Barry Herald

THE Emperor Francis Joseph has conferred on Baron Nathaniel Rothschild the right of appearing at Court. Baron Albert, his younger brother, head of the banking house., was admitted at Court some years ago. THE Lords of the Admiralty have awarded the good service pension of £ 150 a year, vacant in consequence of the retirement of Captain John C. Bunnell, to Captain John R, E. Pattisson. A MARRIAGE has been arrangerTbetween the Hon. Derek Keppel. second son of the late Earl of Albe- marle, Equerry to his Royal Highness tho Duke of York, and the Hon. Bridget Harbord. youngest daughter of Lord and Lady Snflleld. A CHEWING apparatus for people who have lost their teeth and do not care to wear false ones has just been invented by a Frenchman. The food to be chewed is placed between the blades, which are opened and closed three or four times, and the food is thus reduced to a state of pulp. DR. PAUl, EllrtEXREICII shows in the Zcit fur Eth- nologic that the Arawak Indian language of South America extends from the Antilles to the sources of the Paraguay and Madeira Rivers, a"-distance of 30 degrees of latitude. Research is diminishing the Dumber of linguistic stocks in the New World.

Oljil LU.N i)( >S C.ij ItKtPoXLitXT. There is little doubt that, as socn as Parlia- ment reassembles, an idea which is already in the air" at the great political clubs will crystallise into definite and practical shape. That is that a memorial, in the form of a bust or statue—and preferably, perhaps, the former —should be erected in the Palace of West- minster in commemoration of the long and faithfully-public service of the late Mr. Charles Villiers, the Father of the House of Commons." Just, of course, as there were brave men before Agamemnon, so there were Fathers I)ef Mr. Villiers but it is recognised that there has been previously no case in the long tale of our constitutional history of a member sitting in Parliament-to say nothing of representing the same constituency—for a period of sixty. three years. Mr. George Byng, who Mt for Middlesex from 1780 to 1846, with the exception of the one Parliament of 1784-90, would have beaten even Mr. Villiers' extra- ordinary record but for his solitary defeat; and, therefore, it is no wonder that politicians in all schools should wish specially to commemorate so abso- lutely unique a political career. It may be admitted that recent additions to the collec- tion of statuary at Westminster have not been calculated to greatly impress future genera- tions with admiration for our sculptors' art; but if the suggested memorial to Mr. Villiers is limited to a bust, there should be little reason to fear the result. One of the questions incidentally raised by the death of Mr. Villiers has been as to the qualification necessary to be Father of the House" whether a broken Parliamentary service or the continuous representation of the same constituency. If the former—which seems c' the natural and obvious idea, and which has the sanction of high authority-there is no dis- puting the claim of Sir John Mowbray, who entered the House of Commons at a bye-election in 1853, and has sat there ever since, first for the city of Durham, and afterwards, and still, for the University of Oxford while, if the latter were the test, the Fathership would fall to Mr. Bramston Beach, who was returned for a division of Hampshire at the dissolution of 18o7, and who has sat for a division of Hamp- shire continuously since. Singularly enough, no question of this kind, could have been raised if Mr. Samuel Whitbread had remained member for Bedford, a position from which he with- drew in 1895, for he had then sat for that borough without a break from the general election of 1852. These records of prolonged parliamentary service may make the mouthft water of members who dread every succeeding dissolution because of the chance of losing their seat, but such long House of Commons careers have been very rare at all times, and they can never be considered likely to be common. Commercial men are much interested in the investigation that is being pursued by a Depart- mental Committee of the Board of Trade as to the best means for disseminating among busi- n ss folk generally the very varied information that comes into possession of that office. There is an idea that aa Intelligence Bureau should be created, to which should be entrusted the task of disseminating such information; but it is to be noted that already the Commercial Department of the Foreign Office is doing grand work in this direction. That branch of the Foreign Office is constantly receiving from our diplomatic and consular representatives abroad r oews as tp tenders that are t-9 be-iuvited by other countries for various" goods irfid manu- factures which we are in a position to supply. Not so very long ago it would have been con- sidered highly derogatory to the dignity tof a Foreign Office' clerk to concern himself in the slightest degree with any such matter as trade; but things are different in these days of looking for new markets, and even the most exclusive of all our- Govern- ment departments has felt the force of the altered conditions. Foreign countries—or, at least, the most go-ahead of them-had learned the lesson years ago: but it is gratifying to find that, even though late, Great Britain has in this particular awakened. Consternation has dwelt within the past few days in the bosoms of the many unqualified medical practitioners throughout the country, for the General Medical Council; sitting in London, has passed a resolution virtually seal- ing their fate. Appeals had been made to that body to allow these semi-doctors at least a little breathing time: but the Council has tipw 'decided that any registered medical practitioner who hence- forth employs an unqualified assistant shall be liable to be adjudged guilty of infamous conduct in a prpfessional respect," and to have his name, erased from the Medical Register. Further, anyone countenancing the treatment of a patient by an unqualified prac- titioner, 6r aiding him tig procure or issue a medical certificate, will be held guilty of the I" same offence and to merit the same punishment. This decision affects hundreds of unqualified medical practitioners, and in some cases the results will be pitiable indeed; but it had been obvious for some time that such a resolution was to be anticipated, for the General Medical Council could not wink at the matter when once it had taketTit' formally in hand. The Science and Art Department at South Kensington has made clear its attitude towards organised science classes. The officials hold r, that there are many of these which do not fulfil-and, moreover, which do not intend to fulfil-one of the essential conditions upon which the special grant to schools of science was instituted, and that, despite this, they are claiming that grant instead of the ordinary one. It has, therefore, been decided that at least seventy-five per cent. of the pupils must take the advanced course before .the former can be conceded; but the department has intimated that it has no desire to press unduly by any hard and fast rule of percentage upon those schools which, if time were allowed, might establish themselves as schools of science. Its inspectors, therefore, are being instructed to make reports in connection with all cases in which the concession of the larger grant might be endangered; and it may be assumed that a practice which the Science and Art Department evidently considered an abuse will now be checked. The latest night mardh of the Guards and Volunteers in London, the scheme for which had been formulated by General Trotter and his staff at the Horse Guards, may be con- sidered to have been a thorough success. The weather, by good fortune, was very favourable, and the evolutions were considered by the general idea that an invading force had made a successful landing on the east coast and was rapidly marching on the capital, thus rendering it necessary that all the available troops in the metropolis should be despatched in haste to take up a defensive position on the heights on the north and north-east of London. At a moment when there is so much talk upon mili- tary affairs, the object-lesson thus presented was not merely apropos but most effec- tive, and it was watched with very deep interest by the crowds that had assembled at various points along the line of route. All the converging columns, it is to be noted, arrived at their respective posi- tions in admirable time, and the march, as far as punctuality w/s concerned, was carried out with greater success than has been attained in previous similar operations. But far from the least striking feature of the whole was the excellence of the Cyclists' Corps, which did such good service as to deserve a special com- pliment. It is now seen, indeed, that in the next war, wherever it takes place, cycling will play a part which is undreamed of by those who will still consider cycling as only a pastime and the cycle as little more than a toy. It is gratifying to know, upon the high authority of the Lord Mayor, that success promises to attend the movement which was started in London some time since, on the part of the young men in the City, to get some means by which they could freely ipdulge in swimming. The Thames Conservancy, it now appears, is willing to assist with a site near Blackfriars-bridge; and it is intimated that, if the great City firms will do their part, the Cor- poration of London will render financial assist- ance. More than one endeavour has been made to start baths on the Thames "between bridges," under private auspices, but these have not met, the success t»'>ir promoters anticipate) i. It ei needs some more public attempt, and that is HOW promised us. The once silvery Thames" is, of course, not in a state to be bfktlied in as it flows: but the provision of special Ulcers will render the water of service to the bather, and upon all grounds it may be hoped that the present most promising will no: be allowed to fail through. n.

