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It is a noticeable feature of the advance- ment of the Jersey interest that many ladies become deeply interested in the ’eltare of their husband’s herds ; in fact, gfite a number of herds are registered in the ownership of Indies. The subject affords a wider field cl! profit than the poultry business. and gratifies a spirit of ‘ legitimate speculation that is not unpleas- ‘ ant to the female mind where suitable opportunity occurs for its indulgence. The dairy, which is an almost inseparable com- panion to the breeding herd if any con:- sidersble number of cows are kept, is a feature of no little importance, and one ‘ that, to be successful, requires a peculiar care that is seldom disassociated from a greater degree of intelligence (one may almost say refinement) than is oiten found among hired help. Where it is conducted ‘ on a large scale it necessitates the employ- ‘ ment of expert help: but many an owner of Jerseys in e rmall way has failed to get his butter to suit him until his wife became sufficiently interested to study the subject that was once her grandmother’s pride and special accomplishment, and take the ‘ mefir in handâ€"Hark Comstock, in HM. ‘ per's Magazine for May. A last (Friday) night’s Quebec despatch says: Shortly before 11 o’clock this morn- ing a fire broke out in a large wooden building near the foot of Davidson’s Hill at Levis. The whole structure was quickly wrapped in flame; and completely destroyed. The structure, which was let in tenements, was a double one of three stories. built of deals and faced with brick. The first fiat was unoccupied. On the second flat resided Onezime Gravel, laborer, and Iser Gay; on the third flat Timothy Lizotte. Louis Couture and Edward Lafleur. The fire seems to have originated 1n the apartments of Gravel, and two of his children and a. daughter of Lizotte were burned to death. Mrs. Gravel states that she left her two children and the girl Lizotte at play in the kitchen. She was absent about ten minutes, and was horrified on returning to find the premises on fire. She made a rush for her rooms, but was unable to enter, as the place was completely enveloped in flames. In her efiorts to get in the poor woman was her- self badly burned. The victims are Joseph Gravel. 5% years old ; Adelard Gravel. aged 3 years. and a 5 year old daughter of Timo- thy Lizotte. file stated thee Turkey has pasitively as red Russia. than in me event or war no English ironclad will be allowed to enter the Black Sea. Turkey also declared she pould make the Dsrduuelles impassable in a. few hours if necessary. The pigers at St. Petersburg are chuckling over‘ the met that two hundred English steamers are at resenb in the Black Sea and Sea. of Azov. ‘he Turks are mpidly building £2th at Batoum. 0! Three Children in :1 Burning Building. In the Home l Commons this afternoon Mr Gladstone stated the Government had to-day received from Sir Peter Lumsden a reply to their rcquest for an independent report upon the Penjdeh incident. In this it is stated that General.Komarcff was aware at as early a date as 28th of March of the understanding agreed upon on March 17th between Russia and England. Accord- ing to the terms of this understanding, England was to deter the Afghans, and the Czar was to deter his troops from advanc- ing beyond the position they then respectively occupied, until some subsequent agreement about the demarcition ot the Afghan frontier could be reached between the two.Governments. The battle on the Kuehk was fought, therefore, several days after General Komarofi had been made aware of the agreement not to advance. Captain Yates. the British officer who wit- nessed the battle. was ensured by the Russian oflcer wh': commanded in the fight that heknew nothing of the under- standing of the 17th of March. General Lumsden’s present report appears to warrant the inference that whatever Gen. Komarofi knew officially about the St. Petersburg arrangement with London, he kept it to himself. Mr. Gladstone being asked if the Government had potested against the recent occupation of Penjdeh by General Komarofl and his establish- ment of Russian administration there, answered that the Government had not yet made either occurrence the subject of official communication with Russia. The Government was awaiting further infor- mgtion concerning these events. New York Apartment House 'l‘enanls Panic-Stricken by a Series oi Mysteri- ous Explosions. A New York despatch says : The mys- terious explosions which a month ago startled the tenants of the Stoney apart- ment house in the upper part of the city recurred with increased force on Saturday night, and have since continued daily. Yesterday morning a terrific explosion occur ed. displacing furniture, cracking the w . and creating a semi-panic among the occupants. The tenants say the explosions are similar to the discharge of cannon, and seem to come from the centre of the build- ing. The owners of the property have instituted all manner of investigations to ascertain the cause of the disturbance with- out success. Many theories are advanced, and the explosions have been variously attributed to dynamite, settling of the building. blasting in the vicinity, and steam in the pipes. But none 0! the causes men- tioned when thoroughly examined were sufiicient to convince the most credulous that they produced the reports. Experts are completely nonplussed, and the tenants are seeking other quarters. A last (Friday) night‘s London cable says: The Russian Imperial Council in session at St. Petersburg to-day raised its first public signal of financial distress by deciding to tax coupons on Government bonds. The levy is not to include Russian bonds held abroad, nor railway bonds guaranteed by the Russian Government. Their exemptionvhowever, will not avert the disastrous eflect