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\ O'BRIEN ON LANSDOWNE. Toe lloae Ruler's Terrible ArraipDuiBt of (be (ioversor. WHY HE COMES TO CANADA. A last (Wednesday) iii(;bt'« Montreal despatch says : Mr. O'Brien lectured tu- night in Albert Uall before a very lar)^e andience. Representatives from Ottawa and Kingston were present. At the outset the lecturer said be liaj come to address the people o( Canada on the subject of Iriah evictions. It was because the humble homes of the poor tenantry of Lu^acurran were at that moniont desolate, and why ? Because the man who is responsible for these desolate homes, these evicted and cruelly suflerinH iieople, to-day held the highest |>OHition in Canada. He was sorry to have to come to this land with the cruel story of the wrongs and snffertogs of the afHicted tenantry of Lug- gaourran. He was but a humble citizen ; Lord Lansdoivne was a rich and powerful Lord. Where else were they to turn for help and sympathy if not to the people of this fair land? The Irish tenantry were an unarmed people, while Lord Lansdowne had thousands of armed soldiersand armed policemen to fulfil the cruel work of evic- tion in the fair valley of Luggacurran, and thus to drive the aged and innrm and help- less babes to the ditch, the wayside or starvation. Even at that moment the Government were endeavoring to pass s Bill to prevent ihezn having a peaceable organization for mutual help, or for even making public to the world the story of Ireland's wrongs. To whom then should tke (leoplv of Ireland turn, if not to their foUowcouutrymcu in Canada, who can alone save them by the might of their opinion from a fate e<jual to that of slavery in its worst and most degrading form. He bad not come to ap{>eal to the passions, but to the reason and humanity of the free and liberty-loving people of Canada. It was the Canadian I'arUauient that in lUTJ voted £20,000 to buy bread for the starving women and children â€" starving in the midst of that beautiful and fertile land. This must never hap{>on again. Charles Stewart rarncll said that never again would he go begging alms for the victims of landlordism. This time they did not ask for £'20,000, but desired Canadians to know the use which Lord Lansdowne makes of the £'20,000 he receives from them, and if it were found he had been making a bad use of it to ask them to pass their condemnation on their acts. The Cana- dian Parliament struck at the root of the evil in Ireland when they passed the reso- lution in favor of Irish Home Rule. Kven recently the Parliament of Canada had endeavored to stand between the Irish people and coercion, as thuy did between them and starvation long ago. Personally, Mr. U'Urien had no ill-feieliuK against Lord Lansdowne, but the Irish (leople could aot be content to lie down like whip|>ed hounds at his feet without telling to the world the story of iheir wrongs. The day that the corulomnation of the Canadian people i passed on the acts of I^ord Lansdowne that nay will have nerved the arm of William Kwart Gladstone in his great battle for the right of suffering Ireland. It was not his intention to make any |>er8onal attack on Lord Lansdowne. He would not call up the ghostly memories, but he would tell how liord Lansdowne was laying waste that tine estate and carrying out tne work of depopulation as if the Angel of Death bad kno<:ki'(l at the door of each humble cabin, and still the processes were not half starved. If Lord Lansdowne or his agents were let alone, there was not a man, woman or child on the estate of Luggacurran but would he banished from the houses uf their fathers and c^ither com- pelled to starve on the roadside or seek homes Iwyond the soa. Mr. O'Brien then read extracts from the J'Vr-nmin'i Journal, which described terrible eviction scenes. In the four days the work »t evic- tion lasted on the Lan8<lowne estates I'^O iMTSons hsil been turned from their homes Into the roadside. Old men and women of HO and lieliileus babes only a few weeks old suffered alike, and this ttxi in the severe weather of March, and in the face of a pitiless hail and rain storm. Those scenes were witiiesHed by the sfieaker, and he had seen a Calliolic priest. Father Â¥. Meagher, and Mr. McDride take off their coats and give them to cover the shivering babes at their mothers' breasts. It was because of such scenes that