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ago by travelers whose assertions were un- verified. Senling masters and men now declare that needless cruelties are not prac- tised, and that the seals are usually killed quickly and tfi‘ectually. It is possible that rare cases do occur, which would account for the Impression getting abroad that they were common. The nrompt denial of the aenlers is an indication that they percelVe the serious nature of Lady Blake’s impu- ‘uu'on upon their .humnnloy. It was asserted by Levy Btake, tLe wife of the former Governor of Newfoundland, in an article written for the “Nineteean Century" not long ago, that extreme cruelty and bar- berity attended the seal-hunting industry of that colony. The principal charge was that the seals were skint-ed alive, being merely stunned by ablow, and often sufl‘ering in- tense agony from the brutal methods of the sealers. The St. J ohn's “Mercury” any: that: Lady Blakeis certaian mistaken, and “lies upon statements published fifty years It is hardly possible 10 treéit the stoic- ment that rates and taxes in L:ndon amount to one fourth of the raleable value of the metropolis, but. such is the fact, a recently leaned parliamentary return stating that the arm: paid hv the ratepayers of the metropolis for the year ending March 25th was £7 562,- 310, on a total ratcnble value of £30_821,500, the average in the ound being within a fraction of 43 lldI a. cut one‘fourth of the rateable value. But the rateable value is not rezkoncdaelt is in Canada and is in reality only about a fiftieth part (i what It: would be calculated at in Toronto, for in stance. Then again the rates do not includc. income tax and the thousand and one other methods of taxation that Englishmeg are subject to. Clttzena ofcmda my! mime cf Uncle Sam face a h orhur at San": Sn». Marie. They upp'c- r to ogteo pretty we1'â€"w ith the river betWeeneh'ur a journal on the Michigan aide took offence on some jocular allusions of tho Algmna Pioneer to the New York ccnt‘onninl, and threeoenei to "come over and annex Canada one of these days." And “me dweller on the north ride of the l'l‘TBl' concludes 3 rather worm rejoinder good humoredly with : “Pub on your con, and come home, be a good boy and the world may yet learn to rerpect you as awor- thy relative of noble Britain." And peace once more resumes its away at the Soult. Canadians really have no adequate idea of the extent of their creat country. For instance, how many know that the coast line of British Colcmbia is more than double the coast line of Great Britain and Ireland, and yet it is undoubte'lly so. The total coast line of Vancouver Island is 1,728 English statue miles. The coast line of the Queen Charloth gzcup of islards is 632 English sialute miles ; that of the contin- ental share is 4774 miles. Thus the whole coast lino of Canada (I: the Pacific Ocean is 7,181 English statuie miles in length. In no other part of the world does such an ex- traordinary geographical outline exist, the fluids of Norway alone afl'ording on a. small scale a feeble point of crmparison. The next peace congress, which is to be held in Paris on June 29 and 30 will be styl- ed the International Parliamentary Confer- ence of Arbitration A committee of British and French members of Parliament has charge of the arrangements, and has sent to the Department of State at Washington and to prominent members of Congress an invita- tion to be present, in which the obiect of the conference is stated to be to take steps to- wards improving international policy and more particularly bringing abouc between the nations represented tne conclnion of treaties of arbitration of such a nature as to ensure, by the amicable settlement of diffiâ€" culties which might arise between them, the maintenance of their friendly relations The anti-vscoinationishs in England are inclined to feel gleeful. They have at last forced an official enquiry inuo the charges constanth made against: the common remedy for the spread of smallpox. A Royal Com- mission has been nppornted to enquire into the efi'ecu of vaccination in reducing the number of deaths from smallpox, whether any other means can be used for that pur- pose, snd when is the extent: of the evil al- leged to be due to the use of bad vaccine. The report: will bes very interesting one when It comes. A bill abolishing imprisonment for debt reached the Legislative Council of Nova Sootia. an the last session of the Legislature but could get no ferther, their honours re- quiring time to think over it. It is to the discredit of the eastern province that it has not fallen so far into line with the rest of oiviliution as to allow the debtor who is not dishonest, but unfortunate, the opportunity to meet his liabilities. As it is, if a Nova Sootian falls behind the law authorizes the creditor to deposit him In gaol, where dia- grace is added to misfortunate and the chance to earn something is denied him. A Montraz‘. Judge reprimanded a. lawyer for wearing his gown over a tweed unit, or, to speak with xtrico accuxacv, for wearing the tweed auib. Justice can hardly be said to be blind when it peers under a lawyer‘s gown and examines the texture of his coat and trowsera. Probably the pfltqru was loud and aggreoslva and so attracted atten. tion. 1: is unused that; the Judge was ” in- exorable,” n ur. it: does nut appear that he instructa-d \he lawyer as to the materials he was to Wear. A summer school