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Large numbers of visitors are arriving at StyJohn to witness the centennial celebra- tion. Kingston grocers have decided to close at 6.30 p.11). Mgr; Fabre recently confirmed over two thousand children in a. half dozan Montreal churches. Summary of Foresgn, Domestic, and War Ite:m.â€"conclse. Pithy, and Pointed. DOMESTIC. The influenza among horses at Montreal has been very fatal. Ayouug child of Mr. C. Lzlonge, of “73L lacetown, fell into a pail of boiling water. The child died. The date of the meeting: of the Ontario Synod is fixed for June 11th, at Kingston. Mr. Chapleau is reported to have purchas- ed an extensive tract of land near Los Angeloa, California. Montreal Lincensed Victuallex‘s have sent; a strong deputation to Ottawa to unite with their Ontano confreres in opposition to the new License Bill. The Manitoba Legislature has been opened. The Speech from the Throne was remark- able for the hostile tone to Ontario on the boundary question. A return show a that the Government spent $620 upon the Russian Jewish refugees who came to Canada. last summer. The rumor of negotiations for the pur- chase of the South Eastern railway is denied by the authorities of the Grand Trunk. In arranging the residue of the parliament- tary library saved from the late fire at Que- bec, about 5,000 complete volumes have been found. Wm. Curran, a Canada Southern brakes~ man, was struck by a bridge and killed at Hagersvill'e. The brother of two Chicago millionaires was in the Kingston Police Court; recently charged with vagrancy and larceny. Mr. Herbert, agent of one of the candi- dates in Montmaguy at the election, has been fined $200 for bribery and corruption. There was a report that Jerry Donovan, (O’Donovan Rosam) the dynamite man, was in Montreal reccntly in company with a. citi- zen who was quietly chaperoning him around. Col. Villers, brigade-major, has been at Belleville and. inspected the ground pro- posed as a site for the brigade camp, which did not meet with his approval. The Quebec Music Hall, the chief theatri- cal and public hall, was ofiered at auction, but was withdrawn, only $6,000 being bid. It originally cost $62,000. Lieutenant Perry, inspector of the Mount- ed Police, is said to have made $60,000 by selling out his share in the gold mine (lis- covered at Medicine Hat. N. W. T. A young man named Albert Arkay has been brought to Kingston from Ompah, where some time ago he was acciaeutally shot. He was in a canoe, when a hunter mistook him for a deer. A Jersey City despatch says :â€"~An unusu- ally large number of cases of insanity are coming to light in this county. The will of Mrs. Elizabeth Bayard was filed recently. The estate is valued at $10,000,000. Wabash Railroad stock fell about six points at Chicago recently. Chas. F. Kring, who murdered Dora. Bro~ emster in St. Louis eighe years ago, and had Jemarkable success in fighting the law and escaping punishment,died in the hospital re- cently. A large grain shipper at Chicago is re- ported as asserting that he gets a rebate of five cents per hundred from the regular rates to the seaboard. At Lexington. Gm, Jones the wife mur- derer attempted suicide by openin g his veins with a piece of tin. The Chicago Citizen, published by John F. Fmerb, member of Congress, has an edi- i'orial headed “ Boycott the Pope.” The propeller Job Wilson has been found wrecked in Chesapeake Bay, 011' Rinukin- tink River. The fate of the crew is un- known. The Boston- Montreal express, leaving Bos- ton at eight a. m was derailed at East Gran- ville Vt., by a misplaced switch. The en- gine, mail, baggage, and two freights were wrecked. At; Adrian, Mich., Mrs. George VVirth publicly horswhipped C. E. Rogers, grain dealer on the street, in presence of a. large crowd. Mrs. VVirth claims that Rogers made indecent proposals. - GENERAL. A ministerial crisis is impending in Italy. The Right Hon. Sir John McNeill, G.C.B, is dead. Alice Zimmerman, the handsome and cultured wife of Frank Zimmerman, of New York, while 1nsane plunged a pair of scis- sors into her 12 day old daughter’ 3 neck. The new Turkish chamber will meet in October. The German Emperor has consented to the retirement of many high officers of the army. Bismarck says the Vatican will surely re- pent if it rejects the ofl'ers of the Prussian Government. Prince Jerome Napoleon has started for England to visit the (ax-Empress Eugeine. The Brazilian Ministry has resigned. Sarawa will probably be the next Premier. France has openly proclaimed at Home: Kong her intention to exercise a. protector- ate over Tonquiu. FIVE MINUTEfi SELECT READING. The Duke of Edinburgh and Lord VVol- seley have started for Moscow to attend the coronation of the