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The officials of the Vatican: have gtrintly emjotimed this Spanish priests {mm participation in the Carlist ag- inflation. (l‘hie wheat crop of Sicily and Cala- bria. this year will range from): one-half to two-thuds of an average crop. Oarrlyorflta.‘ ex-‘Etn‘press of Mexico. so damgerohaly ill that her death fanny moans-mt 1§ expecterh Jakkso-m, Misa, is completely demon afized amd business is at, a stand still an account of yellow fever. The peo« ple ccmtimue to pour out of the oity un- til two-thirds of the population have some (Owing to the. somrcilty of apples in C’amada. Canadian buyers are in Kanâ€" aa‘s contracting for the crop.! At a fully attended Cabiwet meeting in]: Washington on Tuesday the quest biom wab considered of affording. relief {or inconsiderate Klondyke immigrants who are stranded and hungry at Daw- uotn City. râ€"xwu u "wall. 541m. run CUul- pany has never had any connection with a eombine. Dr. Jul-doe law, have resigned from he staff McGill University, trouble in the law faculty. axiom the appointment of Prof. ’ the Scotch bur. PostmasterwGeneral Mulock states in connection from the pmfit from the sale of jubilee stamps that they will addat l ‘. a quarter of a million .- uuvu :more soundly than usual. idlock in the morning Mr. Heward. was I H. Davidson acting dean ami;awakened from his sleep by a feeling ’urtele. pmfassor of real estatefa;t (l " as a nesult of the; incident. Wa,lton,ithe flames having gained such head- lway that escape was impossnble. At three 0‘â€" of suffocation. Upon making investiâ€" gation he discovered his house in flames and made every effort to alarm the household. But his efforts were in vain. The lower part of the house was a. seething mass of flames. and the only possxhle Way of exit was through the wmdoW. dollars Of a. family of six children. three boy5 he he receipts of the year over and and three girls. only the boys are left. 1 . > The daughters p above what would have teen realized‘Those who did esmpe, Mr. and Mrs. . in‘ the stile of ordinary stamps. The (\‘iuncil of the Hamilton Board of Trade considers i! desirahfle that a route ehbuild be opened as soon as p08» sible through Canadmn territory, as the trade of the Yukon country is now largely in foreign hands 'in consequence of inadequacy of communication through our own Dominion. GREAT BRITAIN. .A sensation has been caused by the statement that the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir presumptive to the throne of Alustrin-Hungary, mar» riledk a middleâ€"class lady in London last M88 . l A strong company to exploit the. .Klondike region was recently organ~ Lzed In London by Lieut-Col. Dom~ ville, who will shortly reach Montreal organize a fully equipped expe- dition to the gold regions, which her will lead personally... l Bristol is showing a keen desire to. secure a large share of the Cane-1. (lien trade, and Mr. Girdlestone, the general manager of the Bristol dooks,: sailed last week as a representative of! the Bristol Chamber of Commerce and Shipping, to work up a better con- nection with Canada. UNITED STATES. Sir ' Julian Paunoefate's term at Willmaan is likely to be extended fiat a year. Rev. _G. B. F. Howard, at convict in. the Ohio penitentiary, is reported to have escapedi l erished in the flames. Heward and three sons, got out by way, of windows with only their night . clothes on them. The daughters had; been awakened, and it was thought they had left the building. and at one time, the eldest, a bright, Winsome girl of sixteen summers was seen. to rush back. evidently to save her smterszln doling this she sacrificed her .own life. Among the debris can be plainly seen‘ the charred bodies of two childrem the: third being buried. probably about} the} centre of the pile. Two