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One of the Ottawa Illinisters : (As photographed by an expert.) I am a statesman great and good, I always do as statesmen should. I never sell my Vote for pelfâ€" But Std-.11,qu neglect myself? Of course I don’t; Why should I? When now and than a. chance I see To serve my country, and serve mo Myself, while I am serving her, Do I opjcct? D9_Id§2m1u§? I watch my followâ€"members' course In silence: Speaking makes me hoarse; But when there’s something: to be done Do I 195:0 sight of Fumber: OnIe? My sleeping and my waking dreams Are filled with schemes and schemes and schemes, All pamriotic ventures,too. Do I dpyiso 1110111 just for‘you‘? When some contractor's got a. job That makes his heart with rupture throb, And I have helped him hook his fish, Do I refuse a. 5:98.11 conlmjshi:V 011,1‘m a. statesman great and good I always do as statesmen should. Inever sell my vote for pelfâ€" But st_ill, d_o Igeglect myself? A Curious Custom of Some Persians Not Attended with Baldness. From time to time I have noticed theo- ries setting forth the chief causes of bald- ness, such as abnormal heat from the hood cover, and “ constriction of the blood ves- sels of the head by tight hats.” Prof. T. of this trouble is in nervous strain.” All these theories may have something to do with the loss of hair. During several years’ residence in Hong Kong, in my pro- fessional duties, I had to do with a goodly number of persons, representing a large variety of nationalities, and in my study of these people I found that many theories deduced from local experiences at home were, in some cases at least, hardly broad enough to cover all facts found at large in nature and bearing upon the specific points of investigation. Familiar with some of the popular theories as to the cause of baldness, I was surprised to find men who always wore a covering to their heads, and during business hours and who always when out of doors wore a very tight hat, were never bald and possessed a wonderfully strong, thick head of hair. I refer to the Parsees (Persians). There is a sacred, religious law among them that no man shall go with his head uncovered. When the Mohammedans invaded Persia, the major part of the native Persians who were not exterminated fled farther east into India, found protection and a welcome home among the Hindoos, a people of castes, and in order that these strangers should always be identified, also knowing that their religion obliged them to wear a head covering, a law was passed to compel all Parsees to wear a certain style of hat whenever exposed outside of their own private home. The hat prescribed is as tall as an American silk hat with no brim ; it truly might be called a “ stove-pipe." This hat is worn inclining backward on the head from 35 to 40 degrees, and, in order to keep it on its place, the brim is made to cling very close to the head; being so tight and so constantly worn that quite a deep depression is caused substantially around the head; it seemed as if the skull might be involved, but, not having the opportunity of examining one, I was not able to fully determine. Whenever this hat is removed, a skull cap immediately takes its place. In my professional duties these hats often had to be removed, and it appeared to me as a curious factâ€"4f some of the popular theories were altogether trueflthat these people should never be bald. Therefore, I instituted a series of strict inquiries. Many of these gentlemen spoke English intelli- gently, also French, German, Persian and their local Hindoo dialect. Some of them kindly allowed an examination of their heads, and also assured me that they never knew one of their race that was bald.â€" Popular Science Monthly. The Mystery of the Comb. It would be curious to know what mystic meaning our forefathers attached to so simple an act as that of combing the hair. Yet We learn from old church history that the hair of the priest or Bishop was thus combed several times during divine service by one of the inferior clergy. The comb is mentioned as one of the essentials for use during a. high mass when sung by a. bishop, and both in English and foreign cathedrals they were reckoned among the costly pos- sessions of the church. Some were made of ivory, some were carved, ‘others gemmed with precious stones. Among the combs specially known to history are those of St. Noet, St. Dunstan, and Melchiss. That of St. Thomas the Martyr of Canterbury is still to be seen in the Church of St. Sepulchre, at Thetford, and that of St. Cuthbert at Durham Cathedral. From sundry references in old legends to the use of the comb in divination, and from its ap- pearance in combination with pagan emblems on rudely sculptured stones in various parts of Scotland, it seems proba- ble that this was one of the objects of pagan venerntion which early Christian teacher's deem it prudent to adopt. investing it with some new significanceâ€"The Century. Bald-headed Mamâ€"Here, waiter, this is an infernal outrage. Here is a hair swim- ming groundln‘phg squp. â€"VW?$.itor.â€"Wall, don’t-make such a fuss about a trifle. Hair is What you need most, ain’t it? It is said that there are over 100 cases of fever in Petrolea. The bad water is the principal cause 01 the trouble. Sweet friend. when thou and I are gone Beyond earth's weary labor, When small shall be our need of grace From comrade or from neighbor, Passed all the strife, the toil, the care, And done with all the sighingâ€" What tender truth shall we have gained, Alas! by simple dying? Then lips too chm-y of their praise Will tell our merits over, And eyes too swift our faults to see Shall no defects discover; Then hands that would notl lift n. stone Where stones were thick to number Our steep hill path, will somber flowers Above our pillowed slumber. The Last Man Who Ought to Cmnplain. Sweet friend, perclmuce both thou and I Ere love is past forgiving, Should take the earnest lesson homeâ€" Be patient with the living! Today’s repressed rebuke may save Our blinding tears to-morrow; Then patience, e‘en when keeucst edge May whet a. homeless sorrow. ’Tis easy to be gentle when Death’s silence shames our clamor, Anj easyfio discernfihe begs}: ough memory's mystic glimmer, But Wise it were for thee and mo, Ero love is push forgiving, To take the tender lesson homoâ€" Be patient with the living. As Alice and I walked out one day. In March‘s windy weather, A gust blew one of her curls astray, And we were close together. A single thread, cast loose by the air, Around my button twisted. The more we tried to untwine the hair, The more the hair resisted. Ana somehow our fingers got entwined ; Her cheeks grew hot with blushes; I said, “Let's never the hair unwind ;” And the March wind stirred the rushee‘ All this was many a. year ago, But still, that day. I bleas it; Her hair is silver, while mine is snowâ€" Hcr answerâ€"~y0u all can guess it. That single hair proved a band of steel, To bind us to each other; Together we share our woe and weal, And, though wed, I am still her lover. “(if Ebhrsgi (Rift; Why should I ‘2 o's‘cB'Ei-Ee'f (10:96 :7 wk); should I ? 