Czar. The Honolulu Gazette insists that Chinese immigration be restricted to the require- medts of the sugar plantations. The Pope has sent a. reply to Prussia’s last note. It is hoped it will enable nego- ciations to end successfully. Mr. Norton, U. S. Minister in Paris, gives a. ball on the 25th inst. He has invited pr0< minent members of the English colcny. NEWS IN A NUTSHELL. U ITED STATES. “How is it that there are so few ugly noses in these parts ‘2” I asked elady the other dny, whilst admiring her lovely child- ren. “ Our Isvatn'ci " (sagesâ€"famine? in French, but monthly nurses would do as well here), she said, “take care to form the child’s features into con-och shape, from the moment it is born until it lone: their care, when the mother continue: the operation, which is to gently pinch and stroke the nose down- ward every time the child 18 washed and dressed, ” and thus “ stumps ” are never seen. But this must be done {mm the ver first; day; and, in like marnriy the mout may be prevented from growing into very wide proportions if small mouth~piecea are pro- vided for children wholly or partially bronght up by hand. Perhaps you may think that there is not anything to say concerning this port of the face, but tlmtisa miltake. The nose, in- deed, has much to complain ofâ€"thcre are so few persona who are thoroughly satisfied with the appendage they possess. I know, I may add; a fami y with a great historical name whom you can not, offend worse than by alluding to the mere word “nose” in their presence; and to allude to their own nose would be sufficient to provoke a. challenge. You may smile, but this in a fact. Even children no longer babies and all young persons may improve the shape of the nose by using the handkerchief in a down- ward direction, instead of brushing it up- ward and from side to side. and nose red, Over 'eatin and drinking also produces a. red nose ; col feet and hands likewise do the same. Any obstacle to a. proper circulation of the blood, indeed, al- ways makes the nose red. \Vhen red withâ€" out any of these causes, then there is a skin disease, and the usual remedies must be adopted. Always use linen handkerchiofs, Whatever may be the fashion. And now,a. hint, which Iy think will be of great service to you, especially if you are apt to take a. cold 1n the hood. Well, then, every morn- ing, as soon as you rise, plunge your face in cold water, and draw up the water into the nose several times. This, besides prevent- ing cold, cleanses and clears the head, and braces all its organs. Lastly, this operation is particularly recommended to all who sing, as by keeping the nose and head clear the voice is rendered stronger and more tuneful, andsinging itself becomes easier Children should be checked if they rub up their nose with their hands. All habits, indeed, which tend to spoil the shnpe or enlarge the nostrils must be checked. Red noses are usually the result at tight lacing or ‘Eight boots, which make both the hands The rem‘édy is so easy that it is worth trying, but precisely because it is easy, no one perhaps will try it. If you try it, how- ever, do not expect a miracle, but continue the practice every morning, when I am sure you will be ntisfied with the result. I need not, I hope, warn you against the snuff-box. be it even a diamond one. Snuff-boxes are now reserved for antiquarian collections. or for some few aged people who retain the habit from their fathers. They who forgive most shall be most for given. Early and provident fear is the mother of safety. MORSELS FOR SUNDAY CONTEMPLA- TION. A cheerful face is nearly as gozd for an invalid as healthy weather. Of all thieves fools are the worst; they rob you of time and temper. The best education in the world is that got by struggling to get a living. Flowers are the sweetest things that God ever made and forgot to put asoul into. If Sntan ever laughs crites ; they are the has. The claims of habit are generally too small to be felt till they are too strong to be broken. We seldom find people ungrateful so long as We are in condition to render them ser< vice. All other knowledge ishurtful to him who has not the science of honesty and good na- ture. If there be any truer measure of a man than by What he does, it must be by What he gives. The light of friendship 18 like the lig ht of phosphorusâ€"seen plaineat when all around is dark. Faith is the friend of the good, the guide of the wise, the tyrant of the foolish, the enemy of the bad. Envy is a passion so full of cowardice and shame, that nobody ever had the confidence to own it. If idleness be the root of all evil, then matrimony is good for something, for it sets many a poor woman to work. \Ve sometimes meet an original gentle- man, who, if