Flintshire Observer Mining Journal and General Advertiser for the Counties of Flint Denbigh

REMARKABLE INCIDENT1 A £ A ■" ..GUABDIANS' MEETING. An interesting, and, we venture to tliink, somewhat notiortal -itidident- lattly xjccurred at the meeting of tva jbi,hp,i Stertford Poor Lfew Guardians. A working man appeared before^ th6 Board with referertceto bome 'arrears dt maintenance for his father's support, the latter'-being -in- the Coiinty Xmnatio *«yfunr. The man said lie-was ^juite unabJe -toy. He was employed at 13s. per week, but had "beeri himgelf laid up with illness. Out of this 13s., '9s. went for lodgings and 2s. 9d. a week for Dr. .Wilhafne, Piit Pilte for Pale People. Some of the, fit»ftrd>4ii8 BUgge«ted that he might have dispensed with these pills, but the man would not heal* of this, saying that if he had adopted euch advice he would not hale been able to follow his employment at all. The Guardians wer6 at first disinclined to accept thia ,.testimonlof the value of the pills, but one of their nyL, 0 own number spoke very decidedly in their favour and testified to the great benefits be had himself derived from theaj-. The Gnardian in question met with a seriona accident some time ago, and it was while recovering that he tried the pills with what he described a" mosfc b^efleial results.

THE MAD FAKIR. In view of the political i mportan!ce attaching -tc, 'him, the Mad Fåkir" is (a writer in the Globe says) a: person of whose heginnings curiously little is known. <3f the three fanatical firebrands of the I-Torth-Weati Frontier, two—the Hadda "Kiillah, named Najib-ud- Bin, and the Aka Khel Miiiitil, Said Akbar—had for years been well known to our political officers as cen- tres of dangerous hostility to British interests, but it. Was not until July last year tlxat news reached India of the proceedings of a mad mullah," who was preaching war against the infitlel British iiithe vil- lages of Swat. His preaching nietwithsllch unexpected success that in a very few weeks he had gathered a band of several hundred fanatics around him deter- mined upon mischief. Thus was created a new foci^s of trouble for the Indian Government and before proceeding further it may be well to defirie the Spheres 'within which the different mischief-makers worked. Ih the Tochi Valley the treacheroqs attack upon our British officers and native escort" at Maizar was the work of a rogue named Sadda, Khan, a tribal headman, who played' fast and loose With our politicals and the Waziri tribesmen. Tho Attack .upon Shabkadr and ,he skbsegupnt campaign igainst the Mohmands was due to the fanatical preaching of Naj ib-ud-Din,' the* Mullah of Hadda while the rising in the nyber Pass and the conse- quent operations agatnst the Afridis and Orakzais were the evil work of Aka Khel Mullahj Said Akbar. 1 The Mad Mullah may have been acting in concert with these two Mullahs, and all three may have been pulled by strings in'the hands of the Ameer's late Commander-in-Chief, Gholam Hyder. The case against him was, holvever, "not proven," and, so far as our political officers were concerned, it was Tfnerejv a mad mullah who was marching through the villages of Boner and Swat with a rabble at his heels preaching jihad." The wildest rumours prevailed regarding :him: one being to the effect that -he Was a certain Mohamed Ibrahim who had Arrived in Simla a fortnight earlier with a petition from one of the sons of the late Akhund of Swat, that he was treated with scant courtesy, and returned in disgust to stir up a rising. Inquiries in Swat showed that The Mad Mullah," or" Fakir," as he is how usually called, is a native of Swat who travelled to Central Asia many years ago and settled in Mazar- l-Sharif, the Ameer's chief military station in Afghan Turkistan. He is said to have lived there for 10 years, and then gone to Cabul. In that city—either with or without the connivance of the Ameer, or his officials many a troublesome adventurer has found a starting point for attacks upon the British frontier and last summer the Mad Mullah left Cabul for Bajaur a region sfeM simmering with the unrest fcaiised by the Chitral campaign. From Bajaur he passed into the Utman Kbel country, and thenpeinto Boner, everywhere preaching the necessity of waging war against all enemies of the Faith. Up to this point he had, however, attracted no attention in India, and it was not until he crossed the river into Upper Swat in July that news of his-doings reached India. The fame of his fanatical preaching spread wide and quickly then -lioNi-e-i-er, and he gradually worked his way down the Swat vajley. wjth a rabble of men and boys behind him, arid on July 26 he arrived at Landaki, -^ithin sight of our post, at Chakdara.^On that day he took the ilnal sfep. fie clainjgd'.to jie in- .a:Ir ..&11 "9" j epired to' work miracle?, and. worK.ng Himself up to ohe of hi^characteristic fits oF fren/.v. anhounoed that whether his listeners elected to share in the t glory and reword of the achievement hereafter, he would sweep the infidels from Chakdara and'the Malakanchn eight'days. His madness proved con- tagious. \\hoJevilla<re,st'irned out to joinhigstandard, i-and as he passed from T/indaki to'Than, nnd from Than to Aladand in view of ollr post at. Chakdara, his progress resembled art enormous triumphal proces- sion. The whole valley was moving to arms of our tribal levies, some joined his standard, others hastily retired; and by night a large and resolute force of tribesmen was moving to attack the Mala- kand, while another turned to the assault of Chak- dara. Throughout Upper Swat, Boner, the Utmaa Khel rountry, and Bijanr-wlierever, in fact, the Mad Mullah preached, the rumour spread like wild- fire that he h».d commenced the work of sweeping out the infidel, arid all who could bear arms nau- tened to secure tfieir share of the reward promised in heaven by taking part in the task. How the rising ended is well-ksown. The Mullah lost two of hie fingers and his prestige—it was hoped for eveir but the limit has tot yet been reached of the fanatical ^f6Ilr-ofth& tribeaioen en the North-Weafc JVontfer of India; Once more the "-Mad Mil Ilah has *T>PERI«D preaching his "jihad," this time against the Newab of Dir, an extremely unpopular ruler who did not y retrieve his character in the eyes of hit tribesmen by siding with us in the recent campaign. other two Mullahs, Najib-ud-Din df Hadda, who roused the Mohmands, and Said Akbar of thri 'Aka. Khcl, who stirred up the Afridis and Orakzais, are also both alive still, and the news of anv suc- eess onttee part of the Mad Mullah among the Boner«-ffj8 and Swatis might excite them and the I inflammable people upon whom they exert their spirihjai mfluejice to make another effort to break through the ring fence of Britain's civilising influ- ence which is slowly but inexorably closing round I, them. Promptitude is the strongest weapon to use against fur-hfoes and promptitude is unfortunatol-r often lacking in the frontier measures of the Government of India. In the Mad Mullah's pre- (vious attempt, for instance, his presence in tha neighbourhood and the fame of his prcaching had heen known for a week, but in the end the camp at Chakdara only escaped being taken by surprise by a margin of a few minutes. The interval had been spent in the exchange of dispatches and instructions between the.officers at the.front, the political officials at Peshawar, and the Government at Simla.

