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HOUSEHOLD. The Land of Uted to be- . sMrotxl the purple, tutcr tzeen O( .u mmer at nui boundaries ; Ifejaod the -and*, beyond Ue ICM, Bi-vood the ranee of err. like Issse, And only lathe reach of the Knr.iptnrvd itzt> of memory. There Ik* a land long lol to me The Und of Ued-to he. . mien M swuag IB Koldea sea*, when ifM elaac Alone Ibeir drippiac brinks and ran* To Jam in th%t mylic tongue Tha- dazed mm with it* melodr ; Oh. -uch a land, with < h a tea Kbwla it -hore-i eternally, U the fair Used-to-be. A land where mu-u ever ir1rd The air wilh belt' of riagiacbiroX And now- ail tound* with such weeC words That eve* in the k>:n; i > rdi A meaning lives no twee I to me. lo-t lauirhUT ripples Jimpidly From lips brimmed o'er with all the glee Of rare old I sed-to-be, Co. Hnd of love and dreamy thoofnU An.! -l.inmg field* *ad ohadyipob. Of coole*. (rrocne-l. fraa*j plot* ambo~d with wild forsi aots. iVj? t! 1 t "l blo ' "* eaaamfljr Lift I heir face* an to me Out of ihepn.t: I ku in the* The lipeof Used-to-bet I lore re all. and with wet ev* Tamed rlimmerinly on laeskiei. Vy bfe~.>a like roar perfume* rise, TiU o'er nijr aoul a oUeare lien Sweeter than aay mag to me, Sweeter than uny me'oHy Or iti iiweet echn. tea. all three My dr*>m-i of I '-ed to-be! -JJamos Whitoomb Kiley. Old-Time Conrteey- 10 thi* nuhing, battling, hurrying nine- teenth century come of the good old- fashioned virtue, of oar ancestors are be- coming sadly too rare, courtesy among other*. Courtesy u a* natural to some women a* the air the; breathe, while others spend a whole lifetime without even recoj- *h u '<' hare a wide shelf or drawer appro- i it in other*. It u P* 1 *' > them. 10 that bat one foM, that ry prevailing fashion. There should be AS well aome regard paid to the exterior of tue houee, ush curtain* being more in evidence to the naawsn-by and a* a part of the out id* effect than that of the maid*. When the elolhn are hong on the line* they ihouM be well aLakea oat and (alien- ed tirmlv. A galvanized win will not need to be taken down and *o iimore convenient than a rope line. A bag with a (trap to go around the neck U handy for clothes-pin*. Hire a low line *o that the children can hang np small article* or c>se allow them to ipread them on the graam. A piece of furniture which would be run- in the drawing-room of a wealthy man*!** would be out of place in a iimpie country parlor, where it would be foreign to all iu humbler lurroundiag*. What we need u furniture in harmony wilh 01 r home* that (hall meet the need* of our daily live*. o mat oar home* thali b* an out ward expression of oar live* and oar taites. The ''coming woman" will plan a big cloaet in each leepicg-room. witn a window for ventilation, if a poeaible thing. It wii. not be a receptacle for oM boot* or iboe*. nor antiquated bonnet*, hat* or aoi'ed clothiog. There will be plenty of hook* at the proper height for her to reach not the carpenter- not fo-get ting to put the** in the) children's closet at a suitable height for them. More convenient than bags are rag boxea, baled "dark." "light," etc. In bags, the handle wanted is usually the last one found and the other* are tumbled out and then tumbled back. Hut the host* can be set on the floor or shc'f, the bundle* laid m row* hich enables one to take oat the needed packages wit hoar a general ovei hauling. I o%e large boxes which hold a* many bundles a* a good sued bag. and 1 would not like to go back to the old bag system. Never tolerate any fancy ironing, quill- ing or folding of table linen. Leave that Ctrl FRar-Ft Mix together the white of one egg, half a capful cold wau Cupful of ground calded ooaee pot. water and half a coffee, pat this into a pot. Add one quart of bod- ing water and bring to a boil : set back for lea miLUU-s. -tram and cool. Add one apfal of sugar and when dissolved, freeze lo a math and serve in glasses with whip- ped cream. Free**. Snow may he need in the same proportion a< ice with salt but after it has bean packed pou.