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Mr. Cameron called for the yeaa and naya, evidently thinking theta “ nay” meant de- feat of the bill. His mistake caused great laughter. The members were called in and the House divided, the result. being a. vote of 53 years and 100 naye. Following is the list : Mr. Ouimet reminded Mr. Camarou that in Quebec the law did not} allow parties in a. civil suit; to testify. Mr. Cameronâ€"Well, in ought to. The Speaker put the amendment in favor of the six months’ hoist, and declared that the ways had it. Innsâ€"Abbott, Amyot, Bell, Box-gin, Billy, Blondeau, Bolduc, Bryson, Burns, Campbell (Victoria), Carling, Chapleau, Costigan, Coughliu, Coursol, Cuthberb,Daly,Dnoust, Dawson, Desaul- niers, Duane. Dupout, Fortin, Frechette, Gagne, Gigault, Haggart, Hesson, Hurbeau, Jamieson, Kuulbnch, Labrosae, Landry (Kent), Landry (Montmagny), Langevin, McDonald (Cape Bre- vn), McDougall, Montplaisir, Orton, Ouimet, Pinsonneault. Pope, Royal, Stairs. Tupper(Pic- ton), Valin, White (Cardwell), Williams, Wood (Biockvillphwqqg (Westgloreirangl-m. W NArs.â€"â€"Allen, ‘Allison (Hunts), Allison (Lennox), Armstrong. Anger, Buin (Soulanges), Bain (Wentr worth), Baker (Victoria), Benoit, Benson, Bernier, Blake, Bournssa, Bracken. Burnham, Bur-pee (Sunbnry), Cameron (Huron), Cameron (Inver- nese), Cameron (Middlesex). Campbell (Renfrew) Cartwright, Casey, Caegrain, Charlton, Occhrane Cockburn, Davies, De St. Georges, Dodd, Dundas, Fan-bunk, Farrow, Ferguson (Welland), Fisher. Fleming, Forbes, Foster, Geoflfrion, Gillmor, Giiouard. Gordon, Gunn, Hackett, Hall, Harley, Hickey, Hilliard, Homer, Innes, Irvine. Ives, Jackson, Kilvert, King, Kinney, Kirk, Kranz, Landerkin. Lauricr, Lesage, Lister, Livingstone, Macdonald (King’s), Mecdonald (Carleton), Mackintosh, Macmillan (Middlesex), McCallum, McCrancy,Molntvre,McIsaac, McNeil], Mofiat, Mulock, Paint, Patterson (Essex). Plutt, Ray, Reed, Robertson (Hastings), Scott, Shakespeare, Small, Somerville (Brant). Somerville (Bruce), Springer, Sproule. Sutherlan‘l (Oxford), Ta lor, Thompson, Trow, Vail, Vanaese, Wa lace (Albert), Wallace (York), Watson, Wheeler, White (Hastings), Wigle, Wilson, Woodworthâ€" Mr. Lister spoke in favor cf the bill. Such a measure was in force in nearly every one of the States of the Union. In the Scott: Act and many other aemi-oziminal lawa, the persen and her or his husband or wife is a. compellahle witness. If theta was falsehoofi in the avidence it could be shown in cross-examination. He favored a. second tagging. (Cheers ) Mr. Tapper (Pictou) said the bill was voted down by the House last year, and therefore to discuss it; now was to waste time. He said also the bill gave an ad- ditional and undue-advantage no the prisoner, whom the law already Bufficiently protected. He moved a. six months’ hoist. w'i‘he Bill was read a. second time and re- ferred to a. select committee. Mr. Cameron (Huron) moved the second reading of his bill to amend the law of evi- dence in criminal cases, and that it be referred to 9. special committee. He ex- plained when the bin was the same with“ presented to the House and‘ reported on‘ by a special committee. ‘ Ihe‘ main provi’ion was to allow any one charged with mie- demeanor to give evidence on his or her own behalf, but in case of trial before jury,if the prisoner did not offer himself, no remark should be made upon his refusal by either Crown prorecutor or judge. 100. Miss Molly Williams, a young lady living near St. Joseph. Mm, has just finished making a silk quilt, the blacks of which are filled in with pieces of the dresses of more or less distinguished women throughout the sountry. The pieces in the quilt go up in .he thousands. Among the ladies who rindly furnished her specimens are : Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Sartoris, Mrs. (Gov) Knott, Mrs. Langtry, Fanny Davenport, Ellen Terry, Clara Morris, Maggie ' Mitchell, Kellogg, Bernhardt. Lotta, Anna Dickin- son, Mrs“ Hendricks, Phoebe Cousins, Mrs. Fletcher; Mrs. Medill, Mrs. Story, Mrs. Thomas E. Fletcher, Mrs. Carlisle, Mrs; Watterson and Mrs. Crittenden.â€"Boston Globe. Mrs. Rebecoa R. Pomeroy, who died in Newton. Manseq a. few days ago, was one of the famous nurses of the war. She has left behind her an interesting volume of per- sonal experiences in the hospitals of the South a‘nd as the nurse of Lincoln’s son “Ted ” when he was sick at the White House. Mr. Cameron (Huron),l in moving the second reading of the bill to make incest a. crime. made a. brief speech in support of it, and the bill was read a. second time With- out a. debate. same members saying “ No ” when the motioqyas ppt. Sir Hector Lungaviu said the previous speaker would of course attach no import- ance to the inaimmtion he had mentionefi. The policy of the Gravel-pmth would be to push 0n the work vigorously without; harassing the contractor. The motion was carried. Mr. Wilson moved for copies of tenders, reports, etc , relating to the construction of the post-ofiice and cuatom house at St. Thomas. He snia that when the election was going on the Government agreed to prosecute the work. It was hinted, no doubt wrongly, that if the constituency was BO unwise as to elect a Reformer it would retard the progress 0: the work, but the First Minister had assured the electors this would not be the case. However, the work was not progteegin-g so rapidly as deaimble, a cinnmstance which he attributoa partly to the workmen being drawn away 1:, engagz. in who: work. Mr. Laurier expressed satisfaction with thg gusyver, and withdrew the motion. Mt. Pope said the Government would neither force the immigration away from Quebec, not force it to remain there. There never had been oarreepondenoe respecting the removal of the quarantine buildings from Quebec, and there never would be so long as he held offiee. He considered the cattle quarantine a. very important institu- tion, and thought no place in Canada. more suitable than Levis. ‘ Mr. Lauriet, in moving for copies of cor- respondence between the Canadian Pacific and the Government for the removal of the emigrant building and quarantine station from Levis to Montreal, said there had been tumors of negotiationebetween the Govern- ment and the C. P. with a. view of removing the emigration buildings from Levis to Montreal, and with the further view of gradually forcing the landing of all immi- ants at Montreal instead of at Quebec. 