.aal^it^naifaik.^a.^-..v.^ ^i. i:^\ ....,^.., ^v^. -,.^, -.x^tf