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COMPOSITION OF MANS BODY.
Science Says It Is Formed of Condensed
Air and Liquid Gases.

Science Says It Is Formed of Condensed
Air and Liquid Gases.
The following is from the pen of JUS
tus Liebig, the greatest chemist Of the
century. Science has demonstrated
the fact that man, the being which
performs the greatest wonders, is
formed of condensed air solidified and
liquid gases, that he lives upon con-
densed as well as upon uncondensed
air, and that by means of the same
mysterious agent he moves or causes to
be moved the heaviest weights with
the velocity of the wind. But the
strangest part of the matter is that
thousands and millions of these taber-
nacles of condensed air are going on
two legs, destroying other forms of
condensed air which they may need to
build up their own wasted tissues or
for shelter or clothing, or, on ac-
count of their egotism and fancied
power, destroying each other in pitched
battles, using implements which are
but another form of condensed air, the
material of which they themselves are
formed or composed. Chemistry sup
plies the clearest proof that, 80 far as
concerns this, the ultimate and most
minute composition and structure, some
of which are so infinitesimal as to be
beyond the comprehension of our senses,
man is, to all appearances, at least,
composed of materials identified with
those which compose the structural be-
ing of the OK or the dog, or even the
lowest animal in the scale of creation.
Solomon seems to have entertained
the same idea. See Ecclesiastes iii, 10:
For that which befalleth the sons of
men befalleth beasts; as the one dieth,
so dieth the other; yes, they have all
one breath, so that a man hath no pre-
eminenee above a beast st Louis
Republic.
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SHE REPENTED IN TIME.


Martha Couldn't Bear to Have the Carpet
Spoiled.
mo, Arthur, in can never be-" said
the sweet-faced girl. with tear in her
eye. II have made up my mind that
all must be over between us. l will
be-
Don't say sister, Martha" inter-
rupted the stalwart Arthur, with moody
sarcasm. Don't say you'll be sister
to me-"
81 had no idea, Mr.. Crawford" re-
piled the sweet girl, in tone of hau-
teur, ''of using any such hackneyed
phrase. was about to say that l will
be pleased if you will terminate this in
terview by withdrawing"
"Then farewell forever" said Arthur,
in tone of despair. 81 will die here at
your feet if you do not consent to marry
me-" So saying, Arthur drew a nickel
plated eighty-fve-cent revolver from
his pocket, and placed it to his head
20, don't screamed the frighten ed
Martha. I'M consent to anythin q
rather than have you ruin our carpet. "
20, joy! joyr was Arthur's exclama-
ton, as he carefully replaced his revolt
yer and embraced the fair Martha. -.
Chicago Journal
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Two very swell young women got on
a downtown elevated train the other
day at Fiftieth street. 1t was easy to
see that they were way upin the social
scale. They took seats in one Of the
cross seats in the first car. The car
was we'll filled. When the train stopped
at the Forty-second street station the
taller of the two young women said
something to her companion which
made her laugh. That laugh revealed
void where pearly teeth should be,
and the charm was broken. 1t must
have been the first time the young
woman had laughed since she left her
house. She changed color, clapped her
hand to her mouth and startled the car
by exclaiming:
"Oh, Lillian. I've forgotten my teeth!"
The two young women jumped up
quickly and rushed out of the cas Just
as the train was starting. Laughter
ripped through the ear all the way ts
the Battery.-N. 7. Herald.
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T.eRibie Writing,

There is one affectation Of late years
among 20 Jung ladies that ought to be
severely con denim ed; and that is ''culti-
vating'' blind style of han dwriting.
What is called the English hand is con-
sidered the correct hing, while the
commercial hand is looked upon as
vulgar The former has neither beauty
nor grace, angula rity being its chief
feature, but it is fash ionable. In writ
ing, as in speech, clearness and sim
plicity are the chief charms, and we
beg you, girls, not to be led away by
the foolishness of STYLE" and forfeit
your print-like characters for an affec.
tation of the British chirography. -
Christian at Work
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he said he had never tasted no better.
They was like thistledowns."
just then Alice came in all radiant.
Joanna" said she, ''did you hear
what Mr.. Smith said about my cook,
ing?'
"Yes, dear, did," smiled Joanna.
''He likes my cooking now"
He'd be strange person if he
didn't, DEAR" observed the help"
But Alice kept the story of the little
stratagem to herself. She was too
loyal wife to betray Johns discomft-
ure even to faithful Joanna; and on
her side the lank New Englander never
let Alice know of the letter she had
surreptitiously written to Mrs, John
Smith, the elder, suggesting this very
plan.
''It takes good deal of machinery to
get ahead of man." said Joanna to
herself, "but 1 guess we did it this
time. saturday Night.
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OUTLIvED.

