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The excitement about; the rising of the Red River at Emerson has all subsided, and people are once more down to attending to their own afl‘airs. The arrival of the steamer h. \V. Alsop put an end to all fears about the bridge, which is still standing, although the ice breaker in front of the centre pier is gone. For some days the river has been going slowly down, and all danger is now inver. The Portage, VVestbourne, and North- ‘Vestern are building a spur track from \Vestboume to the head of navigation on Lake Manitobs, near the mouth of Perch Creek. to 001111901; with the steamer which Mr. McArthur is building to ply on the lake. The \Vinnipeg Commercial says that prairie fires have been reported from several of the surrounding districts. In four in- stances hay stacks were destroyed, but the quantity of that commoditv held in the country leaves no fears for any scarcity this season. Immigrants who appear to be of the right stamp are arriving at Manitoba City almost daily, and proceed from there to various points of Southern Manitoba, a large num- ber going to Rock Lake and Turtle Mountain districts. Some who have taken up and improved their homosteads are new bringing their families to live with them in this land of promise. .The Winnigeg Commercial of a. recent date says: The all important question of water supply for Regina. has been settled. The test well which was put down by Searth & Co. and the Town Commissioners has proved a grand success. Abundance of wa- ter was struck at a depth of 97 feet. In a few minutes the water rose 67 feet, and on the following morning the water was near the top. 0n the following day one of the \Vinnipeg papers arrived, with the statement that the well was down 200 feet, that over $1,500 was expended, and no signs of water. \Vhen the article was written there might have been little or no signs of water; but the writer must have known that the rest of the report was incorrect. The daily par pers of Winnipeg have gone considerably out of their way to malign Regina. They publish false statements about the quality of the land, and quantity of water, and ex- aggerate other matters ; but they have not the manliness to publish corrections sent from here by citizens who have lived here since the town was started. This is the most cowardly kind of Journalism. The early history of the art and science of dentistry is obscure, but one thingis certain, and that is that good dental surgeons flour- ished in the palmy days of Pompeii and Her- culaneum ; in fact almost everything useful in a: t, science and mechanics, have been found among the ruins of ancient ethics. Dental instruments have been found there, and a great many of the tools used today were patterned after those discovered in the ruins of Pompeii, which were made of high- ly tempered bronze, rivalling in perfection the best steel of modern times. Sets of teeth on plates were also found, and teeth with gold and cement, can be seen in the museums of Naples, Paris and London. Nor was the Egytian behind the Roman in me- chanical arts, and some of the latest dlscov- eries by Dr. Schliemann show that dentistry, as a science, was well understood. Indeed, many of the mummies found buried in the Pyramids, furnish proof that the services of dentsts had been required at that period of the world’s historyâ€"three thousand years ago. Among the ancients the barbers were the first surgeon dentists, and the sign, “Shaving, bleeding anl tooth drawing,” may still be seen in some cities of Europe. Formerly, teeth were made of ivory, the bones of sheep, ox, hippotamus, and plates of the same material were used, metal su- perk/1mg the osseous substances some years later. In the sixteenth century den- tistry gradually pass‘éd out of the hands of the regular surgeons to the dentists of more modern times. The sub-contractors on the Selkirk Branch have commenced work, and are making good progress. If there is anything like an average spring they will have the whole road ready for track laying before the first of June. city. A portion of the dam at Morris which was being contracted for a water power, was sweps away by the recent floods. The amount of damage will not he very heavy, but the work will be kept back