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THE DOMINION HOUSE. CIVIL SERVICE. Mâ€" ‘ Custigan introduced a bill further to amen‘e Acts iespecting the Civil Sen ice. The c ct of the measure was to re-enect the Act of 1892, which expired the first- of this month, and which provides that any person in the employment of the service on the first of July 1892. and who has since been continuously engaged therdn, may be promoted without passing the Civil Service examination since prescribed, but subject to certain regulations. l The bill was read a first time. QUEBEC SUBSIDIES. Sir John Thompson moved the third reading of a bill respecting certain subsidies granted to the Government of the Province of Quebec by chapter 8 of the statutes of 1884. SEVENTH PARLIAMENT â€" FOURTH SESSION AT OTTAWA. Mr. Laurier said the bill should contain a stipulation as to what purpose the moneys were to be applied to. He therefore moved in amendment that the bill be referred back to the Committee of the “'hole with instruction to amend it so as to provide that the said sum shall he paid according to the provisions of the statutes of the Pm‘ Vince of Quebec, 49 Victoria. chapter ‘2, namely, into the fund created for the redemption of the loan effected under the provisions of 37 Victoria, chapter ‘2, and shall be applied to the payment of so much of the loan made in virtue of that Act, and shall form part of a sinking fund created for the redemption of that loan. snEiK’s DAMCONTRACT. Mr. Laurier moved in amendment to concurrence on resolution to vote $450,000 for the Sheik’s Island darn, Cornwall canal, a. resolution censuring the Government for their action in cancelling the contract of the Gilbert Blasting and Dredging Company for $125,000 and substituting other works without the sanction of Parliament, as un- constitutional and dangerous to the public interest, and for inflicting an extra. loss to the country of $30,000 damages, awarded to the firm for such cancellation of the contract. In view of the wide discussion on the subject at the last sitting of the House, le would say nonhing in support of the resolution. Sir John Thompaon said the Province of Quebec was about to make an arrangement by which this money shall be paid for the redemption oi the debt. The Dominion Government considered that the payment was properly safeguarded, and the particu- lar portion of the public debt to which the money shall be applied was a matter that they thought was in the care of the province itself. No charge has been made that the province meant to misappropriate any of the money,aud for the Dominion to say that the money hould be used only in a. certain way would he most ofl'ensive to the province,and would intimate that the province might not apply the money for the benefit of its creditors. The amendment was lost on division, and the bill was read a. third time. Mr Edgar moved a. clause providmg that in all provinces where the jury panel has been reduced to thirteen. it shell be lawful for seven to find a. verdict; Lhe provisiOn to come into force only on proâ€" clamation by the Governor-ln-Uouncil. The motion was carried. Respecting the utilization of the waters of the North-West, Territories, and for other purposes. Respecting the common school fund. In restraint of fraudulent sale or mark- ingj WDRespecting the inspection of electric light. THIRD RxADIxus. The following bills were read a. third time:â€" The House went. into Committee on the bill to amend the Criminal Code. Mr. Edgar. on motion that the House go into Committee of Supply, moved an amendment to the motion, “That from the public trial and convmtion of Thomas McGreevy and N. K. Connolly for conspir- acy to defraud, and from evidence and papers already before this House, it appears that large portions of the moneys which were found upon the said trial to have been crinilnally received by the said Thos. Mc- Greevy from Government contractors were so received by him for the purpose of being expended in elections in the interest of the ‘ Conservative party and for distribution ‘ by Sir Hector Lengevin. M. P., and Sir Adolphe Caron, M. P., for the election of themselves and of other supporters of the Government at the general elections held in February, 1887. That it further appears that large portions of said moneys, together with other large sums collezled by Sir Adolphe Caron, from those interested in Governmental railway subsidies, were ex- pended and distributed by Sir Hector Lengcvin and Sir Adolphe Caron and in lavish and illegal amounts to assist in the election of themSP-lves and other supporters of the Government in the district of Que- bec at the general elections of 1887. That the said Sir Hector Langevin and Sir Adolphe Caron were then and now are members of this House and on the roll of her Majesty's Privy Councillors for Canada. and the said Sir Adolphe Caron is a Cabinet Minister and Postmaster-General. That in the opinion of this House the said air Hector Langevin and Sir Adolphe Caron are deserving of the severest censure for their connection