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The health of Cardinal V.-iuglian, which caused FL0 HINDI anxiety U FE^V WEE];S UG0J CON tin lies to improve, lUll IlcconHII" to information which reaches L(>l" » '« will remain another weekiu the Son 11> i Captain Lord B<>dnoy, iftte OF (,10 LSF. LIFA Guards and SHTOPS 1 re Yeomanry Cavalry,hasbeen Iromoted to Lie" 0 0,,e »lo command tiie London rish Kifle Voluntee'8* Irish WOe Volllllleels. M. Paderewaki playcl1 at the Gewandhans afc Leipzig, t he other day, he oie an audience incl«d« iug the King of Saxony »nd his court. The late Sir Frank Loeu wood s residence neat Scarborough, called Cobet HIli, hag been placed by the trustees of his wil 1 into tlie hands of the Messrs. Liunleys, of St. Jaines a House, for sale by auction. A New Yorlc telegram says that &enor bevero. MeHet-Prevost- lias been appointed junior couussl for Venezuela iu lhe Aufilo«V«ue2U^!ftU «0|JUDTMI
THE RIFFIAN PIRATES.
THE RIFFIAN PIRATES. MADRID. At the Cabinet. Council, it has been decided to Smrdon the ltiffiau pirates who attacked tUa Trench barque Prosper Corin near Alhticiuias.
TIIE GOVERNORSHIP OF CRETE.
TIIE GOVERNORSHIP OF CRETE. CONSTANTINOPLE. Both at YiFdiz Kiok and the Porte it is main- tained that the candidAcy of, Prilwe George of Greece has been abandoned on the ground of its impracticability.
FRANCE.
FRANCE. PARIS. The Chamber of Deputies has passed all the clauses of the budget, of foreign affairs. Incident- ally M. Uanotaux declared that no negotiations were in progress with Italy with a view to a treaty of commerce. The House then took up the colouial estimates.
THE TRANSVAAL.
THE TRANSVAAL. CAPETOWN. Chief Justice Kot ze's letter to President Kruger has given rise lo widespread and varied discussion It is pointed out that, the letter is not signed hy the other judges as before, and a considerable section of olie legal community consider that Justice Kotze has made a mistake.
THE UNITED STATES.
THE UNITED STATES. NEW YORK. Mr. n e, in the conrse of an interview has eX- pressed iiimself as being colindent that Hawaii would be annexed to the United Stales. WASHINGTON. Two companies of United States troops are to be sent t<> Dyea and the Skaguay immediately, owing to 1 he rush of lawless characters 011 their way to Klomlyke.
THE SUGAR BOUNTIES.
THE SUGAR BOUNTIES. PARIS. 110111 conversntion in the lobbies of the Cham- ber, it appears that 110 dale has yet been fixed for Lhe international conference on the sugar bounties question which is to meet at Brussels. It instated Unit the Government does not agree to take part in the conference unless it is intended to arrive at an international agreement with a view to sup- pressing a direct bounty on exports. M.Meiine would not however, be inclined to modify the in- ternational trade regulations of France, and he is understood tube determined to reserve full liberty of action regarding tho maintenance of the Jaw 0f July, ,1884, and the bonus to manufacturers.
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The chief fe\ture of (lie autumn manoeuvres, to be held upon Salisbury Plain this year, w'J'.be the employment of a considerable force of Mii'tia. In all probability, 30 battalions, including tlie whole of the Lancashire battalions, will be included lu an army of 55,000 men. The new Town Hall at Mellham, given to the inhabitants by Mr. Edward Brook, senior partner in the finll of Jonas Brook and Brothers, Melt-ham Mills. has beell opened and presented to the pub- lic. The cost of the ball and furnishings was £2,882, At Marylebone Police Court, London, Marian Roberts (40), of Kilbnrn, has been sentenced to three months' bard labour for assaulting her daughter Mabel, aged 15, with a poker. 0 At Sleaford Petty Sessions, Henry Pask and Hester Pask, cutlers, Sheffield, has been charged with assaulting Police-constable Stotbard, at Wel- lingore, on the 5th inst.,aud were each sentenced to six iMipiiaouweut, with hard lubour.
NNY SMITH'S DARLINGIi on,…
NNY SMITH'S DARLINGI on, THE DEATH OF DANNIE NORTON. A COMPLETE STORY I used to see him pass every day—not that I Watched for him—but I won't deny that after a time I looked out to see if he was coming. One cannot sit at a window and shut one a eyes to everything going on outside. It Avas a very cold day when I first saw him. I remembered how I pitied che poor old gentleman, the incarnation of respectability and pomposity, when he fell on the glassy bricks with a force that showed him there were falls outside of stocks. As I was turning away, be came along and walked over the ice without the slightest fear. We all admire courage; was it immodest in me to look after bim ? Then I sat dovyn and sighed as I took up fflj work. Forty years had I spent beneath this roof never repining at my lot. My days were passed rendering others more attractive in order that thejg mighb more easily win the love and hiDninesa X never dreamed off, never hoped to posseill. Why should I? I am no imbecile. No one pauses long before a rose-tree undecided whether to pluck Lhe half-opened bud or the withering full-blown blossom. Hitherto I had been happy enough in my cosy little home. I was proud of it, and content to have my life history written in the words "Stitch, stitch, stitch Bun that morning when I saw him I folt the void in my life, and I said boldly "Jenny Smith, if he were yours you would bo happy!" You see, I did not call it love; a boarding-school miss might, but I knew it was hardly that. True, I was considerably older than he, but I hoped he would overlook the disparity in age. How could I win him ? He was a perfect stuanger to me, but 1 knew he bad gone into the next house, where Mrs. Brown kept boarders. Ah I had ib. I would go in after tea it was only neighbourly. And I did, and she was such a pleasaub, chatty body that we talked of one thing and another, aa women will, and I was delighted with her. All the time I watched him. He was the only other one in the room except ourselves, and sab on a lounge near the are. He was handsomer than I thought. His large eyes were full of melancholy, and he had beautiful silky hair, and though he wore no moustache, his Avhishera were simply wonderful. He had an elegant coat, boo, in exqui- site taste. Every moment my fancy grew stronger. Ib Is well said that pity is akin bo love. Have I told you he was dumb, poor, poor fellow? Mrs Brown was enthusiastic over him; she could not have cared more for a son. As I rose to go, I urged her to call soon and ba sure to bring Dannie Norton with her. She did nob call him "Mr." Norton, and I did not wish to seem correcting her. Beside, he had lived in her family since the very first, having lost all his rela- tives in a terrible drowning catastrophe. At last I went, conscious I had made a good im- pression. The next day, as he passed by he looked up at my window with that inexpressible look in his eyes. One morning Mrs. Brown said confidentially- from the first she seemed to divine it all—that she would come that very evening, he would never come alone, this affliction made him so bashful. I made great preparation for the event which might be so important tome. A young girl would have spent the greater part of the time before her mirror; I did not, for I Was sillgularly free from vanity. I made my sitting-room a perfecb bower, and prepared a tempting little supper. He looked pleased and surprised, then sank pensively upon the cushioned chair before the fire. We had a delightful time, the first of a pleasanb series. In short he became so attached to me thab he would rise and sit by me, and often put his head on my shoulder. Don't be shocked; he knew nothing of the cold formalities of society, and wai as innocent as a child. At last he became mine; I use the expression because my poor dumb Dannie seemed so helpless, bereft of the God-given power of speech. I deter- mined he should never regret, and, oh, how happy we were My pen lingers over that blissful period when he sat by my side, when the curtains were drawn and the tea-kettle simmered, and the shaded lamp diffused its mellow radiance over the crimson room—oh, ib was just the brightest little nook imaginable. Gradually he fell into the habit of staying oub evenings, but I felt no uneasiness poor blind fool! One evening I partod with him ab the door and stood him as he enteretl Mrs. Brown's. C was very busy or I would have gone uiyseir; su busy thab when the clock struck eleven I started in surprise. He had not come in. I waited quite a while. Pride prevented my seeking him at Mrs. Brown's she might think me fussy. So leaving the door open—I wasn't a bit afraid of burglars-I went to my room. I don't know how long I slept, when I was awakened by an appalling sound as if all the toot- horns ever manufactured had joined partnership with innumerable steam whistles for the production of this infernal racket. I listened all had become silent. Pshaw Ib was a nightmare. No a long, low, moaning tone, then a gradual swell, and it burst upon the night) air. n As all the fiends from Heaven that fell, Had pealed the banner cry of Hell." I rushed to the window. Oh, how mistaken I bad been It was a serenade. That was why lie had remained away so long, arranging to give me a pleasant surprise. I could just discern the performers. They wore in the midst of a duet, I think—at least, one would take ib up, then all join the chorus thab made the welkin ring. Something from a new opera, may be I had been to the opwa once, and this sounded just like it. Now, I am nob fond of serenades, and I liavo some bemper—mosb Avomen have—and I began bo epeak very fasb bub ab the first word they all ran away as fast as they could. I was quite angry, threw myself into my little rocker, and waited for him to come in, but instead I heard the melody at a distance. I grew tired, and at last dropped asleep. I have deep feelings, but am not sentimental. When morning came he was still absent. This too much, and I was going in search of him, when Mrs. Brown's errand boy entered. He told me Daniel had come to their house with a party, and serenaded them, and an odious new servant had thrown a flab-iron ab them, and hit one. In the morning they found the body of my wounded darling in the yard. I wept. When I became calm I gave him a shilling to bury Daniel under my apple tree. I will plant lilies at his head violets shall bloom at his feet. I will never keep another cat—no, never. NQ Other shall enter the temple sacred to his memory,.
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Mincing Lane, London, the great centre of the tea. world, was once the sitlil of a convent occupied by the nuns of St. Helen, the Saxon term Miniceu—a nun being changed in the latter days to Mincing. The secret marks on Bank of England notes, by which lorgeries are so rnpidly detected, are con- stantly being changed. The microscope will revea? maoy sucll peculiarities to an observant eye. Thistles in the Pampas grow to a height of 1C feet, and clover rises 4 or 5 feet. Marigolds and camomiles in North Africa grow to 4 or 5 feet. In India the rhododendron grows to the height cf 30 feet. I Kelson's^Motiument, London, was erected at a cost of £.17,860. The foundation-stone of the monu- weighed l-l tons.
THE HORRIBLE HEAD.
THE HORRIBLE HEAD. Sir George Vernon, father of Dorothy Vernon, and known as "The King of the Pak, had immense power in those Derby- shire Avilds in the sixteenth century. A pedlar once called at Iladdon Hall, but was dismissed by Sir George, and went on to Bakewell, some three miles off. There he stopped at an inn, and that night a maid-servant saAv him mur- dering the landlord by cutting his throat till his head was actually severed from his body She at once fled out in the night in terror to Haddon Hall, and informed Sir George, who calmly ordered her to go back and tell the pedlar to can on him with hie wares. He also sent a servant with her to bring the landlord's head in a basket. In the .morning the pedlar came, and opened his wallet in the courtyard, whereupon Sir George had his wallet also opened, and showed him the murdered man's head staring stiff and stark; a ghastly sight. that caused the frightened pedlar to fly out of the gate at full speed. But the servants pur- sued him, and took and hanged him on a tree at Ashford by their masters. For this Sir George Vernon was accused of murder, under the title of King of the Peak," but this name he repudiated, and the indictment was quashed.
- TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
TOPICS OF THE WEEK. Miss ETHEL IURUYMORE, who-it; is announced —is to be married to Mr. Laurence Irving, is only 18. SheisanAmeriean, the daughter of an eminent actor, Mr. Maurice Barrymote, and niece of Mr. John Drew. Slie appeared in her uncle's company in the States, and attracted the notice of Sir Henry Irving when he was there. She lirsc appeared in his company ftl the Shakespeare autumn itt The Bells. Slw i IIOW playing with much talent the part of Enphrosine in "Peter the Great, 1\1r. Laurence living's play al; the Lyceum. BY the way the physician of England's greatest •tateniaii is lying jn a cdl ic1 condition. Sir Jtichaid Quaint 82 years age, and is Illlllmt II not quile the senior physician. lie was Presi- dent of ihe General Medical Council in 1891, is *hyaieiau in Extraordinary 1.0 I he Queen, and is edItor of the Medical Dictionary, now a classic Ihe profession. What is perhaps more inline* wutely interesting is that Sir Richard makes ib his greatest pride that in all his career he has Iiever knowingly taken a fee from a journalist. It is almost, worth while lieiug ill to encounter this generous treutnieut from one of our greatest physicians. POLLING has taken place in South Wolverhamp* ton to lilllhti vacilllcy caused 'by the death of Mr. Villiers, the candidates being Mr. J. L. Gibbons, Unionist, and Mr. Ci. K- Thome, Radi- cal. This was the lirst occasion the electors had been given a chance of exercising the franchise, as the late member was ret urned unopposed at every election since the formation of the constitu- ency under the Redistribution Act. Both parties were indefatigablebringing voters to the poll, and this was especially the case tlllting the last two hours, when vehicles waited outside the vari- ous works to intercept artisans as they left. Tlie votes were counted at the Wolverhampton Town Hat),and the result wasdeclared asfollows:— Gibbons, 4,115; Thome, 4,004 Unionist majority, 111. JUSTICE Kyrue in the Chancery Division has delivered another blow against the tyranny of trades unions. 1. t Itce unions would confine themselves to their legitimate objects they would accure a considerable amount of sympathy, but when they tuin themselves into inquisitions and anbject employers to malicious hostility and grievous annoyance they only alienate their wonld-be friends. Aman named Percy Wiikins, secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Fancy Leather Workers, considered it part of his duty to "watch and beset" the premises of a manu- facturer whose rate of payment did not please Jíun. He a? so wiote libellous letters about the "groesnntairness" of some boys working for a "starvation wjige," whereas it was shown that the boys were in receipt of the regulation wages, and that they were well paid for their age. Jnstice Uy rue cast Percy Wiikins and his abettors in damages for theiu unjustifiable course of conduct, and although his ruling may be appealed against it is to be hoped that it will have a restraining effect upoti the aggres- sive policy of trade union leaders. THE informat ion already published concerning the Cavenish Expedition is supple? men ted by the following particulars. Kislmu'yn, >: the mouth of the River Jul), has been selected sis tna point on the East African coast where the expedition will assemble preparatory to inarching inland. From the coast the route will be in a direct line to the southern end of the Lake ltudolph, and thence through the Tirkana country north-westward to the Nile at its junction with the Sobat, close to Fashoda. From Lake Rudolph to the Nile the expedition will traverse quite nnknown country. Mr. Ca vemlish, in his recent journey along the west shores of Rudolph, was able to make observa- tions showing that for a grear, distance to the west of that great inland sea the country a tliickly-forested and mountainous region, which probably extends to more than half way to the 1(ile. Steel boats will be taken which may be useful on leaching Fashoda for a journey down the river, perhaps as far as Khar1011111, if the Arista-Egyptian Army should tlien be in possession of that city. The proposed journey will be through country undoubtedly within the sphere of British Influence, and no serious opposition on the part of the native tribes is apprehended, the ollly tlime culties in the way of the successful accomplish* inent of the undertaking being those incidental to the physical features and climate of tho country. TTLK voting for the Presidency of the public has concluded, but the result of MI3 eJec- tion will not be known for another week, or eveis longer. There seelll jto be considerable do-ibts tvhelher Mr. Kruger has been ABLE to secure a majority, and an impression prevail* that 1\1r. Burger has been a serious rival Lo him. Those WHO wish well to the Republic should be among the lirst to hope that the Kruger domination has been brought to a close. Of late years the Trans* yaul has been the cenTre of t yranny and con sip* tion, and, as Sir Henry Meysey-Tliompson has shown in his nrticle in the "Nineteenth Century the Boer Oligarchy has spent as much in 1896 as the Cape, Natal, and Free State combined. Fixed sataries" have gone up from 1885 to in 1896, tire money of course being obtained from the Johannesburgers. The Irans* vaal railways are worked with the object of tilling the official pockets, qlld the failure of many of the mines is due merely to Government; exaction. What will inevitably be the outcome of all this? Colonel Saunderson in an interview says that war is by no means improbable. If we were to become involved in foreign compJicatiouslhe Boera might sake the opportunity to assert their inde- pendence and to throw off our suzerainty. TIIQ REAL thing lh.it is going to happen ill IIle Trails" vaal, however, ie not a matter of war, but of com. mercial catastrophe. The Boer Government baa spent about £5,000,000 a year, which it has so fat practically drawn from the Rand. Willi the abutting np of the mines the revenue will of course dJlcrellse, !lIIet the reenlt will be a smash. The government has tried to raise a loan, bul I believe SO far without success. How real the crippling effect of the Government's legislation npon the mining industry is, is proved by the fact that a lot of miners came back to England on the steamer by which I travelled." DEAN FARRAR has taken n p the subject of the morality of the stage, and he speaks in no uncer- tain strain in its favour. In an article which has appeared in the "Christian Globe" he says that as a child i, was taught, that the theatre was lnec eeitmliiy 1, an,( ]ie presumes that sncli1 views ^eaeHmled to us from the sternest of the punlans. lie gently points out evcn the puritans were not infallible jl( liieil- juagments. The Dean next examines lhe (hree m men s against ,e'1, :(l) The theatre is u dangerous, the tOte. o* the plays whicÍI are exhibited is often lax <t»d immodest; (2) the fre- quenting of singe pl'iys Lo0e(xt,'vvugance and waste of time (3) tl'ti e tempts youths to dissipation by throwing them in o comact: with bad clwractcrs. In regard lo the: first objection lie sensibly observes that the fact that some plays have an evil tendency, while it fumrshcs an over, whelming reason for not witnessing 01 111 any way patronising those plays, is not an argument for never witnessing any play. I)ta"swertotha next two objections, Dean Farrar declared that If in any instance the theatre is found to Ie/lit young men into extravagance and foHy it should be avoided. But why should it do so ? If II. youth," he writes, iiuds that, for any renSOll, it is for him individually a source of danger to go to a theatre, he is bound 10 avoid doing so, and in Any case he woulll be wise in regarding a visit to the play as an exceptional enjoyment. But lie is not, therefore, justified in condemning another who may filttl illtellectual refreshment and moral profit from witnessing some great drama ""■erpreted by some gifted Iletor; still less is he justified in assuming an attitude of moral •nperioiii.y over others who see 110 reason to a andon a form of delightful instruction ■which lias often exerted, and may still exert, an influ- ence tor righteousness both on the national and OU the individual life.
: TIIE BRITISH INDIA COMPANY.
TIIE BRITISH INDIA COMPANY. H RANGOON. The officers of the British India Company here have struck. The management have declined to recognise officially the officers' guild or to rieeivo a deputation of men's representatives.
THE REVOLUTION IN NICARAGUA.
THE REVOLUTION IN NICARAGUA. NEW YORK. On account of the revolution in Nicaragua, the American warship Alert, has landed a force atSan Juan del Snr to protect the Consulate. San Juan, which it held by the rebels, is being attacked by the Government forces.
■N GREECE AND TURKEY.
N GREECE AND TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE. Prince MavrogorHato (Greek Minister) haa vigorously protested both in writing and verbally at the Port and Palace, against the recent opera. lions in which Seyfiillah Pacha occupied several places in Thcssaly. HisExceHency.atthesatne lime, made a communication on the subject to Baron Calice the doyen of the Ambassadors.
GERMANY.
GERMANY. BERLIN. The Reichstag agreed to the remaining ilems of the Pom 1. Office Estimates, and passed without dHeusttion the Imperial Prilltillg Office K-aimales, and also the third reading of the lieaty of friendship all.1 Commerce be. tween Germany and the Orange Free State. The House subsequently commenced the debate upon lite second reading of the Foreign Afrair Eti- mates.
CHISIS IN URUGUAY.
CHISIS IN URUGUAY. MONTEVIDEO. Severn 1 officers have been arrested here, it is reported for alleged complicity in a military plot. Other* hare-been removed for refusing to aigna document pledging them to siip]M>rt Senor (/iit;st;»s's eundidatiire for the Presidency. The ¡"Ialll;" ¡. ..f II fliclalorllÏp is expected daily. •Scuor Cnesias is losing popularity, owing to his indecision. Many are leaving the city, lo escape enrolment in the National Guard.
THE SITUATION IN WEST AFRICA.
THE SITUATION IN WEST AFRICA. LAGOS. l>ritisli t roops have occupied and l?ashoro, in the Rorgu country. Major Hoade, of Colonel I'ilcher's force, has had an interview with Colonel McCallum, the governor of Lagos, at Iseyin. FREETOWN (SIERRA LEONE). the head-quarters of the 2nd Battalion of i he West India Regiment, have leit, here by the steamer Biafrafor Lagos.
ClmTE.
ClmTE. V IT,, CANEA. rour hundred and sevenl.y-l.hree refugees from the interior have embarked at Retiino for Greece. Since August last, 1,420 emigrants have left the Nfime port. At various other points of the island Chi isi ians an» leaving 011 smal i sailing vessels. A review of l'rench troops has been held ill connec- tion with the distribution of tleComl iOlls. „. CONSTANTINOPLE. AI. ZIUO\left IS reported to have received in- structions to withdraw the candidature of Prince George of Greece for the Governorship of Crete.
PORTUGAL.
PORTUGAL. LISBON. In the Chamber of Deputies, the Premier has declared that, the Government approved all the acts of Major Monsinho de Albuquerque at Mozambique, and accepted full responsibility for them. The Clniniber of Deputies also discussed the pro- posal for the eon version of the External Debt. The Minister of Finance stated that the Portugese Government was at present negotiating with representatives of the bondholdeis and foreign Governments, with the view of arriving at flu agreement. The Opposition demanded that snch agreement should be made subject to the approval of the Cortes.
TERRIBLE EARTHQUAKES.
TERRIBLE EARTHQUAKES. TI NEW YORK. i> 'f Herald publishes a despatch from 1' A'-Vres staling that, shocks of earthquake liave octMiii-] 1 i" various northern districts of 1 Hd !ri111MU'tic,y i" Colomarica. Many i" OP°I ind Hl<nv" (>f Colomarica have, been ,llU,,age:\t; of Mo., in'thesame 1,I',>V1|" 1'JViiui entirely destroyed. Two persons > il"d tlnee others injured, while thousands have bee,, rendered homeless. R ..TJ.MVII-O CONSTANTINOPLE. Shocks of eat t,hqu>ike continue to be felt at Balikesri and in i«s vicinity. They were par- ticularly severe on Hie oln mst. ^he number of people tendered homeless is about 4,000 at Bali- kesii ami in foiittcn nelghbouiuig villages more than 3,600 houses, thirty mosques, and fifteen khans have been more or less destroyed up to the present.
SOCIETY GOSSIP. .
SOCIETY GOSSIP. SCHOOL FOR SAINTS." The Queen's acceptallce of «, copy of Mrs. Crigie's School for Saints," has continued the popular approval, in that the first edition of 10,000 copies is already exhausted, and a new edition is ordered. This success is the more remarkable in thai the story does not appeal Lo flyaway readers, lu America the success has been equaiij' great, and a second edition is t here already in exilltellcc. A VERY SMART LADY. Society has been asking it.s neighbours whether they will visit her. The her is a very soi.-u t lady, newly come to town, who shocked uven Lon- she appeared recently. She, however, gives every indication that she has come to stay, and docs not mind what people say. She has taken a pret ty house in a swell neighbourhood, has furnished i); sumptuously, and as she has plenty of money and a right Parisian cook, will probably hllld Iler own. 1 The cook will turn the scale. It is diJiicult to get a well-cooked meal at home, and ibis is why so many smart people dine at, restaurant*. The bouse were a good cook is known, is marked is honoured, and its invitations are gladly ac- cepted. "W hat Tiutli" says. At Webster City, Iowa, a public dance was recently held, of which the molc austere Christians among the inhabitants stroti'lv disapproved. On the following Sunday the minister of the principal l'r■esbyteiian Church warlllly denounced the dance, and anim- adverted in scathing terms upon (.In; conduct, of those who had at tended it. The sermon, indeed, was too strong for some members of the con^re«'a- lioti, and while the concluding prayer and hymn Were going on two young women hastily left, I lie church, and proceeded home, when; they obtained tl couple of whips. They t hen returned to lite church, and, having waited for the minister until be left. I he vestry, they proceeded to thrash him with such vigour that he wa.s conveyed home in a fainting state, and was so prostrated that lie was obliged to obtain a substitute for his evening ser- vice. What the World "says. The Queen's "liney from Windsor to Cimiez is to occupy three, nights, according to the latest arrangements, in order that her Majesty may travel with as little fatigue as possible, ami the Royal ;ain from Cherbourg to Nice will proceed at a reduced speed. The Queen is to lea ve Windsor about 4 o'clock on the afternoon of Tuesday, March 8th, and her Majesty will travel direct to Portsmouth Harbour, where she is lo embark at the south railway jelly <m board the Victoria and Albert. The Queen will dine and sleep on board the yacht, which is to be moored iu the stream for the night. On Wednes- day the Victoria all.1 Albert will leave for Che r- bonrg about noon, and her Majesty is ,i« iin to dine ami sleep on board, the yacht, heiii" moored in the harbour at Cherbourg. On Thursday morn- ing, after breakfast,, the Queen will leave Cher- bonrg for Nice, starting from the Port station, and her Majesty is to arrive at, Ciniiez about half- past, live on the afternoon of Friday, the llllr, The Queen will be at tended to Ciniiez by the usual number of servants and a small suite (con- sisting of a Lady of lhe Bedchamber, a Maid of Honour, Sir Arthur Bigge, Sir James Reid, and the Munslii Abdul Ivarim). Colonel Carrington will accompany the Queell to Ciniiez as equerry in waiting and assistant private secretary, and 0n April 1st- he will be replaced by Lieutenant Ponsonby. Lord Cross is co be the Minister in attendance (luring the lirst part of her Majesty's stay at Ciniiez, and he will be succeeded by Lord Jame of Hereford, unless Lord Salisbury goes himself to the Riviera, which entirely depends upon Lady Salisbury's health. The Minister in at tendance is to stop at Ciniiez this year, and not, at Nice, as formerly. The late Mr. Charles Villiers has left a much larger fortune than had been expected, his petsou- Of this the greater part is divided between bis two nephews Mr. Ernest Villiers and Mr. Montague Villiers, the vicar of St Paul's, Knightbi id«'e. There are, besides, legacies to other nephews and nieces, and a considerable annuity to the house- keeper, who had attended to Mr. Villiers dm in" the closing years of his life. 0 Lord Warwick, who was to liave left for Madeira a fortnight ago, but was prevented by Illness, has sailed III the Scot for the island. There is something so convincing about the solemll respectability of Sir Henry Fowler, that, it is out of the question t^nspect him ofwilflllly practising to deceii'e" iii( spt to whom he ad- dressed his recent speech «ifr Cleckheaton. It is therefore difficult lo account for bis fine show of indignation with the recent statement of «n in- conveniently candid journalistic friend of his party, to the effect thut if tire Radicals possessed a Parliamentary majority at this moment, not ane of their present leaders would find himself in a position lo form a Cabinet. For Sir Henry Fowler cannot possihly be unaware of the notori- ous facts that certain of Sir William Harcourl's colleagnes ill the late Ministry would refuse to serve under him as Premier; that lie on the other hand, would refuse to serve under or tolerate any one else in the same capacity lhat many members of the party would insist upon the reinstatement, of Lord Rosebery, who, of course, is not one of lhe present leaders," and that, consequently, any such attempt as the candid friend imagined would be doomed to inevitable failure. Possibly, however, Sir Ilen.ty Fowler has some private opiliioll of his own as to the identity of the Curtius who might leap into the gulf and save the situation in the circumstances suggested." In consequence of Lady Salisbury illness the ladies of the Corps Diplomatique will be presented at next season's Drawing Rooms by the Duchess of Devonshire. If the Duchess should happen to be unable to go to Court for any reason, has place will be taken by Lady Lansdowne. The office of Keeper of the Jewels, which has become vacant by the death of Sir Frederick Middlelon, is a household post in the department. of the Lord Chamberlain, and in t he personal gift of the Queen. The salary, which is paid out of the Civil List, is £300 a year, with a furnished residence at the Tower. It is very likely that the place will be offered 10 Sir John McNeill, equerry in ordinary to her Majesty. Mr. Hooley has become the tenant of Sefton Lodge, the Duke of Montrose's place, at New- market. Seftoll Lodge has recently been occupied by Mr. Rueker (whose racehorses have all been purchased by Sir Blundell Maple), and his pre- decessor in the tenancy was Mr. McCalniont, who t'ved there wl.ile 1.11c new house at Cheveley was being built. Seflon Lodge was built 25 years ago by the bite M. Lefevre, who sold it loMr. Stirling- Crawfllrd, who left it. to bis widow, the lale Duchess Dowager of Montrose. A certain number of people are coming to Em*, land for the meeting of Parliament; but°as a r i!« those who have spent the winter in London are flitting to more genial climes. Madame de Staal has left with hot daughter for the Continent,, and M. de Staal saw them off tit Victoria, which ga.e rise to the rumour that, the Russian Ambassador IlIltl gOlle abroad. Lord and Lady Hertford, who have just said good-bye lo Hagley Hall for three years (hldll found a tenant in Mr. Oliverson), are making a short slay iu London before startillg Oil atrip III Ceyloll. Lord and Lady Derby, like Lord and St. Oswald, are bound for Egypl; and Lord Rosebery has also gone abroad, and was last beard of in Rome. Callnes i, snre to be rein- forced by a number of visitors before the Prince of Wales arrives, and among those who are goiii" there are Sir Archibald and Lady Edmonslone" who will be the guests of Madame Falbe at her villa. Lord and Lady Dudley have been residing at- Wit.iey Court., Worcestershire, for several week's, and Lord Dudley has been limiting regularly with the Worcestershire Foxhounds, of which he is the Master. Lord Rosebery, who has gone to Naples, will re. niainiultiilyuut.il the beginning of April, when he intends tore)))))) lo England, ami he will then take up his residence til. The Durdans for a few weeks. Lord Rosebery will not, run any of his raccliorses until the Epsom Spring Meeting.
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The North Shields steamer Azalea, which J3altimoreabout,Noveniber24for Stettin, has been Riven up as lost. She was in command of Captain Murray, of Newcastle. Several lIlell alld women have been fined at Northwich, in sums varying from 5s. to 10s., for using bad language. The proceeding were taken Under the new County Council byelaws. e *>e,»brokeshire Police emulating the Car- rtitt movement, are going to establish an orphanage fund, to which they vvill make weekly contribu. lions. J No clue has yet been discovered by the police 111 regard to the murder of the lUau Webb ab Fuiehley. The London Connty Council have resolved to carry out a street-widening at the Elephant and Castle at a cost of i9,550. r Mr. Eel ward es will issue a souvenir of cc The Circus Girl" in the form of a coloured miuiGLUre oet ia au ormolu frame, of Misa Terriss. .P
CUTTINGS FROM THE COMIC PAPERS.
CUTTINGS FROM THE COMIC PAPERS. From Pi-k-me-Up." So Zola has been prosecuted for about the tlIre. wildest and least offensive paragraphs in bis letter. is either great kindness or very greab scwurdice. A BILLET-DOUX. Long since hast thou 111" heart entirely 1. O, giv e ine%thine thou hast no Use for 2. Full weli I know that times I've asked thee 3, In t by sweet presence eatth tome is 7. Spurn not niy love, lest love should turn to 8; But. on my suit, O deign lo smile be-9, For till l'\e won thee I'll not. rest, con-lOk. The Australian Governments are advertising rewards for a cure for the tick pest. TiJey lleserve credit for trying to ^jel, rid of tick. The special correspondent s on the Nile Avill be sent out by Cook and sent hack by Kitchener. The German mailed list. ci ni-ier is not. dis- abled, after ali she merely goes faster iii low of her consort, 1 Itnn alone. The ''Gelion" has the legs of the "Deiitsehbmd," so the latter has lo take a tow from the former. Shakespeare never cut down trees; but, Tree CIl ts down Shakespeai e. Our Continental friends rejoice over I he isolation of Engl and but, with si range inconsistency, they oppose lis in china because we want to stand a loa n. The engineers are not: rich, 1 ikthe man in the Bible, but they had best, imitate him by pulling down their Barnes and getting bet ter ones. W e've lost our funds and lost, our jobs, Our eight hours' scheme we couhin't carry; But. let, us check our sighs ami sobs, We haven't lost our—Secretary Only the other day a correspondent was quot- ing the bite Lewis Carroll on the Dreyfus case. Another very opposite prophecy may b extracted from "The Hunting of the Snark." "The loss of his clothes did not matter, because He had seven coats on when he came, With three pairs of boots but thewost.ofit was ITe Imd wholly forgotten his name. He would answer' Hi' or to any loud cry, Such as Forge or Puncture my bikes To Whal-yot»-»»*ay-call-'eni, or What-ia-his* mllll e ? But especially Thinguniy-Sykes The aim of the latest of the Women's Leagues is to elimillate the military spirit from the nursery. Toy soldiers will be strictly prohibited; and toy swords are to be beaten into toy plough- shares. And, no doubt, quarrelsome Master Tommy, who in the days of his darkness would have smitten Mast e II erbert on the nose, will be iusli ucted that t h emore humane method is to appeal to arbitration From "Fun." PATRIOTIC. [It: is now staled that at the capture of Dargai the pipers did not play "Cock 0' the North," but The Haughs 0' Cromdale," the charge tune of the Gordons.] We care an atom what tune it was played, AVe know when our flag is unfurled The enemy, no matter who, Is dismayed, For England is ♦« Cock of the World'" THE REASON.—"Fader!" called out yonng Levy to his parent, AVIIO was a clothier, vy are all dese clothes j,„| M|> in dis gonfer'by derselves?" Dey are de garments mil leedle boles indent ami grease spots on deni, mine poy," replied Mr. Levy. Dey are for des hoit-sighted customers. Venever you et; IL man comes in, and nearly hit his nose against dot pillar near de door, and lie v.'ints any clothes, gjf bim soineting olldt of dot corner. 1 gaterfor till sorts of customers, mine poy smiled Mr. Levy. MISUNDERSTOOD—Old Gentleman (to Street Arab): "Do you Iwlllll to the Church of Eng- land, my boy? Street, Arab: "No; I belongs ter Skinner's Alley, guv'nor 0 SHE KNEW HER S]x.-1 She! considers her- self very pretty. ||ri friends tell her she is so." -2: ll«r Lady friends—or Then 1 should imagine her rather oi-iin. AT A DANCE.—.Mrs. Twentystnn "Thereisllo doubt, that, heavy people are very light on their feet."—Mr. Siepton "Not whey they alight on other people's.1 IltlSH.—Pat ashamed fur people to see me in these old clot lies, Moike."—Mike: can't, ypz shut yer eye whin yes meet tiny wan ?" HIS EXCUSE.—Magistrate "You've stolen no less than two dozen live ducks What have yon to say?"—Prisoner: It's all owing to force of habit, your worship rill a bill-collector THE IROT OF IT. [A motor-car broke down in the City Road; » horse was"brought, and it was towed away.] Tlw car thaI wa supposed to push The horse far into the back-ground, Ha had so seek the horse's aili- lie gave a "horse-laugh," I'll be bound A HINT.—MrOwer: I expect, doctor, there are still a great many problems in your profession that you would like to solve?"—Doctor (sarcasti- cally): "Yes. OtiC is wby people seem to think that we never want our accounts paid SARCASM.—Mrs. skinflint: H<;re is a ha'penny for you, my man and pray tell me how you came to be so lIIisemlJly poor."—Mendicant: "Ah, niuin I was like you—too fond of givin' large sums of money to the poor? A QUIET PLACE.—Mr. Fidget (in search of apartment: There mustbe no children, or cats or dogs in the house. I've always been used to quiet lodgings."—Landlady (sarcastically and sourly): What prison were yon last in ? From Scraps." Wine Shades—Spirits of wine. Short Commons—Undersized Gelling into Bad Habits—Putting on ill-fitting clothes. Good Name for a Lifeboat.—The Crusader (creAvs' aider). MILITARY MEM.—Where the firing is ahvaysin •'range"—In a Avel 1-conducted kitchen. Mrs. NewliAVed Avishes to know whether sweet- bread is obtained from the sugar-loaf. "Misery may like company," says a. coloured philosophei hut I'd rader hab de rheumatism in one leg dan hab it in bof. Why is E the most unfortunate of letters?—Be- cause it is never in cash, always in debt, and never out, of danger. AMBIGUOUS.—Friend (to artist): "You've got amodci wife, Dauber."—Artist: "She poses as snch. CONTRADICTORY HEADING.—When a synopsis of the weather in J aniiary appears under the head of Weather Summary." NECK AND NECK.—Customer: I never smelt anything like this cheese, waiter!" Candid Waiter: "Our hegg", run il pretty close, sir RESTLESS.—Doctor: Where is the seat of pain ?" Irish l'atienl: "Shine the pain don't it., (Iocthor; il. kapes Oil runniu' all about me body The best toast of the season was given by a j painter, namely, Woman, the fairest, Avorjc of .ill creation. The edition is large, and no nirr^i should be wil hont II eopy," A. farmer was 011 the point, of departing for the horse fair, Avhen his wifl rail afler him, and said, "Here: lha'd better tak' another crown and buy TRIAL RY JURY.—Sympathetic Old Lady (to tramp): "Ah, my poor fellow, life is flln oi I rials." Tramp: i: It are, mum. What- was you tried for ?" TAINTED.—Boarding-house Keeper I'm sorry you're going to leave, .Mr. Blunt-. Are the terms loo high?" Boarder "No, ma'am but the meat in." OTHER TIMES, OTHER MANNERS. — The cool-headed young man of the present: day is not. much given to elopements. He is ptesum- ably of opinion that that game is not worth its (s)candiill
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It is officially announced that the Queen Avill reach Windsor 011 the lGth inst., at. the conclusion ofher stay at Osborne. Her Majesty will leave England For Ciniiez 111 the second week of March,probabty very early in that week. Two men, named Drtscoll and Jones, have been lemanded at. the Thames Police Comt, charged with stealing eighteen chests „f tea, six cases of Avhisky, and a case of gin, the whole valued at £150, the property of aiinn of wharfingers at Liverpool. Judge Bonipas, of Bradford, told a debtor that "whell people had judgment summonses made against, them il was necessary for the good govern- ment of the wunt ry that, they should pay the money, whether they owed it: or not." Mr, Ac-land was an absentee from Sir I "William llarcourt's Parliamentary dinner, and he did not attend the opening of Purlia- meut.
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She was a widow, and perhaps a little sensitive on that account. When she answered a summons tho other day she found a good-looking ministerial chap standing all the door. < "Good day," he began I represent a loan society f So do I," she responded shortly, and I mean to stay alone good-day, sir." He hasn't thought it out yet to his entire satis- facbio. V II This is really the tour of Babel," as the old bachelor said when he walked round the nursery, K Sweetening one's tea or c-jtfee is generally the tirst stirring event of the day. "What is the best attitude for self-defence?" "Keep a Civil tongue in your head," was the retil"- ".e11, Dick, how have you done at school to- day ? "—" I gave Billy Boggs a black eye, and had a fight with Jim GIoA er."—>< Ah, I gave big Tom Rogers a good thrashing, and lxnvled over Joe Green tAvice, and Jack Pratt got a crack on the nose." Mrs. Peterby I don't believe in hanging. It does not prevent crime." Judge Peterby It does so far as the hanged is concerned. There are very few instances on record of a man committing murder after he has been properly executed." A man in London is making a lot of money by lending out a f 1,000 Bank of England note for SAvell weddings, to be exhibited as the gift of the bride's father, but at one Avedding party the father grabbed the note and said he would have his pre- sent back for a little while. A paper advertises for a "boy to open oysters with a reference." Now we don't beheA-e a boy could open fifty oysters a day with a reference. An oyster-knife is the best thing yet discovered for that purpose—though, of course, there is no harm in experimenting with other things.
THE HOME: USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.
THE HOME: USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE. A USEFUL HINT.—Keep all fruit stones, cooked or uncooked, dry tliem slowly in the oven, put into a large jar or tin, and in winter throw a handful on the fire of an evening. They will crack and splutter for a moment, send up a bright flame, and fill tho room with a delicious odour. To REDUCE CORPULENCE.—A fat man or woman who desires to reduce flesh should eat sparingly. Eat lean meat, cheese, dry bread, and fruit. Avoid sugar, A-egetable,s milk, and puddings. Do not drink at meal times, Take plenty of exerciso. Sleep on hard mattress, and not longer thun seven hours at a time. To CUUE PALENESS in THE FACE.—Paleness of the face is generally caused by a deficiency of iron in the blood. To supply this an iron tonic such as any chemist will make up should be taken. Also improve the health by getting plenty of fresh air, regularity of meals, and care in the diet. Malt'ne aud cod liver oil is also a good thing to be taken. To WATERPROOF WOOLLEJI FABRICS.—Boil four and half ounces white soap in two and half gallons water, and separately dissolve five and threequarter ounces alum in two and half gallons water. Beat the two solutions to 190 degrees F. (88 degrees C.), pass the fabric first through the soap bath and then through the alum, and finally dry in the open air. POTATO SNOW.—Choose the whitest potatoes you can get for this dish, and they must be free from spots. Put them on to boil in cold water wheR they begin to crack, strain the water from them turn them into a clean saucepan stand it by tho side of the fire till they are quite dry and fall to pieces. Pabs them through a wire sieve, on the dish they are to be sent up in, and do not touch them afterwards. BLISTERED FEET.—Tender feet, which blister with walking, should be rubbed with vaseline befora going to bed, or, if preferred, with spirits mixed with tallow dropped from a lighted candle into the palm of the hand. Another remedy is as follows —Bathe your feet in tepid water every other night for ten minutes change your socks twice a week, and, if possible, your boots twice a day when you go home. ECONOSIICAL SOUP.—Steep a pound of pearl barley in water all night. In the morning pour off the water, add two quarts more, and put on to boil with carrots and turnips cut up in small pieces, onions, and a little butter or dripping. Boil to. gether for three hours, and season to taste with pepper and salt. Add a little chopped parsley and serve. Like all vegetable soups this will be im- proved by sugar, a little vinegar, and bits of dry bread and crusts. A TEST FOR DAMP SHEETS.—An invention is announced to detect the presence of damp in sheets. This wonderful little apparatus is a fiat circular silver b ox, which on being opened discloses a needle fixed on the compass principle, with dry printed on one side of the dial, and "damp" on the other. So sensitive is this needle to damp, that if held on the palm of the hand, though apparently dry, the ne edle at once begins to move slowly round to the warning W.tnwi To CLEAN A BRASS PRESERVING KETTLE.-First thoroughly wash it with warm water and soap. After rinsing, wet a clean piece of flannel with vine- gar, dip it into salt, and scour out the'pan quickly till it is bright and all the spots have disappeared. Rinse thoroughly at once with boiling water, then dry and polish with a soft rag. Another good plan is. after washing the kettle, to sprinkle a few drops of ammonia on a clean flannel and apply it to the brass as a polish. Then rinse out with boiling water, and finish as above. DUBBING FOR SOFTENING BOOTS.—Hilelt half a pound of tallow with four ounces of resin in a pot over the fire. When thoroughly mixed, warm the boots and apply the paste with a painter's brush till neither the soles nor uppers will absorb any more. The resin preserves the stitching. If it is neccessary that the boots should be polished at once, let them stand for two days, and then rub them over with some turpentine and wax in the proportion of an ounce of beeswax in an ounce of spirits of turpentine. GINGERBREAD BISCUITS FOR DELICATE PEOPLE. —Dry thoroughly half a pound of oatmeal and a quarter of a pound of flour. Put into a pan to melt, quarter of a pound of butter, and the sumequantity of moist sugar and treacle. These ingredients may boil for a few minutes but must not burn. Add this mixture to the oatmeal and flour and mix thoroughly adding one ounce of ginger. Let the dough stand, till the following day. Roll it out to half an inch thick, cnt in lengths, and bake in a slow oven' These biscuits should be kept in a tin box. 1IIUTTo RAGOUT.—Chop an onion finely and fry it a light brown in butter. Stir smoothly one tablespoonful of flour into a quarter of a pint of stock. Add to it two cloves, one teaspoonful of ketchup, one tablespoonful of Worcester sauce, and a tablespoonful of tomato sauce. Stir all together and let it boil up. Then strain it into a stewpan. When cold lay some pieces of cooked mutton in it, and place it on a cool part of the stove to heat gradually. Stir occasionlv, but do not let the ragout boil' Serve with srpyits of toast of fried bread. SAVOURY MACARONI CUTLETS.—Boil half a pound of macaroni for half an hour in salted water, strain and cut into inch lengths. Melt in a small stewpan half an ounce of butter and the same quantity of flour. Add a cup of milk, an ounce of grated cheese, salt and cayenne pepper to taste. Cook for a few minntes, stirring constantly. Remove from the fire and add the yolk of an egg well beaten, simmer for a few minutes, then stir in the macaroni. Pour on to a flat dish which has been buttered. When cold, cut this into cutlets, fry in egg and breadcrumbs, and serve with grated cheese. FOOD FOR THE SICK.—All food for the sick should be of the very best quality, well cooked, and seasoned, and prettily served and garnished. A savoury dish always sharpens the appetite of a healthy person, and it must have a stimulating effect on an invalid to whom the fat broths, etc., usually offered are loathsome and nauseating. In illness something unexpected will often be highly appreciated, and were the patient is consulted and advised of what is being prepared for him, all appetite for it will almost inevitably disappear. I need hardly add that cooking in a sick-room should be absolutely forbidden. SPICED SHOULDER OF MUTTON.—This recipe I have given before, but as other readers may possibly have missed it, I will quote it again. Bone the joint and rub it, if large, with a quarter of a pound of coarse brown sugar (or three ounces if it is small), mixed with a dessert. spoonful of powdered cloves, half that quantity of pepper and mace, and a little ginger. The next day rub the joint with four ounces of salt. Keep the mutton turned and rub daily with the pickle for a week, then roll it up tightly and bind with a fillet. For variety the in. side of the mntton may be thickly strewed with mixed herbs before it is rolled. TINNED PROAtISION.s—Should be turned out and eaten as soon as possible. If kept they should be put into a bason and covered over with a plate ahvays, however turned out of the oriynal tin. It is highly desirable to strain off and throw away the liquor from canned salmon, peas, lobsters, oysters, etc. Tomato juice can be kept without fear of poison. Before cooking lobsters or prawns it is a very good plan to we1J rinse them in cold water, Never have any mixture made up in the tin, even [' if used at once. The various packing companies are very careful to have their goods put up as fresh as possible, but unless salted or corned they cannot possibly turn 1li and keep aslongasfresnly cooked goods wili
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"ne .7 ones, remarkable cniieTly Tor propriety In dress, had celebrated an athletic victory by the usual supper. At a late hour a guest arose to re- turn thanks. "Some men," he began, with a drunken affectation of wisdom, have both brains and muscles," pointing with a graceful bow to a neighbour; "some have no muscles, but brains, like Smith," Smith being a diminutive but lugiily sagacious coxswain "some have no brains tiut muscles, like me and some "-—turning suddenly upon our host have no brains, nor muscles, out collars, like Jones."
