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The Foar-Laaf Clo»e Bfr^n j" '*"* meadow sweet with 5{'2"'=d a maiden aiid her lover ; Through the meadow sweet with clover r^^> Wrapped in nieditaiiun defply With tlieir hearts uiiitHd sweetly, Ui.l they plight their trcith aaeir • beekinK oft the uieadow over- ae with brown eyes, she with blutâ€" bearchiug f„r a four-leal clover. •MfiHl? '.'',''*' "'"" ^^^" ""'el' atill keeping, Mid the blooniiuK clover seekinif * or the auKuring leartets (irowing i/- H """"'ow sweetly blowing " "'1 the brooklet rtowinij by : Where they spent their sportive childhood weath the same eternal sky. In the iniadow and the wUdwood. In their hearts a temple lifted. Filled with love, and richlv gifted With the virtues ever dwelling In tuu hearts, with pai«>iou swelling, i','^ ""Piitod I.jvos imbue. Thus they strolled the uieadow overâ€" He with brown eyes, she with blueâ€" beekiug for a four-leaf clover. And the maiden with her lover Found at lennth a four-leaf clover, 'â- â- â€¢1 ab( ve it faiths were plighted, DOMINION PAELIAMENT. .\nd Ana their hearts forter united In the holy name of love. .iiid beside the socreil altar. Their betrothal rites to prove. Came they, without word or falter. And they dwelt beside the wildwood. VVlK-re they'd hiwnt tlie gladsome childhood And the shadows still are sleeping 'Neath the vines in silence creeping, lu the sunlight and the dew ; And two ciiildreu now stroll over â€" He with brown eyes, she with bluoâ€" Through the meadow sweet with clover. Jaspeh Lke Hunt. The Miller's Man. They've titles nowadays for all. And names for .lacks of every trade. Workmen and servants, great and small "Employees " now all luawiuerade. Professor "A., he cuts my hair. An " .\rtiBt â-  makes my pot and pan â-  But ha : ha 1 ha ! the worhl is fair That calls uio still-Tho Miller sMan. A farmers team brings in the wheat, And. in our country water mill. We make it flour that all may eat Of wholesome bread a hearty ttll. I back my sacks, eight to each ton Such long has been our English plan And who can stand beneath each one And walk it off .'-The Miller's Man. The good old .Saxon word for me ; Call me a Man, and I'm content. Let those be called, who like to bo. The Tradesman » ' Help, " the dealer'! By honest work and labor still To earn my " Wages " ' Gent.' „ . . -^-- is my plan ; 80 here s good hick to .Vlasier 9 .Mill And luck to meâ€" The Miller » Man. The Old Han IVaa IVise. " He is a man of rank, papa, .\ lord of high degree. His wealth is simply fabulom. And he wants to iuarry me. ' " Be still, my child, ' the old man ioid, " And cease your Idle fuss. I ve learne<l tliat Ijuth bis wealth and rank An simply fabulous. ' Bnnnlnx an Engine Through Bash Ftree. " It would be no surprise to me," said a locomotive engineer at the Northwestern depot yesterday afternooti, "if the forest lires now ragiuK in Wisconsin and Michgan would burn everything up for miles around. In all the years I have driven an engine in the Northwest I never vet have seen the country so dry. It is seldom that one sees the sides of the track burned over at this time of the year, yet there is scarcely a hundred feet of turf along the rails from Milwaukee to Chicago that is not scorched. In many places the fences have been burne<l and beautiful lawns ruined. I saw an engineer on the Wisconsin Central in Mil- waukee yesterday, and be told me that he had run through a mile of dames on his last trip. The heat was so intense that his signals were destroyed, and the paint on his engine blistered in a hundred places. The windows in the '.-ab were cracked, and the smoke was so dense that the engineer and his fireman were compelled to tie handkerchiefs over their mouth and wear goggles. If the people up North ion't have """»* following rain within forty-eight hours I predict that incidents were the loss will be incalculable and the sutler ing widespread and terrible."