with the said transactions, and that it is a. public SC3leal and injury to the reputation of Canada. that Sir Adolphe Caron should continue to hold the position of a. hlinisler of the Crown. A Six- Hector Langevin on arising was greet- ed with Conservative applause. He said that when he was tried before the Committee of Privileges and Elecfions in 1891, he had come of his own free accord, not, Wishing the statements to go to the country unchal- The amendment was defeated by 85 to The resolution was concurred in. CARON CHARGES ILASD JURIES longed. He had given his evidence underl oath, and the report of the House had been ‘ in his ‘fevour. The hon. gentleman who had just spoken wanted to try him again. That was not justice. (Hear, hear.) It was for the House and the country to say whether he was to be singled out and tried in this way. This was the first time in this country, eml he thought in any British country, that a man in his or the most humble position hurl been tried a second timeâ€"(hear. hear)â€"nnd when he gave his evidence without or with an oath, he did so to the best of his ability, and if he made mistakes it was not wittinqu, but because his memory failed him. He knew nothing about the payment of election expenses. If it was done, it was done behind his back. then he drew on McGreevy for money, he was drawing on money he had deposited with him. The money was not for the pur. pose of buying votes. Without going into details he left the case in the hands of the House. It knew how the ease stood in 189], and to-day the charges were broughti to try him a second time. He had no doubt the Verdict of the Home would be sanction- ed by the country. (Applause) saIxINo AND TRAWLING. Sir‘ Charles H. Tupper, in answer to Mr. Gillies. said the Government had entered into a convention With the United States which, though not dealing specifically with the subject of purse Seining and trawling beyond the three-mile limit, contemplated a joint investigation, which was now pro- ceeding, and which would deal with those subjects. No action would be taken until the commissioners had reported. LAKE Emu FISHERIES. Mr. Tisdale, on motion to go into supply, read correspondence between the Lake Erie fishermen and the Department of Fisheries, and quoted statistics at length to show that the the regulations of the de- partment respecting fishing in Lake Erie were unduly severe and stringent. He contended that there was no reason for issuing regulations for the reduction of the number or nets. About August last year seven American tugs, with about 30 miles of nets, had been fishing within the (Jana- dian limit. There was no sufiicient reason for rohibiting Whitefish and salmon fishing in ovember. Not only were many fisher- men thrown out of employment, but com~ munitiea suffered in consequence. The total number of men employed on the Can- adian side of the lake in 1889 was 465, and on the American side 2,18l. In the same year the value of the appliances on the Canadian side was $116,000 and on the American side $851,000. The quantity of fish caught on the Canadian side in 1593 was 9,000,000 pounds, and on the American side 63,000,000 pounds. Tfle amendmen't, was (-{e‘fenbed by 102 to 63. Sir Charles H. Tupper said that, absolute ruin was staring the United States fiaher- men of Lake Erie in the face. whiie the Canadian fishermen were making money. This was due to the fact that the Canadian fisheries were protected, and show'ed that the restrictions were highly necess sry. He was prepared, however. to give due consid- eration to the repre‘sentations made by Mr. Tisdale. CANAL STAFFS. Mr. Bergeron called aLtenLion to the de- lay in the payment of the wages of the employes of the canals. On the brd of July the paymaster was paying for the month of May. Something should be done to prevent; a recurrence of this. Mr. Gibson argued that there should be anyqstafilished pay flay. _ Mr. Haggart said he found that the pay i rolls were received on the 5th of the month. Before the 7th they were sent to the Audi- tor-General’s department. If any complaint was made there, they were all returned with the request that they be separated and objectionable accounts held back. This sometimes took six or seven days. There was no delay except what was caused by the system of auditing. CATTLE TRADE. Mr. Muiock said he proposed to trace the ‘ history of the scheduling of Canadian cattle by Great Britain, and point out where the responsibility for it rested. It was promised that the cattle would all be inspected be. fore they entered Canada. That undertak~ ing was deliberately ignored by the Govern- ment. Another representation made 10 England was that cattle trains would be under the control of Dominion Government' officials, who would accompany them on their journey across the country, yet never once was this regulation enforced. The ‘ pledge was grossly violated. The inspection was absolutelyinedcctual. The Government sanctioned the inspection of Whole train loads of cattle by night. Thousands and thousands of cattle were imported