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CRUELTY ’1‘0 ANIMALS. Mr. Coatsworlh moved the House into committee on his bill to make further pro- vision as to the prevention of cruelty to animals and to amend the criminal code of 1892. Mr. Charlton supposed he had better be satisfied with what he had got, and, with the permission of the chairman, h; would drop clauses 3 and 4, referring to the m» ning of Sunday railway trains and railway and steamboat excursions. The clauses were dropped. Mr. Ta; 101' desired to know if the Chris- tian Guardian was to bt called a newspaper. He thought not. This paper was sent to clergymen, who distributed it in rural districts to their parishioners on Sunday. He therefore objected to the clause provid- ing for the imposition of a. fine of not more than $50 for first conviction and not more thin $100 for each subsequent offence. The bill was reported with certain amendments which were agreed to. Mr. Weldon’s bill to disfmuchisa voters who have taken bribes was read a. third time. Mr. Charlton moved the h use into com- mittee on a bill to secure the better observ. ance of the Lord’s day, commonly called Swim Mr. 'Sproule objected to the provision preventing boats moving through the canals between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. ‘ou _Suudeys. r :- L ' J " Mr. Haggart moved to substitute for the clause, that in case of urgent necessity, owing to pressure of business, cause by '25 terruption of traffic or the approach of the close of navigation, the clause may be sus- pended or varied by order-in-Council which shall continue in force for only four weeks at the most and may apply to one or more canals. The motion was earned bv a vote of 56 Sir John Thompson said the proposal to adjourn the debate was a. reasonable one. If the sweating system existed in Canada, and could be checked by the present reso- lution, it should be adopted. That, how- ever, was seriously challenged. The subject: was worthy of consideration, and therefore he supported the motion to adjourn the debate. toé Mr. Ouimet said that at first sight the resolution seemed commendable, but the question that always arose was what was the current rate of wages. With the ex- Cepbion of what had taken place in Toronto lastzwinter, he knew of nothing that called for such acLion as the hon. gentleman soughtto take. The trouble in Toronto seemed to be that the contractors took in laborers who were not; local men. But how could this be provided against? If outside men were never employed, much higher prices would have to be paid. He foresaw great difficulties in the way of the adoption of such a. princxple, and for his department he could say it was impractic- able. Mr. Coatsworth. in moving that it is expedient to insert in every contract for any public work made and entered into hereafter a clause requiring the contractor to pay the workmen engaged upon such work a rate of weges at least equal to the current rate of wages paid in the locality where such work is being done, at and during the time such contract is being car- ried on, unless the Minister with whose de- partment the contract has been made shall for special reason relieve the contractor from the observance of this clause. said that a similar resolution was carried in the British House‘ of Commons on February 13th. 1891, and was now in operation in all the departments of the Imperial service. Aby-law had been adopted in Toronto enacting that laborers working on corporation work in that city shall be paid not less than 15 cents an hour. The principle he sought to establish was by no means new, and he thought he had shown a good precedent for its adoption by the Government. Sir John Thompson, replying to Mr. Prior, said that inasmuch as the work on the Esquimalt fortification is carried on directly under the British Government, no action had been taken. regarding the employment; of Chinese upon them, further than to forward the protest to the home authorities. 7 7A5 therevidence had not been distributed the bill was allowed to stand. nnge Compx‘my of Ca_n_a(.ia.z irRresipectfingl ther Richelieu and Ontario Najlgation Compapy.__ n. A: thé Trust: Corporation of Canada. The following bills were read a. third time :â€" Mr. Charlton, on the second reading of the bill for the relief of Joseph Thompson, said that if the system of granting divorces were to be continued, it should be bya Divorce Court. Sir John Thompson was sorry he was not able bo-day to give the hon. gentleman a direct answer for want of information and particulars on the subject. He presumed the information would be forthcoming in a few days. Mr. Corbould desired to call attention to the disaster in the Fraser River valley, B. C. This district was, perhaps, the garden of British Columbia. and the result of the floods was hardly yet known. Much valu- &ble property had been destroyed and some lives