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,.â€". ' make friends with Canada and amalgamate THE WEEKS News Mr Adam Brown is to be banquetcd by his fellow citizens of Hamilton on his return from Jamaica. Mayer Grant, of Victoria, B.C., has invited President Harrison to visit Victoria (luring his trip to the Pacific. Mr. W. Hill, of the Sandwich fish hatch- ery, has deposited in Lake Erie, opposite Port Stanley, 1,000,000 Whitefish fry. October 12 has been fixed upon as the date for the commencement of reciprocity negotiations between the Canadian and United States Governments. Admiral Sir \Villiain Provo Wallis, of the British navy, is 100 years old. He was born in Halifax, N. S. An insane passenger on an Internationial train stepped on to the platform at Oxford Junction, N. 8., and shot station agent Mc- Keen. The latter is badly wounded, but is likely to recover. Ald. George E. I'4illespie, of Toronto, died suddenly on Saturday, of 1a grippe, at Pasadena. Cal., where he went a few weeks ago to bring home his wife, who has been spending the winter there for her health. The Board of Management of the Domesâ€" tic and Foreign Missions of the Church of England in Canada will hold its next meeting in Montreal in October. The well known evangelists, Messrs Crossley and Hunter, are Conductingspecial services at Vancouver, B. C., and are meet- ing with great success. Acompany has been organized in Mont- real for the purpose of building rolling mills for the manufacture of brass and copper wire, rods, etc. Dr. \Villiam G. Cox has been found guilty at Detroit of criminal malpractice in the case of Bertha Coultis, of Learnington, Ont, arid sentenced to one year’s imprisonment besides a fine of $300. The newpussangerstcamcr City of Detroit, which went aground a few days ago near Ainherstbvrg, has been released and towed to the Detroit dry docks for iepairs. She is not much injured. A Quebec despatcli says an American company, having a capital of $500,000, will work the petroleum springs of Gaspe. The company’s place of business will be at St, Paul, Minn. The Canadian Pacific Railway Co. has issued in London $21,000,000 of mortgage bonds on its Minneapolis and Sault line. Several (lead bodies were found in the Lachinc canal at Montreal when the water was let off on Monday. Bisltop Racine, of Sherbrooke, has issued a, ruimzdcmcnt on behalf of the colonization societies and against emigration to the United States. At the approaching session of the Domin- ion House, a bill will be introduced reviving the modus oineudi arrangement in connection with the Atlantic fisheries. leferring to the Newfoundland troubles, the London Times advises the islanders t0 the interests of the provinces. The veterans of the 7th Battalion of Lon» don are preparing to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Fenian raid of June, * 1806. The C. P. R. and the Dominion Coal Com pany have guaranteed to the Manitoba Govâ€" , ernment that when the Souris branch railway is completed, coal will be furnished for $4 per ton. The London Times believes the Newfound- land delegates will bc heard at the bar of the English House of Commons, but it is not likely that they will be able to change the Government’s intended line of policy. UN ITED STATES. The New York Assembly has passed a bill making Good Friday a legal holiday. Chicago had a million dollar fire on Sini- day. In the Nebraska elections, held on Tues- day, the Australian plan of voting was adopted with very great success. The New Orleans grand jury is at present actively investigating the lynching of the Italians in the parish prison. Several Buffalo capitalists are interested in a scheme for building a tunnel under Niagara river between Fort Erie and Buffalo, In Kansas the other day Mrs. Mary F. lurton and Mrs. Jessie McCormick were tlccted police judges. l). E. Kimball, ticket agent for the North- western road, shot and killed himself Thurs- day morning in a. Turkish bath room at Omaha. The late P. T. Barnum leaves an estate Worth $5,000,000, which he bequeaths to his legal heirs. The annual report of the Chicago, Bur- lington and Quincy railroad shows a deficit of $302,435. President Harrison has issued his usual annaul proclamation regarding the killing of seal in Behring sea. The steamship Thames brought a. cargo of coffee from Brazil to New York on VVednesâ€" day which was valued at $660,213. Capt. Lear and 13 deputies have been arrested at Mount Pleasant, Pa., in connec- tion with the shooting of coke strikers last week. Mr. and Mrs. Christian Prcuss, aged 73 and 71 years respectively, have been suffo- cated by coal gas at their home in W'aukesha, \Visconsin. Mrs. John L. Sullivan, wife of the pugil~ ist, will be publicly baptised Sunday at rovidence, ll. 1., under the auspices of the Salvation Army, of which she is a leading member. The United States Navy Department has made arrangements with the Dupont Powder Company for the establishment of a plant for the manufacture of gun cotton and smokeless powder for naval use. The