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THE WEEK’S NEWS. Newfoundland newspapers continue very bitter in denouncing the modns vivendi re- garding the fisheries. Montreal has formed a rice combine, zmd will regulate the selling price of rice in all quantities under 25 bags. The sum of $20,000 has been granted by the Toronto City Council toward a. new Industrial School for girls. The Toronto City Council on Monday even» ing endorsed the proposal for a city abattoir and sanctioned an expenditure of $50,000 for it. The body of Henry Byers, once a Metho- dist minister, was found in Catal‘aqui Bay on Tuesday. He had apparently commuted suicide. Three British warships have sailed from Hétlifax to Newfoundland to co-operate with the French fleet in enforcing the modus Vivendi. The Toronto Board of Trade Council has expressed sympathy with Newfoundland, and endorses the action of the Colony con- cerning her coast grievances. Friends of prison reform are anxious that the Prison Reform Commission to be ap- pointed by the Ontario Government should visit cities in other countries in pursuit of knowledge regarding the workings of the best penal systems. There were 23 business failures in Canada last weekâ€"the same number as in the pre- vious week. The proprietor of the Queen’s hotel at Fredericton, N. B., has been sent to jail for three months for a third violation of the Scott Act. Mrs. Cotton, wife of Major John Cotton, of the N. \V. M. P. died at Regina 011 Mon- day. The deceased lady w as a daughtei of the late H011 Thomas “ hite British Columbia missionaries have peti- tioned the Government to prohibit the annual sun dance among Indians in the west, as many young hueks pass through a cruel ordeal in order to become warriors. The Legislatule of Prince Edw 3.111 Island has unanimously passed a iesoli1t1011 sympa- thizing with N0“ foundlzmd in its plotest against the mod 11s Vivaldi with reference to lobster fishing between England and France. Mrs. Margaret Black, of Aberfoyle, Ont“, went to H, spring f0 ' a pail of water on Sun- day and not returning, search was made, when her lifeless body \st found in the spring. Deceased was subject to fits, and it IS supposed fell into the water while in one. The upward turn of the wheat market has induced Toronto bakers LO raise the price of bread. Thos. Pell, employed in a Stratford flour mill, fell into a bran chute on Tuesday and was smothered. The Commercial Bank of Manitoba is floating 8,000 shares of $100 each on the London market. Dolly Beeley, the “confidence woman,” has been sentenced to two months’ impris- onment in Brant gzmol. A letter has been received in \Vinnipeg from Ottawa stating that no grunt worth speaking of will he made to the Hudson Bay railway this year, but that substantial aid will he held back until the present charter expires, when a new company will likely he formed. A genuine autograph letter from General leorge “'ashington, dated New \Vindsor, 178], and said to he one of the only three letters nowin existence written by General \Vashington, is owned in (luelph, Ont. The other two are deposited in the \Vhite House at \Vashington. The cod fishery in Newfoundland is said to have been a failure. Hundreds of men are leaving NewfoumL land and coming to Canada. It is proposed to establish a temporary refuge for children in Toronto. Sergt. Loughmn, a member of the King» ston Penitentiary staff, has created someâ€" thing of a. sensation by making charges against nearly all the officers of the institu- tion. Hon. \V. W. Lord, one of the fathers of responsible overnment in P. E. Island, a member of t e Legislature for a. quarter of a century and aJ. 1’. for sixty years, is dead, aged 93. Senator Thibaudcau entered upon the position of Sheriff of Montreal on Monday. He will not resign his Senatorship, as he does not see anything incompatible between the two positions. The body of George McMaster, a nephew of the late Senator McMaster, was found floating in Toronto bay about daylight on Sunday mornin z. Deceased had been missâ€" ing from the city for some days, but it was supposed he was travelling for the firm of McCready & 00., Montreal, represented by him in Ontario. The terms of 400 men of the North-west Mounted Police will expire shortly, and it was supposed a large proportion of them would leave the service, as there are so many opportunities