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“ No, he ain’t; here, so come in, won’t, you 2" J sue’s voice was pleading. ' Mrs. Tot'ten’s lips came together with a limp. She shook her head. “ Is Elias ere '3” “ Goad day, Mis’ Tobten ; come in, won’t. you '3" Jane’s gentle old voice guavered persuasijely. A 7 â€" A knoék at the door aroused her. A tall, grim faced woman with squarely tied bon- net strings and coarse cloak. stood in the (iogn'gi'ayi 7 No summons came, and after dinner he gathered up his basket and knife and set 03' for the neighboring pasture. His sister looked after him a few moments, then turned away with a sigh and began to gatbgr up the dishes. - Eliaa’vs old sister, Jane, noticed that the calls for B.B.B. becameiewer; her brother, ransackmg the forests and brewing his herbs, was so busy and so filled with en- thusiasm that he had not observed it. But one morning, when arranging his last brewing upon the shelves be found them all filled, he grew suddenly thoughtful and remained in the house until noon, pasting on labels and listening for some ringing “Hello, ’Lias !" to call him forth. Still the strange disease lingered in 05- good county, and scarcely a family was free from it. The older members of the family, when attacked, succumbed almost imme- diately. The younger ones had a. hard fight and recovery was slow. The death list was unusually long; the faces of the people greysraver. » ‘ Elias spent the day gathering roots to dry for Lhe next year, and at night brewed his medicine in an old kettle. The shelves were lined with bottles, but it kept his old sister and himself busy to wrap them up and carry them out to callers. In consequence the road to ’Lias's cot,- tage was much traveled at this season, and his heap of quarters was growing into so many dollars that he hoped to realize his desire to make a small deposit. in the bank. To rise to such dignity was enough for him. 0110 spring a new disease struck the county. It came, they said, from frosty Russm, and having once landed, swept westward rapidly. Young and old were alike affected, and the doctors were puz- zled. The people of Osgood county were opposed to paying doctore’ bills miles: it was absolutely necessary. Eliaa’s Blood Builder was much less expensive; and as to its merit, they knew all about that, for hadn’t they tried it? The fame of Elias’s remedy spread throughout the country, and many from the town drove out to his log house to purchase a. bottle. The name had, in- deed, a. singular attraction. Saturdays the farmers’ wagons stood before his gate, and he was always ready to chat; with them, explaining in his simple, garrulous way how he came to think oi it, and all its vir- tues. His innocent pride gave no ofl‘eme : rather, his faith communicated itself to them. The name troubled him most. He had great scorn for “ patent, medicines," but their names had a. peculiar fascination for him as he read the glaring advei tisements in the papers, or, on-hie weekly visits to the town, eyed the signs painted in conspicuous places. Three black E's on a. yellow Sign, setting forth the merits of Eller‘a Electric Elixir,called forth his nnwillineadmiration. It was this last sign which finally suggest- ed to him his great name, and he wrote it again and again in his cramped hand for fear he might forget- it before he could carry it to the printer. When the beatifnl yellow labels came home he was overjoyed as a. child, and sat up half the night pasting them on the bottles ranged upon a shelf in the little room. It was only after many months experiv mentinq upon himself that Elias had hit upon a compound that, he fondly fancied a cure-all. A scofl'er might have pointed out his crippled limbs as a. pbor recommen- dation; but none such existed among Elias’s acquaintances, and he was persuaded to de- vote his time to the manufacture and saleof his compound. "Sure enough,” replied the other, ashe searched through his pockets for the money. “ I ain’t grumblin’. Good day, ’Liae." “Same price ; and where else air you goip: to find suphmedfipiqe (or thq money-7” “Just the other; day y, yours is the second bottle I have sold with the label. ” “ Does makeit look more business like," said the farmer. Same old price, or have you goncludgd to raige oq us 7” _ “ Well, I declare, ’Lias, if you ain ’t de- cided on a name at, last l” The farmer slowly turned the bottle to follow the let- ters on the encircling label : “ Elias Ben- neb’a Botanic Blood Builder.” 