ART AND LITERATURE. .<1-. «,r3 "l The Boyal Academy (says the Daily News) has iju-q.1 ired a very interesting relic of its first and cutest president. This is a tea-caddy presented to r'ifoshua in 1768, used by him constantly during :h &* lilFe, and left by him specially to his sister. No !c £ oijbt| it was from this yery little case, that Miss Key- ,r,cls so often brewed that large potation, of tea •m irh Bcwwell fays no person-ever enjoyed \cijth njor# or even, drank in such quantity. Sir Joshua o <.e, indeed, remonstrated withhis friend on his per- .•nianoes at the tea-table, and reminded him ho.liad 11 cups. The remonstrance only, stimulated the !guestrta, round up the number, which wanted one of the dozen. Of; course, teacups in thoae-days., were smaller than, in these otherwise we might be startled •by- JcHnsotvs own assertion that be had once ■revenged himself on a lion-hunting;lady who set him ,to gobble to.a parcel of people he-inew. nothing of,-by swallowing 25 cups of her tea and not treating her ,to so many words. The doctor certainly was neither neurotic nor a petit maitre. The tea-caddy which supplied his wants has the. style and. the quaintness j ,of its period; It is of shagreen leather, with silver .mountings, little silver feet, a. silver handle, a silver lock scutcheon—a valuable present, no doubt. Thct jinitials of donor and donee a,re,iiiscribed upon it; and the.,date—M, B. to J. R., 1768." 'There is a pecu' lia?, happiness for its. present owners in that date, which.is thejear the Koyal Academy w.a«founded. .The M. B." of that tea tacldy is "remembered now' more "by association with the wits of that • period lHan by his monumental essay "Truth, hih made him for the time a London lion. J. R." painted his portrait—one- is familiar with the -graving-and the president went ar little out of his way to compliment and to immortalise his friend. They were all friends of his* all except Goldsmith. Mrs. Thrale said that if Her ahe had another, hus- band it should be Dr. Beattie-but she did not ke,ep her pripwiso goldaluith alone seems to have hacf a ipoor opinion of the essayist. It was in 1773 that ^JleynAjlcU painted the famous portrait, in which the ,doctor-is seen ,in, his robes with his essay under his i<arra, anjd, overhead, hovers the goddess of Truth, .driving tp perdition three demons—Sophistry, .Scepticism, and infidelity. The amiable Reynolds, in,.his enthusiasm, became what he really was, per- sonal, is this picturefor the demons were s^id to be veiled, likenesses of "Voltaire, Hume, and Gibbop. i TflE thun>b edition of Goldsmith's Vicajc of JYTake* ,fiel4»" the latest little hpoklet. on. the Oxford India paper, consists of 584 pages and portrait, its size is 2^ia. by.1.7-8in. by jin., it. weighs as much.as %|d. in (Coppers, anA it-may be, slipped into ones glove. •Surely a curiosity of printing and binding, yet it is .claimed .by Mr, Henry Frowde, Oxford University Preos, as a.practicable edition of the most popular of English novels, bei$g .printed,, as it is, in. perfe etly legible type. MAJOR ARTIICU GRiFFjTHS' new work, Mysteries of Police and Grime," has- just been published by Messrs, Cassell and Company. In this work the author deals more part iciilar-li-vith the "mysteries of crime and ,its partial 'and complete -detection, and with all manner of offences comrpitted by daring criminals, together with the voyages and vicissitudes of the offenders with, the police at their heels. INSTEAD Ot showing, ,as usual,, photographs of sub- jects- in the Alps, the Alpine Club this year has organised an- exhibition,.of pictures by artists who have,gi-ven special attention to the representation of > mountain scenery, The. change is a welcome, one, for what has resumed is a fascinating.Aisplay of the ■> very various modes of expression which are open to the workers in^a field that', despite its apparent limi- tations, offers endless, opportunities to,the. painter who is capable of seeing things Avith his own, eyes. There is no'monotony in the show; and no repetition of conventions destroys the significance of the work collected. Not only Alpine experts, but the general public as-wellr\vill find the exhibition well Worthy of attention. --— o BnoNTn lovers will bq. interestejcl to know, that there is, at present, on vieiv in the windows .of one of the., Qhurch furnishers, Jn. Loudon a memorial b of tim, Rev. Patrick Bronte, the father of the creator of Jane Eyre. The tablet bears a graved medallion pottrajtof the qiittint-looking o 'Id,' nultt,,and ns luadfcr&eath' it fHe following inscription 'r.I IH, Memory of SSGRWRTSFC-I J. Patrick Jfronte.-Jj.A. • r S. John's College, Cambridge. .1 •: w-Bocn at Klmdale, Coirat.y Down, i •- S. Patrick^ Day, 1777. t Died at Haworth Patronage, June 7, 1861. Curate of Withersfi^ld, Essex, 1806-1809'; Wellington, 1809; Dewsbury, 1809-1811; ( Incumbent of Tfartshead., Thornton, near Bradford, 1815-1820; j. Ha\votlhj'1820-J861. Erected by admirers of hina and .hia- .tal ented daughters, Charlotte, fimily, and Anne Bronte. IT is probable thai had- Mr. Forbes Robertson, not become an actor he would have been an artist. t Amoii-, his treasures at home are the various sketches which he- made Arhen a student at the Academy Schools Probably one of the most interesting of. theeesketchas w that of a little girl some six or seven' veara of age, who'was a model ftti-he achools, but(, her beauty inf later "years secured foe her, some time* -r-aso "the hand and heairt of a young peer.. Z -I!OBP ROBBBTS, in siting to Messrs. Cassell and' Ompahy in regard to their new serial work, Wars