consider- ably. The teeth and plates of bone at length gave way to plates of gold, silver, platina and rubber, the latter being more generally used today. The Marquette Review thus springs it: 01121. confiding public: The trees are budding, the prairie flowers are blooming, the grass is greening. and nature’s every appearance indicates that ethereal spring is upon us with all its redolent beauties. Business at Brandon promises to improve. Atp1escnt it is too good for complaint, but the merchants with heavy stocks think they could stand some imprm emenb Business is a 1 ttle quiet in Rat Portage at present, Lumbermg camps are all broken up {or 1110 season, and navigation on the lake not L-einq open yet, trade is naturally dull. The breaking up of the river has done no damage in \Vilmipegr so far, with the ex- ception of carrying away some 4,000 logs belonging to J. 11. Sutherland, of that The Prince Albert Times learns on good authority that a, weekly line of steamexs is to be established between that pIace and hand Rapids, which will connect with Edmonton every week. ' A pail full of new potatoes have bc en 011 exhibition in \\ 111111119". They w em glown in the cellar of :1 131 mm '5 house a. few miles from “'innipeg. What is going on in the Prairie Pro” vincc. The piasterers of \Vinnipeg have taken steps for the formation of a tradcs’ union. The breaking up of the ice on the Assini- boine has been accompanied this spring by no disasters or dangerous floods, and the water is fast falling. NORTH-WEST NOTES. The Antiquity of Dentistry. The Khedive of Egypt has his family doc- tor and his horse doctor, and while the first has a, salary of $3,000 per year the se- cond is paid about $9,000. The Khe. is not the man to take any chances of losing a horse. Russia averaged ten murders per day last year, and there is every reason to believe that she will raise the record for the twelve months to come. Chicago made a. miss of it in not. being located in Russia. Jacob Brach was arrested in New York at the ins ance of Robert Strauss, for stealing a parrot \alued at $25 0. The case came be- fore Justice Kiehl. It was agreed that the bird should be placed on the witness-stand and testify as to which party it belonged to, the court holding that there were no rules of evidence preventing it. There was a laro e crowd in the room, and the novel pro- ceediugs caused much amusement. The par- rot, which is of the great macaw species, is a. beautitul bird, with gieen, blue and or- ange plumage, its wings being almost b'ack. It was taken out of its cage and placed on the iron railing in front of the Judge. ‘Wie gehts ‘3” asked Judge Kiehl of the witness 111 German. The bird made no reply, but looked solemn. The Judge then tried Eng,- lish, and asked : “ What is your name ‘3” “Cheese it, you gray-headed old spel- paen l” shouted the parrot in reply. 'L'lie Judge grew red in the face and the specta- tors laughed. “ Oh, give us a rest, will you ‘3” piped the bird. One of the attorneys gave the par- rot a pretzel, which it ate with great relish, and when it was again asked for its name it replied“: ‘ ‘ A ”M Same of the big. dry reviews ask news- paper editors not to copy their articles ; en- tire. It looks like satire, but of course can- not be, because the big reviews know nothing about fun. ed coachman with difficulty restrained his blooded horses. The Secretary was signing his name a great many times on a great many different documents in his lofty, vel- wty oflice. He might be out in a. minute. He might not be out for an hour. Just as the ghostly widow came slowly down the big steps the.fine old coachman turned his prancing pair toward the entrance. The poor old gentlewoman came down to the sidewalk with an evident difficulty, which spoke of rheumatism. She was perplexed and puzzled by the unexpected rain storm. She had no umbrel‘a, and 1 don’t believe sue had car fare. The black angel on the Secretary’s carriage spied her as she stood in the pouring rain, and recognized under all time’s disguises the features her fashionable friends had not seen for years. It’s wonder- ful what sharp eyes these good old colored “uncles” and “mommies" have. He drove up to the curb at once and leaning over on his perch invited the poor puzzled woman to get in the Secretary’s