Behind the walls of the past
Is country of san and shade,
Where the roses bloomed too fast
And the children laughed and played.
And thousand joys were planned,
Aao 4 thousand songs were sung;
Oh, that was lovely land
Where we lived when we were young!
Behind the walls of the past
Is o country of wild regret,
Where the roses died too fast,
And the sun in darkness set.
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Full of thorns that pierced the hand,
And gifts 10 the thankless flung;
Oh, that was bitter land
Where we lived when We were youngi
Yet when we think of it all
OF the passionate grief long spent,
The tears that have ceased to fall,
The pain that is deep content;
OF the yearning soothed and Stilled,
The shadows that passed away
We know that the life God willed
Is the life we live to-day.
Sarah Doudney, in Golden Days.
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PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

-Photographer-''Here's a picture OF
your wife 1 took to-day I call it a
speaking likeness Husband-"It must
be If it is anything like her. boston
Transcript
Getting Over 1t Easily. Carrie"
said the bashful youth, with gasp, IF
you liked somebody else about the same
as you like me would you care to marry
him?'- Chicago News.
Mrs. Waldron-''Howd do you expect
to get along housekeeping without
refrigeratorp' Mrs Kemper-s'We are
not going to use ice; we've bought car
stove. Inter Ocean.
Woman, poor thing, was
made out of rib" Tom Barry-''Well,
it wasn't an umbrella rib. There never
was woman in the world who could
shut up."-N. Y. Herald
-Trotter-'I hear that Grace Will
1oughby is engaged to a real live lord"
Barlow-"Well, they claim he's alive,
but I've seen him several times and I'm
rather sceptical" l"-Vogue.
Mrs. Bacon-I think Mrs. Knock
about dresses very quietly, don't you?"
Mrs. Egbert-''Y GU wouldn't think 50
If you lived in the fat under her, as ]
dov'-Yonhers Statesman.
-"Have you any more of those genu
inc antiques?" asked Mrs. De Porque.
'No'm," replied the dealer. "rhese
strikes has KEEP us away behind with
our orders. ."-Washington Star.
-Helen-''Why do they charge SO
much for sending messenger boy
few miles up-town?" Probably
because he outgrows his uniform be-
fore he gets back. k."--Clothiers' and
Haberdashers' Weekly.
They All Know. ow.-Editor-''Yes, I'd
like to sell you my paper" Stranger
''Pd like to buy it, sir, but don't know
how to manage one" Ediso--"That
doesn't matter. Your subscribers will
tell you all about that" - Yankee
Blade
The Unexpected Answer.-Mother
Haven't told you little boys must
be seen and not heard?" Johnnie
"Yes'm." Mother-''Then why do you
talk 80 much?' Johnnie-'T guess
must have inherited it."-Detroit Free
Press.
-Briggs-'T have never told you
about the smart things my little boy
does and says, have I?' Brsggs-"You
never have" Briggs-''Then don't you
think you can find it convenient to
lend me $25?"-Indianapolis Journal.
-Hicks-"Had terrible confagra-
ton at our house yesterday" Wicks-
big fire, eh? Much damage?'' Hicks
"Yes and no. 1t was tremendous
blaze, but no great loss, pecuniarily
speaking. Only five cents; Sunday news
paper you know. boston Transcript
--"Whati is twoubling you, deah boy?"
"Maud says / must awsk her fathaw's
consent, and don't know how to man
age it this time of year. If leave the
doah open when go into his Office I'll
let in draught and make him angry;
but If close it T. cut off my wetweat?"
Mrs John, what time is it?''
John (half asleep)-'Ugh?' Mrs. j.
twenty minutes later)-"John, what
time is it?" John -''Ugh?" Mrs j.
Zone hour later what time is
it?" John-''Seven o'clock" Mrs j.
"Well, why couldn't you have said SO
an hour ago?" John-''Because it wasnf
| Z o'clock then. n."-Harper's Bazaar.
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Fa.h,ous Not Made For the Old.