for advantageous settlement in the North-west, and a. great deal of work going on in connection with railway develop- ment. It is stated in the department, how- ever, that over 70 per cent. of the men have signified their desire to re-enlist. \Vm. Fowler, county constable for York, was drowned in the Humber on Saturday evening. Mrs. Capt. 033‘]sz is seeking to force her husband to carry out 1101‘ marriage settl 0â€" ment and hand over certain interests to 1101‘. {le0 Duke, of Cambridge, at the head of a. deputation from the army, presented to the Queen on Saturday the officers’ Jubilee memorial. Princess Victoria, sister of the German m x) “I t 'ACW' ‘ 1‘a. OVâ€" E pan r, Ins 'Lsked 'm 11 lease 111 101 11 x James Nasmith, the celebrated English mechanical engineer and invnntor 0f the steam hammer, is dead. In speaking to the Cobden Club on Mow day, Mr. Gladstone gave evidence that he is still a firm believer in free trade. A gold mine is said to have been discover- ed in the western part of the county Cork, Ireland. \Villiam O‘Brien’s application for a. new trial, in his Case against Lord Salisbury, has been refused. GREAT BRITAIN. CANADA. There is a proposal on foot in the United States to confederate all the Roman ’ Tatrholie societies, to preserve Catholic rights and to prevent any encroachment upon their pri‘ vileges. Senator Gm‘nmn, a Maryland Democrat, has introduced a bill to give effect to Seuat» or Cullom’s recommendations, to force Cana- dian railways to obey Interstate Commerce legislation. George C. Pratt, in the employ of the California Insurance Company, who shot and wounded S. L. B101nwell, Inesident 9f the company, for debauching his wife, has been acquitted in San 1‘1a110isco. ance in order to establish her household in London, as she does not intend to marry. The Buffalo Board of Trade on Monday adopted a series of resolutions protesting against, the proposed increase by Congress of the barley duty. The Association of German Ironmastei‘s have accepted an invitation from the Ameri~ can Institute of Mining Engineers to Visit the industrial districts of the United Stat- es. AtGainesville, Texas, Captain J 00 Means, proprietor of the Daily 116s1mv'an, was shot and killed Thursday night by Charlie Ball, an employc of L110 [frag/[stun A newspaper controversy caused the trouble. Ball was arrested. The twentieth annual conference of the general seeretariesnf the Y. M. U. A. of the United States and Canada. opened in the hall of the House of Representatives at Nashville, Tenn., on Tuesday. Four hun- dred delegates were present. Rev. George Green, one of the hem known ministers in Arkansas, was accidentally shot and killed on Wednesday in Saline county by his brother, Martin Green, while they were inspecting a revolver. The brother at» tempted suicide after the accident. The oak planted at Mount Vernon, VVash- i11gto11,i11 1862 by the Prince of Wales, hav- ing died, Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British Minister, 011 Tuesday planted an oak grown £10111 aBI itish acorn near \Vashington’ s tomb. A number of prominent people witnessed the all'air. Sir Julian made an address eulogiz. ing \Vashington. M. Musy, (,‘ml'nnandcr of a French post in the Congo country, was killed and eaten, along with twelve of his men, by natives. Stanley thinks England is altogether too apathetic with regard to lxer imam ' Africa, and that Germany will get ahead of her. The French Gm emment has 0 mscd sm oral Govelnments to be sounded on the sub The Queen on Monday, assisted by the King of Belgnim, unveiled 2L statue of the Prince Consort in \Vindsor park. The statue was the jubilee offering of the women of England. Mr. Chamberlain’s proposal that Mr. Gladstone and Lord Salisbury should have a conference on the Land Purchase bill has not been well received. The Gladstonians are strongly against the proposition, and the Conservatives seem convinced that it would have no good results. The women who were elected as mayor and council of Edgerton, Kansas, have grown disgusted with their officcsund resigned. Prince Bismarck is reported much impmv ed in health. Emin Pasha. intimates that he is in posses- sion of information regarding Stanley which would make a. sensation if made public. The Pope, in receiving German pilgrims, took Occasion to praise Emperor \Villium's efforts on behalf of the working classes. In