^XI^ySXOTKS"" ;>3" THE host news note at the moment of this writing is the intelligence that a method of agreement has been arrived at between the masters and men connected with the engineer- ing industry, who have been in defiant disputa- tion for so many weeks past, work standing still the while. Operations are to recommence forthwith, after some formalities, and the bases of arrangement leaves matters pretty much as they were before the beginning of the strike. The cost of the trial of strength between the disputants has been tremendous, however. Engineers and allied operatives have lost in wages since the lamentable quarrel arose roundly three million pounds sterling, while half a million has been expended in strike pay. Twenty per ^cent. on the: labour bill is the assessment of a fair return to invested capital, and this leaves the loss to employers (for cessation of profits alone) at half-a-million. The deterioration of plant and machinery out of use is another very considerable item for the masters to ruminate over and the loss of trade diverted abroad through the stand- still is an even more serious matter for all con- cerned. Then the contributions from outside their own industry to the upkeep of those in idleness must be brought into the calculation as an item of expenditure on the pai t. of British workers which would not have arisen except for the dispute and the whole huge aggregate lost or diverted counts as a deficit in the takings of the tradesmen and others into whose hands the money would in the ordinary way have come. The small shopkeepers—especially the provision dealers-in the engineering districts have felt the pinch to a ruinous extent in many cases. Then the misery in the weeks of discon- tented waiting in the families of the strikers and the locked-out are another ugly outcome of the sad business which no mere noney can represent while the conditions of bitter bad feeling between masters and men has been set up by the bootless battle which it will take many, many months to wipe out. Looked at in any way it is a terrible thing to contemplate, and, surely the Legislature will be moved to do something in the way of endeavouring to pre- vent in the future, as far as prevention can be at all compassed, such a calamity to the country. SATTRDAY'S scene in the French Chamber over the Dreyfus affair was simply a disgrace to a nation which prides itself upon the posses- sion of politeness as a national characteristic. The detailed accounts of the riotous proceedings read more like a descrip- tion of pandemonium than of Parlia- ment, and it is clear from the angry passions which have arisen in Paris concerning the com- plicated scandals surrounding the whole Dreyfus incident" that there is more in it than meets the eye." Zola, the eminent novelist, is most emphatic as to the matter, and has involved himself in considerable per- sonal trouble by his plain speaking. What- ever be the rights of questions at issue it would be better to have a fair, square, and open enquiry for with so many allegations in the wind, secret trials only serve to further inflame public opinion, and promulgations of guilt or innocence based thereupon convince nobody. Recent happen- ings go further to prove what an excitable fellow your Frenchman always is. But the dignity of the Chamber is in no way enhanced by wild ebullitions of unrestrained rage. GLASGOW has got its People's Palace," and, enterprisingly controlled, the institution should prove a boon and a blessing to the multitu- dinous toilers of the city of good St. Mungo. Lord Rosebery, in a graceful non-political speech, the burden of which was the vastly bettered condition of the masses under modern municipal rule, gave the Palace" a good send-off." SOME fourteen thousand armed men, regular soldiers and volunteers, including two brigades of guardsmen, were turned out in Northern London late on Saturday night to repulse an imaginary invading army which was tactically supposed to be menacing the metropolis. Ave suppose some good will accrue to the forces em- ployed by their spell of night practice, for most of the marching is spoken well of; btit those engaged, officers and men, have evidently a good deal to learn with regard to combined manoeuvring, for we hear of grave misunder- standings or orders," one of which resulted in the complete disappearance of a battalion, the men of which were not officially seen again before all was over. THE words active service order," in which the Japanese fleet are stated to have sailed for the Gulf of Pechili, have a disquieting look about them. Japan, which does not desire to take any risks, is evidently preparing for emergencies, and we may hear of serious troubles arising in the Far East ere long. Russia is stated to have 90,000 men at Vladivostock now, besides having garrisoned the Royal palace at Seoul. If Russia contemplates any advance on Corea Japan would of course be up in arms at nee, and so, presumably, would Britain. What is to take place in the future depends largely, therefore, en the action of the Czar. THE solar eclipse on Saturday has had the effect of badly frightening some of the ignorant orientals, who have seen portents and warnings in the semi-darkness they could not under- stand. Scientific observers from many lands, on the contrary, collected material for -consider- able advancement in the study of astronomical phenomena.

