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Flesherton Advance, 19 Feb 1885, p. 2

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'i THE 80QDAN WAR. Great Preparations for the Sup- pression of the Rebellion. TEN THOUSAND INDIAN TUMPS TO BE SENT. . .nil-Hi I .III. < i.1nni:i ! .l. ill. oil K.ib.r Ihi 'l.inh ol lar Kun.l 1 1.. ii ii .1. - t..i-i.n<< I air . . n.. l I.M.I >.. \..,.l \, ,.,,,. ... I .I..II ll..lll. I H.lll I ...... .1. 1,1 A IMI (Suudaj) night's L ludou oble nays : I'll i:uaiu voyageure who late Cairo ou tbo o.h iut. are expec.ed to arrive bereou 136 18ta. They will leave yuetnstowu ou the 'JO.b by the A'Uu llue tor Halifax, and will reach borne nbjut tba lit of M troti Toere it some talk about giv- ing the brave fellow*, of whom all ibe officer* with wbom they were brought iato oouua; are BO praiselui. tome kiud of pub- lic reception on their arrival in ibie country. TUK PLAN Or ATTACK. Tbe War Offioa ru*iotioe the utmost retioeooe reva ding the plani and move- meutii of WoUeley. Ctiro telegrams reo.ied to-day report that a council uf war ban betn held at wbiob General Btepbeoeon advieed tbe retreat of tbe troop* from Melaruueb on K irti aad a oouoeutratioa uf (lie enure force toward! Berber, and after tba capture ol Berber thai tbe arrival of tbe ixp-dmon coming to Suakioi be awaited Before, making an advance ou Kbarlou-D. Military authorities tmiioate that tui* plan involve! a delay in tbe advance upoj Kbartouoi uuiil tbe autumn Tbe hot wtalber wbiob begins tint mouth will make it impossible for tbe Ej^mh foroea t > stand the marcbe*. The Cabioel mett:ng to-day wai pro- longed. MfBitenger* ware despatched evary few minu'ea between Dowuiug etrett and the War Offlje aud tbe Admiralty. Tele- grama ware recjiveJ at "Lori interval* from WoUeley. In these WolsnUyexpreaite* the belief tbat tbe eutrenobed garruous at Abu Klea and Oabat are not eudaugered, allbougb tbe continued absence of oewe ooooeruiDg BireeforJ.'s attempt to relieve Sir Cturiei Wilaoo cause* anxiety. It it rumoured an order ban been tele- graphed to Wolaeley to anoeruiu if possible, before taking deoi-ive c;ion, whether Gordon n dead or alive. K he duoovjr* he etill live*, be u instructed to tr> to terminate tbe eampaiga witboat further flghtiog. This inntruoii >u i* thought to imply a denireon tbe part of the Govern- ment to secure the release of Gordon and hie oompaniooa, by meant of a ransom. After tue Cabioel oonuoil thu afternoon here was a l>ng confereuce between tbe .Secretary of War, the Fir.t Lord of tbe Admiralty, and the Cbanotlior of tbe Kiobi juer. It it stated tbat arrangements were made for despatching 8 000 troops to Egypt in the quickest practicable manner toreiuforci Wolaeley. Tbe War Office and Admiralty have issued a cumber of important orders look log to tbe relief of tbe troops ID tbe Kiodao. IlUrepirted an army corps of lOOOOmen will be sent to Kdartoum via Abyetiui*. accompanied by a eeige train. USX. OUBUOX'e STBKUM.C. Whan on the road to Kbartocm, Col. Wilson fraa told by natives tbat Uordou bad been tUbtmg bard ntteon days. O.i bis raturn ecveral native* reported tbat Gor- don and all tbe Coptic troip* who bad tood by him had been captured and put to death. Lttsr on several Sbagiysb men came aboard and eaid U jn. Oordoo, Conaul NIC >li, 60 Greek-, aad some soldiers, when acked for pto ttj or Ian at to whajtb? Hhould do in tbe event of G jrdou keit>K found dead. After au animated aud pro lougad dinoui-bion th.