the Imperial Commons on Blonday night, Sir James Fergusson denied that the Government had proposed a convention with the I’orte making Great Britain permanent protector of Egypt. About 4,000 of the striking Chicago car- penters resumed work on Monday. At Akron, Ohio, on Saturday evening, a tornado destroyed 100 buildings. A New York syndicate is said to have es» tablished a. “ corner” in silver bullion. Buffalo city council has voted to exclude Canadians from working on corporation jobs. Hon. Reuben R. Thrall, the oldest prac tising attorney in the United States, is dead He was in his 95th year. Three thousand miners in the semi-bitu- minous coal fields of Pennsylvania. are now on strike for higher wages. There was a heavy frost in many sections of Illinois, Iowa and Missouri on Tuesday morning, and cropswere damaged. The Pennsylvania railway has contributed a large sum, it is said $275,000, to the \Vorld’s Fair Committee of Chicago. A workman in DeBruce, N. Y., supposed to have b > _ insane, committed suicide last week by (lik‘fiing into a vat of boiling acid. The Duhomians have had enough fighting and are ready to accept; France’s proposed terms of peace. The doctors at, \Varszmw, Russia, affirm that influenza has again made its appearance in an acute form. The German emperor’s speech at the open- ing of the Reichstzng has been nnfavombly received in Russia. It is reported by the commission on the proposed Siberian Railway that the road will be completed in ten years. The Irish landlord party is urging the Government to pass the clauses of the Land Purchase bill which relate to congested dis» tricts, and postpone further consideration of the remainder of the bill until next session. Six hundred fishermen are on strike at Pensacola, Flu., and a fish famme is immi- nent. The Chicago coopers who struck for higher wages have gone back to work at the 01d rates. The Chicago Committee on the site of the \Vorld’s Fair has reported in favour of the lake from. O’Donovan Rossa, who was recently con~ victed of criminal libel on P. S. Cassidy, has been fined $100. The strike of the coal miners of northern Illinois, which has kept 15,000 men idle for the past month, has been settled. The Episcopal Diocesan Convention at Charleston, S. (1., has decided to exclude colored people from seats on its floor. Eleven lives were lost in the burning of the Chemmgo County Poorhouse at Preston, NITED STATES. IN G E RAL. The presence of British troops in Egypt has long been a source of \‘exation and envy to some of the other European powers, es» pecially France. That they have been reâ€" tained there all these years is not due to any intention on the port of Britain to seize the land of the Pharaohs,0r tosecure it in any dis honorable way, but simply to safe guard British interests in that part of the world, particularly her interest in the Suez canal, which more than any other countryâ€"more than all other countries combined, she is us- ing at p1 esent 1n transportimr her 1nc1chan- dise. L ould Enlrlandbe sui e that her 111terests would be safe without this In otection there is 1eason to belime that the tmops \\ ould be at once withdrann. This at least seems a 1easonrhle conclusion if the repmt be 11110 that Lo1d *alisbuly ofi'e1s to conclude anew convention with the Porte, arranging for the evacuation of Egypt, provided England be given the right at any time to occupy Egypt without notice should internal or external danger threaten the country. The Anglo-Portuguese embroglio which has ceased to attract any great interest, 1S likely soon to be settled. Last week the l’mtuguese Minister of Foreign affairs announced in the Chamber of Deputies that lsie had hopes of an enily and 1101101111110. ettlenicnt (f the dispute hetween Peitugal 111111 England, (1111111 settlement thth would he sttisfueter) to l ortugul. ‘V hat the tenns of the convention are has not yet been made public. It is net likely, however, that Lord 1‘21li bury l11‘1::c(111se11te(l to any :11 rangemen‘t Lh: 1twill end 111% r lln Iland s priviler'es 111 the H.1ir e distri ct 11nd Maslmnaland or th at will conmrmnise his 00111111}, in the eyes of the nations. Notwithstanding the confident tone with which Viscount \Volseley speaks of the efli- ient condition of the British Army, there is a vein of uneasiness in his utterances. He concedes that England cannot contend