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 tmm â- iiwBritM '^•adtS i "Olid b«,t,J »M;,biU of hi, MdeBo«. T, W»lHeoe. In ScrgeoMHdtt i'akise fa tbe gi the nnole of kvoa theoapjt. w» he lean only Those nadej ne only, rovince of Kw sd hy oonrien g WongwoTjld uh for necen- ' for all oem Id, who never f. The friRht- ot gayly cl»d ' to meet Khi t moming the ded the bogog » u the only treaanry. The ere the perfect She Hing the and aaked hii offended the dismined the town, while the treaanry. Oth- itiibationfa the Dg and hu com- itrangeat part of the body-gnard as were the pre- 1 waa not nude called upon the the latter tele- aiCaong Wong iter had not left big reward ii )prehen8ion. aod 16 "Ling Chi" ill be cat alive lizad C'ainamaa had A:qaired Ghriatiana. He bad heathen, wich which h« citiea ont of not bom in a the world. Tables, lontaina an aiti- fility of M.onaco erest now that acknowledged ntion. Monaco rid where peo- â- ion. The Gov- revenue which jbIdo {rambling- are the Bnfcjsca whUe Monaco i ilizjd worldfa are tolerated, prohibited frwB Eion is atrieuy ijxture of pro- licenae for for- Bpectacle of » mportedbythe a Government 1869. DQ^ Monaco w« ,d couutriea » s hewn, no «1 [old be baked, their b»rf* the country It which 1«^ jvoltiEg «^- j^ Since** ktba and p»- leUttlep** I« »°* '!«. -C ^lypoor«*J YOUNG FOJUKS, -.i.u- -g£ XfiiY£LEa.8 ADVEBTURB. that a mMi moanteA opoa I'^r^tethe'courae of traveUing, «r • "^^a* a pl»» ,. '^vanh^d lighted »^fi»« Wote on iheif ioamev. Tfte fuUke ^_^ where other* from tiw Jived " "" je** .*'""on iheif joamey, P^h^thing on the embers had produced •i"' »ad. the apirks flying over the » "^. Trv wood had beoome igoited, gS'^e whole Plata glo"" !*• » b^^ «« »^ii.. midat of this w*3 an enormoiu »•««' V no m'a'W °^ escape, ana was f^ b9 broiled like a fish, or Kabo- like a partridge at rM««wjii«in a-sgfc«--^j^Maa«ttiwa!j»,BMr'M'^»g»si»?^ whf. for the »T"iika a partridge lor me table. ^,,ai h»='iti» powoooh"" eye.. "Tplfl the man and tbe camel it " ,ncplica*«d for aBeistance: •â- S"' .pjjj ti3an283 thou vouchsafe me thy ,^ea the TjjfftbstraveUe kaot witi which my allaira ara en- •^hou eeMiM* ulBMIigtat p. SrSttT"' *• *•»*««-» -^ *• "Wi-- TiM «Biklw Nidt "Hm auta mMha tralr te iHAaUl fch. bi« U wUoh he S-S -S?-* Z55 "»^?»W»g on tlw gwb of MtoidkhttMiit, â- dd "Hen^eaa I iMUera tUi thlagt How a«^d » Itrge suke, meh ai thtm, be ooateia- ea in ao uaaU • apace? ' liie Mnf tkit uU; If Aoa doatit bn I wfU afraia eater ther bam to prove it." Ihefox«id;'TnUT,ai,»wttieo there I oonld believe it ud a! tenracd aettle the diepatebetweaBtOieo sad this num. On thie. the traveler opened the bag, and the anake, annoyed at the diebeliaf of the toz, entered it whioh obaorving, the fox orled en ' Oh, yon man, when l£oa hart oanght thijie enemy show him no quarter. "When an enemy is yanqaishea aadtn thy power It ia the maxim of tbe wjge to ahow taim no maioy." The traveller took the hint of the for, fastened the month of the bag, and, daaUng It aarainat a atone daatroyed the raake, and thas saved mankind from the evil effects of its wicked propenaities. wai a good min and "L'ffiired Gad. When he heard the °»"^tto tha6n..k3 .nd saw ita pitiful "S hei»«-"d thus with himself: i3 in5fl8d,the enemy of man, â-  .. b-Bg m t-"""' *°^ perplexity it would ^aoafconimeadabla in me to drop the .,' commeadabla m me w orop cbb 'i rm«oa, the !rai6 of whioh is pros- 4-"'"'^?u «orld andx*ltation in the 'I'iddirbrgatotheendof m spear and it to the snake, which, d ,P3. entered the bag and was â- rieiflimea. Tfaeman.thenopeningupthe oS bag, addreaaed it thus "D3- 'u.