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She figg’t want a. comer lot way out in Kansas 1 Y She didn’t' want a Turkish rug ; she didn‘t think them pretty. She hadp‘t any use for oil, for chromoa or for waters; She itpck h_er_nos§ ‘up_at the dresses worn by '”' 'FJEeE'é'dEiagme‘rs. She just detested diamonds, and thought Jewel- lery vulgar; She 113de love for ornaments, Boumanian or fl 13h] at; She wqul njtfirgveip‘gogoh and four. although ~ ' 'Igtfégiéfigfiive had'em, But trudged along the street, as did her great forefather, Adam. She didn't like the drama, and she thought the bullet horrid ; She didn’t; gike the weather cold, nor yet so very m" “13:7e'fbfiiishea : Bhelet heympfi'hgt darn her hose, for she da- w “iérrid ; She djdn’tparg {or household work, and had no "testedisfirtches. She didn't care for isms, and she never wrote a. letter are telling how she’d try to make the To the Eu}: w o a world betper ; __ . ,u,u_: wfiBiejWosld bé'tter ; She lived m Massachusetts, she was heckled o’er with can, And all on earth she wanted was a. marriageable mam. â€"Plunder. It was an honest Granger, With a hard and horny hand ; His hair was thick with hayseed, And his face was seamed and tanned; His bootlegs Bagged thh overalls, his boots were hm of sand ; _ But big heart was overflowing, he made a Joyful ‘nliaâ€"pbit day . When the Democratic ticket would win In Iowsy. “ We give the gmud old party 5110 a rimming of dry bones. Such a. shaking up and taking down, And jolcing over stones. Thur I mean they won't forget it, not loll up with the r moan. For_ the_ w_a._y_ thy . G‘ranng‘ers smashed 'em and noise He elleé and ynwped continually. “ Hun-ah for once Boles I” " It 'twant against my principle I’d start out on abut ; For more than five-and-thlrty year I've been a. Democrat, But I’d ha.’ bet a quarter section against a. scare- orow hat That I wouldn‘t have the luck to live to see the " Bill Allison and all his men Are suffering from a. scare; Some of ’em feel like bawling. And more would like to swear : For the ‘ve found out that we farmers with hay- aee in our hair, Are going to stick together and have somewhat ‘ '"kxiBéké'cfEhé ticket flit. And_puc in _Uncle Horace Boles, the Granger {6 mil ' About w 0 shall be Governor of the State of Ioway. " There’s a. little old hard cider Left: in the cellar et ; We put it where t e constables Couldn‘t sneak in out, you bet ; I’ll drntw a. pitcher on it and our Granger victory we ; A health tr; Uncle Borqoq Boles. whom we’ve put " 1876597 Governor‘s chair : And hurrah (or us. the Grangers, with hayseed in our hm I" A Birmingham man who does not wish his name to appear has been experimenting for a year on a metal resembling gold and has his discovery nearly perfected. He stumbled on the combination first while analyzing some metals ; and when he realized what he had found he soon pro- duced a metal which puzzles the best of jewellers. All the aluminums before dis- covered are lacking in weight or some other essential point. This new metal is as heavy as gold and to all appearances is the precious metal itself. It can be manufac- tured at a cost of about sixty cents a. pound and will make the best foundation for gold plated goods that can be found. It is easily worked and can be either hammered or drawn. The metal is no compound, it being only one kind reduced to its gold-like appearance by the application of certain chemicals. The inventor says there is no use in taking out a patent, as no one can discover the secret oi its manufacture by analyzing it. A New York page): prints the interesting rumor that Mrs. arrieon, with the aid of her sister, Mrs. Scott Lord, and her daugh- ter. Mrs. McKee, will publish a book en- titled, “ Our Residence in the White House.“ The impression of these estimable ladies of life at the White House will undoubtly make an exceedingly readable book. By bright and intelligent women. such as they udonbtly are, a four years’ experience at the executive mansion can be turned to ex- .pellout literary account. Let the skeptic look around him in any city or business center, and note the most successful business men there. Who are they ‘2 The careful and judicious advertis- ers, invariably. The Snow Flower. Count Anthoskcff’s curious discovery of the snow flower is likely to interest floricul- turists for some time to come, as, from the accounts given of it, it appears to be not only a remarkable but a singulerly beautiful plant. It was discovered on the perpetu. nlly frozen ground of Siberia, but Count Anthoskofi has succeeded in raising plants from seed placed in s pot of snow at St. Petersburg. The bloom lasts only for a single day, and comes once in two years. A French contemporary thus describes it : The leaves are three in number, and each about three inches in diameter. They are developed only on that side of the stem to- Ward the north, and each seems covered with microscopic crystals of snow. The flower when it opens is star shaped, its petals are 01 the same length as the leaves. andbsbout half an inch in widthâ€"London lo a. Never Blow Your Own Horn. Hotel proprietor, proudlyâ€"You can find no‘hnira 1q_my_buttqr. _ ‘ Warmestâ€"No: I noticed it had passed that age.â€"â€"B£nghampton Republican. Idaâ€"Momma. why does Professor But- terbrod put that handkerchief under his chin when he plays? 13 be afraid of soiling his collar ‘2 " Not at Home.” A most ingenious person has taken serious objection to the conventional use of the term “ not at home,” and the subject of the conflict of courtesy and sincerity has occupied the attention of a conscientious divine, who thinks it sinful to make polite excusesâ€"which are ever the whitest of lies. The difiioulty was met in the case of a gentleman who called on a lady of fashion and was informed by the servant that " Lady Aâ€"â€" is in ; but she is ‘ not at home' to anybody tc-day." This re- minds me of the story of a young fellow who called to see a lady and heard her, as he stood in the hall, direct the servant to say she was not at home. " Then take my compliments to her,” said the young man, " and please tell her I didn’t call.”â€"From the Man of the World. " No," she replied, with a glance toward her husband in the next room. “ Not a failure. Only a temporary embarrass- meat." Manama, with a. glance at Professor B‘s. linenâ€"No dear; he is afraid 0! Boiling his violin .