6 hoped the Government would be able to my the rumor had no foundation. In answer to Mr. Thompson, Mr. Carling said that the Government was considering an amendment of the Postal Law by pro- viding that letters not exceeding one ounce may be carried at a. single postage rate. In answer to Mr. Landry, Mr. Pope said the greater portion of the European immi- grants would he landed at Levxs as usual. To grant additional powers to the Com- meroial Cable Company, bill respecting the Grand Trunk Railway Company, to em- power the Northwestern Coal and Naviga- tion Company to construct and operate the railway from Medicine Hat. All the above bills were referred to the respective com- mitteee. On motion-0f Mr. McCarthy, the bill re- specting the union of certain Methodist Churches therein named was read a. second time and referred to the Committee on Private Bills. The following private bills were also read a. second time : To authorize the transfer at the Welland Railway to the Grand Trunk of Canada.â€" Mr; MoCapthy.» _ Tu amend €329 {writ-s fist 09w Washmghon & New York Ruikwwy and Bridgepor-Mt. Hickey. _ To incorpomte the Saskatchewan 62 Northern Railway Co.-â€"Mr. Sproule. To incorporate the Commercial Bank of Manitoba. ' FIFTH PARLYAMENTâ€" SIGN!) SESSION. WMINION PARLIAMENT. Molly ‘Villlnms’ Quilt. ,a la were in Mr. Brodor said, while be quite agreed with the establishment of the Bureau of Statistics, that the information might be a detriment if it were not reliable. Notices 0! Motion. Mr. Woodâ€"On Thursday nextâ€"~Order of the House for a return showing : 1. The assessed value of property injeach school sec- tion for the year 1883. 2. The amount raised in each section for ordinary school purposes with the rate on the dollar for the same year. 3. The amounts received by each section from the Government grant for the same year. 4. The length of time in said year the schools in each section were kept open. 5. Class of certificate held by the teacher in each section. 6. So far as practicable the area of acres in each section, or generally about the number of acres in each section. Mt.» Harcourtâ€"On Tursday nextâ€"Order of the House for a return of copies of all correspondence with the Government, or any member thereof, relating to the project of establishing an International, Dominion or Provincial Park at Niagara. Falls. During the past year the Professor'of Esthetios in the University of Munich, s. proverbislly wesrisome writer, delivered his lectures to a. somewhat exiguous audi- ence. There were five students in all, who week by week melted and grew beautifully less, until at last but one was left. This solitary individual. however, seemed to concentrate in his own person all the dili- gence, application and punctuality of his frivolous fellows. At the conclusion of the last lecture oi the course the professor approached him and praised him for these admirable quelities,end proceeded to in- quire of him: “What is your name, my young friend?” No answer. "What country are you from '2 " Absolute silence. The matter was soon elucidated, for it was discovered that the patient and persevering disciple was a. poor deaf mute who had taken reiuge from the severe cold of winter in the warm lecture rooms of the univer- sitv. Mr. Lees said he was a Conservative, and always had been so. He thought there was so much animosity between the'parties that he would advocate the formation of a third party, and the leaders of both parties put on one side and a fresh start made. He had always taken a. great interest in the Model Farm, and while some mistakes had been made in running it he believed it was getting invgood'sh'fipe. It Two’s oiie‘fit the establishments for the carrying on of which the Government deserved great credit, and he thought the Government were making it beneficial to the farmers. Suppose the country did lose a few of the farmers educated there it' would do us no great harm. and would show the United States that there was as good an Agricul- tural College in Canada as in the United States. Concerning the License Act he said he believed that Ontario should have the sole control of licenses, but still if the ; Dominion had some power he would quietly I resist the Dominion Government and carry it to the highest Court. He would have the question of the veto settled in the proper manner by an appeal to the Home authorities. He hoped he would not live to see the day when there would be no veto power. He concluded-by an exhortation to harmony. A correspondent from Burtord sends the Btantford Courier the following: The death occurred here on Friday last of Mrs. Joseph Frazee. Deceased lady was in her 95th year and has left a husband 97 years of age to mourn her loss. The old couple had been married 76 years and had thus celebrated their “ diamond ” wedding, an almost unprecedented event. Little did the girl of 18 and the young man of 21,when they were married in the year 1808, think that for over three-quarters of a. century they would share life’s pleasures and pains together. From the facts above stated the case is without a parallel in this Province. The old couple here referred to are the par- ents of Mr. J. F. Frazee, of this city. Mrs. Strong was the first cotton raiser in gallifornia, and last year she produced 199 It OH. Mr. Cascaden, referring to the Board of Health, contended that there wee not enough local boards established, and until this was remedied it could not be worked as well as it ought to be. In England, comparing the period of six years before the esmbliahmenb of the Board of Health with that of six years after, there had been adiminution of 1}:L per 1,060 in the mortality. Mr.’ Hammell was of opimon that the License! Act; had been administercd in a. manner so as to prevent Conservative hotel- keepera from acting according to their con sciences. A brief reference to the Czeameries Aca and the school book question closed his speech. Mr. Mulhollend noticed the omierions in the Speech from the Throne. He thought the state of the accounts between Quebec and Ontario should have been mentioned. He also contended that the following should have been noticed : Educational matters, school books, etc; Bible in the schools, amendments to the Municipal and Assessment Acts, new Parliament build- Inge. Mr. Gibson (Hamilton) rose to make a protest. It had been his experience that he had to go home ill at the commencement of every session. He was in accord with the sentiments of the non. member for West Toronto. He thought the time had come long ago when some change should be made in the Parliament Buildings in which the Legislature met, and in which were some of the Departments in which the business of the Province was carried on. It was a disgrace to the Province oil Ontario that they should have to meet in ‘ an antiquated structure of that kind. It was also a disgrace to the Provmee that the Departments of the Province should be scattered around the city, so that it was difficult for any person who had business to transact to find out where they had to go_tp transact it. By Mr. Gibson (Hamilton)â€"Ol Cyril J. Asseltine et ul., of Lynn; also of Cyreniue Pratt et 8.1., of Vienna; also of John W Morley at; a] , of London; aleo of Joseph \Valker et EL, of Glenooe: also of John Clinton at al., of Petrolia; also of Anson Smith at 9.1., of Acton ; also of Alex. Bain at 31., of Hamilton, severally praying that the Bill to confirm the union of the Methodist Churches may not pass. By Mr. Gibson (Hamilton)-Of the Ontario Methodist Camp Ground Company, for an Act to amend their Act of Incorpov ration. â€"Of the town of Woodstock, 1:3: 8:1; consolidate debt. Egtj'tiozgs were presgnteq b_y Mr.Mowat ONTARlfl LEGISLQTURE. Au Aslonished l’rotcssor. VOL. Married 76 Years. The removal to South Keusington of the gorillas, birds of paradise and other objects in natural history, which were formerly so attractive to the gaze of holiday visitors, leaves the mummies without a rival in popular estimation. The room to which they have been recently removed has been newly decorated and is admirably suited to their display, as well as of the collection of cofiins arranged round the walls. Among these is one which was formerly in the’possessicn of the celebrated Nell Gwynne and which has suflered some in former times from ‘unskilful restorers. Here, too, is what remains of the reputed mummy of the great King Menkara, or Menoheres, whose antiquity is, according to some Egyptologists, so remote as to render modern much of what is usually known as ancient history. Close at hand also may be seen a skull. which on high authority has been identified as belonging to one of the veritable pyramid builders. It was found in the quarries near the pyra- mids. In addition to many other objects connected with Egyptian burial the cases in this room cantaiu ' many of. the curious jars, with heads of deities on their covers, in which certain portions of the body were placed when the process of embalming was carried out. And there is also a large number of the small statuettes depo- sited with the mummy and repre- senting the soul or the deceased. In adjoining rooms, on the other side, are many objects of interest connected with daily life of the ancient Egyptians, and specimens of linen oi the age of the Ptolemies. On the other side is a room now containing antiquities from Assyria and Babylonis ; and here are placed, in a much better position for view than formerly, the bronze gates of Shalmaneser, discovered by Mr. Raesam, and now forming one of the mostvaiued relics in the museum. The rearrangement of the collection has been proceeding under the direction of the dis- tinguished Egyptolcgist, Dr. S. Birch, keeper of Oriental antiquities, assisted by Mr. E. A. Budge, of Christ’s College, Gam- bridge.â€"~L0ndon News. Keep yonr head c301, your feet warm. and subscribe for your local newspaper. Don’t spend more than you cm borrow, and don’t: borrow more than you can pay promptly. Don't kindle the fire with kerosene un- less you are prepared for a land that is fairer than this. If you are angry at a man (:7qu fifty before speaking ; if he is a great deal big- ger than you are count four hundred and sixty. Don‘t blow in your gun to see if it is loaded, unless you want to get your name in the papers and your family is well pro- vided for. Be satisfied with the world as you find it, remembering that you are only a tenant here and may not find yourself as well united when you move. The Remarkable Experience of an English Traveller. The following “ true tale ” was recently told by the Mayor of Stratford-on-Avon when delivering a lecture on “ Forest and Historic Trees." Some years ago a gentle- man, mounted on a horse, set out in order to cross the Dartmoor. Though the thaw had csmmerced, yet it had not melted the snow-heaps, and our traveller got on but slowly, and toward evening it froze again. The shades of evening came on with vapor and mist. To reach Tavistcck that night he knew would be imposrible, as a fresh snow stormbegan to fall.To stay out all night would be certain death. It was. therefore, with no small satisfaction that he saw at a distance a cottage, partially covered with snow, and it was not long before he reached it. He dismounted, and the door was opened by an old woman. He entered, and saw a sturdy peasant, the woman's son, who sat