-.i... tvinn wilt, bub forget not to }.feAr«a «s!iJiiT*H «»?aB!Wfc» :il j; lEKfi^TH. t â€" i.'ui tiif. '^^imt fcstbsiBgin-^' tisSQai come f"'5Vhna eonviioad he fastened one of °"".^,llft baaa to the end of lis spear and ::;1i?to the snake, which, delighted *o»p3, '""'â- "' **« ^as ^^^ was, rescued [romt iihUher tSu wilt, bub forget not frnp thanksgiving for thy praaervation Sth. seek the corner of retirement, „/c Ma to sfflxt mankind, for they who i a« diB^^oneat in this world and the •jieworl?.toco:n8. • "Feat G:dâ€" dtstrees no one.. Ihis indeei is tiue salvation." "Oh, young man, hold for truly 1 will not depart till I Ine snake replied thypaace, for truly i «•» x.«- j^vr-- -â- ; have wounded both thee and this camel.; "But how is this? Why, tiave The man cried out Have I not renderad thee a benefit ;hea, is Buch to be my recompense "Oa ray part there yiaa falthfulneja Why, then, this injostioe upon thine 7 Thesuake aaid True, thou has ehown Micy.butibwas to ac unworthy otjsct. Inon knowest me to be an agent of injury to awkind, const quontly, when thou savedst cefrom deatruction.thon aubjectedat thyself Mthe Bame rule that applies to the punish- ment due fur an evil act committed against J worthy object. "Again, between the anake and the man there is a long atanding enmity, and they who employ loreafght hold it as a maxim of wiidom to bruise tne head of an enemy to thy lecarity my deat ruction was nacessary, bat in showing mercy thou hast forfeited Tigilance. It is now necessary that I should woand thee, that others may learn by thy tiample." „ Ihe man cried "Oh, snake, call but in thy council of jaatneaa in what creed is it written, or what practice declares, that evil should be returned for good, or that the pleunre of conferring benefits should be retimed by ir jury and affliction'" The snake replied "Such is the practice amoDf? men. I act according to thy own de- cree the same commodity of retribution I htve purchased from thee I alao sell. "Bay for one moaent that whioh thou sell'at for JSIIS." In v^ did the traveler entreat, the snake erer replying "I do but treat thee after the manner of man." This the man denied. "BuV' said he, "let us c»ll witnesses. If then prove^thy aaaertion I will yield to thy .will. ' Ihe snake looking around saw a cow gtszingln the diatance and aaid: "Cjme, ^ewill ask the cow the rights cf the ques tioE. ' When they came np to the oow the alike, opening ita month, aaid: "O,cow,what ii the recompenBe for benefits received T" The cow said: •It thou ank me after use manner of men, the return of nood is always evil. For instance, I was for a loB^ time in the aervice of a farmer. Yearly I bronght forth a calf; I supplied hia house vith milk and ghee; his sustenance and tie life of hia children depended npon me. ^Vnen I became eld and no longer produced fonngheno longer aheltered me, bnt thrust 3e forth to die in a j angle. After finding !prage and roaming at my eaae I grew !»i and my old master seeing my plnmp •ondition, yesterday brought) with him a i^tcher to whom he sold me, and to- ' i' appointed for my alaughter." The make said Thou hast heard the '\». prepare to die qaiekly." The man cned; "It h not lawful to decide a case on •iie evidence of one witness, let ui then ^U another." The snake then looked wit ond aiw a tree, leafl^aa and bare, f^ging up ita wild branches to the sky. '-5' n«," aaid it, "appeal to