which this extraordi- nary measure is bound to have on Russian credit. The argument is that if Russia is compelled to partially repudiate her inter- est obligations at home, to prepare for war, she may have to extend the repudiation abroad when war actually mules. A gen- eral and heavy decline in Rlssian securi- ties is expected to-mcrrow morning on the London Stock Exchange and the conti- nental bourses. Gladstone to Ask a Vote of Credit and Make a Statement. To incarcerate a. men as a lunatic in Denmark nothing is required but a certifi- cate from a competent medical practitioner stating that the individual in question is insane. Any one in Denmark is entitled to keep a private asylum without license, and the patients in such an asylum are not under State control. Denmark has an excess of lunaties. due chiefly to the Bonn- dinavien habit of constant dram drinking. They are well cared for in spite of the detect 0! the lunacy laws. Sir Peter Lumsden’s Report of the Penjdeh Incident Received. WHAT TURKEY IS DOING THE AFGHAN SQUABBLE. A TRI I’LE UREMA’I‘ItDN G HOS'I‘LY EXPLon‘IoNH. Jerseys Owned by Women. A Queer Story That is \Vorlhy of Poe’s l maxinullon. About three years ago,says the Portchester (N. Y.) Journal, the people of Fordham determined they would remove the village graveyard. Few of them knew of Edgar - Allan Poe or his beautiful Annabel. They began to remove the bones and lay them away promiscuonsly in a sort of charnel ground some distance out in the country. A gentleman in New York, who knew much of Poe's life, who loved his poetry and was aware that his wife was buried at Fordham. heard of the removal of the graveyard and went out to protect the bones of sweet Annabel. The grave had already been opened, and he came near being too late. ‘ He collected the precious relics, wrapped them neatly in a paper, and brought them to his home in New York, lwhere he kept them for nearly two years. One day a gentleman called who had known Mrs. Poe and who was very fond of the poem Annabel. The conversation drifted toward these beautiful lines. and verse after verse was repeated over and over. Finally the gentleman of the house arose and said: “ I will show you something." He then proceeded to unwrap the bones of the poor heroine. “ These,” said he, “ are the bones of, ‘Annabel.’ ” He then proceeded to tell the story. The bones were soon afterward sent to be interred at Baltimore. The above is but a part of as weird and uncanny a story as any Poe ever wrought out of his peculiarly uncanny imagination. This sequel has but recently come to our know- ledge and every item in it can be proven much more satisfactorily than many inci- dents of Poe’s daily life and habits. Names and places are Withheld in this article, but can be furnished on demand. In the same room in which the bones of sweet Annabel Lee were kept, waiting the transfer into the hands of relatives in Baltimore, was also jealously guarded the original manuscript of " The Raven,” which was destined to a place in the corner-stone of the Poe monument. Late one afternoon, while the window happened to he opened, a raven flew in and lighted on the portfolio containing the precious manuscript. The gentleman in the room was, as can be readily conceived, at first much startled. but upon approaching the bird and finding it quite tame, explained the strange coinci- denoe satisfactorily enough. The raven showed no disposition to move, and the gentleman, having no provision for so unusual a guest, took him to a druggist near by, who kept him for his children, as there was no advertisement for him in the daily papers. Soon after, while visiting at the house of a prominent and wealthy New Yorker, the hostess expressed to him the desire for a tame crow. Thinking the raven as worthy of a place in that house- hold as a crow would be, the “gentleman in New York who knew much of Poe's life " induced the druggiet to return him the raven. which he forth with sent to the lady before mentioned, and in whose home it still (unless recently lost or deceased) lives a quiet and uneventful life. “ Harper’s Magazine ” for May has a very interesting article on Jersey cattle, from which is gleaned the following interesting note regarding the famous Oakland cow: English-bred strains 0! Jersey cattle have also been drawn upon to improve American herds, and one was introduced into Canada some years ago by Mr. Sheldon S. Stephens, of Montreal, chiefly selected from the Queen’s (arm at Windsor; to this was later added another English line, springing originally from the herd oi Philip Dauncey, of Berks, and imported to the United States by Mr. Peter Le Clair, of Winoo:ki, Vermont, from whom Mr. Stephens procured the bull Stoke Pogis 3rd. Awondertul family of butter cows was the result of this combination, the most noted of which is Mary Anne of St. Lambert, the property of Valanoey E. Fuller. 0! Hamilton, Ontario. She surpassed the year‘s test of Eurotas, in Mr. Darling’s herd, by giving 867 pounds 14;} ounces of butter in eleven months and five days, and under oflicial inspection by a committee of the American Jersey Cattle Club gave 36 pounds 12 ounces in seven days, both of which tests remain unequalled. It happens that her sire was closely descended through double lines from Mr. Dauncey’s bull Rioter in Eng- land, one ot whose sons, Rioter 2nd, imported from there by Colonel Hoe, was the sire of Eurotas. Abergeldie estate, on,whiuh is situated the castle used as a Highland residence by the Prince of Wales, is to be greatly im- proved. At a. meeting of combined Liberal Asso- ciations on the 3rd inst. Mr. A. Craig- Sellar, M.P., was adopted as the Liberal candidate to: East Lothian. It: is reported that Sir James Fergusaon, ex-Governor of Bombay, will canteen the northwestern division of Edinburgh in the Conservative interest. By the deed of settlement of