6f VcHui‘gériréén’t ; Mi); should I i" Yoh bet; I (Ton’t; why should I ? ‘67fâ€"66u'i'ge Iraoil'rt; why should I? ‘VEaR IIATS ALL THE TIME. Be Patient With the Living. Caught by a Thread of Hahn - G 0011 Cheek But the Sterner Sex May Find Pleasure in Reading. A curious fact revealed by the phono- graph is that people generally do not know their own voices. The husbnnd will recog- nize the wife’s voice in a phonograph, and the wife will recognize the husband's, but neither will recognize their own speech. This must be mighty disappointing to the man who thinks himself a. silvery-tongued orator. Scene in :1 Shoe 5110p. She Walked into a. shoe atore and said to the polite clerk: “ You may show me a pair of Walking-boots, No. 4. I used to wear 35, but I go in for solid comfort now," says an exchange. The clerk tried the boots, but they would not go on. “ Strange,“ ahe murmured; “it must be rheumatism. Try 43, B Width. I know I can swim in them, but my feet are so tender.” While the clerk was getting them on she said : “ I used to have a beautiful foot ; non. small, but such a. good shape. I never had a smell foot, but I wore 2% sizes for years, until I walked so much and grew heavier,” “ Your foot is a. peculiar shape ; the instep is so highâ€"that is why you require a. large ‘ size,” said the clerk, who had no fear of Anahias before his eyes. “I’ve heard,” she said, “ that the Venus doe Medcmhy wears No. 5, and she is a model of true proportion.” “ Exactly,” said the clerk, growing red in the face as he puller? and tugged to get them on. He had never tieerd oi “ dee Medeochy,” but he was up to a. trick or two himself. “ After all," he said, “ these are too large. You’ll find the 43 just right.” He was only gone a moment, but in that time he had erased e. 5 E. from the inside of a. pair of shoes and substituted 4 B. “There, I thought it was strange,” she said, when they were on and paid for ; “ why, those are just as easy as my old ones. I believe I could just as well have hail 36 after all." And the young-man- without-n conscience wentback to his duties with the air of one well satisfied with him- self.â€"â€"â€"New York Sun. Jottings. The autumn fashion Will Show among really wellâ€"dressed people a. modification of the much-discussed “ bustle,” not the abandonment of it. If women would learn that being “ well dressed " does not mean a fortupe upon the back at one tigne, what a stride art and elegance would make! Diamond earrings with a tailor-made gown ia a. first-rate example of being badly dressed. Sashes will be worn with almo'sh all coa- tumes and in every Wayâ€"buck, front, or at either side, to the taste of the wearer. Miss Elizabeth Faraan was recently elected Principal of the largest public school in Chicago over a number of male competi- tors. She is a very popular lady, and the people living in the ward in which the school standsâ€"the richest and most popu Ions in the cityâ€"are delighted by the ap pointment. ‘l‘artans in Style. A New York correspondent writes : Sons of Sootia. and daughters, too, will learn with pleasure the“; the coming winter brings with it a. “ rage” for the clammrtnna. They are shown everywhere. The Royal Stuart, the Gordon, with their bright colora‘ are thrown off against the sober but rich and handsome black and white of the Mac- Phorson (Cluny), while the Mackenzie, the “ Seventy-first,” and the Campbell are all in demand. Little tots of children are all Of the fifteen students sent by the Gov- ernment of Siam to receive professional training in England, four are young women. VMra. Lyman Beecher has given 380.000 to Baldwin (0.) University, which in turn pays her an annuity. A new dinner-tabla wrinkle, according to the foreign gleaner in the New York Sun, is a dish of dark-colored jelly, in the centre of which is an electriclight. The effect of its sudden illumination is said to be magni- ficent. “The college hat, or mortar board,” says the New York Sun, “ is becoming fashionable for street wear by London women. Leather belts of great size and coarseness, with steel buckles, are also showing up.” w ... 1.1-1- The CSmtes'se de Paris has ordered 1,500 small gold roses to present to some of the most faithful adherents of her husband’s fagfily. _ .. ,. . . 1 A lady in Jersey City wears the bloomer costume in the street for the comfort of it. “John,” she said, as she toyed with one of his coat buttons, “ this is leap year, isn’t it ‘2” “ Yes, Mamie,” he answered, as he looked fondly down on her golden head, that was pillowed on his manly bosom. “ This is the year when the proposing is done by the young ladies ‘2” “ Yes.” “I hope you don’t expect me to propose to you ‘2” “ Why,.Mamie, dear, I never gavea thought â€"1 "erâ€"togtoâ€"tell the truth, I’ve only known you for~thut is to sayâ€"” “ I’m glad you didn't expect me to propose. I’m not that kind, I hope. No, John, dearest, I couldn’t be so immodest. I am going to let you do the proposing yourself in the old-fashioned way. The old-fash'oned Way is good enough for me.” And the gentle maiden gave her lover a beaming smile; and yet the youth rejoiced that he had found such a treasure of modesty. Don’t I Ahealth crank out West is preparing a manual of “ Hygienic Donts.” Here are a. few specimens: Don’t drink nlcholic or malt liquors. Don’t drink coffee, tea. or cocoa. Don’t drink hot water, for it per- boils and destroys the stomach. Don’t drink cold water, for it paralyzes the digestive