- Cabinet replied tbat tbe oarin'aitfu thnutJ be prosecuted until tbe rt belli iu wax nurpreaaed. Another Cabinet Cuuaoil will be bold to morrow. nit MAiii'i a i: Sbeikb Oem.l-ed Din, a well known Mobamnuedau ageul now in Paria, tbink* Gordon IB still alive, but it deal he fell while lighting tbe rebels. Tbe Mabdi.be says, would respect Gordon as a prisoner, aud might be willing to open negotiation* to exchange O >rdon for Arabi Paaba, whcm tbe Madhi honors ax a true servant in the cause of Mtbomet. Tbe Mabdi might make a partial peace with England, but uever a permanent peaoe. He would refune to cjpt tbe ii'le of Viceroy or any otber title from tbe Kbedive or Sultan, but won'd remain tbe Mabdi. He aimed at tbs conquest of the Soudan, and hop id a rising would take place in Arabia against tbe Turks. TBIACBEUOl'8 I'AHUAB. The War Offiae authorities have had a pci.al wire laid into Ibecffiue oonneoiiny with the Falmoutb terminuH of theEtatern Telegraph Company's cables iu order to have direct communication witb Wolseley. Adv.oj* received to-night from tbe BritUb camp Lear Metemma, dated February Ii'. aay : It is reported tbat previous to the fall of Khartoum tbe Mahdi sent Gordon a uniform aud informed him that Kbar- tonm waa in the Mabdi'e power. Gordon freij jently tried t> make arrangements for the departure of bimnelf and comrades. The latter became di*hearteur>d over tbe noo-arrivali( the Britmh, and anger and mistruet were rampant. Tbe two pashas who betrayed thu city were formerly slave* wbom Gordon made pi-haa. There has been a further fall if tue Nile of three feet at Gubat and navigation u dangerous. A JOUBN'ALIMIC OPINION. Tbe .trni a and A'm y (ja.,-itt oontiders it would be iu*aue to reduce tbe number of European soldier* at tbe garrisons in Hin- dustan al present. Il aayi if Ueueral Etrle succeed* ia reaching Barber be can bold tbe pUod aud (oriify it in nccb a way a* to be atU to await the advance from Suakim, and in tbe meantime drive O<man Digna from bit prenent control of the route between Bukim aud Berber. From Berber, General Erle, by controlling tbe line of march from Suakim, would oom- mand a bit:er base of supplies than ii now puaaee*ed by tbe English troop* in tbe Soudan. EULAXATION TO TBF FOBTI. Granville to-day categorically informed Tebme l'ha, the Turkish euv.>y, tbat tbe Eug Mb Government intended, for political and financial reaoone, to evacuate Egypt, but tbat it wae impotable to speoily me exact period for withdrawal. Tbe Govern meLt would uot permit withdrawal without ouie reward for E iglaud tacrifloe. He aid tbe proposed Tjrki-h txpeditioQ to Suakim wat inopportune, aud assured Tebme Paiba tbe Sultan's sovereignty over Egypt would bo respected. Grauville to aprear at a speculation. It i> aaid tbe Italian* are Machiavellian. This is a noble way of being so." Diritlv Bays : " Italy cannot permit Eoglaud to be defeated. It is Italy'a duty to a*ic and extricate tbe Eugli-h Cabinet from lie preaent difficulty. The I liu foroeu, If promptly employed, will bj able to opeu ttte Suakim aud Barber route aud secure Woleley' line of oom muniottion. Public opinion will applaud Italy's prompt, energetic and rimolute support. England has always been Italy's friend." It ivrma,ihe Miuisterial org*n,eay> : " Eoglaud is a irieud who has rendered us great aervioes aud never a*ked u* for a man or a penny. It i* our duty and to our interest to uuite witb her." litutgna aays . " No trrops will be Kent to tbe tioudau b> Italy uuleas under a formul treaty provid- ing for au offeunive and dtfenaivs alliance and guaranteeing Italy Euglinh aid io tbe event of war with any maritime Power." Wolseley telegraph* to-day from K->rti a* follows: Tbe advtuoe guard of Earle'* column, ooui*ting of atquadron o( cavalry under oommand of Col. iiuller, surprised a large body of tbe Mooe*air tribe, under Wadgarrz, tbe murderer of Col. Stewart, eLCampad at Sbakoob Wells. Tbe cavalry charged tbe encampment, and tbe enemy tied in every direction, leaving behind thirty men killed a large number of camel* end cattle and many Remington rifles. Buller captured six prisoner!. Great aalivily prevails at