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'I'Iu' ili:i IHI'^ (if Mifriy Ijiiin ImlriilliU aiti hii iMiiuc ill f.i\i)riil '111' v>ri |iiM'soii. In l->77, I ;tlinii Uhniil. in I In' l''nt'iiil- l\ UiMii|.. lii'nii II a.-. :i Mnukinir shotii ; ii'ii \ riu'N liitt'r it \\:i- ilisa |.|'s, w.ili iitlit'r Plus i->ion-< til iii'iirly as i^ri'ii! a\aln»>. (JriMMi Wdoil liissc^ ainl s|,liit tcr.H wlii'ii liiirniii'.^ liiT.iii>ii iif (In- laij^tr .•iiininiii of UiitiT mill aiiii'il in its LI y liliii'-. wliH'li is fliaiiiri'ii iniu --tfam I I l\ till' licaf, ami liiiist-, ,,IT tiny I I s|i|inii'i ■-. I I Ciiptaiii l*,in\- -peaks of till' irrcat I fl ilisiaiii't' tlial sniiiiilran lie lii'a ril (liir- I J 1111.; illteli-e ciiM. 'We iifell." hit I a says, "in tlie .\iriie reu'ims liear |i('(i|ili' I'onverse in a conini'jii \ oiri; at t lie ilistancf of a mile. The two .\niei'iras .ile, lOliihiru'll, almost exai'tly the area of Asia. li is fe|ii)rtt'il that near Flo'em-e some peasants iliicuMin; toextiipate tlu» roots of some ver\- la riri' t n'l's ha ve ilisrovereil t he >kelet on of a n elepha lit . of wiiii'ii the 1 wo fo>silizeil t iisks weie-h ahont Tcwt .. a i"! ,i i r •. met res lit f»>»'t I lone;. Some famous oM hooks still in existenre afe hoiiml in tjime'I human skiti. F.i'lipse so I p is well iiaiiu'il - it sini[ily ohsi'iiics all lompi't itufs hy reason of its i|iialily alone. TIhi sinalle-i hitil is a Hray.ilian hnmmiim-hinl. It i> a little laii;er tiian a I'onunon lioncy-lii'c. ami wei^'lis live j;iain>. Parailoxiral as it m.iv somnl. theie are >e\ei:il varieties of tish tlia' rannot, swim. Ill evor.v in>iaiii e they are i!eep--.ea il w ellei-.. ■ .\i-i'orilinn to I he most delirate e\ periment - of the im»t famous si-ientjsts, till heal of the lunar rtiys whieh learh tin' earth is -raieeh' the iwi'lfth- iniliiolitll of a dee-i-ee. Ai'i'Of.liiiLC to Prof. r«aiiiai-il. there is no efoiiml for 'lie -.iipposit ion that tlit! vin<i i)| \ Lll'KRAl. lUANSLAl'lON " \\\', of till- ^iii'ai ». I'iilial l''lo\vi'r\' Kini;>.!v>fii, lis I hililriMi, ii->c onlv l".ili;iM' lallod Soap in our laiiiulrii's.' Sam I.kk, Cm \c. 1-\h>, l.ii-; I li Mi, Sam Sim;, l.i N\. Ka.nc;, Cm C'iiim;, Ji>llN 1. 1 M., ami moil" titi\, ui- sivfii. Toroiilii of *.'anaila, Moiilhll <• Tw i"l\ i-, ila\ -'lul, Jt,_;i)i) \ I'ar i i .'M17 I. \i>ri:. riiosi- lit xuf iiMili'is who ili'siiv to I'oiiiivin' our lraii-; al tfu- uppi'i- lin'hl haiiil I'oriu'r, with tho sij^-ns (.<■ "W.' .it 'h.' t'.ro.it t'lMitral l''lo\vor\ Khii;i.loiii. " Oti. Ill iliVfNtiKlitiliy; t)|0 (hist of railway ciUTiii^tt's in (ii-riiiaiiv , mnlt'f t III' (lircci ion of tlif liii |iriial Hoanl of ilcaii ii, if wa.s foiiinl that ill foiirl li-cluss ciun ilii'ic wcrt> itiorc tliuii twelvo ilioioaml ^ciiiis per iiicfcr ; in lii-i-i'lass curs. oiii'-Hff li ofiliis inniilicr. < 'uc-tliinl of ! Ill' pi'iipji' who j^o mad iUf said to rt'covcr their ^I'llM's. TakiiiK I)r. RIkiiis' lucasiiic- iiii'iit of its (listiiiice. till' star All I urns I'xct't'ils the sun in ar- nial liri^ihtiK'ss ^.iiiM) t iiiics. Artiticial leys ami aims wcro ill use in H!4:ypt us t'lniv as 7iH> li.f. They wtTO inidt'liy tliii priests. \\ ho \\i-to ' , ■ 'lys'icians of I hut euriy tin.- . At Plon^usiel, a >iiiail town in 111 itiaiiv. ull the ueijdinns of iheyeur are eelelifuted on one ila,\. In Fehfiiary lust thirt.x- foiir couples were inariied siin- illtaiieoiisly . 'riie total amount expended for school texI-l>ook> III the l>oininion is JiSiiiiD.iinii annu- ally, or alioiit ten cents for each ilihahitant. and tiie net profit to piililishers isahoiit In per cent. A remarkalily laiye honey loriist tree is ^lowiliti- al Mllllicu Hill. .\.J. This tree is einht feet four inches in circ!iinft>r- eiice. two feet from tlie u;n)iiii(l ; and seven feet two iiiijies at four feet from the Lcroiind. Siieezini; is averted l)\- press- in- t he upper li[i near tilt" nose. I'lench law rO()uires that u lioil\- shall he !)uried within forty-eii;lit hours after death. unless it is emhuhiu'd. .Tew's-liurps are iiuide cliiefly in Itul.s'. the seat of the industry since the si.xteentli century. In th'> xrape district of Fraiu-p, niiilit wutchmen are posted who riiii.'' frost hells to uionse the vlni'yard hands wlieii a frost is threateiieil. A Swiss scientist lias heen test- inu; the presence of hjicteria in the niouniuin uir. and finds that not a sit!'.--!!' iiiicrohe exists above, ail altitude of 'J, 0(10 feet. in. K) (ll'sl sn vr I M I MCI |i| \ op ''0h V In Iht" yc.ir iMh;i, m ihc Si.iic ol (tt-(iri;:iii. a iliiUI was Inirn willioiit any hoiu's aiut livi'tl liT I'lfviMi years wltli- tMil >;i-ttiti^ mill li lai^iT lliaii wlii'ii it was Ihx'ii. Hr. Hfll, (>r 'Ifiiiii'sscc, 1,'ivfs .111 !H'- coiiiil »^l a UDinaii 71 vi-ars ol :^^^• vvliii sIuhI Iut hotifs, W'li-ti slir shell mie a new i>rie was always llu-re to icplaee it. IV» yon l>elii've lliis yaiMr;* Oil tlv.> banks iti' the Kiver Piirus, in Soiilli Amerira, Is a peiiiliar Iiilie of" pi'ople. iiiiMi, women, anil iliililren, whose skins aic spotleil hlai k ami while. I'eihaps, luil not at all likelv. A M.tiiehester tn.iii, nan)eit lliipkins, is saiil to liavi' in.iili" slol■kln^s or .sinks of his own hair. Vhc j^rre.itesl anionnt ol wheat .'Vi'r thresheil in a ilas' by sle.iin power was «M^^htv-six thoiisanil ami sixl\ -eiiiihl ponnils, i>r ,}S'_. lens ni a il.i\ of eij^hl liours. The lartfesf walei-wheel in the uorlil is at l-ixev, in the Isle ol Man. It is 7'j leet in iliametei, <> leel Inii.iil, anil .'17 leel in lii ennilerenee, heinj; ei|nivalei\t to a steam en-^ine ol jih) hoise-)Hnver. The larj^est nia^inet ever maile weij;heil 1 .(ino p,i nuU, .mil h.ul .1 hllm; powei ol from ,?o to 50 ti>ns, or soniewh.il niuri- tliaii Ihi- i|ii.,nl.i\ ol s>>.ip we m.ike il.iil\. 'lite hitji. est pi ii e reeorileil ;is j^ivi-n lor a wtlil .inim.il lor eslnhilion m ,is Sumiihi, Ifiveii l>y the l.ile I'. I'. U.uinnn, lor the eelelir.ileil elephant, Jumlm. TIu- i'elel>raleil Uev. Win. DoiM, l..l..r>., win- m is h;in'.4i'il .il Ixlunn, 1777, preaeheil his own luneral si-rmon in prison [miiii Io Ins ese.ulio.i lieloie .1 l.ii;_;e iiiiuil, m.inv of whom were pel sonal Irii'tuls. The l)iL,'Lji'sl hall ever lireil Iroai a ea:i:i >a svas ( leei 111 len;^lli, ,iiul uei_;hiil .'.(ion pinMnls. Thi-re are i.^ch) million iij.;;;iretles sm.iUeil tin oii.;!iout llie rinliHJ Km-Joni every ye.ir. In one of lh«' I'an.irv Islands there is a Iuh'oI (he l.iiirel lamilN ili.n 1 nn. iloun oeeasion.illy in tlu' i-arly morning i|iiile a lopioiis shower ol tears or « .1 ui -ih .ip-> hoin its lulled loliam". The snake eiieumber, while eoniparativi-K small in iliamelei , .ill. 1111, lu- e\ir,i,M.li- n.iry leni^tli i»l' several leet. One exhibiteil at the l.os .\n:',eU-. I.m w.is se\en l,ei Ion-, ami enili-U iiki' a serpent. Ill the eoiistriu lion of ;i copper kettle in, tili- il St. Loins I.m- .iliiin.il hieweis, be- tween seven aiul i-ii;lit thonsaiul |*^'iiils ol'iojijn-r wen- nsiJ. Till- lart^est i-uulles in.idi' aii; useiM'or reliu;ioiis pinp.>se>., some ol iliein lieniu; is heavy as U) poumls ill weight, and 14 leel in length. The kindest liinint;- Inrk over nianuLielmeil u.is 111. ule ai II. in. in ; il \iei.;lis -; lbs., ami i;ivi's i.j iloulile oseill.itions a .seeond. The j^re.ilest ;imi>unt of he.it ever rej;islereil w.is on the _'Sili d.i\ ol Julx . iSS/;,, when it rosi- to ilij ile'_;i les, in Sii-rra l-i'Diie. The .Sultan olTurkev (Missesses some of the most i osll\ p.il.ues in ihe wi .1 Kl. the i ost of one of them w.isx,^,- - .>i, or 5 ',, 51,0,01 mi. Spru -e beer is in.nl ' x- bollin.:^ the shoots, b irk, .inJ .ones I'f ihe Ir. 1 1 l.ll'-l vr s ' run 1. 1 \ v/ YiiiiUL,' < 'iiiiiiilii i-^ ill fitiiit jii-r now — wlial with Laill'irr iiiul 1 111' .liilnirr. the Klnmlikc till' ri>.r ill vvlicat. iiml llic |K>ssi'Ssiiiii iiftlir tiln'sl couiltl'V iiiiilcf the sun. what niori' loiilil ("a-ia- iil,\ Ivli|>si' soap to coiu- plvti' ! lie Mil. .V SO(i. "ris I lie tirsi (lay of -^prii;. All all till- hill's sit; Their swi'ct. Ii'ihh'r sol;^- tot hi' loses; The lilies will hlooh ()(l coile wiiller's luoli Such a lilie we're liavi'.!,'. oil. Iloses ! When may a man he saiil to hreak- fast hefore he ^cts up/ When lie takes a roll in hcd. Wh\- do |piaiii>s hear the nohlest ••liiiiaetersy Heruuse they are >; rami. uprie:ht. and s^iuare. When is a fowl's neik like a hell ? When ii"s wriin^ for dinner. Why is a hen on the feme like n |tenn,\ ':' Head on one side, tail on the »>tiier. In the AVest Indies red pep|ier is a favorite renieily for many iiilnients. In all eases ()f sore throat it is tised as a pjartrle. while it is reM;iirded also as a spc'citie forseurh't ft'veruiid siariatina. \\"liy ,1 1 e potatoes and eorii like eel - tain sinners of old ? Mecjmse haviiii; i'\e-- ilh'v see not. and haviny; eiir> I hey Ilea r not . How loiiiL,' did C'ain liaie hi,-- lirot her V .\s Imiu, as he was Ahel. l\ir|i \oui- teeth clean. I'-^e ,i >iilT rat her 1 han a soft hriisli. Your uiiin-^ , nia.v I'l' sore for atinie. hnt you will ' find that they will soon iMcomi' hardeiii'd. and the lilood w.ll eirc ulaie t hroujih t hem more frei;l\. The supposed L;rave of JC\e is visit.' 1 hy over tii.iiilii pilniinis eaehxear. I' is to he seen at Jeildah. in a eemetery outside the city walls. Thetomli .s ")(» cnliiis lony;. andl'iwide. The.\r;ilis entertain the helief that Kve was iho tallest woman that e\er!i\ed. Hook discovered fourteen tlioM>aiid mirrors in the eyes of a drone liee. Tlie deepest mine in th(> world is tlu^ liainhert coal mine in r>i'lij;iii m. :!, lito f.'et. In Mai'seilles imitation imtme^;s were formei'ly made from hran. clay. and ntitmey; i-efiise. -All haked piidilinirs. if jilaeed in cold water for a few minutes hefore lak- iiiir to the tatile, will leave the dish freeiv. K'l.ll'.K s>)\V ( \i I.mI'I II \ 'rhiM)lil«^t I. auk iiiilir V "'il 1^ >, ml 111 I" .i' N.i|.' I .> . . i !■ Mi'^' V'lM'i'liiii Hi Vi'riif*'. aii'l t tie h.^iiclm Sun (Jinrmii. jit (ii'iinii, Imi li fi'inKlfil luiln' I'it II ft'iil II ry. lins'c (•(• iHi' I 111 <"iim , us luis also iln' Miiiik iif |liii>«l<'ii:i, (nuiiili'il ill I lit' I II II liin my. 'I'ln- Miink of Naiih'H wii-. fimiiili 4 iti I .■>;l'>. iiml i» ■.\ Shin- Imiik with 11 cuiisiilcriihlf i'a|.ilal. t<» wliifli no oiif hi v » :iii\ claim. .\-.i. ,..|„ ! t" the lh (Joiisiil at Na|>h'>«. il is a jomi sio. k li.uik. Imii w ■ hiihlfrs. " .foil II Kill! " allows t hr K iiiK of (ti cTic 1 1 I" II .t \ i .i i . .iml li.i » .!■ >iii' -n fur t III' last M ycaiM. so I li.it 1 lir I'lii ire si mi of Iti il i-li iim'iii\ pa hi to i li.it nioiiai < li amounts to t'j;Vi,i> "i. 'Tins ro'iiilry liasnUo Icni (iuMMf tiicjari;!' >uim of a liiillioii anil II h ilf. for which it c iiaii;i'-< only A |m r i.'iit. 'I'li.' roiiiitr\ al-o Inil, a M'ry hirui' sum !(• i In- fviiiK "f ^^aril iiia a loui: i im-' a-omivirv iii-> tiTin-t, tlioujih llaiv is riM iiriiiim that siiMihiy. Tin' Sultan ofTiiiki" loo. ii'iciyiil an iiiimi'Ms*' sum of iiioni-v from iln' I'ritisli (iov frnmiht jfii m.' |{i,«-iaii war. though it nuiy In- that we took ilm la>i l""k ,i! i if' ' li.- Tnasiiry. -,^^^.P3£^ ^'P^M ^' "^ V. _- >•- Somo soap, like so'ii(> 1k>'"s(>s, must t akf tin- Icail. !•",( jii.-i' ^ui i h - iifur its ciiiality aliJiin has pill it thcri!. All sliaitcs ami trrailc-- of h.i.n; \ n--.' ii ifium tlio rhiinnoy sw(H'|) to the J^UMit.-Ciovci nor. Scsostris crccti'il in tin- tcmplr of M''m|iliis stat ui'> of !iiiii--ilf a iil his .vifi', .")() feet lii^ih. ami of his chihlnMi. 'X feet. Till' loiifj;(',;t span of%\ir<' in 'hf world is nscci for a icli'i^raph in liiiiia over till' RiviT Kislnali. It is more t iianti.iKK) feci in |iMi;,Mh. ami is l.Joo f.ct liijih. Ki^ht ut|U<'(lucts siipplicil ancient Roint' wit h wait'r. ildiv iiinu In i lillions of cuhic, fi'ct daily. Tliul of Claudia was 17 niilis loir^, and loo fiii lni:h. London lias l.Ht'i doctors, of whomiKiaic womi'ii. and as many as 1."(,."))'2 nurses to uiinisle.r toils needs; of tln^ laiirr thcunat iuajoii!