last. A stretch of country seventy miles long by about twelve miles wide had been swept by the floods. The disaster was causedby thesuddenandexceptionsl warmth of an early season melting a very heavy snowfall on the mountains. He hoped the Government would come to the aid of the people of the district, who were homeless and destitute. Mr. Flint moved to have the words "ex- SEVENTH PARLIAMENTâ€"FOURTH SESSION AT OTTAWA. The clause was carried‘ gm 3. vote of 48 to Cl‘oincorporacq the Northern Life Assur- THE TJUMINIDN HOUSE. EMPLOYM ENT 01“ CHINESE. GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS ‘ SABBATH OBSERVANCE. FRASER RIVER FLOODS. THIRD READIK‘K THIRD READINGS DIVORCE COU RT. carried by a vote of Ul Mr. Davin said the hon. member for North Norfolk (Mr. Charlton) in stating the amount ofland granted to railways by the United States Government since 1850, when the first grant was made, down to the present time, which he said was 58,000, 000 acres, had given only a fractional amount of the grants. He had made the mistake ignorantly, he believed, of culling the amount patented from the total amount granted . _ The amendment was then put and de‘ feated by a. vote of 100 to 47. In the year 1862 the value of the salmon fisheries of England and Wales was esti- mated to have been £18,000. In 1868 it was said to have reached £30,000. In 1870 its value was fixed at £70,000, and two years later the value was placed at £100,000. This increase is the direct re- sult of the Salmon Fishery Act of 186], of which the three fundamental principles were : The preservation of the salmon dur- ing a fixed time, the opening up of rivers to the free ascent of salmon to the upper waters, and the prevention of pollution. Mr. Martin charged that the Government’ land policy was responsible for the small' ness of the emigration to the West. The reservation of a. two mile railway belt had retarded the settlement of the country. He contended that grants had in everyinatance retarded the building of the railways. The men who got grants were in nearly every inflame unable and unprepared to go on with construction, and only prevented others who were able to carry on the work. Some of the bricks found in Babylon in- dicate by the stamps upon their surface an age of at least 5,000 years. The art of brick- making was well developed at that time, for no bricks are better made than these. it. was a liberal provision. Before the hon. gentleman made such charges, he should ascertain the terms on which colonization lands were granted to settlers. LANDS FOR. SETTLERS. Mr. Charlton moved an amendment to a. motion that the House go into supply, that lands shall be sold only to actual settlers. The curse of the settlement of the country was the middleman or speculator. The Government had given away to speculators no less than 2,290 townships, or 82,590 square miles. Another evil was the grant- ing of 25,000 square miles at $5 a. square mile to favorites of the Government. What was wanted was the actual settlement of lands and the development of the resources of the country. The Government should in every way make it to the interest of the settler to go into unoccupied lends. Mr. Daly pointed out that ' the proposed resolution declare! that lands should be sold to actual settlers only on liberal terms; that there should be no sales of land to middlemen ; that provision should be made for free grant settlers; and that land grants to railway corporations had been made with reckless lavishness to the serious det- riment of the public interest. The ma- jority, he conceded, would agree with the first portion of the resolution. Provision for free grants had existed since 1872, and Mr. Laurier said the payment of ex- penses in advance, when the witnesses were summoned by the Crown, was not the practice in Quebec. ' The motion was adopted. KEMI’TVILLE I‘OST- OFFICE. Sir Adolphe Caron, answering Mr. Lister, said that in 1891 and 1893 complaint has been made by Mrs. D. Leslie that her letters had been tampered with in the Kemphille post-office. The matter had been investigated, and the postmaster was instructed to discharge the assistant who was charged with tampering with the letters. Mr. Edgar moved that J. B. Prevostand C. E. Larose, of Quebec, witnesses who had refused to answer che summons of the Privileges and Elections Committee, do attend at the bar of the House on Monday, June 11. Sir john Thompson said the practice was not to tender expenses, but, no punish- ment could be meted out, to a. witnezs who failed to attend because of his indigent circumstances. The House passed adverse judgment upon Davies’ resolution, which proposed to condemn as wrong the imprisonment of John V. Ellis, proprietor of the St. John Globe, by the Supreme Court of New Bruns- wick, for constructive contempt of court. Sir John Thompson gave the answer of the Government to the charges made