Chatham, Woolwich aud AlMr>hol. Preparation* for sending reinforcement*) to K<ypt are being rapidly putbed. Tbe Twentieth Uusnara, Third Battalion of the R fl Bci itade, now at Aldemhol, a battalion o( Scotch Fuailiers, a buttaliou of Coldstream Guards and a iijuadron of Ibe Filth Linoert have been ordered to proceed at once to Suakim. Three b.ualiouH of Guards and four battailous of infautry, including two from Malta and two from Gibraltar, have been ordered ta E<yp;. Two battalioi.8 of infantry and a regiment of cavalry have been ordered from India to Egypt. Tbe nine battalion* of troop* ordered from Eoglacd, Malta, Gibraltar and Inrlia are srtit attbertqaest nf Wolteley. The Outran will leave England at ibe eud of the prtnent week. Two battalions of Eogliah iufantry iu Lower Egypt will proceed immediately to tbs Soudan. It ia stated tbat the nine battalione after reaching Suakim will open the road between Huakitnaud Berber, aud attempt to form a junction with the British forces on tbe Nile. counsel* ibe Porte not to raise a question witb Italy in connection with ths annexa- tion of llcilul He held that Italy's com- mercial lutoreste iu Asnab oompelled her to . i-.oiid her authority over tbe adjacent dis- tiict*. to denpera'.ion, bul tlitui-uivon uj/ in tbe Catholic Church, wbither they bad removed a quantity of ammunition and provisions. THI B1TDATMX AT OCBiT. Advices from Oubat, Feb lt, state tbat Geo. Btewart'a men have been placed on three quarter rations. Sbendy and Met- amma are occasionally shelled by steamers. Troops were basily clearing ths ground in front of the camp, and were at work in an adjoining village. Tbe main earthworks erected for the protection of tbe omp from tbe river front bad been greatly strength- ened. Several men who were wounded in deeert battles bad died. The remainder of she Royal Artillery and Naval brigade with ten guos, including one Gardner, bad arrived. Acinvoybad been sent back to O tkdol Wells for more stores. Nearly every night tbe pickets exchanged thole with the Arab*. 1 1 is stated tbat Wileon has OB the island where be was stranded ii.'iO refugees be found along tbe banks of the Nile). The troope at On bat are in good spirits. Tbe Mebdi has threatened to attack the camp with overwhelming forces. AT WOUSXLIT H BEAl'VlUABTEIiH. A despatch from WoUeley 's headquarters statee that a courier aocompinied by an escort, now on their way aoro* tbs Bavuda desert, are expcc:ed to arrive at Korti to-night. The courier oonveyt report of Berseford't attempt to rescue Wiloo and hi- party. Late advices from Oubat show th it tbe camp daily tends out foraging partis*. Tbeee patrol tbe Nile on steamers and taks whatever forage and cattle they can procure. Wbsnsver the owner* of the supplies apnear they are paid for them. General Newdlgate it mentioned as likely to oommand tbs Hjudau expedition now being organised. Goo. Wolaeley late this afternoon was still without definite news of Gordon's fate. He had tent further npiee to Kbaitonm with tbe promise that they would be liber- ally rewarded if they could definitely ascertain whether (ijrdoo was dead or alive. The Roval Irish Regiment, escorting IW wounded from Oubat, arrived safely at Oakdul on tbe 5tb Inst. It i* believed a brigade of tbe Guards will be ordered to Egypt. No tidings was received at the War Office op U midnight oonoerniog Gordon or Wilson. TCBKI8D BEHISTAKfK. A fleet tf Turkinh veenels of war hsve been ordered 1 1 prepare for tea within a month. This it interpreted to mean a fixed determination on tbe part of Turkey to nppoie Italy's encroachment on tbe Rid Sea littoral of Egypt, and to prevent any ai(greftive movement by Italy in Nortb Africa. The) War Offlae reports that no troors lan be spared from Ireland. THB CiMi il'iN TO 00 OH. The Ottfrtur this morning *a;s Wolaeley