The Quebec gazette, 29 juillet 1896, mercredi 29 juillet 1896

[" The Queb \u2014\u2014 IS THE \u2014 Shipping and Mercantile Nowspaper \u2014OF THE\u2014 DOMINION OF CANADA, And each week contains full details of the ship ments of Lumber from this port to the various ports of the world, also quotations concerning freight and mer- chandiss of all kinds, It also contains à #ynopsis of \u2018he genora news of the United States and Canada.In Canada sad United States : Price, One Dollar Per Annum.Other parts of the world, including Pestags 4 .SL 128 182 148 152 ze » P.@ enders payable to JOHN J.FOOTE, PROPRIETOR, QUEBEC GAZETTE Jonuary 11, 1808.New Kind of Insurance.The Losdea Law Guarastee sad Trust Society now insures twine.For a promivem of $20 it will pay $1,000 if it le twine.The first policy weued was useful.It wae twins.Treasurer Atwater to Visit England The Hos.Mr.Atwater, Provincial Tresvurer, is about te leave for om pro- fomional .During his absense, his Department will be macaged by the Hoa.M.F.Heckett, Provincial tary.Those Q C.Appeintments.\u2018The Foronto Worid says it learns froma reliable source that tbe Laurier Government have dedided to cancel holus bolus the list of Q.C.\u2019s appointed by Sir Charles Tapper, te he tiom, awd that Sir Oliver owat, the Micister of Justice, evidently intends te make bis band felt at Ottawa.Didas Wave the Fag.{London Correspondence N.Y.Mail and Æxpres } rtillerymez were shown The Boston A through the State apartments at Windeer, and seemed very much impressed.That im- ion, however, was in the form of silemce.Brey could mot quite remember anything in America which tbey could very well compare with this very, very old-time home of Eoglish monerebe and so the New landess ad- mérod vif any comment, sod it was really pleut pratlirisg Lo ses mo attempt at bri - ng out à little American flag and waving | at the top of an umbrella.: \u2018 In Favee of the Old System.À ballot marked with a bles lead pencil wes disallowed is the Hamiltom recount.Ballots meked with pen asd ink bave been allowed, not oly by election officers, but by J op recount.The law says the voter take his ballot toa comparsment and wark it with a lead pencil.Why draw the Nes at a blue lead pencil and let pes and ink ?Weare comtinually bearing of very things in connection with tbe merking of ballots.A geod way to aveid the errors amd irregularities that are ceastantly oocne- would be 10 retern le the old system of or ie er Free Press, A Hint to Berea, Two tlemen whe were playing cards at tbe Prise of Wales\u2019 Club recently were very mach ansoyed by other members who stood hobiad their chairs and interested themesives in the game.Finally ene of the players asked owe of the spectators to the band fer hims uotii be returned.play The spectator took the cards, whereapos be first player left the room.Pretty soos he second player followed che example of the Brat.The two substitutes played for some Sime, when one of them wsked the waiter where the twe original players were.*\u201cThey are playing cards in the next room,\u201d was the waiter's .\u2014 Londen Tit Bits, .Taks à Restit ie the time for the annual breathing = Doa\u2019t miss the opportunity for getting kinks Tabe io yosr anatomy straightesed out.your nose off the grindstons for à couple weeks avd ses bow much more smoothly will run when you get ready for another The man who can\u2019t take time fora ie an old mossback.Thers will be to do whes the grass grown over ne and world will ren along quite smoothly with.our steady supervision.Moreover, we forgotten the soomer if we are vo takes eur own offairs that we connet mix rip élss É have never tried bow your business ithout you, , mak mind to is this summer.\u2014Shoe end Lunther, Large Steamships.$ vessels built was & remarkable feature of t last year, snd the seme thing belds Lrue the work mow om hand.\u2018at Bolfant Harland & Wolfs steamers last year, seven in num.baer, were considerablyover 8,000 tems, ranging from the * ** of 10,077 tems, to the \u201cVelamors,\u201d of 6,002 tens, Lhe average being a8 high as 1500 ion.À Unique Wedding.An event thal is unique is the ansals of Be.George's Society took place at Nt.George's Home last evening whes Mr.Arthur Wall: jogton was married to Miss Alice B.Cann, ef Cliften, England.Mr.Wellington came to this country » few menthe Irom Kogland inten ling to send for tbe lady, who now his wife, ne soon ns be was in à position to marry ber.Having achieved this sud the dog lady came out by the \u201cLabrador,\u201d father, who is Chief Superintendent cf Police at Bristol, haviag written to the Society asking that they would recsive her as che was alone and unprotected and that the martioge might take place undur their direction.Society accordingly did ss Mr.Cana had requested, « friendly gathering of officers and members being pressst to wit- mess the marriage of the young couple.The rformed by the Rev.Mrof Zien egational Church.\u2014Moatreal Witness, T' y.The Price of Pease.The inscomprebessible sum of £140,000,000 fe.anaually offered as a tribute Lo enduring tranquility amosg the European ceuntrice.It oeste that to maintain peace, and the figures are continually swelling.The largest fund expended yearly by avy country on behalf of îte army is that of Russia, the latest military budget of which amounted to £42,- 500,000.Thie fund went to sepport, in a mass of organization and Government, the monstrous army of 3,077,000, which serves ae a nuclens for the more gigantic force of 12,- 918,000 in time of troutle.The tsermane come mest with their expenditures, that their army of 584,734 may be ready for emergency, wheu the furce can be increased tn 3,700,000.France expends £24,500,000 to keep 524,788 men in traising ready to be augmented into force of 2,930,000.The cost of Great Britain\u2019s army is bat £17,500,000, which is ap economical sum, comsidering that at howe and abroad the British have om their pay-rolls a favor of 885,421, Spain maintains an army of 95,000 at a cost of £5,000,000 pet year, although sinee the start: of the war in Caba | New York, and elsewhere.that eum has more than doubled.