â€"Muu‘cal Courier. Not 3 Failure. " 1! marriage a failure ?" asked De Trompy of a former flame who had been a pug-$1 to__l. IMuy {yd‘Degxg-mber. marriage. a Due to Nasal Difficulties. A Dutch physician declares that s close connection exists between the the exercise of mental faculties and disorders of t_1_19 nose. He says that, if it Were generally known how many cases of chronic head- ache, of inability to learn or to perform mental work, were due to chronic disease of the nose, many of them would be easily cured.â€"-New York Telegram. DBmocrat. The Granger Victory. What She Wanted. Making Gold. Too True. The Proposed Great Bridge Over the English Channel. Our readers may feel interested in a brief description of what is probably the most stupendous engineering work ever seriously contemplated in the history of mankindâ€"the bridging of the English Channel. The scheme is not one of the mere visionary kind so frequently given out as a scientific sensation, but is the sober proposal of men of skill and business ability, having for its sponsors no less eminent men than MM. Schneider and Hersent, two of the most celebrated French engineers and contractors, and such Eng- lish authorities as Sir John Fowler and Sir Benjamin Baker. That the proposal to unite the “ tight little island " and the continent has stirred up loudmouthed opposition may be taken for granted, when the panic caused by the tunnel scheme is brought to mind; but it is somewhat re- markable that fewâ€"and none of any engi- neering notedhave been found to impeach the feasibility of the plan upon which it has been proposed to proceed with the erectionct the great bridge. The promoters of the scheme are hopeful of ultimately overcoming all opposition. ,, J ,,r:___i_ WHAT THE PLANS CALL FOR Omitting technical terms and minute details, the work proposed is as follows: Taking the line of shallowest water and shortest distance, the English end being located at Folkstone, the bridge will be 38,600 metres,or 23 miles, 3,234 feet in length. The water depth varies from 23 feet to 180 feet, and the soil is found to be of a particularly suitable nature for resist- ing the enormous pressure that will be put upon it. The bridge will be of composite character, composed of 328, 656 and 984 feet' straight truss spans, alternating re- spectively with 1,640, 1,148 and 820 feet cantilever spans, allot the Warren girder type of steel trusses. These will be sup- ported on steel towers carried on huge masonry piers extending high above high water level. -r -. .‘, "a.-- .. . v... The bridge is designed to accommodate a double-track railway, with tracks set in deep grooves to render derailment impos- sible; and a corrugated iron floor is pro- vided for, with tootwalks between the tracks and beneath them. At intervals houses and signal towers are placed, and certain towers are provided with light- houses. The end spans are so arranged that the bridge can be rendered useless in time of war by swinging them open. THE SUBSTBUCTUBE. The piers will be 118 in number and each is in itself a stupendous work. They will occupy one-twelfth oi the waterway, but the increased current Will protect sail craft, while sirens. signal lights, etc., will render it no serious obstacle to steam craft. The piers Will weigh about 120,000 tons each. They will have parallel sides and round ends, and at high water mark 1 they will have a section of 7,000 square feet ; while at deepest water they Will have bases of 105 x 187 feet, with a side batter of 1 in 10. The upper surface will be 56 x 138 feet. The whole quantity of pier masonry will not be less than 141,266,320 cubic feet, and will use up 76,000 tons of iron. Ten piers will be 180 feet high, but most of them will not exceed 82 feet, while the smallest is only 16 feet. The largest pier will contain 2,020,000 cubic feet of masonry and the caisson for it 1,163 tons of iron. The oaissons will be so arranged that the lower part may be used as an operating chamber to expel the soft earth in making the foundation, which chamber may be filled with concrete if necessary. while the upper part, above low water level, is movable and may be used in building the masonry of successive piers. By means of these caissons it has been found that 100,000 tons of masonry can be floated safely for months. '1 he plan pro- posed in this case is to build from 50 to 60 feet of these piers in caissons at Folkestone and Ambleteuse Bay and, ballasting with 61} to 8 ft. of concrete, tow them to position in favorable weather as completed and ground them at low tide. The most ela- borate preparations, for securing proper foundation have been made. Mr. Younghuebandâ€"Did you go to see that pony that was advertised as need to carry a child? Mrs. Younghusbandâ€"No, dear. You said you wanted a sound animal, and this was Idvertised as" well broken." Be Bad Been In. Boss barber (entering late and wishing to give the shop a busy uir)â€"Has the mayor been in this mo_r_ning‘_2 She (to suitor who is in the egg business) â€"0f all the feathered songsters, whose uot_es gio youprpfsr ?_ Rev. B. W. Dike, L.L.D., in introducing a discussion of the divorce question in the North Americau Review for November, states that a special study of forty-five counties. in twelve states. shows that drunkenness, was a direct or indirect cause in one-fifth of the cases. Other estimates give even n larger percentage. "Apprenticeâ€"Yesfalr. He came in and took his cup away. ’He (rafleotiQely)â€"To ten, the truth the lay of the hen suits me pretty well. ’l he iron work is estimated to weigh 771.265 tens, or about 20 5 tons per lineal metre. The cost of the substructure is placed at about 330,000,000 francs. and of the superstructure at 4800000000 francs. Its promoters believe a million passengers a year and two million tons of freight pae- sing over it would be remunerative. and as that is about one half the passenger and one-third the freight trafiio now done it is probable the estimate would be realized. The undertaking is as yet only a project, but that it receives the consideration of the most eminent cf the world’s engineers is evidence that it has at least a reasonable chance of