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â- * â- w*-. % A y I ..,s»- .^ 3= STONEV ORBEK. EciulnlitrrnceHof the Battle in 1813. the Kdilor of tho Times : Sill, â€" If you will favor mc with tho use of your valuable paper for n few reminisoeucea of cue of tbuveteraiiH of the war of 1812 and 1818, who took an active part in tho battle of Stoiiey Oreek, I will jo grateful to you. 1 have read witli iutore<.t the war stories hi youriiiajor of your correspondent Hans B. B. KI • ,He has told you and your many readiVft libw the BritisU got poasessioQ of the l(\u>eriean countersigQ on the eve of the battj^of Btouey Creek, the {>th of Juue, 181^ ; how Isaac Corman got it from one of'the American ofliceni while hu was a piiHoner in charge of the AmerioauH ; how isn hia way home after his release from ^mprlBonment Ue met the gaHaut young f Bcout, Williau) Green, to whom Mr.Cormaii f communicated the Amerioaii countersign. Let US now follow this gallant young hero, who had not yet reached his 18th year of age, as he dashes away with the Heetnesa Clan Indian through the woods to his borne at Stoney Creek, where he procures a horse, mounts it, nnd rides with all possible haste to Genera! Vincent's head- quarters at Burlington Heights. General Vincent's position ou Burlington Heights was u most critical one. York on one side and Fort George on the other had both fallen ; his ammunition, which he was obliged to abandon or destroy before evacuating Fort George, was now reduced to ninety rounds of ball cartridge for each man, and were he forced to continue his retreat, unlewi the British fleet, under Bir James Yuo, could reach tke anchorage near the Brant House, four miles from his position and carry off his Bmall force, he would have to continue it by way of York (Toronto), thence to Kings- ton oyer 200 miles of hard country roads â€" not such roads as we have at the prenent day. T^he reader will remember that York was then at the mercy jf the American fleet. Vincent's position, M we said before, was a most critical one, having a compara- tively powerful army in full pursuit, seven miles distant (at Stoney Creek), following closely ou his tracks, Ivj had to choose be- tween making a most desperate stand there or to abandon his ix>8t with all its stores, etc., and continue bis retreat to Kingston, Such of our readers as have travelled over the line of Vincent's retreat from Fort George to Burlington Heights will remember and call to mind that nar- row neck of land between the Barton Heights and the head waters of Burlington Bay, on which the British force stood that Saturday night, the Cth of June, 181S. There were many young Canadians serving in that little Britiiih force â€" plucky boys, whose namee will ever live, cherished as " household words" iu many a Canadian home. Some of them afterwards rose high at the Bar, on the Beuoh, in the legislative hails, or as colonels of tho Upper Canada militia. We may hare note that at a " Queenston Heights Annual Dinner," over thirty years ago, Sir Allan HacNab gave as a toast, "The Fighting Judges of Upper Canada." There were at that time five of those judges still living who had served through the whole war. The young Cana Jian reader may thus form his estimate of the men who stood in the ranks of our Niagara frontier army in 1812-13, doing battle for their king and country. We \vill now return to that evor- memorable day, Saturday, the 5th of Juno, 181.S. The aciviiiice guard, or rather rear guard, of the British that afternoon was Btationod two mites i;i roar of the en- trenched camp, near the present Court House and squr.re in tho city of Hamilton. Hamiltq^i was then nowhere â€" not even a village. On that spot, half an hour before 'T>i''..iight, the attacking party of 704 men was formed and took up its iino of march on Btoney Greek, under Colonel Harvey. During the dayâ€" Saturday, tho 6th of June. ISl.V-Colonel Harvey (afterwards Sir John Harvey, Governor of New Brunswick,) had acqu'iinted himself with tho American position. Some say that he had visited their camp at Stoney Creek during the day disguised as a farmer on his way to his work. He this as it may, Harvey made himself thoroughly acquainted with the American