organs. Don’t drink milk, for it causes consumption. Don’t eat bread, either lesvened or unleavenod; they are both deadly. Don’t eat pork. Don’t eat raw vegetables or fruit, for they both con- tain living organisms. Don’t eat them cooked, for cooking induces deleterious chemical changes. Don’t Walk fast, as it uses up your life. Don’t walk slow, as it mskes the muscles flabby.” ESPECIALLY FOR THE LADIES, attractive the costumes are. Jicugh materials, too, are popular, and 9. bright; cardinal red in bonncts and ribbons is seen. Red cloaks are to be worn largely as wraps, the old “ Connemara” shape coming up again. Gossip Around the Work Basket. Rich Mrs. Cracker has given 319,000 to the Young Women’s Christian Association of San Francisco. This, presumably, is a. fair specimen of a bonanza widow’s miteâ€"H. mite which many a widow would think a. moun- tain. Denial is made of the much-tslked-of engagement of Joseph Chamberlain to Miss Endicott, who is said to be the betrothed of “ a young lawyerpf Massachusefits.” "Egfinvpus plumes so}! at 5 cents each, ana the farmers of Santa Barbara county clear more than $1,800 aniacre raising them.” “ Miss Maud,” he said, “ I have come in this evening to ask you a question, and I have brought a. ring with me. Now, before you try it on I Want to tell you that if you feel inclined to be u. sister to me I will have to take it back, as my father objects to my sisters wearing such large diamonda.” And Maud said she would keep the ringâ€"â€" Jewelcr’s Weekly. Mr. Gladstone was flogged but once at Eaton. So the English papers say in n ‘- Personal” current there. He got the gad because he pluckin stood up for a. boy Who was a little deeper in the mud than Pupil Gladstone was in the mire. Eccentricity of the Phonograph. An Overpowering Temptation. Too Much Modesty. Iusrrcrnsss ANNA M. PARKS noticed the fulness of the skirts of Mrs. Matilda Bender, a. passenger of the steamerRhaetia, just arrived at new York. She was re- quested to step into a private room, and was there searched. Five pairs of satin slippers, three yards of crepe, three yards of dress goods, four yards of alpaca and a. pair of trousers, which she wore, were found. AMONGST the Cree Indmns of Canada. the husband lives in the wife’s house, but never speaks to his parents-in-law till his first child is born, and, though the father is not a member of the family, his child is, and so confers on him the status of “father of so-and-so,” which becomes his name, the whole being then brought to a logical ioncluaion by the family ceasing to cut 1m. THE kicker is a developer ; the smoker is an incubus. The kicker incites to improve- ment; the eroaker to indignation and resentment. The flicker only is heard when he is given one-dollar accommodation at three-dollar rates ; the cronker would be just as noisy if he was getting three-dollar accommodation and paying nothing. ’1 he kicker is a, lively, jovial, progressive fellow ; the croakcr is a. dismal nuisance who lags superfluous on the stage. REFORM in the matter of shirt-collars is demanded. John Crentz was found dead in Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, on Thurs- day night. A thin blue merk over the windpipe led the coroner to declare that the direct cause of the man’s death had been a. collar two inches high that he was wearing at the time of his demise. The popularity of high collars gives an unplea- sant significance to this disaster. Mn. JACKSON, the husband of the late lamented authoress Helen Hunt Jackson, was married recently, and is now residing at Colorado Springs, Col. He married a niece of his first wife, and there is still, therefore, 9. Helen Hunt Jackson. The grave of the first Mrs. Jackson, known to fame as “ H. H.,” is literally covered with visiting cards left by tourists, who climb the mountain near Colorado Springs to visit the last resting place of this remarkable woman. The eighth annual report of the English Inspector of Retrents under the Habitual Drunkards Act, 1879, for the year 1887 has just been issued. Sixty. six patients in the aggregate were admitted to the seven retreats during the year as against seventy-three in the previous year. Several patients received their dischargefor various reasons at the request of the licenses from the local jus- tices before the efliuxion of time. Very satisfactory work was reported from all re- treats. THE Forth bridge, which has been styled the “ Last wonder of the world," has been under construction six years, and will require another yeer for completion. The proportion of this vast and costly structure can hardly be realized from the figures. There are eleven spans, two of which measure no less than 1,710 feet each, ma? bag the most majestic arches the world hm» ever seen. The extreme height of the brilge is 361 feet ; the foundations are some 91 feet below the surface of the wrter, and there is a clear headway of 150 feet for ships of all aims to pass under. THERE is a humorous as well as a. serious side to the law. The old-fashioned way of leaving a shilling to the legatee with which to buy a. rope to hang himself has been improved upon. Probate was granted last Week of the willI dated 18th June, 1887, of a. testator who died recently in London and left all his residuery estate to two grand- daughters, having appointed as sole execu- trix 9. daughter to whom he bequeathed £25, and to his wife one farthing, which he directed the executrix to forward to her by post, unpaid, as an indication of his disgust at the treatment which he had received at her hands, and especially in respect of the abusive epithets, such as “ old pig 1” and others, which she used in circumstances which he explained, but did not think justi- fied such opprobrious language. The will has evidently been carefully drawn, although not apparently by a solicitor, and is engrossed in a clerk-like manner, and duly executed by the teetetor. And now Amelia Rives-Ohanlex is troubled with insomnia. DB. BENING, a German Government official, professes to have discovered a. new derivation for the name England, or the English. The word, he contends, does not originate, as has for a thousand years been supposed, from the Angles, or from the dis- trict of Angelu, in Schloswig, but from the Engern, a numerous and very powerful Saxon