â€" CViica»« Herald. '' The Speaker announced he had received a letter stating that John B. Dunn, Return- ing-officer for Queen's, N. B., was present and awaited the pleasure of the House. Hon. Mr. Thompson, introducing a Bill to amend the Supreme and Exche<iuer Court Act. explained that it was to estab- lish a special Exchecjuer Court, the judge of which would have the combined Ex- chetjuer Court jurisdiction now possessed by the judges of the Supreme Court and the jurisdiction of the iJominion arbitrators. Cases might be referred to this court by any Minister of the Crown. The judge would have a salary of Jli.OOO and there would be a registrar with aaalary of »'2,000. There might be appeal to the Supreme Court in any cases involving more than $500. The Dominion arbitrators would be continued and would be at the disposal of the judge to send to distant points to take evidence regarding claims, thus saving ex- pense. As the offices of the Dominion arbitrators became vacant ollicial referees would be appointed in their stead. Mr. Mills asked whether it was intended that the new judge should have judicial powers or only powers of recommendatiou which the Government might disregard, as in the case of the Dominion Arbitrators .' Hon. Mr. Thompson stated that the judge would have the full powers invested in the judges of the Supreme Court as Exchojuer Court judges. The BUI was read a first time. Sir Adolphe Caron, renlying to Mr. O'Brien, staled that the York and SiDcoe provisional battalion had made application for kit allowance, but it did not appear the claim was well founded, and it was not allowed. Mr. Langelier, tor Mr. Prefontaine, asked whether the amnesty to those taking part in the troubles in the Northwest applied to Gabriel Dumout ; whether Dumont was free to retu'n to Canada, and whether, if he retunied, proceedings would be taken against him. Hon. Mr. Thompson said that the am- nesty applied to all those who had not committed homicide except in actual war- fare. l)umont must kiow whether it applied to him or not. | X he following Private Bills were consid- ered in committee, reported and read a third lime : To revise and amend the Act to incor- porate the Saint Uabriel Levee A Railway Companyâ€" Mr. Curran. To incorporate the Goderich <ft Canadian Facitic Junction Railway Companyâ€" Mr. Porter. To incorporate the Kincardine A Tees- water Railway Companyâ€" Mr. McCarthy. Respecting the Ontario & Quebec Rail- way Companyâ€" Mr. Patterson (Essex). â- To incorporate the Manufacturers' Life iH Accident Insurance Company.â€" Mr. Brown. The following Bills were read a second time : To incorporate the Southwestern Bail- way company. â€" Sir Donald Smith. To incorporate the Oshawa Railway A Navigation Co.â€" Mr. Snuth (Oi'Urio.) To incorporate the Londonderry Iron Company.â€" Mr. Kenny. To revive and amend the charter of the Quebec and James Bay Uailway Company and to extend the time for coinmencing and completing the railway of the said oom- pany. â€" Mr. Grandbois. To incorporate the Canadian Horse Insur- ance Company. â€" Mr. Small. Mr. Kdgar moved the second reading of tlie Bill to amend the Dominion Elections Act. He said that no session could be more appropriate for considering amend- ments to the election law than the session an election, when its fresh in the minds of sion dealing with changes in property. Mr. Thompson said it was simply pro- posed to continue the lists as they stood Mr. Mills said the termination of lease.- of sale and property would deprive 10 per cent, of the electors of the right to vote while a great many young men who were justly entitled to the franchise would be prevented for twelve mouths from gettini; on the roll. Mr. Ives said there would be few elec- tions this year and the proposal of the Gov- ernment seemed a reasonable one. The Bill was read a first time. Sir John Macdonald, introducing a Bill to amend the Election Act, said its object was to declare that deputv returning, officers, poll clerks and constables employed in connection with a Dominion election shall have and always have had the right to vote at such election if on the voters list. The Bill was read a first time. Sir John Macdonald, introducing a Bill to amend the Act respecting the Depart- ment of Agriculture, said it was part of the scheme of departmental reorganization. The Bill proposed to place patents and copyright matters under the Department of Secretary of State and industrial designs and trade marks under the new Minister of Trade and Commerce. The Bill was read a first time. The House resolved itself into a Commit- tee of Supply. On the item, oountrv savings banks. New Brunswick, Nova S'cotia and British Columbia, charges of management, Slti.OOO, Sir