smoking his pipe beside a blazing peat fire. The stranger's ' wants were soon made known; an old out- house accommodated his horse, and the son gave up his bed, adding that he would sleep in the old settle by the chimney corner After supper he was shown to his room, where there was a large oak chest, very old and curious, so much so as to cause him to remark upon it to the old woman, who had lighted him upstairs, and he could not help observing something shy and odd about h. r manner. After she had gone he felt in- clined to peep into the chest, but'he fox-bore, and went to bed. He felt cold and miser- able, and could not sleep. The old chest haunted him ; a hollow sound, as if behind his bed’s head, suddenly startled him, and as he raised himself in his bed, the first thing he saw was the chest. There it lay in the silvery silence of the moonlight ; h's fears gave‘aclion to the inanimate thing and at length he fancied the lid of the chest began to move. Starting from his bed, be grasped the lid and raised it up. Imagine his feelings of horror when he beheld a human corpse, stifi and cold. Ono thought ‘ during the rest of the night possessed him ~that ,ho was .in the bones of murderers! There was no escape. He thanked God when morning came. On coming down stairs he found the old woman and her son prepar- ing breakfast. They hoped “ his honor ” had passed a good night, and bad him eat his breakfast, consisting of bro bacon, the son chiming in “ that [no ,,r was reckoned a good un at salt-ing on i 1." He enjoyed his breakfast, and recovered his fright, and just as the old Woman was broillng him another rasher‘ he summoned up courage to disclose the secret of the oak chest, and asked for an explanation. “ Bless your heart, your honor, it's-nothing at all.” said the young man : “ it's only fayther l” “ Father 1 Your father 1” cried the traveller ; “ what do you mean 7” “ Why, you see. your honor, the snow being so thick, and the roads so cledgey like, when old fayther died two weeks agone, we couldn’t carry an to Tavistock to bury un. so mother put an in the old box, and salted un i147." ’l‘ne't fast was spoiled. He got up from the table, paid for his lodging, saddled his horse. and has never been known to touch arasher of bacon since, as it always re- called the feelings of disgust connected with- the adventure of ‘fsalting cu in.”â€" Manchester (Eng) Times. wot-Hui.) ._..v=vr _n__.\_-_.__ Immms-râ€"sA Love your neighbor. If he keeps a. dog that howls at the moon do not make harsh remarks about him, but borrow the dog to go hunting and forget to bring him back again. Don’t brag about the achievamenta of your ancestor. A great ancestor in the grave is poor capital of itself for a. man to go into business on. And besides, our am- oestora had their faults. Even Adam’s migrd is not as clean as we would like it to e. ’ Mummies at the British Museum. RICHMOND HILL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11,, 1884. Advice ‘Worlll llecdlufl. A NIGHT OF AGONY. Extraordinary Case of Suspended Anima- lion. An extraordinary ease of revival of vital- ity in a. supposed dead person has just occurred at Leeds, Eng. The person who has been the subject of this experience is a. girl of 16, named Emma Whitehead. n; The girl had been eufiering from consumption for some time, and she gradually Bank until about 4 o‘clock on Tuesday afternoon, when she appeared to breathe her last. No sign of life could be detected, and a, person was called in to wash and ley out the body, which was done. Later the undertaker was sent for, and the measurements taken for the oofiin, and other arrangements were made for the interment. Late the same night, whilst the mother and the nurse were in the kitchen, they were thrown into violent consternation by hearing a. voice cry feebly, “ Mother,” and eummoning courage to ascend the stairs, they found the supposed dead giri standing in the doorway of her bed-room, dressed as she had been laid out. On seeing them she said, “ 0h, mother. fetch me down, I feel so cold.” Without. telling her what had happened,the women persuaded her to return to bed, and at once summoned Dr. Higgins, who ap- plied reetorutivee to the fainting girl. She soon recovered consciousness, and has not had any relapse; but she is in an exceed- ingly weak condition, which renders her re- covery highly improbxhle.-â€"Bristol (Eng.) Times. There are numerous card-painted valen- tines, some of which are beautifully executed. A number are prize designs. Oi these but littie can be said that is not due to works of less pretensions. Many of the designs and their execution are really praiseworthy. and yet they are not “ prize ” ‘ cards. Among the comical valentines there are some that are very ordinary and have more of a woobegone expression than one of_ humor. Other subjects. however, are W*‘wfim ”” i” e o e aestheticsâ€"one such, painted on satin cardboard, shows a tall gentle- man, “ fat as a match,"'-bent for ward,hold- ing a sunflower in his hand; his clothes are of a “ skin-tight ” fit. He is teaching a stout woman how to gracefully pose while standing on one foot. The verse beneath explains the situation of things : Pose, Valentine, love I can't; it’s no go. Try, Valentine,” love. Not for the angels above. VALENTINE CHOOSING . Historyinforms us that the celebration of St. Valentine’s birthday, February 14th, had its origin in the church at the time the good man was “ canonizad," and as St. Valentine was noted for his kindness to the poor, they commemorated the anniversary of his birthday sending presents to friends, and those gifts were called valentines. ‘ Another account, equally reliable to the : above statement, records that it was once ‘ the custom on the eve of February 14th, for young men and maidens to put a number of the women’s names into a box and then each one of the men drew therefrom, the name chosen was then termed his valentine for the time being. Saint