race, formerly living near the banks of the Weser. He bases his theory partly on the statements of the old British monk, Gilda-s. He lived considerably earlier than Bede, and speaks only of the Saxons who colonized Britain. Dr. Bening points out that, in Schleswig, Engelland is very small, and now has barely eight thousand inhabi- tants ; moreover, it lies on the Baltic, not on the North Sea, like the country of the Engern. , g an , 2,790,000 horses; Canada, 2,624,000 ; Spain, 680,000 horses and 2,300,- 000 mules; Italy,2,000,000 horses ; Belgium, 383,000 ; Denmark.316,000 ;Austmlia, 301,- 000 ; Holland, 125,000, and Portugal, 88,- 000 horses and 50,000 mules. THE Pittsburg Dispatch recently said ; “ The faith-cure people seem to avoid J ack- sonville, yet they have a chance there to make the best possible test of their theo- ries.” This challenge to the faith-healers did not long remain unnocepted. Rev. John L. Willetis, oi Salem, 0., writes to the Dispatch that a woman in his congrege‘ tion is ready to go to Florida, provided the doctors will promise not to meddle with the patients intrusted to her, but leave them entirely in her hands. She thinks that not a single one will die under her treatment. Mr. Willetts believes that three-fourths of his congregation would follow him to Florida on the same terms, but it is said that in the present critical condition of affairs the authorities are not Willing to countenance any experiments. THE two hundredth anniversary of the death of John Bunyan, “The Glorious Dreamer,” as he has been called, was recently celebrated. Large numbers of peo- ple, among them many Americans, visited the grave in Bunhill Fields, now tastefully enclosed and planted with trees and flowers. a graveyard where lie the remains of Thomas Bradbury, Cromwell’e sonsâ€"â€" Richard and Henryâ€"Daniel Defoe, Dr. Isaac Watts, Dr. Waugh, one of the found- ers of the London Missionary Society, and many others of earlier and later renown. At the Bunyan Meeting House, Bedford, Dr. Brown, the pastor, and tho biographer of Bunyan, improved the occasion by preach- ing from the words, “He was a. burning and a. shining light” (John v. 35), to a. crowded house. THE United States War Department has recently been collecting statistics of the number of horses in several countries of the globe. Russia. has 21,570,000 horses; America, 9,500,000; the Argentine Repub- lic, 4,000,000 ; Austria, 3,500,000; Germany, 3,350,000 ‘ Fran n HM mm L H 1 TIIE Queen has granted permission to Mr. Fred. Kitten to engrave, for his forth- coming collection of Dickens’ portraits, the pencil sketch of the novelist now in her possession. This drawing, which was made from life by R. J. Lane, the Associate En- graver of the Royal Academy, represents Charles Dickens as he was in the Pick- wickisn days. It was bought by the Queen from Mrs. George Cattermole, widow of the artist, who so ably assisted in illustrating “ Master Humphrey’s Clock.” This in- teresting portrait is now being engraved for the first time, and will doubtless add con- siderable value to Mr. Kitton‘a book. CURRENT TOPICS. EIGHT YEARS WITH A BROKEN BACK Strange Case at Black Rock that Has Puzzled Physiciansâ€"A Wife’s Devotion. (Bufialo News.) “ It is one of the strangest cases on re- cord; he has lain on a water bed for eight years with a. broken back,” w“ said by one who knew George West, who died at Black Roclipn Mondgy. _.. .. . wu- “ The devotiSn of his wife cheered him 9.11 through those years of pain, and. it was her tender care that prolonged his life,” was also said, and it was truq. Exactly eight years and‘ six months be- fore he died George West, a young, hearty, well-liked railroad man, stood on the top of an Erie car in the yard at Black Rock. He was employed by the road. By an acci- dent for which another employee was to blame he was hurled from his place and was picked up inseneiblc. He was carried home to his young wife and a physician summoned. The latter declared that West’s back was broken, and that he could live but a. few days at furthest. But West hung on to life. Dr. Marcley, who was called into the case, decided that the in- jured man could not live. He wrote to a famous New York surgeon, detailing the facts, and asking if there was anything that could be done. “ Nothing can be done ; the man must die,” was the reply of the skilled New York man. A. P. Laning, the famous Buffalo awyer, partner of Ben. D. H. McMillan and James Frazer Gluck, undertook to prosecute a claim for damages. For weeks and mouths West was expected to die, but he hung on with marvellous tenacity. The railroad people offered to settle, but were refused. Then Laniug died, and a settle- ment was made by Mrs. ‘Veet receiving her husband’s salary for two years. That started her in a little cigar and stationery business next to the Sherman House, be- side the International Bridge. She made a. living for herself and crippled husband, and has taken care of him all the time, although he was unable to be of the slight- est service to himself. He lay on a rubber bag filled with Water,and gradually wasted away. He had no children. r Tfie prolongation of West’s life has been a. marvel to many physicians. Extraordinary Adventure in a. Train. ‘ The wife of a forgeman named Wilkin- son, who resides in Warrington, England, has just been the victim of an outrage which she alleges was perpetrated by a. fashionably-dressed “lady” while travel- ling between Warrington and Norwich, on the London & Northwestern Railway. Mrs. Wilkinson tells a most extraordinary story, from which it appears that on Tues- day evening week she left Norwich, having been on a visit to some relations, and took train home to Warrington. She occupied a seat in an ordinary third-class compart- ment, in which sat another woman with two children. They were at that time the only occupants of the compartment, but immediately before the departure of the train a young “lady,” fashions.ny attired, jumped into the carriage and took a seat opposite them. A few moments after the train had been in motion the stranger passed a few general observations and at the same time rose and changed her seat for one between the two women. There was nothing in her manner to excite the suspicions of the occupants of the compartment, but the “ lady ” had not been long resented before the women and children become unconscious. On return- ing to consciousness some little time after- wards the women missed their stylish traveller, who seems thhavo, quitted'the -mrfޤifitfré€n5anfi station, taking with -mrfޤ5'fiftfré€nfianfi‘station, taking with her the contents of the purses of both women, amounting to nearly £2. Singular to state the four unconscious occupants of the compartment came to their senses simultaneously. The women on looking round found that their purses had been abstracted from their pockets, and were lying empty on the seat. Mrs. Wilkinson states that her purse contained £1 15 635d, while the other women, who comes from Runcorn, had in her possession about 179, part of which had been given to her to make some purchases for a. relation at Northwioh. The matter has not been reported to the police as the parties appear to think that the probable arrest and prose oution of the “fashionable lady” would involve them in considerable expense. Prof. Kolransch has recently estimate& the quantity of electricity in a. flash of lightning. He finds that from 7 to 35 flashes would be required to keep an incan- flescent lamp burning an hour. A Novelist's Aritlnnctic. In Dickens’ Christmas number, “D r Merigold’s Prescriptions,” one of the tales, “To Be Taken in Water,” describes the adventure of a. clerk who was travelling through France in charge of “ a. quarter of a. million” in specie. He had it “in two iron boxes, incloscd in leather to look like samples." The French porters seemed to have noticed that the boxes were heavy, but managed them well enough. two porters to each box. My copy of ” Dr. Marigold ” has a. marginal annotation by an impatient reader. “Bosh l A quarter of a. million in gold would weigh upward of two tone.” The calculation does not seem to be quite accurate, but it would weigh about one ton seventeen hundred weight, avoirdupois. A thief who got at the boxes is described in the story as stopped in making his way out of a. window with a. carpet-bag half full of sovereigns. The annotate: reckons again, from the description of the bag, that it must have weighed 500 pounds. One wonders that errors so easily noticeable escapedthe sharp editorial eye of Charles Dickensâ€"Notes and Queries. A Sequence in Courtship. A surburban Boston poet has discovered that the order of sequence in courtship is firsbto get an gool terms with the girl; second, with the dog; and third, with the parents. St. Heleiia (Cal) public schools were closed some days ago for three weeks, to allow the pupils to pick the grape crop. Rural Crops. There is an apple tree near Kentville, N. 8., which last year produced 25 barrels of luscious gruvgnsteins. Each mind feels a certain wave of un- happiness when it looks in upon itself and marks how many wheels must be in perfect order to secure what is called sanity. In such moments of introspection the thought comes that not only is the thinker crazy, but all men anri women are not a little crazy; that perfect sense is impossible. A professor in a Chicago college walked into a. canal in broad day-light. He was think- ing of something else than the canal and of his good black suit of clothes. He enjoyed his scientific reverie, but he got wet. He had to retire to his home and change the external wrappings of his Wise, pompous soul. The man who was telling this story of the unfortunata professor walked out of a. railway car at the next station and left his valise in the rack to go on and on and and never to be found. Thus, while the canal wet the clothes of one rational being, the railway carried away all theolean shirts of another. A third man got off at the first station to wait for the next train to bring him his railway ticket and his bunch of keys. In an hour the ticket and keys came, but his big valise had been left be- hind and the trunk was not locked. The persons designated as inflame are a. little less rational than the average, but in each person in the circle of nations there is going on a. perpetual struggle between What is called the vital principle and the millions of atoniswihe atoms being liable to stam- pede like a. herd of wild Wildaâ€"Professor David Swing in Chicago Journal. Our Sanity Never Secure. An Extraordinary Matrimonial Transac- } tion Before a. Hoboken Justice. Amos Snyder, a baker, of North Bergen, N.J., on Monday caused the arrest of his Wife, Julia Snyder, and his hired man, Charles Wilkins, on a charge of undue intimacy. Snyder married his wife about three years ago, and a year or more ago hired Wilkins to work in the bakery. It was not long before Mrs. Snyder began to show a strong liking for Wilkins. Snyder was not fully convinced that Wilkins was paying marked attention to his wife until Saturday last, when he accused his wife of being unfaithful to him, and a quarrel was the result. On Sunday, while Snyder was away from home in New York, his wife drove away from his house in a buggy in the direction of Guttenburg. When Snyder returned home be searched for his wife without success. On going to his bakery he discovered that the safe in his office had ibeen opened and that $900 in cash had been extracted therefrom. 0n the counter was the following note in his wife’s hand- writing : DEAR AMOSâ€"My love for you has died since I saw Charlie. I have gone with him. JULIA. ' P.S.â€"Hu.ve taken some money. Snyder hurried to the office of Justice Seymour, in Hoboken, and swore out a warrant for the arrest of the eloping couple. When confronted by them in the court- room he offered to withdraw the complaint if his money were returned to him. His wife thereupon handed him over the cash which she had taken from the safe. Snyder then startled the court by offering to sell his Wife to Wilkins for $50. Wilkins promptly accepted the offer and counted out $50 in bills to Snyder, which the letter pocketed with a serene smile and left the court-room. Wilkins and Mrs. Snyder went away together, and were last seen boarding a train for Pennaylvania.â€"Ncw York Press. Memory of mantaâ€"This is shown by a wide, full forehead in the centre. Reasoning power.â€"â€"A high, long and well defined nose and a. broad face exhibits this great faculty. Moral courage.â€"This faculty manifests itself by wide nostrils, short neck and eyes set directly in front. Language.