FOB AS ATTACK. Newt f rom Oabat dated tbe 3rd instant state* tbat tbe rebels avre prvparing for another active encounter. Lx>pboles are beiug made iu tbe ouuide of tbe bouses at M'-tuiuui h. aud ths ensmy'* vid IMS main- tain au active lookout, fearing tbe Briu.u attack on toe town. A reoeut oouvoy met a thousand rebel cavalry aud infautry three mileafromGakdul. Tbe rebels were sbelltd and dispersed. Tbe convoy was uuburt. A light otmel oorpi has arrived at Gubat. Tbe Mabdi is drawing immense q nuiitie* of iiupplisi from the Merawi district. IWEMV rUwfSANU 1N1>UN TkOOPS WAMTKIl Sir Evelyn Baling, British Consul Geu eral, has telegraphed the Government advising tbe despatch of 20,000 Indian troope for service io Egypt. THE MAHM I COl'MII.. Tbe Arabia journal Uuba*/ ,> says the Mabdi's Council of War oouMitt of tbe Arneers of El Rather, El Ategnmsr, El Ubeid and Xendelrn. All war plans are formed by tbe Ameer of El Raeber. Tbe Prophet'* soldiers are paid every Friday by the Mabdi'e uncle. Provision* for tbe army are under the care of tbe Ameer of El Aitgumer. Seventy four Dervishes act as prayer reciters for tbs eamp. Eight hundred women and many children are with tbe Prophet'* camp. Premier 1>. pretm, and Riooti, Minister of War, are reeolved that Italy shall enter upon a course of energetic action io Kgypt in oonoerl witb Eugland. In tbs Cnamoer of Deputies to-day, Manoini, Minieter of Foreign Affairs, reply- ing to numerous quculions, aaid it was inopportune as yet to explain I teJys posi- tion toward England. Most of the Cabinet Ministers, and a majority of tbe deputies] are in favor of Mauoiui i proposal tbat ths Italian troops now in Egypt or on tbeir way thither be allowed to am>iltbe British io bolding tbe Houdan and Red Sea littoral. Tbe only difficulty is on tbs toore of expense. It England would guarantee the cost of the Italian eipedition there would be no doubt of tbe cordial co-operation of tbe twoooun- triet in defeating tbe Mabdi and 0man. Itit not believed that Italy will ask Enu- land to foot the bills. Tbe Government u prepared to tend 36, QUO troopt to tbt Soudan. All political parties express warm sym- pathy with England and tbe strongest desire for close allianoe. Italian states- men now tee an opportunity for Italy to amiert herself as one of tht first powers of Europe. liMCDWINO THE 8IICATION. England hitherto bae not asked tbat tbe Italian Government should co-operate with her in the Soudan. F/eq'ienl con- ferences have been held between ibe British Ambassador and Manoini, tbe Mininter of Foreign Affairs, but nothing dt finite ban been agreed upon. Maglini, tbe Mirmter of Finance, opposes the expedition op >n tbe ground that the treasury is already over- ourdned, but tbe majority of tbe mem- ben of Parliament tuppoit it and urge tbat it be carried forward on a grand scale. Fanfulla, tbe Ministerial organ, nays ; " We will not wsil for England to ark our help, bat will give It without bargaining. We do not wish tbe hesitation on car part I IU/ i I. Ill I. till I A Hi t> >i d llu.bnail Miria-H< mi n l-lm < lillrnu Ibr >iur ! ih, I ,. J I I..l. A sad romance is oooneoted with tb strange apparition oeen by a nnherman while tailing out of llocth Bay btrbor yes- terday morning, aayi a despatch from Balb, Me. Near tbs mouth of tbe harbor lies Squirrel Island, in summer a fashion- able reeorl, but in winter a bleak and desolate spot, inhabited only by tbs lonesome man who i> left in charge of tbe hotel and cottage. Yesterday was one of the coldest of the winter. At tbe flsber- man went by the island be taw a man standing oB the rooky store shouting at tbe top of bU voice. His ones ooald barely be beard above tbt> booming of ibe surf, wbioh beat* agaiunt the ledgs with great lury. Coming nearer. \be tUhermau saw tbe tranger was a bar dome