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w r •J. A BTilULION KUXB A BKAU. • 0<IUiiU7 to t'le B«>caeor UU Hm*- t«r, Hho Baa Ulveo up U>« Flslit. A Bonoton, Pa., deepttoh b>>b: Delos tVoodcock, wbo Uvea in the souibweat cor- ner of Lebigh towDBbip, owua an old Bt«l- lioa that be calla Harry. The borite ia a ohuuky brown animal o{ a (Canadian variut), Doatly 17 years old. liu baa a large maue and foretop, aad a tbick black tail, aod (or yeara be baa been ao cruss'^nd Tioious thai uo one except Mr. Woodo^k ooold haudic bim in Ibe stable or barncua him. Mr. Woodcock, wbo owns a email farm in aiKht of tbc Lebigb Kiver, baa bad the atallioa for eleven yeara, and twice daring that time tbeboraebas come witbin an ace of killiog bia owner, and Mr. Wcui- cock baa often threatened to ecU old Uarry for what he ooold get ; but he has bad the animal eo long that he bated to part with bim, and now be says he is glad be didn't â- ell the borae. The reason why he aaya he ia glad is because the vicious old brnte aaved big life on Monday, and aince then Mr WooQcock has looked upon old llarrv M a hero. Liale on that afternoon Mr. Woodcock rode the stallion over to Uilea Chadwick'a place after a baif of oats of a new variety that he wanted to sow in the spring. Ohadwiuk lives on a bill between Trout and Tobj^hanna Creek, and the diatance between {he two farms is nearly two miles by the shortest cut. Fur a miie and a half the route leada along the west side of what ia known as tbo Big Mar<fb and throogh ft long strip of timber land. Mr. Woodcock's little dog Joeh lagged along behind the old â- tallion on the way over to Chnd wick's. It was about sundown when Mr. Woodcock placed the ba^ of seed oats on the old eta|. Lon's back, mounted the horse b>thind it, and left Chadwiuk's place for bis own home across the Lebigh. Owing to the bag of oata the horae could noi go faster than a walk, and it was getting dark wbtn be struck the woodland path close to Ibe side of the Big Marah. Up to that lime the little dog Josh had been irottiug along in the rear of the old atallion, bat all at once Mr. Wood- cock noticed that Joab waa not following the horae, and so be reined ihu stallion iu and wbiatled for the dog to come on. Josh made no responae to his master's call, and Mr. Woodcock wheeled the horse around, rode back a few rods and called aloud to the dog. Jasi then he heard Juah yelping on the frozen surface of the laurel and alder- covered swamp, and be rode the horae back and forth, and tiiud to catch a glimpse of the dog through the openiugs in the bushes, still calling Josh by name and coaxing him to come out ; but the little dog p lid no atteuliou to the repeated calls, barking more furiously than over, and seeming to be leading some kind of an animal with all the energy bepoaaeeaed, and Mr. Woodcock, seeing that it was im- possible (or bim to make the dog mind, ooocladed to bitch the horae and go into the swamp to see what Jouh had tackled. Mr. Wooacock said that Joab yelped liku sixty just then, and so he dismounted, took 00 the bag of oats and placed it on the ground near the roots of a tree, and was loading the stallion toward a sapling to hitch nim, when out of the awamp sprang the little dug howling (rom (right. Cloee lu bis huelu tramiied an old she bear, (ruthiug at the mouth and snorting, ami It waa she that Josh had been yelping at ai.il dislurhiiig iu her nest under the rooi,. i>f a fallen tree. Mr. Woodcock said that iiiu little dug ran past him aa lliongb be was scared half tu death and got out of fight in no time, and that he himself was io startled by the bear'a audduu apprar- •nui) that he forgot to hitch tbo horse. The angry old b'-ar boeimul to think no more about her lorui>iitor the moment she saw thu bag of oats t)itu^ there, for bhe pounced Jat made thu stallion two tiny cubs anag and warm, bnt very hungry. They took the canning little fellows home with them, fed tbem milk from a bottle and kept them where it wa warm, and yealerday the cobs were al| rtitht. Mr. Woodcock means to keep t~ old stallion till death takes Urn away. fgU DREADFUL UOMKHTIO TBAOKUT. A Man Murders Ilia Fath«r-iu-La'jr, Motber-ln-Law aad Brollier-ln-I.' w aod Snlcldea. An