curiage and ride home. ‘vVithout a thought of the conse- quences to the faithful old fool on the box she murmured her address, fortunately near at hand, and sank back luxuriously on the soft cushions of the handsome carriage. Taking all the risks, the fine old fellow drove carefully yet quickly to the shabby boarding house, and was back long before the Secre- tary was ready for him. 1 would never have known, had the loyal old servant not told me, that the widow’s husband was a. general who was famous when the Secretary was unknown, although I could have been quite sure that old Thomas drove her carriage when she had one. “Polly Strauss, Polly_Brach, 0â€"â€"!"fln- is'ning the sentence with a tremendous oath, which greatly shocked the court and lawyers. Some one in the rear end of the room shouted : “ Does Polly want a drink ‘3" Thereupon Polly flapped her wings and flew out of the court room. The case was concluded owing to the absence of the “it- ness. Cincinnati takes a fiendish satisfaction in acknowledging that she is the worst paved city in the United States. Railroad pass- engers being transferred are willing to walk and pay for the privilege. The price of beef in Brandon is from twenty to twenty-five cents. “Yo; impudeut thing. If you address me in that manner I will fine you for con- tempy,” said the court. The first passenger train passed over the l’emigewasset Railroad a short time since. If that word should ever get upon the track there will be a fearful smash-up. Botanists report the discovery among the flora of the far “"0512, of a plant whose stalk resembles the human leg. Of. course this must belong to the leg-human-ous order. Barnum is agreat temperance reformer and lecturer, but one of his greatest reforms he has said very little about. Perhaps it speaks, or rather keeps silence, for itself. He said to a Philadelphia reporter: “people £20 to acircus to see, not to hear, and none of our clowns attempt to talk. “"9 allowed them to talk for a day or two, but the tent is so large tint not onethird of those pre- sent heard what they said, and I guess they didn’t lose much. I haven’t a. great opin- ion of talking clowns, and to prove that their acts are not now so efl’eetive'as pan- tomimes we dressed up a man as a ‘dude’ in New York the other night and sent him in to idle about the rings. He didn’t have a word to say, but his appearar 0e and panto- mime took the audience by storm and he made the hit of the week.’7 The departments were just beginning to disgorge the great slices of humanity that they had swallowed in the morning I was standing by one of the great piles as the men and women began to come out slowly at the first. The first two or three, warned by experience, had umbrellas, under which they went joggirg slowly home at a clerkly gait. The fourth was a woman in widow’s clothingâ€"rather shabby clothing which hzd been ViOrn a long time. She was thin. shrunken, gray and pale, and seemed broken with a. weight of bad yearsâ€"a. sad memory of better days. The carriage of the Secre- tary was rolling to and fro before the big entrance of the building. His gray-whieker- A Story With a Great Deal of Life in 11: A Parret Testifies in Court. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. 004 G>>u ‘00 4‘->b« Distmguishel‘Amateurâ€"“ Iâ€"a-rub out a great deal. Most of my effects are got by that.” 01d Snarleyâ€"“ Ah, capital process ! Only you don’t carry it quite far enough l”â€" London Punch A scientist says that a. discord struck vio- lently on a piano will kill a, lizml. It may be, but one can’t: always get at a piano so easily as he can grab a stick, which is just as good. “Why are politicians always talking about the party platform. my dear 1’” queried Mrs. Rattler of her husband. " Looking for the ‘deals,’ my love,” rejoined Rattler. " That s the right-full heir to a. large es~ t xte,” quoth Rattler to Smithcrs at Parker’s this morfiing. “Yes, lsee he’spretty drunk,” returned S. “So Jack has strained himself tra‘ning for the double scull race ‘2" said a Harvard boy to his chum on the float. “ Yes, Jack was never very strong.” “ And now,” chimed in the first speaker, “now he’s row-bust.” It has been asserted that ayoung lady who had been “Iorsaken by her lover was like a deadly weapon because she was a