\u2014 London | very Daily Muil, VOL.XV.ec Gazette QC, Again.QU.on sale at the grocery stores, ao that anybody who wanted one could bave it sent wp with bis egge ** Could net have Chasen n Better Place.The Governor-General could bave chosen ne hetter place than the historic Citadel of Quebec for administering the oaths of office to the two notable ex-Premiers, Mewrs.Blair snd Fielding, on Mondsy.\u2014St.Jobo Telegraph.Gone te Lake 5.John.| Mr.Henri Menier left bere on Naturday night by special traïn for Lake St.John, accompanied hy Messrs.M.M.Martin, of St.Fustache, lir.Schmidt, Commettant, Le- Vaseear, A.J.Turcotte, Joo.Vermette, and | All Tanguay.The party will probably re- ; turm to-ddy.A Test for Bea-Bickness Many people bave n genuine curiosity to know if they would be sea sick ia case they should take an ocean voyage.An essy way Lo pat the matter Lo s test in to stand before the erdésary bureau mirror that Lure ia its ima and ot some pou move it slowly and slightly at first, ually growi ter, while you look Bxedly at your gd re flection.If you feel no effect whatever from is, the chances are that you can stand en or- dimery ven voyage without any qmaln.\u2014 + For Summes Thirst.Here is a drink that goes excellently with cake, wufers or sandwiches at informal summer gatherings.Take a pint of black tes, strong asd clear, four tablespoonfuls of sugar, a sliced lemon, a sliced peach or two and à bottle of white wine\u2014Santerne is about the best.Mix thoroughly, then add a oi glass of any preferred liqueur, with a few bite of cucumber rind, and the juice of an orange.Add also « quart of cracked ice, and set your punch bowl ou ice for twenty minutes.Then Juot as it is served, ina butile of cold soda water.DUriok through straws from tall, hin glasses, with a bit of ice avd a alice of fruit is each.Respite.La Temps mys Mr.Tarte has received scores ef letters from tbe Province of Quebec asking for immediste dismiesel of Bir.K.Roy, tary of the Public Works Department, for taking part against the Liberals in the recent elections.Yesterday Mr.Tarte, visited M Hoye office in the coarse of departmental rooed with the Deputy Minister, snd showed Mr.Roy some Hf these letters, who emphaticelly denied having made .speech during the recent struggle.\u201cWell,\u201d said Mr.Tarte, \u2018I accept your werd of honor, but if it be rue that you have taken pert ie the contest I will dismize you immediately.\u201d The New Army Rifle.Of the 2,000 stand of Les-Entieli rifles which arrived from England a few days ago, enough will be issued immediately to arm the ot iofantry corps, about 400.The -Metfords, with which they have been armed will be called in.This eourre ie adopted that the permanent corps meu may be fully up to date in instracting the inilitia with the newest rifle.In a few days one battery of the pew 12.nder field guns is expected to arrive from gland, with ammusiiion enough to curres- peed with the consignment.There have a pole attachment for the horse, instead of the shafts to wbich Canadian artiiery hecses bave been accustomed.Prof.Prinses Has No Use For Carp.Prof.Prince, Commissioner rol Fisheries, holds very stroeg views upon thesubject of planting of carp in Capadi: asters.He says that many People in Ontario controlling lake or other etreama bad secured supplies of carp from the United States and planted them in our waters, although this fish is of very inferior quality and of little value.They breed fast sod crowd the better class of fish out, devouring the food which native feb reqaires.Some years ago carp were plaoted in Lake Erie snd our fishermen often find good-sized carp in their nets, ranging all the way from 5to 10 pounds, is place of white fish and salmon (rost, which are more markerable fishes.Prof.Prince points out that carp are anbject to parssitical pests, conse should oot be cultivated as food = They Raee Balloons in Paris.The newest sport in Paris is the balloon game, which is played in this fashion :\u2014 A number of toy balloons are entered for the competition, aod in each of them is placed an enve! , contaiviog a tal card, which is addressed to the judge of the contest, The little balloons are then set free, and after more of less time come to earth again in dif.fereat parts of the country.Those who find them see the envelopes and notice thereon a request that the time when each balloon was found, and also the place, be written on the postal card, which is then to be dropped in tbe Post Office.At the end of a week the various postal cards are compared, snd he prize is awardul tothat balloon which traveled Lhe greatest distance in the sbortest Lime.\u2014 Paris Letter, Will the Printing Bureau Go ?The Ottawa Free Press again seriously dis- ouses Lhe to abolish the Government ting Bureau and aayn it ie true that under certain conditions tbe building might be available for the purposes of the slog museum, but generally ic is un.oul for the purpose.It would make a better storehouse for the Militia Department, which is also needed.\u201cBut we are of the Opinion,\u201d sexs the Free Press 3 phat a new ilding wil negessary for tl ical museum.When the finances of ms permit, the money will certainly not be gradged, bat st present we cannot afford it.The existing structure is certainly inadequate and to some cxtent usenfe, but we fear it will have te do duty for a little lesger.When the new house is built it may also embrace accommodation for the national gallery, tishery exhibit, ttc.How He Raised the Wind.When the late Shah of Persia became temporarily embarrassed for money be had a unique method of filling his purse.The Shah would go to the bazsar, where, after examining the shops he would select one, and taroing to the proprietor, would say :\u2014 \"Will qe take me in as à partner in your business the dey?\" The uffer was, of course, eagerly accepted.The Shab would take his seat Dear the shop eatrance aud say to his courtiers, whom he always took along on these \u2018\u201cplaying-store\u201d occasions : **Now l'n the salesman.Whol! buy?