he looked to the people of Canada for their condemnation of Lord Lansdowne. It was ('anadian money that paid the ofilcorswho carried out these crurl evictions. Lonl I^ansdowne had tried to explain by interviews in the press that these i>cople owed a years rent. They only owed half a year's rent, and the law saiil that a whole year must be owed before n tenant could be evicted. The other half year's rent was called the hanging gale. This was simply a lawyer's fiction, and had been insll tuted years and years ago, in the early dayH of the century, to enable the other land- lords to evict their tenants whenever they would bo halt a year Ixshind in their pay- ments. The tenants of the Lansdowne estate were the most punctual and (leaou- fnl in the whole of Ireland. Not a murder had been committed in the vicinity of Luggacurran for years. The only crime of which the people were accused was wishing for some reduction in the rack rent. 'I'his was a reduction of HO per cent., which was even less than Lord Cow|K)r and the Land (lommission had offered on other 1 1 ktes, and th^se very reductions had b en approved of by Lord I.anadowne. The tenants on the Lansdowne estates were of two classes. The first were leaseholders, who were not us yet entitled to go into the courts, and the other class were the judicial tenants, who have already had their rents fixed by law. The leaseholders asked for a reduction of HO per cent. If these tenants were free to go into the Land Courts, as the Government pr8[x)so to allow them, they would, according to the decision of the Land ('ominission, get a reduction of '40, fiO or 70 per cent. The speaker then referred to tho estate of Lord Castle down, where two tenants had been given a reduction of 16 per cent., and it should l)e romomhcted this had not been inadc! by tho " I'litn di Canipuigii " but by the Land CoinniiMiou of Ihe OoTemmeat aind the Land Commission that the object of Lord Lans- downe and his agents was to crush the tenants and drive them from their farms and not to give them any jost redaction. The speaker said tihat he would say a few words about judicial rents, bat he found it hard witheut passion to characterise the arrogance that Lord Lansdowne bt^ shown towards these onfortunate people. In spite of fibe Commission he nad refused to reduce the rents a single farthing, and he is fast transforming Luggacurran into a, wilderness. Since the Land Commission bad fixed the rents the earning power of the tenants had been reduced fully 40 per cent. The speaker (luote<l a number of the landlords who had reduced their rents, and, continuing, he said that the only one who bad not complied with these just demands was Lord Lansdowne, and he, too, must be compelled to reduce tho rents. Mr. O'Brien then quoted from the statement made in the Imperial House of Commons. He also referred to the acts of Mr. Townsend Trench, who was the agent of Mrs. Adair as well as of Lord Lans- downe. On the very day that he had col- lected the rents from the tenants of Lug- gacurran without permitting any reduction, he had given the tenants on the adjoining estate a reduction of IS per cent. What was the Plan of Campaign ? It was an organization of the oppressed, who would stand side by side like soldiers in battle until the victory was won. The time would come when there would bo no more fear of the crow-bar brigade to tarn the fertile valleys of Luggaonrran into desolate waste. In conclusion, Mr. O'Brien asked their sympathy with a suffering people. He promised them that when the great work Degun by Charles Stewart Parnell and Gladstone was accomplished and the happy hour came when once more a free and un- trammelled Irish Parliament could assemble in College Green, they would have the prayers and heartfelt gratitude of the Irish ))eople. A resolution was passed condemning Lord Lansdowne's actions. The meeting was most orderly and no HKR MAJESTY'S RECKPTIOJf. Sceue* at the Uueea's Tklrd Jubilee Oraw- Inc-Koom In Londonâ€" DreasM Worn by Ladies PreMnt-Beaatlful Creations of DrcMmaklng Talent Ruined by the Crowd* A London cablegram says : The Queen's third Jubilee drawing-room to-day did not in general differ from the two preceding ones recently minutely described in your columns. The Lord Chamberlain's book showed that cards had been issued for 511 new presentations. The additional num ber of