the tree." "'y proceeded together to the tree, and -|««nake, opatiag its mouth, said, "O, K; *ba*i is the rpcompsaae for good!" Im tree said "Amonj men, for benefits •^ Wd injury are returned. I will give |â„¢*Proot of what I aaaert. I am a tree '•^h, though growing on one leg in this •'wstte, was once fiDuriahing and green, paiormtng aervice to every, one. Wben °* 'ba human race, overcome with heat *J navel, came this way, they rested be- "r^^7 branches whan the weight of re- ihl '""" their eyelids, liiey oast.pp Jâ„¢?"yBa to ms and said to each ofAer, 'Yon r*»onld do well for an arrow; that rw«»ould serve for a plow ' and from J^nk of thia tree what beautiful planks rP' OS made!' If they had an ax or oarri- g«Ta JokingWith Sea Galls. Sea birds are always interesting object to voyagers. Xbey follow a vessel sometimes all the way across, ever restless and untiring. The gulls particularly, with thefar long, awifb wingi,realise the highest powers of endurance and fly with ease against the severest storms. Some aay that these birds nevervisit the earth except lo dlaposit their eggs otherwise they live constantly between the sea and the sky. In fine weather they fly high in the air, deacsndint; with great rapidity to seizs the fiibea on the enrlaca of the water, Tbe symmetry and strength of the gulls are remarkable, showing how nature has adapted them 'in every particular for the purpose of long flight. Their pectoral or breaat mcscles are one solid mass of firm, hard muscle, and their boaea are hollow, having no marrow in them. Sleep is not necessary to them, or, rather, they rest upon their wings and allow themselves to bt cradled by the breezsa, whoae violence neither worriea nor frifrhtens them. On the other hand, they aeem to feel a fierce delight in the fury of the storm, which, convulsing the waves, brings up the dead fiahcs and mollusks. Sailors are very fond of playing off a joke upoL the gulls which are always hovering about the shipa. They take three or four pieces of sail twine about six feet in length, these are tied together in the middle, and to the end of each a small piece of blubbar or fat is attached tightly and then thrown into the sea. A gull comes along and swallows one piece another then sees there is plenty to spare and swallows *h» next perhaps a third bird takes pouession of another, but as they are all attached to the sail yams, whenever they try to fly away one or the other is oompelled to disgorge his share, and this is continued to the tantelishig snapense of the poor gulls and the great fun of the passengers and sailors. John Floughman's Almanac, Edited by Spnrcreon* Begnlarly for twenty years Mr. Spurgeon lias published under the above title a num- ber of proverbs and bright thoughts for eveiy day in the year, which he has coUeoted and embodied in his new work " Ihe Salt Celhirs." No better example of his pun- gency and wit can be given. The following are selected from "John Ploughman's Almanac ' for 1890 :â€" If you have no beef thank God for bacon. Orowling won't make the ketUaboii. ' He that sponges on his friends wipes ont their love. ., Earn yourbread, and cure your indiges- li the devil oaanot go himself he sends Prom gczzling beer keep thyself clear. Honesty and hard-working go together. A dirty house m»kes ui absent husband. S jek not for happbaess in a q uart pot. Kaep your spirits ardent without ardent aplrits. .