of tlie Nineties," says: It seems to-me to be a most attractive'series, tlie "excellence of whosd letterpress jø equalled by that of the illustrations/' L- Mas. MOIrESWORTn, the novelist, dttfes not belteve children read the children's books of to-day With the ?est that the children of a generation^ago were able to give to the books written for cluldren then One gathersfrom Mrs. Molesw^hs ^rf.cle in- t-Chttmoers's Journal that she puts this do^Q to the •y>Wks, noito.the children, of to-day. t ■ ffitE Grand-Duke-Alexander, Who is a captain Hi the:-RuasiaaNavy, has corrected and revisetlthose portions in-Jpe's All the World ff-F.ehti^^ps whkS are devoted to Russian war tessels. A Ffench natal officer, the Marquis 6e: Bftlincourt,' has ^enernl mvisioH of the work". Othe^ex^ts-have- contributed,' withthe result' that, 4:he I&99 edition, of- this naeful annual M nnd J i-wji- vear a edition, -wbicn We" are .informed thit there will lie -200 itWitrynal bringing the totalatimbar,'ftp to ^ut TDOO The book contains illustrations of «yery ^ar-» shier in. the \ydrld, pl^n.3 of e¥ery important sj.p]and' of Si ironclade building,, ^taiis of gunriory, lLMr/ & IA its notes upon the Spanish-! American War will be„found important detai^fcoU yet made pt^iic.- A/in the first issue. tho greater part- of th&latterpr^s isjiii Pn^li,Bh, French, Qerman. and^ ..Italian. r" -■ a j i < ■' j

W'Hiis going oi a foiig- journey Mark Twain has ai r mbrtal drea9 of riinTting'oiit of tobacco. When att *7rcU>rIai BrrRsh 'tftlrtnibhf/lMj was. to sail next dsy, 0 tXp Tton^ hilift Dn«hd a;wsilk h'e espred "II whùti6: '"deilei* in 6her bot« (smMrcigaf^), and botrgiit' 3000 off ■tlibm, together°with 151bs. 6f pipe tobacco; ^afternool he w6rit back to th'6 st»re and bonghtSOOO more cheroots. :'ThaV evening, shortly after_begin- niffi'fii^Mire. 'he sul-jpHsted his manager,' who w^s in the audience, by beckoning him to come to ..the, #ta"e -Tlve summons was obeyed with alacrity,; much to tfie"curiosity of the audience. The manager: mounted theplatform,and when at the lecturers side, MSrk-Twain stoppea^'i hi8 *131^' burning to his; 'mauAgepJeaid: ''Pond, Ifear that cigar place may. close beiore I get through here. Go there no^.amt j" oi, jjhose cheropt^^ Ana, tiiirfiiPg tor .his acudier\ce,iMark -vent on with his lect^we as >.» pgthjng-had q^ppened, lfc>xt day he sailed with thei r -7590 cheroot^ and 15 pound" ?>f tebftCGO, perfectly 1 happj^andewwh- hia irunji" easy. t 1 Th» Eiaperpf recently ^ejeaped froni his ^.i^gn in/ "4-V»f» islan^-ftt 1|J»e Southe^ XiaKes, Eho-park, ^h6rtV;e[ h^d -feeen-«opfined.by the Emp*ess-Dowa!ger s'iiicc t-ne'r .cewp'd'dtatr.. But when bp g^t;tq'the,ar'C: w«» tW ^Ipipe^aL of tiie? Empress-Dowager, shut the greax ih Ilia! M*i?sty's face. A-i crowd, of ^unnchs who'aSaretf r?(Jt, person any; ytolence Or attempt V; '"W'jfonM ip jUreve^tirig Hi8.Mfj^y.walkihr nark fates however^ fbllowed him m a body, andf ttW^the.gkes-beiM' clvised'they all knel^iri front <>h tffinuttor,,be?ne3iir,g.his Majesty >v7th teftrs 3 CSrcv ok the»{, apU noi attempt ta.escape; for tUegua^sme^ at t^e ga^es Tere he to do so 1. 1 ffuards-iien algo kowtowed and joined in the general. fravS' whife on the other, liand they sent 6ne ol, Sea- ^un^ tV/aEprisc Uib 'Enipr^s^^r ^fi'in'otthe uiaiter. Km.peror BnaHy taakp^yl mi? pr:s<»n.—Aorta Cuu^u IIef&'d-

'1 -« _I J.ta3.I J.'J.£.t i r;. HOME HINTS, mi- I ",f V .1' 'C'f' i: CaHs-of BOOTS kliD of,ypti shoee-a .little cetMt 08J8. n ()thiug,, is easy, makes themr-last-longer aatd look better. -It pays to have two paira-of shoes, ffrld to-wear .each every other day-this way- they never become perspiration- j soaked, and they last much longer,, and tlle, wearer tifli .heailthier. i If tube ifeet I)erspirei sprinkle..a little powderodiburnt aluevin the stocking.. Ptfrspirfitt i-On rots leather. Do pot allow any acids orultJiqujds to touch yowr «hoeg^r«cid. burns, and ealt r<>tfi, ±he leat-her., zWben the shoe? are wet, kdry tbeua slowly —^da-»ot put them on the stave, in the pyeat, ur nelir the heat—let them dry by toO. much heat seams the Jeathei^ and the shoes will crack and crumble. Sweet oil rubbed on shoes when dry will soften the leather. If t '),tckzf hoes, -a reddish or musty colour, apply wyget oil and the colour wih soon, come back, When -using dressing or bliw'kmg; use as little as possibh-; jpu wdl have .more.lustre and the shoes. W(#r -logger, Anvays TO t.ie hee.s straight—this,relieves the strayi. })o ^pVet the,sole becom^lar gone before rePi*.rmg. Do no £ .have-st,it soles put on because,- iWif .Reaper. ,Ihe uppers are n^as good as,4ipw, and.wili notstan,d; the strain.. Whea-toking off the, shoes use the^iand and.jiyt lbs foot tlnlace shoe's all tlie way down. 'Btit'.cAi shoes «lK>ui'd be buttoned iy). whether- on tlie foqt.or oiT that keep* the -shape. Wiien you pat your. sboe« anfay for next season'swear, stuff them .fiilt of ccttorj batting, pressing it in as. hard as you c.wx. Tha,t will keep them from curling up. Patent leather shoes should be kept in a warm piace. Do jiot put thenl on when they are cold. Braids at the bottom of the ekirt wear out uhoes igore than velveteen. Always have shoea long enough. When buttoning, a. shoe del not je^-k th^ hook pver too quickly—it may cut the bijttontopjk JFCRNITITM.