against the New Brunswick judiciary, and to the legal arguments which have been put for- ward. So i’nr es the offence was concerned, the Premier holds that it amounted to mak- ing infamous charges against Judge Tuck, which,after the accuser was compelled to ad- mit were gronndless.he refused to withdraw. The punishment oflibellous and false attacks upon the bench in connection with actions pending is held to be constitutionally and properly within the power of the court as- sailed. Sir Hector Langevin pointed out that in Que bee when witnesses were requested to go a distance their traveling expenses were always tendered them. In this case not a cent had been paid. Therefore, he thought these witnesses should be first offered their expenses before these extraordinary pro- ceedings were taken. Mr. Duly explained, on the first: reading of the Dominion Irrigation Act. that it makes provision for irrigation by companies and individuals. Mr. Duly. in introducing a. bill to amend the North-West Territories Act, explained that when the prohibitory law was in force, an enactment was adopted to provide that debts for liquorssupplied by Wholesale mer- chants could not be collected. It was pro- posed toprovxdc that the Lieutenant-Gover- normight by proclamation repeal the provis- ion. Another feature of the bill was that it provided that the memberof the Executive Council should hold ofice until their succes- sors are appointed. to 27. cept. as a. bona fide test of skill in mark- manship” struck out, which, as the clause stands, prevents the ill-treating, baiting, starving, abandoning, or using as a. target; of any domestic animal. The amendment was carried by a. vote of 55 to 10. Mr. 1‘isdale moved that the committee flag and repor: progress. The mot. RELUCTANT WITNESS ES‘ THE ELLIS CASE NORTH - \VEST ACT Wis cum-tied by a. vote of 62 IRRIGATION. 3 value of the salmon and Wales was esti- £18,000. In 1868 it led £30,000. In 1870 I"Was that. all he said '2” asked mamma. “No ; he say, ‘Who is Miss Mittikens '3’ AndIaay, ‘()le Mother Hubban ‘.’ And he laugh and say, ‘Who ole Mother Hub~ hard is ‘2’ AndI say. ‘Little ole Marm Step- and-fetchit. !’ and the unconscious Dot laugh- ed harder. “No ! truly Eooly, I didn’t say mamm'h nor papa. one single time.” Then Mrs. Fisk added, lightly, not Wish- ing to impress the matter further on the childish mind : “You must never speak to any one of that again. Now remember, Dot, !” And the innocent Dot reassured her, pro- mising “truly rooly” never to tell itl to Dr. Prescott again, nor to any one else, “ ever anymore.” in talking the matter over with her husband that night, Mrs. Fisk concluded with the remarks : “I did not realize {or an instant that the little midget would understand in the least what I was saying, much less treasure up and remember it. But it shows that parents cannot be two careful What they say before children, and especially about others. As to my mimicry, I am simply ashamed of it, and I acknowledge frankly my criticisms were unnecessarily uncharitnble and severe. I can only say I have learned a. lesson not soon to be forgotten.” I Not very long afterward Dr. Prescott preached an admirable sermon to which Mrs. Fisk listened with a forced air of placid attention, although her heart flut- tered in little uneven bounds, at several “What else did he say, 3113 what did you say?" asked Mrs. Fisk, her voice fairly LrergPling with'ggciterp‘en‘t and agxiety. Mrs. Fisk felt a little relieved. She had shown such a predilection for silk mittens all winter that her husband had sportively Called her Mrs. Mittikens, and, of course, Dot had learned the name by heart in a. very short time. Then because of her fondness for a. rather shapeless house dress, he had occasionally dubbed her old Mother Hub- hard. The appellation, “Little Marm Step- and-fetch-it," Mr. Fisk had applied to Dot herself, because of her alacrity in running little errands, and knowing, as he did, that the longer a. name he could find the better she. would like it. Mrs. Fisk took Dot on her lap,and, look- ing at her steadily, aid, gently, but with some decision : “He 3713', ‘Who :elled you that, 'little girl?’ And I say, ‘Miss‘Mittikens ." ” and Dot threw back her head and laughed mer- rily._ Mrs. Fisk despite her trepidation, had to laugh, too, but. she asked again: “And what did Dr. Prescott. say then? Tell mamma. truly, Dot,” “He never say ’uobher word, only pinch my cheek and say, ‘Oh, you little michief, you !’ ” “My little Dot, I want you to tell truly, Did you say anything at; all to Prescott about papa. or mamma. ?” Dot shook her head with decision in turn, as she replied = “No ! truly rooly, I dicip’t say ma‘ “I telled him I did a-tcst pulpit airs. And he said, ‘ \Vhat you mean, little girl?’ AndI say, ‘ You sticks up your shoul’er, and you goes this way,’ "and Dot opened her brown eyes to their utmost ex~ tent and Wriggled her little body about in her desire to look as wild as possible. The cfiild begin again with a satisfied air, as if sure of commendation for having Worghily‘peyfqrmed}. pggded duty. As the girl passed on, Dot. looked up and remarked, in a tone of great satisfaction : “I seed him, and I celled him 1 did aâ€"tcst pulpitAairs.” - “What!” Mrs. Fisk started so and spoke with such energy that Doc started, too. Then she added, more quietly, “Dob, tell mammcn juscwhab you said to Dr. Prescott." When Mrs. Fisk returned she saw her pastor’s card in the salver on the hall table and Interim the afternoon as she sat sewing, with Dot seated, as usual, on the floor, surrounded by her beIOVed dolhes, the wait- ress.in passing, looked into the room and said. '4“ Why,d1du’t you notice how every little While he shrugged a. shoulder? ” and Mrs. Flak drew up one shoulder in exact imita« tion of the minister’s movement. “ Then there was an affected way of glancing with great rapidity from right. to left, as if startled by his own ideas.” “It’s such queer little mannerisms as those,” she added, “ that I call pulpit airs, and, as J said before, I detest them I I only wish some one would tell Dr. Prescott how he spoils the effect of what he is saying by assuming such looks and attitudes.” Mrs. Fisk and her husband had just re- turned from church, and little Dot, seated on the floor was paying such fixed attention to what her mother was saying that her father asked, laughingly, “ And what do you think of pulpit airs, little Dot ?” “ I a-testa ’em I" said Dot, emphatically. This caused a merry laugh at Dot’s ex- pens, for the little four-year-old was par- ticularly fond of getting hold of words alto- gether too large for her little pueker of a mouth. The dinner bell ringing just then efl'ected a change on the subject. “I suppose you saw Dr. Prescotc’s card, ma’am ?” Mrs. 14'in replied that she had seen it, and was sorry not to have been the gentle- man himself. Again, Mrs. Fisk mimicked the pastor, burning her eyes from side to side in so ludicrous a, manner that, her husband laugh- ed outright, and little Dot burst. into a. loud peal of laughter, too. It. was only Monday afternoon, however, that Dr. Prescott called on Mrs. Fisk, and the servant ohinking her mistress was at home, admitted him. On discovering that Mrs. Fisk was away, the girl returned to the parlor. and was surprised to find Dot carrying on what, appeared an animated conversation with the minister. "‘I didn’t enjoy the sermon at all this morning,“ said Mrs. Fisk. “ It seemed to me Dr. Prescott Went out of his way to say Odd things, and I am sorry to notice he is beginning to put: on pulpit .aer, something I especially detest in any minister.” “ What do you mean by little pulpit airs, wife 1’” AN UNBXPEGTED LESSON. her Dr. A technical paper gives the following rule for determining the number of tons of mils required to lay a mile of track :â€"Multiply the weight per yard by 11 and divide the product by 7. For example: Take a. 7‘)â€" pound rail : 70 multiplied by 11 equals 770, which divided by 7, gives no, the number of tons (2,240 pounds each) required to the mile. facturers, viewing the over-crowded con- dition of the labor market, and reflecting that after a. summer's idleness they could command their own rates of wages, do not care whether they close or not. Thus if the strike continues, wages may be forced down in niany or all of the highly organiz- ed industries. Although small quantities of fuel have been imported from Nova. Scotia and \Vales, the supply from these sources, upon which a. duty of 75 cents a. ion is imposed. cannot bring much relief. According to the American Consul at Cape Breton, the miners of Nova Scotia. reCeive better pey'then do those of Pennsylvan'a, Maryland. and West Virginia, and in the opinion of at least one Pennsylvania paper the present McKinley tariff duty is insuf- ficient. Unquesnionably the demand of the strikers is more reasonable than is that of the protectionist paper. The length of time that footprints will remain fresh-looking in the soil on the coast of Greenland is remarkable. On Littleton Island, neat Smith’s Sound, members of the Peary Relief Expedition found footprints of a reindeer which seemed but a few hours old. Yet other signs discovered shortly after proved indisputably that the animal which left the marks had not been on the island for many weeks. French Surgery. It is of interest to note the results of re- cent experiments made by surgeons in the curing of idiocy in children. Like many other things new in surgery and medicine, theSe experiments originated in Paris. The idea was conceived that idiocy frequently was caused, where no congenital causes were apparent, by the premature union of the bones of the skull in infants. Acting on this assumption, the French surgeons removed a. portion of the bony covering of the skull on several