... ?? 0T-U H ByN I lo-I T. I ?? . j . . . . i- : N I ' ?? BE n, BYT -HE1 .DJN ' OHA X'rB XIV. THE'ELDERLY GENTLEMAN. Mr. '3innie'sst in-hils'pri'ate room in BonD.. street. Hp was in a cheerful mood; things -were going well \vitl him. One 'after another thg financial cards he lhad played gliad .tuiiled, ipi trumps,. and if the luck.continued with him, he would- soon be abre to realise his ...

... T INTEE I - STING IAIT I. ; - INTERESTING; FACTS. Imagine 0,. railway train of, ninety-nine trucks loaded with sovereigns instead of coals, and you have says the Leisure our, what the five great nations of -Europe colleot every year to keep up their armies and navies. Dotor 'Edington, director-of the Bacteriological In. stitute at Grahamstown, South Africa, has cultivated e fungus which, ...

... THE JUBILEE OF THE BOWDON RSAILWAY BY OUR SPECIAL COMMISSIONER. - SKETCHES BYr OUR OWN ARTIST. Fifty years ago I Then Manchester was a thriving and a growing city, with a population of about 300,000, and containing property of the net yearly value of about a million sterling. To- day the population has grown to nearly 55D,000; the property on qwhich rates are levied has risen to the enormous ...

... Al I ',The Circus Girl has returned Theatre Rdeyal, and i8 attraeriis0 l m m'q tI of the most lively and divert, 1ar2 a'ri'ir I dies, it promises to Ihays ]I i g f the tslniiealc Several changes have heen ntsj of Ilsl,, I d last visit. AIr. Stevens still pla: a -.e, laste r circus proprietor, anti tilO laiv r) ! nman and his wife wlelC. aes hebtirjit thi5 Rl Eward Ilziuri haIS ?? l v5 ...

... R. GLADS'Q-QNE. THE -LYING IN STATE AT WESNVIR.TER i Immediately 'in the arrival 'of the tiiai 'I bteiring, Mr. Gladstone's remains at Westmins5e' c 5iridge Station, the cqffin was' renioved from the carriage and borne ii procession through 'the sub- a way to the House of Coninuor, 'where it was tempo- rarily placed- in the Star ClHazber, while thoeunder- takers Hinally sealed it., ...

... - 1NOT}~S AM) QUERIES. I NOTES. O, , LD naNSI-T. 2 [ no4; ril 8thE) (Query No. 2,064, Api8t. [2,2441 1 3e eull ?? 0 ohl Iesidents and O22nerods ( he'la iro a Jew fac:s relating to the fannr Defied ha], nar tberiti'f. Tits name is saidotr ber a corruption of 'Denefleld, an army of Nosae inveders bnving bY local tradition bivouacked there in 894. on their march for Chester from North- ...

... DISTRICT COUNOILS. N. RADCLIFF.--At a special meeting of the ?? District Council, on Monday night, it was reported that the expenditure during the past yearr had exceeded the estimate by i£64. lgs. 8d.. the respectivo ligures being-£12,559 8s. 8d. and £1l.92410Os. It was resolved to levy a rate for the ensuing year of 2s. 2d. in theo oound, being an increase of 2d. on the previous year's. ...

... LPEP fw ' The Druke of York arrived in ILiverpool Wednesday, 0on a visit to Lord Derby at KLlVsrPOI His Royal Highnessa went oa board the trno t Colnway, and presented the .pe toraining Replying to the vote of ?? at the ceremo the Conway, the Duke Of York samid that evreyt concerning FhimP shipping,, roan Fail,, would l engage his special interest, Ater Viiting atile Hall, the Royal party ...

... * [AU 4IQI1rS 1UZSIMVD. I -GRICULTURAL NOTES. far o'n sr:IAL coUspONPMM.] This is the season when farmers are most oxer- r cited in their minds as to the right time to cut ?? grass. crops of all descriptions, whether for soiling or for hay. There are many things to be eon- r sidered in this connection. In the first place, let a it be remembered that, as a rule, grasses and other plants, while ...

... FEARFUL HURRICANE IN THE WES]S INDIES. i ' : ?? ! . _Ur HUX.RBEDS KILLED. A TOWN .9T' LY DESTROYED. A Reuters messagefro'm St. Thomas, Thursday, says:-A fearful hurricane has swept over the West Indies, bringing death and ruin. All reports agree that it is one of Ihfe 'Mbhst destructive storms in i h9 lhistory of the islands. No place has escaped. The greatest loss of life bbs =scurred at ...

... I*/ - i I 'THE D)REYFUS'.AFFAI .. ?? .. _. I %. e I, TREATMENT OP DREYFUS IN PRISON. ALT.EG.,D ORVtJELT. The special'correspondent: of the ' Dailr 'Tele. 'graph, writing from Parif, says: -Some' of. the sufferinga Dreyfus underwent :re ,f- inatehed in modern history, and barely paralelled in ancient fable. Those who are, ?? ann ipflicted them are already shifting the'blame' on to 'h*ch ...

... HIYDE TECHNICAL SCHOOL AND' FREE LIBRARY, . ?? ,Ij, I . * . , I I . I. ?? ?? 7 ? In every respect the fine Techalcal School and Free Library, which was formally opened at Hyde 'on Saturday afternoon, is a decided and valuable acouisition to the borough, Since 1850 Hyde has possessed a Meohanics' Institute, in which evening classes, for the most part connected with the Science and Art ...