convention of miners and operators at Pittsburg came to an end without composing the differences of the two classes, and a big strike is in prospect on May 1. The McHale Bill, which prohibits the wearing of tightszon the stageandcompcls the wearing of at least a short skirt, has passed the Minnesota Senate. Three children of Thomas Munce were playing with a can of glycerine in VVashing- ton yesterday and an explosion took place, ‘Isles to the. United States in 1800, while , year. Twu were blown to atoms and the other will “kelv die. Mrs Andrew Doll, of Herman, Neb., who had lately been released from an insane asylum as cured, crushed her two children’s brains out with an axe and then suicided by drinking concentrated lye. At Kenton, Ohio, 100 disguised incn went to the county jail at ‘2 o’clock yesterday morning and took out \Villiam Bates, who murdered Edward Harper, a policeman, on March 13, and hung him to a tree. Thomas Beard, a Santa Fe railroad e‘n- ploy, while passing over the bridge between North and South Argentine, Mo, the other night reached above his head and caught hold of an electric light wire. He (lied in- stantly. At Goshen, Ind., on Sunday last Allen Snyder fell on the floor in a stupor. when a horde of rats attacked him, tearing off the flesh and niutilating his face terribly, from the effects of which he died. Snyder was a wealthy miser, but lived wretclicdly. At a meeting of the l’lummcrs’ Copper- ware Association of the United States, held at Philadelphia, a great trust or combine was formed for the purpose of raising the prices of their wares, which have recently been depressed by over-production. ' Acoording to statistics just made public 152,413 persons emigrated from the British only 22,590 persons emigrated frcin the British Isles to British America in the same Five hundred negrocs attacked the county jail at Kansas City on \Vednesday night with the intention of lynching \Villiam McCoy, who brutallv murdered his mistress. One well armed and plucky guard scared them off. During a fire at Kingston, Pa., Thursday, a fight took place between the firemen and a large crowd of rouglis. The police had to be sent for to support the firemen. The incr- chants of the town assisted the police. The result was about forty persons injured, of whom two or three will probably die. La grippe has caused extraordinary mor- tality among old people in \Vest Virginia. Alexander Foote, a negro, who murdered J. J. Meadows atBlueficld, \V. Va., last Tuesday nig f, has been taken from jail at Princeton, Mercer county, and hanged. A man in New York named Loiiis \Vil- helm, who was a victim of la grippc, threw himself from the top floor of a five-storey tenement to the sidewalk on Monday and killed himself. A despatch from Blackfoot, Idaho, says two unknown white immigrants have been killed by Indians. An uprising is feared and business is suspended and the citizens are up in arms. Count Lewenliaupi, who was married to Miss Bayard on the 2nd inst. at \Vilming- ton, Delaware, died on Monday of malignant typhoid fever. He had been indisposed for the last two or three weeks. Reports from the southern Ute agency in Colorado are to the effects that the Indians have lost nearly all their stock by heavy snowstorms. Many thousands of animals have perished. John Tarkall, while temporarily insane from the effects of la grippe, blew his head off with a shot gun at Cedar rapids, Iowa, on Sunday. in ‘1 :wrmds a few miles from Cheboygan, mes and John Gillespie were chop- . . ui .lamcs’ axe slipped and cut him badly . John went to get help, and when he returned with a party, found a pack of wolves picking his brother’s bones. Assistant Secretary Spalding l‘. as informed a New York correspondent that certain sermons imported from England and printed I in periodicals are not considered as entitled to free entry as periodicals, but are pro- perly dutiable at the rate of 2:3 per cent. ad valorcm as printed matter under the Act of October last. GREAT BRITAIN It is stated that the Marquis of Lansdownc i wishes to retire from the India. viceroyalty. ‘ Lady Zetland and Miss Balfour have been i visiting Achill Island, where they were warmly welcomed by the people. The prospects for the trans-Atlantic cattle trade for the coming season are very bright. Advices have been received in Simal of a brilliant success for the British forces near Manipur. A special cablegram says that Mr. Parnall admits privately that the Home Rule cause has been thrown back twenty years. It is said that Lord Randolph Churchill won £35,000 by backing Nunthorpc, the win- ncr of the City and Suburban handicap. The Times think tthat the resolution pass- ed by the Imperial House of Commons con» dcinning the Indian opium traffic was a “ spasm of cheap puritanism. ” 1N GENERAL. The Italian customs receipts for March show a reduction of $9,000,000 compared with the same month in 1890. A reward of 20,000 fiorins has been paid by the Bulgarian Government to the man who was instrumental in the capture of the murderers