SHIPPING SURVEYS. A conference has been held at the Board of Trade with reference to the instructions as to procedure under the Merchant Shipping Act which the Board of Trade propose to issue to their surveyors. The con- ference, which was attended by representatives of the Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom, the Shipmasters' and Officers' Federation, the Ship- masters'Society, London, the London Direct Short Sea Traders' Association, and the Sailors and Fire- men's Union, was presided over by Sir Courtenay Boyle. The chairman stated that the responsibility for the proposed instructions rested entirely with the Board of Trade, but the Board were anxious to have the assistance of the conference before issuing the instructions. The first instruction was amended so as to relate to foreign-going steamships over 200ft. in length, and not less than 700 tons gross register, when proceeding to se and provided that every such vessel should have, independently of the master and two mates, a sufficient number of deck hand3 avail- able for division into two watches, so as to provide aaa miaimum a competent hand at the wheel, a look- out man, and an additional hand on deck available for any purpose. Several members of the conference, expressed anxiety that, with regard to detention for undermanning or other cause, foreign ships should be placed on precisely the same terms as British ships. The chairman observed that no doubt what was fair for one was fair for the other, and that if the in- structions secured efficient manning in an English ship they must also secure efficient manning in foreign ships.

RAISING H.M.S. Victoria from the bed of the Mediterranean, where she now lies covered by some 450ft. of water, is, Work says, proposed to be done by means of magnetic grapplers, these being apparently the only available means of getting a hold of the vessel's hull, for divers cannot work at so great a depth. A number of iron-cased buoys are to be col. lected round the spot, and in that way sufficient floating capacity provided to hold up the 7000 or so tons of dead weight represented by the submerged ship. Strong cables with bars of iron at their outer ends are then to be lowered, and the irons magnetised by sending a current of electricity through coils of copper wire wound round them. The magnets so made would cling to various parts of the iron hull, and, by drawing in the cables, this could be raised I sufficiently to allow of it being carried into shallow water, where it could be dealt with and eventually floated again.

THE STRANGE CASítJ OF'R. CRESSWELL. A few mornings ago, says the Chichester Observer, a member of the reporting staff mounted his bicycle for a run into Fishbourne. His mission was to ob- tain "the whole truth and nothing but the truth" from a person there, and what he elicited is worth reprinting. The man to be interrogated was Mr. Henry Cresswell. Mr. Henry Ore awe 11. "I've experienced wonders, and that's the truth was Mr. Cresswell's reply to the first abrupt en- quiry. "Why I was as near death's door as possibly could be. Even now I look a lot more than thirty- t» Q. Last year about this time I was helped home. having brought up a lot of blood, and had to remain in bed for over a week; After that I lito tilree similar turnd. Three doctors tried their skill on me dnd said I had an ulcerated stomach-' gastric ulter.' I always used to feel great pain after a meal, and they ordered me a lot of 'slops' and milk food. I was often sick. Well, a few months ago I was persuaded to go to Chichester and buy a box of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People. I also wrote to the manu- facturers for further advice, which was very kindly given. I found that with the Pills I could thoroughly enjoy a substantial meal. The fourth pill I took seemed to go right to the weak spot. I had given myself up to die, as I could scarcely walk about. Now I can do my work and eat a meal without feel- ing any pain afterwards. I feel quite a new man. I advise every sufferer to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. I would not be without them on any account." Gastric ulcer is an aggravated form of indigestion, or rather it is the result of indigestion neglected. It begins with a feeling of fulness and discomfort after meals, chest aphe, and a constant sense that the food, instead of affording nourishment, only weighs down the stomach. There is a bad taste in the mouth spots seem to move before the eyes bilious attacks and flatulence are frequent, and the sufferer becomes a confirmed dyspeptic. Then the walls of the stomach begin to intlame, and then to ulcerate, and blood is vomited in alarming quantities the end of it may be that frightful disease, cancer of the stomach. Some thousands of people, suffering with indigestion in all stages, have written gladly acknowledging their cure by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, which cured Mr. Cresswell. Not one person was ever cured by a substitute, however therefore do not be deceived into paying for anything that does not bear the full name. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People, on the wrapper. In case of doubt it is better to send direct to Dr. Williams' Medicine Company, Holborn-viaduct, London, E.C., enclosing price, 2s. 9d. for one box, 13s. 9d. for six. Among the dis- orders cured by them are also anaemia. rheumatism, consumption, and decline, scrofula, chronic erysipelas, and to restore pale and sallow complexions to the glow of health. They are also a splendid nerve and jpinal tonic, and thus have cured many cases of paralysis, locomotor ataxy, neuralgia, St'. Vitus' dance, and nervous headache. They can be obtained of chemists, but it is iiiiportzint, to look for the full name, so as not to risk taking a substitute. O

A VEGETARIAN CKCJRCH. There is a vegetarian church in Salford, of which for the past 80 years no person could be a member unless he or she abstained from animal food and in- toxicating drinks. Many of the members also belong to the Peace Society. The late Joseph Brotherton, who was member of Parliament for Salford for about 20 years, was a member of this vegetarian church, and used to preach when not in London. 1 There was also a vegetarian church in Manchester conducted by Dr. Schofield for about 40 years, but at his death no suc- cessor could be found, and it was closed on that account, and many of the members joined the church in Salford. The first member was Mr. Coward, a member of the Church of England, and master of Selby Grammar School.