Charles Tupper said the Government had considered the fact that a considerable proportion of the deposits in the Govern- ment Savings Banks were in such large suins as to make it apparent that those de- positaries were being made use of by a class of people for whom they were not intended. With the view, therefore, of preserving the savings banks for the convenience of small depositors the Government had issued in- structions to its officers to put in force the Order-in-Council passed last vear hmiting the deposits to 81,000 (or each depositor. It was also proposed that deposits shall only be withdrawn from the office where the ac- count is opened. Tne item passed. The following Bills were read a second time : To consolidate and amend the Acts re- lating to the Winnipeg A- Hudson Bay Railway A- Steamship Company â€" Mr. Scarth. To incorporate the Dominion Oil Pipe Line * Manufacturing Company. To incorporate the Cobourg, " Blairton dt Marmora Railway Company â€" Mr. Guillet. ♦^ Latest Northwest News, Considerable local feelingexists at Battle- ford because of the decision of the Govern- ment to collect the arms of the home guard and remove them to Winnipeg, The residents of Battleford think the arms should be left there as a measure of pre- caution. It is rumored that McGinty, who was shot bv Conductor Selkirk at Donald, B.C., is dead. Peter Fant, the man who shot Chief McRae, has effected his escape. The Chief is doing well and no danger is apprehended. The bullet has not been extracted yet. Senator Schultz was interviewed yester- day in Montreal while on his way to Ottawa. Speakini^ of the importance of measures for increasing the national food supply of the Northwest in view of the extinction of the buffalo, ho said the rincipal points to which attention 'could drawn were the fish proiluct, wilti rice K members of the House. He ex- plained that his Bill was intended to improve the mechanical appliances ! of balloting, in order to ensure greater A Wise Young Wife. I secrecy of voting, and also to make it clear " There. " said the yonng wife, turning ''^** Deputy Returning ofiicers and poll from the mirror to her husband and giving <-''^rk8 shall not be diwiualified from voting, him a sweet smile, •â-  what do you think of *'"* '° prevent votes being cast by persons these bangs .' I)o they become me .'" I !'"' "" ^^^ '•'*'• >">»ler cover of certificates Charles, who was at that moment en- I '**"*'*'" '''^"' *"**<*"'* '"f '^*"'l'<l»'i'8' »"'! grossed in the task of reckoning up the total ! '° tnake further provision as to declaration cost of bonnets. bangs, dresses etc, I °' result of polling. Hon. Mr. Thompson said that the Gov- ernment intended to introduce the ssme amendments to the Elections Act this session and other amendments nextsession. He moved the adjournment of the debate. Mr. Mills (Bothwell) said that if amend- ments to the election low were to be intro answered with a clouded brow : " I should think you would be ashamed to ask such a()uestion, Mary. Your vanity is becoming absolutely insufferable. " " Charles, " she said, in a tremulous voice, " if I am vain it is for you. You would not love me if I was a slattern and , , , a dowdy. It is for your sake that I try to ''"*'«^' '"«" were seme points to which he make myself as attractive as possible." . wo"ld ''^e to call attention. For instance, Having said this she burst into tears. i there was the .juestiou of the right of aliens Then Charles arose and gathered her in 'o yo'e- I' mler the present law persojis of his arms, and kissed her fondly, and said: British birth who had become naturali/.ed " Your bangs are lovely, dear, and you are lovely, and if all wives were as neat and desirous of attracting the admiration ' of their husbands as you are, there would be a great deal more conjugal happiness in the world than there is at present. There, I my love. Now, forgive me for my rude- ' to vote ness." â€" Hoitun Courier. in the United States were allowed in Canada. Messrs. Daviea, Ives, Landerkin and Freeman referred to other defects in the election law. The debate was then adjourned. Mr. McCarthy introduced a Bill for the protection of railway employees. He said its object was to enable railway companies, as experience had shown to be necessary, to afford reasonable protection to their em"- ployees. One provision