fellow not over 30 years of age. Thiukiog be was iu dis- tress and needed aid. tlie tubermao approached Witbiu hailing dUtacoe. A> soon ae be onuld in ike himself beard, be hou<ed to the man ou tbe rock, but received for reply, only tbe angumbed cry, " Joie ! Joile 1 Joels I ' repeated again and egtin. Realicing then tuat tbe yonog man was orsiy, the nahermai put back to sbore and summoned aid. Tne young man was kindly cared for, and to day his sad history became known. It is a most plt'ful story. He U a graduate of William* College, and became a journalist in New York. Bubes- qaently be concluded to be a lawyer, and was admitted as a student in the cflios of one of tbe leadii/g legal flrmt in New Yo k Us bae a fortune inherited from an uncle who died worth 12 000 000. A year ago be became engaged to Miss Joeie Perkins, liv- ing in Lewiston. She wae a fine musician and artut. He and his afflacued spent all last summer together at Squirrel Inland. In October she waa suddenly pros- trated and died after an illnett of tU days. Sbs died at noon. At 10 o'olcck tbe same forenoon they were married, al her earnest rt queet. She said bnt a few word* after ths weddirg ring was ]>ul on her tloger. and in two bourn the bridegroom was a widower. Since that day tbe young man bat been failing bodily and mentally, and bis grief has been something terrible. He ent to New York, but bad to return, and M""t the mokt of his time al bit wife's grave. Finally be chartered a steamer at Bath, took a tox of fuel and a supply of provisions and went to Squirrel Island. He remained three days on tne island, and it was be wbom tbe other man saw ttanding on tbe rook where tbs Kpray splashed over him, and crying, "Joeie !" a* if be expected an antwering voice to issue from tbe waves. His friend* tear he is incurably insane. His condition is critical. Si. Lout. Ulabt- Democrat. Morlr* el fir. (.1 ..i -..., About forty year* ago heveral haultr* wro employed lu carrying pig iron fioui Br>miw to V "<'" Fetr). Among tbe ubiiiuer wa* ouu William Griffith*, Mho ia atlli alive. This man, wteu going dowu Tiukemdale oAe day with urn load of iruu, wan aci.-oct.sd by a mranger, who obatteu very freely with hi i/. Aiuung other ijne*. nuus, the Htrauger anked bow much ba b ol per ton (or carrying tue irou. " Six aud aixptLOj," said the oartvr. " Wbai weight have )uu ou the carl '/" " About a tun aud a ball." "And wbat do you pay (or gate*?" " Eighteen peuoe." liow muuQ dova it coat to keep thu mart '' " Tbltleeu shll- IIUKS a ween." Preauutly they reached the (out of tbe Mill-bill. " How are you going to get up tbit bin .' ' aoaed the Btrauger. " Oa, 1 uauu get me thuder and puah up here .'" " I'll help you a bu," said be, and at ouoe put but khouldur to tbe ort aud puabed Up the hill well. Wbea ttaey reached tbe top the hauler *aid. " You au' me's been aa good as a chain hore." " Wall, well," said tbe *lrauger, " I don't know how tbe horae's legs are, but mine ache very much indeed. I suppose you oau manage now '.' " " V oe, tbauk you," MI i the hauler, aud, wishiug good day, they separated. Aa soon aa tue elrauger waa goue, atradeaiuau aakedGnfluba if be knew wbo bad beeu helping him. " No," naid be, " he's a perfect stranger to me." " That waa Mr. Gladstone," *aid the tradesman. " Mr. Gladstone," responded tbe bauler ; " 1 duu kuow wbat he'll think o' me, then. for I uever air'd him, nor uoiuin . I (bought be ras some farmer." Nuribop, like mo*t otber important vihagts, bae its carrier. Tbis uiau visits Chester ouoe or twioa a week, aud OAriiea all manner of goi.d (or the luhabitauta of the di*triois through whiob he patHa*. Uu oue occasion be brought a barrel of beet from Chester for a farmer living iu Moor la nt, the entrance t j wbiob u olotu 1 1 oue ot Mr. Gladstone'* lojgee. Arriving al taia pot, he slopptd bis home, aud waa Wuuderiug ho * be could manage to gel tbe barrel lowered, lor be wae to leave il by I ""?