in numbers with the armies of other European nations, and his dependence for safety in case of war would be upon a powerful navy, hacked up by strong defensive land forces, and upon Canada as a basis of commissary supplies. That this plan would work well is not wholly apparent. Other nations will not readily permit England to excel them in the power of a navy, and in any European im- broglio this country would be a fan distant food depot. The opinions of Viscount \Volselc_' are entitled to abundant respect as rewards military affairs, but to outsiders it appears that the safety of England must be 111 pence LIlICI‘ than in w LI‘ \\ 1th large colonial possessions, widely distributed throughout the world, the amount of damage that could he done in a short time by an enemy would be incalculable. The home govcrmnent undoubtedly recognizes this, and of late years England has maintained a judicious attitude of reserve toward Contin- ental complications. She has devoted her» self to the acquisition of new territory, the extension of dominion, the development of commercial and industrial greatness and the cultivation of easy diplomatic relations with the rest of the world. Therein lies at once her greatness and her safety. jcct of taking united action against the A11 archists. The Portuguese Chamber of Deputies has declined to discuss amotion for the im mediate recognition of the Brazilian gov ernmcut. The Freisiwmige ZeitmL gr 0 dal respecting Prince Bismarck. This time it says it is alcoholism and not the morphine habit that is affecting thcex-Ohancellor. M Monchicourt, the Panama canal liq 1111111101 beliex es it possible to obtain funds and the services of engineels to comâ€" plete the canal. The Emperor’s suggestions to Prince Bis- mark that his retirement from office should involve political inactivity are not agreeable to the old Statesman. ’I‘he Socialists in the German Reichsmg propose to amend the Labor Bill so that the working day will be reduced to nine hours in 1894, and to eight hours in 1898. There is much doubt in German Parliw montary circles as to Whether the Govern- ment will obtain a majority in the Reichstag unless its military demands are reduced. A By ndi :ate of Belgian bankers, which undertook to issue £1, 000, 000 of Congo State Obligations, has been dissolved, having failed to place more than one tenth (if the amount. \Vhile the rumor that Mr. Parnell will resign the leadership of the Irish nationals in Parliament must be taken with a grain of salt, there is every reason to believe that Mr. Dillon will be locum leuens during Mr. Parnell’sabsencefrom the house. The health of the latter, never robust, has been feeble to extremity for two years. Only frequent and sometimes protracted intervals of seclu- sion and rest have enabled him to be at the head of his party during periods of great importance. Mr. Dillon has just returned from the antipodes, where he collected for the home rule movement more than $150,000, the gift of the distributed Gaels in the Brit» ish colonies of the South Pacific. The trip has been as invigorating for himself as for the treasury of the cause. If, as may be probable, Mr. Parnell desires to recuperate in retirement for a time, Mr. Dillon wouldilm the natural and unanimous choice of the peo- ple of Ireland for a leader to continue the struggle along the lines Mr. Parnell and his colleagues have so consistently followed. Mr. Dillon, who came to America with Mr. Parnell at the outbreak of the agitation which resulted in the organization of the Land League, is in the prime of his powers, having been born in 1851. Inheritiug from his father, John Blake Dillon, the accom- plished rebel of ’48, the companion in Trinâ€" ity College of Thomas Davis and in revolu. tion of Mitchel and Meagher, John Dillon is also an accomplished and resolute man. Of university education, he abandoned the practice of surgery for that of politics, and has sat in Parliament for nearly ten years, an interval of absence havmg been forced upon him by illness. He possesses in a marked degree some of the faculties which have insured success for Mr. Parnell. He is reticent. He can hold his peace amid storms of abuse and keep his temper while foolish foes lose theirs in vain vituperation. Lilac Mr. Parnell, he is a rare speaker ; like him, he speaks with ineisiveness and with- out rhetorical