the late Miee Duthie, of Ruthrieeton, the public educational and charitable institutions of Aberdeen have the sum of £10,500 divided amongst them. Four eminent Scottish sculptors have agreed to send in designs for the statue of Wallace which it: is proposed to erect) on the corbel for that purpose on the Wallace monument at Stirling. Sir Thomas Mollmith, ex Premier of Queensland. a. native of Scotland, has intimated that he will give £1,000 towards any expedihion from thab colony to assist the British forces in Egypt. A movement has been set on foot to have a. memorial to General Gordon erected in Aberdeen by members of the family and clan of Gordon. The movement is appro- priately headed by the Marquis of Huntly, the Duke of Richmond and the Earl of Aberdeen, and is almost certain of success. At a meeting of the Edinburgh Town Council on the 23rd ult. a letter was read from Mr, Gladstbne asking to be allowed to undertake the restoration of the Market Cross. He expressed an earnest desire, as representative of the county, to leave behind him that small but visible record of grateful acknowledgment and sincere affection conierred in a form closely associated with local and national tradi- tions. He suggested the entrance to Parlia- ment Square as the site of the memorial. The matter was referred to the Lord Provost’s Committee. U.S. Postmaster-General Vilaa proposes to institute a reform in the matter of post- oflioe names. That: of Buzzards’ Roost. Gm, he has changed to Westleke. Gm to Edinburgh From Gladstone. VOL XXVI. THE YORK HERALD. SWEET ANNABEL LEE. Latest Scottish News. A Famous Cow. Both parties to the suit are young, and the wife is rather prepossasni g. The hus- band is at present taking care of their children. Other witnesses examined cor- roborated the testimony given above as to the wife‘s fondness [or baseball. One wit- ness said : A Dashing Celebrity will: uer Largo Flock in the Far West. A Chicago deapnteh says: Among the drovers who alighted from aoattle train caboose at the atockyards to-night was 9. tall, majestic-looking womam of about 30 years. Though nets. beauty. she would have commanded attention in a. metropoli- tan tnoroughfare. “I remonshrated wish her," he said, “ and told her that she was allowing her children to go to the dogs by her neglect. Supper was never ready when I got home in the evening. The children were dirty and crying for their ‘ mamma.’ She would often bet small sums on the Alleghenies winning, and as that finally became a rarity it also became rather expensive. When I complained about her canduoh she told me to hire help, as she had no time to attend to her household duties. It finally' became so bad that I had to leave her, and the last I heard of her she was talking about joining a. female baseball club." “I have seen a good many men wild over baseball, but Mrs. Carlin beats them all. She had a. sort: of mania. for in.” “Men are all frauds.” she said. with a laugh. “ I wouldn’t marry the best one of them that ever lived. I prefer to be their superior by remaining in such circum- stances that I can always buy their labor and esteem.” Miss Mary Meagher was the name to which the lady answered. In Washington Territory she is known as the coming cattle queen. the companion celebrity to Miss Iliff, of Denver. In the train she had ten car-loads of cattle which had endured the experiment of a 2,500-mile ride. She values the stock at $10,000, and says it the trip is financially successful she will.return as soon as practicable from Walla Walla with 400 additional head. She employs a number of cowboys and is the owner of a large herd cattle, to the raising of which she gives her personal attention. A [no her Who Neglect: flu- Fanslly to Attend Baseball Matches. A Pittsburg, Pm, telegram says : The com- missioner appointed to take testimony in the divorce proceedings of Thomas Carlin against his Wife, Mary Carlin, has com- pleted the taking of testimony in the ease and will file his report in a few days. The affidavit of the libellant charges, among other things, desertion and neglect of household duties. The parties live in Alleghany. The defendant did not appear at the hearings, and the principal witness examined was the husband. He alleged that his wife, during the spring and summer of last year, was a frequent visitor at the baseball games played by the Allegheny Club. When she was not able to get in she used to go to the residence of a family near by the park and aniuously wait to hear the result of the innings. On his Eloped Wile and her Pal-amourâ€" llle Attempt m Suicide. A last Saturday night’s Newburg, N.Y., despatch says : A week ago James Barclay, aged 23, eloped with the wife of Joseph Myers, of Montgomery, this county. The parties came here and commenced house- keeping. This evening Barclay, on return- ing home, found Myers stabbing the woman with a large jack-knife. She was covered with blood from a gash in her neck six inches long and another under the left ear. Seeing Barclay,Myers turned and attacked him, inflicting two terrible gashes, one in the throat and the other under the ear. Supposing he had finished his deadly work, Myers drew the knife across his own throat, cutting it from ear to ear, and then threw the knife out of the window. When the neighbors arrived a terrible sight presented itself, the three bodies being covered with blood. Barclay, who isthe least injured oi the three, was taken to a neighboring drug store,where his wounds were dressed. Physicians were called to attend Myers and his wife, whose injuries will likely prove fatal. The General Quietly Dolng a Great Work in the soudan. A London cable says; Attention has been so completely diverted from the Sou- dan, designedly so. some say, by the immensity of the question pending between Russia and England, that the good work being unostentatiously performed