cut-lass.” Evidently the lover wanted to sabre from an unhappy marriage. Nature was wise when it ordained that chickens should not have teeth. If it were possible to 1001; into a. chicken’s mouth and tell its age, like that of a horse, by its teeth it would be a square give awzw on the farm- er who was trymg to palm 01f an old hen as a young pullet. The pistol which .1 Cincinnati woman said was the one her husband threatened to shoot; her with proved to be a beer faucet. Any man who will carry a. beer faucet about his person is a. dangerous. cha- racter and should be watched. A beer faucet, when loaded, i$ about as dangerous as a pistol. ' Many wealthy Cclestials live 0:1 tea grounds. “ A drezm of fair women”â€"Rich men. We are told that the fool and his money were soon parted; but the fool must have money to be pmted from. Score one fox‘ the fool. It is wrong to poach chickens, but per- fectly proper to poach eggs. So you see there is a difference ’thx tweedledum and tweedledee. \Vhen a man arrives home at 2 o’clock in the morning, and his wife slams her foot down without saying a. word, it may be re- garded as a storm signal. “You (an't' move Brown, he is so wedded to his own opinions.” “ Opinion, not opin- ions. You can’t convict Brown of bigamy on that lay.“ It is a breach of etiquette never to be for- given to sneeze in the presence of royalty, but royalty has never bothered itsolr to tell aman what to do With his nose when he feels a. sneeze working along up his sus- penders. A New York milhner has set the country in a, flutter by discovering that only one wo- man in ten wears the plume on the fashion- able side of the hat. When you see a. woman with two plumes just admire her sharpness. The newest and finest bridge in Pittsburg is receiving a coat. of sky-blue paint. A bridge, to be solid, of course ought to be azure thing. Joaquin Miller says the daily newspaper is “the six-shooter of civilization.” Then a man who carries a. newspaper in his pocket is liable to be arrested for carrying concealed weapons. “It does beat all what rascality them is in this worid,”exclaimed Farmer J0hn,angrily. “The last ton of soapstone that I bought is so much adulterated that it is not fit to adulterate my butter with.” The unfortunate women who toil at the sewing machine are confronted with this additional danger. \thn they get mad at the machine ib’s certain to bring on a. hem- merage. Yeast was invented in the year ’Ieavenâ€" .New York News. And gaming in the year won. â€" Henderson (N. 0.) Gold Leaf: Fingers were made in the year five, and the first free lunch disappeared in the year ate.â€"Ncw York News. Pugilists are generally considered plucky fellows, but none of them get through with a sparring match without fainting. Conversation : “ You say that Snaggs won’t pay you that note ? Is he embar- rassed ?” “ Well, he won’t; pay the note ; say she can’t. but he didn’t seem to be a bin embarrassed ! Never saw such cheek.” Mr. Abraham \V. Marks, of Austin, got a divorce from Rachel \Vells one week after he married her, and led to the altar Kate \Vells, her sister.â€"Vi7‘ginia City Chronicle. He loved not wisely, but too \Vells, as it were. A corn crop : The chicken’s. Up in armsâ€"The midnight baby. A mixed gatheringâ€"Vulgar fractions. A train-dispatcherâ€"â€"u broken trestle. An infuriated skipper is the hopping mad sailor. Aflfability is a. prerequisite to tafl'y abili- ALL SORTS. Sold by an Druggistq and Dealers. Direcuons In 11 languages. The Charles A. Vogeler Co. fiancuora to A. VCGELER & C0,) HEADACHE, TOOTHACHE, SURE THROAT, ‘ QUIXSY, SWELLINGS, SPRAINS, ® Soreness, Cuts, Bruises, FROSTBITES, BURNS, SCALDS, And all other bodily aches and pains. FIFTY CENTS A BOTTLE. THE GREAT GERMAN R E M EDY FOR PAIN, RHEUMATISM, N euralgia, Sciatica, Lumbagoi BAanan. Relieves and cures 0, Bid” C. S. A A.P. 125 Catfll'l'llâ€"A New Treatment whereby 2. Permanent Cure is effected in from one to three applications. Particulars and trezbiae free on receipt of stamp. A. H. Dixon & Son, 305 King-st. West, Toronto, Canada. VEGETINE was looked upon as an experi- ment for some time by wome of our best phy- sicians, but those most innreduloua in regard to its merit are now its most ardent fiends and supporkers. A Para rubber corner, according to a dispatch is "dead.” Ltt it be given a stretcher. Important. When you visit or leave New York City .sn ve Baggage Expressage and Carriage Hire. and stop at GRAND UNION HOTEL, opposite Grand Central Depot. 