of the sons,’ also had narrow escapes, being burned ethout the hands and feet. Johnhiauâ€" donold, who lived with the stricken family, only saved himself by Jumpâ€" img through a window after finding hisl taxi-t through the door out offA by the flnmes. Mrs. Howard's injuries are serious. though not considered fatal, yet avnxiet is felt that she may not re- cover tom the shock. The grief of the neighbourhood over the terrible affair cannot be whee-lived. The disaster 13.30 appalling that many cannot realize that it has fallen. r l GRLAle‘ OF GOLD. _.._.. Doing good is the only certainly hag» py action of a man's liesâ€"Sidney. The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure is to correct ourselves.â€" Demosthenes. Rest satisfied wi leave others to itfl, as. Hm: of von doing well. and. y‘ GREAT BRITAIN. A sensation has been caused by the statement that the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir preswmptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary, marâ€" rhedk a middleâ€"class lady in London last wee . - A strong company to exploit the Klondike region was recently organ~ izgd in‘xLonQQn by Liefllt,-C'Ol~. Dom~ olf the Scotch bur. Pmtmastewaeneral M'ulock states in connection from 'the pmfit from the sale (hf jubilee 313mm that they will arldat, least a quarter of a million dollars b0 the receipts of the year over and abovve what would have been realized in‘ the style of ordinary sLarnps. The Council of the Hamilton Board 01 Trade considers i! dofix‘ahfle that a route should be opened as soon as p08» sible through Canaanan territory, as the tinge of the Yukon country is now largely in flowign hands ‘in consequence of inadequacy of communication through our own Dominion. ‘ Yellow fever is spreading in! I venwr ()1 we su‘mnarme SEIU‘Ch‘llght. has a scheme on hand to mach the K‘londyke by balloon, starting from Otâ€" Laws. The \Vinnipeg Tribune announce-s that a big grain deu‘lers‘ combine has bean formed to control the. when! crap and defraud the western farmers. The Canadian Cotton Mills Cami-any have dmided to sell the Whole [wrorlurls of their mi'lls direct to the trade, inâ€" stead of through an agent as here- before. TIbE Landon Strvkt Railway pany's roadbad and rblling St0"k have Cnmâ€" ‘ A frightful catastrophe occurred at Port Alina, about five miles from Chat- ham on the shores of Lake Erie. At three o'clock Friday morning Preston Heward. a well-toâ€"do ciiizen of the vil- lage. was burned out, of house and blame. and among the burning embers ‘of the building lie the charred remains ‘ of his three daughters, aged reflective- lly Sixteen, ten and six years, Just how ithis dreadful accident happened will new-r be known, though the supposition lean asnssed at $233,000. and thecm- is that the fire “133011 dPStroyed the [arny’s taxes will probably l).: incmased 85,000 over 135?, year's Iigunes. \The latest advices received {mm England at'MoGill University annmunce, dwellingmnd caused the {rightful death of the children originated from some live cuals which had been thrown into that Principal Petersen is rapi'llv Ireâ€"fan aSh‘ barrel adjwi‘nmg the house' on covering frbm his; recent indisposition. and that he ex is to sail for Canada In the course 0 a few weeks Mr. W. A. Hun-tings 0f the Lake of the Woods Mining Company denies the statament that a oomlinalion has been formal to beat the Northwe.t farm on their wheat sales. His comâ€" pany has never had any connection with a mmb‘inp). j’l‘hursday the members of the family had been working hard making Pre‘ ’paration-s for a threshing bee. WhiCh inns to have taken place at Mr. Bew' {rard’s farm on Friday. This Will DI'Ob' ‘ably account for -the family sleeping [more soundly than usual. At-tbree o‘â€" icllock in the mOlming‘ .Mr. Hewal‘d was I Dr, . H. Davidson acting dean, and Judge 'urtede, pm‘fassor of real estate law. have resigned from he staff of McGill University, as a nesult of the tmuhle in thr: law faculty. incident um (21153 apgoiptment of Prof. “’alton, The London Strvjet Railway (‘nmâ€" pany’s rrzadbml and “filing sto-k have lean a. gassed at $230,000. and thecmâ€" lwny’s taxes will probath h.