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 t-'ia i '-..â-  â-  t- Vi n n I «t C- â-  y YOUNG FOLKS. The Oheerfol Birdies- Se ven wee biros on the limb of a tree Were singing and sw^inging as gay as could ba; Singiag.and swinging, flitting and flattering. Chatting and spatting, twitcering, sputter- AH in the best of ?ood-natare of course. Till it seemed as though each little throat would get hoarae. Now, when the gay frolic was about at Its height. Three sirougers appeared and prepared to alight Three demure little strangers with sorrow- ful faces. Who sighed as they sat in the pleasantest places. " I am grieved," said the eldest, with a sort of a wail Of distress, and a sad little shake of his tailâ€" " I am grieved to hear sinking, see gladness and mirth. When there's sorrow and trouble all over the earth When through the wide world there 19 hardly a nation Where some are not dying of thirst or starva- tion." These words on the seven produced quite a shock. When up spoke the tiniest bird in the flack " If the people are suffering and times are so bad. We should try to make every one cheerful and glad, Siag more and sing louder, it appears to me. So together chirrup, chirrup, chir-e-e-e ' All j lined with a will, and their'loud glad- some siaging. Set the woods 'ud the hills and the valleys a ringing, Till the sound reached a lonely tii woman in bed " After all, life is still worth the living" she said, " While the sua is so bright and the birds are so gay," And their glad music cheered her for mary a day. When the chorus began, the new-comers deparced. And tbey seemed, as before, very sad and down-hearted But, strange to.relatefas they flew out out of sight. The three were a singing with all of their might. Boyhood in China. It one has to be born in China it is an exceedingly lucky thing to be born a boy, for girh are considered of very little account in thai funny land of tea, rice, and chop- st'.cks^which is so old that mftuy believe Noah went and settled there after the flood. Indeed, while bibies, girh are ouly known as Nos. 1, 2, and 3, and if there are too many in a poor family, the father puts them to death as unconcernedly as he might a batch of kittens. There was, then, great rejoicing in one pagoda-shaped house in Pekm when baby Ming Chin Foo first opened his three-cor- nored eyes on the world in general and the Csieatial City in particular, for he was the only :oa, although there were two black- haired yellow little sisters tumbling over the earthen floor, and beginning to have their tiny feetba^ndaged up so as to keep them as small as is considered proper for refiaed little Chinese ladies of rank. Bat Ming Chin Foo was a different mat- ter, for he would grow up, earn money, support his parents it necessary, and above all worship his ancestors. A red cord was tied to his wrist to ward off evil spirits, and when a month old a barber in a scarlet robe Cime to shave the dark fuzz from his little round po]l. At four moachs old he had what I suppose c )rrespond3 to our christen- ing, it being a ceremony to thank Shing- Moo, or the holy mother, the goddess of Chinese children, for sending the child, and ask her to make him prosperous and happy. The next anniversary was his first birth- day, or twelve moons, when again a thank offering [was presented to Shing- Moo, and when the child chose as it were, his pro- fession, for he was seated before a table on which were placed books, ink, gold, and various tools, and whichever his baby fin- gers first touched detarmiaed his future (employment, for which he was to be fitted, as this is thought to indicate the natural inclination. If we should go to China and enter one of the thirteen gates ot the walled city we might at first think we had stumbled into a very gay and festival-like camp meeting, so much do the. low one-storied houses, with red, green and blue sloping roofs resemble tents, while chey are mosc fansifully deco- rated with lanterns and streamers. But to Ming Chin i! 00, who has now increased in years and wisdom, and wears as long a tail of hair as the best, they seem the most con- venient houses