THE DREYFUS CASE. WILD SCEWS IN THE FRENCH CHAMBER1. The discussion of M. Cavaignac's interpellation on the Dreyfus case in the Chamber of Deputies in Paris on Saturday led to a scene of un'paralled"• violence and disorder. M. Cavaignac affirmed the existence of a written statement by Captain Lebrun- Reriaud, giving an accoinit of admissions saidto have been made to him by Dreyfus after the latter's de- gradation. This document, he said, established the guilt of Dreyfus, and he condemned the Government for their silence on the subject, and also for having brought about the Esterhazy trial. The Premier, in reply, said he could not communicate Captain Lebrun-Renaud's report, for the Government thought that a Parliamentary debate would change the judicial character of the affair and lead to an attempt at a revision of the trial by the Chamber. The other reason why the report could not be published was the same which led to the proceedings being con- ducted with closed doors. M. Meline puocjeeded- to condemn the action of M. Zola and of those newspapers which were conducting the campaign in Dreyfus's favour. The Government, he said, would not lend themselves to the illegality of instituting a revision trial. The scandal must be borne by those who created it. As to Oio street disturbances, the Government would so. that order was restored. M. Cavaignac announced the withdrawal of his interpellation. M. Jaures took it up, and was proceeding to denounce the conduct of the Government when the Comte de Bernis, a member of the Right, exclaimed that he was acting as counsel for the Dreyfus Syndi- cate. 31. Jaures retorted that 31. de Bernis was b Lar and a coward, The latter rushed towards the r'ibune; the Socialist deputies hastened to defend their leader, and a' hand-to-hand fight took place round the tribune. M. de Bernis forced his' way to M. Jaures, and struck him. The disorder increased, and eventually 31. Brisson left the chair. Shortly afterwards orders were given to clear the public gal- leries and the press gallery; and after more delay, during which he consulted the various groups of the Chamber, 31. Brisson decided to close the sitting.

THE TOTAL SOLAn, ECLIPSE. QUAINT SUPERSTITIONS AND FEARS OF INDIAN NATIVES. The eclipse of the sun (says a Calcutta message) was witnessed at all the stations under favourable conditions, the weather being perfect. The observa- tions made are known to be most valuable. Totality at Buxar lasted lmin, 30sec. Large parties of Europeans proceeded to Buxar, five special trains being required to convey them to the spot. The natives in various parts regard the event as pre- saging the downfall of the British Raj; but no dis- turbances are reported from any quarter. Immense crowds bathed in the waters of the Ganges at Benares, Calcutta, and other centres during the eclipse. At the moment of totality the conditions were favourable at Sir Norman Lockyer's camp at V iziad- rug. Native astrologers had prophesied all kinds of calamities, including a tidal wave at Bombay, and some foretold of great disaster a week hence. Reli- gious Hindoos sat down and counted their beads at the moment of contact, reciting prayers and hymns. Here and there on the foreshore stood Parsees, zend- avasta in hand, and with their faces turned towards the sun. Beggars swarmed nearly everywhere, and the Ilindoo streets were alive with the cry "Dedan sute girhan," meaning Give alms for the recovery of the sun from the jaws of the dragon Rahu." Bathing in the sea was prohibited by the Plague Committee, but the few bathers to be seen tied Durah grass to their clothes and put some of it into pickles* and preserves to ensure that they should not bo affected by the eclipse. There was general fasting. The Nizam of Haiclarabad has released 50 prisonerp each of whom received a present of money and clothes.

A MASSIVE bog-oak tree, with two immense branches, has been unearthed at Cheadle Heath, Stockport, by workmen engaged in the construction PO I of sewers. Professor Boyd Dawkins estimates that it is between 10,000 and 15,000 years old. It weighs 40 tons, and the Corporation is being urged to have it preserved. ONE of the most precocious explorers in history is young Mr. Cavendish, who has lately traversed a large portion, much of it unknown, of the African Continent. Next May he 'will be only twenty-two. Dr. Nansen, young as he is, is thirteen or fourteen years his senior. COUNT STRASSOLTO, who was a pupil at the military school at Cividale del Friule, scaled a garden wall the other night in order to attend a student's ball at Udine. He has been found with terrible injuries, dead on the railway line. It is believed that .he attempted to jump upon a train. A MARRIAGE has been arranged, and will shortly take place, between Edmund von Schmidt Secheran, only son of Baron Herman von Schmidt Secherau, Consul to his Majesty the King of Wurtemburg, Hamburg, Germany, and Gertrude, youngest daughter of the late Mr, George Meakin. Creswell H»u Stafford,

THE UGANDA REVOLT. INTERESTING DETAILS. A London news agency has received communica- tion of a letter from Dr. A. R. Cook, of the Church Missionary Society, giving a detailed account of events in Uganda until November 7, from the time when Dr. Cook and Mr. Pilkington arrived at Major Macdonald's camp in Usoga, where they had gone from the capital. Dr. Cook says that he had a most warm welcome at Major Macdonald's camp. They had had a terrific fight on the preceding Tuesday. and some of the bodies were still lying about un- I buried. They had only 200 odd Swaheli natives, les who are not remarkable for their fighting qualities 18 Sikhs, who fought magnificently and 10 Euro- peans. The rebels had ah c.ady treacherously gained entrance into the strong Government fort at Lubas, and on the Monday morning, hearing that the Eng- lish were coming, had twice occupied the crest of the hills, but not seeing them, had foolishly retired to the camp. In the afternoon," continues Dr. Cook, the major arrived, and at once occupied the crest, and set about building a boma 150 of the rebels came up, laughing, and saying they did not wish to fight, but to have a shauri (palaver), and seeing that the major was ready for them retired again. Only one face of the boma was completed by nightfall. In the grey of the morning, at six a.m., the Sikh sentries cried out that there were 300 men within 200 yards. Every one at once fell in, and the Nubians came on as before, laughing, and saying they only wanted to have a shauri, and nothing was further from their mind than to fight. When within 50 yards they treacherously poured in a volley, but got more than they bargained for. Unfortunately, there was a lot of cover close by, and for five hours they poured a hailstorm of bullets on the major's party. He calculates they fired about 36,000 rounds. Finally, as the major's ammunition was running out, he gave the word for a flank charge as a last extremity, and the Nubians at length turned tail and ran for their fort, their flight being hastened by a Busoga chief, Kerania, who ap- peared on the scene. The Hotchkiss .gun arrived at eight a.m. on the 25th, and a message was sent to tell the Nubians of its arrival. On October 26 three shells were fired from the Hotchkiss. The first pitched 200 yards from the fort, which was 2900 yards away r the second 50 yards short, and the third pitched right in. Unfor- tunately it was only a small (three-pound) shell. A brisk skirmish took place on the morning of the 28th. The major set 1000 Baganda and Basoga to work to cut the plantations down in the garden adjoining the fort. from which the Nubians got much of their food. The Nubians promptly attacked them, i but the Baganda gallantly repulsed the attack, and drove them into the fort. From above we could see almost every shot fired, and we were just rejoicing, when we heard the chunk, chunking sound of the Maxim. It was the first time we knew the rebels were able to work the Maxims they had captured from the steamer. The Baganda at once fell back. We were looking on with field-glasses at the result of 00 1 the shells, 11 of which were pitched into the fbrt and its neighbourhood. Twice, with beautiful precision, they were pitched into two groups of people, but they did not seem to do much damage; one' or two figures lay still, and two or three crawled away. Then someone touched my arm and said, Here are the wounded." The Baganda showed astonishing fortitude. Meanwhile the English officers had been much struck with the bravery of the Baganda. and, lining up, gave them three hearty cheers. They lost 20 killed and 54 wounded; the Nubians lost about 40 killed and wounded. Major Macdonald hesitates to directly attack the rebel fort, as he estimates our loss at from 400 to 500 men in killed and wounded. An attempted night attack, or rather night feint, was abortive, owing to a panic seizing the Swahelis, who broke and fled from the fort. On October 31 negotiations were, going on, as the rebels professed to want to surrender. On Nov. 1 the Nubians sent up a message to say they would evacuate the fort if allowed to cross over the Nile and to march to Kampala, to settle their shauri there, on condition that we all remained here. On the follow- ing day a man came up to camp who had actually seen the corpses of the three Europeans still fastened together by a chain."