\u201d The latter, The Dundas Banner makes this sugges: The Sttion :\u2014* How would it do to bave the title of Soldiers In the Commons.; St.Joho correspondent of The Cana dian Military Gazette thioks that with Col.Domville, of the Cavalry, and Col.Tucker, of the 62nd Fusiliers, in Parliament, and Surgeon Major Borden, of the 86th, in both Parliament and Government, the military in the Maritime Provinces should be well locked after.Quite Curious.St.Andrew's Beacon: \u201cThe letters Q.Ustand for Queen's Counsel, but they are also the initials of Lwo other words, Quite Curiows.Some of the gentlemen on whom the hosnr Sir Charles Tupper are \u2018quite curious\u2019 to know when it will ba the proper Lime to order their of Q.C.was recently bestowed b: pew gowns.\u201d Grasshoppers Plentiful, A writes :\u2014Grashoppers are innumerable and voracious in this section.The high lands testify to their presence by the ravages spparent os sll sider.Hay and grain are being devoured with equal eagerness, and a sight not uscommon is a field of hay wilh the heads completely clip; off.Still the moist Teather is dim ebine the injury consider: ably.The G.T.R Official Cars.Same of the cars that were used heretofore as official cars are now doing passenger ser vice.This looks like curtailing expeuses, sod there is no doubt bat that the new mensge- ment is doing sll that is ible to make the i live pay.The Manager himself thioks that what is good enough for the respectable travelling public is good enough for the officials, and he frequently patronizes the Pullman cars in preference to taking his official car , wherever he goes.Those Queen's Counsel.The Toronto Worid's O:tawa special says : În connection with Lhe proposed cancellation of the recently sppoioted Queen's Counsel, it may be pointed out that there is more involved than the mere rescinding of the act of 1be Iste iovernment.Students of Ontario politics know well that Sir Oliver Mowat has ail slong contended that the er to appoint Queen's Counsel was vested in the Provincial authorities, and not in the Federal authorities, bat no action was ever taken to settle the point.\u201d Blue Presbyterians.It may be interesting to many to know the origin of the phrase \u2018Blue Presbyterians.\u201d In 1630 the army of the Covenanters under Mootrose entered Aberdeen, just evacuated by the troops of Charles I, who was trying to force Eplecopacy on the Sootch.Spalding tells us that \u2018\u2018lew of the whole Presbyterian army wanted a blue ribbon hung abont his peck, under his left arm, called the Covenanter's badge.\u201d Those wearing this ribbon were dubbed \u201cBlue Presbyterians,\u201d hence the term.The Extempore Songuter.Wha bas become of the extempore vocalist \u2014 a gentleman with a fatal facility of rhyming, who used to rattle off doggerel on any topic of the day to the order of his hearers, with some such idintie refrain as \u201cThat's what they tell me will happen in Dineteen hundred and one !\u201d A well-known artist of this type gave the show away at his benefit performance.\u2018I beg to thank you for yoor kiod reception,\u201d said he, \u2018and to inform you that I shall return next year, at » big increase of salary, and with a new ex- \u201c , ! 1 i 895% | tenipors song speciaily written for the occasion 1\u201d Advice, The O:tawa Citizen, discussing the proposal for a Federal Comeervative convention, concludes ne follows: \u2014 The Conservative i party has been torn by dissensions, sad antil these have been healed it can have no strength, Nothing did so much to discredit the party when in power as the personal +quabbles and washing of family linen in public which were so much 10 evidence during the past two years.It will take time to recover from the evil effects of this unfortunate period an: nothing will be gained in unity by trying to prematurely force harmony.\u201d Mes.7.0.Daily Wilt Ran.THE EX MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR WILJ, SEEK RR ELECTION IX HIS OLD CONSTITUENCY - IF MR.MCAKTHY RESIGNS.It is stated that Hoa.Thomas M.Duly, ex-Mioister of the Îoterior, who is now en route for Canada, would be the Conservative candidate in Brandon, as soon as Mr.Dal: ton McCarthy resigns his seat.A geotleman from Winnipeg says that there was n great deal of sympathy for Hon.Mr.Daly in his old constituency, and that he wonld carry tbe seat against Joseph Martin, or any other Laurier candidate that might bs brought forward.The New Q C.2 Stuart Liviogeton, = young Hamilton Ia .who was made a Q.C.by the late Government for political services, gives this explanation of how the extraordinary list of Queen's Counsel came to be formulated :.\u201cThere has been much complaint for time past about the large number of lawyers in Canada whose cleima to the title of Q.Cwere steadily ignored.It even reached the ears of the Queen herself, becuase she wrote to the Goverument requesting that more Q.C.\u2019s be appointed.Ip fact, I saw the letter myself, aud it was signed * Victoria Regina.\u2019 \u201d Her Majesty is indesd a woman if this legal gentioman tells the truth.\u2014 London 4d- vertiser.Flew the Irish Flax.AXD IN CONSEQUENCE PATRICK O'BRIEN, OF LAWRENCE, MASS., WAS FINED, Judge Stone has decided the \u201cIrish fag\u201d esse in the Police Court, Lawrence, Mass.Un the eve of July 4 Patrick O\u2019Brien, » contractor, placed a green flag on the Shim bey of the unfinished Sixth Ward School Building.City Marshal Bailey removed the flag, sabeequently restoring it to O'Brien, who rep it on the building.Marshal Bailey secured a warrant against O'Brien, alleging violation of a law which makes unlawful the placing of & flag or emblem of a foreign country wpon the outside of public buildings.O'Brien's couneel raised the point that the green Hag was not an emblem of any foreign country, because Ireland was not an independent sovereignty, and the Judge Look this point isto consideration, O'Brien was adjudged guilty and a fie of $10 was imposed.O'Brien took an appeui to the Superior Court.Sir John's Invitations.The Toronto Globe says: \u2018The recent atatement made relsiiog to negotistions between Sir