in the world, and he would dislike exceedingly to have an upstairs that could be hatmted by evil spirits of the air, while he congratulates himself on the low roofs whenever he thinks of the dreadful «arthqaake in the seventeenth century, when, as he has been taught, the golden f roe on which the ei^rth rests scratched his head, and all the buildings in Pekin came tumbling down. Ming Chin Foo is as gay In his dress as his surroundings, and he wears queer loose- sleeved tunics, t(hd trousers of blue and red and purple, pink and green being only worn by tiirls and women, while yellow is a royal color which is reserved for the emperor. He carries a parasol and a fan on occasions, and has his head shaved every ten days, only leaving the precious queue, of which he is so proud. The hair then cut off is scattered on the ground, in the belief that it will ferti- lize the soil and make the rice grow. When well he goes regularly to' school, where the scholars look like a con^egation of bald-headed old men, as they sit perched up at high desks, with their feet od footstools. Like the little Turks he studies his lesson aloud, and when he knows it by rote carries the book to the teacher, tarns hia back, and repeats it, after which it is explained to Idm. He is taught, above all things, to honor Con- faciasâ€" -a very learned philoaopher who lived many yearn before Chrut â€" and great pains ia taken with his handwriting, as that is con- sidered of vast importanoe, aa indeed ii all learning, in China. And let me tell yoa it is po nnall matter to write in Chinese char- acters, wliich they do from right to left, and ina pwpaadionlar lina, wliile.ttofteiiac(nitea dx j9Kn t0 lawnlhaimmM aloiw. j Two regnlar meals a day are considered sufficient, one in the morning and one at night, but between they munch sweet oakea and drink an unlimited supply of tea and our little Celestial is very expert with hia chopsticks that look like ivory knitting needles, and the long slim knife no wider than a blade of grass. Ming Chin Foo and the other boys have very good times, too, in their own w»y. They have some uncouth jumping i^mes, that are quite unintelligible to as bat be- sides these they roll hoops, play horse, aad at battle-dore and shuttlecock, when they often use their feet or elbows in place of battledores. Above all, they enjoy flying kites, and in this their fathers and grand- fathers often join. Their kites are much more elaborate than ours, oeing in the form of birds, beasts, and dragons, and they fly very high. Chinese boys, too, have an- other curious and rather cruel amusement. It is the fighting grasshoppers. Eich lad owns a higli-tempered locust or grasshop- per that he keeps in a small bamboo cage, iflid with which they have regular battles- royaL Chin Foo bets on his "hopper," an- other boy on his, and they are taken from' their cages and placed facing each other, whan the belligerent insects fall upon one another and fight until one is vanquished, while their young owners look on, hopping and grunting with excitement. The great holiday to which all look for- ward with delight is their New Year's, which comes in February, according to our reckoning. That is the time of which you have perhaps sung in the old song com- mencing, " Chm? arin? a ring ting, fea^t of lan- terns, Sach a lot of chop sticks, bombs, and gongs I" and when the whole einpiro of China isoneb!az3 of light. Esrery street and house is hung with transparencies in the shipe of ani.nals, some of which have fire coming out of their mouths, rockets blazing from their tails and crackers burst- ing from thai' '"â- :•, while the lanteriis are truly mirvellou}. They are very showy with gildicg, sculpture, painting, and japanning, and some extravagant ones are so large that they are fitted up inside with halls and apartments, and the wners are ablel to eat, receive visits giveballs, and act plays in them. The majority, however, are about four feet high, six sided, and covered with fine transpitentsilk gaily punted in figures Jkud flowers. Ming Cain Foo and his sisters all have nen shoes for this festival, their hair is tied