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CEYLON. The Colonial and Indian Exhibi- tion, 1886. (Esuy by Thomas C. Watkins.) The Island of Ceylon â€" known in the re- mote a^eB at different periods of its history as Sarendib. Taprobane and Lanka â€" lies between 5 deg. 53 min. und 'J deg. 51 min. north latitade and 79 deg. 42 min. and HI deg. ^.'i min. east â- longitude ; lying southeast of the soathem extremity of Hindustan and separated from it by I'alk Straits, which is a narrow chan- nel, only available for vessels of light draught. The Portuguese were the first Europeans who settled on this island and held possession of a portion of it from early in the sixteenth to the middle of the seven- teenth century. The Dutch disputed the possession of it with the Portuguese, and in A.D. lti.jt) finally expelled the Portuguese from the island and continued to govern the maritime Provinces for 140 years, while the Central or Kandyan provinces re- mained under their native rulers. The Eng- hsh in turn disputed the Dutch posseasion of the island, aad in 17'J6 the last strong- hold of the Dutch at Colombo capitulated to the English, and the island became part of the British possessions in the Eastern seas. The Kandyan monarchs still con- tinued to rule in the interior, until in 1815 the King of Kandy was ultimately depo8e<l, and the whole island brought under the Crown Colony system of Government, of which it is at present the largest and most completely organized representative. The entire area of the island is about one-sixth less than that of Ireland and contains 2o,'ilJ5 s<]uare miles; the extreme length is 271 milea, and the entire breadth 137 miles. At the close of 188.1 the population was 2,825,000. The proportion of Europeans to natives is less than two per thousand. The natives are divided as follows : l,i)*iO,000 Sinhalese, l>87,000 Tamils, 182,000 Moormen, other native races. 13.000 ; Burghers, or natives of European descent, 18.000 ; Europeans, 5,000. The Veddahs are supposed to be a remnant of THK ABOBIOINES 0> I KVLON. They have no fixed habitations, roaming about the forests of the southern and eastern provinces, living in caves and hollow trees. Their dialect is different from the Sinhalese language, and they have very little intercourse with each other. The Maldive Archipelago is a group of coral islets, sparsely inhabited by a race of Sinhalese origin, speaking a broken dialect of Sinhalese. It is tributary to Ceylon, and the Sultan sends an ambassador tbert> annually. These islands are difficult of access, and intercourse with them is ({uite limited. An interesting ethnological collection from these islands was exhibited in the Ceylon court of the Exhibition. I'eylon is decidedly healthy for a tropical country ; from its insular position the climate contrasts favorably with that of India. There are no extremes of temperature, and throughout the low country the thermometer varies but little the year round. The mean temperature at Colombo is nearly 81 ^ Fahrenheit. There ia. however, considerable difference in the daily temperature in the hill districts. The coolest months ari- December and January ; the warmest dre March, .\pril and May. Sir E. Tennant, who resided on the island for years as Lieuten»nt-Governor, in his interesting and valuable work on the colony, write?! : •• There is no island in the world, Great Britain itself not excep'.ed, that has attracted the at- tention of authors in so many distant ages, and so many different countries, as Ceylon. There is no nation iu ancient or modern times puss(>Bsed of a language or literature, the writers of which have not at some time made it their theme. Its aspect, its religion, its antiiiuities and productions have been described by classic Greeks as well as by those of the lower Empire, by the Uomaiis, by the writers of I'hina. Bur- mali, India and Cashmere, by the geogra- phers of Arabia and Persia, by the meaiav val voyagers of Portugal aiid France, by the annalists of Purtu^al and Spain, by the merchants and the adventurers of Holland, and by the travellers and topographers of •Great Britain." Teiinaut's owu enthusi- astic description of the inland is summetl up thus : " Ceylon, from whatever direc- tion it is approached, unfolds a scene of loveliness and grandeur nnsurpasseil. if it be riviille^l, by any land in the universe. The traveller from Bengal, leaving