\ ll.or.ji air women. The old Norsn niTi'> \ was called Nyth or N'yd, and me.tnt nei essil \-. coiti- puls.on, or knot. The Scaiiilinavian hridemoom diew this nine on tiu' tinuei- nail of the hritlc. Th.s 'tune Htandini^ alone meant either ■■ pulsion or luairiajre.. The cold, by checkiiif; venPtahlcJife, and h\ driving: insect ■- toljidc thim- selves, dri ves thehirdsto warmer climates, where there is no i. \ key to the c .plioard ; and the heat, hy (Jryinj; up t he vejxeiai ion. sends them to moi'' teiu- {)*'rat(» climes. Whtni can iluiike\- he spell with one lc;ter'r' When it is ' I'." Ki l,II'>K Sii\l' (YfLOlM-.H! \ nm^immi ,11 Mvifli c^ v.MH|N(- TluTi- is itlwav s room ;il tlu' top for one ofakiiul, ami this liiiid is soap, ami Ilii^ | si>ap is I'.i lipso a sate, ciurahK", inonoiiii- , fa! laiuuli \' soap. M'lv lu'lipsi-. C^aU tii'os ail' I110IO tVoinuM\ll\' ■-liiuk liv ll^lilninL; tiwm anv olhof lici- liovauso till- jiiaiii ol IIk' oali Iii'iul; closoi- lliaii that | olaiiv oIluT lifo i>ri'c|iial Inilk, iimhIims ii a j Ix'ttfi- foiuliu'li)!'. Oalv also i.'i>iitain'- | iniu'ii iron. I TluTo is a t\ilip Iroi'at Pilkoatlil>, saiii ' to bi' npw arils ot a loo vrars. Trinitv C'lniii li s]>iri', Now N'ork, i^ jN,^ j loot in lioii^lil. j 'I'lii' olil l.oniloii hruli.;o was ilu' lii st | sloni" 111 iilL;o. C oninioiii oil in |I7(), ooin- ■ ploU'it in 1 _•(»). I I'ho Miilannia hiiili;o, ovor llio Monai \ Sliail, Wall's, is of wionj^lit iion, i,:;ii tool lout;, ami io_? abo\i' Iiil;!! walof. , I'lnislii'il in 1S51). Lost S ',,n<)S,o<)<). I Till' Pvrariiiil ol' flioops, l'!^\ pi, is .jSd loot lii.i;li. Till' L;ii'alosl luimlior iniprisoiioil al .iin onolimoin llio Amloi sinu ijli- prison w.is Al I ho au'»' of T,h I ho loan man untially hi'i'oiiii's tailor, ami llio lal man lo.uior. I'ho liii;" Iroos (roilwooils) of (."ala\ or.is, V."al.. .iro i)j ill iHimlii'i', ion iu-ini^' ,^0 tiot in tlianu'lor. Tliov r.in^o in hoii^'lit from 150 lo _• ?7 foot ami in a,i;o IVoin 1,1)00 to 3,500 yoars. 1^:10 lioiso powor is llio stioiii;lli iii'i'os- sai\ 10 lilt _;_5,ouo poiiiuls i>m.' toot per niiiiiili'. Tlio nonrost tixod star is 16,000,000,000 mill's ilislant, ami laki's lliroo yoars tor li;;lit lo roaoli llu' oartli. I'olassiuin was ilisiovoroil in 1 Sofi by Sir \ Iinn|)liry Paxy. Tarisv lo ivos, if soaltoroil ovor woollons, will provoiit llio iiuursion of moths. Anion,!.,'' Ilowors tlio ilii'\ saiilhommii is saiil to livo Ilii' loil.nosl alli'r In-iiij^ I'ut. If\ou vahio your iimhrolla, ami woiikl not liko to Iniv anollior, si'o llial it iliips Willi till' liamllo down. Atalanta has an ordinaiuo proliihilim;* vohiolos from passint;- plaoos of worship al ;t rapid r.ili' of spoi'd i>n Siimla\ s. Evoiy ftirnaoo should ho pioviiloil with a oi>lil air pipo, from whiih puio onl-iloor air mav bo foil lo llio fiio. This will ilo awa\' with all d.in,L;or lio'ii oollai L;asos. Low down farm waL;i.;oiis aro labour sa\in,!4;. I ho low wliools ni.iko loailiiij.f lOinparatix olv i'as\ , and ihohioad Uios provont cnlliniL;' into Iho ground .iiid niak- iiiv;' iloop rills. Pi'rha|)s till' iiiosi .iiiiioiit of moilioiiios is liops, uliiih woro iisi'il ill iho thial oa- paoilv of an inloxioaliiiL; bovorayi', and as a iiii'iliiini' in 2,000 H.(' . I'his is altosiod by piolinos of tho plant on (ho l'".i;yplian iiioraiinonls ot tli.il dato. An axoi.n^o podoslriaii oovors about ■?o iiK'hos to I'ai h sti'p. 1 ho avor.iyi' wliool- man at ono ii'Vi'hilioii ol his podals (whioli is oipiivalont to a slop) oovirs about 17 lool, .uid ,is tho movomoiit is so o.isy and ilovoid of faliyiio, ln' usii.illy raisos his foot twloo ,is oflon ill Iho s.imo limo, thus I'ovoriiij;' 34loi't, whili' tho podoslriaii uoi's -•'.. fool. To drv aiiUiiiin loa\i's, ban;.;; thoin with iho out stalks uiipormost, ami allor two ilays tako Ihom down and di|) tliom in a solution of si/o and walor ; tlii'ti li.iiiy;^ ihi'iii lip ai.;.iin lo i;i't porloolly dry. Hrambli' ;iml bi'i'i h loa', os m.iko a bo.iiilitul wiiilor ili'ior.ilion lor lablo and llowor \asos. All i^rassi's ami nishos shoiilil bo diiod with Iho lioads ilownwards, as this soiiils Iho sa|> inio tlii' li'avi'S ami fli>wi'rs. For si'\ I'll \i'.iisilii' Si. Lawronoo rivor i^radnalh' deoioasos in doptli ; llii'ii lor sovon yi'arsit jfmdii.illy inoro.isos in dopth, iho dilVoronoo in lovol boin.i^ about livo fool. \\ h\ it iloos so, no ono has yet discovorod. Kri.ll'sl' >n \i' < \i \.< il'l I>I \ (^o\t*^ The rej.iUiitiou of a (■.•rtain .,_ R-^plOtV TO TMt Wfll-kiiowii " pro) lu't " ill Lou- • loll, who liiir lately iiriiiuiiiicfd ]. jsit i\ i'l\- 1 he ciiil ol' t he worhl in in III, has hcfu si'iioiisly iin|iairfil \i\ tin! fact tli.it a fuilMii;lit airo it was (iiscovi'ii'il lli.it he hinl tiiiii't! paid a hiyh piiiuMini to SCClll'i' the lease i)f li;isiiie~> premises for lifteell Veai •-. Mirhaelnias i;-eese take the jilace of 'riiaiiksi;-i viiii^- Iiii-keys ill Hiiu'lainl. iiiil t he ilema ml I'nr the iiircl ' . heeil s;eailil\' de- • •reasiiii; ■ \-eai s. i!it her t he taste for yoose or the oli^'Tva nee of i;'ast roiioiiiie liolida\s i-> ds- illH' out. 1 11 (Jeriiia iiy wheiillni \oie(d' llie ywy sMinls >i\ a^aiiisi six. I he pMSoiier is ai''|illt leil, A \'ole of se\-eii a>.:.'iili--l ti\"e leave-> I he decision i o ; in' com r! . a lid i n a vole of eisi;lit against four the prisoner is coiivieled. No thistles LiTewiii Australia till a Seotehniaii plaiiteil some sc'i'd out of love for h is old eon MI ry . It \\a> a very natural hnl foolish dei'il. for now the tliistk' has nuiltiplied into millii.)iis. and ui\e- a L;ieat deal of t roiihle. A horse will live ■_'."> days wiihoiit solid food, imTels liiinUiiiu water: 17 days wit lion I either eat inn or drinkiiii;. and \\ hen la l inu .-olid |oo(| wit honi drinkiiii:. 'riio Knssians make a palatahle drink from the sap of the walnut t re«>. .\ irnnhoat has made it s was- lliiily miles up the .\lhara l\i\er. which 1lov\s into I h(> i\ ile just aliox e I'li'ilier. hciiiu t he lii >l .-learner that e\ er lloatt'il mi it. The water w;is ninisu.iliy hii;li. At I'cM-t, Morsidiy. .New (iiiinea. recentlv. six youim nali\-e i^irls pleaded ^.ruilt.S' liefore a whiti' niayislrate to a idiailie of ilieft. .V-llie\ were rather .\oiiiii;-io send to prison, his wor-hip toid\eaih ■ ilTender ai ro-- h i- knee and spanked her. Ci'iieeii \' let or! a aiul i he I'm press of Austria represi'iit - 1 1 \t iiiiie in weight aiiioiiif the ro\al ladies in Miirope. \'ictoria weit;h> a plump JJ 1 pound-, ami I he Austrian i;iiipre>s lu2. The dilTereiice in their heiu^hi is also exi renudy marked. A regularly orLraiii/.ed s\steiii of relieviii;; poverty ha-heeii in vomu' ill ('hiiiafor more than 'i.uiiu yea r-. li is said that an ori;ani/ed s\ stem of charity prevailed anioiii; t he Ej^y pi iaiis 'J.."inii years lud'ore ( 'hrist . Queen \icloria lias paid 8.SII0 for t he walkiliKstick Prime Charlie for^of Viy his iieilsid*' at ("iilloden Castle when he went out to lii;ht the haltle. It has a handle wit li t wu heads carved on it, represent iiiy, fidl\ and \\ iMloni. 'Vhn horses of (lerinaii cavalry reuriments are to heentire|\ shod with paper shoes, reciMit. experinieiit s as to their diiral>ilit.\ ami liuhtne-s having proved vei y sat isfai'tor.v . Oiir senses t e.t^ilv' arou.sod. KCMl'SK SOAI' rViMtlMIM A SI, PEAK) POK TSELF The most lipautifiil ihcHow-ioikmI. iis well as t lie most Ijimki iriiliy iiiailr. iiiul till! most t'xiit'iisiNc tluic ill till' Avorld. is owmlmI hy ii lanii iiiiiiicil lieiiry .laeufr. The (list iiict ion is ^i\t'ii to ii 1)\ reason of the faei that it is iiiaile of l.s-i-arat n'ohl. womh'i- fiilly eiigra\etl, and the keys are of silver. As iUiist rat iiiti tln> exceHeiK'e of the jiaper 'wiiuli is iiiaile from unused linen s;i to run wild in Ari- zona, are siill :n exisience. Indians occasionally report lia\iiHi- seen xiine. ainllaiel\- t he I iiternat ioiial Boundary Commission saw i wo with their sp\- glasses on the Mexi'Mii Ko.der. Mattresses should Ite turned dail.v to prevent them wi'arinj^ unevenly. Naturalists say thai .-i swallow will devour il.OOO t1ie> an hour. Herodotus speaks of the Etj:yptiaii heer as '■ harh'x w .ne," It has heen 11)111 pu ted by afeoKrajihers that if tilt; sea were emptied of its wa^ers. and all the rivers of tlie earth \v(U'e to pour their present floods into tin? vacant space, allowing; nothing for evaporation. lu.On i yetira wonhl lie iei|ii I ri'd to lirini;tlie water of the ore;i l| i,p to its present le\-el. The term '•penny" as applied to naijs. is siiMierallv siippo-ed to havo Ihtii ilrrived frniu pcuind. It ori.i;iiially ■Mcanl >ii ni,in>' pounds to the thou- siiil that is. sixiienny means six p > iinU of nails to I he thousand Tlii> t liousaiid was aluays understood, and six; pound, ten poiiiul. itc, wiMetrradii- ally shortened iiuiil liie oresent pennv has entirely tak»'ii the place of pound. ("iniiauiiui is the inner hark of a tree of t lie laurtd faniils'. Over one liundred kinds of wine un; made in Ansi ralia, .\ little salt put in the reservoir of the lamp \vill niiike a clear, steady li-lii, \'i'rmiitli is composed of white wine, annelica, ahsinthe. and aromatic lierhs, Tlirou.uhoiit India aiul all South Asia, cardamoii seeds are used as a ecu. liment. V\ , iidow s can he heautifuUy polislied li\' us iiLC a newspaper instead of a cioth for dryiiis^. .\n\ one. or all of ii i volumes of |i ipuiar novels for Eclipse wiaiipers. S e cou|>oii around e\er_\ Tw iii har of Eid.pse soap. Cork, if Slink 'ino feet deej) in tlie ocean will not rise on account of the pressure of the water. In the Arctic, when the therniometer is helow zero, persons can converse more than a mile distant. The ihiiiij;er of cliildren liein^ liorii deaf .itid ihimh is six times fj;reaier when the parents are cotisins. The deaths in England from drink are 1 .iW- annually. Til IS '.I, four men were taken out of a u'ine in Enii'land, alive, after four da \ s wil hoiM food. Your health depends upon cleanli- t iiess and soap — fiood soap— Eidipse ■ soap eiiMures this. Your ji;rocpr sells it. I Noiwiiy exports |':0,n00 tons of ice \earl\ . valued at .?!.7."i per ton, mostly I tor I',, i; a.n. i:( i.ii"-!' ■>!> \i' I ^ I idi'i PI \ four Mi'^. Siiu(.|.fr rr:iiliii-i 'I'Im- lniiLi<'-i \\..nl iiithf W iniu'l-iiu" i;i iimi.iui' i- .ShdiiUlialiM ;ih,/.:ii]liiii]ikniikriiiriiii. 1 1 iiii':in-~. '• I \\ 1 11 l; i v c \ i^ii .1 ii"i -i.' Nll(K'|nl It IS liiiHi' i I kil \ I II ^1 \ (■ line t he lock j:i W. •■ A fieri; \ in;ill is iin' n-cil of luMim- srcii t\im-!l, tin fiili !o,i .li.-'s Mil." Well, whiil ol II y 1^01 111' |).'o|ili' Ml I' iiiiiivisoiiiililc i-liniluh III i\ 111 'I 1 t li.il 1 11 •.a 11 -1' a mail is H iiiinistrr 111' oim'lit lo i n' .^.1\ 1 r i;iilili'i s t o lio^s i a 1I-. Till- iiiitiiit'u tree lii'i:;iiis lo licar 111 I In' m'M'IiiIi or riuli! h \ la 1 . a ml 1 i \ is scxciii \ to uijiiily years. All F,lli,n;slimail visirill!.' Lak" Siln.-oe, a-ke.l a lial 1\ e ifllicre ^\a>._.iOll tishiiii; ill the lake. • ' ( (|i , \ e> ! si la imn ' •■\Vlial k.lpl of ti-li .lo \ oil la 1 e li liere?" ••Oil. all kiinU. st raiij;ff." '•V.lial ilel 1 i.e laiuesi li^li > 011 eser caiiulit here wi'iirli V" ■' Wall, si I'.'iiiLi'er. w e iIom'i lake no wei-lo ni: ma. linn-' when \vc j^oes li>hitie;. ami I ill 11 an lione-t man. aiel w onliln'i like ; o -.1 \ Imw miicll that last t font I ea iiiiht woiilil \veii:li \'>n\ I tell \ 011. si 1 a nuer. w In n I (iiilleil tliat ti-li mil of the water the lake went down a foot. If you saw a lioiise on lirewliat three eelehraieij authors won 1. 1 > mi feel (lis|i()S()(l at ome to name? hnkeii-. lloi,\iii. r.iiiii--. Wliatisthe iliffereiici' het ween |iholoe;ra |.li i iiu a lel 1 he w ho,i|.in;_' loiie h '.^ One makes fac-siiiiilcs. iiiid tin' ot her makes se k f.imilie-. (Mllliiunoll is rais. il exMensively not onl\ iii»'eylo:i. Imi 1 n ma n \ |ia rl s uf Imliii, ill Siani. Ja\a. itiitl Siinialra. Ill the Town Hall iit Sydney. Aiisti-alia. i- Imili the lai-esi |,: |,e-oriran in the world. It has five iiiamials and [ledal-. and 1 \i'> stops. In the famous (Jai'deii of Ol ives, at ,leni-a leiii. I here a 'e ei- h' lloiii-hiim oli\-e trees that are known to lie o\ er one 1 lioii>a ml > e.i is ojil. Recent enlari^eineiit of our factory wit h addit imi.i I ha leU. willemilde us to do with some ease what we have h it In rto done with d.tln uli.v . naniels . sup- ply the ih'iiiaiid for I-'ili pse soap. A liniidred times more troulde is Ciiiised li.\' men who can j^et work, hut won't work, than hy the men who want work, hut ciiii not ^t'\ it. At the Private Theat lieals. Mis.s Int!;enue <>h m.