- incmased 85,000 over last year's figunes. The \Vinnipeg Tribune anntmnves that a big grain deu‘iers’ combine has bean formed. to controrl the when! (‘1‘0[) and defraud the western farmers‘ The Canadian Cotton Mails. Cmm-uny have decided to sell the whole [wrorlnrls of their mi'lls (Erect to the trade, inâ€" stead of through an agent as here- More. Mr. Joseph Letaide, of Ottawa. in~ venbor of the submarine sezxrch‘light. has a scheme on hand to mach the Klondyke by balloon, starting from Otâ€" mwa. The troub’le at the St. Vin-'nnt de Paul penitentiary continues, and the convicts appear determined [0 keep up the row unul tobacco is rvstored to them. There is a rummur Lu Ottawa 21m- ounting uflmost to a certainty «that the next meeting of the Federal Parlia- ment widl be in the first week of Feb: ruary. Munth priests are not to ride hi cycles in the oily. This is the. injunc tlon given at the last abr‘lesiastical re treat by Mgr. Brubhesi. The Ottawa city ass their returns will show of 53,000 an increase of year. It is expected that Mr. D. L. MO'vdy the wellâ€"known evangelist, will visit Montreal in the middle of next month. There are already $400,000 w new Dominion bills in circul-u Archbishop Lumgevin is u put St. Bpnifuce Hospital sufficrini typhord fever. John W. Coflcleugh, collector toms at Rat Portage. (ll‘uyp: from heart. disease. The mounted pollit-e in their p to the Yukon only travelled 9 miles in ten days. ‘ Mr. F. J. Rastrick, of Hamill ohitect and civ-iil engineer. is (1 tot Several weeks’ illness. Gaunt Louis de Louzo of P-ul; travelling in Manitoba. as ailu agent flor Washburn’s circus. lntaresflng items About Our_0wn Country. Great Britain, the United States. and All P: ts of the Globe, Condensed and Assorted for Easy Reading. THE VERY LATEST FROM ALL THE WORLD OVER. GENERAL CIANADA {Mi flUFSHE Nicara VU believe lulatiun fur the rtisin fr n: you {Latter only one or two, yc front the restâ€"Elwin Nature Lows truth. so well. th hardly ever admits c-I‘. flourishing. wit id to nature what paint is to l ty ; it is not only needless, but 1111 what it would. improveâ€"Pope. Of all vanities and Iupperies. the ity‘ of high birth "H the great, at. nobility IS. derived from virule, nobility is [mm Lurth 11' There is no dispute managed without, plagsion, and yet there is scarce a disâ€" pute worth a pwsi-on.â€"’Slneriuva Deference is the most delicate. the most indirect, and the most elegant of all cmnpl'rmentaâ€"‘Spanstone. Rest satisfied w1i dicing well. and. leave others to ms, of you as they pleasaâ€"Pytheguras. Dodn-g good is the (mag! certainly hap py action of a man's ife.â€"â€"S'idney. The readieat and surest way to get {id of censure is to correct ourselves.â€" 'l‘hrt-o (HI-h Pt‘l‘lhh In n l-‘Ire ~ trrow FA ND? of mo Bumnlmler of mo I-‘amlly Through n “Inflow in 'i'Iu-lr Mam ('lniiwm ' A TERRIBLE CATASTROPHE IN THE VILLAGE OF PORT ALMA. dent Diaz Wm: wanking 1' f‘um-tionaries from the pair. Av'nmeda he was atiarked who sprang upon him from and attempted to assassinate a. dagger. Tlhe man. was and handed over to (‘he polix reach Lug d rowned. Dru rin‘q the powers at. Constar received insrtnurlions 9 come to a full ngreem of Lord Sammy's m hug tour Louise Mic he Alnuarohfist. is It ili M} BUREJED TU DEATH. g is so gram an my 31's as flattery. If _y he wmpamy. you plea;- atteu‘ only one or two Rte the 11 the 'shore, but 40 im‘ Oct tth p U] the 1H 11 1 (Le months' im u flat none you at we to {he crow1 5 hlm wit dxsarmex h‘s 1t to rm a man Que flyir ’1‘1he abhor Camadian rovuxbe, whready mentiomcd, is popularly known as the Mackenzie mute. 