- a 1~" dipper of water over the snow. BlULaKrAMTCorru. Mrs. Dearborn's rale for making coffee to be served at ore*kf*st >< to wash an egg, break up the shell and beat slightly with a fork then add a cup of ifrouad nffec and use one half the mix tare *tung tho remainder aii.le for the next morning. The yolk of the egg doe* not clarify like the white but it add* color to the beverage. Si IT the coffee down when it boil* up and nrver boil coffee over three minute* a* by that means the tannin is ex- tracted oae nutate is sufficient. Good coffee canao be made with th finely pow dared berry ; it will be muddy in spile ef any precaution taken. Before --~-"-g clear Uw spout of the coffee pot then torn out slowly. i to th- nfea and restaurants. Table cloths nixing it when they see i but io sometime* defined aa "politeness, truth it is far mor* than thia. Politeness is, in many cases, th* outcome of courtesy ; bat a woman may be polite without being courteous, although a cor- teoos woman i* invariably polite. A char- woman may well set an *xampl*of courtesy to some of the highest ladies in the land, for it consists in that innate goodnes* of heart which none can assume and cast aside at will as a garment, but which must b* pr***r>t in one's nature before it can b* shown in wotd or action. . The polite girl is polite when it suits her lengthwise in th* centre, need be ironed in. A cover of double faced canton Hanne 1 or table felt i* considered indispen- sable now between the table and linen cloth, aid this I* one reason why table mat* are no longer in vogue. They are not needed, for th* heavy cover protect* the table completely. Per the Cook- with two slic Cook three r. Scald one quart of milk of a medium sued onion, potatoes put through a riccr to be so ; the courteous girl shows courtesy ' Utl *dd. Season with one teaspoonful salt. to rich and poor, high and low alike, at all " saltspoonfnl celery salt, one-half aalt- time* and under all circumstance*. An [ Pofl PPP" ">d a few grains of cay- old fashioned graving represents a hive. I "">* ''">' together with on* ttblespoonful on which are bee* worth hiving," aad *" ot batter aad flour cooked together, among this "Be courteous" is one of the ' Strain. Add on* tablespoonfnl butter and most important, and yet few people and iprmkle with finely chopped parsley, especially few women understand all that : Meanire the dour by heaping the table- it implies. The very derivation of th* word !**" Thi* is similar to th* rule given a gives it* meaning,' if one could gra*p it | ' ew wtk* ago i* th* Interest*" m a re- f rom P rt of "is* Barrow*' lecture aad i* a ex- tremely useful receipt. Swxuv Clean: dry; season wift salt and pepper. Inp in flour, egg and crumb*. and try in hot fat five minute*. Drain and srrve. Buy selected or large sued smelt*. When cleaning the tish pinch to b* sure to rernov* the inside portion then skewer into a ring by usin* a smali iron akew*r and tying w.th a cord. the heart. Conrteey spring* the heart, aad if thi* fact were mor* fully realized, this queen of virtu* would lees often be confounded with superficial polish merely a spurious imitation thai is found among women when th*y are in corn- but so rarely follow* them into their The young lady whose light Kx- ," or "Pardon," wilh s vil* French accent, is ever ready on the tip of her ongue before she has committed any breach of etiquette that require* forgiven***, i* more courteous than the How doe* it come about that aa electric spark light* the gas, and why doe* the coil give a spark " Fust, let us ask why a n-atch take* fir* when w* strike it. The " head " i* made up of a mixture of plioe- phorus and sulphur with some other chemi- cal*. These two element* h*-e a >ery strong tendency to unit* with the oxygen in the other chemical* of the match head and in the air : or, as the chemists tay, they have a strong affinity for oxygen. But observe, the union doe* not take place at ordinary temperature*. Th* ami.ity only coma* into play when a certain degree of heat u reach- ed. Thi* i* known as lh* kindling tem- perature, and the union itself i* what w* commonly call burning. \Vbn w* strik* a j match against a rough surface, the friction ' make* heat, th* kindling temperature i* ; reached and th* match head inflame*. Now, lour illuminating gas i* mad* up for tb most part of two elements, carbon and hydrogen, both of which alto have a strong affinity for oxygen. Bat, like the pwt|rVf- us and sulphor, they will only unite with it when their kindling tempenture it reach- ed. In lighting the gas with a match, all we do i* to heat th* gas up to this point. But we may light it just as well by aay other moans that wiil giv* th* required heat. A piece of