of Minister Beltchcff. German garrisons on the eastern frontier are to be strengthened on account of the massng of troops in that direction by Rus- sia. Grand Duke Michaeloviteh has got him- self into trouble with the Czar by secretly marrying the daughter of the Duke of Nasssau. Returns from the Japanese Customs De- partment for 1890 show falling off in exports of $13,500,000, and an increase of imports of $13,000,000. ‘hc family of the late Prince Napoleon have decided not to publish the political part of his will, which calls his son, Princ Victor, a rebel and a traitor. There is considerable excitement- at Bari, Italy, over the trial of members of the Mala. V ita Society, which appears to be very much like the Mafia. Massowah advices say the inhabitants of the interior of Abyssinia have risen in rebel- lion, and that plague and famine are rife in that country. A sensation has been caused in St. Petersâ€" burg by the suicide of a Hussar officer, who is supposed to have been connected with the plot to kill the Czar. The Australian federation convention closed at Sydney, N. S. W., on Wednesday after adopting the constitution. Great en» thnsiasin marked the close. The distress in southern Chili, owing to the revolution, is said to be appalling. All sorts of Weenies are being perpetrated by ' each absorbed in his own thoughts. ‘ turned away. vagabonds; fl0ur has been selling at 22 cents per pound, and many people who at- tempted to get away from the infected dis- trict have died on the way. Reports from Manipur show that Lieut. Grant with his little band of Goorkhas iii- flicted two severe defeats on the Manipuris, killing the unsurping rajah. The rebels now feel inclined to “ settle.” Their chief’s letter stated that Commissioner Quinton and the other Englishmen were killed because of atrocious conduct on the part of the British force, which is most likely a lie. L.__._~_ The Baby. It was the day express train on one of the great trunk lines of railway in the Middle - States, filled as usual with through passen- gers. They sat for the most part silent, There were two great railways inagnates, on their way to New York, to consult about a “deal ;" there were commr cial travellers with their canvas valiscs beside them ; there were merchants, lawyers, farmers glancing over their note-books, reading the papers, . dozing ; there was a richly dressed, superci- lions-looking woman, who, with her child and maid, sat a little apart from the rest; there were chattering, giddy school-girls, an old negro “ aunty,” and. asleep at the back of the car a bloated, shabby old man smell- ing of whiskey. These people, gathered out of all classes, had no intercourse ; they look- ed askance and indifferently at each other. The train, with a shriek and a jar, came to a full stop in the midst of the mountain. For a few minutes the passengers sat undis‘ turbcd, with the calm faith of the American in the power of officials to set all things right. As the train continued stationary, however, one man after another went out. They returned with tidings that a bridge had given way, and that the train would be detained for twelve or fifteen hours. There was a general outcry of annoyance and vexation. It was near noon, every one wanted luncheon. Each man insisted that his business was urgent and could not be delayed. One little woman complained more or less loudly. For a few minutes, every face was clouded, and the car was filled with a babel of angry voices. Presently somebody noticed the mother crying over her child, and spoke to her. “011, my baby 3” she sobbcd. “It is sick, and I hoped to get home in an hour ! I think it is dying 1” There was a startled Silence. Then an elderly gentleman at the back of the car came forward. “ I am 21. physicians,” he said. “ Let me see the child.” It was dangerously ill, and in need of active treatment. The haughty woman who had hitherto held herself aloof was the first to speak; she had a box of mustard plasters in her satchel, and she tore up her line handkerchief for bandages. The old negro woman quietly went out, kiiidleda fire on the roadside, and heated some water to give the child a hot bath. One w. man knelt and chafed its feet ; an- other made a bed for it with shawls. The porter brought pillows ; a Hebrew drummer produced from his bag abottle of laudanuin, for which the doctor expressed a wish, and even the poordrunkard at the back of the car urged his flask of brandy on the mother, as being “ a first-r.r te medicine, ma’ain.” He looked at the child for a minute and > “ I‘m a poor loafer,” he said, “ but I kin feel for the baby as much as any of you.” .11) the course of three or four hours the child was relieved, and fell into a. sweet sleep. But before that time the passengers in the car had all become its nurses and kins- folk. \Vhen it was out of danger, and lying calmly in its mother’s arms, they went out to the g *assy bank by the side of the river, and improvised a picnic. Some of the men had found a farm-house a mile or two away, and