dealt with the packing of frogs. Another was for placing a running bar and railings to freight cars, and a third was in reference to oil cups. Most of the provisions were embodied in an Act passed by the Legislature of Ontario, but it had been found that the Taking the Census. " I have a scheme te make some money when the next census is taken in Dakota," said one Sioux Falls man to another, i " What is it •?" " Why, I'll make a pro- position to the Legislature to take the census of the towns at about Jo per town and make a whole barrel of money." "Why, you couldn't make a cent at that rate,", , i- j t, " Couldn't, hey ? Well, I know I could ,^ °"''*' *PP''*"^ *° ^'â- Â°^""="'' 'â- Â»''*'»y9- get rich at it, I can take the census of a J. ® "'" *** ''®*'' * ^'â- "' '""«• town for 50 cents ; you see, I'll give a man ' "^'- ll'ompson introduced a Bill to half a dollar to hitch up a sick horse and »™end the Electoral Franchise Act. Im- driveitoutonthomainstreet andlet itlie E,''°^'-''i'*"" "^"''^ contemplated in the down, and then after five minutes I'll get ' >^»"cniBe Act to simplify the procedure of np on the waggon and count 'em."â€" Dakota ''^y">'0"' »"'• 'his Bill proposed to dispense jj^ll_ . with revision this year and keep 'n force , I for the next twelve months the voters' lists A sheep raiser in Runnels County , Texas, ' °' ,'.*/' y*"' '^^° ^^", '"f 'her declared as has a beard rive feet four inches long, and ^f'"* ""^ ''"'"• notwithstanding the want twenty-oneinches wide at its broadest part, of >iualiflcstion of any deputy revising It is c! s. rich chestnut color, and its owner ° i^®"^*,"!. i . â-  â-  is very prou-l of it. â€"Sun LUo/o Union. \ . ^'â- - Weldon pointed out that some revis- ing officers had already commenced work and the cultivation of the rabbit .\ jjetition to the Dominion Government praying for certain amendments to the Lands .Vet has been drafted by a commit- tee appointed at a publi meeting held in Kegiiia, and will be forwarded to Ottawa. In reply to a recjuest from the Council of Whitewater, Man., for the extension of the Manitoba Southwestern Railway, Mr. Van Home stated that the Canadian Pacific Railway Company liad no money to expend on branches in Manitoba. An immense ma.ss meeting was held yes- terday in Winnipeg to discuss the railway situation, all parts of the Province of Mani- toba being represented. The proposed rail way to the boundary was enthusiastically endorsed, and resolutions condemning the disallowance policy and Sir Geo. Stephen's recent telegram and urging the immediate construction of the road were adopted. Ground has been broken at Grand Forks, Dak., for tMH Northern Pacific extension to the boundary, to connect with the Mani- toba line, 'I'he first train on the C. P. B. reached Vancouver, B, C, on Monday last, the engineer on the occasion being Mr. P. Wright, and the conductor Mr. Bernhardt. On a shield on one side of the engine was a banner with the inscription, " Our National Highway, " and on the other, " From Ocean to Ocean." The whole train was draped with bunting and ban- ners. The town had been tastefully decorated for the occasion with arches, evergreens, etc. Reports have been received at Regina that the Blood Indians have stolen forty horses from the Gros Ventres, south of the line, and serious results are feared. Lieut. - Governor Dewduey, with a detachment of Mounted Police, has left for MacLeod, to endeavor to pacify the Gros Ventres. BLUSTERING RUFFIANISM. How the New England Fishermen on the Fish Question are Looked Upon at Washington. A Washington despatch to the New York â- S'fur says : •• If the delay in the matter of the fisheries controversy should, as now seems probable, result in a more intelligent apprehension of the (juestion by the people of this country, Mr, Bayard will have earned the gratitude of both sides of the St. Lawrence. From the verv outset of the dispute the true character of the issues involved has been sedulously obscured by a set of demagogues in New England and in Congress. From the very outset, it has been made to appear that the Canadians sought to oppre«8 and outrage uur fisher- men. The humblest effort by the Dominion authorities to assert their" undoubted and conspicuous rights was converteil into a brutal and wicked assault upon our manhood. The establishment by them of