\ I 1 lan never ^o on the siatie in ihis skirt. Ii's half wii.v tom\ knees! Sympatlietie Friend 'Ihai'-tio bad, isn't it? Wait a, moment dear, and I'll }j;et yon thesei^s- ors, (Jreek wines nearly all turn lo vinefiiir i'* sniiiiuer. Until — I understand Peie.v Hi^hlife has stopped tryiiiy,- t lli^hliie has stoppeil tryiiiv,- lo trace hack his family tree. I supjio.se the further h'lck he went, theliiiriler it e;ot ? Freddy - Yes —and the fnriher hack lie went tlie harder his aiu<>siors eot. too. —Puck too. — riicK. I «i»' — — p The cloveis the prodn.t of a\ | ^ ( C, IJ-, Q Ir dS L^^ tree h(doiie;.ne; to the 111 \ rt !e \ — fa ,nil\'. ..... How man V hars are there p|-:i\V Tin" e i-, 1 lie ha r of puMic opiiiion ; I lie bar of justice; t he liar snister ' 1 he less of t his we kiiow t he Letter ; t hat other bar, where iiiiuids are d i^pensed ; but above all, is Krhp e liar- a! wa,\ s i,n><>d, harmless, and worth the money. FCl.ir-K ^'i\I' y a cow is nint' Immh'ed and foi-ty-tivi' iioumls. nine oiincos. Ill the reiiinof Elizahcth ovory heard of a fortni.i^ht's - tradition toMo yeai'sold. ami it may he 'j:i \ ca rs ohier than thai . 1 1 yields from (to to loo liiishels a year: its circumference is Kin feet S in'rh 'S. It is estimated that hetween forty and forty two thousand people in (he riiiteil lviii,i;-doni wear plass eyes. The Dominion has an ana of ;i.;U5,- <)17 S(|uare miles, or. including; its water surface, if, |.")ii. iUI sipiares miles. It is :f..")(H) mill's from east to west, and I. |u() from north to south. From the head of Lake Superior to tlie ocean is2,;iHI miles. V'ancouver Ishiiid is :\iH\ miles and has an area of Hiin si|iiare miles. Hetween the Rockv Mountains and irudson Hav there are ,sii(>,iMiu sipuire leile^, In cutting' warm hiead or cakt^ a warm knife should he used. Kri,ll'-.i, ^'1 \r i \ I l.ni'i hi V AlUVN/E ASK FAIR. IliMirv Clay \sa-» in llu> Sonali' of tin- I'liili'tl Slali-s at Ji). t'llaclsUitK- \va>> ill p.iiliaiiUMil al .'j uul al J4 was I,iiii.l of tlio Tii'a>iii\ . I.oril Haii>ii yrailiialcil at Canilniilj;!' wliiMi Id, anil was i-alli-il to tiu- liar at Ji. I'cfl was in parliaiiu-iil at Ji, ami ralni- iMstoii was l-oril lit tho Admiialily at _',;. Jiidi^i" Sli'iy was at llar\ ird at 15, ii\ (.'onun-ss al .'(), aiul Judi^i- ot tlu' Supn-iiu' C\>url ol'tlii- I'liitoil Stativs at ;,.'. C'oikIi" lonilui'ti'd a iiuMiiotahli" i-aiii- pai.nn al 17, ami al .'.• lu- aiul 1 nri-iiiu' also wiMV till' iiiosi illustrious iiii'U ot ihi'U' tiuii- W'obstt'i- was in iolli'v;i.' at 15, lfa\i' oanii-sl ot his yicit tuturo holori" lu" wa^ J5, aiul al ,!<) was the poor ot' llio alilost man in Con^ross. John tJuinii-\ Adams, at tlu' ;ti;^o of 14, was si-iii'laiy to Mr. Dana, tluMi iiiinistcr at tho I\us-,iaii i-i>url ; at >) ho ua-^ hun- holt niinislor to i'russia. Mauriii', ot Saxony, vlii'il at ,^,.', ion> od- od to liavo hooii oi^c ot iho piolouiKli--ru' It i(); lu-lori" lio uas \^ In- Aas 0110 of ttu' i;ri'at rulci -, ot I'.uropo. Miirns was a ilull lio\ , v^ood al atiilt'tit I'ViTOlNO-s ,Mtl\ . Poo at \\ i-sl I'oiut \\a-.a i,iu.;hnii;".tm k hi his SillvUll III. ill's. lUion.il ll.orou u .i> in no w .i\ ilisl uil; - uislu-il ,(ho\ o hi-> tcllo\\ >. Si oil li'lK in Ins "di nA'' that !oi a tnuo hi" u.is uiuloiralod In' I is » onip inii>n-,. .V.ipoloiin aiul \\''.'llini;lon in thoii' siIumiI il;i \ s woio J;-,l .nyiii -.lu'l t>n!\ lor ihilllu'sN. li.il/,u's l.iiuih wi 10 sail aslu'.illv iiidlj.r- iiant ,il 111-, pn'~.iinunL; lo IuIiom' lu-iouki wiito, Shoridan's iiiollior piosiMili-d tho luluu- vlramalisi 1,1 a now luliu in an "iiu »)ii iij- ihlo diiiuo. nisiniiik oiuo told ;i tiiond : "My |KH>r olil nuitlui iii'Mi would l)oho\i' lh.it lliorf was .in\ j;ood in ino. Cioldsinith, up to tho timo ol iho puhlioa- lioM of "Tho Ir.ivollor was looUod iipim .isanidiot In almost .ill who know him. Aftorw.irils In- w.is iliibhoil an iiispiroct idiol. .\l,,ay on M.m w.isjiist out, and w.is "most alioinin.ihlo sluH. Tlu- mmil hiirt;hi'rs ot Sir. 1 1 ford -on -A von saw nolhini^ in Will Sh.ikospiMi o, tho hul- olu'r -, bo\ , lint ,1 w ikl hariuii-so.ii uiii si-.it- loi -hi .1111. Kohi'i 1 I. li\o >, t'a.mily woro Ih nouirhls diNy;usti-d w ith him by tho timo ho w.i-, i.S voais old, his ii'pul.ition tor stupidity bf- iiii;- tlu'ii onl\ oiiiiaUod by his io|>ul.ition lor L;i-:u'ral wiokoiluoss. •Sir Humplii i-v Haw w.is b\- no moans ostoonu'd a brilliant boy. "\\ hilo ho w.is with niv', saiil his tiMihoi , " 1 lould not disoorn tlu' fai-ultios by whioh ho was sv> nuiL'li tlistinj4:uishod. Paiiiol W'obsli'i W.1-, otiio i|uostioniii>;- .111 old l.uinor, who ilid not roi okiiiiso biiii, .iboul thi> Wobstor family, .uul w.is told : "I'hat l")an \\'i'hstt>r novor w.is of miu li .•ucount ; but 1 boliovo, ho wont up to Hoslon and i;ot ti> bo somo kind it .1 l.iw- \ i-r or not hor. Tilt' host Wiiy to im]>rovo a wom.in s lot is |o build a houso oa il .lud put a ),Mi)iJ man into tho houso. i:rl,Il',K SDAl' CVCl.Ul'KDIA ACMfl05 OF pii/Mse. Wliy is ;i sheet of rnleil fiMiUe:i|i liki' il |;i/.y (li)n? A slieet of lillfl fO(ils(;i|i IS Mil ilik-lilieil illclllM'il pliilie. All iliililied iihiue is n sl()|)t' ii|i I slow pup , iiiiil it .slow |pii|i is il lii/y If \ou inill il rahtiit's tiiil wliiii will II \ou inui il rai: it sii\ y iSol liiiiii. Why aio yomm liulies like arrows? 'I'hey Ciiii't ^o off without a heiiu I how '. How luiiiiy liiinl-boilcd t'^f^s couhl the jj;iiiiit Goliiitli caf on an empty .stoiiiiicli y Only one. Hoih'il rice takes an houi' todij^est. mid hoijeil siu?t of heef five hours and a hiiif. 'IMiese iire the extreme limits for ordiniiry edihles. Why is sweitrinj^ like iiii old loiit y It"s a had luil)it. What smells most in ii drui;- store y Your nose. I am a word of four sylliihles. n)\- first is a jireposition meaninsj; upon : my secoml is proilueed from eoal ; my third is a first ptMsomil |ironoiin ; iind mv fourth is iiii exrlauuition ; my wlioje IS the tiiiiiie of the hest countrv in the world, or one of the hest. On- tar-i-o. -//>>. IT DOES Whiit is the ilifTeieni'e hle. and hence it i^ the chea[)est laundry soaj) in the niiirket. Sixty year.s ay;o 'iD.Oot) pallons of wine were consumed at the coroiiiitlon festi\iiies of t^ueen Victoria. The i-ommitteein chari:;e of the Qneen'.s jiihilee celehriition " courtemisly de- clined to iicc,e|)t five pipes of port wine (dTei-eil hy wine merchiints." 'l\nnper- iiiice sentiment is imikini!; heiidwtiy in I'^nuliind. .\n Entjlish steiimsliip cne;irnH'r has recently iicquired tiie distinction of lieinsj; prohiihly the. only man ever liitten hy a West. Africiin douhle horned viper, who has liveil to t(dl of it. 'I'hedoctor kept him full of hriiiniy iiud injected iodine into the wound. His ii'iiipeiiit lire rose to 107. "2. * .\ feiiture of the population stiitis- t'cs in Western .Vustralia is thelari!;o proport ion of Hiiiles to feiiiiijes The dispirity is mil intiiined in thearriviils li> se:i. .\i present there are It) fe- m:i les t() e\(T\- fiiii males. K\ iclence hiis heen recently produced tliiit the Chinese were in Mexico 'iJHH) yciirs iitro. iind thiit th(>y were ii! the South Sea Ishiiuls uvoii hefore that. Not much ! Hi 1 1 l.ll'-l \|' . \ I l.'ilMI'I A Ilk It is s .1 111 ■ni'i-'i':iii Iuimt ,il .\''lr iMli nulliini'l vc I- '111' rMhilm 111 ;i ('\i ri i| ; li .-. ^ t 111' olli' I liini^Mihil li li.irf "f ii > 'I'll. ( hn'ii; mill mil i''i \vii< t 111' la i'y:r>i 'M iiii.i^i' Li I,!. liliiiiji'.s ,1 \ I'lir. It is licit trUf I ll It |) Tsiill- fall ill'.' into t 111' w I'll' :il\\ :l \ > h'' --iirliii'i' tl irci' t uiii's III lure Ini.iilv sniUiii; 111". iihi\ 'f iii.i \ ii'it . 'Ill' hij,lH">t I I'll r i'\ ei' p:i ll 1 fn!' a l.iiiiMiii't. or WTi'ai li. w; T It w .1- a .jiHMl S lit ~ ( Iri'V lili'S.'lit -n ! Ill' \>i 11 own moil' ra ]ii iiii'il ll.i'4-. I hall ii n ll li\ ali\ otiiiT l?rit ish K'miiirlit. 1! ilvti lias t It' liiu;'^!' Col. Noi-ll T li.'inht -J I f»'<'t in till till' .Nitralr Kill.', onri' -avf a waiter a .s:,,ooo t i| MnaUpt us IS t 111 fasti'.^t t;rii\viiiu;' 1 1 1 lias lii'i 11 kiiiiwii til Mil rrasi" 11' niontii til ]•: ins attain i'lirv ran;;-!' from 'Ji"! to loo frrt Iiil;Ii I li full iTowtli in l.'iii \ I'ars. ami livf .kio or lioo \i'ar^ Tlu; usli is full prown at liH) years. A hilly ill Uul vi'ston. I'l'xas las lia ir t hat t tail-' iuit I fi'i't on I 11' l^lOUllll It red— tliat is. t lie I iiiir no In till- I- ll' o roi'lainu'il on tin Miir Wii carriaiif f M liftl kc I'lu'rooi- in I will 1 ila\ of t till' ;^roiili ■t 1 has lis own li"^'i-Iat un .\Ia\ . from t lie 'o|i if T \ nw a III 111 ,ill tii'W law ill met inu's Is im mise siiio I'll a man is t'oiiinl ilruiik in Di'iiinai h.'S h I'k nil thi' stii'i't, he is >eiil liome in 11 at t lie expeii' t he |)iil)lii'a n Who ^0,11 liiiii t he last IJiierv, iiosv It '1 lio tiiev liml tl 1 IS out It loroii were at, least a i|uarter of .1 million .1 to tills \-ear. Imit ti'il to ! hi. I mlust ri.il l''air riie largest dull iioiise in till woriil heloi' tioiiiil Cliih ii> I U ilinninii'-rooin alone 1 to the Constilii- niiilmi. The im feet loni;'. GROCE he lim'i. ■;t OVste a 11' loiiiii at I'oit i.mi'oln in S- Aasi lal One makes a meal. (!eori;(' Sto|iman. nf I'liil 1 I la. P iiiiii aroum a I 1 let :ioo I II mil hi i lall N\ Is iif lie wa - 1 o \\ 1 11 i -t a III ~t I'l'imi ll. II Is ll feet I.', illihes. ineasiii.'^ 1 t 111' rlii' riiw>. Till' Hotli-i'hiMs se like .i'.'a-- wiiitli a ilollar alel a half eai ll. Ma \ i- tho'iLilil to he all nii- Imkv iiioni ll for maiiiai^i'. Fifte iflia I' SumlaN ■11 ''11 iims iif ! Ill' llfit ish .. iit have extemli'il into )llt Sti.ttiHt Sf iinol cliililren in German V are st utteieis. KCI.IINK s(i\l' (■V( l.ol'K.niA W'lii-n till' iniinorlal Sli.ikcs|iiMii' wrutf llu' l.iiimus slu'il M'lili'iuf, " All llu" \\orUI\ .1 sl.ii;i', ' In- iittlc kiu-u what a 4i>iitiiu-nl \M- UDukl h.iM' dviT Iumi-, ami luiw lu'lipM" sii.ip woiikl iDMT lliat slam' in C"aiiaiki. lulipsi' is an cxii'lk'iit -.oai). 'Ir_\ it. i'lvfi V iiinkiiii;' iiliMisil slMukl hi> imincdi- a'.i'ly lilk'ilwidi hikfwai in wall-rat I iMiisiiiL;-. I'nnlliri's sluMilii In- inixt'il willi lioilini^ waliT aiut l)oik"il tor a low niiinilcs. It lu'lps ihcni ti> ii'tain tlii' luMl. (.'aniphoi' will pifvi'nl llu- ravaijos nt mice. Kor wati'i-l)ni;s till ir.nks ami tif- \iii's with a paste inailo i>t two tahk'spoons ot plasliT ot I'aris, om- liMspooii i>lsiiLfar% ami ont' labk-spoon ot nii't'n ti-a. A sti>vf ruhlu'il ilaih' with a sot'l ololli aTuI a lew iliops ot ki'nap .ami w.iti'i- hi'tti'f 111. in oni' kt'pt hl.uk with li'.iil. A spons;-i' winnii' iVoni I'olil w.itfi- .ami lilk'il with lim- wliito sun'.ir pii'ssi'il well into till' poll's, pl.ui'il wlu'ii' ri'il .ants lio- iliii'iit, will I'xti'iniin.ito llii'iii. Al'ti'ia ti'w lionrs inniiiTsi' tlio spoiii^i- in hoiliiii:;- wali'i'. \\ lii'ii I k'an, ii'lill .iml iiso ,is he- loii'. W'liiMi all all' raptuii'il, si-riih tho plaii' wi'll, .iml .spiinkk' with loil popper .mil hor.ix. I'or hnrns lake i'i|ii;il p.irls ol'linsi'i-il oil .mil liiiii' u.tli'i- iiiixi'il .mil poiiroMT the hiirn. A I'oltonor iiiu'ii t'k>tli wiaini;' out t'! (lie nilMin- ,tmi i.tiil i;pini fill" woumi. If lliis pri'p.uation is I'aidiliilly iiseil. it will Ih' lonnil to ii'nuni- pain .mil >;iM' a sfii'.it ' ili'.il ol lomlort. I'liif yflyi't'riiu' is .1 most oXfelliMil ri'iiii'ih .ilso. VV'hi'ii (irsi applii'd • it I'.'iiist's smarting, liiit this .soon ifases, anil till- .ii'lii.il ]iain ol the burn i.s iiiiuli ri'lii'\ I'll. C'il\ I'l'iiiii' is s.iiil to (avor r.ipiil hi'.ilini;;. Tlii' soonrr it is .ipplii-ii .atli'i I till' .ii'i'iili'iit, till' qiiiiki'f j^ooil results will ' 1)1' oht.iineil. '• H.all !" s.iiil the okl soklier. " N'mi never s.aw .1 h.illle, exiept in a pieture." " Nil, ■ .iilmilteil the younjj ni.aii. " I I never iliil. Unt I h.ive lieeii oil the s.inie street with a polirenian who w.is shoittinj^ .it .1 ill)),'. numlas True Manner. A ilose I'rieml is one wlio will not U'liil you .my money, .inil ;i ilear Irieiiil is one ' who borrows .ill von will .i;^ivi' liiin. Hob- ea\ iLieviii Imlepemlenl. I'.tstleton I lore lomes m\ t.iilor, okl man. C'lubberU Sli.ill we w.ilk .leross the street .-' " No. Let s run.' I'elVerl.iw joiirn.il. The Resiuei Mow iliil \oii lonu- to tall : ill :•' I The Resiiied I iliiln t eome to I'all in ; 1 I'aine to iisli. — Mimieo ller.ikl. Prot'i'ssor Mr. 0;ir, this is an ex.iniple in subtraetion. Seven boys went tlovsn to I lie river to b.iihe, but two of them had been told not to jro in the water. Now, eaii you tell ine how nianv went in ? Oar -\'es, Sir; seven. Horn's Hollow C'osmopolitaii. Some d.ivs lh.it Wi- spend .are ex.ietlv like e.ards; 'lluis everxthiny here has its use; \'ou in.iy ti'el like a kin^ in the wee small hours, .Next im>rniny you feel like the douce. M I ir^i ^. . \ I' . M 1 1 iiM I I \ in Till' l:i lU''--' ill II li' li . cilli'.t inli • ■vt T liiaiii' wii- 111 tl priiiliu iif I lie U't'llili^^KMi riiitfil I'lc'^l'S- H'riaii t liuiili ill < ihi-i;(i\^ . t ill' aiiioiint lii'iiii; L'l I .