by Gen. Graham is almost lost sight of. He went to Suakim without a flourish of trumpets, and he is pursuing his workwithout the beat of drums. His work has been onerous rather than great and uselul more than ostentatious, and the result is that he has received but little notice. As a matter of fact, he has cleared the district surrounding Suakim of rebels. He has not defeated Osman Digna in pitched battle, because that worthy has taken to the hills, but he has reduced many hostile tribes to sub- mission. and has opened the way for the construction of the Suakim-Berber railway far beyond the present requirements of the contractors. With the exception of the one mishap, for which Gen. McNeill is entirely responsible, Gen. Graham’s work has been uniformly good, and greatly 1 enhances his reputation as a commander. In'the west of Scotland there lived a. parochial schoolmaster who was very fond ofadrsm. In fact, he went to such a length that the heritors determined to dis- miss him quietly if possible. They told him it he would resign his charge they would give him a splendid character, so that he would have little or no difficulty in get- ting another. To this he agreed. They gave him his testimonial, which after he had read and quietly taken possession of, he said : “ Gentlemen, you have as much med 0! a man with a. good character here {is any other place, so I think I will just remain where I am.” An appalling list of diseases which arise Ill-gm “ repeated minute doses of lead” was given by Dr. Wynter Blyth in a lecture at the Perkes Museum of Hygiene lost lweek, says London Truth. Paralysis. colic, gout, rheumatism. kidney disease, blindness and insanity may all come. it seems, from drinking water with lead in it. Under these circumstances, a. simple test for dis- covering the presence of lead in water may well be useful. It consists of adding a. little tincture ct cochineel, which, if there be the least trace of lead in the water, will color it blue instead 0! rose ‘ THE COMING CA The Schoolmaslcl‘ and the Ilerltors. WHAT GRAHALVI HAS DONE. A HUSBAND’S MURDEROUS ATTACK T00 MUCH BASEBALL. RICHMOND HILL THURSDAY, APRIL 80, 1885. Sir Richard Cartwright said he regretted very much that the First Minister had decided to bring down a Bill of such im- portance under the present circumstances. No Bill could be more vitally important to the country. It would be heard with surprise in Canada, and not only here but elsewhere, that a man in the exalted posi- tion of the First Minister should speak on such a Bill as this just eight and one-half minutes by the clock. He would have thought that the hon. Minister would have entered upon a discussion of the far-reach- ing consequences of rv: iii a Biilas this. This Bill involved new principles which had never been at all fully discussed either in the House or the press or on the platform. The First Minister must know that the steps taken in this direction were practi- cally impossible to be retraced. This Bill has been introduced. he believed. seven times. The hon. Minister has cried, “ Wolf, wolf,” so often that the people had ceased to expect that this Bill would be pressed forward. Under what circumstances was the Bill introduced ‘2 The House met on the 29th of January. This was the 16th of April, 78 days from the open- ing. He had known sessions when in that time all the business of the country had been thoroughly discussed. Yet what had been accomplished this session? The Budget Speech was delayed five weeks for no reason that appeared in the speech itself or in the changes in the tariff pro- posed when it was made. The discussion was allowed to go from week to week for four weeks without any apparent effort or desire on the part of the Government to bring it to a close. It was only when the Northwest difficulties had assumed alarm- ing proportions that the discussion was, more by what might be called accident than by the desire of the country, brought to a close. Late as this measure was pressed forward, it was at a time when public attention was almost wholly directed to affairs in the Northwest, when it was impossible that this vitally important mea- sure could be fairly considered by the people. He could not remember any session when public business was so much in arrears. At such a late period of the session the estimates had hardly been entered upon, yet at no time had there been a greater reason why these should be care- fully scanned. The Finance Minister him- self admitted that he only saved himself from a deficit this year by taking the $500,000 received on capital account from the sale of public lands. Next year, according to the Financial Minister’s own figures. they might expect a deficit of $250,000, and since that state- ment was made the House had been called upon to vote $700,000 to defray the ex- penses of suppressing the rebellion in the Northwest. 80 that it was probable there would be very considerable deficits. The debate on the tariff was not yet concluded, there being still several of the most im- portant changes to be discussed. There was a proposition before the House to double the Mounted Police Force, involving an increased annual expenditure of about half a million of dollars. They had every assurance that Parliament would be called upon to deal with a new proposition for further assistance to the Canadian Pacific Railway. The Secretary of State had in- troduced a Chinese Bill, and the First Minister had stated that the Insolvency Bill was to be taken up. It was quite evi- dent that this Bill could not be pressed through this session with the discussion which would he in accordance with the dignity of the House and the importance of the subject. They were bound to ask what could be the excuse for this action of the First Minister. It looked like very little short of a conspiracy to shutoff dis- cussion. (Oh. oh.) The