Austin, Nev , despatch says : A frightful tragedy occurred at Italian jan- yon, twelve miles from here, Thorsday afternoon. Samuel Handle kill<;d his father-in-law, George Hosking, and bis brother-in-law, aged 15, by shooting tbem with a shotgun, the charge entering the neck and severing the jugular vein of the former and tearing away the (ace of the latter. A boy named John King, bearing the shot, came toward the bouse. He was met by Kondle, holding the gun. The lat- ter asked the boy to shoot him. The boy refused. Kundle then took the boy's horae and rode three miles to the lower ranche, entered the house, and with his pistol shot Mrs. Hoaking in the head and then shot himself in about the same spot. The four bodies were found at the two ranches lying at right angles, forming a cross. The shooting was the result of a family qaarrel over a division of property. TWO TBAFPXBS LOST. Donald and Jolin Flulayaoii Perish In the Far Northwcat. A Prince Albert, N.W.T., despatch says: Intelligence has just been received from Cumberland of the death of two trappers named Finlayson. The brothers led the Carrot Kiver settlement, about (orty miles (rom here, last August for Deer Lake, tak ing with them provisions and a trading outfit, intending remaining all winter trading in that region. After getting settled they started tor tbc H. B. Co.'s post, 200 miles farther norlh and at the other end of the lake, and had not been seen since until a short time ago, when a Hudson Bay trapper diaoovered their dead bodies about two miles from their camp. It is supposed they were lost on the lake, and their provisions giving out they were starved to death before they could reach home. They belonged to Paris, Out. Dpuu it wiih a prick up bia ears ai to rip and tear it the prec'ioua seed â- aid this c*p«r of him to act mure sai does, and that, the aiallioii to ok mad, and began to pieces and make Uy. Mr. Woodcock old bear's caoaed ly than he uanally witbODi Niopping tu hitch the sapliug, ii'< grabbed a (^ead limb, rushed at tha bear, and began to maul nur over tbo head, HJie first blow mtdo her b«Uow but inatoad of turning tail, ai he rxpeuted she would, ahu plung> 'I at lilni a '•! kuoOked him heels overheafi, foroK^ bun over in the snow, and nearly brokr one of his lega. Ue si)oirmed from ander her paws, feeling that she would kill him before he cjuld get to the horse, (or in the struggle hn hail lost his club; but just as h» got upon liH knees the bear sprang at bim witb aiiu her roar, and pitched him head first intu « mass of buahrs near the side of the paili Thou he was aura that tha old bortr would kill him, but be pulled biiiiself awity from her by grabbing hold of some shori twigs, and juai then he heard the old Hinlliun snort a couple of tiniea, as he had heard the animal do before when he was real niad.andihe iie.xt thing he realiz-cd the horse bounded past him and iinme down on the boar with both loru fuel. The weight of the horse and thn sharp aalks on ins shoes tore the beitr'a hidi!, but that only mads her more niiirderuua than ever, as she turned upon the horse and trinil to atrike him down. By this time Mr. Wnudoock had got his arms around k tree, where he ciiild ae« what waa going oil. All o( the stallinn's old vicious. ueas seeint d to have iioniu baok to him in an instant, for ho struck at the bear with his (ore feut nt least half a dozen timis in less than a inumtu, tearing tho bear's H.-ah aud hi II at every lunge. The bear drew blood on thu aiallmn's shoulder once, and then the hora.< gave a snort of rage, whirltd as ijuiiik aa a tUali, and drove both of his hind (eel againal the boar's left siilu three or four times. That knuuked thu wind out of the hear, hut thn horse waa not through with her ynt, lor he right aboat (aued and went to stamping on her, keeping that up until lie hail killed her. When the hoar had htopped kicking, Mr. Woodcock HSid thu staliinn cooled off and autud as if h« was Hatinlled. It was pretty durk by that lime, and Mr. Wood- cock, who had been badly bruised by the bear, and wlinaii f«'-.n had been consider- ably somtcliuit ill thn briara, piuked up what was li It of thu injured bag, luniiiited the horstj mid rodu lioiiin. Iiittio ,Jo8h had gilt there b> f re him and had anoakeil into the houae with hia tail butween his lega, tho bu»r haviiii! frighti ii..d liiin ao much that lie oouldn'tbegot tu leave the house (or three dikys On TueH.lay morning Mr. Woodnook and Qi'UH (1 Hidericli, a iiei^fbhiir, wiiillo whole tliii d,n(' h"ar Uy In tho coiirdo of half an hour they (ound her neat, and io it lay 8BK BKKUHED MEDICINK. De«tb of a Believer In Christian Hctenoe la BrookljTD. A Brniklyn despatch says : Mrs. Dewey, wi(a o( the well- known New York wine merchant, George Dewey, died o(oonBnmp tion a week ago. Hhe was a believer in Christian science and refused medical treatment until within a few days of her death, when Mr. Dewey insisted on calling in Dr. Fisk. The physician (ound that Mrs. Dewey's lungs were almost gone and recovery waa impossible. Mr. Dewey had been (avorably inclined to the Christian Scientists, but he is now disposed to make trouble (or them. The matter is causing considerable discussion. MABBIKU HIM, AMYWAY. Hhe llml to be Takon from » Hick Ilril aud Carried l>owuiilj«lnl. A Wilkesbarro, I'a., despatch says: Miss Fannie Uobiuson, a well. known young lady o( this city, waa taken (rom her sick bed yesterday, carried downstairs and married to W. D. Griflin. The groom came from a long diatancu once before to marry bia be- trothed, but she was taken suddenly ill and the event was postponed. This time the bride would not consent to (xistpone- ment. 8I.IDINO UN THK UALD.STK4I>K. A liuy'a Fatal Accident- Be fsllpped and Fell Three 8tnrlea. A Jamestown, N. Y., telegram says : Last (Thursday) evening Fred. Haskell, H years old, was playing in the Sherman llouso sliding down the baloslrade from the third story. He lost hia hold and (ell to the stone pavement o( the ofl'ice, a distance o( :iO (eel. Ho struck on his head, fraoturing the akull. There is no chance for hia recovery. Btaftelng Kxpericiire on u Hallway. Some fdlLr davs ago as No. 1 waa rush- ing along {M^t Htayner Falls, Conductor Nidd's attention was drawn to one of his lady pauKengsrt ^ho was apparently ill, and bending otM* tho lady with motherly Bolioitudn she whispered something in his ear which made hia hair stand on end like (|uills on the (ratnft porcupine. He soon went to the othw Aady ptssengers, ox- plained the nature of ttih news which had so startled him, and reijiiiHted their aaaist- ance, when, maoh to liis aBtooiahment. they all cleared into I lix next car and left him alone with hU patient. Hastily rush ing into the sleeping uar lM.«^taiii«d some bedding, aud shortly after ibtt lusty voice of a tiue young boy waa hrara. above the rattling of thu train. Sho was^kenonto North Day, where medical assiatarii , was procured and kindly hands carried jtinther and iioW'burn child to the hotel. On the news being flashed to Montreal diraetions name back to christen tho youngster " Van llorne," and the company directed the conductor to aaeumo thu title o( " Doctor," bia visiting cards now reading " Doctor Nidd, auuoucheur.general to the C. F. K." â€"Algama Uoitip. Cure for Insoiniila. Beoently there came to work in a Brook- liuld (Conn ) family a Hwodiah woman, who, hoariiig of a young woman's trouble from insomnia, told hur of the praotiue of |>eoplo in her country who aro similarly alllioied. It was to take a napkin, dip it in i mucoid water, wring it eliuhtly, and lay it across her eyes. The plan waa followed and it worked like a charm. The Urat night tho girl slept (our hourd without awakening, Bumuihing she had nut done tor several months. At Ihu end of that time tho nap- kin had bui^omo dry. By wetting it again she at once went to sleep, and it rt<]uirud considerable force to rouse her in tho niorii- "8- . ♦ Many a young man tiiids hia courtship come to H full stop when it reaches thu interrogation point. The comedy in which Mr. William H. Crane will star next svnituii ia oallud "The Balloon," and ia now running at tho Strand Theatre in Iiondon. TBB DEADLY BOILER. • Men Killed aud Klcven Injured by* Boiler Kzpluilon. A last (Thursday) night's Pittsburg de- spatch says : A boiler explosion oocsrrod in Morris' foundry, on 23rd street, this {jim, to day, killing a number of men aud injl|l- ing