ornament. Impetuous and vehement in his younger days, age has brought him patience and tranquility. The British Troops in Egypt The Irish Leadership. The British Army \Vhile the others shed tears of sympathy for their unfortunate friend, they could hardly refrain from smiling at the comical appearance of the dignified Adele. They all agreed that they would no longer endure such treatment, but would go at once to the King, as he had told them to do. Of course the baby dolls must stay behind. as they were not able to walk and there was no one to carry them. Very early next morning, before the King had had his breakfast, he heard a noise in the palace garden. and looking out saw the company of dolls, who with their weak fine voices were trying to make themselves heard. \Vhen they had told their story, the King said: “You have done right in coming to me. I have been expecting you and have at room ready for you, where you will always be comfortable and have no one to trouble you. ” He led the way to a large bright room in the back part of the palace. Here were small tables, tiny dishes, and ahed and chair for each one. The dolls thought that they would be very happy in their new home, with no one to scold them for tearing their clothes or to punish them for eating too much at the tea parties. 'l‘helittle beds, too, were so soft that they decided to rest upon them ; and being very tired from their long journey wore soon all fast asleep, except a few who had china heads and could not close their eyes. For n ’nw days the dolls were very much defighted with their 1 cw quarters and laughed to think how their owners would look in vain for them. But after awhile they grew very tired of being in the same room all the time, with no walks oriides in the garden. They began to glow V‘eiy cross, and e\ an the stately Adele scolded, because she must always weal the same dress. The room did not look so large as at first and the little heds grew hm‘dorcvery night. In fact, the dolls heuaine very discontented and thought if they could only got back to their owners they would never again complain. But how could this he done, for the door was locked and the King carried the key in his pocket. The windows were so high that they could not even look out of them‘ But Adele had suffered most (If all. “Only this mornilm ” she said “Flom’s brother . VD, 3 pmutcd Wluskers and a moustache on my face and Flo “a Inu rhcd while he did it too. 5 I \ 'us so enraged. And how do I look now 7” But while the little mothers seemed ab- sorbed in their play, there brains were aet- ive in making plans to save their treasures. Many ways had been suggested, but only one was favored by all. On the day when the dolls were to be destroyed, the king, looking from a window in the royal palace, saw in the distance a long procession of per- ple approaching the palace gate. As they came nearer he discovered the people to be hundreds of little girls in their best dresses, each leading or carrying a doll; In the front row were the lady dolls with wax faces and real hair. Then came the servant dolls, with china or wooden faces, and last of all the little babies in their long white dresses. \Vhen the train had passed through the palace gate and had stopped under the king’s window, the little maidens knelt before His Majesty, crying, “Pardon, pardon.” All the 30115 joined in the chorus, and the babies cried until the noise was so great that the King held his ears and begged for quiet. Then Flora, leading Adele by the hand, stepped from the crowd and eurtseying low, said: “Gracious King, we have heard your command, and are ready to obey; but we pray you will not take our children from us; for we should be very. unhappy without them.” And turning to the dolls, he asked, “Are yolluplegxsgd ‘1"_ The dolls bowed lespectfully, and the happy pioeessionmmellmvay.1‘01 .1 time the little mothers caled most tende1ly for the childien which they haul so neatly lost , then some grew caieless, and the little dolls, remembering the King s wonls thought it now time to complain. One night they all met in Adele’s room in Flora’s home and talked over their grievances. One said: “I’ve been left out in the garden all night, and the rain took the curl out of my hair.” Another said: “I have had to élecp 011 the floor two nights, while the kitten was coveyefl 11p_ 1’11 ‘mAy qu._” “ Only think,” cried