^ To reStor? the finish to the wood* work of furni^ure, says a pianolofte tunf-r, simply wash it tfeo^oughly with warm water, using a soft cl^th. The dulness of hig.hlyrpolished surfaces on furniture is due to dirt, and rubbing in oils, and polishes increases the cvjl by collecting more dirt, A small part of uie surface should be washed off at a time, doing it softly and thoroughly. It should be giyen a final rinsing with clear water and th wipeq dry with a soft cloth. V CHARCOAL absorbs feul gases. For this reason it is a good plan to. kef p a saucer of powdered charcoal .in safes,,cupboards,or larders where meat, fish, and jailkare,kept.. r MINCEMEAT (WITHOUT BEEP).—Take 21b. of fipely- chopped beef suet and place in a bowl with 21 b of ,apples pared,, c^red, and chopped fine; add 2lb. .of washed.and pickled currants, Hlb. of stoned and chopped iaisins, Jib- Qf cangied peel, cut into small .pieces, llbi of.gowdered sugar, and half a teaspoon- ftU njixed .spice. Squeeze in. tha juice of two "lemons, mix all well together and puc up in one large jar. When .laking.. outto.make^ into.pies use from the bottom of the jar. PARSNIP £ >teV 'wilii' Dumpings. — Half a pound Qp, salt 'pock, 10 good-sized potatoes, three, krga parsnip$, three qiiai-ts., of. water, one-, tablespoonfui of .flour, wixedivi.th half-a. cupful of cold. water; ailt arid pepper to Wte. Cutthe.;pf)rk into thin strips, scrape and -slice, the 13Qjl the, pork and parsnips gently in the- ivate,,r, oji^ hour;, add, the thickening, salt, peplvr,, land potatoes which hiva bebrx Wed and, sliced.. Bipil lialf an hour, add the • dumplings, Choking, 10, minutes.f ^'Minch- jB8S-"Af short crust stlittble, for mince pies is made by mixirtg twt> tablespoonftils of sifted Butor witlf a pound of dry flours Add a pinch of ianf. Break three ounccs of good beef ^Tipping and fdnr ounces of butter into small pieces, crutftble it into the flour, and work into-a smooth ps^ste with a little rtew milk, 'Jfcjll out thin (handling a«- little, as possible) and line the patty pans, put a teaspoon fill (or less) "of mincemeut in each, and place a thin piste cover over, niojstening the. edges with a little water and/wnanmllhng them neatly. Mince pies Should be hated in a moderate ov^n. A richer and more flaky crust could be made by substituting" the above quantity of dripping and butter for 10 ounces of butter only.. CuRIsníÅs PLUM P{mm¿.Ta;ke" !lb. of finely shred suet, 4oz. of grated breadcrumbs, 4oz..of flour, lib. ^>f stonedt and chopped raisins, 4oz. of picked currents. Joa.,0^ »Kr#teJ Rnii 4az. of brown feu gar. Flape in a bowl and stir well tOgether. Beat fxmr."eg^s thoroughly and mix ^itn half a pint of new rnil'^ into which a smail;teasjjoonful of salt has teen pre- viously stirtred. Use this for moistening the di-y in- gredients..The pudding should be a stiff-pastel so a little mpre' milk: or an„ additional cypful of bread- crumbs may he added to get the required consistency. "Boil for fiv« hours in a well-floured cloth or buttered mould. -If .made some weeks ahead .and huhg-uj' until wanted it must be plunged into a saucepan cji boiling water aod boiled for-two houpa before tho dinner, at which itis te,be-served, ■r, Cb&ISXMAS Qajce.Put into a waimed bowl 31b. of Biteaepoonful of salt, 60?. of butter in small lard,. Rub lightly with the fingers jmtjl the butter ^n.d jard are thoroughly incorporated „ with, the Jlopr., .Dissolve, an .ouncg, ef Germjan yea$t a_^a|in of,,waj-in water, adding aJittle moigt ^BgP>?«.alfd wJieQ. this has. become; a smooth ^liquid stir into the ftour and knead as for comipon bread. Put the dough in front" of the fire and when it IHls: (lisea \^prjc in (l £ lb. M .purran,ts,i2oz. oft sciftj sugar,; half a nutmeg grated, 2oz. finely minced candied peel, and,two w.ell-bealten,eggs. Bake in tins lined, with buttered paper.London Morning. Caep OVt'TnF,- E[ANDS. Aig ti-soft white hand is the mark of a lady. 'and as'ladfies often have to work.- r ^ef; shcfold fake %reat care' of \th'eir'hart.^s. Tire nails ^shiiuld be rfegulliTiy and evenly^ tyi, and the tfkin fea'ch0j3ay pushed "back where jt woifld giW over' £ hetti; also, they sRould be Cleaned with a nail- ."br'U^f,'with stif fBristles', 'thfe dirt sITorrlÇl:n'eièr be "'fifcfaped out" dry ^"ifK fecis^ors, haitpins, or -eUe. Always \tmr old gloves for iQiigRliork. With- a Ifttle practipe, it is wonderfurhow dfeft and skilfrtl "one is in gloves; 'Then neverSvas^i' iff* hard' Svnfer, it; rwihs1 the skip:, and 'alwaySf dry quite thorouglily, udlng a second to^l, or dry -jwrt of "the'first. Tf your sSin is apt td briaciv'feep'a bottle'of gTycetiiie yr'rl Vnge ^tlfer miifd'otf your Washhand-stand, and; #ub a! very little'in after washing. If you-shouid' chaps and' roughness, there is« wonderful pre-' jaratipn sbld Vith; the long nariie of *jglycM>ine^ ■camphor-ice," Which will heal them in two da^s,- arid cracked Kps; too. 1 V" '1 BRUSSELS 8puouTf AtT SitATirf.-—Carefully pick and b6rl' in thft OTiTal w'ay t^-ofporinds of prime linn sprouts, then wherr-dft6 dfiiiri them well," but gently^ so as not td'br'&tk the^fft.• Have 'ready about a pint of ri<5h':thlfck"ifhite sauce, to which has been added the beaten jolks of two fresh eggs, four ieirge tablesptyonfufe of gifted cheese, two tablespoof1.- fuls' of finely-chopped boiled onion, and a libera! seasoning of salt, pepper, and grated then proceed as follows: Put a few tablesp- onfuls- oi the 'sinice oir the dish, Nihich ought to' be a silver or lire- £ roof diinw dnis'and upon thitBarrange a close 'firKi: ijor Of tfae-sproute } CDve^'tliese-with more aatioe, oit, until the ingredients are used up." -Tlie sprouts should be piled up so as to form ft neat d^ife. shape, ai\d sauce should be added last of all. Smooth the surface over Tte&tly withvtf wet broad-bladed knife, sprinkle jtfwith a inixture of grated.cheese and, fine bread crirtnbs, and jbake in a brisk oven for jibout twenty minutes. When thoroughly hot and prettily coloured, garnish round the basfe with StIlE daintily' fried rolls "of prime bacon of jCnsp hut toast, and serve at once. • -.A STviss PeTATO.Pw.'