others. The explosion occurred just aficrthe noon whistle had sounded, and many of the workmen bad left the works to get their dinners. The concussion shook buildings (or several squares. In a few minutes a large crowd had gathered about the wreck, and the scene was most agoniz ing. Wives, mothers and children ran about crying and eagerly searching for their loved ones. The work of rescue is going on vigorously. Four are believed to be still buried beneath the debris, and it ia found many more were caught in the wreck. The oaase of the explosion has not been learned. The building was a large, one-story brick structure. The plant waa worth S'iO.OOO, and will prove a complete loss. Nothing remains but a mass of brick, mor- tar and timbers. The concaasion shattered windows and damaged boaues for three blocks around, and it is a miracle that more people were not killed or injured. The boilers were inapected six moutha ago and were thought to be in first-class conoi- tioD. The real cause of the explosion will probably never be known. The work of reacue was concluded late this afternoon, bat no mote bodies were found. All the employees have been ac- counted (or. 0( thu U5 wor men five were killed and eleven injured, a number quite seriously. Stephen Carter, however, ia the only one in a dangerous condition. He will probably die. The cause of the explosion is still a mystery. Bomt o( the men say they heard the gauge tried a (ew minutes before the exploaiou and everything iieemed all right. Every one agrees that the engineer was careful and competent. The boiler bad been in the bouse eight years. The loss will reach S30.000. A correct list of the killed and wounded is as (ollows : Killedâ€" U us Linneban, engineer, 25 years old, single; James Carter, boiler- maker, 30, married; Jacob Uheinheimer, boilermaker, 2H, married : Charles Aulen- bache, boilermaker, 4o, married ; Daniel Clark, boilermaker, 30, single. Injured â€" Stephen Carter, skull (ractured in two places, band badly burned, will probably die ; Martin Conner, paib( ally injured about tho head and lega; Frank Maneaky, boy, Bcalp wound and tlioulder blade broken ; Frank Smith, boy, injured about bead and legs; James MoColl, Wm. Kelly, Uatvey Barr, Wm. Froner, Wm. Becker, James McKee, John Forest and B. F. Lea, all more or less cut and braised, but not seriously hurt. Peter Lover, a boy, was buried underneath some timbers and was painfully injured about the head and lega, but will recover. BTAKVINO tfNE'SNELI' TO DKATH. A (tciirglaii FurierrThuii SatUflea Ilia Con- nelence lu 1ueilt7-hl.v Liuya. An Atlanta, Ga., despatch says: The death iu Macon of John Adams, the cotton (actor, whose forgeries foot nearly $00,000, has oreatea a aeuHHliun. Sinoe his iiicar. ceratlon in jail Adams refused all food. It waa Friday night, Feb. lulb. when he was put iu jail. He iniinodiately resolved to aie slowly by starvation that he might in part eipiaiu his orime and sins. Lie nevur gave way to the cravings of hunger but once, and then it waa only (or a moment to eat two oranges and a piece of cake, i his (ood his stomach could not retain, and so it cannot bu said that thu (asl (or starva- tion was broken during the tweiity-eii days of BufTeriug aud shame, i he twenty. sixth day paaaed at 11 o'clock last uight, and he entered the twenty seventh iu deep and ponce(ul slnniber. at bis home in Macon taken tbure from tho jail after a week's coufinumeiit. He was still in charge o( the authorities, his family paying for a special guard that he might be at home. Sinoe the lirat all efforta to induce him to eat have been fruitlusB. Upon her knees his aged mother begged him to eave h H life, but all entreaties were in vain. He begged his parents to allow nobody to force food or nonr'shment into his system, saying that this would only prolong his suffering. Hia courage waa that of a martyr, most remarkable throughout. The authorities are iiuiveraally condemned for allowing him to die this way. It ia the general verdict that they were negli- gent in failing to fi.rce nourishment into Adams' stomach. 