'l'fhere are readily two routes ctlhssed together under the name of Mackenzie. One, by way of the Llard River, has! the advantage as aw cattlb trail and as offering the Ion-gâ€" es’c possible season in w'hiésh miners can get in and out of Uhle Yukon district; the other. a water rouw by the Macâ€" lmnzio, is the better route for present; use, as it enables miners to take in surp- pvliies in lai-ge qrunmhitiea at low cost. The Mzwkemzie water route by sec- tioauy is as foaMowszâ€"Edmond'on to Athâ€" 'leascz), Landing. ninemy miles. wagon road, freight, ninety miles. wagon Luna ,2.” , ling the gde bearing “Peace, following [up the gab-11d bearitng Liard and down 50116 go’ul lm'vri/n‘g and very little prosa l peoted PeL-ly. {Wagon roads. pack 4‘ trail? and boat routes form the through oonneuuion at present. It is lyecause of the inponvenience of Unease changes iln! till» mode act? conveyance that it hang nut yet been uBed by g‘oL‘d seekers en grown, to Klondike. 'I‘ata‘l . . . . . . .- .1370 The first few hundred millies of (his rouke have bean- mapped by Professor Dawson, dirertor of the Dominion Geo- ibg'w-al Survey, and bin maps, togeth- er With a counpfilevte deacrip‘tive report 9! the route, ptrocrured from She Geothgical parimemrt at 0tâ€" awn. I Edmomton to Peace River crossing Cruising to forks 0E Neubon . . Forks l0 jumct'inn of Nblkson and Liard, . . . , . Nelson to Dense up Liand . t0 Pelfly .. . . . . Pelfly tu junction with Lewes J wnc‘tiou Lo Kibndike, . . . the. Inn " 'I‘lm Penny River mm from Edmonâ€" 'bo'n to tho benrhke isnartly by land E and purwry by water, b'th is very nearly an; 3;! land mm. .ALS compared with the Behring Sea and Chillkom routes int is mill-:11 the shortest; and easiest. ;'1‘he dis/canoe beiween Edmonton and ‘ the heart of the' Kivond-ike is bth 1,400 miles, while by railway communication be the Klondike by way of the C‘hilkoot fit is 1.609 miles amd. by the sea. mute H.400 miles. Of the 1.400 miles: :1 Ith FROM EDMONTON TO THIN KLON- D‘LKE. The fot'lowing table of distances by tlhw Pally ruuke is; Otf interest-:â€" {$100 ing the {1de bearing eac up the grid bearitng Lian Uhe go’ul he 'i/n‘g and very peoted Pedy. {Wagon l trail? and boat routes form more than 1,000 are overland and aboufl' 400 are steamboat navigation: on the Yukon and Pellily. Eight: hundred m'uLIes are through a. grass growing ooutntry d moderate olfimate. This rumba cwu be kept open much llonger than, any now in wise, as it is not in- terfered with by high el’evations and is greatly Influemed by the Chinook winds. It has WI]: traveled through- 01th its whale length] by scxentir‘ic men of the highest replujte. in the employ 0111 the Canadian government, and their maps and reports are available Loevery one for informa‘tion regarding it. At: seveer importanm points it touches the navigable Water system. of the Munkonzio, and at other points passes w'mhin reaching distance of. the 0miniâ€" 'u an‘d (‘awair diggings, besides cross- .md red. A thuha us (He mam. 'LmaU by the Porcupine is prartacmly a waLer route, down the Mackenzie from Athabasca Landing, ninety miles north of Edmonton. to Peel River portage. across which port- agv the navigable watem of the Portuâ€" pine are reached. This: route is Lung Wkem by most Of the Edmonton men who huvs started for Kilomdhke, and it has many Ldvamtagwes as acheap means of getting simplifies into the far North. ' of There are adiau manta good condit cont. One of these is by the other by the Pomuq riwr y be be ulsed. Canada. already realizes that if the Yukon goid fields are to be developed to! her profit, there must be established V‘zlnums mining cenbl‘es at, reasonable 00:51,. One poixn‘L seems