red-hot wire will do it. The electric spark will do it. There is very little heat in the spark itself, but luen we need very little It is degree of heat that we want, not quantity. If we can make one tiny parycle of hydrogen hot enough to unit* with oxygen, it will heat np it. neighboring particle*, and so the flame spread* in an instant. To under- stand why the spark coil makes a spark, we must rememl er its construction. We have several pound* of wire, that u several hun- dred feet, wound around a soft iron core. When a current pins* through th* wire, the cor* become* a strong magnet. When the cum nt is broken, the cor* cease* to b* a nugnet. At the same instant a strong cur- rant u momentarily induced in th* eoiL It is known a* the " extra current,'' and .s strong enough tc jump through the air th* two little wire* over th* i i M.I ii-i tot ill. n IM. A hand without a hoar', line ihowi hevi faith, aptness to evil. A broken aad rod liver line i* a sign of a choleric temperament. Smooth, taper tigers are generally m the highest degree artistic. A short thumb is aomociatal with weak and unresisting will power. A long, itroog thumb alway* ladic&tot great will power aad fore* of character. A hollow, solid, well kn-t hand shows a strong constitution and prjoab:* long life. Small ringers betoken aa acut*. diaoern- mg mind, often leaning toward dummola- Narrow nail* belong to the mischief- maker, to tne person woo delight* 11 tale- bearing. A g-xtd m >unl of Mercury belongs lo th* preacher, toe orator, the muaical campo* er. Peraons with long palm* are always amiable, good natured. having lull* la*U for contradiction or criticism. If the heart line bifurcates and a branch is set up on ill* miuot of Jupiter, the in- dication :s goo 1 fort -x. A soon, thia, narrow piJm indicate* a person of subtle, enquiring mind, intareat- ed IB all things intellectual. The liae of fate, or Saturn, begins at th* wnst aad tin* straight up th* palm to the biee of th* second luger. Whea lh liae* of the head aad of life are widely separated aad are red the indi- cation u of vanity and cruelty. The small hand, with slender tapering angers, belong* to him who lays great plan*. Gould had such a hand. Branch** of tbe liae*, specially at the beginning or eed. are favorable and inton- ufy the character indicated. If the wnst lines be greatly chained or broken the indication i* of ill health throwga weaknees of confutation. >{uan fingers show great power, order and regularity. They often found on the hands of lawyers. sister line nearer the thumb, stfies th* qualities of the life 1 in* and re- pair* it* deficiencies. La Grippe is a smooth and rather masioal name, aad when introduced as " a foreign diaeaee " and " new " multitudes of peo- ple who aspire to foreign air* felt rather complimented than otherwise when told by th* doctor tney had " a toucn of la gnppe. ' But it i* a historic fact that no victim of the malady ever boeeted of hi* amet* in th* new disease alter the second day. La grippe approache* it* victim playfully. Th* first morning it starts in with a sneeze, and the pttient continue* sneering a* a part of Holland Uaa 2,950 mile* of railroad. mwTils*il ha* an electric freight lie*. Caavuia railroad* stretch 15,5-Js mile*. Baldwin's locomotive hand* get M>,00*> a week ia wage*. There i* a railroad ia Peru that i* 13.633 feet abcv* to* level of the sea. The tugboat railroad in the Uoiud State*) is the Denver aad Rio Grande, at Marshall Pa** 10, -453 feet above the sea. Wiacoasia railroad hands want law* tiling weekly payment* and eight hour* for yaad- nen. with double pay for over-urn*. Tno A-asnoaa Railway Uatoa wa* p*r- maaoaUy orgaaixed last week at a held in Chicago. Thi* i* th* of railway employs* of which a organisation was aad two mouths ago. A strike wa* ordered among the boiler- makers blacksmiths, moulder* aad pal- tern makers in the shop* aloof tne enure line of the Union Pacific system. The) trouble has ariaen over a 'j>* __ - -meat between the employee and the company eoaoarning the reduction of th* standard time of a workuK day. F*Uy 3,000 men are involved in th* movement, aad the town* where ahops are located are Omaha, Deavor, Salt Lake, Cheyna*. OgHoa, Port- laad. Kaasa* City. rUwims, I smarm aad moat pout* where nmad-hoase* are located TH* men are oaad to be well orgaaued aad thoroughly united. The sinkf imsng th* *---irriT. Vrihr