The Ottawa free trader., 1883-06-23

cents. Custom houses are expensive
luXuries in some places.
The sum of $4,000 francs, voted to
deiray the expenses OF NJ. Waddipgton.
the representative OF France al the Car 5
coronation. he declares to be altogether
insufficient; he says he must have AT
least 100000. When Il man takes his
life in his hand hc ought to be paid high
for il.
Mr.. Garcia, in his new book, the
"Actor'S Art says the celebrated
French actress. Dejazet. who played the
part of young lovers at the aye OF seven
tv, used to get rid of her numerous
wrinkles by means of elastic wigs, that
kept the skin tightly drawn from the
forehead.
The students of Hobart College liqui-
date part of their expenses by corking
their faces and giving minstrel shows.
The Boston Giobc testiies that Harvard
students frequently give minstrel shows
in the streets of Boston after dark, but
they don't black up, and it usually costs
them more for the performance than
they make.
George Bancroft. the historian, is said
10 be IN incesSant buyer of books. and
almost every mail brings him number
of French. German or English publica
tons He keeps constant watch OF
all new movements in science orpolitics
and is especially interested in German
affairs, where he feels that Bismarck Is
pursuing a mistaken policy OF repres
sion.
In the Northern Pacific swims fish
which explorers of the Northwest coast
call the ortolan of the sea. Ii is the fat
test of all fish, and if dried specimen
| be taken, all that has to be done is &c
light the head of the fish, holding ii up
right, and it blazes away ike a sperm
candle, giving light without smoke OIL
smell. The Indians call it the oolac
han.
Felix L. Oswald says: The true
basis of National wealth is not gold, but
wood. Forest destruction is the sin tha,
cost US our earthly Paradise, War. pes
thence, storms. fanaticism and intem'
perancc. together with all other mis-.
takes and misfortunes, have not caused
| half as much permanent damage as that
fatal crime against the fertility of oul
Mother Earth.
Cathani Bey, the Jewish millionaire,
died recently in Cairo, aged 73. His
property is estimated at over $50, ,0OO,-
! 900 He was private banker of the
former vice King, whose unlimited con.
fidence he possessed. He owned syn.
arogue of his own, in which service.
were daily held, and he carefully OBJ
served Jewish rites in diet, etc. He had
two wives, one of whom survives, and 6
numerous progeny,
The United States branch Mint in New
Orleans is preparing to coin 100000
standard silver dollars this year The
Times Democrat says that last year there
was such demand for the dollar
throughout the Southwest that the sup
ply of the New Orleans Mint was ex
| hausted, and after the issue Of Sc, 00O,.
| 600 had emptied the vaults, it became
necessary to draw on the Sub-Treas
Ilrv at Philadelphia for $4,000, ,O00more
The first vehicle to cross the Brooklyn
bridge was :. baby carriage, and its oc.
cupant was little Mabel Morrison, OF
New York We are sorry for that child
She will he told of that occurrence till
she comes to regard it rs the most inn
portant event of the century, and theI
She Il 90 to telling all her friends of il
and will keep reminding them of it til
they're so tired of hearing of it that they
will wish her in Troy, and she'll be {
disadvantage to herself as well as :
nuisance to everybody else. Why die
her parents allow it?-B0Ston Post.
The approaching marriage of Lee
XIII. ; favorite nephew, Count Camille
Pecci. to Sonora Bueno, Il wealthy
Cuban hciress, has attracted Il certain
amount OF attention on the continent
| The count first met his future bride at
Seville, whether he was dispatched by
his uncle aS bearer "f a cardinals ; hat
to the late archbishop. 4 year or two
afterwarU "a Bucno and her parent.
paid w.. Rome, where Che Young
couple uc'ame engaged. The lady is
said to he very handsome.
A Ran on . Drug Store.