Jon Macdonald Hon.David Mills for securing à coslition Government, in pot dering to refuse the offers of the Royal merchant, set about clearing the of its contente, paying a thonsand kran (8300) for | goods that were not worth t:n.No ons was allowed to beat down prices oc to leave the : place without making purchases.When everything was sold, the Shah had a list of the cost price of each article made out, and loyally shared with ihe shopkeeper the amount of the profit realized.Chas.Diskens the Younger.Charles Dickens, whose death was announced from Loadon the other day, was the eldest som of the famous novelist, and was born fifty pine years ago.He was an amiable and intelligent geatieman, but in- berited little or mone of his father\u2019s peculiar govive, His bent was towards mercantile life, and is his youth he went to China in the employ of the banking-bouse of Coutts & Co., the Baroness Burdett Coutts having exerted ber influence in his behalf.Io the unfortunate domestic troubles of his family be es the side of his mother, but he never leat the good will of his father.Upon the death of the latter be audertook the management of Ail The Year Roundaud conducted it œuccessfuliy for some time, although in the end he was obliged to consent to its consolidation with Fox hold Words,of which publication he became the editor.Asa writer he did little beyonil the compilation of some\u2019 satie- factory hand-books of the Thames and other localities, but as a speaker he displayed no little ability, bomour and fluency, and it was this capacity which led him to undertake the experiment of giving readings from hi which six Libarals were to have seats, calls {or the menti fact not heretofore made pi blic, regar: n attempt of Sir John to pt Liberal nid in another direction, In 1890, ~-ting upon the belief that the relations between Mr.John Charlton and his Liberal cilleagues were somewhat strained in coose- uence of the position of the latter on the eauit Estates question, Sir John had an ouverture made to that gentleman by a party iu his confidence asking Mr, Charlton to take a seat io his Mioistry.Mr.Charlton replied that **if Sir Joho would abolish the franchise law of 1585 and the Gerrymander Act of 1882, and would go for unrestricted reciprocity with the United States,\u201d be would take the proposal into consideration.This answer clused negotiations.she Pldn\u2019t Know Papa.A well-known civil servant at the l'arlia- meut buildinge, residing on Crawford street, figured 16 & remarkable csee of mistaken identity recently.For many years he had sported a liberal growth of beard, which wae hie pride sad joy.The other day he had it shaved off aud hastened home.Upon arrival at the door he was met by his little daughter, who refused him admittance.He tried to force an entrance, and the litile girl began to ery.She finally became overwhelmed with terror, and, her mother Leing out, she rushed out on the street and told a policeman that a tramp or burglar wae robbing their house.The officer hastened to the house, where by thistime a crowd had congregated, and proceeded to cross-examine the supposed intryder.The latter affirmed that he kuew father\u2019s works.These proved very popu and mey be best described as excellent iinita- tions of the erigioal.Mr.Dickens-vinite:l America in 1887, reading ia Chi-kering Hall, He created a nt impression both on the platform end in private.fo intrusion.By thin time it began to dawn on the curious spectators that they bad I been sold, and their soickeriog caused the arm of the law to tumble Lo the huge joke.The bystanders hastily dispersed, the police- \u201cQUEBEC, dent of West Brome, Que, ! Socially, as well as aquatically, they pro- { duced \u201ca most pleasing impression : and, if English Praise tor Yale.\u2018Lhe Field Says the Men Are of Splendid Physique and Very Modest.It is pleasant to pote the editorial in the last exchenge of the London Ficdd on the VIRWS ON BNGLAND'S PROWESS.1 WEDNESDAY, JULY 29.18 + DUBUC THINKS SHE IS NoT INVULNERABLE.Yale crew at Henley, and which is in direct THAT THE BRITISH ISLES WOULD contrast to the comment which sppeared when the visit was first discussed, suggesting that in future the entries at the regatta should be confined to English oarsmen.The article says :\u2014 The tone and sentiment displayed by the Yale crew during their sojourn at Henley have been es) ly gratifying to all Britis! oarsmen, and will, we hope, have the effect of rehabilitating between thet wo Anglo-Saxon nations that spirit of rnfenfe rordiale in aport which ought to exist, and which received two shocks last season\u2014the one in the Cornell epieode, and the other in the incidents which attended the match for the \u2018*America\u201d cop.We do not lay the smallest blame upon Cornell for what occurred lest year ; ns à crew they were straightforward, and won the good opinion of all British oarsmen who came in contact with them.What pained Englishmen was the utterances of sundry irresponrible writers on the American press, who went out of the way to meke upon British clubs and committees impatations which Cornell would have been the first to repudiate, and which seem to have been naed at the time solely a captandum, and n order to pander to the taste of the anti English cliques in the States.Of course, we cannot at this date tell whether some similar and unauthorized detractors may not again be found endeavouring to make mischief, bat we may be sure that all transatlantic critics , who have their inspirations Irom Yale sources will be ready to discuss the contest in the same spirit of friendliness that the Yale crew have displayed to our crows while they have been at practice on Henley water.There has been one peculiar characteriatia of the Yale oarsmen which has struck all who have ouserved them, or have conversed with them ; this feature hus been their modesty, tempered with laudable ambition.Iostead | of arriving with the notion that they were goiog to teach the Old World how to row, they seem to have started with the hypothe: ois that they had come to see what rowing was on this side of the Atlantic, and that they had mado up their minds to make this venture a sort of \u2018preliminary examination,\u201d from which they intended to take and compare notes, and after doisg their best for the occasion, to digest their experiences for some future snd doubtless more effective attempt.