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NO 199

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LEWIS’ PHOTOGRAPHS

None Better ! None Cheaper !

For Fineness of Finish and Artistic Posing, LEWIS’ PHOTOS are unsur- passed anywhere.

Special attention given t») CHILDREN’S PICTURES; also to Copying and Eo-

iarging Old Pictures.

ENTRANCE ON GRAFTON ST.,

pu {t is made up of matter pACITL T > pnaeT “prep

wit us appeared in the Daily editions, and OPPOSITE THE POST OFFICE. -Class weekly newspaper--interesting i fel20

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m Tha s Awaits Solation-

Wiy Electrica Sensitives Safer Irevi-

It's a little early to ask you to

NEWEST STYLES from the best

nderstorme—a Man ® P| TD ADARTLENT is second to none oO

the best of them. When in need

“cne=| We have a surprise for you.

oo 1g Poi bat that I et ‘ Cy $ al I I is t tl iers st I i t is been . dies } x Tn ; 7 in v 2 i it fi nes headachy and rest- sv it k wing ex what is t : tter with him Various ob- s i tl 1 thunder- : i by an increas- s leat yplexy. s t non t strictly t “t cal < itions, t t aitera 1 in the res : t air, ort ther causes, s ii t determi: is t s ‘ ut sph elec- a many hypotheses, I s knowledg¢ The I I thi 1 loud still $ ft s would seem se s of well- i tory experiments on a suff ntly extensive scak In the s 8 t sa that the t tl t s in some way i with the presence of water. VW t th letermining cause, t? ao erstorm becomes ‘ ged ty, and a charge site sign is induced upon the

€ Wwe 2. 2 difference I } I veen th earth and r goes usir The body re i as a discharging point ‘ gs i st t ct the restoration of electric equilibrium between th i in its v nity. This pr ss wi ue until ither by a stea discharge « by the disruptive is we 2 thund tension s 7 l nd equil lun effect- vally restored The man really heen s = f na el ed rate — 7 ri € rium between the hody be regarded as a connection be- tween earth and air it is tc be remem- bered that the « nee of potential between the tw ter, and, therefore, betwe the hea d feet of the man, is s\ t sudden and ex- ter =

Stepping a Great Ship.

n of a steamship on a calm

sea is so s oth and steady that one hardly realizes the tremendous mo- mit ti ssel under his feet. A 4 ufter the engines

down, give a start-

e energy

ling t f tl of motion. rhe tir red to arrest the motion ‘ 2 sl bring it to a standstill

determined by cal- -alculations have been

made for several well-known » stop the Etruria, whose dis- 4 is 9,680 tons horse power : speed 20.18 knots an hour,

and forty-seven seconds

and during the process

of stopping the ship will forge ahead 2464 feet, or nearly one-half a mile. Tl United States ; Columbia, with a dispiacement ) tons, 17,991 I P a speed of 22.8 knots in two minutes and

nd within a space of

‘ushing, U, 8. N., whose displacement is only 105 tons, and horse power 1,754, with a speed of 22.48 knots,

stopped t a distance of

feet in 18.4 seconds. In each case

the vessel is suppesed to be going at

full speed, and the stoppage produced

by reversir the action of the pro- peller.—Railway Review.

Queer French Scheme,

A curious form of life f ich manufacturing

insurance is

Ip ul I > of La Fourmi ( ant). The peculiarity is thaf the zg a man ] 3 the less he becomes enti i to I payment of $l a mc1 assures the payment of $1000 to th 1eirs of a man dying before the age of 38, the payment diminishing p:o- portionately to $510 at The idea seems to be t

Pat if a man dies young r

i hildren a likely to be in want, but that when |! is 50 they will be ' ti to earn their own living.—London News. Sea Water for London. A plan is about to be submitted to t British Parliament for supplying London with sea-water at the rate of rallons a day, says the Y s Companio The water is ta b ped fron 1e sea Into a lofty ré r at Lacing, on the coast of ex. whence it will flow down hill t izh pipes to Epsom and from Ep- w be distributed over London — used principally for baths, for watering the streets, and for flush- sewers The object is to pro- mcte the healthfulmess of the great Great Britains Coal Mining. 1] mining industry of Great E 1 has seldom had a more un- eat sctory year than 1895 preved to ! price of coal fell almost con- luring the twelve months, over a large part ofthe s l from 20 ents to 24 t under the aycrage prices ir ) In other words, the pr f al is 1 er than at t } x the seveh years 7 Telephones on Men of War As peaking be 1 f ' not to work n tl English war ships owing to tl t ng of the 1 y h aor alty is determine ¥Y tile- phone