to be settled and that us that the Yukon can never have cheap supplfies if only the Behrâ€" i‘ng Sea and ChiAkoot Pam roumes are [11 He!" TWO CANADIA OFFER 1 EDMUN 'I'fhe t he her profit, there must be established new all land: ruurbe on Canadian ter- ory and one w'hioh can be rejed up- aii the year round. ANADIAN ROUTES AVAILABLE. LOW FREIGHH‘ RA TESr 9 Freight Rm llounluins I pur'ulvcly E Three Thom { Rapflds tlo Merulrray. eightyâ€" 1ilvs; por'tag? of half a. mile, afâ€" h boats are get down the rap-ids 2le to Gramd Rapids, 167 boat. F‘Laut boats built at g. carrying Den toms, cost $75 45' to Smimb .l navigation: greatest oi‘ “y those imILe reat g hens ml Mil 'J'Ul now two practical} all C s and both can be put on at comparatively 1i if these is by the Pally: 0f the 1.400 miles a. little 5, do now {111.11 dew ri'ng area; of the Yukon. that, at anwioth'e-r reâ€" thianwtm on the globe, st of‘ adl problems to be -, interested in the min« hate is how to transâ€" he Ponwupi'ne bram T3139 by the Form; waLer rowte, down and equipment m Tfl THE YUKGN run . . .- .1370 i: milks of (his LL by Professor Dominion Geo- ngaQs, togethâ€" I he laow»Xo llig Minding ANTA OUTE r, owingm physz- ML permit of (h( elopmetm of the 4| {‘I'nvlgnt "In: 0 tu'ol r01 Lflmso v t1) ries orld SAID TC Miles and lollllikt‘ to the 287 the 120 160 170 £220 200 260 240 at In little Behr DH m 1n- M W‘HiAT ITLAY'S KING GIVES. Kilng H’umbe'rt's generosity in ulm’r- itabxlve works is said to he fabulous. A petition hardly ever remains withorut an answer. H55 Majesty spontaneous- ly gives premnts to those persons to whom he does amt. wish to grant sub- sidihee. Thlase presents are generally of two kindsâ€"a golden clock wit? the roy- all arms or a broad!» sub in; ilamonds. H'ilx: jew 'gr lies brim. eaoh year with fiqe 'ulmd/re dlmks and one thous- and bravo es. King 'Hlumbert never @085 to the What save on t e coca,- salm; of all: official solemnit‘y. 3'2: says um! = finds no plummet Ln artificial “Ltfl. ” play a. art Wary day,“ [he sa‘y& "in the- pdl lea] and blfficral com- odyl lWlhat can lube other rmdians teach me!" face until the filte gets- so close to' Ms nose as to be uncomfortable. T1th he drops the stub and remains quiet un- til the spectacles we removed. I ’ A Lively Experience that Was All 07"- In About a Minute. "I meive'r acLUaHy sJi'd down a. tu buggzm slide." said the retired burgl- ar. “but I think I can form a. pretty fair idea of what it’s‘dlke frbtm an' ex- ps‘riesn‘ce that [I 'had omeei I was pok- ilng around in a. ahobse tIhatJ I was in mud I 'had just come out! of a. room on the secndnnd floor where there was a, mam asheerp that struck me somehow, a‘s bieimg pretty restless, andl I hadn’t moire-An got through the door! into the hall when!) I heard this man hollerv " ‘He-l‘e he is J'LmI' and saw \him jump orut Off bed mind comb b'ill-in‘ after me“ and at the same min)th I saw a man come rippiuf ahd rampin' mm; of adoor down by tlhB other end of the haul. timers [S a. Emrdpealn war. as there are rumors Off it. Bind. tyheib » find not sew a, paper shuns March 2;.“ umuuqu we wamlc m tamer rirver, and oc- casiommlly we get a. moose or cariJhoo. were is no coinage here. \Ve get) paid, irn gold dust and nuggets. which we carry irn little leather sacka: \Vhe‘ni you pay a bill you hand ovelr your sack“ they weigh out what they vmnt. and hamd bark the halance.” The conclud- ing senfienoe at the letter gives one some idea of how out of the world. so to sgeak. Klolndyke fa. The letter is data JUMP. 18. and mm writer asks if there is a. European war. as tzhere are Tumors of it. film], than» mm mm mm .. ldescrihimg the difficufties of reaching ‘thle gold fields he says: “That; is, bar, ‘nromeg. mm rinhest gold camp in the world. Mam wash out thousands of dollars a day; 8200 mud 8300 a. pan