into Canada from the infected districts of the United States in open violation of these regulations. He moved in amendment that the Government was deserving of censure for negligence in not taking measures to convince the Imperial Government that proper precautions were taken to inspect American cattle in transit through Canada, and thus remove the scheduling of Canadian cattle. Mr. Ives said the hon. gentleman had not shown vliat the Imperial authori- ties were dissatisfied with the transit regulations adopted by Canada. Never had the Imperial government written a letter on the subject complaining of the regulations, so there was no ground for the charge of the hon. gentleman. The only case of pleuro-pneumonia ever known to have existed in Canada. was an animal imported from Great Britain in 1886, and discovered at Levis. If symptoms of that disease was ever found in Canadian cattle after crossing the ocean, there was no trace of it on leaving ('lariadn. Respecting the inspection of cattle at the border, it was impossrble to tell whether an animal was affected from an ordinary inspection. An animal suffering from pleuro-pneumonia showed no outward evidence of it until in the last stages. of 99 to 59. Mr. McDonald (Assiniboia).on the motion to go into supply, asked the government when} anion Lhey_ proposed tgmke in regarfi to a Iargelysigne'dbetition heihad presented, irom‘me community he represented, pro. testing against the excessive freights on the Canadian Pacific railway and asking for aid for the immiedate construction of the Hudson Bay railway. (Opposition cries of “Hear, hear.”) It was impossible for farmers to pay the rates in View of the prevailing low prices Ioi‘ grain. He asked the Government to appoint a commission to fully investigate the matter. The ameEdment was defeated by a vote EXCESSIVE FREIGHT RATES Sir. John Thompson said the petitions presented to the House on the subject by the people of the North-\Vest were very numerous. and had been considered to the Minister of Railways and other members of the Government, and the complaints con- tained therein had been transmitted to the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. The company had set out their defence in a letter dated June ch last. and directed to the Minister of Railways. Freight rates on different sections of the road in the North-West were quoted, and varied from ‘21 cents to ‘21) cents per hundred pounds. The directors believed these rates were lower than those of any railway in any other part of the world operated under similar conditions, snd considering that four~fifths of the cars engaged in LhP.‘ grain transpor- tation had to he hauled hack empty.and also the high cost of fuel, they did not think the rates covered more than the actual cost of transportation. They were unable lto see how the rates could be reduced. The company also said that considering the unjust and unreasonable clamor in some quarters about the high rates, they {would be glad if the Government would 1 undertake an independent investigation of ‘ the irei ht charges and compare them with those 0 other grain-producing countries. The House'wenf,~ into Committee of Supply. Mr. Laurier, on the item {or the Department, asked if Col. \Valker is discharging the duty of Adjutant-( of Militia. Mr. Patterson (Huron)~â€"I have no official information upon the subject. Mr. Laurierwl thought the hon. gentle- man was head of the depargmcnt. Mr. Patterson (Hurorf)-I am asking for information on the subject, which I will shortly be able to furnish to the House. Sir Richard Usrtwrightpn the resolution to vote 811.801 to pay salaries and expenses in connection with the commission of en- quiry into the Inchine canal expenditure, asked what was the intention of the Government with respect to the outrageous fraud committed on the people of the country. Over and above the grossest extravagance there must have been fraud of a criminal character in connection with the Curran bridge. Mr. Haggart {aid that for his department he could say that wherever a fraud had been committed in misappropriation or otherwise, he would recommend the prosecution of the guilty parties by the Department of Justice. The resolution was adopted' lllram Maxim Conlends That a lightn- Sllll‘ltl can be Made. A keen competition is going on in England between the inventors of the numerous soâ€" called bullet-proof cuirasses that are now before the public, and Herr Dowe, who was practically the first in the field, has made ‘ a. strong bid for the adoption of his device by the British War Department. The well-known American engineer. Hiram Maxim, contends that a much lighter shield can be made than Herr Dowe’s, that will withstand bullet-fire just as well' by using steel. He also insists that Herr Dowe’s cuirass is of metal, with a covering of the special material which is reputed to be bullet-proof. The matter has exalted such ‘ Controversy thata London paper has ofl'ered to settle the question in dispute conclusively by an electrical test. It has engaged Prof. Silvanus Thompson to