A Striking Forehead.

| .wker—The goat is an impressive- lo I animal Cumsoe—I don’t think so Cawker—Have you ever reflecte Zeke 2 = Leva Comedie - sus -t 6. eet ae &§ Learn to say no and it will be more use z to you than to be able to read Latin.- st Spurgeon. -_- oo oe One of the unpleasant things in tb <j Trench political situation is the reporte:

(ffort that is being made by some of the fictions to compel President Faure to re sign. M. Faure isthe second Fresiden Fi ance had in two years, and the materia f r +o high an office is not so plentifu) gat it can be used up so rapidly.

“<|has there been such a large quan ICloths from England, Scotland, Germany best Cutter that ever drew © chalk on cio able, that you are sure is stylish and up to date,

TINH GHNTS FURNISHINGS.

tment is uptodate. You can soods at low prices. White Shirts from 45 cents to

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This certainly is our forte.

$2.50. Call and see us, boys,

BE

oe mtasin nian! noasinetamnnn tt

41 Big Walues and

5) Small Prices !

Those who wish to help themselves will be helped to Bargains at John Newson’s Furniture Store. Bedsteads and Bedding a specialty this mont: Our Chamber and farlor Suites sell at sight, The finish and prices do it.

JOHN NEWSON.

Charlottetown, February 14, 1896—dy

ee oA i Toney Cree Cn Or OU EIU Or

MILL MEN'S HARDWARE.

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Disston’s Rotary Saws, all sizes.

Disston’s Swages,

Disston’s Side Files.

Saw Gunuorers and Cutters.

Belting Rubber and Leather,

Belt Lacing.

Mill Tools of all kinds, and OILS.

Our prices are the lowest and goods are best quality.

R. B. NORTON & CO.

Ch’town, Feb. 6—24

True Zovers —

of delicious TEA are satisfied when supplied with our lines of English Breakfast Congou, India, China, Oolong and Ceylon Teas. We believe our 22c. Blewd to be the best on the market for quality, strength flavor and price. The public realize a good article, when they use it, and to-day our sales on this Tea are larger than ever before.

We carry a full line of Canned Goods, Jams and Jellies, Fish, Boned and Skirned Dried Codfish Flour, Meal, etc., which we will sell at the very lowest prices. the most reliable good and Eggs taken in eX

delivered to «ll

Our aim is t>? bry sell them at the lowest prices. change for cash or goods. Goods parts of the city.

This is our hobby. Everything in this depar that you can't get in any store in the city. Tony

l service of the battleship Texas to

| sel which has | although she cost $3,500,000, are now de- | clared to be the result of her docking at ithe Brooklyn navy yard last November,

' naval constructor who built the ship op

+ conmmissioners or trustees, and 311 of the

WILLIAM GRANT & co numbered 5,022 of the 5,950 employed in . the Province, of which total only 665

Char'ottetowa, Jane 19. 1895—135 w QUEEN STREF?. ; have normal school certificates. This : oe ee _—s ee want the Province should provide for at

HATS t

buy a new Hat,

of a new

In this department we excel. tity of Cloths shown and France.

NEW HATS! |

but we want to let y English, American and Canadian makers. n P #. Island, and at the present time we think it Hat or Cap, call and have a look at this

under one roof. Elegant goods,

We can say without a biush that we have the th in P. EB. Island. Whenin want of aSuit that fits comfort- call on Murphy—he can do it.

Never in the history of P. E. Island beautiful designs.

get ‘Furnishings here

Mcxay Woolen Company, Swell Tailors.

ou know we have them. Our HAT AND CAP

is ahead of department.

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IN

THE U. 8S. BATTLESHIP TEXAS A

BAD WAY,

It Will Take Six Months and Cost $150,- 090 to Make Her Seawerthy.