Elderly womAl often complain, with
q considerable amount of justice, that
the fashions seem to be intended only
for the young, and that those women
who have passed forty are left more or
less to their own A~sic9s Few fashion
papers contain any designs or sugges-
tions for the attire of women of middle
a0t, and a newspaper devoted to this
object would doubtless be regarded as
a boon by all those many women who
are sensible enough to bear their years
becomingly and graeefuly.-Detroat
Tribune
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A FELLOW Sufferer.

Judge-Havc you ever been punished
before?
Criminal-Of course I've been pun
ished. Didn't you hear me testify on
the witness stand that had been mar
ried?
JUDGE didn't near you say you had
been married or would not have asked
you about your punishment. Excuse
me. e.-Texaa Siftings.
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, 1893-05-31
(St. Christopher .Adps tiser.l

1t Was rumoured in Basseterre cary on
Sunday morning last that the town Of Sandy
Point was nearly washed away on the pre-
vious night. There was much truth in the
report, as visitors to the district have testified.
We learn that there were 10 inuies Of lain
that way Sunday night the eth to Saturday
night the 18th inst, in three or four down
pours, the last of which was on Saturday
night with the result Of q inches, which c1us.
ed much damage to private and public pro-
psrty. Awful washes and land slips ON q
small scale is a true description of the da-
mage done by Saturday nights rain in the
district Of Sandy Point; and the worst Of it
is that indications point to more raIu.. The
people there retired TO bed for the past two
nights not knowing whether they would be
washed away by a flood during those nights
aS the lowering clouds seemed 10 portend
destruction. The lamage ought by these
heavy r~ainfalls seems to cali loudly on the
Government to make outlets to the sea and
supervise those estates which are right over
the town with q view to nave ali sluices,
trenches, &C., kept open. While these
things will not prevent the rain from falling,
the necessity for them will readily be realized
in the lesseninp Of the volume OF water sent
on the town. We hope this important mat.
ter will be attended to. The people of San
dy point have expressed their appreciation
of the prompitude with which the Acting
Commissions and Surveyor of Roads
sponded to the intelligence of the damage by
an early appearance on the scene.
, 1893-05-31
(Jamaicd GIemcr 10Th Nay
OVER = ~pRECIPICE.

On Sunday list, Both April. nm incident
Of rather a serious nature took place on the
road passing'through Prospect to frankfort
wharf at a place called Aook Dat. There is a
very steep gully on one side OF the road and
also a sharp turning By some means the
ugsy containing MIR. Monerieffs of Union
Penn, and also two ladies were precipitatod
down this spot, and it was a marvel they were
not killed outright. Fortunately they and
the cOachman were not seriously injured.
The buggy was wrecked and the horses much
damaged. At this place some few years ago
a drIy and mules ven down There should
be a retainIa2 wall built to prevent acct
dents. / is I vtry dangerous part of the
road.
, 1893-05-31
From the Demerara Aroosy,.)

Last week We published an extract from an
English paper reporting the speech of a so
called Revd. Thomas G. Harper, who at 8
meeting of the S.P.G. held at Bournemeuth
under 1.-THE. Presidentship Of Lord Nelson,
addressed the saints there assembled on the
subject of Missionary work in British Guiana,
especially amongst the Caribs. OF which an
cient tribe of Indians, the speaker claimed to
be "a member. lie alluded to the elevatins
effects upon the Indians of the work under
taken through the assistance Of the s P. G..
, 1893-05-31
spectator, May 9Th.

An absurd rumour having got into the
papers that the Duke of York was marie.
the Court Circular on Tuesday announced hS
brtrothal to the Princess Victoria May
princess Nay Of Teok. 1t is added that the
Queen has given her consent GLADLY" rho
marriage has probably been arranged for some
time past; but it was felt to be graceful that
a public announcement should be DELAYED
almost as long as if the Princess had been a
widow. The Dukes choice, for reasons given
elsewhere, will undoubtedly be popular, and
there are grave reasons why he should be
married soon. By a curious fatality, if he
died childlcss, the. Crown must ultimately
pass to ano her family; ana though the sue.
d. cession which has lasted SO long, and passed
through so many families, the Norman. the
Angevin, York, Lancaster. Tudor, Stuart,
and Guelph would not be broken, any chang.e
in the name of a dyuas>y makes a certain ina
preston on the imagination. The Princess
May has hithertobeen sincularly unfortunate;
but there are lives in which the necessary
share Of unhappiness is AL concentrated in
one great blow, and We may hope this will be
her lot.
Lishttourn's MGst Notes, 27h Moy
The brig GLORIA" was let OF the Slip yes
terday afternoon.
The q 9. Carribbee from New York called
of the port yesterday afternoon, landed E.. Il.
Moren, Esqr.s and some other passengers, and
left for St. Kits.
We had The pleasure of seeing a specimen
OF native grown cabbage from Estate Crown.
1t. Weighs 81 pounds and Is exceptionally
solid AID sc healthy a looking vegetable of its
, 1893-05-31