chaperones, privileged guests and gentlemen escorts swelled the total so as to make it a reception larger than any other during the present reign, as veterans assure me. Several of those held in past years have been unmanageable froqj overcrowding ; but the unprece- dented crush to-day, with its ine- vitable acoompanimeut of weary waiting, disarranged attire, unmannerly elbowing, loss of temper and final disappointments, was all Ihat tho most cynical could wish. Th? presentations went through at the rate of 100 in an hour, allowing thirty-six seconds for each. It must not be supposed that the Queen herself sustained the bur- den ; after an hour the Princess of Wales took her place. The great majocity were disappointed of even a single glance of the queenly approval or a single hurried touch of the royal hand. The trials and tortures the poor victims of this ceremony go through before arriving at the ecstatic half minute is known only to themselves ; but as they voluntarily undergo it all for the sake of the reward, in their case, as in that of the fakirs, there is no room for argu- ment. Mrs. Phelps, wife of the American Minis- ter, wore a petticoat and bodice of white and black striped velvet and a train of black velvet. She presented Mrs. Uorton, wife of the well-known New York banker, Henry L. Hortou, who was also present in the ante- room in velvet Court dress and sword. Mrs. Uorton seemed to attract the attention of many of the English dowagers for the sumptuousnesB of her costume. The uiaterial of ner dress was white satin silver AFFAIES IN lEELAND. hostile demonstrations were offered at any I brocade; the front of the skirt was trimmed time through the day or evening. THE ABMT BIO GUNS. Tlie of l>uke uf Counaaghi iWXtt Leavr Absenre Aft^r a (jiruuil*l««. A London cable says : In the House of Commons yesterday Sir John Gorst, Parlia- mentary Secretary to the India USice, moved the second reading of the Hill grant- ing leave of absence to the Duke of Con- naught, commander of the forces in India, in order that he might attend the jubilee festivities. Mr. Lewis Dillwyn, member for Swansea, the uncompromising doyen of the old school of Radicals, moved to reject the mo- tion. He said there was a strong feeling in the country against the appointment uf ezalte<l personages to ixisitions of com- mand over the heads of others. If appoint- ments were to be given on account of re- lationshin to the Throne, the persons so appointea ought to be under the same con- ditions that applied to others. Sir John Swinburne, member for Lich- field, a retirtil captain of the Uoyal Navy, and a Liberal, whose late election was left entirely in the hands of ttbonafide working- man, seconded the motion. He ooudemntMl the system under which royalties had the choico of tho best places in the army and navy without having passed through the different grades. There was the Duke of Cambridge, now Field Marshal, who had never served either as ensign, lieutenant, captain, major or lieutenant-colonel. TheS|ieaker, interrupting, said the mem- ber was travelling beyond the (|UCHtion. The Bill oidy concerned the return of the Duke of Connaught. Sir John Swinburne, continuing, said it would be a graceful act on the part of the Duke of Connaught to retire in order that some distinguished otlicer might take his place. There was an enormous amount of ineffective service and waste of money in coiiS(x|uence of exalted persons holding high rank. The Speaker here ruled Sir John Swin- burne out of order. Mr. Labouchere denounced the Dill as obsetiuious and servile. A division was taken, resulting in a vote of HlH for and 4,5 against the Bill. The New Hriinswirk Ktuu<l» A Ht. John, N. B., despatch says : A heavy gale last night intensified tho effects of the floods along the St. John river. The swollen tide swept away hundreds of barns and houses through Sunbury, Queen's ami King's (bounties. Nerepisbridge, thelongest in the Province, was carried away this morning, one piece four hundred feet long tloating down almost to Ht. John. Five thousand cords of firewood havu been swept away in Queen's('ouiityaii)ne. Fredericton is ill darkness to-night, and special |)olice. men are [latrolliiig her streets to guard against fire. The flood to-day submerged the Intercolonial track near Rothesa} and all freight trains are cancelled. The Quebec express left to