WILLS AND BEQUESTS. The executors of the will of the late Sir William Cayley Worsley, Baronet, are Sir William Henry Arthingttm WofSley, his successor and nephew, now third baronet; James Digby Leggard, and James W orsIey Pennymon. The testator, who died on September 10 last, at the age of 68 years, be- queathed to his executors S50 each for the ?xecirtors.\i,i, and to his wife his jewellery ind £1000, in addition to the marriage settle- ments; annuities to seven servants of JE20 each, to :he vicar of Hovingham an annuity of £ 60. The testator directs that any tenant for life of the settled ?states who may join the Roman Catholic Church, or who may fail to take the name and quarter the Arms 3f Worsley. is to forfeit his life interest in the settled estate. The personal estate, which is returned at F-10,607 Os. IOd. gross, and net, nil, is left in trust for payment of certain charges and for investment m landed estate, to follow the devise, of the settled stales. i The will of the late General Sir Arthur James Herbert. K.C.B., who died on November 24 last, aged 76 ydars, hiis been proved by his sole executor, 3Ir. Edward John Francis Tozer. The testator, who had 9een considerable service, bequeathed to his wife all -be property he died possessed of, but in the event of her death without leaving a will, the property is to be succeeded to by his step-daughter* Annie Russell Ferguson. Personal estate to the value of E16,467 19s. 5d. is :he amount returned under the will of the late Mr. William Henry 3furfin, brewer, of Great Stoughton, Hunts, who died at the early age of 39 years, and who appointed as his executors his sister Emma Dinah 3Iurfin and the Rev. John Hill Bonham. To his servants the testator bequeathed amounts of P-10 to zE,50, to the Rev. John Hill Bonham 4:200, to his sisters Elizabeth and Emma Dinah his household effects, jewellery, plate, &c., and the residue of his, property lie \< aves in equal shares between Elizabeth Murfin, Emma Dinah Murfin, and Julia Ellen Powers, with directions that they should carry on his business. Personal estate of the declared value of £ 19,081 lis. 8d.gross and E17,110 Is. 2d. net has been re- turned by the executors of the will of the late Mr. Samuel Monckton White, brewer, of St. A bans, Herts. Mrs. Edith White and Mr. Peter Willi ai* son Dunville. The testator, the Rev. Edward Norman Poch'n, of Borkby, Leicestershire, who died on May 15 last. ap- pointed as his executors Mr. Henry Percy Williams and Mr. John Edward Montague Finch, who have returned the value of the personal estate at £ 100,893 15s. To his executors the testator bequeathed £ 50 each for the executorship, and to his housekeeper his furniture, plate, jewellery, &c., and an annuity of £ 120; to his housemaid, C40 annuity. The testator further made numerous bequests, and directs that after making provision for them, to pay the whole of the trust moneys to the. British and Foreign Bible Socieiy absolutely, and tfeere-is eWlY possibility of this".bedrest camaunting to." betwce.n £80;000 and The testator,; Mr. John Wright, was the registrar of tho Bloomsbury County-court, and died at Sellons Farm, Willesden, oA Noveiuber îI, and his will, whiclft was in his own handwriting, was proved on Decetrfeer 10 by his nephew, 3Ir. P.Wright, his sole'ecutor, who. has returned the value of the personal; estate at £ 14.038 .10ii:1 Id. The testator, who directed that. his frle should not wear mournijig, and that-his -body Ipe;rcremated, bequeathed liberal legacies to-relativesv-friends, and servants, and to his nephew, Mr. R, P. Wright, the residue of his property?: Persortal losthte. to, the value of £ 26,075 12s. 5d.. has been returned linqirer the will, which was proved on Janu&ry 11,;icd the late Mr. Francis Cohen, stock- broker, who died on December 22 last, and appointed as his execatora his (brother, Mr. Arthur Cohen, power being reserved to grant probate to his brother- in-law, MriEtlgvmft Pinjto. of the Stock Exchange. The testator bequeathed to his groom, George Challis. £ 2000; to his brother, Arthur Cohen, £ 1000: his residuary estate he leaves in trust to pay the income to his sister, Mrs. Catherine Pinto, during her life, and subject to such life interest to be held in trust for the benefit, in equal shares, for all her children. The testator, Captain Arthur William Cotton, late of the Grenadier Guards, son of the late Lord Justice Cotton, appointed as his sole executor his brother, Alfred Ernest Cotton, and who has just returned the net value of the personalty at £ 16.453. The te, itor v bequeathed to his godchild. Cecilly Ackland, £ 25; to nis friend, Francis Lyon Fryer, of the Grenndier Guards, Y-100; and the residue of his property he leaves to his brother, Alfred Ernest Cotton, when he desires to give mementoes to his other brother, his sisters, and his best friends, men and women. Letters of administration have been granted tc 3fr. .William Cooper Birch to the property of the late Mr. Thomas Clarkson Birch, stockbroker, cf 6, Copthall-court, in the City of London, who died on Dec. 20 last. and whose personal estate has been de- clared to he of the value of £ 14,358 13s. Id. gross, and Cl2,229 Is. Id. net. ",1