mk*cs sad oiackaauth* on ta* Saata Fa railroad systems, r u thought, will ptov* th* beginning of u* greatest railroad sink* ever inaugurated us :tus country Th* federation formed at Cedar Rapids among the various railroad order* u at present ia good work lag order, aad will undoubtedly pro>* hsnsirml to the men now on stnke. W. -v Miawomer, Grand Charf of lh* Brotherhood of Railway "inn** was ia Chicago a f*w days ago engaged with iHaer prominent railroad Vaadar* ia forming a national railway order Usat will federate all ia we grand uniua. He said ta* Saata F* otnciab had called on the members of hi* nffajiiislinn at ta* lacopuea of thi* trouble to tak* th* place of the sinkers, but thy were told by th* carmwa that taey wold .*u OT ot the that the offi.taU had discharged some of the brotherhood man for *o refnaiag. "If so. ' said Mr. Uiasemsr. " ther* will k* a fight all along th* liae. " Werk me** Wara, from wa*s* escape MM It Would M*l marks of a Pacific that th* United State* i* getng to tho positive peril mto which she plunged hwrtwlf by the Oiiaeoe registrauea law. Th* law. paawed by last Contreaa. required all Chines* rreidiag in th* United State* to register lhem**lv*s before th* fifth of in is month, sad provided for the arrest and impris >o neni of all such aa should b* found l ow dh aootl.erthen beat an iu a ith .fork bt do no!\o.t,t u.til clumsy kiu-henmaid who springs forward froth , for , lb , case yon would b. sure to nvolun..nl y to carry a h..v, burden for the .. J^yy. in , , AJJ ubl fll , tired looking housemaid, or the tmnp who ; of , ;o th . ^ not , .ea.^ k. helps a crippled sister so tenderly over a ' busy crossing. There arx two class** of worker* lo whom ladies are apt to show discourtesy shop assistants and domestic ~ .. i, 1 *. ^rnoT; Sat ii j^ras 1 - ih - > u ~ * S!AW*A * g M . degree* below boiling. But la grippe dooan t burner, thus making a spark, aad lighting usually get io his beat licks before about the gas. A current of electricity is always toe third night. Then he lake* hold of th* induced in a wire when it is near a chang- stomach. Jiver aad kidney*, aad begin* to ing magnet, or near another wire in which a current ia mad* or broken. Th* extra current in the spark coil is due to both of th* performance. Cool draught* of air run t *' tcr that date without certificate* of r*g up and down the spins and th* hand* aad "tralion. With one coasent th* Chinee* feet and shins refuse to keep warm. 1 Be m ln United States have treated tbe rag. wcond day the symptoms are intensified ! trat:on law with contempt. All th* and th* patient feel* like sitting upon the 1 Chinese m the country are, therefore. tam heater with hi* feet in abalh a few < '- *"est to-morrow. Should tbe law carried oat it is probable that u cams*, th* aia-wstism change*, aad also, if we may so express it, the retreat of the original current along the turns of the coil induce* *ecj^<iary currents m the neighboring turns. Without The tilted; drain the egg into the centre roll or di? each fish until well coated. then Fish were a dog ; never "please" in asking for a thing to be do** . o< "thank yon ' when it ha* been done ; to s < ' 1 IKT.I>. -Mix together one-half let her nprea.1 for your benefit heap* of teaapoooful mustard, one-half teaspooaful gooJs. all of which you regard slightingly, ' sugar, oae *alt-spoonfu: salt and s few and then to walk off with a disdainful l.-ok, i Kr*Ji>* of cayonne. Add th* unbeaten yolks remsrking that "they won't do," without ot two ejgs, one-half cup of oliv* oil,' one a word of thanks for the trouble she had | and one-half tablespoon fuls Urracou viae- taken * And is it courteous to assume a gr. - tea*puoo?ul each of chopped pickle*, specially hard and dictatorial ton* in speak i capers, olive* and parsley, one. half shallot ' w*ie commoner between superiors inferior*, a* well as between ladies of equal rank, there would he many crooksd place* mail* smooth and rongh place* made pliir many paths BOW strewn with thorns woulii hav* their share of roses ; iu short, the sum of happiness in the world would be im urably increased. and consequently no spark. _ would ba reciprocated in China. Th* United States. whose foreign commerce is small, ha* little to leee in that way, bat her msmion mter- **u ia China ar* very important aad oa th* treatment which her mi*sis*snss jnds very largely ia the farther