night and crossed in safety, but with the present wind a big washout is feared, ('onimunication by rail with the United States is still suspended. The floods are the most destructive ever known, and the loss will reach over one million dollars in the St. John valley alone. I with pearl in the |>attern of antitjue silver point lace ; the corsage, which was cut V shaped with stomacher, was embroidered in the same way ; the train, of silver bro- cade on poult de soie, was trimmed with white ostrich tips at bottom ; the train had a blue satin lining and was fastened at the right shoulder with a plume of feathers ; in the hair were the traditional court feathers, tip{i«d with diamond aigrettes. Mrs. Horton's ornaments were diamonds in necklace and ear-rings. OTUEB Ult'U COSTl'MES. Following is one of the dresses that at- tracted attention : Petticoat of rich resida satin, the front and sides draped with em- bruidere<l lisse echarpe in oriental colors ; the edge of the petticoat arranged with resida tulle and satin rosettes ; corsage to match the petticoat, trimmed with em- broidered Use and tulle, with plumes of shaded green ostrich feathers ; train of bronze velvet lined with poult de soie and draped with a flounce of point d'alencon, caught up with slmdod green ostrich feathers . ornainentu, rubies. Another dress was a golden brown velvet trimmed with old Brussels lace. There was also a brocaded train of buttercup, trimmed witfi Carriokmacross lace over a white satin and tulle [letticoat. Also a dress of vieux rose, with panels of velvet and old duchesse lace, with a train and boilice of gray brocade to correspond. Also a dress of pink crepe mogul, drapsd with Brussels lace, with brocaded bodice and train lined with green and pink shot silk and tulle ruching. WORKS or Alll. Also a goMen brown brocaded velvet, train lined with blue satin merv, with blue ruchings and plumes of feathers ; petticoat of blue satin merv. draped with lisse, tab- lier embroidered in gold and blue. THE ^'rSKM's DllKSS. The Queen's sombre dress in the throne- ruoni fully set otT all the toilettes this after- noon. The Queen wore a train with bodice of black satin broche, trimmed with jet and tulle, over a skirt of black merv, covered with tulle embroidered in jet ; a white tulle veil, surmounte<{ by a coronet of diamonds ; necklace, brooch and earrings, amethysts and diamonds. She also carried a dozen ribbons, stars ant orders in superb array. WHAT TUK rSlNCKSS WOIIK. When the future Queen took the royal placxi she wore resida Lyons velvet, resida and gold brocade, draped with volant Irish lace, loot>ed with Duucbos of shaded anemones and leaves; ooisage and train to correspond ; headdress, a tiara of diamonds and feathers; veil ; ornaments, diamonds and pearls. A lluslness Homily. " James," said the milkman to his new boy, " (!'' J nee what I'm adoin' of '?" " Yei sir," replied James ; " you're a- pourin' water in tho milk." " No, I'mnot, James; I'm a {Kturin'niilk in the water. So if anybody arsks yim if 1 put rvater in my milk, you tell e'ln no. Allers stick to the truth, James ; c.hoatin' is bad 'nough, but lyin' is wuss." â€" Haryer's lUunr. lnteri>retlnB the 8rrl|>turea. " Mainnin," said FloKsio, who had been to church for the first time, where she had list(med with more or less attention to the sormon, " I know what tho minister meant by ' children's children.' " " Yes '?" said mamma. " Yes ; he meant dolls." KeUMonlnic from Ana1og.v. A Bcientist explains that tight hats cause baldness. There is many a young man, how- ever, who never wears his lint on liisuppi^r . . lip, and who yet knows that his lip remains The speaker declared presistently hM.â€"LouuvilU Courier- Sir Ooiialil Smith's <ilft A Montreal desiiatoh says : Another meeting of the trustees of tho Trafalgar Institute was held last evening, when Sir DonaUl Smith supplomouted his previous gift of $'25,000 by a further donation of »".,(HK), making a total of »H0,000, on condi- tion that the instituteafiiliato with Mctiill. The offer was accepted, and the institute will be opened next autumn on the fine property purchased from Mr. Alexander Mitchell at the head of Simpson street. The institute properties left by the founder, the late Donald Ross, are estimated at S resent value at over a quarter of a million oUars. The original donation was made several years ago towards the cause of the higher eilucation of women, but until now the matter has taken no definite shape. Siv I'onald Smith' J gift will place it on a work- ing basis. The executive trustees are Rev. J. Edgar Hill,of St. .Andrew's Church, Alex. Maophorson and Mr. A. T. Drummond. Solid with the Old Lady. Snocossful suitor -You have not told me yot how your parents feel about our engage- ment. " Well, pa says ho will see mo in raygravo before ho will allow mo to become your wife " " Merciful heavens I" " Oh, don't bother about him. Ma says I cau marry you."