Valentine was beheaded in Rome A4 D. 270. By some historians he is said to have been a bishop. Other writers declare him to have been a Presbyter. All agree, however, that he was a remarkably good man. Very long gloves 0! undressed black kid, with black dresses, or of gray shades with light dresses, straw-colored white, golden crust, or pearl. are the correct wear. New lunch and breakfast cloths, with napkins to match, come in squares of white or tinted damask, with bright-colored or vari-oolored borders and knotted fringes. English women have begun to adopt a. fashion introduced by a graoeful Spaniard at a. recent receptlon in Londonâ€"a. kid- embroidered jacket, matching the exact shade of the velvet skirt. In Paris long carriage visites of pure green and pure brown shades are em- broidered all over in colors, presenting a. most rich and sumptuous appearance. A douillette of white ribbed velvet, trim- med with white swans’ down, marabout or chenille, is the fashionable wrap tor little children of 2 and 3 years old. What's the extreme penalty for bigamy? Two mothersdu-law . . whet can earth produce but love To represent the joys above ? In the left hand corner is a ribbon bow in which is con vealed a. diamond stud, suitable for a. lady or a. gentleman. EMBROIDERED 0N WHITE SILK. A valentine embroidered on white velvet is a. wonderful work of art. The design is a. floral wreath. Every bud and blossom is wrought in relief. In script are the words “ I love but thee.” The “box valentines," hand painted, have some novel features and were never before brought out in such an elaborate feahion. The boxes are of rich plush, scarlet, azure blue, emerald green, orange yellow and golden bronze, and are lined with satin uf ucontresting shade, on a dainty quilted cushion resin 3. painting on waxâ€"in all instances a. work of art. Under the miniature picture the recipient may peaeihly discover a. jewel souvenir, in addition to the original pur- chase, which is, however, wholly optional with the giver. Another dainty style of valentine, and one that is highly ornamen- tal too, on tinted satin in doublercerd fashion, are verses and painted designs or embroidery his a vis. Cupid’s Love Tokens, Artistic and Comi- cal-Custom 0! Choosing Valr-Z'I'lllnes. ' The velentine trade is unusually large this year. Some of the exhibits are rich with art industry, and there are the comi- cs] souvenirs dain‘iéy constructed, and a few of the groteaque. Why such a. profusion of valentinesâ€"costly, medium and cheap? The fact is that leap year has arrived, a. time when Ladye Fairs can " pop the question ” if she pleases, and of couree they will avail themselves of the excellent opportunity offered by St. Valentine‘s love ‘ missives. Be this the true explanation or ‘ not,there are for sale millions of valentines. Among the costly kind areinstances of reck- less extravsgsnceâ€"yes, reckless, because $100 can be better laid out than in the purchase of a souvenir made of lane, a bit of embroidery, a scrap of hand painting and satin plaitings, all combined to make a. flimsy yet artistic token of love, which, however is no doubt quite as lasting as the majority oi love’s flames. A few of the expensive valentines are really artistic and well worth having ; for example, on a rich piece of ivory-tinted satin are exquisitely painted 9. cluster of violet queens, the shades varying from a deep to a light mauve, and just across the right hand upper corner is a charming quotation from Butler : llinls to the Funhiounblr. ST. VALENTINE. PRIZE DESIGNS BY the statistical report of the last Ger- man census, the Protestants number 28,331,152; Catholics, 16,232,651 ; other Christians, 78,031 ; Israelites, 561,612; persona of other religions. 366 ; persons of no distinct confession, 3,138; and finally, those without any apecification as to their confession, 27,111. For the whole empire the proportion of the sexes in every 1,000 inhabitants was 490 males and 510 females; for Prussia alone, 492 males and 508 females. 01 the males, 13,767,052 were single, 7,670,931 married, 626,634 widowers, and 20,916 divorced ; of the women, 13,985,324 were single. 7,705,754 married, 1916,245 widows, and 41,305 divorced. A YOUNG lady recently addressed a. letter to Ruskin on the subject of art training. Deeiroue of becoming an artist, and wish- ing good advice, she thought she could do no better than apply to so high an author- ity. The reply was characteristic and rather disappointing. The great critic, without giving her any hint as to the right course to pursue, told her “ It would be better to write less and cultivate a. good and beautiful handwriting. No one who writes as you do could make a. good artist." It took five people to decipher the hieroglyphics in which Ruskin clothed these few words. The young lady framed this curious production and hung it in her studio. - THE last British census reveals the encouraging {not that the proportion of the blind to the population has decreased with each enumeration since 1851,in which year account of them was taken for the first time. The decrease in the decade ending in 1881 was much greater than in either of the preceding decennial intervals, the num- ber of cases returned on this latter occasion being 22.832, equal to one blind in every 1,138. This decrease is fairly attributable to the progressive improvement in the surgical treatment of affections of the eye, and to the diminished prevalence amongst children of smallpox. AN English publisher, calling attention to the fact that during the year 1883 349 works of fiction were published in England, says that readers do not Increase in propor- tion to the number of novels published. On the contrary. during the last two or three years the number of readers of cir- culating library novels has been steadily and largely decreasing. This, he says, is probably to be accounted for mainly by the excess of fiction in other