* lb to P V Btrl " ' iAi.ll tllM m/\t>sa.lai unit "Jl In a II i i. Teieai Hiftinfi : Judge Wake field, of Waco, has a ton of whom the judge is very Frond. Bethinks tbs boy bas a judicial mind, and will grow up to be a great jurist. Tbe boy is, bowsver, very Iszy. A few days ago tbe judge said : " My dear boy, why don't you ttudy more industriously ? I want you to become a famous jurist. Ton have not touched your books to-day." " I am not going to study any to-day," responded tbe indolent boy, " I don't see that it makes much difference, pa, whether I become a famoui jurist a tsw dayt sooner or a few dayt later." Of tbe four hundred minuter* who on tbe IH-.h May, 1818. walked in tbe historic*! prooe*ion from tbe Aeeembly to Tanfitli Hall, in i:iiuburj.h. it U said only a few now curvive. Dr. Bellb, of Stirling, Ii 88 ; Mr. Dewar, of Foobtber*, the laal of the Btratbbogie heroes, Is 88 ; Dr. Maokay, of Inverness, is older; and Mr. Waters, ol Burgbead, is 94. Tbe theatrical sensation cf to-day In London is an intimation from 81. Bte- I hen's /.vn.ic "that on bis retarn Lord Garinoyls aid Miaii Forteaone will be mar. ried, notwithstanding the lawsuit." tbe lodge, a* tbe farmer bad agreed to (etch it from there biinael'. At thia moment up came Mr. Gudiloue, with bit axe upon bi* tbouldor. " Hey, old comrade," said be, " come anil give us a hand wilb this barrel." Without auy hemtaiiou the Premier a-aieted him to lower it to thegrouud. " Now, old tallow," aaid ibn carrier, "if thou'll oouie up into tbu village I'll pay for a piut o' the bust for luee." " No, tbauk you. You are wel- oume to my aasutabcit," bald Mr. Gladstone, aud walked away towards tbe oaetle aoiil- log. A villager, wbo wai ataudiug a little way off, tbeu came up to tbe carrier, aud akked h. iii if be knew wbo had beu helping hiui. No," was tbe reply. " Why," Kaid the viiltger, "that was Mr. Glad- stone! ' " Wbai a foul I be," said the carrier ; " but he's a good old chap. He helped me, aud tbou knows be done it to willing like." At tbe Hawarden Flower Show of 1884 tbe Premier wan teeu arming about the oaittle grounds, wbere tbe show is anuually held, a fat old carrier womtu, wbom be bnmoiouily introduced to tbe viaiiort aa Lady Margaret." This notable peraonege, Mtrgaret* liugbts, tbe carrier woman, wae at oue of tbe teams given iu honor of Mr. W. U. GiaxUtuuu'a marriage, aud, as la Ui-utl at HUoh gatueriug*, toants Were lutro- ouood. Ii fell to Margaret's lot to propoae tbe Premier '* health. SpriugiLg to bor (tet, *he, lu ber very hoiucly, )et appro- priate truj*, uiadtf h.r prupLhiuon. Mr. Ciltdstoue, retfoudiug, tbauked them all (or their good wi*hes, tuore eniecially " Lady Ma/garui," aa he called bur thu mention of wbiob oaued roars of laughter. Tbe tula has clung to ber f r. in that day to tbiH, aud letters are alien addrewed to ber baariug that title. Ou Obe uooasiou ahe said to the Premier, " Ou, sir, why do yon nut come aud live with us always, wbere every- body thinks so rnuoh cf >ou, iustead of goiug up t j London and bothering yourself itb thone fellows wbo will never let you alone .' Why not aettle down btre ia your beauuful bouse aud eujoy yourself? " vVell," aaid Mr. G.adttoue, "let me put you a queetion. Why should you not sell your horse and carl, and give up troubnug yourself about tbi* going to aud from Chester?" "Eh, but," she answered, ' that is my work, and I think if I gave ii up I should die." " And tbe olbor, ' said Mr. Gladstone, " it my work, and 1 uitut do it the best way I can." Mrs. Gladstone wae going oul for a walk. She had got a short dials uoe from tbe castle when a party of visitors met her. ' I say, IB the old gentleman at home ? said oue of