practical result was the same as if it was a conspiracy. This course was rapidly making Parliament a farce. It was clear that a one-man’s: power was becoming recognized, and that a practical ' despotism was being established. ‘ The First Minister himself admitted that this Bill afiected the relations of all the Provinces ol'. the Dominion, and yet for such an im- portant matter he gave an opportunity for discussion only in the eleventh week of the session. This showed one of the great disadvantages of the Opposition being numerically so weak. The First Minister attempted to press through measures such as he had never attempted to pass when the Opposition was more numerous, but, though only one-third of the House, the Opposition represented almost one-half of the people according to votes cast, and it was their duty to see that all measures brought down were fairly discussed. To Sir John Macdonald, rising to move the second reading of the Franchise Bill, said he would not occupy the time of the House long for this Bill had been more or less before the House for years. The present state of the franchise was anomalous and out of accord with that of Great Britain. The British North America Act contemplated that the franchise would be in the hands of the Pro- vinces. At first that was a necessity, for the Parliament had to be elected before the franchise could be fixed, but it was clear that a Parliament which was elected ought to control the franchise. There could be no more opportune time than the present to introduce this Bill. Franchise Bills had recently been passed in Ontario, Nova Scotia, and other Provinces, showing that it was possible that half of a constituency of a member of this House might be swept away or a constituency might be enlarged, and thus representation in this House changed for purely local reasons. Every person of commonsense must admit that there should be as little diflerence in the franchise in the difierent Provinces as possible, otherwise they would be sowing seeds of discontent. If in contiguous Provinces one class was represented and another not repre- sented there would be discontent. If there was to be a change in the franchise of the electors of the representatives of the Dominion it should be by the Dominion Parliament. He would not go over all the changes in the Bill, for it would be a waste of time. He thought that this Bill would enlarge the franchise in Ontario and Quebec, probably also in New Brunswick and Nova Sootia. but not in Prince Edward Island. There was one thing in the Bill which be strongly favored. That was the enfranchisement of women. He was, and always had been, in favoref that franchise, believing that it must come. just as women were rising from the position of being mere slaves of their husbands. Mr. Gladstone in England favored that franchise, but would not imperil his Franchise Bill by including it. He (Sir John) would follow Mr. Gladstone‘s example. He had included woman suffrage in the Bill, but only in order that there might be a discussion and a vote upon it. He moved the second read- ing ofthe Bill. DOMINION PARLIAMENT. Mr. Blake took up first the statement made by Mr. Chapleau that the Bill could easily be disposed of by a discussion of six or eight hours. He pointed out that the measure was a complicated one, and could not very well be anything else, as it had to deal with all the Provinces. It would not do to refuse to consider the circumstances of those which Mr. Ohapleau had con- temptuously referred to as the smailer Provinces. Mr. Blake proceeded to give a history of the Franchise Bill up to the pre- sent time. Sir John had proposed it through the Speech from the Throne in the first session of Parliament after Confederation. A uniform franchise we; then announced as part of his policy, but although he had been in power onntinu~ cusly since (except five years) he had not been able to carry out his plans. If the measure was, as the Secretary of State had said, one of ease and simplicity to consider, the question was why he had not sooner carried it through Parliament. It was, however, found to be a very difficult ques- tion. The experience of the United States also pointed out that there was no necessity for any change from the present method. There the various States provided the fran- chise which elected representatives to the Federal House of Representatives. It had been conceded by the Secretary of State that the people or Quebec would be opposed to one principle in the Bill. This was only proof that each Province could best deter- mine the question fcr itself. It had been stated by the Premier that the Bill would enlarge the franchise in Ontario. This was untrue. The statement might have applied some time ago, but it did not apply now. The fact was that the Bill before the House was a great limitation of the franchise in Ontario. An Act was passedlast session which largely extended the franchise in Ontario. Both parties were a unit as to the extension, and Sir John’s deputy leader went farther and proposed manhood suffrage. Mr. Blake then compared the provisions of the Ontario Act and the Bill before the House. and proved that the latter would deprivea large number of electors of the right to vote. Mr. Blake next referred to the difficulties and confusion that would arise from a double franchise. and which would add a large burden of expense to the treas- ury. Parliament also had nothing to do with property, as that was a question of civil rights. The simplest franchise which this Parliament could deal with would be one based on citizenship. residence and intelligence. Figures were given showing the number of the variousclasses mentioned in the Bill and the manner in which they would be affected. Referring to the clause regarding female franchise, it was pointed out that marriage was treated as a disabil- ity. If