up with red silk, and they revel in dainties, such as Chinese piea filled with ginger, citron, and jelly, and strewn with white hemp seed round hard nuts containing prune like meats slices of candied citron and r-'.oon cake, tempting in appearance. A Campher Scorpion- Fill a glass or basin with water, and on the surface scatter some pieces of camphor of different sizes, in any shape you please â€" let us say a scorpion, for ex ^mple. After a little while the creature will beirin to stir in the water, and you will 8?e him move his paws and tail, as if he were tryin? to swim. Now this is a very simple experiment 8o:ne may even call it insignificant but if it be studied, one may see that it can be made to yield some very instructive facts. In the first place, our scorpion sipimii up on the water, thus proving chat the density of the cimpbor is less than that of the wat- er but as, in some case?, the pieces sink almost entirely, it is evident that the differ- euce in density is not very great. The den- sity of camphor is in fact, .995, that of the water bcin^r taken as a unit. ^gain, the creature does not melt. Cam phor cannot, then, be dissolved in water, wM^reas, if you had put it into alcohol, you wquldhave seen it dissolve entirely. Next, VI by do the diff;rent pieces of the scorpion'remain, as if fastened to eich other in the place where we puS them Bcciuse they are held toge'iher by the formation of mensical liquids about each piece produced by cohesion. i.'he scorpion's movements, which are the object of our experiment, are caused by the vapsr which camphor emits, even in an or- dinary temperature, and these vapors in escaping find enough resistance in the air to cause the movements which seem so mysterious. Lastly, to make our scorpion struggle still more ^violently, we have only to hold a lighted match near it it takes fire imme- diately, and seems to writhe in the moat fearful convulsions. Having proved in this way that camphor is combustible, we can nuke use of the knowledge so gained to mystify our friends in winter, by announc- ing that we are going to burn snow. This we do by making a hole in a snowball, and fiilling it with powdered camphor, so care- fully that it cannot easily be detected, and then setting fire to it. So, looking at the experiment on all sides, you see we have learned several interesting facts, and there is no reason why you should not carry your studies still farther, and learn about the mannfacture of camphor. It is extracted from a kind of laurel whicli grows in Japan, the laurus camphora. Its extreme volatility, shown by our ex- periment, proves that it ^should be kept in a cool place, and in a tightly corked bottle. By its volatility it prevents the decomposi- tion of bodies, about which it produces an odorous atmosphere which destroys the microbes in the air, and preserves woolens and furs from the attacks of the moths dur- ing the summer. FTINxJT LITTLE STORIES. He Obeyed Orders. A gentleman went into a fancy shop one day to buy something. It was aarly, and the shop-keeper and his little boy were alone in the house. The former had to go up stairs to get his cash box bnt before doing so he went into the little room next to the shop and wiiispered to the boy, "Watch the ffentlemaa tiiat he doesn't steal anything," and bringing him oat set him on the counter. As soon aa the ahop- keeper returned, the child aang oat, "Pa he didn't ateal anything. I, watched him aa yon told me to. ' His Bareotfld Ssad. Little Nellie waa visitioit iuu1b whom she had never before aeen. The ancle be- ing found of children, it waa not lois before he and hia wee niece were faat nienda. One day tiie ancle waa riCdiiig his d^ly papers when Miaa Nellie cliMbed ap be- side him and began comhil^ Ua^hlir. He, like many other men of biei.KMBi»' reioioed ill taiiiiiiillnpnt nn unp nf hjp ^gftt NeUk aoon discovered thia and jumping down ran to the door and called in an excited T?