^ Business without capital ^r. W. a Bdmtnilas to Th« JI«ir X«rk Jmnpal oi Oowaeneiâ€" ^ai* b a bub who Baa taken tiia tf«abla 1M natetdati liow maoh land it would tikotb Mary tha iie^B- tattioa of tha wecld lac •.OOftyaan or 11)0.000 y«MM^ HaCnda thattta foriMr oaoU. bt Mttifd la half of Toxaa. and tka latWIa^ territory east of the HiaaiMlpti K{T«r. **Ib 6.W0 yaan yon ham vxiy oatrtatioaL la aaeh oentarv yen ntey ooant MunnieBMr- ationa of mankiaid, or 180 geaeratians ia dL Kow lay oat a oametazy for aiia generation. It wHl be a haga estimate to give to every man, woman and ohttd a srava 5 foe* by 2, or 10 iqnare feat, A sqnan â- Â»!• ooatains somadum leas than 28.000.000 aqaara feet. Yon want, than, a graveyard not fifty- five mUea long bj ten wide for yoor whole gen oration. Now multiply this by 180 and you have yonr burial gionnd for 6 000 yaars of mankind. laat is, a stefp of land 1,800 miles loni; by 65 miles wide will lie ample. In other words, a cemetery containing 100,000 square miles would le sufficient for the entire human race to lie tide by tide, The eatimata which 1 have given you of oonlianouB population is obviously enorm ously large. The estimate of the siza of each grave U very large. A strictly correct estimate would radnca the bzj of the te- qauired cemetery more than one-halL Bnt enormous as, it ia, you could lay oat your burial ground for all men who have lived on earth so that they could lie side by side in Arfzina or in California, or you oould lay it out in Tfxaa large enough to accomodate the raoe of 6,000 years past, and also the race for 6.000 years to come, all aleeplng in the soil of £hat one State of this Union. Bat some one says the race of man has been on earth ICO.OOO years. That is pure im- agination, and there is not, ao far as I know, a f aot on which to rest it. But suppose it is tiue, and tuppbae the population always what it now is. You have ptoyidtd for 6.000 years of it. You want nearly seventeen times as large a oame'ery for th) gaaera- tiooB of 1,000 csntnries. Shat is you waut ,700,000 square miles in tt. Lay it ont whenever yon please, 1,700 long by 1,700 miles wide. It is but a part of tbe United States. And so enormously large have been the rough estimates thus far nsed, it is safe to say that u the homw raoe has b^^n Uk (xisttnce 100,000 years a separate grave oonld be provided for every individual{of the race within a part of the United States east of the Mississippi River." Estimating that a large man oan stand on 2 tquare feet and theaverage standing room of a crowd cf men, women and children is 1^ quire feet, he oalouates that 18.000,000 people can stand on a square mile. Aooord- ing to this the population of the world oould «tand on eighty-four cqaare miles. Then he makes this curiohs suggesUon " Carry your arithmetic still further. You laid out a cemetery forthel 500,000.000 of mankind now living. BaOd a oity for them to dwell in. Average families at five psrsons to a f amily^ and give each family a house and lot 20 feet by 100. l^onr cemetery jtwd five persons 50 square feet for graves. SCheir city lot is forty times aa large. Your oity must therefore be forty times as larve as your cemetery. Add 20 per cent for good atreetr." Oa thia basis the population of tha world oould live in a city 100 mileawide and 220 miles long and have twice the space per capita now being occupied by the majority of people in oar great cities. VIMdt' relataathat a farmer h^abnl) ao fierce that it «M iteplf oaoBtaally ehaiaad by a riag-lfthia 9eae. â- :: HasiaiafA to^MW* a par- tioaiar antipathy aghast tha farmer'a brother, #be