Wasuixeton, Feb. 22.—The loss of the the navy for at least six months and the ex penditure of $150,000 for repairs to make a seaworthy craft of this brand new ves- never yet made a cruise,

and which was at that time offi tally call- ed a “trifling accideut” to be repaired at trivial expense and practical'y with no loss of the ship’s service. The experienced

purchased English plans, much modified, and who was in charge of the dock when the accident occurred, reported Nov. 13th tha: the vessel could be made as good as new in twelve davs, ata cost of $251 for labor and $55 for material. A board of exam- ination raised this figure on Jan. 9th to 100 working days, $31,000 for Jabor aud $7,850 for material. But even this re- vision did not include stripping the heavy movable weights off the ship and numer- ous other expenses not explicitly charge- able to repairs, Since the work ha act- ually commenced the estimated time for completion has been extended to Ju'y, and the computed t tal expenditure is still growing, When the work is completed, however, it is believed that ths vessel will

be second only ,to the Indiana cla-s in value, and in all probability the wi-dom of Ler designers will be vindicated.

His Grace the Dukeof Westminster is

probably the richest man in the world. Li! Hung Chang has been rated higher, aud Americans claim greater wealth for Mr. | tockfeller, but, everything considered, the Duke of Westminster’s holdings — will

donbtless top those of the Chinaman and

the American. He is certainly the heavi- est owner of real estate in the world. Mr. tockfeller’s fortune is largely in stocks

and securities; the Duke’s is principally real estate. Its value and earnings is little affectea by outside canses. For a century

indeed the only vartatien has been an in-

crease of value and of rentals. The Duke is interested in inany commercial enterprises and railway and other corporations, but the bulk of his belongings is in the nature

of real estate, business blocks, market places, houses and farms. His income | ranges from $1,000,000 to $5,060,009 an-

nually. It isnot so great as that of sev-

eral Americans, whose aggregate wealth | is much less than that of Westminster,

but if their returns are larger their risk is

the greater. The Duke’s belongings, real and personal, amount to $175,000,000.

The number of schools in Quebec is in- creasing, and their equipment, in many cases, is being improved. The number of pupils is increasing. In 1893-4 it was) ©1 4.960; in 1895 it had grown to 229,895,} of which 200,389 were in schools under} Catholic, and 28,040 in those under Pro- testant control, their being, in the Pro- vinee, 927 of the former managed by

latter. The increase on the total number of school buildings, on the year, was 233. The statistics of attendance, it is pointed out, do not do justice to the Province, there being vo returns from many of the large number of private and independent echools. Tothis ds attributed the fact that while, asarule, 25 per cent. of a population attend school, in Quebec only 19 per cent. is enrolled. In his report Mr. de la Bruere says there is urgent need ot an additional normal school for the training of female teacbers, who, last year,

the earliest moment.

rer

Fuller details of the working of the po’ato patch plan in various Americar cities last year show it to have been prac-

Preparing for Spring

—_—_— «- TO eens,

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We have received samples of our NEW SPRING

SUITINGS and TROGUSERINGS from LONDON. They

are, without doubt, the finest setection of goods we have

ever had the good fortune to place before our customers.

tome who have seen them pronounee them fine, and have ilready selected their Spring Suit,

Wa=> They are the newest Calorings and Designs now m the European market. Those wishing to see the new- »st things made should call and see them.

JOHN MACLEOD & CO.

MERCHANT TAILORS.

Charlottetown, February 8, 1896.

ticallv a universal success. Detroit, which hoasts of having originated the scheme. reporis that the crops for “95 reached yalue of about $30,000, while the amount lexpended was only $5,000, though srec | was furnished to most of the worker-. Buffalo furnished employment to 560 fam- ilies; cost, under $2,200; value of crops $12,000. Brooklyn employed twenty families; cost, $45; value of crops, $l, 000. Seattle spent $204 and realized $2, 450. St. Paul spent $275 and the crop i: put at $1,100. In many Cases it was » first year’s experiment, and in all case both the managers and the beneficiaries o this vnique charity want to repeat th: trial next year. It is ideal as @ self hel) charity, and, where instructors are em ploved, as in the New York case, it may easily prove a practical school for the edu cation of market gardenere and farmers $$$

pooor DIGESTION leads

nervousness, chronic dyspepsia anc

great misery. The best remedy is HOOD’S SARSAPARILLA.