for teachers is one of the new enterprises of the Quebec Council of public Instruction. The teachers wril retire during the holiday season to a pleasant spot in the rural district/s, and engage in _the pursuit of health and the discussion of points in education simultaneously. There is a growing desire everywhere to put the holi- days to good use. hence the Chautauqua scheme and the summer schools oi philosophy end oratory. Tne Montreal Herald, speaking of im- prisonment: for debt in Quebec, says:â€" "Here we have our Beanie for debtors, into which an unfortunate m-n mxy bn thrust on some trumped u afli lsvir, anti there left to rot while his 0 ildreu ‘3’“‘7‘. ' ‘ Bow different the lot of the Ontario debtor i He goes to guol stmetimes, too, but he has the consolation of knowing that he is not imprisoned for debt, but for contempt of the) Court which orders him to pay the do b. The P arisian journalist Rooheforb appears to ban die a. plate] as freely in the streets of Load on as if 11 re in a. land where duel}- ingiu per micm‘. ‘A few hours in the cooler may bring Ba x: be conclusion that the fin: is the British w «pan for adversaries. and does better wuk‘ without so much noise as the dcelllst's toy revolver. MISCELLANEIDUS. How useless our lives seem tons some times. How we long for an exportunity to perform some great action. We become tired of the routine of home life, and im- agine we would be tar happier in other scenes. We forget that the world bestows no titles as noble 3: father, mother, sister, brother. In the neared precincts of home we have many chances of heroism. The daily acts of self~denisl for the good ofa loved one, the gentle word of soothing for snother'a trouble, the care of sick. may all seem as nothing ; yet who can tell the good they may accomplish? Our slightest word may have an influence over nnouher for good or evil. We are dailv sowing the seed which will bring forth some sort; of harvest. “’ell will it be for us if the harvest will be proud to garner. If some one In that deer home can look back in after years, and as he tenderly utters our name, say, “ Her words and exmple prepared me for a life of usefulness, to her I owe my present; hupr piness." we may well any, “1 have not lived in vein.”â€" National Presbyterian. San Francisco News-Letter : Then we are in a fair way to borrow trouble in the Beh- ring's sea. The P:esideut has issued a pro- clamation warning all nations that vessels caught taking seals or other fur bearing ani- mals in that sea» will be captured, confiscated and sold, and a ship of war is to be present to make good the warning. That Ehe claim of the United States to the ownership of that vast and open sea will be resisted goes with- out saying. We make it because Russia i once did so before us. But the curious and ‘ at this time highlv suggestive fact is that we resisted the pretence of Russia, and the sub- stantially withdrew it. We insisted then, as other nations will insist now, that a marine league from the shore marks the limit of each country’s exclusive owner- ship of the high seas. To seize sealing vessels 160 miles from the nearest land, as We did last year, is to plunge into inevitable trouble. Sscretary Bayard receded from his position :hen as Secretary Blaine will have to ‘ recede from his now. It is simply untens-l hle. Then on the Atlantic we have the 1 Canadian fisheries disputes on our hands, and a pretty kettle of fish it is. It has been horri- bly muddled and bun led. Partisan political left it in a state oi ccu.usicn which it will be 1 very éiflicult to atrsighteu out. The trsaty. negotiated by Secretsry Bayard was rejected in order to iifluence the presidential cam- paign. Cleveland, in order to bid higher than the Senate, then issued his celebrated retaliation message, and how a rapproach- meat between the parties is to be brought about nobody seems able to tell. On the Atlantic side we insist upon our right to fish inside Canadian bays, while on the Pacific side we claim the whole ocean. It is a curi- ous pretension, especially as we are without a navy to support it. Perfume of a. good name heralds the claim that Putnam's Painless Corn Extractor is a sure, certs-in, and painless remedy for coma. Fifty imitations prove it to be the beat. Take no acid substitutes at: druggista. The prominent (cabin of the ribbon trsde is the great numbcr of fancy styles that are shown. Doctorâ€"Madame, your husband's disease, I regret to any, in cataract of the eye. Wife --Impoeaible 1 He never drank wave enough. v Prof. Cleveland Abbe, of the Meteorol~ ogical Building at Washington, who is the real founder 01' our weather service. takes up in the February number of the "Forum" the popular idea that our climate is changing. After showing in an interesting way how changes, if any occur. are calcul- ated from meteorological tables, he shows that rational climatology gives no basis for the much-balked-of influences upon the climate of a country produced by the growth or destruction of forests, the building of railroads or telegraphs, and the cultivation! of crops over a wide exrent of prairie. "Any opinion as to the meteorological effects of man’s activity," he says, "must be based either upon the records of observations or on a prior theoretical reasoning. Now the records of experience are exceedingly di- verse in various parts of the world and lead to no uniform conclusion. 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