Among the varied curiosities of the State of Wyoming are the wonderful soda lakes. There are two of them, each covering about 75 acres, and separated from each other by a ridge 80 rods in width. In the hot summer weather evaporation causes a thick crust of crystalised soda to fo

Mr. Lnff said the next business before them was as to the name which should be given to the Board. He had a letter from the Local Government Board suggesting that it should be " The Local Board for the district of Wimborne Minster." Mr. Loader : I propose that it be named " The

In connection with the acceptance of the Inman Line tender for carrying mails, Mr. Scotter, general manager of the London and South Western Railway Company, which has recently acquired Southampton Docks, wired to the Mayor of Southampton on Monday as follows:—" I have to inform

Land an Water comments upon the exorbitant charges exacted by country people in England from the unfortunate tourist. Even in retired spots, Such as those we have frequented during our driving tour, we have been charged almost as high prices as thog , which are de riyueur in fas

Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes celebrated his 83rd birthday a few days ago. A press representative who called at the home of the Autocrat at Boston late in the afternoon found the study of the poet full of ladies, a number of whom had asked for his autograph, and he was busy at his d

- - - - THE THEATRE RovsL.—On Thursday evening, a performance was given at the Theatre by Mr. Charles Wyndham's Company, of the comedy, "Brighton," from the Criterion Theatre. Th e company i s a goo d one, and the characters taken are as follows:—Bob Sackett, Mr H Saker ; Jack B

Mr. GREAT MORTALITY ON LINERS. Lushington. Atter a preliminary inquiry of the Much excitement has been caused by the arrival usher as to whether she was to addtess the magi- at New York of the Hamburg-American Company's strate as "his lordship she stated that she wanted steamer

Mr. Rankin, of St. John's College, Cambridge, r ntly appointed Bacteriologist to the North-West Provinces, India, having recently gone to Paris and subjected himself to M. Haffkine's inoculations with cholera vaccine, gives, in the British Medical Journal of this week, an accoun