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Senator Childs offered a resolution in the New York Senate empowerin the Fish and Game Committee to visit ,anada and elsewhere, and employ a clerk, with a view to harmonizing the laws of the several Wm. O’Brien, M. P., has been served with anotice that he has been declared a bankrupt in consequence of his failure to satisfy the judgment obtained against him by Patrick A. Chance, M. P., whe was O’Brien’s solicitor in the labter’e action against Lord Salisbury for libel. UNITED STATES. John O’Brien, a well-known Winnipeg rinter, was found dead near Fargo, North akota. The powder factory at, Dollar Bay, Mich., exploded. Fred Sheppard, the only man in the milling house, was killed. W. H. Smith, an «ax-conductor of the Grani Trunk, was arrested at Holley, Micb., charged with wrecking the train at. Battle Creek in July last. Itis rumoured in London, that Col. Joini- aon, of the Royal Artillery, who is a Cana- dian, has been ollered the command of the Canadian militia, in succession to Major- General Herbert. M r. George Leary, Canadian immigration agent in Ireland, reports to the Department of the Interior that, it is highly desirable that Canadian steamship lines should make Glasgow or Galwuy a. port; of call. in ihe British House of Commons Sir Wllliam Harcourt. announced that, Lord Rosebery intended to introduce in the House of Lords iorwibh a. bill to enable cer« tain colonial junga to sin on the Judicul Committee of the Privy Council. The British Government and the Unued States have come to 3.1 agreement, as to holdiuga conference on the Behring Sea seal question. The conference is to be held In Washington in Octobel next, and delegates are to be sent by Canada. According to The Canadian Gazette Hon. Edward Blake does not' intend to re- turn to political life in Ottawa. He is willing to make another contest for the seat for South Longford, but he will not devote so much time as hitherto in attend- ing the sittings of Pariiamen 0. cid Unusually cold weather prevails through- out England, with snow stora‘s on the east, coast. Mr. J. W. Down. the Canadian Govern- ment: agent. at, Bristol, reports that, there is a good opening for the sale of Canadian Joseph Whitaker, founder of \Vhitaker’s Almanac, is dead. Jahez S. Balfour, the Liberator wrecker, has been committed for trial. The question of the righb of Peers to sin in the British House of Commons has been raised. The show of the Royal Lancashire Ag- ricultural SocieLy, to be held at, Preston, from the 25th co 27Lh of July, inclusive, will be open to Canadian farmers desiring to compete. THE VERY LATEST FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. VV'iunipeg is struggling with the Sunday our question. at. the end at June On VVedneaday, night,while Mr. Anthony Atwell. a prosperous farmer, was driving with his wife and two children from Shin-bob lake to Olden, the horses ran away while going down a hill. The occupants of the rig were thrown out. Mr. Acwell had his neck broken and was killed instantly, and his wife and one child were seriously injured. An extra of The Canada. Gazette has been Issued ordering about, 40 rural bat- talions out {or their annual twelve days’ drill beginning in Ontario June 18, and in Quebec and the Maritime Provinces June 25. The London camp will consist of the 13$ Hussars, 2155, 22nd,?7bh,29th and 32nd Battalinnsfind the Niagara camp of the 2nd Dragoons and 12d), 34th, 37th and 77th Battalions. Sir Bibbert Tupperhsa gone to Lakewood, N. J., to recuperate from the e22ects of hxs ahtack of bronchitis. Interesting Items Abnnt thu- 0wn Country, (Iron: Brtmtn. the United Stale-h and All Parts of the Globe. Condensed and Aflaorled tor Busy Reading. The youngmnn named Drew, who was gored by a bull near Salmons Lendaya ago. is dead from his injuries. The Sir John Macdonald memorial will be unveiled in Montrealon June 6, the anni- versary of the old chxeflaiu’s death. Winnipeg electors have adopted a by-law Lunhorizing the insuauce of debentures for the erection of new city schools. Mr. Carpenter, M. P. for Wenthwornh, intends at a future meeting of lhe Agricul- tural and Colonization Commintee to recommend Lhat. the Dominmn take hold of the fruit