St. Paul daily globe., 1884-09-28

the possibility of a suspicion, he would never
again raise his head in public, and would
die in agony of grief and shame.
The Leisure Hour tells the following good
story of the late able and amiable DR.. Hamil-
ton, of the Scotch Church, Regent Square,
London. The doctor once lectured in Bir-
mingham on ''Books," and Mr.. Dale, in
proposing vote of thanks took the oppor-
tunity of informing the audience that 'Pres-
byterianism was the kind of religion that
fourished in the bare glens and on the bleak
hills of Scotland.'' The doctor, in acknow-
lodging the hearty thanks of the assembly,
turned rouud to Mr.. Dale, and with the we'll
known smile on his countenance, said, in
his blandest manner: ''Presbyterianism
does flourish in the bare glens and on the
bleak hills of Scotland; but it is equally
adapted for the English downs and the Eng
lish daleS.
Mr.. MoNCURE D. CONWAY, in his fare
well address atSouth Place chapel, Finsbury,
London, said the London Unitarians had
shown him the cold shoulder. The Christian
Mr.. Conway best like him least. For some
time past he has openly rejected Christianity,
discarded the Christian name, abandoned
the practice of prayer in the services of the
chapel, and adopted views of the universe
which are virtually atheistical" He has lee
tured in London for twenty-one years, and
this is the result. Any number of ciphers
added together produce nothing, and the
proclamation of such negative views as Mr..
Conway holds, even for space of twenty
one years, must naturally end in nothing.
Dir is just twenty-five years since oil was
struck by boring in Pennsylvania and new
source Of wealth revealed. Nearly $500, ,O00,-
600 has been obtained from the wells in that
time. The quantity of oil exported last year
was SOC, 100000 gallons valued at 44,O0O,-
900. The present condition of the trade,
however, is far from satisfactory. For years
there has been over-production, the stocks
increasing at the rate of 1000, 600 or 6,OOO,-
600 barrels year. 1t seems that the only way
to permanently reduce the stocks is to in
crease the consumption of oil abroad especi-
ally in Asia and in Central and South Ameri-
ca Some of these days the vast petroleum
wealth of the Edmonton region will be de-
yeloped. That is the northern Pennsylvania.
IT is related of the Marquis de Leuville,
the finance of Mrs. Frank Leslie, that being
lately at Atlantic City, he stopped at the
counter of a man with an air-gun, took
dozen shots, and inevitably got into wrangle
over the amount to be paid. His British ac-
cent and manners during the heated argu-
ment kept the crowd amused. The differ
ence arose from the fact that, with his skill
as marksman, he had, by repeatedly hit
ting the bulls eye, earned rebate that right
fully liquidated the entire bill. ''Say boss"
said the proprietor, ''I'lI bet ou ten dollars
that you don't get six bulls'-eyes outer ten
shots; and let that settle the whole busincss.n
The two ten dollar notes were put in the
hands of policeman. The missile, feath-
cred spike, struck the target, half foot aside
from the center. He comprehended the
trick. The gun was one which the rascal
kept for just such occasions. 1t was so ar
ranged as to hit about six inches from the
point of true aim. He uttered not word of
complaint. But the second shot rang the
bulls eye-bell and so did the ensuing eight.
''It's as easy, my boy" said he, ''to aim
just far enough to the left with a crooked
gun as at the middle with straight one."
And the Marquis walked off, while the crowd
cheered amain.