DUCK RAISING PAYS.|

SO GET EGGS IF YOU HAVE NOT STOCK AND STARY AT ONCE.

Farmers Will Find Tnat More Attention

to This Lucrative Iranch of Their

Business Will

Hi yts to Begi:n-rs.

A good many people are prejudiced against ducks, because of the notion that they make mud and are noisy, and are not as profitable as chickens, This is a great mistake, for ducks can be kept as easily and in as cleanly @ manner as any other fowls, if they are furnished with proper quarters.

Pekin or Rouen ducks do not need water, except a plentiful supply to drink, and this can+be furnished in such a way as to keep them from get- ting into it, as they surely will if they can. We always give our ducks a tub to bathe in, and when they have had their bath empty the tub for that day.

Pucks produce as many eggs as du hens, and in most of places their eggs sell for two cents a Cozer more than hen’s eggs, because of their greater size. If they have been well kept through the winter, they will begin to lay about the middle of February, and continue until they have produced about 15 dozen, when the old ones may be sold, leaving thefring hatch for next season’s work.

Ducks will thrive on the coarsest kind of food, and the young are very hardy, as they are never bothered with lice or diseases of the kind that often attack young chickens. A duck once hatched is liable to live to maturity on food that a chick would die on in a week.

When sold ducks always sell for more by the pound than chickens do, and there is no reason to believe that a pound of duck costs more than # pound of chicken.

We have named Pekins and Rouens. The Aylesburys are just as valuable, but pure-bred ones are very rare, most

of them having been crossed wit) Pekin blood,

We are very much in favor of tl farmers paying more attention

ducks than they show a disposition at this time.—Farm and Fireside. Raise Your Ow: Sacer,

Store sage is very unsatisfactory, at lev st that is my experience, being com- pcsed of stems principally. Instead of buying this savory herb purchase a package of English sage seed and when the ground is in good condition in erring, sow broadcast in rich soil. This will produce a large supply of fine pk nis which may be gathered or slip- ped from the bed. But the better way is tc transplant the young plants to a bed or border prepared expressly for them, in time to become well rooted before frost. In this way a fine supply of the herb may be secured and will rcre than repay the time and labor expended, as when once set, a sage bish will live for years. A dozen vigorous plants will produce enough leaves for an ordinary family for Years. Top-dress with coarse manure in the spring after forking around the plents in bed or bord-r. The fresh vigorous shoots should be slipped when ebout 6 inches long, choosing the even- irs or some cloudy day. Spread to dry upon fresh clean paper In a cool Place secure from dust, and in the shade. An airy, unused chamber is just the right place. When ary stor? avay in clean bags or boxes. When wanted to use, dry in the oven a few minutes and afterward rub through a sieve. Then tt is ready at a moment's notice to season gravies, soups or de- Neacies.

Stimulate E¢cg Produactien.

Canadian farmers are prone ‘9 scratch over an extended area to raise grain crops, which in many cases hard- ly pay the cost of production. Why net specialize 7? And what offers bet- ter inducements than poultry keep- ing ? A first-class market is open the year round withing six days’ journey of Halifax. We refer to the English merkets. During the first eight months of 1893, England imported 70,310,000 doz. exgs, valued at $12,317,000; in 1894, 78,- 183,210 doz., valued at $12,026 ;830; in 1895, 81,073,620 doz., valued at $12,280,917. These eggs came mostly from France, Be'gium, Germany and Denmark. Why skheuld not the Dominion share in this distribution of weaith ?

The Feet cf the Horse.

The feet are half the horse; in fact, a horse with poor feet is as nearly a worthless animal as ds possible. When the horse ‘s brought in from the road eech foot should be examined with a pick to see that no grevel or hard sub- stan-e has found lodgment betwern th- frog and shoe. If the hoof is in- clined to be hard and brittle, oi] it. In all respects kindness and attention to a horse are both satisfactory and re- munerative

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Amply Repay —" until

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Biu ting Can E+ Cured Easily.