industry and give it, a helping hand, as it has been doing in Lhe case of the buster trade. The trouble between the Toronto Builrl- era’ Exchange, and the building trades unions with reference to a new wage agreement, has come to a standstill. as the Exchange has refused to consider any further oil'ers until their next. meeting on June 10. ' THE NEWS IN A NUTSHELL There is not much wheat in Manitoba. and the Territories for eastern shipment,ao the Canadian Pncific leway officials report. All that. is stored in interior ele- vators will be used for home milling pur- poses. Dr. Hugh M. Cooper. aged 86, a well- known physician of New Westminster, B. 0.. was found dead in his office. HearL disease was the cause of death. Dr. Cooper was for many years an Anglican clergyman in the Diocese of Toronto. An influential deputation from Montreal waited on the Government. in support, of the request for a grant of $250,000 to the International Exhibition, proposed :0 he held at Montreal next year. Mr. Foster held outsmall hopeof the grant being made. Si; Donald Smith will leave for England Lyons, a w holesale GREAT BRITAIN CANADA. druggist of That British subjects should be proud of the flag under which they live, and should boast of their citizenship with the same assurance that the ancient Romans were wont to show when uttering the formula Montreal, was arrested in New York charg- ed with having smuggled large quantities of phenacetsne and other drugs into the United States from Europe through Cau- ads. i “ civis Romanus suin.’ is rightly pointed out by the New York Tribune as a matter that should not occasion surprise. John Bull always shows a praiseworthv readiness in proceeding to the rescue of any of his sons, the recent Chitral expedition being one of along series ofinstances of this kind. The Tribune refers to the following among others :â€"â€""The Abyssinian war of 1867,the Ashantee war, which won for Lord Wolse- ley his first laurels as a commander, the three were with Afghanistan, and the two wars With China, besides innumerable minor conflicts, naval as well as military, have all been the outcome of popular anxiety to rescue British subjects held cap- tive, or to exact redress for their wrongs. Even here in the \Vestern hemisphere we have seen within the last few day's an Eng- lish squadron engaged in extorting a pecuni- ary indemnity from the Nicaraguan Gov- ernment for its arbitrary expulsion of an English citizen, while the greatest reproach that has ever been heaped upon Mr. Gladstone throughout his long and wellâ€" spent life is that he failed to despatch Lord Wolseley’s Nile expedition of 1884 in suffi- cxenttime to resue General ‘Chinese’ Gordon at Khartoum.” It may be added that when the story of the relief of Chiiral is told ex- amples of the greatest heroism will not be wanting." Notice was issued 1n New York than a boycott had been declared against the Canadian Pacific by the trunk lines. It was thought that the old fight between the Canadian Pacific and the Grand Trunk was over, but this re-opens all the old differen- ces. schooner load of provisions and of seed grain was sent to their assistance no later than last week. In the vicinity of Fort Chinmo, 3. Hudson Bay Company’s trading post on Ungsva Bay. two-thirds of the entire tribe of Montagnais Indians trading at the post have perished of starvation in one seasonâ€"over 160 in number. As usual among the Indians, the men died first, so that a number of unfortunate women and orphans were left helpless. The few white people at Fort Chinmo and the officers and crew of the Hudson Bay (‘ompany’s steamer Eric, wintering here, tool; up a collection to clothe the survivors, who were as des- titute of clothing as they were of food. The Canadian Government has now taken action. which is hoped will prevent the repetition of such a catastrophe, by placing a sum of money at the disposal of the Hud- son Bay Company for the relief of the Inc dians and Esquimau people in the event of another such severe winter, for nearly thirty Esquimau are reported to. have per- ished, in addition to the wholesale Indian fatality.” The cause of all the (lestitution this Winter was the failure of the barren land caribou, or reindeer, to frequent their