—Choose medium;sifced sound -potatoeSj and-afta^ boiling or steaming fheit). jn 'tlic poual ir6y ,allow- theiii to cool; then cut them jn: slices ajjaarter of, an inch thiok and arrange a-single layer .of these at ;the;bottom of a, %ell-bu;terO pie' dish; sprinkle the-potatoes well with salt, popptjr, finely chopped, onion, minced- parsley, and gmted cheese, ithpn cove? witJi anfew tablespoofi.fuls of thick white saucej and repeat in"this,prdCT,ucJiJ the dish is rfufficientlj full, letting sauce forjn the li.at addition. teiVp| a sprinkling of gratod cheese, which shoiikl he addfea )" before puttingthe pfe in the oi-eii; see the latter is ,iI, hea.ted, t.ht\n as soon as the is, thorOUghlyhdt andCyVi,ired a nice goldenbrown, tastefully, the" surface being.^nr'nikied with a mixture of finely-chopped parsley and Cgg-yol £ thp dish being placed upon a. pretty d a .bprder of parsley sprigs' ari-inged round

tfnB baHoon which is to tcross the HighvAl[;s is" '.being made-fib parjg.by.M.- George Be«bC(m, aiwi will 00ft, iib' dianxeter, 20001b. in'weight,-aijd, able to (p^rry.^iOOlbff Vstifdvi., meteojfplogiCiii jObeervatjjmsi /the Jwatijatoitt8^wilL_be,p^otGgm,^ied from the bivlloon; <By ascending the, Sittei,. 'of Valais, Spelterift.i .liQpijs tp be. (^iyeii,,flver1tjie ^'n- Criarner. Alps? towaris',thtiiVialIey -OT toe^pper iittine^ rJ. A. ..v.avi. .'j-

.r" 40 "t- MARKET; NEWS. ces of all cereals have been on tha. down ward- line, wheat and flour being firi(fizeiitly,tta" and feeding stuffs 3d, easier. Holders of hotne- growh wheat are in no "way' pressing, qurtafionrf being notbinal, white tanging at 30s to 32s'; red'at 29s to "Sis; with some small sales in the former upte 31s 6d; the latter selling up to 80s 6d. Foreign de- scription* have been almost entitlely out of favours The market for flour has continued to manifest-a very- subdued tione,, a'nd it ife clear, that consumers have now resolved upon entering into engagements of 'the smallest dimensions. Quotation's are lower on 'the week. American bakers' grades still form an exception owing to continued scarcity. Both arrivals and shipments are'large;; The London Millers' Association have kept prices the same as last week.1 Town Household 25s1 6d, and whites 28s 6d. Of country makes patents are quoted afr 2fls to '26s 6d rollers, ranging at 23s to 25s and stonte at 20s to 22s: American first, patents, 25s up to,2711accord- in,, to quality; and second ditto, s to 25s; Hun- garian up to 48s; French,-22s to' 24S per sack. Grinding barley has met-with "slow attention at last' week's decline. 'Odessa-tiicolaieff, 17s 3d ex-ship;" •17s 9d ex-quay. The market for oats denotes nothing fresh, being extremely quiet, while amply*supplied. Shipments, however, are limited,, and quotations are unaltered save in the case of 3d easier for Atnerican. Mixed clipped remains nominal ex-ship in absence of offers, 17s 3d being quoted ex-quay. White clipped, 17a ex-ship; 17s 6dex-quay;,Russian, 168 9d e-x-quay; and Canadian white, 17s ex-ship. Maize also 3d cheaper for flat during the same period mentioned above, even concessions failing to induce buyers, who confine'their purchases to actual •requirements. American mixed, 18s 9d ex-ship ,19s 3d ex-quay; Ronnd corn, however, is fairly main- tained; Odessa, 19s 6d ex-ship 19s 9d and 20s ex- quay. There is nothing fresh to report on the market for either beans or peas, a firm but quiet tone being-still the prevailing characteristic generally., Egyptian splits quoted at 21s to 2ls 6d ex-mill; Mazagans, 21s y Smyrna, 29s; New Zealand, 32s to 33s ex-store; Canadian white peas quoted at 30s 6q ex-ship; 32s ex-granary. IoNDoN METHOPOLI-TAN CATTLE. The annuni Christmas cattle market opened under favourable auspices. The attendance of bfayers was i&i'ge, butj except in the case of the finest lines of cattle, compe-j titionwastby no means keen. The fine display 'O beasts at the Smithfield Shew led to the anticipation that those offered at the.-market would fully equal ..those of past years, and the expectation wasrealiMd; Hunts were well represented -as regards numbers j Scotch were quoted 4s 6d to 4s 8d; -Devonsj 4s 6d to 4s 8d; Norfolks,4s 2d to 4s 4d Here-' fords, 4s Od to 4s 4d; runts, 48 Od- to 4s-4d; Lincolns shorthorns, 4s 4d to 4s, 8d Essex, 3s lOd; .Irish, 4s 2d to 4s 4d.- Rough cattle and fat bulls -.wdre net much sought after. Fit, cows quoted 3s 4d to 3s 6d; and bulb, 3s to 3s 2d per 81b., offal given in. I., .The demand at the openingifor sheep. showed a general want of animation,, &iaij,,as -the -inarket pro- gressed no essential increase was discernible; Rates in consequence were at times barely so good as recently. Young ewes, on scarcity, however, were firm. 7-j to 8-stone Down wethers quoted 5s 6d to 5s5' 8d t) stone,' 5s 4d to 5s 6d 10 stone, 5s 2d to 5s 4d; 10 stone half-breds, 5s ^d; 11,stone Haimp- pifiresf, 4s lOd 12 stone Lincolns, 4s'6d to 4s 8d; 10 stone Down ewes, 4s; and 11 stone half-bred dit^oj 3s 6d to 3s lOd per 81b. to sink the offal. Only 15 calveS -were on the market, for which a slow demand prefailed, the best on. offer making, Õ" per 81b. Eng- llish- milch cows were quoted at from £16 to £23 per head. Total supplies 3940 beasts, 10,850 sheep, 15 calves, a'tud 70 milch cows. No pigs were offered. SMITIIFIE[.D MEAT.