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QUEER TRIBAL CUSTOMS. The report of Sir Arthur Hardinge on the condi- tion and progress of the East Africa Protectorate is a valuable paper from the standpoint of geographer, politician, and sociologist. The last aspect is especially interesting, but can only be touched upon slightly here. It is interesting to read, for instance, that Mombassa shares with Malinde the honour of being mentioned in Milton's Paradise Lost," and that historically it has had a somewhat chequered existence, being held now by the Portuguese, now by Arabs. The inhabitants of British East Africa, it need hardly be mentioned, are divided into innumerable tribes, each having its own customs. The blood of the natives is by no means pure, Arab, Persian, and Portuguese admixture being common. In the island of Faza the population is a half Persian, half African race, and they retain traces of their Persian blood in their regular features and light complexion, the women being specially remarkable for their good looks. Regarding the Soudanese, whose rebellion has caused so much disturbance in East Africa, Sir Arthur Hardinge says that their great fault is their readiness to yield to the temptations of drink. The Swahilis, on the other hand, are sober, but not remarkable as soldiers, a fact borne out by recent experience. The Arabs and Swahilis, we learn, are free from religious intolerance, regarding the Christian mis- sionaries with respect, though as teachers of an imperfect and corrupt creed. The Pagan tribes have no definite religion. They have only a vulgar belief in spirits. The Gallas profess to have once had a sacred book, which was eaten by a cow, and whenever a cow is killed a strict search is made for the book. The Pagan tribes have a deep-rooted faith in magic. Christianity, which insists on purity and temperance, makes but little headway, the elders looking upon in- dulgence in the corresponding vices as their special privilege. Financially the Protectorate does not appear to bo a success, the actual receipts for the nine months elapsing since the establishment of the Protectorate and the beginning of the 1897 financial year being E22,865, and the expenditure £ 77.920. For the fol- lowing year the figures were: Receipts, £ 32,670; expenditure, £ 134,346. In spite of this, however. the prospects of the Protectorate are good, and it is expected that within a few years the difference between expenditure and receipts will be wiped out. The country is very young, as the following state- ment shows: "There can be little doubt that the introduction of carts will reduce our transport expen- diture by at least 50 per cent. What will happen when railways are common ?

LONDON'S FIRE BRIGADE. AN IMPORTANT SCHEME. An estimate of £ 197,185 is about to be submitted e, to the London County Council by their Finance Committee in respect of the provision of additional protection from fire. This matter has been occupy- ing the careful attention of the Fire Brigade Com- mittee for some time past, and reports on the subject were presented on December 9 and 16 of last year. The report and recommendations on which the council will shortly be asked to decide have apparently been brought thoroughly up to date. and embody the latest proposals of the present chief officer of the brigade. The capital expenditure, as stated above, is estimated at nearly £ 200.000. and the increased annual charge for maintenance at rather more than £ 25,000. The estimated capital expenditure is much greater than that contemplated by the scheme approved in 1894, a fact due to the number of large buildings pro- posed to be erected. To judge from the experience of the past, 10 years at least will probably elapse before the scheme is carried out in its entirety, but it is proposed to proceed gradually, and, as suitable sites are found, to submit to the Council specific recommendations with respect to their acquisition. The capital expenditure in any one year will not be so very heavy, but it must be remembered that it will be supplemental to the outlay to which the Council is committed in connection with the enlargement of existing stations and the substitution of new ones for some of those now in use. In the opinion of the chief officer the general principles which should govern fire brigade work in London are as follow (1) It should be practicable to concentrate 100 men within 15 minutes in any dangerous area for large fire occurrences. (2) On any call, the fireman ought, if the machine leaves the station at once, to reach the scene of the fire in less than five minutes. (3) The principle of station work should be this each station is responsible for a certain area. and on any fire occurrence within that area the station concerned should be prepared at once to use its entire strength, with two or more appliances, and re- serve stores, if nscessary, at that fire, the first supple- mental aid coming from the adjacent stations. (4) In order to do this effectually at each station there should be- First—Choice of apparatus. Second—A good proportion of men on duty at the station. Third—Sufficient firemen and a coachman ready clothed, to ride at once with the first machine, two horses being also in readiness, so that the first turn- out may be a matter of seconds instead of minutes. (5) A sub-station should have one man at least besides the duty man ready clothed, to in horsing the escape, or, if necessary, to run the station escape by hand. Before dealing specifically with localities in which the establishment of stations is recommended by the Fire Brigade Committee, the Council is asked to en- dorse the principles of the revised scheme. The recommendations of the Fire Brigade Com- mittee, if adopted, will involve the provision of 88 extra officers and firemen, 35 coachmen, 70 horses, eight steamers, and 29 horsed escapes. As regards the cost, the rough details are: "I Full stations at West Hainpstead, Len- green, East Greenwich, and South Battersea (sites and buildings) £f)(100 Eighteen sub-stations (sites and buildings) 13.3,U00 Appliances— Eight steam fire-engines at F-320 £ 2500 Twenty-nine horsed escapes at £ 125 3G25 —— 6185 £ 197.185