accustomed haunts. Hitherto at the ap- proach of winter they have been killed in large quantities with spears while crossing the Koktoak River, which flows into Chu- gava. Bay, and upon the result of this chase both Indians and Esquimaux have depend- ed for food and clothing for the winter months. So scarce is all kinds of game becoming that the early disappearance of the remaining northern Indians is only a question of time. The commission which has been investi- gating the atrocities in Armenia. have ar- rived an Jellygoozun. They lune found abundant evidence of cruelty and wholesale massacres in all directions. They have urged upon Lhe Forte the necessity for Armenian reforms. The woxst of theaad stories uf destination Lind death reported from time to time from Northern Canada appear in the pubhcation, by order of parliament, of the details of starvation and deth among the Indians and Esquimaux of Labrador. Even the more thrifty fishermen and fermezs of the Labrador coast have been this wimer in a. condition verging upon starvation, and a. One Hundrrd and Hlxly Indians and Tllll'ly Enquimaux l’erlsllml In Lab- rallnr. A telegram from Dir says the native bribesmen have made a night abtack upon the British force at Kamabnt. Seven coolies are reported killed and twenty Wounded. The heirick cannery in Portland, Ore.. has already begun to pack horseflesh. Samples of the canned horseflesh have been distributed in the large cities of the United States, and if the demand warrants in. one hundred horses 3. day Will be slaughtered and canned. ' The revenue cunter- Commodore Perry has left San Francisco in a hurry to prevent. the patrol fleet, which is now headed for the sealing grounds, from seizmg any armed Canadian sealers found inside the prohibit- ed waters, as the British Government has practically decided that; inberferenre with armed sealing vessels flying the. Union Jack will be sufficient ground for claims for damages. The Pribish steamers Esmeralda and Maritina collided oil" the French coast near Brest. The Mmitina Bank, and eleven of her crew are missing. Signor Solimbergo. formerly a member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, has been appointed to the new post, ofItah'an Consul- Geueral at Montreal. A French torpedo boat. foundered north- Wesc of the Isle d'Aix. Four of the crew were drowned, and the other five were picked up by a passing vessel. Servia is fast becoming bankrupt, and the Government is expending money in the most lavish and extravagant. fashion. The cholera. outbreak at, Mecca is becom- ing worse. On an average 25 deaths from the disease occur daily. STARVED TO DEATH. We Are Proud of It, GENERAL In New York than a declared against the "the trunk lines. It, ‘ old fight between the the Grand Trunk was It is desirable to have heifers commence giving milk at two years of age. To do this they must be well cared for from the first. They must be kept in vigorous health and steadily growing. Their food should be such as will foster the growth of muscle and bone, rather than of tat. Within the past quarter of a. century by aproper meth- od of treatment, heifers are as good at two years old as they used to be at three. Milk IS the natural food for the the young calf and this should he supplied in sufficient quantities, neither too large nor too small. It is particularly desirable not to over- feed for the first few weeks, otherwise baa results will follow. After a little skim milk may be gradually substituted for that fresh from the cow. In cold weather this can be had sweet,and if the Swedish or cold deep setting system of cream raising is practiced, it can be had sweet during the warmest season of the year, especially if practiced in a. portable creamery. To make up for the fat of the milk removed in the cream it is well to make a little gruel or porridge from middlings or oil meal and add to the milk. A tablespoonful of the meal for each calf at 8. feed is eutficient at first. A young farmer is making a. blisiness of raising veal: on skim mllk from cold deep setting,b.)one,no grain feeding being mided. To moatfarmers this would seem impossible, but, Lhere is no doubt. in the matter. The Best Way to Set a Hen. The accompanying illustration shows