“An annoyance with which many persons are afflicted is the habit of biushing,” said Dr. Whiteside. “When l was a young man I was a blusher of the worst type. Advice I had in plenty. ‘Go into society,’ recomended some} ‘cultivate will power,’ said others, wit): as much sense; and so on it went, each fuccessively more stupid than the last, it became evident that relei frcm outside was not forthcoming. Upon turning the matter over in my mond, and before I had studied medi- cine for any time, I came to the co: clusion that blusing was not a disease, but a symptom—2a symptom of a de- fective nervous system. The seque) st: wed that, in my case at least, this was perfectly correct, and I believ: that it is equally true of the vast ma- jotity of others. Having got thus far

1 set about removing the cause. I carefully avoided tea, coffee, stimu- lints, late hours and other agents

well known to have an enervating tn- fuence, living at the same time as healthy as possible. The result was most gratifying. At the end of a few menths blushing

no longer made my life intolerable, and after a further rcriod of time the tendency alrrost

entirely disappeared,’—Kansas City Montreal's Big Exporition,

A circular has been issued which out- ines the main features of the British Empire Exposition at Montreal from May 24 to October 1: of this year. This will be Canada’s first extensive effort in this direction, and, to» judge from the prospectus, the par- ticipation of a large number of nations in both the old and new world is as- sured. The exhibits will be divided into 16 groups. They are: Architecture and Forestry,

mCGnsS Of

‘Transport, General Indusir Food Industries F::vcr and Sea Fishery, Health, Ma- chinery, Lighting, Industrial Arts, Heating, Geographical Section, Com-

plete Furniture, Means of Safety, Gar dening, Insurance, Miscellaneous. Be sides these there will be an art collec- tion and a women and children’s de vartment. The bu ldin:s will compris: a manufacturers and liberal arts build- ing, a horticultural and agricultural building, fine aits building and a pai- ace of all nations, «s well as other structures. The grounds are situated at the base of Mount TFoycal and cover over €0 acres of land.

Tire Qucen’s Ree p

The most important

on.

events o?

social

the year in London are the drawing rooms held by the Queen. At these functiens the prosentations are made,

a ceremony so nes t»> those so- cially inclined. it was a former cus-

tom of the Queen aiways to be present

ary

in person on thcse occas.ons, but of late years her del-cat health and advancing years have oftea caused her to allow the Prince and Princess of Vales to take hor p'ace. This year, it is announced, Hur Majesty intends to be present in person at the two first drawing rooms, and they will take place during the third week in Feb ruary and the second week In March As soon as the second cne is over,

Queen Victoria wll go to Nice for he

annual spring stay on the Continent Soothed Many a Iain. Eli Ridgley, a pioneer resident «

Marcellus, Mich., owns a rocking chai} vhich has been in use for 60 years, Fo)

long time it was the only rockin hair in that region, and was loane or miles around during Cazes of sica

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2+ere Our grand business is notto see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do whit lies clearly at hand.—Carlyle.

A RenmARKABLE CASE.

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Rheumatism of 20 years’ standing radically cured by tt’s Sarsaparilia.

Mrs. Sarah Browning, an estimable resident of the Ambitious City, was for twenty years a sufferer from acute rheu- matism, and her restoration to health is soremarkable that we present the case for the bemeft of eur readers, many of whom are doubtless sufferers from this painful complaint which arises from blood poison. Mrs. Browning says: “I used only one bottle of Scott's Sarsaparilla and received such benefit that I continued taking only at intervals for two months. That is seven months ago, and the pain has not returned. 1 had spent a fortune in various “ treatments ” and was told by one medical man that a cure was ime possible as I had suffered so long.”

Scott’s Sarsaparilla cures by making and keeping the bloodpure. It increases flesh by digesting flesh-forming foods, It is the most successful medicine in the world to-day, for dyspepsia, nervous troubles, rheumatism, sciatica,vsyphilitic afflictions, pimples and all diseases originating in a foul condition of the blocd. Dose from one half to one tea

which will be held :

In Advanced Years

The strength and pure blood neces sary to resist the effects of cold seasous are given by Hood’s Sarsaparilla.