position, and, having got possession of the American counter- eign from the heroic young William Green, he proposed a night attack, which General Vincent apjiroved of. Let us now follow this brave littlo army, with their 704 un- loaded muskets and fliutless locks, on their mission into the jaws of death. Before starting, commaml was given for every flint to be taken out of their muskets and not to even whisjier, so as to prevent the possibility of an accidental alarm. Every man, however, had his well filled cartouche box, containing sixty rounds of ball cartridge, and his trusty bayonet by his side. The fate of Upper Canada depended uixin the successor failure of this night surprise. Silently thoy moved, not a whisper was heard ; there was f,ilenco deep as death in the ranks during that midnight march of seven miles. On and on they tread through that dense forest in the Bolenni honrs of the night. So silently did they mote that not a sound wi<s heard, not a sound to quell the dreadful silence that prevailed, save now and then the cracking of a stray dry branch under foot, an occa- sional splash of some unfortunato fellow who makes a misstep into some mud hole, the howl of the wolf or tho hoot of tho night owl, or a, whispered word of com- mand. Have you ever, reader, walked at night along a country road of Upper Canada in the old time, tho road often times only a narrow trail ami so dark that you could not see your hand before you, with groat to werinf,, trees of oak, elm, walnut, pine, etc., over- hanging, adding to tho darkness ? If you have you can picture the road over which this forlorn hope ha<l to travel. Thenco, emerging from the thick darkness of their midnight tramp, they had to face an enemy's cam)) having six to one to greet their oarly, une.xi)ccted Sunday morning visit. " HhrIi," said Harvey to a young man, tho late Judge Jarvis, " Hush, wo are on them I " In nn instant the bayonets of two of tho leading men pierced the first sentry â€" the second shared n like fate. One of them was standing leaning against a large oak tree, quietly sleeping with his arms folded around his musket. William Green, the scout, who was in tho advance close by Harvey in the beginning of the battle, related to me that with liia sword ho silenced one sentry at Lewis' Lane, who was in the act of bayoneting him. The fourth escaped, discharging his gun and alarming the camp. " Bayonets to tho front " were tho words quietly and quickly through the ranks, and our leading tilcH were soon in front of the camp tires, bayoneting many of the sleeping enemy. A detachment of the small army, under Harvey, who was guided to the chapel door, or as it ia better known as I" the old Methodist meeting house," by the young scout William Green. I have already stated that tho fourth sentry, who was standing near tho door of tho church, raised tho alarm by discharging his musket, but the poor fellow had to pay the penalty for that act by having a bayonet thrust through his body, who, as the scout related, had only time to say, " O, Lord God !" and threw up hia hcnds and fell backwards dead. The coast being clear they surrounded the church, and captured thirty Americans, who were bivouacked in the church fast asleep. The main body at " the doable " pressed on into the valley under a cloud of fire burst- ing from an unseen enemy. Tho men then prepared to adjust their flints. It was first, " handle cartridge, prime, load, draw ramrods, ram down cartridge, return ramrods (all this had to be done with the old musket), then ready â€" fire !" Volley- after volley followed, but with littlo e.xecu- tion, as they fired into the darkness, not see- ing the enemy. During this operation a heavy volley from the enemy cut down a number of our men, but fortunately they were on low ground and tho level fire of tho enemy passed over them. Harvey ordered two companies of the gallant 4Uth liegiment to the right to attack, or rather to throw into confusion, the left and cen- tre of the enemy. Those flank movements of tho 4'Jth threw the enemy into terrible confusion. Three of their guns posted in the centre on the main road were captured ; scarcely a gunner escaped. The latoCol. Fraser, of forth. Out., then serving as a sergeant in