Year: 1878

horse at Longtown. But much he objected 70 Lord
Beaconshelds policy. he would do him the favor Of
making suggestion. and thar was that he should
alter the name OF Cyprus. which henceforth should
be called one of the silly Islands-laugh-
OF craftsmanship ever palmed of upon
silly people. Referring. TO the subject
Lytton had proved himself utterly unworthy to be .
servant OF the Crown and to rule over India. Day
after day We were now called upon by the London
press 10 60 and chastise the Ameer of Cab yet he
had refused TO receive Russian mission and Russia
had gone to ehastise him and teach the barbarous
should have had the Afghans spoken OF az gallant
mountaineers. defending their mountain fastnesses


Where every peak and mountain cave


= Was freedoms home giory's grave.


The of the London press. crying out I'VE are
insulted. reminded him Of the French press crying
out in the German war. I'VE are betrayed He de-
England held meetings to condemn the atrocities in
Bulgaria, meetings would be held throughout
we were about to engage. He did not know what the
liberal leaders about to do. but he knew what
they ought TO do and that to refuse to vote one
penny Of the nations money for the proceedings
until the verdict of the people taken ut general
election to whether they would ndorse this policy
OF aggression and wickedness. Thus spoke Sir VIII
frid. and he spoke many truths.


THE DkroRHsrAr1oN or CYPRUA


The condition OF Cyprus is attracting attention.
Of the means to improve the climate. of which
wretched accounts are given. Like great part of
"
the consequence being in summer long and continuous
droughts and in the rainy season terrible inunda-
that the climate Of the island may be improved
by the reforestng Of the hills, and advocate the
planting in large numbers Of tho eucalyptus
globulous, or Australian blue gum tree as remedy
for malaria The gum tree s to be cure for all the
ills from which the soldiers suffering We
being favored with long articles the subject The
tree has, as we know been used by land owners in
Ceylon with great success Wherever the experiment.
Of planting the tree was made the jungle
planted by millions and its silvery blush
hundreds of miles Of North Africa These fragrant
Australian forests says Miss Bentham in the
midst Of African deserts now form of the marves
Of Algerian travel. An instance is recorded BY Mr..
Playfair of mining company which had lately
planted many as 100 900 trees near the great iron
mines at Hadid in Algeria Before that time
the workmen employed at the mines had found it ab
solutey impossible to remain in the district during
the summer months 80 unhealthy was the place
men have been able 10 live on the spot all the year
round. Similar cases could be quoted by hundreds


PLANTING rRKKs OR HORSE FACING.


The papers attribute certain virtues to the
odorous emanations from the leaves Of the blue gum
they produce thus due 70 the leaves, the fact
probably being that in all where forests have
been ruthlessly cut down the climate has been injur
ously affected. and endemic fevers have been the
result. The eucalyptus only does what ordinary
trees Of useful character would do in course
OF time It Is the influence Of the forests themselves.
and the effect they produce of preventing the too
great accumulation or absorption OF moisture from
the ground 1t Is well known that all trees
attract rain and retain moisture in the soil in dry
weather The German forest culturalists have known
this for years. II England wishes to learn on the
subject she would do well to take lessons from the
Germans In the Hartz Mountains there are forest
farms extending for miles where the growth and har
vesting Of trees may be studied to perfection. The
present government has made this . special point,
and never permits the amount Of land under forest
70 decrease below scertain recognized percentage
Of the whole land found by experience to be neces-
sary to the welfare Of the country II Englandwould
plant instead Of the institution Of horse racing
she might make Of Cyprus in time tight and beautt
full little island


Y1NASc1AI AND THEATRE PAxcs


The present is period Of panics-among bank
depositors. Of gas shares the ladies' Of the
robes those Of the long trains At the Dukes
and theatrical audiences. The discussion about the
Argyll still goes and the end will be that the peri
odical lit Of magsteriA will be succeeded by the
licensing OF of Argylls in order to prevent the
obtrusion Of the ladies' the open street. The Lord
Chamberlain refusing to license q growing drama
lists vulgar adaptons OF French play. has called
about his ears hornets nest, and the result
naughtisr and. in the eyes Of the Cock
ney, nicer plays than ever. The owners Of gas
than the directors OF the Glasgow Bank. The Thames
embankment and Billingsgate Fish Market are TO be
lighted by electricity in the former to the panic
Of the lovers who occupy the benches from Waterloo
TO Westminster; the latter to display the beauty
Of the fish wives. It is said that the microphone Is
not used in the said market the ladies gifted
with voices quite strong enough 70 swear The panic
In Manchester among the dspositors Of the building
banks has partly subsidized, thanks. in great meas
ure to the eloquence Of the Bishop OF Manchester.
The panic in the Colosseum in Liverpool. where
thirty people sufocated might have been
prevented IL the example set by German audience


PRINCES AND PANIcs.


A few days ago in the Neustadter Theatre. at
Prague during the performance Of the Meininger
Dramatic Troupe. the notion got afoat that the
building tottering and about to fall and rush
made 70 the entrances. In vain the director Of
the theatre assured the people there danger
and babe them be tranquil The tumult grew worse
and threatened to ,a become disastrous wi when % sud
Rushing to the footlights he urged the
people TO be calm. assuring them that
there danger. and that the Crown Prince Of
Meiningen remaining in the house. This
surance had the effect Of at restoring order and
the piece performed TO the end. Several
cidents. however took place Unfortunately princes
cannot always be secured to show the requisite
amount Of boldness at the proper time. Perhaps q
purpose IL he could be got to exhibit the
requisite amount of coolness Mr. Frederick Coyne.
the time the panic arose in the Liverpool Theatre,
not OF these. He instantly of the stage.
thus aorng another instance that the garb does not
make the fireman any more than the uniform the sol
der.


MORE PAsfcs.


II Is curious to note how these panics in public
buildings to in patches like railway acci-
dents and the like. Within a few days several similar
panics have taken place in houses Of worship No less
than two occurred in Jewish synagogues on the Day
of Atonementone at Pesth and the other at Streno,
in the province of Posen. In the former





cried out Fire !" This caused much alarm, and
such increase Of the that the railing Of
the staircase leading 70 the gallery was broken
stairs forced over. falling upon another.
From forty to fifty were thrown down to the ground.
II was long time before the panic aayed. Many
carried in An unconscious state into
neighboring houses. Six women received severe in
juries and child had its jaw broken At Strelno the
panic caused by portion OF the ceiling falling
in. About thirty persons. chiefly women, were more
or less seriously injured One has since
.ttnl .vl do foor thoro xu,1I
succumb to their injuries Attention is
drawn by the London papers to the condition Of
the London theatres in of fire. Most Of them
simply fire traps The Examiner makes . sensible
suggestion that the members Of the stat of theatre
should be taught to take up particular stations in
of alarm OF hre any other panic, that by their
influence order might stand better chance Of being
kept among the audience"


COMING WINTER.


The coming winter ia looked forward TO on almost
every hand with gloomy forebodings. especially in
the North. the cotton districts and tho coal regions
The Clyde shipbuildIng yards have reduced wages