brought bread and ham ; a few of‘the other passengers opened their satchcls and produced some dainty morsel. The Jew had potted chicken; a Presbyterian minister, oranges; a farmer pas- ng had cheese. There was but a little of each article as it was handed around, but there was abundance of good-will. T icy talked, told stories, and one or two who had good voi:cs sang. \Vhen, late in the evening, the engine puffed and whistlcd, and the conductor shouted, “ All aboard l” a company of friendly companions crowded into the car, and when they parted, a few hours later, it was with many hearty handshakes and a general exchange of good wishes. “ “'hat good, kindly folks they all were!” said the grateful little mother. “ ButI be- lieve if it had not been for my sick baby they would never have found each other out l" We are apt to forget that pain and sick- ness are keys to unlock t..e hearts of men toward each other. The happy, presperous man rarely knows of the depth of tenderness which lies in his brother’s bosom, ready to meet his call of need. _.‘.>__... Polltc Children. “ Thank you, Charlie,” said Mrs. Brown, as her little son handed her a paper he was requested to bring. “ Thank you, Bridget,” said the little fel- low, a few hours after, as he received a. glass of water from his nurse. “ \Vell, Mrs. Brown, you have the best mannered children I ever saw,”said a neigh bor. “ I should be thankful if mine were a polite to me as yours are to the servants. You never spend half so much time 011 your children’s clothes as I do, and yet every one notices them, they are so well-behaved.” “ “"0 always try to treat our children politely,” was the quiet reply. This was the whole secret. When I hear parents grumbling about the ill-manners of their children, 1 always wish to ask, “ Have you always treated them with politeness ‘2” Many parents who are polite and polished in their manners toward the world at large, are perfect boors inside the home-circle. If a. stranger offer the slightest service, he is gratefully thanked; but who ever remembers to thus reward the little tireless feet that are travelling all day long, lip-stairs and down, on countless errands for somebody? It would be policy for parents to treat their children politely for the sake of obtaining more cheerful obedience, if for no other rea. son. The costless use of an “Ifyou please,” and “ I thank you,” now and then, will go far to lighten an otherwise burdensome tssk. Say to your son, “John, shut that door,” and, with a scowl, he will move slowly to- ward it, and shut it with a. hang. The next time say, “ John, will you shut the door, please Y‘-’ and he will listen with a. plum} At Mme. de Fisher’s residence the to do your bidding. I WILL iiiâ€"iii mu GRAVE. Love and Death Achieve a Victory Over Poverty. Romantic Story of Russian Pride That is Interesting Parisâ€"Youthful Layers Reunited in Their 01d m as a Prelude to a Berth] 1- 'E‘ruzedy. A dospatch from Paris says :*A strange, romantic story is to-day the topic of the hour in the Russian colony here, a tale of true affection, enduring and atlast triumph- ant, but the hero and heroine of which have lieLchn them very little of the youth or beauty that are naturally associated with “ lov is young dream.” Among the noble famihcs of Moscow are the De Markofl's. Sonic half century ago they were represent- ed by thc Finder de Markoff, who, with his charming wife and three beautiful daughters, added lustre to the best social circles of that city. 01“ THE DAUGHTERS KATRIN‘ was the youngest and most lovely. Feted by her friends, courted by many admirers and idolized by her parents, her life appear- ed to offer ex Lionally brilliant attractions to the fair girl over whose cradle all the good fairies would seem to have watched and endowed her with remarkable gifts. Yet, at the very threshold of her career, Mlle. de Markoff met with a disappointment that embittered her existence and tinged her life to its very close. Katrina, naturally of an affectionate disposition, had loved and loved early, but the youth whom she desired to make happy was only a poor cavalry sub- altern, Lieut. Armigofl, who, though of gentle birth, had neither money nor influence wherewith to open for him the gates of pro« motion. She might as well, so far as the realization of her dream was concerned, have kept her perference SECRET EVEN FROM ITS OBJECT. Fiodo de Markoff, however, had quite other designs for his daughter and naturally objected to allowing the gem of his family casket to be enshrined in a setting in no way worthy of its rare brilliancy. In due time poor Katrina was wooed and. wedded by Colonel (19 Fisher, a. member of the Czar’s personal staff and occupying one of the most important posts in the Imperial household. Here the young dame of Moscow took her place and in tlieCourt festivities was remark- ed by all as a most valued accession. For a time the constant round of gaiety and her naturally high spirits seemed to have effac- ed all traces of her early sorrows from Kat- rina’s