the 49th, having twelve men with him, was one of the first among the guns, bayoneting seven of the gunners with his own hands. He was present at the capture of the two American Generals, Chandler and Winder, near the guns. The young Canadian militia being so familiar with the Indians that they could imitate their warwhoop to pertoction, they knew that the Americans dreaded the Indians moro than tho whites. There was fearful confusion in the American camp. Being ignorant of the strength of tho attacking party, they fell back in great disorder. Hundredsof them scrambled to the heights on their left. Colonel Burns, on wlioni the command of the Americans now devolred, was among the first to mount his horae and start eastward with his 2IK) brave cavalry, reaching the Forty-mile Creel,, in a few hours, ou their way to Fort George. It is not our intention to par- ticularize or chronicle the many daring feats and hand-to-hand encounters during the darkness of that ever-memorable isun- day morning, the 6th of June, l8l:j. K'lf- ticeittosay that Harvey's surprise was most successful and complete, causing the breaking up of the American camp and their subso(|uent retreat. Hunday morning before break of day the now scattered par- ties of this forlorn hope fell back, to return by the road over which they had advanced. They had suf- fered fearfully. They were not now tho " seven hundred and four" of the previous night t Over one hundred and fifty of them, between killed, wounded and missing, did not answet >lie roll call that morning. Let us take a peep at the shattered rem- nant of this forlorn hope as they muster and reform for their return march to Bur- lington lieighis. They are gathering and coming in from all parts of the field, some in small squads, some in twos, somo in threes, others singly, some bearing and carrying off wounded comrades. Over one hundred and fifty of them arc missing ; but they have swelling their ranks two Ameri- can Generals, Chandler and Winder ; seven oCRcera and one hundred and sixteen men, prisoners, with their guns as trophies of war â€" gracing their blood-stained bayonets, thus rendering Stoney Creek the most gal- lant affair for the British arms during the warof]81'2. There was only one mistake made that nightâ€" a fatal one â€" that of our men placing themselves in front of the camp fires as living targets for the bullets of the unerring American rifle. This ends our sketch of the battle of Stnney Creek. And now as nearly all of those gallant men who fought and bled to maintain our rights and liberties as well as theirs have passed away, tho best thing wo of the pres- ent can do to commemorate that viclCy, will be to' erect a suitable monument on that old battle-field near Stoney Creek. John W. Oiikix, Stoney Crock. The Little Itoy'ii C.lft. I have a true story which is well worth the telling. Last Sunday a young clergy- man from a young congregation preached, by exchange, to a congregation which is one of the serene, uld-fashioncMl, undisturbed sort, where the rising generation's undoubted human nature is allowed for in a (|uiet ai.d sensible way. The visiting clergyman remained to tho Sunday School, and after the exercises wereabauthalf finished he rose to make a little speech. " I know that you are an enterprising Sunday School," ho said, " because I sec you have so many now books. I know that you are a happy Sunday Tchool because 1 see bo many smiling faces around me. And I know that you arc a generous Sunday School, because that little boy over there by the long pew door offered moa pea- nut aa I came in." Tho attention of tho assembly was instantly directed to tho little boy, who began to snicker uncon- trolably to himself. " Well, what's the matter, my littlo man ?" aske<l the clergy- man. " You're not sorrv you offered mo tho peanut are you ?" " l>id you th-tbink that was a ])eanut I gave you ?" askod tho little boy, still snickering violently. " Why, yes ; wasn't it ?" " No-o-o I 'twas only a shell V'â€"BoftonPoU. CHUI8TH>8 UON-nON8. Little l^ara^raphs Jkbou*. tlu' Holiday .Sea- son â€" Foetrj and I*a»»t«ry. The Ohristuias featt buyond all question Would test an oBtrJcli'udigoHtiou. Buy wixxlen toys for your children. When they arebrokai