'fhe farmer looked down from the high seat. of his wagon upon Elms Bennet who stood resting one foot upon the hub of the front wheel. His brown jeans clothes were rudely made. He wore no but and the south wind blew his white hair about his simple and not altogether homely face. Among the country people Elias passed for one not over shrewd, but. honest. and “pow- erful knowin’ when it comes to roots and yalbs.” The farmer idly chewed a straw as he looked down on Elias. “ Well, you might as well bring me a bottle. Nancy said I nerdn’ t come home without it ” Elias turned toward the low log house set. in the wide fields, and presently returned with a large, yellow-labeled bottle. He limped slightly and beat his head as though always in s_earch of his favorite herbs. i ‘ 0‘When did I fust think of it? Well now I can tell you to a. day. Twas ten year ago last spring I was taken with an uncommon bad spell of rheumatiz; doctor's stuff didn’t. seem to do me any kind of good. My pocketbook was getting emptier and emptier and the rheumatiz was worse. if an‘ybhing. Isat by the fireplace alieap, them days, and havin’ nobody to talk to, Bis being mostly busy, I thought a. good deal, and it come to me all of a sudden, ’Liu, try roots and ynrbs. The good Lord pnt’em here fora. purpose. Most of ’em haven't any I can see. ’less it is to heal. Mother was powerful inclined toit, so I reckon I come by it natural. I don’t, take undue credit to myself. There’s one thing I can any, and that’s more than most of the doctors can say of their nasty stuff, I’ve tried it all on myself and when I found it helped _me I giYe it, t? qthers. ” . .. ... i3? KATE MKLNER RABB. “’LIAS. ” Strange cube: of a Storm Acurious phenomenon was observed at Stewartstown, Ireland, after the severe storm of a. few Weeks ago. The no'th and west fronts of houses and trees and shrub- bery adjoming were thickly coated with salt. Drumcairne at any point. is forty miles from the sea, so that. the storm has been cyclonic in character. In Garvagh, which is twelve miles from the sea, hedge- row; windows, etc., were coated with a Aline deposit. during the night. The coroner was shown upstairs. There lay the pale and rigid figure of a. comely,well.formed young wom- an. The body lay on its back, the hauls peacefully folded on the bosom. The coron- er pronounced it a natural death, from superficial examination, and ordered the re» mains rcmoved tothe morgue to await ant. opsy. The undertaker's first assistant,with easy familiarly born of frequent handling of the deed, grabbed an arm to draw the body toward him, when he felt an unmistakable jerk. He called for Dr. Ransom. The coroner made a closer examination, but could discern no pulse. ”She’s dead, all right enough,” said he. "I tell you she's alive, said the assistant, putting his ear to her heart. The coroner stooped and ap. plied his ear, and could barely hear the pulsations. A mirror was placed over the ‘girl’s lips. and it showed it trace of vapour. “This isn’t our case,” said the coroner: “you take the coffin out and I’ll ‘ CALL A DOCTOR for the living, I’m only the doctor [or the dead.” Upon the arrival of another phy- sician the girl was resuscitated. Here was a case of suspended animation or trance, be determined. To-day she is as well as ever. Very fortunate, indeed, it is for her that the undertoker’s assistant was more sceptical than the coroner, or she might have been frozen to death on a slab at the morgue. “The difierence!” She read it in his altered looks. He made her understand by gesture that he would be alone, and she crepL ofi', weeping and trembling, into her own room. Through the crack in the door she could watch Elias. A Bull'alo Girl Very Nearly Bun-[canine â€"Shc Was In 3 Trance. A Bufl‘alo despatch says :â€"One of the most fashionable families in the city has narrowly escaped having a terrible tragedy enacted in their house. and by their inno- cent instigation. Before daylight Coroner Ransom was aroused by a telephone call from this house. The order was imperative that he come at once and remove a corpse before the neighbors were stirring. The coroner has tily summoned Rodney, the offi- cial undertaker, apd went directly to the place. He was ushered in by the lady of the house who was on the verge of hysteria. and nervously told him that one of the serv- ants He