^^' "Mamma, auntie, come hwe qaick Uncle is barefooted on top of bis head." The Firing ofVuloau. "Its on old story but very little known" said Uncle Phineas aa he drew his chair up to the fire among the yoang folks. "What's that, uncle?" ••About Vulcan's being thrown off Mt. Olympus. Moat books have it all wrong- all wrong." "How was it, uncle!" ••Why, Jupiter waa standing on the edge o£ a cloud one day looking down over the earth, and he remarked „ •' I aee that Old CAiua Luoiua Hatchina haa gotten up a comer in wheat. Aa it'a a matter pertaining to grain, I think I'll aend Ceres down to see about it." "Yes," said Vubau, •« Its in every way a Ceres business." •• He was fired before twenty -foar hoars had elapsed." An Unkind Simile. ••Weally, Miss Balls,' said CUwence Daiherly to a young lady, •'my fwiend, GusdeJav, is not so stupid. He has lota of clevah ideasâ€" lots of them." "Indeed â€" something like my father's booka of proverbs, I suppose." •*In what way?" •'Bound in calf." The Twins She Had. An old ragged, red-faced, forlorn-looking woman accosted a gentleman with • Piaise, sur, for the luv of Heaven give ,me a fip to buy bread with. I am a poor one woman and have young twins to sup- port." "Why, my good woman," he replied, "you seem to be too old to have twins of your own." "They are not mine, sir," she replied "I'm only rai8ln"em." "How old are your twins " 'Oae of 'em is seven weeks ould and the other is eight months. " Sorter Donererous. A ti aveller in Missouri met a boy and asked him if there was a good place ia the neighborhood in which to stay all night. " No, sab," the boy replied, •' don t hard- ly think thar is," •• How far do you live from here " •• I live right up yan." " Don't you suppose that by paying enough I could stay at your house ' " Oh, yfs, sir, yon can stay at our house whether you pay anything or not.* "Then why is not that a good p'ace to stay?" •' Wall, it'a '^orter dangerous." ••Why so?" " Wall, Uncle Bob an pap air sorter at outs, an' they've been sbootin' at each other all day. Pap he hit Uncle Bob jest now. They've broke out all the window lights, but I reckon ef you'll lay 'round till after dark and then slip in they can't hit you." His Unlucky Birthday. Moses Iklestein â€" " Repecca, I vender vhy it vas dot some mans vas pom lucky vile udder poor tevils like meinselluf vas left to .go py de vorld trough mit out striking a pudding." Rebecca â€" " Ach, Moses, vat vas you kom- blaining aboudt now You vas alVays kick- ing against your lu3k und already dis year you haf made quite a poodle." Moses â€" " Yah, dat ish so, and I know dot it vas wrong for me to kick, but I leaf it mit you, Repecca, now, vonldn't it be a big poodle in our pocket uf der people vould run me for Mayor Tink uf der advertisement to our pianess. I vould run a cut of mein- selluf in der baber and say ' Moses Ikle- stein, de beoble's choice, sells all kinds af new und second-hand clodin' at popular prices. Come and shake hands mid 'der beo- ble's choice, vedder you vant some clodin' or not r it vill cost notings to look at him.' Bad dere vas no such luck in store for me. I vas pom on Friday." â€" [Peak's Sun. A Bald Headed Orowd. Pedler â€" "I am introducing a new kind of hair brush which â€" " Business man, im- patiently â€" " I've no use for a hair brush can't you see I'm bald " Pedlerâ€"" Yes, sir. Your lady, perhaps â€" " Business man â€" " She's bald, too, except when she goes out." Pedlerâ€"" Yes, sir ChUd at home, probably â€" " Business man â€" " (hily a month old. Bald, too." Pedlerâ€" •• i es, sir. You keep a pet dog, nebbe â€" •• Business man â€" •• We do, but it's a hairless dog." Pedler (desperately)â€" ••Can't I sell you a fly-trap, sir? His Pride Was Hnmbled. Mr. M'Dougal, of Paisley, used to tell o having been accosted by a man, on leaviog some meeting, with •• You're Mr. M'Dougal! I think "â€"•• Yes, I am. How do yoa happen to know me " â€" •• Oh I I'm whiles in your kirk."â€" •• Do you live in Paisley '•' â€" '• No, I leeve in Gleaca. "â€" •• Then, I aap- pose you sometimes stay with frienda In Paisley 7" â€" " No I jast walk oat on the Sundays."â€" •'That's a long walk, surely?' The miniater waa beginning to feel quite proud of hia power of drawing a congrega- tion. •• Do you atay over the night, after going to church 1"â€" •• No, I just walk back again." •• That ia a very long walk."