manners had not existed,wou)d have invented them. Modesty is a grace which fine-loooking young men of large wealth are often taught by some severe experience, if it is ever learned. Look not mournfnlly into the past, it can not come back again; wise‘y improve the present, ior it in thine: go forth to meet the shadowy fu Lure without fear and with a. manly heart. A Tough Yarn Irom Ulster County. New York. The New York Tribune's Kingston special reports that at Accord, Ulster count , the other day, a fiery meteor dropped in fiend- out creek, sendin up acolumn of steam and boiling water. ext day two boys found in the creek a. sword six feet long, the blade pointing upward, and its hilt buried in the mud. The weapon has two edges, and weighs seventeen pounds. The blade is covered With hieroglyphics, and the work- manship upon the weapon is of the finest description. The hilt seems designed for a. hand three times as large as a. human hand. One boy is the son of Daniel Bell, an eccen~ tric man, who claims to have made many valuable and important mineral discoveries, including massive diamonds in that vicinity. FOR THE MARINES. The Nose. we <-¢.’P”l it must be at hypo- cheapest dupes he Mr. Kenny; M P., described the Pope’s circular as a shameful inlult to the priests and people of Ireland. While the King of Belgium was riding near Bois, his horse was run against by a bioy clist. The King was thrown to the ground, but not hurt. Duringa fete and fireworks display in a. village near Lisbon. a bomb fillled with dyn- amite exploded, killing four persons and wounding twenfiy. The United States steamer “Lancaster” has arrived in Cronstadt with the envoyuo, represent America at the coronation of the Czar. They were received with the usual honors. There has been a disastrous fire at Samara. and a large portion of the town has been de- atroyed. The remains of Prince Gortschakofl were interred in the Church of St. Sergius, St. Pctersburg. The Emperor, Minister of‘ ‘oreign Affairs, and other prominent ofiicials were present. The British barque “Arabia,” from New Orleans, has arrix ed in Reva]. Twenty of her crew died from small- -pox. The captain attempted to enter Helsinger, and was fined 300 crowns for contravening the regulations of the port. Altogether, six persons have been arrested at Ballina. on a charge of conspiracy to mur- der landlords. An infernal machine and a. number of firearms were seized. It 18 be- lieved the arrests have been made through the evidence of an informer. A correspondent of the Temps in London says Great Britain agrees with Lord Dufl'er- in that Egypt does not need the rebel pro- vin ces in the Soudan. If the Ixhedive con- sents she will commence negotiations with the False Prophet with the object of defin- ing their positions. 'xhe Inch Conspirators.â€"The Pope's Cir- cular.â€"Some Outspoken Opinions thereon.â€"General News. Judge O‘Brien, in passing sentence on Fitzharris, said : “The crime of which you are convicted is morally the same as mur- der. The deaths of Lord F. Cavendish and Mr. Burke were mainly owing to your act in inducing Smith to point out the victims.” The prisoner seemed stupefied at the sen- tense. The Freeman’s Jourvml, commenting~ on the Pope’s circular, says His Holiness has been misled, if not entirely deceived, by the emisasries of the British Government, who know that if the Parnell party remains un- broken it will hold the balance of power in the next Parliament. The Times says the emigration scheme Broposed by Canadian capitalists hangs fire, eceuse of the objections of Mr. Gladstone to a system of State aid. It says the Cabinet will insist on the Canadian Government be- coming responsible for the money loaned to further the scheme, probably thinking by that means that they will cause the prOJect to be abandoned. There is reason to believe, however, that Canada will accept the re- sponsibility. At a meeting held to support the Parnell testimonial, Mr. Sexton, M.P., violently attacked the Goverment, declaring it the worst that ever ruled Ireland. He said the Papal circular applied only to the clergy. He thought it desirable to send a. deputation to explain to His Holiness the true condition of affairs in Ireland. The Irish people were sorry to lose the valuable servxces of the clergy, but with or Without allies, the move- ment must go on. (Cheers). Two priests present joined in the applause. At a meeting of the National Land League held at Dublin, Mr. Bigger, M. P., said any- thing coming from the Pope should be re- ceived with much respect by the League. They should, at the same time, express their opinions in plain but inoffensive terms. He said that he was not suited for such a. task, and, further, that it was unsafe for him to remark upon