custom houB» regulations for their own coasts and ports was described as an act of rowdy bravado ; the enforce- ment of those regulations became a grind- ing insult too hideous for endurance. It was never once admitted that the Domin- ion had any claims which we were bound to respect. It was nevsr hinted that Can- ada's territorial privileges amounted to anything more than an idle metaphor, or that her disposition to iphold them could be other than a vicious and unprincipled assault on our dignity While we were claiming the whole Paci c Ocean north of the fiftieth parallel, d-.r. ing the right of English vessels to come v ithin 100 miles of our shores, and regard! ig these colossal assumptions as miracles of modesty and self-abnegation, we flushed with a noble rage at the establishment by Canada of a three-mile limit along her Atlantic coast, and fairly gasped with fury when it appeared that our vessels would not be allowed to violate Canadian revenue laws within Canadian jurisdiction. There was never a more impressive exhibition of blustering ruffian- ism, and it is to the imperish- able honor of the -Administration that it refused to lend itself to the senseless clamor of that time. It stooil like a rock against the furious tide of misrepresenta- tion and malignity. It offered a stern and immovable barrier to the most vicious conspiracy of the generation. .\nd now the fruit of this manly course is beginning to appear. A clearer understanding of the case has presented itself to men. Within the past fortnight two signal indications of this have transpired, notably in the power- ful speech of Congressman Butterworth, of Ohio, delivered in his city a few nights ago. The fact is cropping out that vast and far- reaching mutual interests unite Canada and the United States, interests which, in their present aggregataand their futurepromise, are to the <|uestion of the fisheries as a moun- tain to a mole hill. The people of the cities along the lakes are awakening to the know- ledge that they cannot afford to sacrifice a great and growing branch of their traffic to the unreasonable and arrogant pretensions of Senator Frye's Yankee fishermen. Every- body agreesâ€" "the entiro country demands with one voice â€" that our citiisens shall re- ceive fair and courteous treatment at the hands of the Dominion authorities, and none will more jealously and more vigi- lantly guard this point than President Cleveland and Secretary Bayard, But it is no longer possible to delutle the country with a false presentation of the case, and to infiamo the public mind against Great Bri- tain through the medium of slanderous ex- aggerations. This delay, which has been so angrily criticized by .Senator Frye's organ, is coming to be understood as a fortunate and auspicious interlude, during which the country has had leisure to learn much truth and to relinquish many mis- chievous delusions." ST. LOUIS LAfTTKBS Indulge in FlstleutlW and Street Brawl* and One <S«to a KiOe lu the Patrol Wag- gun. A St. Louis despatch says : The Court House was turned into something of a prize ring for about two hours Saturdav after- noon, State Legislator William P. Macklin and his son and Alexander J. P. Garesche and two sons figuring as combatants. The parties are all prominent, the older Gar- esche being one of the leading lawyers in the city. The trouble grew out of a law- suit, and W. P. Macklin found occasion to consult the elder Garesche and then to strike him. The latter struck back and chased young Macklin out of the Court House. Alexander Garesche. jun., heard of the trouble and went in search of Mack- lin. and revenged his father's ill-treatment with a kick and a blow. .\gaiu Macklin fled, but soon returned backed by his father anna brick which he had tied'in a hand- kerchief. The Garesches were talking to several law;.er9 when thev wore confronted by the Macklins. A scrimmage ensued and Macklin, jun., threw the brick at the younger Garesche'a head, but missed it. Judge Vallyant, with several of the court officers, separated the belligerents. Two hours later Macklin, jun., was met on the street by Edmond Garesche, another son of the eminent lawyer. Ho took Macklin to task for abusing an old man, and when Macklin retorted Enmond struck at him. A lively retreat saved him and in the chase Edmond fell.and Macklin, seeing