450 eloigant rooms, fitted up at a cost of one million do lars, reduced to $1 and upwards per day. European plan. Elevator. Restaurant sugplied with the best, Horse cars, stages an elevated railroads to all de« pots. Families can live better for less money at the Grand Union Hotel than at any other first-class hotel in the citv. An Excellent Report. Hon. Jos. G. Goodridge, of Brooklyn. N Y.. writes: “I cannot; express myself in suificiently praiseworthy terms of Burdock Blood Bitters which I have used for the past two years with great benefit.” (22) Toronto, 018., Reckoner, n.1,, landed, I33. A Fine Hit, \Vhen the proprietors of ‘Burdock Blood Bitters put this reuOWHed medicine on the market, they hit it ex‘9ct1y. They hit dyspepsia, indigestion. and the liver and kidney complaints 3 hard blow, from which they will never recover. (19) Gold thistles are now being used for bon- net trimmings. Thistles make new bonnets more expensive than ever. First Rate Evidence. “Often unable to attend business. bring subject to serious disorder of the kidneys. Electricity feeds the brain and muscles : in a word, it is Nature’s food, The Electric Oil possesses all the qualities that it is possible to combine in a medicine, thereby giving it a wide range of application as an internal remedy for man and beast. The happiest results follow its use and in Nervous Diseases. such as Rheumatism, Neuralgia and kindred diseases. it has no canal. For Throat and Lung lliseascs, Bowel (tom plainm, Elm, It is truly a. marvel. The Oil, besides exciting appetite, promoting digestion and checking fermentation on the stomach. antidotes or counteracts the effect of uric acid, which proâ€" duces rheumatism by destroying the oxolate and phosphate of lime in the bones, and the membranes inelosing the joints: _ If a. man shoots a wig does he bring down a bare ? - Dealers in antiquities will pay a big price for the last straw which broke the camel’s buck. Afte1 a. long siege of sickness, tried B111- dock Blood Butters and was relieved by hal a bottle.” Mr. B. Turner of Rochestel, N. Y. takes the pains to w1ite. (24) A blush is modesty‘s headlight; but a good many trains are run without head- lights. Price 25 cents perubottlé; Sdid by alldrug- gists. (Eclectric snot Electric.) . There is only one way by which any dil- euse can be cured. and that is by removing the ennuiâ€"wherever it may be. The great medical authorities of the day declare that nearly every disease is caused by deranged kidney: or liver. To restore these therefore in the onlyway by which health can be se- cured. llere is where WARNER’S SAFE nURB he: achieved itn great repatat ion. it act: directly upon the kidneys and liver and by piecing them in a healthy conditio- drives disease and pain “on the lyste‘ For all Kidney, Liver and Urinary troubles; for the distressing disorder: ofwomen; for lulu-la, and physical trouble: generally. thin great remedy hal no eq ual. newer- ei’ impostorl. imitation: and concoction laid to be jlut :- good. For Diabetes ask for WARE m's SAFE DIABETES CUBE. For sale by all dealers. A man need not be a skilled marskmen in order to “shoot” his winter hat. A terrible ” frame” of mind incloses the “plcture” of despair. FOR THE KIDNEVS, llVER AND URINARY ORGANS THE BEST moon PURIFIER. "BEG-5' GENUINE ELECTRIC 01L. H. H. WARNER & CO» [Mention Paper.] These‘gooda have 1mm: largely suld in the States and are now (‘38er for the firm firms in Cuuzzd . The large lluks of the Chum are black and the smuiliiuks un- iuulution Gold. The Pm and Ear Drops are of the same material. The Lockvt. Eur-Drops and Pin are set with four Beautiful Imitation Diumomis which, lukvu in comth with their black setting, make them sparkle like real iii uuouds. Thcrcis nothing: about them to tarnish mm liwy will look just 51s “'rxil five years hence as they do'now. 