the present manner of admin- istering justice. He urged the importance of preparing for a general election for mem- bers of Parliament. Mr. Moyne, a Parnel- lite member of Parliament, said the Irish people should take theology and not politics from Rome. V Mr. Parnell, he declared, was the head of their political church. A Valparaiso despafch says :â€"Peace with Bolivia. :5 assured. Minister Aldrinace is waiting word from Taena. to go and sign the treaty. The Brazilian Parliament has been opened. The message from the Emperor stated that the relations of Brazil with other countries was cordial. The General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the United States met in Springfield, Ohio. Two hundred dele- gates were present. The President of Mexico has sent a mes- sage to Congress asking authority to settle the foreign debts. He asks to be permitted to increase the import duties by five per cent. The yearly meeting of the German Bap- tists or Dunkards opened at Bismark Grove, Lawrence. Kan. 10,000 were present from all parts of the United States. The meeting continued four days. The Illinois House was forced into a dead- lock by the ogponents of the high license bill, but the frien s of the bill rallied 1n sufficient force next morning to break the deadleck long enough to adopt an amendment fixing beer licenses at $20 '0 and whiskey licenses at $500. It 19 announced that China. has decided to establish afi consulate in Chicago for the pro- tection of the seven hundred Chinamen in Chicago. Itis claimed that the police nud- ed their res‘ort, indiscriminately, and thus confounded the innocent with the guilty. A Harrodsburq, Ky., despatch says :-â€"â€" The jury returned a. verdict of acquittal in the case of Congressman Thompson for kil- ling Davis, the alleged betrayer of his wife. The jury were out an hour. The verdict was received with a deafening about by the densely packed house. Thompson was warmly congratulated. CANADIAN. Plans for a new chapel in connection with LATE NEWS NOTES. TRANSATLARTIC. AMERICAN. At Digby, Nova Scot' 1:: Judge 8317» any committed Roger Amiiaum under the charge of murdm of Mrs. erlton, of Waterton, Mass. He has fifteen days to apl yfor his discharge under the Act by ha eas corpus After that time he must be extradited. The public believe that the prisoner in guilt , though the Judge ex- pressed grave doufits in his judgment. The recent cyclones which have swept over some of the Western States forcibly call to mind how meagre our knowledge of them is, and also hint at the importance or systematically studying their origin, direc- tion, and elect. The force exerted by them, as a. factor entering into the calculations of the architect and engineer, should make an intimate acquaintance with the laws govern- ing them imperative. We are fairly tarni- lim‘ with Jheir form and reasonably certain of the cauneslwhich create them, but of the other and to us infinitely more important art of the questionâ€"the pressure â€"we are amentably ignorant. Whether we will ever be able to retard their progress, diminish their power, or successfully divert them from objects which we do not Wish en- dangered, are elements of the problem that can only be discovered by methodical obser- vation c ,vcring a. Wide territory, and taking into considerntlon the topographical and atmospherical influences tending to their creation and continued existence. A Tam rance Convention was held in Fiction, t., and a. ocuntry branch of the Ontario Alliance reorganized. A strong cen- tral executive committee was formed to ex- tend the organization throughout the coun~ try, and a number of retolutions adopted in favor of increased restrinions ( n the liquor traffic. There are but two plans for measuring the pressure of high winds: one by the aid of instruments, and the other by calculating the force required to overturn, or demolish, obstacles which have stood in their path. The first plan is only of little practical value since the best ancmometers are either de- stroyed, 0r rendered inoperative, befor re- gistering the pressures we are most interest- ed in obtaining. The perfect anemometer has yet to be constructed, and it matters not whether it is designed to give the velo- city or pressure of the wind, so long as it is accurate and so sensitive and quick respond- ing that it will register what we call gusts of wind. It should also unerringly follow all changes of direction in the wind, and, if possible, measure the upward or lilt- ing power when this case arises. It is a. simple matter to estimate the force expended after a. body has been overturned, but when costly bridges are the obj cots op- erated upon, the experiment is anything but economical. This plan will only give us