east. Th* not so much afraid of th* a* they oae* wer*. Chin*** are make every rauecle a. id nerve aad boa* m th* body sweat. Perspire is not ta* word to i cover it! It i* sweat. It pours off us drops h * 1 ' recsiv* thtre of th* cor* w>d streams, and the victim who i* not the owner of at least four nightgown* i* nicer- able indeed. Bat the peculiarity of La t.rippe n that with all th* sweating he ">* h * vt beaten Ruaua oa laad aad they k*ep* the patiet.t ia a Korching fev*r, h " DOW coaaiderabi* and modern a*M while aay expoaur* of th* body to "* They vagotly threaun. should thai th* air cause* a chill that peaetrates Uw " forcwd. to baniah every American the very marrow of th* boa**. Thedioaaor nuasioaary. Tbe United State* would hav* fill* th* mind with all sort* of vagaries M ntoral claim to resent such treatment./ ImTig the** i* that th* victim pamad- { Th * 'nnnsnce* which secured the pasaagee *d that he is two separate people, bound I tn * ' w t '* r nothing at all about the mi*- tou'ether a* it wer*. An oid soldier says j n*ry mtereeu and very little about the JtM U k -nppe got hold of me I had ' P"* 11 ** of their natson :n th* rU*t. It lib mraie Mr. A D. McKay, of Georgetown, Bril isk Guiaaa, whc has recently been on a viwting tour in this country, is of opinion that the IXxiiini'Mi can profitably extend her -- rl -- -- trad* with Demerora. Having been bora b*n drinking freehit wat*r. aad cultirat- * *" *? "'<> matter, iadeod, in Ontario he has devoted considerable at- ig*ow>hom* talent in th* bacilli line not ta ! owev*r, for so great a nation to pocket tennon to thi* subject. As a member of j btanani. at. and I flt at oace there would ; * uch " *"> I * of all this it is th* Royal Agricultural and Commercial > batU*. and my internal viaosra would I lortunat* that th* customs aathoritiea, Society he wa* instrumental ia irettiag a " th* battle-field. I wa* impressed witn P vb * bl > > Accordance with wise hmu - r , __^^_. , . , , ,. ,~_ _ commission appointed to teat the merit* of th* id*a that I was two peraoas joined in ' oln Mhington wher* bettor council* iug on any subject to your servants, simply chopped fine aad one saltspoont'nl powdered Canadian rl >or. against which there was a * l last. then were two sets of bron- h * n :h *' '" a* pass* si becaus* circum*tance' have placet! her at a I tarragon. Be careful not to use too much ! ttroog prejudice. Th* commission made *1 tube* l*ageth*n*d out and joined to- i h *' re *"* "*! that disadvantage' Surely not ; and if courtesy ' cayenna. Mix th* dry lagrwdienu well I full investigation, and provad that Ontario g*thr at the lower angle, and upon the** ! >t laad. that and before addiag the oil, which must be poured ' nour bail beoa grossly mi*.i>re*ea'ed. i >n in very slowly or drop by drop. I th* last steamer frotr >t. .lohn, says the SH.UHIW PoTitnax Slice four raw Journal of Commerce, there went down ten potatoes with a vegetable sheer into a bowl ' b * rrU d """iber of bag. of Manitoba of Jce wator. Lei *tand for two hours, i flour ' J " nt H ""'' Greenway. It is changing th* water two <r three I i ^^ th thu coun'ry mu send tlwflonr vermiformis smoking a short stew pips and Drain and plung* into a kettle of boil i IK '" b * rrel uch " lh P**? 1 * require, directing the movement* of hi. troops. And Them is also a chano* to develop a trad* I moat say it wa* on* of th* prettiest haad m butter, en***., lard and ham*. But ' cheeee most b* sent in smaller and batter About the Hcmae Th* very best test of any scheme of dec- oration i* its lastmif quality. We may be quite certain that anything which we tire of soon has some weakness inherent in it. Th* collection of autograph recipe* u ijui e a fad of the moment among honee keeper* with a taste for cooking. Dainty little bookUta with en-amenta! cover* are passed around among one's friends, and famous recipes exchanged. Many of these are homemade, the cover* being ofcaid- board, ornamented with snitableflesurna. Door hanginn have been overdone, and one sometimes looks around at a profusion of "professionally' draped thresholds and long* to rest bis eye* w.th th* sight of one oneet door that boldly swing* back and forth and offers no apology for being. Door hanging* should always have a rather heavy effect. Table centers, to use with or without a tal>l* cloth, are round or square : the latter are often hemstitched, but