â€"" Oh ay, it's a bit gude walk but ye see I think a deal o' your precentor." A Model Woman. Jones came home at an anseemly hoar one night, and waa aurprised to aee Mra. Jones sitting up Tor him below ataira. " M-M-Maria," he aaid, hnakily, •• y.yoa ahouldn't ait ap a'late when I'm oat on bnai- FASSHra HOTES. A letter appeara in an iasne of the New- castle (Eng.) "Chronicle" from one George Jacquea, an army {tensioner, who, writing from Brandon, Manitoba, makes an appeal for fanda to pay his passage back to the Mother Country. He aives anythrag but a rose-coloured account of the North- West and Manitoba. As a rule, however, army pen- sioners do not make good farmers. Canadian conanmers of gas who pay from $1.'^5 upwards per 1,000 feet must be envi- ous of the good fortune of the citizens of London, England, who are to be supplied with the article after January lat next at the rate of 61 centa per thonaand feet The ooat of production has of late years been so greatly reduced in Canada that there is really no good reason for maintaining the present high rates. The plain, unvarnished account of the part- ing between the German Emperor and the Dowager Empress Victoria reveals no sign of any estrangement between mother and son. The fact that the German ambassador in England was requested by his imperial master to wait upon and pay due respect to the Djwager Empress in England is a mark of reapect which disturbs some of the stories that have been set afloat. There is a loud outcry amongst our neigh- bora for a longer term of the Presidency. It proceeds mainly from business men, who complain of the serious interruption to their affairs BO freqfiently, but many leading po- liticians back up the demand for a reform by lengthening the term to six or eight years. A frank correspondent of the New York HercUd approves of the proposed change, "provided it be by popular vote, not by the present sliding game election, wherein •soap' does the bidding. " It is probable that ne f position raised in Canada v thi- press to the wholesale importation of pauper children from England has had its eUect. At any rate, the returns of the English Local Government Board snow that only 411 children have been exported to Canada this season. The London Times in commenting upon the fact says that England may make up her mind that she will have to keep her own paupers, a remark the appropriateness of which will be appreciated by Canadians. -; A table in Mr. Howard Hunter's report for 1887 on Fire Insurance Companies, juet issued, shows the causes of fire in Ontario. The Fire Insurance Companies under Pro- vincial jurisdiction do but a small portion of the fire business. They reported 1,058 fires, caasing a loss of $398,034. Lightning caused 147 of these fires â€" the greatest number from any one cause. Defective chimneys account for 76, chimney sparks 37, furnaces 21, in- endiarism, 46, supposed incendiarism 46, stoves and stovepipes 72. The causes uf 426, nearly half, are unknown. CANOES. As Mrs. Jones did not answer him he continued in an alarmed voice, " Shorty, m* dear, bat it's ladi timeâ€" tdl yoa I'm sorry. Won't speak to me I" â-  At this moment Mrs, Tobm called fipnn above stairs: "Mr.^onae, wlw are talking to at this hoar «f the qbktT" "Thaa'hwhat I lOA to ipaw myaaU^'" stammered Jonei. lln. Joriea haataoeddown itaira, lamp la hand. When ahe av^ lh^ attoatioa alia laoi^hed, in s^te of beteg Yvey anory. ' It's the modelt" iIm siidi ^tfo nodd f bdaiht to-day to my dreaNS oo." '^ee^ tiiaa'h to." «ald jr ' "jMdel womaaâ€" didal talk loMwfelknrioodwIb." Anticipat'on. The sky is grey and blank to-day. The sad winds are complaining. Because November's sullen sway Has washed the sunshine all away In dull, incessant raining. I care, not I, for cloudy sky. Or rainy days returning I only long to see them fly. And let the wintry hour draw nigh. For whichmy heart is yearning. A tender flower that wintry hour Brings to its fair completeness. And never yet to sun or shower. In shady wood or garden bower. Was known its like for sweetness. So come and