behind the nu'ianoholy delta of the Ganges, and the torrid coast of Coromandel, or the adventurer from Kuroiie recently inured to the sands of Kgypt aud the scorching headlands of Arabia, is alike enirunced by tho vision of beauty which expands before him, Alt the island rises from the sea, its lofty mountains covered by luxuriant forests, and its shores, till they meet the ripple of the waves, bright with the foliage of perpetual spring." The speed and comfort with which a trip to ('eylon can be made now on the M.MINII'KKNT STKVMSIIIl'S on that line induce many besides merchants and planters to visit this most interesting island. Those in search of oharming tropical scenery and vegetation, the lovers of archirology, the naturalist or sportsman, will each reap a rich rewanl, and find amplo sco{>e for their enterprise, well repaying the time and trouble of the journey. The scenery and vegetation are rich iu all that delights the eye, while no country in the world can boast of a more varied and Ix-an- tiful insect life to occupy and delight the natnralisl. Elephants, leopards, wild buf- faloes, bears, wild boars, deer of many varieties, with sniiH> and other wild fowl ill profusion, will supply occupation for the sportsman. To the arelurologist the many ruined citios, with their stone carving and clear, close-cut inscriptions, offer almost endless variety and intense inter- est. Amongst the numerous olil ruins of the cities which tlourished thousands of years ago. iwrhaps the most wonderful are those of Pollonnarum and Auradhapura in the centre of the island. The latter was the choReii capital of King I'auduk Ab- haya, 137 B.C.. and continued to Ix- the capital for twelve centuries. Ancient his- torians say that the outer walls of that city encloswl 2,50 s(]nare miles, and was completed in the first century of the Chris- tian era. Nothing but the ruins with their interesting records in stone and th? large Dagalias now remain, except the sacretl Bo tree, which still flourishes. Major Forbes, in his work entitled " Eleven Â¥e»rs in Ceylon," states that in the reign of King Devanampya Tissa, which com- menced 307 B.C., Anuradhapura received the collar-bone of the Gautama Buddha, his begging dish filled with relics, and a branch of the Bo tree under which he at- tained Buddhahood. This branch, being planted, has tlourished for nearly 2,200 years, and is now considered to be the most ancient tree in the world of which there is any authentic record. It is held to be sacred throughout the Buddhist world, and is the goal of many a long pilgrimage. Even the fallen leaves are treasured up by the pilgrims and carried to distant lands. There are about three-fifths, or, say, 1,700,- 000 of the population, which are Buddhists. Colombo, on the southwest coast, is the capital of the island now, with a population of nearly 120,000. A breakwater was recently completed, under the supervision of Sir J. Coode, at a cost of £650,000, which affords ample protection to ships of the largest size, which can lie there now in safety throughout the heaviest monsoon. It has thus become a first-class port, and from its unsurpassed geographical position it is destined to become the great centre of the commerce of the Eastern seas. Colom- bo lies 2,500 from Aden, 600 miles from Madras, 900 miles from Bombay, 1.400 from Calcutta, 1,600 from Singapore and 3,000 distant from Hong Kong aud from Western Australia. Before the constmc- tion of the Colombo breakwater, Cialle, on the south coast, was the port of call for the mail steamers, but the natural harbor of the island is Trincomalee, on the northeast coast. This has been for many years the rendezvous of Her Majesty's ships on the East Indian station, and still remains so ; it is easy of access in any kind of weather, and has a safe and most magnificent anchorage. We turn to the products of the island now, and find that iu ancient times Ceylon was known as the land of pearls and precious atones. The search for gems is still continued actively, and the value of those discovered is oonsiderable. This mining and that for plumbago is entirely in the hands of the natives. Plum- bago or graphite mines are worked largely in the western province. The product is exported principally to Great Britain and the I'nited States, where it is used in the manufacture of pencils, crucibles and port- able furnaces. There were 12,000 tons