| We huve seldom seen a club more ob.| servant of discrepancies in styles sa compared with heir own, or more free from blindness ae to their own peculiarities.* * * We have spoken of the pleasant tone adopted by Yale oarsmen during their visit, and we may say that we do not refer this praise only to their aquatic performances.they should hereafier renew their efforts and invade us once more, they will find that they will be welcomed as old friende.We shall ® reason to view their next visit with much apprehension.They have shown ue that they can produce a team surpassing io physique most of our average Heoley crews, and more of the cal bre of the most pawerful university eighte thet periodically crop up at Putney ; aloo that they can produce exceptional precision in action of bodies, and nest form ns to fiuish and recovery.If Peresiter they should superimpose upon these foundations long body swing and drive at the begla- ning of the stroke\u2014-the two factors which have enabled us this year to hold oor own against them\u2014they may be likely to turn the tables on us, uniess we, in oar turn, bring to the front crews of exira power and of precision similar to theirs.Rieantime.we bid them farewell, with all good wishes, and with adn.itted fears for our own supretaacy in some future season, Biephants on the Rampage.A thrilling incident, which narrowly came being a tragical event, happened last night at the Wallace show.The fight between the two alephants at Pembina was fresh in the minds of all the attendaats, and the chief culprite were closely watched by the keepers and nssietante all day yesterday.The latgest one, who was chiefly to blame in the fight of Worinesday, had been chained down and could move only with greatest ditlicaliy.His rival was nut 20 closely watched, and this accounted for the trouble last night, as just before the grand entrée intothe main tent for » parade around the track, the un- watched elephant made a rash for the chained one.The keepers were like matches nad the sides of Lhe tents like so much paper, as the large animals, bellowing and thuaiering, went out into the open country.They fought with their tronks and feet for several minutes, crnshiog any obstruction in the way into match wood, and after traversing a large section of the neighborhood, they were finally eaptured and returned to the ten, after being out twenty minutes.The keepers are now devising means to prevent a repetition of such capers.Had the rush occurred when the animals were in the main tent, nothiug could have stopped them.They would have gone through the penple like » whirlwind and the lows of life migha have been appalling.When an elephant it aroused hin strength is enormous.Jealousy of one of the females in said to he the cause of the trouble.\u2014 Winnipeg Free Pre, July 18, Named the Marechal Neil Kose.A lady writing of the Empress Eugenie telle the following graceful story :\u2014 *It was the Empress Kugenie who named one of oar most popular roses.When General Neil returued from the scenes of his achievements in the Fragco-Austrian war a | poor man gave him à basket of lovely pale yellow roses.\u2018As à rememnbrance of this gift the General hadacuttingatruck from ose of the bloomsand ! when a charming rose tree had grown up took the plant to his royal mistress.She wan delighted, both with the gift and the gellant donor, but was surprised to learn that the rose had no \u2018Ah,\u2019 she said, I will give it a name ; it | be the Marechal Neil thus informing Lhe great soldier of his el tion to the coveted office of Ma France.Never, sorely, was honor more gracelully bestowed.\u201d \u2014Chirago News, Sold Her Husband for $760.Dæuesi, Iod., July 22\u2014 William T.Harris, a railroad telegraph operator of Hammond, Ind., was sold recently by his wife Susan to Mise Carrie West for 8750.Several months agn Hatris came to Deiphi, lenving his wife and chili at Hsmmond.While serving as night operator on the Monon hete he met Mise West, who recently icherited a fortune from her foster mother, Mra.James H.Stewart.Miss West fell in love with him and took him to her home tn live.Mrs.Harris applied for divorce, and her lawyer, Atorney Knotts, of Hammond, informed Miss West that Mrs.Harcis was williog to give up hee husband for cash.Mise West, sucordingly, made the purchase.The heirs of Mre, Stewart have brought suit to aet aside the will, which gave Miss West everything.A Promising Outlook.From present appearances the farmer is to enjoy a degree ot prosperity the coming season he has not known for some time.le.ports from all parta of the country indicate that the crops will be much better chan usual.In fruit alone the promise is of à yield such as will bring joy to the hearts of à portion of the community that has been most unfortunate for some years past.This should encourage merchants to take a mors hopeful view of business pects.While caution is always commendable, th is ground for belief that fall trade will be much better than last year an therefore investinents in merchandise well made will prove profitable.\u2014 Shoe and Leather.Sir Richard Burton in Afghanistan.The late Sir Richard Burton was at one time exploring Afghanistan in the disguise of « Muhatnimedan holy man.He played his part to perfection, aod was enjoying his suc cess, when one of Lhe holy mes of the village came to him anid advised him tc leave without delay, \u201cWuat!\" exclaime-l Burton, in some alarm.\u2018\u201cDo not the people like me?\u201d \u2018They like you so weli,\u201d replied the Loly mau, \u201cthat they are discussing the acdvisabi- lity of keeping you here for life, vo that they Muay poesess your tomb.\u201d Sir Richard left that partizalar village iv a grow bony, and man sneaked off, and the little one was soon io her father\u2019s arms.