1 hvaicians declare that his life could have hi uu prolonged a year or more in this way, and it is generally believed that had this method been resorted to he would have desialed in his efforts. Whilu in jail hu aaaigned to the Capitol Bank Life Inauraucu property amounting to 81H 000. 'ibis ia said to havu been done in consideriitioii of a promise not to proaeouto him. Other creditors will fight the assignment and some startling dia closures are ixpected. BK6CDEO FROM DEATH. The Glad DellTeraDun of Five Miners Im- prl-o„ed 111 a ailue. A Mount Caruiel, Pa., despatch says : Five of the six miners at Black Diamond Colliery have bn n rescued alive and well, ana the sixth will aoou be brought to the â- orface. <lall and Revels, though safFer- iu^j extremely (rom nervous exhaustion, gave to.uig>ii the first accouut of ibeir ex. parianae.« Tbeati two were driving near the HhulsBia breast No. 8, iu the south slope of the mine, about noon yesterday, when they heard a terrihc roar, and the next minute they experieucud a chock wfaioh caused Hall to exclaim, " My God, Niok, the slope has caved in." Bevels descended to the gang. way, aud 12 feet (rom it foond their egress to the elope cut oS by huge rooks. He oalled to the miners wurkiug in No. 7, and soon saw Pokns crawling from the dsbria. They both joined in the shouts, and then heard Uearshallsky calling (rom No. 7 chamber for help. He was pinioned by a large rock, and urged his comrades to come to bid rescue. They climbed up a distance, but the danger grew ao great that they had just time to run back when a second (all occurred, and no more sound was hcird. The poor fellow was in all pruba. bility killed, thouj^h a force of men are still working for hia deliverance. The five miners who were saved secured themselves by selling props in the gangway, and then awaited the result. They heard tbeir res caers slop work outside about U o'clock last night, aud growing desperate they endeavored to climb up an abandoned chamber and gain an exit, but mountain, like boulders stood in their way. They returned to the gangway and endeavored to console one another. Later they heard souuda of outside work again, and their hope grew. I hey betook tbemeclves to prayer, and the sounds grew nearer. They then signalled five times on the solid pillar. I he rescuers returned the signal, and wives, children and hundreds o( friends at the mouth a( the colliery kuew that five were sa(e. At 12 o'clock tu day they heard a voice aboutiug, " Are all sa(e." The im- priaoued miners anawere<i back, " Five are here ; one is covered." The next moment they embraued their rescuers, and shed tears o( happiness. Their deliverance had been efTecied by driving a tunnel twenty- nine yards. Hundreds o( tons o( debris must be removed before the mine can be pat in working order. Ihe Outraged FdH'*''' „ vanctom penetrated, and I looked ui in iL^Vse vro' U I waa correcllng, and be eangtit 'â- "t.iy eyt-s. f»ia.i„,„ Wis against hiui, aa he stcod 0»c..tivK,;'^'=«re. 1 iijHiuii*'?o">i''exi. n and irrcgHlar attire. borea,\' "oildly, lUii 1 li.du't room (or And that' _,„, tinieofeSS 8 *" ^'â- '"' I'lecious than the Then iie griuA''- „^ , on an ijjcliit""'""'-''^'i'l.w'tbhis head .taking if. 'moBcW „, Vant> ne. \ ' ''•-''iljuiprs, waa Imogens :'^ 1 '1 contosa that aome- ''.tsdwby my blood The Kcmarkable ^ewil.|: Blacblne of the Future. There aren't many men in the world who can justly be called beueiactors o( woman- kind, but there are a lew. Mr. Thomas A. Macauhy, who is at tho St. James, is one of them. During tho last thirty years he I waa startled ; ye thine like a bl Came o'er my ediiori should ruati In auch a way unns;i„. Had been makiuKau lu. I'd never reen, For her poema were were full fharged"; And ou r< aiiing ihsm r,i wa.1 ujuub enlargea ; So, in one ecstatic moiueat beforo, I h>d written her and had herâ€" >e», aud more. Then my visitor continued, that mj fair enouith, ButthiB writer cared forbusioesai guah aud atuff; ^- ^ That he i bought it wasn't nroucr. and he hoi. that I'd a^ree * To but raise the price cf articies aui let lovi mattera bo. " Ah ! then you mast bo her father i ir " I caaiMd with loving rilH ; b""i'«u, " Pray, then, aav that I may visit her aud woo her tor m> wife! " How he laughed, as loud ho ^bouted " Why ehe'a no charming elf I ' I jnat chose that lor my tioni-de-plume. I'm Imogeue mybell! " â€"Gor'je UiriUeyt. m â€" SALVATION AKMY MUTES. The Total Naiiiher uf (itllerra In the World la Now 7,ilOK. Another great (ood depot has been opened by the General iu Marylebone, London, Kng. 1 he Army realized 873.000 (rom its recent week of self denial throughout the world. The Melbourne Rescue Work, daring tfce nine months ending Sep'eniLer, 1888, sap- plied 0.082 b'da and 20,005 meals. 