the franchise was given to the spinsters it could not justly be refused to married women. A. question which would arise out of the enfranohisement of women would be that of representation. Were the enfranchisement of women carried to its logical conclusion, the future might see a woman occupying the S eaker’s chair. The question was a mom ntous one, and should only be decided after the fullest oonsideration,and not be dismissed as it had been by the Premier With only one minute’s discussion. Sir E. Langevin excused the brevity of the Premier’s explanation by saying that the measure had been before the House for some time. The Premier had explained the Bill on its first reading. The measure was intended to give a franchise for this House independent of Local Legislatures, and free it from the changes which Local Legislatures might choose to make from time to time. They remembered what occurred when one of the smaller provinces passed a law which deprived a number of voters known to be Conservatives of the franchise. The Ontario Legislature had just passed an Act making great altera- tions in the franchise. Why should this House allow itself to be dictated to by Local Legislatures? The question whether we should have a franchise for this House was the principle which was involved in the second reading of this Bill. This measure had been announced in the Speech from the Throne. press this measure forward now was to make certain that other business would be neglected, for the business now before the House, apart from this Bill, could not be fairly discussed in less than seven weeks. There was no reason in the Bill for this haste. Canada. had existed for almost twenty years without such s. Bill, and the First Minister did not allege that there was a. strong demsnd in the country for the Bill now. He moved, in amendment to the motion {or the second reading of the Bill, " That in the opinion of this Houseit is not possible at this late stage of the session, having regard to the present condition of the public business, to discuss the said Bill satistsgtorily." Causes the Death by Burning at Four People. A last (Sunday) night’s Reading, Pa., despstch says: A frame building on the Alsace truck farm, several miles from the city, owned by Augustus L. Wentzel, was burned this morning. Harry Wentzel, aged 11; Charles Wentzel, aged 13, sons of the proprietor, Charles and Fred Helzingcr, brothers, aged 16 and 26, were burned to death. The building was a short distance from Wentzel’s residence and was occu- pied by the male hired help. The cause 0! the fire was a mystery until Danny Knoll, ahall-witted vsgabond, 40 years of age, who has been an object of charity in the neighborhood, related that he came to the place last night, made a bed for himself and fell asleep. About 3 o’clock this morn- ing he awoke, put some coal on the fire, and then walked over to aneighbor’s house. a mile and a hell distant. When he reached there he saw the fire. The coro- ner's jury this afternoon placed the responv bility for the fire on Knoll, and he was jailed. Knoll was considered harmless, and it is unknown whether the fire was the result of carelessness or design. Alter the fighting at Tsmai was virtu- ally over. single Soudenase eeme dancing up to the zmreba one by one to be shot, says the London Telegraph. When our men were sent out to bring in the wounded rebels lying about in tshe bush, these latter crept, bleeding, on all tours, with their spears in their mouths. to attack them, and even hobbled on broken legs toward them. Another illustration of what the .bed sanitary condition of a. house will entail was afforded in Milford. Masa.,withina week or two. where four children died from diphtheria, while the life of the filth and last child was sevedby being removed to another tenement. The sanitary arrange- ments of the children's home were after- ward tound to be bad in the extreme. AN IDIOT’S FREAK Ai'nb Funaliclsm. WHOLE N0 1,397 NO. 47. Awnmm in the Medical World says that as opium is an antidote for pain, so eon- versely, the real antidote for sn overdose of opium is to cause persistent pain. With this idea he has “ often placed a hand vise on the thumbs and snap clothes pins on the fingers to neutralize the effects of the drug." The method appears to have been success- ful, though the patients did not feel pain until a considerable time after the applica- tion. As the pain increased in severity the pins were removed one by one and the patient revived. A GLASGOW newspaper gives the experi- ence of that city in the use of pavements, whose conclusion’is that there are only two kinds which are suitable for useâ€"wood and asphaltum. The macadsm and the paving with stones are both condemned, the latter for the reason that it is immensely wearing on horses, and, further. because this class of pavement requires four times as much strength to move a. load as in the case of asphalt and wood. These facts are well known in the larger of the great cities of Great Britain, with the result that the macadsm and the stone paving are being displaced by asphalt and wood. THE merits of the two soldiers, the Bus"- sian and Afghan. are freely discussed as they now stand in front of each other’s guns. The Russian is justly described as a good soldier. robust, brave and well dis- ciplined. It he lacks the elan of the French he has more steadiness. He is of sullen temperament, and even when beaten will turn in retreat, as shown at Inkerman. He is animated with great devotion to the Czar, whom he regards as a God on earth, and this mingling of religious feeling is regarded as the great motive power of the Russian soldier. The Afghans have somewhat of a similar disposition, and in their many bat- tles with their present friends, the British, showed unquestioned valor. They are of lighter and more Frenohy form and