is mothirng, 'Wages are $15 a day and up. All our mern who were mare; have made fartumes and taken their discharge, and I hope to do the, same. T'himgs are a. frightful price- here.. Hair cut. and: shave $2.50.. Flour 81 a. puund. Fresh meat is unknown. ’We live our haul: and beans. But we can catch: all the sailmau We wamlt in the rirver, and oc- gflsiqnnflly waged a. moose or cariJhoo. Haven't Seen a Panel-Int the Klondyke Since Marsh. A corporal in the northwest mount ed police writing home to his friendse, gives some interesting details as to Klomdyke and life at the mines. After .ivmt if may not be uminteresfin'r to give the meaning of some royal Iitlm. mumâ€"King means father; Kaiser and Czar, Caebar, or auj‘tm‘raf. a contrac- tion of Samodmr'ebeta. Dmke means header; Emperor, wmma‘nder; Hoepozh FLT, master of the house; Khan, provin- «in? chief: Landgrave, land reeve ; Mar» grave. border reeve; Nizam, ruler: Pharaoh. {fight of the world : Shah, pro- tector; Sheik. elider. and Suntan, ruler. SOME ROYA‘L TITLES. The Kings and Qubens of England were not aKWays styled "Elia" or "Hpr Majesty," or after the pattern of that lmtowerl upon Vin’toriaâ€"-"H‘er Mogi. Grcwirvun Majesty.” Henry IV. was sxtvy‘led "His Grabef’ Henry VI., "His Mmt Excellent Grace;" Edward. IV.. "H’igh and Mighty Prinmf’ Henry VIL, "H'is Gname and His Majesty:” Henry VTIT., "His Higbnflss.” and a} terward “His Majesty." Subsequenty ihn English Kings were styled "His S'ncre'i Majesty." VVhriUe on the sub- jeprt m‘ny mot be ulninterest'inq' to The chief advantage .hh. 10w rhies for frei Ather hand, the open volt more so, however. DOG SMOKES CIGARETTES wvn Eng-Lia?) Ki! re'i Majesty." THE RETIRED BU ‘ GLAR, fort most FROM THE GOLD MINES. River 17: )me ; or ’omuaprin ats In from [i mint the w ream, exce rt men the 1/ < gation :1 'er colmé ;, onfily entrant Dulce must be t flat boat or st BCxill's River, ine from the ster my 00 c [vantage of this route b for freight, hurt on tht be open 591150!) is short however. than the Behr- Ynlkon River route. ly ha ‘1‘ Uhe ,, sixteen miles ;c\har en'hs a hundred. as mite PeeU River from about twelve mile we of the P001: into th Flat boats can b‘ 4001 1:1 mm [1 me thJe lhdvrty enszie and to be built on [.931 down the Li Na taken up emore direct northeast upbeat navxâ€" r-hlr-ih enters River from 1,287 mi t and d. Fresh :an baun . all the and ocâ€" cariboo. get: paid. Lhdch we a. (Fth ’or thin url boats A number of hornets fixed their nests between the waflls of the residence 0! \Vi‘lliam Hamid, at MEI] Valley, Cal. They amused thamselvw by stabbin the various mem rs of ‘e famifl’y :1 odd times. Mr. arold ried chrom- form on'the insects, fit it only an temporary safety to t ’e victims. ghen he tore open the side of the house, and removed We pests and their nests. “A motor tricycle, run by electricity, was testh by its inventor, George Dun- can, of Jamaica. N. Y., It ran away with him, and he coqu not stop it. Af. te'r covering severaxl miles at great speed. he ran into & i’Ie of soft earth, and there he Jltohad earlflong from it, Hbm, W!» e t 9 machine was lying on its side. t e wh‘eels cuntriynued to revolve for [many minubea. At a public dance in Washington. Kansas, there was a variety of amuse- ments-dancing, drinking. fighting. Afâ€" ter om. serious atfray. when tw of the oomhatan’ts. were being Carrie home for repairs, and the festivities had been temporarily spspended, a. member of the floor commlttee exclaimed: “On with the dance; let joy be unconfined.“ red-hot stove, and the e stood {in ten. ror, her skirts agbe close, until her burning shoes reed hbr to heat an in- gloriouis retreat. A quarrelsome husband in Montgom- ery County, Kansas. so abused his spouse that at last she committed sui- cide. She felt a. note Ln (which she wrote: "It is the general belief that 13601318 who commit suiche go straight tn Tophet. but it cannot be any warm.