â€" Omaha World. that ho had thus shown out of the mouths I Journal. A conimitteo conipoHod of several public officers in Nebraska leport, after investiga- tion, that tho 'limfa' Parnell letter was written by one Rii^hardPiggott, a man who tried to blackmail the National League. The "Time*" and Parnell Ones Moreâ€" Parnell a Very Sick Manâ€" The Elchty Club and Chamberlain. A last (Friday) night's London cable says : The Titaet has resumed publication of regtilar articles intended to show a con- nection between Pamellism and crime. The present series of articles is entitled " Behind the Scenes in America." The matter is the|result of an inquiry which the Timet says it instituted last summer into the relations between the American Fenians and the Pamellites, and purports to contain a number of the secret records of the Clan-Na-Gael Society, obtained through a schism in the society and quarrels among its leaders. Among the documents published are what are alleged to be copies of the constitution of the society, lists of its officers at various epochs, letters from its past and present leaders, secret circulars and reports of the society's conventions. The Tinut says its inquiries are not yet complete, for the reason that the society has been reorganized so that its system of working has become a seemingly impenetrable mystery. Editorially com- menting on its revelations the Timet says it is impossible to doubt that the policy of the Pamellites, and therefore of Mr. Glad- stone, is ultimately directed by the heads of the society and by Mr. Patrick Ford. Mr. Parnell's health has become worse since his journey yesterday from Ii;eland to London. By his physician's advice Mr. Parnell proceeds at once to Bournemouth, where he will remain until Tuesday, at which date he expects to be able to attend Parliament. Mr. Edward Samuel Norris, Progressive Conservative member for Limehouse divi- sion of the Tower Hamlets, asked the Government in the House of Commons to- day whether in the event of the passage of the Coercion Bill they would consider the question of recommending to the Queen as one of the features of her Jubilee celebra- tion the granting of a general amnesty to all priboners In Ireland under detention of agrarian crimes, but not guilty of personal violence. Mr. Smi'h, answering for the Government, said they were not in a posi- tion to make any such engagement. The Executive Committee of the Eighty Club has negatived a proposal to invite Mr. Chamberlain to attend the club's monthly dinner. In consetjuence of this action the Unionist members of the club have called a general meeting, at which they will pro- pose to observe neutrality on the Irish ques- tion. If the meeting rejects the proposal the Unionists will resign from the duo. A London cable says : Mr. John Bright writes as follows about the Parnell- Dillon- Timei affair : " .Ml the Timet' charges con- sist of evidence contributed by the rebel conspirators themselves, and statements drawn from I 'nited IrtUind, the Irifh ff'orld and other papers edited by or the property of active conspirators. The facts are their own facts. The Timet did not invent them â€" it only arranged them so that the public could understand the case. Parliament should have nothing to do with the matter. These conspirators and their {wpers charged Earl tjiwncer and Mr. Forster with murder in knowingly hanging innocent men. Par- liament did not interfere then to protect Lord Spencer and Mr. Forster. Why should it interfere now to defend Irish writers and speakers and assume the duties and labors of courts of justice? " When Mr. Gladstone made his proposal at the Rev. I>r. Parker's luncheon for get- ting the Crimes .