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X" f ( 'f KME VERY LATEST FROM ALUTHB WORLD OVER. toU r M tlng lt«ni* About Our Owa Country. Qrcat Britain, tb* United State*, and All Part* o< tb* Qlob*. CoadaoMd and Aacortad far Baay Reading. OANAUA. Lortl and Lad; Aberdeen are at Que- bec. M&nitolia crop report* could not be more (avorable. The army worm hai appeared in the Tioiuity ot Guelpb. Dr. Janw's Hruwn, V. S. of Guolpb, died from aoitbrax poisoning. Neariy a hundred uew houses are In ocHirae of erection in Lundoa. E. G. narron bun lieen temporarily apiKtinted City lf,'ngineer pi Ilatuilton. The trade reuirns for June ebuw a alight falling off in ezporta and im,- port«. The late Mr. John Weir, farmer, at West Klamboro", left an estate of over 190.000. Lieut-Col. Aylmer baa Itcen api>oint- •d A<ljutant-G«neral at the Canadian militia. Val. Shortls, the fVallevfield mur- derer, has been aerioiuly ill in the pen- itentiary. Lord Atjerdeen will probably open the Weetern Fair at Loudon on Sep- temlier 15. The Allan* are to consult with the GSovemme.nt regarding the faat At- lantic Krvice. Mrs. Adam W. Pearson dropped dead •t Winnipeg on Thursday while dreou- Ing her children. Chief Aitchi«>n of the Hamilton fire brigade had returned home from tiw firemea'a tournament in London. An Itali.m peanut vendor ia under krr<-«t at Niagara Falls for an attempt to aasault a little girl. Rev. C. U. Shutt, of St. Catharine*, 1* euing certain m<-m)>ers of his church for allt^ed libel and slander. At Hamilton David Kinuer wa* com- mitted to penitentiary for three years for stealing two kegs of lager. A big gold strike ia reported in the City uT .Spokane claim on Monte Criato Uuuntain. British Columbia. Hamilton Street Itailway Company Will Ije, asked to issue two sets of tiikets •t nine and seven for a quarter. The militia camps may not be held this summer, but if that be impossible they will lie held early next summer. Annie Hawkins, daughter of a Dow- nie Townsiiij) farmer was draggo<l tbrouKb the field by a runaway horse and killed. Mrs. William SiMington, a blind el- derly woman a<<id«ntally set fire tx> t«r clolhea, and was burned to death, it Sarnia. The three Port Credit men who a»- aaulted the crew of the Hamilton "acht Hiawatha have apologizod and ual'„ the damages, alxnit $300. Principal Ireland of the Hamilton Art B<hool has received the bronze medal and dijilrmia won by the snhool at the world's Fair thr«M years ago. Tb«» illness of Laily Tupi*»r in Um- don la not as serious ai at first report- ed, and .-^ir Charles has in conactiiience canwiled Lis proiKJwd trip to tiugland. The Victoria sealing aohooners, gup- posed to huve b<!en wrecked off the nOrtll^eOAl. I'/KUat i,f .In,, an 1.., t !,..» •« tl>ial se noi tli^easi coast of Japan by the recent tidal wave, is r B.C., to !>} safe wave, is repitried :i Victoria, Justus King of the Supremo Court of Canada has beea ap|H>iuted Qritiab representative upon the commission to adjust with the llniteil atales Can- adian Bering sealers' claims for seiz- ures. Negotiations have Iwen completed wli.-reby (he Michigan Central Rail- way have the um of the London & Port .'^laulcj liui! uiiiil the expiry of the Walker leuse, which has eighteen years to run. I';x-(i(>veriic)r William Uiissell, of Mna- sachusill.i, who was camping out with some frioud.s near .St. Adelaide de Palua, yue., was found dead in his tent on Tliurx.liiy morning, lie <lied ot beuxt disease during the night. The WiilwLsh evprtsi ran into a local freight tram at TliameAviile on Friday morning. Uolh trains were badly ilam- age<l. KiiKineer llooth, of (ho express, was instani ly killeil, but ih« passengers es<:a{H!d wiliurt. A liuigiiiticent yield of fniit is re- ported in Huron and Perth. The hay Li p<i<»r, Imt ihe advice of the Untario Agricultural IJeparlnient to Ihe fann- ers tit ^o\v corn as a substilulo in times of drouth has proved of great benefit. The steamer Hope with