sat by the fire a. little longer; then she heard him limp into the little room and presently return with a. package, She rec- ognized the highly prized yellow labels and the basket of herbs. She gave a great sob and covered her face with her hands. Presently the pungent odor of burning herbs filled the room. â€"[Worthington’s Magazine. Elias heardnot. He sat. long in the same position, his chin upon his breast. She watched his face eagerly, and finally saw a new expression come over it; it settled into stronger lines; his eyes flashed. It was a. look of resolve. sacrifice. ”I’m a goin’ to give it. up,” he said. “Oh, ’Lias, ’Lias,” she groaned. “\Vhab’ll we live on? \Vhat’ll we do?" “I’ll give it up. ” She leaned forward, her thin old face, her tearful eyes, her withered hands ap- pealing to him. “’Lias, ‘Lias, don’t! Can’t you keep on, anyway? What’s the difference! They’ll forget. Half of 'em won’t ever know.” When she ventured to look up a little later she saw her brother’a face visibly shrunken and altered. The look of inno- cent, pride and self-confidence was gone, and no other had when its place. It was a mask of flesh and blood, with empty_ eyes through which no apirit shone, “Oh, don’t, ’Lins, don't,”ahe cried nervous- ly. “Don’t look like that; don’t look like that. no more." Jane shuddered. “ I’ve just been over to Mandy heen’s. She promised me some of her ’east, and I want to set sponge to- night. And they told me, 'Lias, than Nancy Jones is dead, too.” He stirred. “Mis' Totten ? She came to tell me Em’ly’s daad.” He paused nneasxly, then added with an evident struggle. “She ’lowed ' it, was my medicine that killed her. ” Late in nhe evening Elias came home,a.nd drawing of? his muddy overalls sat down in the chimney corner. His basket, was empty. Shea after Jane came in, hung up her sun-bonnet, smoothed down her gray hair and took her rocking-chair near the fire. She looked inquiringly at her brother who sat, as though he did not; see her. Finally she ventured a word. “ ’Lias, what; was Mis’ Totten a. wanbin wig: yop this aft-ggnqoix 1’" The woman’s face was purple. “ Em’ly’s dead," she gasped. “ She died day before yesterday, and I come here a. purpose to tell you 0' your work. The doctor says, and all the neighbors say, ’at ef she had :1 been taken in hand right at, the start. she’d 3 got; well, but; like a fool I give he. that poison stuff 0' yours and killed her Poor Em’ly l the prop of my house l” She burst, inlotears,a.nd turning guicklyfimmp‘ ed away over the clayey fiel . “’Lias Bennet l” ‘Lias was kneeling in the moist clay, pulling at a refractory root when he heard his name called. He rose atifl'ly and with difficulty ; his overalls were stained with yellow clay; his crumpled hat was pushed back from his eyes. His face, a little thoughtful, its usual look of innocent pride sobered a. little, brightened at the sight of Mrs. Totten. y“ Why, Mis’ Totten ; how are you? Glad togee you. And how’s Em’iy :7” “No, I don’t; I wan’t, ’Lina Benneb. The far field, you say ‘3” She gathered up her skirts and struck of through the high grass in the direction indicated. Jane stood, dish-cloth in hand,‘ looking after her helpissslyz. voic'e failed her as she noted lips." “ Where' 15 he. 9” " He’ 3] ust gone over in the far If you want a. bottle of theâ€"- A NARROW ESCAPE. HAD DIED SUDDENLY Mis‘ â€" Jane’s Totcen’s pagtnrg‘ The Italian: own which 650,000 are in t] 000 are in the country. The (otalaunual value of the world’s min' erals is eatimlted at $1,000,000.000. A new artificial stone is being made in I Germany, which appears to be imm asur- ably superior to many kindred ma erial I now in use. The sand employed, which is ! well dried and screened before being used, l contains from 2 to 3 per cent. of clay Itis placed with a certain proportion of ground lime into an iron drum with diagonal ledges in the interior, which is then closed and slowly revolved by steam so as to secure a thorough incorporation of the materials with each other. The mixture is takeu out and conveyed to an apparatus consisting of a frame of wrought iron, having a flat bed, on which molds are built up. When the frame is filled covers are placed on the molds, everything is wedged ud tightly and the frame and moulds are run on mils into a cylinder. \Vhen the cylinder is closed water and steam are admitted. The water must cover the molds. and the steam isadmitted at a pressureoi 