athird, “ I. have had a hole punched in the hack of my head, so that my little mistress could see how my eyes open and shut.” \Vhen the King looked down on the disâ€" tressed little faces, he said : “You may carâ€" 1'y your dolls home with you, but on one condition, that they are satisfied.” THe dolls who were very happy over the week’s feasting and the new dresses, replied in a chorus : “We are contented.” “Now,” said the Klug, “ whenever you are neglected by your owners 01' receive rough treatment from them, if you will com- plain to me, I shall see than you have your rights.” The Bells Vacation. There lived one time a very cruel tyrant whose name was neither Nero nor Caligula. But he was even worse than either of these ; for one day he sent forth a decree that the little girls in his kingdom should no longer play with dolls, and that within seven days their darlings must be carried to the market place and there destroyed by fire. On ac’ count of this decree a great sorrow rose in the land, not only among,r the children, but the mothers, too, grieved to see the affliction of their little ones. Yet no one dared to opâ€" pose the great Kin g, who said that he wished the girls of his realm to grow up into use- ful, loyal women, and that the silly dolls made them idle and childish. For the next six days the little girls spent all their time with their dolls and played more diligently than ever before. rl‘here were visits, tea parties, balls and new dresses, until the dolls became almost bewildered with so much gayety. One little girl, Flora, had the most beau- tiful doll in the city. It was almost as large as herself, and had head, feet and arms of wax, and in its trunk was a new dress for every day in the week. Adele, for so the doll was called, had for over a week lain neglected in a corner of the room. Her hair was uneombed, and stains of coffee and fruit were on her pretty blue dress. She was, therefore, very much surprised when Flora held her tenderly in her arms, kissed her again and again, crying: “Oh, my dearest Adele, my beautiful (loll, what shall I do without you? And to think they are going to take you away from me, where I shall never see you again.” One day, however, the «1001' did open and YOUNG FOLKS. a yodng man receiving $1000 salary could prudently undertake the responsibilities of married life in that Metropolitan city. The question has elicited a host of replies from others besides the editor. One lady, who had kept an account of her household exâ€" penditures, gaveadetailed statement of tie cost of living for one month, for herself and husband, which, exclusim of re1.t and fuel, amounted to $20. Nor was her bill of fare a meagre one, but quite equal to that found in the average home of a middle class Citi» zen. Taking this figure as a basis it is safe to estimate that the bread and butter bill would not require to exceed $300, which with rent at $20 per month and fuel would bring all within $600. This would leave $400, for clothes and recreation. A half a. century ago this amount would have seemed an almost extravagant sum for these pur- poses. But the fact is that during the last generation the standards of living have been greatly raised. Relatively to the in- comes and the expenditures of the rich, what was once accounted enough for moderate maintenance seems now to be small. Yet after all a family gets more with one thou- sand dollars a year than it did fifty years ago. As the Sun points out} it gets luxuries altogether unobtainable then, or purchased by the very rich only ; and it regards them as necessities. Even the houses of the very rich in those days lacked conveniences now deemed essential for decent living. Articles of diet then excluded from all tables, or en- joyed as rare luxuries, are now consumed regularly in tenement houses, as the display at the butchers’ and grocery shops of the poorest neighborhoods bears witness. In apparel also luxury and variety prevail, where once they were confined to the fewIt is because people want so much more, be~ cause they want to appear as well as their richer neighbors, that an income of one thousand dollars a year seems so much smaller than formerly. It is because the standards of living have gone up. But this is not a bad sign. It is an indication of ad- vancing refinement, of progress in civiliza- tion. He maintained almost ex