The Milky Way, or Galaxy, an apparent ring extending around the universe etars visible in the largest telescope*. It i» composed of sun* in literal millions. They are remote, aaye G. W. Janice, in the National Magazine, that ween from earth they appear to bo close to each other,

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little Egbert, agod fire, had accompanied his ftolher on trip to the city. They mad© the journey tramcar. Presently the eonductor cam© round to collect fare*, and, on approaching little Egbert, of •ourse, asked the usual question: “How old is the boy? “ The mother informed him;

List Friday in Hamilton J.P. Court Robert Spence, miner, Oreenhill Rows, Cleland, was charged with having on the preceding Wednesday at Shawstonr* bead Pit, Cleland, where a new shaft is being sunk, maliciously set in motion a steam winch engine, thereby lifting from the pit bot

PATE ITS •■mail ANtfouioM Feinted and Published bt WILLIAM OOMBB, Man Bout, Bbxmoll, an Mommn, All lamnteatfai to ha riinmfl. ■dltat, " Spaakw " Ofloa, BallabUL ■May, Aagato 22, lilt.

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is high—about ten—in consequence of the frequonev of thunderstorms on the one hand and of the large percentage of the inhabitants engaged in outdoor labour the other ; about 700 deaths from lightning were estimated occur in the United States etrry year Henry 1900 in population T

LINE TO SOUTH EAST AFRICA. Weekly, via West Coast, for The Cape, Natal, Transvaal, Rhodesia, etc., oalliog at Madeira, the Canary Islands, Ascension, and Helena. BTIAMIR. DAT! Edinburgh Castle (Royal Mail),| ... Aug. .30 Galway Csstle (Intermediate), ... Aug. 30 Kenilworth Castl

be obtained there only. 12 Different View Post Cards of Bellshill and Moasend 9d , in beautiful Gelatine. Sold separately Id. each. Acknowledged by all the Finest Poetcard ever produced ef this District. “SPEAKER" OFFICE, BKLLSHILL <fc MOSS END.

Sh<?; you that greater powers of persuasion than men? ’* lie : Ves, Henrietta. man out atxi bur hundred poiimU’ worth of silk hats and suits of clothes and satisfy his wife with the explanation that he wanted to make himself more attractive in her eves.” She: What is it?’’—Artii