-J I I I ^. Jil. 'I'lir I>iiIm' iif Wt-t lillll>ti-| , l'> t III' Cllil 111 i l:i' I'l'llt Ml ,\ . Will ll.i \ 1' lioiisc |irii|.iTl v nil li IS l.iiinli'ii »^-^iiiU' Willi h ?<7."..iii»i.iHiii. 'I'lin Ihilii' of lifs iiii-linr h.i- ji (•(iiisi'fViitur ,■ liiiii It'll 1(111^. Ill ft'ft Willi', •>•"> A't't liiuli. mill Willi Tii.iMii si|iiiiri' fi't'i ol ^1. !■•••. Ill' liiis ill) iiriiim'i'i'y is i fi'ci Idiiu. Ill isno Hiliiiliiimli Frt'i'- ina-sotis I'liisi'il twi'lil,\ t IiihismihI (loiiinls lit ;i liii/iiar Ih'M fm' cluirilalilf |i\ir|ii'Sfs. The EaiiU of Kii-himl hii< .i rapital of .*!7."), I II Ml. I mil. li was cslaMishfil 111 HiHl. wlii'ii it rf- (jIlilTll <>lll.\ "il |l('l'^OII^ 111 I'l'l'- form its work at tlii' lii':iil olHi'r. It imw ciiiiilov s iii'arl> a t lioiisa Ihl iirisons It is t hr most t'xti'Msivc insi it iit loii of t lir kiiiil ill I 111' worlil. Till' C/.ar own-, thi' tines' varht in tin' w.n'lil. SI,,, i-; :!1."> fi'i't ImiL'. hrv ili'i'ks ai'i' of I'olori'il inariil'- :' all Iht lilMiiL:- an' ;^i.ri;i'i.iis. mipI -Ih' rn-t S|M'('larl('S wi'i't' iliM'iiti'il li.\ an Italian ii. iSMlviim Aniiati. whn'ln'il ill 1817. In till' soutli-wi'>l I'onii'i of Louisiana i- a faun lui niili's from north to south ami -25 mill's from east 1 .. wrs! . Tin' fi'in'in.: a h .,,i .■v.-.u.miii. Steam liower is useil cncI iisivel\ . 'rinie are ln.i mi liea.l ..| i alil.' ki'|.! on the farm. The Hi'okeii liill Silver Mm." in .'>..ifh .\ii-iralia is i he in lie^i in the worlil. Sliares have risen f I'om s hi . . s |.-,o. n n.l i he m ini' is wmi li s.;.-,.. m i.iiiui, Ontario hiils fair to he one of ihi' lea.iiim -nlil-iu'oiluriim- I'oiiiit ries. Hiili inilies e\i--t ahonf the Lake of I he Woo.ls. the -liore of |,ake Su|ierior. Mi('hi|ieeoton is one of t he latest un)|.l- lieMs ,i n lion nri'il . Klonihke is he>oiiil the .\reti(' Cit'i le lis i-cid -iininn r weather lasts only ahoni si'v weeks. .\s a -ohl-liehl it has few e.|nals. A l''l'eiu'hinail Iiameil Ferrary is s i ;.| t o ha \ e l he ne.-' va 1 iia hie rollei' imi fif [(ostinre stamps. It is valiieil at a .|Uai'ti'r uf a ni.lln.n ilollars. He h.is I'ofliseil Si^ltl.ililtl for one of liis stalii|'S. Kai'h iiersoii in Iloliaml uses on an average I" pouni Helu'imn •• ■• "^ " Noi'wax' " '■ 'i " Su it/.erla ml " " 'i (ieriiian> " " I " Frame " ' 'J Italy •• ■• A "' Mritain " " 'J Hussia Tohai'co is m'owu on over li.n iii.uiii) a< res, as follows : rniteil States. 7r.:V- 0(Mi: India. tUI.Oio : Austria-Hungary. ! .Mi iimi ; (Jennaiiy. IH.imiO ;Fi'ant'.e, ii'J.iKio; Algiers, 'Jii.uiM) : Italy. I'J.immi: Holland. :i.'J(Ki I if lolTee, ECMI'si; s(i\|' < \( l.iii'i hi \ CRstUVt Hmvc you i'Vit iiitiiiTd the -ircni;.' rt'slriiMis (i(|(ir frmii Mime ^diip on Wiisliiiiii (l;i\ y (>iily ;i liciill li \ ciiiis- sioil fi'din I lie sinls wlu'ii \ mi use Ei'li|iS(' S(i:i|i. Il c'lii'l lie lira! . Wlial istliMl wliicli ;i riu li;i> lull no (Il hci- aniniiil ? K iiicns. Wliy i-; -,1 mouse like n luiiil of li;iy ? Ht'CM use I lir ca! "II ('ill il . Why is II ji'diiil iiiiiir like ;t ^ooil ill'l'll itCCi y !>('< lUlSC tllc\ llillll (llilW (iodd luHisos. 'I'lic ilci'|icst aricsiii II wril i-. in St. I.oiiis. its il"|itli is 'i.'JiHi fiTi, Mil rscillcs is sii]i|iii('(l wiili iis water !>>■ iiii ui|Ui'il iii't uieiisiiriuii' til) miles ill li'iiyi h. eiirrviim- l.s!i. rjo.iHiii i^a lions of water ilaily. aiel was liiiilt at a cost of S_'.'_>:,i i.oi'O. A lia wk call lly at I lie rate of l.")il miles JHI hour. At a halloDii asi-e)i in IHMl, the liallndil a-rehileil to a liei-hl of •2;{.(lllit feet. 'IMie SiiS]ieusioii lii'iil;j,(\ ruil'lillL!: over East Hixeriii Hiooklyn. mi'asiifes li)..")ilil feet, anil I'ost S] ..'.uo.noii. The titit' of .Vrcliliisliop raiiie into use ill tlie fourth centurx. Tin' iium''"!' "f Miml per-iHi-^ now liviiiir tliroh.,lioiit the worlil is ci\'ei- 2.r)IMI,0(HI. Wine loses its streiiLith .ifier 200 years. Ours loses it in less time. If .1 liee. \\a--|i. of liolliet ^tin^s it is lieailv a I \\ a \ s al the e\|ieiisi' of its life. Snakes arc so tenacious of life that t]ie\ will live for si.\ months witlioiit. foo.l. Why i' es a lieii liimw no niuhti:' Ml'caUse her sol! I|e\ ei --el s. W'h.V is a lar-e fiesli riXiX like a '. virlnoiis chcijy I: IS u >;ooil e;.-;^ -s, t itriis ami eocs asfai as ; U has traveled ilurim,' I ho>,e ;» diixs; he I hen t 11 III-- otire mole, aiiil|iassin>; his journey, o\er iake> I! 'Jl'.j da>'.s 1 after the time tiny lir^t set out. Ne- j i|iiired t he rate at wlmli I! unirofiiily traveled. I! lia\els In milcsa day ? What makes every one sick luit tin- one t hat swallow s it" ? l-'lattcry. Why is a drunriier (not a com- nienial t ia\eller the ureatest mall of the day? I>erai|se time heats every i man. and he heats t imi'. I Why is a passeiiiicr (ui tlie IJ.'itl train likel\- to he hehiliil tiliie? I'le- cail^e it is ten to ime if he catches it. Three men, .\. !;. and ( ". tra vellinu; with their wives, come to a rr.er which they must cross. The only hoat they can li.ive will carry hui two liersons at a lime. How call the.val! L;-et across, no ladv heitm'left without 111 r Imshand in coiii|iaiiy with t he other .ueiitlemen y 1 .Mr. and Mrs. A cross toe-ether, and M r. .V hriiinstlic j hoat hack. J Ml-, i; ami Mis, ( ^' i cvoss. and Mr-. .\ ret urns. ". Mr 1> ! and Mr, <' cross. Mr, and Mrs. 1! l-e- I I urn. I Mr. A and Mr. H cross, and j Mr.-, (' returns. .■) Mrs, (' and Mr. ' I! rross and Mr. A ret urns for M rs. .A. i iliL.'is'ly. Mr. .\ and .Mrs. .\ cross. ' Which an- tlie- ust eiiU'rtailiilindf j lialsV Acruliats. i What is the hcst kind of -o;i|) to use ' on a ilam|i. or a dr>' dav '' Kcli|ise, of coiir-c. When arc politicians so \ery sweet von kiiowr Wheiithes are candied dale-. ' If a hii-hel of corn comes to fifty cents, ami a liofse comes to tiiP trough, liow much will the lot he worth— troii;^h, horse, coil), and corny WHERE ECLIPSE SOAP IS MADE. 1!,- Tn tli'iH pr.'iclii'.il aifi', tnon- tli.in al anv pi'iioil in lt\f wmKls liistory, si'ii'tu'i' is llu' li.iiuhiiaiil i>t loiiiiiuMio, anil mily tliosi- ilis.ovfiir-. wliirh Ii.im- a |iia.'li»Ml ami tin.iiui.tl liiMiini^f oi\ li.iili', ill NDiiu" lorin or hIIum-, an- ti'^'aitU'il a> I'l llu- lii st im|niriami'. \'h<- wmKl lias li\i'il |Imiimi;Ii in.iiiv am's (lie slmu- aifi- llio iiini am', iMi'. anil llns iiia\ lu' apllv iMJIi'il tin- Si>a|> ayi liir at .ui picviotis piMioti has lliis iii'»i"ss,ii\ aiul hiMJlhlul aiiiiii- of uni,i'i -.al iisf lii'i'il so promiiu-iilly in tin- woilils cm-. W >• will ii.iw laUi' .1 walk tliro\ii;li llu- rt'ioiilly i-iilaiui'il Soap Works at llic Poii, Toroiilo, whoio lu lipsv- Si>ap is piinluii'il. Till! first plioto pvi's us a )j;fntM-al view o( tlio biiiUlinj,'s, sliowini,' tlio railway ami wator faiililii's for riHciviii);' mali'rial ami sliippiii),'- >;ooils, i.1iir hi-ioikI virw sliosvsllu- biiilins,'' room, I'oiilaiiiiii^" miiiu-ir.is i-olossal krllK's with a v.\'i'kly i-apacity oi oxer 0110 luiiuli i-il Ions oi' si>ap. '1\> pioilmi- this iiiiaiitity iiiiiiUMiso supplii-s o( tallow , laiil, i o>oa- niil i>il, palm, oll\ i- ami iMtli>ii si'ihI oil aio m'ii"m luuli-r tlio him- skies ot Italy eoiiics till! oli\i' tiil, wliili! till- si'ini-i>aki'il ilatiscs of C'cylon arc Inisy llU'lliiij;: anil slnp- piiitf lOi'oannt oil for I'^i li|isi' Soap. I'alin oil ci'iiios from llio wi'st coasl ol Alrii a, ami till! " ii'vivini,'-' si-iila somls us I'ollon sooil oil. Clroat Hrilain sonils us I'lu-nm aU, ami till- llirifly yi'oilii'ii o.'Caii.iil.i laisi- Hit! Inilloiks lli.il jii'lil our snpply of t.ilh'w. Wo now pas' ou to tin- '•ooliilj;" room in whioli Ihf soap, proviously run into " Iraiiios," is li't't to lool. Wlii'ii Iho soap is ii' uly to i-iil, llioso fraiiu's .11 o takoii apart ami passi-it jiloiii,'' to till! iMittini;' room, tlioiui' to tin- ilryinj;' room, ami in ihio tinio llu- soap is roaily for pii'ssinij into tin" I'alipsi' Iwin-hars, now so woll known throu.i;liont I'aiiaila. An .intomatii: stoaiil pross slaniiiinj;; Ho bars of so.ip ;i niimito (or at tho rati- of i5,o>ii),(km) a vi'ar) is ;i rarity in C'anaila, anil fan only ho si-i-n, wo hi-liovi", ;it tho works wlu-ri! Kelipsi' Soap is mailo. I'rom till' pii'ss till' soap is jiassod on tiors of raiks to tho wrappers, whoso iliily it is to jiolisli I'M'iy bar of l^i-lipso Soap lli.it passes tlironi^li their hands. Wrapping; anil paikiii.i.f in eases is the final operation, wlieiue the boxes .ue lowered t.> the slnppinij lloor, wl.ieli is eoiueiiieiit to tli- speeial r.iilw.iy sidi'iK- A lewwoiiis ab.Mit our "test-room." or an.ilytie.il laboratory, may not be out of plaee. As may be seen by Kl'""'i".if ■'' llie iiliolo, it is fitted up with ;dl modern ,ippli- jinees for till! aii.ih sis of so.ips, testiiii; spent lyes, ^iMerino, oils, fats, I'le. Tims we • ire enabled to an.ih ve our nin raw material ami ni.ike sm-i: of its purity, ei>iisei|uently better anil purer soaps ,110 the result. This is not inlendeil as a ileseri])tioii of the process of soHp-makiii^-, (siieli would be ,1 len'_;tlu' teehnie.il treatise) but mer.ly ;i reminder th.it the popular Kelipse Soap has b''i-ome esl.iblished in tin: households of Ciii.idians, and is maiU- at the .Morse Soap Works, \\n\ Station, Toronto. Anv mention of how I'alipse So.ip is proilueed would be ineoinplele without a refer- enee to the )irintin,n- dep.irtmenl. Ours, we believe, is the only iiislaiue in Canada where the ]>riiitinL;-, paper bo.< making-, etc., are conducted on the same premises as soap III inufacture. I lore millions of wrappers, circulars, tine color work, embossed work, etc., are turned out for the soii)J and perfumery business only. So it is with the paper box ileM.irlmeni ; some 2,(XX) box-.'s per d.iy .are completed for the toilet so.ip .iiitl per- himerv'ilep.irlments of the linn, and it is >,n-.itifyiii!ii to note that fully ninety per cent, of the ni.ilerials u-m-vI in both iJiintim,'' .and box niakini,^ departments .ue produced in Can.ula. if}.'" Kverv il,i\- someone ;isks, "What do you considi-r your best l.iiindiy soap"? There is onlv one .answer — Eclipse So.ip, of course. Kut when the s.anie i|ui'stion as to wh.it is (lie best toilet soap is put, we are pu/zled, for an)om>; the two himilreil varieties th.it we m.imifacture there .are fifty lines noted for excellence in some special way .as to emolliencv, oilor, etc. .Anv of the followinic brand-, we can safely recommend: jubilee X'iolet, Boudoir, Orris Complexion, Wood \'i . I.il.io MIossom, I'crsi.m Komiuet, lleliotroiu'. Infants' Deliijlit, ,v? ,, <-''y^'i-''''"^"' '^ i) Colojsnie, Scotch llivtmeal. White Rose, Trilby, and Fine Oatmeal. < *' ^f ^i w c c V. •/! :<: 2: f r ■w w O 'A •r. •73 2: iKiiusi, i;')ii\i u> J ■< EC v. U.' o KWVMlN'i. WD ( nriM, KiMiM. '\\ «»<»! V rV.. .75 o. o w t— * -« I H ?: W O C TOII.KT DKPARTMKN'T KIJFA'CII MII.MN'd I'KOCKSS WRAPPI\(i TOILET SOAP. 'A < 'A s o a: C c fvf f f f fli'.'JL'JLJbA 5 o 11^1 TIIK 1,AH(II{.\TIIKV l/A E- 7. ►J c MAiiINU I'Al'k'.U yuSKa, PORTION OF PRINTING DEPARTMENT. MtLLIN(i DEPAKTM^NT KChll'SK SIIAI' ( VCI.MlM.UI \ •>:1 WlI g)iM>Oii^cDa> iioi si:iioi i> Ki\ ii'i;s. c ^1 j-i- \|/ I. \ '" llu- s\ ru|) (or a lillU- u liiK' ; !^^/'' ' „ J. I'Ih' s\ lup iiiusi Ih' linilcil iliiui VJMM IS An "LCLlpSE' " Tt-ie SOAP That Sill I II i\>\i\iiMs. r,. I vii p.viiui-. .It' l.Um- li'll liMll.lliH's, l.lUr l\\,i piMllIlK 111 l;i1.hI l)r>«\vn -.111^.11, I'lif |iiiii ,i| I uli'i \iin'i;,ii, li.ilt .III iMii.i i- I'l I K>\i'N. .iiiil li. ill ,111 luiiu <• lit slick i-iiin.iiiii>n : siru ,ill l,>L;iil)rf in a pi cvitx inj;- ktllli- nnlil lie loin.ili'i's .iir looki-il: taki" till' llMll.llOl's iHll .Hill pill llii'iu mi liislu'S l>» lOi'l, li'lliiivT tin- s\ I up j;ii ,111 siminrnif^ slow- ly ; w lu-n llii" linii.ili'i's ill I- i-.ilil, 1 limn llu-ni 111 llu- syrup Cur a lillU' u liiK' ; Id llu-iil l)t- ■in in tin- jars, ip must Ih' linili'il iliiuii as ilii, k as mula- sfs, ami pfiiri'ii m or llir turii.iliU's ; i u> tlifiii iliiun uilli hlaililii' ur \\a\i-il papri. O; I I n's I'l DiHVi,. Onr i|ii Hi ur suiTt milk, iMU- pml lU' luiMil liiimlis, li\ r r-^j^s, diu- IiMspiinn ul I inii sianli, oiu' l.ii;,^-i- or luo small li'inons, oiio iiip ot lominon suj^.u , ami oiu' of pii!