45pouuds or 6’) pounbs per square inch. The steam forces the water between the crevices of the mold?, the water slalres the lime, caus- ing it to expand in volume, and as the molds resist the outward expansion the lime is forced into the sand and cements it into stone. The steam pressure is kept up for three days. The frame is then withdrawn, and twelve hours are allowed for cooling , before the taking to pieces of the molds and the removal of the stone. Different tints can be given to the stone by mixing a - small percentage of colored earth with the j lime and sand in the cylinder. In some ex- , periments made in England to ascertain the the resistance to thrusting stress of six 6- inch cubes of this artificial sandstone, three ‘ of them, of buffcolor, crushed at an average of 196.6 tons per square fact, while the ‘ remaining three, which were gray, went at ‘ 177.6 tons per square foot. Of course, the family his kerosene in the house, and a bit of soit Olll cloth wrapped round a smooth stick will answer in the ab- sence of the camel's hair brush always rec- ommended in regulation articles on appli- cations to surface; th‘! point is toget that oil on to the white spots and kill the bac- terial growth then and there. The opera- tion should be repeated once an hour, the careful ridding of the brush or swab of any superfluous drop prevents choking. The person applying the oil should be careful to stand a. little to one side, so that should i the patient cough, no particle of expector- 1 ated matter can get into the eye of the oper- ator as the human eye is of all culture- mediums for diphtheria. bacilli, about the most favorable, and to-day many a. i lost eye is owing to want of csrefulness. ‘ It is said that the patients experience relief ‘at the first application, and if the brush is properly shaken before using the only dis- comfort bhey experience is a disagreeable taste for a. short time. We wish that a warning Word might make people more vigilant as to the care to keep the disease confined to the original sufierer. Among the ignorant and poor, where comfortsare scarce, it is spread "by using the same handkerchief for the sick and well, allow- ing them all to drink from the some glass, etc. A German family of five children were swept off within nine days by simple care- lessness in these matters; but let every one remember that diphtheria is the most easily communicated of all the“cstching”diseases, that its period of incubation is very short, not generally more than two days, and that it fastenson the very gates of lifeâ€"the“ breathing apparatusâ€"1nd that it is one of i the most rapidly progressive maladies. No I harm can come of the use of the remedy : above recommended, and its prompt use may save some precious life.â€"[N.Y. Independent. 1 is false or true diphtheria, it. is an un- desirable inmnte, very liable to be com- municated to others, for it; only wants a threat- slightly inflnmed by a cold to find its natural habitavâ€"a soil where it will thrive. An observant and thoughtful country doctor in the French village of Neuville‘ Champ- -d‘Oisel, about nine miles from Rouen, made an important experiment last year, which may he the means of saving many lives if the knowledge of it comes to be widely diffused. A violent epidemic of diphtheria broke out, and the deaths were appallingly numerous.and his usual methods of treatment seemed a total failure. He remembered that the English had used petroleum (kerosene) as .111 antispasmodic and antiseptic; he determined to try it on a little girl of seven, whom he had given up. He explained to the parents that,with their consent, he would make the experi- ment, and at once commenced swabhing ‘the throat with the petroleum. He was 1 careful not to have an excess of the material lon his brush, ass. drop too much might strangle in the disabled condition of the throat and larynx. To his astonishment there was improvement after the first ap- plication. He continued the treatment, and the child recovered; and he used it successfully with many paucnts after- wardâ€"in fact, he lost none. Lest this should turn out to be too good news to be true, and it should prove that he had been treat- ing fulse diphtheria, that so closely resem- bles the true that only examination by an expert becteriologist can determine its nature, he sent portions of the expectorated membrane to Prof. Francois Hue, bacteri- oloeist