had poadbly Irtitatid him on soma ocwaaloD, ami aerer aaw Urn upgnaA Ualjhad wMhoatbsflB^^ to beUmraaApaw thegronad. Oftadav thM« ooanrrad a terrible Annder- storm. It haUed TioleBtly, aad the ttaadiar and lightning wera admoat la otasa a t. Tha boll meaawliila was exposed iaaa opea abed, from iriiioh ho oonld be beard baliowiagirith terror, tne farmer propooed tbat oae irf the laborsm ahoald go aad remove him into the riieltor of the ban, bnt ao one of them was willing to faoa tho storm, and finally the farmers brother volunteered to aadartake the taak, faoiag at oaoe the dodble danger of the lightning and tiie bulL He put on hbr great-ooat and vsntnred in- to the yard. The bull waa trembling with fear, the gristle of his nose nearly torn through by his struggle to get free, but as the man approaohed.he became quiet. F^r had disarmed him of hia ferocity, and he snffored liimself to le untied' and led into thibam. The next morning, aa the man was crois ing the yard, he remarked that the bull no longer saluted hini with hia accustomed bel- low. It struck him that possibly the animal might remember hia fcindneaa of the night before, fla accordingly ventured to approach him, and found that nsw, so far from show- ing any dislike, the animal evidently enjoy- ed his presence, bending his head forward with tbe utmost gentleness while the man rubbed his ears. From that day the bull continued as gen- tle as a lamb, suffering his former enemy to play all manner of tricks with him, tricks which no one elae on the far%i would have dared to attempt, and seeming always to take pleascire in hia company. JBUia s s a s th is typioaloonatiy Nhoolwa'aB Sha had a yoathfol an^a^faig^ Ixtk, aad as tfvMiM iatersif la wbt weat oa ia tlM aefg^borhood, deq^te tha HapiwalbiUty thak teahsdcos h« shonldcik " WOlia Smith," aha aaid, 'yo« art lal« ^iSf'Yaa'ia."^* â-  "â- '-â- " "' • f^ ' ••Thia mart be stopped. I liava a graaft mind to pnalrih yon, aad I aamira yon tliattt' yonallo w it ta oobor afala you will aot eaoapa lUhtly. WhaVis the oanaa of fUs tsardltoBa f^ 9iiss JeaUaa' baan." 'Wtao that yoiug man from town t "Yea'm." "Doea he go to aae If isa Jenktea often t* " 'Bout aevea times a weak." "The Idea I do you know whether ibiaf^ are going to get married ' " Not exactly, but I know that they tal|( mighty sweat to each other and he gave her ik rtog." " Poor fellow I yon may go to yonr aea^ WUlia." Her Choice of Cows. Floude (from the city) "Is that so, Uncta Zab T Dues all the butter yon send ua oom% Irom this cow " Farmer Ueehaw (patting hia fine Jersey) "Yes, this is the one," Flossie (eagerly) " Please, Unole Zsb, show me the one tbat gives the butter scotch.' A Lon^SeaicL Mean Basiness Man â€" " Seems to me yoit take a good while for lunch. Yon've been gone an hour and a half, and yetrestanranta are thick as hops about here." Poorly Paid Clerkâ€"" I was hunting for i^ place within my meaWi" ia a balloon sover- 1^ .r' â€""uw 1 At they ii»i» ••»â-  ow tbey aeleeted my branches and f JWttaway. Thus they to wham I without gas. .