\u2014Toronto World, siterwards took paius to be pot quite so pious: RESEMBLE A BESIEGED TOWN, .In Case of War and Blockade\u2014 pop More Vulnerable Than a Century Ago._Losnos, July 21.\u2014A good desl of attention has been attracted to a pamphlet, which bas jus® been iesued, by a French paval officer named Duboc, on the vulnerability of Great Britain.The English, according to his estimation, seventy two iron- clade, and two hundred snd two ships of less importance, to say mothing of her torpedo boats.Admitting that the Triple Alliance | remained neutral aod that France was able to juin her navy to that of Juwsis, the combined fleets «ls not amount 10 more than seventy-nine iron clads and ninety-seven light cruisers.lE (jermany, Aust nnd Itaty were to interrene in fever of Bogland, which would probably be the Franco.Russian forces would be as tive sgaivet eight, without taking into account the important fuct that England at Gibraltar, Malta, Suez, Singapore sud elsewhere is mistress cf the principal atrategios] points of the world.Under these conditions, if the junction of the French and Russian navies was not made before the declaration of war, it would Le impossible to make it after, M.Duboc then points to the weak place in the situation of England, and says : \u201cIt is hardly necessary to observe that England avriches herself by importing raw materials and transforming them into manufactured objects destined for exportation.She also imports alimentary articles.Her soil, which sufficed to feed the nation at the beginning of the century, no longer provides her with enough to live on, and that for several reasons.First of all the population hss risen from sixteen millions in 1300 to thirty-nine millions in i804.England, if she were blockaded, would be like a besieged town, which suffers all the more ns the sumber of inhabitants incresses.Necondiy, agriculture \u2018 has been sacrificed to textile industry.At the time of Lhe Crimean war England had 1,600,000 hectares sown with wheat {a hectare is equal to two and a half acres) ; to-day she hus not got mote than #60 hectares, which is shout five per cent.of what she consumes.{ Hence, in 1887 she was forced to import food : roducta to the colossal sum of 3,300,000,000 rence (2660,000,000).In 155 this sum rose to 3,900,000,000 francs.If shipa laden with provisions were unable to enter her ports, Engliad would die of starvation.\u201d The object of all these etatistics is to show the French Government how very wise it would be for them to disregard the treaty obligation with England, which forbids, \u201con bumanity's ground,\u201d the employment of pri: vatsers by either nation in case of war.M.[luboc insiste that the tnain demage done to Fogland in the lust war between that country and France was by privateers, and that Kogland'e one object in making a treaty privateers was by no means for y's sake, hut the object of preventing pnnihilation of British merchant ships.the He also insists that it ie vot only as regarde food products that England is vulnerable ; her situation iv equally dangerous to her industry, for which wool and cottons are neces: sary.During the civil warin America, when the blockade was in full force, Britieh pauperism incresaed in the propottion of | #0 pur cent., and thousands of workmen had to be kept fram etarvation by the Government.| added the cessation of the maritime commerce?The pamphlet concludes as follows -a literal translation :\u2014 **l want to show chat in respect to Lhe pro- ductien of provisions of all kinda, Koxland is to-day twenty times more vuloerable than she was a century ago.With regard to her industry a curious ecosomical fact may Le meniioned, viz., Lhat commerce does not slways go hack to the rosd which it hes deserted, After the war of secession the American flag did not succeed reconquering the proaperity itenjoyed vious ta 1860), though it ie now over thirty | yenrs since pesce was restored, yet the effects - { the deeds of the American corsaire are till felt in the great American Republi\u2026 Eagland no longer possesses the monopoly of manufactures, sa she did eighty years age, They are now to be found in all parts of the world, and the day when the English are at war the commands will be contided to other manufacturers.Who knows if they will ever return to the Thames or the Mersey * To resume, the most vulnerable point of England, pite of her great fightiug navy, is her maritime commerce.By attackiog it, or even only threatening it, the English would receive a terrible blow from which they would perhaps never recover.But io do this, small but rapid cruisers, armed with one of two gusiv, are peccssary.These arc the sort of privateers to be of use.Today England, «0 strong by her riches, #5 powerful by her navy, holds « great place in the councils of naticns ; maritime empires disappear in à short time.Carthage also reigned over the sen, and Holland hae filled history with sccounts of her na ictories, but where are they now ?\" ! They Didn't Smoke.In his boyhood Judge Charles B, Andrews, of the Connecticut, Supreme Court, was much more lively than his brother, President Andrews, of Brown University, A writer in the Springfield Republican tells a story of the way he got shead of some of the coliege hays when he was a freshmanst Amberat.It was the custom then to smoke out the freshmen.A party of a dozen or more of the fellows would enter the room of an unsuspecting boy, light their pipes and smoke until the | victim gave in aod offered a treat, When they came into Andrews\u2019 room, they were without their pipes and had no tobacco shout them, but with a stern voice one fellow handed Charles §1 and ordered him to go out and procure pipes and tobacco for the crowd.Charles went out and soon returned with 49 pipes and one cent's worth of tobacco, What the boys did to him for his audacious act iv not related, but it ia a fact that they did not smoke him out that night.Grand Trunk's Condition.Sir Charles Rivers Wilson, President of the Grand Trunk Railway, who sailed from New York on July 4, reached his home in England last week.He is quoted