â€"This faculty is exhibited in many parts of the face, particularly by a. large mouth and 1arge,full eyes, opened Wide. Naturally So. . Brownâ€"So your girl’sfather showed you the door? Jonesâ€"He did. B.â€"~HOW did you feel overit? J .--â€"Well, I felt put out. Self-Esteem.â€"â€"This faculty shows itsel- in a long and deep upper lip. Large selft esteem gives one dignity, self-control and perfect independence. Heroic Ti-eatmsnt. Patientâ€"At times when I eat too much I suffer terribly. What would you recom- mend, doctor? Doctor~A stomach pump. Firmness.â€"The presence of this faculty when very large, is indicated by a. long, broad chin. Firmness is synonymous with willfulnesg, perseverance and stability. Tom, 3 years old, who has a brother of 3 months, gave as a. reason for the latter’a good conduct: “Baby doesn’t cry tears because he doesn’t think any Water; he can’t cry milk.” Perception of chamoter.â€"Thia is in- dicated by a. long, high nose at the lower end or tip. This faculty is very useful, if not; indispensible, to a. Judge in the exercise of the functions of his office. Powers of observationâ€"The situation of this faculty is in the face just above the nose, filling out the forehead to a level with the parts on each side of the nose. It is a faculty which enables one to concentrate the mind upon the subject being discussed. Consoiontiousness.â€"â€"This is shown in the face by a square jaw, a. bony chin, prom- inent cheek bones and a. general equateness of the features of the entire face. To be conscientious menus that one has a. sense of justice, honesty of purpose, rectltude of character and moral courage. “ This thing makes me tired I” exclaimed the farmer, when he caught his hired man sitting on the shady side of the haystack. “Mebbe it does,” was the reply, “but it don’t make me tired. It’s the all-fired work that uses me up.” With great reluctance the three took their first lessod in garbrge gathering, and the same operation bad to be performed until the four barrels which they had up- set had been refilled. When this had been finished the officer allowed them to go home. The exodus of young men from New Brunswick is so great that Rev. Mr. Mowatt, a Presbyterian minister in Fred- ericton, felt called on to refer to it ina sermon one Sabbath recently. It was the exodus from his own congregation that impressed him with its serious aspect. He said he was appalled at the number of the young members of his congregation who had called upon him during the year for church certificates and to say good-bye. The great majority of the exodians went to the United States. Referring to Mr. Mowatt’s remarks, the Fredericton Gleaner says: “ It is too true that too many are leaving us. And is it not time that our people should take some serious thought of the exodus? It is no empty Wish to leave their cheering fire- sides and friends that impels the young men and young women of our city to go elsewhere. It is not that they have taken a dislike to our city and its people. It is simply force of financial circumstances whichimpels them thither. * * * * Is not the fault with our own people? We admit that the restriction trade policy of the Dominion Government is sapping the very life from our industries and general business; but when we have the oppor- tunityi-o make our voice heard and its power felt we somehow or other forget our duty and vote {or the continuance of the very evil we at other times so loudly com- plain of.” It will now be in order for the Tory organs to charge Rev. Mr. Mowatt with “disloyalty,” “running down the country,” etc.” He has stated What he knows to be a fact, and that is sufficient reason in the eyes of the average Tory newspaper why he should be denouncedâ€"â€" MontrealIIemld. “ But surely you don't mean that," ex- claimed one of the missing links in horror. “ Do What I say, or I'll arrest you,” re- plied the officer. “ Oh, only alittle joke, old man,” ox- pla_incd»ono of the dudes: - Bn‘u the oflicet was obdurate and made the fellows march b5ck to overturned barrel No.1. “ Now," said the policeman, “ place the barrel in its proper position, gather the ashes and rubbish and place them in the barrel.” The other night, snysthe New York Star, three dudes, dressed in the height of fashion, who were returning to their homes in Brooklyn, amused themselves by over- turning ash barrels. Their actions were Watched by an officer standing in the shade of a. near-by tree. As they passed under the spreading branches of the tree the policemen came from his ambush, and, stopping the trio, said: “ This is nice, gentlemanly conduct. No (loubt to you it’s rare fun. Now, if you want to avoid dis- grace and the loss of $10 each you must condie back with me and I’ll show you What to o.” SOLD HIS WIFE FOB $50. A Good Kind. of Face to Have. The Smart Small Boy Again. Give It to the Preacher. Rough on the Dudes. Did Not Effect Him. Some Plaln Words to Those Who Can Fit on the Gap. The Gall: Reformer publishes the appended remarks to its patrons, and as they applyâ€"happily only to a few in this cityâ€" they are reproduced for their special bane- fit: “We again call the attention of the ‘ public to the fact that our space costs us money, the same as a. merchant's stock costs him, and they have no more , right to expect us to give it to them free than they would have to expect a dry goods man to give them so many yards of cloth or a grocer to give them so many pounds of sugar. We have given dead-head notices of sports and entertainments in consequenco of which they were very successful. We have given dead-head notices of church services, in consequence of which there was a good attendance and large collections. We have given columns of reports, and the promoters of these events have thought we were well paid and under a compliment to them if they sent us a few tickets gratis. One gentleman even told us that he thought there would be no necessity of getting any bills for an entertainment if we wrote it up well. Yet had we suggested that there was no necessity of paying him a salary if he would just do the work required of him gratis, this same gentleman would not 1 have thought it was the correct thing. Fortunately for the printer these are only the exceptions, most