success. Tingleâ€"~Did you go to the ball last night ? Tangleâ€"No. I had a. bawl at my house. The grand march began at 11 o’clock and lasted until 6 o‘clock this morning. The piers will be of Marquise or Bolongne stone, and the mortar used will be com- posed of 1,100 lbs. of Portland cement to 35 cubic feet of sand. Two shafts will decrease the weight of each pier and afford access to the lower caisson chambers. The top of the piers will be of cut granite and a hand rail will surround each. Ten years’ time is estimated as suflicient for the substructure, utter shops are built. Each of these immense piers will carry a pair of towers, each built up of two con- centric cylindrical plate webs 15 and 21 feet in diameter, stiffened by cross-webs, making each tower 39 3 it. at base, with body 26.25 ft. in dia., leaving a clear space 0139 8 ft. in die at the centre of the inside cylinder. These towers extend downward 46 ft. into the masonry, tormingan anchor- age tube 13 it. in dia. They are trussed together to provide against wind strain, and carry alternately caps to receive the fixed and sliding shoes of the main trusses. It is proposed to assemble the trusses in pairs and pontoon them, tow them to the piers at high tide and brace them in their final relative position. Then hydraulic pressure will be employed to raise them as the towers are built up section by section until the proper level is reached. An alternate plan is to build the towers complete, then erect and assemble the 984 feel spans from platforms supported by temporary auxil- iary piers. By this means the long spans could be raised entire. A STUPENDOUS WORK. The Baby Was Teething. THE SUPERSTRUCTUBE. Fifty Cents a Dozen. Precious stones Worth $000,000 Worn ‘ Only on Great State Occasions. Queen Victoria’s crown, kept with other regalia under strong guard at the old Tower, and worn only on state oooaeions,says a Lon- don letter to the Pittsburg Dispatch, is one of the most costly insignias now in exis- tence. To begin with, there are 20 diamonds around the oirclet or head-band, each worth $7,500, or $150,000 for the set. Besides these 20 there are two extra large oentre diamonds, each valued at $10,000, making $20,000 more; 54 smaller diamonds, placed at the angles of the others, eaoh valued at 0500 ; tour crosses, each worth $00,000, and composed of 25 diamonds ; four large diamonds On top of crosses, each having a money value of 35.000; 12 diamonds in the fleur-de-lis, $50,000; 18 smaller diamonds contained in the same, $10,000; pearls, diamonds and rubies upon arches and eirolets, not mentioned before, 050,000; also 141 small diamonds, formed in roses and monograms, $25,000; 26 diamonds in upper cross, $15,500; two circles of pearls about the rim of the head-piece, $15,000 each. The total money value of this relic in any jeweller's market in the world would be at least $600,000, metal and all included. That we are fortunate in the possession of some newspapers, both in city and country, which well discharge their proper oflice, and are conducted with dignity, decorum, ability and usefulness, all will concede. But, as in the matter of books, the question is, how many are of this stamp, and what relation do they bear to the whole? And What are the adjectives that properly describe the rest 7 Descrip- tion, indeed, is unnecessary, because the knowledge of it is already notorious and universal. No thoughtful or educated per- son needs to be told what are the qualities of the mass of American newspapers, with the creditable exceptions already referred to; whether they are high or low in intel lectual ability and in tone, in what lan- guage they are usually expressed, whether they seek to enlighten and guide public opinion, or to follow its worst aberrations and cater to its lowest instincts; whether they attempt to discuss with fairness and candor the merits of controverted questions, or whether they depend upon misrepresen- tations of facts, upon cheap gibes, and appeals to the meanest prejudices; whether or not they observe the truth and respect private character and the decencies of life; whether, in short, they serve, so far as they go, to instruct, to improve, to elevate their readers, or only to delude and debase them, are inquiries that thoughtful men can answer from their own observation.â€" Hon. Edward J. Phelps in Scribner‘s for De- cember. Sacramento stonecutters work eight hours [an for $4; _ . n . 1 The Miéhiééri VPatrona of Husbandry (falpergfiuve 1‘00,000 members. H: L._‘ -A u.-:.. \_.._._.-__ The dhâ€"is'filifié'rs eleoned two of their number to the Legislature. One is a can- didate f2): Spgaker. . . .. 1 4,, San Francisco unions boycotted a shoe- maker for cutting his white hands 25 per cent. and employing Japanese. He was glad to get the whine hands back. .7 nun ,:,AA,A___ San Francisco has 45,000 Chinamen, 5,000 of whom are cooks and servants, 5,000 make ladies' underwear and men's clothing, and 4,000 are cigarmakera. Some California vineyard owners are displacing their Chinese hands by white labor, claiming that the dear labor is the cheapest. Senator Stanforci is among rhem. Daniel Webster said: “ In a country like ours, above all oiliere, this truth will hold good : 1f the populace can obtain fair compensation for their labor they will have good houses, good clothing, good food and the means of educating their families. Labor will be cheerful and the people happy. The great interest of this country is labor." VICTORIA’S IMPERIAL JEWELS. 