of the Medical College of Bowen, and he reported the presence of numerous bacilli of diphtheria. A little observation and reflection shows how the potent fluid works. The membrane of diphtheria con- sists of a most rapidly growing plant, and among the other elements in petroleum 1s a large amount of sulphur, whichls very inim- icel to diphtheria.p membrane. Did you ever notice how efiectually a handful of common salt will kill a tuft of thrifty grass? There is something in this oil that is just as ‘ fatal to the diphtheria. plant; at once the membrane seems to become thinner; i. e., it ceases to grow, and that which had at- tained its growth breaks down under the softening of the oil, and eventually disap- pears. We are thus careful in detailing the use of this remedy; for supposing a person, far from a physician, is attack- ed with some malady which produces “white spots on the throat.” Whether it A Frrnch Conn") Doctor's Important “is «angry. Italian: own 4,420,000 houses 0- i50,000 are in the cities and 3,770.- KERoEBNE AND DIPHTHERIA. ANcw Al-lmclal Stone Speaker Feel, of the British House of Commons, has complimented President Dupuy, of the French Chamber ofDepubies, on the coolness and courage with which he conducted himself on the occasion of the bomb explosion. The tribute is deserved, and coming from one who himself possesses more than usual coolness and courage, will doubtless be duly appreciated. The manner in which M. Dupuy and his colleagues acted in face of a danger, the extent of which they could not judge, was an exhi- bition of courage that would have done credit is trained soldiers on the battlg field. " I much prefer oil lamps to gas or elec- tricity,“ said Miss Emerson, of Boston, to Miss Warren, of New York. “ Dear me 3 Why 1" “ Because oil is refined.” Teacherâ€"“ What have the various ex- peditious to the North Pole accomplished ‘2” Dull Boyâ€"“ Made g’ography lessons har- epr.” mind. Whatever we do learn, however, will not be through the speculations oi metaphysicians or the guesses of tyros, but through the physical investigations of Hertzes and Teslas. While as a. mental training metaphysical speculation may have its use, the absolute lack of additions to our real knowledge during the many cen- turies from Plato to Bacon, when metaphys- ics held full sway, is conclusive that nothing can be expected from this direc- tion, and merely speculative theories in regard to the nature of electricity deserve as little consideration as is now given to the metaphysical vagaries of the schoolmen of the Middle Ages. Pottsâ€"“’I‘Bst’s nothing. fsaw a. woman on the stage lass nighu the heels of whose hoes were higher than her head. Wattsâ€"“I had supposed that excessively high heels were out of fashion, but I saw a woman on the street to-day With heels on her shoes fully two inches high.” Mysterlons Eleclrlclly. To the metaphysical mind on the one rth and to the confident ignoramus on l the other, the mysterious nature of electri- ‘ city offers a fruitful subjeet of speculation. To thelatter especially it seems a. reproach 1 that. the true nature of electricity has not long before been made manifest, and he is always prepared to dash ofl' an explanation with much more confidence than Newton proposed his theory of gravitation. It seems inexplicable to the public at large l that the mystery surrounding electricity is not dispelled. It does not seem to occur to ' those who are impatient to have the great question, “ What iselectricity ‘1” answered, l that we are in just as dense ignorance as to l the mechanism of other phenomena. (ira- vitation. light, heat and chemical action are in the same category of scientific mys- teries and have had centuries more of thought bestowedon them than has been devoted to the new agent. While it now seems that we may be on the thres- ‘hold of one of the greatest discoveries of the human mind, yet it is possible, and leven probable, that the knowledge of man 'mny never be permitted to extend to the ‘ entire solutioii of the problem, for it is the very problem of the universe itself. l Assuming what seems to be unquestioned that electricity, electrical action, or what- ever We may call it, has its seat in the atoms or molecules of matter, or of the hypothet- ical matter, ether, we are brought face to face with the same conditions that confront the cosmical philosopher. As the latter can never hope to have his