the Peary, expedition on hoard, left Sydney. N.S., at nocm, for Greenland. The main ob- ject of Llio expedition is to bring back a forty-ton nieteorlito which is located at Capo York. A number of scientists are accompanying Lieut. Peary. An Act to consolidate the Act* re- •pei'ting the solemnization of marriage becomes law on August lat. There are aome new clauses in this Act, one of which is that requiring the moJciugof affidavits by Uah contracting parties. Ileretofore the groom was the only per- son necessary to ibe legal i.ssuanue of • lic*nse, but after August Ist the affidavit of the bride must lie taken and priisented tith that of the groom bufore a ticenso or certificate can be Issued. GREAT BIUTAIN. Prof. Henry Dninimond is dying at Timbridgo Wells, Kng. In Paris the lietit is so great that it fcss been found neceoNary to close many •f tho work.shojjB. Intensely hbt weather is ieiK>rted in tke Boulh iMixt of the British Islcii. France and Germany. The new yacht. Iniilt for Kii^ne Hig- gins, I be New York millionaire, at a •est of |5rJO,000, was launched in the Clyde on Wednwsdny. At a represent^illve "9thering o( Irishmen in Ottawa on Momluy night dilcgaies were ap|ioinled to attend The Irl-^h convention In l>ublin In Sep- tember. From remarks made on Wednesday f veiling by Sir Michael Hicks-Deach. t Is lnferre<l that the Venezuelan dif- ficulty, as far as the liiiiled States ia concerned, ts praotioally settled. The withdrawal of the ainendmenta Clericals, 18 Liberal, and 29 Socialists to the Irish laAd bill offered by Mr. chosen. This giv<« the Clericals in the Gerald Balfour, Chief Secretary for Chanil)er a majority of 18 voles. Ireland, U l>ein» sharply orllicized by \ 8pe<lal from Havana says that a fri<iuls of the Government and h;i* j^anic prevails in tlie Spanish army in caudal muib rejoicing among tho Op- ci)nfie(iuence of the terrible increase of l*»sit'on- «' I yellow fever during the la«t few days. Lord Salisbury, In the House of Lords ' It is ealiniated that fully forty percent! on Friday, said that the nogotiations of the oases provo fatal, wilh the United Stat€« on the question of tho Venezuelan claim, were proceed- ing satisfactorily J Un tlie larger sut>- ject of general arbitration, he was pro- ceiKliug with great couiion. Tho monument which hiu< l>ecn erect- ed in St. Mary's church, Alderman- liury, London, to J<'lm Heminge and Henry Condell, who coUecled .md first publLsbed Shu5)espeare s writings after Ihe deiitb of the fiimouis Engltah dra- tuatist, was unveiled on Tuesday after- noon. An American named Korner, of Buf- falo. dlvoroe<i from his wife, locked his eon, a lo/l of sixteen, up in bis room in a London hotel on Thuisdiiy, and went out. On hie return the boy was gone, and it is supiiotsed he was kid- nai>ped Ijy his mother and aunt. Y'otmg Korner ia heir to a large for- tune. . At the National Rifle Aasociation meet ing at Bisley, Eng., on Friday, the Canadian team won ine Kolaiiore cup â€"one of tltt! great prizes of the meet. The Canadians had to comiiete with teams from the Mother Country and Guernsey and Jersey.: In addition to the cup, the Cajiailiaas win eightv pounds in money, given to the Coloni- al team making Ihe higbejst score. The highest Bi'ore. The victory waa apopu^ lar one, and lite Canadians were heart- ily cheered.' UNITED STATES. According to th« oompilcj-s of the new city dirvctory, the population of Buf- ,falo is now 360,000. t A full whk'at crop is nut expected in any part of the State of Miime- sota, ouing to drought. A wild man, who goes on all foura, is reported to be roaming about Bristle Ridge, near Crawfordsvllle, ind. Cheyenne, Wyo., had a cloudburst on Thursilay. Five inches of rain fell in an hour and 40 minutes. Mrs. Marv Harlan, mother of Senator Harla», of loua, is dead at Indianapolis, aged 100 years and fiv* months. Mr*. Margaret Smith, of 351 Market .street, Patterson, N. J., bss found her brother, Robert