directions. Novel readers who used to resort to the libraries now get their full supply in the daily, weekly, and monthly journals. It is said that for every novel printed and published, probably ten are written and rejected. Thus, then, one has to gontemylate We: A NEW element in ineombuetibility in the construction of a building is found in the use of cork bricks. This new material was exhibited at the Nuremberg Exposition, where it attracted much attention. These bricks have not only been largely used for building purposes oneooount of their light- ness and isolating properties, but they are also employed as a covering for eteam boil- ers, and are said to excel even asbestos in preventing the radiation of heat. They are represented as being very cheap, being prepared by the use of smell corks, refuse and isolating cement. The usual size of the brick is 10 x 4 34 x 2.12 inches. EL Mmm is not running the present war solely for the savuncement of his faith. Not long ago he captured [our priests and five nuns, and now he asks £2,000 ransom before he will give them up. 1! this scheme succeeds, there is no reason why the False Prophet should not amass a. very comfort- able fortune. At any rate, the ransom business is to be preferred to the almanac business that engages the attention of other false prophets. THE Canada Presbyterian feels annoyed because so much money is spent. in liti- gation and {rolitios and so little is given to the Church. It exclaims: “Talk about agnosticism, and Darwin and Huxley! One so-called Christian man who unwil- lingly pays his share of enormous law expenses to keep up an election fight-, and growls and grumbles every time he has to pay a dollar for Church purposes, does religion more harm in his neighborhood than all the agnostic»; on earth. THE Sultan of Turkey, not content with borrowing from day to day to defray the dailyexpenses of his palace at ruinoualy usurious rates, and in the face of a. deficit; of £6‘000,000 in a. buiget of £12,000‘000,h9.s just increased his Gmnd Vizier’s salaryfrom £250 to £750 per month. and that; at all the other Ministers from £200 to £300 per month. Thus the Prime Mini_ster of the poorest and most hopelessly bankrupt state in Europe receives £4,000 per annum more than the Prime Minister of Eaglanfl. DURING the late excavetions undertaken in the Roman Forum. there has been found 9. pet containing 800 old Anglo-Saxon coins of the time of Pope Marinas II. (882 884). They are of English coinage and rare value, most of them showing heads of the English Kings of the period, and one having the head of an Archbishop of Canterbury. The probabilities are that the money belonged to the Saxon school then in Rome, the existence of which renders it probable that there were many Englishmen in Rome in those days. THE number of French-speaking inhabi- tants in British North America. is 1,298,929. of whom 1,073,820 are in the Province of Quebec, 102,743 in Ontario, 56,635 in New Brunswick, 41,219 in Nova. Scotia, 10,751 in Prince Edward Island, 9,949 in Manitoba. 2,896 in the Territories, and 916 in British Columbia. The French population in the Province of Quebec increases, while the English-speaking population is decreasing INVENTORS are not a. little interested in the French prize of $10,000, institutedrby the decree of June 11th, 1882, in favor of the discovery of any process which shall enable electricity to be applied economically in one of the following directione,a.s already published, viz.: As a. source of heat, of light, of chemical action, of mechanical power, as a. means or the transmission of intelligence or of the treatment of disease. DB. JOHN Loan came to the defence of Thomas Carlyle the other night in Asso- ciation Hall, New York. He said that he was Dr. Johnson, Diogenes and Jeremiah rolled into one. CURRENT TOPICS. WHOLE NO 1,335 NO. 48. Dolly Sexton, who was left with the Shakers at Mount Lebanon, N.Y., when she was 5 years old, has lived with them 102 years. ° Jenny Lind’s son,Wa.lter Goldschmidt. is to be married in London shortly to Miss Daniell, eldest daughter of 001. James Le Gegt‘. Daniel]. Eliza Howard Powers, of Paterson, N. J ., who spent a fortune during the war in caring for the sick and wounded, is now an invalid and in needy circumstances. She has asked the Government 101: $2,500, and it is probable that she wiu soon get it. me. In a moment every fish had disap- pearedâ€"the very crustaceans lay still upon the sand and the cuttle-fish scurried away as fast as they could. I was not thinking of danger, and my first thought was that it was the shadow of a passing boat. But suddenly a feeling of terror seized me. I felt impelled to flee from something I knew not what. A vague horror seemed grasping afterme,such as a childfancies when leaving a darkened room. By this time the shadow had come nearer and taken shape. It scarcely needed a glance to show me that it was a maneater, and of the largest size. Had I signalled to be drawn up then it w culd have been certain death. All I could do was to remain still until it leit. It lay off twenty or twenty~five feet, just outside the rigging of the ship, its body motionless, its fins barely stirring the water about its gills. It was a monster as it was, but to add to the horror the pres- sure of water upon my head made it ap- pear as it pouring flames from its eyes and mouth, and every movement of its fine and tail seemed accompanied by a display of fireworks. I was sure the fish was thirty feet long, and so near that I could see its double row of White teeth. Involuntarin I shrunk closer to the side of the vessel. But my first movement betrayed my presence. I saw the shining eyes fixed upon me ; its tail quivered as it darted at me like a streak of light. I shrank closer to the side of the ship. I saw it turn on one side, its mouth open, and heard the teeth snap as it darted by me. It had missed me, but only for a moment. The sweep of its mighty tail had thrown me forward. I saw it turn, balance itself, and its tail quivered as it darted at me again. There was no escape. It turned on its back as it swooped down on me like a hawk on a sparrow. The jaws opened and the long, shining teeth grated as they closed on my metal harness. It had me. I could feel its teeth grinding on my copper breastplate as it tried to bite me in two, for, fortunately, it had caught me just across the middle, where I was best pro- tected.