of plombago mined and exported in 1^82. The pearl fishery, though dangerous and un- certain, is in fortunate seasons a valuable item in the exports of the country. In the last si\\Es.srrL PKASL risHiN.; season. in 1881, the shore of the Government amounted to £59,900. The same primitive system of gathering the pearl oysters exists, as perhaps Noah or some of his sons may have practiced. When the "Superintendent" reports an oyster bed flt for fishing. Government proclaims a fishery to commence on a yiven day. by that date the arid, and at other times deeerted coast- land at Arippu. on the northwest coast, wrars the appearance of a hustling town, filled with people of various races and occupationsâ€" including divers and boatmen from the coast of Coromandel, pearl merchants from India, China and Malaya, with a numerous crowd of pearl dealers and traders of all classes ready to turn an honest penny if possible. A limited number of boats and divers are licensed ; every oyster is gathereil by the hand of the diver, no dre<lge or instrument of any kind is used. The Government exacts two-thirds of all the oysters gathered for royalty, which are sold by public auction at the close of the days' fishing. The manu- facture of salt still remains a Government monopoly and proiluces a profit of from £80,000 to £90,01)0 per annum. The salt is sold by theGovernment at four shillings and eightpence i>er hundred weight. This monopoly, like very many, heavy duties im- posed by our present wasteful and extra- vagant Government on numerous prime nei-essaries of life, which compels thousands of the iHxirer classes of our people to suffer on account of their coal, their clothing, their woolen and cotton gooils being taxed with excessively higher duties, while the rich people who wear fine goods do not pay as high duties on different articles consumed by them exclusively. Ohl we hope to have an honest Government soon, then Ottawa will be forsaken by a little army of land grabbers, booiUers, bribers and thieves. No more rebellions then, for there will be an honest Governi'ient in jwwer, which will keep faith with uur rei' men, and will not, with cruelty unheard of, starve them to death, and deprive the half-breeds of their lands. Heavy taxes on the common neces saries of life are admitted by all honest i)oli- tical economists as unjust, and can only be justified by the absolute necessity of rais- ing money to build public works, which will benefit the great mas.se8 of the people in a greater degree than the high taxes will injure them, as in the present instance in Ceylon, where, if the circumstances of the country were such as to make it possible for the Government to dispense with the RKVKNCK I'KIUVK.l) KUOM THi: MOXOl'OLV. it would be done away with at once, but the relation between the general revenue and the re>iuirements of the island is such that it would be difficult to abandon the revenue deriveil from salt, without at the same time giving up the execution of pub- lic works of vital innwrtance to thccountry. for opeuing up communicatious with the interior, so as to give a full equivalent to the larmers by greatly reducing the ex- [HMiso of the transportation of their produce to the markets of the world. .The importance of this course of procedure may ,oe reali/.ed from the fact that, until a comiwratively recent date, there were districts in the island where the cost of transjiort addeil fully '200 per cent, to the price charged by the Government for salt at the seaboard. Gold and silver mining, and ivory and tortoise shell work are important native industries, as are also making pottery, mats, fans and wootl-carv- ing. 'i'he beautiful woods indigenous to the island give great scope to the ingenious native carvers and cabinet Diakers ; the most valuable woods are ebony, satin wooil, calamander, jak, nodun, palai, iron-wood and hahuilla. The e.xhibits of these woods in the Ceylon Court are very interesting, and will repay an inspection. There are enormous nuantities of fish froiuenting the shores of the island, especially in the southwest and north Provinces, which are thickly peopled, and have the appearance of an almost endless village, the inhabitants of which are thriving, as their wants can always be satisfied by a few hours' fishing with the most primitive appliances. The Sinhalese are, however, mostly an agricultural race, and the vast