0! all sad words of tongue or pen The saddest are not “ It might; have been,” But the ones that; bring us deepeat woe Are those that swear " It must be so." At a. Chicago wedding thé other day the ceremony of throwing the slipper had to be omitted. They hm; no catapult. Customerâ€"But $100 is rather high, even for an artist’s proof. Art dealerâ€"But, my dear sir, you must remember that a four- page descriptive circular goes with the picture. Walter A Baine, Percy Lake and James Luke of Victoria, Australia, reached St. Paul last Thursday evening. They are on a tour of the world from Melbourne, a bet having been made by A. Bryce Bain. pro- prietor of the Colorain Albion, 9. Victoria sporting paper. and a Ballarat banker that the trip could not be made, under certain conditions, in eight months. The trio reached Tacoma Sept 20th and started across the continent on foot, following the line of the Northern Pacific. The condi- tions of the bet are that every appliance may be used for travelling after reaching New York. but the journey across North America must he made on foot. The bet is for £3,000, and the pedestrians are due at the Auckland Club in Melbourne just eight month from the date of their departure The travell~rs are in good health and are confident of success. A remarkable story of a young woman’s misfortunes while in search of a husband comes from Hungary. She was the hand- somest girl in the village and all the young men fell in love with her. Before she was 20 she had received an even hundred offers of marriage, but had refused them all. She made up her mind at last, however, to get married, and accepted the 101st offer. The young man was killed in an accident, how- ever, before the wedding. The next offer was accepted, but the lover was drafted into the army. Two others were accepted in turn and met a like fate. The next two on the list were in turn drowned before they could be married. Two more then presented themselves in turn, but both broke off the match because of the small- ness of the girl's fortune. The ninth got drunk on the wedding day and beat the girl before the ceremony was performed, and the match was then broken off. The tenth candidate turned out to have a wife already, and the eleventh ran away just before the time set for the wedding. lhoroughly discouraged. the beauty then took a dose of poison and killed herself. Easily Disposed 0f. Lawyerâ€"What is your age? Female Witnessâ€"I refuse to answer the question. A Judgeâ€"Put it down “silarian,” and pass an to the next question. A small boy’s class in natural history. Professorâ€"Animals that have no feet and crawl along the ground are called reptiles. Who can give me an example of a reptile? Young Brownâ€"A worm. Professor-Excellent. Now will some boy think of a second reptile? Young Jonesâ€"Another worm. A drop of warm mutton tallow applied to lip acres at night just before going tobed will soon cause them to disappear This is also an excellent remedy for parched lips and chapped hands. It should be applied at night and well rubbed in. The roughest of hands. by this treatment, will quickly be restored to their natural condition. Going ’Ronnd the World on a Wager. A Dm‘erence in Newspapers. When the Lips Ire Sore. From the Labor Field. 'IW’O SIDES TO THE STORY. No Doubt About It. No Wonder. A COMMISSION XVAN TED. A Provincial Conference on the Ques- tion. A large and influential gathering was con- vened at 11 o’clock‘yesterday in the Normal School Theatre,’l‘oronto,to consider the best means of dealing with criminals,with a. view to lessening the increasing number of this class. The meeting was called by the Pri- soners' Aid Association, who are at present agitating for a Government Commission to look into the whole question at relorma- tories and jails. The chair was taken by Mr. W. H. Howland in the absence of Hon. S. E. Blake, who was unable to be present, and the convention was opened with an im- pressive prayer by the Bishop of Niagara. The following delegates were among those In attendance: The Bishop of Niagara, Hamilton; Henry MoLaren, Hamilton ; Fred. E. Hewitt, Stoney Creek ; Rev.Thos. Geoghegan, Hamilton. Dr. A. M. Rose- brngh read the report. ‘ ,.1,_ What to Do with the Young Criminal Class. ' D ‘L’ " ' Mr. Howland in his opening remarks called attention to the representative char- acter of the meeting. In these days, he said, it is not crowds that rule, but repre- sentation. He hoped the result of the de- liberations would be the means of clearing up many difficulties and the setting to work or such influences as will make public opinion be felt in the Legislatures, so that the great reforms needed may be put un- der way. _‘ .. . 1. an Rev. LeRoy Hooker, speaking of the work carried on in the Elmira. Reformatory for Young Men, moved the following reso- lution. seconded by Rev. Alex. Gilmy: Resolved, 1st, That in the opinion of this Conference 8. reformatory should be established in this Province by the Ontario Government. for first ofienders between the ages of 16 and 30, and that in the organization of said institution ed- ventage should be taken of the experience of other countries, so than said refunnetory may be established and conducted in accordance with the most advanced principles of modern penc- logiesl science. In support of the motion, Rev. Mr. Hooker said that it was now becoming evident that instead of punishing criminals it was in the best interests of the com- munity to reform and convert the criminal into a good citizen. The Elmira Reforma- tory was establirhed on the indeterminate sentence plan. It was for young men from 16 to 20, and they were retained for a. longer or shorter period according to the progress they made. He showed the good results attained there. and stated that last year there were in the Central Prison 417 men between 16 and 30, who might be sno- oessfolly reformed if we had in Ontario an institution similar to that at Elmira. Luzon, 6: Kingston, seconded the resolution. The subject was commented on briefly by Hon. G. W. Allan, James Thomson, Beverley Jones, Rev. Alex. Gilrny and James Masaie, and the resolution was un- animously adopted. ' At 2 o'clock proceedings were resumed, Mr. W. H. Howland again presiding. The first matter for consideration had regard to the better reformation of youthful crim- inals and care of neglected children. This was brought forward by the following resolution, moved by Mr. Beverley Jones, seconded by J. J. Kelso ; That the subject of Industrial Schools and Reformstmies lies at the root of any successful system of prison reform. That the success of she only Industrial School in 0mario,the Vic- toria. School at Mimicuhhas proved : (2) That the true remedy for our overcrowded jails is an extension of the Industrial School in stem throu h the Provinces, so that no child under 14 can 22 sent to prison before such cuild shall have a chance to reform under a. judicious systeg of ingustrusltraiuii‘ig.