his advan- tage, kicked him in the face. The vounger Garesche regained his feet and for two blocks chased Macklin, capturing him in a saloon. It took two minutes for the police to get on the scene, and half of that time Garesche was getting ready for his victim, but the last minute was put in with a ven- geance, and when Macklin rode down to the Four Courts in the patrol waggon his face was out of shape and a mass of bruises. All the parties were released on bail. EGYPT'S FUTURE. The Terms Under Which Englauil Pro- poses to Evueu«t« the Country. A Loudon cable says: The Anglo-Turk- ish convention relative to Egyjit provides for the maintenance of all existing tirmang and the noutrali/jition of the Suez Canal, and guarantee internationally the inviola- bility of Egypt. It also provides that the British shall withdraw from Egypt in three years unless the country is threatened with danger either internal or external. England shall, after the withdrawal of her troops, supervise the whole Egyptian army for further two years, with the right to re- occupy, with or without the aid of Turkish troops, if order is disturbed or an invasion is feared. Certain branches of the Egyp- tian administration will be specially settled without fresh discussion. All the powers, e.xcept Russia, co-operate with England to expedite a settlement, and England made every possible concession to arrive at an understanding with Turkey. The con- tingency of eventual military moveuieutg by way of the Suez Canal will form a sub- ject for future discussion. The convention is received with favor in all '|uartvrs at Constantinople. A St. Petersburg cable says : The .Voi-oe yrrmijia says the conveiitioi'i places Egypt under the perjietual tutelage of Engla'nd. France and Russia, this paper says, are ex- pected to protest that the Po'rto hat no right to disiiose of the future destinies of Egypt, inasmuch as Turkey has no pro- prietary right in Egypt, but merely the right of usufruct. A book agent o»lled upon the superin- tendent of schools at Cleveland, O., and not finding him rang a bell close at hand. It prove<l to be a fire alarm, at the sound of which six hundred well trained pupils arose The this year. Mr. Thompson said the time for com- mencing revision proceedings was the Ist of June, and not much work had been done. Mr. 'Tisdale said the officers were andfiled out ofthe building. 'The m»i \lioe>dy ItVoVis. in his riding.' He hoped quickly departed for " fields fresh." , jho Government would hurry the 6m Archbishop Tache has consented to tes- through, tify before Senator Schultz's Committee on Sir John Macdonald said notice would be the Natural Food Products of the North- sent to the officers at once, west as soon as his health will permit. i Mr. Trow asked if there wa» any provi- A lioston M»u and « Detroit Qlrl, It was on a west bound train. A Boston young gentleman had struck up a conversa- tional actjuaintance with s Detroit young lady. " Do you like Smollett ?" " Iâ€" I guess I've never seen him. Who's he with ?" The Boston yonng man started, but fear- ing that he had been misimderstood, he heeded not the i|uery. â- ^' " You are surely fond of Fielding ?" he continued. " Oh, yes, it will do," replied the Detroit girl, " but slugging is what I like, and you just wait till our big four get after your bean-eatersâ€" they'll make 'em think its raining baseballs out in the back end of your park." â€" Chicuyo Herald. «^ The observant Philadelphia North Am<:ri- can notes that festive anglers are now pre- paring their hooks and lies for the summer campaign. â€" The Grimsby Independent complains of a scarcity of small bills in that place. Hereabouts, large billa are the scarce denomination. j A Souiuitiubullst tVoiiian Who lIuKged a Pulieeiiiaii hi ll«r Sleep. Patrolman Warren, of the .Ird precinct, was standing on the corner of Temple and Canibridgestreets about :2. 