char- acter. QUEEN VICTORIA takes up her bed and walks when she changes her residence. It appears the Queen always sleeps in a wooden bed of particular shape and made up in a special way, and whenever Her Majesty goes to a strange place a bed and its furniture are despatohed from Windsor for her use. Two were sent off a couple of weeks since from the workshop at the castle, the one for the Queen‘s cabin in the steam yacht Victoria and Albert, and the other has gone to Aix-les-Bains. There is already one of the Queen’s beds at Darm- stadt. It was sent out when she went there last year. THE British Postmaster-General has brought in a bill to revise the telegraph tarifl. On and after August let the mini- mum price 0! a telegram in the United Kingdom will be sixpence, instead of a shilling. The post office now transmits about 24,000,000 messages per annum, at an average price of a shilling and a penny, and an average cost of tenpence. To carry the same messages at the reduced rate would, it is estimated. entail a loss of $650,000 a year. To obviate this the free address will be abolished. The tariff will be two words for a penny, with a minimum charge of sixpencs, the words in the address being counted. It is expected that the new tariff will reduce the profits of the department £180,000 a year, leaving the actual profit of the department at not more that £250.- 000 a year. RIGHT Hon. Sir Edward Malet is the envy of British diplomatists. In these days of slow diplomatic promotion, to be Ambas- sador to Berlinâ€"without doubt now the most important of British legationaâ€"at 47, and to marry the daughter of almost the wealthiest Duke, is an extraordinary sua- eees for the younger son of a eeeoud‘olaee diulomatist without powerful political eon- neotione. A WRITER in the New York Nation. wearied with the annually recurring jeats as to the propriety of conferring the degree of “ bachelor ” upon female graduates of colleges, traces the etymology of the word in two directions, one of which leads him to a Latin word meaning a farm laborer, without distinction of sex, while the other reaches the Latin word for bayberryâ€"the writer holding that in either case the ety- mology of the word justifies its application to women as much as to men. THE Emperor of Germany, the 88th anniversary of whose birthday has just been celebrated, has, late in life, joined the ranks of artists as a sculptor, or, rather. as a modeller. When he was last at Ems he gave sittings to the eminent sculptor. Prof. Keil, for a bust. Among the numerous decorations which he wore was the Grand Star of the Order “ Pour le Monte.” The Emperor. dissatisfied with the position in which Prof. Keil repro- duced this star on the clay model, erased it, and. with his own hands, carefully remodelled it an inch or two higher up on the left breast. The new star was not, perhaps, as deftly executed as the old one had been. for, as the Emperor laughineg said. it was his first effort ; but Prof. Keil obtained permission to leave it just as it had been left, and cheap plaster replicas of the model, which thus acquired a peculiar interest, are now being sold by thousands throughout Germany. AT the British Royal Institution recently Sir F. Abel gave an interesting lecture on “ Accidental Explosions produced by Non- Explosive Liquids,” and in his lecture he offered suggestions which he was of opinion would tend very greatly to lessen the num- ber of such accidents. He would have the reservoir of the lamp made of metal, and not of glass or earthenware. There should be no opening or channel of communica- tion with it near the burners, unless pro- tected by wire gauze, or unless its diameter did not exceed .04 inch. The Wick should be soft and not longer than suflicient to touch the bottom of the reservoir, and the reservoir should always be filled before use. The flame should be lowered carefully, and when it is to be extinguished (when no extinguishers are provided, which, how- ever. all lamps should have) it should be lowered to a mere flicker. and instead of ‘ blowing down the chimney, a sharp pufl should be blown across the top, the mouth ‘ being horizontal therewith. The healing power of earthquakes is a subject for discussion in the Spanish medical press. The statement is made that in the recent shake-up at Malags most of the patients forgot their diseases and took to the open air. The ohen e agreed with them so well that a few only ave returned to the hospital. CURRENT TOPICS. M Teefy Hats come in various fancy colors ; indeed almost any dress fabric could be matched in braids, and they are so perfectly tinted that they are really beautiful. Oriental laces find eapeoialtavor; they are shown in all colors, with tinsel threads, floss silk, heavy embroidery silk, and some cases with wool floss embroidered on net. A Paris novelty is a. laced glove, laced at the outside of the arm, and at the top is a full ruohe of fine lane and tassela and cords or long ends of satin ribbon an inch and a halt wide. One of the special novelties promised in a fancy hose with many colors interwoven, and designed to be worn with aatino or fancy colored organdies. They are de- scribed as combining the delicate cinta found in such summer goods. bloody' riay' {MW """ ' " ""' "" And, while the echoes lingered of martial drum and Me, Your country left them homeless, your children and your wife I V._.V.__ -_- 4'..- .