devise an electrical apparatus for proving whether or not the cuirass contains a. metal plate, without in any way revealing the actual substance used. A large coil and two small coils of ‘ fine wire are so adjusted in relation to the poles of an alternating current dynamo and a. telephone receiver that the currents in- duced by the central, or exciting, coil balance each other, when no Vibration can I be detected in the telephone. If, hoWever, ‘ a plate of any rretallic substance, whether solid or built up, or constructed of gauge, be inserted between the central coil and ' either of the side coils, the balance is upset, and aclear, ringing note is heard in the I telephone. There can not possibly be any ‘ mistake as to the action of the device, and it is a.) sensitive that its operator can detect at once whether any indicated disturbance is owing to the presence of a. large substan- tial plate or merely fragments of bullets and steel fragments left inside the cuirass. ' According to the latest reports, Herr Dowe declines to allow the suggested test to take | place. Killing Rats by Electricity. 1 A Philadelphia. electrician has "gone one better” on Edison’s familiar cockroach- killing device. The proprietor of a res- taurant in the Quaker City was constantly pestered by a host of rats, which swarmed at all hours into his yard, in search of the toothsome offal temporarily stored there. The favorite route of the rodents was a. sewer inlet at the hack of the yard, which terminated in a hole alongside a. grated covering. The electrician one day caught sight of the intruders. and forthwith set to work to try an interesting experiment. Laying coils of copper wire about the hole, he made an attachment to the electric light wires within the building. and fixed in a. convenient place a key for turning on the current. When everything was in' readi- ness, 3. watch was kept on the hole, and as soon as a dozen of rate were playing about the enclosure, the key was turned. As the rats returned one by one to the hole, they were unmistakably electrocuted. The plan worked to acharm, and the story goes that in this way nearly 100 rats have bean killed otf in a. little over a week. Anxious Motherâ€""There is a. certain very eligible young man that. I want my daughter to fail in love with. Do you deal in Iove-philtera ?” Modern Magicianâ€"“N0, madame; but I can bring the match about in another way.” "‘ Oh, thank you. What shall I do '3“ “Shut her up in a boarding school for a yearY and then arrange your plans so that, this youth shall be the first man she meets after she gets out.” THE BULLET-PROOF COAT. Better Than Herbs. COL. POW ELL. I I) MiYitin Powell $eneral i It is estimated that foreign stocks amounting to $3,819,035.000 are held in Great Britain and the interest receivable from them $145,000,000 per annum. Since Denmark established dairy schools and made a science of butter-making 100,- 000,000 pounds of butter have been exported from the countzy annually. Arthur Bentz, a. 6-year-old boy of Leh- anon, Pa” died from the effects of swal- lowingatadpole, which his little companions had forced into his mouth. A race horse clears from '20 to 24 feet at, a bound. The value of the steel manufactured in the United States every year is about-$500.- 000.000. The heart of r. Greenland whale is a yard in diameter. The coal fields of the United States cover 194,000 square miles. The king of Dahomey was educated in France and speaks French fluently. An elephant is fifty or sixty years in attainirg maturity, and will live a. century and a half. The mean annual temperature of the Arctic regions is below 30 degrees Fahren- heit. If a. snail‘a head he cutoff and the animal placed in a cool, moist spot, anew head wxll be grown. After a. courtship of two hours James Wood and Miss Mary Stewart were married recently near Youngstown, O. The water that pours over the falls of Niagamis wearing the rock away at the rate of five yards in four years. ACleveiand contractor has un'iertaken to move a. stone house weighing 5,50) tons, basement, and all, a. distance of sixty feet. In 1813 William Burton patented a. loco- motive that was provided with legs and feet, behian to puah the maehine along the track. It is about thirty miles across towu in Londnuaud for that. entire distance there is said to be an unbroken line of residences and stores. Chicago has’ 5. Domestic Science Associa- tion. which proposes to build an institution where women Will be instructed in home duties. Street. bands are not. permitted in Ger- many unless they accompany processions. 