\ii i/ril su};ar ; hiiiiL; tin- milk to a SI .ilil; pour it ovtMlIu' IiumiI iriimlis ;iiul U-l it lool ; lioal tlio yolks of tin- oj^ijs an, I ono rup oriomiiioii sunai' toiji'tiifr, ;uul iiii\ in .— thf rorn stanh also ; just hi-lorc piitlini; in -r — to l),iki', .iilil till' ^,M;itfi! riml i'>i tlio lomon, .-iiul Ktko (wi'iity miniitos. Hi-.il tin- wliitfs ol tin- oi^i^s ;iinl om- , up of pulvi'i i/ni sii.i;ai- lo^iilu'r, ami .iiki tin- Ifinoii jiiiii- ; u lu-ii tlu' piulilinvr is iloiii- put this on tin- top .tml si't it in till' own lor .i I'l-w ininuti's. io ho i-.itin i olil. i\OI.\-Poi.V. Taki- O!io i|iiart ol tloiir; niako a i,'ooil hisiuit iriist ; roll out ,ini' half null thiik, .inil spro.iil with .my kinil of fruit, fresh or prosi-rvoij ; fol,l ,,,1 ih.il tin- trnit will not mil out ; dip ilolh into hoilinj,'- w.ilor, and Hour it, ;ind l.iv .iroiiml ilio piiililin^- closi'ly, Uvivinif rooM) la swoll; stoain ono or ono and ;i h.ilf hours; siiv uiih hoilod sauco, 01 l.iy in slfamor without .1 iloth, .irul stoain for ono hour. Sll AMI 1) I'l i)m\<;. Oiu' iu|isiii-l, half.i lup of niol.issi-s, li.ilfa lup ol si;i,rar, two f .<'-;'''> >i"^' I'l'P "t swi'ot-milk, two iiips of flour, OIU- tiMspoontiil ofsoil.i, two tiMspoon- luls ol iro.ini tart.ir liissoUi'il ill tlio milk, u hiih \ou.ulilthi' last thini^. Huttor .iilish or howl, stii'w .1 low ivilsiiis on tlio hotloin; sto.im lor two hours. C 01 I \(;i; I'l DDiNi.. Iwo oytfs, ono onp ol siii;,ir, otio onp of milk.lhioo ,uul ,1 halt oiips ol t'our, ono to.ispoon of sod.i, t wo of i-ro.im t.iii.n , 0110 to.ispoon olhiittor nii'llod, ;mi.l ()ut in tlio l.ist thin.tr; stoain ono .uui a hall or two homs. Soft tilNi;ii< HkIvAI). llm- pint of niol.issi-s, livo i^LCLis, ono ootVoo-oup ol s.iiir milk, ono ol hutlor, ono lahlospoivi of ^iin^or, ono l.ihlospo.in ol soda, lloui 10 ihiokon; b.iko in lonir tin. i-KlNi.il 'i\v\s|, r,i ono OL^LC llioiom,^lily ho.iton, put ono onp of s\\ ool milk .md ,1 lilllo salt. Slioo liL;lit Inoad, .ind dip into Iho inixturo, .iIIowiiil.', oaoh shoo 10 .ihsoil) soino ol Iho milk; tlion hrou n on a hot hiiltorod iriiik||,.; spri-ad with luillor and sorvo hot. » C'ODIISII iiMi.s. T.iko four oups of m.ishod pot.iloos, ihioo oiips of Imilod oodlish, nnnood lino, add Iniltor: mix woll toiu;iihoi ; thoii ,iild two uoll hoaioii ov;'.4s, hoalini; it u|> a,i,-ain thoiou^hly ; dioph> spoonluls into hot l.ud .-md try Iho s.uno .is dnui^lmuls. .\ro nioo Iriod in i roi|iuilo haskols. l'o\rni;|) l',i;i;s. Hioak;is many oi^K'^'iis you wish to uso.ono at atinio..inil drop i ,iio- fullyinlo.i spidor lillod with hoilinur w.itor. \Vhon Iho wliitos of iho O'.^X'' •"i' wollsot. slip ;i spoon o.irotiill\ imdor .ind t.iko out, l.iy o.ioh upon ;i sin.iU piooo ol hiiltorod lo.ist on Iho pkittor. I'ul ;i \oiy sni.dl piooo of hutlor on o.ioh oy-;^-, a slight il.ish of poppor, and siMA o iinmoiliji ti'^-, MAOAl-iONi. (.'ook m.Loaroni in w.itor until soft ; tlion put in ,1 doop dish u illi allorn.ilo lay 01s ot LfiMtod or.iokors and ohooso, .1 lilllo s.ilt ; till up tlio dish, and hako ono hour. i:i i.irsK s(i\i' I \i i.iii'i III \ I'l KK AN 1 1 1- i I \ . I.ikrilu- lUriMiils ulu'nllu'N liist lipi'ii ; p.i U t liiMii Irom llu- sU'lii ami put llic'iii Kii lln- slo\f in ,i slmu' j.n, hrni^iii;^ llirm wilii ,( wiuiiliMi spiuui ; tlu'ii, wlii'ii w.iriii, M|U('i'/i' throni^'i a roarsi' clolii or llaniu'l, aiui piil tlio jiiii'i- mi it; a ni'W pan iM- ]> M I clain UillU'; i>ni' i)iiaii dt jiiui' ri'i|iiiirs two puiiiuis iitMiu;ai', ma Diiuiul 1.1 a pini ; h 'il lil'li'i-ii tniniiU's ; lo l>i' a niii- rolor llu- iniiranis sluiulil luit loiiu; II iiiiitail wall iiMii vpoiins, or lin ilislics, iinli'->s ni'w aiul biiy;lit ; sluniUI In- inailc iiu'ukly. < c.a^ <.. ;..n, .. .,11 a.... .1^ ...1 1.... .:.... ri, . ' .1 i- .. 1 1.. 1 . Kn luiikly, riu' s.iiiH' iiuMlii'il liiiiaiii, milv do cvfi' lails lo ji'llv wi'll it i'uri";inl> .111' not loo rip< _ ^ , , „,. lol siraiii llu' i-mi.inis, hut ir.asli llu-ni w.'ll. I'urioiils slioukl nol in ilcail lipi- loi ji'llv (■■r jam. Xiillrilii: CAKKS — Cm-.AP. l">iu'-lialt' lup ImMIit, one-half cnp sui;,ir, oiu'-lialf I'lip niilU, llici I'lipN lloiii , two I'.y.y^. two spoonriiK il it pro- pi-rlv niaiU'. ToMAlois Wlioi.l-: IOrWiniik I'sk. Kill a lary;o ^tonc j.ir with ripo toiii.itoos, then ailil a fi-w wlu'lo ilovi's ami a iitl^c sn_i,'-ar ; cover iIumii well willi one li.ilf lolil vine- gar am! Ii.ilf water ; pl.u-e ;i pii'ee of tlannel over the jar well iliiwn into llu" viiie^.ar, then tie ilowii with pa])i'r. I ha\ e kept loni.iloes in this w.iv tin' \e,ir rovinil, ;iiul can i-heerlulU ri'ioinnuMul tin I'l. Slioukl uiiKlew eolleet on the llai loin.itoes in tlu' li'.ist. TUMATO CaTSI I' it will nol injure the l?oil the loniatoes until i|uile soft, anil rub them well lhioui;li .1 sieve : to every cjuart ailil two outu es sh.ilots and lari,'e red peppers, or oni- li-,is|ioonlul cayenne jiepper, one ouiui" iiruiseil j^iiijjei-, one spoonful s.ilt, a few eloves ; boil until reduced one-third; before taking olVtlie lire ;idil a half-pint vincg^ar to I'aeb ciu;irt. ClIII.I SaicI';. — 'i'o nine lariat- ripe tomatoes and three j,"-reon peppers, add oiu- on chopped tine, twii laips ol viiK'v;ar, twt> tabk'spoons ot sui^ar, .iiul one of sa' one hour, then ai'.d one te.ispoiiii of i;ini;er, one of allspiei-, ami one of elovi-s. Govi:UN<.M{ s Sai ii:. Slice .'i peek of LTiet'ii toni;iloes, sprink aboiii a euiiful, .mil lei iheni slam! eme iiii;ht ; in llu' niornin 1011 sle.iui ■ salt o\ I'r them, say ■ ..- ........ -^ (lourotl'the liquor, .mil put them in .1 ketik' with vinen'.'ir enoni;li to cover them, add six yreeii or reil peppers, onions choppedline, otii" lup of brown sui,>-ar, one cup of t'JSS^ ( nuiik'rate si/i' ), li'ur I.ai m- m ■ i\ m-, v n^ '| m 't vi 1 ini-, « >■ iv- v ii|i 01 01 ow u .sui^itr, imu* laip 01 ser.ipeil liorsi'-radisi , ;i labk'spooniul of eloves, oni' of .allspice, a li-aspoontiil ot i'.i\eniii', one ot while ptp|)er ; let it simmer till soft, put into jars ;ind alw,i\ s keep it .air li^lil. **^i» MAI 'V •X'^'^V e'lli:i:si: SiAl.l.oi'. Soak one cup of «J <^^\*^ "-^ -^ '^ dry bre.-id crumbs in Iresh milk. Meat sVVu^'Sy' into this three e.nns ; add one table- T^Y^fii^i, spoon of butter ami one-half a iiounil "'X^fxp^-, ot t;raied cheesi'; stew upon the top wJ5(iy».V-^>Jo '-ifled bread crumbs, and liake in (he oven .'I ilelicile brown. An excellent relish when e.ilen wttn thin slices of breail ami butler. Sai;o ,^^■I) Ai'ri.i-: I'fm)iM;.~Hi)il a cup i>f s.ii^o in boiliiij4' water with ;i little C'linamon, ;i cup of suy-.ir, lemon f1,i\ouiini,'-; cut .apples in thin slices,' mix them with the sa,i;:o ; .after it is well boileil .ailil ;i small piece of butler; pour into pudiiiiig' ilish .and bake half an hour. C'.KI.ATINK. - Take a (^--ood packet of gelatine, thejiiici" ami rinds of three , lemons, so.ak lor one hour in a pint of pi' j cold w.ater ; then ;uld three pints boil- j3 ^ B t Av T ' '7/I '"■''^ w.iler, two pounds ot white suy.ii-, one ]iint of wine ; strain into moulds, ,i!k1 si't out to cool. i'.< i.ii'sK sii u- I V( ini'in: \ or ■AV^^ TUMMO Soi !• u IIMOI I Ml \|. Oil. Iii.irt «it lom.ilo.-s, mu- i|u,iil ot u.ili-i . mn- 5^' '/^l^ 'I"'"' "'' '"'"'= I'UIUT, salt, ami |...|.|vi >^"' J lo last.-, took ||u> lomalo.'s llioi oii^hK '■'^^ jl '" "I"' vvat.T, haxo llu- milk m aUlim;. (owi \\at.T to prr\, •III s.ohIiiiil;.) U Ikmi llu- lomatOi>s ar.- iloiu', ailil a laii;.- t.M>pooii- lulol saUMMliis, wlii.h will .alls.- a \iol.-iil lt(«'lVl'SllMll-.-. It is lu>sl lo s,-| 111,' \,-,s,.i III a pan lirloic aiKliMn' il to pmmmiI waslo. Wlu'ii Iho iiiiiimolioii has i imsciI atlil llu- Mulk ami soasoiiiiii;. U lu'ii il is possiMr il is hivst to use nioiv milk lliau uai.i , ami lIlMin illsllMll orillllllT. Ill,' soup Is ''•'''■" with link. IS, aiul is h\ soinopi,- 1 ^AfNr? ''''''"''^' '" ">'''''l '^"IIP- II"-' IV.ipo IS '^'<.-y^^ wry valtiahU- tor Ihosouho krop al.s-in- "' '" ~ (MK'O ila\s, I'tVSIKU I'Aims. Mak.. som,. ,1. Ii y-i' I'll!' ivisti- ami l)ako il in mmv small lin 'l?)s\),?n ^nI^ •'•'"■^' '''■'"'*' wlu-ii oool. turn lii.-m out u|>- l^i'^^^-^ki on a laiKvJisI, ; siou somo L.i^.. tiv'h in-stors with a tow oIoms, a litiU- i,,ai'.- am! mitiiux; llu-ii ailil llu- \,>lk of oiii- K ,, 1 , ,. , OL4X, hoilfil haril ami ci.'Hi-il ;' aild a |iii|,. n mr and as m.i.li ot tlu- oyslor liquor as will oovor Hum,. Wlum Hun havo s,ow...l . l>ttU- uhilo, t.iko thorn cut ot tho pan ami sot thorn to oool. U hoii .,mlo ookl 1 ,^ L ortlnvooyslorsinoai;h.shol! ofpulfpast.-. i.'nIwo iMoiK ni^lK.-T.akotl.o roumlol hootstoak; s.ilt ..ml popp.-r oitlu-r sij.- ; pivp.uv road or c-raokers with oystors or without, as tor Mul?in.r a lurkov ; ku n stuhn^ on the nu..at ; sow up and roast about an hour; and ovon Ihouul, vou do no, soo iho mjs and h-^-s you wililhink you iiavo roast duok. ' nuwim,s two rihl'"' " •'^"•)"- ■ '^"■'' '^"'' ^''i' l^^'" •••'"'^■•■^ """-' <■'!<" Il- moat and oliop up; ,.d.o \ IL "' r"' V- """'■"■^ • ""•'•'■ ' --■' '""1-^" '-■■'■■'I. ^I'^M' "10 whitos whh tlu '. Im kons, „■ '" 'iT "' "'"' ','"' '■"'•^'■"^'- '<■>'• l.il'l'-si'oon ot sail, tinoo t.ihlospoons moll.-d I uttor. ono t.ahlospoon ot hk.ok poppor. vino.^.u- ono.i^h to inoiston 1. ; oho, tliivJ load ot oolory to ono olnokon. mix .ill to.nvthor and soixo. ' Salad DKKssiN.i .or C.muxm.k or I.ith ik. ^ Fhivo oifus. two toaspoons ot Waok poppor. ono toaspoon s.dl. ono lahlospoon mustard, throo ot nioltod huttor s,x loasp u.ns o sAvvot o,v.-un ono oolUv onp of vi,u.Kar : put all ,o.;vthor, on slovo, amloook till ,t looks s.nooth liko oroam. stir,-in.- .dl tlio limo to koop Iron, huiiimu ; ,. w lo cold. put ovor oablvii^o ohoppod fino. ooldwa!''r'm'^"l"''. ''''7' p-opa.v , ho oahha^o by lotting i, stand lor somo Mmo in lokl W..I o, , m ordor lo mako ,t onsp : dry woll and >^,,ivo as llnolv as possihio. (.hooso -n w-hi o o,d,ba.,v OrossinK^ : Rub to.,vtl,or a puvo olbnlt-or tliL s.o ofa w h ,,. ; "" • '• Nospoou ol Hour; stir m two tablospoons otMn...^,-u. .uid so.dd lor a minuto- .honadd ,1,0 yolk ot an o^J^ (hoaton) and two tablospoons o. o.o.un ; s.,1, and po~ l; nKKSsiN,; i-OR Salad. -Two r.iw o^^s, ono t.iblospoon of buttor, oi-hl t.d.losnoons ofvtnoKar; ono-halt toaspoon of mustard: put in , a bowl ovor boil,n^^au.r, nd s until It booomos like cream ; poppor and salt to -.oui laslo. Almond k-lN-G FOR Caki:s. -To ovoiy pound ol fnu-lv powdorod io.-.fs.mar allow ono pound swoot .almonds, fho whitos ot lour o.^.^s, a littlo loso-wntor. I k m-h almonds and pound thorn (.a low at a tim<., in .a mort.ir to a pasto. addiim .1 li lilo ros - yatortoh.istonthooporation. Whisk tho whitos of ibo o^U to a ,1.011c oh mx s^ln^^umt'^^^vv'r''''''';;"^'^-''"' ';".-«■'- '-" '•" 'i^-'--- ^m-- '-! -^o IS s. llu ,ontI> bakod .ly on tho almond ion,-, and put it in tho ovon to drv. M, to.o |-,v- ;..K Ih-s m.xtuu- on Iho o.ako. ^roat oaio must bo ...kon that it is i.uo and smooth wl m h IS o.is.ly aooo.npl.shod by woll boatinj- tho niixtino. ECLIPSK SI (AT <'VCI-Ol'Kin\ till- juu-c 111' a U-moii, piuiiini-i- llu' lo|i i>t Sll I I l-.O Hl.l I SI I AK. Sliilliil hi-clslf,ik can hi- pii'paii'il liKin a lalluT poor lliiik oi' romul-sloak. I'omul woll, season willi pi-ppiT ami sail, tlicii spii'ail willi a llii'c ilii'ssiii};' ; roll out aiitl lii' cUisi-lv with Iwiiu-. I'lil in a UrllK' a nuarl ol lioiiinj^; waliT ; lioil sloul\- oni' hour, lake out .iikI pluo in liiippini;- pan, .•ukiin)4' walcr in uhiili it \\ .as hoik- 1, liastinif until a niio bfow II, and inakiny ijT'av \' ol llu" ilrippini^'s. It is ili'liiious, si' I'll coKl. PoiA 111 I'll 1-. Two lups lokl inaslu'il |>i>laliH's, Ihifi' lahli'spooMs nu'lli'il hulli-j, hi-aliMi to ;i ori'.ini ; ailtl two wi'll-lu-ali-n I'yijs, oiu' rup iii'ain oi' milk ; pour in .i ilci'P ilisli, anil haki' in a ipiiik o\i'n. Hkiaii I'l nniNi;. (.tm- pint stale hreail, one quart of milk, the \olks of tour e.nus heaten, a small lup white suyar, llu- yrateii riiul ot" a lemon, anil a pieee ot' butter the size of an enx i '"'^ 'ill well to- gether, hake; when eool, spread it well with jelly : heat the whiles ol llii- e,i;i;s very slilVwilh fi\i' spoons white snt^'ar, will tlu- putlilinj^' ; put in the oven to slillen. ri> C'ln.i'K Ht-l !