mind. BUT APPEARANCES \VERE DECEI’TIVE. When some ten years had elapsed Colonel de Fisher, who was still the Czar’s favored servant and had seen several olive branches spring up about his board, was suddenly at- tacked by a malignant disease, to which he succumbed after a brief illness. His widow left with her children and a handsome fortune, decided to remove to Paris the better to educate them. Perhaps she was influenced by the fact that Lieutenant Armigoff had resigned from the army on learning of Katrina’s marriage and gone to theFrench capital to gain aprecarious liveli- hood by giving lessons in languages and fencing. Arrived in Paris, Mme. de Fisher at once took up the social position to which her antecedents in St. Petersburg entitled her and she was able, in a few years, to see her (laughter comfortably settled in life and her sons started in remunerative careers. BUT EVEN IN EXILE KATRINA was not destined to be happy. Before she had attained hcr fiftieth birthday her child- ren had (lied and her fortune been dissipated through the speculations of an executor in St. Petersburg. She was thenceforth reduc- ed to the necessity of depending on her relatives in Moscow, who, for the past ten years, have allowed her a pension of 8,000 francs ($1,000) from the family estate. On this pittance poor Mme. de Fisher has man- aged to live, although, of course, compelled to retrencli largely and virtually retire from the social sphere in which she formerly lived. Such was the status of affairs when one day last October Mme. de Fisher was at once shocked and delighted by meeting, while taking her daily walk in the Champs Elysees, with Lieutenant Armigoff, whom she had not seen since he bade her adieu JUST BEFORE HER MARRIAGE. She had not at first noticed the old man, who passed, looked after and then followed her, but, being at last attracted by his in- sistancc, she retraced her steps and once she had taken a good look at him, was not long in recalling the beloved features. But how much sadness mingled with the joy of recog- nition ! Katrina’s beauty had became a thing of the past, while the ex-Lieutenant’s clothing betrayed the last stage of the shabby genteel. But Katrina. was equal to the occasion. She determined that 1 er lover should share her crust, if she could not, for fear of her family, make him legally her husband. She at once hired M. Metiver (the name he had assumed on coming to Paris) as I manâ€"ofâ€"all-work and to see that HER APARTMENTS WERE KEPT IN ORDER. The Lieutenant, although at first refusing to accept, the bounty, was finally forced, by sheer necessity, to agree to Mme. de Fish- er’s plans. But even had this not been so the prospect of daily intercourse with his old love would probably have overcome all scruplcs. The Autumn and \Vinter thus passed peacefully and happily for the re- united lovers, and up to a week ago all at last seemed to betoken a calm if not joyous old ago. one FATAL MORNING, however, an ominous-looking package ar< rived from Moscow. It contained letters from Mme. de Fisher’s relatives to the effect that it was their desire that she should break up her little establishment in the aristocratic 'li‘aulbourg St. Honorc and retire to a home for old ladies of the upper class. They also added that the pension of 8,000 francs would be discontinued. Thus in a moment crumbled all the hopes of the at last united, all the happiness that had come, if late, to these wearicd hearts. In this crisis there was but one step to take, and they took it. .Going out, hand in hand, they wandered to alouely spot by the Seine, and yesterday THEIR BODIES WERE FOUND UNITED BY A CORD. police found a note addressed to her implacable relatives at Moscow, craving money 1’ or her burial. ' It seems that the family in Russia had learned the facts regarding the hiring of M. Metivier and had pierced the disguise of the former subaltcrn. The pension was withdrawn to force Mme. de Fisher into the home and break up the connection. Through the courtesy of the authorities, the lovers will be buried in the same grave. The Adult Age. The adult age is the period .of phySical and mental maturity ; the ripe fruit for which blade and stock, bud and flower have been the prcplration. It is the period of i achievements. The b )dily tissues are con- ; solidated, and the different organs fully I developed in size and function. But the adult age has its own peculiar drawbacks and perils. Even of those per- sons who conic to it with the best of pros- pects,~â€"their native vigor preserved by a virtuous and well-guarded youth,â€"there are many who do not live out half their (lays, or who prepare for themselves afeeble and painful old age. One peril which bcscts adult life is inor- dinate or misdirected ambition. The re- sulted unwholesome feverishness is well exemplified in the case of the professional politician. The mental and physical strain incident to hotly contested elections, the alternate hope and despair, the unseasonable labor and exposure, all tend to break down