**T have for the last 25 years of my life been complaining of a weakness of the lungs and colds in the head, especially in the winter. Last fall I was again attacked. Reading of Hood’s Sarsaparilla I was led totry it. Iam now taking the fifth bot- Pe with good results. Ican positively say that I have not spent a winter as free from coughs or pains and difficult breathing spells for the last 25 years as was last wia- ter. Ican Ue down and sleep all night

without any annoyance from cough or ¥ in the lungs or asthmatic difficulty.” . M. CoampBers, J. P., Cornhill, N. B.

Hood’s Sarsaparilla is the Only True Blood Purifier

Prominently in the public eye today.

Hcod’s Pills cure habitual constipa-

tion, Price 25c. per box.

A WONDERFUL GARDEN.

Or Perhaps It Is Only the Story Whie™ " so Wonderful.

Most people, says the Portland Ore

fronian, have heurd of “the hanging #ardens of Babylon, the modern ro! fardens and the gardens or floating islands in which vegetables used to be grown for the citizens of ancient iiexico, but probably few have heard

of a garden on beard a ship, with farm

yard attachment The splendid shi Mowhan, now in port, and the largest vessel which has ever been here, had

such an arrang< nent on board during her trip to Ore: on. On leaving Bel- last for Portland she took on board as ballast 2,000 tons of Irish whica when leveled off, made quite a stretcs of ground, and, the soil of Ireland is proverbially ‘ertile, the ship’s cota- pany proceeded 1. put it to good use by planting a :kock of garden truck in it—cabbage, 1 «he, turnips, radishes, lettuce, peas, } ete. - The came up all right and the plants flour-

Sell,

“ns, see

ished fine.y, anc when the ship wa- in the tropics giew with great rapid ity. As they piogressed toward t: Hiorn and the -seather grew coldct

things came to p. rfection 1apidly. T+ crew and ship’s apprentices amus

themselves } + w eding and cultivating the plants, anc e captain and officer took regular wai in the garden dail:

and all had gre vegetables to thet: heart's content. As they came around the Horn the

garden was replanted, and by the time they reached the equator everything was abloom, and all hinds feasted on fresh vegetabies daily. The only draw- backs to the garden were the weeds which grew so rapidly that they coulé hardly be kept down, and the drove ot pigs, which were kept in the farm yaré attachment, and which on several oc- casions, when the ship was bucking into a nor-easter and roiling heavily broke out of the bounds and made se- rious inroads on the garden. It serious matter to call all hands o* board ship, and is only done in emer- gencies, but when the pigs got inte the garden there was more pounding on ferecastle scuttles and handspitkes and blowing of boatswain’s whistles than if the ship had been Waid aback by typhoon or all the masts had been car- ried away, and every sleeper was aroused to help gec the pigs out ot the garden.

The last pig was killed and served up with green vegetubles just before the Mowhan entered the Columbia. On the arrival of th: Mowhan here the Irish soil was discharged on the ele- vator company’s dock and piled up neatly, so that any exiled patriot who desires a bit of the “ould sod” can be accommodated. The pile will doubtlesz be covered with’ shamrocks by the spring and will furnish boutonnieres for a whole St. Patrick’s day proces- sion. LDoubtless many a sack of it will be carried off to fill flower pots, etc. Although it aomes from the “black north,” it is stM§ the real “ould sod.”

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WOMEN WHO SMOKE

They Are Very Numerous tn Rassia and Net Rar. in Eagland.

Wot so long ago it was considerel a

ind frisk taing for woman t smoke a cigar tte in the seclusio1 the Sent le, but to-day weli- ought-up mari +d ‘adies, without the .©t approach t ss in behavior, oke their th uur cigarette, iay, with the rad 1 of their hu‘- lands, and in ti presence of thei- rvants The ‘uiies in Russian s£0- c ety, one and ai smoke cigarettes a4 mutter of cours in private and 44 rbidiz At an afternocr call in St. Peters- burg, at 3 o’cloct. in the day, a Rus- san lady offers a cigarette case ana matchbox in tx most natural man- rer to her visiters, and without any € mur cigarettes are accepted and si20ked. Is the principal Russian hr- tels the ladies s..oke their cigarettes titer cinner in ti pre ice of the as- mbled compan), evea io a burning .d on the poira of 2 penknife an Lendon such a custom would not be allowed, and a .a.r smoker would ut

cece be requestcad not to smoke American lacies appear, from

that is said, to be geing side by

with their Engeish sisters—some smok-

all

side

ing conamore, ‘hers for the fun of the thing. Still, it is apparent to all in societ® that smoking among ladies is immensely or the increase. Hus-

bands, men frier3s, and even brothers, say nothing against the practice, and, cftener than noi, encourage it, unless extravagant indulgence is the result:

itnen they put a limit to the number of

cigarettes to be smoked by the wife Guring the day, if she has not sufficient

ength of mind to do so for herself; .-d, indeed, most lady smokers make a point of limitin: themselves to three ( sarettes a day om an average.