^ \^v A shilling earned Is better then a eisn begged. v ^0 that pays badly may expect to be rob- DOu • r 1. f He that cheats in business cute his own throat. Gambling turns the heart Into steel. If yonwantaomethiag simple read your Bibte; it suite plain people. If you want fhe dUpest ana highest truth that ever was. reaSl your Bible, for it hte in it the «Wimest /oetry. ehioaman. when he had road ^e blessed Word, srid. -Who- ewr^ thU book made me. It knows aSJhTtU my heart." And John Plonghman^ whd ta English from the soles of his boots to the hat on hU head, and nBratworaa tdgtail, can say jast tha same, for the Book SSTte. him in his own mother tongue both dayandnLht. ^ooks about religion are iilSlk wd water, and often the water « much more manifest than the «»»*' ^ut he tiia* reads hU BlWe has_a cow of hi^own^ •^SBd m» â-  Zt^J*^ rewarded me only with paia ^ali ^1 tiotion. p*^^ ^^H "wvi WeBeod,aowadays. upright mea indojrn- ri«ht mSio» who Lj what they mewi and ngnn »«""" » ' Cheating in trade, mean what iney »»• r'^„3!.» • «Klk ^eatinc in religion and cheating inftUk m«rtnotbaimtapwith any longer. Old FSe?HoU»tbaman f or our mwey. tbe raaoals I Lit eaen e^ " â€" â€"Aâ€" jT " taah;epskin?ifaHtlw ^ol^ w«e -mP^ tat atrlpM they a^ghtto hajta ^]^^*^7 eaae overdiadowa him in paiidcxity ^««s only how beat root ms nji." I nt3 " «W the maH "hara at* two ' MTz ' â„¢erafore, form thy raabladoaB, ^.â- wt wound thee." Tha maa aaid the love of life k powavfrti* Ibat* left ,;i^beb ,__ t^^Uftii rwiaina It la difieall t»fP*t *«»3(i2 " *• ^*' ' bat «•• m'vT^Vei.who'had Ni^l^ '«»^« Mgmneat^ MC*^- TbesaakaoB 86L_,- VwL "iMld this foa lofrla^'it." I •Li^"' tha mm... .....Lia _.b L^lpV)VX k^!^ â- B^ I pMg* njaaU to aalnlt man oonU rf ;^" 5- *!*««.i»e "Doat thou aot knowta raaon- is always erilT Bat what good inowtba hatgeea â- sakato ^*il'!^i":jriis.^«*th. ^A^itaJSaS^okinf far Satwdar ataadtaf^ »*^^«^^tSS^«f^Maa^S^»^ JimiLie's Opinioni. Interested fathers and mothers are often anxious to see their ohildren'a aohool reports, but possibly they might gain a deeper Icnow- ledge of the ohildish mind if they also pamsed Tommy's or Dicky's examination papers. One child brooght two of his papsra boms for inspection, iMcanae, aa ha indicnantly declared, he "saw the teaoher laugh when ahe waa correcting 'em." "I knew they were mine," he protested, "beoanae both timea â- he looked at me, and auid 'O Jimmie, Jimmie, what shall we do with yon Y Now, yott look at 'em, ma, and tell me what's Bhe matter," "Ma" looked, and made two choice ex- traota, over which ahe heraelf oonld net forbear smilhig. ••Moantalns have a great effeob on the rainfall. They are very useful ataaoh timea, because, when it raina, people can take to the mountains for ahelter.' •'Tha reaaon yon oan't boll rggs at a high altitude is beoause tliara la not enough pres- anre of the atmosphere to harden the yolk." "Did yon understand exactiy what you meant by these answers t" aaked his mother, 'PVapsnot," saldJImmla, with an air of indifference, "bnt that's what the book said, any way 1" Will Excltuion Ezclode the Ghin»M Sir John Bowringnot only testifies to this perpetual outflow of Chinese emigranta, but he pahits in vivid colon the causes which lead to these results. He says: "There ia probably no part of the world in wliloh the harveata of mortality are more aweeping and deatmotiva than in Coina, prodnoing voids which require no ordinary appliances to fill up Multitudes periah absolutely from want of the means of existence Inundations des troy towns and villages, and all their Inhab itants it would not be easy to oaloulate tfce loss of life by the typhoons and hurricanes which visit the coast of China in whioh boats and junks are sometimes sacrificed by hun- jbedaaadbytBoiHindai ISIIaliKta.civtilwar in China must have led to the loss of millions of lives. Ibe aaorifioea of human belagB by cxeontiona aleaa are frightful." It la enoh a eoadltioa ei tliinga, aad snob ao thsaa. that iadaoa tlia labodag of Ciinaas to amigrata to other ooan- Cooaldarliw tiM iaoaatlva whioh ex lata Ih thaas daaady popolsMl diartrlots to eaiapa from tha aiaary whioh narfta their «Aisteaiea. nd ta ashkaaarlaatewhara their ooeditieB may ba bottaMd« tha dii»|ara that «fcn»taa fiwm aaaa iu a i h ai iat l M a â- www of !