30 o'clock yester- day morning when he saw a white object moving through Lyiidestreet towards Cam- bridge street. At first ho supposed it was a spirit of some west ender. However, he waited until the object reached the corner, when ho saw that it, was a woman with only a night dress on and with her hair hanging loosely about her shoulders. He then surmised that it was some insane per- son. He had taken but a few steps when the woman started down Cambridge street at a rapid pace. He pursued her but could not overtake her until she had run as far as the corner of Chambers and .Vllen streets. He then saw that she was asleep. He took her to the station. Lieut. Gaskin, who was on duty, was looking to see if she was still asleep when she placed her arms around his neck ami laid her head on his manly breast. The lieutenant tried in vain to break her hold and he ordered Dr. Cilley to be called. The woman remained asleep until the physicaii reached the sta- tion and then opened her eyes. After look- ing at the lieutenant a second or two she exclaimed : " My God ! Where am I ?" The lieutenant toldhernotto be alarmed, as she was in the hands of friends. A quilt was wrapped around her and Officer Warren took her to her home in Lynde street. She refuseil to give her name. The officers of that district say that she is subject to som- nambulism and has on several occasions been found walking in sleep on the street. â€" lioiton Globe. A -MliHihler-.Muking Parrot. .V short time ago a niiddle-aged gentle- One, but Vet So UlfTerent. If Germany kicks a Frenchman, France kicks a German , if France mobilizes her troops, Germany will mobilize her troops ; if France says " Booh !" Germany says " Bah !" To such an extent do these countries carry their unnatural imitation that if France should go to war with Ger- many, Germany would probably go to war with France. â€" San Francisco Kxaminer. Is There No K«ruge'.> Girls are scarce in Dakota. When a new girl enters the territory all the brass bands turn out en mustf and serenade her with " Sweet Violets."- A'li^t Tcran UambUr. A man while riding on a Maine railroad a few days a^o thought that he felt a bug crawling on his neck and grabbed for it. Then there was a scream, and the man found himself clutching the back hair of a woman who had been sitting behind with her back to bia. man in Dublin presented an intelligent par- rot to a Miss Angelina, whom he meant to marry. He is now being sued for broach of [iromise on account of the same bird, lie knocked at his fiancee's door and the parrot said " Come in. " He went in, dis- covered a strange young man sitting on the sofa with the young lady, and then the parrot imitated a long string of kisses and laughed fiendishly. The match was declared off, and the young lady brings suit. She declares that the parrot was wrong. Uueen Vivtorla's Needle. .\ remarkable needle is owned by Que«n Victoria. Indeed, it is likely that "there is no other neetlle so wonderful in the whole world. It represents the column of Trajan in miniature. This Roman column is adornc>d with many scenes in sculpture which tell of the heroic deeds of the Em- peror Trajan. On the little needle are picture*! scenes from the life of Oueen Vic- torio. but the pictures are so small that it is necessary to use a magnifying glass in order to see them. The needle can be opened. It contains a number of needles of smaller size, which also contain micro- scopic pictures. _^ ^ Chops aud Kisses. An epicure recently discoursed to the editor concerning various culinary matters, and one remark he made about mutton chops may bear quoting ; " People do not eot chops soon enough after they are cooked," he said. •• You should treat a chop au you would a woman. When it is ready don't dally, but be instant with your lips," â€" lioston Courier. Mr. Pullman's K.var. '• Is Mr, Pullman aboard .'" he asked of the iHjrter of a sleeping-car on an Ohio railroad. " No, sah, he ain't." " Do you represent Mr. Pullman?" "Well, sah, Misser Pullman built dis kyar, an' de rigular conductor runs de train, but in case you want waluable informashun I reckon yon'd better interview me. I'zo a sort of middleman, I 'spose." â€" IKuii Street Daily Newi. Promptly Kxplalneil, "Why is it," said a husband to his wife, " that married women, as a rule, are such terrible gossipers ?" ' Because they find such attentive lis- teners in their husbands," replied the lady, easily. â€" .Vcit York .Sun. Lincoln wrote that famous paper (the Gettysburg oration) in so many different ways that he must have written and re- written it at least a thousand times. Still, it was worth the trouble.-- Jcrsri/ City Aniut. 'The first colored man ever elected Mayor of a town north of the Ohio river is Isaiah Tnppins, of Reekville, Ohio. 'â- %.^/