1n Vienna the organ grinders are allowed to play only between midday and sunset. The tail of the kangaroo is the fleshiest part. of the animal. It is considered dainty food when boiled in its own skin, which afterward may be drawn of? like a. glove. At Washington there is a. list, of all the known anarchists in the world, andtheir place of residence when last heard from. The French government. has a similar list. Mrs. Frederick Duppen. of Cincinnati, has just learned that seventeen years ago Frederick IvI'ller made a. remark derogatory of her character, and has entered a suit for slander. Taking the earth as the centre of the uni- verse and the polar star as the limit of our Vision, the visible universe embraces an aerial space with a diameter of 420,000,000,- 000 miles and a. circumference of 1,329,742,- 000,000 miles. Twn safe-crackers entered a Brooklyn store to operate on a safe that. made a great: show from the street. They were so disappointed when they found that it was only a wooden box painted up. that they departed, leaving their instruments behind them. zreat isritain and the interest receivaoie' rom them $145,000,000 per annum. ' i Since Denmark established dairy schools .nd made a science of butter-making 100,- 100,000 pounds of butter have been exported rom the country annually. Arthur Bentz, a 6-year-old boy of Leh- .non, Pa., died from the effects of swal-l owingatadpole, which his little companions lad forced into his mouth. Street bands are not permitted in Ger- nany unless they accompany processions. i in Vienna the organ grinders are allowed , ,0 play only between midday and sunset. I The tail of the kangaroo is the fleshiest part of the animal. It is considered dainty ' food when boiled in its own skin, which titerward may be drawn off like a. glove. At Washington there is a list of all the known anarchists in the world, andtheir place of residence when last heard from. The French government has a similar list. Mrs. Frederick Duppen. of Cincinnati, has just learned that seventeen years ago Frederick .‘vI'ller made a remark derogatory of her character, and has entered a suit for slander. Taking the earth as the centre of the uni- verse and the polar star as the limit of our Vision, the visible universe embraces an aerial space with a diameter of 420,000,000,- 000 miles and a circumference of 1,329,742,- 000,000 miles. Twn safe-crackers entered a Brooklyn store to operate on a safe that made a great show from the street. They were so disappointed when they found that it was only a wooden box painted up. that they dfiparted, leaving their instruments behind , t em. Plants often exhibit something very much like intelligence. If a. bucket of water during a dry season be placed a few inches from a growing pumpkin, or melon vine: the latter will turn from its course and in E a day or two Will get one of its leaves in ‘ the water. ‘ the lode. At Wingen, in New South ‘Vales, 204 miles from Sydney, is a burning mountain, one of the most remarkable sights to be seen in Australia. It is 1,820 feet in height, and is supposed to be a large coal seam which has in some unaccountable way become ignited, and has been burning for many years, certainly long before the advent of the white man in this portion of the colony. The course of the fire can be traced a considerable dis- tance by the numerous depressions or chasms occasioned by the falling in of the ground from beneath which the coal has been consumed. Smoke is continually issuing from the sides of the mountain, and in the vicinity of these openings the Isurface is hot,'and has a dry, parched apâ€" pearance, while sticks thrust into these opening-a are readily ignited. So far nothing tangible has yet resulted from the efforts made during late years to establish the iron~making industry in New South Wales, although attention has from time to time been directed to many natural advantages possessed by several districts of the colony, namely, deposits of iron ore, with coal an‘l flux in close proximity. The iron made in the colony at the present time is not from ore, but from scrap, and the quantity so manufactured during the year was 2.190 tons llcwt. lqr. 41b., valued at £14,876.6s. The Eskbank Ironworks, where this industry is carried on, are situated at Lithgow, on the western side of the Blue Mountains, and employ about 150 men. In the Broken Hill district there were raised during the year 1,051 tons of iron ore, valued at £1,198. The bulk of this comes from Balaclava, about eight miles from Broken Hill, the rest of it being taken by the Proprietary Co. from the outcrop of It is solely used as flux. The advantages of technical education are fully recognized in Australia,and in New South Wales it forms a portion of the public school system. It is under the supervision of an officer of the New South Wales A Young l‘hllndelphlan Under Trealmvnt at the Flower Iloupilal. A novel mode of treatment, by which an attempt will be made to relieve a. young man of the effects of breaking his neck,is about t0 be tried at- Lhe Flower Hospital New York. The patient will be enveloped in a. plaster cast from the waist up, nothing but his face being left bare. his is to preveuc the slight est movement of the head or neck while the museies and bones are adjusting themselves to their normal relations. People in the middle ages believed in were-wolves as well as Wltches. VVere- wolves were supposed to be men who win]: preserving thelr appearance as human beings, were yet transformed into wolves, with an appetite which nothing but human flesh