TiiE marriage between Dr. Talmage and 3Irs. Collier was celebrated on Saturday at Alleghany City. THE missing boat, with six men belonging to the steamer Mareca, wrecked on the rocks at St. Govan s Head, has been recovered. All saved. TIIE death is reported of 3Ir. Alexander Mac- kenzie, the writer of voluminous histories of some of the more prominent clans. 3Ir. Mackenie was GO years of age. IN the German Reichstag, Count Posadowsky de- clared that in answer to inquiries he had received through the British Embassy a reply praising the ex- tremely beneficial activity of female factory in- spectors. THE British steamer Cromarty, from Shanghai for New York, while entering St. Michael's Harbour during a gale recently, was totally wrecked. All hands were saved, and some part of the cargo may possibly be recovered. 31 a. FREESTONE and two assistants left Liverpool on Saturday for Coomassie, whence they will proceed to Secondee in charge of a quantity of material for the railway which it is intended to construct from Tacorady Bay to Tarquah. A TABLE furnished by the Finance Committee of the London County Council shows that the actual cost of works carried out by the Works Department f of the Council during the half-year ended September 30 last amounted to 1192,410, being an increase over the estimated cost of £ 21,360. IT was not supposed till lately that the Ancient Mexicans were so far advanced in civilisation as to make terra-cotta statues. One has been discovered in a cavern by an Indian, and is now in the United States Museum of Ethnology. It is 5ft. high, and j dates from before the Spanish Conquest. The figure was moulded in three parts:—bead, trunk, and legs, which are skilfully put together. The dress is evidently a cotton blouse and trousers, with leggings and sandals, Round the waist is a thick sash of cotton, such as the Spaniards say were worn to protect the body from arrows and sabres of Obsidian. THAT portion of the remarkable railway which is to j carry the tourist to the top of the Jungfrau which ■ extends between the Scheidegg and the Eiger Glacier will be opened in June, ready for the season. It is for the most part uncovered, but there is a tunnel 8C metres long. Another of the mountain lines which are intruding upon the once sacred solitudes of the Alps, the Gomergrat Electric Railway, will be ready for passengers early in spring. It has been tested for traffic, with satisfactory results. HERE are some prices which go to show that living at Buluwayo is not such a costly matter after all Weekly boarders, P.2 10s.; breakfast and tiffin, 3s., each, and dinner, 3s. 6d. It is not a long time ago since these prices were obtainable at Johannesburg, and even to-day ordinary middle-class board costs E7 10s. per month at the latter place. Many of the bachelors of Buluwayo board themselves, and can come out well on £7 or JE8 per month- Those in billet at Buluwayo, without extravagant notions, can save a fair amount from their wages if prudent. The ordinary wage runs, for store assistants and clerks, from E15 to E20 per month,

THE WOMAN'S WOULD. MASY of the winter round hats are appalling in their general effects, but the majority of the bonnets are graceful, comfortable, and, as a rule, becoming. There are also some pronounced French models lJut would not suit the general taste. A bonnet, lor example, cf golden-brown velvet, heavy of pile like a silken fur, affects the outlines of an old-fashioned caleche just in front. It comes well over the waves of hair, which are to be worn a la Merode with this particular bonnet. At the sides the shape is round and very short above the ears and extremely short at the back, with velvet strings starting from the shortest part, made of a changeable flame and golden-brown colour. This bonnet is trimmed with a billowy mass of red, brown, olive, and gold-coloured feathers, effectively grouped. Another model, with a pent-house front and a short retrousse back, is made of two superb shades of dahlia velvet garni- ture, with pale mauve feathers, loops of the velvet guipure lace, and a trio of tiny East Indian birds. A downy felt bonnet of creamy grey tint is trimmed with sable bands and tails and a number of green feathers, above which hovers a coloured bird with outstretched wings. THE neat, ladylike, aRd always appropriate French toque bordered and trimmed with fur has appeared en suite with very many of the handsome church and street costumes worn this winter. This 1B0del-which is scarcely a hat and still less a bonnet—has been the choice for seasons past of many fashionable women, but it has not been the favourite with the million. Bonnets and other close shapes are, however, now declining the subordinate position which recent fashions have assigned to them, and are once more worn on all dressy occasions. At least this is the role fashion allots to them, but in these days of inde- pendence even her autocratic decrees are put, aside, and as hats are so convenient, comfortable, and in very many cases far more becoming than bonnets, it will not be surprising if, notwithstanding the pre- sent trend towards "dress" toques, capotes, and bonnets, the coming season should find the picture hat and all the other endless models still holding their own. THE very latest 'wrinkle in veils is the empire scarf. It comes two-and-one-balf yards long, and is meant to be fastened about the brim of the hat. crossed at the back and brought round and knotted on the left shoulder. These scarf veils are usually of dotted net. in. black, white or white with black dots, and are edged top and bottom with very narrow blaek ribbon velvet. Across the ends of the scarf is a plaiting or frilling of fine lace a finger wide, with three rows of the narrow velvet run on above it as a border. Others of these scarfs are of chiffon veiling of Brussels net in cream colour, cardinal or brown. When of a becoming shade, these soft, fluttersonie veilings form a pretty frame for a delicate face, and enhance the bloom of even a glowing beauty. PALE, lead-coloured nails indicate melancholy. People with narrowTnails are ambitious and quarrel- some. Broad nails indicate a gentle, timid, and bash- ful nature. Lovers of knowledge and liberal senti- ment have round nails. Small nails indicate little- ness of mind. obstancy, and conceit. Choleric, martial men, delighting in war. have red and spotted nails. Nails growing into the flesh at the points or sides indicate luxurious tastes. People with very pale nails are subject to much infirmity of the flesh, and are liable to persecution by neighbours and friends. WHEN the winter blasts are blowing about the house and the chill and darkness of winter nights come on, it is comforting to feel that the household is well supplied with the material to keep them warm, while they are tucked into their beds and resting from their labours. To sleep cold and to waken in the morning half-benumbed and chilled to the bones is one of the most demoralising of experiences. It unfits one for the day's work and is ruinous to health. Children who are allowed to sleep without ^sufficient covering almost always have cold in the head, which gives rise to troubles which remain with them as long as they live. An experienced housewife, herself a grandmother of a score of healthy and happy youngsters, is the authority for the statement that probably not one household in four isproprl1 equipped as to bedding. Too much dependence ia placed upon blankets, which, while they serve a most admirable purpose, should be supplemented by quilts, of eider-down or cotton. It is not generally known that a single sheet of water-proof material placed on a bed between two blankets will afford more warmth than any other light material that can he used. If one doubts this jnst, recall, the experience'of the! soldiers in the late war, many of whom used to sleep with a blanket and an oilcloth, and were perfectly comfortable even when the ground was wet and chill. Excellent bedding can be made at home at very small cost. Twelve yards of ordinary cheese cloth, with four or five pounds of cotton wool, will make a quilt that will put at defiance the coldest night that this climate sends us. The material is stretched upon a frame, the sheets of cotton wool unfolded and carefully smoothed out, then the;1 cover is put on and the whole is caught together with long stitches, in which are secured little tufts of wool or cotton, so that they will not draw through. When the tacking is done the edges are either turned in or bound, according to fancy. Sometimes the turned-in edges are feather-stitched with wool or heavy cotton. Very comfortable bedding can be made at small cost from discarded garments. Entire skirts may be used, and the strips can be pieced out by portions of the waist and sleeves, or from the patchwork bag very many pretty pieces can be obtained. When our grandmothers were girls it was a part of the business of every young woman to provide herself with a certain number of pieced-up quilts. Failing to do this she was not considered fit to take upon herself the cares and responsibilities of a household. Who does not remember in grandmother's closets piled in sym- metrical order the rising sun, the fox and geese, the sunflower and the hen and chickens, pieced and quilted with the utmost care and precision. ONE Woman only recently had nine patchwork quilts quilted by hand, and boasted that. not one stitch covered over four or five threads of the material. In fact, the quilting was a work of art, and afforded an object lesson to the rising genera- tion, who could not, if their lives depended upon it. do such a piece of work. Thrifty and economical i housewives sometimes make most delightful down quilts from the feathers of common fowls, by strip- ing the down portion from the quiil and spreadingjt evenly between layers of cheese cloth, after which it it quilted like the ordinary comfortable.. IT is not difficult or very troublesome to save feathers in this way. Almost all country people in preparing fowls for home consumption scald them and take off the feathers in large handfuls. By sepa- rating the quill from the poft feathers and allowing the latter to become thoroughly dry, a quantity of really valuable material may be secured. It is a fact not generally understood that the downy portion of such feathers is worth almost as much as the very best geese feathers. Of course, where time; and strength are lacking, it is not worth while to expend much labour on such things, but there are many households where the average ability of the members can be no better used than to provide things tasteful. comfortable and even luxurious for themselves and those who find shelter within their home circle. WE cannot impress too strongly upon those who have the control of children the necessity of care being exercised in the manner in which food is administered. Often an otherwise careful mother, perhaps pre-occupied with conversation or anxious to be free to do something else, to attend to her other household duties may-be. will give her child such large and frequent mouthfills that after it has grown to the self-feeding- age the practice is continued and the habit becomes confirmed. Perhaps children are inclined to eat too fast; it is certainly a common fault and one which may be avoided by deferring the self-feeding and letting the mother by patient deliberate feeding aid the child in form- ing correct habits. And again, this duty should never be left to an ignorant and thoughtless nurse, who may have reasons of her own for haste. Care in this matter may seem to cost too much time, but the result will be worth all the expenditure. One of the many arguments against the presence of very little children at the common table is adduced by the fact that so many adults, even persons of culture, have wrong habits in eating, coupled with that of the imitative tendency of the little ones.^ Haste in eating is naturally accompanied by haste in feeding on the part of the mother or nurse, which is frequently the cause of the after habit in the child in taking too large a quantity in its mouth and swallowing it too .fast.