--~--.. ' sails were sprééil ; With tales of martial glory the world to-day is For dressy walking shoes French kid still heads the list. Ribbons will be used with a profusion unkgown to; years, it ever before. The chemisehte is to be a special feature of summer dresses. It may be had either in plain linen or crepe lisse, or embroidery of various sorts, or made almost; entirely of lace. For him his Queen and country had naught but words or praise, They pgyngGod‘gplyssing on‘ him and decked - his brow witfi'figfig’ ‘“ --â€" â€"â€"- â€"--â€"-.. For it??? a. paltry pittance he gladly risk“ his r 1 9â€" He left to Queen and country his children and his wife. ’ ' thka’s’téb’dfkh'i’f'oi" "m" J” H" "w The thought would come to wound you. "My children and my wife." You left them to the country that sent you far away, To brave the burning desert, to brave the Withclrjut id roof to shelter, with scarce enough for re , They felt want’s crqgl‘ torture ere your vessel's _ _ .7V V...... ‘- n... -â€" riteâ€" But glorv means atarfition for the soldier's babes and wife I “ Jersey ” g-lovea'in silk airexvrei'iy fashion- able. They have been so improved and are made with such care that they are perfect in color, quality and fit. Among the novelties on exhibition at some of our leading stores is the Spencer waist. Spanish jacket and standing collar. all in jet. They can be worn with any dress, are very rich looking and are particu- larly becoming to slight figures. Many of our most sensible women of fashion adopt for warm weather whet they call their " summer uniform.” This con- sists of a. silk vest and drawers, a satin corset, silk or fine Balbriggen hose, 8. petti- ooat of hair cloth and athin one of cambrio. The latest novelty for Commencement dresses will be the scrim o! cenvas-cloth. similar to that used for curtain draperies. Young ladies of taste may make very pretty dresses for themselves by running through the meshes alternate rows of pale-colored embroiziery silk. (From The Referee.) Amid gamer of thousands he marched away to But one there was who, weeping, looked on and saw the sight ; He wegyuebroud to conquer or perish in the 0, noble-hearted hero! no wonder you were proud When that mostrgmcious Message the Colonel ..A_,1 AA": 7 read'aloudrz When countless voiflqes cheered yawâ€"but. like u. _ _A_L _. L" . White will be used this summer for every occasion to which it can be adapted. There are some charming novelties of white goods, such as embroidered mulls and piques, prehty cross-barred muslins and the finest French nainsooks that are covered with dainty flowers. A Soldler’c Wife. (Montreal Gazette.) An impression prevails in some quarters that the Government is required to take the care of families of volunteers who have been called for duty in the Northwest. This is a mistake. No obligation of such a character is imposed upon the Government, and as an instance of this fact the recent statement of the Premier in the House of Commons in answer to Sir Richard Catt- wright may be quoted. Sir Richard drew attention to the lack of provision for the families of men of B Battery, and asked the Government to supply their needs, and while Sir John Macdonald promised to take the matter into immediate consideration. he was careful to point out that the pro- vision of that character must be made, if made at all, for the families of all volun- teers called into service, and that the obligation upon the Government is not imposed by any Act of Parliament. We mention this fact because 01 a belief, quite erroneous, that no local aid is requiredto be given to those whose bread winners have responded to the call of their country. istrife' w “_r" u "u" u "u She stoppex’i at homeâ€"God help her lâ€"a soldier's starving wife. Breakfast naps when properly made are extremely pretty and popular. Some 0! the latest novelties are of examine, which is so popular in millinery goods. They are in small squares or half squares, and are made by being pinned in suitable shape by small fancy pins. noses in the House. After a. six years' experience 0! rose cul- ture in the house with great success, I will give my treatment of the Tea rose, says "Vick’s Magazine." In fall I repot my roses in good rich earth, one-third well rotted barnyard manure. in two quart common earthen jars. Cut them well back and weter. Then place them in a room upstairs, with an east window, heated by a hall coal stove, never exceeding 60° ; every fine day leave a window open. When buds commence to show themselves, give them a good drenching with warm water, first turning the dirt from the edge of the jar, and putting a teaspooniul of commer- cial fertilizer all round. Do not water again for three or four days. I repeat this three times during the winter, and have always lovely buds, blossoms and foliage, which is beautiful in itself. Have no insects till April or May, when there are a few aphides. In June out back again, and place in a rich border, where they blossom tillI take them in. I have only lost two plants in six years; do not remember the names of the varieties, but will give the colors; white, pale yellow, golden yellow, carmine and bufl, yellow tinged with rose and pink. To display photographs put them into a ten-screen. Take a large palm-leaf tan, cover it with any showy material you choose. Put the cover on one side perfectly plain. On the other side layit on in two or three straight or diagonal folds. Secure it firmly at the edges and bind with gold. colored silk braid or any showy ribbon. It you are skiltul in putting on the binding you can leave spaces large enough to hold the new postage-stamp " photographs " around the edges of the tan. and the folds are used to insert carte-de-visites of the cabinet sine. The fan may lie upon a table or stand on ashelf. The postage-stamp pictures are so called because they are no larger thanva letter-stamp. These are generally taken in medallion or profile. which increases the resemblance to Queen Victoria’s head on the mauve-colored English stamps.â€" Philadelphia News. Kansas editors excel in the selection of eccentric names for their papers. The Prairie Dog,the Astoniaher and the Para- lyzer are already in existence, and now a, paper is to be started in Thomas county which will be called the Thomas Oat. flow to Displnv Photographs. Spring Fashion Notes.