■;. A splemlid blue ma\ be proiluieil in .an lioui' li\ the lollowiii^' proeess : l'"or one poimil wool or eloth Like two and .i h.ilt' oniu-es alum, ;inil one and .1 half ounces cream t.irtar ; boil these totfi-tlier in ;i bniss or copper kettle lor about an hour: now t.ike sullicient w.irm w.iter to cover the cloth or wool, and color it to llie shaile you wish with the liijuiil blue ; put the whole into .i eopjier pot and boil it ;i short time, takinjf i-are to keep it stirred; remi>ve the cloth, rinse in clear colil water, .ind hanji' it up to dry. Si AKI.KT (veiy superior). — Thiee ounces of cochine.il, three ounci"s cre.ini t.irt.ir, and four ounces solution o'i tin. Powder the cochine.il .mil rub ihronjirh .i baif into blooil-warm water sutVicient to color the y.irn. When it is a little warm put in the cre.im tarlai-, and simmer, then .iilil soui- solution of tin. \'our yarn must be wet with cle;in w;iler ; steep it in the il\e till the varn is propi-rly dyed. Dry your y.irn before you wash it. This will color three |)ounds. CiKKlN. — I'"or live pouiuls jji^oods usi- fut- poimds tustic .'ind I^f ounces ilum ; so.ik in waliM" uiUil the streiiL^tli is extr.iiti'il, put in the t;ooiis until of a ifood vi'llow color ; ri'- move till' ihips and .ulil i-xlr.icl of iiulino in small i|n.intilii's at .1 time unlil the color is satisfai'lorv . ^'l^l.l.l>\v. - One pounil of wool or cloth, I lire • i|u irters pound of tustic, i|u.irter pound .ihini ; )iut all in .inearlhcn \essel, .mil pour ini sutlicient hoi w.iter to cover the wool and keep it w.inn all nii^ht ; .^'ive it h.ilf .in houi' s boil in .i bi.iss kettle, .mil then rinse in cold uaier. A much ilei'per .mil riclu'r \'c!l,>w m.i\ bi- had bv usini;' turmeric powiler inslead ol tuslic, .md procivdinL;' in llu' s.inu' ir umcr. ^''KA.Niii: {,^-<\\ collon), li'r one pouiul t.d\c I 'A o ouiues sutf.ir of leail .mil iiiii' ,iiul ii hall ounces bichrom.ile of pol.ish. Dissolve e.uh sep;irat.'ly in just enoui^h boilinjj;' u.ilei to co\er Ihe collvMi, .md dip it alternaleU from one lo the other Ihree times, or until ihe ilesiii'il sh.ulc is obl, lined. To Ui;s rORl- I'Kiizi- N Plants. .\s soon .-'s discovered, pour colil w.iter over the pl.mt wellini;- ever\ leal ihoronnhb-. In .t fe->v moments it will be irvstallizeii with .'i lliicU ciiatint; ot ill'. In this si.ite |>l.ici' it in the il.iik, i.iri'tullv covereil with .i iii'ws- papei . The ice will sIowl\- mell, IciNini; the pl.mt in its oriyin.il sl.ile of health. SiiUl-: Polish. Slo\.' lustie, when mixed with turpentine .md applied in the nsu.il ni.innei'. is bl.ii kei , moie l;1oss\, and more ihn.ihii^ than when mixed with any other lii|uid. The turpentine pieM'Tiis rust, .md when put o\\ an oKl iust\' stove will ni.ake it look .IS wi'll .IS new. i:ri.ii'>|- >ii\i' I \ I I,. ,ri \<\ \ M.iliiii's li,i\ I- mil \ I'l di-<|>l.u i'>l I 111' I ituln -ln'v m i ril.ini i iii .il >li".l i ii f ». .>! S|i,iim .iii.l Till' -.li.Mfs lit IIm- Hi ili-.li Nl uiiK. 1 1. >li Mill ,111.1 I r.iiuc 111 iml.iiii llir -I r,ilr-.i MumSi't *>t liiL;lillKiiisi-s in propiu luiii l.> iiiiUml;<'. In li'ii|>ii-,il torr^ls -.o l.u ;<■ .1 pi ii|iiiil 1,111 .i| pl.ml^ .iic ul llu- -.I'UMiiXf \.iiiiMs ill, it s^lml•liml•^ llu- p illi tif ,1 li.ivi'lK'i- 111. ly hi- li.ucil In llu' willfil liili.im'. A 111 ll-piisl illy ni.iiliitii', \\ liii'li ■.licks lulls nil w .ilU. i'\ en sii Iiil;Ii .is ^m I,tI, u ilh.nit till' 11 SI' lit ,1 l.iilili'r I If p, isli'-pol , is ill 11 11;^ su, 1 <■-..! Ill \\ iM U 111 Imii I'pi'. A piii'um.ilii- lulu' I'liiiiii'ils r.iri.- \\ilh lii'iliii. Il is ii-.,'il I.m posi.il pni pi'^i---, .ri.l maki's il pussihlf lor ,i U-lU'i pnsloil 111 I'.n is 1,1 hr .li'li\ <-i i-il 111 lii-iliii i;i 1 liii 1 \ -li\ .• mimilfs. In C'liiiiM a man caiiiuil In will ili-.piisi' nt 'is l,iiiil in lav.u ol ,iii\ mu- pci -..m, wlii'tln'i ri'lali\i' lil aiiHimplisliiiii'iil ot papi'i iiillinif lias hi'i onu- alinosl a losi ail, fx- vopl will- I' it is slill ri'ini'inlii'ii'il In a ji'W olil woiiu-n as liaviniiC lii'i'ii las'iionahli' w lii'ii tlu'V wi'ii' \oiin^-. I\'i liaps soiiii' ol llu'tii ran si III laki- a pii'ii- ot papor anil ,1 pair ot M-issors aiul iiit out ili'sii^ns, hnl tlu'ir liaiuls aio loo olil anil 1 1 i-miilous lo i'M'i iili- as iloli- cato anil I'omplfx palti'rns as llii'\- iisi-il to niaki". I'lii' ilrsi^ns lor llicsi' i nl papi-cs was mm-r liiawn, liiit tin- pipiTwas m'ni'ially iloiihK'il so llial lIu' pallrrn, wlii-n iin- foliU'il, was ilupli'x, ,i;l\ins; a ii'itain ii'Ljulai ily. Till" biiirowini^ ol l.oiulon willi a vii'W ot ri'li\ in),f llu- sln'i'l li.illii', ,iiiil ot allonlinij the piililii' nu-ans of rapid transit Ivlwi-i'ii important points in tin' Mflropolis, ijofs on ajvii-f. Till- two liiifs now ill lOiiisi' oT I oiisirmlion aii' llu- Walorloo ami K'{tv ami tlu- Ci'iilial I.oi'don l\ailwa\s. Hoili'il potatoi's an- miirli sloui'i- lo clit;vst than roasli-il or hakfil, tin- (ornii'r ri'i|iiirini;' ,i'_. Iionr^, aiul tin" latli'i' troni _' to J ' .. Iioiiis. Till' Inulu'sl li'inpi'iatuii' in lla- work! IS ii'ioriii'il 111 till' ijii'al ili'si'i t ot Aliii'.i, wlii'ii' llu' llioriiionii'li'r olU'^i 111. irks 150 ili'^i I'l's I'.ihrfniii'il. l.',isi's an- ii'|i Hli'il ot I'Vi'sih.ii ho- laiiii" si-riouslv inll.inii'il In lookmi,; ,it ,111 I'li'ilrii- il .11 woikint;. .in'ol tin' a .il a ilistaiu I' ol 111 lo I ..' \ .11 lis, I.ip.aiU'sr mil. Ill's li.ivi- iiu iilnl 1 1- ili I, C hina ami Anu'iiia. *.''s,ik,i .done I isl vi'.ir turnislii'd loo.ooi) l)o\i'.., om- ployini;' I, >,,!)" .iilulls .i::il m.iii\ . I,;i- illi'ii. Till' risk of lii'iii-,,'' si rmk li\ li'^iilnini; is li\i' liim's L;n'ali'r in lla' lOunliA Ihin in till' I'lii' ■. ■-111I10 licoMiiii; i.i till' yrt' .1 niiin 101 1 I wiri's in I'.la".. TliiTi' .III- (.S ili'-ViTi'iil niat"ri,i|s i-.d 111 I oisliiii-rnn;- .1 piano, wlii.'i can's liMin 11.1 li'Wi'r than sixln 11 imiiiiI 1 1. -, ^■|iii!i'..t' I'lork;.. Iri\i' .1 iIliI I' ' • iround wliili- tlu' li.imis .iii- si il 1. mi.u y. riii'ii' .iro two di.ils .nil' lor llii' hour, iki' nihil lor llii' minuli'. i:<'i,ii'sK SUM' cvn.ui'KurA 'I'lii' pupiilatioti 111 till' I'l.iviiiir n\ Ontario is j, i 14,, (J 1 . Till' laixt'st mimlii'i ol i-m-iiiIidiin in l-'.iijjianii was in llif rcijuii nt lliMuv \'III., in wliiili piM iod - I ,- .(Oil |icrsoiii wore rillui iiaiiL;i'(l or hi'luMilrd. In oiii' Vi'ai .?o(> lu'i^n.u s WiMi' cxi'iiiloit tor solu il iris^ alms. In llu' \\\ /('111. A IlivO o( 5,000 luH'S ptlnlllll'S xi,^ abnul 50 poiniils ol' liono\ yoarh'. Till' woilils onlpill is i.S^.oDo.ooo pouiuls. 'iluMi'isiront'noujifli in I ho hlooil ol 42 men to inaUi- a plowsh.iri' wi'ii^li- in)^' 2.\ poiinils. I'orli.ips. In 14(18 tin' wiiu' lU'.ilors in Aiitworp , ,^ .,.,,,, soKI wino in Iro/.'n hlo. U.. 1 ^"'' "••'' '.'' •'■'IM'-'- •^"•q' "Ml pr.nv to . \ on its siiporionU- ovi'i am ollior lauiuli \ I 111' low i-als 2-t> pi. ml-., ami ii'n'ils ' .. • ■ JlK. In N'orw.iv iIumv arc j.i.So iopiMs. Ovof S()() lon-< ol sli'fl ,iri' iiscii \ o.irh 111 m.ikini.; sli-il pons, liiriiiini^^ji.ini l.iki's 300 tons. Siiin.Ur.i proilui I's j.S.ooo.mx) pmiiuls of pi-ppor yi'.irly. Till' total proihution ol i|iiinini' tliiinii;h- oiit till' worlil is I I , J v>'Ooo poiinils. Fr.ini'o I'.vports jo, 000 tons ol s.ariiini-s ;inmi;illy. Tlu- lir-.t .Atl.uitii' I'.ih w.is l.iid to C'aii.iil.i in 1S5S. Till' X'iiloria liiiilyi- w.is tlu" first r.iit- w.iv liriilnf ;«iross tho St. l.awiiMUO rivor, lorni.ilU' optMU-il tor ti-.-iDio h\ ilu' I'rini'i- ol W all'-, in iS()o. C'.iii.iil.i li.is 1,000,000 .nil's ol mu'\- ploii'il ti'iiilori . rill' lii'sl lirilisli C .tn.till.ui loiii was issui'il in i.S^.S. Till' Rov.il tainilv rosi ilu- Urilisli pcopU' S.',Si)5,ooo, ill wliu'li llu' OiK-i'n >;"i'ls Si,- 1)^5,000. In S\ri;i. 1,^00 liixors .in' i'iiiplo\ I'll Jix- so.ip. I'"i'li))si' soap si'lls on its ini,ilil\. anil iloi'sn I toiiniro l»ii\ ilos or iji'lil w.itrlii's to lu'lp lis sail'. I.onilon, l'!nvflanil, li;.s .1 popiil.itioii ot ovi'i' 5,000,001), Till" iT'oss piihlii- ili'hl ii( Cin.iil.i in rS()2, .imonnlfil 10 $j()5, ^ 5^^,J74. i.'liin;i lias .1 popnl.iti.)ii «( (o), iSo,oim). Till' tot.il slri-ni;lli ol tlii" C.in.uli.in iiiilili.'i is iii'.irly 40,000. .\ nolo ilr.iwn on Suiiilav is xoiil. In I' rami' I, -'-5 wolvt's ui'if Uilli'il in iSiS.;, lor whiili tlio novi'innu'nl p.tiil Sjo-- 000. I'l.uu'i' proiliui' > 7J0 million ^.illons ol uiiic \i'.irl\, \aliiiil .it S-'_'",,(n)0,ooo. In It.ilv till' ni.mlii'r ol nunili'is amui.illy is .-,470. 'rill' I'"nipi'ror of' .\iis ria lias .in op.il wi'i^liint;" 17 oinui's, lor w'liili lio ri'i'i'i\ oil • in oll'or ot" $-!5o,ooo. H.ihinioro proilm-i's 7 niillion liiislu'K ot o\ sti'rs amiii.ilU . I .ipo Cotonv |>'oiti:ii'il _■ ■ 1,000 pouiiits ot' oslrii'li rt'.ilhi'is ;t inii.ilU , v.iiiu'il at inif lor sponn'os. riu'\ pick up .innii.illi 1 S5,joo,ooo. c. .' . _ . . • t i' . . .' .- " ' . $125,000 worth of spoiii^^i's. It;ilv proiluios 5i,oo<.j,ooo i^f.illons l.^{' olivo oil. .Vhont 300 y-.iiions ol oil ivill siifliii' in lwi'nt\' niinuli's lo smoolli iho ioin.;lu'st si'.l. I' I 11 "^i -" vr • \ I I ( if) HI V I J I'^'can t bl &tAJ; \ TA PS EiJ 'I III- .1' ' H HI III Mm Ih-.i I : i\\- I II lillli-- two iiilln I •■ 111' liliKiil f I .i|ii "u 111 Ml I iiiir- a iniliillc. A I'ltl'i'' foot iif idl k WiijIlS tifii-i'll |((imiils, wliilc i( iiiliir 1(11)1 of uolil wt'i^lis l,_'i;i 111-. A Inn oT imii' unM is w . ii ■ ii :jiiKi."..7!iM,'jl. ,s|,iHiii,iiii(i In y,,|i| ruin \\ cii^lis ;l.i>i.").>i |iiiiiiiil-. A 1 1 11 111 sijvci' is wdiili >*;i7.7"l. '|| .'<| .uiiii.nnii in mImt cum \\ ciiiiis .'.s.'i'jii s |iiiimiU, Sduinl iiici\i'-i II liiiiit I Ii irti'cii " III ill's III a III III i;Ic ; sii t lial il \\ (■ lii'.ir il i'];i |i (if I 11 II mill liii If II III ill II ic a fii'i' I lie ihisli , \\ (■ ma \ lalciilalc I liai I lie il l-(li, I im' tif elect licit \ is >i\ ami a liiilf miles ulT. V\'ei c a ca Hlicll lia II slidl tuWllI (1 t lie -iiii. ami il \\('i'' 1(1 iiiaili ta II full -"lieiij. il Wdiild lie '_'•! \ ea IS ill 1 each ili;^ it : _\ ct Ml; III 1 1 a \ I'ls t lirniiL;li tliis space in S(\ en (Il eii; hi nilllllte^. Tile Hilile ciiiiia ins ;',,."ii;i,. jsii IcHi IS, 77:',.7 |i; Will i|-. ."i| ,17.'i \ ir--es. l.ls.'i diaji- tcrs. and (ill liii.iks. 'I'lie u'lnl " a ml " (nciirs IH.J77 times. 'I'he Wdid ■■i.dnl" occurs 1 .S'l'i I I iiies. Tlie wmtl "reNereml'" (11 iiMS lull dlice. \\ li ic li is i n t la' Ml li VCfse of the mill I '■-.I ! 111. 'I'lie middle ve|>e i- tlicHtli verse (if tlie IImIi I'sallll. 'flic 21 St verse (if l he 7i h c ha | iter of M/ia cdiitains all the Imtei s nf I he ii||ilialie' ('Xce|it t he letlci' .1. The Idliucst \ er-Je is the (It h ■.■el'-c of ihc si h i h.i |it i i < d' Esther, 'i'lu^ slnirlest \ersc is the ;;.",i|i ver-.(' of li.e I 1' h i h.i iiter of Si . .Iiiliii. There lire no words nr niiines of mote I hau .si.\ sylla Ides. St. W'itinifi'ed's well, in Himland. emits iL'n tons of w.iier |'er minute, 'm- llisliiii'4 a I mm la 11 1 |iii\ver to drive eleven mills within lit i ie iiidir i h.i ii a m i h . The tliuhl (if wild dm |v. ifi fit 'J i(> miles, cai'i'.er iiiiii'dUv :!,s miles. s\\ a llnw s dii ni i li-. .Miuraldiv liliUh.ive ci'ossed t lie, Med i terra iiea n at a speed of TJi) miles an hiuir. The Nile has a fall of li inches in l.it'O miles. The i i -e of I Ie- i i\ ei mm- nicnces in .Iiine. com inn in:;- until t he middle of Aininsi . at la inii u an e!e\at inn of '21 to '_»« feet, mid llowin^- the valley of Ej:y|il I'J iniles wide. In isjnit ln-e to 2') cnliits. hv w liiih :(n.(li 10 persons were drowned. Il is a terrililc cl imate to live in. owiny- to t he fester in '4; heat mikI delesI.ihleexhalaMdii ^ from I he m ml. eti' left on t he rel irinjiof t he Nile, which adds uhdiit I inchi s t .1 t he soil in 11 cent - ui'.w and encroaches on 1 he sea lii feet eveiN' > ear. MricUs h,i \ !