people recognizing the fact that any printing they got was done at a reasonable rate, and was full value in itself, and that the advertising should be paid for; that the complimentary tickets were an invitation for a reporter to be present and take cognizance of what was going on; that this in the majority of cases was an inconvenience to the reporter himself who would naturally rather be attending to his own private affairs. Newspapers are now ‘ generally giving up the dead head advertise- ment principle; they find, like the rail- roads, that it does not pay, that in fact they cannot afford it. Labor and paper cost money. News is one thing, an adver- tisement is another,thougli there is more or -less news in all advertisements. Many readers consider the advertisements the most important part of the paper, because from them they get the information desired, but if all the advertisements were put in free there would soon be no paper, or else subscribers would have to pay a great deal more for their papers than they do now.” If there is anything that makes a thrifty Yankee mad it is to have u checked satchel, worth with contents about $5, turn up just after he has put in a. lost baggage claim for $50. The Dominion Government are still without news concerning Mr. Ogilvy, of the Geological Survey, who left Inst sum. mer with Dr. Dawson for the Yukon gold country, and has not been heard of since February last. “ Do I believe in advertisements,” said a prominent lawyer a. day or two ago. ” Well, rather; and in the hidden advertisement more than in any other. I remember, one day, reading a. very interesting story, that ended in what I took to be a puff for Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Purgative Pellets. I threw down the paper in a. rage. Not a week after that I needed some medicine of that: kind, and Went and bought those same lit- tle pills.” “ Did I find them goofl ?" “ Why, yes, the best thing of the kind I ever saw, but that has nothing to do wit-h the first question, and I only mention the joke on‘ myself to Show that advertising does pay.” 1 The Helmsdale fishermen have met and passed this resolution : “ That this meeting adopt the Plan of Campaign, and that the harbor dues collected be paid into the bank and kept there until satisfactory improve- ment be made in the Helmsdale harbor.” SEX-Provost A. Corner, Wick, died at his residence, VVillowbtmk, the other day. He was one of the original members of the Wink Chamber of Commerce, founded in 1836, and held for over a quarter of a cen- tury a. seat in the Town Council. An event of uncommon occurrence hap- pened at Stonehouse, Lanarkehire, recently. Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Hamilton, New street, celebrated their diamond wedding, having been married for the long period or 60 years. With the exception of eleven years spent in the neighboring parish of Lesmuhagow, the old people have lived all their days at Stonehouse. Although both are in their 80th year, they are hale and hearty and pursue their daily avocations with EB much spirit as it they had only seen half their years. They have brought up a family of twelve, eight of whom are living. A1: a meeting of the Clyde Defence Com- mittee on Sept. 13th, a report presented by the Joint-Convenere, Mr. John Burns and Sir Donald Mutheson, was adopted. It ex- presses approval of the scheme of defence submitted by the Government, but proposes that in addition a first line of defence should be established by the erection of fortifications on Gal-rook: Head and the Oumbraes. “ My wife were a White dress' and a. pair of White cotton gloves when we were married," said General Alger, of Michigan, the other day. “We took our wedding trip in a. buggy from Gram} Rapids to a little settlement called Grandville, about seven miles distant. I were not even cotton gloves, and I’ll tell you why; I didn’t have money enough to buy 'om." Rev. Mr. Douglas, of the Abbey Parish- Arbroath, Forfarehire, at Whom several shots were lately fired through his study window, has received a threatening letter, signed “Your Assassin,” in which the writer intimates that “I yet will have your life before the year is gone.” The annual Argyllahire Gathering took place at Oban on Sept.12th and was largely attended. Among the visitors were Princu Henry of Battenberg, Baron Von Pawel Rammingen and the Marquis of Lorne. A ball was held in the evening. An archway erected at the foot of Black- ford Hill, Edinburgh, in memory of the late Sir George Harrison, for some time Lord Provost; of the city. was on Sepb.12bh formally inaugurated by the Earl of Rose- bery and handed over to the custody of the corporation. That Nervilino, the new pain remedy, is a good article. Some indeed claim that the old fashioned preparations are just its good, but any sufferer can satisfy himself by ex- pending ten cents on a. sample bottle of Poison’e Nerviline, that nothing sold can equal it for internal, local or external pains. Always speedy in effect, prompt and certain in every cure. H. S. Webber, Orangeville, writes: ” My customers speak very highly of Nerviline as a. remedy for toothache and neuralgia.” All druggists and country dealers sell Nerviline. Try it to-dey. Two fearful crimes are reported from Pesth. in one case a tailor, named Gnadig, poured through a funnel melted lead into the right our of his Bleeping wife. Finding she was not dead the wretch then pro- ceeded tc strangle her, but was interrupned by the arrival of the neighbors, who found the unfortunate Women still alive, but; in a desperate condition. The murderer isstill at large. The osher case is that of a. butcher, who fired a. revolver at his brother-in-law, and, believing he was dead, went home and killed his victim’s child, a baby 10 months old. He then attempted to commit suicide. “ SPACE COSTS IVIONEY." Diabolicgl Crimes In Hungary. Value 0 E Advcl ments. An Old Time Wedding. Latest Scottish News. If is not Disputed A Brilliant Wedding in Scottish Upper Tendom. The great event of the season in the southeast of Scotland has been the mar- riage of Miss Constance Nisbet Hamilton, the rich proprietress of Biel, Dirleton, Bel- haven and Pencaitlend, East Lothian, to Mr. Henry T. Ogilvy, son of Sir John Ogilvy Bart.,of Inverquharity,Forfarshire. ;The