‘ ___‘: At this stage thé President asked the Hon. A. M. Boss to take a seat on the plat- form. Mr. J. J. Kelso seconded the resolution. Rev. G. Eaton Lloyd, Protestant Chap- lain of the Penetanguiehene Reformatory, was called on to address the Conference on the question before it. The efforts, he said. to reclaim boys from crime should be trebled, as experience shows that youth is the time when criminals are made. He found ifault with the herding system. Boys ‘ from every age and in all degrees of crime. are mixed together indiscriminately and superintended by the same officer. The appointment of men with no fitness for oflices in these schools is injurious. The system of pardoning through influence sometimes wholly destroys the effect of a reprieve for good conduct. Then there should be provision made for a thorough industrial training in reformatories. The system of wrong principles and red tape is unjust. The remedy is to enforce rigidly a compulsory attendance at the Public Schools. Parents and guardians should he held responsible for the conduct of their children, and should hear at least a part of the cost of maintaining them at Government institutions. The Government should give their wards back at the end of their terms to their natural guardians. Juvenile criminals should not be sent to jails. The churches should take care of their own heathen children, and, in this connection, schools or homes should be established under Gov- ernment supervision. There should be public commissioners, whose duty would consist of committing young criminals to these homes and discharging them at the end of a certain period. In this way Churches will be interested in the success of the homes and the inmates. If these homes were established, trades unions could not exercise their pernicious influ- ence against the training there carried on, (1) 11mm 1t 18 891 Jm. x ever,rfiéceésary to send a chilj‘ undyr 14 years of gage“ to yrison. ~4~ â€"~ w v o (3) That prisonersiu our Reformatories should be so graded that the contamination of compa- ratively young children by the old and vicious may 119: be risked. ~ . w ,A,; ,‘,,~‘L.... ,1 ......, .w (4) That as a remedy for neglected children of 8 years and under bting allowed to driftinto vice, Homes should be esmblished in different parts of the Provinces similar to the Boys' and Girls’ Home in T.»ronto, to which children might be committed under the recent; Act of the Ontario Legislature, which has made provision for their support. Mr. Jones, in his address moving the resolution, referred to a gang of boys broken up some time ago in the city, with a view to showing the cost of maintaining these in the prisons and penitentiary. The speaker then said that the true solution of the punishment of criminals under 14 years of age was to send them to the indus- trial Schools. He explained the efforts put forth by the Directors of the Victoria Industrial School to secure the active in- terest ot the outlying municipalities. These municipalities and Magistrates, how- ever, refused to patronize the school, alleg‘ ing that the boys could be more cheaply maintained at the Penetanguishene Refor- maiory. This was to be deplored, because boys sent to Penetanguishene mixed in with convicts, whereas at Mimico they had all the advantages of a home. The school at Mimico was organized on the faith of its good results, and no disappointment was yet felt. Mr. Jones then explained the working of the school and the influence which it exerts, especially on the younger elements of the inmates. The school in every way provides an industrial training, the great idea of the school being to make the boys handy around a farm with a View to following agricultural pursuits. Mr. Cameron, jailer ot the Oxfora County Jail, was opposed to sending boys under 14 years of age to jail. He complained of the habit indulged in by Magistrates of com- mitting children to jail for petty offences. He hoped that the Conference would not adJonrn without passing a resolution call- ing for legislation to prevent Magistrates from acting in such an injudioious manner as he complained of. The speaker thought the Goverment should appoint a Commission to investigate into every detail in connection with prisons and jails. PRISONS AND PRISON BBS, AFTERNOON SESSION. and lads would not leave them with the brand of criminals. Then, again, there should be Industrial Schools for boys above 16 years of age. In these the discipline should be more stringent, and the boys kept there until 21 years of age. Wherever the system he outlined was tried 90 per cent. of the children turned out good and useful citizens. The present system was tried and failed. The resolution was unanimously carried. The Bishop of Niagara. then moved the following resolution : That this Conference join the Prisoners‘ Aid Assnciaxion in asking the Ontario Government to appoint acommission of competent gentle- men to collect information regarding prisons, reformatories. houses of correcti In, \vurkhonses. etc., witha view to the adoption of tho most approved methods of dealing with the criminal classes, suggesting to the Government the pro- priety of erecting ruflficient prison and reformer Lory accommoda ion in the provuico to com- pletely relieve the jails of criminals convicted of crime and under sentence, and asking for a report on the following, viz. : (1) The causes of crime, such as drink overcrowding, immoral literature, Sabbath-breaking. truanta from school, elc. ; (2) the best means of rescuing desâ€" titute 0' ildren from a criminal career; (3) the best means of providing and conducting indus- trial schools; (4) the propriety of the Government assuming larger control of county jails; (5) industrial employment of prisoners ; (6) indeter- minate sentences ; (7) the best method of dealing with tramps and habitual drunkards. His Lordship said that he tried to in- terest the peeple in his diocese in the ques- tion of prison reform. He was happy to 33y that those with whom he came in con- tact were sensitive of the duty of treating the subject in an intelligent manner A commission would enlighten the Whol“ community on the evils of the present system. 