the favorite design tor both is a vine of leave* or Sowers on th* edge, the petal forming aa irregular scallop One of the moit exquisite designs, harmonising with any color scheme i* th* graceful fronds of th* maiden hair fern. Stove*, generally, are too low : it is no wonder we hear *o much aboat the back- breaking businee* of cooking ; th* stove should be set up on bricks, or smooth flat tones, till it is of such height thai the cook won't have to be constantly "on the bend. " One reaooa why a woman'* back ache* so much more than a man'* i* because she keeps it bent so much, often unneceeaarily. Sash curtains may b* full or half length, shirred or plain, divided at th* centre or whole, and looped hack at th* side* or drawn on th* rod a* individual ta*t* prefers. There i* alto a wide rang* of fabric* a>lap ted to this use, independent at any tenipor- _ upon t fine* tli* battle wa* to b* fought between th* home troop* aad to* la gnppe baxilK Ai I had nothing *ls* to do, I concluded to I watch th* fiht and I watched J i La Grippe, who wa* seated on the appendix _ _-.-ing water. Boil on* minute drain again ; cover with ice water. Take from the water and dry between towels. Fry in deep fat till a light brown. By soaking potatoes in ic* water th* starch is removed : if this wer* not don* the potatoe* would b* mealy aad limp. A few potatoe* will make a largn quantity when prepared in thi* way. When they hare been boiled and drained little remains but th* cellular tissue. Be sure to i dry thoroughly to prevent ebullition of the fat. S EaTBKK.uw. Soak the sweet- breads in cold water for at least one hour ; than cook for ten minute* in boiling water, with oae teaspoouful each of salt and lemon juice. Ih-ain, dry on a towel, split in two, sprinkle with salt, pepper and dour and aaute them in hot butter until a nice brown on loth side*. Serve with French pease and toma- to sauce Sweetbreads when sent from th* market are generally fastened together bat may be separated : in any case b* sur* and remove th* large pipe and membrances. TOMATO Sic. Cook half a can of tomatoes with two clove*, half a teaspoon- ml of sugar, half a slice of onion and a<prig of parsley ten mmutea. Strain and add one cup brown itock. Brown two tablsspoon- fuls of butter, add two tablespoonful* of flonr and brown sod pour on slowly the hot liquid. Beat thoroughly aad strain over the sweetbread*. OIKBI STRAW*. Chop together one cupful of flour, oat-third cupful butter am.'. on aallspoonful of aalt ; mix to a it ff dough with ice water, pat aad roll very thin : prmkle with on* tablespoon fu I y rat*d chseee mixed with half a saltspoon- fnl of salt and a f*w grain* of cayvan*. Repeat twice, pat and roll ont thin, cut into strips rive inches fang and a quarter of an inch wide, and hak* in a moderate oven. Use either Old Kncli*h or Young Amer- ican chew* in preference to Parmesan. Lay th* straw* as straight at poeaibl* and allow a apac* betwcea in better packages. Lumber and pot are also items to be considered, aad P. K. Island oat* always hold their own. Then American* are fighting for th* trade, aad are now putting on a direct *team*r, but the people revu^uizeu the met t of Canadian BOO*, and he believed tbatu thetubaidyto the steamer was continue- . snd a good s-rvi.c kept up. Canada wouldgelthetrade. At the beginning of this century an Im- perial statute forbade toe West India Pro- vince* from 1 1 ad mj with the I'nited State*, and no doub thislory will eventually rpet itself and the change thi* time will come in the natural course of trade. Naturally th* planters .< IVmerara want to get their sugar into Canada in exchange for oar prod- ucts, and already much of th* raw sugar i* received at the Maritime Province refiner ies. At the W orld's Fair Demerara will have a large exhibit of sugar, gold nutfireu, nbtva, hemp, cocoa, medicinal bark*, (to. Th* enormous development of the gold in- dustry of the province will be illustrated by pyramid* ot gold foil, representing th* output each year since 1SS.V Sneaking generally of th* colony Mr. McKay say* it* population i* about 900.6COL Georgetown ha* 30.000. of whom 12,000 or 1.1,1V " are Portuguese, who are the wealthiest people in the colony. The work i* done by East coolies, for whose care th* colony is rospon- sible to the r**t !u>Ha government. Taey an apprenticed for 'en year* aad maay go horn* quit* wealthy. One cooli* merchant in Georgetown i* worth fully 23,000. The negtue* are worthies* sine* emancipation. and rortngaoM laborer* co-aid not stand th* work hence the importation af coolie*. Th* Portuguese are the distributor* of mer- chandize or retail trader*. Last veer Dawi- erara mined *2,M)0.