ceremony took place in the private chapel at Biel House, without any brides- maids, yet the whole elite of the district, as well as many from a distance, seemed to have turned out, though the hour fixed was an early oneâ€"B 3.30 in. Bishop Dow- den officiated. Most of the guests left immediately afterwards, as the newly- married couple were not going on any extensive marriage tour, but intended passing the honeymoon at Biel. Though everything was thus gone about in the sen- sible manner which might have been expected of Miss Hamilton, her bridal dress might have excited the envy of ladies generally. She wore an extremely handsome dress of the richest ivory white velvet brocade, with long train. The petti- coat was of ivory white satin, and was com- pletely covered with valuable antique Brus- sels lace, which had been inherited from the late Lady Mary Nisbat Hamilton, the bride’s mother. The bodies was fastened in front by five large diamond buttons or brooches, and had a high ruff and trim- ming of the same valuable lace. Her veil, which was of the same Brussels lace, was long, and was fastened back with large diamond stars; and in her hair she wore a spray of white hawthorn (the Ogilvy badge), myrtle and white heather. She also worea ruby and diamond brooch, a triple horseshoe diamond brooch and two diamond rings, the gifts of the bridegroom; a hawthorn spray in diamonds, the gift of the brother and sisters of the bridegroom ; ‘ and in her hair a diamond ornament, the gift of Sir John Ogilvy. In addition she wore a tiara of five diamond stars, and a diamond necklace, with cross and ear-rings; and wore rings and bracelets oi the same Valuable stones from her family jewels. She carrieda beautiful bouquet, composed of white heather and myrtle. The mar- riage presents were very numerous and valuable. ..wwc..- THE CQEK’S BEST F RIEME fl ” W's believe that in extent of light-w ght ra material collected and carried, Mr. Page 710% the Lead of any competitor and that his prawn stock is tlw largest held by any house in thta country." And the Review says: “After a. most thorough investigation of Mr Page‘s bzwi'ness as compared with others in same line, we have become fully satisfied that in hie s eoialty, light-weight stools, he is unquestionably tfie largest dealer in this country, white in supem ority of quality he is confe3§cdly at theheaé." Qfmiw: If Mr. Page's buslnusa is the lurg in ins line in the United States, is it not the be“ possible lwroof of his ability to pay highest prices P if he did not do so, would he naturally gets more Skins than any of his competitors in the same fine? .HWW The uses for sawdust are steadily multi- plying, and it is in ever increasing demand. It is used very extensively in packing goods for shipment. For stebling purposes it is used quite largely, being cheaper and cleaner than straw. Many thousands of cords are used yearly in the manufacture of terra cotta. It also enters largely into the construction of apartment houses, for filling walls and floors to deaden sound. These are but few of the uses for which sawdust is in demand. Shingle excelsior, when made of cedar, is an excellent moth exterminator, and is much used in packing. Planer shavings are used for all kinds of packing and also for bedding in stables, stock cars and stock yards.-â€"Boston Budget. The Shoa 0'? Leather Reporter, N. Y., and Shoo d2 Leather Review, Chicago, the leading trade papers 01‘ the U.S. in the Hide line, have sent their representatives to investigate Mr. Page‘s busi- 1182's, and after a. thorough examination and com parison mp Regnrfiqrgivqs him glgis gndomqment SYMPTOMSâ€"MOiEtUI'E; intense itching an stinging ; most at night; worse by scratch ing. If allowed to continue tumors form which often bleed and ulcera‘w, becomin very sore. SWAYNE’S OINTMENT stops the itching and bleeding, heals ulceration, and in many cases removes the tumors. It equally efficacious in curing nll Ski Diseases. DR. SWAYNE & SON, Pm- prietors, Philadelphia. Swan’s OINTMENI can be obtained of druggista. Sent by mail for 50 cents. for us. Cash Furnished on satisfactory guaram Address, 0. S. PAGE, Hyde Park, Vermont, U. Too well known to need lengthy ad- vartisamentsâ€"Dr. Sage’s Cutarrh Remedy. MERGHANTS,BUTGHERS‘ munuuuu Al N,“ U 1 vuuuu genera] j; We want a. GOOD MAN in your locality to pick unf' “ My dear,” remarked a. husband, as he struggled to pull of his boots, “I (hie) reallryitAbiinkil’ive 1951: my migdg’ _ A Wholly unlike artificial systems. Cure of mind wandering. Any book learned in one reading. Classes of 1,087 at Baltimore, 1,005 at Detroit 1,500 at Philadelphia, 1,113 at Washington 1,216 at; Boston, largo: classes of Columbia Law students, at Yale, Wolltuley, Oberlin, University of Penn., Michigan University. Chautauqua,etc. etc. Endorsed by RICHARD l’noomon, the Salem tint, Hons. W. W. ASTOR, JUDAH P. BENJAMIN Judge GIBSON, Dr. BROWN, 163.11. COOK,Prin.N.Y State Normal College, etc. Taught, by corres~ pondencs. lfroapectue pom: F I" “ Well, John,” reéponded his wife, anxiously, “ why don’t you have a micrOE- copicsl examination made and find out for sure .7" At first a. little, hacking cough, “ Tie nothqu but a cold,” They say, " ’Twill wan wear off.” Alas, the story old! The hectic cheek, the failing strength, The grief that cannot save, And life’s wan flame goes out, at length, In a consumptive‘s grave. _ If persons would use Dr, Plerce’s Goiden Medical Discovery, when irritation of the lungs is indicated by a. cough, it would be an easy matter to avert consumption. Be wise in time. Young Winks-J think I'll call on Miss De Puyster this evening. There’s no one there. Young Binksâ€"How can you tell? Winksâ€"~Her little brother is playing in the front yard. If there was any one there he'd be in the parlor back of the sofa. Dr. W. L. Candee, of Milwaukee, Wis who is nearing the century mark in life, saw the first steamboat ascend the Huflson and rode upon the first railroad built in the United Statesâ€"between Albany and Shenectady. Ho was intimately acquainted with Robert Fulton, the inventor of steam- boats. CALF SKINS MEMORY PROF. LbISETTE,'2;-s7fi‘mh Ave.. NE What Sawdust is Good For. Put it to a Scientific Test. MATEIMONIAL. MARVELOUS DISCOVERY. 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