—A general tone of quietnes9 prevailed. Beef suppTits included 80 tons Scdtch, a moderate amount of English, 888 Liverpool;sides, .16W-hiiidqtiarters, and WO fore-quarters American refrigerated. Scotch beef quoted 3s 8d to 4s"2d; English, 3s 6d 'to 3s 8d American, Deptford-killed, 3s 4dto 3s 6d; Liverpool, 3s 4d to 3s 64; American frozen, hind-quarters, 3s 3d to 3s 8cf; Jorer quarters, 2s to 2s 6d. Mutton Scotch, 4s to 4s 4d; English wethers, 3s 8d to 4s; ewes, 2s 8d to 3a; Argentine, ~*2b lOd 'to 3s 2d. -Veal, 3s'8d to Porff: English, 4« to 4fi 4d j Dutch, 3a Sd -to 3s 6<f; Snd Il-ish, 3s' to Ss 4d pfer 8fb. M -1 PöWlrItY AND GAWB.—The supplies were Bghtfer and thb trade firRi. Qnotatións: Young- grouse, lald ditto, 4s yonng partridges, 4s to 4s 6d; old ditto, 2s to 2s 6d-; 'pheasants, 5s to,ris Od per brace; hares, 3J to 3s -9d-; leverets, 2s to 2s Od wild ducks, 2s; I widgeon, 1st pintail, Is terl, Is; woodcock, 3s; srtipfr, Is;- black plover, 6d; golden ditto, 9d. Fowls: Surrey, 2s 6d-to 3a 4d; Sussex; 2s 3d to 2s 9d Boston, 2s 6d-to 2s 9d; Irish, Is ,9d to 2s l|d; -ducks,* 3s to 3s 6d gees*, 5s. to. 7a each ditto. French, 6d per lb.; cfeck turkeys", 6s to 8s 6d hen ditto, 8a 6d to 4s Od; yrild rabbits,' 8d to lOd each"; Australian, 7s to 9s pter dozeft Bordeaux-pigeohS gd to veikison, (fiaimches), 27s ttf' 30sf,each; dittos fore-quarters, 6d per lb. BILIJN6»GATH FISH.—SoW, LS-4d to ls9d; slips, lOd to Is 4d red mullet, 9d to Is 6d; dories, 2d to 4d per Ib,j turboirlO» to 16s; brill, 7s to 10s; half- but, 7s 6^-to-10s; lemon soles, 713 to 89; plaice, 5s tb 6s per stone steamer. ditto, 16s to 30a per trun; Aberdeen ditto, 36s whiting, 7s :fQ IOS slmte -Ilff to 138; cod, live, 18s to 25s; dead,13g to ISET. per box; English mackerel, 198 to "22s !per 60; 'haddocks, 9s to 15s per trunk$English salted herrings, 15s per barrel; eels, livei-19is to 2J. dead,' 14s-to 15s per draft; lobsters, 15s to 45s peillCofE j crabs,-lgs per Ivii-npor; Dutch oysters, 10s; French, 6s per 100;:wiinklcs, Be,to 8s;, whelks,,4s to:,Ov..Per bushel; mruip^l^Ms.per bag bioatgrs,ls 3d to 2s 6d; kippers, Is 6<1 to 2s per box;- anioted haddocks. 3s to 10s pet dozen; whitebait, Qd to 9d per quart; shrimps, 20s. to Ms cex* bushel. I UUIT AND VEGETABLES.—Good supply of all kinds of market, produce, cleared, at moderate priced. Potatoes White Beauty. 60s to 75s ;■ Bruce; 60s to -75s Early Puritan, 60s to.75s -XjlartOn, 160«"to 75s MaiftcrOp k'itlney/ 65s t6 80s Reding Gffants; 60s toi 7fJs1. ditto,tBla^lahd, 52s 6d to to 65sr; Snowdropi, t55s tp 65a; Sutton's Abundance, 55s to*65s.; WindsorC&stle; 55s o,;Up-to-nàtè, 65s to 80S; per ton. Rootf Carrots, household} 30s to Os; ditto, cattle feeding, 20s to 8Qs i,' turijiips. white, 35s to 50s mangels, 15s to 18s; swedes, 18s to 22s; per tofti. -celery, to. 12s; turnips; 28 to 2s Is 3d to 2s -6d per dozen bundles-, onions, English, ,5s -Od pec cwt.; ditto, 'pittohi, is'; 1 p^r bag;, ditto; Ghent,\4s toi 4« peV'bag; ditto, Portugal, 7s to 7s 6d ditto, Valencia; 6s to 7* percase;-mixed herbs, 2s mint, Is -6d to 2«7 palrsley, Is 3d per dozen bundles; horseradish, Is 2d per, bjip^le^ .Fruit V Applefs, JEnglish, cooking, 3s to 411 W ditto, eating, 4s to 5s per hushfel; ditto, :) Canadians, 18a to 21s ditto; Nova* Scotia^16s to [.iJ-S?.;vdittSo, Dutch, 10sto 13s per banfel^ grapes, 12srtd 16b per busltel;ditto, l^ngliwh, 10d- *o, l» j, l: ilitto, Guernsey,- 8d to IGd, pfer lb. oreng«e,'IO.. to J,2s. pic, 714 box j ditto, 9s" tq 10s per 420 boi ,,lemons, r:5s, to So per ease tomatoes, Bordeaux, Is • boa,^ cocoanuts, 7s to lOs per 10ft; Brazil nutsi.^Ss, S6», and 40s,; eliestnuts, 8s fo 12s ,almod muts, 32s; Barcelona French nuts, 28s' per bag; dates, 12 to 14s per cwt. WIITTECIIR\REI4 HA* AND STimv.—Superior picked hay.v90f/to 843; good liliy, 72s to- 76s; jntlerr., ï5v8 bo'-65»; best cl^r, 94s to 06s; good useful clover, 84s to 86s inferior ditto, 60s to ,7os.; straw,. 28s to 36sper load. -r- > Wool'.—The wool market is still..quiet, butia trifle more hopeful, and for favourite- qualities 1 a has been experienced. > The ..colonial wool salealiave. gone- with, rather. moi-e epirit and with better tendency, and this fact has iriiparted more hope t6' holders of English Wools. Buyers have sitownhiore disposition to get ill aftHhe ldive^t prices, but?, though they are more disposed to operate at' thfeMe figures, they are very averse to yielding ant advance, as they at present1 have very little1 inducement to do so. < Some-report a' little more life in yarns, but this at'present is but limited,-and 'confined to the qualities which have of late been in favour. Prices, however, are very low, and unless wool can be purchased at the lowest prices, a pro- spect of profit is out of the question. 'Down's, 8d to Sd; Kenfg, 7d J' half-bfeds, 7|d. CAjnitaHQH C A T¥LE.—Se Veral fat d of, wry flne quality were shdwnv and they fetched good- prices: There was alargel display of -storo,beasts, and a fair trade wits done, and nearly all were cleared. A fair 'show of fat sheep, and a better- trade resulted. Among tho stores were a few lots of-ho,ggetts, arid trade was fair; A large number of fat pigs talland, wtiich met with a fair trade allroittrd.' Business'fbr hay, fetraw', ahd roots- was slow. -Prrces! Beef, 7s to 9a: itivftttW. 4s tterkT"§svto 6s. • t J: 1. ( "1