“ Having seized me it went tearing through the water. I could feel it bound forward at each stroke of its tail. Had it not been for my copper helmet my head would have been torn ed by the rush through the water. I was perfectly con- scious, but somehow I felt no terror at all. There was only a feeling of numbness. I wondered how long it would be before those teeth would crunch through and whether they would strike first into my back or my breast. Then I thought of Maggie and the baby, and wondered who would take care of them and if she would ever know what had become of me. All these thoughts passed through my brain in an instant, but in that time the connecting air tube had been snapped and my head seemed ready to burst with pressure, while the monster‘s teeth kept crunching and grinding away upon my harness. Then I felt the cold water begin to pour in and heard the hub- ble. bubble, bubble, as the air escaped into the creature’s mouth. I began to hear great guns and see fireworks and rainbows and sunshine and all kinds of pretty things then I thought I was floating away on a rosy summer cloud, dreaming to the sounds of sweet music. Then all became blank. The shark might have eaten me at his leisure and I never would have been the Wiser. Imagine my astonishment then when I opened my eyes on board this boat and saw you fellows around me. Yes, sir, I thought I was dead and ate up, sure. Alfetto was found by his comrades a few minutes after the snapping of the line. He was picked up insensihle, with several holes punched in the metallic part of the diving suit.-â€"â€"Panama Herald. Marvellous Experience of Alkzuo \Vbile \Vorklug at His Calling of River. AlfetSO, the Spanish diver, who has been at work on the wreck of the Atlanta, near Morehead, thus speaks of an adventure had by him a few days ago: A: the time I was at the bottom of the sea. I was just about to signal to be drawn up for a. moment‘s test, when I noticed a. shadowy body mov- ing at some distance above me and toward Tnosn who have never seen the much talked of dynamite explosive will be inter- ested-to know that it looks very much like moist brown sugar. Nitro-glycerine. which is formed by the action of nitric acid upon glycerine, at a low temperature, is the active agent in dynamite, but is mixed with some absorbent substance to render it safer to handle than the liquid glycerine. The absorbent material thus used is a silicioue earthâ€"a fine white powder com- posed ot the remains of infusoria. and resembling powdered chalk ; this takes up two or three times its .wsight of the nitro- glycerine, Without becoming pasty, and the ingredients' are easlly mixed, leaden vessels and wooden spoons being used to avoid dangerous friction. When flame is applied to this mass it burns with a strong flame, without any explosion; but when ignited with a. detonating fuse, or even by a sudden blow, its explosive force is tre- mendous. IN his last published essay Mr. Herbert Spencer shows that those who think that science is dissipating religious beliefs and sentiments seem unaware that whatever of mystery is taken from the old interpreta- tion is added to the new. From the very beginning the progress of knowledge has been accompanied by an Increasingcapccity for Wonder. The lowest savages are the least surprised when shown remarkable products of civilized art. It is not the rustic nor the artisan,nor the trader, who sees any- thing more than a mere matter of course in the hatching of a chick, but it is the biolc- gist. Hereafter, as heretofore, higher feeâ€" ulty and deeper insight will raise rather than lower the eentiment of wonder; and amid the mysteries which become the more mysterious the more they are thought about, there will remain the one absolute certainty that we are ever in the presence of an Infinite and Eternal Energy, from which all things proceed. 3,000 novels being written in one year, of which 3-50 see the light, and of these 0217 about. 120 pay tha expenses of production, the whole of the remaining mass of writ- ing and printing being labor lost. THE JAWS OF A SEEARIK. M Teefy A London oablegram says: The white elephant controversy has been settled by a letter from the Siamese Minister, whom Mr. Barnum’s agent invoked as an author- ity, alleging that he had seen Toung and pronounced him a genuine sacred white elephant. The Minister’s published letflhr says that he never saw Tcung, and never pronounced him genuine, and declares that the existence of sacred elephants, white or black. is unknown in Siam. GENTLEMEN,â€"Y0ur Hop Bitters have been 0 i great value to me. Iwas laid up with typhoid fever for over two months, and could get no relief until I tried your Hop Bitters. To those sufferin with debility or any one in feeble health, cordially recommend them. J. C. STOETZED. 