Blackwood, aJter 40 years' search, accorling to report. The Detroit railway is reported to have be^n sold to R.'l . Wntson. of New York, who with Thomas T. Johnson, owns the Citizens' Street Ksilway. Chicago expects to have a tower which will be the highest structure of the kind ever erected. It will be fif- teen hundred feet high and three hun- dred feet square at the buse. Mr. Cornelius Vanderbilt, *r.. Is suf- fering from a slight attack of paraly- sis, induc««l by worry over bis son's in- tended marriage with Miss Wilson against his father** wishes. Sir Donald Smith, the Canadian High Commissioner in London, has been in- vested at Windsor castle as Knight Comnian<ler of the Order of St. Micliael and St. George. 'X'he driver and four musiciajia were swept off the top of Buffalo Bill's bond waggon while trying to pass under an overhead briclge on Erie Rtreot, in Cleve- land, on Thursday. Two of them will die. The pejKut of the Navigation Bureau shows that during the year ending June 30, 70il vesaols of 204,000 gross tons were built in the United States, aa compar- ed wllli Cb2 (or last year. George Cltn<lenning of Montreal is undur arrest at Chicago obarged with Uiing ou«> of the " long and short " thieves who liave lieon conducting dar- ing operations in that city. Tho ringleailera of the Chicago gang of highway robljers have littn jailetl. IMe is r»-porled to 1>« Douglas Clen- dsnning, son of William Clend«\nning, a Montreal banker, who re»«ntly failed. The Kansas Court of Appeals liaa de- clared inelteclive the law under which divorces have iH'en granted in the State of KunsiB for 'S> years. Nearly 0(1. OOO divorces are affected by the de- cision. liii.sineaa of every de.tcription Is un- usually quiet, even for this dull time of year, throuifhout the Unitexl Slates, There is no disposition to sjioculate, and retailors are conduoling their purchases on a more strictly liaud-to-mouth" scale than has liilhorto U'en known. The trouble is in the uncertainty of the financial future in the Uniteil States. The outtmrst of ignorant fan- aticism at the Chicago conference bos done incalculable harm, both to pre- sent and prospective t)u.iino.ss. Tho com- mercial agenciejj â€" which naturally pre- sent the best side of Ihe &hieldâ€" tell us that manufacturers are "waiting"â€" of uottrse they are, hut involuntarily. GENERA!.. i i Prof. Andreo has arrived at Tromsoe, Norway, and is preparing for bis •tart to the North Pole by lialloon. The Government of Zanzibar has do- oideil to abolish tho legal status of slavery through<Ait Zanzibar, out of deference to the British oqdnion. The steamer Tormore, from Cardiff, for Halifax, N. S., is reiHirted ashore at TreiHtwsey, Nfld. Her ca.rgo was coal for tho Imperial dockyard at Hali- fax. The messenger who carried the news to the Khalita at Onidurinan that his army had been del'oated at Firkot was imme<lialeiy put to death by cruci- fixion. The iiLsurgcnla at Ai>okorona killeil the crew of a Turkish bark. Tr<x>()e pursued the insurgents and fired ui>- on every lH)dy they met, killing many women and children. A despatch from Ihe Island of Crete says that the Turkish authorities are gradually extending Ihe military zone, and occupying now iKwition'i daily. Many eiceflsos are being committed by the Turks. Mr. Ce<'.il Rhodes ami Mr. Alfre<l nelt, directors of the Boulh Africa Cbmpany, who were implicated In the Jameson raid, have refunded to the company all Ihe sums drawn by the .Tohanneslwrtj Keformors. News Ilia rea/hod Uuluwiiyo that Ihe reb<ds have o-oiipied a position on the rati road aliout twenty-five miles .south of Uiiluwayo, and that they are erecting foriifications. Serioua fight- ing is exiiectcd shortly. Complete returns for the elcotinn of memUTs of the Belgian Chamber <d Deputlea show that there were 105 PERSIAN WOMEN AT HOME. tacred from the eyes of ordinary vial- tors generally built at the back of the r,oi'se, and possessing a small court- yard