the force necessary to do the work, but the amount in excess we can only guess at. To illustrate this : A locomotive was over- turned in 1871, the calculated maximum force required to do this being 93 pounds to the square foot ; the wind exerted a. force greater than this, but how much cannot be found. The fact that a. storm passes be- tween two points at a rate that will pro- duce a certain pressure to the square foot is of no assistance, since it is not the average but the maximum pressure we seeli after. Trinity College, Toronh, have been prepared. The building will cost $23,000. That the Whole question of wind pressure is shrouded in darkness is shown b the dif- ference in practice among the lea ing engi- neers of this country, and also among those of other countries, and the allowance made for wind pressure, Whether 20, 30, or 50 pounds to the foot,are the results ofindivid- ual study. not of combined research. The “Motley Fool ” of the Detroit C/mfl‘ has the following interesting reminiscence of the Rev. Josiah Henson, whose death at Dresden was recently chronicled : “Five years ago one October night, I sat all through a. performance of ' Uncle Tom’s Cabin ’ and really enjoyed it. The enjoyment came through my guest. We occupied a box at \Vhitney’s, the company was Gotthold and Rial’s and my guest was the Rev. Josiah Hensonâ€"the only original “Uncle Tom.” Learning that the old colored preacher was in the city visiting one of his married daughters, I interviewed him for one of the dailies and in the following week succeeded in inducing him to visit the theatre for the first time in his life to witness ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin.’ He knew nothing of the dramatiz- ation of Mrs. Stowe’s novel except what he had been told, and his interest in the per- formance had in it for me something both pathetic and amusing. In the scenes with little Eva his eyes would glisten as they brought to his mind events in his life on the plantation of Amos Riley in Davis county, Kentucky, whose property ad- joined that of ‘ Massa ’ St. Clair, to whom Josiah Henson or ‘Uncle Si’ was hired out most of the time. Little Eva was in reality Susan St. Clair, and ‘Mr. Henson told me that she used to read for him and he would sing for her, and that one time when he was rowing her across Blackford’s Creek, a small strwm that separated the two plant- ations, she fell out and be rescued herâ€"and so arose the great steamboat scene of the book and the lay. During the performance the Rev. Mr. enson gave vent to his delight and surprise by remarks in a loud tone such as : ‘That’s it,’ ‘Jest right,’ ‘Oh, that’s nat’rel,’ and when Uncle Tom was being beaten he groaned audibly as he remember- ed how Bryce Lytton, a Maryland overseer, had pounded him years before so that he had never been able to raise his hands high enough to feel ‘ob de wool dat grew on de * top ob his head.’ ‘ Uncle Si ’ died last ' Saturday on his farm at Dresden, Ont., at : the advanced age of ninety-four .He wasa Q fine looking, intelligent old darkey, with a j shiny black skin, keen, sparkling eyes, afull silver grey beard, and his head was covered for the most part with thick, snowy wool. He had visited England and had lectured and preached in London, where he was re- ceived by Queen Victoria. The Rev. Josiah Henson has left behind him forty-four grand-children and ten or a dozen great grand-children, and what with that horrible piece of stage literature know as ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ there need be little fear but that the memory of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s here will be perpetuated.” The Force of tin Wind. “ Uncle Tom.” M‘QFOO‘ Freight; conductors on the C. P. R. have been instructed not to allow passengers on their trains without tickets. in use fares are collected, the conductor is directed to purchase the ticket himself, and thus do away with the practice of sending money to the audit oflSce. The Provincial Exhibition will be held in Portage 10. Prairie, commencing on Monday Oct. lst, and will be continued until Satur- day, the 6th. Entries must be made by the 18th of September with Mr. Acton Bur- rows, the secretary. The first baby was born in Moosejaw on May 4th, the same day that the first num- ler of the News newspaper was issued. That paper insists that both the youngster and the paper should have a. present of a. town lot. The C. P. R. Company is trying to pur chase the gravel pit which they have open- ed near the eastern boundary of Portage la. Prairie. Nearly all the ballast for their line between there and \Vinnipeg will be taken from the pit. About one hundred and fifty shovcllers are employed. The total number of cars which, during the month of April, arrived at Regina for consignees in and about that place was 2421 Of these, 151 contained merchandise for merchants, 17 immigrants‘ movables, 4S) lumber, ‘23 stock. 