zadies in thesc days are nurtured ia an atmosphere 0. tobacco smoke; how can it be otherwise than that they sv ould acquire a taste for it? In @ milder form, it is true, than that of the pipe or cigar, which their male relatives so keeniv enjoy, but in that of the dainty cigerette. The days have pone by when tie smell of tobacco smoke made a woman faint. Among a few married ladies an antipathy to it does still exist, and these ladies, it must be confessed, make their hus- bands rather uncomfortable, with their .estriitions agalist smoking here or -yoking there, ai.d render them a lit- tie envious of the freedom enjoyed by ct .er men in this respect, whose Wiv.s are not so sensi‘ive tv this pungent scent.—London Quen.

Hunger ard Canuvibali«m.

Then it comes to pass, when the mo- ment of keenest agony is reached, that

the starving man begins to eye his companion with the wolf-glare of a beast of prey. Hiv pangs become par- vt yemal. Durin« their greatest in-

t ..sity there springs up within him a ficvce impulse to -'ay his neighbor that l= may feed off his flesh and sleke his thirst with his bl od.

Yet it ought t. be said that, cs a gureral rule, wel -authenticated case’ of cannibalism a cong civilized peeple

w.li be found tc occur only at Sea& Taney are very r:cely found on land. ‘ad, what is mo;: curious still, when-

shipwrecked men set cvt on shore, no matter how desolate aud barren may be their rock of re- fuge, they seem as if by magic at once i» banish from tueir minds the very icea of anthropo) hagy.

In the case of Ensign Prenties of the Fighty-fourth Re -iment and his com- tanions, who were wrecked on the bar- ren island off Ca,e Breton in 1780, the a. Terence between famine on shore and on sea is curiousi; exemplified. Pren ues records that trey were able to en dure the most fea:ful pangs of hunger \‘ithout ever so much as a thought of resorting to cannibalism for relief, so

ever famished,

ing, however, and only so long as ticy kept on land. But when they took t their boats—and it was not once merely that they experienced this—in order to escape from their rockbeund ,rison, though they were not a whit

eo off for focd than they were on '. ad, yet the moment they put to sea,

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with one accord they began te think ».. killing and eating one of their num- t£ On the other hand, when they f urd their atter-pt to escape futile aod put back to shore, whenever they i. nded the horribie idea of cannibal- icra seemed to y:inish.—Science for All.

Steel Conatruc’.on in Birds’ Nests.

4 curious gift hes been made to the Natural History duseum of Soletta vhis gift consist: of a bird’s nest, con- structed entirely .f steel. There are 4 great many wa’chmakers at Soletta, 21d in the vicinity of the workshops inere are always the remains of the old springs of wa.-hes which have been cast aside

Last summer @ ered this curious

watchmaker discov-

bird’s nest, which had been built i: a tree in his court- yard by a pair of water-wagtails. it measures ten centimetres in circum- ference, and is made solely of watch springs. When the birds had fledged their brood the watchmakers secured their unique nert as an interestiug proof of the int) Nigence of birds in adapting anything which comes within their reach.

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Thieves Kouted by a Corpse

A strange experience befell some thieves who haa broken into the par- ish church at Sueili a few nights ago A man of the nar-e of Francesco Lecca, who Was supposed to be dead, had been taken to the church and left there for some hours, previous to his »urial. At 7 o'clock in the e- ening, while his rela-

tives were gathered around him, he suddenly gave siens of tife

The relatives, tvrror-stricken, called ut loudly for het; The thieves, imag-

ining that they iad threw down the vcluable booty which they had secured and escaped by the front door of the church. The man who had strangel- come to life again really expired hours afterwards. rhe population of Suelli attribute this

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