majority of them are engaged in tilling the soil. The stupendous works commenced 500 years B.C. and continued by successive monarchs of Ceylon in the construction of innumerable reservoirs or tanks for storing the rainfall for irrigation purposes, testify to the great importance attached to agri- culture in ancient times. The great tank of Kalawewa submerged an area of over forty miles in circumference. The retain- ing •• bond " or earthwork is more than twelve miles in length, with a thickness of 300 feet at the base. The Legislature has for some years voted considerable sums annually from the general revenue for the repair, maintenance and improvement of these tanks, and to smaller works, thus greatly promoting the interest and happi- ness of the rural population. The Sinha- lese farmers have confined their labors lately to the production of staple articles of food, such as rice and other cereals, cocoa, gardens of areka palms, CI.NXAMOX, CerrEE, vegetables ami FBllTS. such as plantains, pine apples, custard apples, mangoes, oranges, limes, melons, bread fruit, etc. The most prosperous branch of farming operations, however, and that which has been the greatest stimulant to the prosperity and progres.s of Ceylon, thus enabling the Government to undertake the construction of railways, and intersect the island with splendid roads and bridges, is the extensive coffee plantations in the hill districts. Nearly oos-hlth of the island is comprised in the hill, or mountain zone. The highest peak of the range is Pidurutalagala, which is 8,2*.)6 feet high. The most int«rs*ting and best known is .\dkm's Peak. The majority of the plan- tations lie at an elevation of between 2.00O and .'.000 feet above the sea. where the climate is well nigh perfection, and the luxury of the planter's bungalow, with its European comforts, surrounded by roses and geraniums, with English fruits and vegetables, can be most justly appreciated after the heat of a journey from Colombo to the hill stations. The coffee plant is not, like cinnamon, indigenous to Ceylon : but there were few native hamlets formerly in the low country who had not a few coffee bushes growing around their doors ; bat it was not until about 1830 that European enterprise was first directed to the cultiva- tion of coffee in the iniaad Since then it has been carried on with varying success until H7 '>. when theoxpait ^ coffee reached nearly 1,000.000 cwta., fept^senting at the ruling prices then about £o,000,00*^l sterliui;. The excessively lor^e retiuHs on the capital invested drove fores* XtaJt up to extrava gant prices, and Crown lands, at an iii>set price of a pound an acre, sometimes sold at auction at from £20 to £24 an acre. This mad land fever did not continue long un- checked. In l'<78-79 the coffee bushes suf- fered from the effects of a fungus known as "leaf disease" so severely that the crop was greyly diminished, ana the planters be- ;;an to turn their attention to other crops better adapted to the (4imate and soil. Cinchoqa aud tea have ja||i been cultivated successfully, but the nBsrs look to tea now as the great prus|i|p|\\e source of their future wealth, the will, thay think, and bring back Island. There were ation uf which their fortunes l>crity to the over 100.000 acree of tea plants under cultivation in 1^77. and the export of tea has risen already from 2,105 lbs. then to 9,000.000 iu 18tt(i. The prospect is so bright at present that planters are digging up large planta- tions of coffee bushes, and planting tea in their places. It is expected that within six years the exportation of tea will reach t0,00o,000 lbs. No country can boast of a better supply of laborers, who are chiedy brought from India. The Sinhalese peasants are excellent domestic servants ; they are good at choppiug down trees and clearing jungles, also in digging; for irrigation purix>ses. and works eulorceil under the Village Communities Act. but very few of them will undertake the routine work of labor on the plantations. Ceylon has therefore become the favorite resort of immigrants from the Malabar and Coromandel coasts, who tlock ovit in thousands and settle on the estates. There are no unnecessar> restrictions, and the coining and Koingof these laborers are made as free and easy as possible. Public "rest houses " and hospitals are provide<l by the Government at easy distances along the central road running from Kandy to .laffna. by which most of the immigrants rind their way to the plantations. In years when THK CHOI'S .