• Ik 'en foiiml at a, depth of (iofeel. showint; the vast anlii|nit\' of the coniitiN. In pnul 'id i\ 'iie-s of the soil il is excelled I)\- mi oi her in I he WdiM. Tli(» liii:ij:est ca \-erti is the Ma in mot li ( 'a \ c in I'".dmdii--dii ( 'dii m \ . Kdii mky Tt is ni'.'i r Oreeii H i\ cr. a hdiii six in iles from < 'a ve ( 'it \ , a ml t went \ -eiuh 1 from Uowlimr stones are o\('r IM fei't lonj;, -1 hroad amhiihuk. I c i,'i'->i ■^u\i' ( N( i.c.ri HI \ liirtf .111- i.iMii.iHM) il,.ii' (>.i!m-. in Imli.i, pi'iuliuiii:; il'\ loui poiillils i>t •^ll^a|• 1M4I1. U'lu'i'ls lor i.iilvN.iv liri^lil iars;ii • now MHiu'lmn's inailr I't riimiiti'ss»'i| p.ipiT iiisic.iil 111 iii>n. (ifi';il Hfil.iili iii.iU''-- ,, • [nils A ii'imli'rr laii lr.i\i 1 \.ii:i .1 vU-ij^h I (() mill's ,1 il.a . I'lu- I'liilfil Stall's loiisimu's j,\f<(t,- "MO mils 111 sli'i'l aiiniialK I. II i.iiUvay pill puses. Mi'.s Ml', Uv\ Mil, ,il llic am' .'I t \, swam limii I .uiuIimi to In I'l'iiw ii li, ;i ilislaiiii' 111 si'Vfii Mi Ics, 111 i)(i mmuli's. C/^ r I. C V liilt'saii' .1 ivsril 111 111!' I iMiilii'ii'il '*-•*' 1 M fc J alliai'imj; ti'ii I's 111 iht' sun and tnxun. riic raihvav s dfllii' woilil «ari\ 1 (5i- -p. iiiship ul ii'iliviiliial I'apilalisis, iininii ip;ililii's, .iiul llu- Si.tlc. At llu' miiliili' of l.isl M'ar llic r.iiliDaiis li;ul _>(i(i slatiuns, ur uiii' |o i'\ fiv lour mill's ,' iiiail, ami tin' aj;.i;i i'.i,^.ili' rosl ul all llii' liiii's has lu'i'ii S,^i),_?j(|,7iK), or S.V'.ISO pi-r null'. \i iinilinj; to tin' C'liiiii'si', playiiij;: r:irtls wi'ii- ihvi'nti'd in I'liin.i in 1 1 .'o, ami l.oiin \lo, ulio w.is ii'ii;iiin.i4 .It that tinii', ili-visi'il tlu"'i Im tlio i'nli'il.iinnu'nt of his wives. Till' I'niilans I'alli'il |il.iymj; laiils " tin- iK'mIs piiinii' liook. An cntlnisi.isiii' rluni-li mi'mh 'lut I'liilailt'lplii i has just i ontrihuU'il Si to llu' rimirli on his liirtlul.i\ , pli'il.s;injf hinisi'lf lo ilonhlo tho amonnl on I'aih annivi-rsaiv ol his l-.iitli tor tlio ii'st ot his lilt'. II 111' ki'i'ps this pli'i.ii;i', ;nul livi's lony ononyh, Iho iluiiih willh.iM' pli'nt\- of moni'y, lor till' .iniounl of his olli'iim; on his liirtliil.iv t\Mnt\ -li\i- M'ars lii'iu wiil ho sonii'lhinjL;' m or Sid. "00,000. Till' i-hf iponim^' ol r-ti'iMtino in |-'.iii^-|anil ii.is rosiiltoil in tlio proihui ion ol' liouks I'ri'ilit.ilih I rmli'il ami solil lor a pi'iiny. Diiki'iis, Sroti, CioKlsniith, I. \ lion, .mil otluT stamlaiil ■inthois, lioimil in still' lovois, aro now proiur.ihli' in this soiifs. rill' .•o'llioii-oil lapilal ol i-h.irti'ii'il .i;oKI niiniiiL; I'oinp.mii's in l.'.in.iil;i is I'stim.itoil to Ih' S.'l)0,00O,<>0<>. Two Mainilins |iiisla,L;i' stamps ol' iho issno of iS;,'^, hi'loiii^inL;- to Pi. l.i'iL;r,iiHrs i-olloilion, havi" hoi'ii solil lor 48.000 Ir.iiii s to M. Hi'iiiii lion, ot I'.iiis. ihi'io .in' only 17 impri'ssions of llii'si- stamps in o\isti'n, r. Li'^^lit tra\t'ls .iliont hij.ooo mili-s in ,1 si'toiuI ; it lOuUI p.tss aroinul tlio o nth in Iho Otulilli ol a si'i oiiil. \\ h.it is tilt' ililii'ii'iiii' lu'lwi'i'ii a li.iln .uiil .1 pail ol hoots y l>ni' I w.is, ami Iho ollii'i I wo. 11. It is I'.isii'i 10 w.ish with soli w.itor th.m with haul w.itor, Ih'imiiso soli wall r iinili's Iri'i'U with soap, ami ilissoKos il insti'.nl of di'ioniposim; it as haul wator iloi's. \ ' 1,1 1' -I' ^'1 I M l.iil'l l>I V f^jATjiLDi^^a v7 '_•, ,^,1 [5,5^ ii.[;^^^X^^>^^ M 9 1^ Sf Tilt' HUM wiiliin 'I'minitu liiuii-^ not i iii'ludi riLC '111' IslaiLiI ()!• |. lilt II III -. ' of ''ii.s liuiil (•.ivci''il li\ water, is In. - JIOI mri's. or lU. 2 square mill's. Ill t liis art'.-i tlii'i'i' is :i |>o|>ulnti()ii ipf 2'2'».o.)U bv cii \ ilircftuiv (fusu^. 1,S!»7. 'I'liiTf nil' -'"iii. 10 mill's of stii'cts, iif which, imiuiliiit; lnoki'ii sinnc loml- wiiys, 17i).f» miles are iiiivcil. aii'l 7'i 'i laili's iiiipiivcil. H.'l mill's i)f lnii(>s. 2'JH. 1 7 miles of sewfi-s, 4:Vt mill's of siilewiilk*. lit.s.;{;t miles of water miins. Aiiiiiiiil I'l'veiiiie fiom water works. |H!» ;. .$|."i|,uiiO; 7.i)'tii.o "I. iiiiioil- loiis su|i|ilieil aiiuiia 11 \ . \i'2'} miles of jjijas m.uns. I'JO miles at uiiiler;^rouuil elect ilc conduit. 4, "288 miles of <»v«'rlie;iil elect rir wires. 80 miles of steam railway trink. 8.'). 'in miles of strei'i railwas' ti.iek. Nimiher of p isseimers earrii'il \,\ Street Haihvav ('omituiiv ilui'iii'; isti >, 2:5.r):<7.)fJi. Aiiinial re\einie reeeived liy eity from Street Rail wav Oumpanv isii.. §l:iH.!C2l.ii7. The estimated value of |iiniiert\- OV< lU'd hy the city is over SS. Ill I ilMl. 'I'otal assessment of pi opeii \ in iit\- (I8't7i$l'J!t.M!t."...Vi2. ' I Property in city exeiiijit fiDiu tax- | atioii, value, ^'i-i.! "»4.."»1 i. ' \ altie iif limlilii./> '•! • iii'd dm iiu IM'i,".. M ,;t;ii.s|ii. Kenislereii attendance at the puhlii' -. I Is III |yt.. 'JsjuHi. .Vtiniial ro.^t ■^ Mi !»iM'i,ri!ti;,'i'i, I'llldic .-i lliiul I carlni -. I. 'I \l tendance at .Separate I; i >. Kn, 1^ in H'M. 1.71'^ ; ii ac iieis. s.-^, Atlendance at rniveislties itiidVol- li'ues in i^'tii diiciliii\ cell'»ll-. almiit 1 1,1 I'M t. Atleiidaii.'i' :i' '. . : . i l..i I i''^' ' '"1 ■ !l'm*.S in cil \ 1 d 111" ' • H \ ri|i-il-- aliOUt ■J ."I'tlt. .Atlendance at !ii-li -.iIimmI-. I.hoii ; leaclni •». ;i;( : niiiiii.il • ■'-' !>>:'• .'ic li.ill- I'lilplii Liluary. 'i7.si,ii Im- 'iiMiii. ."(Ml.! 'IK I : annual ■ -t l.s'i'i '.j.niMl. ( h jicr li li|;il'ie>, I". hmmoI-. Aliil of I'llldic I'. II k .!• ■ ■ 1.' I I.J acres. Tree li.iiiil c.Mi' li t - III |.,ir, duriiiv; sirumer. Museums. Tiiitinici I'niv er-^ity . Mio- liinical l>epari iiieiii . .Silimd of .S.ience. 'riinitv I'liiversity. \'icioii.i I'liiver- sity, I'.diicat ional hepart iiu'iil Mii-eum .ilid ')iitaiio .\i'ei|ii'(diii4;iia 1 Mil>M'uni. I''ree puldic maikets; iioioll nates. City i:r. lilts to hospitals and chaii- t ies ('hU'II ffH l.ou I. Attelidaine at industrial Kxliihi- lion. I8!»i), ilHt.lllli; pn/i'^ j;i\eli. 4^:51.- (lOO Is hruimht I o Toioiilo li\ water :S!) ll IHil.iM) tcMlS. ('oal '-e.-idxed liy tail and water. ISiMi) (Jul. II III tons. \'aliie of iroods impoitel into To- ronto (year .liil.s Isil to .liiii-' ls!i.'. *lM..V2t.."i.V).7">. \'alllP of ^oods exported our of To- ronto lyi'Mi- .liil.v [Sil to .lime lS'i.'> ^l D.Vi.li.M.lM. [{aiik .de.'iriim- lioii-c' tot al for IH» >. |:ii'j.o:ii.s.".i. Musiness coiiiuierria i raiiii-;'^ fur city, .>;i).:!ilil. I'l'ii 'reic| hom ::'■.. .">.! HI. policemen, '-'"o ; ■ ■■ ' •' Police De- part uiellt , .-JJ-J;'! II 111. Firemen, 17 i; i--" •<' l'i:-i' l'i';iart- iiient , fjJiu.'iU'i. K.CI.ll'SK su\l> I V( l.(il«i:i>I A lilt' IfiKlilhi^l ilnislt'r ill I ilii'I, aiul the [i >sl-liinist' in Am imii.isim, in I'l-iii, .ire tiolli i(),c)()o ti'i'l abm (• tilt' soa. In lt"is than lialt a tt'iiliiiv lUi'an slfailifis will s.iil iiiiiliiHioiisU- hftwt'i'ii l.ivfipixil ami I'Kil William. Wo mily nmv iift'il li> lU'i'pi'ii mir tanals ; ami Ilif lit'optrr ixir taii.iK ait' till- ti'wtT locks will 111' iviiuiifil. All till! )<'iilii in till' unrlil, it" it iDiikl be ttilU'itfil, wnulil Idiiii a lu'ap 45 t'l'i't loiiij, _'^ li'cl with', and ^5 fot't liiv;h. A tubii- tmit wt'iirlis tally i.joo pmuKls. Miss Cifsswi'll, pustmistit'ss, nt liibraltar, L;t'ls $?,5n() a yt'.ir. Ill \i)rwa\ a iiianifil coiipK' i>n tlif railway pays diiIv a tart- ami a ball. Il i>, llu- >anii' in Auslria-I lunL;.try. riit' Hrili-^li mill- is 1,7(10 yils.; Iii-,li, j,j4() ; Pi>rtun'ut'si', (i.ylx) ; lit'iinaii islunll (i.S^i) ; n.inisb. S,_v(4 ; .Swiss, 1), 15 5 ; t'u'rm.ui ( loiiif ) 10, 1 .'(j ; Swt'ilisli, I 1 ,700, or iu-,irl\ si'i I'll ol iHir milt's. 'riit'it' ;irf ()()u,0()i) mill's ol' lt'U't;i.ipli lint's in ust- tliiiiniLrboul llio woilil, willi j, ^tiD.- iMK) milt's ot wiif. Tbt' snbm.irim' labli's nii'.isiirt' 1 J5,<>oo iiiili-s, .iml oosl ^ijotj.ooo.ooo. rill" ^.'.in.iili.in I'.n'itii' ii.iilw.iy is tin- loni^i'sl in llu' woilil. I'rom .Montri'.il to \'.in- i'oii\ I'l" is j,t)(i(> mill's. Ci. .\. Mi'Hiiili', of Ottawa, C'.inail.i, is tlio tastt'st living Ispf-wiili'f. (.'ar.iway sfi'ds .-iif urown tor tin- marki'l in many p.iils ot I'airopt' ;iml Stiiilli oi l!n,v;l,intl. Till' Soiilli St'.i Isl.iiuli'rs m.ikf ,111 inloxii.ilint; ili-ink trom foni ami iltH'ayftl tisli. Wbiski-y m.iy bo made trom iiuiLissos, bt'ol-root, pt>t.itoos, and man\ i>i1um siibst.iiiit's. C'imi.imon w.is briMii^'bl to (.irooit' and RtMiio bt'lori' llu' linu' of L'brisl b\ Arabi.in iiu'iili.inls. All thf mt'iulins;- t'i>i' till' Nvt'i'k sbould In- ri'i;iilarly ami promplK ilono, and aii umu- l.ition not pormitlfd. A i^ro.il ili'.il ol sii kiit'ss iiia\' bo provonlt'd b\ tlu' Irof iiso ol disiiitt't'l.iiits ill .mil about ilwflliiij;-liousos. Now tins slitiiild lit' st'l tivor llio iiro with hoiliiijL;' w.iltr in • liom lor so\ t-r.il lunirs boloio iond is pill into llu'iii. J'aintod woodwork is moio tlt'sir.iblo than natural tinisli tt>r lu'il-rooms, or whorovfr osjii'oially ilainty oOi'its .iro dosirod. Twi> or tbroo thitknosst's oCnowspapor Laid on I bo floor lii'Joro l.iyini;' ni.itliiiif will Irt'blotbo loiiiftb ol woar ot • be niallinj;^. IVrfoit rost in.iy bo b.id by .spro.iilini'' a small shoot on tho tliior and lyini; tl.il tlown, so that ovorv musi Ic may rolax. Hrooms and bnislios will last twii'O as l.>ni;' it" thoy ;iro luint; up iiisti'.itl t)t' It-fi si, mil- ing. FCL(P5E So/\ p KCI.II'SK SO \r I M I.I ilMli. \ llu- (Not IKal" he' 5 qcot _._ t^e W(i(, shvnOinq his ^ in |^rA^J<,oi An, A nuliiifi,'^ lii'c 111 till' larj,'^- fst si/i" will piiiiliui' i\ii moif lli.iii livi' iHuiiuls ot iiulmi\i;s, and Olio til Iwo piiuiul-^ ol mai'i- at a i-iop. A g^iHul wav lit iisini,'- up stall" l>ivail i> to hake it well ill a nuiili'iatt' oven, tlu-n lull liiu'lv willi a pasti" pin. This saves biiviiiif rasps ti>r liiiin, tisli, cte. " 'riu- w.UiT ill uliiih po- latiios an- hniU'il is vi'iy illi'i- livi- ill kt'i'piiij; siUiT liiij;lit. It call 1)1" IidIiUhI fill- ii>*', and it" ii-ipiiii'il to lu' ki'pl for a lonvf tinu', a tenth pari ol llU'thvlatcd sjiirils will do this. A lump ol' soda I. lid on llii- drain-pipi' will pii'vent the pipe tioiii In-ioininij i'Ii>s;l;iiI up with i;ri'asf. It is well also to i\ooi.\ the pijios oiuo a wi'i'k with hoilini;' water in whii'li a lillle soda has been ilissoU eii. A leak may he temporarily elosetl hv a iniMuri' ol soa|i, whiliiijL; and a little water. The old nursiiA rh\ nies an- immorlal, surelv nest in ta\ or ,ind perin.iiK'nee is lu lipsi' soap; just as mu'd loi i le.iiiiiii,'^ p.iint work and lloor-siruhhiiiL;. .is lor w.islimu; i lollies. He .sine to use lulipse soap. Skim-milk ;ulded to twiee tin- i|iianlily of w.irm w.iler ele.ius j^^r.iinini; or ,iny v.ir- nisheil wiiod-work e.isilv, and ininies the v.irnisli less than aii\ ollu'r prep.iralion, .is provi'd by in.mv \ears' tri.il. it lirli.;lilens up oil-elotlis to w.isli them over with skim- milk .liter eleanint;-. When \oii siispeel what \ou .ire cookini^ h.is heiMi seorelied hee.uise yon liavti ne^leeted it just for one inomeiil tOii Ion-, lilt the vessel holdim; tin- food iniiekl\- troni the tire and pl.iee it in ;i p.in ol'w.iler lor .1 tew iniuules. In .ilmost e\ery e.ise the seoreheil tasti> will entirely dis.ippe.ii. !t\ouh.i\e .isp.ire window in .1 eoiil room Irv i^rowini; petuni.is. '1 .ike up sni.ill if.-irden plants hefore Ihiw.ire tro,l-l)itten, |-iot them in ;_;ood earth, .mil li iin them, reiiunini; all Inids. I'l.iee them in a lool room with plenty of sunlii;lit , .md kei-pwell w.iteied. Heloiv m.inv wi'eks \oii will hi' amply rep.iiil lor your I rouble. Mvei)boi!v oui^lil to know Ih.it the very best thiiii; ono e.in do is to e.it .qiples just bet'ori' K'''".'4" '*' '""''• ' '"' apple li.is rem.irkiihle ellie.ieious meiliein.il pi operties. It is an i-xeellont brain lood, beeanse it h.is more phosphorie .leid in e.isily digested sh lpe tll,•lll other fniils. It exeites theaelionol the liver, |)iomoles s.nind ,ind he, iltliy sleep, and lhorou.i;hl\- disinleels the iihiuth. No harm e.i;i .onie to even a delieale syslein by the i-atilli.^; of ripe .ind juies ap|iles before retiriiiL; loi the iiii,'hl. Powdered borax thieklv strewn .ironnd the pipes and ilosets. when elosinir the house for the suininer, will urtMlly lessen the iniinber of lo.uhes. .\ silk he.id.iehe i-;in frei|cientl\ be eured by the .,npli, ,iti.' 1 of .1 mild must.ird pl.ister to till' ))il of the sloin.ii'b. The soeiety lor e.itini; horse llesh, loundeii ,il I' iii-, , e.iusumes over .mi.ooo,- pounds \-e,irl\', at a eost ol live eents .i pound. T' iNieldol me.it beiii^ 450 poimiis pi-r horse. i:i i.ti'>i: SHI- I \i i,cit'i-.ii| > •^1.^1'^^* REPUTATION MIC" ESTABLISHED ^''^'' pNAROCK I/li In 111 111' ex i< :i i( 1 III- >.t 1 mij^cst, I, CM ilU'V iMit'>. ;iiHt llir hisl. lliost"! thai ;iif lilidk. " .1 I iiL'ii " is siiidid lie II rurrnp- tii'ii 111' Si. ( ;cMi4iil|ilins. .liiij^o- isiii, (ir wiirlikr lira\ ailn. ilaic^* frnni the H iisxi-'l'ui kisli war in IkTs. wlnTf thfii' was an aiiii-|{iis- siaii fci'l iiii;- ill Lnmioii. anil a |io|iu- lar s(inn liri;an. " A\'i- ihjii't want Id lii;lii. iini liy jiii!