next week they won't be entirely useless. They can at least be used as firewood. Christmas comes but once a year, and it is very lucky for the man with a large family that he nas fifty-two weeks to catch up before the next one arrives. Young men who have pawned theirover- coats to make a raise for Christmas will take notice that the new Eastern weather prophet declares that " it will be very cold in January." N:iw ClirlBtmas comes with much good oboer : With »4>niu 'twill be a day of beer ; Noxt day, with lioads both dull and sore. They'll swear that Christmas waH a bore. The laziest boy on record is one who wouldn't hang up his stocking on Christ- mas. Hia mother had to hang it up for him and make the present also. She will always have that boy to supiwrt. (iirls, if you want to discover your future husband, place the wish bono of the turkey above the door. If you have no turkey an old buckle will do just as well Grab the first man who enters and jump heavily on his toes. If he swears, you haven't hold of the right man. The tiweetef^t day in all the year la Christmas day, bo jolly. When loved ones come frotu far and near To dauce beneath the holly. Are you mad at your neighbor? Well, don't kill his chickens nor stone bis cat, beoanse that's silly and childish. Just make his boy a Christmas present of an accordeon and you have heaped coals of fire ou his head which will soothe and singe his devoted scalp till the last inharmonious dis- cord has boon yanked out of the old machine. â-  A New Train Game. A drummer fresh from a southern trip sat in a Boston licjuor dispensary tho sther day and said : " Boys, I've struck a new game since I saw you last, and it is going to be jK)pular sure euJUgh. (.'ards are all right ill a smoking car with the boys, and what a fellow wants is something that will keep his mind off from the fatigue of travelling, and at the same time give him some amusement. Well, when wc left Atlanta I ran up against another drummer who knew all about this new game, and we hadn't been at it more than an hour before the whole train, mes, women and children, were playing at it. Now, the imutui operandi was something like this : The game is to count 1,000 points. My friend sat on one side of the car and I on the other. A boy, dog, cow, sheep or horse counted 10 each, a man \&, a woman 20, a girl 'Jii and a cat iiO, A red headed girl co'inted 100. Wo watched the car window until .vo reached Alexandria, Va. His score was 875, and I saw that in ten minutes he was likely to make tho 1,000. I had 7.S0 and I felt pretty certain that 1 would have to pay for that box of cigars. Well, the train drew into Alexandria and there were three redheaded girls standing on the platform, and T ran the game out on him there." y PerhapH There areX'hlpii aii<l - C'hlfm. " I used to think that men had an awfully easy time," said Mrs. Franks, " bat I've changed my mind, and hereafter I'm going to take all the care off Charles I possibly can. You see the other morn- ing I told Charles we wanted sonic w<mx1 and to be sure and order some. Well, 1 waited all day, and that wood didn't come, and I was almost angry, for, said I, ' he has forgotten it. as usual.' Charles didn't come home until late, long after I had retired. He had to go to hia club, and it seems he was detained until after mid- night. He was awfully restless, and kopt talking in his sleep, saying every once in a while, ' Give me another dollar's worth of chips.' So you see I knew that his mind was troubled about that wood. How much it must have worried him, to thus distnrb his rest! Hereafter I'm going to attend to all house matters myself. Poor man I he has enough to both<>r him without doing home errand." â€" llotton Traiucript. A PLAOUK OF KKLH. Too .tlurh Fish in London 'Water I'ljiei- Where Did They Come From ? The inhabitants of the east ei.d of Lon- don are now suffering from a plague of eels, which come to them in their water supply, says the London Post. The fish which the Kast London Company are distributing to their customers are uusily visible to the naked eye, for some have becH found no less than eighteen incheslong; andtiiemain abounds with them to such an extent that the Local Board of Wesiham has