them. " Tee," said Mr*. Glad- stone. " We want to tee him," said be. " follow me," wan her reply, " I'll take yon to bim." Hue led the way to tbe front door, and called out, " William, you're wanted." " By golly," whispered one of them, she must be his wife) mi sstlW'a r n 01 i - .. > l.ri UlsB Fella w lar Natural Hrni ! Ilia .'I (Oil Mil. I II, Will llll I It. Pillsburg Ditpatcli : Parent* ol ten make grave mmlakea by ouoomug proftuuiiuni for ilisir bciun without rultrcLoa to their lit ues. A man who ban riui Irom poverty or the lower level* ol bumumiH h(e to com- parative wtalth dins uol care to have hia ous pans through all tbat be experienced. It is not ueoemiary that tbey tbuuld. Let them profit by l.i hard-earutd knowledge. Home uieu do not teeiu to know how (o make tbi* kuowledge available for their MOUB. Iu*U?ad of endowing tbtm with a knowledge of bow to make money and how to u*e it to tlio beet advantage, thsy give tbtiu ail tht-y want of it. iioya initiuo- tivciy ki * huw to spend money. gome ol tbe incut uoted Bpeudlbriftsand total wrecks are ibe noun ol men wbo made tbeir fortunes by bard work and ibeoloseet economy. Through a dttire to tee their sons enjoy tbe fruits of their labor they made gentlemen of tbui iuitead of bam ness men. A boy witb a decided taste or sptneaa for any calling i* easily deposed of. It is tbe Oiie witb no sptoial geuiu* wbo is bard to fix. ISaob a oue is usually a good ail- round scholar, can make a bind, linker a tewing machine, play tbi piano, make a passable drawing, datea well, write a fair resay io nburi au almoet anything tolera- bly well. Now, wbat ia to be done with muh a chap ? He doea not play the fiddle well enough to make a good living nddiiug ; hit sketches are nol 8 :ronv enough to guarantee ucotmij aa an unit,; ; bis pen in scarcely trenchant enough to jusuly making au editor of him ; bis skill as a tinker doea not indicate any mechanical genius in bort, tbe surface indication* are in a manner u*eleen, none of them being strong euougn to warrant an investment. What is to be done witb him ? If be bas no tujney and bu to make tui own way in tbe world, perhaps tbe best to bit nabilM go. Being aud bit moral* sod let him forced to earu hie own bread, be will very soon nod a niche in which be IH compara- tively ocmfortable. However, it be is to situated that he doe* net have to work for a living, it it Dot probable tbat be will do much aklrmiabing. Dut wait contentedly (or eometbiog to toru up. 1I knows the dinner-bell will ring aud tbe tailor be paid all tbe same, whether be works or nol. K there ie no way D wbioh be can bj dumped out iuto the world aud made to feel tbat biaexutonoedtpaadv upon bis own itlirte, tbe next best thing, probably, it to aititt bim in choosing a trade or a profession and then put him at it in earnest, ketp bim down to ii until he thows signs of positively liking or ditlikiiuj il, and lei him be governed accordingly. The country is full of doctors, lawyert and preacher*, wbo are such because it wax not known wbat alee to make ot then, and a terry lot tbey are. Il ie a clear waste ot raw material to try ti make a law) er oat of a b.rn mechanic, a doctor oni of a nuural artist, era buslneea man oul of tbe stuff intended for adanciog luasier. While il may nut be clear waste Io make sitber out ot a mixed ttiok, the ehabcaeare tbe remit will never be ooo idered a great Buooe*n. Well formed babitu and good morals oon- Hlitute tbe beat itart a jajk-of-all-trades can have. With ttiute tbre ie bat little daugar of bis going to tbe bad, even if be doe* uot make a great bit in life. Without these hi is ju*t M liable to go down tbu bill ae up, to eiuk at to swim. Tbe worst miitake uudu by parental ar < when tbey pay no attention to the turfaoe indications, and set tbeir sons up in profee- moua