would satisfiy. The subject of the treatment is George Mange, 19 years 'old, of Philadelphia. Last January, while he was exercising in a. gymnasium, he fell from the horizontal bar striking on the back of his head. The physician who was called in said that the muscles of the neck were sprained, but after two weeks in bed Menge, although able to sit up, could not raise his head ex- cept by using his hands. When his head was unsupported it fell forward on his breast. As he had not recovered at the end of seven weeks he was sent to the Penn- sylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, where an examination showed that his neck was broken. An inslrument was attached to his head to hold it in place,l)ut no improve- ment resulted, Three weeks ago Mange started for the Catskills. intending to return to PhiladelA phia later for further treatment, but while staying with same friends in Brooklyn he was persuaded to put himself under the care of Dr. VVillia'n Tod Helmuth at the Flower Hospital. The plaster cast will be kept upon Menge until his recovery. of which the surgeons are very hopeful, or until the experiment-is seen to be a. failure If unsuccessful, the patient will still be able to get about with his head in a brace. Editorâ€"“ Here is a. scientific item, which says that photographs have been taken five hundred feet under water. Print it in a. conspicuous place.” Sub-Edicorâ€"“ Umâ€"whm’s the idea?” Editorâ€"“I am in hopes some of these camera. fiends will try it.” T0 MEND HIS BROKEN NECK FACTS IN FEW WORDS. Vindictive NEWS FROM AUSTRALIA. SOME INTERESTING ITEMS ABOUT THAT FAR-OFF COUNTRY. .‘Illk Pradncllon In New South Walesâ€" Magnificent. opaliâ€"A Burnlng Hounâ€" Ialnâ€"Tlu- Iron llnkln': lndlulry and Its Advantagesâ€"Technical Education Fully Rtbcnznllcd. In New South Wales the quantity of milk obtained during 1892-03 has been estimated at l3l,4~i0_000 gallcns of which about 64,000,000 gallons were consumed in the manufacture of butter and cheese, the remainder being required for domestic consumption. In March. 1893, the area. devoted to green food and artificially sown grasses, principally for the depasturing of dairy cattle, was 361,000 acres, a. small quantity of land compared with that; cap- able of being so utilized, yet largely in excezs of the area. occupied by dairy farm- era a few years ago. l The advantages of technical education i are fully recognized in Australia,and in New E South Wales it formsaportion of the public ‘ school system. It is under the supervision of an officer of the New South Wales Department of Public Instruction, the metropolitan classes being held in a large and commodious building elected a few years ago at the cost of the state and equipped in a most complete and comprev hensive manner. The subjects taught in- clude agriculture. drawing. design, model- ling. geometry, chemistry, mechanical --. ,, ..___,,,, engineering, applied mechanics; fitting and turning pattern making. iron moulding, boiler making, carriage building, architec- ture, art decoration, sanitary engineering, physics, lithography, photo-lithography, geology, mineralogy, mathematics, etc. There is also a. class for instruction in wool classification. Branch classes have been formed in most of the centres of population in the colony, v ith an average attendance of from 6,000 to 7,000 students. In connec- tion with these classes, popular lectures are occasionally delivered on subjects connected with geology, mineralogy, agriculture, and bee keeping. At the national competition: at South Kansington, several of the New South Wales students have been very sucuessful. the high character of their work illustrating their natural capabilities. Hug, Eculllvvl’, vuci flow :1 Sergeant Enllsled Two lunntlcs Ilurlng the Crimean War. Lunatics, even when dangerous, often have a. keen sense of humour, which they gratify by playing practical jokes. Mr. Le Farm, in his “Seventy Years of Irish Life,’ tells how two dangerous lunatics, who had escaped from an asylum, played a. practical oke upon a sharp recruiting sergeant. During the Crimean War a. bounty was paid to recruits on enlisting. One morning a. re- cruiting sergeant in Dublin enlisted two men, gave them their bounty, and repaired with them too. public hvuae, where they spent their money in treating every soldier who name in. When all their bounty had been expended. the sergeant ordered them l to accompany him to the Royal Barracks. ‘ “ But maybe,”sa.id one of them, “you don’t know what we are.“ “Corre along,” on- swered the sergeant. roughly. “ What does it matter what you were! You are soldiers now.” “But maybe you don’t know that we are lunaticsâ€"ond dangerous luna- tics, too. We got out of Richmond Asylum last night." The sergeant did not believe them, and a row had begun, when the police interposed and persuaded the sergeant to take the two men up to the asylum and test the truth of their statement. Great was the joy of the oifimals there when they ap- peared, for they were indeed dangerous lunatics wno had escaped. THE LUNATICS’ JOKE.