the best. way to set a hen that. has yet been discovered, so far at, least as the writer is concerned. The nest is made in a roomy box, winh a cover. Nailed to one side of the box is a little slab yardâ€"41MB on top The first step in this business is to get the right kind of heifer cslvas needed for the dmry. They should be selected as far as possible with particular reference to the kind of work that is to be required of them, either as milk producers or butter makers. If they cannot be ohtsin‘ed from the herd then it; will pay to look around among those having good dairies for such as are wanted. Next, provide comfortable quarters for these little animals, where they can be kept warm and dry. Particularly is this necessary in Winter and spring, when the Weather is shifting and unfavorable, and a. large portion of the calves raised are start- ed at this time of the year. A very important matter in the feeding of skim milk is to hnve itaulficiently warm- ed. Here is an advantage claimed for firm separators, in that the milk can be fed al- most before the animle heat is gone. But we can see no difficulty where the cream is obtained by cold deep setting, as it can be easily Warmed to any desired temperature. ln comparatively few instances perhaps the latter method might, be preferable, pro- vided the fight; kind of cows could be obtained at reasonable prices, but the ma- jority of farmers must or should depend on raising their own dairy stock. This should be done more cheaply than the coWs can he purchased, especially at the present; time, and there are other advantages that should be taken into consideration. These are the raising of heifers in aproper manner and their adaptation in the farm, which could not, come from frequent. changes of owuership. Helfirst heats Lhe milk has, then feeds three times a. d‘ay,giving four or five quarts at abime. The calves are not, allowed to drink the milk, but take it, from a. calf teeder. In this wav the milk has to be man much more slowly than when drank, and he attributes same of his success to this method of feeding. as he has never had a case of scours. He feeds them {our to' five weeks old and then sells for four to five dollars a head, having \ good market. Thus having the farmer’s direct attention these young animals should be kepn cou- amntly growing and thrifty and vigorous in health and this should be kept up right along summer and winter, with the object, always in view of making a first-class cow from the heifer, a work of which the owner may well be proud. It. is usually necessary each year to dispose of a number of cows, those that are getting mo old or frail for some other cause to be profitable to retain. These mum, be replaced by raising heifers on the farm or purchasing cows. 1f the farmer has milk in is well to feed until the calves are several months old. Some do this, keeping them in in the barn during this time, considering in better than turning out to grass. They will soon learn to eat hay And then should be supplied with that which is early outand of best quality. After getting to be a few months old they will eat grain of some kinds dry, as mid- dlings, bran, ground 03b5, etc, fine in this. work of improving the dairy the farmer should not neglect the getting of the best bulls possible for the use of his hard. Often these can 136 obtained quite as cheaply as young calves. and can be safely shlpped by express to most any part of the country. In this way the cost need not be very great and then the farmer can grow up the animals as he shall consider to be best in his particular case. alsoâ€"in which water and food are kept. con- stantly. The hen can go out into the yard at any time, eat, and drink. and has no temptation to wander away and let her eggs get cold. Where several hone are siumg. a contrivance like Lhis for each saves all bother of looking after them, to see that. two do not. get on one uesb, e‘c. You put Mod and waber in che dishes~the hen “does the rest !” Bees in connecbion with farming is one THE FARM. Keeping upthe Dairy IM PROVED man’s NEST Keep Bees. It is particularly a bass instrument, and will be of help in assisting the counter- base. lts tone is rich and mellow, and when played softly in is melodious. It