bcciuse tbey want to tee them there. Some do this when tbey are morally certain the place is net mited to them. Failure in sucb oases is nuviuble. A new eympbooio poem, called " Eroioa,' by Anton Kubmatein, it to be performed al Leipuc. Raphael Joneffy goes, to London tbit nmmer under tbe management of C. A. Oaizzolt, In tbe lifeeuil dt Utdeeiiu I rtrrmairr Dr. Cagny calla attention to tbe indiscriminate use of tbe tincture of armea for horses. He say* tbal il is often employed in con- siderable quantities for petty strains and bruises, aud is kept in contact witb tbe affected turfacea until tbry are swollen, heated, and often blUtered, thus greatly aggravating the original trouble. He also cites case* in winch erysipelas baa bet n induced in men from an overuse of this irritating remedy. Tbe injniiont effect produced by illu- minating gat it due, according to Grube's rcsearobe*, not to the continuance of its action, but to its concentration, or tbe percentage ot it in the air. It ia asserted tbat air containing live parts in ten thou- sand can be breathed by men and animal* for hours, and even dayp, without any injury to tbe healtb ; from seven to eight parts in ten thousand oaune iodi*poaitiou ; twenty parts produce difh'oull breathing, loss of power and uncertainly of motion ; with twenty to tony parte drowbineu begins, and, when there is still more oar- boLio i ndi in the air, the poisoning is at- tended with violent symptoms ; brain and spinal column are especially aff.cted, cramps aeize tbe victim, yet be may rt- cover if brought quickly into fresh air. Breathing air heavily charged with ear- bonio oxide for a long tims may likewise oauis death. Lew ami t..in. CBAPTKB I, " I wee taken elek a fear ago With billouj t.v *r." " My doctor pronounced me cured, but I got iok sgam, witb terrible j. uu* in my l>Aok and sides, and I got U oad I Could not move I I tbrnnk I From 22* Ibs. to 120 ! I had been doo toiiug for my liver, but il did me BO good. I did not expect to live more than anroo montbt. I began to ass Bop Bitten. Directly my appetite returned, my paius left me, my entire system seemed renewed M if by magia, and after naing several bottles, I am not only ae sound an a sovereign, but weigh more than I did be fore. To Hop Bittera I owe my life." R. FlTZTATBim. Dublin, Jutu 6, 'HI. ' u A i r r i. n, Mii.lfin. Mam Keo 1 IK-O a*tt>mea> I snffered with attacks o r nek tiesrtseha Neuralgia, female trouble, for yean in the most torribls and excruciating manner. No medicine or doctor could give me relief or cure, until I used Hop Bitten " Tbe first bottle " Nearly cured me ; " The second made me as well aud etroou at when a child, " And I have been to to tins day." My husband wax an invalid for twenty year* with a serious " Kidney, liver and urinary complaint. " 1'ronounoed by Boston'* btsi phyw oiaoa " loeurable " Seven bottles of your Bitter* cured bin and I know of the " Lives of eight persons" In my neighborhood that have been av l by your bitten, And many more are uting them with great bent lit. " Tbey almon! Do miracles ?" Urt. S. D. Slaek. How TO OKT 8i< K.- UXPOM yaantll day and night; eat too mucb without eurci-e, w,,rk to ri.r.l without r OTl , ,loi-Uir all the Unsi takeaU the vile nostrum! advur.lwd, and ilmu yon win want to kuciw hoa to get mil. wblcti U answer* lu three word*-Take Hop bitten I WNone genuine without a bunch of Hop* on tin- white label, hbun all ehi. ~ with "Hop" or "Hgp," , | name 1 "" A very serious epidemic of msanlea bas broken out at Cardiff. All the Sunday ecbools in the distriot are closed. In the district of Graogetown, wbere there are 718 booaat, and a populaiioo of 4 675, tln-r , have been 1.120 oases and r>6 deaths, wh I , out of tbe 718 bonsst, 873 have been iufeoed.

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