hy a London news: .paper as follows: **Afier a thorough inspection, I can say that the conditions are very god \u2014certainly hetter than I expected.am satisfied thal the general railway situation is becoming hetter daily.The revenue s'atement for May is not encouraging, but May this year contained one less working day than lust your.Ob the main line io May gross increased $14,000, but that was practically wiped out by incressed expenditures.Os the Chicago Division th Was a gross incresse of $22,000, and this Jl retained.On the eutire system the net increase for the month is £21,500.There was & deficit of £430,000 in the balance shect at the end of the June half year.Stlenced.A man who certainly must have tipped the beam at 240 and who looked as if he could have handled Sandow with ease, alood on a street corner the other afternoon with a scrawny, brow beaten, pale little woman sboat 4 feet Ov stature and not above 50 pounds in avoirdupois.A gentleman who was waiting for a car at the san heard the giant say Lo his pigmy : \u201cGiimme 10 cents, Mattie.\u201d \u201cSee here, Bill Morrison,\u201d was the 1cy re- wl I've toll you over sn over agin seuce we left home that [ wouldn't give vou 10 cents to foul away on this trip, and if yea nay \u201810 cents\u2019 to me just once more you'll wish you hadn't © 1 sh'd think you'd been married lo me long enough to know that when I! say a thing [ mean it, Now, you give me any more trouble an we'll take tia next car tor hotne, you tormentia\u2019 thing Detroit Free Pree, Hundreds of Kemnanta of Flanreli aed Flannelleites, in all culora, to be cleared at Hergain pricesut S, Carsley's Montreal, 96.Dean Farrar on a Universal Religion.Dean Farrar has bees interviewed by a writer for The Chautaugqran (luly), and the first question propounded was whether he , believed we should ever have a universal region.He answered : \u2014 \u201cI have no doubt of it.Christianity will be the only religivn of the far future, and we are fast coming toward a universal religion, Have you ever thought how rapidly the Christian religion is growing?Three centa \u201crien after Christ, of all the peoples iu the } werld only one in every one hundred and fift was à Chriztiao.Now one-third cf the world\u2019s ulation bows down to the Christian Godur missionaries Lo-day are in every part of | the globe.They are beginning to make them- telves felt in places where for years Lhey have labore\u2018l under the greatest diuadvantages.In Hindusten there is à vast number of Chrisinn churches.The Fiji Islands have become and a great work 4 now going on sland sod elsewhere.[he opening up of the interior of Africa means that Christianity will follow the explorers, and I can time coming when a great corps of workers will be pushing the standard of Christ into the most remote corners of the globe.\u201cHut how about the spread of infidelity 7 I asked, \u2018We have in America many ia.The Quebee Gazrettr.- NO.12,436.| COMING ! COMING ! TO QUEBEC, On Monday and Tuesday, Aug.3 & 4.:| THE GREATEST, GRANDEST, .THE LARGEST AND THE BEST Of America\u2019s Big Amusement Enterprises ! THE GREAT WALLACE SHOWS Infty in Conception, Splendid 15 Organization, Regal in Equipment, Ideal in Character, Omnipotent in Stremgth, the Most Moral, the Purest, Cleanest, Mightiest and Most Magnificent Amusescent Triumph of the 19th Century.case, the interiority of : PTE: | treatment of any subject.fidels.England and the other parts of Europe are full of unbelievers, and it is rid that the Japanese and the Hindus when they give up their own religion through missionar teaching often hecome aguoatics and lose lai tie everything.\u201d + ¢I rlon't believe infidelity is Increasing,* , Dean Farrar replied: \u2018One unbeliever makes, us a rule, more fuss than a number of believers, and he becomes conspicuous by the few ness of his kind.Why, io England the people believe more and more intelligently every year ; and as for the theosophists and Buddhirts of this country-you could get them all in this room and have some space to » ut the corners, It is not true that rity of Hindus or Japanese who are converted become infidels.The moat of them who give up their owa religion at the teaching of the missionaries become Christians, and many of our best and most faithful + workers are found among those of the so called heathen nations.\u201d | Reminiscences of the Magazine.\u201d The moat interesting article in the oly Cornhiil Mnga ine is the collection of re., miniscencen of the ficst number of the magazine, by Birs.llichmond Ritchie, whose father, Thackeray, was its first editor.The tale of the first number was 120,000, which was extraordinary in those times, and would not be despised cvea in theses days of the syodicate.The magszine was published then, as now\u2014that was in December, 1459 \u2014 by Smith & Elder.Many of the letters quoted in the article sre of exceptional in- iterest.RR.M.Milnes (Lord Houghton) writes to recommend the employment of one Macdonald, who had then written \u2018J\u2019han- tasies.\u201d Carlyle, asked for à contribution, | sende word that he is crushed to death amid i Prussian rubbish.In the letters are many references to Thackeray's delightful **Roundshout Papers,\u201d which wero then just appearing in the Cornhill.Buti lhe most potable letter is one from Thackeray to Mrs.Ticowning declining a poem (\u201cLord Walicr's Wife\u201d) on the ground that hin public wes tro squeamish to stand it.The tcfusal in couch: ed in the moet delicate and amiable language, e might expect : \u201cWho em I to refuse the poems of Elizabeth Hrowning and set myself up an a judge cvec her?§ can't tell vou how often | have tried to write and failed.You see tliat our magazine 1s weitten nut osly for men and women, but for bye, gir's, infants, suckliogs abncat, and one «f :he best wives, mothers, woinen in the world writes some verses which | I feel sure would be spruce deal ends by H R Geodday & cn.