those who engage in them. Those who have watched public events for any consid- erable length of time have seen inaiiystrong men killed by such excitemeuts, labors and disappointments. Still more dangerous, ' because more generally engaged in, are the undue ambi< tions of the business world. Men who are eager to be rich take upon themselves incessant anxieties, and submit to ruinously close confinement. At the same time they have many temptations to high living, and the results are seen in the great number of the picked men of the race who die sudden- ly of apoplexy or heart failure. In short, the danger of the adult age, especially in the highly artificial conditions under which a large part of the race now live, is excess, This excess, or over- stimulation, it may be of the brain, the stom- ach, the animal passions ; or it may run to amusements, or even to gymnastic sports. Whatever direction it takes, the end is nearly the sameâ€"premature cufeeblement or death. N Something should be said, also, of those whose lives are shortened by domestic labors and worries. The rearing of child- ren, the care of the sick, the conduct of the household, the pressure of social duties, the demands of fashion, the endless attempt to make a scanty income go as far as possible â€"these are among the causes which bring naturally strong women too early to the grave. The moral is obvious. Hard work is not to be avoided; perhaps it is best that it cannot be; but those who wish for health and long life should aim to live as far as possible simply and naturally, and especially to avoid rivalry and worry. __â€".â€"_ Emperor William‘s Rambles in Disguise. People who imagine that his imperial Majesty passes all his time in christening new-born sons, meditating on the wickedness of Prince Bismarck, and quarrelling with Count von VValdersee are very much niis~ taken. He likes his fun also, and takes it. There is a certain music hall in Berlin where the Emperor enjoys adventures worthy of the Caliph Haroun Al Raschid. Whether he is recognized or not I cannot say, as his Majesty is an adept in the art of “ making up.” However, policemen, detectives, and others are far too wise to express suspicious in case they have some idea they are in the presence of the Lord of Germany. It is con- fidently said thatthe other day, in the guise of a Hebrew peddler, his Majesty wandered through the haunts of the J ewish commun- ity in his capital and discussed with a num- ber of working Israelites the condition of their race in his own dominions and the effect of the harsh measures recently promul- gated against thein in Russia. On another occasion the Emperor is said to have passed many hours of the night wandering among the saloons used by sailors and common soldiers, arguing and inviting criticism on the life of a private in his army or an A. B. seainan in his navy. All these things doubtless assist the young sovereign in his endeavors to act as the father of his people ; but occasionally the fact that he is a young man bursts upon him, and he is apt to join in vigorous dancing, and play high jinks generally, as enthusiastically as the latest Jack ashore. Then, in the middle of a can-can or a schoppen, comes the memory, “ Ich bin der Kaiser,” and his temporary boon companions are surprised to see their new comrade suddenly draw himself up, turn on his heel and leave the place. followed by a couple of, fill that moment, supposed- to-be drunken chums. __,_._.¢_.__._. The Nicaragua (‘anal Project 3401’em-s 011]. A Mexican gentleman lately gave a bit of curious history with regard to the proposed Nicaragua Canal. He said that in the early days of the Spanish occupation there was talk of a canal across the isthmus, and a Spanish explorer named Gamara in 1551 indicated the Nacaragua route as the most feasible between the two seas. The Spanish Government did not at the time give the matter attention, but in 1781, desiring quicker communication between the oceans, sent out an officer named Galisteo to make a survey of three different routes, and among them that through Nicaragua. He also re« ported in favor of the latter, but Spain could not notraisethe funds for construction. In 1838 the route was again surveyed, this time by an Englishman named Bailley, who was employed by the state of Nicaragua, and again in 1851 by Col. Cliilds for ‘a com- pany which proposed to undertake the canal. Nothing came of it, but in 1873 an officer of the United States navy made the surveys which resulted in the choice of the route by the company which is now engang on the work of the canal. A writer in one of the New York papers says that, until very lately, nothing like the European system of tipping existed in the States, but that new tips are as freely ox“ torted in the health or pleasure resorts, and many other places, as ever they were in London or Paris. He adds :â€"~“ And what is lamentable, we get nothing like the equiv valen't to the European service in return. We pay the toll and get more kicks than courtesy for it.”