>K I I'VKKK OR TK\ are abundant, as many as 150,000 Coolie laborers will ungrate to Ceylon in one year and return to their native villages after the crops are harvested to si>end the money they have earned in providing tor their families, and then at the approach of the next harvest itnuiigrating again to help to save it. In addition to coffee, cin- chona anil tea, cocoa is becoming an im- ^H>rtant item on many of the plantations, and the quality prodmed is very superior. India rubber, tapioca, vanilla and other tropical products arc also successfully grown on many properties. The extensive cultivation of cinnamon and cocoanut palm is in the hands of natives; both thrive best in the low country near the sea. For many years the export of cinna- mon was a Government monopoly, but uow there are not any restrictions on its growth or exjiort. In 1883 there were 2,335,000 lbs. of cinnamon exported. The cultivation of the cocoanut palm, which is appliixl to so many multifarious uses, is the most im- portant production amongst the Sinhalese of the low parts of the island. The li<inor he ilrinks is distilled from its sap, the kcr nel of the nut is necessary for use in h'n daily curry, the milk of the nut is the bcv erage offered to every visitor ; his lamp is fed by the oil it protliues ; his fishing nets are manufactured from its fibre, as is also the roiie wherewith he restrains his (joat or cow from straying away, while the raft ers of his house, the thatch of the roof and the window-blinds are made from its leaf and wood. I'hc extensive ciiltiva tion of this palm and its immense value to the 3,000,000 islanders, and to the outside world, may ho gatlicrvd from the facts already named, that its various products are a lNIVERS.il. NECER81TV ill the daily life of the island population while the exports of the oil. copra and fibre exceed £700,000 in 'alue annually, and the revenue derived from the excise dutv levied on the "arrack" (spirit) distilled from the sap exceeds £170,000. With a fixed determination on the part of the local Legislature to continue without interrup- tion an annual grant from the pubUc funds for the restoration of the ancient irrigation works, and thas make Ceylon again inde- pendent of foreign importation of rice, with a similar determination to push the railway system into the heart of the planting districts, so a.s to give cheap and easy transport to the seaboard, this beautiful island â€" from its grand geographi cal position, its excellent harbor accommo- dation and healthy climate â€" is destined to receive again its ancient Brahmin title of " The Pearl on the Brow of India; or, Lanka, the liesplendent." The Cevlon Court, occupying the western end of the North Court, is 150 feet long by .'^O feet wide. The decorations on the walls and roof of the court, in which yellow, the sa red color of Buddhism, predominates, are strictly Sinhalese in their character. The dado round the court reaches nine feet high above the tloor ; it is ornamented with representations of the mythological animalsâ€" the elephant, lion. bull, horse and goose â€" as they appear sculptured on ruined monuments in the ancient cities* of Ceylon. Higher up, a frieze, a yard in width, is covered with Sinhalese paintings, depicting some of the more popular birtii stories of Buddha ; the frieze is sur- mounted by an ornamental cresting and depending from the roof- plate are fringed draperies. The Gantama Buddha or Buddhist god, is represented on the west wall of the court, facing the entrance, by a figure in alto reliem ten feet hijjh. sealed in the conventional attitude of contempla- tion. Beneath the figure of Buddha, on either side of the word " Ceylon." are re- presentations of the Buddhist, the sun and moon. The gateway at the west end of the coort is conspicuous for beautiful catvings in reUef. executed in ebony, cocoanut and tamarind, which are amongst the principal cabinet woods of Ceylon. This gateway is the /in- simil,- of one carveil in stone at Yapahu, an ancient royal resi- dence of the Sinhalese monarchs. The porch through which the court is entered at it» eastern end is of teak wood, and was built by Sinhalese workmen in Ceylon ; the j)illars with their elabiirate carvings being faithful representations of portions of the King's .