... ever, we are speedily the centre of a abl, crowd of his companions, who help him out in nob his story. Alfred Flack is his name, and 'I and shall give his story in his own words :- woe 1I was sleeping- beside my brother Herbert, and had I wrakened up coughing ...

... slept on the upper ihal floors, and even of a few -boys jumping from i Po' the windows to save' themselves. Ail these del stories, however, ought. in the meantime to ciV be regrarded with suspicion, as, like an, many others told in the excitement of. ing ...

... and, experiences in fa, the search for Ernin Pasha form' ono of the ao the most striking and important chapters in the wi story of the 4year. When it opened, Europe and America were still in anxious suspense as bi to the safety of the gallant explorer ...

... working moo. Suo might Be wsasauxious as any ooe that working men sot The should have short hours, but he should think is a Cal 1,000. great niefortons it, having theze short heurs, the cat 1889 working men did not devote aome of them under the I a only came ...

... fire had got a consideratb' hold on the buildings. They were successful, how' Iever, in preventing its spread, aad in a short time had it subdued. . RCAMY AND Dys&RT REGISTRATION ST&W ;iscs.-The statistics of registration for 1889 for the rjoint iparishes ...

... 'elevated station to 5, sey which 'his birth predestined him. Unfortun- At r ately, however, a very promising life has beenU W out short under singularly painful circurn-. abc lay stances; and, in Dr GUnnher's words, what Mr der gm Danford had begun as a pleasant ...

... English, Irish, and Scotch wit and humour, illus- tratiog these by readings from well-known anthors and by characteristic stories. lie remarked that it was noteworthy that while humour character- ised tbe works of such modern writers as Carlyle, George ...

... inadequate repre- 1 sentations. If the public cares to listen to what the Commission is told fromc day to day, E cd l it seems short-sighted policy to withhold I information. fc I It is known that the Commission has it( shown no disposition to narrow the field ...

... has I been of such an open kind as not to interfere ?? work. Ploughing is far advanced, but a good deal bast2 tb be dose in stories tnrais. Tbe croo in e reseit places is& splendid one, butthe prices arelower I; than usual, anid as stoer cattle are limited ...

... Pharaoh's cattle, go for 7s 6d. The, various parcels of carrots, onions4 potatos tomatoes, &c., disappear like magic, and in . short quattee of an bour the auctioneer haesfiniebed hi tw6 tables, and stands taking. his' breath pieparatory to goitg through the ...

... prognostication will h s shortly be, if it has not been already, b k- realised; for the child-King, though accord- c' ing to stories that have been in circulation he 0 lwas sprightly and energetic in disposition, a al wlas not robust, and he belongs to & ...

... len ths were short. Govan- 0 hill followed, and with te added hose connection li d was formed, but pressure was weak. Glasgow L Brigade steam engine turning up had connection LI made with a lade that ruis by the roadside, and in 5t a short time the fire ...