<QO worth of gold, of mhsoh th* government got $1?.'.,OOO royalty. Mr. XicKay ways th* Canadian steamship service is an excellent one. to-band fights I bad teen. I shoeid hav* Bjoyed it more, however, if it had taken place in some >ther fellow, and I Itad not been compelled to couxu up the dead, which lay thick along two seis af bronchial tube*. All in all, there may be more painful and loathsome and leas desirable disease* than la gnppe, bat for a real low down, mean it i* an eaiy winner. they most b* arrested, and hav* determined that as the duty of arresting them is left to tb* eastern* officers, who are not police, men. they will not carry out any such per- nuseive legislation. T*e rtaaaesal r*w la During last month five Austrilia, On Apnl 4 Antrella. failed in Commercial Bank of Australia, the largest bank m Vic- toria, wont to th* wall. Th* Engli*h, ScoltMh aad Australian Chartered Baak failed oa April 12 ; the Australian Joint Stook Baak. April >>: tho Standard Baak of Australia. Apnl iS, and th* National Bank of Australia on Saturday last. The im- mediate cause of failure m each case wa* the Wavy withdraw*! of deposit*, but th* M*)boum* Argwa, ia an i**ue printed before th* collapse here mentioned, pointed out that the depression wa* not the offspri of on* agency alone, but the outcome Caavcai la r**ar Ire. Toctor Kewly. -n his narrative of the voyage O | th* Kite with the Paury xpedi- twn, relate* an experience which M* calculat- ed to giv* the reader a lively idoa of th* penis of Arctic voyaging. The ship wa* vrkmg IU way through a pack of ice. and in eleven days of ceaatant struggle had pro- grissi.l only fifty mile*. One moraine a lake wa* ssen to be opening just ahead, aad Captain r>k* determined to fore* a p***ag* through th* narrow strip of water Wding into iu Tbe work wa* almoet do**, when all al on=e the ship stopped, aad would mov* neither forward aor backward. It wa* nippe-d in th* ice. Captain Pik* and hi* crew roalirsd, of courae. th* peril la which we war*. The sailors, followed by many of the party, at one* tamped oa the ice and attempted to open a paaaag* with crowbars au . wood- n beam*. The ice wa* too thi k, how- ever, aad w* wer* initiated into aaotaar Artie device, Hole* were drilled in the icv and a boa- attached to whick aader water. oar. The M HOI** war* armed in toe icv and a oot- >ut tie filled with gaapawer, attached to whack ag wa* a fwM that would burn aador water, of wa* tied to the end of an oar. TV* fwM peaking I movement* and tendencies demanding the ; being ignited, the oar, with the bottle at- ' (ached, was ahoved tlirough th* opening and dvwn under the edge ot the ice, whom r. axplo-led. Thu*. after several attempts, a great cake wa* blow nirom th* edge. Th* ship at once pat attorn, aad in a few miaute* wa* ia comparativ* safety la 4 comer of what had bee* the large lake w* had loft. So littl* did w* realia* our iUn.ei that tho** of as who were not assisting the crew r?anisation of industrial ' spent th* time'in rm boiling on the ice with iauor from it* produc- I the dogs, or in photographing th* ship aad th* men sndeavormg to role*** her. The neit day thscapuun poiused out the spot in which th* taip had bora. It wa* piled *p with irregular banks of ice from thirteen lo twenty feet above the surface of that take* ' the rloe*. nhowinc the temtfc force with I which they had come together. ?)o***t attention of the political economul. Over-borrowing, a boom in land aad share*, a **rte* of disa*tronsstrikes,agroat collapse aad other thing* were th* out ward mani- fettalioar. But the coasrolli*g cause* were th* easy acquisition of th* use of capital to employ in undertaking* which could yield hltle or ao profit, and which, once sunk in this way, is always w> a very large extent unrealizable in 'h hour of need, and the a* balancing af force* by at( live applicatii o ,-i -'-ich ar* almo*t iteril* abaorboat* of capital. Thi* style of doiag bnsie -a. a* w* in Canada well know from the *i <r i'C* ia the Northwest laad boom*, to* .-. oy th* Donuaion autbot- tws. always rings disaster yean to get . . er.