11‘ n A Mr, Peil then discussed his favorite sub- ject, entitled “ Tramps and Habitual Drunkards." He thought the law should compel municipalities to support their own poor 7d The resolution was seconded by Rev. A. H. Baldwin. anti rwas deglpgedparried. ‘ ii‘he following resolution was then moved by Rev. A. H. Baldwin and seconded by Rev. Thomas Geoghegan, Hamilton : That in die opinion of this Conference each of the more gnpulous cities and towns of the Province 3 ould be supplied withaworkhouse Where tramps and habitual drunkards may be sent on indeterminate sentences. and where theytmay be supplied with industrisl‘employ- men . On motion of Mr. W. G. Storm, the fol- lowing gentlemen were named as 5 Com- mittee to represent the views of the Con- ference to the Ontario Government : The Bishop of Toronto, Hon. G. W. Allan, Rev. Rural Dean Kirby. Rev. Alex. Gilrny, W. B. MoMnrrioh, Rev. A. F. McGregor, Rev. Elmore Harris, D. E. Thomson, W. R. Brock, the Bishop of Niagara, Henry Mo- Leren. Rev. Thomas Geoghegen, Professor Gerpmael, Mr. Goldwin Smith, Sir Daniel Wilson, Rev. Hugh Johnston, D.D.; Mr J. J. Maoleren, MLW G. Storm, MLBeverley Jones, Rev. A. J. Broughall. Mr. George Goulding and members of the Prisoner-5' Aid Association. The following resolution was then pro- posed by Mr E. A. Meredith, LL.D., seconded by Rev. Thomas Geoghegan, of Hamilton, and, after diaoussion, adopted : Resolved, (1) that this Conference is of the opinion that county jails and lockups should be conducted stricxly on the cellular system so as to secure absolute separation of prisoners, and that said jails and lockups should be maintained gay-171134068 of oetention only for persons awaiting nan. Resolved,(2) that pending the construction of suflicieut prison and reformutory accommoda- tion for the Ploviuce, in the opinion of this Con- ference the cells of jails constructed on the separate or cellular plan might be utilized for the incarceration of persons under short sen- tences and f. 'r first ofiences, as well as for per- sons awaiting trial. Sarcastic individual pointedlyâ€"Well, the fools aren’t all dend yet. The other manâ€"What's the matterâ€"don't you teal well 2 The resolution was supported by the mover and seconder, Rev. R. C. Caswell, and City Missionary Hall, each of them giving instances showing the desirability of isolation of prisoners. Governor Green, of Toronto jail, said that While much yet remained to be done, the city had just expended nearly $40,000 in rearranging and enlarging the jsil. They had now accommodation for 320 men and women. According to Italian correspondents, 82 miles of road, costing about $30,000,000, have been built, paved and drained in Rome since 1882. About 3,000 new houses have been erected and five new bridges have been thrown across the Tibet. The innova- tions have so changed the appearance of the old city that visitors of 20 years ago would hardly recognize it. In reply to a question asked by Mr. Howland, Hon. A. M. Ross, Provincial Treasurer, said that public opinion was not yet educated up to the point of the Gov- ernment taking over the whole jail system. The cry was now made that the Govern- ment was centralizing things. Every Gov- ernment in order to stand must have public opinion behind it, and he repeated that in his opinion the feeling in this line was not strong enough to warrant them in considering the proposition to take over and completely remodel the jail system. In bringing needed reforms before the County Councils, he thought a delegation of two or three influential gentlemen would accomplish much more than a paid agent. We dress too warmly, rather than too scantily, for our best health. Such is the conclusion of one of the most interesting papers read before the meeting of the American Public Health Association last week. In our anxiety to avoid the least exposure to the cold air, we put on too many and too thick garments. thereby re- venting the normal functions of the s in, lessening its power of resisting the in- fluences of meteorological changes and forging the initial link in the chain of mor- bid processes that lead to serious constitu- tional disturbances. Less heavy clothing and more vigorous exercise is what the body needs to enable it to resist the chilly blasts. This is better and cheaper than sealskins.â€"Boston Herald. An able and devoted young clergyman, of this city, not long ago declined a flattering call to a church in a neighboring oity. Shortly afterward a friend asked him why he had not accepted the call. “ 0h," he re- plied, “the church is in such a bad way that I am afraid it will soon die.” “You surprise me,”eaidhiafriend. “ I was under the impression that many of. its members were wealthy." “ That is Just the trouble,” said the clergyman, “all the members are wealthy; there is not a poor man in it, and a church with no poor eople is in my opinion a moribund ohuro .”â€"New York Tribune. Miss Frances E. Willard says concerning the higher education of women : “ If, to take up the classics, she must lay down the dust-brush and broom; it, while her mind brightens, her manners rust ; if a taste for Homer is incompatible with a taste for home; if, in fine. she must put off the crown of womanliness ere she can wreaths her brow with the leurels of scholarship, then, for the sake of deer humanity, let her fling sway the leurels that she may keep the crown. She must gain without losing, or all is lost. Be this her motto: ‘ Woman- liness firstâ€"afterward, what you will.‘ " The police employed in England and Wales number 37,296, at a. cost, all expenses included, of £3,727,942. The oases of drunk and drunk and disorderly conduct were 164,366; making with assaults the total of 241,887 ; in almost the whole of which strong drink was the insti- gating cause of the offence. Higher Education of Women. Drink and Crime in England. Fears Well Founded. DIODE. A Great Story of Exploration and Adven- ture Briefly Told. Probably the great public has by this time forgotten the circumstances under which Emin Bey came to occupy the posi- tion peril which made it necessary to send an expedition to his relief. The story dates from the year 1878, when Gen. Gordon appointed Emin to the shadowy and hazardous Governorship of Equatorial Africa. Emin accepted the commission, With all its risks, and took up his abode in the wild country as a kind of pioneer and representative of civilization. In 1882 he went to Khartoum for the pur- pose of mediating between the Mahdi and the Egyptian