«/• bf WBiMd m. KanMO^^kaVoiMlar Sflfaaoa MaaAljfar U Inih.v;^ mU Eadn Fasha and Eof^land- It is stated that the determination of Emin Paaha to devote falmaelf to tbe ad- vancement of Carman intereata in Africa arites from the fact that a similar offer, made by him to Jjingland, irhen he was in g^arge of the Equatorial Province, was ignored and rejected. That Enln is under no bonda of obligation to England ia undis- puted bat it is d'ff cult to see what reason he has for considering himself nef(leo\eA by the failure to accept an offer of a province practically as far beyond England's reach as a colony in tbe moon. If England could noi maintain Gordon at Khartoum it would have been insane to attempt to medntain Emin at Wadelai. As between the oonten- tioa of European powers for the poascssion of Africa, Emin haa a perfect right to take the aide of hia own nationality. But it ia a pity that he and Stanley cannot unite in throwing their moral icflaence against the policy of rednoing African colonization to a contest for territorial aggrandisement. Tbe Congo Free State was established on the broad policy of introducing civilization into Africa, not for the benefit of any pturtioular power, but for the good of bnmaiuty. If the same policy could be eatabliahed in Eaatern Africa, it would be a .credit to Christianity. Bat if Emiu Paaha is to become simply an agent for territorial dominion for Germany, he descends from his former high position of a champion of civilization to that ot a mere agent of impe rial greed. Greatest on fieooid. As was expected, the revival of trade has made 1889 tha greatest sbipboitding year on record in Great Britain. The last ship- building boom was in 1783, when the total output was 1.200.000 tons. Last year it was nearly 1.272.000. The Clyde heada tbe list witha total tonnage of 335.201, beioe an increase of nearly 65.000 tons over 1888 Next cornea the Tyna with 281,710 tons, or an increase of 63.000 tons. The Wear is third on the list with 216 333 tons, an in- crease ot 74.000. Then tbe Tees with 1 10 436 tons, an increase of 50,000, and the Hartlepoola with 81 ICO tons, an increase of 10.000. The shipbnilding yards in Belfast have launched tonnage to the amount of 80,000; an inereaae of 45 000. The Mersey baa a tonnage of 35,773, an increase of 13.000. HuU has 20.000 tons, Laith 17.776. and the other Scotch ports about 40,000. Eleotricity in an Indian Falaoe. Perhaps no more significant evidence of the onward march of oiviiization could be sfforded than the lighting by electricity of ths palace of the guikwar of Buroda in India, that, too, oa a aoale of unstinting splendor. The interior ia lit with 215 aixteen-oandle power incandescent light's. The large hall is illuminated with two large twelve-light eleotroliers, made in broszo and lacquered work, while the light is softened and diffused by dioptrio shades. Single lights are also pendent from tha enda of the columns of the gallery. In the numerous roomaare three and four light electroliers made in a variety of designs to suit the anrroundinga. A TTsefal Present. Mra. Jobbaâ€" "What on earth ia that ' Mr. Jobbsâ€" "This, my dear, is a baro* meter, a