material vision extend to the bounds of the universe, neither can the molecular physicist hope to materially appreciate the ultimate elements of matter. Lord Kelvin has shown that if a drop of water were magnified to the size of the earth, one of its constituent mole- cules would only be magnified to approxim- ately the size of a cricket bell. Bearing this in mind, the immensity of the problem which is so often flippantly referred to is evident. True we may demonstrate the exact relation between electricity and mag- netism, and may satisfactorily connect these with other phenomena, and even obtain a. working hypothesis that will answer all scientific needs, But the nltimte solution may forever evade the human A Denver, COL, despatch says zâ€"Ed- ward Hendfield lies in the morgue here to- night with a record as a burglar, forger, a possible murderer. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Handfieid, whose country place is in Ash- field, Mass., are wealthy. Their son, after completing his studies in an academy, was sent to Montreal to prepare for the priest- { hood by a course in the Jesuit College there. Young Hendfield led a wild life in I Montreel. He came to Denver in June and I ended up a round ofdissipation. He dressed well whenever he received money froml home, and his parents were lavish in their remittances. While awaiting these he would do anything to make a. living. He fell in i love with Miss Ida. Hall, the youngest daughter of Mrs. Mary Hall, who keeps a. restaurant. Young Handfield lavished con- siderable money upon the 18-year old daughter of the Hall family when he lied means. Hendfield became impatient to get married, but he ‘was made to understand that it required money. He forged» the ! t On being released on bail he claimed to have repented and desired to marry at once. The girl meanwhile had trouble with her family to get their consent to the proposed marriage. Her family did not credit Hand- field’s repentance. Toâ€"day Mrs. Hall said that the young girl must decide- finally be- tween the young man and her home,where- upon the girl decided to go to him and declare the engagement 03‘. At 1.30 o’clock she entered his apartments on Welton street and told her story. The young man was reading a. novel when she entered. He heard her story,then dashed for a. revolver, and before the girl could call for help or escape he had shot her in the breast and had sent another ball into his brain. He fell upon the bed, dying almost instantly. The girl crawled to the door and gave the alarm before she fell. She was taken to the hospital, where an examination showed no possibility of her recovery. name of a friend upon'a card, by which means he was permitted to enter the friend’s room, where he stole two overcoats. The same night he captured a bicycle and a large bundle of woman’s clothing, by which he intended to procure funds for his wed- ding. This was late in October, and a. few days afterwards he was arrested and put, in jail. Then Mrs. Hall forbade the girl having anything more to do with Handfield. Awful End Goin-z Him Cue Better- THE or a Fast Young Man. WAGES 0F SIN Doctor (1.1; the night bell)â€"-” Well ( Callerâ€"4‘ No . uick.“° The annual report of the United State: Secretary of the Treasury, which was transmitted to Congress, shows a deficit of :wenty-eighb million dollars. St. John’s cathedral (Roman Catholic), at Syracuse, N. Y., was robbed Monday night of altar plate, jewels and furniture valued at $1.800. His view of the matter was not. either by the postotfice dcpartme the courts, and he was fined $25 f< fenso. Deciding Ownershlp or 3 Lemon A chemist at Preston, England, having written a. letter and mailed it, Wished to get it back. With that object in view he went to the postoil‘ice, specified the aderEr on the envelope, pretended that he desired to send it by special delivery, at the same time putting clown Sixpence as the payment oi the extra. postage. Deceived by these proceedings the clerk hunted up and pro- duced the letter to have the sixpenny stamp stuck on. No sooner did the writer get hold of the letter than he tore it intc fragments, asse"ting that, he had a. right to do What he liked with his own property: Baron Alberto blame, tr. Minister of Foreign Affairs, letter from the POTEB cougt upon his aypaincm'zn: to 4 pressing the hope that he his oflicial position the same: Turkey that; he exhibited Secretary