enly from the fl1st to last his nonnal te1npe1atu1e. The tempeiatine of his body at stzn ting, 011 the 17th of March, was 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit; it was reduced to 98 degrees at the end of that month, after which it remained about 97.4 degrees. His pulse began at 92, fell on the second day to 76,1oseon the thi1d to ‘2, and fell to 413 on the ‘20th of \la1ch. Since then it has oscillated between 53 and 6'2, the lowest, 52, being registered on the 20th. His muscular grip began at 49 and ends at 5] kilogranunes, and in the interâ€" val has oscillated between 46 and 49. His lung capacity began at 2,000 cubic centimeâ€" ters, and in a week had dropped to 1,550. His height before the fast was 5 feet5 inches ; it is now 5 feet 4 inches, a less of 1. inch, due mainly to the shrinkage of the cartilages between the vertebrae. The peo- ple who saw Dr. Tanner at the conclusion of his 40 days’ fast say that Sueci flies come out of the test in 100 per cent better condi- tion than the American faster. The Italian has fasted several times for 20 or 30 days, but never before for so long as 40 days. He has drunk between a pint and a pint and a. half of water per day. Emperor William and the Work- mgmen. Emperor \Villiam’s speech to the Reich- stag last week as distinguished by the fact that its main burden was the condition of the working men and the possible ameliora. tion of their condition by legislation. As usual with royal utterances, it was exceed» ingly vague, but foreshadowed a purpose to secure Sunday rest and restriction of the labor of women and (,lllldl e11. Germany ex- ercises a degiee of parental authoritv over workmen that would not lre tolerated in this eou11t1y, and the Emperor intimates that, owing to the increasing insubordination of youthful working men, the rules concerning working men’s books may require amend» ment. These rules used to require the working men to spend a certain time in travel and required them to report their movements to the police. The Emperor, re» cognizing that Germany‘s industries form only one link in the economic work of the nations cmnpeting in the world’s markets does not propose to act entirely alone in the matter, but as fair as possible with t he con currenee of other powers. Giovanni Sueei, the little Italian who had been fasting for 40 days at the Aquarium. London, Eng, took his first meal, consistix g of a spoonful of bouillon, on April 28th in the presence of a great crowd of spectators. He was not a pleasing spectacle, although his physical condition was wonderful, in View of the circumstance that he had subsist~ ed entirely upon water for 40 days. He was very carefully watched night and day by two committees of physicians from \Vestminster Hospital, who are positive that he has con- sumed nothing but Water during the 40 days with the exception of a little elixir, contain- ing no nutrilnent, to allay abdominal pains. Sueci has lost 30 pounds (luring his fast, but though the skill upon his forehead is like wrinkled parchment and his cheeks fall be- tween his high eheekbones and lower jaw, and the lines of his face are drawn and hagâ€" gard, he walks firmly and has a muscular grip as strong as it was six weeks ago. At the conclusion of the fast his temperature was normal at 97.6 ‘3 Fahrenheit, pulse 58 o , respiration 18 ° and lung capacity 1,450 eublie centimeters. His weight was 93 pounds 4 ounces,the loss since the day before being 11 ounces. the housemuid came in to dust and when she' was through forgut to close the (1001‘ again. That night a procession of dolls, headed by Adele, might have been seen gliding through the palace gate and along the city streets, and the next morning each little girl was happy to find her (loll fast asleep in its bed. But no one knew of a (lollroom in the palace and the dolls never told where they spent their vacation. The saddest wordsof tougm- u:- pen. A"e these sad words : “Say, land 1110 1011.” The PortugueseMinistel 0f 1 meign Affairs announced 111 the (311211111101 of 11111111“ (111 Tuesday that 110 112111 hopes of 2111 0041111 and honourable settlement oftho dispute with Eughmd. A bachelor in the city of New York with thoughts intent on marriage addressed a note a few weeks ago to the editor of the Sun asking that eucyclpedic gentleman Whether Cost ofLiving in New York The Italian Faster. A YS I E.