com- plained to the Local Government Depart- ment with the view of having some remedy applied. Kels are, it is true, a toothsome dainty, whether spatchcocked, stewtd, fried or in the form known to diners at Greenwich aa anijaillfs a la Tnuloiite ; but those in East I,uudon, instead of f ulhlling their destiny by being legitimately caught, skinned and cookc<i, have a fashion of committing suicide in stopcocks and taps. There they decompose, with the result, as illustrated lately, of causing tho water to become horribly putrid, and of giving something very like typhoid fever to the unlucky consumers. A whole familv has just been laid prostrate in this way, and one or two of its members" arc still seriously ill. The company have been apji«,ale<l to with httle result. They say that three years ago some of their filter beds burst and that the unfiltered water on that occasion made its way into the mains, carrying with it a number of cninute eels and other fish, which have since spawned and multiplied in the pipes. The mains have jcen repeatedly flushe<{ with the object of getting rid of the in- trudei-s, but witlujut ..uccess, and the com- pany's engineer is only able to tell the sani- tary authority that he does not consider that the water is injured by the eels as long as they are alive, though he admits that a dangerous nuisance may aiisc .'.om them when dead. There is one consideration which does not seem to have occurred either to the Local Board or to the com- pany, and that is whether water that can. under the conditions of its distribution here, support the life of fish, is fit for hu- man consumption. On what do the eels feed ? Clearly not on weeds or other vegetable substances, for the water is con- fiiieii in iron mains. If, however, they find enough animalcnlo! in the water to en- able them to live and grow to a consider- able size, is it certain that what ia eel's food may be man's poison ; and how is it that the official analysts and microscopists are iwriodically certifying that the water is ree from any impurity of tho kind ? A Chaner for Married Women. In 1872 an Act was passed which greatly extended the rights of property of niarriea women. It placed under tho control of a woman after marriat-e any real estate own- ed by her at the time of marriage or ac<]uired afterward, and made her liable on any contract respc-cting real estate. It placed under a married woman's own con- trol not merely all her personal earnings prior to marriage, but " all proceeds and profits from any trade or occu{)ation which she carries on separately from her hus- band, or derived from her literary, artistic or scientific skill," and freed her \>eT- •onal property, eren when in her huslmnd'a possession, from liability for her husband's debts. It authorized her to insure her own or her husband's life for her benefit or that of her children, to become a shareholder in any financial co:npany. to deposit money in bank and withdraw it by hcrowiichc<)ue, and to institute cither civil or criminal pro- ceedings in courts of law for the protection of her pro|)erty. And, lastly, it freed her husband from all liability for debts con- tracted by his wife before marriage, as well as for debts contracted after marriage " in ro8i)Oct of any employment or business in which she is engaged on her own behalf or in respect of any of her own contracts." OBO'WXING HIM CHILDKKN. Unadful .>«lory Told by Mr. Jaineii Ueekla. They tell a go<xl story on James H. Heekin. A friend met him one day at the Litlia Miami Railroad, just as he was retumioK from his suburban home in Lin wood. " Where've you been ?" was the natural inquiry. " Been out home drowning four of my children." " What ! --" in a half shriek. '' Been out home drowning four of my children." " For heaven's sake explain what yoD mean." " Well, it is just this. Yesterday 1 sent up to Levi Gooidale at Bradstreet'a to get the commercial standing of a New York merchant. This morning 1 got the report. It said that the man was honest, his busi- ness was flourishing, and tliat bis credit was Al. However, it wound np with the suggestive remark, ' But he has a large family of children.' I thought that over, and saw that the inference was that the large family of