patients, the idea being that the brain had not had room to expand commensurate with the growth of the child. The results in many instances proved the correctness of the theory. In some cases the results were remarkable. In one case an idiot girl of 8 years began to show signs of recovering intelligence the very day after the operation was performed. Scotland last year increased its wheat growing area by about 8,000 acres. The Great Coal Strixe As the coal strike continues in the United States from day to day the em- ployment of great numbers of factory hands becomes precarious, and use destructive agency the strike is having far reaching results. It is estimated that the strikers are losing “250,000 a. day in wages. and in the course of a. very few weeks wage-earn- ers in hundreds of factories, which must either have coal or close, may be deprived of their means of subsistence. Many manu- A Patient loses "ore Than Fifty Pounds In line Course of Six .tlonllls. Savill gives an account of his treatment of obesity that presents some features of specialinterest, says the London Lancet. A man 5 feet 10 inches in height and weigh- ing 284 pounds was admitted to the Padd- ington infirmary to be treated for an ulcer. This patient, 68 years of age, was unable to walk, c‘liiefly by reason of his bulk. He was put upon a diet of one pound of cooked fish and one pound of lean cooked meat 3. day and a. pint of hot water sipped at in- tervals every two hours. The fish and the meat were distributed in meals, according to the taste of the patient, but no bread, vegetables, milk, or any other article of food was allowed. The patient was a person of intelligence and did everything towards the suwess of his treatment, mansg» ing to drink five or six pints of hot water during the day. Weight decreased steadily. On admission, Sep. '21, it was 284 pounds; Oct. 2 it was 274 pounds: Nov. 18 it was 256 pounds, and Dec. 4, 246% pounds. At Christmas there was some latitude given in diet, and the result was a prompt addition to his weight of seven pounds, but by Jan. 15 weight was reduced to 239 pounds. After four month’s treatment the diet was modified by the addition of two small slice, of bread and butter at breakfast and suppers and milk and sugar in his tea. night and morning. Feb. 7 he returned to ordinary meat diet, such as other patients had, with the exception of potatoes, He then weighed 234% pounds. Weight increased slightly for a. time after resuming ordinary diet, but March 21, when the patient left, he weigh. ed 230:} pounds, having lost over fifty pounds in six months. The ulcer healed within four weeks of his admission. and pain and stiflness soon disappeared, per- mitting as much walking as the space in the ward would allow. Weight remains the same (230% pounds), the man being new on ordinary diet. but drinking no beer. His health is excellent. preacher be ever so faithful and ever so sincere, his teaching would lose all power and his precept. all valueâ€"in fact, his in- fluence for good would be totally lost upon the young people of the householdâ€"if he was criticized unfavorably in their hearing. A single remark, he argued, of a. detrimental chartmter was auflicienb to destroy the most earnest efl‘orta on the pastor’s part. ' And Hie sermon been listened to many a. well-me parent. points in the discourse. There was entire absence of any superfluous mannerisms, but only a very earnest, impressive air. 9.9 the gocd man admonished Christian parents to beware lest their style of conversation prove anything but: beneficial to the younger members of the family. He reminded his hearers, that let a TREATMENT FOR OBESITY. was one that could have with marked profit: by Ming but: thoughtless the family. hearers, t. fmthful an would lose 1 ever so all power t, his in- lost upon Theevil habits of betting and gambling are increasing most of all among women, says an English paper. Mothers of families bet away their husbands’ wages and pawn clothes and furniture to obtain funds for gambling purposes. Hundreds of young women engaged in factories bet regularly. Some see the bookmakers personally, others send their money through middlemen. Betting among ladies is en the increase, and the drawing-room sweepstakes are becoming popular. This is a tremendous indictment, yet I do not propose to refute it. It is a. deplorable state of things, but even if the “half has not been i told,” it is within the pale of credibility. “Gambling is on the increase among women." Betting is largely practised and with disastrous effects on the fan‘in life by the mothers of England, who are constantly and proudly enough proclaimed the social saviours of our land. Mr. Martin’s poisoned arrow did not hit the mark. What; he meant; to do was to give a very unfavorable impression of the Congo State. What he succeeded in doing was to furnish material for one of the most) careful