0( 4.50 men who pissed through the hands of the Sydney, New Souili Wales. Prmon Gate Brigade in nine mouths, 150 foand employment. Converts belonging to the British army stationed in Zuiuland h'.vo been holding S. A. meetings among their comrades in a marquee lent them by tbc commanding officer. During the Oeueral's recent viait to Bweder, Government officials, naval and military aatborities, baionsand baronesses and municipal representalivtswere present at his meetings. The ( hrisiian Inititute lately built by has taken out over sixty patents on sewing ! ^i^. William Gondctham, the Army snp- maohincs-more than any other man. He is the Edison of that branch of human ingenuity. " Tbo aewing machine," said he, "is an evolution. But the great maohine is not yet on the mark>t, though it will soon be. The coming one will bo on the lines of existing meohaniani, but it will be lighter, ' ha\e lets pans, will do everything iu em. broidery that can b<i done by hand needles, and do it with iufinite rapidity. It will be noiseless, uan be run with one foot with the greatest eano, will adjust its tension antumatically. Its parts will be so con. Btruoted that it will not clog with drying oil. In (act it will be as (ar ahead o( the t best machines of to day as those aro ahead | of the clumsy attempt of a quarter century ago. It IS merely a matter of simplifioa- ' tioa and arj.istnient.â€" irunAin^Cun i'lxt. i porter, in Toronto is a magnidceut institu- tion. It was built solely at his expense and cost 920 000. It Wanii't L.«w. " I remember riding home in a horse oar with Henry W. I'aino one dav," rematked a story-teller, apropos of this eminent Maine jurist. " Paine was reading a sheep- skin- bound volume of Uw reports. A mutal acqaaintanca hailed him. und said i ' Hee here, Paine ; do \ou have Io Btudy lav Still 7 ' • This isn't law,' said Paine, â-  it's only a collection of decisions o( the Maasa- chusetla Supreme Court.' " I'lxT .liiiien. I Mr. Jones had joined a French class, and was telling his wife how well be was getting Ue was then • *'°"*!' " 1 aib afraid," ahu said, "that it having been ' '* nothing but a apnsm. I've known people ' - before wbo would ta.kle a foreign language, expecting to know all abuut it in a munlh, aud by the time thuy cnuld translate, â-  The son of the baker has I he loaf u( bread of the daughter uf thu gardener,' or some such , rank nonsense as that, aud had bought a few dollars' worth of foreign books, their enthusiasm would die awav like the morn- ing iniat." " Hat thii's not the case with me," replied Mr. Jonea, contidentlv ; " I am prugrersiiig splendidly. I'rofessor ('rapaud aays that in a abort time I ought to bt^gin 10 think in French, and when one i can accomplish that priixreas is always rapid." "Well." said Mrs. Jonei, with a I sigh, " I don't want tj interpose any ob- JMCtion, of course, and if you i%a learn to think in French I shall be glad of it. It's something yoa have never been able to do iu Kngliah." i She WUhed She Hadn't .spoken. An old lady, visitiog one of her friends, (ound a child o( the lattei, a inite of ."i or 6 yeara, sobbing bitterly, aud apparently in great diatress. " You shouldn't cry like that," said the visitor, "(hat's what makes little girls ugly I ' Dolly looks up through her tears, and gazes at the vi-iiior. " What a lot you mast have cried when yoa were a little girl." The .tunwer C<iurteous. Patronizing Old Gentleman -I whose little boy this is ,' Small Buy â€" There's two ways you could find out. Old Gentlemanâ€" How so, mf fon ? Small Boy -You might guess, or might inquire. wonder yon Mvpert. Mrc Câ€" Doctor, you were at the laat illness of my eldest boy '/ Doctor â€" Yes. Mra. C.