15 bay, 8 vehicles and implements, 5 potatoes, 4 flour and 3 oats. - The disposition to client and 'lci’raml the Indians has been much exaggerated, at least as regards the English settlers. The early Spanish invaders made no pretense of buying one foot of land from the Indians, whereas the English often went through the form of purchase, and very commonly put in practice the reality. The Pilgrims, when in great distress at the very beginning, took baskets of corn from an Indian grave, and paid for them afterward. The year after the Massachussetts colony was founded, the court decreed : “ It is ordered that Josie: Plastowe shall (for stealing four baskets of come from the Indians) remrne thenreight baskets cgsiue, be fined five pounds, and hereafter called by the name of J osias, and not ML, as formerly he used to be.” As a mere matter of policy, it was the general disposition of the English settlers to obtain lands by honest sale ; indeed, Governor Josiah Winslow, of Plymouth, declared, in reference to King Philip’s War, tint “before these present troubles broke out the English did not possess one foot of land in this colâ€" ony but what was fairly obtained by honest purchase of the Indian proprietors.” This policy was quite general. Captain West in 1610 bought the site of what is now Rich- mond, Virginia, for some copper. The Dutch Governor Minnit bought the island of Man- hattan in 16:26 {or sixty gilders. Lord Bal- timore’s company purchased land for cloth, tools, and trinkets; the Swedes obtained the site of Christiana. for a. kettle; Roger Williams bought the island of Rhode Island for forty fathoms of white beads ; and New Haven was sold to the whites in 1638 for twelve coats of English cloth, twelve alche- my spoons, twelvc hoes, twelve liatchets, t» elve porringers, twenty-four knives, and twenty-four cases of French knives and spoons.” Many other such purchases will be found recorded by Dr. Ellis. And though the price paid might often seem ludicrously small, yet we must remember that aknife or a hatchet was really worth more to an Ind- ian than many square miles' of wild land ; while even the beads were a. substitute for wampum, or wompom, which are their cir- culating medium in dealing with each other and with the whites, and was worth in 1660 five shillings a fathom.â€"-T. “I Higgiuson, in Harper’s Magazine for June. The Orangemen of Gladstone are prepar- ing for a grand celebration on the 12m of July. Invitations have bccn issued to a number of the sister lodges. St. Vincent Herald :â€"â€"The timbers for the Emerson railway bridge are being hauled by team from this station. The Canadian rail- waychargo $14 per car from St. Vincent to Emerson a. distance of three miles. This certainly is extortion. 1} paper mill will be erected and ogeyat» ed in Brandon provided sufficient mumc1pni encouragement and assistance is given. The Jews engaged in the C. P. R. gravel pit, Portage la. Prairie. work the same on Sunday as any other day. Beefsteak is scliing in Emerson at twenty cents, and in Brandon twentyâ€"five cents p pound. ' Called from our Manitoba. Eichanges. The new club house at Brandon will soon be reopened. The girl or boy who reads the greatest number of books is not always the best in- formed, because tlley read without judg- ment. We know of some young people who have a, strange ambition to be considered “ great readers." They do not use the word “ great" in reference to what they learn by reading, but in regard to the number 'of books and pages that they read. They are not careful as to the quality. Usually this class of readers select the poorest quality, because they can get through with it quick- er. Indeed, they will sometimes boast of the rapidity with which they can read a book as though it were an occasion of honest pride to read a Whole volume at one sitting: They forget that it is not the amount of reading which benefits one, but the quality and the manner in which the book is used. Some get more good from a page than others frcm a. volume. The family of Mrs. Stowe hold her in such reverence that some of them think she wrote the Bible. Her little grandson, at the age of five, swinging onaneighbor’s gate, was removed by his mother, who told him Mr. Smith would not like it. “ I don’t care for Mr. Smith,” said the urchin, “nor for his ox, nor his ass, nor anything thatis his.” “Willie,” asked his mother, “ do you know who wrote those words you use so ‘3” “I don’ know,” was the reply: “Grandma Stowe, I s’pose.” Early 33:: is with me Indians. NORTH-WEST NOTES. Great Readers, F”<‘.‘>’§‘