go, O sleet and snow. And angry tempest swelling â€" Across the frczen river blow. And toss the poplars to and fro. That tower above our dwelling. I shall not sigh nor tremble, I, Though blast with blast engages The little house is warm and dry. And soon â€" ah, soon â€" a little cry Shall drown your windy rages. Come then with fleet and harrying feet, O welcome, dear December And none of all the months that meet The summer sunshine warm and sweet. Such greeting shall remember 1^ A Modem Herooles. Philadelphia can loaat of a modern Her- cules in the person of George Spotman, a giant in person and stature. He stands 6 feet A^ inches in his stockings, measures 50 inches aroond his chest and weighs 273 Sounds, scarcely an ounce of which is super- uoas flesh. His proportions are admirable, and he has amazed many an athlete expert by his displays of strength. Spotman re- cently paid a short visit to a gyinnaaium on Arch street and gave an exhibition of what he coald do. The pupils eyed him curious- ly when he picked up the 100-pound dumb- bell and twirled it between his fingers as a dude mieht do with a bamboo cane. When he stretcned oat his arms and asked all who possibly ooald do so to jump on his back, arms, shoulders and head to take a ride, eight sturdy and strong men complied with the request, and, holcung on to his ears, hair and collar-button, they bore their weight upon him. He carried them without much difiumlty, and the gymnasts who saw the performance were almost inclined to think contemptuously of their own comparatively puny phyaiqaes. Not aatufied with thia the young giant went to the strengtl^testing scales and pull- ed up the 2.000pound weight with ease. He then wrapped two straps around his shoulders and oack, and fastenins the ends to 3.30\) pounds of iron, he calmly raised the weight and took a jnromenade around the halTwith his load. As his last act, in stead of wrestling widi a Numean lion, as Hercules, of mythological fame, did, he caught hold of a bear, which a friend had expressly broufrbt, and hugged tiie animal so hard (jhat it granted for mercy. Spotman has yet to perioTm seven more dfffioalt tasks, u44di(nh« will pose himaeU aa a modem Herooleeaod the hero of twelve onparalleled feati of Itrength.â€" [FUladelphla Reoord. «??!!*9 "**" already begin to warn Fattf fnm-ah^bag JiitietU in Ooonod's new jork at the Qrand Opetia. The lart time that^sh* nag in Parte her voloe, proved its waoing^Biite. As tfi^ Vkn lm nathnial V"V»)b]^IP^lMr. thw think itiHlibe a f ^- 4- KHiniHC£5^;^ MtiJjfc riDIIO POK SALE oT^rvT" -? KMMandPwoBB. Some L„, t?' Sifc FARMS ^__--'"'«. 0«t. 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A Allen PortLind Boston Mir.ireiL LADIES, LOOK BERLIN WOOIS, all colors, 8f per OL SHETLAND AND ANDALUSIAN WJ0L3, Sc per oz. Si.xony Wool, all colors, lOc perskein; Ice Wool, best quality, lU; ])er ball Embroidery 3ilk, every shade, lOc doz^n skeins Arrasene, aJ colors. 30c dozen skeins Filotelle, best quality 4c and Soc dozen skeins Macrame Cord, 15 erlois, 10c hall Felt, e.\-tra quality, -l yards wide, Sl.OO per yard Woolen Java Canv'a' all colors, ix yard. Always on hand the newest mater als for fan y work, at lowest prices. Letter rrders have prcmpt ana careful attention. Goods can be sent to any part 01 Canada bv post. Writ, f ir price list. A trial solicit- ed. HENHV DAVIS, Importer, iSi ToDge Street, Toronto. Please mention this paper. CANADA PERMANENT LoanSavinpCoaipattj I COKP«RAT'SD 1856. Head Office: Toronto St„ Toronto Sabscrlbed Capital, Paid Vp Capital â€" Total Assets. l«,«Hi«»* Theenlareed capital and resources of .«»^ 0"^% together with the increased 'ac'l"'«^i* J" 'S/, ac^uiredforsupplying land owners with che^BOwy- enable the Dir^tSrs to meet «'"P"'P!?ZmeBta the lowest current rate of interest »U 'efl""""" for loans upon satisfactory «»l.estate secunt^ Application ma) le made to either of theOompur- loca Appraiser*, or to TaronW J. aBRtJEttTMASON.Minaj'g. Director, TOtm^ Stained Glass FOR CHURCHES, DWELLINGS, AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS. M'OAUSLAND SON, Y6 King St. Wn Torong^ PUBITT AND STBENGTH COMBINED IN ^^^ EMPIRE BAKING POWDER Manufactured by Mb KeigUey, »*' »-'U"'" It i» the flneit Trio. #1.00 per botUe. or 6 Wae^lf A'SSS to the niMufactuier enoloato* "" MI8G£LL^£( Has a man the right to k ft theatre if be chooses to dc Brooklyn man who has bro the manager of the Park t reqniriBg him ei'Lber to ta! leave the buildirg. He 1 and now wants $5,000 to s od feelings. If some vi theatres and other places take c£F their big hats or va it would be a great improv The record of business d( gfift Post -office Departme gometbing marvellous. TI 800 000 Utters mailed, and cards, 1.063.200.000 newsp •icalB and third and fourth the tone of 372.900,000 piec in receipts was 83,857 566, in expenditures $5. 734,326 look as if the distribuion the Government were a ini^UBtry. Among other ch ment suggests thereductioi cent, and a uniform chai fourth class matteiof ore ounces.^' ' c "t " Mr. Samuel Birton written and caused to be what ingenious and milrilj called "The B=Ltile of th Capture ot Canada." "Tl ftia" is rather a misnomer 1 ity the book poestiste tee it shows how the United forcedby Great Britain at t to take over all the Briti this western hemisphere of Barbadoes, to pay the s 000 for the privilege and b debt into the bargain. Tl is not very apparent. W Buppoeeitwas meantforwi would ever be foolish enon and money on anyihirg so as a "prophecy" of thii earnest. A likely enough ft " skit" designed to ridic of t^ie American navy. Ominous undergrc und seem to forebode an earth still heard on the continei one who watches the curre pears as if the nations the: and irresistibly, in spite Btrivin£;s, being sucked in atrom. ISach is aware of ger. In these days, then eagemees to fight ut of n iog, that was once the case at last opened our eyes t( is an awful and tragical c unwillingness of each g' the responsibility of bej asserts its own eagernet throw the klame on anotl seem to recognize in a gre the inevitableness of wai France appears to be the at present. Italy and Ge are silent but with a watc •• '»eliver me from son may well be the cry at tir Christianity. A little mo be advantageously ming which some doughty chm ready to manifest on h( speeches, lectures or w1 considered hurtful to the -vertised as Vnile as possi think there '.s good rtabc fluence. And least of a proclaimed from the pul{ nothing helps to sell a bo( •r magazine article like tion, or even mere clerical of people will then hast« danger from which they fully warned oflF, who w have thought of doing so. astic is an excellent ad and should therefore h cautions deliberation by control of its thunder. The terrible fire in Ri affords another proof of of the so called " fireesc! useless for any practic exist for show aud thai trial time comes they The escapes in that Rod placed in a position whe bead and firm nerves w* quired to reach them at could have been done when death was in purs cruel tongues of fire, r hundred could have re good for any thine-, fire 1 put where they can te smallest amount of trout be plenty of them. Th« however, forbidding alt ment of persons in euct that which furnished oaust. The Dominion Goverr â-¼ite Australia ^d Ne hero for the disdmsion questions and direct c The project is worthy and we trust there wi in Canada to bestow th of narrow party conside relation with these oth a cable^commnnication independent of the Ui â-¼ery beneficial to Canac dian Pacific R*ilwuy d« steamship connection Sydney, and secures tl Ing the mails, which tl slup company holds b another step will hav a very valuable form ol perhaps the only form diMirable. If the Chinese don'1 the United States and all misfcioaaries and t who hail from this coi â- trange. It appears that after forcing tli ioreigners to trade a Yankees and Britishe •ad say, wlule we sen merdiantB to you, w( teontrymen to oome n of oondnut has nothing its excuse. If the Ci lliiddle too much togetl â- ; • gent municipal reguUi â- tate of things not onli Unong aJl other nation "ilka an immigrant f roi tkorornot he propose â- ^ooUntty, marry, and oitinn. AUthatisl free will, and there ai MOM people than the lilMVUtoytobafas n( a A- -mi ^sa