oi it* own, is tho Anderunâ€" the apartment devoted by the Persian to his womenkind, says a writer in Lon- don Queen. Here the upper class wom- en live in their little world, and, nar- row though it be, they would not ex- change it for any amount of Western liberty. They wi h for nothing better. So far from be'ng caged birds pining for freedom, a life of wider scope and activ- ity would be emijently distasteful to them. L,ove, fine clothes, jewels, and plenty of sweetmeats are the ingredi- ents that form their happiness. In Tur- key and India the hurem doors are be- ing gradually opened to progressive Ideas ; but in Persia, the land of retro- gression and decay, no corner of the purdah has as yet been lifted. Strict- ly veiled and debarre<l from all inter- course with the opposite sex (except- ing near relatives), I'ersian women nev- ertheless contrive to influence political affairs in no small degree. The most zealous apostle and preacher of the Bab was a woman, and the late Shah's mother was a person of much political importance â€" through her energy and di- plomacy he came to the throne. There is, however, plenty of female society, and much time is spent in paying calls, attending funerals and weddings, and the bath ; this last is a general meet- ing place, where tbe gossip of the neigh- borhood is exchanged and character* receive no gentle handling. A man of wealth places the charge of bis harem in the bands of eunuchs, who regulate the household expen^. see that undesirable visitors in thi^shape of dervishes and fortune tellers are ex- cluded, and do their beet to keep in abeyance that spirit of intrigue which is as the breath in her nostrils to every Persian woman. Formerly, women con- victed of infidelity were norribly pun- ished, and tho matter was left in tbe hu.sl>and's hands, but cases are now be- coming happily rarer. In one small plaiv in which I lived a woman was buried alive, and the populace apiieared to think it a Just punisluuent. It is the Shah's royal prerogative to inspect every man's harem, and a visit from the "Asylum of the Iniverse," is a ?[peat event in the lives of the inmates, or if any one uf them finds favor with the monarch she is transferred to his keeping, which is considered promotion in her eyes. When 1 first knew her, the Khan's wife reigned alone as mistress of the Anderun, though shorty afterward her husband made up Ihe lull <vuiplement allowed by the Prophet. She had come from the household of Na8r-4<d-l)in, but had not long enjoyed royal favor, and therefore had Ijeen bestoM-ed on the first p«'r.son worthy of such a mark or hon- or. She was better educatetl than any other Persian woman of my acquaint- ance, even speaking a little French, and l)Osses8cd a good figure, but plain face, whic' last was prolxibly the reason of her dismissal. Conducted by a ser- vant through the large rooms of the Khan's palace, f was delivered into the l^usto^ly of a Se*"!!)* slave girl, who Birl, wb< iToor, ani received ine at tho Anderun pulling aside a heavy curtain, showed me into the pn-wme of the Khanum bers«'lf. she was sisiited in a divan of plump, silk-covered cushions near thi> window, and rose to receive lue, reveal- ing the iniloor dress <)f a Persian lady, which at first sight is somewlut start- ling. A green silk jacket, much em- broidered, slasheil undei the arms, and wilh hanging sleeves, opeue<t in front over a thin muslin vest; a loose gir- dle of filigrt*, studded with turquoises, encircled her hips, and from this de- p«'ndfd a silk skirt bouffante, and .short as a ballet girl's (the late Shah issued a di'claration that women's skiilsshould end at the knee;) while her shapely legs, innoi-ent of covering terminated in boots of thinnest yellow kid. Out of doors, where I had <K-casionally seen her in her carriage, she present 4d a very different appearance; the short skirts were stuffed into bagHy tousers, and hor whole iierson enveloped in a chadar of indiffii blue, striped '.vith gold, which oovereu every I'art except hor eyes. Her face was, of course, painte<l accord- ing to thee canon-s, <>i 1 oraiaii beiiuty, which declares that ^^oI^an's face must lie white and red ani her eyebrows aa a single line, anil her hands were stained orange wilh khena. She ro.se to meet me, and with many pretty com- pliments motioniMl me to a seat on the cushion beside her, and passeil me her kaiiin (water pipe) of llohemian glass. I inquired how slu^ liked Hiishire, and a gesture of her luiuds expressed con- tempt for her pr<went abode. Tho Khan- lun (myself) should see Tehran; that was Ihe. place wherein to live, with its gardens, mosques, and magnificent baths. " And I," she continued, wax- ing eloquent over departed glories, " liv- ed in the. royal palace ; 1 had slaves and horses, jewels too, and as for my apart- ments, this (looking rouml the farfje rtKiiii with disdain), by iiomparisou, is the stable of a she camel. In an evil Iwmr an enemy came, dust and ashes fell upon my Iwad, I was no longer of any account, and I am here." " Have you any chibiren ?" I knew the Khan had two sons, tinic, grave- eyed mortals, who took their Hiring ntvir the tennis ground. A bitter look came over the painted countcnajpce. " No, I ha<l a Ixiy, Iwautiful as Mej- noun, strong-limlied as itustam, but he died, and now I have no sons." The bitterness was explicable; a child- less wife is of small account in the hir- eni. and is easily divorced. Still she was not without hope, and explained the meth«>d.s of using certain ivhnrms, invaluable in such cases. A piece of delicate embroidery bay on a car|)et near, and I asked it it were the Khan- um's doing. Her doinij I No, ind(«d, needlework was for slaves. Was it true that in Firingistan women pi'rfoimed all manner of hard lalior, even as the peasants in this country r The guitair •BONNET FOR ELDERLY LADT. GIRL'S AND LADIES' COUNTRY HATS. also belonged to one of her women, and if It pleased me I could hear her sing. Had I any jewels f She examined my solitary ring with inti-rest, and learn- ing that it was not my only posst'ssion, wondered that I did not wear the others. Jewels enhanced the value of wt)men in men's eyes. They were also a consolation in old age. The Khanum's religious convictions were vague as those of other Irani wo- men. Allah was great and Ouiivr ac- NEW MARRIAGE ACT. name Very ImiMirtnnl Ckauzr* Have Beca Made In ilie \ew Law. The Act of the Ontario Legislaturei passed last Sessiuti, entitled '"the Mar- riage Act, ltitl6," which conaolidatesand ameiula the Acta relating to the Sol- emnizatiun of Marriage, will cv\aB Into force on August l.st. Copee ..' theAot cursed; she daily repeated the Kebleh ] in pamphlet form will bi suppliei by (profession of faith) and worshipped at the shrines of holy men. When she died her embalmeil body would make the pilgrimage to Kerberla and be buried by the tomb of the sainted Husjiin. A all Clerks of tbe L'eace at 'en oeLits each copy, and as there are many al- terations, important to ce '.^nowu by , ^ ... . .... .. ;the clergy, there shotU''. De miiuy en- future state did not come within the' „. . _ . _ „, . _ rang.< of her philo«*hy. Tbe large room j l*^^®* '"^ <="l'l*'»- had long doors or windows op<'ningon i Tho Act declares who only may sol- the veranda, whence a flight of steps emnize marriage >j Ontario, viz: Clergy, \viX to the roof, the meeting place in etc., who aie re.ideut in the Dominion, hot weather ; it was scantily furnishe<l (and il may lie oilded that ucnaltie* are but the matted floor was ne.arly cov- mipose*! by the Statutes oi Canada un ered with valuable carpet; soft heaps those who officiate without lawful auth- of cushions, with ancient-looking chests, ority.) seemed Ihe only furniture, and tne walls Bauns are to be publisheil, (though were hung with curious cotton draper- on one Sunday only,) one week before ies printed with pictures, histories of a marriage in the parish or municip. c»debrated characters, together with a alily, etc., in which each party live*, few gaudy colored oleographs. iwhea they live in different parishes, llefreshments were served by a very «?<"•• and a certificate of the publica- prelty girl â€" sweets, cakes, and coffee, muddy, brown, and sugary, in liny glass cups, decorated with a p<irtrait of the Shah. Then my clothes and handker- chief were 8prinkle<l with attar of roses, which snu'll haunted ine for weeks. On ray leaving, the Kh;inum ex- pressed a thousand regrets. Might she m my sacril'iic. she said, but my pres- ence had illumined her life, anil bend- ing low she laid my hand against her forehea<l. At tho outer door a ser- vant waited with a tray loade<l with fruit and sweets, and coveretl with a silk handkerchief, which he carricil be- hind me to my houseâ€" a mark of esteem and respect from the ex-wife of Nasr- ed-Din. SUMMER BONNET AND HATS. A iKinnet for an elderly lady is of light black famy straw. On the front is a iKjw-shaped garniture of pleated Chanlilly lace, inl«rap<irs6d with three clusters of pinkish violet flow- era; Ix'hinil this is a that jet-spangled net flower, and a similar flower ia place<l against both sides. A brown straw travelling hat has a turne<l-U!> Ixick brim and straight crown wilh .sunken top. The crown band is of tan cloth wilh edgings of ijarrow brown ribbon. An arrange- ment of brown clolh l(K>ps ia on the left .side, together withquills andaplume of natural eagle's fealhers. A young lady's hai- is a .straw sailor wilh black crown ai;d white brim. Crown baud and sido bow are of black Velvet, wilh stiff plumes in black and white. A girl's shade hat for country wear is of light fancy straw, with a white clolh crowu baud ciiught by two little tan leather tabs with iiearl buttons. K light straw with saucer-.shaped brim Ls trimmed wit h yellow ribbon a.T- rang«'tl in irregular Iooi« and jaix)ts with point«<l ends. A wide-brimmed str.aw «ith cxmiral crown baa a drawd dark green velvet band, around ihe Ivtse of which goes a wreath of feath- ery green acddierriea, to which some white flowers are added on the side. The wi(le-b- immed Alpine hat shown Is of coari^e browa atraw with brown gros grain baud. tipn, when in two parishes, is to be given to the Minister who solemnizes the marriage. Licenses are to lie issued on affidaT- its to be made by both parties, and the ilegivos of affinity which bar marriage are to tie printed on ibe affidavits and to be explained to applicants. Ilanns and Licenses to lapse if tbe propoKed marriage bo not solemnized wit bin three months. Marriages may not bo solemnized be- twe«!n II) o'clock p.m. and a.m. ex- cept under special circumstances. Two adult witnesses are to sign the register and some changes are made in register liooks. Several of the provisions need re- vision and some changes and corrections are still desirable. NECESSARILY SLOW. An 8-year-old Lioy was being lectured on olxHlience. "1 told you that you could play with the Wilson lioys till 5 o'clock," said his uiothi'r. 'Here it is 7 and you are just home,. Why didn't you come when 1 told youj" "I did, mamma." "D<m't tell mo a falsehood. Why didn't you come home at 5 o'clock?" "1 started homo at 5." "Then you stopped to play on tbe way?" • 'No, mamma; stire, I didn't." "Do you expect me to lielieve that it took you two hours to walk half a mile? I think I sliall have to puniah you for telling me falsehoods." "Honestly, I started home at 6 o'clock ana camo straight home." The mother led the lioy into the kit- chen and took down a whip. He turn- ed pale and tears welled up ii)to bis oyev I "Scm air, will you tell me the trulbt" "Ye-es, mama; Charlie Wilson gave mo a mud turtleâ€" "nd I was alraid â€"to carry itâ€" so I lod it home," LaST THE TRICK eat Wagglesâ€" I'm hungry enough a dry crust, good woman. l5ood woman â€" Sorry I have none. Shut the gate when you g* c>nt.