633 Falter: treat. Chicago. Ill The good people of Springfield, Mass, are on a. strike against the milkmen, and propose to raise enough money to buy one thousand cows for co-opemtive milk dis- tribution. The plan looks all right. It is probable this “co-operative milk " is run on the same plan as waterworks, only the water is not supposed to be in it. It will be nice for the good people of that city to tsp the milk and cream main the same as the water or gas main, and to run milk or cream into the house and into the rooms. just as they do water now. How nice it would be to attach a rubber tube to the faucet and run one end into the baby’s mouth on going to bed, so as not to be obliged to get up and hunt for the milk. Yes, indeed, there are many fine points in a. co-operative milk distribution. The reporter was deeply impressed with the splendid unanimity of public sentiment regarding this remedy. All who were ap- proached spoke readily, many even with en- thusiasm, of its efficaeyin serious and pain- ful ailments. “ Never saw anything like it,” and “ All that it is claimed to he," were the most common verdicts of colonists whose utterances curry weight. St. Ja‘cobs Oil has become the tsik of the town, and its. qualities are eagerly debated in the in- terior by squatters, selector, bushman and digger. Sooth to say, it is being made plain to all that never in the history of Aus- tralia has 8. medical éiseovery been accepted by the public with such general appro~ bstion. M. L. A., Prime Minister and, Coloniail Secretary of New South Wales, is a partner in the firm of R. Towns & Co. “ mm CALL 11m DOCTOR!" Mr. H. G. Rowsll, the popular proprietor of the Great Western Hotel, at Kstoombe, is one of the most steadfast believers in St. Jacobs Oil, and is untiring in recom- mending it for numerous distressing com- plaints. He told the reporter of several wonderful cures in his district, and he adverts particularly to the case of a promi- nent ofiicisl, in the service of the Govern- ment of New South Wales. Mr. Rowell’s success and enthusiasm in administering the Oil have induced his friends to call him doctor. R. Towns& Co.’a atorekeépe}, "W1; was “ down ” with rheumatism. It. may be mentioned the»? the gen: AlexanQerisfiuart. ‘er ~~--~-.:â€" â€"- - - ~~ -: at his sheep station. A few efpplicat‘id'ns of the Oil had banished a painful attack of neuralgia, from which he suffered, and the success it enjoyed in America, where he had seen it in universal use, thoroughly convinced him that it would be quitea boon and blessing in the Australian bush. Other grazers and agriculturists whom the reporter met at Corowa heartily endorsed Mr. Hay's statement, and gave the reporter the idea that this compound is the favorite and sovereign remedy in the up-country districts. A NOTED CRICKETEBYS CREDENTIAL. In Melbourne the scribe paid a visit to his old friend Boyle, the famous Victorian cricketer, who was a member of each of the three Australian elevens which made such a stir in merry England. Boyle introduced the reporter to Scott, also a cricketer of repute, and Boyle’s partner in the firm of Boyle &Scott. whose cricketing and foot- ball depot in Bourke street, Melbourne, is so well known in the colonies. Scott related how he had been lamed in the leg, by a fearful blow from a cricket ball on the East Melbourne ground, last season. The limb swelled very much and the bruise caused such excruciating agony that he had to be taken home in a. cab, but two applications of St. Jacobs Oil banished the pain, and reduced the swelling. Scott, with that characteristic desire to do good, has never ceased to recommend the remedy to cricketers and footballers, and he says that it has given satisfactory relief to all his athletic friends who have tried it. THE FIEND AGAIN “ BELTED." The reporter was advised to interview Mr. Arthur Pretty, the enterprising pro- prietor of the “Compagnie Francaise,” 5 Collins street east, Melbourne. That gentle- man, who had suffered much from rheuma- tism, candidly confessed that when he first employed the Oil he had not the slightest faith in it, as all the other known “ specifics " for his malady had failed. To his intense surprise and delight, however, he discovered that before the bottle was finished, he was entirely and permanently cured. He has dubbed it the “pain-con- queror," and is ready to say a good word for it whenever required. SYDNEY CEBTIFIES l Upon his return to Sydney, the reporter was confronted with further proof of the popularity of St. Jacobs Oil. Mr. Walter Haynés, manager for Mr. A. G. Church- wocd, the well-known wholesale coffee, pepper and spice merchant, 147 York street, was afflicted so severely with rheu- matic lumbago that he could not rise from his chair. The application of the Oil removed the pain, which has never returned. Mr. Haynes is so overjoyed at this astounding cure that he afiirms he should gladly spend on St. Jacobs Oil the last £1 he had in the world. Mr.E.A. Little, the go-ahead and spirited manager of the American Novelty Company, 201 Pitt street,was also interrogated in refer- ence to his experience. He was glad to certify that his wife had been cured of a severe and painful rheumatic affection. by the use of the Oil. Its unrivalled proper- ties were also acknowledged by a number of that gentleman‘s acquaintances. ran enss'r conanL House. Mr. William Edward Wilson, of Messrs. R. Towns & 00., one of the leading ship- ping and mercantile firms in the colony, says that a friend of his, an eminent citi- zen, believes firmly in St. Jacobs Oil, and employs it in his household for various complaints. Mr. Wilson is never without a bottle of the Oil in his own home, and declares that it cured the wife of Messrs. ASTON ISIIED - AUSTRALIANS. (From the Sydney, New South Wales, News.) While attending the annual show of the Corowa. Pastoral and Agricultural Society last week, our representative fell in with Mr. Alfred Hay, of Boomanoomana, a highly accomplished and intelligent gentle- man and one of the most successful breeders of sheep in the Murray District of New South Wales. Mr. Hay won five prizes for sheep at the Corows show, and a few weeks ago be imported into this colony the finest lot of American merinos, including some of the most noted prize takers, in the United States. This gentleman was enthusiastic in his praise of St. Jacobs Oil, anflf said that he elw ye kept it supply L4,. "LA-.. .LAAJ." A THE lAHD OF THE KANAROO. What The “’lnile Elephant Humbug. Strike Against the Hlilkmen. a Newspaper Reporter Heard and Fiaw, INA]; IMPBE EEIONB.