present fromcr son at college." "Oh, I've heard of them. Isn't the dear boy thoughtinl I Which way do we soretr it when we want the weather to be fine " Hot Altoiether Useless. Doddle t " I aay, Coddle, old boy I Whatt the idea of having a howid big flap on a fellah's oar Couldn't we have heiad pwettj nearly as well without it?" Coddle: "Pwobably, Doddle, but It dwaws the collar line, don't yer know it sawter keeps the collar from wnnnihg n^ and knocking our hats off^" He Was Sight. Testy Old Gent " Huh 1 Do you thini; you can support my daughter in the style ta whicdi she has been accustomed?" Young Suitor " Well, no but I caa sup- port her ih the style to which her mother was accustomed for a gocd many years after she married yon." Testy Old Gent " Take her, my son, and be happy," Not Entirely Bankrupt Woman (to beggar, who haa eatea a whola miace pie) " You aeam to luva a good appetite?" Beggar (with teara la his ayes): "Yea, madam, that is all I have left in the world which I can rightly call my own." When Mose Tallerbr Was Bejected. Moseâ€" Farewell, f arewalU faithless one dis heart am yoah'a nomore I Chloeâ€" Git out 1 git out I yo' silly chump; yo' see that open door I leabya' now wif' darkened brow I seek der midnight's black expanse Well, go but watoh dad's terrierâ€" ha might catoh on yo' pants I Sobhie's 8nc;«estion. "Mother," said Bobble as he watched tha course of culinary work in the kitchen, "may I have one of those dongbanta " "No, Bobbie, don't touch them." "Yon ought to name them ovw whea yotr make them," tM Bobbie ti a tone, of chagrin. "How?" "Call them do nota Instead oi dough* nuta." A TonohioK Bennion. Poetâ€" Well, what do yon want, calling me np at this time of night 7 Poemâ€" I am one of your poema. Poetâ€" Oh, no, yoa'reaot. I never aaw yon before. PaaflH-Raally, air, I am. I'm "Springtime, do not Dally on the Way." You wrote me last year Poetâ€" You Whait has changed yoa ao Poem Alas 1 1 have been copied by all tha eoai^ry papers on the continent. I oonld not italp tt. It ia disy wha have bronght m« to thia low estate. Poetâ€" Poor fellaw t Yon have aafferad. CoBM la. Yea ahaJl have tha beat waate bai- kat ta tna aoaaa. My long loat cff^priag ea- ter. A 8nMq»able «« aloht of bsr i"*»**!!:!!r.a„j Tha »«,-.*â- â€¢ â„¢ "•baM of this Bsaiteto rary â- wn»«»!7V-Si.T«aoa« 'Ji* worthy of pnnlahmaatr Tha U^-^^^t^l^^mmiw, •^^^ Us story. ^Sa tea i«Uod a. Httlo "V -^ J •^ "'" ftaadabMit Ab BmneaGkMtBit «Dida'salM loAavnof ia harfirsr "Vary aa d ahagaTaywaa wha* a AtnuBpr aabvbsa «iUa» ' youg wUa to a V* otb{t«»aMW«tlfleala efi^^SffiS^ Vo HaB Done B. Jvima. (ta Mwd)t " raa ia a Mi^tfa hela. 1 waa»taaaa il istlfliaHfâ€" A Test of Conrace. Showmamâ€" Ladiea aad gantiamoa, I will aow prooeed to enter the oaga of thia wild, untamed lion. Intoxicated Manâ€" Tbatah nothing, ole fel. Just you tackle my (hie) wife's mother, and then yon oan brag. The Blindness of Loye- 1s lovB Ufaid" aaked little Johnny, a« Meirit and his rister oasa into the rooa looking very innocent. "Yes, my dear," replied ills mother. "If that's ao," pendated the young fiead, "Two SooU Vitii JSnt a SIiikIb fhoneht** Kate " Yon won't feci a^hted if I giva yon no present until theHeW-ya*r, will you, dear T ' Julia " No, lova, for that ia pradvalr ths way I mean to troatyoB." Bath (aotto vooe): " Hatafnl thiog I Sha'a oaly waitl^ toaoo what I will giro f Oouute Foddiiii. Q.3p'i "What el itt ^M«4bao«tMaataaia :|5;s-^ â- ^^^ ii j' i i'l • Mm -\i\ u\ i. story. lapUodtl m: