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OUR FRIEND THE FOX. To those who want, to knew all about reynard, a. little book, called "Foxes at Homo," by Colonel J. S. Talbot. will give much interesting informa- tion. Colonel Talbot's book is full of good stories, one or two of which are quite worth quoting: Foxes dio very game; I have only known one instance of an old fox crying out when pinned by hounds, and that was in a gorse covert on a very windy day, where lie was evidently caught napping by a couple of hounds, and he squealed just like a little pig. We Could not imagine what on earth it was. and the master, the late Lord Huntingdon, rode into the gorse, when he found it was a fine dog fox, which the hounds killed in spite of him. Tiny cubs when handled will frequently kick up a frightful row. Foxes are fine. strong swimmers, and. liko hares, do not hesitate to take to water when pur- sued by hounds. I remember many years ago, in the Ormcnd country, finding a fox in Kilgarvan Gorso, and running him through Brocka to Kvleanoe Wood. the usual line, over the Bal- lindery River, where it runs into Lough Derg at Drominagh Bay, tho fox usually crossing by a small footbridge. The hounds had come away on his back, and were racing him in view along the shore of the lake; but when we came to the river we found that recent heavy rains had flooded the 'callows' at the Gurthalougha side, making it nearly 2CO yards broad: the fox, however, kept on his old line. splashing through the water till it was deep enough for him to swim. Hounds and fox were in the water to- gether about thirty yards apai,t,-nTi interesting and novel sight: but the fox drew away from the pack at every stroke, and finally landed on the far bank some fifty yards ahead. On get- ting out of the water ho shook his sides and brush, turned end looked back at the hounds, then at the field, and then cantered quietly away up the bank, reaching Kylcanoe Wood, and finally making his escape.

THE IRON DUKE AS LATIN SCHOLAR. A characteristic story of the Iron Duko is told by Captain Philip Wvnter (whose father was Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University at the time) in his book of reminiscences entitled On the Queen's Errands." As Chancellor of the University the Duke's duty was to read out AT the Commemoration the honours awarded to various scholars—and this list was necessarily in Lniin. Thus, the Christian name of those christened Charles was. of course. Carolus. with a short "o." The Duke persisted in reading this name as Carolus. pronouncing the "o" long. until at last, some official, shocked at his ignorance, broko in with I beg your Grace's pardon, but at Oxford we always can this word Carolus." "Oh, very good," replied the Duke, I'll remember in future." Presently the name Jacobus occurred, which the Duke boldly read its Jacobus, pronouncing the 0" short. Acrain the don interposed. "I beg your Grace's humble pardon, but WE prefer to call that Latin name Jacobus." "No! d-- it!" said the Duke: "you can't have it always your own way! If your reading of Carolus is Carolus, Jacobus must be Jacobus." BEIXG AXD THINKING. Character is higher than intellect. Thinking is the function: living- is the functionary. The ftrenm retreats to its source. A great soul will be strong to live as well as to think. Living is a total act; thinking is a partial act. Let the grandeur of justice shine in his affairs. Let tho beauty of affection cheer his lowly roof. The scholar loses no hour that, the man lives. -EMEP.SOI,f. TWnOEX ACTS. It is sometimes urged that it does not matter what we think about, provided only that we do not act wrongly; that it is tho act that counts. But thoug-hts are only unborn acts. What the world thinks to-day." says a recent writer, "de- termines what it will do to-morrow." And it is not. only true that we do only what we have thought. It is true also that what we think we will do. We cannot think unworthy thoughts and continue worthy. The man who ponder^ the delights of wealth as a chief good will seek wealth unworthily. The unclean mind will in- evitably find betrayal in some time and some way in the unclean deed or word. The only auro way to avoid outward evil is to tolerate no evil in the breeding-ground of acts inaido the eoul, HOUSE IN A MAPLE THEE. A singular maple tree on the left bank of the Oder, in Germany, is at least a century old. and has been twisted and cut into a kind of circular house of two storeys. A firm, leafy floor has been formed by causing the branches to become gradually woven together. Above this is a smaller second floor, similarly formed, and the ends of the branches have been woven into solid walls, in which eight windows on each storey have been cut. e

THE EXGLISH-SPEAKIXG WORLD. The English language has more than doubled in percentage of votaries in Europe during the last 100 years. In 1801 only 12 per cent. of Europe's population spoke English, whereas to- day more than 27 per cent. speak it. At tho same time all the other European languages have lost ground. Besides, there are more Eng- lish-speaking people in the United States, Canada, Australia, South Africa. &:c.. than in England proper, and the 300,000.000 of India are now being added to the British tongue. Ob

PRISON OR MARRIAGE. In some parts of Siam girls who reach a cer- tain age without marrying arc placed in a privi- leged class under the special care of the King, who binds himself to find a husband for them all. His method is simplicity itself. A prisoner in any one of the Siamese gaols may gain his pardon and release by marrying one of the in- eligible class. Whether he is already married or not is of no great consequence, for in Siam a man is not restricted to one wife. But still many prisoners prefer gaol.

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Ii. r- MODERN SAWS. A policeman should watch that otliers do not prey. Economy is a brand of wealth that no one cares to inherit. Look not upon the town when your neighbour is painting it red. A rich girl may bo homely, but she will nerer know it by hearsay. Failure of a Connecticut towel factory is tho latest, financial crash. A man never gives his ha!r a. thought until ho hasn't any to think about. A wife's idea of a perfect husband is ONE who thinks he has a perfect wife. It is impossible for a man to judge a. woman's wisdom by what she doesn't say. When a woman does shopping she squanders a quarter every time she tries to save a dime. THERE may be a time for all things, but the wise man prefers to tackle one thing at a time. There is no telling where a. sinner will land when he. begins to monkey with a fishing outfit on Sunday. Opportunities are like apples: i: you pick them too soon they are green, and if you wait too long they are rotten. Investigate the cause of each wrinkle in a woman's face and you will find it was put there by worrying over something that worry couldn't help.—Chicago Ncivs. Jack: Dora, how much longer have I got to Tiait?" Dora: "Why, Jack. we've been en- gaged only three weeks! When we are having such a happy time why do you want to cut it short and get inarried? "-Chicago Tribune. "How did you find things in America?" asked the interviewer of th-> European who had come over here to look around. Well," wa'. the answer, "credit is dilated, stocks diluted, and the President delighted." Washington tar. TWO men, an RENIN AMI an Armenian, tiave been arrested at Constantinople for circulating forged shares Of the Transvaal Consolidated Land and Exploration Company.

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TWENTY-FIVE MILES OF RUINS. PLANS FOR REBUILDING. SURVIVORS' VIVID STORIES. From telegrams to hand on Monday it ap- pears that the situation at San Francisco is im- proving, and that there is every probability that some part of the city will be saved from the conflagration which threatened entirely to over- whelm it. Some idea of its extent may be gauged when it is staled that the ruins cover an area of twenty-five square miles. Extensive precautions are being taken to prevent any serious outbreak of pestilence, and the military and medical authorities arc confident that any such danger will be averted. At the same time it is disquieting to know that patients in the in- fectious hospital who were .suffering from small- pox and other diseases, and who were forced out in the panic that succeeded the earthquake and fire, are now at large among the homeless refugees. Vaccination. however. is being largely resorted to. In a manner thoroughly characteristic of the American people the work of rebuilding the wrecked city is being taken in hand, and it is said that rebuilding opera- tions were to be commenced on Monday. Build- ings constructed on the most modern principle appear to have withstood the recent disaster in a satisfactory manner, and steel in therefore to play a large part in future construction. In a. message to Congress recommending an addi- tional appropriation for the relief of the suf- ferers President Roosevelt, in expressing ap- preciation of the oflV-rs of help received from oilier countries, stated that, he had refused them, as in his judgment there is no necessity for go- ing outside the borders of the United States. The Times special correspondent telegraphs from Chicago that the number of lives lost in the disaster is still absolutely A matter of guess- work, estimates ranging from 1.000 to 5.000. The. property loss is now estimated at 400,000.000dol. CHECKING THE FLAMES. A message from Oakland says that the fires at San Francisco have at la >t been completely got under. A change in the direction of the wind on Saturday morning threatened further destruction. but the danger was ultimately averted. The ferry station, the terminal of the only plpgrph line remaining, and the entire district known as tho "Western Addition" were pronounced safe on Saturday afternoon. The work of removing dead bodies and injured person.s froln wreeked buildings is actively prosecuted, and vigorous measures are being taken to pour supplies of foodstuffs and other necessaries into the city. PHYSICIAN'S STORY OF ESCAPE. An interesting story was told by Dr. Flem- ming, a well-known physician at Los Angeles, of his experiences in the early morning of the 18th, when he was staying at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco. He reached Los Angeles with a. party of people belonging to that town, with their feet swollen and bruised with walking miles over ragged and broken streets, their flesh seared and blistered from exposure during the fire. The women of the party hastened to the Hotel Los Angeles, but Dr. Flemming. un- kempt and dishevelled, went to the Chamber of Commerce to give advice as to the succour- ing of the .stricken people who had not been so fortunate as to escape from the city of desola- tion. He said the number of killed ha.d been. greatly exaggerated, but hundreds, probably thousands, wc-e suffering from burns, and tens of thousands from hunger and exposure. Dr. Flemming said that having escaped from. his hotel lie started to walk towards the ferry, but the wall of fire always stopped his party. "Once we loitered until the soldiers came up. _A rough fellow who had been standing by my side tried to dart through the lines. A young lieu- tenant, caught him by the throat and called INS men up to shoot the man. I hurried away with- out looking back, and I don't remember that I heard a shot fired, but at the time it seemed so trivial a matter that I paid no attention to it. The air was filled with the roar of explosions. They were dynamiting great blocks of buildings, and sailors were training great guns and raking rows of l"0"iù0ncc,. All the while we were mov- ing onwards with the crowds. Cinders were fall- ing about us. and at times our clothing caught fire. All night we moved about the hills, thousands moving with us, and as the night wore on the crowd grew bigger. At day- light the soldiers, still moving in front of the fire, reached the park. I had bought a little store of provisions before niylitfall. and walked, over to a fire made by a squad of soldiers. There I picked up a tin bucket, and went to a tap and. turned it on. With the kettle I boiled SOME eggs. which we are for hr0akfast. we then de- cided to make our way to the water front, as the soldiers were driving us from that pari of the hills, the flames still after us. It took us hour's t,o get towards the sea front, and part of our walk took us through the burnt district. The rnHls were cut up and the pavements were broken. I^IE women suffered severely from the jagged stones and broken telegraph wires, which cut their feet through their thin shoes, and bandages were no good. The walk back through the ruins was the worst of all. Dead horses, some burnt almost to cinders, were strewn along- the streets. In Howard-street, near the market, there lay the charred bodies of two men. Walk- ing and resting we reached the ferry towards sunset. Troops swarmed everywhere. We took a boat to Oakland, and then hastened by train, to Los Angeles. If it weren't for the sting of the cinders, some of which are still sticking in my face. I might think it was all a nightmare." MEN BEG TO BE SHOT. Another thrilling story is that of Miss Mar- garet Underbill, of San Francisco, who has ar- rived at Los Angeles. "Three times." she said, "our party stopped to camp in the streets, where we thought the flame- would not reach us. but we had to retreat further each time. At one place we watched the soldiers and firemen trying to remove wreckage from the burning building, the front of which had fallen out. and tie neat h the wreckage was a man pleading piteously to be put out of his misery. His head and shoulders projected from the wreckage, and with his free arm he tried to help the workers by pulling at the timbers. One by one the men were driven back by the approaching flames, until only one remained. He was blistered by heat. Good- bye.' the soldier shouted, as the sheet of flames swept round the corner of the building. Tho soldier picked up his rifle and prepared to go. From where we stood we could see a. beam hold- ing down the man. His hair was smoking, and his moustache was singed. For Cod's sake shoot me.' he begged. The soldier turned back and went to within twenty-five feet of the man and said something. We could not hear what. Then he started to walk away. Shoot MO before you go." shouted the man. The soldier turned quickly. We heard the crack of his rifle. and knew that he had done so." jr. E. C. Brown, a mining engineer of San Francisco, said that he saw a policeman take the name of a victim similarly pinioned down by burning wreckage, and then. at the sufferer's re- quest. fire a bullet into his brain. ENGLISH REFUGEES. The following English refugees from San Francisco have arrived at LOS Angeles: Mrs. Thomas Mackie and Mary and Mabel Mackie, Count Ward, and -Mr. Reginald Hart. RESCUES FROM A RUINED BUILDING. Eleven postal clerks who were given up as killed were removed from the debris of the San Francisco Post-Oflice apparently dead. On ex- amination. however, it was found that they were alive but unconscious. Hopes are entertained for the recovery of all. The men were three days without lood or water, cooped up by the blocks of stone which fell around them at the time of the earthquake. All the mails in tho post-office have been saved.

At the St. Helens inquest, on a lamplighter it appeared that his lighting-rod fell from a tranicur he was on. and that in attempting to recover it he jumped off the wrong way. and, falling, received fdd injuries. Deaths froll1 sulphonal poisoning are increas- ing. said the West Hampstead Coroner at an. inquc-T. in suggesting that- sulphonal should bo atidntJ to the schedule of poisons only obtain- able under restricted conditions. A sudden squall snapped the mainmast of tho FIVIING-boat Betty Ingles, of Montrose, and the top fxirtion fell on the deck and killed Charles Anderson. At the same time Alexander Pert was caught by the yardarm. and received fatal injuries.

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