\udience Hall at Kandy. The floor is laid in ornamental mosaic work. The wall which flanks the porch on each side las well as that outside the court, between it and Old London) have beeti designed to represent as nearly as possible the massive walls which surround the Dalda Maligawa (ur Buddhist Temple of the Sacred Too'.h) and other structures, both reh^ious and secular, in Kandy. In the open space between the Ceylon Court and Old London and facing the Indian palace is the Ceylon Tea House, which gives a vivid idea of the style of Sinhalese timber architecture. It stands upon a raised terrace, the floor of which is laid with oruaiuental tiles ; the south side and west end of the building are beautifully dscorated with exceedingly effective mural tiling. The frieze ornaments are com- pOMed of the leaves and blossoms of the tea plant, and those in the band above the 1IA1>0, OK LOTl'S VUIWERS. In each of the fonr sid< bays is a framed painting on tile*, the subjects being a view of Colombo from the harbor; Strathellie Estate, factory and bungalow : Galboda Estate, showing the Oriental process of weighing tea, and a view of Devon Estate Dumbula, showing bungalow and waterfall. I'pon the wall there is a painting repre- senting a Tamil girl picking tea. The woodwork has been painte<l ami decorated to harmonize with the architecture, yellow being the predominating color, relieved by red, which has been adopted for the color of the devices painted thereon. Seven Sinhalese men were brought over from Ceylon to the E.xhibition. Of these fonr were employed as attendants on customers at the Ceylon Tea House, and they un- doubtedly formed one of its most attrac- tive features. They were typical speci- meiits of the towcountry Cinhalese, and wore their national costumes. Their habit of wearing ccmibs in their hair, which was tied in a knot at the back of their heads, is the heifjht of fashion in Ceylon, and a curi- ous characteristic of that country. The chief man of the party, a ^joldsmith by trade, Wimalasureudra, is one of the most exjvrt workmen at his trade to be found in t'eylon, and as such has been honored by the Government with the native rank of Muhandiram of his caste. Iwo of them are carpenters, having been specially selected for their great ability in their pro- fession ; the most of the superior carving exhibited, in cabinet wixkIs and in plum- ba»;o, was e.xecuted by them. Ceylon made a most imposing display of her various prciductions. of which the under-named are a few : Natural objects, such as ores and minerals, building stones, gems, {warls, pearl oysters, corals, horns, tiisks and liunting trophies. FockI priHlucts, such as rice, tea, coffee, cocoa, spices, paddy, dry grains, starches, vanilla, jafiia moss, sugar, jaggery, arrack and rum, preserves and pickles, bechede-nier, edible birds' nests, dried fish, salt, drills and metlical substances, as cinchona bark, mediciial preparations and native medicinal plants and tneilicines ; raw pro<luct3 and manu factures consisting of oil seeds and oils, essential oils, resins and UIMS, DVES \N1> \<\K SllKKS, tanning substances, fibres and ropes, cotton and silk, mats and basket work, timbers and cabinet wochIs, tobacco and cigars, iiidia rubber, products of the cocoanut palm and products of the low country estates. Means of transport, such as car- riat;es and carts, boats, agricultural imple- ments, models, etc. Art works of jewellery, gol.l and silverware, metal ware, carved work 111 ivory, ebony, cocoanut shell an. I tortoise shell ; iKircupino <|Hill work, lace, lacquer work, ixittery. furni- ture and arms. Fine arts, consisting of paintings, drawings, photographs, maps and plans. Ixwks, stamps, etc. Kthnologv was represented by Buildhist articles. Vcdda productions, models of natives and of native dresses, masks, musical instru- ments, Maldive collections, etc. When wc think of Britain's vast dependencies, of the hundreds of millions of people of nearly all races, and inhabiting nearly all climates, wo are led to think, for what object the .