^i> if we do. wr'vi- i;ul I lie ships. wc"\-(' ^ot tliciiicii, anil w c'vc uut t lie niuncN', tim." I'liiia no lon^:i'r (IcsiTNfs t 111' nanio of •■■! hf Kv.T Fflitlifiil Isle." When lint ra \ <■! Ii'il natisrs of the States iicar "■ (ioii Sa\c t Ik- (jMiccn '" fill' I he lii si I iinc. I hey lliink it is " A niriira '" sti'iick up ill ilii'ir lioiKir not knowiiii;- that, r ill' ; II nc is oiin 'I'lii'li' is. pel ha ps. a Li'l'catrr \,iriri\' of cil 111 a I ,ona I i ii-i i I in ions in 'loronl o. i ha ii in a nv ol In' i'il,y ol Its si/c ill alh ill' w iirhl. iicsidcs four I'st a 111 ishiiicnt s havinu' uni- versity powers. there arc two Medical ('oIlcLi'cs for men. one W'onieifs .Medical ('olletce. a Nor- mal School, a \'eterinar.v ColleiiC, a Pharmacy Colh'sjc. a Dental L\>1- letre. nuniorous roinmercial Si'hoois. and many Ladies" ('ullej.res. Toronto is ;!,") I feet alioxc the sea; llain iji on. ;{7"_' : W i iidsor. I'lOl : London, S;i'_' ; \\'oodsto(k. HSi; Hraniford. T.'id; Galt.sTit; (tuelpli. L i "i7 : Stratford, LIH-J; Ottawa, 2Hii ; Fort William, till ; fTodcrich. T'-'S : liarrie. 77li ; Winnipejj:, 7iil: Uiiinedosa. Liiii."); .Medicine Hat, 'i.lHii, and Cal.i^ary, :f.;i.sii. It I-- dcidared that no case of l\nchinc' lias ever ttiken phico in Canada. More than 'Juo pi'rsons are lyiudied in the Slates aiiniiall,\-. '{'he (Tcn-ernoi's-fJeiieial of ("aiiadj' since IH'i7 have lieeii Monck, Lis;>ariSir .lohii Voiint; . DulTerin, Lorne. Liiiisdowne. Stanh'y, and oiir present head, tlio Earl of Alx-rdeen. .Japan lias not tin' cheapesi postal system in tlie worhL altlum^h a letter fiocs anywhere in t he empire for si'ven-ieiiths of a penny. In Hritisli India letters cost oid,\ a half-|ienny each, post, ciirds a farthiiiL;. tmd books three penco a pound. The widcM plank ever sawn was lii feet across, ni.ade in Califoi-nia, and ck- hihited at t he WorhTs Fair. The Iari:-est ylohe e\i'r nnido was that erected in l he Machinery Hall. Paris Kxhihition, in issit : it was K) feet liif^li, and contained 'iO.min incandescent lights. The lartiest price ever paid for a Imll was t'l.')ni>. paid liy Lord Fit/.hardiinre. it has heen estimateil tiy a dealer in artificial limhs, that three liundred tlninsand people wear wooden siihstitutes for lost leirs. The laiiresl price paid for a sheep was ?."i..")Oii for a Merino, flusiav .Ft)vanavitch. the greatest cattle dealer in Russia, owns tii)i),0«K> acres of land, over a million sheep, and thirty-four thousand shejiherd do).cs. ^Ll h s(i-,'alhcl Mocha is urown in t he Fast I ndies and sent to Mocha. I'.f'i.ii'^K SI] \r . ^ . i,c Ji'i- III \ fit KOOK KliNMKS. SiimI lull ll is lumk lor Icir i<|' ^li.mu', I'or III you '^t'C llic owiui s ii.iiiic Aiul ulu'ii \ou ilio, till' l.i>ril will s.u, " \\ luTi- is llio book \ on si oil' .lu .1 \ . Sill, ill is llio \\ ii'ii Kl.iik is till' look, lil'O.ll is lllC silllllT Tli.-il sIimIs tins hook. Tiiis book is oiu' 1 liiiiL; , .My lisi's iiiiollii'r, I oiiiii this OIU- tiling, N'oii'll I'l'cl llio olIuT. II Ilioii art liornuvi'il In' a li iiiul, l\iL;'lil wrUiMiio sli.ill hf 111- I o ii'.ul, lo stiuK not to K'lul, ImiI lo roliirn lo iiu'. I liis is - s boi>k \'ou ni.iy just wilhiii il look, liul \ oil ll bi'lliT lio no nuni' loi llii- ilovil s al lht> iloor, .\ikI will sii.ilili ill liiiijiTiiiif li.iiiils; Look bi'liiiiil you lluTi- lu- sl.iiuis. liivi' your alli'iilioii a^ sou road, .\iul lri.'i|iu'iit jiaiisis tako ; Think siTii)us|y, anil lake yooil luoil I h.it you no iIol; s I'ars m.ikf. Hon t wi't your tiniLjfr ;i.s vou liiin Tlu" p;iiL;t's Olio In' oiii- ; Ni'M'i" loui'li prints, ohsorvo ;iiul loarii, I'^ai'li iiilo iL;ail lo sliuu. Ol.i> KlIN'MKS. I wish you .1 .Merry k'lii islm.is .uul .i ll.ipps No\k' N'l'.u. A poi'ki't full ol nioiii'V , ami a i ollai lull ot hfi'r. Ami a y'o.iil lat piuf lo sorvc \'iui all I ho yo.ii . lli'ii' s lo tlio pKnii;li. Iho llooio, ami (ho tl.iil. May tbo r.inn ovit (l.iiirisli, am! tlio f.triui-r lU'vor Tail. I.OM- ivi Iliof I si-n.l ilii-s.' '.^Iini-s, 1 1 \ iMi lo\ o nil' I.O.IM' out lllo (i, \ml iii.iki' a p.iii ol Knos. Xppli's ami po.'irs with I'inhl l;oo<1 i-.nii, t OHIO in plonM' lo ovors .mo ; I'.il .iiul ihiiik i^ooil I'.iko .iiiil hot ,il,-, lii\i- oarlh lo ilriiik, .iml sin- 11 ii,.| l.ul, lioil bloss iho in.isici ol ll.is liouso, I ho mistross also. Ami all Iho hulo iliiKlron I hat roiiml 1 lu' (ablo i.;i ov\ , \\ illi tlioir poikots lull ol m,m,l;1i-i kjIi pounds. A bai- ii'l (it p(>rk \vci,iL;lis joo llis. A liil;iii (>l Iml- liM' \V('i<;lis 5(1 lbs. Mc.isiiic -•(>() tcci on (•.icli si(l(' ami you will h.ivc a s(|iiaic .icrc within ,'in iiali. The Lii'm'st aiul fastest ]>asscnL;i"i- cn- ijinc cwr built w.is by llu' 1\IuhIc jsl.iiul l,oconioli\ (■ \\ (irks, for Ilu> New N Crk, I'roviilcnci' .ind l?(>st(>n Uailfoail t'onipany I III' main ilrixinif wliccls arc six (cct in (liamctcr ;uul arc set seven Icct six iiu lies apart. 'I'liis arr.inyenient makes lur run easily on curyes. The e\lin(leis are eis^lit- een inelies in liiameter, wilh I « cnl \ -toiii- in ell stroke. I he Iniilcr is titly-lonr iiulus in (liameler ;it the sfioke-staek, wilh .1 w.ii^on l(>p. h cMeiids to the \er\' eiul ot' the e.ili, and nci'i'ssit.ites th(> ele\alion of the iMinineei s se.it to .1 heiLcht tar above the tiio-door. The tire re(|uir(Hl three Ions ot I o.il b('lore the eni^inc |iulled out ot the round-house to make her trips, and l(>ur tons will l)c I'arried on the lender. Woman, the (roun ot (iciiion. Herder Ml th.ii I am my mother m.ule me. — ,|oini .' alone can restore it.-- \\ hittiei. I o .1 ,i4(Millem;in, I'verv woman is a lady in ri^hl of her sex. Hulwei. A handsonu- wom.iii is a jewel ; ,1 '^.iOi\ W()m,in a t reasurc. -Saadi. W'h.it is ,1 wom.iii ; Ou\v one ol' nature s .1 :;ree,ible l>lundeis. ^.'owley. Women detest a serficnt thiMU'_;li a piiilession.il jealousy.- \lclor lln:;o. \ lashion.ible woman is alw.ivs in Kwc wilh herselt. l\ochetouc;iuld. A weman ch.iiiiL;es oft; who trusts her is the solicsi ol the sott. I'"r.in(-is I. All wemen are yinxl l;(HuI Iot- souk'- ihinj^- or i;ood liu-nothuiL;. L'er\auU's. Ilanilseme women without rclis^-i.in are like lloweis without pei t'umc.~l leine. A p issionale woin.in's love is ()y('r-sh ul- owed by ju-r tear.— licorice ICIioi, I here ne\er yet w.is a fair WA'm.inbul she made mouths in a s;lass. Shak('spe,ue Hcl ween a wiiin.in s " \ es" ,iiul " no " I weuld not \enlure to sli(k a pin. C'er\an- tes. O wem.m ! thou wi'i 1 fashionable to be- L;iiile, so ha\e .ill s^i^es s.iid, ,ill po('ls sun;^. jean inu;elow. i-.aith h.is nolhini^- mo'e lender than a \\>>man s li(\irt when it is tin- abode ol |)il\-. Luther. Ideas are like beards men ne\erha\e any umil tiicy hidw up, .and women ha\' noiu' ;il ;ill. \'oltaire. Trust not a wom.in w Iumi she weeps, for it IS lu'r naluK- to weep when she w,i its The tank ot the l.itter will hold 4. coo l;;iI Ions of water, .ind the tot.il weight of the. j her way. S(»cr.ites. cnijiiie proper is <),^,(.), 000 po.inds, I — I'lli/abclh of Kouui.inia. Kci.ii'sK s(i \i' ( V(i,w. Aftci- tlifoti years two other teeih arc slieil one oil eaiii .-.nle of (hose fi>riiieil\ <'haii'u;e(l ; he now has ri^lil <'m1i'-, teeth ainl i'ii;ht horse's ti'elh. When -1 years old he I'lits four new teeth : a! r> years hesjieilstlie reiiiainiiii;- eoll.'> t.'et h, and h is t ushe> ,i )i|iear. At li his tii->hesare up; iitshis mouth is .-^aid to he full. Ileyond t his aue the years may h^iekoned hvthe e.yidiils. At nine :i wrinkle eiunes on ; lie u| (per cor- ner of tin' lower lid. and anoi her form.-' every ye,ir afterwM ids. Addlheiiuni- hfr of wrinkles to "land you have the liorse's u'j;i\ The (^hieen's crdwn is worth a million and a hiilf ,!(dl,irs. It wei-hs nearlv two pounds, and eiiniain> :-?,Oi>i) jirecious stones, ino^i ly dianionds. UNLESS IT IS ECLIPSE. The laru'e>t eollei'lion .if .njn- in the world is III \ienmi. It numheis l;-^"'-""". Ih'. limner's r,.l|ert i.,|, ,„ (}|as>,;ow. (list .s o.'i.iiiin. Yorkiniiisier ha> the lim^t ori,';iii in existenee. ltslarL,'r>t pipe i- :i-_' Fee' loliir. Ill iMiiiland ir (•o>i > n li,.u t .s-j;! Ik .•re- mate a human lindy. In I'raiiee it only e.ists (;(i,eni>. 'The i ime ivpnred [or an adiih l....iy i> an li.Kir and a half, and ilii> ashe^ wei^h ti,,iii :; u, :, pounds. _ When .\sinr. the Tniied .Slat..-, mil- liomiire. married .\Iis,s, Wilhn^ in ls'i| I he Weddili;^' eosl .s l,.")00. The |., litest telegram ev.'i ,e|ii ^va>^ tho revised version of ih" .New Te-.ta- iiieiit, lele-rapheil from .New York to I he ( 'hica-o Tiihniii'. Mav ■_''_'nd. ISS-J, it Hlled lU pa.ues o| i h,. p.iprr. A horse can eai ns hm^ us he i.> awake. I»>cau-.e its sioinarh is small in iiroportiun u> iis si/e. and iis dii,M>s- I ion i> rapid. "" Till' humeri di.-t:ili,e a xe^^rl has ' n lo\\( d is I. 1 iiiii,.>, r,-,,||| : ji,. coast of 1)1 a/.il to (iri'eiid. k. Krupp's lariresi cannon tir,.,| a hall I feet IoIIl;. and We i^ h 1 1, ,;■_•,,;, ii , j ,( Ml te Is. Each sihii 1 puiiue e\erseeii \\a,-> 10 feet in cii, ii,n(ei,.||,a., ,-,iid ,',,.i;d |,,,ld I'l pailfiiK of w alei , In the world there are 211110011.0110 Catholics. ITo.niHi.iioii M.ili 'tans, I 10.0110. Ikll) I'rote-tall!-. so llOII.OlHI Armenian^ and oihi'r l-',a>iern chur(die> : less t ha 11 lO.oon.nui 1 a 1 e ,Ie\v -, TJie loiiLcest swim of ii 1 in ile,-. i n i;u hours was performed li\ W iJeikwitli in a match against ('apt. Wehh. Hlilid Aleck, a St irliiiir hei,-o.ii . knew all the Hihle 1(\ heart. If a sentence was read to liini he could name I k, chapter, or verse, or if t hivse were iiameil hi' could j^i\e the e.\act words. The laruest hall-iooni in the wdild is at thi;ii fret wide, ami joo feet lii,u;h. ■JT.imim were once present in it. The Suez ("anal is ss miles lonu : 'i'i miles were cut, and 'JJ were >mall lakes. It is 'J.W feet dee|i ami JJM feet \^de at the hotioni. The , ost \\a> ni-arl v sdo.i » n i,< 1 n 1. iici.ii'sK s()\i' ( VI i.iin.iii V A ri'lwDol I rci' \v;is liitfly fill in Wasli iiLrton. I'!") ftu-t hiij;li. (iiul 'iiJ feet II imlii's 111 ( ncniiifi'ii'iit t' at i lit- li.isr. It woiil.l maki' !it;,;<.') ft-et of huanls. Artii'lioko iCyiiara siolyimis isn pleasant vcijt'talilr. l.y no iiifans jrcnt'rally •'afcn. Of olil the jiiio' was uscil as a run' f>>i' rlicuinal ism ; a viituf not claniiiMl iM)W Oil fri>ni llirsHC > (if smitldwt'f is Diif nf tin' lisiilinsj; avrriciilt ma i iii'his- trii's iu tli« I'/ar's (loiniMions nuw. aiiil t If iii'i,|iii' can (leaf luoic iiioiic.s fimn it than any oi lii'i' ii op. Till' sk\!ai'kainl wooillark air almost ilii' only Mnls win 'li sIiil;' as they ll.v. So ilocs our liuii-o-link. 'I'lic i|iiantity iunl <|nalil\' of: ip r.insimicd isthf lucastiri' of a natioirs civilization - Can a< I a si anils away • in ' li.-- roiupci ii .on. with lOclipsc >oiip on top. Tho liiifst i-uliics idiiH- from Hurmali. ImtvIs from i{ iissia, and t iiri|Uoist's from Pi'r.-^ia. Two wcll-polislu'il and clfan aliimiiiiim siirfaia's, hfoimlir totrctlici- iimlrr jirpssiirc. ami Kept fur <• uht lioui's at a ifiupi'rai uri' of a lioiil ii2;V ]•'., will atl- in-ic .-IS t lion^^h soitlcrcil. At West i'ikr, Pfiiii,. slippors. iirrktii's liriis. .inil tiiryclc caps arc mail»> fioni i;Utlt;siiaUi' skins, ami m'.\t season waist -coat s will ho t iirncil out from the saiiio material. Sir RohtMt J^iall. the astronomer, says tliat, for conimunicatiii^ withtlio inhahitants of JMar.s. we would need a dm as lar^je as Ireland, and a pole .'iiU miles loiiii'. The lai-L;('st tree in America, and peiliap> in the world, is the " I'at her of the I'Yn-est." one of the Califoinia redw ood-. .Some of t he .Vusf ralian eucal\ pti sue said to >j;ro\v as tall. ()\-er !H1.uiK).(10(» iolisiers were hreil and Ic! loose last season at Wood's IIoU, Alas>.. li\- the Federal Fi>\i (.'0111111. >>. on.- What you can get for Eclipse Soap Wrappers. tlll'V Hull. A very tine line of (Jolorhd Ktohinos, (twelve suhjeets) suitable for frjuniiifi-, just arrived from abroad. W'v con- trol these art productions in Canada. Send 1.") iOcJipse Soap Wrappers for any one of them. Will supply any one of above neatly framed and eased for shippinn\ for 15 Eelipse Soap. Wrappers and 50 eents in stamps, or for G') wrappers without stamps— express un- paid. Our list of Popular Novels (80) are increasing- in de- mand daily; any one for 25 wrappers, or (! cents in stamps. The much-admired Art Picture, '^After the Hath," desio-ned specially for us, for 25 wrai)pers: or we will de- liver to express otHce here, this pictun^ handsomely framed in .yold mattin,