\ct through, few people supposed he meant business. The sugges- tion to omit the provisions against boycot- ting and the Plan of Campaign was regarded by the Government as a sug- gestion to emasculate the Bill. Mr. Gladstone's friends now say he did not expect this to be accepted, but it was really meant as the first bid. Ho feels that present tactics are likely, if prolonged, to make a bad impression on the country. The average minds fails to perceive a dis- tinction between opposition as now carried on and obstruction. Closure has only varied the form, instead of everlasting speeches on one amendment, short speeches on in- numerable amendments are tho game. Time is wasted just as effectively now. Mr. Gladbtone neither likes to see Parliament paraly/^Hl nor believes the country will like it. Ilis supporters in the Provincial press arc already hinting that compromise is possible, 'the Government are asked to insert a clause ensuring that the Bill shall not be used to prevent legitimate combina- tion. The permanency of the measure to which Mr. Gladstone referred will not be sacrificed by the Government, but this is not really very important. When a Liberal Government comes in they can practically annul if unable immediately to repeal the Aut. Other alterations will be suggested, but the probability that the Cladstonians and the Government will come to terms is e-\cecdingly remote. There is anottior reason for Mr. Glad- stone's anxiety to come to some arrange- ment. He foresees a serious conflict in tho House of Commons if these nightly wrangles and collisions are allowed to con- tinue, to bo followed probably by suspen- sion of the Irish members. A largo con tingeiit of Radicals also will in that case get themselves suspended, and no man can say where the disturbance will stop. Tho Mayor of Cork, replying to an invi tation from the Lord Chatnberlain to assist in the Jubilee festivities, said that in view of the Crimes Bill the invitation is little short of an outrage upon the self-respect of the Irish people. A WOMAN'S DEVOTION. Bow Shm Stuck to Her Goavlet Lover for Many Tears, and Mow AppUes For H# Pardon. A Nashville, Tenn., despatch says : Eighteea years ago the doors of the State prison closed upon Frank Riddle, of Maury coimty, who bad been sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering a German peddler. There were doubts as to the guilt of Riddle, who, refusing to acknowledge the crime and accept a term of fifteen years, insisted upon a plea of not guilty. The trial resulted in bis conviction, and the' defendant appealed to the Supreme Court, which granted a new hearing. A second verdict against Riddle was rendered and he was sent to the penitentiary. Year after year passed. One after another of the life convicts died, and Riddle almost abandoned hope of obtaining his freedom. While Governor Taylor was seated in his office yesterday a woman walked into the apartment, and presented to the Governor a petition for executive clemency, signed by the lessees and every officer of the prison, who stated that Riddle's long in- carceration had served the ends of justice. Accompanying the petition was a letter written by the woman who bore it. After the Governor had read the document the lady rose and said : " Governor Taylor, when that man was accused of murder I was engotjed to him. I did not believe him guilty, and did not break the engagement. During the two or three years that the trial was i>ending I still believed in him. During the eighteen years of hia cooflns- ment I stuck to him. His parents have died. His brothers and sisters are all dead except a sister who lives out west. The people who were interested in the case then have forgotten him. I am the only friend he has in the world. My life lias been wrapped up in him. I believe in him, and have loved him through all these long, weary years, and I want you to pardon him. I do not ask yon to think him an innocent man, tut for the sake of two Uvea that may yet be happy I implore yon to set him free." Without waiting to hear the Governor's decision she arose and left the office and the capitol. When the Governor had cleared his eyes of tears he said to Bishop Granberry : " Such devotion and con- stancy I have never seen, and whatever Riddle may have deserved it dues look as if that woman ought to have a chance at happiness." The prisoner will be pardoned. THE FISUEKY CKl'ISEBS. I The New Commander of the Flag;ahip â€" Oood Hehavlur of .