The ocean r. NJ. Steamer now on lis way
from Jamaica to Barbados is SO full of passen,
gers that there is not room enough for all the
home-bound oolonists who left here in the
Solent on Thursday afternoon. The agents
here received a telegram FRI III Barbados ON
Wednesday cautioning Them not to issue any
more through tickets; end accordingly they were
not in the position to book all those parties
who applied but certain Of them have gone
on to Barbados in the hope Of getting &C.
commodation of some kind or other by hook
or crook on board the ocean boat. There is
an impression abro, d that this extra pressure
is owing to the special trippers" who have
been induced this year by the Il. NJ. s, P, Co.
to do the round of the West Indies but
Messrs. Garnett & Co, the local agents, assure
us that the "trippers' are all il England al.
ready, and that the pressure is due TO purely
West Indian traffic.
, 1893-05-31

kind as We have seen heretofore. This
is smother of the many Indications Of what
can be achieved in this way by dint of
push and, enterprise. Let our local Agncal-
turists be up and doing.
~ The Rev. G. D. Heath ana Mr. NJ. +.
de l.. Castelio, Agents of The British &
Foreign Bible Society, arrived here 10y tho
RMS. "Esk." Mr.. Castillo is a young
opsniard and has bee working in the inter
csts # The above Society in the East for
the las i've years, and caves shortly. to-
either with Rev. Heath, for Sto. Domingo
ana some nelghbouring islands in view Of
establishing Agen eies IN thtsy places.
, 1893-05-31

assTAsaas, ,aOsh Maya special tele-
M ram from London states that it is probable
that the birthday honots will be g4zetted on
sas ,2hd pfoximo. D.
New York, both May. The Royal Gpogra.
phicA eociety Of Glsat Britain has conferred
iss gold medal on Mr.. W. w. Rockhill aA
Am rrican in recognition of his travels in md
scientific writings relating 10 Thibet.
Tbs Dowager Duchess Of Sutherland was
yes e day released from Holloway Jail.
During her incarceration the Duchess it is
reported has lost twentysseight pounds III
weight. Thr- document which she destI Dyed
is said to have referred to some family scandal
aud did not relate 10 the will Of the late
Duke.
In q circular issued by the Conservative
Committee, it is stated that the registration hlll
will be defeated. in the House of Commons
and predicts hat there will be q general
ale tion within one year upon the present
The British steamship "Gsrmsnia" is
reported as having foundered in & Cyclone III
the Boy Of Bengal and sixty FIVE lives
lost.
A despatch from Havrs reports tire failure
Ot III. Sohob q Bull" Coffee spsculator
with liabilities amounting to one million
francs.
In the Chamber Of Deputies the electoral
bill has been amended and excludes from the
Chamber all salaried officials, thus sixty
candidates are rendered ineligible including
n. N. Casimir, Perier, Bousay and Chris.
tophle.
Gases of cholera are reported from Toulon,
Marseilles and Hamburg.
It is expected that His Majesty the King
Of Denmark on his return journey from
Weisbaden will pay a visit to the Kaiser at
Berlin.
Advices from Spain state that it has been
found necessary to revise the Budget OH az
count OF the agitatian taking place in the
Basque provinces and also in Navarro.
New York May Both.
Flour St. Lawrence pr. brl. $3.50
Meal, best brandyw,ne. per. brL 27S
Heavy Mess Fork, per brl 2l4
New Seasons FOX. rtl brl 20
s,,..v ECrystais per Id. Al
~~@ +. 70 q. X. per 10 a.
English Islands Molasses pr. gal, loo.
Exohangs >ew York and London. 1855
London May S0th.
(Demerara Crystals pr cwl FL 0s 81
Sugar Muscovada los 3l-15s6 g..
German Beet 20 It's l04d
Demsrara Rum pr gai. il, Ids ia
Trinidad Coco" pr cwt. "A 0s. Cd.
ConseIs 981
Bank of E,sltnt rate Of Discount 4
Liverpool Cot.on, Mlddln2 upland - dag
Three pr ct KvlteS IN Paris 9765.
, 1893-05-31