and scientific of African explorers to prove that, considering all the disadvan- tages, the State is moving along the path of progress at a. highly commendable pace. A lady was the mother of a brignt little boy about three years old. The whooping cough prevailed in the neighborhood, and the mother became very much elm-med lest her boy should take it. She had talked and worried so much about it; that she had infected the child with her fears to such an extent; that he would scarcely leave her side. One night, after the little fellow had been put to bed, a. donkey was being driven past the house, and, when just opposite, set up his “bee-haw, bee-haw.” With ashriek the little fellow was out ol bed, screaming at the top of his voice :â€" ground. At Ihat time there were only a few squa- lid grass huts on the side of Matadi, 90 miles from the mouth of the river. The place is now a. small city with about 2,030 population, forty or fifty European build- ings, a hatch-stores, and mission houses. This transformation has been wrought by the Congo railroad, of which Matadi is the seaward terminus. In 1885 Baumann toiled painfully over the Palahalla hill, finding himself only a few miles beyond Matadi after a hard day’s work. Now the steam cars daily whisk their passengers, in less than an hour, around and above this hill to the plateau overlooking the Congo. In three days after Martin reached Leopold- ville he was able to take a. steam boat for the upper river, and if he had missed the boat he would not have been compelled to wait long for another; while in 1885 those who wished to go to the furthest reaches of navigation had an opportunity to embark only once in five or six months. In 1885 there was a great scarcity of carriers on the road leading round the cataracts, while Martin compares this road to an ant-path, so numerous were the caravans of heavy- laden porters trudging in single file. In Bangala Baumann lived in a miserable clay hut and had nothing but manioc to eat, while Martin sojourned in a comfort- able brick house, and enjoyed the fruits and vegetables of a fine garden. A well-kept station of the State now stands there,where nothing but wilderness existed in 1885. Baumann scarcely heard rubber mentioned on the Congo, though it is now one of the chief articles of trade. “The whoofimg-coughâ€"is comin -â€"the whooping-cough is coming.‘ Slr .Vllclmel Culme-Seymour Wlus :1 Foot Race at Fifty-Elght. Admiral Sir Michael Uulme-Seymour is one of the most popular as well as most distinguished of Great Britain’s naval ofli- cers. Accordingly everyone W95 highly pleased at the Mediterranean fleet athletic sports held recenty at Malta, when he won Ladi; Culme-Seymour, who seemed to take especial pleasure in handling the meed of victory to her gallant husband.â€"â€"-[N. Y. Herald. A German named .Mahinfwho recently made a seven months’ trip up the Congo river, tells some interesting things about the present condition of the settlements and enterprises along that great stream. and has thus furnished a. text, for the well- known African traveler, Dr. Baumann, who contrasts the present Aspects of the Congo country wibh what he saw nine years in fine style the veterans’ handicap race for officers above thirty-five years of age. Com- mander B'irney, of the Hawk, ran a. good second from scratch. The Admiral who succeeded the late Admiral Tyron in the command of the Mediterranean squad- ron, joined the service as far back as 1849, and is fifty-eight years oldâ€"quite a. respect- able age at. which to win a. foot race. He served with distinction in the Baltic during the Crimean war and cammanded the naval operations against the Chinese in 1856 and in 1858. He is of Irish descent and comes of a stock distinguished in naval history. Large numbers of spectators gathered to Witness the proceedings, which were en- livened by the mass bands of the fleet, and the prizes were afterward distributed by Binks w He picked ran across “Ah ! a. “Oh, yeE. I was quite a. little girl." \Vhen three weeks had gone by, Without the regular nightly appearances of Binks, and it. began to look as though he meant it, she looked up the book and found the ex- planation in the inscription. It read :â€"“To Miss Clam, on her twenty. fifth birthday." The fly-leaf is torn out now. Aspects of the Congo (‘onnn-y Nine Years Ago :lnll Saw. Binks was calling on the apple of his eye. He picked up a. vulume of “Lucille,” and ran across an inscription on a. fly-leaf. “Ah ! a. present?” he remarked. “Yes, from a. dear friend, oh, ever so long agoâ€"~nine or ten years.“ “So long as that, 7" “Oh, yes. I was qu1te a. little girl." \Vhen three weeks had gone by, Without the regular nightly appearances of Binks, and it. began to look as though he meant it. Women Gamblersx‘n England. when be we AN ATHLETIC ADMIRAL. PRO GRESS IN AFRICA. It Frightened Him Come at Last. at over the very same namma