"I THINK Bumply is about the most fluent and most colossal liar I ever met. He's just been telling me that he's a regular caller on all families in the most aristocratic part of the city." It's the truth. Bumply's a postman, you know." Do you find sermons in stones, and books in the running brooks ?" asked the romantic maiden. I never find pocket-books in them," replied the matter- of-fact young man. TITEFIST "My wife is just the finest cook on top of ground, she is." Mrs. T's Mother: And I sup- pose that's, the reason you don't think itneocss ii v to hire one, is it

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PROFFSSOU WALTERS, the American archaeologist, has found an immense pre-historic burying-ground jn the Choctaw.Indian country, U.S. It contains at least 75,000 skeletons, which first appeared in cutting the Kansas City, Pittsburg, and Gulf Railway several months ago. The skulls of most had been pierced with missiles and weapons, arrowheads of mossagate or darts. Above the bones are two distinct geological strata, which enable him to estimate the date of burial as 20,000 years ago. He concludes that a great battle took place then between the Mayas and the Mound Builders, and that 75,000 were killed. The fight was one of many between tliq, Mayas of Mexico and Central America and the l'm'sterioua Mound Builders for the supremacy of inortli Aiiierica. IT is expected that a novel inter-State dispute will be brought for settlement before the American Courts. The State of Kansas has called in question the right of the State of Colorado to divert, water for purposes of irrigation from streams flowing from it into the former, American law at present provides for any State to control waters not navigable within ,a its own area, but the grievance mentioned will litv4a to be specially dealt with. Kansas claims that tho water flowing into it from Colorado should come in undiminished quantities. The view of that State has been upheld by American judges in regard to diffe- rences on a similar stream depletion between privata owners of property.

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Accoi!i)iN*a to Professor Jieckman,, left was in- vented before woven cloth. Felt is still the prin- cipal "tllff for dress and tenting among the Tartars of Central Asia, whose ways of life have co;itinui'd un- changed from remote antiquity. Felt m ight be dis- covered rather than invented, for the palls on llceces are a nat ural felting of the wool. (' -1 '1 rt THE marriage arranged between Surgeon-Captain Robert John Draper Hall. Army Medical Staff, son of the late Major G. Hall, of the Bombay Army, and Daisy Isabel Annie, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Cooper, of Beacons field lfoiise, Rochester, will take place at St. Margaret's Church, Rochester, on Feb- ruary 22. Woods and other waters of Minnesota.- The bogs nourish a large number of plants, shrubs, and even smalls trees, as well as little animals. They drift about with the winds, and sometimes get caught in sheltered coves, where they remain, and become iised to t he bottom.

Ir=m- I A RECORD! 200 GOLD MEDALS AND DIPLOMAS. ? dembt the most popular drink of the day is COCOA, and ill the selection of a good cocoa the opinion of experts is not to be cU-npised. J. he fciient testimony of two hundred Gold Me^a s ««nd Diploma* awaraed in ■tfuSSgX competition by experts in all parts .MS PURE CONCENTRATED other cocoa can show. Dr. ANDREW F.R.S E., in ing 01 Hill. cocoa. savs that 11 is the in ":(1 flesh energy producing constituents, and adds, "There is no better food."