\iuertcun Fishermen. i Halifax despatch says : Lieutenant Gordon, of the Royal Navy, commander of the recent Government expeditions to the Hudson's Bay, arrived to-night to take command of the fishery protection flagship .\cadia. Captain Scott, her late com- mander, will hereafter devote his time to sui>erintending the movements and doings of tho whole fishery fleet. The cruiser Triumph has arrived at Shel- burne from a nine days' cruise. She visited all the resorts of American fishermen from Liverpool westward to Pubnico. Captain Lorway reports that the American fisher- men conduct themselves to the entire satis- faction of the customs authorities along this coast. On arriving at Shag harbor Captain Lorwav found that the American schooner Legal Tender, which attained celebrity last fall for alleged treaty viola- tion, had left port in a hurry an hour be- fore the cruiser's arrival. Captain Devino, of the Legal Tender, who is a Nova Scotian, shipped two men at Shag harbor last August, and when the customs officers boarded her for the purpose of taking a formal seizure for the offence. Skipper Do- vine coolly proceeded to sea with the Canadian officers on board, and they were forced to jump into their boat or be carried as prizes to Undo Sam's territory. â€" ♦ ' FOK HIS CHILD'S .SAKK. A Father Maimed fur Life •:; navlnc His Child From a Cruel Death. A Chicago despatch says : The heroism of John 'Vorbanck in savinu his infant child from certain death nearly cost him his own life on Saturday afternoon. His eighteen months old babe had toddled down to the railroad track near his house and sat down between tho rails to play. The whistle fron an approaching switch engine attracted the alteiition of the father, who was at work in the yard, and glancing up he was horrified to see the child sitting on the track watching tho swift approach of the locomotive. After an iustaut of mute terror the father rushed toward the track, and throwing himself in front of the engine, seized tho child with both hands and threw it safely to one side. He had no time to save himself, but was caught by one of tho wheels and thrown across tb} rail. His left leg was horribly mangled, and it was afterwards necessary to amputate it. He also received injuries about tho hips and head. Vor- bauck is a young, hardworking man, and has been married about three years. Mlud-Keading and Pocket- Books. Lady " Hero youl Thieves! Murder PickjHJckets ! Police!" Mind Reader â€" " Beg pardon, mum : had a bet with a friend that I could discover the wheroabouta of a hidden pocket-book and my mind placed it in this locality Excuse mo : I thought I hadstrucka meal bag in a feed store."â€" i/ar/xr's Bazar. Itight Vou Are, My Dear. He (lit dinner)â€" May 1 assist you to tho ohoeso, Miss Vassar. Miss VasBar(justgraduatod)- Thanks, no! I am very comfortable where I am ! But you may assist tho choose to me, if you will '.â€"Puck. \ Dresden journal devoted to household 0«n. MIddletun at Kington. A Kingston despatch says : Tho anni- versary of tho bottle of Batocho was cele- brated on Thursday night at Tote du Pont barracks, and in it tho commander of tho forces, Lieut. Col. Montizambort, of " B " Battery, and others participated. Sir Fred. Middleton, in his siwech said, among other things, that tho suppression of the rebellion in tho Northwest was tho only event of the kind in tho history of the British Empire which had boon put down unaided by Imi>crial forces. Tho services of tho Canadian volunteers had been emi- nently appreciated by tho presentation of medals. They were at first refused booauso there was no Imperiol troops in any of tho engagomonts, but the authorities decided that this was a good reason why they should be given, and they were granted accordingly. Lost HiH Boots 111 Church. John Robinson, of Crook Centre, Warron County, last Sunday arrived at church rather lato wearing a pair of now boots which squeaked frightfully. Not wishing to disturb tho congregation, ho left tho boots in tho vestibule and entered in his 1 matlc-s and philosophy says children should I stocking foot. Upon looking for tho boots never jo put into a cradle, as tho rocking '*f'<"' service ho found they had boon stolon, of tlvi young broin has a tendency to ," *'"'^"' *'•'" "'"â- "'""''"""""'"' ''*^*'-~' stupefy it. ' Ho hoard tho sermon , but lost his boots.- "I Coblctkill (N. y.) Index. \. WA