authorities, but his efforts in that direction were unsuccessful and he was sent back to his post. He obeyed orders, expecting to be, supported by the Egyptian Government. ’Ihat support, however, for Eome reason he did not receive, and, his resources exhausted, in the middle of a hostile population, his position became one of imminent danger. Aletter from him, dated Wadelai, July, 1886, and received a few ‘months later at Edinburgh, Scotland, made known his situation. and steps were taken for his? relief. Stanley was asked to go to the rescue. and this he willingly agreed to do. He chose the Congo River route, and on January 22nd,1887, he sailed from London for Cape Town. That place was reached on March 10th, and by April 25th he had arrived at the mouth of the Congo River. Allan began the toilsomc and terrible journey through Central Africa to Waaelai and back to the ocean, which has just been brought to such a splendidly successful conclusion. The result is a great triumph, not only for Stanley. but for civilization.â€" Philadelphia North American. Quitea new sensation in the religious way is provided at the West End now. Last Sunday evening, while musing in Regent street on the vanity of human wishes and other subjects of a similar character, my attention was attracted by the sound of a song. I found myself at the corner of Hanover street, in the presence of a group of elegant mashers and masheresses, who were singing hymns. The ladies especially attracted my atten- tion. They were young-and charming; they wore delicate little waists, diamond ear-rings, smart sashes, and the most coquettish little sailor hats imaginable, and they carried the latest novelty in parasols of the husband beater species. The young gentlemen were faultlesst dressed. They were smart mustaches,‘ patent leather boots and elegant high hats! of the glossiest description, and in the intervals of the hymns they sucked their stick handles with agrace worthy of an habitue of the Gaiety stalls. Amilitary looking man, who might have stepped out ‘ of the Army and Navy club, wearing a. gray ‘ mustache and white spate over his boots, read a chapter and led the singing. The idea is novel, but picturesque, and I was informed that among the elegant young charmers were two ladies of title, and that one of the male mashers was a youthful earl ; but for this I cannot vouch. I only know that the fair songsteresses formed an ideal “ angelic quire," and that, if they are going to sin in Regent street every Sunday evening} shall join the congregationâ€"G. R. Sims in London Referee. Bill Nye recently said of Wagner’s music “ I have been informed it is really much better than it sounds.” Mr. Gladstone is writin a paper on The Impgegnable Rock of Ho y Scripture," o be pubhshed next yen. Little Johnnieâ€"La’s play stage robber. You come along and I‘ll spring out with a. pistol and take away everything you've 8°32. A man supposed to be" Jack the Ripper” was set upon by a crowd of women in the poorer quarter of Madrid this morning, while he was in the custody of oflioers who were removing him from the jail to the court room, where he was to be arraigned on a charge of having recently com- mitted a murder under circumstances resembling those of the Whitechapel murders in London. The Crowd in- creased in numbers unil it reached upwards of 500, mostly women. and it was only through the utmost exertions of the Gov- ernor of Madrid and a strong force of gendarmes, who Were summoned, that the prisoner's life was saved. As it was he was so severely beaten that the services of a physician were necessary to restore him to a condition rendering the legal proceedings in his case possible. Little Jimmie.â€"But We haven’t got no pistol nor nuth'n like a stage 1 Tell you what, when you come along I‘ll get you to Sign a pap“ and then I 03.11 rob you just the same without a pistol. A Texas editor, having charged that the father of a rival editor had been in the penitentiary, was notified that he must retract or die. He retracted as follows: “ We find that we were mistaken in our statement last week that the Bugle editor's sire had been in the penitentiary. The efforts of his friends to have his sentence commuted to imprisonment for life failed, and he was hanged."â€"Texas Siftingc. The physician is frequently asked by lady patients for something that will re- move “moth ” and lteckles. A writer in the Pham. Zeit., says that a wash consist- ing of equal parts of lactic acid and glycer- ine will do the work, and is harmless when applied to the skin. The latest thing in perfumes is lilae bloa- som. The odor of the flower is so well re- produced thnt one fancies a lovely spray of white lilac is somewhere near. The color of the perfume is lilac, and the nice little bottles are tied up with lilac-blossom rib- bonâ€"Madge, in London Truth. All right. we’ll filay “Loan Agent,” if you like it better. “ Why did your tool ancestors make the thistle their national emblem? " asked an Englishman of a. Seotchman. “ For some ass like you to nibble at,” was the caustic reply. As an instance of the quick Way in which some things are done now-a-daye, it is told that in a late divorce trial in Maine, at the moment when the judge was deereeing the divorce, the clerk held in his hand a tele- gram from the libelee asking to be informed as soon as her husband obtained his divorce. as she and another man were waiting to be married as soon as it could legally be done Does a father mind by what strange, by what hardly intelligible name,hia child may call him, when for the first time trying to call him by any name? Is not the faintest faltering voice of a. child, it we only know that it is meant for as, received with re- joicing? Is there any name or title, how- ever grand or honorable, which we like to hear better ‘Iâ€"Maa: Muller. As a. cosmetic, it seems, this weather is not to be despised. A young woman in an elevated car was overheard the other morn- ing giving the following point to a friend with her, “ Oh, do you know," she said, “ these moist, foggy winters are splendid for the complexion? Our doctor told me so, and I go our regularly in every fog without a. veil.” Sheâ€"~What under the sun makes broken- dogn widowgga up unxionsfio marry again? lieâ€"Possibly because they wait; t5 get repaired.