has the mouthpiece of the ordinary 'clariâ€" net, but ends in the turned-up sounding The Pedal Clarlnetâ€"‘l‘he Violoncell-Plano and the Alto-Piano. Hardly a year goes by that. a. new instru- ment does non make its appearance in the field of orchestra music, but, usually, the novelty wearing ofl’, the instrument disap- pears as suddenly as it comes. This, probably, will not. be the fate of a new pedal clarinet, which increases the range of these maLrumean to six octaves. of its most paying branches. It is no di- rect cost. as they will pay for themselves in one season. so money invested is return- ed by 100 per cent, the first year, And you have stock for annther year, and' have a most excellent article for the table. There is always a ready market for honey, so what can the farmer of to-day do better than to keep a few swarms of bees? With the modern conveniences, such as bee vaila and smokers, there is no danger of being stung. Do not start on a large scale. but let your Apiary grow. Start with about four or six swarms the first season. You may lose some skips but you must expect lose. Beeswill die as well as horses or cattle, but perhaps not so otten, and then there is not such a. large sum invested. Many a farmer's wife is in the bee business to stay. They find it a light employment, and many a little article has been purchased With the bees’ money. Use the frame hives, as more honey can be got from them than any other. Use one pound sections, as they look heater and are in demand, as those who buy the sweet nectar like to have the combs so they can place them on the table and not cut them. Secure Italian been as they are the best workers and are more hardy. They can be wintered in cellars or buried in a dry place in the ground and ventilation given. tube of the saxophone. A powerful sound in the “forte” and a characteristic and well-defined breadth of tone in the middle and high registers make it A very useful addition to an orchestra. A stand is needed to support the instrument. The Violoncell- piano and alto-piano are instruments intend- ed to displace the ’cello and the violin with those that have not the time or the patience to learn these instruments. A keyboard, which is fingered the same as a piano key- board, is built so that it will fit the finger- board of the string instruments with mathe- matical correctness, and the inventor, De Vlaminck, has succeeded in making his instruments serviceable even in quartet Work. All the sounds and effects of the original instruments can be reproduced just as artistically, excepting the sliding sounds. An expert, who has executed Sonatas by Beethoven and other difficult pieces, says it has a great future. It is excellent in in tone quslity. and it is impossible to finger incorrectly. What farmers are looking for to-day is someching that; will yield on income outside of their farm. Bees would make quite an item in the income of the farmer and would be received from what is going to waste every year. Many an article could be bought with the honey from the bees. Those who have tried say they do not know what, they would do if it were not for the bees. Honey can be readily sold in any market at 13 to 18 cents per pound. Mrs. Hammandâ€"“Mrs. Hashcrofb has bragged again {0-day about. keeping her boarders solong." Mrs. Foraweekâ€""She doesn't really keep them long. She keeps them so thin that they look longer than they actually are." ODD INSTRUMENTS. THE PEDAL CLARINET TH E ALTO - PIANO Ethel (looking at. the statue of the Venus of Mildâ€"“It; seems to me, Maud, that the women of ancient. time: had larger waists than they have now." Maudâ€"“Well, per- haps the men had longer arms.” “Georgy, dear," said the loving mother, “l’m very proud nothing has been brought up against you this term of schoolâ€"â€"" Georgeâ€"“ So’m I ! Wish’t. nubhin’d been brought, down Bgin me!” Without her leave he stole a kiss. He did. 0h, bliss ! A sharp commlud was promptly his: "Just put that back, I tell you this, Where it, belongs,” spoke haughty milk He did! 011, bliss ! _ “Can I write my name under the receiv- ed payment on this bill?” asked the collector who likes to put. things as delicately as possible. “No, thank you,” replied Mr, 1Blokely, “I’m no autograph fiend.” Studentâ€"“Several of my friends are coming to dine here,ao I want a big table.’ Mine Boshâ€"“Juan look at this one, sir. Fifteen persona could sleep quite comfortn ably under it.” “Well,” said the good-natured man, as the friend of former days left the room, “I’m 34 ahead on that transaction.” “Why. be borrowed $1.” “Yes but. I bhnught he was going to ask for $5.” Agnesâ€"“I think Mr. Slowe is horrid I He asked me fora kiss the other evening, and of course I said no.” Glsdyaâ€"“VVhM did he do then ?" Agnesâ€"“That’s just. it. He didn’t do anything.” “Emily, if William to-day asks you to marry him you must tell him to speak to me." “Yes, momma; but. if he does not 1” "Then tell him I want to speak to him 1" Mr. Fosdickâ€"“I want. good tea. Is that. genuine Boheo! Honest, now ?" Mr. Peck (as he weighs it. cum-“Yes. air; 'I will guarantee it. I believe that honest ties in the best policy.” The stuteman’s brave who singly date! To fight a clique or ring. But. braver far is he who wears The first straw hat of spring. Mrs. Bellefieldâ€"“Mrs. Oakland has I great secret." Mrs. Bloomfieldâ€"“0h. no l She can’t. have.” “Why not 2" “If she had she would have told it to me.” Gent-“Mademoiselle looks more beauti- ful every day !” Ladyâ€"“You have been telling me so for a good many years; what a. horrid frighb I must have been to start with.” Hobsonâ€"“Don’t you think that Martin girl is frightfully dull?” Jobsonâ€"“Well, hardly. You should have seen the way she cut. me on the avenue yesterday." Sheâ€"” There’s no use of talking, it’s the small things that. annoy one most,” Heâ€" “Yes. Even a little mosquito bore: me. frighfiully.” Gaggsâ€"“Selfmade is a man who thor- oughly believes in himself.” Waggsâ€"“Then he must be next to an Infidel for an infidel believes nothing. ” Judgeâ€"“And you are accused of thrqw ing a mug of beer at, the plaintifl." Plaintlfl" â€""Anybody who knows me will tell you that that is inconceivable." IIWVhy industry? buamess replied G Sad-faced trampâ€"“Madam, I am a home less man.” Patient housewifeâ€"“Well, if you are home less than my husband in, I pity your poor wife.” Mrs. Norrisâ€"“In this book I have writ- ten down most of the little incidence of our married life.” Old Bonderâ€"“Ahl Sort of family scrap-book, eh '1” ‘ decade ?" “'andering ’ illieâ€"“ Hold on Dewey Eave (reading. J‘Willie, wot’ia dere, pard! Yer getbin personal." “In my business, lsdy, it’s impossible to get a day’s work." You don’t say! What’s your business 1'” “I‘m a night-watchman.” Hobsonâ€"” What do you suppose a. dog’s pants are made of 2” Wigwagâ€""Probably of a sort of very light bark.” Ole batchâ€"“ The girls are not so pretty as they were twenty years ago," Miss Perteâ€" “ Well neither are you." “Why was the bee selected as a model of \Irs. Figgâ€"“Dear me ! You never come mm the house without making an attack on that dish of doughnuts.” Tommyâ€"“Ye. maw ; a. home run doesn’t. count, unless a feller hits the plate, you know.” Jimmyâ€"“ You’re ’fraid ter fight, thn'u what it is.” Thomasâ€"“ No, I aintz; but. if I fight, my mother'll know, and lick me.” Jimmyâ€"“ How will she find it, out, eh 'l" Thomasâ€"~“ She’ll see the doctor going to your house.” The salesman (holding up a vellum-bound brochure)â€"“The price of the book is $10." Mrs. Nunchâ€"“Nonsense ! You can’t imr pose upon me in that way. \Vhy, a minute ago you offered me a book of twice thud size for $1.50.” ' He called her tootsy wootsy, love And birdy, hke all men; But When he came home late at night He didn’t call her then. “I have a trained seal,” said the Eng. liahman. “It can be hitched to a boat, and will drag my children about on my private lake just. as a pony will drag a cart." That’s very nice,” said the Ameri- can. “I have one too. Mine takes its fur ofi‘ in winter and lends it, to my wife for a sacque.” Celiaâ€"“Mr. Flitter is such pleasant company ! But then he says such hateful things 1 He actually had the audacity to tell melast evening that he didn’t think you were stylish.” Deliaâ€"“ You call that hateful? You should hear a few of the thugs he says about voul” Justiceâ€"f‘Yop arre charged with stealing ” asked Tillinghast. “Because with him is always humming,” ildersleeve. SPRING SMIL ES.