~ You also attended professionally my first husband, who died. Doctorâ€" Yes. Mra. C. â€" Well, my second hnaband is ^c>, and I would liko you to sec him ihr jugb, too. â€"H ealth. A M^lifiil hervant. Mistressâ€" Didjkiu tell Mr. Bangs that I was aleeping? >" Margaret -1 difljinnm. Mistreas What tli.l he aay '? Margaret â€" Ue aivl mo how did I know. Miatreeaâ€" And wbil4id you reply? Margaretâ€" 1 towld hel^o said ao yeraelf. CoiiipllmentHorthK Seannn. Fenderson (ritiirf to go, after incuRBaiitly ever sinoe his arrival) 1 didn't think it was so late I uiijoyiii tho evening iaimensily Fraiikley- Oh, thank you, Mr. Fenderson ; but then it don't make any difference where yoa go, you are always sure of enjoying yourself. -.^. _ Very Ma|£iietlc. Phyaician â€" Have you ever taken a course of inagnetio treatmnul ? Patient â€"Yes. I blid down a toboggan chuli" on thn reett of tiiy trouaera once, and if you want to sun sparks as big as hot coaU, all Mill liavo (.;ot to eay is. " Ii"t her ' go, Uallaghur." I have Miss la lit* H Womau-Huter â- / Uruce Herald . The only chance we can see for uiifoitunatu man ia to fix a limit of age. Bay 30 orthereab.mta.forwuiuen voters, and BWtar them to iheirage. An unmarried woman who would publicly own up to 30 might perhaps be safely entrasted with a vote. Kanlly Diiue. Ticket Agent (tt railioad station)- 1 wish some way would b< invented to keep men away from the laiiiea' window. Bystander - Kasy enough. Pat tha sign " For Ladles Only " on the other window, j The lionientic Heiurt Corteona. Sonâ€" I'apa, how do they catoh lunatioB ? Cynioal Father With large straw hats and feathers and while dp'aaes, jewelry and neat gloves, my buy. Mamma (musingly) â€" Yes, I reuiembur that's how 1 dressed before we were married.â€" i>'o»lon Saturday Evening Outette. The First Klaa. (»y an oxi'on iu tho Now York Herald). A girl who accepts her first kiss with a grateful aigh, aa though her life had been Raved, cannot hopu to retain her value long. 'fhinQrit kins iu every in^itauce should be a sh rlMKeL^m 1 e bruah, struggle and break away. Baaiaess Brown? I leik - Jast step to see about getlii " Ah I Wnero's Joni aionient. cago) â€" Where is "Just stepped ovor totb* to see abuut getting a iietrtpfs.'' or to the tailor's w overcoat. r Divorce Ooart Englitk. immi An iuiiuenao oro*d of grants hnvo arrived at WinjMRi; t Week. Ilia proliiited that thu inOiixttlli year will exceed the numbers of recent years. Hard to Kill. Bacon â€" " See that man over there ? " MuDonnell "Yes." Bacon â€" " H.> b ara a charmed life." Mol'onnelâ€" " How so ? " I'aconâ€" • For seven years he has listened to Wagner's opera without an accident."â€" Time. AbuiiriiiHl ThKriual ChauEM. It is getting abnormally warm in Canada. That retror.p«ciive Kxiiadinon Bill has sent the mereu'y up auiong the nineti.js in â- ' Boodlers' Corner," Monireal.â€" .N. y. Herald. An Kdlior'a Itlrlhilay. The Eliiin (Tex.) Timfs :ay«: To-day was our birthday ai.d «ccilebn»itilihe occasion by" Bitting up" two colaiiiusuf type, cut- ting half a cord of wood, n ckiig the baby two hours, aud cleaning our shotgun. There's a faint hint uf apriag In the air; Them ia innd under tout Kveiywhere: And olijocta (lonu hid liy . hu hoauiiful snow). Which wo had loruoi.are I', cinuiug to show Here aud there. Old rublxrsi an. I shues, Aud aiiipletA and I'lluwa. Empty pint »nd quart hoti lo", no ni»ttarwhoao Aud UU tiud uf thuikH «e ui> loiii;er eau uao ' Aud oh, oh, ch. Here a whiff of old Rarl'agc liouiniiinK to Mow Aud hatkl there'^ the ci. cu- 1» liuniug tocrowâ€" liulld let Urt bin.; Welcome toai^ri: g, Tho time (or uucovuriuK evurjililij^;. The aalea of Mrn. Burnett a " Fauntle- roy " and "8»raC;rewe" amount up to date to 12.5,000 copii 8. A speech of the Prircpss of Wales re. corded in the phonograph ia; " You are the moat wonderful instrmmiii I have ever seen or heard of. I wish that 1 might have one ike yon (or my own." Mr Kenneth McKenzie.M PP., of Portage la Prairie, writes Poetuiaai. r Stirton, o( Guelph, that on the 6th iimtant he sowed twenlytashela of wheat. Mr.MeKurzie was fffWff Pnslinch, in ihii cnnty.and is J* narrjfiiig ou farmii g , xtensively in Manitoba. . ' The Histtwioftl '^ ,i„ty of Wini.ipcg wan to pto.-erve Fort Cm: i y hatuwiiy. >» \ ^â- r.