r"" TORQUAY IN WINTER According to the St. J&mes' Budget Torquay "is the most picturesque-"place in all Eng- and1 afnd the writer qnot.el!\ many-celtbribias ef the same opinioA. It-is silggesfed Chst those who go ,abiroa,d at this time tnay be deterred in consequence -of'the unsettled ttAte Of 'Europe, and to all such Tdrqtiay-is, strongly recommended. The article-hits- a y&tj fine view of1 the ^Imperial Hotel, which is superbly sttnated en an ^minerioe-, in it« own M-: quisite grounds running down feo and overlooking tin- seb; and; the- management' is ae exceptional as- tlie building is magnificent. Mr. F. Fischer, from Colombo and Singapore, being a model hotel Mianager.") The question Where. to spend tChristmas," or any hdliday, ne answered, at Torquay, and the imperifil Hotel for choice." < f

i • n '1 v: THE (OWNERSHIP OF MONT BLANC, iWhd is the owner on he. top of Mqnt- Blanc ? Tlie question appears at first-tight, comical 'enough( but "as it has been referred to the Government; it cer- tainly has (its, serious side. Naturally, it is not a iiAgle or isolated individual of eccentric propensi- ties who lias brought forward*this'claim; The affair is much more complicated, says, the Paris. correspon- dent of the Daily Telegraph. three Yiiiinicipatilies, nd fewer—namely, those of Chamonix, Les Houches, and St. Gervais-are the rivals in the field, and old mips and documents are being appealed to With fiery ardcur. 1t is not the ppint of honour—the prestige of possessing an extra avalanche or Is at the bottom of this lively competition. It is lucre,' far mOre practical and profitable business, which has set these neighbours by the r. The fact is that Mont Blanc-, being in greater favour -than ever with the travelling public, Various spots, situated at different altitudes on the famous mountain, have been let out to enterprising p*roject6t"s, and now there is a ih'arp fight over the profits; 1 ChaiiiOnix his had the best df thes4 bargains ed far, a hot dispute havin'g arisen betM^seri Les H6uchcs and St. Gervais over "ft paHib ilar point, its muni^i-; pality has proclaimed its right to the entire sumTiiit of Mont Blanc. The other two municipalities,in'tlie presence of this bold assertion of a claim to sucli a; sphere of influence," have Hinited' their forces, an^ are now importuning the1 Governiiierft with their' appeals for justice. This is a knotty problem for the officiate to solve, and if tfief g'e back to precedents they Will hardly See their way outj of the difficulty for the great map of 1780 only reproduced the dif isions of properties on the lower or wooded por- tions of the tnobntain, no One thfen caring a, rush! abbut the effective Occupation Of peaks and rocks, of glacierfl and fehcrtvs; wniM the difficulties of atirvoy- inj would have been enormous. 1 :fi r

,:¡: Iff Frafice tlie annual consumption ot matones is about 900 per, head of the population. About ■S3 000.000 matches were made in France jn 1897, and »bo^45,500>000 were imported The State .hae a monopoly for inatches. and iobacix). The sale bf ma^hetf in. 1897 rea}ijBed a profit Of about £ 800,600. • ■ IUOEED OOMPPu,VD' Mark of Compound for Coughs ao5 Colds. IT is a touching sight when a little child learns to stand pl<?ne," said the sentimental ^boarder. "It also a wufhin'g affair when a m«n stands a loan, too said th^ impecjihiQi^s one. 1 inUM CATHARTICUM pit.L8) 4>gestiye, corrective, and agreed1? apenent, bid., 131d. Of aU Chemists. MISTHB8S: ".I'd much rather raise your wages, Bridget, jHah have you us." Bridget: Well, mum Oi thinkin'of marryin', but wid your.good offer 'Oi «P better for ihe next proposal. 1 LINSEED QOWPOUND' (Ttacle, Mark) for Coughs and Colde.pl Sjl 4 by Chemis only. Pir: "Never take o £ fenoe at;trifle8.Qtiip. AAn(? You'll soon have,something Tnorg^nbstaptial t^isnoy" you,eh ?" J P -1 -1 I =*= a Aack b/ FOR, FOOTBALL OUTFITS- LEADING THE WAY AS USUAL CHEAPEST AND BEST HOUSE. Write or call, for comprehensive Catalogue for the Season, post tree to any addreM. THE "REFEREE" BALL. KUGBY or ASSOCIATION. ,1,6/6. i "iTtmroriteed BestCowhidd, WeItdd Seams; t'erfeot iji Shape-. Will last longer than y >t.»•;• m'lte. Every Section Stretched :i:1,i,) bmmered' before being 'm&de. 1'rive 10 6, tost Free. FOOTBALL SHIRTS. HALVES, QUARTERS. STRIPES, AXD PLAIN COLOURS. 1/11-• a/6. Ecý't\. Size 3d. lsij. 4 p- t.. Boy's Size 3d. 1. less., J All Colours and Combinations. Fliiinciette (all colours) 1/11 and 2 r. (Harlequin) 2 2 9- :?li. a d 4in. Stripes 2i and 2 8 Rilcoloace) ij. st Quality (Shrunk) (Plata. Co;ours or Harlequin) 7 G Stripes from 8 0 Sir Caps, 1/10; Cape, 2/8. Fo tlxUl Goals from 12/- per set. Boundary Sticks (complete with flags), 12/- per dozen. Feciball Flags (any colour), 4/6 and 6/6 per dozen. SPECIAL FOOTBALL BOOTS. ¡ FEOM- 16/11. .,t La J—^ TheG#T^tick" Brown ResseiCalf (as lHust ration) 8/n Chroioe W<«erpfoof 8,0, ft/n The Bef^ree Kusget Calf 6/J] (With or without. AnkKrpot*»etor8.) The Forwards, extra Ii Cbrome Sin Postage, W. Knickers rwide Legs). J' I- 1/4. 1! 1/4. Swan^own 4„ 1/4,2:3.3'fi N «vy Serge 5/30, 21], 31 s 511 I' Piaiu'el 3/11,4,1,1, 5,11 GOAL-NETS. (Brodie's Patent! Strong Hemp Cord, SS¡- Best Steam Tarred, 4?/ complete. "THE HOLBORN." RUGBY or ASSOCIATION. 5/9. 519t A- 49'luuVn I Li A Strong Serviceable Ball. Stout Gow- hide C^ses. complete with Red Rubber Bladder, Match Size, 5 9. Postage ft. The •' Univeft-al," Match8ize, Mi?. Match Size, i 10. Postage id. All Sizes k( pt in Stock from 3K SHIN GUARDS. 9d 9id. Strong Linen Straps or Tapes, tail Tan Leather (strapped or tapes; y. Leather Lined Chamois (do.) Tan Cape, l ined Chamois (do.) 2/9 Shill and A G aavu combined) 2/w. Postage, ::d, I Brass EnKatcrs from 10^ Football Bolts from ScL Football Bladders, 1/6. giiarantoed. J Referees, Whistlegi 9& Best Quality. 1/3. ORDERS OVER 10/- CARRIAGE PAID (UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED), a. w. GaMHGE, Ltd*f 118, 126, 127, 128, 129, KOLBORN, LONDON. E.C.