- er- there than my husband has made it for me here.” A tiny mouse. not more than an inch and a half in length, stepped over the foot of a lady in Topeka. To excape the little animal, which to her seemed a vicious monster. she jumged‘ugon a. _A.: \_»J. _L.;, _,,.1 AL,__ A shadowy ghost said to have just some from the rea’lms of shade. made its appearance at a. spiritualistic meet- ing in St. Paufl. A doubting lady jab- bed a hat pin into the ghost’s leg, and the meeting became an lively as amr- cus. The ghost roared "Murder!" and threw in a few curse words. Madison Johnson. a colored man, of Columbus, Ohio, has just had a. new pair of shoes made for him. and they are whoppers. The size is No. 22. they are sixteen inchus IQ . six inches wide, and each she-e vmitg seven and one» half pounds. Johnson’s height :5 eight eat seven inchas. an Italian named Gabellini. Steel liars oneâ€"third of. an inch in diameter form the frame, and cm this is a. thin wiro netting. 'l'ize netting is then lightly covered with cement. Rome buildings on a large sheep pasn ture near Cloudman. Cal , took fire from a locomotive spark. A later train on the samn road was held up by .tho owner of the shee pasture, who. rlfle in hand. cmnwllu l the trainmen to as- Sist in extinguishing the fire. '\Vith the aid of his dog, W. C. VVood- ward tried to drive his seventeen COWI home. The whole herd. with lowered horns. made a dash for the do , and the animal fled to its master. Mr. ood- ward was knocked down and severely trampled by the enraged cattle. an Italian mu one-third of a. the frame, an; nettin . The covere with < Jeseph R. F‘lynn, a private of the Thirteenth Infantry, was attacked by a mosquito at Governor‘s Island. N. Y.. and lam-ed under 'the rig t can Over three-quarters of a pint brood flowe:i from the wound before the bleeG ing 00111111 he stopped. A rare-boat made of hardened and polished cement has been invented by was out of work and about ten do‘llars, so ought to marry. Hie we‘k later, failing to ment, he and his hl‘idl cide by taking morph! Joseph R. F'lvnn. a (119.4. there the other 58. , having 5118‘“ thirtyâ€"nine years! in be . An immense phonograph isin course of construction for the Paris Exposition of 1900, The apparatus will] be of such‘ large dimensions that it is expected it will make the human voice heard by an audience of 10,000 persons. Miss Phoebe McThoy, who :for the Inmt seven years has worked as a ser- vant in F‘Qnshing, N-Y.. ha!J 139“) in' fwrmed by h-nr uncle‘s aoliqitors. 1n Scot- landhthat her whole has 10ft her 3 fortune of over $1,000,000. A Brooklyn burglar entel‘e-d arm” in which a young lady lay peacefully S’evping. Hle admired the pretty pic- ture and stole a kiss. The lady acreag- Nl. the home/é was aroused, and the bar glar was captured. In 1858, Mrs. Margaret Kirchoff, 0! Teignmouth, Eng. went to bed in gooa health, saying she woqu remain them until she died. She kept her word, and died there the other my, having spent thirtyâ€"nine vents in be . turne hrou are u attack ‘overed Ju On some of the Western ranches the )wboys use bicycles, instead of horses 1 berdigg the cattle, while the ground Miss fre es' Bunm-H. of San Marcos, Texas, 3‘, [rum snow. 1er stung David M. Kepley. of Lou- e, on the top of the nose, H35 fa“ 3d purple and {or hours the d90- Hlought he would die, but he ro- r Nuns Which May Pruvo Worth Reading. new letter box has an electrical hment which rings a bed! in 'the en when a letter is dropped mto {£813 fiajljing _tf) obtain. €111,131”; thirds of all the letters that pass a and his Bride comafittéi‘eniiâ€" taking morphine. ITEMS OF INTEREST. post-offices of the world )5! or sent to people who his capital was he thought he did So, and s