\u201439 pes birch timber by 11 R Goodday & co, deal ends by H R Guodday & on, 15,327 pen spruce deals by HR Gordday & co, July 11\u2014Per na Quesnstiors, Crows, Lristol \u2014 7,588 pos deals by HR Goodday & où.July 13\u2014Per bark Wayfarer, Nickelsn, Losontors 0142 pen aprice deals by T1 R Goodon, don 2% yon birch by H R Guordday & co.Er case leather by E Julien & V Falardeau, 12 de do by F_Gourdeau & 63, 3 packages etite; e Three Riv name: has been added to which arrive have 1896.29 \u2014 \"nu, Veaterday, Rejurrts having » Chatte, then bexsy with rain and fq.eh wind, up the Lord Stanley\u201d off Fan « Loyd weasel, A steer, 1081 oto west cout England, deals, at or snag Bark, LOSS tas, St Jobing NE te w Aves, Lilien, 8, DixasThRS of thee Biren © of matin Point, towne a wats Cusnrenen Jobn, N administration \u201c0 imsuenl the reported during ning all Hage tot, s, Nah Perth, 1 Danish, 3 7 Ttilan, § Norwewinn, § Swedish, Ti this mun ber are included 2 ~aiiing Hsing, Fin Ahn 1) Beige \u201cFaward D,\u201d Cag Me from Harhad.June 1: lam- nr.Anev for Montreal, mtreal for Picton, Tins \u2014arge * Captain 1 fon.coni arrive sin tone of ks rrived from Chand Yestenday, se \u201cMontezuma,\u201d all, vi sel tactrn, in te , with ool, Megson, frou Barinaanaes, arrived in peat f tug Relief,\u201d Moxvar, July 27, Mast.STEANERs- -LaRRSOOR The Domimon MS \u201cLabrada, \"Captain James Meport at 108 in, -rday, fur Li- tn, Vein ast evening, int called at Rimouski for the mails, Parisian \u2014The lan RMS i k Barrett, R 3 risian,\u201d A \u201cPa NE cde] ken of Whtly, fron o, Ocluwa wud Whithy, togvief mthe 1 ak x\u201c.id an the rhe did not go to her rescue, left fur wa this morning which wa quently hated off, artived in port ye-terd Afterno in tow of steanee \u201clord Stan atid was pdsoed in the Princess Lone B.vi nas Marino,\u201d Captain Luge, ) from Sydney, o Tee Montreal i These\" Alviden\u201d , July ZA passed the bark ast, bound west ; Belle Dhl wile, wishing Lo be varwtod Hor pilot reports tœig \u201cKildonan™ red below the Traverse, bark \u201cAl\u201d in of tig Dauntless\u201d sla belvw the Tiaverse, Rarr\u2014Tug \u201cHudson\u201d arrived from Montva), on Saturday, with T Mackay» Ottawa raft in tow, and landed it at Cap Rouge.SURYEY-\u2014Menmes EC Fry, Lhovd'a Agent, and Wa, » Pott Wanken.held a survey on the ra a, The voncels twt- tom was mined by diver, when it was fraindl Chat her keel was damaged on the stae- board aide, cauring her to leak, The divers are endeav stop the lesk, and shoald they in probable, the steamer will oo he progran, he following laden and gentlemen Mo Missen Coulthard, ngmon and Loft, ry, Dinmock, Russell ibbi cherstomhaugh Chirol, Stealficld, Messiter All the Jrformers acquitted the handmme.y, and won à great deal of applanse.A large sum was reubied for the Liverpooi Seamen's Orphanage.On Friday afternoon, an exciting udps and jury trial tok place, when Hon Mr Daly president ag Lord Chief Justice There wana lang amount of forensic eloquence displayed by thé conne! on both sides, but a was the result.party of cl ildren bound to Mica Macpherson's Tome, Stratford, (hit.They went West by he Grand Trunk.Lieut Barrett reports steong westerly winds during the first part of the passage, then moderate weather up 10 elle Isle, Saw a good deal of jor outaide Hello Tele, but ¥ in the Gulf.When off Heath Point © wd a strong NW gale, Had ery little in the Straits, weather {=rivne- amounting almest to a Had tine weather up the river.iurricane, A dian real at 4 pw.on Saturday, and prooeded to x LINE\u2014Newimas.Captain A Macnical, arrived from M.Livergool, ROsARIAN\u2014The wa \u201cRecarian,\u201d Captain Dunlop, arrived from Montreal at 6 jm, yes trrday and proceeded tr London.DoxistoN LISE -ANGLOMAN-The ss \u201cAnlaptain Lewin, from Liserpend, July THE SS, \u201cCONCORDIA\" BADLY 16, with k2jaswngers and general cara, arrived pe m port at 5.30 rm, on Saturday, moon; t DAMAGED.thetiran] Trunk wharf, Point (A vie, av ng landed pas.TR, (Quebec and Western arg, she left for tread at SH jan.Capt Lewis reports -trong head wuds the greater the passage.Saw a considerable quan.mtside Pelle Tale, Hal strong NW iy winds ap the Gulf, and westerly winds 1a the \u2014 STEAHSIIP CoMPASY \u2014CAUFANA \u2014 Urzexe The ve \u201cCampana,\u201d arrived at Pictou, NN, at 10 3m, Int Friday, DERELICT\u2014 Lowton, July 26 The German se Munchen,\u201d Capt Von Crdlen, at Bremen, from joirte thine she pas a capeized un lat 43 N, lone 15 W.America,\u201d Captain Dahl, Fon Sea he *\u201cCoucord n iron-built, thpee mast.| left port, for ren, on Saturday ovening, od vessel, and was built in Glasgow in 1657, | 10 tow uf tug \u201cFloren hich Locke het to tie Shv is cot.rranded by Captain J) I foot of the Traverse oe jivet,\u201d span Chase, Loft gor, for Sydney, ou Satur.July 25-Thie wa \"off Port batir, 15 now at anchor Tondiof re,\u201d Co ei at dati et, FY I nd went auto Indian Manises The sa Marin Captain Mueray, erased from Montreal, yenterday afternoon, and achored im the stn a cute ete cargo.Mewes The on \u201cMemphis,\u201d Captain Wil linus, areisad from Montreal, at 4150, yester- dav, and mes ored at the Co nausioners wharf to tne te cargo, Alter wking on Award moms I) Jane kagen of bitter fron the Ce trage \u201cttn s store, she proceeded te Bristol The Mrmipion\u201d 19 the ies steaner to take moa por named Com- vom rt ler carao fons the strove A Capt Schuf Progrena,\u201d from which put into Gitralm the vrusel and sell Iie, Risnn London, July the (talian |b \u201c wall Fasski- On Saturday, ox \u201cMani,\u201d Thee M \u201cLAR Hauiburg for - Voom Cl srowone purent Poe bnverp ol = \u201cTurret Bell\u201d do for Lown ot,\" Shivlde, for Montreal, Seat se A Leak -Halifax, N 8, July 25\u2014 te Atertn coasting schooner\u201c Arbomus Termll,\u201d of Hath, Me, Capt George E a with a lad of lathe from Nt Marzant's lay, NN, July 19th, fon ew York, sprung a Jeuk nd was driven ta lew, \"he: \u201cTerrill\u201d wan ighted Ly the \u201c1 Weal,\u201d 25 nnies smth of Seaver hart and wis asisted ane?giloted into Seaver Harbor and subsequently taken to Sal- non River, N 3, where it now ics ras under water, Toren Grorss The re \u201cluna,\u201d Captain ng ot, witha general cage, whil-