\nglo-Saxon race has been raised up to the very pinnacle of physical, of mlral and of religions power. With her colonies encircling the globe, with her language spoken on every shore, with every sea on our earth whitened by the aails of her merchantmen and war ships, distribatinf the products of her miUions of looms, and other innumerable manufactories to the inhabitants of every clime and bringing back in return the varied productions of every land to minister to the wants, and the luxuries of the lords of creation, resident on that Uttle island in the far western seas, whom Cicsar found surrounding their Druidical altars offering up human sacrifices to their gods. What has brought about such an astonishing change .' Such a complete metamorphoaia in their habits, their lives, their thoughts, their actions .' The Bibleâ€" that Book of God. applied by His Spirit to the con- sciences of the masses of the people of that insignilicant, little island, inspiring them with supreme love to God, and love for their fellow -creatures as for themselves â€" has stimulated the race to grand and nobla efforts, many being willing and ready to sacrifice their hves in order to rescue their fellow-creatures from the slaverv of sin aud bad them to the fold of Christ. The religion taught by our Saviour does not consist in emotion. It is love. It is the sword that must slay intemperance. It is the hammer which must kill infidelity. It is the power that must raise the world. .% Protltabl*' lnv4'stiiitfQt Can be made in a postal card, if it is used to sand your address im to HaUetc A Co.. Fortlaad, .Maiue. who can furnish you work tbat you can do aud live at huiue. wiieruver vou are loi-at^d, taw there are who cannot earn over ^.i per Jay, au.l s*>mB have made over *aO. Capitol not re- quired, you »-e started free. Either sex; all ages. .Vll particulars fruo. A Short Walk. When an office starts out to seek the man it does not have sufficient exercise to give it an appetite.â€" .s'un Francuco Alta. The Learned Societies Through their members have tenified to the threat efticacy of Putnam's PainlesB Com Extractor. It provokes no line of demarcation, securing alike the good will of the highest and the most humble, and with strict impartiality. removin« with e<jual •elerity the corns of each. Try Putnam's Corn E.\tractor. Since Sir Charles Dilke inherited a for- tune from a kinsman bearing the name of Snooks, much fun has been poked thereat. Yet " Snooks" was originally " Sevenoaks and there are families in England uow spelling their name " Sevenoaks" and pronouncing it " Snooks." It is claimed in extenuation of the name " Sniggs " that it is only a corruption of " Sevenacres." Franklin Hinkley. of Fail Mountain, is a good subject for the hair restorers. He was ill for some time with disease of the spine, aud the hair of bis head, beard, moustache, eyebrows and eyelashes all came out, and there is no prospect of its return. He would make a good photograph to be labelled " Before I'sing." Messrs. Harrison Bros., Hamilton, write: " We tind sale of McCollom's Hheumatio Repellant increasing and it gives the very best of satisfaction as a cure for rheumatic affections." ^^ The men employeii in gathering spiders' silk near Bhim Teel. India, are supplied with small sticks with which they select the clean webs. The total weight of tha webs collected during one season does not exceed 10 pounds. The silk is wound around the sticks, from which it is removed by immersion in hot water. In couse<|iienceof news from the Governor of Herat that the CJovernor of Tarkestan has ordered Iskander Khan with 12.000 men to surprise Herat, the .\meer of Afghanistan has ordered 10.000 men to ba in readiness to reinforce the troops at Herat. The .Vnieer has caused the behead- ing of Sayad. the father-in-law of the lata chief of Kohistan, hav:ng discovered that Savad was in communication with Avoob Kahn. The sentry on guard at the powder maga> zine in Chatham dockyard noticed a man lurking about the magazine on Saturday ni»;ht. The man not replying to the chal- lenj^e. the sentry bayonetteil him in the thi>;h. >'e was found to be an employee nam'-.! Clarke and was sent to an hospital to Je detained as a susix^ct. Marvellous Memory DISCOVERY. Wholly unUkf ArniKial S> stcras- Cur^ of Mind Wa». 0«rlnK Any i»h>Ii Warni'd In one reodliiK. Hchtv r«- tlUCtloiL- .or piwiiil clajvHfN. Primpcctun, with opin- ion., of Mr. Pit.HTttii, tn»' AMronnmer, UotM. W. W. A.-nvR, JiP.vH P. Bknjamim, Dps, JlwoK, Wood uitl otiier». wnt i>i»Ht krvk. bv PROF. 1.0ISETTE, a37 Fiftik Avcuur. IVew Tork. I) EAFâ€" A VERY INTERESTING S)-I>ivKe lHH>k on Ueilfuess. Noises in tb« Heii.l. .Vo How relieve,!. 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