and deplored that the work" was ,hindere1
by the base influence of the traders. who wers
cheats Az we had never heard the name
of Thomas G. Harper as a missionary who
had worked amongst the .nborgines of this
coiouy, We asked tho4fr .Gfrt ar readers whc
could give us any information about him TO
do 50. Our request has brought ue ell that
we req hire RevdJ John Greathead Of Friend
ship. Eas, Coasts "a d at our Office to say that
Thomas Greahlad Harper.is the son ofaa now
deceased, decent b &C luAn, who WAS connect
ed with Trinity NesleyAn Cnal'ei'Whea Mr.
Grcat lie ID was 4ocal Wesleyan superinten-
dent. Thomas Was named GreAthea'l' atier
the Parsou vi Trinity. Ho was a wild boy
and was sent to sea; he returned to the colo
ny under rather diserSditabls circumstances
IAN episode in his career being described by
a CO. respondent ia anNther part OF this papsrl.
aud again left it for tue United Safes, twhsre
he joined a Church of some sort Or other and
was ord, ined," down south in Carolina In
1858 he WAS preaching TO a cnloured congre-
CATION in Kansas and Iii 1891 lie was without
a place. In June 1892 he appears in the
s P. g.. deputation list and in 1898 we 6nd
him on the platform, delivering in he name
Of the Father AID the Son and the Holy Ghost.
q speech b~ristling with ice from end to end.
Immediately after Nj. Greathead had called
upon us, we had a visit from a quiet. deeently
dressed, old black woman, who came to tell
US that Thomas was her son. Mrs Harper
is a member of Bedford Church, Camp Street,
and she SAYS that for the last Is months she
has been 80 sick az 10 be unable to help her.
self and has had to punish" severely, she
having no family" 10 help her. As to
Thomas she was ashamed OF him be was
a scamp he was ashamed Of his black mo
thel and stood up before the Eogiisn people
and called himself an Indl n! Hethad never
written a lins to her, and never sent her as
much rs a penny, although be must have
known how destitute she must be.-grantlng
she was still alive. After hearing the old
woman's story, we a. advised her TO go to hef
parSon and tell him all about il so that he
might send an opsn message t. Thomas
through the s. p. g.. This. then. is the ReVd
T. q. Harper who delighted the saints and
aroused their spiritual ardour BY his account
Of the work of the Lord which was going on
amongst the ed men in British Guiana, to
which he,-a Rod man bimaelf-had conse.
Grated his humble parts ! a man who has
abandoned his poor black mother 10 poverty
and neglect who tells lies about bis OWN
nationality, al Though the stupid people whom
he was addressing might have detected the
falsehood IN his appearance ant who, know
ing nothing about Caribs or their Missionaries
or their traders, Gares to call these las a Tot
Of cheats. In the interests Of christianity,
and for the benefit of missions, the contribu-
tions to which are liable to be affected 10y tho
impostures of men like Harper, the 5. p. G.
should expose him. throughout England, and
prosecute him, if, az may be taken for grant
ed, he has obtained money through false re-
presentations about his cali in life nAd
bis nAst career.
, 1893-05-31

Havana, Cuba, May 5, 1893.
LoUisiana Planter ,13tA May.

E ditor Losisins Plantsr. During the
week just elapsed this market has ruled
undsr the same conditions OF activity and
frmness previously reported. The prngrss.
sive movement which is observed in the
European markets, anu the gradual advance
in prices as fast as the decrease in the
worlds production is moro apparent. icensid-
erably influences upon speculatoIs, who
, 1893-05-31

1t seems as if there is prospect Of another
Line of Steamers between Ne York and the
West Indies. There we've put up for sale
by public auction, at New York, on the 4th
April last, three steamers belonging to the
United States and Brazilian Mail Steamship
Company. and Knocked down for sos, 600
$780, O9, and $4,000 respectively. It has
transpired that he purchaser If these vessels
acted in the in crest of the koyal Mail Steam
Packet Company, aad the rnmour is aAoat
that they purpose runaing u line of steamers
between New York rnd the Vest Indies.