CYCLIST v, HACEHOR.SK,, The mile record oil a $afet.y' bif'ycl",JIII1:B., j iJt lower.e.d again, th'is time t-y a colouiVd ii called Tajflor. The dusky Ylmiuj^un covered the liiiJe in 132 Ilat, some> it ii-31 4-,5.. ,Some -idea of tho time made hy. & flying- bio.Tit]i¥t who progresses at. the rate Taylor,did njay-tmgJiiwd by cotnpar;pg his, tiule with the records,, o.f running and trotting horses. Timing runnir g is not the feature in England that ii is in-.A-tufr but it is safe to say that no races aie rtin in tiny country faster than the mile made by H^vnior, an Atnerican Futurity winner, on a specially prepared track, when the horse was specially trained at the distance. He ran it in 1 Let us suppos6 then that Major Taylor. in as good condition as when he made his mile in 1'32. is matched to race against a running horse as guod and ks a as Salva tor when he made his record against time, a record pacer, an American tiottet of the bighest class, and an English crack capable of trot- ting 20 miles in the hour. The track is to be in the best possible condition for each champion, and all the condition* are to be favourable. The resalt of 1Iua would. »ot £ or 11." d, 'moment tin doubt." Th» b>«ycli«t would 'Jead from start to finish, &nd at the end his opponents would be struag out behind him in hopeless fashion. Taylor's nearest competitor, of course, would be 'the running horse, hilt, figuring that a h<5rs« running "ft mile in 1 "36% is travelling at the rate ot 18'4 yatds per second, the IfAceVorse would be it good 67 yards behind at the Twifming post. Thepaier would be second, bnt he wonld only htvve got past the three-qirarter mile post "by 37 yards: On the basis of 14f yards per second the ^acer wonld 4 have covered, at the cohclusion of the mile hy the bicyclist, 1357 yards, while the American trotter, ■goiirg* at the rate of 14^ yards per second, Wonld only haye got 14 yards past the" three^tfarter "utile post. •" '■" A horse driven at therateof 00 ipiles an hour or a/bicyclist rlding, hit miles in three mvnutes each is going at great speed, but a three-iftinutes-to-tlie- niile horije, In a race With Tftylor, would only have covered 920 yferds, >er only 40 yards in we than half the distance, when- the Coloured cyclist shot p^et the finish. i.1

I' COST OF A COURT. The Bankruptcy Court costs the country about £ 25,000 a year. A Parliamentary return just pub- lished shows that the receipts for the year ending March SI, 1898, amounted to £ 130,858, and tho expenditure to £ 155,937. In the previous year the deficit was about F-2000 larger. The deficit (says the Law Journ'al) would always be larger if the receipts 1 did not include the dividend? on funds—really creditors' money—invested under Section 76 of the I Bankruptcy Act, 1883. The sum received on thia account during the year en-dèd last March was over £ 19,000. The amount received for stamps was £ 65,676, while the fees paid ip cash amounted to £ 55,110-

DEATH OF CALIXTO GARCIA. General Calixto Garcia, who went to Washington at the head of the Cuban Commission to confer with the American authorities, died on Sunday morning of pneumonia. He had been ill for several days.

TjiE Football Association has ruled that amateur clubs may not get the signatures of members of othem clubs to Lc-:lue forms without giving due notice to i the clubs to which the coveted players belong. THE convention of representatives of European railways at Nice has arrived at agreements which. will result in an improvement of the international train services. The next convention will meet at St. Petersburg on June 15 next. A tnw days ago, in response to an appeal that was made by a certain vicar in the interests of the East London Church Fund, an undertaker sent in aa especially generous donation as a thankoffering for the fact that the death-rate had lately been excep- tionallv hiehr. J. AT Johnson's Canon, Arizona, there is a dai-a or barrage of steel plates supported by lattice work and stone piers.. It slopes to the water and is fluted, or Corrugated, like a roof of tiles. c THE French and Russian Governments are, accord- ing to St. Petersburg advices, on the point of open- ing negotiations for the settlement of long outstand- ing questions connected with the holy places at J erusfil em A LAME number of women are at tne present moment regularly ordamed as ministers of vanoos "denommatibns in the Umted States. The United Brethren and the Congregationalists appear to havo been the first denominations to open the door of the ministry to women. As far back as 1851 the Bey* Xydia Sexton' was ordained as a minister, and con- tinued her work till 1890. The Rev. Antoinette Brown Blackwell graduated from a theological school in 1850, and was admitted into the ministry of the Congregational Church in 1853. The Congre- gationaltst denomination has, at the present time, over 30 ordained woman .preachers. The Baptiste have not so many women preachers, but in the Bap- tist churches at Chicago, Pittsburg, Kansas, Nebraska, and Michigan there are women ministers. The Pres- byterian Church prohibit women from ordination. Nevertheless, ther^j*jjwr 15 women students in the theological depa £ gj,grJ of the Presbyterian Unioa Seminary. ,yer sha1 vcetest th, .ound the