â€"-Lippincott'a Magazine. STANLEY AND EMIN- Dude Salvationlsts. “ Moth ” and Freckles. Ho Retracted. Two Games. The Reason. @Laat year Alma passed 116 out of 137 candidates in the Provincial Art Examin- ationsfiook the only four full Advanced Certificates given in the Province, also 6 full Plimsry Certificates and won 2 Gold Medal Certificates. Alma’s record in past years has been un- tqualled in the Fine Art work and she now stands unrivalled in this respect in the Dominion of Canada. All Graduates of Alma. Fine Arts College are legally qualified to teach in Public and High Schools, Collegiate Institutes. Mech- unics’ Institutes, and the Art Schools of “18 Province. Her Art Room and apparatus are admit- tedly the best in Ontario, and her stafl of instructiqn ungurpaissed. A number of gr-aduates of Alma Fine Art School have received Collegiate appoint< ments in Canada and the United States. For 60 pp. Calender, Address Principal Austin, A. M. Madamâ€"Oh. how lucky. The cooking“ 01111) has} just gone! agdjgu ogLn entâ€" Trampâ€"Could you give me a little to ashmndam? But the greatest of these is, "women." “Wine is a mooker,” and song is good to “ soothe the savage,” but women respond to every active power and sentiment of the human mind when in good health. But when afflicted with disease you will find them, tantalizing, coquettiah, cross, and beta to please. For all “ female oom- plaiuts,” sick headache, irregularities, nervousness, prolapaul and other displace- ments popularly known as “ female weak- ness" and other diseases peculiar to the sex, Dr. Pierce’a Favorite Prescription is l the great world-famed remedy. The following is given as a list of the characteristics of the States of the Union, as indies.th by_ Eheir qbbrevigfions : Egotism, Me. ; religion, Mass. ; paternity, Pa"; virginity. Mias.; refuge,Ark.; tarm- ing, Mo.; arithmetic, Tenth; astonish- ment, La"; surprise, 0 ; sickness, 11].; health, Md.; studionanesa, Conn.; Ability, Kan. ; cleanliness, ,Wnsh. ; inebriety, R.I.; indebtedness, Iowa; mining, 01‘s.; femin- inity, Ida. “ Chally,” said Amarentha Jane, " I notice that your spirits recently seem to be bubbling over with happiness. I am glad to see it, but do tell me dear. what has caused it ‘2" “ I will," said Charley, as he encircled her waist and imprinted a kiss on her inviting lips. ” You know for a while I was melancholy, blue as indigoâ€"had no appetite, was bilious and dyspeptic, but the use of two bottles of Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery has brought me out and I am ‘ bright as a button.’ I feel like a new man now. Jane, name the day soon ; there is more of this medicine at the drug store." [.L with us. Send 20c. for terms. Acolored rug pattern and 50 colored designs. W. & F B SH. 35. Thomas, Ont. Major Daltymple, brother of the Earl of Stair, and belt to the title and estates, in in jail at Montreal, because of his inability to pay a fine of $3. He is said to have been living at the best hotels and clubs on his reputation. “ Don‘t you get frightfully tired of your work?” asked the monkey of the hand “ENE: _, For many years, through nearly every newspaper in the land. the proprietors of Dr. Snge’s Oatarrh Remedy, who are thoroughly responsible, financially, as any one can easily ascertain by proper enquiry, have offered, in good faith. a standing re- ward of $500 for a. case of neanl oatarrh, no matter how bad, or of how long standing, which they cannot cure. Mrs. Mary Coles, wife of Lieutenant C0165, commander of the United States steamer Deepatch, is suing for a. divorce, Mrs. Coles is a daughter at Hon. Allen G. Thurman. of Ohio. and WM married to lieutenant in Washington 16 years ago. Lake Victoria. Nyanza, the source of the Nile according to Explorer Stanley's. latest observations, is a magnificent sheet of water which will in future time play an important part in the civilization of the surrounding country by facilitating the movement or trade. A better idea of its 8128 may he gained by comparing its area, for example. with the State of South Carolina. It covers: nearly as many square miles. 7‘ Well, life is a good deal of a. grind for me," replied the organ. Very Tough. Headsman Clatkson (to Democratic postmaster)â€"I wish you would tender your resignation. There are 20.000 Sweden in Boston, but you wouldn’t know it, because they don't herd together, and soon learn to speak Eng- liah without an accent. Moreover; they generally anglioize their names. 0f the 30,000 arrests in Boston last year, only 800 were Swedes. Vermont evidently knows whet she is about in taking steps to encour- age Swedish immigration. NOVmeer'll findrme Toneiy. For in November falls the snow- I walk in summer only. The boys of the College for the Blind, of Worcester, England, indulge in cricket, and are reported to play a very fair game. The ball used is made of wicker with a bell in- side of it, which rings when it is thrown. The wicket keeper claps his hands behind the stumps to guide the bowler, and so ex- pert are the bowlers that they can hit the wicket with three balls out of six. But thé trava had flBd.â€"New York Sun. Never make love in a corn field. Re- member that com has ears and is easily shocked. You should make an out at his. â€"â€"â€"A Paris letter says Theodore Tilton is a broken, prematurely old man, with thin, gray hair. Ex-Provost Sturrook, Kilmnrnook, has been adopted as the Unionist candidate for the Kilmarnock Burghs. Miss Bronson (to an old ndmirer)â€"~You are still unmarried. Mr. George. Mr. Gedrgeâ€"Still unmarried. The (not that you are single is proof of that. THECUDK'S BEST F RIENB PBstmasterâ€"Tender ? That's tough. I gather here and there a pie, And here and there a biscuit ; I snatch a. spoon when no 0119's by 3 It always pays to risk it. I sleep at neon where waters flow To soothe the weary comer; For men may come and men may go, But I go on all summer; I ride beneath the rushing freight; From Boaton to Chicagu ; I watch each chance to desecrate The box of Wells and Fargo. I gang and whisple‘as I goâ€"_ GENTS MAKE $100 A MONTH ALMA LADIES’ COLLEGE. “ Wine, Women and Song,” More Than Be Asked. Don’t Read. This for $500. St.’l‘homaa. Ontario. mm SONG OF THE TRAMP. What they Mean. Love in a Cottage. DONL5089' A Hard Life.