children was draining his pocket-l>ook, and that it might be held up against him. Now, I have about ten children myself, and as I didn't want ray business standing questioned I at once went home anil drowned four of them. Good-bye." Mr. Heekin, it may be remarked, is still at large. â€" Ciitcinnali Timtt-Slar. The Ideal Hoot for Woinrn. The Christmas shoi>Ding is fairly under way, and scores of si oppers are ploddinf through the deep slush and snow of the streets with what |«tience they can muster. Women can't legislate on the cleaning of the streets, indignation is of little use, aud only one thing can be done in the way of self-defence, and that is to wear ruober boots. •' But rubber boots are such ungai-dy things," urges the prejudiced pcrsoii. Granted ; rubber boots are ugly, anil all of womankind are waiting eagerly for tha promised beautiful boot which is to fit tha foot, to lace up over a rubber, ami be gen- erally good to look at, as well as good to keep tho feet dry and warm. The ideal boot has not yet ap|>eared in the market, but when it does come, if it is to come, if it be not a chimera, it will be welcomed warmlv.â€" /Jo»(i«i lieeord. Female Home Thief. Rosetta Phelus, a young woman from Gainsboro , aged 23, recently pleaded guilty before Judge Baxter to the charge of steal- ing a horse from David H. Scnsabaugh, near Attcrcliffe, and was sentenced to six months in tho Andrew Mercer Ucforma- tory. She claims that a man named Bechan, with whom she had lived at one time, had forced her to go with him and steal the horse ; that he went with her to Port IJolbornc, and that she drove alone from that place to Willoughby, where she sold the horae to Mr. Thomas WelL for $85, that she returned to Port Colborne and gave liuchan 8<i0. keeping the balance. She says Buchan threatened to shoot her if she did not go with him to steal. â€"Despite the pride of museum " freaks ' in their own peculiarities, the living akelo- I ton looks enviously upon tho fat women j when it coinoi. to a matter of hanging up tho Christmas stockings. I The Oregon, from Liverpool, with the I weekly mails and nine cabin, three inter- mediate and thirty-five steerage passengers, , arrived at Halifax at 'i o'clock yesterday morning. Charles Harrison was orrested in Ottawa on Saturday for passing Confederate bills. He is known to have disposed of ai|uantity, and several were found in his trunk. Ho is said to have been supplied by an Ameri- can dealer in ♦hose goods, who has sent quite a stock, to Canada. HlsI,lttlp.lokr. "I've Iwc'ome quite interested in that poor man," said a philanthropic old lady to the sheriff, as she pointed to one of the prisoners. " He tells me I would be sur- prised if I know all ho went through." " I.guess you would, mum," said the sheriff; ' that fellow is tho most export pickpocket in the country." â€" The Judge. John H. Craig, whose home is in Indiana, near Indianapolis, is six feet fonr and a half inches in height, and weighs HHti iraunds. Ho measures eight feet two inches around the hips and eighteen inches around the ankle. He was Imrn thirty years ago, and tnen weighed but eleven pounds. Two years later he took a prize at one of Barnmn' baby show.t iM'cause ho weighed 20t> pounds. Appor- ently he has been gro.wingever since. From the ofdcinl reports just published on tho cost of vav"'ination in London, it api^^ars that tho whole oxjienso is not less than ?fiOO,OO0 a year. In 188.^i the fees and attendant expenses reached $4:'>0,000. Tho cost of a calf-lynipli factory alone is over Sl.'i.OOO per annum. Tho inspectors and other oftioers fill out the «C.OO,000. The towns of Liege and Nainnr, Bel- gium, have sent a jwlition to the Govern- ment asking that tho ancient citadels at these places be demolished. Tho jicti. tion< IB my that in the event of an invasion thesi ol adels would furniHh a pretext fur a bombardment while they would bo useless for defence. The OccapatloD<« of Oreat Men. The Medical Age has been investigating this subject, and says that the father of Demosthenes was a blacksmith ; of Eurip- ides, a dealer in %'egetableH; of Socrates, a mediocre sculptor ; of l'>picurus, a shep- herd , of Virgil, an innkeeper, Columbus was the son of a wool carder : Shaks|)earo, of a butcher; Lather, of a miner; Crom- well, of a brewer ; Sixtua V.. of a swine- herd ; Linnious, of a i>oor country minister ; Franklin, of a soap boiler ; Kousseau, of a watchmaker, and Murat, of an innkeeper. The writer concludes that the mothers of thcao men may have been tho source from whicli their genius was derived, and, indeed, it ia known that somo of them wore women of more than ordinary excellence. Will You Try Nervlllna For all kinds of pain ? Poison's NrRviLnm is the most efficient and prompt remedy ia existence for neuralgia, lumbago and head- ache. For internal use it has no e<(ual. Belief in five minutes may be obtained from Nerviline in any of the following com- plaints, viz.: Cramps in the stomach, chills, flatulent pains. Buy a 10 cent sample bottle of Nerviline at any drug store and test the great remedy. Large bottles '2^ cents. Of the Ministry, Sir John Macdonald, Sir Hector Langevin, Sir Alexander Camp- bell, and Messrs. Pop*-. White, Mcl^elan Foster and Costigan will spend (Ihristmaa in Ottawa, Sir .\dolpho Caron at Quebec, Mr. Chapleau at Sherbrooke, Mr. Carliug at London, Mr. Tbumpaon io Mova H»»«^ and Mr. Bowell in Belleville How to Have Money. WhereviT you live you ahoulil writo In Htllott &('o., I'ortland, Uaiue. and laaru alxiut work that you can do whilo livini! at Tuur own tiom* at a prunt of at loaat fniin (5 Ui t'i.'i and npwarto daily. Si >tiie have ijiaxle over $'*i in a day. All Unew. Kitherwx. All •«•'•â-  Halleti & ('o. wUI â- Urt you Capital nut iioeJed. All |>articnlam frâ„¢. Hcriil aliiii)! your aildreu at ohm and all of thr abov>' will l>i> |irov«d to you. NutliinK lilie it eTf-rkno^^ii to workinKuien. The German newspapers publish a lift of Greman merchants engaged in trade in Bordeaux •vhoni the Iterrille, of that city, demands shall be rigidly buycottetl and driven out of France. Lord Colin Campbell's solicitors hav* applied for a new trial of his counter-suit for divorce against his wift, on the ground that the verdict of tho jury was against tha weight of the evidence. Later intelligence concerning thocolUsioa between the British ironclad Sultan and the steamer Ville de Victoria shows that most of the crew and passengers of tha latter were drowned. It is also learned that both vessels were at anchor at tha time of the collision. The Sultan dragged her anchors and drifted against the Villa do Victoria. Not the Happiest Way of PntllnK II. Undo .Tack (from whom Hob has expec- tations) â€" Very enjoyable. Bob. Wish I didn't live so faraway, so that 1 could h.ve the pleasure of dropping in to have a snack with you and Mary oftcncr. Bobâ€" Quite so. But then, my dear uncle, tho less frojucnt your visits are the more we enjoy them. THB CiTlllilnir Inflnenceii. Little Dot " Dick, why don't your mamma give you a doll ?" Little Dickâ€"" I don't want a doll." " No matter, she ought to give you one all same, an' I guess I'll tell her to." •â-  What for ?" " Cause I think if you had the 'spoiisi- bility of childrens liae I have, you'd be a better boy." â€" /}o»(on Traiucript. The French Government costs 463,000 francs, or about JOO.OOO, an hour. It ia said that sixty-five varieties of let- tuce are known to horticulturists. When the firemen had secured such con trol of the flamea at tho fire in Liver|)ool yeatorday at Lewis & Co.'a stores and menagerie aa to be able to confine them to tho burning premiaca, it waa noticed that tho large polar bear in the inenagtrie was still alive and comparatively unhurt, although surrounded by flames. A doter- niinoii effort was at onco made to Yescno the line brute. .\ powerful atream of water was kept ill full play on the cage, and a number of daring men made their way uider the current to tho cage. This they wrenched from ita fastenings, and grappf- ing it with <^liains and bars managed, the lioar desjierately flying at them all the while, to drag the cage from the fire just before the walls of the burning buililin^s fell iu with a crash. Tho rescue of the iM'nr waa witnessed by thousands of people and greeted with great cheering. SETH THOMAS WATCH Best Watch in America for the Price. Wl ...I .-,. I .i I „.r.-, ,......, t„ h,,.. 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