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r-ae Tteati rmn J,T^gliton Buzzard, has Simpson, of Tendon and Nortli-Western been foul,t^ *n j in9jaie. The deceased gentle- tnnnel, near Lmsd He liad beeQ to Vnlein" and was to have returned home soon Iff, e? six o'clock. It i' supposed that he g<>t into the wrong tram, and Mtempted to out.
AT THE JEWELERS.'
AT THE JEWELERS.' Fancy dishes in silver for bonbons come in a variety of shapes and sizes and show pierced borders. The A-ariety of decorations on Doulton and royal Worcester rose jars afforded a wide iielil for selection. Ebony appears to he having its own wav. whether it be paper knives, clocks, Lrr.>!i back. or other handsome addenda. Pretty emeries for milady's workbasket are incased between two silver shells. Other styles represent acorns, strawberries, tomatoes, etc. v
CORK CHECKS.
CORK CHECKS. A well-authenticated story has been told of a certain vicar who several years-ago liveda few miles from LoughIjorougli. He was rather eccentric, and not easfly imposed On a particular occasion he and several of the prin- cipal inhabitants dined together at one of the inns in the village, and one of the company, thinking that the affair would not be remunera- tive to the landlord, suggested that he might charge an extra bottle or two of wine on the bill, by way of making it up. That," said the landlord. might be done, but the vicar puts every cork in his pocket, as a check to tho account 1
GOOD THINGS TO EAT,
GOOD THINGS TO EAT, Chocolate Icing.—Six ounces icing sugar, one ounce grated chooolate, two tablespoonfuls water. Put into a pan, stir well, and when melted use. Coffee Icing.—Six ounces icing sugar, one tablespoonful strong coffee, one "tablespoonful water. Mix the ingredients, warm them in a saucepan, and pour over the cakes. Manheim Biscuits.—Two eggs, six ounces flour, three ounces sugar, six drops of aniseed. Mix t' ingredients together, roll out thinly, cut the paste in lingers, and bake in a quick oven. Orange Icing.—One-fourth pound icing sugar, one tablespoonful orange juice. Put into a small bright pan, melt the sugar, but do not let it boil; when as thick as cream, pour over the cakes. Cream Cakes.—Six ounces flour, four ounces butter, a pinch of salt, cream. Put the nour on a board, mix in the salt, and butter thoroughly, make into a stiff paste with cream, roll out, cut into rounds, bake in a quick oven, and serve hot.
IN THE REALM OF NATURE.
IN THE REALM OF NATURE. The joints endure much use because they are constantly lubricated by an oil secreted by glands especially adapted to that purpose. In tropical forests so large a proportion of the plants are of the sensitive variety that sometimes the path of a traveller may he v traced by the wilted foliage. There is no doubt that the hair of the scalp protects the head against external cold, and also prevents the loss of heat through the very low thermal conductivity of the hair cylinders and of the cushion of air mingled with them. Some of the medical journals report a new affection of the eyes, caused, it is said, by the prevailing method of seating in street cars. The effort to fix the gaze upon passing objects causes an annoying strain and twitching in the external muscles of the globes. A cure for rinderpest is said to have been discovered at Salisbury, in Rhode-ia. It con- sists in keeping the v animals from drinking water and dosing them with linseed oil. Cattle in the first stages can be cured by purging them, washing the mouth with paraffin and salt, and applying Stockholm tar to the nostrils.
MUCH IN LITTLE.
MUCH IN LITTLE. Honest men are the gentlemen oi nature.— Bulwer. j The present moment is a powerful deity.— Goethe. No peace was ever won from fate by subter tuge.—Ruskin. There is no malice like the malice of th; renegade.—Macau! ay. To be proud and inaccessible is to be timic and weak.—Massillon. Youth fades; love droops; the leaves of friend ship fall; a mother's secret hope outlives then all.—Holmes. Never think .that God's delays are Gods denials. Hold on: hold fast; hold out. Patience is genius.—Buffon. Do what good thou canst unknown: and be not vain of what ought rather to be felt than seen.—William Penn. We want fewer things to live in poverty with satisfaction than to live magnificently with riches .—St. Evremond. Not because I raise myself above something, do I approve myself.—Jacobi. Great memories, which retain all indifferently, are the mistresses of an inn, and not the mis- tresses of a house .•—Mme. Necker. Ask the heart to give a reason for any of its beautiful and devine motions, and it can only look upAvards and be dumb.—Lowell.
ODD AND INTERESTING.
ODD AND INTERESTING. Each salmon produces about 20,000,000 ecrgs. °It is said that the Greenland whale some- times attains the age of 400 years. A frigate bird can remain an entire week OIl the Avithout stopping to rest. The ost, effective Krupp gun has a range of 17 miles, and can lire two shots a minute. The Czar of Russia has two hobbies—the collection of postage stamps and bird's eggs. In France, when a railroad train is more than ten minutes late the company is fined.. In Wyoming the women have the right to t vote for all offices, even for presidential electors. One hundred persons, have been fatally shot during the past 12 years on the main street of Jackson, Ky. v An ordinary tortoise lives from 100 to 15( years. Instances are on record of some of them attaining the age of 250 years. In its course of 120 miles the Jordan plunges over 27 rapids, and from its source to its mouth has a descent of 3,000 feet. Peruvian etton is in 12 different hues, from white to a deep red. The seed from each shade produces cotton of the same colour. A strange coincidence is noted in the statistics of Steuben, Me. In the past year there wers 16 deaths, 16 births, and 16 mar- i riages. pjrc Fire The cries proceeded from the parlour, where the lady of the house was sitting, and penetrated into the kitchen. The next ^moment the nurse and cook burst into the room. fVliowed by two gallant d fenders of the country and cme civilian. There (r. pause), you ean go back again," said madam, who was reclining Oil the sofa. I only wantet. to see how many loliuwers were in the house.'
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TTTC COTfgcCToi) CohimTRee ot tlie Lmtar.. TT"spitul Saturday Fund, in a report:, state that the Avorkshnp and bnsiness-liouse collection l-fiiclied 14s. 7d., being an increase ot £:290 6s. 2d. over the previous year. I lie stieet collection yielded £3,156 138. 8J., Wing a decrease of £ 1,727 7s. lOd. Preparation* at (lie Alexandra Palace are rapidly proceeding. Snucea f°r i'ldustiial ex rapidly proceeding. Snucea f°r i'ldustiial ex liifcits arc nearly all let, and e "ecessary repairs are weli ahead. So great has been the demand for membership m the choral society that: hundreds ttl'P'ic;i"ts having first-class voices have bad to be leiused pend- ing vacancies. • Vacher the "shepherd killer, 'has roaae ttu attempt to kill his gaoler. When the laltei entered his call Avith food, V achet snatched Hp I a chair and felled the inau to the ground with it. Ti e noise of the strnggle brought other attendants on the scene, and Vaclier wa> overpowered, aud now hea securely bound UliLU