of the Italian Em stautinuple. It is again rumoured than Emperor William will panion the two French spies who were sentenced a. few days ago at, Leipsic to long periods of confinement in a fortress. Three polxcemen of Ironwood, Mich., have been arrested charged with stealing flour and sugar from the public relief stores, which they were supposed to guard. ThePresident has sent, to the Senate the nomination of \Vayue McVeagh, of Penn- sylvuuia, to be ambassador extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the United States to Italy. The disal‘fection in Poland is increasing, the quartering of soldiers among the inhab- itants being especially resented. Advices from Rio Janeiro show that. President Peixoto of Brazil has further postponed the parliamentary elections until May. The Union Pacific Coal Co. in Wyoming has sustained a. loss of three-quarters of a. million dollars in the destruction by fire of mine No. 7 at Almy, and 400 miners are thrown out of employment. The complete police returns from the Chicago unaiyoraltr}r election on Tuesday shnw that. M 1'. John P. Hopkins was elected over Mr. Swift by a plurality of more than eleven hundred votes. The weJ-Jing of Grand Duke Ernst 01 Hesse to Princess Victoria, eldest daugh- ter of the Duke ofSaxe-Cobourg Gotha (the Duke of EJinburgh), will take place in Berlin during the last week in April. FNITED STATES. The U. S. cruiser San Francisco has been ordered to proceed to Rio Janeiro without delay. A severe storm 'again prevailed on the southern coast of England, and much dam- age: to shipping yepgrped. , HReferring touche debate in the Commons on the navy question, the Times accuses Mr. Gladstone and Six- VVillinm Harcourt of miserable gambling with me dearest in- terests of the nation. ‘Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria is euflering from an attack of influenza. There were one hundred and sixty-four death» from influenza in London last, week, and the disease is increasing. The directors of the Bank of England have decided to grants liberal annuity to the family of Mr. May, for‘merly chief cashier of the bank. A most. deliberate case of suicide took place a few days ago at a. settlement on the south branch of the Saskatchewan river, a few miles from Prince Albert. A man nam- ed James Brinkman, cuts. hole, 11 ly 22 inches, through a foot nr more of ice in the river, and then squeezed hlmself through into the river. Brinkman was in comfort- able circumstances and esteemed by all. BRITISH. The King of Siam is seriously ill. General elections will take place in Cape Colony, South Africs, next. month. The monster Canadian cheese is said to have been in bad condition when it reached England. A man named T. Ellawcrth Shenpard has been committed at. Edmonton, N. W. T., for tnal for the murder of a woman named May Buchanan, who is said to have been born at. Ottawa, and whose maiden name was Mary or Amelia May. It 18 said a. Bil- ter of hers now lives in yOttawa and that her mother lives 1n Bufi'alo. A meeting was held on Tuesday nightin Collingwood, when a scheme for an air line railway from Collingwood to Toronto was formulated by Mr. Frank Moberly, C. E. Resolutions were adopted endorsing the project. The Governor-General has signed the order m- Council appointing Mr. Justice John James Fraser, of the Supreme Court of New Brunswick, to the pLieusenant- Governorship 02 that province. Mr. John Jamieson, of Whitchurch,who cut his throat; with a razor last Saturday, died from the wound- The annual meeting of the Canadian So- ciety of Civil Engineers will ha held in Montreal on January 9511. Mr AndrewF. (vault, of Montreal, bu been appointed director of the Risk of Montreal, in place of the late Sir John G Abbott. Lady Aberdeen held her first At Home at Bideau Hall Wednesday evening. There were about. two hundred and fifty guests. - ‘ The Ottawa winter carnival pan-5.5a has been abandoned. THE WEEK’S N k‘.‘ W S A “re. Brady has diefin (Wham, aged 10“.?) ears. om the Ports congratulating him 3 appaincmens to office, and ex- the hope that he will show in a1 position the same sympathy with that; he exhibited when he was y of the Italian Embassy at Con- Alberto Blane, the new Italian of Foreign Afi'airs, has received t. G E)? ERAL. CANADIAX ' was notâ€"acéeptéd depaltmpntror by ud, having wished to 11 view he he addree: he desired rune same 0 payment Iby these ) and pro- 'or his 0 p».