'I‘hq' are :1 thousand tinms hotter thun file bogus jewellery and hmm rubbish With which the vouulrv is flooded, and are Just the thing 1'01" C\'(‘Jlll)_L'; wear for a party as well as summit). for the Any one sending us $5.00 for fallr will receive one free. Got up a ' J. LEE & 00., "street. - Send fnr the mmnle Ref, 311111 if you are 1101 satisfied you can return it and we will refund the money. PRINCESS LOUISE NECKLACE AND:SET. 011157 $1.25, (CUT__1S. ONE HALF THE SIZE.) Price by.»Mai1, Post-paid, Only $1.25- Mr. Joseph Hatch, of Bayham, writes : I had rheumatism for two years at every change of weather in my shoulder and arm untilfinally they were useless. I became so much worse I could not turn my head 011my pillow. I took a. dollar‘s worth of Rheu- matic Repellant and was soon cured. I have worked out in all kinds of weather for a. year and ahalf, and not had a. particle of rheumatism. I would advise all to use this preparation. ARTIFICIAL LIMBS WATGHMAKER§I Walthmfi. Mass. able, Light. Elastic, and ChBap. First priiewajt Provincial Exhibition. London. Testimonials on‘ application. _Sa;ti§f_ap_tiprg gugrgnteed. All the world’s news. Everything that inter- ests men and women : good writingr in every column; honest and fearless comment; absolute independence of partisan organizations; but un- wavering loyalty to true Democratic princiâ€" lea. Subscription: DAILY (4 pages) by mail, 55c. a. month,or $6.50 ayear; SUNDAY (8 pages‘, $1.20 per year: Weekly (8 pages), $1 per year. I. W. ENGLAND. Publisher. New York City. THE BOILER INSPEGTION “CharO‘e, Chest- er !” shoutdd the (huggist as he sold a lung pad on credit. MOWAT MUST Go.â€"Will he or will he not go? that is the question. We shall not attempt the solution of the question, but answer one of far greater individual importance than the ques- tion of Ins and ()uts.â€"How can I get rid of my tormenting coma ‘! The answer is, use Put- nam’s Painless Corn and Wart Cure, the great corn cure. Alwa; 5 sure. safe and painless. Putnam's Extractor. Use it and no other. Frauds are in the market. Don’t run the risk of ruiningr your feet with such caustic applicaâ€" tions. N. 0. Poison 8: 00., Kingston, proprie- tors. $5 PER DAY can be made by agents, ma 0 A or female. C. W. DENNIS, Toronto. 2 355 ACRES TIMBER AND MINE- s HAL lands m M1ssour1; timber, oak and pine; minerals, iron and lead; price $15,000. For particulars address E. MCGINNIS, 40; Market-street. St. Louis, Mo., U. S. A. Before buying 'lntheu. see the “Whiteomb.’ angig by AMERICAN WATCH TOOL CO. Also Consulting Engineers. Insurance granted against Explosion, covering boilers. buildings and machinery. Inspections made at periodical intervals. Authorized capital, $500,000. Head office, Mechanics’ Institute, Toronto. JOHN GAL’I‘. (LE. and M.E.. General Manager. A. FEASIBILISccremri Treas. GEO. C. ROBB, Chief Engineer. TH’EWHANEEOQK INSPI’R’ATOE (Her 40 000 in “so 1‘ specmlly adapted for Poxtablc 13011013, ior 1111081111194, Sawing and other purposes. THE HANCOFK INSPIRA- ’1‘0R 00., Montreal Agents: Bertram & CO . Toronto, Stevens, Turner. & Burns (10., Lon- don, John Taylor 85 Bro. Monfreal, T. McA'YiryfiL Sons. tit. John, N.B., Macdanald 8:, My Mother. Has been using your Burdock Biood Bitters as a liver remedy. and finds them very efficacious. Chas. L. Ainsworth, 41 Vance Block, Indianapolis, Ind. (20) Jeems says his boarding-houseis too slow. He told the 01d Iady xeceutly that hereafter he d like to dynamite earlier. "1111115 wEDfi E‘srRAWBERRY jl’lants per 1 000; from new beds; Older :ILU11ceGE0.COOTE Box 166, Dundas. E», OULDINGS, Picture‘Frames. MirrorQéhd Pictule I< indings gene1al]y.’1‘mde sup- p icd. MATT ~II<1Wb BROS. 85 00.,Toron10. 1 the preservation of all kinds of fruits ainirl vegetables. S. E. &J. M. SPRUUT, Hamilton, Canada. Sand for circular. THE SUN fiflfilémfil‘s WAN'E‘E I1) ! 230 BREGKLAVERS& MASONS WAGES, $2.75. 00R. MARY AND BARTGN STREETS, Red Cloud has discovered a gold mine on his rest rvati‘n. He is one of the few clouds which have a golden lining. 1‘ 'féfsiil ;’ finest. stock iii Chnfidéi’sénafififi catalogue. J. C. MCKEAND, importer of sport- inggoods, Hamilton. Ont.’ xfieinbc} Montreal'SLock Exchan 011737}? 7. V: , Street, Liqug‘eal. g o=p1tal INSURANBE (30. OF CANADA, 00.. Hafiféix. N.S. STGBKKBROKEB. 11 application. Satisfaction uamnteed. Address, J. DOAV‘ KL S N, Drayton,0nt. Apply to the “'orks : iglififoi'flCKLE 7â€" WHOLESALE AND 1m WILLIAMS EVAPORATORrFOR HAMILTON. ON'I‘. 5/7 Lagauchetiere Street, Montreal, Que. -â€"ANI) â€" OF PHEBAREU LEATHER. Dur-